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depressedhatakekakashi · 10 months

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One Day A Year

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Note: thank you to @skykashi for giving it a quick read and assuring me i hadn’t done a terrible job 💜💜💜

Au: Iwa Gai

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Tanabata had always been Kakashi’s favourite holiday. As a kid he would always grab the old story book that his father kept in the bookshelf and shove it into his father’s hands so that he would read it. Even if his father was still laying in bed peacefully sleeping, Kakashi would wake him up with demands to hear his favourite story.

After his father’s death he resorted to reading the story to himself every Tanabanta. There was one year that he’d debated asking Minato-Sensei to read it to him, but to do so would mean admitting he missed hearing the silly voices his father would put on for all of the character’s, and he wasn’t ready to do that yet. So, instead he read to himself in the quiet of his empty house. With no one cuddled up against his side adding stupid commentary to the story or making silly voices.

This year was diffrent.

This year, he wasn’t alone.

“Read it,” Gai nudged him with an elbow, smiling that stupid bright smile of his when Kakashi glared his way. “You brought the book to read, right?”

“I did.”

“Then read it,” placing a hand against Kakashi’s hand, he gently pushed the book towards him. “Please?”

Kakashi refrained from rolling his eyes. “We’re supposed to be on a mission,” he reminded the other man. “Separate missions.”

“Well, we sort of are.” there was no mention of the nature of their missions or the fact that they shouldn’t be here, sitting side by side as if they were friends. Gai never spoke about that stuff. Never acknowledged it, because to do so would mean admitting that what they were doing was wrong.

Maito Gai didn’t like admitting he was wrong.

Kakashi wasn’t any better, though. Sure, he was willing to admit that meeting up with an Iwagakure shinobi while he was on a mission wasn’t the ‘right’ thing to do, but that didn’t stop him.

“Please,” Gai’s finger’s drummed against his hand. “It’s my favorite story, and you’re my favorite person. It’s a perfect match.”

Snorting, Kakashi cracked the book open. “You’re cheesy.”

“You love it.” a fact that they both knew was true, even without Kakashi having to confirm it. If he didn’t love it he wouldn’t be here, sitting side by side with an enemy shinobi enjoying the feeling of his touch against his skin.

“The story of star crossed lovers,” he began, adding a little energy into his voice. “Once upon a time there was a princess named Orihime who could sew the most beautiful clothing.”

The words rolled off of his tongue. He didn’t even have to look at the pages to know what to say next. Every single word was committed to memory after years of reading the same story over and over again. It didn’t matter if he spared a glance towards Gai and dared to watch as he leaned in a little closer and smiled a little wider at the sight of the beautifully painted picture on each page. The words continued to fall, one after the other in a perfect retelling of a story older than either of their villages.

With each page he finished he could feel Gai leaning into him a bit more. At first his weight rested slightly against Kakashi’s shoulder, but by the time he reached the end of the story and closed the book he was practically laying across his lap.

“Comfy?” He asked, staring at the man who had so willingly made his lap his home.

“Very,” Gai grinned, his eyes sparkling with what Kakashi could only assume was excitement. “You’re really good at telling that story.”

Shoving a hand against Gai’s cheek, Kakashi shoved him away with a groan. “You’re the worst.” he grumbled, annoyed by the warm feeling that filled his chest. It was a feeling he only ever seemed to get when he was around Gai, and which he tried desperately to ignore for his own sanity.

It was hard, though. Whenever Gai smiled or laughed that feeling would spread more. It would reached from his chest all the way into his cheeks, tinting his skin a bright red that burned so bright that he could feel his body heating up with it. As if a sun was burning inside of him.

A sun by the name of Maito Gai.

“You like it,” Gai chuckled as he shoved Kakashi’s hand away from his face. “Admit it.”

“No.” He turned away, refusing to meet Gai’s eye. “And would you stop pushing it? You know better.”

They both did, but that didn’t stop them.

It never had.

No matter how much they told each other that what they were doing was wrong, they kept doing it. Putting off mission’s to spend a few precious minutes together. Seeking out each other’s company even though they knew that if anyone caught them they would be punished.

Settling back into his spot, Gai tilted his head back and stared up at the sky. It was still mid day so they couldn’t see the stars, but they didn’t need to. The story told it all. Orihime and the Cow hearder would see each other today, just as they did every year on the seventh of July.

It was their one day to be together.

“Do you think…” Kakashi trailed off. There was a lot of things he wished he could ask Gai, but he always kept it to himself. Questions that stayed tucked away, hidden from the rest of the world even when he wanted so desperately to scream them at the top of his lungs.

“It’s July Seventh,” Gai smiled up at the sky, his eyes sparkling even brighter than they usually did. “I’ts their day.”

“Their day,” Kakashi repeated the words, willing himself to memorize them in the way that they were meant to be memorized. The Seventh of July was the day of Lover’s. Orihime and the cow herders day to spend together while the rest of the year the world would force them apart so that they could focus on their jobs.

So that they could be the hard working seamstress and the dedicated cow hearder, instead of getting lost in each other’s love and forgetting all about their duties.

It was their day, not Kakashi’s. They were the one’s that had stories told about a love that held strong no matter how much distance was put between them.

Gai nudged his shoulder, forcing him to push aside his thoughts and return to the present where he was sitting under the open sky beside Maito Gai. Iwagakure shinobi, enemy of Konoha, and the one who had stolen Kakashi’s heart.

Though, he’d never admit it out loud. That would mean dealing with his feelings and having to make a choice that he didn’t want to make. A choice between staying loyal to his village, or following his heart.

“It could be our day, if you want,” Gai offered. “One day a year. What do you think?’

Kakashi stared at him as though he’d grown a second head. “Our day?”

“Ya,” The smile on Gai’s face grew impossibly wide. “One day where no matter what’s going on, we meet up.”

The idea sounded ridiculous. A specific day just for them to shirk their duties and hang out. A day when they didn’t have to be enemy shinobi, but instead they could just be them. Kakashi and Gai, star crossed lovers.

“Where?” He asked, unsure of whether or not he should be agreeing to such a ridiculous idea so quickly.

“Why not right here?” Gai answered as he patted the ground between them. “This is where we always meet up if we’re in the area, so why not just make it officially our spot?”

Our spot.

His heart skipped a beat.

A spot just for them. A place where they didn’t need to pretend that they didn’t want to be together. Where they could simply exist without restrictions.

“July Seventh,” he turned his eyes towards the sky, a smile tugging at the edges of his lips as he thought about the ridiculous idea Gai had just presented to him. “Tanabanta.”

“Their day and ours,” Gai leaned into his side once again. His head dropped against Kakashi’s shoulder, and as he let out a small, content sigh Kakashi could feel all of his worries washing away for just a few precious moments. “A day for star crossed lovers. It seem’s perfect, doesn’t it?”

Kakashi wanted to cry.

He wanted to wax poetics about what a perfect choice it was for them and how much he looked forward to it even though they’d only just come up with the idea.

Instead, he rested his head against Gai’s and closed his eyes. “Perfect.” he whispered his agreement. “

July Seventh. A day when Konoha would be bust celebrating star crossed lovers with food and games. For the rest of the year Kakashi would be dedicated to his job doing missions and protecting Konoha, just as the cow hearder was dedicated to caring for the gods cows.

But every July seventh he would steal away a day for himself. He’d sneak away from the confines of his village to spend time with the one who had stolen his heart. The one who he couldn’t be with, no matter how much he wanted to be, at any other time throughout the year.

“It’ll only be one day a year,” he whispered as his heart ached. It wasn’t as though the two of them saw each other any more than that. In fact, it there had been years in the past where they hadn’t seen each other at all. A set day would at least guarantee them that one day even if it was all they got. “Like Orihime and the cow hearder.”

“One day a year to love you,” Gai corrected him. “That’s better than nothing.”

Tanabata was Kakashi’s favorite holiday. It always had been.

It seemed only fitting that he would take that holiday and use it for himself. Surely Orihime and the cow hearder would understand. If they were to look down on the earth during their time together and see Kakashi and Gai sitting there staring up at the sky together, they would see two human’s who faced the exact same problem as they did.

They would be more than happy to share their day with Kakashi and Gai, of that Kakashi was certain.

#iwa Gai #Kakagai #Taryn delves head forst back into the Iwa Au #i don’t know why #i just got an idea and two of my friends liked that idea #so here we are!

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lemony-snickers · 1 year

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helloo, i hope i'm not bothering you! i just saw your recent april showers do spring lem flowers posts and was wondering if you could write something about gai and the reader dancing in the rain? your writing is just too beautiful to resist to ask, so i hope i'm not asking for too much! i'm sending you loads of love and the best wishes <3

not a bother at all; thanks for your patience. <3

You almost trip your way down the stairs when your shift is over, so delighted to finally be finished with your work week that you all but skip from the stairwell to the front door.

You're about to tumble out into the street, mouth stretched in a delighted smile when a sharp crack of thunder pulls you from your daydreams of how you'll spend the rest of your evening and weekend.

Looking out the doors to the mud-spattered walkway, you groan. Apparently, the lovely sunshine-filled day you'd left behind when you entered your windowless workspace this morning has since clouded over.

Sometimes, you think, life truly is unfair.

Defeated, deflated, and very much regretting your choice of footwear, you step out into the rain without a coat or boots or umbrella, resigning yourself to a soggy deommute.

Maybe you'll just order food and stay in tonight, you think, because a cursory glance overhead makes it very clear very quickly that the weather is not likely to improve any time soon. You curse internally that you worked through your lunchbreak--when the weather might still have been nice!--so you could leave a little early.

What a waste.

As you trudge toward home, the rain and wind seem to pick up in intensity out of spite, and soon you're grumbling under your breath at the injustice of it all. A bit dramatic, perhaps, but so is this damn weather. If you didn't know you'd be teased mercilessly by the first person who saw you, you think you might even stop to shake an irritated fist at the storm-clouded heavens for good measure.

You're only halfway home, hair plastered in a sopping mess and feet squelching in the thick muck of Konoha's streets with every step, when you're finally granted a respite from the downpour.

Confused, you peel your gaze away from the ground to look up and see if maybe the clouds are finally beiginning to disperse. What you find instead is the underside of a bright green umbrella.

"It appears you neglected to check the weather when choosing your attire for today!"

Gai Maito's deep, smooth voice cuts through the noise of the storm without any trouble and he's smiling brightly despite the copious mud speckled over his leggings and bodysuit. You're not sure how someone can be so cheerful in the face of such dreadful surroundings, but then, you don't think you've ever seen him wear any other expression, so perhaps that isn't as strange as it seems at first.

You offer Gai a grateful smile, blinking raindrops from your eyelashes as you thank him for providing a little protection from the storm. "I think I just got too excited about the sunshine this morning, I didn't think to check whether it was permanent."

Gai chuckles, the sound rumbling like the thunder overhead, only you find it much more pleasant to listen to.

You think if anyone can understand blind optimism, it must be Gai. You've ever met anyone so completely capable of finding the good in all things, all people.

"This morning certainly was lovely," he agrees as he falls into step beside you, holding the umbrella as much over both of you as you can.

You grimace when you realize his opposite shoulder is now quite exposed to the elements and so you tell him, "It's okay, I'm soaked anyway, no reason for you to get wet, too."

He frowns, almost as if he doesn't understand what you're saying.

"I just mean you don't have to waste the umbrella on me, since I'm already drenched."

Gai smiles at you again, but it isn't the usual beaming, gleaming grin. It's something much softer, his dark eyes gazing at you fondly from beneath his thick eyebrows.

You yelp when the umbrella retracts, leaving you both standing, unprotected, in the downpour.

"What are you doing?!" you ask, gawking at the way Gai's vest and jumpsuit immediately begin to darken as the rain seeps into them. His hair plasters itself to his forehead and he sweeps his fingers thorugh it, pushing it away from his face in a way you have to admit suits him quite well.

You've always thought he was handsome, but there's something about Gai a little disheveled that's even more enticing than usual.

He tilts his head back, letting the rain slick over his face, droplets tracing down between the taut tendons of his neck to disappear beneath his flak vest. "There is nothing more youthful than seizing the moment!" he proclaims, then adds when he looks at you again, "Wouldn't you agree?"

You don't have time to answer before Gai grasps both your hands in his. If it weren't for him holding you upright as he yanks you off course, you certainly would have face-planted in the thick mud at your feet.

"Gai!" you yell over the din of the storm, "What are you doing?"

But his only response is another laugh as he begins to twirl you around. You have no idea where his umbrella has gone and you find quickly that you don't really care. His enthusiasm is infectious as always and soon you're laughing right along with him as the two of you prance and splash in the mud. When he wraps one strong aroumd around the small of your back to pull you closer, you feel the vibration of his happiness in his chest.

Suddenly, the rain and the mud and the wind no longer matter. That you had hoped for sunshine and got grey skies instead doesn't feel like the betrayal it did a short while ago.

Because Gai Maito is dancing with you without a care for how silly you both look in the middle of the village, or whether his leg warmers are ruined, and you know in your heart that no amount of sunshine could ever compare with Gai's radiant energy.

You hardly notice when you make it to your front door, breathless and dizzy from your rainstorm promenade. Gai's sharp cheekbones stand out as he grins at you, his eyes sparkling far more than the dewdrop-like rain gathered on his lashes should make possible.

"Would you like to come in?" you ask between bouts of laughter and catching your breath, "A cup of hot tea seems the least I can offer for your trouble."

"Trouble?" he asks. "I'm afraid I don't know what you mean?"

You gesture to all of him--his mud-caked toes and sopping wet uniform. In a rare moment of courage, your reach up and pluck a wet leaf from his tussled black hair and hand it to him.

Gai chuckles. "While I'd love a cup of tea," he says, "I feel it's important I make it clear that spending time with you has never been and will never be troublesome."

Your smile falters just a little, heart beating rapidly in the wake of his admission, hoping it means what you think it does.

"Come in," you say, smile growing wider again by the moment, "I don't think I'd like to stop dancing quite yet."

Gai follows easily and suddenly your weekend seems a lot less dreary than it had only a little while ago.

#gai x reader #gai x you #gai x y/n #gn!reader #lemony scribbles #april 🌧️ lem 💐

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shokoraa · 2 years

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Quantum Grace

By: Koistral

Summary: In which I overpower the hell out of our favorite traumatized boi, spit in the face of canon, self-indulge in every way known to man, and completely ignore the dynamics of the Naruto universe to make plot points happen.

Or, alternatively, Todoroki Shouto learns the bittersweet beauty of second chances.

Status: Incomplete Updated: Nov. 14, 2021

Words: 12,811 Chapters: 4/?? Language: English

Fandom: Naruto, 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia

Rating: Not Rated

Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings

Category: M/M

Characters: Uchiha Sasuke, Hoozuki Suigetsu, Uzumaki Naruto, Karin (Naruto), Hatake Kakashi, Orochimaru (Naruto), Haruno Sakura, Uchiha Itachi, Otogakure no Shinobi Yonin Shuu | Sound Four (Naruto), Gaara (Naruto), Haku (Naruto), Momochi Zabuza, Maito Gai | Might Guy, Rock Lee, Akatsuki (Naruto), Kyuubi | Nine-tails | Kurama, Todoroki Shouto, Bakugou Katsuki, Todoroki Touya, Dabi (My Hero Academia), Bijuu | Tailed Beasts (Naruto), Other Naruto Character(s)

Relationship: Hoozuki Suigetsu/Uchiha Sasuke, Hoozuki Suigetsu & Uchiha Sasuke, Uchiha Sasuke & Uzumaki Naruto, Hatake Kakashi & Uchiha Sasuke, Uchiha Itachi & Uchiha Sasuke, Uchiha Sasuke & Team Hebi | Team Taka, Orochimaru & Uchiha Sasuke, Orochimaru/Yakushi Kabuto, Dai-nana-han | Team 7 & Uchiha Sasuke, Haku & Momochi Zabuza, Haku & Uchiha Sasuke, Gaara & Uchiha Sasuke, Akatsuki & Uchiha Sasuke, Akatsuki & Uchiha Itachi, Hoshigaki Kisame & Uchiha Itachi, Hatake Kakashi & Todoroki Shouto, Todoroki Shouto & Uchiha Itachi, Haruno Sakura & Todoroki Shouto & Uzumaki Naruto, Bakugou Katsuki & Todoroki Shouto, Bakugou Katsuki/Todoroki Shouto, Todoroki Shouto & Todoroki Touya, Dabi & Todoroki Shouto

Additional Tag: Alternate Universe - Reincarnation, Dimension Travel, Uchiha Sasuke-centric, Todoroki Shouto-centric, Todoroki Shouto is a Little Shit, Uchiha Itachi Being a Good Brother, Gaara Needs a Hug (Naruto), Protective Hatake Kakashi, BAMF Todoroki Shouto, BAMF Bakugou Katsuki, Touch-Starved, Touch-Starved Todoroki Shouto, Not Canon Compliant, Timeline What Timeline, Todoroki Shouto Needs a Hug, Conspiracy Theorist Todoroki Shouto, Todoroki Shouto is a Dork, Found Family, Todoroki Shouto is So Done, Severely Overpowered Todoroki Shouto, Still Emotionally Constipated Though, Hurt Todoroki Shouto, Orochimaru Being Orochimaru (Naruto), Slow Burn, Not Really Character Death, Eventual Romance, Crack and Angst, Out of Character Todoroki Shouto, no beta we die like men

#ao3 #mha fanfic #CrossOver #naruto #todobaku #sasusui #shoto #todoroki shouto #todoroki shoto #Sasuke Uchiha #orokabu

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goldfishlover73 · 1 year

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I posted 457 times in 2022

That's 415 more posts than 2021!

55 posts created (12%)

402 posts reblogged (88%)

Blogs I reblogged the most:

@kakashis-kunoichi

@terra-lu

@goldfishlover73

@skykashi

@bougiebutchbitch

I tagged 311 of my posts in 2022

Only 32% of my posts had no tags

#naruto - 106 posts

#kakashi - 87 posts

#kakasaku - 67 posts

#kakashi hatake - 57 posts

#hatake kakashi - 53 posts

#fanfic - 46 posts

#maito gai - 18 posts

#sakumo hatake - 14 posts

#hatake sakumo - 12 posts

#naruto uzumaki - 11 posts

Longest Tag: 72 characters

#he asked where naruto was and i told him i left him at home eating ramen

My Top Posts in 2022:

Chapters: 3/88 Fandom: Naruto Rating: Mature Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Haruno Sakura/Hatake Kakashi Characters: Hatake Kakashi, Haruno Sakura, Uzumaki Naruto, Maito Gai | Might Guy Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Time Travel, Time Travel Summary:

When a girl called Sakura seemingly falls in the sky, Kakashi is skeptical. Far more skeptical than the rest of Team Minato are. War is approaching quickly and this strange girl is leaving more questions than answers in her wake, Kakashi must decide where his trust and loyalties lie in a constantly changing world.

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Chapters: 27/89 Fandom: Naruto Rating: Mature Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Haruno Sakura/Hatake Kakashi Characters: Hatake Kakashi, Haruno Sakura, Uzumaki Naruto, Maito Gai | Might Guy Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Time Travel, Time Travel Summary:

29 notes - Posted February 27, 2022

I can't even guys... LOOK AT HIM. he's so cozy!!!!

I haven't decided which drinking container to put him on but he just brings me such joy when I spot him chillin on my desk.

Man, so cute!

@oyster-mash

35 notes - Posted December 2, 2022

I’ve got a whole bunch of new followers now. I’ve been inspired to write something else other than Naruto.

Who knows how long this will last.

This is based loosely on the same prompt @sandradoodles gave a few days ago. It’s stupid and nonsensical and I love it.

Fandom: Miraculous Ladybug

Rating: PG?

Pairing: Marichat

Summary: Adrien messes up and kisses Marinette as Adrien instead of Chat. He rolls with it. Until she confesses to Chat that she’s kissing another guy, the mysterious Buttercup.

AN: In the process of writing these two little guys I’ve fallen in love with the idea of ‘teenage/ Adrien.’ He’s a high school boy! Hormones!

This probably needs some revision. I’ll do that if I post to AO3!

Adrien saw stars as his head collided with something hard. Loud crashing sounds could be heard in the distance beyond the ringing in his ears. More crashing was followed by loud shouts. He felt large hands on his shoulders, pulling him up.

He blinked slowly his vision coming back. The first thing his saw was red. Marinette’s face was the color of a ripe tomato.

Marinette was against the far wall, her hand pointing at him accusingly. “What was that?!” She demanded, her voice cracking, sounding like minor arpeggios on the piano. Her blue eyes were bright and full of fear. “Who do you think you are!?”

Shouting came from behind Adrien as he gripped his head.

The second thing he saw was wide green eyes peeking out from behind the wall.

Plagg.

Oh shit! Adrien looked down, his brain unfogging as shouts came from behind him; Nino, Max, and Kim while Alya’s voice carried from beside Marinette. Adrien heard more female voices as he stared down at trembling bare fingers. Shit.

He looked back up, eyes locking with Plagg’s. Plagg might have smirked. Might have gloated about how he was right. That kissing Marinette as Chat Noir was a bad idea. That he should just do it as Adrien. But the Kwamii knew now was not the time.

Because, if the tingling on his lips was any indication (or in his fingers), he had kissed Marinette as Adrien. Which wasn’t something he’d done before.

Therefore her reaction is entirely justified.

Plagg ducked out of sight and his eyes fell on Marinette. And then Alya, who stood with her hands on her hips and daggers in her eyes.

“Dude…” Adrien slowly turned to Nino, who’s face he couldn’t read. Mainly because he kept moving it between him and Alya. “What did you do?”

Adrien swallowed thickly before turning to look at the girls. Marinette was in the crux of Rose’s arms.

“I kissed her.” He said breathlessly. He wasn’t sure if he was breathless from the fear or still from the kiss.

Because it didn’t matter how many times he kissed her, she left him breathless. He cursed his stomach as it erupted into butterflies.

Now was not the time.

Marinette was having a little get together. The class had been spread out over the floors of the Dupain-Cheng household. There were snacks in the bakery, video games on the main floor of the house and a movie had been playing in darkness of the bedroom.

When it was apparent that no one but Marinette and Adrien were interested in the movie, they had snuck up to the roof.

Then they realized that they were stuck until the movie was over.

Which was fine with Adrien and to his delight, seemed fine with Marinette. They talked about school and fashion and soon about nothing at all. They laughed and watched the people of Paris move around on the streets as they just…hung out.

And then Adrien forgot who he was. Literally.

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My #1 post of 2022

Miraculous Ladybug/Marichat Fic - “Hickey”

Came to me on my way to work. Still in the same universe where Chat Noir and Marinette are ‘together but not really’ because they like other people.

Title: Hickey

Rating: G

Summary: Marinette comes to school with a hickey and Adrien comes to her aid

“Marinette Dupain-Cheng!" Adrien twisted in his seat at Chloe's shrill voice. He watched as Marinette smacked her hand away, her face a dusting of pink. Chloe recovered, the smacked hand coming up to get face in mock shock. Adrien's fingers curled against the back of his chair. This couldn't be good. "What is that on your neck?" She went to touch Marinette's collar but her hand was smacked away.

"Get out of my face, Chloe." Marinette said darkly. Chloe laughed as Ayla stepped up to Marinette's side, crossing her arms. The rest of the class was watching, but only Choe, him, and maybe Nino could see it.

A dark smudge right under Marinette's shirt.

Adrien's eyes widened. Is that- "a hickey, Dupain-Cheng?” The class went silent as Marinette stood with her head high, her hands balled at her sides, jaw clenched.

“And what do you know of hickeys, Chloe?” Ayla snapped, “Don’t act like you’ve ever seen one.”

Chloe’s voice faded away as Adrien watched Marinette’s bright eyes blinked away unshed tears. Her lip trembled and a voice similar to Plagg’s whispered in his head do something.

“I’m sure there’s a reasonable explanation for this.” Adrien said, standing up. He heard Nino say something, but he was already moving up the steps. He looked between the two girls, smiling passively before looking at Marinette. She was watching him with big (beautiful) eyes that swam with emotion. He winked before leaning in - perhaps a little too close since Marinette took a step back. He smiled up at her and gazed around the rest of the class.

“It looks like powdered cocoa.” He said, hoping that was an actual thing. “You live in a bakery.” He said stupidly. He tilted his head in a smile he knew would divert Chloe’s attention. “I think you’re just seeing things.” Chloe’s face faltered before it scrunched up in frustration before morphing again.

She never knows how to be made at me.

Chloe spoke again but Adrien’s hand had already grabbed Marinette’s. “Let’s get you cleaned up.” He tugged gently before leading her down the stairs, grabbing his bag before they left.

They passed Madame Bustier as they walked out. He gave his award winning model smile. “Only a moment, ma’am!” He said, his smile broadening as Marinette grasped his hand tighter.

III

Adrien leaned in close to her neck, studying it closely. He couldn’t help the small flip his stomach did as he inspected the mark. He could almost make out teeth marks.

He was proud of how his face stayed impassive as he pulled out concealer. “Good thing I have a shoot today.” He carefully dabbed the mark. His eyes flickered to Marinette’s whose face went scarlett. She hadn’t spoken since they left the classroom.

He grabbed more makeup out of his bag as he hummed lightly to himself as he went to work.

The whole coverup took no more than three minutes, though if you looked close enough you could still see the small teeth marks. He bit back a smirk. “Good as new!”

“You’re not…going to ask?” Marinette said softly as he placed everything back in his back.

He looked at her wide eyed. “Of course not, Marinette!” He said sincerely. “It’s your business and no one else's.” He shrugged. “And maybe Ayla’s?” He smiled as her lip quirked.

“Thanks, Adrien.”

He smiled warmly. “Of course.” It didn’t help that he already knew where that was from.

Him. He did it. Yesterday on her roof at roughly 6 o’clock (he’d heard the bell chime the hour). She had made a particular noise and he couldn’t help it. Especially when she did it again.

“It didn’t mean anything!” She said, drawing his eyes back to her. He pushed that memory out of head for now.

School wasn’t the place for that memory. He shifted in his stance, moving his back slightly

Her face was so red it was almost purple. “We were just…fooling around. It doesn’t mean anything.” She looked up at him. “It’s not like I like him or anything.”

Adrien felt his heart twist nastily in his chest. He knew this too. It was part of their arrangement. A way to vent. So he wasn’t sure why it hurt. Maybe it was the tears that were back in her eyes. He hated seeing her cry.

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71 notes - Posted August 15, 2022

Get your Tumblr 2022 Year in Review →

On my mainly Naruto blog my top two post were not, in fact, Naruto.

I find joy in this.

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kaddyarchived1 · 3 years

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maito dai.

#MAITO DAI. INTERACTIONS #MAITO DAI. METAS #MAITO DAI. ANSWERED #MAITO DAI. CRACK #MAITO DAI. CHARA STUDY #MAITO DAI. AESTHETIC

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dxmmymxmmywrites · 4 years

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Mine

Maito Gai x F! Reader Smut

@gaideservedbetter

Warnings: sexual themes, dark thoughts, initial angst, grinding, unprotected sex (wrap it up kids!), pwp

This one was very good to me 😂♥️🔥 when I talked about it initially it didn’t get so thirsty towards the end, but hey, it happens.

COME GET YALL JUICE!

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There was a time in your life when you didn’t wake up in cold sweats, heart rate accelerating.

Then again, those were mostly before you became a shinobi.

You had your fair share of traumatic experiences that haunted you when you fell asleep at night. Some might think they would revolve around gruesome crimes, bloodshed, and the atrocities of war. They did from time to time.

But the worst thing that ever plagued your mind was the images of the people you loved. Them in situations you could do nothing about, in ways you could never save them. And unfortunately, many of those situations had played themselves out into reality.

At the moment, you had sworn you lost him. Maito Gai. Your whole world— the light of your life. The man that made you smile, that made you laugh when no one else could. The idea of someone taking him from you made you sick to your stomach.

When he finally came back to you, you were by his side no matter the consequences. You refused to leave him. Never again, not until someone had to pry you from him.

He had lost all use in his legs, and it of course dampened his spirits. It had been one of the select times you had ever seen him so low— and understandably. For all he had done for you, however, you knew it was your turn to be a source of light. To try to bring his spirits up, even if it only worked a little bit.

And like clockwork, his character began to show again. He cracked jokes with you, and made a point to start what conversations he could while you visited. And late into the night when you would fall asleep at his bedside, he found himself thanking every god he knew of for you.

He could still recall running his hands through your hair while you slept, never wanting to cause you any trouble again.

But even still, you had no control over the nightmares that plagued your mind of his incident. You could not come to voice your fears directly, but he had an understanding of your concern. You would bolt upright in bed at some unheard of hour, a hand shooting out to tightly grip his arm.

All that could sway you in the moment was his voice. He would see your stiff frame and put a hand to the small of your back and keep the other hand wrapped around you. Whatever time you needed, he would give you. It was the least he could do. Each time after you would finally calm, he would pull you into his chest and hold you there as safely as he could. Only in his arms could you ever start to lull back to sleep.

It had been some time since your last nightmare, but tonight, it would revisit you. The cold of winter had already started to creep into your home, and you shooting straight up from your slumber nearly sent you into shock.

You were nearly vibrating. Every last detail about the day Gai nearly died entered and swirled inside your psyche to make a tornado. It numbed you to the core, and all that could shake you was Gai’s presence at your side.

“I’m here,” his deep voice echos in your ear. He doesn’t try to pull you, but he does encircle your frame in a hug that envelops you with warmth. “I’m here.”

Your heart rate manages to still for a moment. You look to him tenderly, and he offers you a small smile.

“I’m sorry Gai, I didn’t want to wake you.”

“Nonsense. I want you to wake me when you’re troubled.” His large hand cups the side of your face, and his thumb begins to wipe tears from your eyes.

You hadn’t even felt them begin to fall.

“Do you want to talk about it?”

You shook your head. You didn’t want to have the details in your head any more than they needed to be.

“Just... hold me.”

It came out so much weaker than you wanted to sound, and it bruised your pride a little bit. But it nearly made Gai melt.

He shifts you in bed so you have your legs on either side of his lap, and pulls you in for the longest hug he can manage. His arms are firmly but comfortable situated around you, with one hand gently holding your neck as you buried your face into his shoulder.

This was your favorite way to hold him, and to be held. He always made you feel safe— and you were satisfied he was your only confidant that ever saw you so vulnerable. You loved him more than you could ever put into words.

“I love you, Y/N.” He says into the night so calmly, and so earnestly.

You could certainly try to phrase how much he meant to you. It nearly choked you up to start, but you would manage.

“I love you too,” you breathed, your exhale tickling his neck. “I love you so much.”

If he had told his younger self that one day he would have you, the one he’d been smitten with for ages, seated in his lap and confessing your undying love for him, he might have fainted.

And his younger self would have had to fight a serious erection at the feeling of your lips on his neck. He was living the dream of his youth.

Your velvety lips did things to him like utter magic. As you begin to touch him, he can feel the heart raise from your body despite the cold or the room, and it passes to his body so tastefully. And above all, he feels your palpable need with each kiss.

He has to stop you though. Just momentarily. “You don’t have to do this. Not if you don’t want to.” He says it while he holds your face in his hands so tenderly, his eyes full of honest intention. His primary concern was your emotional state, and it got your heart going again.

“I do want to,” you confirm. “I want you. Right now.”

He could never tire from hearing you say that. His wonderful smile shows itself, and he pulls you in for a deep, heartfelt kiss. He wants you to know that no matter what, he would be there for you. He loved you too much to ever let you go.

And like clockwork, you’re the one to slip your tongue into his mouth. He grins into your kiss. There you were.

You lay your hands at his sides to glide up his hard stomach, to run over his intense pecs. Your hands relish in doing over his collarbones to rest on the sides of his neck while you swirled your tongue around his, and he swore he felt a trail of fire every place you touched him.

His hands gliding down your back made you shiver, and you felt the want in your gut ignite when his grip on your hips tightened. That was when he got serious— and you couldn’t wait to have him put little butterfly kisses on the bruises in the morning.

He pulls you into him suddenly, returning open, warm kisses to your neck and shoulders with as much fervor as he can muster. Gai’s lips are always soft, and his enthusiasm always has a way of making you feel weak for him in the best possible way.

You expose your neck to him, at the same time learning into his touch. He’s incredibly satisfied with the reaction he’s brought out of you— so it’s time to even the playing field.

You roll your hips so your cunt traces his boxers, and he groans. It was one of the benefits in sleeping in a nightgown. Just a nightgown.

You stick a hand down to free his cock without removing his underwear, and relish in how he shakes when you glide the lips of your cunt over his shaft.

“I’m so happy you’re mine,” you breathe heavily into his ear, feeling his cock pulsate.

He gulps. You were the only one that could make him blush.

“I’m so happy I’m the only one that can do this to you,” you pause your grinding over his cockhead, and use your hand do rub it over your hole without penetrating you.

“You’re mine, all mine.” He says lowly, sucking dark marks into your collarbones.

You’re holding onto him for dear life at this point, but the high is worth it.

“I’m never wasting any more time with you,” Your heart promises. “No one is ever taking you from me.”

You punctuate the fact with a bite to his neck to quiet your groan as you take his cock to the balls. You both moan nearly as deep as his cock goes inside you.

Somehow under the heavenly pleasure, Gai laughs. “I had your heart the day I met you. You’re never getting rid of me.”

Your eyes bulge. Is it possible to get even more wet?

He overtakes you in an instant— it’s a dangerous game to undermine his strength, despite not being able to use his legs. You’re firmly situated on your side as he pulls his underwear off to fling them across the room. He settles in behind you, hoisting your hips into his pelvis as his cock enters you again.

At some point, one arm reaches under you to fondle your breast while he licked delicious circles over your neck, hips slowly pulling into you. It made you pant like a bitch in heat.

No one had ever taken you the way Gai did. You had never been so willing to be submissive with anyone but Gai. He was that impressive.

“Fuuuuck, please, Gai, please—“

His tongue stops on your neck, and travels to your ear. “Is that you? Begging?”

Abso-fucking-lutely. “Please Gai—,”

“Use your words, darling” he nips the shell of your ear, but slightly falters when you shimmy your hips, rolling his already sheathed cock inside you.

“I love you Gai. Please,” you groan. “—please fucking ruin me.”

It’s like flipping a switch. You toss one hand behind you to hold onto his hair, and suddenly he’s jackhammering into your sopping cunt like there’s no tomorrow.

All that comes from your room is your incoherent cries coupled with Gai’s animalistic grunts, and the shaking of your bed mixed with the wet noises of two hormonal bodies heating up the room.

You can barely manage enough energy to throw your leg up to wrap around his ass while he continue to fuck you, using it as some kind of leverage.

You lean back again to lick from his cheek to his ear. “Should you play with my clit or should I?”

It was not meant to be so seductive, but Gai puts his fingers to rub deliciously over your little pearl of pleasure in an instant. His big fingers swirl lovely circles into and around you, and you can feel the build to cloud nine completing.

Gai was groaning like an animal, but fucking like animals had made you as needy as one. You could top him another day— him getting off to your voice did things to you you couldn’t fathom to explain.

He love you talking filthy into his ear, asking him how much he loved to fill you to the brim with his fat cock. It drove him wild.

And wild enough after you keen “fucking hell Gai, you own this pussy. I’m all yours, holy fuck, I’m all yours— I’ll take whatever you can give!” that he comes undone in one of the most powerful orgasms of his life.

Gai’s strangled noises when he comes inside you are akin to a religious awaken. They’re somewhere of a mix between heavy and lighthearted, and they make your head spin.

Then again, everything about him makes your head spin. You loved this man more than anything.

That thought rings across your mind as he keeps pumping into you, and then encircles your clit once more. You follow him over the edge with a scream, gasping like you’ve just run a marathon.

You might as well have.

It takes a moment for both of your movements to still, save for the rise and fall of your chests. Only then does the coldness of the room return, the sweat on both of you chilling to spike goosebumps.

Your legs are wobbly, but you pull yourself around to lay your head on Gai’s chest, and he wraps both of his arms around you again, tightly.

He smells intoxicating, especially when he’s sweaty you think. You love the feeling of his beautiful skin and listening to his breathing. The heartbeat beneath your ear is the most comforting thing he could have offered you.

“I love you Gai...” you wrap your arms around him again this time. “so much.”

His chuckle does your heart so much good. And he returns the sentiment.

The rest of the night he can’t motivate himself to fall asleep, however. You were resting much better as he held you, happy to have him at your side more than ever. And he you.

He was really going to have to do something about the ring burning a hole in his nightstand.

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plutowrites · 3 years

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Surprise Party! A Nejiten One-shot

"I get what you two are saying but I just don't understand why you need to stay in my apartment until I get back?" Tenten squints at her two teammates, standing in her doorway. The boys knew it was going to be hard to get past Tenten's strong sense of intuition and skepticism, and it's already not looking so good.

"Because..." Lee starts, fixing his green turtleneck that suddenly feels super tight around his neck.

"You're right. We don't need to stay here. We just wanted to hang out with you afterwards but it's fine. We'll see you tomorrow." Neji grabs Lee's arm, who is sending him a confused look. This wasn't part of the plan.

"Ouf, don't have to be such a grump, Neji. You guys can stay. I'll be back in an hour." Tenten slips on her shoes and pushes past the boys, before abruptly stopping in her tracks and pointing a finger in their faces. "Don't go snooping through my room. I will find out if you do." And with that, she leaves.

"They don't call you a genius for no reason!" Lee exclaims, patting his friend on the back.

"Hn. Let's just get this place set up."

"What if she comes back and we're not ready?"

"Don't worry, she won't come back for a while. I made sure of it."

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As Tenten briskly walks through the village center, she thinks back on how odd Lee and Neji were acting earlier. What's even odder is Gai Sensei urgently needing to see her. Usually, he would just stop by her apartment to talk to her. He never insisted she walk all the way over to his place before. The only times she's been at his house are when he demanded the team taste whatever he's recently learned how to make. Tenten never complained when that happened though, Maito Gai is a good cook.

After 10 minutes of walking through slush and snow, and Tenten cursing the weather every couple of minutes, she finally makes it to his house.

"My precious, youthful flower! You look so cold, please come inside." Gai opens his front door as wide as possible and makes room for her to enter. Tenten takes a good look at him, trying to detect anything wrong from his appearance, in attempt to figure out why he wanted to see her. She concludes that he looks normal.

"What's wrong, Gai Sensei?"

"Wrong? Nothing is wrong!"

He leads her to his living room where Kakashi is seated on the floor, nose deep in a book. Not that you could actually see his nose though.

"Hi Kakashi Sensei." She waves to him with a smile, but deep down she's confused on what is going on.

"Hello Tenten." His eyes squint in a smile and he closes his book. "I'm sorry for what Gai is about to tell you. I told him not to bother you but he insisted."

"Oh?" She frowns, turning her attention to her teacher.

"I needed you to be the judge of something. Earlier I made a passing comment about how pretty I would be as a woman and Kakashi here turned it down immediately..."

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Lee feels his lungs starting to hurt with each breath he blows into the balloon in his hand. After the 15th one, he collapses on the sofa and takes a break.

"We have a balloon pump. Didn't I tell you that?" Neji smirks, placing a birthday banner from one wall to another.

"Yes, but I know my lungs are far superior than any pump. I can do it without the tool!" Lee exclaims, standing right back up and reaching for another balloon.

"Slow down. You're gonna hurt yourself." Neji mumbles, getting down from a chair. Of course his teammate doesn't listen, he rarely does especially when he has something to prove.

"No time to waste!"

Lee eventually finishes blowing up all the balloons and watches Neji move Tenten's coffee table to the side to make more room.

"I've never seen you put this much effort into anything" Lee says, cocking his head to the side.

"It's for Tenten, so." Neji replies but immediately realizes what he said and blushes a bit.

"You're right. She deserves the best."

Neji nods in agreement and continues with the table.

The two boys move in silence as they decorate the entire apartment with birthday decor but a sudden knock on the door makes them both jump.

Lee looks at Neji in terror, his wide eyes going back and forth between the door and his friend.

"It's probably just Hinata with the cake." Neji whispers.

He walks over to the door and opens it a small crack. He was right, it was his cousin.

"I brought the cake." Hinata says with a smile.

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Tenten cannot believe she spent almost the entire day judging how two grown men looked as women. She cannot remove the sight of Gai Sensei in a short dress and awful makeup from the back of her mind. Tomorrow was her birthday but she might have to spend the whole day rinsing her burning eyes out. You thought his eyebrows were hairy? You should see his legs.

Don't get her started on Kakashi. She wasn't expecting he would dress up in drag too but his competitive streak was far too strong for him not to do so. Tenten was a bit confused when he walked out with his mask still on. It defeated the whole purpose but she had to admit he had a nice figure when he came out wearing a tight dress. She was a bit jealous.

When it was finally time to make her decision she ruled it as a tie and ran out the door as fast as she could before they even had the chance to pester her.

When she's almost halfway back to her house, she breaks out into a fit of laughter as she thinks back on what just transpired. She's quite satisfied in her response. Serves them right, making her rush to the house just to be the judge of a stupid competition.

Tenten finally reaches her home, and places a hand on her doorknob, but stops turning it when she hears some giggles on the other side.

Is that a girl's voice? Did they use my apartment as a bachelor pad?

She wastes no time in opening the door, trying to catch Neji and Lee in the act but instead she enters and it's all dark.

"Huh?"

Suddenly the lights are turned on and Tenten gasps when she sees her apartment has been decorated with colourful balloons, banners, and streamers.

She steps back, shocked, when her friends jump out from behind the couch, armchair, TV stand and some come out from the kitchen.

"SURPRISE!" They all chorus, releasing party poppers and blowing on glittery party whistles.

A hand flies to Tenten's mouth. She takes in everyone. First, she sees Akamaru who is overly stimulated by all the noise and is running laps around her apartment. Then she sees Gai and Kakashi and wonders how they beat her to her own home. Then she sees all the teams. And lastly, she sees Lee and Neji near the back looking smug and satisfied.

"I wasn't expecting this." Tenten shakes her head softly in amazement and awe. "Thank you guys so much!"

She doesn't want to cry in front of all these people, so she bites down hard on the inside of her cheek. She tells the party that she's going to get changed, since she's seriously underdressed and a bit frumpy.

When she reaches her room, she closes the door and slides down it. She finally lets out her tears.

No one has ever done something like this before. Tenten never even celebrated her birthday before joining Team Gai. She didn't see the point of spending a birthday alone, she had no family.

A gentle knock on the door interrupts her thoughts and she wipes her eyes before opening the door.

"You were crying?"

Neji.

"Do you not like the party? I can tell everyone to go home." He adds with a look of concern on his face. He places a hand on her upper arm.

"No! I was crying, yes, but only because I was so happy." Looking at Neji and seeing how concerned he was for her, the tears come back.

"Hn. That's odd but I'm glad you're happy."

Tenten grabs a tissue from the box on her bedside table. She sneaks a quick glance at herself in her mirror and groans. "I look so ugly. My eyes are puffy and red."

Neji smiles a bit and Tenten catches it in the reflection. "That's rude ya know."

"I smiled because there's no way you could ever look ugly. It's impossible."

Tenten rolls her eyes but deep down she feels butterflies. The butterflies have been frequenting her stomach a lot lately, all thanks to him.

He takes a step back from the doorway and slowly closes the door.

"Wait!" She shouts out. When she reaches him, Tenten wraps her arms around his shoulders and whispers 'thank you' in his ear.

Neji didn't need a thank you from her. In fact, Neji wanted to thank her instead. Tenten always made all of their birthdays into such a big deal, she makes them feel so special and loved. It's only right they did the same for her.

All Neji wants is for Tenten to know that even though she spent her birthdays alone in the past, as long as he's alive she will never have to experience that ever again. He will make sure of it.

"Anything for you."

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Thank you @shana4anime for the prompt, I had SO much fun writing it. I hope you enjoy!!

#NejiTen #neji hyuga #tenten #neji and tenten #nejiten oneshot #nejiten fanfiction #nejiten fluff #naruto fanfiction #Naruto Shippuden

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ao3feed-kakagai · 3 years

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by IcyQueenWriter

Saturday. The annual grocery day for roommates Kakashi Hatake and Might Guy. From food to the more personal items, nothing prepared them for the chaos waiting behind those double doors.

Words: 2403, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English

Fandoms: Naruto

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Categories: Gen

Characters: Hatake Kakashi, Maito Gai | Might Guy

Relationships: Hatake Kakashi/Maito Gai | Might Guy

Additional Tags: Fluff, Humor, Alternate Universe - Crack, Alternate Universe, Alternate Universe - Modern Setting, Grocery Shopping, Alternate Universe - Grocery Store, Comedy, One Shot, Roommates

#kakagai #Kakashi Hatake #Kakashi #Maito Gai #Might Guy #Gai #ao3feed

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depressedkakashihatake-fics · 3 years

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Second Attempt

Hatake Kakashi/Maito Gai

1297 words

Follow up to First try

Date number one had been a success. Not perfect, thanks to Gai having to show up in uniform after an interruption from Asuma, but good.

So good that at the end of the night as he was leaving Kakashi’s apartment, Gai asked him out on a second date. This time with a promise that neither of them would have to cook and that he would make sure that he wasn’t wearing his uniform.

Kakashi’s voice cracking when he said ‘yes’ had been the cause of a lot of embarrassment over the next few days. Partially because he couldn’t forget the way Gai’s face had lit up with laughter, and partially because Gai had apparently decided to tell all of their friends about the night they had. Including that terrible moment.

Asuma and Genma seemed to enjoy this information the most, teasing him relentlessly about making curry for his date with Gai and about the ‘cracking voice of doom’. Though, their teasing seemed like nothing compared to Anko.

But that was all in the past now.

Today was his chance to do things differently. To make sure everything was so perfect that their friends would be too jealous to make fun of him.

Which is why he had decided not only to take out his favorite Yukata, but also to let Kurenai have a shot at taming his hair.

It hadn’t worked out well at all, and after two hours of trying he owed Kurenai a bottle of sake for the emotional trauma and three new hairbrushes.

The last thing he chose to do in an attempt to make tonight’s date a little mor memorable, was going out without his mask on. It was supposed to be a nice gesture for Gai. A night where he didn’t hide his face away from the world, just so Gai could see it a bit longer. Know that he was trying to be completely open to him in every way.

Five minutes out on the streets of Konoha, and he was already starting to regret that choice. Every person that he passed by was staring at him and most of them weren’t even trying to hide it.

This is why he always wore his mask. People didn’t know how to mind their own damn business.

Thankfully, the sushi place Gai had said to meet him at was just up the street. It wouldn’t be long before he could hide away at a nice table and focus only on that beautiful, smiling face that he loved so much.

Just the thought of seeing Gai made him forget about all of the people around him. Trying to go about his days, doing missions and training, had been a grueling experience since their first date. His mind was always on Gai, no matter what he was doing.

Gai’s smile.

His laugh.

The smell of sweat and Dango that always seemed to linger around him.

Finally, the sushi restraint came into view in the distance, and the first thing Kakashi noticed was a familiar green hanfu he had seen Gai wear more times than he could count.

Gai’s favorite choice of outfit for a nice night out, and one of Kakashi’s favorite things to see him in.

For once, excitement got the best of him, sending him flying forward to Gai’s side. It was actually kind of funny seeing Gai act like he hadn’t just scared him shitless by showing up at his side with no warning.

“Hi,” giving Gai his best smiled he tucked his hands into the small pockets of his yukata. “You look…amazing.”

He had meant to compliment Gai, but his words were met with a look of displeasure, causing him to panic. Had he said it wrong? Did he accidently insult Gai when he meant to flatter him?

“I’m sorry, do I know you?” Panic gave way to a sense of crushing disappointment. Gai’s prosopagnosia had always been strong, but he hadn’t thought he would forget him of all people. “I-I don’t mean to be rude, but I am waiting for someone.” Well at least he knew that Gai was loyal. Though, that was actually one of the only things he had never worried about. There wasn’t a disloyal bone in Gai’s body.

“I know you’re waiting for someone,” a small, playful smile tugged at his lips. “He took forever to get ready for tonight. So desperate to make a good impression, he probably looks like a stranger to you.”

“I…excuse me?” Gai’s face morphed into confusion. “Do you know where he is? He’s ten minutes late, which is actually normal for him…”

Only ten minutes? He had worried himself over nothing. An hour was usually minimum for him, but today was sort of a special case so he could forgive himself for being early.

“How about this,” stepping past Gai he headed straight for the door. “I’ll tell you where he is if you buy me a drink. Deal?” He turned around to face Gai once more, wanting to see his reaction to the proposal.

“I really shouldn’t be going in with someone else,” somehow he was even more adorable when he was turning him down. Though, it most likely had to do with the fact that he was turning him down for…him.

There was no logic to his feelings, that was for sure.

“Well, have it your way,” turning towards the door once again he headed inside, making sure to throw back a playful “See you inside, Turtle.”

The sound of sputtering followed him into the restraint, accompanied by a very annoyed “Kakashi!”

All he could do when Gai’s arms clasped down around his chest and pulled him back into a crushing hug, was laugh.

Not the way he had thought their date tonight would start, but somehow no less perfect. Maybe because it was Gai and everything he did was perfect in Kakashi’s eyes by default.

Or maybe because Kakashi really was a ‘troll’ like Kurenai said, and he actually enjoyed messing with people whenever the opportunity presented itself.

“I knew you’d figure it out,” he smiled back at Gai. “Took you a second, but you got there.”

“There’s only one man in all of Konoha who thinks ‘Turtle’ is a good nickname,” Rude. Turtle was a great nickname and he planned to use it until the day he died. “You look amazing.”

“So good you could hardly recognize me?” He expects Gai to tell him to ‘shut it’ or pinch him in the side. Both very common responses Gai has to his teasing.

Instead, Gai leaned in close and pressed a tender kiss to his neck, sending shivers down his spine.

“Sometimes I forget that there is a beautiful face hidden under that mask.” This. This is why he had left his mask at home tonight. Compliments that would cause him to cringe from anyone else, make him blush when they come from Gai.

He still hasn’t decided if it’s because Gai’s just that good with words or if it’s a result of him being completely and undeniably in love with Konoha’s sublime green beast.

In his personal opinion, it’s a terrifying and effective mixture of both.

“Come on,” sliding out of Gai’s hold he turned to face his date and smiled. “Maybe if you’re nice to me tonight, I’ll agree to a date night challenge.”

The way Gai’s face lights up tells him that He’ll definitely find himself doing some sort of challenge now. It would be impossible for him to turn down such an adorable face. In fact, for once he can’t wait to see what type of challenge Gai come’s up with.

It has to be amazing to be considered date night worthy, and Gai’s always so creative when it comes to their competitions.

#Hatake Kakashi #Maito Gai #Kakagai

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depressedhatakekakashi · 7 months

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A Little Gift

Words: 1,466

Iwa Gai Au: Book

Pairing: Kakagai

Characters: Maito Gai

In all of his years, Gai had never seen a book in such terrible condition. Even Kakashi’s precious copy of Icha Icha Violence, which he carried with him everywhere he went, still had its cover intact and a spine that looked like it had barely been bent.

The same could not be said about the tiny notebook that his lover had just shoved into his hands with a hushed ‘Happy Birthday’ passing from his lips before he vanished into thin air.

The spine was cracked beyond repair, barely hanging on under the pressure of all the weight contained inside of it. Just sitting in his hand the spine threatened to crack under the pressure of the whelming weight it was forced to contain.

A smile cracked across his lips as he weighed the book in the palm of his hand. “You really are something, Rival.”

Staring down at the cover, he chuckled. It was nothing special, just a simple brown cover with a Henohenomoheji drawn in the bottom right corner. Were anyone else to look at it they would think there was nothing important about it.

Just another notebook to add to their bookshelf at home.

To Gai, though, that plain cover was everything. It would fit in perfectly among his small collection of books back home in his apartment, but the Henohenomoheji would set it apart instantly when he pulled it out of its hiding spot.

A tiny signature from the man who was never able to sign his name on anything that he’d given Gai over the years.

“This must have taken you a long time to make,” he whispered, opening the book so that he could examine the contents once more. At the front there was a simple plane white page with a little doodle of what he could only assume was Captain Yamato, judging by the flower sprouting from his head, with the words ‘Short stories’ written across it. “Simple and to the point, as always.”

On the next page, there was an index, but rather than being a part of the book like every other page, it was a small piece of paper that seemed to have been placed into the book at the last minute to provide an idea of what the contents were. It was no wonder the book was barely holding itself together.

He wondered what else Kakashi had added between the pages.

“Short stories,” his eyes scanned over the titles that Kakashi had written on the index.”When did you find the time to write all of these?”

His imagination flared to life at that moment, painting pictures of Kakashi huddled under a tree waiting out a storm with his little book balanced perfectly on his knee writing out whatever beautiful story had come to mind.

“No,” he chuckled at his imagination. It was nice to think that Kakashi had him on his mind during missions, but he’d seen his lover when he was in mission mode. The only thing on his mind at those times was the job he had to complete. Even if his mind was cruel enough to come up with story ideas at those times, he would most likely ignore them.

The only thing that came over the mission to Hatake Kakashi, was his precious people. No story would ever distract him from completing his work, no matter how beautiful it may have been.

“Then,” another image came to mind. This time in a bright hospital room with Kakashi lying in a bed. There was a table that could be moved over the bed where Kakashi would have his book, and he’d bend over it working diligently on his story.

That was when he knew Kakashi would write.

When there was nothing else to do.

In those precious few moments, his mind was free to roam, creating wonderful new worlds and committing them to paper so that one day he would be able to shove all of those beautiful stories into Gai’s hand.

Today was that day, and Gai couldn’t help but feel the warmth of Kakashi’s love crawling out of those worn pages. It clawed its way out of the pen ink and seeped into his skin, holding onto him with such love that he could almost trick himself into believing that Kakashi was still standing there with him.

“How much work did you pour into this?” He asked, taking a moment to flip through the pages. Every page was chock-full of words, and some of them even had a picture taped to them, giving him a small hint as to what the story might be about.

On one page there was a picture of a hill full of cherry blossom trees, the grass covered in bright pink petals. The next picture was of one of Kakashi’s students, Naruto, with a giant grin across his face and a Konoha headband proudly held out in front of him. Behind him Gai could see someone else, someone he didn’t recognize, running toward the poor unsuspecting student with an angry expression on his face. If Gai was to guess, he’d say that the angry man was the owner of that headband being so proudly displayed in the picture.

“Well,” flipping back to the front, he smiled when the Index page began to slip free of its confines. Before it could escape, though, he managed to capture it between his thumb and forefinger. There, once again, the titles stared at him, calling for him to read them. “I guess I have a few minutes.”

Ten minutes, to be exact. If he wanted to be back at the village in time to avoid raising any suspicions he’d need to start heading back within ten minutes, and even then it would be cutting it close.

Onoki-Sama might still grill him about his tardiness in returning home and he’d have to come up with a well-thought-out lie about getting lost or having to stop to help a civilian in need. His old teammates might even be waiting at the gate for him with offers to take him out to dango and light jabs at his unusual tardiness.

He could handle all of that, though.

They would shake their heads, accept his reasons, and move on. They always had, and as long as he proved himself to be a loyal friend and shinobi they would continue to do so.

So he had Ten minutes.

“Which one,” scanning through the list, he smiled when one of the titles sprang out of the page toward him, demanding his attention. “Captain Tree’s Adventure”.

There was no doubt in his mind about who this story was about. One thing Gai had learned a long time ago was that his lover was a tease, and one of his favorite victims was his friend Tenzo, who Gai had learned went by the name ‘Yamato’ just a short while ago.

His current name didn’t matter though, because it was never something Kakashi used to refer to him. Instead, he’d often stick with calling him ‘Tenzo’, but on special days when he was feeling particularly bratty, he’d call him ‘Tree’ in much the same way he liked to refer to Gai as ‘Turtle’.

A nickname that only he could use, full of affection that was reserved for only a few special people in his life.

“What did he get himself into this time?” he asked, already feeling excited about the story as he began flipping through the pages looking for the matching title. “I hope it’s something wonderful.”

Even if Tenzo continued to hate him, Gai found himself only ever wanting the best for the man. Whether it was because he was Kakashi’s friend, or because he genuinely cared about the strange Konoha shinobi who swore over and over again that he hated his ‘Iwagakure guts’, Gai wasn’t sure.

All he knew for certain was that Tenzo was a good man. A good friend to Kakashi, and someone who deserved to have something wonderful happen in his life.

He wasn’t sure if that ‘something wonderful’ was guaranteed to happen in a story written by his bully of a Senpai, but Gai was known to be a dreamer and as his eyes spotted the title and his hands settled on the first page of the story, he couldn’t help but dream of a fantastic story of adventure, love, and accomplishment.

‘Ramen lay across the ground, the warm broth seeping into the ground as Naruto clung to the Captain’s leg crying over the loss of his lunch’.

Bringing the book up, Gai used it to cover his mouth as he fought back a laugh. “I should have known,” he whispered, unable to stop himself from snorting when the mental image of Kakashi’s student clinging to Tenzo’s leg sprang to mind.

#Iwa Gai Au #KakaGai #Maito Gai #Au-Tober #Au-tober 2024

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narusasu-ao3recs · 3 years

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Every day, someone leaves a flower with a note inside of Naruto's locker. Every day, Naruto tries to figure out who it is.

Tags: No Archive Warnings Apply,Uchiha Sasuke/Uzumaki Naruto,Hatake Kakashi/Umino Iruka, Haruno Sakura/Yamanaka Ino, Gaara/Uzumaki Naruto, Uchiha Sasuke, Uzumaki Naruto, Inuzuka Kiba, Nara Shikamaru, Umino Iruka, Hatake Kakashi, Maito Gai | Might Guy, Rock Lee, Yamanaka Ino, Haruno Sakura, Gaara (Naruto), Uchiha Itachi, NaruGaa is very minor, Alternate Universe - High School, Umino Iruka Adopts Uzumaki Naruto, Hatake Kakashi is a Troll, Language of Flowers, Naruto is Just Naruto, Sasuke Pining is So Sad, but so pure, itachi is a good bro,Kakashi and iruka are basically crack characters, Iruka is a Photo Mom

Word Count: 15, 448

Rating: Teen

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yahboobeh · 4 years

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Metanoia Chapter 3

A collaboration with @weaponsmistress

AO3 | FFN | Insta

"With all those secrets We swore we'd take 'em to the grave" - Dark Days Pup

Neji sank to the grass and leaned back against the giant magnolia tree that overlooked the courtyard. He allowed the slightest of sighs as his back pressed into the bark. Another month meant another meeting with Hiashi to go over the lives of the citizens that Neji visited. The process, while uncomplicated, was draining. Neji prided himself in appearing calm, stoic, and cold when the situation demanded it. This standoffish demeanor was necessary when meeting with Hiashi.

Neji often spent time in the courtyard after meetings with his uncle. The gardens were lush and beautifully laid out. There was a pond with a small waterfall someone had constructed by stacking rocks and slabs of slate. The trickle of water was pleasant, and Neji often used the sound to help him slip into meditation.

It was easy to let the water wash away his thoughts, emotions, and earthly attachments.

Lately, Neji was finding it harder to let go, especially on inspection day. Before his role as an inspector, Neji prided himself on how easily he could slip into nothingness, how close he was to attaining something more. He now wondered if those thoughts had been immature and egotistical.

But concerns about his ego were not the catalyst; the inspections were.

Stepping into the homes and lives of so many others rattled something inside of him. Hiashi had put Neji in his role to keep him distracted from seeking out the truth about his father’s death.

It had done the opposite.

Neji saw so many families, and each one was unique. Some were undoubtedly happy, while others were tense and uncomfortable. Neji saw love and resentment, loss giving way to new life, and every possible combination of people and emotions in between. He wondered what kind of family he and his father would have grown into. It wasn’t fair that Neji had been robbed of that feeling.

Sometimes when Maito Gai asked him about his day over tea, Neji imagined Hizashi in his place. Gai was trying to reach him, to make him feel welcome and at home in their crumbling and dusty compound. Neji once was convinced that no one, especially not Maito Gai, would crack him open. But after six months, Neji was starting to doubt the strength of the wall he’d built.

It seemed there was only one thing that Neji now knew to be true: he would find out what happened to his father.

—

Sometimes things fall into place in scattered and unexpected ways. This was true for Neji. He’d had no desire to escort his cousin into town, but Neji obeyed.

It was an hour into their trip when the universe presented him with a boisterous villager who’s stock of spiky blonde hair shone like the sun.

Neji knew Uzumaki Naruto. He lived with Hatake Kakashi, a man roughly the same age as Gai, who had taken Naruto in. The Hatake household was part of Neji’s inspection rotation.

Naruto’s existence wasn’t remarkable to Neji and his plans, but his cousin’s reaction was.

When Naruto’s voice rang out through the market, Hinata froze. Neji sensed the immediate shift in her demeanor. Hinata gasped and tensed up, her face turning the lightest shade of pink.

“You like him.”

Hinata snapped her head towards him, her eyes going wide at the accusation.

“W-what?”

“Naruto. You clearly like him.”

“I-I—“

“Imagine the shock on uncle’s face.”

“No! Please, Neji,” she grabbed his arm, “I beg you. Don’t say anything.”

Neji pulled his arm from her and started walking away. Behind him, Hinata scrambled to catch up.

“Please, Neji! He… he’ll be so mad.”

“He would,” Neji agreed, “do you think he’d punish you for loving a commoner or Naruto for catching your eye?”

He felt her grip on his sleeve again, and he knew he had Hinata exactly where he needed her.

“Promise me you won’t tell!”

Neji looked over his shoulder at her.

“Make it worth my while.”

Hinata, to her credit, held his gaze, her determination just as strong as his own. She really did like him.

“What do you want?” she asked softly, the undercurrent of defeat already creeping into her voice.

“My father.”

Hinata’s brows furrowed.

“Y-your father?”

“I want to know what happened to him.”

“B-but I don’t—“

“Find out.”

Neji yanked his arm from her grasp again and continued back towards their compound.

“I’ll give you time,” he said, “to do some digging.”

Hinata said nothing; she didn’t need to. Her very being radiated an aura of defeat and acceptance.

What information she might obtain about Hizashi, Neji hadn’t the slightest clue, but she was much less likely to be discovered.

—

Tenten laid down on the grass. She sighed with relief, her muscles already stiffening.

“Let’s go again!”

Lee leaned over her, shielding the sun from her eyes.

“Give me a minute.”

Tenten was sore, tired, and in desperate need of a bath. Her face was caked in sweat and dirt, and she could feel a bruise growing on her thigh from one of Lee’s well-timed kicks. But every time Tenten and Lee sparred, she felt stronger. Learning to fight might be unconventional, but the Maito household was a picture-perfect example of the concept of abnormal. Her skills made her feel safe. Tenten and Lee had grown up under the shadow of loss, scarcity, and foreign rule. Learning to defend herself gave Tenten a glimmer of independence, something she could cling to and never let go. The Hyuuga could take everything from her and her people, and she would still be able to land a punch square on her enemy’s jaw.

Lee would push Tenten past her limits, which she appreciated, but he often didn’t know when to stop.

“Okay,” she said, sitting up, “one more spar.”

“Yes!” Lee jumped up with joy and grabbed Tenten’s wrist, pulling her up to her feet.

They each took a moment to stretch out and slid into their starting stance when Gai’s excited cheer rang out across the courtyard.

Tenten straightened up and looked towards the main gate. Gai and Kakashi emerged; Gai’s arm tight around Kakashi’s shoulder.

“Tenten, are you ready?” Kakashi and Gai were friends. A visit typically meant nothing of consequence.

Tenten thought back to her conversation with Naruto, watching Gai and Kakashi head towards the kitchen.

“Sorry, Lee, I’ve changed my mind.”

She hurried after the pair, careful to go unnoticed. Just outside the kitchen, Tenten pressed herself up against the wall and peered around the corner. They had left the door open a crack. It wasn’t enough to see, but Tenten could hear the soft clatter of a busy kitchen. Gai was undoubtedly preparing tea.

“Tenten what are you--”

“Shhh!” Tenten clapped her hand over Lee’s mouth and tucked around the corner in case they’d been heard.

They waited in silence, but no one had heard them. When the muffled cadence of conversation permeated the air Tenten let go of Lee and leaned back around the corner, straining her ears to hear.

“--We need your help.”

“I have made my position clear many times before, Kakashi.”

“This time could be different.”

“I don’t see how.”

“What are they talking about?” Lee whispered.

Tenten waited, listening.

“You’ll be training them. We can--”

“Having a Hyuuga on our side didn’t--”

“Wait,” Lee said, “they’re talking about the failed rebellion, aren’t they?”

“I think so,” said Tenten.

Lee piqued with interest now and scooted a little further around the corner to hear.

“--I can’t risk it, Kakashi. We’ve just found our standing. We lost so much last time. Lee is happy and thriving, and Tenten… she is still healing.”

“Think about it.”

“I have.”

“I see.”

There was a weighted pause before Kakashi spoke again.

“We’re meeting on the 14th. In the forest behind the Nara compound at midnight.”

“I shouldn’t hear this.”

“Think about it.”

Tenten pulled away, her head spinning. Naruto’s information had been accurate. A second rebellion was in the works.

Neji was antsy. It had been nearly a week since his trip to the market with Hinata. He had doubted her a dozen times over but exercised patience. Finally, in the morning, she found him in the courtyard, greeting him with a bow.

“Cousin,” she’d said, “I would like to visit the market. Will you join me?”

Neji had to stop himself from jumping up and dragging her into town right that moment. Instead, he’d nodded and calmly rose from his seat on the grass.

They’d made their way down to the harbor, Hinata picking out and purchasing a few items. She took her time. Neji knew that it was so their outing would be seen and activities unquestioned, but part of him wondered if she enjoyed drawing out the wait.

They walked until the merchant’s stalls and unloading ships thinned. The breeze kicked up, heavy with salt and the pungent, rotting stench of low tide.

Hinata stilled and looked out at the ocean.

“It is pretty here,” she said.

Neji noticed her hand dart under the silk scarf she’d used to line her basket.

“Yes,” Neji agreed, “it is.”

“We should take walks by the sea more often.” Hinata pulled a small black book out from under the scarf. She pressed it to Neji.

He shivered, unsure if it was in anticipation or from the chill of the breeze. The book was thin, small, and fit in his pocket.

“Yes,” he agreed, making sure it was tucked away securely, “we should visit more often.”

There were more than one of these books, he surmised.

“Perhaps,” Neji said, offering an olive branch, “we may even come across Uzumaki on one of our trips. I could introduce you.”

“Thank you, cousin.”

Neji swallowed and nodded. He should have returned her gratitude with his own, but he couldn’t bring himself to. Hinata had not brought this as an offering of kindness, but as a desperate act of cohesion. The method didn’t matter, though. All that Neji cared about were the contents of the book.

#nejitenmonth2020 #nejiten #fanfic #booh writes #collab #naruto fanfic

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sannas-art · 4 years

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I have no life so I made a Kakashi version of All You Wanna Do after listening to it like 5 times

Cast:

Rin Nohara - Catherine of Aragon

Anko Mitarashi - Anne Boleyn

Musical Anon/Shio Suzuki - Jane Seymour

Maito Gai - Anna of Cleves

Kakashi Hatake - Katherine Howard

Team Choza Anon/Aki - Catherine Parr

The only reason the two anons are in there is because I can't think of any other canon characters who fit the roles

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All you wanna do

All you wanna do baby

I think we can all agree I'm the ten amongst these threes

[behind him his friends sigh exasperatedly. typical kakashi]

All you wanna do

All you wanna do baby

And ever since I was a child I'd make the boys go wild

[gai furrows his brows, confusion and realization mounting. rin holds him back from jumping up]

All you wanna do

All you wanna do baby

Take one of the school instructors, Iwana Akame

I was young, it's true, but even then I knew

The only thing you wanna do is...

Broad, dark, cryptic Akame

Helped me with kenjutsu throughout the days

He was twenty, you see

And I was thirteen going on thirty

[now everybody else has to hold rin and gai back from murdering an asshole. they are strugling]

We'd spend hours with the weaponry loot

Striking the marks and learning to shoot

His encouragement filled me up with glee

Praise from teacher to student, that's all I could see

Tell me what you need

What you want, you don't need to plead

'Cause I feel the chemistry

Like I get you and you get me

And maybe this is it

He just cares so much, it feels legit

We have a connection

I think this guy is different

'Cause all you wanna do

All you wanna do baby

Is touch me, love me, can't get enough, see

All you wanna do

All you wanna do baby'

Is please me, squeeze me

Birds and the bees me

[stage crew has to help cast members keep rin and gai in place now]

Run your fingers through my hair

Tell me, I'm the fairest of the fair

Playtime's over

The only thing you wanna do is...

But then there was another guy

Orochimaru

[there is a large cracking sound heard somehwere in the audience. if one looks closely they can see a new tree branch sticking out from the ceiling and poison ivy creeping up the walls. iruka and tenzo’s seats are empty.]

Serious, stern, and slow

Get's what he wants and he won't take no

[somewhere in the audience, tsunade’s eyes narrow with warning]

Passionate with a thrill for justice

The sexy secretary that was deep in ROOT's clutches

[sai smiles tightly. his hand is a blur and something inky rushes out fo hte room. in the distance you can hear danzo and orochimaru screaming]

Helped him in his office, had a duty to fulfil

He even let me use his favourite quill

Spilled ink all over the parchment—my wrist was so tired

Still I came back the next day as he required

[tsunade gnashes her teeth together]

You say, I'm all you need

All you want you don't need to plead

'Cause I feel the chemistry

Like I get you and you get me

And I know this is it

He just cares so much this one's legit

[several shinobi in the audience are shaking their heads in horror]

We have a real connection

I'm sure this time is different

'Cause all you wanna do

All you wanna do baby

Is touch me, love me, can't get enough see

All you wanna do

All you wanna do baby

Is please me, squeeze me

Birds and the bees me

You can't wait a second more

To get

My armor on the floor

[somewhere in the ninja afterlife minato and kushina are preparing to gut someone. sakumo and dai have their weapons strapped on them with ominous glares]

Playtime's over

The only thing you wanna do is...

Yeah that didn't work out

So I decided to have a break from boys

[everybody heaves a collective sigh—]

And you'll never guess who I met!

Tall, large, Jiraiya the Sage

A member of the three great Sannin

[—and freezes in horror as kakashi’s words register]

Globally revered

Although you wouldn't know it from the look of that beard

Made me his partner in his intel work

Hurled me and my prominence up in the world

Gave me missions on field and he swears it's true

That without me he doesn't know what he'd do

You say I'm all you need

All you want, we both agree

This is the place for me

I'm finally where I'm meant to be

Then he starts saying all this stuff

He cares so much he calls me love

[tsunade twitches and stands up and storms out of the building. if one listens carefully they can hear the sound of buildings being demolished and jiraiya screaming]

He says we have this connection

I guess it's not so different

'Cause all you wanna do

All you wanna do baby

Is touch me, love me, can't get enough see

All you wanna do

All you wanna do baby

Is seize me, squeeze me

Birds and the bees me

There's no time for when or how, 'cause you

Just gotta have me now

[a decent number of seats are empty, the shinobi previously occupying them assisting tsunade in dealing w jiraiya]

Playtime's over

The only thing you wanna do is...

So we became partners

Woo...

With Jiraiya it isn't easy

His creeping's weird and his spies are sleazy

Except for this certain aide

[everybody listens with horrifed anticipation]

He's great at his job and passed as a staid

The spying life isn't what I planned

But Kaito is there to lend a helping hand

[they hang back. this guy can’t be all that bad right?]

So sweet, makes sure that I'm okay

And we hang out loads when Jiraiya's away

This guy, finally

Is what I want, the friend I need

Just friends, no chemistry

I get him and he gets me

[everybody smiles. kakashi deifinetly needs more friends to watch out for him]

And there's nothing more to it

He just cares so much, he's devoted

He says we have a connection…

[a genjutsu is shown on kakashi. hands outlines are covering his body, one is clutching at his sharingan eye. he is crying. everybody watches in mute horror as the hands start grasping at him]

I thought this time was different

Why did I think he'd be different?

But it's never, ever different

[Kakashi attekpts to to pull the hands off. they won't budge.]

'Cause all you wanna do

All you wanna do baby

Is touch me, when will enough be enough, see?

All you wanna do

All you wanna do baby

Is squeeze me, don't care if you don't please me

[gai has opened 7 gates, anko latching onto his arms is the only thing keeping him from opening the eight one]

Bite my lip and pull my hair

As you tell me I'm the fairest of the fair

Playtime's over

The only thing

The only thing you wanna do is...

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chemicalmagecraft · 4 years

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Foresight is 20/20 Chapter 6

I stuck my hands in my pockets and licked my lips as I looked up at the cloudy sky. "So you said that we're going to meet with a friend of yours?" I asked. It was about a month after I "summoned" Kurama.

"Yes," Father said. "Inuzuka Tsume. She was one of my teammates back when we were genin, and currently the head of the Inuzuka clan." He ruffled Hinata's hair. "Considering their ages and how well the Inuzuka and Hyuuga can work together, it's most likely that Hinata-chan and her youngest child will also be in the same genin team."

"I-I'll do my best!" Hinata said.

I smiled. "I'm sure you'll do fine," I contributed. "You're way better than you think you are." I brushed my bangs out of my eye. They were getting to the point where they weren't entirely curving away from my eye, though that didn't really bother me that much. I like my hair long. Plus, there are a looot of characters in Naruto with hair over one eye, so who am I to go against that trend? I closed my eyes and started humming a happy tune (All dead, all dead, all the dreams we had), when... something brushed on my burgeoning negativity senses, though I couldn't really tell much about it because I wasn't trying to sense anything. For me to sense it automatically probably meant something bad, though.

"Two women raising a child?" I overheard. "You make me sick." I opened my eyes and sighed. I looked over to where I heard and felt the evil and saw three women. One of them, who was the source of the hate and presumably the hateful comment, was looking at the other two with a scornful look in her eyes and holding... was that a young Tenten?

Huh, guess that's what author me decided to do about Tenten having about zero background information aside from idolizing Tsunade and liking weaponry.

The lady was gripping maybe young Tenten by the wrist and I could see that she looked really afraid. Stranger danger, kids. The other two women, who I assumed were probably Tenten's mothers, began to give off the appropriate amount of hate that one would expect from a pair of mothers whose four-or-so-year-old daughter was snatched by a homophobe, and it showed. Mom number one looked like an older version of Tenten in everything but clothing and the fact that she only had one bun and mom letter A was a shorter orange-haired woman who wore the same sort of Chinese-style clothes that Tenten wore. "Give her back," mom letter A snarled, cracking her knuckles. Mom number one echoed the sentiment. At this point, my training consisting entirely of my Sociology teacher showing the class a bunch of episodes of What Would You Do? and having us write a small assignment each time instead of doing actual work kicked in and I swiftly-but-silently walked over to the homophobic woman and grabbed her wrist with a red chakra-enhanced vice grip.

"No," I said, growling at her with red eyes. She recoiled in fear, letting go of young Tenten's wrist. As one might expect, Tenten immediately retreated to and began hiding behind her mothers. I relaxed my face, but kept my eyes the same. "Why exactly do you think what you just did was right? Especially the attempted child abduction?" I asked the lady.

She tried to yank her wrist away, but I slowly licked my lips and let her struggle for a bit before letting go. She haughtily scoffed like I, a small child, hadn't just vice-gripped her hard enough to leave a red mark. "It's unnatural and no child should be subjected to that. She should be sent back to the orphanage."

I used a neato trick that Kurama taught me to send hate at her with what little I knew of biju telepathy. "First, I don't believe it's something 'unnatural' or 'wrong.' Second, I've been to the orphanage. It's not something I'd send someone to because I don't agree with who the parents are unless the parents are abusive or something." I took another "look" at the family's chakra. "Third, I would like to say that from the feel of their chakra, I think that the daughter is somehow related to both of them, so I think she might have never been in the orphanage to begin with." It was just a suspicion I had, but considering the feel of Tenten's and mom letter A's chakras weren't quite as close as Tenten's and mom number one's, I decided that mom letter A was a relative of Tenten's biological father. Maybe a sister or close cousin? At any rate, something about their similarities in chakra felt... familiar. I couldn't quite put my finger on it... "So the only bad person here is you," I continued. "Leave."

Evil woman clearly didn't like my tone of voice. Or my logical argument as to why she was a horrible person. "You little brat! I'll kill you!"

"You'll do nothing of the sort," Father said with an edge to his voice. He'd come over at some time during the argument, with Hinata hiding behind him. "I don't like the tone you've taken with my son."

She winced and tugged at her collar. "At least you'd agree with me when I say that those two women are deviants for being... together?"

"I honestly don't know why you might think that," Father mused. "I suppose we seem traditional most of the time, but the Hyuuga have had a long history of supporting LGBT rights and love in general." He gave a small smirk that had all of the energy of a Cheshire Cat smile. "In fact, I'd like to say that I am not at all ashamed to admit that, when we were both genin, I had feelings for Namikaze Minato." The woman that I was now memorizing the face and chakra signature of for the specific purpose of giving her a hard time were I to ever see her again scoffed and stomped off. "Are you four okay?" he asked.

"That was fun," I said, then realized how that could be insensitive that could be to the little girl who was almost abducted and her parents. "Sorry, are you three okay?"

Mom number one (I really needed to learn their names) smiled. "That was nice of you, kid. What's your name?"

"Hyuuga Kouki," I said. "He's my father and the little one is my sister, Hinata." Before I was about to make any more witty remarks, I was surprise-glomped by a four-year-old.

"That was so cool!" Tenten exclaimed. "You totally saved me!" I noticed that up close, her otherwise dark brown-looking hair had a red glint with the right lighting like mine. Just in case, I compared her chakra to mine to see if that was what the familiar bit to her chakra was. I was glad at myself to see that what little similarity between our chakras was minimal, a bit like the similarity I noticed between Naruto and an Uchiha that I'd seen. Like we were descendants of two siblings from Otsutsuki Hagoromo's ti-

"Wait a minute," I thought. I used my chakra sensing on Tenten and mom letter A. Prodigious chakra capacity, disproportionate physical energy, and a bit of a sunny feel to it. For both of them. I thought about what I knew about how Tenten fights from canon. Seals all of her weapons in scrolls and has the stamina to keep up with Neji the prodigy, Lee the genius of hard work, and Maito Guy. Plus, mom number A had orange hair. "They're Uzumaki, aren't they?" I thought even as mom letter A started talking.

"My name's Uzumaki Ai." I fricking called it. "My..." she blushed slightly and tittered like a schoolgirl with her first crush, "girlfriend here is named Tenko."

"And the girl hugging Kouki-kun is my little daughter, Tenten," Tenko said.

"Potentially touchy question," I said flatly, acting like there wasn't a little girl who was a little taller than me still hugging me. I gave Tenten a look and she let go.

Tenko sighed. It was more of a sad sigh and not a some-rude-kid-is-about-to-ask-me-a-potentially-touchy-question sigh. "Her father was... severely injured in the Kyuubi attack. He died and Ai and I mourned him together. She decided to help me raise her brother's child and well," she blushed, "things... happened eventually." I nodded. Yeah, that seemed like something I'd write. Tenko looked thoughtful for a moment. "If you don't mind me asking a potentially touchy question," she said, "why were you so willing to jump in? Not that it's bad to do that, but I wouldn't have thought that a little kid would be like that."

I grunted and licked my lips. "I hate people who judge others without getting to know them at all, just basing their entire opinion on something that has no bearing on their character or that they have no control over." I closed my eyes and shrugged. "I don't know exactly where it comes from, but I think that the fact that over half the village hating my best friend for something that happened on the day of his birth and was masterminded by someone else had something to do with it." I gave Tenko and Ai a piercing stare and noticed that Tenten had completely stopped following the conversation. "I don't suppose you two realize that Naruto-chan is totally innocent of the attack that happened mere minutes after his birth, do you?" I gave Ai a bitter smile and tilted my head to the side. "'Course, given the fact that I'm pretty sure that the two of you are the only remnants of the Uzumaki clan in the village but I haven't even sensed you anywhere near him makes that seem unlikely."

She sighed and stood there for a minute. "You're... you're right. I should have taken him in. My brother died in the attack, but that doesn't change the fact that I turned my back on a kid who had nowhere else to go and is actually family." She looked at Tenko and smiled. "Honey, do you think Tenten-chan would like a little brother?" I could tell what the answer was when Tenten turned to her mother and stared at her with puppy dog eyes. Not Puppy Dog Eyes(TM), but close.

Tenko chuckled. "I think I'd like to have a son." Tenten squeed and jumped up and down in happiness. Then she grabbed me and Hinata in a big hug. "Well, we should probably get going with that. I don't even know where to start..."

"Go to the Hokage," Father suggested. "Considering his importance, Hokage-sama would get involved anyway."

I raised my hand. "And if you really want to speed it up, tell the secretary to tell Sarutobi-san that the Seer of Time sent you." Ai, Tenko, and Tenten looked at me quizzically. "I think that we might have go to soon. Good luck."

Father stiffened slightly. "Right, I was taking Hinata-chan and Kouki-kun to meet a friend of mine and we really should be going. I hope that we will get to know each other in the future, considering the fact that my son is friends with the boy you're hoping to adopt, but if you will excuse us, we must be leaving now." He looked at Tenten. "If you could release my children, please?" Tenten stopped hugging us and we parted ways.

A few minutes later Father said, "You planned that, didn't you."

I covered my mouth with a hand as I grinned and did my weird snicker that sounds like I'm hissing and I decided to mess with him. "However do you suggest I did that, Father?" I asked in a voice that made it sound like I totally did plan it, even though in this one case I totally hadn't. "Such a feat would require me to have some way to know that they were going to be there beforehand." He gave me a flat look. "Sometimes, when you do good things purely out of the kindness of your heart," I continued, "events line up so nicely that people think that you planned it." He raised an eyebrow. I shrugged and pulled out the small, featureless puppet that I'd bought to test a certain jutsu I was trying to make and started playing around with it using chakra threads. What? Just because I don't plan on using puppet ninjutsu in battle doesn't mean that I should never learn it. "Yeah, I like being all puppetmaster-y, but I really can't take credit for this one. It's just luck."

"That's so cool, Kouki-niisan!" Hinata said as she looked at my puppet. I grinned and made it bow before putting it away.

"Thaaaank you," I said. "Let's go see Father's friend now."

kukukuku~

Tsume guffawed as she looked at me. "So this is the little ankle-biter you saddled yourself with, eh Hiashi?" she said with a grin.

To his credit, I was only able to bend my spine an acute angle to the side before Father said, "Please don't bite my ankle, Kouki-kun."

This naturally made Tsume howl with laughter and then smile at me. "You're alright, kid!"

"Thank you, Inuzuka-san," I said with a small grin. "You seem nice too. Should I go introduce myself to your son?" I asked.

"Go ahead, kid." She grabbed Kiba by the head and lightly shoved him at me, then looked at the nine-year-old Hana. "You should talk to them too, kiddo. I heard Kouki's got some sort of healing jutsu, so you could talk to him about that."

"Hello," I said as she walked over. "Can I pet your puppies," I asked, pointing at the three husky puppies that were trailing behind her.

"Sure," she said with a smile. I bent down and rubbed two of them behind the ears, cooing in a totally not weird way. "Their names are Hashirama, Tobirama, and Hiruzen. We call them the Haimaru triplets."

"After the first three Hokage," I assumed.

"Umm..." Hinata said quietly. "C-can I..." Hana picked up the puppy I wasn't petting and gave him to Hinata. "Thanks..." Kiba walked up to her and started chatting to her about... something. I stopped paying attention, so I'm not sure what.

Hana crouched down next to me and began petting... I think he was Tobirama? "So what was my mom saying about you knowing a healing jutsu?" she asked me.

I shrugged. "Unfortunately it's not the sort of jutsu just anyone can use, if that's what you were hoping for. You have to have a certain special chakra that you don't have, sorry."

She sighed. "Can't be helped. I want to learn medical ninjutsu so I can be a veterinarian. I like animals, so I thought it'd be a nice goal."

I nodded as I started scratching Hiruzen's tummy. "Being any kind of healer is a worthy aspiration," I muttered. "And animals are nice, though I suppose I shouldn't have to say that to an Inuzuka, should I?" She laughed. "I want to learn medical ninjutsu too, but really, mine is just for curiosity." I closed my eyes and chuckled as Hiruzen started licking my fingers. Then I rubbed my fingers on the "skirt" my shirt when he was done. "Mine must seem petty compared to yours, huh?"

She shrugged. "I still think that it's nice to want to learn stuff like that." She chuckled. "Even if it's just curiosity. So what exactly is that healing jutsu of yours?"

I grinned and lit the tip of my finger with a bit of red chakra. "It's a bit of a long story, but I think it's an interesting one..." We chatted for a while. I think I actually made a friend! Plus, it looked like Hinata was having fun with Kiba, so that's good.

kukukuku~

Ai and Tenko walked into that one meeting room of the Hokage's. "You wanted to see us again?" Tenko asked.

"Yes," he said. "Please, sit down." The couple sat down on one of the sofas, with Ai resting her head on Tenko's shoulder, which was really adorable. "There are a few more things that I'd like to discuss with the two of you before you adopt Naruto-kun. It's very important."

"Let's hear it," Ai said as she got a little more comfortable nuzzling Tenko.

"For one, I think you should learn who his father was before you take him in," I said as I sauntered out of the shadows and dropped my very-horrible-but-still-at-least-somewhat-usable Transparency Jutsu. It really only made me a little translucent, really more like stained glass than glass, and there was still an unfortunate amount of disturbance when I moved, but with my dark clothes, the partial tan that I had from actually spending time in the sun, and the shadows, the ability of standing so incredibly still that I become invisible to the eye was easy and attainable, even if I still couldn't eat any zargnuts while doing it... "His name was Namikaze Minato, maybe you've heard of him." I flopped down on the other sofa and sprawled out on the entire thing.

Everyone was silent for a moment as Tenko and Ai looked at me incredulously. After a few seconds, Ai broke the silence by saying, "Not that I'm mad or anything because you're a nice kid, but what the hell are you doing here?"

Sarutobi cleared his throat. "To cut a long story short, I made young Kouki here my advisor because he has the ability to see the future. This is an S-rank secret that should be even more strongly guarded than Naruto's status as a jinchuriki and his heritage." I winked and flashed my open eye at them.

"Okay, so what was that about Naruto's father being the fourth Hokage?" Tenko asked. I took the pictures of Minato and Naruto that I'd prepared for that particular reason and waved them so that the corners hit each other a few times and raised my eyebrows slightly. Seriously who else in Konoha had spiky blonde hair like that? "No, I see that now." She paused. "Actually I'm surprised that not more people have made that connection..."

"People see what they want to see," I stated with a scowl and red eyes. "Any relation to the heroic Fourth aside from 'murderer of' would get in the way of the idea that most of the villagers seem to have built up of how Naruto is a monstrous demon and not a young boy hated by over half the village for the monster sealed inside him to save said village." I scoffed. "Ingrates."

After a few minutes of utter silence, Tenko said, "I'd like to ask why nobody's ever tried to inform the village about his father, then."

I shrugged. "This guy," I pointed at Hiruzen, "decided that Naruto's parents have made some enemies and they aren't around to protect him anymore, so why not just cover up who his parents were, and not even tell him 'til he's either chuunin or sixteen. I begrudgingly accepted his reasoning on the condition that we make sure that Naruto's life isn't completely horrible and he doesn't learn about the Kyuubi or his parentage in completely traumatic circumstances."

"I would have preferred it if you didn't phrase it like that," Hiruzen said, "but that's about it. There's another matter, this one something that Kouki-kun was rather insistent on telling you."

Aiko nodded. "Spill, kid."

I sat up. Kinda. I didn't actually sit like a proper young lady, but at least I wasn't lying down on the sofa, right? "Something you guys should probably know looong before it actually becomes relevant." I tossed them the picture of Obito from when he had to have his ID photo taken. "His name is Uchiha Obito. Pronounced KIA in the Third Ninja War after a cave-in. In actuality, he was abducted by Uchiha Madara, implanted with the genetic material of the First to repair the damage from the cave-in, and groomed to take on Madara's mission. Part of this mission was apparently to attack the village using his Sharingan to control Kyuubi about three-and-a-half years ago."

Tenko sighed. "I suppose it's a little hard to swallow, but so is a young boy with the ability to see the future, so I'm willing to believe you. Why did you want us to know this?"

I lazily bobbed my head. "First, there's the fact that, even if you have the best intentions, the two of you lost a loved one in the Obito attack, so it might've been hard for you to fully put aside the feelings from that if you believed that the thing responsible for that was sitting under your roof inside the boy you adopted. And that would be bad. Second, I plan on eventually getting Naruto-chan and Kurama-chan to make friends with each other, so you two thinking Kurama-chan is a mindless beast might interfere with that." Ai raised her hand. "Kurama's the Kyuubi and yes we are friends," I answered. "Third, you two really should know all the facts."

"Thanks for that, then, kid," Ai said. "Is there anything else we should know?"

I grumbled. "I was gonna tell you two about Jiraiya, but someone," I looked at Hiruzen, "already told you."

"How did you..." Tenko started to say, but then trailed off. "Right, future vision. I'm starting to realize that 'getting to know each other' wasn't the only reason Hyuuga-san had for wanting to get some drinks with us after this." I smiled at the compliment.

"Where is young Tenten, anyway?" Hiruzen asked. "I figured she was waiting outside, but if you're going out for drinks..."

"I love shadow clones," Ai said blissfully. "They're just... so useful."

He nodded. "I agree. If I'm not mistaken, I'm getting done twice the amount of paperwork that I used to, and I'm not even in my office."

"Though, should we be drinking after learning such sensitive information?" Tenko asked. "I love you, Ai, but you can't really hold your alcohol very well."

Ai blushed. "N-no I don't! You can't hold your alcohol very well!"

I looked into the future a bit, hiss-chuckled at Ai's drunken shenanigans, and said, "Ai-san should be fine, though you should keep your guard up just in case. I believe we're done here, you two should go unless you have anything else to ask or declare." As I expected, they didn't, and so summarily left, thanking the two of us as they did.

I slouched into the sofa some more and tossed Hiruzen a scroll. "Suna agreed to let me take a crack at Gaara, right? And about the issue of payment, tell the Kazekage that I'm doing it half out of the kindness of my heart and half to hone my skills with fuinjutsu, so I'm fine if he can't pay me too much relative to the skill level of the job." I shrugged. "Though I would like it if he had any scrolls on jutsu, preferably Wind Release, that he'd be willing to give me." He opened the scroll and made to say something, but I cut him off by saying, "You've probably noticed by now, but I screen any meeting where we discuss sensitive information beforehand. Might need to take a nap tomorrow, even though I slept last night."

"Did you already find a seal to fix Gaara?" Hiruzen asked incredulously as he stared at the scroll.

"Nein," I sighed. "As great as that would've been, we both know that I need more information on his seal to even attempt anything more than a temporary countermeasure. That's just something I whipped up with Kurama-chan's help to deal with the situation for now."

"You really like preparing for everything, don't you?" he asked.

I shrugged. "Just the things that I can think of. Besides, I doubt I'll hear you complaining when I know what to do if Danzo challenges you to a dance-off with the winner becoming Hokage, will I?"

He gave me a flat look. "Kouki-kun, did you get into my secret stash of brownies? Because you really shouldn't eat those."

I blinked. "No I did not. Just going to pretend you never said that."

"If anyone asks, it's for my back."

"Just make sure it doesn't interfere with your work," I advised. "The solution to that problem," I said like he hadn't said anything hinting at drug use, "is to just laugh him out of the office because the Hokage is not chosen based solely on one's ability to get down and boogie, but at the same time make sure that you could theoretically beat him in a dance-off. And try to engineer events so that, if Danzo has his... modifications... at the time of the dance-off, those modifications get unveiled in public and in front of a captive audience, thus casting suspicion onto his character."

He grunted. "A sensible answer to a nonsensical problem. What about the current problem of Gaara, by the way?"

I nodded and slipped into Serious Mode (yes, I have one of those), and then actually did sit up like a proper young lady. "Write this down. That scroll contains instructions to make and an example of the Inner Demon Calming Seal, a one-use seal of my and Kurama's invention that forcibly suppresses red chakra in any being with red chakra that is not a Biju - i.e. me or a jinchuriki - by way of using some of their own red chakra as fuel to cause the rest to return to the chakra coils. Tell the Kazekage to have at least three copies of it made and ready at all times, preferably more. One copy will be given to Gaara himself, who will be instructed to use it at any time when he feels like Shukaku might be trying to rise up while he's awake. The other two are to be given to shinobi of appropriate skill who are to follow Gaara around in shifts and intervene if they feel Gaara is having a problem but can't deal with it himself for whatever reason.

"Any seals that have been used will enter a state where they cannot be used again but give diagnostic information on Gaara at the time of usage, so they are to be sent to me with time used for analysis. Note that the way the seals are set up, an error in writing will most likely cause one of three problems. The first two are that it will not suppress the chakra, which is the reason why there are to be three, and complete failure in the data recording. These two are hopefully trivial matters, though there might be some inconvenience. The third is to be taken more seriously, however. Should the mechanism that regulates the reaction fail, unfortunately, the seal will continue to siphon some of Shukaku's red chakra even after it's been suppressed, as evidenced by the red glow persisting after Gaara's back to normal. It isn't nearly enough to put Gaara in danger of dying by all of Shukaku's chakra being extracted, but it will create a miniature Biju Dama should it reach critical mass. Before this happens, the seal must be removed from Gaara and sent at least ten meters from him, which will cause the seal to stop and the built-up chakra to disperse. Send the scroll and those instructions as soon as possible with further instructions to gather any and all information on Gaara's seal plus any information on Gaara himself that they think might be relevant, like medical records and chakra composition, as well as any questions and statements they might have." He looked at me incredulously, and then I slouched back down, sighed, and said, "The annoying thing about Serious Mode is that I can only do it for so long..."

Hiruzen sighed, closed his eyes, and said, "That seems about right. Are you leaving soon?" This was answered when he opened his eyes and saw a note in my place with the word "yup" on it. "How did he do that?" the Hokage muttered.

kukukuku~

The couple met another couple in front of the... I guess it was a bar? Anyway, Ai told Tenko that she saw Hiashi and someone who she guessed was probably his wife. "Hey, Hyuuga-san!" Ai said as she walked up to him. She elbowed him and said, "Is that your wife? She's hot!"

Hyuuga Hizashi looked over at his wife with puzzlement. "Do we know her?" he mouthed at aunt Hikaru.

"No," she mouthed back, shaking her head slightly.

At this exact moment, the real Hiashi and Hikari showed up. "Ah, good," Hiashi said. "I see you two have met." Ai slowly looked at Hizashi, then at Hiashi, then back to Hizashi.

"I haven't even touched the alcohol and I'm already seeing double," Ai groused. "What the heck?"

Tenko chuckled and planted a kiss on her girlfriend's cheek. "I think that those two might be his brother and sister-in-law, sweetie. Hiashi-san said that they would be here too."

Ai glared at Father. "You could have warned us that they're your clones," she complained.

"Identical twins and he did," Tenko reminded her.

Father chuckled. "Ai-san and Tenko-san, this is my darling wife Hikari," he gave her a small kiss, "and you seem to have already acquainted yourself with my brother Hizashi and his wife, Hikaru." He pointed at them. "Shall we enter, then?" They entered and were escorted to a private room by the staff.

"What, exactly, is with the private rooms?" Tenko asked as they sat down and ordered some drinks.

"This establishment is often used for meetings between clans as a sort of neutral ground," Father explained. "The owner takes the privacy of the clients who make use of the private rooms very seriously. They're soundproofed, the staff regularly check for any kind of bugs, they knock before coming in, and there are even seals placed on the rooms that make them unseeable by chakra-sensing or even the Byakugan."

"Actually, what about the Shoraigan?" Hikaru asked. As soon as she did, there was a knock on the door. When the staff member was let in, he said that a young boy had given him a note to get to his aunt, Hikaru. After the guy left, everyone else looked at aunt Hikaru. She opened the note and read, "What do you think? ~Love Kouki."

There was some awkward silence followed by Tenko clearing her throat. "So when are our drinks arriving, do you think?"

"Probably about now," Hizashi guessed. There was another knock on the door. "I swear I didn't plan that," he quickly added.

"Kouki-kun has had an impact on you, hasn't he?" Tenko asked.

Mother sighed. "He's not bad or anything, if that's what you're implying, but it's that he seems to like to play around with people and show off with his future vision and other unique powers, which can be... not exactly annoying, but... odd... at times." She then actually managed to almost look into my eyes and say, "And I'm not just saying that because you may or may not be watching, Kouki-kun."

Heh. I could show more of their conversation, but this chapter's probably getting long enough and that was about all that I wanted to show anyway. So to sum it all up, Ai got really drunk and kept hitting on Tenko. Ah, young love.

kukukuku~

I think I should make note of a few things I'd asked Hiruzen about earlier. Tenten's father, Uzumaki Shigechi, was actually the Uzumaki clan head before he died, with his younger sister having become clan head after his death. Funnily enough this meant that Tenten kinda had two separate claims to being the Uzumaki heiress, being the only daughter of the previous clan head and basically the adopted daughter of the current clan head. Though really Shigechi only became the clan head after the destruction of Uzushiogakure on account of being one of only a few Uzumaki actually being left over. As for why Kushina wasn't clan head? It actually wasn't because she was a jinchuriki. Instead, it was because she was actually Hashirama's granddaughter (apparently she was actually Tsunade's cousin, which I suppose fit with all the other times jinchuriki were related to a Kage) and she and some other people had concerns about the head of the much smaller Uzumaki clan being in line to become the Senju clan head. The same went for why Tsunade or her dad didn't become the Uzumaki clan head, though apparently her dad wasn't as cool with the decision. Not that anyone even listened to him.

But that was in the past. Currently, I was talking jutsu with Kurama.

"Demon Infusion?" I offered, playing around the puppet and some red chakra. "Maybe if I make the yin chakra and yang chakra separately?" I thought.

Kurama gave a thoughtful hum. "It sounds fine, I guess, but why does it need to sound demonic?"

I shrugged. "I've heard of biju referred to as demons before, and giving myself a demonic motif just sounds cool."

"I suppose that that's as good a reason as any when dealing with you," he sighed. There was a bright flash from the window, illuminating the dark, dusky sky, and a crash of thunder followed a moment later. "Eeep!" Kurama... shrieked? That felt weird to say... So he... shrieked... and jumped into my arms.

I looked down at him flatly. "You do realize I'm working, right?"

He scoffed haughtily and turned his head away. "I was just... startled, is all."

I looked out the window, specifically at the heavily pouring rain. "You do realize that it's been overcast the whole day, right? And now it's pouring buckets."

"Shut up," he said as he jumped out of my arms and onto my desk.

"I can't do that, but I can change the subject," I offered. Kurama muttered something that could have been a "fine." "So do you think that I could get Six Paths Sage Mode if I got some chakra from all nine biju?"

He stared at me for a few moments. "Maybe? You do realize that the problem with this theory is that you need to get the chakra of all nine for this to work, yes?"

I shrugged. "True, but at the same time, I have yours and I'm hoping to get some of Shukaku's when I go over to Suna, so I'm almost one third of the way there already!"

He flicked his tail. "Perhaps you should think of an easier jutsu to obtain?"

I sighed. "You're probably right." I thought for a moment, then snapped my fingers. "Do you think I could make a Gudo Dama if I were to get all five chakra natures in red chakra?" I asked.

This took him a bit of thought as I fiddled with the puppet some more. "I... don't know. Maybe. If you count Shukaku's magnet release that you're hoping to obtain, you then have fire release and wind release from me and earth release and wind release from him. Assuming your theory works, you'll need water release from Isobu, Kokuo, Saiken, or Gyuki and lightning release from Chomei or Gyuki."

I nodded. "It seems that I'll have to engineer events so that I meet B if I don't want to wait like thirteen years for when I know Fuu is going to finally be out of Taki."

"That does seem like the most efficient way to find out, doesn't it?" He then somehow gave off the aura of a Cheshire cat smile despite having his face permanently stuck in a regular cat smile. "Too bad there's still so much animosity between Konoha and Kumo, huh?"

I gave a smile. An evil smile. "Oh, I know. I plan on using it." Okay, so I didn't really have any plans, but I have an image to keep up, y'know? Anyway, lightning struck at that moment, as if on cue. Yet again, Kurama shrieked and jumped into my arms. "You're sending mixed messages, you know? Do you want to stay in my arms or not?"

"Shut. It."

I smiled. "It's okay if you don't like lightning. I imagine that you used to get hit all the time, with how big you are..."

He grunted. "Guess that's one perk of being so fucking tiny..." I blinked. Oops. Probably shouldn't have pressed that particular button...

I was frantically thinking of which random topic to use to distract him with when the door suddenly burst open. "Nii-san!" Hinata tackle-hugged me.

I lightly chuckled as I closed the door with chakra threads. To keep up with the ruse that I was Hinata's bodyguard, my bedroom was placed close to hers, which was probably why she came to me. "You don't like lightning either, do you Hina-chan?" She shook her head slightly and buried her face deeper into my shoulder. "Don't worry, Kurama's afraid of it too." I idly remembered a funny video my dad showed me one day from this one movie called... Ted, I think it was. "Hey, you two could be thunder buddies!" I backed out of Hinata's hug and deposited Kurama in her hands. He glared at me for a moment before another flash of lightning caused the two to flinch into each other. "Well, I think our parents are done now and none of them brought an umbrella, so I'll be going now." I left, taking the umbrella that I'd bought some time ago with me.

kukukuku~

I decided that I rather like the rain, assuming I have an umbrella, at least. Having waterproof boots and not open-toed shoes probably helped a bit too. It felt calming seeing all of the water falling, plus with how high the water was I could practice water-walking! Speaking of practicing jutsu, I was also using puppetry jutsu on my little puppet to manipulate it into screwing around with a ball of my red chakra for me. I'd managed to make it luminesce even as I tried to prime it for the jutsu I was actually trying to make, which I was using like a lantern. "I probably need to put in the yin first..." I muttered as I got closer to their chakra signatures. I rounded a corner and saw all four of them standing under a awning. "Father, Mother, Uncle, Aunt," I greeted as they stared at me. "It's been cloudy all day, I didn't need my eyes to know it'd rain. At least one of you should have brought an umbrella."

"Thank you for coming to get us, Kouki-kun," Mother said. "But I don't think your umbrella will fit the five of us." I grinned, made a half ram seal with the hand holding the umbrella, and handed it to Father.

"Channel some chakra into it," I told him. I could tell he did what I asked when seals flared up on the umbrella and a chakra shield extended enough to fit everyone comfortably. "Rather simple chakra form change seals," I explained. "The final version's gonna have more options than just that." We started walking home under the cover of my umbrella. While the others were talking, I continued to mess with the puppet. After a while, something... clicked and I was finally able to combine the yin and yang without it canceling out and becoming normal red chakra. The altered red chakra was absorbed into the puppet, so I let the strings dissipate and dropped it onto my palm. Despite it being an inanimate object, it landed on its feet and stayed standing. With a mental command from me, the puppet started punching the air, but stopped after a bit and shrugged at me. I sighed.

"What's wrong, Kouki-kun?" aunt Hikaru asked.

"I just finished a jutsu I was working on, but to actually use it in battle, I'd need a lot more chakra than I have at the moment," I muttered.

She smiled. "I'm sure you'll be able to use it eventually."

I sighed. "Yeah, but..." I had a flash of inspiration and actually had to check that I hadn't accidentally activated my eyes from the sudden mental rush. I grinned. "Nyahahaha~ NYEEHAHAHAHAHA!~" Lightning crashed during my maniacal laugh, which was just great.

"That's probably not a good sign," uncle Hizashi noted.

kukukuku~

Kurama woke up feeling rather refreshed, so much so that he wasn't really that annoyed by the little girl snuggling up to him and trapping him. Stupid tiny toy body with almost no strength... The first thing he saw upon waking was the back of my office chair. "You know... you two are lucky I didn't need to sleep tonight, or I would've had you leave my room," my voice said from the other side of the chair.

"What do you want, Kouki?" Kurama asked.

I turned my chair around, revealing me stroking the puppet on my lap like it was a cat with a grin. What? My actual cat-shaped thing was occupied at the moment. "What do you know about... Pause for dramatic effect... Natural energy?"

"U-um, Kurama-san?" Hinata asked as she sat up. "Should I be worried about that?"

"Knowing Kouki, probably."

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