#but Shikamaru doesn’t deserve her

[darkside-writing]

Spoiled

WARNINGS: 18+ ONLY, Incestuous relationship, dubcon(?), manipulation, slight infantilization, oral sex (M receiving), female pronouns

Pairing: Father!Shikamaru Nara x Daughter!Reader

Words: 3.7K

The moment Shikamaru learned of your existence he knew that he would do absolutely anything within his power to protect you. Despite being a teen father Shikamaru accepted fatherhood with effortless ease, taking on the role of caregiver and protector naturally. While Shikaku was admittedly disappointed in his son being reckless, he soon accepted this outcome and supported his son’s choices. Your conception came from a simple one night stand with a girl from an unknown clan, she had visited Konoha to attend a festival where they met briefly. While the revelation of getting a one night stand pregnant should have angered the Shadow Nin, he accepted the responsibility of his actions quickly. Shikamaru did not have any feelings for the foreign woman, he only used her pussy once just to temporarily satiate his needs. They would eventually sit down together to agree that a relationship was not viable. However, Shikamaru did push for her to bring the pregnancy to term so he would raise his child on his own. It would not be long before the pregnancy flew by and you were left with the single father to raise on his own.

Fatherhood became something Shikamaru embraced. He practically spoiled you rotten, never having the heart to deny his princess of anything. The Nara was especially weak to your tears. Once those crystal drops brimmed your eyes, Shikamaru would have thrown himself onto the blade if it made them go away. Your childhood would soon breeze by and eventually lead you becoming the young, beautiful woman he sees now. Shikamaru would be lying if he did not feel a swell of pride whenever he saw you. Your beauty is something that Shikmaru knew drew attention to all around you no matter where you went. However, he would also have to admit that the Nara genius also skipped your pretty little brain. Don’t get him wrong, Shikamaru loves you regardless of your intelligence. However, he just knows that your naivete is something that he would have to keep a close eye on. He doesn’t want any boys to take advantage of you. Which is why when you approach your papa and bring the news of your new boyfriend, the older Nara is completely stunned. Even more so when you tell him it is Naruto’s very son that you are dating.

Of course he knew that someday you would get boyfriends, he isn’t blind to your attractiveness. Like a young minx seducing every man that crosses her path, her papa was also affected by it. Shikamaru, feigning as much boredom as he could, brushes off his princess’ news of her boyfriend. However, anyone who knew the Nara could easily see the turmoil building inside. It was much too early for you to be dating! He is also no fool to what all boys are after, he was once one with the same mindset as well. It leaves a bad taste in the Shadow Nins mouth at the thought of his precious daughter losing her virginity to Naruto’s son, or any boy for that matter. No one is good enough for his daughter, they do not deserve the honor of getting to stretch open her virginal walls with their pathetic cocks.

Yet as Shikamaru thought over and over about the prospect of you having sex with other boys, a peculiar bubble formed in his chest at the idea of being your first. It is disgusting and immoral but he can’t get rid of the feeling of arousal at the idea. So what if he was the one to take your virginity? No other man could take care of you like he can. He is more than experienced enough to guide you through the throes of passion.

Shikamaru curses as he feels his cock stir at the very mental image of spreading your legs open, exposing your perfect virginal pussy to him. Your little twitching clit just begging for him to suck and lick to your first orgasm. He would also rather take it to his death bed than admit he has masturbated over his daughter before. With a frustrated sigh Shikamaru unzips his pants and pulls out his cock, springing up at full attention against his abdomen. The tip is drooling precum and a thick engorged vein pumping blood travels underneath the shaft. He needs to make this quick before you come home. It has been so long since he has been buried in a tight wet pussy, ever since you were born he has sworn off any relationships. With practiced calloused hands wrapped around his member, he brings his hand up the thick shaft in a slow motion before stopping. His palm teasingly squeezes the tip of his cock before sliding down his shaft again, repeating the motion in a hasty jerk off session. His balls ache from how full they are that it has him going feral at the thought of depositing his entire load inside your young pussy. Oh Gods how he wished he wasn’t a sick pervert, jerking off to the thought of his own flesh and blood.

“Shit..” he cursed underneath his breath as he stroked his cock in a hasty rhythm. Desperate to drain his balls before his baby girl came home to find her perverted daddy masturbating. With a mental image of you in his mind, he quickly found release all over his hand. Thick cum oozing over his cock that began growing soft, leaving Shikamaru in post-climactic haze as his mind comes to terms with the fact that he just masturbated to his own daughter. He lights a cigarette to take off the edge of his sins before getting up to clean himself up.

Later that night when you returned home on your first date with Naruto’s son, he could tell something was on your mind. Usually you filled their small home with mindless chatter and giggles, yet he could clearly see on your face that something was wrong. It filled Shikamaru with rage at the thought of Naruto’s son offending you, or worse, making you do something you did not want to. His mind quickly becomes dark with the idea of you being forced to perform any sexual acts without your consent. This is the exact reason he was so overbearing when raising you, he knew how easy it was to manipulate your little dumb mind.

“Princess..” Shikamaru said sternly, as he watched you pick at your dinner plate with a crestfallen face. You have not eaten a bite of the dinner he prepared for the both of you. You perked up at your papa’s voice, as if finally noticing the other presence at the dinner table. “Yes, papa?” you answered quietly, wide-doe eyes falling onto your father sitting across from you. Your reply brings a mental sigh of relief to him, at least you are finally talking. He knows you like the back of his hand and probably better than you know yourself.

“How did your date go with that Uzumaki kid?” he asked delicately, quizzical eyes watching for any facial expression. He could tell that you were holding back by the way you avoided his gaze and bit your lip nervously. “It went well, papa..”

He hummed at your response but was still unsatisfied with the answer. He wanted to know exactly what happened during your time out with that boy. He can obviously tell this was a subject you were not comfortable with, and normally he would have backed off to avoid your tears. Shimakaru had to press further to get to the bottom of why his princess was not smiling anymore. With a pointed look towards you Shimakaru patted his lap, a signal for you to take a seat on his thigh just like you always did so obediently. Getting up from your seat you sat your plush bottom onto your papa’s lap and looked up at him meekly, awaiting whatever lecture your daddy always gave you when it came to boys or things he deemed too “grown up” for you. Shikamaru wraps a strong arm around your waist and looks deep into your eyes,

“You can’t fool me, princess. Tell papa exactly what happened.” he said sternly. Shikamaru watched as you twiddled your thumbs together, avoiding his authoritative gaze. It was practically impossible to lie to your papa. Many years of trying have led to you learning that your papa is the smartest man in Konoha, nothing gets by him. However, he can feel that he is on the edge of discovery when he watches your chest heave with burgeoned submission. “It’s embarrassing, papa.” you admitted finally. Shikamaru was almost stunned, he had never known his daughter to hold anything back from him. You have always been open and honest to him, never shying away from your papa no matter what. It was unusual that you were holding back this time, especially after your date with that Uzumaki kid. It only reaffirms to the Shadow Nin that this needed to be addressed immediately.

“You know you can tell me anything, baby, right? We have no secrets.” Shikamaru reaffirms, heart thumping inside his chest at his promise. “You can always tell papa anything, no matter what it is.” His tone is soft and reassuring, instead of that indifferent one he uses around everyone else.

You sighed and nodded at Shikamaru’s words, feeling comforted by his promise of no judgment. With a deep breath you opened your mouth to tell your papa what was bothering you. Revealing in detail how Naruto’s son had brought you to a nice dinner date before things began to heat up quickly. His fingers found their way into her panties as he fingered her under the restaurant table. It was a feeling she never felt before, being stuffed with fingers inside her virgin cunny. However, she was upset because she did not feel any release at all. She creamed over his fingers but did not reach that orgasm awaiting over the edge. It was unsatisfying and left the poor girl feeling stressed out from not getting any release.

Shikamaru listened to every word of his daughter’s confession. It burned him inside that the Uzumaki kid made such a brazen move on his daughter, especially on the first date. The boy’s unskilled fingers inside his daughter made the older Nara’s frown deepen. Of course boys like him know nothing about pleasuring a woman. All they care about is getting their rocks off and leaving afterwards. However, that will just have to wait for another time as he thought about his poor little girl being sexually frustrated.

“Baby, why don’t you let your papa sort you out?” Shikamaru asked gently, as if approaching a small animal in a trap. He wanted to make sure it was completely your choice before even thinking about taking actions. Shikamaru was hesitant with his proposal, hoping that you would not scurry off from his sight at his perverse request. The very thought of you never looking at him again is enough to make the lazy man panic internally. It stunned you that your papa made such a proposition, isn’t it wrong to let daddies play with their little girls’ bodies? Yet, the more you pondered it, the idea just makes sense! No one has ever provided for you like your papa has, or ever will. It only makes sense to you that your papa should be the one to take your virginity.

Without any hesitation you nodded at your papa’s request, the very thought of him helping you with your first orgasm bringing a rush of excitement through your body. Shikamaru leaned back on the chair and laid you against his chest, spreading your thighs apart easily. Your short skirt doing nothing to hide those cute panties peeking out underneath.

“Show papa where it hurts, baby.”

Spreading your thighs over your papa’s lap, you pulled your frilly panties aside to finally show your weeping pussy, all wet and twitchy from the tension of what is to come. Shikamaru sucked in a breath at the sight of his daughter’s pussy, finally having the one thing he has longed for right in front of his eyes. His tongue peeked out and licked his dry lips at the very sight, cock already throbbing in his pants pushing against your plush bottom. He takes a finger and swipes it against your slit, testing the waters for your reactions. He is pleased to see how sensitive you are and how you practically jumped in his lap from just a simple touch. It just lets him know that you are such a good girl, probably never masturbated before or know how to play with your pretty pussy.

Shikamaru presses his fingers deeper into your slit, searching for that little button he is just dying to play with. When you gasp and shake in his lap he knows he found exactly what he was looking for. His thumb gently rubs slow circles on your clit, watching intently as your eyes cross at the foregn feeling. Even when Naruto’s son had his fingers buried in her pussy it did not feel nearly as good as her papa playing with her pretty pussy. A crooked smirk appeared on Shikamaru’s face, satisfied with his princess’ reaction to him playing with her virgin body. However, he had to hold himself back from going off the deep end just yet. This was after all your first time, and he wanted to make this as pleasurable as possible, like the good father he is.

“This is your clit, baby. When I rub it like this it feels really really good,” he enunciated while rubbing quick circles around your throbbing clit, accentuating each of his words with the finger actions. You thrashed around your papa’s lap at the sudden intense pleasure, borderline overwhelming from his skilled fingers. It felt so good yet something was building up inside that it made you panic at the feeling. You were a babbling mess as Shikamaru continued his exploration of your pussy, even dipping a single finger inside your virgin pussy, careful of your unbroken hymen. The feeling was too intense and you couldn’t get out any words, just grabbing onto your papa’s forearms to try and warn him of the building pressure. Without any warning you squirted all over Shikamaru’s lap, leaving a wet sticky mess all over his pants.

Shikamaru stared in awe at the mess you created, he has never seen anything more beautiful or sexy in his life. The very sight made his cock throb and ooze precum, desperate for any semblance of relief. He doesn’t recall ever feeling so turned on by any woman he has fucked before, even your own mother. Shikamaru waited until you calmed down from your first orgasm, kissing and sucking on your neck to help bring you down from the intense shock. He pulled his finger from your fluttering hole, coated it in your cream and brought it to his mouth to clean. His mouth practically drooling at the taste of your pussy. Just as he was about to let you off his lap, Shikamaru jerked at the feeling of your small hand pressing against his bulge.

“F-fuck princess! What are you doing?” he gritted through his teeth. It has been so long since anything besides his own hands has touched his cock, even through his pants. You looked up at your papa with those doe-eyes he has always been weak for, “I…I want to make you feel good too,” you can’t help but feel an intense blush come over your face from the confession. You wanted to thank your papa for the pleasure he brought you by returning the favor. Shikamaru was stunned at your words and cursed under his breath once again, since when did you know how to say sexy things like that? He was going to have to lecture you about that later, but right now he has more important matters at hand needing to be taken care of.

“You don’t have to do that, baby. This is only about you,” he replied, trying to take back some semblance of authority after committing such a lewd act with his own daughter. His mind was reeling from the lust he was feeling for you. He patted your butt as a signal for you to get off his lap, his bulge was becoming almost unbearable and needed to be attended once he was alone again. Just when he thought you were going back to your seat to finish eating dinner he watched as you suddenly dropped to your knees, small hands scrambling to lay on top of his thighs, just mere inches from his obvious bulge. “Please, papa… I want to know how to make you feel good,” you responded sultrily, just like the little minx you always were, you knew how to manipulate your daddy to get your way.

Shikamaru was at a crossroad; on one hand, this is the exact moment he has dreamed of. Yet on the other hand, he was your father and someone who vowed to protect you with his very life. However, when has Shikamaru ever been known as a righteous man? He was weak to the touch of an attractive woman, even if it was his own daughter. Not to mention he has never been able to say no to you, and probably could not start now. With a nod, he allows you to unzip his pants and pull his cock out, albeit clumsily. Shikamaru was a patient man, he allowed you to work at your own pace and watched closely as you stared at his aching cock, standing straight up begging for any attention. You looked at his cock bobbing up against his abdomen, it was so thick and huge. You just knew you had to have your papa’s cock inside you and be the one to take your virginity.

With words of encouragement from the Shadow Nin, you took your hand and delicately wrapped it around the base. Your small hand barely fits around the shaft all the way. It made your pussy drip at the feeling of your daddy’s throbbing, heavy cock in your grasp. Shikamaru could sense your hesitation and gently brought a hand behind your head, grasping your hair into a tight ponytail. “Just open your mouth, baby. Let papa fuck your pretty mouth, okay?” No sooner than after opening your mouth Shikamaru pushed the back of your head towards his awaiting cock, easily sliding the thick tip inside your small mouth. The older Nara had to hold himself back from completely fucking your throat raw, the feeling of being inside a wet warm mouth after so many years bringing a feral instinct to surface. However, being the good father he was, the older Nara allowed you to hold his cock in your mouth to get used to the feeling. He sat back in his chair and watched as you explored his cock with your tongue, getting used to the heft and taste. After a while of tasting his cock on your tongue you hummed onto his shaft, a signal that you were ready to continue.

Shikamaru smiled at your reassurance and pushed your head further down his shaft, centimeter by centimeter just to get you used to having something in your throat. He could feel your gag reflex slightly as he held your head tightly in place, just long enough for you to get used to the feeling of his large cock inside your tight throat. After what seemed like hours, Shikamaru was bringing your head up and down on his cock in a steady rhythm. The sound of gargling and drool coating all over his cock filling the room while he fucked your tiny throat. “Fuck baby… just like that. Let papa use your throat like the good girl he knows you are, okay?” he gasped out, jutting his hips in rhythm with fucking your mouth. Your gurgling and muffled moans were all you could reply as tears brimmed your eyes. Being used like this by your father should have been scary at least, but all you could feel was your thighs getting sticky from how much it turned you on. Meanwhile, Shikamaru was losing himself to the feeling of his daughter’s tight little throat.

“Baby, when I cum you have to swallow it all, okay? You should always swallow everything your papa gives you when he breeds your tiny little throat,” he gasped. Both hands were now holding your head tightly as the older Nara fucked into your throat as if it was the best pussy ever. He wanted you to swallow every drop of his cum and deposit it all into your belly. “Don’t let any boys do this to you, okay? Only papa’s should be doing this to their princess’,” Shikamara gritted out, making it clear that only he has the right to play with your body.

You hummed the best you could, with a cock lodged into your throat as a response. You could practically feel your papa’s cock throbbing, a signal of his approaching release. The very thought of your father letting you taste his cum was enough to make you feel light headed. With a few more rough thrusts into your mouth, Shikamaru held your head down at the very base of his cock with your nose buried into his pubic hair as his load shot straight down your throat. The load of cum went straight into your belly, making you feel slightly full and satisfied.

The older Nara held your head down until his cock grew completely soft, gently sliding out of your drool covered mouth. He gently brought you into his lap again as he wiped your mouth clean with his sleeve, whispering affirming words of love and praise into your ear. “You’re such a good girl for your papa. I love you so much, Princess,” Shikamaru whispered. Drowsiness was easily coming over you as you made yourself comfortable in the crook of your papa’s neck. The Shadow Nin looked at the untouched dinner and sighed at the mess he will have to clean up. However, he will just have to focus on that later because he has more important things to attend to. As he wraps an arm under your legs and waist to carry you to your awaiting bed, he can’t help but think about teaching his princess how to accept cock in her virgin pussy next time.

[nardo-headcanons]

Ok, this is a weird one so feel totally free to ignore if you want. How do you think the different members of Konoha 11 would use the Tumblr booping function? No need to include them all, of course. Just those who inspire you any ideas. Thanks and take care!

Sasuke, my beloved. Weird is my specialty. Your request is a lovely one!

The Konoha 11 + Sasuke Using The Boop Function On Tumblr

Naruto is the Boop King. He has that shit maxed out within half an hour, maybe even using shadow clones on different devices. Sasuke is his biggest booping victim.

Sakura will boop all of the Konoha 11, but within a speed she thinks is “socially acceptable”. The only exemption is Sasuke, who will too find many boops from her in his inbox. It started with just one, but then she couldn’t stop herself.

Sasuke clicked “boop back” on accident when he saw Naruto’s boops in his inbox and accidentally makes Naruto’s day. The only boops he is consistently sending out are to Itachi. Naruto’s boops alone are responsible for his boop meter being on max after just logging on once.

Sai will research the purpose of these boops before using the function. Everyone gets 1 (one) boop from him. He even finds Kakashi’s secret smut account and sends him one boop.

Hinata is very reluctant with her boops, only sending a few to her teammates, and one back to Sakura. Accidentally boops Naruto and wants to bury herself in the ground from shame, but eventually receives 200 boops from Naruto in return.

Shino will adamantly check who he gets boops from, making sure he isn’t forgotten. The only accounts he boops are entomology research institutes.

Kiba is almost as eager as Naruto. However, he thinks it would’ve been a better feature if it were dog paws. He wants to boop Hana to annoy her, but accidentally boops the official tumblr page of her vet practice.

Neji doesn’t want to participate at first, but is eventually pressured into it. Like Sai, he sends one boop back, but only to those who boop him in the first place.

Lee is in an official booping competition with Naruto. For every extra boop he receives, he runs a lap, when the boop meter reaches max, he does a squat and when it gets to Lol territory, he switches to push-ups.

Tenten sees this as an opportunity to let out her frustrations about Lee, sending several evil boops along his way. To her annoyance, Lee just sees that as an extra motivation. She sends a boop to Neji too to encourage him to use the feature.

Shikamaru thinks booping others is a drag, but will send a few to his closest friends. He doesn’t bother checking his inbox, most of the boops are from Naruto, Kiba and Lee anyway.

Choji sends boops to all of his friends, like Sakura in a speed which he thinks is socially acceptable, as well as some super boops to his favorite restaurants.

Ino sends the most boops out of the Konoha 11 girls. She sends a decent amount, however super boops are only sent to the other girls, as she thinks men are not deserving of such a gesture. The only exception would be Sasuke, but she doesn’t boop him because she’s trying to get over him.

[erimeows]

Single

May 10th, Day 2: Reunion/Parting @sandsibweek​

Temari and Shikamaru’s wedding isn’t exactly Kankuro’s scene, if he’s being honest. As someone who’s been pathetically single for the past- well, forever- seeing so many happy couples on the dancefloor makes him feel insecure and awkward in a way that he’s never had to experience before.

Then again, he’s happy for his sister, who’s finally found love and happiness after wasting her formative years taking care of him and Gaara. She deserves to have this, so he plasters on a smile and hypes her up for the event, only reflecting on his own feelings when he finds himself sitting alone at the reception. 

Most of the tables are grouped in sixes with the assigned seats, three couples to each table. Kankuro sees Naruto and Hinata, Ino and Sai, Choji and Karui, Kakashi and Guy, Anko and Ibiki, Baki and Genma, Kotetsu and Izumo, Hanabi and Konohamaru… It seems like the place is flocked with couples, with Shikamaru and Temari at their own head table, starting to slice the cake.

At Kankuro’s table is pretty much everyone who came without a plus one; himself, Tenten, Gaara, Rock Lee, Sakura, and Kiba. Though Tenten, Sakura, and Rock Lee get along and chat away easily, Kankuro sits there silently, his dark brown eyes flickering between Kiba (who is distracted by Akamaru) and Gaara (who is staring at Lee).

Kankuro holds his head in his hands. The cake is served, and it tastes of strawberries and vanilla that blends well with the white champagne he has sitting in the flute in front of him. Tenten and Sakura stand up and go to chat with Ino and Sai, which is somewhat of a relief. Kankuro isn’t socially awkward by any means, but he prefers his siblings’ company more than anyone else’s, so being almost-alone with Gaara isn’t too bad…

At least until Lee excitedly drags a blushing, stammering Gaara onto the dance floor.

While Akamaru takes a nap on the floor beneath Kiba’s chair, Kankuro and Kiba are left alone. The two men glance at each other, and Kankuro’s heart skips a beat much faster than it should.

Memories of the war flash through his mind. Memories of staying together in the middle of nowhere, covered in dirt and sharing a tent, curious hands roaming bodies and lips roaming lips because ‘why not, we could die soon anyway’. And maybe inexperienced teenagers having sex for the sake of doing it before dying at the hands of the Akatsuki was all they were back then, but Kankuro would be lying if he said his feelings for the Inuzuka hadn’t gone a little deeper back then.

Now, those feelings are resurfacing even though it’s been literal years and Kiba looks much, much different now. The younger man’s brown locks have grown out to just above his shoulders, and he has the beginnings of a sharp beard on his pointed chin. Though the red marking on his face and that familiar look in his narrow obsidian eyes remains the same, he’s different; taller and more muscular, too. 

“So, looks like we’re all alone, huh?” Kiba starts, taking the words right out of Kankuro’s mouth. “What a coincidence… Just us two again after all these years.”

“Yeah…” Kankuro mutters, because while he would usually be able to hold conversations with people in a social setting like this, Kiba is wonderful at turning Kankuro’s brain to mush. “What a coincidence.”

Akamaru suddenly stands up and runs off. Kiba is too distracted to command him to stop, so the big white dog rushes through the dancefloor, effectively tripping Gaara, who falls into Lee’s chest. Lee catches him right as Akamaru steals Baki’s cake and steps on Genma’s shoes. The chaos he causes has half the reception room cursing, but when Kankuro looks to see Temari and Shikamaru laughing their asses off and asking the photographer to get pictures of the scene Akamaru is causing, he doesn’t bother telling Kiba to wrangle the cute mutt. 

“You still single?” Kiba asks as Akamaru runs back to him, brown nose covered in white frosting and strawberry cake crumbs that he probably shouldn’t have had. 

“Uh, yeah,” Kankuro answers with a blush that he hopes is well-hidden by his face paint. Though he’s not at all disappointed that Kiba seems to be on the same page as him, he is surprised at the other man’s straightforwardness. “I haven’t really… Bothered, y’know, since after what we had during the war. How about you?”

Kiba smiles.

“Me, too.”

And suddenly, being one of the few single people at this wedding isn’t as bad as Kankuro thought it was.

“Hey, everyone, it’s time for the bouquet toss!” Temari calls out, much cheerier than usual on her happy day.

Kiba stands up with Akamaru happily trotting up next to him.

“Wanna come with?” Kiba offers and nods his head towards where Temari is standing on a platform with the bouquet of white jasmines in her hands.

“Sure,” Kankuro nods and follows Kiba to the crowd that’s gathered behind Temari.

Then, the bouquet is tossed. It soars past the front of the crowd and past the middle to the back where Kankuro and Kiba are. Kankuro has never cared much for traditions like this, but he does make an attempt at catching it, only to see that Kiba is also reaching for it when Akamaru suddenly jumps up and puts his paws on the Inuzuka’s back. Kiba stumbles and falls forward, still catching the bouquet but about to hit the ground. Kankuro rushes to catch him, only for it to backfire. Kiba falls into his chest and knocks him onto his back. Their faces brush, and their lips are smashed together for the first time in five years. 

One of Kankuro’s hands wraps around the bouquet to make sure it doesn’t fall and get crushed in this clusterfuck of shit, but when he opens his eyes, he sees that one; both he and Kiba have caught the bouquet, and two; there’s a circle of all the reception guests made around them, staring, laughing, and talking about what’s just happened.

To make the situation even worse, that knucklehead Naruto is behind them taking pictures and laughing his ass off. Temari rushes over to make sure they’re both okay while Shikamaru and his best man, Choji, snicker at the display over two glasses of champagne.

Kiba jumps up with the bouquet in hand and grabs Kankuro by the arm to pull him up

“I’m so sorry, man, are you okay!?” Kiba asks, then turns to Akamaru before Kankuro can even answer and scolds him. “Akamaru, why would you do that? I can’t believe you!”

Akamaru lets out a noise that sounds like a laugh, or maybe a snort. He lowers his head with a guilty expression.

“I’m fine, but you know, you should really train that dog of yours a little better!” Kankuro chuckles and reaches down to scratch Akamaru’s chin.

To his surprise, Akamaru leans into the touch and licks his hand. 

The crowd disperses and slowly starts to leave the reception. Kankuro and Kiba linger behind, going back to their lonely little table. Tenten and Sakura are dancing together, and Lee and Gaara have fucked off to God knows where together. The other couples have either left or are sitting at their own tables. Temari and Shikamaru go around to thank the remaining guests for attending, Temari with an arm over Shikamaru’s shoulder.

“You haven’t danced at all today,” Kiba says, but it’s not true.

“I did, too! Remember when I danced with Temari and Gaara earlier? It was part of the ceremony,” Kankuro explains in reference to the ‘father daughter dance’, which he and Gaara offered to do with Temari in Rasa’s place so she wouldn’t have to cut it out of the ceremony entirely.

They walked her down the aisle, too. Kankuro briefly wonders if their parents’ absence on a day like this is bothering Temari at all, but then he looks over to her and sees her and Shikamaru still beaming at each other.

“Oh, right, but that’s not what I meant,” Kiba says with a dismissive wave. “I meant you haven’t danced since the reception started.”

“Well, no one’s asked me to,” Kankuro shrugs. 

“Then I guess I’ll have to bite the bullet and do it myself,” Kiba grins, then stands up and offers Kankuro his hand. “Wanna dance, Kankuro?”

“...Sure, Kiba. For old time’s sake.”

[leportraitducadavre]

Naruto re-read XXVII

Chapters covered: 218 - 226 Twentyfifth Volume of the manga

Site used: https://manga4life.com/manga/Naruto (VIZ translation of the manga)

Disclaimer: This is intended as a list and simple observations of the topics that particularly interested me in the aforementioned chapters, in that sense, do not expect a linear -or totally deep- analysis.

Tumblr’s update doesn’t allow me to attach more than 10 pictures, therefore, all of them will be LINKED. Apologies.

319) “This time is you, huh?” (x). Sasuke’s question is linked directly to Sakura’s attempt to stop him, which Naruto associates with on his own; furthermore, the more he remembers Sakura’s distress the more upset he gets (x, x), as he remembers their most significant times together. Finally, he remembers Sasuke’s words regarding not wanting to let his precious comrades die (x), which solidifies Naruto’s idea that they all share an emotional bond between them, which Sasuke is willingly leaving behind (x).

320) “Chöji, Neji, Kiba, Shikamaru, and bushy brows… they risked their lives for you…” (x) This is, technically, incorrect, and I’ll allow myself to quote a phrase from a future post I’ll be posting shortly:

Once Sasuke leaves Konoha, he’s “followed” by Shikamaru and his newly formed squad (you can see an analysis about sexism here), and in chapter 202, we find this phrase uttered by the leader: “I should place more value on the lives of my teammates instead of the person abducted by the enemy (...) besides abandoning a teammate to protect yourself? There’s no one in my squad like that.” (x, x). However, Shikamaru is lying, both to himself and Tayuya. Sasuke wasn’t abducted, he left of his own volition (x). Shikamaru isn’t risking his life to save a kidnapped comrade, he’s risking his life so Orochimaru wouldn’t have the last Uchiha descendent by his side, which is proved by the way Tsunade references Sasuke’s deflection and Orochimaru’s “attempt to have the power of the Uchiha” (here); he’s protecting more Konoha’s possession of the last Sharingan user than Sasuke himself. 

Sure, he does have a sense of duty in lieu of Sasuke being a comrade and it wouldn’t be weird for them to think that Sasuke was forced into accepting Orochimaru’s help as Tsunade is incapable of replying to Shikamaru’s question (she isn’t even sure of the answer as nor Kakashi or Jiraiya spoke to her about their suspicions); yet what interests us here is the weight that surrounds the use of the word “save” as it’s likely more for the children’s benefit to put them under a “savior” mindset in order to build their sense of duty and the imperative necessity of bringing Sasuke back; as it’s also likely that they gave sense to Sasuke’s escape by attributing it to kidnapping since they cannot conceive one of them deflecting. Here, the savior complex shifts, as we learn that it isn’t an individualistic ethos that it’s solely linked to Naruto’s character due to his background (it’s simply far more visible in his case), but it’s a learned mindset (un)consciously taught to ensure loyalty and obedience (“I’m not the bad guy, I’m saving you”; “this if for your own good!”; etc); it’s not really different to how real-life soldiers are told to perceive themselves.

321) “Does Konoha mean nothing to you?!” (x)

Peak perfection in the sense of the nationalistic mindset Naruto has been constructing during the whole first portion of the manga, here, Naruto’s sparkles of revolutionary interests are crushed –and I mean, they were never bright to begin with. He never questioned Konoha’s importance but rather Konoha’s structure when it presented challenges or preconceptions of his nature as Jinchuuriki that he needed to overcome or modify, as they did in Wave where he refused to become “just” a tool like Haku was (x), as a tool doesn’t need nor deserves recognition; which he craves. Here, the nationalistic mindset of Kakashi (which I’ll be posting soon I swear), gets reflected upon the student, as Naruto internalized the Will of Fire and exposes it (and rather clearly) here: He’s thinking of Sasuke abandoning him and Team 7, which is the primary fuel in his quest and hurt, he barely mentions the team that Shikamaru gathered (per Tsunade’s orders) to bring him back; these are individuals that put their life on the line to “rescue” him, yet Sasuke cares not. Naruto’s words are not a coincidence, he never states that they’re Sasuke’s friends (they aren’t, they never interacted in a significant way), the only thing they have in common is their village of origin and loyalty. For Naruto, that’s enough for a bond, for Sasuke, it isn’t.

Sasuke himself put no one in danger, as he fought nor hurt anyone, it was Tsunade who sent inexperienced gënin to search Sasuke in order not to give Orochimaru the “Uchiha’s power”, Sasuke deflecting put no one in any immediate danger as he was, at most, to be killed and possessed by Orochimaru (which, alright, can be argued his body might have been used to destroy Konoha later on –despite Orochimaru being quite capable of doing so prior to having Sasuke’s body as well, so him having or not Sasuke isn’t detrimental for possible retaliation from the Sannin) which, as he states, isn’t important (x).

322) Contrary to what people think of me, I do believe that this specific claim: “You think I’m just gonna let you go?!” which is the culmination of Naruto’s speech about how Orochimaru will grant him power in exchange for his life (x) is understandable as Naruto is both hurt by Sasuke abandoning them and scared for his friend’s life (Sasuke is even leaving despite being aware that he’ll be likely killed, which is quite worse as not only Naruto feels pain in lieu of his only friend escaping, but also him leaving to certain death). Naruto’s primary knowledge about Sasuke’s goal (killing Itachi) is that he’s willing to die for it (x) that, in regards to Naruto’s own goal, it’s unfathomable –as death is not one of the lengths Naruto is prepared to go through in order to get the acknowledgment he seeks. Furthermore, Sasuke’s death will automatically jeopardize his own objective, as Sasuke’s recognition is the one Naruto craves the most (here and here Naruto remembers Sasuke denying Naruto the equal status he wants, and Sasuke once again refuses: “Who cares what you want?”). Naruto, however, fails to understand Sasuke’s reasoning, and in doing so -at least by the end of this specific volume, he fails also to ask Sasuke if he can help him to achieve his goal (x), as he’s solely focusing on Sasuke’s current actions (leaving to go to Orochimaru) rather than Sasuke’s true ambition (becoming stronger to defeat Itachi).

323) I’ve spoken about Sasuke’s reasons for deflecting a little bit before, but here’s the gist of it: one and two. Not only do we get insight into how Sasuke considers Konoha’s shinobi to be weak, as Orochimaru (like Naruto states) killed their supposedly most powerful one, but also he found that he acknowledges that his strength dwelled as he formed bonds with those inside Team 7; and since once “accepting” Orochimaru’s seal (in the sense of exploiting its benefits as the Sound Four and not denying it as Anko did, since that seal was forced upon him) he became far stronger than before, being able to punch Naruto quite easily, his decisions get cemented (x).

Jiraiya stands there with a disappointed look, yet neither Kakashi nor he reprimands Naruto as Kakashi reprimanded Sasuke. Naruto’s desire is, first and foremost, to be recognized by Sasuke -which is the reason why he chases him; while Sasuke doesn’t allow himself to recognize Naruto, as in doing so he’ll acknowledge his (self-perceived) failure. What Kakashi doesn’t know -but we do, is that the core of Sasuke’s questioning doesn’t come just from Naruto’s growth, but rather the perception of him being left behind after becoming “too soft”. This is: he was just fine during the first stages of Team 7, excelling in every field, but after his sacrifice to save Naruto back in Wave Arc -and his growing feelings towards his comrades, he started “halting” in his growth, which is why he believes that Itachi’s dogma is correct.

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“My dream isn’t in the future, my dream is rooted only in the past.” (x) –and since his dream has nothing to do with his future, he doesn’t care what happens to him after his goal is reached. Since Naruto’s whole dreams rely on him becoming Hokage (future), he can’t die. Here, we have the same dichotomy once again: Future bonds vs. Past bonds – Naruto vs. Sasuke.

Chapter 220 is called “Brothers”, a total of five entire chapters are dedicated to Sasuke and Itachi’s bond and their respective relationships with their father –this holds immense weight in the narrative as it’s made to throw light on which bonds and past Sasuke is choosing above Team 7.

324) Precious small baby (x)

325) “Our ancestors organized and founded the police force.” (x). Either Itachi is lying, or they taught a different story from what actually happened, as it’s canonically mentioned that it was Tobirama who founded the police force and gave it to the Uchiha clan. Furthermore, Sasuke’s first dream was to join the Police Force and be like his father (x) –I personally detest the fandom that paints Fugaku as abusive and evil towards Sasuke as if Sasuke didn’t love him and wanted to get his praise, he loved Itachi, he also admired him, yes; but Sasuke wanted to be like Fugaku, he wanted his father’s recognition (x, x).

I understand why Fugaku not attending Sasuke’s Entrance Ceremony to the Academy is seen as cruel (I mean, to me is far crueler to send twelve-year-olds into war-like scenarios, but who am I to judge?), yet Fugaku isn’t only Sasuke’s father, but also the clan’s leader (x), and since the clan decided the coup already, he had to move in concordance with the people’s wish. Furthermore, if the coup is envisioned enough to put Itachi inside ANBU, then why would Fugaku care for Konoha’s bureaucratic structure (the Academy included) if he deemed all of it to be constructed under a mindset he considered oppressive? (even Mikoto spell this for you lot)

Sasuke is constantly compared to his brother (x), who is deemed a gifted child (x). So much so, that he trains all day until night (x) –he’s naturally gifted, I won’t lie, but he trained hard to achieve praise.

326) Shisui was the best at teleportation (x).

327) It’s hilarious how Itachi accuses the Uchiha of being narcissistic and arrogant when they cling to their clan instead of their nation (and this is a direct continuation of his speech to Sasuke when he said that the strongest are isolated and become arrogant), yet he’s performing the exact same thing, as he too is narcissistic (as he thinks he’s not only physically superior but also smarter as he was able to “free himself from the clan’s chains”) and arrogant, he states that the clan “fears what they don’t understand” as if the bureaucratic system for which they’re considering uprising is not making it apparent their distrust and distaste for Uchiha since the village’s foundation. 

And while this might be an act in order to sell the idea that he became “power hungry” for Sasuke later on (x), it’s never canonically mentioned as such –furthermore, this could’ve been taken as an admission of betrayal (x) while at the same time, is pure idiocy: “Obsessing over wordless things like a clan (…) you can’t achieve real change as long as you’re bound by regulations and restrictions”, he claims, yet he’s bound to Konoha’s regulations and restrictions. If this is Itachi trying to be “smarter” than his peers, then he failed miserably, furthermore, is beyond stupid as he’s contradicting the dogma he actually upholds; one can easily use this same argument to defend their clan rather than Konoha for, as we saw previously (point 321), the only connection Sasuke has with most members of Shikamaru’s squad is that all of them are from Konoha, so why this bunch matters and why Uchiha’s do not?

WoF relies on the notion that their soldiers are expected to die for someone or something they don’t know or don’t especially care for under the premise that they were born and/or inhabit the same geographical space, yet that same mindset (albeit with minor tweaks) when used by a clan is frowned upon (CoH) –as dying in lieu of those born inside the confinements of your family or in lieu of obtaining something that’ll benefit your clan isn’t viewed as positively, somehow. 

What are the parameters to establish one is inherently good and the other one inherently bad? Uchiha detractors keep saying that Uchiha were jeopardizing Konoha’s stability and threatening “innocent lives” yet I can’t imagine something that will put it in such a grand-scale problem as their most powerful clan vanishing from one day to the next, innocent children amongst them. Furthermore, those same people that were killed were the ones that controlled and “monopolized” the Police Force, so not only Konoha had to deal with potential invaders that might consider not having to fight the Sharingan enticing enough to strike (yet somehow didn’t, hilarious, the threat of invasion is always present yet never materializes), but also internal struggles, as there still are, apparently, shinobi that commit crimes (which Itachi claims were so important they put an entire clan to survey them yet the moment Uchiha disappear so does vandalism who would have thought?).

“Those inconsistencies are Kishimoto’s fault!”

No. They’re not, I’m not as good to explain so I shall use @persephone-falling-into-darkness's post in order to convey why the issue isn’t as much Kishimoto’s writing but rather the system on which it is based:

WoF entails bearing hardship through cooperation, right to the bloody end, and quite idiosyncratically for the sake of the village at that. As Hashirama lightly puts it, shinobi are just people who endure to reach an end goal.

This new dogma is based on fascist gnosis and is meant to be syncretistic by definition. In this sense, "Syncretism" isn't to be interpreted as the mere combination of different forms of beliefs or practices; such a combination must tolerate contradictions.

Every Konoha shinobi blessed with the Will of Fire must love, believe, treasure, obey and battle to safeguard the village, as prior generations had done before them. The entire village must be perceived as one, like an extended family that transcends blood and clan…

All these catchphrasey axioms do contain a germ of wisdom, but when they clash with the other facets that permeate Konoha's ideology, producing oxymoronicity, it's only because they all allude, allegorically, to some primitive truth.

It doesn't matter that Leaf's horrific expansionist endeavours sacrifice countless children in the process, despite Tobirama's fervent emphasis on how striplings must be adamantly protected as they're destined to be the successors of WoF, because fascism incorporates incongruous and conflicting edicts by definition!

As a consequence, there can be no advancement nor development in the village's testament. The truth has already been announced once and for all, and shinobi can only continue to interpret its obscure message: with an impoverished vocabulary and limited instruments for complex and critical reasoning, shinobi can never challenge the status quo. There is only one acceptable language, and it's rooted in reverence of the village.

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328) In every chapter around Sasuke’s bonds with his family (Itachi, Fugaku, and the clan) there’s a Crescent Moon (symbol of Indra - the Uchiha) x, x, x. Itachi (embracing WoF) killed his clan during a full moon (symbol of Ashura and the Will of Fire) -@fucktobirama made a post about it, I link it here.

329) Didn’t that Itachi Shinden, that awfully written thing say that Fugaku had the Mangekyou? Well, he doesn’t, here.

330) This motherfucker showed a child the death of hundreds (their parents amongst them) and people still use him as a moral parameter, you’re all insane. (x)

Fuck him (x)

331) Can you imagine what would’ve happened if Sasuke actually followed through with this? Even if that child wasn’t, you know, the nine tails jinchuuriki, Sasuke would’ve committed treason still. Why would he say this? Why wouldn’t he challenge Sasuke and go? Why did he have to add this stupid phrase if it put Sasuke in a similar type of danger to the one he was “trying” to get him away from? If he wanted Sasuke to obtain the MS… why did he lie? He knew he didn’t obtain the MS as he claimed he did, so why would he freaking do that? And I mean, Sasuke just saw you massacre his clan, your point about being “bad” and going “crazy” got across just fine already, you don’t have to lie to your brother thinking that he might do the opposite because there’s a fifty-fifty chance he’ll do as you say you stupid fuck! (x, x)

332) Sasuke had to wash his parent’s blood from the floor (x).

333) “In the Nanako shrine’s main hall… under the seventh Tatami mat from the far right, there’s a clan meeting place. There’s a reason why Uchiha have ocular jutsu… the truth is written there.” (x) Itachi is referring to the stone found by Madara (and manipulated by Zetsu, who changed its original meaning).

334) Children, that are shown to have no specific clan, know about the massacre and Sasuke being the only survivor (x); which means that Team 7 in itself (perhaps not Naruto, as he has no way to learn this information unless he hears it from someone else on accident) know about Sasuke being an orphan.

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[dark-elf-writes]

Sugar Mama Yoshino (she also spoils with touch and lunch boxes) with Sugar Daddy Shikaku

Shikamaru would be so pissed when he learns that Naruto is with both his mom and his dad like the poor man would never recover. Naruto on the other hand would be living his (and my tbh) bisexual dream and finally getting all the spoiling he deserves.

Yoshino who snaps at everyone but is so gentle with Naruto, dragging her fingers through his hair all slow and lazy when he’s lounging with her. Getting him pretty things that are also practical in the way that a man wouldn’t understand. Making sure the clothes she buys him are all comfortable without itchy lace or too tight or the million other things that can be less than ideal when buying things that are pretty. Who loves to cook fine meals rather than bringing Naruto out to fine restaurants that he never feels quite comfortable in (they do go out just less often). Who takes Naruto to get his nails done, encouraging him to get the cute little swirls that remind him of fish cakes.

And of course Shikaku who is just as willing to spoil Naruto just in different ways. Who, rather than some of his clients (relationships? The lines are so blurred now) doesn’t want to keep Naruto and his wife separate and always watches them with heat in his eyes whenever they do something more than sweet cuddles and shared laughter over meals. Who seems softer when he sees the two do them tangled together on the couch with Naruto looking up at him with sleepy blue eyes and Yoshino’s nails scratching pleasantly at his scalp.

[chrimsonfoxdon]

Would you be willing to rank the konoha 12 from worst to best?

Actually yes I would LMAO!! I assume you mean like… my own personal favorites between the konoha 12, rather than something like which I think are the strongest.

I do wanna also state that I don’t hate or dislike any of the konoha 12, in fact I kinda like them all?? So please don’t think that I don’t like the lower rated characters. But if I have to rank them, from least favorite to most favorite… (list under the cut!)

12. Shino Aburame

(Sorry tumblr limits me to only 10 images so the lower ranked ones aren’t getting pics I’m sorry)

I… I just don’t really feel that attached to him?? I’m sorry 🫠 his insect and bug abilities can be pretty neat tho.

11. Kiba Inuzuka

It’s kinda a similar thing as Shino. Just not that attached to him as I am to other characters. He does have a dog though, which is almost always a positive point for me not gonna lie.

10. Ino Yamanaka

She also just doesn’t leave much of an impression on me in general. I’m kinda sad that her jutsu is just… kinda lacking?? BUT she seems like she’d be a good friend and fun to hang out with. Also she’s pretty.

9. Sasuke Uchiha

Fun fact when I first started watching Naruto he was my favorite during the land of waves arc! But then we saw Team Gai and the way I threw him to the side SO FAST 😭😂 I do still kinda think he’s a jerk for abandoning all the people who care about him for power. Is it because I take the Sasuke retrieval arc personally?? Maybe. BUT he was right about the konoha elders. In general I just find him very fun to bully. But I GUESS he’s strong and such…

8. Naruto Uzumaki

He’s the main character so I feel like he just gets points with us just being exposed to him the most in the series. I do find it kinda harder to like… I don’t know, be attached to him the farther in Shippuden we get. I guess it’s cuz of the constant power creep, but that’s more of a shonen issue than anything to me. Rewatching the series as an adult, his backstory definitely breaks my heart 🥺 poor kid just wants to be loved and doesn’t understand why the village hates him. It’s hard not to root for him honestly. I cried when he became hokage even though I wasn’t watching the series at the time I can’t lie.

7. Sakura Haruno

I used to not like her much, but that’s cuz Kishi can’t write women let’s be honest. I’ll always be super impressed with her growth as a ninja herself, particularly as a medical ninja. The Kazekage Rescue Arc really shows how amazing she can be and what she’s capable of. I loved her fight with Sasori. I also relate to her constantly wanting to catch up to her teammates and just feeling like dead weight. Girlie I love you and you deserve happiness 💖

6. Hinata Hyuga

SHE’S A SWEET GIRL SHE’S DOING HER BEST SHE’S TRYING TO FIND HER PLACE IN THE WORLD AND I!!! SUPPORT THIS GIRL!!! She’s also super cute with one of the best designs in the series. Her fighting Pain is so emotional like. She’s risking her life for the guy she loves and admires most in the world. I gotta give her props for that. She’s not the strongest obviously, but I do enjoy her character a lot.

5. Shikamaru Nara

My brother’s favorite, so I feel a lot of secondhand happiness about Shikamaru!! His shadow jutsu is… well, basic, but very versatile (I kinda wish ino’s jutsu got a similar treatment). His strategies make him a really fun character to watch from start to finish. His arc with Hidan was so cool. Very good character in my opinion.

4. Choji Akamichi

Ok so not gonna lie he’d probably rank lower on my list when I was younger, but again, rewatching as an adult I just love the guy!! He’s such a kind soul and works to protect his friends. His backstory also just kinda speaks to me as a kid who was often excluded from activities with my peers (sometimes also cuz of my size). I’m so glad he found shikamaru and is best friends with him. He deserves so much love. He’s a good lad!

3. Rock Lee

GODDDDDDD HIS CHARACTER IS SO GOOOOOOOOOODDDDD!!! I remember liking him even as a kid, but now that I’m older, it’s just amplified. To see someone with uh… no natural talent whatsoever get so far as a shinobi is just so satisfying to see, especially since I can relate nowadays. If anything, seeing him struggle and still fight for what he believes in has made a bigger impact on me now than when I was younger. I REALLY wish he had more fights though. Fights where he won mainly on his own. Also his fight with Gaara in the chunin exams is ICONIC YOU CANNOT CHANGE MY MIND THE WEIGHT SCENE CHANGED MY 9-YEAR-OLD BRAIN CHEMISTRY!!!

2. Tenten

I!!! LOVE!!! THIS!!!! GIRL!!!! AAAAAAAAA!!!!! There’s just something about how her strategy is to overwhelm her opponents with so many powerful ninja weapons that just… speaks to me. Her design is cute, I find her personality fun, and she’s my favorite female Naruto character. I wanna be her friend so bad. Also her journey in letting go of a childhood dream just… HMMMMM SPEAKS TO MEEEEEE as a very depressed adult. She makes me smile and laugh and cry and I just want her to know how amazing and special she is. She’s… a 10/10 😎

1. Neji Hyuga

WOOOW OMG WHAT A SHOCK RIGHT??? Man what can I say about Neji that I haven’t already. He just really awakened something in me way back in the day, and he still occupies my mind to this day. I think there’s just something about seeing a character suffering quietly for so long and taking it out on others (and himself) grow into a person who tries to better himself and look more so on the bright side of life, despite what life has thrown at him. (Again that’s kinda something that means more to me as an adult than when I was a kid) he deserves so much love and happiness and I am so proud of him Neji Hyuga I love you so much

[tsignpro]

What do you think of Sakura Haruno? Does she deserves to have her own show?

Sakura suffers from being written by a male author who focuses on male relationships. On top of that his editors who started working with him post pain arc convinced him that nobody liked her. I believe her development from OG to the Pain Arc was substantial, but then afterward, she got dropped as one of the main characters and practically regressed as a character. I think a big thing that hurt her character was her unexplored love for Sasuke; we know she loves him, but we don’t know why. Initially, I was under the impression her feelings started as a silly crush, which turned into genuine feelings because of all the trauma bonding they went through. As she got older, she realized that what she felt for him was a desire to save him from becoming someone like Orochimaru and moving on or growing to understand Sasuke better, but we don’t get that. Instead, we get the impression that Sakura still doesn’t understand Sasuke; she has no clue about why he decided he wanted to destroy Konoha, and when Sasuke threatened to murder her teacher and best friend instead of knocking his teeth out, she’s wondering if he even thinks about her.

I think she can have her spinoff series along with other characters such as Lee, Kakashi, Sand Siblings, Minato, and maybe Shikamaru, but I don’t think she has to have her show but having an arc or two where she was the focus would be sufficient. People say she’s annoying, but she's very similar to Naruto in personality. If she were treated like the MC, her fandom would love it, and her haters would cry Mary Sue.

[kiljoius-writes]

Cooler Than Me - Chapter 5

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Chapter 5: Day One - Ino

Ino Yamanaka likes to stir the pot without being in the pot herself. Everyone knows this but doesn’t care because they want a piece of the action, too. No matter how ‘innocent’ everyone tries to pretend, no one is blameless in the game of gossip and rumors. Not even Choji, as sweet as he is.

The only person she might give a pass to is Rock Lee. But that’s because he’s physically, mentally, and emotionally incapable of hurting others who don’t deserve it.

He’s the only one of them that deserves that respect.

No one else gets Ino’s respect unless they willingly admit that they’re just as messed up as she is.

It’s probably why she keeps Sakura around. Tenten, Hinata, and Choji, too. She’s just about ready to kick Shikamaru to the curb. He says he’s ‘tired’, but Ino doesn’t believe it. No one gets tired of gossip. He’s a dirty liar and she tells him so. He tells her to come back when she’s feeling less antagonistic, but they both know he doesn’t want her to leave.

So as Ino gives a tired Itachi (also someone she knows isn’t immune to the grip of gossip) a wink, she feels satisfied when she leaves the Uchiha district.

“Yamanaka.”

Ah, another one she knows isn’t innocent, as much as he pretends to be. “Sasuke, it’s nice to see your ugly mug.”

Yes, Ino will call Sasuke ugly even if she doesn’t mean it. It’s the only way she can justify speaking to him after years of chasing his heart, only for him to throw hers away like junk when he managed to convince Hinata to date him. He’s an asshole and she realizes now that that is her type and she refuses to feel shame. She only feels shame she gave so many years of her life chasing this stupid Uchiha. There were plenty others. “Likewise. What’s your business here?”

“Gods,” Ino scoffs, leaning on her foot and folding her arms as she glares at him. “None of your business, asshole.”

“My district, my business.”

Ino hates the way that his scowl makes him prettier. “I’m in Interrogation. I go where I please.”

Sasuke chuckles and it makes her glare harden. “You’re not on the clock, flower girl.”

Ino’s ashamed to admit that nickname makes her heart flutter. Sometimes she wonders if he ever calls Hinata that. “Well, this has been a good chat,” she concludes, rolling her eyes. She smirks as she adds, “pig.”

Immediately, she begins skipping away, satisfied with the shocked look on his expression. She giggles to herself as she weaves through villagers on her way back to that flower shop he’d just been mocking her for. When she gets to the storefront, she pushes her way inside, the light clinking of the bells above a familiar sound. She smiles at her mother as she waves. “How did he like them?”

Ino sneers, shaking her head. “As much as someone with the emotional capacity of an Uchiha can like something like a nice arrangement of flowers.”

“Oh, stop,” her mother chides, shaking her head.

Ino shrugs. “Well, I’m off to investigation.”

“So soon?” Ino jumps at another familiar voice, snapping her gaze up.

“Shit, Choji!” she gasps, clasping her hand over her heart. He chuckles and she shakes her head, letting him embrace her for a hug. “When’d you get back?”

“This morning,” he responds, and she lets out a cough when his hug tightens to harshly. He laughs as he lets her go.

“Damnit Choji!” She shoves off of him, scowling. “How many times do I have to tell you not to crush me!”

Choji is as close to pure as one can get to Lee level pure, so Ino knows he’s not doing it on purpose. He just has too much love to give. “So, I’ll be there on Friday!”

“Oh, good.”

Ino smiles, genuinely glad to hear it.

Her, Choji, Sakura, Tenten, and Hinata all meet for ‘tea’ on Fridays in Choji’s restaurant before it opens, tea having a double meaning here. It’s usually Ino and Sakura with the juiciest stuff, Tenten has a few things here and there, and Hinata and Choji sit quietly and absorb. Ino’s fine with that because at least they can be honest about their degeneracy. Plus, on the rare occasions Hinata or Choji do come in with gossip, it’s usually the juiciest thing they’ve ever heard. Jaw-dropping stuff.

Whenever one of them was gone on a mission or whatever it was that called them away from the village, it was always a little hollow. Especially Choji, when it was his restaurant. Just didn’t feel right gathering for gossip in his restaurant while his dad works in the back to get it set up. Ino’s tried inviting Choza to the tea session, but he’s never interested.

Just another dirty liar.

“Come get your flowers, Cho,” her mother beckons him and he nods.

“For the new restaurant?” she questions as he pulls from her.

“Only the finest flowers in the Leaf for my establishments,” Choji declares, eagerly. She smiles at him. He really is a gem compared to the rest. “See you Wednesday!”

Ino waves as she exits, saying an I love you to both he and her mother, then heads to the Hokage tower.

She always gets there early to do water cooler chat. Her shifts are towards the middle of the day when everyone is having a break (her shifts go into the night) and getting here early ensures she can listen in on anything interesting.

Today, she finds Sakura and Shino standing next to each other, tensely.

That’s another thing their terrible graduating class had in common: weird relationships she’ll never understand. How Sakura ended up with Shino remained a mystery, but Ino’s pretty sure Sakura got too drunk one night, and when Shino was kind enough to help her home, she jumped his bones. Sakura refuses to admit to it. It was one of those sad girl nights when they were bitching to each other about Sasuke and how disgustingly happy he and Hinata were. The only time they could freely complain about it was when they were alone together because the one thing this stupid village agrees on is that Sasuke and Hinata’s relationship is untouchable of gossip.

Not to Ino, though. Never to Ino. So yes, Sakura is her closest confidant for that.

Anyway, now here they are, locked in some sort of argument.

“What are you two doing here?” Ino pulls their attention, landing behind Sakura and digging her chin into her shoulder blade. Sakura shrugs her off and rolls her eyes.

“Turning in evidence from our mission,” Sakura clarifies, giving Shino the side eye, “and trying to figure out dinner.”

“You seem angry, dear forehead,” Ino teases, glancing up at Shino, who remains stoic, unwavering gaze forward.

“Because he won’t pick! He keeps saying ‘whatever you want’ but it’s never what I want!” Sakura sighs dramatically and Ino pinches the side of her stomach. Sakura squeaks and shoves her hand away.

“I’ve never said no before to your requests,” Shino responds, quietly, and Ino looks back at Sakura.

“Shino is picky,” Sakura continues to talk about him as if he’s not there, “no matter what I choose, he never eats it. He ends up eating something later in secret.”

Ino laughs, loudly. That sounds ridiculous. Shino sighs. “That’s not always true.”

“It always is!”

“That is an extreme thing to say. Why? Because it’s—”

“Why? Why? Why?” Sakura’s voice goes nasally and Ino frowns. She reaches up to close Sakura’s nose shut, who promptly glares at her. “Let go, pig.”

“Stop being ridiculous, billboard head,” Ino snaps back. Even she has to feel some amount of sympathy for Shino, even if he is a strange, strange man.

“You’re just lonely, and jealous.” Sakura’s voice comes out nasally as she folds her arms and Ino snickers at it.

“That’s right, turn your anger on me.” Ino grins a toothy grin with a wink. “Project onto me more.”

“You’re such a bitch.”

“Mhm,” Ino agrees easily, releasing her nose finally. She slaps her hands on each of their shoulders and Shino winces with raised eyebrows. “Go get soba. It’s Shino’s favorite, and the soba shop next to the dojo—”

“Which one?” Both Shino and Sakura interrupt her.

Ino bites back a laugh. “The one next to Sunny’s. It’s got the creamery next door so you can get dango afterward.”

“That sounds acceptable.” Shino nods and Ino smiles as Sakura grabs at his sleeve to yank him behind her.

“See you Friday!” Ino calls playfully.

Neither of them gives her a response, but she figured they wouldn’t anyway. She meanders over to the break room to prepare herself tea. As she brings it up to her lips, she shuts her eyes and searches for Sakura’s chakra signature. When she locates it, she invades her mind, as she’s so prone to do.

I’ve always wondered, are the rumors true about the Aburame?

She waits for a moment before Sakura’s irritated voice rings in her head.

What the hell are you doing—wait, what rumors?

You know. The ones about their…

You’re disgusting. GET OUT.

Ino feels pressure on her temples. Sakura’s become incredibly good at forcing her out of her mind.

She sighs, sadly as she looks into her tea. Ever since Sakura started dating Shino, she’s been no fun.

And to top it all off, there was no one here. Just her luck.

Or perhaps it is luck. She closes her eyes once more and searches again…

Shika…

She smiles as she senses him perk up. She can hear Lee going on in the background about visiting the Gaara in the Sand for a ‘friendly competition.’ She can almost feel the stress levels in Shikamaru spike.

What is it?

Meet me in the janitor's closet on the 2nd floor in five minutes?

Make it two.

Ino giggles, popping her eyes back open. She figures she’ll be nice, today, and give him some stress relief. She has a few minutes to spare, anyway.

(Optional) Continue to ShikaIno smut chapter ->

Thus ends the day one arc. I cannot promise each day will be five chapters, but I can promise every character will (likely) get their own chapter at some point.

On another note, because I think writing sex as part of relationships is important, you can check out the other work connected to this "Cooler Than You". It will be the smut chapters, essentially. Every day ends with one person, and they get their smut chapter in that separate work. I wanted to keep this rated T, and those aren't mandatory reading, but they are fun. Thanks.

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✿ Monday Sneak Peaks ✿

A Kiss Between Strangers Chapter 1 GaaHina ✿ New

She was done saving her first kiss. She wanted today to be the end of her holding on to all her firsts for someone who wasn’t waiting on them. Hinata turned to Gaara, and his eyes shifted to her. “Close your eyes.”

Guarding Affections Chapter 26 KisaHina ✿ Ongoing

Kisame reached over to his bedside table to turn off the alarm. It took him a moment, but he became extremely aware of the mass curled into his back. He peered over his shoulder to find Hinata’s head entirely under the covers, pushed as close to him as she could be.

The Best Revenge Chapter 9 ShikaHina ✿ Ongoing

Shikamaru came in the door with a small bag, slipping his shoes off before joining her on the couch. “I got something to make it a little more official.” He dug into the jewelry bag and pulled out a ring box. Hinata flushed. Yeah, that would make it more official.

Riding Hearts Chapter 4 Akatsuki x Hinata ✿ Ongoing

Konan made a sound that was something between a tut and a hiss. She stared at her for a long moment before she waved the tray at her. “Who dressed her?”  Deidara shifted to offended. “I did. She doesn’t have any clothes.”

Red Memories Chapter 24 SasuHina ✿ Ongoing

Sasuke's hand paused at the end of her hair, rolling the end between his fingers. “It feels like when I get a scrap of happiness, I am going to lose it because I haven’t done anything to deserve it.” Hinata could definitely relate to that feeling. “Who says you have to?”

Why Is It Always You? Chapter 19 SasuHina ✿ Ongoing

Sasuke cracked a smile as she stalked her way into class and collapsed at her desk, putting her book over her head like a bunny burrowing its head. She really didn’t know how to take help or act upset.

If you are following along with all my stories as they come out, please ignore the fact that something that happened in Red Memories last week is similar to what happened in Why Is It Always You? this week. I write some of these months ahead. @_@ I should really pay attention to what is going going line up when I start putting chapters out.

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☽☆⊰⊱ — 🍓’s Motivation Event — ⊰⊱☆☾ 

— starting October 30, 2022 at 8am EST (I didn’t want to start it on a Tuesday) until November 27, 2022 11:59pm EST.

— literally doing this because I have no motivation and I want to be able to write again.

➫ Rules: 

⊰⊱ Prompts can be interchangeable, so be specific if you want angst or nsfw, only. If you don't like any of the prompts, I will allow one suggestion, but again, it has to be angst or nsfw. I have a hard time writing only fluff.

⊰⊱ Any nsfw requests CAN be sent through my inbox anonymously, but I would appreciate it if you could send me a message privately to let me know you're over 18 requesting it. 

⊰⊱ Only one request per person.

⊰⊱ Please try and be as specific as possible. If you want a pairing that involves you specifically, please let me know. If you want a pairing with one of my OCs, let me know. Otherwise, I will mostly only write female reader × character with the au I see fit. If you do decide to use one of my OCs, you can choose whichever character from whichever anime. I don’t mind doing a little crossover.

⊰⊱ All prompts will be between 2,000 and 8,000 words.

⊰⊱ Umm, I think that’s it for the rules. Just be nice, reblog my work to spread the word, and enjoy. Don’t be afraid to ask and have fun with it! ^.^

➫ Tag for Event: #🍓’s motivation event

➫ Masterlist will be made for this event.

➫ tag list for event

☽☆⊰⊱ Character List ⊰⊱☆☾ 

Naruto:

—Konoha 12

☆ Naruto Uzumaki

☆ Kiba Inuzuka

☆ Shino Aburame

☆ Rock Lee

☆ Neji Hyuga

☆ Shikamaru Nara

☆ Gaara of the Sand

— Senseis

☆ Kakashi Hatake

☆ Yamato Tenzo

☆ Guy Maito

☆ Asuma Sarutobi

☆ Iruka Umino

☆ Jiraiya, The Gallant

— Akatsuki

☆ Itachi Uchiha

☆ Kisame Hoshigaki

Jujutsu Kaisen: (all students will be aged up to 20)

☆ Satoru Gojo

☆ Kento Nanami

☆ Yuji Itadori

☆ Megumi Fushiguro

☆ Sukuna

☆ Choso

☆ Maki Zenin

☆ Noritoshi Kamo

☆ Suguru Geto

Demon Slayer: (students will be aged up to 20,, will not be writing for Muichiro) 

☆ Kyojuro Rengoku

☆ Tengen Uzui

☆ Sanemi Shinazugawa

☆ Giyuu Tomioka

Nana:

☆ Yasu

☆ Kyosuke

☆ Nobu

☽☆⊰⊱ AUs ⊰⊱☆☾

⊰⊱ college!au

⊰⊱ roommate!au

⊰⊱ modern!au

⊰⊱ canonverse

☽☆⊰⊱ Prompt List ⊰⊱☆☾

"She didn't even fight."

"Just because I decided to leave doesn't mean it didn't hurt."

"She's not yours." — Gaara

"I am the big bad wolf in everyone's story. I never needed a safe place to go."

“It wasn’t meant to go this far, I swear.”

“Please, not now.”

“You were ready to leave me for her.”

"What did you just say to me?" — Asuma

"I've never wanted anyone this badly."

“There is no us; there never was.”

“Why didn’t you tell me?”

“If lies keep spewing from those lips then I’m walking out that door.”

“Shut up.”

“Are you ever going to listen?”

“Don’t leave me. Don’t you dare leave me.”

“You know for a fucking fact that wasn’t supposed to happen.” — Kento

“Sort yourself out first.”

“Shh. I know.” — Kyojuro

“Leave. Before we wake up regretting what we’ve done.”

“Tell me a story.”

“All he ever did was use you. Why can’t you see that?” — Neji

“You think this will make me stay?”

“You thought this was real?”

“My mom asked me about you again.”

"Don't give me that look." — Kento

"You're more than just a one night stand."

“Alcohol’s the only constant in my life.”

“He already knows.”

"Try to stay quiet." — Sanemi

"I didn't know you were so sensitive."

“I was doing fine, really. And then you waltz back in like you didn’t break my heart.”

“You’re married!”

“You deserve so much better.”

"I can't sleep without you here."

"Spend the night with me?" — Shino

"Look what you do to me."

"This is a one time thing."

“You are the love of my life, but if I’m not yours then get out.”

“Stay by my side. It doesn’t have to be forever, even if it’s just for now.” — Lee

“Everything is temporary, this was merely one of those things.” — Neji

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The Beast Within 1/9

The looming monster had been waiting for Ino since before she was born, but it didn’t show its ugly face until the morning of team assignments. 

She woke up and slapped her alarm before the first brrrring could finish. Her outfit was laid out and ready to go, and all her skincare and accessories were in a neat line on her dresser. She went through her routine with brisk efficiency, grinning toothily in the mirror when she brushed her teeth. She was so ready! The tests had been a breeze.

There was no contesting it, really. Ino sailed to the kitchen in a cloud of achievement. She had done it. She was the top of the girls for taijutsu and for weapons and conditioning. She’d had perfect scores in the ninjutsu. Her academics-

Dad stumbled into the room with bleary eyes, clutching a cup of tea for strength. “Good morning, sweetheart,” he croaked.

“Good morning, Daddy,” she sang. She took her seat and sniffed the air. Miso salmon? She really should be having a wonderful day- so she forced herself not to frown when she thought about the last of the grading metrics.

Ino was good at school, she really was. But she was third overall for the paper knowledge tests. Second was Sasuke-kun, and first was that egghead Sakura.

‘She’s a smug one trick pony,’ Ino told herself fiercely. ‘She’s near the bottom for physicality. She can barely do the Academy calisthenics. It doesn’t matter that she beats me in one metric out of 5.’

“Good morning, love,” Mama said. Something was sizzling.

Ino switched her mood instantly, happy again. “Thank you Mama,” she sang. She pulled chopsticks out of the glass and laid them at each setting place. “It smells great!”

“You deserve a special breakfast.” Her eyes were warm when she turned back to the stovetop. “It’s a big day for you!” 

“It is,” Daddy agreed. He beamed at her. “My baby girl is so grown up!”

Ino felt warm and loved and like her life was on track. The world was hers!

And so was the most desired team placement. There was no way she didn’t deserve the spot with the top male graduate.

She raced off to the Academy at top speed, thrilling in how everything was coming together. She did it, she was the top kunoichi. She would get saddled with the lowest scoring student overall (probably Kiba) and the top male student. Unless Shikamaru had decided that now was the time to stop slacking off, that was going to be Sasuke-kun.

“Oink oink.”

Sakura’s voice rang out, high and smug. She leapt out of a sidestreet to race alongside Ino. “I’m going to sit next to Sasuke-kun!”

Ino burned. “Get out of my way, Billboard Brow!” She elbowed the other girl and caught a sharp elbow in her ribs in return. She pushed herself harder and faster but she just couldn’t shake Sakura! Where was this motivation in their classes? In a matter of minutes they reached the door and wrestled to go in first, shoving aside yelping classmates. Ino bared her teeth. Sakura didn’t. She was huffing too hard and her fingers were shaking. Ino took advantage of that to slip Sakura’s grip and jab, hard, into her solar plexus.

Sakura fell back with a wheeze and Ino slipped in. Victorious, she raised her head to see-

“Naruto,” she said flatly.

The boy in question turned to give her a queasy smile. 

‘What a waste of the seat next to Sasuke on the last day here…. Wait. Why is he here?’

A kind of creeping horror washed over her.

‘If he scraped a pass… he’s even worse than Kiba. He will be the bottom student.’

Well. There was nothing for it. Ino grimly set her mind to an improvement plan. Naruto absolutely would not be allowed to ruin her career. At least he had great stamina and was at the top of the class for physicality. His grades were abominable, but she didn’t need him to be brilliant. His taijutsu and weaponry would need work, but he problem-solved well whenever they did field exercises. He was also willing to work hard at things that didn’t involve pencils and paper. He wouldn’t fight her just to be a blockhead.

…

Four hours later, she would look back and laugh at herself. It wasn’t a nice laugh. She had been so optimistic! She’d thought that she could turn a bad teammate into a good one.

Ino slammed the door shut and let her bag drop to the genkan floor. She kicked off her shoes. “I’m home,” she said dully.

Mama poked her head out from the living room with a quizzical expression. “Oh honey, was it a bad morning?”

Ino felt her eyes well up with tears. “Yes, it was,” she said, in an understatement that she was proud of. “I want to go to my room for a while.”

Mama nodded slowly, concern washing over her face. “Okay. Take your time to be alone. When you come out, I want to talk to you.”

“I love you,” Ino said, and went to her room to hide. She heard her Dad get home for his lunch break and give her Mom a wet, smacking kiss. Then there were murmurs. She held the pillow more tightly to her body, shaking mad. Mad at him.

Knock knock. 

Ino hissed at the sound of her Dad's knuckles on her door frame. 

He paused. "Kitten," he said uncertainly. "I get the feeling that you're upset with me."

"You ruined everything," Ino said. She lifted her face to glare at him. "You did this to me. I'm stuck with those lazy losers and it's all your fault."

Inoichi drew back. He looked sorry but not sorry enough. "It's a tradition," he said gently. 

She threw her pillow at him. "It's not!" Ino felt her face redden. "You and your friends made a great team. Good for you, you got placed with people you were suited to. And then you ruined my chances of a team I was suited to because of your nostalgia."

"The clan techniques work together -"

"But we don't," Ino interrupted. She sniffed. "Our teachers never put us together in activities, because we are a bad fit!" 

How could she count on apathetic Choji and that smug misogynist Shikamaru? She was going to have to rely on them to keep her alive and the thing was that they weren’t trustworthy teammates. She felt sick to her stomach with fear. And she was angry, too. She had worked so hard and been cheated out of a good team.

Dad crossed his arms, obviously uncomfortable. Ino felt a pang of guilt but- this wasn't about him, and that was the whole problem.

"They're lazy," Ino stressed. "I can push and push but they don't care, Dad." New tears bloomed. "They don't care. Do I really deserve that? Even when I argue and try, they just roll their eyes and make fun of me for trying hard. I want to have a good career!  I want a team that actually tries, Dad." 

He shifted uncomfortably. "Ino, my little butterfly," he coaxed. "It won't be that bad. They were students. They'll grow up." 

"And if they don't?" Ino challenged. "Why would you believe they'll suddenly become whole different people, especially when they aren't moved apart from their enabler?" 

“I’ll talk to their parents,” Daddy promised, desperate to make her feel better.

‘Like that’s ever worked. They’re just going to be annoyed that I complained about them to my Dad.’

Ino let out a laugh. She turned away and sniffled. “Thank you,” she said. She avoided his eyes. “Maybe it’ll help. I wasn’t impressed by my sensei yet, either, but it was just the first day.”

"Hey, I have an idea." Daddy gave her his best grin. "After we eat, you can go to the clan archives. Pick out something to work on."

It took 1.5 seconds for her mood to do an about-face.

New jutsu! New jutsu!

She blinked at him and then nodded vigorously. "I'll work really hard!" Ino pumped a fist. 

Her mood was a lot better when they went down the hall for lunch. She couldn't help but bounce a little in her chair as she ate, anticipation ratcheting her energy up to the maximum. 

Mama gave Daddy an exasperated look. "You're busy," she reminded him. "You have to go to work."

"They'll live without me for an hour," Daddy wheedled. 

Mama leveled an unimpressed look at him. The temperature dropped.

"Could you go with her, Honey love?" Daddy asked weakly. Ino hid a snort.

"Sigh," Mama said, putting the back of her hand to her forehead. "I am so put upon. But yes." She winked at Ino. "Maybe I'll learn something too."

"You're the Clan's first lady," Daddy schmoozed lovingly. Ino gagged. "Whatever you want, Angel toes."

"Yuck," Ino muttered begrudgingly to her miso soup. 

"You can clean up, dear," Mama said. She set down her chopsticks primly. "Ino, I'll go change. Meet me at the door?" 

"Okay!" Ino wolfed down the rest of her meal and ignored the way that her Father was staring after Mama with hearts in his eyes.

Daddy had finished washing up and was heading back to work by the time Mama came back downstairs in clothes that could handle the dust of the archives better. She had a grey scarf around her neck, ready to cover her mouth and nose once inside. 

Ino grabbed her own purple scarf and waved Daddy goodbye at the door. He bowed out while she was jamming her shoes on. Mama's keys jingled behind Ino. "Just a minute," Ino said vaguely. She stuck her tongue out in concentration and forced her sandals all the way up. 

"Hmm. I think you need a new pair," Mama observed. "Let's do that tomorrow."

Shopping!

"Okay!" Ino chirped. She jumped into the genkan and flew out the door. Mama followed at a more sedate pace- a civilian pace. Ino forced herself to slow down, bouncing on her heels to burn off some of the excess energy. 

It took three tries for Mama to find the key that would open the old storage building. The electric lights came on immediately, harsh and cold. They cast the shelves into stark relief. Although the building was old, it was one of the most recent clan buildings to get wiring.

Ino spun a circle, overwhelmed by the choices.

“I’ll be here,” Mama said dryly. She sat at the bench and pulled out her novel. “Your Dad said that you can have one scroll, right?”

Ino nodded, and then got to work peering at jutsu titles. She pored over descriptions, feeling her heartbeat pick up in excitement at all the possibilities. She loved to learn.

‘And I can find something that will make me safer, even though my teammates are total duds.’

That was why her Dad had suggested it. Ino recognized that it was meant to give her a security blanket as much as it was an act of desperation to mend their relationship.

“This one would help me use my mind jutsu at a distance,” Ino mused to herself. She weighed up the scroll in her other hand. “But an elemental jutsu would be really good to have, too.,.” She could manage earth or fire.

Ino let out a long sigh, utterly torn. She set her current top two possibilities down on the edge of the shelf and thumbed through a few more. She paused.

'Is this a summoning contract?' 

She opened it in disbelief, enough to see that two Yamanaka had signed it in the past. Ino skimmed the contract quickly- confidentiality, mutual aid, qualifications for a summoner. 

"Wow," she breathed. The concept made her head feel light. 

'If I had teammates I could summon, that would really offset having those guys as my genin peers.'

There was no chance that her parents would let her have a summoning contract. It was too dangerous for their precious girl.

‘As if having incompetent teammates and a teacher who wants to piss off his boss isn’t a danger.’

She didn't look at her Mom. As if nothing at all unusual was happening, Ino opened that scroll, the earth jutsu scroll, and then rerolled them together with the earth scroll on the outside. She put it back down and then wandered around a while longer, looking at other scrolls. After a few minutes, she huffed dramatically, shoved away the extra scrolls, and brandished the earth jutsu scroll. Mama looked up from her book. “An earth jutsu?” she said, eyeing the red edging at the bottom and top of the scroll.

Ino nodded vigorously. “It’s called the headhunter,” she chattered, shoving the scroll into her side pouch. She didn’t so much as blink or sweat. “I can go underground, Mama!” She threw her arms out. “I could escape, or hide, or sneak up on people.”

“It sounds very useful.” Mama tucked her own book away and then stood with a stretch. Her shoulders popped audibly. “Let’s go, Butterfly.”

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For your 100 Supporters Event!

A line from one of my favorite movies!! 😩

#16 Fluff with Shikamaru… best friends to lovers

Congrats my love! You deserve it all and so so much more 💛💛💛💛💛

JMOR, thank you so much for requesting something! :) I was so happy someone picked this line because it's one of my faves as well. Honestly thank you for picking fluff because I think this site needs more of it and it's some of my fave to write. <3 ☁️ Prompt #16: "I'm the exception..." - "You're my exception." Pairing: Shikamaru x f!reader Warnings: hurt/comfort, mild angst, alcohol, Shikamaru is awkwardly adorbs Word Count: 2k

You slammed the bathroom door shut, the loud bass hiding the reverb of the door, as you threw your shiny silver crown to the cold linoleum floor and slid down the wall, hot tears welling in your eyes. You knew you had a bad feeling about this party, and now you here you were, crumbled on the floor in a pathetic ball in the bathroom of the person who just grinded all over your… What was he, exactly? He wasn’t your boyfriend, but you thought that things had been going well, for what they were.

You crushed the red solo cup in your hand and you allowed it to tumble from your grasp as your head fell to your knees and you bawled, tears flowing freely, your shoulders shaking violently. Kankuro was drunk. He was incredibly drunk, but still, how could he just do that to you? You had left to grab another drink, and by the time you came back, he was unapologetically letting Ino get a bit too close, his hands tangled in her flowing blonde hair, his lips against her throat. 

The music was deafening, granting you access to sputter and release strangled sounds without fear of anyone hearing, so you let yourself fully go, feeling every hint of anxiety and anger and hurt that had built up within you. A gentle hand rubbing your shoulder jolted you back to reality as you jerked up, mascara tears flowing down your cheeks, as your gaze landed upon the familiar oak eyes of none other than him.

You sniffled loudly, rubbing your nose with the back of your hand as you turned away from him, embarrassed. You glanced down to see your once adorably sexy pink dress had been wrinkled and was hiking even further up your thighs as heat flushed its way to your cheeks and a storm brewed within your stomach. Of all the people to walk in on you crying, it just had to be him. You reached for your crown and angrily placed it back onto your head as you shakily stood up to leave. Slender fingers wrapped around your wrist, caging you to the bathroom.

“Who did this to you?” Shikamaru asked, his voice tinged with an indecipherable emotion. Rage? Confusion?

You scoffed, tugging your hand away to cross your arms over your chest, still facing towards the door and refusing to look at him. “Like you care.”

You went to grab for the door but realized you couldn’t move. Panic overtook you as you felt Shikamaru stand behind you - he was close, too close - your breath hitched in your throat as his hot breath tickled the back of your neck. “I do care. Who was it?”

A tingling sensation ran up your spine as you felt his shadows release you once more, granting you access to leave if you wanted. Hesitation hung in the air like death does a graveyard. You turned around, finally able to face your former friend with a quivering lower lip. You peeked up at him through your now messed up hair and saw how stiff his body was. His jaw was completely taut, his lips formed into the thinnest line, his fists clenched at his sides. Was he seriously this upset?

“It doesn’t matter. I want to go home.” You said, tears threatening to fall from your eyes once more. Shikamaru’s face softened as he rubbed his thumbs underneath your eyes, wiping away what you assumed was the dark mascara that had collected there and turned you into a walking raccoon instead of a sexy Galinda. 

“Okay,” he said gently, smiling down at you. “I’ll walk with you. This party is a drag.”

He guided you up the steep stairs of the basement, stopping momentarily to yell something to Naruto and Kiba when you heard Kankuro shouting your name. Shikamaru’s hand stayed planted on the small of your back as you passed through the front door, shielding you from the need to turn around and face Kankuro - you just couldn’t do it tonight - as the chill of the autumn air stung through your sheer tights. 

Rich amber and burgundy leaves covered the usually stone pathway as Shikamaru and you walked through the village in total silence, his hand never leaving from the small of your back, his smokey amber scent matching well with the seasonal breeze. You glanced over at him through your peripheral vision, taking in his blue flannel sleep pants and plain white tank top and you froze, an amused smirk forming over your face. Shikamaru quirked a brow at you.

“What?” He asked, scratching at his cheek. “Something on my face?”

You giggled, shaking your head. “What are you supposed to be, exactly?”

His lips twitched up and his eyes glinted with mischief. “Sleepy.”

“The dwarf?” You asked. He shrugged. 

The two of you stood in the middle of the street, staring at each other. You shivered lightly and Shikamaru cleared his throat, gesturing forward as a sign to continue walking, but you stayed still. 

“Shikamaru, why are you walking me home when you live in the opposite direction?” You asked, instinctively getting closer to him to hide from the chill in the air. He moved forward, your bodies so close yet so far apart, as he glanced up towards the starry sky.

“It’s Halloween,” he finally said, “And you’re tipsy. I wanted to make sure you got home alright.”

You smiled knowingly as Shikamaru glanced down at you, his brown eyes sinking you deeper into an impenetrable force as he reached forward and adjusted your crown, the silver shining in the pale white light of the moon and sparking across his face like beautiful starlight. Your heart skipped a beat and you turned away quickly, walking forward once more. 

He doesn’t like you, you thought. He has made that perfectly clear. So why go out of his way for you? Shikamaru had recently been helping you through a slog of dates after you had broken up with your longtime boyfriend from The Hidden Cloud. You had been with him for so long that you had completely forgotten how to, well, actually date - slipping on your words, texting too quickly, calling when you shouldn’t - the whole thing was a total shitshow, but luckily, Shikamaru had taken pity on you one day when he ran into you at a bar, totally alone after a date had, once again, ghosted you.

The two of you quickly formed a partnership, which had then turned into a friendship, which then turned into a mega crush (for you) and… nothing, for him. You were sitting on his couch in his tiny apartment, drinks in hand, laughing after he had taken you out for a date - or so you thought. Turns out Shikamaru doesn’t consider going out to get drinks with a girl and then taking said girl back to his apartment for more drinks a date because when you leaned in for the fatal kiss, he pulled away, seething with rage.

“Why are all you women the same?” He said, standing up and running his hands through his hair. “I just wanted to hang out. You’re my friend.”

“I-” You stumbled on your words as you placed your drink down and crossed your arms over your chest in a futile bid at making yourself smaller, wishing to sink into the couch and disappear forever. “I thought the signs were there.”

He scoffed, walking towards the door. “Look, I’m sorry, but it’s not like that for me.” He opened his door and waited as you sat on his couch, dumbfounded and betrayed. That was the last time you had seen him until this party. He had left you a few voicemails, all of which you had ignored, and had texted you a few random things, which you never responded to and left on read. 

You grabbed for your keys as you approached your front door and unlocked it before twisting around aggressively and leering at the man in front of you. His expression was hard to gauge, but his eyes were narrowed with what looked very much like guilt as you huffed and leaned against the doorframe.

“You know, you’re a very confusing person, Shikamaru.” You chided. 

“I know,” he agreed, stepping closer to you. “And I’m sorry for that.”

The tension in the air seeped between your bodies like a barrier as Shikamaru broke through it to tuck a stray strand of hair behind your ear. Every nerve in your body screamed to run away; to slam the door in his face and forget you ever met him. Your heart, however, hammered within your chest approvingly as you gripped onto his hand and kept it cupped against your cheek. 

“This seems like something a guy would do if he were trying to ‘make his feelings known’ to a girl,” you whispered, sucking your lower lip between your teeth, “But last month when I confessed to you, you made it very clear you had no feelings for me.”

Shikamaru gave his signature half-smirk at the parroted back words of wisdom he gave to you back at that bar where you first met. “You’re right, I did make it seem that way.”

He stepped closer to you, leaning his head down slightly and placing his free hand onto the door beside your head, caging you in. “But, the truth is, I was scared. I’ve always kept people at a safe distance because I don’t like to show vulnerability, but that night, when you were so confident and…” he took in a shaky breath, “And you went to kiss me, I panicked. I realized what I wanted, more than anything in that moment, was to give myself to you fully. And I didn’t know what to do. So I pushed you away.”

He watched you intently, his dark eyes sparkling in the light of the stars like kaleidoscopes, showing you all the colors the world could be if you could keep those eyes in your life. You looked down, suddenly embarrassed as you shuffled your feet and sighed, bracing yourself to face him once more.

“Shika, I-” You gulped down the ball of anxiety and torment that had formed in your throat, your voice barely above a whisper. “I just wasted like three weeks on yet another guy who turned out to be a dud. Maybe I’m just… meant to be alone, for a while. Maybe I need to just be more like you, I guess.”

Shikamaru shuffled anxiously, adjusting his stance to be closer to you. “No, I don’t… think that’s true.” 

“You told me yourself that guys won’t change for me. That I’m the rule. Maybe I should take your advice and just-”

His hand grasped onto the nape of your neck as he pulled you forward, his warm lips crashing onto yours as fireworks ignited within your belly. You froze, his lips so soft against your own, his strong hand such a powerful force against you that it made you dizzy. An insatiable desire lit its way along your veins as you kissed him back, delicately. You pulled back, realization crashing over you like a tsunami.

“I’m… the exception.” You stated, looking into his almond eyes. His face was so intense as he watched you, his breathing shallow as his fingers twisted against the skin of your neck reassuringly.

“You are my exception.” He whispered, his voice laced with an honesty that made your heart bloom like a sunflower in the summer sun as he leaned forward and rolled his mouth onto yours. 

You slowly wrapped your arms around his neck as he wrapped his around your waist, his tongue trailing along your bottom lip. You allowed him to explore your mouth as you scraped your nails along his scalp, his dark brown baby hairs tickling the pads of your fingers. The world around you melded into a cacophony of colors as it spun around you and you opened your eyes. Shikamaru looked at you, his eyes half lidded, his face warm and welcoming as you felt your bodies being lifted towards Cloud Nine.

“Do you want to come inside? It’s so cold.” You said softly, twisting the tips of his spiky ponytail around your dainty finger. He answered with another kiss as you smiled against his mouth and felt him reach for the doorknob.

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The way that Naruto’s male fans act is so bizarre for a number of reasons. They’re obsessed with sexualizing Hinata and bragging about how she’s a perfect submissive wife. They even argue about Naruhina being best ship because they have the most children, like she’s some breeding cow. Never mind that Naruto sleeps on the couch, is bored, and does the bare minimum. Marriage is the ultimate symbol of love for them, despite the fact that people get married everyday without loving each other. It just feels obvious that they use him to self-insert into because they want to f*ck Hinata.

But it’s worse when they put down Sasuke and say they’re happy that he doesn’t talk to him in Boruto because he can focus on the wife that “did so much for him because he deserves better.” Or they’ll put him down to uplift Shikamaru or Gaara.

I like Shikamaru and Gaara but Hinata was watching Naruto from the bushes while he suffered, Shikamaru was considering leaving to die in the Forest of Death, and Gaara disregarded Naruto until he proved himself to him, all after Sasuke sacrificed himself and jeopardized his life goal for Naruto several times.

It’s funny that they claim to like Naruto but refuse to accept that he loves Sasuke because they’re so caught up in their projections.

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They’re obsessed with sexualizing Hinata and bragging about how she’s a perfect submissive wife. They even argue about Naruhina being best ship because they have the most children, like she’s some breeding cow.

You have no idea how much I get pissed with these Dudebros who mischaracterize Naruto and project their Incel behaviour onto him. I saw a comment in Youtube where it says, “Sakura went for the Handsome Boy and ended up living a lonely life. But Hinata went for someone who was rejected by everyone but ended up living a Happy Life with 2 healthy kids”

This is just so wrong on so many levels.

Firstly, They hate Sakura because she rejected Naruto… (Classic Simp)

Secondly, They hate the fact that Sakura rejected Naruto in favor of Sasuke… (Male Ego)

Secondly, They think Naruto was looking for Love from every Tom , Dick and Harry like a Doormat…. Which is again NOT TRUE…

Thirdly, They dumb down Sakura and uplift Hinata as if she is some Feminist Icon… All because she waited for her Naruto-kun.

They project their Simping, Incel-ish, Misogynistic behaviour onto Naruto and reduce him into a boy whose life goal was only to marry a girl and have kids… Part of this have to be blamed on Naruto Fillers’ team too.

They’ll put Sasuke down to uplift Shikamaru or Gaara.

To them, someone being Nice and Worshipping their Fave are Good Friends. Shikamaru became friendly during Chunin Exams… And Gaara, after Konoha Crush arc.

Whereas Sasuke was fighting with Naruto until 697 Chapters which made those guys come to the conclusion that Sasuke is not a good friend.

What’s more? Even mainstream media like CBR claim this Bullshit without even doing a proper research. [Link]

First Chance??? Shikamaru??? Seriously??? What the hell is watching clouds anyway??

Can’t they actually pay attention to their Fav as to why he is behaving in a certain way, why he did what he did, what he likes/dislikes, what he actually wants???

No.

Instead they project their own likes/dislikes, desires, ideals onto him and make him into someone unrecognizable.

Fandoms are becoming more about individuals rather than the Characters themselves. I mean, sure there's a saying that "What people does online doesn't reflect their true personalities". But at some times I can't help but feel that they are just like what they project through these characters.

[assortednarutoheadcanons]

Love this blog fr, makes my pillow cold at night. Makes my microwave not do that cause it's a croissant (hope you get that reference lmao)

Anywho, thots on team gai? Just in general not sure if you've made a post about them. But like what do others around the village think of em? Love u swag, ur amazing.

Oh honey, you beautiful monster. I haven't mentioned them because I'm Team 10 biased and I think we were robbed of their abilities. Team Gai is different as we can guess based off canon lore.

And Team Gai, darling? Well, they're neutral in the village but that doesn't mean they're not chaotic gremlins. They have Lee and Tenten.

And as with Team 10, this is not organized in any shape or form.

Compared to the Chaotic Evil energy Team 10 exudes, Team Gai gives off quite a bit of Lawful Chaotic energy.

Neji carries a bottle of shochu and sake on him at all times (protected by one of Tenten’s frankly amazing scroll seals) in the even that they need to break out their most feared weapon; Drunk Rock Lee.

(this gave Team 10 an hour long mental confused conversation on the benefits and drawbacks. The rest of the teams are immediately like ‘yup, that checks’ and just leaves Team Gai to whatever fuckery they have planned.)

Tenten is actually a fuinjutsu prodigy. Choji’s mother (head of fuinjutsu department) signed her on as an apprentice during the 2.5 blank period where everyone became chunin and Naruto edited Jiraiya’s nasty pornos.

Team Gai is by far the most responsible team and Neji is instantly the best babysitter for any Chaotic Evil groups (see Team 10).

Hyugas are just rational in general.

Neji hates the Yamanaka Clan with a passion.

Tenten despises the Nara Clan because she can’t beat them at go.

Tenten started the Go club at the Academy.

Lee doesn’t hate anyone but he is creeped out by the Yamanaka heiress who glares at him anytime he’s nearby.

(This isn’t about his fashion sense but because the Lee and Gai clans (subsets of the original clan) evolved to be completely resistant to Genjutsu and mental control. This pisses off the Yamanaka Clan to an almost insane degree because Ino has heard all these stories about losing battles to the fucking clan)

(It also has a little to do with his fashion sense)

Tenten can do tattoo seals. Neji has two, Lee has twenty, and Gai has zero because he’s too old (he claims. He’s just terrified of needles)

One of the tattoos allows for Neji to know if Hinata is hurt. It’s very useful because she’s on a team with Kiba and one of the only people who’s willing to wrestle Akamaru and Kiba at the same time.

Rock Lee killed a giant tiger in the Forest of Death with one kick.

Neji is bisexual and has kissed both Lee and Tenten.

Those two have also kissed.

Neji is allergic to oranges.

Tenten is colourblind and is therefore not allowed to set fires without supervision.

Tenten’s mother died in the Kyuubi attack but her father is a travelling merchant who rarely comes home. She lives with her two aunts, one who is a medical ninja and one who works in T&I.

Tenten is terrified of the Yamanaka Clan because of the horror stories she overheard from her aunt who told her medical ninja aunt about Yamanaka Inoichi and other Yamanakas in the department.

Neji has bitchslapped Ino. He is the only one to still live. (Ino deserved it at the time.)

Lee and Choji regularly spar.

Tenten hates the storage shadow technique Shikamaru created because he’s stabbed her with it.

Neji is the only one who can beat Shikamaru at Shogi. He can’t beat him at actual tactics but shogi is different.

Neji has also strangled Ino.

Rock Lee drinks coffee with a lot of sugar and milk.

Neji drinks very light tea.

Tenten is the only one who can drink straight black coffee.

They live together in an apartment in the Jounin Apartments and they all have jobs. Neji is the shopper, Tenten cooks, and Lee cleans (claims it’s a good workout)

All of them judge Team 7 very harshly. Neji for Sasuke the Missing Ninja, Tenten because Sakura is one of the most frustrating people to talk to, and Lee just judges them because they all lack youth because they’re ‘traumatized’ and ‘angry’.

There is no excuse for Youthfulness and the only people who he will not say that to is Sarutobi Asuma and Team 10.

Tenten is bizarrely adept at barbecuing meat.

Tenten is also a basic field medic (she did train in the medical ninjutsu sector briefly but found her calling in fuinjutsu.)

Tenten and Lee come up with the most bizarre plans and Neji says ‘No’ a lot. This does not mean he doesn’t take pieces and make them into somewhat functional plans.

Tenten isn’t from the Land of Fire. She’s from the western area which I headcanon is a Chinese Empire (if anyone watches Mao dao Zushi, think something like that and mix it with Naruto lore)

Lee can talk to ghosts if he’s in a marked graveyard. It creeps everyone else out.

Tenten likes salads

Neji makes perfect dumplings.

Lee eats more than Tenten and Neji combined. It’s equivalent to the amount Naruto inhales for one meal.

Gai loves sushi. This has not been passed onto his students as Lee can’t eat raw fish.

Tenten, when absorbed in her seal work, forgets to eat, sleep, etc until she collapses (usually with low blood sugar). To fight this, Neji and Lee have made a bucket of candy that she just randomly eats.

Lee becomes a jounin after the war.

Tenten dies in the war. Neji breaks down sobbing in the middle of the battlefield.

Lee is the only one to actively fend off a feral Team 10 and succeed.

Taka fears Team Gai as one fears Team 10. Because they’re Team 10 but organized and Not Insane.

Tenten actively uses old cookware as weapons. This has led to enemies getting smacked around with a frying pan and spatula while Neji and Lee laugh at them.

Gai eats raw onions around them.

He has also eaten a head of garlic straight.

All three of his students fear him because they tried it for a month and they can’t stand the smell of raw onions and garlic. They have them pre chopped by someone they pay.

Tenten has dragged an enemy by the feet to Konoha while he was screaming. Neji and Lee were unconcerned.

Neji loves peanuts. This poses a problem as Tenten actively hates them and will fight one on sight.

This is never explained or elaborated on as everyone has their quirks.

“Neji-nee-san, that isn’t a quirk.”

“Yes it is, Hinata-sama.”

Kiba steals Tenten’s candy and then gets stabbed by a katana.

Lee and Tenten have a move where they swing around an enemy and then just slam into them with as much force as possible. Think of the bloopers from The Greatest Showman, Zendaya and Zac Efron slamming into each other but with someone between them and they’re actively trying to hurt the person in the middle.

Neji usually watches this with unhidden amusement.

Neji meditates. A lot. He has his own garden thing where no one can enter if he’s there so he can calmly meditate.

I don’t know what else to add, feel free to add more if you have your own.

[lethalempathy]

The Fragility of Flowers

by Anonymous

Sakura Haruno will become a Seal Master. She will create new seals, and become something feared. A kunoichi who doesn’t have a clan to fall back on must be prepared to make the world her own. She is not the fragile flower the world wants her to roll over and be without a complaint. She won’t be weak.

OR

As the only civilian born student left in her class, Sakura knows she has to find her own niche, even if that means carving it into stone with bloodied fingernails.

OR

The Sakura/ Various Fic No One Asked For.

Words: 3345, Chapters: 1/?, Language: English

Fandoms: Naruto

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings

Categories: F/M, Multi

Characters: Haruno Sakura, Aburame Shino, Yamanaka Ino, Nara Shikamaru, Akimichi Chouji, Inuzuka Kiba, Uzumaki Naruto, Nara Shikaku, Nara Yoshino, Inuzuka Tsume, Inuzuka Hana, Yamanaka Inoichi, Aburame Shibi, Haruno Mebuki, Haruno Kizashi, Hatake Kakashi, Hatake Kakashi's Ninken

Relationships: Haruno Sakura & Rookie Nine, MultiSaku, Haruno Sakura/ Various, Haruno Sakura/Nara Shikamaru, Aburame Shino/Haruno Sakura, Haruno Sakura/Hyuuga Neji, Haruno Sakura/Inuzuka Kiba, Aburame Shino & Haruno Sakura, Haruno Sakura & Hatake Kakashi & Uchiha Sasuke & Uzumaki Naruto, Haruno Sakura/Kankurou, Gaara/Haruno Sakura, Haruno Sakura/Rock Lee

Additional Tags: Fuuinjutsu, Fuuinjutsu Master Haruno Sakura, No beta we die like Minato, Canon? What Canon?, Politics, Let Sakura Say "Fuck", various - Freeform, Strong Haruno Sakura, BAMF Haruno Sakura, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Shinobi Politics (Naruto), Haruno Sakura Deserves Better, Poison, Poison-User Haruno Sakura, Med-Nin Haruno Sakura, op, Sakura is OP, Medical Ninja, Rating May Change

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Shikamaru Relationship Headcanons

Back with another relationship headcanons of Shikamaru, this time! I had fun writing these, so, please enjoy! X. 

He’s the type of person that would think every kind of activities that require efforts are a drag. The concept of ‘dating’, obviously, falls in the “what a drag” category— but dating you, however, is something he’d gladly do.

Hear me out, despite being very chill on the outside, Shikamaru is pretty much an overthinker. For example, he’d try to look uninterested on your first date. Would totally throw any outfit that he found comfortable. But in his mind, he’s DESPERATELY trying to figure you out, like

“DOES Y/N HATE MY OUTFIT” , “Why is she frowning— DOES SHE HATE EATING HERE” , “Man, wouldn’t it be a drag if she actually hated me”

A lot of “Hey, can you come over?” dates.

For relationship advices, he listens more to Choji’s than Ino’s.

“Listen, Shikamaru. The most important thing is your gestures. You have to show Y/N that you’re actually a fine gentleman—“ , “Just give her your last piece of meat then I bet she’d love you forever.” you can already guess which one is Ino and which one is Choji, right?

SHOGI DATES

So, the first time he had shogi date in his mind, he was REALLY overthinking it. He thought, you’d hate playing shogi together since it’s boring and it’s considered an old person game. But to his surprise, you LIKE it.

At first, of course, you were very bad it. Shikamaru beat you mercilessly— and would laugh hysterically about you losing.

But you started to understand how the game works and you’d eventually came up with a lot of strategies in your mind. So, one day, during your “can you come over” dates— you suggested, “Hey, why don’t we play Shogi?”

Shikamaru really didn’t see what’s coming

It was a tight match

Shikaku was watching

YOU WON

You left the Naras SPEECHLESS for MINUTES

Shikaku’s eyes were widened— he spent his years losing to Shikamaru. But today, as you grinned widely, Shikamaru sat in defeat. The younger Nara stayed calm, examining his pawns. On the contrary, the older Nara bursted into laughter, hitting his son’s shoulder repeatedly. “Y/N! You actually beat Shikamaru!”

Shikamaru’s mad on the outside but internally he’s like, “WIFEY.”

Seriously, don’t feel bad. For him, you’re a God-sent now that you beat him in Shogi. He’s planning a wedding in his mind.

Now let’s talk about touches. He’s not a big fan of PDA, because for him, it makes people uncomfortable. But he’s SO amazing with words— he’s a big flirt and there are so many aggressive sexual tensions between the two of you and THAT’S WHAT MAKES PEOPLE UNCOMFORTABLE ACTUALLY

“Do you think you can paralyze him with your shadow jutsu, Shikamaru?” , “Seriously, Y/N? If I could strangle you last night then I’m pretty sure I can now—“ , “(Ino, stressed out in a battlefield) GUYS COME ON NOT NOW HE HAS A BLADE.”

His favorite way to spend some time with you is obviously by taking a nap together, especially after a tiring missions. He’d take off his vest and throw himself on the bed. You’d stand near his bed and he’d go, “Come.” inviting you to sleep next to him.

He loves it when you’re curled up next to him inside a blanket— skins touching. He’d bury his head in your hair and play with your hair lazily until he’s asleep.

NEVER WAKES HIM UP because he has the prettiest face when he’s asleep like he looks so peaceful

Please, kiss him right after he wakes up. He just gained a lot of energy and it’s the best time to earn what you deserve!

“Y/N, how long have you been awake?” he whispered while rubbing his eye when he saw your back— sitting on the edge of the bed. Without saying anything, you crawled to him, leaning in for a kiss. Just when your lips touched, his hands began to travel down to your waist, pulling your weight closer to him. His fingers traced your skin as he deepened your kiss. “Excited much?” you broke the silence, “I thought you’re the one who’s excited.” he smirked.

Besides taking a nap together, he really likes having an interesting discussions with you. Please ask him about his opinions, theories, or basically anything! He’d spend hours explaining things and end up lost in his own thoughts but I swear it’s worth it because he’s so passionate talking about the things he’s interested in!

Would be very flustered at the end (but would try to hide it) because he’d think you’re bored

“Ah, sorry, Y/N.—“ , “*heart eyes* NO, PLEASE, CONTINUE.”

As much as he loves having discussions with you, he hates having to argue with you, though.

Arguing, especially with you, definitely falls in the “what a drag” category, too. He’s a determined guy— and so with his principles. So, when the both of you are being stubborn, he’d definitely leave you mid-argument, bidding his farewell.

Something like, “You know what, Y/N? This has been quite a drag. I’ll see you tomorrow.”

But boy will be in a full emo mode later at night

Would stare at the ceiling for hours. Pretending to play Shogi with someone. All these to distract himself as he’s trying to cool himself down.

You wouldn’t believe it, but he’d totally walk to your place at night and wait outside your window for some time but then decided to come back home. He knows that he was being a little like a jerk by leaving you in a middle of the conversation.

He’d come first thing in the morning to make up with you.

“Shikamaru, what are you doing?” , “I brought breakfast.”

It would be a little awkward at first, eating breakfast together after a heated argument with no settlement. But he’d be the one to apologize, and he’d be the type to apologize with no “but”s. He’s very nice like that.

All he ever wants to do is cloud-gazing with you, tbh. 

Even though he appears to be a cool person, he’s quite sensitive especially when he’s frustrated. When he’s unable to solve things, when there’s no way out.

It’s very heart-breaking to see him cry, actually. His body would shake, heavy sobs, gritted teeth. It’s painful. 

It happened one time when he found out you had been seriously injured after a mission.

You were together assigned for a mission with the other crews, and he was the one who came up with the battle plan. He trusted you with your power, so he put you with the strongest opponent as well. Unfortunately, he miscalculated your opponent who, apparently, got so much surprise attacks under his sleeve— leaving you defeated.

He blamed it on himself.

He stayed with you every day when you’re hospitalized. Looking at your bruises face triggered every fibers in his body. His head hurt— and tears started to heavily poured from his eyes.

You wake up to the sound of Shikamaru crying, his head was buried on the bedsheet. You could actually tell how he was in agony by the way his body trembled. “Shikamaru.” you called weakly— but it surprised him. His eyes were swollen red, runny nose, and his cheeks wet from his tears. “I’m okay—“ , “It’s my fault, Y/N. I didn’t—“ , “I’m okay.” you repeated yourself.

And from that moment onwards, he swears to try his best to protect you from any sort of harm. He also promised himself to come back home, he doesn’t want to keep you alone for a long time— because deep down you both know that home is to be by each other’s side.