#( reasons Sasuke bailed )

[narutocharacterpolls]

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HATAKE KAKASHI vs MAITO GAI

Reasons for submission under the cut

Kakashi

relatable as an adult

he is just an overworked guy who was told to watch some kids w LOTS of issues

needs therapy

good presence and guidance in Narutos life

interesting

cares about and is dedicated to his students very much

he is just cool

he is trying his best despite what he has been through in the past

is up for having fun but still knows when to be serious

was a narcissistic shit but grew out of it

has good intentions

sexy

wonderfully complex and well developed character

incredibly resilient and supportive

a sad and deeply broken man

always willing to give his life to protect them and his other precious people

just wanted everything to be ok for once in his life

hated Danzo

his friendship with Gai is adorable

the way he teases Tenzo is fun

he’s known as cool and aloof but in reality he’s a huge dork

Gai would want him to win

Gai

was instrumental in the success of the story - he may not have won against Madara, but he put fear in him and had it not been for hacks, he would have decimated him where no one else could

believes whole-heartedly in his student to the point of dedicating his life to making him a splendid ninja

came from nothing, worked his way up from nothing, and is now considered to be one of the greatest shinobi to have come out of the Hidden Leaf. People know and fear him

made Itachi bail. That man was ready to fight everyone else, but packed it up when Gai came on the scene

kicked Jiraiya in the face and never properly apologized

great salesperson - always has a spare jumpsuit to give to passers-by and hook them on his favorite brand. True influencer and fashion icon

had a bowl cut before it was cool

was a great friend to Kakashi, and was there for him during the highs and lows of his horrifically stressful life. Arguably saved Kakashi's life with his constant support, and the story could not have happened without him. Is considered by Kakashi - one of the most powerful and infamous shinobi in the world - to be his equal and his best friend

loves kids. Supports his own students like he was their father, and equally takes pride in Naruto and protected Sasuke after Sasuke's first run in with Itachi

in the anime, he is shown to be hard on the outside but clearly permissive in that he would sneak Chouji food in the middle of a mission and try to push Naruto into figuring out who Minato was

confident in himself and confident in others - he is everyone's biggest cheerleader and he isn't just talk; he'll work hard with you. When he says he'll do something, nothing will stop him and he will follow his promises even when no one is watching.

hot. Man has pretty privilege

amazing, supportive teacher and friend

he is always trying to be positive in such a dark world and cheer up those around him

he's so good to Lee, Tenten, and Neji, you can just tell how much he cares about those kids

his speech to Lee was super moving. He knew Lee was scared and made sure to be there for him

he was ready and willing to die to defeat Madara in order to save the others

an actual decent upstanding father figure

unbridled whimsy

excellent tits

[delawaredetroit]

“#some of y'all are just so insistent on making the most silver spoon character in the series into a victim somehow for some reason #i don't get it there are actual angry disruptive victims in this series to project on”

I think one of the things that powers abuse-victim-Bakugou is the narrative… favoritism(?) he experiences. I don’t just mean the way he’s constantly presented as the Sasuke to Izuku’s naruto, and The Foil and The Rival — he’s also the closest thing to an angry disruptive victim that you can be rewarded for projecting on?

Like, the entire LoV and associated armies think of themselves as all angry disruptive victims, but they’re also textually misguided and/or literally terrorists, so…

And Shouto is an angry disruptive victim who lashes out at Izuku over his dad angst — until Izuku knocks some sense into him and he goes back to being Supremely Neutral Affect at everybody and basically living and letting live with his super influential and successful dad.

Iida? So straight laced, sure, but it was pretty disruptive and angry of him to go after the man who ruined his brother’s life aaaaaasnd the anger explicitly blinds him and he has to get bailed out by all-loving Izuku so he can realize that Anger And Disobedience Are Bad

And Izuku? I don’t remember if you reblogged it directly or it’s just linked from one of your reblogs, but Izuku is super famously emotionally repressed 90% of the time and even when he star ta not voice his anger it’s immediately shut down by the very narrative

Reading Bakugou as an angry abuse victim being disruptive is wildly off base but it at least presents the idea of disruptive anger as, like, an Okay Thing To Feel. Bakugou’s okay at the end of the day, according to the narrative, so if he’s an angry disruptive victim, then feeling angry and being disruptive when you’re a victim can be okay.

Bakugou is not a victim of abuse or a victim of society other than being made a child soldier - which applies to every character from the UA hero course. It would be a misreading of the text to conclude otherwise.

What I'm getting from this ask is that the Bakugou stans are the weakest link, and they need the narrative to hold their hand and tell them everything is going to be okay while tucking them into bed at 8 p.m. sharp.

Which makes sense. Quite a few of them seem to portray similar levels of insecurity to Aldera Bakugou so if the shoe fits

Don't get me wrong. There is a kernel of truth in your ask about how allergic Horikoshi seems to be to peer or intra-faction conflict. And Bakugou is given more leeway to stir up problems. But let's be real, it's mostly because none of the characters take his comments seriously and nine times out of ten it changes nothing about the status quo because it's intended to be comedic relief

[narhinafan]

They said here that Hinata dead in Boruto this happened??🥺🥺💔💔💔😢😢😢

I doubt that is going happen if it does it will likely be of old age. They could also be referring to how the next part of Boruto technically separate from the first part. Part one is Boruto Next Generations. Part 2 is titled Two Blue Vortexs. In a sense both Naruto and Hinata didn't make it to the end of Boruto cause they a trapped in Kawaki's dimension.

Plus Kishimoto might have thrown a bunch of names around to mislead fans.

At this point though Kishimoto is not brave enough to kill off anymore of the old gen. I feel that he originally planned to kill Naruto off, but then bailed having Kurama die instead.

The fact Sarada got the MS the way she did instead of either Sakura or Sasuke dying is proof of this. Rather then awakening it like every other Uchiha did she got it through an asspull and I think this was only done cause Kishimoto wasn't willing to kill off any of the old gen for her power up.

At this point Hinata getting killed off is pointless Boruto has completely moved away from the old gen and Hinata hasn't been shown enough nor any logical reason for her to be killed off that would make her death meaningful enough to get away with it.

If Hinata does get killed off Sakura likely wouldn't be far behind either.

[gffa]

All right, I shall confess my ancient sins.  I tend to be quiet about it because I’ve seen it cause some friction from other shippers who ship other pairings, but when you imprint on something as a wee baby fan, your tastes are impeccable and forever unimpeachable, so, yeah, I shipped KakaIru and I still do. In my defense, the fanart was phenomenal and there’s some legitimately good fic and it was a hell of a lot of fun.  KakaIru fandom really, really enjoyed Kakashi being utterly batshit and I really, really enjoy Kakashi being utterly batshit, so I’m not inclined to move on! I also went from shipping SasuNaru to shipping NaruSaku because they actually got some really good development in the middle there and the undercutting of that dynamic is probably the biggest reason I bailed on the series, which I feel like is an unpopular thing to admit (liking NaruSaku), given that other pairings are so much more popular.  (In my defense, I also hardcore ship InoSaku, SakuHina, SakuKarin, and SasuKarin.) I also liked NejiHina back in the day, until apparently Kishimoto decided that Neji should just be completely forgotten in the narrative’s importance, blehhhh. Also, I don’t really care much about Akatsuki in general.  I don’t dislike them, they just don’t move the needle for me.  Except Itachi and I liked him and will defend that his reveal may have been obvious from a mile away (come on, he was never going to not be a woobie) but it made me emotional and I enjoy him being an asshole about Sasuke, so therefore I liked the Itachi reveal. I would read 8,000 fics of pre-series Minato/Kushina before I’d read almost anything post-Naruto, where I am bored by almost all of the choices Kishimoto made.  Maybe people have done cool things with it!  I’m happy for those who got what they wanted!  I freely admit that I bailed before the final arc happened and only skimmed enough to know that it wasn’t my bag!  But I am INTO the pre-series stuff and I love when both Minato and Kushina both seem to have a few screws loose. ANYWAY, JUDGE AWAY AT ME, I HAVE WEATHERED WORSE.

Tell us more about your Naruto days.

YOU ARE GOING TO GET ME IN TROUBLE, ANON. Like, it's nothing too egregious, but you will definitely lose respect for me. I mean, aside from that I baseline had Naruto days at all.

[medicalwarrior]

@stag-in-stasis​ replied to your post: Hnng I want pregnant mama!Saku stuff

if you want my muse can be terrified of her

wait you mean he isn’t already terrified of her??

[quiet-kunoichi]

[ @suck-my-tomato | Halloween Party Oneshot | verse; highschool ]

It was their senior year at last, and Kimiko was not about to let it go to waste. The rest of her high school years had been spent either too insecure to show a little skin, or not single enough to get away with it without some disapproving stares. The tail end of junior year, along with the summer that followed, was spent in a near-lifeless haze: she’d become well accustomed to depressive dissociation and avoidance to the point of self-destructive isolation. Meanwhile, Sasuke likely had the time of his life as a bachelor in the paradise of their recent split: that is, until his chronically-ill brother took a lethal turn for the worse.  Upon hearing about Itachi’s sudden death, Kimiko had lassoed herself back into Sasuke’s orbit  — Invited herself inside ( she never returned the key to his apartment ), ensured that he was taking care of himself in lieu of his recent loss. Additionally, it felt like a loss of her own, too. She’d known Itachi as long as she had known Sasuke, for obvious reasons. As odd as it sounded once her feelings became obviously romantic for the younger Uchiha, Itachi felt like.. a big brother in-law. After all, he bailed her out of her holding cell after she’d caught Sasuke cheating with that bimbo redhead from chemistry. It was a wonder why he kept the kind of company that he did; the run-ins she’d endured over the last few months since her split with Sasuke had soured her to the whole ‘Akatsuki’ gang. Just a bunch of sleazy womanizers.  It’d been quite a few months since that had occured, and Kimiko and Sasuke were growing steadily more attached to one another, once again. Not nearly close to the way they were, before the letters ( still unknown to Sasuke ) and his decision to plant the seed of everlasting insecurity within her by betraying her trust for the opportunity to mesh face with someone new. For a short while before Itachi’s death, Kimi had arrived to parties solely to keep the recently hotheaded Uchiha in line. She was his designated stormbreaker, and was expected to deliver him home safely each night that he took things a bit too far. Those incidents didn’t come without their rewards, such as the few instances in which he’d cling to her in his drunken and drug-addled stupor, apologize profusely and confess his everlasting love.. Just to slip away into sleep seconds afterwards.  Admittedly, Kimiko would entertain the heartache of such a prentendedly wholehearted and pure moment before ultimately lapsing to silent tears and peeling herself from his side to take her quiet leave from his shared home. More than a few times, Itachi and the Tamashi would share a quiet and lingering look across the front room. Now that he’s departed, Kimiko often wishes she would have sat next to him and allow herself a single shred of comfort from the situation she’d found herself in. His stare had always been a little somber: Like he knew all of the things that she was shoving beneath the surface. Was this going to be her lingering reality? Harboring this blood-stained secret, playing guardian angel to a haphazard boy whom broke her heart but didn’t manage to drown her love? Perhaps she should’ve asked the wise Uchiha Itachi, before it became too late. Even if she grew back what was left of her mauled heart to learn how to forgive him, Kimiko knew now that a life of romance and love was never going to be the same, for her. Not with old memories dredged back up and spot-lit like fresh wounds, vague yet promising threats from her imprisoned and somehow still imposing father appearing two more times since that first letter made it to her porch step. Sasuke had changed faces and become someone new overnight; he squandered all of his previous promises of her being his one and only  — and it elicited a violent response that her father had only just forewarned her of inheriting. Perhaps this was just her destiny, after all.  Tonight would be different, in a sense: Kimiko was attending this senior year halloween party solely for herself. She wasn’t trailing in on Sasuke’s colonged scent, nor was she couped up at home until the siren call came and beckoned her to act as ‘Sasuke Uchiha clean-up crew’. She was here to cook up some fun of her own, solely for herself.. Which is precisely what she had told herself at the last party she attended three weeks ago for ‘Homecoming.’ That night tumbled away into a mess of limbs beneath trashed bedsheets: Sasuke and Kimiko had once again found the most intimate form of comfort in one another’s arms, for the first time in.. 8 months. Tonight would be different. Or maybe it wouldn’t. Did she actually just put all of this effort into her costume for the hopes that it would catch his attention above any other girl there? Was she hoping for a similar end to this mixed-bag night as the last party lured them to?  Perhaps. It was mostly for herself, though. Yes, the tight black latex zippered corset, a pair of short spandex that clung to her hips and ass like it was life or death, the heeled boots that cut off just below her knee and the tights that squeezed her curved thighs just at their most voluptuous circumference.. The feathered black wings attached to her back and the headband horns adorning her crown .. All the way down to her perfected makeup, the dark tinge to her lips and the dash of gloss at the very center.. It was all for her. Not to grab the attention of anyone who bothered looking her way, and certainly not to make his jaw drop. Once again, her phone buzzes from its place stashed between her breasts. With a sigh that exhales the last puff of her menthol cigarette, ( thank you, Shikamaru ) Kimi plucks the it from her corset and unlocks the device. A strange twist of disappointment curls her stomach when the texts popping up were just from the girls. Perhaps it was a tad childish to wish upon a ball of gas in the sky that Sasuke would reach out to her: provide some sort of hint that he was interested in seeing her tonight — that he wasn’t already wrapped up in some other nameless skank.  Instead, it was just Ino and Sakura, buzzing at her ear like flies and wanting to know ‘ Where the hell ’ she was. They made plans to pick her up, but Kimi had different plans for herself. Already outside the party house, the fallen angel runs out the cherry of her pregame cigarette against the side of a white Prius. It belonged to one specific redhead from junior year chemistry class. If she knew what was good for her, that bitch would keep a healthy distance from the Uchiha, and a restraining-order distance from the Tamashi herself. The rest of her flask is guzzled with little more than a post-swallow wince: the fire of honey whiskey lit her back to life. She’d shared swigs with the passenger seat of Ms. White Prius — poor decision to leave the windows open a crack. Now that her confidence was rightly bolstered by liquid courage and her anxious insecurities settled with those two cigarettes, Kimiko pulls herself off the car. She throws a single backward kick of her heel and dents the door, donning a wicked smirk as she heads up the walkway and pushes inside. The damn wings of a fallen angel knock against the doorway — but they’ll provide a healthy bubble of distance from everyone else around her as the crowd parts around her. If she learned anything from the parties she’d attended in the last year — it was to make a b-line from the front ( or back ) door straight to the booze selection.

 Although she was already feeling that hot buzz of spirits in her blood, Kimiko needed to secure a drink to clutch for the rest of the night. Any time something stupid was said, any time something unforgivable was done, she would take a drink. And if Sasuke was seen with another girl, after what happened between them at the Homecoming party three weeks ago, and how often she’s been at his apartment and patiently helping him sort through his emotions, after everything that happened between them.. Well, she’d guzzle the whole cup and then someone else’s, too. Maybe crack a skull, pluck a tooth off of the floor for keepsake..  Ino and Sakura have flocked to her side, bubbling with astonished compliments as well as soured remarks on the Tamashi’s disappearance. The familiar crimson of slow boiling rage starts to fade away from the corners of her vision. She’s standing at the kitchen counter, red plastic cup empty and surveying the options. “ Holy wow, Kimi! You look gorgeous. ” Sakura, the little angel of their trio, chimes in at her left. On her right shoulder, Ino the devil shares her opinion. “ Gorgeous? Fuck that. Kimiko looks drop dead sexy. This is definitely an ex-revenge costume. ” Silent as ever ( at least, as she’d become over the last year ) the fallen angel reaches for the rum, rolling her thumb over the cap and flicking it across the marble counter.  It glugs liquid fire into her empty cup while Sakura wraps around her arm and tucks her head against Kimi’s shoulder ( a good sign that she was inebriated, herself ). “ Ex-revenge costume? How’s she supposed to get revenge from an outfit? ” The naive pinkette asks. Ino scoffs, “ Are you kidding me? Do you know how many guys have cracked their necks just to gawk at her? I counted six, just on her trip from the front door to the kitchen. ” Kimiko adds a splash of tequila into the mix, as well as the rest of someone’s open redbull can. Then comes the mixer: some sort of grapefruit soda, and a lime. Like, a whole half. She likes the bite.  “ And other guys looking at her is supposed to be.. revengeful? ” Sakura questions after slipping from Kimiko’s arm, their polar opposite wings knocking against one another in her clumsy step to shoot a questioning look to their blonde-haired and red-clad she-devil. A hand comes up to Ino’s forehead as she sighs. “ Oh my god, I knew you had too much of my Prosecco. ” Sakura makes to protest, and Kimiko ( who has yet to acknowledge them or make an expression of either distaste or amusement ) takes a tasting swig of her drink. It wasn’t bad, but maybe it needs more grapefruit soda. “ The more attention she gets from other guys, the more jealous Sasuke is gonna get. She gives him a taste of what he’s missing out on. ” Ino explains.  Sakura pretends to understand, but she’s never been the type for manipulative revenge schemes. Her payback is served with a crack of her knuckles. Meanwhile, Kimiko uses a healthy balance of the two methods of torture. Even still, as both girls bicker over whether it was a good idea to lure that side out of Sasuke ( especially in lieu of his recent loss ) or to move on like he didn’t exist, Kimiko scanned the crowd for his unforgettable features. They had no idea of what happened between the two at that last party; they didn’t know about his once thorny exterior quickly becoming dependent on her emotional support through this difficult time, nor how she honestly felt concerned and protective over him despite still trying to figure out how to forgive him ( or if she even had the kindness left in her to accomplish such a feat ). At last, they’d found each other through the writhing mass of bodies mingling, dancing, flirting, and drinking in a kaleidoscope of lights. Yellow high-beams meet swimming pools of obsidian over the rim of her cup. The whole world deafens and stills around them: despite the five yards of distance that separated the two, Kimiko swore she could hear his shaky exhale as he drinks in her visage — wonders briefly if he could somehow hear the tripping thrum of her heartbeat as her stare flickers over his own devilishly desirable costume. Pulling her lips from her drink, the fallen vixen swipes bubblegum tongue quickly over her lip and offers a little wink across the room ( unseen from her female counterparts ). Let’s hope this doesn’t backfire.

[apothecarywormcrud]

Boy howdy would I love to know more about your s/i and kubuto!

shit aight it’s been a while since i’ve talked about kawato (which is a very similar name and which was very accidental lmao.)

i’m just gonna skip right to the shippuden stuff bc that’s where the brunt of the Drama (tm) happens, but the buildup to that point is basically tfw ur childhood bff vanishes without warning and then shows up several years later at the chuunin exams but oops he’s also evil now. 

so tsunade decides she wants to send someone to spy on orochimaru. kawato is an ideal candidate despite only being a chuunin for two reasons: 

given that they were a child runaway from the mist, their loyalty to konoha has been on shaky ground since the beginning, so it’s not out-of-character for them to suddenly switch allegiances

they have a personal connection to someone in oto, which means they don’t need to come up with some convoluted lie about how they want power. it’s literally just “yeah i’m here because of kabuto” which is like. at least 25% true. 

at some point kabuto figures out what they’re up to, and he’s like, well, i should kill you and inform orochimaru, but as long as tsunade doesn’t know you’ve been compromised, we can use you to send misleading information. do that for me, and i won’t do either of those other things. and kawato, who wants to live and also is gay, is like, yeah, ok. 

and then there’s like. so much medical infodumping it’s fucking unbelievable. lil bit of sexy surgery. maybe they make out a bit idk everybody’s too busy having depression and being traumatized to get involved in romance. orochimaru eats shit nd then everybody goes on a fun lil field trip to ryuchi cave. kawato has to watch as kabuto slowly loses his marbles. i have a Very Cursed Timeline where they die and then get reanimated by edo tensei nd now this bastardous lil romance is happening between a snake bitch and a zombie. if im remembering right the Good Timeline is th one where kawato bails to join the war effort nd then has the final showdown vs. kabuto instead of itachi and sasuke bc that fight fucking sucked. therapy no jutsu eat my fucking ass. instead we get snake vs. stag beetle sage mode smackdown. fun times for the whole family. 

and uh. thats th gist of it really. 

[365daysofsasuhina]

[ 365 Days of SasuHina || Day Three Hundred Nineteen: Been There Before ] [ Uchiha Sasuke, Hyūga Hinata, Inuzuka Kiba, Aburame Shino, Uzumaki Naruto ] [ SasuHina, blood ] [ Verse: A Light Amongst Shadows ] [ AO3 Link ]

He’s still figuring out this whole...Rinnegan thing.

One moment he’s with Naruto on an S-rank mission - something he never thought he’d have to do after having reformed the police force. The roles of shinobi have been changing since the end of the war, but...well, there’s little ignoring the power he wields, and just how necessary it can be.

The next, attempting to use space-time to flicker from a blow, addled by a heavy wound...Sasuke finds he’s no longer at the battlefield.

In fact...the sudden change leaves him so confused, he just sort of...stands there for a moment, clutching the wound in his side and looking over his surroundings. This...isn’t where he was just fighting alongside Naruto. In fact, he doesn’t even hear any sounds of conflict anymore.

And after a moment to really think...he realizes...he’s been here before.

He’s in Shi no Mori...the forty-fourth training ground where he and the rest of team seven took their second chūnin exam…!

What on earth…?

Spreading his senses, he does indeed feel the life forces of all the deadly beasts that roam the grounds. But alongside them, he finds human chakra signatures.

And...wait...is that…?

Brow furrowing, a hypothesis begins to form...but he’ll gather more evidence first.

Following one particularly-familiar aura, Sasuke keeps hidden in a cluster of undergrowth, one hand on his sword hilt.

...it is him.

Gaara.

But this isn’t the Godaime Kazekage Gaara. This is genin Gaara, flanked by his siblings and facing a squad of Ame shinobi.

...he’s in the past…

Apparently he needs to work on controlling his space-time ninjutsu. He didn’t just dodge that attack...he dodged several years. And in reverse! Well...all he has to do is hop forward and find the right time, and -

...wait a minute.

A spike of chakra flares to his left, and Sasuke gives it a wide-eyed look. Beyond the bushes, Gaara crushes his enemies, and even his siblings’ signatures reveal their revulsion.

But this chakra...he knows this chakra.

There’s a moment of tension before the Suna team takes their leave. For a moment, Sasuke watches them go. He’d almost forgotten how ruthless Gaara was back then. Funny how much people can change…

But now to the other matter.

“T-that was close…!”

“I...I-I never thought someone would...would…!”

“It’s quite unsettling, but...also the reality of being a shinobi. Part of these exams is to test if we truly are ready for such realities.”

“But still...Shino-kun...weren’t you even a l-little bit scared?”

“...I was. But we’ll be fine, Hinata. We’d best get going. The sooner we reach the end of this exam, the sooner we’ll be safe.”

“But we don’t know what the last exam will be!”

“Kiba, keep your voice down. Do you want those three to come back?”

“N-no way!”

“...come on.”

There’s a rustle, and the four signatures - one canine - begin to fade.

...he really needs to get back...and yet…

He never had the chance to know her back then. He’d been so consumed by his goals, such a quiet person had largely escaped his notice. But here she is...so small, so...different. The Hinata he knows now is still quiet...but far more confident. More tested.

Maybe he’ll just...stick around a little longer. He doesn’t have any memories of his wife from this era. Perhaps he’ll just borrow a few. But he can’t be seen...he can’t know what kind of paradoxes his presence might bring if he’s noticed. So, he’ll lay low.

Besides, he’s technically still wounded...he needs to find a place to patch up, and rest to regather his chakra enough for a jump back. So, in the meantime...he’ll just -

...wait…

...what day is it? Maybe if it’s early enough...maybe if he’s jumped far enough back...he could find Orochimaru, and just -!

No...no, he can’t interfere. He’s made his choices - changing them now may very well make his current existence obsolete. Time is a finicky thing...he can’t afford to go tinkering with it. But oh...the things he could tell his younger self. The heartache he could spare that poor lonely boy…

Sasuke’s head bows, having to physically fight the temptation. It wouldn’t just be himself he could save...how many were hurt, and killed, by the viper and their schemes? The third exam brings the coup with Suna, the attack against Konoha…

...and yet…

He heaves a curt sigh. There’s no time to even consider it. The past should remain the past. For now...he has other priorities.

Finding an alcove, he lifts the torn material of his shirt to bare the injured skin of his side with a hiss. It’s not too deep...but he can’t let it get infected.

Good thing he always comes prepared.

From his leg pack he draws a small canister: a poultice Hinata made for him only a few days ago. Careful fingers reach in and retrieve a smear, carefully painting it over the wound before applying gauze and winding it in place. Well...it’s hardly the patch job he’d like, but that can wait until he gets home.

For now, he needs to rest and let his chakra pool rejuvenate.

Nearby, he catches several fish, skewering them and cooking them over a katon-started campfire. The same strategy he and his team used...and may very well be using now. Some food will go a long way in rebuilding his energy.

Once that’s done, he covers his tracks and starts to move, following his senses to another campsite.

He’s never really paid Hinata’s teammates much mind. Kiba’s just another loudmouth, too reminiscent of Naruto to really invite the Uchiha’s company. And Shino is just...well, Sasuke respects him well enough. But he’s too similar in the sense that both can stand in complete silence and not say a word. Needless to say, any meeting between them has been rather useless in actually getting to know one another.

Perching far up in a tree above them, he cloaks his chakra and just...watches for a bit. At least he’s technically resting

“Are you sure about those mushrooms, Kiba-kun…?”

“Yeah! My mom cooks ‘em all the time. Trust me!”

“Many fungi that are edible also have near-duplicates that are deadly, or at least toxic,” Shino rebukes, adjusting his glasses. “We must be absolutely certain…”

“Gah, you guys are a bunch’a worry warts! I’m tellin’ ya, they’re fine!”

“Maybe we should, um...find something else to eat...j-just in case…”

“Don’t tell me you’re doubtin’ me too?”

“I just...d-don’t want us to get sick, Kiba-kun. There’s already enough to worry about in here...right?”

Sasuke quietly scoffs to himself. Leave it to Kiba to be so stubborn. Hinata and Shino are right...it’s a stupid thing to take a risk on in a place already so determined to kill you.

“Well we gotta eat something...if you guys don’t like my idea, come up with one yourself!”

“Fauna would probably be safer than flora...at least with more animals, they have ways to warn you if they’re v-venomous.”

“That’s true. Kiba, you’re able to make traps, right? We’d best try that.”

“Yeah, yeah...does that mean we’re makin’ camp here? Cuz we’ll have to wait for something to get caught. And no use in trying to circle back - I bet we’d never find our way in this place…”

“I suppose we can. And we’ll need to take shifts sleeping - someone should be awake at all times to keep watch.”

As the team figure out dynamics, Sasuke dozes, feeling his energy levels slowly rise. Another few hours, and he’ll have the chakra to leap back to the present. Well...his present. It’s a bit of a relative thing, after all.

They catch a few small animals to skin and cook, talking quietly as the day fades. Hinata offers to take first watch, with Kiba next, and then Shino.

“Be sure to use your Byakugan when you can. We can’t know what direction a threat might come from.”

“R-right! Don’t worry, I’m ready.”

...oh crap. Wait -!

He can sense her flare in chakra, and Sasuke knows: there’s no hiding from her kekkei genkai. And he has no idea what her range is at this age - only that his Hinata can see ten kilometers in one direction. He needs to shunshin, and fast…!

“...huh…?” Turning, Hinata looks up the tree they’ve made camp under, narrowing her focus. That’s funny...she could have sworn she saw someone, but...there’s no one there now…

“Everything okay?”

“...yeah. I just thought I saw…”

“What?”

“...never mind.”

Stumbling a few steps, Sasuke takes a moment to regain his sense of balance. Jumping that far really does a number on his equilibrium...and...whoa.

...looks like he missed one hell of a fight.

Craters dot the landscape, which is bathed in twilight. He’d recognize the impacts of Rasengans anywhere.

Speaking of which...where is -?

“OI!”

Grunting, Sasuke bows under the weight of Naruto tackling him from behind. “Get...off...me…!”

“Where the HELL have you been?!” the blond screeches, shaking him like a ragdoll. “I been lookin’ for hours, ‘ttebayo! I thought you were dead somewhere!”

“No...just took an unexpected detour.”

“Huh?”

“Guess I still need some practice with the Rinnegan...went to jump from an attack, and ended up miles away...and in the past.”

“WHAT?!”

“Look, I’ll...explain on the way. I’ve got a wound that needs tending, and we need to report back. I take it you resolved things…?”

“Of course I did! Told Kakashi-sensei I wouldn’t need ya...but I didn’t think you’d up and bail on me!”

“I didn’t bail! I told you, the Rinnegan -!”

“Yeah, yeah...excuses, excuses.”

“You want to hear the story, or not?”

“...okay, yeah, I do. Let’s get going.”

“So, I think you saw that blow that threw me up in the air a few hundred feet? So on the way back down, I…” Footsteps carry them from the battlefield, Sasuke recounting his little misadventure.

But he really can’t wait to tell Hinata who he saw.

                                                            .oOo.

     Well, it had to happen eventually: some time travel shenanigans, woo! In reality I'd like this topic to be one I'd write, well...MORE with, but dailies have to be kept a reasonable length, so...maybe I'll do a proper oneshot or a short series on it someday after the year is over. We'll have to see! Because Sasuke ending up meeting a past Hinata is a really cute idea. Buuut for now, this is all I have the time and energy for ;w;      So on that note, I better call it a night! Thanks for reading~

[narutocharacterpolls]

ROUND FOUR

UZUMAKI NARUTO vs MAITO GAI

Reasons for submission under the cut

Naruto

he runs on pure spite

he's just trying his best all the time

ray of sunshine

we wouldn’t have the story without him

he’s got his faults but he’s still one of [submitters] favourites

his true talent is in his irony: he wears bright orange, is loud, and likes direct confrontation; all things that should make him an awful ninja but he works hard and turns out to be a talented one anyway

he's determined; works real hard to achieve his dreams

he's entertaining and fiercely loyal to those he cares about although he does get a bit obsessive with Sasuke

entertaining to watch

good boy with good intentions even if he can be dumb af sometimes he's always trying to find the better option even for his enemies <3

sun coded boy who can also beat someones ass

Gai

was instrumental in the success of the story - he may not have won against Madara, but he put fear in him and had it not been for hacks, he would have decimated him where no one else could

believes whole-heartedly in his student to the point of dedicating his life to making him a splendid ninja

came from nothing, worked his way up from nothing, and is now considered to be one of the greatest shinobi to have come out of the Hidden Leaf. People know and fear him

made Itachi bail. That man was ready to fight everyone else, but packed it up when Gai came on the scene

kicked Jiraiya in the face and never properly apologized

great salesperson - always has a spare jumpsuit to give to passers-by and hook them on his favorite brand. True influencer and fashion icon

had a bowl cut before it was cool

was a great friend to Kakashi, and was there for him during the highs and lows of his horrifically stressful life. Arguably saved Kakashi's life with his constant support, and the story could not have happened without him. Is considered by Kakashi - one of the most powerful and infamous shinobi in the world - to be his equal and his best friend

loves kids. Supports his own students like he was their father, and equally takes pride in Naruto and protected Sasuke after Sasuke's first run in with Itachi

in the anime, he is shown to be hard on the outside but clearly permissive in that he would sneak Chouji food in the middle of a mission and try to push Naruto into figuring out who Minato was

confident in himself and confident in others - he is everyone's biggest cheerleader and he isn't just talk; he'll work hard with you. When he says he'll do something, nothing will stop him and he will follow his promises even when no one is watching.

hot. Man has pretty privilege

amazing, supportive teacher and friend

he is always trying to be positive in such a dark world and cheer up those around him

he's so good to Lee, Tenten, and Neji, you can just tell how much he cares about those kids

his speech to Lee was super moving. He knew Lee was scared and made sure to be there for him

he was ready and willing to die to defeat Madara in order to save the others

an actual decent upstanding father figure

unbridled whimsy

excellent tits

[naruhinaluvrx]

Sasuke stans are so petty. Just saw Uchiha stan on reddit being butthurt that Naruto gets praise after all his accomplishments and "hogs all limelight". Lol, Naruto even praised Sasuke after all bad shit he's done and bailed him out of jail. And Naruto is sole reason why SS exists at all. But sure Naruto is bad one here. Everything bad happening is NaruHina's fault. SS are never responsible for their bad decisions. But when sth good happens then Naruto is idiot and Sasuke is hero. /s

The main character of a series that's named after them gets attention? Shocking.

But I wouldn't say Naruto is the reason for SS. It's Sasuke's own fault for giving in to Sakura's begging instead of keeping his foot down about rejecting her. He has to deal with his own choices.

And if Sakura wants some change,she's gonna have to grow a spine and put her foot down about her feelings again.

Naruto's not their nanny,Naruto's not responsible for their bullshit,Naruto's not gonna keep their "marriage" together,Naruto shouldn't be used as a scapegoat to make them work together,and Naruto sure as hell doesn't pay them any mind unless they butt into his life or work.

[atimefordragons]

A bitch (me) is thirsty! || BotD

☾♔; May 3, 2020 ☾♔; 10:11pm ☾♔; sotd: Ceremony Commences (Bleach OST) ☾♔; cotd: Mumen Rider! ☾♔; Breath of the Dragon ☾♔; Funsies Set

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【𝕀ℕ𝕊ℙ𝕆 ℂℝ𝔼𝔻】@/maybones, @/ayzrules, & @/vampirkaninchen

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𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐑𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐥𝐞: Having rewatched bleach, I have come to the conclusion that something went wrong with me at some point during puberty. 'Cause apart from Shahrukh Khan, who is the exception, I didn't have this older man, who may or may not also be a villain ... let's call it an attraction, thing when I was a kid. I definitely DID NOT thirst for Aizen or Ryuuken as a kid. Yet here I am at 24 thirsting for both. WTF? Why even Aizen brain? He's a psychopath, for reals. Stupid hoe ass clara.

Speaking of childhood, lol at everyone mad about NaruHina and IchiHime becoming canon, they were my ships as a kid, so I may not be satisfied with how they were told, but I'm still happy they're canon. Suckers.

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Anyway, lolz, this set is chaotic and ugly, but at least it accidentally represents my chaotic brain as I try to figure out what I wanna do for this group. I already have 6 characters in mind, and yes, most of them are based on bleach, back off. I just finished watching it, so it's about 75% of my personality rn.

Rhaella - Fire dragon, the first born of a noble family, dragon obsessed. Would've killed someone if she wasn't revealed to have the mark - that is NOT a joke. Pretty elitist, considers dragons and riders better than everyone else, Raheia is the greatest, bow before the empress!!! Honestly, she's kind insufferable, gotta dig beneath her 20 levels of "I AM A DRAGON" to find the stuff that cares about right and wrong and other people.

Toshiro - Ice dragon, special boi. Probs gonna have to iron out the kinks, but I wanna include that thing of where he dreamed about his ice dragon since he was a lil bby and accidentally kept freezing his granny. Probs had a cool mentor that helped him out. A commoner. Was a shortie for a long time, tol now, but people still have a habit of giving him candy and treats. Still sensitive about that. Acts all calm and collected, but kinda short tempered. Is a DORK. ---> Granny ---> Adoptive(ish - more just grew up together as poorsies) older sister(not a dragon) ---> Mentor

Kakashi - Lightning dragon, you can't say lightning and not make me think of my OG hubs! Huh, maybe I did have an older man kink-ATTRACTION since I was a kid. But I still maintain that SRK and Kakashi are outliers. Like who did 8 year old plan to crush on in Naruto? Sasuke? She did, but that was stupid. Anyway, my idea for him is to be like an ex-royal guard, he defected and now is a wanted bad guy (but with a goodish reason), idk. Maybe I'll scrap him, but like, I want.

Kensei - Earth dragon, big beefy good boy. Tries to act tough and cool, and above it all, but is sweet as shit. Doesn't know how to make kids stop crying, has a scary smile that hurts his feelings.

Shuuhei - Wind dragon, was saved by Kensei as a kid, and adopted him as his d̶a̶d̶  older brother (lolz, no, as his dad, but like there's not that much of a difference in age). Also a fucking dork. Tries to look cool with a bad boy image, can't flirt for shit. Blushes when someone says anything nice to him.

Shizuri - Fire or water dragon, I'm leaning towards water for personality dissonance. Hot headed shortie that bosses kensei and shuuhei around (she be the mom in their nuclear lil fam), causes a lot of trouble, which kensei bails her out of, but she always says it's the opposite.

Rhae and Shiro are my faves though, I might end up making all of them, but those will be my main, plus they got that whole fire and ice dynamic going. I a hoe for, well lots of things, but also that.

[kelvintimeline]

if i can ignore the entire naruto canon after chapter 698 and recreate sasuke’s entire arc so it bends to my liking, i can scrape endgame off the bottom of my shoe like dogshit and enjoy the few mcu characters i like how i want to

you think i have to give a fuck about authorial intention and canon?

well i don’t

so glad to know thor and valkyrie managed to bring back heimdall, made him king, and became his kingsguard while bringin back the rest of the valkyrie

and that sam bucky and sam live together in brooklyn. steve retired and helps out at VA with Sam, covering his shifts when Sam is out being Captain America. sam and bucky actually share the role, so neither gets too exhausted. they’re all in love. steve finally gets to go through his book of “things from the 21st century to check out” and gets to discover what he actually likes nad enjoys.

since they actually fixed the timeline, a bunch of wakanda wasn’t fucking destroyed in teh invasion and they didn’t lose countless wakandans for no reason. t’challa right now is enjoying the peace and his weekly brunches with m’baku and his wedding with nakia is coming up. shuri has a fun time hanging out with mj, peter, and ned on the weekends. very teenager of them. rn shuri has a viral meme going on and it’s pretty rad.

aunt may just found a new gf and is thinking about introducing her to peter but peter has been too busy creating his own spiderman suit--without tony’s influence--to notice the subtle signs she’s been pointing otu. he’s a little bit oblivious but isn’t he always? didnt’ even notice mj and shuri dating for like two months.

gamora came back from teh dead and beheaded thanos herself along with nebula. they’re definitely friends and close sisters again after nebula brought her back. chris pratt got lost in space idk where he is. groot is cool and around tho.

tony did die in a blaze of glory but everyone forgot when time fixed itself. because he died to chang ethe timeline, he actually coudln’t go back to the “right” timeline. he stays dead. no one knows where he is. rhodey is like... sad about it but he can visit the VA support group and maybe get better friends.

carol is gay, used the time manipulation to actually go back in time and stay there. she’s with maria nad monica. finally she gets to actually raise her daughter and be with her wife instead of bailing.

the end. mcu fixed and over!

[capteinoblivious2-archived]

🌄 - go hiking With Sasuke

@historias-multorum ✐ Things to Do in October: Starters 

✰ go hiking ✰

Hiking? Who came up with that idea again? “Didn’t you always climb up here? When you were younger? Like… Kakashi showed you? With one arm and stuff? I think I saw you here once.” Once upon a time where both weren’t hokage or leader of the anbu or anything close to that. Thinking back on those days made Naruto smile although he couldn’t exactly say why. He was fond of these memories ( but they also hurt him quite deeply for reasons he didn’t want to think about. ) “I always thought Kakashi preferred you, which was reasonable. You were talented and I was trying to make up non-existent talent with guts and spirit.” ( and he had a lot of that, even now. )

He gave his friend a small grin. “Just so you know, Sasuke, this is not a competition. Sakura just thought it would be nice, if we were to spend some time together.” The ironic thing about all of this was, that Sakura bailed out on them and both just met in front of this gigantic cliff. He never knew what was going on inside a woman’s mind anyhow.

[therealeagal]

Boruto - episode 66

And so our triumphant heroes return. They gave the bad guy what for and didn't afraid of anything. Unfortunately, they didn't leave Naruto behind but no one's perfect.

Hinata and Himawari, for some inexplicable reason, are glad that Naruto returned.

Sarada and Sakura are glad Sasuke has returned and Kankuro and Araya are glad that Gaara has returned.

That douchebag Shinki meanwhile isn't even paying attention to his father, but is instead focusing on Boruto.

Boruto's pretty cool guy and all, but if my father had just risked his life to help save the world, I would be focusing on him, not Boruto. Yet another mark in the “Shinki is a douchebag” column.

Anyway, then some exposition about reconstruction and Naruto going back to neglecting his family.

Then intro music.

Then cut to Boruto for some reason apologizing to Shinki, even though A: Shinki is a douchebag and B: Boruto did nothing wrong.

Then Shinki turns around and walks away without saying anything. Have I mentioned what a douchebag he is yet? Stab him in the throat, Boruto.

The only person who deserves an apology is Shikadai. Even though Boruto didn't do anything other than what he's been taught to do by using the ninja tool, he still hurt Shikadai's feelings and that's definitely worth an apology.

Anyway, then Sarada and Mitsuki show up so Sarada and Boruto can argue a bit.

Then Sasuke, Naruto and Shikamaru are talking about plot things and Sasuke's leaving again and Naruto's like, "Shouldn't you stay and rest and spent more time with your family."

Words do not exist to describe the unfathomable amount of gall it takes for Naruto to lecture someone else on spending time with their family. Fuck you, Naruto.

Anyway, then Sasuke's all like "You're in no position to talk, you piece of shit." and bails.

Then more exposition and wondering what to do about Katasuke and the scientific ninja tool, which is literally the easiest decision in the world to make. Mass produce them and arm the Leaf ninjas with them. Their usefulness has already been well established (against anyone other than Momoshiki anyway).

Then cut to that one place where the ninjas take ninja jobs and Team 7 is hanging out with...that other team. With Denki, Metal and Iwabee.

Everyone's been super busy since the Chunin exams.

Then the Ino-Shika-Cho shows up and Shikadai is complaining about having to do so much work.

Then Boruto and Shikadai ride home on top of the train together and try to avoid talking to eachother even though they clearly want to. Then Boruto is about to apologize but for some reason Shikadai does it first. Boruto doesn't know why either.

He told Boruto he'd hear him out but he's been so busy that he made Boruto wait. Why that's apology-worthy is beyond me, and Boruto agrees.

Then they start arguing over who's apologizing.

Then they start laughing over their shared foolishness.

Then they talking about how strong the Kages are and Boruto's like, "I'm definitely going to be a stronger ninja than that asshole who calls himself my father".

Then Shikadai's like, "Do you remember everyone from the Chunin Exams?"

And Boruto's like, "There was that douchebag Shinki and also a bunch of unimportant randos."

And Shikadai's like, "We're going to be ninjas on our own terms and not let my awesome dad and your shitty dad affect how we do things."

Cut to the train station where Gaara and Kankuro and the Sand kids are getting on the train.

And Shinki's thinking about stuff and Gaara's like, "What's wrong, you piece of shit?"

Then Shinki starts talking shit about Boruto being a trivial low-level ninja. Seriously, someone slap this kid. He's mad because Boruto had the courage to charge headfirst into danger while he, Shinki, hung back like a little wuss.

Then Boruto runs across Sasuke whilst traversing the village rooftops and they talk about that bit when Momoshiki died and he was talking to Boruto in the alternate mind realm or whatever.  Apparently Sasuke saw it because of his Rinnegan.

Then Boruto tries to give back Sasuke's old Leaf headband with a scratch on it that he borrowed when he went to fight Momoshiki but Sasuke's like "Hang onto it. It's proof that you're my student."

Then Boruto leaves and Sarada shows up and Sarada gets the Sauce to help her practice the Fireball jutsu.

The cut to some big ass tree somewhere. Mitsuki is talking to Orochimaru, who is lecturing him on almost using the Sage mode because the Leaf are plebs and would freak out or something. But Mitsuki's like, "I don't care. What's worse is the light of the sun disappearing." (this is in reference to Boruto, whom Mitsuki often refers to as his sun for some reason or other).

And then Orochimaru is like, "Unlike Naruto, I'm a good parent, so I'll support your decisions."

Then cut to the next day and Boruto is on tv doing an interview, but it was a recording because he's actually hanging out with Sarada and  Mitsuki.

And Sarada's like, "I'm surprised you didn't drag down my dad and the Kages when they fought Momoshiki." and Boruto's like, "I'm just awesome like that."

Then Sarada's like, "Do you wanna be the Hokage?"

And Boruto's like, "Screw that, you can be Hokage. I'll be your kick ass (if unnecessary because you're also kick ass) bodyguard."

Then Sarada and Mitsuki bail.

Oh yeah, I forgot about that. It seems like when Momoshiki was talking to Boruto that one time he left some kind of mark or seal on Boruto's hand or something. No idea what it's all about though.

Then cut to later that evening and Boruto is returning home and Naruto, for once in his life, is actually home too. Although it's probably just a shadow clone because he couldn't be bothered to go home in person.

Seems like he brought a cake home to make up for Boruto and Himawari's birthdays that he respectively missed and ruined. Then Boruto punches him in the stomach to test whether he's a Shadow Clone, which he isn't, surprisingly. I don't understand the type of thing that is happening here. Have I crossed into some sort of parallel universe where Naruto isn't the shittiest possible father in the Naruto universe?

Then cut to the next day and Naruto and Boruto are both late and Boruto's like "Being Hokage was my dad's story. My story starts now." Even though it actually started like 66 episodes ago.

And that's the end of the episode. I haven't been reading the manga so we're in uncharted territory now, boys and girls. Here be dragons.

What perils await our young heroes?!?!? We’ll find out together!

[madara-fate]

Naruto as a character, I think he’s a detestable child. He wanted Sasuke to drop his own goals to become his cheerleader. And if he was a Konoha boot-licker, then he should’ve stayed in his own lane, but he’s so selfish that he’s got zero boundary rules, just like Sakura. Not to mention his full support of whatever Konoha’s done. Sasuke was right. Nagato was right. Madara was right. Obito was right. Who does Naruto think he is, trivializing the pain and suffering these people have gone through? Naruto’s suffering is blown well outta proportion by his fans. We know that he used to play with Kiba, Shikamaru, and Chouji when he was a kid, so he had friends. Hiruzen also put up with his terrible attitude until he didn’t die. Team 7 even granted a C-Rank mission ’cause Hiruzen was being lenient to Naruto. 1/4

Even Kakashi was surprised ’cause he wasn’t expecting it, but Hiruzen always showed Naruto leniency. This whole “Naruto suffered more than anyone!” nonsense is blown to hyperbolic proportions. None of the other orphans had the Hokage showing them favors and being nice to them. How nice was Hiruzen to Sai and others? How nice was he to Sasuke, making him live in a place where a genocide took place? How nice was he to Kabuto, letting Danzo use him as he saw fit? How nice was he to Neji after he gave his father’s head to Ae over Hinata’s kidnapping? How nice was he to Orochimaru’s victims? Naruto constantly defaced monuments and destroyed public property and no one did anything, but people gave him “meanie” stares, so it’s tragic? Naruto’s life doesn’t even compare to what people like Sasuke and Nagato faced. His classmates were annoyed by his show-off attitude, and they were right! 2/4

He constantly gets others into trouble. It’s ’cause of his selfish attitude to show-off that Sasuke nearly died against Haku and Orochimaru. Thank God Haku hadn’t aimed at the critical points when Sasuke shielded Naruto, otherwise he’d been dead! Against Orochimaru both Naruto and Sakura got Sasuke nearly killed, and when they get into trouble, they start begging Sasuke to bail them out and he did bail them out at the cost of a seal that’s got a 1/10 chance to survive. He constantly feels insulted by Sasuke’s presence and his progress. How’s it Sasuke’s fault that this boy isn’t very bright? This “fitting in” nonsense is exactly why so many Incels relate to Sakura and him. I don’t understand how his fans think that Sakura’s mean, but Naruto’s a very nice guy! Look at him making fun of Sasuke, a genocide victim, when he lost to Lee; but when Sasuke (rightfully) calls him dead-last, all hell breaks loose! 3/4

He hates Sasuke for no reason but the fact that he’s popular and he’s not. Typical Incel behavior. He also picks fights with him for no reason simply ’cause he hates him (Naruto's words, chapter 3). He’s so nice that he thinks that he’ll use Sasuke’s image to make people hate him. Yes, I don’t want this “but he’s a poor lil’ orphan” excuse. Sasuke’s an orphan, too. So were the Ame children and Neji (he was a slave). I don’t see them doing any of this, and all of them had it way harder than Naruto ever did. Not to mention his tendency to pull out deadly Jutsus to show Sasuke that he can one-up him in fights! This brat even picking a fight with Tsunade ’cause she hasn’t drunk the Konoha kool-aid like him. Not only that, but he don’t care what Sasuke wants. He just care what him want, and none of that changed till the very end! 4/4

Send me this with your account, then we'll talk. I can't be asked to respond to more anonymous shit at the moment.

[sakurauchiha2018]

“I locked the keys in the car.” for BoruSara

This is set in the same AU as “I’m not wearing a dress.””I’m not wearing a tie.” It came out longer than I thought, which surprised me lol These two may turn into a short AU story later on. 

Closing the door on my car, I run to the elevator and begin my long ride to the top floor. Today I have a meeting with Papa, Uncle Itachi and Uncle Naruto on the next step for the company. All last night I was looking over spreadsheets and trying to see where we could improve and cut costs. Mama had to physically pull me away from the library so I would go to sleep. Part of me wishes my mother would be in this meeting, even though my father and uncles love me so much, they are very intimidating.

The ping of the doors opening break me from my thoughts and I realize I’ve made it to my destination. Juggling my notebook, purse and coffee I make my way to the conference room with all eyes on me. Whispers come from the staff around me and I can’t help but give some of them death glares, especially my father’s personal assistant. The redheaded woman is beyond annoying, I honestly don’t know how my mother puts up with her hanging around my father. When I was about to graduate from college I remember her causing a bid ordeal between my parents, trying to accuse my father of sexual harassment. I’ve never seen my mother that angry before and I never want to again, she punched a hole straight through the wall in Papa’s study.

Shivering at the memory I walk into the room and see the three men sitting equally around the large table, an open seat facing my father is reserved for me. My nerves start to get the better of my but I notice the small smile on my Uncle Itachi’s lips, he’s always told me to have confidence in my work.

“Right on time Sarada. Please take a seat so we can begin.” I usher to my spot and place all of my personal items down letting my phone sit beside the stack of paperwork. As I sit I flatten the fabric of my skirt and sit with perfect posture, a smirk forms on my father’s lips for just a second. Someone clears their throats and the meeting begins, just as I’m about to take notes I see my screen light up.

‘Boruto- I need help!’

This cannot be happening now! Boruto knows how important this is for me, there has to be someone else that can bail him out. Rolling my eyes I silently reply to my blonde idiot.

‘In case you forgot, I’m in the meeting. Call someone else.’

The harshness behind my text isn’t necessary but there’s no other way around it. Three sets of eyes look my way as my father asks me a question.

“Sarada, what are the numbers for the medical branch corporation?” Technically this is Mama’s department. Uchiha and Uzumaki Corporation has three different hospitals and all are ran by my mother. She established a children’s mental health clinic that’s the best in the country, patients travel from all around the world to be treated. Her hospitals are just as renown, much to my great grandfather’s dislike.

“The children’s clinic is up 24% compared to last year, while Leaf General is up 15% and Suna General is up 18%. We need to restructure the nursing staff for the hospitals, the director and I both agree that some improvements need to be made.” My voice shakes slightly for a moment as I see my screen light up not once, but three separate times during my little speech.

‘Boruto- No I need YOUR help.

Boruto- Sarada 911.

Boruto- I’m supposed to be at the meeting too.’

He wasn’t supposed to be here, this is between the CEO’s and myself well minus my mother.

“What improvements do you mean?” Itachi asks with slight curiosity in his voice. Clearing my throat I stand and pass out the three folders I prepared with Mama over the weekend.

“Inside these packets are a few changes that need to be made. Our hospitals are known for being cutting edge, but in order to be considered cutting edge we need the latest technology. We’ve lost hundreds of patients because another city has something we don’t. I believe if we update our physicality and restructure our staff we will not only gain profit but also recognition.” I smirk as the three read through my folders, a prideful look in my father’s dark eyes. It seems that I did learn a thing or two from him.

Hours later we have finished our meeting and a huge weight is lifted off my shoulders. I scroll through the dozen text messages Boruto sent me as my Uncle Itachi walks me to the elevator. My father and mother have lunch plans to discuss the purchase of new equipment, honestly she will get whatever she wants. My father isn’t able to tell my mother no.

“Good job today Sara, you impressed all three of us.” Blushing at my childhood nickname, I press Boruto’s picture and smile at my uncle.

“About time you called me! My dad is going to kill me for missing this meeting!!” I can’t help but laugh at his panicked voice.

“Why did you miss the meeting? I didn’t even think you were supposed to be here?” A chuckle comes from my Uncle and I can’t help but do the same. The elevator doors close and we start our descent into the garage.

“Uncle Sasuke wanted me there even though my dad didn’t. I just need your help! Are you leaving the office yet?”

“Do you want me to bail you out with Papa? That’s really not going to happen.” I snicker and look up at the other Uchiha, he seems to be reading through emails not paying attention to my conversation anymore.

“Look, I locked the keys in the car when I went to get coffee. It’s super embarrassing.”I can’t contain the laughter that erupts from my small being. Tears form in my eyes and I can see that Uncle Itachi overheard the confession.

“What car did you drive Boruto?” I question as I exit the elevator, my uncle escorts me over to the car and I see my mother pull into her parking spot next to mine. These were the fun perks of being head of the company, no looking for a parking spot.

“I drove dad’s car.” I stop walking and feel the vein in my forehead pop out as my mother makes her way to us.

“You idiot! Did you even try to open the doors? There’s no way you locked the keys in that car. It’s designed to unlock the door is the key fob is still inside.” The line goes quiet and I hear the opening of a car door and I click end on the screen. Boruto can be such an idiot at times.

“Mama why are men stupid?” I see that my uncle hasn’t taken offense to my question but I earned a heartfelt laugh from my mother.

“It’s a mystery. What did he do this time?” Her green eyes shine at me but then they look over to the elevator where my father walks out to join us. He stops right beside me and places a hand on my shoulder, silently telling me good work.

“Where’s Boruto?” As if on cue a car comes screeching into the garage and a blur of blonde is seen from the driver seat, great. Boruto comes running from the car holding a large briefcase and a smug look on his face.

“Sorry, I had an issue.” He scratches the back of his head and my father scoffs beside me.

“I’m taking my wife to lunch. Be in my office at exactly noon if you want me to overlook this.” Papa’s tone is serious but I can see the smirk on his face as he leads my mother to his car. Uncle has disappeared leaving the blonde and I alone.

“I’m guessing you were amazing as always.” He moves closer and I smile with confidence up at him before placing a small kiss on his cheek.

“Of course, you know the reason why Papa didn’t snap on you is because of me.” I laugh as I make my way to the car to place my folders inside. My heels click against the concrete and he follows closely.

“How will I ever make it up to you?” He wiggles a brow at me and I cross my arms across my chest. Smiling up at him, I sigh and take the briefcase from his hand and tossing it in my passenger seat.

“Lunch at the café across the street sounds like a good start.” Our fingers find each other and intertwine as we walk out of the garage, the sun making his eyes sparkle even more than normal.

“I can do that.” A huge smile crosses his face, he may be an idiot some days but he’s my idiot.

I blame you @kairi-chan for getting me hooked on BoruSara! lol