This volume comes to a close here. As usual, the author will ramble a bit.
First, a few complaints...
Since books on Qidian lose 500 yuan in attendance bonuses starting from the fourth month after going premium, these past few months have basically been a thankless struggle. My royalties usually go toward the electricity bill and medical expenses (cervical spondylosis and gastroenteritis are no joke...), so although the daily 4,000-word updates may indeed feel frustratingly slow, considering real-life circumstances, I can only hope everyone understands.
If more readers could support the official release, perhaps things might improve? (Like reaching a thousand average subscriptions?)
Second, there are the issues with the plot.
After this long stretch of original content, with the main characters from the original work appearing one after another, the next step will finally begin connecting with the original story's main plot.
Of course, given my habit of being a plot shredder, there definitely won't be any scenario where the story circles back and becomes a matter of accompanying Naruto through his studies...
I'll do my best to consolidate and adapt the material from the original work, striving to bring things to a proper conclusion.
(PS: At this point, the story is probably around 80% complete.)