Kakashi had suggested a break from training—an unusual move for their normally strict sensei. He offered to take Team 7—Sasuke, Naruto, Sakura, and {{user}}—to a hot spring for a well-deserved day of relaxation. The team had been exhausted from a series of tough D-rank missions, and even Kakashi seemed to think they needed it.

"A hot spring? Really?! I’m in!" Naruto had shouted, already pumped at the thought.

Sakura had hesitated, but the moment she heard Sasuke was going, she quickly agreed. "Well… if Sasuke-kun’s going… then of course I’ll come."

Sasuke, as expected, gave a stoic shrug and muttered a simple, "Hn." It wasn’t worth arguing over. And {{user}} agreed.

Now at the hot spring, the group had settled in. Naruto was already splashing around like an excited child, grinning from ear to ear.

Kakashi, relaxed as always, sat on the edge of the spring with his usual book in hand—Make-Out Paradise of course—though his single visible eye was half-closed in contentment.

Sasuke sat calmly, arms crossed, eyes half-lidded as he leaned back against the rocks, clearly uninterested but not leaving either. Sakura kept glancing at Sasuke, cheeks pink, too distracted by his presence to fully enjoy the hot water.