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It's a good thing she's so damn endearing, lol. Otherwise that airhead act would bug the hell out of me! I'm definitely going to search for the manga. I got a sweet deal on the anime at a local place going out of business, then found Dragon Destiny at a good price online.

Oh yeah, nothing like runny noses and stuffed-up heads to make the holiday season memorable!

I borrowed a couple different personalities, mixed them together, and came out with something somewhat new. But the one part is so glaringly obvious. I think you'll get a kick out of it. I've only just started watching, but my God. I don't know whether or not I'd kiss Hakufu or kill her (or get killed by her, more likely) with that airhead act of hers!

I had a cold, too. But it was nice otherwise, thanks.

That was a good update on your part. I'm almost done with mine. And I'll be honest, there'll be some parts that will scream Ikki Tousen at you, lol. But in a good way that makes sense. I hope.

How was your Christmas

Updated "Naruto Couples 2" with a fic RQ from my other reader.

Merry Christmas to you, too. No worries about the update. It gives me something to look forward to.

I just updated "Serving Naruto and Sakura", btw. Enjoy!

Updated on my end, too.

Alright then. I can wing the rest. I'm interested to see what the village's reaction to Ryofu will be. There won't be anything profound with Yuji.
The only thing I'd like to recommend (I just thought of it myself, actually, but it's probably already occured to you) is that someone tell Ryofu what really went down with Yuji and Itachi. Hell, in Yuji's absence, Ryofu and Itachi could probably clash, if you're stuck for material.

Okay, that makes sense.

I wasn't sure if using rape itself was a bad idea (which it was, in retrospect. Definitely won't do that again, even though it's mention was mild in this case). I went over in my head what it would take for him to kill someone, and that's one of the only situations that covered it -_-' It was in poor taste, though, and a bad fit for the Naruto world.

I really appreciate your honesty on this. Thanks for telling the truth on that one.

So, is there anything I need to do on my end to react to Ryofu coming back? Anything in particular you're looking for?

Hmm...you make a good point. I'm going to wait until after Yuij's mission in the Rain for that. I want to get one more chapter focused on the girls getting ready to confess to him. So he should be walking back into a storyline when he returns. I do plan to have him change, though much less drastically.

I like that, too. That was the part of the story that was going to develop further down the line. Basically a whole conspiracy. The next step after this last chapter was going to be Yuji finding a connection to ROOT, and basically calling Danzou on it. Just literally walking up to him and declaring war on him. Challenging him to have Yuji killed and so on.
It was a good idea executed poorly -_-'

One last question, then I'll let this drop (I appreciate your feedback on this big time): If I had toned down the chapter a bit content-wise, would it have been acceptable. Same scenario, but Yuji instead breaks knees and legs. OR was the scenario itself bad?

The only problem there is that getting a girl for him is an end in and of itself.
Actually, I'm just going to hop back to my original plan. Originally, I had a big, elaborate battle planned between him and one of the Pains, with the thought of the girls pushing him through. But that's just more of the same. It doesn't do anything for him, except illustrate a measure of strength. SO I'll just tweak one more element, which should open up some more storyline possibilties.
Leaving that chapter out really doesn't damage my perceived storyline. I had half an idea it might not work, but I wanted your reaction on it. I should atually apologize for the content. I tried to make the situation itself non-offensive, you know? Barring the stupid situation, did you see any elements you think I could recycle?