*pawing at you from a comically large mailbox* hi I'm back again heheh
I think Naruto really like rough play,, like he likes tackling any n everyone cuz he thinks it's funny. And I think he likes play fighting.
Unfortunately, his teammates don't feel the same, so half the time Naruto's pouncing on his friends n he gets frustrated when they don't respond the way he wants them to(play fighting)
Kakashi doesn't really play fight with Naruto, but if the lil foxy does tackle him, Kakashi will gently flip him over onto his back and give him tummy scratches.
Naruto definitely tackles Iruka the most cuz Iruka will actually play along. I think instead of fighting back, Iruka pretends he's been wounded and will play dead, tongue stuck out n all. And it jus makes Naruto so giggly
*blinks a few times just in case* “Nope. There is very much a werewolf in there. Umm, nice puppy? Can I get my mail please?”
~First of all 100% yes to all of this. Literally my exact same headcanon
~This is why Naruto and Kiba need to have a playdate. Let the two wild pet regressors wrestle around and play fight with one another. I feel like Kiba goes through the same thing of just- no one on his team can actually handle his play fighting. What do you mean pouncing on your siblings gets you put in trouble instead of having them turn and tackle you back? The heck kinda rule is that!
Oh my gosh I need to finish that fic I was starting with those two and literally that same concept 🫠
~Raise you one, Naruto being touch starved but unable to simply ask for a hug or any sort of affection, turns to rough housing instead. That or annoying his teammates till one of them hits him or pushes him away physically. Kakashi figuring this pattern out and putting a quick stop to it. Hence tummy scratches, and tickling his sides or just bodily holding the boy in his lap till he calms
<- please picture Kakashi resting his head atop Naruto’s head like nothing in the world is happening, meanwhile Naruto is trying to squirm his way out of the hug for the first 10 minutes of being stuck held.
~Ahh that’s so cute. Naruto getting to practice ‘hunting’ and sneaking up on his caregiver. I go back to him and Kiba (can you tell I adore Kiba and Shikamaru by how much I bring them up by now) having a playdate, and the two are just giggling so much so trying to ‘sneak up on’ Iruka has long since fails, but he plays along anyways.
~Hehe essentially Iruka is the fun dad and Kakashi’s the ‘meany’ who won’t play along.
