[FFML] [Naruto] One Hundred Days - Epilogue: The Night After

[Aaron Nowack]

Eimii wrote:
>>        The question of what would happen to them was still open, but
>> Sakura suspected that Shizune intended to let them loose.  There was
>> little damage the three could do to the Leaf, and Ren and Saburo's help
>> had been invaluable.  Better to have a few Mist who bore the Leaf some
>> goodwill than worthless prisoners who felt betrayed.
> 
> Midori's fate is still looking pretty grim, though. If she makes it
> back, she'll either be executed as a traitor or spend the rest of her
> life as a prisoner or test subject. If Ren decided to spare her friend
> that, she could either kill Midori herself or let the traitor go. One
> wonders what she would choose...

Yeah.  I'm starting to wonder whether it might be better to go with one
of my earlier conceptions of the epilogue, which takes place in the Leaf
Village after everyone returns, which might allow a better wrapping up
of subplots like this and the Rui plot, among other things.

I liked the symmetry of this being "The Night After," though.  (The
prologue being "The Night Before"

>> Author's Random Ramblings
>>
>> 1) And this is the shortest "chapter" in the story.  I always said it
>> would be brief, but it's necessary to wrap up some loose ends and
>> provide a little bit better closure.
> 
> I suppose it does that, though its short enough and close enough in
> time to the end of the last chapter that it might have worked just as
> the end of that one...

It's a format thing; the "hundred days" are over, so it can't be part of
the main story,

>> 2) All in all, I'm fairly proud of this work.  It's much, much longer
>> and probably better than anything I've written before, written faster on
>> average than anything I've written before, even with the delays on the
>> final chapter.  Not everything turned out as well on the page as I
>> imagined it in my head, but I think I managed to meet my self-imposed
>> goal of being more amusing than the anime fillers.
> 
> You set your goals low O_O;... but yes, you did accomplish that ^_^...

Heh.  Set your goals low enough, and you can't fail.  ;)

...also, when I started this story I was fairly down on my own writing,
given that my current project wasn't finding much of an audience.

>>
>> 3) I've mentioned several times to several people a vaguely planned
>> oneshot sequel.  What I don't think I've ever spoiled is what it would
>> be about: the next time Naruto and Sakura's paths cross, about a year
>> later as the Sand Village holds a Chuunin Exam.  Unfortunately, I don't
>> know if it will ever get written, due to declining interest in Naruto
>> and numerous other projects I'd like to work on.
> 
> So... that would imply that the war with the Mist will end before
> _too_ long, i guess.

No formal end, but dissolves into a relatively quiet period of raids and
counter-raids without major incursions.

> You outline things before you write them? That's far more organization
> than i've got. I just start writing, strive to make sure that the
> characters act true to who they are (at least in my story) and hope
> for the best. Sure, sometime's i've got a vague idea of where i want
> to go, but these always fall far short of an actual 'plan' ^_^;...

My outlines consist of a list of chapter titles, and then before I start
each chapter I write a one to three sentence summary of/idea for each
scene to organize myself.  Well, except for the prologue of first half
chapter one of this, which were written entirely unplanned.

Thanks once more for the comments!

> And now, i should probably get back to my own writing. Gah, it's been
> a while since i last released anything >_<;...

And I see you did, so I'll get to that as soon as I can! :)

-- 
           Aaron Nowack
"Never let reality get in the way of a good hypothesis."
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