#naruto has all the love in the world to give and shikamaru wants to act like a hard ass 🤣

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I love their relationship so much 🥹

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Could you recommend some SasuNaru fics?

SASUNARU FIC RECS

Alright, so here's a collection of some of my favorite, re-read worthy SasuNaru fics of all time. The list is bound to expand, but for now, we have these gems.

i'll let it grow wild in my veins by thunderpoint

Summary:

“That’s good, right?” He feels somewhat out of his mind. It's a rush he's not used to, something he doesn't particularly like, and it leaves him wondering if this is what he should have felt when this whole thing first started. “When your future brother-in-law says shit like that it means that he approves of you, right? Fuck, I’m getting married to Uchiha Itachi’s little brother, Shika. What the fuck-” Shikamaru’s face twists, “Naruto-” The kitchen door bursts open, and Temari steps into the living room, gaping at them both. “Naruto’s getting married?"

Status: Currently Ongoing, 11/?

Tags: Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Arranged Marriage, Slow Burn.

Thoughts: One of the best arranged marriage fics ever, the writing is amazing and out of this world, and if you haven't read this masterpiece what are you even doing with your life?

(You can also find the author on tumblr @thunder-point.)

2. everybody knows that you cradle the sun by Lyxxie

Summary:

“Y’know—before mom passed—she used to tell me about my dad. She'd tell me the kind of person you wanted to end up with, someone you kept around. She'd tell me about opposites, about calming the other one down and bringing them back up, about how they'd do the same for you. She'd say that you wanted someone who remembered things about you, not just the big stuff. Mundane shit that doesn't need to be remembered, but they do anyway. She'd say 'keep those who chronicle your life because it's theirs, too'." OR: Naruto challenges Sasuke to a game of “who knows the other person better.” Sasuke panics when he realizes that he might be the winner because what in the actual fuck does that mean? He doesn’t know. Naruto tells him.

Status: Completed, 1/1.

Tags: Alternate Universe - Modern Setting, Roomates, College/University. Humor. Domestic. Explicit Sexual Content.

Thoughts: A fic I would sell my soul for. You haven't lived if you haven't read this fic.

3. Waiting for an Answer by KinomiAkai

Summary:

After eight years of struggling, Naruto finally caves and confesses to Sasuke. But it's okay; nothing is going to change between them. Everything will be the same. ...The moment Sasuke stops bringing it up every twenty seconds, it'll be the same.

Status: Completed, 1/1.

Tags: Alternate Universe - Modern Setting, Roomates. Fluff, Humor, Idiots in Love.

Thoughts: Sasuke is an Asshole and I am here for it.

(You can find them on tumblr @kinomiakai)

4. It's All In The Kiss (And Bondage) by Dhampir (Dhampire)

Summary:

Sasuke never looked at Naruto as anything more than an annoyance like all his other peers, but a kiss, and a little bondage, is about to change all that. Reddit Crack Fic Idea: After getting kissed in the academy and then attacked and tied up by Naruto, Sasuke realizes he has followed all the steps of the traditional Uchiha ninja courtship(An old process inspired by the kidnapping of a rival clan kunoichi). Sasuke feels really touched and starts acting like a Yandere, being really nice to Naruto in his withdrawn way and getting really mad whenever someone says something bad about Naruto.

Tags: Accidental Engagements, Crack Treated Seriously, Fluff, Humor. Tsundere to Yandere.

Status: Completed, 11/11

Thoughts: Anything by this author is an absolute masterpiece, so do check out their other works! They manage to perfectly balance humor and fluff!

5. you and me, that's my whole world by cloudyheaven

Summary:

“If you wanted me to be your Valentine this bad, you could’ve just said so,” Naruto said. The cheeky grin he was giving him made Sasuke want to kiss him again just to wipe it off his face. However, he wasn’t one to waste a good opportunity. “That’s exactly what I want,” he said, matter-of-factly. The grin fell off Naruto’s face. “Shit, are you serious?” The one where Naruto and Sasuke have been in an unofficial friends-with-benefits arrangement for months, completely unaware of their feelings for each other.

Tags: Alternate Universe - High School, Jealous Uchiha Sasuke, Tooth-Rotting Fluff, Valentines Day, Love Confessions.

Status: Completed, 1/1

Thoughts: A perfect fluffy fic for grey days. Always makes me smile whenever I read it.

6. wear my heart on your sleeve by cloudyheaven

Summary:

Sasuke coughed into his hand and simply looked down at his ass. Naruto followed his gaze and found another uchiwa sown on his left buttcheek. “Oh, this is ridiculous,” he said. “Wait, is this why people have been looking at my ass so much lately?!” He turned to look at his boyfriend again. “Is this why you have been staring at it more than normal?!” Sasuke simply avoided his gaze again. “Not like I need an excuse to look at your ass.” Or, how possessive boyfriend Uchiha Sasuke found a way to mark Naruto and make it sociably acceptable.

Tags: Established Relationship, Post-Chapter 699, Fluff and Humor, Fluff Without Plot, Soft Uchiha Sasuke.

Status: Completed, 1/1.

Thoughts: Perfectly balanced fluff and humor fic by the godsend cloudyheaven.

7. all the small wild things by GreatLoversLieInHell

Summary:

Naruto doesn't like to be touched. Sasuke asks him why. (To be loved is to be changed)

Tags: Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Angst with a Happy Ending, Established Relationship, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Canonical Child Abuse, Touch-Starved Naruto.

Status: Completed, 1/1

Thoughts: A fic that makes my soul ache. The author is simply amazing.

(You can also find them on Tumblr @greatloverslieinhell)

8. the vines that grow by GreatLoversLieInHell

Summary:

After getting discharged from the hospital, Naruto returns to a home that’s no longer standing. Sasuke, who doesn’t do well in cages, flees the first chance he gets. Unmoored, unsettled, Naruto looks to his motherland for answers. Uzushio calls her son home. The road to Uzushiogakure is long, but Sasuke walks it with him. Sasuke, who looks at him, hungry. Sasuke, who sees him, wherever the light gets in.

Tags: Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Post-War, Uzumaki Naruto-Centric, Implied/Referenced Child Abuse, Angst With Happy Ending, Uzushiogakure | Hidden Eddy Village.

Status: Completed, 14/14.

Thoughts: I shall create a shrine for this fic one day, for the adoration is not nearly enough as it deserves.

(You can also find them on Tumblr @greatloverslieinhell)

9. A Thousand Summers More by bluelikeskies

Summary:

Sasuke has seen a million sunrises, a thousand summers, but he has never seen anything like the way Naruto smiles at him, brighter than all those sunrises and summers combined.

Tags: Pining Sasuke, Soft, Prose, Mythical Beings and Creatures.

Status: Complete, 1/1.

Thoughts: Beautiful. Simply and utterly beautiful.

10. syzygy by glassedplanets

Summary:

In which Sasuke comes home, an errand needs to be run, several people tell him things, and he realizes just what home really is, for him.

Tags: Not Canon Compliant, Reunions, Homecoming, Fluff, Mutual Pining, Happy Ending.

Status: Completed, 6/6.

Thoughts: Ethereal, I adore the writing style of this author.

11. kiss me (under the moonlight glow) by ashmes

Summary:

“You count what happened in the Academy as a kiss?” Naruto’s gaze snaps towards him so quick when he asks, “You don’t?”

Tags: Post-Canon, Post-War, Post Chapter 699, Soft.

Status: Completed, 1/1

Thoughts: I would sacrifice anything for this fanfic. It is utterly amazing.

(You can also find them on tumblr at @sapphicvevo.)

12. Let me help you (this time) by Here_to_procrastinate

Summary:

Sasuke really kind of loves his boyfriend and wishes the idiot would start looking after himself at least a little bit. ~ After the war Naruto can't stop helping everybody and is slowely but surely running himself into the ground. With a bit of help from others Sasuke tries to finally be what Naruto needs.

Tags: Whipped Sasuke, Jealous Sasuke, Everybody Loves Naruto, Fluff, Humor, A Bit of Angst, Post-Fourth Shinobi War, Protective Shikamaru & Sakura.

Status: 1/1, Complete.

Thoughts: Perfect feel good fic.

13. Overcoming Distance by Athqh16

Summary:

It starts with a bento box. Black with a white cover and a red strap to keep it together. There was nothing actually pernicious about it except for the fact that the person who'd suddenly placed it in the middle of Naruto's lonely cafeteria table was his one and only rival, Sasuke motherfucking Uchiha

Status: 7/7, Completed.

Tags: Modern Au, Angst, Love Confessions, Hurt/Comfort, Friends To Lovers.

Thoughts: An absolute classic, I adore this!

(You can also find the author on tumblr @atqh16)

14. homeward by mnee

Summary:

Sasuke returns to Konoha. Or, more accurately, to Naruto.

Tags: Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Post-Chapter 699, Soft, Boys in Love.

Status: Completed, 1/1

Thoughts: Utterly divine, it's so soft I want to cry.

15. a public display of affection by fiveandnocents

Summary:

In the three hours since their arrival, Gaara has stumbled across them kissing no less than seven times. Considering that they are all ninja, he is very aware that this is no coincidence. Or, five times Naruto and Sasuke get caught (plus the first time no one was around).

Tags: 5+1 Things, Possessive Sasuke, Kissing, Post-Canon, Not Boruto Canon.

Status: Completed, 1/1.

Thoughts: This story could not be any more perfect.

16. The Way To A Man's Heart by littledust

Summary:

Sasuke has no idea how to woo Naruto.

Tags: Fluff, Humor.

Status: Completed, 1/1

Thoughts: Perfect fic for a pick-me-up. Makes me smile everytime.

17. the time traveler's husband by blind_io

Summary:

Throughout his life, Naruto travels to different moments in Sasuke’s timeline. It changes them both.

Tags: Time Travel, Time Travel Fix-It, Alternate Universe, Inspired by The Time Traveler's Wife.

Status: Completed, 1/1.

Thoughts: Brilliant. Simply and utterly brilliant.

18. The sun is too bright, it hurts by waywardfacegarden

Summary:

The first time Sasuke sees Naruto, they are six years old. Sasuke is not stupid, he learns fast, and there are three basic things about Naruto you can know after being five seconds in the same room as him: first, he’s noisy. Second, he talks a lot. Third, he’s annoying. Years later, Sasuke thinks the same, but Naruto is much more than that to him.

Tags: Childhood Friends, Enemies To Friends To Lovers, Everyone is Alive, Modern AU.

Status: Completed, 1/1.

Thoughts: chefs kiss Magnifique. Deserves all the kudos in the world.

19. i want you to want me (i'd love you to love me) by Aethelar

Summary:

Five times Naruto kissed Sasuke and he left, plus one time Sasuke kissed Naruto and stayed.

Tags: 5+1, Angst with a Happy Ending.

Status: Completed, 1/1.

Thoughts: This fic is something to live for. It is just so beautiful.

20. Red or Blue? by ReleasedFromHisCage

Summary:

Naruto took over his godfather's store so he could retire and creates a safe space for his regulars and one-time customers alike, mostly his regulars though. Sasuke Uchiha is one of these regulars.

Tags: Tooth-Rotting Fluff, Alternate Universe - Bookstore, Mild Hurt/Comfort.

Status: Completed, 1/1

Thoughts: It's everything I've ever wanted in a fic.

21. don't stay away for too long by kintou

Summary:

With Naruto living there Sasuke's apartement has finally turned into a home. So what he doesn't quite get is that Naruto is here, in his pyjama's, telling him he's going to move out.

Tags: Modern Au, Roomates, Domestic Fluff, Fluff and Angst, Breakfast.

Status: Completed, 1/1.

Thoughts: And they were roommates. Oh my god they were roommates. I am a puddle on the floor. This is simply too precious. It's not good for my heart.

(You can also find them on Tumblr @soft-fics)

22. Killing it by dawnstruck

Summary:

A year after Jiraiya's death, a new Icha Icha volume gets published. Self-declared Number One Fan, Hatake Kakashi, grows suspicious, but keeps buying them anyway.

Tags: Humor, Mid Crack, Mind Angst, Kakashi POV.

Status: Completed, 1/1.

Thoughts: From the summary to the last line this fic had me hooked. Witty and charming and just the best.

23. The Color Of Your Heart by RedRemember

Summary:

The Uchiha were blessed ninjas who possessed demon-like abilities and demon blood. Their race had been wiped out almost to extinction, but a survivor sat in Kakashi’s midst. Kakashi felt apprehensive about training such a child, not wanting to train a bloodthirsty creature how to be a better hunter. & “You’re experiencing your first heat.”, and “You’re an omega.” These were phrases his caretaker kept saying to him. Naruto felt extremely weak, but he understood one thing, and that was he would never be an alpha like Sasuke.

Tags: Alpha/Beta/Omega Dynamics, Omega Naruto, Alpha Sasuke, Personal Growth, Blood and Violence, Mating Bond.

Status: Ongoing, 7/12

Thoughts: When I tell you I hit that subscribe button so fast. Simply perfect. All my hopes wrapped into a beautiful fic.

24. Bouquet of hate by FoolishFortuna

Summary:

Sasuke confesses his feelings with an unusual bunch of flowers. Humorous fluff!

Tags: Fluff, Flowers, Humor, Getting Together, Confessions, First Kiss, Sasuke's a Dick but he's adorable.

Status: Completed, 1/1.

Thoughts: Hilarious, sweet and amazing - a perfect fic to cheer you up on bad days, sad days or just any day in general.

25. Bare by KinomiAkai

Summary:

He's too bare. Too awake. Too used to the night and too desperate to leave it. Naruto's hand is a lifeline.

Tags: Sasuke POV, Love, Poetic, Romance, Ficlet.

Status: Completed, 1/1.

Thoughts: Simply gorgeous, ethereal, beautiful. Short and Sweet. It's perfection to the very T.

26. Just kiss me, you idiot. by yes_iamafrog

Summary:

Ino decided to have the annual New Year's Eve party at her house. Or: Naruto and Sasuke kiss at midnight on January 1st.

Tags: Fluff, Tooth-Rotting Fluff, Pining, Idiots in Love, Domestic Fluff, New Year's Kiss.

Status: Completed, 1/1

Thoughts: The sweetest way I have ever been destroyed.

(You can also find them here on tumblr at @whatisgrass!)

27. i love chaos, i love toxic by minttens

Summary:

Sasuke cannot handle the gossip that Naruto is in love with someone, and he makes it his mission to find out who.

Tags: Angst, Fluff, Post-War, Jealous Sasuke.

Status: Completed, 1/1

Thoughts: I'm gonna be honest, I cried. This fic is absolute perfection, someone please build a temple in it's name.

(Also, you need an AO3 account to read this fic!)

28. unforgivable by eloquentstars

Summary:

Lesson one in Dating Uzumaki Naruto 101 is: Never get between a man and his food.

Tags: Fluff Without Plot, Modern Au, Cute, Tooth-Rotting Fluff.

Status: Completed, 1/1.

Thoughts: Sobbing for the tragic ending of Naruto/Pizza, but Sasuke/Naruto are too cute for me to mourn too long.

29. Blue Oceans and Summer Suns by orphan_account

Summary:

“Stop fucking lying to me.” He knows he isn’t, but it’s difficult for him to accept that it’s Naruto’s genuine feelings. “It isn’t a lie,” Naruto insists, leaning in once more to peck his lips as if to prove a point. He’s half on top of Sasuke now, who lays flat on his back staring up at him. “You should see yourself right now. You look as if you’re looking at something worth more than your own life.”

Tags: Tooth-Rotting Fluff, Idiots in Love, Love Confessions, Sleepy Cuddles, Smitten Sasuke.

Status: Completed, 1/1.

Thoughts: I’m, like, one hundred percent super duper unbelievably in love with this fic.

30. Inevitablity by Sanauria_Maldhun

Summary:

Naruto's stressed and pining after a man who views him only as a friend. Deciding to get married to Ino isn't the best decision he's made (ever), given that they had been absolutely drunk while making such a declaration, but it's... a decision. Besides, what does he have to lose?

Tags: Background Sakura/Ino, Fake/Pretend Relationship, Mutual Pining, Angst, Jealous Sasuke, Hurt/Comfort, Angst with a Happy Ending.

Status: Completed, 4/4.

Thoughts: It's like a cup of coffee/tea that perfectly hits the spot. I love this fic, I've re-read this so many times and it always make me feel. I love Ino & Naruto's friendship.

31. Armistice by surveycorpsjean

Summary:

Sasuke is still here. Or maybe; love hasn't passed them yet.

Tags: Fix-It, Getting Together, Pining, Takes Place Three Years After The Boruto Movie, Where Naruto Gets Divorced and Sasuke never gets married.

Status: Completed, 1/1

Thoughts: Best of the best. Like, the best.

32. speak now or forever hold your peace by frogsterz

Summary:

Will the ceremony be over by the time Sasuke makes it back? Is the news even accurate? Maybe Naruto’s not getting married, he’s getting…carried, somewhere. On a palanquin. Or he’s getting buried. No, that’s worse. (Sasuke is convinced by a passing rumour that the love of his life, Uzumaki Naruto, is about to throw the biggest and most extravagant wedding ceremony in Konoha's history...but he's not the groom. How could such a disaster have happened to him?)

Tags: Misunderstandings, Idiots in Love, Sasuke Has The Emotional Intelligence of a Wet Loaf of Bread, Post-Canon, Idiots in Love, Happy Ending.

Status: Completed, 1/1.

Thoughts: These idiots, I love 'em to death.

33. symbol of the uchiha by humdrum_hummingbird

Summary:

Sasuke can't sleep, which, even after the war, is pretty typical. Instead, he stays up and watches Naruto sleep, and tonight, like most nights, Naruto is wearing a shirt with the Uchiha fan emblazoned on the back. You can't really blame Sasuke for being a little possessive after everything they've been through.

Tags: Sasuke Returns To Konoha, Possessive Sasuke, Naruto is a Ray of Sunshine, Comfort No Hurt, Soft Fluff, Boys in Love.

Status: Completed, 1/1.

Thoughts: This is so soft and gentle and tender I'm crying.

34. Final Destination by chaosxxx

Summary:

“The future is never set in stone. Even the smallest decision can alter its course. One action, be it accidental or intentional, can result in you meeting the love of your life! Or it can leave you alone and miserable… or dead. What I have here in front of you are the cards that show what lies at the end of each broad road.” There's a festival in Konoha, and Sasuke and Sakura visit a fortune telling booth. They just wanted a bad palm reading, not this disturbingly accurate nonsense! (SasuNaru fic. Pre-timeskip. Happy Ending)

Tags: Fortune Telling, Humor, Romance, Happy Ending, Confused Naruto, Pining Sasuke, Flirting, Cute.

Status: Completed, 1/1

Thoughts: Everyone needs this fortune teller. Where can I meet her? Simply amazing and precious. Confused Naruto is just so adorable.

35. You Taste Like Coffee by itadakimasu

Summary:

All Sasuke really wanted was his nightly caffeine fix. How did it turn into this?

Tags: Coffee AU, Barista!Naruto, Confident!Sasuke, Oneshot, Sexual Content, Cute, Fluff.

Status: Completed, 1/1.

Thoughts: Perfect, like a good cup of coffee. Kicking my feet giggling throughout the entire thing.

36. Curiosity killed a cat by LydiaClairvoyanne

Summary:

Naruto realizes Sasuke behaves like a cat, and in his last attempt to make friends with the Uchiha, he tries to treat him like he would a scared, lone, traumatized, stray kitten. (I wonder what can go wrong with a plan like this.) (Nothing, the answer is. Nothing, because the plan works.)

Tags: Sasuke Behaves Like A Cat, Naruto Notices This And Treats Him Like One, Fluff and Smut, Fluff and Angst, Sleepy Cuddles, Traumatized Boys, Soft Boys.

Status: Completed, 13/13

Thoughts: One of the best fics, it manages to give such a good character study without even trying. I love this fic, I would like to marry it.

37. in his arms by loverofgaydragons

Summary:

Naruto was there the night Sasuke left Konoha.

Tags: Angst, No Happy Ending, Hurt No Comfort.

Status: Completed, 1/1

Thoughts: I sobbed so hard while reading this. It's just so beautiful, it's so beautifully written, it make me choke on sobs, I had to clean my glasses due to the tears, it's amazing. A heartbreak that hurts so good I will let it continue.

38. Time to Smile by hinata22

Summary:

Sasuke is on the verge of leaving the village forever. Naruto has other ideas.

Tags: Boys Kissing, Confession, Happy Ending.

Status: Complete, 1/1

Thoughts: If you thought the last one was sad, here's a happier version. I read this fic back when I didn't have an AO3 account and would desperately keep the tab open as to not lose it. This fic is heartbreaking in it's beauty and lifting in it's sweet moments. A blessing, this fic is a true blessing.

39. The Master Plan of An Uchiha Husband-To-Be by Watermelonsmellinfellon

Summary:

Uchiha Sasuke is determined to marry his new best friend Naruto so he can share his family with the blond boy. He'll be the best husband ever and Naruto won't want for anything ever again!

Tags: Humor, First Crush, Pre-Relationship, No Uchiha Massacre, Fluff.

Status: Complete, 2/2.

Thoughts: Simply adorable, from start to finish.

40. Unrequited: sometimes it is, and sometimes it isn't by KizuKatana

Summary:

Naruto hates to hurt people's feelings. So when Hinata puts him on the spot about dating her, he doesn't want to come straight out and tell her he doesn't like her that way. Instead, he comes up with a poorly thought out idea to tell her he is dating someone already. All he needs to do to convince her is to show her a photo of the guy. He just needs to get a picture of someone so ridiculously hot she will know it's hopeless. He actually has someone in mind, a guy he'd had a one-sided thing for from his gym. Although, the guy is sort of an ass and probably wouldn't agree to posing for a picture. Naruto decides to ask him anyway. What's he got to lose?

Tags: Fluff, Unrequited Love Or Is It?, Humor, Cute.

Status: Completed, 1/1

Thoughts: Absolute blast, had a lot of fun reading this!

Aight, that's it for now.

[team7-headquarter]

There's no way I can analyze the Team 7 dynamic before saying a bunch of stuff about Sakura.

Most vital parts of her character in relation to the theme of the story get completely overlooked in favor of #GirlPower, making her just part of a ship or hating her without taking a moment to really dive in how she exists on the Naruto world.

What do you mean you can't remember Haku's speech on how in the shinobi system people want to become tools for the people they love and how it connects to Sakura later becoming a medic nin?

What do you mean you can't see how she was not given proper continuation to her Naruto classic breakthrough in the Chunning Exams + after the Sasuke Retrieval mission? And before someone can say her only realization was has been useless all that time, it's even more important!! She knew she had been unfair to Naruto for treating him so bad and expecting him to shoulder all her burdens like nothing, that she did a disservice to Sasuke too by not acting as her teammate but basically asking him to rescue himself and Naruto it failed. She makes a promise to herself to grow for her and not someone else, to become a kunoichi and focus on her career instead of letting times drag her around, she makes herself a promise that she won't be powerless anymore, because her friends deserve it and she deserves it.

Naruto Classic even makes a point of letting her go back into her old ways out of stress and the minute she notices what she has done, what she did to Sasuke and Naruto, she apologizes to him (Naruto) and promises to burden the weight of the promise he made with him— that's why, back then, Shikamaru and Tsunade were able to smile to both Sakura and Naruto, seeing their courage in the face of Sasuke leaving.

Shippuden just repeats and exploits those scenes in new ways, bringing Sakura back at the start for the sake of drama or ship baiting. What Sai told Sakura and how it leads to Sakura fake confession makes no sense given the hospital room scene!!!! She knows she hurt him, she saw it back then!!!! She knows he suffers for her and that's why she promised to go after Sasuke with him next time! She apologized for her behavior and she worried about Naruto's wellbeing and she ran to ask to be Tsunade's apprentice because she knew!!!!

It makes no sense!!!

Her arc in the Classic is supposed to be about how she doesn't have a definition of herself that she feels belong in the world, so she hides behind pretences. During their presentation, you learned more about Sasuke than Sakura. She was on the same level of Kakashi revealing nothing about her life. The Chunning Exams start with Kakashi all worried that her lack of confidence/independence would force her into the exams. She realizes how little she has truly work on her own self during the Sound shinobis attack and cuts her hair, swearing she'll do better. It's her sense of self HIDDEN SO DEEP WITHIN HER, what break a technique that is not supposed to be capable of being broken.

The Classics portraits Sakura as being annoying and naive and causing damage through ignorance but it always Sakura to grow. She learns and she's able to keep that knowledge. She's neglected by Kakashi in her training, but she's able to seek a sensei for herself —and that's an important thing for her! She's not waiting for someone to teach her or recommend her! She has agency now! She has gone so far, evolved so much!

Sakura offering herself as a puppet to Chiyo is not about lack of independence, it's Sakura showing that she acknowledged and accepted the Shinobi philosophy of being a weapon. She's still Sakura, too sentimental, too willing to jump to shield the life of another, but now it gives Tsunade's energy. Those women turn weakness into power, love and fear into determination. Sasori allows them to kill him because the battle was never about the knifes and always about the dispute on points of views.

It's a battle of philosophies: Chiyo and Sakura won

But after that? There are moments of importance and coherence, but the story starts regressing her progress in favor of some angst with Naruto or Sasuke and it kills their dynamics. The storytelling is messy —not cohesive enough. Contradictions start to appear everywhere. It's not even a form to being depth into her characterization, it's clear it's nothing but indecision, confusion, too many lines to take so you take several and end up mixing it.

The Sakura from the Classic was unknowable for her teammates. Naruto couldn't see her struggles because he was too young. Sasuke could see it, but he didn't want to engage with it 'cause he had his own agenda. They had their dreams and they were her dream. They were far more developed and on a different stage of their storylines, while Sakura was far behind, a late bloomer.

Her whole story is about her trying to catch up with them not in power, not in importance, but merely on the idea of having work on herself enough that she can't stand on her own and do something on her own and mean something of her own, without them, outside of them, so their dynamics can mature too.

Must mention that I'm not talking about romance at all, but you can't avoid it a lot because romance is one of the obstacles in their relationships. The love triangle and later the nostalgia encourages them all to see the others through the lenses of idealization or through memories. It's not until the end of the Classic that the masks fall, with Sasuke forcing it. He forces Naruto and Sakura to grow, the same way the violent reality of the Waves arc forced them to face the nature of the shinobi life.

The main conflict of part 1 is that they were kids.

Then Shippuden (with all the love in the world, I love Shippuden so much but wait a minute) goes the coward route. It pretends to be all mature and political and then avoids the real problems, never continuating that personality traits presented in the Classic that would lead Naruto, Sakura and Sasuke to take different decisions that what they took later on the manga.

Naruto wanted to semanticsize the word shinobi after Zabuza! Sakura questioned the system right then and Kakashi had to give a speech about it!!!! The real context of Sasuke leaving is not "oh no, Sasuke you can't be a rebel!!", it's the knowledge that Orochimaru wants to experiment on him and he already has without Sasuke's consent and he (Sasuke) was in real danger by going forward with the cursed mark! The other kids only knew about Orochimaru through the tell of how he killed the Hokage, but Sakura and Naruto fought with him on the Forest of Death!!

Sakura says all she says to try and stop Sasuke for leaving because it is a director callback to their conversation after Naruto transformed in Sasuke and tried to kiss her. Sasuke said Sakura made him sick because she didn't know what how lonely was horrible and dared to talk about it without knowing and saying stuff like she would be better without her parents. So Sakura tries to tell him on that night, look! I'm feeling it now! If this is how you were feeling then stay! Or take me with you! She plays with the fact he must remember that conversation. This time she's not thinking "I want to overwhelm him with sex appeal", mouth full of words she doesn't comprehend. She's saying "I love you!" because she still doesn't comprend how Sasuke feels, but she knows how she feels now.

She's gone a long way, but she still has further to go and Sasuke would never mess with her own development. He would never do that to her. He can't talk to Sakura, she won't get it, she still has to learn about the world, so he won't waste more words. So he thanks her. Who knows what for, but he thanks her. Her ignorance's annoying to no end but he appreciates how she, despite the barriers, tries to reach him anyway. She lacks the words or the method or the strength, but she tries anyway.

For him.

It's very much the same with Naruto. She turns herself into a weapon for them both and she even internalizes the cruelty of the shinobi world, that she had to treat Sasuke like the enemy and fight him like the enemy and stop him for commiting more crimes (view from the Konoha perspective), but she fails. She can't. She does the same thing Tsunade did to poison the people she loved and tried to solve it on her own, but in both cases they were lying to themselves. They wanted an easy way out. I kill you, it's over, I don't have to deal anymore with the pain your own decisions bring me because I can't stop you, you're your own person. They KNOW it and the fold under the knowledge of it, okay?

Naruto is a jinchuriki and they are hunting him to kill him and she can't do nothing, because going on with those missions is Naruto's decisions and not hers. She's selfish in wanting them save and sound! It is bad and it is human! She is erasing them as their own persons! She loves them so so much! She acts several times on her desire to go back and pretend everything is okay and then her friends have to correct her, sometimes gentle or sometimes reprimanding her. As tempting as it is to close your eyes and pretend, it can't be. That's the only reason why she didn't fell for the lure of the Eternal Tsukuyomi: her whole life has been about learning why that living of illusions won't bring happiness to anyone.

Shippuden somehow traps her in that realization like a personal hell. I love you both. You are willing to sacrifice your wellbeing for your dreams. I can't do nothing. I can only cry and ask you to stop and do something reckless and try to use myself as a living shield. But I can't do nothing. You are your own beings and you will destroy yourselves if you want to. I can only sit, wait and see if I can mend you later. I can only deal with the afterwards. I can only control my reactions to your actions.

Making her a medic is amazing because she has to wait for one of them to start bleeding to come in the scene. They will never allow her to fight for them in the way they did for her in the Classic, for multiple reasons —including just how important is agency and free will for both Naruto and Sasuke.

When people say she's useless? Or have no place in the narrative? Or bring nothing to the table? Or speaks in no way about the failures and cruelty if the shinobi system? When people don't get that she's Naruto and Sasuke narrative foil in terms of her arc being narrated in a completely different way with different aspects? That's she's all they're not or can't be or can't have or weren't allowed to be? When people erase her from the dynamics of Team 7 and don't see the gaping hole they left in her absence?

It makes me utterly insane. All members of Team 7, the original and all the Shippuden versions, are relevant to the themes. All of them.

[lizajane2]

Naruto: The Will of Fire - I have seen this movie so many times. And I never get tired of it.

How did Sai survive that fall? You know what, it's anime I'm not even gonna question it. I say that even though I have the same thought every time I see it.

Kakashi: "We need to continue the mission." Darlin, i love you, but you constantly preach about never leaving someone behind. MAYBE YOU SHOULD PRACTICE WHAT YOU PREACH, IDIOT!!

Poor Sai. Naruto drags him into everything. lol.

Hiruko is annoying from the get-go. Like "a perfect, immortal ninja" boy, you need to go back to whatever dark, depressing hole you crawled out of.

Not Naruto falling asleep after Hiruko threatening to throw the world into war. He's completely unbothered. Lmao.

I really hate that the animators didn't include bookshelves in Kakashi's apartment. That man reads more than just porn.

Tsunade: "Kakashi are you saying you want me to go down in history as the Hokage who sacrificed her subordinate in order to protect the village?"

Kakashi: "Yes, I do."

My reaction to this every time:

Again, further proving my point that he sees no value in his life whatsoever. If I could, I'd jump through that screen and slap him. And here's another problem I have with that, Kakashi really thought that Naruto would just sit back and let him sacrifice himself. What? ARE YOU STUPID?! DID YOU JUST FORGET WHAT YOU TAUGHT THEM?!

Naruto: "This time, no doubt, I'll protect him." Kakashi needs more of that in his life rather than going on a suicide mission. Which he's done repeatedly, by the way.

Tsunade: "What are those idiots doing?" Uh, to save someone from themselves and keep them from being an absolute martyr.

And Shikamaru kinda pisses me off a little bit in this movie. "I want to save Kakashi-sensei too, but I can't sacrifice everyone in the village for that." I'm sorry that's not... why are you talking like giving up Kakashi's life to the enemy is the only option here? I see the logic in Kakashi's plan, but this is NARUTO we're talking about. Have faith in him if anything else.

LMFAO! Sai really only acted because of what a book told him to do. I love him so much!!

Shino was perfection. "Do you think that's all I have?" Where's his crown at? He's an absolute king.

I'm even more surprised that Gaara tried to stop Naruto. He should know better than anyone that Naruto has always cared about others and would never sacrifice the life of anyone in the village to save it. The only one who had faith in Naruto was Jiraiya.

"That would go against Kakashi's wishes." No, Kakashi is an idiot who feels guilt-ridden and is trying to make up for his mistakes. Nothing more.

Gaara: "I won't be swayed by your ideals" *a minute later*

Shikamaru: "I'll stop Naruto. Even if I have to kill him." See, now that's where he loses me entirely. That's where his beliefs become moot. He's being incredibly ridiculous and narrow-minded at this point.

Hiruko's outfit in this movie reminds me of a straitjacket. He should be in one, given how insane he is.

Kakashi: "What the hell are you doing here, Naruto?" Oh, you know, out for a walk... HE'S THERE TO SAVE YOUR ASS FROM YOUR OWN STUPIDITY!! WHY DO YOU THINK HE'S THERE?!

See, no, it just looks wrong when someone else uses Chidori. It's gross even (this excludes Sasuke).

Kakashi: "I'm the loser here." Ya, think? Such a stupid, lovable man.

"I knew it. You're just like him." TALKING ABOUT OBITO! Literally crying, screaming, and throwing up.

I love this movie. Never get tired of it.

[kyriolex]

Damn it you've got me in script doctor mode again.

So a good supporting cast highlights different aspects of the main cast. They're not always one-on-one foils; sometimes they embody one of the show's themes, or they act as a love interest, but they should play some kind of ongoing role.

So I'm going to try to change one thing about each member of the Konoha 12 (besides Naruto), while also staying close to the original plot, to improve the story:

Sakura

To use Sakura at her max potential, I'd focus more on her status as a first-generation ninja. We know Sakura was bullied a lot, and I'd give that bullying more of a classism focus than a forehead focus. Have the other kids mock her for having Academy dropouts as parents, or tease her for her ignorance in clan politics.

That way her desperation to fit in makes an interesting contrast to Naruto's rebellion against the status quo. And it gives her an extra reason to be obsessed with "earning" Sasuke's love, since marrying into a noble clan is of her few chances to move up in the world (before Sakura realizes she lift her own self up).

Sasuke

He needs more bonding time with Team 7 before the chuunin exam. (The anime gave them a lot of filler together, but the manga, not so much). That way Team 7's loyalty to him makes more sense.

Shikamaru

Shikamaru's original arc from lazy to reliable is solid - we just need to get rid of his sexism. The whole "misogynist only learns to respect women because a girl beat him in a fight" trope aged poorly.

Choji

I'd beef up Choji's character by making his clan more influential. In this version, the Akimichis are the wealthy clan, not the Hyuugas. He's been learning about trade (especially crop trade) from a young age, but needs more self-confidence to do it well.

As his character develops, he becomes the diplomat of the group. He calls in favors to give his team free lodging for the night. He gathers intel by gossiping with the locals at a cafe. Choji might not have all the answers, but he probably knows a guy who does.

Ino

Picture this: Shippuden-era Naruto and Ino are on a mission. The joinin warn her to never make a telepathic link with Naruto because, well...because if Naruto made shadow clones while they were mentally linked, Ino would get hurt. But at some point there's an emergency, Ino risks making the telepathic link anyway...

And comes face-to-face with Kyuubi. The demon who crushed the village 15 years ago. She understandably freaks out and loses all trust in Naruto. Ino reveals his secret to the rest of Konoha 12, causing a LOT of drama and misunderstandings.

Hinata

After she loses to Neji in the chuunin exams, her family officially gives her the cursed seal and relegates her to the branch family. It acts as a literal mark of shame for her and shows how ruthless the Hyuugas can be.

For extra drama, it's revealed later that Hinata knew how to activate the cursed seal as a genin, and could have won her chuunin fight with Neji with a single hand signal. But she wanted to get stronger, so she fought fairly, even if it meant losing. It's Hinata's respect, not her heart injury, that convinces Neji to rekindle a relationship with her.

Kiba

You remember how Kiba has a missing dad that his mother "scared off"? I'd change that backstory so that his dad died during the Kyuubi attack. Kiba already had a friendly rivalry with Naruto, but when he learns that Naruto houses the demon that killed his dad, that rivalry would get some real bite to it.

Shino

Long ago, Tobirama brought the Aburames into Konoha specifically because their kikaichu are resistant to genjutsu. They were meant to be a counterbalance to the Uchiha's sharingan, the secret police to Uchiha's daylight police.

After Sasuke defects, Shino's mission is to bring him to justice. Shino knows the others wouldn't approve, but he's willing to get his hands dirty in order to protect friends from the Uchiha menace. He acts as an anti-hero, threatening to kill Sasuke before Naruto can save him.

Neji

Neji should have run a rebellion against the Main Branch house. How cool would it have been to have a heist arc to discover the secrets of the curse seal and find a countermeasure? To watch the Branch members literally defying fate by starting a civil war for freedom? Neji should never have been a martyr - he should have been the new head of the Hyuuga clan.

Lee

My main change would be that Lee never attended the Academy - after all, why would such a competitive school allow someone without chakra? Instead, Lee taught himself the genin curriculum due to watching other teams train and copying what he observed. Gai was so impressed with his work ethic that he took Lee on as a student despite the lack of formal education.

Tenten

In my version, Tenten is the daughter of Uzushio immigrants. She's not an Uzumaki specifically, but she does have red hair. She helps Naruto learn more about his maternal heritage and fuinjutsu.

What Would You Do With the Konoha 12?

I’ve mentioned before that I’ve attempted to rewrite Naruto in the past and one of the first blockades I found was, surprisingly, how many different interesting directions the different characters could be taken in.

Let’s take Sakura Haruno for example. Would you keep her a medic ninja, a genjutsu master, a wood release user, or something else? Would you lean into how emotional she is or would you make her less sensitive over time? Would you make her a civilian child or from a prominent clan like Sasuke and Naruto? Would she keep Inner Sakura? How would you handle her rivalry with Ino, if you keep it, and her motivations? How would you handle her relationship with Sasuke? Would you lean into her femininity or make her more of a tomboy? Would you make her more like Naruto like in the original or would you try to make her more of the earth to Naruto and Sasuke’s sun and moon or some secret third option? And there are many more questions and decisions you could make with her character and role in the story, of course.

Because there are so many options for all of the Konoha 12 (plus others, but let’s not get in over our heads), I’m curious to see what choices different people might make. And now that I have an account on a very creativity-driven website, I can ask. So,

What would you do with/How would you write the Konoha 12 if you were rewriting Naruto?

[iambilliejeanok]

💜Konoha 12 cuddle bugs💜

Pairings: All the konoha 12 members x reader

Warnings: Language. Just fluff. A little sexual. Very rare that I write innocent stuff but I’m in a cuddly cozy mood.

And all the images I used in this post I got from Pinterest on a page called Wattpad. IT IS NOT MY OWN. Pinterest didn’t give me much information about individual creators so if you’re familiar with one let me know and I can @ the creator

Naruto

The cuddliest cuddle bug in the world dattebayo.

You thought you really loved cuddles until you met Naruto. He really enjoys cuddling.

He usually gets all touchy and cozy with you when he’s feeling down or super tired. Ever since he met you napping or bedtime just doesn’t hit the same when he’s alone. You’re like his comfort.

You’ll be in the kitchen cooking dinner and hear him come home. He will usually give you a nice long hug and a kiss hello before excusing himself to shower, which gives you more time to finish cooking and prepare a plate for the two of you.

After a long day of training or a tiresome mission he wants nothing more than to be close to you. It’s kind of just a habit he picked up. You wonder if it has anything to do with his childhood. It probably has everything to do with it.

Before you even sit down he’s already patting his lap for you to come and sit with him and he doesn’t understand why you’re acting brand new. “Y/n what are you doing?”, he asks, watching you place your plate down and sit on the chair beside him. “It’s dinner time”, you reply, knowing exactly what’s coming next. “Why do you act like this baby?”, he sheepishly asks before patting his lap again. “Come sit here and stop messing around babe”. And you’ll give in like you always do to entertain his whining and give him soft kisses midst conversation.

When you’re done eating he will place his head on your chest and hold you close while you run your fingers through his tangled hair. And you two will just sit like this and talk about anything and everything before turning all the lights off and snuggling in bed.

Yes Naruto is always holding you throughout the night. He will even scoop you up and plop you right on top of him in the middle of his sleep, wrapping his arms and legs around you like you’re some kind of teddy bear.

You’re his teddy bear believe it.

Of course you can sit in his lap and cuddle while he’s pooping. Absolutely does not mind. Sometimes he’ll call out to you when he’s there or when he’s heading there. You’ll walk into the bathroom while he’s on the toilet and he’ll just pay his lap with that big stupid grin on his handsome face. Shit he’ll probably even let you hold his dick for him while he’s peeing but he hasn’t thought of that one yet. For now you can just hug him from behind.

Overall you love it too and wouldn’t change a thing about him. 10/10 best cuddles of your life.

Shikamaru

I wouldn’t say he’s a cuddle bug, more of a cuddle butterfly…if you catch him you catch him if not then you’ve missed him. That’s on you.

Usually feels bad about starting his day without cuddles from you. He’s so used to you snuggling into him every morning that he will wait for you to wake up or go back to sleep until you wake him up for some cuddles. He won’t ever admit it but it’s the perfect way to start his day.

He needs space when he’s feeling a little too warm though. He doesn’t like being touched or touching you when it’s super hot. It annoys him when your skin sticks together and then you have to separate like velcro.

He’s more the type who’s comfortable as long as your comfortable. He’s just going to lay there and you can use his body all you want lol.

He loves you but you gotta stop waking him up so early in the morning to ask for cuddles. He will just sleepily throw his arm over you and pull you close to him then he’s back to sleep.

He does things sometimes to tempt you into holding him or being held by him when he doesn’t feel like asking you. He’ll have a big stretch in front of you to get your attention, deeply hoping and praying that you’ll wrap your arms around him and snuggle into his chest. He totally wasn’t expecting it the first time he did that and now it’s his go to move and that always melts his heart.

He loves to lay his head on your lap or tummy during his afternoon naps. He didn’t request for you to join him during his cloud watching sessions but always complains about how lonely he gets up on the building. Therefore you’re there to massage his scalp while he watches the clouds, dosing into a blissful nap. You’ll nap with him when he’s in the mood to cuddle but when he has his head on your lap or tummy you just like to listen to him lightly snoring while reading or going through a few scrolls.

Hold him and snuggle your head into him , relaxes him when he’s up thinking in the middle of the night. You’re like medicine to him, he could swear it’s magic how you always help him feel better.

Shika is okay with you being in the bathroom with him and doesn’t mind you hanging around even when he’s pooping. He will let you hug him from behind while he’s peeing but that’s as far he will go with that. No sitting on his lap while he’s pooping. Just no. Why would you even want that?

8/10 because he needs to be more vocal about expressing his need for his partner.

Kiba

Knows that cuddling is the way to any woman’s heart so he’s always excited about the rewards that come with it.

Kiba’s the type who will pull you incredibly close to him to a point where you’d feel his boner pressing against you. Cuddles always turn into sex with Kiba. Cuddles before and after sex does him good when he needs it!

Please lay in top of him, mans lives to rub your back and ass. His very touchy and always does this whenever you hug him or lay on him. Dry humping is also something Kiba is a big fan of. If you let him dry hump you while you’re cuddling he won’t ever let you go.

He’s also very clingy and naturally follows you around the house, lightly holding your hand everywhere you go. He also loves sucking on your neck and maybe your breasts if you let him but he does that more for himself than to try and pleasure you. I mean, his mouth just feels so good all over you so naturally you usually end up with little orgasm from that. He’s so hard and rough when he does it without even realising, but when he finally has to stop he will give you the most gentle kisses all over your chest and neck area you’ll probably be asleep by the time he reaches your lips. You’re always scarred because you two are always cuddling which leads to him biting. He’s basically just as touchy with his mouth as he is with his hands. He just has to have something in this mouth, whether it’s a sweet or your skin, it’s very soothing to him.

You’re more than welcome to sit on his hap and hug him while he’s pooping. He loves how close you wanna be with him and starts hanging out with you when you’re using the bathroom.

10/10, you get great cuddles along with his interesting fetishes.

Gaara

One thing about Gaara is that you’ve gotta hold him when he sleeps at night. You either have your arms and leg wrapped around him as a big spoon or he’s got his arm wrapped around you and his thigh tucked between yours as a big spoon.

He loves those little hug sessions when you come into his office while he’s working and sit on his lap, resting your head on his while he snuggles your bosom. You’ll also just sit on him and snuggle into his chest while he works. He absolutely lives for you cuddles and hugs and looks forward to working from home all the time.

He’s so very gentle with you and loves it when you baby him. When you’re playing with his ear while he’s laying on you that puts him to sleep so good. Or fake draw on his back/ face. Puts him out every time.

Gaara is the type who loves to sleep with a handful of titty. He just needs your breast in his hand to even doze off. He’s also super touchy and likes slipping his hand under your shirt/skirt or inside your pants. He needs that skin on skin contact, especially when he’s feeling down. It’s completely non sexual, he just likes feeling your skin in the palms of his hands.

Yes you’re more than welcome to sit on his lap while he’s pooping. The first time you wanted to do that he got really shy and defensive but after getting to know you better he opened up to it and now he asks you to hold his dick when he’s peeing 💀

Please be dressed as minimally as possible. The more skin the better.

He’s much better than you at waking up when your alarm goes off, pressing the snooze button to spoon you and press lazy kisses against your shoulders, neck and back or face. That really helps you wake up and he gets to hold you at the start of the day. Hold him to please🥺 this is the hardest part about getting out bed.

10/10 very cute and cuddly.

Hinata

She won’t directly ask you for cuddles, she’ll just scoot closer and closer to you until you unconsciously put your arm around her.

She’s always moving around so you have to wrap her up in a blanket and hold her so she can actually keep still and fall asleep.

She’s definitely the little spoon. Loves all the cuddles and kisses you have to offer her. She loves sitting on your lap too, leaning into you and relishing your arms snuggly wrapping around her.

Go poop on your own. Stay tf out when she’s using the toilet. She’s very serious about her privacy.

Please play with her tits during cuddle time. She’s also a big booty rub fan. If you tweak her nipples a little she’ll start moaning in no time. She’s very sensitive and has a high sex drive so try your best to not awaken her sexual beast or she’ll end up needing all of you to sit still the rest of the time.

8/10 very cute and soft. Feels good to be held by her.

Sai

I mean honestly if anything he’s really just happy to be involved. Look at his face bro. Simple man this one.

He’s so damn good at kissing and that’s usually all you do when you’re cuddle. Passionately making out. Beautiful.

His body is just so soft and cuddly, so it’s a bit of a challenge to not resort to doing just that after a long day of work.

No feeling better than your body against his. Just how calm and relaxed you are on him feels like a high he’s had before. He has mini panic attacks over thinking it when you’re upset with him. He’s mind will go from 0-700 in one thought but it helps him more than you could ever know to just hold him when you’re arguing or something like that. Like simply holding his hand or resting your head on his shoulder and random hugs during the day really keep him sane.

He doesn’t care if you’re hanging around while he’s pooping or peeing just please don’t touch him during this moment. Please and thank you.

Will seek you out during the day sometimes for a cozy ten minutes if your time. You use lunch as an excuse to steal him from work for a few minutes and he’ll use his ninja art dragon on anyone who dares to stand in his way.

Big yes to morning cuddles. Even though his friends have to shake him up a little to loosen away that lovey dovey mood you usually leave him in.

Sakura

Very kind woman but only opens up to cuddle after getting to know you. She takes things slowly so be patient with her.

Loves being cradled like a baby and also loves cradling you to sleep.

Big spoon all the way. Take it or leave it. Please take it🥺

She tends to clench her hands in fists when she’s asleep so please hold them and plant kisses on her palms every now and then. That would help her so much.

Lee

VERY CLINGY MAN COMING THROUGH

How dare you let go of him!? How are you not touch him in this exact moment when your hands are perfectly fine to yourself.

Hugs 24/7 every day! He might even manage to outcuddle you.

Lee has quite the impressive size so you always feel him pressing against you while cuddling. You’ll scoot back into him if he’s spooning you but that’s as far as goes. He knows what you’re trying to do and won’t let you get anything. He’s teaching you discipline. Learn to control yourself!

He smells so good so you’re always snuggling into his chest just to inhale that naturally therapeutic aroma of his.

Cling to him!!! He will literally train with you wrapped around him like a vest. He’s done it before and is looking forward to the challenge of doing it again!

Loves snuggling into your chest area when your sitting on his lap. He’ll place random kisses there just because he loves you so much.

Shino

KING OF FOREHEAD KISSES!

Just woke up? Forehead kisses. Using the toilet with the door open? Forehead kiss. Just had an intense argument? Angry forehead kiss. It’s all forehead kisses with Shino☺️ now I want a kiss.

Very much vocal about his need to hold you. He’ll wake up in the middle of the night and search the whole house for you on one of your busy work nights. He’ll sleepy walk into your home office, his eyes squinting and nothing on but a pair of briefs. “Come back to bed please “, he will sleepily argue, reaching out his hand to you to emphasize on how this isn’t an option. He wants cuddles!!!

Holds hands when he sleeps. Doesn’t matter how the two of you are sleeping, he’s always gonna be holding your hand and if he doesn’t feel it in there with a small squeeze of his hand he’s going to instantly wake up. Hold his hand gotdamnit!🥺

Big fan of PDA and will always stand really close behind you or have his hand on your lap you’re hanging out with friends. Lives for the way you slowly lean in for a cuddle monster when it gets a little too cold. He needs the body heat just as much as you do.

Please plant small kisses all over his chest during tv and chill time. Please please please, he will love your forever!

Big hugs over here too! And did I forget to mention that he likes holding hands? Whenever or wherever just hold his hand so he can gently rub your knuckles and take in the fact that you exist.

10/10. So soft and comfortable to lay on

Sasuke

Let’s you cuddle him

Just use his body and if hugging him for hours on end makes you happy he’s happy really.

Also is into forehead kisses. He’ll pull you into his coat and place three soft kisses on your face. One for your forehead and one for each cheek. He likes to save your lips for later.

You’ll just stand in his coat like that, waiting for him to finishing deeply inhaling and holding you. A creep if you will but he WILL NOT even admit to himself that your presence is addicting to him. Your cuddles? NEEDED! Your kisses? NEEDED! Back massages? NEEDED RIGHT NOW! Just love him without him having to ask basically

The biggest baby when the sun goes down. He wants you to feed him and give him kisses while running your hands though his hair. It happens a little too often for you to consider it being playful. This man is serious.

He also loves being pampered by you. The long warm baths you have with him and the way you choke on his dick right after is a blessing like no other to him.

Please wrap your arms around his head and hold him close, he loves this so much and will gladly wrap his arm around you to pull you closer to him.

He rubs your whole body when you’re snuggled up against him, including your ass and tits, giving them the best massage ever. After how good he has you feeling be ready for a small or big and very satisfying orgasm while he rubs on your puss a little.

He literally worships you.

10/10 such a sweet bean when he’s not around other people.

Sorry it ain’t no space for more people on here. Enjoy😀

[everyneji]

Have you written a complete character analysis about Neji somewhere? I love hearing your thoughts and would like to know more in detail :)

He's not an easy character to crack, I have many questions about him. Why did he talk about irreversible fate while going against it so frequently during Chunin exams? Were those subconscious spur-of-moments? Then why did he step outside his boundary and learn Head family arts? Did he ever try to follow his own philosophies at all, or was it all talk so someone could prove him wrong? (On this flow, do you think Neji pre-talk-no-jutsu would've given up against Kidomaru?)

The way nobody stopped him from spilling state/clan affairs seemed strange to me too. I also find it weird how Kumogakure wasn't accused but rewarded after trying to steal Hinata. Hiashi was simply being defensive.

I also wondered why Lee, Neji's teammate, never could sway Neji's belief (before Naruto) in spite of defying own limitations and becoming a respectable full-fledged ninja. (But I get that he isn't a protagonist so he can't be the one Neji would be indebted to.)

I don't think I ever have! Back in the day I mostly wrote fanfic and shitposted ... but I like writing meta now so I'm glad to receive asks that give me the chance to. 😊 To offer my thoughts on your questions:

A) Fundamentally, I think Neji does not want to believe in irreversible fate, but at the same time, believing in fate is his security blanket. Those who have suffered from depression may understand this paradox: it does not feel good to be depressed, but it is familiar, and gives you an excuse to not engage with the world.

Neji is deeply cynical and like most cynics, striving to be apathetic and unmoved, tied into a general trauma response. As Hinata reads him for filth:

This upsets him deeply. He's projecting his sense of helplessness onto others and when they say "No, I do not feel helpless, I choose to keep fighting," it always sets him off because it suggests that he is lacking in some way. That he is weak. Considering the only good thing fate ever did for him was make him a genius, you can imagine how this is a direct attack to what little good he has. Giving up fate for the bad it has brought him would also give up the comfort of 'You can't lose. At least in this way, you are not vulnerable.'

Throughout his fight with Naruto he asks Naruto why he fights so hard. He says he'll kill Naruto but just stands there and keeps talking to him. As you say, he wants Naruto to change his mind. I wouldn't say he didn't believe in his own philosophies, but it was only because he was a smart guy who couldn't see another option.

This is why the emphasis of the fight is Neji being told he's using fate as an excuse to be passive, and Naruto himself calls Neji out for saying it's all pointless but still fighting. Neji was not at harmony with his own worldview, and that is why we see him act in a contradictory manner.

B) Related to the above, but: Neji learned the head family arts because he could. You can see it as a rebellion (the heir can't learn this, but I can, hah) but we have to consider what being a 'genius' means in the Naruto universe. It's not that they don't work hard too, but it means being blessed with a natural talent. Really think about this feat:

"Independently recreate it on his own." This suggests that Neji didn't just creep on Hiashi trying to teach Hinata this technique (not sure Hiashi ever bothered trying) but Neji knew about the kaiten in theory and managed to reverse engineer it, and did the same thing with 64 palms, and teaching himself to perceive tenketsu in battle. These are 'genius feats'.

What do you do when you are that talented? You have to find new things to do or you go crazy. Even Shikamaru, World's Laziest Genius, loves his board games. They need an outlet. Neji's talents could only lead him to upward growth, and this was a natural extension of that -- so it was more than envy, or frustration at seeing Hinata fail at it*, but just doing because he could, and his genius compelled him to.

*In his fight with Hinata he remarks "So this is the full extent of the main branch's strength?" which suggests to me he knew she was a general failure, but not how great a gap existed in their skills, so I think he wasn't intimately familiar with her training and skills by this point of their relationship. Thus at the start of the match he mostly derides her for not being leadership material, being passive, etc., and not so much on what she does not or does know as a ninja.

C) I'm torn on this. I think in a sense, yes, because the text reinforces this with Neji stating:

OTOH, Neji also thinks of his dad's "Neji, you ... more than anyone else, you've been blessed with the genius of the Hyūga clan." twice in this fight. (Curiously the official translation drops the "Neji you must live/survive part.) He thinks of it right before he states more explicitly that instead of being unable to lose:

To me this creates a duality where Neji wants to win this fight for Naruto and his comrades because Naruto saved him from the darkness and he wants to help Naruto do the same with Sasuke, and because he is a true genius he can't lose, and Neji wants to live because his dad wanted him to live. So in a way it's a mix of both? That he needed both of these talks to motivate him to survive this fight.

What gets me is that ultimately we are supposed to think of Neji as spiritually free at this point. He is so willing to sacrifice himself here and the war because his narrative arc was fulfilled and he was at peace with himself. In this sense, Naruto's TnJ had a somewhat lethal effect on him.

D) Really the only people in that arena who might have reason to shut Neji up are Hiashi and Hiruzen, and despite their respective flaws I don't think either of them are the type to. Both of them care for Neji as family (Hiruzen includes Neji along with the rest of the Konoha 11/Konohamaru in his 'The Village is Family' final thoughts.) Neither of them was a fan of how the whole Hyūga Affair went down.

Hiruzen's fatal flaw is that he's exceptionally passive. Hiashi is, of course, burdened by guilt and feels a responsibility to Neji, and this patterns most of their reactions to hearing Neji tell his story: Hiruzen gazing on, and Hiashi having trouble watching:

And of course, Neji is ultimately wrong. If anyone actually tried to confront either of them about this they have a roomful of witnesses to back them up and make it clear Hizashi sacrificed himself. This being a ninja village, I also don't think anyone is particularly moved by the idea of one person being sacrificed for the greater good anyways. Remember that Sakumo was driven to suicide by the decision to put saving lives over the mission in part because of how the village ostracized him after the fact. The idea that Hizashi wouldn't willingly take the L would probably make him look worse in their eyes.

E) Kumo is a very powerful nation. They have two tailed beasts, one of whom is the second-strongest tailed beast (and they were both in the hands of successful jinchūriki) and we're told that at a time when every other village started to disarm, Kumo did the exact opposite:

They are a serious threat, and I can see why Konoha didn't want to risk war resuming with them. Even if we see this purely from the POV of Part I, Konoha had been devastated by the Kyūbi not long before and lost its Hokage and was coming off a war and their jinchūriki is an untrained kid so they weren't in a great position.

From the POV of the series as a whole, I think that the Byakugan was not Kumo's only goal and they also wanted to resume the war, or at least didn't care if it happened. A says "In negotiations between shinobi, concessionary behaviours are taboo." They probably thought Hinata would have a powerful Byakugan, yes, but it was also a way to force Konoha's hand so they wouldn't have to stick to the peace treaty which went against their village's ethos.

Basically, my personal interpretation is they wanted Konoha to seem in the wrong, and even better start it, presumably so they wouldn't be able to get allies/Kumo could better sell resuming the war to citizens who were a fan of the peace treaty. And of course Kumo denies the kidnapping and Konoha can't exactly prove it happened. (Hyūga house needs CCTV.)

As Neji says:

They could have just gone "My b, didn't know he was going to do that, he went rogue, we had nothing to do with that," and instead they decided to double down and start pushing Konoha's buttons. This is not the behaviour of people who want peace. Even if it was 4D chess where they wanted Hiashi's body all along that was playing with fire, but they were confident enough to keep trying which says to me they knew they could get away with it.

I still think Hiruzen could have handled it better, like STEP ONE WHY WASN'T ANYONE MONITORING THIS ENEMY NIN? Step two why did they report this shit. They should have just said "Yeah this mf went rogue, what do you want us to do about it?" You have ninja who can copy anyone's appearance. Fake the Head Ninja leaving and taking off in the opposite direction! Why did they tell them that Hiashi was the one who killed him? Sometimes honesty is not the best policy!

F) Lee couldn't beat Neji! Neji losing to Naruto is kind of essential to him changing his perspective. (Neji also didn't know everything Lee could do, he's surprised to learn about Lee using the Gates.) After Lee loses to Gaara Neji hits us with the classic:

A Pyrrhic victory is a win where you suffer so much loss it's ultimately a defeat. The fan translation puts it better, I think, as he says "The heavens will not allow a pawn that can only seek victory at the cost of himself to advance." Short-term victory does not change your lot in life. This ties into my theory that the TnJ leads Neji to be far more self-sacrificing and run against his previous desire to survive. He came to see the value in putting your all out there, regardless of the consequence.

If Lee had ever managed to beat Neji, I'm sure it would have had a big effect; as it was, Lee's beliefs were just constantly invalidated by his inability to win.

Thank you again for the ask! I'm always happy to write about Neji so this really makes me happy. 💕

[inactiveanimeblog]

naruto characters if they were in a modern high school (lmk if you want a part two or an akatsuki version)

—naruto, class clown duh ! kids always getting in trouble and gets bad grades, but no doubt he has a lot of friends. i can also see him as the one kid who’s always throwing a partying

—sakura, girl who gets straight A’s and wants to go to college to become a nurse. is on the soccer team. she’s definitely popular and a teachers pet

—sasuke, popular kid who doesn’t even wanna be popular. wears all black, gets good grades, and hates attention especially from girls. listens to heavy metal in his airpods during lunch

—kakashi, that one hot history teacher every girl is tryna bang 😭, literally every girl there has tried throwing themselves at him while he pays them no mind and fucks the hot young teachers

—rock lee, dude plays every sport he can. soccer, hockey, volleyball, lacrosse, you name it and he plays it. always tryna impress the girls but never can. still a virgin

—might guy, gym teacher !!! the lit gym teacher who gets along with every one and lets them ditch class to come play basketball in the gymnasium. also plays bangers on the gym speakers while everyone’s working out

—ino, popular bitchy cheerleader, and probably the cheer captain. messes around with all the cutest guys in school and has 100% fucked a teacher. she has rich parents and wants to open up her own salon after high school

—shikamaru, smart stoner !!! dude gets stoned everyday before and after school but manages to get good grades. probably in the chest club as well

—kiba, popular jock who flirts with any and every girl he can. also a stoner and is always shot gunning beers. if you have a vagina best believe kiba is coming on to you. he has a football scholarship

—genma, another hot teacher that every girl tries to fuck but he actually does get with the girls and has no care in the world. he teaches algebra and gives every student an A+ just for showing up to class. also never gives out tests

—hinata, sweet shy girl that never speaks, she’s kind and gives a ‘girl next door’ vibe. every one wants to be her or be friends with her. her ideal job is helping people, maybe becoming a psychologist

—kurenai, art teacher that loves everyone, the nicest teacher until someone fucks around in her class then she kicks them out of the room. takes her job serious and doesn’t tolerate misbehavior in her class, but she’s the one teacher you can go to if you have any problems ! also a total hippie

—shino, kid that everyone kind of avoids because they think he’s scary. wears a long trench coat everyday and hangs out in the science room to stare at the class pet after school

—hashirama, laid back principle that everyone loves! gets along with every student and is extremely friendly. he just wants to see all his students succeed

—tobirama, angry vice principle that yells at kids all the time. every kid is scared of him and try’s to avoid him in the office or in the halls

—lady tsunade, guidance counselor that is set on getting every student to college, considerate and kind hearted. even gives the students that slack off a chance

—choji, chills with all the popular kids, is on the wrestling team and also is a stoner. mostly only smokes at parties though

—sai, that one hot quiet kid who just sits in class and does his work. doodles on his notebook while everyone around him admires his little doodles. is popular but doesn’t care about popularity he just likes that people want to be his friend

—neji, the sexy nerd. is the student council president and hall monitor. girls wanna get with him but he gets extremely flustered and embarrassed when they flirt with him. dude thinks it’s like the 1950’s and acts kinda misogynistic

-ten ten, one girl who invites herself to everything cause everyone forgets about her. people do like her but she’s just always in the background of things. wants to work in the air force or some shit

[kyriolex]

Ignoring whatever happened in Canon, What Type of Romantic partner is a suitable partner personality wise, for each of your favorite Naruto/Boruto characters?

For example, regardless of Tamaki, I think the perfect match for Kiba would've been someone who was just as adventurous, hot-blooded and wild as he is.

Idc care what Kishi says, Kiba just isn't the type of guy I can see just settling down and living a mundane life for a long time you feel?

Imo I can only see Kiba with someone who can match his energy

Sorry this took so long to answer. I'm just going to do the Konoha 12 for now since if I added all my fave Boruto characters it would probably go over the post limit.

Naruto: He needs a cheerleader - someone who is always in his corner no matter what. They don't have to be loud like he is, but they do need a sense of humor, because his love language is corny jokes. Loyalty is everything to him.

Sakura: Sakura wants to be taken seriously as an equal, but she also deeply wants to be pampered and protected. Obviously she can hold her own in a physical fight, but a partner who can "rescue" her from the rain with an umbrella or give her breakfast in bed will make her swoon regardless.

Sasuke: Sasuke is kind of like a cat: if you chase him, he'll just run away and hiss at you. He needs to be the one who initiates things. Because of his trauma, he can act very hot and cold, so his partner has to be patient and let things happen at his pace.

Kiba: For him, I think the perfect match would have to be the whole package: His soulmate. His best friend. His eternal rival. Kiba has gone through every iteration of enemies-to-friends-to-lovers there is, all with the same person.

Hinata: Her ideal relationship has zero conflict and 100% unconditional acceptance. Her father destroyed her self-esteem growing up, so even as an adult, she will soak up compliments like a parched flower.

Shino: Like Sasuke, a relationship with Shino needs to go at his pace, because if a partner pushes him too fast, he will close up on himself like a pill bug. He'll open up faster for someone who shows through their actions that they admire and appreciate him. Small gestures like a good-night text go a long way.

Choji: Choji is helpful and kind, but he's not exactly a planner, so he shines best when he has someone to gently nudge him in the right direction. His ideal partner would be generous and sociable, the kind of person who could host a huge family dinner and send everyone home full and happy.

Ino: This woman NEEDS to be in charge. She likes to be challenged now and then, but for a relationship to last, her partner should know when to step back and let Ino be her brilliant, badass self.

Shikamaru: He needs someone who can match his intellect. The prettiest face in the world won't do anything for him if the person can't hold a good conversation. Like Choji, he works better with a partner who can take the lead on most things.

Lee: His perfect partner will be as much of a romantic as he is - no gesture is too big or too cheesy. They will match his energy and push him to be a better man each and every day.

Tenten: Forget flowers or serenades - if you want to impress Tenten, show her a clean apartment and a balanced checkbook. She is the mom friend to virtually everyone she knows, but for her romantic partner, Tenten really needs an adult. Her perfect partner is strong, reliable, and level-headed.

Neji: He would do best with someone as ambitious and hard-working as he is. Neji's ideal partner understands that work comes first, and they don't feel neglected because they're plenty busy with their own projects. While not mandatory, it would help if his partner was a clan ninja like himself who could understand the daily pressures he deals with.

[dayseternal-blog]

OK OK OK, I know I sound kind of weird but, could you pleaseee recommend some of the kinkiest naruhina fanfics?😳

Thank you so much🤍🤍

OK OK OK, you know you came to the right place 😳

I don’t know what you mean exactly by kinky, but I was thinking...I’ll just sort this by kinks hahahahahahha

OMG

This is going to include some of the MOST KINKY Naruhina fics I’ve ever read, EVER.  SOOO majorly inappropriate.  Also this will have some of the ones I’ve recommended before, but I’ll put everything under the cut.

NaruHina Smut & Kink

um hmmmm

Everything that follows is Rated Explicit.  Some of these fics are meant to be read with HUMOR.  Please enjoy!!!!!!!!!!!!

BDSM

“Echoes of Silence” by @ellaroundpanda - Modern AU, Multi-chapter, Ongoing. Hinata Hyuga was trapped. Her relationship with Toneri was leading to nowhere and she wanted to find a new Dom. Naruto Uzumaki seemed to be the answer to all her prayers, but her fiancé wouldn’t give up that easily…

“Professor Passion” by omegas - College AU, Dom!Hinata & Sub!Naruto One-shot. Naruto is a new university student with a crush on his professor; Hinata Hyuga. Shy first dates and kisses quickly turn into a relationship, and Naruto discovers his professor’s provocative secret – along with one of his own.

“Secrets of the Hidden Leaf” by Sessakag - Includes a ton of different kinks. Canon-Divergent. Multi-chapter, Incomplete. The author’s summary hints at NaruHinaSasu, but they never got that far in the story. Naruto and Hinata push the boundaries of propriety and decency in a budding relationship of profound love and wild, sexual exploration.

“Out with the Old” by agitosgirl - Includes cheating, Modern AU. Two-shot. Hinata’s been mistreated by her current Dom, Toneri. Thankfully, another Dom has had his eyes set on her for awhile now.

“dorks.” by EroPrincess - Canon-Compliant, Multi-chapter, Complete. Random sexual exploits featuring Konoha’s most innocent couple.

“I want you to cry” by Devahhole - Includes a ton of kinks and things like dub-con and graphic murder, Multi-chapter, RECENTLY COMPLETE!!! A sociopath blinded by revenge runs into his greatest opponent.

“Some Like it Rough” by Cheating Death - Modern AU, One-shot. Yet she couldn’t help the thoughts that had been racing through her mind lately. Thoughts of her fiance using less restraint than he usually did.

Clones

“Clone Present” by @carny-writings - Canon Compliant (lol), One-shot. So it’s Hinata’s birthday; does this mean a Naruto Shadow Clone Gangbang is in order for our best girl?

“Hinata’s Rose Lips” by Plump_Hinata - Includes extreme Bimbo!Hinata, Canon Divergent, Multi-chapter, Complete. Naruto and Hinata are sent on a mission to find a mysterious flower. But they will get a big surprise when they find out that the "Rose Lips" flower has a special power. A power to turn young ladies into ultra-hot, super-busty, sexy bimbos, and Hinata will be its victim!

Stamina/Multiple Orgasms/Cum Inflation/Size Kink

“Honeymoon” by Prestige Frost - Canon-Divergent. One-shot. During their honeymoon, Hinata learned something new about her husband: he was an absolute stamina freak in the bedroom. How was the beach? Why, they never even left the room!

“Adventures of the Warlock’s Apprentice” by pizzansushi - Includes lactation and furry kink, Fantasy AU, Multi-chapter, Incomplete. One rainy night, a warlock, finds a stray cat in alley. He takes Hinata in and breaks her curse. Turns out, his smitten kitten is actually a young lady. Naruto the Warlock allows her to stay beside him as his apprentice, although her looks and wiles will likely be the death of him.

“Sweet Love Bakery” by pizzansushi - Includes lactation kink, Fantasy AU, One-shot (but supposed to be multi-chapter?). Tender and sweet. Love makes people feel full and satisfied. Naruto Uzumaki the Warlock and his wife Hinata Hyuga open a bakery tavern.

“The Pinocchio Effect” by Silent_Soul_Ken - Fantasy/Modern AU, Multi-chapter, Complete. Naruto goes to see a Fortune Teller for a view into his luck however after his insult he'll find that he has a big problem and it's just getting bigger and bigger…

“Lord Hokage” by EroPrincess - Canon Compliant, Series of One-shots. Naruto loves it when Hinata screams out "Lord Hokage" during their lovemaking.

“Engaged or whatever…” by Devahhole - Rated E, Multi-chapter, Complete.  Shenanigans, jealousy, and sex ensue when Naruto and Hinata decide to tie the knot.

Squirting

“Unless the World Were to End” by @bunny-hoodlum - Modern AU, One-shot.  Anonymous internet friends decide to meet up IRL and give each other their first times.

“I’m in Here” by @bunny-hoodlum - RTN!Hinata, Canon-Divergent. One-shot. Thanks to Hinata’s newly acquired boldness, she and Naruto begin to explore their boundaries with each other – partly for distraction, partly for fun – But is Hinata the same Hinata anymore or not?

Voyeurism

“Unseen Audience” by @vegebulsoup​ - Canon-Divergent AU, Multi-chapter, Complete. He wondered what she might think if she found out about his new hobby. Surely, she would be mortified, embarrassed, and/or thoroughly creeped out. But still, he couldn’t bring himself to stop.

“Caught in the Act” by HoneyWriter78 - Modern/College AU, One-shot. Hinata decides to watch one of the adult videos at her workplace, not knowing that someone is watching her…

“Let Me See You” by callmesenorita - Canon Compliant (lol), Two-shot. When Naruto wakes to an empty bed, he is surprised to discover his wife indulging in an old habit. He’s also seriously turned on.

“Money Shot” by callmesenorita - College AU. Multi-chapter, Complete. Naruto can’t help noticing that his soft-spoken, new girlfriend bears similarities to PearlPrincess…but there’s no way Hinata, of all people, livestreams those kinds of videos, right?

Cheating

“A Maid’s Responsibility” by agitosgirl - Modern AU, One-shot. It had been a year since he and Sakura had been physical. Now he had Hinata, sweet, kind, caring Hinata.

“All Kinds of Wrong” by Kieren - Crime AU. One-shot. It was ironic how something so pure had sprung from such a sordid arrangement. They were perfect for each other. But they had met at the wrong time.

Drugged/Dub-Con/Non-Con

“Side Effects” by Cheating Death - Includes graphic non-con/dub-con, Modern AU. Multi-chapter, Complete.  Naruto and Hinata decide to participate in a high-paying clinical study, but the pay turns out to be too good to be true.

“Shinobi Passions” by HoneyWriter78 - Canon-Divergent AU. Multi-Chapter, Incomplete. When a mission takes a surprising turn for the worse, only Naruto can help her through the night…

“A Love Never Seen” by HoneyWriter78 - High School AU, Multi-chapter, Complete. Hinata Hyuga attend Konoha High she is part of the athletics group. She is friends with Ino and Shikamaru but is secretly in love with Shikamaru who is oblivious and loves someone else. She tried to fight her feelings not noticing that a certain senpai has had his eyes on her…

“Warped” by BountifullyBeautifullyBlessed - College AU. Multi-chapter, Complete. Hinata can’t sleep and her roommate, Naruto, is more than willing to help her out.

“Heavy Sleeper” by InTheMist032000 - Canon-Divergent AU, Two-shot. Hinata has a peculiar way of sleeping, and a knack for sleeping through all kinds of things. Naruto is intrigued and makes it a game to see how far he can go before she wakes up.

Semi-Public/In Public

“The Lustful Maid” by HoneyWriter78 - Modern AU, Multi-chapter, Complete. Hinata Hyuga wakes up in an unknown room on an unknown bed, after one of the most worst days of her life. Her only memory is knocking into a tall blonde handsome guy with her juice spilled over him! Was it a dream? I think not as now she has signed a contract to be his very own personal maid!

“The Superstar Falls in Love” by HoneyWriter78 - Modern AU, Multi-chapter, Complete. Naruto Uzumaki is a superstar, he and his band Kyubi set off clubbing after their opening night in Konoha. There he meets a blue haired beauty that immediately captures his attention. Will this blonde superstar playboy finally fall in love?

“A Shirt, a Neckerchief and my Bag on my Shoulders” by @badluckbrebis​ - Summer Camp AU, Multi-chapter, Ongoing. Hinata is freezing cold as she washes up in a nearby stream despite the poor weather, until Naruto unexpectedly shows up to shelter her…

“Nighttime Workout” by Breezyanimetra - College AU, Two-shot. Shy Hinata doesn’t usually have the courage to speak with her long time crush Naruto. All she does is watch him workout wishing she can do more. A snow storm one fateful night changes that for her.

“21 Days” by @bunny-hoodlum - Includes dub-con, Modern AU, Multi-chapter, Incomplete. Anonymous internet friends decide to meet up IRL and give each other their first times.

Pregnancy

“Vacation” by Prestige Frost - Includes foot fetish among other kinks, Canon Divergent AU, One-shot. Their honeymoon was just the beginning. For Naruto and Hinata Uzumaki, the love they shared only grew with each passing day.

“The Art of Seduction” by katraine - Canon Compliant (?), One-shot.  ...as only Uzumaki Hinata can do.

“October Tenth” by ShiroiNoKiba - Includes lactation kink and miscarriage scare, Canon-divergent. Two-shot.  Naruto’s pregnant wife surprises him at home for his birthday.

Dark!Naruto/Demon/Kyuubi

“Calming the Beast” by Goldfishlover73 - Includes cheating, Canon-Divergent. One-shot. Naruto can’t understand why his relationship with Sakura just isn’t working. Hinata has a solution.

“Honeymoon” by DemonOfTheFridge - Includes graphic rape/non-con, Canon-Divergent, Multi-chapter, Complete. Naruto always left on a secret mission once a year for a whole month. A curious Hinata finally had enough and followed him to an underground house. A house she finds herself trapped in, with a dark Naruto. Curiosity Killed the Cat.

“Breeding Season” by BlackMajjicDuchess - Includes rape/non-con, Canon-Divergent, Multi-chapter, Complete. Completely out of pattern, Kyuubi leaks free and causes terrible destruction that Naruto cannot suppress. There is a solution, but it comes at a terrible price.

“In a Demon’s Possession” by HoneyWriter78 - Demons AU. Multi-chapter, Incomplete. Pursued by the snake demon Orochimaru for their mysterious bloodline, Neji and Hinata accidentally trespass into Lord Kyuubi’s territory.

Furry/Mating/Alpha/Omega Dynamics

“A Wild Love” by agitosgirl - Fox!Naruto and Bunny!Hinata, Two-shot. They are a mix of humans and animal. They form communities and societies with their own species. Unfortunately, Hinata from the bunny section of the wood, finds herself in danger of being eaten.

“Love at First Sniff” by agitosgirl - Fox!Naruto and Mouse!Hinata, One-shot. Finding your one true love is the easiest thing that anyone can do. Hinata sets out to find the one male who will become the love of her life.

“Drainage City Tales” by Silent_Soul_Ken - Includes mutation/gender changes, Multi-chapter, Complete. Naruto is a young man working in Fume City's mining operation recently orphaned he struggles to survive and out of desperation eats some fish. Unusually large and bloated fish eating them will cause a change he never wanted but must now accept. But when Hinata a young noble girl who loves him, finds he's missing she'll do all she can to be with him.

“Naruto’s Mate” by funkychicken67 - Canon Divergent AU, Two-shot. Naruto receives a...gift from the nine tails. And Hinata gets in the way.

“When the Devil Picks Up a Stray” by callmesenorita - Rated E, A/B/O Modern AU, Multi-chapter, Complete. Hinata, an Omega, questions buried feelings when she decides to help a childhood friend who has adopted a new persona under the name Menma. Although their attraction is instant he is no longer the Naruto she once knew, and soon enough Hinata is thrust into a dangerous yakuza conspiracy.

“A Fate Worse than Death” by Caelestia - A/B/O Canon-Divergent, One-shot.  Naruto, improperly socialized and traumatized as a child, rejects his inner Alpha, which has devastating consequences on his family and marriage.  “A Risky Bet” is its fluffier follow-up (One-shot).

I feeeeel like I might be forgetting some, but that’s a lot! :D  Happy fic reading!!!!

[captnjacksparrow]

What are your full thoughts on Sakura's confession to Naruto? I've seen some fans blame it on Sai as he "emotionally manipulated" Sakura into doing all she can to stop Naruto which led to the fake confession.

Thanks for this ask @dinainwater 👍🏼 I always wanted to talk about that arc where all the characters' motivations were clearly set up. Sorry for the late response, Sakura’s prompts always makes my skin crawl.

I never knew that Sakura wankers would retort to such tactics by shifting the blame on Sai. I've said this in many posts and I don't mind repeating it here. Sakura was always written as a narrative tool to propagate the main characters, Naruto and Sasuke. This was always the case right from chapter 3.

This is also the arc where Team 7′s loyalty was put under the microscope for us viewers to observe. What will Team 7 do, when they hear about Sasuke who turned into a wanted Criminal??

SAKURA’S FAKE CONFESSION 

Let’s start with Sai. He is also a member of Team 7. Sai doesn’t give a damn about Sasuke and he doesn’t have to. Because he never knew anything about him. But Sai really cared about Naruto more than Sakura ever did anything for Naruto combining Part 1 and Part 2. Unlike others, Sai started to care about Naruto because he saw something in him that reminded him of his brother Shin. Naruto didn’t have to prove anything to him to win his friendship like he did with Neji and others. In fact, Naruto hated him in the beginning.

Sai, a guy who couldn’t understand any feelings, has slowly started to understand something and he started to help/save Naruto without any motivations or expectations.

Well, I feel Kishi meant to parallel Sai with Sasuke not only in terms of looks but also when it comes to protecting him. 

That’s why Sai went to Sakura to call her out for being a lazy donkey by dumping all the works on Naruto whereas she was sitting on her cool Ass without doing anything.

Well, I want everyone to put yourself in Sai’s place. What would you have done?While Naruto is getting beaten up for Sasuke’s sake and Sakura is sitting there leaving everything with Naruto to deal with the rough parts.

Now the wankers may make silly excuses like, ‘Naruto asked her to leave it to him’.

I am asking them, ‘Well, That didn’t stop Sai from not following what Naruto was about to do. He was worried about Naruto and followed him to see what he was going to do. And defended him from Karui’s attacks. Why couldn’t Sakura do this?’.

All these panels proves,

Sakura doesn’t give 2 shits about Naruto. But Sai genuinely cares about him a lot.

[[No wonder, Sai is one of the people with whom Naruto contacts a lot in Borutoverse also]]

Emotional manipulation is when someone uses their own feelings to make the other person feel guilty. I am pretty sure you all know who manipulated whom emotionally throughout the series. 

Sai was simply acting here as the viewers’ voice. I don’t know about how viewers felt about the confrontation scene. I felt that Sai was asking what I was feeling about Sakura, the whole time!!! 

Simply put,

“Just now, Karui beat Naruto into a pulp. He just doesn’t want to worry you by telling this. But why are you sitting simply without worrying about what’s happening to others? Do you really care about Naruto, a bit? You made some shitty promise with him some time ago and I don’t even know what it was. But he means to carry on that promise for the rest of his life because he likes you. Don’t you think you should take responsibility for putting such a burden on him?”

Now, This is where things get really interesting. Sai just observed Naruto’s behaviour around Sakura and concludes that Naruto is bearing all this pain for Sakura and to an extent for Sasuke but mostly for Sakura.

Sai comes to this conclusion because he never knew what happened between Naruto and Sasuke in part 1. He never saw their interaction or what’s going on between them. But Sakura does. 

Sai feels deeply empathetic towards Naruto’s sadness and doesn’t want him to get hurt anymore. Hence he is calling her out for her insensitiveness when asking Naruto to make a Life Time Promise. Sai went one step ahead and added that everyone relies on Naruto too much. As a friend, Sai thinks that they all should shoulder Naruto’s burden. 

There’s nothing wrong with Sai and his perspective.

Also, if he really intended to manipulate her, Sai shouldn’t have to tell Naruto about everything that had happened with Sakura and his Academy friends when he met him in the Land of Iron.

Even the most sensible Shikamaru thinks Sai was right.

For me, All of her Academy Classmates were speaking sense. Because, they were just observers. 

Simply put, Sai and Everyone thinks that Sasuke has joined Akatsuki, the organization which destroyed their Village to the ground and was also hunting Naruto. But Sakura’s promise is putting Naruto’s life at danger because they feel Naruto is doing these for the Life Time promise he made 3 years ago before all of her Academy Classmates because everyone knows that Naruto never go back on his words.

Where is the emotional manipulation here?

The only problem from their opinion is that they never factored the extent of Naruto’s and Sasuke’s relationship into the equation and it’s not their fault. Because no one knows. But Sakura knows, atleast a bit if not entirely. We, the audience knew what happened in the VoTE1.

Sakura openly acknowledged to Sai that Naruto considers Sasuke as his brother. She even saw Naruto fall into the ground and bawling like a baby when Sasuke left with Orochimaru.

Can’t she put 2+2 to know that, Naruto is not just doing this for her??

Well, Since when has she ever been emotionally perceptive of others’ feelings? She always thought everything revolved around her. So, it’s not really surprising. 

Well, in this scene I genuinely thought, She was going to do something good once and for all. 

What Sakura could have done?

She should’ve confronted to them like a strong woman (as much as her wankers portrays her to be), ‘Naruto is not doing this for me. He may love me. But He is doing this not just for me. I knew about Naruto better than anyone. He truly wanted to save Sasuke for himself as well. We all should talk about this to Naruto and decide later.”

But she didn’t!!!

Later Sakura went on and proposed to Naruto pathetically and got rebuffed. She really thought Naruto would believe her proposal. She still thinks ‘Naruto is an idiot’. Even Kiba couldn’t believe this bullshit. 

‘Sakura, You Dumb Biashhhh’, This is what Kiba must be thinking inside.

This is just another way for Kishi by dissing her and telling us that ‘Sakura never reached any emotional maturity. She is a self-absorbed girl who thinks that she is the center of everyone’s life. Sai, who spent very little time could understood Naruto better than Sakura, who was with him for a long time’.

From Writing point of View, 

Up until that point, Kishi tried to build some platonic crush between Naruto and Sakura. But he decided to break that crush by making Naruto reject her Fake Confession and prefer Sasuke over Sakura.

Furthermore, He used her as a tool to make Naruto and Sasuke meet under the bridge, which was the iconic scene of the entire Series and that’s the moment, that particular Arc was leading upto. The writer is telling us that, 

Even though Sakura wholeheartedly love Sasuke, when things don’t go well, she is not a person who will try to understand why Sasuke is doing whatever he did so far. Instead, she plunged right at him.

Even though Naruto likes Sakura, Sasuke trying to kill her will not evoke any kind of rage as one would display for their loved one when they gets hurt. Which means Naruto places Sasuke higher than Sakura.

Even though Sasuke plunged into the depth of darkness, seeing Sakura would not evoke any kind of positive feelings in him. But Naruto can. 

Even though Sasuke turned into a killing machine, and the entire world turned upon him including his former Team, the only person who will stand with him will be Naruto, no matter what.

MORAL OF THE STORY:

Sai has nothing to do with her delusion. Sai simply spoke his perspective about Naruto and his pain, excluding Sasuke (because he didn’t know about him). As someone who knew both Sasuke and Naruto, Sakura should have a better judgement in this matter. But she didn’t. She made a fool out of herself by taking a worst decision to confess dishonestly before Naruto and tried to kill Sasuke without understanding what both of them are going through. 

Even if you live with this woman for 100 years, she is incapable of understanding anyone.

[lexpressobean]

Shino Aburame Multiship List and my personal takes that no one asked for but I'm sharing anway because I just want to give Shino more love and maybe if anyone else has a take they can share? Idk! This concerns the Rookie Konoha Nin (Sai Included <3)

Shino.Hinata 7/10

Seems obvious enough on why it makes sense. In canon Shino, and Kiba, very much act like the older brothers she never had. They learn to rely on each other and get along more than others might expect at first. They're both from Noble Clans, and so obviously have a certain amount of pressure on them (though surely Team 10 felt the same way. And Sasuke, probably? maybe?), and that kinda helps their connection. Natural, soft, cute. Kind of dramatic when you start involving clan politics and things like that (or maybe that's just me lol). Unfortunately, despite my fondness for variety, I seriously can't help but mainly think of this ship as unrequited on Shino's part when I consider it more seriously and romantically. Something about... the trick your mind plays on you when you associate with someone frequently enough that you get a crush on them? Hm, I prefer their relationship as soft besties, supportive and not messy with romantic feelings. But yeah, they'd have a super cute and soft domestic life together for sure when I push past canon and just enjoy them together as a couple.

Shino.Kiba 7/10

When it comes to shipping Kiba and Shino, I just like how goofy it could get. Canon certainly provides fuel with these two being the only two not married or with children. I know Kiba has Tamaki, but just like so many other things in the series, Tamaki's introduction as Kiba's love interest feels... forced and last minute. As a ship, I like to think think of that classic ambivalent relationship where Kiba is super jealous of Shino, but realizes he's actually into Shino later on. Meanwhile Shino is annoyed as fuck, but also misses Kiba's company regardless. They didn't just magically become friends, there were a lot of hours put into their relationship! But because of that, they get along in a much more personal level compared to Kiba and Choji or Naruto and Shikamaru. So after that, just a lot of typical awkward and moody feelings because I think it's hilarious when lighthearted. More serious and angsty, the more I feel like it's not such a great ship, especially when it's pushed WAY too far by others in fandom and I see Kiba characterized as the token fuckboy (what?) and Shino as a passive nerd (WHAT?) that takes his shit willingly (W H A T ! ?) Shino 100% would never go down without a fight. That or he'd just leave to fight another day. But he's never gonna just STAND THERE? And Kiba? Kiba LOOKS TOUGH but Shino's probably made Kiba cry unintentionally, like, at least TWICE since teaming up as Genin!

Shino/Shikamaru 8/10

This is a ship where it would just be me shipping characters I simply like together. Lots of fans do this. I know Shikamaru is just a truly young and immature boy that deals with anxiety and low self confidence and grows into a man that is absolutely smitten by that one woman who wakes up and chooses violence everyday. I already love that, ShikaTema is my favorite canon ship in Naruto. But I also have this idea where Team 10 is literally the Queer Team in my head. Ino-Shika-Cho are all some kind of queer, and I just love them being so close and friends and just... yeah. ShikaCho and InoSaku, yeah? But in a world where I play up the drama in my head, Shikamaru and Shino I personally ship later in life? And... they're more interesting to me because it's NOT easy to apply a romantic relationship to! But it's still plausible in a way that I feel they would make the other "feel things" and not strictly romantic things, but compared to ShinoKiba and ShikaCho, ShikaShino is "Smart Guys Go Goofy in the Head Over Each Other" while KibaCho is "Childhood Friends Who Drifted Apart and are Reconnecting". Mostly Shikamaru who's initiating it and Shino resisting at first, but we all know Shikamaru is the best strategist of his time. It's not manipulation, it's understanding and effort and also building a better friendship as a base? Shino's still unpredictable, but that's what makes it so fun to weave as a story.

Shino.Choji 5/10

Honestly I didn't think about this ship too much before? The whole Cho/Butterfly thing with Shino associated with Insects gives way to some superficial jokes, but tbh, as I wrote this, I feel like Shino would be the one who falls for Choji first? Not because of the butterfly thing, but because of simply how caring and kind Choji is. He's so loyal and human with his insecurities and yeah, he's a dumb boy, but at his characters core, he is a GOOD character that was wasted, much like Shino. And even though ShikaCho is, like, obviously it, if Choji were to extend even half of a ShikaCho level of friendship to Shino, I think it's only logical that Shino would fall first because Choji is simply just kind and grounding in his own way. Similar in a way to how I see Shino.Hinata, but even more fucking confusing because Choji was a problem child, Shino is just Like That and also gay?? Oh yeah, and they're Dads work pretty well together? And they're both Nobles too? But literally the two Nobles that not even the common people take all that seriously lmao... Shino and Choji would be so shy I think though, that'd be cute.

Shino.Ino 8/10

Okay, so I actually LOVE flowers, and I do like learning about insects. Bugs and flowers go together very naturally. In world where Ino wasn't terrified of bugs or in love with Sakura (I NO SA KU) I could probably ship Ino and Shino pretty fondly actually. Especially when you take into account that Shino had a CANON glow up and though canon always writes Ino as a little superficial, all in all, I also like a sensorXsensor ship. Ino realizing she doesn't actually have to BE a Yamanaka sensor to "read" Shino because all she had to do was pay some fucking attention lmao. And I love me some petty Shino, and Shino being gently fixated on Ino because he was canonly in 2nd place because Ino's charismatic ass was 1st back in the academy (at least concerning the rookie 9 lol). I also see this ship as ambivalent, but not as argumentative as Shino/Kiba and more just getting to know each other with time, getting over first impressions! You can change them! I ALSO headcanon that Inoichi was the closest of his InoShikaCho team to Shibi back in their heyday, Inoichi actually having enough comfort in Shibi to straight up yell at Shibi about stuff and junk, and Shibi taking... most things to heart. (AKA Inoichi helped Shibi get with Shino's Mom lmao She was InoShikaCho's classmate). The Good Libra/Aquarius Ship

Shino.Naruto 3/10

Naruto is constantly disrespecting my man Shino. However, if Naruto were ever to come out of the closet (BECAUSE YES) and realized what a babe Shino really was later in life, and how GOOD at his job Shino really is, and how Shino is surprisingly gentle and caring with kids like Iruka-sensei was when he was still an instructor, Naruto's whole idea of Shino could do a 180. Shino, bug boy who blew off a kids arms off because HE COULD. Shino, ever the stickler. Shino, who ACTUALLY threatened Naruto to never speak of that one mission ever again. Shino who holds grudges and aimed his murderous aura at Naruto more than once... And then you have Shino, who just wanted to know that Naruto cared about him as a friend, but instead you get dumbass Naruto suddenly all in Shino's business and really acting WEIRD and Shino is really unsure how to handle it all, but he's not easily impressed, so Naruto just keeps trying. That, or like... I get a 2000's movie vibe from these two somehow. Like... American Pie levels of stupid, or Fired Up but not quite GR!ND... closer to Blades of Glory but DEFINITELY NOT Superbad or later... It works out in the end and it's not THAT funny but it still makes you laugh?? Naruto is the dumbass but Shino gets knocked off his high horse and gets dragged along with him for the ride and that's the best part lol

Shino.Saku 2/10

Equally matched in intellect... Otherwise I don't know.... how... But I think... Maybe Shino came in handy with the Chakra reserves? Sakura was on her way, being the top notch medic nin she is, but Shino was able to keep the Pt/Victim stabilized with chakra replenishment via his Kikaichu? New found respect? Not a very likely ship, though I can see their professional relationship very well! Aburame specialize in Ninja Arts, obviously, but do y'all realize just how handy bugs can be when it comes to medicine and treatment? Shit is pretty cool! Medical honey infection control, sterilized maggot debridement, oil beetle cantharidin wart removal, fruit flies can even be used to detect cancer? (Idk lol)

Shino.Sasuke 5/10

Again, if Sasuke ever were to come out of the closet. But even so, it's so crazy how Sasuke is able to recognize Shino and just be like, "Oh, it's you." Shino REALLY down about not being able to bring Sasuke back, and Sasuke becoming aware. Or Shino ACTUALLY on the Sasuke mission and being ESSENTIAL in the success of the mission and Sasuke, defeated, KNOWING IT, and hating everything, but as time goes on, being thankful, even though it's often overlooked. Sasuke and Shino becoming closer friends, apart from their respective teams. Both from Noble Clans... I just want them to be friends tho tbh

Shino.Lee 6/10

I can see it, but it's kinda hard!! Lee and Shino can be equally intense. But it's the difference between Sunlight and Gravity. Like, Lee is such a good boy though and when I ship Shino and Ino, Lee gets to sweep Sakura off her feet. And Shino ADMIRES Lee, he really does, and I can see him standing up for Lee and Lee really appreciating it too. But idk, this would be one of the slowest of burns, but it WOULD be cute now that I think about it! Like, legit it'd be so positive awwww...

Shino.Neji 6/10

Kind of like a combination of Shino/Hinata and Shino/Sasuke? Shino absolutely ready to murder Neji after what happened to Hinata, but then Hinata and Neji slowly build a relationship, and Shino is happy for Hinata but still weary about Neji. Neji being kind of priss and uneasy around Shino, but they both care about Hinata enough to try and get along. Smart, tolerable, very much about the Shinobi mentality. Mutual respect? Admiration from afar? Hinata getting tired of their prideful shy boy bullshit and planning shit with Kiba and Lee and TenTen? Idk lol (As far as crack goes, I've seen more KibaNeji personally??? It's an odd one!)

Shino.Tenten 6/10

Can be a case of pairing spares, but regardless of canon, it could be cute? I do love that Tenten has some sass of her as well! As with Shino and Sasuke I would have liked these two to be better friends than anything else, just for a chance to see their dynamics?? I'm more of the headcanon that Tenten and Shino are both queer and ACTUALLY Tenten is THE mean lesbian who also didn't realize she was a lesbian but also doesn't grow into her queer self until later. Same with Shino but he's just SO quiet about it, not mean because if it. He's just mean lol. They're mean together.

Shino.Sai 8/10

Bro, these two get along so well!! I feel like there's already a lot of mutual respect between them when they first meet. They size each other up some, but keep it light and don't do anything unecessary. They're both very "clean". BUT, unlike Shikamaru and Neji, and like Sasuke but he's always absent, Shino and Sai are just so weird in themselves and I think that's part of the fun. They made up their own little fucking club in the games SPECIFICALLY to mess with Naruto, like... they can both murder you easily on their own but then you see them together and they have that soft boy/enby aura about them?? I also ship it asexually, but also unbelievably and almost embarrassingly romantic "as time passes". They're own brand of romance. A slow but very natural and warm burn. Yet you don't get to see those moments. They're not for you <3

[sagemoderocklee]

5. What do you wish someone would ask you about [insert fic]? Answer it now!

So, the asker for this question wanted me to go ahead and pick a fic, so I'm picking The Art of Love because I've always wanted people to ask more about the Shadow Kami introduced in the last chapter I posted.

My wheelhouse with writing is very much worldbuilding, and I think Naruto in particular is a series that has some great building blocks but some egregious holes as well in the worldbuilding. Inconsistencies, contradictions, and just a general lack of consideration for any other part of the shinobi world that wasn't Konoha. And even then there are still holes, and I always have a lot of fun filling them in.

However, the Nara clan's jutsu is not one of those big glaring plot holes. I straight up just thought, 'what if some of the ninjutsu used in the world is actually rooted in ancient magical practices?'

The idea that the Nara clan's Shadow Technique is more than just ninjutsu kind of struck me out of nowhere. I wasn't necessarily intending to do it, but once I had the idea, it really just took root. I figured, if anything could be given a different and more enigmatic origin, it would be the Shadow Technique from the Nara Clan.

I still have a lot of work to do with it, but I am excited with what's begun.

In TAoL I really needed something that would help Shikamaru, Team Eight, and Sai while they searched for clues as to what was happening in the world, and I wanted to really push the stakes up. Shikamaru is already poised to lose the woman he loves, but what if he's so willing to do anything to save her that his humanity is also on the line? The power he has from the Shadow Kami isn't limitless but it's certainly great. Yet there are still consequences--but again, those are consequences he'll gladly face in order to save Temari and her brothers.

The Shadow Kami are dangerous, though. They aren't animals you can tame, it's not a 'technique' you can master. The Shadow Kami are gods--or one god. the shadow kami are one and millions, always branching off and coming back together, and it's an overwhelming thing to touch let alone give over your body to.

There's one particular aspect (or form) to the Shadow Kami--the aspect that the Nara made their pact with in the first place--that acts as both guardian of the clan, a source of contact with the shadow Kami, and also someone to watch that the clan never falters from their initial pact. The clan hasn't actively acknowledged the pact or practiced the worship of Shadow Kami that they once did, but the pact still holds and hasn't been broken, and Shikamaru knows about it because he was obviously poised to take his father's place as the leader of his clan. he had to know.

there are prophecies in ancient scrolls and all sorts of powers Shikamaru could tap into. but he didn't have time to prepare or study, so he just kind of goes all in and is like 'yeah here my body is yours to use in exchange for your power'.

if he can learn to work with and live with the shadows, he'll be neigh unstoppable, but they'll never leave him. he'll never look how he used to or navigate the world how he did, and because of this--assuming he survives--any children he has would also be touched by the shadow kami... less so, but still. he's altered the course of his family's future entirely with this. so depending on what happens in the end, this will.

as with all my worldbuilding, the shadow kami holds across multiple fics even if it never comes up or is irrelevant to the plot. for instance, in Absolution, when a member of the Nara clan interrupts the final day of the Festival of Rain, it's because something has happened with the shadow kami that Shikamaru must tend to. what happened and why isn't necessary to Absolution, but it was necessary that Shikamaru leave Suna for a while and it works well because the reason Shadow Kami have made themselves known is because of Ruri's birth. again, all things that have no relevance to the actual plot of Absolution, which is why I can share that.

anyways, thank you for asking me a question that allowed me to babble inanely about something i came up with lol

23. What's a trope, AU, or concept you've never written but would like to?

So I already answered this on Twitter, but I'll just reiterate here: I have in m WIP ideas document a coffee shop AU that I would love to write someday. i've spent nearly a decade being a barista, and there's something about romanticizing it that just gets me.

[thefairyletters]

Naruto in Hero Academy

Which Naruto characters would replace the MHA characters more accurately in MHA AU?

Here is what I think:

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Naruto Uzumaki ➡ Mirio Togata

Naruto is a lot of things but nervous and shy isn't one of them. Izuku may be the protagonist of MHA but Naruto is like Izuku only in terms of his desire to protect everything that breathes, oblivious towards the blatant interest of opposite sex and their determination to succeed.

Mirio, on the other hand, is optimistic and shares same sentiment towards helping others. He, like Naruto, is not the brightest student and can be dumb and goofy. He is also a jokester of sorts and makes fool of himself like Naruto. Both of them are very hardworking and train themselves to master hardest techniques.

Naruto's quirk: Pressure control

Sakura Haruno ➡ Kyoka Jirou, Ochako Uraraka

Jirou is cool, smart, level-headed and quite aggressive. Sakura is book smart, is dry when she wants to be, isn't afraid to put people in their places when they show disobedience or act silly, and has leadership qualities. Both are self-conscious of their looks and bodies and have aversion to horror settings.

Ochako and Sakura are both strong willed, both work hard to be useful to their friends and don't want to left behind. Both are competitive, friendly and kind. Both become shy in front of their love interest. Ochako wants to become a good hero to support her parents and help people, Sakura worked to truly become a shinobi to stand beside her teammates. Ochako cares deeply for Deku, regardless of her feelings for him, like Sakura towards Naruto.

Sakura's quirk: Super strength

Sasuke Uchiha ➡ Shouto Todoroki, Katsuki Bakugou

Both Shouto and Sasuke are cool, quiet, impassive and blunt. They are top students of their class and are popular for their pretty-boy looks and their powers. They both are from influential families and have a strained relationship with their father and older brother who is a villain. They both are intelligent and top of their classes.

Katsuki and Sasuke are arrogant, tend to look down on others and desire to be on the top. They tend to snap at their rivals and often lose their cool in their presence. Both secretly cherish and care for their friends, but are really bad ar outwardly expressing them. They are antisocial and prefer to train over socialising.

Sasuke's quirk: Electricity

Shikamaru Nara ➡ Shinsou Hitoshi

Both are straightforward and clever enough to be one step ahead of the rest. Both are antisocial yet have many friends who are absolute sunshiand are manipulative when they want to be. Both have their mentor's quirks passed onto them – smoking and love for cats.

Shikamaru's quirk: Shadow control

Rock Lee ➡ Eijirou Kirishima

Both are overly enthusiastic about manly things and youth, have optimistic personalities and are insensitive to what people says about them. They care and believe in their friend – Neji/Bakugo – no matter how they shun him away.

Lee's quirk: Speed

Hinata Hyuga ➡ Tamaki Amajiki, Eri

Both are extremely shy in social settings, show outward signs of social anxiety when it gets best of them, doesn't believe in their strengths and look up to Naruto/Mirio.

Eri and Hinata, both are timid and naive. Like Eri, Hinata is accepting of her father's opinion of her and doesn't stand up for herself. While not psychologically traumatised like Eri, Hinata has her social.

Hinata's quirk: X-Ray vision

Shino Aburame ➡ Fumikage Tokoyami

Both are odd ones in their groups, blunt to a fault and have distinctive way of speaking. They are both underestimated and are powerful in their own rights. Tokoyami has his bird and Shino has his bugs to assist him.

Shino's quirk: Insect control

Neji Hyuga ➡ Seiji Shishikura

Both are proud, dignified individuals and are strong believers of their opinions about who can/cannot become heroes/shinobis. Both are arrogant about their abilities and tend to be very cruel to others at times, but that's where their similarities end.

Neji's quirk: Deflection shield

Konan ➡ Asui Tsuyu

Both are not afraid to speak their minds and are very stoic individuals who rarely show emotions. While both are blunt and to the point, they also are compassionate and care for their friends deeply. They are also very supportive and reliable individuals which makes them great partners.

Konan's quirk: Telekinesis

Nagato Uzumaki ➡ Tomura Shigaraki

They both have been manipulated by Sensei/Madara. They both wanted to ruin Shinobi villages/Heros of the world for what they were manipulated into believing a greater cause. They both hide their true identity from the rest of their allies, behind hands and reanimated body. Both, as a child, were kind, compassionate and desired to help others.

Nagato's quirk: Resurrection

Itachi Uchiha ➡ Dabi/Touya Todoroki

Personality-wise, both are similar in some ways – aloof, confident, smart, stoic and cautious. Both often taunt their brothers by pulling on their abilities and weaknesses, however, their intentions couldn't be more different. If Itachi had been a true villain with no martyr tendencies, only rightly placed anger, then he could be considered as true Dabi of Naruto universe.

Itachi's quirk: Hallucinations

Kakashi Hatake ➡ Eraserhead/Shota Aizawa

Both find their wards troublesome and causes trouble to them as much as they could, but they both secretly love them to death. Both have protective steaks in them and always turn 180 on their enemies who dare to pose threat to their kids. Both have distinctive – Aizawa usuallu has his sleeping bag with him and Kakashi always have his porn with him.

Kakashi's quirk: Copy

Hashirama Senju➡ All Might/Yagi Toshinori

Both are revered as idols and are considered the strongest heroes. Hashirama established the idea of 'will of fire' and All Might is considered the 'symbol of peace', which is an idea of goodwill. Both are jubilant individuals, brimming with positivity and strength. They are always shown smiling and have inspiring personalities that are well-liked by others. Hashirama, like Yagi, have serious streak in him which is in contrast to his normal, cheerful attitude.

Hashirama's quirk: Earth control

Anko Mitarashi ➡ Midnight/Nemuri Kayama

Both have similar appearances – purple hair, spiky hair and curvaceous figure – and dress provocatively. They both are quite sadistic and enjoy unsettling others like its their personal hobby. Both are impulsive, stubborn, playful, but also intelligent and resourceful individuals.

Anko's quirk: Elasticity

Madara Uchiha ➡ All for one/Sensei

Need I say? The boss villains whose powers rival the likes of Hashirama and All Might. Madara is better person than Sensei of course, but both are terrifying, manipulative, have animosity against Hashirama/All Might and can be considered the Symbol of Evil. Both are power-hungry, ruthless and manipulative. Despite their merciless nature, they also seem to love their younger brother.

Madara's quirk: Gravity control

Tsunade Senju ➡ Healing girl/Chiyo Shuzenji

Both are old women. Like Chiyo, Tsunade is kind and compassionate, but also harsh and chiding towards crazy and reckless people. They are both expert doctors.

Tsunade's quirk: Healing

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I had so much fun comparing the characters of my two favourite fandoms for this post. As far as abilities goes, I am happy with this list. I think Fire Control is the most overused ability ever. Gravity manipulation is my favourite ability; if you can increase and decrease the gravity then you are nearly the strongest person. Madara is that. It's insane how strong he is in Naruto, I didn't give him all that credit here.

Thank you for reading!

[sasukeless]

Saw a ship ask, so sns (as a treat ;D ) and hmmm.... how about shikatema

hi,

sns - ship it (obviously)

1. What made you ship it?

okay so i made a long rant once so i will make it short this time so. first, their dynamic is just so good and fun to watch like you can say whatever you want about sns but one thing you will never get to call them is boring. two, they have every trope i love im not joking sometimes i feel like kishimoto wrote sns after reading my ship bingo or whtv. and three, they are just both batshit insane which is very pleasant to me.

2. What are your favorite things about the ship?

there's just something about being completely alone and fucked up in the world but then you find someone who is a reflect of you and knows you in a deep overpowering level that no one else could, even if they try their hardest, because that person is the only one meant to (and the only one you want to) be able to read your soul because its intertwined with theirs. this sounds so sooooo corny but its the only way i can describe it.

3. Is there an unpopular opinion you have on your ship?

i also have said this before and i dont think its unpopular other people agree but still. i hate when in fics or other fanworks post canon people make sasuke act like as if he has to atone or even beg naruto for forgiveness for leaving the village etc etc. for one is not in character for either of them and two sasuke has nothing to atone for, even naruto himself knows this.

oh also, not a fan of jealous sasuke? idk its a trope i see a lot but i never get it since he has never looked like the jealous type to me but whatever.

shikatema - don't ship it

1. Why don't you ship it?

they are there i guess. never picked my attention and they dont have that much content? also in all honesty i dont like shikamaru as a character so like i said there are there

2. What would have made you like it?

maybe if we saw more of them

3. Despite not shipping it, do you have anything positive to say about it?

i guess i can give them credit because despite not having that much content them ending together doesnt feel forced and ooc. like compared to the rest canon couples even if they dont have that much development when u see the ship in the end you arent left like wtf? because it didnt came out of nowhere. im just saying its not that good but its also not that bad so i get why most fans do enjoy it

send me a ship!

[momowho34]

Naruto Modern AU where Sasuke is this tired and stressed straight laced guy in law school just trying to live up to his parents over blown expectation because of his “perfect” older brother but he’s also hot or something so while he’s freaking out about law school people think he’s so cool and popular but in reality he has literally no idea what he’s doing. and Naruto is that one guy that skateboards and wears beanies all the time and snorts pixie sticks in his free time and is all “living to live, man” but at the same time would totally throw down in a Wendy’s parking lot and then like pat you on the back afterwards, he takes nothing seriously and is besties with his therapist

And the others? Oh boy. Kiba Inazuka is totally a dude bro but a dude bro who was raised by lesbians so he’s got that respect women juice down to a tee and he has girl friends and guy friends and like he’ll play football with the boys and be like “yeah Trisha painted my nails the other day <3 I love this shade” and they’re just like ?????. Shino is the weird wicked smart bug kid that names all of his beetles and will enthusiastically show them to you and he seems cold and emotionless most of the time but he hears everything and will show up at your house at 4 in the morning like “I heard you were talking shit about me, bitch.” Hinata is the sweetest ray of sunshine that cares about her friends more then literally anything else and because she’s a rich girl she’s friends with Sasuke but on the down low she’s so kind and she hardly ever talks about her personal issues but like every single one of the 9 would suplex her dad if they ever got the chance no questions asked.

Lee is weird and straight laced but also really loud and annoying, like a teachers pet that even the teacher doesn’t know what the fuck is going on with. Neji hates the fucking world and wants you to know it (and like fair king tbh fuck it up) but he also gets the best grades ever and is super loved by all his teachers even though he could out curse any sailor at any time regardless of circumstance. Tenten is weird she acts normal and is absolutely ordinary but everybody gets the feeling that one day she’ll snap and murder everybody in the room and like they love her but they keep their fucking distance if they value their heads.

Inoshikacho is like that one groups of friends who have nothing to do with eachother if their parents weren’t friends but they’ve been stuck to eachother like super glue ever since elementary school and there’s no going back now bitch. Ino is kind of a bitch and she talks shit but she has a moral compass for the most part and is genuinely a good person overall but spite her and she will fuck you up and ruin your life just because. Choji is laid back and chill and really really well adjusted and commonly gives sage advice out of nowhere because he’s probably the most mentally stable out of all of them tbh he just eats chips and tells jokes. Shikamaru is that kid who could probably outsmart Albert Einstein but he won’t ever turn in his fucking homework because of executive dysfunction so he just. He just sit there. People tends to think of him as a stupid stoner but he secretly knows everybodies secrets and darkest insecurities by heart.

And don’t even get me fucking started on Team Taka. Suigetsu is incredibly slutty but will also fight you for funsies and he looks harmless but he can fuck shit up if he feels like it aswell as get himself into the weirdest most convoluted situations you’ve ever seen. Karin is smart and tells it like it is always, everybody values her honesty and wit. She holds the brain cells, and only her. Juugo is a big scary looking tough guy that also owns a hundred different animals and feeds the squirrels and birds and meditates all the time even though he looks like a truck. He’s mostly a pacifist, surprisingly.