Question/Poll about the Naruto story [Poll]
- CHOICE 1 - Redo the story from chapter 1 as adult MC. Less childish, more adult, gritty, bloody, more grey MC. 66
- CHOICE 2 - Drop the story entirely. 71
- CHOICE 3 - Continue as is. 254
About - Naruto: The Book Eating Daimyo
I think chapter 1 came out pretty well. But chapters 2,3,4 not so much.
I personally feel that it's the young MC that did it. Having to write an MC from birth to adulthood does not fit well for smutfic. Not unless I skim through entire childhood in just one chapter.
While many of you have shown love for the new chapters, many have also said that it feels rushed. So, I have 2 options.
You can help me decide what to do with this story with this poll.
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CHOICE 1 - Redo the story from chapter 1.
In the new iteration, the MC wakes up in the body of an already 16 or 17-year-old Ikkyu. The guy is the good-for-nothing son of the Fire Daimyo, big into women, gambling, and all the trash. Dies from overdosing on some good stuff.
Scroll Eating will remain the same, but I might introduce some restrictions to it. Otherwise, the MC becomes absurdly broken in power scaling.
MC starts with a low chakra again, but this time, he's already old enough and actively improves his chakra with training.
In this new version of Ikkyu, the MC won't be as kind and sweet. He'll be more gray and won't try to hide it from anyone. He'll still try to hide his illegal operations, but he won't act sweet and kind to everyone.
In this story, Kushina is by default alive because Minato decided not to take the chance and save Kushina as well. MC's relationship with Uchiha will remain the same, as the MC is still going to be the future Daimyo.
NOTE: Relationship with Tsunade will remain the same. She still saved the original Ikkyu's life when he was a baby. But in this iteration, she won't send him the seal. MC will have to actively seek Tsunade, earn her approval, and get it personally.
This time, there won't be any shortcuts. He'll have to work hard for every powerful scroll. His name is already ruined because of the original Ikkyu, who was a big, famous asshole.
MC Tags: Cunning, Ruthless, Power Hungry, Money Hungry, Kingdom Building, Smut, Manipulation, Grey Character.
Basically, less childish, more adult, gritty, bloody, and the MC is sort of a villain, but not really. He doesn't want to destroy the world or anything. He just wants to get strong and rich, and rule as a powerful Daimyo in the future. Who keeps Konoha under his command, not as an independent thing.
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CHOICE 2 - Drop the story entirely.
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CHOICE 3 - Continue as is.