16 Feb 2018 12 Comments
Every normal man must be tempted, at times, to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats. — H. L. Mencken Out of the nothingness came a white light. It cut across him. He was dead. He knew it. And this was his Death: A blinding light. A cold room. A […]
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27 Jan 2017 3 Comments
From the moment they stepped back into the camp, Katsuro should have known things weren’t going to end well. Itachi strode through first, cold and aloof, as usual. His soundless footfalls, the sure marks of his shinobi training, never strayed from their purpose. He moved confidently, as if he were the only person in the […]
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15 Oct 2014 3 Comments
Author’s note: In the first few chapters I did not name the members of Katsuro’s team who gave him such trouble on the way up to the temple, after they’d ambushed Sakura. I have since named them — Raiden and Fumio — as they make an appearance here. Katsuro moved stealthily through the dark camp. […]
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02 Jun 2014 2 Comments
Sometime before dawn the rain stopped. Katsuro thought he might even be able to sleep, though he was soaked through and water pooled around him. But he was sorely mistaken. Every time he manage to nod off, flashes of what he’d lived through came violently back. Koro’s strangled scream through the woods. Joro’s fear-rimmed eyes […]
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23 Apr 2014 2 Comments
Author’s Note: Chapter notes to come soon! Itachi pinched the bridge of his nose and stifled a sigh. But Katsuro didn’t relent. He sat across the table looking straight past Itachi’s dango stick and into his black eyes. He wanted an answer. It had been the only bright spot on the horizon for a week […]
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12 Feb 2014 No Comments
“We got two coming up the road,” Joro said as he peered through the binoculars. Katsuro sighed. He had been fairly comfortable, leaning back on the angled rooftop in the shade of an old chimney. He sat forward, propped his elbows on his knees and looked closely, trying to see what Joro saw. Katsuro could […]
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30 Oct 2013 4 Comments
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? — Anonymous, love poem from a Heian-era Japanese courtesan Sakura knew Tsunade was locked in a closed-door meeting. That was precisely why she chose this day to deliver […]
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24 Jul 2013 No Comments
Author’s note: Sorry this one took so long! Still editing this chapter, but I think it’s mostly done. (But please excuse in typos, errors, etc.) Will post notes later tonight. Chapter 34 — Washed Away The darkness that surrounded Katsuro, insulating him, was punctured by an insistent white light. It bore steadily into his eyelids, […]
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27 Jan 2013 No Comments
I am a wing…. I am the wing of a bird…. I am the wing of the bird that has left…and will not return. Chapter 33 — Inner Demons Inoichi stood in the middle of the barn and surveyed the haggard faces of the old farmers around him. Konoha’s interrogation team was methodically working the […]
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17 Jan 2020 4 Comments
42 – Two Worlds, Part 1 – Into the Shadows
Author’s note: Early chapter release! Will have notes and a preview of 42, Part 2, up in a few days when I post on ff.net. These chapters will delve deeply into Sakura’s background and powers, and the duality of life in and out of Konoha. Thanks for reading! Lots more to come! Sakura stretched her […]
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