Heiwa & Retail Chronicles

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Title: Heiwa - Drabble .01
Summary: Set in the Uncharted-verse, a series of drabbles.  AU.  Drabble .001 Obito frets over meeting his new team, and wonders if Kakashi would have made a better teacher than him.
Characters: Obito, Minato; no pairings
Rating: PG
Disclaimer: Kishimoto is a cow.

Title: The Retail Chronicles
Summary: A series of unrelated drabbles about having a job in the retail industry.  AU.
Characters: Itachi, Sakura, Ino, random-unnamed-character
Rating: PG-13
Disclaimer: Your mom is a cow.

Japanese Mythology and Symbolism in Naruto

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I recently wrote a sort of "Narutology 101: An Introduction to some of the Japanese mythology that is symbolised in Naruto" Essay.

It's kinda nerdy and long, but if you are interested in Japanese culture in general or getting a bit more insight into why so much of Naruto is the way it is then please feel free to head on over to it and take a look. It gives some background why people are called or act  the way they do or why jutsu do what they do, and such. I have tried to put in as many link and references to for the real geeks among you!

Obviously, its pretty spoilerific so I would be careful unless you're up to date or don't mind knowing what is coming.
Comments and feedback are welcome.