Mokuton or Other Changes

Over the last week or so, I have found myself really craving fics with alt-Sakuras.

In general, I don't like how a lot of female characters are portrayed in the animes I grew up watching. They are either damsels who are helpless, or, even if they are strong on paper, the main threats out class them so badly that they might as well be damsels anyway.

So I'm looking for fics that give her, or another female MC a better story. One where they keep up with the threats of the setting, ya know.

The reason I titled this the way I did is because the reimergence of Mokuton creates so much drama and gives the character something unique, like Naruto and Sasuke have.

What I'm looking for:

  • perfer Sakura MC but any female pov fic will work.
  • fem!Naruto or other characters are also OK
  • I want to see something that makes the character stand out in some way. That could be a bloodline, or it could be something more mundane in comparison, like being as good at Suiton as Tobirama
  • prefer no pairing with the main character, but if there is one then a F/F is ok

I've read most everything I can find on AO3 (unless there are some that fit this but aren't using a tag I though to search. I've read all the big ones I think though). That being said, Naruto has a massive fic collection on FF.net and other sites, so any recs are welcome.

If it helps, my current fav Naruto fic is titled "A goddess awakens" on AO3 which has Sakura sent back in time, but she regains her memories at age 6 and sees in a mirror that she is in Kaguya's body. The fic does a lot to flesh out Kaguya, something canon desperately needed.

Thank you in advance for any recs you comment ❤️