I love how you wrote Kankuro!!
If you have the time and inspiration, I’d love to read another… 👀
Maybe Kankuro and reader from the Leaf having a long distance relationship. One of the rare occasions he can visit (maybe because his brother has a meeting)
Getting to see how excited he is on his way there, his siblings finding him annoying… and a cute reunion that goes however you please <3
Sorry, this took so long anon!! I left this soft and fluffy but if you need a smutty part two you let me know! It’s so funny you requested this though bc this was really what my OC I made way back in like 05-06 was going through. A whole ass long distance relationship with this dude. So… reader is kinda based off of her and what I used to write way back in the quizilla days so this was a fun place to go back too. I hope you like it!
Synopsis: you and kankuro reunite after some time apart due to your long distance relationship.
Notes from the batcave: reader is implied to be Shikamaru’s sister but it’s never directly addressed. 😅 reader is based off my OC’s storyline so ya know. Hope y’all like it.
Temari had seriously had just about enough. The sand siblings were heading to Konoha for the Kage summit, the first one since the war ended a few months prior. Three days of Kankuro yammering on nonstop about you.
She isn’t even sure how long he’d been seeing you. You were part of Leaf’s ANBU black ops, often being sent to the sand on diplomatic missions. Then you were placed in his platoon during the war as a strategist. Temari would assume it happened somewhere in all that mess.
“- and she’s smart, like, wicked smart. And she’s got these eyes that just-“
“Enough!” Temari finally snaps, looking at her little brother. “We get it. You’re in love with her.
Can you just *shut up* about it?”
Temari’s hand drags down her face in frustration, and Kankuro lets out an embarrassed chuckle. “Sorry, I guess I have been rambling about her this whole trip, huh?”
He rubs the back of his neck, cheeks flushed just a bit as he thinks about what his sister just said. Was he in love with you? Maybe. You did tend to take up most of his thoughts in the day.
He mindfully manages to only bring you up in conversation a handful more times before they make it to the village gates.
Kankuro is a bit disappointed to see it’s not you waiting to escort them to the Hokage’s office. It’s Shikamaru. Kankuro is pretty sure you both come from the same clan, since you both share a last name and similar jutsu power.
“Lord Kazekage.” He greets, bowing a bit before leading the way.
Kankuro’s on pins and needles to get to see you again. He hadn’t seen you in a few months, since you both went your separate ways after the war, just getting the occasional letter from you. Even your handwriting was pretty.
Two of the other Kage were going to be late, and as a result, they had a free day and a half to wander and explore the village. That was still being rebuilt, but was mostly back together, being escorted around by Shikamaru.
“Is there anything particular you want to see while you’re here?” Shikamaru asks, looking at the siblings.
“I would like to visit with Naruto, if possible.” Gaara says, and Temari pipes in to tease Kankuro.
“Kankuro wants to see his girlfriend.” She grins, and the shadow user quirks an eyebrow.
“You’re dating a girl in the leaf?”
“Uh, yeah, you might know her actually. She’s from your clan.” Kankuro says, stumbling over his words a bit as he looks away.
Shikamaru pauses, looking a bit confused by the claim, “born into the Nara clan?”
“Uh, yeah. She is. She talks about the deer and the forest your clan has, and she uses those shadow jutsu that you do.” Kankuro lists out, and Shikamaru sighs.
“What a drag.” He mutters before saying your name, questioningly.
“Yeah, that’s her!” Kankuro states, and Shikamaru huffs, stopping on the path through the village street.
“She should be in the woods right about now.” He motions back towards some wooded area that could be seen across town. “Do you-“
“Thanks!” Kankuro yells before booking it in that direction, not waiting for any other direction or questioning.
It didn’t take him super long to find you, coming across a meadow where the sunlight peeked through the trees. Your back was to him, caught up in petting a small fawn, talking to it gently like it was human.
He waits a bit, just observing you in an element he’s only heard you talk about. His gaze focuses on the way you care for the other deer, loving on them, and taking the time to run focus extra on one who’s pregnant. You look beautiful like this, Kankuro thinks. He steps forward to announce himself, and a twig snaps, grabbing your attention. Looking angry at first, but upon realization, that beautiful smile crosses your lips.
“Ya know, I was gonna fuss about how only Nara are supposed to be out here, but this is a nice surprise.” You say, walking up to him and throwing your arms around his neck. His arms wrap around your waist as your face buries into his neck, and he pulls you flush against himself. “Missed you, ‘Kuro.”
“I missed you too. Couldn’t wait to get here and get my hands on you.” He teases, one of his hands coming up to cup your cheek, pulling you back enough to gaze at you for a second. “My sister got fed up with how much I was talking about you.”
You smile, leaning into the warmth of his hands, your eyes settled on his. “You talk about me that much, huh?”
“Of course I do. You’re the prettiest thing this side of nations, Angel.” He says back a bit softer, his thumb gently grazing across the supple skin of your cheek. “Don’t you talk about me?” He asks and you giggle, shrugging a bit teasingly.
“Your brother!?” He questions aghast, hand over his chest because how dare you’ve not reveled this little fact every time he’s complained about his own siblings. You giggle a bit, shrugging, Kankuro continuing on, “what’s next, you got a sister too you’ve been hiding? A husband, maybe? Kids?”
He’s being dramatic and it’s making you smile and laugh and that’s his favorite sound in the whole world. Your laugh makes his chest fill warm, his heart fluttering like you’re the sunshine embodied, and he’s somehow lucky enough to get to hold it in his arms.
“Oh yeah. I’ve actually been married for 20 years and my kids are going to be the next hokage.” You say back sarcastically, leaning up to steal a soft kiss off his lips and he grins.
“That’s wild. All that time together and I never knew.” Kankuro responds, gently shifting the two of you so you’re pressed back against a tree.
“I’m kidding.” You say softly and he hums knowingly, leaning down to kiss your lips, soft and slow.
“I know.” He murmurs against your lips, kissing you again, tender and reverent. Not rushed and desperate, but in a way that tries to convey everything they can’t write into letters. A kiss that carries the ache of how bad he misses you when you’re separated, and the relief he has in his soul now that you’re in his arms again.
You melt into him, your hands moving up to cradle his face, thumbs brushing over his war-painted cheeks, and he kisses you like he’s afraid to pull away. Like if he breaks, the moment the most precious thing in his life may slip through his fingers once more.
You’re both only human though, so eventually you part for air. Kankuro resting his forehead against yours, the both of you breathless.
“I’m so glad you’re really here.” You murmur softly, and he shifts, brushing his lips against your forehead.