He said he saw great potential in my small body and he raised me.Because of him I lived,I learned...and I finally found someone I could call nakama.Even if he didn't call me the same.I am his son, I am his student...the dragonslayer of Acnologia.

Three months after Yuma, Konami is lost. Avoiding all mention of Duel Academy, he focuses on locating Sartorius, and spends his days slumming with the suave-speaking Pierre. But the future calls, and not even he, for all his despair, can ignore its words. With the power of Synchro on his side, can Konami prepare to stop the Light from claiming his world? Will he even want to?

"Don't lie to him" Shikamaru felt the need to say, "He's observant". Ino felt her nose rumple in disbelief. "Is he?" she frowned, wondering if the Nara was joking. "Since when?" "Since always." He paused. "Especially with things that catch his interest."

A chance collision early in Naruto's life will irrevocably change the path he takes; what happens when Naruto's views are shifted before even his dream to become Hokage? Where will his new path take him, and how many strings will he pull or threads will he trip over along the way? Puppeteer!Naruto.

For as long as Naruto could remember his life had been dictated by some sort of prophecy or world issue. Not any more. Naruto didn't care how he got a one way ticket to Earthland, he was just going to go with the flow. He was no longer going to be the hero or leader the world needed. He was going to live life as simply Naruto Uzumaki, awesome ninja who loved to kick ass.

He had no family, no talent, and a giant maniacal fox stuffed in his gut. He was a loser. Despite all this, Naruto Uzumaki had a dream, inspired by a goal. Nothing would stop him. He would go farther than the eye could see. For better...and for worse. AU. Mysteries abound. "Suspension of Disbelief" required because of absurdity. Time-Travel. Dead.

Appearing a month into classes, Konami Kodo takes solace in the cards he plays and friends he makes. However, dark forces are afoot in Duel Academy, and he is ill-equipped. Scheming mentors, dark beings... With the aid of his allies, Konami will face them all. Who knows? Perhaps when the dust has settled, he'll finally uncover just what it means to be called... "Friend."

Raditz finds himself outmatched when he comes to earth, due to a change in Goku's final battle against Piccolo five years earlier. Can Raditz find it within himself to become a hero alongside his brother, and rise to face Frieza, the androids, and more? Thanks to Nassif9000 for providing the cover image! Now with a TV Tropes page. (Yes, I regret 'Bills'. Super wasn't out yet okay)

Being ignored and gazed at with hatred can lead someone to become a boisterous and loud orange-wearing shinobi, but it can also drive him to become a silent and invisible introvert. Of the two, Naruto takes the logical choice for a future in the Ninja World. Team Sai-Naruto-Sakura. No pairings. Future of bloodshed and grittiness assured.

During the battle with Raditz, Goku is injured too greatly to make the ultimate sacrifice in the battle for Earth's fate, leaving the door open for someone else to step in and be the hero. Follow this re-telling of DBZ where the Earthlings are the main focus of the story.

Trunks was going back in time to warn the others about the androids, but instead ended up in a time when Vegeta was Frieza's most ruthless soldier... can he keep his power and identity a secret when he sees the brutality of his father's past?

**COMPLETE** The Z-senshi have mysteriously lost their ability to control ki, and the Earth is being invaded. Will strategy succeed when brute strength fails?