As a rule of nature, breaking a wave before it peaks halts and disperses built-up energy. Unfortunately, Fate doesn't play by the rules of nature. The cost of a Fourth war: an equal number of lives, a thousand thousand generations of lost futures, and one infinitely unspeakably tortured soul of a child never given chance to be one. Or, the one where some power-hungry immorals decided to put the words "bijuu," infinite," "natural energy," and "psuedo" together in one sentence, not necessarily in that order. Naruto Fanfiction, please excuse the tags. AU ANBU OC, 3/4th Hokage era.  Originally posted on Fanfiction.net Current release rate: 1 per week until caught up to Fanfiction.net Goal release rate: 1 per 1-2 months Actual release rate: 1 per 2+ months  Explanation: average word count per chapter ~10,000+