Kurama—Author's Note

THIS IS NOT A NOTICE TELLING YOU THAT THE STORY IS GOING ON HIATUS so don't panic it's okay everything's fine sssshhhh

Lol cause I know exactly how it feels when you're expecting an update and 'boom' the author goes 'I'm gonna stop writing this story'. Nuh uh. Not happening.

Yet. (evil laugh)

Okay, just wanted to clear some stuff up. Ero-wolf-sennin, through a rather helpful review, has alerted me that my last chapter (chapter 6, recently updated for those who thought that this was the only update in the past...month?) was quite vague in its descriptions of what actually happened. To anyone who's already making theories about it, lol jokes on you I haven't planned that far yet so no confirmation or hints from me. XD

Here's the general gist of what I was (trying) to explain (but apparently failed to do so):

1. Naruto Version 1 has died, in a double suicide with Kaguya in order to save the world in all his heroic, adorable, loveable, glory. In another dimension. Without any of his comrades beside him save for Kurama. Yes, I'm cruel, I know. Muhaha. Ha. (cries)

2. Kurama travels back in time for some unknown reason. And yes, that is one of the parts that I literally have not planned for. It'll probably have something to do with the stability of the extra dimension in which Naruto died, but other than that, no idea.

3. As you know, in canon, it was only half of Kurama's chakra that was sealed within Naruto-the yang half. So the yang half travels back in time, merges with Naruto Version 2's yang half, creating an imbalance-now there's two yang halves, as opposed to before where it was either just one yang half, or both in and yang making a perfectly stable whole. So this imbalance of two yang halves creates an overflow of volatile chakra. In terms of sciency shit, think of acids and bases. Put the right amount of acid (sour stuff that can melt through things, think lemon juice but concentrated and corrosive) in with the right amount of alkaline (base-bitter stuff that can also melt through things, think bleach but worse), and you get water, perfectly neutral and useable (possibly a little bit of salt in there too but who cares). But if you mix an acid with more (of the same) acid it's still acid, except now you've got more of this really dangerous substance in your hands that could potentially ruin your life via some unfortunate accident or another. And yes I am showing off. Studying all that confusing stuff has got to be good for something after all, right?

4. Anyway.

5. To prevent this overflow of chakra from doing any harm, i.e. permanent mutilation of Naruto's psyche or physical body, or death, or stunted growth, or mutations cause Naruto's a growing boy (Version 2, that is, cause Kurama already had to suffer through human male puberty with Version 1 and ooh there's an idea), Kurama decided that a good outlet for this was to concentrate this excess chakra and make it into a physical form. Hence huggable, child friendly (not really) Kurama the size of a rather fat cat (aww).

6. Which means that now Kakashi, Shisui, Tenzo, and whoever else I put in that group (I forgot, but I'll remember to check when writing the next chapter) have to deal with Naruto AND a miniature Kyuubi.

Also, please do not expect this to be too realistic. Legit I feel like Kurama should be panicking and grieving a bit more, especially after reading 'reverse' by black. (started reading a few days ago and it's really really good cried within the first chapter do check it out)

(also check out author The Carnivorous Muffin and BoomVroomShroom, the former who is a good author with a good reading list (check at your own risk, mental scarring is not my fault) and the latter who is also a good author whose reading list I have not yet perused. I plan to. Someday. One day. )

(Again, if you decide to go through the reading lists of people BEWARE of mental scarring and traumatising reading content though I doubt many of you are that innocent).

Adieux, and I bid you farewell-happy reading!

P.S. School holidays rn, so, well, I won't say 'expect more chapters' cause that probably ain't happening, but look out?

P.P.S: Hey how sad is it that this author's note has about 300 or so more words than the first chaper