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[Naru255019]

Whew! Shattered Bonds updated! Chapter 16-Starting Over

It was a really great chapter and I can't wait to read how Naruto learns to be Hokage ( because usually people just put him in that place without giving explanation in how he learn to become one). 

[Narufan85]

Whew! Shattered Bonds updated! Chapter 16-Starting Over

 

Wonderful!

 

Though I had forgotten what a damper chapter 15 ended on :(

Edited by Narufan85, 01 June 2015 - 08:01 PM.

[elmagio]

Whew! Shattered Bonds updated! Chapter 16-Starting Over

 

 

It's really nice to see Naruto (finally) picking himself up once and for all in this fic, he's been kind of a mess until now and I can't wait to see what will happen to him as he cleans up his act !

 

Out of curiosity, you said in your author notes that you had decided to shed light on a part of the manga that Kishimoto hadn't really explained (hope you'll get what I mean, trying to keep it spoiler-free), and I wanted to know if the mess that was the ending had changed your vision of what was set to happen in your various fics (which, btw, are all amazing) in an attempt to "fix" some of the wrongest things? Or have you just always been set on telling your stories as you envisionned them and the fixes your fics provide compared to the original material are just a happy coincidence?

 

Anyway, nice chapter as always, there's just no one else around who describes the ins and outs of the relationships between characters as seamlessly as you. (In this case the uncanny mother-son relationship between Naruto and Tsunade in particular.)

Edited by elmagio, 01 June 2015 - 09:23 PM.

[griff142]

Whew! Shattered Bonds updated! Chapter 16-Starting Over

I loved the chapter. I bet I sound selfish when I say this but looking toward too to the voice in the wind to updated. It is just so good and I want to see what happens next. So anxious about it.

[tricksie]

It was a really great chapter and I can't wait to read how Naruto learns to be Hokage ( because usually people just put him in that place without giving explanation in how he learn to become one). 

Glad you liked it! This is one of my favorite parts of this story, turning Naruto from shinobi into Hokage material. Specifically, writing how Naruto will do it his own way, and break the mold of previous generations. It's the biggest question of the manga — how Naruto will become the mature, responsible Hokage while retaining his youthful, carefree hopefulness — and Kishimoto didn't answer it. Just promotes Naruto to the job. (And honestly, in the manga, Naruto doesn't look to be that great of a Hokage.) Anyway, I wanted to spend time on Naruto's coming-of-age and how he manages to become Hokage (or Hokage-ready) his own way.

 

 

Wonderful!

 

Though I had forgotten what a damper chapter 15 ended on :(

Yeah, it was a bummer. And even though I'd written it out long before the ending of the manga, I just didn't have the heart to go back in and clean it up to be published after the manga ended in such an awful way. Too depressing. So I had to wait a little bit, till I felt better about the pairing again. But I'm so glad you stuck with it, and I'm glad you liked the chapter!

 

 

It's really nice to see Naruto (finally) picking himself up once and for all in this fic, he's been kind of a mess until now and I can't wait to see what will happen to him as he cleans up his act !

 

Out of curiosity, you said in your author notes that you had decided to shed light on a part of the manga that Kishimoto hadn't really explained (hope you'll get what I mean, trying to keep it spoiler-free), and I wanted to know if the mess that was the ending had changed your vision of what was set to happen in your various fics (which, btw, are all amazing) in an attempt to "fix" some of the wrongest things? Or have you just always been set on telling your stories as you envisionned them and the fixes your fics provide compared to the original material are just a happy coincidence?

 

Anyway, nice chapter as always, there's just no one else around who describes the ins and outs of the relationships between characters as seamlessly as you. (In this case the uncanny mother-son relationship between Naruto and Tsunade in particular.)

Thanks so much! I'm so glad you liked it! Yeah, this story has shined a hard light on Naruto. But he can be really immature in the story, so I wanted to focus in on that, and how much he would have to change if he wanted to achieve his personal goals. He sort of swoops in and adopts everyone else problems as his own, but he doesn't really look at himself. So this story revolves around his growth, in the face of everyone else moving on after the war. 

 

To answer the bolded part....

So, it's a little of both. I did have the idea for Naruto and Sakura's growth and choosing one another even though they had lots of other options before the manga ending. There was always going to be a handsome doctor to turn Sakura's eye, and there was always going to be a bit about Naruto's adventures and what goes into making him a good Hokage. 

 

Those were the two points the story turned on: 

 

1. What would happen if there was another person in the mix of Team 7 for Sakura to choose from? One that was in the middle of the spectrum between Naruto and Sasuke and combined their good parts? So Akira was highly intelligent and nice, he was skilled in Sakura's field and he recognized her as a brilliant in her own right. How would this change Sakura? And if she had other choices, would she still choose Naruto? What makes Naruto and Sakura soulmate material, when they only have shared experiences and not much else? Would she still choose Naruto over someone who was seems like the perfect match from ninjaMatch.com?

 

2. How would Naruto let go of his childhood ways and moved on to his adulthood goals, but doing it his own way as he has always said he would? What would his journey to Hokage include, what would he keep and what would he leave behind? And exactly how would he be the same goofball person but be someone who would make a good Hokage? And with this big shift in his life to maturity, would his childhood infatuation of Sakura stand the test of time? Would they still be a good match, or is there someone else out there better suited to his rambunctious personality?? 

 

So, those points were always there. I spent more time on Sakura because I felt like she had a more important story to tell as she was the one who was always the third wheel in the manga. She became a shinobi and understood Naruto and Sasuke's world, but they made no attempt to understand hers. So I wanted to tell that story. I figured I'd spend a little time on Naruto but not as much because he got a whole manga dedicated to his goals, and everyone already knows his story, motivation, etc.

 

But when Kishimoto imploded the manga, I realized there was a lot more about Naruto that needed to be told. And I really spent a lot of time thinking about why I was dissatisfied with the ending, what wasn't there, and what should've been. So as a result, Naruto's side of the story, in this fic, got a big injection. More characters, more plot, etc. 

 

So it's a bit of both. All of my stories have already been written to completion (although in really, really rough draft form). I won't post it publicly unless I know how it's going to end. But after the ending of the manga, and after the letdown that followed when I wasn't sure if I could go on, I realized that I really needed to keep writing because I don't feel like the manga is finished. I feel like it just broke off at the end, and they glued a different ending on. So more than ever, I needed to finish all my fics so that I created the ending I didn't get to see in the manga. Kishimoto could screw up his work, but that didn't mean I had to screw up mine!!

 

Hope that answers your question, and I hope I didn't spoil anything!!

 

I loved the chapter. I bet I sound selfish when I say this but looking toward too to the voice in the wind to updated. It is just so good and I want to see what happens next. So anxious about it.

Thanks!! More Voice in the Wind to come! It just takes longer to write and polish than all the others. But hopefull that will be my next update! :) 

[elmagio]

Thanks so much! I'm so glad you liked it! Yeah, this story has shined a hard light on Naruto. But he can be really immature in the story, so I wanted to focus in on that, and how much he would have to change if he wanted to achieve his personal goals. He sort of swoops in and adopts everyone else problems as his own, but he doesn't really look at himself. So this story revolves around his growth, in the face of everyone else moving on after the war. 

 

To answer the bolded part....

So, it's a little of both. I did have the idea for Naruto and Sakura's growth and choosing one another even though they had lots of other options before the manga ending. There was always going to be a handsome doctor to turn Sakura's eye, and there was always going to be a bit about Naruto's adventures and what goes into making him a good Hokage. 

 

Those were the two points the story turned on: 

 

1. What would happen if there was another person in the mix of Team 7 for Sakura to choose from? One that was in the middle of the spectrum between Naruto and Sasuke and combined their good parts? So Akira was highly intelligent and nice, he was skilled in Sakura's field and he recognized her as a brilliant in her own right. How would this change Sakura? And if she had other choices, would she still choose Naruto? What makes Naruto and Sakura soulmate material, when they only have shared experiences and not much else? Would she still choose Naruto over someone who was seems like the perfect match from ninjaMatch.com?

 

2. How would Naruto let go of his childhood ways and moved on to his adulthood goals, but doing it his own way as he has always said he would? What would his journey to Hokage include, what would he keep and what would he leave behind? And exactly how would he be the same goofball person but be someone who would make a good Hokage? And with this big shift in his life to maturity, would his childhood infatuation of Sakura stand the test of time? Would they still be a good match, or is there someone else out there better suited to his rambunctious personality?? 

 

So, those points were always there. I spent more time on Sakura because I felt like she had a more important story to tell as she was the one who was always the third wheel in the manga. She became a shinobi and understood Naruto and Sasuke's world, but they made no attempt to understand hers. So I wanted to tell that story. I figured I'd spend a little time on Naruto but not as much because he got a whole manga dedicated to his goals, and everyone already knows his story, motivation, etc.

 

But when Kishimoto imploded the manga, I realized there was a lot more about Naruto that needed to be told. And I really spent a lot of time thinking about why I was dissatisfied with the ending, what wasn't there, and what should've been. So as a result, Naruto's side of the story, in this fic, got a big injection. More characters, more plot, etc. 

 

So it's a bit of both. All of my stories have already been written to completion (although in really, really rough draft form). I won't post it publicly unless I know how it's going to end. But after the ending of the manga, and after the letdown that followed when I wasn't sure if I could go on, I realized that I really needed to keep writing because I don't feel like the manga is finished. I feel like it just broke off at the end, and they glued a different ending on. So more than ever, I needed to finish all my fics so that I created the ending I didn't get to see in the manga. Kishimoto could screw up his work, but that didn't mean I had to screw up mine!!

 

Hope that answers your question, and I hope I didn't spoil anything!!

Simply wow ! Amazing to have such insight on all the thought process that comes into your fics, it really shows in how well everything ties together... If Kishimoto had only given half as much thought to his story as you did, Naruto would have ended up being ten times better and so much more coherent as well, and I'm not even taking the trainwreck that was the ending into account...

Thank you very much for your detailed answer and looking forward to reading more of your works !

[Luna]

Chapter 5 https://www.fanficti...-You-Die-For-Me

And Chapter 6 is out! https://www.fanficti...-You-Die-For-Me

[NaruDeeds]

A long time ago, in a galaxy far away, I started writing a story called Guardian. After over a year, finally got an update out for it. Chapter 19 of Guardian is up!

[Konoha'sCrimsonFox]

Well if there were any followers of mine here before I like to announced that there will be a major reboot of my Rokudaime Chronicles fanfiction. This will Be my alternate version of Naruto and the story takes place 30 years after the canon Naruto Gaiden and the story is foretell by elder Sakura about a fictional 4th Ninja War where her second love interest (Naruto) becomes Rokudaime Hokage and his parents are alive with Akatsuki being the allies--pretty much the same as the original fanfiction.

I will release previews of the story on July 4. After that, I will be gladly put Naruto to rest except NS and you guys and retire from fanfiction writing and focus on my originals.

Edited by Konoha'sCrimsonFox, 03 June 2015 - 09:32 AM.

[Luna]

Chapter 29 of In The Sun- https://www.fanficti...6/29/In-The-Sun

[Nar123]

Glad you liked it! This is one of my favorite parts of this story, turning Naruto from shinobi into Hokage material. Specifically, writing how Naruto will do it his own way, and break the mold of previous generations. It's the biggest question of the manga — how Naruto will become the mature, responsible Hokage while retaining his youthful, carefree hopefulness — and Kishimoto didn't answer it. Just promotes Naruto to the job. (And honestly, in the manga, Naruto doesn't look to be that great of a Hokage.) Anyway, I wanted to spend time on Naruto's coming-of-age and how he manages to become Hokage (or Hokage-ready) his own way.

 

Yeah, it was a bummer. And even though I'd written it out long before the ending of the manga, I just didn't have the heart to go back in and clean it up to be published after the manga ended in such an awful way. Too depressing. So I had to wait a little bit, till I felt better about the pairing again. But I'm so glad you stuck with it, and I'm glad you liked the chapter!

 

Thanks so much! I'm so glad you liked it! Yeah, this story has shined a hard light on Naruto. But he can be really immature in the story, so I wanted to focus in on that, and how much he would have to change if he wanted to achieve his personal goals. He sort of swoops in and adopts everyone else problems as his own, but he doesn't really look at himself. So this story revolves around his growth, in the face of everyone else moving on after the war. 

 

To answer the bolded part....

So, it's a little of both. I did have the idea for Naruto and Sakura's growth and choosing one another even though they had lots of other options before the manga ending. There was always going to be a handsome doctor to turn Sakura's eye, and there was always going to be a bit about Naruto's adventures and what goes into making him a good Hokage. 

 

Those were the two points the story turned on: 

 

1. What would happen if there was another person in the mix of Team 7 for Sakura to choose from? One that was in the middle of the spectrum between Naruto and Sasuke and combined their good parts? So Akira was highly intelligent and nice, he was skilled in Sakura's field and he recognized her as a brilliant in her own right. How would this change Sakura? And if she had other choices, would she still choose Naruto? What makes Naruto and Sakura soulmate material, when they only have shared experiences and not much else? Would she still choose Naruto over someone who was seems like the perfect match from ninjaMatch.com?

 

2. How would Naruto let go of his childhood ways and moved on to his adulthood goals, but doing it his own way as he has always said he would? What would his journey to Hokage include, what would he keep and what would he leave behind? And exactly how would he be the same goofball person but be someone who would make a good Hokage? And with this big shift in his life to maturity, would his childhood infatuation of Sakura stand the test of time? Would they still be a good match, or is there someone else out there better suited to his rambunctious personality?? 

 

So, those points were always there. I spent more time on Sakura because I felt like she had a more important story to tell as she was the one who was always the third wheel in the manga. She became a shinobi and understood Naruto and Sasuke's world, but they made no attempt to understand hers. So I wanted to tell that story. I figured I'd spend a little time on Naruto but not as much because he got a whole manga dedicated to his goals, and everyone already knows his story, motivation, etc.

 

But when Kishimoto imploded the manga, I realized there was a lot more about Naruto that needed to be told. And I really spent a lot of time thinking about why I was dissatisfied with the ending, what wasn't there, and what should've been. So as a result, Naruto's side of the story, in this fic, got a big injection. More characters, more plot, etc. 

 

So it's a bit of both. All of my stories have already been written to completion (although in really, really rough draft form). I won't post it publicly unless I know how it's going to end. But after the ending of the manga, and after the letdown that followed when I wasn't sure if I could go on, I realized that I really needed to keep writing because I don't feel like the manga is finished. I feel like it just broke off at the end, and they glued a different ending on. So more than ever, I needed to finish all my fics so that I created the ending I didn't get to see in the manga. Kishimoto could screw up his work, but that didn't mean I had to screw up mine!!

 

Hope that answers your question, and I hope I didn't spoil anything!!

 

Thanks!! More Voice in the Wind to come! It just takes longer to write and polish than all the others. But hopefull that will be my next update! :) 

 

 

Tricksie, you're awesome 

Period

 

 

 

Chapter 29 of In The Sun- https://www.fanficti...6/29/In-The-Sun

 

This fic is yours ? 

 

Amazing ~

[Luna]

Tricksie, you're awesome 
Period
 
 
 
 
This fic is yours ? 
 
Amazing ~

Yep. c:

[Luna]

Chapter 30 is out! https://www.fanficti...6/30/In-The-Sun

[Luna]

Chapter 31 and 32 up! https://www.fanficti...56/1/In-The-Sun

Story almost completed

[Illnevergiveup3]

https://m.fanfiction.net/s/10883102/1/

Here is my first story ever. Hope y'all like it,

[Luna]

https://www.fanficti...-The-Wind-Calls chp 2 up

[tricksie]

Next chapter of The Night Market - 4 - The Chosen One, is up! Enjoy!

[Narufan85]

Next chapter of The Night Market - 4 - The Chosen One, is up! Enjoy!

 

Hurrah!

[Konohakitten]

Yay for me actually updating two months in a row  Chapter 34 of Someone else to protect is now up https://www.fanficti...else-to-Protect The end is near 

Edited by Konohakitten, 28 June 2015 - 08:00 PM.

[SlyNinjaKnight]

https://www.fanficti...2/36/Kaibunkage

 

Don't know if I'm linking this right but if djghostwriter18 is still active, please update this story!!! It's been almost two years and it is honestly one of my favorite Naruto FFs out there.