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Nation Building: A Taste of Honey
In the two years since the 4th Great Shinobi War, the world has slowly slipped back into chaos. Having had his dream of becoming Hokage taken from him, he sets out to reshape the world in much the ...
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The Pride
(#) HeGotGame 2014-08-20
Glad to see this one updated. It really is a nice change of pace from Eroninja. It's interesting that the Naruto in The Pride and Eroninja both have elements of canon Naruto, yet are both so different. In Eroninja, Naruto is an empathetic peacekeeper who shares Jiraiya's dream, but at the same time can be so meticulous and deliberate, which is so unlike his canon self. Here in The Pride, though, while Naruto is more selfish and, in some cases, ruthless, he is more impulsive and exhibits the devil-may-care attitude that has come to define his character.
I actually hope every chapter in this story has at least one scene from Konoha, so we can see what's going on there from the pint of view of those who still see Naruto in a positive light. Shikamaru, and to a lesser extent Kiba and Ayame, provided that. I hope to see more of them (especially Ayame) in the future. Also, it seems like Shikamaru has planted the idea of leaving into Ayame's head. Perhaps she'll open a ramen shop in Naruto's new home...
Anyway, thanks for updating this. I'm liking this story more and more.The Pride
(#) arrotzang 2014-08-23
I like it! Thanks for the chapter, seems like Naruto is gonna passively affect the shinobi world while doing his own thing with the pride. Is being a sage who had defeated the most powerful beings in the verse gonna change how other shinobi react to him? Friendly and otherwise?The Pride
(#) Dickhentai 2014-08-27
Hi lemon sage
i'm very intrested to your story
you know, i'm very hate sasuke & kakashi in manga
Isn't fair, sasuke almost have everything
and in another hand, naruto almost unlucky,he's the yondaime son. And yet is like nothing
You know, i really like conflict in your story, but don't make sasuke like "he can do anything he want"
It's like sasuke can manipulated everyone very easy
What i want really say is make naruto have politic support from another
And you know, all of the story contain lemon
you are the best story i ever read
I'm sorry for language & runt
Good luck
The Pride
(#) Europefan01 2014-08-27
Hola once again mi amingo. In this chapter, I like the part where Sakura doing the Sharon Stone leg cross sequence from Basic Instinct I. Now that's pure sexiness right here.
That's all I gotta say for now.
Adios.
P.S.: Your version TLS is 100% way better than Kishi-Baka's for a very good reason! Keep it up.The Pride
(#) weird-d 2014-09-30
You know, you mentioned Ino and Karin's characterization in canon and how you're attempting to keep them true in this story, especially Karin. Then seriously, you must be ripping your own hair out at Sakura still pining for Sasuke in the recent manga chapter. Though one could argue that Sasuke knocking her out again before leaving could be the last straw that causes her to snap out of it, I think it's unlikely, and Sakura is doomed to remain hopelessly in love with the emo - kinda makes the more mature version you're showing here difficult to believe. Honestly, I think your Sakuras (this one and Eroninja's) would bitch slap and kick canon Sakura's ass for being such a moron if they ever met.
LOL as I'm typing this, I'm thinking it would be fun if you had both Narutos and their harems meet.Author's response
You know surprisingly I'm not. Granted I wasn't thrilled by it, but I suppose it was Sasuke's response that was most telling where he stated he wasn't even sure why she cared so much for him.
But ultimately I do feel that much of Sakura affection for Sasuke is primarily due to a case of mistaken identity. I mean going back to the very begin where the henged Naruto told her how cute he found her forehead. I think it in a sense was kind of like when Minato told Kushina about her red-hair, but seeing as he was wearing Sasuke's face it left an impression on her for all the wrong reasons.
For Sakura though it created a fantasy where inside the dark boy was a sweet one trying to get out, and although Sakura did come to care for Sasuke as a teammate. It was also with this notion that deep down he cared for her as well, with everything else being attributed to his dark history or just being shy.
But admittedly it is still rather annoying to see both her and Naruto going on about what a great person he is and how important he is to them, when he's betrayed them multiple times now.
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