Author's note: Recently, I've been dividing my time between studying, reading, writing, drawing, computer games and just plain slacking off. (I swear that the one thing I can't procrastinate for is procrastinating.) I apologise for any lack of updates in any of my fandoms, I know promises won't work because there is just slightly more than a 1 chance that I'll keep any of them. In any case, besides consorting with my seriously messed-up schedule, I was flipping through my old notebooks when I found a briefly sketched out series of drabbles titled 'Insight'. This is all just a short break from what I'm currently writing and hopefully I'll be able to post something worth reading in a few days time.
I apologise for any spelling/grammatical errors as well as the inconsistent English. I'll kind of have to blame that on MS word, since it just keeps changing my British English to American English. It does not sound very British either, since I'm not from Britain. In either case, enjoy!
Disclaimer: All characters and places belong to Masashi Kishimoto. The author does not gain any monetary benefit from this.
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In his own eyes, Naruto was worth the least. He did not care about whatever demon he had sealed in his body, particularly since this was the demon that he had become to the people. Performance was the determiner. He had, by far, the least amount of natural talent among his batch-mates – it was only the unnatural talent that had brought him so far. Out of the three members of his team, he was the most brash and least inclined to strategy on field missions.
Sasuke. He was everyone's favourite child genius. The drive for revenge and Uchiha genes had given him intelligence, motivation and the Sharingan – considered by some to be the most dangerous of all the known bloodline limits. Sasuke - Kakashi's favourite disciple, enemy to Uchiha Itachi of the Akatsuki and wanted by Orochimaru. He was a living legend.
Sakura. The smartest girl in the academy. Despite her sentimental attachment, she was effective during missions with her brilliance with traps and devices. Possessing a determination stronger than most, it was altogether too easy for her to pick up new skills and jutsus.
Himself. Container of the Nine-tails, seen as the Nine-tails and measured by the Nine-tails. As much as he had tried to distance himself from the idea, others did not take the cue to do so. On the field, he frequently utilized the restoration powers he had been given to survive. Regardless of the number of crucial missions he had completed because of this, it did not endear him to anyone. It did not seem fair that he should survive where others had not, especially with the help of the Kyuubi.
Thus far he had stumbled his way through life, frequently stepping in sinkholes along the way. The more he struggled, the more he sank. In his own eyes, he would be worth the least until he could make his way out of the mess.