This - this right here - was everything I was hoping for. I just really loved it. Like, a lot. You even managed to sneak in Naruto asking Sasuke if the reason he didn't make friends at the Academy had anything to do with, ya know, thinking he was going to have to one day kill one of them, which is something I often think about when in a Naruto mood. It's also something I really haven't seen addressed in a fic before - maybe others have, but none that I have yet stumbled upon - and it's just little insights like that that I absolutely love. There's a lot of that sort of stuff in this story, and I can't help but appreciate every time something like that would pop up and tug at my heart.

I don't know what else to say that hasn't already been said. I love the way you wrote the characters. I love the pacing. I love the emotion you put into this without it ever feeling too sappy. I just really loved everything about it. I know that part two never got beyond one chapter and that after 13 years it never will. But I'm glad I got to enjoy what you did write of this. I couldn't have hoped for anything better.

Poor sasuke

Awwwwwww happy ending

I love their friendship. They're both so damaged but they're working on it and I love it.

Seeing how desperate naruto was about not leaving his home the only place/thing that has really been his since he was a baby broke my heart. Probably the only place he ever felt safe. Also seeing saskue take naruto side and say it's okay for them to stay in naruto apartment makes me just want to hug him for actually thinking about naruto. Kakashi was being a jerk, instead of comforting naruto he was getting impatient and just trying to force him to do the things he wanted him to do. Love this story soooo much so glad I'm rereading it.

Rereading this amazing story and the ending of this chapter always makes it feels like some one is squeezing my heart. Really shows how everything is still so raw for saskue and that he is still a kid who lost his whole family and was betrayed by his brother in one night. The part where he considers suffocating himself brings tears to my eyes every time. Kakashi seeing how much saskue was suffering and not really giving the boy the support he needed all this time since he became team 7's sensei should've really been a wake up call for him to actually be there emotionally/mentally for his kids. The only thing I don't like about this story is how self fish and uncaring everybody is being to naruto feelings. No ones ever there for him and God does that boy derseve the world. Even Sakura tried to visit saskue first before she visited him and kakashi keeps being so firm and stern with naruto like give the kid a break. I still love this story sooooo much.

I'm enjoying the story so far. I have only one nitpick. The quote is actually Johnny Cash. I believe it's the last song he wrote before he died.

Beautiful

Like it.

Got cut off on my last review but to finish- like kakashi trying to make naruto move out of his home that he had since he was a toddler and not even caring that naruto was about to have a panic attack. That's probably the only place naruto feels safe at from the villagers or even feel like is his only home and then just trying to make him move from it because of saskue is so messed up. Like just please think about naruto to bc this is breaking my heart. I did the last review too

I honestly hate how kakashi is treating naruto. Kakashi is treating saskue with care and affection, and with naruto he's being stern and firm like he don't give a fuck about him. Like I get it saskue been through a lot but naruto always been alone jariya acts like he don't care about him and not to mention the boy just got a whole put through his chest by his 'bestfriend' like he could use a freaking hug or something. Or atleast somebody to talk to. But no there making the boy who tried to kill him live with him not even thinking about how naruto would react to this. Like even if it was my bestfriend if they tried to kill me (not just tried but would have succeeded if naruto didn't have nine tails) I would be terrified. I don't know like kakashi trying to m

My favorite part: the height charts. It's so simple, so endearing, and it's a mark of both their childhoods, a mark of years and growing up (a literal mark!).

Intriguing

Very well written

Osh! Vic gave you the 200th review!
Yet, Vic didn't know to write anything but "o-tsukaresama & arigatou for sharing" phrase. :)
Vic really needs more Naruto-Sasuke bonding fics like this one.