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"Exit, Stage Death (And Reenter as a Child Soldier)" by PelawenNight
Fandoms: Naruto (Anime & Manga)
02 Jan 2026
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Summary
Keiko Makoto was a 22-year-old theatre major in 2025. Now she’s a four-year-old war orphan in Konohagakure, surrounded by child soldiers, military fanatics, and chakra monsters straight out of shonen hell.
Armed only with her adult mind, an unreadable cipher notebook, and the conviction that she is not built for this, Keiko is determined to survive the Third Great Ninja War—even if it means faking her way through ninja training, dodging Root recruitment, and trying not to scream every time she sees a snake.
Oh, and there’s another kid across the room who’s definitely watching her like she’s a bomb with a timer on it.
This isn’t cosplay. This is survival.
A canon-divergent Naruto fanfiction where civilian brilliance collides with ninja brutality, and one reincarnated theatre nerd is about to rewrite the script.