#missions

Calling all KakaIru creators! Kakashi hasn't returned from his most recent mission, and in his absence, all the new missions that would have gone to him have been dumped on Iruka, instead!

Iruka needs help getting through all the missions and finding Kakashi to drag him back to Konoha; and he is seeking a talented creator to guide him through and conquer all the prompts blocking the path to Kakashi.

If not, well… there’s no telling how much more work will be dumped on him! Oh, and Kakashi's safety is important, too!

So if you think you’ve got what it takes to aid Iruka in tackling all the MISSIONS Tsunade is throwing at him in Kakashi's wake, please SIGN UP HERE to join him on his adventure!

And you’d better hurry, because sign ups close on 30th June! If the journey is put off any longer, it might be too late!

Mazes will be handed out by 1st July, and the creation period is from 1st July - 15th September. We ask that you don’t post anything before then!

Mission Details:

You will be given a maze that has Iruka at the beginning, and Kakashi at the end. The goal will be for you to help Iruka find his way to Kakashi. To do this, you must figure out the path to reach him. But there’s a catch…

Scattered throughout the maze will be different symbols, which mark a trap or other danger that Iruka has to face to continue on. Each symbol represents a different prompt, which will be listed in a key below the maze; and the only way Iruka can get past is for you to make a creation for the prompt that is blocking him. 

Once you have finished creating something for all the prompts along the path, Iruka will reunite with Kakashi, and you will have completed the challenge! 

Guidelines:

If there are multiple paths on your maze, you can choose whichever route you like to get to Kakashi, even if it’s the long way around!

You do not have to draw the path you’ve decided to take, you only have to create something for the prompts you come across along it. 

You can make creations for as many prompts as you like, but you must get all the prompts along the path to Kakashi to win the challenge.

Minimum requirements: 100 words for fics, completed sketch for art. 

Chapter fics don’t need to be complete to count!

Creations will be accepted in any language! 

If you finish your maze, you can contact mod @kakairu-shrine​ for another one to do!

Rules:

All content must be created for this event – old/ recycled work will not be allowed.

This is a KakaIru event, so all works must be endgame KakaIru.

Triggering, sensitive & NSFW content must be tagged appropriately. If it isn’t, we will not share it. 

Where to post:

Kakairu Rocks Forum: SFW content in the Fanworks section, and NSFW or triggering content in the Lemon Bar (You must be a forum member, and 18+ to have access to the Lemon Bar).

We have an AO3 Collection you can post to, which will be open until 20th September; and we would like you to use the tag KakaIru Maze Challenge 2025.

Tag us here on Tumblr with the prompt your work is for, and/ or use kakairu maze challenge 2025 in the tags.

All tagged work will be shared by us, and a masterpost will be created at the end of the event!