Fic Recs: Iruka-Centric Edition

What’s up?! Our monthly fic rec is back; and since it’s Iruka’s birthday this month, we’ve decided to make the theme all about him! :dolphin: :partying_face: We’ve found a great selection of Iruka-centric and birthday 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!

Please also take a look at our posting guidelines if you’re not sure what you can and cannot post on this thread! And more importantly, double check the tags on these recs to make sure you don’t end up reading something you don’t want to!

We hope you like this month’s edition!

Puppy Love (1039 words) by hatakelynx
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Naruto
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Relationships: Hatake Kakashi/Umino Iruka, Hatake Kakashi & Umino Iruka
Characters: Hatake Kakashi, Umino Iruka
Additional Tags: POV Umino Iruka, Umino Iruka-centric, Konohagakure | Hidden Leaf Village, Late at Night, One Shot, Puppy Love, Husbands, Hokage Hatake Kakashi, Rokudaime Hatake Kakashi, Comedy, Dogs, Pets, Pakkun - Freeform, Protective Kakashi
Summary:

As Kakashi is having a guilt trip, Iruka manages, once again, to comfort his husband. Even if it means going outside in the cold at 3am.

Staring (3434 words) by tutseti
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Naruto
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Hatake Kakashi/Umino Iruka
Characters: Hatake Kakashi, Umino Iruka, Uzumaki Naruto
Additional Tags: Birthday Presents, Birthday
Summary:

Summary: Naruto notices Iruka constantly spacing out, lost in thought about his life and a certain jounin. Iruka thinks he’s going to be celebrating his birthday alone…

Perspective Shift (3548 words) by masc_malfunction
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Naruto
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Hatake Kakashi/Umino Iruka, Hatake Kakashi & Umino Iruka
Characters: Umino Iruka, Hatake Kakashi
Additional Tags: Injury, Eye Trauma, not graphic, Injury Recovery, iruka centric, Pre-Relationship, Bonding Over Shared Trauma, author foists their own trauma and struggles onto their fave, I cope by writing my life onto Iruka I guess, not super romantic at all
Summary:

When a mishap at the academy leaves Iruka wearing an eye patch for the foreseeable future, he finds unexpected solace and commiseration in Kakashi.

Going Overboard (3141 words) by Sandyclaws68
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Naruto
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Hatake Kakashi/Umino Iruka
Characters: Hatake Kakashi, Umino Iruka, Maito Gai | Might Guy, Sarutobi Konohamaru, Bisuke | Biscuit (Naruto)
Additional Tags: Established Relationship, Kakashi makes Iruka crazy, Birthday, Mild Language, Mild Sexual Content
Series: Part 5 of Making Moments Count
Summary:

It’s Iruka’s first birthday since Naruto’s departure and Kakashi is determined to make it a memorable one.

“No, he didn’t forget, but in typical Kakashi fashion he may have gone a bit overboard.”

of water cakes & answers (1788 words) by mytsukkishine
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Naruto
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Hatake Kakashi/Umino Iruka
Characters: Umino Iruka, Hatake Kakashi
Additional Tags: Tooth-Rotting Fluff, Feelings Realization, just pure fluff and soft and sweet stuff, Umino Iruka-centric, Umino Iruka is in love, Community: kakairu_fest, Nine weeks of summer, prompt: summer foods, Canon Compliant, Timeline What Timeline, messed up timeline ahaha
Summary:

“If the world were going to come to an end tomorrow? Who would you like to spend your last day with?” Iruka had asked that question a lot of times, every year to his students. But as one student fired that one question back at him, it made Iruka wonder- who would he like to spend his last day with?

There Your Heart Will Be Also (2113 words) by ChiaRoseKuro
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Naruto
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Hatake Kakashi/Umino Iruka, Haruno Sakura & Umino Iruka, Uchiha Sasuke & Umino Iruka, Shiranui Genma & Umino Iruka, Hagane Kotetsu & Kamizuki Izumo & Umino Iruka, Namiashi Raidou & Shiranui Genma, Umino Iruka & Uzumaki Naruto, Uchiha Sasuke & Uzumaki Naruto, Dai-nana-han | Team 7 & Hatake Kakashi
Characters: Umino Iruka, Haruno Sakura, Uchiha Sasuke, Hagane Kotetsu, Shiranui Genma, Kamizuki Izumo, Namiashi Raidou, Uzumaki Naruto, Hatake Kakashi, Ayame (Naruto)
Additional Tags: Relationship Study, Introspection, Fluff, Birthday, Treasure Hunt, Flashbacks, Sentimental, handwritten notes, Doodles, Post-Canon, Brotherly Affection, Implied Namiashi Raidou/Shiranui Genma - Freeform, Implied Uchiha Sasuke/Uzumaki Naruto, Canon-Typical Violence, Insults, Established Relationship
Summary:

The day of Iruka’s thirtieth birthday begins just like any other—and as the day progresses, with nobody reminding him of it and nothing around to distract him from his work, Iruka labours on as he always has. It’s not as though anyone else can do the headmaster’s duties, after all.

But when classes are out for the day and everyone’s headed home, Iruka returns from a late afternoon meeting to find something a little out of the ordinary.

(alternately: everyone conspires to give Iruka a birthday he’ll never forget, which goes a little better than expected on everyone’s ends)

Born To Love You (2462 words) by ASchwartz33
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: Alternate Universe - Soulmates, Friends to Lovers, Red String of Fate, Umino Iruka-centric, First Kiss, zine fic, KakaIru zine, Kakashi is a good friend, echolocation
Summary:

Since he was young, Iruka had been able to see the red strings of fate.

Being the only person alive who could identify soulmate matches wasn’t exactly easy.

My contribution for the 2020 KakaIru Zine: Intertwined!

Alone is Never Alone (1526 words) by radkoko
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Naruto
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Hatake Kakashi/Umino Iruka
Characters: Umino Iruka, Uzumaki Naruto, Hatake Kakashi, Hyuuga Hinata, Uzumaki Boruto
Additional Tags: Fluff and Angst, Birthday Party
Summary:

Iruka thinks he’s alone for his birthday, but he might be a little surprised to find that he isn’t.

Early Morning Reminiscing (952 words) by irukapng
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Naruto
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Hatake Kakashi/Umino Iruka
Characters: Umino Iruka, Hatake Kakashi
Additional Tags: Light Angst, Iruka Week 2021, Established Relationship, but its not the focal point of the fic, Umino Iruka-centric
Summary:

Some scars are easier to heal than others.

Happy Birthday Iruka! (3745 words) by hkandi
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Naruto
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Hatake Kakashi/Umino Iruka
Characters: Umino Iruka, Yuuhi Kurenai, Shiranui Genma, Hatake Kakashi, Pakkun (Naruto), Namiashi Raidou, Mitarashi Anko, Tsunade (Naruto), Shizune (Naruto)
Additional Tags: Birthday, Fluff, Alternate Universe - Modern Setting, Kurenai is too up in Iruka’s business, Surprise…Tsunade’s drinking…
Series: Part 1 of Iruka and Kakashi Birthday Stories
Summary:

Kurenai wants to help Iruka have a great birthday…

I have a few of my own fics to share!

The Start of Something New

Rating: Teen & Up, CW: None, Word Count: 9.4k

Summary:
Kakashi is a senior at Konoha High, and barely talks to anyone.

Then he meets the new kid, Iruka, and he starts speaking with his heart.

Also, if you read this, or have read it before, sorry about the last chapter :joy:

Two is Company, Three’s a Family

Rating: Gen, CW: None, Word Count: 761

Summary:
Iruka is woken up by a crying Kaito, who wants to sleep with his dads.

This is one of my dad kakairu fics!! They’re all from the same 'verse, watching Kakashi & Iruka’s son grow up, but you don’t have to read all the fics to enjoy each individual one! Also, I believe I’ve shared it here before, but dahtwitchi drew some art for this fic, which you can find here!

Intruder Alert

Rating: Teen & Up, CW: None, Word Count: 2.9k words

Summary:
Iruka is watching a movie about an intruder, when suddenly, he has one of his own…