Scarlet is finally finished! I think we're all just going to have to accept that I'm slow as hell these days. Adulthood sucks. (Not being married, mind you; just adulthood.)

PENDING: Red Blossom Chapter 11: "The Fourth Ninja War" (Naruto)

"RED BLOSSOM" (Naruto)

Rating: PG-13 for violence and language and possibly some Harem no Jutsu ;)

In the aftermath of Orochimaru's attack on Konoha, Kakashi is coerced into accepting a mission guarding a Water Country feudal lord from assassins. The mission risks war with the Mist Ninja, who are under suspicion of being behind the attacks...and the danger may extend as far as Konoha itself and beyond, for it seems that someone is also sending killers after Gaara of the Sand. Thus Naruto and his friends embark on a perilous journey, leading them down the southbound Aoite Road and across the sea; through the deep forests surrounding the Mist Village and into the Water-lord's city, carved into the sea cliffs.

It is there in Mizutou-a stone-walled city besieged by assassins and steeped in political intrigue-that Naruto, Sasuke, Sakura, and Kakashi must face the terrible Shinkuhana no Jutsu. Known as the ultimate assassin's technique, Shinkuhana brings instant death . . . to both its victim AND its wielder . . .