Itto x reader stuff because admin is on an itto trip atm
tags i guess???: idk how to categorize this, fem!reader, damsel in distress
It had been a long day, traveling from Ritou for some fresh dandelion seeds, the only way to make your favorite Mondstat dandelion wine, you had always loved foreign foods and delicacies, so traveling to Ritou from Narukami island was a normal occurrence.
You had just gotten back onto the shore of Narukami island, being escorted by a few guards, who had sent you on your way as soon as you reached the Kitsune statue on the road of Narukami island, which was perhaps a very bad idea.
Looking through your bag of groceries, you suddenly heard footsteps surrounding you. Your head turns up to see several Ronin, and treasure hoarders.
"Hey pretty lady~ mind handing over the goods? just do it calmly and we won't hurt you, got it?" one of the tall ronin spoke, clearly the leader of this group of treasure hoarders, as he looked the strongest, and had samurai armor on.
You looked at the men surrounding you, there were a lot of them, five? no, seven of them surrounded you. A nervous expression was on your face, "P-please... I-I just want to go back home..." you spoke, anxiety lacing your voice as you held your grocery bag close to the emerald obi that held your crimson kimono in place.
The treasure hoarder had an annoyed expression, "Damn it girl, just hand over all your money! If I have to say it again then you'll never get home!" he began to yell almost, you flinched, clearly scared at the mugging attempt.
Looking for an opening, you spotted a large gap between one of the larger looking treasure hoarders, and a skinnier one, who was wearing what looked like to be rags. Getting some courage, you tried to run, not caring if your kimono stayed in place or not, you just needed to get out of there, and run to the nearest town.
Sadly, however, before you could escape the circle of bandits, one of them grabbed the bow of your obi, dragging you back into the circle and pushing you to the dirt, patches of soot covered the asonoha patterns of your kimono, as your knees bruised due to the impact with the floor.
A whimper was heard from your lips, as the treasure hoarders began laughing, "You really think you can get away that easily?" the largest ronin grabbed the hemmed edge of your kimono, fixing to drag you towards him, when a loud, thundering voice was heard.
"Hey! how about you pick on someone your own size?" it shouted, as something jumped down from a ledge, and footprints were heard. Is someone coming to the rescue?
The treasure hoarders looked angry, and got into fighting positions, "Oh? and just who do you think you are?!" the biggest ronin shouted, pulling out his katana.
"Hah! Just who else could it be but the one and oni Arataki Itto!? Pah! Those shogunate samurai can hardly protect anyone! Thus, the greatest and best leader of the Arataki gang must take it into his hands to be a man of the people! I can't just go winning Beetle fights left and right, now can I? A real man has got to save some damsels in distress! Like in those fairy tales! So be prepared to eat dirt!" he spoke.
Then, the oni suddenly sprinted forward, taking his giant claymore in hand, and with a large motion, slammed it on the ground, sending the treasure hoarders flying, and many of them gave up, and sent smoke bombs for their escape.
The leader of the gang however didn't give up, he cut at the oni, who quickly dodged, and slashed at the ronin in return, "Tsk, we'll get her next time," he scoffed, and ran away.
After the whole fiasco, the man, who called himself Itto, of course you knew who he was, almost everyone did, basked in his own glory for a bit, before reaching out a hand in your direction.
"Ha! how about that? your knight in shining armor is finally here, pretty lady!" he boasted, booming laughter echoed off of the cliffs of the Narukami mountain and back into your ears.
You smacked his hand away, "Hmph! I could've handled it!" you spoke, standing up on your own and dusting off your kimono, which had now had a sleeve running off your shoulder, and your obi's bow had almost come undone due to the ronin from before pulling on it.
"Huh? But weren't you literally getting beat up!?" he asked, a dumb expression on his face. Meanwhile your own face was bright red, embarrassed that this infamous oni had to come and save you like you were some sort of damsel in distress in a fairy tale.
"I...I just needed to give them my stuff.. and they would've left..." you spoke rather pessimistically, looking down at the geta you wore.
"Well now that I, the one and only Arataki Itto am finally here, I can escort you to safety!! Haha!! Aren't I so cool?" he boasted with a huge laugh.
You looked rather puzzled, the infamous oni was quite odd, that's for sure. "I..I suppose... um... would you please help me get back to the city? I don't want to be attacked any more treasure hoarders.
"Of course! What kind of man wouldn't help a pretty lady get back to town?!" he spoke, he had called you "pretty lady" again, the nickname made you blush, but it wasn't so bad, "I-I have a name, you know," you said, crossing your arms.
"It's Y/N," you spoke, then fixed your sleeve to go over your shoulder. "Oh yeah?? Y/N... Y/N... hmm... alright! it's memorized! Pretty lady Y/N, got it!" he smiled cheekily at you, giving you a thumbs up.
