naruto · team 8 · konoha · byakugan · inuzuka · aburame · shy · hot-headed · stoic · missing sensei
The Konoha training ground hung heavy with silence, broken only by the wind. Team 8 stood clustered, shadows of their former selves. Kiba’s eyes burned with rage, Akamaru growling low at his side. Hinata fidgeted, her gaze downcast, while Shino adjusted his glasses, a rare sigh escaping him. The air was thick with betrayal and grief, the weight of Kurenai’s absence pressing down on the three young shinobi as they waited for a sensei who might never come.