#iruka umino is a badass

[getyourmindrightson]

Okay, but like that hair tie looks very similar to what we see Iruka wear here

...I'm just saying that if Kishimoto hinted that Iruka is jonin or ANBU level....why can't he be a secret ANBU/deep cover to protect the clan kids....

fucking around on tsunade's stupid wikia page looking for smth to make me 5% more insane and like

bitch ass Iruka clone jumpscare

[tendercrysp]

I've been avoiding posting wips on here but burnout is killing me so this is all I have right now, I'm sorry 🙏

We'll invest in badass Ruky. I want to see him FIGHT

[kakairuincorrectquotes]

Kakashi: I wanted a big, strong and badass man.

Iruka: [Making animal shaped pancakes]

Kakashi: But instead I chose Iruka.

[sandsibs-and-co]

Iruka: Like, I really want to teach yoga and zen and overall centeredness

Iruka: but I also like to really kill and stab people on the weekends.

[dailyirukapics]

I am frothing at the mouth for this AU! Iruka having the eye make-up like Orochimaru when he summons his snake is just... so peak!!

A bit more Orochimaru's student Iruka

Related pages 1, 2 and 4 and 5

[ahatanhell]

[nki-stories]

Anbu Iruka anyone?

[shukruut]

*draws the fave that deserved better*

[dailyirukapics]

Okay so I love this for him! The headband on his arm a la Shikamaru is a great touch!

young iruka (a style without a headband on its head)

[aerialflight]

Fic Recs (mostly Naruto cause I read too many good fics in the fandom and now I'm in hell)

[Naruto]

Spirit-Touched by phooykazooi

Once upon a time, the Haruno clan were priests. It was said that they were spirit-touched, and that they walked among the downtrodden and the poor, and did not bow to royalty.

Or, an AU in which Sakura can see spirits.

Part 1 of The Realms Between

(Really, and I mean REALLY fantastic Shikamaru & Sakura friendship! Fantastic, beautiful writing, and such good worldbuilding, god, and the Haruno family is so badass!! Sakura and everything she does makes me want to scream!! Please read!)

Final Evaluation by Do_the_Cool_Whip

Progress evaluations are one-on-one consultation meetings between academy students and their teacher. Their purpose is to inform academy students of their strengths and weaknesses and guide them down their ideal path to becoming a strong shinobi. Upon graduating the academy and passing their jounin-sensei test, new genin return to the academy for one final consultation. (Or: The story of what happens when Umino Iruka uses his final meetings with his students as way to send them off to become the best shinobi they can possibly be.)

(Iruka! Is! The! Best! Teacher! Ever! End of story!!! Great interpretation of all the characters and their capabilities and I am so so excited for the sequel that will undoubtedly come! XD)

Celestial Bodies by Oceanbreeze7

Sasuke looked at the fire, eyes glowing red as the mutated corrupted seal on his throat. "Amaterasu blessed me. I see things. Like you with two normal eyes and the Hokage. And Sakura with a seal on her forehead. And I run Chidori through Naruto's heart. I keep trying to kill him. Over and over. And that knuckleheaded idiot never gives up.”

(Don't you get it? I saw it. The moon will bleed, the nations will die. The world is going to end.)

Part 1 of Celestial Bodies and Anomalies

(I swear, this fic freaking elevated my expectations on Sasuke-centric fics in general holy hell. Also, read the fucking sequel after this cause EVERYTHING GOES NUTS AND THE PLOT GOES OFF AND I'M HERE FOR THIS SHIT. Fucking Uchihas man. Also, you wouldn't think this series is funny, but it is, and it's amazing.)

A step to the left (and right off the cliff) by weavingBlue

Team Seven starts off on a different foot and Sasuke's canonical journey to get stronger goes off the rails a bit. It all works out though. Probably.

(This fic went in a direction I didn't expect and it's GLORIOUS. SO FUNNY, I honestly was dying while I was reading this. Please give this a chance!!)

promises by BombsAreForBabies

It's her first kiss and Naruto's last. She promises him that she will bring Sasuke home. It's his dying wish, after all.

(Naruto bleeds out faster than the kyuubi can heal him.

Sakura learns that being a ninja is more than fancy jutsu and fun.

Sasuke does not know that he just killed his best friend and turned his most loyal comrade into his worst enemy.)

(Listen LISTEN I know this sounds depressing but the relationship developments and slow healing is EVERYTHING and I think it's absolutely worth it to read this. Sakura's characterization is so good and Kakashi makes me want to hug him. A lot.)

Fang Under Fang by Vroomian

"Are we sure he's really an Inuzuka?"

(The answer is no.)

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Someone reborn as Inuzuka Kiba not only has to deal with bullshit ninja magic, but soulmates being A Thing.

(Really good self-insert fic and its platonic soulmates, not romantic! I am always here for a good Kiba-centric fic and I won't say who the soulmate is. It's unexpected but so, so good! Trust me!)

Haunt The Lonely by Tht0neGal666

(Series where Sakura can see ghosts and the Things she gets up to due to this ability. The fics are short but man, you can already see the shifting differences in Team 7's dynamics, it's great!)

Perception by Ellie_Enchanted

Naruto can sense auras, which throws everything off it's balance. Because really, with someone as open as Naruto running around and peering into the depths of people's souls, something is bound to change. In other words, sometimes all that's needed is a push. Also, Sasuke apparently glows.

(Naruto the empath changing the plot and making it Better and I am loving it!)

Crossfire by DejaVu22

Following the events of Naruto, Uchiha Sasuke never makes it to Orochimaru's hideout. Instead, he is waylaid by a one-eyed man named Tobi, a man possessing a Sharingan, a terrifying dual personality, a penchant for always being late, and a single-minded mission to stop the Akatsuki in their tracks. When Sasuke runs into Naruto again years later, he must ally with his old teammate in order to protect him from the Akatsuki, while keeping him out of the two man war Tobi and Sasuke have started against the dangerous organization.

(I honest to god can't stop cackling when I read this, the Sasuke & Obito dynamic is so freaking chaotic and Sasuke's characterization is the best thing I've ever read. This boi is a mEsS and I'm fucking rooting for him. He cares so much! There's secret identity shenanigans happening on sasuke's end and it's HILARIOUS! This is the duo I never thought I needed but here it is! *cackles insanely*)

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[Diamond no Ace]

Echo in His Hands by SportRayne (rayningnight)

Ship: Miyuki/Sawamura

What does it mean, when you remember snapshots of your own future?

Is it your future at all, if you change it?

Would you even want to change it?

(Look I am WEAK for BAMF Eijun and time travel fics and Miyuki being a tanuki bastard, okay? Time travel fic where Eijun gets feelings of people he knew before in the future. Really good so far and am so excited over this fic!)

The path we walk by WindsOfTime

Ship: Miyuki/Sawamura

Eijun goggles at the magazine she just shoved into his hands. "W-Wakana!" "I know!" she says, beaming. "That's my soulmate!!" "I know!!" "My soulmate plays baseball!!"

(Became such an instant fave so fast it's unbelievable. I LOVE THESE IDIOTS SO MUCH! Best soulmate fic in this fandom, hands down!)

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[One Piece]

switching places by fireflywitch

Zoro is 21 and wakes up in a desert they already saved, on a ship that they burned two years ago, and standing next to a man who is supposed to be dead. Except, that can’t be right, can it?

Zoro is 19 and wakes up on a ship that’s too big, next to a robot wearing a swimsuit, and he’s supposed to fight something called a Kaido. Also, he’s missing an eye, and no one’s even a little worried about it?

(or)

Time travel is a shitshow, and Zoro didn't sign up for this.

(FUCKING HILARIOUS ZORO IS THE BEST PERSON TO SEND BACK IN TIME CAUSE HE'D BE TERRIBLE YET FANTASTIC AT IT I CAN'T MAN FIEWNOPFEW)

No Time To Crank The Sun by VIKAN

He’s surrounded by strangers, but they’re all trying to convince him otherwise. Or, Zoro faces a mysterious and relentless challenge that he just can’t wrap his head around.

(This ripped my heart open, I cried reading this my god. Please read this, the pain is so worth it and Zoro and his relationship with his crew is so good here. This reminded me why I love the Straw Hats so much!)

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[Fairy Tail]

to learn about a lucy (with a look into the future.) by るる凪 - nagi (arurun)

A watching the future fanfic.

It's currently X781, three years before canon. A group of Fairy Tail mages find themselves in a large building, with no known way out.

They sit down, and they watch the future.

(This is so much more fun than I thought it would be and I'm so happy I found this fic. This fic reignited my old love for this fandom and I hope it does for you too!)

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[Harry Potter]

sunflowers by Marnie27

One day, a young girl sits on the edge of a well. On this day, she falls in. Then the next, she’s not even a ‘she’ anymore. He’s Peter Pettigrew — doomed to die at the hands of his (betrayed) friend’s son.

Peter is selfish, bitter and brash. He’s not some fairy tale hero, he doesn’t care if everyone around him dies, as long as he lives. The marauders are annoying and childish. Survival is his priority, and he can’t afford to face distractions.

This just makes the fact that soulmates are now apparently a thing all the more godawful.

(And then another day years later he falls into an entirely new impossibility, Remus Lupin in tow, right into the third book of Harry Potter. Smack bang on the other Peter Pettigrew’s grave).

It’s confusing and graceless, and entirely something that would happen to him of all people.

(Self-insert fic where a girl reincarnates into Peter Pettigrew! And there are soulmates! And it's angsty and hilarious and Peter is an Asshole (somewhat unintentionally lol). Always a fan of biased pov fics and characters slowly improving themselves and their mental health! Cause dying! Is! Traumatic! *smiley face* Please read!)

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[Crossovers]

he's a killer queen, sunflower, guillotine by hoye

Fandoms: Fullmetal Alchemist, Harry Potter

He has to be the weirdest Hufflepuff Harry’s ever seen. Scratch that, he’s the weirdest Hufflepuff Hogwarts has ever seen.

(One thing everyone could agree on: NEVER call Edward Elric short.)

(This is peak Edward Elric and all the best things about him and I'm just having a Good Time. Friendships! Logical solutions! Marauder screentime! And so much More! *bright grin* It's a fun place here!)

[depressedhatakekakashi]

"Iruka is secretly a badass jonin masked as a chunin'- XD oh i remember those fics! some of them are actually really well-written but yeah, Iruka as just a regular career-chunin is still just as (if not more) interesting and it doesn't change how special his bond is with Naruto so like- the change is kinda boring 😅 plus i love the idea of the jounin's getting a whipping from Iruka whenever they're being too in over their heads and still respecting him because c'mon that's Umino Iruka-sensei, doesn't matter if he's a chunin. Even if you're one of the strongest shinobi in the village- he can and will scream and scold your ears off until you start apologizing and feeling like a scolded academy student again and that's the many special things about him XD

My favorite thing about Iruka is that he is just a chunin willing to stand up against a Jonin when he thinks they’re wrong. Heck, he’s a chunin willing to chew out the HOKAGE

Does he have special bad ass fighting skills? No. Is he still super badass in his own way and i adore that for him? Absolutly

Obviously i’m not saying people can’t enjoy turning him into a bad ass jonin. People are allowed to have their fun just like with root Rin. It’s just for me with Au’s i really want it to add something or change a lot about their life/job

And Iruka being a badass Jonin sort of takes away from the value of him digging his heels in and standing up to people like Asuma, Kurenai and Kakashi

[mugiwara-lucy]

And that’s why part 1 Naruto is my FAVORITE iteration of the character 😊

Iruka looks at him so softly 😭

bonus exhausted team 7 done with Naruto’s endless energy

[narusasu-ao3recs]

Sometimes the hardest battle isn’t enough to change a heart, sometimes all the war and blood in the world isn’t enough to shift a single destiny. Sometimes a simple touch is enough to break down the strongest of barriers, sometimes a single word is enough to make the world quake. Sometimes the most reaching of changes comes in the form of a little boy sad enough, strong enough, and kind enough to make friends with a monster. Sometimes one change makes waves.

Naruto has been hearing the rumbling growl in the back of his head for as long as he can remember. He’s seven when he tries to talk to it for the first time. He’s the dead last, the failure at everything, so he doesn’t actually expect to succeed. And when he’s suddenly standing, knee deep in murky water and face to face with a demon, he has no idea what to expect. As it turns out, the world could use something unexpected.

In which Naruto discovers the real meaning of the word monster, Sasuke discovers power and strength and learns the difference between them, and Sakura discovers that being herself is not as selfish as she thought. Where Kakashi learns to fight again for what he loves, and Obito never stopped.

Tags: No Archive Warnings Apply, Uchiha Sasuke/Uzumaki Naruto, Hatake Kakashi/Uchiha Obito, Haruno Sakura/Yamanaka Ino, Dai-nana-han | Team 7 & Hatake Kakashi, Hatake Kakashi & Umino Iruka, Hatake Kakashi & Shiranui Genma, Kyuubi | Nine-tails | Kurama & Uzumaki Naruto, Team 7 & Kurama, Hyuuga Neji/Nara Shikamaru, Eventual Gaara/Kimimaro, Uchiha Itachi/Uchiha Shisui, Uchiha Obito & Akatsuki, Gaara & Team 7, Sarutobi Asuma/Yuuhi Kurenai, Nagato | Pain/Yahiko, Hoshigaki Kisame & Uchiha Itachi, Uchiha Itachi & Uchiha Shisui, Sarutobi Asuma & Dai-jippan | Team 10, Yuuhi Kurenai & Team 8, Uzumaki Naruto, Kyuubi | Nine-tails | Kurama, Uchiha Sasuke, Haruno Sakura, Hatake Kakashi, Uchiha Obito, Uchiha Itachi, Akatsuki (Naruto), Jinchuuriki (Naruto), Bijuu | Tailed Beasts (Naruto), Sannin (Naruto), Fix-It, Families of Choice, Unconventional Families, Breaking of the Team-7 Legacy of BS, HARD, Like so Hard Other Generations Feel It, Sorry dude I drew the line at Moon Magic and Aliens, Mostly Canon Otherwise, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Angst, It's an Uchiha thing, Sakura Being a Badass, Because Really Now, Oblivious Uzumaki Naruto, Baby Badasses, This idea got out of hand real fast, Naruto's ability to make friends with giant chakra demons surfaces early, They all turn into vicious little monsters, Hiruzen did not sign up for this shit, Kakashi get your Gennin under control dammit, they're breaking my village again, Anko stop laughing

Word Count: 223,053

Rating: Teen

[crushzone]

~10 Characters from 10 Fandoms Tag~

Oooh fun! Thank you so much for the tag @lydzisanerd​​ This list is in no particular order. Also just want to add that this was very difficult to do because I can’t just pick one favorite from each (anime) fandom. 😢 

1. Ukai Keishin - Haikyuu!!

Started off my HQ! journey crushing on Daichi (and I still do, he shares a first place with Ukai tbh), but my feelings for him randomly hits HARD when I see him rage drives back to school to get Kageyama in his little yellow car. 

He’s so hardworking: running the store, farming, coaching the team, AND spends his free time coming up with strategies instead of passing out? Sure he may be grumpy at times (which I find hilarious), but I don’t blame him. Seeing all the little proud smiles, cheering and glances at his baby crows when they learn something new just gets my heart fluttering. Very husband material ✅  

Like his protective dad reflex is on point ^

2. Touta Matsuda - Death Note

He’s a cinnamon roll who just wants to do something correctly for once! Honestly, everyone in Death Note has their own dark side, and having him on screen is such a treat. 

I sympathize with him, I know how it feels to think that you are incompetent when you compare yourself to others, especially if you are the youngest person, and when you fear incompetence, some moves you do can end up poorly if it was done out of frustration instead of logic. But that doesn’t stop him, he keeps trying and I look up to him for that (though it gave L a big headache lol). He also just wants someone to love him 😭  Must protect.

3. Sokka - Avatar the Last Airbender

Another funny character that I love very much! It’s been a while since I’ve seen this show, so forgive me if I got somethings wrong. 

He’s not a bender, but that does not stop him from continuing to grow stronger, as he later picks up sword fighting and so on. Like Matsuda, he teaches me that it is ok to feel not so great when you accidentally compare yourself to others (because his sister is freaking strong), but you should use that feeling to encourage yourself to grow in your own way; and that it is ok if your attempts are a fail sometimes.

He’s also hella cute and he actually makes me laugh.

4. Iruka Umino - Naruto

Another husband material character. Stable, kind and loving, he’s passionate about what he does and he cares about his students. Maybe I just have a thing for older responsible characters who takes care of children, who knows 🤷🏻‍♀️

And he’s a little adorably clumsy sometimes.

5. Levi Ackerman - Attack on Titans

He’s a popular character, so I’m not surprised that I ended up liking him a lot too, and I totally understand why. I’m not usually into stoic and violent characters, but after reading about his past and seeing the little gestures of protectiveness and care he does to his comrades and close friends, I respect him. Also a dad, but like, a tough love kind of dad lol.

His fights are always so badass, he moves like the wind!!

6. Hanataro Yamada - Bleach

Someone...please protect him. I love his character so much, and I know he’s usually there for comic relief, but I can’t help but smile every time he does. Another character who struggles with feeling weak and incompetent, but this boy is trying his best. He’s willing to step up to protect the ones he love even if he KNOWS he’s going to lose and is very scared. I respect that a lot, and I just want to give him the warmest hug.

Also, something about his relatively tired face and soft voice that juxtaposes his “high level” of energy and enthusiasm is hilarious to me. He’ll pull all nighters to heal his friends when they need him, he’s just someone you can rely on.

Look at him goo!! 😂 

7. Seijuro Shin - Eyeshield 21

I honestly don’t know why he was my favorite from the series, I don’t really remember much about the manga tbh, since it’s been well over 10+ years since I’ve read it/seen the anime. But I remember gasping when I see him on the cover of the issue and I was staring at it for a while. One could say he was one of my earlier manga crushes?

But I recall him being a little awkward and his unawareness of his strength is hilarious.

8. F. F. - Jojo’s Bizzare Adventure, Stone Ocean

A hilarious simple minded character, or should I say Plankton, hahah! There’s so many characters in JJBA, but I just think F.F.'s (poor) attempt at being a human is funny, They also remind me to drink water every time they make an appearance, so that’s an added benefit.

9. Jean-Jacques Leroy - Yuri On Ice

Ok ok, this character gets a lot of dislikes, and the reason why I like him is deeper than the fact that he is a ridiculously attractive talented Canadian ice skater okaayy? Hear me out. 

There are many times when I would cringe and get second hand embarrassment at some of the things he’s done, but he’s not really trying to hurt anyone. This man is trying to chase his dream, and prove his self-worthiness to his family and the people who supports him. And he’s also just trying to get people to eat lunch with him, dammit.

Instead of simply bathing in the love and cheer of his supporters, his people pleaser personality backfires, and the pressure of not letting people down becomes too immense. I believe he gets to where he is because he is an example of someone who feels incompetent (once again), but is never afraid to pick himself back up and keep trying.

Unlike Yuuri (Who I also really like), he doesn’t have someone like Victor to work with him on his fears technically (I know he’s engaged, but she’s not an ice skater, so all she can do is cheer from the sidelines, instead of being on ice with him). He’s devastated but it did not stop him from picking his head back up to smile and try again.

He’s just a harmless awkward people pleaser boy who does not understand how to fit in with the others, because he grew up around his big family, and that is the only world he knows how to be a part of. I think the others were a little unfair to him when they keep ignoring him. He just makes bad jokes that happens to upset Yuri, though I’m sure that if Yuri approaches him maturely and tells him how much it bothers him, he would stop and apologize.

10. Spike Spiegel - Cowboy Bebop

Tbh I never finished the show, the story telling style is just not for me, but I might try again sometime in the future. However, I kept watching it for a while because I really enjoy Spike’s characterization. He’s so relatable, especially in parts where he’s just trying to recover from his hangovers, and his fights are very entertaining to watch. I feel a sense of authenticity in him, because he acts exactly the way he wants to, and he has no shame. Also, his playful demeanor and crazy appetite is endearing.

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Help, after making this list, I THINK I HAVE A TYPE 😲 

Tagging, but please don’t feel pressured to! I’m just interested to see who your favs are: @shhhlikeme​ @danibby​ @yamaguchi-stan​

[quotablefanfiction]

Of all the responses Kakashi had expected, Iruka’s easy acceptance had not been on the list– Umino Iruka is usually a champion angry worrier, and Kakashi had been counting on a lecture at least. “Well.” Kakashi drawls. “That was less violent than I expected.” Iruka throws a shuriken at him to make up for it.

Kakashi talking to Iruka before the Wave mission (chp. 20)

Of Harrowed Hearts by Sable_Scribe (AO3) Naruto – Teen – Uchiha Sasuke/Uzumaki Naruto #Alternate Universe #Fix-it #Angst #Baby Badasses #Friendly!Kyuubi #Incomplete

Sometimes the hardest battle isn’t enough to change a heart, sometimes all the war and blood in the world isn’t enough to shift a single destiny.

Sometimes a simple touch is enough to break down the strongest of barriers, sometimes a single word is enough to make the world quake.

Sometimes the most reaching of changes comes in the form of a little boy sad enough, strong enough, and kind enough to make friends with a monster.

Sometimes one change makes waves.

Naruto has been hearing the rumbling growl in the back of his head for as long as he can remember. He’s seven when he tries to talk to it for the first time. He’s the dead last, the failure at everything, so he doesn’t actually expect to succeed.

And when he’s suddenly standing, knee deep in murky water and face to face with a demon, he has no idea what to expect.

As it turns out, the world could use something unexpected.

In which Naruto discovers the real meaning of the word monster, Sasuke discovers power and strength and learns the difference between them, and Sakura discovers that being herself is not as selfish as she thought.

Where Kakashi learns to fight again for what he loves, and Obito never stopped.

[ao3feed-kakaobi]

How Lucky We Are

read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/2vLhmuD

by Figgyfan14

“Look around, look around, at how lucky we are to be alive right now.”

It starts with the mating.

Kakashi thinks that maybe it started a long time before that if he’s really honest. Somewhere around Kanabi Bridge, perhaps.

His hair usually covers the scar that he got defending Obito there, the one that rips through his eyebrow, the original wound so deep that it nearly struck bone as the kunai slashed a path down and was only diverted from taking his eye by Rin’s quick shove of the shinobi wielding it.

It doesn’t really start until the mating, though.

Direct sequel to Sharing is Caring

Words: 2343, Chapters: 1/?, Language: English

Series: Part 2 of How Lucky We Are

Fandoms: Naruto

Rating: Explicit

Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings

Categories: F/F, F/M, M/M, Multi

Characters: Hatake Kakashi, Uchiha Obito, Nohara Rin, Uzumaki Kushina, Namikaze Minato, Umino Iruka, Yamato | Tenzou, Uchiha Shisui, Uchiha Mikoto, Uzumaki Naruto

Relationships: Hatake Kakashi/Uchiha Obito, Hatake Kakashi/Nohara Rin, Uchiha Obito/Nohara Rin, Hatake Kakashi/Nohara Rin/Uchiha Obito, Uzumaki Kushina/Namikaze Minato, Hatake Kakashi/Umino Iruka, Hatake Kakashi/Uchiha Obito/Nohara Rin/Umino Iruka, Uchiha Shisui/Yamato | Tenzou

Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Alpha/Beta/Omega Dynamics, Mating Cycles/In Heat, Alternate Universe - Everyone Lives/Nobody Dies, Mpreg, Anal Sex, Oral Sex, Sex, Threesomes, Foursomes, Fluff and Smut, Domestic Fluff, Feelings, Kakashi is bad at feelings, Hatake Kakashi Needs a Hug, Rin is a badass, Good Uchiha Obito, Alpha Rin, Alpha Obito, Omega Kakashi, Omega Minato, Alpha Kushina, Omega Iruka, Omega Shisui, Beta Tenzou, Unconventional female alphas, Canon-Typical Violence, Smut, Pregnant Kakashi, Kidfic, Family of Choice

read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/2vLhmuD