Any hope I had of escaping a full blown obsession with Gaara is now dead. I skipped the endless Naruto filler arcs as soon as I hit them and went straight to Shippuuden, and now I'm on episode 45 of that. The mangaka's writing and drawing styles have both matured a bit so I don't have to roll my eyes anymore, and the story arc around Gaara sunk me for sure.

It's ironic. Years ago I ditched the Naruto manga at about the anime episode 15 because it was immature and annoying, and every time I saw part of an episode on Cartoon Network it was envitably one of those first 15 episodes. I knew the anime was edited/cut, but I still had experience from the manga and assumed it was one of the dumbest anime/manga ever. If I'd just survived until episode 18, I would have been intrigued enough with Haku to hang in there and then seen the mangaka was capable of serious writing. Now I'm up in Shippuuden and am quite sure the mangaka is capable of serious writing. *sighs* Well, thank you Darkhelmetj for assuring me that wading through the immaturity would be worth it in the end.

I've already written a short fanfiction focusing on Gaara's and Kankuro's brotherly bond and have started a second one. My muse is on fire for the first time since I read the travesty that is RotP. If you like Naruto or if you like hurt/comfort fics, expect some stories to be headed your way.

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