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the twisted butterfly effect by heartshapedstars
Fandoms: Boruto (Anime & Manga), Naruto (Anime & Manga)
18 Oct 2026
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After a mission goes horribly wrong, Nara Shikadai finds himself in a world that feels like everything's been turned upside down. Some people he knows never exist in this world. Those who do, haven't the slightest clue who he is. He scrambles to cling onto what's familiar, all the while trying to find his way home. It's a race against time. Because if Shikadai doesn't find his way back soon? He may never go home.
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Nara Shikamaru's life had taken a downward spiral years ago. One mission had destroyed any hope of him having a long-term shinobi career. He'd been told countless times that loss was normal in this work. That it was something everyone had to endure at one point, just that it had struck Shikamaru faster than others.
But it wasn't a simple manner of losing. He'd been the one to lead his team into disaster. A boy he'd known nearly his entire life was dead. Another boy with a bright future had perished too. And he'd always have played a role in that. It didn't matter if others could forgive him, for he'd never be able to do the same.
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Inojin had always felt a bit different compared to peers. It isn't till something that once could be pushed into the background becomes possible to ignore. Inojin asks the question of... how much weight can happiness carry? How much can pain carry in comparison? Is it worth it to keep reaching for that happiness, even if you're afraid of what others will say?
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Inojin starts to question gender.
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caring for flowers by heartshapedstars
Fandoms: Boruto (Anime & Manga), Naruto (Anime & Manga)
11 Sep 2026
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"You... didn't find anything else?" He asked Chocho, his voice much more quiet than usual. "I did but, it.. doesn't make me feel any better." The girl said with a shaky tone.
Shikadai watched as she turned to face him, her hands gripping several items shakily. In her hands was a Konoha forehead protector, as well as a few scrolls and brushes. All covered heavily in blood. Chocho swallowed, as she held them tighter. "They were, in... the puddle too. I think it's his."
Inojin's blood poured all out on one of the canvases he would have fondly sketched in his freetime.
__________In which Inojin is captured on a routine genin mission. Due to circumstances, he is thought to be dead, as four years pass. Now sixteen years old, Inojin is recovered by the Leaf Village. While he has endured much, he has many people there for him.
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for you? anything. by heartshapedstars
Fandoms: Boruto (Anime & Manga), Naruto (Anime & Manga)
15 Jul 2026
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One fatal mistake sends Shikadai and Inojin's life into a mess. Everything begins to fall apart.
Upon discovery of Shikadai's relationship, the Nara Clan elders put into place an old clan law. It states that in the case the heir is unfit to decide their marriage, they will choose a spouse for them. A plan is made to marry Shikadai off to a young woman from another shinobi clan.
Shikadai is left with a choice. Conform to their standards, never truly being happy or... abandon it all for a chance of being himself.
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Yamanaka Inojin and Nara Shikadai have been through a lot over the last sixteen years. A good deal of hardships and new beginnings. But in the midst of it all, their connection continues to preserve. Even if they've only used the label of friends for a long time.. they can't deny that there will always be something more. A kind of invisible string that connects them both. It's something like how the sun rises and sets each day. A sort of fact neither of them can deny.
Two souls that are bonded.. that keep reaching out for one another, whether in small or large ripples. Destined to eventually find their way back together. It's only a matter of when those lines will cross again, when they will be able to begin anew.
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How two people grow and change over the years.