Title: For the Love of My Friends
Author: Foxie-sama
Rating: M
Chapters: 57
Words: 512,303
Updated: February 21, 2010
Published: November 27, 2004
Summary: [NaruHina] For Naruto, time was always of the essence, especially when he knew everything that would come to pass and only had a certain amount of time to change it all.
Link: http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2147268/1/For_the_Love_of_my_Friends

An oldie but a goodie, from the days when this sort of Time Travel wasn't your run of the mill plot. I can't say for sure if Foxie-sama was the first, but he was certainly the best.

It might be a bit cliched now, but the writing is good enough to keep any Naruto fan involved.

Right up to the point where you realize the 500k epic hasn't been updated in a year. >> Then, its a bit of a let down.

EDIT: Hell, can I get a - M from a mod? M given by Minion


Checked: June 8, 2012

 

Yes, it's quite dissapointing that this was never finished (supposedly, the author planned 60 chapters, and easily the end was within those constraints). I still can't believe the author abandoned such a popular and lengthy story, when it could have been easily wrapped up in one or two chapters, if she had really wanted to blow the rest of the story off, it wouldn't have taken much effort.

3.5/5, looking back on it now

 

I never earnestly tried to read it, and doubt I ever will. I pretty much can't get past the Naruto/Hinata.

 

It's not really that prevalent, if I remember. A few scenes towards chapter 30 or so. It did bother me, too, but I can't recall there being much of it.

 

I choked when Gatou brought out the chaingun.

Seriously?

That was just horrible.

 

Lol, stealing ideas from Kenshin? Fail.

 

A pretty good fic, if I remember correctly, but I never really got into it for the same reason as LT2000.

 

Pretty good, one of the longest fics I know of (or at least it was when I read it).

 

wow, after about three years an update. This used to be one of my favorite fics, though I doubt I'd enjoy it as much these days, I've grown utterly bored of the naru/hina ship. But yeah, going to read it now to get back on track and check out if it's still worth keeping up onl

 

So, it was updated, but if you check the AN at the bottom it is actually being abandoned. Author was just posting whatever writing she had done to give some closure.

 

Ahh, damn, should've checked that out. Well, better than nothing I suppose.

 

I remember reading this and loving it

400k words of buttery goodness and fun. Oh yeah. Put the kunai in the sheath cuz we got ourselves a winner here.