Innocence lost. Peter Pan, whatever his incarnation, was dead. Tsunade muses on the life and death of a ninja's youth.

Drabble, Tsunade and Sakura: Life is so fragile, and Tsunade watches as it's ripped away.

Tsunade, the life she once led, the team she once had, the team now ready to shine, and Sakura. gen.

Count what was bitter and kept you awake. Asuma x Kurenai. oneshot

“Tsunade learned, years ago, that what should happen seldom does, though, and that nobody stays.” The end of an era. [Spoilers for chapter 367.]

Then again, when Rin thinks that she’s the last link to the only vestiges of humanity Kakashi ever had in the first place, her heart and her blood and her future don’t seem too big of a gift to give him. [Oneshot]

Suzume teaches the art of flowers, thinking always of the art of death. Tenten's slowly learning to tell the difference.

Ino wonders about Sakura’s obsession with strength.

It took a good attendant to know when to be a harmless young lady, when to be a friend, and when to be a killer. Shizune was a good attendant.

In her dying moments, Konan contemplates her life and the life of her pink haired captor [And they were not so different]. There is no great tragedy in her death, except that she could die this way...

If I were back home, I believe that the correct phrase would be 'Go get him'. Onesided PeinKonan, implied SasuSaku

But if he's changed, and Naruto's changed, then why shouldn't she have changed grown up, matured as well? Team Hebi stumbles across Sakura and they chat. Not SasuSaku.

They have shattered her world, and when she rebuilds it, they will be locked out. Team Seven, Sakuracentric

Because it is raining and Konan dreams of birds that fly and Pein doesn't see why she shouldn't.

Sparring with Sakura was a completely different experience when they were twelve than it is now. Oneshot.

"You two are more alike than you'd think," the boy observes quietly. In which Neji is an almost-accidental-matchmaker and Hinata is a not-really-accomplice. Sasuke/Sakura.

Tsunade was always hoping for chances, but this time not for herself. She prayed it wouldn't be the first or last.

Oneshot[NejiTen] He was there when she killed her first man. She told him, “I hope it always hurts like this.”

She was like a stinging nettle: fragile when you looked at her from a distance, but when you tried to reach for her, she would sting you. Protect herself instinctively. If you treated her the right way though, she could grant you her healing flowers.

He hears a sharp intake of breath and sees Hinata’s pale eyes half close as she digests this information. Somehow, from her muted reaction, he thinks it wasn’t wholly unexpected. [NaruHina, NaruSaku]

She knew her name well enough. Anko-centric

Because all she ever wanted was him, but little girls always grow up...and dreams are just dreams...right? [sasusaku]

Being a kunoichi is being cooler than your little brother, always; even if he is the Kazekage.

Sakura isn't twelve anymore. She knows what opportunity really is. (AU set right after the three year hiatus, spoilers for up to that point, dark, sakusasu. Yeah. You heard the pairing right. I'm shocked myself XD)

She cannot remember who she is, or where she is, or what she's doing. But something inside her compels her to fight, and the very core of her being tells her to find him. [NejiTen] [Nothing to do with actual twins.]