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[tricksie]

So much stuff to read!! This thread is hopping lately!! 

 

Just updated with latest chapter of Shattered Bonds: 12 - Dark Days

[BakeNeko-Chan]

Chapter three of Succor:

 

http://www.fanfictio...740439/3/Succor

[tricksie]

We Don't Get Drums by Runespoor

 

Really original AU oneshot set in WWI era, homefront and trenches. NaruSaku, with nod to NejiHina. I love stories like this that break out of the mold. 

 

Summary: There are two things to wait for: the next letter, and the war to end. WWI AU. [gen focus, mentioned NejiHina, implied T7 tension.]

 

Edit: And another great one-shot,  

 

No Legends Left by Runespoor

 

Summary: Two decades in the future, "Madara" has implemented peace. There are no longer Hidden Villages. But there are still ninjas; they just need to be hidden. There's no place left for the legends.

[Derock]

A couple of fics I found that are good:
 
Fiends by FadingRain03
 
Premise: AU of Naruto and cast in a world where monsters and supernatural beings coexist. Naruto, Sakura and Sasuke are agents of the FCA, Fiend Control Agency, an organization that fight monsters. However, Naruto found out he considered himself a "monster" as well... Ongoing, NaruSaku in recent chapters. 
 
Path to Kage by Hiyuusha

 

Premise: A certain event caused Naruto abandoning the world and teachings of the shinobi. Living with his Godfather, Jiraiya, in a different country as a regular civilian, Naruto might reconsidered when a certain someone of his past rely a grim message of his father, the Hokage, is now in a coma... Ongoing, NaruSaku.

 

(Read this fic, trust me! It felt like I'm reading a Naruto manga reboot! I'm awaiting for the next chapter!)

[Luna]

https://www.fanficti...in-Ninja-Origin

My story based on the Game Dragon Age with Sakura in it.

[NaruDeeds]

I have a couple of new additions!

 

1.) An epilogue to All They Want for Christmas - https://www.fanficti...t-for-Christmas

 

2.) Quick, new, random one-shot, The Hokage's Assistant - https://www.fanficti...et/s/9988969/1/

[KnS]

Chapter 9 of Wilderness is up, although forum rules prevent me from linking directly to it.  

[JoHamSandwich]

Chapter 9 of Wilderness is up, although forum rules prevent me from linking directly to it.  

 

aaaand here's the link:
 

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(KnS is right about the rules preventing direct linking since this thread is in the general section and cannot link to Nc-17 material....)

Edited by GoNeKr@zY, 08 January 2014 - 07:38 PM.

[BakeNeko-Chan]

Chapter 9 of Wilderness is up, although forum rules prevent me from linking directly to it.  

 

 I've been waiting for this!

[sushi.]

Chapter 9 of Wilderness is up, although forum rules prevent me from linking directly to it.  

Thanks!

 

Who is the "old man" at the end?

[Torxe]

what a cliffhanger, will this matter be resolved soon or will it drag on?

[KnS]

 I've been waiting for this!

 
I hope you weren't disappointed.  
 

Thanks!
 
Who is the "old man" at the end?

 
The same dead old man Sakura discovered back in Chapter 4.    
 

what a cliffhanger, will this matter be resolved soon or will it drag on?

 
It depends on what you mean.

 

Not really a spoiler, but....

Further development of Sakura's situation will occur in the next chapter. But if by "resolved" you mean that she and Naruto will be reunited immediately? The answer is no.  

[BakeNeko-Chan]

 
I hope you weren't disappointed.  

 

Certainly not! Though cliffhanger endings do have a tendency to make me   Because then you've got to go awhile just wondering what's going to happen.

Edited by BakeNeko-Chan, 10 January 2014 - 03:51 PM.

[Torxe]

It depends on what you mean.

 

Not really a spoiler, but....

Further development of Sakura's situation will occur in the next chapter. But if by "resolved" you mean that she and Naruto will be reunited immediately? The answer is no.  

 

I meant the reuniting ^^. Thx for the "not really a spoiler" this makes me look forward to the next chapter instead of dreading the wait ^^.

[KnS]

I meant the reuniting ^^. Thx for the "not really a spoiler" this makes me look forward to the next chapter instead of dreading the wait ^^.

 

Good!  I'm glad you'll be looking forward to what happens next. That's always nice to hear.  

 

Certainly not! Though cliffhanger endings do have a tendency to make me   Because then you've got to go awhile just wondering what's going to happen.

 

Just out of curiosity, if you could vote on it would you rather authors not leave chapters at cliffhangers?  Do you actually like the wondering, but just know you'll be frustrated by it until the story moves ahead?  Or is the wondering truly unpleasant?

 

Personally, I like cliffhangers.  I love trying to figure out what might happen next (or overall) based on what I know so far.  Then again, I also like minor spoilers -- the kind designed to give me hints to ponder without telling me everything.  It builds suspense and anticipation.

 

There are so many ways to go about storytelling.  It's so interesting.

 

And I'm still -- STILL -- trying to get the hang of this fandom.  I got so spoiled by the Harry Potter community; it was a HUGE fandom and for the most part so much more engaged with each other as contributors and individuals, as well as being significantly more interactive and expressive with regard to supporting fan fiction and art.  

 

I continue to ponder if the difference lies primarily in the type of reader attracted by the media (novels as opposed to manga), the average age of the fan, the story content, or some combination.  Like I said, interesting.  

[BakeNeko-Chan]

 

Good!  I'm glad you'll be looking forward to what happens next. That's always nice to hear.  

 

 

Just out of curiosity, if you could vote on it would you rather authors not leave chapters at cliffhangers?  Do you actually like the wondering, but just know you'll be frustrated by it until the story moves ahead?  Or is the wondering truly unpleasant?

 

Personally, I like cliffhangers.  I love trying to figure out what might happen next (or overall) based on what I know so far.  Then again, I also like minor spoilers -- the kind designed to give me hints to ponder without telling me everything.  It builds suspense and anticipation.

 

There are so many ways to go about storytelling.  It's so interesting.

 

And I'm still -- STILL -- trying to get the hang of this fandom.  I got so spoiled by the Harry Potter community; it was a HUGE fandom and for the most part so much more engaged with each other as contributors and individuals, as well as being significantly more interactive and expressive with regard to supporting fan fiction and art.  

 

I continue to ponder if the difference lies primarily in the type of reader attracted by the media (novels as opposed to manga), the average age of the fan, the story content, or some combination.  Like I said, interesting.  

 

Overall, I actually do like cliffhangers, when the story is well-written and engaging then they build anticipation and interest in what's to come. The only time cliffhanger endings are truly unpleasant is when a story ends with one and appears to be on indefinite hiatus or even completely abandoned from there, now that is excruciating.  And with the fic I'm currently writing, I would probably be a hypocrite if I were to say cliffhangers should be avoided, because I expect I will be making use of them myself.   

Edited by BakeNeko-Chan, 12 January 2014 - 09:54 PM.

[Torxe]

Overall I like cliffhangers as long as I know that eventually things will turn out all right again.

 

(so no character deaths or smthng like that)

[KnS]

Overall, I actually do like cliffhangers, when the story is well-written and engaging then they build anticipation and interest in what's to come. The only time cliffhanger endings are truly unpleasant is when a story ends with one and appears to be on indefinite hiatus or even completely abandoned from there, now that is excruciating.  And with the fic I'm currently writing, I would probably be a hypocrite if I were to say cliffhangers should be avoided, because I expect I will be making use of them myself.   

 

If an author posts chapters one at a time and controls the pace, cliffhangers are inevitable or I daresay the story doesn't have much action or suspense built into it.  Readers complain about cliffhangers because they are forced to anticipate something without control -- which is at odds with our modern, instant gratification lifestyles. 

 

Overall I like cliffhangers as long as I know that eventually things will turn out all right again.

 

(so no character deaths or smthng like that)

 

I'm not a fan of character death, although one has occurred in already in Wilderness.  But I mean death of either of the main characters.  If people are reading primarily for the pairing, why kill one of them? That's not my style.  I'd rather bore people with a detailed relationship or character study instead.  

[Dragunov]

Chapter 9 of Wilderness is up, although forum rules prevent me from linking directly to it.  

 

[oksus]

@Tricksie

Is new chapter of Shattered Bonds coming out soon ?