Aioka: A Career Genin stands apart from most Naruto fanfiction because of its premise. The concept is genuinely original, and the characters are vivid and interesting. It does fall into a few familiar tropes that I am not particularly fond of, but it also explores an idea that I rarely see in Naruto fanfiction: the […]
Orochimama, also known as The Snake Goes Ara Ara, is a self-insert comedy where the reincarnated protagonist finds herself in the body of a gender-bent Orochimaru after an immortality experiment goes horribly wrong. And somehow, it works. Orochimama is hilarious, but it is not just a crack comedy. Beneath all the jokes, the story explores […]
Will of Embers is one of those fanfics that perfectly embraces the “failing upward” trope, and I absolutely love it for that. The story begins immediately after the Nine-Tails attack, when the protagonist suddenly finds himself inhabiting the body of Hiruzen Sarutobi. There is just one problem. He has no memories. No legendary shinobi skills. […]