[Fic] "The Way of the Apartment Manager" chapter 17 -- Naruto

Chapter 17 of "The Way of the Apartment Manager," in which Naruto proposes a novel use of hair ornaments, the author words very hard to keep Yukiko from derailing the story into a discussion of zoning permits, Kakashi suffers a mishap, the Third Hokage blows smoke rings, Iruka is terribly embarrassed, Naga wears a dress, and Yukiko gets ambushed by a happy ending.

( Apartment Manager 17 )

And that's more or less that.

Oh, there'll be an epilogue, but that's set a couple months later, on Naruto's first day at the ninja academy, when we see the first wave of repercussions from this story start spilling into what could be termed the manga world proper. In other words, Naruto has a teacher on his side right from the start, a supportive "parent" at his back, a much better grounding in basic shinobi skills, and a slightly better notion of how to interact with people and make friends. Also, he knows origami. Never underestimate the power of origami. :-)

But basically, "The Way of the Apartment Manager" is now finished. Yukiko has made her journey, courtesy of Naruto's influence, and I have thus finished the story I began telling. Going much further would require starting a new story...

Which is, in fact, what I'm doing! "The Guardian in Spite of Herself" should start coming out on my regular irregular schedule sometime in December. (November is set aside for NaNoWriMo.) For the rest of October, I want to finish up some other stuff that's currently in progress: "Locked Room Problems," chapter 10 of "Secrets," "Undertow," and chapter 3 of "Lemonade." I doubt I'll get through all of that, but it's good to set high goals.

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Oh. And I know I'm rambling somewhere. The chapter feels loose to me; if you find bits that make you go 'huh?' or parts that are kind of pointless, please, please tell me!

[Fic] "The Way of the Apartment Manager" chapter 17 -- Naruto

Chapter 17 of "The Way of the Apartment Manager," in which Naruto proposes a novel use of hair ornaments, the author words very hard to keep Yukiko from derailing the story into a discussion of zoning permits, Kakashi suffers a mishap, the Third Hokage blows smoke rings, Iruka is terribly embarrassed, Naga wears a dress, and Yukiko gets ambushed by a happy ending.

( Apartment Manager 17 )

And that's more or less that.

Oh, there'll be an epilogue, but that's set a couple months later, on Naruto's first day at the ninja academy, when we see the first wave of repercussions from this story start spilling into what could be termed the manga world proper. In other words, Naruto has a teacher on his side right from the start, a supportive "parent" at his back, a much better grounding in basic shinobi skills, and a slightly better notion of how to interact with people and make friends. Also, he knows origami. Never underestimate the power of origami. :-)

But basically, "The Way of the Apartment Manager" is now finished. Yukiko has made her journey, courtesy of Naruto's influence, and I have thus finished the story I began telling. Going much further would require starting a new story...

Which is, in fact, what I'm doing! "The Guardian in Spite of Herself" should start coming out on my regular irregular schedule sometime in December. (November is set aside for NaNoWriMo.) For the rest of October, I want to finish up some other stuff that's currently in progress: "Locked Room Problems," chapter 10 of "Secrets," "Undertow," and chapter 3 of "Lemonade." I doubt I'll get through all of that, but it's good to set high goals.

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Oh. And I know I'm rambling somewhere. The chapter feels loose to me; if you find bits that make you go 'huh?' or parts that are kind of pointless, please, please tell me!