Hey there! As promised, our fic recs are back, although they will be every 3 months now, instead of monthly, as explained in this post; and our first theme of the year is Found Family! We’ve found a great selection of fics for you to enjoy, featuring all kinds of interesting stories!
If you have some recs that aren’t there, including your own fics, please share them to your heart’s content!
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We hope you like this edition!
Fond & Found (3920 words) by NianaiBell
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Naruto
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Hatake Kakashi & Umino Iruka & Uzumaki Naruto, Hatake Kakashi/Umino Iruka
Characters: Umino Iruka, Hatake Kakashi, Uzumaki Naruto, Pakkun (Naruto)
Additional Tags: Family Feels, these three never got their domestic lifestyle so I fixed it, Found Family, Post-Fourth Shinobi War, Iruka is tired, Iruka over thinks, everyone is soft, Iruka POV
Series: Part 1 of Reworking Expectations
Summary:Iruka has an epiphany in the middle of his weekly grocery run.
Better late than never.
a scarf is just a scarf (except sometimes it’s more) (1975 words) by stupidbadgers
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Naruto
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Hatake Kakashi/Umino Iruka, Umino Iruka & Uzumaki Naruto, Hatake Kakashi & Umino Iruka & Uzumaki Naruto
Characters: Hatake Kakashi, Umino Iruka, Uzumaki Naruto
Additional Tags: Fluff, Humor, Minor Angst, Found Family, Established Relationship, KakaIru Discord Server’s Fall Exchange 2021
Summary:“Naruto, if you really want to leave, I won’t stop you, but I really would feel better knowing you’ve had some good, hot food and are warm. You deserve those things, at the very least.”
Loneliness Is Not an Option (1906 words) by menecio
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Naruto
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Relationships: Hatake Kakashi/Umino Iruka
Characters: Umino Iruka, Hatake Kakashi, Uzumaki Naruto, Dai-nana-han | Team 7 (Naruto)
Additional Tags: Discord: Umino Hours, Umino Hours Discord Server 90 Minutes To Gift Exchange, 90 Mins To Gift, Werewolf Umino Iruka, Werewolves, Urban Fantasy, Supernatural Elements, Furry Joy, (booleanWildcard made me write that), Found Family, Fluff and Humor, Pre-Relationship, Blanket Permission
Summary:Iruka is used to spending his full moons alone at home. Kakashi breaks the habit for him.
Dreamcatcher (1662 words) by HazelBeka
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Naruto
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Hatake Kakashi/Umino Iruka, Hatake Kakashi & Umino Iruka
Characters: Umino Iruka, Hatake Kakashi
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Childhood Friends, Kid Fic, Found Family, Nightmares, baby seals master Iruka, Hurt/Comfort
Series: Part 13 of 101 Uses for a Barrier Seal
Summary:After Kakashi’s father dies, he’s adopted into the Umino household. When nine-year-old Kakashi wakes in the night from bad dreams, Iruka is there to make him feel safe again.
Anko’s Self Care Soirée (1620 words) by ihave_nocontrol
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Naruto
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Relationships: Hatake Kakashi/Umino Iruka, Mitarashi Anko/Morino Ibiki, Umino Iruka & Uzumaki Naruto, Hatake Kakashi & Uzumaki Naruto, Mitarashi Anko & Uzumaki Naruto, Mitarashi Anko & Umino Iruka
Characters: Umino Iruka, Mitarashi Anko, Uzumaki Naruto, Hatake Kakashi, Morino Ibiki
Additional Tags: Fluff, Found Family, comforting the ones you love, life long friendships, Self Care Night, Indulgent Fic
Summary:Sometimes Iruka thought Anko knew him better than he knew himself.
Anko can see straight through Iruka’s so-called “calm”, and an old tradition is made new.
Demons in the Garden (2274 words) by Jubokko
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Naruto
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Hatake Kakashi/Umino Iruka, Hatake Kakashi & Uzumaki Naruto, Umino Iruka & Uzumaki Naruto
Characters: Umino Iruka, Hatake Kakashi
Additional Tags: Found Family, Ninja dads, Kakashi Hatake is an Amazing Human Being, Umino Iruka Needs a Hug, Naruto Coming Home From Training, The Hatake Gardens, Yôkai, spirits and demons, Peaceful, Umino Hours Discord Server 90 Minutes To Gift Exchange, Discord: Umino Hours, Established Relationship
Series: Part 3 of A Found Family
Summary:“Naruto doubted himself. To be honest, it was the first time I’d ever seen him doubt his own abilities like that. Failure hit him hard. The kyuubi, that was what he feared—at least for a little while.” Kakashi gestured out at the pond and the small bursts of flame. “He carries a demon, and now he knows it, and realizes what it is to a far greater extent than before. I showed him these spirits, the yokai that live outside the worlds of good and evil—that not all demons have to be evil and bring harm to others. They can be free and powerful and good in their own ways, nothing like the myths and legends.”
[Iruka feels apprehensive about how Naruto will react to Iruka’s relationship with Kakashi when the boy gets back from training with Jiraiya. Kakashi, sensing his partner’s anxieties, takes Iruka to a garden of spirits and serenity—a place that his family can now also call home.]
I Want Everything (2026 words) by outstorm
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Naruto
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Hatake Kakashi/Umino Iruka, Hatake Kakashi & Umino Iruka & Uzumaki Naruto
Characters: Hatake Kakashi, Umino Iruka, Uzumaki Naruto, Shiranui Genma Cameo
Additional Tags: Bagels, terrible social skills, Fuuinjutsu Master Umino Iruka, BAMF Umino Iruka, (he sure is a trouble maker idk if they’re synonymous lmao), food as a love language, Love Confessions, (basically), Awkward Hatake Kakashi, Found Family, Consensual Kidnapping
Summary:“There’s free bagels in the standby room,” Genma informs him, and Iruka’s desolate heart begins to thaw.
“See? See how happy he got? Now wouldn’t it be wonderful if it were true? We need snacks in this place, keep morale up,” Genma says, turning towards Kakashi.
OR: Iruka’s having a terrible day and Kakashi tries to turn it around.
Little Adventures (1970 words) by Kalira
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Naruto
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Hatake Kakashi/Umino Iruka, Umino Iruka & Uzumaki Naruto, Hatake Kakashi & Umino Iruka & Uzumaki Naruto
Characters: Hatake Kakashi, Umino Iruka, Uzumaki Naruto
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Merpeople, Merpeople, Found Family, First Meetings, Hatake Kakashi Is Trying, mentions of Kakashi’s Ninken
Summary:It’s the first time Kakashi is to meet his intended mate’s little one, and despite both their uncertainty, he’s trying his hardest to connect with Naruto and put him at ease.
One hour by train, twenty minutes from the station, both ways (3924 words) by thegigibeegees
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Naruto
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Hatake Kakashi/Umino Iruka
Characters: Hatake Kakashi, Umino Iruka
Additional Tags: The ninken and Naruto show up for like two seconds also, Alternate Universe - Office, Food as a Metaphor for Love, love is found in the long walks and remembering favorite foods, quitting your terrible corporate job to become a farmer, and other super good ideas that were definitely thought out, technically a lawyer au, Found Family, I am not immune to Iruka is a bad cook trope, There is a surprising amount of hand holding in this. that was not intentional, Umino Iruka Adopts Uzumaki Naruto, feat. Rachael Ray the chef, just realized i never mentioned Kakashi’s mask uhhh use the theater of the mind it all makes sense
Summary:Umino Iruka wants to be a teacher, but is stuck as a secretary until he can get his feet under him financially. Hatake Kakashi isn’t sure what he wants, but he’s pretty sure he hates his job as a successful lawyer at a sleazy company.
And Kakashi’s pretty sure he wants to keep sharing his 2 hours plus of daily commute with Iruka.
After the Storm (4184 words) by HappyRogue2001
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Naruto
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Hatake Kakashi/Umino Iruka, Umino Iruka & Uzumaki Naruto, Hatake Kakashi & Uzumaki Naruto
Characters: Umino Iruka, Hatake Kakashi, Uzumaki Naruto
Additional Tags: Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Abandonment Issues (for Naruto), Found Family, Parent Umino Iruka, Umino Iruka Adopts Uzumaki Naruto, Hatake Kakashi Is Trying, POV Uzumaki Naruto, (for a bit), POV Hatake Kakashi, Established Relationship, Missing Scene, (kind of)
Summary:“Naruto puffed out his cheeks in indignation when, clearly, Iruka has forgotten their plans for the day. They were going to the supermarket together, to get supplies and make homemade ramen. But it seemed that his sensei was currently a bit preoccupied.”
Or
After Sasuke abandoned the village, Naruto suddenly finds out that Iruka is in a relationship with Kakashi. And Naruto starts to fear the worst, so it’s up to Kakashi to comfort him.
Written in 2021
