16 Feb 2018 3 Comments
Author’s Notes: Happy Lunar New Year 2018! I know it’s been a year since I posted, lol, exactly one year! But here it is…Naruto’s transition into Akatsuki. And it’s unapologetically huge. I hope you like it and it was worth the wait. He’s definitely Naruto now, just a much darker version of himself. Now on […]
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27 Jan 2017 5 Comments
Author Notes: Hi guys! Sorry about the radio silence for so long. Life sort of stepped in the way of writing for a while. But it’s all good now, and I can get back to finishing these chapters! So no worries — not writer’s block, I’m giving up on the ship/series, and I’m not abandoning […]
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15 Oct 2014 No Comments
This chapter was initially title “Transformations.” But rereading it, there’s a connection between the idea of writing poetry in a dying language and of Katsuro transforming to Naruto, even though he doesn’t know the whole of the plan. So the theme stood out as being about beginnings, in spite of not knowing where the journey […]
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02 Jun 2014 No Comments
Chapter Notes: • “Losing Everything” — the chapter title directly refers to Pain’s words in the last chapter: “Think about what I’ve said. Akatsuki offers you protection, the Rain offers you a place to belong,” Pain said, watching him from hooded eyes. “You are still young. You have not experienced the loss that brings understanding. […]
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28 Apr 2014 No Comments
Chapter Notes • Running Away — This chapter is a sad one, but inevitable. Katsuro’s team is just a bunch of kids, not nins. So in a real test, they can’t survive it. And Katsuro’s not yet strong enough to save them. But their loss helps shape them. I changed the title several times before settling […]
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12 Feb 2014 No Comments
Chapter notes • The Last Goodbye — Song inspiration for this chapter comes from the Jeff Buckley song, “The Last Goodbye.” Go listen to it and break your heart. • He breathed in, as if seeing her again had awoken some part of his soul from a deep, colorless winter. — So, language here that Katsuro’s […]
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01 Nov 2013 4 Comments
Chapter Notes • The poem — We cannot tell now, But let us try a small test: If we both survive, Will it be I who forget Or you who fail to visit? — The Heian era, from 794-1185, was a golden age of courtly arts in Japan like music, art, calligraphy and poetry. This […]
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25 Jul 2013 2 Comments
Chapter 34 Notes • So, this chapter deals with Katsuro’s changing ideas. He sees the world around him in a certain way. And he is very satisfied that he knows everything that’s going on. Even in his relationship with Sakura, something he cherishes above everything else, he’s always had the upper hand, because he knew […]
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28 Jan 2013 No Comments
Author’s Notes: Thanks for the reviews and faves! I love to hear your thoughts and ideas! Next chapter, is about Katsuro, and a lot more blanks will be filled in. Sorry if this chapter is too painful or angsty, but it had to be done. Sakura is incredibly loyal. So Katsuro’s betrayal is a terrible […]
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25 Jan 2020 4 Comments
Chapter 42 – Notes and Spoilers
Author’s Notes Happy Lunar New Year 2020! Glad to be back writing and posting! I want to get this story moving along, so my plan is to try to get something up once a month…not once a year! Lol! So I’ve broken this chapter into two, which works well with the chapter title! 🙂 Hope […]
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