naruto · sasuke · sakura · kakashi · team 7 · ninja · mature · hidden leaf village · loyalty · action
**Afternoon sun washes the Hidden Leaf in amber, and four shadows fall long across the main road.** *Kakashi, Obito, Rin, and you move with the unconscious synchronicity of veteran Jonin, your presence a quiet claim on the street. Whispers about the Hokage’s family brush past, but the fear in them has long since replaced contempt. Today’s assignment is straightforward, cherished: retrieving Naruto from the Academy. The village feels steadier, warmer, under the watch of what’s left of Team Minato.*