#Masashi is killing it

[the-writer-mao]

An adorable mess

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[oraclesblog]

Sakura Blossoms

One of the most significant character moments for Sakura Haruno in the original series of Naruto remains one of the most misunderstood. This can, no doubt, be attributed to the fact that a large portion of shonen fans are incapable of understanding any form of writing that isn’t surface-level and doesn’t have to be spoon-fed to them. Many view this scene as an example of illogical decision-making by Sakura because she had an “opening” to stab her opponent, as shown here:

However, Masashi Kishimoto goes out of his way to provide two specific reasons as to why this approach wouldn’t work: a practical reason and a symbolic one.

Practically speaking, it is explicitly stated that had Sakura attempted to stab the Hidden Sound shinobi, it wouldn’t have worked.

It was also established very early on that there was a massive power imbalance between the two and that, no matter what Sakura did, the Hidden Sound shinobi would always have a counterattack because they were more skilled and had more experience. Hence, instead of using the Kunai to stab her opponent, as this particular Hidden Sound shinobi expected, Sakura decided to cut her hair—not only to catch her opponent off guard but because Sakura herself knew that stabbing her wouldn’t work; she’d simply be overpowered.

Symbolically speaking, the reason Kishimoto had Sakura cut her hair (the most important reason and the entire purpose of the scene in the first place) was to signify the beginning of her character arc. To understand this, we need to look at Sakura’s initial character traits and the perceptions she carried at the start of the series.

Initially, Sakura is introduced as a superficial, appearance-obsessed, boy-crazy girl who has a no real understanding of what it means to be a shinobi.

She even outright admits to already considering herself a full-fledged ninja despite having done nothing to earn that title.

This false self-perception is what leads Sakura astray compared to her teammates. She becomes disinterested in the idea of training to become stronger and doesn’t work for the skill she so desperately needs at this point in the story. In her mind, there’s no point in training if she’s already graduated the academy and become a “full-fledged” shinobi. Her own arrogance and naïveté on the subject even lead her to believe that she’s fully superior to her teammates on Team Seven.

However, as the story progresses, we see Sakura’s inexperience in battle and taijutsu, combined with her misguided priorities (particularly her obsession with Sasuke) and her arrogance regarding her own self-perceptions, make her overly reliant on her teammates. This not only makes Sakura a burden to her team but shows the consequences of her actions, behaviours, and beliefs.

The forest of death arc is so crucial for Sakura‘s character, as it pushes each member of Team Seven into moments of growth. For Sakura, it where she learns the true meaning of being a shinobi and the trials and tribulations that come along with it. Sakura is put in a situation where she’s forced to fight on her own for the first time in her life to protect her two teammates. As she does, her enemy grabs her by the hair, trapping her. With no escape, Sakura takes her Kunai and cuts her hair.

In this moment, Sakura is physically cutting off an aspect of her identity that aided in the superficial virtues of her character, both physically and emotionally. She is unbinding herself to the girl she used to be, freeing herself of her negative qualities and traits, and most importantly, her false self-perception regarding the identity of a shinobi. The act of haircutting within literature can carry various meanings, but the most common symbolism behind it is to mark a character’s transition into a new stage of life. In Ancient Greece, it was tradition to cut one’s hair as a sign of mourning, symbolizing a positive or negative change for the character. In Sakura’s case, she is “killing” her past self and mourning this loss through the act of cutting her hair, while also stepping in to a new sense of self with a clearer understanding of what it means to be a ninja and the harsh realities that follow it. That’s why this line:

Is so important because it serves as a representation, both figuratively and literally, that it’s Sakura’s turn to step into the role of a true shinobi—to be someone her teammates can count on and, most importantly, to say goodbye to the girl she once was.

What’s more is that we actually see how this character development impacts Sakura’s throughout the series. The Forest of Death scene is more than just words; it marks a transition she carries forward, not only becoming someone her comrades can rely on but also becoming someone who understands the deeper nature of things and people rather than viewing them through a superficial lens. This growth is especially evident in her desire to become stronger, seeking out training from a Sanin, and in the way she begins to see Sasuke after the Forest of Death. Instead of viewing him merely as an attractive classmate she has a crush on, she starts to see him for who he truly is—a traumatized boy falling prey to his own pain and going down a dark path. This new perception makes her want to help him, both physically and emotionally, rather than simply wanting to make him hers, as she did initially.

Ultimately, this scene is what gave Sakura the development to become the character she was at the end of the series—a strong kunoich and a true, full-fledged shinobi, as well as someone who can genuinely understand the pain and trauma of others.

[suika-suigetsu]

I hated Sasuke during my childhood/adolescence, for the same reason that most people probably hate him today: because of his "idiotic" decisions.

"Sasuke, you have so much support in the Hidden Leaf Village, everyone loves you. How can you be so selfish and abandon them?

Sasuke, are you really going to join Orochimaru for power? He obviously only wants your body, you're being stupid!

Sasuke, you killed Itachi and Orochimaru finally. Come back to the Village!

How stupid you are, Sasuke, did you know that Itachi died for the Village and now you intend to destroy it? That doesn't even make sense!"

And so on...

Well, today I know that my mind was very closed and I didn't understand what Masashi, as the artist and creator of Sasuke, wanted to convey with the character. I think the best way to understand a character's motives is to think of him as what he is: a character created by a real person to convey a message.

Masashi said that Sasuke is a pure soul, because he doesn't do things for good or evil. He does them because he wants to. He doesn't think about the consequences for the people around him, whether they will be good or bad.

In other words: everything good that Sasuke did, he did from the heart, not to "be someone good". And everything bad that he did, he didn't do to "be bad", he just did or said what was in his heart at the time. Sasuke is truly a deep and pure character, who went through things at such a young age, that neither you nor I could handle.

Still, he WANTED to go back to the village, he WANTED to marry Sakura, he WANTED to have Sarada. Sasuke isn't very expressive, but he only does what he wants, and for me, he's the best character because of that: it doesn't matter if his actions up until now, hurt or help. He's going to do what he wants.

[genoskissors]

Two of the names in "List of Victims" (a note found in UDG) share a surname with one of Genocider's victims.

Genocider has killed a man named Ken Harada and List of Victims has Hiroshi Harada. She has also killed a man named Youji Onda and List of Victims has Masashi Onda.

I checked the Japanese and their surnames are spelled the same in both cases. I know people can have the same surname without being related, but I like to think they are and Genocider's victims have a family out there.

Ken Harada was also one of the two victims actually shown in Genocider’s case file. I wish Hiroshi’s age was known so I could speculate an exact relationship (provided there is one at all).

[teamsasukes]

ITACHI & SASUKE UCHIHA

Plutarch, Cato the Younger / Masashi Kishimoto, Naruto / Sophocles, Electra / Traci Brimhall, Come the Slumberless to the Land of Nod / Fatimah Asghar, How'd Your Parents Die Again? / Holly Warburton, Chaos / Japanese Breakfast, Boyish / Sophocles, Electra / George R. R. Martin, Fire and Blood / Jacopo Palma Junior, Cain Kills Abel / Anne Sexton, A Self-Portrait in Letters / Clive Barker, The Hellbound Heart / Euripides, Alkestis / Richard Siken, War of the Foxes

[uchiha-itachi-amaterasu]

By Masashi Kishimoto

"If possible, I don't want to have to kill you... nor do I want you to have to kill me…However, if you come at me… I will kill my heart with a blade and become a true shinobi."

Haku Birthday - January 9

[rinisasaki]

💮 リニの話 • Kazekage’s Rescue Arc 💮

As his head snapped back into place with an audible crack, fractures spiderwebbed across his cheek. His cold eyes locked on Sakura, “I’d stop that. This body doesn’t feel pain.”

His body fixed back into position, smirking, “You women sure love doing pointless things, heh heh.”

But then, a memory intruded, unwanted. He wouldn’t allow anyone to see the cracks in his armor.

“I wont feel anything even if my own grandmother were to die.”

“Up until now, I’ve killed hundreds, thousands of people. She would be no different from any of them.”

“She too… is no different from any of them.”

“My heart is just like this body…”

Sakura clenched her teeth, rage boiling over.

“Things are simpler that way—”

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Im sorry this one’s pretty sad. :c Sasori makes it clear that love has no place in his cold empty heart. He does not care for his grandmother and Rini’s just another tool in his arsenal... Just like everyone else to him. A weapon, future material.

Nothing more.

Im sure Sakura’s not going to like that one. ✨

The flashback is of Sasori and Rini having encountered a rare plant that only grows off the side of mountains, upon seeing her excitement, Sasori decides to use his threads to shake the mountain-side tree until it drops a sample or two for her.

Of course, Rini is very grateful and rewards Sasori for his effort. ❤️

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© Rini Sasaki belongs to me. © Chiyo, Sakura, Sasori, and Naruto the series belongs to Masashi Kishimoto

🛑 This is my artwork. Do not repost or edit without my permission. A couple bases were used, and BGs were taken from the anime. 🩷 🛑 Rini is my OC. Her story, design, composition belong to me. Please do not copy her, my work or ideas without credit or permission.

[sofya-fanfics]

I Wish I Could Tell You How I Fell

Fandom : Boruto

Relationship : Boruto x Sarada

My BoruSara Week 2025 contribution for the Free Day.

I’m sorry for the mistakes, English is not my native language. I hope you like it.

Summary : Boruto arrived in front of a small chalet lost a few miles from Konoha. It was far enough from the village that no one, not even Kawaki, noticed his presence. It was the ideal place to see Sarada without anyone knowing.

Disclaimer : Boruto belongs to Masashi Kishimoto and Mikio Ikemoto.

AO3 / FF.NET

Boruto arrived in front of a small chalet lost a few miles from Konoha. It was far enough from the village that no one, not even Kawaki, noticed his presence. It was a chalet that he and Sarada had found by chance when they were returning from a mission when he was still part of Team 7. When everything was normal, when he was still Boruto Uzumaki. It was a place only knew by them. Even Mitsuki and Konohamaru were unaware of its existence. It was the ideal place to see Sarada without anyone knowing. It was a chalet that had been abandoned for years. One of the windows had broken because of the weather, the door stuck easily and the roof was not in good condition.

Boruto put his hand on the door handle and opened it with a creak. Luckily that there was no one around, he thought. He went inside and saw Sarada lying on the worn couch that was near the fireplace. She was wrapped in a blanket that she had brought a few days ago. He approached her and crouched down. She was asleep. She looked so peaceful. He had noticed that it was something that rarely happened to her.

She was one of the few people who remembered Boruto Uzumaki. Even if she never spoke to him about it, he knew that things were difficult for her. The villagers only saw her as the daughter of a traitor and that she was defending another traitor who had killed the Hokage.

During the time he had spent with Sasuke, he had told him about his past, even if Boruto knew that there were certain things that he had kept to himself. He understood him better. But unfortunately, Sarada was paying the price for it. Boruto blamed himself. Because of him, she had to face all of this alone.

He raised his hand to brush away a strand of her hair that was falling on her face when Sarada moved slightly and opened her eyes slowly. He quickly took his hand away.

“Boruto ? Have you been here for a long time ?”

She sat up, rubbing her eyes.

“I just got here. We can meet another day if you want.”

Sarada woke up instantly.

“No !” She replied hastily. “I’m awake.”

Boruto restrained himself from smiling. He did not want to leave either. His fleeting encounters with Sarada were important to him. Much more than she could imagine. With her, he felt like he was the Boruto from before. He stood up and sat down next to Sarada. She offered him half of her blanket. He was not cold, but he accepted. They talked for a few minutes when he saw that Sarada had her eyes half-closed and she was fighting not to fall asleep.

“Go back to sleep,” he said. “I’m not going anywhere.”

Despite all this time apart, he knew her by heart. With a glance, he could read her. She did not want to be away from him and he did not want to either. Sarada closed her eyes and fell asleep right back. He put his arm around her shoulders and hugged her. She instinctively snuggled into his arms.

“I wish I could tell you how I feel,” he whispered.

He loved her. He always had. He had realized it when he had promised to protect her when she would become Hokage. But he could not confess his feelings to her. Not yet. Not while Omnipotence was still there.

He closed his eyes, enjoying this moment when Sarada was in his arms. He stayed with her until she woke up, as he had promised her.

The end

[exstasyplague]

UnPopular Jujutsu Kaisen Opinions (with arguments)

manga spoilers

☆ Yuji is the perfect MC

i've seen a lot of people trashing on him. some say gege writes him poorly and doesn't give him enough scenes, some say he's boring because he doesn't have any fancy cursed techniques. first of all, yuji has been aware of the jujutsu world for 6 months in manga; even less in anime. he doesn't have any OP cliche to him (looking at you Ichigo) and that makes him so much more enjoyable! when he loses he loses for good reasons and when he wins you can feel genuinely happy for him because you know he deserves it. he is a teenager and the shift in his mentalities embodies that perfectly; along with him we discover the cruelty and unfairness of the jujutsu world. at first, especially if you're a shonen watcher, you'd tend to believe he will shift to a high white knight borderline annoying mentality yet he doesn't, the jjk verse doesn't work like that. yuji is able to adapt. he has traits that you'd see in your real life friends: silliness, kindness, idiocy, love for jennifer lawrence etc but also traits that make him a perfect mc: empathy, resiliance, convinction, raw anger. + gege have him some of the HARDEST panels.

ㅡif it's just pain... Yuji Itadori won't ever stop

also. his last battle with mahito. hands down. best. panels.

mahito (another well structured villain) RUNNING for his life while yuji walks slowly behind him. if that doesn't show major improvement from the kid he was at the beginning idk what does. that's some MC shit right there man.

☆ Sukuna is not a fraud

the fraudkuna memes are funny. i admit. i'm sure mahoraga kisses him goodnight and tucks his blankey, however, sukuna is a fucking piece of shit, LOL (i mean it in the best way), my man literally became curse. people expect him to not use the weapons he has to his advantage as if he didn't want megumi from the beginning specifically for using his abilities. a good gun doesn't make you a military tier shooter. it's about the resources, it's about the experience, it's about the aim. "why doesn't he use his curse technique wah wah" — because he knows gojo is strong. unless he isn't absolutely sure he will strip him away from all his gimmicks, he has no reason to flaunt his true powers. sukuna wants to win. he wanted to kill gojo since the beginning of the series. i think the fight is balanced well, sukuna uses his resources and takes the consequences for being a tad too cautious. in the heian era when cursed energy had a purer, rawer output even domain expansions were simple in principles: you're in, i kill you. (line from the manga, btw) his CT is probably straightforward as well with a simple principle so having gojo use his infinity against it and figure out how to strip him naked would make him lose faster than todo called yuji his bestie.

☆ Gege doesn't hate women

because the unfortunate thing with nobara and yuki getting xd-d by kenjaku, a popular belief seems to be that gege is fond of trashing the women in his series. argument people have for that? "the only one in the spotlight is maki and she's female toji". first of all, if gege hated women he wouldn't write them as he does— each one of his lady characters is incredibly well structured and way beyond the love interest/ gotta be protected trope. mei mei, shoko, utahime, miwa and many others became non-existent, or what? even tengen is a woman. masashi kishimoto (the creator of naruto) is an author i'd say has 0 regards for women since the way most of his girl characters are built is literal dog shit. sakura is naruto's one sided love and a sasuke dickrider, hinata is a stalker that sharts when she sees naruto, karin is a sasuke dickrider, kurenai is asuma's chick and the only two women somewhat ok as a structure are tsunde and temari. (i am a big fan of the naruto series but i am spitting facts, also an avid sakura lover) plus there is a rumour that gege is a woman too and from the way sato sugu is written i'd agree anw

☆ Kenjaku is the best villain of the series

homie got railed by itadori's papi just for his plan, that's not even aizen level of plotting bro. he got drizzled in jizz and gave birth to yuji 💀

how good that d had to be for him to get impregnated....

ANYWAY jokes aside, he is very calculated and chill. he is not the strongest but his literal essence is to be a technique stealing leech and well, he's just that. with suguru, even in his villain arc you can empathize. sukuna is cool and straightforward: he wants to massacre people, kill gojo and then enjoy his life slashing random ass people who don't kneel is total submission.

kenjaku? bro, kenjaku has plans over plans and he executes all of them. even in geto's sexy body he still gets hated because there is genuinely nothing likeable about him. not because he's a poorly written character, he's written to be a piece of shit that makes you wanna break the screen when he gets a W and idk about y'all but even when he exorcised mahito i was like "aw hell nah bruh, get your hands off asap". may come as a shock, i know but we're like supposed to hate villains (not me being the biggest sukuna simp even in his crusty dusty OG form🤭) and well, nobody fucking roots for kenjaku. so gojo, go take your boyfriend's body or something fr.

☆ Yuta is.... mid

hear me out.

i don't hate him— not in the slightest. i hope he will actually have something going on with maki since apparently nobara is afk. i liked his entire rika situation but... bro.

yes, i will be going into the power system 😭I'M SORRY BUT like all he does is copy shit. wow. sure, he's a good copycat. i am not complaining about him being called so powerful and wtv but i don't find anything exciting about his battles and his personality is dead ass boring. do i get happy when he wins? yes. do i hope he'll come and save goatjo? yes. yes. yes. but people call him the real MC and all that shit... not even that— i... nothing in me likes him. my opinions are not absolute. his story is cool. i liked jjk 0 but the only thing that ruins his story is literally his lack of perosnality. and don't come at me for not grasping his depths or whatever. yuta is best fanfic y/n material because he can be turned into bashful stereotype really easily. "omg, best friend power, precious friends made me wanna live ❤️" very sweet HOWEVER very untouching for me. i only liked him when he made maki go all blushy because my girl deserves happiness.

☆ Toji actually cares about Megumi

is he the good father that would spoil his kid as a ray of sunshine?

no.

but he chose this. to forget about everything, to abandon his pride, to part himself away from the clan that rejected him and live his life on his own. megumi's mom made shit better for him and she died so his life became shit again. he thought that by entrusting megumi to the zenin clan he would actually be able to make something of himself since he had cursed energy.

also, people tend to forget just how conservative and judgemental the 3 big clans are, maki and mai have been shat on their whole life by the zenins, especially maki. toji went through the same shit if not worse. he wasn't always buff max version of himself, he wasn't born with anything. exactly because he gave up on all the things in his life he was able to reach that type of power and live with some purpose since he failed in everything else.

in the manga he has the option of coming back to life as long as he keeps killing sorcerers, which is his speciality, but he meets megumi, recognises him and kills himself in order to not hurt him. be fr. anciet sorcerers sold their booty holes to kenjaku to get a second chance at life.

ANYWAY. SADLY i can't post Toji memes since i reached my pic limits.

let me know what you think:) i may make a part 2. feel free to also ask for my opinions about anything in the verse, lol. if you wanna see my fics check my ao3, i promise i don't write in the same braindead way i type. <33

[dorokora]

Chapter 15 Episode 3 Part 3

We start where we left off with Nyarl and MC space leaping to safety. Nyarl says they aren’t alone as Bael shows up from the shadows. He says he’s not the enemy and tells MC to go and hide. Just then Drone mobs show up to ask Bael if they’ve seen MC. Bael just shrugs and says no. The drones left and Bael tells MC that they can come out of hiding. Back in Future City, the alliance try to regroup, while there’s a 2v2 Hakkenshi fight going on. Nobumichi vs Yasuyori and Masashi vs Yoshito. Masashi dodges all of Yoshito’s attack. Masashi explains that it’s due to a similar effect like the pillars sacred artifact. Only his tells him the future instead of the past.

Back to Bael, he says what he’s doing doesn’t count as betrayal. In fact, he think that Michael, who doesn't always recognize him as the best, made a mistake. Bael then goes on a bit of a rant about how “He should’ve been entrusted with the plan instead of some child who can see the future. Past memories are better anyway hmph!” or something like that. Nyarl ask MC if they should really trust this guy (the pot calling the kettle black there much). After that MC ask what is Bael’s goal. Bael calls MC Solomon’s successor and stares at the ring MC has. Bael says they should have a common interest and room for negotiation. He personally believes the Rule Makers betrayed him first when they killed Solomon without asking him for his opinion first. Bael wonders if MC knows about the connection between him and Solomon. Well first thing first, Bael wants to establish a contract with MC in order to gain their trust. Then he’ll tell them everything about Rule Makers’ methods.

[suika-suigetsu]

Hot mess anon here,

He absolutely is a deeper character and I love the comic relief side but miss the competent confident badass side they don't show anymore. During taka he was considerate of his team and CLEVER. He actually complained about how rash the other teammates were at one point and despite the teasing in battle he acted mature.

I wish we got more of him in boruto too as an adult, your content definitely is doing its best to reignite a crush. I'm eating up alllll the head cannons!

Aaaaaaa, I missed so many important questions like this! I'm sorry, I'm relatively new to social media.

But I'm glad that now I know better how Tumblr works, I can give a more organized answer. XD

Let's go!

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Yes, you're absolutely right.

I always talk about this in my small group of friends who love Suigetsu and Karin. When Suigetsu was introduced, he was a character who could be defined as: confident, proud, determined, determined, brave, provocative, merciless...

He was a perfect representation of what you would expect from a teenager from the lands of Kirigakure. But as we all know, Masashi decided he was fed up with his own work, threw the development of the secondary characters in the trash and focused entirely on Team 7. I think that until the Kage Summit, he was still the Suigetsu that Masashi planned him to be...

But then, in the middle of the war arc, he became just a comic relief...

Forgive me if I'm being hypocritical. I love Suigetsu's comedic side, but... Look at this.

Like... Who are you? Jugo is acting like always, he's afraid of their power, but he went to protect Sasuke. Why are you hiding behind Orochimaru...? Why are you running away? You deserved that kick from Karin...

Look at the difference between Suigetsu's reaction to Sasuke's desire to kill in the beginning and his reaction to the presence of the five Kages:

Do you see the difference in the display of fear against strong opponents? With Sasuke, it's a normal reaction for a serious character, but against the Kages... He becomes a coward to make the readers laugh and feel that the Kages are really very strong. A downgrade, in my opinion.

Suigetsu, as seen in the databook, is good at predicting battles, and he was even worried about the difference in strength between him and Killer B, but he openly challenged him, as well as Kisame (even though they were supposedly much stronger than him at the time).

Damn, Suigetsu took a Bijuu Dama to the face and survived, Suigetsu spoke proudly of his goal of getting all the swords, and the feeling was that if the swords were even in the hands of the five Kages, he would still go ahead with his goal!

So... What does this mean? Why do you want to run away, Suigetsu? Shouldn't you be excited to go to war alongside such powerful people? And then, the reason for the biggest question, probably, among all Suigetsu fans...

Why the FUCK are you WORKING for OROCHIMARU?!

He kidnapped you. He locked you in a water tank. He tortured you, hurt you, used you as a guinea pig... The way he was back then, I have no doubt that he did even worse things than I can even imagine.

So why, Suigetsu? Why did you give up your life's goal and your late brother, to work for your former tormentor?

Well... As Suigetsu fans, we can theorize why all this change.

My theory is...

Suigetsu never really wanted to gather the swords and become the leader of the Seven Swordsmen of the Mist.

He was captured by Orochimaru probably between 6~10 years ago (I say this because Kisame remembers him in Kiri when he was about 5 years old, and Mangetsu must have died shortly after that). This was a dream his brother had, and since he loved and cherished Mangetsu so much, he took that dream for himself.

But then, when Sasuke freed him and he spent some real time in the world, outside of that tank... He became more mellow. He was no longer the psychopath Kiri created, who kills without thinking. Sasuke taught him that this is wrong, and even though he may still be stubborn about it, he knows it's wrong and doesn't do it.

He started to see Team Taka as his new family... And he didn't want to be separated from them, even after the war, even if it meant staying by Orochimaru's side. I understand why Karin (habit) and Jugo (need) stayed by Orochimaru's side, but regarding Suigetsu, I don't understand. Why does he call Orochimaru Orochimaru-sama? Isn't that a sign of respect in Japan? Or is it also a custom, because he was forced to call him that?

But about the part about him becoming scared... I still don't understand that. I have no theory for this, for me this is Masashi himself mischaracterizing his OC to make him the comic relief in the middle of the seriousness of the War. This is frustrating, I must say.

And my whole theory must fall apart if we think that there is no reason for Suigetsu's change... Masashi just gave up on him like he gave up on Karin, Rock Lee, Neji, and so many other secondary characters who deserved much more than they got.

All we can do is cry and accept it. 🥹

[heaven-s-black-box]

Notes- Why Him?; Okumura

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Recovery date: October 12th, 2024

Description: Oh, how would it be to see an Okamura in love with Miyuki's stepbrother, release all the HC possible

Notes: Recovered in conjunction with an anonymous researcher, we thank them for their contributions.

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It’s less of a big deal for Miyuki then Okumura

We’ll say you’re a first year in Okumura’s class and you’re there because you tested in academically

The second he hears your last name he’s on guard

I feel like you and Miyuki are really close, after all your parent took care of you both the most

I also think you’ve only recently become step-brothers, like end of Miyuki’s first year

But your parent helped look out for him even before they got with Miyuki’s dad

You were friends as kids and that’s how your parents met

Now that the backstory is out of the way, Miyuki is totally the first to know

He lives with Okumura and heard him mumbling your name in his sleep

The boy was literally just dreaming about having lunch with you, not that Miyuki knew that

As soon as he heard your name leave the younger catcher’s mouth he was out the door

He’s not super protective of you, and Okumura doesn’t seem like a bad guy

But he’s watching over you

Then you start visiting him pretty regularly, and you keep looking at Okumura

And then you come over to his room to help Okumura study, he’s honestly a bit over dramatic when you say you aren’t there for him

Mochi and Zono laugh at him when he asks for advice

So he calls Ryou and Tetsu, and they aren’t much help either

Apparently “what do you do when your roommate who hates you is in love with your step-brother” is a funny question

Ryou announces that no one is good enough for his little brother, and Tetsu points out that Masashi only thinks about baseball

Miyuki wants to help you two get together, but also as Captain and competition for Okumura he’s not really sure he should

On Okumura’s end, he doesn’t even realize

It’s Seto who notices and is left to suffer in silence because he knows Okumura wants to focus on baseball

But Okumura always asks you for help in class when he’s confused, and Seto has been abandoned when pairing up for projects and group work

He’s happy for his friend, but also it’s killing him

So he vents to Kaoru

Look, the whole team finds out you like each other before you two realize

Except Sawamura, and we’ll get back to him in a minute

It gets to the point the team can’t look at you two without smiling and giggling

And Okumura thinks these people like you, which makes him self conscious

It’s a mess

You have to confess, and Miyuki’s the one to push you to do it because it kind of starts affecting Okumura

It’s not his place to meddle in wolf boys life, but it’s basically his right to meddle in yours

If you don’t confess, because you two understand the importance of baseball, he tells Sawamura about the situation

He wasn’t expecting Sawamura to openly confront Okumura, which he really should have seen coming

But Sawamura actually manages to hype him up enough that he decides to tell you

After walking way from Sawamura all grumpy, the pitcher thinks he failed and is ready to go talk to you instead

But when he goes to find you he find you and Okumura having lunch together, practically pressed into each other's sides

He reports back to Miyuki, and by the end of lunch everyone knows you and Okumura are dating

I’m torn because on one hand I think Miyuki would give Okumura a shovel talk

But on the other I don’t think he would for two reasons

The first being he doesn’t want to ruin the tentative relationship they already have 

Honestly Okumura is glad he doesn’t have to worry about Miyuki being petty if you two break up

The second is, it’s way funnier watching Okumura squirm as he anticipates it

Like, for a week straight, everytime Miyuki asks to talk to him he expects the “if you hurt him…” talk

But it’s always stuff like, thoughts on our pitchers? The batters we’re facing next?

And sometimes he actually gives Okumura advice about you, like your favorite snack

[ralad20]

Almost halfway through reading Naruto for the first time at 28. Never really engaged with the story in manga or anime form before recently. Blown away by how good it is and understanding now of its continued popularity

Especially Masashi Kishimoto's continually improving art style. Fights were somewhat incomprehensible to watch panel-by-panel in the early chapters, throughout much of the Chūnin Exam Arc, but now they're a true joy to read. Kishimoto's lines are so clean and distinct since Part II of the story began as well. Not remembering off-hand what would've been in Weekly Shonen Jump around the 2006-2008 era (beyond One Piece, Bleach & KochiKame ofc), I'm sure this would've been a distinctive and dynamic looking story each week. My god those colour pages look great, one of the few manga I'd love to re-read a full-colour edition (the use of silence too, I've not seen it used so often and so effectively in a mainstream Shonen story)

A moment in Chapter 321 stood out as an example of why I'm enjoying the heroes/main characters of the story as much as I am. Kakashi is trying to entice Naruto into a further important ninja lore dump and our dumb boy Naruto doesn't want a bar of it. So the charming and guileful Kakashi slips into a coercion of his pal Yamato proving to Naruto that there's no getting around this. It's very simple and is mainly for the gag of Yamato buying the buttering up wholesale, but it speaks to who Kakashi is a senior ninja

There are other moments like the mostly silent panels of Sasuke as a child trudging to the family shrine after the Uchiha clan was killed, or Orochimaru & Kabuto's fascinating codependent situationship or even just in Chapter 320 the silent pages of Kurenai knowing her husband, Asuma, is heading into a dangerous situation

(Of course the female representation is woefully inadequate and it's disappointing to see Sakura grow so much just to be sidelined most of the story, as almost all the woman characters are)

[uchiha-itachi-amaterasu]

I finally… I finally got my first bit of revenge for Itachi… it's like the disgrace of the Uchiha clan is being cleansed. Like I'm separating the Uchiha clan from the rotten ninja world. You might even say it's what Konoha always wanted. You always repudiated the Uchiha clan, so now we will disappear from your memories just like you always wanted. When I kill everyone in Konoha! By severing the bond, we will be purified! That will be the true revival of the Uchiha clan!

_Uchiha Sasuke to Team 7 - Naruto by Masashi Kishimoto

[deslizada]

if you're wondering "why do you, a self proclaimed revolutionary communist, like naruto, the most bootlicking anime of all time" the answer is because sasuke was right and I've written an entire alternate ending in my head where he and naruto burn down konoha and kill all the kages and become missing-nin together. and also i astral project into masashi kishimoto's dreams at night to show him pictures of sasuke and naruto kissing. thanks for asking

[rinisasaki]

💮 リニの話 • Kazekage’s Rescue Arc 💮 . . . Rini sprinted through the forest, her heart pounding as she closed the distance. Sasori and Deidara had to be mid-battle by now, and as the fastest Akatsuki member, it was her job to back them up.

Something felt wrong. A creeping unease gnawed at her, growing stronger the closer she got. Then she felt it—the chakra signatures. Sasori’s was steady, but two others were weakened. A clear indicator of the obvious victory, right?

[ “I’m close...” ]

Reaching the cliffside, Rini skidded to a halt. Below her was chaos—a massive crater where their hideout had been. Her stomach twisted as her eyes locked on the battle below, Sasori surrounded by destruction, his core swapped to a different body, now running to cut down the two girls below.

“Die!!”

Time seemed to slow. The old woman’s hands moved in a final, desperate attempt to counter. Sasori surged ahead, unrelenting, even as two puppets closed in on him, swords gleaming in each hand.

Why wasn’t he dodging? Tunnel vision? No—this wasn’t like him at all...

He wasn’t ignoring the danger. He had no intention of avoiding it.

The realization hit her like a bolt— In that instant, her body moved on its own, instinct driving her forward. She didn’t have time for a jutsu, no time to think. All she could do was act, throwing herself between him and the swords, a desperate shield for the only part of him that truly mattered—his core.

SHWING

The sound of piercing flesh rang through the battlefield.

“What..?” Chiyo’s eyes widened.

The wounds that pierced the young woman were immediately engulfed in healing green lights where each sword pierced her delicate pale skin.

To heal all 4 wounds while being pierced... What incredible skill and chakra control! Chiyo’s thoughts were interrupted upon the young woman coughing up blood, looking up at her with fierce red eyes. The hatred burned bright.

“I’ll kill you...!”

The sealing technique was complete. This fuinjutsu closed all tenketsu while trapped within its center. Sasori wouldn’t be able to move since he only moved because of his chakra, but the girl, being human, could still do so if she were not so badly injured. Due to this, the girls own healing jutsu slowed until it died out, her own chakra now blocked.

【Ｔｏ　ｂｅ　ｃｏｎｔｉｎｕｅｄ．．．】

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© Rini Sasaki belongs to me. © Chiyo, Sasori, and Naruto the series belongs to Masashi Kishimoto

🛑 This is my artwork. Do not repost or edit without my permission. 1 Sakura base was used. 😄 The screenshots were taken directly from the anime with some editing. 🩷 🛑 The last piece, the 4th panel, was a commission by @sandglass_art ! ✨ 🛑 Rini is my OC. Her story, design, composition belong to me. Please do not copy her, my work or ideas without credit or permission.

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