inoshikacho learning how to act as an actual functioning team is my fucking jam ok
Shikamaru learning to try
Chouji learning to act
Ino learning to slow down
give me their first assignments, give me ino accepting her limits & place, give me their fuck ups and lashing out and trying to figure the mess they start as, out. the first time they sense real danger for their teammate, the first time they realise how much they care, the first time they make it work and the adrenaline that comes with it
i want trust building and pride crushing missions and Asuma cursing his name because these kids could be so much more and he’s the one who’s trying to make them see it . him trying to calm Ino down, cheer Chouji on AND nudge Shikamaru into action? thanks he’s dying
but them accepting this is their fate, this is their duty, their parents legacy and most importantly this is where they want to be, who they want on their side?? please
also Asuma wincing as Kurenai forces him to take them on their (extremely overdue) first mission because team 8 have already completed 3 and no wonder the kids are calling them the losers team














