#Nin Life Update

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Nin Life Update #2: I broke my social media addiction :)

I no longer feel the urge to open any social media. When I do, it's the same feeling regardless of which site. On both Tumblr and Twitter, I'm not invested in anything. I'm not attached. I don't feel any strong emotion about what the people I follow are doing. On both platforms, I am there to browse for a few minutes, then I close the tab and go back to other things. The other things aren't necessarily productive, but they're not doom scrolling.

Lately I've been playing a lot of Dark Souls. Finally beating the first game, and then I'll finally play and beat 2 and 3. It's been really fulfilling, since this has been on my bucket list for YEARS.

Also, been working at my job, and I'm miserable. I feel a bit better than before, but it's still the same job, and I still feel like shit because I can't meet expectations. However, my customer interactions have been much better, and I think I've realized that my interactions before might have just been bad because of my own attitude. I will try to keep that in mind going forward.

Still haven't been paid, and I'm struggling with food and bills, but I've literally been homeless, so I will suffice. I'm trying to stay positive. I'm still applying for other jobs as well, because I really don't like being out of my house. Bad shit just keeps happening around me and it's scary. Like, today I saw a dog get hit by a car and if I wanted to feel like shit, I think I'd just open Twitter. I don't really get that choice in real life, outside, where all the crazy shit is.

Anyways, I feel alright. Dark Souls is carrying me so hard rn

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So crazy that tonight I'm gonna lose my first-concert-virginity to Nine Inch Nails... Gonna have the best time ever can't wait OUGH!

[ninimagearchive]

hey guys life update. I will still be posting however I got really really drunk for the past two nights cause of exams finishing yall know how it is. And I also got taco bell last night that was really fun but when I get home tonight I’ll post.. hope yall liked the life nindate and I’ll post some Trent tonight..or maybe some ales too I love that Italian guy

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Sakura Haruno fanfiction recs: Akatsuki/missing-nin

Okay, so I actually love the akatsuki so much. They were genuinely such good characters with really interesting storylines and powers. The whole akatsuki arc/repression was quite rushed imo and many of the wins from the fights felt a little unwarranted, but that's not too unusual in Naruto...

Anyway, this list is set to include fics where Sakura is either in the akatsuki or akatsuki members (excluding itachi bc that's literally any non-mass) play a large role in the story or Sakura just somehow lands herself being a missing-nin. From my experience, it's hard to find fics of this type without it being some sort of harem, which is not what I'm interested in, so here are some that I recommend!

Started: 2024.09.28

Last Updated: 2025.05.27

note: feel free to check out my master list which has a bunch of Sakura Haruno fic recs (all organized)!

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Vertigo - Cynchick || ffn || M || deisaku || akatsuki AU || complete

Sakura accepts the most critical and dangerous mission of her life, but the price of success may very well be her soul. When your entire world turns upside down, how do you keep from going under? DeiSaku.

I made this list literally just so I could recommend this fic lmao. Sakura takes on the mission to infiltrate the akatsuki, ruining her reputation and destroying her friendships in the process. Due to a brief encounter she had with Deidara, Sakura is allowed into the ranks and joins as his new partner. Their relationship is actually quite sweet and I think it's interesting to see things from Deidara's perspective as although he was very explosive (haha) in Naruto, he is also quite intelligent and a very capable shinobi.

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A Second Chance - Invisibleninja12 || ao3 || T || sasosaku || time travel AU || ongoing

A 15 year old Sasori turns up in the Leaf Village almost one year after Sakura defeats him (in canon). Not knowing what to do with this young, (semi) innocent Sasori, Sakura hides him from the world.

A teenage Sasori somehow manages to land himself 20 years in the future and he isn't quite sure what to make of it. Sakura feels she owes it to Lady Chiyo to help out (a bratty and emotionally constipated) Sasori and ropes Sai into assisting. I've really been enjoying A Second Chance so far and I really love that Sai has a large role!

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Ankle Biter - a_pastel_edgelord || ao3 || E || gen || missing-nin AU || ongoing

“Pinkie, attack.” Sakura's teeth tear through skin and tendons until they meet. Her mouth fills with blood but she doesn't let go. The screaming of her victim washes over her like water. “Sorry about her.” Haku shrugs. “She's always been a bit feral.” The only family Sakura has are Zabuza and Haku.

Sakura is just another orphan picked up by Zabuza. With him and Haku being all she has, it results in her dependance and desperation to prove herself to them, but now that they're in wave it opens her eyes to something new. I really like how the relationship they have is portrayed as even though they are her family, it is obvious that Zabuza isn't as hung up on the matter, which feels quite realistic to his character.

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New Day Dawning - IncompleteSentanc (Erava) || ao3 || narusaku || T || canon divergence || complete

One day, while visiting the grave of Nohara Rin, Obito stumbles across a young girl terrifyingly like her. He decides to ensure she doesn’t meet the same fate.As for Sakura? Sakura had no idea what she was awakening the day she went to visit her parents graves - but she never looked back. One way or another.(Feat. Sakura raised by Obito and the Akatsuki, and her eventual return to Konoha and all those she left behind)

Sakura is brainwashed and manipulated, but loved by notorious killers nonetheless. Incredibly well written and I won't lie when I say that the ending took me a bit by surprise. Just read it

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One Change in the Story - Aingeal98 || ffn || T || gen || time travel AU || ongoing

It wasn't supposed to be like this. She was only supposed to go back five minutes in time. Instead, Sakura wakes up in a dark room surrounded by people wearing black cloaks with red clouds on them. The worst part? She doesn't have a clue who she is.

Praying for One Change in the Story to be completed!! Sakura lands herself back in time with the mind and body of her four year old self. With Pein being the first one to find her, Sakura's new life purpose is to be the Akatsuki's weapon. Sakura slowly loses herself to her new roll and in a sense becomes the embodiment of a ROOT agent. It was interesting to see Itachi's internal battle with the situation and Konan's guilt. However, even with Sakura bound to Ame, there are children back in Konoha who have an itch that a pink-haired girl named Sakura is someone important.

edit: recently updated!

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Old Man by the Bar - Varmint || ao3 || T || gen || academy AU || complete

All it took was one school teacher's decision for the reality of Konoha to be altered in a way that no one could have imagined. Follow Kiba Inuzuka, Sakura Haruno, and Chouji Akimichi as they grow as individuals, friends, and ninja. All with the help of that grumpy old man with all of the cool war stories.

AHHHH READ THIS!!! For some reason I thought this fic was a school AU for the longest time and only got around to reading it recently and I'm so glad I did. It's set back in the academy where Sakura, Choji, and Kiba get grouped together for a project on the shinobi wars. The three misfits end up encountering Kakuzu who tells them a tale of his time fighting. They have so much character development and although they weren't originally happy about their predicament, they grow to look past each other's fronts and form a close bond.

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Expedient - SwiftKick || ffn || T || canon AU || complete

Konoha and Iwa sign a truce and agree to an Exchange Program between recently promoted genin to "bolster village relations." Fortunately, if anything were to go wrong, Haruno Sakura was just average enough to risk losing.

Sakura gets sent on an exchange to train in Iwa just to find out her sensei is only a few years older and a bit obsessed with his explosive art... It's interesting to see how she struggles both in Iwa and back in Konoha as Sakura is as good as an outsider in both villages. Expedient is an all time favorite of mine and it is truly great. Deidara is such a great character and I really enjoyed Sakura's growth.

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Stumble - writer168 || ao3/ffn || gen || T || time travel AU || complete

Sakura wanted to die.Sasori was fine with staying dead.But it seemed fate had other plans for them, because when they both wake up younger with blood pulsing through their veins, they had to remember how to live again.Time Travel AU

Sasori and Sakura are both sent back in time and they try to make a difference in their respective villages. Told in the perspective of both characters, but primarily Sakura. She ends up forming a pretty sweet bond with Ibiki and Genma (which I love) and they help her through some things. Sakura has a rough time

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Will of Fire - Cynchick || ffn || M || kakasaku || missing-nin AU || complete

Forced to flee their village and the new regime, the loyal shinobi of Konoha must find a way to preserve their way of life and take back their home. As they fight for their future, Team Seven struggles to overcome the past. KakaSaku

When Danzo overthrows konoha, shinobi fled in hopes of escaping their death and the cruel reign. Sakura and many others go into hiding as missing-nin and plan on how they will reclaim their village. I love this author, and they actually have many fics that would fit on this list, but trust me when I say the writing is truly great. Sakura grows a lot as a shinobi and broadens her fighting style out of desperation for survival and I love it. The characters are all really well done, so just give it a go!

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Dirt and Ashes, or: The One-and-a-Half Body Problem - Tozette || captured || gen || M || canon divergent || complete

The invasion of Konoha during the chuunin exam didn't fail. Team seven is broken, people are dead, and Sakura is hurt and frightened and a very long way from home.Alternative summary: In which Sakura carries half of Hidan across two countries, leaving a trail of blood, bodies, and other people's legs.

Super gory story about Sakura's journey with the cranky and absent legged Hidan. Dirt and Ashes is very popular and it's for good reason.

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final exams coming up! - waterpllar || ao3 || gen || M || captured || ongoing

Kakuzu can name numerous reasons why Hatake Kakashi could make him an excellent profit, most of which involve the numerous organizations he's sabotaged. Specific figures would certainly be willing to pay very well for free reign to relieve their violent frustrations on one of the most notorious jounin in the Bingo books.Such a business would only function with a healer on hand, but it just so happens that a vast majority of shinobi teams have a healer, and there is a pink-haired genin without a bloodline limit or bijuu on the team.What he did not anticipate is that the Copy-nin's teaching might be so remiss that he hadn't trained said genin in any iryo-ninjutsu whatsoever. Kakuzu does not like making oversights, and he decides to remedy this fact immediately (unluckily for sakura).

Kakuzu captured Sakura and Kakashi in an attempt to make money (of course) off of Kakashi's many enemies and Sakura is forced to learn medical ninjutsu in order to keep him alive.

Edit: ok this actually just got updated even though it’s marked as complete, so ig it’s still ongoing?? Maybe???

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Your childhood home is just powder-white bones (and you'll never find your way back) - Dovey || ao3 || gen || M || captured || complete

Sasuke is not the only one who worries he's getting too comfortable in his genin life. Itachi decides to add another motivator to Sasuke's revenge plans by kidnapping the teammate who wasn't a charismatic Jinchuriki. Sakura is used to being an objective for those around her, not a person, but even for her this is a little much.In which Sakura is held captive and learns what a genjutsu specialist can do to a person's mind, that sharks can actually make great friends, joins a dying clan, and gets regifted multiple times before she's finally strong enough to fight back.*while this fic contains explicit and graphic torture, there's no sexual assault.

Okay, this was actually a really hard read for me. We truly see Sakura's decline in this as she slowly loses her mind and it is very frustrating to see what has happened to her. Nonetheless, it is extremely well written and great is you want something dark.

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Shinra Tensei - multifandom_fanfic_writer || ao3 || T || itasaku || akatsuki AU || complete

With renewed determination, Sakura stepped forward. She passed the guards, who waved at her absently. She smiled, filled with elation as her foot crossed the threshold of Konoha’s gate. She would no longer blindly follow orders. She would no longer be part of the corrupted system. Sakura felt no grief, nor regret. As of today, the old Haruno Sakura didn’t exist anymore. She would be a new person. And she would be one of the greatest. - The world of shinobi is a harsh one, filled with blood and death. Sasuke dies, and Team 7 is left scattered. Sakura’s loyalty to Konoha wavers until it breaks. Determined to find a better purpose, Sakura sets out to figure out how to live in a world where morality is merely a line in the sand. But her path is soon changed when she is summoned – by the leader of the Akatsuki.

I actually have not read Shinra Tensei, but it is quite popular, so I thought I would recommend it if any of you are interested.

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Hoshigaki - writer168 || ao3 || M || gen || sakura is kisame's daughter AU || complete

When Sakura was three, her father told her he was a criminal. When she was seven, the last thing she saw of him was the sword on his back. When she was eight, she had a friend named Kiba. When they were twelve, they met Shino. And when they were genin, they began to fight for the truth because they could no longer fight for the sake of Konoha.

Perhaps one of the more interesting AUs out there as Sakura is actually the daughter of Kisame! Definitely shines a different light on the village and is such a great story (even has a sequel).

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life goal: punch a god in the face - itsthechocopuff || ao3 || T || gen || time travel AU || incomplete

Fist poised to punch a goddess. A glare from opalescent eyes. A flicker of chakra. Sakura’s fist met Kaguya’s face at the same time her vision went black. When she woke up, it was to find herself twenty years in the past, with a pair of eyes she’d personally helped shut staring down at her.

Sakura dies and wakes up in Wind country with a young Sasori watching her. Somehow, she ends up agreeing to help him kill the kazekage once he's strong enough and sets off to Konoha where she befriends Kakashi's team.

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A Curious Kind of Atonement - Katlou303 || ao3 || M || itasaku || mentor!itachi AU || complete

Just after the Uchiha Massacre, a guilt-stricken Itachi wants to make Sasuke's life better. He meets a pink-haired little girl who seems to adore his little brother. He decides he can atone for his crimes by keeping her alive, and so decides to train her in secret. ItaSaku.

Fair warning, I have not finished reading this fic nor have I gotten to the romance. However, I do think it is very well written and I appreciate that the author doesn't waste time with a bunch of random scenes that are unnecessary to the story. Sakura is unknowingly trained by Itachi Uchiha for six years before the truth comes out resulting in the village losing trust in her. She faces a lot of harsh criticism because of this and her relationship with her former mentor is quite strained. Unhealthy relationship

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Psychopaths - jokergirl2001 || ffn || M || gen || Sakura knows Hidan AU || incomplete

Everyone knew about how Hidan slaughtered his neighbors before heading off to join the Akatsuki. What most didn't know was that just like Itachi Uchiha, Hidan had someone he just couldn't kill. A little girl who was founded and taken in by the Village Hidden in the Leaves. A girl who would be placed on Team Seven. A girl named Sakura Haruno.

I've really enjoyed a lot of this author's works! Psychopaths is a super interesting AU and Sakura is definitely a bit morally questionable. I mean, Hidan is kind of her friend, so what do you expect?

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Snow Storms & Snake Wine - writer168 || ao3/ffn || T || gen || no akatsuki AU || incomplete

Four strangers get trapped in a cabin, and it's the start of something beautiful.

Sakura, Deidara, Kisame, and Hidan are stuck together. All of them are still allied with their villages, but they put it aside and form friendships. I absolutely love this fic! Really entertaining and pretty funny. Honestly though, the relationships between the characters are truly gold!

Personally, I own a pair of lime green crocs.... iykyk TT-TT

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The Natural Habitat of Haruno Sakura - Tozette || ao3 || M || gen || modern AU || complete

Sakura moves to a new town to attend university and desperately needs to find a cheap room in a share house. Luckily, the Akatsuki need a new housemate.

It's refreshing to read something where stuff happens and you seriously have no clue what's going to come later lmao. Such a fun read and gets me laughing!

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I love when y'all send recs! cheers

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✧ Hello everyone on my acc, before you subscribe to me I want to say and warn that there will be NSFW content here, as well as ANGST, sometimes I will post funny things and pictures from Pinterest / share cases from my life. English is not my native language (in general, I'm Russian girl lol) and I use a translator, so if you find errors in the text, let me know!

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✧ Yandere characters

✧ fem!reader and fem!characters

✧ Dark Content [ Sans the topics listed in the next category. ]

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✧ Poly relationships [ why not?]

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✧ NSFW

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✧ Suicide. No? just no.

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burn for me - arlecchino and fem reader 18+

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dottore with wife! reader 18+

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wanderer ˗ oh sweet girl.. 18+

̗wanderer - yandere

wanderer - that beautiful night 18+

✧ BALLADEER

yandere scaramouche - your gentle madness pt 1 pt 2

scaramouche - you are a light of eyes of mine

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you got into teyvat

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headcanon - his kisses (wriothesley,neuvillette,Kinich,wanderer,razor)

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From the Cutting Room Floor | Chapter 3

@/torupiics: satoru in a nin shirt i know that’s right @/reznwh0re: some kpop pretty boy wears a band shirt one (1) time and suddenly all his fans are into nin. i have to laugh 😭 was he even born when that album came out? @/TORU712: satoru sweetie ily but 😭 that man hasn’t listened to nine inch nails once in his entire life

Or, Satoru is photographed in a Nine Inch Nails shirt. SWEETIEs go crazy — and so does Suguru.

I wrote a silly little scene based on that iconic photo of Taemin wearing a 'The Downward Spiral' tee to cheer up my friends. More Over the Threshold "outtakes" to come during the wait for chapter 14, but enjoy this little update for now — read on AO3 ♥

P.S. Taemin photo under the cut, oops.

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update on my physical media collection (not including books / records ). list of everything shown in the pictures below the cut ⬇️

DVDS:

IT (1990)

it / it chapter two

ready or not

beetlejuice

glee season 1 (sorry)

glee season 2 (SORRY)

jaws

the secret of nimh

jurassic park, the lost world, jurassic park 3

the breakfast club / sixteen candles / weird science (John Hughes collection)

bill & Ted's excellent adventure / bogus journey

flatliners

the lost boys

diary of a wimpy kid

Grey's anatomy season 1 (SORRRYYY)

aliens

alien resurrection

TMNT (honestly idk why I still have this)

the outsiders

trainspotting

over the edge (matt dillon first movie)

Donnie darko

venom

Jennifer's body

jackass number 2

twilight

the karate kid

the princess diaries

fight club

star wars phantom menace, attack of the clones, and revenge of the sith

Narnia the lion the witch and the wardobe

the osbournes season 1

little miss sunshine

spiderman 1, 2, and 3

the amazing spiderman

elephant

Kung fu panda

the passion of the christ

pay it forward

original star wars trilogy

the polar express

a clockwork orange

heathers

life as a house

surfs up

scream

bowling for columbine

hackers

natural born killers

terminator 2

mysterious skin

moonrise kingdom

American idiot Greenday documentary

that was then, this is now

jackass the movie

suicide kings

the matrix

the Goldfinch

the day after tomorrow

speak

stand by me

kids

rumble fish

CDS;

the black parade (mcr)

danger days (mcr)

American idiot (green day)

21st century breakdown (green day)

in love and death (the used)

may death never stop you (mcr)

baby one more time (britney spears)

life on the murder scene dvd / cds

nevermind (nirvana)

dookie (green day)

nimrod (green day)

uno, dos, tre (green day)

nirvana greatest hits

blue weezer

selfish machines (pierce the veil)

collide with the sky (pierce the veil)

three cheers for sweet revenge (mcr)

from under the cork tree (fall out boy)

teens of denial (car seat headrest)

in utero (nirvana)

licensed to ill (beastie boys)

lost and found (mudvayne)

what it is to burn (finch)

slipknot

no strings attached (nsync)

infinity on high (fall out boy)

fallen (evanescence)

green weezer

mellon collie and the infinite sadness (smashing pumpkins)

Tallahassee (the mountian goats)

bleach (nirvana)

in the areoplane over the sea (neutral milk hotel)

the downward spiral (nin)

facelift (alice in chains)

placebo

smash (offspring)

dirt (alice in chains)

peace sells but whos buying ? (megadeth)

garage days (metallica)

folie a deux (fall out boy)

devil put dinosaurs here (alice in chains)

spit (kittie)

alice in chains

incesticide (nirvana)

hot fuss (the killers)

load (metallica)

american beauty / american psycho (fall out boy)

among the living (anthrax)

oops i did it agian (britney spears)

viva la cobra (cobra starship)

almost here (the academy is...)

kill em all (metallica)

and justice for all (metallica)

lets knife (shonen knife)

lithium single (nirvana)

ride the lightning (metallica)

homemade bullets cd my dad made for me for christmas using scans he found online :)

nirvana unplugged

killings my business (megadeth)

enema of the state (blink182)

take off your pants and jacket (blink182)

pretty hate machine (nin)

screaming for vengeance (judas priest)

fabulous disaster (exodus)

let go (avril lavigne)

hidden treasures (megadeth)

dude ranch (blink182)

there be squabbles ahead (stolen babies)

master of puppets (metallica)

the black album (metallica)

twilight soundtrack

neighborhoods (blink182)

south of heaven (slayer)

blink-182

angst (kmfdm)

adios (kmfdm)

nevermind the bollocks, heres the sex pistols (sex pistols)

hybrid theory (linkin park)

the lion and the cobra (sinead o connor)

seasons in the abyss (slayer)

reign in blood (slayer)

meteroa (linkin park)

anything is (my bloody valentine)

CASSETTE TAPES:

pearl harbor attack story

music from hungary

so far so good so what (megadeth)

the four seasons (vivaldi)

concerti (vivaldi)

hangin' tough (new kids on the block)

tchaikovsky / liszt paino concertos

bach flute sonata

mozart symphonies

cats musical

days of future passed (the moody blues)

60s surf hits

doomsday for the deciever (flotsam and jetsam)

st elmos fire soundtrack

phantom of the opera highlights

defenders of the faith (judas priest)

VHS:

a year and a half in the life of metallica (original 80s tape from my dad!)

cliff em all (also original 80s tape from my dad )

walking with dinosaurs bbc

dead poets society

the lost boys

flatliners

family values 1998 tour (korn, limp bizkit, ice cube, rammstien, orgy)

attack of the clones

aliens

the terminator

hackers

not pictured are my books (way too many and way too unorganized to actually take pictures of), and my records. im not big into record collecting but i do have;

life on the murder scene soundtrack

three cheers for sweet revenge

the black parade is dead!

kill em all

master of puppets

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naruto dash simulator

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SANDAIME DOWN 🦀🦀🦀

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reminder that sarutobi hiruzen was a WAR HERO who should be remembered as such :)

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reminder that sarutobi hiruzen was a LITTLE BITCH and that we should all PISS on his GRAVE

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@tobi this sake isn't doing shit get ur ryō ready

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i wnr himn to imroreganate mpe

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she village on my hidden until i leave

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easy website

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save me instant cup ramen

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instant cup ramen

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instant cup ramen... save me..

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regardless of any nepotism that may have been involved, I just think it’s messed up that they let a FOURTEEN YEAR OLD become kazekage. not to mention other villages could take it as a sign of weakness that the most powerful shinobi we have is so young

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idk wasn’t the yodaime mizukage really young?

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lol you’re clearly new to kageblr. that rumors been debunked for ages, the guy was just super short

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feels like they’re just letting anyone be a kage these days. how could tsunade be the best choice for hokage when jiraiya is clearly superior in strength 🙄

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Update on the cease and desist order from Konoha:

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The Valley of the End

These statues were constructed by artist and stonemason Hikaru Aburame in 1737 KY. Commissioned by the Shodaime Hokage Hashirama Senju, the statues depict Senju and his longtime ally and rival Madara Uchiha. Uchiha and Senju were responsible for the Uchiha-Senju Alliance which founded the Hidden Leaf Village and put an end to the Warring States period. The monument, which potrays the two opposite each other forming the confrontation sign, was constructed in the valley where Uchiha lost his life to Senju during their battle a year prior.

Photo taken by Ami Sugiyama

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[unolvrs]

UPCOMING WORKS? PLEASE? IF THERE AREN'T ANY, IT'S OKAY TOO!

uhh, there are both upcoming works and upcoming updates! i have sneak peeks for each one! but here they are:

少年A　（jjk ft. male!reader; possibly megumi/reader）

In a remote village in Sapporo, a thirteen-year-old first year student in an unnamed junior high school allegedly killed three classmates known to bully his best friend who they had driven to suicide. (Or, none of that is true.)

少年A (or: Boy A) was initially made as an OC out of nowhere. i shared him to a few friends before i realized that the set-up of him being nameless and just being called 'Boy A' was perfect for a reader-insert. and before i knew it, i was already writing everything down and it was really, really fun. the term 「少年A」 is something akin to 'John Doe' and it's mostly a name used to minors involved in a crime. there are lots of criminal 「少年A」 in japan so if you want to read about them, i'd give you a big trigger warning because the most well-known 「少年A」 was involved a horrific case.

2. among dawn flowers (the face of god), an extra chapter

i always get notifications about comments concerning dawn flowers and i've read all of them. thank you for your very kind words! they make me feel very happy every time i read them :D i'll be replying to them soon. but the most common comment is about gojō's... well, reaction to everything and what he truly felt for the main character, and there were a couple of misunderstandings in the comments too. i would normally just leave the misunderstandings be to let people have their own interpretation but i've been getting lots of comments and DMs about dawn flowers all the time, so this extra chapter happened. it has the following AUs too:

zen'in naoya marries tengai-san instead

tengai-san survives

tōji snatches up tengai-san (not at all romantic but a found family of sorts because their dynamics are really interesting! because they're the people who neither needs the least!)

and idk, maybe some more? i'll be reading through the comments again!

3. kirigakure-centric naruto fic

“Kirigakure didn’t need help. They needed salvation.”  No one knows anything about the Mizukage. Only that she’s kind. She likes to smile. She likes seafood like every other Mizu-born. And that there’s something inexplicably wrong with her. There’s something wrong with the Mizukage whom the Kiri-nin call a ‘god’. —or, Wataru Wataru was never really a powerhouse, in this life or the last, but she’s resourceful. She knows cults, pyramid schemes, and corrupt politicians like the back of her hand, so of course, she becomes the Mizukage and becomes a god along the way.

it's highlighted because it's undergoing editing... but yes, the mizukage cultist fic that i was talking about a month ago. it currently has four chapters in my drafts. i'm testing the waters on whether or not i can maintain it. so far, i have everything planned... like the timeline... it's too detailed.

4. shintō pjo fic

Beyond the eastern seas, Sen'no Hyōran wages a one-man war. (Or, if all she needs is the Golden Fleece, if all she needs is to steal that damned thing, then she will. Those Greeks standing in her way or not.)

YES IT'S HAPPENING OK!

of course, there's also the writing of kill the goose (3 chapters in my drafts now!), rain on my parade (a very slow rewriting), sunday without god (i wrote the next chapter and it was too long like 8k words and i'm not even halfway done so i'm stuck)! and posting some comm'd works that have been rotting in my drive for months!

some possible fics but no promises:

floating blue (nanami/reader)

Aoi's josei romance manga life starts when she's saved by Nanami Kento after almost falling down the train tracks! (Or, it turns out that Aoi is the main character of a supernatural josei manga! She's so excited!)

starts off as a cliché josei manga set-up bc aoi is a josei manga protagonist! then turns deep :D might become a reader-insert instead but without the [name] insert things. just second pov. this was really meant to be a rom-com than a sudden "omg! i'm in a supernatural josei manga!" might write bc it's a cute concept.

the prostitution of learning (jjk & male!oc)

There is no other main character but Kikuchi Eita. (Or, defeating enemies, exorcizing Curses, facing conservative higher-ups, there’s no adversity that Kikuchi Eita cannot push through because Kikuchi Eita is the main character. That is until Itadori Yūji.)

i made this guy before 少年A and while eita is my favorite oc i've ever created in jjk, 少年A's story is easier to write. but the prostitution of learning is a bit more complicated even just with eita's planned CT and while i'd love nothing more than to write this one, idk if i'd have the time but i really want to!

willow diaries / 柳日記 (kakashi/oc)

Kakashi gets a nobleman's concubine pregnant. Whoops. (Or, I no Yanagihaya's honorable brother-in-law said to surprise him. She did.)

first of all, it's not cheating or infidelity. said nobleman is dead. anyway, i think this is the most likely to be written bc i've written the first chapter a hundred times but couldn't get satisfied. anyway, this one's fun. and i love civilian ocs! especially writing nobility. the research was a pain but i loooove this one.

pls... don't ask me about frog in a well :"") i'm working on it! idk, froggie's become that weird cousin idk if i wanna talk to or not. it's awkward between the two of us right now bc ik i could start writing the chapter anytime and get it done and over it quickly but i've been lazy and focusing on other stuff hehe <3

[cat-of-the-anbu]

The Character of Cat

Canon divergent, canon compliant, canon critical, and alternate universe friendly version of Yamato. This specific version went back into the ANBU after the war instead of taking the job of babysitting Orochimaru. (Which I will still never forgive Kishimoto for.)

Can do all versions, as well, from Kinoe, to young Tenzo, adult Tenzo, part 2 Yamato, Blank period, and up through the English dub of Boruto.

After Tenzo rejected the name Kinoe, and with it, the Foundation, that moment started his life out of the darkness. He began to actually learn how to be a person. This pivotal moment of choosing himself over who Danzo wanted him to be marked a point of no return. He wasn't Orochimaru's experiment, or Danzo's tool. He was his own person.

See here for rogue nin Tenzo. (Still a work in progress, may be updated in time.)

Tags for my rp-verse will be updated as needed.

What I have now is cat has claws in reference to ANBU Tenzo/Yamato as an adult.

I think I'll use kittenhood for young Tenzo, should a need for that character arise.

Blank period Yamato has the tag all cats look grey at night.

Rogue Nin Tenzo tag will be morals of an alleycat.

Modern AU tag will be like herding cats.

Other universes slash versions will get tags of their own. Anything art related including Yamato will be tagged as claws out.

[canonisdead]

Tinky Winky with his electric spear: I know you killed my friend with a rock Guardian.

Guardian, thinking: *play dumb*

Guardian: Who’s Guardian? 

Guardian, thinking: *Not that dumb!*

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Tinky Winky: Welcome to Fucking Applebees, do you want apples or bees?

Guardian: Bees?

Tinky Winky: HE HAS SELECTED THE BEES!

Guardian: Wait-

*Po approaches, shaking a jar of bees menacingly*

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Laa-Laa: My therapist started crying mid-session.

Dipsy: I think that means you win!

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Laa-Laa: *gasps horrified and rips her wanted poster off a wall* Oh no….nononono, this is bad. This is very very bad. This is REALLY bad!

Laa-Laa: They just can’t get my antenna right! 

Tinky Winky: Does that really matter? 

Laa-Laa: Well that’s easy for you to say! *gestures to Tinky Winky’s wanted poster* You look amazing!

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Finn: sapnu puaS.

Miles: What??

Richard: What language is that.

Finn: Turn your phone 180 degrees.

*Finn was removed from the groupchat*

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Blinky: Do you know that we are made out of atoms? And atoms never touch each other. So in my defense, Papa. I did not punch Gary.

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Guardian: Wait, you're gonna lie to people?

Lenny, mostly joking: It's not lying when you're in charge, Snowball. It's politics.

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Blinky: I’m going out

Gary: Okay, don’t do anything I wouldn’t do

Blinky: Like what, get a boyfriend?

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Miles: I’m telling you, if you want boys to respect you, you have to show them that you’re serious. Blow something up. Shoot someone. Nothing gets a guy’s attention like violence.

Laa-Laa:

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Anne: Hey, do you know the password to Dutch’s computer?

Finn: Fuck you, Anne.

Anne: Hey!!

Finn: No, you misunderstood, the password is "fuckyouAnne".

Anne: Oh, no numbers? Not very safe.

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Dutch: What's worse than a heartbreak?

Finn: Stepping on a fox’s tail and not being able to explain that you're sorry.

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Dipsy: Yesterday, I overheard Baa saying "Are you sure this is a good idea?" and Duggle Dee replying "Trust me." I have never moved from one room to another so quickly in my entire life.

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Lenny: *master chef* 

Cave: *knows a few recipes* 

Blinky: *can follow instructions on a box* 

Yeti: *made toast once* 

Arrow: *banned from the kitchen*

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Lenny, pointing to the wall: What color is this?

Finn: Gray?

Dutch: Gray.

Lenny, turning to Richard: Now tell them what color you think it is.

Richard: Dark white.

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Miles: Why is Richie making me do the dishes again? You haven’t washed them in a week, Lenny!

Lenny, currently has a broken arm: It’s because I’m Richard’s favorite.

Miles: I hate you.

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Ping: My mom died when I was little so whenever someone jokes about fucking my dad I’ll pretend to be really sincere and say some shit like “Glad to see he’s moving on, my mom’s death hit him pretty hard.” Then watch them absolutely fumble trying to figure out a response to that statement.

Ping: Update, he got a new partner I can no longer make the joke.

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Umby Pumby: Whoops

Mi-Mi: Whoops? Whoops? This is not a “whoops” situation. We are far past whoops. “Whoops” is a distant speck in the rear view mirror. We are solidly in “oh fuck” territory, and I expect you to act like it.

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Daa-Daa: How do you tell someone that you wanna have sex with them in a polite way?

Ru-Ru: Excuse me Sir. Would you give me the honors of indulging in sexual activities with you?

Baa: What the fuck is wrong with you two?

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Nin: Shh, here comes Po! 

Duggle Dee: Quick, Baa, start talking about boring nerd stuff! 

Baa: You know, nerd culture is mainstream now, so when you use the word “nerd” derogatorily, it means you’re the one that’s out of the zeitgeist. 

Duggle Dee: Yes, that’s perfect. Just like that.

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Baa: I typed "bitch" into my GPS and guess what? I'm in your driveway. 

Mi-Mi, struggling to not laugh: 

Baa: Vroom vroom, come out already.

[doliumpraedonum]

Truth and Misunderstandings Ch 6 Update + Teaser

So the next chapter is delayed due to a fun combo of 3 things: the first being a clusterfuck of converging deadlines at work (I gave three presentations in the last 30 days, lead three stakeholder meetings, crumpled under imposter syndrome, etc) and the second was the resulting stress response. I had a three day migraine that my rescue meds couldn't beat into submission, and now I'm having weird "aftershock" aches behind my eyes and temples - this means dramatically limiting screen time. Woo.

The third and final delay is just this chapter! I am struggling!

The first half is pretty much entirely self-indulgent, but now I've made it important to the plot 🫠 Also, and this is a mild spoiler, we're getting a little bit of Sasuke's POV so I'm taking the extra care and time to do that right. I also treated myself to a writers workshop, and now I'm fussing over things I didn't know to be concerning myself with before. Such a treat!

Anyway I'm doing my best and chugging along, I have just under 7k words written so far and it's probably 3/4 done. About half of that has been edited, so..maybe another two weeks? TBD. But for now please enjoy this little teaser for the next chapter:

Night was falling as Kankuro finally approached the only unincorporated village in the entire region. Tucked against the border where the Land of Wind met the Land of Rivers, it straddled trade routes and waterways like it been there for years. Multiple access points fed into the great body of water that curled around the coast, allowing for regular shipments of necessities- and quick exists, depending on what one needed at the time.

Rumors about the village had begun a few months after the war had officially ended. At first, it was mostly made up of those best known for their bingo book pages; missing nin, deserters, mercenaries. But it grew, to the surprise of many. Civilians started showing up, farmers, smugglers, widows, the people who were sick of the systems that had claimed the lives of their children and friends and partners in the name of “protection.” And, most surprising of all, the village worked. The stability of those civilian settlers, those families and vendors and people just trying to survive, gave the village legitimacy. The great nations didn’t understand why anyone would want to live in such a volatile place, but there didn’t dare disrupt the fragile peace. It was too full, too vibrant to justify a hostile crackdown, and too new and strange for anyone to know what it would cost to do so.

If you asked the locals, they’d tell you. They’d come from those “safe” villages, after all. Their brothers and daughters and grandparents had still died, killed in crossfire from an invading force, taken out by training mishaps, vanished into black-ops missions that never officially existed. Here, at least, no one lied about the cost of peace.

Kankuro passed through the outer gates without trouble and was directed by a pair of hard-eyed guards toward the “evening” section of the village. Had he gone the other way, he would have found himself past the low, woven fence that separated the civilians from the shinobi network, where non-resident ninja came and went brokering deals, trading intel, and generally their dodgy activities. The fence was made from green, living leaves, suspiciously vibrant in the darkness. It was likely kept alive with some minor justsu, although it wouldn’t have been effective at keeping anyone out who was properly determined. But it wasn’t meant to- the leaves were symbolic and everyone here knew you crossed them at your own risk.

The villagers didn’t have the power to stand against a high-ranking rogue-nin, but they didn’t need to. Everyone know if you picked a fight inside that village, everyone who relied on the village for clandestine meetings, gathering intel, buying or selling substances, and any other aspect of life frowned upon by polite society would come down on your head. This was their asset, and in exchange they protected the civilians who kept it running with a ruthless efficiency. 

The village was communal, it had no formal leader, no daimyo, and certainly no Kage, yet it worked so well everyone was afraid to mess with it. No one knew what kind of pliitcal fallout would come if someone tested it, but for now, it was working - and today Kankuro was glad for it. 

It had been a day and a half since he left Gaara to Naruto’s mercy at the gates to Suna. Quickly, he shut down the memory of the ground roiling from whatever they’d unleashed behind him, too far to come back and make any sort of difference. He grimaced internally, hoping once again that he had made the right decision. 

He had scrubbed his facepaint and stashed his gear a safe distance from the village, taking care to look as unremarkable as possible. Was it a spectacular failure of the shinobi world that no one ever recognized him without his war paint? Of course it was. Would he take full advantage of that failure, now and forever? Absolutely. Thank you very much.

The village was quiet save for the murmuring of a summer night; low, muffled laughter spilling from the taverns, a clatter of boots on sandstone, the occasional bark of a street vendor hawking late snacks. From one large, well-lit building came the trilling of bells and the warm thrum of music. This was the brothel, if the rumors were true. Word was you could pay for the company of people whose names still carried weight in ANBU briefings. It was overseen by a rogue-nin so old, so legendary, that he hadn’t appeared in a bingo book in decades. Still, he ran a tight ship. No complaints from customers. No disappearances of staff, nothing that would genuinely bring wrath from the “civilized” world.

Kankurō made his way past civilians finishing their shifts and heading home to families, their laughter and tired chatter mingling with the nightbirds and the distant crashing of saltwater waves along the rocky shoreline. The day had been stifling, but now a cool wind swept in over the ocean, chasing the stickiness from his skin and plastering his loose shirt to his back.

He finally spotted the sign he’d been looking for: a wooden carving of a shuriken, dangling from rusted chain links, creaking as it swayed in the breeze. The shop it marked was squeezed between a weaponsmith’s and a sake stall, its door half open in invitation. Kankurō pushed through and stepped inside.

The shop’s front room was cramped to the point of claustrophobia. Shelves sagged under the weight of sealing scrolls, poorly labeled boxes of blades and brackets, and bundles of unidentifiable cloth. Something smelled faintly of burnt glue. Behind a cluttered counter and half-obscured by a precariously tall stack of Icha Icha Paradise sat the man Kankuro had come to see.

He wasn’t ancient, but no one would accuse him of being young. His hairline was headed for the hills, and the lines around his mouth were the kind of deep grooves earned from years of smoking. The gray eyes that met Kankuro’s were tired, but watchful. Kankuro kept his posture loose and expression casual, but didn’t see any sign of recognition, but the man just blinked placidly at him.

“Canna help ya?”

“Maybe,” Kankuro cheerfully strolled up to the counter, belying the shitstorm he was about to unleash on this man's life.

[fiilemade]

▻ ELABORATION: Milo Timont

▻ M’LAHO TIA ( LOCALIZED NAME: MILO TIMONT ) ▻ RACE: Miq'ote, seeker of the sun ▻ MAIN: Healer ( SGE, WHM ) ▻ SUB: DPS ( DNC, NIN ) ▻ Age: 26 ▻ Height: 5'3 ( 64in ) ▻ Pronouns: He/Him ▻ Orientation: Gay (closeted) ▻ Gender: Cis male

▻ Personality: Sociable, witty, and prideful. Takes pains to come across as both competent and approachable, but ultimately betrayed every so often by more cat-like mannerisms.

▻ THEMES: the tragedy of the bystander, the chosen, horror through reincarnation

Inherently gifted as a conjurer, but not quite a Hearer, Milo is capable of hearing the ‘life’ of others- perceiving it as a steady drumming pulse. As such, he begun his journey in Gridania, seeking to properly study healing magics. And thus, well...

He became Hers.

His Body is not the original WOL’s, rather upon the calamity the WOL’s spirit ( aether ) ended up entering the nearby onlooker Milo’s body in a desperate attempt to live and revive via so called ""immortality"", though it was not an Absolute takeover as the memories did not survive. The original host (Milo) and the WOL now coexist as a fused entity, unaware of each other. This fusion however did somewhat influence Milo's drive to leave, and become what he is today. ( A will not quite your own, and yet it is. it is. breaking limits is in your blood. )

CURRENTLY. We have played up to Stormblood, and will update this message as needed. Further details will be found in their own HC posts, but feel free to DM me for them as well!

▻ Note: in his alt verse, Milo never fused with the WOL, however did still resolve to leave his clan in order to learn as a Conjurer and, eventually, Sage.

[kmtrkai]

kakashi hatake, copy-nin.

basics full  name:  kakashi  hatake known  alias(es):  copy  ninja  kakashi,  kakashi  of  the  sharingan,  sixth  hokage age:  late 20s  during  shippuden;  early-30s  during  the  fourth  great  ninja  war gender:  cis  male birthday:  september  15 heritage:  japanese-inspired;  son  of  sakumo  hatake,  a  legendary  shinobi  known  as  the  white  fang  of  the  leaf religion:  none  formally  practiced;  guided  instead  by  internal  ethics,  loss,  and  the  unspoken  rules  of  the  shinobi  path sexual  &  romantic  orientation:  ambiguous—has  shown  little  outward  interest  in  romance,  keeping  emotional  intimacy  locked  behind  practiced  detachment status:  alive;  lives  semi-retired  in  konoha,  having  stepped  down  from  the  hokage  seat  after  years  of  service residencies:  a  modest  apartment  in  konohagakure,  sparsely  decorated  but  always  clean,  with  a  small  window  overlooking  the  memorial  stone highest  education  level:  graduated  from  the  ninja  academy  at  age  5;  joined  anbu  at  a  young  age;  trained  under  the  fourth  hokage occupation(s):  jonin  instructor,  former  anbu  captain,  sixth  hokage  of  konoha,  occasional  advisor  on  high-level  missions

physical  exam facial  features:  sharp  jawline  mostly  obscured  by  his  signature  mask,  lone  visible  eye  expressive  yet  unreadable,  the  scar  slicing  vertically  over  his  left  eye  a  remnant  of  battle faceclaim:  animated  source, will update with a real life face inspiration voice:  smooth  and  unhurried,  slightly  amused,  always  carrying  the  weight  of  someone  who  has  seen  far  more  than  he  says eyes:  dark  grey;  left  eye  was  once  a  sharingan  gifted  by  obito,  later  lost  during  the  war hair:  silver-white  and  perpetually  tousled,  spiking  in  all  directions,  untouched  by  vanity body  type:  tall  and  lean,  built  more  for  speed  and  technique  than  brute  force distinguishable  marks:  scar  over  left  eye;  always  masked—his  face  is  part  myth,  part  memory  to  most  who  meet  him weight:  approx.  67.5  kg  (149  lbs) height:  181  cm  (5'11")

mental  evaluation mental  illnesses:  carries  unspoken  grief  and  long-term  trauma,  likely  experiences  chronic  symptoms  of  survivor's  guilt,  and  mild  dissociative  tendencies  from  childhood  loss  and  battlefield  desensitization psychological  profile:  hyper-observant,  emotionally  withdrawn,  and  intensely  introspective.  guided  by  a  code  shaped  more  by  loss  than  by  rules,  kakashi  masks  his  grief  in  calm  detachment  and  dark  humor positive  traits:  brilliant  strategist,  loyal  to  a  fault,  grounded  in  principle,  capable  of  deep  compassion  even  if  rarely  expressed negative  traits:  emotionally  distant,  difficult  to  read,  self-isolating,  can  be  fatalistic  in  private  moments alignment  type:  lawful  neutral—follows  his  own  evolved  moral  code  rather  than  blind  loyalty  to  institutions personality  type  (mbti):  INTP  –  analytical,  private,  deeply  internal,  intellectual  with  flashes  of  sharp  wit phobias:  failing  to  protect  those  who  depend  on  him,  repeating  his  father’s  fate,  growing  too  close  only  to  lose  them mannerisms:  always  late,  often  distracted  mid-conversation  by  internal  thoughts,  casually  leans  on  railings,  absently  flips  pages  of  books  he’s  read  dozens  of  times hobbies  &  interests:  voracious  reader  of  the  Icha  Icha  novels  (a  mix  of  escapism  and  nostalgia),  visits  the  memorial  stone  often,  occasionally  trains  alone  in  obscure  parts  of  the  village

strategic  analysis combat  style:  adaptive  and  deceptive;  uses  sleight-of-hand  tactics,  clones,  misdirection,  and  calculated  bursts  of  deadly  technique weapon  of  choice:  kunai,  lightning-infused  blades,  his  former  sharingan  eye hand-to-hand  combat  proficiency:  exceptional  taijutsu  skills;  uses  agility  and  technique  to  outmaneuver  physically  stronger  opponents tactical  strengths:  unparalleled  battle  analysis,  capable  of  learning  and  mimicking  enemy  jutsu  mid-combat;  operates  with  surgical  efficiency tactical  weaknesses:  formerly  depended  on  his  sharingan  for  advanced  techniques;  emotionally  compromised  by  the  deaths  of  close  comrades signature  techniques:  chidori  (lightning  blade),  lightning-style  clone,  thousand  years  of  death  (humorous  feint),  earth  wall  defense,  former  use  of  kamui pain  tolerance:  remarkably  high;  trained  from  childhood  to  fight  through  physical  and  emotional  wounds  without  faltering defensive  skills:  excels  in  counterattacks  and  spatial  awareness;  uses  terrain,  clones,  and  anticipation  to  avoid  direct  confrontation  when  possible

affiliations  &  relationships family:  sakumo  hatake  (father  –  deceased);  their  bond  was  fractured  by  the  weight  of  expectation  and  tragedy,  but  it  shaped  kakashi’s  core  values allies  &  associates: –  team  7:  naruto  (sees  his  growth  with  pride),  sasuke  (monitored  from  a  distance,  mourned  what  could  have  been),  sakura  (respects  her  strength  and  intellect) –  might  guy:  his  closest  friend  and  rival;  the  only  one  who  truly  cracks  his  quiet  facade –  yamato:  trusted  comrade  from  anbu;  shares  a  unique  understanding  of  moral  gray  zones rivalries:  might  guy  (lifelong  competition  grounded  in  genuine  affection  and  trust) enemies:  former  anbu  targets,  akatsuki,  any  threat  to  konoha romantic  history:  undisclosed;  has  kept  his  personal  life  private  for  decades,  with  no  known  relationships—intimacy  seems  elusive,  possibly  even  avoided notable  friends:  naruto  (mentee  turned  peer),  lords  of  fire  (respected  his  leadership),  jiraiya  (former  mentor  figure),  tsunade  (colleague  and  drinking  companion)

habits  &  lifestyle daily  routine:  rises  early,  appears  late,  vanishes  when  he  needs  solitude.  alternates  between  present  action  and  quiet  withdrawal.  often  seen  napping  on  rooftops  or  reading  in  shade diet  &  nutrition:  functional  eater,  leans  toward  simple  meals;  enjoys  onigiri,  green  tea,  and  the  occasional  dango exercise  habits:  trains  solo  regularly;  mixes  combat  drills  with  meditation grooming  habits:  neat  but  never  flashy;  keeps  himself  clean  out  of  discipline,  not  vanity substance  use:  none—occasional  sake  in  social  settings sleep  patterns:  insomniac  tendencies;  light  sleeper,  dreams  rarely  remembered personal  aesthetic:  muted  shinobi  uniform,  signature  mask  always  in  place,  forehead  protector  tilted  to  cover  his  left  eye.  never  overdressed,  never  disheveled.  understated  presence  with  myth-like  weight favorite  books:  the  Icha  Icha  series—not  just  for  the  romance,  but  because  it  was  written  by  someone  who  lived  freely,  unlike  him favorite  music  genres:  traditional  shamisen  and  ambient  instrumental—nothing  distracting favorite  art/architecture:  prefers  functional  architecture—defensive  layouts,  fortified  spaces,  open  rooftops  with  clean  vantage  points

special  notes  &  character  redactions –  his  grief  is  quiet,  but  omnipresent.  he  carries  the  dead  with  him,  every  day. –  his  mentorship  to  team  7  is  one  of  the  only  things  that  brought  him  back  from  isolation –  he  is  respected  not  just  because  he  is  skilled—but  because  he  bears  the  weight  of  his  failures –  the  mask  hides  more  than  his  face.  it  protects  the  man  who,  behind  all  his  precision  and  poise,  is  still  learning  how  to  forgive  himself

[yuexuan]

[Review]咸鱼小丧尸 Salted Fish Zombie

Title: 咸鱼小丧尸 Salted Fish Zombie

Author: 芷衣

Length: 189 chapters 

Tag: unlimited flow, horror, supernatural, comedy, found family, time travel

Summary [taken from novel updates]:

Ning Su’s hair is soft, his skin is pale, his expression is slightly sluggish, his body is thin, and he is out of place in the crowd of passers-by.

He listened to the people around him discussing how to clear the level of this dungeon, and asked: “I survived the level, does it count as clearing the level?”

The people around looked at him like a fool: What a pity.

After entering the dungeon, Ning Su really started to live a life of his own.

If there is a gloomy skull on the castle, Ning Su will pick it up and make it into a night light to sleep beautifully.

The waterfall turned into blood, and he took the stew in a small milk pot, his eyes shining brightly.

Occasionally, he will also make small clothes for ghosts crawling on the ground.

Later, he really survived, the NPCs are sticky to him, the ghost master followed him and called him ‘mother’, and he still had the bloody heart of the flower god in his chest.

“…”

For Ning Su, there is food and drink in the infinite horror world, which is much more wonderful than his previous life.

He lived in the doomsday era and used to be a supernatural being, but his supernatural power is different. He is a special dark supernatural being who can absorb all dark things.

The person in charge of the base asked him to purify the zombies and sent him to the zombie group.

He turned into a little dark zombie.

Humans did not like him, all dark beings loved him.

Novel | Novel[translated]

One day a haunted bus carrying a full load of passengers entered an unlimited flow system. On the bus was Ning Su (MC), a zombie who had traveled back in time and wanted nothing more than to be a salted fish. His objectives were simple: a) find someone strong to rely on so he doesn’t need to do anything, b) find a comfy house, and c) find food to eat. The unlimited flow system provided the golden opportunity to peruse different games for free estates (haunted houses and manors, oh my!) and foods. Whilst other players strive to survive in harrowing games against dangerous NPCs, Ning Su was going around collecting kids, meeting his parents, and re-connecting with his god/love/“uncle” Ling Xiao (ML). 

A truly enjoyable read combining two of my favorite components in storytelling: horror and comedy. Admittedly I had initial reservations regarding the novel since the first arc was written in an unnecessarily complex way, but subsequent arcs are more coherent and present a good variety of twists and challenges. The initial part of the novel reads a bit strange as none of the characters seem to react to Ning Su’s uncanny behaviors (e.g., eating random flowers) and appearance (e.g., black colored veins), despite them being fearful of other monsters and ghosts. If you overlook this gap in logic, the rest of the novel reads much smoother. My favorite arc is probably the 《装鬼》arc, where the NPCs kept on one-upping the players’ moves, making for very engaging twists.

Worldbuilding-wise, the System follows the typical game vs base structure, with players residing within a base when not joining the games. Points or tools obtained from the games are used as currency, thereby incentivizing players to enter into the games periodically. Each game is assigned a code based on its level of difficulty and is likely governed by a Ghost Master, though the difficulty scaling between games is not very evident. However, the design of each game is unique and combines survival elements with mysteries. Throughout all of these games, we are also slowly unraveling the mysteries behind Ning Su and Ling Xiao’s pasts.

Now, I absolutely enjoyed reading about the characters. They are different levels of goofiness, but at the same time, some of them also have compelling and heartwrenching backstories. My favorite characters are Shi Tianshu and Ning Changfeng - their enemy-to-lover interactions are comedic and their reunion with Ning Su is simply heartwarming, so much so that it brought tears to my eyes. The closure that Ning Su had knowing that he was not abandoned but a product of love and hope is just as touching as the closure that his parents got knowing that Ning Su survived in the real world and grew up relatively healthy. Which makes it all the more heart-wrenching when Shi Tianshu saw Ning Su’s zombie-era, where he was being experimented upon and banished. The fact that Shi Tianshu and Ning Changfeng want to make up so badly for Ning Su makes them one of the best parents in Danmei. Also, I really appreciate the part where Ning Su and Ning Changfeng didn’t want to morally babytrap Shi Tianshu into being in a relationship, showcasing a mature side to the otherwise silly characters. 

Other side characters are equally as interesting, with my favorite side character being Gui Sheng - the alleged ‘woman expert’. I really enjoyed his untimely interjections and one brain cell thoughts, and his attempts at friendship with the other ghost kids. He is just such an innocent sweetie!

The ending part about defeating the System might come off as a bit abrupt, but it isn’t too much of a bother for me because I realized halfway through that the System is more of a secondary plotline. The story itself is mainly focused on the characters’ interactions and backstories. Which is why I appreciate how the author ties up everyone’s stories: the villains get their comeuppance, the antagonists get their redemption, and even the side characters got their closure (e.g., one of a side characters having a tearjerking ending when his enrolment letter finally made it back to his mother). 

[snakesandmagpies]

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