@TridentOfSexiness OHMY! I don't see why you are apoligizing about the length of your comment! I personally love it someone does more than a few sentences, it shows that they care what their readers think about them <3 I couldn't help but smile really wide when I saw how much you wrote to me :3
Don't worry, we all have that stage where our writing is just like... The hell? Did I actually write this? I know for a fact that writers do this a lot, myself included. It's really funny, actually, because in a few years we could easily think about it in that way of what we're writing now! , _ ,
Thank you for the heads up, though I probably would have paused anyway before Hiruzen's death... I hate when that happens... Anyway, I'm glad you stand strong by the want to having a little bit of romance in the story and I love your reasoning, not focusing on just Sasuke but also Sakura. Most people make their characters hate Sakura and never even try to get their character to at least talk calmly to the poor girl haha.
It's truly no problem. You have a wonderful talent, you shouldn't discourage yourself! I'm happy to see that you are really putting your all into The Downfall, it shows that you love to write and want to show your readers that you want to please them. You shouldn't have to worry if it takes you too long if you put your heart and soul into it.
I'm honored to make you feel that way! You should know how much talent you have as a writer, not just guess if you're doing it right. I'm happy that you feel better about your story, even though you should already know it's pretty amazing.
If you need any help action wise, feel free to message me, I would love to help out! And I love that you ran out of room to type more. I'm about to too, so I'll just slow it down here xD
Overall, you're an amazing writer. Don't let idiots tell you any different and never doubt yourself. You don't deserve to be doubting yourself :D