#naruto fic recs

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Kakagai Fic Recs #1

Love Is the Feeling of Cold Iron Tracks on Your Face as You Wait for the Train to Come by ObsidionWingsofMidnight

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Complete: Yes

First in Series: Yes

Series complete: Yes

Chapters: 10

Word count: 50,579

Summary: For Gai, loving Kakashi was as easy as breathing. Most of the time it was a simple process that he never had to think about. Sometimes it got hard enough that it made his chest hurt. But most of all it felt like he wouldn't be able to live without it.

2. I Was Born to Press My Head Between Your Shoulder Blades by thehoundisdead

Rating: General Audiences

Complete: Yes

Part of series: No

Chapters: 1

Word count: 5,236

Summary:

“Ugh,” Kakashi sighs loud before turning quick and sharp in Guy’s grasp so they face each other, only to absolutely slam his face against Guy’s chest. If Guy were a lesser man it might hurt, but as is, he just laughs at his Rival’s antics, even as said rival curls his fist tight on Guy’s bare waist, “I’m trying to sleep, be quiet.”

“But Kakashi,” Guy actually whispers this time, jaw moving against the top of Kakashi’s head, “You are in my bed.”

Or, 5 times Kakashi fell asleep on Guy and one time Guy understood.

title from Fair by The Amazing Devil

3. awful wonderful by Goshen (applecrumbledore)

Rating: Mature

Complete: Yes

Part of series: No

Chapters: 1

Word count: 13,197

Summary:

Gai spoke at the reception that followed Kakashi's inauguration.

“My eternal rival—it has been one of the premiere joys of my life to watch you transform from the curious, brooding youth whom I admired into the intelligent, powerful and truly kind man who sits before me today, whom I am proud to respect and adore.” He raised his sake cup and it looked comically small in his big hands. “To our Rokudaime.”

Adore. Kakashi turned the word over and over again in his head and tried to remember if Gai had said it before in all his flowery language about friendship. He couldn't.

4. (Un)Familiarity by MegaWallflower

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Complete: Yes

Part of series: No

Chapters: 5

Word count: 57,982

Summary:

Kakashi sees a few familiar faces at the chunin exams. Guy doesn’t.

5. Scaring Crows Series by scrappybook

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

First in Series: Complete

Series complete: No

Chapters: 19 in part 1; 4/7 in part 2

Word count: 203,675

Summary:

In the power vacuum left in the wake of the Kyuubi's destruction, Shimura Danzo makes his move. In his grief, Kakashi retreats to his ancestral farmlands—but peace is hard to find when the seeds of certain secrets begin to grow.

After the Kyuubi, Kakashi retires.

1. Year of the Ghost - Complete 2. Beneath a Shared Sky - In Progress

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late nights

G | 1k words | paperwork & politics

Tobirama can survive a fight with nearly anyone in Fire Country, but it might be the work of building a village from the ground up that finally does him in. Luckily, Kagami isn't so easily deterred from keeping him alive.

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ultimate favorites ★ work-in-progress (wip)

ONE-SHOTS

SNEAK PEEK by Raendown

FOR AS LONG AS YOU’LL HAVE ME by HazelBeka ★

A SHORTCUT TO MARRIAGE by Fifthnameattempt

A KIND OF UNDRESSING by Mitrai

MULTICHAPTERS

FIREFLIES by KobutoriRisu

THE BINGO BOOK by Flailinginlove ★

GUESS YOUR TRAJECTORY by Ohwickedsoul

KEEP CALM (& SUBMIT A HELP TICKET) by Etacorvi (wip)

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Three fanfictions who asked “what if Konoha could be saved since its founding (and Izuna lived)? ”

The Compass Points North series by Umei_no_Mai - 356k words

Kita is reborn as an Uchiha civilian at the height of the Clan Wars, she uses her wits and her knowledge to steer things in favor of peace.

I don't think I will ever find another fic as fullfilling to read and at the same time as informative as this. Kita (and the author) is an inexhaustible well of knowledge on traditions, both real and made up for the sake of the Naruto Universe.

World building is stretched over details that one wouldn't even think to look at and the story thrives on it.

Plus the perspective of a civilian in this time period is incredibly fascinating.

Count Your Blessing by MadMothMadame - 325k words

Tobirama has killed Izuna, and the peace has been achieved as in canon… Except… Izuna is not dead? And Tobirama is secretly trying to wake him up? While building the entire village?

Aka the Tobirama is Overworked™ and the Plot™ won't let him rest fic.

I loved this fics politics and all the OCs and semi/OCs it introduces, especially the Nara and Yamanaka ones =D

There's also a very fresh point of view in the technology factor, Konoha is a mishmash of modern and traditional, so rather than having the Founding happen in an Edo style village that evolved in less than 50 years the basis for that evolution has already been laid out from the start.

A symbol of subjugation by evocates - 324k words

Tobirama manages to reach a peace agreement between the two clans by making himself a symbol of subjugation to the Uchiha, becoming Madara’s concubine.

Aka: Senju Butsuma should die a thousand times more, he created entire generations of traumatized Senjus, he's over half the reason canon was Like That and Kurama minding his own business accidentally performs a timeline fix-it.

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Naruto fic recs pt 1

Yesterday, I found a document file containing a partial fic rec list that I made to share on Tumblr. That was back in 2022—lmao, I forgot about it. So, here are some fics that I liked (the rest will follow when I get time to write down the next list). Hopefully, this will help others find good reads and give authors more love.

Disclaimer: fics below aren't listed in any particular order + I didn't check grammar, I just wrote why I like something XD

Change Fills My Time by 100demons  https://archiveofourown.org/works/687192/chapters/1261512 

M; 73k; Gen; completed

Summary: Thirty year old Kakashi was supposed to have been killed by Pein during the Invasion. Instead, he wakes up in the body of his twenty year old self.

(It gets a lot more complicated.) 

Okay, so this is one of the most brilliant fics with time-traveling Kakashi I’ve ever read and this was probably my third time doing so, if not fourth. 

This fic is completed, has a clear plot, the writing is extremely well-executed in both style and tone, and has lots of twists. Although taking a darker turn than most fics of this kind (think of ao3 tags canon typical violence with a dash of character death), it’s the origin of the sort of famous Watanabe Textiles, and considering all I mentioned above, I wholeheartedly recommend it!

Of The Leaf by Temeritous https://archiveofourown.org/works/4795649/chapters/10975265

T; 41k; Gen; Archive Warning: Graphic Depictions Of Violence; Complete, part of the series

Summary: [The king is dead; long live the king.]

A month before the Chuunin Exams are set to begin, the Hokage dies of a stroke. Danzo steps up as interim Hokage until the Council can vote in the Fifth, and then Kakashi has to start thinking about more drastic measures. Because what he knows, and what everyone else seems to have forgotten, is that natural causes have nothing to do with shinobi. 

Uff, I did read some fics with Danzo taking over Leaf after Sandaime dies (or he actively kills him himself) but I’ve never read this one. It’s very interestingly written and I wouldn’t have recommended it if I didn’t think so. This fic is part one of the series The Tale of Naruto Uzumaki https://archiveofourown.org/series/493657.

has the second installment: The Water Truce and I’ll just tell you: chef’s kiss!!

Nobody Expects The Shinobi Inquisition by Azremodehar https://archiveofourown.org/works/29282646/chapters/71908998

T; >200k; Gen; ongoing; Dragon age crossover

Summary: In an act of classic Uchiha Melodrama, Uchiha Shisui leaps to his death... only to be thwarted when he wakes up, chained up and in a dungeon, with a splitting pain in his left hand.

I’ve been playing Dragon Age longer than being a fan of Naruto, so color me impressed when I found this fic. The summary itself made me so freakin intrigued.

I love Shisui. He is a very fun character, a sort of blank slate to characterize in their own way for purposes of the plot, though I love that most of the authors use the most popular fanon characterization, putting their own spin on it, and this fic isn't exempt from that. 

In Nobody Expects The Shinobi Inquisition Shisui is kinda op but considering how hyped he was in the canon I can stand behind that. He’s also smart. A lot. I love when the MC is smart and Shisui doesn’t disappoint. He’s also a bit manipulative, but which shinobi isn’t? 

Having Shisui immersed into the main cast of the DA:Inquisition is definitely fun so following him sweeping through the game’s plot—sometimes silently just like true shinobi and sometimes in all the grace of a bull in a china shop just because he finds it fun—is something I wholeheartedly recommend. 

I can’t lie, I love this one so much.

Dance of the Dog God by Tartarun https://archiveofourown.org/works/28989696/chapters/71144721 

G (says that but it’s pretty dark and I would rate it M at least); 234k; Gen; incomplete - actively being published (more chapters on ff.net, but from what I understand the author had been publishing an edited version on ao3 up until mid 2022)

Summary: Kakashi loved Konoha a little less and his father a bit more. What happens next changes the face of history. However, Team 7's destiny years later is still wrapped with the silver-haired man's and an intricate dance begins. 

Dance of the Dog God could easily be considered an excellent psychological thriller. The author may have tagged it for general audiences, however, it’s the use of the Alternate Universe - Dark AO3 tag that should tell you a lot. It’s very, very dark while basically being AU where Kakashi defected, Rin lives, and Obito becomes Team 7's sensei and yet nothing is as it seems to be.

The author is a master at manipulating the reader with crumbs of information while building a greatly detailed world and keeping tensions and suspense high while having a very fast pace. 

It’s honestly one of the best-written fics out there. If you like a sort-of-like-grimdark atmosphere and are not afraid of some psychological horror, give it a shot. 

Time Flies Like An Arrow by Katlou303 https://archiveofourown.org/works/12668358/chapters/28877022 

Not rated (but imo T at the highest); 240k; Gen; complete (has sequel(s))

Summary: Sakura traveled back in time with the intent of changing everything, but something went wrong, and now she's four years old having nightmares about impossible monsters and losing friends she has yet to meet.

Time Flies Like An Arrow is an excellent time-travel fic with Sakura as an MC. Shisui becomes her friend and sort-of mentor, which made me really happy to read. But unlike most of the time-travel fics where the character travels to the past and immerses themselves with their younger counterpart, here the younger Sakura is mainly in charge while the time traveler shows herself through sharing memories. 

Hellbent by LuckySevenhttps://archiveofourown.org/works/25797892/chapters/62662261 

M; 200k; Multi pairing; Archive Warning: Graphic Depictions Of Violence; ongoing

Summary: Orochimaru makes an adjustment in his sales pitch to Sasuke in the Forest of Death and everything changes as a result.

The Leaf is corrupt, Team Seven is disillusioned and Kakashi suddenly has to figure out how to keep three overpowered Genin safe on the run when the whole world wants to take a bite out of them.

A couple of steps to the side may take the path an entirely new direction, a few words chosen differently and the story may have an entirely new ending, and a small band of underestimated and untethered ninja who choose each other above anything else may shift the whole world on its axis.

Hellbent shoves the nail into the cogs of canon and executes it so beautifully; from well-written characterization to just plain old good writing, this fic has it all.

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Crossovers

Code Geass

Drop of Blood by TenchiSaWaDa I Chapters: 8/? I Naruto & Lelouch

Teen Titans

Slade's True power by GamesRMine I Chapters: 6/? I Slade is Naruto in this fic

Lest you fade here all alone by @syluk-sky | Chapters: 18/? | Time Travel Fix-It, AU- Canon Divergence, Uchiha Shisui Lives, BAMF Naruto, Rebuilt Uzushiogakure, future naruto adopts lil naruto & gaara Twisted Morality by AllyMander | Chapters: 50/50 | Completed Time Travel Fix-It, Madara wins, Naruto leaves the village, Smart Naruto, Akatsuki Naruto, BAMF Naruto The wayward fox by HiHopeYouAreWell I Chapters 43/43 I Completed Naruto Leaves Konoha, Orochimaru & Naruto, Orochimaru is still Orochimaru, Sensei Orochimaru, Bamf Naruto, Slow Burn Naruto/Hinata, Fuuinjutsu Master Naruto Whispers on the Wind by penname_pending I Chapters 4/4 I Completed Sasuke/Naruto, Depressed Naruto, rebuilding Uzushio, BAMF Naruto, Naruto Leaves Konoha, Soul-Searching

Bookmark Series

Sunshine by @redninjalass19 I Part 1-2 I Naruto has a Brother, Naruto doesn't have kyuubi, naruto's brother Norio is a jinchuriki, Older Naruto, Naruto is a Chakra Sensor. Sick Naruto.

Naruto Fics with Fanart

All To Save Them by CaffeineAddicted | Chapters: 8/? |Time Travel Fix-It, Naruto is Ashura, Alternate Universe, Kakashi/future! Naruto, Hinata/Naruto, past trauma, future naruto & naruto Problematic Soldier by @maelstrom-prince | Chapters: 21/? | Sasuke/Naruto, AU- Canon Divergence, Fox Demon Naruto, Animalistic Naruto, BAMF Naruto, Team as Family Medicinal Lullaby by @avannak | Chapters: 32/? | FFN Naruto gives up on Sasuke, single dad naruto, bamf naruto, later naruto/sakura, maturing naruto backslide by @blackkatmagic I Chapters 32/32 I Completed Kakashi/future!Naruto, Sasuke/Naruto, AU - Canon Divergence, Time Travel, kurama is future naruto, Team as family, sasuke&naruto&sakura The Color of Summer by @spideywhites I Chapters 65/? I Self-Insert, SI-OC, Uzumaki Twins, things get far worse before they get better

Bookmark Series

Flip the Coin by @inraindrawz | Part 1 - 2 | Sasuke/Naruto, Role Reversal, Canon Rewrite Windmill by @blaizekit | Part 1 - 3 | Timeline Shenanigans, Dimension Travel, Time Travel

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do you have naruto fics you rec

yes!!!! i may be a hater but there is room in my heart for love. my selection may be. a tad bit biased. but everyone knows that this blog is for rin brainrot anyways so i'm sure you were expecting that <3

rin fic:

She Never Made it to the Ocean by OpensUp4Nobody- takes place in a root!rin au, but is conpletely canon compliant because there's nothing in canon to contradict. it's got a very utilitatian writing style that perfectly conveys rin's headspace throughout the fic. one of my favorite post-obito kakarin dynamics ever, too. a requirement for anyone who loves rin imo

all the things we will become by Ringwil- spy rin au. great mask imagery, and really digs down into the meat of rin's emotions. a little too pro-konoha for my tastes sometimes, but otherwise an amazing read

in the end. by Araived- another fantastic rin study, this time without any alterations to her backstory. it really focuses on the dissonance between the person rin is seen as and the person she is, which is always really fun to see. the ending is one of the better depictions of her death i've seen, too. hard recomend.

Crack Me Open (Pour Me Out) by Araived- kakashi tries to save rin, and rin doesn't want to be saved. takes place during the war arc (rin has been edo tensei-d). incredible kakarin dynamic, and beautiful exploration of rin's relationshop with death.

six degrees of separation by OneshotPrincess- i'm always a sucker for rin-sensei aus. does wander towards fix-it sometimes, but overall i think it does a good job of balancing personalities within the roleswaps, amd rin has a good amount of interiority.

other naruto fics i guess:

When it Rains (it Pours) by SunshineAndRainbows- kakashi, tenzo, and an infant naurto go to the bnha universe. i really like the exploration of the naruto universe's messed up technology and culture here. the angst can be kind of hit or miss in my experience but the worldbuilding alone makes it a worthwhile read.

Seeing Double (Seeing Ghosts) by NicWrites- WONDERFUL kakashi study. really hammers in how terrible of a teacher he was. it's not bashing- just a terribly honest translation of what happens in canon set from his pov. does a great job depicting an imperfect individual. must-read.

above inferior by EasyPeasyPanic- genin danzo gets the memories of the things his old self will do. i'm a little hesitant to rec it, because its attitudes towards the system are a little... funky, and i do think that danz is kind of ooc... but it's not every day you get someone willing to explore danzo as like, a person. who does things for actual reasons. worth a try i think, and it's a fun read if you can get into it.

Triage by Fahye- EXCELLENT poly team 7 fic. the sakura characterization really shines here, and the complex dynamic between the three of them is really just on full display. i'd highly recomend this one.

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weekly fic recs | 49

prompt: naruto crossover

fandoms: bnha, dc, hp, jjk, mcu, naruto

bnha

Somewhere Far from Victory by ewfte

A fact about Todoroki Shouto: that is not his name.

Road to Nowhere by Aerugonian

Hitoshi knows there's something wrong with himself before he's even old enough to have a sense of self. He looks at his reflection and knows that the infant looking back at him isn't what he should be seeing.

His dreams are a maelstrom of grief and fear, his mind overwhelmed with a lifetime of emotions his brain isn't developed enough to comprehend. There's an ingrained instinct blaring that everything is wrong wrong wrong.

--

In which Hatake Kakashi is reincarnated as Shinsou Hitoshi, and he wants nothing to do with this world's so-called "heroes."

Kuraikage by Aerugonian

Kakashi's pretty sure he's supposed to be dead.

He is sure he shouldn't be here, wherever here actually is. He wakes up in a sea of confusing memories and emotions that don't belong to him and realizes he no longer has a physical body - instead, he seems to be made up of some sort of immaterial shadowy matter.

Oh, and he's trapped inside a four-year-old avian child who's terrified of him.

dc

heroes come back by DairyFarmer 

(graphic depictions of violence)

Sasuke Uchiha is reborn as Timothy Drake.

You die when your spirit dies. (--Otherwise, you live.) by llamallamaduck

(mature)

It all started, Jason will later consider, when someone finally went and killed the Joker. Everything else sort of snowballed from there.

Or, maybe, it all started when a commie artist decided to up and open a homeless shelter slash commune in Gotham.

Or, maybe, it all started when Jason went and laid his fool eyes on those forearms and that jawline and didn’t immediately run for the fucking hills. Yeah. Yeah, that seems about right.

hp

Sewers of Your Mind by esama

(graphic depictions of violence)

Orochimaru doesn't keep his promise and as Sasuke sinks deeper into his own mind, he unwittingly calls upon something even worse.

must in death your daylight finish? (-my sun sets to rise again.) by llamallamaduck

(mature) (graphic depictions of violence)

In which Uchiha Itachi is born, lives and loves as Sirius Black, son of Orion and Walburga Black, brother to one Regulus Black.

It goes about as well as can be expected.

Accessories by WinchesterNimrod

(mature) (graphic depictions of violence, major character death)

“Here,” Masaki grips the roses tucked under earth and shoves them in Inoichi’s pockets. “Wrackspurts are flying towards you. It’s annoying.”

Inoichi loves his son and all his oddities and will protect him until his last breath.

Lets hope it doesn't come to that.

Nature's Revenge by blackkat

Obito turns himself into the Whomping Willow. It goes great, right up until people start making a nuisance of themselves under his roots.

jjk

Of White Hair and Simple Smiles by RoseShower

(mature) (graphic depictions of violence, major character death)

A 24-year-old Gojo Satoru doesn't quite understand why there's an unhealthy level of his own curse energy flowing in one particular area that he's never been in. He also doesn't understand why when he manifests there, he finds a miniature version of himself with a single mole.

Or, Hatake Kakashi dies and is reincarnated as Gojo Satoru's son.

The Only Butterflies Left Are the Ones in Your Chest by Anjelle

Satoru Gojo and Kento Nanami get a call about some soon-to-be-born curses in need of exorcising. No big deal, right? Just a few special grades. They'll be done by dinner. Probably.

But there's something weird about a pair of special grade curses popping up in two remote locations across Japan on the same night.

OR:

Kakashi and Obito are curse spirits, Satoru and Yuuji are sorcerers, no one knows what's going on and everyone is just trying to deal.

A Loaded God Complex by slex (slexenskee)

Satoru isn’t often reincarnated against his will into a bloodthirsty world full of magical ninja assassins, but when he is, he sure as hell leaves his mark on it.

mcu

comes 'round in another form by blackkat

As it turns out, souls can reincarnate across dimensions. Orochimaru decides this is no obstacle at all in his quest.

No man is an island, (--Entire of itself) by llamallamaduck

(mature) (graphic depictions of violence)

It was technically, a recruitment mission. A recruitment mission. All it takes is one bad day to reduce the sanest man alive to lunacy, Tony’s heard it said. Who knew their one bad day would come as a result of a single faux-recruitment mission?

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Tried dipping my toes back into old fandoms, and now my insides hurt a little, lowkey feel like soke much has changed, but also nothing at all?

Anyway, any good Itadei soulmate fics? Somehow AO3 feels lacking in regards to that ship, (this is why you shouldn't blow yourself up halfway through the series *nods wisely*)

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Chapter 4 - Preview

chapter 4, "cautious", will be uploaded tomorrow.

read "through the years" here!

(weekly updates on tuesdays)

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cold nights; colder hands

inspired by @yuzukimist's Hidden Knives

T | 2k words | only one bed

Trapped in a snow storm, Kagami and Tobirama find safety in an empty bunker for the night.

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Hello hello~

Use the tag below to read all posts made by me. ⬇️

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Discovered tumblr too late and now my fandom for my show is damn near DEAD

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Husband! Itachi × reader

A joke you made doesn't land well with your husband.

332 days, that was how long Itachi had been gone on a mission.

He goes away on missions often, but this was the longest he'd ever been away. You remember the tearful departure like it was yesterday, though a lot of the tears were on your end.

It was like any other day, the two of you were having dinner, there was light conversation here and there but the comfortable silence was greatly appreciated as well. Itachi had been fiddling with his food for a while now, a strange distant look occupying his face.

He had a cute habit of zoning out at the table so you didn't question it much, to you he was just simply lost in thought again.

Perhaps you should have because just a few minutes later, Itachi clears his throat.

"Y/n, maybe we should get that puppy you've talking about" how random, the last time you talked about the puppy was almost a week and a half ago.

"I thought you didn't like animals on the furniture, why the sudden change of heart tachi?"

"...it could keep you company while I'm gone...".

You felt your stomach drop, you should've know better by now. Itachi always lets you know of his impending departure in the most jarring ways possible.

You could feel the heat rushing to your face in panic, he had never suggested getting a pet to keep you company while he was on his missions.

So what was different about this mission? You weren't stupid, even though you tried to push them away every thought in your head was screaming that Itachi was going to be gone for a long, long time.

Your panicked demeanor did nothing to hide your thoughts, so Itachi concludes he might as well just get on with it.

He sighs, reaching across the table to grasp your hand "I will be gone for quite some time dear..."

You hated the way he was looking at you, with such pity, like you would break apart the second he stepped foot out of the house, maybe you would.

You hated how attached you had grown to his presence, to his company, but what was so wrong with being attached to your husband?

"How long?..."

"Eleven months but just know that I will be think-"

"Don't even" you yank your hand out of his, your desperation and anger muddling together to form one big meltdown.

"If you were thinking about me then you wouldn't leave me alone on my own for a year..." damnit, you couldn't even finish the sentence without your voice wobbling.

He needed to know that this was serious and that you weren't just acting out of momentary emotions.

"That's why I suggested the puppy..." he winces as soon as the words leave his mouth. If looks could kill, the glare you were sending him right now would have him six feet under.

"This isnt even your home Itachi, it might as well be a guest house because all you do is come and go!" Itachi's expression hardens, the atmosphere following suite.

"That isn't fair y/n. Everything I've done...I've done for you, to ensure you get to live in a world that is safe because you deserve it. It hurts me just as much to be away from you but this is my duty as a ninja and as a husband" You know he's right, you know it, but it didn't make the situation hurt any less.

"I know, I'm sorry...its just a year is too much...that's...I..." you couldn't even finish your sentence coherently but it was going to royally suck being separated from your husband for a year was your point.

He pulls you into a hug, warm and comforting, delicate and tender before pulling back and holding your face in his large hands

"Since you didn't let me finish my sentence last time, I will be thinking about you every minute and every second of the day. Will you be strong for me?" How unfair, how was he so good at diffusing the situation and making everything ok?

"Can't you just take me with you?..." If this wasn't such a serious moment, Itachi would've burst out laughing.

Even though he always let you win in playfights, your ninja skills were a joke and so therefore you would get obliterated within one day of the mission. He simply smiles and brushes his lips against your forehead in a tender gesture of reassurance

"I cannot in good faith do that, you will be safest here where I know you are far away from the dangers of my work. Now, how about that puppy?..."

So here you were 322 days later, earnestly waiting for his return. You two eventually settled on a Maltese, Itachi promised that with the small white ball of fluff running around, you wouldn't even notice his absence.

If anything, it reminded you of him more, especially when the time for his return drew nearer and nearer.

Itachi had forgotten he was now done with his mission and that he didn't need to be so deathly quiet anymore, as he slipped into the living room after a year of being gone to find you flipping through a book absentmindedly.

He had also apparently forgotten to turn his sharingan off when you turned around and nearly passed away from fright seeing a man standing in the shadows of your doorway, red glowering eyes boring into yours.

"What are you doing Itachi! you scared me half to death!" whatever excitement you had for his return was replaced with fright.

He chuckles stepping out of the doorway and revealing those refined features you had come to love. "Is this the welcome I get after not seeing you in a year?"

You glare at him before ultimately tackling him in a bone crushing hug, you couldn't believe he was actually back. The hug startled him, causing him to stumble a little but he eventually gains his bearing, returning the embrace with equal fervour. "I missed you tachi..."

"I missed you even more my love but I'm home now, I'm home".

After your tearful and frightful reunion, you led him upstairs to the bathroom where you stripped him of his clothes and began to wash him, a tender gesture of intimacy.

You started with his hair which was now much longer, since the last time you saw it while he sits in the bathtub. The water was all the way up to his nose and he sneaks little peeks up at you from your position behind him, bringing his hand up occasionally to wipe away the lather that threatens to get in his eyes.

"I bet you're enjoying this domestic display aren't you? seeing the feared Uchiha Itachi reduced to a pampered husband" he speaks, sitting up slightly to allow the water to come to the level of his chest.

"Very much so yes" no matter how scary eveyone said he was, he was always going to be your baby. "Even the scariest of ninjas need a little pampering and luckily for you, your wife is an expert in that field".

A smirk plays on his lips at your proud declaration, no matter how much he protests he loves when you take care of him. "Very lucky indeed but don't let it get to your head, it'll take a lot more to subdue me".

You scoff at his words, stopping your ministrations to his hair abruptly to place a kiss on his cheek.

You grin in triumph as you watch the dark red blush spread from his neck to the tip of his ears, this paired with his startled glare only add to his adorableness.

"Seems like I should let it get to my head because I know how to make Uchiha Itachi blush" he flushes deeper as you tout your victory, sinking deeper into the water as if to hide his embarrassment.

"Don't get too confident wife, flustering me doesn't make you formidable" you snicker going back to washing his hair

"oh yeah? maybe I should sell my techniques to your enemies, would I be formidable then?"

He snorts at the thought of his enemies kissing him on the cheek after learning about it from you. "That would be very...unpleasant" He says making a face.

"What if I use these tactics against your foes, perhaps we could gain an advantage. The element of surprise often proves decisive in battle." You say playfully thinking up strategies based on your unique brand of combat. "we could create a whole new arsenal of psychological warfare."

He knows you're teasing him but the thought fills Itachi with a sudden sense of discomfort. His jaw clenches involuntarily at the thought of you bestowing such intimate gestures upon other men.

He tries to shake off the irrational jealousy, reminding himself that such thoughts are unfounded and unnecessary. After all, your bond is rooted in trust and mutual respect, not petty insecurity.

Still, the image of another man receiving your affection lingers, fueling a quiet storm inside him. Itachi forces a nonchalant laugh, attempting to dispel the darkness gathering in his head.

"Naturally, those kisses would be reserved solely for me, the fortunate husband who gets to indulge in them daily." He meets your gaze, a hint of desperation underlying his rapidly failing casual demeanor.

You freeze at the sudden change in the atmosphere, was he actually taking you seriously?

"Tachi...I'm your wife, I'm not going to kiss anyone else."

Rising from the bath, Itachi steps out onto the tiles, water droplets glistening on his skin. He turns to face you, his eyes searching yours intently. "I know my love, I just take my responsibility as your husband very seriously."

With deliberate slowness, Itachi reaches out, his wet fingers brushing lightly against your cheek. You sigh, allowing yourself to relax again as you nuzzle into his touch.

"Besides, if I wanted to kiss other guys I would've done it while you were away on your mission...haha."

The tease falls as flat as a thunderclap, Itachi's face darkening ominously at your remark. He recoils slightly, his hand falling away from your skin as if it burned.

The jest, intended to lighten the mood, strikes a nerve in the most unexpected way possible.

As confident as he appeared to be, Itachi had his insecurities as well. Throughout the mission, his mind was plagued with thoughts of you finally having enough of his absence and leaving him for someone else, someone who could be with you all the time.

So it hit him like a truck when you made your little joke about cheating, it was like someone had spoken the words out his worst nightmares to taunt him.

"Is that what you were thinking about while I was gone?" he asks not being able to stop the words if he wanted to, his tone devoid of humor.

Each word is punctuated with an icicle chill delivery, making it clear that even the possibility of infidelity sends shockwaves through his very being. His eyes search yours, scrutinizing every flicker of emotion that crosses your features.

He struggles to keep the violent rage bubbling beneath the surface from boiling over, knowing full well the destructive path it would lead him down.

This night had definitely spiralled, Itachi had spiralled, the pressure of being away for so long was finally crashing down on him and he manifested it in the worst way possible.

How did the atmosphere go from intimate and jestful to raging jealousy and accusations of unfaithfulness. "You can't be serious Itachi, it was a jok-"

"You think this is amusing?" he asks, his voice low and dangerous, each word carefully enunciated.

"You'd do well to remember the sacrifice I made during my time away, y/n. Leaving you, enduring months of hardship and loss, all to ensure yours and the village's safety and yet you imply I should lose you to someone else because of it?"

His voice rises, betraying the anguish simmering beneath the surface.

"What? that's not what I was saying at all!"

He wraps a towel around his waist, suddenly cold from more than just the dampness seeping into the air. His posture remains rigid, shoulders squared in a silent challenge to the unwarranted doubt you cast. "I trust you, y/n. Not everyone deserves that same privilege. So choose your words more carefully in the future."

Your jaw is on the floor by the time he finishes his little rant. How had he managed to take the joke so wrongly? What did he even think of you?

"What the hell Itachi! what was all that? I already told you it was a joke, I would never cheat on you!"

He grabs your wrist tugging you closer, "That remark was inappropriate y/n" he says through gritted teeth, each word carefully enunciated to convey the depth of his displeasure.

"You should refrain from making jests about something so serious in the future." The atmosphere in the room has now deteriorated rapidly, the warm glow of the bath was now replaced by an uncomfortable chill.

Your chest heaves as you yank your wrist out of his grip in anger and quite frankly embarrassment, here was your husband of 5 years lecturing you about infidelity like you were a frivolous lady of the night.

"Get off me! You're clearly out of touch with your emotions, what's gotten into you?" You don't give him a chance to respond before you stomp out of the bathroom, making sure to slam the door as loud as you can.

You needed to be away from him right now, anywhere would do. You thought all those absences and long missions away from home wouldn't affect your relationship but they clearly did. A careful re-evaluation was due.

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Ya'll my keyboard kept auto correcting Itachi to Hitachi wtf??? Isn't Hitachi the name of that company that makes massage wands but everybody just uses them to get off😭

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combat catastrophe by silentwalrus. Batshit crazy Sakura <3 One-shot

oh, but the revelation of stardust by PandaFlower. An MCU crossover. What slice of life shenanigans ensue when Tobirama accidentally dimension-travels. One-shot.

All That Binds Us by CADEL. Naruto wakes up in a parallel world without ninja. One-shot

Paper Moon by Anjelle. Sakumo wakes up in the future and encounters Kakashi. My go-to comfort fic. 17k words.

It Happened Once in a Dream by SunshineAndRainbows. Child Kakashi gets vague knowledge of the future. Hilarious interactions between Team Minato ensue. 35k words.

Scarecrow At Dawn by dreamweaver11, Shyaway95, and teslatempest. What I like to call, “Naruto if it was good.” Team 7 bands together in the face of their shitty hand in life. 40k words.

Road to Nowhere by Aerugonian. A My Hero Academia crossover. Kakashi navigates a second chance at life and family. 70k words.

Five (or a lot can change in a year) by Ahkaraii. Comic that delves into the character drama leading up to Sakumo’s death and the Third Shinobi War. Great worldbuilding and also Hiruzen/Danzo pspspsp.

Unbreakable Company by Shyaway95 and teslatempest. After the boys leave, Kakashi takes Sakura on as his apprentice. 100k words.

history has its eyes on you by Tasalmalin. Kakashi is voluntold for the time-travel fixit, but he keeps fucking it up. Long series.

To Save The Things We Love by Shyaway95 and teslatempest. ABO M-preg. Kakashi having a child throws a wrench in Obito’s “Everything is bad forever” belief. You might especially be interested in “Heart of Darkness” bc it gets into Danzo’s head. Long Series.

Shadows, Blinding by Pesto. Dredging up Kakashi’s trauma by throwing him into family drama. Watch him suffer and be badass simultaneously! 200k words.

turn in such inhumanity by simkjrs. Izuna makes a chakra bond with Tobirama. Rivals with secret identities. “what are feelings” Tobirama is hilarious. 240k words.

do you guys have any nart fic recs? they dont have to be rin-centric im branching out

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weekly fic recs | 47

prompt: self-insert/OC-insert

fandoms: bnha, knb, mdzs, naruto, svsss

bnha

Causality of Temporal Paradox by MirrorDaltokki

"A tart temper never mellows with age, and a sharp tongue is the only edged tool that grows keener with constant use." - Washington Irving

In which you are very clearly not having a good time slipping through time and space.

Lucky for you, there's at least one constant. Hawks seems to not mind you showing up in his bed over and over again throughout his life.

But hey, look at the upside. There's pro-heroes, so that's kind of cool.

Cleaning Crew; Teaching Kids to Value their Safety, for Fun and Profit by Reavv

Takenaka Hideo is a thirty-two year old, in mild desperation for money, who has just been hired as a new janitor for UA's support staff. He has a quirk that lets him find lost objects, a liaison with the police because of it, and desperate desire for competent co-workers.

Oh, and he's already lived a previous life, in a world where quirks and heroes didn't even exist.

Not a big deal, though. It's not like you ever see the janitor playing a big part in action movies. He's here to get paid, and that's it.

On the opposite side of the equation, class 1-A has to wonder at the new UA cryptid that always seems to show up when things are on fire, and who keeps trying to convince them to let the adults handle the fire extinguisher.

knb

Horseshoes and Hand Grenades by Vroomian

You don't care about sports, and you didn't ask for this nonsense.

so miracles happen after all. by リリス - riris (arurun)

Paralyzed from the neck down, a former basketball star wished only for one thing.

And like a miracle, he wakes up in a new world, in a new body-- and there's only one thing he wants to do now, so he starts running.

"Wait, is this that basketball anime?"

Ball Is Life, But You Still Need To Pay Rent by vermillion_crown 

Here's the thing. Taiga has a little breakdown (politely, in the cabin restroom at 3:37 AM PST while the other passengers are dead asleep) and gets over it in the span of the eleven hour flight into Tokyo. The leftover memories in his head really help with perspective, let's just say.

He likes basketball. Loves it, even. Sure, maybe another team sport might do the trick in a pinch, but his body and reflexes are optimized for basketball. It'd be a waste of time to change tracks

Ball is life, but you still need to pay rent. Okay, well officially, his dad's paying the rent. But the sentiment still stands, right? There are other things to worry about.

Who the hell peaks in high school?

(SI/OC as Kagami Taiga, who just wants to ball—all the chūnibyō shit be damned.)

mdzs

by foot it's a slow climb by Vroomian

(graphic depictions of violence) (major character death)

So. Let's get this straight - I didn't set out to derail any plot. My plan was to lay low and stay away from canon. It's just...

My plans tend to fail.

Spectacularly.

i told you when i came i was a stranger by Caramelized

(mature)

A modern OC arrives in Yiling before the start of the Sunshot Campaign. She has no friends, no money, and no cultivation. She knows what's coming, but what could she possibly do about it? *** “Well…” I looked down at my fingernails and tried not to squirm. “If there were a way to separate Wei Wuxian from Madam Yu without ruining his relationship with his siblings, I’d encourage it. Like, as an example, marriage.”

Xichen blinked. “To you?”

“No. Absolutely not. What even—?” The thought was so abhorrent I couldn’t hold it in my head. My brain spat it right back out. “To your brother.”

Xichen blinked. Again. “To Wangji?”

“Obviously?”

“This is a concern of yours?”

“I realize it’s not my business at all,” I admitted. “But you asked.”

naruto

Doing the Work by MarbleGlove

There’s more to peace than the absence of war. The work is as hard and uncertain as any Shinobi mission.

AKA: A highly self-indulgent fic in which a civilian woman helps an orphaned Sasuke and winds up saving the world.

Making Lemonade by Meeceisme

(mature) (graphic depictions of violence)

Waking up after dying to a whole new life in a brand new body is a little outside his frame of reference. But he'll do his best to make the best of this weird as hell situation. Worse comes to worst he'll grab all his favourite people and run the hell away from this mad place.

Featuring: Konoha's atrocious orphanage system, cynical child soldiers and Kakashi's guilt complex.

wataru, wataru by unolvrs

(mature)

“Kirigakure didn’t need help. They needed salvation.”

No one knows anything about the Mizukage. Only that she’s kind. She likes to smile. She likes seafood like every other Mizu-born. And that there’s something inexplicably wrong with her. There’s something wrong with the Mizukage whom the Kiri-nin call a ‘god’.

—or, Wataru Wataru was never really a powerhouse, in this life or the last, but she’s resourceful. She knows cults, pyramid schemes, and corrupt politicians like the back of her hand, so of course, she becomes the Mizukage and becomes a god along the way.

svsss

exec_ep=diviega/. by MirrorDaltokki, MULmul

(mature) (major character death)

AKA: Female Protagonist Fights the System Because She Doesn't Want to Live on the Lesbian Peak Just Because She Won't Sleep With Luo Binghe and She Can Write This Piece of Trash Novel Better than The Stupid Author