Enter the world of Pokémon from a rational perspective. Instead of starting his journey in ignorance, Red has spent his years studying the creatures so central to his world... and he doesn't quite agree with all the information in his books. No time for rookie mistakes here: he's on a quest to discover the true nature of Pokémon, and maybe even find out where they really come from.

Taylor gains powers in the locker; this much is familiar. But the power she gets, and what she does with it, begins to change things around considerably. Faced with the pressure of the power she has, and official apathy, she must make her own decisions, and take a different route to achieve her goals. There will be trouble.

The average person can easily understand that when it comes to living in a crime-infested city like Brockton Bay where villains carve out their own personal fiefdoms, treating life like a game can get you killed. It's kind of ironic, then, that Greg Veder has always been far more serious about games than he ever has about life. (Worm/The Gamer AU)

"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.

Sequel to The Accidental Animagus. Voldemort's back, and this time, he's not alone. Harry and his family are caught in the middle as the wizarding war goes international. Years 5-7.

Janesha of Mystal is a celestial. Not yet a god in her own right, she has managed to irritate one, and has gone on a self-imposed journey of discovery that ends up in an unexpected side-trip ... to a place called Brockton Bay.

A girl reborn into the world of ninja wants to escape the cycle of violence. Power is the only thing that brings freedom in the ninja world and she will have freedom... at any cost. However breaking the bonds she forms won't be as simple as she imagines. AU SI.

This is a Taylor Hebert centric story, starting just after the locker. Details after that are sketchy ...

It was done. The two biggest secrets in Konoha were out. Now, at max level, and wanted by Konoha, our favorite minmaxer has to do the impossible: Break the Cycle of Hatred.

We take the tale up in early February of 2011, when Sophia incites a group of boys to chase Taylor down and duct-tape her to a telephone pole. It all goes horribly wrong from the moment that they catch her. Things will never be the same again, for Taylor Hebert or for Brockton Bay.

Taylor Hebert died, but her shard had recorded her. Every thought. Every memory. Thousands of years passed and the world changed. When Orochimaru resurrected her, he thought he was a shinobi. Taylor knew he was really a parahuman pushed towards conflict by his passenger.

It was their last, desperate gambit. Their last hope. They pinned everything on a prayer that he could save them...and now...he's not even sure if he can make it count anymore.

Taylor Hebert had a bad day, and came out of it changed. Some parahumans can control bugs. Some can build advanced technology. Some can do unspeakable things to space and time. Taylor can make magic rings, wondrous metals, mysterious weapons, and may not be a parahuman (or, indeed, human) at all.

Blind loyalty is simple. The problem only begins when the world makes you open your eyes. Sakura-centric, AU, pre-timeskip.

Danny and Annette Hebert had a dark secret long before their daughter Taylor was born. Now widowed, Danny finds raising his daughter harder than he expected. When he finds out that she is being bullied, his reaction may be ... extreme.

Taylor Hebert is sure that her Dad isn't her real father. When she finds out who it really is, her world will never be the same again. Nor will Brockton Bay.

Sakura traveled back in time with the intent of changing everything, but something went wrong, and now she's a four-year-old civilian having nightmares about impossible monsters and losing friends she has yet to meet.

Geneva Hastings is a bounty hunter from the Human Polity (a rather excellent series by Neal Asher). She and her passenger end up on a world that is strangely familiar, yet utterly bizarre; Earth Bet, as of 2011, in the Wormverse. Things are going to get interesting ...

Basic medicine and sanitation are simple. During the Warring Clans era, they become revolutionary. [OC-Insert]

Femininity is not weakness. Courage does not exist without fear. Hope is lost the moment you stop fighting. A grittier take on the 'girl falls into another world' trope.

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.

What if the snake in the road that spooks Coram's horse came just a little too early? Yes, this is another Alanna goes to the convent story. See how all those pivotal moments play out when Thom is in Corus, and Alanna is stuck in the City of the Gods. Will Thom take Alanna's place amongst the knights, or are things a little more complicated? There'll be a romance, main ship TBD

What if several Worm characters had a really bad day, the sort of day from which there is no coming back? What happens to Brockton Bay then?

Life as a ninja. It starts with confusion and terror and doesn't get any better from there. OC Self-insert. No pairings.

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.

"You can't always win. Sometimes circumstances are outside your control, sometimes you suffer losses. If we don't bend, we break. A shinobi endures. Do you understand?" His life the prize in a game with stakes too high and odds too long, Naruto learns that survival is its own form of victory. Sequel to Patriot's Dawn. AU.

Part 3 of The Arithmancer Series. Hermione won the war, but her career as the world's greatest arithmancer is just beginning. Now, she has places to go, spells to invent, and a family to start. Oh, and a whole lot of dementors to kill.

While embarking on therapy-mandated activities, Taylor and Sophia literally run into someone on the Boardwalk. This will have far-reaching consequences. (This is the sequel to my other fic, Confrontation.)

A min-maxing Self-Insert ruins himself at character creation.

Ten years previously, the Brockton Bay Brigade attacked Marquis in his home and defeated him; in time, he was sent to the Birdcage. What would happen if things went ... another way?

Taylor Hebert is interning for Medhall. She has no idea who's actually in charge. This should be interesting.

After Drago's defeat, Chief Hiccup is pulled into the future by a mysterious force to find a world where the Vikings have become a brutal empire bent on conquering the globe. Forcibly recruited to fight a dragon-riding Joan of Arc, he must find a way to restore peace to Europe and return home.

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.

It's time to stop waiting for other people to save you. A story about fear, resilience, and Sakura.

Taylor gets a different set of powers, and canon begins to diverge almost immediately ...

When a ploy to discover whether the new kid actually is Saiyaman backfires on her, Videl takes it upon herself to teach him self-defence. The only problem? Son Gohan's been the strongest person alive since he defeated Cell seven years ago.

AU/multiple points of departure, with the intent to fix/sane-itize/create internal consistency, allowing rational agents to take things to the extreme. Visser Three is competent, the Yeerks are moving rapidly, and the Animorphs are actually trying to win (but are inexperienced and unprepared). Inspired by Worm and HPMOR.

Gaia has finally noticed she has a bit of a Worm problem. She decides the best cure is Taylor Hebert. With the power of the Gamer, Taylor won't just be escalating in fights. She'll be escalating in all facets of her life. Brockton Bay and Earth Bet, I hope you're ready, because Taylor wants to play a game.

Naruto disappeared. Minato found him (12 years too late). Gritty modern AU. COMPLETE.

AU inspired by an omake in HPMOR. 12 years ago, the Fourth Hokage gave his life to seal Kyubey, the Nine-Brained Demon Fox, into the infant Naruto. Now, the time has come for a smarter, more creative Naruto to take on a world in which quick thinking and a solid grasp of strategy are worth a dozen rare techniques, and a brilliant mind can challenge even the deepest darkness.

An accidental collision of space time techniques sends an ordinary shinobi to Brockton Bay. She'll need all of her common sense and good judgment as she finds her feet in a new world. With new friends by her side, Tenten will have to decide if she's going to fit in or if her new home is going to have to fit her.

Chihiro is 20 and at university. Her brush with the spirit world still influences her life today... (Extract- moved to wattpad. See my profile for details.)

When Taylor makes a new friend at Winslow, it's not as good a thing as it seems ...

/AU-ish/ "You're my brother. That's got to count for something. Right, Zuzu?" If Azula and Zuko had always cared for each other, how different would their live's paths have been?

Harry Potter escapes from Earth-That-Was via magitech, but goes missing. When he is finally unfrozen in the 26th century, he faces a new oppressive regime in the form of the Alliance while he tries to find the lost magical community in the Verse. Epilogue-compliant, No Power in the 'Verse-compliant.

Milo, a genre-savvy D&D Wizard and Adventurer Extraordinaire is forced to attend Hogwarts, and soon finds himself plunged into a new adventure of magic, mad old Wizards, metagaming, misunderstandings, and munchkinry. Updates monthly.

Taylor Hebert triggers in the locker, and the story begins. But what if someone else had a trigger of their own, years earlier? How would the story change?

Sequel to The Arithmancer. Years 5-7. Armed with a N.E.W.T. in Arithmancy after Voldemort's return, Hermione takes spellcrafting to new heights and must push the bounds of magic itself to help Harry defeat his enemy once and for all.

Somehow sent back into the past, Kakashi is given a second chance to relive his childhood. He is determined to make the most of everyday and to fix the horrors of the future, but sometimes simple determination is not enough to save everyone. Time-travel.

Harry was never the only person with a penchant for tripping into the most absurd of situations. Reincarnated!Hermione. Somewhat darker than the usual take on Naruto. Political machinations. Character progression. Strong friendship, no romance.

AU. Salazar Slytherin once left Hogwarts in disgrace, vowing to return. He kept his word. A thousand years later he rules Wizarding Britain according to the principles of blood purity, with no end to his reign in sight. The spirit of rebellion kindles slowly, until the green-eyed scion of a broken House and a Muggleborn genius with an axe to grind unite to set the world ablaze.

Being petrified and having one's absurdly lucky best friend kill a big snake really gets a girl thinking. Where could they go from there? A midnight conversation leads to a promise to do better, regardless of breaking one, two, or a dozen laws along the way. With a definitely safe wand, allies expecting her to be the next dark lady, and a free summer, what is a girl to do?

When Amy Dallon encounters someone from her distant past, her life will change forever.

Naruto and Sasuke's first fight at the Valley of the End turns out differently, and suddenly the future isn't what it used to be. AU

What happens when a SI gets reborn in the world of Naruto and is willing to lie, cheat and steal his way to power? Magical Vivisectionist Pretty Oro-tan, eat your heart out - this is how you bootstrap your way to godhood. No re-treading the same old missions here.

The Empire was always good at creating its own enemies. Self Insert fic.(On Hiatus)

AU. In an institute to help children with psychological issues, a child is abandoned by his guardians because he does extraordinary things. Rather than fear him, the doctors work to help him try to control this ability. They discover other children with these incredible powers. And then odd letters arrive one summer day. Rating will probably go up later. Eventual H/Hr.

Brockton Bay receives a visit from the widely acclaimed strongest man on earth. Nothing will ever be the same.

It's easier to break than mend. And so, for everything she learned to heal, Sakura learned a thousand times to end.

... How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Cruciatus. Albus Dumbledore always worried about the parallels between Harry Potter and Tom Riddle. But let's be honest, Harry never really had the drive to be the next dark lord. Of course, things may have turned out quite differently if one of the other muggle-raised Gryffindors wound up in Slytherin instead.

AU. "The village is being attacked," Sarutobi said against his better judgment, he was taking too long as it was, too long away from the front lines. "You are one of the goals of this attack, Naruto, so I'm going to send you somewhere I believe you will be safe." Rating may change. Please R&R. Complete.

Back in time and armed with years of future knowledge, Sakura is ready to take the world by storm. Except... she's four again, not twelve. Ah well, nobody said she couldn't start a little early. Gen, time travel, AU, Sakuracentric.

Naruto, at 26, has lived through 10 years of war. At the end, with nothing left to call home, he sends himself back to the beginning, to the day of his younger self's graduation, in an attempt to change it all. Time travel AU.

In 1991, a child came to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry with obvious gifts, but which few suspected would change the world... Oh, and Harry Potter enrolled that year as well. *** A few tweaks to canon, plus extrapolating Hermione's apparent intelligence realistically. I expect events to diverge fairly quickly. ;) *** cover image cc by-nc RooReynolds @ Flickr

...is actually a fairly common trick in the circus. It's also the closest equivalent to going backwards in time. So why should only one person go back in time if anyone who knows how can do it? It's just like walking backwards on a tightrope. And more than one person in a war-torn world of Ninja wants to change things. To fix things. Time travel fic.

Hatake Sakumo has a kind heart, so he didn't think twice about taking on the orphan child of his old teammate. However, when that child happens to be an Uchiha, things start to get messy as he must balance work, custody battles and his own young son.

Indefinite babysitting duty was so not on Kakashi's list of things he wanted to do with his life.

At the end of first year, Harry gets an unexpected visitor with some even more unexpected news, and a new plan for his future. UP FOR ADOPTION.

Tired of being pursued by the gold-digging, glory-seeking, Satan obsessed freaks of the world, Videl will resort to the only method open to a celebrity like her to find Mr. Right.

A psychiatrist is reborn—and promptly diagnoses the Naruto world as clinically insane. [OC-Insert]

Umbridge finds seven books about Harry Potter from another dimension in the Room of Requirement and decides to read them aloud to the school in an ill-advised attempt to discredit Dumbledore. Hilarity ensues. Features an actual plot, realistic reactions, decent pacing, *and minimal quotations*.

Konoha and Iwa sign a truce and agree to an Exchange Program between recently promoted genin to "bolster village relations." Fortunately, if anything were to go wrong, Haruno Sakura was just average enough to risk losing.

For Namikaze Minato, Yondaime Hokage, the day started out like any other. But then Jiraiya walked into his office with a teen that could have been Minato's clone and that bore the name of his vanished lover. His day just got very, very interesting. AU

Hermione comes up with a contingency plan for Harry's Ministry hearing, and they decide their education can be better pursued elsewhere—at the largest and oldest school of magic in the world: Uagadou. Voldemort won't know what hit him. Harry/Hermione.

When sixteen-year-old Robert Curry finds himself manifesting superpowers, this causes him to question the most firmly-held tenets of his life. As an aspiring young superhero, he has to balance his home life, his social life, and the life of a Ward. It's not always easy ...

Goblin courts are inhumane, the Ministry thinks it can arrange marriages, and Voldemort wants to oppress everybody. The muggle government is not amused.

Taylor had always had doubts about what she was doing, even after she had changed her mind on being a superhero. What might have happened if she had focused on all the good she could do if she approached law and order from the other direction? What might have happened if she had given being a supervillain her full commitment?

We're all familiar with the idea of Taylor Hebert showing up in an AU where things are different. So what happens if she's in said AU, and also in her own familiar universe? And then they swap over? Why don't we find out? PS: Apologies to those people who hate locker scenes. There's a locker scene.

What if the mentioned super intelligence of Yagami Light and his antagonists wasn't just informed, but was actually true?

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...

Harry escapes the Dursleys with a unique bout of accidental magic and eventually winds up at the Grangers' house. Now, he has what he always wanted: a loving family, and he'll need their help to take on the magical world and vanquish the dark lord who has pursued him from birth. Years 1-4. Sequel posted.

...Oh wait, it did. Semi-SI.

What would have been the appropriate response to a creature that can kill with a look being set loose in the only magical school in Britain? It would have been a lot more than a pat on the head from Dumbledore and a mug of hot cocoa.

(Continuation of Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality) It's easy to make big plans and ask big questions, but harder to follow them through. Find out what happens to Harry Potter-Evans-Verres, Hermione, Draco, and everyone else once they grow into their roles as leaders, leave the shelter of Hogwarts, and venture out into a wider world. Permanent home: anarchyishyperbole com

Desperate mothers will do anything to protect their children, even sign them up to become child soldiers. SI/ third war era AU.

AU First Year onward: Harry's relatives were shocked when the Hogwarts letters came. Not because Harry got into Hogwarts. They had expected that. But Dudley, on the other hand...That had been a surprise. Currently in 5th year. *Reviews contain SPOILERS!*

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]

"Zest to over-achieve" marks Team 7's entry into the Ninja world. Kakashi teaches lessons better than he imagines. *COMPLETE*

(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.

Our heroes did not come from a future where everything has gone horribly wrong. They did not travel back in time to save the world from a bleak or miserable fate. As a matter of fact, all they want to do is find a way back home as soon as possible. [cracky, epilogue-compliant time travel fic] [Now has a TV Tropes page!]

Continuation fic of Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality. It's Ginny Weasley's first year at Hogwarts, and before she knows it, she is caught up in matters too grave even for a second year Harry James Potter-Evans-Verres.

Worm had plenty of villains who impacted the outcome. How different would the story have gone if some of the major players were heroes instead of villains? Please comment, let me know what you like, hate, whatever.

One decision can change the world, but it's not as easy to change it back again. To his shame, Itachi saves his brother at the cost of losing his village. Now the shinobi of Konoha are enslaved or scattered, hearts full of vengeance but bereft of hope. As for Naruto, he is finally acknowledged... by Madara. When the battle lines are drawn, how will he know where to stand?

Being a ninja is hard enough when you work for the good guys, let alone when you get reincarnated into a family of psychopaths. SI

An AU/Continuation recursive fanfic of the excellent "Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality". Harry James Potter-Evans-Verres, the Boy-Who-Lived, General Chaos, etc., has had a rather busy year. With the term drawing to a close, Harry starts to discover the truth behind the enigmatic Defence Professor, Quirinus Quirrell.

A series of ficlets which explores what life might have been had Sandaime come to an obvious solution for the Uchiha problem.

Hermione grows up as a maths whiz instead of a bookworm and tests into Arithmancy in her first year. With the help of her friends and Professor Vector, she puts her superhuman spellcrafting skills to good use in the fight against Voldemort. Years 1-4. Sequel posted.

A single-/dual-point-of-departure spinoff from Less Wrong's brilliant story "Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality", branching away in Chapter 81. Hermione is sent to Azkaban, but Harry is not about to give up. Unfortunately, it doesn't look like his enemy is about to leave things alone either.

Sequel to Picture This. Gaston and Belle have four kids: a practical tinkerer, a sensitive poet, a fiery tomboy, and a romantic dreamer. But village life isn't always as idyllic as you might think. Even a prince in a nearby castle has problems. . .

Hiraga Saito is a fleshed out character. Louise Françoise isn't happily whipping people. The summoning ritual does precisely what it says on the tin, summoning creature to be branded and then enslaved by the influence of the mark. There is nothing happy about it. Familiar of Zero, with 'For The Laughs' removed. How bleak are things, really?

Naruto has always had video games to fall back on growing up while the rest of the village pretty much treated him like garbage. What happens when Naruto wakes up to find his life has become one of the video games he loves so much. Naruto/The Gamer crossover. All Chapters Revised.

The story of an adolescent human-Controller - a boy and his Yeerk. Runs parallel to the events of Animorphs #50-54. Explores gay issues with mild sexual content, mostly explores what it would be like to spend a significant portion of growing up as a slave of the Yeerk invasion. SLASH

Taylor Hebert dies in the locker. But the story does not end there ...

It began after I got rejected by Signal again, though at the time I had no idea what was happening. Titles and levels suddenly appeared above people's heads and then weird things began to happen, as if I was in a game. And then, I realize I was in a game. But...if my life is a game, I'm going to win it. My name's Jaune Arc and I'm the Gamer. RWBY/The Gamer.

Naruto has always carried his father's legacy, in more ways than one. When an attempt to replicate the Fourth's greatest technique sends him to times long passed, he must take up that legacy, far more directly than he ever dreamed.

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?

Sakura is back in Konoha after a flurry of dangerous missions, safe and sound. Or so she thinks. Life in a ninja village is never simple, and she's going to find out what it really means to be Tsunade's protege. In the mean time, Konoha's enemies are hardly idle... Sequel to Trial by Ninja.

Post-DH, Hermione confronts the post-war world, including the wizarding War Crimes Trials of 1999, rogue Dementors, werewolf packs, and Ministry intrigue. All is not well, and this is nothing new. Rated M for later chapters.

Petunia married a biochemist, and Harry grew up reading science and science fiction. Then came the Hogwarts letter, and a world of intriguing new possibilities to exploit. And new friends, like Hermione Granger, and Professor McGonagall, and Professor Quirrell... COMPLETE.

Uzumaki Naruto never abandons his promises, even in defiance of time. Fleeing a terrible future betrayal after Pain's invasion, Naruto seeks to restore the dream of Konoha by destroying the reality of Konoha.

One lesson Uzumaki Naruto taught the world was that glass ceilings are fragile, and limits are only for the fools who believe in them.

Taylor and Jack Slash are born in each other's places. Weaver is the infamous usurper of the Slaughterhouse Nine, while young Jacob Hebert forges his path through the underworld of Brockton Bay.

"Well, f*ck," was my very first thought. And maybe a few other curse words. Rated M for language. Self-insert OC. HIATUS

After the war, Hermione is haunted by the friends she lost, so she comes up with an audacious plan to fix it, starting way back with Harry's parents. Now, all she has to do is get herself taken seriously in 1981, and then find a way to get her old life back when she's done.

Hokage-it was Naruto's dream, just as Sasuke was his promise. And for a short, glorious time, he had them both. But when tragedy strikes, it is Sakura who must continue to bear the reality of the dream: endless paperwork, bickering Kage, and political factions.

The second she realized she was in the world of Naruto, Rae swore she wouldn't interfere. Even so, looking at the shivering 8-year-old before her, she couldn't help but hold him close. It's not like one friend will change anything, right? T for violence and some language.

Harry Potter loves, and is loved by, his parents, his godfather, and his brother. He isn’t mistreated, abused, or neglected. So why is he a Dark Wizard? NonBWL!Harry. Not your typical Harry’s brother is the Boy Who Lived story.

Almost 30 years after the end of the war, Sasuke discovers that a clone was made of his brother. He doesn't handle it well. Especially when other clones begin to surface, and all signs point to an old foe being responsible. A mystery.

As per the Hat's decision, Harry gets Sorted into Slytherin upon his arrival in Hogwarts—and suddenly, the future isn't what it used to be.

In a world where modern physics and chakra are seemingly irreconcilable, fifteen-year-old Haruno Sakura graduates as a first-grade genin with the year's highest academic scores and is thrust into a world more complex and a lot less nice than she would have thought at first. AU. Volume one of a planned trilogy. Ch 8, Ignition 1.

This is the kind of thing I had always dreamed about, but the reality is far from a fairytale. Being reborn into a world of ninja and all the war and intrigue that inevitably follows them- caution and hope intermingled. A Self-Insert fic with a dose of reality.

The year is 1934, and Superman has arrived in Metropolis. Features Lex Luthor as the villain protagonist as he comes to grips with the arrival of an alien god. Occasional point-of-view chapters/sections featuring Lois Lane. Takes place outside any established comics continuity. Complete.

Naruto isn’t a moron. Jiraiya isn’t a clueless loser. The Kyuubi doesn’t intend to die. Three simple facts that will change the course of history. Eventual Naruto/Multi

I never pretended to know what I was doing in my last life. Why should I pretend to know anything about this one? Well, the other option is a horrific and bloody death, so...I better start learning how to be a witch. OC Self-Insert/Draco's Younger Sister. [DEAD]

There are so many 'what ifs' in life. What if the fox had never attacked? What if someone, anyone, had seen the misery of a little boy left alone in this world and decided to change that? Chapter 25 - Old Habits Posted!

So, I died. But I guess that's okay, even if I'm now living in a world full of ninjas and the like. It's just too bad that the price for having a second life is taking a job as Death's Apprentice. Oh, woe is me. OC SI.

By a sick twist of fate, the mission to Wave ends in disaster for Sakura. Terrified of her own home and the people she should trust the most, she finds herself on the run. When real life seems stranger than fiction, is there any way to carve out a normal life?

Konoha wakes up one morning to find that the Naruto they knew is gone. But the replacement claims he's Naruto too, and they can't be that different... right?

She will make them listen to her. A semi-serious attempt at a proactive Self-Insert.

There's something to be said for keeping the past as it was - makes it predictable, malleable. Naruto never bought those arguments. He's always been the one to power through adversity rather than wait it out, so why would now be any different? He'll do what has to be done, even if he steps on a few butterflies along the way.

Dragon's fire is not so easily extinguished; when Zuko rediscovers a lost firebending technique, shifting flames can shift the world... Follows "Theft Absolute".

Why is Harry Potter considered the worst firebender in Gryffindor? Why doesn't he want to be noticed? Probably the same reason he dreams of drowning every night. [Harry Potter characters in an AU with magic replaced by the elemental powers of Avatar: The Last Airbender / Legend of Korra. Full summary inside.]

Danzo's plan for the assassination of the Hokage was almost flawless. To bad he didn't take six neglected children who ran away the night of the murder into account.

Taylor Hebert wanted to be a hero, but she never really planned out how she was going to get there. If she had been a little more proactive before putting on a costume things would have gone differently, that's for sure. Better? Well, that's a different question.

Kakashi made a mistake. Shikamaru is smart. Shino is skilled. Naruto is strong. Maybe something amazing could happen, with the right ... motivation.

When the barrier overloads during the Hokage's fight with Orochimaru, he ends up at Hogwarts with no idea how to get back home. Will the Hokage be able to help Harry Potter save the wizarding world from TWO immortal, snake-obsessed villains? HP, Year 2

Following the Uchiha massacre, Sasuke's emotional stability is called into question and the Hokage orders new living arrangements for him. After all, he's not the only desperately lonely, slightly messed up kid running around Konoha. AR. Not Yaoi.

One mistake. One wayward soul. Now, running around Konoha is a small, blind girl, who by all rights should not exist. What are the consequences that arise from a reincarnation that was never supposed to happen? And who knows what changes would be wrought should the memories of a past life ever be regained... — OC self-insert. Gen.

As he begins to come into his own, Harry Hatake must find a way to make a name for himself and break out of his brother's shadow. But the past won't be left behind and with an old threat reemerging, Harry may find he needs more help than ever. SOI Sequel.

After Madara final attack on the village, Rokudaime Kakashi uncovers a time-travel scroll. Now he's Team Seven's sensei again. And this time, he's going to do things differently. A time travel fic.

Kicked out of Page training, Kel becomes entangled in a bitter struggle for the suffering people of Scanra. Four years later she returns to Tortall, a stranger to those who once knew her, a stranger who has not forgotten the promises she made...

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.

Sasuke told Naruto he could never understand the pain of losing a family he'd never had. So how can someone who had a clan respected by the entire village know what it's like to be alone and hated by everyone? They're both about to find out. AU, No Pairings, Currently being Rewritten.

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.

After the Forest of Death, Sakura comes to realize that being weak is no longer an option. However, she finds that change is sometimes painful and that truth doesn't always come easy. Luckily, she'll have some help along the way.

Starting over is never easy. Creating a new identity, facing different challenges isn't easy at all. Naruto must do all this because he must correct the mistakes of the present by traveling to the past. GEN, Time Travel.

To become great, one must overcome great opponents. A moment of inspiration during the chuunin exam puts Sakura on the path to greatness, whether she likes it or not.

AU. It has been eight years since the Avatar fell against Fire Lord Ozai. The Empire rules the known world, yet some still dream of freedom. Prince Zuko, although restored to his status in the Fire Nation, vows to destroy his father, while Sokka fights to rekindle the Resistance. New factions rise, old loyalties fade, and nothing is what it seems. Zuko/Mai, Sokka/Toph

Threatened with Azkaban, Hermione Granger is helpless until rescued by Harry Potter. The problem is that Harry has a mysterious dark side which eats people. Needing control of her life, Hermione resolves to become her own hero and hopefully save all of Britain from Harry Potter. Single point of divergence from the fic Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality.

Haruno Sakura was a happy kunoichi, until she found herself summoned to the land of Tristain by a group of strangely powerful nins calling themselves mages. Thrust into a society she doesn't understand, she'll need all her wits about her to survive.

Six year old Haruno Sakura was short, skinny, and high-pitched to a painful degree when she could be goaded into raising her voice. The twenty-two year old Haruno Sakura was cursing her younger self. Still, she had a whole life to get ready for. Again. AU, done really, really, really slowly. [DISCONTINUED DON'T HURT YOURSELF BY STARTING TO READ IT]

The Fourth Great Shinobi War is all but lost. A tip from the Tsuchikage causes a team to travel to Uzushiogakure to find out more. Not knowing what to expect, they come across a seal, but it's one that requires a bijuu to power it. Naruto gets an opportunity to go back and re-write the past in hopes of giving everyone a different future. -COMPLETE-

One year after Jiraiya's death, Naruto is no longer the ninja he once was. Faced with the chance to change everything that went wrong, can Naruto rise above the strength of his enemies, the suspicions of his friends, and most of all his own weaknesses?

More than two decades ago, Headmaster Dippet made the fateful decision to hire Tom Riddle as an associate Hogwarts professor. And now, at last, Riddle's double life as Lord Voldemort is threatening to bring the Wizarding World to its knees…if only he can convince his students to leave him alone.

Sometimes, you were right the first time. The decision won't change, no matter how much you think about it. And in the end... you can call yourself good, or not. Recursive fanfiction for Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality. Spoilers for Chap. 85.

Kakashi wakes up in Obito's new world. Or does he? Time travel AU. Spoilers up to chapter 606.

Team 7 has reached an age where it is time for The Talk. The 'how's have already been covered at the academy – now it is time to get into the 'why's. Despite the humor, a serious fic

Due to a quirk of fate, Naruto passes the Academy Graduation Exam on his first try. Because of this, his life takes an interesting turn before he joins Team 7 after Kakashi poaches him from his sensei.

AU (slight), Korra still had a lot to learn about herself and her birthright, so Aang makes a different decision regarding Korra...one that makes living infinitely more difficult for our newest Avatar.

Growing up with a pack of Demons is easy, especially when the older he gets, the more a demon Naruto becomes. But when the pack is killed by shinobi, Naruto vows revenge by learning to use his ever growing Chakra. Meeting team Seven, his journey begins.

-WIP- Naruto always knew he'd had parents once, but came to realize that of the musing he'd done, he'd never imagined what they looked like. Now he has to get home without giving away that he's technically not who everyone thinks he is—the son of Konoha's beloved Yondaime Hokage. Yet between his own heart and the Fourth's intelligence, it seems that won't be as easy as he'd hoped.

A ninja's career is brutal and based on violence. What if the tests used by Konoha to weed out candidates reflected this simple truth? - Team Seven's first mission in a harder and less forgiving world.

A ninja's career is brutal and based on violence. What if the tests used by Konoha to weed out candidates reflected this simple truth?

A seal had managed to defeat and imprison the Kyuubi no Kitsune, the strongest demon to ever exist. It was just ink on paper-or a stomach, as the case may be-and it held so much power… 'Yeah,' Naruto decided 'I gotta get me some of that.'

You've been inserted into the body of someone in Konoha. Do you become a Ninja; killing others and likely dying, or run and live? An OC-insert into one of the worst possible people in the Narutoverse – Hyūga Hinata. AU. No bashing or serious relationships. INDEFINITE HIATUS.

They told him he was Sasuke. Was he mad to believe they were wrong? Optional sequel now up

Naruto is dead. Minato is alive. A monstrous exchange has taken place. The loss of a jinchūriki sends events into chaotic disarray as a distraught Fourth attempts to re-adapt to life without any of his family. To find the reason for the switch and to prevent a war, the Third forms a remarkable team...

and a nutcase to the suicidal degree would ever find the concept of being born into the Shinobi world as cool, or any variation thereof that somehow implies any possible positive connotation. Self-insert to a certain degree. Dark, AU.

When Albus Dumbledore shows up at Baker Street with strange demands and baby-filled picnic baskets, Sherlock Holmes is less than thrilled. Featuring Detective!Harry, Competent!Quirrell, and the world's only private consulting detective. No slash.

Akatsuki has been banished, and Konoha finally has peace. But it comes at a terrible price. When an old enemy rises again, Konoha turns to a strange ally for help, one who brings back memories that might be best left buried. Note: Slightly divergent.

Alanna never went to Corus to learn to become a page. When Lady Alanna makes her debut at sixteen, the entire world has changed, and she will be the one to put things right. Alternate Canon

AU: Orochimaru decides to create the perfect host by combining Akatsuki's abilities, and selects Naruto for the 'honour.' Sacrificed by the elders to appease Orochimaru, Naruto can become the greatest shinobi ever seen - or the ultimate monster.

They've gone back to the past. They've gone too far back into the past and they just don't want to wait around years and years, so they figured they might as well start early. Team 7, gen, time travel. Angst/Drama/Humor.

None of the Konoha rookies are psychopaths. Or at least, that's what everyone hopes. The Hokage's just worried about the new generation. He doesn't mean to change everything.

Guruko, one of Kakashi's dogs, ends up staying with Naruto because of an injury. However, along the way he discovers it's Naruto who really needs the help. But what can a dog do? Keywords: iendship.Dark.

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?

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.

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.

Our World is in Peril. The conscious soul of the Earth is aware that since the error is ours, the Power to stop the chaos must be ours as well. An updated retelling of the series pilot. An Origin Story based on the premise of the show.

Naruto saved the world, died in the process, then woke up anyway. But the strangest part was when the dispelling technique didn't dissolve the genjutsu. Because when the Yondaime was alive and well, what else could it be but a genjutsu?

Sequel to 'Dreaming'. Kakashi's recurring dream takes up more and more of his life. And he doesn't know whether to be grateful for it.

Sakura thought she was a capable kunoichi until she died in the Chuunin Exam. Now she's stuck in a loop, dying again and again while she struggles to understand her strange predicament. How hard can it be to pass one stupid test? Sakura/Naruto/Hinata

DISCONTINUED. Naruto is 7 years old when he decides to run away from Konoha. But what will happen when he meets a stranger? And why does the blonde-haired man look so familiar...

Hashirama put his highest hopes, dreams, and delusions into Konoha's creation. One was that, maybe, Madara didn't really hate him. Another was that, maybe, he didn't really love Madara. From Konoha's birth to the First Hokage's death. Onesided HashiMada.

When Naruto's father met his mother, his only impression was that a village out there must have been missing its idiot. Minato/Kushina.

Sequel to Perchance to Dream. The world is at war, Akatsuki is on the prowl, and a corrupt Hokage rules Konoha. The group of exiled ninja called Genshi must face these problems, or watch as everything they love and stand for is destroyed. Rated for L & V.

An ambitious scientist brought bending back into a world that had forgotten the elements, but had no idea what he had started. Four years after the first of the new firebenders, and twelve years before the story begins, an Avatar was born.

In the station between Life and Death Harry makes a different choice. Now he is eleven again, nothing is going the same as before, and people are starting to ask questions, especially the Malfoys, the Hogwarts professors and, most worryingly, Mad-Eye Moody. Harry is beginning to suspect that he might not be up to this Master of Death business and everything that goes along with it.

Naruto was six years old when he met the man who changed his life. ...Now he's kind of just hoping he survives it.

A personal matter can never stay personal forever. Voldemort wreaks havoc, Kakashi struggles to find balance between his duty and protecting his brother, Harry tries not to get involved, and being declared AWOL is the least of their troubles. APM Sequel.

The essence of airbending is freedom. You cannot use it if you are trapped. AU

Naruto's seal has weakened and he can no longer fully contain the fox. Rather than let it loose, he instead chooses to end his own life, and as a gift, a mysterious stranger offers him a one-time opportunity to change everything.

Harry recalls that a pale little girl called Sally-Anne was sorted into Hufflepuff during his first year, but no one else remembers her. Was there really a Sally-Anne? Harry and Hermione set out to solve the chilling mystery of the lost Hogwarts student.

Itachi's just died...and woken up thirteen again. The only problem is his thirteen year-old self doesn't like the idea of sharing his mind and body with his clan's killer. How hard would you fight to save your family from yourself? ::AU::COMPLETE::

“There is a scroll. It has a jutsu that can stop this from happening. You can go back in time. You can change all this.” The remnants of Konoha strive to change not only their history, but many other tragedies as well. MinaKushi but otherwise Genfic

Morino Ibiki was thought to be the last choice for a jonin sensei, but thanks to the efforts of Umino Iruka, he finds himself saddled with a familiar team of new genin...

One year after Akatsuki's defeat, Naruto and Sasuke end their epic struggle, but inadvertently send themselves and Team 7 into the past. Will they find what they lost as children, and prevent the harbingers of pain from occurring? Time travel/Minato alive

Naruto must first accept what happened in the past before he can move on with his future. Many will come to depend on him. Rated M just in case. Gradual AU with parts of canon added in. NaruSaku

When Naruto wrote up that summoning scroll, he'd only wanted a better summon, he didn't expect training to be a Ninja-Overlord. Orochimaru and Madara just might have some competition for world domination. Strong!Naruto, NOT Super!Naruto

Sequel to Time and Again. Naruto has gone back in time from a war ravaged future and has a chance to set things right, but despite his efforts things seem to be worse rather than better. Akatsuki, Orochimaru, Danzo... some jinchuriki have no luck at all.

After receiving a time travel jutsu as payment for a mission, the original four members of Team 7 each get a chance to go back to one event in their life and change it. Surely they will use such an awesome power responsibly...right? Don't count on it.

What do you do when an experimental seal goes horribly wrong? Or maybe it's incredibly right? How do you handle a crushed dream or ignored wishes? If you thought the decision to seal Kyuubi was a hard one to make... mild MinaKushi, NaruSaku

Awakening from a coma, Naruto has to deal with a traitorous mind and a body bent on destruction. Sequel to Silence of the Damned.

In an act of desperation, Naruto attempts to send his teammate back to the past to change things. He botches it, and now a Sakura from a world where Konoha was ruled by Orochimaru and then Itachi is surprised to find herself 12 and in a different world.

A six year old Sasuke wakes from a nightmare...but Itachi wouldn't really kill the clan, right? As for Naruto, well, maybe he won't be so alone...this time around.

Sarutobi said ANBU was no place for a child, but a brotherhood of killers is more of a family than Naruto ever had. Now, with war looming and intravillage tension threatening his fragile world, even this may not last. Not super!Naruto.

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/?**

The fact of the matter is that Naruto was conceived due to a bet. A very simple bet, in fact: to find out whether or not Minato Namikaze was a virgin. And, in the process of finding out, Kushina Uzumaki ended up getting much more than she bargained for.

What if Hikaru’d had a computer at home? What if he had never played Touya? What if he had never become pro? What if he had become a ramen chef instead? This is what Hikaru's life might have been like... 12/20/09: Minor Edit

AU/AR, mid-Chuunin Exams on. Orochimaru fails to seal the Kyuubi's chakra in the Forest of Death. Naruto interferes with Sasuke's curse mark. And what's wrong with the Hokage? Read and review, please!

AU/AD. Namikaze Naruto has led a charmed life under the protection of the Fourth Hokage. But now, after sacrificing himself for his home, he finds himself waking up in an entirely new world, surrounded by a village that despises him.

On Permanent Hiatus: When Kakashi becomes Team Seven's jounin-sensei, he expects a lot of things. However, this Team Seven seems determined to prove him wrong on every single assumption. AU

What if Wyldon had allowed Joren, and not Neal, to be Kel's sponsor? This Alternate Universe story is a complete, 71-chapter rewrite of the PotS series. Some of the chapters are very long. Rated T for safety. Reviews are still appreciated! **COMPLETE**

The first intervillage chuunin exam is being held. For six year old Kakashi, it's an opportunity for him to prove himself. For the future Yondaime, it's a chance to prevent a war.

Few noticed when the Kyuubi brat disappeared, and no one cared. Six months later, Kakashi is injured on a mission and meets a blue-eyed boy in the forest...family fic, no pairings

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

AU cliche. When the Sandaime fell, a nightmare descended upon Konoha. But on the day the nightmare began, no one noticed that one teacher's aid and a few young children disappeared. That simple fact may be the only hope Konoha has left.

A few angry words from Neji lead to a great many changes: “Hiashi-sama,” Naruto bowed once more. “I ask you to make a bargain with me.” To be with the girl he loves he makes a bet. The stakes? Only his future and his dream. Nar X Hin

AU, post-Valley of the End. What if Kakashi made it to the valley in time? What if the events of the Kyuubi's defeat played out differently? How would things turn out then? Yondaime lives! Please read and review!

Time Travel fic. In a war torn future, in the burning ruins of Konohagakure, Naruto fights Orochimaru and loses as the world collapses around him. From that ending comes a new beginning and a new chance to set things right, if only he can figure out how..

Someone wants to hurt Kakashi, where better to aim for than his heart? KakaIruKaka

When the girls get together, watch out! They're making lists and checking it twice. Are the guys in or out? Shika, Neji, Naruto, and Sasuke are now declared 'undateable' by the girls. Who does that leave? Rated T for language.

When a hero chooses the love for his son over the love of his village, how will he live with himself? How far will Naruto go to redeem his family name and his father's lost honor? Powerful Naruto pairing undecided

Two missions with drastic consequences. Worlds connect, destinies unravel, and nothing will ever be the same. HPxNTO crossover like you've never seen! Set pre series Harry Potter and Kakashi Gaiden Naruto.

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?

What if someone other than Namikaze Minato had been chosen to be the Yondaime? Things might have worked out very, very differently. AU, a bit dark and a bit tragic. A little Naru X Hina

Over time, Naruto learns what it means to be Jinchuuriki. Final in 'Matters, Secrets, and Times.'

Kakasaku Sakura always wanted to see Kakashi unmasked. This was a bit much though...

Naruto and Sasuke stumble across a strange object in the woods. It lets out a sudden burst of power and Naruto is knocked unconscious. He wakes up to find everything is wrong. Is it genjutsu? A concussion? Hallucinations? Or something else?

The sight of his tears led to an embrace, the embrace led to an invitation, and an invitation can lead anywhere. Shika X Tem. My first story, please enjoy.

DH spoilers Nineteen years after Voldemort's fall, the Malfoy name is far from admired. As Scorpius starts school, he struggles between family tradition and doing whatever it takes to regain respect for the Malfoys.

Naruto becomes fed up with all the cold looks he gets from the villagers, so he becomes Hatake Arashi by using a face mask and dying his hair. With his new persona can he win over the villagers and, more importantly, Sakura?

Ten years ago Naruto died in the fight against Orochimaru. At least...that's what everyone was told.

AU. Is it possible to write a GastonBelle pairing that's believable and in character? Or have I lost my mind? Read and find out!

AU: Rand al’Thor accompanies Tam to Baerlon when he is six, and runs into an Aes Sedai of the Red Ajah who discovers he could channel. He is taken to Tar Valon and gentled. What is to become of the Dragon Reborn?

Konoha's going to war, undermanned or not. [On serious hiatus please see author profile for details and apologies.]

This is a sequel to my story "Just Rewards." But you don't have to read that story to read this one. It's the story of what happens to Gaston under the Enchantress' curse. COMPLETE!