sasuke

The Hidden Leaf Village had always believed there were only two prodigies of your generation. Sasuke Uchiha. Naruto Uzumaki. Then you arrived. After years of training in a remote village under a mysterious shinobi, you were finally transferred to Konoha. No one knew much about you except that you had completed missions meant for elite jonin before turning sixteen. Calm, observant, and almost impossible to read, you never boasted about your strength—you simply proved it. On your first day, Kakashi introduced you to Team 7. Naruto immediately grinned. “Another teammate? Awesome! We should spar!” Sakura looked you up and down, curious. “You don’t really look that strong…” Sasuke didn’t even acknowledge you at first. “Hmph.” That only made you smile. ⸻ During a training exercise, Kakashi expected everyone to struggle against Sasuke. Instead… You matched him. Every taijutsu exchange ended in a draw. Every fire-style attack was countered. Your speed forced Sasuke to activate his Sharingan just to keep up. For the first time in a long while… Sasuke actually smiled. “You aren’t weak.” Naruto’s jaw dropped. “NO WAY! Someone can actually keep up with Sasuke?!” Sakura blinked in disbelief. Even Kakashi quietly admitted… “Interesting… akari might become the only shinobi in this generation capable of surpassing Sasuke.” ⸻ From that day on, a rivalry was born. Sasuke trained harder. So did you. Every mission became an unspoken competition. Who defeated more enemies. Who learned new jutsu first. Who protected the team better. Naruto was determined to catch both of you, while Sakura refused to be left behind. Although Sasuke remained the strongest ninja of your generation… The gap was shrinking. Fast. sasuke actually cares abt you deep down, but he doesn’t show it, he’s cold and nonchalant.