Huh, a deep and well-written story in the Naruto section without cheesy romance? I must be dreaming ^^
What can I say other than I really enjoyed it, even if I'm usually more of an action fan. And let me tell you, your Shikamaru's godly written, duh. Now I think I'm going to read some other fic of yours. Congrats again!

A very nice and comforting one shot to read. I liked the description and the way Shikamaru and Sakura have been characterized here. I thought the references to Ino was pretty good since he is on his team after all.

I thought the first Chouji reference was funny as well. I thought the structure was well thought out and it was very clear and a nice use of vocabulary.

This is my personal opinion, but I think for evervtime Shikamaru saw Sakura cry, I think they should be in seperate chapters, but that's just my opinion and you don't have to follow that.

But you've shown Shikamaru's character and his intelligence flawlessly. Ths will be going to my favorite story list.

From Writer's Anonymous:

An interesting, simple one-shot between Shikamaru and Sakura. I kinda liked the interaction between them, subtle enough to hint of something but not strong enough to state it openly. You've added quite an amount of detail to keep things interesting, and the characters were mainly in-character (with Sakura crying more than enough time...XD). At least the way you write it makes the pairing make sense somehow.

I am drunk on seven hours of sleep in... two and a half days. So my review is going to be a little punchy and it might be overly generous. Forgive me.

In the mean time, I really liked your fic. The Shikamaru and Sakura, especially Sakura, grow very realistically here and it is good to watch.

You write well. You write a very good Shikamaru (not the best but far from the worst I've seen) and a... haphazard Sakura until the end. In the end I think you wrote her beautifully and that's something to be immensely proud of. Not everyone can write Sakura like that.

I hope I still feel this way in the morning.

Truly wonderful story. Extremely well-written; you have a true talent. Please keep writing.

Ssrsh: that was interesting to read. i like it.

This was very good. ^^

Awesome story! Good to see Shika getting out and meeting new people :p

Powerful stuff. Very good. There's a strong undercurrent in all of Naruto about kids shouldering responsibility that'd break men twice their age... this fic highlights it very impressively. Good job!