Of all the characters to kill, Kurenai wasn't one of them.
Maybe for character growth or drama, but this was the last one you should have taken out of the picture.
Such a great story abandoned after so much work on it when it was so fleshed out was a mystery to me until I reached this chapter. (a kunai in the forehead? really)

Now it all made sense, the author shot himself in the foot and couldn't come back from the abyss he thought he could manage.

I say, you deserve it, as out of a perverted sense of control, by your own hand, you single handedly destroyed one of the most comprehensive Naruto fanfic out there...And it was not a simple thing to do.

Too bad

Insane that what is probably the most praised naruto fanfic might be from someone who doesnt even utilize naruto at all. I see you recently began to write again on a HP story and i hope that goes well. If you ever revisit this one im sure itd be to large praise

Ah, a fellow enjoyer of Spellsinger.

To be clear, my only problem with this story is with the TIMING of Kurenai's death (as I wrote in my last review). I wouldn't object to her dying in the future, preferably after a more personable connection (than a post-mortem letter) is developed between Team 8 and Kurenai's old team. But I didn't want my objections to that point to color my entire perception of this story.

The writing in this story was very very enjoyable to read. I loved the early team interactions between Kurenai and Naruto. Hinata was very aptly developed, and Shino standing up to his clan was one of my favorite scenes in the whole story. Every change to canon and the resulting compounding effects were all believable. I can respect sticking to your writing plan despite canon secrets coming to light about characters. Your writing flows well, and even reading this almost a decade later, it's incredibly enjoyable. Well deserving of the top spot in the Naruto fandom.

My person problem with you killing off Kurenai is that previously, you've referenced so much into the Mattai, Kobaru and mysterious villain plot-point that killing her off without any progress on that account feels rushed and unsatisfactory. While I understand that reader satisfaction is some sort of blanket term that can never be fully achieved when writing a story/novel, it does feel more important in fanfiction, especially given the plethora other stories that any read can access in less than 5 seconds.

If your idea was have Ibiki be the one to reach out to Team 8 to solve this background storyline, then there was not enough buildup, emotionally or physically. Team 8 had one afternoon's worth of stories regarding Kobaru, they've never even heard of Mattai, and they barely understand Kurenai's mentality towards her old team. They haven't built up the emotional connection to those people's memories yet and they certainly don't yet understand the significance of Kurenai's memories. Having Team 8 trying to avenge those long dead feels like canon Naruto trying 'avenge' Asuma; there's barely any satisfaction emotionally due to the lack of relationship beforehand (the hype was more towards finishing Rasenshuriken than the actual revenge), compared to what Shikamaru vs Hidan achieved.

On the other hand, if you never planned on getting the Mattai/Kobaru "murder/assassination/trap" plotline resolved at all from the beginning, then the numerous name-drops and references back to Kurenai's old team just feels like wasted words. We never find out anything and all those references to shaping the mentality of probably the most important character to the story (and yes it is Kurenai, not Naruto so far IMO) doesn't leave any impact on your readers.

I'm not going to say that this one point destroyed the story, but I don't think that Kurenai's death was appropriate at this point in time. Maybe you'll prove me wrong but considering there's only 4 chapters posted after this and no updates in 9 years, I don't believe you're anywhere near doing so, present or anytime soon in the future.

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I'm loving this so far! D I also like that you Included a little of Kurenai's trauma in this fight with an unknown!

Is anyone else so mad at for taking down Harry Potter nightmares of future past?

I still think of how much I wanted the ending. I guess my friend was smarter all those years ago refusing to read unfinished fics. :(

I need to let go of my hope

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Naruto was winning, just a little more and he could finally obtain the Chakra of the fox. But the fox had a trump card, thankfully, his mother had it handled...unfortunately that got backfired. Now, he is back in time as... his own mother.

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Naruto Uzumaki and his comrades travel to different parallel universes, trying to find a way home, but they have a long road to go and many powerful enemies in their way. Based off of Echoes, Exiles, and Sliders

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Sakamoto Tatsuma found himself transmigrated as a war orphan in the world of Naruto, where he quickly realized his seemingly limited potential to become a ninja. Just as hope began to wane, an unexpected invitation arrived, inviting him to join the ninja academy, accompanied by a surprising sound. [Ding! The system has awakened!]

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Mutsuki traversed into the world of Naruto, becoming an ordinary middle-level ninja teacher at Konoha Ninja School and a member of the Root organization. Fortunately, he awakened the teacher system, allowing him to become stronger through teaching. In order not to become a brainless tool for Danzo, Mutsuki diligently teached to enhance his strength.

I don't understand why the Hokage in this chapter says "There's nothing he can do about it" in regards to genin upgrades. I don't understand why the Hokage says "There's nothing he can do about it" in this chapter. They said themselves that the Hokage could override their decision with a simple order.

Thanks to the freaks who spoiled the death of one of the characters in the comments. And even with the mention of the name. Burn in hell.

Can't believe kurenai is actually dead, figured it'd be a fakeout but no. That's sucks. Also idk why orochimaru wanted Tsunade to heal his missing arm, he can just use the shed technique since he used it in the forest of death in this story iirc, he dosent need Tsunade to grow a new one

Chakra pulse ruining the invasion summoning things without anyone knowing is a unique idea, never seen that before even when Naruto does have that chakra pulse in some other fanfics

Dosent look like Jiraiya is gonna make an appearance since Naruto has already spent 2 weeks of the month training with gai and Lee. Oh well, dosent matter since this got abandoned before Sasuke retrieval if the chapter numbers add up

Looking good so far