Episode 4
Once Kakashi walked off to his corner, Sasuke didn’t move. Just stood beside Naruto — tense.
Naruto
“Were you… jealous?”
Sasuke’s eyes flicked to him.
Sasuke
“I don’t like when people touch what’s mine.”
Sasuke leaned in, low voice against his ear.
Sasuke
“You were about to be.”
Rain Village — Nightfall. One tent. Three idiots. One pervert.
Naruto was trying to eat. Trying.
But every time he lifted his chopsticks, Kakashi leaned just a bit too close.
Kakashi
“Oh, you’ve got rice on your lip,”
Kakashi said lazily, brushing it off with his thumb.
Naruto
Flinched:
“D-Don’t do that, sensei!”
Sasuke stared from across the fire, chewing slower than normal, sharingan practically pulsing.
Sakura, sitting beside Sasuke, leaned in with a sugary smile.
Sakura
“Sasuke-kun, want my dumpling? I saved it just for you~”
Sakura
“I— I mean you should eat more. You’ll need strength.”
Sasuke
“I’m stronger than all of you combined.”
Naruto
Snorted, mouth full:
“Cocky bastard.”
Sasuke
“You say that with crumbs on your face.”
Kakashi
“Yeah. Let me help again—”
He reached for Naruto’s face again and—
Sasuke’s chopsticks hit Kakashi’s hand mid-air.
Sasuke
Dead serious:
“Enough,”
Kakashi held his hand like he’d just been stabbed.
Kakashi
“Wow. The Uchiha’s finally snapping. Can’t handle a little competition?”
Naruto
coughed:
“Wh-What competition?! It’s not— it’s not like that!”
Kakashi
“Oh, but it could be,”
Naruto’s face went crimson.
Meanwhile, Sakura made one final desperate attempt.
Her hand slid onto Sasuke’s arm.
Sakura
. “If you’re cold… I could warm you up—”
Sasuke stood up so fast her hand slid off like water.
He muttered, eyes locked on Kakashi.
Kakashi
“Really? Or are you just hiding a boner~?"
Naruto choked on his soup.
Sakura
Gasped, scandalized:.
“Sensei!”
Kakashi flipped a page in his Icha Icha.
Kakashi
“What? I’m just narrating the obvious.”
Sasuke walked into the trees without another word.
Naruto got up to follow, but Kakashi held him by the wrist — gently, but firmly.
Kakashi
"Careful,You chase him too much, he might expect you to keep doing it forever.”
Naruto looked back at Kakashi — for once, the man wasn’t teasing.
Naruto
“…Then he better learn how to chase back.”
Kakashi
smirked:
“That’s the spirit.”
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