#(with sasuke telling them to leave him alone and that they mean nothing to him then trying to kill naruto)

[everysai]

[ikeromantic]

Duty and Distance

As for the scenario itself, I was thinking something along the lines of Sasuke and Aru reuniting after having gone on long missions for Kenshin and Shingen respectively? Maybe Aru’s injured and Sasuke’s at her side because naturally he’s worried. If that doesn’t work maybe they could just be romantic and stargazing :>> I don’t have a particular taste in mind tbh maybe a little angst/fluff?? Whatever direction it goes is totally alright with me^^

I’m so sorry for the long message😭 and thank you so much for writing!! I really like your work☺️

an ask from messages! @just-a-little-silly thanks for the ask! I hope I did your lovely OC justice ^_^ Approx 800 words of light angst and fluff!

Sasuke curled a lock of Aruhndhati's hair around a finger. He loved the way her dark hair looked, the softness of it, the slight, sweet-herbal scent of her shampoo. He cradled her against his chest, careful of her injured arm. White bandages wrapped her left upper arm to the elbow, evidence of an enemy's lucky bow shot on her last mission.

She leaned back against him, her gaze turned toward the velvet-dark sky, seemingly unaware of his light touch. He knew better, of course. Aru was always alert, a slight tension to her at all times. The result of her years of training and work in the Sengoku, if not her life before the wormhole.

"I'm glad you're back." His voice was low and quiet, heavy with months of yearning. They'd been apart since the start of autumn, sent out on different missions. Now it was early spring, and their first moment alone together. 

"Me too." She reached back and patted his leg with her uninjured arm. The gesture and tone were as distant as the stars.

"Aru." Sasuke let go of the lock of hair and leaned forward to see her expression. 

"Hm? What?" Defensive now, a certain sharpness beneath the words.

He scooted back a little as she turned to look at him. "What's wrong?"

Arundhati's dark eyes narrowed, her brows drawing together. "Nothing." 

Sasuke raised a brow, or he meant to. Both went up a tick. 

"Don't look at me like that," she snapped. "If there was something wrong and it was your business, I would tell you." 

He took a breath. It hurt a little when she got like this, her defenses up and her spines out. Sasuke had to remember it wasn't about him. She still had scars from her prior engagement, and years of secrets, lies, and betrayals that built the walls around her heart thick and tall. "Arundhati. I am your BFF. I love you. I can tell when you aren't happy." He paused, reached a hand toward her and dropped it when she drew back. "You don't have to tell me anything you don't want to. But I'm here to listen if you do." 

Aru's tension ratcheted up for a long moment. Then it flooded out of her in a drawn out sigh. "I have another mission. I have to leave before first light." 

"But you only just got back. And your arm . . ." He gestured toward the bandaged limb, feeling a sudden rush of helplessness. Sasuke didn't have the words to explain the emotions boiling in his chest, nor the expressions to relay them without words. He wanted to spend time with his lover, to hold each other, to heal the distance that time apart put between them. 

She clearly didn't see any of that in his reaction. "I don't need you to tell me what missions I can and can't do."

"I'm not . . . I wouldn't . . ." Sasuke paused, gathering his thoughts. Love made him feel as irrational as the square root of 2. "I'm just surprised," he told her. "I thought we'd have more time. I'd never tell you not to go if you've been given a mission. I'm just -" The familiar feeling of loneliness, the inevitability of lost friendships, and abandonment flooded him. It was a bitter, sharp pain in his heart. "Disappointed," he finished.

Arundhati studied him, her gaze softening. She took his hand and squeezed it gently. "I know. I'm sorry. I didn't mean to bite." Her breath hitched. "I miss you too and I - I thought we'd have a few days at least." 

Sasuke could read between her words. She was lashing out from her own conflicted feelings. The work they did was so important. Lives rested on it. They couldn't say no, but that didn't make it easy. He pulled her close and she let him, resting her head on his chest. "Let's make the most of tonight then."

She gave him a soft, sweet smile. The kind that took his breath away completely. Her eyes danced with mischief and warmth. "Want to head to my room and form a covalent bond?"

He laughed, glad to see his Aru was back, her walls down. "Are you suggesting we convert our potential energy into kinetic?" Sasuke tried to wink which made her laugh too. 

"Guess you'll have to find out." She grinned and stood, her posture confident and sassy. 

Sasuke smiled up at her. He still worried, but he knew she was strong and smart. She could handle whatever this world threw at her, and she'd handle it with him there at her side. Not because she needed him but because she wanted him there. 

He stood too. "We can test a few of my hypotheses." Aru giggled. He loved her so much that it made his chest ache. She must have felt the same, because she pulled him to her and met his lips with her own in a kiss so passionate that he felt breathless, his pulse pounding. Love wasn't easy in the Sengoku, but it was always worth it. 

[greatideas-badwriter]

Sacrificed To The Banished Prince Ch. 30

Sakura didn’t want to wake up. In fact, she refused. Mentally, she was aware she was asleep, but did everything she could not to move a muscle or think too hard. If she did, her temporary bliss would be ruined. The princess was dreaming of her husband. She was imagining with all her might that she was warm and comfortable. The delusion was strong enough that she could feel Sasuke’s arms around her and smell his comforting scent. 

‘I’ve missed this more than anything. Please, let me cherish it for just a while longer….’ 

She never thought being separated from another person would physically hurt, but it did. Each minute spent apart from the prince felt torturous. It was like he was the perfect dose of pain medication to manage a chronic ailment. Without him, it was hard to exist. 

Recalling how the last month or so had felt in Sasuke’s absence, the woman couldn’t help but melt into the dream. She buried her face in his shirt, clutching its fabric with trembling hands while tears fell heavily down her face. Even if it was only an illusion, a wonderful dream, Sakura felt safer than she had in a long time. 

The lump in her throat grew to unbearable levels when the prince’s chest moved slower as he took in a deep breath while waking. His arms tightened around her before one of them traveled up to tangle in her hair and hold her closer. She nuzzled in, internally pleading for the affection to never end. It was just as she suspected all those days spent with nothing to do while being held captive. The prince made everything okay with just a simple embrace. It was as though all her problems melted away. All was right within his arms.

“Sakura….” The man’s sweet, raspy voice whispered into her hair. Her tears fell more heavily as she broke into sobs. The good feelings were going away as she began coming to terms with the fact that this wasn’t real. Anytime, she’d be waking up on the cold barn floor, hungry and terrified. 

“I’m sorry,” Sasuke whispered, soothing her hair with slow movements, “I’m so sorry. I’ll never leave you alone like that again.” 

‘...Wait….’ 

The princess slowly opened her eyes. Her breath hitched when she was able to see for the first time in weeks. It was dark, but she could make out the tear stains on her husband’s white shirt. She couldn’t contain her disbelief and struggled to breathe, pushing away so she could properly see. 

Sasuke sat up as well, his dark eyes watery as he searched her face. Sakura wiped fervently at her wet cheeks before cupping his face with shaking hands. There was a dark bruise tarnishing his jaw on the right side, and his left bicep and hand were bandaged, but this was the prince. This was her husband in real life, not a dream. At the moment, it was too much for her. She couldn’t control herself and fumbled to hug him tightly, clinging to him like her life depended on it. 

‘It’s really him. He really came for me.’ 

It took a long time for the woman to calm down enough to release the man and lay back down. When she did, he followed suit while staring as though afraid she’d disappear if he looked away for even a moment. By the glint in his eye, Sakura could tell Sasuke had many things he’d like to say, but words simply weren’t coming. She opened her mouth to attempt speaking for the first time in weeks, only to freeze when she realized it wasn’t Akuma before her. 

It was definitely nighttime, so how…? 

“The demon…. He broke his promise in order to protect you,” Sasuke quietly informed his wife. 

Her mouth closed in surprise, ‘He tried to kill on my behalf? Does that mean Akuma is gone? …I didn’t get to say goodbye….’ A strong sense of sadness washed over Sakura. 

Sasuke seemed able to read her mind because he assured her quickly, “He is still here. I now have control over when he’s able to arise.” 

A moment of silence passed before he spoke again, changing the subject now that they both had better control over their emotions, “Are you alright?” There was a softness to his voice that hinted he was afraid to hear the answer. 

Sakura studied his face for a moment before nodding, leaning into his gentle touch when he slid his hand between the pillow and her cheek. Warmth met his dark eyes before they fell to her neck, his hand following. Goosebumps rose to her skin at the sensation. 

“You haven’t been able to speak?” 

She shook her head, glad he was able to infer that without an explanation. 

He slid his hand beneath her cheek again, his thumb brushing the corner of her lips as his gaze darkened, “I want to know everything you had to endure.” 

It was then that a certain insinuated question made the atmosphere heavy. Sakura’s heartbeat quickened, tears brimming her eyes once more while she shook her head, ‘He’s worried I was harmed by someone like Hihara again.’ 

An unsteady deep breath came and left the prince. He closed his eyes to calm for a moment before nodding reassuringly at Sakura, his expression less hesitant, “I’m relieved. If such a thing had occurred, I’d-" "Sasuke….” Sakura’s voice was hoarse and quiet. It was a little painful to speak after being silent for so long, not to mention the sheer amount of cold air she’d been breathing. 

She hadn’t meant to rudely interrupt his heartfelt communication, but the topic had brought something very important to mind. 

He closed his mouth, searching her face more attentively. 

She couldn’t speak, then. The lump in her throat, this time from nerves, was too big to swallow. Concern quickly met the man’s features. In hopes of quickly reassuring him that nothing was terribly wrong, Sakura panicked. Unsure what else she could do, she grabbed his uninjured hand and guided it down under the covers, between their bodies. Their gazes remained locked as she hesitantly manipulated his hand so that it pressed flat to her stomach, fingers pointing down. Then, she held it there, pressing her own palm to the back of his hand and attempting to wordlessly communicate with him since her ability to speak had failed. 

It took a few seconds for the confused expression to melt into realization. Then, the cautious feel of his touch became firmer. The prince’s eyes lit up with surprise, “You are…!” 

Sakura nodded, a smile meeting her lips as it was clear the man wasn’t unhappy with the news. 

Sasuke’s brow furrowed, his head shaking a few times. He fumbled to slip his hand beneath her nightgown, pressing his palm flat to her stomach with excitement quickening his breath. He kissed her once, pulling back to try asking for unneeded clarification, “I…We…?” He swallowed hard and retried, his nose brushing against hers, “A child?” 

Sakura nodded, kissing him softly. The prince accepted the affection, moving to wrap his arms around her. When she pulled away from the kiss to smile bashfully at him, he closed his eyes and pressed his forehead to hers. Brimming with relief, the princess did the same. Then, they were silent. 

They were content. 

They were reunited, at last. 

The following sleep was the best rest she’d had since their honeymoon. When she stirred, her entire body was sore, especially her feet. It wasn’t nearly as bad as she expected, though. The doctors explained immediately upon her waking that they’d used the strongest healing potion they could find. It wasn’t enough to completely heal a person, but it ensured no infections would meet her wounds and would hasten the recuperation process. 

As soon as the doctor was finished checking her over, Sasuke rose from the chair he’d been sitting in nearby. He refused to let her out of his sight. In the past, Sakura might’ve found it uncomfortable, but that was before spending over a month as a prisoner. His pretty, dark eyes flickered to the entrance of the large room before he sat on the edge of the bed, taking one of his wife’s hands into his own. 

The heightened emotions from last night had, thankfully, simmered, so his composure was intact. His voice was stable in its usual, soft yet strong way. His face was mostly stoic with just the tiniest glimmer of relief and exhaustion shining through. “Until we discover who ordered your kidnapping, do not tell anyone about the pregnancy.” 

Sakura nodded with a warming face. It was foreign, hearing the man speak on their situation so calmly. In her eyes, it seemed as though the prince was happier than he cared to admit, even to her, about becoming a father. She’d been terrified he’d be distraught, so it was a weight off her shoulders. 

The door to the room burst open to reveal King Madara followed by the first prince and a line of palace staff carrying trays of foods and drinks. “Niece! I’m so relieved to see you safe once more!” The king approached as though he wished to take Sasuke’s spot sitting on the bed’s edge, but the second prince didn’t move a muscle and instead fixed his uncle with a firm stare. 

Sakura bowed her head, “Y-Your-” “Don’t try to speak yet. You’re still healing,” Sasuke cut off her hoarse attempt. 

Itachi chimed in after a moment of awkward silence met the room, “Please, Sister, eat and rest well so your body can heal itself more quickly. We can all talk while you do.” 

Blush heated the woman’s face at his calling her his sister, burning even hotter when a maid politely handed Sasuke a tray full of easy to digest breakfast foods. He glanced at his wife, who shook her head to indicate she didn’t want him to feed her. Wordlessly he handed over the tray before turning his gaze back on his family members, “Is there any news from the interrogators?” 

Sakura slowly ate some oatmeal, not wanting to upset her stomach. ‘Did they manage to capture Hidan and Kakuzu, then? Or is it the farmer and his family?’ She wanted to ask but couldn’t for obvious reasons. 

“Since Kisame is still recovering, we haven’t been able to view his memories. He’s not responding to torture, either,” Madara said, his eyes turning onto the princess every so often as though ensuring she remained present and stable. 

Sasuke asked, “How is Kisame? He mentioned sending us here was costly.” 

Itachi frowned, nodding, “He’s comatose. It’s expected he won’t wake for several days.” 

Sakura vaguely recalled meeting someone with that name. Their appearance escaped her, though. 

Her husband’s brow furrowed, but his older brother cut him off before he could speak, “He knew the consequences of using so much energy. It was his choice, so do not blame yourself.” 

The Uchiha trio’s discussion carried on for a while. Once Sakura had eaten her fill, she turned onto her side and curled up under the blankets. It was difficult to understand how she was still so tired after sleeping for so long. Her eyes drooped as the royal family’s voices floated around the room. A soft hum vibrated her chest when she felt Sasuke slide a hand in between hers so she could hold it. Feeling safe enough to even lay there with her eyes willingly closed was something that’d be considered a luxury little more than a day ago. Sakura lulled in and out of consciousness, only picking up pieces of the words said. 

Home was Sasuke, and she was happy to be home. 

[writingwhimsey]

Married to The Enemy- Shingen Ch. 30

Chapter 30

I sat in a chair in the hospital beside Shingen’s bed. Since arriving at the hospital, Shingen’s room had been a flurry of activity. Doctors and nurses in and out conducting various tests. Shingen followed the instructions well as the staff examined him and drew blood or gave him a shot.

After some time, we had a few moments to ourselves. “How are you feeling?” I asked him, holding his hand.

Shingen smiled at me, no less handsome despite the dark circles beneath his eyes and paleness of his skin. “Hopeful.” He answered.

I returned his smile. “Me, too.” I replied.

“A little tired, too. But nothing I’m not used to.” He added.

“Well, then you should get some rest while you can.” I told him.

“Or I have an alternative that would give me some energy.” Shingen replied, giving me a seductive smile.

I eyed him suspiciously. “And what do you think that is?”

“A kiss from my goddess.” He answered.

I giggled. “Well, I know you must be feeling okay if you can still flirt with me like this.” I said before leaning in and giving him a light peck on the lips. 

Shingen lifted his hand to cup my cheek. “It would be a crime if I ever didn’t take the opportunity to flirt with my wife.” 

Just then there was a knock on the door and then Sasuke and his professor were stepping in. “Pardon us.” Sasuke announced. He had changed into a pair of jeans and a green t-shirt. 

“I was getting this together for you.” Sasaki said, handing me a small purse.

I opened it up and found a wallet, a key, and a cell phone inside. “What’s…”

“The wallet has a prepaid bank card for you to get anything you need. The key is to an apartment close to the hospital, and the cell phone is already set up as your primary contact for here.” Sasaki explained. “And of course for you to contact anyone that you might need or want to as well.”

“My number is also in there already as well.” Sasuke added.

“Right…thank you but that’s…” I tried to protest, at least about the money.

“Think nothing of it.” Sasaki said. “It’s just something to get you started.”

“Professor Sasaki is right, Ava.” Sasuke agreed.

I nodded and then bowed politely at them both. “Thank you.”

“I really have to thank you as well.” Shingen said.

“You can thank me when you’re recovered.” Sasaki replied. “Perhaps by telling me a bit about yourself? It’s not everyday someone I’ve learned about in history just walks into the modern day.”

“So, you still learn about me?” He asked.

“You and everyone else.” Sasuke replied. “Though everyone is completely different from what I expected.”

We all talked for a while longer, making plans before a nurse was coming in to tell us visiting hours were over. I could also tell that Shingen needed the rest. Though a part of me worried about him being here all alone. Would he sleep well in such a strange place? Also…there was a selfish part of me…would I be able to sleep without him?

“Have a good night, Lord Shingen.” Sasuke said waving to Shingen. “You are in the best hands here.”

“Good night, Sasuke.” Shingen replied, waving.

Sasaki had already left. Sasuke turned to me. “I’ll wait for you in the hall, Ava and then show you to the apartment.”

I nodded. “Okay, thanks.”

Shingen and I were soon alone. Well as alone as you could get in a hospital anyways. “Do you need anything before I leave?” I asked, standing beside his bed now.

Shingen opened his arms. “Just to hold you.” He answered. “And a few kisses.”

I smiled as I moved to sit beside him in the bed, wrapping my arms around him as those large arms enclosed around me. He kissed me on the forehead as I slowly settled in, resting my head against his chest, hearing his heartbeat. “Are you gonna be okay here?” I asked. “By yourself I mean.”

“I won’t lie and say that I won’t miss holding you in my arms all night.” Shingen replied. “Will you be alright without me?”

“Well, if you’re not lying, then I won’t lie either…no.” I answered. “I’ve gotten rather used to falling asleep in your arms.”

“I’m glad to know my angel will miss me as much as I will you.” Shingen replied. 

“But this is where you need to be.” I said. “And this is the way I can be sure to have even more nights with you.”

Shingen’s arms tightened around me. “It seems a necessary sacrifice to make. A handful of nights apart for a lifetime’s worth together.”

I nodded. “Yes.” I was then lifting my head up to meet his gaze. Our lips met in a tender kiss. “I love you, Shingen.” I murmured after we broke the kiss.

“I love you, Ava.” Shingen replied before pulling me close for one more kiss.

Slowly, reluctantly we pulled apart. I rose from the bed and bent to give him one last peck. “I’ll be back first thing in the morning.” I said.

“Get some rest, my love.” Shingen told me.

“You, too.” I replied.

I was exiting the room, leaving Shingen alone. Sasuke was waiting in the hall. “Are you ready?” He asked.

I nodded. “I guess, yeah.”

“Will you be okay, Ava?” Sasuke asked.

I nodded. “Yes…I mean I’m going to miss him tonight, but I’ll be okay.”

“You’ll be able to come and go as you please during visiting hours.” Sasuke assured me as we began to leave the hospital. “The apartment building is just this way.”

“Thanks.” I said.

It didn’t take too long before we were arriving at the apartment building. My apartment was on the fifth floor. It was a very simple one bedroom, one bathroom with a small living room and kitchen. It honestly wasn’t too far off from the apartment I used to live in previously. There was a TV and a computer as well for serving my basic entertainment needs.

“There’s some basic food in the fridge.” Sasuke explained. “And I am about three doors down if you need anything.”

“Okay, thanks, Sasuke. For everything, seriously.”

“No problem. I’m glad to help. I’m also really glad Lord Shingen agreed to come.” Sasuke replied.

We spoke a few more moments before Sasuke was leaving. “Welp, time to start exploring, I guess.” I muttered to myself as I looked around the small apartment. I was pleasantly surprised when I found a set of pajamas and some basics in the bathroom.

I decided to take a nice hot shower and then slid into the pajamas. It was a pink button top and matching pink shorts. They were a little on the big side, but they worked. Once I had finished my shower, I realized how tired I was. Between traveling through time and getting Shingen set up in the hospital, I felt drained.

I walked into the bedroom and looked at the bed. It was a double bed and looked rather comfortable…but also rather lonely. I pulled the covers aside and climbed in, resting my head on one pillow and then grabbing the other to hold. “It’s no substitute.” I muttered to myself. “But it’s the best I can do.” 

It was surprising how quickly I had grown accustomed to sleeping next to Shingen. Being wrapped in his warm embrace always made me feel so safe and secure. Breathing in his scent and hearing his heart were both calming and comforting. 

I tried to give myself a little pep talk. “Come on Ava. This is nothing compared to what Shingen must be going through.” I told myself. “He’s in a strange place and all alone right now. At least you’re familiar with the modern day and all that.”

Of course, that only made me worry about Shingen and hope he was getting a good night’s rest in the hospital…which he might have been. Especially if they gave him anything. I let out a sigh as I reached for the phone I had been given. First I set an alarm for relatively early in the morning. I wanted to go to Shingen as soon as possible…of course I was also going to have to buy myself some clothes as well.

Once I had my alarm set, I was searching for some ASMR videos and found some. Though they were relaxing, I still couldn’t shut my mind off or shake the loneliness I felt. So, I made a plan for the next day. I would wake up bright and early, hit a clothing store, and then I would stop by a bakery and find a sweet breakfast to take to the hospital and share with Shingen. I could just picture the smile on his face as he tried some modern sweets.

“Alright, it’s set then. I just need to go to sleep so I can put this plan in motion.” Apparently being a bit lonely made me talk to myself more than I would like to admit. Maybe I should have let Saki come with me…no no, that’s selfish. Yukimura needed her. I just had to be strong for Shingen.

It took about three ASMR videos before I finally fell asleep. At least once I was asleep, I dreamed of being in Shingen’s arms once more. I just had to remember a few nights apart for a lifetime together.

Shingen…

Shingen lay in the hospital bed, trying to sleep. The nurse had come in and turned the lights off and drawn the curtains. Though Shingen could still hear the sounds of the city outside and some light managed to get through.

The advanced technology surrounding him almost seemed like a dream. “Perhaps I died and was blessed to go to Heaven after all.” He murmured. “Though my angel leaving me makes me wonder if it is Hell.”

It was funny to Shingen, how quickly he had grown accustomed to sleeping with Ava in his arms. The feel of her head resting against his chest. Her scent as he buried his nose in the top of her hair. Her warmth pressed against him.

He couldn’t help but to wonder if she was feeling similarly. She had been reluctant to go. “I hope she is able to sleep well.” He spoke to himself.

After a while there was a soft knock on his door and then a nurse came in. “Sorry to bother you, Mr. Takahashi, but I have to check your vitals.” She told him.

“Alright.” Shingen replied.

“Did I wake you?” The nurse asked as she began to check Shingen’s temperature and a few other things. These had all been checked when he had first come in. Apparently they were something they checked periodically at the hospital.

“No. I was awake.” Shingen answered.

The nurse nodded. “Hospitals aren’t the easiest place to sleep. Even if the beds are rather comfortable.”

“It’s…it’s more that I miss my wife.” Shingen replied.

“I read on your chart that you’re married.” The nurse said. “Are you two newlyweds?”

“Yes.” Shingen answered. “Though it is truly amazing how quickly I became accustomed to having her with me every night.”

“I am betting she probably misses you, too.” The nurse said. “We’ll do our best to get you all fixed up and back home with your wife.”

“I appreciate that.” Shingen replied.

“However, rest is important. I can give you a little something that will help you sleep.” She said. She was then getting into a little cart she had brought in with her and pulling out an object Shingen had come to learn was a syringe. 

Earlier a different nurse had put what was called an IV in his arm. This nurse was now injecting the liquid inside the syringe directly into this IV. “It’s still amazing that you can get the medicine directly into the blood like that.” Shingen muttered.

The nurse smiled at him. “Yes. It’s much faster than taking a pill. You should be feeling the effects soon and it should help you drift off to a nice and comfortable sleep.” She told him. “Is there anything else I can get you? Some water or a snack?”

“No, thank you though.” Shingen replied.The nurse was soon leaving. Shingen was once again alone. And the nurse was right. The medication was quickly kicking in and his eyelids were feeling rather heavy.I hope Ava is able to get some sleep. Shingen thought before his eyes closed and sleep claimed him, his dreams taking him to a pleasant meadow where he shared a picnic with Ava and held her close as they shared their sweets.

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[riversimmone]

Three's A Crowd - Chapter 2

RiverOfTheSand

Summary:

SasuSaku. He didn't mean to kill that man. He had simply reacted to being attacked. And now Konoha is forced to hunt down the rogue members of Team 7, or risk open war. Eventual NaruHina.

End chapter notes:

A bit ominous? The trouble is just around the corner. Please review and stay tuned! You won't regret it! ^_^

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Read from the beginning. This is a work in progress story you can find on tumblr and AO3 and completed on FF.NET.

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Chapter Two. Calling Card.

Sakura Haruno murmured softly, waking up slowly but surely as she dimly became aware she was in a tree, her back against the trunk and one leg hanging over the edge of the thick branch. It was night, the soft, cool breeze greeting her like an old lover and she smiled slightly. She was used to this, waking up in an unusual position instead of the comfortable bed with feather pillows she'd had growing up.

To her right, she sensed Naruto, seeing him a moment later as her eyes adjusted to the moonlight in the near darkness; Sasuke was several feet in front of her, his back to her, but wide awake. He was the lookout for the hours that passed over midnight, seeing as though he always seemed to sleep the least out of them all. Sakura was about three hours early in waking up to relieving him.

She could tell he knew she was awake now, but was clearly ignoring her.

Sasuke Uchiha was the epitome of his clan: gruff, arrogant, dismissive, and gorgeous. Sakura wondered sometimes if he even liked her, let alone love. When they were alone, with nothing to do but knock about, he could be so considerate, so loving, that she put aside the picture in her head of the brusque young man who left her alone when she was upset and ignored her advances unless he was feeling particularly amorous. They had all lost loved ones to enemy Shinobi, but Sasuke was the only one who had decided to become emotionally disconnected because of it.

Even Naruto had noticed. But no-one actually said anything about it.

Naruto snored in his sleep, louder than the last time, but the pinkette ignored him, her eyes boring into Sasuke's back.

The country east of the land of rice paddies was called the land of hot water, home to the hidden ninja village, Yugakure. They were currently resting just inside the border, with Hashirōn Town as their next stop before leaving again, heading north-east, to the land of frost. Hashirōn Town was only ten miles south-east of the village hidden in hot water. Sakura glanced up, past the canopy of the treetops, and stared at the stars instead of the ignorant Uchiha. They had been careful not to pick a spot to rest that would normally be used by ninja squads. It wasn't an easy life, but it had its perks: no missions other than the ones they set for themselves, no rules, and regulations other than the ones they had agreed upon as a group.

But Sakura missed those things, even if Sasuke and Naruto didn't. Her eyes returned to Sasuke's back and he shifted slightly, as though sensing her stare. She missed Ino Yamanaka, Kakashi Hatake, and the rest of her friends in the rookie nine. The devastation caused at the Chunin exams seemed a life time ago. Kitsúne was her here and now, and she had come to terms with that.

Sakura sighed deeply as Naruto Uzumaki groaned off to her right, distracting her from her thoughts. She tore her eyes away from her raven haired lover again, and frowned at the blonde instead. She could see his face; his expression morphed right in front of her, from annoyance to glazed lust. He grinned and murmured huskily.

"Fuck me… yeah… like that…"

Sakura raised her eyebrows at him, both flustered and irritated. When was he going to grow up? Naruto was only a foot away from her, lying on another thick branch to her right, so she lifted her leg that was dangled over the side and pushed the blonde. He wouldn't wake up, and instead continued with his suggestive comments. Beyond irritated now, she didn't just push him this time; using her body weight as leverage, she shoved Naruto, hard.

He tumbled over the side of the branch, hit a smaller branch underneath it (really, it was just an oversized twig), half-screamed in his sleep and toppled out of sight, onto the forest floor. If the night wasn't already quiet and if it wasn't dangerous to laugh and caw like an idiot, Sakura would've done exactly that. It was so comical, even though she felt a little bad for the blonde. It wasn't the most elegant of descents.

She stuck her head over the side of the branch she was on, ignoring Sasuke now, as he shifted his head slightly to look down at the blonde as well. The pinkette grinned down at her teammate.

Naruto snorted, groggily waking up, and Sakura giggled at him. He looked up, spotted the pinkette, and stood shakily. He climbed the tree again, but moved out of reach of the violent Kunoichi and mumbled at her.

"I'm getting away from you, you feisty bitch."

Sakura giggled again, knowing he wasn't as angry as he sounded. He never was really, just annoyed. She sighed heavily, trying to get comfortable again, her makeshift bed feeling more comfortable than it did when she'd first fallen asleep. Sasuke returned to ignoring her and she closed her eyes, annoyed at him.

They were heading into enemy territory tomorrow, and if he wasn't careful, she planned on making a scene in front of them just to force the Uchiha to cover their tracks. She giggled to herself, though audible by both of her boys. Tomorrow was going to be so much fun.

X X X

Neji Hyuuga watched the sun rise, thinking about the night gone before. He had been trying out some of the local delicacies with his teammates and due to his own aversion to everything spicy, was the only one not passed out from the smorgasbord laid out for them by the innkeeper. So he'd decided to keep an eye out for their quarry, his senses primed and with the occasional activation of his Byakugan. They were in the land of rice paddies, looking for a cold blooded assassin with ninja abilities who was going around and picking off teams that carried the insignia of either Konoha or Kumo.

The problem was, no-one knew who it was, only that it was a lone assassin.

This was a goodwill mission as well – just another way to boost the relations between the leaf and cloud villages. Even the strongest alliance could fall apart with a single act.

Neji sat up straight, as the orange of the sunrise faded. They had left Gakutsuna town, realising that the disreputable people watching them from the alley ways were all ninja. They were not here to get into a brawl with random Shinobi, no matter how much Lee and Guy Sensei had seemed disappointed when Neji reminded them of this. So they'd set up camp in the forest between the seedy town and a tea shop, seemingly in the middle of nowhere. He prodded his team mates awake; Tenten rose last, the laziest of them all.

"Can't we sleep just for a little while longer?" She asked.

"Come on Tenten," Lee roused on her. He was wide awake the moment his eyes opened. "Where's all that indomitable youthful spirit?"

She groaned. "Still with that dinner I ate last night."

Guy laughed. "All these youthful antics are making me want to break a sweat. I recommend–"

"Wait," Neji said seriously. "Nothing wakes Tenten up better than tea."

The brunette Kunoichi shot him a grateful look and he hid his blush at her attention, as he always did. They packed in silence (well, Neji and Tenten did), and moved swiftly. Apparently, they were racing to see who would get to the tea shop first. Neji had long come to terms with the antics of his Sensei and Lee, but it still made him inwardly cringe, every time. He shared a look with Tenten, knowing she felt the same way.

The outside of the tea shop was quiet and stiffening slightly, Neji realised something was wrong. What was it? He glanced at his comrades, at their expressionless faces. That was the problem: there was no aroma of tea coming from this tea shop. Team Guy entered the shop as though they already knew what they were going to find.

The man was a civilian. Neji's Byakugan confirmed he'd never infused his chakra. There was no development whatsoever. He was murdered, the cuts on his body consistent with quick, precise fatal blows; done by one or more kunai. Neji looked the body over. The man was in his seventies and his shirt had been torn off of him in order to carve a symbol onto his exposed torso. It was familiar somehow.

"This is certainly the work of a depraved Shinobi," Lee said softly.

"Guy Sensei," Tenten said tentatively. "I've seen that symbol before, in Lady Tsunade's office. It's a calling card, isn't it?"

Guy nodded sourly, but it was Neji who responded. "Kitsúne."

X X X

[syrupspinner]

i just completed Hypnospace Outlaw

i sincerely love how much the sci-fi genre is just explaining how much sci-fi stuff would suck if it was real

the reason you play hypnospace outlaw is the aesthetic and presentation, just so were all on the same page. the reason this game got your attention is because its a passionate parody of web 1.0, and it does an excellent job of that. i can tell this game was made with a deep nostalgia for what made the past special without being blinded from its flaws (like the viruses and general difficulty to navigate).

the only problem is that im 24

well i shouldnt say thats a problem. just because i dont have nostalgia for what theyre throwing back to doesnt mean the game doesnt stand on its own. i didnt grow up with a ps1 or n64 but i still enjoy that specific form of lowpoly modeling, for example. its just unfortunate that i cant have the same hit of nostalgia that people slightly older than me can, yknow? i wish i could enjoy this game as much as them

again, the game was still very enjoyable. the puzzles start out very grounded, introducing you the the world and how it functions very effectively, before ramping it up with more abstract mechanics and compounding techniques needed to find more results. the only problem i found myself stuck on in an unfun way was figuring out how to decrypt sandwich files. its one of those puzzles that make you feel silly for not getting it earlier, but in my defence... who the hell would program something that esoteric

as an aside, i saw people discussing what genre games like this would be. by "games like this" i mean hypnospace outlaw, outer wilds, rain world, animal well, that kinda thing. i dont think applying one genre is effective, but instead its about how they combine the genres of exploration and puzzle. instead of having all the tools to solve a puzzle when youre presented with it, you have to leave and seek out the solution elsewhere. notably, if the game isnt build to accommodate/encourage this, itd be pretty unfun. these games and their open-ended design manage to skillfully mesh both genres together: the exploration is the puzzle

so yeah, i really enjoyed the game! there arent a lot of games where its just fun to explore the world as its presented, and HO does a fantastic job of that even without considering the puzzle design. i love just reading about the characters and their lives in hypnospace. this games greatest strength is just how charming it is, theres really nothing that matches it in that regard

i also found it really inspiring. i love how much personality all the characters fit into their webpages. maybe someday ill move this blog to neocities just so i can evoke something half as impact

oh no this was all a secret advertisement for neocities wasnt it! well, it worked, im not even mad (yes i know about the page builder)

anyway! the game is worth it for the vibes alone, and the puzzles are a really solid foundation that everything is built on. totally worth buying! the only thing is if youre going for completion, please use a guide to find all the pages, some are hidden way too well. totally worth it, though. if you know what the "thanked" achievement is named after, you know it makes it worth it. also, buzz was hilarious, i love pranks on the player

now im going to spoil the ending, stop reading this is you want to not be spoiled about the ending, because im about to spoil it now. after sasuke

oh my GOD dylan merchant is such a schmuck. maybe ive just lost too much sympathy for venture capitalist techbros, but i cannot spare any positive regard for this guy. like, okay, i get hes the bad guy, but outlaw 1.0 tries sooo hard to make you feel bad for him it wraps back around to being infuriating. the thing is that i have no idea if this is intentional? like, was a guy who let a teenager go to jail and think about how his prank killed 5 innocent people plus his crush apologizing decades later (*after* being caught) with an unfinished video game supposed to be a sincere tug of the heartstrings? "sorry i killed zane before he could stop being an annoying twerp" "sorry i killed rodney, his family smelled like walmart" "sorry i killed mavis, i think that was her name. i got nothing else to say about her" "anyway thanks for playing the 'final' version of the game that killed everyone. you have successfully absolved me of my sins and sent me to heaven. remember to subscribe and hit that bell icon" DUDE how emotionally shallow and self aggrandizing do you have to be you are a child murderer my guy

[keithisbae1]

The Mershark & Mermaid - Part 4

"Nothing."

"Liar!" Sakura snarls pulling Sarada behind her.

"What did you tell her?"

"I haven't told her anything, I promise." He can't blame her for the way she's acting, he almost did let it slip out that he was her father so maybe it was a good thing Sakura arrived when she did.

"Except a few things about sharks." The young sharkling wouldn't leave him alone until she knew everything about Mersharks. Sarada peered from behind Sakura completely dumbfounded as to why her mother was acting this way.

"Mama, what's going on?" Why did it look like she wanted to kill Mr Sasuke? What was Mama doing here anyway? Sarada was sure she had remained unsuspicious. Moreover, weren't sharks meant to be the ones to do the killing anyway?

"Mr Sasuke is really nice, he told me a bunch of stuff about sharks. He never tried to eat me, I promise." Perhaps she was concerned for her safety. Then why did it seem like these two knew each other, he even called her Sakura.

"Sarada…" Her mother let out a frustrated sigh still glaring at Sasuke, and then she turned to her daughter.

"I've told you to never swim in the deep sea, that it was dangerous."

"But I haven't, I was at my hideout and met Mr Sasuke from above." At this Sakura turned back to Sasuke eyebrow raised.

"Since when do you swim above water?"

"It's getting too crowded down below, each year more sharks are being born so they want us to take the top part as well."

"Of course, they do," great. Now that would mean even Sarada's hideout wasn't a safe place. Who knows how long it'll be before the rest of the reef panic as well. Granted they were still from separate areas, it would take time to adjust.

"Sarada I don't want you anywhere near them."

"Why? I'm a shark too just like them, what's wrong with me learning about myself?"

"Sarada, please I'm-"

"No!" Sarada shook her head furiously moving back. "You never tell me anything! You only think about yourself and don't care about my feelings!"

"Don't talk to your mother that way." That was the first she heard Mr Sasuke raise his voice.

"Why? Why do you care, you're not my dad and she hates you. Why are you defending her? I hate both of you!" And she swam away with tears in her eyes, Sarada thought she could trust Mr Sasuke but he was like every other adult in thinking 'he knew best' when all she wanted was the truth.

"Sarada wait! Now look what you did, are you happy?" Sakura was furious, what was Sarada even doing with him in the first place? Why was he spending time with Sarada when he coldly told her all those years ago that there wasn't anything special between them. How he hated her and even when she chose not to believe it, give him the benefit of the doubt, she had seen him with other sharks.

Sakura swam back that night crying her heart out.

She was about to follow after their daughter until Sasuke tugged on her wrist.

"I'll go."

"You? Why do you get to go?"

"This is my mess, I should take responsibility shouldn't I?"

"Since when did you care? You're the one who wanted nothing to do with me… with us." The mermaid looked down feeling hurt, all the emotions from back then were swelling up inside her. As if they were still fresh.

"I know… and I'll make it right." Sakura scoffed at that.

"Why… so you can take Sarada away from me. This is why I didn't tell her anything, you'll only do more harm than good." She knew what he was doing, to take her precious baby away to spite her more. Maybe live with another mershark so they can pretend to be a happy family.

Break both their hearts and afterwards… afterwards… Sakura bit her lip at the look Sasuke was giving.

No, he wasn't like that. He wouldn't hurt Sarada, she can see it plastered all over his face. With the way, they locked eyes. He was hurt and tired so so tired like she was.

"Are you going to tell her?"

"She should know… it's because of all these secrets that she's been hurting."

Why did he always have to be right? Sakura can still remember Sarada's sad expression every time she tried to change or remained silent about the subject. It was only natural for the sharkling to ask, especially when all who she was surrounded by were mermaids and mermen. How different they were and in comparison to the young ones Sarada was bigger, had grey scales, gill slits across her neck and a dorsal fin on her back.

She even looked different from her own mother.

Bringing up the past wasn't easy, let alone having to explain it. Sakura had always planned to explain everything when Sarada was older. So that she would understand and it would be easier, but who was she kidding? It would have been impossible to keep it a secret for so long.

"Fine, just… promise me you won't hurt her. Not like with me, she deserves to have you in her life it's all she's ever wanted and be… happy."

Even with all the pain, he caused her, if it would make Sarada happy. If he could be a good father, be there for her and part of their daughter's life.

That would be enough.

Sasuke thanked Sakura and awkwardly swam past to find their daughter, he meant every word he said in making it up to them.

The two of them.

~~~

It didn't take long for Sasuke to catch up to Sarada or find her. Especially when they had their own little secret hideout, it was further down but no one disturbed him here given his reputation which is why it was a safe option for them to meet. It was also where he and Sakura had their 'meetings.'

"Go away!" Sarada huffed sitting further in the cave. It was big enough to fit a mermaid and sharkling in but too small for a mershark like him.

"Not until you talk to me." Sasuke sat outside on a rock in front of the cave.

"I already did now go away!" He huffed amused. Talk about deja vu.

"You are just like your mother, she used to mope in the caves too whenever we got into an argument." Knowing full well he couldn't fit in the cave and would make him converse with her outside.

It was… something to say the least.

"This is unfair."

"Not my problem!"

"Your being childish, how am I supposed to talk to you properly when I can't even see you."

"You're the one who called me fat! Now go away, I don't even want to look at you." Her voice echoed inside.

"You are aware this is shark territory right? And that wasn't what I meant, I was trying… to...to give you a compliment…" And look how that backfired, he should have never taken such advice from his brother… not that Itachi really knew he was seeing a mermaid. Perhaps that's why calling her plumpy wasn't the best compliment. Sakura was still sulking inside the cave.

"I find that hard to believe. And for this being a shark territory why do you have such small caves?" Why indeed… to protect the sharklings maybe? Or most likely it was because they scared away whoever was living here first.

Either way, Sasuke hated it.

"You know my Mama?" Sarada's little head peeked out curious. Did this mean he would tell her more about them? Sasuke smiled softly patting the spot next to him, which she eagerly accepted and sat down curious. Her eyes were slightly puffy from the crying earlier.

Of course, she wanted to know.

"Ah, I did. We were… friends." They had never established an actual relationship and the term friends with benefits didn't exactly sit right knowing she would ask him or someone else what that meant.

"You were friends with my Mama? Even though you're a shark?" Sarada was starting to put all the little pieces in place. Her expression frowned in concentration on what that would mean, Sasuke decided to spare her little brain and tell her.

If she hated him, he wouldn't blame her. He would too.

"Ah, I'm your… your… your father…" He waited for the explosion, for her to hit and hate him and say that she didn't want anything to do with him again. After everything he did, he deserved to be. Sarada's eyes widened and she turned to look at him.

"Father? So your my… my real Papa… like for real real?" Her eyes brightened with glee and joy.

"I wouldn't joke about such matters Sarada. I know I abandoned and left your mother and you but-" She stopped him mid-sentence by swimming in front of him and hugging her Papa, she really was tiny in comparison to him. And to forgive him so easily? It was almost scary. Sarada looked up at him beaming.

"Finally I always wanted to meet you." Sarada did have her suspicions deep down, they looked way too much alike for it to just be the fact they were both mersharks. However, with everything Inojin mentioned, the young sharkling tried to deny it, not wanting to get her hopes up. She wished for it to be true, yes but didn't expect it to be a reality.

Sarada then pulled away from him suddenly looking hurt and sad.

"But why did you hurt Mama all those years ago? Mama is really nice and friendly, she doesn't deserve that. Do you really hate her?" There would be a lot of questions, Sasuke should have expected it.

"Sarada…" How was he supposed to answer that?

"You remember me telling you about mersharks and mermaids right, how he… I should have eaten your mother. We're two different species. I'm the predator and she's my prey."

"But… you didn't. And you must have loved Mama right? You two had me!"

"Pardon?" How did she… she was far too young to know about mating.

"My friend Inojin said his Mama said that we're here because when a mermaid and merman love each other very much their love is so big and then poof! They have an egg." Sarada smiled brightly as if that explained everything.

"Unless it's different for sharks?"

So that's how.

"Ah…no… your right…"

Yeah, it was best to leave it as that. She'll know the truth someday.

"I do love her."

"Then why did you hurt her? Why lie, lying is really bad Papa."

Papa… that was going to take a while to get used to.

"Weren't you also lying Sarada?" He teased poking her forehead. Sarada pouted rubbing the spot.

"My lie is different! No one was telling me anything." She huffed crossing her claws, there was a lot of Sakura within her.

"Once you get older… you'll understand."

"I don't see why mermaids and sharks can't be together. I'm friends with them." Sasuke wasn't sure if her naïvety was a good thing or not.

"Even if that wasn't the only thing stopping us, I've hurt your mother too much. It's up to her if she wants to forgive me or not." Although that wouldn't stop him from trying, Sarada looked a little deflated but tried to stay positive.

"You still looooove her though."

"I think right now, you should go back and apologise to your mother. You have no idea how worried she's been." Hmm maybe her Papa did have a point but she was happy seeing the slight blush on his cheeks.

"Okay." She'll prove it to them.

~~~

"Hmm, I know I dropped it around here somewhere…" Tenten looked around, it was too dangerous to be here. She knew that sharks could be anywhere but she had to find her bracelet, it was all that her mother had left her.

Besides, if Sakura could come and go as she please (even if it was because of Sasuke) then hopefully that meant she could too.

"Ah look what we got here." Tenten froze on the spot as not one nor two but five sharks surrounded her. Great, why did this have to happen to her? The mermaid tried to look for a way out.

"Such a pretty red tail you have, what a waste." They all laughed until a larger figure appeared behind them.

"Enough, don't you know whose territory you are under?"

"Ah, Mr Hyuga sir I'm so sorry. This would never happen again." The sharks were a blubbering mess but he just tsked.

"Make sure it doesn't." And they all scampered away, heh what cowards. That is until Tenten got a good look at him.

Holy shit he's huge.

He had a long large silvery tail and his hair was longer and prettier than hers. How unfair! Perhaps it was a mershark thing. Yet somehow she wasn't frightened like the other sharks. Instead, she was more bewitched, with the silver tail and eyes she guessed he must be a Hyuga.

Well, that was what they said.

Was he really planning to eat her instead?

"I believe you're looking for this." And in his claw was her yellow beaded bracelet.

How did he find it?

"Uh… yeah um thank you?"

"Don't overthink it."

Never mind, why did the assholes always have to be the good-looking ones.

"You're a friend of pinky's correct?"

Pinky?

"I believe you mean Sakura?"

"Whatever, there's a deal we've made with the Uchiha." Uchiha? Was he talking about Sasuke?

"Under no circumstance must she or any of her friends be harmed, even if YOU were the ones who come across our paths."

What?

"Why's that?"

"He's powerful, and a hassle to deal with. He won't make things difficult for us if we follow his request. That is the only reason you are alive remember that."

Ouch, rude much.

But he hated her, didn't he? Betrayed her trust.

Perhaps there was more to the story than meets the eye. Maybe she could find out more?

"Can you-"

"Uncle Neji, there you are! We've been looking all over for you!" Boruto and Mitsuki swam over to him in a hurry. The young sharkling then looked over at Tenten, he'd never seen her before.

"Uncle Neji, who's she? Is she your girlfriend?" Boruto looked at the mermaid, she looked really pretty but he couldn't understand why he would have never met her.

Oh how cutely naive young sharklings were.

"Don't be ridiculous Boruto." Neji coughed shooing him. "Shouldn't you be bothering your father?"

"Yeah, but I want to play with you today and so does Mitsuki."

"You know Boruto a shark and mermaid can't be together." Mitsuki pointed out.

"Eh? Why?" The young shark asked confused.

I should really get out of here. TenTen took the opportunity to swim away. She didn't need any more hassle. Perhaps she could go back later and find out more about what Sasuke was up to.

For Sakura's sake at least, but getting a Hyuga to talk would be tricky.

Still, at least she knew she was safe with him.

[raveneira]

Ugh...are ppl really this dumb?

Warning: Anti KawaSumi/BoruSara post, dont like dont read.

Are idiots really believing Sumire is gonna pretend to like Kawaki because of the omnipotence bs? let alone that she might actually start to like Kawaki while pretending? gah yall are delusional...the same ppl who claim to like her character dont even understand her character at all if you believe that bullshit.

Wtf sense does that even make? just because Kawaki swapped lives with Boruto doesnt mean they literally swapped everything about them even down to their romantic feelings, theres no telling how much of their memories are altered, that remains to be seen since we’ve only got a glimpse through Sasuke but that doesnt account for everyone else.

But lets say it is a complete swap and everything that applied to Boruto now applies to Kawaki, wtf does that have to do with Kawaki? HE knows her feelings arent for him so whats your point? if anything Sumire pretending to like him will just piss him off cuz 

1 he knows she doesnt actually like him and 

2 because hes not fkin interested

Plus despite popular belief, Sumire is not a good actress when it comes to hiding her feelings [literally everyone knows despite her attempts at hiding it], she is always sweating and nervous af, Kawaki would see right through her if she tried to play the 'Kawaki-kun' card because you cant fake romantic feelings [in the Narutoverse, Sakura tried and everyone saw right through it even the ppl who werent in on it] so he'd catch on that shes fakin it regardless.

You cannot fake this, she cannot look at Kawaki and pretend to feel the same love and gratitude that she had for Boruto and be convincing she just cant, because everytime shes looked at Kawaki since finding out he killed Boruto she has been nothing but scared and nervous around him.

Now that he has everyone out to kill Boruto, do you honestly think shes gonna be able to look Kawaki in the eye like she loves him when she couldnt even look at him before without getting ptsd flashbacks? get tf outta here man.

If anything I see Sarada being able to fake it more than her, she never feared Kawaki nor Boruto so she’d be able to look him dead in the eye without flinching if she had to, but we all know this writings not that generous.

Shes better off just not even trying to fake that, its not like Sumire acted that much different around Boruto than she normally did so she could just be casual with Kawaki and nothing will look off, and if by some very VERY unlikely chance, Kawaki asks her if she likes him just to see the full extent of Adas control, its not like she would just confess that she does cuz she hasnt even confessed to Boruto yet, that and she told Kawaki to keep it a secret, so if she fked up and said yes to try and 'pretend' shes inlove with him, Kawaki would have to be stupid af not to know shes unaffected and playin him.

Sarada pretending to like Kawaki is even more unlikely than Sumire since she never had feelings for Boruto from the get go [not confirmed ones anyway] so if she truly did have feelings for him then now would be the time to reveal it because if Sumire feels like she has to 'pretend' to like Kawaki to not expose shes unaffected by Ada who, as these fools claim, KNOWS Sumire and Sarada love Boruto, then Sarada would have to pretend too.

So now would be the best time to confirm it once and for all, lets say Sumire pretends but Sarada doesnt, Ada should get suspicious and ask something along the lines of 'whats the matter? I thought you liked him too?' of course it depends on the context of the conversation but you get the point, she'd question why Sumire is reacting while Sarada isnt, which would confirm Ada did indeed see that Sarada has romantic feelings for Boruto.

But if they dont do that and continue to leave it up in the air, then Im gonna laugh cuz these bozos swear they winnin when they keep bein left in limbo just like everyone else, which for the ‘main couple’ and the ‘obvious endgame’ is highly suspicious, Naruto was able to make Sakura and Hinatas feelings known so why not Sarada? literally nothing changes if they do, so to keep leaving it up in the air when it doesnt need to be is legitimate cause for question because why NOT confirm her feelings? it doesnt ruin the suspense because we’d still have to wait to see how Boruto feels so why not just confirm Sarada’s side already? thats the part yall dont wanna talk about because yall know its suspicious, so you brush it off with ‘well they dont need to cuz its obvious’ or ‘Mitsuki/Ada already confirmed it′ when they are the LEAST reliable ppl to go to for romantic confirmation.

In fact, I’d say the fact that those are your biggest and only real go tos for proof her feelings are confirmed actually makes BoruSara look that much more flimsy because these are your sources.

If those are your sources for proof then those are some sorry excuses for hard evidence.

Anyway this isnt about BoruSara as much as it is about the delusion theory that Sumire is actually gonna try to pretend to like Kawaki, let alone be successful, or even more ridiculous, actually fall for him in the process.

The notion of Sarada pretending too is even more ridiculous, but if she does then atleast yall will finally have some actual hard evidence that she does infact like Boruto, but if not then keep relying on these half assed sources from ppl who dont even understand their own feelings, but you think they can clearly understand someone elses.

This headcanon of yalls isnt a legitimate theory based on any canon fact other than ‘their lives are switched so she has to fake liking him’, its just a last ditch hope to keep an ACTUAL dead ship alive because yes, ksu really is dead but this aint the post for that convo.

Whether or not KawaSara is dead [because I know yall gonna bring it up] depends entirely on how the timeskip kicks off, but ksu died before the timeskip even started but again thats a topic for another day.

If Im wrong Im wrong but I’ve been right so far in regards to Sumire and Kawakis relationship so I dont doubt Im gonna be right again because SOMEHOW me, a non fan, understands Sumire better than alot of her supposed ‘fans’

[eighthmelody]

Come, walk this road with me

Paused at the threshold, Sasuke becomes suddenly aware of the weight of his value in his eyes.

The first time Anko gets the drop on him, he’s dripping wet in a bath-towel in his own home. Looming over him, she presses the knife to his throat for emphasis before releasing her grip on his hair and pushing him away. She tells him to get dressed.

“We need to talk.”

When he asks her what she thinks she’s doing in his house, she nods at the entrance to his bedroom. “Window’s wide open. That can be dangerous.”

***********

She’s in-and-out of his life, a ghost passing through. She never waits for an invitation; they both know he’d never offer one anyway. Sakura had been onto something when she’d compared her to Naruto. They both know how to get under his skin, but at least Naruto has the common decency to leave him alone when he’s at home.

“Had any bad dreams lately?”

He doesn’t answer her; he’s learned he doesn’t need to when she’s making a point.

“I still have them, to this day. Nasty ones too. They’ve gotten worse ever since he reared his ugly head again. Sometimes, I wake up in a cold sweat, screaming like everything is still fresh.”

He stays the course, knowing eventually she’ll drop the crazy-woman facade and speak to him candidly. Sasuke doesn’t know why she even bothers keeping up the act around him.

“Look, kid. I’m not spending all this time around you because I’m bored and have nothing better to do, but if you think my little visits are annoying, just wait until he comes back around for you.”

“I don’t care what he wants.”

“You say that, but he’s a persistent guy. He knows how to get in your head. He already has, hasn’t he?”

He feels her eyes on the back of his head, niggling and invasive. He reaches for his apartment door. Behind him, she shuffles her weight as she leaves her place at his open window.

“This isn’t just about you. It never was. When he comes for you -and he will- it won’t be a peaceful bargain. A lot of people are willing to stand in his way to protect you, because it means protecting this Village in the grander scheme of things. Keep that in mind, okay kid?”

Paused at the threshold, Sasuke becomes suddenly aware of the weight of his value in his eyes.

***********

Mitarashi Anko will never know what it’s like to be alone in this world, he surmises, to be alone and know that it’s all your fault. She’ll never know how much it hurts to know that things could have been different, could have been better, had he only been strong enough. . .

“How would you know anything about how I feel?”

Sasuke’s heart is in his ears. His fingers grip the side of the refrigerator; it’s the only thing keeping him grounded. “Do you have any idea what it’s like to be betrayed by someone you trusted and looked up to!? You weren’t there! You didn’t see how I had to beg for my life from my own brother!”

In the eye-of-the-storm, Sasuke finds himself pleased by how caught off-guard Anko is by his outburst. People always are. It’s all the same; it’s always the same. They’re all alike, ignorant and apathetic. They think he can just wipe his memory clean, like it isn’t stained by the blood of his family.

He watches through heavy-breaths as she shrugs down her tense shoulders with a pregnant sigh, eyes fixing on the sink as she fishes for a reply. Her lips twist upwards in a bitter smile that she eventually turns on him.

“I might know . . .something of it.”

She stares into him, fingers clasping her shoulder as she moves towards him.

He glares back, jaw clenched.

“Orochimaru . . .the man who ransacked this place and killed Lord Third. . .he was my teacher. Branded me with that same seal and left me for dead on an island a long way from here.” Before him, Anko bows low enough for him to see the seal hidden beneath her long-collared jacket.

They observe each other, and for a brief moment, the boy feels convinced that if anyone is bearing the self-same weight that he is then it must be this woman. In that transient flicker of time, he muses that if there is but one person that truly understands the maelstrom of agony and helplessness brewing in his stomach, it’s the one who has spent a lifetime fleeing from the looming shadow of her treacherous teacher.

He relaxes his arm, ignoring the way his fingers and wrist ache, and finds the pattern of his kitchen flooring far more sympathetic than Anko’s face.

Sasuke doesn’t like it; he has never liked feeling exposed. He refuses to acknowledge their similarity, because the moment that he admits that the malignant growth he nurses is anything like Anko’s then he has to admit that there is another possible route for him to take besides complete and total amputation.

“There is no one on this earth more deserving of death than Uchiha Itachi. No one.”

He expects her to rebuttal, but instead when Anko shrugs, excuses herself, and leaves him to himself for the night, he’s surprised by how heavy the air of silence she leaves in her wake is.

***********

Uchiha Itachi graduated from the Academy at age seven. He was promoted to Chuunin at age ten. By the time he was thirteen-years-old, he was running top-rank missions as an ANBU Black OPs. He was the jewel of the Uchiha clan, his father’s pride-and-joy. . .and his murderer.

Sasuke recites this like a liturgy in the training field, letting it be his focus as he channels chakra through his arm. Electrical heat sparks from his palms, dancing along the tips of his fingers. Power colors the bark of the surrounding trees a blinding blue. He charges forward, feels all his pinpoint rage tear through age-old wood, breath tight in his chest until he releases it with a crescendoing roar. He doesn’t stop until he hears wood cracking above him and the tree begins to bend forward.

Sasuke yanks his hand out of the bark and leaps away, inhaling the smell of burning wood. Above him, branches jostle, leaves hissing in the friction. Sasuke hears her whistle before he feels her chakra burst to life.

“That’s a neat little trick. Did Kakashi teach you that?”

Sasuke doesn’t have to glean long to find her lounging in the boughs some feet above him.

“Bet something like that drains you dry fast, doesn’t it? How many times can you do that?”

He studies her briefly, watches the way she leans forward to observe the damage from the safety of her perch, thumb in her mouth as she thinks.

“Does he know you’ve been stalking me?”

Anko pouts, eyes still scanning the cavity in the devastated tree. “Maybe,” she sings. “ . . Why? You gonna tell on me?” She faces him then, mouth cracked to show friendly teeth. Sasuke feels his breath coil in his chest at the challenge.

“No. I can handle you myself.”

To this, Anko throws her head back and crows so loudly that it puts Naruto’s obnoxious laughter to shame.

***********

Later, long after she’d caught her breath and insisted on helping him dress his burn wound, she chides him for trying such a taxing technique without supervision.

“You can’t carry-on alone forever, kiddo. That was Itachi’s mistake. . .”

***********

Some memories are more painful than others. Somehow, the memory of riding Itachi’s back all the way to the dango stand and sharing dumplings is one of the most painful of all. He wonders, often times, how much of it all was an act. . .

Only once does she ever offer him a stick of dango. When he frowns at the treat, she shrugs. “More for me then.” Sasuke feels his lips pull back in a grimace as she shoves the whole stick in her mouth and draws it out clean of everything but sticky residue.

It’s the happiest he’s ever seen her.

“Do you want to kill him?”

“Orochimaru?” She chews around the name and then swallows. “ . . .Yeah. . .Probably about as bad as you want Itachi.”

“Then stay out of my way.”

Anko takes a sip from her sweet-bean soup and then clears her throat. “I’m not in your way, Sasuke. I’m in his.”

He scowls at the notion that he needs protecting, that he’s too much of a child to know that this thing that burns through his body when he has a nightmare has strings attached. How stupid does she think he is?

“Tch! What does he want, anyway?”

Three, gluttonous gulps, and she’s drained her drink, wiping her mouth on the back of her hand. She doesn’t look at him as she crushes the can flat with her fingers.

“To live forever. . .”

***********

Kakashi finds out some time afterwards.

Sasuke suspects that he always knew.

He never says anything to Sasuke about it, but Anko’s visits stop, and the next time he sees her on the open-streets, she ignores him.

That night, Sasuke closes his window and locks it for good measure.

He doesn’t feel safe.

[naruhinalife555]

is bullshit

"Okay I got that NS isn't eny better. But is certainly BETTER than what we got. I know people will say that it wouldn't work but for gots sake. Naruto and Sakura have been through it together until the end "

No no you are wrong NS isn't better from what we got it is really wouldn't working and people is right NaruSaku is big trash Naruto and Sakura does not have been through it together until the end Naruto never wanted yo be with Sakura in reality is not was his main !! You can look in your self

"If Sakura were to marry someone it should've bee someone who loves her whom she can be herself"

Is big crup in this case Naruto not love her at all if Naruto was love Sakura like you are saying he is was ready to do all for her even to dead but not he is not did it like in cases of Hinata here was more meaning!

What is the meaning Sakura be her self?? You can't forced your feelings!! She even can't to support in Naruto 😔

either love or not you are talking about forced but on purpose you want sakura to lie to herself and love naruto by force

"Naruto he is deserved the girl that he loved on his own choice and not whom he is was guilt trippeld into loving. And NH fans can argue howhere they like. " is not chang the fact that your bullshit he loved her he is just not realized it "!!

like i said sakura she is never was naruto's choice hinata and naruto were meant to be together since before the manga. hinata was invented before sakura naruto didn't fall in love with hinata in movie because i can find at least one evidence that naruto noticed hinata long before before the movie nothing was out of guilt tripeld. I want to know give me at least one proof that naruto has a desire to get sakura so they can be a couple because if he loved her he wouldn't hold hinata's hand in her presence and in front of an entire audience

"excuse will never make sence consedring that apparentliy Naruto never know what love is so how if can this actually in true?Naruto is Dumb but not THAT dumb"

There is no excuse here I will say it again it was said at least 3 times by kishimoto that naruto doesn't understand love that much naruto also admits it himself when he breaks up with his father. so stop the to distort manga. Again there is the fact that Naruto doesn't really want Sakura because he jokes that she is his girlfriend, he is never serious about her and then he thinks about Hinata it doesn't make sense!

"you are just trying to delude your self so bad is hurts to wotch some with SS. maybe sasuke did some sort affecion for sakura in the very begining nut the flew out the window quickly."

Don't even dare to say this it sasusaku she is shit just like narusaku Any ship that comes with Sakura is garbage

And let be for real the wrost things that even happens to sakura and hinata characther are their one side obsesion with man how (should'vn) never loved them in the first place

Well really Hinata's love is not an obsession with Naruto and you should understand that once and for all Hinata is not obsessed with him she just loved Naruto and it's not that she forced him to be with her and do things for her right? The one who is deluding himself here is you! It's just a bunch of lies If Naruto loved someone else Hinata would let him go with her

she is not as obsessive as Sakura Naruto and Hinata always supported each othe

Evryting could't been avoided if kishi wasn't moeny hungry and would'ev ended it naruto became hokage.

Who are you, you piece of shit, to tell a man how to finish his work? You are an anarchist and inconsiderate Kishi did what he did and it has nothing to do with him being hungry for money there is nothing like that his whole manga was built the way he wanted.

first write your own manga and then talk if you knew Naruto's character You should have known the author wouldn't leave him alone and you are should read the manga instead of watching the stinking filler of Your ship.

You would understand that being Hokage wasn't enough naruto he didn't want to be alone because he was alone all his life. When did Naruto really fight for Sakura?

atonement for Kishimoto you don't have an iota of genius than what he has the main thing is you are criticizing the manga go fuck Naruhina forever.

I don't understand how people send Naruto if such a violent woman and say they have chemistry with her he went through everything together

[milk-boi1224]

Hello! This is a crossover WIP of Kekkai Sensen and Naruto! I’ll be honest, I don’t feel like I’m the best at writing characters without them being semi out of character, but I hope you guys like it! I have a few more things to add to this before it’s done hehe.

Thanks for reading if you do!

He's three when it happens.

~~~

"Sasuke, why don't we go on a walk together?" Sasuke grunts, glaring at his blocks while he tries his damnedest to smash the things together. His family finds this habit of his amusing, but he finds it to be a very nice stress reliever.

After all, who fucked up in the reincarnation process and let him keep some of his memories from his past life as Leonardo Watch? Hadn't he suffered enough? He had had to work with ZAPP of all people! The absolute fucking pervert that refused to leave him alone. Bully.

"Sasuke~"

Not only was he reborn with his stupid fucking memories, but he was reborn in a world almost as stupid as the last one! And this time HE'S the little brother! This is- this is tyranny! If he was gonna be reborn, why couldn't he at least be the big brother again? This is unacceptable.

He smashes his blocks harder.

"Sasuke… Mother will be very upset if you don't go outside today…"

His hand stops in the air as his eye twitches. Uchiha Mikoto is scary about the health and well being of her children. He sighs, drops his blocks, stumbles up to his feet, and turns his glare onto his older brother.

His older brother sucks, life sucks, and this world actually sucks balls.

At least it can't really get worse from here.

~~

It can.

It really, really can.

Why hasn't he learned his lesson yet.

~~

Itachi is holding him up to look at the cherry blossoms in the park when it happens.

The world slows, it stops, and then there is a burst of pressure in the air that Sasuke can never forget.

No. Nononono-

Please- Not again-

He twists in his brothers arms to come face to face with a sight he had thought he left behind with his old life.

A God. A God with eyes in his mouth, eyes around him, and eyes in his hand.

"C̴͓͉̜̬͊̉͐̓̕ȟ̷͉͕͉̬̓̏͠ȏ̴̢̢͍̎ó̵̰̲̖͙̳̬̲̈͗̓̿̾̀̚͘͝s̸̖͍̮̐͑̔͜ȩ̵̛̲̮̯̤̟͖̼̦̝̯̣̠̾͛̾̐̊̿̄̿̈̋, ̵̧̢͓̠̠͚͎̹̬̠͂̾͑͗̈́̀̐̆̌̌̕W̵̨̦̘͖̞̳͓̭̙̆̊̓̿̎̈́̿͂͠h̶̠͈̏̋͋i̸̢͈̝̳̰̒̉̅͗̐̈́̕͜ĉ̶͇̦̳̰͔̯͕͍̙̞̭̦̰̍ͅḩ̷͕̩͖̻̻̦͂͋̓͝ ̸̡̻̗̲̥̾̍̊̍̎͆̐͒̕͜͝w̵̡̛̮̻̮͎̣̺̭̼͐͛̄͂͠i̶̦͍̖͛́̈͌͝ͅl̷̖̞̈́̿͂͘͘͝͝͝͝l̵̨͖̗̩͙̳̱͚͚̻͔̱͛̀͂̊̈́̓͊̃̓̉͊̚ ̷̘͗̈́̏͝w̵͓̦̜̼̠̱͚͎͖̉̿̊i̵̟̻̬̭̋̓̽̐̒̈́t̵̡̂͑̾̍̃͠͠͝n̶̢̢̢̧͉͕͓͕̮̙̤̲̮̄̃̽͛̒͜ę̷̝̼̪͈͈̝̀̑̅̍̀͐̑́̿́͋͜͝s̵̺̰̱͔̳̝̥͍͖̋͘s̵̲͔̭̦͙̽̀́͛͒͜͜͠."

Instinctively, he's certain they both know what it means.

Instantly Sasuke goes to open his mouth. He has dreamed about this moment with his sister, has agonized and fantasized and he refuses to let this happen a second time.

(He's only been here for three years, but he knows his place in this clan. He is the spare, the little brother to a prodigy who is decidedly not one. He is a child who has yet to fully start his shinobi training. In this instance, he is disposable.)

His mouth is open and- "-"

He isn't able to get a sound out before a hand is tightly gripping his jaw, covering his mouth. There is only one other person here besides himself. So he whips his head back and forth, he screams, he kicks, he bites, he scratches-

"Foolish little brother."

He turns wide, crying eyes to Itachi, and tries to reach for his face. Tries to stick his fingers in his mouth- Something- Anything- Anything to stop this-

But.

Itachi is not a genius prodigy for nothing.

He activates his Sharingan, and as he looks at Sasuke's face, he tells a cruel God their fate.

"If you're going to take…Take from me."

~~

His brother sits serene as chaos unfolds around the two of them.

Sasuke is screaming, he is cursing the god that did this, his emotions are out of control and so are his eyes.

"-I AM GOING TO SHOVE YOUR DICK SO FAR UP YOUR ASSHOLE IT'LL CREATE AN ENTIRELY NEW FUCKING ORGAN-"

He thinks that maybe Itachi is whispering something into his ears, trying to calm him down, most likely. But he can't find it within himself to do so. This was his second life. His second chance.

His second chance and at three it has already gone so far off the tracks he's in the gods damned ocean.

"-I AM GOING TO EAT YOU!"

He stops to take a hiccuping breath, and when he tries to scream again all that comes out of his mouth are harsh, raspy, wet sobs. He folds over Itachi's arm, his cries taking the last of his strength as he finally closes his eyes.

He thinks he hears Itachi sigh as the boy gathers him up in his arms, shielding him from the people in masks that show up as soon as his eyes are deactivated.

"We are not injured. On the authority of the Uchiha clan Heir, I call an immediate emergency meeting with the Hokage and my parents, Uchiha Mikoto and Uchiha Fugaku. I will need an escort."

~~

Sasuke can feel the eyes of everyone in the room- sans Itachi's- bearing into the back of his head.

It's silent before someone- he's pretty sure it's the Hokage- speaks in a measured tone. "So, a God showed itself within Konoha, and bestowed the gift of Eyes onto your brother in exchange for your own. Correct? There was no attack, just Sasuke loosing control?"

"Yes, Hokage-Sama. Sasuke was very emotional, which I suspect was the cause for his lapse."

Oh Itachi, look at him being such a good big brother.

He doesn't deserve it.

"Hm… Sasuke-kun, would you mind showing us the Gift given to you?" It sounds like a suggestion, but by the slight tightening of his brothers arms, he is fairly certain that it is not.

He sighs before he reluctantly turns around in Itachi's lap- the boy is sitting, unlike their parents who are hovering right behind the two of them- and grips the hand covering his stomach. Itachi's gently laces their fingers together as he slowly opens his eyes.

~~

Sasuke is prettys sure that all Uchiha, no matter how stable they seem, have a few screws loose in their head.

"Oh Sasuke, you've only started talking today, but look at all the trouble you've already caused. Your big brother is so proud of you."

Itachi is holding his head gently to his chest while running through the streets. Trying his best to get the both of them to the Uchiha compound in one piece.

"It's no' my fault tha' guy had o'r eyes." Sasuke knows he's whining, but honestly? This is perhaps the worst day of his entire life, and he is only three. Is he gonna end up like Leo?

God he hopes not.

Itachi just chuckles at him before he plasters the both of them against a wall, using his body as a shield from the explosion that fires off from their right. Before the smoke clears, he once again runs off like a shot, making sure to keep himself between Sasuke and the sounds of fighting.

Sasuke wonders at Itachis ability to navigate the streets with something bordering amazement. Not even this morning was the boy blinded, but he avoids the fighting and thrown weapons with ease. Slipping in and out of narrow alleyways that no one is in, and jumping over dead bodies on the street.

He truly is a once in a generation prodigy.

Sasuke grips him tighter, and ignores the tears leaking from his closed eyes. "There are people ahead a' us." Itachi squeezes his body closer with one hand, and quickly squats behind a wall. Waiting.

[soulcarved]

@damnedflames asked: "you're hard to ignore." [ sasuke to takeshi -> ›     FIRST   TO   ADMIT

the admission has him feeling conflicted, if anything. was he hard to ignore because he was so full on? like the other had tried to ignore him, cut him off, give 'em the ol' boot but takeshi was just too damn persistent for his own good and didn't know when to leave well enough alone?

or was he hard to ignore because he occupied sasuke's every thought? did he dream of him, spend every waking moment thinking about how it feels when they kiss? does takeshi's smile make him feel all warm n' fuzzy inside? does his laugh make sasuke wanna take him by the face and kiss him until the air leaves their lungs, till they're so desperate for each other that even the thought of parting for a second physically pains them?

shit - he hopes it's the second one, needs it to be the second one ; to know that he means something, that he's wanted - that sasuke's thinkin' of him in the same way that takeshi does. but even now he doesn't know for sure, doesn't want to assume things, yanno? no one has ever wanted him like that - why would sasuke be any different? no one has ever looked at takeshi and thought he was something worth keeping around for more than what he could offer them - so why in the hell would sasuke be any different?

takeshi's insecurities bubble up inside him, tell him not to get his hopes up, that what sasuke says is out of annoyance and nothing more. because what other reason would there be, truly?

so the blond does what he does best ; puts on a cheeky grin and leans in niiiiiice an' close, even goes so far as to put a hand on the other's chest all dramatic like, pressing lingering kisses along his jawline. takeshi may be over the top, might be hard to ignore - but he's good for one thing at least, being an object of desire. that? fuck - he could do that shit in his sleep.

so if that's what it takes to keep sasuke around then damn it, that's what takeshi's gonna do! "why y' tryna ignore me, baby?" he coos softly, letting his hand run up the other's chest until fingers are just barely brushing over the side of his neck. "hurts m' feelings, yanno? thought we had somethin' special--"

[allyium-inserts]

If Only... Part 2

Based on Naruto Shippuden. Has canon-level violence and death. Mentions of pregnancy. Very fluffy and angsty. I try to follow the Shippuden storyline as best as I can. There will probably be grammar mistakes. Sorry, it took so long, I’m a senior in college so I’m just trying to graduate right now!

Find Part one here!

At this point no one knows of your relationship with Itachi except for the Akatsuki, only Jiraiya knows that’s because he was gaining intel on the Akatsuki and found out that way. But I know for a fact Tsunade has Anbu watch over your cottage. And that Anbu is Tenzo/ Yamato and you both have a deal to not tell your mother who visits and only steps in when you are in danger (even though you can handle yourself)

The only reason the Akatsuki knows about your relationship is because of Kisame’s slip up and that one-time Hidan tried to get in your pants and when you brought it up to Itachi. Itachi was not happy, and it is safe to say that Hidan will never mess with you or Itachi again. At least not in Itachi’s presence

Although you two are not officially married, he has slipped up and called you his wife when talking to Kisame about you. And Kisame never lets him live that down. And you have slipped up by saying my husband when talking to Sakura or Shizune. And they are so confused because they don’t even know you are seeing someone. I mean Sakura totally thinks you are from that one time, but she couldn't confirm it. 

When Jiraiya and Naruto leave to train, you totally leave with them to travel again cuz you’ve missed traveling around the land and being able to help other people. When Jiraiya almost gets killed by Naruto, you are the one who saves his life. He is very much in debt to you at this point. One Senju almost killed him, while another practically saved him.

But you three diverge and you continue to do your own thing. And while traveling you meet Hidan and Kakazu a lot considering how much Kakazu tries to kill Hidan. Hidan likes to call you his little nurse, but only when Itachi isn’t around because the last time he did. He wished he wasn’t immortal. 

While traveling, Itachi visits and you bring up starting a family because you know for a fact that Itachi to you is like Dan was to Tsunade. Plus, it doesn’t help that both you and Itachi have a feeling that Sasuke will come after him soon. You both go into this long discussion about having children and even though you are both extremely young. You are ready and fully prepared to raise a child on your own.

Itachi would love to have a child with you, and nothing would make him happier than starting a family with someone. Especially after being alone for so long and thinking that he did not deserve love at all. He doesn’t even think he deserves to have the privilege of being a father let own being with you.

You understand his stance and wouldn’t push any further, but he wouldn’t mind trying and if you were to get pregnant then you do and if not, you don’t.

“My Love, after everything I did. You would want to give me that honor?” 

“Of course, Itachi, no matter what happened in the past, you deserve to have a family.”

That absolutely melts him, and he does not understand how he is constantly falling deeper and deeper in love with you because each time he falls and doesn't think he can fall deeper. After this conversation, you both would continue to talk about baby names. And decided that if you were to have a daughter, name her Mikoto after Itachi’s mother. For a boy, you would name him after your late uncle Nawaki. 

During your travels you hear about the civil war in the Land of Rain, so you head that way to provide medical aid to injured civilians and ninja if need be. Getting into the Land of Rain is extremely difficult to begin with, but because you are an “asset” to the Akatsuki, you can get in easily. Although when you tell Pain that you are going to provide for both sides, he was not happy, but killing you would cause him more issues than he needed now, especially since they are preparing their move. 

The people in their Hidden Village often called you The Priestess, which was a name you haven’t heard since you met Itachi all those years ago. During the Civil War, Hanzo had put a few attempts on your life, which did not work. Except there was a very close call where an injured ninja had arrived at your tent. The injuries were serious, so you used a lot of chakras and by the time you were done you were exhausted. In your state of exhaustion, you didn’t realize the ninja had gotten up and threw a kunai through your stomach. When you looked back, he was already dead, and Itachi was standing over his body. You pull the kunai out of your stomach before you start to cough up a lot of blood.

At this point you were bleeding out and your chakra was almost completely depleted. Although your mother had taught you about the Seal of 100 hundreds healing and how to accumulate the chakra. You never truly unlocked it, and you have been accumulating chakra since you were 15. 

Suddenly you feel the wound disappearing and your chakra regenerating quicker than normal.  By the time Itachi moves to you, your stomach wound is practically closed and just blood covers that portion of your shirt. His heart literally dropped when he saw the kunai in your stomach. He literally could not lose you, the only person in his life that showed him what it was like to love again. In his mind, he will always be the one to die first, after all Sasuke is getting stronger.

“Please don’t leave me yet.”

After your near-death experience, you leave the land of rain and begin to head back to Konoha. During your travels, you run into Jiraiya and Naruto. The first thing you do is check on Jiraiya’s wound and ask how the training is going. 

You finally arrive in Konoha and the first thing you do is head back to your cottage near the Nara Forest. To your own surprise, Tsunade, Shizune, Sakura, and Tenzo have kept your home clean and neat. 

On your walk to the village, the first person to recognize you is Sakura, who was picking medical herbs right outside the village. The first thing she noticed was your forehead seal. Her eyes literally lit up and asked about the seal. You answered any questions she had while you both walked into the village straight to the hokage’s office to talk to your mother.

When you arrive at the office, Tsunade is doing paperwork with Shizune. She stops her paperwork to give you a large hug, much like when you initially arrived in Konoha. You talk and discuss your travels as well as how you unlocked your Seal of 100 Healings.

During this time, you have started to help at the Hidden Leaf Hospital. You also grow close to the Nara family, cuz after all you are one of the few people allowed in the forest. You rarely see Itachi at all until about a week before Naruto arrives. 

You are hanging out in your home, cleaning up and getting ready to leave into the forest to collect medical herbs to use. A knock at your door causes you to stop what you are doing and at the door is Itachi. You smile widely because you haven’t seen him in a while and let him in. 

During his visit, he tells you that the Akatsuki are starting their plan and probably will not see him very much or at all until the plan is complete. You nod your head and ask how long he will be staying. And ofc it’s not long but he promised to make the most of it. Because after all you both have a feeling that you wouldn’t see each other again. 

So, his entire visit you guys do nothing but whisper sweet nothings and make love to each other, because after all of this is the last time, you might see Itachi. 

Before he leaves you to try to heal his eyesight, but he denies you and that makes that gut feeling even worse. 

“Please come back to me.”

“I can’t promise that my love.”

The next week, Naruto returns to the village with Jiraiya after training for so long. Once Jiraiya hands Naruto off to Kakashi, he asks you to meet for tea. You meet up with him and discuss his intel on the Akatsuki and want it to mean for you as an “honorary” member of Akatsuki. You refuse to break the confidentiality between Itachi and yourself, so you only listen and don’t tell anything specific other than their plan is starting soon, but don’t know when. With that, you leave some Ryo and leave.  

You don’t hear from any of the Akatsuki until you are talking to a Nara member in the village and a gray piece of paper lands in your hand as a message from Konan. You politely dismiss yourself from the Nara member and head straight to your cottage to prepare a first aid bag. As you leave the cottage, you are met with Tobi, which teleports you to the hideout.

Once you arrive at the hideout, you are met with an extremely injured Deidara, a dead Sasori, and fellow Akatsuki members. You instantly go to work on Deidara and heal him as best as you can. You practically exhaust yourself healing Deidara and nearly pass out from chakra depletion. After like 6 hours of healing, you have healed Deidara the best you could. 

You continue with your life until one day you go to Sakura because you were feeling under the weather. It had been about three weeks since you saw Itachi. As a healing ninja, you had an idea about what was causing the illness. When she confirmed your suspicions, you told her to not tell anyone, not even your mother. 

You heard talk around the village about Akatsuki in the area. You ignore the information and go to the closest collection office to collect some blood and resources. Although technically working with Konoha is a way. While being a mercenary any blood or organs you needed you would go to the collection offices and buy them. Just as you arrived you ran into Shikamaru and his crew. When he asked what you were doing here you brought up how when you were traveling you often used collection offices to get blood and organs. What you weren’t expecting was that Hidan was sitting on the stoop of the office. 

As soon as you walked past, Hidan perked up and was like “Are you to heal me, my little nurse” with that smirk on his face. You simply replied with, “don’t let you know who hear that” and his face paled slightly until he looked behind you. You just walked in and started talking to Kakazu and the Head person about the recent arrivals and cost and stuff. 

Cue the fight scene where Asuma is dying. 

You felt bad about Asuma and how Ino was trying to help him, she looked at you pleadingly as a cue to help her.

“Why are you just standing there? HELP US!”

“He’s already dead Ino.” 

The shock in her eyes as you said that and the anger behind them was something you haven’t seen since the Civil War in the Hidden Rain Village. You felt guilty but she will learn when to stop trying like you did.

“How long have you been working with Akatsuki?”

You didn’t answer at all. You didn’t have to tell Shikamaru how you met them randomly and then fell in love with Kin slayer and is pregnant with his child. You didn’t have to explain how we were practically a mercenary, so it wasn’t uncommon to run into ting. Everyone looked at you in shock and betrayal. 

You simply returned to your cottage and prepared for a transplant that you needed to complete to help a traveling merchant. 

You had been requested by your mother to report to the Hokage’s office, regarding the issue. You wanted to ignore it, but her mother’s ignorance of the situation has gone on too long and now we both needed to answer it. 

As soon as you arrived you heard the screaming from Shikamaru, Ino, and Choji about the situation. They wanted answers and you didn’t blame them. As soon as you walked into the office you and your mother exchanged a look and you sighed. 

“You want answers, here are the answer.”

You explained to them about how you were a traveling healer and that you had run into Itachi and Kisame by chance. And how it wasn’t uncommon to see rogue ninja on the road, and since you weren’t one for affiliations, you healed whoever regardless how terrible they were. You told them everything except your relationship with Itachi and that you were pregnant. After that whole debacle, they were of course still angry for letting Asuma die and the whole situation. You chose to not go to the funeral. 

Cue the Itachi pursuit mission and here’s where it gets angsty…

At this point you are like 2 months pregnant, and slightly showing.

So, when you hear about the mission you of course decide to join regardless of what your mother says, and the people involved are confused until your mother explains to them my connection to Akatsuki and your close relation to Itachi. She didn’t go into detail about our relationship but said it would be helpful. 

Jiraiya and I made eye contact, and you really had a bad feeling about this, and you knew that you had to go regardless of the protest. Tenzo would back you up in going but Sakura was nervous for your child.

During the mission you are stuck with Sakura and the two ninja dogs. Until there was a bright explosion, that captivated us. You instantly start running that way cuz you knew you had to, there was a feeling. After that investigation, you continued with the group until Tobi popped up, you knew why he was there and why there was this pit in your stomach. 

“Tobi, let me through!”

“Tobi only will let Ms. (Y/N) because she gives Tobi candy.”

With that you pushed through unconcerned with the yelling behind and the confusion. Tenzo knew why you had to move forward.  I ran until I caught up with Kisame and Sasuke's crew. You were already crying knowing the outcome today will have, but you just needed to see him. 

“Kisame please… you know I need to see him.”

“You of all people should know why I can’t let you through.”

I’m the last part of the fight. You pushed through Kisame and ran Itachi, the dehydration didn’t matter, the cold numbing your body didn’t matter, and the rawness in your eyes did not matter. All that mattered was Itachi and seeing him alive and telling him about your child. So, he can die knowing about the miracle you two have talked about.

As soon as you arrived at the scene, a scream ripped from your lips, and you stumbled down the rocky surface to meet Itachi. You ignored the stunned boy and instantly fell to the ground, grasping Itachi in your hands. You started healing him in desperation to see his eyes again, to see the love they carry. 

 “Please don’t leave me, please! I can’t live without you, Itachi. I can’t… I can’t raise her by myself!” You sobbed loudly as Tobi, Kisame, and Zenstu appear in front of you. You continued to try and heal him as the sob racked from your body, vision blurry with tears unable to comprehend anything around you. “I know I said I was ready to do this by myself, but I c-can’t, please. Please wake up!” Hoping it was genjustu who continued to try and free yourself. You even used your 100 healing seals just so you could see his brown eyes again. You didn’t care that you might be hurting your child, but you just wanted to hear his voice one more time, see his smile one more time. It was too soon for him to go, he still needed to meet his child, he had to meet his child. “We have to take him,” someone said but you couldn’t figure out who, and next thing you know all you are holding his headband to your chest as another loud scream is ripped from your mouth into the air as the Konoha ninja finally reach you. Ignoring their presence, you continue to sob, not caring who sees or hears because, after all the love of your life, the father of your child had just been ripped away from you. Your throat was raw as you finally feel someone put their cloak over you to try and cover your drenched form. The world was a cruel place, and you can think everything is perfect until it all falls apart. All you say, your throat raw from screaming, turning back to them is,

“He’s gone” 

[maoam]

A little about the words Naruto and Sasuke use (especially during VoTE 1 & 2)

I’ve been meaning to talk about this but I think it’s important how Naruto and Sasuke use different terms when addressing each other. I think it shows a different levels of confusion in how they are aware of the nature of their bond.

NAKAMA (comrade)

When Naruto is trying to plead, he uses the word 仲間 (nakama) which means comrade, and eventhough it's sometimes translated as friend in different shonen series, you can be nakama without necessarily being friends. The word is referred to as being part of a group or community in a plural sense. Shikamaru says he doesn’t particularly like Sasuke but he considers Sasuke nakama because they are both Konoha shinobi. Naruto is telling Sasuke to consider all of them because they are his comrades from Konoha, he is asking Sasuke how can he shrug off this connection like it's nothing.

*Nakama is also the word Sasuke uses when referring to Naruto and Sakura as comrades (and I assume this applies also to Kakashi even if he is not there) he doesn't want to lose when they are facing Gaara. Sasuke has never referred to Sakura as any other word than nakama, which is another reason why the way he addresses Naruto so dramatically speaks volumes*

SHITASHII TOMO (intimate friend)

Sasuke rejects the idea of "playing" with the Konoha crowd but when Naruto asks was everything meaningless between them, he tells Naruto no and adds:

You have become... my closest friend Ore ni totte omae wa, mottomo shitashii tomo ni natta.

shitashii tomo = closest friend 最も  (mottomo) most, extremely 親しい ( shitashī ) intimate, really close

What's interesting is that shitashī as a word already means really close or intimate and is used in front of tomo to show that the relationship is very deep and important, but Sasuke adds "mottomo" which means "extremely". He is very serious about his feelings!

TOMODACHI (friend)

(First picture) We became friends. (Second picture) (I'm) your friend! (Third picture) Because you're my friend!

There are a lot of different words for "friend" in Japanese. Naruto uses 友達 (tomodachi) when addressing Sasuke (unlike Sasuke). I'd say tomodachi is the most common and casual word for a friend, it isn’t polite or honorific Japanese, and one can use it in everyday casual conversations. It is not polite like yuujin and it also doesn't refer to specifically really close friend like shinyuu.

To me, the way Sasuke addresses Naruto so dramatically while Naruto, despite his actions being dramatic, addresses Sasuke almost casually is peculiar. I'm not sure what to make of it. Tomodachi is again the word Naruto offers Sasuke after their final battle, and Sasuke doesn't seem too happy. It's only after Naruto says he just can't bear watch him suffer because it hurts, can't leave Sasuke alone, that Sasuke finally relaxes and seems content.

KYOUDAI (brother, sibling)

(First picture:) I wonder if being with you is how having a brother feels like. (Second picture:) Naruto considers you to almost be his own brother... that's what I heard from Sakura-san. - I only have one brother, the one I want to kill. (Third picture:) *Unfortunately I don’t have the raw for this volume, but I checked the anime and the chapter title and Naruto indeed uses kyoudai again*

Naruto refers to Sasuke as 兄弟 (kyoudai) when he is wondering if their relationship is that of brothers/siblings during VoTE 1 and also when he is talking to Itachi and telling him he's a better brother to Sasuke than Itachi ever was. But interestingly, when Naruto confronts Sasuke in Kage Summit arc he refers to him as his friend. During war arc, Naruto acknowledges him and Sasuke aren't really brothers, but they are friends.

* Important to note here is that Sasuke never agrees to Naruto’s musing of them possibly being like brothers, and he even tells Sai he only has one brother. Sasuke sticks to his ‘intimate friend’ til the end and never changes it. This shows that since Sasuke had a family and a brother, he can tell his feelings towards Naruto aren’t brotherly. Naruto on the other hand, didn’t have a family, or anyone to teach him different relationships, so he has to learn by himself.*

But back to Hagoromo:

(Naruto says:)

オレとサスケは本当の兄弟じゃねけど...仲直りは出来ると思うんだ.

Ore to Sasuke wa hontō no kyōdai ja nee kedo... Nakanaori wa dekiru to omou nda.

Even though Sasuke and I aren't really siblings...I think we can make peace.

*This part, I understood as Naruto explaining to Hagoromo that even if they aren't brothers like Ashura and Indra, he believes they can fix things, reconcile and end the hatred since they’re friends.*

(Sasuke says:)

イタチ 亡き今 やっ とオレは 一人になったように思えた...だがナルト...あいつ だけは斬っておかなければならない.

Itachi naki ima yatto ore wa hitori ni natta youni omoeta...Daga Naruto... Aitsu dake wa kitte o kanakereba naranai.

Now that Itachi is dead, I thought that I became completely alone... But Naruto... I must only kill (literally cut) him.

*Sasuke is referring to cutting Naruto from himself so he can be truly alone*

(Hagoromo asks why Sasuke needs to cut Naruto off/why Naruto thinks he can make peace with Sasuke:)

(Naruto says:)

オレ達 かなりの友達だから.

Ore-tachi kanari no tomodachi dakara.

Because we're quite good friends.

かなり = quite, fairly

(Sasuke says)

オレにとって奴は...最も親しい友のままでいる から だ.

Ore ni totte yatsu wa...Mottomo shitashii tomo no mama de irukarada.

As for me, he...because he remains my extremely close friend/most intimate friend.

最も = (mottomo) most, extremely 親しい (shitashii) intimate, really close

What interests me is how they use different words. Naruto keeps using the more casual tomodachi while Sasuke keeps using the more dramatic mottomo shitashii tomo. Sasuke is more honest about his feelings maybe?

YUIITSU

(Sasuke says:)

じゃあね... オレの唯一の友よ!

Jaa ne... Ore no yuiitsu no tomo yo!

See ya.. my only... friend!

(Naruto says:)

その唯一がオレだからよ.

Sono yuiitsu ga ore dakara yo.

Because I'm (your) only one.

This is interesting because while Sasuke uses the word tomo for friend here, when he asks why Naruto won't give up Naruto says "Because I'm (your) only one" without the friend... maybe he just didn't add it, but I do think the choice to not include it is peculiar and makes this sound even more dramatic. 😏 When it comes to Sasuke, I can’t for the life of me understand how people can think Sakura is extremely important to him when the manga made a clear point that Naruto dying would leave him alone, because Naruto is ‘the only one’. Ignoring this is just lack of reading comprehension or denial.

[iambilliejeanok]

Which of the Naruto boys do you think would be into big areolas/heavier boobs that sag, and would tell their S/O how hot they find their insecurity? These titties give me so much grief 😥

Warnings: 18+, nsfw

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Shino

Shino can be quite perverted🤫 and if he could sleep in a field of titty he would fo sho. Does he even think about what titties look like? I mean, he hasn’t quite had any thoughts about preferences, he always just wanna smoosh em in his face. That’s all he cares about.

He loves nipple play and will torture your poor nips until you right there on his lap. Fully clothed with his head buried under your shirt. “Pathetic”, he teased you, continually sucking on those juicy chocolate drops until he’s had enough.

All the soft gestures he does will naturally have you feeling pretty. The way Shino obsesses over your body has you blushing and loving yourself all the more.

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Naruto😛

The thorn in your foot. Will not leave you alone about you titties. Literally wants you to breastfeed him, like a baby. Prefers to lay on you laps and with his head being cradled and your fingers running through his blond hair as he sucks, bites and squeezes. Saggy tits are perfect for his needs, so please don’t be shy, drop em in his face and let the man have fun🥺

He doesn’t want you to ever feel insecure or shy about them, because the size of your areola or nipple is quite the turn on. Naruto sees a pair of big fat areolae and his dick immediately on📈

Especially when they nearly cover the entire teet😭 he’s immediately in your personal space every time you get nakey😋

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Sasuke

Nothing like a movie night, on the couch, his hands under your shirt as you lay on your back ontop of him, cuddled up for the movie. Like any mature person out there, he has no particular preference for tittys. As long as he can touch them anytime like they’re his own, he’s a happy man fr.😁

Sasuke is the type to fall in love with whatever you have to offer. If you titties sag, all of a sudden he has a serious saggy titty kink. Everything about the design of your boobs is special to him because they’re on you😊

He loves to reassure on the matter every now and then. “Mmhm you feel so good baby” or “why are you hiding those from me? Not fair, I love to look at them, or do I not deserve it today?” ,he’ll babble, and wear the cutest pout you’ve ever seen. You have to titty flash him y/n!!! You’re too beautiful 😩

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[the-real-sasuke-uchiha]

I don't know what is worse but, indeed, I could excuse Kakashi's ignorance and incompetence but, I can never excuse his bias against Sasuke. He never supported him and, worse for me is how he always treated Sasuke as if he was an evil, dangerous hatred bomb about to explode or something.

He made Sasuke the sole responsible for the fight on the hospital roof, lectured only him, accused him of wanting to kill Naruto even if Naruto was the one pulling rasengan first. Awful double standard, everything Sasuke does is considered abominable and unreasonable even if other ninja do the same or worse and are never reprimanded. He then goes and ties Sasuke to a tree claiming that he won't listen willingly, and this is so crazy to me because, what past experience could have led Kakashi to believe that tying Sasuke to a tree was even necessary? When did Sasuke not listen to him or run in the middle of an argument? Then straight out tells him to forget about revenge. What is his damn problem here if he didn't know the truth and Itachi was a monstrous criminal to him? Imagine for one second instead of going like this, he offers his support and tries to convince Sasuke to trust him and his friends to help him become stronger enough to beat Itachi. Power of teamwork and all that bullshit he liked so much. Just imagine. Giving Sasuke a reason to stay instead of making him feel completely alone and patronized.

I am not taking his trauma as an excuse because he is only like this with Sasuke, he never sees a fault in anyone else. Naruto gest zero scolding for "trying to kill" Sasuke with the rasengan, good intentions are assumed in every dumb and dangerous thing he does. Sakura goes on a dumb dangerous murder quest, leaving her teammates unconscious and defenceless in strange lands and he sees nothing wrong in that. And then supports Shikamaru in seeking the exact same thing Sasuke wanted. There is no excuse in trauma here, simply he is prejudiced against Sasuke and sees his very legit feelings as dangerous and evil.

And this goes waaay further in the ending. He has the guts to tell Sasuke he should have been imprisoned for life. For what crime I wonder? Attacking killer B, who was safe hiding from his brother, is enough of a crime to guarantee such punishment? Not even Orochimaru gets this sort of talk from anyone, and he freaking invaded the village, what are we talking about. In the anime Sasuke even got jailed and had his eyes sealed. Remember that filler with the freaks that could explode people with their eyes? They never got such treatment, they never got their eyes sealed, they were never restrained with a straitjacket. Literally no other criminal, however depraved and monstrous, ever got such a dehumanizing, humiliating treatment as Sasuke.

But that is not all, after knowing very well the truth, Kakashi left the two decrepit genocidal advisors remain unpunished and in office. I mean, there is literally no excuse for this, no justification. He is standing there before Sasuke, reprimanding him again, pretending he should be thankful for being allowed to live or whatever, while openly endorsing the genocide of the Uchiha. It is so unbearably enraging. Sasuke should have never participated in the war, he should have let them all rotten in those cocoons.

Same here, it is really nice discussing with you :D

Shikamaru buried the murderer of his sensei alive and you don't call that "curse of hatred". Imagine what he would have done if someone exterminated his whole family and grave robbed them to implant stolen body parts on themselves. I honestly think you don't appreciate me for how trully chill and rational I am in comparison to the average shinobi.