Dear author, this was... phenomenal. I will never view Neji's character the same again. There is so much I loved about this monster one-shot, but my favorite part has to be the way team Gai was woven into the story. I love the idea that Neji's sensei and teammates had far more of an impact on his life than his misguided clan, and I loved learning about their dynamics with one another here.. (especially their relationship with their sensei/father, Gai.) I had so much fun reading this, you have no idea. Than k you so much for writing and sharing this with us!

You Goddamn son of a gun. You punched a hole in my heart. This is absolutely beautiful and heart-warming. This really shows how great of a sensei Gai is. I'm just sad for Naruto cause' he didn't get his happy ending.

So moving. You've made appreciate and love Gai.

Your twenty matters - trilogy is one of the BEST worldbuilding fics in all of and I am so thankful for these short but so impactful fics 33

this literally had me in tears. it was so perfectly written and honestly blew my mind. thank you for this flawless piece

This is awesome!

Fuck me sideways. That was a sucker punch to the heart.

This sory makes me cry every time I read it... but in a good way.
He had a good life... I like this version much better than canon.

THIS IS THE BEST FANFICTION OF. ALL. TIME!

Oh shit, TEAM GAI IS A TEAM OF ORPHANS!

Hello, yes, I'm crying.

This is so much harsher in hindsight. Since Neji is the only main character to actually die by the end of the manga. Don't know if it's weird to say but I vastly prefer your version.

Dang, this is really good!

Beautiful

Happy and sad .
This is so good touching!