The Great Sakura Haruno Fanfiction Recommendation List
Otherwise known as my September 2019 Fanfiction Roundup
The Get-Goods: In which our girl Sakura gets to train and become the bad ass she was always meant to be. (most romantic pairings are minimal).
Retrograde Motion by Crunchysunrises - From sixteen to eleven didn’t feel like a big jump until she realized that she was now the best ninja in their class. And that tiny Sasuke hates her for it. [My all time favorite Naruto fanfic. Funny and filled with incredible world building. This is what canon Naruto wishes it was]
Expedient by SwiftKick - Konoha and Iwa sign a truce and agree to an Exchange Program between recently promoted genin to “bolster village relations.” Fortunately, if anything were to go wrong, Haruno Sakura was just average enough to risk losing. [This one really plays with the idea of Sakura as a Redshirt and what that would do to your psyche. There’s some Deidara/Sakura, but it’s mostly focused on her growth.]
a girl in the forest of moss and bone by theformerone - Katsuyu spits acid in her eyes, and Sakura must prove herself worthy enough for the slugs of Shikkotsu Forest to heal. [Sakura goes to Shikkotsu Forest to become a Slug Sage. This one feels like Naruto by way of Princess Mononoke.]
Pulling My Weight by itsthechocopuff - During their mission to Wave, Sakura realises how behind she is in her training and decides to do something about it. She vows to become a shinobi her Village and her teammates can respect and depend on.
Survival of the Fittest by cywscross - Sakura is thirteen, still a Genin, lost in the middle of Earth Country, lugging an unconscious Chuunin around, and so far beyond scared that she’s moved right on to pissed off.
How To Save The World With No One Even Realizing by IncompleteSentanc (Erava) - It all starts with Rin’s kidnapping, and her subsequent rescue at the hands of a mysteriously appearing, monstrously strong, murderously violent woman. A woman with cotton candy pink hair.
Kill Your Heroes by Evil Is A Relative Term - It’s time to stop waiting for other people to save you. A story about fear, resilience, and Sakura.
Dirt and Ashes, or: The One-and-a-Half Body Problem by Tozette - The invasion of Konoha during the chuunin exam didn’t fail. Team seven is broken, people are dead, and Sakura is hurt and frightened and a very long way from home.
ABO: In which ABO Fics treat the female characters better than the canon.
Gratuitous Title Here, Please by Esloriath - Sakura Haruno has hidden her omega status for as long as she can remember. What happens when an unplanned fight with the Akatsuki drains her of her last chakra reserves - those she uses to mask her scent?
Taken by MistressDragonFlame - Haruno Sakura was an Omega. She didn’t let her status hold her back, becoming a Jounin of Konohagakure, a disciple of the Godaime Hokage, and the strongest shinobi in the village. All she had to ensure was that she managed her heats, and kept a respectful distance between herself and her Alpha teammates.
Heart Under a Blade by yunyu - Kakashi suspects the universe is out to punish him for his failures in the most poetic and painful matter possible, but he’s pretty sure he deserves it.
YOUNGins: In which our baby is a baby - and also a bad ass.
The Flowers Cherish You by ich_bin_ein_stern - Nature has always cared for Sakura and Sakura has always loved nature. They have a beautiful, strong bond. But can such a bond withstand the tragedies that follow a shinobi’s life?
About Face by wroth_and_ruin - A little yellow-haired boy saves Sakura from the bullies. And everything changes.
Time Flies Like an Arrow by Katlou303 - Sakura traveled back in time with the intent of changing everything, but something went wrong, and now she’s four years old having nightmares about impossible monsters and losing friends she has yet to meet.
Freedom in the Eyes of Another by Oroburos69 - The Wave Mission was a failure. They got caught, captured, taken-it didn’t end well. Now Sakura has a half-heard order, uncut fingernails, and more desperation than bravery. One way or another, she’s getting Team Seven out today.
ROMANCE:
How & Why by randomsomeone - A psychological war gets completely out of control. Lust doesn’t cut it and love doesn’t just happen, so how else can it work? [One of the all time Greats. Gaara/Sakura]
Heartbeat by letmeannoyyoutoday - From the beginning of their relationship, Sakura never failed to thank Sasuke for every little gesture that he made. It took a while for him to realize that the reason she did it was because, the moment she accepted to be his wife and give him all that she had left to give, she honestly never expected to receive anything in return. [One of the few stories that made me really care about this couple. SasuSaku]
In Case of Blue Scroll by Leola Majora - In Case of Blue Scroll the Hokage must lock himself in his office and pull his hair out as what he thought were memories of a long lost love turn out to be the memories of a mission he was about to assign his former student, Sakura Haruno.
Roommates From Hell (and Other Miscalculations) by Crunchysunrises - Itachi has a girlfriend. So does Kakashi.
Ikebana by waitingatthecrossroads - She should never have caught his attention. Pursued by a prodigy, can Sakura manage to escape Itachi’s determined clutches? Will she even want to?
CROSS OVERS and AUs
Menagerie by Crunchysunrises - Twelve of Konohagakure’s shinobi are cursed by the animals of the zodiac. Most of them are pretending to be Sakura’s pets. [Fruits Basket meets Naruto]
The Natural Habitat of Haruno Sakura by Tozette - Sakura moves to a new town to attend university and desperately needs to find a cheap room in a share house.Luckily, the Akatsuki need a new housemate.
