#sabaku no shinki

[stupidninjas]

AU where metal lee inherited his dads sand jutsu :)

#shinki is still adopted off but metal is their bio son. I should’ve given him red hair #metal inherited sand jutsu!! its just really hard for him to use because of his lee genes #his brother shinki helps him though #gaalee #rock lee #gaara #sabaku no gaara #shinki #sabaku no shinki #metal lee #gaalee family #sunagakure

[startixsblog]

never break the plants of the kazekage

#naruto #anime #naruto shippuden #rock lee #sabaku no gaara #sabaku no shinki #metal lee #yaoi ship #gaalee #leegaa #accident #family

[jacksgreysays]

Primadonna Girl (needs papers, tickets, nerves of steel), (2024-03-25)

some additional lighter(-ish) additions to the bleak!primadonna AU (but still with some politics sprinkled in)

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Primadonna Girl (fills the void up with celluloid)

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“We’ve heard you’re the best blacksmith in town,” says the blandly smiling woman wearing a professional pantsuit that really shouldn’t work in the desert but somehow she’s pulling it off.

Even though Areki isn’t trying to hide the skepticism on her face, the woman’s bland smile does not budge an inch.

Sarcastically, she scans the vast, empty horizon that this tiny, nameless town barely interrupts. There is only one blacksmith in town. Frankly, this town is so small it shouldn’t even have one at all. It's not even big enough to be on most maps. Which is why Areki chose to set up shop here. Her response is as dry as their surroundings, “Thanks.”

Behind her manager, identity and amusement not at all concealed with her massive pair of mirrored sunglasses, is the best actress of their generation. What Kako Heijo is doing out in the middle of nowhere isn’t hard to guess—filming a movie, no doubt, with a ludicrous amount of explosions—but what she (or rather, her blandly professional manager) is doing talking to Areki is a mystery.

She sighs. “Can I help you?” she asks, because Areki isn’t keen on wasting time and it doesn’t seem like the other two women are in any rush to move the conversation along.

“Yes,” says the manager, words chosen slowly, as if she doesn’t have the full sentence yet, “we need…” She looks at Kako Heijo.

“Props,” says the most talented actress alive. Not too far away, Areki sees their film set—practically dwarfing the town—and the veritable army of production assistants unloading endless boxes of props.

“Props?” Again, Areki does not even bother trying to hide her skepticism.

Even her manager blinks, askance.

“Props,” repeats the international star of stage and screen.

“… yes. We need… props,” her manager confirms.

The silence is palpable.

Well, a commission’s a commission, and she has a child to feed. Areki sighs again, “What kind of props?”

—

(When the script allows, it really is best to film in the desert. An infinite sky, minimal scheduling and permit conflicts, and the Wind Daimyo is always eager to host globally acclaimed celebrities.

The fact that she chooses different areas of Land of Wind’s vast deserts, filling in the gaps of a long ago failed and abandoned search for the Godaime Kazekage, is just a coincidence. A matter of cinematography, really.

Anyway, only Shikako Nara would know that and she doesn’t exist anymore.)

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“Kazekage-sama.”

“What now?” Kankurou snaps, looking up from the mountain of paperwork on the anchor of a desk in this prison of an office.

Jinzo, the secretary who actually runs the Kazekage’s office, shoots him a disapproving look. Well, whatever. Jinzo has never approved of Kankurou’s reign with the hat, only staying out of loyalty for the previous wearer, and it’s not like Kankurou even wanted the job anyway.

Behind Jinzo is the tiniest messenger genin, trembling as if they were in Land of Snow. Shit.

“You’re dismissed,” Jinzo murmurs to the messenger who flees with all haste, before he turns back to Kankurou, envelope in hand.

“What is it?” He doesn’t bother softening his tone, there can be no yielding from the Rokudaime Kazekage.

Jinzo doesn’t bother with it either. “An invitation.”

Ugh.

“Ugh, which councilor wants me to meet their suspiciously single, eligible daughter or granddaughter?”

“None of them.”

“None?” As if Jinzo hasn’t been tossing out the most audacious offers on a weekly basis.

“What I mean is,” he clarifies, “this particular invitation has nothing to do with that.”

There is an uncharacteristically hesitant pause.

“It’s for a movie premiere.”

Another uncharacteristic pause.

“A Kako Heijo movie.”

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(There was a time when Kankurou was the least scary of his siblings, a mere puppeteer dreaming of show business, of reviving the dying arts of his culture. In comparison to his sister—eldest scion of the desert, Wind Mistress unmatched in the skies—and his brother—jinchuuriki and Wielder of the Cascading Sands—where was the threat in a fast talking, comedy relief?

But Kankurou doesn’t have siblings anymore, just like he doesn’t have any patience for people who think he’s the one at fault for his ascension staining Sunagakure a furious, ferrous red.)

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“I’m not questioning your decisions,” Riku prefaces once she and her ward are in the relative privacy of their penthouse suite.

“That sounds like you’re about to question my decisions,” says the woman known world wide as Kako Heijo. Her eyes are sharp, but she gestures for Riku to continue anyway with an almost lenient air.

“I would never,” Riku says, blandly professional as always, “but I am curious about your reasoning behind the most recent addition to your retinue.”

“Our retinue,” corrects the preeminent multinational media darling.

“Kako Heijo’s retinue?” Riku counteroffers.

A considering hum, a nod, then another hand wave prompting Riku to continue.

“Do we really need a permanent props master that travels with us? One who has a child that also needs to travel with us?”

Riku’s responsibility shrugs. “I like knowing who makes my equipment. And I’m shocked, Riku, absolutely horrified,” she says, placidly, “I never took you for someone who would separate a parent from their child for financial reasons.”

She does not break in her professionalism.

“I am also wondering about your choice of VIP guest for the premiere.” Usually she never specifies anyone, letting Riku fill out the guest list based on her complex web of favors, social investments, and potential allies.

“He’s an important patron of the arts that resides in Land of Wind. What is there to wonder about? Surely it would be ruder not to invite him.”

She will not break.

“And plus,” adds the bane of Riku’s existence, “I heard he used to do stuff with puppets? Maybe I should introduce him to my prop master.”

She sighs, resigned. “And her child?”

“What a fascinating suggestion you’ve come up with, Riku!” says the exiled Nara clan heiress. “Yes, let’s do that.”

Riku is going to die from rage induced stress.

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(Riku Sato used to go by a different name as well, but her duty has always been the same regardless.

If she knew forswearing the Genin Corps for advanced training in the Yamanaka clan arts would lead to this, she would rather have put up with a thousand D-rank missions to catch that fucking immortal hellcat)

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A/N: I know as an artist you’re never supposed to point out the flaws in your own work, but I realize I should have had that middle section from Jinzo’s POV in order to make it… symmetrical? balanced?… with the other sections from Areki and Riku’s POVs. Really make it secondary characters looking in on the situation. But I just love writing Kankurou’s POV so much, I couldn’t help it TT_TT Also, this is roughly inspired by Mergen’s comments in response to the (this and that and everything, etc) installment of the ao3 port. Specifically, a brief theory that Souichi might be Shikako and Kankurou’s child, but the ages/math doesn’t really work out. BUT that did remind me of Shikadai’s cousins-that-aren’t and how, sadly, some of them wouldn’t exist. Or some of them would exist but not end up his cousins. However, one cousin in particular COULD have some interesting political ramifications (which is, you know, the whole point of this series) given he has Magnet Release and that was a major reason for Shikamaru being assassinated to begin with. I was considering Shikako finding Shinki when he’s recently orphaned (at nine, according to my Dreaming of S(haring the World) Shinki installment which ALSO has Kankurou) and then the two of them secretly training him in a sort of Anya to Anastasia (from the titular animated movie) type of con (that is less of a con and more a legitimate claim)… but that seemed pretty sketchy and also, like… surely SOMETHING in this bleak AU has to be better, slightly? So I made it such that one of Kako Heijo’s movies is filming near that town in the middle of nowhere before Shinki is nine which means Shikako can sense that there are TWO someones with Magnet Release, one of them being Shinki’s still alive mother :) Basically, this kind of solves the problem of Kankurou not having any children (thus making Shikadai his default heir) but it also adds some other problems in the sense that… well… both Areki and Shinki are untrained civilians and if some councilors who maybe didn’t fully internalize or maybe might have forgotten The Incident decide they’d rather be the power behind an untrained civilian Kazekage than one who is clever and bitter and suspicious of them… well… And then I figured I might as well flesh out Kako Heijo’s totally a civilian, blandly named manager since she’ll probably continue to make appearances in this AU. OVER A YEAR AND I CANNOT PUT THIS AU DOWN.

#jacksgreyson #fanfiction #writing #primadonna girl (says no thank you) #dreaming of sunshine #naruto #shikako nara #sabaku no shinki #sabaku no kankurou

[asumiverde]

"Why does the hokage call you babygirl?" "Let's stop talking right now..."

#sabaku no shinki #sabaku no gaara #naruto #boruto #naruto shippuden #gaara naruto #suna no gaara #boruto shinki #narugaa #hes just not pictured so i wont tagged him #pencil drawing #pencil illustration #pencil art #sketchbook #photo edit #mi doodles

[bakapandy]

A little lesson

#gaara #shinki #sabaku no gaara #boruto #boruto naruto next generations #pandy draws #I should go back to drawing more Shinki and dad Gaara

[ludwigplayingthetrombone]

how foolish of me i forgot to post these in the ask

Lees sign: do NOT serve me alcohol, I WILL destroy the venue Metal: Bye, Shinki!

#gaalee #metal lee #rock lee #sabaku no gaara #naruto #shinki #they're siblings your honor #my art

[julsgax]

Dangerous family 🫶🏽

Trying a new artstyle

#sabaku no gaara #boruto next generation #boruto fanart #naruto gaara #gaara of the sand #shinki #art #drawthisinyourstyle #shinki boruto #boruto #fifth kazekage #kazekage gaara

[fuji-sprouts]

🌟 THE YEARLY GAARA POST 🌟

#gaara #gaaraweek #gaara fanart #sabaku no gaara #kazekage gaara #shinki #naruto #naruto fanart #gaaraweek2023

[aloeverified]

boruto rewrite where the show actually still focuses on the original characters from naruto, but we're seeing them face their struggles that come with being adults in the society they live in and after going through what they did. their children are also in the show and we're given their perspective on the events compared to their parents'.

the overall plot revolves around naruto trying to change the shinobi system. he knows first hand how terrible the repercussions are when children are forced to be soldiers, and now that he's the hokage, he finally has the power to change it.

the only problem is, not everyone agrees with him. many believe by changing the age that shinobi begin their training, they won't be as strong later on and the village will become weaker over the years. not only that, but some people just don't understand why naruto feels this way. they were shinobi all their life and they turned out just fine — why fix what isn't broken?

it causes conflict within the cast and allows us to delve into each character more, showing why they feel the way they do and how their experiences have built up to the person they are.

besides that, other characters get their own storylines as well that connect with the theme of recovering from trauma.

gaara realizes that he's only ever lived for his village — as a soldier, a weapon, the kazekage. he works himself to the bone for his village while ignoring his basic needs, still having not realized he's a human just like everyone else. when he gets shinki, he realizes what it's like to prioritize something; what it's like to nurture and love.

sakura works at a hospital for young shinobi, doubling as both a healer and a therapist of sorts. she listens to the children tell their stories and gives them a shoulder to try on. she saw what being alone did to her teammates and she doesn't want any other child to go through what they did.

during her time at the hospital, she slowly begins to see pieces of herself within her patients. her trauma, which she's always pushed away and ignored, starts to come out. she's forced to face these memories she's always tried to bury deep. she struggles with understanding it as well as feeling validated compared to what naruto and sasuke had to go through.

she also struggles with her marriage to sasuke as she starts to unpack all the terrible things he's done to her. she's knows why he did them and she can justify his actions as much as she wants, but it doesn't change the fact he traumatized and tried to kill her at one point.

hinata's would focus on the hyuga. she's an outsider to them without any power. when she was stripped of her title and allowed to marry naruto, she thought it was a dream come true. she was so confident that hanabi would change the clan, that the branch system would be destroyed and neji wouldn't have died in vain.

only, without hinata, hanabi began to crack under the pressure of the elders and her father until she became just like them. the seal system is still in place, the branch families are still treated as servants.

it's a lot about generational trauma. how no matter how much hinata tried to change things for hanabi, she was always destined to fall into the same path as her father. only by recognizing this and making the changes her family refused to do in the past, are they able to change things.

i think there could also be something about how once, a long time ago, hiashi had wanted to change the hyūga. he wanted to dispel the main/side branch family system so his brother could be free. but overtime, he became complacent — very similar to hanabi.

as for the kids, i would show the differences between them based on how their parents feel about them being raised as soldiers.

for example, shikatema would have no problem with the shinobi system (at first) and their child would be entered into the academy and ready to become a ninja.

boruto, however, was raised by parents who want to change the system and hate the senseless violence, therefore he was not enrolled. this causes him to have some resentments for his parents as he's in the minority of children who aren't attending the ninja academy. he's viewed as a weak and soft-hearted by his companions and he hates it. maybe he goes against his parents and attends the academy in secret somehow.

there's a lot you can do with each character, honestly. i won't go further into it unless asked, but here's my main thoughts. i have a lot of idea with how to conclude the arcs as well, but i'm not sure how people would feel about it.

gaara stepping down as kazekage and leaving suna, sakura divorcing sasuke as she realized she never truly loved him romantically, hinata becoming the hyūga head/disbanding the hyūga, etc. many ideas.

#boruto #naruto #naruto uzumaki #hinata hyuga #sakura haruno #gaara no sabaku #boruto uzumaki #shinki #boruto rewrite #naruto au #boruto au #uhhh #naruhina #sasusaku #ig?? #aloeverants #percy spoilers

[ladykissingfish]

*Gaara and Lee taking their sons trick or treating* Shinki: Father, I’m still not sure I understand the concept of this.

Gaara, sighing: Son. There is no concept. The point is have fun, get some candy, and be a child.

Lee: Your dad is right, Shinki-kun. Just try and have some fun! Right, Metal?

Metal: HAI, father! I will not let you down! I will get more candy than any other child in Konoha!!

Lee: Metal, that’s not the objective here. I only want you to have fun and —

Shinki: It’s a competition between us and others? Well that makes more sense! Father, why didn’t you say so in the first place??

Metal: Shinki, let’s team up and destroy our candy-seeking enemies! We will visit ten times more houses than anybody, and our yield will be a hundred times better than even the most ambitious trick or treater!

Shinki: An excellent idea. You utilize your taijutsu, I’ll use my iron sand, and we’ll be unstoppable.

*the two run off, leaving Gaara and Lee behind*

Gaara: A movie. THIS is why I said we should just stay in Suna and watch scary movies with the kids!

*children are heard screaming in the distance as a cloud of black sand rises up*

Lee: *sighs* May as well stop at Naruto’s office and pay him ahead of time for property damage…

#halloween #halloween 2023 #gaalee #leegaa #gaara x rock lee #trick or treat #sabaku no gaara #rock lee #metal lee #shinki

[backgroundcharacterno5]

Gaara Week 2024

Day 7 & 8: Family and Gaara’s Birthday!

Daily Gaara: Day 18 and 19

Happy Birthday Gaara!!! 🥳

Thank you @justgaara for hosting the event! 😁

#gaaraweek2024 #gaara #gaara of the sand #sabaku no gaara #shinki #kankuro #two for the price of one #happy belated birthday to my boy #bc5fanart #thanks to clumsydragon for the suggestion!!

[chinesefirethorn]

Watched Drunken Master with the Glugs this morning. These are chaos doodles brought about by a discussion on what if Lee and Gaara adopted a third child but he’s as chaotic as Fei-Hung (Jackie Chan) in the movie?

Introducing Fei-Hung Lee, the menace of Suna! (In the first page, the kanji on Gaara's forehead means "worry", "concern", and "anxious".)

@bananahwormz @reject-tiefling

#gaalee #sabaku no gaara #rock lee #gaara #leegaa #metal lee #shinki #drunken master #fei-hung lee

[asumiverde]

i think shinki would be a giant brat about getting attention, but hes baby rn so its cute lol

shinki: U ARE SQUISHING THE IMPORTANT PAKEEGE??!

#narugaa #naruto uzumaki #naruto #naruto shippuden #sabaku no gaara #sabaku no shinki #gaara naruto #shinki naruto #digital doodle #mi doodles #shinki boruto

[yowyowyaoi]

Lee: Why do you think witches ride on brooms? Gaara: They don't. Because witches don't exist. Lee: Of course they do! Have you never read a book about supernatural beings before? Tsk. Gaara: Fairy tales. Lee: Whatever. Anyway, why do you think witches ride on brooms? A broom handle is so narrow and hard ... it just seems inconvenient. Not at all comfortable. Gaara: What would you have them do, Lee? Use cushions? Lee: See now that's a good idea. The kind with strings. That way they could tie them on so they wouldn't fall off mid-flight. Gaara: You know, you're kind of like a witch yourself ... casting such a love-spell on me ... Lee: *takes Gaara in his arms and starts kissing his neck* I think you've got that backwards ... I've been under your charms since the day we met, beautiful ... Metal and Shinki, just trying to have a normal f*cking dinner for once:

#gaalee #leegaa #rock lee x gaara #sabaku no gaara #rock lee #shinki #metal lee #halloween #halloween 2023 #witches

[bakapandy]

Late Day 16 of Daily Gaara

#gaara #shinki #naruto #sabaku no gaara #naruto shippuden #pandy draws

[julsgax]

More dad gaara content 🤲

#art #drawthisinyourstyle #painting #gaara #suna no gaara #gaara fanart #naruto gaara #kazekage #kazekage gaara #shinki #shinkifanart #naruto #shinki boruto #boruto next generation #boruto #naruto fanart #sabaku no gaara #gaara of the desert #gaara of the sand #gaara sabakuno #team shinki #fatherhood #father and son