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15-year-old Iruka was elated and terrified to find a wounded ANBU in the river. But now the eccentric ANBU won’t leave him alone, and all he wants is to figure out who he is and who he is meant to be.
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04 Sep 2026
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“Iruka fell asleep in my bed,” Naruto complains. “But I wasn’t tired.”
“Oh?” Kakashi asks. This wouldn’t be the first time that Iruka has gone in for a bedtime story and come stumbling out an hour or two later, rubbing sleep from his eyes. Kakashi doesn’t know how he manages it; Naruto is not a peaceful sleeper by any stretch of the imagination.
“The poor guy was really tuckered out,” Naruto says, a perfect imitation of Iruka, and Kakashi doesn’t bother hiding his smile. He’d probably mind Naruto having a favourite parent more if Iruka wasn’t his favourite, too.
(or: Iruka's longer-than-usual work hours are making him exhausted and cranky, so Naruto and Kakashi assign themselves the important mission of getting him to take some time off. Predictably, it goes a little sideways.)
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03 Sep 2026
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If you hold me without hurting me, you'll be the first who ever did by sweet_tangerine_dreams
Fandoms: Naruto
06 Oct 2023
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“Naruto’s a strong kid,” Kakashi says, who has sauntered up to them in the meantime. “He’ll be fine.”
Iruka smiles sadly. “I hope so. Thank you for helping us." He says and bows as deeply as he can manage with Naruto clinging to him – which isn’t very deep. “If you hadn’t been there…” He pauses, the imagery of what could have happened too violent in his mind. and he shakes his head to get rid of it.
“Please,” he says. “Can I do anything to repay you?”
“Maa, sensei,” Kakashi says, sticking his hands in his pockets. “I didn’t do it to get anything in return.”
“I know that, Jounin-san, but I want to,” Iruka says, and blurts the first thing that pops up in his mind, “how about dinner?”
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.A fight late at night sparks an unlikely friendship between two unlikely people. Naruto is just along for the ride.
(Featuring; mommies, late-night conversations, the things they do not say, guilt, hugs, and the general weirdness of a four year old)
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03 Sep 2026
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Kakashi hears it first from Genma, who is whispering it to Anko while wringing his hands together.
Umino Iruka’s new interrogation technique is pulling Jonin from active duty. They're dropping like flies. Kakashi decides to see for himself what's so ground-breaking about it.
AKA: Wherein Kakashi is forced to acknowledge that he's not actually doing okay, all things considered.
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03 Sep 2026
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“Iruka, how would you feel about taking on a solo mission for me?” Sandaime asked.
Thrown by the change of topic, Iruka blinked at him.
“What do you want me to do?” he asked.
“Befriend Hound.”
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03 Sep 2026