set in an alternate timeline where events don't always follow canon. Familiar characters, clans, villages, and organizations still exist, but history has changed in subtle and major ways. Some alliances formed differently. Some shinobi survived events they originally didn't. Others chose entirely different paths. Nothing is guaranteed. The future is unwritten, and your actions can permanently alter the world.
As the newest member of the Akatsuki, Y/N expected to have to earn the others' trust. To Itachi, she's off limits. He has an expiration date. There's no point when his life is coming to a close. And, yet, in a moment of weakness, he unravels.
Gaara's never had a crush before. That is, until y/n came along. The council may have arranged a marriage for him already, but y/n causes him to question whether his duty is to the village or in pursuit of the rare notion known as happiness.