MDaS Author's Commentary

by Noandra

If you've got questions about my writing process or headcanon, or why I say yes to some ideas and not others, there's a good chance I answer it here. This is literally just me word vomiting my thought process with My Dreams are Smart! and trying to answer as many questions as I can.

2. Chapter 2 - Chapter Concepts

1. Naruto tries drawing to improve his handwriting since he can't draw seals very neatly

2. Pajama Revolution

3. Naruto is tired of being mediocre at taijutsu and bullies Kakashi into being his teacher because everyone else is a crazy person (Kakashi's crazy too, but at least Naruto doesn't realize he's a pervert yet)

4. A rare snowy day in Konoha leads to Naruto and his summons delighting in shoving snow down everyone's shirt

5. Sasuke gets jealous of Naruto's summoning contract and starts hounding Itachi for the cat contract. Naruto gladly teaches Sasuke reverse summoning.

6. While researching his dad, Naruto finds out he was a toad summoner and makes connections to Pervy Sage. He immediately starts coming up with more and more convoluted stories to justify this without them knowing each other, until Pervy Sage delights in telling Naruto all about Minato's time as his student. Kurama just makes fun of Naruto for being delusional.

7. Naruto finds a very orange jacket. Kurama is horrified. Naruto somehow remains just as elusive as ever. The ANBU's confidence is even more irreparably shattered.

8. Danzo tries to recruit Naruto, and quickly finds out that it is a Very Bad Idea

9. Naruto's seventh birthday

10. Naruto finds a stray cat. Kurama doesn't like it. Naruto promptly dumps it on Sasuke because trying to keep a cat in the same apartment as very poisonous plants seems like a Very Bad Idea.

12. Naruto abruptly remembers that he is, in fact, a student, and hasn't paid attention for the last few months but a big test is coming up. He figures that since the teachers are already corrupt anyway, he might as well bribe them to pass him.

13. Naruto starts a cult (not sure how to pull this off, but imagine the CHAOS!)

14. Naruto starts a coffee shop with the funds from his black market. It's great until Anko becomes a regular.

15. Hiashi finds out Naruto and Hinata are friends. He tries to put a stop to it to save his sanity, but this is a very dumb thing to do. Naruto demands retribution.

16. Naruto finds he actually has talent for things like drawing and paper mache, so he starts an art auction at the Academy.

17. Naruto tries tie-dying a shirt. It does not go well.

18. Naruto starts snacking on raw spaghetti. Everyone is confused.

19. Kurama is fascinated by Naruto's biology class. He knew humans were pathetic, but their sheer complexity just emphasizes how many ways there are to smoosh them to death. No wonder they're so terrified of everything!

20. Naruto and Kurama try to cast a genjutsu. It goes very wrong. They swear off genjutsu.

21. Naruto and Sasuke hate swimming. Naruto lords his water walking over a very wet Sasuke. Sasuke is not amused.

22. Taijutsu lessons at the Academy start. Naruto is very disappointed at how sad and pathetic they are. The first spars go very poorly.

23. Naruto gets a fanclub to match Sasuke's.

24. A weirdo tries to sell Naruto drugs. Kurama grieves (no spoilers for why!)

25. Naruto's first sort of successful seal! Emphasis on the sort of