Uzumaki Naruto grew up with lofty goals, guts, and determination. Instincts of a born fighter made him grow; duty to his home drove him. As the battle lines begin to blur, he must find a way to reconcile all he's ever known with the man he hopes to become. Large AU.

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.

Naruto had gone to his last battle with Madara fully prepared to die with his enemy. He did not think he'd be manipulated by old toad sages and thrown to the far past. He did not expect to wake up in the Senju clan compound either.

ANBU!Naruto. Drafted into ANBU at a young age, Naruto is guided to the path of a Captain. Leader of Team Sigma, the Hokage's Personal Guard, Naruto will lead his team and defend his Village to the best of his ability. Threats besiege the Land of Fire from all sides, and only Naruto stands before them...

Ever since the seal broke, Naruto's life has changed. He's been thrust into ANBU: he's starting to lose sight of which half is him and which half is his demon, he can't seem to find his way back to team seven, and he's been having these weird dreams - with a sky wrenched apart by a broken moon, a man with a staff, and a version of him with glowing, nine-tomoe eyes.

AU: In the toss of a coin destiny is changed. Instead of a demon's might the power of science is born. Read on as Naruto the scientist, son of Minato, apprentice of Orochimaru, brother to the Kyuubi's jinchuuruki live out his days. Now M-rated.

My name is Uzumaki Naruto. I am a shinobi by profession, an advisor by chance, and a warmonger according to my enemies. My story started with a death god, ended with an empire, and struck up a revolution somewhere along the way. [AU background]

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?

Two years after being trained as children to fight against Kumo and Iwa, Team 7 is forced to leave Naruto for dead. Ame rescues him and takes him in as one of their own. What will Naruto do? Slight Dark Akatsuki!Naruto

After four years, Hikari was finally able to help him.

AU It finally happened. Hinata was made heir to the clan, and Hanabi was going to be sealed. Desperate, she promises anything and everything to any man or being who can give her freedom. The Kyubi answers, and a deal is made.

Beating Narutoverse clichés to death so you don't have to. /srsly.\ Looking for a good story to read? Me, too. In the interim, here's a bunch of crack one-shots to help kill some time.

Bereft of acknowledgement, bereft of friendship. Uzumaki Naruto treads alone down a dark and desperate road, and has no intention of ever looking back.

AU. No one could have imagined the Kage position as a prison. As the Godaime, Naruto has a few choice words for the situation he found himself in. Tensions are high all around and danger is looming in the north. He has a village to protect- Konohakagure.

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

They molded him, shaped him into the very monster they were so afraid he would become. Then they mistakenly thought they could control him. Naruto-centric. Alternate Universe.

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.

It was so simple, so easy to give in.To just stop struggling, to completely give up, to allow himself to drown in the blood red haze. Warning: Spoilers for chapter 438

The Ninetails cannot be contained. But it will take a human sacrifice, all the same.

Shatter, Kyouka Suigetsu.

The greatest patriot will do anything for his country and pay any price to protect it. He doesn't care for honor or contempt, nor even if the country deserves his sacrifice. A true patriot never fails. Never. [Not Easy Reading] [Dark Themes]

AU In a universe where Itachi and Kisame succeeded in capturing Naruto, an Akatsuki delegation is sent to Konoha to negotiate a treaty in the midst of war. The only problem is, everyone in Konoha thinks Naruto is dead.

The Seal was supposed to trap the great demon into the child... except there was already something there. Naruto lives with a lifetime of memories not his own, and a cursed brand with a far worse legacy than any other.

Uzumaki Naruto never understood his affinity to orange. [Color speaks when words cannot]

AU. No pairings. Trust is broken, tensions rise, and truth is finally revealed. Everything was a lie?