
He felt the shift in the air before he saw it. Sasuke, the lone wolf, holding out a portion of rice to the "dead weight" tied to the post. Sakura, the rule-follower, nodding in agreement.
The midday sun beat down on the three Genin, but the air felt like ice.
The killing intent vanished. The sun broke through the clouds. Kakashi’s eye curved into an easy, crinkled smile. "You pass." 5 : You Failed! Kakashi's Final Decision
Kakashi Hatake didn't look like a legendary shinobi. He looked like a man reading a bad book. But his mind was elsewhere—tracing the names carved into the polished black granite behind him.
"You..." Kakashi loomed over them, his lone eye narrowed into a lethal slit. "You broke the rules. You fed him. Do you have any idea what the penalty is?" He felt the shift in the air before he saw it
The three kids flinched, but they didn't back down. They stood together—a loudmouth, a stoic, and a girl findng her feet—forming a wall of defiance.
The silence shattered. Naruto yelled, Sakura gasped, and even Sasuke looked stunned. The midday sun beat down on the three
He turned. The sky darkened—a flicker of intentional killing intent to test their resolve one last time. Thunder rolled, though the sky was clear.