As a Thing and Its Shadow

Naruto
Gen
G
As a Thing and Its Shadow
author
Characters
Uchiha Sasuke, Uzumaki Naruto, Hatake Kakashi, Orochimaru (Naruto), Uchiha Itachi, Uchiha Shisui, Yamato | Tenzou, Haku (Naruto), Uchiha Itachi & Uchiha Sasuke, Hoozuki Suigetsu, Hatake Kakashi/Uchiha Obito, Momochi Zabuza, Hatake Kakashi's Ninken - Character, Akatsuki (Naruto) - Character, Uchiha Itachi & Uchiha Shisui, Hatake Kakashi & Uchiha Itachi
Tags
Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence Canon-Typical Violence Other Additional Tags to Be Added Anbu Hatake Kakashi Missing-nin Hatake Kakashi yes i put kakashi/obito but it won't be the focus me fixing everything by making it even worse
Summary
“You’re getting fat,” Kakashi tells him. “In your old age.”“Kid,” Pakkun says. “You’re the one that’s aging me. Here you are, summoning me at sunrise. In my twilight years, I need all the rest I can get, but do you let me have it? No, you wake me up and—” “It’s Itachi,” Kakashi interrupts. Pakkun goes still. “He was in Konoha last night.”Pakkun blinks. “Why?”“I don’t know. I didn’t realize who it was till I called you. I didn’t recognize his chakra.”or: Six months later, Kakashi finds out the truth about the Uchiha massacre. Things go differently.
Note
JUDGE: ao3 user villavona, you are accused of writing Naruto AU fic in the year of our lord 2020. how do you plead?ME: Unemployed and in a global pandemic, your honor.JUDGE: i hereby find you guilty of loving naruto unironically, you fuckin broke ass weeb. there will be no punishment as we're all in quarantine and in hell.ME: yeah moodI own nothing. Mr. Kishimoto i just care about your characters and i want them to be doper. title is from Housekeeping, by Marilynne Robinson

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