Orochimaru's greatest feat. Also his cruelest. His legendary experiments were said to know no bounds, and this is just an example. Taken from his mother's arms, a newborn infant is to be the subject for an experiment of Orochimaru. An experiment that lasts for the course of 12 years until the anbu from the leaf take over the hideout. The boy is rescued, but in the end, could it lead to Konoha's demise? *|I do not own Naruto, Masashi Kishimoto does. I do own any characters NOT in the manga or anime, as well as their backstories.|*

❝ Be wary of the faces you pass by on the streets, because you never know who they might be. ❞ AU - DOES NOT FOLLOW THE ORIGINAL NARUTO PLOT-LINE

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.

Humanity. A strange and beautiful creation. Ironically enough, all it seems to bring is destruction. Atsuko wondered what it was like to be human. She knew they were made of flesh and blood, just like her, but what exactly made them so different? She has lived many years and has travelled across the world more times than she could count on one hand. There was nothing on this Earth that she didn't know-except for humanity. While she walks the fine line between Earth and the Spirit World, Atsuko may very well come to understand the answer. -- Rewrite of STARDUST-YOU DO NOT NEED TO READ STARDUST TO READ THIS STORY. They will essentially be two different stories.

Masashi Yoshie, a mysterious, wandering samurai, traveled through valleys and up mountains trying to seek the ravaging white haired, red faced demon whom she suspects is the cause of the terror in the Land of the Rising Sun. Along her journey, she stumbles upon a temple priest who directs her to Konohagakure, a ninja village. "Living takes courage because you can die any time, anywhere, and however." || ©BalladPhoenix 2016 Please do not steal my plot, concept, ideas, characters, or title page, and etc. I also ask you not to redistribute my story anywhere. Naruto Shippuden and other brands mentioned do not belong to me, all rights go to Kimamoto Misashi and to their rightful owners. ||

❝ 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.

If you weren't part of a clan or didnt have any other important figures to back you up -you were expendable. And so to die for the village was the only way nobody could be somebody.

[SEQUEL TO AMNESIA] "She was made from the truth - contradictory in her personality, yet aware of the sins that plagued the shinobi world." For the past three years, those deep markings caused by Hibiki's past had done nothing but haunt her of her failures. Now, exposed to the truth of the world she lives in, Hibiki's only goal is to destroy the one who brought this burden upon her weary shoulders. Meanwhile, a war is rising, and Hibiki's biggest enemy is the root of the cause. Her distrust has hindered her numerous times before, but it needs to diminish if she can figure out the right path she needs to take. It will decide the fate of the war, after all. *Artwork belongs to Shinkai Makoto