Ahhh, fic.

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Title: Apropos of the Wet Snow
Rating: PG-ish (K+)
Genre: General/Drama
Characters: Naruto, Sakura, Kakashi, Sai, Pein, Kurenai, Shikamaru, mentions of various others, strong references to Sasuke, Obito, Minato, Itachi, Jiraiya, et al (no pairings, really, unless you count implicit Pein/Konan)
Spoilers: For the recent manga chapters, though at this point, the whole story could be alternate timeline-ish [as in, assumes Naruto to have come back in time to, uh, prevent any entire catastrophe].
Disclaimer: Naruto is the property of Kishimoto Masashi. Standard fanfic disclaimers apply. See notes at the bottom of the 'fic.

Summary: Sixteen days: That's what you have. Sixteen winter days of sunlight and snow during which you must make peace with life, death, and yourself. There are many who should have died in the invasion. One is Naruto. Now it's time to cope. Ghosts of the pasts and pieces of the future. Assumes the invasion of Konoha went somewhat differently, with Naruto getting home sooner and chapter 429 not having happened.

( What do you do with all your ghosts? )