Blissful Ignorance

Wasted Years
by Mizerable



Ch. 16: The Value of Freedom




With a sigh, Tsunade brushed aside the loose strands of hair falling in her face as she leaned back in her chair. It had been a long day.

?Tsunade-sama?? Shizune approached, nearly causing the other woman to jump in surprise, ?Your ...

Wasted Years
by Mizerable



Ch. 15: Death Wish



She wasn?t much for superstitions. She believed in black and white facts--and nothing should have been telling her anything was wrong. She hadn?t heard there was a problem. It was just a search-and-rescue mission. They just sent the Anbu as an extra ...

If you remember my note at the beginning of the story, this story takes place as if none of the events past Naruto's fight with Gaara/the 3rd's funeral. And poor Tsunade does kinda get shafted on the character development here then...I guess even she can't turn away from helping out the Leaf now ...

Wasted Years
by Mizerable




Ch. 14: In the Company of Ghosts




He had no one to love him.

He lost everything he loved.

She loved all too much.

Beyond the love, beyond the loneliness, all the pain broke free and let the demons come out to play. Little children not so long ago, it was their own ...

Wasted Years
by Mizerable




Ch.13: We?ve All Our Demons





The rank smell of bile and blood bit into her senses more overwhelmingly with every step. This building was a goddamn slaughterhouse. She could only pray they weren?t too late. But surely Naruto had to be okay. If anyone could endure ...

Wasted Years
by Mizerable





Ch. 12: Unforgettable





This may have been a mistake.

Arriving home last night, or what she assumed was last night, her mind had been reeling. One might even say it was disturbed, unstable. But that being the case, she didn?t think when she tore away the scarlet ...

Wasted Years
by Mizerable




Ch. 11: I Knew




His fingers grazed over the inscription with a detached sense of fascination. The etched words painted him in a much more flattering light than he actually deserved.

?What?s it say?? Yanagi asked, crouching close to the stare at the markings she ...

Wasted Years
by Mizerable




Ch. 10: Bargaining




They had trouble, all right. That Hunter-nin Yanagi dragged back here looked like he was on the way out while she had her usual amount of scrapes. The problem wasn?t her injuries though; it was the fact that Naruto wasn?t going to buy the idea of ...

Wasted Years
by Mizerable




Ch. 9: Apology




?Quit pacin?. You?re startin? ta make me agitated,? Yanagi demanded crisply, accented by the smoke curling from her lips. She was in a corner like most other nights leaning against the wall watching the boy. Though tonight Uchiha continued to walk ...

Wasted Years
by Mizerable





Ch. 8: Hunted





?What!?? Ino shrieked. He knew this wasn?t going to sit well with her but it?s not like he had much of a choice. They may have said ?request?, but he knew damn well enough to hear ?order.?

?It won?t be so bad,? Shikamaru answered, ?I?ve been a ...