Naruto Fanfiction Recommendation List

[cynchick]

This is my Naruto fanfiction reccomended reading list. The list is mostly for my own reference, but I'm happy to share what I think are some of the best naruto fics out there with anyone who wants to read them. 

Things to Know About This List:

1. I don't list discontinued or abandoned fics, so others who read it won't be disappointed like I was. If a fic on this list goes without update for a year or is labeled abandoned/hiatus by the author it will be removed. I only read het fics. I also don't read high school or vampire fics, and "real world" AU's are very rare.

2. There are no ratings listed, but most are rated T-M, and many contain lemons. Regardless of the smut factor, I've found that higher rated fics tend to be more mature and have better plot and character development. Besides, sex happens, and I'm an adult that can deal with that. If you're not, or can't, then don't read them. 

3. I update the list periodically as I find new fics, and new entries will be marked in a different color. Completed fics are marked with an asterisk.

That being said....On to the List!

green asterisk = completed fics
magenta = my personal favorites
blue = new additions


General / Random Pairing:

Ingress *
Troubling New Developments *
Sainen *(YamaSakuPein)
Uchiha Shisui Stars in: Who Died and Made You Lolita? *
The World *(Sasuke, Itachi)
A Justifiable Excuse *(Itachi centric)
Underneath *(Jiraiya, Kakashi)
Surrogate *(Deidara, Konan)
Akatsuki Public Library  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6,
The World is Ending, but I'm Eighteen (Tenten-centric)*
No Further than Before (Kurenai-centric) *
Alta Marea (Itachi, Sasuke) *
Apropos of the Wet Snow (Naruto, Pein) *
Creaking, Broken, Wet * (Kisame-centric)
Quotidian * (Temari, Hidan)
Shinobi * (Itachi-centric)

Deidara / Sakura

Found *
Tourniquet *
Suds *
PlayDoh *
Evanescent Perfection *
Grandeur *
Somewhere I Have Never Travelled, Gladly Beyond *
Abendrot *
Piccassoid Forms *
Embers *
Vested Interest *
Afterimage *
Hers *

Gaara / Sakura:

Creatures of the Wind *
How and Why *
In Stone *
Wild Card *
untitled #1 *
Cold Comfort *
Kinenhin *
A Change in the Wind *
Sunagakure Belly Dance *
Equilibrium *
A Lesson in Trust *

Itachi / Sakura:

Loophole *
Genshi *(sequel to Loophole)
The Hour *
Role Reversal *
Version of Love *
The Vicarious Life *
Blood Limit *
Hokage *
Flowers Grow *
The Ninth Night * Pt 1, Pt 2
The Way of the Wind
Ramen *
Disturbia *
Here is How You Will Forget to be Human, Again *
Requiem *

Kakashi / Sakura:

Fourteen Dates *
Push Pops  *
Questions *
The Window *
Duty Before Honor *
Three Blossoms *
A Lesson in Chemistry *
Fated *
The Nature of the Game *
Crash Into Me *
His Fault *
Respect and Understanding *
Coming Clean *
Dirty Deeds
Kakashi & Sakura Drabble Challenges *
The Way of the Shinobi *
Simple Things 
Missive *
A Book of Five Rings *
Imminence *
How About Now? *
Angel of the Rain *
11 Ways to Change a Mind *
Improvised Innuendo *
Drag You Down With Me *
Coffee Shop *
Not as Intended *
Sabotage *
Canonization *
The Price *
Equilibrium *
Icha Icha Sakura *
Festivals, Fireworks, and Fuzzies *
Grateful *
Rain *
Spring Rain and Winter Storms
A Poor Imitation *
Reality *
Hokage Sama *
Stripped Bare
A Series of Firsts *
Nymph *
Echoes of Tiny Bells *
Still on the Horizon *
Kaidan - Ghost Story *
All Her Fault *
Mizuage
House of Crows
Immoderation *
Three Things Kakashi Has Forgotten About War *
Hiding Behind Masks *
The Ronin and the Queen *
Widdershins *
Five Times Kakashi Touched Sakura's Ass *
Cold Comfort *

Minato/Kushina

Stormy Days: Tales of Wind and Thunder 
The Romance of the Uzumaki
Minato, In Love *
Defenestration *

Pein / Konan:

Afterthoughts *
Place *
Vanish and Senescence *
Words are Meaningless *
Diem ex Dei *
Shards of the Dying Sun
Ash Lilies *
Senbazuru *
Soterion *
Watch the Weather Change *

Sai / Sakura:

Glorious *
Wake Up Call *
Ink Me *
Add Me Color *
Paint Against Skin *
Bonded *
Tourniquet *
Home *
Loathing *

Sasuke / Sakura:

Just Persuasion *
Sick Cycle Carousel *
Such a Sadist *
Lateral Geniculate Nucleus *
Those Who Chase the Sun *
Questionable Motives *
Marionette *
Indecent Proposals *
Anthology  (#13) *
Its Not About That *
I Think *
Eclipse *
A Series of Annoyances *
Through the Glass Half Empty: Fragments *

Shikamaru / Temari:

Catch 22 *
Chocolate Chip Pancakes *
The Tease *
Hidden Sheen *
Synaesthesia *
The World of Dating, According to Shikamaru *
Half a Thousand *

Team Seven:

Blood Equals Thicker *
Technicolored Memories *
Break Even *
Fade Away *
Fixed Points *
The Art of Concealment *

Yamato / Sakura:

One Touch, One Word *
Lines *(pt 1 of a series)
Breakfast *(pt 1.5)
First *(pt 2, hints of kakasakuyama)
Synergy *(kakasakuyama)
Giftwrapped *(kakasakuyama)

 

Comments

[superduperotaku.livejournal.com]

Wow, I can't tell you how flattered I am to be on this list since I feel like I lack a whole lot of experience when compared with other authors. I have also had the pleasure of reading many fics that I would not have stumbled on if it weren't for this list. Thanks for taking all the time to post this!

[cynchick.livejournal.com]

Hehe I actually think you're one of the best smut writers out there, Serenanna and I were talking about it the other day. And yours have some good plot, not simply porn hehe. Thats why you're on the list =D

And I'm so glad you got some good reads from my list! Were they all KakaSaku?

[gin-neko.livejournal.com]

<3

Thank you for posting this rec list, ive read many of fic on ur list but there a few I will be checking out.

Since uve posted so many recsill recommend one of my all time fav SasuSaku fics Schon. Its really dark and is full of smut but if u look pass all the adult situations there is a really intricate plot developing.

Have a read let me know what u think.

BTW luv the 1st chp of Perception!

[cynchick.livejournal.com]

Thanks! and Im glad my list was helpful.

I read the fic. Its was interesting. It was kinda random, and Sasuke was ooc to me, more like I imagine the old Gaara would act. Also some of the wording used in the smuttier parts was a bit vulgar and porntastic for my liking, but Im interested to see how it ends. =)

[(Anonymous)]

I loved the first chapter of Perception. I liked the way you kept Itachi in character. I hate when people make him some sort of romantic guy that will seek Sakura's well being (when i read those kind of plots i just think "yeah, right, and that was the motive because he killed all his family").
He is not a nice guy. He is a psycopath (Well, I think that most ninjas are a little bit psycos, their job demand, to a degree, that from them). I hope that you update soon.

Fast Forwards, by twitch and spaz, is an interesting fanfiction... But I like more the sequel: Pause. The plot is not very original (there are a lot fics, where naruto or Sauske go to the past or to the future), but the way that they describe situations are great (The battle sequences are incredible). And I like the way they describe Sakura. There are very few Fanfics that doesn´t picture her as pathetic... that is a pity because is my favorite character.

Well, i will be waiting for the next chapter of Perception! :D

Sorry for the bad grammar, english is my second lenguage.

[(Anonymous)]

I have to admit when i first read the fic I was rather confused with the story going back and forth from flashbacks to present to thoughts but after a few chapter i became used to the author's style which made the read much more fluid.

I cringe when i read some of the language used by the author, its very rough and vulgar but I guess thats just the mood shes trying to create.

In regards to Sasuke being ooc, my interpretation of her characterisation of Sasuke is that she is exploring the idea that the Curse Seal has somewhat taken control of Sasuke as much as Sasuke has taken control of the CS. If you look at Sasuke in the Forest of Death when he was covered in the CS he was rather sadistic and cruel, which I think is the character she's trying to establish.

[gin-neko.livejournal.com]

Dat was me...forgot to log in =P

Just checked out ur profile, u like GinRan as well?!!? how rare

[cynchick.livejournal.com]

Eh. I actually like them mostly becuase they are canon, and Im interested to know more about their past history. I also find Gin himself very interesting, we dont even know if hes really a bad guy or not (Im wondering if he's a spy). But I also like the ShuuRan pairing (Hisagi Shuuhei) who its implied she has moved on with after Gin left.

[gin-neko.livejournal.com]

o.O ShuuRan is implied?

really? I know Shuuhei has a major crush on Ran didnt know the feeling was returned. I guess they would make a cute couple, well at least he'll never leave her.

I was first attracted to the pairing because of Gin's air mystic as well but Ran's character has really grown on me.

Congratulations, you've just gained a fan

[(Anonymous)]

Well, I don't even remember how I stumbled upon your journal, but I'm most certainly glad I did. First because "Broken Bridges" is nothing short of amazing and secondly because I was in dire need of some good KakaSaku fics, thank you so much for the list, I'm sure I'll enjoy these, seeing as you seem just about as as picky as I am!!! And please, keep updating =)

Re: Congratulations, you've just gained a fan

[(Anonymous)]

oh yeah, and I forgot to add, "Duty Before Honor", "Fated" and "The Nature of the game" are, in my opinion, the Holy Trinity of KakaSaku. When I saw all of them (and in orange none the less) I knew I was going to like this list.

Re: Congratulations, you've just gained a fan

[cynchick.livejournal.com]

Thanks! And yes those three are the best out there, as well as the most popular. Im glad my list was helpful and yes, I am picky about what I will read and reccomend to other people.

Im so glad you like Broken Bridges! Its not a very popular pairing so its nice to find others who like Genma/Shizune. Im still working on it, but right now im busy with a new Itachi/Sakura fic.

^.^

[(Anonymous)]

i cant possibly begin to tell u how grateful i am for this list im a kakasaku devotee through and through but as im sure you know ANY fics are hard to find much less decent fics so thanks so much for drawing then to my attention ive only recognize a couple of them so im looking forward to going through the list

Re: Congratulations, you've just gained a fan

[(Anonymous)]

i ttly agree i had the exact same reaction the moment i saw those 3 and 'the window' i knew i would love the list

Re: ^.^

[cynchick.livejournal.com]

hehe glad I could help =)

A Ripple In The Pond

[(Anonymous)]

I came across this story and immediantly fell im love with it its an itachixsakura its calles 'A Ripple in the Pond' by 'Lady Hanaka' i dont know if youve read it or not but i highly reccomend it the link is:

http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3269278/1/

Art of Seduction

[(Anonymous)]

hey have you read 'Art Of Seduction' by 'ShinobiMystress' its a really good kakasaku

[blackestfaery.livejournal.com]

I'm beyond flattered that you've rec'd my work, small as they are ♥

I'll be adding this list to my own memories, since there's quite a few that I haven't read yet :)

Thanks.

[cynchick.livejournal.com]

youre welcome, i only reccomend good fics. ;)

i will be updating the list soon, ive been totally slacking about it. hope you get some good reads from it!

[(Anonymous)]

Thank you for this list, I discovered it recently and found some really good fictions, especially Dirty Deeds and Fourteen Dates!

If we can recommend fictions, I would like to suggest Blind, by ObsidianSickle (http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3371184/1/Blind). It's a Sasuke/Sakura fiction, not complete yet but updated frequently; the writer manages to describe the complex relationship between these two, and the way Sasuke slowly start to change his mind about Sakura.
ObsidianSickle has a pleasant style of writing, and the idea she based her fiction on is original (well, I haven't read any other story using this idea, in any case).
Iskah

[cynchick.livejournal.com]

heh I actually already have Blind saved for later. I dont have time for any new multi-chapter fics until Im finished writing Silver Lining, but that is one Im waiting to read. Thanks for the rec! :)

Thank you

[thatreevesgirl.livejournal.com]

Not only do I have a whole bunch of wonderful things to read that I haven't read before, but I made the list! OMG, I feel completely flattered. Thank you cynchick!

~Lemon Drops

Re: Thank you

[cynchick.livejournal.com]

heh, you made the list more than once! i told you i really liked your het fics :D

[me-ninjakitty.livejournal.com]

My quest after I have finished my exams next month:

Read through the fanfics on this list!!!

[korinacaffeine.livejournal.com]

LOLYAY random comment and I'm on the DeiSaku list. <3

And it feels goooooood.