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January 5, 2014 at 12:00 AM
I'm a bit disappointed this didn't end with Sasuke and Naruto getting back together. The GaaNaru was okay, but I think Sasuke was unfairly turned into the bad guy in this story. He left for Naruto's sake! Naruto was getting beaten up and Sasuke left "in order to defuse a situation that was growing rapidly out of hand." That actually shows a lot of love because he left knowing it would break his own heart. Naruto was angry because he said it messed him up when Sasuke left, but didn't he think it messed Sasuke up, too? Why did he assume Sasuke hadn't felt any pain just because he got engaged? Sasuke asked him to move on and forget about him. He didn't want for Naruto to pine after him and suffer.
I agree, Sasuke was cowardly not to tell Naruto about it immediately, and he was cowardly not to be stronger in the face of the bullying, but he was a kid and thought like a kid at the time, so I don't blame him for not handling everything the way a mature adult would. On top of which, he had a very manipulative and sadistic older brother. Naruto didn't have to deal with anything like that, so it was easier for him to stand up for himself because he was only being bullied at school; he didn't have equally-bad family members to contend with at the same time. He also had a lot of friends who supported him, so that helped. Sasuke didn't have that kind of support system. He had family members working against him and no other friends besides Naruto (his own choice, unfortunately). It's unsurprising that when things went bad for him at school, he buckled under the pressure. With only one person (Naruto) as his support system, there was no way Sasuke could have withstood everything going on in his life, no matter how close he and Naruto were.
I suppose you could say Sasuke's happy ending was that he finally freed himself from Itachi and his family and could go off and find himself after this. I do agree that he and Naruto couldn't have immediately jumped back into a relationship at that point because Sasuke still hadn't found himself. But I'd hoped that the stories might end with the possibility that someday there might be a chance. Unfortunately, that goodbye at the train station was pretty final. There were lingering feelings from Naruto, but he was determined not to act on them because he (and the fic) thought of Sasuke as the bad guy, and therefore Sasuke didn't deserve a second chance, which was what I thought was unfair. I hope you can see why I thought Sasuke didn't do anything so horrible.
I agree, Sasuke was cowardly not to tell Naruto about it immediately, and he was cowardly not to be stronger in the face of the bullying, but he was a kid and thought like a kid at the time, so I don't blame him for not handling everything the way a mature adult would. On top of which, he had a very manipulative and sadistic older brother. Naruto didn't have to deal with anything like that, so it was easier for him to stand up for himself because he was only being bullied at school; he didn't have equally-bad family members to contend with at the same time. He also had a lot of friends who supported him, so that helped. Sasuke didn't have that kind of support system. He had family members working against him and no other friends besides Naruto (his own choice, unfortunately). It's unsurprising that when things went bad for him at school, he buckled under the pressure. With only one person (Naruto) as his support system, there was no way Sasuke could have withstood everything going on in his life, no matter how close he and Naruto were.
I suppose you could say Sasuke's happy ending was that he finally freed himself from Itachi and his family and could go off and find himself after this. I do agree that he and Naruto couldn't have immediately jumped back into a relationship at that point because Sasuke still hadn't found himself. But I'd hoped that the stories might end with the possibility that someday there might be a chance. Unfortunately, that goodbye at the train station was pretty final. There were lingering feelings from Naruto, but he was determined not to act on them because he (and the fic) thought of Sasuke as the bad guy, and therefore Sasuke didn't deserve a second chance, which was what I thought was unfair. I hope you can see why I thought Sasuke didn't do anything so horrible.
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January 29, 2006 at 12:00 AM
just a note to let you know that your fic/challenges are very intriguing ^^ do hope you continue with them and the SasuNaru-ness = love XD
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January 25, 2006 at 12:00 AM
wowz--you're getting these up fast. granpa jiraiya is brill, but am so sad for sasuke-kun. maybe he can get sexed up by sai? i'm a sai whore--you can ignore me, i'd ship him out to every guy in the series had i the time and energy...am so going to hell.
thanx for being so quick btw--it makes me very happy ^_^
you're doing such a great job ^_^
thanx for being so quick btw--it makes me very happy ^_^
you're doing such a great job ^_^
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January 25, 2006 at 12:00 AM
wow, another chapter posted while i was reviewing...so jelous of you. i've currently got writers block, or maybe it's just writers laziness...
nice charactization of itachi! and yosh for sasuke! i'd say he deserves some smexing...*cough*sai*cough*
nice charactization of itachi! and yosh for sasuke! i'd say he deserves some smexing...*cough*sai*cough*
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January 25, 2006 at 12:00 AM
*SQUEALZ!!!!!*
Actually, I never thought of the Perverted Hermit as even remotely being related to Naruto. I kinda like the idea. ^_^ v
Actually, I never thought of the Perverted Hermit as even remotely being related to Naruto. I kinda like the idea. ^_^ v
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January 24, 2006 at 12:00 AM
Hey, nice one again!
Good luck for your papers and mini-tests!
Good luck for your papers and mini-tests!
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January 23, 2006 at 12:00 AM
I have to tell you I have really enjoyed these drabbles. They are well written and in character. Sorry I do not have anything really constructive to say except keep it up. Well done.
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January 23, 2006 at 12:00 AM
as a sai fan i glomp on to readin him in any context i can find--even if it isn't always the nicest. sai 'tis bastardly though and i love him for it.
this is really good, the characterizations are just so on!
am excited for the next part.
this is really good, the characterizations are just so on!
am excited for the next part.
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January 23, 2006 at 12:00 AM
Sakura's slightly OOC in number five, but ya know, I figure ONE DAY SHE'S GONNA FIND THE BLONDE ATTRACTIVE!!!!! SO maybe when he's older. ^_^ v I like it.
Sasuke broke into a bar! HAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHA!!!!! I love this so much.
Soar - should be "Sore"
Fell - Feel
Quite - quiet (That's a tricky one)
You're - your
There could have been others, but I was paying more attention to the story before that "soar" tripped me up. I reread it and still like it. ^_^ v
-Mel-San
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Sasuke broke into a bar! HAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHA!!!!! I love this so much.
Soar - should be "Sore"
Fell - Feel
Quite - quiet (That's a tricky one)
You're - your
There could have been others, but I was paying more attention to the story before that "soar" tripped me up. I reread it and still like it. ^_^ v
-Mel-San
Silverblade @ y!Gallery
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January 23, 2006 at 12:00 AM
Oh, COME ON!!!!
You're way too hard on yourself! I must admit I am not even an amateur in fanfic's writing, but I am fanfic's reading addict/self-proclaimed expert(*pointing my finger towards the sky and waving it dramatically*, as any momentarily emotionally overwhelmed geek should do#), and I loved this part of your story, just as much as the previous ones.
Take it from someone who is completely unable to organize her thoughts and ideas in order to write something else than a postcard to her grandmother ( and man! That's hard!), you have a gift...
Thanks for feeding us poor squealing fangirls our drug!
Read you soon, I hope, Peck
#does that phrase even make sense... at all???????
You're way too hard on yourself! I must admit I am not even an amateur in fanfic's writing, but I am fanfic's reading addict/self-proclaimed expert(*pointing my finger towards the sky and waving it dramatically*, as any momentarily emotionally overwhelmed geek should do#), and I loved this part of your story, just as much as the previous ones.
Take it from someone who is completely unable to organize her thoughts and ideas in order to write something else than a postcard to her grandmother ( and man! That's hard!), you have a gift...
Thanks for feeding us poor squealing fangirls our drug!
Read you soon, I hope, Peck
#does that phrase even make sense... at all???????