"He will be my greatest legacy, the mightiest of our offspring, the one who will inherit my strength and my resolve." Father's eyes take on an almost manic gleam then. "He will fan the flames of my will and beget a powerful clan-and unbroken line that will gain more power with every generation."

Sakura's words die in her throat as the man's eyes shoot open, and the coldest red irises she has ever seen meet hers. She is hit by a wave of terrifying certainty about two things right then - that she knows these eyes better than any other and that, if he wanted to, this man could stop her heart with just a look. AngstAngst with a Happy EndingDramaFamilyRomancessfest17SasuSaku - FreeformPast LivesSupernatural ElementsOriginal Character(s)ishReincarnationAwkward Sexual SituationsAwkward First TimesMildly Dubious ConsentDream Sex

It's been four years since Sarada quietly, haltingly confessed to Sasuke and Sakura over dinner that she - he - was not a girl. [Day 13 - Prompt: "It's A Boy" ]

The remorse swirls up inside him again, threatening to drown him, but Sakura doesn't leave his side. She murmurs softly in his ear, mostly nonsensical repetitions of "It's okay. You'll be okay."

"So, I'd risk tetanus just to see you. Apparently, it's not just reflexes I'd be lacking in, but common sense." In which Sakura imagines a different life, and Sasuke somehow manages to be sweet and an ass at the same time.

"It's nice to see that she's gotten over her infatuation with you." "This isn't funny." In which Karin is over-protective, Sakura is amused and Sasuke broods.

As usual, telling her the truth happens as though by afterthought. And this time, she's not taking it.

She's not breathing, or showing any signs of life, and that worries him.

As the years inch by, the competition between them becomes more and more apparent. It's entirely good-natured on Sakura's side, but the same can definitely not be said for Sasuke. He is as intense in his dislike of her as he is in his love for his brother and parents.

Let's be honest. A universe where Team 7 made it to ANBU would be a disaster. Originally a series of unrelated prompts, this series has developed into a loosely connected collection of crack-ish AU one-shots exploring that world.