"Why have I been locked up?" Goville does not have the heart to answer that it was because they...

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believed Hu mad." 
-Jonathan Spence, The Question of Hu 

So currently, three essays are consuming my soul: an book review on The Question of Hu, which is actually a really interesting account of this Jesuit missionary who brings a chinese man, Hu, back to France in the 1720s, but they have a falling out and Hu is locked up in an insane asylum to get him out of the way. 
Anyway, I also have to write two more research essays. The one due on Friday, for English, is getting there. Almost done, almost done... The other one, due a week from tomorrow for my China and th West class, I've barely even started. I have a topic, and I've taken out three books from the library. D: Must... work... harder...
I'm also going to the Soba-bowl anime festival in Edmonton on Saturday, when I really should be working on my essays. Oh, well. I wouldn't be able to concentrate anyway, knowing that it was happening but still being cooped up inside. 
I also feel guilty, because I haven't updated any of my fics recently. D: Here is an excert from the next chapter of Rise of the Jinchuuriki to take the edge off:

“I am worried about Naruto’s education.” Sarutobi got straight to the point.

Iruka felt thrown. “I – sir?” He really hoped that this wasn’t leading to where he thought it was going to lead...

“Yes.” The Sandaime took a long puff from his pipe, sending a small cloud of smoke into the air above his head. “He has been transferred six different times in his first four months of the academy. And with the... debacle last week, he has missed yet another few weeks of schooling. I believe that he’s an intelligent child, who just needs the proper teacher.” The man’s mouth said ‘teacher’ but his eyes said ‘Iruka.’

The chuunin knew that perhaps the reason that blond brat only appeared so smart because he was actually a thousand-year-old demon, but he didn’t voice that thought. Not to the Hokage, who seemed to have grown... attached to the thing.

Iruka supposed that the kid did look human enough.

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I actually really like Iruka. :3 I think that you'll enjoy my characterization for him. I seriously think that Naruto had to grow on Iruka; I doubt he was so friendly and understanding at first, and especially not without prompting. :) Prejudiced!Iruka is very fun to write.