History FanficRecs / NarutoOneshotAndShortFics

* Recommended by: @/{{Mcnickel}}, @/KomodoClassic

''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12102670/1/Himawari-Hokage-for-a-day]]'' by [[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/6007830/Ziltoid Ziltoid]]

* Recommended by: [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/profile.php Hatted Halfling]]

* Recommended by: Hatted Halfling

* Recommended by: @/KomodoClassic

''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10923645/1/Martyr Martyr]]'' by [[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/4797211/jmtothemusic jmtothemusic]]
* Recommended by Synonyms
* ''Synopsis'': When it comes to Sasuke Uchiha, there is a whole side of selfishness involved in despising yourself.
* Genre: Angst
* Warning: Dark themes
* Pairing: Naruto/Sasuke if you tilt your head side way and squint

''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/4833651/1/A-Meeting-Between-Heaven-and-Earth A Meeting Between Heaven and Earth]]'' by [[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/1232047/BukkakeNoJutsu BukkakeNoJutsu]]
* Recommended by [=RazorSmile=]
* ''Synopsis'': Pein's brutal razing of Konoha tests Naruto's mettle in ways he never expected or wanted. As a jinchuuriki, genin, summoner, sage, and aspiring Hokage, this is what is means to be Uzumaki Naruto with his village on the brink of annihilation.
* Genre: Adventure/Supernatural

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3435754/1/ Movie Script]]'' by [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/874836/ Mistress of Sarcasm]]
* Recommended by @/{{Mcnickel}}
* ''Synopsis'': Sakura thinks that their lives would make a great movie. In fact, she's already written the script...
* Genre: ?

''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10202575/1/A-Naruto-Mary-Sue-Alphabet A Naruto Mary-Sue Alphabet]]'' by Madame Mayhem
* Recommended by fruitstripegum
* ''Synopsis'': "A is for Amaya, a very common name. Many Sues are named this, and they're all the same..."
* ''Comments'': Pretty much ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin - an alphabet of {{Mary Sue}}s in the Naruto fandom.

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5153811/1/ A Night On The Town]]'' by [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/1383657/ Hideyori Onsen]]
* Recommended by @/{{Mcnickel}}
* ''Synopsis'': Naruto always runs into drunken angry mobs in Konoha. But Konoha is a big place surely they can't all be angry all the time right?
* Genre: Humor

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/8621202/1/ Nonsensical Gallery]]'' by [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/2317375/ Christopher Scott, Gentleman Thief]]
* Recommended by @/{{Mcnickel}}
* ''Synopsis'': A series of occasionally connecting stories, of very high quality, though YMMV, as with any.
* Genre: Various

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/9185682/1/ Only a Ghost of a Hope]]'' by [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/3575875/ phoenixyfriend]]
* Recommended by jtblion
* ''Synopsis'': He was dead. She knew that. So why did she keep seeing him?
* Genre: Supernatural/Romance
[=[[reviews:Only a Ghost of a Hope]]=]

''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/4307374/1/Only-Bastards-Rise Only Bastards Rise]]'' by [[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/1232047/BukkakeNoJutsu BukkakeNoJutsu]]
* Recommended by [=RazorSmile=]
* ''Synopsis'': Uzumaki Naruto has learned everything from his mistakes. Anyone who thinks otherwise is dead wrong.
* Genre: Adventure

''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/6198673/1/The-Opposite-of-Reflection The Opposite of Reflection]]'' by [[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/2143633/coincident coincident]]
* Recommended by Kraesil
* ''Synopsis'': The man who destroyed Kiragakure, and the woman who saved it. A fairly long--as in roughly 14k words long--fic filling in the gaps left by canon when it comes to Mei's rise to Godaime Mizukage. She certainly doesn't do it the normal way--if there is such a thing as "normal" in the shinobi world.
[=[[reviews:The Opposite of Reflection]]=]

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/9062652/1/ Reiteration]]'' by [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/4379368/Aka-Mainyu Aka-Mainyu]]
* Recommended by Elector Dark, @/{{Kazeto}}
* ''Synopsis'': A NamelessNarrative oneshot (although names are given in the tags) that seems to tell of Naruto's rotten future. %%YMMV, but this troper found it chilling.
* Genre: ?

''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/5434725/1/Remember Remember?]]'' by [[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/1237339/ieatwithchopsticks ieatwithchopsticks]]
* Recommended by A-Tisket,A-Tasket
* ''Synopsis'': Deidara is confronted by an ANBU, a young kunoichi named Hana. Deidara knows Hana, but is unaware that the woman he is facing off with, in a fight to the death, is the same person he once cared so much for.
* Genre: Drama, Romance, Tragedy

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2404510/1/ She Loves]]'' by [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/726485/Fantastical_Queen_Ebony_Black Fantastical Queen Ebony Black]] (Implied Noncon)
* Recommended by @/{{AkatsukiDaybreak}}
* ''Status'':
* ''Synopsis:'' A poem from the perspective of Gaara's mother as she slowly spirals into insanity as Gaara's birth nears.

''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10400393/1/Stolen-Light Stolen Light]]'' by Silver Haired Seireitou
* Recommended by [=LastationLover5000=]
* ''Synopsis:'' A short one-shot where Madara reflects on the state of the world, and his own past, as he casts the Infinite Tsukyomi.

''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/2820918/1/Through-Stitches Through Stitches]]'' by firefly
* Recommended by beeruckzII, @/{{Pastykake}}
* ''Synopsis:'' A ripped shirt. That's all Gaara communicated with, sending one every time his siblings attempted conversation.

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3483427/1/Troubling-New-Developments Troubling New Developments]]'' by [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/1061795/SicTransitGloria SicTransitGloria]]
* Recommended by Dellanotte, @/LongLiveHumour
* ''Synopsis'': "Kakashi takes a moment to wrap his mind around equating Ino's chest with enemy shinobi while Asuma begins beating his head against the table and groaning about how he didn't sign up for this. Rated for language and the general horror that is puberty" Slight AU
* Genre: Humor

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2879844/1/ Turned Traitor]]'' by [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/690939/Diva-esque Diva-esque]]
* Recommended by @/{{Mcnickel}}
* ''Synopsis'': Three traitors, three other ways things could have gone.
* Genre: ForWantOfANail

''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/7800327/1/The-Uzumaki-s-Peace The Uzumaki's Peace]]'' by [[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/1598723/The-Pro The Pro]]
* Recommended by [=RazorSmile=], @/{{Pastykake}}
* ''Synopsis'': The end of the Fourth Shinobi World War was the herald of greatness, and an era of peace and prosperity was ushered in on the shoulders of a legend. In the world of shinobi, however, nothing is ever as it seems. And five years later, all is not well.
* Genre: Drama

** An old Kage has a discussion with a new one and hilarity ensues. Peace through superior firepower taken to its utmost conclusion; it's a beautiful thing. --[=RazorSmile=]

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/8076267/1/Wayne_what_happened_to_those_fountains Wayne, what happened to those fountains?]]'' by ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/829990/Meinos_Kaen Meinos Kaen]]''
* Recommended by Mirage, Tropers/{{Nitramy}}, @/UncloudedTJ
* ''Synopsis:'' Naruto returns to Konoha and finally works up the courage to confess his true feelings to the love of his life. Oneshot.
* ''Pairing:'' Naruto/[[spoiler:Sakura's mother]]. [[CrackPairing Yes, really]].

[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10272247/1/Your-Fault Your Fault]] by ([[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/674180/Sarah1281 Sarah1281]])
* Recommended by: Pom Rania
* Synopsis: "In the afterlife, a few of the most likely suspects try to figure out which one of them was the most responsible for the myriad of problems facing the ninja world."
* Genre: Humour.
* Comments:
** I laughed a lot.
[=[[reviews:YourFault]]=]

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3648529/1/ 150 Things Konoha Shinobi Are Not Allowed To Do.]]'' by [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/484895/Pridefall Pridefall]]
* Recommended by @/{{Mcnickel}}
* ''Synopsis'': A fic in the style of [[Blog/ThingsMrWelchIsNoLongerAllowedToDoInAnRPG Mr. Welch.]]
* Genre: Humor/Crack

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2923578/1/A-Justifiable-Excuse A Justifiable Excuse]]'' by [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/237263/rayemars Rayemars]]
* Recommended by @/NeoShiraku
* ''Synopsis'': Uchiha Itachi, there is no sin in killing your clan when they are only imposters.
* Genre: AU, Angst
[=[[reviews:AJustifiableExcuse]]=]

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7481562/1/ Akamaru Says]]'' By ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/1842325/WatchingAsYouFall WatchingAsYouFall]]''
* Recommended by @/AkaShika
* ''Pairings'': Shikamaru/Kiba
* ''Synopsis'': "Shikamaru has always been friends with Kiba and Kiba has always been friends with Akamaru. Shikamaru has gotten used to the dog "saying" things, but is Akamaru really saying them, or is it Kiba? Fluff" Taken from Fanfiction.net.
* Genre: Friendship/Romance

''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10158636/1/ Anko's Apprentice]]'' by [[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/2398776/ Yamamato]]
* Recommended by Glasvask, {{@/Robinton}}
* ''Synopsis'': The Chunin Exams would have ended a lot differently if Anko had been Naruto's teacher.
* Genre: Humor, Crackish

[=[[reviews:Anko's Apprentice]]=]

''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/4453757 An Unexpected Adventure in the Minds of Others]]'' by [[http://archiveofourown.org/users/Zenthisoror/pseuds/Zenthisoror Zenthisoror]]
* Recommended by @/{{winternightingale}}
* ''Synopsis'': The Sage of the Six Paths had planned his Grand Entrance to perfection. That plan had not involved arriving early and getting lost on the outer perimeters of Naruto and Sasuke's Minds. Since neither Mind wants to die any time soon, guides have been sent to help the Sage get back on schedule.
* Genre: 'a vaguely surreal meandering tour, borders on crack' as author put it
* Comments: One of those rare fics where your brain instantly goes "canon freaking accepted". Also very very funny. I love everything in this fic, including the fact that [[spoiler: Itachi's crow shitted all over Naruto's mind]].

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/9068922/1/Atonement Atonement]]'' by [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/4113450/ Audemed]]
* Recommended by @/WalkingOedipus, @/UncloudedTJ
* ''Synopsis'': A curious doctor delves into the case of a permanent psych-ward patient. [[spoiler: A scenario in which Naruto develops a split personality, thinks he is Sasuke. Hard to explain, but it's enjoyable.]]
* Genre: DarkFic.
[=[[reviews:AtonementR]]=]

''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/3898699/1/Automatic Automatic]]'' by Dayadhvam
* Recommended by @/{{Pastykake}}
* ''Synopsis'': Gaara's shield defense is automatic: he has never had to consciously think about ordering the sand where it is needed. Kankurou and Temari have always known this.
* Genre: Family

[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10021568/1/Blessed-Event Blessed event]] by [[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/579283/Lucillia Lucillia]]
* Recommended by [=KtheCloud=]
* ''Synopsis'': In which Obito enters the cave where Naruto was born a little early.
* Genre:
[=[[reviews:Blessed event]]=]

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3125105/1/Candlelight Candlelight]]'' by [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/93938/DrerrRedclaw DrerrRedclaw]]
* Recommended by @/{{Alrune}}
* ''Pairing'': Shikamaru x Temari
* ''Synopsis'': How much can you do for someone? Especially for someone you're not even in love with?
* Genre: Romance, Angst.

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2721219/1/ Catch-22]]'' by [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/140034/ The Sh33p]]
* Recommended by @/{{Mcnickel}}, @/UncloudedTJ
* ''Synopsis'': A series of fan ideas about the history of Naruto that were thunk up before Canon slapped it in the face (circa January 2006).
* Genre: Alternate History

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4590441/1/ Cheaters Prosper]]'' by [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/347490/ drakensis]]
* Recommended by @/{{Mcnickel}}, @/KomodoClassic
* ''Synopsis'': What's with all this fighting fair? Naruto's going to win ninja-fashion, by hook by crook and all within the rules... technically.
* Genre: ForWantOfANail / Humor

''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/564925/chapters/1010490?show_comments=true&view_full_work=false#comment_21565766 Convergence]]'' by [[http://archiveofourown.org/users/blacknoise/pseuds/blacknoise blacknoise]]
* Recommended by Synonyms
* ''Synopsis'': Semi-AU where Obito and Kakashi could be in prolonged contact without one of them dying or being arrested. A unique love story hidden in pain.
* Genre: Angst
* Warning: co-dependency, sex and a very much not healthy relationship
* Pairing: Kakashi/Obito, mentions of Obito/Rin

''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/2684460/1/ Death's Precipice]]'' by [[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/140034/The-Sh33p The-Sh33p]]
* Recommended by [=RazorSmile=]
* ''Synopsis'': Rock Lee wonders what it's like to stand on the edge of Death's precipice. Tonight, he's going to find out.
* Genre: Drama

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4446452/1/Deep-Cover Deep Cover]]'' by ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/1028106/demonicnargles demonicnargles]]''
* Recommended by Lustheron
* ''Synopsis'': He had been pretending for so long that he didn't notice when his act became his reality.
* Genre: AU/Romance/Drama

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/8940243/1/Excuses Excuses]]'' by [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/2643522/sweetsheart sweetsheart]]
* Recommended by Dellanotte
* ''Synopsis'': Jiraiya and Orochimaru have decided it's entirely unfair that, one week out of the month, Tsunade gets to do light training while they have to work themselves to the bone – so they decide it's best to investigate. Young!Sannin.
* Genre: Humor/Friendship

''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/7148094/1/Hell Hell]]'' by [[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/579283/Lucillia Lucillia]]
* Recommended by [=KtheCloud=], {{@/Robinton}}
* ''Synopsis'': An elderly Naruto has a seal blow up in his face and gets a brief glimpse of his idea of Hell...
* Genre:

''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/6289386/1/Hero Hero]]'' by [[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/1017708/Agent_Malkere Agent Malkere]].
* Recommended by @/HattedHalfling
* ''Status'': Complete
* ”Pairings”: None
* ''Synopsis'': Sakura was never meant to be a hero but in the end she became one anyway.
* ”Summary”: A character study of Sakura, written in 2010, so obviously non-canon compliant at this point, but still definitely worth checking out. If you like Sakura, or just wish she’d had a chance to be more, then take a look.

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/8175136/1/ Hokage Kakashi]]'' by [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/763713/ Mirror and Image]]
* Recommended by Veloren, @/KomodoClassic, {{@/Robinton}}
* ''Synopsis'': Whoever thought Hatake Kakashi would make a great Hokage needed to be killed. Slowly.
* ''Comments'': Has a similar half-crack-half-almost-serious tone as ''A Bad Week At The Wizengamot''.
* Genre: Humor

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2302052/1/ Joy Ride]]'' by [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/17903/ firefly]]
* Recommended by Thriaemis
* ''Synopsis'': Still in the days when Team 7 carried out missions with Kakashi, and wind up on assignment to deliver the first and LAST car of Konoha's history with a particular quirky copynin driving. The reason why Konoha has no cars? Blame Kakashi.
* Genre: Humor

''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/2623211 Killing it]]'' by [[http://archiveofourown.org/users/dawnstruck/pseuds/dawnstruck dawnstruck]]
* Recommended by Synonyms
* ''Synopsis'': A year after Jiraiya's death, a new Icha Icha volume gets published. Self-declared Number One Fan, Hatake Kakashi, grows suspicious, but keeps buying them anyway.
* Genre: Mild crack, Humor
* Warning: Spoiler up to chapter 698, a not-so-subtle TakeThat to the epilogue.
* Pairing: Naruto/Sasuke.

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3496640/1/ Legendary Perverts]]'' by [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/782540/ warai kitsune]]
* Recommended by @/{{Mcnickel}}
* ''Synopsis'': One of the things they never point out about the legendary Sannin is that each have these little...quirks. Something that this fic addresses. SFW.
* Genre: Humor

''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/2481629/1/Lessons Lessons]]'' by Elizabeth Culmer

* ''Synopsis'': Umino Iruka is a good ninja and a good man. But nobody is born with all the answers.
* ''Comments'': Just a oneshot about Iruka and how and why he became a teacher.

''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/3328304/1/Lies Lies]]'' by H.E.Gray

* ''Genre'': Drama/Angst
* ''Synopsis'': It's nearly pathetic how easy it is to fool a village full of ninjas. Iruka lies so much that he can hardly remember the truth.
* ''Pairings'': mild Iruka/Kakashi and Iruka/Anko
* ''Comments'': A dark AlternateCharacterInterpretation of Iruka. Chills, tropers. Chills.

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/9092514/1/Like-Me Like Me]]'' by [[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/3333132/ KonohasBlackReaper]]
* Recommended by Antivash
* Genre: Drama/Horror
* ''Synopsis'': During a run in with Orochimaru, Sakura and her friends find themselves outmatched. He discusses Team seven and the Sannin team, looking for who matches who. Orochimaru's observations shock everyone. A short one shot. (Directly from Fanfiction.net)

* Recommended by Glasvask

* Warning: Spoiler up to chapter 698, a not-so-subtle TakeThat to the BaseBreaker of an epilogue

* Recommended by [=KtheCloud=]

* Recommended by Veloren, @/KomodoClassic

"[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/7148094/1/Hell Hell]]" by [[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/579283/Lucillia Lucillia]]

"[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/7148094/1/Hell Hell]]" by [[ https://www.fanfiction.net/u/579283/Lucillia Lucillia]]

* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/3898699/1/Automatic Automatic]]'' by Dayadhvam

** I don't see what's hilarious about it, but it's well-written. It's interesting how (to me, at least) neither side is completely wrong in the scenario that's laid out.

* Recommended by [=RazorSmile=]

* Comments: An old Kage has a discussion with a new one and hilarity ensues. Peace through superior firepower taken to its utmost conclusion; it's a beautiful thing.

* Recommended by Mcnickel

* Recommended by NeoShiraku

* Recommended by AkaShika

* Recommended by Mcnickel, @/UncloudedTJ

* Recommended by Mcnickel, KomodoClassic

* Recommended by '''[=RazorSmile=]'''

* ''Synopsis'': "Jiraiya and Orochimaru have decided it's entirely unfair that, one week out of the month, Tsunade gets to do light training while they have to work themselves to the bone – so they decide it's best to investigate. Young!Sannin."

* Recommended by Veloren, KomodoClassic

* Recommended by Mcnickel

* Recommended by: KomodoClassic

* Recommended by: KomodoClassic

* Recommended by @/RazorSmile

* Recommended by Mcnickel

* Recommended by Mcnickel

* Recommended by Mcnickel

* Recommended by '''[=RazorSmile=]'''

"[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/7148094/1/Hell Hell]]" by [[ https://www.fanfiction.net/u/579283/Lucillia Lucillia]]
* Recommended by KtheCloud
* ''Synopsis'': An elderly Naruto has a seal blow up in his face and gets a brief glimpse of his idea of Hell...
* Genre:
[=[[reviews:Hell]]=]

* Recommended by Elector Dark, @/Kazeto
* ''Synopsis'': a NamelessNarrative oneshot (although names are given in the tags) that seems to tell of Naruto's rotten future. %%YMMV, but this troper found it chilling.

* Recommended by Mcnickel

[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10021568/1/Blessed-Event Blessed event]] by [[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/579283/Lucillia Lucillia]]
* Recommended by @/KtheCloud
* ''Synopsis'': In which Obito enters the cave where Naruto was born a little early.
* Genre:
[=[[reviews:Blessed event]]=]

* Recommended by @/RazorSmile

''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10923645/1/Martyr Martyr]]'' by [[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/4797211/jmtothemusic jmtothemusic]]
* Recommended by Synonyms
* ''Synopsis'': When it comes to Sasuke Uchiha, there is a whole side of selfishness involved in despising yourself.
* Genre: Angst
* Warning: Dark themes
* Pairing: Naruto/Sasuke if you tilt your head side way and squint
* Comments: AlternateCharacterInterpretation of Sasuke and Naruto after the war.
[=[[reviews:Martyr]]=]

''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/564925/chapters/1010490?show_comments=true&view_full_work=false#comment_21565766 Convergence]]'' by [[http://archiveofourown.org/users/blacknoise/pseuds/blacknoise blacknoise]]
* Recommended by Synonyms
* ''Synopsis'': Semi-AU where Obito and Kakashi could be in prolonged contact without one of them dying or being arrested. A unique love story hidden in pain.
* Genre: Angst
* Warning: co-dependency, sex and a very much not healthy relationship
* Pairing: Kakashi/Obito, mentions of Obito/Rin
* Comments: While I'm usually not a very big fan of Kakashi/Obito, mostly because of Obito's insane troll logic of a reason for destroying people's life in the manga, this completely blew my mind. A must-read for anyone who can read.
[=[[reviews:Convergence]]=]

''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/2623211 Killing it]]'' by [[http://archiveofourown.org/users/dawnstruck/pseuds/dawnstruck dawnstruck]]
* Recommended by Synonyms
* ''Synopsis'': A year after Jiraiya's death, a new Icha Icha volume gets published. Self-declared Number One Fan, Hatake Kakashi, grows suspicious, but keeps buying them anyway.
* Genre: Mild crack, humor
* Warning: Spoiler up to chapter 698, a not-so-subtle TakeThat to the BaseBreaker of an epilogue
* Pairing: Naruto/Sasuke.
[=[[reviews:KillingIt]]=]

''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/6289386/1/Hero Hero]]'' by [[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/1017708/Agent_Malkere Agent Malkere]].
* Recommended by @/HattedHalfling
* ''Status'': Complete
* ”Pairings”: None
* ''Synopsis'': Sakura was never meant to be a hero but in the end she became one anyway.
* ”Summary”: A character study of Sakura, written in 2010, so obviously non-canon compliant at this point, but still definitely worth checking out. If you like Sakura, or just wish she’d had a chance to be more, then take a look.
[=[[reviews:Hero]]=]

* Pairings: Shikamaru/Kiba
* Synopsis: "Shikamaru has always been friends with Kiba and Kiba has always been friends with Akamaru. Shikamaru has gotten used to the dog "saying" things, but is Akamaru really saying them, or is it Kiba? Fluff" Taken from Fanfiction.net.

* Comments: WAFF-y fic that borders on diabetic with it's sweetness.

* Comments: Rather ancient but hasn't lost an inch of its quality in 6 years.

* Recommended by '''[=RazorSmile=]'''

[=[[reviews:OnlyAGhostofaHope]]=]

* Synopsis: "An elderly Naruto has a seal blow up in his face and gets a brief glimpse of his idea of Hell..."

* Synopsis: The man who destroyed Kiragakure, and the woman who saved it. A fairly long- as in roughly 14k words long- fic filling in the gaps left by cannon when it came to Mei's rise to Godaime Mizukage. She certainly doesn't do it the normal way- if there is such a thing as "normal" in the shinobi world.

* ''Synopsis'': a [[NamelessNarrative Nameless Narrative]] oneshot (although names are given in the tags) that seems to tell of Naruto's rotten future. YMMV, but this troper found it chilling.

* Synopsis: Deidara is confronted by an ANBU, a young kunoichi named Hana. Deidara knows Hana, but is unaware that the woman he is facing off with, in a fight to the death, is the same person he once cared so much for.

* ''Synopsis:'' A short, one-shot, where Madara reflects on the state of the world, and his own past, as he casts the Infinite Tsukyomi. (one-shot)
* Comments: While brief, it's a rather interesting look into the psyche of the infamous Madara Uchiha, who, I think everyone can agree is a psychopath. This story actually sums up how I sympathized with Madara fairly well — in fact, this story places it in words more eloquent than I could come up with — and it could make those of you who hate Madara see him in a different light. Or, you might not change your opinion at all. Give this quick one-shot a read and decide for yourself.

* Recommended by KtheCloud
* Synopsis:In which Obito enters the cave where Naruto was born a little early.

* Recommended by '''[=RazorSmile=]'''

* Recommended by Synonyms.

* Genre: Angst.
* Warning: Dark themes.
* Pairing: Naruto/Sasuke if you tilt your head side way and squint.

* Recommended by Synonyms.

* Genre: Angst.
* Warning: co-dependency, sex and a very much not healthy relationship.
* Pairing: Kakashi/Obito, mentions of Obito/Rin.

* Recommended by Synonyms.

* Genre: Mild crack, humor.
* Warning: Spoiler up to chapter 698, a not-so-subtle TakeThat to the BaseBreaker of an epilouge.

* Recommended by HattedHalfling

* Pairing: Naruto/Sasuke if you till your head side way and squint.