#naruto fantasy week day 7

[goodlucktai]

tagged by @bobtheacorn like...... 3 weeks ago 😭 my bad

1. How many works do you have on AO3?

283

2. What's your total AO3 word count?

1,353,670

which seems.......excessive

3. What fandoms do you write for?

actively, one piece and tmnt, but that is ruled by the demons in my brain that control the hyperfixation machine.

fandoms ive posted 3 or more fics for:

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Natsume Yuujinchou | Natsume's Book of Friends Good Omens Final Fantasy XV Undertale Mumintroll | Moomins Series Harry Potter Young Justice 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia 陈情令 | The Untamed King Falls AM Percy Jackson and the Olympians Rise of the Guardians Voltron: Legendary Defender

4. Top five fics by kudos?

Exclusivity - 11,116

walk straight through hell with a smile - 9,152

Inanition - 9,039

there is thunder in our hearts - 8,161

trouble is a friend of mine - 7,842

5. Do you respond to comments?

i do try to but i can't always :'( and i feel terrible if i manage to reply to most and then forget someone and only realize it months later. but i read every single comment and i appreciate them more than i have words for

6. What is the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?

i tend to veer away from angst, but off the top of my head....

where the good men go or if i go i'm going on fire

7. What's the fic you wrote with the happiest ending?

99% of my fics have a happy ending because thats my BRAND but i suppose give me something that'll haunt me when you're not around or the weekend we were in love OR put your empty hands in mine

8. Do you get hate on fics?

not often, but i recently had someone who REALLY disliked the way things change because i 'villainized' raph. which is definitely news to me, since raphael is the love of my life

9. Do you write smut?

nope

10. Craziest crossover?

i wrote a tmnt/one piece crossover once ? but now that we are actually getting a tmnt/naruto idw run it doesnt feel that weird to me anymore

11. Have you ever had a fic stolen?

only once if i'm remembering right ?? it was a long time ago and wattpad related, which is a site that i dont really understand and therefore tend to avoid

12. Have you ever had a fic translated?

yes ! i'll often have people request to translate my stories and it blows me away every time

13. Have you ever co-written a fic before?

Devil took your hand was written by myself and @moogsthewriter

14. All time favourite ship?

ineffable husbands, wangxian, or leosagi

15. What's a WIP you want to finish but doubt you ever will?

how much time do you have 😭

16. What are your writing strengths?

i want to say characterization and narrative voice. i'm also pretty good at maintaining a throughline, even if it sometimes gets a little wobbly

17. What are your writing weaknesses?

conflict ! i hate it ! i will avoid writing it at all costs ! i also tend to struggle with writing fight scenes, especially when there are several characters involved :') staging any kind of choreography is my opp

18. Thoughts on dialogue in another language?

i try not to but if it feels unavoidable i google the heck out of it

19. First fandom you wrote in?

honestly it was either digimon (which also inspired my og penname) or xiaolin showdown lol

20. Favourite fic you've written?

i'm stealing bob's idea and going top 5:

there is thunder in our hearts - this story came together so easily for me, like i knew exactly how i wanted to tell it from start to finish

the only hoax i believe in - a kfam fic in my top 5s why yes and i'll tell you why. because i poured so much of myself into this fic that they could probably read it at my funeral instead of a eulogy

traveling so far to get there - after party au raph and mikey continue to take up so much real estate in my brain and for what

now the darkness comes alive - this one is more recent but im so happy with the way it turned out :')

if we could stay all day in the sun - it was a lot of fun reimagining one of my favorite fairy tales and doing a bunch of unnecessary research for this story i will stand by it until the day i die !!

i'm tagging @mykimouser, @owletstarlet, @portgas-d-aroace, @mad4turtles, @camsthisky, @remedyturtles, @pickledcarrotsandradish, @swordsmans, @mangogreent, and anyone else who wants to !

[bardic-tales]

Hello, fellow creatives. Happy Monday, and welcome to the first week of this event. As I mentioned in my taglist post, the Creators' Club is to foster a community between like-minded individuals. I look forward to getting to know you, your characters, and any special projects that you may be working on.

Every day, there will be a theme: such as Blorbo Blursday where it is encouraged you go into each other's ask boxes or even a post on your blog asking about each others' weekly project or muse.

This project is not to promote your work -- even though that will happen organically -- but to support the other Tumblr members. It's to foster a community. You don't need to participate every day, as I know how it's important to focus on your health, but please try to interact with each other.

Also, please remember to be kind to everyone and their characters / WIPs. No drama in the creative pool.

Every Monday, a post will go out to encourage you to introduce the character or project that you want to talk about this week. Feel free to include any relevant info to allow us to get to know your work.

If you write / create for a fandom, please make sure that you let us know which fandom it is. Also, if you are an author / creator of original content, let us know the genre that your work fits into. For example, if you write dark fantasy, let us know that.

Once you are done with your introduction, please tag @bardic-tales, and I'll reblog it to my Tumblr blog under #creators club.

So, creatives, what project or character do you want to share with us this week?

Our Member's Projects:

@bardic-tales: final fantasy 7: Bianca Moore

@kricketbee: avatar: last airbender: Princess Dai Yu

@megandaisy9: 13 Reasons Why. Dying Light: Libby Mason

@nightingaleflowlibrary: naruto: Holly Reed

@pinkevilwriter: Original Author : Theories and AUs

The following are the current members of our club:

@watermeezer @nightingaleflowlibrary @megandaisy9 @sliceoflifeshepard @themaradwrites

@serenofroses @kricketbee @pinkevilwriter @asirensrage

To sign up for the Creators' Club, please see this post on @bardic-tales' blog about it:

Creators' Club Tag List

Thank you for your interest, and we look forward in getting to know you and your works.

[fandomtrumpshate]

FTH 2023 Listed fandoms snapshot

We had 101 fandoms in the dropdown list this year, including 'other' if you wanted to write in a fandom. So far, there are signups for all but 7 of the listed fandoms ...

For a heartbeat the boy wizard had as many signups as the ineffable husbands, but at present, Good Omens is managing to hold on to a slight lead. Teen Wolf currently holds third place, and K-pop has just edged out Sherlock to grab fourth. Still, with more than a week to go, a handful of signups could shake up the leaderboard, making the next update look entirely different. We'll update every couple days, and then daily as the deadline for signups approaches.

Signups are open through Feb 19!

List of fandoms by number of signups under the cut -

44 Good Omens 42 Harry Potter * 31 Teen Wolf 28 K-Pop * 27 Sherlock Holmes * 23 Star Wars * 21 MCU * 18 Stranger Things 18 The Witcher 16 Boku no Hiro Akademia (My Hero Academia) 15 Mo Dao Zu Shi / The Untamed 14 Our Flag Means Death 14 The Sandman 13 Fullmetal Alchemist 12 DC Extended Universe * 12 Locked Tomb Trilogy 12 Scum Villain's Self-Saving System 12 Supernatural 11 DC Comics 11 The Magnus Archives 11 Merlin 11 The Old Guard 11 Shadowhunters 10 9–1–1 10 Tolkien * 9 All for the Game 9 Avatar The Last Airbender * 9 Raven Cycle 9 Star Trek * 8 Check Please! 8 Hades (video game) 8 Jujutsu Kaisen 8 Original Work 7 Benoit Blanc Mysteries (Knives Out; Glass Onion) 7 Interview With The Vampire 7 Tian Guan Ci Fu (Heaven Official's Blessing) 6 A Song of Ice and Fire/Game of Thrones 6 Disco Elysium 6 Genshin Impact 6 James Bond 6 Kinnporsche 6 Marvel Comics 5 Naruto 5 Six of Crows Duology 5 SK8 the Infinity 5 Wednesday / The Addams Family 4 Diamond no Ace 4 Doctor Who * 4 Heartstopper 4 Hockey RPF 4 Hunger Games 4 Percy Jackson and the Olympians 4 Rusty Quill Gaming Podcast 3 Arcane 3 Bleach 3 Critical Role 3 Dungeons & Dragons 3 Final Fantasy * 3 Fire Emblem Three Houses 3 Haikyuu!!! 3 Hannibal 3 Hetalia 3 Leverage 3 Nirvana in Fire 3 Stellar Firma 3 Tian Ya Ke / Word of Honor 2 Bad Buddy 2 Buffyverse * 2 Dishonored 2 Dragon Age * 2 Hacks 2 Hunter X Hunter 2 The Last of Us 2 The Magicians 2 Mass Effect 2 The Maze Runner 2 Spy x Family 2 Steven Universe 2 Welcome to Night Vale 1 Captive Prince 1 Cyberpunk 2077 1 Encanto 1 Gundam Wing 1 Julie and the Phantoms 1 Lucifer (TV) 1 Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries 1 Schitt's Creek 1 Spider-Man Into the Spider-Verse 1 The Terror (TV 2018) 1 Venom 1 Voltron 1 Wheel of Time 1 Yuri!!! On Ice

The listed fandoms with no signups (YET!) are

Anne with an E / Anne of Green Gables Assassin's Creed Dracula Ghosts (BBC) Goncharov (1973) The Green Knight RWBY

[shamera]

20 questions for fic writers

Tagged by @bbcphile 🥰🥰🥰

1. How many works do you have on AO3? site says 21! (I also have 50+ on ff.net from when I was younger, and uhhh idk how many that I shoved into my dreamwidth/livejournal never to see the light of day again.)

2. What's your total AO3 word count? 619,848

3. What fandoms do you write for? Currently Mysterious Lotus Casebook! (Although I might sneak something for Love and Redemption or Scum Villain.) I am mostly a writer in the Final Fantasy XIII fandom, although I have spent years in Code Geass and Merlin fandoms. Before that, it was Fullmetal Alchemist, Naruto, Harry Potter, and Star Wars.... loads more.

4. What are your top 5 fics by kudos?

Leave Me Your Starlight, Code Geass fic Nunnally-centric time-travel fix-it

Five Minutes, FFXIII fluff oneshot featuring Noel and Hope

World Enough and Time, Code Geass AU post-apocalyptic rewrite

First (and Second) Impressions, FFXIII modern babysitting AU Noel/Hope

Lost in a Moment (lost in a song), Mysterious Lotus Casebook post-canon fix-it casefic

5. Do you respond to comments? Why or why not? I try to! I'm, um. I'm really bad at it. In that I will attempt to respond to everyone in the first few days, but then I get distracted doing/writing something else and I am so tunnel-visioned that you won't hear from me until a week later and then I feel bad about taking so long to respond. Also I am very, very bad at responding because while I love love love seeing comments, it's just happy reactions and incoherent noises from me. How do I words to translate my appreciation???

6. What is a fic you wrote with the angstiest ending? ...probably everything I wrote as a kid? I have very different ideas on angst nowadays, but I guess while I was writing it... between Gedächtnisse (FMA fic) and Sound of Silence (HP fic), I guess!

Newer stuff might be between The Other (FFXIII fic) and Test Subjects (FFXIII fic).

7. What's the fic you wrote with the happiest ending? I write a lot of fluff pieces nowadays! But overall, probably Something About December (FFXIII fic), since it's a Christmas fic or Family (FFXIII), which was written to give Sazh more support in the third game.

8. Do you get hate on fics? Once, someone pointed out my join date on the website and asked me why I was still writing fanfiction.

9. Do you write smut? If so, what kind? I have, but generally don't. Even most of my ships are closer to gen than not. I'm closer to the repulsed spectrum of ace, but I do like attempting to write all sorts of things.

10. Do you write crossovers? What's the craziest one you've written? Yes! Love them! I've written a good handful-- but the craziest one was when I was... 10? 11? and I wrote Orions'Ka on a notebook and when I typed it up, it was well over 60,000 words. It had absolutely everything I loved back then.

11. Have you ever had a fic stolen? Not by a person, no. By website bots, yes.

12. Have you ever had a fic translated? I have had... people ask me if they could translate my fics? My answer is always yes, but I don't recall seeing it anywhere.

13. Have you ever co-written a fic before? I had an entire online journal with my best friend back in middle school.

14. What's your all-time favorite ship? ...MXTX ships, maybe? I don't feel particularly strongly about ships most of the time, only about characters, who I will ship around for the fun of it. But for MXTX pairings, that just doesn't feel right. They just belong together.

15. What's a wip you want to finish, but doubt you ever will? ....my old Harry Potter stuff, I'm sorry. Not a fandom I got back into again.

16. What are your writing strengths? I've been told it's characterizations! And descriptions.

17. What are your writing weaknesses? Everything else. Confidence, I guess. Also energy and interest. And once I overcome those, plot.

18. Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language for a fic? ...me, or fics that do that? Because I've seen fics do that, full on paragraphs of dialogue in the original language but descriptions in English, and I don't understand. But if it's just... an important word, a statement, something the fandom would normally understand kept in its original language because there's just no good translation in English for it, then it absolutely works. Some things don't translate well, and fans usually like learning more about their canons. I personally try to keep things mostly in English nowadays, though, but I slip time to time.

19. First fandom you wrote for? Star Wars. I was in the single digits age, and wrote an introspective ficlet on Luke and Leia's feelings about how the original trilogy's ending, sitting together on Endor to watch it all burn.

20. Favorite fic you've written? ...I don't know if I have one. I either tend to be proud or hate what I've written, depending on the day, my mood, wind speeds, and cats. Currently I want to say Lost in a Moment, because I finished that recently and I had so many doubts about it so I'm proud I got through it.

Tagging... omg, anyone who still follows me all the way from FFXIII days and writes, or all the way from the Gundam Wing days gosh.

but also @seventhstrife, @rhystheceo, @teekettle, @adriannasharp @tunnelofdusk 🤭 ya'll suffer through my random selection because I know you guys are writerssss

[dogstarblues]

20 Questions

got tagged by @artemis-devotee. seemed like fun! ty botan!

1. How many works do you have on AO3?

i have 11 works and i can tell you four of those are poetry.

2. What’s your total AO3 words count?

17,831

3. What fandoms do you write for?

on ao3? used to write for the ch**tiverse, still write for Victoria Goddard's Nine Worlds. well, okay im on hiatus from participating in fan stuff bc i got too much going on and i have complicated feelings abt fandom. but. on ffnet? naruto, inuyasha, bleach, fairy tail, danny phantom. i think.

4. What are your top 5 fics by kudos?

we have time (love this one - much needed natural hair content in that fandom, much needed)

you can't even see how much you're mine (i'm really proud of this one)

before we have time

just for now

gazing at the sun

5. Do you respond to comments? Why or why not?

i respond to everyone's comments if i can remember LOL

6. What’s the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?

you can't even see how much you're mine. really exorcised my polyamory baggage with that one LMAO

7. What’s the fic you wrote with the happiest ending?

mmmmm none of them end poorly but they end heavily, if that makes sense? but also they don't. like most of my fanfiction as an adult in my 30s is discussion of wants and needs in a relationship and hashing out things that need to be talked abt

8. Do you get hate on fics?

i have on ffnet when i was a teen and giving every naruto character in my biopunk fanfic like 4 codenames SDKVDFLVMS

9. Do you write smut? If so what kind?

yuh. "just for now" is smut (old man yaoi). and there's another i think. i wanted to really confront my sex repulsion and explore my own boundaries around what i write.

10. Do you write crossovers? What’s the craziest one you’ve written?

naur i never understood crossovers v well. i love an AU tho

11. Have you ever had a fic stolen?

probably not. on ffnet it was SO goth edgelord and now it's extremely poetic prose. (and when i say POETIC prose i mean it tend to be concise and abstract, not that its purple) who wants that LOL

12. Have you ever had a fic translated?

naur

13. Have you ever cowritten a fic before?

yes! my first fanfiction was with my childhood friend Sunshine and we posted a double-self-insert absolute MANIC fanfic set in the world of Inuyasha posted to ffnet. one of my fondest memories. i dictated, she wrote.

14. What’s your all-time favourite ship?

i don't have one these days but i shant say what it used to be only that it made me insane from the time i was 14 to the age of 25.

15. What’s a WIP you want to finish, but doubt you ever will?

i had an old man yaoi urban fantasy au wherein a character who used to be the chosen one had been imprisoned and was surviving the trauma of that as a music teacher and i read a ton of prison literature for it and watched documentaries and watched interviews and spent WEEKS researching trauma from incarceration and what it means to be incarcerated (part of this was because my birth father was about to be incarcerated and i was trying to write through my understanding of what he'd be going through) and researching what town councils do. and then a (now former) friend had torn apart the fic paragraph by paragraph during beta and wrote how boring parts were and no one wanted to hear abt me talking abt poetry in the fanfic and it was my FIRST fanfic since i was in my early twenties and i basically deleted the whole thing out of embarrassment and hurt. iykyk who it was. idk if i can ever go back to that. i just don't. i want to but. even strangers in workshops aren't that cruel LOL

16. What are your writing strengths?

i'm a pretty/poetic writer good at relationship shit i think. i'm good at grounding the reader in a sense of place and my writing is very tactile. it's embodied.

17. What are your writing weaknesses?

i am a pretty/poetic writer

18. Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language for a fic?

i know some spanish and a little french and even less russian (i'm like learning that one through osmosis) but it's not v applicable. hmmmm i wouldn't try unless i was fluent.

19. First fandom you wrote for?

inuyasha

20. Favourite fic you’ve ever written?

either the naruto biopunk fanfiction on ffnet (i turned that one into a fanfic from a biopunk short story i had written in high school it's v close to my heart even if edgy) or "you can't even see how much you're mine" bc i put a lot into that or "we have time" because your partner doing your natural hair IS a love language.

if yall wanna hop in i'm tagging @toopunkrockforshul @cadencekismet @markeyverse

[penkuramain]

Hii Happy New Year!

I disappeared for the week mostly, cause I had work and was relaxing the days I was off work.

I have lots of things I'd like to do this year, and I'm starting with continuing my weight loss and exercising that I started last year. I did get down by 20lbs at one point this falk, but the holidays messed me up soooo we're starting back properly on Tuesday when I start working again. I'm going to try and get back on with my posting about it, HOWEVER I will be out of town next week, starting Jan. 8th. I'll be in Vegas for the week for a friend's birthday, and I won't be posting during that time most likely.

Next, I'm working to save up and move out of my parents' house. There are no problems or anything, but I'll be 30 this coming November and I would like to have my own place by then.

Third, I'm going to try spending more time in the Bible and praying, and listening to worship music this year. I want my relationship with God to be first every day.

Fourth, I am doing the GoodReads Reading Challenege once again. My goal is 20 books, which is exclusive to novels and light novels. I have a second GoodReads account that is for manga read, and I think that one will have a goal of 100, not sure yet. But the picture below is my stack of books to start with lol. I am reading Naruto, currently on vol. 45, and only reading that one digitally because I can't easily get to my physical copies right now.

I also have a BIG list of games to play both on and off Twitch. I'm going to start tomorrow with either my Kingdom Hearts yearly playthrough, or Final Fantasy 7 Remake.

And that's really it so far, I think. 🤔

I hope this year is wonderful for everyone, and that you all have a great day!

[melodiaemfrp]

Hello, Attuned! Thank you for participating in Melodiae’s eighth Activity Check! Listed here are characters that did not pass the check (Seven (7) days of activity in-server) for the period from Thursday, September 8th, 2022 to Monday, November 7th, 2022.

If you believe your muse(s) are listed here by mistake, you may reach out to the Masterlist on or before Tuesday, November 15th, 2022. All characters that do not have activity accounted for by 11:59 PM EST on this date will be removed from the server by the next inbox run (Thursday, November 17th, 2022).

If you did not pass the check, you also have until Tuesday, November 15th, 2022 to reapp your muse(s) by sending an ask to the Masterlist indicating your intent to reapp the character. You DO NOT have to resubmit the whole application; simply provide your name, the character’s name & series, your OOC contact, and the date in an ask. Muses marked with an asterisk (*) have failed two consecutive checks, and are ineligible to be reapped this way unless they are an OC. These muses must wait one full week, and may resubmit their entire application on or after Tuesday, November 22nd, 2022.

Muses that are not reapped by 11:59pm EST on Tuesday, November 15th will be removed from the server by our inbox run on Thursday, November 17th, 2022.

Thank you for your continued interest in Melodiae!

- The Melodiae Team

13 SENTINELS: AEGIS RIM

Shu Amiguchi (Laur)

A CERTAIN MAGICAL INDEX

Misaka Worst (Maki)

AI: THE SOMNIUM FILES

NIRVANA INITIATIVE

Mizuki Date (Elyse)

ARKNIGHTS

Dusk (Hika)*

Ifrit (Azazel)*

BLEACH

Bambietta Basterbine (Maki)

BUNGOU STRAY DOGS

Fyodor Dostoyevsky (Flora)

BEAST

Atsushi Nakajima (Juno)

CODE VEIN

Hyejin Kim (PC) (Nenphy)

CRASH FEVER

Einstein (Jay/Julian)

DC COMICS

BATMAN

Pamela Isley (Fae)

YOUNG JUSTICE

Conner Kent (Fae)

DELTARUNE

Spamton G. Spamton (Benito)

DRAGON BALL

Kaki (OC) (Ana)*

HEROES

Future Trunks Briefs (Xeno) (Hikari)

ELSWORD

Add (Dominator) (Vaal)

Ainchase Ishmael (Bluhen) (Jaden)

Ainchase Ishmael (Herrscher) (Jaden)

Aisha Landar (Metamorphy) (Riku)

Noah Ebalon (Celestia) (Jaden)

ENSEMBLE STARS!

Kaname Tojo (Sammy)

Keito Hasumi (Hyu)

Kuro Kiryu (Corvo)

Mika Kagehira (Sammy)

FATE

GRAND ORDER

Anastasia Nikolaevna Romanova (Caster) (Alice)

FINAL FANTASY

XIV

Little Coeurl (WOL WAR) (Noct)

Thancred Waters (Vaal)

XV

Prompto Argentum (Tom)*

FIRE EMBLEM

THREE HOUSES

Felix Hugo Fraldarius (Meki)

THREE HOPES

Shez (Grimm)

GENSHIN IMPACT

Itto Arataki (Lucien)

Kaedehara Kazuha (Capy)

Scaramouche (Riku)

Xiao (Noct)

Zhongli (Morax/Rex Lapis) (Lucien)

GUILD WARS 2

Bedveri (OC) (Birb)

Lightbringer RamJack “Jack” Silver (OC) (Kite)

Rhy’lua (OC) (Lavi)

HOWL’S MOVING CASTLE

Howl Jenkins Pendragon (Howell Jenkins) (Bram)

JOJO’S BIZARRE ADVENTURE

VENTO AUREO

Bruno Buccellati (Cyan)

Leone Abbacchio (Tom)*

JUJUTSU KAISEN

Suguru Geto (Kenjaku) (Bram)

KAMEN RIDER

Hitomi Hanamura (OC) (Bedi)

BUILD

Banjou Ryuuga (Lottie/ Vivi)*

Sento Kiryu (Jun)*

DRIVE

Gou Shijima (Isu)

KITAI SENTAI ZENKAIGER

LEAGUE OF LEGENDS

Jinx (Powder) (Eris)

MEDAKA BOX

Kumagawa Misogi (Eve)

MEGA MAN 

Blues ( Protoman|Breakman ) (Zan)

X

Lumine (Mia)

ZERO

Zero (Hikari)*

NARUTO

Itachi Uchiha (Jun)

ORIGINAL CHARACTERS

Estelle VaRossa (Hikari)*

Grayson Grimm (Benito)

Jari (Oz)

Kendal Clarke (Thrall)

Lily (Jaden)

Meisarea Dannalar (Thrall)

Nakuri (D’mi)

Rovaniemi, Lapland (KB)*

Rue Gabriel (KB)

Sloane Thomas (Fae)

Tenoch de la Paz “TEN” (Benito)

The Calid Saint (KB)

Valentin Florescu (Thrall)

Winry Merchfyw (Bram)

PERSONA

3

Minato Arisato (Athiel)

5

Goro Akechi (Flora)*

Takuto Maruki (Bram)

POKEMON

BLACK/WHITE

Natural Harmonia Gropius (Birb)

PROJECT MOON WORKS

LIBRARY OF RUINA

Edelweiss Sturm (OC) (Fris)*

LOBOTOMY CORPORATION

Tiphereth B (Juno)

WONDERLAB

Taii (Fris)

PROJECT SEKAI

Emu Otori (Athiel)

Hatsune Miku (Mikey)

Shizuku Hinomori (Eris)

PROMISE OF WIZARD

Mithra (Corvo)

Murr Hart (Corbinian)

Oz (Athiel)

Rutile Flores (Jaden)

RAGING LOOP

Haruaki Fusaishi (Doc)

ROOT DOUBLE: BEFORE CRIME * AFTER DAYS

Watase Kasasagi (Doc)

SPLATOON

Shiver (Fris)

STREET FIGHTER

Ryu (Hikari)

SUPER SENTAI

KAITOU SENTAI LUPINRANGER VS KEISATSU SENTAI PATRANGER

Yano Kairi (Jun)

KITAI SENTAI ZENKAIGER

Stacey (Lottie/Vivi)*

TALES OF SERIES

SYMPHONIA

Zelos Wilder (Grimm)

THE GARDEN OF SINNERS

Ryougi Shiki (Eve)

THE WORLD ENDS WITH YOU

Daisukenojo “Beat” Bito (Cecil)

NEO

Hazuki Mikagi (Cecil)

TOUKEN RANBU

Nikkari Aoe (Athiel)

TRIGUN

Nicholas D. Wolfwood (Kite)

TSUKIHIME

Aoko Aozaki (Texas)

TWISTED WONDERLAND

Cater Diamond (Raine)

WITCH HAT ATELIER

Qifrey (Avery)

YAKUZA/LIKE A DRAGON

Goro Majima (Eris)

JUDGEMENT

Takayuki Yagami (Hikari)

YU-GI-OH! DUEL MONSTERS

Yugi Mutou (Hikari)

ZAREGOTO

Ii (Eve)

[the-letter-horror-lover]

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Guardians of the Ninshū by BSmolerLOL

Anime » Boruto: Naruto Next Generations Rated: T, Spanish, Adventure & Fantasy, Boruto U., Inojin Y., Shikadai N., Sumire K., Words: 97k+, Favs: 2, Follows: 2, Published: May 18 Updated: Sep 2

2Chapter 7: Chapter 6: Ninshū

Chapter 6: Ninshū

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He felt most unhappy. His whole body could hardly take the walk to his apartment. It was torture with every step he took as his legs trembled.

The week had barely started and he had had enough of his practice classes, which as usual had made no progress at all, and his awakening hadn't manifested in class either.

Unfortunately after having made attempts, he was exhausted from so much fatigue. Although he also had a couple of traces from earlier in the day.

When classes started, his teacher treated him too harsh all the time in almost all his classes —except for the normal ones, but she didn't change her attitude of giving him a lot of attention in her classes—. There was still resentment in her actions for not listening to her in the faculty office.

Wasn't it simpler that it would only have served him to have knocked him out and sent him to the infirmary?

In any case, it was no longer so necessary to discuss this topic with himself. He was already in the past and now he was only scarred all over his body—not literally. His body made her believe that gravity was pressing down on him until he was tired.

As soon as he passed the main entrance of the apartment building, he headed for the elevator. The doors let out a creak, and slowly split in half. Being impatient, Boruto pushes the elevator door aside, his body couldn't take much anymore, he just wanted to be in bed for a moment and be able to rest without worries. Maybe he would ask Sumire to use the phone to order something for home.

Arriving at the fifth floor, he walked down the corridor, showing how there was no wind in this part. Maybe it's the feeling of suppression from the neighboring block that's so close that it makes you feel hotter than usual.

As he walked down the corridor until he reached his respective door of his apartment, a certain strange sensation passed through his stomach.

—¿Eh?

It was there that he finally noticed that on the other side of his bedroom door there was no noise, not even the sound of the television. She thought about the possibility that she had fallen asleep, but it wasn't very reliable, not to mention that she wasn't hearing any breathing from the other side of the door.

Boruto had only begun to have a bad feeling about it, to which he directly opened it with his keys until it was completely open at once.

He went deeper until he went to the usual small room, and the one that was used as much as the living room as well as his room. As soon as he looked around the place there was what had worried him the most; Sumire wasn't there.

Of course there was no trace of her anywhere, not even her usual kimono clothes, although it was the only clothes she had on.

He had only forgotten to turn off the lights, but the matter was that he was not there. She had disappeared and without any sign, there was no trace of her as if someone had kidnapped her.

"Couldn't it be…?"

If his instincts weren't wrong, it was very possible that he got out. Could it be that she was going to continue looking for more clues about his memories? Impossible! Even though it wasn't supposed to be a dangerous hour to go out so late—besides there weren't many problems with the students to be taken care of in case they had problems—but it was impossible for her to be well. The violet-haired girl was not a student, so things could easily be complicated for her.

He had already been out for a whole night and nothing bad happened to him, but there is no guarantee that he would have the same luck a second time. Just thinking about the worst thing that could happen to her made her stomach turn.

"I have to find her before something bad happens to her."

He didn't think twice to turn around to run towards the door until he closed it with a gate.

He hurried as fast as he could to go to the first floor of the building, but instead of taking the elevator again he preferred the stairs so as not to waste time.

He cared little for the sensation of pain in his trembling body that was not in very good shape right now.

Knowing what could happen to Sumire alone filled him with concern. She never believed how hard she could take responsibility for a person, one whom she had met on the street.

It had only been days, he wouldn't have to be so worried about a stranger, but it was a life he had taken responsibility for and that was something his father had taught him.

If he were in this same situation, he was sure that he would not let him pass and would go in search of him. He knew it, that was how his father had been since he had known him and he wouldn't want to let him down.

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He had run through much of the downtown area, as well as the area of ​​one of the parks near his apartment. She didn't get anything.

Two hours passed in which he was looking around, but he still did not get a clue, even asking anyone who crossed his path and began to despair. He was getting migraines to keep thinking of the worst situations Sumire could find herself in.

He checked the ice cream store where they went on Friday, but there was nothing, even the man who had attended them did not give him a favorable answer.

He had his options of asking the police for help, but he didn't want to get involved or make a big deal out of it, or even have to look for the Lexes , who were people who were dedicated to bringing order to all of Academy City.

The most reasonable decision would be the latter, but if she did, they would begin to inspect her, question her, and even investigate her. It wouldn't be bad if they did it to make it faster, but her instinct told her no, so he chose to do it alone.

"I think this is the worst start to the week I've ever had in my life, 'ttebasa."

He felt sorry for himself as he paused on a utility pole while he caught his breath, glancing at one of the nearby clocks, discovering that it had already struck 8 o'clock at night.

It had been a mistake to see the time, it had only put him under more pressure for time and to find it. His head only wished at least once to have some lead on Sumire, but having been unsuccessful he began to resume his search for her.

Going in the direction of some stairs that led to a path that connected him to different bridges above the streets which people used to go from one side to another without having to cross the streets below.

He went up the stairs towards it to go to the next side street, but as soon as he turned to the corner of the road he accidentally crashed into another person.

Both he and the other one had swayed losing their balance, but fortunately neither had fallen to the ground, however, Boruto had not been able to avoid getting dirty on his uniform shirt.

What other disasters can occur? A question that he had not dared to give to the four winds, since something like this would have happened, but in the end it happened.

“Great, now I'll have to refrain from cleaning it up before tomorrow. She protested looking at the stain on her clothes.

—Look what you did, I stained my clothes, and that was new.

The other person in question had also complained about his misfortune, but with the difference of walking towards the Uzumaki.

Upon hearing this claim, there was nothing to prevent Uzumaki Boruto from starting to get on his bad side, adding to his state of stress from finding Sumire.

He looked up to see who he had bumped into. Hearing the other person's voice, he didn't react startled, but he met a girl with brown eyes just like her hair who was in two pigtails. He didn't deny that she seemed cute to him, especially having her close to him, but he didn't have time to contemplate one girl while he searched for another.

Unfortunately, when he reframed those thoughts properly, he seemed like a disgusting playboy. Furthermore, he also wanted to go quickly to find Sumire when the girl in front of her was upset, just like him.

"I'm sorry, but I'm in a hurry." Shortly after speaking to him, he clicked her head quickly. Hey, did you happen to see a girl around here?

"You shock me and then you ask me if I've seen a girl?" Her—she looked indignant at the question. Do you have no manners?

-I'm in a hurry! Boruto yelled.

The cry was a little high that even one other person nearby looked at them strangely, but soon Boruto saw how the girl had shuddered. This made Boruto feel bad for his attitude.

"I-I'm sorry, I didn't mean to scare you.

"No, it's okay…" he softened. It was my fault too for rushing in, even though it was my fault too.

—Me too, I'm looking for a person and I can't find her.

"Well, now that I get a good look at you, you look very desperate." —Her look at her made the Uzumaki uncomfortable.

She seemed like a nice girl, but she was also kind of weird with that look that was surveying him. She had had enough of Sumire doing it from time to time, but another girl—a stranger—peering at him was more than awkward.

"In any case, if it's not too much trouble I would like you to tell me if, have you seen a girl with purple hair, she has a white kimono and she is almost the same height as my eyes?"

-Who? Your girlfriend?

-No not at all. She answered immediately.

"Well, because he's wearing a kimono makes me think he's not from the city." She commented to herself the girl.

—I-You could say it's someone who is visiting —he had no choice but to have lied that last one, since he didn't want anything or anyone to find out much about what he is or who Sumire is—, so he left without saying nothing 'ttebasa.

He wasn't an expert at lying, much less on the spur of the moment, but judging from the neutral expression on the girl's face, he could tell she was earning his credibility.

—Now that I remember, I saw a girl with those characteristics, although I wouldn't know if it was the same one you're talking about...

"Where did you see her?!" He lunged at the girl, grabbing her shoulders.

Reflecting the surprise she had taken, she pushed him roughly to the point of having hit him in the stomach, all this while keeping her distance with a blush on her face.

"Don't come near me like that!" I'm going to call the police! He yelled at the Uzumaki.

—I-I'm sorry about that… I didn't mean to scare you 'ttebasa.

—…

Now Boruto was really worried. His mind told her that he had ruined her by doing such a thing.

Why was he never good at dealing with girls?

To be honest with himself, there was no experience that he could count on to engage in a friendly conversation with a girl, not to mention Sumire, who was only acting like a child.

In the worst case scenario in this situation she was in, it is possible that this girl would call the police. Everything would be much more complicated than it already is if that were to happen. She didn't want to waste much more time, so her best idea of ​​what to take would be to run away and continue searching for her.

Just before turning around, the girl was pointing in the direction of the southeast, of course without removing that blush on her face from her face.

I saw a girl like that there. I can't guarantee that she is the same as I said, but at least you can go check. She said keeping her distance.

Boruto's face lit up with joy little by little as he smiled at the girl with a small bow towards her.

"T-Thank you very much!" I-I'm sorry about earlier, really!

"Yeah, it doesn't matter...

-Yes, thank you very much! He turned and walked past the girl to go down the path next to the entire bridge that was connected.

-Hears! What are you going to do with my clothes that got wet?!

Once the angry girl raised her voice it was already too late, because the redhead had left without even hearing her, he was so focused on the direction of where he should go that, he had no intention of losing all his concentration, he hurried.

After running two hundred meters down

the crowded street, he stopped and stood for a moment.

-Now then…

Boruto lifted his short bangs with his hand and then with an exaggerated movement he looked from here to there. Then he put her hand on a nearby wall and leaned against her.

"Where do I need to go if I want to find her?"

Looking around. It wasn't a phrase that inspired confidence about her actions, but she wasn't going to sit back and wait. However at this time Boruto felt as if it had been a few minutes, but at the same time it could have easily been another hour.

Boruto raised both little fingers of his hands in front of his face, twisting them around as if they were some kind of search rod. He was lucky that there were no people present, because it had been a little weird if they looked at him with a strange face.

As he continued to search, he became aware of a certain feeling similar to when he had found Sumire. He looked at the alley where he was next to him, he couldn't see very well but he went into it without thinking twice, although his instincts told him to be careful in case someone came to rob him, but that didn't worry him. , but they may have a weapon.

"If my mother knew about all this, I'm sure she would be very shocked and maybe give her something...

He looked at the path he was walking carefully. She refrained from keeping pace for a moment, since on second thought, she shouldn't have entered without knowing for sure that Sumire was passing by or that she was going to find something else.

Capable of everything, he meets another person in the same state in which he had found the violet-haired girl, but not even in his right mind would he like that now.

—Ah.

—¡Ah!

Another voice soon rang out and had clearly removed the dry tension from the alley. In the voice with a high pitch. Just hearing the voice was enough to be overwhelmed by its existence, and it perfectly matched the person who was making his life miserable.

Boruto raised his head. In front of him was a young woman.

What stood out about his appearance, more than anything else, was his striking violet hair, and even though they couldn't see him well because of how dark it was in that alley they could be dazzled. A star that shone even in the dark, that was what Boruto thought about it when he saw her there, impatient, surprised, shocked, confused, etc. So many ways to express himself, but at the end of it all she didn't expect to see him there.

Like her, Boruto was the same. She had no idea how to react now that he was right in front of her. Should he be happy? Would he choose to be upset that she had left without warning? Would he be sad to see her there alone? Collapse on top of her for the pleasure of seeing her well?

So many things to feel, but with time measured now, and more so when they were in a dark and dangerous alley.

"Why are you here Boruto-kun?"

Even the question had offended the Uzumaki, as if his presence was not necessary, which only made him annoyed more.

"That's what I was going to ask you." She looked at him with a frown. Where have you been all this time? Why are you here?

—…

"Do you have any idea how worried I was all this time?" He made her question rudely.

—…

He didn't say anything.

Sumire had fallen silent as soon as Boruto was in front of her with a look that looked for answers. He couldn't know since he wasn't in front of a mirror, but now there was only a face completely outside his usual expressions. An expression full of concern as if it were a father.

He waited for some response from her, he doesn't care what it is, he just wanted her to respond without problems, to know her intentions that led her to do all this.

"J-Just...Night walk."

"Hey, I wasn't expecting that answer. She spoke to him without removing the frown.

"I'm sorry... it's just... I wanted to prove it."

-Sorry?

She walked past him towards some metal trash cans, which had been dropped by Boruto when he was surprised by her appearance. She rearranged them as they were and turned to face the Uzumaki.

"You said you wanted proof of what I told you yesterday," he replied with a slight smile on his face. He wanted you to believe me, that he hadn't been lying.

"But don't go that far just to make me believe you." Just know that you really want to remember what you lost.

He approached him while giving him a small blow on the head with open hands. She was already giving herself a good reprieve that she hadn't done something crazy before she arrived.

She didn't know if it was something she developed or if it was already a part of her before she lost her memories, but she was too fearless in her decisions. She seemed to him in a very "unique" way. Crazy, but unique, yes.

"How about we go now?" Then we can look at something else that you can do that you can remember something. Boruto said.

He looked at him with a smile as he passed her, however, before he continued on his way, Sumire had stopped him by holding him from behind by his uniform.

He was almost certain that if she'd pulled him a little further, apart from being stained by the girl's drink from earlier, he'd also be ripped.

-What's going on?

He hastened to answer his call, since he wanted everything except to have his uniform torn.

-I remember.

—¿Eh?

"I was able to remember. Sumire confessed with a little more voice in her tone.

For a second he thought he had deja vu upon hearing Sumire pronounce these same words that she said yesterday.

No, he had definitely said them again with the same emotion. However, her impressions were not the same for him.

He had already solved the problem of having found her, and started just to try to prove that everything he had told her was true. Who wouldn't try to prove her sanity? She didn't blame her, since in her situation it would be the most understandable when you have only one person to take care of you.

He looked at her and in that same thing as before was what was reflected in his gaze; confidence. She really wanted to let him know that she wasn't wandering around the streets aimlessly—partly if she was—taking many forms so that she could recover some of the memories of her that she had lost of her so that she would no longer be. amnesiac

Boruto would lend him all possible help, both physical and psychological. He had already mentalized that. He really didn't want to treat her like a freak, but she didn't make the effort for him to.

Now after looking for her everywhere, he had found her, however, when he decided to go to her apartment, she kept him longer just to say that she had "remembered" him. Neither he nor he knew what he was referring to.

Did you remember his name? Where does she live? The school you attend? If she was involved in something dangerous?

"What do you remember?" she asked.

-I remember. Sumire said.

-Yes, I know! But what exactly do you remember? Boruto looked at her with a frown.

The situation could be very similar to how it was in her room, but now the difference is that Sumire was not doubtful or nervous, but rather with a more relaxed and slightly happy look, which was reflected in a small smile.

If he really had those spirits, he was sure that she had remembered something very useful to know her identity that until now remained a mystery, and if the information she recovered was very good, it is possible to be closer to knowing what happened to her.

—Proof that Ninshū and the use of chakra is real. What I said before is true.

—Again with the same… —he spoke to himself while he put a hand on his face.

A part of him knew that the thing that could have been remembered the most would be that specific topic. He had no problem with him remembering something like that, but it was still uncomfortable when it came to things that had nothing to do with the science studied in the world.

Sumire was only looking for fantasy and everything related to that.

—Seriously, this time I have proof that I am telling the truth, Boruto-kun. Sumire declared with a pout.

-Well well. I'll let you prove me right.

If that would make her happy and try to get her to continue to take this whole thing of being able to get her memories back seriously, then he had no problem with her proving something of what she believed. Boruto thought so looking at how grateful Sumire was for his decision to give it a chance.

— «Ultimately she is like a girl.»

He watched her walk away from him, looking around as if searching for something specific. She didn't seem satisfied with what was in that alley.

Boruto watched the girl grab what looked like an empty can of mackerel, carrying it to the pile of cardboard boxes on the other side. She placed him on top of these and moved away to get some distance.

He had no idea what she intended to do next, but he looked a little uneasy as a bead of sweat escaped down his face. However, her face was showing a neutral expression and it would be while she saw something that she was taking him by surprise.

Before his eyes he saw how Sumire began to elegantly raise her hands, to later see how one of the puddles of water rose into the air, reaching the height of the girl's hand without touching it.

He had seen with his eyes a slight manipulation of the water. She with all the calm in the world looked in front of where the can was and by herself she made the same puddle turn into an orb made of water. A single vast second for her to shoot that ball of water at the can until it fell back to the ground.

A spectacle that I did not expect to see in the middle of the alley in the dark.

-How about? Sumire asked.

She had returned to her usual self as before, where in her eyes she was looking for nothing more than the boy's verdict.

—W-Well… that you can do that was a surprise to me 'ttebasa. Boruto confessed in amazement.

Boruto admitted his amazement at what Sumire's ability was becoming.

—So you already believe me that the Ninshū is real and that I can use the chakra? She smiled hopefully.

—No.

-What? Her smile vanished like a feather. Why not?!

He admitted that he did not expect her to be able to do such water control, but it was not something that would show him whether or not what she said was true. She just made him rethink that Sumire possibly comes from a school though.

What she did was not from another world, there are already many people who could use norikinesis . He was just impressed that she was one of those people. It was still a scientific explanation that anyone could answer.

"I've already seen many use that ability," he confessed, looking in the direction where she fired. Here in Academy City there are many who use it, but they are not well developed.

He was sure that the closest his power level could be would be a level 3. Those of that level come to have good ability to shape water, as well as have good handling.

—But mine is different, what I'm using is chakra, not science.

—I'm sorry, but no matter how much you tell me that what you say about your fantasies is real, I can't believe you 'ttebasa.

This time Boruto was going to be direct. He could no longer deal with the stress that she was causing him, especially when she left the apartment without warning and very late.

She couldn't forgive herself if something happened to her. Because of that, he wouldn't mind giving her a huge lecture against her imagination or whatever it was that had developed in her head because of her amnesia.

—Mira, Sumire-san.

"Please, Boruto-kun..." His gaze turned to pleas. I would like you to believe me. Seriously, I'm telling you, it's true.

"I can't believe much of what you say, since everything already exists and informed of what happens in reality," he stated firmly as he grabbed the girl's shoulders to make her pay attention. So, don't ever go out and stay at this hour again only to discover that you can control the water.

Those words of Boruto, had given a result contrary to what he wanted to achieve. He watched as Sumire didn't seem much affected by what he said, but rather, he showed a shocked expression.

It didn't take long for the smile to appear on her and she only took her hands off his shoulders. She turned to the dark alley, looking around the place; so dark wet and full of discomfort at night.

“I still have one last thing to show you besides my skill. Sumire said.

Soon he had gone deeper into the alley. Boruto couldn't stop her in time, so he just followed her through that place in the dark.

He was no longer in the mood for her to keep nagging him, so he would do whatever it took to drag her out of there and go quietly to the apartment.

Sumire ran much faster, still in her white kimono, but she was dragging him behind what was happening in the alley.

It didn't take long when she screeched to a halt just beyond the darkest part of the alley. Boruto opted for this moment to take her by the hand and lead her back.

“Sumire-san, enough already. Let's just go.

"Wait, Boruto-kun." She turned to look at him and then released herself from the boy's grasp. Here is the second test, in which I tell you I have told the truth.

Again, Boruto was going to reply with the same thing, but she acted much earlier. She used her water ability and re-created a sphere of water in her palm to throw. This time she did it against the nearby aluminum trash can.

Nothing really happened, which meant everything was the same. However, when before Boruto took Sumire's hand again, he saw something that he did not expect to see in life.

Close to where the young purple-haired girl had thrown her ball of water, a kind of body was emerging from the ground, as if it were a zombie, but without being in a cemetery. Boruto had no words to say seeing that thing coming out of the ground.

As soon as he came out completely, he stood up like a normal person, his body was like a human, but he didn't look like or was one either. His skin was completely pale as snow, not to mention that it was also very wrinkled. Still, he too wondered if he was a human. Not just because of the skin anymore, but also because he had hair, and one that was green.

"W-what the heck is that?" Boruto blurted out nervously.

—The threats that I told you were after the Ninshū… although I was also partly wrong about that.

"W-Wrong?!" she asked much more panicked.

However, Sumire couldn't answer the Uzumaki's question in time, as the thing in front of her only grunted at the sight of them.

He charged straight at them with bare hands and nothing that could be considered a weapon.

Sumire stepped forward, as if she wanted to protect the Uzumaki from the attack of the thing that was against them. Fortunately, being only a couple of meters away from him, with her free hand —she used the other to push Boruto back—, she had generated another ball of water until she shot him in the head, making a hole in it.

Boruto fell on his back, with his butt as a shock absorber. He was completely stunned at what he had just seen; Sumire shot a semi-wet white creature in the head.

The young woman did not take long to turn around to see the blond-haired man, very stunned at what he ended up witnessing. She carefully approached the boy and offered her hand so she could help him up. He continued in silence, while Sumire gave him a smile.

"Now do you believe me?" Sumire asked.

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The walk back to the apartment had been extremely quiet, not to mention, it was also very uncomfortable. Especially the Uzumaki, since he had stayed on the sidelines at every turn. He did not stop being aware of any corner of the streets, specifically the alleys.

He kept being in shock, wondering what to believe or what to think. Everything he believed fell into the category of doubts in his mind. Uzumaki Boruto needed to rethink everything he was supposed to know about gifts, as well as… What mess had he gotten himself into with this Sumire girl?

Once they got to the apartment, the two of them didn't even bother to turn on the television or do anything else. As soon as they got to the room, they sat across from each other, where they were only separated by the low table.

This time it seemed, she seemed much better than before. She was no longer intimidated by Uzumaki's questioning gaze, nor was she nervous about the environment they were both in. Her gaze had changed, just a little.

"So… what was all that about?"

Boruto was the first to speak, asking the girl, who reacted. He inhaled and exhaled. He now showed a calm and serene face.

"I'll go step by step. I'll tell you everything I just remembered, what I know, but before that I want to clarify a few things Boruto-kun.

He did not answer her, more in his answer he was only nodding as total freedom for her to continue.

“First, I want you to know that I am going to tell you only the truth. I will not invent anything.

-Yes, I understand. This time he would heed his words and believe them.

After what happened, Boruto would take everything seriously, although he would also try to believe it. It was still very unreal to him.

"Second, I haven't fully recovered my memories," the girl added a little sadly. I have only been able to retrieve on this subject from what she saw now.

-I understand.

"And third," he paused briefly, "once I tell you what I'm going to tell you… You have the right not to get involved with me and all of this."

—…

Uzumaki remained silent, pondering what Sumire had said. Also, the very look on his face seemed to question the last thing he said, but he didn't joke about it.

She sighed. She was very nervous now. The safest thing is that, she was not very convinced now of whether she should tell or not, after having said the third clarification. His hands were shaking.

Luckily, she was calm again right away when she calmed down. She looked at him squarely now with her initial expression and continued.

“Okay, then… I'll start. -said

Boruto swallowed nervously, without taking his eyes off the violet-haired girl.

-What I told you before, was partly true, but some things were half wrong because of the very bad memory I had, but now I can say it as it should be. This time, I'll tell you what I remember, correctly.

"..." Boruto agreed, now in total silence.

—Leaving everything you know, chakra exists as such. As I already told you, it is like a spiritual energy that we all carry in our body. It moves by currents of chakra that cannot be detected, much less seen. They are not like veins, they are simply something that is totally invisible to the human eye.

“I understand… Does that mean you used that water skill with your chakra ? Boruto looked at her very into the subject.

“Yes, although, just like the gifts you say, only one skill can be used as well. Originally you could do a lot of things with chakra, but that was blocked so it wouldn't be so dangerous to use it," she commented as she looked at her hand thoughtfully. I don't know the details, but I can only use the water to support me in everything.

He made his ball of water, which was floating in the palm of his hand, while he moved it from side to side until it disappeared.

—In short, if the chakra runs out in our body, it's death for everyone. I already said it, it's like our spiritual energy. The only way to fully spend it is to overspend our chakra , using our abilities. Although, I'm surprised that no one in this city could be in danger by using their gifts too much.

"Yes, only people get tired when they use it a lot, but that depends on their own gifts," Boruto spoke calmly. An example, a person who has superhuman strength using it too often will cause his muscles to wear out too much. Another is also how when a person uses some kind of psychic gift with electromagnetic waves. His brain would go overheated and stop transmitting such waves even to the 'ttebasa heart.

“I see, that sounds risky.

—Yes, but from what you say with that chakra, it doesn't seem to differ much from the bad thing about using a gift a lot. Boruto sighed.

—Yes, but the difference with the chakra is that you end up dying, leaving your whole body without any function. Of course, you will feel a very heavy exhaustion, in which your body will hardly respond.

"That must be very hard." —Said the Uzumaki with a shiver running down his spine.

I don't know how I imagined such a feeling that Sumire was talking about, but from the way she described it, I guessed that it must be very overwhelming that feeling.

—But in addition to that way, there is also its extraction. she continued.

-Extraction?

"That thing you saw just now," he added as he squeezed his hands. What you saw, was one of the threats she told you about earlier.

"I-I think you should first tell me what exactly that thing is." suggested the nervous blond.

Shortly after, he looked out of the corner of his eye at the window. She wondered if there might be such a thing in the window, listening. His delusions were going to affect him a lot.

—What you saw in the alley… is something that is known as a Zetsu . That is what it is.

"A Zetsu?" she repeated.

"I don't know if it's because of my amnesia, but I have no idea where they come from," he apologized with a sad look at the boy. But what I can say is how dangerous they are and that their only objective is nothing more than to devour chakra. Wherever there is, they will go to absorb it. They would drain all the chakra from your body until there was nothing left.

The chill on Uzumaki's spine didn't go away, but rather, it grew much more intense. His fear of the unknown that these things were prevented him from processing things very well, but he understood them, even if they sound very fanciful.

—When I learned of my ability, I had inadvertently expelled a lot of chakra from my body to make a large ball of water through the alley. The next thing I saw was that Zetsu appearing from the ground, but I managed to shoo him away. That was when you showed up twelve minutes later, Boruto-kun.

"I see... And that thing... Zetsu... Is he just looking for chakra?" Boruto asked.

—That's right, but aside from that, it's also because they're attracted to Ninshū.

"Oh yeah...you mentioned that too, didn't you?" As I understood it is like chakra.

"Yes and no," Sumire interrupted looking at her hand again, and then turned her gaze to Uzumaki. Ninshū is more than that. It's what connects everything and everyone in the world… Unfortunately I don't know much about it, maybe because of my amnesia or because I don't know much.

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"But what I do know is that the Ninshū is everything, it unites us in some way," he added. Everything around us works like this, and it is what the chakra in our body also works.

It was too much information for him to process. Boruto wasn't too convinced with everything he heard, but he knew very well that she wasn't lying. Even so, he did not avoid going through his head that, possibly, she is out of her mind.

It was very difficult to explain himself. He couldn't believe it, but he believed it too. After what happened an hour ago in that alley, after that "Zetsu" they found, what this girl had talked about.

Everything was already too strange. This entire city was already strange, even the world knowing of the existence of such things.

—Possibly the Zetsus plan to drain the chakra in order to see the Ninshū through their eyes. That will take them where they want to go. Sumire continued.

"And where do you want to go?" Boruto asked with a lot of intrigue to the nerves.

"That… well… I…" sweat began to pour down her face, while she pressed her head with one hand, forcing herself to get what she wants to say. S-Sorry, I can't say… I don't know where they want to go. Part of my memories are still blank...

He looked at her carefully. She looked frustrated and powerless. Not like before in his first two days of meeting her.

Previously, he made an effort to want to remember the missing memories, but this time, he wasn't just trying, he was trying too hard to remember. She fought against her amnesia, forcing herself to bring out what she had forgotten, but it was useless.

I wanted to comfort her, but I couldn't. He was just a mere unknown boy in her eyes, in which he clung to in order to be safe from everything he did not know, that was the city itself.

Luckily, the girl had resigned herself to keep forcing herself to remember, which was the best for her. Boruto was relieved by that. He didn't think doing that would be in the best interest of her and her condition. In the worst case, Sumire would not be able to remember anything else.

"Well... I think that would be the most important thing to tell you," Sumire sighed as she brought her trembling hand to her head. I'm so sorry that it's not something that can help me really tell you who I am or why I was here that night on the other side of the building, hurt.

“Don't worry… It can't be helped. That's how amnesia works.” He smiled reassuringly at her. Then you will be able to recover the memory over time 'ttebasa.

"Yeah, I guess you're right.

They both smiled at each other, making the atmosphere of the room much lighter, and less oppressive with the girl's frustration.

Boruto was still keeping his distance from the girl, in the emotional space she was going through. In a way, that same image in which she showed herself brought her nostalgia when she was little with her childhood friend.

He and another had let her have all the time in the world to ease her heart over the loss. She wasn't at the same level as the girl in front of her, but it was a similar feeling.

He must have acted as he did back then with his old friend, in this very situation.

"Boruto-kun... Now that I've told you everything I remember, you have the right not to take care of me anymore." Sumi confessed.

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"I mean, I know very well that I've caused you some problems since you found me, but I think it's better for your good than…" He paused for a while and looked carefully at the redhead. You better stay as far away from this as possible. If I was hurt when you found me, it's possible that some Zetsu did it to me, so it's possible that I was taking them out, and maybe I was careless.

That explanation made sense to Boruto, since if it was one of those things who was guilty of having cut her.

How long has she been facing those things? How many were out there?

He didn't know the answer, but what he was sure of was that this girl, Sumire, was someone who had been strong.

"So, I better go and take care of this." I still have to find out where I come from and if I'm eliminating the Zetsus for something, she added heavily. I should know, so you don't have to worry about me. You can carry on as you have always been.

He stands up from the ground and looks straight at him while bowing towards Boruto. There was a certain air of elegance, as if she knew a lot about the proper manners of Japan. She was still wearing her long white kimono, which made her beautiful violet hair stand out a lot. She again she showed an aspect to that of a princess.

"Thank you so much for taking care of me these days. She—she raised her head and smiled at him, pleased if sad. I'm sorry for the problems I caused, so I hope you can fix them soon.

He looked at her in a trance, looking at her from head to toe, and from the latter her face was totally full of insecurity, but also some doubt. Still, he felt like she had a strong sense of duty, even though she didn't remember much of her memory.

She had reconfirmed how brave and determined she can be.

—It was a pleasure, Boruto-kun.

Then, he headed towards the exit of the apartment.

There was nothing but the sound of his footsteps pausing towards the entrance, but before he even reached the door, he heard the Uzumaki speak to him.

"Then let me help you."

-Hey? She turned sharply to where the boy was.

She watched as the boy was still sitting in the same place, looking at her and immediately went on to turn on the television.

"Mmh… maybe I need a little more supplies now that there will be someone else living here…" he spoke to himself between a sigh. I need to find a good excuse to ask My mother for more money.

"W-Wait, Boruto-kun." Sumire turned towards the room. How are you going to help me? What are you talking about?

—It is as I said; I'll help you look for those things that can still be around 'ttebasa.

"Don't you know how dangerous the Zetsus are?" —It was the first time that she heard her very agitated and that she will raise her voice.

He couldn't believe the incredible exchange of glances she had. That filled her soul a little. There was progress in this girl, and he would see to it that he continued to make progress.

"I have no idea," he replied with a smile as he stood up. That is why you will help me too 'ttebasa.

-Help me?

"I don't think I'll be of much help, since I don't have a Gift," he spoke nonchalantly with a smile, "but I suppose there must be something I can help with."

"No, Boruto-kun. You've been so good to me, having my head in chaos not remembering anything,” she startled as she pointed to her own. I don't want you to get involved in something dangerous.

"I'll decide that." Boruto said.

To tell the truth, he wouldn't want to be in something dangerous, or be involved in something that was dangerous.

"Aren't you afraid?" “She followed him against her decision.

“Of course I am. Too.

Remembering what that Zetsu looked like gives him a horrible chill, one that makes him think that being home is the best thing in the world.

—So…

"But…" he looked at her with a grin from ear to ear, "as long as you're with me, I don't think there's anything to fear."

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—Oh! S-Sorry, I'm supposed to be the man here, but now he sounded like a person who would hide behind you.

The girl's face showed no expression. She went on to form a wicked curve to her lips at the helplessness of not being able to back down on the Uzumaki's decision.

On the one hand she was happy, but on the other, it was not something she would like, since he had saved her from dying in a dark place. He's a guy who shouldn't get into stuff like this.

His hand trembled with nerves, and now the only thing he could think of was to lift it to take it in the direction of the boy. If possible, she would throw a ball of water at him until he is unconscious. So later he would never find her. She would get out of there fast.

However, she couldn't do it, not after having the boy already in front of her with both hands on her hips to show confidence and full of determination in his words. He just smiled at her and said:

—Sumire-san, I decided to help you when I found you in the alley, in the end I decided to take care of you so that you would recover from your amnesia. Letting you go alone after all that won't make me feel good, I don't even think I could live with it.

"B-But...

"I've made my decision," the boy sighed, as he used his butt to put it on his chest. You can count on me, so I will never leave you alone. I'm going to protect you, even if I have nothing but my fists. I, Uzumaki Boruto, will never go back on my words, because this is the path I chose.

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Sumire's penetrating and silent gaze brought him back to reality, due to the silence it had generated. He had turned a little red, deciding to turn around to hide her embarrassment.

—I-I'm sorry, it's something my father always said, and I thought this was the right time to say it 'ttebasa.

—Y-Ya… don't worry… —he decided to turn a blind eye to that little moment.

Although, he agreed that it might be embarrassing for him, he had also found that boy's stumble a bit endearing. He showed in a certain way a childish attitude, something strange.

That action had not been in vain, he contemplated that fact when he saw the face of the young violet-haired girl. He had started to smile, even laugh, but he hid it using the wrist of her kimono.

Now he was proud of what he did. He had managed to better soften the environment they were in. It didn't take long for Sumire to calm down as she wiped a little of the tears from her eyes from laughing.

—Haha… You are very strange Uzumaki Boruto. Too weird to go for the danger,” she commented with a smile, but she sighed wearily. Since I saw that your face was that of someone who didn't like getting into trouble, I thought you wouldn't have a problem with me leaving so you can have peace.

"Honestly, I have complained a lot about how heavy it has been, you know, having to deal with your amnesia, but that doesn't mean that I have to help you." Sumire noticed how the boy's smile faded a little. My father would do the same...

—¿ Boruto-kun?

"But that doesn't matter, so" he held out his hand to the girl, "you can count on me for whatever you need." You have my support.

The words were very influential, and without a second thought, Sumire took the boy's hand until there was a mutual squeeze between the two. They smiled confidently at each other as they finalized their agreement.

"I'll be in your care, Boruto-kun." She looked carefully into his eyes. Convince me I didn't make the right choice.

—I'm sure not.

It was already too late to back down. They both knew it very well. It was even inevitable that there would be doubts right now, but they had to trust each other to cope with whatever might come.

He wanted it, he had to do it. She was in trouble. This time, Uzumaki Boruto will try to do his best to help someone with everything he can. He will help where he can to rid the city of those things.

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Will continue…

A/N: This chapter has been the first longest one I did of this arc. They were originally going to be two separate chapters. The part where he searches for Sumire would be one and from where she finds her to the whole explanation of the Ninshū would be another chapter. However, I decided to give a little more, since I did not want to be too long this first bow, since that is not my goal.

As a curiosity, in these chapters that passed there were at least two sentences that are key that will take into account the consequences of Boruto in the future. Although well, that will be for another time.

I won't say much here, since for now it's just a small explanation of how long this chapter felt. Also mention that, from this chapter, the arc will move a little more, going through the real problem.

We read until next time!

Yours!

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Guardians of the Ninshū by BSmolerLOL

Anime » Boruto: Naruto Next Generations Rated: T, Spanish, Adventure & Fantasy, Boruto U., Inojin Y., Shikadai N., Sumire K., Words: 97k+, Favs: 2, Follows: 2, Published: May 18 Updated: Sep 2

2Chapter 8: Chapter 7: Dangerous Prey

Chapter 7: Dangerous Prey

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—Damn… I can't take it anymore. —Among some of the boys from the academy, he commented.

—You don't even say it, it's obvious that this is a torture of Tsunade-sensei. Inojin spoke breathlessly.

"W-Well, it's to be expected... Do you think a teacher like her would overlook what they did in the classroom?"

"W-Well... I guess it's normal for students to have arguments, right?"

"No, not at all," Shikadai had intervened between his friend and another of his companions. It might be in a normal school, but here...

In a school belonging to the Academy City, it was not something that could be passable for students to have a dispute, without the consent of the teachers.

However, that never happened in this school, being one of the most undervalued for being one that has the lowest levels 1 —in addition to some who have not had their awakening—, that is why they were not very well guarded. However, only Senju Tsunade was the only one who took her job seriously, training everyone to be more obedient, but everything remains the same.

The punishment for starting a fight over which of the top idols in the city was the best took place outdoors, where everyone was forced to run tirelessly until they completed 30 laps.

Even though the main reason for the fight between the boys in the room was something very stupid, Shikadai couldn't help his friend being too direct about none of the idols the boys mentioned being really good.

"It was Boruto's fault for saying something like that," the Yamanaka clarified towards his friend who was sitting next to him. He never stops making things worse.

—You can take it out on him later, don't worry, Inojin. Shikadai sighed.

Something that caught the boy's attention was in the person in question that the two were talking about, as well as some who were behind. But specifically the two best friends of the redhead were the most attentive in front of him.

They looked at the field where they had run minutes before, where they had finished dead tired, and they hadn't even finished 30 laps yet. They were sure that the punishment for not finishing them would be something much worse, from their sensei.

What caught the attention of the two boys was that there were still a few people on that dance floor, and one of them was still Uzumaki. He had come up with lap number 21. He had passed them both, who only made it to lap 18.

“He has acted very differently. —Inojin just blurted out without taking his eyes off the front.

"Did you notice too?" The other asked when he looked at his blond-haired friend. I feel very motivated these days.

"Well, anyone could be after that hell of a trip to the hospital wing you had on Monday."

"I don't think it was just that," the Nara said, without taking his eyes off the boy. I see him very committed to getting him to wake up ... What will have happened to him these days?

He had a lot of questions, but he wasn't going to ask Boruto either. He didn't want to make him say things about his private life, but he didn't avoid how much it made him curious that it drove the Uzumaki to try harder.

“For some reason, now I want to keep running. Inojin started to get up from the ground as he dusted off his shorts.

"I didn't expect that from you." Shikadai frowned at him. Don't you want to lose against Boruto?

"Of course not," he replied without taking his eyes off the one who motivated him. I don't want to be left behind. Also, when it's the festival, I don't want to look ridiculous when my parents come to see me.

-Tell me. I'm sure my mother is the one who will be angry with me.” Shikadai felt a chill run down his spine. She more than support me, she will tell me that I am weak from afar… I can already hear her.

The spirits he had crashed on his shoulders with force. Of course, Inojin looked at him sideways with pity, remembering that her mother would be the same if she didn't get to her awakening to have her gift at once.

She squashed her cheeks to cheer herself up much better, and like that, she headed back to where Boruto was still running.

"W-wait, Inojin." I'm going too. —After that gloomy and embarrassing situation, the jet ran after his friend.

Boruto watched them approach, so they were most likely ready to resume their run, but even so, it had seemed very strange to him that they had recovered. He just hopes it's not too much for them.

She knew how frustrating her teacher's workouts and drills are, but now she wouldn't complain. She would take this opportunity to improve her physique, also any thing or method to improve.

He wanted to help Sumire, so he chose to take these exercises for what they are; some exercises to improve her condition and if she was lucky, lucky for her life, she would wake up. That way she was going to be able to use her gift and not be a burden to the violet haired girl.

Again his motivation gave him much more energy to run and he continued on to the next lap.

"Hey, Boruto is going faster. Shikadai was startled.

-Hears! Inojin exclaimed. Where are you getting that energy from?

The two followed him as far as they could, but unfortunately in all the rest of what was, they only managed to add three more laps at the end.

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The afternoon fell with a shot. Anyone who was an average, regular student would be a breather. However, that benefit was for Uzumaki Boruto. It was just the hard parts of his days. Of course, he removing all the physical exercises that his teacher gave him, as well as all the ones in his classroom.

In the middle of his path, he looked around, seeing other students with a variety of uniforms. Obviously they were passing by, on his way out, after their long day at their respective schools. Some he recognized; since some were belonging to some schools that only nive students attended for their respective gifts. Others where they only went from level 3, to even 4.

However, he rarely finds one from Harunoki Academy. He wasn't surprised, since they had their own bedrooms here, and good class. If he had to rank them, it would be the rich and noble students, but of course, that was because they had an excellent average of 95 to 100 there. And more importantly, they had people where the majority were level 4 and 5.

I wish I was in those elegant bedrooms, or that's what they say they are inside.

Still, those dreamy thoughts had been vanished by the feeling of exhaustion that Boruto's entire body generated. He couldn't take it, until he saw a mini store nearby, across the street.

-"I want ice cream." That was the only thing going through his head.

He would only deviate a little to buy that ice cream that he expected to be inside his mouth until it melted. He didn't even take 15 minutes in there, and he came out on top having a blackberry popsicle.

He went back on his way to his apartment building, which didn't last long thanks to taking the nearest bus.

Upon arrival, he went up the elevator and went to his respective floor, carefully looking at some of the places where he stepped. The morning of this day she had stumbled because of the poor state of the floor. She just hoped it would be fixed soon, because she fell on her face and it hurt, although it's also his fault for leaving his apartment in a hurry not to be late.

You would remember to fix your alarm clock when you get a chance.

Arriving in front of her door, she was using her room keys, which she continued to turn them around and go inside, taking a deep breath for now.

He entered dryly, letting himself be carried away by the comfort of his "sanctuary", where he let all the weight called "fatigue" in his body flow like a virus. She sighed at how upset her legs felt.

"Oh, welcome Boruto-kun.

A sweet voice filled the atmosphere of her apartment. Uzumaki looked in that direction where that female voice came from, looking at the violet-haired girl sitting in the room, while she watched television.

She was having some tea. She had interrupted that activity to have her attention to the boy, who remained very speechless at what she saw with furrowed jealousy.

" It's strange that a girl is welcoming me" Boruto thought as he pondered. Every man's dream is in front of my eyes 'ttebasa.

-What are you talking about? Sumire asked.

"I-It's nothing, just my stuff 'ttebasa."

Despite the days in which she has been living in the same apartment, Boruto still couldn't get used to this strange change. However, he did not find it bothersome, since she seemed more than delighted, since he felt very bad about not getting a place to sleep, since she was not as such a student in this city, not for the moment that she know.

On top of that, his clothes had adapted to that of a normal person. All of her white kimono was replaced by a set of casual clothes; she preferred something that is very comfortable. Although to his stumble, she had chosen something unfeminine and something a bit boyish.

A normal shirt, but nothing out of this world, some shorts, etc. He couldn't help but feel really bad about this choice, he wasn't at all knowledgeable about the mode, since most of the time he only wore his summer uniform, but nothing else, apart from the fact that he didn't know what girls his age wore today. in day.

In the end she only bought a maximum of two outfits for herself as she didn't have that much money to come by. He again had to ask her mother for her money, that was not something he was proud of, but he needed help so that Sumire could feel comfortable.

At least, Sumire seemed to be convinced by the clothes. That was enough for the Uzumaki, but the bad part of her was her when she had to buy him underwear from her, although much of it was the same store workers who helped her choose.

He just hoped he wouldn't live through something like that again in the future.

"By the way, I think today we should go through sector 3 of the city." The girl spoke with a serious look. If we're lucky, we might find something.

—I see, then let him rest a bit and let's go there.

She seemed more than in agreement with Boruto's decision, so she just finished her tea a little faster. As she did so, the boy was already beginning his "rest" process in his bed.

He was thankful that his teacher hadn't given him homework for tomorrow, because everything would be much more troublesome.

—Today is Thursday and we have only found a few Zetsus. The violet-haired girl said as she looked at her cup of tea.

"Only 7 in total," Boruto answered, looking up at the ceiling. About 3 in sector 4 and about 4 in sector 5.

"They are so few," Sumire said. I worry that there will be many more if we don't hurry.

Immediately they both stopped talking and just kept thinking. She quickly finished her tea and turned off the television.

-We will.

-Yes. The Uzumaki agreed.

The cravings had already set in, so they decided not to wait any longer. The two need to move things forward or it could be worse.

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After they had agreed to go out, they had taken the subway to quickly go to sector 3 of the city.

Boruto had explained to Sumire that the academic city is divided by a total of 7 sectors, so they decided to go in each one to check.

Ever since that night when they decided to cooperate to eliminate the Zetsus that were in Academy City, Sumire had not only blurted out what she knew about them before, but had also neglected to mention that the reason they had, was because they were being hatched somewhere.

She had discovered this from the one she had seen for the first time, since she said that this one was a little more developed than it should be, so it must have been in a place for a long time developing.

The two have been in just two days looking for where the Zetsus "incubated" to go out more. The longer they took, the more chakra they were likely to get and the harder it would be for her to beat them.

Upon reaching sector 3, they tried to go through the streets that people did not get to pass. They went down the alleys more, but when there were at least a few unpleasant people in those places, they wouldn't go that way.

He didn't want to cause trouble, let alone get into it. He saw it badly for Sumire; if it wasn't the Zetsus, there are also the weeds of this city.

"H-here, Boruto-kun…" he snapped out of his thoughts when he saw the girl's arm holding him back.

"Did you find one?" she asked.

-I think so. I feel some small, but also noticeable chakra,” she replied without even looking away from a certain direction.

His gaze went down the narrow, dark path down the alley they had left.

They were not in sight of anyone. If they were to meet a Zetsu there would be no problem with making some noise.

Even with all that in mind, Sumire always suggested doing her best not to draw too much attention, which is why she used most of her water ability.

"Boruto-kun, I hope you brought something much better," Sumire warned. Will you never try to use something impractical again?

—Of course not, that's why I brought this bat I bought yesterday. The Uzumaki said.

The first time they had hunted with a Zetsu, Boruto had used a tennis racket as a weapon, although he had found that in an alley dumpster. Most of that time Sumire had to cover for him, which made it that much more difficult for her.

On the other hand, Sumire found out these days that Boruto had good stamina, but he was useless against the Zetsus with his normal human strength, so she suggested something much tougher.

"Only if I've forgotten you." She looked at him worriedly. Zetsus have very tough skin. It is impossible to kill them with physical force. That's why I use my chakra to create water, which completely damages his skin.

“Er… S-Sumire-san… You know what, you already told me that two days ago, right?

“Hehe… Well, I guess I'm already starting to notice your inexperience. She said with a smile.

One of the things that Boruto regrets the most is that he has shown his mistakes in front of her, or sometimes his stupidity. She had already left a bad thought about him in her mind.

"Anyway... the only way to defeat them is to use the chakra, which you have," he looked at her from his side, "and also to give them their weak points at an exact point, or something like that, right?"

"I see if you're paying attention." Pleased by the boy's attention, she continued. And you're right, but doing it is difficult, since you don't know where her chakra is as her core. That's why she always chooses to finish them off using chakra in one hit.

"Everything would be easier if I could do something she does." She — she felt herself very useless, looking at her hand thoughtfully.

Sumire noticed that fall in his face. She didn't much like seeing him that way. She could understand it, no, she couldn't do it because she could do something that he longed for so much. She couldn't understand her frustration, but she had an idea.

He chose to stand in front of her and smile at her confidently.

—Boruto-kun, don't despair, even with just one bat you can help me, so just cover me. Sumire said.

"W-Well, I guess you're right.

"Of course, let's do our best." He held up his hands. I'll go take care of those who are within my reach at a distance.

"Yes, I may not be the best Tank , but at least being a good support we can get through it without problems," the Uzumaki commented between a sigh. I just hope there are no more than four 'ttebasa.

"S-Sure, let's hope so." She smiled a little sadly and awkwardly. "Tanks? Support? What's that?"

Boruto walked past her to be the first to pass through the narrow path that led him to one of the darkest parts of the site. Hopefully there wouldn't be more than two Zetsus.

He relied on what little he knew about self-defense, though fighting radish-looking guys was never on his list. Life can give you a surprise, like this situation he had gotten into when he met the girl behind him.

These are the nights when he could only think of one thing:

"I just hope they don't become dangerous prey, 'ttebasa." she murmured.

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The next 16 minutes passed, but they just felt like they were going in circles around the place. They didn't see any different or unusual activity in the area, and Sumire didn't feel a Zetsu either.

They walked again for a second time around the place, but there was nothing that was different, he supposed that maybe something was overlooked, but Boruto didn't think like that.

They took a short break as they sat down on one of the few benches nearby.

For the most part it felt very uncomfortable and unsettling that there weren't many people where they were. They were in a mini square, full of trees, but without any sign of any students, besides, there were lights from the headlights. Luckily, it wouldn't be so dark that way.

-You know? I came up with a hypothetical reason why we didn't find the one you detected. Boruto commented.

"What happened to you?"

"Remind me, why don't you use your chakra to get detected?" He asks looking at her next to her.

"I would, but if I do, it won't work like it did before," the girl replies with a thoughtful look. They also have a survival instinct. If they detect me, they'll be on alert. They will think about it to get closer.

"Hmm... What if you use that to our advantage?"

If it was wrong, Uzumaki had thought about it, but if everything she said was true and that, just like them, she too can detect them, then she can do everything the other way around.

"These days we always see them out in the open and not hiding, but if we want to find where they hide, why don't you track them down once you reveal your chakra?"

The girl's face lit up with astonishment as she looked at the boy, understanding his plan. To say that she was happy was little compared to what she thought about the Uzumaki's suggestion.

She relaxed a bit, as she began to make her chakra more "noticable", so that the Zetsus could detect her. He raised her to an inconspicuous level, but nothing, but she kept increasing her chakra. She went on and on, little by little.

He did, he had sensed the presence of one, looked in their direction and proceeded to jump off the bench.

He ran straight to where he was, but as soon as he was towards him, he immediately retreated. She felt him move quickly across the floor, under the concrete.

A chase towards that Zetsu had started, Boruto followed the girl's pace. Unfortunately for him, she couldn't keep up with him, where did she get that stamina or speed? I have no idea, but it was from there that he was making an effort now at school in the "practices" of his teacher.

Still, part of his body was still half tired from the laps he did at school. Still, he wiped away all traces of annoyance towards her body, focusing only on Sumire, without losing sight of her.

-Here! the girl yelled as she turned to the right.

He had entered one of the alleys again, passing through the garbage that was on the ground, and jumping on one of the metal garbage cans. Boruto passed by them.

By turning the other way again, this time to the left, he opted to increase his chakra. Luckily, he got what he wanted, as he spotted another Zetsu, but it was a little further ahead than he was running from her.

As soon as the second one disappeared, the other one who was still fleeing went in the direction where the second Zetsu had disappeared.

"Sumire-san!" —He heard the Uzumaki speak to him behind him, a few meters away.

Before she could hear what he was saying, she immediately realized what he was getting at. He looked ahead to where the Zetsu's presence was heading; to one of the accesses to the drain.

Upon reaching the plate, he stopped short, waiting for Boruto, who arrived right away, but was already very tired. I use the time they stopped to catch my breath.

“If we go this way, we might go where he went. the girl emphasized, looking at the entrance to the sewers.

"I-I… I imagined…" He heard Boruto without fully recovering his breath. However, I think it's not a good idea to go down without first taking one thing into account.

-And that is?

"Would you like to come in and go somewhere that stinks awful?" she asked.

Sumire had tensed, her face turning blue and disgusted. Her eyes spiraled, plus her lips tightened as she imagined the different horrible smells she might encounter down there.

Their legs trembled, as did their arms holding each other. All those effects were noticed by Boruto, feeling a little guilty for putting her that way.

"I-I guess…" he saw her turn around to look at him, "there's nothing wrong." L-What… matters… is taking care of…

—Look, if you want I can go down, and…

—No, you can't go down alone, it's very dangerous for someone weak. Sumire said.

"D-Did you call me weak?" “Now her heart is broken, as is her honor.

It didn't seem like the girl had heard Boruto's complaints and low self-esteem. She just focused still on her thoughts on whether to go in or not.

She kept thinking about it, but when she was coming to a small conclusion, she felt something new, it came from another direction, it was that of a Zetsu.

No, not just one, but another was coming. One after the other, but he didn't know exactly where they would come from; he looked left, right, or even looked up, but everything seemed to blend together. As if he was going through the ground quickly.

It went on like this, for at least 3 minutes, but as soon as it detected one passing under it, it also did so in two other directions.

More had appeared, and he hadn't even noticed before. They blended in to be able to appear fast.

From the ground they showed themselves, coming out of the arms, torso, head, even the feet, and they were ready to pounce on her and Boruto. His appearances were the same as always as these days, no difference at all. That took a breather, but he didn't let his guard down either.

It was right away that Boruto also noticed them when he saw them surrounding them. They were about 4 in total, but he did not worry them, especially the boy, but that did not mean that they were beings with whom he should underestimate.

" Did they come to fight us?" Boruto thought. "Tsk. In the end they decided to be the hunters."

[phoenixcrematory]

The Disgraced Knight

Naruto Fantasy Week 2020

July 7th: Knights, Dragons, and Druids

This has been an amazing week! I’ve seen a ton of cool stuff!

@naruto-fantasy-week

[naruto-fantasy-week]

iuxtare by Dakeyras

Jousting is derived from Old French *joster* , ultimately from Latin *iuxtare* "to approach, to meet".

Gaara nods at the appropriate moments, but his attention is elsewhere.

Riding in an open carriage is the most word-fumblingly beautiful woman in the world. Her hair is a river of gold, the dimples on her cheeks could make a dead man weep with joy. Her feathery turquoise-and-silver gown brings to mind airy forests, and bright streams plunging into deep pools of mirror-smooth darkness.

Gaara doesn’t care about her. His eyes are fixed on the second woman in the carriage – more of a girl, really. She has a bandage on one hand, covering a scraped palm, and her pink hair is held back with a sweat-stained strip of leather. Her nose is turned up at the tip, just the tiniest amount, and the slightest dark smudges under her eyes show she hasn’t slept so well. Oh, and she has pink hair.

Read the rest here!

And that's a wrap! Shoutout to the mods, this has been a great week and I enjoyed all the prompts.

@naruto-fantasy-week

[bardic-tales]

Hello, fellow creatives. Happy Monday, and welcome to the first week of this event. As I mentioned in my taglist post, the Creators’ Club is to foster a community between like-minded individuals. I look forward to getting to know you, your characters, and any special projects that you may be working on.

Every day, there will be a theme: such as Blorbo Blursday where it is encouraged you go into each other’s ask boxes or even a post on your blog asking about each others’ weekly project or muse.

This project is not to promote your work – even though that will happen organically – but to support the other Tumblr members. It’s to foster a community. You don’t need to participate every day, as I know how it’s important to focus on your health, but please try to interact with each other.

Also, please remember to be kind to everyone and their characters / WIPs. No drama in the creative pool.

Every Monday, a post will go out to encourage you to introduce the character or project that you want to talk about this week. Feel free to include any relevant info to allow us to get to know your work.

If you write / create for a fandom, please make sure that you let us know which fandom it is. Also, if you are an author / creator of original content, let us know the genre that your work fits into. For example, if you write dark fantasy, let us know that.

Once you are done with your introduction, please tag @bardic-tales, and I’ll reblog it to my Tumblr blog under #creators club.

Our Members' Characters / Projects:

@nightingaleflowlibrary: naruto: nezumi chisaki

@bardic-tales: final fantasy 7: akihiro hiroki

@megandaisy9: 13RW and Dying Light: haelynn

@pinkevilwriter: original work: shine

@aalinaaaaaa: original work: eshani faison

@watermeezer @nightingaleflowlibrary @megandaisy9 @sliceoflifeshepard @themaradwrites

@serenofroses @kricketbee @pinkevilwriter @asirensrage @aalinaaaaaa

o sign up for the Creators’ Club, please see this post on @bardic-tales’ blog about it:

Creators’ Club Tag List

Thank you for your interest, and we look forward in getting to know you and your works.

[lovica]

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Matter and the mind, atonements that, are, both-the-same But it’s obvious, they’re lost in disarray

Things like wanting peace Are only, egos, that we need Pulling down my sleeves, I try to hide so you can’t see

Even if, there’s a world, with no mana, that unfurl Say goodbye….to our own thoughts that multiply!

[Worm Eaten Psychedelism by ZIPS, English Lyric by FlyByVictory]

For Kakaobi Week, Day 7 - Solitude

@kakaobiweek2019

Because Obito is left alone by Kakashi :’)))) 

I still can’t get this Despot Fantasy AU out of my head. Now, excuse me-- I make myself cry making this ;-;

[lesbianhyuga]

Naruto Femslash Week!

We’re back at it again with our fourth naruto femslash week folks! Starting 5th April, we’ll be celebrating all f/f ships in Naruto until the 11th April.

Rules:

Any incest, pedophiilia, abuse or rape within the f/f ship is not allowed and will not be reblogged. Implications of abuse can be included for character development/plot but MUST NOT be within the f/f ship and MUST be tagged.

No m/m ships, that includes gender bend.

You can include m/m, f/m etc as background ships.

Please tag NSFW

Trans headcannons are allowed!! ♡ ♡

Each day will have two prompts, you can pick one or do both!

You’re free to interpret the prompts however you want.

Rarepairs are allowed and are encouraged, the more wlw the better!

Any female naruto characters are allowed, this includes boruto characters.

You can create anything you want! fics, art, graphics, gifs etc.

Tag all posts as #wlwnarutoweek2021 for me to notice and I will reblog it! If I haven’t reblogged it within the day, please send the post to me so I can do so. Sometimes posts don’t show in the tag because tumblr sucks godbless.

Late submissions are fine.

If you have any questions please ask!

Schedule:

Day 1 (5th April): yearning/unrequited | domestic life

Day 2 (6th April): flowers | fantasy

Day 3 (7th April): war | anbu 

Day 4 (8th April): soulmates | death

Day 5 (9th April): villians | enemies to lovers

Day 6 (10th April): studio ghibli au | road trip/vacation

Day 7 (11th April): free day

Please follow this blog if you’re interested or taking part. Thank you!

[fandomtrumpshate]

FTH2022 - by the numbers

Signups for FTH2022 have been open for almost exactly 3 days. In that time 296 creators have signed up to offer 379 auctions in 175 fandoms. (To put those numbers in context, last year in the first FIVE days of signups, we had 256 creators sign up to offer 325 auctions. This year is looking to be BIG!)

At present:

2 auctions are offering to create videos

4 are offering 'Other' fanworks, including powerpoint presentations and filk

25 are offering podfics

34 folks have signed up to offer various beta services (look for a post with more info about what folks are offering sometime in the next week).

52 are offering fanart

and 262 are offering written fanworks (fanfiction, original work, meta, remixes, poetry, etc)

Creators are overwhelmingly choosing to let bidders decide on which of our supported orgs they will make their donations. The orgs most often chosen by those creators who wished to direct donations to a particular nonprofit are -

Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund

Navajo Water Project

Any/All abortion funds

The Young Center for Immigrant Children's Rights

National Network to End Domestic Violence

The three least often chosen are -

Spread the Vote

Unsilence

Votebeat

And below the cut you'll find the list of all the listed fandoms ranked by how many signups they have. In a few minutes we'll have another post for you, bringing back the Unlisted Fandom Challenge and info about which fandoms are being written in, in what numbers.

34   Sherlock Holmes *

33   MCU *

31   Harry Potter *

30   Good Omens

30   K-Pop *

28   Teen Wolf

25   The Witcher

23   Star Wars *

18   Fullmetal Alchemist

17   Supernatural

16   Mo Dao Zu Shi / The Untamed

13   Boku no Hiro Akademia (My Hero Academia)

13   Hockey RPF

13   Shadowhunters

13   Tian Guan Ci Fu (Heaven Official's Blessing)

12   Merlin

12 The Old Guard

11 Star Trek *

10 Check Please!

9   All for the Game

9   Dragon Age *

9   Raven Cycle

9   Tolkien *

8   Final Fantasy

8   Original Work

8   The Magnus Archives

7   9–1–1

7   Gundam Wing

7   Marvel Comics

6   Avatar The Last Airbender *

6   Doctor Who *

6   Hades (video game)

6   Haikyuu!!!

5   DC Comics

5   Naruto

4   Arcane

4   Captive Prince

4   Critical Role

4   Hunger Games

4   James Bond

4   Leverage

4   Steven Universe

3   DC Extended Universe *

3   Dishonored

3   Hetalia

3   Locked Tomb Trilogy

3   Six of Crows Duology

3   Stranger Things

3   The Green Knight

3   The Magicians

3   Tian Ya Ke / Word of Honor

3   Wheel of Time

2   A Song of Ice and Fire/Game of Thrones

2   Carry On

2   Danny Phantom

2   Dungeons & Dragons

2   Encanto

2   Fire Emblem Three Houses

2   Firefly

2   Genshin Impact

2   Hannibal

2   It (2017/2019)

2   Juiie and the Phantoms

2   Mass Effect

2   RWBY

2   The Good Place

2   Venom

2   Voltron

2   Yuri!!! On Ice

1   Arrowverse *

1   Bungou Stray Dogs

1   Criminal Minds

1   Diamond no Ace

1   Gravity Falls

1   Guardian

1   Hacks

1   Homestuck

1   Iron Widow

1   Kingsman

1   Legend of Zelda

1   Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries

1   Nirvana in Fire

1   No. 6 - All Media Types

1   Shameless (US)

1   She-Ra

1   Stargate

1   The 100

1   The Adventure Zone

[depressedhatakekakashi]

Blog Outline/Rules

OTPS and NOTPS (carrd created by the amazing Alumort)

Smut blog (for all the NSFW things) @depressedkakashismut (18+. please do not follow if you are a minor)

Rp blog for Hatake Kakashi, Hatake Sakumo and Hatake Yua (Oc) @hatakefamily

Kakashi Vs Gai Challenge Tally: Kakashi: 7 Gai: 4

Ko-Fi Commissions

Upcoming Events

Maito Gai’s Week 2024

Kakashi’s Birthday Bingo

DNI you're here to shit on Kakashi or the characters I ship him with, ship Kakashi (or any other Sensei) with his students. This blog does not support student/teacher, incest or large age gaps where they two met when one of them was a kid. Transphobic, homophobic, racist people are not welcome.

Original Characters

Hatake Hotaru (founders Era)

Senju-Uchiha Ayame (TobiIzu Kid)

Senju-Uchiha Yukio (TobiIzu kid)

Hatake Hikari

Hatake Yua (Kakashi’s Mother)

Hatake-Maito Nakano (Kakagai kid)

Maito Hiroki (GaiRin Kid)

Koji (IbiKashi Kid)

Events/Short Fics I've done

Birthday Ficlets (Responses to Asks)

Taryn's Birthday Celebration 2021

Kakashi Week 2021 Fics

600 Followers Event: Masterlist

12 Days of Shipmas (2021)

KakaGai Week (2021)

Gai's Birthday Week (2021)

Valentines Ficlets (2022)

DepressedHatakeKakashi's Bingo Card (2022)

March Ficlets (2022)

800 Followers Raffle Winners (2022)

Team Gai Week (2022)

Naruto Canon Couples Week (2022)

Naruto Oc Ship Week (2022)

Birthday Celebration (2022)

Birthday Bash (2022)

Team Minato Week (2022)

Emoji Ficlets

Kakashi Week/Kakashi's Birthday Bash

October Ficlets (2022)

Trick Or Treating (2022)

Gai’s Birthday Month (2022)

KakaGai Week (2022)

Gai’s Birthday Bash (2022)

Parenting Headcannons

Valentines Fics (2023)

Kakashi vs Gai Challenge Ficlets

Kakagai Fantasy Week (2023)

1500 Followers Event (2023)

KakaGai Day (2023)

Taryn’s Birthday Bash (2023)

Poll Ficlets (2023)

Kakashi’s Birthday Polls (2023)

Au-Tober (2023)

Trick or Treat (2023)

Gai’s Birthday Bingo (2023)

KakaGai Week (2024)

Taryn’s Birthday Celebration (2024)

Kakashi Birthday Bingo (2024)

Fanfictions/Headcannons

Requests: Open

My ask box is always open to Headcanons.

Fanfic requests and Headcanons are NOT restricted to Kakashi. I will write for any character as long as i think that i am able to do them some justice.

If you want a ship, please choose between characters in the show. I am not a confident writer of CharacterXReader fics.

Any ship is welcome so long as it is not student/teacher or incest. (Student/Teacher does reach out to include the other characters' students. I will not write Kakashi or any other Sensei with any of the Konoha kids, or any of their sensei’s with anyone from Kakashi’s generation.)

Alternate Realities

All Au’s are welcome

The Au’s are never closed. We can talk about them any time, and if you feel like bring the focus back to an old AU you are more than welcome to.

AU’s can range from little changing (Like Kakashi and Gai adopt Naruto or the Uchiha Massacre doesn’t happen), to the entire world being completely different (Pokemon AU, Mafia AU). There are even AU’s where the character’s we love come from different villages or are stolen by different villages (Mist Gai AU, IWA Gai Au, Suna Kakashi au, Samurai Kakashi AU)

The only thing I ask is if you want to talk about a more horrors au, please ask me first. I can do simple things like Zombie AU, but I find it difficult to get into certain topics of gore.

Au Masterlists

God of Storms Kakashi Au

Mafia Au

Pokemon Au

Pokemon Legends Arceus Au

Suna Kakashi AU

Rules

No Student/Teacher, minor/adult or Incest. It is a block on sight offense and i will not think twice about it.

Do not be rude to my RP partners.

Do not insert your headcanons over my own. Headcanons are always open for discussion, but if you say something that makes’s me uncomfertable/i don’t like it, that’s it. You’re welcome to have your own headcanons on your blog.

I do write Trans Kakashi/Kakashi having a kid. Those things are both up for discussion. However, my Kakashi would only ever have one child. It would be by choice, and his partner would never ask or try to force him to have more.

Hatake Kakashi

Kakashi is depressed, is terrible with people and emotions, and would much prefer to spend quality time with one of his two best friends rather than interacting with other people. This does not mean he doesn’t understand other’s or want to create other connections, he’s simply an introvert who’s pretty good at making/claiming friends.

Kakashi is, also, very much a troll. If he senses that something he does bothers someone (without infringing on their comfort or safety) he will use it to troll the shit out of them for as long as he gains entertainment from it.

Loyal to a fault, he will fight and die to protect those he considers his friends and teammates. Kakashi does not take teamwork lightly and will not put up with anyone who would rather ‘go it alone’ instead of working with their team.

Laidback but not at all lazy. Kakashi will have times where he gets lost in his thoughts and loses track of time, but when it comes to getting important things done he will make the deadline.

Does not like clutter. Kakashi will ensure that whatever has to be dealt with is taken care of to ensure that he has a clutter-free space. Whether that be paperwork in the Hokage’s office or a mission report on his desk. He might save it to the last minute because he got lost in his book or spent too much time with one of his friends, but it will get done so that it’s not sitting there for weeks.

[tundrainafrica]

So I see your a LeviHan shipper!! I enjoy the ship a lot too!! But are there any specific reason that their your favorite?? Maybe you could explain that a little through a list? But anyways I hope your week has been good so far, Sav. Have a good day/night!!!! - Signed by Your Secret Santa 🎄

Hello! Thank you for asking about my week (and my ship). 

I enjoy the ship a lot too!! But are there any specific reason that their your favorite? 

To answer that first question...

You’re in for a long rollercoaster ride of a rant because I don’t think I’m the type of person to ship anything to the point of writing domestic fluff fics unless the I felt really really drawn to the ship. 

Anyway, (slight) spoilers abound! Will keep manga spoilers subtle, mostly Levihan scenes.

Disclaimer: I do not want to start shipping wars. I specifically avoided the words like should or best because I recognize that shipping is generally based on preferences. I respect everyone’s preferences on what they want out of a ship or even a relationship and through this, I just hope to express my own preferences and maybe even gush with people who agree.

1. The ship did not move the plot. The plot moved the ship.

Attack on Titan is not a romance or a shojo, if it’s not fairly obvious from any chapter you would randomly read. As a reader, I would have expected it to fall short with pairings. Most shows which are not romance based tend to have a few pairings which just suddenly end up together towards the end of the manga because “What’s a happy ending without marriage and kids?” There is usually a trend of just pairing of the extras and sometimes, or maybe even more often than not, it just seems to come out of nowhere (ehem... Naruto.). Maybe the relationship worked off screen but I dunno. Like no shipping war here but the only pairing I had full support for was Shikatema. 

In stories classified as romances, there is enough of a spotlight on the sexual tension and mutual pining of specific characters for the romance to be considered reasonable. In my opinion, some authors tend to sacrifice really good world building for a good romance. Objectively twilight for example had some crazy good world building but it just kinda focused a little too much on emo Bella and emo Edward for the world building to actually be appreciated by the casual reader. Tbh though, this is not necessarily bad because people get into stuff for reasons, sometimes, I just wanna read a good fantasy, sometimes I just wanna read a good romance.

Romances though as a main driving point for narratives, require some convenient serendipity moments and sexual tension which can be written well but as a reader, I prefer to see more natural relationships born out of necessity (Wall of Winnipeg and Me by Mariana Zapata is a good example of what I’m talking about in a romance novel.)

Attack on Titan through its narrative actually made Levihan seem VERY VERY possible. If I had to compare the presentation of this ship in canon to at least one relationship in other anime, I would compare it to Royai from FMA. 

Like, if Attack on Titan didn’t give us random subtle hints about romantic or just platonic relationships between the two or even about anyone, even if Levi and Hange did get together in the end, it would have been one of the pairings, I probably wouldn’t have raised an eyebrow at. 

But they could be just friends? Which brings me to my next point.

2. Their current situation makes it so it’s only natural that at the least, they considered it. 

Yes. Friends is a valid interpretation for anything. I mean, given our hook up culture, people can fuck as friends too. People probably have made out drunk as friends too. Like I have seen my fair share of this type of bullshit in high school and college and I would say, we do not need a kiss or a fucking session to recognize that something can be a good relationship or to recognize that they have probably thought about it. 

A relationship requires a commitment (conscious or unconscious) to caring for the other, keeping the other safe, recognizing their flaws and thinking about them regularly (Call me scott peck or marriage counselor but like I honestly think the world would be a better place once people recognize that quality romantic relationships are worked for).

Mind you, Levi and Hange lost everything.They literally lost everything from their old life, all their friends, all their loved ones and all they have is each other and they’re forced to take care of a bunch of kids.

There are people who have said before, no one gets very close with someone without ever considering a romantic relationship with them. Or even if they never considered it romantic, they could consider at least “living with them their whole life,” or “supporting them through thick and thin.” The things is, towards the end, they were constantly together and what drove them to that situation is that both of them are aware of what the other had lost. They understood each other more than anyone else and they recognized that they were the only ones left in their own circle and I personally think that is more than enough for a relationship to naturally bloom between them.

3. The relationship and the signs are subtle and it works.

I personally probably would not have enjoyed it if canon showed a romantic relationship of the two after Erwin died. It’s a valid interpretation to consider that it could have happened, based on my explanation for number 2 but Hange is commander, Levi is captain. They have a professional relationship and they have goals and obligations which take precedence over personal desires. They are in the middle of a war and the most which probably could have happened was a secret mutual pining between the two and I think Isayama has injected the most subtle hints which are the most that could have been appropriately put into canon without seeming too OOC. Hange and Levi are not selfish people. They have promises, dreams and obligations which they respect and have committed themselves to already. It has also been shown at earlier points of the manga that they do put their survey corps duties on top of everything so acting on a romantic attraction at that point in time would have definitely been inappropriate. 

I personally think, the scenes of Hange going out of her way to save Levi as commander, killing her other soldiers to save both their asses, suggesting in the forest that they live together instead of go back to the war and not leaving an injured Levi until she had no choice were more powerful than a lot of romantic scenes where people actually fuck and kiss. Kissing and fucking are easy. Leaving the duties and responsibilities they have worked for for five years to keep the person they love alive hits way harder. 

Call it platonic. Call it romantic. But no one like Hange would have deserted her post as commander for a few chapters to take care of a sick comrade and kill her subordinates to save their asses if there wasn’t anything between them. 

4. It gives a great example what healthy relationships can come from. 

I grew up reading sweet valley and chick lits cause I was a basic bitch and I kinda grew up with a somehow unrealistic idea of where relationships come from. Call me a late bloomer but I only actually figured out where the romance and the happiness of a relationship was when I got into one with my best friend for five years. 

It’s the sexual tension and the “will they wont they?” push and pull which can lead to satisfying sex or a happy ending in romance novels. I think in a way, media kinda overglorifies it which kinda gives a lot of young people the wrong idea about why they getting into a relationship is fun in the first place.  Because after the satisfying sex and the kids, what’s next for the relationship?

Years of utility bills, diapers, chores, schedules, parent teacher conferences and compromises until someone gives up or dies. And what kind of relationships can actually thrive through all these? 

Those that have mastered the underrated parts of relationships. These include conflict resolutions, compromises and open communication. I think we have seen enough of those two, even before season 3 that have shown that they know each other very well and they have shown to at least have a relatively equal power dynamic which is a foundation for open communication and mutual trust in relationships even beyond the fucking and marriage stage 

5. They have a great foundation of character development for both parties.

As I mentioned above, they have a relatively equal power dynamic. I love Royai from FMA and I have compared Royai to this multiple times. I would say though I prefer Levihan over Royai because I felt that Royai had more unequal power dynamics? (Though I still think Royai is a top tier ship ). Also, they have shown to tell off the other when they don’t like what the other is doing. They are complete opposites but here is the magical thing. They talk everything out. They’re generally open people to each other and they know each other way too well as hinted in scenes before and opposites work as long as the others are willing to compromise. I think (especially in season 3 and season 4) that they have done enough for each other and have compromised enough for each other in the survey corps that these skills could easily be brought with them even after the war.

That open communication is just what makes them maintaining a relationship while being complete opposites very OC and realistic. Eventually, they did probably did make compromises, which most likely softened or moderated the crazy parts of their personalities which is just a really fun part of their relationship to explore. 

6. It could realistically last so maybe ...

7. A good foundation for happy children?

Maybe it’s how it is written because of the actual story and why would Yams write a romantic drama in a story about genocide and war. Tbh, I would attribute it more to Levi and Hange’s personalities though because Mikasa and Eren have their fair share of drama, mostly one sided though coz Mikasa. This relationship has no drama, no misunderstandings which just further supports my point that they have a relationship that thrives on open communication and mutual trust. Drama is fun like when we’re the ones on the sidelines eating the popcorn but I have third wheeled enough people in my life to realize that I will not support a relationship where both parties are just not ready to be mature about it, in real life and in fiction. 

My favorite couples, in real life and in fiction, are definitely those who keep conflict among themselves and maybe among trusted people. I think one sign of a healthy relationship is one where problems don’t become public through social media or through like 20 people. One important yet underrated part of relationships is the atmosphere of comfort and freedom which encourages both parties to be able to directly approach one another before tensions and uncertainties get out of hand.  

And a life free of dramas at least in the early stages of life just kinda shows at least that both parties are ready to bring a new life to the world? Because like immature parents with shitty conflict resolution skills really fuck kids up man and I passionately believe the world would really be a better place if babies were born out of trust, mutual understanding and open communication instead of sex but yeah, make sex fun to keep our race alive.

So anyway, I guess, I just finished explaining why I love this ship so much while also disclosing my preferences for relationships. 

As mentioned above...

Disclaimer: I do not want to start shipping wars. I specifically avoided the words like should or best because I recognize that shipping is generally based on preferences. I respect everyone’s preferences on what they want out of a ship or even a relationship and through this, I just hope to express my own preferences and maybe even gush with people who agree.

Other pairings which I support for those curious: Shikatema, Royai, Victuuri, Percabeth etc.

Also... To answer your second question... 

My week has been great, some pretty solid life developments but US elections wise, not so great... (WHY IS THE ELECTION RACE SO CLOSE?)