AC_D8: Change in Age (Interlude)

This is the last post for today and for the Advent Calendar.

Jen asked for the deaged story to be finished. And I have to be honest, I don't remember a good chunk of what I had planned for this story. I mean I do have bit and pieces plus my haphazard notes, so I might eventually cobble up something coherent.

But for today, you'll have to settle for a super short filler chapter of this series.

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Pushed into wakefulness by the sound of delighted laughter, Harry sat up in confusion. The bed beside him was empty and cold to the touch. 

After another bout of laughter reached his ears, Harry got off the bed and followed the sounds until he reached Sai's half opened room door. 

Peeking in from the side, Harry couldn't help but smile at the sight inside the room. 

Seated in a veritable forest of ink drawings brought to life, Naruto was holding an ink bird close to his chest as he drew something on Sai's open scroll. His tongue poked out as he moved the brush with serious concentration. 

AC_D7: Ask Box Prompts (Part 2)

Movie marathon is still going strong but they're all sort of blurring into each other at this point.

The last prompts from the ask box that I'm working on today.

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“This is probably more of a question than a prompt... how would Harry act if he met Hidan in Atoverse?”  

(I had a crazy idea for this so I'm going to cheat and connect this to one of the earlier prompts I did today- “the Harry defeats Shikaku in shogi one” here. Hope you don't mind. ~Polar)

“Why do I have to know all this?” Harry asked for what felt like the millionth time that day. 

“Because...”

“If you say that I am the clan head one more time, I will kick you,” Harry said with an annoyed hiss.

Shikaku blinked at him. “Not saying it out loud doesn't change that fact that you are indeed...”

“Don't,” Harry said and rubbed his forehead. “The paperwork hasn't come through. And hopefully won't. So I'm not really supposed to be knowing the clan's deepest and darkest secrets.”

“It's only a matter of time,” Shikaku said. “Our people in the tower will ensure that the paperwork reaches the correct desks.”

Harry groaned. 

Shikaku seemed to feel some sympathy for him and said, “I suppose we could leave all the official items for another time.”

“Yes,” Harry perked up. “Instead let's play another game of shogi and fix this giant mistake.”

Shikaku shook his head, just as he had done the previous times that Harry had suggested it. “Once lost, the position cannot be won back.”

Harry sighed in annoyance. “Why are we in the forest?”

“There is a matter of some urgency to deal with,” Shikaku said as they stopped in front of a mound. “It seems that the fiend that Shikamaru trapped in here has been moving up slowly.”

AC_D6: Behind the Scenes

To the person who asked about the “follow by email subscription list” - it should still be working.

This post will be a fill for this prompt “The crazy movie director from Naruto's past is making a movie based on the founding of Konoha......Harry accidentally gets cast in the part of Madara.” that was submitted by Haley Novak.

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Naruto sped towards the tower,excited and ready to take on whatever mission he was being called in for. He hoped it was a super cool mission. Something that he could tell nii-san about later on.

Nii-san had loved hearing about all his older missions. 

All those dreams of important and flashy missions disappeared when he entered the Hokage's office. 

A familiar old man with blue tinted glasses and a brown outfit lit up with excitement as soon as he saw Naruto. “Ah, you've grown a lot over the years. kid.”

Naruto frowned, unsure of who the man was. 

AC_D5: Ask Box prompts (Part 1)

Super late due to the hazards of Christmas prep. After some epic bad luck, I got a cut right across my finger pads and had to use band-aids which made everything- including typing- very clunky and rage inducing.

Typing still isn't as fast as I would like, but at least I don't have to backspace every other letter now. I'll try to finish and upload my remaining Advent Calendar posts today in between today's Christmas movie marathon.

This post will be two prompts that I got from the ask box.

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“Harry and Itachi with some angsty interactions. Or just any interactions between them. Doesn't matter what kind.”

AC_D4: Uchihas' Gods (Part 3)

Day 4 of the Advent Calender is going to be another non-AtO related post. But still within the HpxNaruto crossover genre. More specifically my Uchihas' Gods plot bunny. The previous parts are: Uchihas' Gods, Uchihas's Gods: Additional Scenes

I keep coming back to this plot bunny and adding bits of ridiculous scenes to it. I'm hoping to eventually get a proper story plot. But for now it will have to be my strange little experiment.

No Madara in this bit, because I had Sasuke on the mind after working on AtO.
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With chakra silencing his steps, Sasuke crept after Tsukuyomi. Even in the dim light of the moon, Tsukuyomi's red hair seemed like a beacon in the dark forest.

When he finally stopped, Tsukuyomi stood at the mouth of a dark cave for a mere instant before he rushed in.

Sasuke followed but paused as he saw Tsukuyomi kneeling beside a heavily injured tiger.

Tsukuyomi glanced up, not surprised at his presence and motioned for him to come closer. 

Sasuke hesitated, wary as the tiger's faint pained sounds turned angry.

Tsukuyomi shushed the tiger with a gentle pat and motioned to Sasuke again.

Sasuke knelt beside Tsukuyomi and assessed the gash in the tiger's back, the gash that clearly showed bone. The tiger would most definitely die if it wasn't healed. If it couldn't be healed. For all that Sasuke had done since becoming a ninja, and since Orochimaru, he had never liked seeing death up close.

Tsukuyomi patted Sasuke's shoulder.

Sasuke leaned away from the contact. 

Tsukuyomi grabbed Sasuke's hand in a strong grip and placed it atop the tiger's neck with a stern and almost murderous expression. 

Sasuke froze. As far as he remembered, Tsukuyomi had never shown such an expression. He had always seemed friendly. 

The tiger seemed unusually calm as Tsukuyomi prodded it, it's pulse weak under Sasuke's hand.

Sasuke cringed at the pained sounds it made. “Are you going to heal it?” He blurted before he could help himself.

AC_D3: 'Monk' Harry

Prompt requested by DreamOfStories... and I sort of mixed up two different prompts for this. The two prompts were “Alternative job: Harry the Priest / Monk (Harry really does go off to the temple and stays for a bit - just a bit - cause reasons)” and “Harry gets handwriting lessons”

Also happy belated birthday, DreamOfStories.

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Staring around at all the items he had repaired, Harry took a deep breath and ventured out of the room. 

Even though Ichigen hadn't told Harry to stay in the room, Harry had thought it best to stay out of everyone's way while he repaired things. 

But now that he had finished that, Harry was bored. And he couldn't stand being in the room any longer. 

While exploring the Temple's layout, Harry stopped at every wall filled with carvings. Even though he couldn't decipher any of it, Harry couldn't help but admire the sheer amount of skill that had created the carvings. 

Absorbed by the carvings, Harry didn't realize that he had entered a room until a throat cleared.

Harry started. 

AC_D2: A Rough Sequel to 'King'

For the year's second Advent post, I thought I'd give you something not related to AtO.

This post is related to one of my older stories, King, a BleachXHarry Potter crossover. I really liked that crossover combination back then.

Anyway, these are bits and pieces for a sequel I wanted to do but never got around to completing for many reasons.

I hope you enjoy this even with the rough and unpolished writing.
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“Harii, you bastard!”

Harry rubbed his jaw with a wince. “What the hell? Who punches someone in the face as a greeting? Say hello like a normal person!”

“Don't act all friendly with me. You knocked me out and left me there when I could have helped you. And now you come by a week later...”

AC_D1: Adventures in Suna (Part 2)

Welcome to Day 1 of the 2015 Advent Calender.

Because of RLstuff, I'll be posting only once every three days. So there will be a total of 8 Advent Calender posts this year.

Hope you enjoy. 

This post is a continuation of this: Adventures in Suna

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"How long until you make the star chart?"

Harry started and turned, not having expected Gaara to break the silence. Over the course of the past week, Gaara had seemed content to let Harry explain what he was doing and then lapsed into silence when Harry used the telescope. "Ah sorry, I have been taking my time with that, huh? I'll work on finishing it soon."