Naruto: Twist in Time

Through a completely unrealistic series of events, Naruto - the Hokage of Konoha - lands in the body of his younger counterpart, 22 years into the past.

What follows is Naruto making the most of his second life which includes turning revenge-thirsty Sasuke into a normal angsty teenager, helping Sakura get over her puppy crush, annoying Kakashi and somehow getting himself entangled in a romance with Shikamaru (which for the record, doesn't even feel like one.)

Orochimaru and the Akatsuki linger in the background, but Naruto's not letting them ruin his life by a stupid war to feed the ego of a dead man. Again, that is.
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Long fic, 68.17% light-hearted, 31% unnecessary angst, and 0.83% of sheer idk-what-made-me-write-this-shit. (I did this only to show you that I'm capable of doing math, yes.)
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Mandatory Disclaimer: I do not own any characters or original lore belonging to the Narutoverse. They belong to Kishimoto and the respective owners. The images used in the cover similarly do not belong to me, but their respective artists.