In the game of deception, all's fair in love and blackmail. [NaruHina LeeTen NejiSakuSasu so far.][Chapter 8] Look what's been dredged up from the depths of my old writing folder.

After years of silence the Akatsuki are active again. Her allies uncertain, the Godaime sends two teams - one for a potential offensive strike and another for covert surveillance. Who would have guessed that Shikamaru and Sakura could fake it as newlyweds so well? ShikaSaku with early (one-sided) hints of SasuSaku. COMPLETE.

naruxhina, maybe sasuxsaku Demons of yore spring up for unknown reasons. And the Priestess to take care of it... is Hyuuga Hinata.

It's been decided Aoshi wants Megumi. Misao is flabbergasted. Tokio decides on Saitou. Saitou and the Itachi will have to face the facts. Aside from this someone wants to take revenge. I can't believe I updated..

In the midst of the Chuunin Exam, Sakura recalls the promise she made to herself and comes to a realization about her own ninja way... Updates: Side story, 'Affinity' added! Note to new readers: See continuity warning on Chapter 23...

COMPLETE March 8th 2008: Misao gets into a street brawl ending up in the hands of the Mibu Wolf. There's something fishy going on in the crime underworld, something sinister and itou and his newest parolee want to know why. Saitou/Misao

Shikamaru could never have imagined the consequences of such an image change...dedicated to phishychan EPILOGUE NOW UP! THANK U AND GOODNIGHT!

[Sequel to Seeking Comfort] How does the budding relationship of Neji and Sakura fare as Gai laments, Hiashi throws a party, Lee investigates, Shino still gossips, and Chouji loses sleeps? Manga timeline pre-246.

CH 14 is up! Quiet,shy,clumsy and sweet,you are Sakuno Ryuzaki. Welcome to the MiniBazaar! Fight's over, now what?

He said it so casually, so off hand. It was like he was stating a fact about the universe. The sky is blue. The cliffs are high. He'll kill you someday.

Rikku, the perky Al Bhed we all love and some hate has a tortured and bloody past. Will her confession redeem her of her self hatred? Will she ever notice her determined admirer? One question still remains. How much longer can she keep up her mask?

Lee challenges, Neji loses. Now, Neji must do Lee's bidding for one month. [NejiSaku, SOME LeeSaku]

She was sixteen – he was almost thirty. It was as wrong as it was right. It was scary, it was exciting, it was everything she never knew she wanted. There was so much passion, so much pain, so much realization that love was never an easy thing.KakaSaku

Hiruma pushes Mamori too far, and suffers her wrath in front of the entire school. Now he's out for revenge...but his reaction isn't what Mamori was expecting. HirumaMamori.

The Hyuuga did it out of Family obligation. The Kunoichi did it to ESCAPE family obligation. They were supposed to be pretending... right? [NejiSakura] [possible GaaraSakura]

The next Chuunin exam looms on the horizon, but how will Sakura and the other genins fare in hostile Mist territory and without Sasuke, Naruto, or Shikamaru? Manga gap, full cast. incomplete; abandoned- sorry!

What do the 3 most wanted convicts in the universe and a wanted teenager have in common on a more complex level than just the handsome bounties on their heads? Why is the Regime so hellbent on capturing all 4 alive? Ignorance is bliss.

Riddick's living life thinking Jack is dead. Kyra's dead and Jack emerges from the darkness where she was hiding. Out of the back of the bus.

ShikaSaku. First thing I've posted in years. Sometimes even our exhaulted genious Shikamaru just needs to open his eyes.

Nov 19: will try to continue during winter, so busy! Sakura attempts to hook up Ino with Shino, but things aren't turning out like she planned. Doubts begin to rise concerning herself and Sasuke as she finds herself attracted to Shino.

Summary Inside. RyomaSakunoAtobe

Another odd pairing presented, as best i can, in a believably possible way.