5The Snake and the Alien Queen » Venn Slater. In Musutafu, the name means almost nothing. In America, it elicits fanfare and screams for autographs. Follow a former rock idol in his steps to make who he has become worth something, in an unfamiliar place. He carries baggage, and Mina is just the bubbly cushion to carry it. With some help from others, of course. M for language, violence, & sexual content.

1Swordsigns » Lahiro Ide, future progenitor of the Ide clan, destined to create the world's only clan of world-class swordsmen shinobi, finds himself knee-deep in conflict after 5 years of neglect, malnourishment, and pain at the hands of Orochimaru. He must learn how to trust, and learn how to live in the aftermath of that imprisonment. Will he rise, as a hero, to the level of Naruto Uzumaki?