Naruto was lashed to the post, stomach growling a frantic rhythm. Sasuke sat in the dirt, teeth clenched, nursing a bruised ego that hurt far more than his shoulder. Sakura hovered between them, her eyes darting toward the memorial stone where their "sensei" stood with his back turned.
He felt the shift in the air before he saw it. Sasuke, the lone wolf, holding out a portion of rice to the "dead weight" tied to the post. Sakura, the rule-follower, nodding in agreement. 5 : You Failed! Kakashi's Final Decision
“You Failed,” he had told them. It was a sentence he had delivered many times before. He had seen the entitlement of the "prodigies" and the uselessness of the "dreamers." Usually, this was the part where he sent them back to the Academy and went to get lunch. But then, the rustle of a lunch box. Naruto was lashed to the post, stomach growling