Oh my...this is actually very good. A far cry from anything I've ever read. Personally, I find Itachi a very interesting character and I'm glad you chose to do this in-depth 'analysis' on his character. You presented him in a very mature way. Excellently in-character. I must thank you for writing this.

Yest another amazing chapter. Your imagery is amazing. It is as though i can picture each scene in my mind, like a movie. ^__^ i love your style

This is simply amazing. I am at a loss for words. The way you managed to capture itachi, and make it so realistic... i've never read anything like it.

Ah, what a finale. I have been reading your story for several years now, pretty much since you've had only 2 chapters up and running. It was the reason I first came to , and eventually the reason for me signing up as well.
You've done a masterful job re-telling Itachi's story from a different perspective - His own.
I don't know how much of the plot you had planned when Kishimoto decided to go ahead and reveal the truth about Itachi to the readers, but you managed to keep the story consistent and logical despite what appeared an initial "change of heart" of the main character. (i.e, Itachi finding out he *didn't* slaughter the clan "for kicks"...)
This is definitely my favorite fan-fiction so far. I believe you have great storytelling abilities, and I've thoroughly enjoyed reading this work of art.

This was probably one of the most well-written, best thought-out piece of works I've seen on FFNET. It was believable, the emotions seemed real, and it captured all of Itachi's pain through his own eyes. This is writing people never forget. Amazing. FFNET needs more stories like this.

This story is so beautifully woven. Meh, my eyes became a little watery by the last chapter. Everything is so connected, all the details are so strong, and the younger portrait of Sasuke is just adorable.

You've shed an intriguing light upon Itachi's life to which hadn't been given enough attention in the actual manga. Wow, your work is just so addicting to read.

Awesome job! I <3 Scarlet!

This is the one of the best fanfiction i have ever read, and it is the best Naruto fanfiction I have ever read.
I like that you don't have Itachi compleately frogiven like so many authors would. He as far from being a good person but not a total monster. After he joined akatsuki it seems like he dosen't know if he is going crazy or already is. In the end he got to die beliveing that he had finaly done something right something worth giveing his life for. I'm going to reccomend this story to all of my friends. It's better than some published novels I have read.

I just finished reading your story Scarlet, and I have to say it was by far the best I've ever read, you've captured Itachi's character so well it just amazed me.

As well as your creative vocabulary, it's incredible. In my opinion, the vocabulary of the writer is what makes or breaks the story they're making.

the ONLY constructive criticism that i can give you would be that I found one or two spelling errors and in one chapter you used 'then' a little more then probably needed.

I'm probably a bit late in sending you a comment about your story since you wrote it back in 05 but oh well.

Anyway lovely story.

this is sad a good at the same time.

All I have to say is that was probably one of the best fanfictions that I have ever read..ever. It could pretty much be the actual story. I want to thank you for writing such an amazing story and I'll defienetly be checking out your other work!
-MoonDemon

sad ending... *aplaudes* good story!

it really is tragic... itachi's life, and i think you made a really accurate representation of it ^.^
and yeah, it is sad that sasuke is now trying to destroy the village that itachi was protecting and serving his whole life... foolish little brother... haha ^.^
anyway, great fic! thanks so much!

*~tsukiko~*

Wow. The ending was so sad it nearly made me cry. :')

I will watch over you, silent and sure.

And I will be your shadow.

Such a generous soul to die still loving his Otouto.. always loving his Otouto..

I cried.

There were so many truths to be discovered by Sasuke from sources and when Madara told him the reason as to why Itachi killed the clan, I wept.

Tragedy doesn't always conclude in a death in a story to me, yet the death of Uchiha Itachi was.

R.I.P. Uchiha Itachi.

I saw that you finished this fic in january,that meant you know all about itachi,no doubt. He was bloody hot villain,i loathed and half-loved him at the same time. He hurt sasuke badly and i loathe whoever hurt him. Though,when i had leisure time,i'd imagine all my fav mangas' plot then i half believed that itachi did love his brother. I had a clue as well,it was when he told sasuke not to enter the room where their parents' corpses laid. Still,i hated him. Then,the damned mangaka revealed itachi's truth and then killed itachi!!bloody hell! That's the worst day i ever read naruto,i cried,cried,over and over again. Even i won't tell my eager friends who want me to spoil naruto's story (indonesian naruto is late) for i'll definitely cry again. I feel so bad for hating him,even one of my boyfriends told me so. Jeez,i even cried again when i read this. Huff,such a crybaby,i hate myself sometimes.