Okay, I've been wondering this for a long time - When does this take place? At first I thought it was the first Kage conference, but then you added the part about him and Sasuke's confrontation. Is there another one right before the war? No, that can't be right because Naruto wouldn't be there then *sigh* I'm so confused. But don't think that it's your fault. Everyone but me seems to understand.

On to the awesomeness that is your story: HOLY FLYING CHOCOLATE MONKEYS!!! That was just plain awesome. You're writing is absolutely out of this world it's so awesome. I love it. You've really got me curious with Nee-san, though. I can't wait to see what that's all about. I can't wait to find out what had led the ninja of to Seishingakure react like they did. It was purely amazing, BigSis. Just awesome.

Author's Response: No, don't worry about it. It's a really good question. This story happens at an unidentified point during a lull in the 4th Shinobi War, after the current flurry of battles. Think of it as like a big filler arc between one part of the war and the next.
So this whole story does actually hinge on the assumption that there will be a suitable point for insertion later on in Naruto's current storyline, which I am beginning to wonder about, or it will all end up AU - but hey, I knew I was taking that risk when I started writing (nearly a year ago now, when the manga was still sorting out the first Kage conference and the secrets of Naruto's birth. Obviously that was much too soon for what I had in mind, so I had to fudge it a little based on what I thought might happen).

I'm glad you liked the story so far. I worked so hard on it and, seeing people enjoy it as much as you and SilverWolf seem to, just makes me feel like there really was a point to all of that, you know? ;0)