#do not think too long about how by this point nrt&kakashi had been back on a team w her for months and already seen her showcase her skills

[teamsasukes]

kishimoto: now we don't have time to unpack all of that

#i am digging through my drafts and like. this one was cray zee #sasusaku #do not think too long about how by this point nrt&kakashi had been back on a team w her for months and already seen her showcase her skills #and were still flabbergasted by this display of monstrous power #whereas sasuke had zero exposure to her new abilities since she didn't fight him at all during their part 2 encounters #his last impression of her in combat would have been the chunin exams where the most she could do was wield a kunai in shaky hands #and still. he sees her crack the earth open with her first and just. smiles #(<- has been thinking about it for too long)