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Naruto one-shots under 10k words — complete reads in one sitting. Curated from AO3 and ranked by kudos.

Anime & Manga 25 one-shot fics Avg 6,315 words short stories under 10,000 words

Top 25 One-Shot Naruto Fanfics

Ranked by AO3 kudos. Mid-length Naruto fics — short stories under 10,000 words.

1

Spies Like Us

by thehoyden

All things were not possible, it was true, but suddenly, Iruka knew that this was.

9,188 kudos 8,854 words 1/1 chapters Explicit Complete
2

As Plain As

by thehoyden

Kakashi is like a stray cat, and Iruka knows damn well that he shouldn't feed Kakashi if he doesn't want Kakashi to keep coming around.

9,137 kudos 2,184 words 1/1 chapters Explicit Complete
3

Opening the Roads

by thehoyden

He was a chuunin academy teacher, not a courtier trained in statecraft and diplomacy.

8,251 kudos 8,679 words 1/1 chapters Explicit Complete
4

Love at First Sight

by HazelBeka

“Did you just kill a man with a barrier seal?” Kakashi asked incredulously.“Yes,” the stranger said. “I do that sometimes.” Or, the one where Kakashi falls in love with a handsome stranger while the charred remains of a traitor nin smoulder quietly in the background.

7,907 kudos 1,246 words 1/1 chapters General Audiences Complete
5

Secretary

by dawnstruck

In the aftermath of a war, Kakashi falls in love over politics and paperwork.It shouldn't be this romantic.

7,590 kudos 9,739 words 1/1 chapters Teen And Up Audiences Complete
6

Rule #31

by orphan_account

In the shinobi world there are rules for everything. Rules for killing, information gathering, interrogation, and even dating. This story is about rule number 31 of the Shinobi Code of Courtship. Gaara/Lee/Gaara

2,894 kudos 9,617 words 1/1 chapters Explicit Complete
7

nothing says love (like punching their friend in the face)

by xwannaflyx

Tenten doesn't actually dislike Gaara, okay. She got over the whole "crushed his leg and almost his dreams and therefore deserves to get stabbed through the throat" THING. However, if Gaara thought that because he was the Kazekage he was allowed to play around with Lee's heart then he had another th

2,832 kudos 6,548 words 1/1 chapters Teen And Up Audiences Complete
8

i've got a cure for your crimes

by a_gay_poster

“You forgot your pajamas,” Gaara guesses, unable to tear his eyes away from Lee’s exposed chest.“What?” Lee looks down at himself. “No, I normally just sleep in my boxers.”Gaara’s pulse is hammering somewhere up in his throat. There’s a noise in his ears, harsh and loud, that he doesn’t yet recogniz

2,772 kudos 8,255 words 1/1 chapters Explicit Complete
9

How to Embarrass Your Future Children

by AutumnalWoods

When the Konoha Twelve's parents decide time travel sounds like a nice idea, due to the drunken blabber of one Minato Namikaze, they travel to the future to meet their yet to be conceived children(well, minus Itachi and Hana who are already born) and do what parents do best: Embarrass their children

2,262 kudos 9,107 words 7/? chapters Mature
10

Day 5779, 8 AM

by Maldoror_Chant

A final epilogue to the Diplomatic Relations series, some fifteen years after the events in Kindred.

2,068 kudos 3,944 words 1/1 chapters General Audiences Complete
11

oh, brother(s-in-law)

by fir8008

Kankuro doesn’t think his siblings have bad taste in men. Kankuro KNOWS his siblings have bad taste in men. (Okay, maybe it’s just Gaara)

1,981 kudos 1,210 words 1/1 chapters Teen And Up Audiences Complete
12

Aftermath

by Maldoror_Chant

A one-shot situated after the main events of Diplomatic Relations, once the situation with Sound and Orochimaru is resolved (with extreme prejudice).

1,969 kudos 6,456 words 1/1 chapters Teen And Up Audiences Complete
13

when you're on top of me (hands on my thighs)

by a_gay_poster

He’s meant to be an expert in stamina. The Handsome Green Devil of the Leaf Village, the man who’s trained his body to the point of punishment, who can take anything and bounce right back from it!… Anything except, apparently, Gaara whispering sweet nothings into his ear.Lee discovers that he likes

1,953 kudos 6,457 words 1/1 chapters Explicit Complete
14

On Qipao, Flirting, and Buying Drinks

by needdl

Tenten turned beautiful when she was nineteen.

1,433 kudos 7,941 words 2/2 chapters Mature Complete
15

every drop of rain singing: i love you

by thehoundisdead

“What is it like?” he finally blurts out, cheeks warming when Kankuro and Gaara both turn to look at him. “What is what like?” Gaara finally asks, as the silence stretches on and Lee seems unwilling to press forward. "What is it like,” he repeats, eyes looking over at Kankuro, “to be in love?”or, 5

1,333 kudos 8,135 words 1/1 chapters Teen And Up Audiences Complete
16

Bounded

by Rozyintesham

Naruto Uzumaki is a popular Manga artist and at the moment he's at the peak of his career. his latest manga "Bounded" was an action, thriller and is the best seller of the year. He has everything but still missing something in his life , which he couldn't even understand.he is longing for affection

1,214 kudos 7,136 words 8/? chapters Mature
17

Dirty Little Secret

by LindtLuirae

It starts with a silly game, a fiery kiss, and then it’s an addiction.Shisui is determined to figure out all of Sakura’s kinks.

1,164 kudos 8,930 words 1/1 chapters Explicit Complete
18

Are you an Omega?

by Betsunichan

Obito is a beta who likes nesting, that confused a lot of people.

361 kudos 8,029 words 4/4 chapters Not Rated Complete
19

My Artwork

by Calm_Calamity

Art that I've drawn :) Some of it is for fanfics I've enjoyed, some are little incorrect quotes comics, some is just me being bored and drawing whatever. Mostly using this as motivation to improve my art (I've drawn more since I began posting in this fic than I have in like, three years) Fanart of t

127 kudos 2,884 words 26/? chapters General Audiences
20

dread the wolf's bane

by hypotheticalseaweed (velosaraptor)

"Careful," a man said, smile sharp and full of teeth, sending Tobirama's pulse racing. "There's a wolf in these woods, eating travelers like you." The man was dressed in dark clothes, a wild mane of dark hair. His dark eyes shone like well polished onyx and possessed the heat of red-hot coals. Tobir

120 kudos 3,374 words 2/3 chapters Explicit
21

To Be Returned To Myself

by worldturnedupsidedown

Senju Tobirama knew full well why he saved his brother's best friend from bloodline thieves, despite their clans being enemies. The fact that Uchiha Madara was apparently a secret omega had nothing to do with it.

92 kudos 3,308 words 4/16 chapters Mature
22

Rebound (I Decipher Your Soul)

by The_Great_Divide

Madara had had an inkling for a few months already—ever since those confusing, way too honest and personal letters from Tobirama. The whole debacle with Zetsu had only made the nagging feeling worse. And now he had no choice other than to face the truth.

79 kudos 7,114 words 2/? chapters Mature
23

That Which Did Not Kill Us Only Made Us Stronger

by Raven_Blake

Placeholder: Hatake Kakashi goes back in time with a Male Uzumaki OC. They try to fix things from breaking out into Kaguya's war and maybe save a few more people along the way. The story begins with little to no mentions of time travel. Begins Kakashi-centric and switches pov now and then. The Uzuma

69 kudos 9,127 words 6/? chapters Mature
24

you can see my heart burning in the distance

by sillylittlehoney

Three months ago, Sakura told herself she wouldn't do this again.She wouldn't stand in front of his door, wouldn't knock and hope he'd answer, wouldn't let herself give in ever again.She lasts eighty-six days.

65 kudos 6,697 words 3/? chapters Explicit
25

Madara Uchiha's second spring.

by ohlarin (ohlariuchiha)

Zetsu made a mistake. A fatal mistake that annihilated a plan built over millennia. He became so excited about his own mother's resurrection that he forgot a fundamental truth about his pawn: Madara Uchiha was the worst loser in shinobi history. Madara Uchiha doesn't accept defeat.  It was this obst

39 kudos 2,905 words 2/? chapters Explicit

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7,114
median words
64%
complete
9,188
top kudos
~28 minutes
median read time

This list of 25one-shot Naruto fanfics spans 157,876 total words. Kudos range from 39 on the newest entries to 9,188 on the most established. 64% are marked complete — check the status flag before committing to a longfic. The most common rating is Explicit (10 of 25 fics).

Recurring tags across this list: Romance · Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence · Humor · First Time · Alternate Universe - Time Travel.

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