Plotforge
Don't worry, I am not starting ANOTHER new story. This is just a collection of the varied and many, many, many, many, many, MANY story ideas I have come up with. I already have many on hand, so I will be updating this on a daily (if I remember) basis for a while. The detail and length of the ideas will vary, but as they say "Put your best foot forward". So, here is one of my best ideas yet.
Also, there will be some language, violence, and/or suggestive content in some of these ideas, thus the 'M' rating to be safe. Lastly, the series that the ideas are for will be included with the title.
Warning: may be considered a bit of a mindfuck.
One's Worst Enemy... (Naruto)
It is the end of the Fourth Shinobi War. The armies have been crippled, and the remains of the Rookie 9 find themselves working with Sasuke once more, to face the man who calls himself 'Tobi'. Naruto and Sasuke are the first to engage him, and the first to sustain heavy injuries. Despite Sakura's best efforts, Sasuke is dying, and he knows he will be no more use in the fight, himself. He sees an opportunity to help, though, when he sees the Naruto lost his right eye in the initial clash. Seeing their former classmates keeping the man busy for the moment, he tells Sakura to give Naruto one of his Sharingan. Realizing that she cannot save him, she agrees.
After getting the new eye, Naruto returns to the fight. However, When he notices the change, the masked man laughs, saying "So, the cycle begins again. Strange how the Sharingan pattern is never the same." The battle continues, until Naruto manages to land a fatal blow. It is not immediately fatal, however, and the man begins to speak. He tells them that he did what was necessary, that the loss of life would have been even worse if the villages had fought each other, as they would have if he had not acted. He tells Naruto to learn his fathers techniques, merely saying that he would need them, before chuckling and saying with his last breath "One's worst enemy really is... oneself."
As he slumped to the ground, part of the mask broke off, revealing more around the eye that could already be seen. Sakura is the first to notice something off. "He's not an Uchiha! There is even a scar still visible from the transplant!" The others start to gather around, when Naruto notices something, as well.
"Impossible!" The scar looks identical to the one he had just recieved. He tears away the orange mask, only for his fears to be confirmed. blonde roots to the dyed black hair, and three whisker-like marks on each cheek...
The man's final words echo through their minds, as they stare at an older version of Naruto's face.
AN: Now, I realize that this idea needs quite a bit of thought for it to be anything more than inane ramblings. First, was a fairly silly point; even if it is just the mask, how many ninjas would chose to where orange? Then came Tobi's technique that let him phase through attacks. Last I checked, an Uchiha lost one of their eyes when they used that technique, yet he can do it as much as he wants. What if it were not actually a Sharingan technique? I thought, if the Hiraishin is a teleportation jutsu, and you tried to teleport where you already were, might it cause you to go out of phase for a moment? Then, if you could just get rid of the flash...
From there, as well as pulling inspiration from Code Geass and Mirai Nikki, this idea was born. What do you think?