Itasaku Reblogs - Tumblr Posts
Rebloging bc I like the prompts and WHO KNOWS maybe i’ll write about them one day >_>
Hello everyone! We’re holding an ITASAKU FESTIVAL (or Itasaku week, whatever you want to call it) starting on Sunday, November 23rd. We would like you to contribute in anyway you can, art, fanfics, gifs, manips, videos, etc. Please tag it as #ITASAKUFEST so we can track it easily and reblog it on here.
As expected we do have prompts for the week, listed below. We are however, flexible with the prompts and you don’t have to follow them if you’re not inspired by one or any of them, for that matter. Just specify what you’re changing the prompt to in your caption, if you do decide to change it!
Remember because content might be hard to work with this pairing you can set it in any universe(s) you would like to!
Day One: Meeting [Nov 23rd]
Day Two: Pining [Nov 24th]
Day Three: Mythology [Nov 25th]
Day Four: Alternate Universe (it can be anything, let your creativity flow!) [Nov 26th]
Day Five: Gratitude [Nov 27th]
Day Six: Training [Nov 28th]
Day Seven: Sweets [Nov 29th]
Please, please, please. Reblog this and spread the word! We really would love to see as many submissions as possible. Thank you!!
I’ve noticed that you mostly Write itasaku. Out of all the sakura ships why are you into itasaku if you don’t mind me asking?
Hi Anon-chan! Sorry it took me a while to answer you--my second dose of vaccination knocked me out cold for most of the week lmao. And please, never, ever, think I'll mind you asking about my favorite fandom ship! I think I need to preface this by saying I am actually a multishipper and ItaSaku and KakaSaku are always at war vying for first spot (but ItaSaku always wins lol). I ship(ped) Sakura with most Naruto characters because why not. As to why ItaSaku. I mean, obviously there a lot of factors why this ship is so wonderful. Itachi is hot, Sakura is hot, they're both intelligent, strong and capable people and they make for a wonderful team if placed together. But that's not the magic of ItaSaku, for me. The magic of ItaSaku is the infinite potentials. Allow me to explain, Anon.
In most other ships, we have firmly established characters who we can (or cannot) see in other capacities. For instance, those shipping NaruSaku can think of Naruto as he is--boisterous, fun, surprisingly thoughtful and loyal to a fault, but he'll never be a bookworm for instance--and that's perfectly okay! If everyone is interested in everything, we'll get boring series! Itachi, however, is different in the sense that he and his life have been shaped tremendously by how the story played out, and because of that, he shows multiple sides of who he is; both the good and the bad. Itachi being the kind and loving brother to Sasuke who makes him way too much food or smiles as he spots him through binoculars? That's Itachi. Itachi who willfully decided to kill his own clan to protect the masses? That's also Itachi. Itachi who roughed up his younger brother and traumatized him for what he thought was the greater good? Yep, same man. So already, in canon-verse, you have a man who shows so many different sides, facets and nuances to him. He's a genius and thoughtful, but he can also be cold and ruthless. He's someone who has been forced to lie his entire life, but when he's freed of that, he is honest to everyone along his path. He freely expresses affection, which is something none of the men, save Naruto, do in the series, by actually telling Sasuke he loves him, despite it all. Then, there's non-massacre, where we can go wild. What would this thoughtful, kind boy been like if life hadn't given him this choice? How would a friendship with Shisui have affected him? How would he have bonded with Team Seven once Sasuke started as a shinobi? Would he still be introverted? Maybe a little extrovert? Who knows? Third still, there's RtN!Itachi, where we have a mercenary Itachi casually picking up a 'damsel in distress' like he princes around every week saving women. What would this Itachi be like? Fourth, AU. We suddenly have an Itachi who might have broken free of his family. What would that be like? How would a life without being a killer impact someone like Itachi? So, many iterations of the same person and many possibilities. Now we have Sakura, who is more or less consistent in every scenario because the big things that happen in Narutoverse don't really affect her. But she is intelligent, powerful and beautiful, and she is deeply in love with Sasuke. It's not a stretch to think she could feasibly be attracted to Itachi too. They fit well together; both are intelligent, caring and kind people at heart. Both have had hard lessons in life. Both have the feeling they let others down and try to do better. Both of them actively realize their mistakes and try to better them. Both of them aren't shy with expressing love and emotions. Both of them are able to become ruthless, even if it tears them up inside.
And together they make for so. many. potential. scenarios.
Want an Akatsuki!Itachi who abducts Sakura? Sure, you got it. An AU in which Itachi becomes Sakura's ANBU Captain? Done. A post-canon story in which Itachi lives? Okidoki. A modern AU where they accidentally meet in a hospital and fall in love? Gotcha back. And we have thousands more stories like these. So why is ItaSaku my number one ship? It's this. I think they're exceptionally well suited together, they look wonderful, and for me, ItaSaku feels like the kind of couple that is rooted in a deep understanding of each other, of gentleness and kindness. 🥺 As for why I only write them: I explore my other favorite Sakura ships in my ItaSaku stories, like TobiramaSaku in Desideratum, KakaSaku in Otherworld, and SasuSaku in Uncle. But none of these pairings have fascinated me enough to write in an entire different fandom. :) The only other fandom I've written for in the last 16 years is Zutara from ATLA--and because of peer pressure (looking at you, Discord women), I'm going to edit the fic I have written and post it online... someday. 😂 Thanks for coming to my TedTalk. 💜