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alumort · 3 years

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@lotus-baby @depressedhatakekakashi

Today I offer you, the fix-it au of sorts i have regarding shippuden/boruto and that, because i keep forgetting to write it down:

- this is kinda self indulgent and is the general canon(?) of some of my fics so this is for reference, too xd (though i don't focus on more detailed aspects so this is for that). i can't focus on all characters but there's mostly stuff for; naruto, hinata, sakura, team gai and kakashi.

long post ahead:

Naruto

(trans, bi & poly)

he always wanted to be hokage, but it was more about the respect the hokage gets– few people treated him well. but if he became the leader of the village, he would be finally respected by civilians and ninjas alike.

they would stop being so mean with him without apparent reason. and after the pain arc, he becomes a hero and they all finally start treating him with the respect he had wanted for so long. so i think he would be satisfied with that and become a jounin instead. maybe even an anbu.

he still gets married with hinata and the last happens, though neither of them feel like it's... genuine. they're friends and all, they still have himawari and boruto– but they're not really happy?

naruto still likes sasuke, and had been hanging out with gaara since he came back from his trip with jiraiya. hinata realizes that the kind of love he feels with sasuke is stronger than the one they both have.

the next time sasuke comes to the village, naruto and hinata separate– but they're both alright with that. Neither naruto nor sasuke have many ties with the village and naruto started kinda crushing on gaara after a while, so they both move to Suna with him and are very happy together(sasuke sometimes goes nomadic for his missions but always sends letters to his boyfriends).

without the responsibilities of naruto being hokage, he in turn becomes a more present dad with himawari and boruto and they're very happy :) they see each other on weekends and naruto doesn't miss any important dates anymore.

gaara still adopts shinki, who loves his siblings very much and is very protective of them.

Hinata

(non binary, grayro & bi)

They're known for doing very good medicinal balms since the first Chunin exam. i think she could just.. Straight up sell some, if she needs to. i think they like gardening so maybe she grows her own herbs and plants, and starts a mini store of natural remedies that are very good. and shampoos and soaps and they becomes actually popular with their crafts.

this started becoming more occurrent when she and naruto were about to go on their own ways. They move back to the hyuga compound with her kids for a while and works more on that, with boruto helping her on this and him finding out that's actually very relaxing. it becomes their shared hobby and they bond with that, too. himawari just likes drawing but helps from time to time too.

Hinata became friends with tenten because she was interested on the spiritual side of the plants, as she likes fortune-telling. i think tenten does witchcraft too, more as a family tradition thing but still being very passionate about it.

after a while hinata kind of started having a crush on tenten because, well. naruto was someone that always did his best to get what he wanted, and tenten is like that too– with her weapons shop and that.

so they just... told her. but tenten didn't like her that way, or anyone. still holds hinata very closely in her heart, but not in a romantic/sexual way– they move together some months before boruto's seventh birthday, and they may not be dating but they still make it work.

later, when they have been together for years and years and people still wonder the nature of their relationship, they discover the term 'queerplatonic' and they feel like that's the word for what they have.

Tenten

(trans, non sam aro)

she is very happy with her weapons shop. started getting closer to hinata, though it wasn't romantic love what she felt– it was stronger than friendship, but. didn't had a name.

after hinata confesses, tenten is very confused and turns her down. she doesn't feel the same way, but... the thought of living with them was really nice. they end up moving together after a while, and enjoy each other's company a lot.

tenten still does her fortune-telling and ends up teaching hinata, boruto and himawari too. its a thing from her family, so it made sense for her to teach to her partner and kids.

Sakura

(demiromantic)

in part one, she was considered the best one out of her team. even sasuke said she was better than him, on genjutsu. she was smart until misogyny from kishimoto acted up, so we'll use the original concept without the misogyny.

smart, even better than an uchiha who even said to her that she was better... it's no wonder that she ended up being the hokage after kakashi. she was trained by a sannin, who was also hokage before kakashi... it makes sense if you really think of it!

well. she's the hokage and is living with ino, they have two kids- sarada, which sasuke helped conceive, and inojin. inojin was an orphan from the yamanaka clan that ino took in.

(sai is a father figure for him, and inojin even calls him dad– nobody minds, sai even smiles when that happens.)

back with sakura. she is a very strong and lovely woman, and is organized though she gets irritated easily so everyone knows to not mess stuff on purpose.

she has a long time as the leader of konoha, and is very loved and missed on the time of her retirement.

Kakashi

(trans, gay)

He pretty much spends most days with his husband after retirement– always made up excuses to cuddle with him instead of going to work when he was Hokage. Is more clingy than he lets show publicly.

He is very happy now than before. Takes a lot of photos as Suikea, and so far only Gai noticed it was him, but doesn't really mind.

Gai

(genderfluid, demisexual)

He moved in with kakashi after he recovered from the war. they were planning it since pain's invasion but life happens™ and they couldn't, then war started...

after everything is over, he makes sure to stay on contact with his team- they're his kids and he loves them with all his heart. makes sure to send them letters when they can't meet for a while for reasons. sometimes they all have dinner together and are very happy :)

Neji

(non binary, reciproro ace)

Neji almost dies in the war, but sakura managed to save him and that kind of started a friendship between the two. They get chronic pain because of all the injuries he suffered, but it's getting manageable with medicine and physical therapy. though sometimes its too bad to get up, but they go walking with hinata almost daily- she goes to his house and usually realizes something is wrong. either her, metal or lee realize and help him on the really bad days.

neji also has some birds and they all have silly names/names that rhyme– the older ones are called feather and heather, for example. they really love them.

Lee

(bi ace, sometime i write him as trans too)

He's still a jounin here and is very good at it. Sometimes he has to leave the village for entire months, but he always send his family and team stuff so they know he's alright.

Neji and him at first weren't going to have kids at all, but lee just saw metal and grew attached to him. They end up adopting him and the three are really happy, even if at first its complicated to adapt™ the two love their kid with all of their heart.

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juhihuji · 4 years

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my big cringy text post full of useless info about Juhi Zo (oc)

Uhhh this is in response to the anon from curious cat who asked ‘bout my oc...it was too much text.......

Hey. HEY? r u tryna make me cry cuz that's how you do it I'm so happy ppl like her when I was so ashamed and embarrassed to show her lmao Ah...there's so so so much about her and I've tried typing it out over n over but it's hard to tell her story without going off on long tangents trying to explain other details. Like, it wouldn't make sense without them...and I didn't wanna make this post super long and I'm still embarrassed about talking about it ...I hope u r cool with just hearing random facts and snippets of story about her ah I'm sorry ;_;

I created her with the intention of using her for self inserting/shipping lmao but that's probably obvious...and idk if she breaks any rules of the universe and I feel weird talkin' about her cuz I'm only in the middle of Shippuden so I don't know what the whole world is like lol but uuh

She's left handed

One of her hobbies is jewelry making. She mainly uses wire and ceramic beads and gives them as gifts to her friends. They might wear it to be polite but nobody really likes it lmao

Her team consists of herself, her lil brother Zitien, her big sister Agneya, and is lead by her mom or dad. They switch out cuz they care about spending time with their kids lol

Some of my art depicts her skin tone as richly saturated for aesthetic reasons, but she's meant to be quite grey because of a mineral in her body! It's part of her kekkei genkai™

She has a seal on her back and it's got two parts! One seals her entire weight, the other seals her entire temperature???? Kinda like how Tsunade's holdin' in her old, like suckin' in a gut. It's like that with Juhi's body temperature and weight and she can partially open each seal individually. Full grown at 5'4", she weighs 3.4 tonnes unsealed and her body is a hot hot 2100°C when unsealed. She's just super dense and hot and heavy! Like she's made of metal or something. When fully unsealed the weight and heat can warp her body structure as if she's melting, and when she seals that shit back up and her body cools back down she could remain permanently deformed! There are doctors on her home island who specialize in fixing some of that through corrective surgery, like parts of her skeleton fusing into one big mass, but not everything can be fixed! So she's gotta watch it!

She has nightmares about her face melting and people being scared of her or not being able to recognize her cuz you can't bring the face back to normal after it melts. Everyday she wakes up and checks her face obsessively to make sure all her features are the same distance apart and the same shape and whatnot

Even when fully sealed, full grown she weighs 300 pounds with an internal body temp of 40°C and for that reason she sinks like a rock and is terrified of large bodies of water! Learning to walk on water was the first thing ppl of her clan with the same kekkei genkai learn.

When her temperature is higher, she can (for the most part, aside from the melting at the highest temps) withstand and survive temperatures the same as hers or slightly higher, but for example at an internal temp of 400°C she will burn at 450°C

I love drawin' sweat and I even draw Juhi with sweat on her body cuz I can't help it but she doesn't sweat! She's always dehydrated and most of her body's moisture evaporates through exhalation as a complication caused by her kekkei genkai.

People from her island are trained to use a different type of chakra and her kekkei genkai also makes her body extremely efficient in using that chakra, so a little goes a long way. One of the things that comes from that is she doesn't typically get uncomfortably hot or cold. She can sense changes in temperatures, but her body is really efficient at maintaining homeostasis and she just don't get too bothered by it! To a point, anyway.

wow i talked lots about her KG but just the boring useless facts about it and not what it actually is but i did say random hahee :•)

For her Naruto AU she exists on a branching timeline, one branch where she falls in love with Shino and one where she falls in love with Kankuro! ew!

In the Shino timeline she takes on a more taijutsu focused fighting style thus we have taiJuhi!

Because of her weight/density she moves pretty slow for a ninja, but her mental reaction speed is typical of any decent shinobi. So don't let her catch you cuz her punches swing like a cannon and she will grapple her opponents and cook them alive. Her weight also makes it hard to knock her off balance.

Not great at long distance fighting. Sometimes uses a metal two-handed weapon.

Bein' a ninja's really tough for her since she's slow, but she wants it badly and works hard to keep up

Later in life she moves to and works in Konoha at a nuclear power plant owned and run by her clan wtf

Shino has been to Juhi's home island a couple times and he has to wear a lead suit to survive the harsh and nearly uninhabitable environment. The people from the island evolved to withstand it.

The first time he went, they took a ship to the island then went by train for a few hundred miles into the centre where the village is. The first time was for a mission, another Aburame came too. Some time during their friendship, Juhi gifted Shino beetles from her island that can survive the environment. Shino selectively bred them to be usable as an extra layer of protection beneath his and his clansman's skin to protect their internal organs while on the mission! How goofy

In the Kankuro timeline she takes on a more ninjutsu focused fighting style thus we have ninJuhi!

Later in life she works a job 6 months out of the year on her home island as a sentinel for the family who governs the island??

In this timeline she dies some time during the events in Boruto ig (still haven't gotten to Boruto yet tho). Her seal malfunctions and everything she touches burns or melts and everywhere she stands she sinks into the ground. She's far from home and all she can think to do to save everyone from herself is to run into the ocean. Her footfalls sound like thunder and the ground shakes deeply as she pounds the ground running towards the shore. The sand turns into a hard crust beneath every foot step that hits the beach. Suddenly, her sprinting figure turns into noise and white haze as she reaches the tides and nobody can see her anymore. It's the water, hissing deafeningly loud as it evaporates into thick clouds instantly upon contact with her body. Her body's efficient energy usage takes her far into the ocean before she begins to run out of chakra. Her body starts to cool down from the ocean water and she's getting too tired to hold up the weight of her 3.4 tonne body. Eventually she crumples on the ocean floor and dies, melting and embedding into the earth's crust.

She loves spicy food

uhhh that was a lot of boring information sorry about that! wanted this post to be short but got carried away :•( her life's supposed to be kind of a crooked painful mess but she's pretty cheery cuz to her it's all normal and she's got the love and support of her friends and family baby! ain't that how it always goes in Naruto also sorry for sloppy writing im dum

#text post #Juhi #Juhi Zo #naruto oc

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kyvir · 4 years

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Sincerely Yours

Sarada loves her job, and lost an opportunity because the President gave it to his son, Boruto. Why did Boruto take it? Because he heard there was a feisty manager on the team. Watch them fight, argue, tease, flirt, "accidentally" fall in love, and deny it to the bitter end.

Rating: M

Pairing: BoruSara

Collaboration with @kairi-chan!

Chapter One

Another day, another traffic jam. Sarada took a deep breath as she sat in the back of her cab. It was almost 9:30 AM. Almost, but not quite. No one cares what time she comes in or goes home. She’s a manager. She can handle her own time and tasks. But that wasn’t the main reason why.

The spot for Marketing Director had been empty for a few weeks now, and Sarada had been hoping that position would be for her.

Three years. She had been Marketing Manager for two now, the other year she was promoted. It was high time. But really? Marketing Director at 25? Unheard of.

But I work so hard, Sarada huffed to herself. Everyone knows I do. She looked at her screen. 9:15.

She has time.

As soon as her cab pulled up to her building, she paid the driver and greeted him to have a good day, and he smiled and said the same for her. Tilting her head back, she looked at the shiny building. This has been her stop for four years, wanting to give up a lot of times, but her mama raised no quitter.

Besides, that Ramen isn’t going to market itself, right?

Once she got in the elevator, Sarada took in her reflection. Jetblack hair spilled past her shoulders, and her red glasses were slightly askew. One touch and it was back in place. Right when she reached her floor, she took another deep breath and stepped out.

ICHIRAKU RAMEN CORP

The big shiny letters hung over the receptionist’s table. She couldn’t help but smile a bit. Despite all the stress and long work nights, working here was something she loved to do and gave her fulfillment. Her team was awesome, and she had been boss-less for a good month.

She could be the next boss. Her grin grew. The day was looking to be great.

Sarada walked to her desk and placed her things down. Chocho spun around on her chair and grinned. “Good morning, Boss!”

“Don’t call me that!” Sarada laughed. But damn, that did have a good ring to it.

Chocho laughed and picked up the paper on her desk to browse as she continued talking to her. “Oh come on, Sarada. Who else will they hire? You sure HR hasn’t emailed you for a meeting yet or something?” She leaned in with a devilish grin, “Or are you pulling a dirty on me and keeping it a secret?”

She shook her head. Chocho was too much sometimes. “No, I promise,” Sarada smirked and picked up her tumbler. “If Konohamaru talks to me about it, I’ll tell you, for sure.”

Chocho nodded. “Okay, sure. Go get your coffee before I talk to you,” she waved the paper around, “About this. I don’t know if you’ll like it or what.”

Sarada shuddered. “Okay, coffee first. You want anything?”

Chocho nudged to the side, a white cup and a paper bag there. “Already got mine. The line was crazy.”

When did a line ever deter Sarada from getting her morning coffee? Never.

Making her way to Ninbucks, Sarada held on to her tumbler a little tighter. The aroma of coffee and freshly baked goods filled her senses, instantly lightening her mood. There was no line, too! Thank god for being late, sometimes. That meant the morning coffee run was over!

“Good morning, Sarada!” The barista grinned at her. “Your usual?”

She nodded and handed her tumbler over. “Yes, please.”

The barista proceeded to write her order on a sticky note and handed it over to the bar. Sarada’s eyes wandered around as she waited for her payment to be processed.

There were a few familiar faces, all the baristas behind the counter were rushing around, and a group was huddled over at the receiving counter. Looked like there was a bulk order, but Sarada smirked when she saw her favorite barista recognized her cup, and placed it ahead of the others.

Perks of being a coffee addict and coming to this branch every day.

Once she paid, her gaze went back up to the receiving counter. Her drink was ready, and the barista was calling for her.

Hastily, she tucked her money in her pocket and reached out for cup. Thanking the barista, she picked it up and turned around, only for someone to bump into her, crushing the cup between, spilling the coffee on the floor.

“Oh my god!” she screamed, looking at the spilled coffee on the floor horrified. It looked like a scene out of the scariest movie. Never mind that part of her leg got caught (but thank god for wearing a skirt today!) her coffee was wasted! She wanted to cry. Felt the tears coming. Real tears.

“I’m so sorry!” The culprit apologized, concern evident in his smooth voice. “Are you alright?”

Shocked. There was no other word to describe how she felt right now. Even if the whole world had already moved on from her spilled drink, she wasn’t.

Shuffling of tissues and other gasps and murmurs were all she heard until she looked up to face the coffee murderer.

The world went back to being silent because her eyes laid on the bluest eyes she had ever seen. He was talking to her, holding some tissues but she couldn’t hear what he was saying.

Damn. This coffee murderer was gorgeous. He had gold hair and blue, blue eyes. Even when he was worried, they sparkled. Sarada swallowed and straightened up, her mood lifting when she heard he would buy her another. He was crouched down, despite being in an impeccably stylish suit, wiping the coffee off her lower leg. Her cheeks burned. Never had she let a stranger get this close to her, but for this gorgeous dude? Sure.

“Doesn’t look like you got burned too bad.” He said, blue eyes glancing up to her face before he stood. “Nice legs by the way.”

Her cheeks burned all the more. Sarada cleared her throat as the baristas ushered them away from the mess to mop it up. Thankful for the distraction, she watched as they picked up her tumbler.

“Sarada, would you like to get another? I’m so sorry about your drink,” the barista asked. He looked nearly just as sad as Sarada did.

“Y-yes, please.” Sarada pulled out her wallet and made a move to the cashier.

“I’ve got it.” The coffee murderer said, brushing her hands aside while pulling out his own wallet.

The barista pretended not to hear, only brought the tumbler over to the cashier and proceeded cleaning up again.

Sarada followed the coffee murderer to the counter, still at a loss of how she should feel. Angry? Sad? Plot this blond’s murder? She guesses she can forgive him since he’s getting her another.

The man had ordered himself a coffee as well and he paid for both, leaving a tip before turning to Sarada with a smile. “Sarada, right?”

The way her name rolled off his tongue sounded too good. She looked away and pushed her glasses back up the bridge of her nose. “Yes. Sarada Uchiha. Thanks for the coffee… What’s your name?”

His smile widened until he was grinning at her, flashing perfect white teeth. “Boruto.” He answered simply, but happily, a hand extending for hers.

Sarada looked at his hand suspiciously before giving him a firm handshake. Surprised to find that his grip was firm, but not painful. And his hand was so… warm. “Nice to meet you.”

The barista by the pick-up counter called for their names, and the two of them let their hands go to fetch their drinks.

Sarada happily took her tumbler and took a nice, long sip. Finally. This morning was far too eventful before her coffee.

“I’m sorry, again. I would stay and chat but I’m kind of running late and it’s my first day on the job, so… yeah.”

She smiled, now feeling so much better after a sip. “Oh, don’t worry about it. I need to go, too.” Turning on her heel, Sarada made a move for the door. For a while, he walked behind her but picked up his pace to open the door for her.

Okay. Maybe he wasn’t that bad. Despite murdering her coffee and that fuchsia colored tie, he was pretty okay.

A few more steps and she noticed he was still walking behind her. Once she turned the corner, he was still there. Weird. Was he following her now? Sarada didn’t mind it and thought she would lose him the moment she stepped into the lobby.

But he was still there. She turned around and asked, “Excuse me, do you need anything, or are you following me?”

“Whoa, excuse me.” He huffed. “I am following you, but only because we’re going the same way.”

Her brow lifted, but she turned around and entered the elevator. She pushed the button for her floor and asked him for his.

“Looks like we’re headed to the same one.” He said with a smirk and leaned against the wall, crossing his legs and his arms as he looked her over mischievously.

First day on the job… On her floor… What position could this guy possibly have? He looked only to be her age. Sarada wracked her brain for any open positions she knew he could have gotten.

The ding! indicating they reached their floor shook her out of her thoughts, and they stepped out. Was it rude if she asked him? Sarada couldn’t even recall if HR released any new emails about having a new employee.

They both hopped off the lift and walked towards the receptionist. Coming from the corner, a man with brown hair wearing a blue scarf saw them and grinned.

“Boruto!” Konohamaru waved. “There you are. I was beginning to think you backed out.”

The coffee murderer returned the smile and shook his hand. “No way, big bro. Who could pass up that offer?”

They were chummy. A little too chummy. What was up with that, calling the HR Director Big Bro?

The two of them kept talking, and even went on tapping each other’s shoulders.

“Oh, Sarada!” Konohamaru finally noticed her presence. “Have you met Boruto?” He patted his shoulder and gestured towards the blond with the other. “He’s the new Marketing Director.”

The blood from Sarada’s body dropped to her feet at the news. She stood there, without a word, not making a move.

“He’s your new boss!” Konohamaru laughed.

And with that second announcement, Sarada dropped her coffee to the floor.

This time, no one was getting her another.

Chocho sipped her frappe as she typed away on her laptop. As soon as she heard footsteps approaching, she looked up and lifted a brow.

Sarada was back. No tumbler in hand and she looked like someone had died.

“What’s wrong?” She asked. “Where’s your coffee? You took longer than usual, too…”

Sarada didn’t say a word. Didn’t even look. Or acknowledge any of the questions asked. She pulled her chair and sat down on it, still trying to process the whole thing.

“You’re like… scaring me. What happened? Where’s your coffee?” Seriously now. They shouldn’t even be having a conversation unless Sarada was holding on to it, or for Chocho to know that she had at least sipped from it a few times already. Chocho was a smart girl and valued her life.

“I… dropped it.”

Chocho’s eyes nearly popped out of their sockets and her jaw went slack. “Excuse me? You what?”

She groaned and planted her face on her palms. “I’m so stupid! So naïve! Oh my gooood!”

After collecting her jaw from the floor, Chocho took her own coffee and placed it in front of Sarada. “This looks really bad and I know you don’t do cold coffee in the morning but like,” she pushed the frappe a little closer. “You can have this while I get you one.”

As if on cue, their blond haired colleague strolled along, whistling cheerfully. Perfect timing.

“Actually,” Chocho gave him a pointed stare, “Inojin will get you your coffee and I’ll stay here to make sure no one bothers you, okay?”

Inojin was about to retort but saw the slumped figure on the desk and gaped. He mouthed, “where’s her coffee? What happened?”

Chocho shrugged and only pointed the way he came, insisting he get the drink. Inojin picked up his phone and waved it around, gesturing that Chocho better explain over text as he got it. He turned around and left.

Sarada hid her face in her arms, slumped over her desk. Why her? This was supposed to be her opportunity! That guy… he looked like he was only her age! But the way he was so chummy with Konohamaru really threw her off, something was up. Sure, Boruto seemed charismatic—a vital characteristic for any marketeer. But at 25? Without even being in the company?

This wasn’t fair!

Keep it together, Sarada told herself. And for fuck’s sake, don’t cry!

After a few minutes, all Sarada heard was some rustling around and Chocho telling people to go away from the marketing department. Sarada was thankful that Chocho was such a good colleague and friend. It didn’t take long before some paper bags rustling was set near her, and a familiar aroma hit her.

Slowly, she raised her head and saw the familiar Ninbucks logo along with another brown paper bag. Her throat was dry, and she couldn’t say anything else. Inojin and Chocho sat a few feet away, watching her with wary looks but a small smile on their lips. They’ve been working together for around two years now but it felt like they knew each other for ages.

They just got her, and she was so thankful for that. She took the cup and sipped. Seeing she was okay, the two of them went back to their tables, and didn’t say anything on the matter. For now.

She noticed that the two had their chat apps open, furiously typing and chatting away. From the looks of how long their messages were, they probably already knew what was going on.

Sarada rolled her eyes. Of course they did. These two were the biggest gossips on their floor. Inojin probably strolled by Shikadai’s desk, and got some information.

Taking advantage of their distracted states, she went back to her laptop and started it up. There as a calendar invite for an event happening in the next ten minutes. Sent by Konohamaru.

She literally jumped when she saw who else was in attendance.

Naruto Uzumaki. The company president.

When she saw Boruto’s email address already on the invitation list, she wanted to scream.

Boruto and Naruto has the same last name.

After a quick trip to the ladies room, Sarada stood in front of the HR’s office. She straightened up her skirt and blazer, and after one big breath, she knocked.

“Come in!” Konohamaru called out.

Sarada came in the room, and found the two blond gentlemen sitting in front of Konohamaru’s desk. There was no chair laid out for her.

What? Was she supposed to stand?

“Good morning, sir,” She addressed Konohamaru and then turned to Naruto. “Mr. President, it’s been a while. How are you?”

Naruto grinned and stood, extending his hand towards her. “Sarada, so nice to see you again!”

His handshake was firm, and his hand was also warm… much like the other person’s in this room. She didn’t dare look at him.

That coffee murderer was also an opportunity stealer! No way was she looking, even if he was grinning at her.

As soon as Naruto let go of her hand, he offered his seat. “Please, sit down.”

“Oh, no, sir.” She grinned. “I’m fine. I can stand.”

Of course she had to say that. In a room full of men, with higher authority, what was she supposed to say?

“Take mine.” Boruto said, taking a stand. He moved aside and gestured to the seat. “Seriously.”

Sarada swallowed. Even if her pride was hard to let go, she had to. This guy was going to be her new boss. “Thank you.” She replied as she took a seat.

Naruto grinned and settled back into his seat and Konohamaru was looking absolutely ecstatic.

“Sarada, I’m so excited for you.” The HR director started. “I know it was just recent that the previous marketing director resigned, but we found a quick and capable person to fill the position!” He clapped his hands together, “and because you have been such a good performer, Naruto decided to rearrange the marketing team’s organization chart and promote you!”

Promote me? How? He stole it from me! She huffed internally. But of course, she was all smiles on the outside.

Naruto cut in this time. “We thought it was time that you handled people. You’ve been with us since you were an intern. And have made great steps and projects to make the company successful.”

Sarada couldn’t help but smile a little bit more. Naruto always sounded so genuine whenever he was giving praise. And to hear it come from him was such a great feeling. “Thank you, sir.”

“Chocho and Inojin are great employees,” Konohamaru said. “You get along so well, and to ease the load for the new marketing director, we decided to have them report directly to you now.”

What? Now this was a surprise. “Really?” Was all she could say.

“Yes!” Konohamaru grinned. “And you will be reporting to the new director, Boruto. You will be the only one on the team to do so. Now, should you need extra headcount, they will also report to you.”

This guy… was making her a shield. Shielding the two from Boruto or Boruto from the two. Either way, she was caught in between.

“I know it’s a lot to take in,” the HR director said slowly. “But Naruto, with Boruto’s help, did give a very generous raise for the new responsibility.”

Raise? Oh my god.

Naruto slid a sheet of paper towards her, and placed his own pen on it. It was silver, with a cursive engraving, “best dad ever” on it. He’s had this pen for years, and Sarada saw him use it whenever he had to sign important documents. She looked at the pen and paper and then at Naruto.

He smiled warmly at her. “If you don’t want the responsibility, we understand as well.”

Sarada bit her lower lip. They were putting her on the spot. She looked up at Boruto, who gave her a sunny smile. Okay. That was a mistake, her eyes darted back to the pen and paper.

Shakily, she took the pen and signed her name on the contract. The amount on the paper made her want to scream. It was so much more than she could have expected. As she finished up signing and thanking the men in the room, she asked herself just what the hell did she sign herself up for.

That day went by too fast for her liking. It was like she was caught in a dream. Her salary had been doubled. She was promoted. Had her colleagues be moved under her. But only one thing turned it into a nightmare.

The promotion she wanted wasn’t given to her, instead, it was given to the president’s son, Boruto Uzumaki.

“He isn’t even all that great, Mama!” Sarada fumed. Her phone was next to her as she chopped up vegetables for her dinner. “He hasn’t even worked anywhere else before this! And he gets to be director!”

“How is that even possible?” Her mother asked. Even if Sakura’s voice was naturally soothing, the disbelief and irritation was far too clear.

“Inojin and Chocho found his profiles. Didn’t even take them an hour to know his whole life story. Can you believe he had it all on Ninstagram? Who even does that?!” Sarada was so angry her chopping was getting harder.

“Can you really know all of that through his account?” Sakura asked.

“He’s been travelling around, taking gap years.” She emphasized the S a little too much. “He graduated a year later than I did but we found that he’s older than me by a year. Apparently he and Shikadai are friends, too. Same university.”

In the background, Sarada could hear her papa talking, but it wasn’t clear enough for her to hear. “Hold on, papa I can’t hear you.”

“I said he’s a thief.”

“You bet he is!” Sarada agreed way too fast. “He hasn’t worked a day in his liiiife!” She whined. “Papa it isn’t faaaair!”

“Oh my baby,” Sakura replied, sounding so sorry for her daughter. “Darling, if he isn’t fit for the position, I’m sure they’ll see that and do something about it.”

“But he’s the president’s son! He’s like, immuned, for sure. You know how much Naruto spoils his kids!” Sarada stopped chopping and placed the knife down. She picked up her phone and plopped down on the sofa. “It isn’t fair,” she repeated softly, voice sounding so defeated.

“I should kick his ass.” Sasuke scoffed. “He’s obviously an entitled brat. Only you deserve the position.”

Sarada heard a slap! “Sasuke-kun!”

That made her giggle. Even as the years go by, her parents never changed. Now that she lived alone, Sarada often found herself missing them. “Mama, take it easy on Papa. He’s on my side.”

“Yeah, and you know I’m right. He stole the position from Sarada just because his father owns the company.”

Sakura groaned. “You would do the exact same thing!” Sarada could practically hear her Mama roll her eyes. This made her laugh.

“That’s completely different!” Sasuke huffed. “Sarada is… my cute little peanut.”

“Oh my god, Papa. Stop calling me that!” Sarada laughed. “But yeah, I know you would do the same thing for me. I get why Naruto did it.”

“Still, darling,” Sakura grabbed the phone and her voice came in a little louder. “I know you’ll do great and the extra money is a really nice offer.”

She sighed. “I know. It’s one good thing that came out of this.”

“If you need me to go up there, all you need to do is say the word and papa will take care of that brat. Okay?” Sasuke spoke smoothly, tone soft and concerned.

“Sasuke-kun!” Sakura chided him, and the phone made a bunch of sounds, Sarada could only guess one of them dropped it.

Sarada laughed again. Her papa always was so protective and supportive of her. The two of them always made sure her wellbeing and happiness came first and she was more than thankful for it. After a few seconds of still not hearing anything coherent, Sarada ended the call and sent them a text.

“Thank you for the call. I feel so much better now. Thank you for always having my back. Mama, don’t get too mad at Papa. I know you’ll come to kill him if I asked, too. Haha! I love you!”

With that, she went back to the kitchen to finish preparing her dinner. Making a little more so she could bring some for her lunch at work tomorrow, and enough to share with Inojin and Chocho.

Sarada turned on Ninflix to watch as she ate. It helped to fill the silence in the apartment, and distract her from her troubles. Cleaning up the dishes and preparing her lunch for the following day, Sarada padded over to her bedroom. Picking up a book to read before she slept. Feeling too distracted, she decided to stop after three pages and just turned in.

Slipping under the covers and tucking herself in, she ignored the empty space on the right side of her bed and closed her eyes.

The worst was over. Tomorrow would be a better day. At least, she hoped it would be.

xXx

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Q: (From @thetoxicstrawberry) What are your thoughts on Sukea? Do you think this disguise existed prior to him messing with Team 7?

A: I know that you and I have congratulated each other on having the same brain before Berry, and this is another of those priceless occasions, haha! I’ve been hoping that someone would ask me about Sukea so that I could have an excuse opportunity to geek all over my favorite ninja dork’s alter ego. Thank you for reading my thoughts (your thoughts? Our thoughts?)!

*Cracks knuckles* My study of the development of Kakashi’s photogenic photographer not-so-secret identity starts below the cut.

It’s a beautiful coincidence that I answer this question so close to my first anniversary as an outed writer in the Naruto fanfiction community. I wrote my headcanon of the origin of Sukea in my very first (and very naughty) fic! Seriously, I can forgive Kishi for almost everything simply because he removed the mask from my favorite character and put a camera in his hands (for those that don’t know, I’m a photographer).

In my story Supplemental Training, I portray Kakashi just as I imagine him when he’s nearing the end of his ANBU career. While he claims to be a man of many hobbies, he is first and foremost a ninja. He goes to sleep and wakes up a shinobi. His ability to form plans and strategies makes him both a powerful ally and a formidable enemy, but beyond the scope of missions, I don’t believe him to be an especially imaginative person. At the very least, I mean to say that he doesn’t put much stock in his own latent creative ability, and that prevents him from attempting such. Further, at that stage in his life and career, Kakashi is wound tighter than a two-dollar watch.

In my fic, he is reluctantly thrust into a situation that he is suspicious of, and is determined to control. He plays along with another character when she asks what he would like to call her, and Kakashi dubs her with a name that is obvious and unimaginative. She, in turn, christens him with a name that is equally obvious and unimaginative: Sukea.

(Side note: sukea is the Japanese pronunciation of the English word scare. Kakashi means scarecrow in Japanese, so, his alter ego’s name is a play on his own.)

In the story, Kakashi accepts the offered moniker, and it’s not long before he realizes that he stands to gain new skills if he manages to successfully navigate his situation. I’d written that my quick-thinking bean likens this experience to being an actor that is assuming a role. In scrambling for a costume, he tugs his mask down; effectively removing the face that most have come to recognize as his. Then, he’s nervous af.

This leads to the pivotal moment of my story, and in the creation of Sukea. Konoha’s prodigy, for all of his brilliance, doesn’t shine in the social interactions arena. Kakashi, bless his heart, wants so badly to be in control of the situation. However, it’s only when he lets himself go in favor of becoming Sukea, that he finally does gain control of it.

Near the end of my story, I write that Kakashi considers, “… what he had gained, who he had escaped, what he had beaten back, and who he became.” It’s from this moment on that I believe Sukea is an important part of this character’s life.

This transition doesn’t have to play out the way I’d written it in that fic, but I think Kakashi would have to be pushed into stepping outside of himself. We don’t see him assuming different identities in his career. He’s not a role-playing kind of dude in his downtime. He lives in a mask and wears an additional one when he clocks in for his shifts. He insulates himself during missions and isolates himself between them. I sometimes wonder if, by this stage in his life, he’d hidden his identity so well that Kakashi had lost sight of himself.

So, the experience of being Sukea-however it comes about and for whatever reason-would be something between refreshing and liberating for the Copy Nin.

Now I’m going to pull a Kishi tactic and employ a time jump with minimal backstory. A couple of years go by in which bad things happen to the Uchiha clan, Konoha adopts yet another orphan, and Kakashi is released from ANBU.

I imagine that this is one of the most difficult stages of Kakashi’s life. Nothing could be more unsettling for this dork than idleness after the familiar, strict, comfortable routine of the decade he spent in ANBU. I honestly think Kakashi wouldn’t know what to do with himself in the years between Black Ops and Team Seven. As a result, he begins to have a greater appreciation of Gai and his challenges. Also, this is when Kakashi would flesh out his secret identity as Sukea.

Because escapism.

Kakashi can’t stand himself in the years between Team Minato and Team Seven, and after he’s out of ANBU, he’s got too much time on his hands to ruminate on it.

There’s no way in hell that he would just wake up one day and decide to skip along the streets of Konoha without his mask on though. Kakashi would approach this consciously and meticulously. It helps to occupy the extra time. It postpones the moment between deciding to go out as Sukea and actually doing it. He would need time to prepare for this, mentally and physically.

There’s more to my headcanon than loathing himself though. The Third Hokage decided that this traumatized soldier was grade A teacher material, and Kakashi takes his orders seriously. While I don’t think he would view his eccentric nature as odd, I think he would be aware that he is socially awkward (at least, he would be aware that he feels awkward in social situations). I think he would strive to improve at this, if only for the sake of being a sensei.

This is why Sukea is a photographer.

Being a photographer is similar to being a fly on the wall. In order to capture candid moments or gather pictorial evidence, a photographer needs to melt into the background. Kakashi, being a ninja, would know how to succeed at that. He’d come to terms with the fact that the mask that hides his face makes him stand out. He’d know to cover his luscious, outrageous silver cowlicks, his famous scar and borrowed eye.

I can almost hear a couple of you piping up in the back asking, “But Hima, he’s a ninja! He can just don a henge!” The answer to that is no, unfortunately. As long as that sharingan is in Kakashi’s eye socket, that shit never shuts off. Even though he’s wearing a contact lens, as long as both of his eyes are open, it’s a constant drain on this poor knucklehead’s chakra reserve. Also? I think he doesn’t want to.

Choosing photography as Sukea’s schtick was brilliant. Photographers are expected to focus on their subjects, affording Kakashi plenty of time and opportunity to study others. He would definitely learn a great deal about people this way. Relationships and their dynamics are captured by his lens. He gains some new social skills by watching and catches up on the lives of the folks of the Hidden Leaf at the same time. One of his many hobbies is born. The best photographers are careful in their observations, quick in their actions, and Kakashi is already carrying those tools around in his fanny pack.

Unrelated, but, only Kakashi could make a fanny pack look asjkfsd hot. Another trivial detail, but you know how I love those: I’m thinking of one of Berry’s delightful headcanons about his mask and drawing from it now in my imagination. I wonder if Sukea carries Kakashi’s mask in his coat pocket the first few times he goes out in public.

Whether he does or not, after a few field trips around Konoha, I think Kakashi would genuinely enjoy stepping out as Sukea. He would have to if he’s still doing it during his sensei days, and again in the next-gen era.

He delights in trolling Team Seven, that’s for sure. Sukea is his own private joke, and who among us tires of laughing at our own jokes? Kakashi’s no different, and that’s why we catch him smirking at his reflection when we finally got to see the goods in that special manga chapter and anime episode. It felt so good to have my anime crush validated, btw.

Every time Kakashi drifts undetected around the Leaf Village, there is one other jōnin that Sukea’s camera avoids. As much as he enjoys his joke, he wouldn’t push his luck when it comes to the possibility of Maito Gai recognizing him. I think it speaks volumes about their friendship when we see Sukea sweating it out as Gai’s eyebrows invade his personal space and he stares the other man down. I’m convinced that this is how Kakashi learns his eternal rival is hopelessly face blind, but that’s a headcanon for another day.

Sukea is still stalking the inhabitants of the Hidden Leaf when Boruto’s generation of ninja are preparing to graduate. However, we see Kakashi tugging his mask back up and pulling the wig off, transitioning in front of Iruka. In so doing, he proves how much he’s grown throughout his life. I imagine that being Sukea had a lot to do with that.

This alter ego of Kakashi’s-like so much about him-is enigmatic. It seems to me that he’s revealing himself rather than hiding himself; giving others a chance to get to know him underneath the underneath. The person aside from the elite ninja that he is.

I said earlier that I wondered if Kakashi had hidden his identity so well, that he had lost sight of himself. I like to think that in being Sukea, Kakashi reconnected with himself.

XOXO

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