5 Mercy by lirance "He is expected to wipe noses and dry tears and teach arithmetic and geography and how to kill yourself silently and produce well-rounded, intelligent, promising murderers and attend a thousand funeral ceremonies." Iruka waits and watches after Sasuke leaves. It's too late anyway. It always was.

219 Awake » by Z.Zonkky Hatake Kakashi didn't notice it at first. Naruto would shake his head and suddenly, he'd be the same little loud kid everyone knew, and most loved. But when he did begin to notice, Hatake Kakashi did not like what he saw. So he decided to help him.

3 Ten Thousand Promises by lirance Oneshot. Naruto's childhood was never going to be anything other than strange and bloody and wrapped around broken shapes, and his adulthood's not much different, but he carries on anyway. He always has done.

59 His Name Was by TaintedMoonlight Death. The kid. Death the kid. Who was he? Was he just 'little death? Was he just death, the kid? Death the kid. That was his name. Until he met Liz and Patty.

30 AN: Forceful Winds » by ZenosParadox Baki helps Temari, Kankuro and Gaara in the aftermath of the Konoha invasion. Ch1 Baki Chronicles Ch2 Crystal Caves Ch3 Fathers' Legacies Ch4 Homecoming

211 Through Stitches by firefly A ripped shirt. That's all Gaara communicated with, sending one every time his siblings attempted conversation.

77 Anomaly by firefly While observing a storm one night, the lights disappear along with Kankuro and Temari's caretakers, forcing the siblings to face the vulnerability of the fatal, forbidden anomaly that is Gaara.