Whoever said death is nothing to be afraid of have likely lived a full life. Though, I suppose the same could be said for the reverse. Those who fear death have never truly lived, but I'm getting a little ahead of myself. My name is Kasa, the idiot who doesn't know how to die properly. And let me tell you, dying hurts. OC Self-insert COMPLETE

Surviving in the 78th district of South Rukongai was tough. When you were a ten-year-old girl with a baby to take care of, it was even harder. Getting reincarnated as Kuchiki Hisana after dying of cancer was never part of the plan. SI/OC, Pre-Canon

Inspired by Silver Queen's "Dreaming of Sunshine." Ripples turn into waves and crash upon the shores of what is and what could be, and I was just someone else who got pulled under. I didn't realize that even a drowning person makes waves of their own. A SI OC story.

Not everyone can be a hero. Sometimes you have to play the villain in order to save everyone. Realistic Antagonist OC. OC SI Self-Insert Antagonistic!OC

It was a mission of revenge. There weren't supposed to be any survivors, but Chief Hakoda couldn't bring himself to kill the Fire Nation boy. Against his better judgment, he brought him home. A Zuko joins the Water Tribe story.

"It was an accident." That was what Zuko had said to his crew when he used an element he hadn't been meant to. He wasn't the Avatar. The Avatar was supposed to be in the Earth Kingdom, hidden by its walls. Unless the old Avatar had died long ago ... and had already been replaced fifteen years ago. AU.

I wasn't asking, but then this guy with gray hair seemed to think he'd found an answer. . . . OC Self-Insert

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

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.

Sakura grows up in a shinobi household. Haunted by a broken father, she ends up on Team 7 a different person.

Time Travel. ANBU. On his way back from a mission, Inu found two unknown injured masked nins. The questions are: Why are they so strong? Why is one of them looking exactly like Minato-sensei? and Why is Sandaime-sama trying to make Kitsune the next Hokage?

Approved one-shots based on Silver Queen's Dreaming of Sunshine fic. Composed of different POVs, AUs and snapshots of Nara Shikako's life. Synopsis: Life as a ninja. It starts with confusion and terror and doesn't get any better from there. OC Self-insert.

"Why," she wondered, "was I given a second chance in this world, in this family, in this particular time, if not to change the status quo?" Thinking that was all well and good—however, enacting it was a completely different, and extremely difficult, matter. Semi-SI OC Rebirth fic. Complete. [Sequel posted on AO3]

Naruto, Sasuke and Sakura were not in fact the only rookies in that year. This genin was going to be normal, emotionally well-balanced and happy if it killed her. Which, in Konoha, was almost a statistical certainty.

What if you woke up to a role so completely unfitting and with a future already made? With a contrasting mindset, knowledge in a convoluted mess and ambitions steered a different direction, this only completed the odd assembly that was the new Haruno Sakura. Welcome to her life. OC Self Insert.

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.

Sometimes our lives seem to loop. Mine just happens to Loop with consequences. OC Self Insert Semi Hiatus

Sasuke wakes up in a world that's just like his, only he's found himself in a role that's better suited for a certain loud mouthed orange clad idiot. It's with some measure of shock that he realises their roles have been switched . . . in more ways than what he likes. As things progress he realises that this world is nothing like his own. AU. Gen. Time travel. Adopted: alolha123

"My name is Naruto Uzumaki. I don't have chakra. I can't walk on walls, I can't breath fire, and I certainly can't make a clone of myself. Who cares? I'm awesome anyway." Can Naruto be a good ninja in a world where everyone BUT him has superpowers? Yes. Yes he can.

Sometimes it's easy to see the familiar in the faces around you. Sometimes it sucks to figure out why.

It's like when you get a can of coke for someone and you shake it up so it fizzes into their face when they open it. But instead everything goes wrong and you drop it and it explodes everywhere. It's sticky and messy. It's shocking. And really, it's not as sweet as you'd thought it would be. -SI/OC.

Lelouch Lamperouge; lady-killer, lover, and liar. Conning single, rich women out of every penny they have is his pastime. Pretending to be gay to woo the world's wealthiest man and swindle him out of every cent he has is his mission.

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.

Life's a lot easier when no one knows you and your only worry is whether or not people in each world speak the same languages you do. Harry can attest to it; he's been jumping for years. He knows how to keep his head down and not get invested. On hindsight, with his track record, Harry supposed it was only a matter of time until he did exactly that.

A normal, though rather vertically challenged, young woman appears in the Naruto world through what she thinks might have been a freak accident. Problem is, she knows absolutely nothing about said world. Somehow she manages to burn Google translate into her own brain, and also have everyone out for her blood...literally. OC Self-insert. Incomplete Story.

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

WIP. Harry makes a different choice in King's Cross and is given the double edged gift of a second chance. Time Travel AU, DH canon.

Lelouch had been quite happy with his life. Sure they were living in obscurity, but he and Nunnally were safe. All of that changes however, when his identity is revealed and Lelouch is forced back into the fold of the Imperial family.

The story of Inoue Shiori, the civilian reincarnation that made her life in the Naruto World without directly interfering with the timeline and the ripples that she caused. OC, SI (Self Insert), AU

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

"I'm in Fullmetal Alchemist," she spoke carefully, as if testing the validity of the words. It made the situation that much more real, more intimidating, more hopelessly confusing. "…life hates me."

He's been invisible for so long, it's hard to be seen sometimes. One-shots and mini archs of Jack's life.

The war drags on after Voldemort's defeat and the Order of the Phoenix is fighting a losing battle. When Harry is hit by yet another killing curse, he wakes up years in the past and in an alternate reality. As an unknown child in a foreign world, Harry has a chance to change the outcome of the war - while dealing with new magical talents, pureblood politics and Black family drama.

It takes a Village to make a relationship-Or, at least, a bunch of over-reaching grumpy old farts, a military leader with a bit too much to drink, a nosy but well meaning kunoichi, eight ninken, and the power of youth. And a really cranky chakra monster with nine tails and a penchant for swearing. Kakashi/femNaru

It was probably the strangest proposition he'd ever received. "I'm really sorry about this, but I've decided to become your fangirl." "My fangirl?" "Yes, and I think it's only fair to warn you beforehand." fem!Naruto, no Uchiha Massacre, Shisui x Naruko (An Ideal World Fic)

Edward Elric can't get back to his own world, so he tries to make a life for himself in the closest one he can find. Yep a nice quiet life, no military breathing down his neck or monsters trying to live forever, but then a kid in an orange jumpsuit...

A year after their prophesised battle Naruto and Sasuke meet up for the first time since then,coming to in a destroyed area of wood,no memory of how they got there,where 'there' is or if they can trust the other long enough to band together and get home.

They were the clan everyone avoided, for a good reason. But Hashirama wasn't like other people and Karma ended up tangling in the ninja world revolution anyway. What he didn't know was that she knew the script of the story. OC Self-insert

Time travel, the ultimate hoax to cheat in life and turn bad odds to your advantage. Or, it would be if Naruto had any idea what he was doing. Trying to save lives he holds dear, he somehow ended up as an international S-class criminal with a flee-on-sight order. Oops.

AU, timetravel. Eventual IruKaka.If you could go back and make things right, would you? Not the normal Naruto goes back in time story. Iruka is more than he appears and he's finally ready to act.

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

Maybe I'm destined for misfortune my entire life. All I ask for is to start my life over again - forget all the wrong I've done, and dedicate the rest of my existence to doing good. Maybe it's too much to ask for. But somehow attracting the attention of To-Oh's two Top Freshmen is something I did NOT ask for. - L x OC x Light (End OC x ?)

What might happen if Kakashi and Madara's Mangekyo techniques collide? One thing was for certain, Kakashi would have never expected to be thrown into a world where archaeologists and false gods would hold his life in the balance.Can Kakashi make it home?

Hermione is unexpectedly swept into a dystopian world of opposites where Dumbledore reigns as Dark Lord and Muggle technology and the Dark Arts have revolutionized Britain. A Light wizard resistance led by Tom Riddle and the Malfoys has been left to a nightmarish fate. Can Hermione, posing as her darker incarnation, help save a world more shattered than her own? HG/DM

Naruto badgers Sakura into learning his Sexy Jutsu so he can sneak her into his bachelor party. Sakura caves in to find the experience transforming in more ways then one, causing her to question her self-identity, gender and sexuality.

Life is not fair, life is not easy, even less for a Hyuga. Self insertion.

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.

Obsolete, read Feathered Sanguine for Rewrite. /OC Self-Insert, slightly AU, Manga Spoilers

Sabaku no Gaara lands in the past to a time where everyone fears him and his father is still alive. He realises regaining everyone's trust will be difficult, especially when they still think he's a blood-thirsty psychopath. No pairing. Time Travel.

OC,SELF INSERT. Trying to change/save the world? Really? Is this that simple? Especially if this isn't your world and you're... a baby? Arrogance and betrayal-synonyms of Uchiha, so why bother saving them? Not if this also means saving yourself.

When all seems lost, Rokudaime Hokage Namikaze Uzumaki Naruto and Godaime Kazekage Sabaku no Gaara come across a jutsu that will change everything and hopefully save themselves and their futures. Time Travel. Set in the era of the Shinobi Clan Wars. GaaNaruGaa. Yaoi. Rated M for violence, language, and adult themes.

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

Sasuke was used to dealing with the unpredictable, but this was just ridiculous.

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.

Because every ninja comes from somewhere. Lacking a presence in any ninja village, the Haruno are a clan just the same. Beholden to the traditions of her family, Sakura is changed, as are Team Seven's dynamics. What will become of them?

Sometimes you get lucky. Sometimes you don't.

Life as a ninja should be full of awesome kill-you-with-a-touch jutsu, powerful friends, and awe inspiring battles where the good guys always win, right? Wrong! It has a deceased mother, suicidal father, a rule obsessed bastard of a brother and the war looming over our heads is not helping matters. Survival is the key. Self-Insert.

The Fourth Shinobi War ended in disaster. They won, but at a price too great to bear. Given a second chance, what exactly can Konoha's three most powerful men do? Time travel, old enemies, and old friends that all leads to a new future.

AU, If waking up in Soul Society—apparently dead and am nothing but a soul now—was a dream, then this was the worst nightmare of my life. Self-Insert, SI / OC.

[FANOWRIMO CHALLENGE, Sequel to The Eyes Have It] Thanks to certain efforts by certain people towards sewing discord and uncertainty amongst the other nations, inter-village politics convene in the Land of Iron months earlier than they might have without 'help'. Team Eight, against all odds, is dispatched as part of Konoha's contingent.

Whoever said dying was blissful deserved a kick in the wazoo. Unfortunately, I'd never heard a saying appropriate for being reborn into an impossible place. DISCLAIMER: I don't own NARUTO. Semi-self-insert/OC

What if Uchiha Itachi didn’t grow up as an Uchiha? What if he didn’t grow up as a shinobi at all? What if Konoha and the Uchiha Clan wanted him back? AU

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.

The creation of an ascended being puts a strain on reality. A little too much effort on his part or even just a slight loss of control may very well result in a tear—a warping of time and space itself. Unfortunately, Naruto and Sasuke have to pay the consequences. [Time-Travel. Warring Clans Era. No Yaoi. No Bashing.]

This ninja business? It isn't for the faint of heart. Luckily Aiko is far from faint, even if she did get stuck with a ridiculously girly name. SI, OC, whatever you want to call it. Rating is for language.

The Butterfly Effect dictates that the smallest pebble dropped into the ocean would create the greatest of tidal waves. How much change could one new life make, if added to a world it was never meant to be in? Self-Insert, OC. -COMPLETE-

Shikamaru didn't know if it was time travel or reincarnation. But between memories of the future and having Itachi and Sasuke as brothers, he knew his dreams of a simple life would be impossible. (Or: The best idea I had for motivating Shikamaru to interact with Itachi).

Harry/Sheppard. Non-magical:Harry but with Metahuman abilities. Harry is exiled from the Wizarding World and joins the RAF. This is what would happen if Harry joined the Atlantis Expedition. Follows from season 1 all the way to the end.

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]

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?

Who would have guessed that the hyperactive blond would have turned into that. Time-travel, No yaoi

Revenge never tasted so bitter. It never was supposed to be this useless waste of life. Now Sasuke has a chance to go back and change everything. ***THIS IS UPDATED ON AO3***

"Let me get this straight, you're trying to blackmail an Uchiha?" "umm... Well yeah. Basically." "You're dumber than you look." "Who's the one getting blackmailed?"ItachixOC

Haruno Sakura was used to Naruto's bizarre plans, but this one really topped it. In an attempt to change the future for the better, her best friend sends her back to the past to infiltrate their own home. The medic planned to do this as discreetly as possible, but she should have known that even with a new identity, it wouldn't be that easy. Timetravel

I have the worst luck ever. First off, I die. Then I get reborn into the Naruto universe. Yay right? WRONG. Nobody ever said you get to be reborn into Konoha. Which makes finding out where I am in the story line that much harder. I don't know if I can change anything, or if the bloodbath is far behind me. One thing's official though. I'm screwed. SI/OC Warning

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.

You know what's hard? Living. Especially living in a world where children fight to the death and compassion is nothing more than a dream. A girl just wants to get away from it all even if it means dragging two said children along with her. Inspired by Dreaming of Sunshine by Silver Queen.

"No one just falls into another world. It just doesn't happen." Full summary inside. Self-Insert, OC. -COMPLETE-

The war is over, and Naruto has found the way to peace, but no one is left to enjoy it. Including himself. Dying and unable to give up, Naruto does the only thing he can: give the last living member of Team 7 a second chance. Whether Kakashi wants it or not. [Time Travel Fic ]

All Sasuke wanted was revenge. He never expected to be thrown into the midst of Konoha's hidden discordance, or to learn the truth about Uchiha Itachi. Time travel. The Uchiha coup occurs. On Hiatus.

Humanity lost the battle for survival, yet even still the fighting spirit of the human race soldiered on. Grisha's final gift was to send his son back through the shifting sands of time. Now, Eren must use the knowledge and experience he's gained to prevent the fall of the Age of Man. Will he be able to eradicate the Titan scourge, or will he only succeed in failing once more?

Harry Potter dies in the graveyard of Little Hangleton. GAME OVER. Start new game? Concept borrowed from Majin Hentai X and Chibi-Reaper. ABANDONED

Another universe, another perspective. Another way, another Go.

When finding himself stranded in the past, what is a man supposed to do? Surrounded by old friends who are younger than you remember, and without anyone to lean on, life becomes a challenge. Will he be able to forge new friendships and change the course of the future, to prevent the blood soaked world he came from? Failure equals death and mindless destruction. Time-travel.

Once upon a time, Sasuke screwed up. Or rather, life screwed him up, and turned him into a vengeful, arrogant, cold-blooded bastard that ended up betraying friends, killing teachers, and destroying his village. Until Itachi's reset button, at least. [Time Travel!]

In a world where Madara was never sealed, Natsume Takashi was spirited away as a small child and taken to be raised among spirits. For a long time, this suits all those involved, until the day an exorcist discovers Natsume's existence. For the first time, Natsume has a chance of being accepted by humans. Gen. (Warning: Spoilers for the Long Way Home arc, episode 51-53).

The spite of the spirits opened a door better left untouched. On the other hand, with Fire and Earth as one's allies, sometimes escaping is the easy part.

Jutsu intrinsically twist the laws of physics and what is possible. Sakura really shouldn't be surprised when accidentally mixing a few of them pretzels time and space. Flashfic series. Alternate universe/time travel.

"To travel back in time, to prevent so many losses and betrayals..." Who wouldn't want something like that? In fact, since Rivaille, Eren, and Hanji are the last three humans alive, that's all they have to hope for. They'll have to grab on to that hope with both hands in order to stay alive and stick together through the trials and loss they'll face, and maybe, just maybe...

The Fourth isn't able to close the seal and Naruto is forced to resort to desperate measures. Timetravel/Accidental

ItaSaku AU. Sakura had never thought that the practice of bringing home injured animals would carry such great impact to her relatively simple life. But then again, none of them had ever been Uchiha Itachi.

Sometimes things can go perfectly. Sometimes they go horribly. And sometimes...sometimes you barely break even.

Naruto and Sasuke have each other in a second chance as they attempt to try again. Time travel to the past like never before. Bear witness to good intentions and how they always go wrong. eventual sasunarusasu Mature

One falling chunk of space metal later and priorities everywhere had been reduced to simply surviving to see tomorrow, and hoarding the last of the toilet paper. Easier said than done in a bunker full of Akatsuki. With the resident Blue Fish and the filthy Leaf traitor, Itachi Uchiha, as Sakura's only allies, the future was looking rather grim. Hold onto your limes and Vitamin D.

Seal master Uzumaki Naruto finally perfected a battle-use seal to rewind time for short moments. What the idiot forgot was that he tends to overdo things when in a pinch. AU, MinaNaru, shounen-ai, slash, angst, humor, time travel.

If you were born and if you died on the same date, the same time, and in the same manner as a soul from another world, you were given a chance to live that soul's life instead. What are the chances of a girl from our world finding herself reborn in Sunagakure? An SI from a newbie fanfiction writer. On hiatus indefinitely.

Kakashi was a weary ninja who'd had this dream (nightmare) too many times before. And until the pain of the kunai stabbed in his arm registered, he'd never even considered the possibility it was real this time. Time-travel? One-shot.

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]

This is a dream, right? There's absolutely no way that all of this can be real, right? Yeah. There are five heads on the Hokage Monument. Not four. And Sandaime-jii-chan's been dead for years now, everyone knows that. There is absolutely no way he could've... is there? Time-travel's supposed to be impossible, isn't it?

AU. The life of General Kenobi is cut short at the hands of his Padawan, but the sight that greets his eyes upon awakening is not that of blinding light of the Force, but the Jedi Temple he knew when he was still a youth. Slow updates - no joke.

SG-1's Dr. Jackson has a daughter. She's short, blonde, and a vampire slayer. Too bad nobody told him.

"Well, he did just give you his first born son, after all." There's nothing like unplanned parenthood to make you grow up fast, as Sakura's learning. Especially when you're ten.

-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.

He keeps dreaming of a future gone to hell, but it's irrational to imagine that his visions would actually happen, right? Or so Sasuke thinks… but there are too many coincidences that prevent him from dismissing his dreams as mere illusions. Timetravel. (A/N: under revision.)

Second of Magic verse. Harry is the one in need of rescue now. Doctor J has sent Heero to get him and Luna has sent herself. With domestic eugenics and an arranged marriage hanging over his head Harry has little time to brood now. The war is escalating...

To have her wish successfully granted, Sakura have a mission to do. Sending herself back in time seems horrific enough, but it couldn't be any worse when she's stuck in the desert, along with a redhead who should have been dead.

Harry Potter's animagus form is the Kyuubi no Yōko. And now he's stuck in a little boy named Naruto. So he helps the kid out. And boy is the kid hyperactive. Gen, WIP, AU.

Tom Riddle/OC. She accidentally stumbles upon a Time-Turner and sends herself seventy years into the past. But will she come back completely unchanged?

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.

My death was meant to be the night the Akatsuki stormed my house, but my mum's foolish attempt at escaping left them with me. Now, they'll let me live as long as I help them get back home, but it's hard when you hate them. Though, God loves irony. HIATUS

Hikaru wakes to find being a Go Pro was little more than a dream. But everything is so clear to him... Can he find Akira and his other friends? And what then? Is something bigger than all of them behind this mysterious dream?

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.

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::

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.

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.

One Shot. AU. After all, every child deserves a mother who loves them. Even those who grow up to be monsters. Luna just never imagined things would turn out this way. Time Travel.

A botched up summonig lands Naruto in a parallel Universe, where he never existed. There he has to deal with an alive Yondaime, a chibi Sasuke and the most terrifying sight Konoha's nin have ever witnessed: the mating habits of Itachi Uchiha.

In a darker world, Haruno Sakura never became a ninja. Instead, a stoic girl named Yamaki Sasumi took her place. Silent unless spoken to and painfully polite, she pushes all away from her for fear of discovery. Because Yamaki Sasumi has a secret. AU, OCs.

A young woman is transported to the world of Harry Potter and back to 1976. She remembers the books in detail, but is under a charm that prevents her from revealing or changing anything. Sirius/OC. Full summary inside.

Naruto is sitting in a bar with Team Seven, but why does everything seem wrong? Oneshot.

Jiraiya, the past, the future, and the White Fang's son. Slight AU.