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luckycharming · 8 months

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Die A Little Bit (Live A Little More)

“You shouldn’t be here.” Sakura startled, mint green eyes wide with alarm. Heart thumping incessantly against her ribs, adrenaline bleeding in her veins, a screamed birthing and dying at the back of her throat. The derisive snort that echoed throughout the otherwise silent prison cell made her cheeks blush hotly in embarrassment, and she stomped out the burning feelings of anger. She really shouldn’t be down here, and she couldn’t afford to get caught.

And yet, the potential danger of getting caught did not elicit fear or anxiety. All Sakura could feel was an overwhelming wave of both compassion and sorrow. Compassion, because regardless of everything this man has done, she loved him and her heart could not and would not be swayed, and sorrow because of all the tragedy and manipulation and anguish and grief that led him astray and carried his steps until they led him here. Here, being locked away in Konoha’s prison, thrown away like yesterday’s trash. He really was the last living Uchiha, and the thought made Sakura’s eyes sting with tears.

“Don’t tell me you’re crying. And for me of all people? I’m touched.” At least Sasuke’s disdain was a constant that went unchanged. Even bound and chained away, eyes covered with a blindfold inked to the brim with seals that prevented him for using his family’s famed kekkei genkai, normally lithe and muscular frame looking gaunt in a way that made concern thrum through Sakura’s chest, covered in grime and filth and blood?, Sasuke Uchiha radiated an elegance and regality few people could emulate.

He was proud, but Sakura’s keen eyes could tell he was hurting, and she couldn’t stand it, which is what led her here. Naruto, thank gods, was acting as a distraction for her. She only had an hour, and Naruto warned her that she needed to be gone before the Anbu did their routine checkups. He was just as incensed as her, if not more so, and together, they begged and pleaded for Tsunade to let Sasuke go, but the buxom blonde would not be swayed. Sakura adored her teacher, and loved her like a mother, but she did not like how cold she was being. Did she not understand Sasuke’s mindset? Did she not experience grief and injustice from the very system that took away everything from her, only to call her back when they needed her assets again?

If Kakashi were Hokage, he would surely be moved to throw Sasuke a bone, and she and Naruto came to the silent realization that Tsunade must’ve known that and held onto the Hokage hat longer to prevent that. Naruto told her it was a lot of politics involved, and they that they really were leaning towards execution.

Tears dripped down her face without her permission, and she angrily wiped them away. She had no time for tears. She was so tired of crying and being useless. If she had half of Kakashi’s tact or Naruto’s bravery and willpower, she would do something more than slip inside the prison cells and see Sasuke. Wasn’t she trained by the greatest kunoichi alive? And yet she couldn’t muster up half of that monstrous strength to do anything more than sit with him and offer him what? Love? Comfort? Companionship? Since when has Sasuke wanted any of that from anyone, let alone her?

“Sakura.” Her head jerked up, pink locks of hair swirling like sakura petals in a lazily spring breeze, and when would this man relinquish the hold he had on her heart. When would she let him? Even beaten down, frail, and bloodied, he was still so beautiful, so impossibly handsome that she felt her heartbeat running away the longer she looked at him. The wounds from his betrayal stung still, bled faintly, but if she found out her whole clan got slaughtered, that the culprit was her own brother, who was manipulated by the powers that be to carry out such a heinous crime, what would she do?

And then to be paraded around as the Uchiha Prince, groomed for a greatness and destiny he did not consent to? To know that the leader of their village not only knew this, but ordained it and covered it up? She would be beyond angry, and that was putting it lightly. It made her previous comments and behavior toward him all the more childish and embarrassing. How could she not know her teammates were suffering so? Two orphans, children of a prophecy that has led to countless bloodshed and ruin. One held the strongest tailed beast alive sealed within him and ostracized because of it.

“I never wanted any of this for my son, but I had no choice but to do it. His mother was dying and the Kyubi would’ve killed us all within a few years time.”

“What do you mean?”

“Even if we killed him, it would’ve been temporary. He would’ve come back within five years, and without a vessel…” Minato’s voice trailed off, and the threat that hung in the air was ominous. Sakura shivered at the implications his words had. They would’ve been fucked, to put it politely.

“And now he hates me.” Sakura’s body moved before she knew it and her hand gripped his shoulder, green eyes gleaming with understanding.

“He doesn’t. He’s angry and very hurt, but he loves you dearly. Of that much, I know. I’ll talk to him for you, and convince him to speak to you.” And those eyes, bluer than even Naruto’s, shone with relief and happiness.

“My son is lucky to have a dear friend like you. And I’m sure Fugaku’s youngest will warm up to you soon enough. There’s a lot of turbulence and darkness brimming in that young man’s heart. If I hadn’t of died, I would’ve made sure his clan wouldn’t have been vilified and murdered. What was Hiruzen thinking?!” And Sakura couldn’t answer that because nobody understood what went on in the Third Hokage’s head when he came to such an erroneous conclusion. Was genocide really the answer to the Uchiha problem, and why were a whole group of people considered a problem to eradicate in the first place? Were they all were that expendable?

“I’m not used to you being so quiet. You and Naruto could never shut up long enough to hear myself think, and yet all I can hear all not only my thoughts, but yours. I don’t know how you managed to sneak your way inside somewhere so heavily sealed and guarded, but I know you must be on some kind of time limit, and here you are, squandering it by sitting in silence ruminating on things that will do you no good.”

“I’ll ask again: why are you here, Sakura?” Thinking of everything up until now, all the injustice and murder and war and violence, feeling so fucking helpless and useless and unable to make a meaningful impact no matter how valiantly she tried because fear and insecurity continued to grip her in a chokehold, Sakura snapped.

Her hands were reaching for his blindfold, and she broke his seals in mere minutes, her intelligence and tenure as Tsunade’s student paying off. Startled black eyes greeted her, and if things weren’t so dire, if what she was about to do wasn’t so insane, she’d be smug, usher a haughty laugh of her own. See? I am useful. I can get shit done. I don’t need you or Naruto coming to my rescue all the time. I am as good as the two of you. You don’t have to leave me behind because I can keep up with you.

She used that brute strength of hers to break the chains that shackled themselves to him, and when his body inevitably slumped forward, Sakura caught him in her arms, cradling him close to her chest, letting his cheek rest against the swell of her breast.

He took several shuddering breaths, his body trembling from the emotions washing over him, no doubt, and Sakura said nothing, opting to simply hold him and lend him her strength for the time being.

“What are you doing? Why did you… do you not know what will happen to you for not only coming here, but freeing me as well?”

“I don’t care,” was Sakura’s quick retort.

“Well, I do!” was Sasuke’s even quicker response, and his tone was as fiery as the temper his clan was famous for. Sakura flinched despite herself, and Sasuke’s eyes softened. He pressed their foreheads together, and Sakura was not immune to the effect it had on her, face heating up in a soft blush a few shades lighter than her hair.

“Sakura,” he began, tone considerably softer, and where was this energy, this tenderness when she so desperately craved it?, “if you do this, not only will the brand you a traitor as well, but they’ll kill you too. Maybe not, since you have that Senju on your side, but this will not be a good look for you. You and Naruto have bright futures ahead of you. I don’t. This is the end of the line for me, and at least I can die happy knowing that I avenged my clan.”

“And don’t we get a say in anything?! Just because you threw us to the side for you lofty goals for revenge and revolution doesn’t mean we still don’t care about you! What about Naruto, huh? He went through hell and back to save you, and you’re just gonna accept death? What about Kakashi-sensei? Didn’t he take you under his wing? Didn’t he share his very own jutsu with you? Didn’t he try to keep you off that path because he knew this is how it would end?” At that, Sasuke couldn’t help but flinch, head hanging down in shame.

Gloved hands cupped his face and guided his gaze to hers.

“And what about me? Have I not given you all the love I had? My love, my loyalty, my strength, my heart?”

“I didn’t ask for any of that from any of you,” Sasuke feebly denied, but his eyes were telling an entirely different story.

“And you didn’t have to because we all love you. Our team was a toxic disaster and truthfully, we all have room to grow, but at the same time, I can’t think of anyone else I’d rather be teammates with or taught under. I love you all so much, and I just want you to be happy, Sasuke.”

“I can’t be happy in a village that orchestrated my clan’s death and used my brother as the scapegoat. This system is flawed and made to set all of us up for failure. Us ninja are just tools and fodder for those in power who’d rather sacrifice the youth and those who dare to stand up to them instead of fixing the problem from the source,” Sasuke spat, frame trembling with obvious anger.

“Then let’s burn it down, figuratively, and usher in some actual change.” She helped him up and ushered him on her back so she could carry him that way, and she could feel the embarrassment and indignation coming off him in waves, but he didn’t protest. She’d carry him in her arms, but needed her arms free and she was almost positive he would’ve fought her back if she tried that. Hell, he probably would’ve bitten her.

“What do you-?”

“C’mon, Forehead! Hinata and I aren’t getting any younger! Do you know how hard it to focus while you two are confessing your dying love to each other?” Ino’s indignant tone broke whatever moment they were having, and they both blushed, Sasuke hiding his against the skin of the back of her neck, and Sakura hiding hers behind her naturally rosy hair.

“Fuck you, Ino-Pig! I had to convince him to cooperate!”

“You spent more than half the time just staring at him! You could’ve just fucked him, if that’s all you were gonna do! Or at least be a good friend and let me help or something, but you got so touchy when I suggested it, and I wasn’t about to get punched. I’m too pretty to be walking around with a bruised face.” She and Sasuke blushed hotly all over again, and Hinata breaking the jail cell open was a welcome distraction from whatever bullshit Ino was saying.

Lavender eyes peered at the both of them in silent amusement before ushering them outside, Ino leading the front, her and Sasuke in the middle, and Hinata in the rear.

“Temari and Tenten are waiting for us,” she murmured to her, her voice soft and melodious like chiming bells. “Shikamaru and Neji are keeping the guards at bay, and Lee, Shino, and Kiba are with Naruto. They all should be on their way to where we agreed to meet up,” Hinata explained, Byagukan activated and ready to use. Sakura smiled in relief, heart brimming with joy. Meanwhile, Sasuke could only take all of this in silently, annoyed that happiness was blossoming in a heart he thought long dead. They were all crazy and none of this was bound to go over well, but still, his treacherous heart beats with hope.

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studentlifeblogname · 1 month

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Hello! I am trying to find an old Sasu/Saku fan fiction. I don't remember much but it's after the war, sakura and sasuke have sex, then sakura gets pregnant and leaves the village. She comes back after 5 years (aprox) with the child and Sasuke does not know it's his.

#sasuke #sakura #naruto #fanfiction #fanfic #sasusaku #sasuke/sakura #post war

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kitsuneudon743 · 1 year

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Chapters: 9/20 Fandom: Naruto Rating: Mature Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence Relationships: Haruno Sakura/Uchiha Sasuke, Hyuuga Hinata/Uzumaki Naruto, Nara Shikamaru/Temari Characters: Haruno Sakura, Uchiha Sasuke, Uzumaki Naruto, Hatake Kakashi, Karin (Naruto), Orochimaru (Naruto), Raikage (Naruto), Original Characters, Oonoki (Naruto), Hoozuki Suigetsu, Temari (Naruto), Nara Shikamaru, Terumi Mei, Gaara (Naruto), Kankurou (Naruto) Additional Tags: Blank Period, Pre Boruto, Canon Compliant, Romance, Adventure, Unplanned Pregnancy, Sex, learning to love, Feelings Realization, Denial of Feelings, Falling In Love, Love, Assassination Plot(s), Slow Burn, Oral Sex, Jealousy, Flirting, Comfort, Family, Home, First Time, Teasing, Secret Relationship Summary:

It has been two years since Sasuke has been on his quest for atonement, and two years that have given time and preparation for his assassination by the hands of the Raikage who is hesitant on trusting him. What he doesn't know, is that Sasuke is onto him, but things are made more complicated when Sakura decides to join Sasuke.

Set in the blank period.

#new chapter #sasusaku #sakura and sasuke #sakura haruno #sasuke uchiha #naruto uzumaki #love #blank period #fanfic #fanfiction #18+#smut #Canon compliant #post war #pre boruto #traveling together

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byakugouprincess · 1 year

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This post-war Sakura look was everything. The hair, the byakugou seal, the outfit.

I know someone was kicking himself for having to leave👀

#blank period #sakura #post war #sakura haruno #sasusaku

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feather-rose · 1 year

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Challenge, part 1

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Lee: I’m telling you, Neji! Once, you’re completely recovered, you and I are gonna have challenge match!

Neji(Yells back at Lee, as he sat onto his hospital bed after recovering a certain death experience. All covered up with bandages): At least, give me some time to heal and get out of here, at first--

Lee(Cut him off with a pointed finger): ---And!! And, please do not interrupt me!( Takes a very big breath.) Once you’re out, you and I are gonna have a match!

But he had already just said that!

Neji(Gotten frightened about that and as Tenten whom sat up down next to him, feared as well.): Which is?

Lee:Running up straight to the hokages’s mountains!

Both Neji and Tenten looked up at him as if he had cracked up here or had totally lost his mind.

Lee(Concerned for a second.): Uhh? Guys--

Tenten(Stood up from her seat angrily, as Neji still sat on his hospital bed in shock.): ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR FREAKING MIND? Neji had just gotten out from death and you’re asking him to run up at the hills, seriously?

Neji(Too shocked and started to stutter here..): Lee, Lee..You--You, what?

Lee(Looks completely innocent.): Why not? I’ve gotten inspired by Gai-sensei and Kakashi-sensei’s rivality match. So, I’m ordering you to a duel--

Neji( Chokes under his breath.): Are you nuts? At least, let me recover and then, we’ll talk--

Lee(Grins widely as he brought his thumb up at Neji): Okay, that settles it! Since I’ve lost Sakura to Sasuke, and that you have Tenten as a girlfriend here, I’m gonna train very hard until you can come out of here, let’s say a month?

Neji(Too lost to say anything smart.):...Eugh..

Tenten(Groans a bit as a warning.): Lee, you stupid--

Lee(Ignores her with a big smile.): Alright! That’s a challenge! I’ll give you a month!(Then turns away.)

And exits out of the room, leaving the two of them alone, too shocked to say anything at all.

Tenten(Sits back onto her seat next to Neji, completely shaken. .): What did just happen? Did I really heard that?

Neji(Shocked): Oh Boy..Did that just happened? What the heck have I done? Why me?

Tenten(Kept talking, all alone.):Don’t tell me you’ve just accepted that?(Then took a peek at her boyfriend, with a warning look.) Neji?

Neji( Shook his head back up.): Nope.

Tenten(Sighs): Thank God--

Neji(Then, looked back down at her, still frightened.): But if I don’t give Lee, an answer by tomorrow, he’ll have my ass, for a while.

Tenten(Winces under her breath and pat up his injured and bandaged shoulder as she tried to comfort him, even if it was no use..): Oh crap. Let’s just say he’ll probably forget that challenge once he’ll be asked onto a mission..

Neji( Gulps and took her hand, the one rests on his shoulder as he sighs.): Yeah. Let’s just hope for that to happen..

And more than that, Lee had completely forgotten about that match after he and Shikamaru and Chouji had went out to a bar and drank all night not to forget ate.

Neji live up, peacefully and happily along with Tenten, until it did took five years for Lee to remember what kind of a challenge he had made to his rival and friend teamate.

Oh Crap.

#challenge #sasusaku #nejiten #kakashi #gai #team gai #rock lee #rock lee is amazing #post war #neji is doomed #neji is free #neji hyuuga #tenten #naruto #neji lives #humor crack

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moon-senne · 2 years

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Happy Uchiha Sasuke Day!! i love my emo little skrimblo

i think a huge part of healing isnt becoming the best version of yourself but learning to be okay with the worst. for sasuke... thats near impossible a task to do. team seven is more than happy to help out though. i feel like him never fully overcoming the shame of his past is realistic, but i dont think anyone of his friends would ever really give up on letting him know hes loved, even when he feels like he's at his worst.

first fancomic im posting on here too, now that i think about it oooo i hope u all like it :)

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tranquil-turbulence · 9 months

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SS Month ‘23 - Day 26

Day 25 | Day 26 | Day 27

Prompt: Bodyguard

WARNING(S): Mentions of the war and death, mild/undescribed injury, painfully mutual pining

“All you have to do is escort him to the capital,” Kakashi had said to the both of them, visible eye creasing in an invisible smile. “Even though it’s B-rank, I don’t think you’ll have to worry.”

Well, a job was a job.

Sakura gripped the medical wrap between her teeth as she carefully wound it around her arm, pressing the gauze tightly against her wound. Sasuke was no doubt keeping watch amid the branches above while their client slumbered in a tent several feet away.

Being ambushed was never something she enjoyed, but she couldn’t deny the rush of battle and the thrill in her blood as she fought to protect. The client was, apparently, the boyfriend of an important councilwoman who wanted to come home after a vacation in Konoha. Unfortunately, that meant he was a prime target for political dissidents who wanted to get one up on her. And that meant…

“Ow, shit,” Sakura hissed as she scooted along the ground. A rock dug its sharp edges into her thigh, making her move off of it and shift again. Glancing back at the tent, she heard no shuffling within, only light snores.

She sighed, making her way towards the trees. It was nearly time for her shift, so it seemed, The worst thing about missions were the night - the darkness didn’t help her paranoia, and it seemed to span on forever. The sun’s rays over the mountains couldn’t come fast enough.

Leaning against a tree, she closed her eyes. It would’ve been nice for Naruto, or Kakashi, hell, even Sai to come along too. But this mission called for two, and out of all of them Kakashi had recommended her and Sasuke heartily. But why, she still didn’t know. She knew they worked well together, but surely Naruto and Sasuke or even Kakashi and herself would��ve been a better team.

“He probably didn’t want to deal with the trip, that lazy old pervert,” she huffed to herself as she envisioned the man giggling at that damn hentai. “It’s not like the ladies at the capital care when it comes to handsome men.”

Naruto certainly wouldn’t have minded, though she supposed he would have some reservations about the affections of girls now that he and Hinata were an item. If there was anything about him, it was that he was loyal to a fault. He’d once hugged Sakura and freaked out thinking he’d accidentally cheated. Hinata’s gentle laughter in response echoed in her mind, and a smile unconsciously spread across her face.

It was nice to spend time in the village, but sometimes she needed an excuse to take a trip. Peacetime was largely boring, routines built and dredged firmly in the foundations of their little village - she felt bad for being momentarily grateful she wasn’t on-call for the hospital anymore. Her patients needed her more than an escort did.

Before she knew it, there was a sound of feet touching down on the forest floor. Opening her eyes, she noticed Sasuke nod to her. His hair was growing out now, reaching past his shoulders and covering his Rinnegan in a manner painfully like the ancestor they'd fought together not that long ago.

“Thanks,” she murmured, getting up and brushing little bits of twig and dirt from her back. His gaze was sharp and intuitive as ever - and sometimes she felt it was a little unfair that he’d remained so much the same over the years. He could probably read her like a book, yet she was now struggling to make it one page into his mind.

He said nothing as she leapt into the treeline, but she could feel his eyes on her back. The Haruno family symbol was still proudly emblazoned into her clothing, yet every time she stood with her back to him his eyes always seemed drawn to the white circle. Perhaps it reminded him of when they were young?

Her cheeks flushed, coincidentally as a breeze whispered against her face and ran its chilly limbs through her hair. It was arrogant to think like that. They’d grown up and matured, and she was not in love with him anymore. She wasn’t. It was foolish to hope.

Sakura took a seat on a rather thick limb, resting her back against the trunk. It was lucky that she’d brought a cloak this time, she thought, pulling out and unrolling a tight cylindrical bundle of fabric from her pouch. The dark material was a good cover for the night, as well as a toasty blanket around her shoulders.

The moon was high in the sky at this point, stars twinkling in a quiet radiance through the vast darkness. It was peaceful, yet painfully familiar.

Ah, yes, this was a night much like that one, wasn’t it…? She frowned at the memory of her past self, begging through tears for him to please stay, that she loved him with every fiber of her being, that if he just listened, they could be a happy family together, that Team Seven could be the connection he desperately sought after after a lifetime of pain.

Not one of her finer moments, she mused. That night still caused a bitter pang of regret to pierce her chest - and still, after all these years, it served to remind her that it was hopeless to think she had Naruto’s uncanny ability to reach others. If she couldn’t even convince Sasuke to stay, what did she have to hope she could convince him to come back in the end? Hell, it had taken beating the shit out of him for him to come home, and it wasn’t even by her efforts.

A breath escaped her nose, a heavy weight on her shoulders as she closed her eyes to focus. It didn’t do her any good to ruminate on what could have been. Sasuke was home now - on probation, but here - and Naruto was happier than he’d ever been, and Kakashi was more open now and true, people were dead and a cloud of guilt seemed to hang over their friends because of the war, but everything was better. He was home and everything was better, and she wasn’t in love.

The moon seemed to gaze down at her knowingly from its perch in the sky, and as she stared right back at the celestial body hanging silently above she wondered to herself. Had he ever looked up at the same moon and thought about them? Had he thought about Naruto, about her, about their village in the years he was away? How had he whittled the time away through sickness, through grief, through restlessness? Had he thought, even once, about coming back to them?

The world they knew now was vastly different than the one she knew in her youth, and she had to be grateful for that. But everything felt like it was moving too fast to comprehend - new technological advances, new techniques by precocious youth that just a decade ago hadn’t even existed, new connections between old places, new treaties between enemies and friends alike, new laws dedicated to protecting and guiding graduating shinobi instead of tossing them headfirst into turbulent waters - it was dizzying at times, and even getting a moment to herself didn’t help with the fast-paced advances a newfound - if not very shaky - peace had inspired.

Yet her team remained the same - Naruto was his old goofy self, Kakashi was still reserved (and a little perverted), Sai had that same smile painted on his face, and Sasuke… Sasuke was the same as he ever was, aloof and quiet and somehow so vastly different. The transplanted eye and missing limb didn’t change his demeanor, but there was something mature, something wise beyond his years about him now, and every time she locked eyes with him she felt as if she were peering into something incomprehensible.

Maybe being given half a god’s chakra had awakened something else in him. But what, she still didn’t know. And it frustrated her to no end. She was the same as she always was, always one step behind, always lagging from the rest - and even now she felt as if he were heads above her, looking down just as she'd always feared in their childhood days.

Shaking her head, she stared at the sky, taking in its ancient beauty, and tried to erase the bitter pangs of regret that chased her thoughts, and the longing that stubbornly held fast to her heart. Everything was better now. She was better now. She had to keep facing forward, not dragged backwards by the grief that stained their youth black.

"Look at me now," she'd proclaimed to her boys once, high with the thrill of blood and dirt smudging her face, with blazing bright blue chakra shielding her fist, with eyes wide and euphoric with adrenaline. "I won't drag you down anymore. I'm done watching your backs - now watch mine!"

She closed her eyes, with Naruto's stunned expression and a hint of a smile on Sasuke's lips painted into the backs of her lids, and focused her thoughts.

#sasusaku month 2023 #post-shippuden #mutual pining #implied on sasuke's end #oblivious sakura haruno #war mention #mild injury #sasusaku

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unwiltingblossom · 2 years

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Hey Naruto fandom, this is just your reminder that Sakura didn't do anything wrong.

It's not her fault - nor is it anyone's fault - that the person she fell in love with had personal traumas that caused him to behave in unpleasant ways. She's not responsible for the actions of the person she loves.

Sakura has always only ever done what she felt was best for either her village or her friends, even when she makes rash mistakes they are with the motivation of doing what is best for those she cares about. She wished to go with Sasuke because she was terrified of him going away with Orochimaru alone, because she believed Sasuke would lose himself if he did so. She tried to kill Sasuke because she believed her old fear had come true and if anyone else killed Sasuke it would trigger a war that would only hurt Naruto, the village (currently destroyed and recovering) and her friends.

It isn't Sakura's fault that she never fell in love with Naruto or Lee, and she isn't obligated to love someone back just because they had feelings for her. She was never intentionally cruel to them simply because they had feelings for her. Her false confession was done only because she thought it would make Naruto happy, not because she was trying to hurt him.

You're not obligated to stop loving someone because they're not a good person anymore. Sakura still tried to kill her feelings for Sasuke out of guilt because she believed it was wrong to still love him, and she couldn't.

In the context of the ninja world, slapping Naruto around once or twice was not considered rude or unacceptable behavior, neither did Naruto ever consider it to be. Despite this, she does it something like twice in the entirety of her association with him. Bear in mind that adults beat a five year old child so hard he was hospitalized, and in that scenario it was the child who was considered to be in the wrong, and when Jiraiya peeped on Tsunade she almost killed him and they remained extremely close until his death. Sakura's punches of Naruto are more akin to dope slaps in-universe than they would be in reality.

Sakura was rude and mean to Naruto in class because everyone was rude and mean to him. The very first moment someone in front of her questioned the validity of this behavior and turned it on her, Sakura realized she was in the wrong and resolved to never do it again (and followed through on it).

Although Sakura started up a rivalry with Ino about Sasuke, it was not with malicious intent but respect. She saw Ino as a genuine rival for Sasuke's attention, and so openly declared her intent to Ino. Their friendship remained, and Ino is the only person for whom she rearranged her headband for as a show of respect.

Sakura worked as a doctor and a medicnin and essentially a single mother to Sarada throughout her child's youth - staying up late until she physically passed out at Sarada's bedside when the child got a fever. She shielded Sarada from the more confusing and dark aspects of her own teenage years, and hid Sasuke's uncertain return from his dangerous mission so that her daughter would grow up happier and feel more secure.

Sakura doesn't just "love people who treat her poorly", she doesn't "bully and attack Naruto relentlessly" or treat her friends "like crap". She isn't selfish and self absorbed or vain, and in fact she's almost shockingly selfless at times.

The old Naruhina vs Narusaku and Sasukarin vs Sasusaku wars have assassinated her character in every way that it can be assassinated, but in the end it's important to remember:

Sakura did nothing wrong.

#sakura haruno #sakura uchiha #naruto #sasusaku #boruto #ooc #long post #meta #if you weren't here before the end of Naruto and didn't see the wars #you'll never know how bad it got #but the character assassination of every romantic target involving team 7 was massive and immense

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millientea · 4 months

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#sasusaku #sasusaku post war #haruno sakura #naruto #sakura fanart #sakura #sakura haruno #sakura haruno fanart #uchiha family #fanart #sakura uchiha #naruto fanart #uchiha sasuke #sakura x sasuke

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x-emeraldsky-x · 3 months

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Obito Week: Day 5 - Clan Customs

// Before Sasuke's birth, the Uchiha clan would all gather monthly to celebrate life, birth and death. Children would paint with their mothers and fathers, play with their friends and learn the clans songs and dances. Adults would help by carving their instruments, sewing their special kimono and assisting with the creation of their own hairpins and fans. Children played a vital role in life, bringing joy and laughter, helping the darkness that loomed in war disappear. The village tarnished the clans love for celebration before Sasuke could experience it in his childhood, so after the war, Obito decided to give it to him and his family now, in a era of peace and acceptance.

// @obito-week

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shannarous · 2 years

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honestly I never understood very well why all the hate towards sasusaku, they clearly have feelings for each other and were development since the beginning. antis always deny the “The one who filled his lonely existence with the emotion called love was Sakura” and sakura hugging him in the forest, when he left the village and she was the ONLY one who knew he was going.

As for SNS, NS, SK and SH I don’t really care what they ship, I think everyone has the right to like what they like lol. But I think everyone should do this respecting the characters development (SS Stan’s too).

As for NH, I was NH/SS years ago but the fandoms became very toxic with each other. Everyday on twitter when some fan post about skr or SS the hnt and NH fandom reply with other post exactly the same to get more likes or cause they think SS fans are attacking them (???) this is crazy for me and already happened to me and it was not even my intention. They ended up with ALL the love I had for NH. I can’t even believe I was a fan years ago and now I can’t even like fanart. The fandom culture of attacking people and fighting all the time has to end.

You are so right, anon.

Especially the last part of your text: I remember some years ago, when I was still more involved in the fandom and the fans on Tumblr in general were more active, there was a literal storm of hate between SS and NH fans. I don't even know where it came from at that time, but just like you I felt like I started to like NH a little less because of this, and thinking back I find that really really sad. I used to ship them almost as much as SasuSaku - it was my comfort ship after reading the first Gaiden chapter and feeling horrible because of the shock it brought. Now I can't even remember the last time I visited the NH tag because it all became so damn toxic.

Not saying it's only NH fans who started the war because that's not true. But it was hate coming from toxic NH fans that made me lose some interest in the ship. Not completely, fortunately, but I can't enjoy it the way I used to.

I'm gonna end this post with your quote because it's so important:

The fandom culture of attacking people and fighting all the time has to end.

Preach.

#anon ask #sasusaku #not tagging this with the other ship #feel like it would be crosstagging #although this is no anti post at all #ship wars

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jyacira1 · 1 year

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post war sasusaku

#sasusaku #sasusaku fic #sasusaku art #ss fic #haruno sakura #sasuke x sakura #uchiha sasuke #ss 2022 #ss fic rec #jyacira1

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nardo-headcanons · 2 months

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it's been an age since i've been into naruto, and now that i have plans on making my own version on how naruto shippuden ended, i was wondering, how do you think naruto shippuden should've ended? like are you pro or anti naruhina? pro or anti sasusaku? whats your opinions on how the fourth war was played out? if you already spoke about this i'm sorry lol but im just wondering.

OMG HIIIIIIII @ofrolysdogs you're one of my OGs! How have you been????? Please please tag me or let me know once you create your rework. that sounds so intriguing!

This post is gonna be controversial, beauties.

How do you think Naruto Shippuden should've ended?

Ideally, with Naruto realizing that he doesn't need to become hokage to get the attention and validation from the people he loves and cares about. Or at the very least, with Naruto becoming hokage but abolishing the shinobi system. Maybe even make Danzo hokage along the way, just when Tsunade falls into her coma, and slowly make Naruto question the system more and more. Also, Sasuke's whole "redemption" arc should have been handled differently. First and foremost, he was a victim. He did a few things that were wrong, and I agree that there need to be consequences, but for this redemption arc I'd rather have him travel around and teach people around the world about the customs and culture of the Uchiha.

Are you pro or anti naruhina? pro or anti sasusaku?

I am both Anti NaruHina and Anti SasuSaku, but for two different reasons. I used to be a hardcore SNS shipper, but not so much nowadays. NaruHina had so much potential, they could have explored their class and privilege differences together, learning from each other and stuff. But Neji dying for their ship to sail? That was a hate crime. The reason I'm Anti SasuSaku is because I simply don't really like the thought of shipping Sasuke with anyone. He has enough to go through and putting him in a romantic relationship is not something that would make it more interesting or add stakes to it, although I wouldn't mind seeing him adopt a kid or two, given how family oriented Sasuke is.

Whats your opinions on how the fourth war was played out? I found the use of Edo tensei very interesting, albeit a little cheapened here and there. The Itachi and Sasuke vs Kabuto fight was a little disappointing. Don't get me wrong, I loved seeing he two of them fight together side by side, and Itachi's final parting was very touching - but them fighting Kabuto of all people? Maybe if Kishi fleshed out Kabuto's story a little more, he clearly had no idea what to do with him. Poor bastard.

Madara just 'knowing' the hand signs of edo tensei is actually not so unlikely, but it still irks me how he was able to just "come back" when Edo Tensei was released.

And let's not talk about the power scaling, which went completely through the roof in the end. Oof. Kaguya, as is, ruined the storyline completely. It could have worked, but not in the way it was executed in shippuden.

But alas, I suppose there is only so much Kishi can do within the confines of a genre.

#naruto #naruto shippuden #naruto meta #naruto opinions #anti sasusaku #anti naruhina #pro sasuke #anti konoha

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