
Characters
Uchiha Sasuke, Uzumaki Naruto, Tsunade (Naruto), Hatake Kakashi, Uchiha Itachi, Yamato | Tenzou, Maito Gai | Might Guy, Umino Iruka, Hatake Kakashi/Umino Iruka, Shimura Danzou, Shiranui Genma, ANBU (Naruto) - Character, Anbu Root, Hatake Kakashi's Ninken - Character, Mitarashi Anko, Morino Ibiki, Pakkun (Naruto)
Tags
Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence
Slow Burn
Canon-Typical Violence
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD
Implied/Referenced Suicide
References to Depression
Grief/Mourning
Canonical Character Death
Fix-It of Sorts
Dissociation
Mission Fic
Pre-Naruto Canon Era
Anbu Hatake Kakashi
Hatake Kakashi Has Issues
Hokage Tsunade (Naruto)
BAMF Umino Iruka
Touch-Starved Hatake Kakashi
working through trauma
Iruka is not a therapist
but damn does he sometimes wish he were
Pakkun is the most stable of Kakashi's father figures fight me on it
Summary
Kakashi hears it first from Genma, who is whispering it to Anko while wringing his hands together.Umino Iruka’s new interrogation technique is pulling Jonin from active duty. They're dropping like flies. Kakashi decides to see for himself what's so ground-breaking about it.AKA: Wherein Kakashi is forced to acknowledge that he's not actually doing okay, all things considered.
Note
Happy birthday Kakashi! I'm so sorry for doing this to you 💔 This fic was born of my Naruto re-watch and realizing that there are just,,, so many war crimes committed throughout the entire plot. The Land of Fire is lucky they never had any Geneva Conventions. Also, Tsunade is there because I've decided to cram three different what-if AUs into one fic and see how it runs.TW/CW: This fic will deal heavily with Kakashi's (and later, other ANBU's) unprocessed traumas and will include dissociative episodes, panic attacks, unconventional methods of self-harm, and brief suicide ideation, either in flashbacks or in the main storyline. Please take care of yourselves! If any of this sounds like it may be triggering or upsetting for you, I would recommend backing out now. I will try to tag every chapter with the appropriate warnings, but my guess is every chapter will have at least one of these TW.
Chapters
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The Test
April 30, 2025 at 09:19 AM -
Not a Therapy Session (Pt 1)
April 30, 2025 at 09:19 AM -
The Aftermath
April 30, 2025 at 09:19 AM -
Just What is Wrong With Itachi?
April 30, 2025 at 09:19 AM -
Iruka
April 30, 2025 at 09:19 AM -
A Happy Birthday?
April 30, 2025 at 09:19 AM