The Sandaime recognized Naruto's precocious talent for being a shinobi and accelerated his learning. Years later, the boy is a highly respected and famous jonin of Konoha. As events unfold around him Naruto is dragged into the inner workings of the village and forced to step up or be washed away in the ensuing madness. Strong!Naruto. Starts at the Wave Arc.

Uzumaki D. Naruto knew it was wrong of him to steal money from that straw-hat wearing guy but he couldn't afford to go home empty-handed - that only lead to very little food and a lot of pain - so he decided to risk it. Even years later, he still wasn't sure if he regretted it or not. Young!Naruto Brother!Luffy SHP!Naruto DF!Naruto. Starts after Zoro joins Luffy.

When Naruto came bursting into his office demanding to learn about puppets because they were 'super cool' and 'so badass' the Sandaime simply handed over a scroll detailing the little information Konoha had on the art. He didn't expect the boy to pursue it much further and he certainly didn't expect the boy to reinvent the skill all by himself. Puppeteer!Naruto Manipulative!Konoha

Hiruzen Sarutobi regrets many things. He does them anyway. One-shot. AU. Dark.

The only thing Naruto hated more than the whispering behind his back was trying to live in his father's shadow. Sometimes, just sometimes, he wondered what life would be like if his father had sealed the Kyuubi instead of the Sandaime. AU. Minato lives. Quiet Naruto.