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*

Four year old Sakura and the Akatsuki. (BEING EDITED)

They were shinobi: machines trained from childhood to kill or be killed. They were experienced soldiers; tools even. And that's why you can't blame them for being idiots in everything else. (A collection of short related chapters) "I KNEW it! I knew you had the hots for her!" "I've seen cooked fish before. That's charcoal. I'm sorry that you're culinarily disabled." "And you're surprised that your son gets a heart attack when you leave your arm in the living room." "I don't care! We're watching the entire fourth season of Kunoichi Diaries and you're going to learn whether you like it or not!" :: Cover By: Cosmo_Cat924

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)

❝ She was born in the darkness, ❞ Akita harbors a blackness in her heart, a slow and festering disease. She is the catalyst for both wrath and destruction. Contrary to the beliefs of many, she was not born into this hatred. Akita bled for the people she called family - she killed for them. Foreign to the shinobi nations, it was painfully obvious she would be singled out from the crowd. With skin a warm brown, eyes of molten gold and claws as black as night; she stands alone. Akita was not born evil. She was made. ❝ and darkness she became. ❞ - COVER ART GOES TO RESPECTFUL OWNER 3RD PLACE WINNER NARUTOWATTYS2017 "BEFORE NARUTO'S GENERATION" MATURE CONTENT. DEPICTIONS OF VIOLENCE AND PROFANITY.

❝Do you believe in second chances, Sakura?❞ ❝Of course. But I don't understand why you're asking me. I'm pretty sure I'm dead.❞ ❝ Would you like me to change that?❞ [ I do not own Naruto nor the characters. ]

How do you stop losing the ones you love when you are not omnipotent? "We all have to make choices sensei. And, if it ever came down between my loved ones and the village...I would let the village burn." When you can't save them on your own? "We are just humans, and that's fine. It just means that we have to work together that much harder in order to protect each other."

As Shinobi, we must be prepared to fight, not for our own dreams, but for another's. As Shinobi, we must be prepared to be blind followers to those above us. As Shinobi, we must be prepared to become empty shells to satisfy our master's needs. As Shinobi, we must be prepared to die at any moment, for any reason. As Shinobi, we are nothing but their playthings. ••• Contains two sets of multi-shots set in the Narutoverse. Short reads. Warning: The works within are usually unedited 1 a.m. drabbles that may or may not burn your eyes. You have been warned. { 2016 }

Sakura, who is often sent on solo diplomatic missions on behalf of the Hokage, makes an unlikely ally on her travels. itasaku (note since y'all keep complaining: I also ship SasuHina so SasuHina is in this story. It's in the tags. I don't care if you ship them or not, this is literally a crack ship fic. Quit being an asshole.)