protocol deviation archives
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accidental relationship acquisition by return_to_the_ocean
Fandoms: Naruto (Anime & Manga)
23 Jun 2025
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A few years after the war, Naruto finds himself in a bind: his friends are all pairing off, and this somehow means he should have someone special too. Sakura seems to think she has the perfect person in mind, and no matter what Naruto says, he can’t convince her he isn’t interested.
At least there’s one person who isn’t weirdly invested in his nonexistent love life—Kakashi-sensei, for all that Naruto is convinced he’s a closet romantic because of his Icha Icha obsession, couldn’t care less who anyone dates. He probably finds the idea of his goofball student being romantically involved with anyone in the first place completely laughable.
His sensei is totally uninterested in the idea of Naruto and romance, and Naruto is confident he can count on that.
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- Part 1 of protocol deviation archives
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So… it turns out Sakura might have been onto something when she said Naruto would be happy if he just found his perfect person. And maybe he’d been a little off-base about Kakashi’s interest in that particular subject.
But to be fair—if someone had told him a year ago that happiness would look like passing paperwork back and forth like love letters, complaining about water temperature and dog hair, and peeling back physical and metaphorical masks with Hatake Kakashi…
Well. He’d certainly owe them an apology and a personalized gift basket, because wow, Naruto is certain it can’t get better than this.
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- Part 2 of protocol deviation archives
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a collection of vignettes that take place in the protocol deviation archives universe but don't fit neatly into the other fics
(I recommend reading accidental relationship acquisition first, but I also respect a chaotic approach to things, so go forth with my blessing for whatever your decision may be <3)
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- Part 3 of protocol deviation archives