~Sequel to: "I Got Caught In A Storm... And Now I'm Stuck In Naruto!?"~ It's been two and a half years since Minxie Takeda left Konoha and became Itachi Uchiha's student, and boy, have things changed. Smarter, stronger, and more beautiful than before, she returns to Konoha with her twin brother Ryuu Takeda, former Akatsuki member. Reunited with her friends and going on missions again, she is happier than ever before. But things don't remain happy and peaceful for long. New enemies are rising with deadly intentions, and they all have one common target: Minxie. Everything the young heroes know is beginning to fall apart, and they must all go to the end of the Earth to protect what is precious to them. Join Minxie as she faces trials of love, desire, and danger, all while trying to save the world and complete her destiny. In the end, only one side can win the war that has been foreseen since the beginning of time. With the Final Battle nearing, Minxie and her friends must sacrifice and make quick and hard decisions if they want the world to be saved. One thing's for sure: The eternal battle between the Light and Dark is finally coming to its end, and its end will truly be tragic.

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 art of creating a Shield Contact, also known as an ancient form of black magic, is the written agreement between two people, where one pledges to become the protector of the other for life. The protectors, known as Shields, must attend to the every whim of their contracted master, known as a Wielder, and on rare occasions, even give their life to save that of their Wielder. Shields are highly frowned upon by many, seen as a lower class of person, though only the rich are able to afford the price that comes with making a Contract. Bound by their Contracts and physically unable to harm their Wielders, Shields are forced to do as they’re told without so much as a complaint. Lucas Evernight, Shield of the famous Lightenhart family’s daughter, doesn’t agree with the way his fellow Shields are treated and despises the fact that the Evernights have been Contracted as Shields for the Lightenhart family for generations. Sent away to a military base for nine years to become as strong as he possibly can, Lucas begrudgingly returns to the Lightenhart household to take up his position as Alice Lightenhart’s Shield. Upon meeting the kind hearted Alice, Lucas’s view of Wielders begins to change, as Alice shows him that life as a Shield doesn’t need to be filled with misery. As Alice and Lucas grow up together, a beautiful friendship blossoming between them, tragedy suddenly strikes the Lightenhart family. Blamed for the horrible tragedy, Lucas is banished from the Lightenhart’s home and sent away forever, much to Alice’s dismay. A few dismal years pass after Lucas’s banishment, when the city of Rukia is invaded, and Alice’s life is put in direct danger. Setting out to rescue her, Lucas jumps right into the fray, not realising that the danger threatening to take his Wielder’s life, is quickly escalating into a national crisis.

****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.

Two and a half years after she left the Leaf Village, we find Ashley hot on the trail of the Akatsuki. Ordered to gather as much information as she can, Ashley abandoned her training in her homeland, the Land of Ambience, to pursue the members of the criminal organization. When she finally returns home, her friends are over joyed to see her again, Kiba especially. Back together again, Ashley and Kiba are happy to continue where they left off. But what will happen when one terrible decision tears them apart again? Will they be able to make it through? Will Ashley's friends ever understand her reason for leaving them again? More importantly, is the darkness in her heart, courtesy of Hakuba the Ten Tailed Wolf, real? Does Ashley truly wish to join the other side and leave everyone she ever cared about behind? And how will she react, when the Ninja World is on the verge of the biggest War in history?