#ler!naruto

The training grounds were quiet, with only the rustling leaves and the sound of Naruto and Sasuke’s footwork breaking the stillness. They had been sparring for a good hour, each trying to one-up the other, as always. Naruto stood panting, hands on his knees, sweat trickling down his face.

"Giving up already?" Sasuke taunted, his usual smirk tugging at the corner of his mouth.

Naruto shot back up, blue eyes flashing with determination. "You wish! I just-" He huffed for breath. "-need a minute to strategize!"

Sasuke scoffed, crossing his arms. "Right. Like you ever have a strategy."

But Naruto’s grin suddenly turned mischievous. "You know, Sasuke, I think I do have a plan now."

Sasuke raised an eyebrow, clearly skeptical. "Oh? And what stupid plan would that be?"

Naruto crouched, muscles tensing as if he were about to pounce. "Tickle jutsu!" he cried, launching himself at Sasuke with a wild grin.

Sasuke barely had time to dodge as Naruto tackled him to the ground. "What the...Naruto!" Sasuke snarled, struggling beneath him.

"Gotcha!!" Naruto grinned triumphantly as his fingers darted to Sasuke’s sides, wiggling them playfully along his ribs.

Sasuke twitched violently. "Hng- N-Naruto! Stop that!" he growled, but a small, involuntary gasp escaped his lips when Naruto hit just the right spot.

"No way!" Naruto grinned even wider, encouraged by Sasuke’s reaction. "You’re ticklish, aren’t you, Sasuke? I knew it!!" He upped his speed, attacking Sasuke’s ribs and stomach with merciless little pokes.

Sasuke thrashed, lips pressed into a tight line as if he refused to let any laughter escape. "Naruto-!" he warned, his voice dangerously low.

"Come on, just laugh already! You’re totally losing!" Naruto said, hands working furiously to keep up the tickling.

Sasuke’s patience snapped. "You idiot- ugh fine!"

In one swift movement, Sasuke flipped them over, pinning Naruto flat on his back. Naruto blinked up at him, startled.

"W-wait, what are you-"

But before he could react, Sasuke’s hands descended on him with precision, fingers expertly kneading into his sides.

"HAHAHA!! No! Sasuke, not you too! HahahaHAHAHA!!!" Naruto’s laugh burst out immediately, loud and wild as he squirmed beneath Sasuke.

Sasuke’s smirk deepened. "What’s wrong, Naruto? Can’t handle a little tickling?" His tone was calm, but there was a distinct glint of amusement in his dark eyes.

"NAHAHAHA OKAHAHAHAY! I’m—HAHA—I’m sorry!" Naruto gasped between bouts of uncontrollable laughter, kicking his legs wildly to no avail. Sasuke's grip was unrelenting, and every touch sent Naruto into new fits of giggles.

"You thought you’d win with this?" Sasuke said dryly, fingers now digging into Naruto’s ribs and hips, hitting every sensitive spot he could find. Naruto was ridiculously ticklish, and Sasuke made sure to exploit it fully.

"NOHOHO FAHAHAHAIR! You’re—HAHA—CHEATING!" Naruto howled, tears starting to form in the corners of his eyes from the nonstop laughter.

"Cheating?" Sasuke echoed with a scoff. "This was your idea, dummy."

Naruto could barely breathe, thrashing helplessly under Sasuke’s tickling assault. "I CAN’T—AAAHAHAhaha—Okay! OKAHAHAHAY!! You win! You win!"

Satisfied, Sasuke finally relented, sitting back and letting Naruto catch his breath. Naruto lay sprawled on the ground, gasping for air, a goofy grin plastered across his flushed face.

"You really thought you’d beat me with that?" Sasuke asked, shaking his head with a faint smirk.

Naruto propped himself up on his elbows, still grinning despite the defeat. "Hahaha... Okay, maybe it wasn’t my best plan."

"Obviously." Sasuke stood, brushing the dirt off his clothes. "Next time, try thinking a little harder before you do something so stupid."

Naruto gave him a cheeky grin. "Yeah, yeah... But you are ticklish, though. I’m totally telling Sakura."

Sasuke narrowed his eyes. "If you value your life, you won’t."

Naruto laughed, scrambling to his feet. "Gotta catch me first!"

Naruto and Sakura ducked behind a tree, breathing heavily as they tried to recover some energy from all of the failed attempts at retrieving the bells from Kakashi. Their brains were moving a mile a minute, trying desperately to figure out a new tactic. It’s been about three years since the first time they had tried to do this, and as strong as the two of them have gotten in that time, it was still incredibly difficult. It didn’t help that the pressure was up this time as Lady Tsunade, the Fifth Hokage and Sakura’s mentor, and Jiraiya, Naruto’s mentor, were watching and evaluating their fight. With the extra amount of pressure they were feeling, the two of them couldn’t help but wonder if they had even progressed much at all.

Kakashi, however, felt the amount of growth his students had achieved. As opposed to last time they fought him like this, he wasn’t daring to let even a little bit of his guard down. He knew how much stronger Naruto and Sakura had become, and because of this, he knew he’d be defeated easily if he relaxed for even a second. Even so, he couldn’t fully keep his mind away from his new “Make-Out Tactics” book that Naruto had brought him. He’d never dare to start reading while facing opponents like these, but the desire was there, and it was strong.

Naruto sighed, his breath becoming steadier. “Man, that Kakashi is ridiculously strong. I mean, he’s smarter than Shikamaru, he has a better sense of smell than Kiba, his Sharingan is better than Sasuke’s, his Taijutsu is better than Lee’s… and he’s got way more experience than us.”

“You’re right, but even so…” Sakura interjected curiously, “even he must have a weakness.” She squinted her eyes as if to see the possibilities written out in front of her. “We just have to think about it…”

“A weakness, huh?” Naruto wondered aloud, joining Sakura and becoming deep in thought. He cycled through every fight he’s seen Kakashi in, trying to figure out what his weakness could possibly be. It was hard to find the answer with an opponent so strong. Maybe, his weakness wasn’t a physical thing, like a blind spot. Maybe… Naruto gasped suddenly. “I’ve got it!”

Sakura’s head whipped towards Naruto in surprise, her brow slightly furrowed. “Really? You know Kakashi’s weakness? Tell me!” She leaned in, prompting him to whisper so no one would overhear their plotting. Naruto stifled a giggle, playing out his ridiculous plan in his head.

“Sakura, think about it for a minute. If you really look back at all of Kakashi Sensei’s actions, you’ll know what I’m thinking of.” Naruto smirked, waiting for Sakura to think of it, too. She did think very hard, in fact. Alas, she wasn’t able to see it the way that Naruto did so clearly. He beckoned her close to him and whispered his plan into her ear. As the words left his mouth, her face switched from a confused expression into a wide, scheming smile.

“Oh, I get it now! Naruto, that’s a genius idea!” She exclaimed, feeling her hands begin to shake in excitement. “You really are the most unpredictable knucklehead ninja I’ve ever met.” Naruto growled, lightly smacking Sakura in the arm, making her laugh.

“Hey! How dare you call me a knucklehead when I just came up with that amazing plan! You said it yourself, it was genius.” He smirked, crossing his arms in a playfully arrogant way. Sakura rolled her eyes at his actions.

“No matter how many great plans you come up with, you’ll always be a knucklehead to me, Naruto.” She teased. Naruto copied her eye roll, still smirking.

“Whatever. Let’s just go before Kakashi Sensei starts getting suspicious.” He began to move noiselessly in Kakashi’s direction, Sakura close behind him. They both focused on their movements, making sure to draw no attention to themselves while also making their way through the trees as quickly as possible. Before they knew it, they were crouched behind a bush about thirty feet away from Kakashi.

Kakashi couldn’t sense their presence yet, but his guard was very much up, anticipating a sneak attack from a direction that wouldn’t be expected. He would never admit it to his two students, but he started to feel a bit nervous. He couldn’t place exactly why. All he knew is that he should be expecting the unexpected. But then he wondered, what could be so unexpected that it warranted him feeling this nervous? When he saw his two students appear from behind a bush, that was when the nerves really started to kick in. They couldn’t possibly think a head-on attack would work, could they?

“Huh… attacking me head-on like this. Are you sure that’s the best course of action?” Kakashi questioned his students, keeping his voice even as he readied his defensive stance. The two stood before him, and Kakashi couldn’t miss the eagerness in their stances. What on Earth did they have planned?

“Now, Naruto!” Sakura’s sudden exclamation prompted the two of them to jump into the air, diving slowly towards Kakashi. He couldn’t help but gain a confused look. All three of them knew that Kakashi could destroy them easily in a frontal attack like this. He stood, still ready to attack at any moment, but he watched them closely, analyzing every movement down to the tiniest muscle twitch.

“Alright, Kakashi Sensei…” Naruto started to speak as they continued to descend. Kakashi cocked his head to the side slightly, surprised that he’d use a moment like this for conversational language. “At the end of ‘Make-Out Tactics’…”

Oh. Oh.

Those words sent a chill down Kakashi’s spine. There was no way Naruto was resorting to such a dirty trick. Spoiling the ending of the book he had just received that day? What kind of a monster did he train?! Kakashi covered his ears out of instinct, preventing himself from hearing any more of Naruto’s words. He kept his eyes locked on their movements, but then he realized…

“As it happens, the main character…” No! He could still read Naruto’s lips because of his Sharingan! His eyes clamped shut, determined not to find out any spoilers that Naruto might have known. He was also Jiraiya’s student, and he’s the author of these books, after all. It was more likely than not that Naruto knew exactly how this book went, and Kakashi would rather lose this fight than have his favorite series spoiled for him.

Kakashi felt a sudden jab at his right side, close to his hip. His eyes shot open with a gasp, as his hands flew down to protect himself from… that. Much to his dismay, the jabs kept coming one after another. He felt his face begin to flush in embarrassment as he choked back the laughter that was about to come out of his mouth. There was no way he was letting his students learn both of his weaknesses in the same day.

“Damn it, where the hell are they?!” A familiar voice mumbled to no one in particular. Kakashi looked down to see that the culprit of the pokes was none other than Naruto. He was obviously searching for something… wait. “Where are they? Where are the bells?!” Naruto’s hands kept searching as Kakashi felt his defenses begin to crumble. He inhaled deeply and held his breath. He could not, would not let this happen. Not in front of the Fifth Hokage herself.

When Naruto’s hands reached the bottom of his ribs, Kakashi felt himself involuntarily move away from the poking. This made Naruto stop what he was doing and stare curiously at his teacher. Kakashi stared back, his eyes a little bit wider than normal. His heart rate began to increase when he saw a devious glint in Naruto’s eyes. Naruto reached out to land another poke into Kakashi’s ribs, eliciting a quiet yelp from the older.

“Say, Kakashi Sensei…” Naruto’s voice was lower than before, almost a growl. Kakashi swallowed, his face growing more flushed the closer Naruto gets to him. “You wouldn’t happen to be ticklish, would you?”

Kakashi felt his breath catch in his throat hearing those words. “Now, Naruto…” His voice had a slight tremble to it, but he tried to keep his tone calm and level. “Is this really necessary? You would have defeated me just now. We don’t need to resort to such tactics.”

Naruto chuckled, stepping even closer to Kakashi with his hands reaching out in front of him. “If you’re hiding the bells from us, then I have no other choice.” He leapt at Kakashi suddenly, attaching his fingers to his sides and digging in mercilessly. Kakashi gasped, putting his hands over Naruto’s in an attempt to push them away. He gritted his teeth to prevent any laughter from slipping out of his mouth. He was determined to keep up his stoic facade for as long as possible.

“N-Naruto, this isn’t necessary. C-come on, stop this.” Kakashi’s voice came out a bit more strained than normal as he held back his laugh. As ticklish as he was, Kakashi was able to handle this spot pretty well. As long as Naruto didn’t get any other ideas, that is. Not satisfied with the reaction he was getting, Naruto furrowed his brow in deep thought.

“I think it’s very necessary, Kakashi Sensei! If you’re unfairly hiding the bells from us, I have to find them by any means.” Naruto moved his hands up to Kakashi’s ribs, scratching each finger between each of the bones. Kakashi let out a strong exhale, still holding his laughter in, but just barely. His hands still stayed on top of Naruto’s, trying to detach his fingers from his ribs. The feeling of all ten of Naruto’s fingers wiggling in between his ribs was almost too much to handle. Naruto grinned mischievously, noticing Kakashi’s face becoming more red as the tickling continued.

“You’re really not letting up? Man, I guess I have to do it, then…” Those words from Naruto made Kakashi’s stomach do a backflip. He started to squirm underneath the tickly touch, wondering what on Earth he could have possibly thought of to escalate the situation.

“Well, as I was saying before, the main character in ‘Make-Out Tactics’…”

Kakashi gasped, covering his ears and clamping his eyes shut once more. Damn, Naruto was much better at finding his weaknesses than he’d like to admit. “N-no! I’m not listening!” Kakashi exclaimed in a panic. What he failed to consider, however, was just how vulnerable he had made himself in this one motion. Naruto chuckled, taking the chance that was given to him. He shot his now free hands up into Kakashi’s underarms.

Kakashi’s arms came crashing down as his entire body curled in on itself. The laughter that he was fighting back finally bubbled to the surface in the form of soft, hysterical giggles. His face flushed even deeper than before, feeling embarrassed about reacting in such a way, especially in front of the people that were around. As Naruto’s fingers scratched in the sensitive spot, Kakashi couldn’t help himself but squirm even more than before.

Naruto was shocked. He had never heard Kakashi laugh like this. He didn’t even know if he’d heard Kakashi laugh at all before, so to see him reduced to a giggling mess was a hilarious sight. “Wow, Kakashi Sensei! You’re way more ticklish than I would have thought!” He continued to scratch his nails in Kakashi’s underarms, causing his teacher’s laughter to slowly get louder.

“N-Narutohoho, plehehease! This ihis soho childihihihish!” Kakashi cackled, trying half heartedly to bat Naruto’s arms away from him. Could he have gotten the kid off of him easily with one swift motion? Absolutely, but to be honest, he couldn’t remember the last time he had allowed his guard to drop this much. It had to have been years since he felt himself laugh even a little bit. As embarrassing as it all was, a bigger part of it felt refreshing.

“Oh, you think this is childish? I’ll show you childish!” Naruto taunted, throwing pokes all around Kakashi’s torso, making his laughter spike up an octave. “Childish is hiding the bells from me when I beat you, fair and square!”

Kakashi’s eyes were still squeezed shut due to his loud laughter. All of a sudden, the tickling sensations increased rapidly. He felt so many different spots being targeted all at once. While the scratching in his underarms continued, he additionally felt fingers wiggling against his stomach and his ribs. Then, there was a pair of hands scratching behind his knees, forcing a surprised squeak out of Kakashi’s mouth. His legs began to shake due to the new spot being targeted. How was this even possible? He forced open his eyes and finally realized: he was being attacked by Naruto and three of his Shadow Clones.

Once he found out what had happened, Kakashi’s body surrendered to the sensations. He let unfiltered laughter flood out of his mouth as his legs finally gave out, making him end up on the ground. All four Narutos followed him down, all of their hands staying attached to the spots they were targeting. Kakashi was almost in tears laughing, completely unable to get away from the eight hands that were attacking him. “Nahahaharutoho! Plehehease, stohohohop!”

“I’ll stop as soon as you tell me where the damn bells are!” The real Naruto yelled, his three Shadow Clones laughing along.

Jingle.

Hearing that soft, familiar sound ring through the chaos made both Naruto and Kakashi freeze. All of their remaining chakra was focused in their ears, listening intently for the sound of the bells.

Jingle.

Their heads whipped around to see Sakura standing a few feet away from them, holding both of the bells, one in each hand. Kakashi felt his face pale at the sight as Naruto bolted over to grab one of the bells out of her hand with a satisfied chuckle.

“Y-you had them the whole time, Sakura?” Kakashi stammered, slowly gathering himself and getting to his feet. Sakura had a small smile on her face as she blushed a bit.

“Yeah… I’m sorry, Kakashi Sensei! I just thought… you looked like you were having fun, so I didn’t want to make you guys stop so soon.” Sakura explained sheepishly. Kakashi couldn’t help but smile at her statement, his face remaining a deep shade of pink.

“Well… you aren’t necessarily wrong.” Kakashi admitted, making both of his students stare at him in shock. He shrugged as he continued his thought. “I mean, I can’t remember the last time my body was able to relax like that, and I don’t even think either of you had ever heard me laugh before.” Naruto and Sakura looked at each other, knowing that to be true. Kakashi smiled at them before looking around the area. “Now, I have one thing to ask, and this goes for everyone here, so listen up.” As Kakashi spoke, Tsunade and Jiraiya poked their heads out of the trees, their grinning faces focused on him intently.

“What is it, Kakashi Sensei?” Naruto asked, his eyes shining with glee. Kakashi sighed, directing this statement mostly at the two Sannin.

“Please, do not tell Gai about this. He will never let me live a peaceful life with this information.” Jiraiya snickered as he and Tsunade shared a mischievous glance. 

“No promises.” Tsunade responded with a scheming smile. Kakashi sighed even deeper this time, holding his face in his hands.

“Don’t worry, Kakashi Sensei! We’ll protect your honor!” Naruto exclaimed, positioning himself in front of Kakashi, using a defensive stance.

Sakura giggled and mirrored Naruto’s actions. “Yeah! We’ll protect you no matter what!”

Kakashi smiled, grateful for the incredible Shinobi his students had become. “Thank you. Now, what do you say I treat you two to some ramen as a congratulations?” His students let out a yell of excitement, racing each other back to the village. Kakashi followed close behind them while Tsunade and Jiraiya lingered for just a moment longer.

“You’re going to tell him, aren’t you?” Jiraiya asked the Hokage.

One lunch… it’s all Kakashi wanted. Just one hour to celebrate his three students and their accomplishments. He was saving up his ryo to be able to treat them for weeks, and of course his two problem children just had to be themselves.

“If you don’t shut up right now I swear I’ll-“

“You’ll what, Naruto? Make a shadow clone and have it yell at me? Ooooh so scary.” The raven-haired shinobi rolled his eyes as he held his hands up in mock defense. “If you start throwing lethal jutsu at me right here, we’ll get kicked out and Kakashi will have to pay for the entire restaurant!”

“You’re such a jerk!” Naruto barked as he narrowed his eyes and stood up to lean toward Sasuke.

The other shinobi matched his action, and the two were now standing with their faces only about six inches apart. Sakura swore she could see the lightning bolts that shot between both of their eyes.

“You two are insufferable!” The pink-haired girl hissed as she pulled on both of their jacket sleeves, “Sit down before you give Sensei an ulcer!”

“He started it!” Naruto whined, knowing he’d been defeated.

“You’re such a toddler.” Sasuke mumbled coolly, accenting his quip with an eye roll.

“Sasuke I swear to-“

“Naruto, Sasuke, look at me right now.”

The two bickering shinobi froze in place as angry their faces dropped. They slowly turned toward their Sensei…

“Sasuke, you’re going to tell me what you would like to eat, since I already know Naruto’s order by heart. After that, I’m going to order your lunches and you’re going to go outside and fix whatever the hell is making you two act up. Do I make myself clear?”

The blonde genin nodded fearfully, while Sasuke only replied curtly, “crystal.” Sakura, on the offhand, was thrilled that she had never pissed off her Sensei before. She couldn’t help the chill that ran down her spine at the thought of what might happen if she did.

“Glad we’re on the same page.” Kakashi’s once terrifying demeanor had retreated, and he wore his signature close-eyed smile once again.

Sasuke pointed to an item on the menu, then stood up from the booth. “Come on, idiot.”

“Well now I’m not going because you’re being a dic-“

“I said come on.” The black-haired shinobi dragged Naruto by the back of his jacket collar, “You know damn well how I feel about repeating myself.”

As the two left wordlessly, Kakashi turned to his remaining student. “So, Sakura. If you would be so kind as to enlighten me, what was training with the Hokage like?”

When Naruto and Sasuke arrived outside, the black-haired shinobi dropped a cross-armed Naruto into the grass, then sat down adjacent to him. “What’s got you so pissy?”

“You.”

Sasuke couldn’t help but snort at how easily the word flowed from his teammate’s lips. The answer was curt and nonchalant, and yet Sasuke found it so amusing. “Reason in particular?”

“Nope. You’re just stupid.”

“Narut-“

“And I’m… jealous of you.” The boy sighed, turning away from his teammate with a dejected sigh.

Sasuke blinked, closing his mouth to prevent a snarky comment from coming out.

“I know, I know, it’s stupid but…” the blonde shinobi sighed, “I just wish that I knew what it was like to have a family at a point in my life. The closest I have is Iruka and Kakashi Sensei, but it seems Kakashi Sensei likes you better.”

With a sigh, Sasuke stood and plopped down next to his teamm- no, Naruto was his friend. That’s what Sasuke had to be in this situation: a friend. “Naruto, Kakashi knows your order by heart for any restaurant you go to. I know you can’t tell, but he always is there to catch you when you pass out from chakra exhaustion.”

“Does he really?” Naruto asked, turning to face his friend.

“Every time, without fail.” Sasuke placed a hand on the blonde shinobi’s shoulder. “And I wish I could tell you it was pleasant to have a family, but it wasn’t always as fun as it cuts out to be in your head.”

“I guess so.” The blonde sighed again, “I’ve always wanted to know what it was like to have a brother.”

The black-haired shinobi tensed, exhaled, and spoke. “Itachi was… he was a good big brother, so I thought. He always made sure to remind my dad that I was important too. It felt good to feel appreciated, but he was also a menace. He would hide my stuff in high places, flick my forehead all the time, and don’t even get me started on how many times he tickled me it was-“

Naruto chuckled gently, “I can’t even imagine you being ticklish.”

“Uhhh ignore that part.” Sasuke cursed himself internally. Why did he include that piece of Itachi’s antics out of all of them?

“Oh? Just ignore it, huh?”

Within an instant, Naruto’s dejected mood disappeared and was replaced by his sunshine-y attitude once more. He dove onto his friend and held one of Sasuke’s arms above his head.

“Don’t you dare, Naruto.” Sasuke spat, trying to put up a front through his apprehension.

“Is someone scared?” The blonde teased, bringing a hand down to squeeze his friend’s side.

Sasuke’s body abandoned him as he involuntarily jerked away from the touch. With every squeeze, his torso flinched away from it. Truth be told, Sasuke hadn’t been tickled in so long that his body was preparing for pain. “D-dude stop!”

“Oh man no way, this is so awesome!” The shinobi teased as he began to flutter his fingers on his friend’s side, “I’m not stopping until you laugh!”

“G-guess you’ll b-behehe- BE here a while.”

Naruto gasped, “Did I just hear you laugh? The Sasuke Uchiha giggled?” He smiled and dug in a little harder, sending shockwaves through Sasuke’s body.

“Nahahaharuhuhutohoho!”

“Sahahahasuke!” The blonde teased.

Sasuke covered his face and whined as giggles poured from his lips, “Yohohou ahahare suhuhuhuch ahaha- AGH NOHOHOHO.”

Poor Sasuke had made the rookie mistake of covering his face, this is common information. But he left his upper ribs wide open for Naruto’s attack. The jinchuriki boy couldn’t help but giggle as he watched his stoic friend fall apart.

“GOHOHOHOD YOHOHOU AHAHARE THEHEHE WOHOHOHORST!”

“And yet I don’t hear you asking me to stop!” The blonde sing-songed, “I know it’s been some time since someone tickled you but man, even I would’ve given in by now.”

Upon hearing those words, pale skin turned cherry red, and Sasuke finally had the idea to move his hands down. Unfortunately, that only trapped Naruto’s wiggling fingers. “NAHAHAHARUHUHUTOHOHO.”

“You done?”

The black-haired shinobi smacked at his friend’s arm, signifying he was tapping out. Naruto immediately stopped and flopped down on top of his friend’s stomach, giggling alongside him. “Man it’s been a while since we had fun like that. Consider that revenge for April Fool’s day.”

“N-Noted.”

The two sat in a comfortable silence, allowing Sasuke to catch his breath. They wordlessly watched the clouds roll by, enjoying the peace shared between them. They were only interrupted by Sasuke’s stomach rumbling, causing Naruto to laugh at the sudden vibration against his head.

“I think we should head inside.” The black-haired shinobi mumbled, lifting the blonde head off of his stomach and standing up. He offered a hand to his friend, who took it with a smile. “And by the way?”

“Mm?” The blonde shinobi asked, turning toward Sasuke.

The other shinobi squeezed his hand with a shy smile. “You don’t need a brother to know what it’s like to have one; you have me.”

❣︎𝑉𝑎𝑙𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑒’𝑠 𝐶ℎ𝑜𝑐𝑜𝑙𝑎𝑡𝑒 𝐸𝑣𝑒𝑛𝑡❣︎

Team 7

tickle fights are like,,, insanely common with these goobers

like almost daily

Naruto and Sasuke go at each other at nearly any given moment and Sakura regularly is somehow roped in regardless of intention

Kakashi usually ignores them and just waits for them to flop on the ground from exhaustion so he can yap at them or something

they're all so honking loud that other teams have come by ready to break up a fight and its just,,, the three tickling the lives out of each other

Nart

canonically ticklish goober

tickle spots are his tummy and his footers

also uhhhh can i mention the seal?? like um chat what if that made him more ticklish i mean who said that what

he. is. so. SQUIRMY like brother canNOT sit still for the life of him

he flops around like a fish out of water

his laugh is so honking loud,,, he SCREAMS too omg

help he's probably won a few tickle fights from screaming so loud that the ler stops for a sec to cover their ears and he just. gets them HEFPEL

also,,,,, he snorts,,, sorry i dont make the rules

he couldn't hide his reactions even if he tried

he also like. canNOT focus on anything if he's being tickled fjjd thats a good way to distract him from something

he's like,,,, really feather sensitive too sobs

he's 50/50 with Kakashi tickle attacks, he loves it sometimes cuz it's fun and Kakashi is usually pretty goofy with them, but then other times he's like suspended in Kakashi's arms trapped in a tickle storm cuz he wasn't listening HFHSKJ

OMG ALSO Jiraya will do the same thing sometimes; he learned it from Kakashi

ler naruto is one of my favorite things ever omg

he absolutely uses his shadow clones to help him out (big old cheater)

he tickles sasuke and sakura almost daily - only for them to most often turn the tables on him

he loves doing sneak attacks - he's not super good at them, but he's gotten a few under his belt djkfhjk

he also finds chases rly fun,,, whether it be him chasing or being chased

he and Sasuke will tickle the life out of each other extremely frequently - Kakashi barely lets them actually spar so they just wreck each other when they both get hyperactive hjkdf

Sukra

eueuueue super ticklish

help i feel like when she was younger she'd be totally okay with admitting it but when she's older she's like girl what no way

tickle spots are her sides and ribs

shes. so. GIGGLY OMG

she has a super squeaky, squealy laugh,, Naruto and Sasuke make fun of it a lot

big kicker !!! watch out she's definitely conked a few in the back of the head

also she snorts too im sorry i think its just the cutest thing

ALSO OMG HER NOSE SCRUNCHES UP WHAT IF I SOBBED

okay she has completely different responses to either of her teammates tickling her

if it's Naruto, she'll fight back like crazy and try her absolute best to get the upper hand, but she barely ever succeeds

if it's Sasuke, she goes completely limp and kinda just accepts her death HELELFOEFKS

she low-key finds it super fun when Kakashi tickles her, he's usually pretty gentle with her cuz she's actually a good student most of the time HELPME

ler Sakura,,, oh my

similar to how she reacts, she has a different response according to whom she's tickling

if it's Naruto, she's honking EVIL,,, she knows his spots like the back of her hand and will not hesistate to tickle the life out of him. if it's Sasuke, she's a lot more playful and cutesy, but she doesn't rly tickle him without Naruto's help

she will not hesistate to yap abt their tickle spots to anyone who shows the slightest interest in that information

omg tickle fights with Ino are definitely a thing,, Sakura usually wins and she will gloat about it to no end

Susk

broski is so honking ticklish its not even funny

he will DIE before he admits it tho

tickle spots are under his arms and his hips

he's pretty good at hiding his reaction - to a certain extent - he at first will play it off like he's annoyed or just doesn't like to be touched

his giggles are very quiet and he usually tries to muffle them

but once the dam breaks… bro is LOUD

he'll explode into full on belly laughs… CACKLES even

he doesn't really squirm, he FIGHTS

he'll kick, he'll hit, he'll punch, he'll thrash around like crazy. he has absolutely punched Naruto in the face several times when he tries to tickle him

he and Naruto have tickle WARS. like. they attack each other and wrestle around and wreck each other until like one of them dies or something idk - neither one will stop if they have the upper hand

kakashi has literally had to yank them apart or off of each other cuz neither of them will stop or yield

also bro kakashi will not hesitate to tickle the life out of him

he's also got like plot armor cuz sasuke will try his best not to hurt him,,, unless he's dying, then all bets are off

never starts tickle fights, but finishes like maybe half of them

he's got good stamina, but not nearly as much as Naruto, unfortunately for him

the vast majority of Sasuke's lerness is saved for Naruto

it's a double-edged sword, however; it's a way to get him back for being annoying, but Naruto will for sure want to hurl it right back to him

he'll occasionally tickle Sakura, she doesn't do much to provoke him, but sometimes she deserves it HFKHKDHFKJD

Team 8

okay honestly i think tickle fights are very rare for them

pretty much the only ones i feel would actually participate would be Hinata and Kiba, but neither of them rly do it that often

i could see some playful pokes however !! and just them being cute and happy and SOBS I LOVE THIS TEAM

Hinata

EXPLODES omg very ticklish

why else does she wear that massive jacket /silly

tickle spots are her tummy and neck

she and Kiba share a tickle spot so they know what gets the other

she's super giggly and her laugh is super quiet and squeaky

she's very ticklish under her chin and Kiba takes advantage of that frequently jdsfhkj

she ABSOLUTELY hides her face omg and she goes beet red omg and she'll like pull her hood up over her face what if i crode

doesn't rly squirm, she just curls up in a ball and giggles like crazy

hot take but i think the only person she'd fight back against a tiny bit would be Neji,, like once they don't hate each other HELPME

she gets tickled by quite a lot of ppl, like Kiba, Shino, Neji, Naruto, and the girlies

bro omg if Naruto tickles her (which he does sometimes) she goes completely red and like faints within the first two seconds. like she doesn't even react to the tickling she's just GONE

almost never tickles others,, she will very rarely get enough courage to tickle Kiba or Neji

if she does, she is the most gentle tickler ever, the most she'll do is very gentle scribbles in very short bursts dhsjkf

the very very rare times that she tickles others, she knows their worst spots because of her Byakugan, but avoids them since she's not bold enough for that (@/tickletr-ash)

Kiba usually lets her tickle him for a bit, and she always immediately stops when he tells her to. Neji's a bit more prideful and will immediately turn the tables back on her dfhsjk

Kiba

pretty dang ticklish

will always deny it tho HELPLFKDS

tickle spots are his tummy and knees

very loud laugh, kinda like Naruto's

omg he's very yelpy and barky cuz doggie

he CANNOT handle teasing - a lot of ppl will do like a doggy voice when tickling him and he tweaks out

little Akamaru isn't much of a tickle threat other than little licks and nuzzles, but when he gets bigger oh dear he will tackle Kiba and nuzzle him to death JKDFHKJ

he doesn't often get tickled unless he joins a random tickle fight with other teams (which does happen sometimes fjhfgkj)

like many others, he will engage in crazy tickle fights with Naruto jkfdgfj - it's pretty 50/50 on who wins usually

he'll let Hinata tickle him sometimes cuz it's good for her confidence djfdfh sobs i see them as sibling figures

he's actually a pretty ruthless tickler,, unless it's Hinata hehe then he's very gentle

but bro he will wreck tf out of Naruto without hesitation

he and Naruto get into tickle fights quite often given the amount of times they interact dshfh

Shino

i don't often say this but like,,, i genuinely don't think he'd be ticklish at all

like, he's gotta be used to a tickly feeling if he's literally a walking bug nest

i mean,, at most i think i could see him being ticklish under his arms and on his footers cuz i mean i dont think there'd be bugs coming out of those areas dshkfjg

but yeah i love shino but i don't rly see him being very ticklish

doesn't really often tickle others,,, the most he'll do is a little poke to Kiba's tummy to shut him up or a gentle finger flutter behind Hinata's ear to cheer her up

Team 10

tickle fights are moderately common for them

most often targeting Ino

Asuma will sometimes give his students playful tickles cuz they're so honking precious

he's actually not that familiar with their tickle spots since he doesn't tickle them that often

since Shikamaru and Choji are so close they'll sometimes cook up a scheme to attack Ino and she knows they're up to something but can never figure out what

Ino

okay hear me out y'all

CRAZY CRAZY ticklish,,, like,,, a LOT

holy sigma she cannot stand being poked she will crash tf out

she will scream omg she's got a very screechy laugh

she absolutely lies abt being ticklish (@/tickletr-ash)

VERY flaily, she will conk her lers accidentally cuz she just tweaks out HELFED

tickle spots are her ribs and footers

she's tickled quite often, especially if she's being snippy

she tries to act super tough when she's threatened with tickles but completely loses it when it actually happens fdhjkhs

she'll often challege Sakura to tickle fights only to end up pinned to the floor cackling her head off

Shikamaru and Choji will not hesitate to tickle the life out of her if she is being grumpy (she will never admit it but she finds it fun)

omg also Sai will tickle tf out of her cuz he finds her reactions so funny

she actually really likes tickling others

she'll tickle Shikamaru and Choji pretty often, but she knows they are immediately going to get her back dkjhfkj

she tickles Sakura a lot, but, again, always ends up getting wrecked sdfhkj

she has tried to tickle Sasuke a few times, but he just slaps her hand away,,, the most she's gotten out of him is a yelp and a glare

Choji

underrated king omg

he's verrrrry ticklish

he will openly admit it, he doesn't really find it embarrassing at all

stop why do i hear him having like the sweetest cutest laugh ever

tickle spots are his tummy and knees

okay i feel like he'd actually not mind being tickled, he kinda just finds it fun, and his teammates aren't usually that mean,,, except Ino sometimesHEEKFES

is tickled most often by Ino cuz Shikamaru's a bit too lazy most of the time

okay so he's not a huge ler bUT he is very useful

he will use his partial expansion jutsu to like,,, pluck someone off the ground HELPMEJKDFHS why is that image so funny to me

he will suggest to tickle someone if it pops into his head but he won't rly do anything until someone else does cuz he's a sweetie

he will, however, just start tickling Ino sometimes to shut her up

Shikamaru

pretty darn ticklish too

help if someone asks him if he's ticklish he's just like yeah so what

tickle spots are under his arms and his footers

his laugh is pretty quiet and very,,, like snickery if that makes sense lol

he tends to avoid getting tickling cuz it's "such a drag" or "troublesome" for my sub friends

his defense mechanism is to just curl up in a ball HELFDSJ

Ino and Choji tag team him a lot,,, 9 times out of 10 he knows what they're up to but is too lazy to do anything about it pfff

Naruto also tickles him all the time, he's the only one rly able to get any loud reactions from Shikamaru cuz of how aggressive of a tickler he is HFJDSK

omg also. Temari will wreck tf out of him when she gets the chance

he's usually too lazy to tickle others, save for a few occasions where he'll join up with either of his teammates to attack the other

he will also help Naruto with his tickle schemes with his shadow possession jutsu

he's actually asked by a lot of ppl to use his shadow possession tickly purposes and he'll sometimes oblige

CHAT WAIT WHAT WAS HIS OTHER ONE THE UHHH SHADOW STITCHING JUTSU okay i know it's supposed to hurt but like what if he could use it for tickles

Team 9

FAV TEAM FAV TEAM

tickle fights are actually decently common with them

usually initiated by Lee and usually finished by Neji

Gai actually tickles his students quite often bc he loves them your honor

most often Lee, but he'll get Tenten and Neji a lot too

Rock Lee

eeee my fav my baby my best boy my absolute fav character

he's pretty ticklish, not insanely but yk a good amount

tickle spots are his hips and knees

he's so giggly oml HELP HIS GIGGLE IN THAT ONE EP WHAT IF I SOBBED

9 times out of 10 he enjoys being tickled and tickling others, he finds it fun and a good training technique for himself and others

okay when i say he loses almost every tickle fight i don't mean he gives up,,, he just NEVER admits defeat to the point where his ler literally stops on their own cuz they get bored jdshfkj

he's super wiggly and squirmy,, and he kicks like there's no tomorrow

he just cannot sit still like ever

Gai Sensei tickles him quite often, sometimes to get his attention when he goes off on one of his tangents hELLOGFJK

he's insanely strong but has a hard time getting the upper hand if he's being tickled,, he has a rly hard time focusing on anything else

he loves tickling others, he finds it so fun

he's always willing to accept the challenge of getting Neji to laugh or catching Tenten when she runs away from tickles

he's always encouraging when he's tickling others, for some reason he always sees it as training and he always says stuff like they can do it or they're doing well dsjfkh even if they're dying

TenTen

my underrated queen omg chat im in love with her

she's so honking ticklish omg

has the cutest dorky bubbly laugh ever n she squeals n she's so cute

she snorts too

omg also she gets so blushy and squirmy

she'll admit that she's ticklish but get really flustered about it sobs

tickle spots are her sides and under her arms

she's also got a very ticklish nose EEUUEUEE

she SQUAWKS if she's caught off guard and will like,, tweak out n flail everywhere fkkhjkg

she's kind of hard to catch cuz she's so squirmy and she's known to run away,, but Lee is always up for a challenge and WILL go after her until he catches her fjkfh

she'll sometimes get tag teamed by Lee and Neji, if Lee's able to drag Neji into doing it hdfjkf

she will not hesistate to help Lee in tickling Neji, they love to see him smiling and laughing

she will also help Neji turn the tables on Lee, and tries to keep the topic off of her gfdjjfk her being tickled is inevitable though

she'll tickle Lee on her own when he's being annoying, and sometimes Neji just to see him jerk away hehehe

Neji

he's honestly not super ticklish most areas of his body

if someone tickles him long enough, he'll eventually start giggling but he pretty much never lets anyone get that far

under his arms and his ribs are a bit more ticklish; those will give a slightly more immediate reaction

however, his absolute death spot is his back, right between his shoulder blades

it's the only place he can't really anticipate an attack, so tickling him there will definitely get him to shriek

if someone tickles him by surprise, his byakugan will accidentally activate

also he can't focus if he's actively using it while being tickled eueue

also. ticklish palms. need i say more?

his giggles are rly soft and quiet, but he tries to muffle them :(

his tickle laugh is also somewhat quiet, but it's a bit more open and also,, like,, neat?? idk for some reason i dont see him making like any weird noises or anything but like his laugh is very steady HFKSDJK

Rock Lee tickles him all the honking time - most of the time unintentionally only to get excited when Neji reacts and just Lee just attacks him lol

Tenten also joins in a bunch; it's pretty difficult for one person to tickle Neji, so she and Lee help each other out when attacking him

Neji does not tickle others often, but when he does… they're dead (not rly lol)

he usually finds tickle fights below him, but every once in a while, when Lee and/or Tenten are being extra annoying, he'll let himself go a bit and serve them their own medicine

he is a TERRIFYING ler,,, he's got the scary eyes, he's got them crazy speedy hands, he's cracked

Sand Siblings

tickle fights were very rare until Gaara started getting more comfortable with other ppl

Temari and Kankuro would get into tickle fights sometimes when they were younger, but the vibe kinda declined cuz of the little Gaara situationHELLO

OK BUT AFTER

they're not super crazy but they will tickle each other a bit more often

ofc Temari and Kankuro don't rly have filters with each other but ANYWAY

Gaara

ok he's like,,, really ticklish

he had absolutely no clue until he was older cuz the sand wouldn't let anyone touch him until he like started to let his guard down around ppl

he'd see temari and kankuro tickle each other and low key want to join so he started to let his guard down

at first, when ppl first started to try to tickle him, the sand would like shove them away before gaara was like wait this isnt so bad its kinda fun hello

he doesn't rly have any specific tickle spots, he's just ticklish all over fdhhjgfh

his laugh oml

its very quiet and kinda wheezy and breathy and giggly eueueue

he doesn't rly try to get away, he just gently squirms

i am so soft i love him omg

temari and kankuro tickle him sometimes - most often to cheer him up

naruto and lee do that too efhkj

he does not tickle others very often at all - he doesn't know how to and is kinda too scared to ask sobs

he will, however, use his sand to poke ppl and see how they react sjdkfhj he'll also help others out by holding down their lees for them

Temari

pretty ticklish

will deny it to her grave

she's not a huge fan of being tickled, she prefers to tickle others

she finds playful tickle fights with her siblings fun however

she has the cutest laugh tho, like super bright and happy sounding

tickle spots are her hips and footers

she also. hehehhe. does not mind. the rare occasions that Shikamaru tickles her

he's the only one she doesn't try to escape from hfjkdhg

she'll get tag teamed by her brothers somtimes, most often Kankuro but Gaara tries his best

although if Gaara or Crow is able to grab her she is toast

BIG BIG LER omg

ok this is probably so dumb but like,,, why do i see her tickling TenTen alot,,, I KNOW THEY BARELY INTERACT OTHER THAN THE EXAMS BUT LIKE IDK I JUST LOVE TENTENHDJKFH

she will not hesistate to wreck the life out of Shikamaru and tease him mercilessly all the while

she is probably the biggest tickler out of this team, since her brothers are better at restraining HELPME but Kankuro's really good too

she tickles Kankuro frequently, and gives Gaara sweet, gentle pokes and scribbles sometimes to make him giggle chat im sobbing

Kankuro

a little ticklish, nothing too crazy but still is

the only one who rly dares to tickle him is Temari, and very occasionally Gaara

tickle spots are under his arms and his ribs

not rly ticklish anywhere else tho

he's got a very raspy, barky laugh, kinda like Kiba's

scary scary ler omg

he can and will use Crow to chase, corner, and catch his lees

also. bro his fingers are experienced in puppetry so im sure they're good at tickling

chat what if he had a tickly version of the Black Ant (thas my fav puppet of his its so cool) BUT WHAT IF THERE WAS A TICKLE VERSION IM EXPLODING

im sure he could make one if he tried HUFHEUE

anyway he tickles Temari a bunch when she's being sassy as usual

and he will tickle Gaara or hold him still for Temari ueueueue