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For

akavertigo, who is busy reading Itachi/Sakura fic. Oh no, babe, no. If you're going to read spicy Naruto fanfic pairing Sakura with a random older male character, go for the Kakashi stuff, for he is ever so much sexier than Itachi. Kakasaku is my secret vice pairing of Naruto fic, so I guess this is me coming out of the cupboard.

All of the following fics were initially found through fav lists on ff.net, and branching out from there. That's how I browse The Pit these days, and it saves me a lot of time. Enjoy the recs, my flist!

Kakashi/Sakura Fanfiction Rec List

Chapter Fics

Another Wolf: http://www.fanfiction.net/s/1694002/1/ (tense, sexy, the fic that made me and half the ff.net fandom hooked on this pairing...hell the summary alone wins: "And now the wolf is at my door, and things are never going to be like before.")

Duty Before Honor: http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2923653/1/ (dark, sexy, dark, actiony, sexy, dark... can't praise it enough)

The Window: http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3161976/1/ (wicked, frank but awesome, short, brilliant, and disturbing in a hilarious way)

Glass Castle: http://www.fanfiction.net/s/1879007/1/ (adorable mix of Team7 gen adventures & Kakasaku romance, surprisingly funny, and has a PERFECT in-character Sakura.)

Seven Days: http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3063206/1/ (humor, light-hearted with snap)

To Mend This Dream: http://www.fanfiction.net/s/1796093/1/ (actiony, interesting, limited romance so far, but good; unfinished)

Crash: http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2841295/1/ (action, slow romance, interesting plot, odd but enjoyable)

Fated: http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2144296/1/ (epic future-fic, with romance and drama)

Blackmail: http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3050569/1/ (humor, sexy)

Courage Needs You: http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2247839/1/ (um... darkish, distubing, sexy in a weird way, somewhat OOC but interesting nonetheless)

The Scarecrow: http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3137789/5/ (kind of a suspence fic... it's interesting and promises to be dark and has and older Sakura that's actually in-character. I like it bunches.)

*A Girl Thing: http://www.fanfiction.net/s/1414183/1/ (NOT romantic or sexy AT ALL...though you might think it's going some pervy place, don't be scared because it's not. It's actually quite sweet and funny, a friendship fic set in early team 7.)

One-shots

Welcome Home: http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3159182/1/ (A++)

Unbidden: http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2818761/1/

Years Passing By: http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2380540/1/

Cold: http://www.fanfiction.net/s/1967033/1/

Some thoughts on the pairing: I'm amazed that most of the Kakashi/Sakura fic out there is mature-rated. Some of it is fluff, but not as much as you'd think, and oft times even the ones that don't have sexuality do have mature themes on ninja violence and angst. But for one of the characters being significantly younger than the other character, it's very sexualized. I guess everyone wants to jump Kakashi in fanfiction. Not that I'm complaining, mind you.

Most of these fics have pretty decent Kakashi characterization, believably stretching what we know of him in the series into a character more workable in a romantic or sexualized environment. Some versions of Kakashi I like more than others, but none of the ones I recced here have major hang-ups. The characterization of Sakura seems to be all over the board, though, even in the higher quality fics. Because the fics involve her being anywhere from 2 to 7 years older than the current manga timeline, a lot of this is speculation on how Sakura would behave as an adult. That means there's a wide range-- but that's nothing new for Naruto fanfiction, or other fandoms like Harry Potter or Avatar where you have to speculate on the adult personas of adolescent characters. It also depends on how the writer includes post-time-jump canon in their fic.

More rec lists for Naruto anime & manga:

- 4 Naruto drama fics you need to be reading
- a few fics
- many assorted Naruto recs from

riddering
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annwyd's great big Naruto recs post
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