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    During their mission to Wave, Sakura realises how behind she is in her training and decides to do something about it. She vows to become a shinobi her Village and her teammates can respect and depend on. But Sakura has always been a paper-ninja, so her first stop for inspiration is the library where she finds unexpected help in the form of one very bored tokujo who quickly goes on to become an integral part of her life. Soon, despite the neglect of her sensei and all odds seemingly against her, Sakura's destiny begins to change.

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    02 Jul 2026

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    "The fall of Uzushio collapsed our economy, our protections. You might think I'm being rosy, but they really cared about us. And they knew how to party. You know they had a seal that could swap body parts? Wildest night of my life,” the boatman’s eyes go distant for a long moment, “...but you kids are too young to hear about that.

    “Anyway,” he continues, “our economy’s been a shambles since; maybe gets going for a year or two before it collapses again. No security of stability, so assholes like Gato think they can waltz in here and take charge. Boy, he'd be singing a different tune if the Uzumaki were still around."

    Sakura’s eyes widen a bit at that, and even Sasuke looks up. Naruto opens his mouth to say something, but Kakashi puts a firm hand on his shoulder.

    “What an… illuminating piece of history,” says Kakashi, “Thank you for sharing.”

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    (Kiri may have won the battle, but not the war. The island of Uzushio might not be as dead as previously believed.

    All Kakashi knows now is that he really should have refused that mission to Wave.

    An island lives, people change, foxes laugh, and Team Seven goes on a wild journey!)

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    30 Jun 2026

  3. Public Bookmark 51

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    "You didn't– you don't like me!" Gai managed.

    Kakashi frowned. "I like you, Gai. Have I really never told you that?" A depressing thought occurred to him. "Oh. Am I dead? Is that it?"

    --

    The thing about it is that, while some people grow into themselves, Kakashi is the sort of person who grew out of himself. He wasn't ever very good at being a child. Gai hadn't noticed it when he was a child himself, but now that he's got a teenage version of his rival on hand to compare with, he's starting to come to some belated realizations. It shouldn't be surprising; who really gets to be a child in a ninja village? But Kakashi was definitely worse at it than most.

    He'd feel sympathetic, except for how the cocky little bastard keeps inexplicably hitting on him.

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    29 Jun 2026

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    Aikawa Toshiro is born anew on the heels of the third shinobi war. He's clanless, average in strength, and is alive on luck alone. But he's here. And he's about to make it everyone else's problem. Life beget change, and if Konoha is so frequently likened to a tree, shouldn't it be expected to grow?

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    29 Jun 2026

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    "Huh," says a woman that looks like her mother, wearing a Konoha hitai-ate on one bicep and Nara mon on the other, just like Shikako does. "That's new."

    She sounds nonplussed, like true confusion is too much effort, and looks around. She tucks her hands into her pockets.

    "Shikako-chan?" Kakashi-sensei says, sounding a lot more worried now that he had a moment ago.

    What has she done?

    "Hi, sensei," says the woman that Shikako has summoned.

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    26 Jun 2026