29 Apr 2022 14 Comments
The sun was warm in Tsunade’s office. Everything looked familiar, felt familiar, even smelled familiar. It was comfortable…and yet somehow deceptive. It kept playing tricks on Sakura’s mind. It made her feel like nothing had changed. But Sakura knew, standing in this office, she had to confront the truth she’d been avoiding for days. Everything […]
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18 Feb 2022 6 Comments
The sun was warm in Tsunade’s office. Everything looked familiar, felt familiar, smelled familiar. It was comfortable…and deceptive. It kept playing tricks on Sakura’s mind. It felt like nothing had changed. But Sakura new, standing in this office, she had to confront the truth she’d avoiding for days. Everything was different for her. Despite her […]
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01 Feb 2022 No Comments
This chapter is about vessels, who puts things into them and who controls them. And it’s about making choices in the face of uncertainty. The whole lid has been ripped off of what Sakura thinks she knows…about healing, about her own abilities and about the people she’s trusted most. It’s also a chapter about power, […]
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29 Jan 2022 2 Comments
From Chapter 50: “Sakura of the Leaf,” Chiyo rasped. Sakura leaned in to listen, wondering if, at the end, Chiyo had some message to pass on. Sakura was not so heartless as to deny an old woman her last wish— Chiyo’s eyes locked on hers. Her hand gripped her forearm, clawing around it in the […]
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19 Jan 2022 4 Comments
From Chapter 50: “Sakura of the Leaf,” Chiyo rasped. Sakura leaned in to listen, wondering if, at the end, Chiyo had some message to pass on. Sakura was not so heartless as to deny an old woman her last wish— Chiyo’s eyes locked on hers. Her hand gripped her forearm, clawing around it in the […]
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25 Dec 2021 No Comments
Chapter notes • “The Puppet” at first refers to Sakura being Chiyo’s puppet, then flipping it to be her own body as the puppet, and then Chiyo. The puppet ends up operating the puppet master by the end. Chiyo and Sasori have ideas about control — through puppets — and Sakura turns that on its head […]
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23 Dec 2021 4 Comments
From Chapter 49: Chiyo’s far-away voice echoed down through the darkness. It was clear and unforgiving. “Get to work. It’s the only reason I let you live.“ Sakura blinked into the darkness. She took a few steps forward, hands grasping air in front of her, feet shuffling— But a stone caught her toe and she stumbled […]
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13 Oct 2021 8 Comments
Chapter 50 – The Puppet Sakura blinked into the darkness. She took a few steps forward, hands grasping air in front of her, feet shuffling— But a stone caught her toe and she stumbled onto one knee. She leaned forward and felt out the rocks around her, seeing it in her mind’s the same way she […]
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25 Aug 2021 No Comments
Chapter 17 – The Road to Kage Traveling to the Waterfall country was the first hurdle for Naruto in his training to one day become a Kage. He tugged at his collar, hot and itchy from the unseasonably warm day. But it wasn’t the civilian clothes or the snail’s pace they traveled or even the […]
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02 May 2022 11 Comments
52 – Chapter Notes
Author’s note: It’s a mix of spoiler and regular notes, so just one big long thread of story notes: • A single look between Tsunade and Kakashi. She flashed her amber eyes at him, and he cleared his throat softly in acknowledgement. And that was all it took to change Sakura’s fate. — The idea is […]
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