[Fic] Up on the Angel’s Shoulders

[branchandroot]

Cross-post from my archive.

Fandom/Arc: Avalanche, Naruto
Characters/Pairings: Hatake Kakashi, Namikaze Minato, Uchiha Sasuke
Summary: Kakashi achieves the Mangekyou Sharingan, turning to his past to do it. His past visits him while he recovers. Takes place just after Chapter Seven of Half Without Another One and "And We'll Laugh About It".
Meta: Angst, Drama, Angst, Fluff, Did I Mention Angst? Also Gore, I-5
Wordcount: 4848

The Sharingan's greatest single use to him was not expanded perception, or the ability to copy others' techniques, or even intimidation value. It's greatest use was as camouflage. No one had to wonder why the man with a thousand jutsu kept winning; the answer was self evident.

It was also wrong.

Read: Up on the Angel's Shoulders

Comments

[hokuton_punch]

Ahhhhhhh, so fantastic - I love this theory about the alternate way of activating the Mangekyou! (I'm still really dying to know the canon way Kakashi did it, but yours seems quite plausible.) And oh my gosh the ending with Minato, KIND OF TEARING UP. ;o; Just beautiful.

[branchandroot]

*hearts* Thank you! Thinking about it, this seemed plausible (not that I'm convinced Kishimoto actually /knows/ how Kakashi got his). And Minato! I just had to bring him in, if only to explain why Kakashi didn't actually, you know, psychologically bleed out after doing that to himself. Poor guy.