I forgot to mention how much I loved this story, so I will rectify that now.

Even though I haven't gotten to that part of the manga or anime yet, I'm really interested in seeing how Naruto developed as a more "mature" ninja and you've given me just a little bit of a taste of it. I almost am starting to believe that "your" Naruto would give the canon one a run for his money because of how close the bond is between him and the Kyuubi (and that it seems to be less dangerous than in canon, which OMG yay?).

What can I say? I really dig the main character a lot, and I love the way you write him.