21 - Chapter 2

Parts A & B of 'Chapter 2' are now up.
This was originally the 3rd part of chapter 1 and the 1st part of chapter 2 but thanks to me changing my outline a bit they now make up the entirety of 'Chapter 2'.
Again, no real edits to the content itself, just checked really quickly for grammar mistakes but if you still catch any just let me know where they are (preferably here so I can keep track of them).

Few quick chapter notes:
'Coming of Age' in this fic is the celebrants 16th birthday.

When I originally posted this I was told that Akemi was a huge jerk. He wasn't actually supposed to be so hopefully he redeems himself a bit as the fic goes on.

See really quick, I can't even think of anything else to say, so if you have any questions or notes about mistakes in the chapter just let me know.

21 - Chapter 1

Parts A and B of 'Chapter 1' have been reposted with a few minor edits.
There's no longer a part C of 'Chapter 1' instead that's part of 'Chapter 2' now.
If you notice any grammar problems, or anything else that still needs to be edited just let me know.

Here are the notes for these Chapters:
Part A:
I was too lazy to write out Naruto's entrance into Konoha so if you haven't read the chapter/ seen the episode at the start of Shippuden, you should. It went the same way.
Also assume that the mission to save Gaara occured and happened the same way.
After that mission the fic diverges from canon. That means that not everything that has been revealed in canon applies to this fic; however, I will be choosing to include some things that pop up in the manga after that arc so expect spoilers if you haven't gotten beyond it.
Canon wise this refers mostly to the manga; however, as things move along, there will be occasional references to anime filler and movie characters - mostly taken out of context from their original appearances. They won't be important so just assume fillers haven't happened until a character shows up.
For those of you who don't know much about ear piercings, or ears for that matter, a cartilage piercing is on the top rim of the ear.
Also, if anybody wore opal nail polish to get around dress codes in school, you'll understand what Naruto did. Basically the pain he used for everything but the diamond was designed to only show up when the light hits it very specifically. Any other time you look at it the paint won't show up very well.

Jutsu:
Souzou Saisei - Creation Rebirth: it's the jutsu Tsunade uses to heal herself when fighting Orochimaru.

Part B:
This time around I realized I hadn't made this clear in the original version, but Tusnade had already heard from Kakashi and Gai before they even left Suna for Konoha. That's why she knows there's news about Orochimaru.
Back when I started this fic Naruto and Jiraiya's bet made a lot more sense. Now I'm not so sure. It ends relatively quickly, but if you're still confused in a few more chapters, just let me know.

Again, the edits for these chapters are really minor and I'm honestly not focused enough to pick up on grammar so if you notice anything that I've missed in these chapters, or future ones let me know - preferably on the blog because I can keep better track of corrections that way.

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...sort of.
Things are calming down a bit right now (we had family in for a while), but now we're getting ready for an upcoming wedding, baby shower, and graduation party (he first of which is out of town). Until this stuff passes (end of August) I can't guarantee any new chapters.
However, I am working on doing some minor editing for 21 so you can expect to see that over the next few weeks.