"Everyone has a second chance..."

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*

The fourth shinobi war takes an unexpected turn when Sasuke Uchiha enters and decides to help the allied nations fight against the enemy. But after hearing a few convincing words from Madara Uchiha, he joins his side. The war reaches an outcome by the defeat and loss of the five kages. And Naruto? Naruto is...dead? Now with the Kages gone and Kakashi deep in a comatose sleep, it is upto Sakura and her group of rebels to wage a civil war and save the gradually declining world of Shinobi. But who knew she'll get married in the process of trial at achieving her goal. And that too, to the one and only boy of her dreams, the love of her life, Sasuke Uchiha. What will happen? Read on to find out... Pairings:- Main: SasuSaku Minor: NaruHina, InoSai, ShikaTema & ChoKaru Others: ObiRin, SuiKari and many others © Copyright 2017 Manika Chandra

"Don't make this any harder than it has to be, Sakura." I swallowed hard, my body shaking. I can't believe this is actually happening. Who knew that it will actually end up like this? I knew that I have to save Naruto and Sasuke-kun so that we could run away and hide before it's too late. "I-I'm not opening the door." I took a step backwards, looking at the kitchen. There was a knife on the counter, I needed it. If he is going to break inside, I have to fight back in order to get out of here. I quickly get it and face the door once again. I take a deep breath and tighten the grip on the knife's handle. There was one big question that kept running inside my mind over and over again. When will this nightmare end? Sasuke, Sakura and Naruto suddenly found themselves stuck in their own "ideal world"; a world with no chakra, ninjas, wars and just peace, tranquility and happiness. Their loved ones who were once dead are alive and the place they called home is back to normal again. Everything seems perfect, right? Wrong. They soon find out the person who has trapped them in that world is out to kill them. What's worse is that he won't stop at nothing until they're dead and they don't even have chakra to fight back. Will they be able to escape and be safe? Or will they remain trapped forever? Quote of the story (but not in the actual story): "Just like everybody else, you three believe in everything until it's disproved. You believe in old myths, in ghosts, in powerful creatures, etc. It all exists, even if it's just in your minds. So who's to say that dreams and nightmares aren't as real as you and I?" [Warning: May contain some Sasusaku or Narusaku and lots of feels]