It's really beautiful! Let me try to pick this drabble apart, because I'm not sure if I understood everything correctly.

I don't quite understand the part with the obi, but the kimono means that Sasuke knew he would die, right? Naruto didn't know about the meaning of the kimono, though, that's why he gloated.

The fan, the carps and Sasuke's smile mean that he is happy about his death, and because he opens it a little more each time during the trial means that he slowly got happier.

If the ANBU behind the mask is Kakashi, then he is probably the executor, and he won't talk for a week and Sakura will cry because they are sad about Sasuke's death.

Correct me if I got anything wrong.

This was a really lovely Oneshot, how are you able to write such great ones?

Totally awesome! I love how your stories use somewhat poetic language and a way of telling everything indirectly (through symbols or otherwise). ^_^

I love this. I really do. I read this like, ages ago, and then lost it, but I finally remembered the symbol bit and got the search right. XD I'm such a loser.

But I really, really, love this. You rock at symbolism, and the simplicity of stating it and leaving context for everyone to figure out is wonderful. Go you!

I read this a while back and I can think of three seperate occasions where I referenced it for friend. I really love it.

I am definitely going to assume that they executed him and Sasuke was happy about it.

(I am proud of myself because I knew about the obi, the kimono, and the four superstition before reading the notes, though i couldn't put them all together until I did do that. Yay for being a nerd and looking up cultural stuff during history class)

How do you feel about making my favourite authors list? :)

so after my 15th time reading this...i think i get it
well get it enough that its become an amazing piece of work
good job

Wow, I really like this. It took me a couple of tries to get it-my understanding of Japanese/Asian symbolism is zero-but the endnotes really helped.
Gorgeous, poignant, and well-written. :)

I don't get it =(...

Very Sasuke. It was short, but very interesting.

Whoa, you've got a confused Cj on your hands xD I'm pretty sure I got some of it, but... the symbolism smacked me in the head. Thanks for the explanations at the bottom, they helped a bit (I'm just dumb xD).

D: xD It was really well written, though, I must say.

Sorry I didn't get around to it before D: My aol mail went haywire, so I've got 944 fanfiction updates from a period of three months that I can't get to. I changed my e-mail to my yahoo, though, so it's up and going now. Thank god xD I was in fanfic withdrawl.

wow, that was quite beautiful angst.. very well thought out and well-written.. the way you describe out Naruto's reaction.. *sigh* it's so believable (Naruto's reaction) but so sad at the same time..

so...sauske is marrying naruto?.. kind of confussing...although i enjjoyed reading it!

Thank you for putting in the references to the symbolism. As said before. Clever.

Clever.