TEAM 7 They're just the main characters. What's so important about them anyways? KONOHA Eight, Ten and Gai; sloth, passion and jackets with high collars. SUNA Written in the sand. Occasionally homicidal. AKATSUKI Because purple nail polish is bad ass. OLD STORIES A pervert, a drunken gambler and an old man with rotting arms. Once, they were great. MISSING NIN And everything else. BY AUTHOR Because we r not elitist.

GIGABOMB The Beauty of Impermanence PG13 // Deidara + Sasuke, implied Sasori/Deidara // AU, Spoilers 181+ Deidara finds tolerating his partner's temporary replacement something of a trial. Happy Birthday PG // Jiraiya/Tsunade // Past-fic Even people who go through the same experiences remember them in different ways. Jiraiya learns this the hard way Rejection of the Black PG13 // Gaara/Tsunade // Spoilers post time-skip Gaara wants to be human. Tsunade convinces him otherwise. Blind Eyes PG13 // Kisame/Itachi // Spoilers post time-skip Itachi can no longer see, but Kisame still feels like he is being watched. The Blood That No One Else Could See PG // Naruto // Death Naruto contemplates his first kill, and how it affects his own personal honor. Drinking is a Stupid Hobby PG 13 // Orochimaru + Jiraiya // past-fic Orochimaru drinks to forget. So does Jiraiya. Between the two of them during a drinking binge, they manage to remember absolutely nothing worthwhile and everything trivial. This is exactly what they were shooting for. Failure of a Necromancer PG // Orochimaru // Speculation Orochimaru's first dealings with the forbidden arts doesn't end well, but he isn't so easily discouraged. Determination's Futility PG // Sakon/Naruto // AU Strength often comes from the most unexpected places. Welcome to My Happy Ending PG13 // Orochimaru + various pairings // AU futurefic Orochimaru attends a wedding. Questionable Humanity PG13 // Kidomaru // Having been in Sound Village only three months, Kidoumaru is still trying to get used to his new life as a shinobi, and an illbegotten venture into Orochimaru's laboratory doesn't do much to help him adjust. As The Ice Begins to Melt PG // Zabuza/Haku // speculation Zabuza and Haku, everything between their meeting and the end. That Which Innocence Cannot Mask PG13 // Zetsu/Tobi, Obito + Kakashi, Rin // speculation, spoilers for Kakashi Gaiden & time skip Uchiha Obito learns that sometimes amnesia isn't enough. Legendary, Or Something Like It PG13 // Sannin, Orochimaru/Jiraiya, Sandaime Hokage, Sasori // Spoilers, AU A collection of drabbles about the Sannin. Who they are, where they've been, where they could have gone. Lessons R // Jiraiya/Orochimaru // sexual themes An unconventional relationship is brought about through Jiraiya's misadventures with women. Set during the Great War. Lines of Reasoning G // Sound Village // Spoilers 181+ How many of them were there, anyway? The numbers never seemed to add up. A short point of view reflecting the lack of basic math skills in Sound Village. Correcting Past Mistakes PG13 // Orochimaru + Jiraiya // AU, Dark Orochimaru and Jiraiya in Otogakure. Some things change, while some things remain the same. A Twisted Rhapsody PG13 // Kidomaru/Ino // AU Birthday picnic, deer, and voyeurs who are far too familiar. The Road of Life and It's Many Detours PG13 // Jiraiya + Orochimaru // past-fic Jiraiya watches his friends slip away from him and knows he can't do anything about it, but the second time around he tries anyway. Unfortunately, he isn't very persuasive, and Orochimaru doesn't listen. Love and Death Over Salami PG13 // Dan/Tsunade + Orochimaru // past fic After the death of her brother and an encounter with the man she was destined to fall in love with, Tsunade returns to her apartment to find someone already there. Snakes, Toads and Slugs Don't Do Well in the Rain PG // Sannin // past-fic While on a mission, Jiraiya is drugged, Orochimaru is wounded, and Tsunade is given too much time to think. Visions of Another's Smile PG13 // Gai + Naruto // Spoilers for Chapter 181+ Sometimes Naruto wishes he could be the weak one for once. In The Silently Falling Snow PG // Sasuke // Spoilers for Chapter 181+, AU Sasuke's time in Sound Village, and why it is ultimately futile for Team Seven to try and save him from his chosen path. On How to Poison a Spider PG // Kidomaru + Kabuto // Kidoumaru tries to find out who Kabuto is, because Kabuto sure isn't telling. Unfortunately, when he does tell, he lies, and Kidoumaru doesn't know the difference. Summer PG // Shino // Spoilers for Chapter 181+ First in a series of viewpoints detailing Konoha during the year Naruto trains with Jiraiya. Shino and summer in the forest. Autumn PG // Itachi // Spoilers for Chapter 181+ Second in a series of viewpoints detailing Konoha during the year Naruto trains with Jiraiya. Itachi at the Uchiha estate. Winter PG // Ibiki // Spoilers for Chapter 181+ Second in a series of viewpoints detailing Konoha during the year Naruto trains with Jiraiya. Morino Ibiki in a teahouse. Tea Before War PG13 // Kisame + Hinata, Neji, Itachi // AU Genius doesn't equal tactful. Dealing with genius does. Coming to an Understanding R // Orochimaru/Naruto // AU Naruto has lost everything. He's willing to go through a little unpleasantness to get what he wants. Orochimaru couldn't care less about his reasons. He's just willing to take advantage of the opportunity. Waiting is a Waste of Time PG // Kiba/Hinata // Spoilers for Chapter 181+ Kiba contemplates his chances to win Hinata now that Naruto's out of the picture. Weapons Cast Away PG13 // Kimimaro/Tenten // Spoilers for Kimimaro's history On a training journey following the finals of the Chuunin Exams, Tenten comes upon a boy in a field, and in the process gains an unexpected training partner.