A/N: Actually, this is just a notice. It might not be super important and if you are currently in a life-or-death situation, please, feel free to steer away from this page. In all honesty, I really want to continue this story, but I'm very easily swayed by other peoples' comments. You might be thinking, 'Then what are you doing writing Fanfiction? Writing fanfiction is not for the faint of heart!'. Well, honestly, I don't even know why myself. The name 'Minato' just popped into my head on its own. Don't ask me why. I was just reading Percy Jackson, and saw the word 'Minotaur' and read that Annabeth was 'Blond' and it just popped up. It's like those times when I stare at a tool and I instantly know it's a spanner even though I cannot recall ever seeing, hearing or reading that word. I sound like an old windbag… Basically, I didn't know what a 'Minato' was, the 'a' is not misplaced, and I went to check online. He looked a lot like Naruto so… Yeah, and I only found out he was actually Naruto's dad because my sister got me hooked on Naruto. She's an otaku. The only reason I created an account on Fanfiction in the first place was to PM my friend and to read peoples' awesome stories, but I guess I might have been in over my head when I decided I would try writing. Ehehe… ;p Well, Now that my rant is over, I want to say something that might be redundant to you if your name is not in bold. You can start reading after the line break. If this concerns you, please read it, or you can just ignore it altogether. I don't mind.
charan: I LOVE YOU! Not in that literal of a sense, but yeah. That might be the nicest thing someone has said about my story. Emphasis on might, because what I think is that you have faith in my story. I could cry from happiness. I'm a girl after all, so I have permission to cry. And everyone else who liked my story, I thank you all from the bottom of my heart.
Nerdyfresh: Thank you for the information. It's valuable to me. I shall try to make good use of it, but for this story, do you think it might be too late? Also, do you think that the Yondaime, who would sacrifice himself, his son, his wife, everything he had and more, to protect his beloved village, would do that to a loyal Chunin of the village. Sealing memories should be a last resort, don't you think? But yes, you have a point. I shall bow to you, in spirit.
StPheonix: Firstly, right now I'm wondering if you have ever written a Fanfic before. I'm sure you'll understand the… complexity of everything. I have a newfound respect for authors like J.K. Rowling and Rick Riordan and others. They're bold and take risks, they're plots are great and etc. It's like a balancing act. Try writing one of your own. I think you'll understand. Or maybe you already do? Just saying. I agree with you that my plot is kind of piggyback. But like I asked, is it too late? Or do you think I can still save it? Thank you for the idea, but it has already been used. Well, what I think is that all people have their bad days. I can set an alarm clock and not wake up at all, but that's just me. Well, they do say that geniuses are the most scatter-brained… I'm just making excuses. I suppose it'd be better if Minato were completely perfect then? He's human, not a robot. You have to take that into account. He doesn't work on clockwork. It's like my teachers. We make noise and they shout at us. We keep quiet and they're still unhappy. We are human. To be human, is to err. Perhaps he's erring too much, but that's besides the point, or maybe it is exactly the point. And you'd think he'd try to protect the village even after that. He is, after all, fiercely loyal. And to kill off every single villager that does him wrong will leave you with a ghost town. Also, they need the manpower. And that line after criticising… you're calling Naruto a little bitch? Sorry, that wasn't meant to be offensive. I'm also meaning to ask, are you a 'Sakura hater'? She's really not that bad. If you look at it from her point of view, you'll see something different. If I put my hand in front of your face, palm facing you, what would you see? You'd see flesh, lines tinges of pink, but I'd see nails and a bit of a tan. It's all a matter of perspective. We might make them out to be evil, but to Orochimaru, Naruto is just as infuriating as he is to Naruto when he is trying to retrieve Sasuke. Sorry, I'm rambling. Is Sakura really that bad, or is that being biased? In fanfictions, you can make them nicer or more cruel. Heck, I even read a story where Minato was an evil jerk who manipulates people and doesn't care for jack shit if Naruto dies or not. Super, awesome, godlike, infinite powers? He's not infallible. He and Tobi were quite evenly matched. Maybe the scales were tilted a little to Minato's favour, but that doesn't mean no one can surpass him. Yes, he is hiding, I suppose. But when you truly have a secret like that, you don't exactly run to the top of the Hokage Monument and shout it out loud. That's exaggerating. Sorry. Maybe he should be more open about it…? But your comment has set me thinking about what my story is really supposed to be and for that, I thank you.
For everyone else who has had the patience to last this long, I have but one question. Do you want me to continue this? I have no idea how it will end up, but I'll try my best not to disappoint. But if you're really against this story, go straight into the criticising. 'No way! Your story sucks! Just chop off your hand and stop writing! (Although like this it would be very hard to sit for my exam tomorrow…) Your plot stinks to the high heavens and there are so many holes in them, It could just be one massive hole and no one would notice!' something like that. Or if you like it, maybe something like, 'Yeah, just continue writing. I don't mind.' After a really long break and thinking after receiving charan's comment, I've decided to at least do the Suna Invasion part. But seeing as I have a Chem and Phys test tomorrow, now wouldn't be the appropriate time to do it. If I receive more 'Yes' than 'No' in continuing the story, I guess I might continue this, but after being inactive for so long, I guess it's just been buried. Hahaha… XD Criticise to your heart's content. I'll just sit down on the sofa with a bar of chocolate, read, and take note of it for future reference, and probably laugh a bit, thinking, 'Really? I really wrote that? I have to work on that.' Other than that, enjoy the rest of your day. Something random. Putting vanilla essence in yoghurt and then eating it is not a good idea. Vanilla essence tastes bitter on its own.
~English-illiterate