Top 25 Short Naruto Fanfics
Ranked by AO3 kudos. Mid-length Naruto fics — 10,000–50,000 words.
In Bond and Blood
by thehoyden
"I want to make Naruto my heir," Kakashi said bluntly.
How to File Form 39-B
by thehoyden
The first time Iruka met Hatake Kakashi, he was still on some pretty good painkillers.
Almost, Not Quite, Us
by xxjinchuurikixx
Sasuke gets an unexpected heat, and his oldest rival and once best friend Naruto is there for him.*“I promise I won’t… make things awkward.”“It’s already kinda awkward, admit it.”He relinquishes his hold on Naruto’s hand and sighs. “Alright, well then, I promise to be a very good omega and not claw
Family Recipe
by themidnightguardian
“Naruto is a person with a name,” Iruka snapped, already way past the limit of his patience for the day. Funny, how he could spend all day with small children, but a single council meeting wore him down to the bone. “Use it.”“Hmm.” For a long second, Iruka thought that he was about to die. And then
Scent and Sensibility
by flailinginlove
In a world where most people identify their mates by scent the first time they meet, Kakashi and Iruka take a more scenic route.Or, the one where Iruka does an excellent job of hiding the fact that he is an omega, right up until he gets stuck in a cave with Kakashi.(A/B/O dynamics but without mpreg,
Dinner with the Special Assassination and Tactical Squad
by pentapus
Genma held up a photo pinched between his first and second fingers. Iruka’s smile froze on his face. “What are you doing with this?”
Thought and Feeling Interwound
by tucuxi
Tsunade walked around the desk and sat directly next to Iruka, turning both of their chairs with a casually powerful grasp. In the end they were facing each other, not the desk. He tried and failed to hold her gaze. She reached out and tipped his chin up, forcing him to look at her again. Another hi
A Liar in Babel
by surveycorpsjean
Iruka narrows his eyes and crosses his arms.“Tell me why I’m here.”“You need the money,” Kakashi says, brunt and cruel. “And I need a sugar baby.”
akasenko (in this floating world does anything endure?)
by Bigung
"wherever i am, the world comes after me. it offers me its busyness. it does not believe that i do not want it. now i understand why the old poets of china went so far and high into the mountains, then crept into the pale mist." - mary oliver, the old poets of china.an accidental not-child is raised
Naruto Whumptober 2022
by themidnightguardian
A collection of Naruto ficlets for the Whumptober Challenge, featuring:(1) Obito rescued post Kannabi Bridge (2) Kagami cornered by bloodline thieves(3) Sakura and Shikamaru are interrogated (4) Kakashi goes missing nin w/ baby Naruto(5) Kisame cares for an overheated Itachi (6) Tobirama grounds him
Hanakotoba
by a_gay_poster
Gaara can't sleep away from home. Lee helps him pass the time. Things get confusing for Lee. (Contribution for the GaaLee Summertime of Love Fest on tumblr)
Tried and Tested
by twentysomething
“As Rokudaime Hokage, it is my responsibility to indicate a successor to the Council, prior to my retirement,” Kakashi says, steepling his fingers together like he didn’t take office under the promise and threat of Nanadaime Hokage Uzumaki Naruto. “Upon formally submitting his candidacy, the Council
Vagrant Heart
by TheMagicCrayon
"When are you coming home?" Naruto says, softly softly, after what seems like an age."Konoha isn't—""Home anymore. I know," Naruto interrupts. "But what is home? To you?"
Missing
by Maldoror_Chant
'Missing in Action' they tell Gaara.'Concrete proof of his death', 'absolutely certain', 'name added to the cenotaph', 'don't cling to false hope' and other irrelevant things are added. The first word is all that matters.If Lee is dead, Gaara would surely feel it to the bottom of his soul because L
Spark our Future
by Sparkle123tt
Everything could have been avoided. But they’d grown up too late. There was only one way to fix it. Send the souls of their adult selves into their academy selves. What could go wrong? Or the fic where co-kages Naruto and Sasuke decide the future can’t be unfucked in their present time. So they do t
Through The Spines Unfurling (Five Things You Should Know About Cacti)
by mstigergun
Lee accompanies a trade delegation to Suna for the change in scenery and to enrich his son's education. He learns a great deal about cacti. (Lee/Gaara, post-series)For alestar.
I Knew a Girl With Copper Veins
by Katlou303
Tenten isn't a girl with a great destiny. She knows that. But when she finds a scroll hidden in her mother's attic and learns the secrets of her painful future, she finds herself on the course to change history in the making. Starting with her first goal, 1) Get stronger, and ending with her last, 2
What Kurama Learned From Naruto's Haircut
by Katie_Madison
Naruto gets a serious new haircut to match his serious new role as Hokage, and everyone has an opinion. Well, everyone has just ONE opinion: the haircut is objectively awful.Except for Sasuke... He seems to be having... An interesting reaction to Naruto's new look to say the least.-... And that make
Blood Red Rage
by EmotionalmeSSSS
“Sakura-Chan, you are still a child you should enjoy yourself okay, leave the fighting to your old Sensei.” He said using that same placating tone he always did. And at the end he patted her head again. The feeling of his gloved hand on her head made her snap, something deep inside her chest just br
The beginning of the end
by SecretivePlotter1863
It was one of those days where Kakashi felt detached from everything and felt a strange feeling, something like loneliness. A sudden white erupts and now she along with many people have been asked to watch a series of fragments from their past, present, and future. A Watch it fanfiction.
Weakness
by FemtoMat
Naruto had always been an insufferable jerk.
Sasuke's Ash Day
by lil_pianissimo
During Konoha’s Cultural Festival, Team 7 discovers that they have forgotten Sasuke's birthday! To make matters worse, a pointed comment from Neji Hyuuga shatters an unspoken truth: Sasuke's thirteenth birthday was the year his family would have thrown his coming-of-age ritual. Ash Day, the Uchiha’s
More Than You Bargained For
by Grumpyface
Sakura walks up to Kakashi sitting in the bar, expecting no more than a conversation. But she gets more than what she bargained for. Kakashi is not what she had expected. It messes up her plans. And now she is set on seducing him. Will she succeed?
Nefer
by Maksama
Kakashi Hatake is an omega kidnapped from his home. After months of wandering with other omega slaves, he ends up in the palace of the great but cruel ruler of Egypt.
Only Thing We Share is One Last Name (and hokages)
by idk_myname
“…you’re fucking my old sensei.” Obito stared pointedly at him. “You’re being fucked by my old sensei’s kid.” Madara’s despairing sigh was aimed at the both of them. —Where Madara and Obito survive the war and Sasuke’s life somehow gets worse.
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About This List
This list of 25short Naruto fanfics spans 632,337 total words. Kudos range from 203 on the newest entries to 19,061 on the most established. 64% are marked complete — check the status flag before committing to a longfic. The most common rating is Explicit (9 of 25 fics).
Recurring tags across this list: Alpha/Beta/Omega Dynamics · Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence · Hurt/Comfort · Marriage of Convenience · Kid Fic.
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