Strange Weather || E || #angst
Major Characters Death
Kakashi-centric
War AU
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Is this a genjustu?
Is this a dream?
Cause i feel myself drowning in the darkness that i don’t have power over.
Kakashi was lost, lost in himself, in his thoughts and nightmares.
Everything felt unreal.
Sakura didn’t wake up from her genjutsu, Sasuke killed her after all. He finally cut his bond with her, so she can not get in the way of his goals. Kakashi knew that Sakura had great impact in his emotions and he didn’t want to be disturbed.
But…
Everything around him was in total silence.
Her dead body was lying next to him.
No earth shaking from the two powerful shinobi’s fight, no words of concern from his kunoichi. Only his anxiety speaking in his mind.
Her cheeks are so soft, yet so cold.
I’m going to miss the smile she used to give me.
She didn’t get to see the end of the war…
After all of these… I’m still alive.
Two wars are enough…
It took him two more days to get some of his powers back to get up and follow the direction of his students’ battle field. With each step closer to the Valley of the End he could hear his own heartbeat and his mouth run dry as he tried to swallow his fear.
Was this road this long?
He wished that the way there is not that long, expecting nothing, maybe he didn’t want to find out what is waiting for him.
As he arrived, all he could smell around was death and Sasuke’s hatred. All he could see was two teenagers lying lifeless in the sun. Their skin cold and the blood that once gave them life, now dry.
Obito was right after all…
Finally, he understood his words, this is not a living place, this is really hell. The sudden realization hit him hard, he is now alone in this world. There is no way to save the others from the Mugen Tsukuyomi and there is no way his students are coming back.
In the third war he lost his friend and comrade, Obito.
Not many months after, Rin, the girl Obito loved the most died by his chidori. The girl he promised to protect with all his being as his friend slowly lost strength under the heavy rock that was crushing him.
Not even a year later, the mentor he looked up to had died protecting his child along with his precious village.
All three shinobi sacrificed themselves for one another and Kakashi was always included as one of them.
The heaviness of too many lived lost surrounded him. He was supposed to be dead by now, he saw death like no one else. He questioned his reasons to be alive so many times and no conclusion came. He should have been dead along with Rin, Obito, his dad and mom.
Instead, everybody is dead and not him. How could he not think that this was in fact hell. There is no other way but to believe this while more and more cocoons of his fellow shinobi being dropped from the branches as the Tree sucked all their chakra.
What is left for him in this world is to be alive and wait for his friends, one by one, transform into White Zetsu and attack him. Or maybe… he will join them. But with what purpose if Kaguya is sealed.
White Zetsu don’t need food, water and any other basic human needs. There is no way he will survive in this time. If this is how he will continue to live, then the survival mode he was in those two wars were nothing.
Now the real war is coming after him.
The war with his own mind.
The war with himself.
Now I’m alone…
All alone…
And I’m so scared…
Scared of myself…
Nothing is worse than my own thoughts alone.
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Who *Should* Have Died From The Konoha ~12 Instead Of The One Who Did
rules:
we’re assuming they die under the same circumstances as the other guy
each one listed would have a complete storyline and their death would further the immediate plot as well as the overall narrative
i’m not “just picking characters i don’t like”
i do not condone killing characters for the sake of shock value but am considering shock as a legitimate tool in generating impact of a character’s death
miss me with “[redacted]’s death was a tragic result of the shinobi system” because no it was not. if that were true you could sub out [redacted] for any other child soldier and get the exact same impact. we know exactly why they were chosen and it’s got an (insufficient) explanation irl and in-universe.
#3. Sai
Motivation: Friendship
First of all, imagine the shock value from killing one of THE Team Kakashi members.
Cool. Now imagine Naruto’s shock at Sai sacrificing himself for him.
Sai overanalyzes normal human interaction to the point of not understanding it. He reads books about how to befriend people. He still doesn’t understand it all the time but friendship is coming more naturally to him these days. What he does understand is that Naruto is the only chance of winning this war, and he’s down, and the enemy is aiming for him, and Hinata is trying to stop them but she’s on the ground, the spears are in the air and so is Sai, and Naruto is his friend.
He doesn’t need to think about it much deeper than that.
Now imagine Sasuke “What Does ‘Friend’ Mean To You” Uchiha witnessing this, witnessing Naruto’s reaction, and the further effects this may have on his character. After all, Sai was his replacement. If Naruto feels this strongly about losing someone who was decidedly not him but his friend and teammate nevertheless then… maybe.
#2. Rock Lee
Motivation: Youth
Regardless of *how* this one plays out, no one wants to watch the determined, precious, comedic relief die; no one who’s watched this far into the show wants Rock Lee specifically to die. Huge impact already. But we can make it super duper sad because he deserves a memorable death. I see it going one of two ways.
One: Hinata doesn’t even have the time to try to shield Naruto because Rock Lee is faster. Ten-Tails barely launches the attack and Lee’s already taken/attempted to counter the hit. Perhaps this is his eight gates moment. Similar to Sai, Rock Lee would cite the power of friendship in his dramatic death speech, but he also was just… doing his duty. Truly, if you’re in the “Neji was just another tragic child soldier” camp, Rock Lee is the prime example of what I mean when I say you could sub in any child soldier, which I know sounds paradoxical but stay with me. Rock Lee’s entire personality is training harder than anyone else to benefit a system that will ultimately result in his death. If you want to make a point about child soldiers and needless lives lost, Rock Lee is the one to kill.
Two: Rock Lee doesn’t shield Hinata. He shields Neji. But not necessarily on purpose. The scene plays out exactly as written up to the moment Neji activates his byakugan, and the next frame isn’t him falling to the ground, it’s Rock Lee. The usually-somewhat-reserved Neji is devastated, probably in tears, demanding to know why he would do something like this. Rock Lee coughs up a bit of blood. “I was faster than you.” Smile. “I finally beat you…” Serene eyes fall shut. “…rival.”
And now imagine Naruto’s reaction to losing Bushy Brow. Imagine him watching Gai be brought to his knees by a blow that didn’t physically touch him. Imagine Madara incorrectly perceiving that. The implications. The foreshadowing.
#1. Shino
Motivation: Legacy
I’m gonna be real, the writers were never gonna kill off Rock Lee like that, which is the biggest reason Shino has taken the crown as Most Worthy Of A Tragic Death in my book.
This dude has a connection to both Naruto and Hinata (making him equally as good a sacrifice as Neji if that’s the canon criteria). However, unlike most other (male) characters, Shino isn’t shown to have a particularly close friendship with Naruto. The one recurring joke around Shino is that he’s so irrelevant even Naruto can’t remember his name.
But he is good friends with Hinata. And he knows she’ll spend the rest of her life miserable if Naruto dies, and that if she dies right now she will never have gotten her life’s greatest wish.
So Shino goes out in a blaze of glory, and we’ll probably insert something about how Naruto has somehow secretly inspired him all along— or maybe something cynical about how he always wanted to be included by Naruto but never was unless Kiba or Hinata were around, so he’s sacrificed himself to maintain the livelihood of everyone else while not “losing” that friendship himself— and we of course get the touching moment with Hinata (oh just imagine the drama if Shino lay dying and told Hinata “Why did I protect you? It’s simple. The reason is… for the same reason you protected him.” and we find out that the huge secret crush of the show was not Hinata toward anyone, but Shino toward Hinata, never confessing because he knew it would be futile).
Good luck forgetting his name now, Naruto. Now no one will ever forget about Shino Aburame.
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*during the war*
Naruto: Obito’s too powerful, Sensei! How do we defeat him?!
Kakashi: Don’t worry kid, I’ve prepared for this possibility …
Kakashi: *bites thumb*
Kakashi: Summoning : Old lady with groceries no jutsu!
*an elderly woman appears in front of them, laden down with heavy-looking grocery bags*
Old Woman: Oh dear, these are so heavy, however shall I make it home?
Obito:
Obito: *visibly twitching*
Obito: *goes to her and picks up all of the bags*
Obito: Let me help you with that, obaasan.
Old Woman: Oh, thank you! What a nice young man …
Obito, turning his head: This isn’t over, asshole. When I get back —
Old Woman: And when we get to my house, maybe you’d help me with a few of the chores? I’ll give you some cookies in return!
Obito:
Obito: … yes, ma’am.
The others:
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