The Third Hokage was dead. It wasn't enough. Team Eight knew loss like the seals on the backs of their tongues. They'd been silenced, branded, abandoned, ambushed, left on the enemy's doorstep like a gift--unlucky was their nickname, but they would make it their trade. The Third Hokage was dead. It was Danzo's turn. SEQUEL TO: Hoshigaki (2017-2019) Commissioned Cover by @AwesomeDragonTamer (caleb-crow on Tumblr; caleb_thalia_crow on Instagram) BETA: @OfCloves

When Sakura was three, her father told her he was a criminal. When she was seven, the last thing she saw of him was the sword on his back. When she was eight, she had a friend named Kiba. When they were twelve, they met Shino. And when they were genin, they began to fight for the truth because they could no longer fight for the sake of Konoha. (Rewrite of Haruno By Name, Hoshigaki By Blood) BETAs: @OfCloves and rrage (ff.net)

Loyalty pledged to the right cause equates to a meaningful existence. Loyalty in healthy doses, knowing your own boundaries and how far they should be taken. Where it should start and where it should end. But that doesn't exist here. I will follow you blindly until the end, no matter where you go or what you become, I'll always follow. Sanzu x FemReader I started writing this fic before any plot points/backstory were released in the final arc so it isn't canon compliant in some areas. Genre: Slowburn romance / coming of age / mystery / psychological(?) CW: canon divergence, manipulation, codependency, toxic relationships, obssssive behavior, violence, drug use,

━━━ ➤ 𝘈𝘒𝘈𝘡𝘈 𝘟 𝘙𝘌𝘈𝘋𝘌𝘙 '𝘪𝘧 𝘢𝘯𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘮𝘺 𝘴𝘢𝘭𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯. 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘵 𝘣𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦, 𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘹𝘵... 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦.' ••• She had been raised and trained to kill for as long as she could remember. And with a rare and swift set of skills, an assassin of her ranking was hard to come by in this era. Even more so when she'd been trained to never be discovered, under any circumstances... Yet even the skills of a trained assassin could never compare to that of a demon. Especially a demon who held the Upper Moon Three title. ••• ❕Kimetsu no Yaiba / Demon Slayer and it's characters belong to Koyoharu Gotouge! ❕contains mature content and sensitive subjects, so please be cautious if you decide to read!