14 Jul 2010 2 Comments
Author’s notes: This chapter brings a lot of things full circle. Katsuro’s origins have been revealed, as well as how he has changed because of Sakura. The person he was in the beginning would never stick up for her the way he does now. So these notes either reflect some aspect of character change or […]
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14 Jul 2010 No Comments
Chapter 14 – Cruel Choice Gold light and green shadows dappled in and out of focus. Katsuro rubbed his tired eyes. Flinging an arm up to block the afternoon sunlight, he twisted his head for a better look around. But the quick movement set the world spinning. Katsuro squeezed his eyes shut, dug his fingers […]
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Chapter 13 – Illusions Author’s notes: This chapter is about illusions, but it’s also a bit of a twist. Katsuro is controlling the genjutsu, but instead of getting just information about her, it’s his history that’s made a little clearer. Also, this chapter stands alone. It’s the perfect little shimmery bubble for them, not touched […]
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Genjutsus were difficult things to manage and not Katsuro’s specialty. But gauging from the pink bloom spreading across the kunoichi’s cheeks, he’d pulled this one off well enough. She kicked her legs gently beside him, blissfully unaware of their dismal surroundings. Not that the inner-workings of the genjutsu would have held any interest for […]
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24 Jun 2010 No Comments
Chapter 12 – Teammates Author’s Notes This chapter was a battle of mind games with Itachi. He would rather have people squirming before he lifted the first finger. But there will be a reckoning before the story’s over. Sakura’s tough, but still young and susceptible to her feelings. She and Katsuro are both learning to […]
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After following a few more curves in the river, Sakura looked up the flat bank to where an unassuming footpath spurred off, hopscotched across the water on broad stones, then rose with the land on the other side. They followed the narrow trail down to the river’s edge in silence. There was simply nothing more […]
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22 Jun 2010 No Comments
Author’s Notes: This chapter’s title is about Encounters, but most of the encounters here are near misses. The lizard, the thugs, the nomads, even Itachi — all of them are fears on the horizon that never truly materialize in this chapter (well, except the lizard of course!). Even the interactions from the Captain to Katsuro […]
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A pink tongue flashed once, twice, then was gone. Thin brown knees bent, and the lean body curved to circulate the still air around it. Even in the dugout hollow under the huge sandstone boulder, the air was still stifling. A steady crunching was fast approaching the hidden spot, though vibrations rippling beneath the sandy […]
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20 Jun 2010 No Comments
Chapter 10 – Closed Doors • Katsuro told himself he didn’t need her, that she was just part of a mission. But he was lying to himself. — This chapter is more about Katsuro’s feelings than anything else. He has to decide whether to attach himself to her or not. This is also the start […]
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21 Aug 2010 No Comments
Chapter 15 notes
Chapter 15 – Returned Additional background notes for Chapter 15 Chapter notes: This chapter is about parallels: Sasuke and Katsuro’s inner struggles; Itachi and Kakashi differing styles; Katsuro and Sakura’s interrogation experiences. The fight is drawn from the tone of the Part 1 fights. Lots of punches, desperate moves. Successful blows and painful miscalculations. Not […]
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