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Chapter 84 - Arc 5.6 - Hyuga Drama - Getting Used to It

This was fun. I've had a lot of good times writing Sakura as of late.
I just wish that was true for everything.
Thanks for sticking around and supporting me.

Changlog: CH 61 got about 300 extra words. I fixed up a lot of wordings to feel better, and flow better. This did make Miel, Gita, and Luminella's bit substantially larger though so if you weren't a fan of that segment I wouldn't bother. I liked it.

CH 62 Tenten got her rifle as a drop, which is a huge change. Otherwise...

Canon Side-Story: To Do List, Making Friends

To Do List side stories are a series of side stories that are largely spoiler free, about Sakura following through with the stuff she decided she wanted to do during Arc 5.
In today's option, she tries to make friends!
This will have a Pt 2 that enters the voting pool.

This was voted on by the $10 patrons.

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Sitting at her writing desk, twirling a pen and staring down at some paper, she can’t help but mourn how ...

Chapter 83 - Arc 5.6 - Hyuga Drama - Puddle Pile

Been having a pretty bad few days again, sleeping issues.
Really wish this wasn't a thing. Even with certain people being extremely generous, and others hiring me, I'm still falling behind my bills because I'm losing entire days to fugues and naps and overnaps and - guh.

But ignore that, because Sakura's changing everyone's lives just like that, wooo!
All aboard the train!

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As good as it feels to be a long way from...

Chapter 82 - Arc 5.6 - Hyuga Drama - A Princess Has a Request

5.6 reminds me a bit of the nonsense this story started with.
It's always nice to look back at the roots a bit from time to time.

Changelog: Ch 60 changed a lot of flavortext, especially in the fight scene and Sakura's reflection on what happened. The most significant difference was Sakura choosing to give Noblesse Oblige to Sasuke instead of Tenten, since Tenten is getting a second loot here very soon. I also edited Neji's reaction to be more intense without adding much more detail...

Chapter 81 - Arc 5.5 - Otherworlders - Transit Point

This is one of those chapters that I know for a fact not everyone is going to like.
It's a break from the normal plot, it's a theme break, it doesn't super fit.
It introduces an OC that isn't relevant at the moment in any particular way.

I get it?
But uh, others are going to love this chapter, and it had a big purpose.

I'm not asking that you love it, but I am asking that you accept it and bear with me. I promise Sunday's chapter is firmly in this world.

Have fun!...

Canon Side-Story: Crafting Tutorial

Another Week at $70, another Side Story.
This one was a tie vote between my $10 patrons, had to flip a coin. Came up tails, so, we're doing the Crafting Tutorial.

Enjoy

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[Caution: Before you can learn how to use crafting skills, you must complete the Crafting Tutorial. Would you like to begin now?]

Back in the dungeon, she had to deny this prompt, but here at home she has no reason not to partake and unl...

Chapter 80 - Arc 5.5 - Otherworlders - Catching Up On Herself

Chapter 80, this is such a freaking accomplishment. Like, wow, I've never had anything go nearly this far.
Thank you for supporting me, both in general and for so long.

I love writing Sakura, it's one of the few sources of joy I have in my life these days. I have so many ideas I want to do. Some of them probably bad, some great, some just plain experimental. This small arc is about to be that third one, and probably one of the other two.

Changelog: Chapter 57 was edited for cla...

Chapter 79 - Arc 5 - Trauma Diving - Talking to Kakashi

Sunday's Chapter, on Sunday, woo!

We're all blessed.

This chapter was long needed, I hope you can all appreciate Sakura getting a much needed pep talk from Kakashi.

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Being released on terms of ‘probably not being dangerous’ isn’t the feel good moment she was expecting to have when she left the facility. There’s a lot to be said about her friend expressing deep concern for her while also reluct...

Chapter 78 - Arc 5 - Trauma Diving - A Well Needed Break

The discords holding a freaking, Frieren watch party. I dunno, that's just how they roll.

This chapter is fun, I think a change of pace is needed and plan to abuse it a little before getting back to the meat of this arc. Come with me and have fun!

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“Hey, so this is concerning, right?” Ino asks with no small amount of waver to her reassuring voice. Her fingers poke and prod the status menu floating in front of her face...

Canon Side-Story: Kakashi and the 'Genin-Sensei Exam'

I've wanted to write this for a while. Thankfully it just kinda wrote itself, which was awesome. I've been having creativity issues lately and this was very nice and kind of exploded.

This was the $70 side-story reward for this week, voted on by my $10 patrons. Thank you $10 Patrons, you're the best. Your support is incredibly meaningful.

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“You have an hour to take the test, if you have any questions about the wor...

Chapter 77 - Arc 5 - Trauma Diving - Panic Attack

Thank you for being patient, here's Monday's chapter.
It's a big one, this got a lot of edits. I really like it, so like, keep it quiet if you don't XD

Thank you for your support, I genuinely couldn't have made it this far without you.

Changelog: CH 56 got some minor edits, it's mostly the same.

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“Sakura, what is this?” She shouldn’t know what’s in front of them, but she does. It couldn’t be anything...

Chapter 76 - Arc 5 - Trauma Diving - Perspective Matters

Okay, here's Sunday's chapter. I could have posted it last night but it really needed another edit and honestly, you might not agree, but I would rather be a day late but post better stuff.

Work's been odd recently, so, doing the best I can. At least I can sleep again, turns out it was my spine and after a few days of aggressive stretching and fixing it, the spasms are mostly over.

Glad I didn't go to a doctor, the last time I had spinal issues they just told me to lose weight an...

Chapter 75 - Arc 5 - Trauma Diving - Her Hero

Woah, chapter 75!

We've come so far, who thought this story would get to chapter 50, let alone 75?
Not me. It's incredible. I'm still in a lot of pain, but I'm feeling better with every day so I hope I'll be back to going all out before long.

I really hope you enjoy.

Changelog: Chapter 54 got probably 200 words added. Some better wordings, better description, and I added a small piece about Fierro's motivations at the end so it works better.

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What-If: Sakura Had Gotten The Decapitating Carving Knife

Another week above $70, another Side-Story.
In this one we take a look at what if Sakura had been forced to figure out what to do with Zabuza's sword after she killed him.

Voted on by the $10 patrons, thank them.

This was inspired by the time a player of mine managed to fit a tree in their inventory during an old RP.

Sleep deprivation hoooo!

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Standing over the bandaged man’s corpse, Sakura can’t help but f...

Chapter 74 - Arc 5 - Trauma Diving - The Pit

Welcome to the Monday Chapter! Don't look at the date.

I always feel a little awkward when a chapter is mostly dialogue. I understand that people don't mind that. In fact, dialogue is a huge part of my style and many people probably love when I go deep into conversations. But to me, it feels stale if more than one chapter in a row is mostly speech.

I dunno. Either way, I did my best, I like the chapter, I hope you do too. Enjoy.

Change Log: CH 53 got 1000 words added to...

Chapter 73 - Arc 5 - Trauma Diving - Well This is Inconvenient

I could not for the life of me figure out what to do for CH 73 so I've cut the interludes short and here we are, welcome to Arc 5, Sakura's gonna have bad times and good times, but one thing's for sure, she's gonna have times.

Basic Changelog,

Chapter 51 had a big edit, when Sakura hands the ammo box to Tenten she explains that these bullets won't work in her gun. There's also some added description and better wordings and fixed sentences. It added an extra 200 words I think.

Chapter 72 - Arc 4.5 - Brawling in the Streets: Ino Learns

It's still technically Friday for me, so like, I'm not late!

Been having serious sleeping issues lately, this sucks. Guh.
We wrap up the Ino/Naruto/Sasuke bit. Enjoy.

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Her body moves on its own. Her hand whips down and pulls a kunai out from her pack, and her hands fly up to block an attack. Her feet plant themselves in front of a Naruto who was off balance half a second ago, and she glares defiantly at his...

Canon-Side Story: Neji's Perspective

As voted on by the $10 tier, here's your side story of the week.
I've never liked the Neji confrontation, but it's not because I don't have justifications or an understanding of what happened.

There's just so much context that can't be told through Sakura's perspective.
Anyway, this isn't perfect but I tried.
This is probably the longest side-story by far, but some of it is rehashing so it makes sense.

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Chapter 71 - Arc 4.5 - Brawling in the Streets: Lee Interlude

The first of probably three Interludes.
Instead of taking a week off to plot the next arc, I'm going to try and just do 3 smaller, less stressful interludes before starting off in Arc 5 next week. I think it'll work similarly, and Arc 5 is really short so the worst that happens is I end up deciding that didn't work and I take off a week after 5.

Lee kinda got the short stick on this arc, but Lee is very fun, so I hope you enjoy his and Gai's attitude. This is a little shorter than a...

Chapter 70 - Arc 4 - Brawling in the Streets: A Pitiful Conclusion

Chapter 70 has finally arrived, and with it the conclusion of Arc 4. There's still a little wrapping up to do, including next chapter which is a Lee and Gai Interlude detailing his 'adventure' during this arc. I feel like Lee got hella shafted and he deserves some screentime.

Chapter 49 has been edited, it's worded better, fixed a bunch of typos. I also fixed an editing error which made half the chapter not make any fucking sense. Originally it said their party level was 27 and the dung...

Chapter 69 - Nice - Arc 4 - Brawling in the Streets: Sakura, Redeemed

The edits have been slow because work has been slowing me down. I was hoping to have them all done already but it's looking like it's going to go slower than intended.

So far I've largely rewrote CH 47, and fixed a ton of typos and badly worded text in 48. The edits are here on the patreon if you wanna go look, but nothing important has changed yet.

This chapter was fun, and I think this is how I shoulda done Fierro scenes to begin with. A random two hundred words here, another t...

Canon-Side Story: Kizashi and Ino and the DDPF Protocol

Another week at $70 or higher, another side story.

This week's was voted on after a difficult 11 second decision by my $10 patrons.
You could get in on that too if you materialized an extra $5.

Enjoy the piece. 

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“So the first thing you need to know is that my daughter is dumb.” Kizashi’s the kind of man that makes you a sandwich when you visit his house. He has to make a sandwich, sometimes t...

Chapter 68 - Arc 4 - Brawling in the Streets: Walking Over The Discarded

This chapter kinda fought me, but luckily I write the next chapter for Friday so I have a few days to get my bearings before I launch back into things.

Small note, the Shotgun and Rifle Tenten loots in the Mansion come up.
This is important because I haven't actually changed the earlier chapters to include her getting them. That will likely be over the next couple of days. I've also changed it, canonically, that she used this rifle in the earlier chapter where that does come up. I w...

Notice of Content Edits

The Public chapters are approaching the point where I'm not completely happy with the story. I will be making edits before those chapters get posted, likely over the next few days. Many of them will be small, and I'll try to keep a change log so I can post them all at the end of my edits. I'll also modify the chapters with the edits so you can find them if you'd like.

For now though, one of the edits will come up next chapter, so I need to mention it now.

I firmly intend to in...

Chapter 67 - Arc 4 - Brawling in the Streets: One Step At a Time

Not a fan of curb stomps like this, it always feels awkward to write, so this chapter took me a bit longer than most. That being said it's also significantly bigger than most chapters... well, percentage wise.

As always, thank you for your support.

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The first steps into the sewer system are the most impactful. Sakura’s nose dies instantly, but Neji and Tenten are clearly bothered if the looks on their fa...

Chapter 66 - Arc 4 - Brawling in the Streets: Standing Back Up

I'm loving how easy the chapters are getting recently.
The support is incredible, and while it's not rising recently - the goal is so close yet so far away - it's still more than enough for me to put more love and attention into each chapter and side story. This one's a little longer than normal, and that's not strange. I felt like it needed a little bit more, and I gave it to it, because I could. $200 is more than enough for me to spend an extra bit on each chapter making sure it's better...

Canon-Side Story: Business Naruto Meets the Union of Cleaners

Another week above $70, another Side Story.
I say "Canon" here but I'm iffy. It's more like "this could have happened, and maybe did" but it's a little too um... self indulgent? Is that the right word?
You'll see.

$10 patrons voted unanimously on this one, so here we are. If you'd like to have a say in the next one, join me in the higher tieerrrssss!

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“Why are you brushing my hair?” Don’t get him wrong, Naruto...

Chapter 65 - Arc 4 - Brawling in the Streets: Real Talk, Featuring Neji and Tenten

The hamburger we bought yesterday ended up left out because I didn't realize my new roommate had serious memory issues as of late.

My bad, I need to learn how to live with someone who's head isn't always there.
But god damn-it, $15 of meat just down the drain...
At least Patreon randomly went up like $25 yesterday so, thanks for reimbursing me my poor meat.

We're at $200, a few more days like yesterday and we'll hit $300, and I'll start posting 4 chapters a week.

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Alright Patreon change on chapters

That poll was unanimous and very vocal.
So I'll officially be releasing 3 chapters a week publicly.

Patreon will stay 7 weeks ahead.

This change will revert if I suddenly lose a shitton of patrons.

Should we hit the $300 goal, I will get us 7 weeks ahead on the 4 chapter schedule, and then release 4 times a week publicly as well.

Thank you all for your support, and honesty.

The Nature of Patreon

So I had a Patron actually ask me yesterday, if I planned to start releasing more chapters once the backlog is big enough, because there's no point to having a backlog of more than 30, it's not anymore enticing at all and the advertising improvement of releasing 3 chapters a week publicly would be very beneficial.

And I was like "I'd love to switch to releasing 3 publics a week, but that'd be a real spit in the face to Patrons. Respecting them is important to me."

And he was like...