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dreadsuitsamus · 1 year

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Blessings | Kakashi Hatake x Reader |

author's note: hello again! this is something i wrote a while back when i finished watching naruto. kakashi is one of my favorite characters and this is the first thing i wrote featuring him, and the only thing i actually finished with him. this story is a little different than what you would probably expect, as this is an AU and kakashi and the reader are the adopted parents of naruto and sasuke. i hope you enjoy this little fluff piece! i also apologize for any spelling and grammar errors!

pairing: kakashi x reader

warnings: modern au, naruto and sasuke are children, brief mentions of death and suicide, brief mention of sex

A soft sigh broke the silence in the kitchen. Your two boys, Naruto and Sasuke, were in the living room playing together. They were peaceful for now, but you kept an eye on them anyway. It didn't take much for your little ones to start arguing, be it over toys, the tv channel that was playing, or who got to hold mom's hand when they went on family walks. You smiled softly when Naruto hugged his adopted brother, and Sasuke happily returned it, perhaps under the guise that you wouldn't witness the moment. The picture you just took, however, would prove him wrong many years later.

With another sigh, you glance over at the timer on the oven. Fifteen more minutes and the frozen pizza would be ready. It wasn't your intention to serve pizza tonight, and especially not at this hour of eight o'clock at night. But your attempt at ordering Mexican food, a favorite of your dear babies, was foiled by the delivery driver stealing the food but marking it as delivered anyway. You'd have to treat them to it another time, since it would take too long for an attempted redelivery tonight. Maybe when their father returned home from his work trip you could go to the restaurant in person, as a family. And to sweeten the deal further, you'd let them invite one friend each.

Stealing another glance at the boys (it became much too quiet in the two minutes your attention was on your thoughts) you couldn't hide the smile when you saw them settled onto the couch and watching tv. They were four years old now and had been together since they were babies. Naruto's parents, your brother Minato and his wife Kushina, unfortunately passed away on the day of his birth. There had been a crash on the way to the hospital, and neither made it out of that hospital alive. They had asked you to be their precious son's godmother right when they learned of the pregnancy, and while you loathed to have to take the position, and especially so early in Naruto's life, you swore to protect Naruto and give him the life he deserved, the one his parents would've given him if they could.

Your husband had the same duties for your other son. Sasuke was just a few months older than Naruto, and he was placed in your care just weeks before Naruto was. Tragedy struck the young Uchiha in the form of his father getting a life sentence in prison for embezzlement and insider trading just to be able to afford Sasuke's elder brother Itachi's medical treatments. Consoling him on those late nights was no easy task. Even as an infant, he knew the people holding him were not the ones he was used to. His brother died of a rare sickness just one month after Sasuke was born, and his mother was overcome with her postpartum depression and grief. You thanked her in a prayer every morning for calling Kakashi that dreadful night before she ended her life. She didn't have the strength to continue, but she was able to make sure her baby would be safe. Her love as a mother was doubted by those in town, but that phone call was all the evidence that you needed to know she loved Sasuke.

To have two infants on your hands with such short notice wasn't easy (especially as you mourned your brother and saw him every single time you looked at Naruto) and it cost you your job, but Kakashi did as he always did and found a way to make things better. He worked hard to pick up the financial slack and also helped with the boys as soon as he would get home each evening. He was exhausted every night, you knew, but he didn't utter any complaints. He had his duties to those children and to you, his wife. Hatake Kakashi was the greatest man you ever knew.

Pulling yourself away from the tragic happenings of your children, you lit your phone's screen to view any notifications. Aside from a text from Gaara's mother attempting to set up another playdate, you had no messages. It wasn't very surprising, honestly. Kakashi wasn't expected to return home for a few more days, and while he was known to send messages throughout his workday with witty comments about those around him, today hadn't been one of those days. He'd sent a text that morning and called the boys around noon when they tried to refuse a nap (you loved his scary dad voice, admittedly) but other than that he was presumably busy with work and hadn't been able to chat much.

You always missed that man when he was away.

The oven's timer went off, and Naruto bounced up from the couch and rushed to the kitchen, giddy and ready to eat. "Peesha time!" He squealed.

You chuckled softly and scooped him up, setting him on his chair at the table, a little booster seat sitting atop it since he recently was able to graduate from the high chair, but was still just a touch too short and much too wiggly to have total freedom at the table. "Patience, darling."

Naruto pouted and crossed his arms while you removed the hot pizza from the oven, setting it on the stovetop to cool. Sasuke toddled in just after that and he too was swept up and into his own booster seat. He frowned at you, cheeks puffed out and eyes defiant. He simply didn't think he should have to be in the booster; and to his credit, you and Kakashi wouldn't have bothered with it at all if the boy was tall enough. He wasn't full of blossoming, all-consuming energy like his brother and you didn't have to worry about him running away to avoid eating his vegetables. It wasn't like Naruto hadn't tried that before (more like every night) but his fingers were just too clumsy to unlock the simple mechanism keeping him in the seat.

You kissed Sasuke's forehead, compromising with him silently and not latching the booster's belt. His frown vanished and his dark eyes then focused on the pizza on the stove. He could tell by the smell it was his absolute favorite: plain cheese with a crust stuffed full of more cheese.

"Eh!" Naruto whined, giving his own forehead an open-palmed whack.

"Naruto." You chided softly, smiling as you grasped his little hand and gave him a kiss as well. "Be gentle."

Naruto's smile was bright and he smacked his hands on the table as his stomach growled loud enough for you to hear, and even Sasuke's tummy rumbled unhappily. "Food!" The little blond yelled.

"I'm on it, babies!" You moved to cut the pizza and then further cut them into bite size pieces before setting the plates on the table. Sasuke was a neat boy and picked up his little fork to eat with, whereas Naruto used his hands like usual. With a grimace, you resigned yourself to your fate that you could not go even one day without having to bathe Naruto due to his messy eating.

The front door opened up and you frowned, panic striking instantly. But just as soon as it appeared, the fear was dispelled once you caught a glimpse of the supposed intruder. "Kakashi!"

Sasuke gasped and jumped out of his seat, which made Naruto start to yell and complain that he couldn't move to see his father too. "Pa!" Sasuke cooed, jumping into his father's large, outstretched arms. Kakashi stood and kissed his son's cheek, settling him onto his hip and moving to the kitchen before Naruto's tantrum could worsen.

He ruffled his blond boy's hair and leaned down to give him a greeting kiss, standing up straight to finally look at you too. He smiled gently, and you could see how tired he was when you looked into his eyes. "Surprise." He laughed softly, ignoring how Sasuke fiddled with the collar of his cotton t-shirt and then brought his hand to his mouth after Naruto shoved a piece of his pizza into his father's hand.

You smiled and stepped forward for a brief kiss that was interrupted by Sasuke's little hand pushing his dad's face away from his mom's lips. He wasn't much of a fan of sharing his mom's kisses. "Welcome home, my love." You wouldn't bother asking why he was home now until the boys were in bed.

Kakashi smiled and swooped in to steal another kiss, sticking his tongue out at Sasuke after. He set him back onto his chair and you served him his own plate of pizza too before you sat down again. Naruto patted the table in your husband's direction, and Kakashi sighed. "You sure like to cash in on favors early." He murmured with a tiny smile before returning a small bite of pizza to replace the one Naruto had lovingly given him just minutes ago.

Brat. You shook your head softly, but your lips curved up at the ends too.

Dinner was spent with the boys talking Kakashi's ear off about their last three days without him, and your husband was unable to even ask any questions himself between their barrage of talking. Sasuke was your quiet boy for sure, but even he couldn't resist being excited whenever his beloved Pa returned home.

As soon as dinner was finished, Kakashi sprang into action and started the nightly routine, which was officially behind schedule now as the time neared a quarter after nine o'clock. Naruto was bathed rather quickly, not leaving as much playtime as he would prefer, but his lack of protesting was mere proof it was past his bedtime. While you finished up the bath, Kakashi was getting Sasuke into his pajamas and helping him brush his teeth.

You couldn't help the swell of pride in your chest when the boys were finally in bed and listening to their Pa read them a bedtime story. Kakashi was sitting in between their little beds and animating the stories, as he did every time, with his voices and gestures. You had wonderful children, and the perfect man to raise them with alongside you.

You waited at the doorway for Kakashi to finish telling the story, and when he was done you both gave the boys goodnight hugs and kisses. They yawned and curled up in their beds, content settling in them for the night. With a soft click, their door was shut and they were officially down for the count.

Kakashi took your hand and led you to your own bedroom, kissing your knuckles before letting go. "Rest of the trip was cancelled." He explained simply, with a yawn he tried to hide in his elbow. "Bad weather coming."

"Not to be happy about work being disrupted but..." You cupped his face and smiled up at him, thumb brushing over his beauty mark. "I am glad you're home."

His strong arms wrapped around you and pulled you close, and he laid his head on top of yours. "Me too. It's far too quiet on those trips; I can't function without Naruto's yelling."

You laughed and stood there for a while, just taking the time to relax and ease your minds. Time alone was scarce ever since the boys came into your care. Moments like these were sometimes all you could steal together. It wasn't until Kakashi started to lose his balance that you let go and moved away.

"Uh-uh, you are not falling asleep standing up again."

Your husband merely whined just like your sons would, first pulling off his shirt and pants, then flopping onto the bed face first, his arms stretched out with a happy sigh. He loved this bed, and loathed the ones in the hotels he had to sleep in during various business trips. "I should work from home..." He yawned into his pillow.

"You don't think it would drive you crazy?" You hummed, slipping into a nightgown before you approached the bed. You pressed one hand to the bare, warm skin of his toned back before lifting one knee onto the bed and crawling forward.

"You manage just fine."

You couldn't help but laugh. "I think you've forgotten your boys aren't in school yet."

"Why are they my boys when they're misbehaving and mischievous, but they're all yours when they're sweet and loving?" Kakashi deadpanned.

You kissed his shoulder blade and started to gently work some of the tension from his back. "Because they learned it from you."

All Kakashi could manage was an offended scoff. Silence fell between you and your husband, comfortably, as you massaged him. Several pleased groans escaped his lips and you felt him relax beneath you with each moment that passed.

"Tried to treat the boys with Mexican tonight." You muttered. "Driver stole the food. Had to improvise."

Kakashi hummed, accepting the reason why bedtime was late. Not that it mattered that much to him; on the rare occasion that you were the one out of town, he let the boys stay up until they fell asleep on their own. Of course, you weren't exactly aware of that tidbit of his parenting. "We'll make it up to them soon."

"Karura wants to set up a playdate soon for the boys and Gaara."

"I'm sure Sakura is itching to come play with Sasuke soon too." Kakashi mumbled, his eyes closed and body fully relaxed. "God, look at us..."

You chuckled softly. "To think we'd be parents." You murmured quietly. "We went from nice furniture and plenty of money to this in the blink of an eye."

Kakashi hummed, not committing himself any further into the conversation. He loved every bit of his life; nobody could ever say he didn't. The same went for you. Those boys would have to be pried from your cold, dead hands.

But admittedly, it'd be nice to freely have sex again. A benefit to being in a neighborhood with so many children the same age was the playdates and sleepovers. He'd be pawning the boys off for a night as soon as possible; god, he couldn't wait for them to start school.

You bit back a yawn in an attempt to hide it, but unfortunately your husband was more perceptive than you gave his current condition credit for. "I'm plenty comfy, honey. Lay down with me."

Kakashi turned the lights off while you settled in, then came around to envelop his warm, muscled body around yours. One large hand rubbed your belly absentmindedly, the other hand moving to tilt your chin up for a gentle kiss. You maintained the contact until the awkwardness of the position started to strain your neck, breaking the kiss after and settling back in as you were.

Your husband's lips had kept busy, scattering small kisses along your shoulder and neck for a few moments more. He gave you a final squeeze and adjusted your body slightly, so your rear was pressed just to his groin area. In that way, your bodies fit together just right, like puzzle pieces.

Kakashi pressed a kiss to the shell of your ear. "I love you."

"I love you too."

He nuzzled his face in your hair. You clasped your fingers with the ones he had against your stomach, humming lightly. Just as you were about to succumb to sleep, little feet were padding against the hardwood floors of the hall, and with a considerable effort, your bedroom door was opened up. Kakashi held back his tired sigh and sat up to see his two boys standing at the door.

"Pa." Naruto whimpered, leading the charge to the king-sized bed. Sasuke followed closely behind him after closing the door back, Kakashi lifting them both into bed with you.

"What's wrong?" He asked, wiping at his eyes.

"Scary noise." Naruto was on the verge of tears at this point. You turned on your other side to face them and pulled the toddler into your arms, pressing a soft kiss into his blond hair.

"Probably the tree." Kakashi mumbled. There was a branch that would sometimes tap against the boy's bedroom window if it got windy enough. He just hadn't had any time to prune it lately.

He moved Sasuke to lay beside Naruto, pulling the comforter back over everyone. Sasuke snuggled deeply into Kakashi's chest once he laid back down. In the darkness, his eyes found yours as the boys quickly fell back asleep, now safe and sound with their parents.

"One day we'll get our bed back." He laughed softly.

"I'm in no rush." You murmured, cupping his face briefly. "Just as soon as the day comes that we get the bed back is the day that the boys will be too independent for Momma and Pa's bed."

Kakashi turned his head to kiss your palm before you settled it on Sasuke's tummy. He gently grasped Naruto's little hand with his finger and thumb, smiling when the boy instinctively closed his tiny fingers around his Pa's one big one. "You're right. As always."

You laughed softly and nuzzled Naruto gently while Kakashi gave Sasuke a few soft kisses on his rather chubby cheeks. All these boys were yours to love and love you in return. You would definitely savor each and every moment you had with them. As you learned four years ago: life was too fleeting to not appreciate everything you had. For the kid's sake, for you and Kakashi, for the four parents that wouldn't get to see their sons grow up, you would count your blessings and savor it all.

#kakashi x reader #kakashi hatake x reader #kakashi x you #kakashi hatake x you #naruto #naruto shippuden #from the moment i started watching naruto i felt so motherly towards him #and as the series went on that feeling increased tenfold #that's my lil guy #my son #fic #papashi au

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childotkw · 8 months

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I have to confess that i've never finished Naruto, thus never ventured into the Warring States period etc.

I think i dropped the show/manga around Naruto's training with Kakashi, but you can't escape the internet, so i may not know all of what happens, but i do know about certain events that happen in the story.

Anyway, when you dropped your "Regulus Uchiha" AU idea i was simultaneously loving it while wondering -"who the hell is Izuna?". And then went and read the story you recommended - "Count Your Blessings" and became OBSESSED with fics depicting Tobirama(!), Madara, Izuna, and Hashirama. Thanks a bunch ;A; What is sleep, there is only AO3 ;A;

Sorry for the long intro, what i'm getting at is - what would the meeting between Tobirama and Regulus be like? What would their interactions be like? Would there even be any? I can't get this out of my head now ;A;

Oh, darling, I stopped watching halfway through the war so there's absolutely no judgement from me 😂 everything I about it was through internet osmosis as well hahahah

But yyyyyyyeeeeeeeesssssssssss Count Your Blessings is FUCKING INCREDIBLE OMG I LOVE IT SO MUCH!!!!! I'm so happy you read it!

Tobirama is amazing and this fic was the one that made me actually sit down and think about how much shit this one dude actually contributed to Konoha. And sure, he made mistakes but name one leader or authority figure in the Naruto world that didn't.

As for Tobirama and Regulus - these two become best friends much to the consternation of literally every Uchiha. They're always hanging out, whether to talk business or just to spend time together - what precious little they have of it, in those first few years. Regulus becomes one of the only people who can keep up with Tobirama mentally, and Tobirama is just endlessly fascinated with Regulus' magic and could talk theories with him for hours. They're just in their own little happy experimenting / sciency bubble most of the time and it's both terrifying and beneficial for Konoha as a whole because Regulus is often the one to propose ideas (indoor plumbing, electricity, better resourcing and production techniques, etc.) and Tobirama is the only one smart and driven enough to be like "hold my beer" while he revolutionises an entire industry just because Regulus told him stories from his own world and Tobirama wants to see if he can recreate it (spoil: he can).

Izuna is offended because he's the one who's been closest to Regulus from the beginning and Tobirama is his rival so why is he cosying up to another Uchiha????? He feels like he's being cheated on twice. (But Regulus and Tobirama being buddies is a godsend in some ways because it puts Tobirama in Izuna's path more often in a way that Madara can't get all huffy about, so Izuna does change his tune quickly and the duo becomes a trio)

Madara is just suffering. He's had to deal with Izuna's not-so-subtle obsession with Tobirama for almost twenty years now, and just when he thought he had Izuna at a continuous, safe distance from the one dude who could probably squash him like a bug - his other (adopted) brother is suddenly attached to the guy at the hip.

Then he blinks and Izuna has now muscled his way into this mess and Madara just throws his hands up and accepts that Tobirama will end up living in his clan compound one day either because Regulus will just have the guy move in with him so they can be besties forever and ever or because Izuna will somehow convince himself that making Tobirama an Uchiha too would be a brilliant idea (through marriage or adoption, Madara is too scared to ask. With Izuna, he can never tell.).

#anonymous #naruto #HP #regulus black #tobirama senju #izuna uchiha #madara uchiha

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uzuma-take · 19 days

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This probably won't get many views here or Twitter, but I'm genuinely thinking of writing my own version of Naruto.?? The relationships won't change. So Hintata will still get together with Naruto .

I have ideas based on interviews with kishimoto. Like Team Gai and Team Kurenai being sand Ninja (yes, that means the Hyuga , Inuzuka, and Aburame clan won't be leaf ninja) . Had the idead since I read Gai in particular wasn't originally planned to be a leaf ninja. That he and Lee where made on the fly for the exams.

One thing to mention is that all teams have four students. This is to include the filler students like Sora , Yakumo, and Yagura (yes, gai had a student named Yagura)

Team Gaara also has new people from the chunin filler being Shira , Sen, and Yami.

But what happened to Kankuro and Termari? Well, dear reader, that will come in due time..

Here's the major changes I have in my head so far, starting with Team 7.

Naruto

He's still an orphane born of the 4th homage minato. He's maybe a year older than Sakura and sasuke . Due to flunking the graduate exams . He was adopted by the third Hokage. In this version He's younger and much more naive than the original. (More on hiruzen later)

Sakura

She was a girl who witnessed her parents constantly fight . They both struck at each over multiple times, and eventually, she was but in foster care. Not really being taught violence wasn't the way she'd often lash out at people, including her teachers. When being put into team 7, she was scared of kakashi after some of the stories she'd read about him. She actually sometimes tries to hit Sasuke , Naruto and Sai

Sasuke

He's still the same, only real difference being that he looks more like Fugaku . He's still broady and crabby even more so with Sai.

Sai

Joined Team 7 much earlier on and is one of the reasons Sasuke left the village. Being a spy for Danzo, he worked with orochimaru closely and slowly wormed his way into Sasukes mind convincing him to accept the sound fours offer.

Kakashi

Born of a Samurai clan, that later fled to the leaf and a Inuzuka / Hyuga (haven't decided) mother from the sand . He's much the same man from the series except he's got a secret pacht with the sand due to his mum being from there.

Team Asuma

Ino, Shikamaru, and Choji are pretty much the same. I really don't see any change Nessasary .

Asuma

The brother of the third hokage it inst until after the sand attacks the leaf he fall head over hills with kurenai yuhi of the sand . At first, he has no idea she's a sand Ninja. When he initially finds out her secret he's of course, horrified . Kurenai was from the village that tried to destroy his home and ultimately took his brother from him. During the time skip they do make up and eventually start dating in secret..

Sora

Same as filler exept hes the new five tails after it recarnated, he just joins the team early on . He's constantly worried because he doesn't fit in with Ino-Shika-Cho formation. Asuma tries to help him .

Team Kurenai

This is where the divations really begin .. as Said before Major clans now live in the sand village. Hyuga , inuzuka, and Aburame. Inspired by two things . The concept of gaara owing a dog and the interview stating Gai was from another village.

Hinata .

Apart from location a lot hasn't changed. She first met Naruto in the Exams and really liked his energy and will never give in. The thing that made her mind up was the fight with Neji. The Cousin she was going to be forced to Marry eventually. Naruto does the same shouting. But this time, her motivation is based on 'why does this stranger I've maybe met one or twice cheer me on?' She actually goes on the journey with Jiriya, Naruto , Sorra, Neji, and Gaara. (Three jinjurki and three people to sort out if anything goes wrong)

Kiba

He has a strong rivalry with his Twin Gaara and says he's going to beat him at being kazakage. Gaara doesn't really care but later on indulges him and challenges him to see who gets stronger during the time skip.

Shino

Same as canon just more dessert like bugs

Yakumo

Uses paintings much like Sai, but instead of physical . They trap people in genjutsu, which are much like in her filler episodes.

Team Gai

It's pretty much the same, except Lee now has two brothers. Yagura and Shira . Both whom he likes to to one up. Gai was 16 when he had a one night stand, resulting in Lee and his brothers. He never really knew their mum. He's regretted ever since. He has a major Crush on a certain Spikey haired leaf shinobi. Whose to say that man doesn't share the same feelings .

Team Gaara

The filler characters are the same

Baki is the sensei.

Gaara is the twin of Kiba, and he's pretty much the same as canon . The biggest difference is his dog. Don't hurt, or else shukaku will come out. After the Konoha Crush, he softens quite a bit and looks very different from how Naruto met him.

Temari and Kankuro are Sand Anbu like shinobi that are the older siblings of Kiba and Gaara. They resent Hana at first for caring about their brother, whose only seen as a weapon. It's not until rasa dues do the realise that Gaara, if taught correctly, can harness his powers, so they set up a meeting with the leaf village . As long as Gaara is safe and cared for, then could he train under Jyriya. Tsunde reluctantly agrees... that's all I have so far...

#naruto #kakagai

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damien-wolfram-art · 10 months

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Part of a collaboration with @flawlessstriker

Here it is!

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Minato leaned on the second-floor railing that overlooked the living room of his small cabin home and sighed.

“Someone’s looking content,” cooed the warm and familiar voice of Sakumo Hatake, his third love. He joined Minato at the railing to see just what had made him so happy. Below, Minato’s son, Naruto, was laughing away. He was being tickled on the lower bunk of his bed by a larger boy from the Uchiha clan, Obito. The couple had adopted Obito into the family after a long series of unfortunate events. The boy was troubled, but with some help from his son, Kakashi, Sakumo had come to see the good in Obito.

“Content? Haha I guess so,” Minato agreed, remembering that it hadn’t been easy for him to reach this peaceful moment either. He had lost his first love, Kushina, during Naruto’s birth. This was something Sakumo understood all too well and although Kakashi hadn’t a Tailed Beast sealed within him, he was spending some time in prison with his own demons to attend to.

Minato tried to start anew after leaving Naruto under the care of the Senju, though perhaps it was too fast; it was a bad habit of his to rush into things after all. His second attempt at love came and went, but when he stumbled across Sakumo, it felt like life could finally start slowing down for him. He rekindled with Naruto who was much older now–thirteen years older in fact and by some cosmic coincidence, he had inherited the kind, forgiving nature of his mother. Minato swore to protect him and Sakumo promised to be by their side.

Now, Minato spent his days with his little found family in their cabin, farming or finding ways to make work just a little easier for the older man who had made the house a home. He had never really stopped to think about it, but Sakumo was right. He was content.

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Unexpected Visitors

It was a beautiful spring day in The Hatake Territory. The birds were singing and the air was crisp after a few showers earlier in the week. Minato took the pleasant weather as a sign that he and his son should spend some quality time outside together. The two were working on the completion of a jutsu that Naruto had picked up from a “frog” somewhere during his travels. As ridiculous as this sounded, Minato never questioned Naruto for he had also met “The Frog”.

The two were just beginning to make progress when Minato felt every hair on his body stand on end. There was an oppressive chakra approaching. It rivaled Naruto’s and that of the beast inside of him as well. “Obito,” Minato called over to the young man resting at the base of a tree who had been watching them train. “Take Naruto to Sakumo.”

“What? Aw c’mon! We were just gettin’ somewhere!” Naruto protested.

“It’s just a quick break Naruto. Besides, Sakumo should have lemonade,” Minato bribed the boys.

Obito stood up quickly. Sakumo’s lemonade was almost always a bit too sweet and Obito had a sweet tooth. The bribe worked on him. “Well, Naruto, you heard Pops. Gramps made lemonade. It’s break time,” his raspy voice ceded and he dragged Naruto inside–kicking and screaming.

Minato turned toward the source of the disturbance and clutched tightly to one of his custom three-pronged kunai. There was a rustle and then, he was gone. Only the kunai remained.

In an instant, Minato transported himself to another kunai near the source of the rustle. He had his kunai scattered all over the territory just for this purpose. From his new vantage point, he saw one of the intruders, Tobirama Senju.

By now, he knew what the intruder was looking for. It had been a few years since Naruto had escaped Senju containment. He had been on the run ever since. Since they had settled down, it was a simple task to find him. Minato wouldn't allow it though. He had to throw his idol off of the track somehow, but when he blinked, the man was gone! “Crap! Where did he-”

“Go?” Asked the deep self-righteous voice of Tobirama from behind him. He had already marked the tree where Minato’s suspicious kunai was with a seal of his own and used it to flank him.

Minato felt the man move to slash at him and so he was forced to transport away again. This continued for a few minutes until Minato found one of his kunai that Tobirama hadn’t. From there, he rushed home.

Upon arrival, he was relieved to see that everyone was alright, but there was something that just didn’t sit right with him. Tobirama was in the forest, but what was that chakra? It wasn’t Tobirama’s. It was a chakra he had never experienced before; it was similar in strength to Hashirama’s. Though it was much more ominous. He had only begun to explain himself when there was a knock on the door. His brief explanation was more than enough to spur Obito into action though. With his own transportation dojutsu, he took himself and Naruto to a place only he could access normally.

Then, Minato answered the door. Nothing would have prepared him for what he would see outside of his home. A masked man with white side-swept spiky hair wearing a bland prisoner’s uniform gave him a curt wave and a pleasant, “Yo~”

“Kakashi?” Minato greeted him with disbelief. “Aren’t you supposed to be in prison?”

Before Kakashi could answer, a heavy shadow loomed behind him. Minato was suddenly struck by the imposing chakra he felt before at full force. Two red eyes pierced the silhouette. Three tomoe resided in each, framing the pupils. A full head of hip length teased midnight blue hair made it very apparent who Minato was dealing with. “M-Madara Uchiha,” he croaked.

The formidable beast of a man stepped forward, gently pushing Kakashi aside. “So, you recognize me? How fortunate for you. That makes things a bit easier.” There was an air of casual confidence when he spoke, but this did nothing to diminish his intimidation factor. “I’ll make this quick then: I’ve brought you Kakashi Hatake; I want The Nine-Tails.”

Precious

“Death comes to all. But life comes first. Cherish it. Death is the destination. But the journey, that is life. That is what matters.”

Brandon Sanderson - The Way of Kings

Madara Uchiha was at his door, demanding his son. Using Kakashi as leverage, he cornered Minato and gave him a choice, but deciding was impossible. When his mind was taken over by a genjutsu, Sakumo stepped in. The White Light Blade struck true. Madara was bleeding.

“Take Kakashi and go,” Sakumo ordered.

Minato’s mind flashed to the night he met him. He was searching for Naruto and just happened across a campsite. The fire was crackling away in the lonely night. There he found many crumpled notes which shook him to his very core. “My name is Sakumo Hatake,” one read.

“Those who seek my bounty know me as “The White Fang”. I have grown tired of this chase; I feel the weight of my sins and can run from them no longer. To the one who finds me: please take my bounty and leave my son, Kakashi, unharmed. The legacy of “The White Fang” shall die here with me.”

Sakumo was both furious and embarrassed to find that Minato read his drafts, but Minato begged him to reconsider. First, he listened to the broken man’s story. The two of them had both been separated from their boys. Though he sympathized with Sakumo, he argued for Kakashi’s sake, “The way you talk is like you’ve given up on something precious to you. Your boy, Kakashi, he’s precious to you, but that’s not it is it? You’ve lost something else: the strength to go on. It’s true that we all will eventually move on from these lives, but will dying here now truly satisfy you? Kakashi needs you! Don’t you want to protect him? As his father, your will to protect is strong. Are you really going to throw all that away and give up?”

Sakumo had been deeply moved by Minato’s words, but Minato wanted to make sure he remembered them. When he found the noose, he cut it down and etched the three words “Never Give Up” into the trees surrounding the area. He left one of his Kunai in the center tree. He was not sure what he expected, but he never expected Sakumo to eventually hand deliver it back to him.

Now the older man was between him and Madara Uchiha. Minato tried to protest, but Sakumo wouldn’t allow it. He had changed. “Take Kakashi and go. This is my home. I will protect it. It is precious to me!”

“Cute,” uttered Madara. And then there were flames.

Minato panted heavily. There was a lingering warmth on his face from the flames he had narrowly escaped. In his arms he clutched Kakashi’s injured form protectively. When he looked up to see where he was, he saw Obito and Naruto staring back at him.

“Pops?” Greeted Obito. “Where’s Gramps?”

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depressedhatakekakashi · 8 months

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Alright, time for the gush

Au idea curtsey if @mushroombitchboy

Kakashi and Gai grew up in a little village together. They were best friends who spent every possible hour together and although people thought it was Gai pushing friendship onto Kakashi it was very much mutual

At the age of 17 Kakashi was accepted into a big name university that was outside of the village. This of course meant he would need to move. Gai naturally understood but still wanted to be nearby his friend so he tried applying to the same university. When he didn’t quite get in he applies to the local university in the same city and got in.

Him and Kakashi moved that summer and found a nice little two bedroom apartment together. As much as people back home joked about them dating, they were not. The two of them actually dated other people for the first few years and then Kakashi stopped dating for a while to focus on his studies while Gai continued to date, do his schooling and participate in sports

When they were 24 the two of them graduated and decided to continue their education with a degree specifically in education. Kakashi also decided to try for a masters in his degree.

They were 26 when they finally finished all of their schooling, and at this point the two of them actually had a ‘son’ living with them. The son was Lee, who’s parents died when he was a baby. Gai knew him for a few years through a big brother sort of program, and after chatting with Kakashi and his partner at the time he decided to adopt Lee. Lee was six at this time and Gai’s partner broke up with him a few months later because they decided that this wasn’t the life they wanted.

At the age of 30, the two of them found jobs at the high school they used to go to and finally moved back to their home town. Lee came with them as did their new born child (the two of them had started dating age 28 and had a child together through a surrogate just a few months before moving)

They found a nice little home that would fit their whole family and enrolled Lee into the high school that they would be working at.

One day Lee came home with a flyer for try outs for the local team roller derby and begged Gai to take him. Baturally, Gai agreed and while Kakashi took care of Nakano Gai and Lee went to the try outs.

Lee smashed the try outs. The derby coach, Anko, was more than happy to have him on the team even though some of the kids were glaring at him (Naruto and Sakura were particularly bitter because the spot Lee was taking had been Sasuke’s, but Sasuke had quit in favor of his Kenjutsu training with his big brother)

Wanting to help out and support his son, Gai volunteered his aid to the coach and ended up being made the assistant coach if the team. Everyone loves the idea until they realize Gai’s not just here to let them skate around messing about and actually has drills for them to do. He studies for weeks to learn everything he can about roller derby

The spots that Kakashi and Gai fill at the high school are History and Physical education. The teachers who had those jobs before had retired (partially by force) to enjoy their golden years. History is taken by Kakashi, who replaces Madara (and oh boy are a lot of the students who had to take madara’s class happy about this) while Physical education is taken by Gai who is replacing Hashirama (who the studebts loved but they also love Gai so it’s all ok)

#modern au #this is just the beginning #there will be more #kakagai

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uchiha-ss · 2 years

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🍅 SasuSaku Fanfiction TBR List! 🌸

I just wanted somewhere to put the list of SS fanfics that I want to read!

Enjoy the works from these wonderful authors (and give them some love while you’re at it)! ❤

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Multi-Chapter

💫 31 Days Hath December by AngelOfDeath10 (M, 60k+, 12 Chapters) (COMPLETE)

At Konoha Inc. everyone is a big happy family, and Kakashi’s new assistant Sakura is trying to believe it, when she has to deal with a crazy boss, and co-workers that range from petulant to infatuated, her world couldn’t seem worse.

💫 A Dangerous Game by just-another-fan-account (M, 44k+, 18 Chapters) (COMPLETE)

Sakura Haruno is a first year resident doctor at Konoha hospital that is trying to pay off student loans while juggling her busy schedule. Sasuke Uchiha is a bad boy, motorbike riding, college dropout that is trying to make his way as a mechanic and look after his ailing mother. Will these two star-crossed lovers get a happily ever after? Or is their relationship doomed to fail?

💫 A Different Path by KiwiKagome (M, 55k+, 23 Chapters) (COMPLETE)

Adopted from RamenLoverNaruto. What if Naruto learned of Hinata's feelings earlier? What if Sasuke returned to the Leaf after gaining his power? NaruHina, SasuSaku. [Mature!Naru & co.]

💫 Biohazard by Yellow Mask (T, 41k+, 11 Chapters) (COMPLETE)

A dangerous disease is spreading through Konoha like wildfire, and it is a race against time to find the source...and a cure.

💫 Celebrity Status by Einna Fletcher (M, 132k+, 40 Chapters) (COMPLETE)

Sasuke and Sakura's lives revolve around music, and the craziness that comes with fame. Romance is the last thing they want to deal with. The problem: they can't seem to stay away from each other. AU

💫 Color of my Nails by Kazerith (M, 47k+, 8 Chapters) (COMPLETE)

Painting her nails a new color each day was a habit that she picked up from Ino. Yet, Sakura didn't realize that each color she picked tended to be based off of her mood for that day... Now if only the males of team seven could put two and two together...

💫 Critical of your Love by TheOrichalconThief (M, 45k+, 10 Chapters) (COMPLETE)

A simple misunderstanding led to the break of their relationship. Now, after five years, he returns, just to turn her life upside down once again. But will they fall for each other again? Will she tell him her secret? Or is it over for once and all times.

💫 A New Beginning by TheOrichalconThief (T, 4k+, ONE SHOT) (COMPLETE

**Critical of your Love Sequel** "She has finally found her peacefulness, her happiness with him, but yet again Sakura is confronted with doubts which may destroy everything. Will she overcome them, or will they take over and break them apart once more?"

💫 Dark Paradise by Tsugi no mai hakuren (M, 50k+, 17 Chapters) (COMPLETE)

Sakura wakes up away from the battlefield. In a world where things are different. People that are long dead walk the streets of Konoha, she finds memories of Haruno Sakura that are not her own, memories with Sasuke. And the longer she stays, the more she forgets who she really is. And for some reason, she can't seem to remember: that this is actually the Infinite Tsukuyomi.

💫 Differential by tomaday (M, 33k+, 13 Chapters) (ON GOING)

There was a push and pull, a push and pull, between the two of them. There was a safety in the "push" but something just kept "pulling" and pulling....and pulling....College AU.

💫 Girl Problems by AnnaDax (T, 33k+, 13 Chapters) (COMPLETE)

After receiving information of the Mizukage's pregnancy issues, Tsunade decides to send her best disciple Sakura, together with her former team-mates Naruto and Sasuke, to help. The only problem is that the convent Mei Terumi is resting at is girls only. Time for Naruto's Sexy no Jutsu to become useful.

💫 Give Me A Reason by Rise of the Blossom (M, 155k+, 25 Chapters) (COMPLETE)

Things aren’t always what they seem and when Sasuke realizes that, he also realizes he has two choices: fight for her, or give in. High School AU/ Gamer AU.

💫 Gravity by Kaze and Kiba (M, 142k+, 44 Chapters) (COMPLETE)

They say 'man makes plans and God laughs'. If that's true then God must derive a vast deal of entertainment from Haruno Sakura. Either that, or maybe he just hated her, she wasn't sure yet. Rated for language, ecchi-ness and eventual romance.

💫 Harvest Moon by moontown77 (M, 101k+, 23 Chapters) (COMPLETE) (18)

Non-Massacre. For the past 11 years, Sakura was positive Sasuke wrote her off as a love interest. Until one fateful night, Team Seven stumbled upon a full moon.

💫 High Heels by Angel of the Axis (T, 43k+, 24 Chapters) (COMPLETE)

Non-Massacre, AU. A parody of most Cinderella fics. Sasuke, the freshman 'dream boy', and Sakura, the bookworm, hate each other. But when Sakura and her friends get invited to a party hosted by his older brother, things get complicated when she catches Sasuke's eye - in disguise! Will he find out who she is?

💫 home is where the heart is by DeepPoeticGirl (T, 109k+, 26 Chapters) (COMPLETE) (11)

And with every moment together, they get just a little closer, a little more comfortable with each other. Fall a little more in love. Post-war. Pre-epilogue.

💫 Horizon by JinnySkeans (M, 80k+, 26 Chapters) (COMPLETE)

She rejects her past, while he runs from his. They leave nothing behind except everything. College AU.

💫 Ignition by Einna Fletcher (M, 86k+, 31 Chapters) (COMPLETE)

When a guarded black-haired boy meets a gritty pink-haired girl, expectations aren't always reality. AU

💫 In Nine Days by cutecrazyice (M, 81k+, 18 Chapters) (COMPLETE)

“Then prove it! Prove it to me in nine days!”. It was that, or run around naked in Konoha. Of course making the Uchiha fall in love with her was easier...right?

💫 It's A Humble Path by A m r a k l o ve (M, 82k+, 21 Chapters) (COMPLETE) (6)

She thinks of him when there's nothing else to focus on but the memory of the contours of his face and the bitterness of his smile. Perhaps, all she craved was his touch at this point, but she just kept walking at a fair distance, and he didn't question anything, as usual. / Post-Canon; 699-700 setting.

💫 I Wait by Zana_Lee (M, 164k+, 34 Chapters) (COMPLETE)

Sasuke ended his redemption mission and returned to Konoha, because there was one more thing he needed to confirm. Blank Period.

💫 Judging a Book by another.creative.lover (M, 35k+, 9 Chapters) (COMPLETE)

Sasuke is a romance novelist-the most famous one in the entire world, actually-behind the mask of a boring, emotionless, extremely hot psychology teacher. But the problem with him is that he wants to stay that way-psychology professor by day, writer by night, and stay completely hidden under his alias Jiraiya; but perhaps fate doesn't exactly want things to go according to plan, especially not when a certain very perceptive, pink-haired student of his who's an absolute fanatic of his novels comes into the picture.

💫 King of Gods by Mrs Scorpius Malfoy (M, 84k+, 20 Chapters) (COMPLETE)

“I’ve waited for you to come back to me for more than a thousand years,” Indra said. In which Sasuke loses Sakura to his ancestor.

💫 Konoha's Mothers' Program by Blackfan Diamond (K, 48k+, 13 Chapters) (COMPLETE)

In order to make women in Konoha better prepared to become mothers in the future, Shizune and the Hokage decided to create a Program that would make them take care of baby dolls that behaved exactly like real babies. Everything seemed fine, except that the person who would have to run the first test would be a certain pink-haired kunoichi.

💫 Laying Claim by JanuaryEclipses (M, 90k+, 18 Chapters) (COMPLETE)

An ancient law in Konoha permits people from prominent clans to buy people who aren't from clans at all. Unfortunately, Sakura just refused to believe it until her mentor confirmed that, yes, she was now owned by Uchiha Sasuke.

💫 Linked by Sahar-Chan (T, 31k+, 14 Chapters) (COMPLETE)

Sasuke is back to the village and team seven is together again. But, two years later, after a failed mission, Sakura starts missing practice and no one seems to know why. Naturally, that doesn't sit well with Sasuke.

💫 Love in Strobes by SakkaSu (M, 74k+, 18 Chapters) (ON GOING)

Where Sakura is an exotic dancer, a fresh face in a mature dimly lit city. Her first club in her new town a stark contrast to her old rural pub. A snarky, cold bartender, Sasuke, helps ease her nerves and she soon helps him ease his.

💫 Noir by FortitudeSakura (E, 66k+, 21 Chapters) (ON GOING)

We wander through the darkness, alone and blind. That is, until we find each other and walk into the light together. Love blossoms in many different ways and at different times. It’s beautiful any way you look at it. Office/Modern AU.

💫 Platonic Parentage by eskeflowne (M, 66k+, 20 Chapters) (COMPLETE)

"Right then, how about we make a deal." Grinned Sasuke. "Oh." Inquired Sakura "If neither one of us is married, engaged or dating someone in five years time, we'll have a child together." Declared Sasuke.

💫 Retrograde by AngelQueen87 (T, 83k+, 16 Chapters) (ON GOING) (10)

Three years after the Fourth Shinobi World War, Kaguya’s clansmen came to finish her work and take back all of the world’s chakra. The entire shinobi world’s been thrown into chaos. The survivors have all gathered at what remains of Konoha, but there’s no end in sight. So when an opportunity to buy more time and find a solution arises, Sixth Hokage Kakashi Hatake seizes the chance and sends Team 7 on one last mission. Time Travel AU with a Post-The Last Team 7 & takes place Pre-Pain's Assault

💫 SasuSaku Month: 2014 (The Bench) by pluhsauce (M, 44k+, 31 Chapters) (COMPLETE)

Day Thirty-one: Three Wishes...instead of putting them under his genjutsu, Madara accidentally gives Team 7 a glimpse of what their futures had in store for them.

💫 Tadaima by Sweet Disposition x (T, 9k+, 10 Chapters) (COMPLETE)

Sasuke didn’t know he had been counting on her unwavering love until he realized there was a chance it was gone for good. Pre-700.

💫 The First by DeepPoeticGirl (M, 63k+, 17 Chapters) (COMPLETE)

"Now, do tell why Uzumaki called to announce this engagement of yours."

💫 The Huntress by Cursebreaker_Dregs12 (M, 23k+, 5 Chapters) (ON GOING)

Sakura Haruno is a fae halfing that will do any job for the right price. But what happens when a strange blonde kid breaks into her room to ask for her services. Soon she realizes there is a bigger ploy going on between the Fae courts and the human kingdoms and she somehow became a part of this merry band of rebels. With her loyalties tested, and secrets that come out, is she able to live up to her reputation and still make it out alive? A Court of Thorns and Roses AU.

💫 The Peepshow by 4everxd (M, 22k+, 3 Chapters) (COMPLETE)

Two months after his redemption journey, Sasuke is back to Konoha and Sakura couldn't be more happy about them spending a lot of time together. However, things take a hard turn when Sakura is assigned a special mission and she has to hide it from the rest of Team 7. Everything comes spiraling down when Sasuke finds out exactly what she has to do.

💫 The Unexpected Visitor by RD-chan hokage (T, 59k+, 13 Chapters) (ON GOING)

Imagine the surprise of Konoha when Uchiha Sasuke suddenly returned from his journey of redemption... and acted strangely. A flirtatious, all smiling and very, very touchy Uchiha is indeed, surprising. Set during Blank Period.

💫 Trial and Error by ManhattanChase (E, 94k+, 20 Chapters) (ON GOING)

Life as an associate at Konoha’s most revered law firm was hard enough without Sasuke Uchiha showing up. Modern AU/Lawyers.

💫 Under the Rising Spring by RayneAurelie (M, 65k+, 9 Chapters) (COMPLETE)

His journey of redemption was far from over, but he knew that she was meant to be a part of it. Perhaps he had been away long enough. After all, she had been waiting for him all this time, and he wasn’t afraid to be involved anymore.

💫 Unfaithful by QueenTargaryen (M, 20k+, 7 Chapters) (ON GOING)☑️

Sakura is surprised to see Sasuke as the senior associate of the law firm she is supposed to start working for. All of her feelings start to come back 10 years after he abandoned her. Sasuke finds out, that somethings are never truly behind you, when he starts falling back in love with her and his past comes back to hunt him. The biggest issue for her? He is already married.

💫 Unspoken by silentvoicescryingout (M, 96k+, 13 Chapters) (COMPLETE)

Stars burst into a kaleidoscope of color behind her closed eyelids and the words “I love you” were swept away by the current of his breath, of his kiss before they could spill from her lips. She was glad for this. Love like hers was meant to be silent, and unnamed. Only sounds of passion, of bodily pleasure were allowed here. A child born into a clan like his was destined to enjoy a love that burned, so hot that it could have been painful had he not spent so many years so cold. In moments like this, he could feel the warmth from the top of his head down to his toes, and he thanked whatever gods that existed that he was finally able to experience what love is. Years had passed between Uchiha Sasuke and Haruno Sakura. It took them time to re-learn each others’ silent language.

💫 Variance by dances.with.sunflowers (T, 78K+, 25 Chapters) (COMPLETE)

Life. Sasuke is back, her team is always gone, and the hospital is a grave.

💫 yours, forevermore by DeepPoeticGirl (M, 27k+, 5 Chapters) (COMPLETE)

He never meant to hurt her, but he did. He never meant for things to fall apart so bad, but they did. And now, even five years later, as he holds the Hokage seat and finds himself juggling more responsibilities than he can bear, Sasuke still tries to find a way to make things right. Hokage!Sasuke AU.

💫 What Could Have Been by XhexaniaRoses (M, 40K+, 20 Chapters) (COMPLETE)

15 years has passed since he left Konoha. While in a village market he finds himself in a small shop were an old woman gives him a special stone that is meant to give someone a view at a life they could have had…

💫 What Could Have Been 2 by XhexaniaRoses (M, 14k+, 6 Chapters) (COMPLETE)

**What Could Have Been Sequel** A collection of short stories of what occurred between Sasuke and Sakura in the alternate life.

One-Shot

💫 interim by stannide (T, 7k+)

Sasuke lives with Sakura in the weeks after the war.

💫 Only Human by Sloshi (T, 10k+)

When Naruto challenges him to a drinking contest, it's only natural Sasuke doesn't refuse. However... the Uchiha has never been drunk before in his life. And when Sakura opens her door at nearly 3 AM, she certainly gets the surprise of a lifetime.

💫 skinny love by theeflowerchild (M, 10k+)

Post 699. It is a quiet love that blooms between them. It is a love shared between trivial conversations, and passing intimacies. It is a love expressed through gentle stares, and timid blushes. It is an unspoken bond, tied up in history, and it is a secret that everybody knows about.

#sasusaku #ss fanfiction #sasusaku fanfiction #ss fanfics #sasusaku fanfics

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fille-de-skroa · 1 year

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I have a problem with these SNS fanfics were Sakura is portrayed as Naruto and Sasuke’s best friend.

Like, she’s the best girl, has a sibling-like relationship with Naruto, and is his precious confident. She’s sooo mature now, she loves Sasuke in a platonic way, and he cares about her sooo much as well. They’re all so close that they live together like a big family, and their bond is so strong Sasuke and Naruto asked her to be their adoptive child’s godmother. She was there for every single meaningful moments of their life. Seriously she’s such a good friend, without her Naruto and Sasuke would be broken, completely devastated. Also, Kakashi is a proud father of his three little babies, especially his iconic girlboss

If she has to appears in the story, I prefer her to be a side character that barely appears and that just can’t do anything about the story because she’s kind of a third-wheel. Or… the story could actually gives a reasons to her sudden change of personality? I don’t know, maybe Sakura went to therapy, and realized she needed to become a better friend? Or is it just a GoodPerson!Sakura AU?

#anyway write what you want to write #it’s just something that bugs me personally #but who cares about my opinion either way #naruto #my post #anti sakura #antisakura #sns #sasunaru #narusasu

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kankuroplease · 2 years

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Obito Tattoo au headcanons?

A little Obito info 🖤

Obito is a pro MMA fighter and actually a pretty big deal because of his record and considered a bit scandalous for being open about being in a poly relationship

So when he’s not home, he’s training and if he’s not training he’s either sleeping the day away or hanging out in the shop

One too many people are hitting on Kakashi and yeah, he’s jealous and a touch possessive

Needy. He thinks he isn’t, but everyone would disagree

An extremely healthy eater, not by choice but habit

Well complain if he’s the only one eating his bland chicken breast 💀

Likes buying/collecting luxury cars and random gadgets just for fun and to try and impress Kakashi.

They have an indoor gym and movie theater thanks to Obito’s spending

1000% milks his injuries for extra sympathy from Rin. It works, she knows he’s not THAT hurt but if one of her guys wants to cuddle and act like a big baby, she’s going to let him.

Gets up early with Kakashi to run/walk the dogs. They usually comeback home a sweaty mess and shower together or dog pile Rin to get her up to shower with them

LOVES when they all share his bed. It’s the biggest in the house because, naturally, he thought they’d all sleep together always.. but occasionally Rin or Kakashi want their own bed/space. So everyone in the same bed at once is a treat for him.

Hates leaving for fights and will try to convince Kakashi and Rin to take vacation time to come with him. Hotels are lonely

Sends nudes and wants them in return, but Kakashi and Rin usually end up sending him teaser pics and videos. Which doesn’t help with his yearning 💀

Actively avoiding Shisui and the Uchiha in general. Sure he’s one of the “adoptive” sons of Madara, the head of the Uchiha group, but he’s not in league with them.. anymore. Mostly.

Kakashi got use to the surprise Uchiha visits back in their teens, but Rin almost had a heart attack when she came down the hallway in her little négligée to a living room full of men in suits sitting around

Obito really only deals with them when he has to these days.

Loves doing fan meet and greets with kids because he can act all cool (in his opinion)

Once Ryu is born he takes a step back out of the spotlight to be a stay at home dad because he doesn’t trust nannies or daycares and Rin wanted to go back to work.

Goes from buying unnecessary luxuries to buying baby luxuries and matching father-daughter sneakers

His biggest fear was that he’d be a trash dad but so far so good

Stands around bouncing Ryu and yelling at the tv while watching MMA matches.

Will let Sakura or Yamato babysit when Kakashi and Rin convince him they need childless dates too every once in awhile. Naruto absolutely can’t, he refuses to leave their child with Naruto.

#ask #q #tattoo shop au #obito uchiha #tw suggestive #kakaobirin #tsau: uchiha obito #kpz tsau ℹ️

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sunny12th · 11 months

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nrt is evidently nostalgic to me because i used to watch it with my cousin when i visited jpn and also kakashi is an incredible character and i love him big in a way you love toxic mentor <3. but anyway, what’s your thought on obito 🧐

lmaoo you gotta love kakashi as the toxic mentor he is or you're really just loving the fanon version of him that's actually a good dad who adopts team 7. he's a hollow man for most of the series who spends most his life living behind a literal and metaphorical mask of disassociation and apathy. he's also so very fun and sexy!

obito is also really interesting. ostracized (like naruto) with an unyielding sense of optimism that he developed to cope with the loneliness of being an uchiha without a sharingan, (again like naruto). then it all goes to hell and he spends a lot of time being brainwashed and manipulated by beings that are infinitely more powerful and wiser than him. not trying to excuse the mass murder and terrorism but he really didn't have much of a chance at not going batshit insane. I've always liked the headcanon that his tobi and madara personas are actual split personalities that developed to cope with his trauma. I also love that he starts wearing a mask (like kakashi) even though really kakashi is probably the only person that could recognize him as an adult with half his face severely scarred as it is. ngl I remember feeling absolutely insane when it was revealed that kakashi had obito's eye and obito was tobi. that shot of their faces coming together and the sharingans spinning in sync?? iconic. the absolute Angst behind their characters.

kakashi killing rin?? killing the one person that accepted obito, his first love, the one person that took care of him? and obito being forced to watch and his mind just Splitting apart from it. obito realizing there is no home to go back to, there is no team to fight with, and he can't accept it so he decides that the world is simply wrong and he can fix it by ..... putting everyone in a mass hallucination! batshit insane but it's so fun and interesting. it's the classic "I Can't Accept This World So I'll Burn It Down And Make A New One" villain mentality.

and the time in-between too, before the actual plot starts in shippuden and he's just going around being an Absolute Menace but he's not even having fun with it because he's so depressed and him mind is just broken 😭

anyways! obito is a great character. wouldve liked to see him go even more insane after he realized he was being manipulated and controlled by madara (I almost forgot he had a literal seal on his heart) instead of just sacrificing himself. I'm cool with him dying but I would've liked to see him have a crazy fight with madara first. but, of course, at that point the only one that could damage madara was MIGHT GAI THE REAL OP AND HERO.

#i havent talked about naruto this much in yeeaaaarrrssssssssss <3 ty for asking+!!!#obito #mine #nart

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littlechinesedoll · 1 year

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Like a Prayer - Uchiha Sasuke/Uzumaki Naruko fic

Like a Prayer Posted originally on the Archive of Our Own at http://archiveofourown.org/works/46367686.

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Archive Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply

Category: F/M

Fandom:Naruto

Relationship: Uchiha Sasuke/Uzumaki Naruto, Uchiha Sasuke/Uzumaki Naruko, Hatake Kakashi/Umino Iruka, Uchiha Fugaku/Uchiha Mikoto, Haruno Sakura/Uchiha Sasuke

Character: Uchiha Sasuke, Uzumaki Naruto, Uzumaki Naruko, Umino Iruka, Hatake Kakashi, Uchiha Mikoto, Uchiha Fugaku, Uchiha Itachi, Haruno Sakura, Yamanaka Ino

Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - High School, Alternate Universe - Modern Setting, Japanese High School, Bullying, Haruno Sakura Bashing, Haruno Sakura Being An Asshole, Good Parent Uchiha Fugaku, Angst, Love Confessions, Female Uzumaki Naruto, kakairu adopts naruko

Summary

Naruko has long hair. Down to her waist. It used to be a messy boyish pixie cut when she started to grow it as a prayer, when one day during a day out hanging with him, Sasuke made an offhanded comment about how a woman with their back turned to them, had such beautiful long hair.

She cuts it all off a week before graduation, when she saw a girl in their year with pink hair half as long as hers, latch onto Sasuke’s arm, and Sasuke didn’t push her off like he usually did with other girls.

Notes

This was inspired by: https://twitter.com/pukun_p/status/1643638533276459009

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“What did you do to your hair!” Sasuke demands when he sees Naruko with a blunt bob down to the curve where her neck met her shoulders, and textured bangs. By her ear, that enamel fishcake pin Sasuke got when he went past an accessories store and thought of her. She’s never taken it off since Sasuke got it for her.

Sasuke hasn’t seen her in a week. They’ve been together every day since they were five (unless their parents had to take them somewhere), hand in hand and cheek to cheek when they were children, and shoulder to shoulder as they grew up, and this is the first time in their lives that Sasuke hasn’t heard from Naruko for a week. No note, no call, no text, no nothing, when she can never stop messaging Sasuke all kinds of random things.

Then she shows up on the last day of school, having cut all her hair off. Sasuke wonders what’s going on inside her head—what would prompt this drastic change? Sure, she looks great in this new haircut, but what was the point of growing it that long, and dragging Sasuke to her shopping trips looking for products to make sure her hair stayed soft, shiny, and volumized, only to just cut it all off?

Was it just… an impulse decision?

It’s graduation day. Sasuke would love nothing but to ask Naruko and her parents to join him and his parents to lunch out to celebrate, then spend the first day of summer vacation with her.

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It’s graduation day. But Naruko would like things to be over so she can try and continue to compartmentalize and not break down in front of her best friend. The love of her life.

She wants the ceremony to be over because her full-time job starts at 11am and the ceremony will end at 10:45am, so she has to pedal as fast as she can to get to the coffee and bakery shop she’s been waiting at in the last week in attempt to avoid Sasuke. Besides, there was nothing to do at school anymore since she got all the credits she needed to pass and graduate.

“I cut it,” she says, “I got a full-time job, contractual though, and I thought the hair got in the way of being productive at work ,” it’s a lie. She could easily just put it up into pigtails, braid them, and wrap it around itself in a bun to keep it out of her face while she waited and bussed tables.

She cut it in the hopes of moving on. Letting go of this silly little crush. Of the silly hope that one day, Sasuke would look at her and tell her he liked her hair. That he’d ask to touch it or offer to comb it because he wanted to feel the softness between his fingers, and let the fresh floral scent fill his senses. That he’d tell her that he liked her back the way she liked him, and her prayer would be granted.

It was foolish of her to hold on to this stupid prayer. Because of course, Uchiha Sasuke, the most handsome, most popular, smartest boy in school, would pair up with the smartest, prettiest girl in their year, Haruno Sakura.

Because who would ever look at loud, obnoxious, tomboyish, scar cheeked, chubby, orphaned Naruko, who barely passes math, and picks fights, eats too much and has pudge, and wears a skirt below the knee unlike all the other girls because she hates that her thighs are too thick. Not cute is what she gets from their classmates all the time.

She tries not to compare herself to other girls, she does anyway.

Sakura is top of the class, the valedictorian. She’s on the math team, vice president of the literature club, and is student council president, and gets tons of chocolate on White Day because she’s pretty and all the boys like her. She got accepted to a good school and will become a doctor.

Sasuke is second next to her. Sasuke’s the captain of the baseball team, part of the kendo team, and gets tons of chocolate on Valentines’ Day because he’s handsome and all the girls like him. All his applications were accepted and he’s sure to follow in Itachi and their father’s steps to run their family business.

Then there’s Ino whose hair never really needs any combing, with her fair skin, scar-free face. She’s captain of the debate team and a member of the kyuudou team. And Hinata who’s the very definition of cute to every guy in their class: small, quiet, demure, small voice, who liked giving out sweets to anyone who’d take them. They get chocolate on White Day, too.

And Naruko. Naruko likes to eat ramen, make clay frogs, and joined the garden and flower arrangement club, and is always tanned—shades darker than every other girl, and always sweaty because she’s always under the sun in the garden. She’s never gotten chocolate on White Day from anyone in her life.

It’s not that she’s insecure, because hey everybody’s got something they hate about themselves, and she doesn’t have enough self-hatred to change anything. She just… knows she’s not pretty. Average, at best? At least she’s not completely ugly. Maybe. Skincare never got rid of the scars anyway and she wears enough sunscreen.

“I wanted to work over the summer to get some sweet cash to spend on stupid shit and food before college!” she adds with a grin. “Besides, all those hair products were getting expensive,” she scrunches her nose. “I could use that extra cash in case I need anything else when I move to my new apartment closer to the school. I didn’t want to bother my dads. They’ve spent enough already. Time to pull my own weight I guess,”

That one isn’t a lie. But she actually doesn’t need cash. She’ll be getting a full salary for two months before she gets to move. She hasn’t really thought what she’s going to do with all of it. All she wanted was a distraction. Iruka and Kakashi look after her well, and Kakashi has good income as a lawyer, and she has a grandma who has more money than she knows what to do with and she always handed cash over when she asked nicely, but only if she helped over at her grandma’s clinic, sorting documents or cleaning up the place, or taking over the secretary when she can’t come in.

“Why didn’t you tell me you got a job?” Sasuke asks. Because usually, Naruko tells him everything and if there’s something Sasuke knows about his best friend, it’s that Naruko can’t lie to him even if she tried.

They even shared plans for when they go to college. They planned on living in the same complex halfway between the community college she decided to go to, and the university Sasuke got accepted to. But things didn’t go as planned since Naruko’s parents can’t find anything within budget where Sasuke wanted Naruko to rent so they could be close, so they went with a student apartment complex near the community college. Which is easier on Naruko if she wants to go home during the weekends since it’ll only take a short bus ride.

Naruko actually wants to skip the ceremony right after she gets called on stage, so she can leave and not see the what the fuss is about when people gather around to watch Sasuke give Sakura the second button on his uniform jacket when she asks for it as they exchanged gifts. (1)

She doesn’t want to hear the cheers of the student body when the handsomest boy and the prettiest girl finally get together because it makes sense.

That doesn’t stop Naruko from having a gift for Sasuke though. She’ll try to be as casual as possible, keep it together, and last long enough for Iruka and Kakashi to get photos and then she can go back to work, cry in the locker for about five minutes, get her shit together, and probably hopefully be successful in avoiding Sasuke and as she tries work herself to death for the next two months before starting college in attempt to push aside these feelings.

A teacher’s voice comes from the campus speakers. Students are being told to gather at the ceremony area.

That’s Naruko’s cue to give Sasuke her gift, because she wants to avoid the awkwardness, and not give anybody the chance to assume that she’s confessing her feelings because she’s giving Sasuke a gift. Good thing it’s not chocolate, because Sasuke hates sweet things.

“Congratulations on graduating!” Naruko practically shoves the white gift bag into Sasuke’s hands.

In it is a small pack of the expensive, fancy green tea she bought with her first week’s salary, a coaster she made in the pottery seminar she went to in the shape of a cat’s head, and a small candle that smells like freshly laundered sheets.

“See you later!” she says.

It’s another lie. She runs over to where her class is, separate from Sasuke since he’s in the class with the achievers, and she’s in the class of not-so-achievers, and waits for the ceremony to start.

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“Haruno Sakura, Class 3-A, Konoha School of Medicine,”

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“Uchiha Sasuke, Class 3-A, University of Konoha,”

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“Hatake Naruko, Class 3-C, Nishiba College,” (2)

Naruko climbs up the stairs to the stage, a grin on her face, genuinely elated she’s finally done with high school. She bows to the headmaster and accepts the fake rolled up diploma, then bows once again before going back to her seat. She doesn’t look for Sasuke in the audience.

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When Iruka and Kakashi have gotten their fill of photos, of all of them together, one with each parent, and Naruko alone with the stage as the background, she tells them she’s about to be late for her job and rushes to the school quadrangle where her bicycle is parked, and where students are gathered giving each other congratulations and making plans for the summer as the last day of school ends.

She knew it, people are gathered around Sakura and Sasuke, and she doesn’t stay around long enough to watch Sasuke give Sakura the second button of his jacket and breaks into half a sprint to get to her bicycle.

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Sasuke thanks Sakura for her gifts but gives her back the gift bag and doesn’t give her the second button when she asks for it. He leaves her there and doesn’t pay her any more attention as he looks around for Naruko. He doesn’t see her but sees Iruka and Kakashi. Iruka may stay a while longer because he’s a teacher and Kakashi may have to go back to the office if they weren’t able to take the whole day off for their daughter and the lunch they're supposed to go to.

Whispers and silence blanket over the crowd as Sasuke leaves Sakura in the middle of the quadrangle, second button-less, headed for Iruka, gathered with other faulty near the school building entrance.

“Oh, she left!” says Iruka with a disappointed frown when Sasuke comes up to them to ask. “Late for her shift, she said. We were supposed to go to lunch with you! Please tell Mikoto-san we can’t make it. We can gather gain when Naruko-chan’s on her day off, okay?”

Sasuke didn’t even get to take a photo with her. Naruko always insisted they take photos together on the last day of school before summer. Today is their last “last day” together, and they have no photo for it.

“Sure. What time is she getting home?” Sasuke dares to ask.

“She usually gets in before midnight,” says Iruka with a sigh. “It’s concerning, our little girl out that late, but that’s the shift she agreed to,”

Midnight? Naruko shouldn’t be out that late without him if Sasuke has anything to do or say about it. Sure, she can handle herself and can throw a mean punch if she wants to, but still. He’ll even do whatever Itachi wants, even be his runner for work the entire summer, if it could mean he can borrow his car and pick her up—every night if he must—instead of Naruko riding her bicycle alone in the dark.

“Can I go pick her up?” he says without thinking.

“Oh, that’s sweet of you, Sasuke-kun!” Iruka breathes in relief. “Is it okay if we leave Naruko to you?”

“Of course!” Sasuke answers without missing a beat. Aside from her parents and his family, she wouldn’t be safer with anyone else but him. “Sensei,” he says because they’re on school grounds, “Kakashi-jisan, let’s all have lunch with mom, dad, and Itachi, to celebrate sometime soon?”

“Sure,” Kakashi nods. “Naruko’ll let you know when her off day is, okay?”

“Do you happen to know where the café she works at is?”

“It’s called Cream & Sugar if I recall correctly,” says Kakashi.

Sasuke nods, bids them goodbye, then returns to his parents and brother who are ready to take him out for a celebratory lunch. They’re disappointed Naruko isn’t coming with them.

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“Sasuke, where are Naru-chan, Iruka-san, and Kakashi-san?” his mother asks as he gets in the backseat of the car, next to Itachi.

“Iruka-jisan said they’re sorry they can’t make it today since Naruko said she’s late for work. We can gather again on her day off,” he says as he straps himself in.

“Oh, that's a shame,” Mikoto tuts.

“Alright, fess up,” says Itachi as their father eases out of the parking lot. “What did you do?”

“What? Why’d you think I did something?”

Itachi raises a brow. “If there’s someone between the two of you with less self-awareness it’s you, Otouto. Besides, even if you did Naru-chan wrong, she can’t ever manage to stay away from you too long, ever,”

“Itachi-kun,” their mother sighs, “At least say with a little bit more grace,”

“Well, she hasn’t been at the house for a week,” remarks Fugaku. Naruko’s a noisy child but he’s learned to love her too, and that she’s good for Sasuke and Sasuke is good for her. “Better say sorry even though you don’t know what you’re sorry for, Sasuke,”

“Listen to your father, boys,” says his mother. “He’s right,”

“Oh, what a miracle, the blessed words right from your lips,” Fugaku chuckles, Itachi rolls his eyes at the flirting.

Sasuke ignores it and opens the gift bag from Naruko and stares at the variety of items. He loves every single one of them—Naruko always knew what he liked. He opens the card and sees her messy but still legible handwriting.

サスケてめへ Sasuke-teme he To Sasuke-teme,

おめでとうございます！できただってばよ！自分に気を付けてね！ Omedetou gozaimasu! Dekita datte ba yo! Jibun ni ki wo tsukete ne! Congratulations! We made it! Take care of yourself.

ナルコより Naruko yori From, Naruko.

What had he done? To deserve just a cold sounding card without a single emoji, and not a hug on one of the biggest days of their lives?

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Naruko cries in the locker room when she gets there, replaying the small scene with Sasuke and Sakura in her head, over and over again, imagining Sasuke handing over the button to Sakura, them sharing a hug, and Sasuke inviting Sakura instead of her to a celebratory lunch like Mikoto-basan told her they’d go to after the ceremony.

You have no right to be hurt, she tells herself, sniffling as she pulls on her uniform, then ties up her apron at the back. You have no right. She can’t help but be hurt anyway, and she hates it.

But she must admit, though. A successful businessman and a doctor, that’s a power couple right there if she ever saw one.

Naruko wants to finish college just to say that she did—because it had always been Sasuke’s plan. She plans on taking something close to administration, even though she isn’t good with authority figures. The connections and skills someone gets from helping run a company might help in the mundanity of personal life. Maybe she’ll get into the firm Kakashi works at and work her way up to be a legal secretary or an administrative officer.

She removes the fishcake pin from her hair and shoves it in her bag to make sure she doesn’t lose it, then pulls her hair up into a neat half-ponytail. Then she changes her mind about the pin, fishes it out of the bag, and uses it to pin her bangs to the side. She’s never taken this off since Sasuke gave it to her a year ago and she isn’t about to stop now.

Though she might, just to take her mind off it.

It isn’t fair, she thinks. She loved Sasuke for so long. Longer than anyone else, she’s sure, except maybe his parents and Itachi-niichan. Like how she knows the way he likes the cheap shirt she got him from Uniqlo that he’s worn so much it’s gone ratty and got holes already on the seam of the shoulder blade and near the neck hole. Mikoto-basan offered to sew it for him but he insists he likes it still.

She knows every inch of his room, the shampoo he uses, how he likes his eggs in the morning, what kind of tea he likes, what to get him at the café, or during sleepovers, where to get her futon from, and how he likes it when she blow dries his hair at night after a bath, or how he complains when Naruko shoves a headband on his head to free his face of hair and smears all that skincare on his cheeks and forehead but secretly likes it because it the scents are so light and fresh.

Now she can’t do it anymore. She must respect his girlfriend, even though she never respected Naruko. She misses Sasuke so much, but she has to stay away from him. She’s been on the wrong end of Sakura’s attention before, and it’s not something she wants a repeat of.

“Look, I know you think you two are best friends or whatever label you’re using to delude yourself. Because honestly, a stupid, scarred, class-C piggy like you? Can’t even tell you and a whole chashu roll apart! Sasuke-kun is too smart and has far too refined taste for you. You? He would never, ew,”

It’s a miracle the acetone she used to remove the superglue Sakura and Ino poured onto her hair didn’t burn her hair right off.

She didn’t tell Sasuke nor her parents.

Sasuke, out of anger, might make a scene and humiliate Sakura in front of the entire school, Iruka might bring this up to the headmaster and she might not graduate on time, and Kakashi would most definitely sue—he’s known for crushing the guilty accused and leaving them penniless.

That’s not something she wants to happen. It’d be a taint on Sasuke’s character, a stain on Sakura’s educational and legal background, and too much work on Kakashi. She’d rather stay away from Sakura to save her own sanity and self-respect. Naruko may be stubborn and too headstrong at times, but she knows when to stop, especially if she knows nothing will come of it.

So, she washes her face in the staff restroom, ices her eyes to depuff them, then faces the day’s customers with a smile and a bow. If working hard and long enough to tire herself out is the only thing she can do to avoid thinking about Sasuke and just sleep when she gets home, she’ll do it. Maybe if she does it long enough, she’ll forget about it.

Who knows, maybe Sasuke won’t even notice her gone with how much time he’s going to spend with his new girlfriend.

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When her shift ends, she’s surprised to see Itachi’s SUV, a white Land Cruiser, waiting across the street from where she bolted her bicycle at a bicycle rack.

“There you are!”

She half gasps when she sees Sasuke step out of the driver’s side of the car.

“C’mon, I’ll put your bicycle in the back. I’ll take you home,” he calls out as he crosses the street toward her.

“What are you doing here?” she asks, watching him unlock the rope lock with the spare key she gave him years ago when she first got her bike. “How did you know where I work?”

“I asked your dads,” he answers, “Iruka-jisan said he was worried about you being out so late, so I offered to pick you up,”

What if one of Sakura’s friends were around and sees them? Just because they’ve graduated doesn’t mean Sakura doesn’t have the means to find her. Stay away from him, she reminds herself, stepping away from Sasuke to make sure there’s always enough space between them.

Which confuses Sasuke, because Naruko is always all over him. Not in an ecchi sort of way, since she can’t flirt to save her life, but always touching, latched onto him, always a tackle hug when she sees him for the first time that day, or when he surprises her, and she doesn’t expect him to be at the place she’s at. Pinching or poking whatever part of him, draping herself onto him whenever she pleases.

Why? Why all this… space. They’d been attached at the hip since they were kids. Now Sasuke’s had an entire week without any kind of physical contact with her. It’s not right. She’s supposed to run to him and tackle him in the middle of the street even though there’s a chance they can get run over despite not there being any cars at this hour. She’s supposed to be giggling and happy that he’s here, because she always is.

Quietly, Naruko nods and follows Sasuke to the car because she’s too tired and hurt to argue. He deposits the bicycle in the back, and she wordlessly gets in the front seat and buckles herself up. Sasuke gets in, clicks the belt on, starts the car, and the silent drive home is excruciating. Before, Naruko would eagerly plug her phone in and start playing whatever’s on her rotation or bother Sasuke as he drives and laughs when he tries his best not to crash.

Now, there’s… nothing.

“Why are you still in your uniform?” is what Naruko settles for halfway through the ride.

“I didn’t… feel like changing out of it yet,”

He’s still in his white collared shirt, black pants, and his usual school sneakers. His jacket isn’t on. Naruko guesses the second button is missing now, held close by the pretty girl Sasuke likes.

“I liked your gifts, thank you,” Sasuke says when Naruko says nothing. “I’m still going to get a warmer for the candle though, so that I don’t have to light it and forget. Don’t wanna burn the house down,”

“I’m glad,” she says. She doesn’t sound like it.

When Naruko is happy, everybody knows it. Her smile is as bright as the sun, grinning like her full cheeks will burst. Her voice is big and boisterous and can cheer anyone up. This isn’t Naruko.

Sasuke pulls over a few streets away from Naruko’s house, puts the car in neutral, and activates the breaks. “What did I do?” he dares to ask instead of just following his father’s terrible advice.

“What?” Naruko looks at him for the first time since she got in the car. “What do you mean?”

“What did I do, Naruko?” he repeats the question. “There must’ve been something I’ve done for you to just… stop.”

“S…stop?”

“Yes!” Sasuke says in frustration. “You barely talked to me this week. Not a single message. You didn’t even tell me you got a job,”

Naruko shrugs. “You never reply anyway,”

“That’s because all you send me are memes!” he argues. “I’d reply if you sent something I could actually reply to,”

“I’m just… tired. Having a job is new, y’know?” she sighs. “I didn’t expect shifts to be that long, or the tasks to be that many, to be honest,”

“Then negotiate for shorter shifts!”

“Ah, but I like the long shifts, though,”

“What?”

“It’s ah… the long hours keep me busy and tired, so there’s no chance to think about things I don’t what to think about. Work, sleep, eat, repeat and all that,”

That’s not healthy at all. “Things you don’t want to think about… what do you mean?”

Naruko unbuckles her seatbelt then unlocks her door. “Thank you. I’ll walk the rest of the way,”

Sasuke quickly locks the car and grabs her wrist.

She gasps and pulls her arm from him. “Don’t touch me!”

Of course Naruko’s raised her voice around him. All the time. But never really at him and that’s what catches Sasuke off guard. Since when did she dislike Sasuke’s touch?

“What if she sees us!” says Naruko, “What if someone else she knows sees us? Then rats you out?”

“What? Dobe, I have no idea what the fuck you’re talking about right now. Who’s going to see us?”

“Sakura! Your girlfriend!” Naruko hisses. “Didn’t you give her your second button!”

She has to get out of here. She can’t cry here. She fumbles with the lock.

“Look, I’m not that smart but I know taken men aren’t supposed to be touching any girl other than their own, so stop it, Sasuke. I’ll stay away from you, so you don’t get into trouble with her, okay? I’ll just walk home,”

Once she finally manages to unlock the door, she hops out and slams the door shut. If she can hold it in until she gets to her room, gods favor her, even through the front door, that’d be great. She can’t stay here and be forced to confess feelings that will never be reciprocated. There’s no point. She has to keep it together, or she’ll look like some desperate girl, crying because she can’t get the attention of the boy she likes.

Sasuke hates girls who beg for his attention. She doesn’t want to be that girl. But she thinks to all the years they’ve spent together and realizes, what if she’s been that girl this entire time? Always invading Sasuke’s space, taking his things, putting herself in his personal space without ever having asked if that was okay.

So that’s what the movies were all talking about, Naruko thinks as she breaks into a jog, when they say to love is to let go. She loves Sasuke enough to preserve his new relationship.

“Wait! Naruko, stop! That’s not—ugh! Listen!” the passenger door closes with a loud thud and Sasuke groans as he unbuckles his seatbelt, then grabs his uniform jacket from the backseat before stepping out of the car. “Wait!” he pulls it on as he runs after her. “Dobe, I said wait!”

“Hey! Ow!” Naruko exclaims when Sasuke gets a hold of her wrist and yanks her back.

“Listen to me!” Sasuke tells her. “That girl isn’t my girlfriend!” (2)

Naruko stops struggling.

“Look at my jacket, Naruko. I didn’t give her anything!”

He’s right. Naruko looks at the shiny gold buttons on Sasuke’s black jacket. It’s all there. Not one’s missing.

“I saw you…” she lowers her head, not wanting to look at him. “She was all over you, and you didn’t do anything. And after the ceremony… everyone was watching you and her,”

Sasuke thinks back to the day she’s talking about. “I didn’t push her off because Kurenai-sensei was there, and I didn’t want to get into trouble. This morning, she did ask me for the button,” he says, “But I didn’t give it to her,”

He’d been much crueler to Sakura than he intended though, but she wouldn’t take a hint and he’d had enough. “Why would I give you a button at all? I don’t like you,” he’d told her as he rejected her gifts before rushing toward Iruka.

Sasuke reaches for the second button, pops it off, turns her wrist around to open Naruko’s hand, and places it in her palm, then lets her wrist go. “I would never have given the second button to anyone else but you,”

Naruko thinks the amount of crying she’s been doing the last few days can last someone else a lifetime, but Sasuke’s gesture moves her to tears still, and then she finally gives in to the need to throw herself at him.

Sasuke welcomes Naruko into his arms and hugs her like he’s never hugged her before. She cries and cries into his jacket.

“I missed you!” Naruko sobs. “I thought you had a girlfriend and that I couldn’t see you anymore!”

She’s not even mad about him getting some other girl because Sasuke doesn’t owe her his feelings just because they’ve been together so long. She’s just sad and hurt there was a chance she couldn’t see him anymore had his girlfriend been a type of person who’d forbid him to see other girls even as a friend—forbidden to see her.

The boy presses hips lips against his best girl’s temple.

“I’m sorry,” he says finally.

“Why are you saying sorry?” Naruko pulls away from him as she sniffles. “You have nothing to be sorry for,”

“I still hurt you though,”

Naruko shakes her head. “I hurt myself. I hurt you. I’m the one who’s sorry,” she opens her hand, “You… like me?”

Sasuke hums. He doesn’t even know when he started liking Naruko. He just… woke up one day and realized he can’t live without her. Doesn’t want to live without her. Doesn’t want a future without her. He wants this button to be the start of the forever Sasuke wants with Naruko.

“Because… I kinda like you, too,” Naruko gives him a wet, embarrassed smile. “Like, a lot. For the longest time,”

The dorkiness of Naruko’s confession is what makes the moment close to Sasuke’s heart. He chuckles. “What a coincidence, I like you, too,”

Naruko pouts and pokes at Sasuke’s chest. “You’re making fun of me,”

Sasuke pulls her back into an embrace and kisses her hair. “C’mon, I’ll take you home. Then I can walk with you to work tomorrow,”

The button digs into the skin of her palm with how tight she’s holding onto it. She has Sasuke back. She’ll be sure to keep him forever.

“And oh,” he says, and Naruko looks up at him. “I like your hair,” he runs his fingers through the soft, short locks. “Looks good,”

She grins at him, swollen eyes and all. She doesn’t have to grow her hair out again. Her prayer’s already been answered.

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End Notes

(1) On graduation day at junior high or high schools, a male graduate may give the second button on his school jacket to a female student. It is usual for a female junior or classmate to ask the senior male student she likes for his button. If the male student likes her too, he may give her his button. Some popular male students may receive many requests from female students, but he will give his second button to the girl he likes the most, and the other buttons to the other girls. The significance of the second button is that it is located closest to one’s heart.

(2) I planned on putting here the fictional made up Nishiba Senmon Gakkō, Westleaf College/Community College. Just played around with some kanji. West because I like it, and leaf because Hidden in the Leaves. 「Nishi・にし・西」 for west; 「ha・は・葉」for leaf. Ha becomes ba when read together with nishi. Nishiba. 西葉.

The University of Konoha I ripped off The University of Tokyo, and Konoha School of Medicine I ripped off Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, because there aren’t really any fancy-named universities in Japan. 😅

Also, in Japan I don’t think they actually announce the schools the graduating students got into. They did at my school, though! (I didn’t live or study in Japan). I just wanted to emphasize the divide Naruko and Sakura had with their educational goals.

(3) Um, the level of “brashness/rudeness” of Sasuke’s speech and the casualness/closeness of his relationship with Naruko I imagine for this sentence doesn’t come through in English lol. I think in Japanese this would have been “Ano onna wa ore no kanojo janee yo!” ・「あの女は俺の彼女じゃねよ！」・「あのおんなはおれのかのじょじゃねえよ！」

“Usually” (with quote unquote!! don’t take my word for it!!) ‘that something/someone’ or ‘ano hito/koto/mono’ or 「あの一人・こと・もの」sounds… rude? In a sense? Sort of like Sasuke isn’t willing to say ‘that person’s’ name, or ‘that’ said with disgust, or he thinks it’s not worth his breath saying her name, as opposed to it being a filler when ‘forgetting’ that person’s name.

I also imagine that the Japanese Sasuke uses with Naruko is very casual, that’s why he uses 「ore・おれ・俺」 a rude/arrogant version of I, because he’s close to her, and why he uses 「negative/is not・janee・じゃねえ」 which is even ruder/casual than 「janai・じゃない」, which is already a rude/casual from of 「ja arimasen・じゃありません」. Maybe for people he doesn’t know he uses 「boku ・ ��く・僕」which is the polite version of I for boys.

Had Sasuke been politer or had he been speaking to his parents or an authority figure he respected, it would’ve been「Ano onna wa boku no kanojo janai!」・「あの女は僕の彼女じゃない！」・「あのおんなはぼくのかのじょじゃない！」there’s an even politer version of this sentence but I doubt Sasuke would use that on anyone.

There’s something so cool about rude Japanese, don’t you think? I would one day LOVE to learn how to speak or write in the politest version of Japanese, kinda like how an assistant would speak to their superior, or a butler to his master. Anyways I’m not that good at the implications of chosen words or tone in both English and Japanese so there’s that. But I enjoy learning both languages (English isn’t my native language).

This fic was inspired by: https://twitter.com/pukun_p/status/1643638533276459009

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