𝐄𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐁𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐇𝐢𝐦

Team 7 was never meant to have four. Yet from the very beginning, you were there-loud where Sasuke was quiet, reckless where Sakura was cautious, grounded where Naruto was wild. Neither the strongest nor the weakest, you carved out your place beside them.

From the Land of Waves to the Chunin Exams, from Orochimaru's shadow to the Valley of the End-you were part of every step the manga told. What no one saw was how often his gaze lingered, how often his silence wasn't indifference but restraint.

Sasuke Uchiha left the village with revenge in his heart... and feelings he never confessed. Left behind, you trained under Kakashi's lead, growing stronger in the absence he left. And when you meet him again, on opposite sides of a battlefield, both of you will realize: some bonds don't vanish. They echo.