I doubt any of you will believe this, but someone just threw a kumquat through my second-story window while I was writing this.
Lots of writer's have to deal with writer's block. I have to deal with dodging flying produce.
That and attention deficit disorder.
And speaking of that, I just GOTTA mention how freaky Yamanaka Ino looks in the 7th intro movie. She has like no pupil in it with the really creepy looking smile.
chuckle
Btw, almost 7000 views for "Vengeful thoughts"
I guess it pays to update quickly.
Of course, you don't find that many fanfics that have over 10 chapter's with only 11k something words.
Anyway, this is officially chapter 10. I'm not counting the series overview as a chapter because it's more or less a fairly long author's note.
Gonna address some reviews, and then let's get this show on the road.
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First off, to anyone who was wondering, Naruto is not dead at the end of Tenten's perspective. I'm working under the idea that if a kunai could go fast enough to go right through someone and still do enough damage to someone else to blind them, it means that the kunai didn't hit anything vital in the first person. Doing so would have decreased the velocity of the kunai drastically.
Kai's Snowfall: Answered one review question above, and thanks for reviewing both.
1. I believe that Yugao is the name of the purple-haired (purple in the anime anyway) ANBU that found Hayate's (the chuunin exam judge) corpse. Due to her reaction to his death in both the anime and the manga, many people (including myself) believe that there was a possible romantic relationship between the two. Anyway, I've only seen her referenced as Yugao in fanfiction, but I've seen it fairly often.
2. Some people might say that Gaara IS a cute little redhead, but he's a cute little redhead who likes to kill other people.
3. That is the correct way to use "ano", isn't it? I'm not completely sure.
causeiambetta: Thanks for reviewing. I appreciated the comment about the dialogue, and to answer your question, after realizing that if Naruto had moved, she would have been killed, Tenten is wondering whether or not Naruto knew this and made sure not to dodge even though he could have (gaaah, run-on sentence, must smash fingers under something to atone).
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Okay then, let's go peek inside our favorite bug-boy's head, shall we?
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Disclaimer: Oturan morf gnihtyna nwo t'nod I (just think about it.)
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One hundred million bugs on the wall, one hundred million bugs,
take one down, pass it around.
Ninety-nine million bugs on the wall.
…
Damn it all to hell…
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It's too bad people can't be more like insects.
An insect doesn't tell lies.
An insect doesn't need friends.
An insect can survive by itself.
…
Just like you had to, Naruto.
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Naruto wasn't the only one on the mission to bring back the traitor.
Inuzuka Kiba,
Akamichi Chouji,
Nara Shikamaru
Hyuuga Neji
And Uzumaki Naruto
When you all came back without him, why did the blame immediately fall on you?
Why?
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Kurenai-sensei taught us that we should never abandon our teammates.
Why then, Kiba, did you keep quiet?
Why were you silent when your teammate was being wrongly persecuted?
Was it because you were afraid?
Afraid of having to face the same hell that Naruto had gone through ever since I had first met him?
Kiba-san, even I would be afraid of that, but I would not let my friends suffer either.
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Nara Shikamaru, highest ranking squad member of the ninja's sent to recover Uchiha Sasuke.
In the Chuunin exams, I watched you use your intelligence to lure your opponents into traps that would end the fight in your favor.
But then you gave up, and still passed, because you were judged to have the correct talents and skills to become a chuunin.
You were rewarded for being able to discern when to retreat.
Why then, did you not say anything, when you knew that Naruto was put through so much?
Weren't you his superior?
Was it that he was expendable to you?
Nara, I am very sure that you know your duty as a ninja.
Why then, do you neglect your duty to your team?
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Hyuuga Neji, a genius of your clan.
Are you proud of that title?
Are you proud of the fact that so many people that share that title have become missing-nin?
Are you proud of the fact that you could beat your younger cousin until she began to vomit blood?
When she wouldn't give up, you then attempted to kill her.
…
As quiet as I normally am, there are times when I simply want to move that troublesome hair out of the way and scream "Snap out of it, jack ass!"
I don't know if it's gotten through that tattooed skull of yours yet, but you are Hinata's older cousin.
You are probably the closest thing that timid young girl has to a brother.
Even if there wasn't that shit between the main family and the branch family, you should protect her.
I might understand, if you hate the member's of the main family that exploit your curse seal.
You know damn well that Hinata would never do that.
And yet, you take your anger out on her.
On the one member of the main family that didn't think of you only as a servant.
Then, you take it out on Uzumaki as well, simply because he didn't take that crap about fate that you're always spouting off.
What's really stupid is that Naruto wanted to help you, and you still viewed him with disdain.
Great job, asshole.
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I won't admit to never doubting you Naruto.
But I will say that I always believed that you were better then you chose to appear.
You were always hiding behind that smile.
Similar to how I hide myself, I suppose.
But, in my case, you could always just remove my jacket and glasses,
while your mask was seamless.
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If only humans could be more like insects.
If only…
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Wow…. I'd say this is one of the longest actual chapter's I've done so far.
Hopefully I didn't rant too much, if at all.
If I did, then I'd have to slam my right hand in a door 20 times to do penance.
I'm very happy that I was able to get this chapter up so quickly after the last update, and because of another reason.
Writing a chapter for Shino, without overdoing the bug emphasis is FUCKING HARD!
I had to stare at the gnat's flying around my house for an hour before I could write this much.
Anyway, time for some Author's Notes plays the "Author Notes" song on xylophone
….shoot me now, before I do something stupid like that again, please.
Never mind, if I died, who'd update the story
(Don't answer that, I don't want to think that someone's planning something)
Anyway, I wrote this chapter while picturing Shino sitting in his room, thinking.
There are a lot of questions because he's bored and he's speaking rhetorically
…to himself.
Shino always struck me as one of the smarter characters in the series and one of the more successful of the rookie nine. As far as I know, Shino never has lost a fight that he's willing partaken in. Disregarding his forfeit in the chuunin exams, that's a pretty damn good record he's got.
But before I end this chapter, I gotta ask. Does Shino really not have any eyes behind his shades? At first, I thought he did it merely to hide the true color of his eyes, so when he took the shades off nobody would be looking for people with his eye color. But after reading a few fanfics that spoke otherwise, I'm not sure whether or not he actually has any eyes.
Again, please read and review.
And flamers will be dealt with…
Kisame style.
grins insanely
Until next time,
Ja ne!
