Naruto season 2
INTENSE! EDGE OF YOUR SEAT! TEASER! ACTION!!
Wow... I've added parts to... Practically everything, actually. Another 24kb in Gero Sennin (total 102kb, one and a half scenes left, but one is a long mass combat) and 5-10kb across the board otherwise for the most part, which makes this one of my biggest writing weeks, like, ever. Samples:
changed some jutsu names in TXY! HASSHIN! and the end notes to match
from the latest bit of Search For Gero-Sennin:
Banking and flipping in mid air, the former Snow kunoichi drew and tossed a good dozen kunai at the biggest group there, Lee and the turtles. Each trailed one of the little round bombs favored by Yuki-nin over the explosive tags common in more northerly countries, and as they hit they made an explosion that turned that entire end of the beach into a flaming hell, and blasted away the sand down to the damp under-layer packed with gravel and larger stones.
Almost as quick to react, Gomaru swerved in to shore, flipping forward off his chakra-channeling board and catching it as it folded into chopper form, uncurling and cutting a deep, bloody gash through Gai's back with the sharpened edge as the jounin's attention was grabbed by the explosive flower of death bursting around his look-alike student.
from Ino Gaiden, which is FINISHED at 22.4kb:
Omake: Roll Credits!
In a slightly off dimension
A step to the left or three
(Tra la la!)
Yamanaka girl, young and blonde and cute
Met two Haruno in black and red suits
Her family wanted them to suck some face
But she had other opinions so they went to mental space!
(Ninpo: Shintenshin no jutsu!)
Just to make it feel extra weird
They're always linked in the head
(Tra la la!)
And then they're the twin older brothers
Of her ex-best friend
Ninja roll call!
Jinrei! "I'm inside!"
Inoshi! "I'm her dad!"
Kenshiro! "That's me!"
Inoooooooooo!
We'll replay a past mission
To help explain our mind
(Tra la la!)
And to explain why Ino's clan
Thinks we're really quite a find
(Tra la la!)
As for their plans to wed her off
Such political hacks
Just repeat to yourself "Free choice," Ino,
"I should really just relax!"
For Mystery Haruno Theater 3000!
(bwong!)
Ino was gaping, eyes blank and blue with shock, and Kenshiro elbowed his other self in the ribs. "Told you she'd think it was weird," he muttered sotto voce.
the intro to the Mizuki segment:
"YAHOOOOOO!!"
Not so long ago, a certain ninja tool was captured and taken as a prize by a young Hidden Leaf genin.
"YAHOOOOOO!!"
Through the use of this tool and a bit of chakra manipulation similar to the tree-climbing and water-walking control exercises, it is possible to move along nearly any solid or liquid surface at a high rate of speed.
"THIS ROOOOOOCKS!!"
Of course, it can also be used in various ways as a potent weapon, as can practically any other piece of ninja gear, but all Naruto cared about at that moment was how incredibly fun it was zipping through and around the streets of Konoha slalom-fasion, like an orange and green whirlwind of chaos. Not that he realized quite how much chaos was involved, either, but between the shock factor and the wind from his slipstream, the disruption was considerable.
"YOOOOOOSH!! WE FLY WITH THE WINGS OF YOUTHFUL SPIRIT, NARUTO!"
And that was without even taking into acount the fact that Rock Lee was balancing behind him, the extra weight counteracted by pumping more power into the hoverboard. The boy had been feeling a bit left out when his team mates finally got around to trying out the device, lacking the ability to channel enough chakra to activate it. Fortunately, he has a good friend whose chakra runneth over, and who is all too happy to have something fun to share, and a friend to share it with.
"YEAH! YEAH! EXPLOSIVE POWER, YATTAAAA!!"
Or... perhaps... unfortunately?
from I Want To Read What Comes Next:
"My name is Tenten, and I don't use a clan name. I like learning to use new seals and weapons with Neshan-sensei, who taught me this past year until I could be placed with a normal team, and I dislike people who think kunoichi can't be just as good as male ninja. My dream is to become a great kunoichi like the legendary Tsunade-hime. Hobbies... I already said weapons training, so ..." Her cheeks developed a light tint, but whatever (or more specifically, whoever) she was thinking of, she shook it off before finishing, "... reading historical romances."
Nothing new in Wave Hello
from Itcha Itcha Jealousy:
*Yo, Obito... I think more and more how much you'd like Haruno... Or maybe, how much she seems like you. From strife within the team her drive to succeed has appeared, just like that time... Of course, her temper is even worse, if anything. Tenten's the level headed one, like you Rin, though she's more interested in her weapons than medic skills, and Sasuke is me all over, obsessed with blotting out the stain of a disgraced family member. It's a little different, but still so familiar ... it'll have a better end this time, though. I'll make sure of it... I won't let my comrades die...*
No, Hatake-baka still doesn't get it.
from Get Back Up From The Falls:
(Neji's training with Hinata is brutal)
After Kiba had finally been talked down, he'd been far more impressed with the girl's sheer grit, commenting, "It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog." The back handed compliment had still been enough to set the Hyuuga heiress blushing and stuttering, compounded further by Shino's gift of a large patch for her jacket a few days later, featuring an intricate snarling hound in front of an orange Hyuuga flame crest and the kanji for "big fight" in armor-grade kikai silk. It was roughly six inches square, oriented as a diamond and sewn in the center of her back at heart level... in large part because having it on the front would mean looking at it herself and getting embarrassed, but refusing the gift (an expensive one if Shino hadn't been an Aburame himself) would have been terribly rude.
Nothing new in Chuunin first and second tests
from Chuunin Finals/invasion:
Ribbon free at last, she opened the polished rosewood box and stuffed it under an arm so both hands could unroll the scroll inside. "It took m-me many tries to get one that was goo... good enough, and it has to be signed with heart's blood to work, but Au-auntie asked me to give this to you. S-she said that the Professor of Konoha was too precious to lose f-forev... er..."
Usagi's voice throat choked up, and one of the wails she'd been so ruthlessly suppressing struggled part way loose like the mew of a lonely kitten, but she held her offered contract steady somehow, blinking away the tears that just wouldn't stop. It was such a bad scroll, 'barely acceptable' they'd said... Her penmanship was so sloppy, and there was a big round inkspot on the margin, like having a huge pimple on one cheek! No way was it good enough for a Hokage, he'd turn it down and the Kami of Ninja's knowledge would be lost forever because she got too bored to practise until every brush stroke became perfect! Or, maybe he would sign it, but nobody would ever want to use such an ugly scroll so it would be wasted and he'd hang around in the afterlife waiting and lonely and no one would call and she'd die someday and he'd be there and be angry at her for wasting his contract and -
Amusement. Exasperation. Affection. Auntie was telling her it would be okay, but really, what if... The blonde lifted her head again at a pained grunt, only to see Sarutobi withdraw his index figer from the horrible stab on his chest, dripping with blood. Now her hands shook, as she presented the end of the scroll with the blank (soul binding seal) for the one who would become the scroll's target, so the dying man could add his name with the sure strokes of a fuinjutsu user well accustomed to writing with a bloody fingertip. He added a thumbprint as well for good measure, then let the hand fall back to his side. Quickly she stored the now-priceless scroll away again, not bothering to retie the fussy knot when the scroll case would be in a pouch anyway.
"... to Kono...hamaru...offer it... first," he rasped. Seeing the girl's agreement, the Sandaime smiled as warmly as his gore-streaked face and flagging energy would allow. The blood had stopped clogging his lungs so quickly, but he held no illusion that it was a good sign. "Help me sit... look over... just... once more..."
Nothing new in the aftermath.
from the Tsunade search chapter:
Zabusa and Katsu enter, bearing coffee mugs
Z: "So... You're awake. And did you gain any useful information from your little ... adventure ... or was it a total waste of time and resources to haul your black and blue ass back here and heal it up?"
Mako can't answer. It's not as if she didn't already know her traitorous brother was terrifyingly strong, or the abilities of Samehada.
Z: "If you come up with something to convince me you're more than a reckless fool who jumps thoughtlessly in, your sensei knows where to find me. Until then, don't waste my time."
Three unchanged files, then...
From the time skip shorts collection:
Kakashi's other kunoichi had been GLARING at the new Sound Daishogun all through the briefing. Finally, Tsunade's patience snapped. "What IS your problem, girl?"
"Problem?" Tenten scoffed. "No problems here... You just USED to be my idol, you traitor."
No real development in the post-time-skip era, just place holders and preliminary notes for the conflicts with Akatsuki, Madara, and ROOT.
- CDSERVO: Loook *deeeeply* into my eyes... Tell me, what do you see?
CROW: (hypnotized) A twisted man who wants to inflict his pain upon others.
For the next 72 hours, Itachi intoned, I will slap you with this trout. - Spying no Jutsu, chapter 3
"In the futuristic taco bell of the year 20XX, justice wears an aluminum sombrero!"hemlock-martini
--
"Anko, what you do in your free time is your own choice. Use it wisely. And if you do not use it wisely, make sure you thoroughly enjoy whatever unwise thing you are doing." - HymnOfRagnorok as Orochimaru at SpaceBattles
woot Med. Eng., verb, 1st & 3rd pers. prsnt. sg. know, knows
INTENSE! EDGE OF YOUR SEAT! TEASER! ACTION!!
Wow... I've added parts to... Practically everything, actually. Another 24kb in Gero Sennin (total 102kb, one and a half scenes left, but one is a long mass combat) and 5-10kb across the board otherwise for the most part, which makes this one of my biggest writing weeks, like, ever. Samples:
changed some jutsu names in TXY! HASSHIN! and the end notes to match
from the latest bit of Search For Gero-Sennin:
Banking and flipping in mid air, the former Snow kunoichi drew and tossed a good dozen kunai at the biggest group there, Lee and the turtles. Each trailed one of the little round bombs favored by Yuki-nin over the explosive tags common in more northerly countries, and as they hit they made an explosion that turned that entire end of the beach into a flaming hell, and blasted away the sand down to the damp under-layer packed with gravel and larger stones.
Almost as quick to react, Gomaru swerved in to shore, flipping forward off his chakra-channeling board and catching it as it folded into chopper form, uncurling and cutting a deep, bloody gash through Gai's back with the sharpened edge as the jounin's attention was grabbed by the explosive flower of death bursting around his look-alike student.
from Ino Gaiden, which is FINISHED at 22.4kb:
Omake: Roll Credits!
In a slightly off dimension
A step to the left or three
(Tra la la!)
Yamanaka girl, young and blonde and cute
Met two Haruno in black and red suits
Her family wanted them to suck some face
But she had other opinions so they went to mental space!
(Ninpo: Shintenshin no jutsu!)
Just to make it feel extra weird
They're always linked in the head
(Tra la la!)
And then they're the twin older brothers
Of her ex-best friend
Ninja roll call!
Jinrei! "I'm inside!"
Inoshi! "I'm her dad!"
Kenshiro! "That's me!"
Inoooooooooo!
We'll replay a past mission
To help explain our mind
(Tra la la!)
And to explain why Ino's clan
Thinks we're really quite a find
(Tra la la!)
As for their plans to wed her off
Such political hacks
Just repeat to yourself "Free choice," Ino,
"I should really just relax!"
For Mystery Haruno Theater 3000!
(bwong!)
Ino was gaping, eyes blank and blue with shock, and Kenshiro elbowed his other self in the ribs. "Told you she'd think it was weird," he muttered sotto voce.
the intro to the Mizuki segment:
"YAHOOOOOO!!"
Not so long ago, a certain ninja tool was captured and taken as a prize by a young Hidden Leaf genin.
"YAHOOOOOO!!"
Through the use of this tool and a bit of chakra manipulation similar to the tree-climbing and water-walking control exercises, it is possible to move along nearly any solid or liquid surface at a high rate of speed.
"THIS ROOOOOOCKS!!"
Of course, it can also be used in various ways as a potent weapon, as can practically any other piece of ninja gear, but all Naruto cared about at that moment was how incredibly fun it was zipping through and around the streets of Konoha slalom-fasion, like an orange and green whirlwind of chaos. Not that he realized quite how much chaos was involved, either, but between the shock factor and the wind from his slipstream, the disruption was considerable.
"YOOOOOOSH!! WE FLY WITH THE WINGS OF YOUTHFUL SPIRIT, NARUTO!"
And that was without even taking into acount the fact that Rock Lee was balancing behind him, the extra weight counteracted by pumping more power into the hoverboard. The boy had been feeling a bit left out when his team mates finally got around to trying out the device, lacking the ability to channel enough chakra to activate it. Fortunately, he has a good friend whose chakra runneth over, and who is all too happy to have something fun to share, and a friend to share it with.
"YEAH! YEAH! EXPLOSIVE POWER, YATTAAAA!!"
Or... perhaps... unfortunately?
from I Want To Read What Comes Next:
"My name is Tenten, and I don't use a clan name. I like learning to use new seals and weapons with Neshan-sensei, who taught me this past year until I could be placed with a normal team, and I dislike people who think kunoichi can't be just as good as male ninja. My dream is to become a great kunoichi like the legendary Tsunade-hime. Hobbies... I already said weapons training, so ..." Her cheeks developed a light tint, but whatever (or more specifically, whoever) she was thinking of, she shook it off before finishing, "... reading historical romances."
Nothing new in Wave Hello
from Itcha Itcha Jealousy:
*Yo, Obito... I think more and more how much you'd like Haruno... Or maybe, how much she seems like you. From strife within the team her drive to succeed has appeared, just like that time... Of course, her temper is even worse, if anything. Tenten's the level headed one, like you Rin, though she's more interested in her weapons than medic skills, and Sasuke is me all over, obsessed with blotting out the stain of a disgraced family member. It's a little different, but still so familiar ... it'll have a better end this time, though. I'll make sure of it... I won't let my comrades die...*
No, Hatake-baka still doesn't get it.
from Get Back Up From The Falls:
(Neji's training with Hinata is brutal)
After Kiba had finally been talked down, he'd been far more impressed with the girl's sheer grit, commenting, "It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog." The back handed compliment had still been enough to set the Hyuuga heiress blushing and stuttering, compounded further by Shino's gift of a large patch for her jacket a few days later, featuring an intricate snarling hound in front of an orange Hyuuga flame crest and the kanji for "big fight" in armor-grade kikai silk. It was roughly six inches square, oriented as a diamond and sewn in the center of her back at heart level... in large part because having it on the front would mean looking at it herself and getting embarrassed, but refusing the gift (an expensive one if Shino hadn't been an Aburame himself) would have been terribly rude.
Nothing new in Chuunin first and second tests
from Chuunin Finals/invasion:
Ribbon free at last, she opened the polished rosewood box and stuffed it under an arm so both hands could unroll the scroll inside. "It took m-me many tries to get one that was goo... good enough, and it has to be signed with heart's blood to work, but Au-auntie asked me to give this to you. S-she said that the Professor of Konoha was too precious to lose f-forev... er..."
Usagi's voice throat choked up, and one of the wails she'd been so ruthlessly suppressing struggled part way loose like the mew of a lonely kitten, but she held her offered contract steady somehow, blinking away the tears that just wouldn't stop. It was such a bad scroll, 'barely acceptable' they'd said... Her penmanship was so sloppy, and there was a big round inkspot on the margin, like having a huge pimple on one cheek! No way was it good enough for a Hokage, he'd turn it down and the Kami of Ninja's knowledge would be lost forever because she got too bored to practise until every brush stroke became perfect! Or, maybe he would sign it, but nobody would ever want to use such an ugly scroll so it would be wasted and he'd hang around in the afterlife waiting and lonely and no one would call and she'd die someday and he'd be there and be angry at her for wasting his contract and -
Amusement. Exasperation. Affection. Auntie was telling her it would be okay, but really, what if... The blonde lifted her head again at a pained grunt, only to see Sarutobi withdraw his index figer from the horrible stab on his chest, dripping with blood. Now her hands shook, as she presented the end of the scroll with the blank (soul binding seal) for the one who would become the scroll's target, so the dying man could add his name with the sure strokes of a fuinjutsu user well accustomed to writing with a bloody fingertip. He added a thumbprint as well for good measure, then let the hand fall back to his side. Quickly she stored the now-priceless scroll away again, not bothering to retie the fussy knot when the scroll case would be in a pouch anyway.
"... to Kono...hamaru...offer it... first," he rasped. Seeing the girl's agreement, the Sandaime smiled as warmly as his gore-streaked face and flagging energy would allow. The blood had stopped clogging his lungs so quickly, but he held no illusion that it was a good sign. "Help me sit... look over... just... once more..."
Nothing new in the aftermath.
from the Tsunade search chapter:
Zabusa and Katsu enter, bearing coffee mugs
Z: "So... You're awake. And did you gain any useful information from your little ... adventure ... or was it a total waste of time and resources to haul your black and blue ass back here and heal it up?"
Mako can't answer. It's not as if she didn't already know her traitorous brother was terrifyingly strong, or the abilities of Samehada.
Z: "If you come up with something to convince me you're more than a reckless fool who jumps thoughtlessly in, your sensei knows where to find me. Until then, don't waste my time."
Three unchanged files, then...
From the time skip shorts collection:
Kakashi's other kunoichi had been GLARING at the new Sound Daishogun all through the briefing. Finally, Tsunade's patience snapped. "What IS your problem, girl?"
"Problem?" Tenten scoffed. "No problems here... You just USED to be my idol, you traitor."
No real development in the post-time-skip era, just place holders and preliminary notes for the conflicts with Akatsuki, Madara, and ROOT.
- CDSERVO: Loook *deeeeply* into my eyes... Tell me, what do you see?
CROW: (hypnotized) A twisted man who wants to inflict his pain upon others.
For the next 72 hours, Itachi intoned, I will slap you with this trout. - Spying no Jutsu, chapter 3
"In the futuristic taco bell of the year 20XX, justice wears an aluminum sombrero!"hemlock-martini
--
"Anko, what you do in your free time is your own choice. Use it wisely. And if you do not use it wisely, make sure you thoroughly enjoy whatever unwise thing you are doing." - HymnOfRagnorok as Orochimaru at SpaceBattles
woot Med. Eng., verb, 1st & 3rd pers. prsnt. sg. know, knows