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Honeyyyy~ Gueeeeess whoooo already got her first RARR-inducing revieeeeew~

I need to do nothing that I don't feel like doing. I don't even owe any kind of explanation as to how fast or how slow I write; I was only being polite when I explained, in the author notes, why it took me so long this time. I could have said nothing, or even told people to be glad they even got that much and shut up about the rest; I didn't. I was courteous. Maybe you've heard of that.

As an aside, the chapter is 47 pages long. I repeat, 47. It is full of complicated scenes, several plotlines, action and one of the best angst scenes I've, in my humble opinion, ever written.

Your review is 11 words long, 9 of them not actually about the story that I didn't HAVE to write or share with you, and yet did, but about how I should "update more often".

Yes, of course. I will get to it right away. I wonder, should I stop sleeping eight hours a day? This is clearly too much. I'm sure being sleep-deprived will help my inspiration along. ^_^

Oh, and thank you for the praise. It is honestly appreciated.

... Mmm, I should be this kind of snarky more often. It's actually more satisfying than snarling back. XD

EDIT: *sigh* Anon? I have NO problem with constructive criticism AT ALL. I only get angry when I'm being nagged by entitlement whores, or bitched out for my pairings preferences or my choice not to write uber-fanon characters or relationships. You really didn't have to be afraid; your review was well thought-out and, actually, upon thinking I sort of agree with you. 'course I'm assuming that Sasuke is somewhat in denial, and Naruto is just pretending that everything's alright, but I could and probably should have shown it a little more anyway. (though Sasuke was emo enough, I think I'd have killed him if he had whined any more XD)

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complexphoenix pimped an ItaSasu AMV to me -- the AMV is okay, but the song is AWESOME. So evil. So Itachi-to-Sasuke. Let You Down

Trust -- me
There's no need to fear
Everyone's here
Waiting for you to finally be one of us

Come -- down
You may be full of fear
But you'll be safe here
When you finally trust me
Finally believe in me

I will
let you down
I'll
let you down
I'll

When you finally trust me
Finally believe in me

Trust me
I'll be there when you need me
You'll be safe here
And when you finally trust me
Finally believe in me

I will
let you down
I'll
let you down I'll

When you finally trust me
Finally believe in me

Never want to come down
Never want to come down
Never want to come down

let you down

I will
let you down
I'll
let you down
I'll
When you finally trust me
Finally believe in me

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I don't usually mind people telling to to update... except when I mark it 'oneshot'. It's annoying.

I usually don't mind "please update" all that much. But the chapter was 47 pages long, and I did mention how hard it was for me to write it -- and then she tells me that I "need". Well... no. I don't. ^^;

Oh, I can understand your pain. That chapter made me happy, though I haven't reviewed it yet. I've never been told I NEED to update but I know you get it often and I can imagine it can get annoying.

S'alright, you don't need to review any more than I need to write. XD

Oh. I want to, I'm just not sure what I can say that I already didn't when you posted bits in your journal.

Mmm. Completely and utterly infuriating. Sometimes, people seem to forget that they're being given a present, for heaven's sake. But seeing as most of 'em obviously weren't even taught to say thank you, let alone, don't look a gift horse in the mouth, it's probably not surprising. If it's any consolation, she obviously adores your work, in her own ~~inarticulate~~ way. As do we all. ^___^

heh. ^__^ thank you.

Now I feel a little bad, because she wasn't horrible all things considered.

u_u;;;; I've been snippy for days and i'm not sure why, but I'm gonna end up looking like a total bitch. Maybe I should put a warning. "caution: anything you say might be snarked against you." XD

Um, I hope you aren't refering to me, (kennyw), as the "She" that you responded to in this thread, cause I still somehow have your reply in my inbox. So please, yeah, not a she.

Kenny
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Actually I was refering to Delial, who already replied lower in this post. >.>

*loves on you for all the 47 pages* thankyouthankyouthankyouthankyou!!! i just finished it and it was beautiful. all the feelings and emotions made me go squee, especially when they came from sasuke. i'm such a whore for angst. angst makes me oh so happy. which is actually sort of a bad thing, as seeing people unhappy makes me happy. sadistic, much?

the burning scene was amazing. i'm actually quite in love with it. ~~i want to run away and elope with it.~~ destroying things is always so theraputic.

~~btw, you need to update more.~~ just kidding! your lj keeps me sane between chapters. which is beautiful, since most other authors don't provide that.

##^___________________^## ♥ Muahaha. Yes, angst is good. We can be evil together! >D

~~ahahahaha no. You can have a burned plank though.~~

Hee. If I couldn't get some partial review for partial chapters i'd die, I think. XD And about that, i've just realized that I can't post my latest sidefic yet, because it's gonna deal with spoilers that happen in naruto's next chapter, so I can't post it before I post naruto's bit!! NOOOOOOES. ;___; *sobs on you* I'm gonna have to, like, POST OTHER STUFF to get my fix! I'm gonna have to SIT ON A FIC. NOOOOOOES ;__;

zanyway. thank you a lot for your comment ^___^

Well, in their defense (can you tell that I have an unhealthy tendency to play Devil's Advocate?...), "you need to XXX" is something of a set phrase in (American) English, meant more as strong encouragement than actually saying "You must do this, or hellfire and damnation will come down upon you."

Doesn't make the phrase any less annoying - it's still pushy.

And as for my reviews... well, I think I can be confident that I don't do pairing-bashing (...and I actually love threesome stories, just because I get so @#$@%#! sick of one character being left by the wayside...), and I like to THINK that my mental image of the characters (and thus, the image I comment on) is based on canon rather than fanon. (...Of course, if it WERE based on fanon, I suspect that your stories are the strongest influence on me. It was Teamwork and your other stories that actually got me curious about Naruto - and I was very happy when you happened to post a link to Naruto Manga Returns. "Oh! Online source that won't kill my college-student budget! *POUNCE*" So really, it's all your fault that I even read Naruto. :-P Aren't you proud? *laughs and ducks*)

I do worry about the entitlement bit. Not for the "OMG updateupdateupdaaaaate" bit (no room to throw stones there, I'm really bad about continuing my stories myself...), but because whenever I review... well, I try to do concrit, but really my reviews are almost entirely my speculations about what I'd expect the characters to do/places where I think the story might go from here. I imagine that some people would get really, really pissed off by that...

If you don't mind, though... *cracks knuckles and smiles evilly* There are plenty more random thoughts where those came from. :-P

Hmm. Yeah, I might have gotten a bit more annoyed than I should have. Happens often these days.

I have no problem listening to your speculations, because it helps me actually define things I only had vague ideas about before. (... not even gonna try fixing the grammar here.) Also helps me in terms of "oops, I also have to mention that". So! It's all good ^__^

There's just stuff I'm not going to explore in this universe, though. XD Because Teamwork is already devouring my life enough.

I have that AMV too. I saved it JUST for the song. Pure sex, oh yes.

Also, blah on silly reviewers.

I'll do my best to have Hellsing OT3 smut for you by the end of the day, darlin! <3

Incidentally, I have tickets to see Three Days Grace live on Wed night! ^^ Whooooooooo!

*hates on you* T_T

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ahaha, i have that song already :DDD it's awesomely pretty, isn't it. I even have the clip, with EEEE RIKU SORA AND KAIRI HOLD HANDS ON THE BEACH EE AND A BOY'S IN THE MIDDLE FOR ONCE EEEEE.

... uh. yeah. ^______^;

Might have to upload the clip for people. It's so pretty. sososososo pretty.

Glad to hear it. I don't think I would have had so much of a problem with glossing over Sakura's condition, if the training scene hadn't made it so obvious that she's not improving. At all. Sakura's weakness was right in their faces (I interpreted her sloppier-than-usual performance as being panic and desparation over her lack of progress) and still the denial? Then Sasuke spent the rest of the chapter angsting about his future family as if it were a certainty, when he'd just had a front-row demonstration that Sakura and the baby probably weren't going to survive without drastic intervention. It didn't gell for me.

Which was a shame, since I actually thought that you dealt with Sasuke's Itachi-issues very well. The arson scene was quite well-written. And I was impressed with the way you handled Sakura's parents - their concerns were realistic, and while their behavior may have been frustrating for Team 7, it was totally understandable.

Cheers.

- Delial

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9CAXDtTXXo

Erm...yes, well-- *fidgets* We all knew it was just a matter of time.

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Yo, Asuka Kureru

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But snarking is so much FUN!

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Speaking of emo sasukes...