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Fugaku had insomnia since the third ninja war.

Has a severe coffee addiction.

Is proficient with ninjatō.

Loves winter.

Wakes up at the crack of dawn.

Isn’t romantic AT ALL. He just yearns from a distance.

Knows interesting historical facts.

His favourite colour is green.

Isn’t a picky eater.

Yaps about anything and everything with Mikoto.

Had a difficult relationship with his father.

His mom died when he was 5-6.

Had an older brother who committed suicide.

Quit smoking when Itachi was a toddler. (it’s bad for his kid!!)

Picked up smoking towards to end of life again because of the stress.

He wanted to name Itachi after his grandfather or his brother but Mikoto was adamant about not naming their children after their relatives and she loved the name she chose. As a compromise Sasuke’s name was chosen by Fugaku.

Fugaku’s and Mikoto’s marriage wasn’t arranged but their relationship was heavily encouraged by the Clans elders.

One of his genin teammate was killed in their first C-rank mission.

Has a drawer filled with drawings that Sasuke made.

Loves drinking tea with Mikoto.

Genjutsu genius; gained the name Wicked Eye Fugaku because of it.

some Fugaku (+ some Mikoto!) stuff for @not-daily-polycule, ty for asking!!!

first: Fugaku is hot (i <3 dilfs) and so is Mikoto (i <3 milfs)

second: actual hcs/thoughts on the man himself!

Fugaku, just like Itachi, got his wrinkles as soon as he hit Academy age. Old ass man from day 1 /affectionate

He was one of those kids who couldn't keep eye contact (especially considering he was surrounded by people with the Sharingan and learnt the dangers of meeting someone's eyes) and got told he was being disrespectful so now he just stares into people's souls when they talk to him and it really freaks them out but he thinks he's just showing courtesy

Is lactose intolerant but refuses to acknowledge it. Maybe he thinks it'll go away if he ignores it. It does not

He has really bad RBF just like his sons so he looks like he wants to throttle his advisors when they're speaking but he's really just thinking about what Mikoto's going to make for dinner tonight

Actually really likes sweets like Itachi but will not eat any unless he knows no one's looking because he has an image to keep up (Mikoto 100% teases him about it)

He's a terrible people pleaser, will literally compromise immediately. Probably a coping mechanism for being the head of a very hated clan. Someone give this man a spine please

Uses reading glasses (silly + I think he looks handsome with them ✨)

Mikoto did not tell him when she retired as a shinobi and became a housewife, and he didn't realise for a couple of months. He kinda just thought she just happened to be at the house when he was there and randomly had more free time, even though it was very normalised for kunoichi to retire once married.

Thinks Orochimaru is gross

Thinks Hiruzen has a one-sided crush on Danzo

Thinks Minato is a wee bit dumb

Thinks Danzo is a bastard

Likes ketchup and raw tomatoes but not cooked tomatoes; he hates the texture.

Is a cig dad AND drinks on the job. No I will not elaborate.

A very big Konoha-era Madara fangirl. Founder era texts are his special interest <3

Mikoto used to steal shit and get into fights when they were younger and he had to very nicely ask her to stop because he got in trouble for bailing her out too many times

She did not stop, she just got more sneaky. (He knows he just doesn't care to stop her)

Lowk very pathetic but he's also a grown ass man who's very handsome so he gets a pass

Let’s be real this man is always on some kind of depressant

Would probably have been a pacifist if circumstances weren’t so terrible for him. Also surprisingly non-confrontational, and some in the clan gave him a lot of flack for not standing up to the village more

Very patient, to the point it borders on complacency.

Overall he just wants what’s best for his clan and his family and it’s very tragic that neither happened.

Mini Mikoto section(!):

Fiercely protective of her family. Way more so than Fugaku— not that he isn’t, he’s just relatively meek in comparison. Would rip a fellow shinobi’s throat out if they started saying some anti Uchiha propaganda in front of Sasuke

Colourblind and uses it shamelessly as an excuse for anything she wants, even if they’re completely unrelated to it.

She seems a kind person like 70% of the time, but she just hides her anger extremely well… up until she’s reached her temper, which is probably why she was quiet when Itachi came to kill them (tryin not to yell at him bc Fugaku’s tryin to gentle parent him lmao)

Likes tea but in a very superior way

When she and Fugaku were younger, before they were friends, she used to ragebait him 24/7 bc she wanted to provoke the clan head’s heir into losing his temper for once (ragebaiter x ragebaited my beloved…)

Had a notorious record for being a brutalist while she was active duty. Think Itachi’s level of mentally destroying an enemy, except it was more her methodically cutting people down (usually starting with their feet so they can’t run)

Not a sadist per se but she’s certainly not opposed to breaking someone down.

Would be an EVIL hoa mom

Has definitely framed someone at least 23 times in police reports

The best aim in knife-throwing in all of Konoha

Fugaku is lowk scared of her but also that’s his wife fr fr

And:

One is a man bearing the supposed 'Curse of Hatred' who loves his children so much that he is continuing to parent and offer unconditional love to his son even after said son has already participated in the brutal state-sanctioned genocide of their people/culture and is about to end his (and his wife's - who, btw, is on the same page as him) life.

The other is a man from the supposed 'Clan of Love' who boldly holds the conviction that he would cease his compassion towards even his own child if they stood against him and his dream (the village), regardless of the fact his dream (the village) is a corruptible entity that does not maintain personhood.

Interestingly, I think there is something to be said for the fact both Fugaku and Hashirama are also shown struggling to understand Itachi and Madara (respectively).

Fugaku is actually quite honest regarding his issues in relating to Itachi and while we're not always privy to all the conversations they've had about the state of the clan/sentiment of the Leaf village towards their people, it's clear that those discussions have been had. While the panels where we do see more explicit conversations taking place show Fugaku reiterating to Itachi that his role in ANBU is to serve as a pipeline between the clan/village (which could be argued as an unfair burden foisted onto a child, in my opinion) there are also moments that indicate Fugaku is willing to defer to Itachi (at least on some topics) when his son offers a contradictory viewpoint (like attendance at Sasuke's entrance ceremony, for example).

Side note... this also reminds me of the very short (unfortunately) interactions we see between Madara and his father, Tajima. Tajima clearly respects his son as well and defers to him when Madara insists that they not fight Hashirama and his family on the river - Tajima accepts this from his son without pause.

Alternatively, we also see Madara trying to explain his perspective to a skeptical Hashirama before he commits to taking more drastic actions. Madara is trying to articulate his frustrations with what is happening in the village/how it is progressing with regards to his clan and (even though we never really get Madara's own unfiltered perspective on this time period) we are shown instances of Madara's grievances holding water (ie. Tobirama advocating for Madara not to be made Hokage, but instead pushing randomly for a democratic system that never seems to actually be cemented or made precedent within the village afterwards but absolutely benefits Hashirama/the Senju in the short-run, Madara 'overhearing' Tobirama's continued bias against the Uchiha in private conversations between the brothers, Hashirama continuing to scold his brother -someone who had ample power within the system of governance since its inception- for his bias against the clan even when they're brought back via the edo tensei, etc). Hashirama tries to (weakly, in my opinion) defend the village status quo/way it is progressing and seems to want to better understand Madara, but isn't willing or is unable to go that extra mile for his friend - and, perhaps in some ways, Madara too was unwilling/unable to articulate himself in a more digestible way once their divergence of opinion on their shared village came to this new crux.

Ultimately, I just find it interesting that Fugaku, this character who is often portrayed by fans as a demon of hatred and cruelty, would (in reality) stand by his son even in his darkest hour, even as he is unjustly slaughtering their family, and continue to reaffirm that he is proud of Itachi/loves him - and this is directly counter to Hashirama who asserts he would absolutely kill anyone (including a child) that stood between him protecting that which he loves the most (the village).

And, of course, we also have this to chew on lol...

Sasuke explaining to edo Hashirama that Itachi inherited his 'Will of Fire' jingoism.