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.

Madara had a plan. The Yondaime ruined it. Madara made another plan. One that could not fail. But the best laid plans of mice and men often go awry and this one had just run straight into the number one most surprising ninja in Konoha, one Uzumaki Naruto.

Shepard had been brought back from death by Cerberus, but she suspects TIM has manipulated her into working for him and that he has his own hidden agenda. Who can she trust besides Garrus and Tali to help her discern the truth? (Being rewritten)

John Shepard has only one truth left. That the cycle must be broken no matter the cost. The price will be more than anyone should have to bear but the prize is the future, for those he cares for and for all life in the galaxy.

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ME2- After surviving the Omega Four Relay mission, the Normandy returns to find the galaxy in political turmoil. Cerberus has been exposed, humanity has lost its council seat, and the geth offer a peace that no one seems to desire. To complicate matters, the Reapers are coming. Most characters present. AU as it invalidates Mass Effect 3. Alternate ending begins chapter 71.

Will the Normandy's favourite double-act ever realise their potential as a couple? Let's find out. Kenneth/Gabriella

To say the Dawnguard hated Vampires was a given, like saying the sky was blue. Their viewpoint was just about as black and white a one as you were going to find. It's a shame in the real world there's only varying shades of grey.

Flashbacks, interstitial scenes, and backdoor dealings. A companion to ME2 focusing on characters and worlds, big and small.

Falling in love is easy-it's staying in love that's hard. Shepard and Garrus' fight to reconcile their cultural differences is complicated by family and foes conspiring to tear them apart. Sequel to "Where Angels Fear To Tread." Partial story only.

Alduin has been vanquished, Miraak defeated, and the civil war ended. Now, the ambition of Martell Whitehead, the last Dragonborn, drives him to another war. A war that will take him back to his past, and decide the future of all races of Tamriel.

With Ulfric Stormcloak dead and the Empire victorious, Skyrim can begin the long road back from war at last. As the Jarls convene for the Moot, Gallica - Dragonborn - finds herself once again embroiled in the struggle over the throne, even as she plans her marriage to General Tullius. But history has a way of interrupting the best of plans, and a new threat is already on its way.

The year: 2183. An attack on the Global Defense Initiative colony of Eden Prime threatens to ignite war between GDI and the Citadel, and only one woman can keep the peace, track down the attackers, and expose the true threat to the galaxy. Alt.Universe

One of Konoha's greatest enemies is long dead, but Akatsuki lives on, and a new threat to peace is rising in the shinobi nations. The question is... who are the heroes, and who are the villains? AU. Follows One Small Kindness.

In the year 9:30, six remarkably different individuals find themselves drafted into a plot to unite Ferelden to stop a looming Blight. *Chapter 21: The Wardens descend into Redcliffe

An asari exploration vessel discovers Earth in the 2030's...and the first contact scenario has incredible implications for both species. What does humanity look like through alien eyes? Where do they go from here? /-AU: no Reapers, completely disconnected from the plot of the games, but mostly faithful to the setting. Told from many points of view.

Entire human colonies are vanishing. To save humanity, the galaxy's best and toughest individuals come together to form an unlikely team, all led by one very specific man. Novelization of Mass Effect 2. Default Male/Paragade/Multi-Class. Shepard/Miranda. Poster by EpisodeSkywalker

Sequel to Vulnerability: Her death tore them apart for two years. But when fate brings them back together again it will take every ounce of strength to salvage a love that has been destroyed in his heartbreak and lost to her memories. Garrus x Fem!Shep

Behind every revolution, there is a person. Behind every person, there is a story. Before she was an Admiral, Daro'Xen was a pilgrim. This is her story, the chronicles of a pilgrimage that began with the promise of hope, and ended in tragedy.

Uchiha Mikoto takes the hand of an outcast child, and with it rewrites the destiny of her clan. AU. *SEQUEL UP*

AU. Orochimaru's resignation from Akatsuki is more intense than in canon, resulting in a meeting between young Naruto and Sasori… Slow buildup. Last chapter is a summary, technically not complete.

There is nothing Loghain Mac Tir would not do for his country, but an arranged marriage with a woman half his age is the last thing he thought might be required. Canon-based AU with Elissa as eldest. Spoilers for The Stolen Throne and The Calling.

Naruto and TenTen become friends while he's still at the Academy; TenTen helps Naruto graduate, and the two of them join Team Gai along with Rock Lee. Now, Naruto must learn what it means to be a jinchuriki, and how far he'll go to defend his ninja way.

Where he was dark, she was fair. Where he was unsure, she was certain. Where he was the villain, she was the hero. But they were both heroes, weren't they? He of River Dane, and she of Ferelden. The love story of the reluctant Wardens. Mature themes.

Set in ME2, this is the story of a bitter, scarred Shepard coming to terms with the depression that has followed the loss of his beloved Normandy. Salvation, however, comes in many forms, and his so happens to take the shape of a certain quarian machinist...

Even though the Collectors have been defeated Shepard and the crew of the Normandy aren't safe. An old enemy waits in the shadows, one armed with something far more dangerous than a gun: knowledge.

A different history to Mass Effect in which Human technology develops along different lines than anything the Citadel knows...an Alternative History of Mass Effect.

A collection of stories, each tale mapping out the inner life of a compelling character from the ME series. Varying lengths & genres. Shipping, dark themes & strong language. Same canonical universe as my fic, "Invictus". Latest installment: Garrus

Mass Effect 2 novelization, the life of one spectre that's seen more than his share of the galaxy's dark side. If you've already died once the question becomes what's worth living for? It's the question that will have to be answered to save a galaxy.

In the midst of victory, fate strikes a terrible blow to the hero of the Citadel. But knowing that he'd already risen from the grave before, a certain Quarian refuses to give up on him.

This story focuses on Grunt, our lovable teenage Krogan! Follow the adventures of Grunt as he grows up with the Normandy crew, and wraps his head around the concept that he is attracted to a Quarian! Contains adult situations and violence. Grunt X Tali

Sometimes, a ninja goes missing. Sometimes, a ninja tells lies.

Guardian angels have never been perfect creatures, but a one-time hitman might be stretching things.

ME2-When Shepard is away from the Normandy, the squad begins to chafe under Miranda's authority. They look to have her replaced as XO, but on a ship built by Cerberus, crewed by the most powerful mercenaries in the galaxy, a mutiny could spell disaster for all of them. Garrus, Miranda, Tali, Jacob, Mordin and other supporting characters. Not a shipfic. Shepard-Free.

They were supposed to come out alive. With a scar inflicted to the Commander's psyche, from the falling of a brother at arms, where does the adrift commander stand? It falls to his crew to hold him together, in light of an unforseen threat. Chapter 3 up.

Explorations, variations and off-camera moments from the Mass Effect 2 storyline. Multiple character POVs.

A story of a turian Spectre uncovering the truth behind Shepard's disappearance, and ultimately deciding to aid the human from the shadows. Original character, first FF. Rated M for language and graphical violence. Reviews are welcome!

Miranda is not just an interesting character. She is a symbol. This story is about how she became what she is and the role she might play in the bigger picture of things. The stage is set when Miranda is 16, and makes a discovery that will change her life

From the Author of "A Creed Unhinged" comes a softer look at Quarian society, their envirosuits, and the relationship between Commander Shepard and Tali'Zorah. A technical and romantic exploration of Quarian technology and cross-species relationships.

When a Systems Alliance research facility went silent, the brass knew who they should contact for help. Sometimes, there are things in life not even training could cover; not even the encounter with the Collectors... post-ME2 event

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.

Humanity dares. Humanity risks. Shortly after the Battle of the Citadel, the System Alliance's latest treaty will change the face of galactic politics, warfare, and the shape of things to come.

Jillian Shepard travels to Palaven in an attempt to convince the Primarchs of the Turian Hierarchy that the Reaper threat is real. However, after a PR disaster concerning her unconventional personal life, complications and cross-cultural conflicts arise.

Complete. Nobody's really whole, we're just broken in different ways from each other. Jack/Thane.

Now a collection of oneshots. Various encounters and viewpoints offering a glimpse of a True Renegade, the Butcher of Torfan, a man defined as "a Good man, but remember that Good isn't Nice and Nice isn't Good." On temporary but indefinite hiatus.

17-year-old Uchiha Itachi was not pleased or impressed when he viewed his 12-year old fiancee in the form of one Hyuuga Hinata. But fate seemed determined to have a different agenda, especially when Uchiha Itachi somehow becomes the instructor of Team 8.

Even vermin have a story.

The aftermath of Pain’s attack left Tsunade in comatose, Danzo's plot of becoming Hokage is thwarted by Naruto himself. With the doubts that the Lord of Fire has placed on Danzo, Naruto is suddenly left inheriting the mantle of Hokage before the Summit.

A loosely connected series of scenes exploring the relationships between Commander Shepard and her Cerberus 'allies' from varying perspectives.

Yahiko survives and wins the civil war against Hanzo. As the new leader of Ame, he seeks a new path to peace. Through sabotage and destruction, the shinobi world will be annihilated. No Madara, Dark!Naruto, realistic ruthless militaristic Sandaime/Konoha

When Suna attacks, Naruto and Gaara must abandon Konoha, find the other jinchuuriki, and unlock the secrets of the Village of Shadows, or all is lost. But it is only six years later, when Konoha comes demanding help, that the last Great War begins.

AU. Naruto is able, driven and a true ninja genius. What will he accomplish? What will he fail to accomplish? An intelligent, genjutsu wielding, quasi-super-but-try-it, leader Naruto epic. Features strategy, realistic combat and subterfuge. **Naruto/?**

Young Naruto believes himself alone with no family, he is wrong. Learning the ways of his mother the young boy will embark on a mysterious adventure that could destroy both him and Konoha. What will he do when confronted by his clan's legacy? Slight AU.

The difference of a second can mean life or death to a shinobi. How would Uzumaki Naruto's life change if such a difference had occurred? Above the red waves, Naruto's path is forever altered.

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.

Fear breeds Hatred. Hatred breeds Darkness. Darkness breeds Evil... and Evil? Evil breeds Power. The Sound of her voice, a Curse of a snake, the Forbidden Kinjutsu of a greedy man. 5 years old, a young Naruto has no idea what he's getting into...

Naruto leaves on his three year training trip, and Sakura begins the struggle to improve herself. How much will they have changed when they meet again in one hundred days?