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That's what I was going for with Okuden. I had a whole ton of different versions in mind:

-Yuji and Chiyoko re-united, and Yuji joins her in ANBU
-Yuji deciding to be Hokage, and giving up on everything else
-Yuji having to leave the village for treatment, meeting a girl from the Land of Iron and getting married
-Have Yuji lose his chakra, but give Ryofu one last fight, then die in combat against a really big enemy, buying time for the others to find a way to counter them.

The one thing I haven't done with Yuji is make him a villain, and I wondered what would happen if I did. He's a mix of The Governer from "The Walking Dead" and any number of the Vandenreich from Bleach. 

But you have to wonder- what if he isn't the villain? What if he's right, and Sakura and Tsunade did actually suppress his chakra?
 

After a long wait, Okuden has been updated! I think you'll be surprised...

Sounds like a blast! You really packed a lot into one trip!

Glad to hear your trip went well! What all did you do?

They were both being considerate of Yuji, too. Ryofu didn't want to kill her, and we finally learned he felt a little guilt about the fact that Yuji's life got messed up (though not for the killing act itself. I hope that was OK with you!). I almost went with a route where Ryofu would also have been able to be healed no matter what injury he sustained, but that was too surreal for what I wanted. 

Sounds awesome! Have a great time and a safe trip!

That's why the battle was so hard. I couldn't have the dead girl win, because she didn't live long enough to gain any skills beyond the genin level. To match her fairly with Ryofu, I made her strength taijutsu. If he had been fighting an immortal Kage-level, the battle would have been very different, and that was the direction I started heading before realizing it didn't make any sense to do it that way. As far As Yuji went- he had to hit a breaking point.

Hey, cool! Have a safe trip! Where in Japan are you going, if you don't mind my asking?

Sorry for the wait, but Okuden has finally been updated. This chapter is going to bridge to something interesting, so stay tuned!

As far the Chiyoko/Ryofu fight- I don't want to give too much away, but it isn't over just yet.

Thanks for understanding, man. I really appreciate it. The fight, and the aftermath, should be interesting, if done correctly!

Hi! Just wanted to let you know that I am still working on the next Okuden chapter. Ryofu vs. Chiyoko is taking a little more time than I thought. But it IS coming!