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   This Is What We Were Never Allowed To Be by itsaredcup

   Fandoms: Naruto (Anime & Manga), Boruto (Anime & Manga)  

   • Explicit
   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • M/M
   • Work in Progress

   23 Jun 2026

   Tags

   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Naruto/Sasuke
   • Uchiha Sasuke/Uzumaki Naruto
   • Uzumaki Naruto
   • Uchiha Sasuke
   • Nara Shikamaru
   • Hyuuga Hinata
   • Haruno Sakura
   • Hatake Kakashi
   • Bottom Uchiha Sasuke/Top Uzumaki Naruto
   • Top Naruto
   • Bottom Uchiha Sasuke
   • Infidelity
   • Mutual Pining
   • Hokage Uzumaki Naruto
   • Emotional Infidelity
   • Secret Relationship
   • First Time
   • Forbidden Love
   • Emotional Hurt/Comfort
   • Angst and Fluff and Smut
   • shikamaru knows
   • longing stares and locked doors
   • Explicit Sexual Content
   • Protective Uzumaki Naruto
   • Uchiha Sasuke Needs a Hug
   • Unresolved Sexual Tension
   • Unresolved Tension
   • Slow Burn
   • Uchiha Sasuke is Emotionally Constipated
   • Desperate Sex
   • Desperate Kiss
   • Uchiha Sasuke is in Love with Uzumaki Naruto
   • Uzumaki Naruto is in Love with Uchiha Sasuke
   • naruto and sasuke are soulmates
   • Sacrificial Love
   • Sasuke Self Sabotage
   • Sexual Repression
   • Internalized Homophobia
   • Longing
   • Praise Kink
   • Cheating
   • Emotional Hurt
   • Unhappy marriage
   • Quiet Angst
   • Sad Uchiha Sasuke
   • Regret
   • Anal Sex
   • Anal Fingering
   • Nipple Play
   • Nipple Licking
   • Protective Uchiha Sasuke
   • Alcohol
   • Depressed Uzumaki Naruto
   • Heavy Angst
   • Heavy Drinking
   • Codependency
   • Inappropriate use of honey
   • Soft Uzumaki Naruto
   • Soft Uchiha Sasuke
   • Jealous Uchiha Sasuke
   • Possessive Uzumaki Naruto

   Summary

   Naruto tells the world he is happy
   He has a family, a title, a face on the mountain.
   Sasuke tells himself he doesn't care.
   He walks the edge of the world like he always has.

   But one late visit to the Hokage's office breaks the illusion they both have been clinging to.

   They can lie to their friends.
   They can lie to their wives.
   But they’ve never been able to lie to each other.

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   77,805

   Chapters:

   20/?

   Comments:

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   Bookmarked by Cartera

   23 Feb 2026