Orochimaru never became a missing-nin. The Fourth Hokage still stood tall. There was no Uchiha Massacre. The Akatsuki never existed. Madara never became a problem. What could go wrong in such a perfect world? Sakura Haruno had always been alone, and at thirteen, she abandoned Konoha. She had to run from her past, but what exactly would wait for her in her future? @NarutoWattyAwards 2014 Third Place Winner in the General Naruto Category! *Written from 2013-2015*

The Sasaki Family is revered as one of the most vicious gangs in all of Tokyo. Rin, a 15 year old teenager, is the sole heir of this family. The only problem? She's a girl. Her grandfather, the current head, however refuses to acknowledge that "small" detail, and orders her to attend the notorious, all boys school, Konoha Elite as training. "Stay out of trouble" was his final command before he sent her off. So, will Rin be able to follow her grandfather's order? (Eh....probably not.) Will she keep her gender a secret? (Highly unlikely!) And what happens when a puppet freak, a bomber and a Jashin obsessed teen start taking an interest in this black haired shortie? (A really big mess) [1st place in the Naruto category for the AnimeWattyAwards; 1st place in the Akatsuki category in the NarutoWattyAwards]

Minxie Patterson lived an average life... Until the day she ended up getting sucked into the Naruto world due to a chaotic storm. Now, as a Leaf shinobi, she's on Team 7, along with Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura. They have a complicated relationship and tend to be extremely dysfunction, but they're still a great team. In the ninja world, Minxie is happier than ever, although she does meet a talking leopard and a psychopath or two, as if that's where she belongs. But what happens when she finds out that she really does belong there, since it's her birthplace? Wanting to solve the mystery of who she is, she's determined to figure out why she needs a Guardian, and why she was sent to Earth in the first place. However, as Minxie soon realizes, some secrets are better left unknown.

****Winner of the Most Popular Naruto Fanfic Watty Award 2013/14**** **Currently being rewritten as the original is old and awful in this author's opinion** A coming of age story about a young Ninja, confused and hurt by the instances in her past, struggling to find her place and figure out what it all means. Can the kindness of a new Village warm a heart that time has taught to be cold and cruel? Can new friendships replace broken bonds, lost to the past? Is it safer to stay, or is it safer to run? A story not about one's physical strength, or of obtaining great power, but a story of overcoming and learning to change as old wounds heal.