Story: (Chapter 7: Voices, Hugs, and Progress) ----->
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4117001/7/ Discussion: I am loving this chapter more and more the more I think about it. (Does that make sense?) It was written in pieces, but I feel that it all came together nicely. There were a lot of tensions that played out in the chapter (NaruSaku, KankGaa [moreso platonic, depending on how you decide to look at it], and NaruGaa ,of course). I actually like Sakura a lot more after writing this chapter; she will definitely show up again, though I don't know when. And the Naruto and Gaara interaction was so fun to write and re-read. I loved it! I hope readers did as well. Tensions are most assuredly mounting, and they can only increase so much before something happens. Next chapter...muhaha.