うずまき ポテト

Since Menma is more or less the official first child of the Naruto/Sasuke family, I made an OC for Naruto and Sasuke’s second child. Her name is Uzume Uzumaki (lol this translates roughly to “whirling whirlpool). I picked this name because it’s the name of the goddess of dawn and mirth, and she’s the goddess that eventually convinces Amaterasu to come out of the cave to bring the sun back to the world.

She’s very attached to Sasuke. She’s pretty shy especially compared to her much older outgoing brother-Menma. When she was conceived, it came as a surprise. But everyone in the family (especially Menma) was really excited about her being born. Her daddies dote on her and take lots of pictures, and everyone fawns over her because most of the other OG Konoha squad have older kids.

At that point Sasuke had just used his Rinnegan to extract all of Naruto’s power reserve that he had been secretly prepping in sage mode.

Sasuke absolutely had the chakra and upper hand but just like he always does : he hesitates last minute. That’s when he gets that mean upper cut from Naruto. Even during their first fight when Sasuke leaves the village, he could have ended Naruto then, and he tells himself it is because he wants to “follow a different path then his brother” but in reality you see it when he takes the time to stare at him sweetly before departing: platonic or not Sasuke loves Naruto more than he ever wanted vengeance or power

sorry this is so long—but it was so cute :] 1st and 4ever otp

Original work here by chappa

Naruto fundamentally believes that bonds make you stronger, that having friends beside you is not a show of weakness nor neediness. While Sasuke has adopted the exact opposite approach - having tasted the poison of loss, the inescapable (never quite able to catch your breath again) agony of losing precious bonds: he retreats and consumes that pain "This is another test, another trial, til I get justice for myself and my people."

This dichotomy is pretty set in stone for them both, if Naruto had not been so ravenously against Sasuke essentially committing self harm for power, Naruto STILL would be an obstacle for Sasuke, because Sasuke is in love with Naruto.

In his warped reality Naruto poses as the single greatest threat to his ultimate goal: relinquish all darkness and corruption by assuming that role, by making himself a living pariah, a self sacrifice of being totally alone and despised at the cost of making sure what happened to him and Naruto may never happen again.

Then here comes this flawed and beautiful boy, pouring his heart out: it says "forget the rest, remember that lonliness...that heart breaking lonliness.?" Naruto is literally made SICK at the concept of Sasuke being all alone and assuming the role he has planned, he legitimately faints, the pain too much... and as for Sasuke? Naruto is too grand a sacrifice to make, and every time he could have killed him, he simply cannot do it because all he sees at the last moment is that dorky boy, who for some reason won't give up on him.

When Sasuke says "I've lost." At the final valley, it was never about the physical fight it was the war against the ideal. Sasuke...doesn't want to be alone.

Sasuke wanted to heal his trauma the only way he knew how through Vengeance. Then this boy...this goofy, honest, wayward, silly, full error and quite frankly EMBARRASING noodle boy comes and says "no way, i love you too much for that." And that was the first time Sasuke realized, in his own way..

Smol friendship. ♡

Remember the day we had our first mission and I failed? I thought you’d get angry, But you didn’t.

Remember the day you almost died because of me? I thought you’d blame me, But you didn’t.

Remember the day we had our first serious fight? I thought you’d kill me, But you didn’t.

Remember the day I begged you not to cut our bond? I thought you’d ridicule me, But you didn’t.

Remember the day I told you I’d die with you? I thought you’d laugh at me, But you didn’t.

Yes, there were lots of things you didn’t do, But you saw me, you put up with me, You accepted me, you loved me.

So this time around, I thought I’d make up to all the years we’ve lost Once you come back home, But you didn’t.

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