The thing that is truly insulting about them copying this scene is that there is NO WAY it holds the same emotional impact as the original.
Naruto crying out that he didn't need to be be saved, still so unable to Cope with the idea that somebody, let alone someone incredible like Sasuke, valued him enough to protect him, and Sasuke willing to die before yet another precious person was taken away before him, prickly to the very idea of a loudmouth like Naruto, but knowing nonetheless that Naruto is precious to him...
And then there was Haku in the background, one of the most heart-breaking 'villains' who understood what he was seeing, and even complimented Sasuke for his will, chillingly echoing that same behavior to save his own precious person...
It was a beautiful scene, and Boruto is just milking our memories with lukewarm reenactments with none of the heart : /
did they just-
Casual reminder that in Ch. 354 Sasuke bows down to an old fat lady wearing fake cat ears and calls her "elder cat". No fanfic can ever be called OOC again. Cats, snakes, hawks.. I think Sasuke may be the most animal obsessed ninja besides Juugo.
Hahaha true. I thought it showed this cute side of him that we rarely see :3
He does treat those animals right tho. He only used Manda that way because he had to. He even said so. There was no other way to escape Deidara’s explosion. He had to sacrifice Orochimaru’s pet for that.
I love how Aoda calls him Sasuke-Sama and asks how he could be of service the instant he was summoned. To me it sounded like those summons loves him just as much.
Back to granny cat:
Check this: He meets those ninja cats and he shows this warm side of him:
Now check how they addressed him. Sounds like they knew him since he was a little child x)
Best part: he actually took the time to get them what they enjoy!! Can you imagine our Sasuke thinking to himself, ‘Since I’m heading there then I should bring those cats a little something something. It’ll make them happy’? =D How could anyone call this guy ‘pure evil’?
Then comes the part where he calls this old cat-lady “Granny cat”, thank her and bows down in respect to her.
What’s sweet is that the old cat-lady seems to know so much about the two brothers ^^ She even referred to them as “little kittens” xD Who would refer to Sasuke and Itachi as “little kittens”? Oh and Sasuke seems totally okay with it. He doesn’t blush or get annoyed or anything.
‘It’s fine. Granny cat can say whatever she wants.’
I’m interested in Granny cat stories! xD She knows a lot about those two little kittens! She should’ve had more screen time tbh hehe
(English Translation!)
Sasuke: It doesn't suit you, Naruto.
Naruto: Not you either, Sasuke.
(End)
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Random thought but I really liked how in the Original Naruto, all of the characters' forehead protectors were tied on - and by that I mean that they were each a single piece of cloth knotted, not a circle of fabric slipped over the body.
I liked the symbolism that Kishimoto was able to invoke when he had characters tying their head bands, or when their head bands slipped off in the heat of battle. It was all quite evocative in my opinion. It made for a lot of heated dialogue between Naruto and Sasuke, and even Sakura and Ino to a lesser extent. The scene where Sakura cuts her hair and her forehead protector flies off is a great one, plus the one where she and Ino both punch their protectors off. And of course the scene where Naruto looks at Sasuke's flung off forehead protector from when he tried to scratch his forehead after Sasuke said that there's no way Naruto would be able to land even a scratch on him, is iconic. And at the very end, the last battle, when Naruto's forehead protectors comes off too, it feels like they aren't shinobi anymore, they're just Naruto and Sasuke.
Aside from the asethetics of how without the ties, the forehead protectors look more like athletic headbands, I think it is sad that we won't get moments like that in Boruto where the characters have to contend with what it means to tie the protector around themselves and be Konoha shinobi. If you ask me, it speaks to how it's no longer important to consider how each character defines themselves in and out of the Konoha ninja framework, wearing or not wearing their forehead protector, in the Boruto universe.
Of course the tension in those scenes was also developed through much stronger character backgrounds which few (if any) Boruto new gen character has, but it seems strange to think the symbolic option is precluded entirely.
(English Translation)
Itachi: Somebody... Please save me...
(Fin)
うちはイタチの真実 | キロの [pixiv]
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I'm so glad you like this silly, sweet crack fic! Thanks for the recommendation ~
by @kmtranslationsxxx. she writes BEAUTIFUL crack fics
Everyone in the Ninja World decides to put aside their differences, come together, and finally get a consensus about who tops and who bottoms in the multi-faceted Sasuke-X-Naruto relationship! Arguments are had, and battles are fought; will they be able to ever see eye-to-eye, and sort out this very important issue? (Too bad there was no point in asking Naruto and Sasuke about it; they hadn’t even realized they were dating yet.)
Tags: No Archive Warnings Apply, Uchiha Sasuke/Uzumaki Naruto, Minor or Background Relationship(s), Haruno Sakura/Yamanaka Ino, Nara Shikamaru/Temari, Hyuuga Hinata/Inuzuka Kiba, Gaara/Rock Lee, Surprising & Cute Friendships!, Uchiha Sasuke, Uzumaki Naruto, Hatake Kakashi, Umino Iruka, Tsunade (Naruto), Mitarashi Anko, Shiranui Genma, Haruno Sakura, Hyuuga Hinata, Yamanaka Ino, Uchiha Itachi, Uchiha Mikoto, Uchiha Fugaku, Uzumaki Kushina, Namikaze Minato, Uzumaki Karin (mentioned), Gaara (Naruto), Temari (Naruto), Kankurou (Naruto), Orochimaru (Naruto), Rock Lee, Hyuuga Neji, Teuchi (Naruto), Ayame (Naruto), Inuzuka Kiba, Inuzuka Clan (mentioned), Nara Shikadai (mentioned), Nara Shikamaru, Jiraiya (mentioned), Hyuuga Hanabi, Uchiha Shisui (mentioned), Crack Treated Seriously, Fluff, Domestic Fluff, Didn’t Know They Were Dating, Alternate Universe, Post-Warnon-epilogue compliant, Humour, Idiots in Love, But Everyone else knows they are, Ino is a Great Writer, Reversible Couple, the ending we deserved, Icha Icha Series, Icha Icha Reboot!, Complete! (Adding Epilogues), The Hyuuga Reconciliation
Word Count: 28,000
Rating: Mature
(English Translation!)
Oikawa, languidly: Iwaizumi-san, you like this sort of thing, riiiight?
Iwaizumi: ...hah?
Oikawa: Sorry, nothing...
(Fin!)
(English Translation!)
Gintoki: Hijikata! Marry me!
English Translation!
BY THE WIND IN A SPRING FIELD
(One day, when the weather was nice, flowers started blooming from Naruto’s ears.)
Sasuke, staring at Naruto: Hey loser, there are flowers blooming out of your ears. Naruto: So, what? You yourself should try taking a good look at your eyes. Sasuke: Eyes? Naruto: Yeah. There are flowers sprouting out of your eyes too… We’re blooming together.
(Sasuke and Naruto suddenly appear in a different, less mystical and more mundane setting, neither of them with any flowers on them, nor as close to each other.)
Sasuke, blandly, with flat eyes: Ahh… I just remembered our duties. Naruto, looking the same: Yeah. It’s time for us to do our jobs.
(But then suddenly, Naruto grabs Sasuke’s hand.)
Sasuke: H-Hey! Don’t pull me!
(He looks up and sees Naruto with flowers again, smiling brightly.)
Naruto: Hey! Let’s just get out of here.
(The two of them float away on a poppy flower)
Naruto: Let’s go and bring forth spring.
END
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(English Translation!)
Atsumu: Sorry Tobio-kun, Shoyou-kun is mine ~
Tobio: !!
(Fin!)
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