i personally think that you have very nice pacing. if the story has around 10k words/chapter ratio or more, it should be an obvious hint that the story is not gonna be particularly fast paced.

but author has to also remember that there are new readers too who came here out of curiosity and straight from watching/reading canon.. so the contrast is gonna be little shocking to some.

well, that's at least what i think.. everything that readers say in the review should be taken with a grain of salt to begin with. we are just random, average people in the end, not professional critics.

i really hope that you will figure out something for Itachi's little problem with the oversized sword.. maybe shortening it (somehow) and using the extra metal for another pieces of equipment, like indestructible bracers or something. according to Narutopedia, he's only little taller than 175 cm (approx. 5'9 ft) during canon timeline, so that sword will look little silly on him.

after you have gone through all this trouble to make Fugaku of all people into an actually likable person.. hopefully you won't waste all that by repeating canon in some way or form. well, looking forward to it anyway. i'm fairly confident at this point that nothing too drastic and/or controversial is gonna happen.

well at least you said he wouldn't be there to say, just used as a early plot device for the sake of Naruto's character development.. well, hopefully that happens.. and maybe Naruto could imitate some of his characteristics in the future.. that would be cool. Aizan has one of the best quotes i know.

while i personally think that Aizen is one of the more cooler villains in anime, Naruto has enough schemers and hax abilities.. and Aizen is like forefather of all schemers with his i-planned-your-entire-existence level thinking.

this fic is still awesome, despite the momentary hiccup when i thought Aizen would become some kind of recurring villain of this story.

well.. technically speaking Naruto would be considered already AU when you give him smidgen of common sense and intelligence. so it's not really that big of a deal.

but i do have to disagree with the part where you said that he is actually more mature 'deep down'. how deep exactly? only real character development for Naruto are few extra plot device power-ups. there has been no chance in his intelligence whatsoever.

but that's just me of course. i hate willfully ignorant people with burning passion and Naruto is the very definition of that word. he has all the resources and means to advance himself in various areas, but he doesn't use any of them unless it's needed to move plot forward.

but something really awesome happened just bcoz of that.. if i wasn't so f*cking disappointed in Naruto's development (or lack thereof), i wouldn't have found fanfiction while looking for something alternative.

now that my obligatory rant of the month is over and done with, i can continue the story.

after reading thousands of stories, it's always such a nice feeling to bump into something that you haven't seen done before. definitely looking forward to the rest of this story!

It's official, I am in love with this story of yours. It's absolutely hilarious with your omakes and I love the way the characters interact. How the three main ones interact, especially. Their trust, the way they care for each other and are, above all, loyal to each other. This is perfect for my tastes.
And I've got to hand it to you, adding Shin and Sai like that was something I wasn't at all expecting - considering most stories, if not all, I've read always add Sai after he's lost Shin. Which brings me to Danzo. I'm definitely enjoying the way you're handling him, though I'm slightly disappointed that he got off so lightly. Considering Naruto would feel angry as he put Itachi and Shisui in danger, not just him. All because he wanted to test Naruto. And actually, that has me disappointed with the Sandaime, too. He lets Danzo get away with too much, which makes me see Naruto's point of view in the problem he has with the Hokage.
And I'm rambling, sorry about that! Anyway, all in all I just wanted to say that this is a well written story and I'll be looking forward to read more of it. Thank you for your hard work!

- Kat.

You really confuse me. Your author notes are painfully broken English, yet your actual story is almost grammatically perfect.

Great stuff, love how he pawned those jounin and that little sneak peek of the next chapter looked awesome _ Like how you put in benitora from samurai deeper kyo _ Update soon!

I'm loving every bit of this fanfic thus far! I love the plot, the characters, and the originality! I've read a few others where people pledge their loyalties to Naruto above others and such but I've never seen so much detail in his time before he's twelve. I'm also loving the concept of Naruto not interacting with any of the other usual characters like Kakashi or Jiraiya. Most people immediately rush those two into his life if anything is weird about him or he's excelling in the ninja arts. I don't mind the OC's like I normally would but that's probably because they're not "too much" in my opinion. At this point though, I'm just looking forward to the time when this fanfic catches up in the time line of the beginning of Canon Naruto. I'm half expecting Naruto to go rogue with the Uchiha cousins or Naruto to be Jounin before Team 7 even forms. Either way, I can't wait to read more. MOAR!

Love it

Oh itachi, so innocent, so sweet. Haha! Loved the omake! Well written and eloquent as always, thank you for the wonderful update!

That was an excellent chapter. I really love the development of Naruto's political campaigning and his alliance with the Uchiha clan. Thanks for posting!

I love this story, but I feel as if there is a missing chapter between 14 and 13... also when did sarutobi give Naruto plants? was that mentioned in the story or is it just an assumed thing?

this is a great original story that i hope you continue to update, the only thing i think needs improving is the story summary to get new readers innterested and better chapter naming