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• Unfinished by coolityako

  Fandoms: Naruto (Anime & Manga)  

  • Teen And Up Audiences
  • Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Major Character Death
  • F/M
  • Work in Progress

  21 Jul 2026

  Tags

  • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
  • Major Character Death
  • Nara Shikamaru/Temari
  • Nara Shikamaru
  • Temari (Naruto)
  • Gaara (Naruto)
  • Kankurou (Naruto)
  • Nara Shikaku
  • Yamanaka Ino
  • Akimichi Chouji
  • Uzumaki Naruto
  • Sarutobi Asuma
  • Yamanaka Inoichi
  • Morino Ibiki
  • Rasa (Naruto)
  • Tsunade (Naruto)
  • Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence
  • Slow Burn
  • Angst
  • War
  • Tragedy
  • Character Death
  • Political Intrigue
  • Miscommunication
  • Grief/Mourning
  • Fourth Shinobi War (Naruto)
  • Sand Betrayal
  • Hurt/Comfort
  • Tragic Romance

  Summary

  Some betrayals are made of nothing but honest answers to ordinary questions.
  A tragedy spanning a fractured alliance, a war neither side is ready for, and the quiet, devastating math of who gets remembered and who doesn't.

  A canon-divergent take on: what if the Sand never participated in the Chunin Exams, and Konoha Crush never happened?

  Language:

  English

  Words:

  9,988

  Chapters:

  5/25

  Comments:

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