Being released from a mental institution is about as scary as being put into one. Everything is different, everything changes. I have to learn how to adapt again. I have to learn to live. AU. SasuNaru. Citrus in later chapters.

What happens when an unstoppable force means an unmovable object? Turns out, the object crumbles. Fast. With Konoha on the brink of total destruction, a desperate council scrambles for answers. Humans finally learn not to tinker. All sorts of pairings, citrus, and out-of-character behaviors. You've been warned.

Things are different now. Utterly different. There is no going back. The past must not repeat.