Along with the usual mother-daughter bonding methods of stargazing, ninjutsu, and mass destruction, fuinjutsu is definitely something that Shikako and Sakako enjoy together. š
I do think Sakako is more the ofuda-style seal master than a tattoo-on-myself seal master, but she does have some resistance seals on her and, when she figures out how to make it work, some seals on her knuckles so she can punch ghosts (and ghouls) more effectively.
O-okay, anon, this isā¦ hmā¦
Iā¦ first off, have to go back into NaruSasu headspaceāwhich, actually, there are some doujinshi Iāve been meaning to read, so that shouldnāt be too hardābut which I donāt normally equate with DoS as opposed to other Naruto fanfiction since, unsurprisingly, DoS is Shikako-centric so most of my recursive fic is also Shikako-centric (or Sakako, for next generation).
But I alsoā¦ I donāt reallyā¦ would Naruto and Sasuke even want a baby and would they want Shikako to be surrogate mother for said baby? I kind of figure they wouldnāt really want kids necessarily but if they didā¦ wouldnāt they adopt? Given that a lot of their bonding/mutual respect for each other was the wholeāwe are both young orphans thingāwouldnāt they want to adopt?
Although, okay, even if they did want biological children, I kind of find itā¦ not that Shikako would say no, but that Naruto and Sasuke wouldnāt ask her because they know sheād feel obligated to say yes even though sheād rather not?
Sorry anon, this is just going up against a lot of personal head canons that I donāt quite know how Iāll write aroundā¦Ā Can I interest you in some Kareru Uzumaki fic with NaruSasu + Shikako instead?
Yeah, I mean I understand itās kind of like a trust/vulnerability thingāyou know, like āwe would like to have a child and youāre our best friend and we want to involve you in this big step in our livesā and for some people it is an honor of sorts but itās alsoā¦ likeā¦ no thank you? Like, thereās a difference between being someoneās Maid of Honor and being someoneās surrogate and I can definitely see Shikako being one enthusiastically but the other not so muchā¦
And itās likeā¦ if this is, again, about reviving the Uchiha population (or the Uzumaki population for that matter) then there would be volunteers for such a program that would probably be okay with having someone else raise that child? Pregnancy isnāt a willy nilly decision, I agree, but there are definitely different stances on it and for Shikako it is, as you said, a sacrifice and a huge effort. For a different person who volunteers for this medical program it might not be such a huge sacrifice per se if theyāre getting compensated for the effort outside of friendship.
So, you know, if Naruto and Sasuke really want a biological child thereād be others who would be better choices for surrogate than Shikako.
O-okay, anon, this isā¦ hmā¦
Iā¦ first off, have to go back into NaruSasu headspaceāwhich, actually, there are some doujinshi Iāve been meaning to read, so that shouldnāt be too hardābut which I donāt normally equate with DoS as opposed to other Naruto fanfiction since, unsurprisingly, DoS is Shikako-centric so most of my recursive fic is also Shikako-centric (or Sakako, for next generation).
But I alsoā¦ I donāt reallyā¦ would Naruto and Sasuke even want a baby and would they want Shikako to be surrogate mother for said baby? I kind of figure they wouldnāt really want kids necessarily but if they didā¦ wouldnāt they adopt? Given that a lot of their bonding/mutual respect for each other was the wholeāwe are both young orphans thingāwouldnāt they want to adopt?
Although, okay, even if they did want biological children, I kind of find itā¦ not that Shikako would say no, but that Naruto and Sasuke wouldnāt ask her because they know sheād feel obligated to say yes even though sheād rather not?
Sorry anon, this is just going up against a lot of personal head canons that I donāt quite know how Iāll write aroundā¦Ā Can I interest you in some Kareru Uzumaki fic with NaruSasu + Shikako instead?
I sometimes check out the index page by @book14reader, but otherwise not so much. Iām a bit of a completionist when it comes to some things, so if I try to read through the recursive forums without the index page then Iāll feel compelled to read EVERYTHING and considering how much there is that basically means I wonāt sleep ever.
But itās a cool place and some of the most interesting AUs come out of it so I highly recommend it.
One of us. One of us. One of us.
Thatās fantastic! Iām sure Silver Queen ( @jickysilver ) will love to hear it!
DoS is definitely a āverse that keeps on giving, and Iām glad that new readers are joining in on the fun.Ā
One of us. One of us. One of us.
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I generally post at least once a day, actually, but a couple of weeks ago with the whole influx of Sakako/DoS future fic related asks there was a lot of brainstorming going on. So in comparison there have been fewer postsā¦
Also, yeah, Iāve beenĀ a little busy lately. But thanks for the ask, anon, I appreciate it. š
Thanks, anon! š Iām a huge mess when talking in person, but written word is a lot easier for meāeasy to rearrange things to convey ideas better when I have time to process what Iām thinking and turn that into words. Also, metaphors arenāt as effective when spoken aloud, I find, or at least they tend to sound awfully cheesy when I voice them instead of writing them.Ā
Boruto isā¦ I have yet to find his positive traits, is the best way I can put it. With nearly every other next gen character I can find some aspect of them that I like or understand or sympathize with at least a little bit, but Boruto is basically likeā¦ self-absorbed privileged upper class cishet white guy who feels entitled to everything but doesnāt understand responsibility or respect?Ā
Likeā¦ even at the end of his story arc he doesnāt really understand how much of a tool he was being? He CHEATED multiple times in an exam witnessed by foreign delegates and against someone who is supposed to be his best friend and yet weāre supposed to root for him? Iām justā¦ wtf.
If he were presented as that douchebag character who learns how much of an asshat heās been and eventually becomes a better person through ~friendship~ and such then, sure, that would have been great. Fantastic even. I love Jeffrey Wingerās character development in Community from manipulative scumbag to reluctant group leader. I understand, at the very least, why Shawn Spencer from Psych is the way he is and himĀ lying about being a psychic is how he can help people and his character development is great, too.
But thereās none of that for Boruto as far as I can see, and thatās really what he needs, I think. Kishimoto just slapped a hero label on him without backing it up and thereās nothing at all that supports that.Ā Heās just been presented poorly, is allāno surpriseāand heās still new enough to me that I havenāt been able to crack his code. But itās running in the back of my mind so I can do more Walking Around installments with next gen Team Seven, so hopefully it will be sooner rather than later.
As for HimawariāI donāt know much about her either, but what I do know is that basically, yeah, sheās fantastic. š
Oh, no! Did Shikamaru spend most of their date making sure Shikako wasnāt getting hit on (literally or figuratively)?
No, heās not that baā
ā¦ wellā¦
TenTen knew what she was signing up for, surely?
I think I have a different understanding of what the word conjurer means because for me it means something more like conjuring as in creating things or like stage magic where they pull a rabbit out of a hat. Conjurer in Japanese is either Kijutsushi (å„č”åø«) or Majutsushi (éč”åø«) which is kind of like conjurer as I understand itāmagician/juggler/illusionist or mage in a high fantasy thing.
I think maybe āSummonerā is more what youāre going forānot the Kuchiyose of summoning animals in Naruto, but more like the summoning of spirits like in Final Fantasy. That is Shoukanshi (å¬å士) or Shoukansha (å¬åč ) which maybe might work better in terms of accuracy? Also the shi (士)Ā of Shoukanshi is warrior which is kinda cool.
Ah, I donāt really watch many horror movies, so I only vaguely know that movie exists.Ā No worries, anon! Conjurer does sound pretty damn badass, even if itās not quite the thing we want. š
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