"Where the Konoha Dance…"
by Wubbie
A Preview of Volume One: Leaf and Sand
The Shinobi World is shaken as the Cloud's Raikage is brutally assasinated, prompting the beginning of the Fourth Great Shinobi Wars. As each nation readies itself for the coming war, alliances are formed and friends are made. Can the Hidden Villages of Konoha and Suna stand together against the might of the Cloud and Stone? And who is this young blonde-haired ninja that is quickly climbing up the ranks of Konoha? As Uzumaki Naruto makes his way toward his dream of being Hokage, a mysterious ninja finds her way into the Leaf and begins to fog the once sunny village.
Author's Note:
The plot of this story chronicles the end of Naruto's journey toward Hokage and the biggest war to hit the ninja world… ever. I don't know exactly what will happen quite yet, but I want it to be an epic fic with considerable length…. Like some of the other great authors on that I have yet to read. My storytelling may not be the best out there, but I'll try and improve all the time.
It'll be mostly action and adventure, but try to stay as realistic and similar to Kishimoto's manga… Though I'll try to move at a bit of a faster pace and less flashbacks. And if I kill off a character you like, I apologize. I'm just trying to move the plot along.
I plan to have pairings. Mostly Naru/Hina, Sasu/Saku, Shika/Tema, Lee/Ten, Chouji/Ino… Some will be blatant like Shikamaru and Temari, but I won't try to make the romance a central plot device. I'll admit that I don't have as much experience with romance in my own life as I would like, so I probably wouldn't touch on it too much so I don't do something unrealistic.
I'm going to try to stay faithful to what I believe has made Naruto great… Warm, peaceful, and even comical times with friends in Konoha… But seriousness in battle… And determination on Naruto's part, willing himself toward Hokage.
And for spoilers, I'm warning you that I'm trying to stay as faithful to the series as possible. I stay up to date with the MANGA and at the time it's being written. The RAW on Chapter 266 is just coming out. I'm going to try and make the stories match up to the best of my creativity, so don't read it if you don't wanna be spoiled… but don't be too upset if you're a purist and something doesn't seem right. Simply just e-mail or leave a comment if something doesn't seem right or logical.
I'm not a perfect writer and I'm still trying to get better. So any helpful suggestions, please give me your input..
Enough with the lame author's note that few people read and up with the first chapter!
NOTICE: Naruto does not belong to me. I wish it did, because there are a couple things I wish were done differently. However, give credit where it's due… Naruto was written by Masashi Kishimoto, and published by Shonin Jump! It's currently being licensed in the United States, so I just wanted to say that I claim no ownership to anything in here. I'm just borrowing characters and making up my own story. Well, here we go… J