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Updated the status of the sequel fic 'Team 7's Ascension: Lines in the Sand' to completed status (it is linked as part of the 'Team 7's Ascension' fic. I've also updated how my username recommendation is displayed.


* Recommended by: Leid, Dyuran

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* Recommended by: Leid, Dyuran@/{{Dyuran}}



* Notes: Has an ongoing sequel, ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11830798/1/ Lines in the Sand]]''.

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* Notes: Has an ongoing a completed sequel, ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11830798/1/ Lines in the Sand]]''.

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''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13529632/1/When-Fighting-Monsters When Fighting Monsters]]'' by [[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/13231172/strid strid]]
* Recommended by: [=Orchidperson969=]

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''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13529632/1/When-Fighting-Monsters When Fighting Monsters]]''
''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/14216805/chapters/32774775 Five Petals]]''
by [[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/13231172/strid strid]]
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* Recommended by: [=Orchidperson969=]InsaneInTheMembrane


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* Synopsis: "Sakura’s elbow slams into Sasuke’s side from an angle he doesn’t anticipate, sending him tumbling end over end off the branch. Sasuke rights himself just a second too late and without checking where he’s going to land– When he does his knee twists, he feels a lightning bolt of pain shoot from his sole to his head, his leg gives out. And Orochimaru’s teeth sink down to the gum in Sakura’s shoulder."
* Pairing: Sakura/Sasuke
* Tags: Curse Mark Sakura, [[spoiler:Not a Fix-It Fic]] , [[spoiler:Sannin Swap]] , [[spoiler:Wood Style Sakura]] , [[spoiler:Double Agent Sakura]]
* Comments: An excellent series in which Sakura recieves the Curse Mark instead of Sasuke during the Chunin Exams and all the angst, body horror and heartwarming moments that entail. Even though the focus mostly features Sasuke and Sakura, I particularly liked how the author writes every character in a manner that is both fresh and realistic, and how the many holes in Naruto canon have been fixed in acceptable ways.


''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13529632/1/When-Fighting-Monsters When Fighting Monsters]]'' by [[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/13231172/strid strid]]
* Recommended by: [=Orchidperson969=]
* Status: Ongoing
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''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4573620/1/ A Drop of Poison]]'' by Angel of Snapdragons

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Son of the Sannin has been completed


''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12186367/1/ Son of the Sannin]]'' by Ander Arias
* Recommended by: [=FoxBluereaver=], @/DarthCaesar
* Status: Completed
* Pairings: Main ones are Jiraiya/Tsunade and Naruto/Hinata, with many other confirmed or hinted to come.
* Synopsis: Naruto lost his parents the night of his birth due to the Kyubi escaping, but fortunately Jiraiya and Tsunade are willing to take care of him in their place. Watch how his life unfolds while being raised by the Sannin, and how such actions will change not only Naruto's life, but the lives of those around him.
* Comments: This AU takes on a very interesting premise: what if Naruto was raised by Tsunade and Jiraiya, and what if the Sannin were around Konoha during those years he grew up? And while at first it seems like their presence solves many problems and averts many of the canon tragedies, it actually makes way for others [[spoiler: like the Uchihas pulling off their coup and attacking Konoha, and Orochimaru getting the Sharingan during the attack,]] which explores very interesting scenarios, still staying true to the spirit of the series. Furthermore, Naruto and company are trained from much earlier and because of that, they're much more capable. You won't be disappointed.
** Now with a [[Fanfic/SonOfTheSannin trope page]].



''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12186367/1/ Son of the Sannin]]'' by Ander Arias
* Recommended by: [=FoxBluereaver=], @/DarthCaesar
* Status: Ongoing
* Pairings: Main ones are Jiraiya/Tsunade and Naruto/Hinata, with many other confirmed or hinted to come.
* Synopsis: Naruto lost his parents the night of his birth due to the Kyubi escaping, but fortunately Jiraiya and Tsunade are willing to take care of him in their place. Watch how his life unfolds while being raised by the Sannin, and how such actions will change not only Naruto's life, but the lives of those around him.
* Comments: This AU takes on a very interesting premise: what if Naruto was raised by Tsunade and Jiraiya, and what if the Sannin were around Konoha during those years he grew up? And while at first it seems like their presence solves many problems and averts many of the canon tragedies, it actually makes way for others [[spoiler: like the Uchihas pulling off their coup and attacking Konoha, and Orochimaru getting the Sharingan during the attack,]] which explores very interesting scenarios, still staying true to the spirit of the series. Furthermore, Naruto and company are trained from much earlier and because of that, they're much more capable. You won't be disappointed.
** Now with a [[Fanfic/SonOfTheSannin trope page]].






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* Recommended by: [=Micky02=]

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* Recommended by: [=Micky02=][=Micky02=], @/{{Robinton}}
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* Synopsis: Naruto could not deal how he failed Sakura, Sasuke, Konoha in general, so he decided to become a nuke-nin and find his place in the world. In his travels, he takes Zabusa's sword, finds a harsh but cute Sand Nin, helps Garaa create an Emo epic, fights against mobsters, swordmasters, the Seven of the Mist, Akatsuki, the Fall of Orochimaru and a belligerent Demon God. Also [[spoiler: Disco breakdance, Icha Icha Paradise the Movie, Nunekin guitar Duel and Pocky]].

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* Synopsis: Naruto could not deal how he failed Sakura, Sasuke, Konoha in general, so he decided to become a nuke-nin and find his place in the world. In his travels, he takes Zabusa's sword, finds a harsh but cute Sand Nin, helps Garaa Gaara create an Emo epic, fights against mobsters, swordmasters, the Seven of the Mist, Akatsuki, the Fall of Orochimaru and a belligerent Demon God. Also [[spoiler: Disco breakdance, Icha Icha Paradise the Movie, Nunekin guitar Duel and Pocky]].



* Recommended by: [=BlackAlchemist=], Trickdice, @/KaiserinKai

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* Recommended by: [=BlackAlchemist=], Trickdice, @/KaiserinKai@/KaiserinKai, @/{{Robinton}}



* Synopsis: An AU fanfic that has Naruto adopted by the Haruno family. The series starts before the events of the anime, depicts the events of part 1 and 2 differently as wll.

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* Synopsis: An AU fanfic that has Naruto adopted by the Haruno family. The series starts before the events of the anime, depicts the events of part 1 and 2 differently as wll.well.



* Tags: Romance, Family, Eye trama, slowburn

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* Tags: Romance, Family, Eye trama, trauma, slowburn



* Recommended by: Dragontrapper

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* Recommended by: DragontrapperDragontrapper, @/{{Robinton}}



* Comments: A self-insert fic that really delves into the insecurties and possible mental instability of someone shoved into a world they once thought was fictional. This fic is also unique due to the fact that it has a companion story that is from Obito's perspective of events, revealing that not only is the story a self-insert, but a PeggySue fic as well, though the OC herself is unaware of this fact.An interesting change of pace considering most self-inserts make the OC nigh omnipotent in terms of how events run, so it is quite rare to see a story take the plunge and have things occurring outside of the main characters, and by extension the readers, point of view.

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* Comments: A self-insert fic that really delves into the insecurties insecurities and possible mental instability of someone shoved into a world they once thought was fictional. This fic is also unique due to the fact that it has a companion story that is from Obito's perspective of events, revealing that not only is the story a self-insert, but a PeggySue fic as well, though the OC herself is unaware of this fact. An interesting change of pace considering most self-inserts make the OC nigh omnipotent in terms of how events run, so it is quite rare to see a story take the plunge and have things occurring outside of the main characters, and by extension the readers, point of view.



* Recommended by: [=This Ridiculous=]

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* Recommended by: [=This Ridiculous=]Ridiculous=], @/{{Robinton}}



* Synopsis:"When you think about it, Sasuke, we could be standing in each other's place right now"

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* Synopsis:"When Synopsis: "When you think about it, Sasuke, we could be standing in each other's place right now"



* Synopsis: After confessing his love to Sakura and finding out her love was for Sasuke only. Naruto delves into a deep depression and is threatened by his fellow villagers for being different A jinchuuriki He flees the village with suicide in mind and tries to end his life with a slash of his Kunai, slowly bleeding, he is taken in by those who sought to kill him, The Akatsuki

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* Synopsis: After confessing his love to Sakura and finding out her love was for Sasuke only. Naruto delves into a deep depression and is threatened by his fellow villagers for being different different: A jinchuuriki jinchuuriki. He flees the village with suicide in mind and tries to end his life with a slash of his Kunai, slowly bleeding, he is taken in by those who sought to kill him, The AkatsukiAkatsuki.



* Recommended by: Dame-Amaryllis

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* Recommended by: Dame-AmaryllisDame-Amaryllis, @/{{Robinton}}



* Synopsis: Naruto awakens a new Transcendant Bloodline: the Kyoukagan, source of all bloodlines and peer of the Rinnegan.

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* Synopsis: Naruto awakens a new Transcendant Transcendent Bloodline: the Kyoukagan, source of all bloodlines and peer of the Rinnegan.



* Comments: He uses it to convince Anko to help him in building a vast large profit empire. They get a reasonable bit of profit buy a ghetto of a town and turn it into a shining metropolis. Along the way he [[spoiler: gets his own clan of ninja body guards, and even deals with Yakuza for using his warehouses for drugs...via actually buying the Akatsuki to take them down, Yes That Akatsuki]]. Also he and Anko use disguises that are vaguely described to look like Urahara and Yoruichi

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* Comments: He uses it to convince Anko to help him in building a vast large profit empire. They get a reasonable bit of profit buy a ghetto of a town and turn it into a shining metropolis. Along the way he [[spoiler: gets his own clan of ninja body guards, and even deals with Yakuza for using his warehouses for drugs... via actually buying hiring the Akatsuki to take them down, down. Yes That Akatsuki]]. Also he and Anko use disguises that are vaguely described to look like Urahara and Yoruichi
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''Fanfic/{{Chiaroscuro}}'' by ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/5953312/boomvroomshroom boomvroomshroom]]''

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''Fanfic/{{Chiaroscuro}}'' ''Fanfic/{{Chiaroscuro|Naruto}}'' by ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/5953312/boomvroomshroom boomvroomshroom]]''
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* Synopsis: Team 7 through an act of fate meet each other in their childhood and become best friends who walk the path of ninja together. GrowsTheBeard around chapter three or four and hooks you in and doesn't let go.

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* Synopsis: Team 7 through an act of fate meet each other in their childhood and become best friends who walk the path of ninja together. GrowsTheBeard GrowingTheBeard around chapter three or four and hooks you in and doesn't let go.
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* Comments:Comments: DO NOT READ. THIS STORY IS HORRIBLE TRASH AND SHOULDN’T BE RECCOMENDED AT ALL. WHOEVER PUT THIS HERE HAS HORRIBLE TASTES.

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''FanFic/{{Loyalty}}'' by A True Radical Dreamer
* Recommended by: Capeclare

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''FanFic/{{Loyalty}}'' ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13529632/1/When-Fighting-Monsters When Fighting Monsters]]'' by A True Radical Dreamer
[[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/13231172/strid strid]]
* Recommended by: Capeclare[=Orchidperson969=]


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* Synopsis: "You persecuted their clan, drove them from their home, killed their mother, and you think they want peace?" // AU where Danzo is the Third Hokage.
* Comments: This is an excellent AU fic with angst, paranoia, and mystery. It's written in AnachronicOrder, so the history of this Konoha since the Uchiha Massacre has not yet been entirely revealed, but everything ties together thus far.

''FanFic/{{Loyalty}}'' by A True Radical Dreamer
* Recommended by: Capeclare
* Status: Ongoing
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* Status: OngoingDormant; last updated April 2019



* Status: Ongoing

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''FanFic/DreamingOfSunshine'' by ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/315314/Silver-Queen Silver Queen]]''
* Recommended by: Kalvan, spacemonkey37, star trail, Dame-Amaryllis
* Status: Ongoing
* Synopsis: Life as a ninja. It starts with confusion and terror and doesn't get any better from there.
* Tags: OC Self-insert, drama, adventure
* Comments: Incredibly good, this fic is most likely the reason behind the recent surge of Naruto OC [=SIs=]. The main character is very witty yet believable in her reactions. Suffice to say, pretty much none of them live up to their inspiration.
** Has a slight flaw in its need to feature every single arc ever conceived in Naruto, which keeps with its theme of "actually living in Naruto universe", but also results in a LOT of filler ([[spoiler: Naruto hasn't been present since chapter 87 when he left for the training trip, which is an absence of more than 40 chapters at the time of this review. And the timeskip is nowhere near its end]])
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''FanFic/DreamingOfSunshine'' by ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/315314/Silver-Queen Silver Queen]]''
* Recommended by: Kalvan, spacemonkey37, star trail, Dame-Amaryllis, Mycomp
* Status: Dormant (last updated March 2019)
* Synopsis: Life as a ninja. It starts with confusion and terror and doesn't get any better from there.
* Tags: OC Self-insert, drama, adventure
* Comments: Incredibly good, this fic is most likely the reason behind the recent surge of Naruto OC [=SIs=]. The main character is very witty yet believable in her reactions. Suffice to say, pretty much none of them live up to their inspiration.
** Has a slight flaw in its need to feature every single arc ever conceived in Naruto, which keeps with its theme of "actually living in Naruto universe", but also results in a LOT of filler ([[spoiler: Naruto hasn't been present since chapter 87 when he left for the training trip, which is an absence of more than 40 chapters at the time of this review. And the timeskip is nowhere near its end]])
[=[[reviews:DreamingOfSunshine]]=]
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''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/9140913/1/ The Newest Member (A Naruto-Akatsuki Fanfic)]]'' by ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/4491500/ NaruHinadorable]]''
* Recommended by: Na
* Status: Complete
* Synopsis: After confessing his love to Sakura and finding out her love was for Sasuke only. Naruto delves into a deep depression and is threatened by his fellow villagers for being different A jinchuuriki He flees the village with suicide in mind and tries to end his life with a slash of his Kunai, slowly bleeding, he is taken in by those who sought to kill him, The Akatsuki
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* Pairing(s): Hinata/Naruto
* Tags: Drama/Tragedy
[=[[reviews:TheNewestMember(ANaruto-AkatsukiFanfic)]]=]

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''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/16426865/chapters/38461496 Flip The Coin]]'' by ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/users/Inrainbowz/pseuds/Inrainbowz Inrainbowz]]''
* Recommended by: BliaddDunn
* Status: Complete
* Synopsis:"When you think about it, Sasuke, we could be standing in each other's place right now"
Naruto grows up shunned, hated, without support and full of rage.
Sasuke grows up determined to step out of his brother's shadow and be recognized for his own merits.
In which Naruto is the one who runs and Sasuke does the chasing.
* Comments: An AU where Iruka Umino reveals Danzo's plans a few years before the series start, and as a result is not around to support Naruto before he becomes a genin- also the Uchiha clan survives, Itachi doesn't go rogue, and the Third Hokage doesn't have the same degree of power he had in canon. This results in a role reversal AU where Sasuke is the bright optimistic one looking for acknowledgment and Naruto is the brooding angry kid who doesn't want to get close to people. Also, Sakura is not a fangirl and Ino is awesome. The characterisation - especially of Naruto - is phenomenal, and the character relationships will have you binge-reading the entire thing. There's plenty of good world-building and interesting politics as well- it's clearly not a simple retelling of the canon.



* Racomemded by: Blaidd Dunn

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* Racomemded Recommended by: Blaidd Dunn



* Comments: Taivasalla is an author already fairly well known for a previous fic ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/4294303/1/Childhood Childhood]]'' and this one's arguably even better. The writting itself is top notch, some of the best I've seen in fanfic and the character arcs are unfolding at a good pace, striking a good balence between enough to keep you interested and few enough that each thing gets properly played out. It's a fairly dark fic, and trigger warnings apply for self-harm, addiction, and torture, but the topics are handled in ways that feel realistic and it's balanced out by the increadibly heartwarming, if precarious, bond between team 7. A really outstanding fic all round, frankly.

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* Comments: Taivasalla is an author already fairly well known for a previous fic ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/4294303/1/Childhood Childhood]]'' and this one's arguably even better. The writting writing itself is top notch, top-notch, some of the best I've seen in fanfic and the character arcs are unfolding at a good pace, striking a good balence balance between enough to keep you interested and few enough that each thing gets properly played out. It's a fairly dark fic, and trigger warnings apply for self-harm, addiction, and torture, but the topics are handled in ways that feel realistic and it's balanced out by the increadibly incredibly heartwarming, if precarious, bond between team 7. A really outstanding fic all round, all-round, frankly.






''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/16426865/chapters/38461496 Flip The Coin]]'' by ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/users/Inrainbowz/pseuds/Inrainbowz Inrainbowz]]''
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''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/16426865/chapters/38461496 Flip org/works/9645254/chapters/21790592 From The Coin]]'' Corner of Your Eye]]'' by ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/users/Inrainbowz/pseuds/Inrainbowz Inrainbowz]]''
org/users/chadsuke/pseuds/chadsuke Chadsuke]]''
* Recommended by: BliaddDunn Blaidd Dunn



* Synopsis:"When you think about it, Sasuke, we could be standing in each other's place right now"
Naruto grows up shunned, hated, without support and full of rage.
Sasuke grows up determined to step out of his brother's shadow and be recognized for his own merits.
In which Naruto is the one who runs and Sasuke does the chasing.
* Comments: An AU where Iruka Umino reveals Danzo's plans a few years before the series start, and as a result is not around to support Naruto before he becomes a genin- also the Uchiha clan survives, Itachi doesn't go rogue, and the Third Hokage doesn't have the same degree of power he had in canon. This results in a role reversal AU where Sasuke is the bright optimistic one looking for acknowledgment and Naruto is the brooding angry kid who doesn't want to get close to people. Also, Sakura is not a fangirl and Ino is awesome. The characterisation - especially of Naruto - is phenomenal, and the character relationships will have you binge-reading the entire thing. There's plenty of good world-building and interesting politics as well- it's clearly not a simple retelling of the canon.

''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/9645254/chapters/21790592 From The Corner of Your Eye]]'' by ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/users/chadsuke/pseuds/chadsuke Chadsuke]]''
* Recommended by: Blaidd Dunn
* Status: Ongoing

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''[[https://archiveofourown.org/series/1423531 Chosen of the Bijuu]]'' by ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/users/CenturionsofRome/pseuds/CenturionsofRome CenturionsofRome]]''
* Recommended by: [=This Ridiculous=]
* Status: Complete
* Synopsis: In one timeline, Madara hunted down and enslaved the Kyuubi no Kitsune to his will, and wielded him against Hashirama. Two hundred years later, Naruto squares off against a man who seeks to turn back time to claim the Juubi. He wins in the sense that the man dies. He looses in that he himself is cast back in time instead, and without Kurama. In this timeline, two now seek the Bijuu, one young, powerful, and driven by hatred; the other beyond ancient, inherently kind, and only seeks to save his oldest friend in the little time he has left, even if said friend no longer remembers him.
* Comments: I love the worldbuilding in this series!



* Comments: An AU where Iruka Umino reveals Danzo's plans a few years before the series start, and as a result is not around to support Naruto before he becomes a genin- also the Uchiha clan survives, Itachi doesn't go rogue, and the Third Hokage doesn't have the same degree of power he had in canon. This results in a role reversal AU where Sasuke is the bright optimistic one looking for acknowledgment and Naruto is the brooding angry kid who doesn't want to get close to people. Also, Sakura is not a fangirl and Ino is awesome. The characterisation- especially of Naruto- is phenomenal, and the character relationships will have you binge reading the entire thing. There's plenty of good world building and interesting politics as well- it's clearly not a simple retelling of the canon.

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* Comments: An AU where Iruka Umino reveals Danzo's plans a few years before the series start, and as a result is not around to support Naruto before he becomes a genin- also the Uchiha clan survives, Itachi doesn't go rogue, and the Third Hokage doesn't have the same degree of power he had in canon. This results in a role reversal AU where Sasuke is the bright optimistic one looking for acknowledgment and Naruto is the brooding angry kid who doesn't want to get close to people. Also, Sakura is not a fangirl and Ino is awesome. The characterisation- characterisation - especially of Naruto- Naruto - is phenomenal, and the character relationships will have you binge reading binge-reading the entire thing. There's plenty of good world building world-building and interesting politics as well- it's clearly not a simple retelling of the canon.



* Comments: A really warm, funny rewrite of the series where the bonds between team 7 are much stronger because Sasuke actually interacts with his team mates. Nobody becomes overpowered, although Sakura catches up to the boys much earlier than in canon. The writing style is really distinctive and funny, and the AU and side characters are really well fleshed out. It is Naruto/Sasuke, but it is a sloooow burn, 53 chapters in and it's still mostly implied- the real star of the show is the importance and depth of the family and platonic relationships, and I am in love with the Ino-Gaara friendship. It's wonderfull from start to finish, so much character development, so much worldbuilding, what's not to love?

''[[https://archiveofourown.org/series/1423531 Chosen of the Bijuu]]'' by ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/users/CenturionsofRome/pseuds/CenturionsofRome CenturionsofRome]]''
* Recommended by: [=This Ridiculous=]
* Status: Ongoing
* Synopsis: In one timeline, Madara hunted down and enslaved the Kyuubi no Kitsune to his will, and wielded him against Hashirama. Two hundred years later, Naruto squares off against a man who seeks to turn back time to claim the Juubi. He wins in the sense that the man dies. He looses in that he himself is cast back in time instead, and without Kurama. In this timeline, two now seek the Bijuu, one young, powerful, and driven by hatred; the other beyond ancient, inherently kind, and only seeks to save his oldest friend in the little time he has left, even if said friend no longer remembers him.
* Comments: I love the worldbuilding in this series!

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* Comments: A really warm, funny rewrite of the series where the bonds between team 7 are much stronger because Sasuke actually interacts with his team mates.teammates. Nobody becomes overpowered, although Sakura catches up to the boys much earlier than in canon. The writing style is really distinctive and funny, and the AU and side characters are really well fleshed out. It is Naruto/Sasuke, but it is a sloooow burn, 53 chapters in and it's still mostly implied- the real star of the show is the importance and depth of the family and platonic relationships, and I am in love with the Ino-Gaara friendship. It's wonderfull wonderful from start to finish, so much character development, so much worldbuilding, what's not to love?

''[[https://archiveofourown.org/series/1423531 Chosen of the Bijuu]]'' by ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/users/CenturionsofRome/pseuds/CenturionsofRome CenturionsofRome]]''
* Recommended by: [=This Ridiculous=]
* Status: Ongoing
* Synopsis: In one timeline, Madara hunted down and enslaved the Kyuubi no Kitsune to his will, and wielded him against Hashirama. Two hundred years later, Naruto squares off against a man who seeks to turn back time to claim the Juubi. He wins in the sense that the man dies. He looses in that he himself is cast back in time instead, and without Kurama. In this timeline, two now seek the Bijuu, one young, powerful, and driven by hatred; the other beyond ancient, inherently kind, and only seeks to save his oldest friend in the little time he has left, even if said friend no longer remembers him.
* Comments: I love the worldbuilding in this series!
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''[[https://archiveofourown.org/series/1423531 Chosen of the Bijuu]]'' by ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/users/CenturionsofRome/pseuds/CenturionsofRome CenturionsofRome]]''
* Recommended by: [=This Ridiculous=]
* Status: Ongoing
* Synopsis: In one timeline, Madara hunted down and enslaved the Kyuubi no Kitsune to his will, and wielded him against Hashirama. Two hundred years later, Naruto squares off against a man who seeks to turn back time to claim the Juubi. He wins in the sense that the man dies. He looses in that he himself is cast back in time instead, and without Kurama. In this timeline, two now seek the Bijuu, one young, powerful, and driven by hatred; the other beyond ancient, inherently kind, and only seeks to save his oldest friend in the little time he has left, even if said friend no longer remembers him.
* Comments: I love the worldbuilding in this series!

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''FanFic/WhirlpoolsAmongTheEddies'' by [=CRed1988=]
* Recommended by: Leid

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''FanFic/WhirlpoolsAmongTheEddies'' ''Fanfic/TruePotential'' by [=CRed1988=]
[=DryBonesKing=]
* Recommended by: Leidtransparentanswer, @/DarthCaesar, @/HappyMan



* Synopsis: Leaves spiral in the soft eddy as Naruto meets Karin in the Forest of Death. From that moment on, the two bearing the Clan name carried with them the fate of the Uzumaki and would be forever entwined.
* Pairing: Naruto/Karin
* Comments: A fic where Karin Uzumaki is saved not by Sasuke, but by Naruto Uzumaki in the Forest of Death. The revelation that she has family leads to her attempting to connect with him during the month of the Chuunin Exams while acting as a spy for Orochimaru.
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''Fanfic/TruePotential'' by [=DryBonesKing=]
* Recommended by: transparentanswer, @/DarthCaesar, @/HappyMan
* Status: Ongoing



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''FanFic/WhirlpoolsAmongTheEddies'' by [=CRed1988=]
* Recommended by: Leid
* Status: Dormant; last updated January 2019
* Synopsis: Leaves spiral in the soft eddy as Naruto meets Karin in the Forest of Death. From that moment on, the two bearing the Clan name carried with them the fate of the Uzumaki and would be forever entwined.
* Pairing: Naruto/Karin
* Comments: A fic where Karin Uzumaki is saved not by Sasuke, but by Naruto Uzumaki in the Forest of Death. The revelation that she has family leads to her attempting to connect with him during the month of the Chuunin Exams while acting as a spy for Orochimaru.
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''Fanfic/WelcomeToTomorrow'' by Izaranna
* Recommended by: Dame-Amaryllis

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[=DryBonesKing=]
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* Synopsis: She's going to beat the stupid right out of the Elemental Nations, one friendship at a time. Shisui, meanwhile, cackles for dramatic effect. Featuring a competent Hokage, adorable Itachi, bubbly Sasuke and exasperated Naruto. Oh, and politics, lots and lots of delicious politics. Uchiha!SI-OC.
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''Fanfic/TruePotential'' by [=DryBonesKing=]
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''Fanfic/WelcomeToTomorrow'' by Izaranna
* Recommended by: Dame-Amaryllis
* Status: Dormant; last updated July 2018
* Synopsis: She's going to beat the stupid right out of the Elemental Nations, one friendship at a time. Shisui, meanwhile, cackles for dramatic effect. Featuring a competent Hokage, adorable Itachi, bubbly Sasuke and exasperated Naruto. Oh, and politics, lots and lots of delicious politics. Uchiha!SI-OC.
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''[[https://m.fanfiction.net/s/8898479/1/Uchiha-Heiress-Remix Uchiha Heiress Remix]]'' by [[https://m.fanfiction.net/u/3385143/ JGResidentEvil]] and [[https://m.fanfiction.net/u/5632971/fight2protect fight2protect ]].

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''[[https://m.fanfiction.net/s/8898479/1/Uchiha-Heiress-Remix Uchiha Heiress Remix]]'' by [[https://m.fanfiction.net/u/3385143/ JGResidentEvil]] and [[https://m.fanfiction.net/u/5632971/fight2protect fight2protect ]].

* Recommended by: {{GeorgieEnkoom}}
* Status: Ongoing.
* Synopsis: After a night of training, a slightly more badass Naruto finds out that Sasuke Uchiha is more than the guy he seems to be.
* Pairing(s): Naruto/Satsuki/Hinata, Kiba/Tayuya, Kin/Lee, etc...
* Tags: Sakura bashing at first. However, she eventually changes.
* Comments: What starts out as [[https://m.fanfiction.net/s/8600502/1/Uchiha-Heiress the adoption of a generic gender-bender Naruto fanfiction]] surprisingly turns into a much more interesting and original fanfiction. The sheer amount of character development is a major quality, but I also enjoyed the fact that [[RonTheDeathEater bashed characters]] are either [[ShooOutTheClowns removed from the picture in the middle of the story]] or [[FromNobodyToNightmare become genuinely interesting villains]] instead of mere {{flanderization}}s of their canon selves. The only problem is, I think, the grammar and some inconsistencies.

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''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/9645254/chapters/21790592 From The Corner of Your Eye]]'' by ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/users/chadsuke/pseuds/chadsuke Chadsuke]]''
* Recommended by: Blaidd Dunn
* Status: Ongoing
* Synopsis: When a misunderstanding prompts Sasuke to take a deeper involvement in the growth of his teammates, no one is quite prepared for the way things... change. Especially Sasuke. The question is - is it for the better?
* Comments: A really warm, funny rewrite of the series where the bonds between team 7 are much stronger because Sasuke actually interacts with his team mates. Nobody becomes overpowered, although Sakura catches up to the boys much earlier than in canon. The writing style is really distinctive and funny, and the AU and side characters are really well fleshed out. It is Naruto/Sasuke, but it is a sloooow burn, 53 chapters in and it's still mostly implied- the real star of the show is the importance and depth of the family and platonic relationships, and I am in love with the Ino-Gaara friendship. It's wonderfull from start to finish, so much character development, so much worldbuilding, what's not to love?



''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/9645254/chapters/21790592 From The Corner of Your Eye]]'' by ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/users/chadsuke/pseuds/chadsuke Chadsuke]]''
* Recommended by: Blaidd Dunn
* Status: On hiatus until Aprill 2019
* Synopsis: When a misunderstanding prompts Sasuke to take a deeper involvement in the growth of his teammates, no one is quite prepared for the way things... change. Especially Sasuke. The question is - is it for the better?
* Comments: A really warm, funny rewrite of the series where the bonds between team 7 are much stronger because Sasuke actually interacts with his team mates. Nobody becomes overpowered, although Sakura catches up to the boys much earlier than in canon. The writing style is really distinctive and funny, and the AU and side characters are really well fleshed out. It is Naruto/Sasuke, but it is a sloooow burn, 53 chapters in and it's still mostly implied- the real star of the show is the importance and depth of the family and platonic relationships, and I am in love with the Ino-Gaara friendship. It's wonderfull from start to finish, so much character development, so much worldbuilding, what's not to love?

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''FanFic/OneEyeFullofWisdom'' by @/MrBright01
* Recommended by: Bored_Man, Memotauro, @/UncloudedTJ

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''FanFic/OneEyeFullofWisdom'' ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12186367/1/ Son of the Sannin]]'' by @/MrBright01
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* Recommended by: Bored_Man, Memotauro, @/UncloudedTJ[=FoxBluereaver=]



* Synopsis: Kakashi survived his losses in spirit as well as in body. Freed from his canon crippling self doubt, he takes on Team Seven and does his best to help them grow into competent and mentally resilient shinobi. But Kakashi is not the only one who has survived his tragic story intact, and several other major characters will show new faces to the world as time goes on.
* Comments: ''One Eye, Full of Wisdom'' is a Naruto fix-fic that is intended to demonstrate that you can keep the setting interesting without massive power upgrades. A background event that will be covered eventually has resulted in some psychological changes in a few characters, although their outward actions and personalities are generally still within character. The story relies on mind games, subtlety, and skill instead of larger jutsu lists and incredible new powers.
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''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12186367/1/ Son of the Sannin]]'' by Ander Arias
* Recommended by: [=FoxBluereaver=]
* Status: Ongoing


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* Recommended by: Bored_Man, Memotauro, @/UncloudedTJ
* Status: Hiatus
* Synopsis: Kakashi survived his losses in spirit as well as in body. Freed from his canon crippling self doubt, he takes on Team Seven and does his best to help them grow into competent and mentally resilient shinobi. But Kakashi is not the only one who has survived his tragic story intact, and several other major characters will show new faces to the world as time goes on.
* Comments: ''One Eye, Full of Wisdom'' is a Naruto fix-fic that is intended to demonstrate that you can keep the setting interesting without massive power upgrades. A background event that will be covered eventually has resulted in some psychological changes in a few characters, although their outward actions and personalities are generally still within character. The story relies on mind games, subtlety, and skill instead of larger jutsu lists and incredible new powers.
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''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12742973/1/For-My-Brother For My Brother]]'' by SpoonandJohn
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''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12742973/1/For-My-Brother For My Brother]]'' ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/13704930/chapters/31480632 Yeah, Kunai are cool but have you had dessert?]]'' by SpoonandJohn
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* Recommended by: TheSinfulDame-Amaryllis



* Synopsis: At the last minute, Uchiha Itachi decides he can't torture his brother, so he takes the only option available to him. It's going to take years of therapy to deal with this.
* Comments: Itachi explains the reasons behind the massacre to Sasuke inside Tsukiyomi rather than torture him then attacks Obito. Though therapy, Sasuke is more emotionally stable but still a bit off (such as taking Inoichi's explanation of why he can't kill Hiashi to mean he has to train himself and Inoichi will give the go ahead when it's time).

''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/13704930/chapters/31480632 Yeah, Kunai are cool but have you had dessert?]]'' by Authorship
* Recommended by: Dame-Amaryllis
* Status: Ongoing



''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12742973/1/For-My-Brother For My Brother]]'' by SpoonandJohn
* Recommended by: TheSinful
* Status: Dormant; last updated March 2018
* Synopsis: At the last minute, Uchiha Itachi decides he can't torture his brother, so he takes the only option available to him. It's going to take years of therapy to deal with this.
* Comments: Itachi explains the reasons behind the massacre to Sasuke inside Tsukiyomi rather than torture him then attacks Obito. Though therapy, Sasuke is more emotionally stable but still a bit off (such as taking Inoichi's explanation of why he can't kill Hiashi to mean he has to train himself and Inoichi will give the go ahead when it's time).



* Recomended by: Blaidd Dunn
* Status: On haitus untill Aprill 2019

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* Status: On haitus untill hiatus until Aprill 2019



* Comments: A really warm, funny rewrite of the series where the bonds between team 7 are much stronger because Sasuke actually interacts with his team mates. Nobody becomes overpowered, although Sakura catches up to the boys much earlier than in canon. The writing style is really distinctive and funny, and the AU and side characters are really well fleshed out. It is Naruto/Sasuke, but it is a sloooow burn, 53 chapters in and it's still mostly implied- the real star of the show is the importance and deapth of the family and platonic relationships, and I am in love with the Ino-Gaara friendship. It's wonderfull from start to finnish, so much character development, so much worldbuilding, what's not to love?

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* Comments: A really warm, funny rewrite of the series where the bonds between team 7 are much stronger because Sasuke actually interacts with his team mates. Nobody becomes overpowered, although Sakura catches up to the boys much earlier than in canon. The writing style is really distinctive and funny, and the AU and side characters are really well fleshed out. It is Naruto/Sasuke, but it is a sloooow burn, 53 chapters in and it's still mostly implied- the real star of the show is the importance and deapth depth of the family and platonic relationships, and I am in love with the Ino-Gaara friendship. It's wonderfull from start to finnish, finish, so much character development, so much worldbuilding, what's not to love?

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''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/1476808/chapters/3114223 Drops in the Bucket]]'' by ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/users/Kereea/pseuds/Kereea Kereea]]''
* Recommended by: [=ThisIsRidiculous=]

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''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/1476808/chapters/3114223 Drops in the Bucket]]'' org/works/16426865/chapters/38461496 Flip The Coin]]'' by ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/users/Kereea/pseuds/Kereea Kereea]]''
org/users/Inrainbowz/pseuds/Inrainbowz Inrainbowz]]''
* Recommended by: [=ThisIsRidiculous=]BliaddDunn



* Synopsis: Obito came onto a scene not of Rin impaled on lightning, but Rin struggling to keep Kakashi conscious. This time Kakashi has to control a demon, Obito has to try and remember what he forgot, and they both are going to need each other.

''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/16426865/chapters/38461496 Flip The Coin]]'' by ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/users/Inrainbowz/pseuds/Inrainbowz Inrainbowz]]''
* Recomended by: BliaddDunn
* Status: Ongoing



* Comments: An AU where Iruka Umino reveals Danzo's plans a few years before the series start, and as a result is not around to support Naruto before he becomes a genin- also the Uchiha clan survives, Itachi doesn't go rogue, and the Third Hokage doesn't have the same degree of power he had in cannon. This results in a role reversal AU where Sasuke is the bright optemistic one looking for acknowledgement and Naruto is the brooding angry kid who doesn't want to get close to people. Also Sakura is not a fangirl and Ino is awesome. The characterisation- especially of Naruto- is phenomenal, an the character relationships will have you binge reading the entire thing. There's plenty of good world building and interesting politics as well- it's clearly not a simple retelling of the canon.

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* Comments: An AU where Iruka Umino reveals Danzo's plans a few years before the series start, and as a result is not around to support Naruto before he becomes a genin- also the Uchiha clan survives, Itachi doesn't go rogue, and the Third Hokage doesn't have the same degree of power he had in cannon. canon. This results in a role reversal AU where Sasuke is the bright optemistic optimistic one looking for acknowledgement acknowledgment and Naruto is the brooding angry kid who doesn't want to get close to people. Also Also, Sakura is not a fangirl and Ino is awesome. The characterisation- especially of Naruto- is phenomenal, an and the character relationships will have you binge reading the entire thing. There's plenty of good world building and interesting politics as well- it's clearly not a simple retelling of the canon.


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* Recommended by: [=ThisIsRidiculous=]
* Status: Dead; last updated October 2017
* Synopsis: Obito came onto a scene not of Rin impaled on lightning, but Rin struggling to keep Kakashi conscious. This time Kakashi has to control a demon, Obito has to try and remember what he forgot, and they both are going to need each other.
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''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/9645254/chapters/21790592 From The Corner of Your Eye]]'' by ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/users/chadsuke/pseuds/chadsuke Chadsuke]]''
* Recomended by: Blaidd Dunn
* Status: On haitus untill Aprill 2019
* Synopsis: When a misunderstanding prompts Sasuke to take a deeper involvement in the growth of his teammates, no one is quite prepared for the way things... change. Especially Sasuke. The question is - is it for the better?
* Comments: A really warm, funny rewrite of the series where the bonds between team 7 are much stronger because Sasuke actually interacts with his team mates. Nobody becomes overpowered, although Sakura catches up to the boys much earlier than in canon. The writing style is really distinctive and funny, and the AU and side characters are really well fleshed out. It is Naruto/Sasuke, but it is a sloooow burn, 53 chapters in and it's still mostly implied- the real star of the show is the importance and deapth of the family and platonic relationships, and I am in love with the Ino-Gaara friendship. It's wonderfull from start to finnish, so much character development, so much worldbuilding, what's not to love?
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''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/7980726/1/Burn-Limits Burn Limits]]'' by ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/1223412/Taivasalla]]''4

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''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/7980726/1/Burn-Limits Burn Limits]]'' by ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/1223412/Taivasalla]]''4
* Racomemded by: Blaidd Dunn
* Status: Ongoing
* Synopsis: Sakura grows up in a shinobi household. Haunted by a broken father, she ends up on Team 7 a different person.
* Comments: Taivasalla is an author already fairly well known for a previous fic ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/4294303/1/Childhood Childhood]]'' and this one's arguably even better. The writting itself is top notch, some of the best I've seen in fanfic and the character arcs are unfolding at a good pace, striking a good balence between enough to keep you interested and few enough that each thing gets properly played out. It's a fairly dark fic, and trigger warnings apply for self-harm, addiction, and torture, but the topics are handled in ways that feel realistic and it's balanced out by the increadibly heartwarming, if precarious, bond between team 7. A really outstanding fic all round, frankly.

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