#naruto volume 26

[everynart]

[vermi-lyon]

Naruto Nine Tails Chakra Mode

The swirling chakra was inspired by the volume 26 cover of naruto. I think it has a cooler look than the usual chakra cloak. Art by me

[marvelmymarvel]

Guardian (Part 1)

Sakumo Hatake x Sarutobi!Reader

Jiraiya x Sarutobi!Reader

Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6 Part 7 Part 8 Part 9 Part 10 Part 11

Synopsis: Your brother gave you an assignment, "Go ask Sakumo Hatake if he needs help with his newborn." It was a simple task, but it snowballed into so much more.

TW: Mention of death and suicide

Ages:

The reader is the same age as the Sannins - 26 at the beginning

Sakumo is 38 at the beginning

A/n: There will be multiple parts to this. I've never seen this concept before but it may be my favorite.

Naruto Masterlist: Here

Your fist hovered over the wooden door, unsure why you had suddenly grown hesitant. Your brother told you to see if Sakumo Hatake needed help with his newborn considering his wife died during childbirth. It was an assignment, nothing more. But something within you made you feel funny. You, of course, knew what was making you feel so funny, but you had to push it down.

The door swung open, making you jump in your spot, "Sakumo! Hello. Um…" Your mouth grew dry as he looked down at you expectantly. The area under his eyes was dark and heavy; you could tell he hadn't been getting any sleep. Raising a newborn was hard, but it must have been impossible when doing it alone. He nodded at you, encouraging you to continue. "I-"

A shrill cry hit your ears, and your eyes traveled inside the dark house. Sakumo sighed, "Do you or Lord Third need something? If not, I need to go soothe Kakashi-"

"No! No. That's why I'm here. Hiruzen asked me to check and see if you needed a hand." 

Sakumo grew silent at that, eyebrows creasing as he tried to figure out what to say. Kakashi's cries rose in volume, and your maternal instincts made you ansty, "May I?" Your question flew out before you could stop it, he needed help, and you knew he wouldn't ask for it.

He stepped to the side and allowed you inside his home. You moved toward the source of the crying before finally ending up in the nursery. Your lip curled into a sweet smile, eyes crinkling as you cooed down at the white-haired baby. 

"Hi there, Kakashi."

Sakumo stood frozen in the doorway as he watched your hands cradle the baby before bringing him out of the crib and into your arms, "Do you have milk? I can try rocking him to sleep" Sakumo nodded before silently leaving you two to grab the formula. You began to bounce Kakashi, coos and sweet words leaving your lips as you slowly calmed the babies screeching until all that came out were little whimpers. 

Sakumo returned a few minutes later with the formula and found you already in the rocking chair. You shot him a smile before extending out your hand for the food, "Thank you." Your whisper was soothing even to him, "Why don't you lay down? I can watch him through the night."

He liked that idea. He hadn't gotten much sleep in the past few weeks. Without another word, the older man headed to his bedroom, leaving you alone with Kakashi.

3 Years Later

Over time, you had grown closer to the Hatake family and began dating Sakumo. Your brother was initially displeased with the predicament but accepted it once he saw how happy you were. As Hiruzen looked down at the adoption paper, he realized you loved this family more than anything else.

"Are you sure you want to adopt Kakashi?" 

You nodded at your brother before repositioning the child on your hip. Sakumo stood beside you, bouncing on his toes as he waited for Lord Third's approval. Hiruzen pursed his lips as he took in the three of you. "Are you two going to get married?" Your eyes widened at the question. Marriage was never brought up; it didn't seem like Sakumo wanted that. You didn't blame him, either. He had lost his wife three years prior, so even just dating you felt wrong. "I won't sign these papers until you promise to marry her someday-"

"Hiruzen-"

"My sister deserves a family, and a family includes marriage, not just kids." 

"Hiruzen, that is not true, and you know it-"

Sakumo cut off your angry words by grabbing your free hand, "I'll marry her. Don't worry about that part of it. Please, though, for right now, sign the papers. She already is his mother, but I want that to be legally true as well."

Your mouth and eyes were wide open in shock as you looked at Sakumo beside you. Was he being serious? 

"Very well," Hiruzen called out before plucking his pen from the desk. "I expect you two to be married within the year" Sakumo smiled at that before letting go of your hand to move towards your brother. "Thank you, Lord Third. For everything"

Hiruzen sent a glare up at the man. He really didn't intend for you to fall in love with the older man; all he wanted was for you to help. His eyes drifted over to you and Kakashi. A smile proudly adorned your lips as you held the three-year-old close to you. While Hiruzen didn't like how this turned out, he couldn't deny that your happiness made him feel better. Hiruzen sighed and handed the papers to Sakumo before leaning back. 

"Within the year."

Sakumo gripped the paper and nodded quickly, "Within the year. You have my word."

The rain pounded down hard against your umbrella as you hurried back home with Kakashi. "Mama, do you think Daddy will be better?" Your blood ran cold at the question. Sakumo had done something against the Ninja code, causing many to turn their backs on him. It broke him, broke him harder than you could heal him. Kakashi's fingers dug into your hand at your silence, silently wincing at how the diamond ring bit into his flesh. His dad had been acting funny. Even though he was four, he knew something was wrong.

"I don't know, baby. I hope so," your voice trailed off as your eyes caught sight of the front door of your house. Sakumo was supposed to be going somewhere; you didn't expect him to return so soon. Your heart raced as you got closer. You tried to be around him whenever possible. It was the only way to keep him safe from himself. "Kakashi baby, sit here, okay? Mama is gonna go in quick." 

The four-year-old nodded before sitting in the chair on the porch, happily content with watching the rain. Your breath was shaky as you moved into the house, panic rising in your throat as you saw him on the floor. "Oh… no" Your lip trembled as you approached. Maybe he was just sleeping or relaxing.

Wishful thinking.

"Oh Gods," you cried out quietly, hand clasping over your mouth as you took in Sakumo's lifeless form. Your hand shook violently against your lips, pain seeping through you as you thought through what you needed to do. Who do you go to? Kakashi couldn't see this, but you couldn't just leave him. A name flashed through your head, causing you to inhale sharply. He was the only one who could help you.

You knelt to Sakumo, hand lightly brushing through his hair. His skin was cold against your hand, making you feel lightheaded. "I'm so sorry, Saku," you whispered before kissing his temple. Your tears fell onto his face, cascading down his features before landing on the floor below. Realizing that Kakashi would grow antsy and come in, you stood up and walked towards the door. 

Kakashi jumped in the seat as you emerged from the house again, "Is daddy in there?"

Your heart lurched at the question, but you ignored it and picked him up, "We are going to an old friend of mine. Okay?" 

The roof extending over his front door did nothing to shield you and Kakashi from the rain. The young boy shivered against you, and you scolded yourself for forgetting the umbrella back at the house. You took a deep breath as you brought your fist up to pound at the door urgently. Retracting your fist, you pulled Kakashi deeper into you, hoping to warm him up. Your hair was sopping wet, and your makeup was ruined. You knew the man behind the door would be concerned. So you prepared for it.

But you weren't prepared for this.

The door swung open, and your eyes widened. The woman before you was scantily clothed, and you fought the urge to cover Kakashi's eyes. "Can I help you?"

"Uh… Is Jiraiya here?" 

She pursed her red lips at that before eyeing the child on your hip. "He's busy."

You breathed a sigh of relief, happy he was at least here. "I need to talk to him. Can you please-"

"Jiraiya! Who the hell is this kid!?"

Your eyebrows furrowed at her sudden shift in demeanor, but looking down at Kakashi made you realize what she was getting at. "Oh. No, no, this isn't-"

"JIRAIYA. So HELP ME IF THIS IS YOUR KID-"

"What the hell are you yelling about-"

Jiraiya stumbled out into the hall before freezing at the sight of you and Kakashi. "Y/n" His voice sent you into a spiral as you took him in. He was wearing nothing but boxers, and he was out of breath. You eyed the pair before giving a sheepish smile. "Sorry. Didn't mean to interrupt but-"

"It's okay…" he breathed as he heard the thickness in your voice. He knew you like the back of his hand, and he knew that something serious had happened.

"What do you need, baby?"

"Baby?! Who the hell is she?!"

"Akira, I think you need to go home-"

"Excuse me!? I'm your girlfriend. She needs to go home." 

"I need you," you called out between their arguing, not immensely enjoying being the cause of such discourse. Jiraiya nodded before heading back into the bedroom to get dressed. His girlfriend, Akira, as you learned seconds ago, stormed after him. Ranting and raving about how he was cheating on her. He ignored her, causing her to fly out and storm back towards you. "You think you can just come here and take him from me!?" 

"No. I'm-" You cut yourself off. Your next word was going to be 'engaged,' it was something you would say to the men at the bar, and it had become second nature when approaching the subject of dating. But it wasn't true anymore. Were you still engaged? Even if he was dead? You let your gaze fall to the floor. "I'm not interested in dating."

You hoped the words would calm her, but they only seemed to anger her. "So you're going to take him from me and leave him?! You're a real bitch-"

"Akira, that's enough. She's engaged."

Akira shut her mouth at that as she let her eyes travel to your left hand dangling by your side. You grew uncomfortable with her staring and adjusted Kakashi on your right hip. Jiraiya brushed past Akira before grabbing your left hand, "Come on. Take me to where you need me." 

You nodded before pulling him with you toward your home. Akira still screamed at him, crying out how she'd never see him again if he kept going, but he didn't listen. His only concern right now was you. You, however, couldn't help but feel bad for causing a fight. "So sorry for that-"

"She doesn't matter right now; what's going on?"

His words were sharp with a warning. You came before everyone else; no one could replace your importance to him. You eyed Kakashi, who looked up at the big man with wide eyes, he had never seen anyone so tall before, and while he was shy, he couldn't help his curiosity. "Mama, who's this?"

"An old friend of mine, Kakashi. His name is Jiraiya."

"He's tall."

You smiled softly at his awe-struck face, but it quickly fell once you realized you'd have to explain what happened in a few moments. Jiraiya didn't like that you weren't verbally telling him what was going on, but your actions and demeanor had him connecting the dots. 

The house came into view, and you picked up the pace, anxiety filling your chest as you once more set Kakashi on the chair. "We will be right back, okay? Stay here. Do not come in."

"Mama, I miss Daddy." 

Your wince went unnoticed by Jiraiya as he entered the house. "I know, baby, I know. Just please stay here and do not come in" Kakashi bit his lip but nodded. Pressing a kiss to his temple, you started towards the door.

Jiraiya knelt beside Sakumo, fingers pressed into his neck as if checking for a faint pulse. "I don't know what to do" Your words were soft as you moved to him. Jiraiya looked up at you sadly as if apologizing for not finding a pulse; it made you sick. "We need to get your brother-"

"What about Kakashi? He needs to know. How do I… How do I even tell him what happened?"

Jiraiya didn't say anything. For he didn't know how to tell a child that their father was so sad he couldn't keep living. He couldn't bear it. Turning on your heel, you headed back to Kakashi. You wouldn't tell him everything, just enough for his little brain to understand.

The cool air hit your face as you exited the house, lips trembling as you prepared for the most brutal talk of your life. "Can I come in now, mommy?" You shook your head before kneeling in front of him. How the hell were you going to do this?

"Daddy's not okay, is he, mommy?"

You shook your head at him, tears brimming along your lash line as you fought the urge to throw up. "Daddy is not okay," your confirmation caused his brown eyes to well up with tears as you ran a hand through his wet hair. "Can I say goodbye?" You winced at the question before shaking your head no at him. A cry flew from his lips, and you drug him into your embrace, "I'm sorry, baby. Just know he loved you more than anything. Okay?" This would be his first time experiencing death, and you would have to help him through it. You had to be strong for him. 

There was no time to mourn.

Kakashi sobbed into your shoulder harder as you rocked him back and forth, cooing and promising him that you were there. Jiraiya stood by the door, watching you comfort the child. He knew you would push the emotions down until you exploded. You would put Kakashi first. Rightfully so, of course, but as he watched you both comfort and fight off your own pain, he realized you needed him around.

Akira would not like this.

[jenmisukke]

when i tell you i burst into tears over this page

kishimoto said: the shit sasuke's been through isn't enough i need to give him inferiority complex daddy issues and perfectionism

[officialsatoko]

a new volume cover to celebrate the return of my naruto SI fic, SATOKO! i've been drawing a LOT the past 2+ years so i'm excited to share my improvement with everyone :D

SATOKO Volume 3

Chapter 21: Springtime of Youth: Electric Boogaloo Chapter 22: Ignite! The Sparks of Youth! Chapter 23: Embrace the Spirit of Youth! Chapter 24: The Burning Passion of Youth! Chapter 25: Our Erupting Flames of Youth! Chapter 26: Behold! Our Overflowing Youth!!! Chapter 27: 21/2 Days Chapter 28: Rookie Genin Attempts to Make Gourmet Inkstick Chapter 29: Improvise. Adapt. Overcome. Chapter 30: Three of a Kind

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MyAnimeList: Saurusrex (same pfp as here)

currently reading:

yona of the dawn: 23/?? ch

*loving this series so much i definitely think im going to collect this once it’s complete (I’ve been reading from the library)

Solo leveling: 5/201 ch

*im really enjoying this series but so far not much of a plot has developed. I have the vol 3,4,5,6 at home so im gonna give it a solid chance

villains are destined to die: 145/?? ch

*I don’t think I need to say how much I love this series. Eventually when it’s complete I’d like to collect it

Wotakoi: 4/11 vol

*this is such a comfort read for me. I have up to the third omnibus and plan to read the third one soon

On hold:

assassination classroom: 1/21 vol

the way of the househusband: 5/?? Vol

*this one I was able to read vol 5 yesterday tho

Spy x family: 7/??

*the above are on hold cause I’ve read them so long ago but I plan to continue them

my hero academia: 1/?? Vol

PTSD radio: 26/? ch

Rurouni kenshin: 1/28 vol

*the above are not priority series but will read every now and then

Naruto: 1/72 vol

*planning on reading a few volumes then switching to the anime

Completed:

dementia 21: 37/37 ch

*this was such a great series and so interesting. Creepy and so unserious and odd loved it!

[darkxmartcom]

Demon Slayer

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba (鬼滅の刃, Kimetsu no Yaiba, "Cutting edge of Devil Destruction") is a Japanese manga series composed and delineated by Koyoharu Gotouge. It was serialized in Shueisha's shōnen manga magazine Week after Week Shōnen Hop from February 2016 to May 2020, with its parts gathered in 23 tankōbon volumes. It has been distributed in English by Viz Media and at the same time by Shueisha on their Manga In addition to stage. It follows high school Tanjiro Kamado, who endeavors to turn into a Demon Slayer after his family is butchered and his more youthful sister, Nezuko, is transformed into a devil.

A 26-episode anime TV series variation created by Ufotable circulated from April to September 2019. A spin-off film, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - The Film: Mugen Train, was delivered in October 2020 and turned into the most elevated-earning anime film and Japanese film ever. An 18-episode second time of the anime series circulated from October 2021 to February 2022 while a gathering film, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - To the Swordsmith Town, was delivered in February 2023. An 11-episode third season circulated from April to June 2023. A fourth season has likewise been declared.

By February 2021, the manga had north of 150 million duplicates available, including advanced renditions, making it the 10th smash hit manga series ever. Likewise, it was the top-of-the-line manga in 2019 and 2020. Both the manga and its anime transformation have gotten basic recognition. The anime series has gotten various honors and is viewed as one of the most amazing anime of the 2010s. In 2020, the Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba establishment created an expected yearly deals income of ¥1 trillion ($8.75 billion), becoming one of the greatest netting media establishments ever.

Creation

After Gotouge's manga, Haeniwa no Crisscross, distributed Week after week by Shōnen Hop in 2015, neglected to turn into a serialized work, Tatsuhiko Katayama, Gotouge's most memorable manager, recommended Gotouge to begin a series with a "straightforward theme". Gotouge's presentation work Kagarigari would turn into the reason for an underlying draft, named Kisatsu no Nagare (鬼殺の流れ) since it had ideas like blades and devils, which would be recognizable to the Japanese audience. Be that as it may, because of its serious tone, absence of entertainment, and dim story, this draft was not acknowledged for serialization. So, Katayama requested that Gotouge take a stab at composing a more brilliant, more ordinary person in the equivalent setting. The first title was Kisatsu no Yaiba (鬼殺の刃), yet they felt the person "satsu" (殺, lit. "kill") in the title was excessively plain.

Even though it is a made-up word, "Himitsu" (鬼滅) appeared straightforward, so Gotouge figured it would be intriguing to shorten the series' title like that; "Saiba" (刃, lit. "edge") suggests a Japanese sword. As per Gotouge, the series' three greatest impacts are JoJo's Odd Experience, Naruto, and Bleach. Tatsuhiko Katayama, a manager of the Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba manga, has said in interviews that the red-haired, scar-confronted Tanjiro was motivated by Rurouni Kenshin, a 1990s manga about a likewise drawn fighter, Himura Kenshin.

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Jumpchain List - The Origin Point System

Full jumpchain list of all 100 Jumps used to develop the Origin Point System - also known as the Alma Tyrian Galaxy.

1st Quarter - Neonate (1-25)

2nd Quarter - Juvenile (26-50)

3rd Quarter - Prime (51-75)

4th Quarter - Legacy (76-100)

Pokemon Trainer

Steven Universe

VA-11 HALL-A

Animal Crossing

Fire Emblem Awakening

Hyperdimension Neptunia

Maplestory

Fire Emblem Tellius

Dr McNinja

Nightmare Before Christmas

Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid

Mana Khemia

Restaurant to Another World

Undertale

Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt

The Gamer

Harvest Moon - Tale of Two Towns

The Hobbit

Avatar: The Last Airbender

Generic Magical Girls

Greek Myths

Death Note

Katekyo Hitman Reborn

Harry Potter

SBURB

Marvel Cinematic Universe Volume 1

Generic Isekai

One Punch Man

Transformers - Prime

Overwatch

Fire Emblem Elibe

Avatar: Legend of Korra

Greek Mythology

X-Men Movies - First Class

Adventure Time

Fire Emblem Fates

Persona Series

Kyurangers

Magi: The Labyrinth

Fire Emblem Heroes

Generic Xianxia

Sengoku Basara

Nier

Familiar of Zero

Recettear

Kekkai Sensen (Blood Blockade Battlefront)

Soul Eater

Nanatsu no Taizai (Seven Deadly Sins)

Merlin

NARUTO

Persona 4

My Hero Academia

Fairy Tail

Puella Magi Madoka Magica

Fate/Zero

Final Fantasy 7

Teen Titans

Hunter X Hunter

One Piece

Fate/Stay Night

Young Justice

Assassination Classroom

Gravity Falls

Beelzebub

Fate/Series - Apocrypha

Generic City of Adventure

Carnival Phantasm

Bleach

Persona 5

Fate/Kaleid Liner Prisma Illya

Kamen Rider Den-O/Kiva

RWBY

Worm

Nanbaka

Fate/Grand Order

Tales of Vesperia

Fate/Legends: Garden of Avalon

Kamen Rider Kabuto

Fate/Legends: Oasis of Fantasy

Sword Art Online

Assassin's Creed

Kamen Rider Neo-Heisei Part 1

Dragon Age

Kamen Rider Neo-Heisei Part 2

Touken Ranbu

DC Entertainment Universe

Kamen Rider Gaim

Kamen Rider Neo-Heisei Part 3

Justice League Unlimited

Marvel Cinematic Universe Volume 2

X-Men Evolution

Dragon Age Inquisition

Generic Dungeon Builder

Sailor Moon

Devil May Cry

Final Fantasy X

Arrowverse

Fate/Legends: Land of the Rising Sun

Log Horizon

Kamen Rider Decade

[13eyond13]

THE MANGA REC LIST

in order of date released (and with the number of volumes listed on Wikipedia in brackets... I will keep this list updated with my progress through the volumes):

1967 Cat-Eyed Boy (3) / [progress: 3/3 read] {★★★½}

1968 Ashita no Joe (20) / [progress: 1/20 read]

1970 Lone Wolf and Cub (45)

1972 The Rose of Versailles (14)

1972 Devilman (5) / [progress: 5/5 read] {★★★½}

1974 The Heart of Thomas (3) / [dnf]

1974 Dear Brother (3) / [dnf]

1976 Glass Mask (49)

1981 Touch (26)

1982 Akira (6)

1982 Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind (7)

1984 Dragon Ball Z (42)

1985 Banana Fish (19)

1987 JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (132) / [dnf]

1989 Berserk (42) / [progress: 42/42 read] {★★★★★}

1990 Tokyo Babylon (7)

1990 Slam Dunk (31)

1990 Crows (26)

1991 Sailor Moon (18) / [progress: 1/18 read]

1992 X (18)

1992 Boys Over Flowers (37)

1994 Monster (18) / [progress: 9/18 read]

1994 Neon Genesis Evangelion (14) / [progress: 14/14 read] {★★★★}

1996 Card Captor Sakura (12)

1996 Yu-Gi-Oh! (38) / [dnf]

1996 Inuyasha (56)

1996 Revolutionary Girl Utena (7) / [dnf]

1997 Haru wo Daiteita (14) / [dnf]

1997 Hellsing (8)

1997 One Piece (107)

1997 Trigun (14)

1998 Hunter x Hunter (37) / [progress: 3/37 read]

1998 Fruits Basket (23) / [dnf]

1998 Uzumaki (3)

1998 Forest of Piano (26)

1999 Naruto (72) / [progress: 6/72 read]

1999 20th Century Boys (22)

2000 Dorohedoro (23)

2000 Nana (21) / [progress: 21/21 read] {★★★★½}

2000 Chobits (8) / [progress: 2/8 read]

2001 Worst (33)

2001 Fullmetal Alchemist (27)

2001 Claymore (27)

2002 Skip Beat! (49)

2002 Ouran High School Host Club (18) / [dnf]

2003 Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle (28)

2003 Death Note (12) / [progress: 12/12 read] {★★★★★}

2003 Gintama (77)

2003 xxxHolic (23) / [progress: 1/23 read]

2003 Wolf's Rain (2)

2004 Vampire Knight (19)

2004 Soul Eater (25)

2006 Black Butler (33)

2006 Pandora Hearts (24)

2006 Code Geass (8)

2007 Totally Captivated (6)

2007 The Breaker* (10)

2007 Noblesse* (25)

2007 Goodnight Punpun (13) / [progress: 2/13 read]

2008 Bokura no Kiseki (29)

2009 Attack on Titan (34) / [progress: 4/34 read]

2009 Durarara! (18)

2009 One Punch Man (28) / [progress: 1/28 read]

2010 Cheese in the Trap* (webtoon)

2010 Tower of God* (13)

2011 Puella Magi Madoka Magica (3)

2011 Tiger & Bunny (9)

2011 Orange Marmalade* (webtoon)

2011 Tokyo Ghoul (14) / [dnf]

2011 Girls of the Wild's* (webtoon)

2011 Hero Union BBS (1)

2012 Made in Abyss (12)

2012 Houseki no Kuni (12)

2012 Erased (12)

2012 Mob Psycho 100 (16)

2012 Assassination Classroom (21) / [dnf]

2013 The Gamer* (6)

2013 A Silent Voice (7)

2014 Golden Kamuy (31)

2014 Dungeon Meshi / [progress: 5/12 read]

2015 My Next Life as a Villainess (9)

2016 The Promised Neverland (20)

2016 Demon Slayer (23)

2016 Moriarty the Patriot (19) / [dnf]

2016 Beastars (22) / [progress: 22/22 read] {★★★★}

2017 Blue Period (14) / [progress: 1/14 read]

2017 No Longer Human (3) / [progress: 3/3 read] {★★★½}

2018 Chainsaw Man (15) / [progress: 12/15 read]

2019 Cheating Men Must Die** (18)

2019 Vampeerz (9) / [dnf]

2020 A Stepmother's Marchen* (webtoon)

2020 Death is the Only Ending for the Villainess* (webtoon)

2022 Gokurakugai (2) / [progress: 1/2 read]

2023 The Guy She Was Interested in Wasn't a Guy At All (1)

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last updated 2024/Sept/22

So for my book reading goal next year I think I'm going to attempt to read a lot of iconic/classic/influential manga series everybody should know, and I'd love to get your recommendations if you have them! Pls comment them here, even the really obvious ones, chances are I probs have not read it yet

[artificialsatellite]

[everynart]

[mojomcm-fandom]

Fun fact about me: my favorite Naruto manga volume is #26, which is the same story arc as my favorite episode in the anime (#133). The first episode of Naruto that I ever saw was also episode #133; it was showing on a muted television screen while I was at McDonald's and I didn't know what show it was at the time. Episode #133 also has my favorite Naruto art style; I'm a huge fan of the softer animation.

Edit: It's Norio Matsumoto's animation style.

[kakashi-stan]

I have no idea why people act like all of the relationships within Naruto were forced or that any of the characters were “unbelievable” like the fact that Kakashi threatened to throw hands with a 13 year old at 26 speaks so many volumes

[onesheeptwosheepandachicken]

26 Reasons why Qrow is not Ruby’s father and why Taiyang is Ruby’s father

In response to the toxic aspect of the fandom attacking CRWBY and demanding that their desires for Qrow be chosen over canon, or how they feel their theory is more valid than the show itself? I have researched RWBY to make this 26-point Discussion as to why Canon is valid, and fancanon is not when it comes to Qrow Branwen, Ruby Rose, Taiyang Xiao Long, and Summer Rose.

 1.       “Monty said NO”    Most obviously. Monty Oum.

   He said in this tweet that ruby and yang are half-sisters…half-sisters,  which means they share the same mom or dad…in this case Taiyang….

  https://twitter.com/montyoum/status/492070189731565568

Now people have claimed “he obviously meant step-sisters or cousins” Why is it that every time we show the English dictionary to you people or ask you to read it, that you claim you are being attacked or that you claim Monty was misleading us?

 2.       The writers said NO

   Miles Luna debunked this theory on Reddit…

   He pointed out that Ruby sees Qrow as a Role model, so she adapts her colors to be similar to his.

   And you don’t need somebody to be blood to be your role model.

https://www.reddit.com/r/RWBY/comments/7x3w4s/crwby_ama_w_miles_luna_kerry_shawcross_and_paula/du5d67g/?

 3. “Rooster Teeth said NO” Rooster Teeth even said that Qrow is "Ruby and Yang's Uncle" They also said “Ladies, he’s not your man”

https://twitter.com/RoosterTeeth/status/1067205612331782144

 4.  “But what if Summer had feelings for Qrow? Why does Qrow Serve Ozpin?” Qrow said in Volume 6 " No one wanted me... I was cursed... I gave my life to you because you gave me a place in this world... I thought I was finally doing some good... " So he was saying he wasn't wanted, so no relationship with Summer. SUMMER DID NOT WANT HIM. And he was literally saying he served Ozpin because Ozpin gave him purpose. It’s pretty sad how people think Qrow can only be a complex character if he obsesses over another person’s wife and child. What , you wanna make him Severus Snape, the Lilly Potter stalker who insulted a girl’s face and tried to poison a boy’s pet and publicly outed a teacher?

https://rwby.fandom.com/wiki/Qrow_Branwen/Quotes#So_That.27s_How_It_Is

5, "But Qrow could be lying" Except in volume 6 Qrow literally said "Don't lie...we're better than that"

And in volume 7?

" Long time ago. I just found working alone tends to be for the best "

" Gotta say, I’m still not really used to working with other Huntsmen in the field. "

And finally World Of Remnant on Patch.

" Nice place to raise a family, if you're into that sort of thing. "

https://rwby.fandom.com/wiki/Qrow_Branwen/Quotes#So_That.27s_How_It_Is

  6.  “Qrow fans claim that Ruby and Summer form a core part of Qrow’s character and backstory.” WRONG! The main accusation for demanding Rooster Teeth / CRWBY change the backstory for Qrow would accomplish nothing.

Raven already pushed Yang onto Taiyang to raise on his own.

Qrow forcing Tai to Raise Ruby alongside Yang while Qrow could regularly visit, and while Summer lived with Taiyang, Yang, and Ruby?

It would cheapen Qrow’s character….blood isn’t everything.  Neither are cliches.

 7. “But what if Qrow gave Ruby to Tai to raise after Summer’s death?” Volume Chapter 6, Burning the Candle.

Yang tells Blake that she (yang) and Ruby were raised together by Summer and Taiyang…not by Taiyang on his own, but by Summer and Taiyang.

Yang clearly had memories of being raised by Summer and Tai both,  which meant that Summer and Taiyang lived together raising Ruby and Yang for Several Years.

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZkN-53h5Os

  8. “Does Taiyang care about Summer or Ruby?” Taiyang was noted to have shut down when Summer didn’t come back…. Yang noted this in Volume 2 Chapter 6, and Ruby mentioned in the first episode of Volume 3 that Taiyang missed Summer. Qrow also said that Ruby is Taiyang’s “Special Angel”…. Ruby has also pointed out numerous times that Taiyang is Overprotective of Ruby. In fact, Ruby's conversation with Penny about overprotective fathers.

 9. “Qrow knows Taiyang is Ruby’s Father. Taiyang knows Ruby is Taiyang’s daughter. Qrow has referred to Taiyang as Ruby’s father during volume 3 and 7. Taiyang referred to Ruby as his daughter in volume 3.

 10. “Why didn’t Taiyang train Ruby in Martial Arts?” Taiyang is a martial arts fighter.   Ruby has neither the build nor the personality for ruthless hand to hand combat like her sister… Taiyang would trust Qrow, despite his semblance.   Remember how bad Ruby was in v5?

 11. “Qrow’s semblance is not what his fans exaggerate it to be”

Speaking of Qrow’s semblance? He was playing video games with his nieces,   taught at Signal Academy,   and could train Ruby… Clearly,  his semblance is not what theorists make it out to be.

 12. “Why doesn’t Qrow treat Yang the same way he treats Ruby?”

Yang is the daughter of Qrow’s sister,who abandoned the team.

During a one on one interaction between Qrow and Yang after yang vs mercury, Qrow called his own niece crazy, after she had been framed.

Qrow was not empathetic to Yang.

Qrow may not like Yang’s resemblance to Raven.

Ruby is the daughter of his two closest friends, so of course he’d prefer Ruby over Yang.

 13.  “Examples of Taiyang caring for Ruby.”

Volume 2 Ruby was excited when Taiyang sent a package in the mail, not even knowing it was Zwei.

Taiyang was at Ruby’s bedside in V3, and gave her a kiss on the forehead.

He also tried to bring her breakfast in bed.

Taiyang said he wanted to chase after Ruby, but had to nurse Yang back to health.

During the V8 broadcast, Taiyang was upset when the broadcast was cut.

 14. “Genetics research”

Black hair is the subtype of the pigment for blonde hair…

Also, Ruby’s got the same hair strand that Yang and Taiyang have.

Finally, black hair is more dominant.

So Ruby doesn’t need blonde hair to be Taiyang’s kid.

https://askinglot.com/is-black-hair-a-dominant-or-recessive-gene

https://www.quora.com/If-a-jet-black-haired-parent-and-a-blonde-parent-have-children-what-color-hair-would-the-children-likely-have

 15. “The STRQ Photo”

The photo....Qrow was with STRQ for four years...do you really think Qrow is not allowed to cry on the photo unless he was romantically involved? Can't a man grieve over the death of a female friend that he was NOT in a relationship with? Or are men not allowed to have female friends? Ichigo and Rukia from Bleach for example...friendship. They were his friends, his family. People seem obsessed with the idea that Qrow cannot care about a woman unless he was romantically involved or unless he's their bastard father.

 16. “Men and Women…as friends, platonic” Harry Potter as a book showed that a boy and a girl can interact and still be friends…

Why can’t Qrow be Summer’s friend?

Why does he have to be her lover?

We’ve seen Qrow talk about Innkeeper’s skirt lengths and leer at Barmaids who flirted with him.

Also, he’s shown to be bonding with both Clover and Robyn.

People act like he doesn't flirt with anyone , and yet he does.

 17. “Bad Luck Charm” Qrow has spent his whole life with his semblance, named after a Crow.

Raised by the Branwen bandit tribe.

“You and I are not the same, you don’t want the burden of my name” Both Branwen and Qrow are names that Qrow hates due to his semblance and past…

People may think of him as cool, but Qrow suffers from self-loathing.

So NO, the Bad Luck Charm song does NOT in fact allude to Qrow being Ruby’s father, but that Qrow hates himself, hence a major part of why he’s alcoholic.

Proof of which is his volume 6 exchange with Ozpin about being useful, which Qrow disagrees with, leading him to drink further. Yang literally said that she had never seen qrow so drunk before in v6.

And Ruby encourages his self-worth leading him to try giving up alcohol….

His alcoholism is tied to low-self-esteem, not relationships.

 18. Manga Anthology

Taiyang was shown in the Manga Anthology to have shut down upon Summer’s Death. That impacted his relationship with Ruby and Yang. Qrow? Is relatively unaffected. The good Uncle helping around the house. Taiyang haters and Qrow stans took this to demand that Qrow is entitled to Ruby, despite Taiyang recovering and doing his best to be a father. Anything Qrow does is worshipped like Mother Teresa, while anything Taiyang does, good or bad, is downplayed and smashed. Taiyang loved Summer so much he was devastated by her death. Qrow was unaffected. Think about that.

 19. “I like Brats” Why does Qrow spend time with kids he’s not related to? Because he likes kids. You know how there are adults who enjoy being around brats? That’s Qrow. He didn’t have romantic feelings for Summer, he liked being around her because she was like a kid. Similar to how Blake likes Ruby’s idealism? And trusts her leadership?

 20.  “Taiyang the 2-timer accusation”

A woman on youtube claimed that Taiyang was a 2-timer who cheated on raven with summer, as there was, in her and her friends’ minds, “no way that taiyang could be with half his team” When asked about TaiQrow as a joke, she was angered that people even ship TaiQrow.

But let me ask you this. Are you the same person you are now that you were 10 years ago? People claim that Qrow was somehow cool in beacon…because he’s cool now. But Taiyang, who raises two kids, and holds a job and a house…cannot be ruby’s father…because he’s not cool? And that somehow he was never cool? I’m sorry, I didn’t know you had to be cool to be a parent. I also had no idea people were only allowed to be in one relationship per lifetime. Raven freaking abandoned Tai for the tribe. Summer chose Taiyang over Qrow. People literally make Qrow out to be either an OC in a shipping fanfic, or a Naruto fanfic where Naruto is written to be fawned over by a girl whose canonical spouse, boyfriend, or male friend is somehow rewritten as evil.

1 year…..in 1 year since Raven abandoned Taiyang and Yang, Summer Rose the friend of Taiyang’s who he had known for 4 years, became more than a friend.

So no….Taiyang is not a two-timer…he moved on from Raven.

 22. “Why can’t Taiyang talk about Summer?” To WHO? He’s barely got 15 minutes of screentime, and the writers did NOT do him any favors when they had Qrow demand he leave so Qrow could tell Ruby a secret Ozpin trusted him with, before telling Ruby to run away from home leaving only a freaking note. Terrible daughter. Even Yang was prepared to do the same! To a man whose first wife abandoned him! At least Weiss has a legit reason for acting as she does against Jacques, several at least. Ruby? No. Now why would Taiyang talk about Summer’s fighting style to Yang when trying to get her to stop acting like Raven in her fighting style and semblance? Sure if there was more time…but RT at the end of the day isn’t some money-hungry political entity, it’s a startup at the end of the day, they don’t have the ability to do a full anime episode. Also, Taiyang cannot go out on these active missions…he was a schoolteacher who did not do missions until only recently…he was retired, remember.

 23. “These fanworks make more sense to me”

Qrow fans have tried using fanworks to justify their theory or ship, the same way Blacksun fans or Adam apologists make similar claims, and even Raven fans try to claim Raven is somehow a good mother. What do these fanworks do? Hate on Taiyang. Dismiss Ruby and Yang being half-blood siblings. Ignore multiple elements of the show or scenes. Occasionally shit-talk the writers.

Every time somebody tries to make a “rwby rewrite” or “rwby alt” or “Qrow is ruby’s father au” they cannot do it without completely rewriting the characters in so many forms and even the show, till Qrow, Raven, Taiyang, and Summer are NOTHING like they are in the show…And ONLY how a shipper wants qrow to be.

Or rewriting qrow to be nothing like he is in the show.

Most Alt or Rewrite consists of making Taiyang abusive, a cheater, or refusing to allow him to interact with Summer, while regularly pushing qrowxsummer at each other.

So no…it’s not that it makes sense to them through some fanart….a headcanon that has been debunked is no longer headcanon. A theory that is shut down is no longer a theory. There’s a reason anti-vaxxers and flat-earthers still exist. Because to them, their theories make more sense than reality. Which is why people still believe Qrow is Ruby’s father the same way people believe vaccines cause autism. Neither are true, and no amount of facts will shut them down, but they’re both popular theories.

 24. “Qrow Rings and Cross”

People claim that Qrow was married to Summer or that his cross represents him mourning Summer. Did the STRQ photo, in v3, the same volume as his appearance, not show Qrow with his rings, his cross, and angrily scowling, while Summer was right next to Taiyang?

 25. “What about Summer Rose’s choice?”

Remember how I said making Qrow’s character based on solely Ruby and Summer, ignoring everything regarding the tribe and ozpin giving him hope, and the grimm reaper…was bad writing? There’s a reason people hated v5. Raven was proven to be the deadbeat, Qrow was shown to have friends, and that Taiyang knew about Salem, and of course it was confirmed that Yang and Ruby again were sisters by Raven.

Now how about Summer? Team leader….took a man and a daughter who were abandoned by her friend…and made them her own. Yang calls Summer Rose “Supermom” and “Her Hero”…was literally willing to storm a bandit camp so Raven could use her portal to take Yang to Qrow, so she could get to Ruby. And yeah, I know the RWBY critics scream “why didn’t Yang just look for Ruby in Mistral?” It’s a bloody kingdom, and Yang was pursuing a lead, that Tai had given her, and Qrow told Yang he’d look after her sister. Remember that? Oh wait, RWBY Critics forget, my bad. Anyway, she’s more of a sister to Qrow than his blood sister Raven, she’s more of a mother to Yang than Raven, and she’s more of a spouse to Tai than Raven. Good Stepmother. Non-married couple. Relationship built on trust. Blood is not the same as family. (Example Weiss’s remark to her father) (Or Dom Toretto)

So making Summer into a throw-away character who dies so that a brooding jerk of an alcoholic can claim character development? Making a woman nothing except a throw-away for a man to get development is BAD WRITING. For God’s Sakes, even Pyrrha was written better than that! She interacted with team rwby, nora was always helping her out, and so was Ren (though those shakes are a crime against humanity” But when Qrow fans try to demand he’s ruby’s father? Their fanworks make Summer as much of a flat character as Preston Harvey from Fallout 4, where they make Summer unable to do anything but be obsessed with Qrow and having his child, similar to how Preston cannot think of anything other than “Another settlement needs your help, I’ll mark it on your pip-boy”

 26. Finally, the accusations that CRWBY are lying.

“You have to be ****** if you believe CRWBY when they say Qrow isn’t Ruby’s father” “CRWBY is lying, it’s what writers do” “It’s okay for writers to lie, it’s good for plot” “I’d prefer it if CRWBY was lying to us” “Monty is dead, the writers should change it now” “Monty is dead, nothing else in the writing matters” “Monty was hiding the truth from us” “CRWBY is hiding the truth about Qrow being Ruby’s father” “It makes sense for CRWBY to lie to us” Look at this…Twitter, Youtube, Facebook, Tumblr, Reddit, instagram…. The first quote? Was a woman who was using an anti-autism anti-disability slur defending the theory. Never have I ever seen people so obsessed with a  theory that they would deny reality and be rude to the very writers and original creator. But the QrowxSummer and Qrow is Ruby’s Father fandom group has made countless cases of this. THIS is how they defend their theory? And people upvote, like and support these remarks? SHAME SHAME SHAME

 Conclusion:

I get how people desire qrow to be Ruby’s father for ships or fanfics.

Even to where they make Taiyang a hated character just for the sake of making sure nobody disagrees with them.

But the attacking of RWBY and CRWBY, claiming that “this needs to be fixed”, or getting angry at RT for not giving you the non-canon ship you want? Claiming that just because you want it to be so, that somehow your ship/theory has “validity?”

That reflects poorly on the fandom and critics.

But then again…. It’s easy to ignore what’s real and what’s a fact that when theorists and ship-pushers and CRWBY Haters on youtube tells you to stop listening to monty and the writers, and instead believe whatever you want and claim whatever you want, Because surely you know what’s better for the show than the people who worked on it, right? Ha ha ha, no. THAT is the ULTIMATE disrespect somebody calling themselves a fan could ever give. And if you think or agree with that type of logic, you should look in the mirror.

I looked for backup sources to defend CRWBY and RWBY, you’ll find them below.

Backup sources include:

 https://aminoapps.com/c/rwby/page/blog/qrow-is-not-rubys-dad/422o_0rbCYuoXj36VoB7obK3MXPZRbPKkz5

 https://aminoapps.com/c/rwby/page/blog/why-the-qrow-is-rubys-father-theory-is-wrong/z668_nQlIxu0dmRdRpEPxqE3qlWlZEmoE2

 https://aminoapps.com/c/rwby/page/blog/qrow-cant-possibly-be-rubys-and-heres-why/8BB5_LPVCmu2bonkw8eEP3Yokg8m8zJlgNV

 https://aminoapps.com/c/rwby/page/blog/why-qrow-isnt-rubys-father/lXXx_5QoUQuPVGo3Wgko3wJ52mMBl7644P

 https://aminoapps.com/c/rwby/page/blog/is-qrow-rubys-father-short-answer-no/422o_0rbCYupDKezxPxpdje7dRn3nB8YvZ

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPbft3KJd6o

https://aminoapps.com/c/rwby/page/blog/qrow-is-rubys-dad-theory-debunk/d33g_pQEcbu1NKQoMEv0kmDpP6N8bmowkkq

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🌘 Chapter 2 : Team 7

volume one masterlist

word count : 3.4k

a/n : five year timeskip! satoru is 26, sora is 18, and reina is 12

The picturesque pond in Reina's home shone as the early rays of sun glazed through the water. The school of koi that resides in it, swam merrily, causing little ripples and splashes that further enhanced its natural aesthetic.

Reina, —now twelve with the top half of her hair tied back and held together with a pink ribbon— tasked with the quick job of feeding the family pets, hurried to the pond with a handful of fish food, sprinkling it evenly over the water before watching as the fish frantically swam to eat their 'breakfast'. Satisfied, Reina hurried back to their front porch to grab her bag. Her mother and father were standing there, nursing their morning tea.

"Don't forget to say thank you to Iruka-sensei," Soichiro, her father, reminded the young girl.

"Hmm, and make sure to be nice to your new sensei," her mother Rio, fixed the hair that framed Reina's face before fussing over her usual pink and white kimono, straightening the collars and brushing away nonexistent dust, "First impressions always matter the most.".

"Hmm, I will," Reina assured, instinctively following her mother's hands as she too, brushed away the 'dust' on her clothes. None of the women seemed to notice this but the Lunaria family patriarch sure did, taking note of the fact that not only did his sole daughter inherit her mother's fussy nature, but also Rio's way of speaking by starting every sentence with a sweet-sounding, 'hmm'. It was adorable, Soichiro smiled softly.

"You forgot your lunch again," the lazy drawl of Sora sounded from inside the house, the rice-paper door slid open, revealing the young man still in his sleep clothes, holding her bento that was wrapped nicely with a pretty cloth bearing the clan symbol. "Oh? Looks like you won't have to run to catch up with me today," Reina stated teasingly, watching her older brother roll his eyes before saying good morning to their parents, kissing Rio's cheek while at it.

"Is the squirt really graduating?" Came a familiar infuriating tone of voice, coming from their front gate. "She still looks like a baby to me." Satoru stood with his own cup of tea in one hand and his beautiful fiancé's delicate hand in the other.

A few years ago, when Reina was nine, Satoru came home from a two-day-long mission with a dazed smile on his face. That's right, not a grin, or a beam, or even a smirk, he was smiling. Reina and Sora were unnerved, to say the least. Next thing they know, a couple of days later, Satoru was holding a pretty woman's hand as he guided her to their parent's study. Not even giving her enough time to properly acknowledge Reina's and Sora's presence.

Their parents were ecstatic of course, their 'playboy' son finally, finally found a girl that was capable of grounding him. The younger siblings were also relieved, having had enough of the countless females that swarm their older brother like bees to a vibrant flower. Now that he had a —hopefully permanent— girl by his side, they figured that the others would back off. And they did.

But not entirely, they were still lingering.

"Don't call her a squirt in public, girls hate that," the fiancé, Mai, lightly swatted his arm, the ring on her finger glittering as she did so, "Don't listen to him hun, you look a lot more capable than him," did I forget to mention that Mai was the exact female version of Satoru?

"Oh? Why are you here?" Her cousin Shikamaru's drawling voice was the first thing Reina heard as she walked through the back door of her homeroom, her kimono fluttering softly at the light breeze. "Today's meeting is for graduates only." She stood and watched her cousin addressing Naruto who—as Shikamaru said—, wasn't supposed to be here.

Today was her and her classmate's graduation, and to graduate, one must be successful in making a clone, and as sad as it is to say, Naruto wasn't able to do so during the exam yesterday. But as the blonde turned slightly to look at the Nara, Reina was pleasantly surprised to see him wearing the bright blue and silver forehead protector that bore their village's symbol. 'So he was able to pull through after all,' she thought with a relieved smile.

Today was also the day she gets to know who her team and sensei were gonna be, a three-man-cell is what she was expecting although Iruka-sensei told everyone that for their batch, there would have to be one team that would have four genins because the number of graduates wasn't even. He also warned them being in a four-man-team comes with great pressure as the last ones that the academy produced was The Legendary Yōnnin which consisted of The Great Toad Sage, The Slug Princess, The White Snake, and The Moon Cow. The Yōnnin were said to have the ability to take down entire nations with just the four of them and their summonings, Reina shivered at the thought, goosebumps riding up her skin, she couldn't imagine how powerful and intimidating their mere presence would be if ever she would have the privilege to meet them in real life.

Young Reina wished to one day be able to reach their level.

She shook off the feeling of motivation, straightening up to focus on making her way to their seat where Hinata already sat. Unfortunately for the young Lunaria, Ino and Sakura's rivalry didn't diminish with time as she hoped, their love for 'their Sasuke-kun' was too great to control and they grew apart as they got older. No longer were the days when the three of them would hang out together in Sakura's old treehouse. Reina now has to schedule her social life to make time to hang out with them separately for they refused to even speak without snapping at each other. It was bothersome, Reina thinks.

Iruka-sensei grew tired of their bickering one day and made Ino switch seats with the Hyuga princess, thus making Hinata, Reina, and Sakura's new seatmates.

"Ohayō, Hinata!" She waved cheerfully at the Hyuga princess, getting confused when Hinata didn't turn to greet her back like she always does. Though upon closer inspection, Reina realized why. The Hyuga was currently lost in thought, staring at the blonde boy that cousin Shika was talking to, a proud and happy smile on her lips complemented with a light blush that spread through her cheeks. Reina was right about how she thought Hinata had a massive crush on Naruto. As she and Hinata grew closer, the Lunaria princess somehow managed to make the Hyuga admit to it. And boy was she proud of her small success.

Choosing not to bother the daydreaming girl, Reina went around the bench to get to her designated place. As she seated herself, the sound of rapid footsteps thundered from the hall making almost everyone look up in curiosity. But Reina only sweatdropped, knowing exactly who was causing such ruckus.

"Hmm, it's most likely Sakura and Ino," she tapped Hinata's shoulder, finally gaining her attention. "Huh?" Came the Hyuga's confused answer. "Ino's house is on Sakura's way here, they probably bumped into each other while they were walking." The Lunaria explained, confidently motioning for Hinata to watch who'll open the door.

When the door banged open, Reina proudly clapped her hands, seeing Sakura and Ino squeezing through as they fought to win their 'race'. "Oh, you were right," Hinata said with a close-eyed smile, furthering Reina's proud act, her head nodding repeatedly, eyes closed with a smug smile. Her façade however, was quickly broken when she felt Sakura rush past her with a simple tap on the shoulder as a greeting before making her way to Sasuke and Naruto's seat, making the Lunaria let out a dramatic gasp of offense.

"She's gonna sit over there with him and not us?" Reina shook her head, placing her palm over her heart in exaggeration.

She felt Hinata jump in surprise, making her look up again to see Naruto on the floor with a pout as Sakura pushed him out of the way just to get to her precious Sasuke-kun. Reina raised her eyebrow in annoyance when almost all the females started fighting over the seat next to the Uchiha.

Naruto suddenly stood up and sauntered in front of the raven-haired boy, even going as far as to sit on top of the desk, his face inches from the Uchiha sneering and glaring at each other. With her attention caught, Reina leaned forward, eagerly watching as the girls yelled at the blonde troublemaker in protest. "Sasuke-kun, just beat him up," she could hear Sakura saying over the other girl's angry yelling.

One thing led to another and Reina gasped in shock at the scene in front of her, she covered her eyes, laughing hysterically while doing so. A guy behind Naruto bumped into him, making the boy lean forward, out of balance, causing the Uzumaki and the Uchiha to lock lips at quite the perfect angle. Hinata was pale and motionless watching the two boys gag and groan in disgust, while all the other girls that surrounded them cracked their knuckles, ready to beat a certain blonde boy up. "It's okay Hinata, it's just his first kiss, you can always have the second one." The Lunaria princess attempted to console her friend.

"As of today, you all have become full-fledged ninjas," Iruka-sensei proudly announced to his class after breaking up the one-sided fight between the girls and Naruto, "However, you all are still genin and the toughest part is still yet to come!"

"From here on, you'll be in squads of three, except for one team who will have four members." The brunette continued as he surveyed his class, "And you will be carrying out your missions under your appointed Jounin teachers.".

Reina grew excited at the thought of her potential team, 'It would be great if I had either Sakura, Ino, or Hinata in my team— even better if the four of us girls make it together! We would be badasses!'

"The groups have already been determined so that strength will be balanced," Iruka-sensei's voice broke her out of her daydream, "Now for the assignments!".

The list continued with Hinata being assigned to Team Ten with the calm Aburame Shino and the obnoxious Inuzuka Kiba and his rather cute puppy, Akamaru. Ino has also already been teamed up to form the next ino-shika-cho trio. This made Reina cross her fingers under the desk, desperately wishing to be put on the same team as Sakura who was the last remaining friend of hers that wasn't already assigned to a group.

"Now then, next is Group Seven," Reina looked up at her teacher, suddenly regaining her bearings, feeling quite confident that this group would be her group.

"Uzumaki Naruto," The older man called out, making said boy perk up, "Haruno Sakura," the blonde cheered, "Uchiha Sasuke," it was the pinkett's turn to cheer, "And lastly, Lunaria Reina. That's it for our only four-man-team." Iruka-sensei concluded as Reina gasped in relief, catching Sakura's eyes, both of them cheering about being assigned on the same team.

"In the afternoon I'll introduce you to your Jounin teachers. You're dismissed until then!"

"I'd like to thank you for everything, sensei," Reina smiled shyly as she gazed up at Iruka, "Here's a gift from dad and me, he also said thank you!", Reina held a neatly wrapped bundle of homemade mochi, offering it to her sensei who took it with a kind 'thank you.

"Oh you didn't have to give me anything though," Iruka smiled down at his student who shook her head in disagreement, "Well then I'd like to thank you as well, Reina. Congratulations, and good luck on your journey! I'm sure you'll do wonders as a genin! Be good to your new sensei, but don't you forget about me, young lady! And if you ever need me, I'll be right here." Iruka reached to ruffle her hair, laughing when she pouted about him messing up her hair-do.

"Hmm, don't worry sensei! Naruto and I are on the same team ya'know, he and I will come and bother you from time to time!" Reina told him with a mischievous grin, winking at him playfully for good measure, making him laugh.

"Well, I'll look forward to it then!", He replied with a close-eyed smile.

"Bye for now sensei, I'll go and look for my team, have a great rest of the day!" Reina politely bowed goodbye before cheerfully skipping away, her bento bag swinging dangerously as she held it.

"I'll see you around, and tell your parents I said thank you as well."

Searching for any one of her three teammates was proving to be quite the challenge. Reina first ran into Team Eight, finding them huddled and eating their lunch just by the school grounds.

"Yo," she greeted, hand held up in a wave.

The trio snapped their heads up, seeing the Lunaria princess standing there, her untouched lunch in hand. "Reina-chan, why haven't you eaten? Lunch break started some time ago." Hinata fussed, ever so considerate.

"She's obviously looking for her team," Kiba shrugged lamely, tending to Akamaru who was eating his own lunch of kibbles and mushed carrots. "Yeah, how did you know?" Reina replied, approaching them.

"Wel—",

"It's because we already saw Sasuke walk by earlier, followed by Naruto who was obviously up to no good," Shino interrupted the Inuzuka who huffed in offense, "Sakura also came by, looking for Sasuke. Why? Because she has a crush on him."

"Oh," Reina crossed her arms with a frown, tapping her foot in annoyance, "Did they go that way?" She asked pointing towards the path that led to the village gates.

"Yeah, better hurry though, lunch break will be over in uh, probably, fifteen," Kiba said, looking up and observing the position of the sun in the sky.

"Hmm, thanks guys, see ya' later!"

On the way, she found Team Ten on a nearby balcony of a random building, eating together like Team Eight. Reina couldn't say the same about her own team though.

This time however, it was the trio that noticed her first.

"Reina!" A familiar voice from above her rang through the area, she looked up in confusion to see her cousin waving down at her. "Why aren't you eating? Lunch time's nearly over."

"I'm looking for my team so I can eat lunch with them!", she yelled back.

"Forget them, come up before the break ends," he said rather bossily before disappearing from Reina's sight, leaving her no room to object. She sighed at her cousin's mothering, grumbling about his bossy attitude as she climbed the stairs to the balcony.

"What were those three idiots thinking, leaving her behind? How troublesome can they get?" Shikamaru grumbled to Choji and Ino who nodded in response.

"Honestly, that Sakura!" Ino haughtily said, tone dripping with exaggerated disdain.

"Mah, mah, calm down guys," Reina started when she came into view, "You already know they're all very individualistic. With Sasuke's brooding, he obviously wouldn't bother with us, and Sakura follows him around, while Naruto follows her around, which leaves me with no one." She continued, unwrapping her lunch and sitting beside Choji who offered her a piece of his chips.

"I guess I'll just settle with following whoever my sensei is gonna be," she shrugged as she accepted the chip with a grateful smile.

"How troublesome," Shikamaru watched her as she ate.

"He's late," Naruto's annoyed voice filled Reina's senses as she tried to nap the time away. Said boy have been peering at the door in impatience as their new jounin teacher refused to show up.

The Lunaria only found her 'troublesome'—according to cousin Shika— teammates when she and Team Ten, went back to their homeroom for the next phase of today's meeting. Sakura and Naruto immediately apologized for leaving her behind while Sasuke, as aloof as always, turned away with an uncaring 'hn'.

She's decided she was gonna tell on him to Megumi, that'll set him straight.

Speaking of the Uchiha female, Sora and her have finally gotten together after years of mutual pining. It was a year after the murder of the Uchiha clan, and Sora barely left her side. Reina thinks it was her brother's constant support and showering of love and comfort that made Megumi confess her feelings. The entirety of the Lunaria clan was relieved and satisfied about Sora and Megumi getting together, having had to watch the two obliviously gaze at each other with longing when the other wasn't looking. They were quite painful to watch.

Back to their sensei, the Jounin was supposed to pick them up an hour and a half ago, and it was enough time for Reina to get drowsy.

"Naruto!" But sleep wasn't an option for the Lunaria princess, "Stay still, please!" Came Sakura's naturally loud voice. Her best friend's voice definitely wasn't meek and soft like Hinata's, she noted weakly, experiencing her scolding first-hand because she was seated right behind the pinkette who was leaning against the desk.

"Why is it that only team seven's sensei is late?" Naruto continued to complain, ignoring Sakura's nagging. "The other squads have already gone off somewhere with their senseis, Iruka sensei also left ages ago!"

"Don't look at us, we obviously don't know either," Sakura replied.

"Maybe our sensei forgot about us," Reina mumbled, her voice muffled as she spoke with her head resting on her arms.

"Hey, what are you doing Naruto?!" She once again heard Sakura exclaim. Giggling and shuffling could be heard from where Naruto was standing, making her snap her head up, interested.

The blonde troublemaker was, true to his title, causing trouble. Naruto grinned as he placed a board eraser in between the door and wall, pinning it in place.

"Man, you're asking for trouble, huh?" Sakura scolded the boy, making Reina smirk with a raised eyebrow. She knew Sakura loved little mischief like this.

"It'll be his fault cause he's late, ya'know?" The boy said, proudly standing with his hands on his hips.

"Hn, a Jounin wouldn't get caught in such a weak booby trap," Sasuke interjected, hands folded over his lips, eyes narrowed at the childish show.

"That's right, you're such an idiot," Sakura agreed.

"Hmm," was Reina's only response as she stared at the doorway, head resting on her propped-up hand while the other boredly played with her soft hair, the white locks bouncing with each touch of her fingers. A harmless and pointless prank, she thought, a Jounin could easily evade something as easy as that.

Right?

Well apparently not, she thought again, full of shock as a face came into view, well not really face because three quarters of the stranger's features were covered by a mask and forehead protector. Their sensei's once silver hair now turned white as the chalk eraser bounced off of it, leaving the majority of the chalk powder on his hair.

Reina's mouth fell open as everyone stilled for a moment. A beat of silence washed over them before Naruto's obnoxious laughter broke everyone out of their daze, the contagious sound prompting the Lunaria princess to laugh as well.

"I got him! I got him!" Naruto happily pointed at their sensei, nearly doubling over in laughter.

"I'm sorry, sensei," Sakura stuttered in pretend nervousness, "I tried to stop him, but Naruto didn't listen!"

Sasuke and Reina only looked away, the boy worriedly muttering about the Jounin's capabilities, while the girl tried to hide her laughter.

The room quietened as their sensei leaned down to collect the eraser. The four genins watched, suddenly nervous about the man's lack of words.

"Hm, how can I put this?" He mumbled, raising a hand under his chin, "As for first impressions... I don't like you guys." He stated bluntly.

Huh, so much for mom's advice, Reina thought as she and the other three genin hung their heads, dejected.

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[siflshonen]

Do you read all shounen manga or a select few

Would if I could read them all…

I definitely don’t read every shonen (which, wow. That is a BROAD genre to start with) but I make it my business to know about a notable swath of the “big ones”. And even then, of those, I only focus in depth on the ones that really strike my interest. Below is a (noncomprehensive) list of shonen (and some relevant seinen) I have at least a modestly dangerous amount of knowledge regarding:

List under the cut (it’s a little long but not the worst)

Astro Boy (I love this series. While not strictly specific to shonen, I’m just a Tezuka fan in general.)

20th Century Boy (definitely a seinen, but I feel it is relevant considering it is contextually dependent on knowing a little about Japanese pop culture from the 60s - 80s. I really like Naoki Urasawa in general.)

Dragon Ball (I spend a LONG time breaking this mess of a series down for fanfiction and also personal enjoyment.)

Fist of the North Star (part one ROCKS. I don’t talk about this one a lot but I’m absolutely in love with it.)

Akira (watched the movie; read some of the manga and have knowledge of the differences between the two. Want to read more.)

My Hero Academia

JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure (I read all of part I, part of Part II, and have seen the new anime part III. Not one I like to take deep dives in, but enjoyable.)

Yugioh (the early manga and its anime equivalent “season zero” are my favorites. I constantly amaze myself with how much I remember about this series as a whole when push comes to shove.)

Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans

Jujutsu Kaisen (watched.)

Demon Slayer (watched.)

Gurren Lagann

Eureka Seven (this is technically a shonen! It is my favorite mecha anime.)

Neon Genesis Evangelion

Black Cat (watched)

Black Torch

Blue Exorcist

Attack on Titan (I read more than I watched. I stopped reading after Sasha’s adventures with the bow and arrow… honestly? I don’t like AoT very much.)

Dorohedoro (watched. I NEED to go read this because I adore it!)

One Piece (I read this until about volume 26 or so, liked it, but decided to keep my overall distance from it lest I fall in too deep. I still keep a marginally interested finger on its recent developments, though.)

Mob Psycho 100 (THIS IS MY FAVORITE SHONEN.)

One Punch Man (technically seinen, but I feel it is relevant.)

Fullmetal Alchemist (THIS IS MY SECOND FAVORITE SHONEN. But honestly I see it as a totally different animal than MP100 and find them almost not comparable, so take that as you will.)

BLEACH (oh wow… I loved BLEACH. I stopped reading or watching it during the battle in Karakura but I also kept tabs on it. The treatment of Tite Kubo at the end as well as the resulting ending itself made me so sad.)

Zombie Powder (I have a soft spot for Tite Kubo.)

Burn the Witch (I need to read it, but I did watch what is currently out. It didn’t really grab me, yanno?)

Naruto (This is probably the only shonen I ever dropped out of open animosity and annoyance with the work… the straw that broke the camel’s back was when Pain explained his fake initial plan to take over the economy to the Akatsuki. There was a time when I loved this series… I still love how Kishimoto used kabuki in the work separate from my own misgivings towards it… anyway, I still checked in with it from time to time but mostly because I took a bizarre liking to Naruto’s father, Minato/the yondaime, as well as Kyuubei himself. My resulting love of Bakugo Katsuki should be no surprise given this information.)

The Disastrous Life of Saiki Kusuo

Shaman King

Rurouni Kenshin (death of the author!!! His wife wrote most of the best parts, anyway!!!)

Yu Yu Hakusho

Hunter x Hunter

Devilman (with respect to Go Nagai: this manga sucks. I do legitimately have respect for Go Nagai but I don’t like his original work. I have GENUINELY enjoyed the experience of consuming it and learning more about him, his spin-offs and sequels, and influence as well as notoriety though. Knowing about this series enhances my love of Yugioh and Hunter x Hunter in particular)

Tiger and Bunny (THIS is the best superhero anime.)

Bakuman

Lupin III

Cyborg 009 (another series I know more about than I realize on a regular basis)

The Legend of Zelda A Link to the Past (manga by Shotaro Ishinomori. Actually, I’ve read almost every Zelda manga out there!)