Ah, now I know what you mean, about the bird thing. But I liked it. It honestly freaked me out when she suddenly bursted into flames. So what if it's cliche? Naruto cliches are always fun to read :D Excellent job on this! Now I must go and read the next one!

Author's Response: You have a point there I confess, but - as you say - we love it anyway so I guess it's okay. ;0) I did feel much better about it after reading your review. I'm glad you enjoyed the chapter and found it engaging. I apologize for not responding to your reviews sooner, but I've been pretty busy - for the most part writing the new chapter, although there were other things - and I've not been on TONFA a lot at all... =0(