"Itachi Hogake Verse series" by aishuu (PG)
Hello, everyone! I've enjoyed sharing all these great Naruto fics with you for the past month, and receiving comments and messages from readers and authors alike. I hope every fan has found at least one new fic to read, and maybe even enticed someone who doesn't know Naruto canon to give a fic a try!
I've saved one of my favorite fics and its sequels for my final rec. I read aishuu's first installment when it was new on my flist, and to my delight, it has sparked several sequels in the following years! I'd like to end my month of driving the anime and manga crack-van with a fitting bang, so here it is!
Fandom: NARUTO
Pairing: ensemble gen with various side pairings
Length: 15 fics, 21,145 words
Author on LJ: aishuu
Author Website: quillofferings
Why this must be read: What starts as a short and powerful oneshot expands to a series of vignettes that show us how Itachi as the Godaime could change Konoha and the characters we know. Each fic focuses on a different canon character. Some are funny, some serious, some sad, but all are a good read. My personal favorites are the moving Kakashi chapter, the hilarious Iruka chapter, and the Mikoto chapter for a chilling dose of fandom fix-it. Warning: mention of off-screen rape in fic 7. [set before the series begins, spoilers for volume 43/Shippuuden ep 141 (the truth of the Uchiha massacre)]
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I've saved one of my favorite fics and its sequels for my final rec. I read aishuu's first installment when it was new on my flist, and to my delight, it has sparked several sequels in the following years! I'd like to end my month of driving the anime and manga crack-van with a fitting bang, so here it is!
Fandom: NARUTO
Pairing: ensemble gen with various side pairings
Length: 15 fics, 21,145 words
Author on LJ: aishuu
Author Website: quillofferings
Why this must be read: What starts as a short and powerful oneshot expands to a series of vignettes that show us how Itachi as the Godaime could change Konoha and the characters we know. Each fic focuses on a different canon character. Some are funny, some serious, some sad, but all are a good read. My personal favorites are the moving Kakashi chapter, the hilarious Iruka chapter, and the Mikoto chapter for a chilling dose of fandom fix-it. Warning: mention of off-screen rape in fic 7. [set before the series begins, spoilers for volume 43/Shippuuden ep 141 (the truth of the Uchiha massacre)]
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