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Since they'll have that much room to fight, I figured 'why not?'
At the beginning, I was thinking that we should have the ground crack and the air change, like it did for 3rd Hokage vs. Orochimaru, to show the two have a really intense chakra.

The kid with the brown hair at 20 secs in is one character where Yuji got his namesake from, for the record.

I'm just about to update 'Serving Naruto and Sakura'

True. I'm also excited at the prospect of having a female main OC for a change. In fact, before 'next-gen', if we did a sequel, I was going to have Azami take the lead.

btw: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RwF2KSAao4U
I think it's at 54 seconds into the video. It gave me an idea of Ryofu's water vs. Yuji's fire. Think we could use something like that in the final battle between Ryofu and Yuji? I'm referring to the lines of red and blue energy in the vid, for the record.

Even though the next-gen thing is on the back-burner, I changed my story to make sure they it's not too similar to yours.

One older girl, definitely like Yuji in mannerisms- 'Shana'. She is a lot like a female Yuji. Seperate from that, she's attractive but doesn't know it (or especially care at first), usually wears her hair in a ponytail, and tends to have a slightly dark demeanor. Tsundere to a degree.

Younger girl- 'Kasumi'- Kind of average girl. She has a lot of energy, very concerned about her appearance, and makes friends easily. She is not overly strong, but is stubborn. Once she puts her mind to something, she's going to get it done.

Boy (age TBD)- 'Koutarou'- Top of the middle type. Strong for his age, average in just about every way. Very courteous and giving. He speaks like he's older than his age, and has a variety of people he is influenced by. He notices girls, but doesn't really react to them, and he has some strange vibe that cause them not to react to him.

Again, I haven't really decided which one(s) will be Yuji's kids, if any. But they'll all be involved with him in some way.

Ch 21 is up! Hope you like it.

I've just slightly revised my plan, actually. Your vision works fine, except Kiba will have the youngest of two sisters, codenamed 'Kasumi' for the moment. The older sister will be like Yuji, and DEFINITELY his child biologically. Call her 'Shana' for now. 'Shana' will be moody, powerful, and dark, similar to Yuji. Except she'll be the gorgeous, ethereal beauty.

Kasumi will be more interested in boys than power, at least at first.

There might be a brother involved, too, but I'm not sure how yet.

Your vision is fine with me. I like it. Cool concept.

Yuji will have kids. At least one. She may be his or she may be adopted; not sure yet. But I plan for Yuji to be involved at the start, in kind of a villag elder role.

His child will definitely be a girl, though. There will be plenty of male chars involved, and i may even switch who the 'main OC' is.

I'm also not sure of Yuji's marital status at this point. I'll really be going by feel once we get going.

Sounds good. I didn't want you to be shocked that it was going to come up at the chunin exams.

Oh, good idea. That brings me to a question: What kind of character(s) do you have planned for 'next-gen'?

Actually, I do have an idea for you. I'm planning to play up the Mist at the chunin exams, since they have a bounty of Yuji's head. They have a bigger one on Ryofu. Maybe there's an informant in the Leaf who says he's still down and out from a fight, and someone tries to pick him off on a mission Tsunade gives Ryofu (and Chousen?) while he recovers. some routinue, easy thing.

lmao, that's no stretch of the imagination, I guess.

I like that. Yuji walks in, sees the scene, his mouth drops, he stares, and then walks away. The next time you see him, he's back to his miserable mood, possibly doing something stupid, dangerous, or violent, or all three.

This would come just as he's ready to forgive Ryofu. And as he's friends with Azami, he'd feel extra betrayed, leading to self-destructive behavior, and adding fuel to the fire for his fight with Ryofu.

Mami Kawada and Kotoko do a lot of good music. Also, Utada Hikaru's 'Sakura Drops' is another one that pops into my head. Glad you liked the selection.

Yuji's future might be a little surprising. Hopefully.
I'm expecting the chunin exams to take four-five chapters. After that, we could fit in the Ryofu and Azami deal. Ideally, from my perspective, it would be best if you outlined the circumstances that Azami and Ryofu meet under, while I dictate Yuji's response.