Genshipping survey! PLEASE VOTE, CHUUNIN.

[mizaya.livejournal.com]

I was looking through the comments on the OTP survey (crediting illeatchu here~) and I noticed a comment by hieronymousb that said, "The interaction I love between Naruto and Gaara, in my head, is rather gen, so I feel a little disingenuous calling that a "pairing" I love. But I'm still quite fond of their . . . shall we say, dynamic. XD;"

I myself feel the same way about the dynamics between certain characters. While I'm not really a fan of romantic pairings, I love genshipping and want to make a similar survey of my own.

SO, chuunin, WHAT ARE YOUR TOP THREE FAVOURITE GENSHIPS? You can also use your OTP for this as well, as long as you still like the pairing without the sex! I know that many people like more than just the sexual aspects of their OTP, or maybe you have another favourite if we're talking strictly gen. It works both ways, really.

How to cast your vote:

1. Leave a comment with your NUMBER ONE genship as the subject.
2. In the comment body, be sure to say what is your second and third favourite genship if you have any. You don't have to do this, but...one is kind of limiting in a series like Naruto that has so many interesting character interactions. So I'm adding this since most people will have runner ups, I think.
3. PLEASE limit your selections to the dynamics between two characters. For example: Naruto/Sasuke is allowed, whereas Naruto/Sasuke/Sakura is not.

I'll tally the results and post them in a few days as well! First place gets three points, second place gets two points, third place gets one point.

EVERYONE PLEASE VOTE. <3. I'm curious to see what you all say.

Comments

Zabuza/Haku

[mizaya.livejournal.com]

2. Orochimaru/Kimimaro
3. Sasuke/Naruto

Re: ShikaNeji

[mizaya.livejournal.com]

Just a driveby, but...

I definitely understand what you're saying about Naruto. Personally, I genship Naruto with multiple people, but there are certain characters that I can't see in strong relationships that don't involve sex. Y hallo thar, Sai.

Uchiha Itachi/Uchiha Sasuke

[lovechild.livejournal.com]

Nara Shikamaru/Yamanaka Ino
Uzumaki Naruto/Sai

Gai/Kakashi

[0phiomancer.livejournal.com]

2. Sai/Sakura
3. Shizune/Tsunade

Itachi/Sasuke

[sakurina.livejournal.com]

Sasuke/Naruto
Suigetsu/Karin

NaruGaa

[hieronymousb.livejournal.com]

Oh, God. I have so many. I genship a lot of things, because there are so many relationships in Naruto that I adore but that I have difficulty conceiving as romantic in the traditional sense of the word.

Like, I love Sasori and Deidara, but I somehow really, really can't imagine sex between them? And I love Naruto and Gaara, but I love the idea of them sitting outside and talking or helping one another understand the world. And I love Naruto's love for Sasuke and their whole dynamic, but again, I somehow can't imagine SasuNaru as a full-on pairingpairing the way most of fandom does.

My gen dynamics:

Naruto/Gaara ♥
Team 7 (edit: oops, damn it -- well, I guess Sasuke/Naruto)
Itachi and Sasuke

Naruto is a series which is really interesting to me for its non-romantic relationships; it's a fandom in which I'd actually be interested to read friendship/family/platonic bonding fics for a lot of the characters.

GaiKakashi

[manaconda.livejournal.com]

i don't care what the nature of their interaction is, AS LONG AS THEY ARE INTERACTING AT ALL. i'm so deprived.

2. NejiLee
3. Tsunade/Kakuzu--they're never going to interact, i know, but it would be epic if they did.

Iruka/Naruto

[demonoflight.livejournal.com]

2. Itachi/Sasuke (wow I cannot believe I'm saying this at all. Damn you Kishimoto.)
3. Naruto/Gaara

Kiba/Kankurou

[eli-artemisia.livejournal.com]

Seriously, these two need to hang out and watch porn together! They'd be the two guys that everyone would say "They spend way too much time...watchin' that porn, hmmm" But in the end, they are just best OMGTOTALLYSTRAIGHT buddies.

SasuItachi

[helgarr.livejournal.com]

ShikaNeji
JirayaTsunade

lee&gaara

[illeatchu.livejournal.com]

2. kankuro&kiba
3. asuma&shikamaru

oh god that was so hard to choose. but i really liked how lee and gaara interacted with each other. from the first time they fought during the chuunin exams to when they fought kimmimaro. but then lee was totally ooc when they had to rescue gaara. hum. whatever.

Shikamaru/Chouji

[akapiratequeen.livejournal.com]

I love how they're like an old married couple. (The bento!)

Iruka/Naruto
Gaara/Naruto
Asuma/Shika
Naruto/Shika
Tsunade/Sakura
Sand sibs

Naruto/Sakura

[dustbunny105.livejournal.com]

2. Zabuza/Haku
3. Gai/Kakashi

Wow, that was difficult. I'll probably pull my hair out over these answers later, too! XP

Suigetsu|Sasuke

[fyretoppaaa.livejournal.com]

2. Shikamaru|Chouji
3. Kimimaro|Juugo

♥

Naruto/Gaara

[ligtness.livejournal.com]

Zabuza/Haku
Obito/Kakashi

Changed the order a bit, because NaruGaa got me into the series, actually.

[hieronymousb.livejournal.com]

Wow, seriously? I loved (still love) Naruto's ability to reach out to Gaara, and what the two of them give to one another. NaruGaa was my oldest Naruto OTP and still remains something I care deeply about, even if my present focus is more on characters who are currently active in canon (sorry, Gaara; I still adore the guy and all).

This post is making me quite happy. It's nice to see that others were also touched by the camaraderie between Naruto and Gaara.

Sasuke/Naruto

[unmyeong.livejournal.com]

... Dude, if I answered, it'd be like. All Team 7. :| But I think second on my list would be gen!Sasuke/Sakura sodinfsodif that's right, yo. >:|

Sasuke/Naruto

[jyusan.livejournal.com]

The fact that there is a separate expression for shipping and general shipping feels weird for me (because I'm weird, apparently). Above all, I _always_ ship a pairing in the (well, I didn't know it had a unique name) "general" way or what, sexuality (if there is) only some detachable add on for me. There are times, with hot blooded pairings, of course, when it's stronger, but it's definately not the case here for me.

The relationship I treasue the most in Naruto (or the one thing overall I treasure the most to be exact) is Sasuke's and Naruto's relationship. I consider them soul mates, two people who are unable to properly function without the other one, and I honestly don't care what "level" they reach. Even if they got involved in a (classic) romantic way with each other, I think it would take ages for them to come to terms with it. I don't even care if they got paired up with someone else (though it should be logical at least), I just want them to stay the most important person in the other's life, I want them to be together - side by side, supporting, challenging each other. Each chapter where they don't meet makes me rip my hair out in anguish.
So, that's it for me.

Relationship-wise, more would be... Well I'd choose Sakura/Naruto+Sasuke (as the motherly looking after sillies), but I can't so let there be some random vote for...

2) Sakura/Sai because it has such an enormous potential, a relationship that could make both of them develop for the better.

3) Shikamaru/Temari they are my strongest het ship, but I love any kind of interaction they have.

Re: Sasuke/Naruto

[mizaya.livejournal.com]

Sorry for the random comment, but what you said about Sasuke and Naruto was beautiful.

Relationships like that are wonderful and painful, beautiful and destructive, at the same time.

[zamkenobi.livejournal.com]

I love NejiHina as a pairing and as a genship, and of course who can't love Naruto and Sasuke's relationship. I've also become a fan of Kakashi and Sasuke.

Naruto/Gaara

[yura.livejournal.com]

Sasuke/Naruto
Hidan/Kakuzu

Naruto/Gaara

[yumi-maki.livejournal.com]

I don't like this as a pairing but I love what their relationship could be like (if we would see it, Kishi!) - they could teach each other so much!
2. Naruto/Sasuke
3. And because no GEN list is complete without my favourite characters, Kankurou/Gaara for the win.

I can assure you though that Kankurou/Temari is not far behind. The Sand siblings and their messed up family dynamics occupy way too much of my mind.
Another one that I like is Ino/Sakura - another very interesting relationship that I honestly feel we don't see enough of.

Itachi/Deidara

[evoiiice9a.livejournal.com]

2. Itachi/Sasuke
3. Madara/Itachi

.... Hmmmm mine seem to all hate each other. Must be a love for conflict or something.

SasuNaru

[grindell107.livejournal.com]

I love reading about these two together, doesn't matter if they're making out or not.

2. SaiNaru - just... lol
3. KibaNaru and SasuSaku are tied for third (not young Sakura but older awesome Sakura who would kick him in the balls when deserved)

NejiLee

[youkofox.livejournal.com]

Neji and Lee have the most interesting dynamics. One might argue they are the same as Naruto and Sasuke. I do disagree, however. Past their odd friendship and mostly one-sided rivalry, they are a lot different. Neji never left, and has more or less 'mellowed out' since learning the truth behind his father's death and yes, getting his ass kicked by Naruto who proved Fate wasn't something decided by birthright.

And although similar to Kakashi and Gai, Lee is a little less exuberant and more sensitive, while Neji actively cares more about the challenges thrust upon him because of his insufferable pride. If he refused, Lee would take it as an automatic win, and whereas Kakashi might accept that just to get out of the challenge itself, Neji can't back down from it and have Lee hold something over him. It's very cute.

Him an Lee obviously work very well together, but it's sad we don't see any more of their interaction. I truly miss Team Gai.

I love them in any fic where they interact (since that is the only place I can see them now) even as just friends who aren't paired up. Granted though, I do love to see them in a romantic and/or sexual relationship :D

2. NejiShika
3. NejiNaru

Gai - Kakashi

[inner-angel.livejournal.com]

Jiraiya - Naruto
Itachi - Kisame

Naruto/Sai

[ultrasushi.livejournal.com]

Naruto/Sasuke
Kakashi/Sakura