"Freedom in the Eyes of Another" by Oroburos69 (R)

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Fandom: NARUTO
Pairing: none, Team 7 gen
Length: 5 chapters, 19,942 words
Author on LJ: oroburos69
Author Website: Oroburos69's master list
Why this must be read: The author provided the perfect summary for this fic: The Wave Mission is a failure. Team Seven is captured. Sasuke is gone. Kakashi is next. Sakura has no choice but to be a hero.

A frequent thought in Naruto fandom is: what if Sakura weren't so helpless at the very beginning? This fic's author takes that idea and delivers. They have written a powerful--and gruesome--ordeal as genin Sakura saves everyone, even (some of) the bad guys. OMG YES. Warning: graphic violence and off-screen torture. [splits from canon during their first encounter with Zabuza and Haku]

Freedom in the Eyes of Another by Oroburos69