#shika anbu

[watermelonsloth]

I wouldn’t normally have more than one poll up at a time, but the one I currently have up (about your least favorite part of Naruto) has mostly stagnated and the results are pretty much decided unless something major changes.

[moonbiscuitsims]

Naruto Deco CC Collection (DL below)

Decals are BGC, the rest require SE. See in-game pics here

🍜🍥ICHIRAKU RAMEN SET🍥🍜 (requires SE and CCMESH)

Only the decals are base game compatible, found with the rest of the naruto wall decals. The light and curtains require SE pack. The curtains ALSO require this @channel4sims mesh (called curtain 1), which you can also find in requirements section. I needed at least five squares to spell 4 "Ramen" katakanas and the Ichiraku kanji, so I used their addon 6 square curtain, for the last square i just put different ramen pictures.

🍥Noren Curtains Sets (requires SE)

Get plain coloured curtains with no symbols in the Addon section. I don't remember the price but I left it the same as the snowy escape ones.😅💜There is a large four square and a small two square curtain of everything.

🍥Misc Naruto Symbols

In order: Naruto bijuu seal, Naruto 6 paths sage mode, Sakura's crest (uchiha ones are with uzumaki package), ANBU, Land of Fire, Akatsuki, Gaara's love tattoo, Sage of 6 paths, sealed orochimaru curse mark. 🍥Konoha Clan Symbols

Uzumaki + Uchiha (including police force symbol and the blue and white ones above 🍥Ino-Shika-Cho / Nara-Akimichi-Yamanaka clan symbols. There were 2 for Akimichi 🍥Sarutobi Clan, Senju Clan 🍥Hyuuga Clan Symbols 🍥Inuzuka (Kiba) I don't know if this is actually the clan symbol 🍥Aburame Clan

🍥Otsutsuki Clan Symbols

Again I found so many that I just made them all, I don't remember the lore about the main or branch family and found many symbols online. I think the one with all the circles is their earth clan symbol and the moon and sun (2 versions) are the two branches)

🍥Hidden Villages Symbols

Konohagakure (Hidden Leaf)🍥Amegakure (Hidden Rain)🍥 Otogakure (Hidden Sound)🍥Sunagakure (Hidden Sand)🍥Iwagakure (Hidden Stone)🍥Kumogakure (Hidden Cloud)🍥Kirigakure (Hidden Mist)

🍥Naruto Wall Decals (Base game compatible)

The decals include the ramen ones to match the Ichiraku set. The Uchiha decals are in their own separate package from all others, included bright, muted, worn/dirty swatches. All resizable, only minor issue is if they are thin black lines or sized down too much then when you zoom out they disappear a bit. They cost 0 simoleons and can be found in wall deco category. 🍥FILES INFO: Uchiha curtain symbols are with uzumaki clan symbols in separate package not in the misc or clan ones, the curtains had too many swatches so I divided them up; Otsutsuki also separate package; the names of the files are self explanatory if you wish to pick and choose, if you want the entire collection there is a merged file with everything, don't forget the mesh, don't install merged with anything else or you'll get duplicates) 🍥REQUIREMENTS ❗❗❗ Decals require nothing. All Noren Curtains require Snowy Escape. Ichiraku Set also requires SE, but apart from that requires this MESH by @channel4sims-cc (I mentioned above but forgot here, it is in the set called curtain 1)

🍥ABOUT THE SYMBOLS/DESIGNS: I included: misc symbols (Akatsuki, Gaara's love tattoo, ANBU, orochimaru curse mark with and without seal, Naruto's bijuu seal, all main konoha clan symbols (Sarutobi, Senju, Nara, Yamanaka, Akimichi, Aburame, Hyuuga, Inuzuka, Haruno, Uzumaki, Uchiha), Land of Fire symbol, the main hidden villages (Konoha/Leaf, Kumo/Cloud, Kiri/Mist, Oto/Sound, Suna/Sand, Ame/Rain, Iwa/Stone), Otsutsuki and 6 paths symbols. In cases where there was more than one online or I wasn't sure which was the main symbol I just made various different ones, sorry if I got anything wrong, all images were found online. I tried to use colours that matched the colour schemes used in the anime for characters clans and villages. (Also didn't mention but the curtains further to the top are only brighter because of the lighting, they are all the same though, sorry I suck at the photos)

🍥ADDON: PLAIN CURTAINS

If you want MATCHING PLAIN CURTAINS in the same colours with no symbols, you can download them HERE.

🍥DOWNLOAD

🍥Please respect my TOU and do not:

❌ REUPLOAD -❌ PUT BEHIND PAYWALL OF ANY KIND -❌ INCLUDE CC IN YOUR DOWNLOADS ❌CLAIM AS YOURS HOWEVER I'm including the photoshop texture files for personal edits, please don't reupload mine (if you make a sort of original set, or some other item and wanna use the logos that's fine). You can use the plain colour curtains texture files from the addon download too if you wish as a background for your own creations as long as they are your own creation and aren't the same as my download. If you do use them or use my stuff for screenshots or something please credit and tag me, I would love to see! If you have any inquiries about anything please ask! I’ll always answer as soon as I see it! Thank you (✿◡‿◡)💜💜💜

[tsukinobherzhoka12]

Naruto Ramblings:

Ino-Shika-Chou patriarchs not reprimanding their children’s bad habits and not being so strict to their training is them being cunning. Because they don’t want their children to be enlisted from them by the anbu at the young age or being kidnapped by Danzo. Like they realized what happened to prodigies and how they are handled by the village. *cough* Itachi and Kakashi*cough*. Inoichi and Shibi got their clan kid took away from them. (In Shibi’s case it was supposed to be Shino who is the CLAN HEIR. Torune just volunteered in Shino’s stead.) Shikaku having a prodigy strategist as a son also had a fear that Danzo will took his child too. And Hiruzen just let this war criminal run amok doesn’t he?

[synergysilhouette]

Small(ish) tweaks I'd make to the Konoha 12 and their senseis

Just a little thought of mine. I sat here pondering changes I'd make to the K12 in order to give them more development and relevance in the story. I find most of them to be underrated. These are just a few brainstorming ideas on how I'd rework them. Lemme know if you have questions!

Kakashi--Controversial idea; remove the sharingan and make his copy ninja reputation a power that the Hatake clan possesses. Plus give more detail on his time with the Anbu and more info on the Anbu in general.

Naruto--I'd probably make him less brash and rude, still being respectful to others. Basically like Asta from Black Clover; it makes sense for him to be respectful to those in power if he wants to be in a position of power someday. I'd also make it known that his father was the 4th Hokage early on; it was kinda obvious from the get-go.

Sasuke--Give him more moments of sympathetic character. He cares about others, but he isn't revered by the village as some hero; rather everyone gives him space out of fear of his power (and revenge agenda) as well as feeling bad for what he went through but not really knowing how to communicate this to him.

Sakura--Make her Inner Sakura character a powerful genjutsu technique passed down from the Haruno clan, maybe in the form of a kekkai genkai--not quite on Byakugan/Sharingan level, but close. I'd also remove her mom since Tsunade becomes more of a mother figure than her mom was in the series. Her dad would be a regular person rather than a ninja, having low self-esteem and accidentally passing this onto Sakura by being critical of her as a ninja. I'd also have her train with Kurenai as well as Tsunade during the time skip to hone her genjutsu skills since her dad can only help her so much. I'd also have her crush on Sasuke be more substantial, as it starts off as a little crush, than sympathy, than full-on respect and love when she joins a team with him. Plus make her less rude and aggressive (outside the battlefield, of course).

Kurenai--Give her more screentime to be characterized as the greatest genjutsu user in the village; the original series really does her dirty. Plus give more on her relationship to Asuma, showing her frequent interactions with his team, leading her to teaching Ino genjutsu as well (kinda fits with the plant theme, huh?)

Shino--Definitely underrated. I'd give more focus on his backstory and showcase both of his parents and his clan, not just his dad (who doesn't get much appearance, anyway). Especially focus on how his abilities work; it's pretty shocking how his clan goes about it.

Kiba--Maybe scale back on how much of a jerk he was originally, and make him a rival to Naruto. Whereas Sasuke was a philosophical rival to Naruto, Kiba is a career rival to Naruto, wanting to be the next Hokage. I always felt bad for forgetting that he wanted to become Hokage and that the series never really focused on it much. Also show more of his clan and give him a deeper backstory (maybe diving more into how his mom ran away his dad and how that affected him).

Hinata--Since Kishimoto apparently only planned for the village to only have 100 ninjas, Hinata is a legacy ninja, being the child of the head of the Hyuga clan, so I'd probably make her a bit more motivated, so that she doesn't always need Naruto in order to get that boost of energy, especially considering how her team supports her. I'd also make her dad kinder to her (seeing how soft he got in Boruto, but hey, that's grandparents for you!), with him only being tough because they're in war and the losses he faced. He doesn't see her as useless, but he doesn't think she's up to leading the clan.

Asuma--DEFINITELY focus more on him being the 3rd Hokage's son. Why is this detail always buried?! Maybe focus more on his childhood as a result of this, as well as his romance with Kurenai, and trying to make sure the next generation of Ino-Shika-Cho carries on their legacy.

Shikamaru--Pretty much the same, but make him skilled in medical ninjutsu, given that his clan has a GIANT medical book. It'd make him an even more awesome ninja, plus it's possible Ino would teach him what she learned from Tsunade (though he does learn some things from his dad). His mom should also make more than just a background appearence, imo.

Choji--The same, except showing his parents more, as well as the legacy he has to uphold, maybe even the issues he faces with people making fun of his weight despite his clan needing to consume a lot of calories.

Ino--Make her more than just a Sasuke stan; maybe it's a little crush that makes a rivalry with Sakura, but they're not nearly as cruel with each other. Learning genjutsu from Kurenai as well as medical training and strength enhancements from Tsunade, I'd definitely say she climbed the ranks of ninja!

Guy--Pretty much the same.

Lee--Pretty much the same, but give more info on his background (ie family) before becoming a ninja.

Neji--Show more of his background, especially the pain of being in the branch family and what happened after his visit with Hiashi following his loss at the chunin exams. I like the idea that he still believes in fate, but believes you make your own, somewhat combining his and Naruto's philosophies.

Tenten--GIVE HER MORE ATTENTION! We don't know anything about her family or life, or how she even learned to be so good with various ninja weapons.

[ilbenmalpensanteus]

Here we are with another drabble by @mixu and me.

This work is full of Love, Angst, Passion and, obviously, Sasuke and Naruto’s horny asses!

Maybe tomorrow covers three days of snsmonth:

Day 20: Adult SasuNaru

Day 22: Making out // Hokage x ANBU

Day 30: Let’s run away together // Tenderness

Enjoy ✨

Maybe tomorrow

“Sas- Sas, wait.” Naruto’s chuckles were swallowed by the Uchiha’s greedy mouth.

“No. I waited all day.” Sasuke withdrew briefly — eyes zeroing on Naruto’s swollen bottom lip, he reached down again to suck on the damp flesh.

Naruto whined, his hips swinging forward on their own to grind against Sasuke’s, seeking some relief for his aching erection.

The desk was digging a hole in the back of his thighs and Sasuke’s hawk-shaped mask kept clanking on the wood, but their moans and groans filling the office were-

“Shikamaru- Shika is right out there-!”

It was surprisingly easy to forget about his ever-present assistant when Sasuke was on him like this — his friend spent days drooling on his desk and browsing tedious documents-

However, despite his chill demeanor, Shikamaru surely didn’t appreciate when his naps were interrupted — especially when what woke him up was the sound of Sasuke’s balls slapping against the Hogake’s ass.

“Then be quiet, dobe,” The other man growled, burying his face in the crook of Naruto’s neck, biting on his pulse point harshly.

Naruto’s heartbeat accelerated. “I didn’t know boring-ass meetings were such a turn on for you.” The blonde couldn’t help his gasp when Sasuke’s hand squeezed between them to slip beneath the hem of his trousers.

“They aren’t,” His teeth scrapes the tan collarbone, leaving red indents Naruto’s was sure Kurama would have a hard time healing. “You are.” Sasuke licked his lobe teasingly, moaning softly directly into his ear.

“Fuck.” Naruto’s cock felt as though it could burn through his trousers, “Get over with it, teme. We don't have much time.”

…

You can find the rest of this work on Ao3!

And we really appreciate comments and kudos! ❤️

[team7-headquarter]

Kurenai had recently made jounin so there was no way she'd been selected to be Team 7 sensei.

Gai was a good option given how strong he is, but was already busy.

Between Asuma and Kakashi, Kakashi knew more about sealing in case he needed to do something about Naruto and he had the sharingan, which made him more qualified to teach Sasuke. He was also an experienced anbu, had worked with Itachi and was Minato's student.

Which is funny because he was overly qualified to command Sasuke and Naruto but had absolutely zero experience on what to do with Sakura.

They couldn't assign Tenten to Team 7 because she graduated year(s) prior; they couldn't assign Hinata because having two dojutsu users and the kyubi jinchuriki in one team was way too risky and they couldn't separate the ino-shika-cho either.

If it wasn't for the time gap —and the fact that no one expected Sakura to develop her taijutsu the way she did— I think Tenten being part of Team 7 would be logical because her weapon expertise and resistance could be trained by Kakashi to be more lethal in an anbu way. Gai could have trained Sakura on taijutsu and from the manga we know he held medic ninjutsu in high regard, so I see him recommending her as Tsunade's appreciate.

Team Kurenai and Team Asuma fit each other perfectly, but it's funny how complementary are Team Gai and Team Kakashi.

[dark-elf-writes]

And its works so damn well because that sexy bitch already has grey hair.

Concept: Kakashi pushing one of those multi-seat baby strollers with a bunch of squealing little ninja babies in it.

Little Naruto is cackling like mad as he and baby Sasuke slap each other. Shikamaru is glaring at Sasuke and slaps him back for touching Naruto (baby crush!). Baby Shino is trying to catch a butterfly that keeps landing on his nose. Little hinata keeps giggling at Naruto. Ino and Sakura are sharing a seat and playing with flowers that Ino pulled (they’re actually weeds but no one needs to tell them that). Baby kiba is trying to bark like Kakashi’s ninken and Choji is eating bone shaped cookies.

AKKSJSJSB SHINOBI BABYSITTERS CLUB

After Kakashi is told (loudly and often while the Hokage has his wrinkled head in his hands in something that looks a lot like defeat) that he can’t actually kidnap peoples children because they smell sad of all things a solution is reached where in the aftermath of the war where there’s still so much to be done and far too many kids were promoted far too soon and are all on some level broken, that the older Jonin with children can leave their kids with ANBU trained babysitters when they need to be sent out of the village. It starts with just Kakashi and Naruto (who he outright refused to take back to the orphanage and tried to bite the ANBU that tried to take Naruto from the sling on Hounds chest. How he did that through two masks no one is quite sure but the poor ANBU has never been the same) Occasionally with the newest Ino-Shika-Cho generation. Shikamaru adores little Naruto. The other two are less enthusiastic but they Al get along rather well.

Then Itachi gets assigned to the Babysitter Corps with a little Sasuke perched on one hip, all wide dark eyes as he gnaws on a plastic kunai.

Guy, for all that he’s not ANBU, gets lumped in with them more often than not because he also refused to give his particular orphan back.

Hinata and Neji become more permanent members of their little pack (Neji first. handed off to Kakashi with shaking hands and a pained smile. Hinata later also handed off by Hizashi with agony on his face and hands shaking so bad Itachi has to lunge to grab the little girl before he can drop her.) Neji, older than the others, is a bit unsure of what to make of all the babies — for all that he is just barely not a baby himself — but Naruto bounces a plastic block off of his head and shrieks something incomprehensible around his baby fangs and he becomes just as attached as Shikamaru and Lee.

(Sasuke lurks around the edges like a ghost. More content clinging to his brother or screaming whenever Naruto looks at him. Kakashi has a feeling it will only get more annoying as they grow up.)

Little Kiba comes next, all milk teeth and growls where the others cry. Naruto clings to Kim instantly too used to Kakashi’s own fangs and the grumbling dog the pack to even think of being scared. Kiba surprisingly attaches to Hinata sharing his toys with her and snarling whenever one of the others is too rough with her. He and Neji have left with bruises and baby teeth marks more than once.

Shino tumbles into the odd little pair that is Kiba and Hinata with a butterfly on his hand and some muffled mumbling that might have been words and the three become inseparable from then on. (Itachi actually had to go to the hospital after he tried to hand Kiba back to his sister before Hinata went home. Kakashi laughs at him for days for being so slow that the pup managed to get his teeth in him. He gets his karma a week later when Shino sets a wasp on him when he accidentally knocked over hinata’s block tower. Itachi’s red eyes told him he would absolutely never live that down.)

No one is sure how Sakura got added to the mix. Kakashi is pretty sure Ino kidnapped her on an outing but as he has no proof of that and her parents seem to find the girls’ bond more cute than concerning she just slots into the chaos perfectly.

Tenten comes last with more mock weapons than even Sasuke that she delights in hurling at Neji and watching him smack them out of the air. Kakashi has a feeling they are going to be a terror when they’re older.

[haethel]

I have been having Thoughts.

Every hokage has fit into a tidy nepotism dynasty, with every hokage in the chain being either a relative or a student of a previous hokage. Thanks to Hiruzen's obsession with reproducing patterns that have worked in the past (eg ino-shika-cho), every time we've known the teammates of a hokage they've matched the pattern of the traumatised genius with questionable social skills, the cheerful and sociable late-bloomer deadlast, and the female medic. (And fuck both Hiruzen and Kishimoto for screwing over his female characters such that "the girl" becomes a relevant character descriptor.) The fourth member of each attempt to recreate the sannin has been a sensei belonging to the hokage royal dynasty, and thus the students of each "sannin" team are the future hokage candidates each time the previous incumbent croaks it. This explains why Tsunade and Jiraiya were the only candidates considered for the post after Hiruzen was assassinated, because Orochimaru disqualified himself, Kakashi is too young and mentally unwell, Anko is too young and probably also disqualified because of her past association with Orochimaru, and Shizune is too young and doesn't have an international reputation and hasn't been in the village for years. And also explains why Kakashi's desperate attempt to palm the hat off on Shikaku following Pein's attack failed miserably.

This chain of dubious logic leads to some interesting speculations...

1) Obito, Kakashi, Rin, Anko and Shizune were the heirs apparent to become hokage right out of the academy, with the addition of Asuma as Hiruzen's son. Of these, Kakashi and Obito were probably first in the running because they were in the "sannin" team, while Anko and Shizune were solo apprentices. Asuma likely disqualified himself by quarreling with Hiruzen and abandoning the village for several years. This means that Obito's dreams to become hokage were probably a realistic expectation and he would likely have been groomed for the role when the time was right.

2) To my recollection, the widespread belief that Obito was some despised black sheep Uchiha due to lack of sharingan is fanon invention. The anime filler has him living with his grandmother, but no mention is made in either manga or anime of whether his mother and father are also present in the household given that multi-generational households are not uncommon. During the Anbu arc, Hiruzen does make some perfunctory attempts to reconcile with the Uchiha before Danzo orders their massacre (which predictably fail). One of the Uchiha grievances was that Madara was cheated out of becoming hokage, and none of the subsequent hokage had been Uchiha. It's possible that Obito's inclusion in Team Minato was done purposefully in order to produce an Uchiha hokage once he was old enough, as a means to reconcile with the Uchiha. That plan got scuppered when Obito got flattened by a rock.

3) Itachi would have been the next possible Uchiha hokage candidate to replace Obito, and Hiruzen does mention this during an anime filler. But alas there was no nepotism dynasty sensei available at the moment that Itachi graduated the academy early, because the previous generation of heirs were still too young to become jonin-sensei. So instead when Itachi joined the Anbu he was placed into Kakashi's team as an attempt to preserve the dynasty by roundabout means. But alas, the Uchiha began plotting a coup and Danzo began plotting a massacre, and Itachi was caught in the middle and forced into becoming a spy for both sides, and everything went wrong in the worst possible way.

4) Sasuke became yet another attempt to get an Uchiha hokage by including him in Team 7 under Kakashi. By this point it was far too late and more or less a pointless gesture because Sasuke was the only Uchiha left, but what is Hiruzen if not the prime example of too little, too late?

5) Like Obito, Naruto's dream of being hokage was also a realistic ambition to have, since he would have only two competitors for the role once he's old enough: Sasuke and Sakura (since neither Anko nor Shizune took students).

6) Danzo was Hiruzen's teammate as part of Team Tobirama. Danzo therefore was also a member of this hokage dynasty, and therefore had a legitimate right to feel aggrieved at being passed over again and again for the hat. It's curious that he wasn't even considered as a candidate after Hiruzen was assassinated. Did he and the elders have a falling out at the relevant moment?

7) I wonder whether the obsession with recreating the sannin was more than just Hiruzen being weird. Did the pattern hold true in previous generations of the dynasty as well, making it a tradition that began with Tobirama? Were the sannin in themselves an attempt to recreate Team Tobirama? Given that neither Hiruzen nor Danzo are medics, which of them was the genius and which of them was the deadlast?

8) Moving forward in time, the latest incarnation of "team sannin" is Boruto, Sarada and Mitsuki. Konohamaru as their sensei is a dynasty member since he's Hiruzen's grandson. But none of them is a medic, and neither Sarada or Boruto could be described as a deadlast. (Mitsuki would be the traumatised genius with questionable social skills in this equation given that he's orochimaru's offspring.) Did Naruto intentionally break the pattern? Or did he fail to notice there was a pattern at all and was instead trying to recreate his own Team 7 by including his son and Sasuke and Sakura's daughter, and having their sensei be the kid he's always considered to be his protege and successor? If god forbid Kakashi had ever spawned, I suspect that the third member of the latest incarnation of team sannin would have been Kakashi's child instead of Mitsuki.

[x-authorship-x]

Hi, for the title prompts😊

"Made with love, not skill"

So cute 🥺 this one is very wholesome ✨

Shisui-nii was good at a lot of things.

He was faster than anyone else, Tou-san said that Shisui-nii would've given his old (everyone he knew was old, because Tou-san was also old) friend Minato a run for his money. Which Ino thought was a really good 'saying'; she'd bet on Shisui-nii to win in any race, too.

He was also really strong. When Ino did her Katas, trying to make Shisui-nii move was like trying to move the ground. When Ino hit him, he always shifted so that she could throw as much force behind it without hurting herself. She'd seen him sparring a lot too, with Tou-san and with Tenzo-kun and with Yua-nee a few times, out in the fields and away from Kaa-san's precious flowerbeds. It was so fast that Ino often couldn't follow the attacks at all, but it always ended up with the other thanking Shisui-nii, and he'd flip it into a compliment on them, and Ino knew he'd won as usual.

In fact, there was very little her brother couldn't do.

He helped Kaa-san with plotting and planting and at the shop, he helped Ino with any of all of her homework, he helped Tou-san at work and he helped Tenzo-kun braid his hair. He helped when they made dinner and Tou-san and Kaa-san never worried over leaving Shisui-nii with the stove - like they did for Ino - so she knew he was good at it.

"Shisui-nii is the best," Ino declared at lunchtime. "There's nothing he can't do!"

Shika-kun squinted across at her with one dark eye, hands behind his head, and then heaved a sigh. Even if he'd wanted do, he wouldn't have challenged Ino's claim; Shisui-nii helped Shika-oji all the time, which meant he was both smart and important - duh! - and he was quiet enough not to disturb the Nara Clan's afternoon naptime.

Chouji-kun didn't say anything but, perhaps sensing that Ino needed something to work with, nodded along. This was why he was the best boy in their year.

Sakura giggled at her, nodding as well but much more enthusiastically and, really, she was Ino's best friend for a reason. Her big brain and loyalty were more than-

Sasuke-kun didnt know what was good for him though.

"Huh! Shisui is my cousin, idiot, but my Itachi-nii is even cooler!"

He really hadn't liked it when Ino triumphantly pointed out that her brother was his brother's senpai, so Itachi-kun agreed with Ino that Shisui-nii was better.

Really, was there anything Shisui-nii couldn't do? He'd even - kinda - shown stupid Sasuke up!

"Imouto, can you-"

They were in the garden again, on one of those blissfully sunny days when it was just cloudy enough to keep Kaa-san from muttering about Ino getting sunburned again. Thankfully, Shisui-nii had a super secret (ANBU, although Ino wasn't supposed to know about them) jutsu so she didn't have to keep reapplying sunscreen.

They were making flower crowns, legs crossed and chatting easily as they went, and everything was perfect. Really, one of Ino's favourite kind of days.

Well-

"You dropped the stems again," Ino leaned over her brother's attempt and pouted at the sight.

Shisui-nii even had his special Sharingan out, the ones that were curled like a Shuriken star, which meant he was really desperate.

"I can see what the problem is," he muttered back, looking a little stressed. "But they just won't stop dropping." As if listening to him, the four daisies he had managed to keep together began to slide apart. "Fu-fuhhhh.....!"

"You can say 'fuck', you know. Anko-nee says it all the time."

"Imouto-!"

Shisui-nii could do absolutely anything he set his mind to.... Except make flower crowns.

Ino still wore the ruined daisies, though.

After all, her brother made it.

[luffythinker]

RECENTLY UPDATED MY FIC AND IM SO GLAD UR COMIC BACK BC I HAD SOME QUESTION literally have 0 friends into Naruto so I wanted to ask what you think of my story so far?

https://archiveofourown.org/series/2979207

I have several ideas where I want the story to go but I'm a little stuck for ideas on how I'm gonna have Shikamaru care (further) about Naruto before he leaves with Jiraiya like I've already made Naruto break down to him about having to fight Sasuke and now Shikas a more then a little concern about him wondering what Sasuke could have done to make a guy like Naruto cry like that he's also got a tiny crush on him bc that time he cheered for him when he was fighting Temari in the Chunin exam but he's viewing as "it just meant a lot to me that he bothered to cheer for me" Cirrently Shikamaru is in "well my first mission was a bust I need more experience to get better" mode while I'm about to make Naruto ask Tsunade what he could do to make her let him go look for Sasuke cause she wont let him leave the village because Jiraiya told her to keep him occupied while he goes to do more investigation about the Akatski (this is not my plot this is what happen in the anime I'm just adding to it) I want to make Tsunade instead send him on silly missions to occupy his mind send him on missions that's going to actually help him and prepare him to fight Sasuke if he has to even if she's not on board with the whole saving Sasuke idea. Then jiraiya comes back like hey ima take Naruto cause they want the Jinjuriki ima train him so Tsunade has already had someone thinking Kakashi or Iruka training him before Jiraiya even found this out but they were training him for Sasuke retrieve mission 2 in mind they didnt know about that.

So my question is how do you think I can go about having Tsunade train him for Sasuke retrieval mission 2? My first thought was Naruto believes of he was an ANBU member she would let him go (and I dont know if in part 1 they knew Kakashi was ANBU or not cause I dont recall them ever seeing him with his jacket off or him telling them) Naruto's gonna put that idea away for now cause training to be ANBU isnt something he wants to waste time on he wants to be Hokage but maybe that's a side goal to hit ANBU to get Sasuke then Hokage

I need some help with the what do we do from here to convince Tsunade or does she just have a change of heart cause she doesn't think Naruto's conviction is a joke but she and Jiraiya seen very on Naruto forgetting about Sasuke (I've seen up to Shippuden Jiraiya death so ita not a large spoil for you to tell me anything important to the plot I actually know what happens to the end but I plan to have Sasuke come back after the Itachi fight)

EVERYONE GATHER AROUND

New update of Shikamaru and Naruto a troublesome love story just dropped, this is part 5 so if u haven't read the others check it out!!

really good writing, the story is progressing so nicely i really love it

As for how to make them get closer or The Feelings start, i would say go for the little missions route and since naruto is not a chunnin yet make shikamaru be paired up with him every so often, i think they would be something nice and it would bloom The Feeling in shika's chest, naruto is too worried about everything else so he's not really internalizing it right now but it will come to him eventually

About naruto joining anbu hmmm this is very bold for sure, i think tsunade would offer it as a joke like "if u complete this training you can go try to get sasuke back again" and naruto takes it seriously, he will do it if he has too, yeah it's not his end goal but if it gets his friend back, he will do it. So Tsunade would let him, bc she thinks it will take a long time but she underestimates his determination lol

i'm not sure i understand why they would want him to forget about sasuke tho? could u say more about that?

[hotmonkeelove]

Naruto Tag Game (New Addition)

(I did this years ago and my opinions have evolved)

Tagged by: no one, I saw it here.

How far are you in the series?: I never got past Ino-Shika-Cho and Kakashi fighting Hidan and Kakuzu. It was tiresome.

Do you prefer the anime or manga?: I don’t really read the manga, but it’s definitely better as far as Boruto is concerned, since the anime is so bent on making Mitsuki simp for Boruto.

Favorite movie: Road to Ninja

Least Favorite Movie: Of the ones I’ve seen, The Stone of Gellel was kind of dull. Couldn't follow it.

Favorite filler episodes: Most any of the ones with Lee, the Bikochu beetle arc, and Ino Screams: Chubby Paradise!

Least favorite filler episodes: The Land of Tea arc is boring! Though Aoi was cool.

Favorite male character: Orochimaru

Favorite female character: Anko

Second and third favorite male character: Gaara, Mitsuki

Second and third favorite female character: ChoCho, Tenten

Character(s) you Dislike or Hate: Boruto, Danzo, Hiruzen.

Favorite Village(s): Otogakure

Least Favorite Village(s): Konohagakure

Favorite and second favorite clan: Akimichi, Inuzuka

Favorite Sannin: Orochimaru

Least Favorite Sannin: Tsunade, but I actually love them all. I used to hate Jiraiya, but he grew on me. The pervy bastard... Now I'm hot for him! Heeheehee!

Favorite Kage: Gaara

Favorite Hokage: Tsunade

Least favorite Hokage: Kakashi himself said he was the worst, though Hiruzen was an arse.

Favorite Jinchuuriki: Gaara

Favorite tailed beast: Shukaku

Favorite Summoning: Manda

Favorite Jutsu: Orochimaru’s permanent tongue stretching jutsu. So hot and so much potential!

Favorite kekkei genkai: Either Haku’s or Kimimaro’s.

Favorite ability of Pein’s: Almighty pratfall, heehee!

Favorite Jounin or Anbu: Gai

Favorite Filler Character(s): Suzumebachi

Least Favorite Filler Character(s): Those ninja postal carriers. They’re creepy!

Favorite canon couple(s): Choji x Karui

Favorite almost canon couple(s): Orochimaru x Anko, Mitsuki x ChoCho, Zabuza x Haku, Gaara x Matsuri, Neji x Teten.

Worst canon couple: Sakura's parents are pretty lame.

Least favorite fanon couple(s): Boruto x Mitsuki, Anko x anyone other than Orochimaru (though especially Kakashi).

Favorite yaoi couple(s): Zabuza x Haku

Favorite yuri couple(s): Oddly enough, I don’t really ship any yuri pairings from Naruto. Tsunade x Mei is pretty hot, though. And sometimes Sakura x Ino.

Couple(s) that you ship romantically and as friends: Orochimaru and Tsunade

Favorite protagonist: Gaara

Favorite antagonist: Orochimaru, though I consider him the real hero!

Favorite Akatsuki member: Orochimaru!

Favorite Akatsuki couple: Sasuke x Karin, if they count?

Favorite member of Team Taka Hebi: Juugo, though the retcon his character creates really irritates me.

Least Favorite Member of Team Taka Hebi: Sasuke

Favorite member or weapon of the 7 Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist (including Zabuza and Raiga): Zabuza and his kubikiribocho!!!

Which character do you think deserves more appreciation: Anko, the real Anko. Not the ridiculously sanitized version shallow fans have to make her more palatable.

Which character do you think deserves less appreciation: Kakashi, he's way too op.

Which character(s) didn’t deserve to die: Neji, Asuma, Jiraiya.

Someone who should have died or you would not change their death: Gaara’s father. My god, did he have it coming!

Who do you ship Naruto with: Hinata; they’re boring as a married couple, but I imagine they have a secret kinky side.

Who do you ship with Sasuke: Karin, because all the biting is hot. Mmm, hurt me! Also, I like their chemistry.

Which character do you think looks good with everybody: I don’t ship characters because they “look good together.” That’s fucking stupid.

Which character out of Teams 7(don’t forget Sai),8,10, Gai would join the Akatsuki: Um, didn’t Sasuke join?

Hottest female character: Though I think Kurenai’s the prettiest, I’ll go with Mei. I will not say Anko, because that just feels like wanking.

Hottest male character: Orochimaru

Would you eat Ramen: I have. Dango is better.

What would be your ‘ninja way’: To serve a great master.

What is your opinion of the ninja world (like how Jiraiya discusses in his book): It’s cruel and corrupt.

Which character would you have liked to see drunk: Always Lee! More drunk Lee!

What do you think Kakashi’s book Icha Icha really says?: Whatever nasty filth Jiraiya wrote.

Pro-ending or anti-ending: It could’ve been better, but there are some good points.

How would your version of Naruto ending and Boruto play out (don’t be shy, make it VERY LONG, out touch the smallest details):  Orochimaru and Anko reconcile and marry, we get some backstory for Choji and Karui’s love, as well as Lee and Metal’s mom, Log gets more scenes, Mitsuki is the main protagonist, and Boruto gets the shit kicked out of him till he learns to behave. And maybe we could bring Jiraiya back to life…?

Tags: Ugh, do I have to?

[mixu]

Day 5 + Day 28 (He's Mine + Laughter)

Summary: Naruto and Sasuke have too much fun at work.

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Naruto can't breathe. He keeps hitting the desk with his fist, and his stomach hurts. It is a good hurt, though. He gasps in between fits of laughter, trying to recover his breath, but the laughs return every time he catches sight of Sasuke in the corner. They both would be rolling on the floor if there was enough space. 

He rests his cheek on the wood, still glancing at Sasuke, who is fighting to conceal his silent chuckle, but Naruto catches the slight shake of his shoulders. How he wishes the bastard wasn't wearing his stupid ANBU mask. Even now, Sasuke laughing is a rare occurrence, and it is not as if the mask hides his distinctive hairstyle or prosthetic arm. But there are rules and protocols the Hokage must follow no matter how absurd they are. The only reason Naruto has done nothing about those yet is that there are priorities.

Their eyes meet again —Naruto is sure despite the awful mask. They prepare for another round, but Shikamaru has had enough. His friend hits Naruto's head with his clipboard, then throws a pencil at Sasuke's head. Naruto leans back on his chair, rubbing his head and wiping his tears. He has no idea where the pencil went. 

"Are you twelve again or what?" Shika looks like he needs a cigarette. "You are going to waste months worth of work."

Naruto sighs. He doesn't think it'll come to that, but he doesn't argue. Shikamaru's job is stressful enough, and newborn Shikadai only adds to it.

"Yeah, sorry, Shika. How many are there left?"

"One." Shikamaru checks the schedule as if he needs confirmation that this long day will end soon. "Thank god," he murmurs. 

"Okay," Naruto adjusts his robes and puts on the hat before rubbing his hands together. "Let's do this."

Naruto has been working on diversifying Konoha's services to counter the decreasing need for shinobi in the world without fully forsaking the village's tradition. It hasn't been easy. Naruto, Sasuke, the Konoha 11, and half a dozen representatives of the Clans almost went bald during the process, but it has been a success so far. They have already secured a huge investment with a pharmaceutical company thanks to Tsunade's research, and Bushy brow is working with a sports company to develop a ninja skill tournament. A movie director has approached them to hire former shinobi as stunt actors. There's a food company interested in their chakra-cultivated crops. 

The man who crosses the door is the last in a series of potential business associates Naruto has met this week. He is a wealthy tradesman offering a deal for their ninja to work as security for his factories and other buildings. And like many of the ones before him, he has a daughter about Naruto's age.

"Lord Hokage," he shakes Naruto's hand. "It's an honour to meet the Hero of Konoha."

"No, no, the pleasure is mine, Saji-san." He gestures for the man to take a seat. "Tell me, how can we make our proposal more attractive for you." Naruto shoots him his best smile. 

"I'll be honest, Lord Hokage, the board has already approved the deal with Konoha, but I didn't want to lose on the opportunity to meet you."

"I'm flattered." Naruto leans forward. "I hope I met your expectations." He knows what's coming; it's been like this all day.

"Oh, you exceeded my expectations." The man pauses as if to reflect. "I'm kind of concerned, though."

"Concerned? About what, Saji-san?"

"I don't know if it's my place to comment on this."

Naruto presses his lips together to stop himself from laughing. What he would give to see Sasuke's face right now. 

"Please feel free to talk, Saji-san. I expect us to become good friends aside from business partners."

"I was wondering... How can a man of your fame and position not be married already?"

Eight out of eight. Naruto never expected his work to be this fun.

"Well, it has been a rough couple of years, and I've focused on Konoha." Naruto looks wistfully towards the window. "But now that everything has stabilized, I think I might be ready to settle down."

"Do you happen to have someone in mind?" The man perks up. "I've heard you have been visiting Omiai agencies for a while now."

Naruto doesn't know who started the rumour, just that the person was terribly misinformed and had too much imagination. He knows where and when it started, though. 

It was on Sasuke's birthday. Naruto had been waiting at the bar of Sasuke's favourite restaurant to take their order home. There had been some confusion with their food, and he had to wait half an hour for it to be corrected. The binder with the profiles had been forgotten or abandoned on the seat beside him. The most surprising part was that Naruto barely leafed through the thing before he handed it to the bartender. 

Nevertheless, the rumour spread and Naruto was bombarded with marriage proposals from every corner of the continent, his business partners included. As if it wasn't common knowledge that he and Sasuke had been together for half a decade. 

"I did." Naruto doesn't waste energy denying it. "But it turned out the perfect choice was always right in front of me, Saji-san."

"Oh." The man is unable to hide his disappointment but recovers quickly. "Your betrothed must be exceptional."

"Certainly, Saji-san." Naruto has done this so many times that the words flow effortlessly. "My betrothed belongs to an old and powerful shinobi 

family, wealthy, of course, and most importantly, acts as my personal guard." 

The moment realization hits the man, he loses his composure. The way his face contorts as he turns to regard Sasuke is priceless. Naruto hopes the bastard is using the Sharingan.

"My apologies, Saji-san," Sasuke pays his part. "The Hokage is spoken for. He's mine."

The man has the decency to blush as he sputters his good wishes and pleasantries before taking his leave. The door has barely closed when Naruto and Sasuke burst out laughing again, confident about the efficacy of their silencing seals. Shikamaru only stays long enough to pick up his stuff.

"I'm taking the week off," he declares.

"Thanks- Shika-" Naruto wheezes in between laughs. "Say hi to Temari and mini Shika for me."

Once they are alone and have calmed down, Sasuke moves to lean on the desk and removes Naruto's hat. Naruto does the same with the ANBU mask. Naruto grins; Sasuke smirks fondly, extending his hand to brush Naruto's mess of hair away from his forehead. This routine of theirs is one of Naruto's favourite parts of the day.

"You know we just started another rumour, right?" Sasuke arches a brow.

Naruto rolls his eyes. "At least this will be more accurate." He makes a significant pause and takes Sasuke's hand. "Unless you want to make it real," Naruto ventures. "Consider you are not getting any younger." He adds because the banter is an essential part of their relationship.

"I don't know. Something tells me you only want me for the Uchiha name."

"And you only want me for my position."

They chuckle again, but it's a different kind of laugh. It's not mocking, but a unique kind of breathless. It's one full of love.

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Find all chapters here: Ramen and Tomatoes

[slugglesnut]

Wolf

Part 1: Feral

Chapter One: Beast

‘’This is mission is such a drag,” Shikamaru moaned sullenly as the group trudged along the forest trail.

“Your face is such a drag,” Kiba snarked, grinning proudly at Naruto’s snickers and Shika’s deepening scowl.

“Less talk, more walk, you lot,” Asuma interjected before the pair could begin bickering for real, “We should reach the town before sundown, if we keep up the pace.”

“Asuma-sensei, why are all of us on this mission? It just seems like a lot for simple reconnaissance.” The pink-haired kunoichi slowed to be in step with the tall shinobi, her brow pulled into a puzzled frown.

“Good observation, Sakura-chan. Normally, we wouldn’t need quite so many shinobi for such a mission. However, given that the area that we’ve been asked to look into is rather large and densely forested, and on our border with the Land of Rivers, it makes sense to take more than one team. Kakashi-san and I were the only Jounin-sensei’s not already on a mission, and as I am filling in for Kurenai-san until the baby is born, team eight came along as well. Besides, it’s a good team bonding experience.”

“He means it’s an easy way for Tsunade-sama to keep us all busy and out of trouble,” Kakashi drolled, with a nod to Kiba and Naruto attempting to drop a large beetle down the back of Sai’s shirt.

Asuma rubbed the back of his neck sheepishly, “Ah, well, that too, I suppose.”

“But sensei, I don’t understand why being near the border of the Land of Rivers would matter to the mission. Aren’t we allies?”

“Even allies tend to get nervous about shinobi on their border,” Shino spoke up from the back, causing Asuma and Sakura to turn towards the bespectacled boy.

“Well, if that’s the case, why not just send a small ANBU squad? Why send a whole bunch of chunins? Wouldn’t that be less intimidating?” Ino interjected.

“’Cause nothing says ‘de-escalation’ like sending in ANBU,” Shika snorted.

“He has a point, Ino-chan,” Asuma challenged with a raised brow as Ino stuck out her tongue at Shikamaru, much to Sakura’s suppressed giggles and an exaggerated eye roll from Shikamaru. “Sending a bunch of chunin may seem foolish, but we are far less threatening than a full deployment of Jounin. This comes across as a teaching mission, rather than espionage or warfare, as the later might.”

“Plus, Hokage-sama wouldn’t waste ANBU on a c-rank mission, at best,” Kiba added dryly.

“That too.” Asuma chuckled.

As the group marched on in companiable silence, Sakura scanned the deep forest surrounding them, mulling over the details of the mission. A small town near the border had petitioned the village for aid in dealing with a strange beast roaming the forest, killing livestock and attacking travelers. Supposedly, it hunted with and acted like a wolf, but was described as rearing up onto it’s hind legs like a bear, with a terrible boar-like visage. This had prompted Sakura to ask Ino if it was a relative of hers, earning her an unamused scowl from the blonde. Kakashi had replied that the beast was likely nothing more than some local wildlife, confused for something monstrous in the dark by frightened villagers.

Looking around, Sakura couldn’t help but agree. The trees were so thick here that very little light filtered through the canopy to the forest floor below, and the dancing shadows from the massive boughs overhead, rustling in the breeze, made every patch of grass seem to bristle with some hidden creature. It would be very easy to mistake the shadowed bits of rock and dense brush as something hideous and terrifying, let alone some animal, barely discernable during the day and practically invisible in the night.

Sakura was torn from her thoughts with a violent shiver as the quickening breeze bent the brush surrounding them. Startled, Sakura stepped closer, noticing the large tracks the branches of the shrubbery had been hiding. ”Sensei, look!”

The group stopped short as Kakashi and Asuma approached, brows cocked quizzically. “Yep, bear tracks; you’re likely to find a lot of those around here. Shall we?” Kakashi quipped, barely looking up from copy of Icha Icha.

Sakura turned a shade darker than her hair as Ino snickered, “Brilliant observation, Forehead.” Asuma tried to shush the rowdy group as Sakura promptly socked both Kiba and Naruto in the arms for laughing, while Shikamaru huffed in annoyance.

“Troublesome,” the brunette muttered tetchily, reaching for the chip bag Choji offered cheerfully from beside him.

“As long as we get there in time for dinner, soon.”

“Leave it to you to think with your stomach, Choji” Ino sighed half-heartedly.

“Leave it to you to expect anything less, blondie,” Kiba quipped back.

“Hey, do you think they’ll have ramen!?” Naruto cheered noticeably at the thought, eliciting several groans from the other chunins.

“You always want ramen!”

“Dear Kami, please, no more ramen!”

“You have the food preferences of a toddler, Naruto.”

“When is the last time you ate any vegetables?”

The only ones who didn’t express their outrage or exasperation with the blonde, where Sai and Shino, who honestly seemed like they could care less about the jinchuriki’s typical antics, and Hinata, who seemed to be struggling to find any words at all as she tagged just behind the blonde sunbeam.

“I wouldn’t mind ramen, Naruto-kun,” she whispered in a voice that no one would have caught if it weren’t for the fact that all those present were trained shinobi.

“There’s not a lot you mind when it comes to Naruto,” Kiba grinned wolfishly at her, causing Hinata to turn scarlet and hunker even deeper into her sweater.  In a rare show of solidarity, Shino patted her shoulder without looking over.

Despite the occasional joke or light-hearted bickering, the group moved on in relative quiet as the sun sank lower and lower through the trees ahead. As they moved closer to sundown, the woods surrounding them seemed even more ominous, the lengthening shadows throwing everything into sharp relief. Soon, the only sound was the crunch of gravel beneath their sandals and the whisper of the breeze through the treetops; to make a raucous during their travels seemed suddenly imprudent.

Finally, as the breeze turned chilly and the sun sank below the horizon, the little village of Kuraimori came into view, light spilling out it’s gates from the town beyond. At the gates, stood a figure in drab garb and a beaming smile.

“Ah, Shinobi-san, welcome!” The man gave a deep bow. “I’m Sato Riku; the elders sent me to meet you.”

Stopping short of the sleight man, Kakashi and Asuma bowed, “It’s a pleasure; Sato-san. Shall we meet with the elders tonight?”

“Yes; please, follow me.” Sato nodded before turning to walk through the twilight darkened town.

As the group trudged through the gathering gloom, the man politely chatted with the two jonin instructors about their journey as they approached a long, low building and led them inside. Inside, at the other end of the long structure, sat the three elders on a raised dais.  Sakura worried her lip between her teeth when she realized all three were scowling at the group of shinobi. As the group came to a stop a few feet away, the elder to the right curled his lip, his scowl deepening. The man in the middle, though he still carried the same haughty air to him, seemed to eye the ninja almost warily. The elder on the left, meanwhile, seemed almost bored, as if the Shinobi were a waste of his time. Their guide seemed totally oblivious to the elder’s hostility as he introduced the group. “These are the shinobi of the Village hidden in the leaves, sent to help us,” turning to the ragtag bunch, he indicated the dais, “These are the village elders, Ito-sama, Fukuda-sama, and Ishida-sama,” nodding to each elder in turn. The ninja bowed, Kakashi pushing down Naruto’s head and Shino glaring at Kiba, till he too complied, as Fukuda grunted by way of greeting.

“On behalf of the Hidden Leaf, we are honored to be here,” Kakashi intoned, “Perhaps you could tell us a bit more about this beast of yours?”

Growling an affirmative, Fukuda began to speak in a dark tone, “The beast has been plaguing us for some time now. It only approaches after dark, and stays outside of the village thus far, but has attacked several merchants travelling through the area.  Many of them have expressed hesitance to make the trip as long as this beast roams the woods, and we fear that we may risk losing the presence altogether. The locals are starting to grow anxious, as well, as the beast has been thinning their herds. We would have you find and kill it before it causes any more damage.”

“And what of the nature of this beast? We heard some concerning reports. Any idea what it is?” Asuma queried politely.

Ishida snorted derisively, shaking his head. “Local folklore and nonsense are all that is. Some in this village have too strong an imagination,” he said, casting a sideways glance to Ito.

“Glad to hear it.” Kakashi added to the brief pause. “We’ll get started first thing in the morning.”

At this, Ito scowled somehow even deeper, “Oh? Are the great shinobi of the Hidden Leaf so easily tired? And here I thought our great benefactors were so skilled they could easily solve our little problem. Seems our supplication was in vain.” He sneered as Fukuda sighed in frustration and Ishida rolled his eyes.

At this, both Asuma and Kakashi had to grab hold of Kiba and Naruto, respectively, to restrain the now shouting chunin.

“Sato-san will take you to your lodgings, Shinobi-san,” Fukuda waved the group away, ignoring Kakashi’s nod as he covered Naruto’s mouth and bodily dragged the irate chunin away, speaking over the muffled shouts, “We look forward to seeing your work on the morrow”

As the two jonin ushered out their students, Ino turned to Sakura and tetchily muttered “What was that all about?” Sakura could only shrug in response.

Sato-san led them across the small village to what appeared to be a small inn and bid them goodnight after promising to meet up again with them in the morning, before turning to leave. The innkeeper, a kindly and plump woman, them led them to their rooms, one for the girls, two for the boys, and one for the two jonin instructors. As the boys bickered over who would be in which room, Sakura spread out her mattress for the night and began to unpack her things alongside Ino and Hinata. With a final word of warning to not get too loud and get enough rest for the day ahead, Asuma and Kakashi disappeared into their room and shut out the light. Ino insisted on brushing out Sakura’s hair and having Sakura brush out Hinata’s, to which Sakura easily agreed and Hinata, blushing scarlet again, anxiously acquiesced to.

It was a warm night, and the girls had the doors to the engawa pulled wide to welcome in the breeze and Sakura, relaxed at last, began to zone out as she braided Hinata’s dark tresses, staring off into the trees at the edge of the property. It was a nice evening, and they had only had to scold and threaten Naruto and Kiba the one time for spying, so Sakura wasn’t exactly on high alert – until she noticed something in the underbrush blink back at her.

Sakura whipped her head back up to the spot where she had seen the almost glowing yellow eyes, but nothing was there, and there was not a sound nor scurry from the dark leaves. “Did you see that,”she whispered, a little panicked.

“See what?” Ino questioned curiously, as Hinata turned to stare at her with concern.

“N-nothing…I guess…just a trick of the light.”

As they lay in the darkness that night, the even breathing of the other two washing over her and lulling her to sleep, Sakura again thought of how easy it must be to mistake the mundane for the monstrous in these woods.

[katsaguri-kase-rp]

“You don’t have to push so hard. It’s okay to rest.” @its-shika (eventually/whenever as always lol)

Kase worked to try and rip the bandage she was currently wrapping around her raw, bleeding knuckles and growled with frustration as the material resisted her attempts and the tugging motion only managed to make the stinging pain flair up while her aching wrists and shoulders screamed at her.

"Yeah because that's what the Anbu looks for in new recruits. They want shinobi who just lay around all day." She stopped, sighed and gave Shikamaru a morose look, "sorry. I guess I'm just freaking out about the application exam. Help a girl out here?" She held her partially wrapped hand out to him, her her eyes pleading with his.

[synergysilhouette]

AU starring Team 10 (Concept)

I honestly think teams 8 and 10 are amazing, and it'd be cool to see a universe where the world and situation is completely different for them. I recently posted the Team 8 AU, so next up are my ideas Team 10:

We get more interactions with the sand trio, given Shikamaru's eventual romance with Temari, and maybe interactions with the anbu, given Ino's romance with Sai (unless in this universe, Ino and Shikamaru get together; I'm open to that). Plus interactions with the Hidden Cloud village due to Choji's romance with Karui--and it'd be fun to see more of the lands.

Ino develops a penchant for genjutsu while we see more of the Ino-Shika-Cho clan train the next generation. I honestly would love to see her perform a flower or thorn-themed genjutsu. Also, Shikamaru becomes skilled at being a medical ninja, given the Nara clan's medical history.

Hebi and/or the Sound Four are the main villains. I picture that either Kimimaro is healthy and becomes the vessel for Orochimaru in part 2, or he successfully makes Sasuke his vessel and forms the Hebi team to help destroy Konoha. If Sasuke is possessed in this scenario, Ino's genjutsu training would come in handy against him.

After Asuma dies, he is replaced by Yamato, who I feel is underrated. Originally I was just gonna have Asuma be injured similar to Kakashi after battling the Akatsuki, but I feel like some people may enjoy the growth it gives the team. Of course, if he dies, their dads won't, and vice versa. Or all of them could end up alive. I'd be lying if I said I didn't want to avoid the heartbreaking moments!

We'd get to know more about the kids' moms. We never really get to know them and they're just available in filler space for the most part.

Give more focus on Asuma's relationship with the Third Hokage, being his son, as well as his nephew Konohamaru, and his romance with Kurenai. Bonus idea: maybe the Ino-Shika-Cho clans are rivals/enemies instead of friends, with their team formation being at the 3rd Hokage's request (putting pressure on Asuma) and creating friction within the group, pointing out certain traits, ie Shikamaru's sexist attitude, Ino's vapid personality, Choji's gluttony, etc.

[the-letter-horror-lover]

Time Travelling Basically by lifeisawalkingmonster

Anime » Boruto: Naruto Next Generations Rated: K+, English, Humor & Adventure, Words: 1k+, Published: Nov 6, 2021

Time Travelling Basically

Keiko Hyuga the daughter of Hyuga Neji The Hyuga Genius and Hyuga Tenten The Weapon's Mistress was fighting a group of rogue ninjas with her teammates Nara Shikadai the son of Nara Shikamaru and Nara Temari and Yamanaka Inoakari the daughter of Yamanaka Sai and Yamanaka Ino.

The rogue ninjas suddenly cast a jutsu on them.

"GET DOWN!" shouted Shikadai

Suddenly a bright light engulfs them

Keiko is the first who woke up and they were in a forest she observed she looks around and sees Shikadai and Inoakari there. She starts walking to them and taps their shoulders "Hey wake up guys!" Shikadai and Inoakari groans "Where are we?" asked Shikadai and Inoakari "I don't know but I think were in the outskirts of Konoha. It's just right there" Keiko points to the direction of Konoha

"Okay let's report to Hokage-sama that the rogue ninjas got away" said Shikadai "Let's go!" shouted Inoakari they went to the direction of Konoha.

When they saw the Konoha's gates Shikadai told them to stop "Hey why did we stop?" asked Keiko

"Look at the Hokage Monument" said Shikadai

Inoakari and Keiko looks at the Hokage Monument and gasped their are only 5 HOKAGE FACES "Why are there only 5 Hokage faces?" asked Inoakari "Dunno." said Shikadai in a bored tone "What do you mean you don't know!" Inoakari screamed Shikadai sighs "Troublesome." scratching his head

"I think we travelled back to the past because of the ninja who casted the jutsu." said Shikadai

"Really? Why don't we just talk to Lady Hokage and ask her if we can stay at the village until we find a way to go back to our time." Keiko said

"Yeah we should do that but we need to use a henge because we look like the copies of our parents." said Shikadai "Okay lets do the henge then go to the village" said Inoakari "Henge!" shouted the trio "Okay let's go!" they shouted

Izumo and Kotetsu was sleeping when the 3 ninjas saw them "Um excuse me but can we meet Lady Hokage?" asked Inoakari they woke up and just nodded dumbly "Okay thanks" the ninjas ran to the Hokage Tower "Oi Izumo what did we do we didn't see if they were enemy ninja or not." Kotetsu asked when he looked at Izumo he was asleep already he sweatdrops 'I'll just sleep too'

When the 3 ninjas knocked on the door they heard a shout "Come in!" they entered the room "What do you want?" asked Tsunade "Lady Hokage we need to ask you a favor but first can you remove your ANBU and put privacy seals?" asked Shikadai

Tsunade hesitantly tells the ANBU to leave the room the three ninjas drop their henge "Okay who are you and what do you want?" asked Tsunade "We are from the future and we plan to stay in the village for the meantime while we try to figure out how to go back in our time." said Keiko "Okay I believe you." she said nonchalantly

"Why do you believe us so easily?" asked Inoakari "Well there was this boy named Boruto he said he travelled back in time and he proved it by doing the Rasangen so I guess you're probably the friends of Boruto and you look like the exact copies of Shikamaru, Neji, and Ino."

"So where will we be staying in the village?" asked Shikadai "You will be staying in this apartment that I will give you and you will also be the observers in your parents' team so that the council won't be suspicious." she said "So what's your names?" she asked "My name is Nara Shikadai." "Hyuga Keiko." "Yamanaka Inoakari." they said

"So Shikadai, Keiko, and Inoakari you will change your names to Dai, Keiko, and Akari is that fine with you I just removed the Shika and Ino in your names so that they won't find out your parents" she said "You will be promoted to chunin here are the flak jackets if you want to wear them."

"You should also not use the jutsus from your clans like Byakugan, Kagemane no Jutsu and Shintenshin no Jutsu. Also Keiko there are also eye contacts to cover your eyes its a giveaway that your a Hyuga. Any questions?" she asked

"What do observers do?" asked Inoakari "Hmm observers basically go with the teams on missions and they observe well they also fight on missions of course." said Tsunade "What's our backstory?" asked Shikadai

"Your backstory will be that you guys just went back from a long-term mission and you just arrived few days ago so you just became observers. Okay is that all?" she asked "Yes Lady Hokage." the ninjas said "Here are the keys for your apartment and your hitai-ates." she said "Good luck ja ne!"

The ninjas took their clothes and left the Hokage tower then went to their apartment

Tsunade calls ANBU "ANBU call Team Gai and Team 10!" "Hai Hokage-sama!" the ANBU said and disappeared with a shunshin

Team Gai was currently training when an ANBU appeared and told them to go to the Hokage's office. The same thing happened to Team 10.

Team Gai and Team 10 knocked on the door "Come in!" they heard a shout courtesy of Tsunade they entered the room and asked "Do we have a mission Lady Hokage" asked Shikamaru in a bored tone

"No you will have observers in your teams." said Tsunade "What do you mean by observers Tsunade-sama?" asked Lee "You will have observers which means that they will observe you and go to missions with you." she said

"How YOUTHFUL!" said Lee crying Neji and Tenten sigh "So Team Gai will have 1 observer and Team 10 will have 2 observers." she said "Any questions?" she asked "No Lady Hokage!" they said "Okay dismissed." she said

They started walking away 'There is something suspicious about this' thought Neji as his team walked away with him

Meanwhile the trio are in the apartment Tsunade mentioned. It's a decent apartment there are 3 beds, a kitchen, a dining table, a sofa to sleep at and a bathroom

"What happens if they find out about Matatabi (Two Tails)" asked Keiko "My parents said that when they were teenagers they fought S-rank ninjas their organization is called Akatsuki who's goal is to capture jinchuriki."

"Let's just fight if they try to get you were capable enough anyway." said Shikadai "When do you think we will go to missions?" asked Inoakari "Dunno but I don't wanna go on one its troublesome." said Shikadai "Everything's troublesome for you." said Inoakari deadpanned

"I think this is when Uncle Naruto gets back from his training trip." said Keiko "Right something happened but kaa-san never mentioned it troublesome." Shikadai said "Man what do we do we need to find out a way to go back home." said Inoakari "I'm still working on the plan don't worry." said Shikadai "Okay I'm tired let's just sleep" said Keiko "Okay Good Night!" said Inoakari

Outside Konoha's Gates:

"Hey is that who I think it is?" asked Izumo

"uh-huh no doubt about it it's been about two and a half years."said Kotetsu

"Everyone Uzumaki Naruto has returned!"

you know who shouted at the top of a pole

Chapter 2:

"Guys wake up we need to go to the Hokage's office." said Inoakari "Okay I'm awake!" said Keiko "Where's the eye contacts?" asked Keiko "There." Inoakari points at the table "Okay thanks." Keiko puts the eye contacts on "Wake up Shikadai!" shouted Inoakari "Troublesome." he muttered "Okay guys remeber your names are Akari and Dai." said Keiko "Okay let's go!" said Inoakari

"Okay the observers will be here in a few minutes." In the Hokage's office are Team Gai - (Lee, Neji, Tenten) Team 10 - (Ino, Shikamaru, Choji)

The trio knock on the door "Come in!" shouted Tsunade "Why are we here Tsunade-sama?" asked the trio "Okay so these are the ninjas your going to be with you will go with them on missions and training." said Tsunade said "Whatever just get to know them or something now dismissed!" shouted Tsunade

Team Gai and Team 10 left with Keiko, Dai, and Akari

Team Gai Training Ground:

Once they arrived they started introducing themselves to each other "Hi I'm Tenten what's your name?" asked Tenten "Hi my name is Keiko." "I am The Beautiful Green Beast of Konoha Rock Lee." he said with the pang of his teeth "I could see that." said Keiko "Hyuga Neji." he said simply 'Somehow I feel like I have a connection with her but I haven't met her before' thought Neji

"So what do you guys usually do?" Keiko asked "Usually we train yeah... thats about it." said Tenten Neji approaches them "Tenten let's train now." said Neji "Hai hai Neji-sama" she said while mock bowing to Neji

Neji's eye twitched "Bye Keiko see ya later." said Tenten as she waved her hand to Keiko

"Yo Lee what're you doing?" she asked "I'm doing 1000 handstands around the village!" Lee shouted seriously "Hey can I join you?" Keiko asked "Sure!"

Few hours later...

"ARE YOU OKAY YOUTHFUL KEIKO?" asked Lee more like shouted but who cares

"Oi Lee what did you do to her?" asked Neji "Oooh she did 1000 handstands with me around the village isn't that YOUTHFUL." he said a bright smile on his face "Poor Keiko." Tenten said as she stares at Keiko on the ground "I'm fine." said Keiko while wincing "I think."

Tenten looks at the sky "It's getting dark let's go home now." said Tenten "Yeah let's go." said Neji as they split up Tenten and Lee going to their apartments while Neji goes to the Hyuga Compound

Team 10 Training Ground:

"Hey what's your names?" asked Inoakari "My name is Yamanaka Ino and the one that's sleeping is Nara Shikamaru." "My -munching- name is -munching- Akimichi Choji." he said while eating his BBQ chips "My name is In-Akari and this is Dai." Inoakari said then pointing to Shikadai

"So what do you guys do here usually?" asked Inoakari "Well today is our day off so we just hangout in our training spot." said Ino "I kinda feel sorry for your friend she ended up with Team Gai and they like train everyday." "She'll do fine she's used to it." said Inoakari "What do you mean?" "Um I mean uh Keiko used to train with training freaks so yeah shes um used to it." said Inoakari nervously

The next day they were training with their parents when an ANBU came an told them that the Hokage has summoned them. When they arrived Tsunade relayed the mission to them

"Okay so since everyone is here your mission will be to rescue the Kazekage this is a A-rank or S-rank mission so be careful." said Tsunade "You will be the reinforcements for Team 7. Okay any questions?" "No Tsunade-sama." the ninjas said "Okay you will follow the trail of Team 7 and follow Pakkun he knows the way." said Tsunade

In the trio's apartment:

"I didn't expect that to happen." said Inoakari "Yeah who would've thought that Uncle Gaara would get captured." said Keiko "Yeah we need to hurry were running out of time we need to bring him back." said Shikadai "Yeah!" shouted Inoakari

Konoha Gates:

"Yosh! Let's go my youtful students!" shouted Gai "We need to go north so that we wont encounter enemies." said Pakkun