****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?

After the sudden events happening inside the game of Sword Art Online, during that time, Kaneki was captured by the CCG. Upon waiting for his further execution, one of the CCG members and a technician came to his cell and ask for him a favor. They told him the outbreaks of sudden deaths of 213 players, in a game called SAO and he will be a test subject, as part of his execution. With this said, he soon accepted his fate. With the 'infected' NerveGear on his head, they must sent him there, by hacking the system. They succeeded however he cant return back though has a little communication to the outside world. Standing in a grassy fields, he soon met a black haired boy. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Yellow~♡ Shimigitsu21 here(^^)/ I made the crossover as promised. I got this idea after watching episode 1 and it occured to me to twist some parts of it. Anyways, I dont own both Sword Art Online and Tokyo Ghoul and as always, hope you guys enjoy reading this~♡☆