this is a shot in the dark, but I vaguely remember this fic where shimura danzo came to power in Konoha and then just went around slapping that “choke people when they speak about root” seal onto everyone’s tongues. iruka manages to escape it on account of being warned and being a seals expert (i think?) and he manages to apply it to sakura (and one other person too, prolly)
heck I’m not even sure if it’s kakairu or gen… but I think it’s kakairu.
welp, here goes!
(also i’m so weak for dystopias tbh - ignoring that naruto canon could prolly be a military dystopia of its own. )