"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.

Shinji takes just the slightest different action when Asuka offers a kiss... and everything changes. Suddenly, they're no longer alone, and begin becoming stronger than they've ever been before. And from their new bond changes start to ripple out. The Angel War and the plans of SEELE and NERV will never be the same.

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.

Naruto was born with hair as red as his mother's, but with a face and intellect that paralleled his father, the Fourth Hokage. Will the revolution he brings be the world's salvation or destruction?

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

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.

Leaves spiral in the soft eddy as Naruto meets Karin in the Forest of Death. From that moment on, the two bearing the Clan name carried with them the fate of the Uzumaki and would be forever entwined.

Danzo and his agents seek to subtly gain control of Konoha. Uzumaki Naruto's role in single-handedly defeating a fully-realized Bijū has made him a celebrity. The former pariah is now the Leaf's biggest hero. It is a perfect opportunity to create a puppet Hokage. The plan is nearly foolproof, except for one critical flaw: they underestimated Uzumaki Naruto! 5th-Hokage!Naruto

Team 7 is sent on a mission to investigate a disturbance outside of the village, where they encounter an unconscious girl in a crater. The mysterious Sarada insists she's a shinobi from the Hidden Leaf trying to rescue her teammates. When the team discovers she possesses a Sharingan, things become even more unbelievable. [Part of the Legacy of Fire Series]

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.

There is a place where two legends once fought, a valley that saw their lifeblood spilled. And in Konoha there is a monument, a stone face shaped out of the golden bluff, which honors the champion—the Second Hokage: Uchiha Madara. (AU in which the Uchiha rule Konoha. SasuSaku. NaruHina.)

"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.

Danzo Shimura had an idea. It was risky, but if all went according to plan, it would be a genius maneuver that would ensure his ideology and legacy would linger on. "I nominate Naruto Uzumaki to fill the position of Godaime Hokage." Thus a new future for Konoha and the blonde jinchuriki was set into motion. INACTIVE CURRENTLY

Konoha's Second Yellow Flash. It all started the day of the Kumo incident at the Hyuuga compound - one action altered the course of history and the ninja world. Rating may change. Will be epic in length. AU. Pairings are not the focus of the story, though they exist. Cover art belongs to amandas-sketches on deviant art. :) Not on Hiatus. At all. Working on it.

The Third Hokage dies stopping Orochimaru before he can defect, leaving Danzo a much freer hand to do as he pleases, and in the aftermath of the Kyuubi Attack, nothing stopping him from his long-held goals of being Hokage and strengthening the Leaf Village. Yet Danzo finds himself having to alter his plans again and again, and ultimately having to stand in the light he so despises.

Madara didn't intend to destroy Konoha when he summoned the Kyuubi. His true plan was to obtain a weapon without equal, and thanks to the Yondaime that was what he now had. Born as one of the Akatsuki, and armed with the eyes of the Rikudō Sennin, Naruto must now find a way to achieve the impossible. To see his master's goal realized and bring peace to the world. Rinnegan!Naruto.

You can't stop the flow of time. Its wheel only whirls in one direction. It is impossible for a mere human to change that path. But sometimes the impossible must be done… Naruto time travel fanfiction.

Minato Namikaze, the wet-behind-the-ears Fourth Hokage, is still trying to acclimate to his demanding new job. With the prospect of starting a family on the horizon, how will he react to a strange blond boy and his orange-loving father appearing in the middle of his office one afternoon? Post-4th-War-Hokage!Naruto and Boruto timetravel fic.

12-year-old Naruto often dreams about the future, but when he is launched four years into it, not everything is as he envisioned. The Fourth World War is just around the corner, and Akatsuki is more dangerous than ever. But hiding and doing nothing has never been Naruto's style. To change the course of history, he searches for the truth about the future, and a way back to the past.

Naruto ends up in his 12 year old body. Armed with near unparalleled power, there is much he could change. Whether those changes would affect the future for better or for worse is uncertain. In fact, the entire world that he was now in was probably one huge prank. There's no way he'd been sent back in time because time travel is impossible.. right?

Desperate times call for desperate measures, or so they say. A decision to promote someone is more than a recognition, it is a placing of burden on some young and inexperienced shoulders. It may not be pretty, but the village needs two new chuunin to lead its newest generation and Tsunade has to make a choice. History takes another course and a certain genin is very excited.

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...

After three long years...her Vengeance was close...

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

What if Kakashi had recovered from his deep depression? What if he turned out to be a true genius as a sensei? Watch as team 7 develops into a truly capable shinobi team!

In a world where Orochimaru is Hokage and the Hidden Villages are ruled by tyrants, Tenten finds the lines between ally and enemy blurring when a desperate strategy lands her in the company of enigmatic strangers who wear black cloaks with red clouds. DeiTen and NejiTen. Contains adult themes.

The Hokage makes the hard calls; he puts aside his personal desires to best serve the village. When his son is attacked and spies are found lurking in the shadows, Uzumaki Naruto is forced into a situation where one misstep means war. Is it possible to keep his morals and still be a good leader, or does being Hokage require more than he's ever been prepared to give? Now rewritten.

An accident occurred during Naruto's training sabbatical. Now, he's stuck in his own body - forced to see the world through the eyes of the very fox he had tried to distance himself from. After being abandoned by the world, what will this new Nine-Tails do? Rated M for violence and occasional language. DISCONTINUED; succeeded by "Of Crimson and Shadows"!

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]

Without the Root the Great Tree would fall. In order for it to stand strong, changes must be made. Namikaze Naruto must battle for his own identity as he steps out of the shadows to bring the teachings of the Root to the very top. He has no room for weakness or hesitation. When you slit a man's throat in the name of the village, you do not falter. Even if it is your own.

Hiruzen was considered the 'God of shinobi.' This story makes the assumption that the title was entirely justified. What happens when the Shinobi no Kami has a different response on the Hyūga abduction attempt? It is time to let slip the dogs of war.

After Naruto ran away from Jiraiya, he ended up meeting with Uchiha Itachi. The meeting leads to student and teacher, a mature Naruto. His new dream is not to be Hokage, but to lead the shinobi world to peace. AU

Naruto becomes the villain everyone in the village always thought he would be. Only one person will risk everything to try and redeem him. His best and most loyal friend, Uchiha Sasuke.

Himawari always knew home was where the heart was. Luckily, her heart was big enough for all.

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?

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.

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 war is over, and like Konoha, Team 7 has rebuilt itself from the ground up. Everything has changed, but Sasuke and Sakura remain much the same. Eleven years, she thinks, is a long time to be in love. SasuSaku.

Sasuke was not really happy with his team. The shy Hyuuga, and the laziest person he'd ever known where not people he'd have picked. But he never expected how a blue-eyed, blond-haired, and newly minted jonin would transform them all into a true team. A journey in a dangerous world, and a fight to get out from the shadow of his brother, the Godaime Hokage Itachi Uchiha. AU

How will the world change when a battle hardened Naruto from the future comes to the past? With a change of name and appearance this old Naruto will help the Naruto of this new Konoha become the shinobi he was destined to be all the while trying to fit into this new world where those he knew as dead are alive and well. Time travel fic.

Minato isn't an idiot. He has enough sense to know why the Third wanted him to be Hokage. Thing is. . . he doesn't feel ready for the job, and a talk with Orochimaru sends both him and the snake sannin in an entirely new and chaotic direction. No clue as to pairings or eventual ends yet.

Shinji and Asuka, being the last humans alive, must fend for themselves, and make a new life. (07/25/14) I have recently re-taken an interest in this story. A little editing (fixing grammar and spelling mistakes) and revising (changes to the story to fix plot problems or dead ends) is in order. Perhaps I will even write some new material once I remember where it was going.

The toads raise Naruto to replace Minato as their summoner. Trained as a sage, Naruto will strike out to find his fellow jinchuriki. Just not in the way you would expect.

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

AU.The Uzumaki clan is not dead.They rule of one of the most powerful and influential nations in the world. What will they do when they find out they were lied to about the death of Kushina's child? The heir of whirlpool has been found. Naruto/Hinata.

Tsunade's death sets off a chain reaction that disillusions Naruto's perception of the shinobi world and forces Hinata to abandon her faith in love and become her own person. Sometimes, love destroys more than it creates. Can they reclaim their old dreams and achieve their new ones when they're partnered in the ANBU? A redemption story. Eventual god-like Hinata.

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.

When Konoha ninja return from investigating one of Orochimaru's laboratories, they bring back a devastating strain of chakra bacterium - Kimimaro's sickness developed into a bioweapon. As Naruto and his surviving friends struggle to live in Plague-stricken Konoha, Madara plots, an anti-ninja cult demands repentance, and, in the midst of it all, Sasuke seeks a perfect revenge.

Pein's final jutsu gave life back to those he slayed in Konoha. However, it also brought back someone who never expected to live again. Rising from the ashes, how will Minato Namikaze readapt to life and the war he is flung into?

Not every idea Orochimaru ever had was bad. When one of his mothballed programs gets refreshed by the Third how will the world change for Team 7 when they are given brutally honest evaluations of their skills, personalities and potentials. With this knowledge laid bare before them and their Sensei what do they do and how to they grow. STRAIGHT/NON-YAOI

Naruto Uzumaki is one of the strongest ninja in the world today. But everyone has their limits. Can he survive ANBU or will it defeat him first?

What if something made Naruto the dead-last that everyone sees him as? What if he really wasn't as weak as he seemed? The true Naruto, unleashed upon the shinobi world! AU Story starts at Invasion of Konoha arc and continues onwards.

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.

The Kyuubi's attack on Konoha is just the beginning of the problems that Minato Namikaze has to face. After managing to save his wife and newborn son, he must now deal with the threats happening both outside of and within the village. Can he successfully meet these challenges head on or will it all come crashing down around him? AU.

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

Hinata, true to the series is shy, timid and incredibly lacking in self confidence, only this time she didn't have Naruto to show her the right way. But what if he suddenly comes into her life as an already qualified ninja? Romance and humour themes!

Young and alone Naruto is corrupted Kyuubi's evil influence, becoming the very monster that Minato died to seal away. With the power of the nine tails in his grasp, only one man can save Naruto from his inner demon, the legendary super pervert Jiraiya.

Hinata's world had been torn asunder. A chance meeting with a boy and a once in a lifetime promise saved her. Three years later, they are now ready to move forward together. AU: What if Hanabi was abducted instead of Hinata and was killed during the attempt. Stronger Naruto and Hinata, overall balance somewhat kept. M rating for safety; Violence, blood and some adult humor.

"Her face. I remember her face." A boy trained to kill is brought into the light. Grey, different Naruto heavily stealth based and Root trained, but not in the traditional sense. How will he cope with that most dangerous of foes: emotion?

Shinji is brought along by his father and meets Rei, forming a special bond.

Naruto left Konoha after his first failed attempt of the Genin exam, triggering a series of events that lead to him being trained by some of the greatest Ninja ever to exist and face his destiny. And maybe pick up a few precious people in the process. AU

The Hokage faces a terrible potential crisis when the Village Council spreads news of the young jinchuuriki, Naruto. The world changes when a more attentive, forceful Sandaime rears his head and takes back full control of his village. Sarutobi-centric. COMPLETE.

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.'

The eve after Kyuubi's attack, Konoha is low on strength. The council agrees to turn Naruto into a living weapon. But years later, after Sarutobi's death, will Konoha's weapon continue to defend it? Or will he poise his blade to carve out their throats?

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...

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

What would happen if we had everything we ever wanted? What if certain tragedies, in the past, were averted? One would normally think this would make a better world. Some old traumas could be gone. But the new pains could be worse.

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.

Temari had her ideas on where the Fourth Shinobi War would take her. She'd just never pictured herself losing, being separated from her division, and wandering a barren wasteland with a zombie and an orphaned baby for company. Post-apocalyptic AU.

Sasuke meets Ino instead of Sakura on his way out of the village, and learns a valuable final lesson: don't start a clan war with three others. Especially if yours happens to be dead.

He has his mother's red hair, his father's face, and most importantly, he has two of the best friends a Jinchuriki could ask for. His name is Naruto Uzumaki... and his tale is a bit different than the one you remember. AU, Alt!Naruto, CadetBranch!Hinata

After the death of a comrade, Neji Hyuuga must find a way to accept and let go of his pain. On his road, his friends can help him, if he allows them to. But deep down, it's him who has to take the steps. Ten chapters in total, eventual Neji/Tenten

Sasuke and Naruto become friends at a young age, but will Naruto's paranoia and mental instability draw Sasuke down into madness, or will Sasuke's own demons bring them both into the dark? Not yaoi

Might Guy trades Neji and Tenten to take Naruto and Hinata on his team. Can he take this group of misfits and turn them into a team of geniuses...or will he be forced to give up wearing spandex forever? Naruhina LeexAyame

When Naruto unexpectedly returns from exile, he brings with him the key to victory: a suicide mission deep behind enemy lines. A squad of Shinobi will leave on a quest to end the war, but none of them will return home the same, if at all. Slightly AU

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

AU Naruto is called back to his village by the Yondaime, but relations between them are frigid. Yet father and son will have to learn to get along if Konoha is to survive the next great war. Features semi-super! Naruto. No foreseeable pairings.

He found her annoying, but, there was something there, something she sparked in him. She said she'd follow him anywhere. So, he let her follow, unaware of the changes it would trigger in more then just them, and not all for the better. SasuSaku, NaruHina.

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.

"Naruto, do you even know what a 'backup spouse' is?" "Of course I do!" "Well, then, you're a jerk!" "Ok…wait, I lied. I don't get it, I guess…" NaruHina

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.

Naruto finds he is flung back in time and must repeat the entire Chunin exam over and over and over, until he gets it right and possibly saves Konoha in the bargain.

On the day the Kyuubi rampages, the Fourth Hokage uses a different technique. One day in his life had he lived to see his son grow; to see his village flourish. Minato-as-Hokage.

Naruto is ready for the role of Hokage, but he has one grand challenge to overcome first. Now he must prove his conviction to his friends; along the way he may discover just as much about them …and himself. NaruHina, other pairings, T for my own paranoia.

There is a fine line between idiocy and genius. Uzumaki Naruto has no clue where that line is. A teacher, a soldier and a madman are determined not to let the Golden Fool of Konoha dwindle. Be advised that this story may contain mature content.

How does Konoha's most surprising ninja learn the fine art of self pleasure? Why, with a shadow friend, of course! Naruto x Hinata.

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

COMPLETE. Young Naruto is prohibited from being Ninja of the Leaf. Left to his own devices he takes an unusual path to power as a Puppeteer. Smart!Powerful!Wily!Naruto. Lots of conflict with Orochimaru, Sasori and other Akatsuki.

After a particularly harsh beating, the Hokage finally decides to give Naruto to a seemingly nice farmer. What he didn't know however, was that this happened to be the Leader of a terrible organization in disguise...Akatsuki.

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.

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

A very different conclusion to the battle in the valley of the end. The story of a death and all that follows. Character death.

Some opportunities are best left unexplored: Shinji and Rei done to the tune of Oedipus the King.

Kiba gives his life to save Hinata, and she and Akamaru must unite to save each other. But with the biggest threat to their lives being her own clan, the only safe place for a shy girl and her little white dog may be outside Konoha's gates...

An AU fic, starts before Rei blows up her Eva to save Shinji. Primarily a Shinji Rei romance and lemon. Ongoing

It takes his birthday, the twenty third day of the seventh month to remind Sasuke that he still has vestiges of family residing in the village.

Hyuga is a house with many rooms. A Neji & Hinata centered fic. Expect madness, love, sex, and murder. This is the story of two lives and as such the parings will change. NaruHina, NejiHina. COMPLETE. Part One of the Invictus Arc.

Life is rarely ever what you imagine when you're thirteen. Hinata One-Shot