Naruto characters and what nicknames I think they'd give their S/O
Genre: Pure fluff!!
Author's note: So, I know I said I won't be taking requests for naruto or requests at all at this moment... but I didn't say I wouldn't post some myself!! I am also so sorry that the first five characters don't have stories with their lines, I originally did write some but when my saving failed they were deleted and I felt so defeated I couldn't bring myself to re write it all 😓
Warnings/Notes: Written in 2nd person, so this s/o is you!! These headcannons are based off of my personal perception of the characters, from what I've watched (up to the second arc of shippuden) and what I've seen online. Mentions of alcohol, suggestive themes but nothing happens, it's just loosely mentioned. Headcannon about Orochimaru being a light sleeper in his part.
Characters: Naruto Uzumaki, Sakura Haruno, Sasuke Uchiha, Kakashi Hatake, Rock Lee, Kankuro no Sabaku, Temari no Sabaku, Gaara no Sabaku, Jiraiya, Tsunade, Orochimaru
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Naruto Uzumaki ✾
Because Naruto is more of a casual and laid back character, I think he'd choose nicknames for you that would match this attribute, calling you things like "babe" on the daily. I feel like he'd have different nicknames for you on different occasions. "Sweety" when he's asking for something or being especially apologetic (he's trying to win you over with this one), when he's upset he doesn't call you any nicknames 😔, but on the occasion where he's trying to be especially fun loving, he'll call you by his last name (Mr, Mrs, etc.).
• "Come onnn, sweety, please..? I'm sorry, okay..?! "
• "I can't believe you'd do something like that, Y/N"
• "What do you say, Uzumaki? Kehe!"
Sakura Haruno ᡣ𐭩 ྀིྀ
Sakura, as we know, is a very romantic individual, as well as very strong willed in both body and mind. Now, although she would do absolutely anything and everything for you, I personally doubt she'd use nicknames that often, mainly because your name is already enough to have her on the moon! Although, on the rare occasion, I can see her calling you names like "dear" in a casual setting or "sweetheart" when she's in a hurry, sappy but cute. I feel like on the occasion where the two of you are in public and she becomes frustrated with you, she might use "honey" with a rough tone (this is the part where you run for your life btw).
• "Dear, could you pass me my headband?"
• "Sweetheart! Are you okay? I heard you were hurt..!"
• "Honey, may I have a word with you..?"
Sasuke Uchiha ⚘ ⸝⋆
We all very much expected this so strap in. Sasuke is not one to refer to you with any nicknames whatsoever, in fact, you might have to put him in a headlock for him to do anything of the sort, that or you're very upset that your lover is yet to refer to you by a cute nickname like everyone else's boyfriends, he doesn't cave easily. Although if he had to, I think he'd choose something like "dear", something you can't go wrong with in any scenario. I do think he'd give you little endearing mean nicknames when you're being stupid though, lmao.
• "Y/N, could you move a bit, please? I can't really see..."
• "Dear? I'm heading out, don't worry too much while I'm gone"
• "What are you doing up there, dummy?"
Kakashi Hatake ⟡˖·
Unlike the aforementioned characters, Kakashi is a bit more playful and willing to experiment with names to call you. I can imagine him using nicknames which relate to attributes of your personality, like, for example, if you're a particularly irritable person, he might call you something like "grumpy". Sometimes he finds inspiration in his books and decides to call you something from those, I can imagine him calling you the name of the lead by accident once or twice. Other than that, in a public setting, I think he'd avoid using pet names (in order to avoid being picked on by his own students). He does tend to use "dear" more in front of people who know about your relationship, close friends, etc.
• "What's with the face? Everything okay, grumpy face?"
• "Elizabeth? What are you- Wait, wait, wait!! No, I didn't say that, you're hearing things, I said uhm- ah-..!!"
• "Dear, would you pass me the chopsticks?"
Rock Lee 𓅪˒˒
From my glorious conquests of reading and watching naruto, I can very accurately deduct that Lee can be described as somewhat of a hopeless romantic, experiencing a long winding journey of unrequited love with Sakura, and in this journey, I believe he would have learnt many fun nicknames. He would definitely use floral motifs when referring to you, names such as "my flower of youth" or "my lotus" are very common for him. I also firmly believe he uses "dearest" as well, just to spice things up from time to time. Lee is a very sweet guy who doesn't need much explanation to his name.
• "My flower of youth! It is so great to see you after such a long mission!"
• "You are very beautiful, my lotus..."
• "Dearest! I have brought a token of my love, flowers..!"
Gaara no Sabaku ~❤︎
Gaara is definitely more of a traditional lover, but less out of preference and moreso out of convenience. Due to the fact that he's never really been called any of those cute nicknames lovers give eachother, he doesn't really know what to do when you get all pouty on the subject, going on like "Gaara, you never call me any cute names!" He didn't even know he was supposed to call you cute names. The first time he did try to give you a cute name, it went... less than well. A favourite nickname of his to call you is "darling" simple, safe, cute, easy to get away with, plus it just makes sense, you're his darling so why not call you that? Other than that, he doesn't call you anything else, considering the concept is new to him.
• "A nickname..?" He'd think long and hard on the subject for a moment "What about scorpion? Because you're skilled and dangerous and- Ah, maybe not... That's not very cute, is it..?" Back to the drawing board.
• "Darling? Where are you going? It's so late..." He'd always be awake to hear you sneaking away for a mission at night.
• "Y/N, get back here..." You could hear his stern tone when you froze, already on your way out of the date after an argument between the two of you.
Kankuro no Sabaku ᖭི༏༏ᖫྀ
Kankuro is much more of a casual lover compared to the others, it's unlikely that he'd get too fussed about nicknames to call you. In fact, it didn't take him that long to come up with something when you asked him about it for the first time. "Babe" is definitely a number one for him, he uses the nickname so often that one time when he was out on a mission for over a month, he only registered that as your name, that did not go well for him when he got home 😬. At times he calls you endearing versions of micro aggressions, mostly small stuff like your hairstyle or tired eyes in the morning.
• "Hey, babe, do you know where that carving knife went? I've been looking for it all morning!" He'd call out to you while incessantly rummaging through his drawers, somehow he didn't have a spare after all these years.
• When waking you up for a mission in the morning, he couldn't help but laugh in your face "Morning, man, you look like you just got out of hibernation, maybe I should start calling you grizzly bear or something" Another nickname which wasn't received well.
• After he had called you "babe" all morning, you had started to get suspicious of something, when asked about it he straightened up awkwardly and shuffled over a bit "Uh, forgot your name..? Babe, that'd be crazy, ah.." His face would redden a bit as he tried his very best to breeze past the topic.
Temari no Sabaku ۶ৎ
During the first few years of your relationship, Temari would absolutely revere the thought of using a nickname for you, it was like an insult to her very character that you would even suggest such a thing. But in the years that would follow, she became a little more comfortable with the concept, and would sometimes drop in little "dear"s and "sweetheart"s on the rare occasion. Other than that, I doubt she'd be all that fond of the concept, she's probably the type to cringe when she hears couples calling each other really sappy nicknames, tells you about it when she gets home and takes a long moment to let out her emotions on how gross she found it all.
• "Hey, Y/N, do you mind cooking tonight? I just had the worst day today..." She'd come behind you and hug you at the waist, sighing deeply as she leant her chin on your head.
• Temari would sit down next to you on the stone floor "Dear? What's wrong..?" She'd whisper softly, taking the time to check on you as you curled into yourself.
• "Dear! Come downstairs, will you?!" Is something she'd often call out when the two of you had guests over for dinner.
Jiraiya ᢉ𐭩 ᩚ
Now, I know this is the third casual character but let's get into it. Jiraiya is definitely one to use nicknames like "babe", "baby" or "sweetheart" (you can see where Naruto gets his moves from). These nicknames don't have any specific origin, I feel like he might have been trying to pick you up at the earlier stage of your relationship and the names just stuck, you didn't seem to have a problem with them at all so he just kept on using them! Tsunade finds it rather crass that Jiraiya would call his lover of so many years by the same nicknames he uses on women he passes by in the street, but he just rolls his eyes and says she lacks taste.
• Leaping out of bed in the morning, he'd run to you with such haste you'd think someone died "Morning, babe, sorry, I have to go!!" A very common line for a man who often forgets his missions until the last minute.
• Whenever you'd try to get out of bed in the morning after a long night, he'd grumble and pull you closer, like some kind of needy kid "Come on, baby, just five more minutes, please? I'll throw in something nice if you stay" The wink which followed received a mighty wake up slap for the man.
• In the event where he would take a bet with Tsunade too far, ends up way too drunk and you have to take him home, he would try to pick you up all over again "H-Heyy, sweetheart, how's your night going?" You ended up dragging him all the way back home. Honestly, sometimes you doubt the legitimacy of him being one of the three legendary sannin.
Tsunade ᜊ̆ ̆ ᶻ ᶻ ᶻ
This woman absolutely HATES the idea of calling you cute little nicknames like "sweety pie" or "honeybun", you're not a child, you don't need to be babied like that. In a way, she's like Werner Herzog when asked about if he spoke French, it would take a rasengan to the head for her to even consider calling you something like that. Although, if you were to put a rasengan to her head (or just beg her for hours on end) and she did in fact cave, I think she'd call you "lover", it just makes sense.
• "Y/N, do you mind passing me those documents? On the top left, yes" Whenever you help her out while she works, you can't help but admire her perseverance, she's so beautiful when she works.
• Sitting with Tsunade and getting drunk with her might be one of the most legendary experiences to ever happen to you, this is something you'd gloat to your friends about later. "What's got your attention- *hic* -lover?" That alone would leave you on a high for the next week.
• "Ugh, Y/N..." She'd sigh after a long day at work "Let's go home, I'm sick of this place".
Orochimaru ஐ୧‧₊˚
I know this may seem obvious at this point but I'll just say it anyways, during his little pre boruto fiasco, I think he'd use more dehumanising nicknames like "pet", but after that, that nickname was completely dropped, he wanted absolutely nothing to do with it. Before or after the fiasco, this man is a chronic user of the nickname "dear" he uses it with you constantly, hell, he'll use it with anyone he's close with, I really doubt he cares about the specifics of it all. In boruto (post naruto) setting, I think a favourite of his would be "darling", something similar to dear but more endearing and personal just to prove the point that you are in fact his lover.
• Whenever Orochimaru does work in the lab, you often feel more like an assistant rather than a partner, considering all you really do is pass him notes and concoctions he's used in the past "My dear, would you mind passing me the documents on the resurrection jutsu? They're right beside you" Of course, watching him work was nothing short of a blessing but you felt a bit disconnected.
• It was almost impossible to do anything during the night time when living with him, as he often never slept and if he did, it was always very easy to wake him up, and thus when moving to go to the bathroom at night, a cold hand grasps at you "Y/N? Where are you going..?" His tired voice sounded kinda cute to you.
• In the evening, you'd taken the time to brew tea for the both of you, engaging in polite conversation as the two of you sat outside, at this point he had barely used a single nickname with you, "Ah, about that, darling, I-" before he could finish his sentence you had to take a spit take, which only left him very slightly (meaning extremely) repulsed.
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