and this rings true. Great writing. I especially loved:
Worth. Was he worthy? Why did they care? Why couldn't he truly sever his bonds? Why did he care? Why? Why? Why? Juugo. Suigetsu. Karin. Kakashi. Naruto. Sakura. Why?

Young, forcibly repressed images flashed before his mental eye. Team Seven. The first bonds he'd formed as a ninja, those tenacious strings of fate that refused to be severed. Something was building behind his eyes, cresting and washing in as the thoughts whirled. A word, a command slipped past his lips. "Amaterasu!"

He was not the boy who abandoned Konoha any longer. He was stronger, bloodier, jaded, old, fraying. Stained.

He was Sasuke Uchiha and he acknowledged the bonds that forged him.

This was so sad. Especially the last line. Jiraiya and Tsunade are a definite might-have-been. Great writing.

ahh! Brilliant as usual! Such a great notification and description of emotions! You captured the part of the manga perfectly!

finally the chicken haired dumbass gets it.

very nicely done kate!
:D

but i'm just feeling really, ugh about the whole thing. Yes, he's remembering Sakura, and Kakashi, and Naruto, D: but I don't really like it that he's being attached to Team Hawk.

sigh.

Ahh...

I liked the last sentence. That's sums up everything together.

^-^

(OH YES. TEAM SEVEN LOVE, FINALLY!)

i love this. I read chapter 414 earlier and was all "O sasuke has a heart this chapter!"


haha his new 'jew eye' sharingan!


your an awesome writer, now update COLOR THEORY!


:)

Ok so I am totally and utterly confused, though it was well written and I love how you describe things so well even in your short pieces. :)

That was so sad and very beautiful in a way. :)

wow, you've got a knack for getting into the character's personality really well.

Oh. Wow.
The one about Sasuke was amazing. His thoughts were so in character. I love the way your words flow together. Not one part was choppy or seemed out of place.
I espeically loved this part:

A part of him, the same one responsible for his seaside mourning, gave an disconcerting lurch. It was as if something older than his physical body throbbed at the thought of further sacrifice and violence. Sasuke wondered caustically if it was his soul.

...*scowls* Sasuke managing to find a reason why what he is doing is right...

(you portrayed him very well. Why he wanted to do it...)

And the first chapter is brilliant as well. The last sentence, "Tsunade wishes there were some love letters she did write"? Beautiful.

♥

Not bad! Not bad at all!

OMG! It was so sad but awesome!

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Yeah, I was pretty indifferent when I read the manga.