#OR UZUSHIO'S FALL?????

[tired-reader-writer]

Finally— FINALLY THIS PIECE IS DONE. AFTER A MONTH AND A HALF (technically almost two months if we count the previous version whose file corrupted but we'll get to that in a bit). I'm SO proud to finally finish this, the ordeal of my surface pro repeatedly crashing when I was first working on the previous version of this piece, so being finally able to finish it now feels like overcoming a particularly annoying demon that's been haunting me for a while. Hurrah!

(look, I know I said I'd try writing today, uhhhhhh plans spontaneously changed, bear with me)

This is my Naruto OC, and the protagonist of Foxes, Pillars, and Sea-salt Rust: Uzumaki Hoshiori! She's a granddaughter of Mito and Hashirama, only four months younger than Tsunade. Her father, Kazuma, Hashirama and Mito's son, married Uzumaki Tsurue, a priestess of the sea, and Hoshiori is their only child.

So in this AU, shinobi are part of the burakumin caste, aka an underclass regarded as “impure” and “untouchable” due to their dealings with death, and they are kept under control via things such as poaching laws, being banned from owning land, being barred from pursuing higher education, etc, and are utterly reliant on mission money and wars to survive. There were some exceptions, which I won't get into here, but the Uzumaki were part of said exceptions— enjoying a fair bit of autonomy due to their island being difficult to get to. They were partially pirates who menaced anyone who wished to traverse the Fuchi sea, aka the sea between the Continent and the Kiri archipelago.

This is what the prologue of the fic (sadly the only chapter that's up right now) had to say about the Uzumaki and their island, narrated by Tobirama:

Off the coast of Toyonabe city, Niezaki region, in the midst of treacherous waters of the Sanzu strait, there lies the island of Uzunoshima. Mighty as it is small, buildings of local stone that appear as though they'd been carved directly from the island or burst out of the ground fully formed, kawara tiles the same red of their coral reefs, the same red of the people's hair. A clan of roguing pirates— fuuinjutsu masters peerless in their craft.

×

Home to the world's strongest and most violent tidal waves that form deadly whirlpools, the aptly named Sanzu strait makes the eastern shore of the Continent impossible to traverse. Impossible, that is, to all but the Uzumaki.

The island, Uzunoshima, went without a Daimyo to oversee it, instead being led solely by the matriarch of the Uzumaki clan. They are matriarchal in this AU.

When the Founders sought to change things, improve the world for shinobi, they turned their gaze to Uzunoshima, in hopes that it would become a strong support for Konohagakure when the latter would negotiate for better and better terms, such as raising the graduation age for shinobi, pushing for shinobi to be able to pursue other careers, for them to be able to own land, and so on— The Uzumaki and the Senju in this AU shared a close bond, and they had hoped it would be a foundation for a long-standing alliance between Uzunoshima and Konohagakure. Tobirama in particular, was also concerned about the future safety of the Uzumaki:

To say many fear the Uzumaki would be no exaggeration. Unconquerable, untouchable, a thorn in the world's side, shinobi and civilian alike.

Nobility does not tolerate insurgents.

The extermination of the Sabi clan, and others before and after— it only serves to prove this fact.

Exterminations pay well, and while they might have been able to withstand individual lords, with the establishment of Hidden Villages, many clans under one banner and country…

If he cannot broker a solution, if he does not help quell the discontent—

He fears for Uzunoshima. He fears for the Uzumaki, their sister-clan, the clan from which Senju came.

There was, however, a catch. Uzunoshima would adopt the Continent's way: install a Daimyo, create a Hidden Village, and follow the system that the Founders had designed. A granddaughter of the current clan head (Uzumaki Haine, Mito's niece) was chosen to become the Daimyo, and she would wed a son from the court of Hi no Kuni to signify an alliance. And so Uzunoshima became Uzushiogakure.

However, things went south pretty fast.

Hashirama and Tobirama both died in quick succession during the First Shinobi World War, leaving behind a successor who did not pick up where the Founders had intended— you see, Tobirama picked a successor in the middle of a battle, and because the choice was made without the oversight and approval of the Hi no Kuni court, the nobles are rather unhappy, and so to preserve the Hidden Village, Sarutobi Hiruzen bent over backwards to appease them, leading to the deterioration of the system that got to the point where young genin were sent to war, and where mere six-year-olds could become genin.

Kokuen, Haine's husband, the “import groom” as he was referred to by the Uzumaki, also held the Uzumaki in contempt, and repeatedly tried to impose more and more arbitrary divisions between “civilian” and “shinobi” in the veins of mainland customs onto the island and brandished the power of the Hi no Kuni court, much to the disdain of the islanders. Haine, the Daimyo, was in love with Hoshiori's mother Tsurue, and Kokuen felt threatened by it because:

And though two women may formally join their households for love, and raise their children together as though they washed ashore from the same waters, that is, born from the same womb, the same cannot be said for men— even though there lies a bond-oath not too dissimilar to the one women may swear, unite two households into one it does not.

*“to wash ashore” here is an Uzumaki metaphor that means “to be born”

Which means, once two women wed each other, their two households combine into one, and any children they may have had independently are now counted as part of the same household. If Haine were to successfully bring Tsurue to her side, Hoshiori would be counted for a legitimate heir to the Daimyo seat just as much as Kokuen's own daughter with Haine is. Considering the close bond the Uzumaki shared with the Senju, and Hoshiori's blood ties to the Founders, and the fact that the Uzumaki are very unhappy with Kokuen and the current system, there would be a chance of Hoshiori being used as a rallying point for the Uzumaki to take the reins and try to pick up where the Founders left off.

This would spell bad news for Uzunoshima, because the Hi no Kuni court would try to squash that rebellion, which in turn would endanger the Uzumaki, so Tsurue always declined Haine's advances. This didn't stop Kokuen from trying to put down harsher divides between the two “classes” though.

Despite the fact that she technically should've counted as a “civilian” due to the fact that lineages are traced by the mother's line and Tsurue being a priestess, Hoshiori was nonetheless pushed into being a shinobi because Kokuen had wanted to weaponize what is basically the clout given by Hoshiori being Hashirama's descendant. This was not helped by the fact that Tsunade became a genin at age 6 and became known for being a prodigy.

(Hoshiori is also not counted to be part of the line of succession to the Uzumaki clan head position, because Tsurue is not part of that line. Basically she got locked out of both sides. Yeesh.)

WHICH IS ALL TO CONTEXTUALIZE HER POSITION IN HER HOMELAND. UGH.

So Hoshiori was a soft, gentle child unsuited to combat and the shinobi lifestyle. She did great at theoretical stuff, had great chakra control, but when it comes to sparring? Hoo boy.

She hesitated a lot. She chickened out of blows and stuff because she was afraid of hurting people. She would always lose at spars. She hated, hated being made to be shinobi. She wanted to be an apprentice priestess instead. Or, well.... there's another thing.

Hoshiori and Haine have a... strange dynamic. Basically they pretend and play house. They both want to be each other's family, so they pretend. After Hoshi became genin, Haine would stick her on “baby-sitting missions” where Hoshi (and her team, but mainly Hoshi) would be made to accompany and “guard” Haine's daughter, Gyokuen-hime, and being kinda “allowed” to be with Gyokuen when the latter was receiving lessons and stuff, enabled Hoshi to take an interest in things such as poetry, literature, even a dash of politics.

(The irony was that Gyokuen would've done numbers as a marauding pirate on the sea, while Hoshiori was made for softer stuff, but, y'know, things turned out Like That™. And that introduced... complications into the dynamic between Hoshiori, Gyokuen, and Haine.)

After Kokuen finally railroading things to send Hoshiori's genin team into a mission on the Continent, into the throes of war, though...

Things went very sideways.

Hoshiori tried to save a pair of civilians and it cost her her teammates. In the end, even the civilians were killed.

The experience caused Hoshiori to... dissociate from the world. Detach. Not process anything she ever does on the field emotionally, just doing whatever fits the mission criteria so that she can go home and be “real” again. She stops perceiving anything outside of her life in the shrine as real life, just obstacles she must overcome in order to resume her life in the shrine with her family.

Things change again, years later, when Kushina gets picked to be the next jinchuuriki. A young child among many who are tutored in fuuinjutsu by Hoshiori.

She chooses to try and take Kushina's place, despite the fact that it would've been easier for her to think to herself, “that's none of my business”, and continue to live her detached life.

I won't spoil you with the details, but when Hoshiori eventually gets to Konoha, accompanying Kushina with the plan to convince Konoha to send Kushina back... Mito passes the crown she used to wear onto Hoshiori.

Hoshiori at first doesn't realize why Mito would do this, but... Well. I shan't spoil it. It's tied to a lot, a lot of things— Uzushio politics, the larger world politics, Mito's own personal reasons, etc etc etc. I'm saving all that for the fic.

Hoshiori doesn't wear the crown during her stay in Konoha. She doesn't dress like an Uzumaki there at all, instead seeking to blend into the Konoha populace.

She'd only reclaim these things once she breaks free of Konoha's hold and basically becomes a leader of... something. Which will happen, but I won't say how or why yet, not in this post anyways. I might in future posts.

So that was one lengthy character intro post! What do y'all think about it?

Some close-ups for bonus:

I really wanted her hair to look like copper rather than a more vivid red. I tried to shoot for a metallic look with the rendering!

The silk was so fun to render. One day I wanna draw a full-body portrait of Hoshiori in Uzumaki clothing like she's wearing here. It's heavily based on ryusou— the traditional dress of the Ryukyu Kingdom (Okinawa)! Not so much the patterns bc, uh, I don't think I'm equipped to draw those yet, but the general silhouette and styling!

The pearls were SUCH a pain to draw. Also the scribbles were traced from this one... I think document? from the Ryukyu Kingdom.

Me: drawing pearls was such a pain! I'm never drawing pearls again!

Also me: how about we try drawing iridescent mother-of-pearl?

Flat colours!

Aaaaaand the only remnant of the previous version where I lost my file to corruption, which was FUCKING ANNOYING as I was already trying to render the fucking crown. Ugh T_T

As ANOTHER bonus, here's a quiz result of something I nabbed from @/woodblxssomcrowned's blog:

What kind of herb are you?

Cardamom

You're lonely but it's okay. It's okay. It's okay. You've always been okay except you're not and somehow you've made yourself and everyone else around you believe that too. Connection to anyone is harder than you could have ever dreamed when you were young and unloved and invisible to everyone who was supposed to care about you and save you from the voiding hollowness in your chest, in your throat. You smile and say you're okay and you are, or at least you tell yourself you are, but is anyone even worried? You tell yourself that they are or maybe that it's good they aren't. You'll be okay, one day. One day.

(the mention crossed out so that I don't bother the blog! we're not mutuals and we don't know each other so I'd rather not be overbearing. I am however shameless with friends.)

OH and the AU has a playlist!

[summerhighlandfalls]

Uzushio Iruka in an AU where the village never fell

[softdaemons]

everytime i return to my sns hours all i can think about is naruto and sasuke traveling together post ending, after trying to live in the village but they just cant for all the obvious reasons. sasuke can't sit still and even though he conceded at the end of their fight he hasn't changed his mind in that the world /needs/ a revolution. it takes a while and alot of fighting and denial on narutos part most of the time leading to one of them bursting out the door in anger not being able to take conversations anymore lack of conversation, but naruto eventually allows himself an ounce of honesty that the villages obsession with him ushering naruto onto a pedestal of being a hero and beelining him to be the future hokage sakura pushing him towards hinata the death cost of the war the continued treatment towards sasuke. it all pains him, a cruel mix of ptsd trauma and depression ontop of rage and anger after what his family has gone through, he has gone through, sasuke, and everyone else he's met along the way that have been orphaned or treated wrong by the shinobi world.

so they eventually agree to leave because konoha is exhausting and claustrophobic to say the least, with a quickstop at nekobaas to get properly set up with material, but also mentally prepare before truly leaving. nekobaa and her apprentice both give them some tips of neighboring places that may be looked past by the other villages that they can look into for money and lodging should they want it, and thats the way naruto and sasuke exist for a while. taking odd jobs, protecting innocents from other desperate or vile induvials looking to get on top with the new changes swirling around. months stretch into a year or so and of course they fall in open love, naruto pondering and feeling guilt of being away from home for so long, but he gets anxious over falling into the mix of expectations again, and sasuke keeps him up. the closest they ever go back to konoha again is maybe to visit gaara.

i'd imagine from time to time team taka comes along on their journey. deep down naruto and sasuke bitterly thinking that things couldve been like this maybe. not separated and working together earlier on. but they don't dwell on it for now and over the course of one meetup karin and naruto whove been hitting it off through their lineage start gossiping over uzushio and this basically turns into my excuse of naruto and sasuke settling down at the whirlpool ruins, taka included. i want to imagine they turn it into a place of respite for those who may have been displaced during the war - most of those individuals being ones crawling out of hiding being descendants of the uzumaki and other orphans. its a beautiful sanctuary and a spearhead for naruto and sasukes plans of creating widespread change, from dismantling shinobi programs to train child soldiers, publicizing history starting with the destruction of uzushio and the uchiha etc etc your basics.

im iffy on there being also being a few uchiha stragglers - survivors who had left konoha in secret. im sure konoha would not allow or even the clan head allowing individuals to leave the village in order to keep them all in one place/together. but i can buy some people making it out wanting a life away, but after the massacre events living in secret as normal civilians, only coming out of hiding post war after hearing about the sanctuary being built for another clan and being assisted by the infamous sasuke.

ALSO. i think naruto would be fierce in fighting for jinchuuriki and what the world has done to the tailed beast and their hosts alike. extremely determined to protect them and mourning not only his family but another one he never got to know with the other hosts. i can see bee stopping by uzushio as a sort of second home and them bonding and training more in a way that sasuke cant even understand. i think it would def help naruto build upon his own independent identity. honestly idr canons comments on the jinchuurikis fate but i think it would be the sweetest thing if the beasts came across individuals they connected to that they could find their own hosts and they would come to uzushio to train with nar and bee.

im gonna shut up now this is the most self indulgent au trying to cram 92852837 things in it at once. tldr. sasuke and naruto are in love and after a while and deep into their healing process they start their own family and have 2 daughters.

[rendiamberspirit]

Tobirama De-aging AU

Tobirama is sick of being pushed aside, made to feel worthless, unwanted and just in general a curse upon the people he was surrounded by.

So he takes a simple mission to leave the village then takes the opportunity to disappear.

Once he is gone he writes himself a note telling himself not to come back and how unwanted he is.

Once he is safely in another village he uses a seal to de-age himself, leaving a contingency in it to revert to an adult if he needs to.

Madara realized Tobirama is missing and goes to Hashirama only to discover he hasn't seen him either.

It takes two years for anyone to hear any word on Tobirama, and it's only a slight resemblance.

Madara travels to Uzushio where Mito’s sister said she talked a white haired, red-eyed boy to come home with her from the land of Water.

When Madara gets there he comes face to face with a boy maybe 15 at the oldest that is a spitting image of Tobirama. The only thing missing is his facial tattoos and his typical shaggy hair.

Tobirama? He asks.

The boy confirms that is his name but he doesn't recognize Madara as anything more than a random Uchiha, only recognizable by his fiery chakra.

Madara tells him how much they missed him, how Hashirama hasn't stopped looking for him. Asks why he is so young, why did he leave?

Tobirama scoffs and says no one misses him. His adult self left him a detailed letter on why he was unwelcome in Konoha.

Madara is shocked.

He asks for more details and the young Tobirama says he doesn't have more. He has no memories of the place, he woke up 12 years old in the land of water with only the letter, clothes, supplies and a hefty amount of money to get by.

Madara tries to convince him to come back but Tobirama refuses. Convinced Hashirama doesn't want him back.

It takes multiple visits by Hashirama and Madara to convince Tobirama to come back. Though he still refuses to turn back into an adult. Convinced he is better off being 14.

Madara is distraught. Because he has a secret no one knows. He has been in love with Tobirama since shortly after peace was established. He had just been too afraid to admit it.

It was his biggest regret. Convinced if he had just been honest Tobirama wouldn't have left.

It takes 6 months for Madara to give up and admit the truth in another attempt to convince Tobirama to become an adult again.

It takes another few months of Madara telling him stories of the things that made him fall in love, sharing his silly fantasies of marriage and adopting a child, of growing old, but finally Tobirama is convinced and re ages. Though Tobirama comes back into his 24 year old self since he hasn't actually aged since then.

Madara then has to convince him AGAIN but he did it once he can do it again.

Hashirama learned his lesson about his treatment of Tobirama and does everything he can to fix his mistakes and prove how much he loves and appreciates his brother.

It doesn't happen overnight. In fact it takes years to fully believe his brother. He has so many years proving to him that Hashirama doesn't like him for anything more than his skills.

Madara has a little more success and after a year Tobirama is convinced to let Madara court him.

[rayshippouuchiha]

Rereading some of your whirlpool Naruto au tags, and I remembered a little world building thing I did while a work a while ago. Just a personal thing, never mentioned anything in universe that lends to the idea, BUT! Walking on the ocean is… different than walking on rivers or lakes or streams. It’s harder, there is always a chance some random fluctuation of nature chakra will unbalance you and you’ve then got to pull yourself up (thus why it’s just Better to use a boat). What everyone (excluding a few minor clans) but Uzushio forgot, even if Kiri just barely, is that the ocean is a living being. It has a heart beat (the tides) and it takes care of it’s own. Before the fall of Uzushio, the whirlpools weren’t nearly as violent or vicious. Before they were more of a playful protector. After, however, they seemed to actively attempt to bring ships to ruin. Storms are much more violent, if not more frequent, after the Fall as well. Animals, if they could survive doing so, either dove deeper and rarely surfaced if at all or they actively avoided or sought out ships and people (depending on type of animal and temperament. Orcas for example, would specifically target ships). The only ones who were safe on the water were those to Remembered and/or Uzumaki Clan members. One would always pay respects and thank the ocean for everything it gave them, the other were the ocean’s children. While running or walking on the ocean, most people had to be careful BECAUSE they treated it like they did all water. Others learned the Ways of the Waves and learned to read the currents of both the water AND the natural chakra. The people who didn’t have problems knew that they were walking on the back of a giant creature and acted like it. (If you want to use this, go right ahead, I really love the idea but I am not jealous about keeping it)

Oh this is absolutely going into the tag

[theglamorousferal]

Some Uzushiogakure/Danny Phantom shit for y'all

What if Kushina felt when the barriers fell at Uzushio?

What if it sent her sprinting as fast as she could towards her first home?

What if she made it, but after the city had fallen?

What if in her grief and rage as she sat amongst the blood of her people, her family, she activated a long forgotten seal buried beneath the city?

The blood seeping through crevices to channels, flowing down the intricate seal and finally dripping down into a tomb.

Drip.

Drop.

Her chakra, her rage, the power of the Nine Tails as he relishes in her anger shines like a beacon from the center of the village.

It too seeps through the cracks.

All the way to the tomb.

Bright green bursts through the cracks beneath the lid.

______________________________________________

Kushina's rage whipped a storm about her.

The rain hid her tears as it pelted her small form, knees scrapped from when she landed hard on them.

She screamed, bending forward until her bare forehead-

The threw it so hard it lodged itself in the column of the Gates of Konoha when they tried to make her stay.

was pressed to the ruined mosaic of the village center, pounding her fists against the ground.

A sudden chill, the heaviness in the air of someone holding carefully leashed power, and a gentle hand on her shoulder.

"Child, what happened here?"

She jumps into a ready stance, a kunai in each hand.

"Who are you?"

Green. That's the first thing she notices, brighter than the leaves of any tree in Konoha.

White, then black. His hair floats as if in water and his armor appears ancient, older than the Warring Clans era. He wears no headband, but a circlet that appears made of ice. He is also floating about a foot above the ground and the rain seems to pass over him as though his mere aura kept the downpour away.

"I have many names, but of all I prefer Danny."

Kushina blinked. "What are you?"

The being, Danny, seemed to ponder for a moment. "I suppose the closest thing you would have here is a god."

That would explain the power and the fact my hair is all on end.

She licked her lips for a moment. "What are you the god of?"

"Protection, longevity," he pauses for a moment, uncertain, "Death."

"A shinigami?!" she hissed "I should have expected one to be here."

"Again I'll ask, what happened here?"

Kushina's face went entirely blank as she set her arms by her sides, hands still clenching the kunai in a white-knuckled grip. She looked out over the ruins of her birthplace, her home.

"Uzushio fell. I don't know yet who did it, I just felt the barriers fall and by the time I got here, it was deserted."

The being watched her, bright, bright, almost too bright, green, flickered across her, eyes settled on bright red hair.

"You are an Uzumaki, are you not?"

She jumped and turned back to the being. "Y-yes."

Danny grinned and began to float towards the Kage's office. "Well, not all is lost. It may have been a long time since I was sealed, but I should be able to find everything necessary. First I'll have to find the cardinal points seals to set the foundations back together, and then we'll get about the resurrection seals."

"R-resurrection seals?!" Kushina stumbled after him, entirely out of her element for once.

"Oh, yes, I forgot to mention, one of my many names."

"And what's that?"

A smile with too much teeth and vengeance behind his eyes turned back to her.

"Uzushio."

[dayseternal-blog]

Hey there! Thank you for your amazing blog ! 😍 I was wondering if you can recommend some emotional and slow burn enemies to lovers of naruhina fanfictions?

It would be so much better if it's happening in the historical era but I'm ok with the modern era too .

hello! I'm glad you like my blog :D

Enemies-to-Lovers NaruHina

“Blurred Lines” by @vegebulsoup - Rated E, Modern AU, One-shot.  Detective Naruto Uzumaki is having a hard time staying focused at work due to an elusive, dark-haired beauty.

“Turning Tides” by vegebulsoup - Rated E for BDSM/slight dubcon tones and lots of smut, Pirates AU, Multi-chapter, Complete. When a Hyuuga merchant ship is raided by pirates, Hinata is taken as collateral by the ruthless Captain Menma.

“January - Toward the future/Vision” from “Still Falling For You” by @chloelapomme - Rated M, Royalty AU, One-shot. Sick of a unknown disease which paralyzes his body little by little, the second prince of Uzushio, Naruto Uzumaki, has lost interest in life until the day a pretty street-dancer makes her entrance in his bedroom and gives him hope to have the future he wants to have.

“Love Toxic” by @nekomamoru​ - Rated E, Modern AU, One-shot.  She would remain the criminal if he was the law after her.

“The Dragon Huntress” by @mysterious-crimson-lotus - Rated T, Fantasy AU, Two-shot.  The Hyuuga are famous throughout the forest for many things. Their signature eyes, their stoic demeanour… and of course, their ability to hunt down dragons like no one else. It has been their duty to protect the five villages from the terror of the dragons for generations, and it is a duty that they have carried out without complain, and without a second thought.

“Snow White” by @nightowl27-writer​ - Rated E, Folktale AU, One-shot. He was supposed to kill her, not fall in love with her. But he was only human, and she surely was something much more divine.

“Secret Lovers” by nekomamoru - Rated M, Modern AU, One-shot.  It was a known fact among the business realm of Konoha that Hyuuga Enterprises and Uzumaki Corporation have been strong rivals, years spent attempting to overthrow each other in terms of profit and development.  If only her father knew the nature of the relationship she had with the enemy thus far.

“Emperor and the Desert Rose” by pizzansushi - Rated M for lactation kink, Royalty AU, Multi-chapter, Incomplete.  An amnesiac assassin is assigned a suicide mission, she must kill the Emperor. The lethal beauty Hinata sets out to do what she must to survive. In the end, will the Emperor Naruto Namikaze take her life?

“In a Demon’s Possession” by HoneyWriter78 - Rated E for non-con/dub-con, Demons AU, Multi-chapter, Incomplete. Pursued by the snake demon Orochimaru for their mysterious bloodline, Neji and Hinata accidentally trespass into Lord Kyuubi’s territory.

“Opposites Attract” by KyuubiLover100 - Rated E, Yakuza AU, Multi-chapter, Incomplete. Citizens of Konoha all know that “The Light cannot exist without casting its Shadow.” It’s the unspoken system that the city runs on. Everyone knows their place and their roles. Those in the Shadows do what those in the Light cannot. Uzumaki Naruto knows this and has known this since he was young. Hyuuga Hinata knows this as well and understands her Father’s wished, but still…

“Make Love, Not War” by agitosgirl - Rated M, Vampire / Werewolf AU, Multi-chapter, Incomplete (or Complete, considering how agitosgirl ends stories). In a world where Vampires and Werewolves have been feuding for eons, one battles changes it all. A young werewolf manages to find finally find love in these trying times. The problem? She’s supposed to be his sworn enemy…

“Enemies or Lovers” by @powerful-niya - Rated E, Werewolves & Vampires AU, Multi-chapter, Complete. The origin of werewolf and vampires were always conflict. Full of war and bloodshed. Over the years, the King of Vampires stepped up and sought out to put an end to this feud. But was killed in the process. Years later, the feud lived on but not within two.. of these creatures. They both tend to fully, put an end to this condescending battle, with their forbidden love. Can they do it? Or will they be killed also?

“Forced to Call You Mine” by Se7enthDragon - Rated M, High School AU, Multi-chapter, Incomplete. Naruto hates Hinata Hyuga. Hinata hates Naruto Uzumaki. However, being the son and daughter of two very successful men creates unfortunate events that leads them to being forced into an engagement with each other. It’s hate. They know. But is it what they truly feel for the other?

“Clandestine” by @waterrolls - Rated E, Canon-Divergent AU, Multi-chapter, Complete. A kickass Anbu Hinata. A grouchy Hokage Naruto. Two prickly personalities forced to work together.

“The Study Session” from “Endless Lemons” by agitosgirl - Rated M, One-shot. She’s covered in piercings and leather, and has a bad attitude. But she takes an interest in him. A very special interest…

“Hate to love” by suryass - Rated M, Modern AU, One-shot.  They hated each other, at least that’s what they liked to think.

“March - Fanfic/Fanart inspo” from “Still Falling For You” by chloelapomme - Rated M, Pirates AU, Multi-chapter, Complete. It’s time for Hinata to confront the thief who stole her treasure from her.

“Road to Relationships” by agitosgirl - Rated E, Canon-Divergent, Multi-chapter, Complete. Hinata Hyuuga and Menma Namikaze have a very rocky relationship. It’s filled with fighting, sex, make ups and break ups. The two of them cannot tolerate the other, yet they hate being apart. But what happens when their pattern is altered completely? Will their relationship survive, or will it finally die?

“Acquaintances” by @secrettastemakerland - Not Rated, Canon-Divergent, Multi-chapter, Ongoing. Uzumaki Naruto and Hyuuga Hinata always had a weird relationship. They were either always fighting each other or fighting others for fighting one of them. Everyone in their class was always confused whether they liked each other or hated each other, thus their name of “frenemies.”

“Just Lock Them in a Closet Next Time” by secrettastemakerland - Rated G, Modern AU, Two-shot. Naruto and Hinata are invited to Sakura and Sasuke’s wedding, things can only go down up from there.

"Dirty Little Secret" by @sessakag - Rated E, Wartime AU, Multi-chapter, Ongoing. A story in which Naruto and Hinata are from warring nations but begin playing a dangerous game where it's only a matter of time before difficult choices have to be made.

Anyone can add on if you know of others!

[justsomeoneunordinary]

Tobirama dies and lands back in the past and fixes everything that went wrong the first time around--

Madara dies and lands back in the past and fixes everything that went wrong the first time around--

Izuna dies and lands back in the past and fixes everything that went wrong the first time around--

Hashirama dies and lands back in the past and fixes everything that went wrong the first time around--

I've seen it all by now (ok, the last one is a rarity, ironically enough, but it does exist) but what about MITO dies and lands back in the past and fixes everything that went wrong the first time around, hm?

She was there when Konoha was built, she was there when everything went downhill and knows why, she had to watch her husband slowly lose himself after he killed Madara, had to see her children die, her husband, her grandson, her brother-in-law, HER CLAN!!! THE FALL OF UZUSHIO, HER HOME, HER PEOPLE!!! -- and you tell me Uzumaki "I'll use an experimental seal on myself and shove a whole-ass Bijuu inside myself" Mito would not come up with a way to send herself back in time on the day she is supposed to seal Kurama inside Kushina next?

Puh-please, she knows how the Hiraishin works, she's an expert in sealing and she has the MOTIVATION. This woman would throw herself into the past and change everything for the better without giving a single fuck about on whose toes she might step. She's an eighty-year-old woman who had to see all her loved ones die, she's done giving any shits anymore.

Cannot believe there's not a single Mito time travel fic when she's the perfect candidate for it out of all the founders smh...

[yumeoriwrites]

I guess this is as good a first post as any? Oh well, idk how to use social media or how to draw but I wanted to try sketching this OC from my fanfic, so here he is!!!

His name is Uzumaki Suichū and he was the Uzunushi (Whirlpool Lord) at the time of the fall of Uzushio. I say was because my boy is dead as can be. Anyway, he's based on Cross Marian, so any resemblance is not mere coincidence.

I'm still learning to draw pls be nice.

[denialcity]

I love exploring the different ways hsrm could have married mito because it implies that in every lifetime in various ways they met the love was meant to be

Arranged marriage they later fall in love

Senju did a mission for the uzushio crown and hsrm crushed on her so hard he was like her personal little jester completely besotted and she found it cute so she kept requesting him until they kissed

he liked her but was trying to be professional and meanwhile she was pulling out all her courtly espionage skills to find out what he liked and try to seduce him out of his professionalism

He was a social climber bc he knew he need resources for village and she was a-ok being climbed wink wonk

she hired him as an escort but things escalated quickly n they both caught feelings

He and Mdr were building the village and she heard about it and was like what a quaint political experiment I must see it for myself and travelled to him queen of sheba style and then he got so distracted by her they had to get married or else nothing would get done

[hellcifrogs]

Hey i just found yr blog and im in deep regret that why wasn't i able to do that beforeT_T, anyways i enjoyed your comics VERY VERYmuch, i was deeply enthralled by naruto fox au, i checked out your ocs as well and the childish relationship between kakashi and kenshi was my favourite, iwas just assuming if you could draw them more with their bickering (i love themmm)and about kenshi , her story is not clear to me, maybe i missed something while checking out yr blog ...

Thank you :D Kenshi is my beloved little Uzumaki, you can find stuff about him these tags for him and his team :)

Abiut his story/background -> His mother Tamako travelled around a lot after the fall of Uzushio and settled in Konoha when she found out she was pregnant. Kenshi was born and raised by her until she passed (he was 7), then he was pretty much adopted by Ashi's father, Inuzuka Kita. Kenshi, Ashi and Uchiha Sho become a team under Aburame Shinichi.

After this point there are a few different paths I took with these characters, originally all of them but Kenshi would die by the time the og Naruto timeline starts. But that was making me sad so I switched to a happy version where everyone lives :) Kenshi gets his own genin team too in the future (with Kaen, Miyu and Naoki).

The thing with Kakashi is that he had a crush on him when they were kids, but after the Kyuubi attack Kenshi was very hurt (losing the last of his clan, originally his teacher died that night too, being denied Naruto's care, and just all the tragedy that it was) and Kakashi still went against him, insisting on following Hiruzen's orders, so Kenshi snapped at him and their relationship took a dark turn. Only around shippuden era they would get around talking it out.

And the fun thing is, they are both very strong shinobi with powerful skills and yet when faced with an "ally" they simply don't get along with... they turn to the pettiest, silliest, most (usually) harmless antics possible <3

[naruversemisa]

Hidden Uzumaki?? pt3

so i kinda word vomited on my first two posts abt my thoughts and i feel it wasn’t very coherent so for the sake of my notes and anyone who doesn’t want to go back through all that i’m just gonna do a more concise summary of the au here

the hidden uzumaki au is basically a what if there were more people from uzushio who survived it’s destruction and some escaped to konoha under disguises

in this au kushina was a sensor and could sense the unique quality of uzumaki chakra, which allowed her to discover and become close with some of the survivors of uzushio who came to konoha under disguise

current people of uzushio origins:

umino iruka: child of a refugee uzumaki couple who hid in konoha disguised under the “umino” name after uzushio’s destruction, he was born right after uzushio’s end, his parents joined konoha shinobi ranks and eventually became chunin, they’re both uzumaki but they’re branch members and only kohari(mom) inherited the red hair, she wore a brown dye so she wouldn’t be clocked, iruka got ikkaku’s(dad) hair and never knew mom’s real hair color, mom liked to doodle fuuinjutsu at home and let him watch her, he was never formally taught but grew up to create his own barrier fuuinjutsu as a result of childhood memories, he grows up unaware of his uzumaki heritage

- kushina was aware of them and visited under disguise as a cousin frequently, the parents knew her true identity but iruka didn’t, they celebrated naruto’s conception together but she was under watch and protection after so she couldn’t visit

maito gai: maito dai’s grandparents left uzushio around the time mito came to konoha, dai grew up with no knowledge of his uzushio connection, met gai’s mom, a non-uzumaki who escaped uzushio before it’s destruction (retired shinobi work in konoha), they had gai, who got mom’s personality with dad’s interests and quirks, got his tortoise summons from his mom who’s clan held the contract, maito gai is aware his mom was from uzushio since his dad told him but he doesn’t tend to tell people cause his dad also told him his mom kept it secret, most people assume he got his summons from his dad

- kushina was unaware of gai’s mom but recognized gai’s summon and visited gai on occasion, she didn’t disguise herself as she was already acquainted with gai’s dad and his mom was already dead so there was no secret identity to keep, due to his public connection to kushina he could not interact with naruto after his birth

uchiha obito: his uchiha dad met his uzumaki mom while stationed near uzushio during the 2SW before it’s destruction, fell in love and when he was meant to move stations he abandoned duty to be with her and is looked down upon by the uchiha clan as a result, had obito, uzushio is destroyed and mom dies during, dad and obito escape to konoha but dad dies soon after because Uchiha fall apart when their most loved one dies idk, obito would be abt age three or four when this happens, he goes to the academy and is raised by his grandma, doesn’t remember his parents and is unaware of his mom’s origins because the uchiha don’t wanna talk abt his parents and he suppressed most of his memory of before konoha due to trauma

- kushina was unaware of obito’s heritage and mom but saw herself in obito and felt he was familiar, he’s her favorite of minato’s students

senju tsunade & namikaze minato: half the namikaze came to konoha alongside uzumaki mito from uzushio as a protective vassal for mito and the senju clan, the namikaze are generally blonde with blue eyes, they’re fishers, weather warning and coast guard of uzushio with their wind nature, the namikaze in konoha declined as the senju did and minato grew up an orphan in his clan compound, tsunade’s mom is namikaze, both are aware of the namikaze clan’s origins and tsunade asked minato and kushina both if they would leave konoha with her, both refused

- kushina marries minato and was close to tsunade before she left konoha

haruno sakura (new!): kizashi(dad) is an uzumaki civilian who survived uzushio, lived as a traveling merchant and ended up in konoha where he married mebuki(mom) and took her last name, he had premature graying so his red hair didn’t need to be disguised cause it looked dirty pink, he had sakura, travels as a merchant to where he knows uzushio survivors are hiding on occasion, mom is from konoha (and a follower of ninshu where she got the circle symbol from, which i’m writing as a religious philosophy similar to daoism) and works as a nurse at the hospital with her high chakra control allowing her to perform iryo-ninjutsu despite being a civilian

- kushina was aware of kizashi and visited under disguise as a younger cousin, he didn’t know her true identity but knew she was a shinobi, she was invited to their wedding and pregnancy announcement, they were a civilian family so she didn’t mention her own pregnancy, just that she wouldn’t be able to visit for a while, they assumed she was on a long term mission and when she never came back they assumed she died

tenten (new!): both parents are non-uzumaki who escaped uzushio’s fall and met in konoha in their early 20s, recognized each other as being from uzushio, fell in love, married, and had two kids, a son (oc) and then a daughter(tenten), the son(tenkai) apprentices as a traveling merchant to bring wares of weapons back to sell at their family shop, tenten is aware of her heritage and looks up to tsunade as a role model as a result of their connection, she was told to not interact with naruto by parents until she’s a shinobi, the family became aware of the haruno family after tenkai’s apprenticeship under kizashi and are now close family friends

- kushina was unaware of them due to not sensing the unique uzumaki quality in their chakra

sabaku no gaara & siblings (new!): for this au rasa(dad) had a branch uzumaki parent who liked to travel before the 2SW started, who settled in suna and married the kazekage, rasa eventually developed his magnet release kekkei genkai and became kazekage, married karura(mom) and had gaara who got his red hair, his children are unaware of their uzumaki blood but rasa did suspect and gaara, who looks most like him and has his red hair, being his only child capable of holding shukaku, the ichibi, was a confirmation for him

- originally i was gonna say gaara actually doesn’t have any uzumaki in him and him having red hair is just a coincidence for the haha, but then i felt bad cause gaara deserves to have more weirdo family who’ll actually like him too so i decided against it

[nardo-headcanons]

Hey, I loved your Naruto headcanon posts, which makes me crave for more. Any thoughts on Uzushio in future?

Hi darling, I'm so glad you enjoy my headcanons! It's kind words like these that motivate me to do more! So, Uzushiogakure. A tricky one, since there's basically nothing we know in canon, but I've tried to make it work. Also I'm in bed with the flu and a fever rn so please excuse any spelling or grammar mistakes.

Uzushiogakure Worldbuilding Headcanon

People and Culture

Since most if not all Uzushio citizens are Uzumakis, its residents are typically known for their temperament and fiery personalities. Their enthusiasm is almost infectious and they're very loyal and will stick by your side no matter what. Although its last leader was a man, its typically run by women. Women are treated with the same respect as men are, and tought the same sealing techniques. Twin birth rates are high and there have been cases of even triplets or quadruplets. The Uzumaki are sharers, they love to share their food, their ninja equipment, and also their knowledge. Seriously, they're great teachers. Their standards for teaching are high, but they 100% stand behind their students. The longevity of the Uzumaki comes with a downside, though. Due to the faster mitosis of their cells, the overall cancer rate is the highest in the shinobi world. Most of the Uzushio citizens weren't actually full fledged shinobi, and they were a peaceful nation. The Uzumaki also used their sealing techniques on food to enhance its shelf life.

Clothing and Cosmetics

The traditional attire of an Uzumaki consists of various kinds of hanfu and other gowns. However, compared to their real world counterpart, the Uzushio garments aren't gendered. When it comes to hair- and skincare, Uzushio citizens gladly use cosmetic products imported from the water realm, but when it comes to acne prevention, they use a special blend of clay to apply topically, although peroral application is also possible. According to Uzumaki aunties, it is a miracle cure for almost anything.

Nature

Flora The climate of Uzushiogakure is mild, characerized by hot, humid summers and cold, snowy winters and colorful falls. Most of the interior countryside is covered in bamboo forests. Bamboo was a sacred plant to the Uzumaki, as they saw it as a symbol of growth and regeneration. Another plant often seen in Uzushiogakure is the ginko tree. During the fall, its leaves are often ejoyed as a tea by the citizens. The coastlines are characterized by rocky beaches. Swimming in the sea however, is not a good idea, as there are whirlpools lurking close to the shore. Since the country is sprinkled by rivers, many citizens commute by boat.

Fauna

In the whirlpool realm, there are a lot of different animals. An animal unique to Uzushiogakure is the big and the red panda. Big pandas are seen as a symbol of good luck by the Uzumaki, while red pandas are seen a symbol of laughter and mischief. In the forests of the whirpool realm you can find foxes, wolves and wild tigers. Another mischievious friend of the Uzumaki is the red squirrel, and they're so beloved by them, it's not a rarity to see squirrels chilling on rooftops or even take the boat together with the Uzumaki.

Food

The national dish of Uzushiogakure is mapo tofu. Enjoyed with rice imported from Kirigakure, it is enjoyed by adults, elders and children. Generally, the Uzumaki have the second highest spice tolerance, coming after Sunagakure. Uzushiogakure is also a paradise when it comes to all things sauces and condiments. The most popular ones are keptjap manis, peri peri, hoisin and miso glaze. Street- and fast food was a big part of Uzumaki culture, as there many food stalls sprinkled throughout the village. Before it was destroyed, Kirigakure Kimchi was a very sought after imported food product.

[wtsmtm]

SNS fics in January 2024

Below is a short list of SNS fics posted or updated in January 2024 (and one from 2007)! Remember to check the tags. Expand below to see the recommended fics!

the vines that grow by GreatLoversLieInHell (AO3). Complete. 100k words, 14/14 chapters. Rated: E. After getting discharged from the hospital, Naruto returns to a home that’s no longer standing. Sasuke, who doesn’t do well in cages, flees the first chance he gets. Unmoored, unsettled, Naruto looks to his motherland for answers. Uzushio calls her son home. The road to Uzushiogakure is long, but Sasuke walks it with him. Sasuke, who looks at him, hungry. Sasuke, who sees him, wherever the light gets in. A must-read for anyone who enjoys poetic language and explorations of the uncertainty that comes with setting out to find oneself. Finished this January, this amazing multi-chapter fic offers beautiful hurt/comfort and a romance that isn't just picture-perfect cliché but raw and real. This is an analysis of Naruto's character and trauma in a way that I haven't seen it before, embedded in a travel adventure that takes Naruto and Sasuke to Uzushio. Bittersweet, thought-provoking and a very worthwhile read. Did I mention beautifully written?

What They Made You by GrimTopography (AO3). Ongoing. 395k words, 63/? chapters. Rating: E. Naruto Uzumaki's Mother, Kushina Uzumaki died the night he was born and his father Minato Namikaze tried to save her by using his demon to save her. The demon breaks free from his binds and is drawn into the new born child. Minato is enraged by losing the love of his life and condemns Naruto to a life of abuse. Naruto has nothing but Kurama, a couple friends and his love for music. School is hell and almost everybody thinks he's a monster. What transpires when a popular newcomer, Sasuke Uchiha joins the school? One night changes everything, just how will it turn out? This is like two fics in one. The first few chapters are built to show how Naruto was born and how Minato became the villian. Kinda like a prequel. Kurama and Naruto have an amazing relationship in the fic and I just adore it so much. Naruto is a tall, muscular man with a deep raspy voice (a mixture of him and Kurama). Singer!Naruto is one of my alltime favorites so I vastly enjoyed this fic and it's freash take on the idea. The angst is handled well in this story. It's also a soulmate fic with a very interesting twist! The romantic relations between them are amazing! It's thrilling to watch them handle all that life seems want to throw at them. The plot is so wonderful it's like gold, and worth every single second of read time. The reread value is so good. I find something new every time I reread it and fall harder for the story each time. Slow updates, but is ongoing and updated still!

Neonlights by lilypheria (AO3). Ongoing. 34k words, 16/? chapters. Rated: E. Sasuke is a courier in the endless, futuristic city of Konoha. Usually his deliveries are nothing but unremarkable. Then he is asked to deliver a person, and all hell breaks loose. It's a GORGEOUS fic set in a futuristic world based on a few amazing video games. Kurama is an AI within Naruto and it's so fresh and cool to see! The world building is vast and paints such a fantastic picture as you read. It's almost like watching a movie/game play video in your brain. The plot is so detailed and thrilling. Full of intrigue and mystery and wonderful tension between Sasuke and Naruto. Updates are slow, but worth the wait between chapters!

Dis-Honor by One_of_a_Kind_99 (AO3). Ongoing. 33k words, 8/? chapters. Rated: E. Be a good Omega. Become a worthy match. Bring honor to your family. Joining the army pretending to be a beta to save his father's life was the complete opposite of what he was supposted to do. The line between honor and dishonor was thin, he had no idea which side he would land on at the end of it all. An SNS retelling of Mulan. Omega!Naruto, Alpha!Sasuke. The Mushu in this is hilarious. The author has similarities to the film while also truly making it their own. There is angst, spicy content, action, adventure and of course fun banter!

Under the Table by Sebastian (taydrawrs) (AO3). Oneshot. 2k words. Rated: M. Sasuke’s finger clenched around his phone and he could almost hear the case crack under the pressure.  His phone vibrated. >Please. The simple responses kept coming while Sasuke attempted to hold himself together. >I thought you cared about me. >I thought you were a kind and good person! He must be desperate if he’s resorting to compliments (and such fake ones) that he knows won’t work on Sasuke. >I have never begged anyone like this before. >Please! >Just one photo of your tits and- “Uchiha!” Sasuke slammed his knee (the same knee as before) under the table again.  This time, he let out a full stream of cusses, before lifting his head to meet the angry, steady eyes of his boss. Sasuke receives a text from his husband during a work meeting that brings back a few very potent memories. It's a sexy office fic with some spicy flashbacks and sneaky phone texting during a work business meeting.

The sky is red by Skyheaven (AO3). Complete. 61k words, 16/16 chapters. Rated: M. Turns out that Naruto's new high school friend was born a girl, but idetifies as a guy. Well, that wasn't a problem for him. Except that he falls in love with him. He'd never liked a guy, so he must like him because of his female body, doesn't he? What a terrible friend he is, what a horrible betrayal to have these feelings. Better bury them deep down. Down along with his beating heart whenever he sees his face. A high school AU with a trans Sasuke. He hasn't come out to his family or anyone and so when Naruto finds out they embark on a journey of self discovery together. It's very well written and informative. There are lots of feelings, angst and some family drama as well as extremely wholesome. Itachi is a good big brother and tries his best. Which leads to some very hilarious moments. It's just a beautiful read.

Love-Love by Watermelonsmellinfellon (AO3). Oneshot. >1k words. Rated: T. What if Sai had been just a little bit further on in his research about emotions, and asked if Naruto was aware that his fixation on Sasuke looks romantic... right when they see each other at Orochimaru's destroyed base? You have 5 minutes and need a little pick-me-up? This drabble is the perfect choice. Just one scene, set in shippuden, but sure to make you smile, chuckle or giggle. What's Canon anyways, I am pretty sure this is what happened.

Dead-Last Champ by Yaman999 (AO3). Ongoing. 178k words, 40/? chapters. Rated: M. Sasuke and Naruto were high-school sweethearts. In love through thick and thin. When Naruto decides to drop out of college to pursue his dreams of being a professional MMA fighter, his lover has a difficult time accepting the sudden change in course and uses it as an excuse to justify the biggest mistake of his life. Will Sasuke ever have the chance for redemption? Or will he have to sit by as someone else comes to sweep the love he let go off of his feet? A great ongoing fic. It's a modern AU with MMA Fighter!Naruto. It has a hurt/comfort tag and it uses it. Sasuke is very impulsive and selfish and spoiled when the story begins. He has no idea what he has or how to value it. Naruto is just starting out as an MMA fighter. Cheating fic leading to their breakup. Naruto finds support in his MMA village and grows, Sasuke spirals and needs to sort himself and his life out. Does Naruto feel complete or is something missing? Will Sasuke get his life together? Only time will tell if they find their way back to each other!

And some old gold for you all, dug up from the archives:

Guess Who by Hikari M666 (FFn). Oneshot. 2k words. Rated: M. Roped into working at a phone sex hotline, Sasuke loathes his job so much he's ready to kill. And when his very own 'satisfied' boyfriend rings the hotline, will his mood improve? Not bloody likely. SasuNaru, yaoi. Let me take you back 17 years, back to January 2007, when Hikari M666 published Guess Who - a short crack fic that has the boys in a really interesting situation! For some context about where Naruto was at in 2007 - the Japanese manga volumes were just at the part where Team Asuma go against Hidan and Kakuzu! In this AU crack fic, Naruto digs his own grave down a phone line, and Sasuke is murderous by the end. Hikari M666 was a fun writer with some great oneshots, including at least one more SNS oneshot, and wrote for some other Naruto pairings, as well as some other fandoms.

That's it! Reminder that this is not an exhaustive list, the team is small and has their own preferences, and to always read the tags.

[justhellas-narutorecords]

You know whats funny about the timeline in Naruto and how its so inconsistent and just doesnt make sense?

Theyre Shinobi Ofcourse it is. Ofcourse theres gonna information that would contradict one other and timeline of events and even wars and locations that just doesn't make sense. Missing information, plot holes and literal generations gone.

Its not its under developed. Its just that we are literally civilians watching the show of a kid in a war. We may know stuff but we dont know enough.

I think looking at it from this perspective can really make you feel frustrated but it also creates a freedom to fantasize as we do in fanfiction.

What happened to Uzushio and how did such a powerful village fall?

What about the senju? and the other clans that fallen off the grid when the hidden villages begun.

We can freely make up charkra techniques and clans because , Chakra is magical. Will and body. and Imagination. It seems that what we have seen literal shows that.

The anbu from different villages. Hunter nin in kiri. what about iwa? kumo? They would have wouldnt they?

What about the civilians in the daimyos cities where shinobi wars are never close to? The technology? There would civilians who would literally never really know or meet shinobi seperate as they are or hidden shinobi are.

We are Civilians watching a doctorized show of shinobis from the perspective of those who had won. Ofcourse its gonna be frustratingly spotty hiding every bad vibes behind.

not showing sakura training arc? ofcourse not thats a secret technique. Naruto seemingly not having learned much technique's from jiraiya but whatever overpowered he has? Ofcourse not. Hes shinobi hes not gonna show us that.

Its a show. Theres gonna be inconsistencies and they are the actors playing it out. So why not just take what your given and flip the script?

[rayshippouuchiha]

You have reawakened my Kakashi oc ship lol and if you don't mind I'd like to present her, also happy belated new year!

Shizuka who cares greatly for her genin Plushies and Kakashi whom misplaced his (I imagine Pakkun showing up with them off screen lol).

And yes! She is an Uzumaki who escaped to Konoha after her parents were killed by missing nin post Uzushio fall, they had become nomadic, and she was then adopted by Kushina as her younger sister/daughter.

I have to look at the timeline again because I'm debating making her Itachis age(so that they would've become tragic exes) or like 2-3 younger than Kakashi (slow burn end game regardless) xD But no matter the timeline Gai and her are amicable exes who worked better as friends, and she has a burning hatred for the pre-shippuden ninja council because they made getting custody of Naruto hell.

This is absolutely delightful and I love her already