YO! The name of the Fourth Hokage has been revealed along with Naruto's parents! And no, the Yondaime isn't named Arashi!
About me:
I am an American guy (6’0” 230lbs born in 1981– think Asuma, not Choji. I’m built big, not fat.) and I’m only at this site to read and write Naruto stories, why? I just don’t know. I have an old fashion view on intimacy and the like. I fully embrace the concept of abstinence until marriage and that is reflected in my stories since my main characters never get into it until they are engaged or married. Side characters may get into that since I don’t care what they do.
My view on sex and relationships: (This is reflected in my stories I write, that is why I put it on here)
Sex should never be used as a way to cope with bad feelings or for merely getting your ‘jollies’ that will definitely cheapen the act. This is where sex and alcohol are about the same. People can get addicted to both and when you wake up without your addiction present, you have one hell of a hangover and feel terrible (until your next drink or conquest, just to repeat the process). Sex really should only happen between two people that fully love each other to the highest level possible, once there, the next step to express love is sex, no guys don’t just say that you love them to get into their pants a large portion of love is unspoken and held in how you look at the person and even the tone of voice used.
Now men aren’t the only ones that think that way, I have known some women that see a guy and say “I want to fuck him.” Lusting over a person is empty and you will continue feeling that emptiness leading you to more dead end relationships if you go in that direction trying to constantly fill that void. If you want a lasting relationship, don’t go after the quick pleasure, get to know the person first, the one you marry must be your best friend. If you feel you have a buddy that you can share more conversations with or secrets, you shouldn’t share yourself with your partner quite yet. Sure it may be fun to have sex as soon as you meet someone, but if done correctly you will be rewarded with a better sex life with a life long partner since each will express their deepest love through the act. I don’t speak from experience here, but when married, there tends to be more frequent sex than those that aren’t and usually both parties are happily satisfied, get my drift.
At the point where you finally decide to marry, there shouldn’t be a single problem that can’t be overcome and the couple will remain together until the end of their days (even huge mistakes, like affairs, can even be overcome; I have solid proof of that in my direct observations, but the two must talk it over and not hate each other because of it, but it is best to avoid that serious of a mistake).
Another point where relationships tend to fail is when dark secrets are being held back that affect the relationship. Now I’m not saying that you can’t have secrets, I believe there are some things that happen in the past that is best forgotten, but if you truly love some one enough to get to sex, you should never lust over another person since you have all you really need with the one that loves you already. Most of all make sure the lines of communication are kept open. Many fall away from a good, serious relationship because they don’t take the time to talk about the issues in their lives and some will feel like they are being pushed away because of being somewhat ignored.
It may be surprising to some (or maybe not), but I have little to NO experience in relationships, but I seem to have a knack for seeing what it could/should be like as I write my stories, I truly am hopeless in that area (I am like Naruto in the fact that I can see how others feel towards each other, but I can’t, for the life of me, tell if a girl likes me or is just being kind, I am at a loss there, but my problem is I don’t take chances so I never find out, in that aspect I’m just as shy as Hinata, maybe even worse).
Where I get my insight is seeing interaction of couples around me. Sometimes the tiniest of things, like rubbing your thumb on the back of the hand you are holding of your partner, will be much more affectionate than a quickie on a nearby table (I repeat, I do not speak from experience). Of course you will all do what you want, but just think over what I have concluded and hopefully someone will see something of use.
My view on Pairings in the Anime/Manga, Naruto:
There are many that will disagree on my view, but just think about it and it will make sense to everyone.
Naruto has the best chance to be with either Sakura or Hinata. This is mostly due to the obvious attraction portrayed (Naruto liking Sakura and Hinata liking Naruto). I see it that Hinata will clearly take him over -IF- she gets enough courage to say something to him. I know full well that he would embrace the idea of being with someone that truly cares for him over someone that would drop him at the sight of Sasuke like Sakura would. And as anime goes neither are ugly.
For Hinata, there is no contest. Her eyes are only for the blonde hyperactive ninja to the point that she has tunnel vision and ignores everyone else around even if they would openly admit their feelings for her, but they all know she likes him so they will never try to begin with. If there was ever a time for her to have gotten over Naruto, it would be from the training mission when he was away for such a long time, but we know that her feelings for him have only grown as seen in the manga. Therefore, until she tells him her feelings and he out right rejects her (No one could be that cruel to a kind person that she is) there will be no other person with her, although she could be forced into a clan marriage which I hate the concept of.
Now for Ino-shika-cho. I believe there will be no romantic interaction between this group (so no Shika x Ino or Choji x Ino, although they are interesting to read about) due to that fact that they are from specialized clans/families and are more like siblings due to the previous ties their parents had with each other. So in my opinion Shikamaru has a decent chance to end up with Tamari (there are plenty of weird moments between them in the anime) and there really isn’t anyone for the other two, but most manga don’t have everyone involved getting tied up in a relationship.
Shino, I believe, already has an arranged marriage due to the fact that not many want to be THAT close to all those bugs (inside him and in the house, bleh. Just think, you could probably feel the bugs moving under his skin as they travel around in him. AHHHHH) But he will definately marry since that is what clans do to carry on the lineage.(well duh)
I see Kiba as a person not looking to be married, but a real playa in the field like a lot of guys I’ve known in the past, real bastards in my opinion.
Neji is a bit too cold for a relationship and Lee is just too weird (for now), and I really don't know where Tenten is headed, but it could be towards the Hyuuga (I use that aspect in my stories)
Now for things I dislike in Naruto stories:
1. Letting the characters have sex at the age of 12 or 13. Sure they may be mature for their age, but sexing around at that level of physical maturity isn't good for anyone, so I really don't like it, I would actually step in and say I hate seeing that. My biggest question is 'How can a person think they are too young for marriage but not for sex?' If someone is too young to be married, then they are too young for sex. Example: there is a story on this site that has Naruto and Hinata having sex after the chuunin exams. Then three years later they get married. Now if they were ready for the commitment of sex at 12 or 13, then why not marriage as well?
2. NejiHina - I think that is just gross. Some defend it with the concept that in ancient Japan, and such, cousins did marry in a high level of authority to keep the bloodline going, but to me, Hinata and Neji are more brother and sister. She grew up calling him a brother and Hiashi and Hizashi are identical twins, meaning they have identical DNA that would actually make Hinata and Neji siblings by blood. Any worse and Neji could learn the sexy jutsu with a shadow clone and screw himself.
3. Stories making Hinata magically not feel anything for Naruto all of the sudden. What I see her doing is more than a standard crush (like Naruto has for Sakura) and it can never be turned off. I don't care if writers make Hinata romantically involved with someone else because she forced herself to move on, but having her feel nothing for him can't happen, she will always care deeply for him whether she wants to or not. This is also why I usually make it the same for Naruto to get over Sakura. He can't hate someone he once cared for... Well, maybe Hinata would hate him suddenly if he turned evil, chopped off her arms, and went of to play 'hide the sasuage' with an evil guy.
4. Unneccissary praise for writers: It is because of this that I write strictly 'different' stories. I have run across so many stories that the author writes down exactly the same dialog that they see on the anime. Some stories could be the script for the anime with how close it is. After they get that all written down, they just edit out some lines and add their own stuff to bend the story to their will, giving it an inconsistancy in writing and attitude of the characters. And after the author does this, they get many reviews saying their story kicked ass, why not tell these people that Kishimoto's story kiced ass and the parts they appended to the end was mediocre.
5. Authors not wanting flames. I dislike getting flames, but I accept them as a neccissary evil. Now the real thing I have the problem with is that the same authors that speciffically ask for 'no flames' will take any criticism as a flame. IF YOU GET LOTS OF FLAMES, THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH YOUR STORY!!! If I come off mean in a review, know that I am just trying to help point out some issues for you to ponder. I can't point out flaws in your work if I am always nice.
6. Neverending Stories - There are many nicely written stories out there, but some get too large for the author and they start spinning their wheels and the story dies out since they can't figure out where else to go. This is the reason I will never post a story until I have a concrete ending in mind and know where I am going with it.
7. Long Hiatus in the middle of a story. Nothing pisses off a reader more than to see an awesome story just stop being written. I know that everyone can't write all the time, but I can't believe there are people that don't want to see how their story ends. When I write something, I am actually looking forward to what I come up with on the fly. I have surprised myself many times when something happens in my story that I wasn't plannning on happening but just got typed in, basically the story wrote itself. Basically if your last chapter was over 6 months ago, I would rather you just let it die, unless you are making a comitment to have it end shortly, rather than write another chapter and disappear for another few months. In my mind, there isn't enough room for stories that I haven't read in ages since I'd have to reread them to figure out what the hell is going on.
I will add to this list as other things disturb me along the way.
To other writers:
1. If writers want to offer up a challenge for me to write out, I will actually ponder the idea seriously, so if you don't have the time to write it yourself and want to see it, bring a rough outline, I'm always looking for good ideas.
2. Feel free to use any aspect of my writing. If you want to hijack a lemon, or interesting concept I created, that suits your needs, go for it, just give documentation of where it came from and tell me where I can read your story.
Thanks for stopping by, if you have a problem with anything I have said, feel free to PM me and I’ll talk some more about it, but be sure to bring something concrete to the table because I will ignore anything bogus and stupid
Works in Progress:
I am currently working on a rewrite of Naruto starting from genin and proceeding forward. I am writing this with both the first half, and second half (after training with Jiraiya), and more recently a thrid part, getting written at the same time so I know where I am coming from and where I am going. It is really rough right now and quite painful to follow in this stage. After I finish my restoration on my pickup, I will start having the time to post again, hopefully by the end of summer. Also I don't really have the patience for a beta reader, so only ask if I request one.
Update: My truck is still unfinished since I need to repair an air compressor before I can complete it, but I'll still plug away at the stories
Progress: Part One and Two are finished! I'm now working on Part Three and I am about 40,000 words into it. More detailed status is located in the story itself
Two more shorter stories are coming as well. I have about 10k-20k written for each. One is based on a Hyuuga seal going bad and the other involves the Kyuubi (female) forcing Naruto to live as a woman as punishment for making his 'pervert detecting jutsu.' Of course if you are reading this then you know I am quite fond of NaruHina, so you know what will be in there.
...Later
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