→ 𝐀𝐔✨ BÊTE NOIRE: bet-ˈnwär (n.) a person or thing that is particularly disliked and avoided; an object of aversion; the bane of one's existence. → 𝐖𝐀𝐑𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆: this is a story filled with teenage angst, questionable relationships, and many cringe moments. read at your own risk!! → written from jul. 2015 to jan. 2019

No one enjoys being the outcast amongst their own, especially when the reasoning is something you simply cannot change. But Takahashi Ichirou is different. He is the black sheep of his clan, yet he could not agree more. Born to a clan that only knows how to a follow the herd; Ichirou is destined to lead. He will fight for his dreams, 'till the end. For he was no mere sheep. :: Nara Shikaku x OC [I do not own Naruto Shippuden - all rights, characters and plots belong to Kishimoto.]

"Just because I have the potential to become great doesn't mean I wish to do so." Haruto Tsukishima is someone both admired and envied, for even though he holds great potential to be shaped into a shinobi that would be known and feared, he lacks the drive to achieve great things. He is a solitary shinobi, one who believes he stands alone. As he struggles to find his way in the harsh world, he realizes that he has to survive this world with the type of people he hates the most: ones with passions, high hopes, and dreams. ~*~*~ The amazing summary above is written by @Nashoba, and the wonderfully done cover is by @BalladPhoenix

Three years have passed since the end of the Fourth Great Shinobi War, but for Ayuka Yuna, it still felt like only yesterday. Nightmares and gruesome memories of the battlefield haunted her mind on a daily basis, forever reminding her of the corpses littering the ground. Over time the incessant thoughts and images were too much, and she became desperate to escape them... by any means necessary. Suigetsu Hozuki had grown closer to Ayuka throughout the war, becoming one of the only people that she felt she could trust. He cared for her, probably more deeply than either of them realized, and he knew that keeping her alert and distracted was the only way she would overcome her own mind. So, after bidding farewell to their former comrades, the duo began traveling in search of the legendary blades of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen as a way of coping. Sasuke Uchiha was revered as a hero across the shinobi world. His name could be heard in whispers and conversations across every village, causing Ayuka to cringe every time it graced her ears. Hearing his name now was only a painful reminder of his abandonment, although she hoped it would not remain that way for long... **This story is incomplete, but I will not be continuing it. Please continue to enjoy it as it was originally written. Thank you all for your kind support and please read my Conversation Posts on my page for more details.** { Sequel to Resistance } { Naruto Fanfiction // Sasuke x OC } { Set a year after 'The Last' plot }

| Post 4th War - AU | A no-name bounty hunter with backwards morals meets a war tyrant with none. What could possibly go wrong? "To Find The Light, You First Must Accept The Dark." [I do not own Naruto Shippuden - All rights, characters and plots belong to Kishimoto.] Hurt/comfort/guilt/forgiveness/romance - Uchiha Obito x OC

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)

Sakura wanted to die. Sasori was fine with staying dead. But it seemed fate had other plans for them, because when they both wake up younger with blood pulsing through their veins, they had to remember how to live again. Time Travel AU Rewrite of Stumble (2013) Cover by: @SkyKnight_ BETA: @OfCloves