It also has one of my favourite interpretations of the Konoha Crush arc, and Gaara in general. The fic takes an unusual route plot-wise, and manages to create character interactions that are unusual, realistic, and an absolute joy to read. Current Arc: Jashin Needs YOU.Īs the summary advertises, you can expect fun mind games and intricate tactics. GenFic, no story stealing OC's or creepy romance between children. Story emphasis is on tactical fighting, mind games, adventure, and the occasional bout of humor. Kakashi survived his losses in spirit as well as in body, and having learned both wisdom and intellect from his experiences, he now seeks to pass those traits on to his students. Named by the community after this famous poem. For Want of a Nail:Ī minor change to canon is initially made by the author, which has ever-increasing effects on the plot as the story develops. I have sorted them into three categories – For Want Of A Nail fics, AUs and speculative fanfiction. Most commonly, they centre around Team 7, and chapter 1 corresponds roughly with episode 1 of canon. this explanation probably just confused you even more tbh.įics that follow the story of the protagonist as they grow. All fics in Genfics are either AU or FWoaN, but not all AU/FWoaN fics are in Genfics. There are AU fics and For Want of a Nail fics listed in other sections (such as RED in Tragedy/Melancholy). Just in case it’s confusing: The For Want of a Nail and AU sections are subsections of the Genfics section. If there’s enough interest, I might do a complete overhaul of the ordering, creating a “gold standard” section and a “not-gold-standard-but-still-good” section. In each category, the fics are listed roughly in quality order, although this is very subjective. I feel that it’s no longer accurate to call it the “gold standard,” but instead it now resembles a highly-recommended list. This list began a humble 10 pages, but is now broaching 17. Special mention goes to the authors who have written two or more fics on this list, given here in no particular order: Gallyrat, Eilyfe, Sage Thrasher, Silver Queen, Dovey, esama, blackkat, Tozette, Lucillia, ProfessorPalmarosa, Hiiraeth (V_eritas), Dissenter, elumish and mapplepie.
In each category, fics are listed (roughly) in order of quality. I’ve listed a lot of fics here, so for each category the fic that I consider to be the overall ‘best’ is written in gold.
NARUTO S RANK GENIN FANFICTION FREE
For fics that are very popular but aren’t my personal cup of tea, see the Silver Standard section near the bottom of the list.Īnyone is welcome to send me recommendations! My Reddit handle is u/coffee-mugger - feel free to DM me or just ping me somewhere on r/narutofanfiction. You can see my criteria for rating fics at the bottom of this document. Please remember that despite my best efforts, this list is nothing more than a documentation of my personal preferences and the ranking of particular fics, either within their genre or between the Gold and Silver lists, really means less than nothing. Coffee’s Gold Standard of the Naruto FandomĪ while ago I came across this list, which inspired me to make my own.