#like haku/zabuza would have never been romantic

[colorisbyshe]

This post is just making me think of the actually very sloppy yet SO well done use of parallels in Naruto.

Like, the parallels in Naruto are always, always heavy handed.

Naruto is Jiraiya. Sasuke is Orochimaru. Sakura is Tsunade.

Naruto is Hashimada. Naruto is Madara.

In that one scene, Naruto is Haku. Sasuke is Zabuza.

Sometimes, Sasuke is Kakashi but also Naruto is Minato... who was Kakashi’s mentor. (Despite Sasuke being Zabuza who was Haku’s mentor/abuser.) Sasuke is Kakashi but Naruto is never really Obito (except for when he is) but Sakura is kind of Rin.

And I could go on, really. Just with paralles with Naruto and Sasuke (and sometimes Sakura) to other characters and other character relationships.

But, the thing is... none of these parallels ever really make sense besides maybe Hashimada/Madara. These parallels are largely surface level. Except for one thing... all of these people and relationships ended tragically, dooming Sasuke and Naruto from the start. Fate said you are Team 7, you are Senju and Uchiha, you are born into enemy lines but Sasuke and Naruto are proof of that fate being defied.

Their bond, their love, their trauma bonding endured what those before them couldn’t. Their bond healed wounds that weren’t even theirs and gave redemption to people long gone. They are liberation from the cycle of despair.

They have broken the chains their ancestors, teachers, and enemies have put onto them. Their love is greater than any bondage put onto them.

And... that’s how you accidentally write one of the best love stories of all time

[moss-veins]

I don’t ship Naruto with Sakura at all, but trying to look into why Naruto picked Sakura to be the one he “liked” is a mystery to me.

I’ve edited this a bunch of times to cut out a lot of backstory/rant that I wanted to try to justify the struggle I went through as a kid growing up with the anime. However, I wanted to keep this more to the point since I have a tendency of rambling... lol. So, to explain this post simply... Naruto’s seemingly “crush”  on Sakura never made sense even as someone who might have once tried to consider it. I wanted to see their point of view...

But Naruto never explains why it’s Sakura that he “likes.” Not once! Even as an attentive reader I’m trying to look for the reason!

Like yes, one could point out that it’s due to convivence because they ended up on the same team together... but that isn’t the case as we see Naruto acting like this before they were even put on to a team together:

I mean, the obvious reason could just be that Kishimoto wanted to portray a love triangle. However, even that’s unsatisfactory! There is no flashback that Naruto ever recalls back to that explains why Naruto chose Sakura to be crushing on! Even Hinata has flashbacks and explanations of why she had fallen in love with Naruto. Even Naruto has flashbacks on why he loves Sasuke. Sasuke has flashbacks of why he loves Naruto. Sakura has flashbacks of why she likes Sasuke. Even Haku and Zabuza, etc. etc.... Everyone in the show has a form of explanation of loving/caring for their most important person whether it be romantic or not and Naruto literally has none for Sakura, who he seemingly wants to date????????????????????????????????????

Now I know the reasons from the perspective of Naruto being a closeted gay and they make sense and can be backed up with evidence from the manga and compared to other literature, media, and LGBT+ history... But trying to come from the point of view of NaruSaku I legit can’t find the reason. 

If Naruto has no reason to call back to..... Doesn’t it just mean that he literally could have picked any other girl to pretend to like as long as he looked straight????

The only conclusion I come to is simply that he picked Sakura at random to hide his gay and that’s all. I know there are posts that talk about this and it’s nothing surprising for me to say. I guess Naruto just got unlucky with who he randomly picked, because if he picked, I don’t know, Hinata, then at least she would have been kinder to him and he could have successfully came across straight because of course she would have said yes to all of his dating propositions..... however, would he even have asked Hinata if she never asked Sasuke on a date first????? Since that’s when mainly Naruto asks Sakura, right after she gets turned down from Sasuke. Idk idk.

Long story short I just think the fact that there is no explanation on to why Naruto “likes” Sakura in a romantic sense is proof in itself that he doesn’t and it’s all an act.

Now, if I’m forgetting a significant scene that does give an explanation, please let me know (as long as it’s canon) because I can’t think of one and I feel like it would be something I would remember.....

[gayninjas]

(1/2) Okay so I'm still new to Naruto so feel free to correct me if I'm wrong. Also, this is long. I'm sorry. I'll split it.😅

Out of the K12 kids, Naruto, Sasuke and Neji were fucked over by Konoha (either by their clans, the old man hokage or the villagers). I'd include Rock Lee but I think he was just bullied as a small kid for being... weird? or not having chakra?? And he worked super hard and that didn't last long.

Anyway, I've read plenty of reviews about how the series ended poorly and how messages like "you can change your fate" were disregarded. That the the Naruto franchise would've done better staying an actiony, ninja shonen that focused more on changing the shinobi system instead of turning into the forced romantic shojo that it became. I agree with all of that.

And I said that to say this, I really am disgusted with how things went for Naruto, Sasuke and Neji. Naruto doesn't receive any apologies from those who should give him one (like the villagers! I think the old hokage bastard died so.. no apology there I guess). Like, I know Iruka apologizes to him and I don't know why. I know Iruka was Naruto's first bond, what'd he and only him have to apologize for.

Not only that but Naruto just accepts everyone and then hides the fact that those in charge of Konoha planned the Uchiha massacre!!! (Does Sasuke know he's doing that?) It's ridiculous to just hide the genocide committed by the state (because he's patriotic? Wants to stick to the status quo as much as possible while trying to change things??). And it's somehow worse to hide it when you have this intensely close relationship with the lone survivor of that genocide.

Like, why write Naruto like that? To receive no actual closure (imo) on how he grew up in Konoha and tp make him a top tier bootlicker

included the second part of the ask

(2/2) With Sasuke, that genocide happened and he was just left to his own devices on the outskirts. And he's treated as a villian for justifiably wanting to "destroy" Konoha and wanting a revolution. It gets under my skin how much the K12 kids don't give a fuck about stuff like this. (I like all of them (except for 2) and stuff like this sours my opinion on them)

Not only is he treated as a villain, it appears that no one pay's for the Uchiha massacre (except for Itachi?) which is bullshit. It's just swept under the rug. And THEN Sasuke is written to become another Konoha bootlicker??! He has to go off on his own to atone for his sins? What!

And finally Neji. He died as he knew he would, for the main house family. I will hate that forever and always. His destiny didn't change. Little!Neji in the chunin exams exposing how fucked up the Hyuuga clan is, no one (except Naruto?) cares. He gave Hinata a chance to back out before he killed her, which was allowed, she didn't, he was about to end it and then 4 teachers(?) jump in to save her because, special treatment. Can't let the (former) Hyuuga heir die, she means more than the other kids.

And he was treated as an antagonist for being rightfully pissed off. But no, he just gets over it I guess after befriending Naruto, the Hyuuga clan continues with its slavery bullshit and he dies sacrificing himself for Hinata. What a way to go.

And I know they don't address the slavery Neji wanted to abolish in Boruto. They just ignore it and act like everything's fine and dandy. Naruto isn't one of those series where things just happen offscreen and we know it's cool, right? They can't just expect ppl to think the Hyuuga clan changed right? They don't even focus on them, Neji died and so did any relevance to the Hyuugas because Hinata doesn't do anything.

(Had Neji lived I know he also would've been turned into a major bootlicker too)

In conclusion I can't stand how these 3 boys were screwed over by the village in many ways and then screwed over by bad writing. It's irritating. I love Naruto but there's so many problems with it.

i tried to be concise, hope i covered everything!

I agree that if the Naruto franchise didn’t end off with lackluster romance plots and instead gave closure for all the things they left open ended after the end of the war it would have made a much better ending to the series.

Kishimoto had even admitted he had trouble writing romance in as he hadn’t ever planned on it. He never considered it that relevant so when they did include it, the whole thing felt so forced and awkward it was even kinda ooc for Naruto and Sasuke (scenes like narutos flat ‘im not in touch with my emotions’ reaction to hinatas confession that butchered his character were an absolute pain to sit through)

Nejis death being an awful plot devise to develop NH was a terrible move, like neji sacrificed himself for someone who moments later held narutos hand and went "his hands are warm"??

Don’t even wanna list anything I dislike about ss cause their marriage is so lifeless i feel dead thinking about it.

As for the villagers, they were happy to alienate a poor kid who couldn’t fend for himself and let him believe he was a demon and was deserving of it all but then started licking his boots when they realized they had the equivalent of a nuclear weapon desperate to protect them, and even then they weren’t remorseful of their actions, its all very sickening really,

I think the whole end of Naruto was handled in a way that went against the characters values? like I can easily imagine Naruto being rightfully enraged at the people who issued the massacre of hundreds of innocents, and he wouldn’t ever think of hiding anything like that, especially from the victim who was also his friend??.

How they wrote sasuke as someone who now fucking bows down and becomes a soldier for a village that destroyed him and has done nothing for him is just absolute bs. Although with sasuke, even if one argues his loyalty was for Naruto, the patriotic lines are just too much.

As for the rest, I don’t have much to say cause they never tried to understand why sasuke was doing what he did, they only saw a power hungry uchiha who was seeking revenge.

And yes nejis end was tragic for all the wrong reasons, i was more pissed than sad watching it. He was treated as a tool for nh and his anger at the hyuga clan and their issues was brushed off without much thought because the series never delved into it or resolved it.

And yes we got no real closure for the uchiha massacre, all the messed up things in the hyuga clan and the way Naruto was mistreated his whole life etc. Its aggravating how they expect us to believe its all fixed and fine now

I really do love the pre shippuden arcs like the zabuza and haku arc especially though. They were the peak naruto experience for me and are always the scenes I reminisce and often get nostalgic over.

[kankuroplease]

Haha, I'm sorry for troubling you last time! I don't necessarily want a request of KakaZabu again, since making 2 requests seem a little unfair, but I'd love to explain myself if you're alright with that! I noticed you included that bit with rarepaires in the 400 follower post (congrats btw!!! Your art is insanely pretty and just nice to look at and so so soft you deserve each and every one!!!) So.. belated explanation? I guess.

KakaZabu always seemed like the otp of Naruto for me, even before I'd entered the fandom! It was the way Kakashi and Zabuza were so alike and still pitted against each other, the both of them fighting for causes they didn't believe in and Zabuza died as a consequence. Zabuza only wanted to make money to keep himself and Haku afloat, Kiri likely being an awful place for him. Kakashi never wanted a Genin team, believing himself to be too broken, too devoid of love and warmth to keep the three of them alive. He'd only just barely managed to regain his philosophy of saving his comrades no matter the cost that Konoha beat out of him.

But I think Zabuza could have given Kakashi the will to hate. To be angry at Konoha for killing his father, for sending children on suicide missions, for giving him his dead sensei's child and the last Uchiha and a poor civilian born girl who was painfully dillusioned in the ways of shinobi. Their love would have been electric and destructive, one kiss sending forests ablaze and a mere touch leveling armies. Lightening and water are a deadly combo, after all.

They would understand each other well too, i think. Like two old, wisened veterans of war meeting in peace times. Or maybe a more apt description would be two wolves meeting among the sheep. They're two very damaged, barely surviving individuals with the combination blessing-curse of children that they need to take care of. That they need to train to handle the death and torture of the shinobi world. But together they'd be strong too, a force to be reckoned with on par to the jinchuuriki and akatsuki, powerful and eccentric and oh so dedicated to two things: they're children and each other.

On a lighter note... 😅

Theyre just cute together! Porn-reading psycho ninja killer cuddling up to his renowned-swordsman killer shark boyfriend! Just poking each other to no end, teasing quietly and acting innocent when their kids stare at them. As soon as Sakura or Naruto or Haku turn their backs tho, it's right back to giggling and lightly smacking each other. Just two big babies. They come across a laughably weak shinobi that tries to cash in their bounties and play tennis with the poor man's body. Kakashi probably gets a big sword too to match his boyfriend, or they develop an unbeatable style that involves them both using kubikiribocho at the same time! Kakashi was already good with a sword like that like we saw in the War Arc, so the both of them using it would just be grand!

Plus, poor little NaruSasuSaku dealing with Haku and the kids no doubt weird hobbies is just too good of a concept.

Sorry to bother with the long ask 😅

🔥 ALL VALID AND THOUGHT PROVOKING POINTS 🔥

And you’re not bothering me at all!!

I’m so sorry if that seemed directed at you, wasn’t meant to be! believe me when I say I have gotten many other request, even when I’m not taking them, for some REALLY hard to imagine Rarepairs.

My brain automatically does white noise if I get a rarepair request that I can’t fathom. That’s why I asked people to hype up their request if they really want me to do it as I will otherwise have to pass on it because names and personalities are not enough sometimes, y’know?

As for Kakazabu, I get the ship. I do, or else I wouldn’t have taken it on 😎 BUT for all the great reasons you pointed out, that’s what makes them hard to draw for me. Intensity isn’t always the easiest thing to capture in one picture, especially a romantic pairing picture without them just getting nasty 👀 engaging in a fight/standoff. because my mind was like

✨ violence will do ✨

and you may not have wanted that, so I just asked for ideas for them instead and mashed them together for something sweet but with promise 🖤

[mira--mira]

One obvious for the ask game. The main protagonist; Naruto Uzumaki and Izuku Midoriya.

@shiryusamarkanda it’s so nice to hear from you again! <3 

I totally didn’t forget to post this and had it fully finished in my drafts for days...totally. 

Naruto

What I love about them:

Naruto's a bratty kid who’s not afraid to speak up and challenge something he thinks is "wrong". This, of course, is part 1 Naruto. I actually like when he's a bit insensitive without being explicitly malicious bc its very fitting for his background/how he grew up but also gives him a clear path forward as he learns how to work as a team/starts to grow. It wasn’t exactly a smart move, but I really liked how he continued to challenge Zabuza in the Wave Arc saying “he’s still my enemy” after Kakashi told him to back off. This is all good and strong characterization that, to me, was more often endearing than it wasn’t. Naruto had goals and a purpose and in early Naruto that was still clear.

What I hate about them:

Part 2 (Shippuden) Naruto. There’s a lot that goes into this but the core deviation is getting away from the underdog story. In Shippuden Naruto is the son of the 4th, the Child of Prophecy, a reincarnation of the Sage of Six Path’s kid, makes friends with Kurama, and has the most OP power of the them all: Talk no Jutsu. What makes all of this even worse is Naruto went from a loveable bratty kid to an insufferable messiah figure. To be “perfect” his natural personality is shorn down until he’s only allowed occasional “stupid” mistakes rather than mistakes that emerge from his characterization. This also makes his ideological “wins” with villains...completely meaningless. Shippuden Naruto doesn’t really...have beliefs. He wants to be hokage and bring Sasuke back to the village. “Being hokage” was fine as a kid but I expected the progression into shippuden to be “what kind of hokage do I want to be?” This seemed natural bc we get in the Wave arc Naruto pushing against “what a shinobi is supposed to be: a tool” from Haku and declaring he’d make his own ninja way. Flashforward to the chunin arcs: hates Orochimaru for messing with Sasuke (esp when he eventually leaves to join him) and Neji for treating Hinata the way he did until he learned more about the Hyuga before declaring it wasn’t fair and you had to fight against fate and destiny. Tsunade’s arc was more about reemphasizing the village was something worth protecting and the Sasuke retrieval arc, while focused on Sasuke, at least kept up this theme. But these moments of growth are only alluded to in shippuden and by the time the war arc and ending come around...nothing changes. Naruto didn’t upset the status quo, he only maintained it. And once that ending was established it was a lot easier to go back and pick out exactly when his characterization started to fall through and the weird messiah figure took over instead. Part of this, imo, is the focus of his ultimate goal being “bring Sasuke back to the village” rather than understand what Sasuke is doing/why he’s doing it and then deciding to help him or stop him. 

Favorite Moment/Quote:

“You’re cute when you’re chubby” [in reference to the frog purse] 

I really love the quiet moments Naruto has and watching him live out his daily life. The frog purse is absolutely adorable and I love seeing it crop up time and time again. A close second is when Gai kicks Jiraiya in the face and, a short time later, offers Naruto the green tracksuit which he’s appreciative of. 

What I would like to see more focus on:

In Part 2 Naruto having a long-term goal alongside bringing Sasuke back to the village or trying to seriously think about why Sasuke does what he does and how that would potentially affect the plot. If I could go back to the very start, keeping the actual heart and intent of an underdog ninja story rather than everything turning into superpowered mecha/kaiju battles and aliens from space this is the big point that I’d want to address. In general, I really like fics that focus on training and give him a range of jutsu besides spamming shadow clones and rasengan variants. I’ve said this before, but if Naruto really wants to keep the “number 1 unpredictable ninja” moniker, learning a variety of small, diverse jutsu and using them in interesting/creative ways would be the way to go rather than spamming the aforementioned two. I also really like fics that buckle down and just go ham and create their own variety of jutsu, especially if it’s small practical jutsu rather than the latest and greatest OP Power #839281 kind of jutsu. 

What I would like to see less focus on:

The messiah figure. Talk no Jutsu. The obsession with having a morally pure hero in a world that routinely employed child soldiers and put them in war. I understand Naruto was a shonen manga first and foremost but like...this was the setting/world Kishimoto decided on having. However, I will say some fics take it to far on the other extreme for my taste, creating a edgy nihilistic Naruto that hates everyone and everything. 

Favorite pairing with:

Uhh...I don’t actually have a strong feeling for this one LOL. The most I’ve read has been SasuNaru (Sasuke x Naruto) because I’ve found really interesting set-ups. I like the ship and it does have a decent amount of backing in canon but it’s the little moments (or my ability to see possible little moments) that really make or break a ship for me. SasuNaru is all Big Declarations and I struggle to see how they’d actually settle down post Shippuden time into something sustainable. My favorite iterations of the ship is focused when they’re genin age and have a better relationship...but then I recognize that this is getting closer and closer to Hashimada. The other big things I run into with shipping Naruto with Sasuke is 1. Sasuke needs a shit ton of therapy/willingness to process his family related trauma and 2. Naruto needs a good support network/family outside of a romantic partner because it personally makes me uncomfortable to read ‘you’re my one and only’ (here being: I have no other friends, family, loved ones outside of you). It’s a ship that can work but it’s not my personal OTP.  

Favorite friendship:

Canon/OoT - Naruto & Sakura

I do have a softspot for fics where Naruto realizes his crush on Sakura is actually a desire to have friends/someone to care about him and then they do become close. In canon Sasuke was clearly the favorite of Kakashi (if chunin arc is kept the same/similar and he takes him away for the month to train) I really like Naruto and Sakura sticking together and trying to help each other. They’re both loud and can wind each other up but Naruto can help Sakura relax a bit from her rigid view of herself and she can help keep him on track/encourage him. 

NOTP:

Again, no real strong opinions here. Probably harems? I remember seeing a lot of those a couple years ago and I fundamentally dislike the harem so it will never be ‘done well’ to my personal taste. 

Favorite headcanon:

Naruto is smart, he just needs things to be explained in a way he can understand. 

I’m not a fan of ‘he’s the smartest person in the entire world’ trope but Naruto is creative, he created the oiroke jutsu before he graduated to genin and has a lot of stubborn determination. He’s just really bad at typical ‘book learning’ and traditional testing and he’s not a genius/prodigy like Sasuke or Neji.

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Izuku

What I love about them:

He’s such a smart kid and while he’s unsure/insecure about himself he still does his best. Honestly the premise of BNHA is amazing and I was so excited to watch this little quirky (heh) boy do his best and outthink heroes, utilizing his intelligence and knowledge of quirks. I really love early Izuku and how he has to approach situations from a different angle bc he grew up quirkless/can’t properly handle OFA. The sports festival arc remains one of my personal favorites and really showed his ingenuity. I also really love that Izuku is openly emotional, he cries, he gets super happy about things, he’s angry, he’s sad, etc.  

What I hate about them:

Why do stories insist on calling themselves “underdogs” when for a majority of the time, they’re not? Or not as much as they would be from the original premise? Look, TDP came about exactly bc BNHA was billed as ‘quirkless boy becomes number 1 hero’ it changed rapidly into ‘Izuku gets the strongest quirk but can’t control it’ and while I was...disappointed with that, it happened so quickly I wasn’t really upset. Fast forward to apparently OFA has...what seven(?) quirks inside it and I just...it’s frustrating. Even more the longer we go the more Izuku strays away from a character that is forced to use his intelligence and creatively outthink his opponents and instead becomes...I just have to hit him harder! The Muscular fight already inched towards this but the Overhaul fight just felt like Super Shonen Smack-down 728329. Which, isn’t an inherent problem, it just doesn’t match up to the expectations I had about BNHA I had at the start and how I hoped the series would go. For a character trait that I hate: Izuku is stupidly self-sacrificing. It makes sense with his character but he shoots beyond what is safe and reasonable and I wish there would be more internal emphasis on the question “is it better to save one person today if it meant I couldn’t save ten people tomorrow?” I think he’d choose the former or forsake the question altogether (we touched briefly on this during the overhaul arc with Eri) but I think it’s a serious question needs to be touched on (or I just need to go back and rewatch things again LOL) 

Favorite Moment/Quote:

See entire sports festival arc. I don’t really have a favorite moment because I love the entire arc and we get so much out of it. 

What I would like to see more focus on:

Quirkless Izuku. There’s already a lot of fics, but I really do love them. It deviates a bit, but I do like the creativity of giving Izuku his own unique quirk and then exploring what he can do with that/how it changes canon. Really I want Izuku to keep his original characterization and not trade his smarts for more punching power or deus ex machinas for quirks hidden inside of OFA. If OFA!Izuku is kept, I like story ideas where he still has to rely on means outside of his quirk. Preferably this is isn’t because he injuries himself so much, but I like toying with the idea that Izuku never gets OFA to All Might’s level so he really does have to make the quirk his own and still rely heavily on his intelligence and quirk journals to become the number 1. 

What I would like to see less focus on:

Quirks hidden inside OFA. Strength should have been enough, it was already billed as the most powerful quirk of all. I know this is a common theme for shonen stories, and I don’t mean to harp specifically on Izuku, but again the premise of BNHA was an underdog story. 

Favorite pairing with:

Tododeku (Todoroki Shouto x Midoriya Izuku) 

Friends to lover and battle couples lads, I am weak to them. I like the contrast between their personalities as well as origins (Shouto being the number 2′s (now 1) kid and Izuku from a quiet civilian background). At the end of the sports festival arc both of them are extremely well characterized and it’s easy for me to imagine how their relationship progresses from there and how they can support each other and help each other grow. It’s a very sweet and wholesome ship the way I write and read it and it’s v cute.

Favorite friendship:

Canon- Midoriya Izuku & Uraraka Ochaco & Iida Tenya

I really like the core trio and think their interactions are really sweet. They balance each other out well and their friendship was immediately believable to me. I also like later when Tsuyu and Shouto start to get included in the group and out of the “main” core friends I’m endlessly entertained whenever Izuku and Tokoyami interact with one another. (This is also because I love my bird son, but you know.)

TDP - Midoriya Izuku & Ashido Mina or Midoriya Izuku & Hatsume Mei

Really, I love all of TDP’s kiddos interactions. Their chemistry is one of my favorite things about the fic and all the villain school kiddos meshed really well and had hilarious interactions. Mina and Mei are my faves but just barely. Mina came out of left field for the fic but she plays a similar role that Ochaco does in canon as a usual source of positivity (but unlike Ochaco with additional chaos). She’s Izuku’s first real friend even before starting HIVVE and wouldn’t hesitate to call Izuku her cousin as she views him as family. In return, Mina’s someone Izuku can completely count and depend on if necessary. Mei is...Mei. Izuku is her best “useful customer” and it’s actually terrifying how similar their thoughts are, just Mei has an (un)healthy dose of Hazmat’s insanity and her own business acumen added into the mix. They have slightly different fields of interest but are intellectual equals that work well together and that’s something new to both of them.

NOTP:

Bakudeku (Bakugo Katsuki x Midoriya Izuku)

It’s unhealthy. Unless it’s an AU that changes what the start of their relationship is like, Bakugo and Izuku will always have a toxic friendship to me and I can’t ever see them in a healthy relationship. Both of them have a lot to learn and I am of the opinion that Bakugo should get the opportunity to grow and become a good person and leave behind his past as a bully. However, I’m also of the opinion that no matter how good of a person a bully becomes their victim is never required to absolve them of past wrongdoings. Izuku and Bakugo were friends once, their relationship turned toxic, and now it’s in the interest of both of them to grow apart from one another. I even hesitate to really say they’ll be friends again because the early characterization of their relationship was so imbalanced to me, but for the right author and the right work I may see them being on good terms. It’s still a romantic relationship that I dislike. 

Favorite headcanon:

Crack headcanon? Izuku does have a natural quirk, the force of his tears is clearly superpowered 😂 Regular headcanon, (that is canon in TDP and kindaaa in regular canon(?)) when Izuku gets really engrossed in a super stressful fight he focuses on what will work rather than what is moral. It has...mixed results. 

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For the ask game. 

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What are the relationship tags?

This is canon divergence but also kinda crumples canon up into a wet paper ball because there’s so much I didn’t like in Naruto canon, so uh, no kaguya plotline, still Akatsuki shenanigans but they haven’t evolved to the point that any of the main characters REALLY know what they’re up to, and the timeline is spread out over a much larger period of time (re: the Naruto that goes back in time is 19 going on 20) + no one became a chunin until age 16. Cause…..child soldiers. Already bad, but baby child soldiers is SO BAD. 

Prior (pre-time travel) Sasunaru that ended in betrayal since Sasuke is still off being low-key evil. He chidori’d Naruto but also kissed him immediately afterwards, so Naruto is pretty sure they’re done with each other buuuuuut is still a little bit in love with him. They’ve been mutual since their Team Seven days even if very few people are aware of the fact that they are/were actually romantically involved. They planned to have kids one day. They were super serious and SUPER WEIRD ABOUT IT. Sasuke…is still super serious about Naruto, weirdly enough. Prior Shikanaru that never gets resolved, though it’s implied that it would’ve been mutual if Naruto ever had’ve realized what was going on sooner. Shika was basically his ninja war wife. He legit moves in on Naruto pretty quickly post-Sasuke and makes his intentions BLATANTLY CLEAR, but Naruto is used to Sasuke levels of like…intense passion? Possessive fury? Shika’s chill approach and low-grade obsession don’t even register with him until Shika sends him off to the past with what, for anyone but Naruto, WOULDN’T have been construed as a confession. They’re…complicated. Tenten is probably the only person to be fully aware of what was going on there.

Post-time travel there’s some not-quite-one-sided Zabuza/Naruto because blackkat’s slutty slutty Zabuza characterization gets me and I really wanted this time travel fic to have a happier tone despite it’s more depressing themes, so Naruto and him met, and well…it happened. Zabuza’s kinda insensitive and bad at reading the mood, but he’s also very willing to steal a kiss and tell Naruto how hot he is, which is actually really comforting for him post-Shika realization. He has /some/ game though Haku has to assist him more often than not, especially when he realizes he’s a little more serious than he meant to be.  There’s also some one-sided Tenzo/Naruto for reasons that would probably be spoilery if I actually do this so I’m staying mum on that I guess?? Either way Tenzo very unabashedly finds Naruto attractive and it galls his entire ANBU collection team. And then the endgame pairing is Kakanaru, which is the source of that “antagonists to friends to antagonists to lovers” tag because Kakashi literally can’t deal with finding someone so suspicious attractive. Especially someone who seemingly openly trusts him despite uhhhh Kakashi repeatedly trying to make them do the opposite. He self-sabotages an awful lot for somebody who is also absolutely unwilling to let Naruto go to any of his other willing suitors, lol. 

[kalira]

Word: "Him"

Hedging your bets pretty securely there Mousie. XD

(Okay I limited myself to WIPs I’ve actually opened to work on lately. Er. This is still . . . a lot. You have definitely fulfilled my request to distract me.)

Harlock/Yama

Harlock rarelyresisted him very hard - he enjoyed being coaxed, and even more so spendinglazy mornings tangled up in bed and half dozing with his lover . . . or fuckinginto him warm and slow.

also this one

Yama yawned and letHarlock’s sleepily insistent arms tug him back down.

and this

Harlock claspedYama’s shoulder and directed him down a slightly narrower corridor.

Sterek

“Oh, is kiddo upset I was there first?”Kate said, tsking at him.

Alucard/Trevor

Adrian’s eyes swept over him admiringly - he had yet to donhis clothes beyond breeches, particularly that godawful shapeless heap he called a cloak, leaving a rathernice view.

and this one, same line from M’s word

“Would it kill you not to leave your filthy articles ofclothing flung everywhere?” Alucard asked dryly, flicking a neatly-patchedshirt that was half-sodden in demon guts at Trevor and making him duck to getout of its path.

TaiBani

Kotetsu carefullydisengaged his faceplate, pulling it away, and a bit of tension seeped out ofhim along with a sigh when he saw Barnaby’s bright eyes were open. 

Lee Hwon/Woon (The Moon Embracing the Sun)

Woon had grownquieter since the Crown Prince had chosen him to be companion and guard, everat the Prince’s side.

Okay there’s a lot so . . . Naruto, ATLA, and Voltron WIP lines are all beneath the cut.

KakaGai

Gai has touched damnnear every inch of him through one challenge or scrape or another and there’sno one Kakashi trusts more in the world.

more KakaGai

“Kaka- I- I wouldnever-” he stuttered out as Kakashi cocked his head, eyeing him.

and again

Kakashi identifiedthe presence immediately, of course - his sleeping brain had categorised theintruder as Gai and thus not a threat even before the bright shout had wokenhim.

oh look again >.>

Kakashi stared at himas he postured a little more.

and this one is part two to the one before

“Jan Ken Pon!”Kakashi said hurriedly, because Gai looked like hell, everyone in the villagewas still giving him half-confused, half-pitying looks, and . . . well, Kakashiwasn’t actually great at reacting in a hurry outside of battles.

Gaara/Lee

It was a warm, softvoice calling him, one he didn’t quite recognise, though there was a strange,barely-there edge of familiarity.

also this

Lee leapt out of bed,tangled in the blankets enough that he stumbled and it took him a moment tofree himself, though he managed to do it without crashing about.

KakaIru

Iruka unrolled thescroll and only long experience with pre-genin and jounin - and no tellingwhich group was worse than the other - prevented him from reacting.

and this one!

Iruka only pulled him in closer, tuggingthe blankets over him, ignoring the fact that he was still mostly dressed and,indeed, cold and wet.

MadaKaka (that’s a new one for me and IDK if I’ll write them again after this request is done or not. . .)

Madara bounded overthe fence without touching it, following the silvery streak of Kakashi’s hairthat was the most visible part of him as he fled into the shadows under theheavy canopy.

NejiHina

It will be all right she willed him to realise, assuring him with her eyesthat she knew what she was doing, as best she could without giving any hint orground to the Elders before her.

as is this one

“You shouldn’t be here.” she whispered, moving towards him, her kimono rustlingaround her.

SasuNaru

“I’m . . . sure he can be romantic if hetries!” Sakura said, trying to sound more certain than she actually felt,because she remembered Sasuke, andshe knew him now - or liked to think she did - and. . .

so’s this one

Beside him Kanamisnickered and stretched out her forelegs, then slid slowly onto her side, hermuzzle almost reaching his ankle.

and this

Hatred and confusion resonated through him,and he allowed his strength to seep through to his jinchuuriki.

ZabuHaku

Zabuza approached himand trailed his hands up over Haku’s arms.

Kataang

His strong armsturned and tugged gently at the ribbon binding him to the headboard, but hedidn’t fight too hard.

Zukka

Sokka doesn’t knowwhy this feels like a revelation; Zuko has alwayssmelled like fire, since the first time Sokka faced him, hot and angry in thesnow.

Zukka again

Zuko had made thechoice and gotten caught, Sokka had gone with it, abandoning it now wouldn’thelp and would only land him in acell too.

again

Zuko looked at him,and Sokka’s attention refocused.

you guessed it!

He grabbed Zuko’sshoulders to hold him closer, then cupped his jaw with one hand, tilting hisown head to mesh their kiss a little more comfortably.

yep still (I’ve been poking at a lot of my Zukka WIPs lately trying to get back to these boys)

It felt way too soon for him to be woken up.

still Zukka

Katara just stared athim, and Sokka fidgeted uncomfortably.

yes still

When Zuko might notbe able to get to him.

look there is a reason I’ve been trying to get back to Zukka and that reason is I need to finish some of my bajillion WIPs for them

“Is your prospective title really what you’re worried about,Sokka?” she asked, watching him even though he was making her slightly dizzy.

yes this one as well

He ducked his headpolitely and slid the cups in front of the two merchant ladies sitting primlyat one of the tables, murmuring a reminder to call for him if they neededanything else.

several of them are requests too! (although not this next one)

Although perhaps itwas best he hadn’t spouted that off at Suki, she had laughed at him enoughalready this summer - he had a tendency to put his foot in his mouth when shewas around.

whoops not done yet

He had spokenhonestly when he offered her respect, and when he said she was welcome, it wasstrange for him to be troubled now.

I don’t really like kid!fic that much why do I keep writing it? (well at least for Zukka there kind of needs to be offspring at some point for royal heir purposes)

“There there. . .” hecrooned, scooping Kiran up and cradling him close with a gentle pat.

this one is sort of Zukka but actually it’s labelled Sokka/Zuko/Mai

Sokka would haveknocked, but the royal guard waved him in through the doors without pausing -they were standing ajar, but . . .royal quarters?

Maiko (and the first one I ever started for them still not done)

He would learn, she knew, and she supposedshe didn’t really know how to please him,either.

That concludes the ATLA portion holy sheesh.

Sheith

“I am from Altea.”Allura told the child, bending down to come closer to eye-to-eye with him.

okay brace yourselves because here we go again

They all turned tolook at him.

yes there will be a lot

His throat tightenedwhen Keith patted him lightly and switched back, pushing him into flexing hisarm at a different angle - Shiro felt like he was dragging the weight of hismetal arm painfully, barely able to move - before beginning again.

even filtering out WIPs I haven’t worked on lately

Shiro ignored him,and Hunk sleepily shoving at him from his other side, probably in attempt toget him to be quiet.

I have . . . a lot of Sheith you guys

Kuro woke feelinglike his bones had been electrified until he shut down, and it took him a whileto realise he had other hurts as well.

I think it may be the only ship I have more of than Zukka in fact

Pidge shooed herbrother gently forwards onto the Castle, feeling bubbly and delighted tofinally have him here with her.

the series/AUs may have something to do with that

“He wouldn’t rest ifI left him alone. He kept crying.”

like that one and this next one are both from The Empress’ Elite

Allura would have himsubdued if necessary, but if he recognised Pidge enough to let her help,recognised Allura enough to let her touch, then he would be no hindrance, andAllura wouldn’t spare the time.

but mostly not actually

I could change it, Shiro thought, eyes wide as the possibility yawnedbefore him.

this one is connected to the last

He bumped into thefirm feeling of someone else’s skin and leaned up, then froze as more lightfiltered around him.

okay I think that’s it for Sheith with this one

Keith punches him in the face as hard as hecan.

Kureith

Her paw was curledinwards, offering him support and sheltering his body behind the metal of herleg.

Sheithro

“Fine, I won’t puthim in a prison pod, but he’ll be locked in his bunk.” Allura said sharply.

all of the ones for this ship are from the Unbalance series

“Keith?” Shiro looksconcerned, for him, and that’s-

I am actually still trying to work on that

“I knew that . . . sort of; she wasn’t alwaysvery . . . happy with him.” 

a couple pieces are just so close to ready to post, too. . .

“Kuro,” Shiro began,the name feeling oddly comfortable on his lips, though he still twitched to seeKuro, to see an almost-me, turntowards him with a familiar movement, strange golden eyes gleaming, “I... May Ispeak with you?”

there’s also this one frigging Klance piece from 80s Voltron

Keith let the doorsslide closed behind him.

Holy cow how many sentences even was that oh lord I have so many WIPs *mad laughter* 56 holy fuck. So. That’s not even all the WIPs I’ve worked on lately there were a handful that didn’t have him in them. . . (Including some femmeslash. :P)

So hey! Send me a word and I’ll share a line from my WIPs!

[honoredsage]

Love and Naruto

Being still unemployed, I’m killing time by watching anime and Naruto videos around YouTube. Just a while ago, I was watching clips about Naruto pairings that’s why I decided to make this post. I’ll get 3 pairings that ended up together at the end of the series and I’ll rate them based on how I like those pairings being together, and of course, comes with it are the reasons why. 1. ShikaTema – Shikamaru Nara and Temari Easy, 10/10. Healthiest relationship shown in the series. There was already foreshadowing since the Chuunin exam arc, where Shikamaru was reminded of his mom because of Temari, and at the individual matches, they were matched up with each other in which (technically, Temari won because Shikamaru gave up at the last second because he was too lazy) Shikamaru defeated Temari using his intelligence. I can only assume that Temari was impressed by this. At the Sasuke Retrieval arc, Temari was the one who helped Shikamaru defeat Tayuya, and at the hospital, Temari gave Shikamaru a pep talk. At the start of Shippuden, they were the ones together in handling the chuunin exams. The series already hinted that the two were at the very least, good friends, and them ending up was no surprising by any means. I like this relationship because these two know both each other well, their strengths and weaknesses, their flaws. They complement each other so well and both doesn’t seem too obsessed with each other. Also, when the light novel of Shikamaru was animated, it was a bonus when Shikamaru asked Temari on a date. It was short but a cute scene. 2. NaruHina – Naruto Uzumaki and Hinata Hyuga A solid 7.5/10. First things first, I was a NaruSaku fan when I started being a fan. That was a result of me being a super hopeless romantic at that time and I was seeing myself in Naruto’s shoes. It was implied at that time that Naruto likes Sakura, but Sakura doesn’t like her. My main problem with this pairing is that, throughout the series, much of the development shown was that of Hinata’s love for Naruto. It was clearly stated that from the very start, it was Hinata that likes Naruto. I know that in “The Last: Naruto the Movie”, it was said that Naruto didn’t really like Sakura, and that Sakura said that the only reason that Naruto said that he likes her was that he didn’t want to lose to Sasuke. However, I just can’t bring myself to believe that. I genuinely believe that Naruto really did like Sakura, as shown when it was obvious that he was hurt when Sakura rushed to Sasuke first right after their fight with Haku and Zabuza. It was also shown how he was hurt when Sakura showed her concern in the hospital after Sasuke was hospitalized after his reunion with Itachi. He was hurt not because he “lost” to Sasuke, but because of the fact that Sakura still doesn’t like her. Another problem that I see in this pairing was right after Hinata confessed to Naruto that she loves him, we didn’t even get to know or have a glimpse on how Naruto felt. If we assume that he liked or had interest in her after that, then this should’ve been shown, in my opinion, during the false confession of Sakura to Naruto. I also have a problem with how “The Last: Naruto the Movie” handled some scenarios. I really don’t like how Naruto was still so dense about Hinata’s feeling, as the war was already over AND SHE ALREADY CONFESSED IN THE PAIN ARC!! It took a genjutsu (which is somehow a plot hole, considering that he was a perfect jinchuuriki) for him to realize that Hinata loves her. And within one movie, Naruto suddenly just realizes that he loves Hinata and they lived happily ever after. But again, all in all, this was still a logical pairing, as it is really not that hard for someone to fall in love with Hinata, both looks and personality-wise. Her stalking Naruto was somehow creepy and unhealthy, but at least that was just pre-Shippuden. Their relationship might have some problems as Hinata might just always rationalize Naruto’s mistakes or defend his actions from everyone else, but the two can work it out. 3. SasuSaku – Sasuke Uchiha and Sakura Haruno 3/10. I just don’t know where to start. I just can’t really imagine how these two ended up together. I am assuming on a framework that all these pairings, ended up together because they love EACH OTHER. First, this was just too abusive. Sasuke has rejected Sakura a number of times, and even tried to killed her twice. Now I know that some people can forgive others, and I assume that Sakura has forgiven Sasuke for all the deeds that he has done, but forgiving someone doesn’t mean that you have to love them back again. I just don’t like the fact that Sakura seems to have no respect of herself. How can you love someone who had always rejected you, and that someone also had already tried to kill you, not once, but twice! It just doesn’t make sense to me, and it smells of masochistic behavior, which shouldn’t be romanticized. Another big problem I had with Sakura is her feelings for Sasuke. I will compare her and Hinata, as both are pretty much obsessed with Sasuke and Naruto, respectively. However, Hinata had a pretty much good reason to like Naruto. Naruto defended him from her bullies and she saw Naruto as someone who never gives up, which she admired a lot. However, Sakura saw Sasuke as someone, who is…cool and handsome. That’s all. And you would think that this would change, when Sasuke left the village and basically became a criminal. BUT NO! When she decided to kill Sasuke, her “feelings” got in the way and she couldn’t do it. Like how?? How do you still like someone, whom you haven’t interacted with for 2 and a half years (timeskip from Naruto to Shippuden) and the memories that you have with him aren’t that good either?? This also speaks to how Naruto was still clinging on to save Sasuke but that’s not the point of this post. As for Sasuke, it was clearly shown that he had no interest in Sakura whatsoever throughout the series. He did care about her as a comrade, since she was in Team 7, but that was it. I can only rationalize him wanting Sakura as a wife so that the Uchiha clan won’t die. It really sounds ugly as it would sound like Sasuke is just using Sakura, but that’s the only way I can see it. And what’s worse is that Sakura probably doesn’t mind if Sasuke is using her. Maybe it’s just also Sasuke’s way of saying thank you to Sakura for the things she had done. Sasuke may be like “Okay, okay, as a prize, I’m gonna be your husband. It’s not like I would stay anyways.”. I don’t know, I really do not like this pairing.

[shannaro-kamo]

O—->>Naruto Tag Game <<—-O

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F A V O R I T E

Female Character: Sakura

Male Character: Sasuke

Team: 7

Sensei: Kakashi

Hokage: Tsunade

Kage: Gaara

Village: Leaf or Sand

Akatsuki Member: Itachi

Jutsu: Byakugou seal

Episode/Chapter: the Sakura chapters in FOD, hands down

Fight Scene: Sasori fight and Haku & Zabuza, I guess? there are so many

Fanfiction: I don’t read much fanfic

Story Arc: chuunin exams

Filler: Kakashi’s mask

What is your…

OTP (explain why): SasuSaku, because her love for him is so genuine and selfless; she spent like all of her time after the curse mark just being worried sick about him. Sakura is really the only girl Sasuke has shown a soft spot for, and his regard for her feelings despite his volatile state speaks volumes to me.

NoTP (without being a dick, explain why): SNS and SK, because SNS is not about romance, and Karin said she was “done” with Sasuke--Sakura never truly did so. Karin also never tried to save Sasuke, and that alone makes me favor SS.

Crackship/s: KakaSaku lol

BroTP: SNS and NaruShika and NaruGaa

OT3: NaruSasuSaku. My blog is called team 7 orgy lol

Crossover ship: ummm never thought about it lol, the only real crossover I’ve considered is May from Pokemon + Sakura BrOTP because they’re my top tier waifus. I’ve also always liked the idea of a Pokemon-ninja verse because I’m not original!

M I S C E L L A N E O U S

Do you have any headcanons? - Sasuke was a soppy mess when Sarada was born lol

Are you happy with the ending? Would you have done things differently? - I am very happy with the endgame pairings, but I definitely would have developed them more. I would’ve done Kaguya / Madara differently, and I would’ve had some sort of mutual official apology between Konoha and the Uchiha take place after the war.

How do you feel about the Next Generation? - I love Sarada, but I feel that Boruto is too much like Naruto and Konohamaru rolled into one. We already know how Naruto responded to Konohamaru not getting enough attention. I’m not in the camp that says Naruto is a bad father; I feel like saying he’s a bad father is totally unfair.

Say something about your favorite character. Good and bad. - Sakura earned her damn stripes. Most of the stuff people criticize her for was stuff that happened when she was a child, and I ain’t about judging children because I’m not stupid lol. I suppose I would’ve liked to see her apologize to Naruto for the fake confession; we do see her thinking of how sorry she is, which is good, but a verbal one would have been good to see. I also think she should apologize to Sasuke for trying to kill him, but obviously he needs to do the same on a completely different level.

What would a child between your OTP look like? How would they behave as parents? - Sarada is gorgeous. I don’t think it’d be possible for SS to have kids with pink hair and green eyes, unfortunately. There are some inconsistencies with the timeline of Gaiden / Sasuke coming back to the village but not seeing Sarada while seeing Sakura, but I’m not gonna get into that. Kishi done goofed.

Say something genuinely nice about your NoTP. - SNS is beautiful regardless of whether you see it as platonic or romantic. SK is also a lovely bond.

Say something negative about your OTP. - Sasuke needed to be more remorseful to Sakura. More development from Sasuke’s side in general would have been great, I won’t deny that.

Is there anyway you could be convinced to ship your NoTP? What would make you change your mind about the pairing? - Nothing could really make me get on board with SK, lol. In terms of SNS, idk, maybe I’d ship it if that fandom would stop shitting on Sakura and her feelings all the damn time.

What makes you mad about the series? - pretty much just the fandom lol

If you could see anything happen in the series, what would it be? - SASUSAKU TRAVELS AND RELATIONSHIP CONCEPTION AND MARRIAGE AND SARADA’S BIRTH MOTHERFUCKER. Also I’d love to see Kishi illustrate Sakura running a clinic.

What would you say to Kishimoto if given the chance? - Kishi, please explain the timeline inconsistencies in Gaiden. Was Sarada having a flashback to Sasuke and Sakura holding her hands in Gaiden? Did Sasuke communicate with Sakura via hawk in Gaiden? Did Sasuke distance himself from his family because he was afraid of being a dangerous/controversial presence around Sakura and Sarada? Is Sasuke home much more after Gaiden, as indicated by the Boruto movie? 

In your opinion…

Most attractive male? - Sasuke

Most attractive female? - Sakura, Hinata, Tsunade

Most overestimated? - hmmmmm, maybe like......Hinata by her own fandom lol

Not appreciated enough? - S A K U R A

What is the greatest thing about Naruto? - The diversity of the cast and the characters loving each other 

The worst? - Naruto getting too much focus, Sakura getting a little shafted in terms of screentime, Hinata’s entire character being centered around Naruto, girls in general getting shafted, also Hidan, Kakuzu, and Deidara, I hate them for taking up screentime because they have no legit backstories or development lol

The saddest moment? - Sasuke finding out about Itachi

The most defining? - Defining is a broad term, maybe I would say 685 when Sasuke catches Sakura, it just really showed what he was really feeling about her deep down

Rant about anything…

GO! - This fandom has truly infuriated me more than pretty much anything ever has, lol. I am so fucking sick of the Sakura hate, the misogyny, the jealousy, the hypocrisy, all of it. It’s ridiculous, it’s petty, it’s bandwagon hate, and that’s the absolute worst kind of hate. This fandom claims to be so feminist, but I’ve seen fujoshis time and time again belittle any girl who gets in the way of their OTP. The double standard setting is ridiculous. People need to stop fucking saying “you can’t be a Sakura or Sasuke fan if you ship SS” like seriously shut the fuck up. We all have different opinions about what’s right for the characters. Also, it should tell you something that SS shippers’ views align with Kishi’s. I really haven’t seen the SS fandom say “you can’t be a Sakura or Sasuke fan if you don’t ship SS.” Hopefully I haven’t seen it because it never happens. Just some food for thought. My anger with this fandom really started back in summer 2015 when Gaiden was being released. I made ONE post about people needing to respect Kishi, and people told me I needed to “get my sanctimonious opinions out of the SNS tag.” After that I really lost my shit with this fandom lmao. Many people, including myself, have owned up to various things, but there is still way too much toxicity and bullshit that needs to just stop. Luckily things are more calm than they used to be, but there is still improvement to be made. Sorry for the long rant lol but yeah I’ve been wanting to say all this at some point anyway so might as well bury it in a long-ass post. *stomps away to a beanbag chair*