"The Nope Jutsu?" Sakura asks. "What kind of name is that?"
"Who cares about the name?" Naruto asks angrily. "Kakashi is teaching emo-brow such a powerful technique, meanwhile all I get is some stupid wind jutsu? How's that fair?"
Emo-brow?
… Wait, is tha...
2023-07-25 12:48:09 +0000 UTC View PostEnjoy the chapter.
Enjoy the chapter.
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Rarely, by which I mean once or twice in the week I've had them, the collection of otherworldly knowledge and experiences that I've termed "Caleb's Memories" seem to exhibit some ...
2023-07-22 16:20:42 +0000 UTC View PostSorry for the delay, my life's been... hectic.
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I stare at my laid-back sensei, my thoughts roiling.
I'd known about The Chūnin Exams of course, it's hard not to considering it's held every year at the same time. However, even before ...
2023-07-18 18:29:30 +0000 UTC View Post'When did my house become the designated meeting spot for the team?' I wonder as Naruto and Sakura show up at my door together, already embroiled in some nonsensical argument, about penguins of all things. 'And why the fuck did I ever agree to it?'
The argument co...
2023-07-11 13:52:26 +0000 UTC View PostWe run back.
Kakashi suggests it, and no one argues with him on it. For one thing, it's faster and more engaging, and none of us really feel eager to spend the next two and a half days in a slow moving train marinating on what we've just done.
Plus, from a purely economical standpoint...
2023-07-10 09:50:24 +0000 UTC View PostWithin the bright green flames, whose uncomfortable heat I can feel from so far away, my sharingan just manages to make out Ken Ishimura.
I guess I know what the signal was now.
Or maybe not, I reconsider, as I note the expression on Kei's face; she doesn't look excited or relieved th...
2023-07-09 09:57:07 +0000 UTC View Post"Anyway," Kakashi says, carrying on the conversation, "if you're telling them, my advice would be for you to do it now, because I'm pretty sure Naruto's already making friends with the girl's brother."
My eyes close and I exhale a tired breath. Why is nothing ever easy?
Turning from K...
2023-07-08 10:52:13 +0000 UTC View PostNaruto rushes ahead to walk with the family, happily regaling them with one of his many wild and (I sometimes suspect) made-up stories.
Sakura moves to follow, but notices that I'm not walking too.
"Sasuke?" she asks, looking at me. She must notice that something is wrong from my expr...
2023-07-04 11:49:05 +0000 UTC View PostTo whom it may concern:
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Jackpot Jr costs two dollars and rewards you with one advanced chapter; Jackpot costs five dollars and rewards you with four advanced chapters; and Jac...
2023-06-30 23:53:57 +0000 UTC View PostSpringtree is exactly what I'd expected, a small, rustic village out in the country, full of people who've known each other their entire lives; people who've likely never laid eyes on a ninja before.
Not knowingly at least.
Ergo, as I'd also expected, there's a lot of standing and sta...
2023-06-30 23:46:59 +0000 UTC View PostRolling green hills and a bright blue sky surround us for miles as we make our way down the little dirt road to Springtree.
According to our map and the last sign we saw, we should be less than three kilometers from the village, and we've already long since changed into our official uniform...
2023-06-30 23:37:53 +0000 UTC View PostIno Yamanaka
Three Months Ago
It actually takes a lot of effort to look like you're not putting in any effort.
In fact, many people would argue, and argue reasonably, that it takes significantly more effort than if you simply never bo...
2023-06-30 23:33:09 +0000 UTC View Post"Woohoo! We're going on a mission! Yeah!" Naruto screams, uncaring of the attention his exuberance draws upon us as we walk down the street.
"Stop screaming," Sakura snaps, swatting the boy upside the head.
Obviously expecting it, Naruto ducks, his elation not dimming a single bit. 2023-06-26 21:13:00 +0000 UTC View Post
This chapter was supposed to start Team 7's mission, but it kinda took on a life of its own and became this.
Please don't hate me if you don't like it.
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The dream begins as it always does, with me asleep.
In trut...
2023-06-25 19:03:22 +0000 UTC View Post" …Well, I'm sure our mission's still gonna be cooler; it's a B-rank, and we're guarding cargo going all the way to Wave."
You can get acc" …Well, I'm sure our mission's still gonna be cooler; it's a B-rank, and we're guarding cargo going all the way to Wave."re our mission's still gonn...
2023-06-21 12:34:44 +0000 UTC View Post"You look homeless," Sakura observes as we follow Kakashi down the busy morning streets of the village.
Naruto looks at me, observes me for several seconds, then nods in agreement: "She's right, Sasuke; you look like a bum. It's cause of your hair; it's way too pointy."
I look pointed...
2023-06-19 22:23:10 +0000 UTC View PostI gave up on trying to come up with interludes for other characters. Maybe later.
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A lot more goes into a ninja mission than the average person might think, which is why, after agreeing to accept the Springtree mission (lovingly codenamed Bi...
2023-06-17 18:00:59 +0000 UTC View PostA Hinata POV chap no one asked for. Hope it's good at least.
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Hinata Hyūga
One Year Ago
Strength before all else, that was the tenet the Hyūga clan lived by. It was a principle that ...
2023-06-16 20:17:21 +0000 UTC View PostI can't believe another week went by without me posting again. I'm sorry everyone. Here's the chapter.
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Kakashi tosses me a kunai and I snatch the weapon out of the air deftly.
"I'm guessing you've tried out the Shadow Clone Jutsu," Ka...
2023-06-14 16:15:17 +0000 UTC View PostI wrote this half asleep. I apologize in advance.
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Naruto Uzumaki
"So, what's the wind jutsu you're going to teach me?" Naruto asked as he followed Kakashi's clone to a corner of the training yard. "It's something cool...
2023-06-06 17:36:44 +0000 UTC View PostThis chapter was supposed to have the POV of all the three Team Seven members.
Naturally, Sakura took up the whole thing. Greedy girl.
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Sakura Haruno
"So, um," Sakura began, trying not...
2023-06-05 14:39:57 +0000 UTC View Post"Kakashi," I say, "please put down my teammate."
"Okay," the jōnin agrees, and promptly dumps the bound and gagged Naruto on the hard ground.
Sakura winces in sympathetic pain. I let out a slow, controlled breath.
On the ground, Naruto keeps wriggling, trying furiously and unsu...
2023-06-03 07:56:11 +0000 UTC View PostHappy new month, everyone.
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Kakashi had said for us to meet at my house at 07:00 A.M. today; I'm ready by 06:15.
This is because, the last time my teammates had been told to come to my house at seven (which was only just the day before...
2023-06-01 17:55:36 +0000 UTC View PostDamn, a whole week without posting. It won't happen again, I promise.
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Naruto Uzumaki
That big-headed bastard, Naruto fumed as he stomped down a street in the shopping district.
Who the hell did he think he was? ...
2023-05-30 07:28:57 +0000 UTC View PostSakura Haruno
Her walk home was quiet and uneventful so far, and Sakura Haruno was glad for it; she didn't think she could handle any sort of excitement right now.
Within her, her emotions swelled and ebbed, Sasuke's last question to her before she'd apologized and wa...
2023-05-24 19:10:33 +0000 UTC View PostWhat if he wasn't lying? I wonder. What if Kakashi wasn't lying about what he said of the village wanting us as candidates for a new Sannin team?
He'd said he was lying, true, but Kakashi is exactly the sort of troll who would get off on making someone believe that the tru...
2023-05-22 19:24:21 +0000 UTC View Post"Well," Kakashi says, "the higher-ups think that you three have the potential to be the next great thing. You know, like The Sannin were.
"So, uh…" He gives us a thumbs up. "No pressure."
"No pressure?" Sakura asks in disbelief. "You can't just tell us something like that and then s...
2023-05-20 22:09:33 +0000 UTC View Post"Guys," I say, "let's kick his fucking ass."
My teammates concur.
Honestly, fuck the bell. I just want to land one punch on his stupid, smug face.
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Fifteen minutes later, I can barely stand.
I have a dislocated shoulder, a sprained ankle, a...
2023-05-19 11:55:16 +0000 UTC View PostAnd here's that fight scene I promised you guys forever ago.
Hope you enjoy it.
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"Naruto," I say, "no more clones."
The words come out brisker than intended, but we're all a little tense from the bloody lesson Ka...
2023-05-17 07:07:10 +0000 UTC View PostSorry for going AWOL the last few days; updates should increase now.
Enjoy.
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There are many advantages to being a ninja from a clan. Or at least one from a family with a pre-existing ninja presence.
Companinship,...
2023-05-12 08:32:28 +0000 UTC View Post