This chapter kinda fought me a lot.
I had another like, 6 chapters of meandering around planned before I got to this point but I reread a lot of this arc earlier this week and realized that like, no, I need to move on.
I still have a lot in this arc even forcing things along, so I think it's for the best.
I can wrap a lot of the stuf...
2025-01-14 06:48:59 +0000 UTC View PostI just want to start this out by saying that editing some of the public chapters has made me blatantly aware of just how terrible a job I did with some of them. I was in a very bad place for a bit there, and one of the things I treasure the most about being in a better place is that I can look back and fix what I did wrong.
It'd be easy t...
Didn't realize it was Friday. My meds have reached a stable point where it's obvious I'm still depressed. The bad times - currently in a bit of a fugue - are clearly so much better than even my best times off the meds though so like, whatever. I can't expect drugs to fix me, I need to do that. I'm just happy to have the help.
Chapter's fun, p...
Things progress nicely, and we get a nice segment with the Jonin. Isn't that what's truly important?
Have fun ya'll.
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“Does Sakura possess the ability to add anyone to her party?” Asuma asks, looking up from the pamphlet in his hands to give Kakashi a stern stare. T...
2025-01-07 04:38:04 +0000 UTC View PostI haven't done a trait update chapter in 40 chapters. I know because I had to go through every chapter to ensure I didn't miss stuff while making this one. I tried to add flavor so it's not just a status page and a lot of cool new traits, but it is at the end of the day, a status update chapter. I wanna start doing these more often so that they ...
2025-01-04 07:47:40 +0000 UTC View PostI hope everyone enjoyed Christmas and such. I had a pretty rejuvenating break. I didn't get any planning done sadly, but I still really needed it. I think a break every few months is to be expected, it's good for the story.
Back with a 4K chapter, I'm happy.
A lot of this chapter is sorta themed around something very specific that migh...
This is awesome, you can't convince me otherwise.
I accidentally wrote 4K and now it's your problem.
Please enjoy, I'll see you all on the 30th. Happy holidays, please spread some love to your family's for me.
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If a year ago someone had told her that her brother was going t...
2024-12-22 16:58:57 +0000 UTC View PostAs always in recent times, I had a lot of fun writing this. I am a little worried about the expansive creative roots I have setup so far being a little to much to tackle in one arc, but worst happens is I take some of it for a future one. No problems so far, just fun.
Notice: I am taking next week off for Christmas vacati...
I just got too many plans and I'm pretty sure I can't do them all without this arc getting boring.
Woe is me, the harbinger of ideas.
Gaara plays a small part in this chapter but it's so nice, he's such a good boy.
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“Annnnnd, the clone is dead.” Naruto announces suddenly...
2024-12-16 12:45:37 +0000 UTC View PostSo as you may know, I edit the chapters twice. Once before posting here, and once again before posting publicly. The 7 weeks between posted chapters is a huge palate cleanser and helps me make the chapters even better. I do post the edited versions here, (though the discord maintains the old versions) but I imagine not everyone is keen on reread...
2024-12-15 05:47:51 +0000 UTC View PostI had fun with this one, and of course Shikamaru knows more than he should.
Damn Naras.
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“So you were involved in Sakura’s unique trait?” Shikamaru’s words make Ino’s heart race, but she was expecting this eventually so she’s prepared enough to not stumble in place. Sh...
2024-12-14 03:06:33 +0000 UTC View PostThis one is a pretty huge departure from the normal content and is completely optional. A lot of the canon side-stories are optional, but you miss something that could alter your understanding of events by skipping it.
This one will not be relevant for a long time and focuses mostly on introducing 5 characters that many will have forgotte...
Note: This is extra, the winner of the poll will be posted tomorrow, no worries, I’m excited for it and having fun.
I was just looking through the results of the polls, and someone has managed to vote for the losing option on the wheel for 8 weeks in a row. (besides the times all the $10 patrons agreed), I noticed in the polls that they ...
2024-12-12 00:27:39 +0000 UTC View PostThe night sky makes the land of fire’s forests practically unworkable. ‘Don’t even try, just camp at night’ is a rule even Konoha ninja largely follow when forced to travel through the forests. She’s pretty sure civilians have a similar rule, and only around Jonin does it become easy and risk free to move at night for any real distance...
2024-12-09 21:51:43 +0000 UTC View PostSo few important things.
This chapter's 3rd scene is pretty dark. If you are easily triggered, it might be good to approach it with caution.
Otherwise, the PCL Equation Update that happened recently does alter Ino's Quest from the side story, that's why the number is different.
Have a good day ya'll.
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2024-12-06 18:09:10 +0000 UTC View PostSweat drips down Ino’s brow, her breaths heavy, her body sluggish and her movements forced through limbs that feel like lead. A month of training, so much time put into mastering even the most basics and she finds herself staring down at a simple number with a frown on her thin lips. Party Contribution level: 16.
It’s a meaningless num...
2024-12-04 19:00:34 +0000 UTC View PostThis doesn't necessarily finish up the Necromancy tree, but I want to do most of what's left of it in the main story. So this'll be the finale for the Necromancy tree for a while at least. Everything else is the kind of hard hitting, important stuff you don't want in a side story, especially since the grand majority of readers don't read them. 2024-12-03 20:30:06 +0000 UTC View Post
Like most side stories, this veers a little off course of the original prompt but still encompasses it in a way I appreciate and like. This was unanimously voted on so I put a little extra effort into making sure I did my best to meet expectations. it's not often the $10 patrons agree.
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2024-12-02 17:53:14 +0000 UTC View Post“Did you know she can do that?” Kakashi hears to his side, a red eyed beauty pointing towards the screen in front of them while she asks. Her raven hair is messy, but that makes sense, most ninja stop caring about how they look most of the time well before they hit Jonin. His grooming routine is like two minutes and involves a Jutsu.
W...
2024-12-02 13:57:27 +0000 UTC View PostI've been looking forward to this for a very long time, and I have a ton of plans. I've spent probably 20 extra hours planning and putting work into this arc over what I normally do, and there's still far more to do. If you didn't see policy changes, all chapters are around 2400 words now, and there's two a week. So of course the very first chap...
2024-11-29 22:39:07 +0000 UTC View PostStarting this Friday we enter the Forest of Death. This has been the cause of a lot of thought, I've put a lot of effort in to figuring out the best way to approach it. Dozens of plans, lots of cool ideas, some will work out some won't.
All in all though, for the type of techniques I wish to employ, and the kinds of scenes I wish to creat...
Spoilers, read the piece before the Author's note:
I try to avoid doing Sakura's failure. It can feel like nothing happened if she didn't accomplish her goal, and we have so little time in most chapters, that can just compound. But sometimes it's important for a main character to not immediately succeed, and I think a perfect subject to fo...
2024-11-26 12:52:01 +0000 UTC View Post(Be aware CH 112 came out shortly before this one, so you may have missed it. If this chapter starts weird for you, go back.)
It seems while researching this arc I screwed up the numbers and massively bloated the amount of people taking the exam. At one point Anko says like 70 passed Ibiki’s test, and I figured less passed because Naruto...
2024-11-25 17:40:37 +0000 UTC View PostSakura's not super happy about this chapter.
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Anko informed them that the test was tomorrow, so they should go home and prepare for a trial like no other. She made it sound like it was going to be the hardest thing they ever faced and tried to make sure they were aware d...
2024-11-25 06:49:58 +0000 UTC View PostI had fun, this was fun.
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Bullying Sakura was fun, for a couple of years. Then the Sasuke Fanclub kicked off and that gave them something to bond over. She started to feel bad, she treated Sakura better, she began to even like her a little bit. There’s something charming about ...
2024-11-24 13:20:10 +0000 UTC View PostHuge chapter, system wise. One I've been looking forward to for a while.
This chapter forced me to randomly catalog everything I've ever done with the system for like 3 hours the other day. Went through every single chapter, was nuts.
Glad I did it though.
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“I...
2024-11-22 12:31:01 +0000 UTC View PostThere's a scene at the end of this that needed to be in past tense. I definitely noticed I haven't written past tense in years. Jeez.
Also emotional, so you know. Expect that.
Have fun ya'll, slightly longer chapter than normal.
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Sasuke’s on his own, the poor guy, but h...
2024-11-19 03:09:17 +0000 UTC View PostI tried writing this chapter with a bit more of a confident tone.
I think I've fallen too hard into using Sakura's rambly headspace and while I do think it has a cool effect, I would very much like to practice a more active movement. You can expect less monologue as we get deeper into the arc, and hopefully a more vivid idea of what's going o...
There are so many onlooking eyes that clearly want to test them, or maybe just beat them senseless, that she isn’t sure she’s going to manage to stop Gaara from mulching large parts of the exam. She’s sure the pure bloodlust he put forward when trying to rip Kabuto apart is a big part of why it feels like a thousand daggers are aimed direc...
2024-11-16 03:13:37 +0000 UTC View Post“Yo, Sakura!” Sakura has just enough time to spin around and try to get a glimpse of the excitedly aerodynamic object flying towards her at top speed while possibly upside down and spinning, before it slams into her.
“What is-oh!” She finds herself sliding across the ground, something weighty and bigger than bringing her along for ...
2024-11-12 18:46:00 +0000 UTC View Post