The Cold Between Wars (Naruto)

Twenty years after the peace that followed the First Shinobi War, a young boy grows up in Konoha as everything begins to crumble. With nothing but an unusual bloodline and burdened with a troubled legacy, Homura Reiji prepares himself for one of the bloodiest conflicts the elemental nations have ever seen. As it draws closer, he will have to decide what he’s willing to become… And what he’s willing to lose. Disclaimer: This is an AU set during the Minato era. Pacing is slow-burn.