"They say the only thing to fear is fear itself. That, and a motivated Nara." Shikamaru is born with his father's intelligence and his mother's work ethic. The world is turned sideways.

Uzumaki Naruto was born to be a shinobi. He was supposed to be a killer; a protector of unparalleled skill. His lineage and the demon in his gut ensured that. In canon, his growth was stunted. In here, he had a reason to be strong. He has to survive. AU.

Thirty year old Kakashi was supposed to have been killed by Pein during the Invasion. Instead, he wakes up in the body of his twenty year old self. (It gets a lot more complicated.) Time travel.

In the sealed scroll he finds a Bingo Book – his own page marking him as an S-class nukenin with flee-on-sight orders. "Ok. That is definitely different." Dimensional/Time Travel.

After two years of travelling with Jiraiya, Naruto meets up with Sakura on the Island of Danube. A dangerous swamp has grown out of nowhere and mercenaries are flooding the island. With his mission, Jiraiya's antics, and Sakura's good looks, Naruto has more than enough on his plate. But when he hears that Sasuke isn't far away, things quickly become even more complicated.

12-year-old Naruto often dreams about the future, but when he is launched four years into it, not everything is as he envisioned. The Fourth World War is just around the corner, and Akatsuki is more dangerous than ever. But hiding and doing nothing has never been Naruto's style. To change the course of history, he searches for the truth about the future, and a way back to the past.

Keep fighting, they say, eventually you will have won. But what is winning? As order in the Element Nations collapses, Team Seven asks just that. The desert cries out and on blood-soaked dunes their sandals leave imprints. Where do you draw the line when war puts morality into question at every turn? [AU]

In unity lies strength; each leaf is important or the beauty of the tree is lost. Some bonds, however, are difficult to forge and even harder to keep. The tide of blood nears, drums thunder, and three Genin stand tall as the world spirals into madness. [AU]

(AU) [Rationality, meet Naruto] - Anko never wanted to lead a genin team. Sadly, the Hokage isn't okay with that; he hands her Naruto, Hinata, and Shino and orders her to "make them the best ninja and, more importantly, the best *people* possible." She's got her work cut out for her. M for combat and occasional cursing.

Obito became the Jūbi Jinchuuriki and consequently got smacked to oblivion and back, with words and Naruto's fists. He died protecting the hailed boy of prophecy and his bonds, a smile on his face as he went to join Rin and Minato in the afterlife. But things didn't go as expected, and it seems that life has more plans for him… Time-travel.

AU. In battling and defeating Kyuubi No Kitsune, the sealing jutsu unexpectedly sealed away Yondaime Hokage into Naruto. What will life for Naruto be like now that Yondaime is sealed away into him?

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.

Sequel to LIKE ME! Must read before this fic. After the encounter with Orochimaru, Sakura can't help but wonder.

Naruto becomes the villain everyone in the village always thought he would be. Only one person will risk everything to try and redeem him. His best and most loyal friend, Uchiha Sasuke.

Mama didn't have whiskers and Himawari was determined to find out where they went.

What if Naruto had been selected for a different team? What if he'd had a different mentor? Who would guess the consequences would be so large?

All he can do is kill. Again and again and forever. (Kakashi does not return from the war unscathed.) Oneshot.

The night he was sealed inside the human child, the Kyuubi conceived a plan meant to give him freedom. Twelve years later, that plan is finally set in motion. And the brat is going to cooperate, that he knows it or not. AU and slight FFVII crossover.

The creation of an ascended being puts a strain on reality. A little too much effort on his part or even just a slight loss of control may very well result in a tear—a warping of time and space itself. Unfortunately, Naruto and Sasuke have to pay the consequences. [Time-Travel. Warring Clans Era. No Yaoi. No Bashing.]

Shikamaru didn't know if it was time travel or reincarnation. But between memories of the future and having Itachi and Sasuke as brothers, he knew his dreams of a simple life would be impossible. (Or: The best idea I had for motivating Shikamaru to interact with Itachi).

Revenge never tasted so bitter. It never was supposed to be this useless waste of life. Now Sasuke has a chance to go back and change everything. ***THIS IS UPDATED ON AO3***

The smallest of pebbles can create thousands of ripples. A simple off hand remark can create a lasting message. In the ninja world, these ripples will someday become the tidal waves that will tear the ninja world asunder.

Four different people from four different time-lines travel to the past for various reasons, and end up in the same time-line upon which they wreak havoc. Follow the adventures of the "time traveling" Naruto, Kakashi, Jiraiya, and Tenzo.

When finding himself stranded in the past, what is a man supposed to do? Surrounded by old friends who are younger than you remember, and without anyone to lean on, life becomes a challenge. Will he be able to forge new friendships and change the course of the future, to prevent the blood soaked world he came from? Failure equals death and mindless destruction. Time-travel.

What if something made Naruto the dead-last that everyone sees him as? What if he really wasn't as weak as he seemed? The true Naruto, unleashed upon the shinobi world! AU Story starts at Invasion of Konoha arc and continues onwards.

AU. Desperate and rushed, Minato Namikaze is forced to rely on the Death God's seal, a seal he doesn't fully understand, and his son pays the price with his life. So who is the blond-haired kid running around Konoha? M for language and violence.

When the Yondaime can't be ressurected using Edo Tensei, Ororchimaru tries to hurt Sarutobi by using someone equally painful for the Hokage. He really should have thought this through. The Konoha 11 learn a bit about Naruto's history.

I was a cold, callous individual. I was sarcastic and witty, not a pleasant person to be around. I cut you down with biting words every chance I got and smiled so frighteningly that I made children cry. I was, simply put, an asshole. On Hiatus.

Naruto is attacked on his ninth birthday, just as Itachi kills his clan. Bereft of his dreams, Itachi helps Naruto for his own purposes, changing everything as we know it. Sharingan wielding Naruto, Naru/Yugito. Possible Jir/Tsu later chapters. Complete.

After the fall of the Kyuubi, Senju Tsunade takes up the mantle of Hokage. Nearly 10 years later the village is once being pulled into a war. A special team is being put together and trained by the enigmatic ANBU named Saru. AU, Epic Length

One shot of what might have happened if Sakura had been less obsessed and less blind

The eve after Kyuubi's attack, Konoha is low on strength. The council agrees to turn Naruto into a living weapon. But years later, after Sarutobi's death, will Konoha's weapon continue to defend it? Or will he poise his blade to carve out their throats?

Kyuubi was said to have been so powerful and malevolent that its presence could be felt from miles away, with a killing intent so strong it could freeze elite ninja in their tracks. What if Naruto received some of this as Kyuubi's host? One-shot

Due to an unfortunate choice of words, Madara gets a little stalker before the Massacre.

Crossover between Naruto and Popcap's Plants vs Zombies. Rampant silliness, crazy ninja, undead hordes, and killer vegetables. What more could you want?

After defeating Madara and saving the world, Naruto fulfills all of his life's goals. Well, all but one actually, and he's working on that one...

Naruto didn't choose his bright orange jumpsuit just to get attention, and he didn't fail the Academy because he wasn't trying. Things looked different from his perspective. One-shot.

Sasuke meets Ino instead of Sakura on his way out of the village, and learns a valuable final lesson: don't start a clan war with three others. Especially if yours happens to be dead.

Pein's final technique wasn't control over death, but time. Naruto, sent back to start his life over, has a chance to change it all. Stuck with a differing Kyuubi attack and a wary, overprotective Fourth, will Naruto be able to do as he planned? GENFIC.

Naruto and Jiraiya trained together for years, a bond of sensei and student. This is a collection of moments displaying that bond.

Naruto is a mute, but still decides to become a ninja. In a last stand against Madara he is defeated, but unforeseen circimstances cause the Uchiha to send Naruto back in time. Time travel fic

The Legacy of two Villages and the hope for the future of the world rests on the shoulders of Namikaze Uzumaki Naruto.

What if Naruto's surname meant more than just a simple title? What if his ancestors had a history beyond that of the typical family stories? Reflected in his eyes are the eerie truth of the past, the present, and inevitably, the future. Bloodline!Naruto

When Naruto is running away from a angry mob he activates his chakra and takes the initiative to join the academy and become a ninja eight years early.

AU time travel: The kyuubi no kitsune knew something was wrong, but couldn't put a paw on quite what. However, there are benefits to being a force of nature, including time itself bending to accommodate you. Edited version on AO3!

The incident Kakashi alluded to in Not Quite a Kage Killer in which Minato kisses the Hyuuga twins.

In which Naruto achieves mastery of two, and only two, jutsu. In which Naruto has a great deal of chakra. In which Naruto is unstoppable. One-shot.

In which Jiraiya makes a critical mistake, thus thwarting Akatsuki once and for all. One-shot.

Akatsuki lies broken and Naruto hates the world. Where does he go from here?

Naruto and Kyuubi work togeather to help Naruto survive his harsh life in Konoha. Will he live alone in misery or will he find friends and grow strong to protect them. M for safty. Fem Kyuubi, unknown pairings.

Before Naruto’s birth, Minato had to promise his first born child’s hand in marriage to an Iwa noble clan in order to end the Third Shinobi War. Now Naruto Namikaze must grow up dealing with being the son of a Kage, a Jincurriki, and an engaged man

Long ago the world was full of amazing technology, things ninja could only dream of. For centuries this ancient art was lost. That is until a nosy blonde found it in a dusty tome. Now he follows in their footsteps – those of a mad scientist.

-Discontinued for now- Naruto get's sent back in time to when he was 12, only problem is, he is a genin when technically he is an Anbu. He is married to Hinata so Naru x Hina.

Uchiha Itachi hadn't planned for this possibility, but then, if he'd had his way, he would be dead. How this had happened was a useless question. What mattered was, what would he do now? To be or not to be... It all hinged on his choices. Time travel.

But then again, Naruto's opponent wasn't a Kage. After going through Tobi more than once, Naruto decides to try something else.

Lies have power. They can change a simple-minded believer into a two-faced schemer and a timid follower into a fanatical devotee. They can change a child angry at the world into a man consumed by more than vengeance. But that power is a lie as well.

All legends carve their names into the stone of time. Be it grudging, willing, or lazy, each legend does it. The ironic part is that the one who does it lazily is the one that has the most impact. I am Nara Naruto, and I have the lazy signature in time.

Shortly after failing the graduation exam, Naruto steals the forbidden scroll and finds a scroll addressed to him inside. Armed with it, he will strive to become the best as his heritage is revealed to him and he rocks the Shinobi world.

On the day the Kyuubi rampages, the Fourth Hokage uses a different technique. One day in his life had he lived to see his son grow; to see his village flourish. Minato-as-Hokage.

Danzo could have been a hero. Oneshot.

ON HOLD/Being rewritten

Naruto could do the seemingly impossible, because he wasn't aware that he should not be able to do so. He didn't know better than to try. So he believed he could. Belief leads to persistence, leads to almost superhuman effort, leads to victory. One-shot.

Everything in this world will always have their opposites. Man and woman, good and bad, Demons and Gods. Pairings inside. New Chapt FINALLY up.

After hearing the truth about Kyuubi by Mizuki, Naruto doesn't join Team 7. No, he trains for 6 months under Mitarashi Anko. During this time he learns about his past, his present and his future.

They were never meant to be. And everyone knew it.

The most powerful of the three great eye techniques. Revered by civilians and shinobi alike the Rinnegan was said to have the power to make or destroy worlds. It was up to the destined child to decide. Would it be the redeemer or destroyer of ninja life?

Swordsman and Kung Fu Master, Naruto harnesses natural energy in its RAW form, Qi. New destiny to embrace. Will he fall under the devising of his enemies and crumble in face of tragedy? Naru X Ten, Naru X Hina. Formerly So9L

Each tailed beast had a power. Shukaku had sand. Kyuubi had luck. Good luck for himself, drained from his enemies. It was for this reason that Naruto was the luckiest man in the world, and his enemies the unluckiest.

Kyuubi comes to an understanding of death, of divinity and of true power. Kyuubi learns from his seal how to manipulate even the gods, and become one himself, if only by proxy.

Jiraiya was a self-proclaimed super pervert. He loved women. It wasn’t unusual for him to frequent a place like this. That didn’t make this kind of thing right. A different look at everyone’s favorite perverted Sannin.

Some legends are born and some legends are made. Uchiha Itachi's legend just is.

every body asks about Naruto's tattoo, and about why he got it. here is his story

Sasuke finally has everything he wanted. One shot.

What lies behind the Shiki Fuuin? Who is Naruto, really? Told from the Mizuki incident onwards, a new Naruto emerges, smarter, stronger, and better. Female Kyuubi. NaruXFemKyuuXFemHakuXTentenXHinataXIno.

-Alternate Universe- -Rewrite- What if Obito never died? What if he and Rin raise Naruto as their own son away from Konoha and its people? What would change? Read and find out! Paring - N/A, Powerful-Naruto

Let it not be said that being Uzumaki Naruto is anything approaching easy; he has an obligation to the future but a duty to the past, and a time-traveling jutsu that lets him travel between both. OR: Naruto travels between the past and the present, and somehow loses himself in the process.

Naruto learns to practice the Golden Rule. Incorrectly. Do unto others, as they have done unto you. One-shot.

You'd think being brought up by his Sannin mother instead of as an outcast would make Naruto's life a little easier. Not so for a guy with a demon trapped in his belly, even if he's genetically predisposed to handling it. Mokuton!Naruto

What if Naruto had a special defense like Garra. But with wind and not sand. intelligent Naruto, slightly dark. Pairrings not decided. Not Yaoi. M to be safe in future

The Yondaime hadn’t miscalculated. And he wasn’t all that golden either. An angelic exterior hides far more sinister motives. Long live the Hokage.

Exposed to the Kyuubi from a young age, Naruto endeavors to control his demonic Kekkei Genkai, and prove to the world he is no demon. NaruHina

After a painful encounter with a fruit cart at the age of 6. Naruto descovers the Kyuubi and he decides that he has had enough. He swears an oath to make sure that no one ever suffers like he did. editing some of the earlier chapters, deviation aproaches.

I was betrayed by those close to me. Those I never suspected would. Now...all bets are off. Pairings undecided. NO YAIO!

Fruits are yucky," Naruto said. "Naruto, you have to eat your fruits," Sarutobi told him. Who knew he would regret those words so quickly when the 3 year old got up and ate the Oto Oto Fruit Jiriaya brought. X-over One Piece. Complete YugitoXnaruXHina

One cannot cheat the God of Death. However, the Shinigami is a reasonably fair deity as Konoha soon discovers. Naruto personally learns what happens when one gains a divine gift.

COMPLETE. Young Naruto is prohibited from being Ninja of the Leaf. Left to his own devices he takes an unusual path to power as a Puppeteer. Smart!Powerful!Wily!Naruto. Lots of conflict with Orochimaru, Sasori and other Akatsuki.

His defenses have dropped, the barriers weakening, and for just a little while he glimpses the terrifying secret beneath the surface.

Ruto and Nata, two peaceful villagers, a young married couple in wave run a simple restaurant. One day ninja from Konoha come and their past comes back to haunt them. Naruto and Hinata Uzumaki thought dead are dragged back to Konoha.

AU, pre-Naruto-ish, one-shot. What if the Kyuubi never threatened Konoha on that fated October night? What if the Kyuubi was not what it seemed? Read and review, please!

Ne, Kyuubi, how did chakra came to be?" - A simple question from one confused jinchuuriki brings a revelation, truths shrouded in darkness and confusion are revealed by one of the witnesses of how chakra came to be. one-shot

All ninja of Konoha have the Will of Fire. But for Naruto, it has a different meaning. For Naruto, it is the ability to resist the Kyuubi and his own dark urges, to protect his friends and do the right thing. One-shot.

What happens when an unstoppable force meets an immovable barrier? Things break. Things like Time. Another take on Kyuubi and the Shinigami's seal. One-shot.

Those Council fools want me gone so they can get back to the way things were. But I know the truth: there's no going back. You've changed things ... forever.

A story about how Naruto copies the style of jyuuken, to deadly effect. Now he is a killer, who continues on in hopes of redeeming himself. In hopes of atoning for his accidental crime. NaruHina. Dark. One-shot.

A story about how Naruto copies the style of jyuuken, to great effect. Only, his version is much more deadly, thanks to Kyuubi. But no one will tell him, and so when he finally finds out… Dark. One-shot.

Naruto dies and then wakes up as a twelve-year-old genin. He discovers that the shadow clone technique duplicates his soul each time he uses it, and he is cursed to relive the tragedy that is his life over and over again for every soul he had duplicated.

Naruto was the ideal shinobi, a cold killer twisted by the Kyuubi's demonic whisperings. When he is placed onto a Genin team, new bonds develop. Now this living machine struggles with his dark past and what it means to be human. Now complete.

He was not evil. Au contraire, he was the best, last hope for the noble and virtuous. A closer look at Orochimaru’s past. Dark, sort of. One-shot.

Hokage and prisoner. Konoha and Oto. Ninja and cripple. But it didn't matter, in the end. They understood each other, without and sometimes despite any words between them. Naruto/Tayuya NaruTayu One-shot.

Uzumaki Naruto is exiled after brining the Uchiha back. Reunited with a childhood friend, the pair embark on a journey of discovery that will eventually bring them back to Konoha. NarutoHinata later chapters OCOC

Uzumaki Kushina survived her son's birth and the Kyuubi's attack. Now she must do everything in her power to protect him and help him reach his dream, to be Hokage. Naru X Hina X Yugito

So unfair. It was just one jutsu. One simple little jutsu that could detect lies. And yet, the damage it does is disproportionately exaggerated- tearing apart Naruto's entire lifetime in only a few seconds. Could they really blame him for going insane?

To those who safeguard the beasts of legend. We honor you.

Full Summary inside. Don't own Naruto and all that stuff.

What if Jiraiya leaves with a 5 year old Naruto for a long training journey? How will his life be different? Watch as Naruto experience harsh obstacles before finally becoming a legend.

AN: Don’t own Naruto and all that stuff or anything from other anime shows and stuff that’s not mine originally.Summary: The fight at the Valley of the End is over and Naruto has won the battle, but the war is far from over as Kakashi arrives on t

Orochimaru made a promise, at the grave of his parents, that he would never create orphans – never subject others to the horrors he had himself endured, no matter what other horrors he may commit, he would never force another to relive his own experiences

The Village Couincil always thought they knew best. After all, Naruto was the Kyuubi Incarnate...right? Oneshot.

As Naruto ages, his healing rate keeps improving, until it heals even aging. The tale of the Immortal Hokage. Oneshot.

Ever wonder how Shikamaru's parents got together?

Complete Naruto, Jiraiya, and Tsunade decide to leave Konoha after politics become too much for them. But first, Naruto wants to go out with a bang.

Complete one shot. At the end of Naruto's life, he offers the only thing that matters to his best friend. A second chance.

Every chapter brings twentytwo quick, random glimpses into the world of Naruto. Sometimes poignant, sometimes utterly insane...

Rock Lee wonders what it's like to stand on the edge of Death's precipice. Tonight, he's going to find out.

History repeats in strange ways, and not all traditions or acts of kindness are readily apparent or easily understood. Oneshot, moderate AU, set during the timeskip. Enjoy!