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?

DON'T READ UNLESS YOU HAVE READ THE FIRST BOOK! Darci is back in the leaf village after two years. All of her friends are really happy, one more than the others. Darci has found herself like she wanted and has become stronge than ever. With her Kekkei Genkei specalized and trained in that, she is a powerful force. but what happens when she comes across something she never expected? what will she do? will her past come back to haunt her, or will all she know come crumbling down?

In a world full of ninja what is going to happen to a poor little girl who can't even remember her name? Will she grow in the village hidden in the leaves to be a great ninja? Or will she die in the journey to learn about her past?

{SLOWLY EDITING!!!!!!!}When Darci is told by her father, Orochimaru, that she has to go live in Konoha to stay safe. What is her reaction? When Darci is at the village how does she feel? Is there a boy she likes or is she lonely and rejected for loving snakes? She goes through rough times but some people are there to help her. But who are they? find out by reading!

de•ci•sion: The action or process of deciding something. war /wôr/: A state of armed conflict between different nations or states or different groups within a nation or state. Naruko is torn between sides. She doesn’t know who to turn to, who to trust. Nowadays, not everyone is reliable. Especially in war. In war, you need to think and act quickly, and make hasty decisions. So Naruko needs to decide. Who will she turn to?

Naruko Uzumaki is back, and stronger than ever! She needs to escape the Akatsuki, and return to Konoha. But how? Not to mention, what will happen when she arrives in Konoha? And don't forget.... What about Sasuke? (SEQUEL TO 'YOU AREN'T ALONE')

Leaha Lateire had been living a lie for the entirety of her 15 years of life. Keeping the truth about herself from everyone, absolutely everyone. But what choice did she have? If anyone ever found out about him... it would mean disaster. That someone was Kale; the separate personality that resided inside her mind. She wasn't crazy, he wasn't made up or a personality that split from her own, but a completely different person. They weren't sure how they came to be together, but after spending their whole lives stuck with each other, they wouldn't have it any other way. Though it came at a cost; as a result Leaha was left on her own, no friends and a family on the border of the most basic level. So whenever things got tough they escaped into their day dreams, living in the Naruto world, of which they were both enthusiastic fans. When a shooting star catches their attention one night, Kale insists they make a wish. Believing it would never happen anyway Leaha agrees and of course chooses to escape their world for one containing a certain blonde ninja. To their surprise, it comes true, every single detail. But even though she's in a new reality, it doesn't mean she's free of her secret, now much harder to keep and more dangerous if discovered. But as she settles in she begins to relax and trust her new friends. However... the star's wish wasn't a free gift and it came with a high price. Things are now reversed; where as before she kept her life with Kale a secret, now she must keep the former hidden and the knowledge that came with it. Yet as she becomes more and more attached to her new life and the people in it, she has to make a decision... Stick with the plot and suffer in silence along with them or use her knowledge to try and protect them? Meanwhile a darkness looms, threatening to tear Leaha part from everyone she has come to love, including Kale.

****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.

Hozuki Shingetsu lived in the Kirigakure with her two brothers Mangetsu and Suigetsu. This is a story about her life and how it was changed over many years. Her brothers were both taken from her, though in different ways, and she felt alone until one day when her thought to be long lost sibling returns and takes her on an unforgetable mission.

She was like a lotus. A lotus, which grows in the muddiest of waters and still does not let its environs affect it. A flower which when it grows makes the dirtiest of surroundings look beautiful. That was Hairi. She was a 'dirty orphan' who lived in The Leaf Village's slums, yet her beauty has yet to fade. With the determination to become the ANBU Captain, Hairi begins her journey as a ninja. Beginning with the Academy.