Strength from Within (A Naruto Neglect Fic)

by KesoKeos

Naruto's whole life is turned upside-down after he meets the Kyuubi at five years of age, and begins to understand why he neglected for his siblings (Motoshi and Katsuko), or so he thinks. A goal is set into Naruto's mind - to become the strongest shinobi the world has seen, and eventually prove to his family that just because he houses a tailed beast doesn't mean he is a monster.

33. AnnouncementRant

I wish I could be here for a better reason than addressing negative comment, but I have a few things I want to say.

I started writing this a two or three years ago when I loved Naruto and Naruto neglect fics and it made me happy to read so I started my own one. I went on Hiatus for a long while, and in January edited the beginning and continued to write this story. About a month ago I decided to post Strength from Within on here as well since I figured some people might not use Wattpad or ao3 and if by some chance they come across my story and enjoy it then it was worth putting it up here. I have not been in the Naruto fandom for over two years now and I am only still writing it because there were too many Naruto fanfiction out there that are abandoned, not because I enjoy writing it. I hoped that if someone was like me when I was younger, and just enjoyed reading this type of story, it might make them happy to read a complete story.

I understand that I am not without my flaws and I'm perfectly willing to accept constructive criticism. I know there are plot holes and things, I'm not ashamed to admit that there are things that could have been written better. For example, the comment that said 'the only issue i have with this story is that minato/tsunade/skikaku didnt discover seals or suspects its involvment in hating nartuto especially after the anbu exams', makes a fair point and actually explains what the issue was without being insulting or rude. To be honest, my aim for this story was really just get to a decent ending that wasn't too rushed, so I haven't exactly planned it out like I might have if I was invested in the fandom or really enjoying this story, and there will be plot holes as a result of that.

What I hate is when people downright insult my work, and it really makes me feel like shit, it makes me feel like I should give up, and to be honest it's the whole reason why I don't write this story as much as I used to. I don't have a personal motivation to continue, and if people insult me it becomes more and more difficult to write this fic. I'm sure there could have been worse insults, and maybe I just don't know how to deal with hate comments, but I just don't understand why you would take the time to write that.

What do you have to gain by insulting someone's work? Does it make you feel any better about yourself, or is there some other reason?

The main point I'm trying to say here is that if you don't like my story, you don't have to read it, that's that. There is no reason to be cruel just for the sake of it, especially people that you don't even know. There is no need to comment those things, not just on my stories but on other people's stories as well. If you have a problem with someone's work, either stop reading or actually give them decent feedback that they can use to improve as a writer, and make sure to do it politely. Many of us are teenagers, myself included, and we mainly either do this for fun or as a way to improve. We aren't professionals, far from it, and we still have lots to learn.

We have school or work and other things on our plate, and if we can't write as long chapters or update frequently, we hope that readers can understand and be patient. I know it's frustrating, but life gets in the way. My workload has been too great recently and on top of the fact that I don't write this story for fun it can seem like a bit of a chore for me to write stuff for it unless theres scenes I want to write. For me, I'd rather write other things for other fandoms that I enjoy in my free time then do it writing something that'll get torn and insulted, which is why I have updated twice in the past month ish rather than twice a week like I used to. As well, life is pretty shitty right now, and this is kind of the tip of the iceberg of my frustrations.

To the people who actually enjoy this story, I'm genuinely sorry for ranting about everything here like this, and I appreciate all of your support. I really cannot stand that the majority of the reviewers on here are quite toxic, and I'd prefer to put the negativities out of my mind and onto here so that I might be able to keep on writing more frequently and achieve my goal of finishing this book.

Thank you in particular sonicspeed6ro, your comments were really encouraging in the midst of all the negativity on here. As mentioned before, a big thanks to the silent readers who supported me by just enjoying my story, because if it somehow made you happy even just a little, then I feel like I've done my job as a writer. I am surprised with the amount of views this has gotten in a month, and I'm really appreciative of everyone who took the time to read my work.

I hope you have a wonderful day/evening wherever you are, and if things start looking up for me soon (which they should in a week or so) then I hope to see you all soon with a new update. For now, see you all later!

-Keso