She was not fully sure she wanted to be there in the first place. Still, she would adapt and pretend she was a normal civilian to keep on the down low. Not that that would work among masters of deceit. She would eventually earn their respect even if she couldn't use their fancy jutsu or wasn't from a powerful clan. But even she couldn't guess how much of a difference she would make

This time, she would make sure things went well. She had sacrificed too much to just give up. With Naruto at her side, she could do anything...But once more, she attracted the attention of a man, and he just wouldn't leave her alone...And then time unravels around her...Sequel to The Blind and the Unseeing

Encounters in the desert can be surprising...The heat can make one's desire to fight wane. But is that always such a bad thing? Kisame and Sakura find that momentary truces can be much more satisfying. Especially if a different kind of heat burns in their veins.