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Naruto: Faint Smile - CH 70

[Arata Takeshi - POV.]

I stared at the chunin vest hanging in front of me, its stiff fabric and official design making it look like some kind of battle-hardened life jacket. I sighed. Wearing it would probably make me look like a toddler trying on his dad's clothes. I wasn’t exactly the tallest guy around yet, and this vest wasn’t going to do me any favors.

"I guess I shouldn’t bother too much about it. I mean... it...

UPDATE.

As some of you know, I've been working on a big release. The reason behind this being the childhood part of Naruto: Faint Smile is coming to an end, which means, we are moving forward to the canon timeline so to speak.

I had a lot of details to work out before posting, because the upcoming chapters cover a LOT of events that are important down the line. So, I wanted to make sure things were just right before writing or editing them.

As you guys read this, I am happy ...

Author Note: Please Read.

Ok, my sexy raviolis, this note is just to say I AM NOT, dropping Naruto: Faint Smile, the reason I haven't been updating is because I am WRITING A MASSSIVE release to finish the childhood arc once and for all, but I am taking a bit longer to edit things out.

I am, basically, ironing out the details and stuff, because I want to finish this arc before the 9th of this month.

I will post a big release eventually, today, I have 3 chapters planned for today. But yeah, I a...

POLL FOR POPCORN.

Resident Evil: The Wesker Project.

Protagonist: Before everything, before his rebirth, Adam Wesker was a twenty eight year old man, who worked as an special effects artist, working in many low budget shows, hoping to one day get to work for a big production. Unfortunately, his life came to an end after a stray bullet hit him in the head ...

Naruto: Faint Smile - CH 69

[Shimura Danzo - POV.]

As I sat at my desk, going over the reports of my agents, my thoughts swirled around the events of the Chunin Exams. The results were… unexpected, but not unwelcome.

Team Yamato’s actions had been reckless, bordering on childish. They had no sense of subtlety, no understanding of the delicate balance of power and political games between the villages. But, in the end, despite their rat...

Naruto: Faint Smile - CH 68

[Arata Takeshi - POV.]

Three days had passed since the events of the Chunin Exams, and after receiving the scolding of my life from Lady Mikoto and Mr. Fugaku—which ended with Itachi and me being grounded for two days—I finally found myself at the supply depot, standing before the quartermaster to retrieve my newly issued custom-made Chunin vest.

Lady Mikoto had been… furious, to say the least, but more than that, she had bee...

Naruto: Faint Smile - CH 67

[Sarutobi Hiruzen - POV.]

I had faced many challenges in my time as Hokage—wars, political intrigue, even the occasional attempt on my life from both enemies and friends—but never had I encountered a problem quite like this one. I stood behind the podium, where… if things had gone the way they were supposed to, I would’ve announced the beginning of phase three of the exams. Instead, I found myself looking out at the crowd gathere...

Naruto: Faint Smile - CH 66

 [Arata Takeshi - POV.]

I returned to the Tower, waiting for my team at the designated meeting point. Itachi was the first one to arrive, calmly asking me if I had really executed over twenty people. After explaining why and how that had come to happen, he seemed mostly curious as to why Suna was targeting me, of all people.

Which was honestly, a good question.

As far as the world knew, I had no kekkei genkai, no special abili...

Naruto: Faint Smile - CH 65

[Arata Takeshi - POV.]

I was making my way back to the Tower, enjoying the peaceful quiet of the Forest of Death after having collected almost every scroll in the vicinity. Needless to say, I was… more than disappointed that no one else was putting up a decent fight or even trying to face me. I mean, where was the fun if everyone just gave up without even trying?

As I leaped from one branch to another, I suddenly ...

Naruto: Faint Smile - CH 64

[Sarutobi Hiruzen - POV.]

I was sitting in my office, trying to focus on the endless stack of paperwork in front of me, taking the time during the Chunin Exams to… get some work done, when one of my Anbu operatives burst through the door, his mask barely concealing the look of pure panic on his face.

"Lord Third," he began, his voice trembling slightly. "We have a… situation in the Forest of Death."

 ...

Naruto: Faint Smile - CH 63

[Arata Takeshi - POV.]

By now, I had collected fifteen sets of scrolls and two extra Heaven scrolls. Since my encounter with the Suna squad, I hadn’t fought any large groups, but despite that, I had encountered teams that had given me more of a challenge than Suna had, which, when you think about it, is quite sad… eighteen genins being worse than a single squad…

That says a lot about quality, am I right?

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Update.

Updates return today.

I had a bit of a problem this week, nothing big or that requires my attention anymore. But it was one of those situations you are forced to deal with it.

Everything’s okay now, so updates return today. Sorry for going MIA without letting anyone know, but until now I barely had the time to do anything.

Anyways, updates start today. Love you all, Corn.

Naruto: Faint Smile - CH 62

[Third Person - POV.]

As Takeshi jumped back, dodging yet another blast of wind, another ninja came at him from the left, a blade of wind in his hand. And Takeshi had to admit, he was starting to feel… a bit insulted that they kept coming at him like this, so without wasting a moment, he met the wind-enhanced blade with his own, cutting right through the tanto, bisecting the man.

Smiling, Takeshi backtracked, evading another ho...

Naruto: Faint Smile - CH 61

[Arata Takeshi - POV.]

After my encounter with the… Aburame, I decided to explore the forest a little bit before having to fight the others, if anything to clean my palate. However, as I moved from branch to branch, seeing the various animals, from giant snakes to tigers, until I began feeling… something. A large group of chakra signatures.

"That’s peculiar," I muttered, a faint smile dawning on my face. They didn’t seem to be fi...

Naruto: Faint Smile - CH 60

[Arata Takeshi - POV.]

After we were given our scroll and instructions on how to proceed with the next phase, we quickly entered the Forest through the gate assigned to us, immediately taking off as each one of us went in a different direction. The Forest of Death was a big circle, so, like a pizza, we had divided the entire territory into three slices, with each of us taking a slice.

"Hmm, that analogy… I wonder if I should invent pizza...

Naruto: Faint Smile - CH 59

[Arata Takeshi - POV.]

After two hours of waiting in the room, the remaining teams that had passed were moved on to the next phase.

The number of participants had been cut down by almost 70%. Meaning a lot of teams had been disqualified already.

With the now smaller group of contestants, we stood outside the massive gates of the Forest of Death, the infamous training ground known for its treacherous terrain and deadly inhab...

Naruto: Faint Smile - CH 58

[Arata Takeshi - POV.]

After the exams were collected from everyone in the room, we were told to wait silently. They also informed us that they would be calling out the groups who had cheated, one by one. I surmised that the waiting was nothing but a scare tactic—just another psychological approach to make everyone question whether they should just give up. Especially considering they had told us to wait three hours ago.

Knowing that th...

I HAVE INTERNET!

This is a small author note to let you all know that.... MY INTERNET IS BACK! FFFFFFF*****CK YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

Excitement aside, its quite late for me, so I will go to sleep to start updates tomorrow morning. Thanks for you patience, with love, the sexiest Author inside my house, Corn.

Breaking Cornews.

Hey guys! Sorry for the lack of updates about the situation, but here we are!

The power (electricity) is scheduled to return today, when? No idea, they don’t have an ETA for when exactly. Maybe it will return within 5 mins of making this post, or maybe by the end of the day, who knows?

The point is , I don’t really know exactly when I will be able to write once more. Like on my PC, at least.

As for the internet, the precious returns by Fr...

CORN is UNKILLABLE!

Hey everyone,

Just wanted to let you know that I'm okay! For I am unkillable! A mighty god of corn! The storm has passed, but despite my limitless power, I am currently without power or internet. Thankfully, my phone is working, albeit super slow due to the signal being terrible.

That being said, the power is expected to be back by Wednesday. So updates restart that day! No matter the hour, so even if the power comes back at 2 am, yours truly will update!

Tropical Storm

Hello everyone,

I wanted to give you a heads-up that I might be off the grid tomorrow or radio silent if you prefer, regardless of the term, this all due to Tropical Storm Debby, which is set to reach my area tomorrow, during the early morning, which is in about a few hours or so.

Even now, with the storm far away it has been raining for the past 3 hours, but nothing too concerning thus far.

However there are several flood al...

Naruto: Faint Smile - CH 57

[Arata Takeshi - POV]

In the blink of an eye, three hours had passed, and the room was filled with murmurs and the occasional nervous glance from those present. There were hardly any empty seats, with just one or two scattered here and there, but beyond that, the room was full.

Suddenly, as if in answer to my prayers to end the long wait, the door creaked open. But this time, instead of another participant, a stern and...

Naruto: Faint Smile - CH 56

[Arata Takeshi - POV]

Before I knew it, three months had passed, and the exams were just around the corner.

Calmly, I sat sharpening my Claymore, getting my weapon ready. As I did so, I could feel the weight of my training in my muscles and bones. Teresa had truly worked me to the bone—no pun intended—pushing me harder than ever before.

As I continued performing the usual maintenance on my Claymore, Tsuki pur...

Naruto: Faint Smile - CH 55

[Uchiha Itachi - POV.]

The sun hung low in the sky, casting long shadows over the training ground. I stood alongside Shisui and Takeshi, our breaths synchronized as we sparred. The rhythm of our movements, the clash of kunai, and the rustling of leaves underfoot was familiar, almost comforting. Takeshi had taken the day off from his training to join us, and I was glad he had. There was such a thing as too much Shisui, and I was at that poi...

Naruto: Faint Smile - CH 54

[Arata Takeshi - POV.]

The Chunin Exams were just three months away, and I knew that in order to increase my odds of success, I needed to make every day count. This was one of the reasons I had decided to train alone for these three months. I wanted to use this time to the fullest, pushing myself beyond my limits while also preparing for every possible scenario.

The thought of facing new challenges and testing my abilities filled me with ...

Naruto: Faint Smile - CH 53

[Arata Takeshi - POV.]

Our sensei had enrolled us in the Chunin exams.

I will be the first to admit that I hadn’t seen that turn of events coming my way. Not by a long shot. I mean, sure, I had mused about the idea of having a bigger challenge here and there, seeing that Genin life had been mostly boring, but I had never voiced my concern.

Mostly because I imagined it would’ve been rather pointless, seeing that we only ...

Naruto: Faint Smile - CH 52

[Arata Takeshi - POV.]

It’s been a few days since Itachi and I had our heart-to-heart about Danzo. The weight of that conversation still lingered in the corners of my mind, but it also brought a sense of relief that I didn’t know I needed. Sharing the burden, even partially, had made it more manageable. And as a bonus point, it had cleared my conscience about the possible threat that Danzo represented to Itachi.

Today, like most days, I was sparri...

POLL OF SUDDEN DEATH.

This poll as the title suggests is a sudden death match between the projects that got the least amount of votes in the last polls, but somehow managed to not be eliminated from said polls, managing to go to the next round.

Who will survive? It's up to you.

• DC/Percy Jackson: I Am Zeus?

A crossover between Young Justice, Justice League, and Percy Jackson, where our protagonist wakes up as Zeus, and chaos ensues. This is a...

POLL WINNERS: TOP 4

These are TOP 4, poll winners from polls 1 and 2.

1st Place: My Hero Academia: The Paladin of Holy Retribution.

97 votes.

Info: 

Dying was... a lot more peaceful than I imagined it would be. I wasn't a man of faith in particular, I believed there was a God, but that was about as far as my faith extended, so I didn't know what awaited me after death claimed me, I just knew that whatever it was, was...

CORN NOTE.

Guys, if you are wondering where I am, and where the updates are, allow me to answer that. They return tomorrow morning, I was at the dentist all day, and I have wayyy too many pain killers running through my body to write. So I will go to sleep, worry not though, tomorrow you guys get 4 as a compensation.

Love you all, corn.