#fourth shinobi war spoilers

[tranzfalgar]

sobbing screaming crying about kakashi and gai

i was rewatching the end of the fourth shinobi war for animation research, and i made the most heartbreaking realization centering around kakashi and i needed to share with everyone. spoilers below the cut !!

warning: panic attack mention & spoilers obvs

before kakashi gets his sharingan drive-by stolen by madara, he is kneeling on a rock and and breathing heavily. i'm not sure exactly what he's doing here, he might just be exhausted from using kamui or he could be having a panic attack or crying, we aren't sure cause we cannot see his face.

this is when i realized, no one told kakashi that gai was alive. he didn't see him, and he was quite far away from naruto when he brought gai to lee and gaara. he wouldn't be able to hear him from this distance, i don't think. they were talking pretty quietly, and there had to be other noises going on to distort their voices as well.

so, this is why i firmly believe that kakashi had no idea that naruto saved gai's life until AFTER the infinite tsukiyomi had been reversed. i would also like to mention, that yamato had been long captured at this point, and kakashi had no idea if the man was even alive (correct me if i'm wrong here idk). he may have thought team seven were the only people he had left, and this fact is making me lose my fucking MIND.

[sebastiansstea]

Do you think that Kabuto would ever date with someone lower rank than him? An assistant or servant?

Hello, Anon.

Thank you for the question.

I think it entirely depends on *which* Kabuto we’re talking about.

I think that during his time serving Orochimaru he’d be more focused on serving Orochimaru than having a dating life, however, I do think that he could hang the idea over the head of an assistant or servant he likes to get them to comply with what he wants while also wanting some sort of real relationship with someone.

Obviously we see he’s very loyal to Orochimaru so he’d probably push his own feelings to the side even if he really desired a relationship.

But if we’re talking about— (Spoilers)

Kabuto after Orochimaru’s death, I believe he may try and dabble into the dating life as apart of ‘figuring himself out’ and I do believe he would date an assistant or servant during that time (At least until he’s too busy to do so.)

In the aftermath of the Fourth Shinobi war I think he’d be really focused on the orphanage and not so much dating but when the right person comes by I think he’d be glad to take the opportunity to sweep them off their feet.

If you have anymore questions, request, or HC’s you’d like to share just let me know and I’ll be right on it as soon I can.

[cyber-season]

** Shippuden appearance

Background:

✽ Zora [そら]

✽ Aged 22 in Shippuden

Story:

Meet Zora, the ultimate dumb self-insert ninja with an accidental isekai twist! Summoned into the ninja world at the start of Shippuden, she's on a mission to infiltrate the Akatsuki through Itachi's help to stop the fourth shinobi war (spoiler alert: she fails spectacularly). Zora surprisingly finds sympathy for the Akatsuki's goal of achieving world peace through military force. Afterall, isn't that how many nations found stability after our own world war: through nuclear power? Teaming up with Tobi in an Akatsuki reserve unit, the duo's camaraderie grows over dumplings and missions, and shared lighthearted attitude. Culminating in a bit of smoochy smoochy action. Post-Itachi's demise, Tobi nervously reveals himself as Obito (hubba hubba), a revelation met with Zora's playful "I knew it all along." She seals the deal by developing a groundbreaking communication jutsu, that allows users use their scrolls to write down messages to one another, regardless of distance. Which she hopes will foster understanding between nations and shinobi. Maybe it might help foster understanding between nations, much like technology did for own world. Everyone's happy and horny! But wait- cue the tension! Isn't someone forgetting their mission here, to take down the Akatsuki? As Obito declares war, torn between love and mission, Zora decides to part ways with the Akatsuki secretly. Realizing she can no longer take down the Akatsuki (sorry Itachi). After a steamy last evening, she promises Obito she will always love him, before leaving in the cover of night. During the war arc, Zora joins the leaf village, explaining her circumstances, connection with the Akatsuki through Itachi, and uses her newly developed communication justu as a bargaining chip of trust. It is apparent that this will be an invaluable tool during the war to communicate between troops long distance. She aids Kakashi in confronting Obito during battle, their efforts to convince him of a better path met with fierce resistance. Stuck in Obito's Kamui following Kakshi's battle with his old teamate, Zora heals Kakashi from the severe wounds he sustained. The war unfolds with the allied shinobi forces persevering, and Zora is recognized as an ally of the leaf from her efforts during the war, choosing to remain in Konoha as a resident transplant shinobi. She and Kakashi develop a strong friendship with one another following their battle together. But wait, there's more! She finds out that the little hanky panky with Obito resulted in her pregnancy. What in the Sims 3 drama?? Zora is touched by the support she receives from the shinobi of Konoha during this time, and truly calls Konoha her home. Fast forward to the Boruto era, Zora embraces her new role as a single mom, living a happy life in Konoha with her best buds. She and Sakura have become close friends over the years (in addition to her best bud Kakashi), the two of them sharing a bond as the protectors of the Uchiha lineage.

Abilities:

✽ Zora excels at chakra control, being her main weapon of defense and offense during battle. She wears bandages around her eyes to allow her to concentrate further on the chakra's around her without visual disturbances distracting her during battle.

Ranged

[1] Chakra Whips (ninjutsu, defensive and offensive)

[2] Chakra Disruption (genjutsu, offensive)

[+] Sword of Seven Souls (defensive)

[3] Hawk Summoning (defensive and offensive)

** I am using the ability system from Shinobi Strikers, which involves two main abilities, one weapon, and one special ability.

[strwbrrybxn]

Hi! I saw that your requests are open so I decided to hop in and see if you’d be willing to write a Shikamaru one shot that takes place during Pein’s attack on the leaf in shippuden? The reader confesses her feelings for him right before she dies, and then she gets resurrected along with everyone else and has to face the consequences of what she said?

hi hi! this was actually a lot of fun to write. I know it took like 80,000 years to finish but I hope you like it and it’s what you imagined it to be. <3

All My Failings Exposed ; word count: 1173

↪ pairing: shikamaru nara × fem!reader

↪ warnings(s): death, blood, canon typical violence, naruto shippuden spoilers, pein attacks, fourth shinobi war, no happy ending (i’m sorry), reanimation jutsu, third person pov

↪ genre: mutual pining, angst, hurt/comfort

↪ au: naruto canonverse

characters: shikamaru nara, reader, choji akimichi, shikaku nara, ino yamanaka, akatsuki members

“I have loved you for far too long to stay quiet about it,” She whispered, blood spilling from her lips. Shikamaru’s hand shook from the sheer force of his grip around hers, but she didn’t flinch. She just smiled, her eyes clouded as the last breath from her lungs spoke those three words to him. “Please, don’t cry.”

Shikamaru’s funeral clothes gathered the dust from his previous kicks to the ground. He was dragging his feet; everyone could hear the sandals scrape underneath him. Choji had turned around concerned every few seconds. How do you comfort someone through this? It’s almost as bad as when they lost Asuma-sensei; but that was their sensei, and this was – this was the love of his life. 

The Nara scoffed as he trailed behind his teammates. He promised he’d come to the funeral, promised he’d look at her picture and keep the tears at bay for the moment, but she promised to live, promised not to keep secrets so what’s another broken promise between the two of them.

He broke off from the group, walking straight into the Nara forest and stood in front of the grave, listening to Hidan’s muffled voice shouting from underneath the rubble. 

“You fucking bastards,” he spit. “Always coming here and ruining the good things in my life.” He knew the Akatsuki member couldn’t hear him – he was six feet under and buried under rocks and dirt, but he still continued; still berated him for his cruel teammates. “First, you take my sensei from me and now… now, her?!”

Shikamaru’s vision blurred as he stared at the ground, fists clenching and unclenching as his nostrils flared.

“Please, don’t cry.”

How could the heir not cry? Shikamaru had loved her from the moment she walked into his class at the academy. He knew he felt something for her when he wouldn’t look at girls the way he would look at her; when he didn’t want to be put on a team with someone who wasn’t her and Choji. He didn’t want to fight alongside someone else, and now he had to. He had to learn how to live without her – learn how to treat his own wounds, learn how to live without the sounds of worried and shaky voice, like when he went off to fight Hidan by himself. 

Troublesome woman. You promised not to leave me. We made a promise. 

“Skipping out on the funeral again?” He heard the voice from behind him. 

“Yeah.”

“Would she want that?”

“Doesn’t matter.” 

Shikaku leaned against the tree behind his son, arms crossed. “Shikamaru–”

“Dad, please. Don’t come to me with the ‘I’ll pick up your pieces,’ again. You can’t pick these up this time.” Shikamaru’s voice cracked, his legs jelly as he grabbed for the tree and his father was quick to put an arm around his waist. Shika tried to shove at his father, tried to push him away as he broke down. His punches grew weaker as his dad’s grip grew tighter. 

“I know, son. I know. Let it out.” His wails increased in volume, echoing throughout the forest. “I’ve got you.”

Days molded together, and Shikamaru began to find comfort in her clan’s compound. Her family would often let him stay for as long as he needed, knowing grieving together was better than being alone. But they also gave him the space he needed, letting him burrow himself in the scent of her room, clothes, anything he could get his hands on. 

“I miss you,” Shikamaru whispered into the tear stained pillow placed on her bed. Her scent was scarce, fading, and Shikamaru was desperate for the memory of her. 

It wasn’t very long before the start of the Fourth Shinobi World War and it wasn’t long before some of the strongest shinobi were resurrected. The four Hokages, the armies of reanimations. Shikamaru prayed she wasn’t part of it; prayed she was giving the peaceful rest she deserves, but when he laid his eyes on those golden curls – when he saw her in one piece — he knew his prayers were ignored once again. She stood in front of him, eyes wide and teary. Shikamaru mirrored her expression, throat dry. His teammates stood not too far behind, bodies frozen as they watched the interaction between the two of them.

“Shi-Shika–” His chest tightened. He missed her so much; missed her voice, missed the way she said his name, but he was angry. He was angry at her for leaving, angry at her for not keeping her promises, angry at her for the secrets; angry because she failed him. But the fighting had begun before he could even confront her.

Why she chose to go in such a horrific way, no one knew. She could have waited for Sakura, she could have survived if she just let Shikamaru move her out of the way. She didn’t have to die that way, and now here she is, able to answer his questions, but no one will let him ask. Every time he gets close enough, someone throws a kunai between them and the fighting continues. 

“Why did you leave me?” Shikamaru finally shouted, frustrated and angry with the continuous battles. 

“I had no choice.”

“You had every choice to live.”

“You were going to die!”

“I would have survived. I would have continued to fight to live. Why didn't you?” She frowned, throwing a kunai in her enemy’s direction before fully facing Shikamaru. 

“Do you really want to have this argument right here?”

“Yes! Because when am I going to get the chance to ask the dead girl, whom I loved, about what happened?” The anger in her chest was replaced with anxiety; with guilt and shame. She died protecting Shikamaru; she was torn apart by Pain after he was done with Kakashi. She died protecting the village. “Do you know how much of a drag my life has been since you left?”

“Shika–”

“No, you don’t, because you died.” Four, five, six– there’s twelve kunai flying towards us. She didn’t think – much life before. She pushed herself in front of Shikamaru, four of the twelve kunai hitting various spots on her body. 

“I’m sorry,” she whispered, collapsing to her knees. The Nara’s eyes widened and his hands stretched out shakily to catch her. 

“No. No, no, no. This isn’t– this isn’t happening again.” Shikamaru’s hand ran along the slope of her spine, the tears hitting the ground. “Not again. You can’t leave me again.” 

“I’m not leaving you, Maru,” she whispered, blood spilling down her chin. “As long as you have our memories, I’m not gone.”

“But you’re not here. Physically. You’re not in my arms. You’re not letting me take you on dates and telling you I love you. You’re not–”

“I know,” she coughed out, squeezing his hand tighter. “Maybe in another life where we don’t have to live with our shortcomings.” 

She turned her head, pale lips pressing to his palm. Her eyes glossed over between the kiss was over.

©️ ALLYALLYGATOR 2022

[leo-probably]

Can we talk about how stupid and easily swayed the Fire Daimyo was? 

First of all, he allows Danzo to become the Sixth Hokage instead of Kakashi because Danzo (yes, Danzo himself) points out that Kakashi was taught under Minato, who ‘allowed’ the Nine Tail attack, and then had one of his students (Sasuke) defect from the village.  Post-Shippuden, Sakura requests funding for a children’s mental health initiative, which Kakashi (as acting hokage) tries to secure, but because there was an attempt made on the Fire Daimyo’s life a few days earlier he gives the extra funding to the ANBU instead.  I mean, you’re really going to refuse to fund a mental health initiative in favor of funding your private protection squad? And you’re going to allow the man who wants to become hokage (Danzo) to dissuade you from the people’s choice (Kakashi)?? 

[doeinstinct]

just sitting here thinking about how incredible kakashi was as a leader even though most people seem to think he was like a placeholder hokage until naruto took over

(spoilers for kakashi retsuden incoming)

listen okay he was hokage for at least 12 years and in that time he not only helped konoha to insanely technologically advance, teamed up with sakura to create a children's mental health clinic but also had time and dedication to develop jutsu that can overpower the element they're weak to

based on the novel, we know for certain that he created a fire jutsu that overpowered a ridiculously strong water jutsu and that he developed a way to make an earth wall resistant to lightning by turning the point of contact into crystal (it's also indicated that he's one of the only people with good enough control to do it)

without the sharingan sapping his chakra and training throughout his entire hokage tenure he also had enough power to hold up an earth wall thick enough to stop cannon fire around an entire village for two straight days

and after all that, he brought down a whole hoarde of hired shinobi non-lethally

kakashi never wanted to be hokage, he didn't think he was worthy of that title, but took it on because his comrades needed him to and believed in him

he dedicated himself to the position and made so much positive change for konoha and for the bonds they forged during the fourth war

people who think kakashi was just a nothing hokage warming the seat for naruto completely misunderstand who he is fundamentally as a person and as a shinobi

okay rant over lmao

[dragonotaku-justineverything]

If you had to choose between Anko becoming what she became in Boruto or her getting killed off before Boruto which would you prefer?

Slight spoilers for Naruto Shippuden ahead.

Don't get me wrong, I was and am glad that Anko survived her fight against Kabuto in Naruto Shippuden. Just because I don't like how she acts/looks in the future doesn't mean I wish she would have died. Although I will admit I basically did accept that she was dead and moved on when I saw Kabuto holding her by her neck.

The only real reason I'd honestly want her dead is because in the Fourth Shinobi War, barely any real named casualties happened. I mean yeah Neji died and Gai lost his leg, but in a war there so much more loss usually. Especially after the fight with Pein where everyone that was killed was revived, it felt kind of anticlimactic when it was all over.

[rori898]

What ideas do you have about your own post-Shippuden canon?

No Boruto, no naruhina, sasusaku, Sakura has happy romantic relationships with Rock Lee. As for the shinobi world.. here i’m in process. I watch Naruto again and when i finish i would like to write (for myself) what could happen to Naruto being hokage. I also need to understand Sasuke’s true attitude to Konoha, shinobi system etc. I could be wrong, but i read somewhere on tumblr that there is a difference between Naruto and Sasuke in Naruto and Naruto and Sasuke in Boruto. If there are any good analyzes of what is happening in Boruto, send it to me please.

So, what can i write now. I think Naruto is too “good”. It may sound rough, but, as in our world, good leaders are not needed. But wars are needed! Each war is someone's way to make money. And even if it seems to us that after the fourth shinobi world war peace has come.. well, only for a while. Because everything in the world comes cyclically. Peace and stability are not eternal. And let's not forget about the establishment, true political leaders of countries - feudal lords. Rulers and also their relatives as an elite have great opportunities, their own interests in other countries (resources, business). And i think that Naruto will fall victim from this elite. I don’t see a happy end for Naruto and Sasuke. Sasuke will lose him.

I don't know what is the main idea and conflict in Boruto.. Maybe someone wants or hopes that can put an end to the shinobi system (with war, violence and hate) and finally world peace will come? But I don’t believe it. And that's why... ATTENTION! Attack on titan ENDING SPOILER!  ↓

(((What Eren made is comparable to a nuclear war. And even after this nuclear war, when humanity was almost exterminated, people continue to fight for their interests. After titans as a weapon, people continue to fight with other weapons. And i agree with Isayama. This is human nature. The world where everyone lives long and happily is utopia)))

[an-ambivalent]

Sukuna x Uchiha! Reader

A/N: This is purely for my own self-indulgent purposes -- expanding on this scenario I was daydreaming about. You are invited along to read about my cringefest scenario but only I’m allowed to call it cringe. 

Headcanon synopsis: You are amidst fighting Kabuto with Sasuke and Itachi in the Fourth Great Ninja War when the strangest thing happens. Between struggling to stay conscious from the poison that’s slowly eating you alive to trying to focus on the lengthy explanations of never-heard-before jutsus’ between the two emo brothers, the clash of such jutsus teleports you to another world during another fight. There, the line between enemies and comrades is nonexistent. However, one thing is certain: apparently you wear the same face as of a thousand-years-old demon’s deceased lover. 

For clarification, you are not related to Sasuke and Itachi because that would mean this “reader” insert has fixed looks of black hair and black eyes. You are from the same clan with abilities like the Sharingan and affiliation to fire chakra nature. But fill in your blanks of whatever you want to look like. 

Warnings: This has very minor spoilers about the JJK manga, specifically Sukuna’s abilities. So read at your own risk. It’s just a bunch of OP assholes trying to one up each other ig :P 

                                                          ~***~ 

The rustic smell of blood is present profoundly in the atmosphere. The heavy rain that is suddenly drenching you, and increasing the heaviness and wetness of your clothes and making them stick disgustingly to your grime skin, does nothing to waft away the awful smell. It washes off some of the dried blood from minor cuts and other injuries you had acquired during your fight with Kabuto, triggering your pain receptors in response and causing stinging and burning of pain. But for someone like you who has already been traumatised from the blood shed you have experienced as a ninja, the revolting smell of blood and the burning pain is nothing new. However, the thing that is new is the rain. It had abruptly replaced the mid-day sun that shone horribly bright. During the war, the clear and sunny weather felt like it was nature’s way to laugh at everyone’s face when they were fighting and barely hanging onto their life. The sudden darkness of the night and the open space you find yourself in, instead of the dark cave you were in just mere moments ago, has your shoulders becoming tensed and your blood flow and heart-beat going faster. 

Instantly, your eyes are their notorious deep red colour presented with three black tomes. Your refined shinobi instincts kick in, and you catch the lean and spikey black-haired male that was thrown your way. There is blood trickling down his mouth, and as you held him momentarily, it was easy to deduce that some of his ribcages and other bones were broken, in addition to more serious injuries. Like how milliseconds decisions were required as a shinobi because they determined life or death,  the abrupt situation you were thrown into also required it. You carelessly threw him aside as a half-naked pink-haired teen with black markings on his skin, a hole in his chest and blood dripping down his abdomen charged at you. 

He aimed a vicious and strong punch to your face, which you avoided by side-stepping. When he repeated the gesture with his other arm, you blocked it with your forearm, before twisting your body at an angle, and delivering a strong kick to his stomach and sending him flying away. Using the new created distance to your advantage, you quickly made the necessary hand-signs with practiced ease, before taking a deep breath in. 

“Fire Style: Great Fire Dragon Jutsu,”  You exclaimed, as you exhaled a vicious and high temperature dragon head-shaped flame towards your attacker. 

Sukuna, currently in possession of Itadori’s body, was internally questioning whether the very few hits that Megumi had landed previously had damaged his brain because there was absolutely no way he had seen her face. There was absolutely no way in hell that a mere human would be strong enough to land a painful kick on him. Evidently, the thought that he had seen her face had made him falter in his concentration so it was probably a lucky hit. But the giant dragon fireball that was currently heading towards his way was not going to be a lucky or a pleasant hit, if he did not counter or dodge it. Attacks with fire meant play-time for Sukuna. So, he simply waited until your attack was mere inches away from him, before he easily manipulated the flames and extinguished them. Then, without any current motivation for more fighting, he started to walk towards you. 

Your eyes widened when you saw your jutsu disappear in thin air. Then, when you saw the pink-haired male began walking towards you nonchalantly, your hand automatically went to your back and you unsheathed your sword slightly. Cracks of lightning sparked through it. You stayed grounded on your fighting stance and narrowed your eyes at him, ready to strike should he attack. 

The intense cold expression you wore on your face with her familiar features was so strange to see; and usually, Sukuna enjoyed fighting and taunting seemingly stuck-up people like you. Overpowering such humans before burning them to their demise -- it was such a great way to pass his time. But right now, right now, he was infuriated. He was surprised, and somewhere deep down in his dead demonic heart, was a small sense of longing and hope to regain what used to be. 

His red magenta eyes dug through you in a fierce glare as he stopped just a small distance in front of you. 

“Oi, who are you?” 

The corner of your lips twitched up into a smirk. 

“It’s customary to introduce yourself before asking for someone else’s name. Surely, you have that much manners?” 

Your reply evoked an eyebrow twitch from Sukuna. 

“You’re unnecessarily cocky, aren’t you? If you knew who I was, you would know what was good for you. It’s no wonder it’s so tempting to kill you humans.” He remarked easily, and took a step closer towards you. 

You raised an eyebrow in question. “Me, a human? You’re talking as if you aren’t one.” 

His lips stretched into a wide grin. “Huh, so you can see me and you’re attacking me, seemingly a fellow human without mercy and not actually knowing who I am or what’s going on?” 

It was something about the way he was questioning and taunting you like you were a three-years-old kid that made you glare at him. But, there were no hints of deception or lies in his words. And the nagging feeling you felt churning in the pit of your stomach made you know that something was seriously wrong. 

“So what are you then, a monster? That’s quite subjective though isn’t it; I kill another to protect myself or my loved one, I’m a human in their eyes. The loved ones of the one I killed in order to protect myself, I’m a monster in their eyes. There’s no difference. Although, why I’m suddenly here and not where I am meant to be... maybe only you can answer that. And if you know who I am, you would know what’s good for you. Answer me or you will regret even having the nerve to look in my eyes.” You warned, and just then, the black tomes in your crimson irises started spinning. 

Your cold threats, your body bent in the certain angle it was, ready and just waiting to kill something, and the power radiating off of you -- especially your brilliant blood eyes, it sent unanticipated shivers down Sukuna’s spine. His grin widened until his canine were visible, and just before he could respond, Megumi’s shouts were heard from the distance, interrupting his intense stare off with you. 

“What the hell are you doing?! Get out here civilian before he kills you!” 

Your gaze switched to him and the moment your cold red eyes met Megumi’s eyes, they widened in surprise. Then, finally, the poison that was still in your bloodstream sent sharp waves of pain to your head, causing you to wince and hiss out in pain. This was not missed by the two men around you, especially Sukuna, who was watching you like a hawk. 

He smirked. “Reaching your human limits already?” 

You scoffed. “Hardly. But looks like our chat will need to end here.” You responded easily. Then, with a single hand-sign and your Sharingan tomes spinning more fiercely, you triggered a low-level genjutsu. Both males, who did not know better than to not look into your eyes, were easily swept into it. It was solely for a moment; however, that moment was enough time that when the world around them stopped spinning, there was not even a single clue of you ever being there was even left. 

[xkaileo]

My Works - Master Post

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A list of all of the works I've created thus far. All my works are listed on AO3, FFN, and Wattpad. Some works are also listed on Inkitt and Webnovel, but those versions are abandoned. I update approximately weekly on all my works, though I do not follow a strict update schedule. I currently have five ongoing works and one completed work, all listed below. Tags will indicate ships(s) and fandom(s) that I am writing in, and will be updated as I produce new content.

FOUNDATIONS

Chapters: 7/? || Words: 32,149 Last Updated: August 3, 2021

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Menma Uzumaki is sour, rude, and foul-mouthed, and never wanted to be a Jinchuuriki. Sasuke Uchiha spends too much time thinking about girls and not enough time on his ninja studies-and he’s not sure he wants to lead the Uchiha clan. Sakura Haruno is quiet, meek, and doesn’t even know if she wants to be a ninja; she’s just doing so because to give up would disappoint her late parents and their legacy.

Three children, three personalities, three legacies. Can the energetic and boisterous Kakashi Hatake break them out of their shells and turn them into fine shinobi, or will their teamwork falter and hold them back?

MIDNIGHT BLOSSOMS

Chapters: 29/? || Words: 57,527 Last Updated: August 3, 2021

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It’s been a year and a half since Sasuke Uchiha left on his journey of redemption after the conclusion of the Fourth Great Shinobi War. Though the threat of Kaguya has been put to rest, there are still threats out there in the Shinobi World. When a small country plagued by a strange illness requests the help of Konoha shinobi, Sakura Haruno is sent to investigate… but what will she do when Sasuke Uchiha gets wrapped up in the investigation? Can they put aside past differences and work together to find the cause and save lives?

NARUTO MODERN CRIME AU

The Naruto Modern Crime AU is a large-scale AU with a set of interconnected stories under one overarching plot. Each story focuses on two individual characters and their individual developments and bonds, as well as their involvement in the main plot of the AU. These stories are not necessarily in exact chronological order. When reading chapters, to avoid spoilers, it is best to read each chapter across the individual fics, as seen below. Currently, the chronology is as follows:

Happy Accidents Chapter 1 - Chapter 34

Happy Accidents Chapter 35, Who Am I? Chapter 1

Happy Accidents Chapter 36, Who Am I? Chapter 2

(etc etc, until)

Happy Accidents Chapter 57, Who Am I? Chapter 24

Bonded Souls Chapter 1, Who Am I? Chapter 25, Purpose and Expectation Chapter 1

Bonded Souls Chapter 2, Who Am I? Chapter 26, Purpose and Expectation Chapter 2

(etc etc, until future content is added).

HAPPY ACCIDENTS

Chapters: 57/57 || Words: 113,508 Run: Jan 30, 2021 - July 19, 2021

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Sakura Haruno is just beginning her new job at Konoha P.D. as a forensic pathologist and anthropologist. What happens when she accidentally texts a risqué photo of herself to a stranger, intending to share new lingerie with her best friend, Ino?

For Sakura, it’s the end of her dignity in the field solving murders, that’s for sure. And what will happen when she realizes that her new partner, Sasuke Uchiha, is the most attractive, frustrating, kind, and annoying partner she’s ever worked with?

BONDED SOULS

Chapters: 2/? || Words: 4,106 Last Updated: August 3, 2021

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Sasuke and Sakura know their bond. They know what each of their hearts wants, and they know that on some deep level, their souls are bonded. Will being on the run from the authorities and from Akatsuki bring them closer together, or will it drive a wedge between their hearts?

WHO AM I?

Chapters: 26/? || Words: 50,790 Last Updated: August 3, 2021

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Ino Yamanaka is Konoha City’s most well-known prosecutor. She’s put away everything, from petty thieves to cold-blooded killers in her time. When conspiracies begin to crop up around her, Ino will find everything she knows–about her friends, her family, and perhaps even herself–turned upside-down.

PURPOSE AND EXPECTATION

Chapters: 2/? || Words: 4,020 Last Updated: August 3, 2021

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Hinata Hyuga always lived a harsh life. As the daughter of the CEO of Hyuga Security Industries, there were expectations. She was always expected to be better. When she wasn’t what daddy wanted in an heiress-she was replaced. Disowned. Her title was stripped. It may have been a title she never wanted in the first place, but it still hurt. To anyone in her family but her little sister Hanabi, she was the black sheep. She was not to be talked about. She was to be forgotten.

But when she meets a person whose life has been harsh, yet he still wears a smile brighter than the sun, she begins to realize.. she may have a purpose after all.

CHEMISTRY

TBA

Tenten’s a forensics and ballistics expert at Konoha PD. Neji’s nothing more than a beat cop on the streets, with no hope in moving up the ranks thanks to his uncle. As secrets begin to unfold at Hyuga Security Industries, particularly surrounding his cousin Hinata, Neji is going to need someone he can trust to analyze data and ballistics to help him uncover the truth behind the corruption rumours in Konoha City.

[getyouasenju]

Dragging It In.

Part 3/3 to the “Dragging” series

Part 1 “Dragging Along”

Part 2 “Dragging Away”

Warnings: some small spoilers, curse words, some suggestive themes, angst, (maybe some spelling errors I’m sorry!).

Word Count: 3.7k

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“(Y/N)”

I could hear my name being called from my slumber. I felt sore all over, my head was throbbing and my throat was entirely too dry to function. Being a shinobi I was no stranger to the scratchy unbelievably tightly tucked sheets and the sterile smell. I was in a hospital for what ever reason. I hear my name being softly called again. Forcing my sore eyes open I see my pink haired friend peering over my bed. Scrunching my eyes in reaction the sudden change of lighting caused a searing pain in my head. Crossing her arms and glaring at me, Sakura spoke sarcastically, “It hurts doesn’t it? That’s what happens when you leave a head injury untreated after a mission”. My eyes widen and I stared at her cheekily. She smiled sweetly back at me... too sweet for the friend I know. I didn’t even get a chance to brace myself before she struck me.

“CHA!”

I hiss and grab my now stinging shoulder. “God damn it Sakura, I’m in a hospital bed for fucks sake! Do you strike all your patients?” She crossed her arms and smiled at me, “Only the ones I’m best friends with that promise to see me in the morning to get checked out and then never show up! I mean come on (Y/N), how hard of a hit did you take on that mission to have to put you out of commission like this?” I thought back to the rainy mission and sighed, rubbing my shoulder I looked at my friend “Not that hard... only hard enough to lose consciousness..” grinning I laughed nervously as she started balling her fist again.

“Hey! you can’t hit me again, I have a head injury Sakura- god!” I cried out bracing myself this time. “That shoulder looks pretty fine to me!” Sakura replies brushing some of her hair out of her face. “Not-uh it’s pretty bruised now if you ask me.” I whined back, praying she doesn’t strike again. Can I get a new nurse that isn’t my worried friend? “That’s why you have two shoulders!” I paled as my eyes widened. “Sakura, please!” She quickly put one hand on her hip, the other pointing at me “Don’t Sakura me! You could’ve done some real damage (Y/N)! and don’t think I don’t see that your ring is missing!” So all of our friends are just gonna get dragged into this mess huh? .... Maybe I should just simply pass out again.

Between our bickering the door croaked open and in walks the shadow man. Sakura whips around placing her hands on her hips. “Excuse me Shikamaru, It’s not visitors hours yet, you just can’t waltz in here anytime you like, fiancé’s included!” I scoffed laying back and tugging the blankets further up my body. Didn’t just mention she noticed the missing ring? I already told him I didn’t want to speak with him... and he still smelled like cigarettes! This was a hospital, he’s gonna give someone an asthma attack. I turned my head to fully examine the Nara. He looked as bad as I felt, dark circles an unbuttoned vest and a loosened ponytail. As he should!

Sighing deeply while still holding the door handle, Shikamaru looks at Sakura pleading with his eyes. Taking her hands off her hips, Sakura looks at me then back at Shikamaru, I could see the gears turning in her head. Crossing her arms and sighing, “Just this once Nara! I’ll be back later (Y/N), I’ll bring an ice pack for that shoulder!” She laughs while giving my hand a friendly squeeze. Giving me her signature smile, she departs waving at Shikamaru on the way out.

As he watches her close the door, he turns to the right and grabs the chair in the corner. The sound of the dragging was highly irritating and I rolled my eyes as I fought the urge to pull the blankets over my head and just ignore the man. He pulls the chair to my bedside and sits down trying to make eye contact with me andI was refusing to give it to him. Sighing again he leaned back in the chair. 

“You had some head injuries, you should be fine but you should’ve went to the hospital immediately after that mission, and that fall made it worse.” He sounded strained. I just nodded at him, thinking back to the mission and how outnumbered my team was. “You know, I was terrified when you went down like that.” He let out a shaky sigh putting his hands together in his lap. “Why didn’t you go in (Y/N)- god” He drags his hands down his face, “Are you doing this to spite me? Not going to be seen, then going and asking for a dangerous mission. Are you trying to get yourself killed?” I sat up straight in my bed and finally made the eye contact that he was searching for. 

“I went home first because I missed you, I hadn’t seen you in over a fucking month!” letting out a humorless laugh I continued, “I didn’t avoid being seen to spite you, I went home first instead of being seen because you’re my first priority- but apparently I wasn’t yours.” Asking for that mission though was just a tad bit spiteful though, but I’m in no position to admit to that! By the end of my rant I wanted him out, I was tempted to hit the call button. I could feel the anger in the air from both of us. He broke the silence first. “You should trust me, you know nothing would ever happen between Temari and I, I’m with you, I’ve been with you for the last four fucking years!” I was livid, trust him? I do fucking trust him!

“I trust you Shikamaru, you don’t trust me because if you trusted me, you would’ve told me why you went to see her and you wouldn’t of left without making things right with me first.” He reaches for my hand, but I snatched it away shoving it under the blankets, he looked so crestfallen. He opens and closes his mouth several times before scooting his chair closer to my bed.

“Please give me your hand, (Y/N). Please don’t make me beg.”

I was hesitant, I didn’t know if I wanted to be touched by him at the moment but, he looked determined and I was nervous. I pulled my hand from under the blanket and he quickly reached for it. Grabbing my smaller hand in his larger calloused one, he let out a content sigh slowly rubbing circles on the back of my hand, moving almost impossibly slower when grazing over the bare left ring finger. “What do I have to do to get this ring back where it belongs.”

“Shikamaru I question your IQ everyday, don’t play stupid with me.”

I slowly start to retract my hand but his grip on me tightens ever so slightly. “I already have a head injury, can you stop making my brain hurt more? Either tell me why you ran to her side or let me and my hand go. Now.” I groaned out, I was getting annoyed, and fast. When was Sakura coming back with that ice pack again? The pain in my shoulder was dull now, but boy can that girl pack a punch and Shikamaru might as well be punching me in my brain right now.

When he suddenly let go of my hand, my heart started to race. Was he going to leave again? If he left me again then I knew for sure that we just weren’t meant to be. I laid back, I just wanted to curl into a ball and disappear. More so, I want him to stop dragging this out. I opened my mouth to dismiss him when he suddenly spoke “Rasa”.

...Rasa, the fourth Kazekage. Also the father of the sand siblings, but what about him. I was just outright confused now. “Shikamaru, can you elaborate?” He straightened up looking for that eye contact again, this time I granted it to him. “It was the anniversary of Rasa’s death” grabbing for my hand again he continued. “Temari is here on the account of business between the leaf and the sand. This is the first time she wasn’t with Gaara and Kankuro during this time.” he sighed deeply. 

“He wasn’t always the best father but he was all they had, not being with her siblings for this affected her deeply. She’s the eldest and her siblings mean everything to her, they always have, she wants them to be able to depend on her. I’m the person she’s closest to in the leaf, so she called me.” he finished. Now I was even more confused. Why didn’t he just say that? “So you left me without explanation for what? You couldn’t just say this to me?”.

“I didn’t think you would understand.” I was baffled. He thought of all people that I wouldn’t understand. “You didn’t think I would understand, or is it that you didn’t want me to understand, Shikamaru.” I snatch my hand back again, this time for good. “I watched you mourn for your father after the war. You held it together on the field but I saw what it did to you after!” I rushed the words out so fast I felt like I was running out of breath but I went on, “I held Yoshino as she cried, I saw what it did to her, how it drained her, how it almost ruined her!” My head was throbbing again but I wasn’t done yet. “Tell me Shikamaru, did you run into my parents on the way here? how about someone from my clan, some siblings of mine? Please tell me they came to see me in my time of need Shikamaru!” I let out a pitiful laugh, “It’d be a miracle if you did, considering they’re all six feet under.” I let my shoulders drop as I leaned back staring straight ahead of me. There had to be more to it than this.

In a small voice I whispered to him, “You don’t think I have it in my heart to let someone who has experienced a loss have some comfort?”. I wanted to cry, more importantly I wanted him gone, at least my head did. He said nothing, but he doesn’t get to sit at my bedside in silence after this. I spoke again, still looking straight ahead, “Get out Shikamaru. You have my permission to leave this time, I won’t be mad. You’re giving me a migraine,” He still doesn’t move, so I whip my head around, I was tired. “Why are you pretending to fight so hard for us? Just admit you’re not as in love with me as you think you are”. I could hear my own heartbeat as I looked at Shikamaru. “It’s okay If you’re in love with Temari, I’ll be fine Shika. You can let me go.” If I had to let him go for his happiness, I was okay with that. He finally snaps his eyes me.

“I’m not in love with Temari, (Y/N).” How can he sit here and be so fucking vague with me? I felt not only emotionally exposed but physically as well with the tiny hospital gown. I wrap my arms around myself since I was the only comfort I’ve had these past few days. “There’s something there , I just wish you would be honest with me. If you’re not happy with me, then just let me go.” I was speaking as softly as I could, trying best to keep my voice from shaking. What kind of person did he think I was if he thought I lacked that much sympathy? I was a shinobi, but I wasn’t heartless. I at the very least expected him to know that.

“Temari will always have a spot in my heart,”

There it was, I didn’t want to hear anymore of it. when I said let me go, I didn’t mean give me a speech to verbally break my heart, he could easily just leave the room. Did he think I was going to listen to his confessions? wrong! I reach my hand out for the call button, if Sakura wasn’t coming back anytime soon, then someone else needed to come and rescue me, immediately. I felt his warm hand gently grab mine. “no more running, no more arguing, no more beating around the bush. Just you and I.” he sighed as he looked right into my eyes. He stands up and nudges me, signaling for me to scoot over giving him a spot on the bed. I felt conflicted, I really did love this man. We’ve shared our love and our lives for four years, but even before that I loved him. He could sense my hesitation and smoothes my hair down gently with his hand while gently nudging me over again. I give into the raven haired man and slowly slid to the right side of the bed making sure my IV’s were out of his way, the motion causing the back of my gown to open a bit to which I quickly pulled closed.

“It’s nothing I haven’t seen before” He smirked at me. I felt the heat rise to my cheeks as I ball the blanket in my hands. This isn’t the time for cheeky jokes! I was flustered and honestly feeling pretty vulnerable. His chuckle wasn’t helping the situation too much either. How dare he joke with me at a time like this! My shoulder was still throbbing but that didn’t stop me from attempting to smack the man. I winced as my hand hit something hard and glared at Shikamaru. Looking at me warily, he pulled out the pack of cigarettes and rubbed the back of his neck “You know I smoke when I’m stressed.” I remember when he picked up the nasty habit, and then I remembered why he did. I felt immediately guilty for contributing to that... but still the smell of cigarettes was just so gross. 

He leans back, slowly starting to snake his arm around my waist while watching my facial expressions for a reaction. When he saw me make no attempt to remove him, he sighed and pulled my body into his. “I missed you.” he quietly tells me... funny how he misses me, but me missing him is what got us into this entire situation. I decide to keep my thoughts to myself and train my eyes on the corner of the blanket I was currently picking at. I could feel him staring at me. 

“I remember when Asuma died.” My breath caught in my throat and I immediately dropped the blanket I was picking at. I didn’t know where this was going, but I knew it was going to be a painful ride. I felt him tilt his head as he continued, “I held it in for a long time. It took my father to pull it out of me.” I knew the story, I wasn’t too close with Shikamaru at the time, but a bond between a student and their sensei is strong. I didn’t have to know them, to know that. “Point of the story is I didn’t feel comfort in anyone... so I held it in, I felt like I had the weight of the world on my shoulders. I didn’t want anyone to coddle me, not even Temari and at that point in time, I was in love with her. I think I’ve only ever cried twice in my life in front of an audience.” He let out a sigh. By now I was fully looking up at him with curious eyes.

“When my father died in the war, I wanted to do the same. I held that pain in for my comrades, I didn’t want my fathers, nor Ino’s, deaths to be in vain.” He takes his other hand and grips my chin continuing on. “When the war was over I didn’t want to face it, but I had you. If it weren’t for you and Naruto, I don’t know how my mother would’ve made it another day.” He starts to smile a bit at me, “and suddenly I wanted to be coddled. I wanted you to hold me, to talk to me, to force me to eat when I didn’t want to, to be there when I slept and when I woke. I found comfort in you, and I still do.” He was stroking my cheek by now. “You made me realize that sometimes, It’s okay to coddle those in need. That sometimes even the strongest shinobi need a hug, need to shed some tears or just simply need some comfort. So, yes I went to comfort Temari but that was it, I finally understood how to give what you give me everyday.” 

He moved me almost impossibly closer to him “I was a fool to think the most comforting woman in the world wouldn’t understand grief when she has had a handful of it herself.” By the end of his speech my head injury was long forgotten, I had an aching heart. “I can’t believe I let the most important person in my life down. The person who gives me the most security asked for just a bit of it and I refused it to give it to her like an idiot.”

“Please hear me when I say this, there was a time in my life where I thought Temari and I were meant to be, but I know there is a lifetime where you and I belong together. You are it for me, nothing happened.” He tilted my head, searching my face for a reaction when the first tear ran down my face. Shikamaru was taken back and seemed a little panicky at the sight of me crying. I’d have to be heartless to not shed a tear for that confession, this man was everything I’ve ever wanted and I’d be lost- I’d been lost without him.

I reach arms up and around his neck as he brushes the tears from my eyes. “Shikamaru please don’t scare me like that ever again, I won’t make it to the wedding day if I die of a heart attack.” Burying my face into his shoulder, I ignore the smell of cigarettes. I could feel him release a breath of air at my proclamation, squeezing me tighter in return. Suddenly he’s pushing me off and scrambling off the bed, but I didn’t understand. I thought we were making up and there he goes running off again! “Shika, didn’t I just tell you not to scare me again? Hey! get back over here!” I told him slightly out of breath from the change in position and pouting.

I had put myself in an upright position watching as he frantically searched through his pockets with his back to me. Sighing in relief as he finally found what he was looking for, he quickly turned back to me and dropped to his knee. My ring! “(Y/N), please don’t ever make me take this ring back again, I don’t know if my heart could take it. Will you please be my fiancée again?” He was proposing to me again! I quickly nod my head shoving my bare ring finger in the cloud gazing man’s face as he returned it back to its rightful spot and we sealed it with a kiss. A knock at the door separated us.

Sakura came in pushing a cart, “Just coming by to change (Y/N)’s IV dressing!” Shikamaru takes a step back, taking a seat in the chair by my bedside as Sakura moves in close. Gently grabbing my hand, she started changing the IV dressing, of course it was the left one. I could feel her smirking at my hand. “That’s a nice ring there (Y/N), is it new!?” the medical genius teased me snickering. She knew we would make up. I couldn’t help but laugh with her. “Yeah, Shikamaru just gave it to me, isn’t it cute?” I joked back. letting out a complete and full laugh now, the pink haired woman agreed while Shikamaru face palmed. “Who knew you’d be able to get two proposals out of this lazy one!” Shikamaru was full on groaning at this point.

Another knock on the door lead to a huge bouquet with some legs poking out from under it! Ino! “I didn’t know which arrangement you’d like best so I decided to bring you all of them!” Ino was the sweetest girl and I was grateful that Shikamaru had brought us together. “Here Shikamaru, hold these!” Ino drops the bouquet into the Nara’s lap and moved to hug Sakura and then me. Another loud groan was released from the shadow man. “Was all of this really necessary Ino? (Y/N) is getting discharged tomorrow.” Shikamaru complains holding onto the heavy arrangements.

“Get used to looking at arrangements Shika! You’ll get your fair share when we’re planning our wedding.” I smirk and wink at my fiancé dearest as the two women shriek and join hands. “You’re starting the wedding planning?!” Sakura says dreamily as I nod, “Yep, want to start my lifetime with that one soon”. I reply smirking at my soon to be husband. “About time! I’m on flower duty!” Ino proclaims. I just nod my head in agreement, stuck in a staring contest with Shikamaru.

“How troublesome... you two are going to turn my girlfriend into a bridezilla.” He smirks and lets out his typical sigh.

“Not-uh, I’m not your girlfriend Shikamaru, I’m your fiancée, remember?” Using his own line on him I giggled. We smiled so hard at each other that I swore my cheeks were going to cave in.

“How about a spring wedding?!” Sakura shrieks, “With roses!” Ino excitedly adds.

I was so grateful for everyone in that room, and I couldn’t wait to drag Shikamaru back into our home where we belonged, together.

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The Final part of the “Dragging” series guys! I’m still new and learning so Imma just apologize If you hated it lolll. Not sure if I’ll do anything else with this series, I might do a different series! feel free to message me!

Until Next Time! xxo (▰∀◕)ﾉ

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Naruto Fic Rec Masterpost!

Adoption by Defenestration; or, A Family Can Be A Fox Demon, Its Jinchuuriki, and Three Dozen Highly-Trained Assassins  by elumish Oneshot, Gen, Fluff, child neglect, Naruto gets unofficially adopted by his anbu guards and it’s incredibly cute Summary: He will not be the ANBU who let the jinchuuriki plummet to his death out a fourth story window. Let that be another ANBU’s legacy.

Being Over-Prepared is Impossible (and other mottos)  by Pleasedial123 Longfic, Gen, Team Seven, team as family, Bamf Kakashi, Bamf team 7, au, kakashi pov, Complete but part of a three part series and the third part is still ongoing, still highly recommend, what team 7 should have been, Skilled Teacher! Kakashi Summary: In one world, Kakashi awoke, felt grieved at being assigned a team he sees his own in, and he let that grief make him a lazy teacher.  He saw himself in Sasuke, Obito in Naruto, and Rin in Sakura. He woke, saw himself in them, and took a large step back, regretting accepting them as his new team.  In that world he was quite hands off - merely a watcher because it was so very painful to watch. He saw himself and all his mistakes in this new team of his. 

In this world, Kakashi awoke, saw the similarities, and instantly panicked. 

He suddenly realised what he had done, passing a team.  Kakashi was left scrambling not to repeat old mistakes and regrets. This team would not suffer the fate of his team.

In this world, simply put, Kakashi became a teacher.  This is the beginning of a new team seven.

Something in the water by maldoror_gw  Oneshot, Gen, Teen and Up for language, hilarious, Tsunade pov, fluff, mild crack, pre-shippuden post naruto,

Summary: "Sakura...what is that man reading?" Tsunade asked in a dangerous voice. Sakura's gaze twitched away from her ex-teacher to her new - and temperamental - mentor. "Erm...a book...written by a...well-respected member of the community...about...romance?" Tsunade noted with passing approval that Sakura was demonstrating both loyalty and quite a lot of imagination in defending her one-time team leader (who was now trying to edge around a pillar to get away from Tsunade's venomous glare).

backslide by blackkat Time travel, time travel fix it, mature, fluff, team seven, m/m, slow build romance, Naruto adopts himself, Uzumaki heritage, bamf Naruto, complete longfic, Summary: Naruto’s friends are gone, his lover is dying, Konoha is destroyed, and Madara’s second return has pushed the entire world to the brink. Hunted and harried, Naruto is sent back in time to upend Madara’s plan before it even starts, and sets about changing everything. Butterfly effect nothing: the world is at stake, and Naruto is hardly about to let it fall to ruin once more. Not while he’s still breathing.

Tobirama Kicks Some Sense Into Konoha by allseer15 Hurt/comfort, whump, emotional whump, time travel, fix it, time travel fix it, The ‘what if Tobirama came to the future saw an orphaned Naruto and adopted the shit out of him’ Fic, Iconique, child neglect, child abandonment, fluff, so much fluff, completed longfic, look I have a weakness for the time travel fix it trope at the best of times but this fic is good even looking at it without focusing on that! Prolonged Tobirama content, Senju lore, senju feels, Summary: The Hidden Leaf Village in Naruto's time seems to have forgotten just why the village was founded and have lost their way.  Through a mishap with a hiraishin seal, Tobirama finds himself during Naruto's time and he is having none of this nonsense. His brother may be gone, but he won't stand to have Hashirama's dream trampled so. And if he has to cause a civil war or burn the village down to the ground? Well that depends on how much resistance he meets. All Tobirama does know for certain is that no child will suffer underneath the protection of Konoha and if he has to take them in and care for them himself, then he will.

Hardest of hearts by blackkat Oneshot, Gen, look I really like blackkat’s naruto fic okay, part one of a completed three part series, all three parts are great, Fix its are the best, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Time Travel, Time Travel Fix It, Orochimaru redemption story, the sheer shadenfreude of one baddie fucking over another baddie, in this case Danzo, Obito has a ‘bad guy but not that bad of a guy’ solidarity moment with Orochimaru at the start and I loved it so there’s that, featuring a low key constantly horrified at this turn of events Minato,

Summary: Orochimaru gets one more chance. Just maybe, it will be enough to save him—and the entire world as well. 

A Snake In the Grass, a Wolf At the Door by blackkat Mature, Completed ten chapter fic, Orochimaru redemption story, Orochimaru/Kakashi’s dad, you read that right, quality Sakumo content, Families of Choice, Humour, Fluff and Angst, somewhat crackish, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, baby Kakashi being a cutie Summary: Orochimaru is on the edge of breaking when someone unexpected pulls him back to solid ground. When the time comes, he returns the favour.

Nukenin by WhisperingDarkness Gen, dimension travel, team seven, team as family, Kakashi actually being a good sensei even when he’s not a sensei at all, possessive kakashi, Team Seven is his team, Kinda Fluffy, Protective Kakashi, the ‘this might as well happen’ adaptability is real, Kakashi adopts team seven and team seven adopts kakashi, even though he’s illegal, 4 chapter fic, marked as complete as author doesn’t plan to continue it, but even taking these chapters as stand alone this fic is great,

Summary:  In the sealed scroll he finds a Bingo Book – his own page marking him as an S-class nukenin with flee-on-sight orders.  “Ok. That is definitely different.”  In his head he blames Naruto – even if his number one unpredictable student had been nowhere near him on this mission. When things go this stupidly impossibly wrong it must somehow be the future Hokage’s fault.

Ear to the Wall by Vodkassassin Ongoing, it’s really really good though! great Kakashi content, Minato is very stressed and I love him, Sickfic, Hurt/Comfort, whump, PTSD’d Kakashi gets to relive his childhood but gets a little bit of a real childhood along the way, ADHD Rin, time travel fix it, look I like what I like and what I like is fix its and time travel apparently, Kakashi adopts Orochimaru before he descends into douchbaggery, Orochimaru Redemption story, everyone is alive,   Summary: The Minato-sensei beams at him, and replies, “Kakashi! I’m glad you’re awake,” and, yup, that’s Minato-sensei’s voice. Kakashi falls back down against the bed, closing his eyes. It’s too short of a way down, and he clenches hands that are too tiny and feeble and not his in dog-print sheets he hasn’t owned for decades.

How To Save The World With No One Even Realising by IncompleteSentanc (Erava) Gen, Teen and Up, Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Major Character Death, time travel fix it, Canonically Accurate OP Team 7, SuperBadass!Sakura, SuperBadass!Sasuke, SuperBadass!Naruto, RegularBadass!Shikamaru, Canonically Violent Sasuke, Equally Violent Sakura, Saving The World One Murder At A Time, Various Jinchuuriki, Team 7 As Super Villains, Doing Super Villainy Stuff, Like Murder, And Professional Eyeball Removal, Poor Obito, Poor Minato, AKA The Worst Four Months of Minato's Life, And Everyone Else's Too, Dark Humor, Bittersweet Ending, Dark Comedy, Crack treated seriously, completed 3 chapter fic, Well worth the read, Team 7 To The End! Summary: Minato knows at the beginning of the week that it's going to be a hellish one. Mostly because it starts with the kidnapping of one of his two remaining students, only a year after they'd lost the first one. He just doesn't realise at the time that it's not going to be a hellish week - it's going to be hell for quite a bit longer than that. It all starts with Rin's kidnapping, and her subsequent rescue at the hands of a mysteriously appearing, monstrously strong, murderously violent woman. A woman with cotton candy pink hair. It only devolves from there.

Just Killing Time by Elizabeth Culmer (edenfalling) Gen, Oneshot, Short and Sweet, Classic of The Fandom, Ficlet, Team 7, Kids being Kids, Fluff, Fluff and Humour, Slice of Life, Cute Kids

Summary: After Wave Country and before the chuunin exam, Team 7 kills time while waiting for Kakashi to show up. 

there lies a trail of fire behind us by BowAndDagger Gen, Madara is extremely confused but mostly on board, Time Travel au, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Bamf Naruto Uzumaki, Alternate Universe - Everyone Lives/Nobody Dies, Except Zetsu, Alternate Universe - Time Travel, Fix-It, Founders Era, clan wars era, Pre-Slash, POV Uchiha Madara, the Completed part one of an Ongoing/Incomplete series, completed 4 chapter fic, Summary: As he returns from a mission, Madara makes a strange encounter with an even stranger shinobi. Then, he’s summarily kidnapped to go on a quest to save the world by said weird shinobi. (He absolutely did not choose to follow the stranger on his own free will. He was kidnapped. He did not give chase. He did not.)

A Political Perspective by VJ Riddle  / MueraRashaye Ongoing, Possibly (Probably) Discontinued, Teen and Up, Gen, Team 7, training montage deluxe, Konoha is a murder village, Good Teacher! Kakashi, AU, slowly developing into Bamf team 7, Bamf Kakashi, slowly developing into Team as Family, lots of fun ideas, not crack, Minor Spoiler: Zabuza and Haku get x’d before their character development gets its chance to shine in this fic, Sometimes people don’t warn for that in the tags and it can be a dealbreaker in fic for me as I love those two, not a dealbreaker in the case of this fic though! Really good fic so far, kind of verging on dry in places but it always stays fun in the end with lots of interesting elements, I enjoy the character insight from the pov switching, and also how much of a headcase Kakashi is, graphic depictions of violence, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence,

Summary: Hatake Kakashi was a shinobi, and as a shinobi, the only people who could give him orders were his military superiors. The idea that a Council made up of civilians and peers was under the impression they could give him orders...displeased him. Or: He was ordered to pass Team 7. He was fine with that, until they actually passed.

Integrity by Liz_Starling Oneshot, Gen, Canon-Typical Violence, Canon Compliant, Integrity, Child Neglect, BAMF Uzumaki Naruto, Reflections on Naruto’s inner workings as a person, promises,

Summary: Naruto keeps his word. Some people are loyal to their families. Some, their orders. Naruto is loyal to the only thing he’s been able to count on; the promises he makes.

Foundation (Build It Higher, Bury It Deeper) by RayShippouUchiha Ongoing, BUT EXCELLENT, it made me cry, Naruto feels, 6 chapter fic thus far, Bamf Naruto, Bamf Tsunade, Naruto deserved better, Angst, Hurt/Comfort, Angst and Hurt/Comfort, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Canon-Typical Violence, Gen, Mature, Team 7, Uzumaki Feels, Abandonment, Tsunade gives Naruto the personal talk he deserved instead of finding out from a chakra imprint when he was dying, so we stan, I love this fic

Summary: It’s just… he’d thought, given his fight against Neji and then his confrontation with Gaara, that someone would finally really acknowledge what he’d done.  That beyond Iruka-sensei’s crushing hug and Kakashi-sensei’s absent pat, someone would actually notice that he’d won against both of them.

That he’d beaten a genius on his own and then had battled another jinchūriki to a stand still.

So while he hadn’t really expected to be promoted too he’d still ...

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[spideywhites]

Hi! I'm late, but 🌎 🌱 👗 🎵 💸 ⚰️ 🙏 😍 for Natsume? Pretty please?

[ 🌎 ] are there any aus you have for your muse? what are they like, and how is your muse different in them?

hm... i'm not sure how much i really want to give away. i have three potential AU ideas based on time travel what-if scenarios. in one, he ends up in the warring states era with sasuke (age 17, sent back after losing the 4th war). in another, he's around 19 (and im not going to talk about the state of his personality bc that's too many spoilers) and a sealing accident sends him into the canon universe just before naruto becomes a genin. in the last, him and obito are the last survivors of the fourth war and get bamboozled into the past - obito gets shoved back in his thirteen year old body, while natsume has to race to find him before madara does.

i've got a few others, mostly just casual ideas. like natsume in the bnha universe, or accidentally ending up in the marvel universe, etc, etc. honestly we'll see how many years it takes to finish the main fic lmao.

[ 🌱 ] what themes are relevant to your muse?

the ocean / spirals / crimson / camellias / ink / steel / the moon / blues / teeth / strawberries / parchment / libraries / open fields / winter / summer / sunsets / swimming

[ 👗 ] what is your muse’s fashion sense like? are they able to dress the way they want to? what would they wear in an ideal world?

natsume wears a lot of blue. he's a fan of cool tones, with hints of gold. he also wears black a lot, generally as underclothes - like a skintight black top, with a looser blue shirt / kimono / cardigan / jacket over it. he wears clothes that are practical and meant for shinobi. in an ideal world, he really likes the way intricate kimonos look but doesn't currently have the money for them, nor the knowledge as to how to wear them correctly. comfy clothes are preferred.

[ 🎵 ] is there a specific song or songs you associate with your muse? why is that?

seasons - greyson chance . just ,, an excellent song that showcases how natsume's character will change over time. exceptionally relevant to the theme of the whole fic.

make believe - the faim . very introspective and reflects a lot of what natsume's mental state is like for a good chunk of the child/teen years. i would say it centers on .... the part of the story where the greatest moment of change is drawing near.

used to the darkness - des rocs . very, very natsume. dark mode natsu. definitely a song i frequently listen to while trying to come up with fight scenes lol

[ 💸 ] if your muse had no shortage of money, what would they buy?

natsume is very practical. he'd buy a better house, plenty of gardening supplies for naruto, and hoard it away so they would always have enough to never need to turn to the shinobi lifestyle.

[ ⚰️ ] what are your muse’s greatest regrets? what would flash before their eyes when they’re on their deathbed?

shisui. not spending enough time with him, or appreciating him. anything else is spoilers.

[ 🙏 ] what does your muse need? this can be something material or something abstract.

a home. somewhere he feels he belongs. the ability to make his own decisions. to rest and be a child for once. to have someone shoulder the responsibility of raising himself and naruto. he just needs help, clarity, a purpose that is his own, someone to teach him how to love where he comes from and where he might go.

[ 😍 ] does your muse believe in true love? why or why not?

nope. he understands attraction, but is the dry, harsh type that thinks claiming to love someone immediately is stupid. you never love everything about the person you love, but you learn to live with the bits you don't like and find compromise. natsume thinks everyone has the capacity to love multiple people throughout their life, and that the person you think is the one might not be in a few years. life is messy and cruel but humans have this amazing resilience that allows them to move on.

[lethalempathy]

the promise of water

by aelibia

A family that won't let go of its obligations. An ancient story yearning to be retold. A boy and a demon, trapped in the web of destiny.

And a girl with a stoat, ready to take them all on.

Words: 3366, Chapters: 1/6, Language: English

Series: Part 3 of The Tenacity of Stoats

Fandoms: Naruto

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Categories: F/M

Characters: Haruno Sakura, Gaara (Naruto), Yamanaka Ino, Uchiha Sasuke, Uchiha Itachi, Hoshigaki Kisame, Ichibi | One-tail | Shukaku, Original Animal Character(s), Original Female Character(s)

Relationships: Gaara/Haruno Sakura, Haruno Sakura & Uchiha Sasuke, Haruno Sakura & Yamanaka Ino, Haruno Sakura & Original Female Character(s)

Additional Tags: Tags Contain Spoilers, BAMF Haruno Sakura, Strong Haruno Sakura, Haruno Sakura & Yamanaka Ino Friendship, Protective Uchiha Sasuke, Stoats, Even More Stoat Lore, Legends, Storytelling, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Alternate Canon, Friendship, Epic Friendship, Mental Health Issues, Pining, Mythical Beings & Creatures, Mentions of Tanuki, Battle Scenes, Sparring, Canon-Typical Violence, Tailed Beasts Are Ancient Mythical Beings Not Parts of the Ten Tails Puzzle Piece, Fourth Shinobi War, Post-Fourth Shinobi War, Arranged Marriage, BAMF Uchiha Sasuke, Uchiha Sasuke Has Issues, And He Is Solving Them Yas King, Uchiha Itachi Has Issues, They Said He Could Be Anything So Itachi Became a Skank, Chosen One, Research, Angst and Hurt/Comfort, Angst and Feels, Mochi Once Again Winning, Sunagakure | Hidden Sand Village, Psychological Horror, Complicated Relationships, Yandere, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD, Power Dynamics, Power Play, Protective Haruno Sakura, Subterfuge, Family Secrets

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[guiltyfandomtrashwonderland]

the promise of water

The final story in the GaaSaku there’s-stoats-in-here trilogy which began with the opposite of good is drowning.

Chapters: 1/6 Fandom: Naruto Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Gaara/Haruno Sakura, Haruno Sakura & Uchiha Sasuke, Haruno Sakura & Yamanaka Ino, Haruno Sakura & Original Female Character(s) Characters: Haruno Sakura, Gaara (Naruto), Yamanaka Ino, Uchiha Sasuke, Uchiha Itachi, Hoshigaki Kisame, Ichibi | One-tail | Shukaku, Original Animal Character(s), Original Female Character(s) Additional Tags: Tags Contain Spoilers, BAMF Haruno Sakura, Strong Haruno Sakura, Haruno Sakura & Yamanaka Ino Friendship, Protective Uchiha Sasuke, Stoats, Even More Stoat Lore, Legends, Storytelling, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Alternate Canon, Friendship, Epic Friendship, Mental Health Issues, Pining, Mythical Beings & Creatures, Mentions of Tanuki, Battle Scenes, Sparring, Canon-Typical Violence, Tailed Beasts Are Ancient Mythical Beings Not Parts of the Ten Tails Puzzle Piece, Fourth Shinobi War, Post-Fourth Shinobi War, Arranged Marriage, BAMF Uchiha Sasuke, Uchiha Sasuke Has Issues, And He Is Solving Them Yas King, Uchiha Itachi Has Issues, They Said He Could Be Anything So Itachi Became a Skank, Chosen One, Research, Angst and Hurt/Comfort, Angst and Feels, Mochi Once Again Winning, Sunagakure | Hidden Sand Village, Psychological Horror, Complicated Relationships, Yandere, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD, Power Dynamics, Power Play, Protective Haruno Sakura, Subterfuge, Family Secrets Series: Part 3 of The Tenacity of Stoats Summary:

A family that won't let go of its obligations. An ancient story yearning to be retold. A boy and a demon, trapped in the web of destiny.

And a girl with a stoat, ready to take them all on.

[mira--mira]

Oot Ask Does the Summons hatred and adoration of Hashirama and Madara respectively have anything to do with the Bijuu?

Since in your post about the summons, you mentioned how many summons hate bijuu for taking on their form and since you mentioned summons politics, this could end up with the summons just generally disliking the bijuu on principle.

This could factor into why they dislike Hashirama since he enabled the creation of jinchuriki and forced many summons into close-ish quarter with a jinchuriki/bijuu. Madara on the other hand might be praised for subjugating a bijuu and for opposing Hashirama.

Although it could have something to do with the Mokuton, since Katsuyu seemed to hate Hashirama before he founded Konoha.

Cuz I've got some theories about the Mokuton. You mentioned in your post that summons eat chakra, well Mokuton kinda does the same, since it's known as a chakra suppressor. So maybe there's some history there which leads to their distaste for the Mokuton and by extension Madara. (Not sure why they don't actively hate Tenzo then)

For Madara, well I doubt he spent all of his 70+ years in the cave brooding until Obito showed up. It'd be interesting if he spent time in the summon realm and met some of the Firsts. Especially since his Eye of the Moon plan involved permanently sealing away the Bijuu and the summons don't like the bijuu. . . Although this does open up the interesting possibility of a war between the summons and bijuu/shinobi.

I'm getting a tad ahead of myself aern't I Love your work!!❤️✨❤️✨❤️✨

Anon you're going to make me cry, I love this ask! 😭🥰 I love worldbuilding and trying to drop little clues about lore as we go along so readers can start to get the picture before any big reveal but I'm never quite sure if my clues make sense, if they're too vague or too obvious but reading your theories and how you're putting it together makes me incredibly happy! Your thoughts are right on track and it makes me so happy to know you're thinking about it and formulating theories! I'll give a few more details below the cut!

Yes you are exactly right! The bijuu have a big role to play and the reason why/how they took on the summons form is late-game lore but fundamentally they and the summons have never gotten along. The summons have their issues with Hashirama in part because of the jinchuriki that's right but their biggest gripe comes from new lore (that is directly connected to the mokuton, the summons would similarly dislike Tenzo if they were aware of him, thought not as much as they do Hashirama. Another thing Hashirama had going against him was his own larger-than-life reputation. Kakashi's dogs don't have the same reaction to Hashirama or Tenzo because Inu's line split up with the main line becoming the Inuzuka's sole companions. This left the various other descendants in an awkward limbo where they could make contracts but most did it in "packs" like Kakashi's that were separate from other dogs but also locked them out of the wider summons' politics. They're not considered a cohesive group anymore.

As for Madara, you are right again that the collective summons love him because of his actions against Kurama. When Ningame first sees them after he says his piece to Hashirama, he immediately turns to Madara and says something similar to this (it's still in the rough draft stage lol):

“Gai, why do you accompany one of his kind? I tolerated the Shodai out of necessity but I will not tolerate another…” Ningame’s eyes finally slide to Madara. He braces himself for a similar reaction. Mikuzume might like him but she’s a child. If the birds decided he was at fault for the Uchiha Massacre and their contracts unjustly betrayed they might have cursed his name to such an extent that even Ningame would know. “…Uchiha Madara, as I live and breathe. In the flesh, yet a child.” Slowly Ningame walks forward, eyes wide and starry as he stares at Madara. “I do not know how it is possible but I know in my heart of hearts it is truly you. The man who forced the Kyuubi to its knees. It is an honor to speak with one such as yourself.” Ningame lowers his head and kneels as best a tortoise can.

The real funny thing is Madara and Hashirama for Gai, and Ningame low-key has one for Madara. You are also right that Madara didn't spend all his time in the cave (I'm still thinking of exactly how I want those events to play out lol) but in the time between Madara leaving the village and him returning to fight Hashirama...oh he definitely met with a few summons and the fact that the EotM plan involved sealing them away...well, permanent sealing with no way to spring free is the best solution to unkillable chakra beasts. Mikuzume is too young to know, and this'll be my last spoiler, but because of his original actions with Kurama, Kitsune (who is indeed still alive) is indebted to Madara.

I'm still fiddling with ideas on how to tie things together in this AU's version of the fourth war but I really like the idea of there being a summons/bijuu war and I really like the idea that it could come up but the war itself actually predated the Warring States Period! History doesn't start with the founders and I love the idea of building up more world history in broad strokes so the weight of history and past grudges can be felt as we go through them again.

Thank you so much for your comment, anon! I love reading everyone's thoughts and getting to respond! 💖🥰🥰