AN: Hello!

Its been a while, at least to me, maybe not you guys cause I kind of consistently don't update :(

Anyways, I just came over here to say that, well... I'm not dead.

Yes, I'm not dead, and not planning on going anywhere either. I know alot of ffn's creators (or at least some of them) have decided to leave the site because of the... less than stellar maintenance. I know I'm late but if you haven't heard by now the site's statistics on alot of the writers stories are just gone. I haven't seen them in practically two months, since September. Plus, alot of the stories i've heard aren't giving notifications right now, and the reviews only come in like half the time until a few days.

I've tried to wait for the site to fix itself (there was one maintenance, but that turned out to be a bust), so ive decided to just not update.

Or at least not update for a while.

Don't worry, I plan to come back, and I do have some stories in the works, its just I will not be posting them for a while. But even if the site isn't fixed i may still end up posting depending on how long it'll take to fix this.

So, I have an ANNOUCEMENT to make, and that is... another MASS UPDATE is probably going to be coming. I know, I just posted one not too long ago (8/27/23), but who cares, I enjoy them and they are decently fun.

So there in lies when I will post them? In which I debated posting Thansgiving (11/23/23), but even then I'd like to develop things a bit more. So I decided, Why not do it on CHRISTMAS? So December 25th I will be posting a couple of chapters and one-shots for my stories.

I already have a number of stories in developement and finished:, like:

- A chapter of a New Naruto/dxd/fate crossover I've been working on

- A Naruto/Nightingale Oneshot (Fate)

- A Naruto/Medusa Oneshot (Fate)

And in developement I have:

- A Chpt of 'Phantom of the Underworld'

-A Naruto/Himiko One-shot

- A few chapters of Wrecked

- A Naruto/Skadi One-shot

-A chapter of 'Hail to the king'

-And a few other things in the works

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Aside from all that of course, I would like to update and finish some of the other stories Ive started over the years. So why not just give out a list of the priority of the stories I plan to update (so if your favorite story isn't on the list it may have been discontinued).

Priority One (in no particular order):

1. Phantom of the Underworld

2. Dark storms

3. Hail to the King

4. Enuma Eilish

5. Outfoxed

6. True demons

of Mind

8. Heart Under a Blade

9. Mockingbird

Lower Priority:

1. Bloodshot

2. Ea

But who knows where my inspiration might take me? I may even might be enticed to continue things like Runaway or some of my older stories.

Your Reviews and stats are a major reason as to why I do this, as I really enjoy looking at the nice ones. As for the less than stellar/overall unconstructive ones... I think most of them are pretty amusing.

Anyways, I look forward to hearing your guy's response, and if you have any other questions or One-shot ideas be sure to PM me.

Meanwhile I will be continuing to try and type out stories, proofread, chat with other people on suich topics, and overall procrastinating to get stuff done.

I will take this down right before I do the mass update, maybe even sooner.

~RWV3N

PS: HERE'S A LITTLE PREVIEW OF A STORY I HAVE BEEN WORKING ON (mostly so the admins don't take this down, but if you're listening: pls fix the site.)

Previews:

(A hero's wish)

'Fast,' was the only thing Rin could think of as she saw the blue haired man get up close in on Kalawarna faster than she could react. In addition he also proved himself to be rather skill as well, weaving through her guard and dealing a vicious blow towards the woman, sending her careening back, spiralling off of the rooftops and back down to the road.

Donahseek noticed this as well, grinning at the chance to fight a worthy opponent. "Hey, you're not bad," he spoke, before the man was upon him as well.

"And you're pathetically average!" he roared, deflecting the fallen's rather horrible defense of his light spear, as he too was sent back.

To the man's credit, Dohnaseek realized just how outmatched he was, with widened eyes. As he took to the skies, and soon the other fallen angels did as well, with the recently awoken mittelt carrying Kalawarna, who still only had one good wing to fly on. Black feathers raining down from above as they were lit by the cool moon light.

"What are you doing, why aren't you going after them?" Rin questioned, wondering why this mysterious man didn't pursue them.

As the man twirled his spear and pointed it towards the air. "Right now we have bigger things to worry about, missy," he spoke, turning off to face the side of the building, staring down at Naruto's still bleeding out body.

"My name is Cu, Cu Chulainn ," he introduced. "And you wouldn't happen to know of any healing spells to help out my master, would you?" the spirit from the past asked.

Rin's eyes widened.


(Phantom of the Underworld)

"Well…" she started, having thought long about what she wanted to tell him. But at the same time she need a moment to collect her thoughts. "The truth is, in the beginning… I despised you," she told him. "I truly hated you with every fiber of my being. I blamed you for Zabuza's death."

"I see…" Naruto realized, his head held low.

"But…" Haku continued, gaining the blonde's attention once again. "At the same time I saw that you were exactly like me."

"Like you, how?" Naruto inquired.

Haku took a deep breath, as she gripped on the hem of her kimono at her side, steeling her resolve. "Forgotten, alone… broken."

She felt a lone hand reach up to rest against her cheek, forcing her to gaze into his cerulean blue eyes the action of which giving her no small amount of comfort, as she her the voice of her master resonate into her ears. "And… are you still so broken?" Naruto asked, to which she answered.

"No," she told him, leaning into his touch. "I'm not, you gave me purpose, you gave me strength when I had none, and for that i am eternally grateful," Haku said. And Naruto could tell there was no lies within her voice, as she told him nothing but the truth.

It was only then that he realized just how close they were, almost as if they were right on top of eachother. He could feel her hot breath against his skin, and she likely could feel the same. He could feel the warmth of her ice cold skin. And as he gazed upon her chocolate brown eyes as she stared at him, he could feel her words reverberating around his soul, giving him comfort as well. Naruto didn't know who moved first, and perhaps it was both of them at the same time. But, given how both had been almost a lifeline in their many years of knowing each other it was almost automatic, as both started to close the distance between their faces. As their lips drew mere centimeters apart.

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(Hail to the King)

And finally the girl turned around, anger flaring in his eyes to face him,"Hey, I told you, get the hell away from me!" she shouted, smacking his hand away.

But Naruto didn't listen, as he got close, grabbing onto her body in a tight embrace and not letting her go inside, fearing that he might lose her forever should she get away."No! I won't let go, not until you tell me what's wrong!" he roared back, as she struggled to break free.

And surprisingly, even with her monstrous strength she was unable to get away from him, "No, I won't!" she said stubbornly.

Yet Naruto was just as stubborn. "Just tell me!" he reiterated, struggling to keep hold of her.

"I can't" she yelled, not wanting to tell him the truth of the matter, her anger only rising during this ordeal.

"And why not!" Naruto yelled, his body and bones nearly breaking just from the strain. But it was at that moment Mordred rented, her anger finally reaching its boiling point…

"Because I like you, okay!" she finally yelled, both admitting it to herself and to Naruto.

"Huh, what?" And at that Naruto was utterly confused, accidentally letting go of the girl in the process, luckily, it seemed the girl's desire to leave had vanished complete, and what was left was a feeling he didn't know. But he was able to see the faint tracing of red dusting her cheek, almost as if she were utterly embarrassed. "What did you say?" he asked, not really understanding.

That only cause Mordred to turn away, not meeting him in the eyes at all. "Please don't make me say it again…" she whispered under her breath, the blush on her face becoming even more prominent. But she took a deep breath, realizing this might be her one and only chance to get her point across, lest she ruin things even more than she already has. "I said I like you!" she repeated, completely flustered.

Naruto blinked, before smiling. "Well, I like you too," he said, not understanding at all.

Mordred huffed, realizing how much an idiot Naruto was, so she would have to be even more precise with her wording. "Look, I mean I love you, alright!" she reiterated, hoping she finally got her point across.

Naruto's smile grew wider, as he quirked his head. "Well I love you too..."


(A Hero)

"Oh, you must be the woman I've heard so much about," Kakashi said, eye smiling.

The woman nodded, "Indeed I am, and I am grateful Naruto has taken it upon himself to give me aid."

That only caused Kakashi's smile to widen, "is that so?" he asked wistfully.

As the blindfolded purple haired snake-like woman looks towards the blond as one would look at their prey. "Yes, he has, and I'll have to show him my gratitude for his efforts," she spoke with a snake-like smirk, eyeing him with nothing but a look that one would associate with a predator.

Instantly Naruto felt a shiver down his spine. Kakashi chuckled, it would seem that Hinata had some competition. Oh yes, she would repay Naruto tenfold, after all…

He was the hero that had saved her from her madness.


(One-shot)

"Huh, what is it, Kasumi?" he inquired, seeing as the blonde girl with whisker marks grabb on his hand unsurely.

"So, does that mean you wanted to be on my team as well?" she asked, a slight blush upon her face.

Naruto smiled, rubbing the back of his head embarrassed as well, "Well yeah. I mean… you would be pretty much lost without me," he teased.

Kasumi huffed, crossing her arms, "Yeah, right, we both know it'll be you who needs me," she said cheekily, and at that Naruto smiled.

But as Naruto was about to head out again the girl stopped him, "Hey Naruto?" she asked, gaining his attention.

"Huh? Kasumi, what are you– oh?" he asked, his mind going blank.

Soft.

That was the only way to describe it, as the young Namikaze's lips were planted upon his cheek.

But as quickly as the kiss came it left, "Thank you… for everything," she spoke.

Naruto could almost hear delighted squeals off in the distance.


End previews, see you in a month

-RWV3N