Hello all. I know it's been a long time since I've posted anything and, for that, I apologize. I have to apologize again since this isn't an actual chapter, but an update. However, if you would please lend me a few moments of your time, I would greatly appreciate it. If you do not care for me and just want the story, then check back tomorrow evening and I'll have a new chapter posted.

For those of you interested in either me or my writing, I want to extend a sincere apology. This update will contain quite a bit of personal info, but I feel that I owe it to you all, plus it will help clarify a few things. First of all, my story has been plagiarized more than once and I am in the process of dealing with those issues, but it really made me think. What right do I have to deny others the chance to read the "rest" of my story if I'm not writing it? It's been hard for me to summon the desire to continue this story, or any others, for quite some time. That feeling is going to take some explaining.

I started writing when I was 12. That number seems insane to me now. It was almost 14 years ago. I started writing Sunflowers in a tiny paper notebook in my English class when I was bored. I had been writing for years, but never anything like a real story. I had recently started watching Naruto and fell in love with it. I had watched most of the first part, (pre shippuuden) the previous summer and I was addicted to the semi-relationship between Naruto and Hinata. I have always been a helpless romantic, but I didn't get a real girlfriend until after high school. (there were several 'almosts', but nothing worth counting). I wanted Naruto to notice Hinata and her love. Looking back, I may have identified with Hinata a bit. I didn't talk to girls. I barely talked to anyone, actually. So when the final Naruto episode came and Hinata watched Naruto leave without saying anything, I was beyond frustrated. So much so, that I tried to look up Naruto/Hinata things in the manga which was not something I had ever done. I found nothing canon, but I did find fanfiction. I read countless stories for hours on end, trying to satisfy my desire for NaruHina moments.

Sadly, most stories at the time were fairly one shot ish. Naruto would go from not noticing hinata to being in love with her in a single week. The characters qualities and inner workings were abandoned for convenient plot elements and cheap fluff. Naruto would be suddenly perceptive or interested in Hinata or Hinata would be so shy she couldn't even speak. It wasn't enough for me. So I decided to write my own. And I was going to make it like a REAL relationship. But I was 12 and had no clue what a real relationship was. I was a huge romantic, of course, so I had seen plenty of romance anime and read books as well. I did my very best to make the two characters fall for each other in a realistic way while also keeping their characters as true to the originals as possible.

Then, the impossible happened. I actually got popular. I had dozens of reviewers who commented on every chapter and pushed me to continue and to improve. And I did so, as much as a kid in jr. high could. But then I got into high school and girls became much more than cute romance options. You could easily look though sunflowers and find the section where the story becomes sexual. I was a late bloomer but I hit puberty pretty hard. Even today, I would consider myself a bit of a perv, (nothing deviant or dangerous, but I do chase my wife around fairly often). Anyway, I felt a strong urge to include sexual content in my stories, rarely anything obscene, but I felt like real people would deal with real sexual urges or their own sexual organs. It really didn't fit in Sunflowers as their relationship wasn't even at the gf/bf point so I started a new story.

This story was much more fun to write. I kinda made the story a little less based in reality but I still tried to keep the characters as close as possible. This story allowed me to express some of my sexual humor and keep the story focused on how Naruto and Hinata might fall in love. I got to talk about things like breasts or thongs and that was really fun for the teenage me and I still had chances for small fluff moments like Naruto and Hinata sharing meals or sleeping together. The story quickly surpassed Sunflowers and kept growing. So I spent most of my time working on it and left Sunflowers behind. It became really hard to work on shy NaruHina in Sunflowers when they were already showering together in Love Hinata. I continued this story for a long time while IRL I continued to watch Naruto, the show. I continued to develop blue balls for the love story between Naruto and Hinata and shippuuden seemed to know exactly how to hurt me. Those frustrations made me delve even deeper into Love Hinata. I was never comepltely comfortable talking about actual sex, but it was on my mind a lot. Hinata confesses to Naruto during Pain and STILL nothing happens so I went to Love Hinata to console my aching heart.

Eventually, keeping up with the show and the story got to be annoying, ( most of the 4th ninja war and the obito/kaguya bs) and I was frustrated with the show. I would skip watching the show for months at a time and I started preparing for medical school and moved out on my own. All of these things made writing really hard to keep up with. I would barely have enough time to get 8 hours of sleep, much less spend hours writing a fanfiction that earned me very little IRL. Then two big things happened fairly close together. Naruto ended and Naruto and Hinata got married (in the manga at this point) and I met the girl who would end up becoming my wife (well, we were classmates all through school, but remember the whole loner thing? She was much worse, though. She played Naruto music during class projects.).

I spent almost every single free minute I had with her. I would drive to her house, (literally 20 minutes away) almost every single day. I fell in love fast and hard, (pun not intended). My need for romance was being filled and NaruHina was officially canon. I didn't need Love Hinata anymore and over the 10 years I had been writing, I lost most of my original fans. Why continue to write then? I would occasionally get the urge and rediscover my joy in writing, but it was always short lived. The 25-year-old man is nothing close to the 12 year old boy who started these stories. But my wife, being a huuuuuuge Naruto nerd always encouraged me to continue. She even started her own spinoff of love hinata to share in my avid interest. This was almost enough for me to pick it up again. I tried to continue Love Hinata, but again Naruto and Hinata were already freaking married and had 2 kids! It was hard to invest myself in a story that has already been told.

So I worked with my wife to develop her story, the Tale of the Three Maidens. Its more original and the main character was an OC that we made together. We would stay up all night together talking and laughing about her adventures with the Naruto gang. It was great. Finding a person who you can do things like that with is a real gift. I made sure to add all my perverted jokes and interests into the character and the story and my wife really ran with it. She's almost 110 chapters in and still going strong. I have a huge part in every chapter so if you enjoy my writing, please check it out. I know OC's aren't popular in fanfiction, but it allows us to really express our own writing style. She is also insanely dedicated to her fans. It really means a lot to her to hear feedback and that people enjoy her writing (seriously, it makes her day). I lost a lot of fans when I decided to merge our stories (people really hate OC's) but you can trust me. The OC in Love Hinata, Beki, will not play a huge part in the story and is essentially another girl in the house that creates plot devices for me. Plus, I just love her character.

Anyway, I'm now a happily married man with plenty of relationship and sexual experience to pull from, so my writing style will undoubtedly have changed. I am determined to continue my stories, mostly love hinata and song of the sound, but I will consider sunflowers if enough of you want it. But, be forewarned, I plan to add a crap ton of adult themes and content to them. The only part of the NaruHina relationship the show hasn't covered is the dating and sexual themes. Love Hinata is a great chance for me to explore that. Plus, it will be fun for me and my wife to kind of play with ideas and experiences we've had. It makes writing more fun and engaging. I am truly sorry if you are the kind of person who does not enjoy these things. I just can't find a way to make myself write a story I have no interest in. I know they are young, per the age the show gives us. But honestly, they are however old you see them. You can't watch kids fight to the death and then be upset when they have sexual/romantic feelings.

Moving forward, I also would really like to develop an open relationship with any old or current fans. I will try to respond to anything you guys share with me, whether its your PMs or reviews. I want this to be an experience for everyone involved. The story is quite flexible at this point and could lean towards plot points you guys want to see (citrus fruits included). Please take some time and message me once you've read this. I'm genuinely curious about what you guys think and I've shared quite a bit about myself.

TL:DR version
I apologize for not posting at all. I haven't felt attached to my stories in a long time. NaruHina is canon and I can't add much to their relationship now. I can explore their dating and sexual sides so I plan to do that. The stories will have more sexual themes and adult content like love, obsession, heartbreak, compromise and sex. There will still be plenty of fluff and cuteness. My writing style may change some and I will do my best to make it better. Please for the love of Kaguya, check out my wifes story! Don't steal my story! If you want to use it and change it, then feel free, but give me the credit I deserve and source the original! Check out the new chapter I'll post tomorrow. Please, please take some time and message me either in a PM or review. I want to hear your thoughts and open a back and forth relationship with any of you still interested in my work.