Hello there everyone I apologize for the lateness of this update. I decided to wait until midnight to determine the results. To everyone who submitted the feedback about last week's post I'd like to thank you. Thanks to everyone I was able to determine the course in which VGD will take in its remake. It has been decided that I shall write a separate version of VGD for comparison. I apologize to those who wanted the prior iteration rewritten.

The next iteration will be named "Vessel of the Golden Dragon: Alternative". I can understand if people may have issues with the new name. The concept of remaking a story and naming "NEW" or "REDUX" is tiring. However, in my case I can't seem to justly conceive a better alternative. In all honesty I considered completely changing the name entirely, however, I knew I didn't want that. I apologize if it seems cliché in its name.

Regardless of that I will release it next Monday June 24. For the occasion I will be posting two chapters at the beginning instead of one. This is due to changes that will be implemented. These changes will included a darker narrative. Additionally, I will be doing something different. I will be turning back the clock so to say to a specific period in Naruto's life. His time as an orphan. This is where things will begin. Naruto will be five years old when he makes his wish and obtains Ghidorah. Unlike the base version Naruto will become darker himself. It will not be instant, but the seeds will be there at the beginning. I will also delve more into his relationship with the village over time, and how it changes. I will not lie that unlike the base version this one could easily become rated M. I know at the beginning that it will be T+. I wanted everyone to know this before the story starts.

Unlike in the base version other Kaiju might show up earlier than I had originally planned. All I will say is that someone is already on the planet prior to Ghidorah's arrival, and he might not like the company. This being said I will state that the narrative will probably have the same pace as the previous version. I plan on Naruto getting Ghidorah in the first chapter and developing his relationship with other characters before he becomes a shinobi. However, unlike the base version I plan on doing this in about five to six chapters rather than seven. I'd say that's a safe bet. The first arc should be about ten to twelve chapters, however, if I can manage it, I could possibly get it done in nine. This of course would include the Land of Waves arc. Following that will be the Chunin exams, which could be another twelve chapters. I say this just to inform everyone of the pacing at the beginning. I'd rather have everyone updated on what I plan to do so when it happens it won't be entirely jarring.

With that all said I'd like to thank everyone for the support for these past couple of years. Had it not been for that I would've stopped this story following the hacking incident. I don't know if I can get this story where I want it anytime soon, but I'll try and push out the chapters, with quality, as soon as I can. Lastly, if anyone has any questions regarding anything feel free to PM me or leave a question in a review. I will still be looking at this stories review section for any questions you might have. With that said I'll see everyone next week with the release of "VGD: Alternative"! Until then, take it easy and have a great day!

-Shin

P.S. As a treat to everyone who has stuck with me until the end. The other kaiju that I mentioned is Space Godzilla. With that I'm walking away. :) See you guys next week!