Sakura got up and didn't bother brushing the dirt from her dress. She had a feeling she was about to get even dirtier. She looked at the memorial stone one last time and memorised the characters. It would serve from that moment on as a reminder of her determination. She wouldn't let Naruto and Sasuke join the names carved on that stone. That was her nindo. Sakura-centric fix-it.

When Sakura walks home after sending Naruto and the Sasuke Retrieval Squad off, the last thing she expects is to be attacked. What she could have never anticipated is that evening changing...everything. / Sakura-centric

Every action has a consequence. It took one girl to screw all of Orochimaru's plans up, and nothing will ever be the same. "Look at you, such bloodlust. Darkness is a lovely shade on you, my dear." Major AU [Morally Ambiguous Dark(ish) Sakura] R&R! Mid-Chunin Exams onward. R&R

Immediately post-war, Sakura is traumatized-she experienced the deaths of those who died when connected to her chakra during the war, including her parents. She accepts a long-term Anbu contract to get out and forget. (Sasuke hasn't seen Sakura in years, not since she left home. Then he finds her in the place he least expects, with startling new power and a new attitude.) Sasusaku.

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

[FaNoWriMo 2017] Not one. Not two or three, but several. Most. And then eventually all. At different times, different clans take an interest in a pink-haired, green-eyed little girl who, by actions and intelligence, should be labeled a genius. COMPLETE.