The Thousand-Armed Goddess of Mercy
is a Naruto Fanfic written by A Lil Silverfish. It was published in 2022 and currently has 107 chapters on Archive of Our Own.
After reincarnating into an infant Tsunade, an Original Character swears to save her Clan, find her people and become a Big Damn Hero in the process.
The fanfic contains the following tropes:
- Child Supplants Parent: Tsunade replaces her father as clan head after he finally goes too far.
- In-Series Nickname: Tsunade is referred to as "Princess" by the village as she's essentially Ninja Royalty due to the Senju Clan's role in founding the village.
- Mandatory Motherhood: Tsunade is expected and constantly pressured to have children and pass down genes for the Wood Release.
- This eventually comes to a head when the Third Hokage gives her an ultimatum.
- Morality Adjustment: The author explicitly states that the work explores Tsunade's Character Development into a person who could have a (relatively) healthy relationship with Orochimaru.
- My Beloved Smother: Tsunade's mother is controlling and manipulative.
- Parental Substitute: Tobirama fills this role for Tsunade.
- Recessive Super Genes: Wood Release hasn't been seen in Konoha since the First Hokage himself.
- ...until it manifests in Nawaki, the First Hokage's grandson.
- Screw the Rules, I'm Doing What's Right!: The Sannin when they remove the Cursed Seal from the Hyuuga Clan.
