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Day 8 : NON MASSACRE AU

This was my entry for @Uchiha_Zine , & one of my fav fanart I've ever draw. It will always have special place in my heart 💕

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Sasusaku Month, Day 04.

Sasuke was an idiot. He let himself fall back into her eyes in the middle of a war.

Sasuke lays on the sterile hospital bed, shrouded in the same silence that has been his constant companion for so many years. The sheets feel foreign against his scars, as if the world is remolding itself around him, giving him comfort he does not deserve. He's damaged – though, aren't they all? - but alive. For reasons he struggles to decipher, Sasuke’s mismatched eyes keep straying, his over-controlled body ignoring his strict instructions.

caught Sakura when she fell and relieved when she's okay

proud of his wife's hands for taking care of their family while saving so many lives

never doubt about their feelings towards each other

touched Sakura's eye and lips and love the idea of them growing old together

hold her hand while looking at the beautiful "sky that fell to the earth"

and when He worried about her

New trope! Fugaku likes Sakura better than his own sons sometimes and was rooting silently for sasusaku to happen. They are the platonic grumpy and sunshine trope.

Not one Uchiha knows how she did it, but Sakura won over her future father in-law to the point where he'll ask Sasuke if he's bringing Sakura to Clan gatherings. And this was before they got together.

Itachi and Sasuke are both impressed and flabbergasted. That infamous Uchiha stoicism broke the first time they saw little genin Sakura talk Fugaku's ear off. Their father did not react how they expected at all. All Fugaku did was nod and added his own comment every now and again.

During Sakura's training with Tsunade when Fugaku had to make reports to the Hokage he would visit Sakura. And when Sakura was stuck on something she would visit Fugaku if he had time. His quietness while she talked out her problems helps her think and 9 times out of 10 she solves it herself. Fugaku may have also slipped one or two older Uchiha medical/posion techniques in with her notes when she wasn't looking. He almost got caught when Kaname gave him that old scroll to give to Sakura.

When sasusaku did happen and they were getting close to marrying age Fugaku started hinting that Sasuke should teach Sakura the fireball jutsu. Sasuke was surprised his dad didn't push it earlier.

Unknown to him Fugaku knew Sasuke would teach Sakura that jutsu since their genin days. It was just after the Forest of Death and Orochimaru's attack on team 7. Fugaku was pissed that the snake man bit his son and infected him with the curse seal.

Anbu and the Uchiha Police were working together on this, after all Orochimaru not only made it into the village but he attacked rookie genins, one of them being an Uchiha.

Fugaku had gotten statements from Naruto and Sasuke. Both told him of Orochimaru's attack, how he sent a giant snake after Naruto and tried to impersonate the boy, the bite on Sasuke, and the group of Sound ninja sent after he finished his attack.

Naruto knew nothing of that last part, Sasuke began to shake every time he thought about it, a deep shame glazing over his eyes.

This lead to Fugaku talking to Asuma's and Gai's teams who had witnessed bits and pieces of the fight from the three Sound nin.

It didn't take long for Fugaku to realize he needed to talk to Sakura, the only one who was present and conscious from start to finish.

To be honest Fugaku didn't think much of the girl at first. She was civilian born, and a fangirl of his son. She won't amount to much unlike her teammates. She probably would retire early when she became a mother or go into the reserves.

Sasuke was at the station dropping something off from Mikoto when Sakura came in. And oh, Fugaku knew that soft look Sasuke was sending her. The statements of Sakura calming him down in the Forest began to make sense. His eyes fixtated on the girl's newly cut hair. The girl had cut it to free herself and defend her teammates.

Sakura spotted Sasuke when directed towards Fugaku. And Fugaku knew that look too, Sakura was afraid of his son.

Before the two teammates could say something to one another Fugaku called for the girl's attention. "Haruno, let's get your statement."

Sakura nodded and followed Fugaku to an empty room with a desk and two chairs.

"Tell me what happened."

Sakura retold the tale filling in the gaps of her dragging the boys away, and trying to cool down Sasuke's fever. Her setting up traps, and how the fight with the Sound nin went.

"Sasuke-kun woke up then, but. . ." Sakura began to shake. "The power that seal gave him was monstrous."

Fugaku's eyes narrowed. "You think my son is a monster?"

Sakura's head shot up. "No-"

"He defended you did he not when he woke up?"

"Yes but-"

"You're afraid of him."

Sakura slammed her fist on the table, Fugaku pretended not to notice the small cracks.

"That wasn't Sasuke-kun! That seal Orochimaru forced on him was poisoning him! He's not bloodthirsty, and he was shaking when the seal receded!" Sakura took a breath. "I hugged him, begging him to stop, and that's when the seal released him."

Fugaku could see it now, what Sakura was shouting at him. She wasn't afraid of Sasuke, she was afraid for him. Fugaku could see past that fear now in her eyes.

silChapters: 1/1 Fandom: Naruto Rating: General Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Haruno Sakura/Uchiha Sasuke, Uchiha Fugaku/Uchiha Mikoto Characters: Haruno Sakura, Uchiha Fugaku, Uchiha Mikoto, Uchiha Itachi Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Non-Massacre AU, No Uchiha Massacre, Angst, Slow Burn, Family Issues, Family Dynamics, Jealousy Summary:

Ikigai (生き甲斐, lit. 'a reason for being’) -

Hand clenching around the thin, wooden edge of the sliding door, Sasuke grits out, “It’s your birthright. And you don’t even want it.”

Itachi turns back to him then, eyes glowing deep scarlet in the dark, “Perhaps I don’t. But we all have our parts to play.”

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“Maybe a second son isn’t meant to do anything but play the supporting role in his own life. But civilian girls aren’t meant to break mountains, either. Have a good night, Sasuke-kun.” 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

I can’t remember the last time I read a non-massacre fic that delved into the Uchiha main house family dynamic as deeply as this…😳 

And the story doesn’t just touch on Sasuke’s immediate family. I love the way it explores the underlying tensions between the Uchiha clan as a whole and the rest of the village; the disparate treatment of civilians and shinobi, and the conflicting ways these characters view themselves and each other.

TRIGGER WARNING – major death, heavy angst, you have been warned. Please read this fic at your own risk or skip this if you are not comfortable with this kind of content.

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This wasn’t supposed to happen.

“MAMA!!!” Sarada screamed as she ran back.

This wasn’t supposed to be happening right now.

It was too sudden, only moments earlier, a man had infiltrated Sakura and Sarada’s hideout in the outskirts of Konoha territory, deep in the forest. Many enemies had been targeting the sharingan, forcing sixteen year-old Sarada and her mother into hiding. Sakura sensed the intruder as he had tripped a well-concealed trap. Sakura roused Sarada and quietly ordered her to escape. Sakura would deal with the intruder. Sarada had slipped away roughly a few hundred meters away when the first sounds of the scuffle broke out, leveling the land and the trees. The fighting shifted to an open clearing before all sounds stilled. Sakura had not yet caught up with Sarada when she was about a quarter mile away. Disobeying her mother’s orders, as Sarada sensed something was wrong, she turned around and headed back.

Sarada quickly neared the scene of the battle, a feeling of dread mounting in her heart.

title: Flying Home

summary: Airport AU - Sakura comes back from the Wind Country after almost 7 months and her boyfriend is there to pick her up.

a/n: I had this idea when I went to pick up my brother at the airport last year and I saw those vending machines with flowers. They were just so cute and I HAD to picture a SasuSaku scene from it! This is a small fluff and my beta-reader was a bit busy, so it’s also un-beta’d. I apologize for the grammar mistakes in advance, but I hope you can enjoy it! 

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‘Just landed.’

Her message had arrived almost 15 minutes before, and ever since, his poor heart refused to settle. His eyes drifted from the watch on his wrist to the gate in front of him, his throat growing dryer by the second. He wasn’t wearing a tie and his shirt was a larger model, but suddenly, he grew aware of his own breath as it became hard to inflate his lungs.

At that moment, the buzzing of the airport was invading his ears, making it incredibly difficult for him to concentrate. Different voices in different languages were mixing together, and he could feel himself growing anxious, for none of those voices belonged to her. His hands began sweating, his heart paced up and Goddamn it, Sakura, why are you taking so long to retrieve two bags?!

Sasuke was really feeling like an idiot at that moment as he stood just below the yellow sign that read ’Arrivals’. He had been there for at least 40 minutes, waiting for his girlfriend who was expected to come out through those automatic doors any minute now. He was holding a bouquet of flowers he had just bought at one of those refrigerated vending machines, and he hoped he had chosen the right ones.

He was no expert in flowers or anything, but he was almost 100% sure that, at some point, she had mentioned liking the alstroemeria, so he ended up picking that bouquet. They were white with a dusty shade of red, and for some reason, he liked to believe they were quite fitting for welcoming his girlfriend home.