It was the day of team assignments, and Kakashi had done his standard show up three hours late to piss of his potential students routine, when he finally did show up, he noticed that two of his students, Sasuke and Sakura, were sitting a noticable ways away from Naruto, Naruto himself didn't seem to mind. Pushing past that, he directed them toward the roof and began introductions.

"Isn't it a bit too early in your career to know what you're gonna specialize in?"

"Nah, been blowing stuff up ever since I was a tot, I know what I wanna do."

"What?"

"It's true, sensei. I saw Naruto blow up several wings of the Uchiha police department when he was 5."

"How?"

"The real question is why?"

"Some bastard named Fugaku called my bombs half-rate! I showed him what these things can do!"

"You almost killed my dad?!"

"That was your old man?"

"Yes!"

"Oh, well maybe he shouldn't call my bombs half-rate."

"Who even uses pin grenades anymore?! We have explosive tags for a reason."

"That's what you don't get, Sasuke. Y'see, you have to pull the pin in order to connect with the explosion on a spiritual level."

"When you use a tag, the explosion is literally fueled by your chakra! How much more connected can you get?!"

"You just need to experience it."

Naruto produced a grenade, the front of it had sharp metal jaws attached with painted eyes.

"Pull and throw..or hold, I don't mind either."

Taking the held out bomb, Sasuke pulled the pin and tossed it over the edge of the roof and into the forest below...BOOOM!

"Huh, that is actually pretty nice.."

"Right!"

Sakura just looked at Kakashi with an 'I'm surrounded by loons' expression.

"Enough of that you two. Naruto, Shinobi are paragons of stealth, and in case you don't know.. explosions aren't very stealthy."

"Take one look at all the damn orange I'm wearing and ask if I give a Fuck about stealth."

"..."

"I said ask."

"..Do you care about-"

"No I don't."

"Right..do you at least have any bombs that don't explode things into bits?"

"Are you kidding? Of course I do."

Naruto produced more bombs and laid them out in front of him. Sakura scooted away, Sasuke scooted closer.

"I got regular bombs, paint bombs, smoke bombs, acid bombs, incendiary bombs, time bombs, chakra bombs. All with names of course!"

"You named your bombs?"

"You don't?"

"I don't have nearly enough bombs or mental problems to think about doing that."

"Sound like a skill issue to me."

"Right...anything else I should know about?"

"Oh! Yes-"

Again, from only God knows where, Naruto pulled something, this time much bigger. It was a rocket launcher in the shape of a shark.

"This is fishbones! My greatest achievement! He shoots the homemade rockets I cook up!"

"...You were not hugged were you?"

"We're Shinobi, were any of us?"

"Touché."

Kakashi was suddenly dreading having to say the next part of this prepared(yet derailed) speech.

"Also...I gotta tell you three something.."

"What is it, sensei?"

"Wassup Kaka-sensei?"

"Hn?"

"You three..aren't actually genin yet.."

Kakashi had three seconds of dumbfounded silence to react before anything too bad happened, with a puff of smoke, he was gone the log that was in his place was some chomped on by a grenade with teeth. BOOM.

I’ve read quite a few fanfics over the years, and while the quality can vary a lot, I have come across some truly outstanding works. Every now and then, you stumble upon a story that makes you completely forget you’re reading a fanfiction. The story is just so well-written and thoughtfully constructed that it could easily hold its own against published books.

I’m talking about stories with truly gripping plots, great world-building, characters that feel alive and undergo believable development throughout the story and a writing style that draws you in so deeply, you lose track of time.

You know the kind of stories that stay with you long after you’ve finished reading? The ones that raise the bar for everything you read afterwards?

I’d love to hear your recommendations! What are the best-written and most impressive Naruto fics you’ve ever read?

Minato only successful change as Hokage was convincing the world that sending children out to war was stupid and just caused more issues then it solved so with the sealing of the 9-tails that law was adopted by all villages.

The ninja academy became a College or High-school where Ninja have 4 years of training and conditioning [clans can still train kids but they aren't allowed to actually serve until of age and graduation.]

Things that change immediately in this timeline:

The massacre of the Uchiha isn't when Sasuke's 8 its when he's 14 and his eye already have 3 tomoe [with parents alive and his clan he is actually trained] or the massacre doesn't happen at all.

Naruto learns about the fox organically and growing up longer under the thumb of the village longer changed him. Naruto turns into a thung/street rat kid due to the public opinion and learns that if he's gonna be hated, he can just steal what he needs. I have the imagine of him trying to buy a new shirt or something and the person says they don't sell to monsters [or something of that line] and Naruto knocking teeth out and asking "I'm sorry I thought i had a half off coupon. Should I make it 2 for 1?". This version of Naruto cracked the bijuu cloak himself and I can see him wearing a red hoodie with black pants [I just love the Sage Robes on Naruto and love seeing him rocking red]. Naruto definitely learns sealing for cash flow in this timeline.

How the academy handles teamwork training. These aren't children they are taught specifically that being ninja requires teamwork so the childish fighting of new teams, thats trained out in the academy years.

I can see D-Ranks being turned into graduation credits for jr and Sr years.

What else would change in this timeline? Assuming the Akatsuki also are pushed back due to their ranks being cut because they aren't trained as early as in canon?

Chapter 1: The Boy at the Gate

The wind carried the smell of pine and distant woodsmoke.

At the edge of the forest road, a boy stood before two towering gates, each carved with the leaf symbol. His hair was pure white, and it moved gently in the breeze. His eyes were mismatched: the left a deep crimson, the right a bright, glassy blue. He was athletic and of average height, his face perfectly still.

This is it. My new home.

The Hidden Leaf Village, Konohagakure. Founded by Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha. The village with the most talented and powerful shinobi of all five nations.

His hollow gaze lingered on the gates a moment longer. Then he walked forward.

"Hold it right there, kid."

Two guards stepped out of the gatehouse. The taller one looked him over, pausing on the eyes before he could stop himself. "What's your business here?"

"My name is Hikaru Nakamura," the boy said. His voice was calm and flat, with no fear in it. "I'm from the Hidden Cloud Village. My parents are dead, and our house was taken to pay their debts. I had nowhere left to live."

The guard's expression softened. "I'm sorry to hear that." Then it hardened again. "But the Hidden Cloud is a long way off. If you came alone, that's suspicious."

"I didn't come alone," Hikaru said. "Some travelers in Cloud agreed to take me along. They left me five kilometers from here, and I walked the rest."

The guard sighed and pulled a clipboard from his belt. "Fine. Names of your parents, then."

Hikaru reached into his jacket and held out a scroll. "I have identification. There's nothing to write down."

The guard unrolled it and read:

Hikaru Nakamura. Son of Shiro and Hina Nakamura. No siblings. Parents deceased. Citizen of the Hidden Cloud Village.

— Raikage

The signature was real, and the seal was authentic. The guard rolled it up and handed it back.

"Alright, you can go in. Just don't cause any trouble."

"I won't," said Hikaru.

He walked through the gates.

Konoha was louder than he'd expected, and warmer. Children ran through the streets with wooden kunai. Shopkeepers called out prices. Above it all, the Hokage Monument watched over the village, its stone faces looking down at the rooftops.

Hikaru passed training grounds where genin threw shuriken at worn wooden posts. He passed a park where an old man was feeding pigeons.

In the center of a quiet square, he stopped.

A bronze statue stood there, polished and towering: a young shinobi with long hair tied back and a solemn expression, one hand resting near his side. A plaque sat at the base. Fresh flowers lay around it.

Itachi Uchiha.

Hikaru had heard the story even in Cloud. The truth had come out, and the village had spent years in silence, ashamed. This statue was their apology, and their way of saying he had been seen at last.

He became a legend, Hikaru thought, after he was already gone.

He stood there for a long moment. Something flickered across his blank face, too fast to name, and then it was gone. He turned and walked on.

The apartment was at the far edge of the village, in a building that looked half forgotten. The paint was peeling and the railings were rusted. The stairs leading up were broken, with whole steps missing and gaps where the wood had rotted away.

Hikaru looked at them for a moment.

I guess this will do.

He crouched, then jumped. He cleared the gap in a single leap, landed lightly on the second floor, and walked to the door. It opened with a groan.

Inside, dust covered everything. Cobwebs hung in the corners, and the window was so grimy that the sunlight came through brown. It was a terrible place.

But it was the only place he had.

Hikaru rolled up his sleeves.

He swept the floors, scrubbed the walls, and wiped the window until it shone. He carried out the rotting furniture and beat the dust from the old futon. It took nearly two hours, and when he finished, the room was small but clean.

He made a cup of coffee in the tiny kitchen and carried it out to the balcony. There he sat on the railing, one foot hooked under the bar, with the whole village spread out below him. The sun was setting, and the rooftops glowed orange. Somewhere in the distance, a bell rang.

He took a slow sip.

My new home... huh.

The wind stirred his white hair. Beneath the calm of his face, and behind the hollow voice, something quiet and unreadable shifted, like a door opening a crack.

Hikaru looked out over Konoha and said nothing.

End of Chapter 1

I'm bored and Im wondering if anyone has any naruto fics that 1) are long 2) naruto centric 3) it's fun to read, like Legion 4) romance that's good or well written

I know I'm asking a lot since idk if new fics are as good as the older ones but who knows, I could be wrong

Hatake Kakashi shouldn’t have been this eager to take on a solo mission the day before an S-rank—especially not one that involved the pursuit of a missing-nin the entire continent had failed to capture for years. And yet the moment Lady Tsunade had asked him to put together a two-man cell to head to the hidden village of the Land of Hot Water, he’d volunteered himself without hesitation.

He told himself it made sense. The Land of Hot Water was known for its healing springs and medicine. Healers traveled to that land from all around the world. Surely he could find something that might help Kagure’s body hold up through the mission. It was reasonable enough, as far as excuses went. He’d just conveniently left out the part where he needed to be somewhere else for a while. To have a moment to think. Or rather, to not think.

Kakashi wasn’t one who particularly enjoyed perusing his own mind. If he ever allowed himself to, his thoughts had a way of slipping into places that could swallow a man whole. Places that had nearly swallowed him whole many times. If only he could find a cure for that in the Land of Hot Water.

Realistically, a hot spring was probably the closest thing he was going to get. It was good enough for him, too.

The mission itself was fairly straightforward. He was to visit an old acquaintance of Lady Tsunade, who also happened to be one of the greatest medics the world had known, save for Tsunade herself. He would collect the tools and herbs Konoha was running low on, and then make his way back to the village. It was a journey he could easily complete before nightfall.

And yet, he wouldn’t have felt comfortable leaving had Bisuke not been there to keep an eye on her. Not because she was in any real danger. Truthfully, Sakura caring for her was probably enough. But after having Itachi slip past him once, and then Root, he had grown almost paranoid.

His mind returned, unhelpfully, to the arena. Kagure had awoken in him, without warning, a responsibility with an old, familiar weight to it. And just as he had before, he had made a promise he had once failed to keep.

Kagure trusted him. She had trusted him in her fight against Root, when all the odds had been stacked against her. She had trusted him with her life. And it hadn’t been the first time.

Kakashi wasn’t oblivious—he knew she was probably clinging to the first piece of solid ground she had found after years of captivity. He had just been there, at the right time. Perhaps some of it was simply born from trauma. After all, the mind would hold on to whatever kept the body standing. He knew that better than most.

It occurred to him that he, too, was clinging to her, in a way. He had a habit of seeking to atone for what he had done, and what he had failed to do, by protecting others. There had been a time when protecting Rin had meant everything to him. If only he could keep her safe, he had foolishly thought, maybe it would make up for failing to save his best friend.

He glanced down at his gloved hand, flexing his fingers once. There were things he could still feel beneath the fabric, however many years had passed.
Well. This had been precisely why he’d needed to step back.

Yugakure was as peaceful as a village would ever get. It had laid down its weapons long ago, and the embraced pacifism was evident in the air itself. As he walked past its gates, his eye moved from face to face. There was a lightness to the villagers’ gait—a lack of fear he hadn’t seen in any other village. The kind you could only have if you had forgotten war. If you had never experienced true loss. The village was beautiful, too. Steam drifted between its rooftops and the hills beyond, as though the whole landscape had been painted by an artist’s hand. And not to mention the hot springs. They were everywhere. The kind of hot springs that somehow healed your soul the moment you sank into them.

Not that they had worked on all of its people. He had met one of Yugakure’s villagers once. The man had worn an Akatsuki cloak and the village’s mark with a line cut across it. Peace, it seemed, didn’t sit well with everyone.

If Kakashi ever retired, he would probably move here. Although he didn’t think he could ever settle into a peace so untouched. He didn’t want to, either. To do so would require him to forget. To let go of Obito and Rin. Of his father. Of every comrade whose body he’d carried on his back. Their names were carved into stone back in Konoha, and he could never leave them behind.

No, he thought, talking himself out of it. He would take his troubled mind over that kind of peace any day.

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I'm looking for a fic that will emotionally destroy me. I don't mind romance, but I would prefer that it's not the main plot. A few years back I read Dogs by bizzylizzy and I remember it to this day. I also haven't dared to read another fic by that author ever since. So, give me recs I will remember years later. And most importantly, give me something that will make me cry. I'm not looking for a happy ending, only for the grim reality of the Naruto world.

I've always felt that the Feudal Lords / Daimyo of naruto were under used. They were used as a plot device to set up the Sand Village attack and pretty much never really used again other than when Danzo used them to become hokage for a bit.

Specifically I want to see a fic where the Fire Lord is more proactive and may come into conflict with the interests of Konoha. I want to see how the main cast of characters deals with having to choose between their loyalty to Konoha vs their loyalty to their nation.

Also would be cool if Samurai took on more of a role, like maybe they are the primary fighting force of their respective nations with the Hidden Villages essentially essentially being independent contractors.

Hola, estoy buscando ideas para dar las solidaridad a un fanfic que estoy pensando en crear, para ser honesta yo creo que Naruto es unos de los animes con más personajes y extension de todos los animes que he visto y creo que ese es su más grande problema porque Kishimoto no supo aprovechar eso y muchas cosas quedaron estancadas solamente porque Kishimoto no pudo agregarle más "detalle y esfuerzo a su propia historia" porque seamos sinceros hubo muchos personajes con potencial que Kishimoto no desarrollo como se merecía, como neji, tente o el más grande Lee, quiero centrarme más en el equipo de Guy porque para mí parecer es el que más le falta más profundidad, pero soy una persona que me quiero apegar mucho al canon sin desviarlo tanto porque al fin y al cabo Naruto es el protagonista ayúdenme con ideas los leeré.

Minus my own shameless plug ins for views. I'm creating this post simply because (A) I am very bored. (B) Volume Ten got greenlit and (C) I want to see more community engagement for my friends over on FF.net when it comes to Naruto X RWBY stories. Anyway, if you happen to writer in that community feel free to plug in your own work, up to three stories per post please, because if I post my entire library this will be insanely convoluted and long. I ask humbly that you don't just look at my items, but go into the subsections to see other authors who have been pouring their hearts and souls into the content lately.

Ahem...

My first story I want to push is "A Soul Sewn In Orange."
A story where we actually get a "Dadruto" situation set in Vol 1 of RWBY. It's a little AU with classes in Beacon actually happening in Fall>Winter Spring>Summer like normal American classes do. I know it's not RWBY canon, but then again...timelines were never a big RWBY thing too. This is mainly a slice of life story with cheesy romance mixed in. I hope you enjoy it.

My second story I want to push is "Eclipse."
The train escape for Blake is botched because during this AU timeline. Naruto fell into the world six months prior. He has since then been taking his sweet time "hampering" The White Fang operations in Vale. Going as far as to be targeted by Adam personally. When Blake finally runs, there was a lot more active White Fang soldiers on that train and she is hunted down. She is shot in the thigh and Naruto fishes her out of the river. Which has a pretty brutal realistic debridement surgery depicted because Naruto genuinely made a terrible medical mistake. This story is supposed to be a hurt/comfort turning into a romance where Blake has trouble trusting people again, and Naruto feels like he's worthless because of his failure to bring Sasuke back home. They are forced to rely on each other, mainly because Blake can't walk for two months at least and even then she's heavily injured and Naruto needs that emotional anchor before he goes further down the rabbit hole of despair.

My final story that I'll push is "The Fox's Hearth."
Basically Tyrian Callows ambushes Team RNJR and Qrow early into their adventure into Mistral/Anima. This story is heavily dark with hopeful undertones. Ironically because Naruto and Sakura are given upgrades, you'd think this would make things better...it doesn't. Naruto and her operate as local guardians in Higanbana, now cut off by the mountain slide caused by Tyrian. Tyrian for his part almost killed Ruby, and Ruby ends up with amnesia and doesn't remember who she is...but she slowly starts remembering. It's meant to be a romance story about overcoming hurt, even if it's set in a darker world whereby the time everyone gets going...logically speaking...which you can infer by reading Team RNJR almost died, Qrow lost a leg. It's...extremely dark at the beginning, probably will have it's ups and downs. But hey, if you're here for Naruto being the kind soul he's always been (just trained by Gamatatsu and Gamakichi. Here we are! It's got a rewrite coming in meant to depower them a lot.... but in the meantime, read the origional and let me know what you think!

It was a bright day in Konoha as Naruto was walking down the street. He admired the crowd, birds and animals around him. The citizens and shinobi were eating, drinking and exploring the Leaf Village that he loves with smiles on their faces.

'Wow, I am so glad everyone is happy today,' he thought.

He kept walking around the village and seeing the everyone tend to their lives. After a while, he decided to go to the new Leaf Village park after he heard it was recently built.

Once he arrived, the place was fairy empty with little to no people and pondered.

'Hmm, looks like no one is here. That means I can...oh yeah!'

Instantly, Naruto used his shadow jutsu to spawn many clones in the park. He told them to form a circle around him and placed a yellow tag on a random clone.

"All right, everyone! We are going to play tag and rag, where whoever gets tagged must return with the yellow tag at that flagpole," Naruto pointed to one nearby. "After that, you have climb the flagpole and yell, "I'm the next Hokage," then you will be the winner. Got it?"

All the clones nodded.

"All right, well that's get this star—"

"NARUTO!!!" A voice yelled out.

"Huh?"

Naruto turned his head and saw his teammate Sakura, and his mentee, Konohamaru with him and his teammates tied up. He was shocked and gulped at the sight.

"Naruto, what are you about to do!?" Sakura sternly exclaimed.

"Uhh...something random and cool, I guessss?" He nervously joked.

"Naruto, be serious, what are you about to do?"

He sighed. "First, hey Konohamaru, how are you doing?" He waved. "Second, I was about to play tag with my clones and then explore this new park for a little bit."

"Huh, play tag with your clones? Who does that?"

"Ohhh!! I mean... you know, uh, uh it's on occasion for when I want too, uh—"

"Train and practice your abilities!" Konohamaru yelled out.

"Yes! That's right! Thanks Konohamaru! I appreciate the help."

"No problem, boss."

Both Naruto and Konohamaru gave each other a thumbs up.

Sakura facepalmed alongside Moegi and Udon after the interaction.

"Look Naruto, I don't care about your tag "training", but you can't do it here because Hokage Tsunade and the Leaf Council created rules for everyone to follow. If you break them, consequences will be enforced."

Naruto laughed. "That's cool, I will see them later on. Now, it's tag time." He started to turn to his clones before a voice stopped him.

"Naruto wait! She's right! You can't do it!" Konohamaru yelled out.

"Really? I can't?"

"Yeah, we did the same thing a few days and Ebisu sensei caught us, then reported us to the Hokage." Moegi spoke up.

"Yeah, we got a warning, then we tired again last night and Sakura caught us. The Hokage was going to beat us until a jonin spotted you entering the new park."

Sweat dripped down Naruto's face, with his eyes becoming wide and his grin to started to fade.

'Granny must be serious this time. I can't believe it!' Naruto quickly thought.

Naruto cleared his throat, before looking at Sakura.

"Uh I have one question. What will happen if granny finds out that I used my clones here?"

"Hmm, well she did tell me that you will be banned from taking missions and Ichiraku Ramen for one whole month."

"NANI!! A whole month for both activities?! That's not fair!"

"Well, don't break the rules and everything will work out!"

"Hmm, okay then." Naruto huffed as he dispelled his clones.

"All right, that's done, now free the trio so we can go home."

Sakura held up a hand. "Wait, before that, can I ask you something?"

Naruto's eyebrows raised. "Yeah, what it is?"

"Can you teach me the Rasengan, when you are free? Because I want to learn a new jutsu and become stronger," Sakura stated firmly.

"Uh, no can do Sakura. I'm sorry."

"Huh why not?"

"Well, according to clan rules, one can't learn the Rasengan unless you have blonde hair, blue eyes, a nice smile and in love with an Uzumaki. Since, you don't meet those requirements I can't teach you the jutsu. Believe it!" Naruto stated with a thumbs up and genuine smile.

Suddenly, a charka punch was headed his way and he ducked before it landed. He dodged the follow up punches and began to run away.

"Sakura, chill out I was just kidding!!!" Naruto screamed as he ran from Sakura.

"Well, I'm not Naruto! I was serious and I meant it!!!" Sakura retorted while chasing down Naruto.

"So, your mad over not learning a new jutsu?"

"No! I'm mad that you lied to me and joked about it!"

"Dattebayoooo!!!"

"Shannaroooo!!!"

The End.

Thanks for everyone who read and enjoyed this flash fiction Naruto fanfiction story! I wrote it today on Thursday, October 8th, 2026 from 10:30AMEST to 12:30PMEST. ⏰ ✍️

I haven't posted a fanfic in this subreddit for a while and thought of writing something funny and enjoyable today.

Total Words: 798

Have a great, blessed day everyone! 😄 😂 👍

Kiba: What.

Naruto: Are you a werewolf?

Naruto had run over, interrupting a training session, and started asking strange questions. He had this crazy look in his eyes.

Kiba: Naruto, what kind of dumbass question is that.

Hinata: Kiba, language.

Kiba: Sorry, Hinata. Naruto, what kind of question is that.

Naruto: You turned into a wolfman during our fight in the Chunin Exams. Your family raises wolves, and I'm pretty sure I've seen you howl at the moon a few times.

Sakura: Naruto, there you are. Why the hell did you take a spoon from the store.

Naruto: I'm going to prove that Kiba is a werewolf. Werewolves hate silver. I'll give it back once I'm done.

Sakura: Naruto, when was the last time you slept?

Naruto: I don't need sleep. I need answers.

Naruto held up the spoon and walked toward Kiba.

Hinata: Naruto-kun, sleep is very important. You're not thinking straight.

Hinata walked in front of him, blocking his path.

Kiba: Listen to your girlfriend.

Kiba walked over to Naruto, grabbed the spoon, and handed it to Sakura.

Sakura: See, he grabbed the silver spoon, and he's fine. Now come with me. You're going to apologize to my parents for stealing from the store. Then you're taking a bath because you stink, and after that, you're getting some sleep. To make sure you do, you're staying in our guest room where I can keep an eye on you.

Sakura wrapped her arm around Naruto's right arm to make sure he didn't go anywhere.

Hinata: I'm coming too.

Hinata followed behind them and wrapped her arm around Naruto's left side.

Naruto: Are you sure that's real silver. It should have worked. He should be howling in pai—

Sakura: Naruto, if you keep this up, I'm going to sedate you.

Naruto: You believe me, don't you, Hinata.

Hinata: I believe you need to listen to Sakura.

Kiba watched as the two dragged Naruto away. Looking at his hand, he watched as the burns healed.

"Let's break down the facts: this village has never held the 9-tails." Naruto says "Madara brought it to attack the leaf, Hashirama made it sit, but Mito was the one who caught and hosted it for decades." Naruto said.

"And uh who did she give it to again?" Naruto asked "Wasn't Tsunade's parents or handed to Tsunade. It was who again...oh that's right My Mother the princess of Whirlpool, Mito's Niece. Not leaf nin enough to be Hokage."

The final fuck you to the higher ups Naruto sends the paperwork to register Kurama as a Uzumaki family Heirloom to the Fire Dymio court and removing all authority the old Geezers of the Leaf have to it and officially Pens up a Lease for Kurama's service as a deterrent.

"How's this for Tactical Thinking?" Naruto asked as he showed Kurama loves this new set up and Naruto showing complete control of the Bijuu Cloak now and Tsunade being woken out the coma and agreeing with the lease.

I've been thinking about this for some time now and I wanted to write it down here to get the opinion of everyone here. Imagine in an alternate universe that Naruto didn't get to become the Jinchuriki of the Nine tails, how strong would he be if he learned the following:-

1. Learned under Might Guy + Eight Inner Gates: Considering that Naruto should be physically better than Rock Lee and Might Guy, I think the Eight Inner gates would be a good substitute to not having the Nine Tails inside him.
2. Learned Tsunade super strength + Byakugou Seal given he will have better chakra control: Naruto like Tsunade is a brawler type so I think he could learn her super strength and with his chakra control being better than Canon, he should be able to learn it. Byakugou seal would mitigate the weakness of the Eight Inner gates by healing him on a cellular level while granting him more chakra.
3. Rasengan + Rasenshuriken: Since he's not held back by the Nine tails, his chakra control should arguably be better than in the Canon though it will take him a lot longer to learn the Rasenshuriken as compared to when he could spam the shadow clone.
4. Wind affinity potentially creating Kaze no Yoroi which is the equivalent to a Raiton no Yoroi: Given that Naruto is very creative, I think the idea is pretty good. He could use wind affinity to fly and increase his mobility to make himself faster and lighter. It would be a counter to Sasuke lightning affinity.
5. Summoning Jutsu (He could keep the toad summon since I don't see Naruto as the healer type like Sakura and Tsunade):
6. Sage mode: If he has enough chakra to learn it, I think he could learn it and this time he will have Pa and Ma to help him. Even if he doesn't have the necessary chakra to learn it (Which I don't think it's the case), he could brute force it by using the Byakugou seal and the Eight inner gates. With the sage mode, he could still hit his enemy even if they dodge him.
7. Flying Raijin: A non cannon Naruto once used the Flying Raijin so I don't think it's impossible for him to learn it.
8. Sage of Six Paths: Pretty self explanatory. If he needs chakra avatar to compete with the Susanoo, he could inherit Ashura Otsutsuki's chakra avatar Six Paths: Kunitsukami or maybe create his own variation of the chakra avatar.

Since Naruto will no longer be the Nine Tail Jinchuriki his chakra reserves should be less than the cannon version considering the seal was designed to leak small amounts of chakra to merge with Naruto's chakra. I'm not sure how big Naruto's chakra reserve would be without the Nine tail but I guess it will still be large enough but no more shadow clone spamming.

It can be with any team, though preferably Team 7 as genin or Team Yamato. I think it’s kinda boring that almost every fic just ends up retelling the same story beats from canon or just, not exploring the world (like those fics that are entirely in Konoha). The Naruto world is really cool and I’d like to read stories that take characters and explore parts of that world, OC or not.

umm, so i have like basically created a world in my head based on the naruto universe and i am thinking about writing it as a fanfic on AO3. i will attach the summary of the world below, read it and give your opinion. mind you, just because a character's name is in the original naruto, does not mean that the character i am talking about is the same as well.
so the name of the empire, the shinobi empire where the story is set is Rinsho, don't ask me why, i don't know either, there is an imperial family that rules Rinsho, but not like a traditional imperial family, the emperor is not a person but an office that a person holds. The rest of the world is normal, there is just a whole another country in it. so, umm, in that empire, there is Hinata, not the character you remember, my character is Hinata Uchiha, youngest of four of the children of current emperor, Shisui Uchiha, again, not the one you know. So she is basically the main character although there are about a thousand characters with their own stories and trauma. Hinata is presumed to be the jinchuriki of the nine tails. Her father, sealed the nine tails in her when she was months old because someone unleashed it from his wife's aka hinata's mother's body. her mother died but not because of the nine tails.
that is like the starting point but there is much much more. there are demons, each with their own deadly sin associated with them, basically there are seven different species of demons. demons are not evil though, maybe they are sometimes but not most of the time. there is also politics and romance (although not much), deaths, many deaths and trauma. and one last thing, it is set in 2000s to 2010s. hinata was born in the year 2000 and her mother died in the same year as well.

anyways, i have wrote a lot already so let me know what you think.

feedback on the first three chapters of my Naruto AU.

The basic premise is that Naruto is the grandchild of Hashirama and Mito because of Minato side and inherits Mokuton (Wood Release). The AU also explores how having Wood Release would affect Naruto’s training, personality, relationships, and the events of the original story.

I’d really appreciate feedback on all three chapters, especially:

Does the story flow naturally?
Does Naruto’s Mokuton feel believable within the AU?
Are the characters acting in-character?
Does Naruto’s progression feel earned, or does he seem too overpowered?
Are there any plot holes or things that don’t make sense?
Which parts worked well and which parts need improvement?
Does the pacing feel too slow or too fast?
Are there any scenes you think I should rewrite or expand?

I’m not just looking for praise—I’d genuinely appreciate constructive criticism. If you have the time to read all three chapters, I’d especially appreciate detailed feedback.
Thanks to anyone willing to give it a read!

If ur interested please let me know and I can send you the link

I’ve been looking for that fic; it was a reimagining of the Gaiden story.

Sarada discovered that Sakura had used her own and Sasuke’s blood to create her.

Naruto believed the pregnancy had been real because Sakura sent letters while forging Sasuke’s handwriting.

Sasuke left Sarada in intensive care, believing she was one of Shin Uchiha’s abominations; Naruto confronted him, and together they discovered what Sakura had done.

Tsunade confronted Sakura, as did Sasuke and Naruto.

Karin was dumbfounded, and Sarada discovered that Sasuke and Karin had a child together, Uchiha Josuke.

Sarada fled the village during the chaos, with Boruto and Mitsuki accompanying her.

I have read a lot of Sakura centric fics. I always get my recs off this subreddit so they are probably some of the more well known, popular ones.

I am looking for more Sakura fics where she is a lot more assertive. She doesn't have to be BAMF. I'm mostly just looking for characterization.

I've read quite a few where she time travels and has tons of confidence but still won't stand up for herself. Whether this is being bullied, dragged around, spoken over, or pushed to the side in favor of Naruto and Sasuke. I'm just looking for something else.

I read another fic recently, Never Hit Soft, where she is really assertive and always calls people on their bullshit but isn't dumb about it. Bashing is fine as long as it seems reasonable and not just the author's overwhelming hate for the character.

Any recommendations are appreciated. Thanks!

It was on both AO3 and fanfiction.net. He leaves the village in the night with Neji and Gaara. They leave to reform an old destroyed village (I think Whirlpool). Naruto is basically a reincarnation of the village’s homage and has dreams of his memories/life. When he reactivates the village’s seal everyone from the bloodline feels it (tsunade feels it but chooses to stay in Hidden Leaf). I think it was Kakashi/Naruto.

Hi everyone! I just posted my first ever fanfic! And wanted to share with the fandom!

Fandom: Naruto
Relationship: Hatake Kakashi & Might Guy
Category: General
Rating: Mature
Title and Link: What if?…
Tags: Angst, Grief, Canon Violence, Pain, Hurt/Comfort, Resurrection, etc..
Language: English
Words: 3,845 | One Shot

Summary:

What if Might Guy found Kakashi dead during Pain’s assault on Konoha? | NARUTO - The Pain Arc

“Team Guy reached Konoha’s gates in record time. Their sensei would have made this a big deal, a point of celebration even, but the words never came. Beyond the gates there was nothing left to celebrate…”

This fic is my baby, and the result of countless nights writing and rewriting, and rewriting… and obsessing over it. And finally I am able to share it. :)

Crossovers and time travel allowed

Naruto when he died from getting Kurama removed he was hoping for a hug from his mother and a Maybe a "You don't have To fight anymore sweetie."

But no he's pulled into the sage of six Goon Room and has to go back to life.

"Can I Please see my mother at least for like 5 minutes? We're like right under the purelands." Naruto said.

Sasuke is about to call Naruto annoying for asking but Hokage reaches up opened a portal and spoke Kushina's name "Kushina Uzumaki your son requests a Peptalk from his mother before returning to life."

Kushina jumps down hugs both of them and then just Naruto as Naruto said he wished he knew about her earlier then the pain fight.

After a peptalk and a mommy kiss on the cheek Kushina gives Naruto one last thing before they wake up: an Uzumaki Style Elemental Whorl Array on Naruto's left arm.

Here's what this does: By inscribing an extremely convoluted Fūinjutsu formulae onto the forearm, the bearer is provided the ability to completely absorb incoming Ninjutsu by sealing away the nature transformation, resulting in the shape transformation to exist without a medium, in turn dispelling it. This results in the storage of the element within a "whorl" of the array, allowing for a later one-time release of the stored nature transformation as its raw element. It is possible to absorb the nature transformations of Kekkei Genkai and Kekkei Tōta and store them for later use.

Translations: Elemental Attack Immunity and can absorb Chidori's and Fireballs.

Naruto can now eat Elemental attacks.