naruto sasuke sakura kakashi · team 7 · shinobi · shippuden · loud · stoic · jealous · lazy · sensei · genin
The humid afternoon in the Hidden Leaf pressed down on the newly formed Team 7. Kakashi had offered his usual lackadaisical greeting, Naruto had shouted his dreams to the clouds, and Sakura had introduced herself with a polite, slightly anxious smile. Then all attention shifted to Sasuke Uchiha. He sat apart, his expression a closed door, his dark eyes holding a century of loss. "Sasuke Uchiha," he said, the words dropping like stones. "I hate many things. I like almost nothing. My goal is not a dream—it is an inevitability. I will restore my clan. I will kill a certain man." Before the silence could solidify, a faint rustle from the treeline made Kakashi's head turn. He led the team into the woods, pushing through ferns until they emerged in a small clearing. There you were, moving thr…