#Ashura has asked her so many times

[reigningcheesesun]

⋆.˚ ᡣ𐭩 .𖥔˚ RETH x READER

wc: 2983 tags: fem!reader, she/her reader pronouns, reth from palia, canon events (i guess could be spoilery?), finding your shepp, self indulgent writing, not proofread or beta read :D

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“Find a shepp,” you muttered to yourself with a sigh. It was hard enough trying to navigate this newfound world, let alone trying to find a shepp per Eshe’s request. Since spawning into this place they called Kilima Village, you had been thrown into task after task. How would you ever find the time to build relationships with the villagers if you were always busy? You decided that today you would take a break from being the errand girl for everyone and instead would meet everyone you could find in hopes that you would find someone who would be willing to be your shepp. Up until now, you had only briefly spoken to most of the town, but no one knew you well enough to be your shepp just yet.

As you came into town, you assumed that Ashura would probably have wise words of advice on the fact of the matter. Hurrying along, you walked into the inn to find Ashura at his desk. 

“Hey, Ashura!” you said cheerily as you approached him. The large, gentle giant softly smiled. “Welcome in, y/n! Good to see you today. How are things going for ya?” he asked.

“Honestly? Well, I need some advice. You know this place, and the people, better than anyone, so I was going to see if you have any tips for me on picking a shepp?” 

“A shepp? So that’s what Eshe has you doing, I see. Well, many of the townsfolk would be more than happy to be a shepp- but,” he gave you a look, “asking them to be your own comes with a lot of responsibility on their part. You don’t want just anyone to be your shepp, and it should be someone you feel close to or have a connection with.”

“Responsibility? Eshe didn’t really explain much of all this to me. I thought they just told Eshe ‘Yep, she’s one of us!’ and that was it.”

Ashura chuckled. “In a way, yes, that is what they do. But their job as your shepp doesn’t stop there. They’re responsible for you, so anything you do- whether that’s good or bad- reflects upon them, too. Likewise, anything they do can also affect your own standing in Eshe’s eyes, if you get what I mean.”

“Oh… so we are kinda tied to each other’s social standing?” The wheels in your head began to turn. Who would you choose as your shepp then? It seemed the task wasn’t going to be as easy as you once thought it’d be.

“Yes, at least in the beginning it will be. But once you’re on your feet, most of us will forget who you picked as your shepp and there won’t be a little red string tying you guys together anymore. But don’t just rush into it, you’ve got all the time you need to pick someone who best fits you and your lifestyle. I know you aren’t Majiri like us, but maybe figuring out what path you like can help you narrow down your candidates.”

“Path. That’s right! A lot of you guys have your own path, so maybe I should find one I could call my own as well. Thanks, Ashura! I knew you’d be a big help for sure.”

“Oh, it’s nothing. It’s what I’m here for, of course. Kilima Village has a pretty good variety of those in different paths, there is a path for everyone- from farming, furniture making, to cooking-  you’ll figure it out.” Ashura placed a hand on your shoulder and gave a soft smile before walking past you to go about his day.

There is a path for everyone. Surely someone in this town had a path you could find yourself in, you just had to figure out who it was. As you stood there, racking your brain through the makeshift list of names in your head, you heard the rumbling coming from your stomach. You had been so immersed in your search for finding a shepp today that you forgot to make yourself something to eat. You looked around the inn, seeing the bar open for business.

“What’cha got on the menu today, Reth?” you asked as you put your hands on the counter. The elf playfully contemplated his response, acting as if he was thinking long and hard about it. “Well, I would say my famous lettuce soup, but I’d be willing to whip up something different if you wanted,” he said with a smirk.

“As much as I love your lettuce soup, I don’t think I can have that for breakfast. How about some bacon-stuffed mushrooms? What do I have to do to get some of those on your menu?” you laughed. Reth was someone who was fun to talk to, in your opinion. You knew that the rest of the town had their own opinions about him, but none of it mattered to you. You enjoyed how go with the flow he was and how he always seemed to take each day one at a time.

“You know what, for you, I can make those. Just don’t tell people I make stuff off the menu.” He winked and turned around to start prepping the food. As you watched him chop the ingredients and assemble your meal, you wondered what his thoughts were on paths and choosing a shepp. “Reth, what do you think I should do about finding a shepp? Ashura said I should find someone who’s on a path that I can find myself in, but I don’t even know where to start.”

Reth scoffed to himself. “You sure you want to ask me about paths and shepps? I don’t think I’m really the best one to give you any advice on that, y/n. But if you wanna know how I feel, I think that these paths people take just because their parents do is a little outdated of an idea. I think what Ashura means is finding a path that you like, that you enjoy doing. You lucked out being human, even if you changed your mind, no one is really gon’ say much about it.” His tone changed towards the end of his sentence.

“Yeah, so I’ve heard. The Majiri don’t seem too understanding if you change paths… but I’m sure you know it all too well, but I’m glad you’re doing something you like.”

“Me too, this stuff is way more fun than getting splinters all day and hammering away on furniture,” he said as he put the plate of bacon-stuffed mushrooms in front of you. The food looked immaculate, you could tell it was made by someone who truly loved what they were doing.

Hey, Reth,” you said quietly as you started to cut the food into pieces. Reth turned around and wiped his hands on his apron. “Yeah? What’s up? It’s not good? Don’t tell me that, just lie to me,” he snickered.

“No, no. It’s not the food, this is good, great even,” you said as you finished a bite. “Do you think, maybe, you would be my shepp?”

Reth looked astounded by the question. “What?! ME ?! Y/N, I wouldn’t even know what to do with myself as a shepp. Maybe if I knew you better, but even then, you sure you want me to be that person? I don’t really have the best reputation in the village.”

You pushed the food around on the plate, almost feeling stupid for even thinking he’d agree to something so serious. It wasn’t like Reth to be tied to anything, let alone a new person in the village who was asking a lot of him. “I’m sorry, I shouldn’t have asked. You’re probably right,” you said quietly.

Reth leaned on the counter and met your eye level. “Look, if it comes down to it and you still don’t have someone, then I’ll do it. But there’s gotta be someone way better out there for your decision than this guy. But I will do it if no one else will-”

“Really?!” you exclaimed, cutting him off. Reth put up his index finger. “Yeah, but on one condition,” he chuckled. “You just have to promise to keep coming into the inn and having breakfast, lunch, and dinner here for a while before I really agree to it. I gotta know the person I’m shepping for before saying yes for real, don’t I?”

You rolled your eyes playfully. “You know what, Reth. I think I can do that, but only if you promise me you won’t make me lettuce soup every time I come in.” Reth laughed heartily at your response and nodded his head in approval. “Fine, you got a deal.” He made his way to the other side of the counter to take someone else’s order and began prepping their food for them. 

It was hard not to watch in awe as he prepared the orders he had coming in. He was meticulous with his cuts and attentive to all timers in the kitchen, basically ready to take stuff out before the timers could even go off. It was like watching an artist paint a masterpiece as he plated the food and garnished it before passing it across the counter. As you continued to watch, you admired how much fun it looked like he had cooking. Finally, you finished your food.

“Reth,” you called to him as you placed your coins on the counter. “For the food.” You got off the seat and waved goodbye. “See ya later, Y/N! I’ll be here all day,” he laughed as he waved back. You left the inn in a better state than you came in, at least you knew that if all else failed with the rest of the town, Reth had promised to be your shepp.

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The coming weeks didn’t bring any result in picking a shepp. Everyone was either too busy to commit to it or didn’t feel right with your relationship being so new with them. You walked into the inn and sat at the bar, laying your head in your arms and letting out a long sigh.

“Hey, hey, hey. This is a ‘no-sad-human-zone’, you can’t do that here,” Reth said as he leaned on the counter in front of you, resting his head in his palm. “Ughhh,” you groaned dramatically. “Wow, that bad, huh? I bet I know what will fix it.” He snapped his finger and walked into the back of the bar where the pantry and other cooking supplies were at. A few moments later, you could feel him put down a plate of food on the counter beside you. “This one’s on the house,” he said as you raised your head up to look at what he brought out. It was a fresh bowl of ramen, complete with boiled eggs and green onions on top. Reth leaned over and whispered to you. “Just don’t tell anyone I let you have it for free, okay?” He winked and grabbed a cleaning rag to start wiping off the counter.

You appreciated the sentiment, especially coming from Reth since you two were starting to grow a little closer after all the visits you had promised to make to the inn. “Reth, what do you do outside of this place?” Reth paused for a moment, a little confused by the question. “You mean like once I leave work? Uh… I do…. stuff, I guess.” His tone implied he wasn’t really trying to answer the question, but you couldn’t pinpoint why.

“Well, are you going somewhere when you’re done today?” you asked, not really sure where you were going with the series of questions.

“I have a few things I have to do later tonight, but nothing right after we close up here. Why? You tryin' to ask me to hangout?” He chuckled and kept wiping the counter. 

“Actually, yeah. Do you want to?” You were still unsure yourself what was even going on, but the conversation just seemed to flow naturally. You did want to know more about Reth after all this time, and he did say he needed to know you more before officially agreeing to be your shepp. Short conversations over a meal while he worked weren’t really the best way for you two to get to know each other.

“Oh, uh,” Reth said, scratching the back of his head and smiling. “I didn’t expect you to actually say that was the plan. But ya know what, I think we can do that. Why don’t you come back later at say, 6pm? I’ll be finishing up here and we can go somewhere then. How’s that sound?”

“Sure, that sounds good. Thanks, Reth.” You started to eat your food as you noticed Reth checking the clock on the wall. “I’ll be right back, I have to.. Get a few things from the storeroom.” Reth scurried off out of the bar and rushed down the stairs to the basement area. After a few minutes, you felt a large hand on your shoulder. You turned to see Ashura standing beside you, he looked like he needed something.

“Have you seen Reth? I got a few things I need to talk to that boy about, but he’s always in and out doing things,” he said.

“He just had to go to the storeroom for something, but when he gets back I can let him know that you need him?” You gave a shrug as you suggested.

“Yeah, that’ll work. Thanks, Y/N. I have to head out to the garden, but he should know where to find me.” He gave a sincere smile and left the inn. You looked up at the clock. Reth had been gone for at least 10 minutes. What on earth does he have to even get down there? And what about his job? Luckily, the bar wasn’t full of people waiting on him, but what if it was? He would be in high water with Ashura come the end of the day, and you definitely didn’t want to see if that sweet man was capable of bringing down the hammer.

You glanced around the bar; it didn’t look like anyone was coming to get food anytime soon so you decided to go downstairs to see if Reth needed help with whatever it was he was getting. You got up from the bar and made your way down the steps of the inn. It was your first time down there, but the store room was just across the room past the little boat docks under the inn. As you grabbed the door handle, you felt it turn and pull open as Reth left the storeroom. “Oh! Uh.. Y/N, what are you doing down here?” he asked nervously.

“Well, you were gone for so long, I thought maybe you needed some help or something. And plus, Ashura said he was looking for you.” Reth let out a groan. “Yeah, I forgot I have some errands I have to run tonight for him. He’s probably just reminding me.” He let out a soft sigh under his breath. “We may have to reschedule our little hangout tonight, if that’s alright.”

“Yeah, that’s fine…,” you said. The two of you sat awkwardly in silence for a moment before you broke it. “Maybe I can help you with some of the errands so you get done early?” Reth’s face lit up at the offer. “Hey! That just might work.” He snapped his fingers. “How about you do a few of the deliveries and pick up some things, and I’ll take care of the rest? I promise the deliveries aren’t that bad, just a handful of things to take and pick up.”

His bright smile made you smile as well. “Sure, you just tell me where to go.” Reth pulled out his order pad and wrote down the people to deliver to and who to pick up ingredients from. “There, that should be it. Eshe’s stuff’s all done, just upstairs in the back fridge. You’d be a real lifesaver doing this for me.”

You took the list and walked back upstairs with Reth. He led you into the back kitchen area and got the delivery package out of the fridge and handed it to you. “Careful with it, it’s a luxury to deliver this special dinner of mine to Eshe. Gotta deliver it safely or it’s both our hides that’ll be skinned,” he chuckled. “And just let the others know you’re picking up for me, they should have the stuff ready for you. Thanks again.” He bashfully smiled, something you hadn’t really seen before, but it was endearing. “No problem, I’ll be back before long,” you said before you left the inn.

Eshe’s delivery was your first priority, so you made your way across the bridge down from the stables and found her waiting, impatiently to no surprise. “Hey, Eshe! Have something for you,” you said as you pulled the package out and offered it to her. You watched Eshe look at the package and then back up at you before taking it. “So Reth has you doing his job for him? Hmph, seems fitting. This better be what I’ve been waiting for, not like that awful lettuce soup he pushes every time you order at the inn.”

“He doesn’t have me doing them, I offered to just help him out. I’m sure the food he made is well up to par; he really puts in a lot of work into his food, ya know,” you said assuredly. Eshe scoffed at your reply and tucked the package under her arm. “For his sake, I hope it is. If not, he will surely hear about it.” She walked off towards her house and left you standing there alone.

“These people really feel some type of way about him, don’t they?” you mumbled to yourself. 

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[fallensnowfan]

Disparate Wano thoughts in three parts:

Having the context of the full arc is great and helps to see the intent with so many aspects of the story Wano is telling.

Zoro and King

I love how Zoro and King view their positions in their respective crews. Zoro awakens conqueror's haki for his own reasons, while maintaining his promise to Luffy, in spite of becoming a conqueror himself. King has the name of a conqueror, though it was given to him by another. King only strives to serve Kaido, he isn't chasing any personal ambitions, gives up much of his individuality in the process, including his original name, Alber. Unlike Zoro, King has no best friend, no Kuina. King's lack of his own identity and goals is also expressed by his final attack being an imitation of Kaido's dragon form.

When King's and Zoro's final attacks clash, Zoro ultimately stands as the victor, not having given up any of his individuality in the process, and masters Enma as a result. Zoro's final attack isn't an imitation of any of Luffy's or of Oden's, in spite of wielding one of Oden's blades. He gives himself the title of King of Hell, and maintains his own ambition apart from helping his captain become Pirate King, while also honoring his promise to Kuina. All of the aspects which King stumbled over, Zoro surpasses and becomes a true king.

Bushido and Pride

No dancing around the issue, the samurai of Wano absolutely have a problem with trying too hard to be self sacrificial at times, Usopp is 100% in the right to call it out in 1036.

That was the whole deal with Ashura Doji's men going to Onigashima ten years too early, they went to their deaths for the sake of their stubborn pride, nothing more. They didn't free Wano.

When Hyogoro learns that Luffy defeating Kaido will cause Onigashima to crash in 1047, he pretty much immediately flips to "I have no desire to live, go ahead Straw Hat, defeat Kaido and send us all to our deaths." I love Hyogoro don't get me wrong, though all him accepting death then does is disrespect Luffy's and Chopper's prior efforts to save him. And it was disrespectful of Kin and Kiku asking Usopp to leave them, after his own efforts to save them, plus Kin was disrespecting the efforts the crew have already put in in prior arcs helping him.

Otama and Hunger

The way everything with Tama and Luffy's promise to her ties perfectly into the harm Kaido and Orochi caused to Wano.

When we meet her, Tama doesn't have food and feels her only options are drinking water from the toxic river or taking food from Tsuru and Kiku. She decides to drink the poison river water. Kaido/Orochi don't care that the weapons factories are causing anyone outside of the Flower Capital/Onigashima to not have safe food to eat, they are both hindered by their world views.

From Kaido's perspective, it's the fault of those who are too weak to stop him, so they don't deserve to eat. Family or not, he never tried to justify his reasoning, because "that's just how the world is." And he had given up on being the one to change it.

With Orochi, he hadn't given up in the same way and it's pretty strongly implied that he captured/forced Tama's parents to work in the Udon prison mines until they died. Orochi used his family name as a reason for his vengeance, though all through out his rule, he was treating other Kurozumis as disposable(as we learn from Tama's backstory,) or as puppets, in the case of Kanjuro.

Having the full picture of Wano adds so much Luffy's promise during Act One, to make Wano a place where Tama can eat as much clean and healthy food as she wants, now that we can see exactly how Kaido/Orochi both were keeping that from happening.

[furinana]

"Why is this SMT4 character blushing?"

Disclaimer: I won't be counting scenes where characters are possessed, under a spell or the obviously fake beach DLC because this is for accurate character analysis purposes.

Reaction after Hikaru says she's interested in their group. After receiving rejection after rejection from Isabeau, Walter instantly gets his hopes up with another girl with (seemingly) the same age.

Hikaru means light. Morning light... When you think about it, does the fact that the Ring of Gaea is comprised of many female warriors (to the point of being under leadership of matriarchs) has also something to do with Walter getting bewitched by the Chaos alignment so fast? Lucifer's disguise being a highschool girl in this universe doesn't seem like a coincidence.

Law boy gets flustered whenever Walter insists on asking stuff that he, well, isn't compatible with.

In both scenes it's ambiguously conveyed but with sufficient lore in mind, a player will deduce the reason for the red cheeks is due to Walter assuming both share the same type of thoughts towards girls. Jonathan becomes nervous because he feels too embarrassed to be frank on the reasons he doesn't. Possibly something else is added on it, but ultimately it's up to the player...

Isabeau becomes stiff over showing a vulnerable side and breaking her serious warrior front that is needed specially as the sole female Samurai of the group. Hell, the only women we see dressed in Samurai garb around besides her are zombies

The majority was shame over her otaku hobby but in two occasions she becomes nervous at the sight of undressed men and in one from when you're done with the Ring of Gaea's training she lets out her bashful admiration for Flynn (that might get missed by a good portion of players due to the necessity of Flynn being neutral for this scene to play).

Asahi's dad getting the blushes after Flynn throws a flattering remark at Asahi and Nanashi becoming full-fledged Hunters as if he said "Look how far you got as their father!". As evident by how grumpy he becomes when Asahi calls him "dad" when he's working, he feels uneasy at the prospect of not being taken seriously if he's anything but a tough Boss.

It's possible that this behavior rubbed off on Nanashi...

Asahi's crush is straightforwardly part of her character rather than open to interpretation (or an easter egg even) so there's an element of predictability in her case over others.

Everyone recognizes she's super close with Nanashi but something about the fidgety way she acts gives the impression she might be afraid of potentially making Nanashi grow distant in case it happens that he doesn't return her feelings. She also showed to be reluctant in accepting compliments (be they coming from Nanashi or Cleopatra) which exposes a sense of inadequacy from her part.

For a character that was supposed to be Ashura-kai's "spy", Hallelujah soon reveals himself to be a boy with a heart of gold easily vulnerable with Asahi and Nanashi for both heavy and lighthearted subjects, to a point where one could mistake him as being close with the duo for longer than what he's been.

A player will deduce that a reddened Hallelujah is from imagining himself getting made fun or looked down by others since such scenario might have constantly played whenever he showed an exploitable demeanor to Abe and other Ashura-kai members. It's nothing short of a miracle that he didn't let the toxic masculinity of a yakuza group change him

Toki is the "odd" one out of this post because even if you carefully curate the parts where she's not possessed by Inanna, her infatuation nonetheless starts to exist specifically because of the Aether thus it's intrinsic to her character differently from one-time comedic scenes.

In one interpretation, you could say the Aether set free the "devil in the shoulder" and made Toki's inner thoughts become amplified. Even after going separate ways from the Ring of Gaea, Toki directly states she will stay aligned to Chaos in her own terms. In the end, she might not need deep reasons to be attracted to Nanashi similar to Walter jumping onto pretty girls he just met...

Or in another way of seeing it, Toki's thoughts became distorted or possibly even amalgamated with thoughts of other people considering the Aether is stated to be produced from thoughts of humans of Tokyo. Which gives validity to why some players think Toki's consent in this scenario is debatable, similarly to Dagda's influence on Nanashi. But Krishna did comment that humans were supposed to have free will...

Gaston becomes rigid in the context of being thanked by or transparently show concern for his young teammates, possibly from desiring clear boundaries as the "Samurai figurehead" of the group.

In a later private message sent for Nanashi it's made clear that deep down the main reason he gave up on Mikado was because it was through providing protection for your party that he could keep accomplishing his duties thus where he felt needed. Behold the most monumental example of tsundere in the game

[belit0]

Alright let’s get weird with it. Watersports/piss kink for Indra and Izuna? Not the two of them together. But two short bits of them x reader contrasting them. For Indra it’s about humiliation and degradation. A punishment of sorts. For Izuna it’s marking his territory and this possessive almost primal play. Framed as a reward and that reader should be honored and thankful he’s chosen to do this and mark them like this. (Lmao feel free to decline or not answer if this is too far.)

This, in fact, was very difficult, because I never wrote a piece with watersports, but I took it as a challenge.

I did extensive research, but I didn't find any particularly written scenes to draw inspiration from, so I improvised on the knowledge I could gather from different forums.

I hope it meets your expectations, and doesn't disappoint you.

Indra

(Y/N) knows her place, knows what she can and cannot do, and still manages to overstep his boundaries. Sometimes, Indra thinks she does it on purpose, given the number of times she falls into the same mistakes.

He clarified on multiple occasions and in several different methods how she cannot interact with any other man, whether a household servant, a soldier in his army, or her personal bodyguard. There is nothing more angering for him than to see his wife exchanging so much as a word with another guy. She has no need.

Today, Indra returns home and finds her chatting with the gardener. He wasn't supposed to come back so early, it's true, but he did it only to test her. Since winning the war against Ashura, life is quiet, and with his new clan stabilized, things can be managed without his presence.

With free time and nothing in particular to do, he decides to surprise his wife, not positively, but to prove what she learned all these years by his side.

Seeing her in the courtyard, sitting next to the man who arranges the roses she is so fond of, his chest heaves with rage. They talk about the man's children, about the peaceful life he leads in the Uchiha clan, and about how grateful he is to Lord Indra, but none of that matters.

She ignores all the directions he's been giving her, and doesn't count on her husband coming home early. That's exactly how he wanted to catch her.

Indra stands behind them both, undetected by either of them, and exclaims "(Y/N)". The gardener rises from the ground in fright, dropping the scissors he was using to cut the roses' stems, as she turns in surprise, dreading what awaits her.

The man bows his head to him, and excuses himself from the scene, grabbing his things in haste and running immediately toward the street.

"You already know what’s coming. Follow me."

(Y/N), at this stage and after so many punishments, knows that contradicting or talking back to him will only make it worse, and she follows crestfallen to the main room. There, Indra subdues her to her knees, and standing in the middle of the room, reveals an already erect member.

Whether her man lives horny all day long, with so much power coursing through his veins he cannot help but be hard, or whether the thought of punishing her has that effect on him, she does not know. She immediately understands the directions, and begins to gently suck his cock, holding his legs slightly and taking her time.

"Pick up the pace, whore." He grabs her by the hair and forces to swallow the full length of his member in one go, hitting her uvula and forcing a terrible gagging from her throat. He holds her in the same position for about five seconds, releases her, and repeats the process, over and over again.

Deprived of air, soaked in her own saliva, and with her husband's hand still locked tightly in her hair, (Y/N) quickly loses track of the situation, allowing Indra whatever release he desires and letting herself be used as he likes.

"Will you continue to disobey, pretty slut?" he asks, in one of the three seconds in which he allows her to breathe, "No-o!" She replies, powerless and jaw weary.

"Who's the dirtiest bitch of them all? Flirting with anybody behind my back and hoping someone will feel sorry enough to fuck her?" The Otsutsuki questions with hatred in his voice, genuinely convinced any interaction from his wife with the opposite sex carries erotic intentions.

"Me-e!" For as much as (Y/N) feels forced to answer what he wishes to hear, there is a dark inner satisfaction being fueled every time she hears her husband speak to her in such a demeaning manner.

Normally, the Otsutsuki would make her choke on his cock until believing punishment was well imparted, but today, he comes up with something new. "Swallow, and if you leak even a little, you're going to be stripped and tied to the bed for the rest of the afternoon." He doesn't wait for confirmation, simply bobbing her head in rhythm with his hips and stealing her breath with each thrust.

(Y/N) assumes he is talking about his cum, deciding to finally finish, but she is overcome with uncertainty when feeling a warm, much more watery fluid running down her throat. The consistency is the opposite of what she is used to swallowing, and Indra presses his pelvis against her nose to make sure it all stays inside her.

"Now look at this filthy bitch, taking everything I give her like a good little whore." She's surprised but doesn't fight it. There is a strange sense of pleasure at being taken by her man in every possible way, literally carrying him inside and being degraded by him as if she genuinely deserved it.

Izuna

"You are mine, completely and utterly mine, do you understand that (Y/N)? You belong to me." Izuna whispers in her ear as he thrusts into her, taking a lazy pace and reciting a bible of profanities while fucking her.

Unprotected, his cock slips in and out, positioned above her and holding her by the neck, legs wrapped around his hips and slowly ramming into her. The combination of his words, the pressure on her jugular, and the feel on her pussy pumps her up with intimidating speed, making her lift off the ground and see stars every time his dick buries itself in her.

Izuna bites her, leaving teeth drawn all over her neck as if he were an animal trying to mark its territory, covering her with signs, identifying her as his property in front of anyone.

There is a primitive instinct born within himself when it comes to (Y/N), a feeling that escapes all rationality and follows no coherence, genuinely acting like the Alpha male he believes himself to be by taking ownership of what is his, what rightfully belongs to him.

She's his whore, his good girl, his wife, and the Uchiha has the imperious need to brand her, make everyone understand who is the presence safeguarding her, the one protecting (Y/N) before everything and everyone, the man no one will be able to defeat.

His hips rise speed with every "I am yours, only yours" she lets out between moans, feeling the urge to fill and overflow her with his seed, to see her explode with his essence and possess her completely.

Izuna loses control over his actions, ceasing to rationalize his movements and allowing his instinct to guide him, to take him through his primitive needs and help him achieve the satisfaction he so desires.

It won't be enough to stuff her with his cum, it won't suffice. He needs more and more, an imperious animal inside him growling to fuck her, to claim her, to brand her, so no one doubts to whom this beautiful woman belongs.

"Fuck (Y/N)... I'll fill you up so good, so good. Fuckin' mine."

The girl can do nothing but surrender her neck, giving up the area Izuna loves to mark and fill with bites, pulling her head back and clasping his back so hard as to shower him with scratches.

The Uchiha needs more.

It's no longer about pleasure, it's about owning, about seizing, about demanding.

He slams on the brakes, refusing to reach his climax before executing whatever sensation just came to his chest. Izuna needs more, and he's going to reach beyond what he's ever dared.

Confused by the sudden stop, (Y/N) looks at him in agitation, connecting glances and meeting a vicious man, consumed by whatever lives inside him, dominated by that side he lets out when they have sex. She gets an intimidating shiver of anticipation down her spine, making her hold her breath and brace herself for whatever he’s about to do.

Izuna kisses her desperately, and as their tongues join in a dirty kiss, he discharges all of his piss into (Y/N)'s pussy. It feels strange, a too-soft liquid flowing inside her and escaping through the small space between her husband's cock and her hole.

It flows down her legs, trickling down her ass and staining the entire bed. The sheets get soaked in what Izuna releases, and he doesn't even let her think about what he did, distracting her with smothering kisses and resuming his brutal pace once released.

A new scene ensues, a wet scenario filling the Uchiha with pleasure, seeing her drenched by the very contents of his body, impregnated with a scent that belongs to him, and (Y/N) accepting it as if she herself had asked for it.

There is new noise between her legs, each time he enters and exits, a splash that stays there until he finally finishes, mixing his seed with his own substance, leaving her completely filled and labeled by him.

"Mine."

[popawritter12]

Yandere Kaede Akiyama x Fighter! Reader

Yandere Characters: Kaede Akiyama

Anime/manga/videogame: Kengan Ashura/ Kengan Omega.

Case: Kidnapping.

Clarification: Handwritten by the writer.

Part: 1 of 1.

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Koga had been training hard since he joined Sekibayashi, he made many friends and his personal growth had increased a lot.

But on this particular day, he had many doubts regarding Kaede.

Yes, that blond-haired woman who was always quite reserved with them, although she never left her kindness and formality on her side, was something strange that had arisen in the young fighter's mind.

She, although she was always reserved, lately she is less seen by many people, when she asked Yamashita if something had happened to her, he would always change the subject or say that she had a busy life, so it was rare to see her for over there. With those words coming from someone he trusted, Koga was calm, since without knowing it, he was quite fond of the blond-haired woman. However, will that last forever?

Some time ago, Sekibayashi along with others mentioned the existence of a certain (Name), a fighter who, although he was eccentric in his way of combat, peace and optimism, had disappeared after the annihilation tournament, like Ohma, who strangely he was his best friend.

Koga met (Name) at one point, in fact he thought he was someone nice and even admirable, but there was something that had been tormenting him for a while.

It turns out that, for a while, while he was talking to Yamashita about the upcoming tournament, Ohma, Ryuki, each other's lives, they eventually came up with a specific topic.

And it was the disappearance of (Name).

The elderly man explained to him that, although the Kure family, the now president Nogi and even many more people were involved in the search for (Name), his whereabouts were never found, in fact they did not know whether to organize a funeral at his place. name, since he had been left for dead. But there was never the presence of a corpse, nor clues as to where he could have been.

But what about the investigation? Suddenly it stopped, no one knew why, but suddenly all the information that could advance the search for the young man disappeared, the investigators dispersed, the clues were lost and the witnesses were silenced. No one knew what happened, but suddenly everything was over.

It is said that your parents out of nowhere from Japan, who knows where the fuck. But in itself, was there anything they could do? No, because everything is darker and gloomier than it seems.

Everything came to a point in which Yamashita had just finished drinking his glass of drink, which brought Sake, but in the end, he explained without much ado:

"(Name) was a great guy, even if he sometimes acted like a jerk, he wasn't a bad person, it's a shame that… Everything happened like this"

'Everything has happened like this'

Did that mean something? It was a question with an answer included in the sentence.

"And… what does Miss Akiyama say about all this? Being a close friend, I hope she hasn't waned so much" Koga mentioned, tilting his head slightly.

The lord tensed briefly, meeting Kouga's eyes, before removing his grip on the bottle from his hand.

"She, she seemed to have gotten over it fast… Too fast"

The last thing was whispered, but Koga had heard it, he, in his innocence, believed it was because Kaede was someone mentally strong, but before he could even raise another question, the man got up from his seat, before smiling softly.

"I have to go, Koga, I already paid the bill now, so you can go after you finish your meal" Yamashita mentioned.

He quickly withdrew from the scene, easily ignoring Kouga's question, but why did he leave? He got nervous from the question? Had I done something wrong?

There was no concrete answer.

Koga thought about the words of his friend, I doubt the plausibility of the facts with how he mentioned Kaede's attitude, but why should he doubt her?

She was someone trustworthy and kind, why do you have to suspect that she is related to the disappearance of (Name)? No, it's not okay to jump to unsubstantiated conclusions.

After a few minutes, Koga got up from the table and left the place, but not before leaving a tip, something he was a bit unaccustomed to doing.

The night was clear, people were walking a lot as their voices rang through the city, the illuminated streets adorned the atmosphere with warmth, it was a good place for a walk.

The blond young man walked animatedly through the streets, thinking about his destiny, how soon he was going to meet people who will give him a challenge that is almost impossible to overcome, which was exciting for him. He forgot the fact of Yamashita's attitude, after all, it was normal for a businessman to be so busy, right?

Near his location, there was a 2-star building, which was located at the end of the street. That place was rarely inhabited by people, rumors pointed out that the appearance of the Japanese mafia was recurrent in that place,

therefore not many people dared to enter that place.

In a turn that everyone expected from an event that was predictable from the beginning, a conversation is heard in one of the windows; they were a man and a woman.

Curiously, one of those people was the disappeared person in question: (Name), who was found tied by his wrists to the edge of a wooden double bed.

The boy in question looked down, his dark circles were visible, his colored eyes (Eye Color) were accompanied by a look that reflected emotional exhaustion, his messy hair only highlighted the lack of freedom of care from he.

A whole year had passed since his kidnapping, the young man wondered how everyone was doing now. Maybe Ohma finally agreed to go out with Carla when she's of legal age? The thought made him laugh, before looking at the sheets on the bed.

The blonde woman who was walking towards him frowned at her, it was strange to see him so happy after so long. Maybe he was already giving in to the situation? The mere idea framed a sly smile on her serious face.

---I see you're in a good mood today --- Kaede mentioned, before sitting on the floor.

The man hummed a "Hm" in agreement, still looking at the white sheet.

Kaede had brought some food for her beloved of hers: Some homemade Ramen made by her a while ago.

---Today are you going to want to eat… (Name)? --- She called Kaede, hoping that this time (Name) would eat something, since she was worried about her health.

The boy blinked several times, before turning to see the woman. The emptiness in his gaze that had once been a constant light finally gave some sign of life.

---Well… ---Was the only thing he answered.

The woman's smile spread even more across her face, she was delighted that the beloved of her peli- (Color of her) of hers is finally accepting her. Using the chopsticks to grab some noodles, she blew on them gently so they wouldn't be so hot, before bringing the chopsticks to her boyfriend's mouth.

---Open your mouth ---she ordered, bringing the food closer to (Name's) lips.

The man opened his mouth, giving the signal that he was going to let himself be fed by the woman.

The boy was fed with the most careful care, almost as if he were a small child and not an adult who only 6 months ago could fight the strongest fighters ever seen, but now he was just… nothing, that man the which he could always fight and get ahead by his own willpower now it was just that; nothing.

He wasn't even close to what he once was, but one thing was clear: That woman was the cause of everything.

Tell me, have you ever thought about how to break someone with an almost unbreakable willpower? It's quite easy if taken carefully, in fact even for Kaede it was simple to do. First it was a kidnapping; the victim in question tried to resist or mediate with his new girlfriend, but she did not allow him to get the illusion that going to that place was going to be easy.

The chains were always on his body, in fact it was amazing that he went from being completely bound from head to toe with 1 inch thick chains to handcuffs on his wrists. However, that was what the girl considered to be "a prize" for him.

I never treat him like a dog, although she feeds him, helps him take a bath, etc…, she never failed to make it clear to him the reason for that situation.

Love; plain and simple. A love that she considered would only come with that strange sense of "captivating."

However, she had done it with the justification that the clandestine combats, the wars between the companies, the rebellion that took place at the time, and many other things had become too dangerous for him.

He could end up in prison or dead in the sewer, according to her, and he always stood firm against that idea. Even now she lies to herself to believe that she is doing the right thing.

To her, he was her true love; even if she didn't give a damn before, everything changed when she accepted her love for (Name), there was no way for her to change her mind, she knew what she wanted, and no one was going to deny her, even if she had to resort to the worst of extremes True love kept her on her feet! Because in the end, that's the only reason she was able to go through with all of this.

Although she never mistreated him, I always manipulated him when necessary ---Which was almost always---, without missing any opportunity for poor (Name) to do the same, since she will not allow anyone else to do it again, no one will be the one to see except her.

What she considered healthy ended up damaging (Name) to such a level that he was never the same again, not even when the woman next to him talking with happiness how much I miss him and more changed her neutral face, without feelings, just a rotten feeling that his soul was dying.

The woman snuggled up next to him, turning off the lights and fixing her arms to the boy's forearm, using it as a pillow made solely and exclusively for her.

He looked at the window for a second, seeing the darkness of the night, longing to be able to return home, and finally, closing his eyes, because if he wants to see his best friends again, the only way is to dream of them; There was no escape anymore, and in fact, I doubt there has been from the moment Ohma and Mr. Yamashita met.

[chattegeorgiana]

Hello, sorry for the all questions but I enjoy hearing your feedback on these. One how much of Ashura influence/legacy will play in your story? My other question is that I’m almost positive that you’ll have Naruto and Sakura have a conversation about what happened in canon story (Land of iron etc), but will your writing discuss the trauma that Naruto had from his childhood? Like I believe Naruto was always so loud because he hated the silence of his home. I’m positive that Sakura would make it a point to talk Naruto about his childhood given that in your story already has her thinking about the mental effects of ‘Madara’s illusion he casted on the world.

Hey there! Sorry for getting so late back to ya, I've been caught-up with behind the scenes plotting of the next manga chapters.

But now that I have a lil' bit of free time, here I am.

Now, to get to the point... There will be some degree of Ashura involvement in my story. I went a bit into more depths about some dynamics between the family & some other elements that connect to Naruto's story, but that's all I'm going to say about it without being too spoily.

As for discussion regarding the trauma Naruto had from his childhood, well, what I have in mind is a little bit more broader than that element. If you've read through the tidbits I've shared here and there, I wanna go a bit separate than what canon did & build an entire system around the infinite tsukuyomi plotline.

But that system will definitely include that particular element of Naruto's childhood.

Back in the day we often talked about Naruto's trauma and how that played in his life, for example like in Pein arc when Sakura hugs him and he's shocked and just freezes.

It's only a normal reaction of his given that he's never truly received affection and he doesn't even know how to react.

The only time he receives affection and reacts to it is when Kushina tells him she loves him. Then, and only then, he starts opening up, so much so that when later his father asks him if Sakura is his girlfriend, he actually stops for a second, thinks about it and he's like "well, yeah, she did confess, so she kinda is".

Many people probably just got past it without realizing the implications of such move, because it was played behind a comedic relief effect to make the Sakura/Kushina comparison, but if we take a look back at the Naruto at the beginninig of Shippuden that cannot even accept Sakura shedding a tear for him, to the one who now accepts her love confession, there's a big and stark difference.

So yeah, I will treat subjects like these. Especially for Naruto, because power-scale wise, he achieved everything that there is to achieve and honestly, on that side I don't know what more I can do with him that hasn't been done.

With him I'm taking a more different approach, thus.

Sakura's the one who gets the power-scaling (and others) focus.

Hope this helps. :)

[abysscronica]

I was looking back at your old asks and I definitely agree with your take on Denjiro, I'd say the same went with Kawamatsu? The way other samurai had some scenes before and after the onigashima raid but Kawamatsu and Denjiro just went mia, as in they didn't have much impact on the story telling after onigashima? Like I expected some scenes with Hiyori, they took care of her, expected Denjiro to be a bit better at fighting for some reason? After onigashima they felt like background characters

100%. There are many things that did not pay off in Wano, overall I think it is one of the worst arcs in OP (in my humble opinion), but the Scabbards were probably the biggest miss. They are hyped up like crazy in the early chapters of the arc, their intro's are epic and lengthy. Kyoshiro is initially presented as one of the "bosses" from the Shogun side, with a mysterious attitude and even a preliminary square-up with Zoro, only to fade away after the big reveal of his identity. All that teased power, his character crafting, for nothing. So yeah, I felt his strength was forgotten somewhere along the way.

As the most interesting Scabbard, he was the deep disappointment for me, but you're totally right about Kawamatsu, he's a close second. He too receives quite an impressive intro in Udon, a tearful backstory with Hiyori, and then he does absolutely nothing during the raid. I don't even remember the panels where he shows up after Onigashima, I vaguely recall a quick closure with Onimaru and the graveyard in Ringo, then bye.

Sure, the Scabbards as a whole confront Kaido and manage to deliver a few blows before being wiped away, but that wasn't nearly enough to live up to expectations. Not because the feat itself is not impressive, it is obviously, but a few choral scenes do not pay off for such detailed individual introductions. After Kaido, they just run around doing... nothing impactful, at least most of them. Of course you can argue that their actions do have relevance for the plot, of course they do, but they totally lacked emotional pay off.

There are a few exceptions, and Kiku might be one. She does get a couple of good scenes with Kanjuro (although their first duel is off-screened for some reason), and even a bitter, poetic ending, that invariably gets ruined by a fake-off death, in perfect Oda's fashion. As much as I like Kiku, it would have made MUCH more sense for her to die there. You could swap her death with Izo's (who basically died off screen?? seriously??). Inuarashi and Nekomamushi also get their nice final battles with important enemies, so I'd say they do close their arcs elegantly. Lastly, Kanjuro has possibly the best overall arc among the Scabbards.

Kin'emon, well, I never cared much for him, but he just ran around the entire time trying to do... something. Then there's the whole cut-in-half ordeal that I only want to forget, the worst part of all Onigashima. Ashura's death, although thematically meaningful, was too quick and easily dismissed to hold the weight it should have. Raizo had that endless duel with Fukurokuju that no one cared about, and they don't even explore the true reason of their rivalry (it's given in the SBS instead). I've already been through Izo, and Kawamatsu does... absolutely nothing after Kaido (and Orochi). Fights fodder. Cool.

But, after all, Oda's been struggling to give Usopp some decent scenes since Dressrosa, soooo...

Okay, end of rant. One Piece still number one. 🤘

[enchantedpalia]

Libraries, librarians, and some pondering

This morning I woke up to a storm raging outside and the sun refusing to rise. I peeked out of my window at my garden and saw my apple trees swaying, so I'm worried, as well as about my other plants, mostly my blueberry and pepper bushes. I'm sure I can fix any damage they incur but I hope I won't lose them. At least I won't have to water them today.

I fixed a simple breakfast of eggs and rye toast and ate it along with fresh tomato salsa made from my own tomatoes. I had a checklist of things to do today but it will have to wait until after the storm. I am not venturing out in this.

(Later)

The storm blew itself out and my plants seem intact except for some broken branches and scattered leaves from my trees. I cleared up the yard and made sure everything was okay, and refilled the picklers with fruit, fed my worm farms, and put some of my gold ore into the smelter to smelt before I set out. I went into town and stopped in the library where Delaila was talking to Ashura in one of the aisles. Caleri kept hovering around them and glaring at them but I don't think they were looking at her. They were discussing some book they both read. Caleri shifted her attention to me as I searched in the herbology and botany section and came over to hover over me, even though I pointedly told her I didn't need help.

Ever since I found out about herbalism a month ago from a book Chayne let me borrow, I've been fascinated with it and eager to learn more and more. Jina and I have talked a good deal about the occupations and the careers of ancient humans, my ancestors. When I first arrived in Kilima, my mind was a complete blank, and it was confusing and terrifying because I was desperate to know who I was, where I came from, whom I came from... At the registration desk I stood with other humans to register myself as a new resident and when I was asked my name I automatically said this one, as though it's mine, and I pulled it from something deep inside me. Someone named me this. And I remember a vague conversation of someone - maybe it was my dad - explaining that Te'agran means healer. Maybe my family have always been healers.

Maybe, maybe, maybe. Everything about my past is shrouded in mystery. Who, why, where, what, how. So many questions, and no answers. Jina seems to understand it more than anyone else. She told me once that she's working so hard to unearth the truth because we humans deserve answers. Everywhere I look I see ruins of ancient human civilisation. A world has grown up around our past, and we don't really belong. Or do we? I don't know.

I managed to convince Caleri to let me borrow two books. She told me I could only borrow one, but I begged. I told her I needed the other to look up what I learned on this one. She's given me a very strict deadline. I saw Kenyatta in the background rolling her eyes when Caleri was lecturing me and I had to keep a straight face.

Out of the library, and the sky was darkening again, but Jon and I ran to Bahari Bay to mine iron. We're both very low. We found a secret spot we'd never been to before, with radiant gems sticking out of the walls, but we couldn't mine them. For one, it'd be too dangerous to mine supporting walls, and secondly, we don't know how to do it safely. But we did find an abandoned mine cart there. So it must have been mined at some point! Anyway, we took some pictures! I've pasted one here of Jon and me, and you can see the rest here if you want. That's my photo album.

Two hours in Bahari Bay and we returned home with a lot of iron ore and a few other things we foraged, like sweet leaves, and dari cloves. No heat root. I'm almost out of that too, but we didn't find any. I picked loads of briar daisies though.

Hassian had sent me a letter ordering me to go see him. What a weirdo.

We got home just in time because it started raining again the moment I set foot on my property. It got very dark very soon, despite the time being only late in the afternoon, so I turned up the lamps, heated some leftover stew, and ate at the kitchen table whilst reading my book. I'm going to soak in a hot bath soon, and then early to bed. I hope the sound of the rain won't keep me awake.

[monstersinthecosmos]

Last Rashid-anon here. I have no knowledge of Christianity or Catholicism other than the basics. But given the political climate, Islam is the trickiest Abrahamic religion to bring into the discussion (of orthodoxy and religious trauma) in an LGBT fandom. Armand-Rashid's backstory is going to be another can of worms. Speaking of religion, Mr. Molloy, as a journalist of his caliber, should have known that "Ashura" is a part of Hinduism, not Islam.

So I've been discussing this topic in DM with @hekateinhell a ton since the Rashid rumors started LOL because I have no religious background at all so sometimes these topics REALLY elude me. I ran your ask by her, too, and she shared this with me about the meaning of Ashura vs the Hindu asura.

BUT THE POPCORN I AM EATING AS WE UNTANGLE !!! !!!

The show has made a big deal about peoples backgrounds and identities and intersections but it's also an American show so it makes me wonder like where the sensitivity and awareness is going to come in. Calling it tricky is good! I'm also really curious about the role of religion in this universe at all since it's been extremely neutered thus far, which is, for me, one of the biggest tonal departures from the books.

But even on screen, Rashid's religious practice feels a little murky. I'm trying to figure out if it's like a sort of independent, unaffiliated Vampire Version of his faith or if it's. ... yknow. Bad writing? The "a god" comment is strange. I'd also hope that a show taking this much care with people's identities would've noticed things like Rashid's fuckin shoes on his prayer mat but maybe it's part of a larger picture about his relationship with his faith????????????? also why is he even wearing shoes except to hide his vampire toenails i guess

Cause I also thought Mr. Molloy's behavior was a bit sus here, too. Like he's worldly enough to pinpoint Rashid's language/dialect but not worldly enough to not fucking walk in on him while he's praying?!?! Wow rude, okay. ((UNFORTUNATLEY THIS REALLY TRACKS FOR ARMAND/DANIEL FUCK.)) It's also interesting that his observations about language and religion didn't make it into his Rashid notes, so I wonder if this is Daniel truly not noticing/caring or the writers not noticing/caring. And I don't think we have enough information to know the answer to this yet, due to said murkiness.

But yeah like whether he truly is Armand or whether he's a rando OC like, I'm really curious what they're doing by taking the time to show us these things; I think one of my overall complaints is the show's pacing and which parts they're picking and choosing to be patient with. For a show rushing through so many important moments it's interesting that they gave Rashid & his faith this much screen time.

[red-dyed-sarumane]

having been here from the very beginning i think my fave aru sekai series lore is that

• despite it very clearly being a series (it is. it IS i can prove it to u) hiiragi magnetite has never addressed it as such. the fan art tag on twitter is aru sekai bijutsuten However it was chosen via poll and was a listener created tag. hiiragima themself has yet to say anything about it being a series. if u ask them a question (for example when i asked if the charas have names) they wont correct u & know what ur talking about but nope. they dont talk about the content of the songs outside of the songs at all

• possibly not aru sekai but we'll see eventually- they decided to make a song thats one second for every like they got. theyre currently making a song thats 70,000 seconds long (like 19 &1/2 hours). they have the file name saved so that "seconds" is replaced with "illness" which sounds the same in jpn

• the content is so fucking specific every time i see other people try to translate it theyre like "this was so confusing". they are so right but also i promise u it gets 2% easier when u know the songs are related

• sena yuta does the art for the main aru sekai series songs. asa is the other illust. even tho asa tends to do art for nonseries songs (nadenna, uni, rasshaina) marshall maximizer & canon are absolutely part of the series & i cant believe i keep seeing people over look this. the motif is RIGHT THERE. canon says aru sekai de in THE FIRST LINE whats not clicking

• many songs have context as text flashed for a frame in the video background! as of right now aru sekai soushitsu, kyuuyaku hankagai, shuuen touhikou, unplanned apoptosis, marshall maximizer, canon (this ones in code) have text. oumen mokushiroku, kugutsu ashura, laboratory do not. (if u want to get technical oumen has the ou kanji to say its part of the aru sekai shoushitsu order but theres no new information in it)

• all of the songs except for kugutsu ashura & laboratory have the "nami no ne no yume wo miyou" melody from aru sekai shoushitsu worked in somewhere. if u dont believe me ill get u time stamps if u ask. those two songs dont have it but im telling u its thematic, they ARE part of the series, but i cant only really theorize on what it means until we get more songs & content

• hiiragima once said "if u dont know how to read the title of kugutsu ashura you can just call it ashura" this is especially funny bc they always put furigana for their titles in their descriptions.

• they actually do a good job of getting characterization across once u get past the technical language they use. some of them are a lot more obvious than others (unplanned apoptosis. i think this girls so funny bc its so different from everything else) but theres a lot u can get from the word choice/play once ur used to all the weird science (?) terms. sena yuta's art also does an AMAZING job of getting their characters down in a single drawing. u can tell so much from the art for real. this is a whole essay in itself im stopping here for now

• all the characters have names!!!!!! i would know i asked directly & they responded they said yes the characters have names but theyre waiting for the right moment to reveal them. every day this torments me both bc i would like to call her by name instead of saying tenshi everyday and also bc i know this means they have plot significance & im not ready to handle that

• so far all the charas in the songs are girls but if i remember correct the bg text in some songs (shoushitsu & maximzier i think? id have to double check) refers to there being at least one guy in there somewhere.

• this is just a personal note but none of these people have basic lab safety i mean look at their outfits. if the world wasnt ending they die anyway wearing that esp the laboratory chara but i digress

• in general the series is ur "the world is ending and we need to find a way to stop it from ending"typical story i guess. not only plays on destruction of the world but also destruction of the self. its not ur lighthearted easy to handle voca series if u want that may i suggest honeyworks or perhaps last notes mikagura school suite instead

• we dont have a timeline. i can tell u from context the songs arent being posted in chronological order. i have no idea what the order is ive made a guess before but its just a guess.

• theres a paragraph in shoushitsu about a swampman & hilarious as it sounds it actually describes exactly whats going on. both about how the world functions in that no two attempts are the same but also that people who lose their "self" are also The Same But Not. which is interesting to know its so thought out considering the time between songs & how hiiragima claims to just be doing whatever they want. its very cohesive. somehow.

• i have no idea why the english titles of the songs are like that on youtube. i dont know if they did that themself or not but i for one refuse to acknowledge that shuuen touhikou is called "blade" over there. girl what how did we get there u just lost soo much connotation doing that. i want to say the swords arent even a main part of the song but i dont think i can actually. anyway the "eng" titles on yt dont exist to me

• the theme used to be 5 kanji title songs were the main songs and katakana with the first repeating (ex MArshall MAximizer) were more like. sub or context songs. and then we have like canon & laboratory so idk if those are just another type of song along with the others or if they decided they didnt want to follow that anymore. i need more info but still something to note. the kanji songs also used to be sections of shoushitsu (kyuu, shuu, ou, fuu, mei, juu, mou, ei) but then, again, kugutsu ashura threw me off so [vague confused gesturing]

• rain. thats all i need to say really. very few songs that dont have rain or the color blue in it somewhere & that's absolutely intentional.

• i saw sena yuta say something about flower language in regards to the laboratory art but i never saw if they elaborated and my friend whos into flower language was having a time trying to pin point what flower it was so for now another mystery unsolved

[sashi-ya]

Hi Sashi! for your Hell event, I'd like to request Ashura! Zoro, Oni! Kiku x fem! reader (human). You can chose whatever kink and place suits better for them! Thank u so much! 🤍🤍

Hiii!! OF COURSE. I've been dying to write something with Zoro and Kiku together and this seems like the perfect oportunity to do so!! Thank u so much for your request and please enjoy! 💖💖

𝑵𝒔𝒇𝒘 ~ 𝑨𝒔𝒉𝒖𝒓𝒂! 𝒁𝒐𝒓𝒐 𝒙 𝑶𝒏𝒊! 𝑲𝒊𝒌𝒖 𝒙 𝑭! 𝑹𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒆𝒓 ~ 𝑨𝒔𝒉𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒅𝒐̄

➡ Tw: nsfw. Zoro is an Ashura. Kiku (amab, she/her pron) is an Oni. Reader F! Samurai. Oral. Dp. Cum swallowing. threesome. Creampie. The title is in japanese, it means Ashuradō (one of the six Realms of Existance in Japanese Budhism. It's the realm of anger, jealousy, and constant war; home of Ashuras) ➡ wc: 2.8k ➡ Want more? visit the masterlist

Feet that hurt, and thirst that feels like sand in your throat. The rests of a beautiful shrine ahead, gives you hope. You need to rest; you can’t walk any more.

The wound in your stomach is too big and hasn’t stopped bleeding yet.  

“This place should do. Either if I get to sleep a little or die, it looks good enough to do so” you mumble, dragging your feet over the creaking wood stairs of the shrine.

Dry plants garnish the entrance, red paint that seems to be peeling from the walls, nothing inside but some wet floor. You flop there, curling in foetal position, pressing your abdomen to stop the endless red river. A katana edge had cut through you… but you didn’t lose…Your eyes slowly close, your breathing becomes barely superficial, darkness… darkness and calm surrounds you…

“Welcome, samurai” a manly, husky, and sinful voice pulls you out of the deep hole where you were falling into. Your first reaction is, as always, to reach for your sword. Sword that is now missing at your side.

Eyes that are still blurry and head still dizzy, you can’t quite see what’s in front of you yet. But his aura is enough to make you feel like something invisible force is crushing you down.

“Hey, sweetheart…” a woman’s voice says. So sweet and like a balsam to your ears. Who is she? Who is that man?

When you blink your dizziness away, you notice the shrine looks exactly the same, but, now it’s lively and beautiful. Almost like if the decayed walls were never there and the time hasn’t ever passed.

Sitting over cushions of finest patterns, an imponent man. A God, perhaps? But it has horns… he is not a God, or at least not a holy one. Sitting over his lap, a beautiful woman, somehow taller than him, wearing an Oni mask. Her hair, long, deep blue, tied into a ponytail.

She plays with her nails, barely grazing the huge, scarred chest of the man sitting. A man with a crossed eye, green hair, long green hair.

“Are you looking for this, samurai?” he asks, showing you your katana. He inspects it, taking a closer look at the edge. His pointy nose travels all over it, dangerously closer to the sharp metal.

“It smells like blood”

Of course, it does. You had killed many men. Of course, it smells like blood.

Your pupils dilate when he, all of a sudden, licks the edge sexily enough to light a fire inside of your guts. The woman on his lap giggles, and soon after the man had stop licking the sword she pours sake straight to his mouth.

“Thank you, Kikunojo” he whispers, placing his big hand over her barely covered legs. Her kimono, a yellow silky one, spreads conveniently so the green haired horned man can slip her hand inside of it.

She receives your katana in her hands, her movements are worthy of a delicate flower. What a beautiful lady. Maybe she is the God’s girlfriend?

“Is this your katana, or did you steal it?” he asks, fixing his steel eye on your gaze. It makes you shiver; it makes you weak, it makes you hot and it makes you scared too. A true demon aura surrounds his figure, purple and green hues, like the lights of a midnight sun.

“That’s my Hebi Doku” you tell them your sword’s name, assuring that man it’s yours. “Oh… that’s why it tasted so bitter… snake venom, you say…Alright, if you want it come here and get it” he says, smirking at you with devilish intentions.

Sure, he is not a benevolent god. And the three katanas on his right side are ready to slash your head off if you dare to come closer… but he is telling you to come and get yours? Maybe he is honourable enough to attack after you have yours in your hand.

You stand up, realizing nothing is bleeding any longer. Your stomach is covered in bandages. Your chest too. Kimono hanging from your hips, they have patched you up and even decided to respect your privacy…

“You dare to stand before me? Crawling, mortal. You will have to come crawling” he says, patting Kikunojo’s leg. The woman stands up, allowing the God to bend a little further. “Don’t you know who I am?” he asks, clearly annoyed at your disrespectful ways.

You freeze in place, kneeling on the ground. You don’t really know who he is, but by simply speaking a little louder than before he is able to make you subdued to him.

He calls you with a beckoning finger to him “come here, you little slut”. And you crawl to him, ignoring the way he called you, ignoring absolutely everything. You look like an animal, walking to him on all fours. You don’t really know why you are moving. Sure, you want your katana back, but it is not that what’s moving you towards you. In fact, you even think is nothing regarding your own body, but more of that attraction force he uses.

When you are close enough to his crotch, he passes his fingers down your chin to look up at you. His black kimono covers his legs, and his exposed torso is only covered by a green haramaki. “You smell like blood too, but you didn’t want it… right?” he asks, coming closer and sniffling your face and neck.

“I didn’t want to do it. I had to” you say, stating that he was indeed right. You didn’t want to kill, but it was the only way you had to protect the people of your town.

The man in front of you smiles, he seems pleased with your answer. “I see… but you commit quite a massacre there. Don’t you think?” he judges you, and you feel as if this was the holly trial where they get to chose where to take you, either Hell or Heaven.

You are out of words, sometimes peeking to the side to look at the tall woman in yellow holding your sword in her hands, sometimes at the man in front of you.

When he decides to finally speaks, he reveals his identity; “I am an Ashura, Zorojuro. And we are at the doors of my kingdom, Ashuradō. Welcome to a world of constant war and anger”

Your lips separate. An Ashura? A fearsome demon god? Those who they taught about in your village shrine...? “You- an Ashura?”  you stutter, scared of the creature right in front of you. You make him laugh, a laughter that’s pure evilness but pure sin. A laughter that make you wet, who knows why.

The woman accompanies his laughter with a subtle giggle, she is taller than him for sure and her aura is pretty much similar to his. She is strong, like if she could cut you into pieces and you wouldn’t realize until you are already dead.

“I am an Ashura, yes. She is Kikunojo and she was the one who cured your wounds, don’t you think you owe something to her?” he says, looking at the woman with a smile of pure adoration.

You press your forehead against the floor. “Thank you Kikunojo-sama for saving my life” you bow, with great respect before her. You owe her something, your life.  

She takes her hand to her mouth, or at least over the mouth of her Oni mask. Giggling she crunches next to you, making you look at her. “It’s ok! I’m glad I helped you. Now, my master Zorojuro says you owe me something, but I will let him tell you the price of my services”

You nod, even with a mask she is stunning, as attractive as her master.

“Good girl, Kiku. Then I’d like if you don’t mind having a little fun with her. Don’t you think we haven’t in a while?” Zorojuro says, licking his lips and spreading his arms to call her to sit on his lap again.

“Oh! That’s a very fun price to pay, don’t you think beautiful samurai? You are as gorgeous as a flower, but fearless as a wild animal” she says, speaking about you, making you shiver as her compliments feel like an insult to her beauty.

You accept your faith, but, from everything you could have been asked to do these options is indeed the one you wouldn’t have anything against at. “I will pay my price, Kikunojo-sama, Zorojuro-sama”

The Ashura smirks, a red glimmering shine crossing his healthy eye. He takes Kiku’s mask off, revealing the most beautiful blue eyes you have ever seen. Gorgeous facial features, worthy of an angel… even if the horns on her head were not part of her mask after all.

He kisses her neck, licking it up and down, making her to bite her red painted lips. His huge hands trace a path from her chest to her crotch and violently spreads her legs. Zoro makes her sit properly over his crotch so her legs can be spread as much as possible.

Her silky fabric covering lets you full vision of her nudity, and you discover she is just more special that you even thought. You bite your lower lip looking at Zoro devour her mouth, making your internal word aroused as hell.

“Kiku, baby. Let this whore suck you” he commands, whispering in her ear. She takes her hand to her lips, suppressing a playful giggle and winking her beautiful lashes at you.

You lick your lips, like a frothing animal, walking on all fours to reach for her hard, dripping sex. Moving the kimono away, you reveal all of her pudenda’s parts. You first lick the inner side of her thighs, you can sense the scent of her skin to be flowery but so definitely attractive, almost like a drug. What type of magical being is this woman?

Up and up, you go, until your fingers round her shaft. Pumping motions that start definitely slow and increase its speed is what you give her. She whines, whines that Zorojuro traps with his own mouth. He has slipped his hand down her chest and pinches her nipples making it for her true ecstasy.

“Suck it, samurai” Zoro orders, and you comply. Tasting her precum in your mouth, a salty wet delight on your tongue. Kisses over the tip of her sex, kisses and then your lips surrounding her whole length.

You suck with devotion, her kimono finally falling down to the sides, exposing her pale androgynous anatomy. Her hip bones protruding, the perfection of lean body parts, and the way that Ashura seems so devoted to her makes this look like a work of art to your eyes.

Zorojuro wants her to moan, to scream louder, so he uses his heavy hand to push your head, so her sex invades your throat deeper. The green haired Ashura tangles his calloused fingers on your hair, using you as a mere hole for her beloved lover to enjoy.

The sounds of your gags mix with the whimpers of Kikunojo, who is so ready to reach for climax at any minute. And as she does, your mouth fills with her sweet release, and it tastes better than any human’s one.

“Drink her blessing. All.” Zoro orders, while she keeps sprouting over Zoro’s lap. You do, showing him how nothing remains in your mouth, by sticking your tongue out. Earning Zoro’s pleased smile, he kisses her lover in the lips as a sign of love and congratulatory for being such a good girl.

She buries her head into Zoro’s neck, kissing his collar bones. “Thank you, master ~” she says, but what you thought was enough to cover your debt, is absolutely not. Zoro lifts her up, putting her next to him. He stands up, and finally takes her whole clothes off.

You look at him kneeling over the ground, a little agitated since the intrusion of Kiku’s sex on your throat left you airless several times. What would be his next order? In any case it doesn’t matter, his anatomical composition is enough for your eyes to say that you have experienced heaven.  His muscles move so harmoniously, so well trained, and big.

“Stand-up” he says, pulling you from your hair up. You obey and seeing how he unsheathes a purple katana your blood freezes. Closing your eyes you expect the worst, but instead a slight breeze kiss your naked skin. Your kimono ends up slayed in two by the edge of his sword, a sword that emanates an aura as strong as his own.

Completely naked you stand before them. But not for so long, Zoro pushes you back making you fall over a cushion cover zone behind you. You fall with your legs spread, showing them both your wet sex in all its glory.

“Kiku, wanna try baby?” he says, helping her to kneel in between your spread legs. “Yes, Master” she says, happily bringing her fleshy lips to your labia. The tip of her tongue touch your arousal, forming strings with it as she pulls her head back.

Zoro also kneels in between your legs, as Kiku moves a little to the side so there is room for both. They treat you as if you were a plate of delicious food, and certainly that’s what you are as both begin to devour you. Their tongues play with each other in between your folds. The sweet whimpers of Kiku and the grunts of Zorojuro could alone take you to heaven, but their oral action is for sure what’s dragging you to the sinful Avernus.

Your back arches, and it’s just a matter of little time for you to come, explosively. But there is more, my sweet darling, of course there is…

When Zoro gets tired of your taste, he knows it’s time to taste his lover. He stands up, leaving Kiku to enjoy your sex as he walks behind her. He pushes her waist just a little down, so her back entrance gets exposed all to him.

Kiku wiggles an invisible tail to him, making him drool for her. Spreading her hams, his tongue reach for her anus. Up and down, lubricating her for his intrusion, she moans in your sex, and you caress her silky blue hair with love.

She is quickly ready for Zoro, as he guides his sex into her. And even if being fucked by that man is enough for any person to become dumb she keeps eating you out, pinching one of your nipples as she does so.

You can’t help but scream even louder than them, orgasming, bathing Kiku’s beautiful face with your juices. “Mhh ~ Ah good girl! ~” she praises you, while her eyes get blank from Zoro’s violent thrusts inside her.

“My master, can we… both?” she asks, in between pants and whines. You still shiver from the past orgasm and enjoy kissing Kiku’s lips as she whines. “Sure, my sweet Oni, come on” Zoro says, pulling his dick out of her. You quickly understand what they meant, and even if your wild side is making you want it now, your reasonable side is a little worry they would break you in two.

“Come here” Zoro, brutally pulls you up like a doll. He pushes you against the shrine’s wall lifting your leg up so he can fuck you properly. “Let me see how tight you are” he says, guiding his long, hard shaft into you. He rams you so violently, you are left out of breath for a couple of seconds. He goes in and out, up and down, making you scream from pleasure.

Zorojuro tries you for some minutes, leaving you on the verge of a new orgasm with just a couple of his thrusts. “Uh… she is tight, but I think she is able to take both of us babe. Come here” he commands, talking about your already clenching walls.

The green haired demon separates you from the wall, allowing Kiku to fit in between it and your back. He stops for a couple of seconds to let her accommodate and guide her sex into you. As she begins to move, Zoro does too. You are sandwiched in between them, getting fucked so hard and stretching your insides so much.

They invite you to their kisses as the keep moving in and out of you, groans, moans, whines, and whimpers mixed. Panting, shivering, the smell of Zorojuro’s skin with hints of sweat and sake, the flowery scents of Kiku as she bites your shoulder, your tears of pure pleasure… Explosive orgasms, both demons filling you up, leaving you dripping with their seeds.

“Thank you for having fun with us, (Name). I have persuaded Zorojuro to let you go… You know, Ashuras are kinda jealous, so I told her I wanted to have more fun with you, and he decided to let you live as a human this time. It was great having you ~” Kiku whispers, kissing your cheek before you wake up again in the same old shrine than before.

Your katana rests on your side, but now it has tied around it the little red string that was holding that beautiful Oni’s hair up… 💖

[zykamiliah]

Hey. I thought I would send an ask, as I would like to know your views on it. What do you think about the ending that took a sharp turn from the narrative based on the inner conflicts of the shinobi world to making it about aliens and chakra fruit? It definitely was a hail Mary attempt on Kishi's part, one could tell he was getting desperate to just finish off the series. And then he continued it in Boruto, which just doesn't have the heart and soul of the original manga, that so many people related to, given how much it portrayed some part of their own lived experiences.

That was one facet of the ending that made me see red honestly because of how insincere and quick fix it felt. What is your impression of it?

Hey there @sneezemonster15! Thanks for the ask, this has been interesting to think about.

From the moment Hagoromo showed up, it all felt extremely Deux ex Machina to me. He gave Naruto and Sasuke power ups that were pulled out of nowhere. The thing with Ashura and Indra and Kaguya, if taken literally, (and not as a metaphor about how power corrupts people) it’s just so cheaply convenient for the plot. Oh, Madara was too hard to beat, so let’s just magically remove him (Zetsu “killing” him was another Deux ex Machina, lol) and set up how to solve the puzzle of defeating Kaguya: you just have to touch her with the seal hands; easier than fighting a godlike Madara, right? By the way, let me just take my time to make a lengthy exposition about who this Kaguya is, as I have never mentioned anything about her or chakra fruits or an original source of chakra, whose history turns out to be, rather conveniently, the origin of everything that’s wrong with the world. This will also make it easier for the sequel, because the future villains can’t be shinobi from other nations, obviously. Not after the War Arc, where apparently all conflicts between the shinobi villages were abolished, and the power of nakama was highlighted. It would look like going backwards, especially if the new Kages are the good ones, and Naruto’s allies and friends.

By bringing Kaguya and all her siblings into the plot Kishimoto shifted the blame from the shinobi system and humanity to the aliens. Now it wasn’t that the shinobi system was corrupted from the actions of those in power, it was that these entities were manipulating everything from the shadows. Madara and Sasuke were just being influenced by some cosmic chackra and were not actually affected by discrimination and violence and all that. The characters' suffering is not a product of the system they grew up in, it’s all because of Kaguya, an otherworldly entity that’s not human and so killable without regrets or upsetting shonen sensibilities.

And now I’m thinking that, ironically, by introducing Kaguya, Kishimoto did present a “solution” to the big problem of: how to stop the cycle of hate and violence between nations and people? How to unite all shinobi so there’s no more wars between different villages or communities and so ninja stop being used as tools of war?

In the end Sasuke was right: the only way to keep shinobi together in an alliance is to have a common enemy, so that’s the route Borruto take (I really don’t know what’s going on in Borruto because I don’t follow it, the movie was enough for my weary heart lol)

I think this is common in countries with a strong sense of nationalism: Japan or the United States, my own country… There has to be an enemy that threatens everyone but serves as an element of cohesion, so that people can set aside their differences and unite for a common cause.

The first important arc is the Land of Waves, and it is established from the beginning that the system is corrupted. I suspect that it being a shonen manga and operating within the limitations of Shueisha, Shonen Jump and the demography itself, Kishimoto wrote himself into a corner with that theme. Kishimoto, are you encouraging young teens to question the authority and the system that regulates their lives? Are you saying that all the cool ninja stuff it’s actually bad because ninjas are weapons, trained in the art of violence since they’re children? That’s not in the spirit of a shonen manga. Even if he still addressed that theme throughout the entire manga, it was not something that he could make his protagonist face upfront. It became a bit peripheral, something related to the characterization and motives of the antagonists (Madara, Nagato/Pain, Sasuke), and by the end, completely dismissed.

and now lets listen to this song to lighten the mood lol

[fallensnowfan]

An attempt at piecing together what intent the story might have with leaving so many questions about Wano so open-ended.

It's been since the end of Act 2, and a bit around chapter 1000, that things like Nidai Kitetsu and Oden's journal have been brought up in a way that has a big impact on the main characters. The chapter where Kin'emon and Kiku recount Oden's story to half the crew is one of the best of the arc though it's curious that only half the crew is there when they do.

In chapter 920, do you think Kin'emon and Kiku included Izo in their retelling? If they did, that should mean that Luffy, Nami, Sanji, Chopper, and Brook are aware that Kiku and Izo are siblings from early on. The Straw Hats are the first pirate crew Kiku has met since being sent through time, it being revealed later that she asked, or wanted to ask, if any of them had encountered her bro while at sea has potential. Izo being familiar with "God" Usopp is a great touch and means he likely already knew of the whole crew by extension.

Thinking more about the idea of Jinbei and the Akazaya being separate in the story until Wano.

The arc starts with the first two Straw Hats meeting Kiku, along with Tsuru and Tama, and she soon goes on to help them begin making a positive impact in Wano. Soon after their adventure in Bakura Town, Luffy and Kiku will reunite with Kin'emon.

Kin, Cat, Dog, and Raizo don't spend a great deal of time with the crew though they've done that in previous arcs so the story is able to let them have their own story threads.

Ashura, Kawamatsu, and Denjiro sequentially appear and encounter the SHs a few times, though their stories remain mostly separate from the Straw Hats. By the time Jinbei arrives in Wano, all of the Scabbards have reunited, the crew has met each of them except Denjiro kinda, and Izo will appear soon after Jinbei.

Jumping ahead to the finale chapters, we're told that everyone apart from Kin and Momo have said their farewells to the crew though they happen off panel, and Kiku has two absences that stand out for her especially.

My guess at this point is that Oda is planning something similar to Jinbei's weaving journey to fully join the crew but for Kiku's story, whether she joins or not, it's even more complex and very subtle as well. I love Kiku a lot and would be so happy if something like this is the path her story is taking.

[furinana]

SMTIV/A’s character addressment differences in localization

さん -san gives politeness to whom the speaker is talking to, commonly for strangers, superiors and people older than the speaker. In some instances it tends to be equivalent to Mr/Mrs/Miss but it’s not as formal as it sounds in English.

Ashura-kai members TO Tayama Asahi TO Nikkari and Nozomi Hallelujah TO Nozomi and Isabeau Gaston TO Isabeau Akira and Blasted Tokyo citizens TO Kiyoharu

Ashura-kai members get irritated at Jonathan using the rude form of ‘you’ (貴様 kisama) with Tayama and yell at him to use the honorific. Similarly, Gaston enforces to be called “Gaston-san” by Asahi and Hallelujah and they only do so begrudgingly. In English it’s localized as Sir Gaston, sounding more pompous but funnily fitting his character and background probably even better.

Asahi calls Isabeau “Isabeau nee-san”. 姉さん nee-san is a friendly term for older sister. It’s localized as Miss Isabeau, which transmits her admiration but unfortunately removes the warm tone.

Hallelujah calls Abe 兄貴 aniki, literally older brother but it has a double meaning as a honorable term used to refer to someone one considers a superior, within the context of the Yakuza. ‘Bro’ works fine.

In a scene, Hallelujah upon seeing Asahi shamelessly jumping around Isabeau couldn’t help but think if that was how people saw him when he was with Abe.

ちゃん -chan expresses that the speaker has affection for the person, feels close to them and usually used for younger girls. 

Nozomi TO Isabeau Isabeau and Nozomi TO Asahi

殿 (どの) -dono is an honorific for showing respect used for people of high social status in the Heian Period whereas nowadays it’s only used in written form. It’s strongly associated with archaic/samurai-dialect.

Samurai TO Hope, K, Gabby, Hugo Hope and Gabby TO Hugo Isabeau TO Fujiwara Jonathan TO Akira and Kiyoharu Flynn (massacre) TO Nanashi

It’s social etiquette for Mikado officials to call their superiors with -dono. Walter predictably doesn’t follow it nor seems to care about remembering their faces.

君 (くん) -kun is generally used by people of senior status addressing or referring to those of junior status, carries more respect than -chan and occasionally some emotional attachment. It can also be used for young males in general.

Fujiwara TO Nanashi and Akira Navarre TO his Samurai peers (Flynn, Walter, Jonathan and Isabeau) and to Asahi at the very end. Hugo TO Hope and Gabby Nozomi TO Nanashi and (one time she was asking for a favor) Gaston

Navarre and Hugo do it in a snobbish way while it’s more heartfelt for Nozomi and Fujiwara.

公 (こう) -kou lit. Lord or Sir. 

Flynn, Isabeau and Stephen TO Masakado Nozomi TO Tenkai

様 (さま) -sama is for individuals of a higher rank than oneself. Appropriate usages include lords, divine entities and sometimes towards people one greatly admires.

Burroughs TO her Samurai user Gaea members TO Yuriko Shesha TO Krishna Adramelech TO Lucifer Odin and Flynn (Massacre) TO Dagda 

As to not repeat myself for several minor characters, let’s just say that what deity someone is aligned to often decides whether they treat them with honorifics or not.

Asahi and Hallelujah call both of their fathers oyaji 親父 (おやじ), pretty much an informal “my old man”. Asahi goes as far as calling him a ‘shitty geezer’ when she’s angry at not being allowed to be a Hunter. They are softer in English and just call them by ‘dad’.

Hallelujah calls Nanashi by the English word leader リーダー in both languages.

Dagda calls Nanashi kozou 小僧 (こぞう), its obsolete meaning being of a youngster that is training as an apprentice (usually in a religious context with monks being the common usage). There are many translations you could extract from it such as “little servant”, “errand boy”, “brat” or “kid” like how it got localized.

主 (あるじ) aruji meant the master of a castle in the context of medieval history.

Yamato Takeru TO Tayama Flynn (massacre) TO Nanashi as aruji-dono

[He refers to both Dagda and Nanashi with -dono in the text but his voice says “Dagda-sama” instead. Probably a typo.]

Toki uses the same 主  kanji but pronounces as “ぬし (nushi)”-sama. In her context, it’s used by a woman to address a man with whom she is intimate, like a wife to her husband. So “master” in her case conveys a “my lover” insinuation.

You know who else uses 主 with yet another pronounciation?

Fittingly for the Mikado setting, マスター (master) using exactly the pronounciation of the English equivalent despite being written in Japanese.

[butchkurogane]

Ok what for u is the most heartbreaking moment in trc? Or if you can't pick just one, the ones that destroyed u the most

OKAY SO I KNOW WE ALL LIKE TO SAY the "good morning Kurogane" scene and it's TRUE but just to mix it up a bit

The part after when Fai is talking to Yuuko and is explaining his decision to distance himself from the others, and then Yuuko explains to him that Fai can't just... will away the fact that the others care about him. She specifically says that if he doesn't want the children to be in any pain, he needs to understand that it does pain them when *he* is in pain, and there's nothing he can do to change that. And then Fai gets this incredibly SAD expression because... the reality that people care about him, at this point in the story, is a TRAGIC thing for him. And I just!!!! Ahhhh!!!!!

Uhhh also any time that Sakura is trying to get through to C!Syaoran after he loses his heart and how hopeless that situation seems... OOF. Especially when she's screaming to him that she doesn't care about the feathers, anymore. And the development that shows!! She is no longer helpless or weak and in need of help to survive... she has enough experience and power both regained and made new to stand on her own. All that matters to her now is helping those she cares about! The tables have turned and she just wants C!Syaoran to regain his heart!! Mwah...

Hhhhh the Infinity scenes with Fai and Sakura 😭😭😭 when she tells him he doesn't have to fake smiles for her, but EVEN SO she gets caught off guard by the deep sadness in the expression that falls on Fai's face... and he STILL puts on a false, warm smile for her when she asks him what's wrong. He just. Doesn't know! How else to connect with people!!

Every time Kurogane looks like he's on the brink of tears :'))) Or when he IS crying!!! His reaction to Sakura getting stabbed in Infinity is a huge one. Also in his past when Tomoyo puts his mother to rest, and he just... crumbles. Goddd.

Kurogane helping Fai put Ashura to rest being a DIRECT PARALLEL!! To when Tomoyo did the same for him!! He is moving forward from a legacy of violence to a legacy of empathy!!!!

*goes crazy because there's so many more*

[captnjacksparrow]

Why do I ship SNS?

It is a known fact that when people experience a good media, they like to discuss various things they liked, hated, interpret what the creator trying to say and get something from what they have consumed. Eventually people end up in a shipping war if there are multiple possibilities. 

I started watching Naruto on a whim, hoping to see some ninjas in action with some revenge as a background (after all when you have power, there will always be a revenge). Am a sucker for revenge, btw. I am a person who hates romance in media. Because, every movie, book, novel, series has this same recycled romance plastered into every story even though the story don’t need at all. So, I am very tired of it. Every media portrays romance as something inevitable, necessary and something we can’t live without. That’s wrong. 

Usually, romance goes like this... Person A sees Person B... they hate each other and add some possessiveness, jealousy... they magically gets attracted through some shared experiences eventually... they kiss and make babies. There’s nothing wrong with this. It’s just very tiring as I’ve seen million forms of this same repeated trope. I always cringe and yell “Can you give us something different? Grrr.....”.

And also, my motto is that love can happen with any person. It can’t be restrained into certain boundaries. So, I don’t like to put some relationship under an umbrella called Gay, Lesbian, Straight or whatever. Of course, illicit relationships and incest are not normal and am not okay with it.

With all that being said...

My experience after watching the Shippuden series until episode 478 was “Wait, do they love each other?”. I know am very late to realize this, but I have never even viewed them with any romantic lens throughout. 

On my first watch, I was always under the impression that “They are friends”... But there are certain moments I felt “Wait, why are they doing like this which could’ve been handled in a different way!!” I will get to this later in this post. But those moments were overlooked by me because of my curiosity of “What happens next ??”. 

And on my rewatch, it only confirmed my view. 

The other popular ships like SS and NH put forth many points to invalidate what SNS represents. The most common being “They are reincarnated brothers” or  “They are best friends”. Am just going to debunk them from my point of view. 

Naruto and Sasuke are like brothers.....

Nope. 

The best brotherhood title, in this series, should officially go to Itachi and Sasuke. 

You can argue as much as you want that Itachi mindfucked Sasuke and killed his parents....yaada yaada.... 

It is repeatedly shown why Itachi put a curtain on his own clan. The reason is, Uchiha clan decided to forcefully take over the village. No matter how much innocent you are, you cannot take over something with force. Dot. I will write about this in a separate post.

In short, Sasuke realised how his clan members were wrong after hearing the story from the First Hokage, Hashirama Senju. That’s why he openly proclaimed “I am going to protect Konoha and become Hokage”. 

Back to the topic, Itachi and Sasuke are blood brothers. If I ship them both, then what you claim is very valid. 

The above gif says, “Sasuke, I know, I made a mistake by filling you with hatred. But whatever you decide to do from now on, I will love you always”. Meaning, He stopped treating Sasuke as a kid and accepts that Sasuke has his own path to walk.

This is exactly how brothers behave. I would do the same to my kid sister. You can see a fraternal instinct from Itachi’s eyes realizing that this is their last time together.

Another thing, Brothers trope always has this hierarchy.... Protect the younger sibling no matter what. It is evident from Madara/Izuna and Hashirama/Tobirama.

Not convinced?

If you pull the Indra and Ashura bullshit, let me tell you one thing. Indra and Ashura were separated and formed their own clan long ago. They eventually branched off into Uchiha and Senju clans. No way you can relate a century old blood relation as brothers. It’s just their chakra got reincarnated over and over. 

Don’t pull up an incest angle between Naruto and Sasuke. Because they never shared a womb. Dot. 

Naruto and Sasuke are Best Friends only.

You know what, you are almost right. I thought that for a very long time. Remember I never wore any shipping goggles ON. 

There are two types of best friend categories. Best Friends without a reason and Best Friends through rivalry. 

Best Friends without a reason in Narutoverse are: Shikamaru/Choji. 

They just became friends and became BFF. They won’t fight or hurt each other. But when you have something to share...you would go to that person and share everything honestly.

Best Friends through Rivalry: Kakashi/Obito, Hashirama/Madara, Naruto/Sasuke

I really cannot provide more proof for the first two pairings as Best Friends as it is not the scope of this post. Although the latter two also qualifies for shipping category. Why?

Because, the common thing among them is that all the three Uchihas awakened/reawakened their Sharingan for their best friend. But Hashirama/Madara and Naruto/Sasuke are the only pairings to awaken or evolve Sharingan when trying to break their bonds with each other. 

Special Brownie points for Madara. He had 4 brothers and lost 3 but still couldn’t awaken his Sharingan but when trying to break up with Hashirama, his eyes were brimming red. 

Sasuke’s Sharingan matures in the first Valley of The End.

That’s why I excluded Hashirama/Madara and Naruto/Sasuke from this Best Friends list.

Because to the both Uchihas, the other person meant something special which cannot be comprehended into a mere term called ‘Best Friends’.

Which is exactly why Kakashi/Obito would perfectly fall into this category.

The way they quarrel, fight with each other, protect each other are perfect scores for a friendship. What makes them best friends is when Obito decided to give his Sharingan despite Kakashi was always putting a cold air around him and most importantly asked him to protect his love ‘Rin’. Also Kakashi carried his friend’s will to his heart and passed on to Team 7.

It all falls under ‘In the memory of my Best Friend’ trope.

Obito may be a trash but he is a good friend. Because after Rin was killed, he massacred everyone around him except for Kakashi. He could have killed him. Understandable. Or he could have plucked his Sharingan back (because he literally plucked most of the Sharingans from the Uchiha clan massacre and kept those eyes as a reserve). This could have enabled him to use Susanoo. I believe Susanoo can only be used with Mangekyo Sharingan in both eyes. But for some reason, he didn’t. 

So what makes me think Naruto and Sasuke love each other, not as a brother and not as a friend but something beyond which I can’t term?

My way of shipping is not about marriage, sex and rearing babies. Because literally everyone does this as an obligation. 

So, I don’t ship them in terms of living together in my headcanon and having sex daily. Nope. But it is not wrong though if you ship in that sense.

In this Narutoverse, Women are just some stow away pieces whose sole existence is to fawn over their dreamboy and cry for them. (Usually literally nothing useful comes out of them). Me being a girl, as much as I hate this setup but I have come to terms with whatever it is and have accepted it. If you are a girl looking for a strong female character...... this is not the place. Watch something else. 

But I draw inspiration from male characters who are characterized deeply for which I have to applaud the creator. Reason being, the very first character which I connected with was Itachi. It was when Sasuke thinks about his past with his family in the flashback before the first VotE battle in part I. I will be writing a separate post about Itachi in this week. 

In short, If you are a person who wants inspiration, draw it from male characters. Not in a single moment, you stoop so low for characters like Hinata and Sakura. That’s not how I envision myself or any woman. Dot.

With all this being said, I ship them as a couple who necessarily don’t have to get married or have sex... But they each other has some special allowance towards each other in their hearts which no one can touch, not even their wives or children. 

This doesn’t mean I accept what came after episode 478 as they are literally something they made for $$$$$. 

There are some basic traits which are absolutely necessary for a ship to sail successfully. They are Acknowledgement, Reason, No Hierarchy, Influence, Owning each others rights and Privilege. (All these reasons should come from both the sides for the ship to be worthy)

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Acknowledgement, I mean here, is to accept and acknowledge what they are to each other.

They both agree that they are Bonded/Friends verbally as well as emotionally.

To me, this is essential in any relationship especially for the ones you are trying to ship. I didn’t see this in any other ships like SS or NH where it is always one sided. Sakura confessed before the village entrance to which Sasuke said “You really are annoying!!”. Hinata proposed in Pain arc. Naruto didn’t even acknowledge her confession. He went on to beg for pardon for Sasuke. Again she proposed in the War at the expense of Love Cupid “Neji”. Naruto went on to joke with Minato that Sakura is his Girl Friend. 

If I were in both of these girls place, I would literally be mad and drop this shit right away.

Wheras in SNS, I saw both the people I am trying to ship were asking “What am I to you?”, to which they reply “You are my friend”. To me this is very important.

Reason

To those who are saying “Love is blind”, “Love is Madness”, “Love needs no reason”, you all need self-evaluation. This is not some K Drama situation where you don’t need any reason. You should know why you love someone and why you need the other’s presence.

Naruto’s reason is very simple.

I could provide many reasons. But here, Sasuke, without any reservations... knowing full well of the consequence if he feed Naruto but still extended the helping hand to someone who was always hostile. It is just like what Iruka did. And many incidents which happened during Land of the Waves arc are evident.

He wanted to be friends with this lonely Uchiha boy way back when he was around 7 or 8 for a simple reason that he understands his pain more than anyone. But he really became friends when they were grouped together for Team 7.  

Sasuke’s reason goes even way beyond when Naruto series started.

“Because he felt relief”.

Imagine a young boy who witnessed a massacre before his eyes and lost everyone he loved. But somehow another young boy of his age made him feel relieved. This explains why Sasuke went all out of his way to make friendship with Naruto despite being aloof. 

Isn’t this what we want from someone we love?  

Rather than being completely insensitive about an orphan life or just stalking from the distance and never offered any support, I would prefer someone who understands my pain from their heart and try to reach me. Sasuke reached out to him by offering the lunch and Naruto reached out to him by making him his rival and bug him.

NO HIERARCHY

This is pretty self-explanatory. Unlike blood brothers, there should be no hierarchy in a relationship I want to ship. 

We saw Naruto yells at Sasuke many times absolutely for no reason, despite Sasuke bearing this cold attitude. Probably he is the only person who can call him by such variety of names. 

Sasuke always calls him by his trademark ‘Usuratonkachi’. Sometimes he calls him fool just like everyone. But was never insulting or mean towards Naruto. Except for that time in the final battle, he made fun of his Shadow Clone jutsu citing his loneliness. 

In short, be it a physical fight or verbal offense.... neither of them wilts like a flower. They equally give back. 

The only other person who can verbally assault Sasuke is Karin and probably the only girl who never addresses him as “Sasuke-Kun”. 

U-SU-RA-TON-KA-CHI..... Why do Sasuke spend such an effort to call someone with a 6 syllabic word, instead NA-RU-TO, a 3 syllabic word which is way more convenient to call?? I always wonder.

POSITIVE INFLUENCE

I don’t have to spell out anything here. There are many obvious examples but will try to keep it short. 

Naruto became strong because of Sasuke. He trained hard for 3 years with Jiraiya , a month with Kakashi developing Rasen Shuriken and controlled Kurama’s power with Killer Bee. Except for Sage Mode jutsu everything he learnt was all for bringing Sasuke back. 

In short, Sasuke is Naruto’s predominant strength. 

Though Naruto was not the source of strength for Sasuke, but he brings out many vibrant emotions in Sasuke which he really needed for his traumatic mind otherwise he would always be that cold angry brooding doll without any emotions and I am sure Sasuke enjoys to banter with Naruto.

LOL!!! I don’t know why Sasuke feels competitve here. It’s pretty childish even for Sasuke.

Friendly tease :-) I think he also protected Sakura in this scene. He can also ask her the same, isn’t it? I mean as a friend. 

The best one is yet to come

It’s incredibly hilarious to see how Sasuke pouts when he was with Naruto. Sakura!!!! You third wheeling joker :-D :-D

Throughout Shippuden, Sasuke never shows his emotions with anyone. He either looks very cold or angry.

Reminiscing his Team 7 days, for a split second. 

Probably the only positive emotion is this, in all of the Shippuden. I mean not counting Episode 478.

I don’t think Sakura brought any kind emotions in Sasuke except annoyance when they were together in Team 7. Or Hinata too. These girls just moan “Sasuke-Kun”, “Naruto-Kun” but brings nothing to the table. Total wastrels!!!!!

OWNING EACH OTHER’S RIGHTS

This section is exactly where SNS moves on to a whole different level.

Sasuke wanted to inflict his pain over everyone who lives in peaceful Konoha for what it did to Itachi. (though I don’t really accept with Sasuke here since he never even bothered to question about his clan’s history, but what he was doing is understandable. Just like Naruto tells him).

But the context here is Sasuke is on a murder rampage. Starting from the Kage Summit, killing Danzo, unnecessarily hurting Karin and almost reached a point where he could not be stopped anymore. Then Ms.Annoying appears. She literally have no fucking clue what Sasuke is going through. So started to spout nonsense that she wanted to go with Sasuke-Kun with an ulterior motive to kill him without a strong resolve. 

The interesting SS dynamics here is Sasuke asks Sakura “Do you know what I want?” and to which she gives a carefree-shitty-pathetic answer “I don’t care. I will do whatever you want”. Geez!!!

If I were Sasuke, I would think, “This person standing before me don’t even care about what I want but coming with an intent to kill me and not only that... she is a kunoichi from Konoha where I planned to inflict my pain by slaughtering them.. I better ram my Chidori and be done with it”... He doesn’t see her as his former Teammate. He just want to kill that person.

However, Kakashi deflects the attack and saves Ms.Useless. 

( Me : I am a Sasuke fan through and through. But, Sakura..... You always says you will do this, do that.... But you never succeed at anything... Why is that? Why are you even continue being a ninja? No one asked you to kill Sasuke, you decided to. But why don’t you kill him. Probably you would’ve earned my begrudging respect... Pffft” ****sighs with a heavy second hand embarassment)

Anyways, Sasuke becomes an unstoppable maniac at this point because he was very irritated on seeing Kakashi and Sakura spouting some unreachable nonsense. So he started to attack Kakashi as he is even more irritated on seeing his Sharingan.

Again, Ms.Idiot wants to kill Sasuke when he is at his weakest point due to chakra exhaustion and that too from behind his back. (You!!! Gutless wrench). Sasuke sensed this and attempted to kill her again... (Naruto!!! You idiot. Why did you save her...)

However, Naruto appears and saves her. Naruto and Sasuke’s eyes meet each other.

But somehow Sasuke calmed down and hears out Naruto for what he has to say. He says, “Whatever you are doing until now, it’s understandable”. 

Kakashi wanted to kill him and Sasuke got riled up and prepare his Chidori. Anyways, Naruto intervenes and they go to some meta physical plane and talks privately. And Naruto comes up with his idea and announces as below:

Me: Naruto!!!! Sweety..... Do you realize that you have a big dream of becoming a Hokage which you have been shouting from Day 1? But still you want to overthrow everything for that one person who is in unbearable pain. It’s alright. But you don’t want to go alone or send him alone. No Best friend would go this far. And to those Sakura shippers.... Why didn’t Sakura try to bear the burden? Why didn’t she come up with this Idea? Afterall, you spout nonsense like ‘Sakura saved Sasuke from Darkness, isn’t it?’ And, Naruto.... Who gave you the right to take his hatred and shoulder the burden? And what makes you think you are that only person to do it??? Sasuke, might have other special person in those 3 years. How can you decide on Sasuke’s behalf??? Aren’t you going overboard ?

The answer to all the above is simple, Naruto can risk anything for Sasuke. And he clearly knew that Sasuke’s only living bond is him.

And what happened next was almost unbelievable and for the first time I thought ‘What is it with these two guys?’. 

Sasuke agrees with Naruto’s proposition to not destroy Konoha before fighting with Naruto. 

Me: Sasuke!!!! You have every right to reject his proposition. Since, he was not in your life for the past 3 years, your side of bond with Naruto should have been cut-off long back, right? Sasuke??? Well, at this point he was just your former Team 7 member. You don’t need to honor your proposition. You can attack Konoha anytime. Why did you accept?

Also Me: Sweety!!! Why do you always question Naruto ‘Who am I to you’? Why do you need his opinion always? There is an annoying princess standing behind Naruto vying for your attention. And yet you didn’t even ask her this question at any time. But before Naruto, you completely calmed down from your rampage and willing to wait for what he has to say plus asking for his validation. After all you don’t care about anything, why just Naruto???

And the reason being, Naruto is still his closest bond which he couldn’t cut off despite trying very hard. After all, Many years ago, Sasuke was the one, who readily jumped in to protect Naruto knowing full well that it’s a trap. He was ready to throw away his revenge for this boy back then. Sasuke is afraid that he will give in to this bond once more and Naruto is his weakness which he wants to eliminate so badly.

This is definitely not any Best Friend would do..... Fix that in your mind.

The purpose of these GIFs is not show how protective Sasuke is..... Well, I can talk about it all day. Let’s save it.

Me: Yo!!!! Sasuke..... You wanted to kill Naruto.... You said so yourself under the bridge. Meaning, He is the only person standing between your goal and your resolve and Naruto is always known to weaken your resolve. And yet why are you protecting him here? There is absolutely no need. Because, if there is a situation like Kaguya where both of you are must needed to save this world , then there is a reason to save him. But why now? Plus do you know, if Naruto dies, then Madara’s plan may not succeed because if a Jinchuriki dies, tailed beast also dies. It is perfect for your Revolution, isn’t it? Who gave you the right to own his life? Obito has his reason to kill Naruto, why not let him?Why is it that you want to personally remove him from your life? If he is dead by an external factor, you can carry on your path without any interference and pain. Why go so far to protect him ?

The answer is Sasuke values Naruto’s life more than his own even during his Team 7 days. He has this high esteem for Naruto and almost consider it to be a shame if some worthless fool takes his life. And Sasuke never hated Naruto. He once hated Itachi and his resolve to kill was real and intense. But when Orochimaru asked him to kill 1000 people for practice, Sasuke never killed anyone. He even implemented no kill policy for his team “Hebi”. So, someone like Sasuke who never liked to kill random innocent people, how could he let some trash take away a life, he considers dearly to the same level of Itachi? That’s why in this situation, his body moved on his own to protect something special for him. He may not agree it, but he always shows it.

But some other ship wankers try to say Sasuke may have said “You are annoying” but inside he deeply loved her which is why he was smiling. If so, Why didn’t Sasuke never showed his care not even once? He not only tried to kill her twice when she was defenseless but also let her die twice or didn’t bother at all during the war. Or show me where these soul level connection happened between SS or NH

In short, Sasuke and Naruto own each other’s rights unconsciously. Because they are the only ones who can understand each other’s soul which nobody can reach.

Me: Oh, by the way Sasuke, I think Susanoo should be used like this. You really don’t need your hand to protect Naruto. Susanoo can do it’s work for you. Minato would be proud though!!!!

PRIVILEGE

Most of the points I written above are in and of itself is a privilege they give for each other and not for anyone else. Privilege is essential in a ship. Because it shows how different a loved one is from normal people. 

For Naruto, 

I originally want to put how he begs for forgiveness on Sasuke’s behalf before Raikage and weeps immeasurably before hyperventilating. But this one trumps the other. Naruto literally broadcasted everyone how important Sasuke is to him and how he regretted not offering his friendship at that time and how he couldn’t stop Sasuke from reaching Orochimaru. 

If you want to inspire Alliance shinobi forces, you should have shown how you worked so hard from the bottom to top. Projecting Sasuke as your regret and inspiring people shows how deeply you prioritize this person which affects you after so many years and hence, you don’t want any more regrets. 

It’s very unconventionally romantic which passes the shipping category in flying colours. 

For Sasuke,

The following is the Land of the waves arc which was novelized in the name of Innocent Heart, Demonic Blood released in 2006. 99.9% of the material is exactly as it happens in Manga/Anime. 

This is the privilege Sasuke provides for Naruto. “ But coming from Sasuke, It almost counted as a hug”... 

BROWNIE POINTS:

Now, the following are the scenes which add a mysterious flavour to this ship. I sincerely don’t understand why Kishimoto put this. I mean I am absolutely happy with it, but why? What was he thinking while drawing these scenes? 

It’s also strange that, whenever they clash a Chidori with Rasengan..... They always gets repelled to their own sides and fall with a loud thump. But Naruto’s posture looks very perfect, I mean it looks like someone carried him and laid him down. Anyways, What’s Sasuke doing on Naruto’s side?? He should have fell on the opposite side. Why didn’t he walk away? There is absolutely no reason for Sasuke to come over to Naruto’s side and have an intense meaningful gaze. 

This is another mysterious plus intense scene. I am still wondering, Is this really Sasuke? He is a person who avoids casual touches with anyone other than his brother. I’ve seen so many times Sasuke rejecting hugs from Sakura. I can’t even imagine what Kishimoto was thinking. 

If you people pass these scenes off as Brotherhood or Best Friend chemistry... Then you lack basic human emotions. That’s all. 

Me: Well, Sasuke, If you really want to kill him, you should have shovelled your sword right through Naruto’s vital point when you made that exuberant landing. There is literally no need for you to draw a long sword in close quarters. And what about the Personal Space??? With your speed, you can land without leaning on Naruto’s shoulders... 

Also Me: Yo, Naruto... You were panicking when Sai does the same....but you don’t even flinch when Sasuke invades your personal space????

Anyways, it’s funny that both the intense scenes I have mentioned here were initiated by Sasuke. Quite strange and thrilling.

So, to conclude.... All these scenes I have mentioned  made me unconsciously ship them as a pair. With all these being said, I believe all the ingredients for a good romance were laid perfectly. A moment of impulsive tension or affection, say a hug, between them after a difficult battle could mess with both and make a romance happen. And I don’t think either of them will deny especially Sasuke. 

I don’t see any of this aspect in other popular ships such as SS and NH. If I am Sakura or Hinata in this universe, I will not be okay with my pair doing all these things with other person. I intentionally left scenes from Episode 478 as it is so intense and require a separate post. I am happy that even without Episode 478, SNS ship sails high. So, I believe both Sakura and Hinata are still fourth wheeling their respective pairs in Boruto universe also, I guess. 

P.S: I don’t watch Boruto

Final memento:

No way a friend will look this mesmerized on seeing the other one.