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When is the new bittersweet chapter 😩

Aaaah, I knooow. I'm so sorry about the continued delay. I've had so much going on, so I haven't had the headspace. I also made the mistake of writing the final chapter ages ago already, so my brain is like "this story is finished". Starting next week, though, both my workload and my personal commitments should lighten, so I hope I will finally get it done then. And I promise, I will immediately follow it up with something else I've had in the works!

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“It was a coincidence,” she says. “But some of the villagers approached us, asked whether we are from Konoha. They claimed that, a few years ago, a missing nin from the Leaf came passing through. They never saw him themselves but that’s what they were later told. The missing nin took a lover there - again, the exact circumstances aren’t known. In any case, the girl ended up pregnant and gave birth once the father was long gone.”

“Okay,” Naruto says slowly, his brow furrowing. “So what’s the big deal?”

“The big deal,” Kiba pipes up, craning his neck to stare up at Naruto, “Is that they gave us the kid.”

And really, there in Kiba’s lap, is a small child, curled up in what must be a well-deserved nap after the long travel from the Land of Rivers.

It’s a girl, Naruto thinks, with silky black hair and a button nose. She might be around three years old or so, though Naruto certainly isn’t an expert when it comes to kids.

“Her mother passed away recently, and the village is poor,” Ino elaborates. “They are still recovering from the war. They hoped we might either locate the father or, well. Keep her here.”

Naruto, however, is still staring at the girl, trying to connect the dots, his thoughts wildly swirling in his head.

A missing nin from the Leaf, fathering a child shortly before the war broke out. A child with pale skin and dark hair, her chubby fingers curled into the hem of Kiba’s shirt.

“Holy crap,” Naruto says faintly. “Sasuke has a kid?”

There’s a beat of silence and then, to his confusion, both Ino and Kiba crack up. Ino turns her head to the side to giggle while Kiba’s shoulders only shake with mirth, mindful of the sleeping girl.

Even Kakashi looks amused.

“Ah, no,” he says. “Though I understand why you would draw that conclusion.”

He reaches for a bundle of cloth that has been set aside on his desk, pulls it toward himself. He flips the fabric open, revealing the contents to Naruto’s curious gaze. There are some scrolls there, an envelope, opened and with a letter peeking out, but instead Kakashi just pulls out a swath of dark cloth, lifting it up. It’s a plain haori, black cotton, nothing special - apart from the red and white emblem embroidered onto the back.

“We can’t be one-hundred percent sure, of course,” Kakashi says, lowering the haori again. Absentmindedly, he runs a palm over the fabric, smoothing the creases, a strange gentleness to the touch. “But the timeline seems to match up with the intel we have.”

Narupt’s mouth has fallen open, and he stares from the Uchiha fan back to the little girl in Kiba’s arms. He hadn’t been wrong, then, about the family resemblance.

“At this point,” Kakashi summarizes, “We have to assume that this is truly Uchiha Itachi’s child.”

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This is something I started to write sometime last year, after finishing Cicada. It's not one of my priorities right now, especially since I got a bunch of other kidfics in the work. But basically, it's meant to be about Sasuke and Naruto ending up as the guardians of Itachi's daughter (who is an absolute cutie) and, I'm sure you'll be surprised to hear, they end up kissing over it.

#naruto #sasunaru #narusasu #ask #sns #fanfic

Naruto's Shitty Childhood [Chapter 154 - 167]

Chapter 154

We are shown that Naruto did hang out with Shikamaru, Chouji and Kiba, or at least played hooky and got in trouble with them. Still, as we saw during their introduction in the chuunin exams, he does non view them as friends and claims to not know them particularly well. All three of them have also previously expressed unfavorable thoughts and unkind behavior toward Naruto.

Now, perhaps this is just teenage boy behavior but it seems to indicate that, while they spent time togehter when they were younger, some sort of alienation (whether creeping or abrupt) happened in the following years. One reason could be that the other kids overall became more aware of the ostracization Naruto suffered and thus started emulating that behavior. Alternatively, Naruto could have become more abrasive and defensive, to protect himself from potential hurt by eventually being properly rejected.

In this context, his definition of friend is very interesting. He spent time with Chouji, Kiba and Shikamaru, but he does not seem to understand them very well and does not initially think of them as friends. However, he did NOT spend time with Sasuke (even though they both may have wanted to), but because Naruto felt he understood Sasuke's loneliness, he did consider him a friend even very early on.

Friendship, to Naruto, is less about quality time and actively shared experiences, but rather about common pain. Which is literally what he explains to Sasuke after their final fight. It is also how he relates to other characters like Gaara and Nagato.

#Naruto #Uzumaki Naruto #meta #analysis #Naruto's Shitty Childhood

I have struggled to determine my top/bottom preferences for my favorite ships because there never seemed much rhyme of reason to them.

The golden retriever/black cat thing never worked for me in that regard, nor did any other of the usual tropey dynamics.

However, it just occured to me that, in my humble world of shipping, the bottom is always the one who is more likely to randomly bite someone, whether affectionately or aggressively.

Erwin/Levi? Levi bites.

Shiro/Keith? Keith bites.

Jayce/Viktor? Viktor bites.

Sasuke/Naruto? Naruto bites.

Kageyama/Hinata? Hinata bites.

Roy/Edward? Edward bites.

My bottoms are always a little feral, and I like them that way.

#shipping #fandom #sasunaru #royed #jayvik #eruri #kagehina

sasukeheart

i HAVE to talk about the last five minutes of the episode ‘the end of tears’ post vote1

after naruto and sasuke’s battle, kakashi comes and picks up naruto. pakkun and him decide that taking care of naruto is a priority right now.

at the same time sasuke is worn out, his chakra is so depleted that he’s trudging through the forests, taking small steps. clearly in pain, clutching his left shoulder. it is pouring. very very heavily. c already made a post talking about how sasuke’s pain is often depicted in the series using the rain. and it’s so important in this scene particularly.

as sasuke is walking alone away from the battle scene, he keeps getting haunting memories of his parents, and of itachi. there’s a moment between all this when naruto’s eyes open for the first time. at the same exact second, sasuke turns his head back towards the direction where naruto is, almost as though he sensed him waking up. because they’re so deeply connected. insane.

he turns back around, closes his eyes and genuinely looks so in pain from everything that happened today, everything he did to naruto, everything he felt he had to do to him. i can’t explain the state i am in, the state of my heart, he was my best friend

the rain continues to pour. and he gets this flashback specific flashback at this point

the insane thing is. the rain stops right in the next second. it’s so sudden- we don’t know what brought about this state of calmness. especially after he’s revisiting one of his most haunting memories.

the scene progression is very quick and we see sasuke say this, addressing itachi

this is the moment he feels like some of his agony and pain is lifted, the moment when a sense of calm returns to his world, at least briefly. it’s when he decides he’s not going to kill his best friend.

the memories of his parents were literally just playing in his head, the pain is always so fresh for him. he knows what’s at stake but after going through his battle with naruto, seeing his best friend unconscious because of him…almost die because of him…he decides he will find another way.

it’s insane to me that people believe sasuke is apathetic towards naruto, and that he genuinely wanted him dead. the narrative could not have been more obvious. the pain of losing naruto that too by his own hands is too great for sasuke. when he walked away from naruto’s body, he made a decision. he didn’t do this on a whim. he made a promise, and he kept it.

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Half Man | Episode 1

blondecourage

Don't tempt me with a good time.

#half man

frog-thief

dress warmer ⊂( ´ ▽ ` )⊃

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andysaas

The biggest yearner of all time

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badgalsasuke

Hi!

I’m an sns truther and I strongly believe in all the evidence you gave and that Kishimoto was fully intentional in his writing. But I still can’t wrap my mind around why Sasuke apologized to Sakura and even thanked her. That’s probably the most popular ss evidence, so I’m wondering what you think about it.

I’m mostly interested in the first “thank you” because the last one was pretty meh. He used the forehead poke and it was an obvious sign of a fake promise. However he says the first one while standing behind her back right after telling her that she’s annoying. At that time he might still consider her being a comrade so he might be actually sincere? Maybe it was just distraction so that he could leave peacefully? Idk

As for “sorry”, he might’ve actually felt guilty because of all that shit Kakashi said.

Hi anon!

But I still can’t wrap my mind around why Sasuke apologized to Sakura and even thanked her. That’s probably the most popular ss evidence.

Yes, and it's easily counter argued and debunkable "evidence" so don't worry about it.

Let's start with the apology. Sorry to all the Team 7 enthusiasts and every Sakura stan in the world, but Sasuke apologized to Sakura to appease Naruto.

Throughout the manga you will see that oftentimes Naruto would stand up for Sakura when Sasuke mistreated her and call him out. Because Naruto and Sasuke where having their own conflict going on and Sasuke was going down the path of vengeance and darkness, Sasuke would dismiss Naruto and basically tell him to mind his own business or that he doesn't gaf.

Some examples where you see this are after Naruto saves Sakura from being killed by Sasuke or when Sasuke told Sakura to shut up because she couldn't do anything during the war arc. Also after Sasuke puts Sakura under a genjutsu.

Even when there's no mistreatment, Naruto has to remind Sasuke to treat Sakura with a bit more decency and respect, like that time after Sakura and Obito retrieved Sasuke from another dimension and Sasuke swapped places with Sakura's vest and caught here (that moment SS shippers love lol). Sasuke did not thank them for saving him and dodged Naruto's questioning telling him to instead focus on the enemy.

After Sasuke and Naruto's final battle, Naruto is finally able to completely reach Sasuke's heart and save him from the darkness. Sasuke admits he's lost and that he now acknowledges Naruto.

So when Sakura arrives and starts to heal both boys, Sasuke gives her a simple apology, nothing compared to the big grand monologue he had thought about Naruto being his strength and how he also felt Naruto's pain and all that. It's just a "sorry". But additionally, you will notice that right after the apology, Sasuke returns his attention to Naruto, to the point that he only smiles again after seeing Naruto smiling and chuckling. I find it so interesting that it's Naruto who is smiling in this moment, it's almost like it's about him seeing how Sasuke has finally reached the light again and not a romantic SS moment lol.

So now we go with Sasuke thanking Sakura. He does this twice, the first time before abandoning Konoha to go with Orochimaru and the second time right after leaving Konoha for his atonement journey.

It's been greatly explained in the following post by @narutouzumakiarchive and @guidaozongshi [LINK]

Although in that particular post they're both discussing only ch. 699, guidaozongshi argument works for both instances Sasuke thanked Sakura.

Western fans or rather fans from any country where confucianism isn't the foundational philosphy, will consider thank you something you will say to anybody that does something for you, it's the ultimate showcase of gratitude over here. SS shippers for instance, think that Sasuke is thanking Sakura because he's been deeply touched by her "unconditional" love for him and for standing besides him through their ups and downs and is finally rewarding her for it with his words (I've written about this phenomenon that I call "the beauty, the prince and the beast" here).

However, Japan is a country deeply influenced by Confucianism due to their close historical ties to China. The words thank you have a different connotation and usage than it does in other parts of the world.

In the link that Guidaozongshi shares you will find people explaining the different cultural perspective regarding gratitude between the West and Confucian societies like China, Korea or Japan.

Sasuke thanking Sakura is another way of putting distance between them. He has to acknowledge her that way because they're strangers to each other and there's zero intimacy/closeness between them, something both of them acknowledge.

You say in your ask that you're confused why Sasuke thanked Sakura right after calling her annoying and this is why.

If you remember, when Sakura was attempting to stop Sasuke from leaving Konoha she 1. Made the situation about herself ("It won't make anyone happy [...] not me") 2. She downplayed Sasuke's trauma as a genocide survivor ("Even though I have friends and family, if you leave I'll be very lonely") 3. Doesn't care actually about saving Sasuke as she'll happily watch him succumb to darkness as long as she's with him ("Please, please don't go... I'll even help you take revenge", "stay with me, if you can't ... maybe I can go with you?").

Sakura showed Sasuke that not only she doesn't know him, she doesn't even care about him. So Sasuke thanks her, perhaps for the time they were a team, maybe to soften the blow of leaving as a final goodbye but most importantly to show the audience that they're strangers to one another. One thing is for sure, it's after this interaction that Sasuke starts to develop a deep resentment towards Sakura and their relationship would never recover.

But that's also the reason why Sasuke never thanks Naruto out loud. They're so close they're able to read each other's thoughts without saying a word, they can sense each other's chakra, they're able to claim each other's pain, they know each other's heart.

As Kishimoto said, they're more brothers than blood brothers, this means their closeness surpasses even the ones between blood related individuals, y'know how the saying goes blood's thicker than water but Naruto and Sasuke's bond is so strong it becomes thicker than blood That's a level of intimacy and unconditional love that Sasuke doesn't experience with anyone else to the point Naruto doesn't even need to hear Sasuke say thank you because he already knows, with Sasuke’s looks, with Sasuke's admission of defeat, with Sasuke holding onto that headband for years to come.

I think that's also the reason why Kishimoto wrote the narration of this chapter as Sasuke's thoughts rather than spoken words, Sasuke doesn't need to say it out loud for Naruto to understand. That's the beauty of the confucianism philosophy that's embedded into the story.

Don't feel cornered by SS shippers "arguments" or "evidence", it is all easily debunkable and crumbles with little to no research

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