#mai shiranui (mentioned)

[ddddd-notpixels]

could they have chosen a cooler line-up tho

TERRY BOGARD?!?!!

[dolphs-world]

Justice for Ganondorf

Sm4sh's roster is the 4th best (XD) meaning the weakest if not for Melee. Making Sheik and Zero Suit distinct was great but only Charizard was lame. I'm glad the Trainer is the only character with that gimmick remaining. But the Master Ball is cool. (Also, quick sidenote: the new items in Ultimate are also really cool. I didn't know where to add it so here it is whilst I think of it). Honestly, the newcomers are all decent, highlights being to Palutena and Pac-Man, but the rest just aren't that fun to play as. Also, who they cut out weakens this one. And remember, this was before Echos so Dark Pit and Lucina were the worst characters until Ultimate. And the DLC. I'll start this off by saying that Ryu and Bayonetta are great (although I can't play them) but I don't really like the more realistic looking 3rd party characters, they don't gel well. Besides Snake, Snake is so realistic that he circles back. He's also Snake. But this is why I've never had a problem with the anime sword fighters, I think they look quite good along the more cartoony characters (anime and cartoon solidarity). Cloud is great. Corrin is not. This is the game where FE overstepped their boundary. Marth was good, Roy sucked, and Ike was a great replacement. Robin was good and unique but another clone of Marth? And then DLC for the 2 worst FE reps? Get out of here. If Lucina and Corrin weren't in Smash I think people would have responded more positively to FE. And Byleth should have been in the base game of Ultimate, even if that's impossible. And the rest being characters already represented in the game? And Roy? I am so glad for Ultimate. And I am so glad for Luigi becoming a unique character So: Brawl > Ultimate > 64 > Sm4sh > Melee. Justice for Ganondorf. (Subspace Emissary/Nintendo Sci-fi, 3D All-stars, Sonic/Metal Gear, Tennis, Nitro Kart Planets) Another thing I thought about is the representation of women in Smash. I forgot that Ken was new in Ultimate and whilst great, and the most unique echo, Chun-Li would have been better. And again with Terry, Mai Shiranui is more iconic. Some may say that she's too sexual but that's a load of bull, Bayonetta is in Smash along with Pyra and Mythra, sadly. And people like Mai's sexuality. Sexuality isn't the problem, it's the lack of male sexuality. The closest we get is Sephiroth and Snake. Recently, I've been playing a lot of CTR Nitro. Best kart racer on switch and best roster from any game bar none, the only characters not referenced in that game from Crash's history are Farmer Earnest, Willy Wumpa Cheeks, and Viscount. But out of 55 characters only 10 are female. 7 are bandicoots, 5 are sexy bandicoots and another one is a baby version, and you are only left with 3. Even if you add all the genderless characters, like we do in real life, there are only 16. The most unique female character is Nina Cortex, the rest are either cute or sexy animals. In Smash, there are 19 characters out of 94 that are female (including echos, Alex, and secondary characters like Luma and Kazooie) one of which is Sheik. 35 if you include Pokemon, animals, and characters that can be either or. Back in 64 Samus was the only woman and they had to put her in twice to boost the numbers. Chun-Li and Mai Shiranui would have been great female reps that are both strong, capable, and present different and somewhat realistic beauty, more so than Pyra/Mythra. So maybe I was too harsh on Isabelle. (I can't figure out how to add back the title for my last post) But I haven't answered the question, what is my ideal roster? Best most unique characters: Mr. Game & Watch, R.O.B, and Piranha plant. Duck Hunt and Ice Climbers can suck it, being from the NES does not increase your importance. But those three are good starters for inspiration. Best Team in the Subspace Emissary: Samus, Pikachu, Captain Falcon, Olimar, DK, and Diddy (honourable mention is R.O.B). Dedede, Ness, and Luigi come second. Best Series reps as a whole: DK and Kirby. So how do we make the other series feel as whole and complete as DK and Kirby?

[doamarierose-honoka]

The prospect of bringing Elena back was a scary one for players who spent a lot of time in Ultra Street Fighter 4, but that's a reality we'll all soon be living in — though the developers appear to be keenly aware of fan concerns.

Following the reveal of Season 2 DLC also including M. Bison Terry Bogard and Mai Shiranui, Street Fighter 6 Director Takayuki Nakayama and Producer Shuhei Matsumoto recently had an interview with Japanese publication Famitsu where they talk about the first Street Fighter 3 character coming back to the roster and her infamous healing powers.

Thanks to the talents of our own Nicholas 'MajinTenshinhan' Taylor, we now have a full translation of their discussion to provide more insights on the team's thought process for the upcoming DLC.

Famitsu: You're also adding Elena from the Street Fighter 3 series. Was there any particular reason for bringing her back?

Nakayama: First of all, we didn't have a capoeira user at the moment and we also wanted to have someone who was from Africa, which were two big reasons for including her.

We were thinking about making a brand new African character, but we felt like if we did that'd leave no room for Elena later so we chose to bring her back instead.

Famitsu: You're working hard to not have overlapping nationalities and fighting styles, then?

Nakayama: That's right. We're always trying to bring in nationalities or martial arts that aren't represented yet. In Street Fighter 6, we added Snake Kung-Fu on our poison user A.K.I. and Drunken Fist with Jamie when we made new characters.

Although the interviewer brings it up, the Director himself doesn't specifically mention her being a SF3 representative as part of the reasoning to bring her back.

This is quite interesting since SF6 is the first entry to fully take place after Third Strike, but it seems we won't be getting caught up with basically any of the New Generation era cast until almost two years after the game came out.

Famitsu: As usual, she'll be mostly fighting with her legs?

Nakayama: Yeah. We're right in the middle of developing her right now, but please look forward to further news down the line.

And then there's of course what all USF4 players were wondering about.

Famitsu: I'm quite curious about Healing... ?

Nakayama: During Ultra Street Fighter 4, I saw a tournament which had Rose, Yun and Elena and the matches became extremely long.

We're very aware of this in our development, so please don't worry about Healing.

Everyone: Hahaha.

Nakayama: For some inside info, the idea of "how about she heals her opponent instead?" was raised, but obviously this was rejected, haha.

This does certainly make it sound like Elena does have Healing again in SF6 though they don't plan on it being quite as strong.

Back when she was re-introduced in Ultra Street Fighter 4, Elena became something of a menace at most skill levels because of her Ultra 2.

She could easily and consistently knock the opponent down and send them flying basically full screen with moves like Spin Scythe and Scratch Wheel to give her an opening for Healing on their recovery.

Most characters didn't have a consistent punish to this tactic, so she'd often get it off for basically free and force the opponent to do enough damage to basically KO Elena 1.5 times to get a win — and then she could just do it again the next round (or sometimes twice in one round if she recovered enough).

It also certainly helped that it only took her Revenge Meter, so she was still free to use her EX moves and Super without a tradeoff.

As the Director mentioned, this could slow down and draw out matches longer than basically any time in SF4's history, which of course drew some ire from the playerbase.

If we had to take a guess, Healing will most likely be Elena's level 2 Super Art in SF6 judging by how the developers tend to set up the characters in this game. And maybe it'll refill her Drive Gauge instead or at least give her the option to.

On top of that being a fairly expensive cost, SF6's mechanics like Drive Rush and almost no hard knockdowns presumably would make healing much riskier than SF4.

Elena already had Healing in SF3 too and wasn't really good there, so it was largely how Ultra SF4 was set up that led to her being more of a menace.

Famitsu: In the trailer, she really gives off a kind of a big sister vibe, so are we to take that as her growing up from her previous appearance?

Nakayama: Of course, time has passed for her just like the rest of the characters, so she has grown. She pets a hippopotamus in one scene, and that's also going to be related to her story.

Previously, the Director talked about how players would probably be surprised and say things like "what are you doing?" in regards to SF6 Season 2, and he certainly seems to be right by bringing Elena back plus the series' first guest characters.

Players will likely be waiting many more months until we actually learn more about Elena in detail and see her in action considering she's the last character scheduled to release in Year 2 all the way in Spring 2025.

[zetaflarep]

6/30 🦊 Happy birthday Ayumi!!

🎹 Hey guys, we got a letter from Gowold Rush!

💗 Ooh, just in time for Ayumi-san's birthday!

🎹 It's the print I ordered!

🦋 She's cosplaying our favorite kunoichi!! Ayumin's Mai cosplay is ultra-super cute!!

🎹 Yeah, Ayumi cosplays Mai Shiranui quite a bit. When she does, Kanon usually cosplays Athena in one of her many different outfits. When Kanon performs in karaoke and talent contests, usually she cosplays KOF 2003 Athena, her idol outfit!

🌻 Oh yeah Zeta-nii, didn't you mention you really loved SNK fighting games?

🎹 Yeah! Got into them around the same time as I did Marvel vs Capcom. Have you played them, Tsubomi?

🌻 Not really...Bomi saw footage, but Bomi is afraid of...

🦋 SNK Boss Syndrome?

🌻 Exactly.

🎹 Ayumi also sent us a letter! She told us I had no idea I'd make a good idol like Kanon, but Zeta and all of your constant support over the years gave her the confidence she needed when Gowold Rush became a thing. She always looks forward to seeing us at every show and being in the front row for our shows.

🐦 I noticed she's come a long way. Kozuka-san was already a strong dancer, but her singing has gotten much better over time.

🥞 I'm really looking forward to the next time we share a stage!! She and Kanon are always fun to watch.

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[HS2/AI] The King of Fighters ~ Yuri

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Mini Fanfic #612: Reacting to An Actual KOF Movie (King of Fighters)

'Door Open'

Shingo: Guys! (Excitedly Walks into K' and Kula's Apartment) You will NOT believe what I just brought at the store today!

Rock: (Turns to Shingo) What is it, Shingo?

Kula: (Immediately Gets Excited) Ooh! Is it sweets?

K': (Slouch Down on the Sofa in a Bored Expression) Is it something stupid?

Shingo: Nope!

Kula: (Sad and Disappointed) Awww.....

Shingo: (Shows the Gang a DVD Case) It's the King of Fighters Movie! In Live-Action!!

Rock: Wait. (Takes a Look at The Case) Someone actually made a movie about the tournament?

Kula: (Smiles Brightly) Neat.

K': ('Tch') It's probably another cash grab.

Shingo: Oh come on, K'. It won't be that bad.

K': (Turns to Shingo) Kid, have you even seen Hollywood's track record, when it comes to making crappy live adaptations of some famous franchises?

Rock: I'm gonna have to agree with K' on this one. We have seen some pretty mediocre stuff in those types movies.

Shingo: Yeah. But... I'm sure it won't be too bad. And who knows? This just might be the best adaptation we've seen so far.

One to Two Hours Later........

TV: (Rolling Credits)

'Silence'

Rock: .....C-...Can anyone explain to me what we just saw here?

Kula: (Frowns Disappointed) Yeah! How come I wasn't in the movie?!

K': (Turns to Kula) The hell are you talking about? None of us were in this movie.

Shingo: (Crosses his Arms) Well, this movie was supposed to take place during the time when Rugal used to host the first and second KOF tournament......(Frowns in Disappointment) But I don't remember any of that happened in real life. (Turns to Rock) Was Terry actually in some sort of secret agency before or something?

Rock: I don't think so. I mean, he did told me that he used to work alongside with Mary sometime ago, you know, since she worked in an agency herself and everything. But he was never declared an actual agent. Plus, I highly doubt that he would interested in that sort of stuff anyways.

Kula: Isn't Ms. Mai supposed to be a ninja? Why was she dressed in all black throughout the entire movie?

Rock: (Shrugged) Your guess is as good as mine. And speaking of which, her and everyone else in the movie, looks completely unrecognizable from one another. Like, wasn't that Iori guy supposed to have red hair or something?

Shingo: Yeah....Not even Kyo-san looks right to me either. Furthermore..... Did Mature and Vice always had some kind of platonic relationship with one another or....

Rock: (Raised an Eyebrow in Confusion) Who are they again?

K': They're two weird looking women who followed Iori around everywhere for....some reason.

Shingo: They only follow him because he has the Orochi's Blood since he was younger. I think a while back, Chizuru-Senpai told me that they were also in some kind of twisted cult known as the Hakkesshu.

Kula: (Shutters in a Bit of Fear) W-W-Whoever they are... They're s-still creepy.....

Shingo: ('Sigh') Tell me about it.... Also, wasn't Rugal supposed to be a lot more intimidating in person?

K': Who cares? The movie still sucks.

Rock: Yeah....

Shingo: It was pretty bad.....

Kula: (Nodded in Agreement) Mhmm.

Shingo: Well....(Pulls Out Another DVD Case out of a Bag) At least I got another movie for us to watch.

Rock: (Looks at Movie's Title) KOF Destiny....They made another one?

Shingo: Yep. The retailer told me that this is one is suppose to be a lot better than the Live Action version.

K': (Gives Shingo a Dumbfounded Glare) Are you telling me we wasted two hours on a trash film, when we could've been watching a good one instead?!

Shingo: (Frightfully Hold his Hands up in Defense) I only wanted to see if it was good or not! I had no idea it would be that bad!!

Rock: Well, either way, I wouldn't mind giving the second movie a shot.

Kula: (Smiles Brightly) Yeah! I wanna give it a shot too! It sounds promising!

K': ('Tch') Whatever. (Glares Back at Shingo) This movie better be good, Yabuki!

Shingo: (Smiles Sheepishly and Awkwardly) It will be! I promise! (Or at least I hope so......('Gulp') For my sake...)

An Hour and a Half later, the second movie was better in everyone's eyes and Shingo's life was saved.

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[hotarufutaba]

i had some banana bread so yeah

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May I request nsfw headcanons for Genma? Thank you for your service 🔥

HEY!!! I’ve been WAITING for this one. Thank you for requesting! NSFW Genma headcanons comin right up.

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Genma Shiranui NSFW headcanons s/o reader

- will literally be down to fuck anytime….anywhere

- he won’t beg, but you will be able to tell when he’s in the mood

- with his flirty seductive ass *sighs*

- you guys want to fuck in the forest? It’ll happen. His apartment? During a mission? The back of Ichiraku Ramen? Trust me, it’ll happen.

- he’ll try to be discreet and he’s pretty good about it

- Genma definitely likes it rough

- giant cock for sure. 9/10

- Genma has a thing for hair pulling…if you pull his long luscious brunette locks, he will for sure groan in response

- senbon will be in his mouth while he fucks you.

- messy bun Genma??? That is definitely a thing. He’ll tie his hair back maybe depending on the occasion. Sexy, I tell ya

- every now and then he would prefer more slow and passionate sex. Even better if you’re the one on top. He just wants all the beautiful views and to take in the moment.

- Shower sex shower sex shower sex

- His head game is strong as FUCK. why do you think he toys with a senbon in his mouth 25/8??? He will 100000% make you cry with his tongue.

- He lovesss thighs. He will literally lay his head down on your thighs during his break and fall asleep, forgetting he has work to do.

- Genma can be serious during sex but he also wouldn’t making it light hearted and have you guys laughing together. Your comfort and enjoyment is his priority :)

- Smooth as fuck when it comes to being in public. He will probably finger you under a table during dinner with everyone and no one will notice. He’d rest one hand on his chin whiles he at it to look bored, while you’re nearly about to YELL

- loves getting his cock sucked. Getting to watch his s/o wrap their plump lips around him REALLY gets him going.

- this mf will be man-spreading when you walk into the room and you’ll sit near him, but you look over and he’ll shake his head. “No, this is your seat,” he says, patting his lap.

- LMFAO he’ll do that anywhere even in public, he wants to know everyone that you are his

- Loves the little touches when you guys pass each other during a busy work day. He’ll walk past you and intertwine his fingers with yours, slipping through and slowly letting go as you walk by. He’ll wink at you too, or even blow a kiss ;)

- he likes being intimate and doing things just as the two of you. The second you guys hang out in an group this man will be SLUMPED

- will wrestle with you in bed and then it will turn into sex

- 100% into dirty talk

- “yeah? You like that? You look so good taking my cock like that.”

- sexually frustrated genma is quite a sight. After a longgggg mission, he is NEEDY. You will tell right away. he will whip out his cock the second he opens the bedroom door ….okay not really but you get the point

- LOVES TO BE A TEASE. He will have you begging

- will be super cheesy with his flirting and little actions but that’s just his way of being goofy or connecting with you

- when his s/o wears a sexy outfit he will literally undress them with his eyes

- he’s always stunned by you, so own it!

- morning sex is a yes

- loves every inch of your body and will definitely praise you for it

- did I mention he has a giant cock

- idk how he walks properly with that thing between his legs

- wants you on his lap 25/8. That is your permanent chair.

- but like 5 minutes in you’ll feel him get hard

- god he cant RESIST you

- Will just stare into your eyes just to admire you even if you hate eye long contact but he’s literally so down bad

Thats all! Hope you all enjoyed :)

[iczer-ryuga2]

So I knew Cutie Terry became a thing thanks to SNK Heroines where majority of the SNK-girls tease Terry on how this development came to but Skullomania from Fighting EX Layer even got in on the action too. 

Ppl were wondering how an Obari-style fem Terry would look like. Well, the answer is..he already did. In the years of the 90′s. Fatal Fury was popular so much so it gained OVAs, Motion Picture and even mangas and toys by Takara themselves. Yes, that last one happened.

I’ve found this girl Terry thanks to my detective skills and treasure hunting ability yet again thanks to Google. Turn out this illustration was for a Japanese computer magazine: https://ameblo.jp/hii-hii-hii-hii-hii-hii/entry-12682625611.html

Not to mention this blog saved me the trouble of finding actual evidence of Cutie Terry. Is it Mai dressing up as Terry or Terry became a girl thanks to god-like powers from an unknown source? Who knows. 

https://www.fromjapan.co.jp/en/auction/yahoo/input/l653694854/lgk-link_seller_auc_search Not to mention, found these images in an auction and no, I don’t have them as this was done like years ago.

Also, Fuck Yeah Obari tumblr really oughta update their stuff now. Ngl.

https://fuckyeahobari.tumblr.com/

One more thing...yeah, she does look like Mai Shiranui....if she decided to scare Andy like that baby thing in one of the KOF games. Yeah, I can’t forget about that. 

I’m sure Obari would have an explanation for Cutie Terry and her calf guards.

[maggyme13]

The Girl that had no name (1/?)

Fandom: Naruto

warnings: Mention & description of child abuse, angst, pain, might get ooc

Wordcount: 6.7k

Pairing: Genma & OFC

Description: A child was found in the woods of the fire country by two chunin on their way to kill Bandits. Only to find them already killed by said child. How did it do it? And why was there an Inuzuka Ninken? Follow her alongside her new life in Konoha as the warden of Shiranui Genma

AN: I am currently in an anime phase and this plot bunny would not leave my head. I am currently in quarantine because of C19 and thought I could use the time to write it out of my head.

No idea how often I will update or how long the fic will be.

Read at your own risk

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„We are looking for the leader of this village“, the dark-haired Chunin announced upon arrival at the little village.

“That would be me, Master Ninja. I am happy to see that the Konoha deemed us worthy for their help.”, a brown-haired man dressed in a dark kimono answered.

“The Hokage heard a child had been taken by Bandits that threaten the safety of the roads. She send us as soon as she got your message.”, the other Ninja answered. He was blond with a scar running down the left side of his face.

“They have taken my only daughter and demand us to help them to trap the handlers that will come through this area in a few weeks' time. Otherwise, they will defile and kill her.”, the leader answered with tears in his eyes. She was the only thing left he had from his deceased wife.

“We have gathered as much money as we were able to to pay for your services. But please return my daughter to me.”

“Tell us what you know and we will see what we can do.”

It was only a short while later when rustling caught the attention of the ninjas and they noticed the man stop.

A little girl, barely older than seven, had just stepped out of the underbrush that was surrounding the village in the woods. Her clothes were ripped and her skin scratched.

“Papa?”, she called out, her large eyes looking around for her parent only to ran into his arms the second she found him, “Papa!”

“Mirja.”, he sobbed, not yet believing how she could have escaped the bandits.

“How did you escape the bandits?”, the first ninja asked the girl softly.

“The monster.”, she breathed fearfully of her unknown man.

“Monster?”

“Did you cross path with it?”, the father asked shocked and the girl shook her head only to nod then, “What now. Yes or no?”

“They entered its home. It attacked. I ran.”, she mumbled, pressing her face into her father´s chest.

“Monster?”, the blond ninja asked with a frown.

“Yes. It lives in the depths of the woods and kills the game we are hunting. It had attacked a hunter a few times, luckily never killed them, but it still is a hindrance.”, the father growled, “But now that you are here and my child safe. Can´t you take care of it instead?”

A silent conversation crossed between the two ninjas, one that needed no words.

“We have to see to the bandits. They are a threat and the Hokage wants them dealt with. If the opportunity arises we can look into it.”

“Thank you. There is a guest house you may stay in if you wish. Provisions are provided. Now allow me to see to my daughter.”

“We have everything we need.”, and with these parting words, the ninjas disappeared within the woods the child had just escaped from.

Jumping from tree to tree they followed the path the girl had left within the forest. “A monster?”, the dark-haired one broke the silence with a short huff.

“Probably just a wild animal. Civilians are easy to scare. We follow the track and then react to what we find. At least the girl is already safe. Do you sense anything Saki?”

“Nothing yet, a few animals at 10 o´clock. Say, Yaku, do you think this might be a trap?”, the dark-haired one asked his friend.

“No. There was information by merchants about a group of bandits that were rumored to cross the border into this territory. The kidnapping just forwarded the decision to intervene. At least that's what I heard in the mission room.”

Ten minutes later they entered a clearing that was splattered with blood and covered in dead bodies. Sari and Yaku had found the bandits and they all were dead.

At once they grabbed their kunai and got ready in case an enemy would attack. Even though they did not sense anyone in close proximity.

Noticing a trail of black fluids the two friends decided to follow it, it must belong to the ´monster´.

For almost an hour they tracked it, searching for any hint on what the monster might be. But apart from the strange drops, there were barely any prints or anything. Whatever it was, it was able to hide its tracks.

It was then that the sound of splashing water reached their ears and they jumped back into the trees for cover.

There in the center of a very small clearing was a pool of water with a small figure leaning over it. It was another child, maybe eight years old, with wounds on its arms and shoulder (at least those were the ones they could see). The dark splotched had been blood they now realized, and they knew, all in all, it was not a small amount the kid must have lost.

“A child?”, Yaku whispered in shock, “A child killed the ten bandits? Alone?”

“I can´t detect any awakened Chakra, that kid is a civilian.”, Sari answered just as quietly, “At least not from her, but there is something big closing in from 3 o´clock.”

Just as he had finished his sentence a big shadow jumped into the clearing and came to a stop next to the child. A Wolf. A wolf bearing a

“-Konoha Headband? Is that wolf wearing a headband?”

“Look at its markings. Don´t some of the Inuzuka Nin-ken have them?”, Yaku mused, “What is an Inuzuka Nin-ken doing here in these woods with a civilian that just killed a group of bandits?”

“I don´t know, but we have to let the Hokage know.”, the eldest of the two hummed, calling a summon of his to send with a message.

Leaving the clearing behind, Yaku and Sani made camp around one kilometer away, but still close enough for Sani to sense the child. It had not left the clearing, neither did the Nin-ken.

It was late the next day, the two had searched the area for any signs of other bandits in the meantime when another group of two Konoha nins joined them.

“Hokage-sama informed us about your find. Are you sure it is one of our nin-ken?”, the Inuzuka ninja that was one of them stated. She was one of the oldest clan members that were still active, usually staying within the walls nowadays to train the younglings. She was sent to confirm if it was indeed one of their Nin-ken that lived in these woods. Even though none was missing, what meant it must have been here since the last Ninja-war almost ten years ago.

“And are you sure it is a civilian child with it?”, the other ninja asked.

“I couldn´t detect any developed chakra within it. But I am sure we will know more after you used your Biyakugan.”, Sani answered.

“Indeed. Now let us move. If it really is as injured as you claim in your message, the earlier the wounds can be tended to the better.”

The Wolf had left the clearing when they arrived, though the child was still there, huddled against a rock with a small fire burning in front of it. And it did not seem to have noticed their approach- not that any civilian would, they were trained chunin and Jonin from Konohagakure after all.

“You were right, it is a civilian child.”, the Hyuga answered, “Now we need to find out how it killed the bandits and what it had to do with the wo-”

Thudd

An ax had embedded itself in one of the trees they were hiding behind. The civilian child had not only noticed but also attacked them.

At least that was what they thought until they saw the squirrel that had been cut in half by the blade.

It was then the wolf returned, jumping through the trees and over the rock right between the ninja and the child. Hackles raised and teeth bared.

“Gado.”, the Inuzuka breathed and her Nin-ken whined.

With their cover blown they stepped out of the shadows, their arms raised to show they mean no threat.

“Gado. You are alive after all this time?”, she asked the wolf that stood before her, her own Nin-ken stepping forward to greet its lost friend.

The air was thick with tension, neither side knew what the other would do.

“Don´t be afraid, child. We mean no harm.”, she smiled, her excellent senses having smelled the growing fear within the child, “Gado. Please, we mean no harm. Allow us to see to the child and come home with us to Konoha. You have been missed.”

The Wolf turned its body to look between the child and the ninjas as it was contemplating what would be best to do.

“Gado. The child is injured and needs help. Please allow us to take her back to Konoha and make sure she will be alright.”, the Inuzuka pleaded again, a hiss by the child underlining her words.

Finally, the large Canine relaxed its posture and allowed his old comrade to step closer.

“Thank you, Gado.”

Just like one would do with a scared animal did the woman approach the child with the three men staying back to not scare it more.

“Hello, my name is Inuzuka Maiko. I know Gado, the wolf you live with, since our childhood. Would it be okay for me to check your injuries? I promise I won´t hurt you.”

With huge eyes that were the color of bronze, the child stared at the approaching woman, its breathing hitching and muscles tensing.

After what felt like hours it finally nodded.

“Thank you. I promise I won´t take long.”

With gentle hands the ninja checked the child´s injuries, watching her eyes for any sign of pain. But to her surprise did the child not react to anything.

“Did you take care of the wounds yourself?”, she finally asked and the child gave one simple nod, “You did well, if you hadn´t I think you would not be alive at this moment. Now, that being said, those wounds are far from healed and seem to have already started to get infected. You will have to come with us and Gado back to Konoha so you can be properly tended to.”

Even though the woman´s voice was soft, the edge in it had the child understand that it was not a suggestion but an order. One it knew it had no choice in. It might have been able to kill those bandits, but they were untrained and drunk. These people standing before it breathed trained, sober, and not to be messed with. The child knew when there was a fight to pick. That, and the wolf who had saved it seemed to trust them, and it recognized the symbol on their strange band to be the same one Gado was wearing.

Nodding one more time, the child let her head hang in submission. It was ready to be bound and dragged to wherever the adults wanted it. It was used for that to happen. No one had ever treated it with care and softness. Only ever with hate and distaste. Enough scars on her body were proof of that.

“We will stop short at the nearby village and then make our way to Konoha. It will only take one day to reach with one of us carrying you. One of my comrades will do so.”, Maiko continued.

Again the child only nodded but let her eyes roam towards the men.

“Hello, my name is Sari, and this is one here is Yaku.”, the blond one introduced them to it, “Who would you like to carry you?”

It shrugged.

“Guess we have to figure it out ourselves then.”, he grinned hoping to relax the situation a bit, “Rock, Paper, Scissors, and best of three.”

“Bring it!”

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In the end, did Yaku have the pleasure to carry the child, mindful of her injuries he winced whenever he jumped harder than he had wanted to. To the child though it seems like it was causing him trouble and fear about retaliation grew in its heart.

“Once we are in Konoha, Yaku and I will escort you to the hospital to be checked over. Hokage-sama or someone else will properly want to speak to you to determine what will happen from now on.”, Sari explained, “You might be given to a guardian who will see to your well-being and raise you.

Again she only nodded.

“You look tired. Sleep if you want. I promise you will not fall.”, the only woman stated having observed the child for the whole time. She had noticed its eyes closing more and more.

“I will stay back once we are close to the village. The villagers were not really on good terms with ´the monster´ as they called it. I would rather avoid any confrontation that could cause stress to the kid.”, Yaku whispered to his comrades noticing the child had indeed fallen asleep.

“It might be best. Gado will probably stay with you. While the three of us speak with the villagers.”

The Ninken in question barked in approval and so it was settled.

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“This is the child?”, were the first words the woman spoke once she entered the sterile room it was sitting in.

“Yes, Lady Tsunade. This is the Child you were informed about.”, Yaku bowed.

“Good good. You go and give your report. I will take care of the child. Does it have a name?”

“We don´t know. It seems to be mute.”, he continued.

“Or just shy. I will find it out. Now leave me alone.”

“Hai, Lady Tsunade. Bye Kid.”, he waved goodbye but the kid did not react.

“Finally alone. Now kid, tell me where it hurts. And what is your name.”, she asked with pure authority in her voice. Authority the child had only ever heard from its clans´ head-family.

It intimidated it so much it covered into itself and averted its eyes.

“You don´t want to talk brat? Fine. I will get my answers one way or another. This might feel weird.”, she continued only for a warm tingly feeling to spread through its whole body.

“Two cracked rips, extended bruising on the whole body, malnourished and not just recently. Fresh wounds on the sides, arms, and back. As well as old scarred ones all over the body. No damage to vocal cords or any other indication for a speech impediment. You seem to be able to understand us, am I correct Girl?”, the woman stared the young girl down who nodded submissively.

“I heard you were able to kill a group of bandits. Is it true?”

Again the child nodded.

“How did you do it? Your chakra-system is barely trained.”

The child simply looked at her clenching hands. She had used them and an ax, cutting and punching the men that were threatening the weak girl.

“Who trained you and where are they now?”, the woman continued her questioning, but the girl simply shook her head with tears threatening to fall.

She knew pain would come for her. It always came for her when she had used her strength and injured others, or when she did not give the answers her opponent was looking for.

“Fine if you don´t want to answer. Get me Inoichi!”, she called the last words out and one of the scents the girl had smelled disappeared, “Until he is here hold still so I can treat your wounds. Most of them will scar, seeing that they were treated efficiently but poorly. Though with how many you already have they won´t stand out.”

The next minutes went by in silence. The young girl let the woman do whatever she wanted, her muscles and mind tense waiting for the inevitable pain she knew would be coming.

She smelled him before he saw him.

“You asked for me Lady Tsunade?”, a tall man with his blond hair in a ponytail and dressed in dark clothes entered the room.

“Inoichi. I want answers from the girl but she refuses to talk. And I don´t think any time I will wait for her to be willing will help. Get me the answers. I have to do settle some things. You have time until I return in about 30 minutes.”, the apparent leader spoke as she walked out the same door the man had just entered through.

Her words were final and held an underlining threat.

Inoichi was the one who would bring the pain, the girl was sure of it, her clan-leader and his family rarely punished the others, they had their people for that, and he must be one of those for this woman.

“Now girl, allow me to introduce myself. I am Yamanaka Inoichi and, if I am honest, you are the youngest person I had ever the task to interrogate.”, he spoke in a slightly pitched tone. He seemed confused on how to get the answers his leader was demanding.

She knew that tone. A few of her brother´s father´s men had it before they found pleasure in hurting her. She had learned, that if she offered as little resistance and some guidance there would be less pain for her in the end.

He wanted answers she could never give him. She wouldn´t speak and could not write well, so unless he was able to read her mind there was no way to offer him the answers he seeks.

One of the nurses had brought her a glass of water earlier. Slowly she stood up and walked to the small table in the corner where it stood, the man´s eyes following her interested though he made no move to either follow or stop her.

With one quick move, she smashed the glass between the table and her hand, grabbing the largest shard and offering it to the man who accepted it with confusion and calculation written all over his face. It turned into shock when the small girl in front of him turned her back to him, lifted her dirty shirt over her head, and pressed her eyes close in expectant pain.

Her breathes became strained and flat until it stopped for a moment when she heard the man lean forward behind her.

But instead of sharp pain, the shard would bring her,

there were soft fingertips on her shoulder asking her to turn back around.

“I will not hurt you like this.”, he stated, “Please open your eyes.”

She followed his plea and turned back around, the shirt clutched to her chest in comfort, and eyes averted to the floor.

He sighed and she turned her head in submission, she must have done something to annoy him. And annoyed men meant more pain.

A gentle hand slowly lifted her head to make her look at him and with no other way she complied.

He was even more shocked when he noticed the resignation and acceptance in her eyes.

Using his abilities, he let his mind enter hers. Careful to not startle her.

“ I am sorry you were hurt in the past like this. But that is not the way we do things here in Konoha. Not with children. I have the ability to read people's minds and watch their memories.”,  the man´s voice echoed in her mind and she stumbled back in shock and surprise.

Her mind had always been her safe place, and now she wasn´t even safe there.

A small sob left her chest, but she forced her fear into hiding.

“ I will search your mind for the answers Lady Tsunade is seeking now.”

-------WARNING the following might be triggering-------

The last two days ran past her inner eye. Her meeting with the ninja and the fight with the bandits. Then her time alone within the woods and the large dog.

The pictures then made a huge jump to a few days within her early years. Her brother´s father was beating down on her, his heavy boots crunching her fingers and stepping on her back. His dagger cut the skin and his words her heart.

“ You useless piece of life. A disgrace to any family. A monster like you should never be allowed to be alive. I should kill you, but even that something like you do not deserve. How dare you to talk. How often do I have to beat it into you? You are not allowed to talk. Or do you want Lady Dia to die? You are a cursed Monster, whoever you talk to dies. Your mother, my beloved wife, died when she heard your first scream. I should have killed you then. You are a Monster just like your father.” She heard the man´s words and felt his kicks again. It then turned to a moment where someone else was cutting her skin for something she couldn´t even remember anymore. Then the day she had decided to end it all. The only person she somehow trusted, the man who had taught her to fight, following Lady Dia´s wishes and never called her by her name - Monster – turned out to be just like anyone else. She had been early for her training and accidentally listened in on him and his brother. He called her a useless monster and a waste of space. Just like everyone else did and she could not take it anymore. If no one cared for her, why should she try and become strong to protect them, to prove her worth? She had smuggled a dagger that belonged to her dead mother out, intending to ask her teacher about writing she had found on it. She would use it to cut her own throat in a way she had learned hunting, only to let her body fall down a deep crack in the earth.

------- end of especially triggering WARNING-------

Blinking she returned to the present again. Her eyes found the pained ones of the adult at once and she looked away ashamed of her weakness.

“That bad?”, the woman from before asked from behind the girl making her flinch, “It must be if it makes you look like this. Tell me, what is her name.”

“Monster. Or a waste of space.”, he answered sad(?).

“Girl it is then. What about the way she killed the bandits?”

“Simple Taijutzu and an ax. They were drunkards, late-year academy students could have taken care of them.”

“Is she a threat to the village?”, she asked now interested.

“I don´t believe so. She seemed to have never hurt anyone out of malice or if it weren´t to protect someone else. She never defended herself regardless that she was able to.”, he continued.

“What do you think of her?”

“As a ninja: She could have become a feared kunoichi if she had been raised within the right family. She might still become an average Chunin if you can earn her trust and show her what it would get her. As a father: I want to go and make her clan see the damage they did and make them pay for it. No child of seven should cut their own throat and jump down a bottomless hole because they don´t see another way. I would go and find a family to accept her into their mists and show them all the love she had been denied.”, he stated, his voice growing cold when he started about his fatherly opinion. It confused the girl. No one had ever cared for her, and now this stranger did? Wanted to make her clan pay for something she knew to be the only reality. There had to be a hidden agenda and plan.

“I see. And why doesn´t she speak?”

“She was ´trained ´to believe people die whenever she speaks. It is so ingrained in her mind that she properly will never speak. No matter what.”

“And with trained you mean-”

“Tortured.”

“Mhm, for now, she will have to stay here until her wounds are healed enough so they don´t get worse. I will have made a decision then. For now, you can return to your duties.”

“Yes Lady Tsunade.”, the man bowed and left.

“And you girl. Rest. Food will be brought to you soon. Try to not eat it too fast.”

And with them the girl was alone.

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Three days went by until the girl was to meet the woman, Lady Tsunade, again.

“How are you feeling Girl? Reports say your wounds have healed well. And I see this to be right. Good. I have some new clothes for you. I want you to get dressed so we can leave.”

Obedient the girl did as she was told and within a few minutes, she was ready to leave. The clothes she had been given were similar to her old ones. Some comfortable underwear, a pair of long black trousers, and a long-armed brown shirt. All her scars were covered and she was glad about it.

Walking one step behind the woman, she followed her through the halls of the hospital to the great entrance.

“Tch, of course, he is late. Spend too much time with Kakashi.”, she heard Lady Tsunade whisper barely loud enough for her ears to catch.

“I cannot let you leave the village knowing there is no one waiting for you. That and the Inuzuka would probably riot. They were about to lay a claim on you. Not to mention the skills you already have. One of my Jonin will keep an eye on you from now on, if he decided to show up already, as a guardian. Once he sees you fit enough you will join the academy to train.”

The girl stood a meter beside the woman, her eyes cast on the floor.

“You wanted to see me Hokage-sama?”, a male asked appearing out of thin air just beside her.

“Decided you finally show up? You spend too much time with Kakashi, I have a new mission for you, seeing that your injuries are not yet healed enough for longer missions outside the walls.”

He said nothing.

“Good. Here is the money, you will receive your mission payment twice a month until it is over. This payment is a bit bigger being the first. Use it to buy the girl some clothes and whatever she will need living with you.”, the girl was able to hear the smirk the woman must have on her face and the confusion the man probably had.

“Girl- living- with – me? I don´t think I understand.”

“This Girl was found by Yaku and Saki on their last mission. She had killed a group of ten bandits and was found to have befriended a lost Inuzuka Ninken. From now on you are her guardian. Make sure she is well enough to join the academy soon. Any information you need in this mission scroll. Girl, behave.”, and with these words did the woman leave the scared girl and confused man alone. Well not all alone, she could smell one of the hidden men were still close enough to keep an eye on them.

She was not trusted and she could not blame them.

“Name: nothing; Age: nothing; Heritage: nothing; Other: tried to commit suicide at the age of seven- What the-, does not speak, was questioned by Yamanaka Inochi and found to be no threat… That´s it?”, he read the apparently empty scroll, the sound of the paper telling the girl he must be furiously turning it around looking for more. But apparently, there was none.

“Well, come on Kid. I need food. At least you will be quiet and won´t anger my hangover.”, he sighed, “ My name is Genma, though if you don´t speak you won´t use it I guess.”

Giving a short nod she stepped towards the man and stayed just behind him, giving her enough distance so would have to turn around first to hurt her.

Hangover men, she had learned as well, were just as dangerous as annoyed ones.

“You look too thin, come on, I know a place to eat.”

She nodded again but kept her eyes cast on his feet while following him as close as she dared. The scent of the hidden man following them in the distance.

Off the calm street near the hospital, they quickly turned onto a more busy one, and soon there was no way for her to keep her distance and still follow behind him.

“Come on Kid, I don´t want to have to go looking all over town for you if you get swept away by the crowd. Or do I need to carry you?”

Not wanting to get on the bad side of the man now responsible for her she quickly shook her head no and stepped beside him, though her body was tenser than before. Whenever she had been walking next to her brother´s father like that she had been in trouble and later she would bleed.

One more reason why she hated to be close to people.

A small jerk went through her bones when one of the men´s hands came to a rest on her shoulder. He retreated it at once and let it hoover behind her back.

She was sure he would hit her any second now. But again, nothing came.

“Just so you don´t get lost.”, he hummed, his hand close enough for her to feel the heat of his skin, but away enough so he would not touch her.

Genma guided her through the streets by moving his hands to either the left side of her back or the right one. Like this, they reached the restaurant not too long after.

The smell of grilled meats and vegetables entered her nose and soon her stomach rumbled in hunger. The food in the hospital, while not being bad, was not smelling this delicious.

“We eat and decide what you need today and things we can get you over time.”, Genma declared upon taking his declared seat and motioning for her to sit down as well.

She had rarely been allowed to eat at the table with others in her past and usually had only gotten the scrapes and leftovers.

Almost scared, but definitely shy, she took the seat next to her new guardian.

She still had not looked at him.

“Ahh Genma-san. Welcome back. Welcome back. What can I get you and your cute guest? Is she an academy student?”, a girly voice spoke with pure kindness in her voice.

“No. I will take the usual and for her…. Just the same but child-sized I guess. And some water please.”, he ordered and the girl wanted to shrink away from the looks she felt on her skin.

“Of course of Course. I will be right back.”, the servant hummed.

The two of them sat in silence for a few minutes, the man watching the girl with intense eyes until she heard him lean closer.

“I don´t know what your story is girl, but I know that no floor is interesting enough to keep staring at it for the whole day. You are allowed to look around if you want. Or at least at me. I would like to at least know the face of the Kid I am responsible for.”, he sighed, though his voice was more tired than annoyed.

Slowly she did as he had asked her and lifted her head to look at him for the first time. He wore a dark blue shirt under a dark green west and cloth around his head. He was young-looking, with brown eyes and a knitting needle in his mouth.

“See, no need to be afraid. Now, do you know where we are?”, he asked his eyes studying her every reaction. He might not like the task given to him very much, being turned into a better babysitter, but orders by the Hokage were orders by the Hokage and he would be dammed if he angered her.

Lady Tsunade was outright scary when she was pissed.

He watched her shake her head ever so slightly.

“You see the little grill in the center of the table? We will get raw food and grill them ourselves.”, he explained and she nodded, she knew how to prepare meat so it was edible, “There will be different sauces to dip the finished meat.”

Again she nodded ever so slightly.

It was then that the ordered dished arrived and the fire was lit.

“Itadakimasu.”, Genma hummed and placed the first pieces of meat and vegetables on the grill.

She watched him, contemplating if it was okay for her to already eat or to wait until he is finished. But then he would have to wait for her and she decided to place small pieces of her own food on the edge of the grill. Well, she tried it, but no one had ever taught her how to use the chopsticks properly.

She only ever used knives and her hands.

Glancing at her guardian, she decided to use her fingers to get the two pieces of meat off the grill. Only to be stopped by a strong hand around her wrist at the last second.

Shocked and scared she looked along the arm to the face of the man. As soon as she saw it she wanted to jerk her arm away and free. His eyes were hard and on the edge of being angry.

Her breathing hitched in growing panic but she did not dare to even blink.

“Don´t.”, was all he said before letting go of her arm and at once she pulled it back against her chest and covered away. Her eyes still cast on him, “You will burn and end up in the hospital again. Don´t you know how to use chopsticks?”

She shook her head no.

“Of course not.”, he breathed and started piling his grilled meat and vegetables on her plate while replacing it with the raw pieces of hers and the rest of his on the grill, “Now eat with your fingers if you need to.”

But she didn´t. The girl kept staring at the man trying to realize why he had stopped her and what punishment he would give her once out of the public.

“Lady Tsunade let you out of the hospital already?”, her known voice of Inoichi caught her attention then and she turned to look at him.

He was accompanied by a large round man with red hair and colorful markings on his face and a tall black-haired one with two scars on his face.

“Shiranui Genma.”, he greeted the guardian who stood and gave a small bow.

“Yamanaka- sama, Lord Nara, Sensai-sama.”

“Lady Tsunade made you her guardian? Or did you kidnap the kid of the streets?”

“She did.”

“Mhm, she looks scared.”, the dark-haired man stated, “and she is clutching her right arm.”

“I might have used too much strength when I stopped her from placing her hand in the fire.”, he explained biting on his knitting needle starting to sound annoyed.

“Well, try to be more careful in the future.”, Inoichi reprimanded the younger man, only to speak in her mind the next second,  “No need to be afraid of him. He is not like the men you used to know .”

She affirmed her understanding of him with a small hum.

Nodding their goodbyes the three men left and Genma left out another sigh, mumbling “Now I have them on my ass as well.”

A whispered “You are the Jonin- commander Shikaku. You suggested him didn´t you?” Inoichi´s voice caught her attention once again, only for the black-haired men to answer with a chuckle and a, “He was bored and wanted a challenge.”

“There is no bigger challenge than being a father.”, the big man laughed but was too far away for her guardian to be able to hear them.

“Eat up girl. Your food is getting cold.”, he grumbled, “I did not mean to hurt you.”

With big eyes of surprise, she looked back at him and saw the sincerity in his eyes. No one had ever apologized for hurting her before.

Slowly she ate the food and even though it was cold, it still tasted better than a lot she had been able to eat in the past.

“We need to get you clothes, shoes, sanitary products, and stuff for the academy, though they can wait until you are ready.”, her guardian started his planning aloud, “That won´t be cheap.”

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Their first stop after the food was a general store where they bought the sanitary products she needed as well as some snacks the man thought she might like. Then they went and bought her a pair of the same sandals he was wearing as well. It felt strange for her to wear them with her being only used to heavy and already worn boots. Clothes would be more difficult as it turned out. The girl had never owned something new or had the allowance to chose what she was to wear and Genma did not know what girls her age wanted. In the end, did one of the shopkeepers help him and gathered clothes that she said were sought after and would suit her well.

She tried them on, but some of them would show the scars that were on her arms and legs, or even on her stomach and she had learned to never let anyone see them if she did not want to feel pain.

“Girl?”, the man asked when she had not emerged out of the dressing room. She poked her head outside to acknowledge him.

“Do you like the clothes?”

She nodded a yes.

“Then what´s wrong?”, he asked and she looked away in shame with tears of fear threatening to rise.

“Girl? You need clothes. Show me what is wrong with them.”, he argued, “Come on we still have to get everything to my place.”

Stepping away from the curtain she turned her back to the man who was responsible for her and waited for him to enter after her through the opening.

It did not take long for him to follow her invitation and poke his head through the opening.

He bit through his senbon when he saw the little girl in the clothes she was trying on. Her arm and legs, no, all her body that could easily be covered by clothes were littered with scars. There was almost no undamaged skin. He started to understand why she was behaving as she did. He became angry and had to take a few deep breaths before he thought to be able to talk to her calmly enough.

“Is that what is wrong with the clothes you like?”, he asked with a strained voice and she nodded afraid she had angered him.

“Wait here. And don´t change.”, he ordered before leaving and closing the curtain behind him.

“Do you have a mesh shirt that will reach her elbows and knees? As well as the clothes you chose for boys?”, she heard him ask the seller with a whisper.

“We might have. Please wait for me to look. Don´t she like the clothes?”

“They are too revealing.”, was his answer and she heard the woman walk around the store gathering things.

“Here girl. Try these on and chose the one outfit you like most from those you already tried.”, Genma ordered a short while later and she did as she was told.

The clothes she then tried were just as fitting as the first were, and looked almost the same, only that these were not revealing her scars.

“Better?”, Genma asked, and she answered by opening the curtain and showing them off to him.

“Better.”, he nodded, “Go, change back and we can leave.”

Armed with three new outfits Genma walked her to her new place to live.

His whole posture had not relaxed since he had seen the scars and it scared her a bit.

She might have been told he was not like the men in her past, but trained habits could not be unlearned in a few hours.

Part 2

[funjoushi]

Miki/Souma is a perfect ship don’t @ me

This ship has taken me on one of those journeys that feels like it has just lashed me against the rocks and left me stranded. So bet prepared for a little bit of some slightly messy but extremely passionate meta.

I started out with “haha, Hakuouki keeps making rival pairs with blistering sexual tension” to “maybe this could be a tasty fucked up ship” to “oh no they are husbands” which is always a wild ride to go on let me tell you.

In general I tend to only get attached to an mlm ship once every ten thousand years. From my observations these ships tend to have a lot of intertwined personal history and themes of loyalty/sacrifice/self-loathing and idealism

However souma/Miki has some particular aspects that really stick out to me

As mentioned before, Hakuouki has a habit of setting up rival and antagonist relationships with a lot of sexual tension wether intended or not. The most notable being Shiranui/Harada and Kazama/Hijikata.

Kazama/Hijikata is only nominally similar as it is much more of genuine enmity but I do believe that the ultimate source of that rivalry is in personal weakness and seeing that weakness reflected in the other. Hijikata whole struggles with the loss of his humanity, and Kazama who rejects humanity altogether.

Shiranui/Harada is one much closer to Miki/Souma in that they are two very similarly motivated men who just happen to be on opposing sides. Shiranui and Harada are both motivated by loyalty to their friends and by love(you cannot convince me that Shiranui wasn’t in love with Takasugi).

Miki being Souma’s rival specifically never made sense to begin with and still doesn’t really, but as a result it leads to a much more fascinating dynamic. They aren’t sworn to kill one another nor obsessed with the other, but instead just two guys caught up in their own stories and cause them to clash.

The fact that they are not directly antagonistic to one another is something that is key to their potential dynamic. Yes, they started out at odds due to the factional divides, and Miki did accost Chizuru which earned Souma’s dislike, but on a personal level, it’s never more than a surface level dislike. Miki thinks Souma to be foolish and wasting his potential while Souma thinks Miki to be nothing but a brute.

However, in reality, they are far more similar than either of them first realise.

During most of their interactions, they appear to be pretty starkly contrasted. Souma is earnest, hardworking and incredibly humble. Meanwhile Miki is prideful, blunt, and distrustful.

However, if you recall...Souma was very different when he first met the Shinsengumi. When Souma was still employed by his domain, he was ashamed of his clan’s neutrality and disgusted of the general state of the country and of the bushi class. He at first views the Shinsengumi as nothing but violent wolves, but eventually comes to learn and understand them and want to be counted among them.

Which is to say that Souma in himself has some similar idealistic, judgemental and spiteful tendencies that Miki ends up displaying during his time in the Shinsengumi. Miki overall appears to view the Shinsengumi as similarly foolish and misguided

This viewpoint of Souma’s I view to be not all too different than how Miki views things, he simply has a different set of base values and puts a lot more value on birth station while Souma values action and conduct. At their core, both are unshakeably loyal which eventually leads to their actual clash.

Another major factor in my like for this ship came in one of the ginsei no shou episodes.

In a scene directly after Souma, Chizuru and Nomura escape Edo after Kondou’s execution, Souma reflects on how he now feels that he can understand how Miki feels. Looking back on how Miki became unhinged and obsessed with revenge after his brother was killed. Itou was like Miki’s sun, he states. Something that illuminated the path that he followed and made everything make sense. And Souma viewed Kondou in a similar way and in that moment feels blinding rage and a desire for vengeance towards those who killed Kondou. But then essentially Souma insinuates that the only thing keeping him from a path of bloodshed is his remaining friends. And so in that way he does not at all blame Miki for his revenge quest.

This section directly highlights how Miki and Souma mirror one another and hold within them very deep similarities.

Souma’s main character flaw is that he is deeply self-critical and has basically no self-esteem. He constantly pushes himself too far out of a desire to improve himself but without support that will only lead to ruin.

We can extrapolate some similar points from Miki, based on how over the course of Souma’s route he becomes increasingly more suicidal as his quest for revenge sends him to deeper and deeper depths, which culminates in him trying to die upon Souma’s sword in the final chapter.

However, Souma notices this. Souma could have easily chosen to just end it all there, but again. Souma has no particular grudge against Miki. And in truth, he pities and identifies with Miki. 

It really just gets me, man. Like, I know that it’s because Miki survives historically, but despite that, they managed to make it so completely and utterly in character. It absolutely makes sense that Souma would show mercy. But what is truly beautiful to me is that said mercy is not out of any sort of pride or high morals, but out of pure and simple empathy.

Just about all of Miki’s former fellow Goryoueiji members are dead, his beloved older brother is dead. And on top of that he is estranged from both his birth family and adoptive family(historical detail not brought up in the game but it SHOULD BE). And while Souma has lost a lot, he still at the very least has Chizuru, and Souma’s humility also compels him not to take that for granted and reach out a hand to someone who wasn’t so lucky.

And considering that they do both survive, and as Souma says they “do not know what the future has in store” :) who knows! Maybe their paths may cross again.

Yes, I fully understand that the fact that Miki did try to kill Souma and Chizuru at one point might be a turn off to some people, which is fine. But also Chizuru was about to be killed by the Shinsengumi upon first meeting them. That’s just kinda how it goes in the world of samurai! And because the grudges aren’t specifc, that’s why I can still find them so compelling. Also I do find it so fascinating that Souma’s kyoto winds bad ending only occurs if Chizuru lets him kill Miki. Hmm! Funny that!

Anyway, in conclusion. This ship is good and no, I will not shut up about them. Thank you for reading and pls ready my fic--

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Kaguya-sama "suitor theory":

Hmmmmmmm so I do have a bamboo lore theory, now that Aka dropped the bomb on us he's working on the final arc.

Disclaimer: This is the ramblings of a crazy lady. Don't take everything as fact LMAO this is also not neatly formatted because tumblr's 10 image per post limit would suck for the lenght of this one, so if I have the time I may do this one with more pictures and such again on dreamwidth or google docs or something.

I do think there's a chance that doesn't mean the manga is ending like within a month or anything, it could be a title change like CLAMP did with xxxholic >>> holic rou

But asssuming it isn't just a new title. I love Ishimiko but...LET'S WRITE SUTRAS! GATE GATE PARAGATE LOL besides that which is Void/pairings (lol) and thinking about the plot.

I'm biased towards Miko and Ishi so I can babble about them with less prep, meaning i'll have to look into it to talk about the other characters too in-depth, but

MY THEORY IS. And I'll flesh it out later: this is an alternate universe story for the tale of Kaguya-hime.

That means it does not have to have the same outcome as the story we know (Kaguya leaves to the moon and her lover dies alone): specially since Miyuki is paired with Kaguya instead of Mikado the "emperor". And there is also the star gazing chapter in which Miyuki says if it were His Story he would never let go of Kaguya.

So there's a component of defying fate in Kaguya-sama's version of the lore.

Aka is not a writer that introduces stuff or base them on something for naught. The madman even uses 4komas and blu ray extras do add plot points (the moment Miko chooses to be financial auditor, something that influences the plot a lot, is hidden in a 4 koma!!!!)

So if the kaguya tale SUITORS are the templates for the MAIN CHARACTERS....it's not a shallow thing like just naming the characters after stuff. It's PLOT.

Miko and Chika's "impossible" task/challenge chapters opened my eyes to something

The Kaguya from the original tale takes Mikado as her lover because the original suitors fail

Osaragi, the Buddha bowl, says not all love has to be romantic (And Tsubame also discusses the different types of love that exist when she concluded her love for Ishigami is platonic, much like Osaragi says the love she feels for Ishigami now is also platonic)

IF Kaguya-sama's suitors (the student council) are able earn Kaguya's love (Miko, Ishigami, Chika: friendship , Miyuki: lover), Mikado won't be needed...THEREFORE! IT MEANS THEY CONCLUDED OR ARE CONCLUDING THEIR IMPOSSIBLE TASKS.

Unironically Goma the cat could be the stand-in for ABE THE SUITOR, because he, too, earns Kaguya's love (and Tsubame also mentions love for animals/pets when talking about the different types of love). OR he'll still be relevant to help the stuco/Shiranui Koromo. The cat also parallels Kaguya somewhat in the sense her personality (and Ishigami) is the stereotype of cat-like, whereas Shirogane (and Miko) is dog like.

But wait a minute, you might say. Didn't Ishigami fail?

Yeah, it seems that way. And up until recently I believed all tasks were supposed to he impossible...

But Chika completed hers. And so did Miko, which was the biggest game changer to me, with no catch. I thought Osaragi would end up doing something to betray her after the reconciliation, but she didn't.

Meaning Ishigami probably did not fail his task either. There's a chance it just isn't complete yet, or it isn't EVIDENT it has been completed.

I'm re-reading that arc to make a more compelling meta, but...a swallow's cowrie/cowry is a shell guarded by a swallow (Tsubame) in its nest. The suitor has his eyes pecked and falls and either gets injured or dies.

It means the shell was not in the swallow's nest or that particular swallow's nest, but elsewhere. Or it's something else.

If we analyze the tasks, each of them has her friends/the stuco overcome a fatal flaw.

Miko's childish justice and arrogance/being self-centered - Forgiving and making amends with Osaragi. And it's super interesting how that interwines with Ishigami's task - because Osaragi was charmed by him. So you could put it as "the buddha's bowl" was in Ishigami's power. Because of Ishigami, the two of them fight. But Miko saved Ishigami from failing his task by taking the fall from the Swallow's nest (T-Tsubame's house!...HOLY CRAP LOL) in his stead. This eventually leads her to realize her feelings of love for Ishigami. And that feeling leads her to develop and to become worthy of making Ishigami happy in Osaragi's eyes, thus earning her the buddha's bowl. Like I said in my meta, the way for Miko to become a good president is Ishigami's heart. So if she earned Osaragi and Ishigami, she succeeded Kaguya's challenge.

Chika's fear of being left out/jealously and deceit/being stubborn (i think you can sum those up to obstinance or something?) - Accepting Kaguya and Miyuki's relationship. I know this sounds too simple, I swear I love Chika lol but Aka says she doesn't have darkness hidden in her heart. So it makes sense for her task to be more straightforward.

Ishigami's pride and self esteem, after his suitor - his suitor falls to his death because he does not believe his lackeys that the Tsubame nest is empty. If we stretch that to Ishigami, he has a literal FALL FROM STAIRS - but he is saved from death or injury. By Miko. So I have this take for the swallows shell - it means both Tsubame and Miko. The shell might mean love. The nest is empty because Tsubame wanted to sleep with him as a way of creating intimacy, but she did not have the "true love" he wanted. Not because it has to be love - but because in Ishigami's case, romantic love helps him feel happy and confident. I'll elaborate on this in a separate post, but the tale's swallow pecks the suitor's eyes and that's why he falls. I believe Ishigami's eyes are symbolic of his pride and his love (vulnerability). Because Tsubame pecked them, he tried to close himself to love. But Miko shielded him from his fall - the catalyst to her realizing in the stairs that she is able to love (and it took overcoming her task - because a self centered person cannot love) AND now in the dance party for the first time in the story besides the sports festival arc (which dealt with his past) and the photograph chapter (a glimpse in the future the Principal envisioned - he requests for Miko and Ishigami to be side by side, lets her hair down and takes Ishigami's out of his eye) he has both of his eyes open - to look at Miko as they dance. Therefore, Tsubame's role was clearing his name (that's why he found some confidence to dance in public)/inspiring him to seek change/provide friendship and Miko completes it by providing him love/acceptance/confidence. Therefore Ishigami's true task is opening his eyes/reclaiming his self confidence.

I'll make the Ishigami one its own separate post because I have at least 20% silly confidence about this Tsubame meta in particular LOL but I have another strong argument that the true swallow shell is "love" : the dual confessions arc. It's not dual simply because Kaguya and Shirogane confess. It is also dual because Ishigami accidentaly confesses to Tsubame with a perishable item (food - has a time limit to last) and Miko with a lasting one (the heart keychain - a symbol of love or giving one's heart).

I. SERIOUSLY SUSPECT. THE SHELL. IS THE KEYCHAIN LMAO.

You know why? You know that dumb keychain???

It belongs to Kaguya. GIVEN BY TSUBAME. That's right, given by the Swallow, a shiny item. It was a sample she planned to give Miyuki, but she loses it at the archery range. Ishigami finds it and presents it to Miko, setting in motion the event that changes his fate from the fall - sparkling feelings of love in Miko that are part of her motivation to even be there for his fall in the first place.

That means this Kaguya-sama helped her suitors change their fate by helping directly or indirectly with their tasks.

Also, remember the ring Kaguya gifts Ishigami on Christmas? If you consider because of the "first dance" line at the french exchange party he may have had a crush on Miko in middle school...Kaguya says the ring is a charm to have your LOVE RETURNED/luck in love in some translations, so he could spend Christmas eve with a beloved one. And what happens that night? He falls and the last person he spends the night with (at the hospital lol ) is Miko.

If he liked Miko from middle school, it opens a whole other can of worms - the reason he avoids the topic on his re-telling of the Ootomo incident in closed his eyes 3 (he acts as if only ootomo talked to him even though Miko was also closed to him, he says he doesn't know "what inspired his justice" even though he was already influenced by Miko, he never lets the audience know Miko chased after him when he left to inquire on the truth and we learn thar from Osaragi) is because his pride and love had already been hurt. Because he was ostracized, Miko was already unreachable and impossible in his eyes - good grades, pretty, which is why me had to be in the shadows to support her. And after the Ootmo shitstorm, he effectively ruined any chance to approach her further and it could even be a problem - Miko could have been bullied even worse, so of course he cut her off instead of attempting to explain. He also didnt want to get hurt by the chance Miko also didn't believe him and called him crazy like everyone else - so his eyes had already been pecked in a way (not only Miko is impossible to reach, now he thinks she hates him to top it off). Something that supports this take is that the sutera flower shows up for the first time in the elections arc (In which Ishigami was shown to be already watching Miko, and Osaragi equates watching closely to love), then in closed his eyes 2 in which Ishigami is entirely ABSENT but is a Miko chapter is where she introduces to the audicence the Sutera bookmark, and then in closed his eyes 3, even though Miko is absent, the Sutera is shown in that chapter's extras with the hanakotoba spelled out.

If Aka truly, truly desires to pursue that train of thought he can even go as far as to say the original (su) tera letter was intended to have a follow up letter to finish a love confession - (suki). And why do I say that? Because Ishigami brings up the idea of confessing to Tsubame in such fashion twice to Kaguya. And he was TOO nervous looking when Osaragi questioned him on his feelings for Miko and the letter's motivations. He thinks it's cringe now, but it may have been his plan once. He also stressed in the Ootomo flashback that he did not love Kyoko, and while the narrator loves saying when people are each other's first love (Kaguya is prez's first and vice versa, Ishigami is Miko's first too), there is no such comment made on Tsubame's case for Ishigami. Meaning there really is a chance Miko is the first.

Not that I think this approach is needed to legitimize Ishimiko or anything, I love ships in general for their ability to interact to grow closer, but Aka seems fond of it. Also worth of note that Ishigami's reasoning for falling for Tsubame sounds exactly like his first contact with Miko: "She helped me out a lot, noone talked to me but she did. I thought it was because she is (the cheer club vice president/part of the discipline committe) so it's just out of obligation, but when I realized she isn't like that (kindness: Tsubame cares for people/Miko wants to build a peaceful world for everyone) she wasn't just putting up an act (he'd know from watching), she's just naturally kind to others, I kinda fell for her" He then says he is worthless and that this is fine because he had no hope from the start - in Miko's case, no one was there to support him, but when it came to Tsubame he had Kaguya's push (the challenge).

The impossible tasks are what each stuco character needs to overcome in order to be able to retrieve Kaguya from the "moon" ( shinomiyas). Mikado and Maki offer Kaguya help during the french party.

Mikado is the emperor. That means in the timeline that Kaguya's suitors fail (our real world), Mikado is the one that wins her favor, however even then he is unable to understand her promise to come back from the moon.

As for Miyuki. His task has to do with Momo, but I believe it's not done yet. Because Momo is the character most deeply tied to the mafia and this new arc is about that. As for his fatal flaw, I'm guessing it's his fear of showing his true self and abandonment - which he must overcome for Kaguya left without a word, but if he trusts her (like the elixir from the tale), he should succeed in seeing her again.

If this Kaguya-hime's story Kaguya is supposed to have her suitors succeed...it means they have a shot at saving her. And the tasks will help.

W E L L S E E

(Also, his was inspired by that guy's Ishigami meta I posted the other day on youtube. I realized if he could abstract as much as he did about Ishimiko from it, perhaps I should tap more into it as well to make fun story/plot guesses)

btw, I put this on the notes so bringing it here- I also realized Miko uses a bird picture as her line/discord photo, so one more point for my insane cowry theory lol

Also, from the bamboo lore, the bowl of Buddha is located in India. Maki goes there to attain enlightenment and there she learns the heart sutra. Miko writes the heart sutra when she is stuck in a rut to admit her love for Ishigami. So, because she "reached enlightenment", she could recover the real bowl (Osaragi) for Kaguya and complete her task.

[matsukisama]

Chapters: 12/13 Fandom: Naruto Rating: Explicit Relationships: Hatake Kakashi/Yamato | Tenzou Characters: Hatake Kakashi, Yamato | Tenzou, Mitarashi Anko, Nara Shikamaru, Haruno Sakura, Maito Gai | Might Guy, Shiranui Genma, Umino Iruka, Tsunade (Naruto), Yuuhi Kurenai

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CHAPTER 12 is out! Bring your tissues <3 

The 13th and final chapter isn't complete yet and I would like to take sometime with it for fells. So, although I always aim to post on Sundays and I would love to get this done on Valentine’s Day, it may not happen :(. 

Wanna thank the amazing @zaffre-amethyst who came from another plater to help me get this done on time <3. Thanks so so much!

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Mini Fanfic #443: Video Call from the Rookie (Fatal Fury x Super Smash Bros Ultimate)

Terry: (Answering a FaceTime Call) Hello? Terry's speaking.

???: Hey, Terry.

Terry: (Smiles Brightly as he sees a Very Familiar Face on Screen) Yoooo, Rookie! Long time no see, my man!

Rock: (Chuckles Lightly) Likewise. How are things going in Smash Town.

Terry: Pretty good. Facing challenges as usual and stuff. What about you, kid? How's everything back in Southtown?

Rock: Pretty normal for the most part. People are still asking about you though.

Terry: Yeah I can believe that. Think you could tell them I said "Hi" for me?

Rock: Sure thing.....Hey. Terry, there's something I need to tell you.

Terry: (Noticed a bit of a Nervous Look on his Rookie's Face) What is it, Rock? Is everything okay?

Rock: Oh. Yeah. Everything is fine. It's just that.....

Terry: Hm?

Rock: (Took a Deep Breath Before Speaking Again) I wanna thank you for everything you done for me throughout the years. And it's not just about you training me to fight my own battles. It's also about how you did everything you could to raise me ever since I was a kid......even when....you really didn't have to.

Terry: (Smiles Softly) Hey, bud. There's really no need to thank me for all of that. I only did what any fathers should do for their kids.

Rock: And that's the thing. For the past few years of my life, I already came to the realization you, Terry Bogard, are a hell of a lot more of a father to me than my actual father ever was.

Terry: You.... really mean that?

Rock: Of course I do. Look, I know that.....('Sighs Heavily') Geese is suppose to be my biological father and everything, but that man was never once there for my mother when she needed him the most....even in her final days in this world and he didn't care where I would go in the streets or if I'd live or die another day. We're practically useless in his eyes.....A waste of human space even........

Terry: Rock........

Rock: But the day that I first met you....(Smiles Sincerely on Screen) Was the day my life started to turn around for the better. You, Ms. Mary, Uncle Andy, Aunt Mai, Uncle Joe, and all the other people in Southtown made me feel really welcomed in open arms....Made me realize the my life do have a purpose here after all. I honestly don't know where I would ever be in this world if I haven't met each and everyone of you. And if anything..... I wouldn't mind calling you 'Dad' every once in a while. Not one bit.

Terry: ('Sniff') C'mon, man....(Wipe a Tear off his Eyes with a Smile) You're gonna to make this wolf cry here....

Rock: (Chuckles Lightly) Sorry. But it's the truth. You guys mean the world to me and....I love all of you so much.

Terry: We love you too, Rock Howard. I'm really proud of you, you know that? And honestly.....(Smiles Brightly) I'm starting to become really proud of being your father. Even if were not blood related.

Rock: Great.....(Wipe the Tear off From his Eyes with a Smile) Now you're starting to make me cry over here.

Terry: (Chuckles Lightly) Hey, it's the truth. You mean a lot to me, Rookie. And I'm pretty sure you mean a lot to our folks in your back.

Rock: "Folks in my...." (Turns to see his family (Blue Mary, Andy, Mai, and Joe) Standing Behind The Door with Tears in Each of Their Eyes) Oh. I didn't know you guys were already-

Mary: ROCKYYYYYYYY!!! (Rushes over to Rock along with Everyone Else)

Rock: H-Hold on a second-

And just like that, Rock Howard was immediately Hug Tackled into the ground by his and Terry's family and friends.

Mai: Why did you never told us you felt that way about us before, Rocky?!

Andy: Each and everyone of us love you too, our dear nephew.

Joe: Yeah, man! ('Sniff') Thanks for letting me be your uncle...

Rock: ('Sigh') You guys, I love you all too. Now can you PLEASE let go of me already?!

Mary: No way, Mister! We're family!! And we're gonna give you all love you need right here and now!!

Rock: SERIOUSLY?! C'mon, you guys! Terry's still on FaceTime! I haven't even finished talking to him......(Continues Complaining While Being Engulfed By Love and Care on the Ground)

Terry: (Laughs at the Entire Scene before Smiling to Himself) (You know....This might actually be the best Father's Day I ever had in a long while....All thanks to you, Kiddo.)

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