Sorry to all you folks that I take so long to update my work. Starting Monday, I will be holding two jobs, plus I've been having some health problems, so the next update may be very slow too. There's nothing I'd like better than to sit in front of a comp and write all day, unfortunately, real life is quite insistent that I need money to survive.

So, works in progress are:

The Last Uchiha 04, The Female of the Species 02, and a new one-shot fic:

The Blind Illusionist. Summary: Who is more powerless, Sakura in Itachi's grasp, or Itachi in his blindness?

As promised, my responses to the reviews for The Last Uchiha:

Snotty Chim-Chim: I love your reviews, they really make me laugh when I read them, and your enthusiasm keeps me going whenever I flag! So yay for you! And thanks for that FFN notice thingy…I sent it on to other reviewers.

Alowl: Thanks for the blessing, but I’m afraid that sometimes, the plotbunnies bite, and then jump gaily into their little plot holes.

PRoyalAngel: You cried? Oh wow…I’m awed that you were touched by the story. Here…offers hankie As to who Lil’ Itachi’s Mama is…I’m afraid that even I, as the writer, don’t know yet. (Kabuto the jerk wouldn’t tell me either.)

DestinedFaith: Hmmm…KakaSaku pairing? That’s still uncertain at the moment (contrary to the evidence to be had since Kakashi always tries to get his own way) now that the older Itachi has come into the picture. It could go either way, or both, for that matter. I suspect Sakura has some very tough decisions in the future. Thank you for saying that you’ll still read even if you dislike the pairing!

Son of Darkness: Unfortunately…the old man wasn’t Jiraiya. Sorry to have been misleading with that last sentence! I loved how you brought up points in the story that you liked, since it’s hard for the writer to tell which parts of her writing are getting through to the readers. Please feel free to broach any questions with me (this applies to everyone else), and I will answer to the best of my ability!