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thedevotedhealer · 2 months ago

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"Troublesome Love" - ShikaSaku

// I have spent an entire day working on this one-shot.

Broke my fingers and bruised my arms from non-stop typing, BUT IT WAS WORTH THE ENDING!!!! I honestly never have worked with ShikaSaku in any shape or form, especially with college AU, only reading fics, but holy shit did inspiration hit hard after I started writing from lack of sleep. I already had a modern Sakuro and Sakura, where they're actually siblings, so I followed up with that story. I hope you won't mind!

I really enjoyed writing this, so I hope you do as well!

Highly suggest listening to: Hako is Alive and She is 59 by MokuMoku and Sunflower, Fascination and The Longing by Tamino I kept listening to the two songs as I wrote this on repeat, along with some other songs, but these four hit the hardest.

Requested by: @leilamadegwa

Thanks for requesting!

MultiSaku: ShikaSaku

Graduating from school was a relief to Shikamaru.

Well, sort of...

He often thought of school as a nuisance, because his intellect was always way above his years. He could've skipped some grades easily, no sweat, if it weren't for the fact that he'd have to go through exams and end up in a completely stranger class, which was even more of a hassle than staying where he had been. He somehow, miraculously befriended some interesting and colorful individuals. Some of them, he had known since kindergarten, like Choji, Ino and Naruto, some from his neighborhood, and some he had no idea about.

And that's when he met Haruno Sakura, Ino's self-proclaimed rival. He thought of women as drag, but eventually, he grew feelings for the girl during their schooldays. It was nothing special, a troublesome crush, which he resented, but there was this... Aura around her. Unlike half of the kids, who came from rich or entitled families like himself, Sakura was from an average household of her mother working at a pottery shop, while her dad worked an office job. She was always hanging around Sasuke and Naruto, being both a mediator to the ever so quarreling boys and a mother figure to Naruto, a child, orphaned by war that happened eighteen years ago. As far as he knew, she had no siblings or relatives living nearby, so he guessed she was an only child.

Well- that was until he started the second semester of college.

Apparently, Sakura, Ino, Sasuke, and Kiba ended up going to the same college for Medicine, psychology, and law as he did. He, Ino, and Sakura had the same classes in biology and chemistry since he had to take those two as extras since it was a family tradition to learn law and have a basic understanding of the medical field. It was a drag, really.

He found himself falling for the girl every day, but, eventually, he came to find out that Sakura was now dating Sasuke.

Of course it was alright, it wasn't like he actually had the guts to confess, or anything...

Then in their second semester, Sakura was absent one day and they were being introduced to a new transfer student, or so he thought.

The scene went like this:

His head was resting on the desk of the auditorium. The seat, was not too close so that he wouldn't constantly be in the teacher's vision and not too far so that he wouldn't be able to see the projected material and the chalkboard.

That's when he heard it: "Everyone, please welcome our new exchange student." Miss Shizune's, their modern medicine professor's voice rang out. He heard the door open and shut before he heard those heavy but unrushed footsteps.

No- not unrushed... Big steps...?

Could've been.

Then he heard a male's voice. It was soft but had slightly rough edges to it. "Hello, everyone! I am Haruno Sakuro. I am an exchange student from the Japanese military, Medical Corps division. I hope to get along with you all."

Wait...

Haruno...?

His eyes opened and he blinked, before straightening. He glanced down towards where the man currently stood in front of the large chalkboard and his jaw nearly came off his face.

There, in all his tall, rather muscular, pink-haired, green-eyed glory stood "Sakuro", wearing a t-shirt and a red hooded jacket over it, complimented by black cargo pants, red Converses, and a black bag slung over his shoulder. The man was a split image of the girl he had harbored feelings for!

Of course, the whole class started talking about how much he resembled Sakura, which the pinkette gave a nervous laugh at.

Picking up his jaw from the desk, he glanced over at Sakura's usual spot, squinted, and thought 'Did... She get transitional surgery in one day, or is this one of those paradoxical glitches in the matrix shit? Or maybe an unknown relative of hers? Does pink hair run in their family?' the pineapple head was filled with so many questions. Questions he didn't have answers to, which was a drag of its own.

How troublesome...

No answers...

Not yet, anyway.

Miss Shizune glanced around before spotting an empty seat by Shikamaru. "There! You can sit by Mr. Nara!" She smiled at the newcomer. "Mr.Nara, please raise your hand."

He sighed, doing as he was asked. 'Another Haruno? like one wasn't enough... What a drag.' but hey, at least this way he would sate his curiosity.

The pinkette glanced towards where he sat and gave a polite smile, before ascending the stairs and taking a seat next to him.

The first thing Shikamaru noticed?

Sakuro smelled of Kilian cologne fragrance. The smokey one, if he wasn't mistaken. He wasn't big on scents and all, considering it a drag, but damn, did this one get his attention. Well, that was a way to differentiate the two pinkettes in his mind from now on, he mused. Sakura smelled ironically of her favorite floral or strawberry scents, her favorite being Sakura scent by Dior (don't ask him how he knew, he just happened to listen in to many of Ino's and her convos, while he was trying to take a nap in the middle of the two bothersome women), while this dude smelled of spice, tobacco, and vanilla. His nose picked up other scents he couldn't identify, but this guy sure did know how to make first impressions, Shikamaru would give him that.

During breaks, he made some effort to get to know the man, which the pinkette didn't mind. In fact, he looked relieved and happy that someone made an effort since he knew nobody in the college. Shikamaru offered him a tour around the college, which shocked everyone that the great Nara Shikamaru would make an effort to... Show a newbie around.

Sakuro agreed and promised to buy him lunch in return.

He soon found out that Sakuro indeed was fresh out of the military, and excelled at his studies before he left, opting to finish the service much earlier while keeping up with his studies online, managing to come out of high school on top of his class, earning him a grant to study wherever he wanted, so he chose WJU (Western Japan University). Shikamaru also found out that yes, he was indeed related to Sakura, and that they were actually identical twins, both from the small village in Osaka, where he was from, but the promise the two Harunos had made, ended up with him practically growing up in Osaka with his grandmother and uncle, after much begging and convincing from both the twins, their grandmother and uncle, who were more than happy to host one of their daughter's and sister's children, and they had been very kind to him throughout his stay there.

Oh wait-

This made Shikamaru ponder throughout the class: Why would anyone go through the trouble of going separate ways so young? He later asked the pinkette and got an answer. Turns out, it was because when the two siblings saw each other again, it would be a special moment for the separated duo. The Nara also found out not much later that both had sixth sense if something went wrong, or if they were up to something. "Call it a sixth sense from the bond shared between the twins!" Sakuro had told him with a smile, a soft look in those viridian-colored eyes, which were way too similar to Sakura's own, but also, somehow... Different. Shikamaru couldn't place his finger on it. Maybe... Hardened from his time in the military...?

'Perhaps...' he thought, before resting his head on the desk as the next lecture started, which was the ancient law by Professor Ebisu. Of course, the man called him out a few times, fixing those damned shades. Seriously? Who the fuck wore shades indoors?!

He remembered Shino, the he mentally shrugged. He guessed there were many weirdos around the world.

He just ignored the man and closed his eyes.

After lunch with the Haruno and two more lectures, Shikamaru went home, separating from Kiba and Ino at the crossroads, and looked at the cloudy sky. Yeah, today would be a good day to sit on the roof and cloud gaze, he thought, since the cold weather hadn't quite hit just yet. Might as well enjoy the weather while he could, he mused.

As always, his mind was filled with that troublesome woman, Sakura that evening as he lay on the roof before his vision changed into a more masculine version of Sakura.

His eyes snapped open and he sat up in shock.

Why was he suddenly thinking of that oversized Pink-haired man?!

'I mean, it's not like I'm gay or anything...' He thought and tried to divert his attention towards the clouds once again but to no avail.

His mind just wouldn't cooperate. It kept flashing him with the images of Sakuro and that soft smile of his and that scent of his cologne.

He groaned and sat up with a grumpy look on his handsome features. 'What a drag... Like one Haruno wasn't enough...' He thought before he scratched his head out of frustration and sighed.

"Shikamaru, Dinner!" He heard his mom call, probably poking her head out the kitchen window to call for him.

"Yeah, yeah. I'm coming!" He called back and sighed. "Troublesome women..." He got up and went back inside.

The next day, Sakura and Sakuro came through the door, chatting away like no tomorrow, ignoring everyone who gave them weird or fascinated looks. "So, I was like BAM! Take that, you fucker! and socked her in the eye." Sakura demonstrated with a roundhouse kick. "And Ashura-senpai scolded me, but when we went back inside, he patted my back and praised me and said, "Serves her right, little bull!" You HAD to be there to believe, dude. Like- Seriously!" She ranted on and Sakuro kept listening intently to his sister's tale, whatever it was about. Shikamaru blinked. 'Oh, right... She's into wrestling, isn't she? Damn, with her body in frilly and oversized stuff, I all but forgot about that.' He mentally shuddered, remembering how Sakura was called "The Nut Cracker" in her high school days. She and Ino were considered the "Fury of Konoha high" for the longest time when they actually put their minds together, punishing those who went around bullying or badmouthing their friends.

His ears perked as he heard Sakuro laugh for the first time, his green eyes lit from amusement. He looked up at Sakuro and thought. 'Okay, I think I might be a little gay... Oh, well.' He accepted his fate, too lazy to object, since he deemed it troublesome. 'Women are a pain to deal with, anyway.' His mind helpfully supplied, before he set his head back down onto the desk.

A week passed and throughout the week, he found himself more and more fascinated by Sakuro. Apparently, he and Sakura had similar hobbies, minutes, him preferring boxing over wrestling and wild berries like blackberry over strawberry. He had a certain love for the author Akutagawa and his writings, and his favorite genre was surprisingly, classical and rock music. He remembered Sakura loved Pop and rock. Shikamaru also noticed how Sakuro's eyes would light up when he talked about something he was passionate about, in which case for now, it was becoming a surgeon. One time Shikamaru ruffled those shoulder-length locks, to find it soft and extremely pettable. He noticed the little things, like the way Sakuro would twitch whenever somebody gave a dumb answer during questioning, or how those pink-tinted lips would curve up in fascination whenever Shikamaru talked about his favorite pastime, history of battle tactics, which made everyone's jaw drop because he didn't put so much effort in anything. He noticed the way those cat-like eyes would squint when he gave his signature smiles, directed at him and the way his body moved when he stretched. The muscles under his arms and through his shirt, rippling from the effort. He was no pervert, but he observed just how nice Sakuro's ass looked in jeans. He supposed it was genetics, with Haruno and their bubble butts, And he also figured he had a thing for a nice ass. The things he learned about himself...

Shikamaru was desperately falling in love and he hated it. 'What a drag...' He would think each time the older of the siblings would pop into his head.

Shikamaru turned over to his side, frustration clear on his features as his thoughts took a more suggestive turn. His hair was down from its usual high ponytail, framing his face. It was the weekend, so he got to nap in his room during the afternoon. He sighed and gave up on his precious nap. He got up, put on his slippers, flung over a jacket, and headed out of his room, pulling his hair back into its usual place. He descended the stairs and sat on the ground by the entrance, pulling on his shoes.

The more he observed, the more his mind wandered and the more he was forced to accept the fact that he was down bad. What would it be like for Sakuro to look at him in a different light? To give him that perfect pearly smile, the one you would give to a lover? To taste those soft lips that sometimes looked busted, no doubt from his hobby, boxing, To lean on that strong body? To be held by those muscled arms that rippled each time he made an effort to do something?

Just his back against Sakuro's chest, those perfect arms wrapped around his middle securely, almost in a protective, loving manner. What would those calloused hands be capable of doing other than writing, punching, and holding...

He didn't really know where he was going, he had no particular destination.

"Shikamaru? Where are you going?" His mother came out of the living room.

"I'm gonna go for a walk for a bit." He replied and got up, adjusting his footwear, before he opened the front door and stepped outside. He closed it behind him and walked onward.

His feet ended up taking him to a meadowy clearing. He blinked and looked around. The sun was high in the sky, ready to descend down the horizon within an hour and a half or so.

His eyes took in the familiar clearing before he spotted a familiar pink hair. It was Sakuro. He could tell from the large build. He blinked, before descending the small hill and approached the man, his hands stuffed into his pockets. "Sakuro?" He called out to the man who looked to be in deep thought. The green eyes blinked before he looked up at the newcomer. "Oh, Shikamaru-kun..." That smile... That graceful smile came over his features, lighting up his face. "Hello!"

Shikamaru nodded in response "Mind if i take a seat?" He asked to which Sakuro patted the spot next to him. He sat next to the man and looked ahead, resting his arms on his knees, looking ahead. "You hang out here often?" the raven-haired male asked. "Oh. Not really, but it does make a nice scenery from here. Don't you think so, too? I found this place not too long ago. It does the sunset justice! It helps me clear my mind." He smiled, stretching in his spot, which captured Shikamaru's eyes before he coughed, averting his gaze forcefully. "So... A penny for your thoughts?" He asked.

Sakuro hummed and leaned back on his hands, looking up at the sky. "Well... It's kind of embarrassing..." He trailed off. "What is it? You didn't accidentally piss yourself or something, did ya?" He joked, which Sakuro laughed at. "Pffhaha! No! Of course not. It's... Something else." He looked down. This piqued Shikamaru's interest. "I'm all ears. Maybe I can help." He shrugged. He wanted to be a good friend, and he was told he was a good listener. Well- if you called falling asleep or cloud-gazing, not paying attention to what they were yapping about whatever, a good listener then sure, he was that.

"Well... It... Has to do with love..." Sakuro bit his lip and looked at the sky. "I... Think I've fallen in love, Shikamaru-kun..." He breathed out.

Shikamaru froze.

Oh...

Dread spread throughout his body. "Oh... Is that so? Who's the lucky girl?" He managed after schooling his emotions. Of course, this would happen eventually, He cursed himself.

"Well, they're not a girl, actually... He's from our class, and I don't know how to... Confess? I guess..." Sakuro replied, his cheeks taking on a pink tint.

Of course, another opportunity slipped past his hands. "So uh..." He swallowed a lump in his throat. "Who's the lucky boy?" He asked.

Shikamaru's eyes widened and he turned to Sakuro, admiring the rare blush that rared on those very slightly tan cheeks. "A guy...? You're into dudes...?" He blinked. Sakuro nodded. "Bisexual." He confessed.

Great, a dude from his class. There went his chance. Of course, now he wasn't going to confess. He didn't want to ruin Sakuro's opportunity of being with someone he loved!

Sakuro stared at the sky with a smile gracing his lips, his blush intensifying. "You actually know him. He's a kind person. Very intellectual and he has beautiful dark brown eyes. Very handsome features... He's mostly passive, but he's actually very kind..." He described the man. "I know him...?" He thought over people with that kind of description. "Is he in our class?" Shikamaru asked, turning to the pinkette. "Yeah." He nodded, before flopping back onto the soft bed of the grass, the colors from the sky and around him giving him nearly an ethereal look, which punched a breath out of Shikamaru. 'What a drag... Why does he have to look so beautiful?' He asked himself in his mind. He felt his ears warm up. "our class, huh..." He thought about it for a while. "Uhh... Kenji?" He guessed. "No." "Midori?" He took another shot. "Ew, no. He's a jerk."

Shikamaru scratched his head. Who else had handsome features and brown eyes. "...Kaneki?" Sakuro shook his head. "No..." He answered and blushed. Shikamaru sighed. "I give up." He threw up his hands in defeat, before looking at Sakuro. "Does he at least know you like him?"

Sakuro shook his head, no.

In the end, he sighed and turned to Sakuro. "Well, I think you should tell him outright, despite whatever the answer you get. It doesn't matter. If he loves you, he loves you, if not, you'll move on with a relieved heart, knowing at least you've made your feelings known. Trust me. It's better to pour it out to him before he finds someone else, no matter what gender he's into, it's best to ask them. Trust me I... I'd know..." He trailed off, looking forward again, blocking the pinkette's view of his face.

"Great." Shikamaru sighed. "You're so troublesome, sometimes... What a drag..." He scratched his head. "I say tell him you like him outright."

Sakuro blinked. "I'm struggling with that if you hadn't noticed, genius." He deadpanned before pouting. Shikamaru found it adorable. It did funny things to his stomach. 'Troublesome... I can't get distracted... He likes someone else. Think Shika, Think!'.

But he couldn't focus. His mind still hung up on the fact that he was letting another person he fell for, go...

He could feel Sakuro observing him, probably thinking. He mentally sighed.

"Have you... Been rejected before, Shikamaru-kun?" The pinkette asked.

Shikamaru shook his head. "Not quite. I guess you could say, I didn't voice out feelings soon enough. Not that it would matter. That person had been in love with the other for a long time, so I never really stood a chance." He shrugged. "Oh..." Sakuro nodded, understanding, before looking forward again.

After some time of awkward silence, Shikamaru watched as the sun slowly descended towards the mountains. The days were getting shorter and it was getting chillier with each passing moment. He deemed it was finally time to go home, he'd deal with these stupid feelings of his in the comfort of his own room. Probably nap it off or overthink about them, try to find a logical solution out of yet another heartbreak.

What a shame...

"Well," He clapped his hands on his thighs. "I think it's time I take my leave. You think about what I said." He was about to get up when Sakuro stopped him mid-way. "Wait..." He mumbled. Shikamaru glanced towards Sakuro, eyes widening in confusion. "Huh...?"

After a brief moment of what looked like Sakuro was conflicting with himself, he looked up at the Nara with his face flushed in a rosy tint. "I-..." Shikamaru could tell he was searching for the right words. "What is it?" He asked, frowning, and sat next to Sakuro. "Something on your mind?" He asked, trying to ease whatever it was out of Sakuro's mind.

"I... What if... What if I said that person was here right now...? And that I was scared to tell them because I was afraid he wouldn't feel the same...?" The pinkette looked at him and for once after two weeks and something of knowing him, there was genuine fear in those beautiful eyes of his that in the right light, shone in different shades of green, looking almost like a sea foam in his irises.

Shikamaru blinked. "I... Don't think I follow, Sakuro... What do you mean they're here...?" He frowned. Sakuro looked at him, almost pleadingly, he looked ready to just burst out and cry.

Then it dawned on him. His eyes went wide and his jaw slacked slightly. "Oh..." He breathed out. "...Me?" He asked, unsure, looking like a deer in headlights.

Sakuro looked away, a frown gracing his lips. He nodded mutely, before speaking up, his voice cracking. "I was scared to... Tell you. I didn't want to ruin our friendship... You were the first person that took interest in me, interest in who I really was... You hung around and made an effort to get to know me. It... It truly warmed my heart. The more we hung out, the more I fell in love with you, your mind, your sharp tongue, that lazy, yet somehow affectionate attitude of yours..." He rambled. "And those eyes of yours, ever so lazy, yet somehow sharp and always calculating. The shogi games we played together... I knew the game was special for you and that it was your own way of accepting me as your friend, and for that, I felt honored, but... My feelings have grown since then... I... I wanted more. I know, it's selfish... I'm sorry... But you're right; It's better to spill it before it's too late... I won't hate you for whatever your decision will be...

Shikamaru breathed out a breath he was holding. "You're... Not joking, are you?" He finally managed to ask.

He listened to what the pink-haired man had to say to him, shocked.

'He... He...Likes-...No...He loves me...? HE loves ME?! Is this one of my daydreams...?' To confirm that he was, in fact, not dreaming, he pinched himself, hard. Yep, that hurt like a son of a bitch...

Sakuro's brows furrowed, looking deeply offended, as if saying: he just poured his heart out to Shikamaru and this was his response? "Why would I joke about such matters?..."

"Okay, okay. Just... Checking is all..." He mumbled and looked away. 'What a drag... But he loves me... He has feelings for me...' This made his stomach flutter in happiness. 'Is this what Ino meant when she said she felt butterflies in her stomach when Sai confessed...?' Shikamaru thought. He felt his face heat up, and his heart raced in joy.

Sakuro loved him...

He looked up at the taller male, before looking away, scratching his head. "I-I guess... if you're serious, I could... Accept your feelings..." He mumbled.

He saw Sakuro's eyes widen before stared into his eyes. "R-really...?" He looked like a hopeful puppy. God, why did this dork have to be so cute?!

"I mean- If you want to... I don't mind it, being a thing, ya know...?" Shikamaru, at this point, was 100% sure that his face was red as a tomato. "I kinda... Do like you like that, too..." He admitted, averting his eyes. 'WHY AM I BLUSHING LIKE A VIRGIN, WHAT THE HELL?!' He thought.

When he looked at Sakuro, he saw his face light up like a Christmas tree. The man teared up and grinned. "Yeah, I'd like that!" Sakuro replied a tear of joy and probably relief running down his perfect face. Shikamaru smiled, before leaning up, setting a hand on Sakuro's cheek, wiping away the stray tear. "Hey, no chick-flick moments, 'kay?" He teased. Sakuro sniffled, before giggling. "Yeah, okay. No chick-flick moments!" He grinned before they relaxed.

Two men looked into each other's eyes, before closing the distance, pressing their foreheads against one another, getting lost in each other's eyes.

"So... Boyfriends, huh?" Shikamaru asked, his tone soft.

"Yeah..." Sakuro whispered. "I guess Ino-chan has something to gossip about now." He gave him a small smile, those beautiful eyes reflecting the sunlight as it slowly set, finally reaching the mountain.

"I guess so..." He hummed in agreement.

Eventually, the two inched closer, until their lips connected into an experimental, gentle kiss, signifying the start of their lives as an official couple.

Yeah... He could definitely find appeal to this relationship thing, he mused as the two kissed gently. Unrushed and passionate, sweeter than any grape any autumn season could provide, more intoxicating than any wine he could drink...

Two genius dorks in love...

What a day to be alive, Shikamaru thought.

Yes...

He could get used to this... As troublesome love was, he didn't mind this...

As the two kissed by the sunset, the two butterflies circled them, before flying away together.

This day signified the start of a new beginning for the two men.

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alichiraku · 2 years ago

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Timeline - Iruka Umino

(I’ve just compiled information from various pre-existing timelines, so credits go to the Seelentau timeline and @keepyourpantsongohan’s one!!)

I added events I thought relevant to Iruka’s story (whether because it impacted Konoha or Iruka personally). I calculated the ages by taking the Databook ages and correlating them with the first appearances in the manga which is why it sometimes differs from the other timelines (ex: Yugao is said to be 22 in the first Databook, but her birthday is on November 3rd, and her first apparition is during the Chūnin exams in July-August. Therefore, I consider her to have turned 22 the year before).

I’ve checked this timeline a few times, but there may still be errors (or simplifications), so don’t hesitate to point them out and I’ll correct them!

Year 0 : Iruka is born (May 26).

Kohari and Ikkaku Umino are 34-35.

The Third Shinobi War begins. Around this year, Kushina (13-14) is kidnapped by shinobi from Kumo and rescued by Minato (13-14).

September 15 : Kakashi turns 5.

Kakashi becomes Genin.

Year 1 :

May 26 : Iruka turns 1.

September 15 : Kakashi turns 6.

Kakashi becomes Chūnin.

Year 2 :

May 26 : Iruka turns 2.

Sakumo Hatake (around 40) commits suicide.

Kakashi’s generation becomes Genin : Genma (10), Guy (7), Ebisu (10), Shizune (10), Asuma (9), Kurenai (9).

Year 5-6 :

Iruka Umino enters the Academy.

Sasuke enters the Academy at 5 and Itachi at 6. Given that war wages during Iruka’s childhood, I chose to make him enter around this age instead of later, but we have no way to confirm this.

Year 8 :

October 24 : Anko turns 10.

Anko becomes Genin.

Year 9 :

The Third Shinobi World War ends on an armistice between Konoha and Iwa, Minato becomes Hokage.

Minato is 23, Kohari and Ikkaku are 43-44.

Year 9-10 : Births of the Rookie Nine.

Year 10 :

May 26 : Iruka turns 10.

October 10 : Naruto’s birth ; Kurama is freed by Obito and attacks Konoha ; death of Kohari (45) and Ikkaku (45), as well as Minato (24), Kushina (24), Biwako (55) and many others.

Iruka’s experience of this night is depicted several times in both manga and anime, which explains the slight contradictions. The last version of the event in the manga is probably the most accurate.

Chapter 1 : Iruka is forcefully taken away from the battlefield by an unknown shinobi as he screams that his parents “are still fighting”, although it’s unclear whether he knows this for a fact or is simply in denial.

Rookie Instructor fillers : Kohari wears the traditional Konoha uniform instead of the later grey ANBU-like one (it may be attributed to Iruka’s faulty memory of the event). Iruka is sheltered with other children away from the battlefield but is implied to have escaped when he learns that the squad where his parents were fighting has been decimated. This is the last flashback we have of the event and the anime seems to imply Iruka didn’t get to see his parents again.

Chapter 503 : Kohari wears a grey uniform. She’s already on the brink of death as Ikkaku orders Iruka to flee the battlefield. Similarly to Chapter 1, Iruka is then forcefully taken away despite his protests.

The anime later faithfully animated this scene and its chronology.

October 24 : Anko turns 12.

Anko becomes Chūnin.

The Academy having been destroyed in the Kurama attack, the learning conditions of this year’s students are unclear

Year 11 :

During this year : death of Might Duy (35) protecting Guy (15), Genma (17) and Ebisu (17).

Flashbacks of Iruka joking around to amuse his comrades.

May 26 : Iruka turns 11.

June 9 : Itachi turns 7.

Itachi becomes Genin.

Around this time, flashback with Hiruzen in front of the tombstone. Hiruzen says “It’s been a year” in the English version (indicating this is after the anniversary of the attack) but “It will be a year soon” in the French version (putting the scene before the anniversary).

November 2nd : Hayate turns 12.

Hayate becomes a Genin (ID 011671)

Iruka becomes a Genin (ID 011850).

November 3rd : Yūgao turns 11.

Possibly in the same promotion [ Ninja ID indicates that they graduated after Iruka ] : Yoroi Akado (11), Iwashi (11), Izumo (12), Kotetsu (13)

Possibly in the same promotion [ No ninja ID, but same age as Iruka ] : Santa Yamanaka, Maen Nara, Iroha Hyūga

Year 12 :

November 2nd : Hayate turns 13.

Hayate becomes Chūnin.

Year 14 :

February 29 : Kabuto turns 10.

Kabuto becomes Genin (ID 012140).

Yugao (13 or 14) becomes Genin (ID 012161).

June 9 : Itachi turns 10.

Itachi becomes Chūnin.

Year 16 :

April : Sasuke (5) enters the Academy, Itachi (10) becomes ANBU.

May 26 : Iruka turns 16.

Iruka becomes Chūnin.

July 23rd : Sasuke turns 6.

October 10 : Naruto turns 6.

Year 16-20 : Iruka (16-20) becomes a teacher at the Academy (in this post, I tried to pinpoint at what age Iruka might have become a teacher).

Year 18 :

Itachi (13) and Obito (22-23) massacre the Uchiha clan.

Sasuke is 7, Mikoto is 35, Fugaku is 40.

The event happens between the 9th of June (Itachi’s 13th birthday) and the 23rd of July (Sasuke’s 8th birthday).

Academy days : Iruka teaches Naruto, Shikamaru, Chōji and Kiba the leaf exercice ; flashback of the Academy fight between Naruto and Sasuke

Year 22 :

May 26 : Iruka turns 22.

Year 23 :

Naruto Part I begins.

January 1st : Guy turns 26.

January : events of the first chapters. Naruto (12) discovers he is the host of Kyūbi during the incident with Mizuki (27).

May 26 : Iruka turns 23.

June 11th : Kurenai turns 27.

June 24 : Hiruzen announces the upcoming Chūnin exams. All 3 rookie jōnin-sensei enter their students despite Iruka’s protests.

The Chūnin exams begin on the 1st of July and end on the 1st of August. Orochimaru attacks Konoha.

August 3rd : Funeral for the Third Hokage

Following the destruction of Konoha, every shinobi (including teachers) has to get back in the field and take missions again.

Unclear for how long: in the third Databook, Iruka has completed 3 additional D-rank, 5 C-rank and 16 B-rank missions before being back at the Academy.

End of the year : Naruto and Sasuke fight at the Valley of the End, Sasuke leaves Konoha to join Orochimaru, Naruto leaves with Jiraiya.

Year 25 : The Konoha 11 become Chūnin.

Year 26 :

Naruto (15) and Jiraiya come back to Konoha.

May 26 : Iruka turns 26.

Year 27 :

Pain attack on Konoha.

October 8 : The Third Shinobi War begins ; Iruka goes to Island Turtle to try and keep Naruto out of the war.

Morning of October 10 : The War ends, everyone awakes from the Infinite Tsukuyomi.

Naruto discovers he has to take classes for two years with Iruka’s help.

Year 28 : Kakashi (32) becomes Hokage ; Sasuke (18) leaves Konoha.

Year 29 : Events of Naruto: The Last.

Year 30 :

Some time before the wedding, Naruto asks Iruka to stand as his father at the wedding.

Naruto and Hinata’s wedding.

March 27 : Boruto is born.

Year 31-39 : At some point, Iruka (31-39) becomes Headmaster of the Academy.

Year 32 : Himawari is born.

Year 35 : Naruto (24-25) becomes Hokage.

Year 39 :

End of the year : Chapter 700, epilogue.

Iruka is 39.

Year 42 : Boruto’s generation (12) graduates.

At some point, Iruka takes care of Sarada while Sasuke and Sakura are on a mission ; he teaches her how to cook? I honestly have no idea when the novels happen and what’s going on in them and at this point I’m too afraid to ask.

Don’t even ask me about Boruto.

From left to right : 5-10 yo ; 10 yo (Kurama attack) ; 10-11 yo (Academy) ; 10-11 yo (Academy) ; 12-16 yo (before or newly Chūnin) ; 16-20 yo (young teacher) ; 22 yo (Part I) ; 26-27 yo (Pain attack) ; 27 yo (Fourth Shinobi War) ; 29-30 yo (Naruto’s wedding) ; 39 (Chapter 700)

#(edit: i think the nice list editing doesn't work on the dashboard only on the blog's web page!)#(so i recommend you read this post from alichiraku.com)#dude barely changes in 15 years and then boruto happens for some reason #ok i'm finally posting this but i haven't checked it in a while so. we'll see how it goes #(< said casually but my perfectionism is killing me)#mine #iruka umino #timeline #i'll probably try to post a timeline for kohari and ikkaku even though i'm probably its main user #i've said it before but i just love trying to understand konoha and its history/inner workings through iruka's eyes #he's lived through so many fascinating moments of konoha's history but most importantly he hasn't lived them!!#he's a witness in the most tragic and pathetic way bc he doesn't even know half of what went on #and can't make sense of what he did live through. there will always be a beast covering the night sky and he's not even allowed to ask why #iruka man... iruka #naruto

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everymadara · 1 year ago

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Chapter 625

#naruto #madara #madara uchiha #uchiha madara #hashirama flashback #+ hashirama #Yeah so remember when I said Madara not being able to pretend he likes compromise anymore is 30% of the reason he left. lol.#Love how he says ''for the sake of the village'' when he really means for his own sake. He's like I'm only here because of you so I want yo #to act like it's the same for you as well (it isn't and he knows it isn't dfjksfjkhsfjdksfd)#And then later Hashirama saying ''I am going to protect our... or rather MY village'' while killing him. I actually don't remember where I #was going with this but I was going somewhere.#Essentially it was ''Neither of them are on the same wavelength at all''#And Madara knows this but Hashirama clearly doesn't #At least not up until the end and that's when their relationship ends because the illusion of being in it together was what was keeping the #together. So Hashirama stabs him! Love loses.

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sessakag · 9 months ago

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Any chance of us finding out what Naruto did in Hinata’s home in Prey when he went for a quick shower? The fact that he did that at all killed me 😂 but I can’t imagine that’s all he did. I’m sure he did some snooping but did he plant any cameras by chance?

He did some things of course 🙈and you'll find out at a later, but soonish date 🤭

Naruto has no chill and does not care about privacy, lol. I was laughing so hard writing that part, just like "fuck is this guy doing??no he didn't! this dude is legit crazy" the whole time 😂I'm the writer and Prey!Naruto had me shook, lmao.

#prey #naruhina #naruto has every screw loose and i love it #breaking n entering #what are boundaries? Prey!Naruto doesn't know #or care lol #ask #answer

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ovyy-pvcure · 7 months ago

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Ok well nobody asked but I'm bored so wild transmigration Naruro au borne of madness go.

So first things first Kishimoto made one gigantic mistake and that was making and naming a bit character that's easy to do the whole 'dead modern human pops into the body of a canon character' thing.

^ That's Tobio who shows up exactly once in the entire series at the start to accidentally knock Naruto off balance and kick off literal decades of shipping. This convinent oc stand in blank canvas is the turning point of the au that means when he accidentally dies as a result of that one off-canon event the universe* steps in and sticks a random schmuck in place to keep things basically on plan. There's, like, prophesies to fullfill (and cosmic schemes going on). Which is why and how a late age teenager finds themselves stuck in a 12 year old's body ("it matches your emotional age") after an unfortuante accident with nothing but the basi s of chakra and history downloaded to their brain and no psrsonal memories of the new body to call on. Oh, and a cheery "good luck" before getting dropped into basicially the start of the plot just before team allocation. Where, as the top student in the "espionage and subterfuge" class he's assigned as the final member of team 7.

To give the basic skeleton of what's taken shape in my head already the first arc would follow tobio as he tries to wrangle the cats known to the public as Sasuke and Naruto without actually letting anyone know he has literally no memory of anything that's happened to him before a couple months ago. Oh and surviving the grueling change of lifestyle inherent in becoming a Child Soldier. He's doing Great this arc. Not stressed At All as he tries to juggle managing his teammates' egos with getting stronger because he has none allies or parents or connections to fall back on if he stumbles.

Well he thinks so anyway he's Kakshi's favorite adorable little student because he's the one who keeps pulling NaruSasu apart and making them actually, you know, cooperate. Naruto likes him because tobio treats him like a person and Sasuke at least appreciates that he doesn't have a fangirl in his squad and he's even focused on getting better so no deadweight. Also Mizuki's hovering around asking how he's progressing and if he feels ready which is odd since wasn't Mizuki beaten to an inch of life for all that treason he was up to? Well, not tobio's problem.

If you're curious how tobio died so is he! He can't remember; he was just told in the void of space time that he had an accident, died and now he's getting shipped off to 12 year old boot camp. What he does know is his own sarcastic rebellious wit has nothing on the universe's* considering it called him a quote "sarcastic bitch" as it did the whole transmigiration thing.

Blah blah blah team building, lunch at ichiraku's using future knowledge to climb trees early the usual oc stuff up until Wave. Things even go kind of normal up until the city is reached where kakshi's chakra lesson gets more than a little derailed by tobio already knowing how to do the whole shebang. Instead of being sent off to guard the bridge he suggests Naruto do so with clones since he's been thinking of a way to make use of his specialized training and making this mission truly worth Konoha's time.

A reoccurring element of the first arc is that the people around him not really knowing the OG Tobio that well is a boon his training in espionage is also guiding tobio to keeping his own secrets under wraps. tobio wants to infiltrate Gato's orginization and siphon money directly into The Leaf's coffers as recompense for making it impossible for the village to get properly paid from the outset. Besides Zabuza's gonna kill Gato so it's fine. Kakshi is against it but can't deny the logic and concedes but insists tobio's top priority is his contiuned survival.

Due to all the miscellaneous ne'er do wells romping about it's easy for a trained Ninja to slip in and start liberating ryo for Konoha (and maybe some for Wave while he's at it). Things contiune apace until The Bridge Showdown where in the confusion tobio once again slips into the waiting horde of Goons. Right next to Gato. Kyubi chakra comes with a weird feeling alongside the terrifying bloodlust from Naruto himself and tobio seizes the opportunity to take out Gato himself before the order to fire on Zabuza can be given.

In the temporary silence we have a dying Haku, a dead Gato and a disguised tobio skipping out of the goon squad cheerfully announcing Gato's plan to shoot everyone left on the bridge dead before his interference and daring anyone to contradict him. They can't mostly because the small child with blood dripping off their knives has scared them silent, and instead of fighting they flee with a furious Zabuza in pursuit. Haku doesn't survive but Z does to contiune his bloodly plans for revolution but now without his restraining bolt. This will cause problems for our heroes later. But for now Wave is a success and only one of the children has killed anyone in cold blood. Only Kakashi is worried about this. Oh and all the builders who are now wary around the killer kid who mocked and psychologically attacked his victims first. Victory all around!

Kakashi can not get the privacy needed to properly talk to his genin about the thing he did until they're back in Konoha where he overhears Mizuki grilling his student for details on the mission and dropping info he really shouldn't be re: the kyubi, and implying Tobio was meant to somehow harm Naruto. Which is the conversation that tips tobio off to the divigerence which is that oops Tobio was doing himself a Treason. Thankfully tobio is a fully trained fluent liar who reports to Mizuki that he never had a chance to harm Naruto and that, no, there was no hint of the Kyubi both of which are lies the eavesdropping Kakashi catches but isn't sure what to make of. tobio himself is basicially flying by the seat of his pants as he describes Sasuke's growth and personality even as he internally starts to panic as he realizes just how epically Screwed he is since he also doesn't know Kakashi is there, and now Mizuki and Tobio's treason is his problem. Crap.

A sweep of his apartment has tobio finding a journal of his days in the academy where one day Tobio reports Mizuki pulling him aside and pointing out he'll be lucky go get a proper jonin teacher and get out of the genin corps if he continues on the normal path but Mizuki has a solution since he feels so bad for another orphan of the Kyubei attack. His new plan is to join the E&S course the so called "kunoichi class" and with Mizuki's help-all helpfully noted down by Tobio and utterly obviously manipulative to tobio-he can ace that and get put on a star team with a good future. With Sasuke he means so someone can keep an eye on the Uchiha for Orochimaru. The journal also veers off into a hateful anti-Konoha rant at the revealation of Tobio's parents killer's continued existence and favortism from the Third via Naruto. However misguided a start by the time of graduation testing Tobio had been perfectly groomed into Mizuki's personal spy who had a sneering relief that he could leave Konoha and a dead Naruto behind after they secured the scroll for their actual master.

Well, to be forewarned is to be forearmed as they say, and no one else in the village has as much foreknowledge as tobio who thinks it's high time he got serious and picked put a proper name for himself: Otogiri Tobio sounds perfect.

Otogiri doesn't know Kakashi knows even half of this but luckily neither does anyone else yet. While the poor scarecrow man tries to figure out just what is happening without directly confronting a possible traitor in his own squad even as political pressure mounts to prove one of Konoha's founding clans has a strong future by putting Sasuke (and his squad they guess. Whatever.) into the chuunin exam. With an effective A rank under their belt and Otogiri's proliferation of funds Kakashi would need a pretty sound reason not to bend to the council's "suggestion" and he doesn't want to leave the boys alone with a possible traitor but he also doesn't want T&E descending on his student for maybe nothing. So in they go causing the domino effect that ends with the K9 (sans sakura plus Otogiri) all enrolled in the annual deathmatch.

Ignorant of all this back door politicking going on Otogiri's already gearing up for the Invasion. Chuunin exams? Sure he's signed up the squad's in. Whatever. He's got bigger problems including Mizuki dropping in and telling him to meet up and assist the incoming Sound kids. No one notices the dog watching this play out not that Mizuki's sloppy enough to say anything outright but Otogiri catches the subtext, but also sees a chance to start turning the tables on that creep. After all Orochimaru already wants Sasuke, and Naruto's becoming pretty strong himself maybe they should pull everyone in?

So on the prophesied day squad 7 is coincidentally in place to welcome and show around the teens from the newly founded village of Sound. Otogiri is a little concered but the thing about Naruto is that yes he's loud and arrogant and annoying and has to be physically wrestled into bathing regularly but he's charismatic enough for all that to be liked anyway. And Zaku? Is loud and arrogant and definitely had to be wrestled into a bath at least 5 times so he likes the kid, and their friendly little mole's hinting that he's not been treated great by the Leaf so why not get along and lead the kid astray? Could be fun.

Kin has a headache. She's met louder blonde Zaku and she wants to Die about it. She and Sasuke bond over it as they have to quiet the duo down.

Dosu is amused by Kin's discomfort and Zaku's weirdly instant attachment, but as long as they serve their duty he's fine with it. They're the best the Sound has to offer that could pass as genin. The mole worries him a little, he's a little too quick witted and sharp to feel like he's really their ally and he never says anything to give him a hint of where he lies beyond the veiled code phrase he introduced himself with to mark him as the Tobio they were supposed to meet. The blonde's infectious energy and loudness doesn't leave him exposing weaknesses in the village, and The Uchia clearly looks down on their little village. Well he'd change his mind about that once the rest of his squad turned on him or Dosu would have the personal pleasure of wiping the smug off his face.

Otogiri is not having a great time he has a little over a month to get Dosu to trust him so he can derail Orochimaru's chess style pawn sacrifice strategy for his own shogi inspired pawn theft strategy. Some people might claim using alternate universe future knowledge is cheating. Otogiri would claim that he's trying to outwit someone who even with his ages combined has 20 years minimum on him so really he needs every advantage he can get. Especially because Dosu is so damn distrusting that getting an in to try and make the older boy waver on his desire to gain glory is harder than making Sasunaru work together back in the first arc.

Blah blah blah chuunin exam stuff test speech forest of death. Where Otogiri realizes there was a fight with Rock Lee but no declaration of lust from him without Sakura. And he has no connection to Ino beyond her sort of hating him for stealing what she thinks should be her place. No it doesn't matter Sakura outranked her, Otogiri's on the wrong end of Ino's many grudges and eventually despite his best efforts he winds up with an unconscious chakra dampened Naruto and a freshly Cursed Sasuke. No allies forthcoming and probably 3 teens expecting an easy kill on their way. To be killed to make Sauske stronger.

Otogiri must once again consider that actually The Universe* is just screwing with him. With a bit of deception, luck, and just plain knowing more than he should Otogiri convinces the trio when they show up they're not really meant to try and kill Sasuke it's all a test of how wisely they can act on a mission. He bluffs that Mizuki told him what The Master could do and how he marked Sasuke betting on Dosu at least managing to link Curse Seals and their Effects on the mark on Sasuke.

Sound trio on side Naruto and then Sasuke wake up groggy and foggy as hell but hey safe! With their new cool allies! Naruto's devious nature surfaces and he makes a plan to net both teams all the scrolls they'll need with his prankster past . While he has the time Otogiri pulls Zaku aside and warns him to watch his tubing around the Aburame since their bugs follow and eat chakra which is a huge vulnerability for specifically him. Sorry Shino it just ain't your time-line.

Successful plan put into motion everyone moves onto The Tournament where things play out basicially as they do with the exception of Shino getting outplayed by Otogiri's timely warning. Naruto does a little better and wins less with a stroke of luck and more by being just enough better at chakra control the seal doesn't completely stop him. And of course Ino tries to vent when she gets paired up with her new Fated Rival (that random boy who was better in class than her and hasn't given her a second thought all story) but Otogiri is tired stressed and over it so he forces a grapple pins her hand with a kunai and presses his advantage until he knocks her out because Ino is Not A Quitter. By any sane metric Ino does fine but Otogiri's got his sights aimed way higher and has been training accordingly. Sorry, Ino just ain't your timeline either.

Seconds into the fight he gets even more stressed out as he realizes all at once the various things even a brief jaunt into his soul/mind would reveal. Making him fight way more aggressivly and mercilessly which the other K9 minus s7 don't like. Zaku and Kin do but boo on them.

Easy part over Otogiri has to rededicate himself to several things all at once: untangling the invasion's plans without drawing too much attention to himself. Keeping the sound trio alive and out of Orochimaru's hands to keep him from going full Necromancer on the Third. Keeping Naruto and Sasuke safe from the wretched hands moving on them. Again not drawing aggro himself from Danzo and ROOT. Or Jiraya. Noted spymaster. Old teammate of his new archnemesis. Naruto's newest teacher. Whooo.

Meanwhile in the mountains Kakashi is training Sasuke because he got paired up against a serial killer jinjuriki. Which is one more gray hair on his head along with all the other stuff including Otogiri seeking him out in private and explaining the attack, the seals and who he suspects was the attacker. Which. Kakashi is smart, he now probably knows who Mizuki sold Konoha out to and how and why Otogiri would know who he is but he still has no idea what angle the kid is working. Or if approaching him about it is smart. Kids are hard and Kakashi has been avoiding this for years. Obito please come back and help him you were always basicially a kid you'd know what was going on.

Otogiri has come to the conclusion it's officially time to call Gondor for aid and seeing as there's maybe 3 people who could be discrete enough to trail the trio and play off if they got caught. One was on a mountain one is him and one is...capable of self replication. Welp time to put a hand over Naruto's gross mouth and explain the bullet points.

A pinned Naruto with two hands over his mouth later gives more context to the Mizuki mysteries; he confirms it was Mizuki who told him of the special pass requirement and that he never showed that night. Iruka found him and he remembers an odd smell but has no memory beyond a very verbal lashing. Neither boy knows how Mizuki got away with it, but Otogiri spells out the "truth" to Naruto about Mizuki's plans to steal the scroll and leave Naruto to rot for it. In return for the tiny lie Otogiri tells Naruto he knows about the Kyubei and has decided that Naruto's too kind and simple to be a demon fox so he's cool with him.

Before even a single sappy sentiment can be shared Otogiri launches into his suspicions about how valuable Orochimaru finds their new "friends'" lives and Naruto is all about protecting them (believe it!). Together with a little "totally unknowing" help from a certain Toad Sage they figure out Kabuto's ninja info cards have summoning seals on them and before Dosu can go and get himself killed the new duo gush about how excited they are to see Zaku and Dosu kick butt in the stadium which is enough to mollify Dosu's increasing need to go out and prove himself. Barely.

Zaku's feeling right offended they were given "information cards" as if they needed the help to kick a bunch of kids' asses in a straight fight. Otogiri could kiss that lanky moron because he just handed him the answer and he makes a big show of agreeing and saying they should prove it by getting rid of those useless cards and giving them to him and Naruto who could use the help. Dosu's suspicion gauge raises another tick but the trio do and those cards find themselves in Jiraya's hands lightning quick.

Surprise surprise the cards have summoning sutras on them to send the holders to a preset location. Jiraya with the subtly of a trained deceiver who's lead a spy ring for decades pries a lot of information from Otogiri very skillfully and concludes what Otogiri already knew regarding the intentions of summoning cards the holders didn't know about. So, the sound trio receive a friendly visit from a friendly toad man who gleefully shows them the trap on the cards and notes whoever gave them these might not be as trustworthy as they thought. The trio say nothing, cutting contact with OtoNaru.

Come the tournament a lot of the usual beats play out; late Sauske, Naruto's still heated about Nehi being the ultimate Heel wrestler, Shikamaru proves he can make wise tactical decisions and before the oragnizers have to awkwardly side step there's one too many contestants Sauske dramatic entrances in and the fight begins. A fight Naruto Otogiri and Shikamaru miss because Dosu and company have given it some thought and are going to just full Bail but they know what's about to start and at least want the duo (and shikamaru they guess) to be awake and away when the fighting starts.

Naruto Talks at them and tries to fire them up agaisnt ol copperhead as everything Pops Off including a pall of mist that descends over the arena. Zabuza's found a fellow revolutionary it seems. Sasuke takes off after Gaara with Naruto hot on his heels with a shove from Otogiri seeing as their the "same".

Otogiri rounds on the trio and decides to use his own version of Talk pointing out that they owe one person one thing and that's revenge on Orochimaru. He tried to sacrifice them multiple times hasn't been in contact with them, and was gonna do who knows what with their bodies without consent. They can flee in the middle if they want but don't they want to pop him in the metaphorical face first? Zaku does. Kin does. Dosu doesn't anymore but his almost-friends (all 4 of them) aren't budging so he figures he might as well prove how non disposable they are by messing up snakey's plans.

Shikamaru is thoroughly disgruntled because Naruto dragged him along to the Gaara mess which is going basicially like canon. Shino's even here his bugs having devoured the genjutsu and wanting to back up his non insane classmate. An exhausted Shikamaru can barely hold back a desperate Temari until the timely ringing of bells saves him. Kin's strings may not have much shadow but they are a direct path to a disoriented Temari who has to watch her little brother actually struggle and bleed before she gets introduced to a tree the same way Kin was to a wall. Naruto summons a giant frog.

Meanwhile Kakashi is meeting back up with Zabuza, his ninken already have the swordsmaster's scent and this time they do need to settle the score. Zabuza's both mad at Kakashi for reasons he knows aren't sound and persuing his goal since Orochimaru will eventually tear down Wave and he says will leave it to Zabuza while he goes after the rest. He has to make Haku's sacrifice count so Leaf has to die on the vine just in case this time the promise is real. No points for guessing who wins in this confusing melee. Final tally: 3-0 kakashi:zabuza it was close though.

Meanwhile again Mizuki's poised to take some sweet justice against Iruka for, frankly, being a better instructor ninja and person than him wheb Otogiri shows up playing it like he wants the honor. No dice, Mizuki's wanted this for awhile and the kid's nowhere close enough to be subtle and he just has to drop the genjutsu on Mizuki to make him miss and engage his manipulator in a direct confrontation to end this whole twisted mess. Good thing Mizuki doesn't have that filler arc power up because Otogiri's fighting an uphill battle on this one.

But first Hayate Gekko's girlfriend the ANBU member Cat is engaging his canonical killer Baki the sand jonin her swordsmanship sharp enough to leave Baki's attempts to entangle her blade useless. And him open to said jonin's surprise strike taking out the sandman. Oh how the turntables. Is what someone who knows the alternate timeline would say since that confrontation didn't happen in this one since Dosu wasn't trailed and Hayate killed for Knowing Too Much.

Speaking of Dosu he and Zaku have run into Kabuto who's cover is very blown because Konoha's Spymaster got a peek at his Trap Cards and no one is happy with anyone here. Dosu and Zaku aren't exactly jonin level even combined but in a chaotic melee large windbursts and balance altering soundwaves make up for a lot when your speciality is up close precision scapel attacks. Kabuto would win ordinarily but he's a wanted man and there's an angry snake lady willing to take out her misplaced sense of displacement on a willing medical collabteour. Kabuto gets away in the end but Anko takes one look at the trio once everyone's round up in the end and asks "is anyone gonna claim these kids?" And not wait for an answer.

Back to Otogiri who lacks the element of surprise of numbers to overwhelm Mizuki and is going pretty even but for all the cheap kill shots he has to prevent from taking out a defenseless wounded Iruka who himself got taken down protecting the academy kids not named nepotism. Mizuki isn't his usual sneering jackass self here because he's pissed that the kid he'd been grooming slipped out of his control and had taken to playing him for a fool. Otogiri bullshits back that after seeing how Orochimaru treated his soldiers he made the choice to back out before he was sacrificed for a madman's goals stubbronly ignorning the Danzo in the room for now.

Injured, humiliated and generally unpleasant Mizuki lunges for Otogiri and gets his hands around the boy's throat. Any plan of escape is cut off by a torrent of rage and red as Otogiri loses it after all of Mizuki's crap and he simply rips the man's hands off him and before the former instructor can process the impossible thing he just witnessed he's driven into the side of the academy and has a kunai driven through his neck. Good thing Iruka passed out from his wounds and no impressionable children saw that. Oh hi Konohamaru don't wanna come out of hiding in that closet and say hi to Naruto nii chan's friend? No? Suit yourself he's gotta hurry Iruka to a healer anyway no time to stop and ask questions like "how" or "what the fuck?"

The final results of the invasion are far from pretty. Konoha's numbers are still pretty cut down as are Sand's who are still totally playing that "Orochimaru killed our kage and was giving orders so us invading you is totes not our fault" card they did in canon. It's accepted for the same reason as in canon: the sharks are already circling with blood in the water no need to churn the tide when a perfectly good excuse is offered up.

Third watch: without two other kages backing him in a restricted space and not enough time to restructure the plan to get Mandra in on the action sun wukong and The Professor taught a hard lesson in getting absolutely whomped. Orochimaru got away alive sans a working leg, but old man bodies aren't really still made for pitched life or death combat and his body's heavily protesting the return to combat. The can can be kicked a little further down the road safely but they need a qualified non Danzo candidate and soon.

Sound Trio: the corps aren't totally happy about it but they need manpower and they've got friends on the inside and a grudge against orochimaru so...probation working with Anko. She already adopted them they can't say no. And by adopted i do mean carted them away in a net to get lodgings and food. And a good medic to look at Zaku's arms.

Otogiri: in so much trouble you have no idea. His various schemes finally came out around someone without the good sense to lie about it so T&I would like a word with him. And Kakashi? Who is now claiming before anyone can even threaten pain or a jaunt through his head that they were in already working against the threat to Konoha since Wave. Kakashi?

His claim is the money stolen from Gato to insulate Wave and brought back to Konoha was in preparation for the coming storm. Obviously deep internal agents like Mizuki and Kabuto left Kakashi little choice but to keep Otogiri in deep cover to root out the problem without drawing suspicion by having contact with known figures like The Third. Kakashi had total control of the situation the whole time. Honest.

Otogiri's just kind of nodding along because he is just getting windmall slammed by haymaker after haymaker in a pretty short window of time. Ibuki is Not Buying This but the kid's actions prove his loyalty at the end of the day and if Hatake wants to take the lumps for his kid? Well, more power to him. Ibuki reminds Kakashi there are 'proper verified channels' for internal operations and he should remember to use them in the future. He expects a full concise report regarding everything from both of them and sends the teacher-student pair off with a glare.

This is where all that Kakashi stuff from earlier gets revealed to the audience as he goes over how and when he caught Otogiri mid treason and how close an eye he's actually been keeping on the boy. It is as terrifying as Kakashi's tone is light. Otogiri's just so incredibly thankful he declares his undying loyalty to his sensei for looking out for him and following his own principals so closely. Yes, Otogiri is crying at this point why do you ask?

This is the peaceful denouement of part 1 as Otogiri goes around catching up with who he can he is left to ponder why he has Kyubei chakra. How did Tobio even die anyway? And why is Jiraya here inviting him on a trip with Naruto? Does he wanna be a spymaster? Wasn't fixing Tobio's mistake the end of the story why is there more? Help!

Miscellaneous character notes on Otogiri:

-> is fairly meta and aware of transmigration novels and some of their rules. Is wrong about as often as he is right

-> has a fairly solid grasp on the character's motives but can't predict moments of wild humanity

-> has a hard time grasping his own mortality despite or rather because he has already died once. Will blank out at the idea of dying as bad as if not worse than Sakura when intent is aimed at him. Refuses to dwell on his first death or Tobio's

-> sarcastic and frequently argumentative. He likes to pick fights when he's feeling safe with someone.

-> was a bit of an edgelord in life and has a twisted sense of morality. His interference doesn't cost Shino his life but it could have and he ignores that for his own goals.

-> early on is mildly obssessed with finding the divervent point of import thinking if he can solve The Problem he'll fade into an epilogue or something. Is in Denial.

-> connecting events in his present with his past unlocks memories of both Tobio's life and his own. Facing his own death is the only way for him to Understand.

#long post #naruto #transmigration au #tobio naruto #a tag no one has ever used before and i pray doesn't land in the wrong tags just by first name alone #skeleton minor fic in and of itself who's to say what the difference is really #i was really excited to write all the chuunin exam arc stuf #it's where a lot of little plot hooks early on start paying off in big ways #a sad side effect of not body hopping into sakura is the girls don't get a lot of rep until late in the story #but she has a canon path and i couldn't bring myself to kill her #i don't have S4T and beyond planned yet but Otogiri would try and find a way to get Sakura that internship #she deserves it #if anyone reads all this know i love you #if this gains any real interest i will sit down and slowly add meat to the bones #but this is basicially what my outlines look lkke #a chronological telling of events and emotions including things the audience may not formally be aware of yet #but is there for character reference #the poll was an accident but whatever

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