#dragon!itasaku

[sakurafire3]

It happened to me with Alicole

y’all ever have a non-canon ship that you love, read a butt load of fanfics for, and are an avid part of the community, but if the ship ever became canon, you’d riot right along beside the anti’s??

[kendochick-moor]

Hey friends,

It's been a tough few weeks. We could use something nice. How about I open up the "Serial" tier with a free trial period for the next week?

Sound good?

It's done. :)

Go enjoy yourselves, you deserve it. This offer is open to all members (paid or free).

If you're currently part of another paid tier, please shoot me a DM and I'll arrange your access without it affecting your current subscription. :)

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"Serial" Tier Description & Fics:

Do you have a preference for the Uchiha/Sakura fics? Me too! This category collects all my UchiSaku fanfics together. If you're just here for our dark-haired heroes and pink-haired heroines, this is the place to dip your wick.

INCLUDES over 100+ fics:

Pop the Top, UchiSaku Modern Business AU, A Parley of Thieves, Forest Fire, RPM, Secret Royalty/Baby AU, Kimono no Onna, Turning Over a New Leaf, and many, many more!

A Parley of Thieves Series (Itachi x Sakura)

Akatsuki Sakura (Deidara x Sakura, Itachi x Sakura)

Altocalciphilia (ItaSaku)

Apparitions (Madara x Sakura)

Blinding (Minato x Sakura)

Club BED (Birds of Paradise) (Shisui x Sakura)

Coals (Itachi x Sakura x Sasuke)

Condition #3 (Madara x Sakura)

Corvus (Sasuke x Sakura)

Cute MadaSaku Dragons for Iscriptikus

Desert Rain (Fugaku x Sakura)

Doctors Without Borders (Izuna x Sakura, Madara x Sakura)

Doe (Madara x Sakura)

Falling Into You (Itachi x Sakura)

Forest Fire Series (Itachi x Sakura x Sasuke)

Gotham United (Sasuke x Sakura)

Grey's Anatomy AU (Itachi x Sakura x Kakashi)

Happy Belated Birthday Alecto228 (Itachi x Sakura x Shisui)

Happy Birthday Sariasprincy Series (Uchiha x Sakura)

Harvest Moon/Autumn Festival (Madara x Sakura)

Heavy in your Arms (Shisui x Sakura)

Hokage Sakura (Itachi x Sakura)

Hostage (Itachi x Sakura x Deidara)

Hot Wheels (Itachi x Sakura)

I Was Born to Surround You in Flowers (Itachi x Sakura)

Immured (Izuna x Sakura x Madara)

In These Waters (Itachi x Sakura)

Incomplete (Itachi x Sakura x Kakashi)

Inner Universe (Madara x Sakura)

ItaSaku Daddy Business

ItaSaku - Experimental Jutsu

Kimono no Onna (Madara x Sakura)

Live Long Enough as the Hero and Eventually You'll become the Villain (Itachi x Sakura)

Mada-Sensei Series (Madara x Sakura)

MadaSaku - Cost of War

MadaSaku - Farmer's Market Stand

MadaSaku - RPM

MadaSaku Royalty Secret Baby AU

Manly Things (Itachi x Sakura)

Masquerade (Itachi x Sakura)

Matchmaker (Sasuke x Sakura)

My Sweetest Dreams Are of You (Itachi x Sakura)

NYE Fic - Juggling (Itachi x Sakura)

NYE Fic - Longest Hour (Itachi x Sakura)

NYE Fic - First Baby (Madara x Sakura)

NYE Fic - NYE Aftermath (Madara x Sakura)

NYE Fic - Cuddle Bug (Shisui x Sakura)

One Does Not Prank a Haruno (UchiSaku)

Orbit (Madara x Sakura)

Pop the Top Series (Uchiha x Sakura)

Possession (Madara x Sakura)

Prison Sentence (Madara x Sakura)

SasuSaku Secret Santa 2020 (Sasuke x Sakura)

Secret Son (Uchiha x Sakura)

Shangri-La (Madara x Sakura)

ShisuiSaku - Chakra Cuffs

ShisuiSaku - Snowflake

ShisuiSaku drabble

Smackdown (Madara x Sakura)

SS Month 2023 - Dark SasuSaku - Worship, No Air

Stallion (Sasuke x Sakura)

Star Wars AU Series (Itachi x Sakura)

Steal a Kiss at Midnight (Itachi x Sakura x Madara)

Take My Picture (Madara x Sakura)

Tea Party (Uchiha x Sakura)

Tengu and the Red Thread of Fate (Itachi x Sakura x Shisui)

The Art of Dating a Rich Man Snippet - Madara & Sakura's past

The Band (Itachi x Sakura)

The Black Set (Itachi x Sakura x Kakashi)

The Heart of the Ocean (Sakura/Ootsutsuki Indra)

Things Whispered in the Dark (Madara x Sakura)

Time Warp (Uchiha x Sakura)

Tipsy Series (Madara x Sakura)

Tumblr Requests Series (Uchiha x Sakura)

Turning Over a New Leaf Series (Fugaku x Sakura)

Uchiha Utachi's Boombox of Glory (Itachi x Sakura)

UchiSaku - Addicted to Your Sin (Uchiha x Sakura)

UchiSaku - Mob AU (Uchiha x Sakura)

UchiSaku Discord Round Robin Fics (Uchiha x Sakura)

UchiSaku Modern Business AU (Itachi x Sakura x Sasuke)

UchiSaku Week Series (Uchiha x Sakura)

Immured 'verse snippet (Madara x Sakura x Izuna)

Warmonger!Papa Madara (Madara x Sakura)

Forest Spirit (Madara x Sakura)

Modern Demon AU (Madara x Sakura x Kakashi)

Up in Smoke (UchiSaku)

VR - Hokagemon Go (UchiSaku)

Why Don't You Run Into My Arms—And Stay There (Itachi x Sakura x Kakashi)

Wicked Lie Fugaku (Fugaku x Sakura)

ZetsuSaku Request from Tumblr (UchiSaku)

*Access to PDF versions of each story on Google drive will be made available to you to read (no download).

[silverfootstepswrites]

title Nesting (2/2) summary I like my men how I like my coffee. On fire. Hot. pairing itasaku

Part 1/2 (here)

Winter seeped into every crevice and under every door. Icicles hung from the bottoms of tree branches. Twinkling lovely and sharp in the morning sun.

Itachi exhaled. Steam puffing from his nostrils. He felt Sakura shift against him. His chin resting against the soft spot on her throat. Where he cold feel the heat swell and fade with each of her deep breaths.

Deep inside the cave, winter's cruelty barely touched them. The entrance to the outside world was well-insulated. And as a gesture of goodwill, Naruto had cast a cloaking charm over it on his way out. It had been a month since the departure of the human visitors. And while they had been loud, the joy lighting up Sakura's eyes had kept him from complaining.

But now that they were gone, there were no distractions. As a dragon, Itachi was supremely good at hoarding gold. The only thing he was better at guarding jealousy was his mate's attention.

In the first spring of their courtship, he had spent the entire season razing the valleys to scare off any potential rivals.

"Which is stupid, Itachi. Who else would I look at?" she drawled. All while lounging on a sun-warmed rock, making it clear that she had absolutely no intention of stopping him.

And then he spent the summer attacking the hoards of any rivals who were still foolish enough to stick around. It was an unorthodox approach. But it was fine with Sakura, who hated the idea of him pillaging human settlements. Those poor, soft little things who couldn't defend themselves against a single of his talons, much less his molten breath. She watched him take off into the skies in the early morning, only returning late and night with his jaws filled with gold and silver. Then the nights he spent burrowing into the side of a mountain, widening the caves water had long ago carved into the stone until they had a cozy little nest.

In her human form, Sakura watched him piling up the gold to fill one of the huge chambers. Her chin in her hands as he swept the goblets and coins together.

"What's up with dragons and hoards anyway?" she wondered out loud. Her bare feet swinging back and forth.

Itachi looked over his shoulder at her. Puffs of smoke leaking out of his nostrils.

"I'm not sure. It just feels right," he answered.

Sakura tilted her head. "Maybe you just like pretty things," she suggested.

He eyed her for a little while longer. His pupils dilating. "Clearly," he huffed before turning back to his task. The skin around his throat flushed red as she laughed.

And now, about a year later, Itachi coiled around Sakura a little tighter. He felt her tail wind around his, squeezing just a little. The rumbles of his breaths came out almost as a purr. Although their cozy home stayed warm, the cool weather outside made them lethargic. In fact, they likely would have been in full hibernation if not for something new. More accurately, three new somethings.

"Mama! Papa!"

A shriek pierced the quiet. As if on cue, two other squeals filled the air.

"Papa! Mama! Hungryyy!"

"Hungry, Papa! Food!"

Itachi sighed. He flexed his wing to cover his head as the three whelps wandered into the inner chamber. They clambered up onto their joined tails. Little teeth nipping and nudging.

"Papa! Food!" they wailed.

Itachi wondered if this was worse than being sealed underground for hundreds of years in hot magma. And for a brief moment, he couldn't really decide which he preferred. The magma was quiet, at least.

A growl rolled up Sakura's throat as she sat up. Her gaze flickered around the cave. She counted to make sure that all three were there. And then she gathered them in front of her with a sweep of her clawed hand. They sat obediently, still whining and flicking their skinny little tails. She shook her head, her iridescent scales glittering in the torch light.

"I guess it's time to go hunting," she muttered. Itachi grunted in response. He had gone the last time. He wasn't going to protest.

"I wanted to stretch my legs anyway," she added. And then she began to shimmer with a soft red light. With a flash, her huge body condensed. Scales receding, turning to smooth flesh. The horns on her head shrunk, disappearing into the hair that sprouted from her scalp. She stood in front of the three whelps, who were now the same size as their mother. They sniffed cautiously at her, as if to check that this strange creature was still their mother. Sakura moved around Itachi to the other end of the chamber. Where there sat actual pieces of human furniture. A grand armoire with gilded handles. A big mirror. Even a chair and matching ottoman. It had taken them a while to gather the furniture just to Sakura's liking, But she had insisted because she liked to be comfortable when in this smaller form too.

As Sakura opened up the armoire, the whelps trailed after her. They sniffed at the different dresses and cloaks hanging inside. There was also a chest plate propped up in the corner of the armoire, along with a battered helmet.

"I guess I'll head into town too while I'm out. Do you need anything, Itachi?" Sakura called, pulling on her warmest clothes. As she buttoned up her fur-lined cloak, one of the whelps poked his head underneath, nudging her.

"Mama, you're all little now," he observed. His brothers nodded. Laughing, Sakura smoothed her hands down the sides of his neck. Tickling his little chin. He purred, wiggling his tail.

"Yes, baby. And one day you'll be able to do this too," Sakura cooed in return.

"Me too! Me too!" his siblings chorused. Sakura smiled as she indulged them. When she pulled on her boots, three pairs of eyes stared in wonder at her wiggling fingers as she patted each of them again.

"Alright, darlings. Be very good for Papa," Sakura said. She didn't move until all three of the dragon young nodded at her. She then walked up to Itachi, who absolutely towered over her in this form. She wrapped her arms around his snout. He nuzzled against her. Then, very slowly, one of his eyes cracked open. The iris brilliant and sharp like a polished ruby. She watched the way his slit-shaped pupil dilated as he stared right back at her.

"Be right back," she whispered. When she kissed his scales, his eye drifted shut again.

As Sakura climbed up the piles of gold, up toward the surface, the whelps began trailing after her. Their dull claws scrabbled against the treasure, sending goblets and trophies clattering onto the stone. Eyes still closed, Itachi reached out. He swept his arm around the young, squishing them against his chest.

"Go back to sleep. Mama will come back faster if you do," he ordered, ignoring their squirming. It didn't take long for them to give up. They wouldn't have the strength to beat him for at least a few decades. They balled up against his chest, dozing off. Their little snouts twitching as they dreamt. And Itachi wrapped his tail around them, forming a protective circle. Black scales glittering in the dim cave as he let out another steaming breath.

Sakura returned a little before sundown. She pried the wooden door open. One hand cupped around her mouth as she called down the tunnel. A deep grumble answered her. And in the darkness, two crimson eyes glowed. The ground trembled a little as Itachi crawled out to meet her. There was a pouch sitting at her feet. Sakura untied it to reveal a huge amount of gold coins. It would be a nice addition to their ever-expanding hoard. But it certainly wasn't big enough to hold enough food for their little brood. 

Itachi's eyes narrowed when he smelled something. And when he stuck his head out into the cold, he saw the carcass of an enormous moose. Blood pooling into the snow. She hefted her axe over her shoulder, the blade shining wetly.

"Found him right by that ravine!" Sakura told him, grinning proudly. "Took him down in three chops!"

Itachi closed his teeth around the fallen beast. He took careful steps backwards, dragging the moose underground. Sakura followed after him, taking care to conceal and seal the entrance to their home.

The smell of fresh blood drew the whelps. They clambered over one another, whining. Smoke huffed out of Itachi's nostrils as he snapped his jaws at them. Teeth gleaming red. The whelps fell silent.

"Your mama worked hard to bring you this meal. You don't eat until she has the first bite," he growled. And they bent their contrite little heads, eyes averted. Sakura stroked their snouts as she walked past. Further down the tunnels, there was a burst of red light. The flutter of her wings blowing warm air back toward them. And Sakura returned, black talons digging into the packed earth. She bent her neck to tear into the belly of the moose. Guts steaming as they spilled onto the tunnel floor. She ripped off a leg. And only when she took a step back did Itachi nudge their children forward. They pounced on the beast, little teeth digging into the warm flesh.

"You know," Sakura remarked as she lowered the leg to the ground. She rubbed at her mouth with a talon. "I'm not actually hungry."

Itachi leaned in. His forked tongue darted out. Licked the remaining blood from her mouth. "I know. But they have to learn their manners," he answered. Smiling, Sakura nuzzled against the underside of his throat. She could feel the soft heat of his breaths through the plate-like scales, woven together like armor. He nudged her back.

"I suppose you're right, Papa," she purred in return.

[risui-sama]

Happy New Year!

[vesperlionheart]

#300, dragon slayer. ItaSaku. I love the image of a BAMF Sakura with a sword and maybe some magic~

“How much has it gone up by?”

The question made the young monk look up from his book keeping. Haku frowned but looked back through the papers on his work table before finding one that related to her question. The top of the page was decorated in fancy scrollwork and the there was the printing of a long black serpent in front of the Ur’all mountains. Underneath the illustration was the listed reward.

“It is double the original bounty, my lady.”

Sakura grimaced and tightened the bandage around her calf. She shook her hands free and then grabbed for the breachers to step into. Once she was mostly presentable she pushed aside the tattered curtain and stepped out to see what Haku was talking about.

“I see that now,” she sighed. “And I bet plenty of people have seen the most recent circulation. That doesn’t give me much time.”

Haku inhaled sharply. “You can’t leave yet,” he exclaimed.

He stood to reach for her but Sakura was already applying her iron armor pieces to the respective places on her bandaged body. Her greaves were dirty and dented from where the tusk of the last monster gouged through the metal to her calf, but Haku had pieced it together during the night so that it was wearable again. Sakura doubted it would hold up very well against a dragon though.

“I’ve slept long enough, it’s time I moved on anyway. I can heal on the way there.”

“That’s not how healing work.”

Sakura just laughed at his panicked expression before reaching for the red layers of her tassets to clip around her waist. Unlike most, her tassets were long enough to almost reach her knees and protected her well from most angles. It made stealth a challenge but Sakura couldn't remember a time where she valued that at the expense of being prepared. She wasn’t a rogue for a reason.

“I’ll be fine.”

“You’re going to get yourself killed this way. J-just wait until Zabuza or Kisame comes back. I sent word to them when you first arrived. They’ll be here soon,” Haku tried again.

Sakura instead reached for the thickness of her hair and pulled it upwards into a tail that flared out over her fingers. It kept the worst of her long hair out of her eyes and didn’t impede any facial or head armor she chose to don. Haku’s words didn’t seem to slow her down in her donning.

“You know well enough that the two of them are too many leagues south of this place to traverse so great a distance before I’m ready to leave. Besides, this work is not for either of them.” Sakura grimaced and finished tying up her hair. “I think it would antagonize Zabuza more than anything to hear what I was going after.”

Haku didn’t respond to that but watched helplessly as Sakura finished her work in readying herself for the road. The last thing she settled on was the silver faced helmet and the heavy black wolf pelt that edged the uppermost section of her traveling cloak. By the time she was finished she was utterly unrecognizable from the beauty who had washed her wounds in Haku’s bath the night before.

Haku quietly admitted to himself that Zabuza would rightly be agonized if he knew what Sakura was doing and what her intentions were in doing them. Years later and she still hadn’t changed.

“You don’t know if this will be enough,” Haku said as she reached for her sword.

Sakura didn’t hesitate, but clipped the half open sheath to her back, practicing with it to make sure she could still draw the long broadsword off her back with the half open sheath.

“You honestly think anyone would deny me after such a feat?” Sakura teased.

Haku felt heat in his face. “You shouldn’t need to nearly die fighting a mad dragon for someone to acknowledge your worth-not when there are already people who would...”  the words died when he saw her eyes through the slits in her helm.

There were heavy shadows between the metal ends but when she looked his way he could still see the gleam of emerald, bright with magic and sharp with determination.

Haku understood what such a look meant without explanation.

Part 1 of 3: Read Here on AO3

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Since nowhere’s letting me upload my drawings (apparently the files are too big), please consider giving my DeviantArt a follow!

[originalladyscythe]

When you write a story

After some time passes and you reread it

Overlooking it with thoughts of:

Why did I think that was good at the time?

Or my personal favorite

I don't remember it being that cringey.

[theblacknpinkforce]

♡･ﾟ: *     People I’d like to get to know better  !

1.   Alias / Name:  Alicia

2.   Birthday:   Dec 11

3.   Zodiac Sign:  eh don’t believe in those

4.   Height:      5′8

5.   Hobbies:   I draw, I love playing video games too

6.   Favorite Color: Black, Blue, Yellow, Purple

7.   Favorite Book:  I have so many

8.   Last Song:  circus for a psycho - Skillet

9.   Last Film / Show:  The invention of lying

10.   Recent Reads:  Right now it’s an Itasaku fanfic

11.   Inspiration:  Fanfics, music, friends

12.   Story Behind URL:   Ugh, it was long ago when this blog was an RP account for Sasuke and Sakura

13.   Fun Fact About Me:  Um… I used to own pet snakes

Tagged by: @charaisuke thanks!

Tagging @godofame @cc-sasuke @hellspath @abyssaldespair @dragon-stones @uchiha-madara @super-kame-love

[bouncyirwin]

Content Creators Month Week 3

Why hello there! It’s week 3 of content creator’s month first edition and I’m officially done with uni for this term! I’m so excited to share some amazing content with you, so stay tuned!~  

For those of you who have no idea what this is, check out this post right here.

For December, every weekend (Friday, Saturday and Sunday) will feature the work of the chosen content creators. I hope you’re as excited as me for the awesome content! Please consider supporting those creators and showing them appreciation and love, after all this is the whole point of this event!

Meet Week 3′s Creators!

The awesome @empress-nariko​! 

Bio:

Avid fanfiction reader-writer-lover of Kakashi/Sakura. Lover of culture and history.  I’ve been reading and writing fanfiction since the late 90’s and it didn’t take me long to get hooked! I have so many interests from reading and writing to gardening to travelling and learning about other cultures. The Japanese culture has long been a favourite of mine, and of course, watching anime and following a few fandoms keeps me busy during my free time. These days, I stick to my main addiction: Kakashi/Sakura and I just love writing about them! Relevant Profiles: AO3 | FFnet 

The wonderful @mshiroi​!

Bio:

MitsukiShiroi, 30, F. I discovered fan fiction back in 2004 and became one of the very first ItaSaku writers to publish on ff.net. Since then I've been writing ItaSaku fan fictions off and on for the last 15 years. In my spare time, I like to read, write, travel and bake.

Relevant Profiles: AO3

The fantastic @dimigex​!

Bio: I am a writer that’s kind of all over the place. I write mostly in the Naruto fandom (particularly in KakaSaku and Kakayama) but I have a soft spot for rare pairs as well (Genma/Sakura and Tenzo/Anko are two of my favourites with the former having far too many works by me lol). Honestly, I can ship just about anything as long as it’s written well and I like the challenge of rare pairs. I have also dabbled in the Fullmetal Alchemist and have recently fallen into Overwatch hell and posted a single story from it (though I’ve written half a dozen already and not edited). 

As a writer, I’d say I’m probably mostly comfortable with angst though sometimes I can surprise you with a teeth rotting amount of fluff as well. I live for big feelings so drunken confessions, fights, brushes with death, and grief are some of my favourite themes/tropes. I accept requests, but sometimes I’m horribly slow at filling them. Usually, I post a response within 48 hours or six months, there’s no in-between apparently lol. And I’m always happy to chat about writing and ideas for stories!  Relevant Profiles: AO3 | FFnet | ko-fi

And last but not least…

The Sweet @doctorcapaldy​!

Bio:

I’m Lisa, a 22-year-old Communication Designer from Germany. I've been illustrating since 2011. When I was in 5th grade I started reading the Naruto manga, but I lost focus on it. Since Netflix recently added the anime my passion for Naruto started anew and now I'm drawing a lot of fanart, mainly Kakashi and Kakasaku, but also other characters. Almost everything I say has either an ironic or sarcastic undertone. My friends know me for my flat jokes, haha. Also, I fucking love cacti. And, dragons? I love those too. I drew a lot of them when I was younger, but kinda stopped when I began to study. If you wanna know more or got a drawing request, or commission me, shoot! I love meeting new people! 

Relevant Profiles: Twitter | website  If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to message me or send me an ask! xxx

[kuriquinn]

Hello, I don't know if this will sound weird, but did you write a 2 part itasaku au where they are dragons? Kakashi naruto sai and sakura are some kind of hunters and they confront itachi and after that he starts to follow them around because he wants sakura to become his mate. I don't know why, but I am 1000% sure you wrote it and after diging throught your tumblr I can't find it anywhere :( Please help me?😭

Sorry, Anon, wasn’t me. I’d never write an ItaSaku. Wishing you luck finding the fic again though

[vesperlionheart]

Vesper’s Quarantine ‘Finished’ Reading List

If you’re stuck indoors and feeling anxious sometimes the best thing is to drown your brain in distractions until you’re able to function again. Thus, I’ve put together a list of Sakura centric stories to entertain you. There’s a lot of shameless self promo here, fair warning, but it’s my blog and my blogpost so that’s where we’re gonna start.  Some of my favorite fic are ones still being updated but this list includes only stories marked as [complete]. 

[Finished personal fic]

Obelisk: Kingdom of Man By: VesperChan 'She could swear she smelt sulfur when she exhaled. Nothing good ever came from boys who smelled like sulfur.' An ancient Egyptian curse and a world of dreams opens Sakura up to a life devoid of safety. In the darkness her nightmares bow themselves to her. In the morning they feast on her heart. AU SakuraMany Obelisk: Kingdom of Beasts By: VesperChan One Kingdom down, three to go. Carrying the scars on her heart, Sakura must brave the dreams again as this time, there are more sinister things then men waiting for her when she goes to sleep. The wolves have come to feast and her body will know their teeth. AU SakuraMany Obelisk: Kingdom of Monsters By: VesperChan More than halfway through the curse, Sakura's nightmares hold nothing back as fangs and spells seek to drag her down and bury her with the dead. Monsters have come at least to feast on what is left of her bones and devour her wounded heart. Beyond the scars and bloodshed, her soul is beginning to fade under the dim lights of another enchanted speakeasy and ruby eyes. AU SakuraMany Obelisk: Kingdom of Gods By: VesperChan Entering the final kingdom, Sakura stands atop a castle of sand to face down the gods who first orchestrated the curse and began the bloody tradition of collecting human souls in a little black obelisk. Gladiators, Egyptian gods, and blood thirsty pharaohs paint a vivid picture on the inside of her mind as she sleeps, dreams, and struggles once again. AU SakuraMany Total word count for Obelisk series: 565,292 (just over half a million words)

RED KING By: VesperChan In the wild country where it never snows but always freezes, the Red King marches his armies against the White Tsar. That is why Sakura is swept away from the lonely streets and the empty barracks into a car with a bastard prince and a promise of redemption, but if only she can face the demons that chased her in the first place and be what the king needs in his war. SakuraCentric 

Touken Revolution by Vesperchan (rated E)  Sakura, a sword smith, is nearly killed for what she really is: a sage, one who can animate weapons into warriors and give bodies to the souls she hears inside swords. Now a refugee in the land of Kiri she's building an army because it's her only hope for survival and maybe even happiness. SakuraKiri Sakura centric

Things We Lost in the Fire By: VesperChan Years later, living alone in the woods with half a dozen dogs, questionable reading material, and crippling non-attachment issues, Sakura realizes she has turned into her teacher. Agebent Sakura Sensei ShiSaku

Jealous gods by Vesperchan When a coup takes the lives of the king and the rest of the royal family, Sakura, the sole surviver, escapes to the edge of the world with Kakashi to strike a bargain with an old god. Her worship in exchange for his power. She's warned he's a dark and jealous god, but that's not enough to sway her. ItaSaku Kakasaku darkItachi AU

Lindworm & the Tam Lin Love a Changling by Vesperchan Sakura travels as a curse breaker across the land, doing what she can to put some peace back into the world. She doesn't think much of it when she breaks the curse on a lesser dragon or a fae knight, but maybe she should have. MadaSaku, HashiSaku Poly

A Confluence of Stars by Vesperchan (my WitcherAU) With the war over between two princedoms, Sakura, a sniper, returns home to celebrate Confluence with her grandmother, the local Story Keeper. She had expected it to be nothing more than just another celebration when the star rivers overlapped and the poor people partied. But, along with the rest of the world, Sakura soon realizes that Confluence did more than just give people a reason to celebrate. A wicked new world filled with monsters and magic straight from Baba's tales spills into theirs, and Sakura is forced to turn to her rifle and her stories to make sense of it. Sakuracentric 

Sugarplum by Vesperchan "They will use you up, and love you all the while, until there is nothing left of the girl you used to be." Sakura had been a chosen one, once upon a time, but that was years ago, and all the magic has left her. Still, the world calls her back and she has a new role in supporting the next girl savior many years her junior. ItaSakuSaso

Stag by Vesperchan  He was a wizard with a tower and a set of rules he should never break. Sakura was a girl with just a bit of budding magic he decides he can't ignore. Some things were made to be broken. TobiSaku 

[Finished general fic list]

Hollow Point by Sariasprincy @sariasprincy​ Arms dealing is her trade, but young and in a man's world, it takes a criminal mastermind to play with the big dogs without getting bit. TobiSaku/ItaSaku. Crime!AU. Rated M for mentions of adult themes.

Where it Happened also by @sariasprincy​e He was the new head of Cardio and her new boss, and though she thought him a little full of himself, it seemed there was more to the famed Uchiha Itachi than he led on. Not that she could claim her life was that uncomplicated as well. ItaSaku. Modern AU. Grey's Anatomy AU. Rated M for mentions of adult themes.

Nightmare in Red by @sariasprincy​ Haruno Sakura used to think the eyes were the windows to the soul, but after witnessing the horrors of the Sharingan firsthand, she's convinced they are the doors. ItaSaku. Nonmass. Rated T

Blurred Lines  by @sariasprincy​He was an international criminal. She was a federal agent. And she wanted nothing more than to arrest him - or shoot him - if only he would stop providing her leads to more desirable criminals first. MadaSaku. Rated T.

The Man in Black  A man in black haunts her hospital. But what does he want and why is it that Sakura is the only one that can see him? ItaSaku. Modern Myth AU. Death AU

The Choices We Make by @sariasprincy​He was the Head of the Uchiha Clan and she the fearless discipline of the Hokage, but how the hell was she supposed to find the strength to tell him she was pregnant? MadaSaku. Rated M for mentions of adult themes.

halcyon days by jaylene @thefreckledone​ Sakura sees dead people. Well, two dead people to be exact. Everything changes. Sakura-centric. Indra/Sakura/Ashura. 

hands like houses by @thefreckledone Sakura finds herself trapped in the past and discovers a new family along the way, however unwilling she may be. Time travel. Fix-it fic. Sakura-centric.

Borage by @thefreckledone Sakura is in search for answers. What she finds doesn't please her.

Forest Fire by Moor @kendochick-moor Mod AU. Sasu x Saku x Ita. A small spark can launch a forest fire.

Forest Fire II by Moor @kendochick-moor Sequel to "Forest Fire". University AU. Sasu X Saku X Ita. After Sasuke inexplicably broke up with her when he leaves for Oto, Sakura throws herself into her school and social life. Friends like Ino, and surprisingly Itachi, are there to help her along the way. Meanwhile another threat, in the form of unbalanced Uchiha Madara, stalks her, ever nearer.

Tipsy series by Moor @kendochick-moor Mod AU. MadaSaku. The 1-5 part  of the "5 Drunkfics" prompts.  (Rated 'M' for language & themes)

Akatsuki Sakura AU by moor  DeiSaku, ItaSaku. Konoha-verse AU. Akatsuki Sakura AU. Raised by Uchiha Madara as part of the Akatsuki, Sakura is sent to infiltrate Konoha's ranks. Things become complicated when she is promoted to a team with one of Konoha's most well-respected ANBU captains, Uchiha Itachi.

Soulmates by Moor - KakaSaku. Age-swap AU. Based on the "Soulmates" prompt from the October 2015 tumblr KakaSaku fest. Kakashi has a reputation as an enfant terrible; at least, until Sakura sensei takes him under her wing. Rated M for later chapters.

Fancy Footwork by silverfootsteps @silverfootstepswrites For Sakura, there's always been dreary days of schoolwork and unreliable people. Who knew a clumsy womanizer, an accidental pervert, a soft-hearted glutton, and an incredibly sexy virgin would light her life up like this? A friendship founded on dancing and the strange threat that tied them all together: "Fiji". AU

Equinox by silverfootsteps Sakura is half-siren, half-human, and 100% unprepared for what waits for her when she moves to a little seaside town. A place where calling someone a monster always receives the answer: "….well, duh". Monster AU. Multisaku.

Lullaby by Silverfootsteps Sakura is part-siren, part-human, and learning how to deal with a nest of lovable dorks. But nothing seems impossible in the sleepy little town of Old Pines, where magic hangs heavy in the air and a certain werewolf has learned to stop pissing everywhere. Sort of. Sequel to Equinox. Monster AU. Polysaku af.

Butterfly by silverfootsteps After winning her first and only Olympic gold, Haruno Sakura shocks the world by announcing her retirement from skating. When she returns to her little hometown of Konoha, she finds that not much has changed. The same old temples, the same old persimmon trees. Resigned to a quiet life, she settles in for what she hopes will be an uneventful retirement. Skating AU. Itasaku.

Five Kingdoms for the Dead by Evil Is A Relative Term After the Forest of Death, Sakura comes to realize that being weak is no longer an option. However, she finds that change is sometimes painful and that truth doesn't always come easy. Luckily, she'll have some help along the way.

Vertigo by Cynchick 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.

An Indispensable Assistant by TayMor Professional. Intelligent. Intuitive. Haruno Sakura is the assistant every boss wants. She is smart, she is capable, and she is experienced. Operating with her own hard and fast rules, Sakura has one, very important personal rule. Never fall in love with your boss. However, being indispensable to Uchiha Itachi will put that rule under heavy duress. AU. 

The Third Chance by TayMor reviewsJust because he died didn't mean he got to stay dead. The Rikudo Sennin reincarnates Uchiha Madara as his 26 year old self and he begins his third life broken, humiliated and full of despair. But things change as Madara finds himself competing against Sasuke for the attention of Konoha's favorite medic... MadaSakuSasu Set after the final battle and during the blank period.

Rainy Days by Wynth It took her a while before Sakura was convinced that she was once again in her twelve year old body, but by that time it was too late. •Time-Travel / AU•

Consequences of Saving a Life by BelleDayNight reviewsAt the end of the war, Neji is revived by Sakura. She has saved his life, now she is responsible for it. The Hyuga clan leader covets the power that Naruto and Sakura could bring the clan with unions with Hinata and Neji. Can they survive the politics of the noble clan? Naruto trains with Sasuke and Hanabi for CPE while Sakura and Neji embark on a mission together for the Daimyo.

Take It or Leave It by kc-archive  Akatsuki & Sakura. After a moment of shock, Sakura realized that two fully grown, fully naked men were sitting squished uncomfortably together in her bathtub. (dubcon warning)

Till Death Due Us Apart  by SpeedDemon315​ Ever since he was gone, she never was the same. The world was warm and cheery while she was cold and dreary. She thought there was no hope left for her…or was there? Oneshot, character death [SasorixSakura]

Bringing Back What's Dead by SpeedDemon315  Sequel to Till Death Due Us Apart. She made a promise to herself to discover a way to revive him and have him finally see his son. What happens when your greatest enemy from the past is the only one who can grant your fondest wish? SakuraxSasori

Time Flies Like An Arrow by katlou303 Sakura traveled back in time with the intent of changing everything, but something went wrong, and now she's a four-year-old civilian having nightmares about impossible monsters and losing friends she has yet to meet.

Uneasy coexistence by DeGlace One grinning shark–man. One pink–haired medic. Ankles. Teeth. Kisame x Sakura. Yes, you read that right.

The Art of War by leafygirl  Entry for the LJ Kakasaku AU contest. Sakura gets stuck following her teacher after a bet with her friends. But his mysterious life is nothing she ever expected.

Vespertine by Cynchick  Two enemies strike a bargain to save what they both hold dear. He will reveal a truth that shakes her beliefs, drawing her into a web of lies and betrayal. She will offer the redemption for which he never hoped and show him how to be human again. ItaSaku.

Caught and Set Loose by Celtic Oak AU. On a mission, Sakura and her companions find themselves in the custody of the wildest clan of the East Province. Forced to accept their hospitality and a redheaded escort, the medic must make the best of her situation, wherever it leads her. GaaSaku. 

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My 2018 Tumblr Top 10

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*Me, sitting down across from what was supposed to be a quick little writing drabble* Honey, I know you want plot, but you’re...

2). 323 notes - 09 June 2018

“The moment I saw you, I knew we were meant to be.” SasoSaku

3). 315 notes - 19 June 2018

“I know it’s already been arranged, but let me do this properly…Will you marry me?” Itasaku

4). 310 notes - 06 June 2018

Arranged marriage ask: SasoSaku: “So you’re my future bride/groom? You’re not what I expected at all.” :3

5). 302 notes - 07 January 2018

I will forever be salty that Naruto didn’t turn out like Andy Dwyer from Parks and Rec because let’s be honest...how is this not...

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STAG

7). 291 notes - 09 September 2018

Scarecrow Dragon

8). 282 notes - 21 June 2018

Ooooooh. How about "You are mine now. Don't look at anyone else." with MinaSaku??? 😈😈😈😈

9). 242 notes - 30 October 2018

Changling

10). 225 notes - 26 November 2018

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Absolutely adorable. Must read!

title Nesting summary Tall, dark, and scaly handsome pairing itasaku

The ground rumbled. Dark clouds filled the sky, lightning punctuating the heavens. 

“Now that I’ve gathered all Five Blood Runes, my plan is complete!”

Another deep noise thundered up and down the valley. The dry soil cracked. Magma began seeping up through the earth’s open wound. Hissing and sparking as it consumed the grass and the flowers. 

“Rise, Ancient One! Rise and do my bidding!”

As the man’s shrill laughter rang out, the cracks in the earth began to widen. The soil became a fragile mosaic, shattering and sinking. The earth shook even harder now. Nearby buildings began to collapse atop one another. 

And a demonic roar exploded from beneath the ground. Cleaving the heavens.

From the spewing lava came a black claw. It slammed into the ground, pointed talons crushing the stone into fine dust. With another mighty roar, a second claw emerged. The lava flowed off the black scales like water down the back of a duck. 

“Human,” a voice grumbled. It sounded like a thousand rocks tumbling against each other. From the steam, two crimson eyes gleamed. The irises flecked with black, slitted pupils narrowing as they found their target. 

“You dare to summon the Terrible Fell Dragon?” it demanded. 

“Yes! I’ve bound you with my summons! Now go forth and co-”

With one sweep of its claw, the dragon crushed the summoner into a hot pulp of blood and bones. He huffed, steam hissing from his nostrils.

“Pathetic. As if such weak magic will hold me,” he scoffed. 

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title Take Me summary Do you have something to say? pairing itasaku, tobisaku, hot messes rating racy kinky messed up

Part i | Part ii | Part iii | Part iv | Part v | Part vi | Part vii | Part viii | Part ix | Part x | Part xi | Part xii | Part xiii | Part xiv | Part xv | Part xvi | Part xvii | Part xviii | Part xix | Part xx | Part xxi | Part xxii | Part xxiii | Part xxiv | Part xxv | Part xxvi | Part xxvii | Part xxviii (here) | Part xxix | Part xxx | Part xxxi | Part xxxii | Part xxxiii | Part xxxiv | Part xxxv | Part xxxvi | Part xxxvii| Part xxxviii | Part xxxix | Part XL (it ends here)

“Tobirama.”

Tobirama’s eyes flew open. He inhaled, choking on the rushed breath. For some reason, his hand clenched, grasping in the empty bed. At the sheets that hadn’t been washed in too long. 

“Tobirama.”

He sat up. His head a little fuzzy. And Sakura stood in the doorway. Arms crossed. He rubbed his eyes with the heels of his hands.

“What do you want?” he growled. Finally realizing that she wasn’t part of a nightmare. A snarl rising to his lips.

“You managed to get Kabuto to the meeting last night. Where was he?” she asked. She adjusted her green turtleneck. Thumb playing with the delicate filigree of her necklace. 

“This conversation really couldn’t have waited?” he sighed.

“Tobirama.” Her voice sharpened. 

He glared at her from around the edge of his palm. Fingers curling and uncurling. He dropped his hand into his lap. 

“I hid him. From you. He said you were going to kill him,” he finally replied. 

“He’s not as stupid as I thought,” Sakura commented. Like she couldn’t feel his angry gaze sizzling into her.

“He said that even you wouldn’t risk pissing me off too much,” Tobirama added.

The corners of her lips pulled upwards. “Is that what he said.” But she neither confirmed nor denied that assertion. Sakura perched on the edge of his bed. One leg crossing over the other. Her hand resting right by his leg.

“I want to talk to him,” she declared.

“No.”

She made a face. “I don’t remember you being this mean to me before,” she complained. Tobirama rubbed the back of his neck. 

“Then get your head checked,” he retorted. 

"You’re serious,” Sakura realized. And then she sighed, crossing her arms across her chest again. When she tilted her head, her hair spilled over her shoulder. The smell of her perfume wafting out with the movement. 

“Where’s the boy toy?” Tobirama asked, a yawn ripping his mouth open. He scratched the back of his head. Stretching past her, he grabbed a glass off the nightstand. About a finger of room temperature whiskey sat in it from the night before. He tossed it back, wiping his mouth with the back of his wrist.

“Still sleeping,” replied Sakura. Eyes narrowing. Tobirama set the glass back down. He opened up the nightstand drawer. Held up a pack of cigarettes. Sakura held her hand out for one, her lighter already out. 

Tobirama watched her. Eyes hard as she lit up her cigarette. The smell of menthol oozing into the air. She leaned in close to him, weight pressing into her palm. The tips of their cigarettes touching together. Smoke clinging to Sakura’s eyelashes as she blinked. She exhaled heavily into his face before she pulled back.

“Why did you even bring him to Hong Kong? This isn’t exactly the place for a little Tokyo boy to play,” Tobirama dug a little deeper. 

Sakura pulled her cigarette from her mouth, laughing a little. She hissed smoke out between her teeth. 

“What?” he demanded.

“He came here on his own. I didn’t tell him to do anything,” she replied. 

“Bullshit,” scoffed Tobirama. But as he searched her face, his expression hardened.

“What’s he trying to do?” he wondered out loud. Sakura tilted her head the other way, like she was reading answers off the ceiling. 

“Whatever it is, I’ll keep him close so that I can keep an eye out. He’s cute. But not to the extent where I’d let him run amok,” Sakura assured him. And then she laughed again, shaking her head a little. Tobirama scowled.

“What?”

“I thought he was more oblivious. He asked me how many times I’d had sex with you,” Sakura confessed. Tobirama snorted. Watched her rub her shoulder.

“What did you say?”

“The truth.” She shrugged one shoulder. “Turns out he’s quite competitive.” 

She didn’t even need to look at him to know what kind of face he was making. 

“Oh, and one other thing,” Sakura said, getting to her feet. Cigarette smoldering between her middle and ring fingers. Tobirama grunted. Eyes widening just for a moment when she grabbed his face with her left hand. Fingertips caressing over his stubble. She pressed her forehead to his. Voice dropping to a whisper. Like a single page turning in an empty library.

“You made your decision to help Fai Tsai and oppose me. I want you to think carefully about this, Tobirama.”

Tobirama met her stare, unflinching. His jaw setting. 

“You said it yourself, mo lan. Kabuto’s probably the only thing keeping us from tearing each other to pieces. We can’t destabilize the 24K any more than this,” he retorted. Her thumb skimmed over his lower lip. A smirk tugging at her own mouth as she took his cigarette. 

“But you know already. The Dragon Head said. As soon as I have concrete proof that Kabuto’s a real danger to the 24K, I can have his head. I have his word,” she purred, leaning in closer. Tobirama’s nostrils flared. Teeth clenching.

“Then be a good dog. And wait for him to say you can first,” he ground out. 

She slid into his lap. Eyes never leaving his. Smoky breath blowing into his face. Her fingers gripped his silver hair. Nails scraping against his scalp. His hands slipped under the thick knit of her turtleneck. Fingers skimming over her lower back.

“I’m glad you’re so good at this, Tobirama. You really make it all so much more fun,” she murmured. And then she kissed him. The deep raspberry of her lipstick smearing against his mouth. Teeth closing around his lower lip. And just as his hands slid up her back, she pulled away. His hands still pressing into her skin, eyes a little wild. Chest rising and falling too quickly. 

Sakura’s eyes trailed over his mouth, head tilting again. She moved to slide out of his grasp. And for a moment, his hands tightened. Her eyes fell on him again, eyebrows rising.

“I can’t tell, Jing-Mei. What are you planning?” Tobirama asked. He sounded exhausted. Sakura took one of the cigarettes from her right hand. Found the one with the ring of lipstick around the edge. Slipped it into his mouth. Her free hand stroked down his cheek.

“Ngong gau,” Sakura sighed. The insult of ‘dumbass’ was somehow laced with affection. She patted his face. “I always say, don’t I? I’ll protect this family. Even if it kills us all.”

Tobirama was quiet. As she raised the cigarette to her lips, she felt him grasp her other hand. The seconds passed. Tobirama dropped her hand, like he didn’t even know why he had grabbed it in the first place.

Sakura stood. She walked over to the mirror hanging on the wall. As she stood fixing her lipstick, Tobirama watched her. 

“Jing-Mei.”

“Yeah.”

He sighed. Leaning against the headboard.

“Don’t forget to lock the door when you leave,” he told her. Eyes closing.

Itachi’s eyes slid open when the door clicked shut. The skylights above him opened up to reveal the clear sky. Only a few wispy clouds drifted past. His head hurt, and his lower back ached a little.

The bathroom door opened. And then Sakura’s head appeared above him. The deep emerald of her turtleneck made her face look even paler than usual. He reached out one hand for her. 

“There you are. Where did you go?” he asked, voice rough from sleep. His hands sliding up her waist. Laughing, Sakura let him pull her into bed. Even his legs wrapped around her. Flat on her back, she stared up into his face. Her eyes going soft. 

“I had some errands to run,” replied Sakura. She ran the backs of her fingers down his cheek. Itachi turned his head to the side to kiss them, eyes drifting shut.

“Errands, huh?” he repeated, half-listening. And then, her smile disappeared.

“I met with Tobirama. I had some questions for him that I didn’t quite get to ask last night,” Sakura added. 

Itachi froze. The smile slipping off his face. Sakura studied him. Especially the way his eyes slid open, staring directly into hers. He lowered himself onto his elbows. The lack of emotion on his face was what piqued her curiosity the most. When she reached up to put her hand on his cheek again, he didn’t jerk away. 

“And?” he asked. The edge to his voice thrilled her. 

“I didn’t sleep with him, if that’s what you’re asking,” Sakura told him. Itachi said nothing. 

She lowered her hands. Peeled her shirt up, exposing her torso and chest. The black lace of her bra contrasting against her white skin. Slowly, Itachi’s eyes dragged away from her face. His gaze heavy as he counted the tiny marks he had left the night before. Hands dragging up her sides to help her pull off the sweater completely. Thumbs grazing over the bite mark he had left in the place where her neck met her shoulder.  The bruise darkening to purple in the deepest places.

“Do you want to check?” Sakura whispered. 

His eyes flickered up to meet hers again. 

The darkness in his gaze made her smile. 

“You’re going to drive me insane,” Itachi growled. 

The sun rose higher in the sky. Hong Kong rousing itself from its deep slumber. Exhausted businessmen stumbling back into the skyscrapers. Still stinking of booze from the night before. Schoolgirls clinging to each other’s arms, giggling as they crossed the streets on their way to school.

And halfway up Victoria Peak, Itachi let out a deep sigh. His head turning to the side. Sakura smiled at him, her eyes sparkling. Hair tangling in her face. He reached over, pushing it out of her eyes, tucking the strands behind her left ear. 

“You did that on purpose,” he accused. Only realizing now.

Her smile widened. “Guilty.”

Itachi sighed. “Why?” he asked. 

“I like the way you sound when you’re jealous,” Sakura answered. 

Sakura, Sakura, you’re mine, aren’t you?

For an instant, she had felt something akin to guilt. At the lost look in his eyes. But when she had whispered ‘yes’, her teeth nipping at his fingers, the expression that settled into his face was so worth it. The wonder. The relief. His breath hot against her throat as his weight settled against her. Fingers tightening. His heat meshing with hers. Hollow sighs exhaling deep into her lungs.

Cheek pressing to his arm, Sakura touched the tip of her finger to his nose. 

“You don’t trust me,” Sakura stated the obvious. Itachi took her hand, pressed his lips to her wrist. At the tiny lightbulb tattoo nestled between her blue veins. 

“It’s very difficult to,” Itachi admitted against her palm. 

“So you think I’m a slut,” Sakura said. Not at all accusatory. Her tone casual, like she was commenting on the weather. 

“No. I just think that you play by your own rules.” 

And she could hear it. How carefully he tread. Not quite saying what he wanted to say. Speaking words that were adjacent to his true meaning. 

“Do you think I’m lying? Do you suspect I fucked Tobirama first thing in the morning? And then crawled into bed with you to give you sloppy seconds?” she went on. Watching his expression. Searching for the darkness that she knew lurked inside. 

Itachi took a deep breath through his nose. Trying to calm himself. Even as his hand tightened around hers. But it seeped through. That look in his eyes. Something that coiled and twisted like waves in the blackest oceans. 

“Do you think I’ll open my legs for just anyone? How do you know that’s not what I do? While you sleep so peacefully at night. Running around Hong Kong sucking cock. Letting men have their way with m-”

To her surprise, Itachi suddenly rose on his elbow. His other arm planting beside her head. 

And it was there. 

The anger shimmering bright in his gaze. Different from tears, though. It was something piercing that wormed its way between her ribs. Curled around her lungs, making it just a little harder to breathe.

“Say it, Itachi. Say what you’re thinking,” she whispered. 

"Why are you doing this, Sakura?” demanded Itachi.

That wasn’t what she had expected. Her smile faded all at once.

“What do you mean?” Sakura asked. 

“I don’t understand what you’re trying to do. If you want me to say something, just ask,” Itachi uttered. His eyes suddenly hard. Voice unyielding. It wasn’t a face she saw often on him. 

The simplicity of his request startled her. No one had ever asked her that before.

“...Oh...I...” she trailed off. She found her hand smoothing over his cheek again. His eyes searched her face. Waiting.

“I just like hearing it. You being jealous,” she confessed. Not really sure what expression to make. 

She was almost sorry, for some reason. It wasn’t like she had done anything wrong.

“I like it when you ask if I’m yours... It’s... been a long time since anyone said that to me,” Sakura added. 

His eyes narrowed. 

“Is that all?” he asked. Sakura nodded. 

He ran his thumb over her lip. And when he eased his finger inside, she sucked on it. Her hand curling around his wrist. A ragged breath left him. Slipping his hand from her mouth, he leaned close. Forehead pressing to hers. Eyelashes almost brushing.

“Haruno Sakura.” The way he said her name made a nonexistent part of her body tingle. 

“I’ll tell you the truth. I want to kill every single man who’s ever laid a hand on you. And I want to hold you every night until you forget about all those other touches,” Itachi growled. “I want to know every part of you. Touch every part of you. Until you won’t feel any pleasure unless it’s me. Do you understand?”

The cadence of his words was warm and even. Like he was reciting a poem.

Her eyes slid shut. A delicious shiver running up her as she soaked in his voice. His hand caressing her cheek. Moving to curl around the back of her neck. Nails dragging just enough not to hurt. And then her eyes fluttered open when he went quiet. He was watching her. 

“But you didn’t say it, Kumicho,” she whispered. 

It was only then that a smile flickered across his lips. His eyes weren’t gentle at all.

“Are you mine, Haruno Sakura?” Itachi inquired. His gaze searing into her. 

“Yeah,” she breathed. But then his thumb rubbed across her cheek. A little hard. Almost enough to be uncomfortable. Not quite.

“And is Cheng Jing-Mei mine?” he went on.

This wasn’t the same question. The implications ran deep, like an underground river. Moving and shaping the earth in secret. She held his stare for the longest time. 

“She is,” Sakura finally answered. She didn’t have a word for the expression on Itachi’s face as he lowered his head. Lips skimming down the side of her throat.

“Now you ask me,” Itachi whispered. 

A smirk pulled at the corner of her mouth.

“Ask you?” she repeated. And they both knew she was playing dumb. Itachi answered by closing his teeth around her skin. Sucking until it stung just a little. 

“Ask you what, Kumicho? Ask if you’re mine?” Sakura teased. Almost asking. But not quite. 

Itachi’s breath was hot in her ear as he responded anyway. “Yes. Uchiha Itachi is yours. And if anyone so much as puts a finger on you, I’ll rip his fucking guts out. I’ll shred him into tiny little pieces until you won’t even remember what he looked like in the first place.”

Sakura shuddered. It occurred to her just then, fingers curling hard around the back of his neck. 

Uchiha Itachi was good at playing this game too.

“I swear to god, Uchiha Itachi, if you don’t fuck me right now, I’ll never forgive you,” she hissed into his ear. His answering chuckle enveloped her. Dragging her down deep. Her toes curling, twisting into the sheets.

“As if I’d ever disappoint you, Sakura,” he murmured.

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title Witness summary The more I know me, the more I hate her. pairing itasaku, tobisaku, hot messes

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There was a tipping point each night. When a lull fell over everything. Like raindrops that froze in midair. The sudden silence that settled into the cracks of the moment.

Usually, that was sometime between 2 and 3 in the morning. When the sleepy drunks had stumbled their way home. The clubs had closed their doors, blinking lights gone black for the night. Just the lingering smells of fried food and cheap cologne lingering.

It was the worst part of the night, in her opinion.

Sakura opened her eyes. Itachi lay on his side, facing her. His hair tangling across his face. Raising her left hand, she snapped beside his ear. He didn’t stir. She sat up, tilting her head to the side as she watched his breathing. She grasped his hand, held it up over his face. When she dropped it, it smacked down against his cheek. He frowned a little but didn’t move.

She slid out of bed to get dressed. 

Obito met her in Sumida. His mouth covered, scarf pulled up high around his face. 

It had been hours since the last train had left. The station was completely deserted. Sakura settled on the opposite end of the bench from him, her hands deep in the pockets of her coat.

“I’m surprised you haven’t tried to run,” she remarked. 

“I’m saving you the job of drowning me in the river, I guess,” replied Obito, staring straight ahead. His eyes blank. He slouched down in his seat, legs spread. 

Sakura sent out a text. Obito blinked when a bright red dot appeared on his chest. He sighed. When he shifted a little, the light followed him.

“That really isn’t necessary,” he told her. 

“Humor me,” she replied. She picked at some lint on the front of her coat. Chin tucked against his chest, Obito nodded.

“Was Madara telling me the truth?” Sakura questioned, “About everything, I mean. No half-truths?”

Obito crossed his legs. Uncrossed them.

“As far as I can tell, yeah.”

“Why was he poking around and trying to make deals behind the Uchiha-gumi’s back? And supporting Yakushi Kabuto?” she went on. 

“Don’t you already know that?” Obito retorted.

Sakura raised her pointer finger, flicked it upward. The red dot followed. Landing directly on Obito’s mouth.

“Humor me,” she said one more time. 

“He always hated the Fifth. Thought he should have been made head. He kept saying how he would stir shit up to make things more fun. I think he was just trying to start some trouble for everyone. He always said it was easiest to get his way when everyone was distracted,” Obito replied. When Sakura smirked, his eyes flickered over to her. Gaze lingering.

“Okay. Let’s talk Hong Kong. What’ve you learned during your time playing Red Eyes Chiu?” asked Sakura. Obito squinted, rubbing his hands together for warmth. He glanced over at Sakura, who didn’t seem the least bit cold. 

“That you’re all rich as hell. But you, especially,” he snorted. This time, she met his gaze. She was still smiling.

“You might be even richer than the Dragon Head of the 24K. Which is ridiculous. Because that guy probably shits gold,” Obito added. 

“Why did he leave you in Hong Kong for all those years?” Sakura then asked. She saw the way Obito’s lips twitched. Nostrils flaring.

“Because he could. And because he was a shit brother,” he grumbled. And then he looked over at her, “But he was my brother. And you killed him.” Obito’s eyes were icy as he glared at her. And Sakura’s answering stare was just as frigid. 

“He didn’t want you threatening his position. He thought you might want to take over the Kobe-Uchiha’s,” Sakura realized. Obito said nothing. 

Sakura huffed out a breath. Watching the white clouds spill from her lips. Dissipating in the air. She turned to him, lips curling upwards.

“Do you want to?” she asked.

Obito snorted. “The Godaime is definitely going to reabsorb us into the Uchiha-gumi. There’s no way he’ll let us run independently after the shit my brother pulled.”

Sakura’s hand slapped down on the bench between them. Leaning in closer. Her eyes narrowing.

“I asked what you want,” she clarified. 

Obito froze. Just his throat bobbing as he swallowed. 

“....Yeah.”

The corner of her mouth quirked up. She stood, hands in her pockets.

“I’ll be in touch, Obito-kun,” she declared. And when she pulled her hands free, she dropped something into Obito’s lap. She walked away, heels tapping and echoing in the empty train station. The red laser lingered on Obito’s face until she was out of sight. He sat for a long time. Staring into his lap. 

Obito put a warmer in each of his pockets. He stopped shivering almost immediately. 

Itachi’s eyes opened as she answered the phone.

“Wei? Ah. Yeah. With me,” she said in Cantonese. Her gaze flickered down to him when she felt him shift. He inched across the bed, throwing his arm across her lap. He wormed his arms around her waist, cheek pressing to the outside of her thigh. She patted his head, fingers catching in the snarls in his long hair. 

She felt him sigh.

“What about Fai Tsai?” asked Sakura. She watched Itachi’s eyes drift shut. Eyelashes tickling against her skin. 

“He’s predictable. Just like you said. Took over part of the bus route. Shook up a bunch of vendors in the night market,” Sai reported. Sakura’s eyebrows rose.

“And?” she prompted.

Sai chuckled. “I took care of them, Boss. No worries.”

She often thought that Sai was like something out of a slasher movie. He wasn’t a bad marksman, and he had studied wushu for a number of years. But his skills with a knife were something to behold. He had mentioned that he had been studying to be a surgeon before he had joined up with Mad Dog Kakashi. And then been passed along to her. She sometimes wondered how his patients would have fared under his care. 

“The airport might be a bad idea right now, but Tenten is still in Tokyo, Boss. We could arrange for you to get to Shanghai by boat. And then get you a flight into Hong Kong,” suggested Sai. 

Sakura glanced down at Itachi. He was still. Just his side rising and falling with each of his breaths. But just when she thought he might be sleeping again, his eyes fluttered open. 

“Arrange for it in two days’ time. I still have a few things I need to take care of. By the way, put the Inuzuka-kai on our blacklist,” she said, her eyes drifting down to her bandaged arm. She was sure that it had scabbed over by now. But it ached whenever she moved her left wrist for any reason. It wasn’t deep enough for there to be nerve damage, but she wouldn’t be doing cartwheels on it anytime soon.

“This is going to drive me crazy. What happened?” asked Itachi later. He sat on the edge of the tub, sleeves rolled up to his elbows. Sakura let him take her left hand. Examined the ugly blackish-red line raking up the outside of her forearm. It cleaved the body of the tattooed phoenix in two.

Sakura clucked her tongue against the roof of her mouth.

“I was careless,” she tried to dismiss it. But Itachi held onto her hand. His eyes narrowing.

“With who?” he insisted.

Sakura sighed, trying to avoid his gaze. 

“I heard you say Inuzuka’s name before,” Itachi told her. 

Sakura sighed, head falling against the tile. 

“You’re just too smart for me, Kumicho. How am I supposed to lie to you when you’re this hard to fool?” she remarked. 

Itachi said nothing. He lowered her hand onto the edge of the tub, getting to his feet. 

“Where are you going?” she called after him. She glimpsed him putting on his belt and then his coat as he walked back and forth. He stopped in front of the bathroom door. Hands bracing on either side of the doorway. Eyes black as coal.

“Don’t leave the hotel today,” Itachi told her. And then he was gone. 

Sakura smiled. She ran her hands over her thighs. Down her calves. Wincing when the hot water touched her cut.

“Ridiculous man. Telling me what to do,” she laughed to herself.

The past sometimes felt like the pages of a book flipping by too quickly. Some of the days were blurs. Others, she lost completely. Sakura still remembered some events with startling clarity, though. Like the day when she had gotten the koi tattoo. 

Orochimaru sat in the room with her, leafing through a magazine as the needle buzzed away. The black walls were covered with photos of past clients. She recognized many of them. Dirty Sam was up there, the intertwined snake and heart on his sternum on display. Hashirama and Tobirama had gotten their matching tattoos of Guan Yu here. 

“Boss, you really don’t have to be here,” she told him for the second time. Wincing just a little as she felt the prickling in her skin. 

“Nonsense. My cute subordinate was hurt defending me from a savage yakuza. How can I abandon her?” he replied without looking up. He licked the tip of his finger to turn to the next page. 

She had come in last week to get the outline done. She liked this tattoo artist. He didn’t ask her stupid questions, or remark on the odd scars on her body. But that’s why a lot of people liked him. He was skilled and he kept his mouth shut. He had even set up mirrors to let her watch him as he did his work.

No one knew Orochimaru’s schedule better than she did. Which was why she was aware of just how busy he was. He was currently trying to get on the Huang Group’s good side. Their access to firearms through the Russians was something everyone envied. There weren’t many guns in Hong Kong, and the people who had them were at an obvious advantage. 

“Luckily, I know a pretty girl who already knows their chairman,” Orochimaru had remarked to her weeks ago. Sakura screwed up her face.

“I dated his younger brother. It’s not like we have a real connection,” she had replied. But Orochimaru shook his head.

“Fatboy Huang is surprisingly sentimental. The girlfriend of his dead brother- he’d want to take care of you. Don’t underestimate how powerful someone’s death can be, Jing-Mei,” he had told her. 

More than being painful, because it really wasn’t, getting a tattoo done was boring. She dozed off for parts of it, head pillowed on her arms. 

Sakura blinked her eyes open when she heard Orochimaru’s footsteps. Polished black shoes crisp against the tile. The needle stopped. She felt the tattoo artist dab at the skin before he rolled back in his chair. Orochimaru leaned over her. 

“Hmm...” he simply said. 

Sakura twisted her head to look at him.

“It’s quite nice. You’ll like it,” Orochimaru assured her. And she smiled.

“I have to come back a third time to get it colored. I was planning on red,” she told him, putting her head back down. She heard the chair roll over again. The needle buzzing as it touched her skin. 

“I look forward to that,” Orochimaru lied to her.

Because he had gone and gotten himself killed a week later. 

She had gone back to the tattoo parlor. Gotten the koi filled in in black instead. 

Leaning against the side of the tub, Sakura sighed for what felt like the millionth time. She stood and stepped out of the bath. Water trickling off her, pooling onto the tile as she stepped out of the bathroom. Leaving puddles in the shape of her feet as she walked over to the phone. She picked up the receiver to dial a number.

She waited for the line to ring. Two. Three. Four times.

“Hello?” 

“Are you busy, Charlie?” she asked. Water dripping down into her eyes. She wiped it away with her free hand.

“Not too busy for you, Aunt Cheng,” he answered.

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