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Uchiha Ryuushi, original character intended for the series, Naruto. Created for a collab (crossover) fanfic, Black River. She technically doesn't show up until the third chapter.

Ryuushi's not an Uchiha by blood, however - hence her blue eyes and lighter-than-expected hair.

And yes, this is my stab (aka pathetic attempt) at realism. There are so many things I screwed up, but I'm much too panicked about school at this moment to go back and fix them.

And argh! I hate my mouse-writing. aw;jfdjg;ejg I can never get Hiragana to look how I want it to! And the stupid "shi" in Katakana is weird as well. *glares at mouse*




Procrastinating is a baaaaaad habit. I should be studying for my midterm that takes place in less than six hours instead of staying up all night doing stuff like this. And it's not like I have the full six hours either -- gotta go practice my duet piece with my partner in three hours (it's four in the morning right now), have a class two hours after that, and then I have to sit through an hour and a half of Music History (and Midterm, don't forget that!). I get thirty minutes to brush up on my duet piece, and then I have to perform in class; right after that, I have Functional Skills for Keyboard Majors, which absolutely drains all my energy. And on top of that, I've got a self-defense class (which I've been missing a lot of) in the evening.

By the time any one of my "regulars" get around to commenting, I'll probably be dead from exhaustion. Having pulled an all-nighter doesn't help, either.




Argh! I don't know where to put this submission! I mean, to a certain degree, it's an anime fanart - except it's not really anime-style because I've been experimenting around and indulging in realism-wannabee whims of mine. And the dA descriptions say that OCs created for a series can still go under "fanart".... So does it go under "Digital Art", or "Anime/Manga"?????!!!! And technically speaking, it's half-traditional art too! Grrrrrr.




<sub>Drawn with .9mm mechanical pencil; colored in Adobe Photoshop Elements 5.0

Naruto (c) Kishimoto Masashi</sub>