AtO Draft Update

I'm still writing! Barring days when I'm just too bogged down with life, I've been pretty consistent with adding to the draft. If that isn't a cause for celebration, I don't know what is.

I recently passed the 85,000 word count but I'm nowhere close to the end, so I'm dreading the editing phase.

I haven't gone back to read anything draft I've written so far, because I know that I'll want to edit so much and that will stop me from writing.

The massive editing I'll need to do is the reason why I put September as the tentative date for the next AtO update.

As for how the writing has been going, well, here are some of the thoughts that go through my mind.

1. Shikaku, go away.
2. Oh hey Kakashi, it's been a while? Maybe I should put you in here talking and being informative... actually, you know what, I like it better when you're out of Konoha on a mission. You can take Yamato with you too. Goodbye.
3. Shikaku, seriously you've already had enough screen time, go away.
4. Tsunade, hey, maybe it's time to ... no? Okay then.
5. Shikaku, what the heck man? Why are you hogging the spotlight again? At least let it Shikamaru be the token Nara here.
6. Team 7, I don't know if all these mushy scenes of you guys will stick around in the final draft, but I'm going to write as many of these scenes as I can.
7. Shikaku, I'm making a nice long list on how I can kill you off. Don't make me use it.
8. Danzo, I'm seriously missing you. You won't believe what Shikaku's been doing. Please show up soon.
9. Kakashi, er, you want another mission outside the village?
10. Nara... how would you like to be in another HP crossover plotbunny that I've just created? You can be the main character and everything.
11. Oh my god, just how am I supposed to reach that ending now. I wasn't supposed to go on this tangent. Harry, no! Don't do that.

Yes, I'm exaggerating.

I never miss Danzo.

Polar

Q & A Sesssion.

This answering session is for the comments sent in through the ask box.

Q1. I'm so glad somebody asked about the 'Sexy Jutsu' because i kept thinking that if Harry found out he would be furious at Naruto's mentors for letting a little boy henge into an almost naked woman. It could go really badly, and that's if we don't talk how Naruto once used it to convince Jiraiya to train him. Harry would definitely hex Jiraiya HORRIBLY for that particular pervertness, intentional or not.

A. Personally, I've always thought that Jiraiya was just humouring Naruto. He always planned on training Naruto and passing on the Fourth's techniques. Pretending to fall for Naruto's technique was just one way to make Naruto feel better/confident and a way for Jiraiya to start making amends.

With Jiraiya's lifestyle and work, he knows when someone's trying to trick him. He has to be sharp if he wants to collect reliable information. If Itachi's ploy of using a genjutsu'ed woman didn't fool Jiraiya, then Naruto's technique certainly couldn't have fooled him. 

Also, regardless of the situation, it would be Hermione who did any sort of hexing, because she's a pro with that.

Q2. Hi! I don't mean to put you off but if you're focusing on AtO does that mean the update schedule will change? Like i don't mind because i adore your writing but i was just wondering.

A. I guess I'm a bit late answering this. But I stuck with the schedule I had and uploaded Mist Guardian. Next up is DtE's 2 chapters.

The only thing that can put me off from focusing on AtO is AtO itself. I haven't gotten tired of it just yet and I'm hoping that having other stories to edit in between will stop that from happening.

Q3. Drat! Took me several times to get to an interesting ending... and then I came back to see where other answes would have let me :-) That was a very fun game, thank you!!

A. I'm glad you enjoyed it. I probably should have put in some more bad/unhappy endings in there.