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Welcome to the Will of Fire, part one's review chapter. This is not officially part of the story, but I wanted to add it at the end now that I have officially moved on to part two. If you do not like my review sections please go ahead and ignore this chapter. THIS WILL HAVE NO BEARING ON THE STORY. This is for those who enjoy having me officially respond to their review. It is intended to be entirely skippable if you do not enjoy it. So if you do not, please go ahead and ignore it. Thank you.

For those of you who enjoy this I say thank you. The Will of Fire is a lot of hard work but it would be nothing without you. To thank you I am including this review chapter at the end of part one. I have collected as many random reviews as possible to put into this chapter. These reviews stretch all the way back to 2014 when I originally posted this story Many of the reviewers do not seem to follow anymore, but I still wanted to honor them and their words. I love your faces and I want to give back to you! This chapter is that effort.

Before I get started I want to mention the rules of this chapter: FIRST, The old rules of one review per reviewer and no abusive comments remade. Along with the guideline of avoiding guest reviews. I appreciate you but I'm sorry. I have to limit it to those actually signed in. You mean a lot to me but I will not be responding to you. SECOND, I will be taking reviews from the entire run of the story. That means you will see people who have not posted very long time. It also means that certain reviews will be responded to again. It will be interesting to see how I respond this time. AND FINALLY, There is no limit to the number of reviews that I can respond to. This chapter is just for reviews so it doesn't matter. I want to see how many people I can officially respond to.

With that in mind let's get going!

THE WILL OF FIRE

PART ONE

Review chapter

SECTION ONE: The Regulars

Over the years many have become regulars. While none of them have stuck through the entire story I have seen the same people over and over again. These same people have made possible for me to keep going. I had to turn out another chapter for them. And when some of them faded away I missed them terribly. This section is dedicated to them. Thank you.

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a certain reading fan chapter 68 . Jun 28, 2016

What is the worst that can happen, oh wait, danzo running away and building a village to take over the leaf.

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So, I know that I mentioned this before but I did add this plot idea to my story ideas sheet. It is pretty awesome and pretty dark. I know that it's probably been done before, but it would make a very interesting fanfic. I want to explore it as best I can and see how things would go a lot of control. With Danzo in control is certain that it would be not a nice place to live. I know that there are some out there. Although now I cannot find them. Oh well . . .

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It is still worth exploring though. Thank you for the suggestion!

Tatahasi chapter 39 . Dec 1, 2015

Everytime I read about this Minato, I fell in love a little bit more. He is such an amazing Father, Ninja, Husband, Family and Hokage. And I love how he worry about Kakashi, planning the best way to save him.

I love it,that you didn't change some of Kakashi's features in his discovery about how he took some situations.

There will be more NarutoxMinato soon? I just love his daddy side.

Is Naruto going to meet a friend anytime soon?

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This was posted back in 2015 but I will be responding as if this was posted yesterday. Yes, there will be more Naruto and Minato stuff. He is now the main character of the story. That will change a little in part three, but I will get to that once we get closer to that section. For now, know that Naruto will be the focus of the story. His life and his challenges will be the driving force of everything. That will include his father. How could it not? Minato Namikaze is one of the key figures of his life! Even if he wasn't he is still the one who sends him out on missions. There has to be a fair amount about the two.

The goal of this story is to explore what would happen if Naruto's parents survived his birth. I wanted to keep general story of the show but change things slightly. That has been difficult at times to be sure. I do think that it was worth it though. The end result is something that I am proud of. It is a little imperfect, ugly, and slow, but it is still awesome. That has to be worth something. Don't ya think?

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Riku Uzumaki chapter 34 . Aug 30, 2015

Orochimaru thinks that Naruto would come to Orochimaru? Pft! As if!

In canon, Orochimaru was right that Sasuke would willingly come to him for power because he had a reason to. Naruto has no reason to come to him for power. If he wants to get stronger through training under one of the Sanin then he could just ask his GODFATHER for training.

If anything, the only reason Naruto would ever come to Orochimaru willingly, would be so he could kill the demented snake.

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Yeah, if he thinks that Naruto will come to him then he is crazy. That never happens in the story. The Curse Mark does end up being a problem, but that's a lot later down the line. I think that Orochimaru was just hedging his bets. Even if he couldn't get Naruto that was fine. If he could cause agony for his enemy then that was great. Getting Naruto would be icing on the cake. It was not necessary for him. Especially if Naruto turned out to be significantly weaker than his father. The man would simply not be interested in him. Orochimaru only likes the strong. The boy would have to get a lot stronger before he would make any serious effort to collect the boy. It's simply isn't worth his time. Just Curse him and move on! Pretty darned cold if you ask me.

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The Supreme Kitsune Sage chapter 47 . Feb 1, 2016

well looks like the massacre going to happen soon cause if memory serves me correctly is happened the night of Shisui's suicide. now seeing how will Flacky-chan get out of this one will be highly amusing cause in my opinion he screwed up. I still wish that weak assed monkey of a third Hokage had killed mummy-teme for his crimes but nope he arrogantly thought he could control him. fool. and now we get this mess. cause Donzo whats only whats best for Donzo and not the Leaf *sighs*. politicians can live with em and can't live without either. till next time TSKS out

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Do you feel better that the massacre never truly happened? Sure, some people died and a few others were in prison, but it was nothing like what happened on the show. There is still a clan left over. All thanks to Minato Namikaze! It will significantly change the characters of people such as Sasuke and his brother. He simply does not have a reason to be so angry. He can be angry, but it won't be a avenger. That just won't happen. It was one of the characteristics of the character that I liked least. Can you blame me for removing it? To be fair I don't really like Sasuke very much. I hated the fact that everyone was so interested in bringing that ass home. Or that Sakura was so interested in getting in his pants. Even if she didn't end up with Naruto she shouldn't ended up with him. The dude didn't give a shit about her! Why the hell did she want him? It still mystifies me. Then again I hated the end of the series. So there you go.

After all this time I still cannot get over this stupid names that you give the Naruto characters! It's so funny! Especially your name for Minato. Poor, poor Flaky-chan. What's a guy to do?

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charmerdark chapter 22 . May 15, 2016

Damn no hinata yet! Still awesome. Wish you put a little more action. I get the point minato is meant to be a supersonic anihilator. Still I wish a bit more!

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Sorry, there is no Hinata in this part of the story. There will also be very little of her in the future parts. She is love life will never be a focus of the story. It will be there, but it will never be the driving force of the narrative. It just doesn't matter that much. So I won't really spend a lot of time on it. With that in mind – I really didn't have much for her to do. I didn't have time to develop a proper love triangle. Nor did I have time to complicate things with a certain Uchiha's sexuality. Like I had originally wanted to do. It just wouldn't have worked in the time that I had to develop it. So it was cut from the story. Along with almost all references that girl. I like the character but I don't like how little there is to do with her. She wouldn't have the time to develop beyond a flat and boring character. I did not want to do that to her. Plus, I kind of prefer the other pairing better. And since I was going to include Sakura anyway I went with it. Sorry, they will not be in love in the story. Sorry.

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lizyeh2000 chapter 65 . Jun 7, 2016

Thanks for updating! I feel bad for hiruzen in canon who is forced out of retirement for a long time. I wonder why he never hired someone else...

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I don't know. To be fair, I'm not much better. I keep doing that to him. Believe me it won't stop happening. It's probably almost as bad as Naruto getting kidnapped or Minato getting tired. It just keeps happening. Now, to be fair, it was necessary. But I did feel bad for the poor man. He deserves to enjoy his retirement. If only being a Hokage was the kind of job that you can stop doing. Alas it is not. And he constantly goes out of retirement. Poor Dude.

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Reign Of Sorrow chapter 8 . Apr 21, 2016

I do know that this is early work, however, I don't know if you picked up on it or anyone else, but I don't believe the Hokage's black ops are called ABU, but ANBU. According to Google ANBU is correct.

Minor mistake, but noteworthy. Also brilliant on bringing in Lord Third. He definitely was adept in sealing proven especially during the battle between him and Orochimaru when he sealed Orochimaru's arms using the Shingami's seal.

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I am sure that I responded to this one already, but I wanted to respond again. I checked the story and I didn't find any instance where I used ABU instead of ANBU. As far as I know that is how I spelled it. If it was spelled that way then it just a typo. One that I have since corrected. You are correct though, it is ANBU or Anbu. It is not a Abu. I would have never intentionally put that in the story.

I thank you for complementing me on bringing in Lord Third. He was really fun to include in this fanfic. I got to do a lot of cool things with him that never happened in the show. Plus, I think his wife is still alive. Even though I don't really mention her. That is pretty awesome for the guy. It sucks that he has to keep being brought out of retirement, but at least his family is whole. That's something, right?

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ApplesStrawberries chapter 58 . Mar 29, 2016

Wow so deep and angsty! You did an excellent job projecting their emotions through this chapter! I'm loving this dark and desperate feel to the story!

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Thank you for your kind words. I tried to make this story as real and honest as I could. These were real people living through extraordinary times. True, they were shinobi. That did not make them something else. If I was going to write a long story about what Minato would do then I had create depth. Otherwise, it simply does not work. Your main character must go through some form of growth. He must suffer and struggle to succeed. Then and only then may he achieve greatness. I styled Minato a little after the great Greek Heroes with lots of Japanese awesomeness and human frailties thrown in. Hopefully the end result was something worth reading. Judging by the fact that you keep responding I am guessing it is. Thank you.

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Turmanarmo chapter 22 . Feb 19, 2015

Fear the wrath of the mama and papa, fear them. This was an interesting way to do this part and it is always neat to see Minato go scary mode like that. I look forward to your next chapter as usual and good luck with keeping away from the burnout.

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I know that I can make those two big soft at times. It is to humanize them. It is also to explore the aspect of their characters that I love most. So I spend a fair amount of time dealing with lovey-dovey stuff. That doesn't mean that I don't deal with the darker aspects of their characters. Minato Namikaze is the Hokage for a reason! And his wife is a formidable shinobi in her own right. You don't mess with them. You especially don't touch their child. That is if you want to live. Which those men somehow seemed to forget. The "Run on sight" order thing is there for a reason! They should have respected it. Not that they would escape after touching his child. No one can out run him! Well, maybe, Naruto one day. He does have the blood of the Yellow Flash running through his veins. It makes sense that he would be fast. It will just take time.

SECTION TWO: Grammar Ahoy!

Over and over again I have been told that I need beta readers or to edit my work. Which is kind of done. Beta readers are impossible, but I do send every chapter through one edit before publishing. I simply do not have the time, the money, or the resources to do anything further. Fanfiction is a volunteer thing. You do it on your spare time. It's a hobby. You can't put the resources into it that professional work would be able to do. That does not stop these people from telling me all about my grammar.

I won't name names, but more than one person has told me to edit my work. Or to get those precious beta readers. All without ever offering to assist in that endeavor. Not that I would expect you to do that, but it seems hollow when you do that. Hell, I have even been guilty of this myself. True, I only mention this when the grammar or the spelling when it is so bad that it impedes the story, but still. I am guilty too. I would ask you to lay off the author on that. They are often only one person. They are doing their best. Leave them alone. It's not like you are paying for it.

All right, I'm done ranting on this. You guys mean well with telling me about my grammar. If it was something that I could easily fix I would. Alas I cannot. I will just have to do my best. Just do me a favor: when you go after my grammar: please make sure that your own grammar and spelling is OK. Don't spell Grammar with an e, okay?

SECTION THREE: Five Random Awesome Reviews

I would love to pretend that I could respond to all 310 reviews in this chapter. I cannot. Even if I eliminate the regulars there are just too many reviews to attempt that. Plus, the vast majority of those reviews are not interesting to look at now that we are done. If I have forgotten you then I apologize. I just simply couldn't get to your review. I love ya, but it just didn't fit. You have my deepest apologies. With that in mind: let's get onto the five random reviews!

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AUselessMicroFluff Miccahlee chapter 28 . Jul 14, 2015

When Minato said "because I'm your father", I imagined Vader talking to Luke. Lol, lovely chapter, will be waiting for more.

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I never thought of that before. Yeah, it kind it does remind me of Darth Vader. That was not what it was referring to though. It's actually referring back to where Minato brags "Because I'm his father." Is one of my favorite moments in the series. I couldn't help but refer back to it. I am glad that you enjoyed it just as much as I did.

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Katalina471 chapter 32 . Aug 16, 2015

Read it all in one go, can't wait for next chapter -

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Do you know the number of people who told me that? No? I don't either! It is a lot though. Then again that is one of my favorite things to do with fanfiction. Binge read the hell out of it! I remember somebody telling me that they shared this with their daughter. Immediately after she told me that she read it. I don't think that I included her review, but it really did happen. It doesn't hurt that this story is well designed for that. I am glad that you enjoyed the ride!

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The gangsta of love chapter 69 . Jul 5, 2016

I hope that you'll go into detail about how that fight went down. I want to read about Kushina defending her baby. Considering just how much grief, and stress she needed to get out, I gotta imagine those so called Anbu got wrecked! I also want to see how Naruto is doing. You've been dropping details, that they couldn't get him out of the Genjutsu and that he's being heavily monitored but I actually want to see how he he's doing. You said he was in a trance like state. Does he move? Talk? get up to go pee? eat?

Enjoy your time off from writing this one and have fun with your other content.

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I hope that what I wrote met your expectations. It is my favorite part of Part One. Please, let me know if it didn't.

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The Zelos Wilder chapter 35 . Mar 9, 2016

I like this fic! I was in need of something to read and found this! Not to sound negative but is there gonna be more detail in the fighting scenes? Besides that, I like this concept of how things would be if Naruto's parents lived on.

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Criticism is not necessarily negative. I know I can sound really harsh sometimes but I do welcome your criticism. I just don't like snarky or unreasonable demands upon me. If you're going to suggest that improve my grammar then please offer to help me. Something like what you suggested is manageable. I am not very good at fighting scenes, but it is manageable. I have improved significantly throughout the fanfic. I still do not enjoy writing them, but I do try my best. I hope that it comes out in my work. If it doesn't, then please let me know.

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bonitalito chapter 41 . Dec 17, 2015

Just found your story it is wonderful! I love that it is so drawn out. Can't wait till Danzo dies lol. Hated that man in every way on the story.

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Would you believe that I hate him too? He is actually one of my most hated characters in the show. The only time that I found him interesting as a character was during the Uchiha crisis or with Kakashi. That's it. Once I successfully completed both story arcs, he is no longer safe. He can die any time. And I do plan to kill him. I just won't tell you where or when. That would ruin the fun. I hope that you are still reading so that you can enjoy his painful death.

SECTION FOUR: The First Review

I felt like throwing this in here for fun. I sincerely doubt that this person is still reading this story, but I wanted to give them props. They were truly *first*. Congrats T96. I have updated many, many times since you posted that review. I hope that you enjoyed what you got. If not I hope you found something else equally as good. Thank you so much for reviewing!

All right so I can working on this for like an hour to and I'm getting tired. Plus, my voice is getting horse. It's from all that annoying dictation. I've gotta stop soon! I hope that you have enjoyed this chapter and I will continue to follow the Will of Fire. I love you all and I hope to hear from you very soon. Alley out!