When it became clear that Orihime Inoue would be successfully rescued, Ulquiorra decided to capture Rukia Kuchiki for a prospective scheme to get her back. He didn't foresee, however, just how much this decision would affect his life. Rukia, too, would have never expected that she would find something this meaningful in Hueco Mundo. AU-ish from around chapter 297. Ulquiorra x Rukia

After faking his death yet again, Madara is left pondering his last conversation with Hashirama, and he finds himself trying to find new purpose in life. Unfortunately for Sakura, he's decided that she's going to join him for the ride.

COMPLETE. Crossover. He was the last thing Kagome expected to discover in the modern era... a youkai. When Kurama cannot turn his back on the loneliness in her eyes, she's slowly drawn into his world... and he into hers. A story in bits and pieces. IY/YYH.

A series of drabbles taking place before, during, and after the movie. So many little stories have yet to be told...

She gave him names to kill, in order not to be killed herself. But having blood on her hands was turning out to be much worse than dying. "…There's still round 2…3…4…" When does this game end? She asked. "Don't you see, Sakura?" He said, "It never does."

A man with red eyes and a woman with pink hair, both legends in their own right (though one might be a bit more legendary than the other). When she falls from the sky and right into his lap, Sakura unknowingly kicks off a series of firsts for Tobirama that he truly doesn't appreciate. At first, that is. Pure unadulterated fluff. Timetravel!Sakura. [TobiSaku] Prequel to 'Cold Spots'

He's been invisible for so long, it's hard to be seen sometimes. One-shots and mini archs of Jack's life.

She worms her way into his heart and, somehow, makes him whole. [TobiSaku] Sort of a sequel to 'Colder Spots', despite having been written previously. [OS]

...when you're just a brick wall. She's six and she likes not being alone, of not being the only person with a head too big for them. (She's seventeen and she realises they're not alike at all.) / Sakura & Tobirama on idolization.

When Dohko pulls out his scrapbook the same argument always arises between him and Shion...

InoSaku. Ino drinks because it helps her forget that she couldn't get the one person she ever wanted. She loved her first.

He was her enemy and slayer of her people. They bickered every time they laid eyes on one another. But he was the victor and her brother the loser, so when Lord Ichigo demanded her hand in marriage after months of war, Rukia was forced to become his wife.

She is nothing but a stray dog to him, and yet he notices her. -1896. Rated K.

The ten years and ten separate times that Uchiha Sasuke catches himself staring at Haruno Sakura's back chronicled his descent into a maddening, consuming and achingly prosaic lunacy he fearfully acknowledges as love. [SasuSaku. Canon-verse and Postcanon-verse.]

"And when he kisses her, she can immediately tell that tonight is no different than the others." Eren and Mikasa seek shelter from the memories that haunt them in each other's arms. Mikasa comes to realize that you can't always kiss away the pain.

(AU Post-War) They don't immediately revert to their old ways because the old ways didn't work anyway. And learning and re-learning and un-learning things have always been the hardest part of the challenge.

For SasuSaku-Headcanons! Post-canon. Sasuke, Sakura, and their lives as footnotes to the world.

Sakura isn’t weak because she lacks strength. She is weak because they protect her. Sakura-centric

Crackfic. "I'm not gay." He proclaimed to her with clenched teeth. -Hibari, Chrome

Rukia gives 99 reasons why a relationship between them would never work. Ichigo has an answer for every one.

SasuSaku. One-shot. She says she'll marry him, when he asks her. "I won't bother you like I did when we were genin," she jokes, smiling. "Unless you wish otherwise, it'll be like I'm not even there." And when she tells him not to worry, it's the very thing he does.

AU. They're just a bunch of lonely kids in a hospital ward before he comes along: the boy with a smile like sunshine.

Road to Ninja AU. In another world, Sasuke makes the moves. That is, of course, unless Sakura feels like messing with him.

Post-Avengers. Forgiveness isn't easily attained. Neither is redemption. Fortunately, Loki has little interest in either.

When Ichigo confesses to preferring short black hair, big eyes, petite and modest-sized chests, Renji is horrified that his friend has fallen for Ulquiorra, Keigo concludes he likes Mizuiro, and Ishida wonders why Ichigo would consider him petite.

As the seasons change, the bonds between three friends can never stay the same. Friends become rivals then enemies. Friendship becomes romance then love. But as the seasons always cycle back to spring, so can enemies become friends once again.

There was never a second goal.

If Robin wanted to be carried, she was very well going to be carried. Frobin

When Sakura was given her first godmother assignment, she had been expecting a lonely young orphan with evil step-relatives who was friends with mice. What she got instead was a perverted, unmarried, over-the-hill prince. Kakasaku. -Cover by dimisfit-

On regrets, wishful thinking and believing.

The Duke of Slaithwaite has been above reproach in every aspect of his life. Of course, when it comes to the most important aspect, he screws up ducally. A SasuSaku Regency.

Sasuke smirked. Not just at the breath-taking beauty, or the embarrassment on her face, but at the way she looked at him—her eyes were like sharp daggers that she would have relentlessly plunged into his chest if she ever got the chance. —SasukeSakura.

ANBU Captain Uchiha Itachi had things well planned out, until a medic-nin with ridiculous hair went and made herself interesting. Sakura insisted she was just doing her job, but Itachi didn't quite see it that way. Non-massacre AU.

It is the day that Sasori and Sakura have been dreaming about: their wedding day. But when the rest of the Akatsuki are the ones to plan, perform, and participate in the ceremony, things soon go to hell in a handbag. Rated M for Hidan's language.

One boy and one shinigami never meet. The lives of Uryuu, Orihime, Renji, Byakuya, and most of all, Ichigo and Rukia. IchiRuki. One-shot.

Given another chance, another time, another place - they could have been great. This is their story - a slice of life and second chances, in which fate acts as gravity between them. A sasusaku in the making. Complete.

There are eight years between the ages of twelve and twenty and Sakura changes with the seasons. Its a long and dusty road to happiness but just maybe they can still find the ending that fits. Sakura-centric, team 7 introspective, minor sasusaku

Oh, how romantic irony can be. — MukuroChrome, 6996.

Sakura was never meant to be a hero but in the end she became one anyway.

No one has ever told Rukia that they loved her. Multiple pairings.

Breathe in. Breath out. Team Gai.

Mukuro takes it on himself to lecture Chrome about love, babies and husbands. But it seems like Chrome never really meet Mukuro's standards. Co-op between th-Spoon and me. 2 chapters in total. Completed. Title image from PIXIV @ illust id 4323209.

Things are always about a million times more complicated when ninja are involved, so it figures that a pink haired kunoichi and the Kazekage can't even go about romance the proper way. 14 encounters following the growth of a relationship: GaaSaku, citrus

Even the strongest of men have weaknesses.

Fugaku Uchiha wants grandchildren. So, what is the big deal? Ask Itachi. Non massacre. Almost CRACK. Ita-Saku.

The path of revenge, she realizes, is lonely indeed. But sacrifices need to be made.

L x Misa. A moment in time. A chance meeting. Fate turned upside down.

To ask, demand or claim: Nine times Sasuke didn't fall in love with Sakura. And the one time that he did.

As long as she was weak, she was safe. As long as she was weak, she would live. As long as she was weak, she would never die by his hand. Kamui watches his sister in the downpour of rain and remembers. Oneshot of the sibling bond of Kagura and Kamui

A collection of requested one shots that center around our favorite little shinigami. So far, Grimmjow, Toshiro, Stark, Byakuya, Aizen, Ulquiorra, and Urahara.

“Haruno, Sakura. Classification: Missing-nin. Activity: Akatsuki. Defection from Konoha: Three years ago. Reason for defection: Unknown. Would you like to tell me why?”

“No, that’s not it. If one piece doesn’t fit in a puzzle, you don’t trash the entire puzzle, you trash the piece. After all, it’s not the puzzle that’s incorrect...” LxMisa.

They never discuss it, never talk about why or when or how long it will continue. In a way, it's better like this. The not knowing. These secret moments in the dark. DeiSaku.

AU. In a crumbling Japan ruled by Syndicates and paid for in blood, Haruno Sakura lives behind flying silver bullets and lazy white smoke.

StarkXRukia One shot.

It wasn't her pretty face that he saw when he opened his eyes. It wasn't her flawless cheek that his hand caressed. It wasn't her, and he knew it, because he chose him, not her.

Sasori/Sakura - One Month Word Challenge - Complete

There are five cardinal rules for being a shinobi. And the kunoichi personify them perfectly.

Kisame can never go home again.

There was a time when Tsunade was proud of her scars.

Sometimes, Sasuke couldn't help but wonder who the replacement really was on Team Seven. Maybe it wasn't Sai. Maybe it was Sasuke himself.

You are too fast in accepting the idea of suicide. This wasn't. — Misa

It was like canvas tearing. A straight line of ripped fibers. Very little fraying along the edges. Poetry in motion.

What is a man, after all, to a woman who has learned to smile.

The road to hell, as they say, is paved with the very best intentions. Pein/Konan.

Imagine a person who feels no guilt, shame or regret by their actions or desires. Unable and uncaring of any bonds, not even with its own family. A different look at the relationship between Kamui and Kagura. One-shot. WARNING! Angsty & mature. Edited

They both knew they could never be. But for a little while, maybe they could pretend. SasuSaku.

She's ridiculously easy to capture. But so is he. -- Sasuke x Sakura

Kakashi aged like a fine wine; growing better and sweeter and stronger, leaving a lingering aftertaste wherever he went..." Nine snapshots of Kakashi's life told through nine different prompts.

The first time she saw him was when she was five. The second time he was already in too deep. And the third time her young heart was stolen. Non-Massacre. Ita/Saku. Complete.

They made assumptions about what the girls were born to do. There was some truth in their misconceptions.

God help the poor fool who messes with her boys. Kunoichi centric

Life is a journey and yours is filled with wrong turns, wrong ideas, wrong choices. Maybe, for one last time, you can be Sasuke-kun. SasuSaku.

Ichigo has proposed to Rukia 37 times. 38th time's the charm? Ichigo/Rukia.

One-shot inspired by chapter 402. Years after Sasuke left, and after Sakura finally stops harboring feelings for him, Sakura bumps into Team Hawk near the village. His eyes have changed yet again, and she wonders why.

Because in the end everything he's ever done, every step he's ever taken, has been for them...

He is fifteen, he is sixteen, he is seventeen. He is learning, he is growing, he is changing. He is twenty three and he is more than recovered. /Team Seven Sasuke x Sakura/

AU. When Uchiha Sakura turns twenty-one, she wakes up to realize that her future is lost forever.

The problem is that you didn't appreciate what you had. You didn't appreciate her, and now you'll never have her. SasuSaku oneshot.

Ascendancy: the state of being in the ascendant; governing or controlling influence; Domination. He said he would add her to his collection. A Sasori and Sakura fic set in the not too distant future because Sasori is a man of his word.

Team Hebi is not a good team, he thinks. But he will use the copies, because he cannot risk the originals.

Over time, Naruto learns what it means to be Jinchuuriki. Final in 'Matters, Secrets, and Times.'

Hiatus - 30 Themes A collection of TybaltJuliet drabbles and stories, based on 30 themes... Both as different as night and day, black and white.

-EDITED- ItaSaku, with some SasuSaku and KakaSaku- She called him Itachi-Sensei like it was a joke. He put up with it because it was a joke.

This is a story about a girl who gathered the seven stars of Seiryuu and obtained power to make her dreams come true. The story itself is an incantation. As soon as the page is turned, the story will become the truth, and none but the girl may end it...

Everyone has secrets. Gai is just good at keeping his. Second in 'Matters, Secrets, and Times.'

they never were lovers; they couldn't be even if they tried.

The universe has a cruel sense of humor. KagomeKurama InuYYH

They were at the pool practicing drowning. [Team Gai]

[Itachi x Sakura] In a battle of deceit and control, Sakura comes on top the first time, but Itachi will not be played as the fool the next time around. Rated for possible upcoming mature themes.

When Misa made out with Ryuuzaki in the hallway for two minutes and fiftyfour seconds, it wasn’t because she was in love with him.

Nobody told Tobi that out of all the calendar holidays, Valentine’s Day was the last one to be passionately celebrated in the company of seven homicidal men. Crackfic.

Team 7 was forever in their formation through life. They had everything of each other, but never all of Kakashi. But that was okay, they loved him anyways. A look at Team 7's life:Hesitation, Tears, and Sacrafice that would lead to the end.

They've amassed quite a few names over the years. But in the end, they are Team Gai. Oneshot, 20truths

All Hyuuga are proud. Neji measures his pride differently. First in 'Matters, Secrets, and Times.'

Haruno Sakura has never loved Uchiha Sasuke before the instant he whispers thank you. Uchiha Sasuke has loved Haruno Sakura ever since the instant he first lays eyes on her when he is 5yearsold.

Sakura's always known how to throw a punch. Character study, genfic, set during the timeskip. One shot, complete.

One shot. When Tenten dances, she brings herself one step closer to death.

There's more than one way to die. Each of the shinigami has learned this the hard way.

Like many other shinobi, Tenten has achieved her status through hard work and her own unique training style. After all, she is known as the Weapons Mistress of Konoha, and she can make her weapons dance. [Oneshot]

Sakura and Naruto don't belong in Sound, and Sasuke will not have them there.

Uchiha Itachi, there is no sin in killing your clan when they are only imposters.

Tools You'll Need: A sharp object, an inescapable burden of shame, the experience of the worst failure you've ever committed in your life. Time to Complete: about 15 minutes. Results may vary.

Tomorrow, when I'm gone, I'll want my heart back. [SasuSaku]

She thinks it's impossible to get over something that never was. He thinks there's nothing left. A few years later, Sasuke and Sakura pick up where they left off. Sort of.

There are two schools of thought on the stories about my mother, writes Kuchiki Rukia's son in his 154th year.

Ten weapons, ten stories, the long path to achieving a dream. A character study of the weapons expert Tenten.

Ino and Sakura, no person is a legend to their friends. Spoilers for the timeskip Gaara arc.

The Hyuuga worship Fate out of necessity, not faith. Hyuuga Hinata, through the eyes of three of her family members.

Not all of Konoha's heroes have their names carved in stone. Kakashi, Yondaime, Sakumocentric.

Tenten was never supposed to be a ninja. But she's not going to let that stop her. [Oneshot]

Of all the things Sakumo taught Kakashi, this is the lesson he remembers most. [Oneshot]

Being a hero doesn’t always mean you’ll get your happy ending. [Yondaimefic, oneshot]

Team Ten doesn’t come home one night. Oneshot

Itachi is not perfect, and he's wondering when that first became a problem. Oneshot, Itachicentric, no romance

Three ficlets about Jiraiya, Tsunade, and Orochimaru, and the way they once were.

He gave them courage even as he brought death down on himself. (Yondaime-fic, one-shot)

[SessRin] Reset, record, rewind. You can always get it right next time. [Dark] [one-shot]

Kakashi Gaiden fic. It's not the fall that matters, it's getting back up.

One night every year, Uchiha Sasuke lets himself mourn the family he lost years ago.

On both Sakumo and Kakashi as they live as genius ninjas in Fire country introspective comparative piece. Rated for blood and injury. One shot.

Of Hatake Kakashi, and the things that can make a human being, or break them utterly.

On Thursday, Sasuke realized he loved her. [SasuSaku]

[One-Shot] Blindness is seeing only what you want to see. Blindness is not seeing what's right there before you. [IchiRu]

His family is dead, his brother is a murderer, his heart is missing. They call him a genius.

Kabuto knows that a ninja is built lesson by lesson, and although he uses what he's been taught, he'd like to think, under different circumstances....

[AU; post-Chuunin exams; Sakura-centric; oneshot] She cuts her hair at twelve. At thirty-five it's long again. But there is a long way between twelve and thirty-five.

Shinomori Aoshi's road to redemption is paved with dead people. Shijiko, Hyotokko, Beshimi and Hannya just won't shut up. (Complete.)