Disclaimer: I do not own anything from 'Naruto' the anime or the manga(s) or anything associated with the franchise ect.
I am just a fan of the series/manga; NaruHina and SasuKarin...I make no money off writing, ever. Because I'm not about that life.
Pairings:
Sasuke Uchiha & Karin Uzumaki
Naruto Uzumaki & Hinata Hyuga
Summary: It's SasuKarin month and I can't seem to write SK without adding NaruHina because I love both ships. Also, no two chapters will be based on the same.
Ps: This story is AU. The characters a bit ooc and the story is based on what would-could happen if the scenarios I will write about were to occur. This has some canon elements.
As with everything else in life; whether you love, feel apathetic or hate my story- that is on you. I'm starting with the 'War Arc' and every chapter will be different.
"Be like the sun for grace and mercy.
Be like the night to cover others' faults.
Be like running water for generosity.
Be like death for rage and anger.
Be like the Earth for modesty.
Appear as you are. Be as you appear."
-Anonymous
Mellow II Raucous
Five years passed since the 4th shinobi-other-but-mainly-ninja-war. All in all those 4-ish days had changed everyone still alive by the end of them.
Naruto was now the seventh Kage to the Leaf Village because Kakashi said he was not really about that life and wanted to tour the nations with Gai. Life was great, he even married Hinata because Hiashi was ecstatic to have him as a son-in-law. Sasuke, Sai and Sakura would visit when they weren't busy or when they had time.
Sasuke became a Kage to the Sound Village because he saved the planet with the rest of team 7-mainly just Naruto. He was about to be a father for the fourth time and even though his wife Karin was six months pregnant she always made time to help him out with the political aspect of things.
Suigetsu and Jūgo brought their kids and wives along on weekends or every other week if they felt like it. How he wasn't arrested/reprimanded or anything like that was still a mystery but I guess its not what you know-its who.
This is what happened to make all this greatness into reality-canon; really no probably not, the manga is not over yet. There are like eight chapters left if it is to end on chapter 700 and idk the ending will hopefully be awesome.
Kaguya Ōtsutsuki, her Zetsu's, Madara and Obito Uchiha were all defeated relatively quickly.
Kaguya's fight/defeat was anti-climactic as hell, probably one of the worst in manga history but Sakura and Kakashi needed to stay relevant-meh.
Then there was Sasuke…with his plan to kill the Gokage and start a 'Revolution' the word had to be capitalized even when spoken of. Actually, his plan was not that bad.
But his plan was doomed since before it started cause this isn't called 'Sauce Shippuden.' Still Naruto could've helped like if Sasuke was the 'brains' of the operation and Naruto was the 'face'-guy of peace-whatever.
What if he sealed the tailed beasts in other dimensions, killed the Kages then...I'm getting ahead of myself and that might not happen because Naruto will save them.
He had wanted to start a new world, one without darkness but Naruto had put an end to the pipe-dream because he was a delusional person that thought things world eventually sort themselves out.
They fought for hours on end and Naruto won thanks to the power of friendship or some other bs. The fandom was cool because by now everyone was aware that everything revolved around the energetic blonde jinchūriki with a sunny smile that made them want to root for him but it was fine.
His 'talk no jutsu' eventually got to people. Well on the extremely rare occasions when it did not, he took action like with the last Uchiha.
By the end of it, the battle. They were friends again and even though they were tired as fuck, injured-in pain. One couldn't help but notice that Sakura was still all up on their sensei Kakashi.
So in the end let's be honest, he was the real winner.
That fact was somewhat odd but to be blunt neither cared all that much because nobody had time for that. Karin and Hinata needed to be rescued before they became Zetsu clones, also the others yeah they were important for the 'Revolution' if it came to that or peace on earth.
They held hands then did the rain-dance or something and that broke the spell to the evil cocoons. Things could of ended differently, like Naruto could of beat Sauce half to death (lolz) then dragged his ass to unseal the 'cocoon people' or chopped his hand off and put it on himself so he could have all the power.
There are a lot of theories/possibly outcomes but I don't have time for that.
Once people were free, Naruto thought he was Ichigo and flash-stepped to Hinata's aid. Sasuke pulled an Azula and used Amarestu's flames to run at top speed in the direction of his beloved Karin.
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"Hinata!?" Naruto looked desperately around the crowd of people surrounding him and chanting his name as if he were a god.
His whole body hurt and he just wanted to lie-down and sleep but she needed to be found, he had to be sure she was safe.
"Na-Naruto! Over here I'm-" Hinata tried to talk louder but it was difficult. She was covered from head to toe in a mucus-like substance as was everyone else but team 7 because they weren't in the cocoons, poor Sai.
Minutes passed while he was still so far away but she kept walking even though she felt weak because of the chakra depletion.
A few thousand ninja's blocked her path to the man she loved but he somehow caught her voice in the disarray and just when she thought she had lost sight of him.
She saw Shikamaru find Temari and both blushed as they looked at each other but she couldn't hear what they were saying.
Time seemed to stop for Naruto as he saw Hinata and he told the people that were blocking the road to her to get the fuck out of his way.
He appeared before her gave her a bright smile then kissed her softly. Sakura was right, now they would live happily ever after.
"You're the one I want to spend the rest of my life with. I'm not good with girl or many things for that matter because I'm not a genius but I know that I want you at my side, forever!"
"I'm covered in goo, are you sure." She blushed as he laughed at her half-assed protest and held her hand when she kissed him again.
"Completely, you?" He backed up as he looked at her, the answer made his day like nothing else had.
"Hell yes!"
This was the best birthday ever.
Now he just had to find a way to get Neji back because Tenten wanted her man back. Maybe Sauce or Orochimaru could use Edo Tensei.
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"Karin?"
No one answered when he called her name and people wondered who she was while debating internally whether or not they should call his name because technically he had saved humanity.
They didn't have to question themselves for long cause he moved quickly.
He found Jūgo's chakra signature but instead of asking for his situation, he got right down to business.
"Where is she?" Everyone looked like shit. They were drained, almost out of chakra and covered in a slime-like coating. The boys stared at each other with question in their eyes then looked to the left and saw a shell-looking cocoon hanging from a tree.
"What the fuck?! Jūgo are you seeing this! How do we get her out?" Suigetsu picked up his sword, he seemed ready to hack the thing to pieces but Kabuto stopped him and Orochimaru frowned at the prospect of losing his most loyal subordinate.
Suigetsu, Jūgo, Orochimaru and Kabuto were all good but Sasuke didn't give a shit about them at least not at the moment. The only person stuck in cocoon form was the future mother of his Uzumaki-Uchiha children and he didn't know how to free her.
He had no idea why she wasn't out yet or what would happen if he touched the damn thing but he knew that the tree/cocoon of death-evil liked to suck on chakra and that she was full of it.
His brain hurt and his eyes felt like they were burning, if he didn't see Karin alive or well in the next minute he was gonna go bat-shit crazy then do something horrible.
Sasuke touched the cocoon with both hands gently and focused on trying not to kill everyone around him as he told the group to go find Naruto.
The instant the shell-thing opened a body fell out. Sasuke caught her effortlessly but he stared in shock at Karin as everyone in the crowd held their breath.
Her hair once as red as his sharingan was now as white as Suigetsu's or the snow. Orochimaru said that was the furthest thing from good for an Uzumaki and that she needed to be healed quickly.
"Please wake up, I need you."
All Sasuke noticed was that her clothes were tattered and covered with so much blood/cocoon-goo as he whispered the words quietly almost sounding as if saying them any louder would negate his plea and make them null to the god(s) listening.
He pulled off his shirt and Naruto offered his jacket without hesitation, as he did. Naruto couldn't help but notice that her chest, neck and arms were covered with bite marks.
A strange feeling settled in his stomach.
Once both were on her frame Kabuto and Jūgo worked on healing her while, Hinata applied some balm on Karin's back.
"Karin…She's your cousin, her father was the leader of the Uzumaki Clan. That's all I was able to find out from a picture in the ruins of the Uzumaki manor in Kusagakure, outside of the leaf you will also find some information. At first I didn't understand but Kabuto confirmed my suspicions."
Blue eyes widened as Naruto stared at Sasuke then looked back at Karin's unconscious form while each boy held her hand thinking it might help.
He had a cousin? He had family! Although he also knew that sharing the same blood didn't necessarily 'make' them family, it was a start. He would save her, be in that girl's life and he would make her happy because something in his soul screamed that they deserved it!
Then, as he thought about it. His anger got the better of him. Whyhadn't anybody told him?
How many people had been in on that secret? Did Karin even know that another living Uzumaki was out there, were there more?
Had she known the same loneliness as him?
Or had her childhood and life been worse? Because she somehow ended up being affiliated with not only Sasuke and Akatsuki but also Orochimaru.
"How long have you known…was it…is this why you tried to kill her? You were-" Sasuke could only see the look of betrayal in Naruto's eyes as tears streamed down his face but Kabuto spoke up in his defense.
"Wait, all of you just shut up and look."
Everyone did as Suigetsu instructed and noticed that her hair had started turning red again, the process was slow but better than nothing and Tsunade arrived in time to try and help with Sakura and Shizune in tow.
"I'm not at my best chakra wise but this amazing girl managed to save my life as well as the other Kages with her group of friends. Move over a little and watch how it's done boys."
She looked at the Karin then Orochimaru and finally at the group of people.
"Oh, Hinata your dad is looking for you but huh. You there, find Ino and tell her to go to Hiashi then say his daughter is occupied saving lives. You'll help me at the hospital."
Hinata nodded as she got a towel from a scroll then told Sasuke and his friends to step back a little because they were huddled too closely to Karin's side.
Tsunade and Shizune started healing while Sakura just stood there and Naruto lost some respect for her but he ignored it all as he turned back to Sasuke and asked slowly.
"What else are you hiding from me?"
"I think I'm in love with her but I'm scared of these feelings and all I feel right now is despair. What if she doesn't wake up? The only person here that could hope to stop me from killing everyone is you and this time I don't think you'll be quick enough."
He took a breath to calm his nerves then thought of Itachi and his parents but nothing was helping.
"Sasuke?"
He looked at Karin as she whispered his name with some difficultly and he squeezed her hand delicately.
"Karin"
Everyone still around practically felt the love radiate off the two teens in question but Sakura broke the spell when she said.
"You've been out for the last two hours, congratulations you're alive." She then offered a fake smile but at least she tried.
Karin looked around but the world was blurry.
Sasuke handed her glasses back and she gasped when she saw him clearer. But just because he looked different that did not mean she would stop loving him, surly he knew that.
Then attempted to sit up but Orochimaru told her to stay still because the medic's weren't done so she complied.
By this time, most people had left to go about their lives and celebrate the fact that they were not dead or about to become Zetsu clones.
She felt dizzy and breathing properly was somewhat difficult but the pain seemed to be just a dull ache now thanks to everyone's efforts.
"I'm glad you're okay, thanks for saving the planet." Karin coughed a little blood but Shizune wiped it away quickly.
"Yeah" He smiled warmly at her and was about to start talking, what he would say he had no idea.
Someone in the crowed coughed and they looked away from each other. "Karin, this is Naruto. He's your cousin and it's his birthday…"
"…" She looked at Naruto and smiled awkwardly as he copied the action then stood up while saying.
"This is the best birthday ever!"
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She was resting on a hospital bed in Konoha and eating some red jello, it wasn't that bad but she wanted something else so she set it down. Suigetsu ate it when Karin said she didn't want it and sat back on a chair. Jūgo was reading a book by the door and Sasuke was drinking some apple juice as he just looked at her.
Just when she was about to ask him what he found so fascinating about her face she heard something that shocked her.
"Sasuke's in love, I never thought I'd see the day. Ayame owes me money, she thought he was asexual. Isn't it great Hinata! Now we can have double dates at Ichiraku's on Tuesdays, if you want but we should try it she's my only cousin."
Hinata nodded in the hallway as she worked on healing his hand with one of her new balms.
Naruto had whispered the words a little too loudly. Jūgo looked a bit embarrassed, took that as his cue to leave and moved Suigetsu along then out the door while he told Jūgo to pay up because he won. Then complained about tearing things apart.
Once the door was locked and they were alone silence settled in the room.
"So…"
"…Hn"
"Your apology was weak…"
"…"
"It was shit…fix it…"
"…I know…sorry. That better?"
"Idiot"
"I'm new to this, cut me some slack."
"Oh, I'll cut something off."
"…"
Even though Karin was laughing at the face, he made. She managed to keep any emotion out of her question. "You told my cousin something about me?"
Sasuke put the cup down and stared out the window as birds flew in the blue sky. "I thought I was losing you. I am happy that it wasn't so."
She ran a hand thru her hair slowly as he blushed then she spoke softly. "I want some okonomi-yaki, could you bring me some."
He nodded, got up but stopped by the doorway as he spoke without turning around. "I'll ask the nurse if you can eat it then go find Ino so I can buy you flowers and tell Naruto to give us a few days to ourselves, I have making up to do."
She raised an eyebrow as she spoke curiously. "Oh, what if I don't forgive you by then?"
This time he looked back and her breath caught as she saw conviction in his eyes. "I won't give up nor stop trying, that's not who I am."
"Why do you care what I think when the whole world knows you can be with anyone you want? Weren't girls in this village waiting for you to return? You're here now..."
She took a drink of water as she looked away then back at him.
"I don't care. You're the one I want. You point out my flaws. Know me so well and yet you still love me I…" He cut himself off when he heard children laughing or screaming, wasn't sure but it was off in the distance.
"…Want to return the favor, that's it? Awesome." That last word was sarcastic as hell and he didn't like it so he tried to explain himself.
"No. I don't know. Just thought we could try to give us a chance. You saved me and I'm not good with words but better."
"With actions, yeah. You sacrificed me for your vengeance and I'll make sure you pay for it!"
His eye's narrowed slightly but he sighed then spoke with honesty, he secretly wished he had Naruto's skill with 'talk no jutsu'. "Last time I checked, oh right. I still can't turn back time."
Karin pushed a button near the bed and it moved up so that she could sit forward as she spoke. "I'd bet you'd finish the job if you could."
"I could finish it now." The words lingered in the air but she wasn't afraid of him and they held no malice.
"Is that a threat or a promise?" He knew better than to answer and that it wasn't a really a question so he looked away.
"I'm sorry. All I have now are my words, if they aren't enough for you then I hope my actions will be." As he spoke the words he walked towards her and sat down at the edge of her bed.
"What we have is toxic but I can't get enough." As she spoke he grabbed her hand but winced at the pain and she offered her wrist.
"Nothing's perfect but I give you my heart willingly." After the words he bit into her flesh carefully. He was healing remarkably fast so he ceased his actions and took a chance.
"Y-you're an idiot at times-" Sasuke cut Karin off as if the action he was about to take would stop time completely and he removed her glasses because he didn't know if they would get in the way.
Karin felt heat rise in her face when he leaned in and she held up her hand to stop his motion. Sasuke gave her a questioning look then moved back a little but she pulled him in and kissed him roughly for a few seconds.
When she broke away he sat back and licked his lips as she touched the left side of his face.
"Do your eyes still hurt? Maybe you should try going to sleep, visiting hours are almost done with."
He put his hand above her and kissed it then spoke quietly. "The rules can bite me. I just saved the world with your cousin."
Sasuke handed her glasses back after he tried them on and said something about needing a prescription then the words. "I think the world's inanity is infections." When he looked out the window as people thru the Ramen guy up in the air as if he were a hero.
She laughed as he kissed her again then she whispered the words. "No, you have a level all on your own."
"Ah, thanks. I'll go think on that while I buy your food." They smiled at the words while he stood up and walked out the door.
Sakura was right, now everyone would live happily ever after.