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ghostampede · 1 year

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a your turn to die au where there is no death game but everyone still meets does so much emotional damage to my brain. like fuck. sara chidouin is a 17 year high schooler. she’s recently realized she has the most insane social support network in the world. kai satou was hired to be her maid/babysitter/caretaker while her parents are extremely busy with work and became like an older brother to her. he has joked about being an assassin in the most deadpan way she’s ever heard, but sara knows the only truth in those claims are in the way he would commit atrocities to protect those he cares about, since he didn’t really have many people growing up. kai is the reason sara got to know one of her neighbours, q-taro burgerburg, who is an ex baseball player living a quieter life after extreme injuries made him stop. he’s a funny guy with a unique speech style due to growing up in a diverse orphanage and is on a long journey of growth that is inspiring to sara. next to him is a man named keiji shinogi, an ex police officer who is extremely caring once you get past his shady exterior. he’s chased by his demons but still lives life the best he can and gives sara advice/motivation to move forward with her own. if kai was like the older brother sara doesn’t have, keiji was more of a second father. sara’s best friend, joe tazuna, is the wacky class clown and on the outside seems to be the opposite of sara’s academic and straightforward personality, but they’re extremely close and care about each other more than anything else. it too joe three months before he trusted keiji because of how shady the guy acted and how much he wanted to protect sara because he knew she would do the same for him. aside from joe and one other girl, sara didn’t have many friends from her own school, but due to tutoring a sweet middle school girl named kanna kizuchi, sara also met kugie kizuchi. sara wasn’t that close with kugie all things considered, most if their interactions just regarding kanna, but sara thought she was wonderful and respectable and they git along well. kanna herself was an absolutely sweet girl that sara unintentionally became a mentor for in a way through tutoring, becoming family. shin tsukimi was met through kanna, as he’s kanna’s biological older brother and recently was able to reconnect with her. he fuckinh hates sara due to some shitty misunderstanding in their first interaction and she hates him back but they become friends eventually. he studies computer sciences but still somehow met and stumbled into a friendship with three art kids: reko yabusame, alice yabusame, and nao egokoro. reko and alice are siblings and bandmates both studying music theory, currently considered to be local rockstars. reko is dating nao, who is a visual arts student. if was alice who initially befriended shin actually, and the other two followed after relatively quickly. sara thinks those three are pretty fucking cool and despite really only being a fee years older than sara, give her advice and inspiring stories. nao is around a lot for other reasons too, she happened to be a graduate from sonobeno high school and her favourite teacher was kazumi mishima, the eccentric japanese and arts teacher, and she’ll visit and help out whenever she can. mishima was sara’s home room teacher and surprisingly became her favourite teacher too, despite his strange exterior. this entire strange web of people have recently assembled in her life which once felt hollow snd cold to give it sparks of warmth. she wouldn’t have it any other way.

#yttd #your turn to die #your turn to shine #kimi ga shine #ytts #yttd au #au #like just imagine #kai offering to drive sara and joe to school one day and being the most calmly insane driver on the planet #q-taro holding story times on his front porch for the kids #keiji q taro and kai going to parent teacher conferences when sara’s parents can’t make it again #sara and shin absolutely hating each other and then spotted playing animal crossing together liek 2 days later #nao working as an assistant of sorts for mishima whenever possible #mishima dropping legitimately powerful wisdom on sara as the Teacher TM #kugie and sara getting ice cream together #alice giving the shittiest life advice on planet earth to joe and sara #the potential #i am weeping #sara chidouin #keiji shinogi #joe tazuna #kanna kizuchi #kugie kizuchi #kai satou #nao egokoro #gonbee yamada #alice yabusame #reko rabusame #q taro burgerberg #shin tsukimi

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dark-elf-writes · 1 year

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How did Venomous Naruto get so much longer so quickly?!?

Yes! Wave is a Probation, only in this case Sasuke doesn't try to save Naruto and he doesn't do the folding big Shuriken thing against Zabuza with Naruto, causing both Kakashi and Naruto to get hurt a lot. After the Ice Mirrior Dome breaks, where Sasuke has been put in a death like state anyway, Sakura crys over his body and starts yelling at Naruto who is visibly bleeding but still standing saying it should be Naruto who is dead instead.

Sakura loses her ability to ever be a shinobi after the Wave mission and Sasuke is going back to the academy until Naruto makes Chunnin, when Oro/the Sannin will take over his training and Kakashi can train Sasuke on a new team, but if Sasuke still fails the team test he is a Forever Genin apprenticed to Kakashi to master his Sharingan.

Because it lives in my head rent free and I have not been able to think of anything other than this sunshine boy with fangs and only a few bites keeping him from taking out his enemies.

Tbh I might split the au at the formation/first test of Team Seven because I love both ideas so much. And with it being the size it is already an au of an au isnt that bad.

Under a read more because this got away from me tbh.

But absolutely I love that. Naruto tries to get Sasuke to work with him but he yet again doesn’t which means that he has to find a different way to save Kakashi only to get what would be a sure kill blow on anyone else but instead Awakens The Demon™️ and Naru stomps Zabuza into the fucking ground fox style until Haku pulls him out of there. Naruto hits the ground having lost a lot of blood and severely chakra depleted because demon. Kakashi very nearly fucking drowned and also took a fair number of hits that could have been avoided. Still as hurt as he is he doesn’t trust either Sasuke or Sakura to carry Naruto so the rest of the trip to wave is spent with a very obviously injured Kakashi carrying Naruto while Tazuna looks between Team Seven like “oh shit not only am I going to die but at least one of these kids is going to as well.”

Naruto kind of wakes up that first night actually in wave enough to show that he’s clearly scared and just barely keeping it together because he’s not in a safe enough place to break yet. Kakashi gets some food into him before he passes back out then drags his other little genin out for the lecture to end all lectures.

He tells them if he thought he could safely get them all back to the village right now they would be abandoning this mission and going the fuck home immediately. He tells them that they nearly got two of their teammates killed by refusing to grow up and work together. He tells then that anyone who wasn’t Naruto that got those injuries would have died and if if Kakashi had been able to get out of the water prison on his own without drowning they still would have been returning home with a dead child in tow. He tells them that if they can’t get their shit together before the mission ends he’s sending their asses back to the academy because if they’re going to keep acting like children on the field they should be with the children where they can’t get someone killed.

He sends them to bed, as far away from where Naruto is sleeping off his chakra exhaustion as he can considering the size of the house they’re sharing. Tazuna at least seems to understand as he rearranges some things to make sure Kakashi has easy access to all of his students even with the added distance. He thinks that will be the end of it.

For any usual Shinobi graduate it would be the end of it. A dressing down of that severity from a commanding officer in the field and a very real threat that their careers would be back to square one in the most humiliating of ways? That should be enough to get through the thickest of skulls to drive home the point that what they did was wrong and should never ever be repeated.

Only it is.

Only when he’s facing off with Zabuza he hears Naruto screaming for Sasuke to “just fucking listen to me dammit!” Before his so recently injured student so screaming for real.

He sees out of the corner of his eye, like the swordsman had intentionally cleared his mist to give him a front row seat to his own failures, as Sasuke sees the wave of senbon coming right for the both of them for Naruto’s kneeling and half conscious form already so full of needles clearly unable to catch his breath enough to see the danger coming his way and dodges away leaving Naruto to take more.

He’s sure Zabuza is laughing at him as he growls low in his chest. Sure that the gods themselves are laughing at him too.

So he calls in the pack and splits them.

He sees Uhei drag Naruto out of the way of another attack just in time for him to come to. Sees Sasuke pull away from Bisuke with two newly formed sharingan narrowed ably to jump straight into an attack. He sees the choking red hatefilled Chakra cover Naruto as he screams in rage.

He doesn’t see much after that. Focused on ending his fight as fast as possible to get to his students.

It doesn’t make shoving his Chidori through a child’s chest feel any better. It doesn’t make Naruto’s second shriek hurt any less.

The fight is over by the time he lays Haku’s broken body on the ground. Before Zabuza makes his last stand against his former employer. Before Naruto is able to release the Kyuubi’s chakra surrounding him. Before his ninken can report on the state of the kids. It is over.

Kakashi manages to get an arm around Naruto’s waist before he hits the ground as that chakra fades with his shock. Manages to haul him close to his own body as the kid bares his dripping fangs, coated with venom in Naruto’s rage, at the group of men. He can feel how much the kid is shaking. He wonders how he’s still standing.

“Sasuke!” Sakura shrieks, shaking her teammate. Bisuke tries to nudge her away. Tries tot elk he that the pup is hurt but will still live tries to—

“This is your fault!” she screams at him with hate in her eyes. No. Not at him.

At Naruto.

“It should have been you!”

Even with Zabuza fighting at the other end of the bridge. Even with the approaching feet of the rest of the village. Even with the roaring waves below infuriated that the blood of one of their own was spilled. The words were loud enough that Naruto flinched.

Enough.

Kakashi has had enough.

“Shut up!” he snapped, settling Naruto on a clear-ish portion of the bridge and signaled Bull and Pakkun to watch over him. Bull settled at the boy’s side while Pakkun wormed his way into Naruto’s lap, sliding under shock numbed hands and pressing close to his already healed chest to provide some comfort.

He turns on the other two, grateful for his mask so Sakura can’t see him baring his own fangs in irritation, and hits his knees for a quick check over his student that tells him everything he already knew.

“Sasuke is fine.” He growls, and sure enough a moment later the Uchiha gasps and coughs, curling around himself a little as he blinks up at the two of them with dark eyes once again.

Kakshi wants to shake him. To shake them both.

He doesn’t.

Kakashi takes a deep breath. Takes another when Uhei leans against his side.

“It will be my recommendation when we return that you both go back to the academy,” He says at last, eyes narrowed on the two of them. (He’ll never forget their faces. Wouldn’t even if he had taken the time to cover his sharingan) “With what the mission reports will show… I’m not sure if they will take that suggestion or if they will refute you both in the spot.”

Two stunned faces looked back at him. He didn’t let his glare waver. Didn’t let them squirm away from his disappointment as he wrapped Sasuke’s injuries with careful hands before standing again.

The fight was over.

The curse of Team Seven had struck yet again.

#the elf talks #naruto #venomous naruto #venomous Naruto: the breaking of team seven

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misschidouin · 1 year

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Floormaster Swap AU!

Participants:

Sou Hiyori, Emiri Harai, Michiru Namida, Ryoko Hirose, Hana Aimitsi, Rio Laizer, Maple Leaf, Teki Memori, Touko Rikuno, Jin Mutuo, Meister Bandaige, Yuri Ibushi

Floormasters

First/second floor (Pink room, bar, game room, russian roulette, etc.) :

Kazumi Mishima (Floormaster) , Reko Yabusame (Bartender), Alice Yabusame (Game room announcer)

Mishima because where else do we put him. And the Yabusames are on opposite sides of the floor im so clever

Third floor (Bedrooms, monitor room, relaxation room, etc.)

Sara Chidouin (Floormaster), Kai Satou (Chef for participants), Nao Egokoro (Medical Doll), Kugie Kizuchi (Receptionist Doll), Joe Tazuna (Also here. <\3)

Joe was supposed to be the floormaster but then they realized "Ah fuck they're all too nice of people" so they said "Sara if you act mean we'll make you the floormaster on floor 3" and she was like "BETT" so now Joe's just a guy. Kugie was the receptionist doll but instead of shooting someone when the Me Coins ended she was just like "ok" and existed on the floors with everyone else.

Fourth/fifth floor (Discussion room, classroom, graveyard, etc.)

Shin Tsukimi (Floormaster), Kanna Kizuchi (Shin's lil sidekick), Mai Tsurugi (Discussion doll), Shunsuke Haysaka (Office doll), Naomichi Kurumada (Boxing doll), Anzu Kinashi (Gallery doll), Hinako Mishuku (Librarian doll),

The dummies are all like mini games or helpers. For example, when visiting the boxing room at a certain point, Kurumada will basically be like the YTTS monsters or the obstructors and the gangs gotta beat him in a boxing match without getting fouls. Helper wise, Hinako will give you books in exchange for lil coin things that Mai gives you for talking to her, taste testing one of her pastries, or something like that. Anzu will explain the meaning behind any painting in the gallery, and Hayasaka can pull up information and help you find stuff in the office. And I have no fucking clue with Ranmaru sorry 😭

This has been eating at my brain lately. Slowly but surely Expect more content!!!1!1!! ill tag this with #too many floormasters !

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xaracosmia · 1 year

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ꕥ — WELCOME TO NEFE COSMIA, JOU TAZUNA.

ꕥ — OOC INFORMATION;

name / alias: erika age: 25 pronouns: she / her ooc contact: fugionaras @ twitter + tumblr other characters in xc: raiden ei, michael afton, ena shinonome & asa mitaka

ꕥ — IC INFORMATION;

name: jou “joe” tazuna age: 18 pronouns: he / him series: kimi ga shine / your turn to die canon point: end of chapter one, part two app triggers: SPOILERS FOR YOUR TURN TO DIE, mentions of parental death (father), police corruption, stalking, kidnapping, torture, death (burning), death of a minor

personality:

to sum joe up, he could be considered a puppy. easily excited, upbeat, and extremely loyal, it’s easy to see why he could be called someone’s best friend. while his energy is hard to match, joe has a particular brand of shyness to him when it comes to comments on his appearance or when others misunderstand him.

however, his attitude washes away briefly during the duration of the death game. with the stress of the situation and lack of information about why they’re there, joe becomes distrustful of those around him to the point of not wanting to say his name. despite that, he bonds with the youngest of them all and loosens up over time. however, while he opens up to them, joe does his best to avoid taking any actions that could worry his friends.

joe has a rather optimistic overall worldview. past all the suspicion that plagues him during the game, he struggles to get out of it because he truly wants to place his trust in those that are stuck with him.

something your muse struggles with: as of the death game, a distinct sense of paranoia. it’s hard to trust people in a situation like this and no matter how much he’s reassured himself that he can with this group, it always feels like a half-truth.

your muse’s greatest strength: an almost unwavering sense of optimism. joe lights up a room whenever he’s around and his presence has been something akin to a comfort when around.

history / background:

a second year at sonobeno high school, joe tazuna… doesn’t exactly know where he wants to go upon graduation. a guy that prefers to live in the moment, the future is kept on the backburner while he runs forward through his current days with his best friends sara chidouin and ryoko hirose.

that’s not to say his life before this has been easy. a couple years prior, his father (a former police officer fired for trying to expose the darkness within the police) was killed. the story they were told was that he had a gun and that it was done in self-defense. believable or not, joe and his mother packed up and left the prefecture to settle in sonobeno.

unfortunately, that wouldn’t be the end of the suffering, apparently. sara gains a stalker and, with that, the distress of the event seeps in gently. while his date with ryoko the day that begins the end of his life is kind, it all comes crashing down when he’s knocked unconscious in sara’s bedroom after hearing her scream only minutes after finding her mom’s unconscious body.

kidnapped and thrown in a life or death situation, joe keeps himself together as best as he can through a game of russian roulette and other incidents that happen. kazumi mishima, a kind professor, dies right in front of him as the collar forcibly attached to his neck burns through him. all he can feel is his frustration, sadness, his emotions boil over– and he cools down alone, resolving himself to putting faith in the other people caught in the situation.

within that mindset, joe and kai satou strike up a deal. pick up the sacrifice card, the only means of escape, and turn the tides so joe will be voted for and escape with sara. this card, with its skull face, weighs heavily on his shoulders. selfishly sacrifice ten others for the safety of his best friend and himself, or die? those options loom heavily over his head.

when the main game comes around, it’s do-or-die. he wants to live, horribly so, desperately so, but his heart won’t allow it. he pleads for people not to vote for him prior to fabricating his role.

… but he can’t say he’s too surprised when it doesn’t work in his favor. joe’s never been a great liar after all.

in the end, when the punishment is handed down, all he can do is try and smile for his best friend. it’s the least he owes her in the end, right?

powers / abilities: none!

inherent abilities: none!

items / weapons:

pocket dog. a precious keychain that his best friend sara gave him on his birthday. he keeps it in the chest pocket of his school uniform’s blazer.

group photo. a picture of joe, ryoko, and sara! he keeps it in a hidden pocket on the inside of his blazer.

starting ability: none! starting item: pocket dog!

ꕥ — EXTRA;

diversity win! your local Just A Guy is trans and bi!

adhd babey

he also has freckles on his face and shoulders!

has death scars from his execution (right shoulder, over the heart, right lower side, and right thigh), totaling eight.

discord id: SACRIFICE.#9048

#mun: erika #xc application

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argiepeppersalt · 3 years

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YTTD CHARACTERS IF THEY WERE IN DANGANRONPA (TALENTS EDITION):

Sara Chidouin: Ultimate ??? (Ultimate Survivor)

Kai Satou: Ultimate Butler (Ultimate Assassin)

Joe Tazuna: Reserve Course Student

Naomichi Kurumada: Ultimate Boxer

Keiji Shinogi: Ultimate (Ex) detective

Q-taro Burgerberg: Ultimate Baseballer

Shunsuke Hayasaka: Ultimate Office Worker

Anzu Kinashi: Ultimate Clown

Reko Yabusame: Ultimate Singer

Mai Tsurugi: Ultimate Baker

Alice Yabusame: Ultimate Percussion

Ranmaru Kageyama: Ultimate Cosplayer

Megumi Sasahara: Ultimate Boss

Kazumi Mishima: Ultimate Teacher

Nao Egokoro: Reserve Course Student (Aspiring to be the Ultimate Artist)

Kanna Kizuchi: Ultimate Florist

Kugie Kizuchi: Reserve Course Student

Gin Ibushi: Ultimate Animal Whisperer

Hinako Mishuku: Ultimate Imposter

(The real) Hinako Mishuku: Ultimate Student

Shin Tsukimi: "Ex-reserve Course Student" (Ultimate Hacker)

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silverstarlightwrites · 3 years

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An alternate AU to this one that occurred to me just now

Team Seven take the mission to the Land of Waves. On the bridge, they fight Zabuza and Haku.

On the bridge, Naruto dies.

Something in Sasuke breaks, and he goes berserk. Haku and their ice mirrors scream as they flashboil in the black flames Sasuke summons forth, and it takes only a howl and a wild gesture to send Amaterasu blazing across the bridge to consume Zabuza and Tazuna as well. The stone melts underneath them, while Kakashi snatches up Sakura and flees, and it’s not until Sasuke feels the weight of wet clothes - crushing Naruto’s body to his chest, bloody and so absurdly hot - that he realises the bridge has disintegrated, and the water is burning.

It’s instinct and desperation that let Sasuke to douse the fires he’s conjured, and even then it aches and tastes like blood and acid, and he’s sinking when Kakashi whips across the surface to catch him, the moment the flames are gone.

Sasuke cries into Naruto’s chest, and refuses to let go. Sakura is cold and silent, and she neither speaks nor eats for the grim, slow trek back to Konoha. And it is slow, even further drawn out by the constant fluctuation of chakra from Naruto’s corpse, carried awkwardly and painfully by Sasuke alone.

It’s not Naruto’s chakra, of course. Kakashi dreads the inevitable questions, resolves not to lie when they come, and somehow their absence is even worse.

The moment they walk through the southern Konoha gate, there are Anbu all over them. They pry Naruto’s body from Sasuke’s arms, despite his shouting and kunai, despite the way Sasuke’s eyes ignite into blood red to fight-- But he doesn’t summon Amaterasu again, doesn’t expend the chakra he doesn’t have to try and kill their own. Sakura touches his shoulder, just two fingers, and her face is pale and hollow when she shakes her head, but it’s still more interaction than she’s allowed for the whole trip, and Sasuke obeys her. Blinks his eyes black, slumps in place, and then sags against Sakura.

She catches him, and he’s shaking, and she stares over his shoulder, unblinking, at the Anbu wrapping Naruto’s corpse in chakra-absorbing paper scrawled endlessly with Seals.

Kakashi isn’t sure what she sees, and he isn’t sure he wants to know.

One Anbu stays behind, and they instruct the gutted remains of Team Seven that the Hokage wants to see them. Kakashi can’t bring himself to intervene when Sasuke snarls and lunges, or when Sakura lets him. Doesn’t step in when Sasuke tells them to Fuck Off or when he punches them weakly in the chest - and the Anbu clearly thinks he’s simply not going to get involved, because when they try to catch Sasuke’s wrist they aren’t expecting Kakashi to move. Too fast to be safe, too fast for the chakra use not to burn.

Sasuke leans back into Kakashi as the Anbu trips, and Kakashi feels himself close his hands on Sasuke’s shoulders. “Don’t touch my kids,” he hears himself hiss, and if he doesn’t quite know when he accepted them as his then he doesn’t quite care either.

One of them is dead, and they won’t be permitted to mourn him properly because of the beast caged inside him without his knowledge.

The thought makes Kakashi sick. It all does, all of it. Konoha’s abuse of an innocent child, Kakashi’s complicitness in allowing it to happen. Hiruzen’s cruelty in allowing it also.

In allowing all of it.

Sasuke has lost enough.

The Anbu doesn’t need telling twice, and they leave Kakashi to cajole his kids into seeing Hiruzen. It takes more effort than he’d care to admit. Just physically, the three of them are a wreck - and it’s worse emotionally. Mentally.

“You let them take him.”

It’s the first thing Sakura has said since Naruto died - in a burst of blood and scarlet chakra - and Kakashi suddenly thinks he’s never felt anything so cold as her voice. When he meets her gaze, it’s like drowning.

“I had to. The Hokage will explain.” Because Kakashi is bound not to. By an oath that maybe he shouldn’t have taken, by a promise extracted by force. Why shouldn’t he tell them?

He doesn’t, of course. He scoops Sasuke up, and despises that Sasuke simply allows it, and offers Sakura a hand as they start walking. Sakura ignores it, striding ahead with her back too stiff and her hands clenched too tight. The walk to the Hokage Tower, while significantly shorter, is the same as the trip from Waves to Konoha.

Hiruzen ushers them into his office, tearful, and Sasuke struggles stiffly out of Kakashi’s grip. Red flickers and whorls through his eyes, and it’s impossible to know if he’s fighting to ignite his Sharingan or if he’s fighting not to.

“I’m sorry.” It’s low and mournful and wet. It’s insulting.

Sakura snaps. She flies into a rage, screaming obscenities. Her teammate is dead, and she’s never experienced loss like this before, and gods but she watched it happen, and no pitiful, pathetic ‘I’m sorry’ can ever undo that. That Hiruzen even tries sends her over the edge.

Nobody stops her. By the time she burns out, the office is torn apart, papers scattered everywhere and the desk overturned. Sakura has scratched her nails bloody against the woodwork. When she collapses to the floor and howls, Sasuke finally approaches her, sinks to her level, and wraps his arms around her.

Perhaps he understands, then. Perhaps a hug - so tight as Sakura clings back that it may be the only thing holding her together - is all he wanted after the horror of his clan’s slaughter.

Kakashi catches himself wondering if Sasuke ever got that hug, but he knows the answer.

Of course he didn’t.

Hiruzen explains to them what a Jinchuriki is. He explains the basic concept of a Bijuu, and gives them a short summary of the Nine-Tails. They take it blankly, too much to process over the top of their raw grief, but they look to Kakashi as if searching for confirmation and Kakashi nods. Tells them it’s true.

And then, because it’s not enough, it’s pathetic an explanation, he hears himself continue.

Because “He deserved better. We failed him.” Hears it spin, feels more than sees the way Sasuke and Sakura twitch and shrink, and then corrects himself. His own voice is like tar in his throat.

“You failed him.”

Sasuke and Sakura follow him out of Hiruzen’s office, and Hiruzen doesn’t try to stop them.

Kakashi sets the pack to watch them when they all end up at the war memorial. It wasn’t exactly a decision to go there, of course, but it never really is. All eight ninken are there already when they arrive, and they encourage Sakura and Sasuke to collapse and curl up with them, but Kakashi resists. He has something else to do.

And it’s dark by the time he comes back, his kids and his pack all bundled up in his far-too-tiny apartment, but he wakes them all the same. Demanding Naruto’s body back hadn’t been easy or clean, and the results of the chakra-draining done to preserve as much of the stray Nine-Tails chakra bleeding out of where it had torn free upon Naruto’s death is... messy.

Naruto’s body stays wrapped up the way Kakashi walked out of the Anbu Blue Vault with it. Only his head is visible, and his hair is knotted and matted with blood and oil, but it doesn’t stop Sakura from running her hands through it, or Sasuke from laying his head against Naruto’s chest.

Not enough people come to Naruto’s funeral. The whole fucking Village should mourn him, the child who protected them from the Nine-Tails for his entire, short life. His loss should have been overwhelming - it should have brought all of Konoha to a fucking stop.

But it doesn’t. Umino Iruka attends, and he’s quiet but he weeps ceaselessly the whole day. Sakura and Sasuke seem to welcome his presence, so Kakashi doesn’t nothing to discourage it.

Hiruzen shows up, perhaps halfway through. It takes all of Kakashi’s still-wan strength to hold Sakura back from trying to maul him, and Sasuke doesn’t fight one way or another when he lights up his Sharingan at the Hokage’s approach.

“Go. Away,” Sasuke snarls at him, and for just a moment it seems like Hiruzen might scold the boy, who’s been stripped of his family in half a dozen different ways, over and over again, as if he’s expressing his grief incorrectly, and that moment is all it takes for Kakashi to speak over all of them.

It’s the voice he used as the Hound. He hasn’t heard it for years. “You should go, Hokage-sama. You don’t want to make me choose a side here.”

Because Kakashi is loathe to fight Konoha at all, let alone its leader, but he knows without a doubt that he will. For Sasuke. For Sakura. If ever the decision must be made, Kakashi knows he will turn on Hiruzen in an instant if it would protect his kids from ending up like him.

Konoha would not make a broken blade out of Sasuke. It would not strip Sakura of her soul.

Orochimaru comes. He seeks out Sasuke, and the power he offers is too tempting for Sasuke to pass up - but he refuses to sneak away in the dead of night. Team Seven’s progress has halted in the aftermath of Naruto’s death; Hiruzen has tried several times to full the gap in their unit, but Sakura and Sasuke vehemently refuse to accept one, and Kakashi does not make them. He will not.

Naruto cannot be replaced. The gap can never be sufficiently filled.

And so comes the morning that Sasuke asks for their company in leaving. He’s been suffocating under Konoha’s weight for a long time, Kakashi realises that morning, and he’s finally reached his limit. Kakashi doesn’t try to talk him out of it; he won’t succeed. There’s no point. Revenge has been his motivation for so long that Sasuke will never quite learn how to give it up, and now he has so much more for which to seek vengeance.

It will only be Itachi first. After that, all of Konoha is culpable for Naruto’s death, and the endless suffering he endured before it. Kakashi is not fool enough to think he can change Sasuke’s mind.

Sakura agrees on the spot. She’s unrecognisable from the bubbly genin Kakashi took custody of from the Academy. She’s gaunt and messy and angry, and she’s forsaken her friends in order to follow Sasuke into the dark. She’s clinging to him, ferociously, in a different way than she’d tried to before.

She’s clinging to Sasuke the same way Kakashi had clung to Rin - how Rin had clung right back - after Obito’s death. Sasuke is her constant, her reassurance that Naruto’s absence won’t just be for nothing, that someone is going to pay for it. That she’s going to help make that happen.

You don’t want to make me choose a side, Kakashi had told Hiruzen, as if they were words of fucking prophecy. Because here are his kids, minds made up, choosing a side that Kakashi would rather flay himself than join - and yet, here he is too, and he knows already he’s going to go with them.

Choosing against Konoha tastes like ozone and fear and self-loathing, but choosing against Sasuke and Sakura is unconscionable. Even this, even this, Kakashi will do. Watching them die is a terror that keeps him up at night, a nightmare with its hands around Kakashi’s throat, a dread that’s getting ever colder. That this might lead to that outcome takes his breath away.

But the thought of not being there is even worse. Konoha forsook Sasuke when his family was wiped out, and Konoha forsook them both once again when they came home bloodied and shattered. Konoha has gone on the same as always, as if nothing even happened, and it always has when the whole world was supposed to shatter and didn’t - with Obito’s eye in Kakashi’s skull and Rin’s blood on Kakashi’s hands - and that truth does absolutely nothing to stay Sasuke’s hatred or Sakura’s wrath. They are young and angry and wounded, and there is no words Kakashi can say that will convince them to reject the power on offer, no matter how dangerous and untrustworthy the source may be.

And he refuses to let them do this alone. Everyone will want their heads, but Kakashi has fought and killed the best of them, and if - in the end - his only purpose is to protect his remaining kids, where he failed to protect the third, then perhaps the Hound yet serves a purpose still.

So Kakashi selects a kunai, and helps them score through their Konoha hitai-ite, and lets them lead him into hell.

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beanieman · 3 years

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Holiday’s That Are On The YTTD Character’s Birthday

(Here’s The Site If You Want To Check Your Birthday, And Here’s Another Site.)

Sara Chidouin May 18th - National Cheese Soufflé Day, National No Dirty Dishes Day, National Visit Your Relative Day.

Joe Tazuna July 26 - National All Or Nothing Day, National Bagelfest Day, National Aunt And Uncle Day.

Gin Ibushi March 13th - National Good Samaritan's Day, National Earmuff Day, National Open an Umbrella Indoors Day.

Keiji Shinogi October 9th - I Love Yarn Day, Curious Events Day, National Moldy Cheese Day.

Alice Yabusame November 26th - National Law Day, Black Friday, Buy Nothing Day.

Reko Yabusame February 27th - National Strawberry Day, International Polar Bear Day, National Pokémon Day.

Nao Egokoro, September 24th - National Ghost Hunting Day, National Rabbit Day, National Punctuation Day.

Kazumi Mishima January 3rd - Festival Of Sleep Day, National Thank God It’s Monday Day, National Chocolate Covered Cherry Day.

Q-taro Burgerberg August 9th - National Book Lovers Day, National Women’s Day, National Rice Pudding Day.

Kai Satou June 2ed- National Rotisserie Chicken Day, National Leave The Office Earl Day, National I Love My Dentist Day.

Kanna Kizuchi December 20th - National Sangria Day, Go Carling Day.

Shin Tsukimi April 2 - World Autism Awareness Day, National Children’s Picture Book Day, National Peanut Butter And Jelly Day.

#YTTD #Your Turn To Die #sara chidouin #joe tazuna #gin ibushi #keiji shinogi #alice yabusame #reko yabusame #nao egokoro #kazumi mishima #Q-Taro Burgerberg #kai satou #kanna kizuchi #Shin Tsukimi

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silverstarlightlion · 3 years

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the final entry in the team seven dies on the bridge au - this one got way away from me but oh well, I’m not editing it because that’s not how this chain works

Team Seven take the mission to the Land of Waves. On the bridge, they fight Zabuza and Haku.

On the bridge, Kakashi dies.

It happens in a flash, a shout and a burst of chakra and blood. The ice mirrors trapping Sasuke and Naruto in with Haku crack and break, and there's a high-pitched electric whine that lasts for a moment longer than the voices, before everything turns eerily, horribly silent.

In the ghostly silence, the mirrors collapse and smash into the half-finished Bridge, shattering, and Team Seven comes apart and shatters with them. Kakashi drops to one knee – thud – as the lightning in his palm winks out, and Zabuza steps back with a sneer. At his side, Haku lowers their hands, ignores the streak of blood across their side, and relaxes their stance. They move into Zabuza’s wake, following him as he strides past. Towards Sakura.

Towards Tazuna.

Naruto shouts, incoherent, and all at once he's wreathed once more in the strange and sticky red chakra, and throwing himself at Zabuza. Sakura is struck dumb, frozen, unblinking, watching Zabuza approach with sightless eyes, her kunai still held before her – her grip is textbook and too tight, and wavers when the Kiri-nin get too close.

She doesn't move, as Haku lashes out to stop Naruto's descent, flings him back. She doesn't move when Zabuza walks past her. She doesn't move as Sasuke snarls and jumps after Haku as well, as their fight re-engages. She doesn't move when Tazuna cries out behind her, she doesn't move when her name rings in her ears, she doesn't move when it ends with a whimper and a gurgle. Sakura doesn't move as Zabuza sets his sword on her shoulder.

She thinks, for a minute that lasts her whole lifetime, that Zabuza’s going to kill her too. She's not sure that she minds.

It's only when Zabuza grunts, dismissive, and turns on his heel – taking his sword with him, leaving a nick in her collar so shallow it doesn't even hurt – that Sakura finds the will to move. Gasps in a deep breath, like she's been drowning. Naruto and Sasuke are still fighting around her, flashing back and forth as Haku fends them off, but it all just sounds like echoes as she remembers how to walk and starts creeping towards Kakashi-sensei.

He's sprawled gracelessly, and his head is turned just a little too far to the side. He's half on his stomach, shoulders flat to the concrete, with one leg crumpled up underneath him. The grim, grey light of overcast morning winter is reflecting in his eyes, a glimmer that feels like a lie.

"Kakashi-sensei…?" she hears herself ask, her voice absolutely tiny, and her knees give way to drop her at Kakashi's side. Naruto is shouting something behind her, getting distant, and Sakura can't tell if he's moving away from her or if she just can't trust her senses anymore, but she can't bring herself to try figure it out. Her ears are ringing. Kakashi doesn't respond – doesn't move, doesn't blink, doesn't lift his gaze to her. His pupils don't respond to the light, too dilated. His mismatched irises are almost eclipsed. "... Kakashi… sensei…?" Her voice is a ghost in her own throat. When she reaches out, it feels like watching someone else do it; her hand is shaking violently, numb and cold, and her very skin feels like it doesn't belong to her, clingy and fuzzy and tingling all at once, like she's both trying to crawl out of herself and is the thing trying to be climbed out of.

Kakashi's face is warm when she touches him. It's a struggle to roll him over, the effort a blur of sound and nauseating breathlessness as she grips his shoulder and pushes. He's limp, utterly so, and his limbs drag and twist when she manages to get him more on his side. There's no movement in his chest or stomach.

He doesn't blink. He's not breathing.

The blood is pooling underneath him where Haku had torn a hole in his side, from all the cuts Zabuza gave him. When Sakura touches his face again, tries to turn his head even though she doesn't even know why, she can feel the broken bones in his neck grind.

Her tears taste like bitter acid as she collapses, each sob into Kakashi's unbreathing chest torn out of her as if she's turning inside out. Sakura can feel each beat of her own heart, like being kicked, a thunderous stomping in her ears, and it's a betrayal of the highest order when she can't feel Kakashi's under her hands. She thinks she screams, maybe. She's not sure.

It's not real. It can't be real. If she can just cry hard enough, if she can get out the huge, heavy, writhing thing that's crawling up her throat, if she can just make it all stop for just a moment, she can make it stop being real. Because it has to be a lie.

Kakashi is one of the strongest shinobi in Konoha. He's their teacher. He's improper and lazy and grouchy, and he's fought so hard to get this mission done, and he can't be dead. There's so much more he still has to teach them.

She thinks that one of them touches her, maybe, but it registers only as searing pain and she cries out between choking sobs, and it's only when she eventually has to pull back from Kakashi— From Kakashi's… body… from Kakashi that she remembers she's got the incredible misfortune to exist, and that there's still a solid world around her. It's revolting. That the world dares to continue being when it should be shattered.

But she pulls back, because her sobs are getting caught in her throat and she's gagging on them, stomach convulsing as the force of her crying slides into violent coughing, until she jolts and vomits.

Naruto, returned from the fruitless chase, keeps at Sakura's side and rubs her back, and tries to figure out what to say. How it could have possibly gone so wrong. They should have won. They were supposed to win – they were supposed to save Inari and prove that goodness meant something and make sure that Waves would be okay.

But there's nothing but the cold wind and the grey sky and blood on all sides, and the smell of death and salt and bile while Sakura struggles to breathe through her tears and retching.

Sasuke hasn't made a sound. He stands a few feet away, eyes dark, staring at Kakashi with hatred and icy anger. His hands are clenched. He knows too well that Kakashi is dead and they failed and it doesn't mean a damn thing. Because life is cheap and death is worthless. Sasuke is seven years old again, and trying to figure out how to say goodbye to the corpses that are no longer his parents, and Kakashi will never even know if they mourn him or not. He can't find the will to care or fight or cry. It doesn't matter. None of it matters. Nobody matters.

Death comes for all. Why should it mean anything if it found Kakashi now, or later? It would find everyone eventually.

Sasuke would make sure of it.

And across the countries, far beyond the knowledge of the now-lost genin, Konoha is split apart with the howls of eight ninken.

It's the ninken who find them first, in the end. They haven't moved from the bridge, half-completed, when the ninken arrive. It's late afternoon, and they've huddled together and done not much else. Sakura is in a small ball, curled up on the ground and holding onto Kakashi's body like he might still wake up at any moment and give her something to do. Sasuke stands nearby, arms folded, silent. He's watching, guarding, perhaps, except that he spots the ninken incoming and says nothing and moves neither to block their approach or welcome it. There are several Narutos milling about, one sitting with Sakura, hand still rubbing her back, while the others do… something. Even they're not really sure. But Naruto is a creature of action, and he can neither figure out what it is he's supposed to do nor tolerate the prospect of doing nothing.

There are Anbu on the ninken's tails, and they quickly take charge of the situation, and everything blurs together into noise and colour and pain.

When they arrive back at Konoha, the Anbu have to drag Sasuke up to the Hokage Tower with them. Naruto trudges alongside voluntarily, his gaze straying constantly to Kakashi – pale and still and cold and stiff in the Anbu's arms – and he silently prays that Grandpa Hokage will know what to do, because everything… seems a lot less simple than it did before, suddenly. Sakura offers no resistance, tucked against another Anbu's chest as she has been since they first picked her up in Waves Country. She's still shaking, each breath shallow and rattling, her gaze distant and empty. Putting her down isn't an option. Naruto is pretty sure she would simply stay curled on the ground where she was set, if the Anbu was to put her down.

Hirizen is unusually serious, when they're taken into his office, but that makes sense, Naruto supposes. The death of a Konoha jōnin is a big deal. Orders are given over their heads, and Naruto stays quiet despite the endless questions clawing at the inside of his ribcage, because Hiruzen does know what to do, obviously, because of course he would, so Naruto just has to wait until he tells them what they're supposed to do.

Right?

And it'll be okay? Like it's supposed to be?

…

Sasuke fights. He snarls, and then shouts, and then draws a kunai. The Anbu who'd dragged him up here in the first place knocks him unconscious, somehow, too fast for the genin to track, and carries him out. Sakura doesn't even ask where they're taking him.

And she… quits. Not on the spot, it's not until they attend Kakashi's funeral – and Sasuke attends too, shackled to an Anbu member, and it's the first time they've seen him since Hiruzen's office – but at the end of the day, when almost everyone else has gone, when Sasuke's gone (and he didn't even acknowledge them, didn't say a word to them, ignored Naruto's shouting after him when the Anbu walked him away), she finally finally finds her voice to speak. She's been silent since the bridge.

"I'm… I'm quitting," she whispers to him, while her parents stand just a teeny bit back to give them space. Her eyes, dull and hollow green, are fixed on Kakashi's headstone. "I can't do this. I can't do anything."

She sets her hitai-ite on Kakashi's grave, and Naruto never sees her in training again.

He finds out where Sasuke is, through a combination of stubborn defiance and reckless rule-breaking. Hiruzen allows him into what can only be a secret Anbu facility, and takes him down endless stairs until finally he sees the torchlit cage that Sasuke is in. He's doing pushups when they arrive.

It isn't until Naruto appeals to him as a friend that Sasuke finally stops, gets to his feet, storms up to the bars. "We are not friends," he hisses.

"What are you going to do?" Naruto can't think of anything else to ask him. What can he possibly be doing? How can he be okay down here?

"I'm going to kill the people who deserve it."

Naruto visits Sasuke six more times, and six more times he's almost fully ignored while Sasuke ceaselessly trains, alone in the dark, as if he doesn't even care that he's locked up like some kind of criminal. Naruto dares once to ask Hiruzen to let Sasuke go, and he learns that day just why the Kage's are so respected and so feared. It's the first time he's ever been scared of Hiruzen, and no amount of apologies or make-up ramen afterwards can undo it.

If this is what being Hokage really means, Naruto's no longer sure that he wants it.

The seventh time, Sasuke is gone, and no one will tell Naruto where he's gone.

When, months later, Iruka takes Naruto to meet Jiraiya, Naruto leaps on the offer of training. He's been… not wallowing, but his team has disintegrated and his training has gotten spotty. He needs a teacher, someone incredibly strong like Jiraiya, because Naruto has to get stronger. He needs to get strong enough to protect the people who matter. He needs to be strong to make sure that nobody else dies because he couldn't stop it – he needs to, because maybe if he can get there, if he can promise safety, then he can earn back his family. Sasuke and Sakura had been, pretty much, for the short time they'd been a team.

His team was everything. How could he protect Konoha if he can't even protect his teammates?

And so Naruto leaves with Jiraiya, single-minded and dogged, and if he pushes too hard too fast then it's all Jiraiya can do to try and keep up with Naruto's pathological need to chase strength.

…

Sasuke relinquishes freedom. He has no use for it. In the dead of night, he's whisked out of the Anbu Red Vault and into a silent promise of power and revenge. He allows the Seal to be placed on his tongue without resistance. He's called upon, eventually, to murder the other child he's been trained alongside, and he does so without hesitation or mercy. He dons the black uniform and the pale mask and he carves himself into nothing more than a blade, and he lays himself in Danzō's hand. One day, he is promised, he'll be the weapon wielded to end Itachi's life.

…

And Sakura leaves. She does it out of mercy, she thinks at first. It's her fault, after all, that Kakashi is dead. That Sasuke is gone. That Naruto is alone. She knows nothing of their fates, and she dares not ask after them, because if she involves herself then, she's sure, she's just going to get in their way.

And it’s a guilt that she's finally realised she isn't strong enough to carry. She stood by, on the bridge, and she did nothing. It doesn't matter that she was Tazuna's last line of defence; Tazuna is dead. It doesn't matter that she was told to guard him; the man who gave that order is dead, too.

It's her fault, it's her fault, it's her fault, it's HER FAULT.

So she sneaks out, and she means it to be mercy, because the only way she can think of to make sure she never does it again – does nothing – is… if she's not around to. And it's mercy, really, if she doesn't force her parents to be the ones who find her. She's never been able to scrub her own skin free of the way Kakashi's had felt. Warm and faintly damp with sweat and smooth between the endless minute scars, cooling into tacky rigidity. He'd still looked like himself, when the ninken had got there, but he'd felt like stone under her hands. Like he wasn't real.

Like none of it was real.

Sakura decides, in the dead of night, that she's willing to give anything to make it not real.

And, in the end, someone extends mercy to her parents but it's not her. The first moment of freefall, when she jumps off the edge of the Hokage monument, is exhilarating. Freedom. Safety. She's going to escape, and she won't have to take down anyone else with her ever again.

The next few seconds overwhelm her with terror, and Sakura loses her grip on reality as it suddenly registers what her freedom really means, and as the ground hurtles up towards her, all Sakura can think is that she's afraid. Like she was on the bridge. Like maybe that's all there is, after all. Fear.

So when a pair of arms wraps around her and snatch her out of the air, Sakura clings on and sobs without knowing who it is that's saved her, or if it’s even real, and it feels like being on the bridge all over again. But the arms stay close, hold on tight, and eventually Sakura manages to remember how her senses work.

"... Gai-sensei?"

He's still dressed in his signature green jumpsuit, but there's a grimness to him that's unfamiliar. Holding her entire meagre weight close to his chest with just one arm, Gai brushes her hair back out of her face, sticky and matted with snot and tears. "It's going to be okay, Sakura." She can't wrap her head around why Gai's here. How is he here? But Gai glances at her at the same moment Sakura realises he's walking, and she can't get the whine in her throat to make any more words, but Gai seems to understand. "If you were to die now, then Kakashi died to protect you for no reason. And I know you don't want to squander that."

Her fault. But Gai says it differently. Like for her isn't the same as her fault. Was it for her? Sakura isn't sure of anything, anymore. If anyone knows, it must be Gai-sensei. A shudder goes through her, and she buries her face in Gai's shoulder. Her senses are screaming at her, her heart still wild and painful in her chest. It seems to think she's still falling to her death.

"... What can I do?" It was already squandered. Wasn't it? Sakura couldn't do anything. She'd stood by and watched.

But Gai grunts, pets her back. "It's never too late to stop giving up. Get strong. Protect the things Kakashi can't anymore. Protect yourself. Protect Konoha."

And it’s pathetic, but Sakura is pretty sure she's pathetic no matter what, so she scrunches up her hands in Gai's shirt, and wishes they would stop shaking so bad, and shakes her head. "I can't. I'm not strong. I'm… I'm not strong."

"You're here." She almost wasn't.

And the whine breaks out. "I'm here bec-cause I'm weak. B-because he was— was strong."

Gai hums. She can't tell if it's agreement or not. "So do him proud. I'll show you how." Gai loosens his grip, just a little, and picks up Sakura's head. Forces her to meet his gaze. His face is oddly shadowed in the moon- and lamplight. "It's not easy. It's never easy. But it's worth it. You're strong – let me show you just how strong you are."

They're on the other side of the village, Sakura thinks, now that she's looking around. Still shaking – shivering, really – but they're in a residential area, closer to the outskirts, where the houses have little gardens and families and—

Gai carries her to a house. Lee is on the porch, watching anxiously.

"Why are you doing this?" Sakura manages to ask, while Gai brings her inside, and carefully deposits her on a couch. Lee appears at his side a moment later, and he offers Sakura a glass of water. Automatically, she takes it, and Gai steadies her hands so she doesn't drop it. Their faces are blurry through her tears. "Why…?"

It's Lee who speaks up, and he's quieter than usual but no less intense. "Because when we lose a family member, we should come together to support each other." Gai nods, beams at Lee proudly. "Kakashi-sensei was Gai-sensei's family, so he was my family. And you're Kakashi-sensei's family, so you're our family."

The water tastes like adrenaline and steel when Sakura makes herself sip it, but the gentle chill of it diffuses in her chest and something she doesn't have words for eases slightly.

"I couldn't have said it better myself, Lee," Gai says, pulling Lee down into a hug with his free arm. "So. Let us help you be strong, like Kakashi wanted."

It's surreal. So many things have happened in so little time; a few minutes ago, Sakura had been convincing herself to jump from the top of the Hokage monument. How can this feel so different, so quickly? She's in— Is she in Gai-sensei's house? And it can't fucking be real – but nothing feels real anymore, hasn't for a while now, and… if anyone knows what Kakashi wanted, then it's Gai.

And it’s Gai.

… Can he really teach her strength? Does it matter?

"He's not totally gone while we remember him," Lee says quietly, and he lays a hand on Sakura's knee. "So if we do what he wanted, then it's like he accomplished his goals."

It doesn't make a lot of sense to Sakura, because Kakashi-sensei is definitely gone, but… Well, she can always jump off a high place later. Maybe they're right? Would Kakashi want her to learn strength from Gai?

Sakura drinks the rest of the water.

"Okay."

#StarlightLion #Starlight Writes #Naruto #Team Seven #Hatake Kakashi #Uzumaki Naruto #Haruno Sakura #Uchiha Sasuke #Maito Gai #Rock Lee #Kakashi dies #and Team Seven fractures #Naruto is beyond his reach #and Sasuke has given himself over to the dark #but by gods Gai will save Kakashi's kids if he can #Sakura is his now #also please consider: Sakura with the power to open the Eight Gates

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0pretty-setters-squad0 · 4 years

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Hugs (F) Kakashi x Iruka

Woot, time for my favorite Naruto ship of all time. I ship Kakashi and Iruka so fucking hard, it makes my heart happy. Now let's get on with the story. Also, I'm pretty sure that Iruka rly would give the best hugs tbh.

Kakashi POV "Are we almost homeeeee?" Naruto complains, walking next to me. "Yes, for the fourth time in the past three minutes, we are almost home," I sighed.

Naruto, Sasuke, Sakura, and I were all headed home from our mission to take Tazuna home. The mission was a success, in a way, but it was more stressful than expected. I just wanted to be home already. A few minutes passed as we walked toward the village. Sakura was always either watching Sasuke, or asking me a question about chakra. Naruto was pretty loud, rambling about what a great ninja he would be. Sasuke was silent the whole time, just walking with his hands in his pockets. I was reading as we walked, but my mind wasn't focused on the words in front of me. I was thinking about Iruka waiting for me back at home. Now, we weren't together or anything. I'm not even sure if his door swings that way. I wish we were together, though. He probably gives the best hugs after a long day. Or a long mission, like this one. I was pulled from my thoughts by Naruto yelling. "LOOK IT'S THE VILLAGE GATE! WE'RE HOME!" "Thank god," I whispered under my breath. After what seemed like forever to me, we made it to the gate, splitting up and each going our own ways. The first thing I had to do was to go to the hokage's office and give a mission report. That hopefully wouldn't take too long. After that, I could go and find Iruka. As expected, the mission report with the hokage didn't take too long. I was just walking out the door of the hokage's office when I felt someone run right into me. I looked down as I closed the door behind me to see who had run into me. When I saw who it was, my heart skipped a beat. Jesus, keep it cool, Kakashi, you idiot. I tried, but I couldn't help it, he always gave me butterflies. "Oh, hey Iruka, what are you doing here?" I asked smoothly. "I was actually looking for you," he rubbed the back of his neck, regaining his balance from when he stumbled. "Well, you found me," I gave him a kind smile, "What did you need?" "I was gonna ask how Naruto did on the mission, I was worried about him." "He did fine. He did overwork himself a little bit, but he was alright otherwise. No major injuries or anything like that. I'm not sure how he feels emotionally, he seemed a little shaken when two other ninja died." "Oh, I didn't realize the mission was such a high rank that someone would die," Iruka looked nervous. "Well, it wasn't supposed to be, but it ended up escalating pretty quickly. We ended up having to face Zabuza and a young boy he was working with, Haku. Both Zabuza and Haku died during our mission." Iruka seemed shocked when I mentioned Zabuza. "I'm sorry to hear that, Kakashi," Iruka looked kinda sad if I was being honest. I shrugged. "It's not your fault, no need to be sorry. Although, you could still make it up to me." "H-How?" Iruka seemed flustered. He always seemed flustered around me. I hated that. I wanted him to be comfortable enough around me to relax. "Come with me to get some ramen, I'm hungry from walking so far to get home." "Okay, sounds good," Iruka accepted my offer. The two of us walked to the ramen shop, Iruka telling me about the academy and what happened while I was away on the mission. We sat at the ramen place, and of course I used my speedy eating technique, so I finished a while before Iruka. Even though I was done eating, I obviously sat with Iruka, just pleasantly chatting as he ate his own food. As we finished, I pulled out my money to pay. "I got it," I told the brunette, paying for his food. "Kakashi, you didn't have to, let me pay you back," Iruka looked at me with those kind eyes. "No worries, I already paid for it, and I'm not letting you pay me back." We then walked out onto the street, beginning to stroll to the park. It was a beautiful day, and it was nice to be outside, but I was tired of the mission. "Iruka, I'm getting a little tired from the mission-" Iruka cut me off. "Oh of course, sorry to keep you so long," Iruka rubbed his neck sheepishly. "Let me finish," I spoke with a gentle smile and a chuckle, "I was going to say that I was gonna head home and ask if you wanted to come with and hang out there." Iruka seemed surprised by my offer. His cheeks grew a little pinker than normal. I have to admit, the thought of being alone with Iruka made my cheeks heat up to, but thank god for my mask covering it up. "Oh, well I don't want to be a bother." "You're never a bother, Iruka, it may be more of a bother if I had to just sit alone." "In that case, I'd like that." The walk to my home passed fairly quickly. As we arrived, I unlocked the door and held it open for Iruka to step in. Once we were both inside, we slipped off our shoes. After, we walked to my couch and sat down with a fair amount of space between us. My house wasn't decorated much, but it was alright. I had a black couch and a small matching chair, with a coffee table in the center of the room. The walls were bare, aside from the heather grey paint that covered them. As for the rest of the house, I had an island in the kitchen, with four stools that sat at it. My bedroom was probably the most furnished in the house, having my bed, a stand next to the bed, a small chair and a lamp that sat next to it. "You want a drink?" I questioned Iruka, moving from the couch and to the kitchen. "Sure. Water?" I grabbed two glasses and filled them with water, pulling out one of the island stools and sitting down on it. I slid one glass across the island to Iruka, who stayed standing, but leaned forward and supported himself on his elbows. "How's everything going at the academy?" "Good, but I have another energetic one this year." "Yeah? Which one is it now?" I chuckled. "Konohamaru," Iruka sighed, "You ever met him?" "I've definitely seen how energetic he is, if that's what you're asking. He looks up to Naruto, and they sure do make a pair, don't they?" "Yeah, they definitely do," Iruka let out a laugh. "Well, I'm glad things are going smoothly at the academy," I spoke, "What about with you? How are things?" "Same as always I guess," the shorter man shrugged. Iruka POV Why was he asking about me? I'm not that important. "How about you?" I asked the silver-haired ninja. "I guess everything is the same with me too," he breathed out a humorless laugh. "That good huh?" "I don't know, I guess I'm just a little down." "Care to share?" I asked him, concern evident on my face. "You don't wanna hear about my issues, Iruka." "Well, I asked didn't I?" I shot him a reassuring smile as I moved around the table to sit next to Kakashi. "It's stupid, makes me feel like a damn school girl." School girl? What in the world is he talking about? "I have a crush, of all things. I think it's more than a crush, too, and I'm not sure what to do. I'm not sure if he even likes guys." HE? KAKASHI LIKES GUYS. Calm down, Iruka, just because he likes guys does not mean he likes you. "Well, I'm sure he likes you too. The only thing you could do is tell him, you know." "So you think I should tell him? What if he thinks it's weird?" "I'm sure if he's a good guy, he'll be fine if you have a crush. I mean, how many girls have had crushes on you over the years? Crushes are normal, Kakashi." "I told you I think it's more than that," Kakashi took a breath, "You know what? Fuck it, I'm just gonna tell him." Well, I hope he likes you as much as I do. I hope he treats you well. "I like you." "What?" I was taken aback by what Kakashi had said. "It's you, Iruka. You're the guy I like." "Me?" I couldn't believe it. A guy like Kakashi.... liked me. "Yes, you. God, I knew I shouldn't have said anything. You can go if you'd like, I don't want you to feel like you have to stay." He turned to stare at the glass of water in front of him, avoiding looking at me. He slowly stood, moving the glass to the sink and dumping it out. His hands were bracing against the edge of the counter as he let his head hang down, eyes locked on the faucet. "Kakashi," I spoke gently, gaining his attention. He was now facing me. I stood and wrapped my arms around his waist, pulling him into a hug. I felt his arms lay on my shoulders, holding me even closer. Kakashi POV I was right. He does give the best hugs. They're warm and soft and he smells so good. "Does this mean you like me too? Or do you just feel bad?" My chin rested on the top of his head. "Of course it means I like you. You're a likeable guy," Iruka giggled shyly. "You're too nice to me, Iruka." As Iruka pulled away, I let my hand fall to his, intertwining our fingers. I began walking towards the couch again, letting myself fall onto it. Iruka came down with me, landing next to me. In one bold move, Iruka let himself scoot to sit on my lap, wrapping his arms around my shoulders, his head cuddling into my neck. "You comfy, there, Iruka?" I laughed. "Yes very much so," he giggled back. I reached up and grabbed one of his hands, bringing his fingers to the top of my mask. I guess I've wanted him to really see me since I liked him, I was just never sure how to tell him that. "Really?" he asked, his fingers slowly hooking into the fabric. "Really." I pulled his hand down, letting the mask go with it. "You're very handsome, Kakashi." Iruka complimented me. I blushed at the compliment, but I didn't have the mask to cover it this time. "Thank you, but you aren't bad yourself." "And I know you would never admit it, but you're very cute when you blush," he brought his hand up to the side of my face. "Iruka, can I say something that may sound stupid?" "Sure," he laughed. "I really want you to kiss me right now." Without another word, he leaned forward and allowed our lips to meet. Iruka's lips were even better than I could've imagined. They were soft and smooth. And the way they moved against my own was absolutely perfect. When he pulled away, I noticed his own blush had made an appearance. "I really wanted you to kiss me too," Iruka said quietly. "I'm glad, because I'm gonna want to do that a lot more now." He giggled. "Me too." He cuddled back into my neck and I let my arms wrap around him, holding him close. Despite the fact that we were still sitting up, the exhaustion from the mission made me fade into sleep, Iruka's gentle breathing lulling me there. I could get used to this when I come home from missions. Being in his arms made it all okay.

~fin~

My heart rly went UWU on this one didn't it? I don't even care, these two are the cutest ship and you guys can't convince me otherwise. Don't forget to do all the normal jazz. Like comment, blah blah blah. Well, love you guys! Until next chapter!! -Smutty-Chan

#kakairu #fluff #kakashi hatake #iruka umino #naruto #Kakairu fluff #fluffy

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silvialightning · 4 years

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About the theory of Mr.Policeman being Joe’s dad, I went over this idea with Joe’s pov in another post. So this post will focus on Keiji’s pov regarding Mr.Policeman and Joe.

Starting at the beginning, Keiji doesn’t really think much of Joe. He knows that Joe is wary of him. And tbh that’s a fair assessment, Keiji would probably think so too. But Joe also wanted to search with him. Maybe he asked him some probing questions about being a cop. Honestly how could Keiji not notice Joe. The only time in Chapter 1 where he talks about Joe is while him and Sara are searching. Going into the blue room, you can either ask Keiji about Kai, or “who has his attention?”. If you go for the latter option his response is,

....Honestly why would he even mention this to Sara? Like, saying he suspects her best friend is counterproductive to him trying to get on Sara’s good side. And if Joe was already wary of him why risk Sara telling Joe what he’d just said. The way he tries to deflect the conversation makes me think it’s an important point. Mr.Policeman and Joe do sorta look alike. And I wouldn’t be surprised if they kinda acted alike in ways. So idk if Keiji realized it at this point, what about Joe that catches his attention so much. I think it’s this vague feeling that there’s something about Joe to him.....clearly he doesn’t wanna talk about it.

Then the first main game happens. During the main game Miley announces that Joe Tazuna is going to die. The first time his full name has been mentioned. (Ch 3 conviently leaves out Mr.Policeman’s name when it is mentioned.) Keiji also isn’t shown to have a specific reaction to it, there was a lot going on at the time tbh.

Moving on, Chapter 2. Keiji now knows who exactly Joe is. That’s a lot of trauma for him right there like damn. Hopefully he can let sleeping dogs lie and focus on staying alive-

But Sou exists. Just to cause problems apparently. It all goes south when he demands Keiji to give him his tokens. Enough tokens to get personal info. And if anybody knows that Keiji killed an officer Tazuna- well his relationship with Sara, and everyone else, would probably go right down the drain. That’s why he’s so against it. Even if he gives them to Sara. Even if she promises to give them right back, he can’t risk it. Sticking with Sara is his strategy for survival, and if she knows that he killed her best friend’s dad he’s done for. He can’t explain the situation away, hell he can’t even talk about the details.

But now Sara is suspicious of him. So he has to suck it up and tell her the truth, name redacted. He kinda already said he killed someone before so...

Hoo boy indeed.

EDIT: I’ve just now remembered the optional conversation you can have with Keiji in the Medical Office, after Sara sees Joe’s doll there. They talk about Joe a bit, then Keiji talks a bit about Mr.Policeman. This theory definitely adds an interesting spin to Keiji’s pov during this.

So. From Keiji’s pov. Will this ever come up again? Joe wasn’t supposed to even be a part of the game so you’d think not. Then Ranmaru knows about Joe, somehow, but hopefully he doesn’t know anything major like the fact that Keiji killed his dad. Keiji’s probably hoping so damn hard it never comes up again. He’s so close to the finish line-

But Sou- the real Sou- exists. And knows all about his tragic backstory apparently. And causing problems is Midori’s mo. That’s probably as far as Keiji’s thought process got. Considering he’s in a little Schrödinger’s coffin situation at the moment, and absolutely pissed about it.

So will this be a problem for him in the future? It’s totally possible. If it’s revealed to Sara, she’ll be pissed....if she remembers Joe. So it could veer for which path is chosen...however different the paths get.

#your turn to die #yttd #keiji shinogi #joe tazuna #kimi ga shine #mine #anytime Keiji makes that Serious face I 👀#analyze tf outta it

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fridayyy-13th · 3 years

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Throwback to the time I was playing Among Us with the ign “Jou Tazuna” and went into a lobby where another player had the ign “Byakuya Togami.” Upon noticing me they were like “OMG JOE HII ILY” and promptly asked me “what do you think of Sangwoo the police officer” (referring to Keiji)

Still haven’t gotten over that description /lh

Byakuya person, if you see this, you are v funny and I think about our interaction a lot

#idk how to tag this #yttd #among us

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lilachaeyo · 3 years

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Staying in the Shadows (A Naruto Fanfic) Chapter 4 - Dropping Out.

Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 (Part I) Chapter 3 (Part II)

"Two Ichiraku Special, please," Jinko ordered as both her and Mitsuki sat at a table.

"Ichiraku ramen is the best ramen in the world!" Jinko looked at Mitsuki. The room smelled of spices and filled with customers chatting amongst themselves. The place had been redecorated. It was much larger than Jinko remembered. Jinko couldn't recognise it.

"Here you go!" A waiter placed their food. Both of them said their prayers and dug in. Mitsuki was gulping the noodles. His eyes were wide, amazed at the taste. Jinko chuckled at him. Mitsuki finished his bowl when Jinko's bowl was half. "Do you want some more?" she asked. Mitsuki shook his head. Mitsuki wanted to ask her about her past but was not sure how to bring up the subject. Jinko knew something was on Mitsuki's mind but she let it slide. He will tell her when he wants to.

"Uh, Jinko," Mitsuki interrupted in between her bite.

"Hm?" she asked.

"How come you never told me that you're from Konoha?"

She swallowed her morsel before replying, "Never came up. Didn't think it was important." It wasn't just that. She didn't want to bring up the subject as she didn't want to remember those days. Only few people knew of it, most of them were dead. Orochimaru knew some of it, but not everything.

"Well I'm bringing it up. Could please tell me?"

Jinko sighed. "I'm from Tao clan, which is a small but a proud clan of the Konoha. I grew up here, went to the academy and became a genin."

"What happened after that?" Mitsuki asked. He was curious about her past life. She was from Konoha meaning she might know some of the people here. What if she knew Naruto Uzumaki? The thought wasn't very far from his mind.

"Something came up and I had to dropout from the programme," she answered looking down. Mitsuki couldn't believe his ears. Dropping out of the programme? How can she quit? What was so important to give up being a shinobi?

"Why!" he exclaimed.

"It's a story for some other time. Nothing special. I don't want you to dwell on these trivial details," Jinko shook him off. "Now if you are done, we should leave and find ourselves a hotel to rest. I don't know about you but I'm pretty beat."

Jinko paid the bill before standing up and leaving the hotel with Mitsuki on toll.

After an hour of searching, Jinko and Mitsuki finally settled in a two room suite, which wasn't too hard on their budget. After making sure that Mitsuki was asleep, Jinko slid into her own bed. The streets seemed silent. It must be around midnight, she thought. Although she was tired Jinko couldn't make herself to go to sleep. Her mind kept going back to her past.

It had been months since formation of the Team 7. The missions assigned to them where only D-ranked. Naruto was becoming a nag, always complaining how bored he was with these mission and how he was ready for some serious ones. Tch, baka.

Ever since the bell test Jinko knew she was the weakest amongst them and she had to train extra hard for her to be of any use. She got up every morning and practiced her punches and shuriken throwing skills. She meditated before going to bed to increase her chakra control. She even asked Isao, her older brother to spar with her but he was too busy. Teme, if he ever comes to me asking for help, she thought grudgingly. These D-rank missions were easy as it didn't require any Ninjutsu or any other skills for that matter but she knew the day wasn't far away that she might have to go on a C-rank or B-rank missions.

Team 7 was in the Hokage's office for their new mission. "I don't want any of these baby missions. I want some real mission," Naruto yelled.

"How dare you! You're only freshly graduated genin and you are going to do missions D-ranked only, just like everybody else!" Iruka sensei yelled back.

"Naruto, listen to me," the Third said calmly. "Different people come to our village for missions and then we analyse them and categorize them into A, B..." Lord Hokage was explaining how the village works but Naruto, Kakashi, Sasuke, Jinko and Sakura all zoned out and started listening to Naruto who was talking about ramen. "So I had this Tatsu ramen yesterday and I think I need Miso ramen today—"

"Silence!" Hokage silenced him. They directed their attention to him now.

"Ah! You always lecture me as if you're my grandfather or something! But I'm not the brat who pulled pranks all the time. I'm a ninja now and I want some ninja mission!" Naruto puffed his cheeks out and turned his back to lord Hokage.

Both Iruka and the Third laughed at his antics. "Alright. Since Naruto wants us to know that he is a former brat and want some ninja mission. So be it. I will assign you all one since you are so determined." This piqued Naruto's interest and he turned to the Hokage again.

"I'm giving you a C- rank mission. You are going to be the body guards of our client."

"Really? Who? Is it some feudal lord? Or a princess?" Naruto began rambling. Everyone was excited for the higher level mission but Jinko was sweating bullets. She knew this day was coming but never thought this early. Damn you, Naruto! she thought. She wasn't ready yet. D- rank missions were easy and nobody really understood each other's capabilities. But C- rank mission will be different. They would need to use their skills and talent. What if they laugh at Jinko for being so weak?

The door of the office was opened and in stepped a drunk old man. "What? A bunch of snot nosed kids," he slurred. "And you, the little one with an idiotic look on your face."

"Who's with the idiotic look on the face?" Naruto laughed. Everyone stepped closer to Naruto and he understood that it was him. "I'll demolish you!" He started flailing his punches around in the air.

Kakashi hold him back, "You can't demolish the client Naruto!"

"Now if you leave the room, I have some important matter to discuss with Jinko," the Third voiced over all the ruckus. Jinko looked at the Hokage, "Huh, me?"

"Yes." Everyone left the room and Jinko was now facing Iruka sensei and the Hokage. He put his elbows on the table and intertwined his fingers. He looked gravely at Jinko, almost like he knew whatever he wanted say wouldn't settle with her. He pitied her. Jinko was scared. Her mind overworking her imagination. Was someone dead? Is it Isao? No that can't be I saw him leave today. Who then? I'm I in trouble? Is it because of my performance? Jinko kept searching the ground as if it had answers.

"Jinko, your parents and I had a meeting this morning about your future. They had a peculiar request," he said, finally breaking the silence.

"A request?" Jinko's eyebrows creased.

"They came here for your unenrolment from the programme."

Unenrolment? "What do you mean?" Jinko asked incredulously.

The Hokage sighed. "They don't want you to continue being a shinobi. They want you to drop out," he said grievously.

"But why?" Jinko exclaimed. Outside the door, her team and Tazuna was interrupted in their argument by her loud, distressed voice.

"That you are going to have to discuss it with your family, my dear," the old man replied. His voice laced with sorrow for the girl. Jinko's eyes filled with tears, looking pleadingly at him to help her out. Her face flushed and a knot was forming in her stomach. Why would they do this? She thought many reasons as to what made her parents to take this step. Never in her wildest imagination she would have guessed the actual reason which would be released to her later that day.

"That's all, my child. There's nothing I can do here. If your parents change their mind then you can rejoin your team but till then I must strictly ask you to not participate in any kind of missions with your comrades."

Jinko couldn't hold it any longer. As soon as the Hokage was finished, she slammed opened the door and darted past her fellow comrades. She had her arm around her eyes to hide her tears but she couldn't help the sob that left her lips. Everyone outside were surprised by the sudden loud sound of the door slamming against the wall. Their faces were of confusion and concern for their teammate who passed by them sobbing. Even Sasuke was taken aback. "Hey Jinko! What's the matter? Where you going?" Naruto tried to stop her but his voice didn't reach her ears. He was about to run after her but Kakashi stopped him. "We have a mission to worry about," he told him, knowing full well of the conversation that was held inside. The Hokage broke the news to him just after Jinko's parents left. Naruto couldn't argue with him. Kakashi was right. I would ask her on our way to the Land of Waves, he thought.

"Mother!" Jinko yelled as she barged inside her house. "Mother! Father!"

"What is it Jinko? Should a lady be yelling this loud?" her mother chastised her as she came out into the living room.

"Mother what is this nonsense about you asking me to drop out?" Jinko asked wiping away her tears and fixing her attire.

"Yes. Your father and I need to talk with you," her mother replied calmly. "But before that, go and clean yourself. I will not have you in my house looking this filthy!"

Jinko went to her room and changed into her yukata. After tidying herself, she went downstairs in the living room. Jinko sat in front of her parent in a seiza, with her head bowed down. Her father, the head of the Tao clan, cleared his throat. "Jinko, my dear, you know how the Tao clan works, correct? We may be small but we are a proud clan. We are not powerful like the Uchihas, or have renowned kekkei genkai like the Hyugas, but we have connections. Connections which make us stronger, perhaps even more than the Uchihas. We maintain these connections by having good relations.

"And these good relations are because of mutual respect and a little give and take. Some times they make requests and we have to abide them, if we don't there will be consequences. Consequences which harm our clan's reputation. The same goes for them, dear—"

"But what does that have to do with me dropping out?" Jinko cut him off. "Quiet! Shouldn't you know better than to interrupt your father!" Jinko's mother shushed her. Jinko looked down at her hands clutching her yukata.

"As I was saying, a request has been made by the Eguchi clan from the Land of Silk. A request which involves you. The son of the feudal lord, heir of the Eguchi clan and you are arranged to be married." Jinko's father finished. There was silence in the room. Jinko sat transfixed, clutching her yukata. Her eyes flickered with shock. Married? He is not serious. He can't be!

"But why?" Jinko wailed. "Why me? I don't want to marry!"

"The Eguchi clan and Tao clan are bounded together by our common perspectives and our respect to our ancient principles and our traditions. They wanted a daughter in-law from a family with such beliefs. No better than the daughter of the Tao clan, don't you think?" her father explained. His face showed no emotion. He was unfazed by his daughters tears, which were now running down her cheeks.

"Now," her mother started this time. She looked almost bursting with joy to tell her further news. "They wanted a lady, one who could bear them their heirs and not a shinobi. That is why you will be dropping out of the programme and stay at home. I will teach you all the things that an ideal and perfect housewife needs to know. You'll be a real lady in no time." She smiled at her proud. Her mother got up and walked around the table. She bent down and hugged Jinko with her thin arms. She then proceeded to kiss Jinko's wet cheeks, all the while Jinko was motionless. Her mother then got up from her position and left with her father, both talking about being fortunate to receive such a proposal. Neither of them paying heed to Jinko.

A tear slipped from Jinko's eye as she remembered the day which turned her world upside down. She quickly wiped it away and shut her eyes to get some sleep, but orange light shimmered through her windows and fell upon her bed. The birds started chirping and the swishing of the brooms sweeping the road was heard. Well, might as well arrange breakfast before Mitsuki wakes up, she thought. Jinko stretched as she stepped out of her bed and started her day.

#naruto #naruto shippuden #kakashi hatake #ninja #kunoichi #mitsuki #new generation #ichiraku #hokage #sasuke #sakura #fanfic #fanfiction #chapter 4

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