[Fic] And We’ll Laugh About It

[branchandroot]

Cross-post from my archive.

Fandom/Arc: Avalanche, Naruto
Characters/Pairings: Hatake Kakashi, Tsunade, Uchiha Sasuke, Umino Iruka, Uzumaki Naruto
Summary: Takes place during Chapter Seven of Half Without Another One. While Sakura is gone her boys fret and try to distract themselves and take care of each other.
Meta: Drama, Angst, Humor I-3
Wordcount: 4272

The third time Naruto blew up his study room trying to separate out the fox's chakra from his own once he'd already expressed them, Tsunade didn't even yell. She just gave him a narrow look, hands planted on her hips, and called for Iruka-sensei.

Read: And We'll Laugh About It

Comments

[mitsuhachi]

Oddly, one of the things I'm liking most about this is the way that Sasuke isn't just the team firemage here--though he certainly still enjoys blowing things up--but actually a quite skilled genjutsu specialist. I laughed and laughed at him giving all of naruto's clones different illusions. <3 Also, d'aww. Boys--you have such strong bonds. I love the way you can feel that but there's still always this jagged hole there where Sakura should be and it tears at them even as they just cling to each other tighter because of it. I just.<3

I loved seeing Sasuke and Ino interact as adults, as peers who work to protect the same village, who understand each other even if they're not close, instead of children who can't even really see each other. It's really cool to see the way that develops.

And if it did happen, the way his gut knew it might well, if it did… well, it wasn’t like Sasuke hadn’t seen horror before. He’d help as best he could. Oh man, sasuke. My heart. I really hope that's foreshadowing for the next chapter. D: Naruto the mednin will never ever stop making me grin though. A lot a lot a lot.

And kakashi's little thing at the end, with hoping he isn't getting anyone else he cares about killed--the fact that you can tell he legit DOES care about her, not just in an afterthought kind of way but seriously, same as the boys (though I still get the feeling that Sasuke is special, but that's different. That's clan). It's such a little thing, but I love it lots.<3

[branchandroot]

*hearts* Sasuke is good at what he does! I mean, he's a bright, talented kid who works hard for what he wants. And he has a really evil sense of humor sometimes. *grins* Personally, I also love that Naruto /knows/ just what a possessive cuss Sasuke is, even if Sasuke almost never admits it out loud.

And Ino! Ino was done such an injustice in canon. She /never/ belonged as a medic; she's a field operative down to her toes.

I'm fully convinced that Naruto /loves/ being able to boss people around as a medic. It's for their own good! He's totally justified! Fortunately, he's also kind of insanely dedicated and really is pretty good at this stuff.

*grins* Sasuke is a little special, yeah. I think Kakashi sees a lot of himself in Sasuke. But he's totally bonded to all three of them, infuriating as he sometimes finds them. Kakashi bonds too tightly for his own good, sometimes, I think.