The laws of the Desert country Land of Wind, is pretty simple - only those who are worthy, shall eat. The illegitimate daughter whose very survival depends on the development of Sunagakure. The S-ranked criminal who held no hope for humanity - going as far as to turn into a puppet. When the ultimate puppeteer and the strongest puppet come together, The entire world is on a string. * * * * * Author Note : This series in set in the Naruto Shippuden season. Any information revealed in Naruto Gaiden and the Boruto series will not be applicable.

There is a famous legend telling the story of a woman. No one knows her age or what she looks like, since she always has a fox mask on her face. They only knew what to do if one ever came across her. Turn and run the other direction. She had been reported to randomly appear while ninjas are on missions and killed anyone who angered, disrespected, or simply annoyed her. You'll know it's her when the world around you seems to go completely silent and only the sound of wind chimes can be heard. She wore a white, grey, and blue fox mask and is said to have short, blue hair. It's said that she is the most powerful ninja to ever live. She has been come to be known as the Queen of Masks, and she has picked a student. Sakura Haruno is about as normal as you can get (other than the pink hair). She's not from a famous clan, and she doesn't have a powerful demon sealed inside of her. She's not a super genius (but she's pretty smart), and she doesn't have a bloodline trait or Kekkei Genkai to distinguish her from the other ninja around her. Never had she been considered more than a pretty face. What she doesn't know is that despite being seemingly completely normal, she has caught the eye of a very powerful person, changing her life, and the lives of many others. All of the credit for this amazing, amazing, AMAZING, cover goes to @RealityKeeper *Highest rank: #385 in fanfiction* *Number 2 in "Sakura" tag! - May 9, 2018* *Number 2 in "Haruno" tag! - Feb 3, 2019*

The final book of the 'Tales of a Gutsy Ninja' series. The Fourth Great Shinobi War has begun and it is up to our strategist to lead the shinobi forces towards victory. With the timeline changed so drastically, future is no longer something that can be predicted. But there is one MAJOR problem... Aira has no memory or intention of being the 'strategist from the heavens'. * * * * * Status of 'Tales of a gutsy ninja series' : Book 1 : The tides of change (COMPLETED) Book 2 : A tryst with destiny (COMPLETED) Book 3 : Strategist from the heavens (Ongoing) * * * * * A/N: All characters except Aira belong to Masashi Kishimoto. Basic knowledge of 'Naruto world' is required to understand the story. This story shows a battle of wits and valor with the backdrop of the all too familiar Naruto plotline. So without any further delay...happy reading;)

To anyone who happens to get flung into the Narutoverse, I only have one piece of advice to give you. "First learn the rules, then break them." Playing by the rules can only take you so far. When there are people to save, countries to protect, the world to defend and destiny to defy... breaking the status quo is the best bet. And that is exactly why I did. A/N: This story loosely follows the plotline of the second great shinobi war. Other than my oc and my idea, everything else belongs to Masashi Kishimoto. The picture used to make the cover don't belong to me but...the cover design belongs to me;)

Yoshima Senju is the princess of the Senju clan. She always has had the dream of becoming a Shinobi, but her family makes sure she's kept safe at all times. Seeing her loved ones die one by one makes her want to become a Shinobi so she can protect the ones she has left. One day she meets a Mysterious boy that saves her life.. What if this boy is the key to her becoming the Shinobi she's always wanted to be? <~*I DON'T OWN NARUTO*~>

Tobirama Senju and Anavae Havari are scheduled to be married in an effort to bring the new village of Tsukigakure and Konohagakure together. They have no idea what to think of the other but in the end were willing to give it a try. The question is, was taking a chance with the other a good idea? After all, Anavae has some not so harmless baggage with her and Tobirama has his own enemies too. (BTW except for my OCs. Everything else including pictures and characters, aren't mine!)

Nakira is an orphan, shunned, alone. But.... It never really bothered her. She's a Kunoichi from the Village Hidden in Leaves. Plus she's a friend of Naruto's. This is her, slightly witty, sarcastic as hell, annoying, fun-filled, emo (Sauske), lonely, happy, funny story. **Written like 8 years ago; is not great **

Yuki Kasumi. The daughter of a traitor and a woman gone mad. A girl who had blood on her hands by the time she was six. A girl who was never given a chance due to the title her father brought to their clan. When the Mizukage orders she stays in Konohagakure for a while, she never expected to be liked. She didn't expect anyone to care about her. She didn't think she'd fall in love, either. When the truth behind her father's betrayal comes to light, will she be able to handle it? Can she ever go back to being the never-think-twice-before-killing Ninja she once was after just a few short months in Konoha? All the characters except the few I make up belong to Kishimoto Masashi. PLEASE READ: This story is five years old. I choose to leave it up because people still read it. Do not comment will unsolicited advice, suggestions, or corrections because I do not care and you are simply wasting both of our time. 01/08/17

Himura Akemi was training to be a priestess. At least she was before her entire village plus her family decided to give her the boot at age 7. She then becomes a nomad wandering around the 5 Great Shinobi Nations. She's met lots of interesting people and learned a lot of skills. But because of her secluded village and her moving around so much she has no idea what a ninja is or that they exist. So when some Konaha ninjas finds her after a bad encounter with some people and force her into becoming a resident ninja of Konaha. What is Akemi going to do? She's going to wreak havoc of course. ***Be warned that I wrote this in middle school and it's full of overused anime tropes and has a Mary Sue protagonist, but it has it randomly funny moments. Enjoy my burning trash fire of fanfiction***

Cashile Kuroki has discovered the Frailty of Genius, the shortcomings of prodigious talent, the weakness that comes with strength. Standing alone she fell, with no one to catch her as she hit the ground. Now the question is whether or not she can grow back from her own failure, find resilience in the weakness, foster the power that comes with those who care... And discover The Strength of Humanity. This is the sequel to our first book, The Frailty of Genius.