ALRIGHT YOU GET ONE PIECE OF WRITING AS A TREAT UNTIL IM BACK ON MY FEET.
I literally could not find these two together in a gif wow
Gotta Keep It In!!
Warning! This is a tickle fic!
Ships: None!
Warnings: Tickles
Prompt: This fic takes place within filler episode 186: Laughing Shino. When the mission goes awry, and Shino can’t fulfill his duty, he has to train Naruto to take his place…
At first, Naruto had no idea why Tsunade had chosen him to go on this mission, let alone with Shino, let alone alone with Shino. Regardless, if he wanted to be stronger, he knew that he had to be ready for when Jiraiya came back home.
Upon reaching Motoyoshi village, the two genin met with Mr. Fuuta Kagetsu. That’s when they learned just how strange their mission was…
“Wait a minute, wait a minute.” Naruto spoke quickly, furrowing his eyebrows, “You mean to tell me that if you laugh at your funeral, you can’t keep the old man’s house?”
“Precisely.” Kagetsu replied sadly. “Which is precisely why I asked for the most stoic shinobi I could! I can’t risk losing my father’s estate!”
“I understand. According to the will, I can take your place as chief mourner.” The Aburame spoke softly.
The night settled down, as did the family and the two genin. It was time for a delicious dinner, cooked by Kagetsu’s sister. While Naruto and Fuuta were excited to dig in, Shino stopped them abruptly. “Hold on.”
“What gives?” The blonde asked, slightly ticked off.
“Let me taste this first. The bugs inside me can consume and dissolve any poisons.” He replied coolly. Everyone watched intensely as Shino put a piece of meat in his mouth.
To Fuuta and Shino’s dismay, and Naruto’s amusement, the previously stoic shinobi promptly bursted into boisterous laughter.
“To think my family would behave so lowly… to think they’d try to poison me!” Kagetsu whined as he ushered Shino to a mat to relax.
“N-Nahaharuto.” Shino managed to sputter out, “Y-you… Neheheed. Ahem, n-need to tahahake my pl-plahahahace.”
“HAAAAH?” The genin asked in pure shock, “There’s no way! Mr Kagetsu is doomed if I go!”
“I w-will hehehelp you.” The black-haired shinobi replied.
Over time, Shino’s boisterous laughter had dissolved into gentle giggling every so often. He was thankful, and was hoping that he would be able to attend the funeral tomorrow. But, Naruto didn’t need to know that. Shino had had the most amazing idea to knock the kid down a peg.
“Sihihihit down h-heHEHEre.” The Aburame forced himself to laugh as he pointed to a spot across from him.
The blonde boy followed, sitting criss-crossed on the floor. “How are you going to train me?” he asked with a full following shortly after.
“T-tuhuhurn around.”
As soon as the genin had faced the wall opposite of his teammate, his nervous system was shocked as fingers gently prodded at his sides. He cried out and whipped his head around.
“You kn-know that the mihihihission is to not l-lahahaugh.” Shino said, trying his best to fake and force his laughter, “Don’t lahahaugh.”
“S-Shino that’s-“ Naruto whined, whole body jolting with every gentle touch. “S’not fair!”
Shino smiled honestly this time, retreating his hands. “You ha-hahahave to hehehe, be r-ready.”
Regardless of its legitimacy, the genin knew he had to undergo the training for the sake of the mission. “I just can’t… can’t laugh, right?”
With a few loose chuckles, Shino nodded.
“Fine. Do your worst.” Naruto said apprehensively, arms slowly rising upwards.
The shinobi closed his eyes and focused on breathing evenly. He counted up and down, to and from four, making sure his head was clear. ‘Don’t laugh’ the thought bounced through his head like a broken prayer.
His “ultimate focus” was instantly shattered as soon as those blasted hands came in contact with his sides once more. Naruto’s arms instantly shot down as he choked on a yelp.
“Don’t.” The Aburame stated, tone cold and lacking amusement.
“T-trying!” Naruto managed to reply.
While Shino prodded up and down his sides, the blonde genin’s eyes were screwed shut and his breathing was quite uneven. He’d never admit it, but Shino was enjoying himself quite thoroughly. It was nice to finally humble the Resident Loud-mouth Ninja of the Leaf.
“This won’t do.” He stated, forgetting to laugh, “Jacket’s too puffy.”
To Naruto’s horror, his signature orange jumpsuit coat was slowly unzipped and removed from his person. He shivered as sudden cold air came in contact with his upper body. “Nonono! It was working just fINE-“
The Aburame boy hovered over his teammate and began to claw at the blonde boy’s ribs.
“Shino p-please! I c-can’t I… I gotta laugh-“
“Yohohou have to!” Damn. The laughing drug hadn’t completely worn off quite yet. “It’s fohohor our mission!” The bug user smiled evilly as he moved his hands, and began to scribble along the shinobi’s stomach.
“HNGH” the jinchuriki’s eyes shot open, only to squeeze close again as he grit his teeth. This was so hard. Why was Shino being so unfair?? “S-Shino!”
“What? Does it tickle?” The latter teased.
Naruto could only whine as the Aburame traced up and down his sides, and switched between his ribs and stomach. He swore that he would not laugh, and he was going to keep his promise-
“AGH! SHIHIHINOHOHO!”
So much for succeeding his mission…
The black-haired boy had snaked his hands under the trapped shinobi’s shirt, and begun to pinch around the seal that decorated the skin beneath.
“CMOHOHOHON! THAHAHATS ENOHOHOHOUGH!”
While Naruto pushed at his face, Shino decided to let his guard down and finally be playful. It was tiring to be so stoic at his age, what harm would come if he enjoyed himself?
“Oh no! You failed!” He cooed, “Seems like the drug is wearing off! I’ll just go to the funeral in your place, don’t worry.”
When he learned that pushing against his teammate wouldn’t work, Naruto screamed into his hands, trying to hide his furiously red face. “THIHIHIS IHIHIS NOHOHOT FAHAHAIR!”
“I don’t find it entirely unfair; you are in no way trapped. You could retaliate or run at any point.” The shinobi noted in a chiming voice, switching from pinching to full blown squeezing.
The shade of red that the blonde shinobi flushed was even deeper than before. He didn’t even know that it was possible to be so embarrassed and flustered. “IHIHIT TIHIHICKLES!”
“Oh yeah?” The Aburame asked with a smile of his own, slowing down to just light traces along the boy’s sides.
This smile wasn’t forced. This one wasn’t medically induced. This one was a smile that came from a boy who finally wanted to let loose and enjoy himself.
“Do you want me to stop?” he asked innocently, sitting on his own calves. Naruto’s breath hitched, not going unnoticed by Shino, “Because if you’re having as much fun as I am, I’m happy to continue.”
“You’re… you’re having fun too?” The jinchuuriki asked softly, mind slowly coming back to him. When the words left his mouth, Naruto internally cursed himself and tried to sputter out an excuse.
There was no need for it, however. Shino smiled once again, diving back onto his teammate and squeezing at his sides and around his seal once again.
“I for one am having the time of my life, Naruto.”
Now I can wake up from the filler nightmare and get back to canon again. xD
I was going to watch the Boss Luffy historical fillers, but I couldn’t remember which episodes they covered. I watched the Lovely Land filler arc instead.
It wasn’t completely terrible, but let’s just say it makes me appreciate the canon and the G8/Navarone arc with Commander Jonathan a hell of a lot more.
The plot of the arc was basically:
Strawhats come across stricken ship containing Sick Guy, Intense Kid, and Downtrodden Crew. They claim fishermen status and Luffy, being a generous guy, invites them in for a meal. Chopper, being desperate for patients, agreed to work on Sick Guy who was sequestered behind a secret panel on Downtrodden Crew’s ship. Little do they know Downtrodden Crew were working for the Incredibly Irritating Accino Family, a band of bounty hunters, led by Spoiled Fat Dad, who loves to collect his bounties’ Jolly Rogers.
Downtrodden Crew, obeying orders from above, tried to drug the Strawhats but it didn’t work out because everyone on the crew apart from Luffy and Usopp are suspicious types. It was revealed that Downtrodden Crew were once the Phoenix Pirates and that Sick Guy is their captain, Puzzle, who had all the confidence knocked out of him when his crew were about to enter the New World and had their arses handed to him by the Incredibly Irritating Accino Family. He also suffered wicked survivor’s guilt because a favourite crewmate, Vigaro, of silken hair and ample chin, sacrificed his life because he believed Puzzle was destined to be the Pirate King. Lol.
The Strawhats didn’t know this, however, so they fell for the Fake Marine Ship ruse and were lured into the Arctic Path, where most of the action took place. The Strawhats’ Roger was stolen by a filler kid’s fishbird and they spent quite a lot of episodes trying to get it back without Luffy finding out. They fought against the Incredibly Irritating Accino family and took them out. Luffy dealt with Spoiled Fat Dad and his Hot-Hot Fruit powers, which could melt anything he touched.The Phoenix Pirate Crew fought against penguins (I know... they thought they could conquer the New World and they have difficulty with penguins. Some people have no sense of perspective).
Highlights?
I guess Puzzle was okay. His journey to overcome his severe survivor’s guilt was well done. The filler team could have made more of it, really. :)
Zoro getting lost on the Arctic Path and ending up in Don Accino’s house, drinking with him, before the shit hit the fan.
Zoro getting lost trying to find the party room again, once the Strawhat cavalry arrived.
Franky’s shark sub (I hope that’s canon).
Robin’s face when Lili demands she play with her. It screams: “I will destroy you...”
Robin basically running the show and being wonderful, infiltrating the Accino Family through the lonely little kid (as a lonely kid herself, the irony of Robin doing this must have been lost on the filler team). At least she returned the “care package” favour, eh?
Hockera’s famous last words: “You’re just a 50B bounty pet...”
Zoro roaring at icebergs: “STOP MOVING, DAMN IT!”
Sanji and Usopp falling down an ice hole and being confronted with a flock of the chompy, stabby penguins who had been moving the icebergs.
Laughing at the loser figure-skating couple, Arbell and Salchow, and having wicked flashbacks of watching Blades of Glory.
Low points:
Having to watch that irritating figure-skating couple for close to ten episodes.
Don Accino’s family in general. The Hockey Guy was beyond annoying. The Magnet Brothers were weird. The only one who was interesting was the Lonely Kid, who stopped being creepy to Robin and came through for the Strawhats in the end.
The filler team made Sanji’s weakness against women annoying. Oda uses it as a joke occasionally. Here, it got old fast. Added to that was the creepiness of Arbell being a happily married woman. The filler team made it weird.
That the Phoenix Pirates struggled against penguins. Yeah...
When Chopper realised he had the wrong Roger and Robin said: “Oh, no! We’ll have to start again from scratch” and I almost ragequit the arc.
Generally watching the Strawhats struggle against filler trash. It was believable when they were just starting out on their journey. It was believable when they were up against Commander Jonathan, the master tactician, and a base full of Marines. But now they’ve defeated a bunch of Government agents like CP9, any of them struggling against these filler goons just doesn’t sit well. The fact Luffy had to go into Gear Second to defeat Don Accino was an insult.
That the filler team felt it was okay for Strawhats to think it was okay to lie to Luffy about the Roger being stolen. I know it was supposed to be a daft, joke reason - imagine enduring a lecture from that idiot! - but it didn’t sit well with me. In canon, Luffy shows constant, unwavering faith in his crew, so it seemed unfair to deceive him over something, had they told the truth, Luffy would have gladly helped them with.
Ah, well. I’m just glad it’s over. As much as I love Chopper, I think the Lovely Land arc has put me off filler for a while.
Canon, here I come! ^_^
There were crazy, fighting penguins. I guess that was cool?
