Empty Nest - Extended Universe
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Iruka Umino survives the Konoha Crush, but the peace that follows is anything but quiet. Nightmares stalk his sleep, the Academy demands more of him each day, and the village keeps moving while he stays stuck in the ashes of the past. When an ANBU mission leaves Kakashi Hatake critically wounded, Iruka is the one Pakkun drags into the dark to keep him alive.
Bringing Kakashi home should have been temporary—just a few days of monitoring burns and broken ribs. Instead, it becomes something neither of them planned: shared mornings over tea, quiet dinners, the steady ache of grief eased by proximity. Kakashi sees the strength Iruka hides, the talent he buries, and the wounds Mizuki left behind. Iruka sees the man behind the mask, exhausted and reckless, and still trying to save the entire world alone.
Or Kakashi and Iruka finally realize they choose each other and navigate old enemies and old bloodlines together.
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- Part 1 of Empty Nest - Extended Universe
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This is all the behind the scenes lore, relationships, and extra stuff that came out of Empty Nest.
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- Part 2 of Empty Nest - Extended Universe