Alright, what's up guys? It's been a really long time but I'm back. I've received a lot of requests to keep this story going, and so I wanted to let you guys know where I stand and why I'm having so much trouble continuing.
There are a few reasons so follow me here…
Number one, I kinda fucked up everyone's power level. I made Minato too strong, while making Naruto too weak. I immediately jumped the rails in terms of power and I utilized a concept that, at the time, was smart, but now it's just so cliched it makes me cringe. Using the shadow clone training method throws so much of the world into chaos as anyone with the technique, can easily beat out those without.
Number two, I just don't like how lightly I went on Konoha. By that I mean, I don't like how I never set up Ami's character, and I never hinted to truly terrible abuse, right from the start. And it just feels like such a missed opportunity to me.
Number three, I kinda don't like how Kurama's attitude does a 180 in like the first chapter. I really feel like I missed another great opportunity to show growth and change, since Kurama goes from trying to manipulate Naruto, to being his friend and stuff.
Number three, I feel like I could have done a lot better overall in the story, If I was writing it today. If you're a writer, you know what I mean. You go back and read your old work and think, 'damn… did I write that?' that's kinda how I feel when reading this story. I feel like I've missed so many opportunities and I've kinda written myself into a hole, or into a wall.
And my final problem with this story, is that when reading it, I just can't figure out what drove me to write it. I mean, when I read what I wrote, I have no clue where I wanted to go with it. I don't know what I wanted to do. The last few chapters just kind of strung along for me, and I just wrote stuff and tried for a few cheep laughs, but in the end it just felt cheap to me.
So… in the end, I'm simply trying to say that I've lost whatever drive had me take this story in the direction I took it. It could be more maturity as a writer. It could be that I've read a lot more lately and new ideas or understanding have helped me out a lot in my other story. I guess what I'm trying to say is that the story as it is right now, is not something I would continue to write just for the sake of writing. What this story is now, is something I don't wanna continue to write.
So what happens from here? Well… the answer is that I start over. I have a lot of good ideas here, but they no longer feel like they've been written by me, if that makes sense. I've written so much for Broken Angel, and I've grown so much as a writer, that this story no longer feels like something I wrote. Which is why, to continue it, I'd have to start over.
So… I wanna hear from you guys, do you want me to start over? Do you want me to rewrite this story? If I do that, then a lot of things will change. The general plot will stay the same. Characters will stay the same, but motivations, past history, power levels, the Leaf's treatment of Naruto, Naruto's training, all are things that will have to be changed or improved upon. Like I said, the general story will stay the same. Naruto will still go to Aski, he'll still meet Nayumi, and they'll get married. He'll still be against the Leaf, and Minato and Kushina will still be alive, but the hows? The Whys? All of that will have to be updated, and improved for me to feel like this was something that I had written.
Or… we could go with option two… If you guys would prefer the story as is, then I will put it up for adoption. Like I said guys, I can't keep this story going, with how it is now, if you guys want it to stay the way it is, then I will allow someone else to continue it, otherwise I'll have to rewrite it. So… go ahead and vote. I'll put up a poll on my profile, and let you guys decide. I'm sorry to those of you that are disappointed but, I just don't have the drive to write 'this' version of this story any more. To much of it is cringe worthy to me, and I just feel like I could do a better job, starting over. So… let me know.