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ayyyez · 1 year

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Headcanons on shisui, minato, and Yamato on how they'd react to their s/o (civilian shinobi or otherwise:)) getting attacked and almost dying? 😭 need the agnst in my life rn I love ur work ur iconic uwu

A/N: the angsssst! but it's okay I love angst it's what I do haha but mostly as long as it has a happy ending because we deserve that as a treat as do they. And aw thanks sm!

TAGS: angst, reader attacked/almost dies, sad characters, mini scenarios rather than headcanons, mentions of hospitals, mentions of wounds, mentions of being impaled, no graphic injuries, characters blaming themselves, long post under cut

CHARACTERS: Shisui Uchiha, Minato Namikaze, Yamato

SHISUI UCHIHA

Shisui is usually the calm and collected one no matter the situation. He can take out any enemy. Always has a plan and can lighten any situation with a lighthearted quip should it call for it.

But this, oh god nothing can prepare him for this.

You're not supposed to be able to get hit. Your entire jutsu is supposed to be impenetrable. More so than that, he's supposed to be your eyes in case things go wrong, your back up.

The enemy found a weak spot though—pulled a thread in the seam everything falls apart right in front of him.

Shisui feels so powerless as he calls your name.

'I've got you.' He says, catching you just before you hit the ground.

He ducks for cover as kunai come at him from all sides. The rest of the squad focus on the guy who got you. Taking down the rest of the enemies is a sinch in comparison. He can't even think about anything else except getting you out and alive.

When he makes it through the thick of the trees he feels you tremble in his arms.

'Shisui.' You call his name, same as you have a thousand times before but this time it's so quiet, almost ghostly.

Shisui is terried to look down but he has to. He can't let you down by betraying his fears. He needs to make you feel safe.

'H-hey.' He doesn't mean to let his voice slip and tremble as he sees how you don't look so good. 'It's going to be alright. We're almost there.'

You manage a nod.

By the time he makes it to the medics you begin to fade and he panics. They take you off his hands and into the tent to tend to your wounds.

Shisui spends the whole time pacing outside pale as a ghost.

He can't sit or stand still. He's a jolting mess. He can barely accept the water or food offered to him by his comrades.

It's the longest wait of his life waiting for you to wake up.

'Shisui.' Is the first thing you say as you come to.

He cries he's so overcome with emotion. Takes your hand and drops his face against it. Poor Shisui is so exhausted and has been so scared he just loves you so much.

MINATO NAMIKAZE

Guilt overwhelms Minato as he sits in the hospital room waiting for you to wake up.

He wasn't there when you had been injured because he held so much faith in your ability to hold your own and now he can't help but blame himself for being so carless. He should have been there. He should have been with you.

It's not that now he believes you can't handle yourself, it's that he should have been there anyway. Anyone can slip up. Anything can happen. This is proof of that and he knows that now.

If he could go back and do things differently—

No it's too late for that. He would do right and better by you now.

He stays by your side each day waiting for you to wake up. He speaks to you, tells you little things about each day that are trivial but also deep things like how much he cares for you.

'I'm sorry.' He whispers, stroking your hand. 'I love you, I'll be here when you wake up.'

He lets go of your hand and walks over to the window to look out onto the village below.

Everything seems smaller, holds less meaning without you here awake beside him. It's like something is missing. He's no longer quite whole.

There's a stiring behind him and Minato turns wide eyed to find you coming to.

He can't quite believe it when your eyes flutter open.

'Mmm.' You groan. 'Damn that hurts.'

A soft chuckle escapes him and then a few tears too. Just a flood of relief hits at the signs of you being there.

Then you turn to him, a little more awake.

'Hey.' You say. 'What are you doing all the way over there, huh?'

And that's all it takes for him to just crowd you in the tightest (but also careful) hug.

'I'm so glad you're awake.' He whispers. 'I'm so sorry.'

'Don't be sorry.' You assure him. 'I'm glad you're here though.'

He pulls away and looks you deep in the eyes. 'I love you.'

It's enough to take your breath away. 'I love you, too.'

YAMATO

The image of you jumping in front of him to protect him is something Yamato will never forget. He's not sure he can forgive you for it either if you don't wake up.

He knows neither of you had a choice but—

Seeing you there impaled is just not something he can ever forgive.

You should have let it hit him. Village be damned he'd rather—okay he would not rather hundreds of other people die instead of you getting injured but that's besides the point! He should never of had to see you that way. If you didn't worm your way into his life and make him care then—

Oh who is he kidding.

Yamato could never be mad at you.

He's mad at himself. He should never have agreed to put you in this situation in the first place. There should have been a better strategy. He should have thought up a better strategy.

'It was an impossible situation, stop beating yourself up over it and just be there instead.'

Yamato lifts his head.

'Kakashi.' He balls his fists against his pants then sighs unfurling them. 'I know it's just—'

'Just that you think you could have strategised yourself out of an impossible situation now that it's over.'

'This is different.'

'It's always different with the people we care about.' He gives him a knowing expression. 'With the people we love.'

'I don't need a pep talk right now.'

'No but you also don't need to sit here waiting for someone to scold you like you've done something wrong.'

Yamato gives him a doubtful look.

'You both did your duty and what you wanted to do so now you ought to both be together for the waking up part.' Kakashi sighs. 'Neither of you are dying today.'

Yamato takes a deep breath letting it settle in his lungs before he exhales again. Kakashi was right. He needs to be by your side.

'Okay.' Is all he says before he stands and heads to your room, leaving his senpai behind.

The tension is palpable as he enters your room. The machines beeping and your assisted breathing fill his ears. He sits beside you timid as he shifts closer.

'Sorry, I took so long.' Is all he whispers as he wakes for you to wake.

Your eyes flicker open a few moments later as if to let him know it's alright. He's not mad anymore, only relieved. Loved.

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liss-art · 11 months

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Sketching again

#digital art #fan art #naruto #uchiha shisui #yamato tenzo #shisui x tenzo #my art #by Liss ART

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akamikazae · 2 years

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Love me Mercilessly Kakashi x Akami Chapter 18: Small word count: 4k warnings: Violence, mentions of gore, trauma/Ptsd previous chapters [x]

Returning home from a brutal mission in Kiri Akami unintentionally lashes out at Shisui. Struggling to keep her deeds in ANBU separate from her life in the village Akami finds solace spending time at the Uchiha Compound; specifically with the company of a 3 year old Sasuke.

Sasuke was getting so big, walking and talking with ease. He still had trouble saying Itachi’s name so he stuck mostly to ‘Nii-san.’ S’s proved just as challenging so Shisui sounded more like ‘hisui.’ But Sasuke had no problem with his A’s, though he almost always called her ‘Kami-chan.’

When Akami came around to the backyard Shisui grabbed her and swung her around. He kissed her a dozen times before setting her back on the ground.

Sasuke ran over to them as fast as his little legs would take him.

“Kami-chan! Kami-chan,” he sang.

Akami scooped him up the way Shisui had her. She sat beside Itachi on the blanket he dragged out back Sasuke still in her arms. He reached up and smooshed her face between tiny hands and kissed her on the cheek. His mouth was open and he did nothing to move his lips; it was more like he tried to eat her cheek. He’d never done that before.

Shisui grabbed Sasuke out of her arms and pretended he was mad holding him in the air giving him a harmless shake.

“You can’t go around kissing people's girlfriends' little man!” Shisui teased, tickling the kid until he squealed with joy. Once free he crawled back towards Akami and was rewarded with a peck to the top of his head. She’d never done that before either.

“Kamichan what’s that?” Sasuke asked, poking her forearm with pudgy fingers.

“Sasuke, it's rude to point,” Itachi said calmly.

Akami unwrapped the bandages from her wrist and Sasuke scooted between her legs for a closer look, turning her hand to watch the crisp black lines curve around her wrist.

“It’s my summoning tattoo. You know how Shisui and your brother have a contract with the crows?” Sasuke nodded. “I have one with snakes.”

Sasuke cocked his head to the side, he always thought crows were the only option.

“Can you ummon anything?”

“I don’t see why not.” She said,

“Does Hisui-san have a tattoo?” He asked, directing all his attention to Akami, not bothering to consult with Shisui at all. Akami always had an answer for his endless reign of questions.

“No, you don’t have to have one but it makes it easier sometimes. Do you want me to show you how it works?”

Sasuke nodded furiously.

Itachi himself had been curious and he watched as she extended her forearm. Gently nipping the skin of her thumb enough to draw a drop of blood. Sasuke gasped, upset but far too curious to avert his eyes. Afraid he’d miss it if he so much as blinked. She swiped her bloodied thumb up the length of her inked forearm. A copper bellied water snake appeared in a cloud of smoke.

Summoning Ryu was a lot more practical now that he trained to use his chakra to maintain a smaller size, sort of like a henge. He would no longer level a Forest; unless of course Akami wanted him to do just that.

She held out her palm for Ryu to slither into. The dark snake twisted himself up her arm just as the tattoo had. Balancing himself at the end of her wrist to hold his head up and inspect Sasuke. Sasuke wasn’t frightened in the least as he stared at the snake in amazement.

“This is Ryu, he is loyal to me and me to him. Ryu, this is Sasuke. I am loyal to him as well.” She said, earning a wide smile from Sasuke.

“Can I pet him?” Sasuke asked Akami.

“Why don’t you ask him yourself?” She said,

“He can talk?!”

“I most certainly can, far better than you I imagine.” Ryu spat.

Sasuke frowned and Akami fixed her summons with a venomous glare. Ryu hissed lazily.

Akami gave Sasuke a firm jiggle, encouraging him to try again.

“Can I pet you?”

Ryu didn’t answer but lowered his head for Sasuke to gently stroke the black scales behind his chartruese eyes.

Continue reading [x]

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wind-becomes-lightning · 2 years

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Malewife & Girlboss Central GC - 2022 May Exchange - Masterpost!

This was supposed to be the exchange for White Day but we all got so busy that we made it for May! The topic this time was Canon x Canon pairings and I think it turned out amazing again. I'm always very excited for these and have so much fun organising! <3 Thank you for everyone for participating once again! (There might be a summer-y one very soon too, so stay tuned! <3)

Our Holiday exchange can be found here.

Our Valentines exchange can be found here.

Fanfics:

@yamanaka-shin: "Wolf Wisdoms" for @chojuuro - Shino x Kiba, nsfw

@chojuuro: "be my canvas, be my muse" for @painttoolyamanaka - Sai x Ino, nsfw

@butter--peanut: "The Loney Planet's Guide To Feeling Things and Getting Railed" for @uchiharomance - Sasuke x Sakura, nsfw

@uchihashisuii: "The Trouble with Flowers" for @yamanaka-shin - Sai x Ino, sfw

@uchiharomance: "sweets and dates" for @wind-becomes-lightning - Kakashi x Obito, nsfw

@painttoolyamanaka: "by the bride, to the groom" for @kankuroplease - Kiba x Hinata

@wind-becomes-lightning: "Here, There & Everywhere" for @butter--peanut - Obito x Kakashi & Kakashi x Yamato, sfw

Art:

@foebito: Shisui x Itachi for @uchihashisuii

@kankuroplease: Obito x Kakashi for @foebito

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bbkissme99 · 7 months

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Fic recs Just things I read more than once

Book fic recs

JUJUTSU KAISEN:

DAD AU´s

GOJO Dad au part one part two

Nanami Dad au

Naoya recs

SatoSugu x R

NSFW recs part 2

Gojo

Suguru

F/F nsfw recs

Megumi Recs

Just Recs

Yuji recs

Sukuna recs Sukuna Dad AU´s

Nanami recs

Others

Big Bro Sukuna, Lil Bro Yuji

Black Clover

Kakashi here Dad au

Shisui here

Itachi here

Madara here

Tobirama here

Yamato here

Genma here

Iruka here

Obito here

Gaara and Kankuro here

Naruto Mother Figure Reader here

Neji

Neji Headcanons Masterlist (updated Feb 2023)

Others here

Uchiha and other Reactions

non-massacre hcs

New trope! Fugaku likes Sakura better than his own sons

SASUSAKU

Minato lives au

Bucky Barnes: the adventures of bucky and his little fairy.

Iroh II

Bts

Of Fire and Love: Masterlist

wicked • masterlist

Out of the Egg.

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kankuroplease · 5 months

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What are all your aus and ships and ocs cause I'm looking at it all, and I'm so confused 🥲

It gets a bit confusing because I’m a multishipper that indulges and the AUs aren’t written stories Ngl 😆

Main timeline:

Most if these ships are my choice, BUT my mutuals/followers also have their own ships with some of my OC, so don’t be surprised if you see them with somebody else 🤣

Shino x Katsura

Kiba x Okami

Yamato x Aori

Yuuta x Tenten, Yuuta x Hanabi, and Yuuta x Daisuke (oc)

Founders AU:

Most of the pairs are made by my followers ✨ this one is easier to navigate because of the master post

Tobirama x Aori

Okami x Kawarama

Gou x Itama

Madara x Katsura

Orochimaru x Tora

Manda x Nisshoku (OCs/my pair)

Sakumo x Kōmori

Suzaku x Erika x Aja (OCs /my pair)

Kagami x Miu

Sora x Rei (OCs/my pair)

Kakuzu x Riki

Nagisa x Naori

Tattoo Shop AU:

The REAL confusing part (especially if you count who slept with who hdhdhdhd), so I’ll only include the ships that are active

NaruShika+ - friends with benefits. Naruto still sleeps around + they have threesomes together

GaaSaku - navigating newly developed feelings

KakaObiRin - basically married, they even have the two piece ring sets to match. They have three little kids

GenYam - In a healthy committed relationship, he’s just not introducing Genma to the “kids”

Saiino+ - their in an ethically non-monogamous relationship with approved partners for each other. But really, they prefer swinging together. The option is just available when/if Ino is booked out of country.

ItaHana - they have a lot of reckless sex, but Hana doesn’t want to make things official with Itachi being Yakuza. Itachi figures that’s the case and that the odds of her leaving this (them) alone are extremely low. It’s more favorable to let the dust settle with the Uchiha before he settles down anyways

MinaKushina - Nart and Chiha’s lovey/stoner parents. Former owners of Kakashi’s tattoo shop.

FugaMiko - Itachi and Sasuke’s parents. Not an open relationship, but they enjoy bringing in a third or fourth for special occasions.

KankuKiba - two morons in love ✨

Neji x Michi (oc) x Tenten x Lee - a marriage of convenience leads to this messy but surprisingly wholesome situation

HinaTone - Toneri is ABSOLUTELY obsessed with Hinata and will do whatever she says. She just wants his family’s status, so she tolerates him. He’s not a bad looking guy either, so it’s whatev to her.

ShiKagu - much like Hinata, Shisui is tempted by her families political reach and wealth. Biggest difference is he actually likes Kaguya/wouldn’t treat her poorly (in his opinion) as long as she plays the part of a good little wife.

HashiMadaMito+ - spanning decades, they raised Tsunade together, seen Madara rise to the head of the Uchiha, seen Mito become an accomplished author, and have seen Hashirama become a martial arts legend. The relationship is open on Madara’s end, as he’s their whore (affectionately)

YahiKonan - sweethearts. One of the least problematic relationships in this au 🤣

#ask #tattoo shop au #kpz naruto founder au

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woman-child91 · 2 years

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I’ve watched (OG) Naruto 3 times. I’ve watched Naruto Shippuden 4 times. I’ve been watching it since 2014. I’m still not getting the whole Kakashi x Iruka ship.

Honestly, I don’t see it. I just don’t. They’ve hardly interacted. Kakashi was never even into him. He showed zero attraction towards him.

I mean, let me give you my opinions on Kakashibowl ships.

Kakashi x Itachi? I ship it and I can see it. Because, they were both in the ANBU and were partners. They got along well and Kakashi even stopped some fellow ANBU from bullying Itachi. He also seemed to have taken a liking to Itachi. He was even sad when the Uchiha massacre happened. He asked himself if Itachi was always that dark and if he just hadn’t seen it.

Kakashi x Might Guy? I definitely see it. I don’t ship it. But, this ship is definitely real.

Kakashi x Minato? I LOVE this ship! It’s my 3rd favorite Kakashi ship. I mean, many people might say they were more like Father and Son. But, Kakashi NEVER thought of Minato as his Dad. Minato was his sensei, idol, God, crush. In Naruto Shippuden he kept on thinking about Minato half the show. He said, talked, thought about Minato so many times that he’d come close to rivaling Naruto’s obsession with Sasuke. It had been over 16 years and his infatuation with Minato had not diminished in the slightest. He even mistook Naruto for Minato during the war.

Kakashi x Naruto? I USED to ship them before watching Naruto Shippuden. I mean, I can clearly see the ship. But, I prefer Kakashi x Minato so much more. And I don’t think I can go back to shipping KakaNaru when I know that Kakashi x Minato came first. So, I do see the ship. I just don’t ship it.

Kakashi x Obito? This is my 2nd favorite Kakashi ship. It’s practically canon!!! No need to explain why it’s practically canon. Y’all can just watch their episodes in Naruto Shippuden.

Kakashi x Sasuke? I’ve always had mixed feelings about this one. Personally, I think it feels more like a Father/Son relationship. And in Shippuden it just feels like all Sasuke feels for Kakashi is hatred and nothing else. So I don’t actually see this as a ship.

Kakashi x Yamato? OH MY GOSH! My favorite Kakashi ship! Words can’t describe how much I love it. This ship even had it’s own filler arc. Which reminded me so much of Romeo & Juliet. I mean, it’s thanks to this arc that I can never hate Danzō. Not even after what he did to my favorite Uchiha (Shisui). Danzō rescued Yamato and actually took care of him as if he were his own son. Yup. Danzō was actually nice and caring with Kid Kinoe (Yamato). He also reminded me of Juliet’s Dad when he had found out that Juliet slept with Romeo. When Danzō found out that his baby boy had fallen for Kakashi. Well, he didn’t take it very well. He tried everything to keep his precious "son" away from Kakashi. He even went as far as trying to erase his memory or brainwash him. I don’t know what he was going to do. But, it involved a tied up Yamato to a chair and Danzō using some sort of head device. But, Kakashi barged in with Lord Third in tow and rescued his Juliet just in time.

For Pete’s sake! Even Asuma x Kakashi and Zabusa x Kakashi have more chemistry than Kakashi x Iruka.

#anti kakairu #kakashi x itachi #kakashi x might guy #kakashi x minato #kakashi x obito #kakashi x yamato #kakashi x naruto

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ikemenomegas · 1 year

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Naruto Masterlist

Naruto (no Boruto, the sequel is a mess. If you want to adopt one of the children that may be arranged)

Kakashi Hatake

Another day, another year (make a wish promptfill, birthday candles) Alpha once met Kakashi, his dogs remember (prompt fill for Kakashi, young) General headcanons Level of experience + first time rut with alpha

Gaara

Itachi Uchiha

How they met and what made him fall in love with his alpha (ask combined with Izuna) Fear is the mind killer (alpha backstory and finding Itachi fic) : part 1 sub top Itachi (+ Kisame)

Haku

Boreas (Cinderella AU drabble with assassins, make a wish promptfill) Wishing on every one that you'll be mine (slice of life, make a wish prompt fill)

Sai

Sasuke Uchiha

Anchor (up to me love) - Sasuke mermaid AU

Kankuro

Rock Lee

Alpha x Lee x who! Lee x Alpha x Sasuke vs Lee x Alpha x Sai

Obito Uchiha

Nagato

Sasori

Iruka Umino

Yamato

Shisui Uchiha

Izuna Uchiha

There’s a curse, it runs through us : pt.1 pt.2 pt.3 ao3 How they met and what made him fall in love with his alpha (ask combined with Itachi) What if Izuna did reincarnate? Why might he not? (ask about Izuna and his alpha reincarnating together vs why Izuna didn't reincarnate)

Madara Uchiha

loss is a condition acquired to bury our pity (after Madara's departure, he meets who does not deny his losses)

Uzumaki Naruto

Happy Halloween 2023

Konan

Temari

From the notebook:

Poly AU combinations Loose leaf ideas - Yamato, Gaara, Nagato, Shisui, Sai

Bits:

Kakashi flirting A shinsengumi naruto au would work way too well Izuna and Itachi similarities

Asks answered:

May have gone a lil nasty on people complaining about writing about women facing discrimination (for the express purpose of facing up to it) in a fictional world

#naruto #masterlist

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uchihashisuii · 2 years

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as the ocean kisses the shoreline. | Sai/Itachi

Summary: A canon-adjacent AU in which only some bad things happened. Sai and Itachi bonding through shared love and dedication on the seaside. Pre-relationship flirting ensues.

Pairing: Sai/Uchiha Itachi

Rating: Gen

Word Count: 2926

Author’s note: this fic is the result of a discord server gift exchange for my dear friend @painttoolyamanaka . i hope you enjoy this bit of nonsense i threw out into the world just for you x

the timeline of this is somewhere between "uhhh" and "hmm" territory. early blank period is my best guess listen I never know what I'm doing just enjoy some boys bein sweet on each other

Ao3

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The first thing Sai notices about Itachi is the way he looks when he loves. The sunlight adds colour to his black hair, roots shining a warm and dark brown. The tear troughs that run down his cheeks seem less severe, the wind fanning his hair out behind him and the smallest tease of a smile curving the corner of his mouth.

He'd mention something about sun and ocean air doing wonders for a person's countenance, if he weren't so utterly tongue-tied around him. They'd met a scant few times, by virtue of Itachi being childhood friends with Akari and she having pulled Sai beneath her wing just a few short years previous. Aware of one another, in each other's orbit, but never close enough to know. They're both quiet and private by nature, Sai supposes, and surrounded themselves with others who would do the talking for them. And now they're the left-behinds at the first taste of sand and sea, the members of Sai's squad running off immediately to challenge one another to a game of volleyball, with Yamato acting as unenthused scorekeeper. Shisui and Akari made a beeline for the water, and when he looks he can see her clinging to his back and probably yelling something about not taking her in too deep. It leaves Sai and Itachi sitting next to one another on the overlarge blanket, close enough he can hear Itachi breathing over the squall of waves.

Not unkindly ignored, nothing to be insulted over. Sai can see the way Naruto waves his smooth tanned arms over his head, calling him to join. It serves as distraction and it earns Naruto a volleyball to the face. He's also spotted Shisui moving to jog back to Itachi and drag him by the hair, only to be stopped by Akari's arms about his waist to drag him into the water once more. Laughter echoes on all directions, Sai digging his bare feet further into the sand when he adjusts his weight and looks from mother to friend to taichou, leaning back on the blanket until his elbows are weighted against the soft fabric.

It isn't uncomfortable. He doesn't feel othered. Not right now, at least. He sits in the shade beside a man who seems to understand Sai without even knowing him; more content to sit and watch and bask, in the dynamics and the bonds they'd formed. Happy, to see freedom of joy and love in lives such as theirs. An outsider looking in, not quite sure how to join even after years of forced family but comfortable in the knowledge that they would be welcome, always. They're kindred spirits in that manner, Sai surmises.

Itachi in relaxation is the same Itachi in all other circumstance; composed, rigid. A quiet intensity bellying the edge of a knife. He sits with legs folded and spine straight, gaze sweeping over the sand between his brother and his friends. Even with the added humor of the great and whispered-about Uchiha Itachi sans shirt and wearing shorts decorated with small birds, revealing pale legs and with thin blue veins weaving over his bare forearms that Sai cannot force himself to look away from, still he's nothing short of utterly serious.

But his smile - barely there, just a small twitch of the mouth. Eyes softened and shoulders relaxing beneath the weight of expectation and worry, just a little. Just enough.

His face in partial profile, revealing the strong line of his nose and the way his bangs hang just past his cheekbone, brushing back over his ear from the soft breeze. It makes Sai's fingers itch towards his sketch pad, staring as he is at the older man with unrepentant wonder. He's already counting off the tools in his mind, the exact brushes and tones he'd use to capture this moment of quiet peace. His chosen medium is black ink, and whilst it would be appropriate for Itachi's graceful lines and his black hair, black eyes, black shadows dogging his strained shoulders; it wouldn't feel right. Something more abstract, colorful. He's full of fire in equal measure to any darkness, and whilst flames cast shadows so too do they bathe in light.

Sai blinks, realizing he's been staring for who knows how many minutes when Itachi turns his attention away from his nearest and dearest and towards him. Sai's mouth parts immediately, apologies dancing on the tip of his tongue -he's practiced enough at this, the shy stuttering over his words when he'd been unintentionally making someone uncomfortable- alongside explanations that he's still on the edge of understanding boundaries and proper decorum. But Itachi had waved away his words, and mentioned that being a shinobi prodigy did not equate being a social butterfly. Kindred spirits, indeed.

Sai had flushed deeply, because of course he had. Doubly so when he'd noticed that Itachi didn't lose that smile, when he looked at Sai. Still he looked like a man at peace, surrounded by those he cared for. It warmed Sai's heart as much as it did his face.

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He does, indeed, end up drawing Itachi. Before the heat had dug in its claws in full, when they still lazed beneath the shade of the umbrella. Itachi had spotted his hesitation, and asked in that unerringly polite tone of his if Sai would enjoy drawing the view. It's rare that they get to see it, after all. Not unkindly, though Sai had agonized for half a moment if this was nothing more that a nudge to get him to leave him alone. But Itachi had still smiled, and Sai had pulled out his sketchpad and pencils and paints with sure hands.

He'd spent time trying to perfect the precise shades of blue and white on the water lapping at shore by mixing paints, spent even less time whipping up a view of Naruto with his face red and Kakashi face-down in the sand; their game had become more volatile when he hadn't been paying attention, it would seem.

He'd spent the most time on a small portrait of Itachi. Chin cradled in his palm, that small, secret smile curving his mouth. Outlined in a light gray, filled in the black with reds and golds. Abstract, and quite lovely. It was the better view of the day, at any rate.

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The heat was getting the better of him, he was certain, when the sun reached its highest peak. Sai had moved to fanning himself with a scrapped page of his sketchpad, laid flat on his back in the shade that refused to further coddle him. He knew the conducive course of action would be to follow Akari's lead -and her aggressive shouting that the water was perfect- and cool off in the water, but that would require leaving his small haven beneath the umbrella. The cause of said sanctuary was currently rested on his side and facing Sai, head cushioned on his palm whilst lazily flicking through a novel.

The words danced on his tongue as they had before. An invitation to join him -surely needed, if the lone drip of sweat falling from his dark hair and down the elegant curve of his neck was anything to go by Sai wasn't staring- in walking the water. Perhaps diving in, as Shisui had done the moment they'd arrived after barely taking enough time to kick off his shoes and pull the shirt over his head, running headlong into the ocean as Akari yelled for him to be careful. Itachi might be a bit more composed than Shisui, at any rate.

The worst he can say is no, Sai reminds himself. The crush of rejection feels heavier than anything else, and he fidgets in his anxiety with brows drawn.

His movement catches Itachi's attention. The book is closed gently as he looks up at Sai from beneath thick lashes, glancing from his wide eyes to the water and back again. And, as Sai had come to expect by now, Itachi swoops in to save him any speck of confusion.

"Would you like to go in?" Itachi asks, raising a hand and gesturing towards the shore with a lazy flick of his wrist.

"Would you come with me?" The words are out in the open before Sai can think them through. He cringes, internally; the tone is light but the words, themselves, sound as though they come from a nervous child seeking bravery and assistance from someone older. And though his mind is a bit of a mess when it comes to Itachi, the very last thing he wants right now is for him to see Sai as a child. It's entirely possible he's overthinking again.

Itachi's brows furrow as though in thought, nodding once to himself before dusting any invisible sand from the smooth fabric of his shorts. "Of course. You cant leave me to be the singular hermit alone, after all."

The wry remark startles a small laugh from Sai, ducking his head to hide his smile. The warmth in Itachi's tone curls around like a blanket, and he pushes himself to standing before he can put too much stock in the other man's words, instead stretching his arms above his head and trying not to wince in the direct heat the sun provides.

He's halfway to turning to look at Itachi when a hand circles his wrist, tugging gently. They're face-to-face, Itachi standing far closer than Sai anticipated; it serves to make him blink owlishly, swallowing around the sudden tightening of his throat.

"You'll burn," Itachi says in a tone that brokers no argument, a small yellow bottle held in his free hand. Ah, so there's that mother hen that Shisui grouses about loudly and often; another insistent tug on his wrist has Sai stepping even closer, and his mind fizzles out immediately when Itachi puts his hands on him.

He flinches, unaccustomed to a touch that translates into tenderness. Not from anyone other than a scant few he can count on one hand, that is. Itachi murmurs a low apology, cracks wise about sunscreen somehow always being too cold even when applied in scorching heat. Sai barely hears it, mind utterly focused on Itachi's palms -rough from years wielding weapons and molding chakra, but touching him light enough to make him shiver- spreading the substance over his arms and shoulders, a look of concentration painted across his lovely features.

He turns when he's bid, eyes fluttering shut as Itachi works the lotion into his back. His fingertips hesitate on his hips, before digging in just a touch too hard to be considered effective for the task at hand. Sai wills his body not to react in the obvious way, making calculations in his head and imagining all sorts of terrible things that have nothing to do with strong, sure hands tracing his curves and angles.

One finger curls upon the monkey's paw when Itachi moves a step away, holding out the bottle in offering. Sai could weep for the loss of contact, but takes it with a hushed thank you and begins covering his face, neck, and chest. Focused utterly on the task and not the way Itachi's head is tilted on an angle, eyes dragging up and down his body; nor on the way he rubs the leftover lotion staining his hands on the sides of his neck.

He has elegant hands, Sai thinks. Suited to a musician as his are suited to a different variety of artistry. He nearly fumbles the fucking bottle as he loses himself to a momentary fantasy. A pretty boy smiles at him and he's a wreck. Maybe Sakura was on to something when she'd mentioned Sai might become a bit of a late bloomer due to his upbringing. He certainly feels like one of those school-aged teenagers with a crush, at any rate.

"Will you get my back?" Itachi pulls him from his rambling thoughts, tone somehow impish and teasing as readily as it is completely innocent and ordinary. Sai blinks once, and then twice, heads bobbing as he eagerly nods his assent in silence; opening his mouth at inopportune moments had ruined many a moment, and he reverts back to accustomed silence as to not make a bigger idiot of himself.

Itachi turns his back, sweeps his long hair over his shoulder, and waits. If Sai's hands tremble when he digs his palm in against the curve of his shoulder-blade and spine, Itachi doesn't say a word.

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Thorough humiliation further breeds opportunities for indignity, it seems. Once Sai had finished up, all but dropping the bottle onto the blanket, he'd looked anywhere but at Itachi. Arm across his chest and fingers curling around the opposite elbow, he'd been going for a picture of careful nonchalance as he'd waiting for Itachi to pull up his hair - into a messy bun at the back of his head with wisps dangling against the back of his neck, because he was a cruel and terrible sort of man. Itachi had turned, head tilted once more to the side, and offered that same small smile before stepping away and towards the water, Sai watching him go with a renewed flush. He'd done it on purpose, he was certain; to what end, he couldn't be sure.

They meander together in the shallows, Itachi with hands in his pockets and smiling down at the clear water coming up to his knees. Sai kneels down with abject fascination, glancing from flora to fauna with wide eyes. He'd never seen any of it in person, and felt a giddy smile unfurl as he reached a hand beneath the water to run the tip of a finger over the dancing seaweed.

Itachi had remarked something about being careful; Sai had only been half paying attention, despite all earlier implications to the contrary. His dark eyes flicked from the water to the sight of Itachi's legs standing far too close and back again, finding it difficult to focus on anything aside from the light gleaming off the water's surface. He watched his reflection and willed himself to think of something halfway clever to say, when he'd felt a hand curl around his bicep and yank him backwards.

What was that earlier assessment of indignity? Sai's eyes had gone wide and he'd instinctively reached for a weapon slung across his back that he knew wasn't there, on alert despite the momentary loss of balance from standing in the waves. Itachi pressed close to his side, Sai's head whipped to where he'd last seen Akari and Shisui -sitting in the shallows some yards down, kicking water and talking with heads pressed close- and found them utterly lost to their own little world. His mouth opened in warning, when the surface of the water where he'd just been kneeling surged away and rushed back together, hard enough he'd felt droplets splatter across his naked chest.

Sai blinked. Blinked again. Considered the now-soaked volleyball and the shouted apologies from somewhere on the beach. The burn of embarrassment was an old and trusted friend by now, and he's turned his face towards Itachi with a closed-eye smile and the barest hope that he wouldn't notice the red on his face wasn't from exposure to the sun.

Someone -probably Sakura, most assuredly accidentally- had slammed a ball too hard and he'd assumed Itachi had sensed mortal danger. If the ocean could rise and swallow him, any time would be delightful. (Although, he admitted to himself to save any scrap of pride, if it had been a blow from Sakura, even a small rock spelled mortal danger.)

"Thank you," Sai murmured, mouth still stuck in that self-deprecating smile.

A warm chuckle was his reward, in that dripping dulcet tone that did some odd things to the integrity of his knees. Itachi still hadn't removed the hand from his arm, a fact Sai wouldn't have been able to ignore had he tried; awareness sparked where skin met skin, and he swallowed down his embarrassment without moving a scant inch, too fearful Itachi would pull away.

"I'm more observant, usually," Sai explained with a shrug, clearing his throat to hide his chagrin.

"Distracted?" Itachi shot back, gesturing towards the water lapping at their legs. But his eyes spoke of a different meaning, punctuated with a squeeze of his fingers. He knew, he knew Sai knew, and for one brief and terrible moment Sai thought the ocean really would swallow him entirely because Itachi still hadn't stopped touching him, nor had he lost that soft and tender smile, reserved only for those he cared for.

"Well," Itachi continued after earning himself a strangled hum from beneath Sai's breath, "we cant be too careful." And with that, his hand slid down the smooth skin of Sai's arm to tangle their fingers together, tugging him gently towards deeper water with nary a backward glance.

Sai's knees did not dip, thank you very much. He was entirely composed and collected, mature, even. He wasn't distracted by the pound of his pulse nor the feeling of anothers hand in his, nor was he already mapping out more portraits to parse out to fill his sketchpad with likenesses of Uchiha Itachi.

When he looked up from their twined hands, he could see Akari watching them with an unrepentant stare, mouth curled into a far too satisfied and knowing grin as Shisui talked animatedly beside her, unawares of the loss of her attention. Sai blinked, turned his head away far too swiftly, and didn't pull his hand free.

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