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1. Red Herring by Verdigri_Fernein

   Fandoms: Naruto (Anime & Manga)  

   • Explicit
   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • Multi
   • Work in Progress

   03 Dec 2025

   Tags

   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • Nara Shikamaru/Original Female Character(s)
   • Nara Shikamaru/Original Uzumaki Character(s)
   • Original Uzumaki Character(s) (Naruto)
   • Original Female Character(s)
   • Nara Shikamaru
   • Original Characters
   • Original Male Character(s)
   • Fishermen - Character
   • Inuzuka Kiba
   • Yakushi Kabuto
   • Orochimaru (Naruto)
   • Kankurou (Naruto)
   • Gaara (Naruto)
   • Temari (Naruto)
   • Kurotsuchi (Naruto)
   • OC centric
   • OC POV
   • The canon timeline but from a non canon POV
   • Fishing
   • Action/Adventure
   • Eventual Romance
   • Angst
   • Fluff and Angst
   • Eventual Smut
   • Eventual Happy Ending
   • He thought her a kitsune but she is more of a tanuki
   • Bingo Book Target
   • Underpowered MC
   • brains over brawn
   • Fuuinjutsu (Naruto)
   • Canon-Typical Violence
   • Bingo Bookin' it across the Ninja Nations
   • Much Skedaddling
   • Behind the smoke and mirrors
   • She isn't even really a ninja
   • Small nations-centric
   • Slice of Life
   • Canon-adjacent
   • Fake/Pretend Relationship
   • Blood and Injury
   • Murder
   • Wrongful Imprisonment
   • Aliases
   • Soap

   Summary

   This chapter isn't the most interesting, for you have already read it.
   But from here on out, the world outside of canon will be spread out before us!
   A journey awaits, because this is a longer fic.

   P.S.: Shikamaru's POV is more reliable, his brilliant mind remembers conversations with more clarity, so I would recommend at least reading Ch. 1 of the prequel beforehand. Red puts more weight on her planning and intentions in the moment than words.

   Note: This is ongoing, right now, December 2025. It will continue!

   Series

   • Part 2 of Bright Red

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   94,438

   Chapters:

   29/?

   Comments:

   17

   Kudos:

   23

   Bookmarks:

   6

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