Do I Really need a name?

First posted this on Discord but decided to share it here.

Bakugo: Nerd! What are you doing?!

Izuku: I’m taking a detour and see if I can ram the bastard with the car!

Bakugo: What the hell, I-Izuku?!

My brain continued the trend of Time Travel AU from yesterday, but with SVSSS. I am currently hating my brain because this idea came from one measly freaking comment that @yokomisaki made while we were talking about the original plot of PIDW. And we ended up speaking about Yue Qingyuan and how he died in the original plot. She said something around the lines of "In a Time Travel AU, Yue Qingyuan would be the worst candidate to go back in time; cause he will go back with a mission and fail" and my brain went "Yue Qingyuan angst? With Time Travel? Here, I made a plot bunny for you. Take it." (I really hate my brain and its ability to make plot bunnies out of thin air)

The basis of this plot bunny goes like this:

Yue Qingyuan dies after going against Luo Binghe (He received Shen Qingqiu's legs. How could he NOT want to kill this demon?)

He ends up time traveling to the past, even if he believes he is in some illusion or dream. However - because my brain is mean as fuck - he is not allowed to fully come to terms with what happened in the other time line yet. Why? Because he time traveled to the Desciple Acceptance Ceremony (I don't remember if this were had an official name) and Luo Binghe is part of the deciple candidates.

Trauma is a real thing. Trauma is bad. Yue Qingyuan came back with heaps of trauma and guilt and wasn't allowed to work through it or even fully accept he is in the past yet.

As such, after seeing Luo Binghe, Yue Qingyuan's Qi kinda goes crazy and he looks ready to go and kill the child where he stands. Everyone believes Yue Qingyuan is going through a Qi diviation.

Meanwhile, Shen Qingqiu is also having heaps of trauma thrown back at him. Why? Because Yue Qingyuan's violent Qi reminds him of Wu Yanzi's Qi; Yue Qingyuan's murder face - for the lack of better word - reminds him of Qiu Jianluo and the slave traders; and, most of all, Luo Binghe's figure (small, malnourished, dirty and definitely scared) reminds him of himself as a child.

Thus, Shen Qingqiu ends up standing between Luo Binghe and Yue Qingyuan, protecting the child on a whim, fully taken over by his instinct of "Child is small. Child needs help. I help the child. I protect the child."

And so, Yue Qingyuan's plan to save his Xiao Jiu and make sure the demon stays far away from him falls through. What Yue Qingyuan did, however, facilitates Luo Binghe's acceptance into Qing Jing Peak because Shen Qingqiu's protective instincts were awakened.

This time around, Shen Qingqiu doesn't abuse Luo Binghe at all. In fact, he kinda spoils the kid. Because of this, Ming Fan - while still kind of an asshole - is not as bad as in the canon. Ning Yingying is extremely happy to have a cute shidi. The other Peak Lords start seeing a side of Shen Qingqiu that they never saw before. And Luo Binghe.... well, I believe this GIF sums up his entire thought process from being protected by Shen Qingqiu till he is taken in as his deciple:

Does Shen Qingqiu end up regretting taking Luo Binghe as his deciple? Yes and no. The kid is good (and probably will make an excellent chef if he ever decides cultivation is not for him after all), but, for the sake of the Heavenly Father up in the sky, his calligraphy is freaking ATROCIOUS. (Shen Qingqiu is losing more braincells trying to decipher the kid's writing than trying to decipher ancient runes)

Meanwhile, Yue Qingyuan has sad boy hours: the beast is on Qing Jing Peak, his Xiao Jiu seems to be avoiding him completely, and Mu Qingfang proves to be the most annoying doctor in the world by not letting him get out of bed and fix this freaking timeline so that his Xiao Jiu won't suffer as that demon brat's toy.

TL;DR: Yue Qingyuan goes back in time after his death in PIDW. His mission is to protect Xiao Jiu. He fails. Badly. Luo Binghe ends up on Qing Jing Peak with a way nicer Shen Qingqiu. [SCORE: Luo Binghe 1 - Yue Qingyuan 0]

So what do you think? Good? Bad? Angsty enough for your tastes?

Me and Yoko also brainstormed a lot for titles for the plot bunnies I have, so this one actually has a title now. We call this fic "Yue Qingyuan's No-Good, Very Bad Time Travel Adventure." I will also add the titles to the other plot bunnies I discussed so far on my blog - if not today, then tomorrow.

Hope you guys enjoyed this idea. Have a great day/night and take care of yourselves.

I will see you all tomorrow,

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Sorry for posting this a bit late today, I was busy, and the idea was a bit complicated to put in words. (Don't you love when your brain gives you only vivid images but abandons you when you need to describe them? Yeah, me too)

The fic idea I wanna explore today is actually a collab fanfic between me and my friend @yokomisaki.

This is a Canon Divergence AU for Naruto that both of us came up with around *checks notes* July 13th, 2023. It actually started with me saying that "Shiranui Genma is definitely a motherhen to anybody that he deems in need of motherhening" and that evolved into "Shiranui Genma would make a great Jounin Sensei" before it settled into "Make Shiranui Genma a Jonin Sensei and then throw Naruto at him cause god, does the kid need someone like him in his life".

I came up with a title for this fic, and we already started writing it. I have done a small part of the prologue so far, but we have chapters planned out (just not written out yet).

Title of the fic:

"The late dog always barks at the closed door"

(Yes, it is a jab at Kakashi's habit of being late. Is it mean of me to do this? Yes. Do I care? Not really. I feel he needs a bit of a reality check for that; like, you can be late for your own personal meetings but NOT FOR A FREAKING OFFICIAL MEETING)

Synopsis/Description:

Shiranui Genma is many things, but he is not a teacher. At least not until the Hokage decides that, in the wake of one Jounin Sensei's death, he is to take a team of 3 freshly graduated children under his wing. The good news is that he is not obligated to pass them. The bad news is that he actually likes the brats - despite the fact that he knows only headaches will follow him now.

In the one year he had the brats for a lot changed, including what one of his students wanted to do with her life as a shinobi. Now, Genma is required to get a new Gennin to make up for the student (and she is still his student dammit; no official paper will ever change that) that decided to pursue the career of "not-battle active medic-nin".

When it was time for him to choose, he recognized a certain hyperactive blonde as part of the rooster he could choose from - which is weird since Hatake seems to want him. So then why was not the kid already spoken for?

After some consideration, Genma came up with his answer.

"Hokage-sama, I want to take Uzumaki Naruto as the new member for Team 3."

Some details:

I know Team 3 is supposed to be Might Guy, Neji Hyuuga, Tenten, and Rock Lee; however, I have always believed them to be team 9, so it is really hard for me to correct that belief. Thus, just for the sake of my brain, Genma's team is Team 3, while Guy's team is team 9.

This fic will have (so far) 4 OCs: Kawamura Chizuru (Part of Team 3 - retires from active duty but is still considered part of the team by Genma); Nomura Akira (Part of Team 3); Higashi Kyoka (Part of Team 3); Sakaki Ichirou (the boy that takes Naruto's place in team 7)

Yes, at Naruto's graduation team, because he also got to graduate, there was one person that would have to be put in another team as the numbers wouldn't add up (think instead of 21 kids aka 7 teams of 3, there are 22 kids that graduated)

We have most of the plot for the OG series already thought out; the Shippuden part is more complicated (because of what we do with the pervious part)

Naruto is getting the darn support system that he is in need of in this AU

And I am not overlooking Sasuke either. Without Naruto around to push him, Sasuke will realize that he is pretty much isolated (thank you Konoha Elders and Teacher from the Akademy (Not Iruka), you did a fantastic job *note the sarcasm*). Cause really, the main reason why it didn't look like Sasuke was isolated by others (and instead it showed he chose isolation) is because Naruto is like 10 people in one presence-wise. And because I am taking Naruto away from the picture, I raise you this idea: Get Raidou (or any competent adult) to interact with Sasuke. Sasuke needs more competent adults in his life at this point

Everyone - and I mean EVERYONE - is getting character development. Even just some characters that appear for a few times. And I am dragging Kakashi from his brooding corner, kicking and screaming if I have to. (And yes, that includes villains, too. *looks at my brain planned storyline* And summons get the same treatment as well)

Another thing: Political Sub-plot. Ya think that with all the importance they put on, not only rank but missions that get you in different countries, this show would have more political talk; but no. So we are bringing Naruto into politics. Inter-village Politics, to be precise. Naruto, prepare your Talk no Jutsu.

Also, Fuuinjutsu Made-Up Theory Stuff. Just because I can and I will (I am in charge of Fuuinjitsu stuff). Genma is making Naruto learn them from scratch.

We are addressing the fact that the Shinobi Academy of Konoha was turned into a "civilian playground" because of the Konoha Elders. (It's way worse than you can think if Genma makes Naruto re-learn stuff from zero) - there is no way any fight will have some bullshit pop-quiz about History or Chakra Theory. How in the world are those kids alive?

We also have Orochimaru Plot™️. A whole ton of it too.

We also get into the "Preparation to Take a Life on the Battlefield" thing. Because people there seem to not do it anymore. Like, get the kids to kill animals in the wild after catching them. Is it hard? Yes. But THEY NEED THE DAMN EXPERIENCE SO THEY DON'T FREEZE UP AS BADLY IN COMBAT.

Get Naruto into the Tactical Thinking. Not because he is Shikamaru Level at it; but because he is good at surprising the enemy. So Naruto's shenanigans + some tactician lessons = Perfect Combo for Ambush.

Naruto and Kurama interact earlier. And, while it won't be that much better than the beginning of their friendship in the anime, we are getting the friendship a lot faster this time.

Finally, Team 3, being trained by Genma, starts to pick up having Senbons on them. It's like their "mark" as Genma's kids. (Genma is so proud)

This is all I have currently (mostly because it's late at night here, and I am losing my thought process). I will also post what I have written from the Prologue after this is posted, so look forward to that.

So, what do you think? Good? Bad?

I will see you guys later. Take care and have a great day/night!

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Me and my brain: Ya know, there is just something inherently badass about any "nice and happy" characters that can have a gun, know how to use it, and that WILL use said gun

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My brain: Give Wei Wuxian and Jiang Yanli a gun in ancient China

Me:... I take back what I said. That is not a good thing. Please stop. If not for me, then for this poor man's sanity *points at Jiang Chen*

Jiang Chen: What do you mean? This is a great idea!

Me: .... they can (and will) kill people...

Jiang Cheng: Exactly! This is why it is a great idea. *takes out some snacks and prepares to watch his siblings wreck havoc upon the cultivation world*

Jiang Cheng, muttering: Hopefully, the fucking peacock is the first to drop dead

Me:...

Damian: Let me speak with her

Kidnapper: Go ahead, you’re on speaker

Damian: Habibi, I told you you those new vendors were suspicious, did I not?

Damian: Good luck. *hangs up*

Kidnapper: Wow... that was pretty cold… All he did was wish you luck…

👏🏾Education 👏🏾is 👏🏾a 👏🏾right,👏🏾 not👏🏾 a👏🏾 service 👏🏾

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Trixx: Surely Rena is going to be needed again soon. Perhaps I could have a break and makes lies become truth? She did try to imitate me.

Pollen: I am sure my hive would have a few workers that would be willing to sting her. Perhaps my Queen has some extra venom?

Barkk: Should we really be picking on a human who is powerless

Tikki: She has been akumatised three times in counting and is probably working with Hawkmoth

Plagg: Even I’m willing to sacrifice camembert if it means revenge on the person hurting Tikki’s wielder

Wayzz (appearing): Even I would not use my powers if the Eiffel Tower were to fall on her.

Longg: I’ve been waiting to test my fire again

Xuppo: I perhaps have a few tricks just for this occasion

Plagg: I’m ready to Catalysm her

Barkk: ….her?

Plagg: Her, um, favourite necklace?

-“OH, WHAT, ARE U #TRIGGERED???, LIFE ISNT UR #SAFE SPACE LMAO”

Here sesame street is trying to fill a gap where supportive adults should be. Where there should be a teacher or a family member or a counselor to help, for whatever reason, there isn’t, so Sesame Street is stepping in.

This breed of person has always hated Sesame Street. They hated it for showing black and white children playing together. They hated it for giving children of color the head start that rich white families were paying for. They hated it for Bert and Ernie for showing two MEN who LIVED TOGETHER, for the married black nurse who lived on sesame street when it was first released, and for them explaining death. I feel like there was a pregnancy at some point in its early days and they would have REALLY hated that.

These days they don’t (usually) say “I’m not letting my kid watch anything with black kids in it” but they sure throw a tantrum in the youtube comments when Sesame Street DARES to show an autistic girl playing with non-autistic children and being treated like shes anyone else. They lose their shit when Sesame Street has to explain incarceration to 5 year olds. And the muppet in south africa with HIV? Hoo boy.