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

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

Senju Hashirama's dream to unify all of the warring clans of his country under one village remained just that; a dream. Generations later, the ninja world still consists of pure clan affiliation. Enacting peace through understanding has fallen to the side. A catalyst is needed for any kind of change to occur, and it is all found in a little boy... for better or for worse. AU.

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.

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.

Kaeru, the Toad masked ninja was a strange shinobi. He appeared from nowhere and adopted right away the jinchūriki Naruto. Riled up Uchiha Itachi, the famous ice king, and perverted Hatake Kakashi. Fought like an enraged beast and had a heartwarming smile. Kaeru knew too much. And... He was something out of time and space. TIME-TRAVEL and maybe slash. Kaeru isn't an OC.

Because you have no idea how irritating hearing the thoughts of the people around you can get. Especially when they're concocting villainous plans and tend to mentally laugh manically. SI-OC. Yamanaka Kekkai Genkai Mutation!OC. Shikamaru/OC

Out of all the kekkei genkai she would have liked to get, the eyes of Samsara wouldn't be her first - or second - choice. So naturally, that was the exact one she got. SI-OC/Itachi. Uchiha!SI-OC. Rinnegan!SI-OC.

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.

Trust the Yondaime to turn death into a minor inconvenience.

Kushina's early demise changes everything. Who said that mothers were more important than fathers?

"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]

Last time, he saved them. This time, they'll find him. A modern-reincarnation fic, rated for language.

Kakashi falls off a tree and lands in a different world. Literally. Now he's in a dimension where nothing makes sense—but he's used to that. Kakashi plans to wreak as much havoc as he can and find his way home . . . if he can.

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.

"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.

Now Part I of a series called The Indepent Will of D. Also on A03. Monkey D. Luffy has been gifted with a better-than-average life with a healthy relationship. But as new secrets spring up and dangerous people begin to surround him, can he fully trust the person he loves the most?

Obito kidnaps Naruto after Minato chose the village over his son's life. Now Obito is stuck with the newborn. He still strives for the 'Perfect' World, but will this twist of fate change his views about the world? Or will it keep pushing him into the darkness?

A chance collision early in Naruto's life will irrevocably change the path he takes; what happens when Naruto's views are shifted before even his dream to become Hokage? Where will his new path take him, and how many strings will he pull or threads will he trip over along the way? Puppeteer!Naruto.

Naruto had gone to his last battle with Madara fully prepared to die with his enemy. He did not think he'd be manipulated by old toad sages and thrown to the far past. He did not expect to wake up in the Senju clan compound either.

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.

Dying and being reborn into Sakura Haruno's body at the start of Naruto can really put a spin on a girl's perspective. Self Insert, single OC warning & actual summary inside. -COMPLETE-

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.

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.

The greener grass is to die for. SI. One-shot collection.

When Naruto is given a gift considered legendary even in a world where walking on water is a daily occurrence for some, will it lead him on a path towards peace or will the consequences of said gift leave a hole in his heart too large to fill?

The Byakugan is one of the world's most legendary bloodlines. And just like the rest, it has a dangerous secret of its own. Now, thanks to the unforeseeable, Hinata Hyuuga finds herself given a unique chance to change everything. It's too bad such things never go as planned. Hinata-centric, Time Travel

Fem!Luffy Sequal to Daughter of the Sea. You don't need to read prequel to follow along, hopefully. Luffy had just turned 17 and left her home the Moby Dick and the Whitebeard Pirates. She goes out to gather a crew and become the Pirate King with her own strength. Now all she has to do is not tell the world that she is the Sea God. It's going to be a long day. ABANDONED

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

Sabo is a famous novelist working on the latest instalment in his series of books called One Piece. However, when he kills off one of his characters - Portgas D. Ace - he is surprised to find said character came to life in his living room. And the headache ensues. [A/U. Vague pairings.]

"Mint is extremely invasive. Mint grows and survives, even when starved and poisoned. Better not to plant it at all." Second SI/OC quick fic, inspired by "Catch Your Breath" and "Forethought."

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]

The day after a wild party to celebrate the end of the war against Madara, Naruto, the remaining Konoha 12 (and some guests) can't help but wonder what happened last night as they wake up in a different Konoha. Time-Travel. Rated for language, alcohol and just to be sure.

"Even the most ignorant of children will grow up the right way once they learn of pain." An irreverent orphan girl reborn as Fugaku and Mikoto's youngest, least talented but most troublesome son, with the inability to get a taste of what will make growing up right—pain. AU, SI/OC.

Obito is able to seal the Jūbi within himself a bit faster than he expected, fast enough that the Allied Shinobi Forces haven't reached them yet. This leaves Uzumaki Naruto completely at his mercy. He cannot resist when the Ten-Tail's Jinchūriki forces him from his own world. A dimension-hopping story.

Naruto really didn't want this. He wanted to be a legitimate shinobi. He wanted to jump high, shoot fire, and bring down lightning on his enemies! He wanted to be revered by his peers, and he wanted to be goddamn normal! He didn't want this! He didn't want to have a RPG screen floating in front of him!

Naruto always enjoyed discovering new places and locations in Konohagakure. One night, after entering a cave, he decides to venture inside only to find the most beautiful waterfall he had ever seen. Once inside the cave, Naruto finds a lone rock that contained black markings. Thinking nothing of it, Naruto touches the black marking. What happens then no one could ever predict.HIATU

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

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.

Funny thing about being reborn in the Naruto world... SI/OC insert. Crack treated seriously and realistically.

It took her a while before Sakura was convinced that she was once again in her twelve year old body, but by that time it was too late. •Time-Travel / AU•

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

No point in wondering why, the answer to that would probably come in time. Ironically, I felt like time was the only thing I /didn't/ have. OC Self-Insert [UPDATES SLOWLY]

"Can you finish the story please? What happened after the boy died? It can't be the end!" I dragged the silence on, smirking when I saw him growing increasingly impatient. "Hm... let's see... oh yeah, the boy was reborn into another world." [AU, Self-Insert, OC]

As if dying wasn't trouble enough, I'm stuck with a stubborn anime character who has a tendency to fight everything that walks. But I haven't seen this show, so what harm could I possibly do? I mean, Ichigo was titled 'Heaven's Reaper' before I came into the picture, right? He wasn't? Oh . . . [Hiatus until chapters are completely updated]

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

Sabo sinks into the ocean...and wakes up in the modern world. When he reads a manga titled "One Piece" and realizes that Ace is going to die, he jumps back into his own world, intent on changing fate. "Get away from my brothers, Akainu!" A story of saving Ace. [Written before the Don Quixote Arc...this story assumes Sabo died in the canon world]

To give Naruto a chance against Madara, Obito might've inadvertently erased him from existence. Until he finds a way to bring Naruto back, he'll have to deal with sharing a body with his younger self while the other remains oblivious to his existence. Time travel/ Parallel to Iryo-nin Kasa

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.

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 would you give to save them...?" Her voice was cold. "Everything." His voice was a whisper. "Then I will take everything. I will give you a chance to save your nakama." ...You get a second chance. Luffyko Fem!Luffy Zolu "Time Travel" Fic

AU. Hidden Sand genin Naruto has gained a good friend in Gaara, but now he and the entire village are facing a new crisis. It's a race to convince their leader to abandon his plans of an invasion, or they just might find themselves on the brink of a new war. (Sequel to New Wind Nation.)

Oneshot. How Naruto Became the Sixth Hokage at Age Sixteen. (Completely honestly and legally.) Or, five conversations that didn't happen.

Naruto and Kurama accidentally end up in the past, on the day of Naruto's birth, and are forced to live their lives all over again. They make the best of it, to everyone else's extreme confusion. (Alive Minato and Kushina, humor.)

AR: A circle has no end, war and hate had no end either; Sasuke and Naruto embodied the never-ending sequence. So why was it so much of a surprise when the clan heirs found themselves in the bodies of infants in two different, warring clans in the time before Konoha's birth, and at the start of everything? NaruSasu/FemSasu. Time-travel.

What if a mystery girl shows up at Punk Hazard? Covered in injuries from head to toe? What if this mystery girl was Luffy, and Law had to take care of her and keep her away from Caesar? Can a bond formed between the two before blood is spilled? Fem!Luffy slight LawLu Part 1: FINISHED Part 2: HIATUS

Edward may have admired the vitality of youth, but that didn't mean he didn't have any left in himself anymore! He's able to keep up with Ace's hyperactive younger brother, at least.

[Hiatus] During a battle 10 years from now, Pirate King Luffy is caught in an explosion. Now he finds himself on the Whitebeard's ship the Moby Dick and all of the pirates who died at Marineford - such as Ace and Whitebeard - are alive. How did he end up over 10 years in the past and what will he do next? [Side-story/prequel to A Pirate's Resolve. No pairings]

Complete. AU. Naruto is a new genin of the Hidden Sand Village. Unfortunately, no one except Naruto believes he'll last long – especially not when he volunteers to become Gaara's teammate.

in·a·ni·tion, noun; lack of mental or spiritual vigor and enthusiasm; exhaustion caused by lack of nourishment. (In which Luffy's metabolism is faster than his doctor understands.)

He was so much like Roger in so many ways. He was going to be the Pirate King. It shouldn't be that surprising for him to share the same fate as he did. Perhaps giving up ten years of his life in Impel Down wasn't such a brilliant idea after all…

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).

An inspired story from Pokepika's Haunt: One Piece: Growing up with Whitebeard It's a fem!Luffy story. Real summary inside. It's a complete story but there still might be random updates.

It is clear now. Obito was manipulated by Madara, who was influenced by Indra's chakra, who turned evil because of Zetsu, who was created by Kaguya. But who could be controlling Kaguya? Silly one-shot.

In death I found life, life in another form and in another universe. OC Naruto.

Dragon asks Whitebeard to take care of his infant son, Luffy. Life on the Moby Dick is never the same. (Whitebeard raises Luffy AU)

I am going to die. It's just a simple fact. I've accepted it, but in doing so have been broken. My disease is killing me, and I guess I'm okay with that. At least I thought I was until I met them. The ones who gave me a reason to keep on living. (IMPROVED FIFTH CHAPTER IS UP)

The fabric of time and space is more delicate than one would imagine, especially when seals are practically made to tear a hole in their workings. The traveller in question isn't exactly whooping for joy to be in the past. And five-year old Jiraiya certainly hadn't expected to stumble upon the enigma known as Uzumaki Naruto. Timetravel.

[Hiatus] Instead of becoming a pirate, Luffy was dragged off by Garp to become a Marine. He's just been promoted to Captain and is about to have a face-off with the Whitebeard pirates. As the battle approaches, he keeps having dreams about a man named Ace who he swears he's never met. What will happen when he meets this man face-to-face on the battlefield?

Ace is tired. There's spilt milk in the kitchen, he has Writer's Block, and his little brother chooses now to come knocking on his door. About that? Ace doesn't have a little brother. So just who is this kid?

In the afterlife, a few of the most likely suspects try to figure out which one of them was the most responsible for the myriad of problems facing the ninja world.

What would you do if you died and were given a second chance to live? What if coming back meant you return as a child and you and the people most important to you lost all their memories along with their age? Find out what Ace, Sabo, and Luffy end up going through just to be with each other. No pairings. T for language and violence.

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

What might have been if Kuina had survived her fall down the dojo stairs. She and Zoro strive to become the greatest swordsman in the world, allegiances and promises notwithstanding. Chapter 18 (Season 2): As Smoker's crew begins to regather, a disturbing directive suddenly arrives from Ennies Lobby...

In a world where the King never died, Roger and Dragon try to raise their sons away from the government's eye. Secrecy turns out to be more of a challenge than they bargained for.

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 ]

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.

Thanks to a seal gone wrong, Senju Hashirama and company - including a still living Uchiha Izuna - have ended up in the age of Rokudaime Hokage Uzumaki-Namikaze Naruto, and Naruto has ended up at the beginning of the Shodai Hokage's reign. AU

In any other reality, they would have been called the Eleven Supernovas, and each of them would be notorious in their own right. In THIS reality however, they would come together under the same captain, be part of the same crew: The Straw-Hat Pirates. AU

Crack!Fic The Whitebeard Pirates draw up a list of 150 things their beloved fire-using younger brother is forbidden from doing…He finds a lot more to do!

"If he does nothing, Ace will die. If he tries anything, he'll be a traitor." (Marine!Luffy AU of Marineford.)

Law's thoughts on the crew's antics. Rated T for some swearing. One-shot.

A girl from the real world falls into the One Piece world and finds herself on the Thousand Sunny. But why is the ship deserted? What happened to the crew? And how do Trafalgar Law, the Heart Pirates, and the so-called Pirate Queen factor in all of this? A contemplative, comprehensive take on OCs, Mary Sues and their parodies, all deconstructed with a macabre twist. Not a bashfic!

Caveat lector. Just when you think you have reached the summit, another mountain appears. Once nameless, once called 'Boy', he finds fame as Dracule Mihawk. Part XV: Having encountered pirates of all kinds, Mihawk meets his match in the Blind-eye pirates and a prediction of certain death.

No one could ever really be sure what went on in Garp's head. So they weren't sure if his new cloths were some kind of strange D-related tactic, or if the man had actually lost his mind. If they'd just look at the date, they'd know. His cute grandsons always sent the most thoughtful gifts for his birthday. Cover art by amba gurl.

Portgas D. Rouge wants to be selfish for the first and last time.

Sometimes the silences say what words cannot. Luffy needs to convince Fukaboshi that his life isn't something he's allowed to ever throw away. Luffy- and Fukaboshi-centric. No slash, pairings, violence, etc. Rated for mild lang.

One day, back when he was but a young, enthusiastic and faithful ensign, Drake met a strange blond boy who spoke of fate. Gen.

In which Zoro learns the hard way not to piss off a denden mushi. Crackish. And poking fun at Zoro usually being a hit with the wildlife.

Oneshot. AU. Orochimaru takes a genin team. That poor, poor man. 17 moments of spring.

Every so often, there are bugs. Luffy the entomologist.

Zoro saves Nami from falling down the stairs, which leaves Nami to wonder why he overreacted so much. Written for Merucha.

Zoro's cursed blade affects him more than he lets on. Character study, maybe a bit AU.

Written for Aoi24's Multiverse Challenge. Five separate AUs set in the OP universe. Devil Fruit switches, different childhoods, new recruits, and one man rampages across the Grand Line with no regard for the usual rules. No pairings, genres vary.

Marco looks behind him, once, to the flag waving furious and proud in the wind, then faces them again.

Zoro's favorite memories of living with his Sensei were getting to see Kuina grow up.

"Zoro had wondered why it stayed on the cliff and didn't make a nest like other birds. Someone had explained him that most hawks didn't build themselves nests but settled in abandoned ones."

Even on opposite sides of the war, she has never been his enemy. Even at opposite ends of the earth, she has never really been far. Kohza/Vivi for Maelie. Alabasta arc spoilers.

In theory, a mountain bandit can do whatever she likes. So how on Earth did Dadan become stuck with taking care of the sons of two of the most infamous men in the world? A story from Dadan's POV about the past 20 years. Pre-Whitebeard War. Oneshot.

Pirates and Princesses are not so different. Vivi says goodbye. Alabasta arc spoilers.

During his 2 years of training, Zoro never really had a chance to contemplate what he was doing. Now, his training is almost complete, but he still has one thing left to do before he heads out... Talk to an old friend.

Written for Aoihand's Multiverse Challenge. Sets of five drabbles for an AU scenario where Straw Hat Crew only comprised of members of the Eleven Supernova. Bonney, Law, Drake, Hawkins, Urouge, Kidd, Killer and Apoo so far- Completed with Zoro and Capone

Q: What happens when you toss a bunch of misfit marines together? A: Smoker's crew. And a random narcoleptic pirate who is briefly mentioned at the end, but pay him no mind. He's an idiot.

The four stages of grief. There is a monster in the apartment above Zoro's. That's bad enough, but then there's the call from Japan…the damned prank call from Japan… AU, rated T for language. No pairings.

Death is determined to get them this time. Prompt from Penniless1.

Nine days out of thirty, Zoro waited, tied to that wooden post. One-shot, complete.

You never know how Devil Fruit powers will combine. A lesson Law learned the hard way. A humorously sexy one-shot.

Luffy decides to give meaningful presents to his crew. Short, sweet, and maybe a *tad* cracky.

A person dies and the world is changed. Dadan and his charges in the years before when they hide deeper than before because there is no-one left to protect them. AU. Character death. Pre-chapter 568 and the full revelation of Dadan. COMPLETE

Ohara is dead. Dreams are nonexistent. And the only goal left is to kill the six Strawhat Pirates. AU Robin/CP9-centric oneshot.

They’re all a bit different, in so many different ways. Strawhats and their various quirks, as seen by each of them in turn-no pairings. I'm such a nerd. R&R, time and mind permitting!

On the eve of his first child being born, Garp has Gol D. Roger cornered once more. However, instead of fighting, Garp and Roger agree to throw the greatest party ever. This is the story of the party the World Government didn't want you to know about.

Everybody helps with the washing up except the cook. That’s the way it works.

While hunting for a bounty in Otogakure, Hidan and Kakuzu attract some unwanted attention. Orochimaru's time of transfer is approaching, and Hidan's abilities have made him a prime candidate...

One Piece Bleach crossover: Zoro and Sanji bust their way into the Court of Pure Souls. Hijinks ensue.