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[oyceter]

Baaa, am sheep:

Comment with the name/title of a fandom I'm aware of, no matter how obvious you think the answers will be, and I'll reply you with the relationships - canon or not - from it I ship. I'll give favorite romantic relationships as well as favorite platonic ones. Also, you're free to reply in subthreads and ask me why I ship or don't ship something.

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[oyceter]

This is going to be long, because there are a lot of character interactions in Naruto that I like.

Romantic:

Ok, I don't really ship anyone in Naruto romantically. Maybe Shikamaru/Temari, but even then my mind sort of blanks out because of the age thing, and because I like them better pre-romance than during, if that makes sense.

Platonic:

Naruto and Iruka: AWWWWWW! I feel that is all I need to say ;).

Naruto and Jiraiya: They summon frogs! Jiraiya whaps him around and runs off to check out hot women, but he's also the first person who really sits down with Naruto and teaches him technique. Also... frogs!

Team 7: Do I really need to explain this?

Shikamaru and Chouji: Childhood friends! Awww!

Spoilery ones that I am whiting out:
Naruto and Sakura: Not as a romantic ship, but I love so much how they interact after the timeskip arc, how they've both gained respect for each other and how committed they are to getting Sasuke back.

Sand Sibs: It's been so cool watching their relationship develop, from insane!Gaara to Kankuro trying to fight to the death to keep his little brother from being kidnapped.

Tsunade and Jiraiya: Normally I'd include Orochimaru because I love trios, but... he's boring. Plus, they're a lot more interesting without him and with the effects of his defection on them. They've seen so much and lost so much together.

This is cheating a little, but I love the Hokage-village dynamic, how all the village is supposed to be the Hokage's precious people, the Third and the Fourth sacrificing their lives for Konoha, Tsunade's assumption of the old duty.

[rachelmanija.livejournal.com]

Deleted due to white-out failure. That relationship. You know. It's my favorite, because it's so intense and meaningful despite being so brief in terms of actual interaction.

[oyceter]

Eep! I can't believe I forgot that relationship! That is my favorite, actually, because of the change and the great illustration of why Naruto is the hero of the series despite not necessarily being the best fighter or the smartest or having the most chakra.