#sakuita

Protect. Itasaku.

This list is only for fics 20k+ words

✸ - complete

⨳ - ongoing

✸Catching Rabbits - 130k - Sakura thought she'd been ready for anything: death, sacrifice, time travel...she sure as hell wasn't ready for Itachi Uchiha.

2. ✸Out of the Darkness - 170k - Sakura would show them she wasn't pathetic. One harsh word from Sasuke makes Sakura realize that he will never see her unless she is strong enough to stand at his side and not in his shadow.

3. ⨳The Shadows of your heart - 303k - "Think of this as your first s-ranked mission," murmured her shishou, her amber eyes piercing as they narrowed. "Should you fail, it will be the end of Konoha."

4. ✸Nightmare in Red - 106k - Haruno Sakura used to think the eyes were the windows to the soul, but after witnessing the horrors of the Sharingan firsthand, she's convinced they are the doors.

It was pure chance that led Sakura to the discovery of the disease eating through Uchiha Itachi's lungs and now that she's aware, she knows she cannot just turn a blind eye. But how is she to treat the very man who tortured her while at the same time keep her nightmares from consuming her? That she doesn't know, but she knows she has to try, even if it nearly kills her in the end.

5. ✸Entwinement - 40k - In a quiet residential district there is a small tea shop, maintained by the Haruno Clan for generations. There, elite members of Konoha's ANBU gather, to enjoy peace, quiet and sweets. Sometimes, the smallest ripple can grow wider than an ocean, and the smile of a pretty girl can melt even the most hardened hearts.

6. ✸A gift horse - 98k - Itachi learns not to look a gift horse in the mouth. Sakura learns she's had her eye on the wrong Uchiha this whole time. ItaSaku NonMassacre

7. ✸You're so blind - 360k - "He couldn't possibly be anyone else. Sakura stared frankly at Itachi Uchiha, stunned into silence. Her lips parted as she took his measure.

His sharingan was dormant, but Sakura couldn't look away from his natural irises. There was a weight to his gaze. Ancient. Carefully controlled. But she caught glimpses of a pain so consuming that she thought she might drown in it. He showed no emotion other than tension in his jaw and a frown line between his brows. Sakura knew torment when she saw it."

Non-massacre AU. After a tragic death leaves her reeling, Sakura is forced to play a dangerous game in order to survive. She embarks on a long mission to take down a critical player in a cold war between the Uchiha and the Senju. But before they can kill the objective, an unexpected ally presents himself, changing everything. The only thing that she knows for certain is that she has no choice but to find the strength to protect everyone. The fate of everyone she loves hangs in the balance.

8. ✸Can we always be this close - 27k -

“I feel like I’m losing my goddamned mind.”

“Quit being dramatic.” Shisui huffed, rolling his eyes.

Itachi is perfectly confused when he starts having crushes on Sakura, especially once Minato Namikaze tosses the Hokage hat in his direction and watches his life change in ways he never hoped for.

9. ✸A blind future - 95k - After having to bear witness to the awful execution of her former love interest and teammate, Sakura Haruno is given the most important mission of her life. She is sent back in time to make certain the Uchiha clan massacre DOESN'T happen. When she meets Itachi Uchiha he is nothing like the man she thought she knew. She certainly didn't think she would fall for him.

10. ✸The way of the wind - 163k - ANBU Captain Uchiha Itachi had things well planned out, until a medic-nin with ridiculous hair went and made herself interesting. Sakura insisted she was just doing her job, but Itachi didn't quite see it that way.

11. ⨳Dead but Alive (NOTE ABOUT THIS FIC: Contains polyamory with Sakura with Obito, Itachi, AND Shisui so if you're not into that here's your warning) - 156k - When Sakura died, she expected to be greeted by blue skies and floating clouds and be welcomed by the loving arms of her friends who died before her. She expected Ino to smack her arm for dying, expected Kakashi to ruffle her hair with his signature eye smile, expected Lee to squawk that he was very happy to see her but very sad that she didn't get to enjoy the bloom of her youth—

But no.

Apparently, Fate has other plans for her.

DS - CANÇÃO DE UMA HISTÓIA

for @shyguywrites -- I didn't think I'd be able to fit a proper list of recs into the comment section, so I decided to make a whole post. This is not a comprehensive list, but these are a few of my favorites.

The Way of the Wind by just_enough -> completed fic, rated M, ~160k words, absolutely top-tier fic, one of my all time favs, non-massacre AU, Itachi is a little deranged/unhinged in this one but not evil, brilliantly well-written, I love their back-and-forth, push-and-pull dynamic here

never let 'em know your next move by MirrorImage003 -> oneshot, rated T, ~8k words, non-massacre AU wherein Sakura is a competent badass and Itachi is both sane and smitten, lots of cute interactions

Masked and other non-massacre au fics by smileysgoboing -> series, rated G, ~22k words, non-massacre AU every fic in this series is so wholesome and fluffy, just very soft and sweet, I love how accepted Sakura is by the Uchiha family

Epiphany by FM_White -> completed fic, rated G, ~6k words, non-massacre AU, cute with rom-com vibes a bit in the second chapter, Itachi is a disaster as he tries to figure out how to ask Sakura out and Shisui makes for a hilarious not-quite wingman

A Series of Sexy Occurrences With Which Sakura Makes the Most Of by Pleasedial123 -> series, rated M, ~59k words, follows many canon events, this one is a bit steamier but the plot is still really solid and despite the humor it takes itself seriously, the growth from just hooking up to actual feelings is nice and not dragged out too long, the series also includes Sakura x Kisame which I didn't really vibe with until this fic but honestly it works really well here

Sapling by B1uebeary -> WIP, rated M, ~37k words, you do have to be logged into Ao3 to read this one, featuring Sakura trying to better herself and get strong, missing-nin Itachi who is not awful but not a good person exactly either, deep dive into some of Konoha's social issues, less shippy and more focused on Sakura's character growth