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Darkest Before Dawn

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Reads 3,312,576
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Time 5h 47m

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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?

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•Weak• [Sakura Haruno] by Nizushi

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The Girl They Never Saw [Completed] by ohmyobsessions

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J A D E by BonnieBBlue

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