Hello, everyone! Its been a while since I've been here. I just want to post this here so most people will actually see it, and it's not entirely off topic, either.
Last time I was here I was advertising a book I was writing that would hopefully become a raplacement for Naruto to most NaruSaku fans. Well, the first volume of that book has been published on Amazon. "Mages of the North" was intended to be my answer to that abysmal ending we got from Naruto and deliver something fresh. the characters are much more thought out. They have more depth. They aren't nearly as annoying. And they all have unique and interesting background stories. The story is meant to represent what Naruto "could have been" if Kishimoto hadn't sold out to the highest bidder. And for those of you who still can't get over how stupid the couples are, Mages of the North will be fixing that too.
Keep in mind that Mages of the North is inspired by Naruto, but it still very much its own thing. You'll come across references to Naruto every so often in the story, but little outside of that. Also, Mages of the North has some pretty good comedy in it. My girlfriend, who edited the story, laughed her heart out with almost every chapter.
Volume 1 of Mages of the North is available here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09QLMNKQL
If I see reviews with people demanding more from the story, I will continue on. I hope some of you here give it a try since it is meant to fix the ending to Naruto.