I recently watched the Naruto series and the first thing my fiancé did was have me read your fic because it meant so much to her (she even bound a copy). I completely understand her love for your fic now. Your characterization is so natural and spot on, the pacing is a beautiful and really creates that sense of creeping, impending doom as Shisui uncovers what is going on. I know this was posted a while ago so I wish you all the best and thank you for giving us the joy of something done so very well! ️

This was awesome! I am very much going to imagine tht after this they'll be taking Sasuke and going off to be a happy farm couple together. Thank you for writing this! I loved the characterization of Shisui and he seemed like the perfect lens to view this story from!

I want you to know that I read this story back when it was first posted - and I have reread it a few times over the years since then. It got me through graduating high school, college, and the first stressful months of my adult life.
This is, quite possibly, the favorite fic that I have ever read. It's quiet and melancholy and makes me laugh at these crazy kids' antics. I dont think I've ever found another story that takes canon and fills out the gaps in a way that improves the source like this one does.
I know that canon got shook up after this was published, but for me your story is the one that rings truest.
Thank you so much for putting this out there; your words have meant so much to me and I hope will continue to do so.
I hope that wherever you are in your life, its treating you kindly.

I love this! Admittedly I haven't read many fanfiction where Shisui has a larger role, but I thought this was a really fresh take on Itachi, Shisui, and the Uchiha clan. Honestly I was hoping the story would go all the way up to Shisui's death, but this ending fits. Thanks for sharing!

“Oh my ffff...” the girl uttered. She quickly put her phone face down on the table, and covered her mouth. Her mind was racing a million miles a second. “They kissed,” she whispered disbelievingly. “THEY FRIGGIN OH MY GOD!” She flailed her arms around and squealed. She continued to do so for a full minute.

Don’t mind me. I just had to narrate what the hell happened to me when I read what happened. I died when they kissed again. You are an amazing writer and OMG. I cannot wait to read more. You are making me fall in love with Shisui with every word you write. Thank you so much for publishing your work!

“Three Uchihas walk into a bar” that had me dying. I love this chapter so much. Thank you thank you thank you for writing this!

Getting a glimpse into Shisui’s thoughts, feelings, and past just makes me love him all the more. I can’t really figure out what Hiruzen really wants. I hope it gets revealed soon. Thank you for this chapter and yay for more Shisui. Hihi.

sobs so hard it hurts my chest. That was so utterly beautiful, and ao heart-wrenching and sweet and lovely and this is so beautiful and wow I'm in pain

Oh my god this is getting so intense I'm kinda breathless

This is so brilliantly written I'm aching. It fills so muh blog holes

This is so SO good oh my god I'm dying

Good god I love the way you write Shisui so much

This was so good holy shit?!
I had to go on this excursion for school and the bus broke down and I entertained myself in the time we were stuck on the side of the road by reading this AND IT WAS AWESOME! Made the trip actually seem worth it!
Anyway, this was an absolute pleasure to read, thank you!

I dig the plot and characterization of everyone in this story, so good job on that!
But the thing is, the execution of the story is overly complicated and certain descriptions just drag on and on with the purpose of making the story have more 'depth' but they turn out to be unnecessary and just make the readers confused over things that aren't important to the plot. Sadly I see a lot of writers do this, using long and difficult descriptive passages to make the story look complex and all. You can simplify the descriptions without sacrificing quality, you know, as all great writers do :)
Anyway, hope you take this as a constructive criticism and not a flame, because I do like this story!

Wow... just wow... Beautiful, awesome and sad. T_T
Thank for writing this.