There are a couple of reasons I am typing this. The first is that I deleted chapter nine. Chapter nine was only an author's note, saying that I would not be able to update in a while. I felt that since I had updated (twice) it was obsolete. Unfortunately, I did this about two seconds after updating my story, so it probably left the subscribers a bit confused.
Second is that I didn't write anything at the end of the last chapter. This was because I felt that if I did, the authors note might be longer then the chapter.
But I would also like to say something else. I ship KibaShino. Not as much as NaruHina, or ShikaTema, but if I had it my way, they would definitely be together. The problem came to how to execute it in this story without making it OOC. Or making any yaoi haters mad.
It was hard to do, but if you go back, you will see that I never explicitly said that Kiba OR Shino liked Hinata. They both assumed the other person liked Hinata. But when it came to the final chapter, I just couldn't pull it off without a break in character. So, I just left it implied, and decided that you could see it any way you liked.
My next message is to Shubaltz Crazist. Yes, Ino was with Kankuro. That had been my plan since day one. And let me tell you, it practically killed me knowing someone had figured it out two or three chapters in. My only comfort was that knowing that you were a Kankuro fantard like me, so you would naturally think of him right off the bat.
Why Kankuro and Ino? Why not Chouji and Ino? I never liked ChoIno, frankly because, if Ino ever got together with Chouji or Shika, there would be no next generation InoShikaCho trio. Kiba was another guess, and I think I explained that in the second paragraph. Sai…well Sai had never been an option to me. The story was already finished in my head before I knew Sai even existed.
Finally, I will (eventually) go through all my chapters and fix any typos along the way. I might also un centerize everything due to recent influences.
Thanks to everyone who read this. Mundo thanks go out to:
Marjolein222 who is just frankly, amazing, and an amazing author and she gave me a pairing for Gaara, since originally he was going to not be paired up.
Shubaltz Crazist who has reviewed just as much, and was not afraid to tell me she didn't like one of my chapters as much as my other ones.
And aeae, whom I know in real life. Thanks for taking the time. And really, you knew about Kiba and Shino, how could you not make the connection to Kankuro?
And if you ever have a lonely fan fic that needs reviewing, don't hesitate to pm me.
I thank all the readers and hope you enjoyed my story.