Created out of the sheer anxiety, dread and sorrow that came while reading Solivagants by ihopethelightwillshineupon. The promise of a Happy ending in the tags was sometimes the only thing that could help me tide over and continue the fic. The only consolation is that the comment section showed that I wasn't the only one lol.
What happens when a coward of the night turns the kindest, gentlest, and warmest soul into an existence devoid of these attributes in an act of mockery and vengeance?
Well... you will just have to read to find out.
Or
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Inspired by a conversation I had with @bugbeee which basically amounted to-
Let Kurama have some fun 2k2k.
Kurama has standards and will never fall to the same level as humanity (whom he considers to be a breeding cesspool of dogshit).
If Kurama had to raise Nacchan he would do a better job than all of Leaf combined.
Bijuu are Eldritch Gods and should be treated as such
Jinchuuriki must be biologically enhanced to survive their prisoners.
Jinchuuriki are creepy and unnerving. The way they move, operate, function, and look screams OTHER.
A convention of basic standards for treating a Jinchuuriki was passed at the same Five-Kage summit, where laws regarding their deployment in battlefields and other villages were made.
The law was passed shortly after the elemental nations were shaken by the aftermath of a string of atrocities committed against Jinchuuriki. Both Tobirama and Mito had been present at that summit.
Minato sealing Kurama in baby Naruto very much resulted in the already tattered convention of standards to burst up in flames. His seal creation also introduced a whole new level of horrors for Jinchuuriki as a whole.
The Jinchuuriki HATE Minato's guts. Yes, including his own child.
The remaining Bijuu detest the Senju in the same way Kurama HATES the Sharingan lmao. Which is pretty tragic as Hashirama’s chakra, as intertwined as it was with sage chakra, reminded them of their father. A memory they associated with safety.
It's safe to say that the remaining Bijuu automatically have a beef with Nacchan. A consequence of them having Kyuubi “I am the greatest and thou must bow before me maggot” Kurama and Hashirama “I will strip away the freedom and autonomy of Bijuu and dispense them like candy after falling out with my something” Senju chakra.
Bonus: The OG version of the art. Lmao look at how thrilled Nacchan looks.
My take on Run away/ Missing-nin Naruto. Inspired by the idea of a dark timeline, What if Au of Solivagants by @writingplotsonflashcards, where Kakashi succumbs to his horrific injuries, leaving Naruto as the only one to survive the Escape.
Bonus: Here's it's brother. They were made at the same time...power of cliffhangers, I suppose.
Some ramblings about the design:
Many Runaway Naruto interpretations either keep him too recognisable or push the design so far that he feels like an entirely different character. While those have led to some iconic looks, I wanted to explore a version of his disguise that would actually work (something sustainable, practical, low maintenance and natural) without losing the “Naruto-ness” of it.
Given Naruto’s age, his struggles with chakra control and the nature of his life on the run, a full-blown, over-the-top transformation like a cosplayer or solely relying on 24/7 ninjutsu activation would be impractical. Instead, I imagined him going old-school and building a disguise from fragments of the people he loved. As someone who grew up without a proper sense of family or belonging, it felt fitting that he would cling to even the faintest traces of connection and kindness.
