Chasing Yesterday (fanfic)

Chasing Yesterday is a Naruto Fanfic by The King in White

It takes place in an AU in which Naruto was born a girl. Most of the events of canon played out as canon until the time of the Fourth Shinobi World War. In the aftermath of the war, Naruto is dead, Sasuke is the Juubi jinchuriki, and is the Rokudaime Hokage. He has pretty much lost everything that was ever important to him, and at this point is barely clinging on to his sanity by a thread, driven forward only by a promise to Naruto on her deathbed.

Due to his actions during the time when he was evil, most of the Konoha 11 and newest generation of Konoha shinobi hate him. In the midst of this, the Juubi offers Sasuke a deal: Sasuke gets to go back in time far enough to save Naruto, and the Juubi has a new chance for freedom.


 * Badass: Sasuke and Gaara. Sasori for villain example.
 * Butt Monkey: Suigetsu.
 * Crazy Jealous Guy: Sasuke is showing a lot of potential to become one.
 * Naruto is showing a lot of potential as well.
 * Curb Stomp Battle:
 * And then it's subverted with  who is revealed to have replaced himself with a random Mook of   before   could kill him.
 * Deal with the Devil: Sasuke's bargain with the Juubi.
 * Deadpan Snarker: Sasuke, emphasis on the snarker part.
 * Meanwhile Itachi plays the deadpan counterpart perfectly.
 * Gaara.
 * Destroy the Evidence: Subverted. The assassination.
 * Dirty Old Man: Jiraiya.
 * Disproportionate Retribution:
 * Double Meaning: Sasuke considers his failures at the Monument while tracing the names of Naruto and Itachi
 * Dramatic Thunder:
 * Fake Memories:
 * False-Flag Operation:
 * Flash Back: Several about events that followed the Point of Divergence.
 * Footsie Under the Table:
 * Forceful Kiss:
 * Gender Flip: Naruto is born a girl.
 * Heroic Sacrifice: Sasuke attempted to pull this off for Taka.
 * Hope Is Scary: Naruto's prospect on acceptance.
 * I Did What I Had to Do: Itachi and the Uchiha Clan Massacre.
 * If I Can't Have You:
 * I Need a Freaking Drink: Tsunade. All the time.
 * I Want My Beloved to Be Happy: Karin somewhat did this to Sasuke.
 * Actually, its less a matter of this trope and more a matter of her concluding that there is absolutely no way that Sasuke will fall in love with her, and that even if he did, she is completely incapable of dealing with his emotional problems. As such, she begins shipping her "little cousin" (Naruto) with Sasuke.
 * Knight Templar:
 * Large Ham: Uchiha brothers, especially Sasuke. YET LEE SURPASSES THEM.
 * Living Emotional Crutch: Naruto to Sasuke.
 * Love Makes You Crazy: Sasuke.
 * Manipulative Bastard: Sasuke.
 * In a lesser level, Karin is also one.
 * Danzo
 * Moment Killer:
 * Morality Chain: Naruto to Sasuke, being literally the only reason why he is on the side of Konoha.
 * Murder Is the Best Solution: Most of the time it's the decision Sasuke came up with.
 * My Name Is Inigo Montoya: "Allow me to introduce myself, Sharingan no Kakashi. I am Akasuna no Sasori. Your father murdered my parents. Allow me to show you, my art."
 * My Sensors Indicate You Want to Tap That: Juugo and Sasuke for Suigetsu/Karin.
 * And now Karin for Sasuke/Naruto, but then again this one is obvious except to Sakura.
 * Official Couple: The Author has explicitly stated in the author note prior to the story that the pairing is Sasuke/Fem!Naruto.
 * Oh Crap: Tsunade's reaction when Naruto barged into the courtroom.
 * Pay Evil Unto Evil: Sasuke ruthlessly tortures Orochimaru with Tsukuyomi before he incinerates him with Amaterasu.
 * Peggy Sue: Sasuke, the Juubi
 * Piggyback Cute:
 * Please, I Will Do Anything!: "Yes! Anything! Just don't you die on me dobe!"
 * Point of Divergence: Sasuke and Itachi's battle against Kabuto in manga chapter 578.
 * Police State: The Hidden Villages, though Konoha is nicer than most.
 * Power At a Price: The Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan. This is the reason why Sasuke kept his Eternal Mangekyo despite his jump back in time, because it is tied to his soul.
 * Red String of Fate: Quite literally is seen by
 * Silly Rabbit, Idealism Is for Kids: Why Sasuke refuses to involve Naruto and Sakura in politics
 * Single-Target Sexuality: Sasuke is Naruto-Sexual.
 * Shipper on Deck: Juugo and Sasuke ship Suigetsu/Karin.
 * Karin ships Sasuke/Naruto.
 * Slap Slap Kiss: Sasuke/Fem!Naruto and possibly Suigetsu/Karin.
 * Squee: Karin does this quite often when it involves Sasuke's love life.
 * Sweet Tooth: Surprisingly,.
 * Karin ships Sasuke/Naruto.
 * Slap Slap Kiss: Sasuke/Fem!Naruto and possibly Suigetsu/Karin.
 * Squee: Karin does this quite often when it involves Sasuke's love life.
 * Sweet Tooth: Surprisingly,.


 * The Atoner: Sasuke prior to going back in time.
 * The Matchmaker: Karin.
 * The Promise: Naruto has Sasuke promise her that he would.
 * The Reveal:
 * Think of the Children:
 * Time Travel
 * Troll: 's attitude definitely comes off as this quite often. It is absolutely hilarious.
 * Tsundere: Team Taka, with the exception of Juugo.
 * Unresolved Sexual Tension: Suigetsu and Karin, or so Sasuke said.
 * Violence Is the Only Option:
 * Violently Protective Girlfriend: Naruto has the sign of developing this.
 * What the Hell, Hero?:
 * Violently Protective Girlfriend: Naruto has the sign of developing this.
 * What the Hell, Hero?:


 * Writing by the Seat of Your Pants: The Author has confessed to this in the author note at the bottom of chapter 11.
 * Yandere: See Crazy Jealous Guy above.