Fire Inferno

I love the fluidity of your wording. at times it can be confusing (grammatical errors and missing punctuations).

as for the plot/genre of the fic, that is really up to you. most of my plots develop as i'm writing my story, so don't worry if you cant figure it out right away. just write what comes to you and flow from there. besides, i find that if you try to stick to a preset genre/plot flow you limit your creative ability and often hit a road block.

however, from what little i can tell from that small excerpt, it seems you have an action/adventure on your hands. this is a very hard genre for most writers because it require a vast array of vocabulary to accurately show whats going on. If you are going to reveal a romance, i think a great way would be in the heat of battle. the typical heroic "lover saves lover" thing (i think it would be interesting if sakura saved naruto for a change).

great start and i cant wait to read the rest. dont get yourself narrow down to anyone's comments. write the story for yourself first and your fans second. authors who write stories to fit what their readers want never get the satisfaction they were looking for.

This is an interesting theory. Do the lives of the teachers influence the lives of the students? There is an interesting point to be made here. Jiraiya and Tsunade, as many of you may know, are actually characters from an ancient Japanese myth in which the two were actually husband and wife. So, why Kishimoto decided to go against the myth, well, that could be a whole nother discussion.

I personally think that NaruSaku happening is not dependent on Jiraiya/Tsunade forming. Yes, there are alot of similarities between their successes and paths as ninja, but they are completely different people. They, Tsunade in particular witth he death of her loved one and brother, have had several life altering experiences. It is possible (kishimoto has not disproved this theory) that they (Jiraiya and Tsunade) may have been a couple for a short period of time. On another note, the entire series (i find) has had an underlying theme of 'love'. (Channeling the spirit of Haku) You have to find someone very dear to you and protect them no matter what.

I have to slightly disagree with Sakura Blossoms on that Naruto is about "surpassing," I would say it is more about "improvement." That is the goal of every generation, in the real world or the fake. You want to improve the lives of the next generation so that they will live happier lives than you. That is why I think that you may find Jiraiya and Tsunade giving Naruto and Sakura subtle nudges toward each other (much like Yamato).