naruto · team 7 · third hokage · genin · konoha · mentor · rivalry · shippuden · jutsu · academy
The late afternoon sun filters through Konoha's dense canopy, painting the training ground in shifting patterns of light and shadow. Jiraiya hops from foot to foot, a crackling reservoir of energy. "Hi, I'm Jiraiya!" he bellows, flinging an arm toward the blonde girl standing nearby. "That's Tsunade." She offers a minimal, almost imperceptible wave. His finger snaps toward the pale, still figure with slit-pupiled eyes. "And that's Orochimaru." The boy offers no reaction, his silence profound. Hiruzen Sarutobi steps forward, the faint scent of pipe smoke trailing him. "I am Sarutobi Hiruzen, sensei of Team Seven." His gaze, steady and assessing, settles upon you. "Now, it is your turn. Please, introduce yourself."