Naruto/Fanfic Recs/For Want of a Nail Fics: Difference between revisions

''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2731239/1/Team_8 Team 8]'' by S'TarKan

* Now has [[Team 8|its own trope page]].

* ''Pairings'': Mostly NaruHina

* ''Synopsis'': A what-if fan fiction that places Naruto on Kurenai's team at the beginning, reimagining the series. Currently just moving beyond the Search for Tsunade arc, {{spoiler|but seems to be going completely [[Off the Rails]] from the original manga, with Sasuke not looking like defecting to Orochimaru any time soon}}.

 

''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2938888/1/Legacy_of_the_Rasengan_I_Naruto Legacy of the Rasengan I: Naruto],'''' [http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3631232/1/Legacy_of_the_Rasengan_II_Makaze_Rekidaishi Legacy of the Rasengan II: Makaze Rekadaishi],'' and ''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3894376/1/Legacy_of_the_Rasengan_III_Chuuten Legacy of the Rasengan III: Chuuten]'' by Tellemicus Sundance

* ''Pairings'':

* ''Status'': Complete

 

 

''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3817829/1/Clash_in_the_Land_of_Snow_Legacy_Version Clash in the Land of Snow: Legacy Version]'' by FictionReader98

* ''Synopsis'': It's Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow - adapted to the Legacy of the Rasengan universe!

* ''Status'': Last updated Feb 2012

 

''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3776405/1/Blind Blind]'', by Tazaki4

* ''Synopsis'': A ''[[Naruto]]'' fic that's one of ''many'' (read "thousands of") [[For Want of a Nail]] stories made regarding the series. What makes it stand out is how a single theft not only {{spoiler|causes a war}} but also {{spoiler|produces a bunch of mutant humans that make up a large portion of the enemy army, all looking like something out of ''[[Resident Evil]]''.}}

* ''Status'': Complete

 

''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4068154/1/ The Genius Losers of Konoha]'' by Stigma (secret history)

* ''Status'': Last updated Aug 2009

 

 

''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3883902/1/The_Ghost_and_the_Darkness The Ghost and the Darkness]'' by Kirsdarkenvar

* ''Pairings'': None so far

* ''Synopsis'': Sasuke meets Naruto after the Uchiha massacre. Naruto has issues and they end up having a codependent relationship. Its [[Better Than It Sounds]].

 

''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3003800/1/Something_to_Die_For Something to Die For]'', by Macavity the Mystery Cat

* ''Pairings'':

* ''Status'': Last updated Jul 2010

 

 

''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3149411/1/Naruto_Altered_History Naruto: Altered History]'', by Geor-sama

* ''Pairings'':

* ''Synopsis'': A [[For Want of a Nail]] story, as suggested by the title. This story basically explores what would have happened had no one in the village known that the Kyuubi had been sealed inside Naruto.

 

''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3541463/1/Genius_of_Konoha Genius of Konoha]'', by Mrriddler (character death)

* ''Synopsis'': An arguably dark fic that answers the question: What would things be like if Naruto were a [[The Plan|plan loving]] [[Magnificent Bastard]] willing to do anything to keep Konoha safe instead of his canon, idealistic self?

* ''Status'': Last updated Nov 2009

 

''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3430516/1/Lost_soul Lost Soul]'', by LD1449

* ''Synopsis'': This fic is massive, over 460,000 words and 97 chapters, tells the story about Naruto being raised to be a weapon, and anything else would spoil ALL of the story.

* ''Status'': Last updated Jan 2012

 

''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3687756/1/The_Nine_Broken_Mirrors The Nine Broken Mirrors]'', by Ayien

* ''Pairings'':

* ''Synopsis'': A tale of Naruto and Gaara joining forces after the chunin exam to gather together the rest of the jinchuriki in order to prevent a future full of carnage.

 

''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4131566/1/ The Demon in the Hyuga Clan]'' by Dark Sword Mage

* ''Pairing'': Naruto/Hinata

* ''Synopsis'': As its name suggests, its a [[What If]] fic in which Hinata is the Kyuubi jinchuriki and both of Naruto's parents are alive and well, with the two of them ending up in the same squad under Kurenai.

 

''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4057805/1/The_Melt The Melt]'' by [http://www.fanfiction.net/u/1415139/pudgypudge pudgypudge].

* ''Pairings'': NaruHina with hints of AnkoNaru

* ''Synopsis'': As a child, Naruto is taken in by Sarutobi to be his chosen successor to the mantle of Hokage. He develops a bloodline long thought lost to the world and learns along the way that, though he may be hated for his demon, his Will of Fire will burn brightly.

 

''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4234399/1/Senju_Naruto Senju Naruto]'' by [http://www.fanfiction.net/u/1565105/Baal_of_Yarns Baal of Yarns]

* ''Pairings'': Naruto/Temari or Naruto/Tenten

* ''Synopsis:'' An AU fic in which Tsunade is Naruto's mother, with an exploration into how Naruto would turn out raised outside of Konoha with a Sannin mother and a bloodline competing with the demon inside of him.

 

''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3745099/1/People_Lie People Lie]'' by [http://www.fanfiction.net/u/768029/Nugar Nugar] [[Alternate Universe Fic|AU]]

* ''Pairings'': Naruto/Hinata

* ''Synopsis'': People Lie. A darker realer ninja world. What happens if Naruto is raised by Ibiki.

 

''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3922556/1/A_Mothers_Love A Mother's Love]'' by Lord of the Land of Fire (AU, character death)

* ''Pairings'': NaruHina is this author's OTP. Believe it.

* ''Synopsis'': Kushina Uzumaki survives childbirth by sheer force of will (and the timely arrival of Tsunade). Things ''change''.

 

''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/1434049/1/Suiren Suiren]'', by Eimii

* ''Pairings'': Anko/Sakura

* ''Synopsis'': One of the best Sakura-focused fanfics out there, diverging during the Chuunin Exam when Sakura decides to actually ''do something'' during the wait for the final part of the exam, and (eventually) winds up attracting the attention of Mitarashi Anko.

 

''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3481273/1/The_Melody_of_the_Fox Melody of the Fox]'', by Jetslinger

* ''Pairings'': Naruto and Tayuya

* ''Synopsis'': Tayuya survives the Valley of the End, but not without taking crippling injuries from having a few trees dropped on her. Tsunade drafts her into Konoha's forces at knife point to get information on Orochimaru. Naruto finds himself being shanghaied into being her guard. [[Hilarity Ensues]].

* Recommended by FLCNPNCH

* ''Pairings'':

* ''Status'': Complete

 

 

 

* ''Synopsis'': Naruto leaves on his three-year training trip, and Sakura begins the struggle to improve herself. How much will they have changed when they meet again in one hundred days?

* ''Sequel'': ''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6942340/1/One_Hundred_Weeks One Hundred Weeks]''

 

''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3175216/1/Perfect_Pair Perfect Pair]'' by mysterious-mask

* ''Synopsis'': An AU fanfic that has Naruto adopted by the Haruno family. The series starts before the events of the anime, depicts the events of part 1 and 2 differently as wll.

* ''Status'': Complete

 

''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2422891/1/The_Way_of_the_Apartment_Manager The Way of the Apartment Manager]'' by Elizabeth Culmer

* ''Synopsis:'' Typical AU where an OC adopts Naruto. Only it ends up being much more than that.

* ''Status:'' The sequel just updated in May 2010 after a 2 1/2-year hiatus.

 

''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4139575/1/One_Small_Step One Small Step]'' by Shawny Wong

* ''Pairing'': Naruto/Hinata

* ''Synopsis:'' AU where Naruto and Hinata become childhood friends at age 7, very early in their tenure in the Ninja Academy.

 

''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4515454/1/Naruto_Captured Naruto:Captured]''by [http://www.fanfiction.net/u/1483577/EdStargazer EdStargazer]

* Pairings none confirmed so far but leaning towards NaruSaku

* ''Synopsis'': What if Naruto hadn't been able to steal the Forbidden Scroll? What if that led to the Hokage discovering that Naruto had been sabotaged at the academy? A fairly unique fic that has a pretty mature take on the Naruto universe and Konoha. Features politics, realistic training and some gore and well written chapters with actual drama.

 

''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3524043/1/The_Art_of_the_Deal The Art of the Deal]'' by [http://www.fanfiction.net/u/1219365/Case13 Case13]

* ''Synopsis'': Naruto was damaged at an early age to where he couldn't use chakra. After seeing a stranger barter he decided to try to learn from him. He learns the "Art of the Deal" He uses it to help him convince Anko to join him in building a vast large profit empire. They get a reasonable bit of profit buy a ghetto of a town and turn it into a shining metropolis. Along the way he {{spoiler|gets his own clan of ninja body guards, and even deals with Yakuza for using his warehouses for drugs...via actually buying the Akatsuki to take them down, Yes That Akatsuki}}. Also he and Anko use disguises that are vaguely described to look like Urahara and Yoruichi

 

 

* Recommended by Gore17

* ''Pairings'': Naru/Hina/Moko(OC)

* ''Status'': Last updated Dec 2010

 

 

''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5166693/1/Scorpions_Disciple Scorpion's Disciple]'' by [http://www.fanfiction.net/u/1980911/nobody102 nobody102]

* ''Synopsis'': AU. Orochimaru's resignation from Akatsuki is more intense than in canon, resulting in a meeting between young Naruto and Sasori. Currently halfway through the Chunin Exam arc.

* Status: Abandoned with summary at the end of 14 long chapters.

 

''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4307275/1/Fox_of_Konoha Fox of Konoha]'' by [http://www.fanfiction.net/u/1572001/ CrazyLikeAnko]

* ''Pairing(s)'': Minato/Shizune; teases of Naruto/Anko, Naruto/Kurenai, Naruto/Hinata...

* ''Synopsis'': The Kyuubi attack never happened, the hero of the village never died, and a child sits in the forest alone, waiting to show the world his power.

 

''[[Cutting Loose]]'' ([http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5661129/1/Cutting_Loose Link]), by [http://www.fanfiction.net/u/1623010/Chengar_Qordath Chengar Qordath]

* ''Pairings:'' Naruto and Tenten are ''very'' good friends, with significant [[Ship Tease]], but not a couple yet.

* ''Synopsis:'' Naruto and Tenten become friends in the academy, and with her help he's able to pass the genin exam a year earlier. He ends up assigned to Team Gai in place of Neji, and with teammates who like him and a sensei who actually works hard at teaching...

 

 

* ''Pairings:'' None yet, though the canon crushes still exist. How the author's self-stated obsession with NaruHina, if at all, is an interesting question given the rank differences.

* ''Synopsis:'' Beginning with the ever popular What If, what if Naruto had been born earlier in the timeline, changing his history forever. Having been born three years earlier, into a world where Minato never became the Fourth Hokage, the Third Great Shinobi War never ended, and a chain of events led to none other then Itachi becoming the Fifth Hokage, Naruto is instead a fresh jounin, just as a new batch of genin are graduating from the academy.

 

''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3371184/1/Blind Blind]'', by [http://www.fanfiction.net/u/563067/ObsidianSickle Obsidian Sickle]<ref>not the same as ''Blind'' by Tazaki4, recommended above</ref>

* ''Pairings:'' SasuSaku, ItaKonan (of all things).

* ''Synopsis:'' It was almost time, Orochimaru was going to take his body as a vessel. He hated being used... He refused to be used. With that thought, he took the kunai in his hand and slashed across his eyes.

 

''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4860864/1/Who_I_Am Who I Am]'' by TwinTrouble

* ''Pairings'': None as of yet

* ''Synopsis'': Naruto has been keeping dangerous secrets for years. A long-forgotten dream that just won't die, an ally he shouldn't know and a friend no one thought he had are what keep him going. Graduating is the least of his problems…

* ''Pairings'': Naruto/Sakura, Neji/Hinata, Shikamaru/Temari

* ''Synopsis'': Though successful in retrieving Sasuke, Naruto is banished for harming him. Years pass and the Land of Waves dissapeared from the world's notice. A new Mizukage and his country will fight in a new war.

 

 

 

''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5288868/1/Uprooted Uprooted]'' by Orrunan

* ''Synopsis'': (from author's summary) "Naruto makes a good shinobi, but a lousy weapon. Danzo has finally managed to connive Naruto into Root, or so he believes. Naruto, who will now be within reach of his emotionally inept, traumatized, fanatical devotees. What on earth was he thinking?"

 

 

''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5661555/1/ Expectations of Development]'' by [http://www.fanfiction.net/u/1169079/ kiraiakuma]

* ''Pairings:'' SakuSasu, NaruHina (the usual Fanon pairings)

* ''Synopsis:'' One year of easy missions. That's all Sakura wanted. Instead she gets Zabuza and Orochimaru. Well, if fate wants to throw her head first into the ninja world, she'll oblige. Even if she has to sacrifice her innocence.

 

''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4119917/1/Hakumei Hakumei]'' by [http://www.fanfiction.net/u/1232431/Pryotra Pryotra]

* As noted, has [[Hakumei|a trope page awaiting Wiki Magic elaboration]].

* Pairings: [[One True Pairing|Naru/Hina, Sasu/Saku]], [[Ship Tease|Sai/Ino, Neji/Tenten, Gaara/Matsuri]], {{spoiler|possible Haku/OC}}, [[Toy Ship|Konohamaru/Hanabi]], [[Crack Pairing|Iruka/Anko]] ([[Crazy Awesome|Yes, really]])

 

''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3235630/1/Everyday Everyday]'' by [http://www.fanfiction.net/u/600925/angel_puppeteer angel_puppeteer]

* ''Pairings'': Sasuke/Sakura

* ''Synopsis'': Sasuke orders Sakura to marry him. She agrees, but only upon the condition that he must first spend a day without her. [[It Got Worse]].

 

''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3242113/1/A_Day A Day]'' by [http://www.fanfiction.net/u/600925/angel_puppeteer angel_puppeteer]

* ''Pairings'': Sasuke/Sakura

* ''Synopsis'': She said she's marry him after twenty-four hours. Companion piece to Everyday.

 

''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4370189/1/Will_of_Fire_Heart_of_Stone Will of Fire, Heart of Stone]'' by [http://www.fanfiction.net/u/1228238/DisobedienceWriter DisobedienceWriter]

* ''Pairings'': None really that come to mind; this fic seems to have set canon so thoroughly on its ear that you really have to wonder whether or not your OTP is actually going to happen or not.

* ''Synopsis'': 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.

 

''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3922662/1/ Naruto: Shattered Eyes]'' by [http://www.fanfiction.net/u/1156528/Lithius_Osmius Lithius Osmius]

* ''Pairings'': None confirmed yet, though SasuSaku looks pretty solid.

* ''Synopsis'': Naruto awakens a new Transcendant Bloodline: the Kyoukagan, source of all bloodlines and peer of the Rinnegan.

 

''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5403644/1/ Naruto Asunder]'' by [http://www.fanfiction.net/u/1992963/WrathfulSE WrathfulSE]

* Pairings: Naruto/Hinata mostly teasing though,

* ''Synopsis'': The smallest of pebbles can create thousands of ripples. A simple off hand remark can create a lasting message. In the ninja world, these ripples will someday become the tidal waves that will tear the ninja world asunder.

 

''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5141800/1/Naruto_bChosen_b_bVessel_b Naruto: Chosen Vessel]'' (previously ''Naruto: Another Version'') by [http://www.fanfiction.net/u/968819/BlueGlass54 BlueGlass54]

* ''Pairings'': Hints of Naruto/Ino

* ''Synopsis'': Due to some twists of fate, Naruto discovers he's involved in more than one dark plot. Can he push forwards without breaking down and messing everything up?

 

 

''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3794957/1/bExistence_b Existence]'', by [http://www.fanfiction.net/u/1031979/Denim88 Denim88]

* ''Pairings'': Mainly Naruto/Temari

* ''Synopsis'': After the battle on the Wave bridge, Naruto runs off, thinking the Kyuubi's seal is weakening. His defection eventually takes him to the Land of Wind, and to a completely new future.

 

''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5821042/1/The_Reluctant_Hokage The Reluctant Hokage]'' by Aishuu.

* ''Synopsis'': The Sandaime Hokage finds an alternative to ordering the Uchiha Massacre. Each chapter focuses on a different character's reaction to the new Godaime Hokage, Itachi.

* Status: Ongoing, but updates have slowed down lately.

* ''Synopsis'': The Bijuu were much more intelligent then assumed, and not nearly as blindly malevolent. In addition, there were two moves before Kage Bunshin on the Forbidden scroll.

* Status: Ongoing, with giant updates about every month.

 

''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5316196/1/Loyalty Loyalty]'' by [http://www.fanfiction.net/u/975220/A_True_Radical_Dreamer A True Radical Dreamer]

 

''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6813473/1/bOne_b_bSmall_b_bKindness_b One Small Kindness]'' by [http://www.fanfiction.net/u/479762/DigitalTart DigitalTart]

* ''Synopsis'': Uchiha Mikoto takes the hand of an outcast child, and with it rewrites the destiny of her clan. AU.

* ''Status'': Complete

 

''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6097762/1/Geniuses_of_Hard_Work Geniuses of Hard Work]'' by ''[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/1326331/froznfox72 froznfox72]''

* ''Pairings'': Naru/Hina and Lee/Ayame

* ''Synopsis'': 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?

 

 

* ''Pairings'': Not at all the focus of the story.

* ''Synopsis'': On the day Naruto is born and the Nine-Tailed Fox is sealed inside him, the Third Hokage decides to hide what happened from everyone, claim the fox is dead, and raise him as he would his own son...a decision that will most likely doom him, Konoha, and the Elemental Countries

''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7028564/1/Echoes Echoes]'' by [http://www.fanfiction.net/u/2825943/Kagaseo Kagaseo]

* Now has a [[Echoes|trope page.]]

* ''Pairings'': Unknown yet, but the author said he had some in mind...

* ''Synopsis'': At the battle of Land of Grass, one alternate version of Naruto got his seal twisted by Orochimaru, gaining the power to travel into other alternate realities where he is a girl, a puppeteer, and many other possibilities. However he's also being [[Stern Chase|followed]] [[Big Bad Duumvirate|by very unpleasant people]]...

 

''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7380887/1/The_Whims_of_Fate The Whims of Fate The Possibilities of Time, Book I]'' by Not Quite a Drifter

* ''Pairings'': NaruHina [[Ship Tease]]

* ''Synopsis'': What if Naruto had developed a completely different personality? What if the first to enter the world had been Neji's father instead of Hinata's? Even the simplest of fate's whims can change the course of history...

 

 

* ''Pairings'' : None

* ''Synopsis'' : Naruto isn't exactly alone anymore. A ghost came back to help him along. A ghost named Uchiha Obito. With Obito's help, Konoha's not going to know what hit them.

 

''[http://www.branchandroot.net/archive/category/naruto/avalanche/ Avalanche]'' by [http://branchandroot.dreamwidth.org/ branchandroot]

* ''Pairings'': Naruto/Sakura/Sasuke, Hinata/Neji, Kakashi/Iruka, others.

* ''Synopsis'': Kakashi gives Sasuke a different piece of advice following an early fight with Naruto, and the Sound Five never have a chance to try to get him to defect. Team Seven stays together a bit longer, and when they split up, it's along somewhat different lines than in canon- Naruto is apprenticed to Tsunade in the hopes she can help with his chakra control, Sasuke is sent with Jiraiya, and Sakura goes into Intelligence.

 

''[http://soulriders.net/brian/fanfic/motivation/ Motivation]'' by Durandall

* ''Synopsis'': Mizuki used a poisoned blade on Iruka that night and caused not only Iruka's but his own death as a result of an angry Naruto. This lead to a quick reorganization of the "Rookie Nine". According to the Author: "a story where Shikamaru acts to his potential, because I think he's awesome, Shino gets to be badass, because he is badass, and Naruto pays a little more attention, because he has the right ... ''Motivation''."

 

 

''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2292009/1/Never_Cut_Twice Never cut Twice]'': by shadowmaster62

* Pairings: Naruto/Temari, Sakura/Sasuke, Itachi/Pocky

* ''Status'': Complete

* ''Status'': Last updated February 8, 2012.

 

* ''Pairings'': Naruto/Ino.

* ''Synopsis'': Mizuki never got to shoot his mouth off at Naruto the night he took the Scroll of Seals. Other than skipping a half-manic monologue from him what exactly did this change for everyone's favorite blonde ninja? Who knows?

 

 

* ''Pairings'': None yet

* ''Synopsis'': Life as a ninja. It starts with confusion and terror and doesn't get any better from there. OC Self-insert

 

 

* Recomended by autopanda

* ''Synopsis'': What if instead of Kushina being Naruto's mother and through a trick of fate Naruto's mother was Tsunade after a drunken night with Minato in which Naruto becomes both the heir and hope of the Senju clan. Find out what life would be like now for Naruto

* ''Status'': Active. Last updated May 31, 2012. Also, very similar to Senju Naruto.

 

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