There’s always hope. Sometimes it’s the last thing left.
There’s always hope. Sometimes it’s the last thing left.
I made a bunch of memes with my faves…. Sometime ago
We know it’s been a while since we had an update for you, but there’s good stuff in the works, promise! In the meantime, have a funny!
–nezu
I know Katsuko’s writer is no longer a part of the project and forgive me if this has already been answered but are y’all alright with us including her in fanworks? She lives rent free in my brain and I miss her.
100% and absolutely! Katsuko is gone but very much not forgotten, and we miss her too.
— Saunter
Reading ANBU Legacy and how most of the characters there gets promoted through their ranks at what ages, what is the progress (and strength level) of an average shinobi like? I am mindful of the fact that our cast are mainly geniuses.
The chunin exams in canon seem to indicate that most genin make chunin in their late teens (with the notable exception of Naruto’s generation and this one guy who looks like he’s worked in Konoha’s accounting department for the past 20 years).
In general, ninja life is not so much about progression and promotion as it is about career ambition and inherent ability. They’re like athletes. The genin are your district champions, some of whom make it to the state/provincial level and become like the chunin, who are the backbone of the ninja force. You get a small number who both put in the time and have the ability to make it to the Olympics; that’s your jounin. And then if you’re especially ambitious or especially insane (“why not both?” - Kakashi), you try out for ANBU.
-Aubrey
I feel like we haven’t spoken about Kakashi’s singular (1) red shirt enough
Local teenaged twerp owns one (1) shirt that wasn’t issued to him as part of a work uniform and thinks he’s got the right to sass his sensei about how “red doesn’t look good on you anyway,” and “well I stole it six weeks ago and you didn’t realize until just now so you clearly didn’t like it” - Minato, probably
I was rereading Legacy -again- and am curious to see which direction you are going to take with Orochimaru. Just plain evil for evils sake? Or is there more (aka Danzou) behind it? Are his emotions about Sakumo a clever front or are they genuine? He is always such an interesting and unsetteling charaker. Hope you all are having a lovely day!
Thank you for your kind words about Orochimaru!
I think Orochimaru is like every other person in that he doesn’t believe he’s evil. He’s always going to be the hero of his own story, and it’ll always be that other people misunderstand him or are just plain naive. He did genuinely mourn Sakumo and still feels that his death was unjust, not to mention profoundly wasteful. A not insignificant portion of his affection for Kakashi is because of this.
But will that affection spare Kakashi’s life, should Orochimaru tire of him, or should Kakashi start to inconvenience Orochimaru’s plans? Of course not. That’s why he’s the villain, after all. :)
-Aubrey
If something was to happen to Minato in this verse who would take in Naruto? Jiraiya runs his very busy spy-ring, Rin has even less time than Kakashi and Kakashi’s in Anbu.
This is a complicated question.
The short answer is that it would depend on whether or not Naruto’s life would still be in danger after Minato dies. If not, he could stay with Ogata-san, who adores him anyway. But if the danger would persist, Minato would want to keep him with people who could protect him.
The honest answer, of course, is that Minato has simply decided that he will live forever, or at least until Naruto is old enough to take care of himself. Anything or anyone that tries to disabuse him of this notion will get stomped on, repeatedly and with great emphasis. :)
-Aubrey
I know that your AU is a very realistic take on the narutoworld, but it would be so much FUN if Orochimaru just really wants to go dimension hopping with his research assistants
HAH! From Orochimaru’s point of view, that’s all he wants too! He is the Miss Frizzle of his own story.
Pay no attention to what he could be capable of AFTER he attains godhood; that’s not at all important, of course… :)
-Aubrey
I blame you for the image that is now SEARED into my brain of Orochimaru in a terribly patterned dress with his hair up in a poofy black mess and a snake draped over his shoulders like Liz. And now I’m just wondering what would be his magic schoolbus.
@fakegingerrights i just read this aloud to Aubrey and she instantly responded: “Manda. The magic schoolbus is Manda.”
- Ki
I know that your AU is a very realistic take on the narutoworld, but it would be so much FUN if Orochimaru just really wants to go dimension hopping with his research assistants
HAH! From Orochimaru’s point of view, that’s all he wants too! He is the Miss Frizzle of his own story.
Pay no attention to what he could be capable of AFTER he attains godhood; that’s not at all important, of course… :)
-Aubrey
Hi lovelies, I hope you’re all ok and easing into the new year. Just wanted to let you know that the website links are behaving badly… I popped on to have a little re-read of the traitor mission and the links take me to a temp Wordpress site that no longer exists. Very strange! The newest updates seem to be ok. Perhaps you’re making changes in the back end but I thought I’d let you know <3
Thanks for reaching out! We did have some backend website shenanigans going on, and links in the Table of Contents are just one of the things that broke.
I’m working now on updating them all – they SHOULD be back to normal now for your reading pleasure!
- Ki
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ANBU Legacy-related artwork, updates and content. ANBU Legacy is a collaborative serial novel based on the world of Naruto. It is focused on the young men and women of ANBU, who took the vow to defend Yondaime and the village at all costs. Set in the fifth year of the Yondaime's reign, it takes place in a Konohagakure where the the fourth Hokage defeated the Kyuubi—and lived. You can read the story at https://anbulegacy.com/
Legacy is the creation of writers Nezu, Ki, and Saunter/DK, with editor and occasional writer Aubrey. Former writers GM and Zuul are now retired.
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