[Fic] "No Wasted Deed" -- Naruto

This is not the fic I owe aishuu, but it sets the stage for that fic. Set a month or two after Naruto enters the ninja academy, probably mid-autumn. (In case you have forgotten, Shinnin is the girl Naruto tentatively befriends in the epilogue of "The Way of the Apartment Manager." He is still friends with her at the start of "The Guardian in Spite of Herself.")

Uzumaki Naruto is the most interesting person Kigaru Shinnin has ever met. She has no regrets for her lost popularity. (925 words)

[The revised and expanded final version is now up on ff.net.]

( No Wasted Deed )

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I had the damndest time thinking of a title for this fic, and I am not wildly enthused by the one I finally settled on. If you have a better idea, please tell me!

Also, since Shinnin and Naruto have already 'adopted' Sakura in this world, when Ino goes looking to practice random acts of kindness on less popular girls, she picks Hinata as her project. As you might guess, by the time Naruto's class reaches graduation, the patterns of interaction among the kids are noticeably different from canon. :-)

Quote of the Day

No one is useless in this world who lightens the burden of it for anyone else.
--Charles Dickens



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In other news, I went to print out ch. 14 of "Secrets" for editing last night, and discovered that something is wrong with my printer. It kept irregularly blurring and fading out in the middle of words. I will try again to find the problem tonight, but failing that, I plan to make use of Cornell's printers, since I think I still have some money saved on their system.

[Linkspam] Cornell beats Temple

I am going to pretend for a minute that I know anything about men's college basketball, in order to indulge in some local pride:

Cornell beats Temple in round one of the NCAA tournament.

This year Ithacans don't have to cheer for Syracuse out of general regional loyalty. We can cheer for our own team. :-)