I always come back to this story once in a while, because there are not many good stories that take place in the warring states era. I do hope you continue this, and if not, I am glad I was able to read a portion of it. :)

Please continue this. I want to see her reunion with Madara.

Plz continue

jeSUs every chapter i feel like bawling like a baby. you write Hashirama so well! I want to be able to portray him as well as you do someday! God, i love this story so much. You have such a way with words, although i think i already said that. Instead of repeating myself, how about a short essay detailing what i liked about it?

That staring paragraphs showing Hashirama’s understanding of why his father did what he did, and his feelings on it, felt really realistic to me. He didn't have just a “i hate you dad!” moment like you’d expect in fic, but it felt right seeing him explore the compound, discovering so much about his friend’s past, you didn't need to really see him break down, the guilt built up while reading and Tobirama’s reaction to being praise really brought it all together. The lines “Even to him, the praise felt misplaced. He wasn't sure how any shinobi could feel proud after hearing a scream like that.” really sent a chill down my spine, and even though Tobirama was barely given much time at all as a character, you gave him character growth and depth with just a couple words and it felt honest and organic. Just A

Hashirama meeting Madara again, months later, and not being able to look him in the eyes when he told him that Asuna was dead absolutely killed me. I think i wanted to be thrown off that cliff myself. I’d gone more than enough about Hashirama (mostly just because he’s been given more characterization than madara, tbh) but seeing him lose his courage was FANTASTIC (and heartbreaking). Just the fact that madara went on not knowing for the longest time sucked sO BAD! i felt so guilty, even though i knew that she kinda /had/ to be alive, only to die later on. The trend of madara not being there for her death, twice in a row (at least from the chapters you shared) is both funny and depressing. I’d chalk it up to that good old Uchiha emotional distance, but that's not fair to the clan (mikoto would have done better than her ancestor;;; for shame)

“Am I a coward?” and “The truth faced me.” Felt like scenes out of a book. Honestly, they felt so /right/. Iconic. Fantastic. It hurt me to see Asuna getting kicked out by the innkeepers later, because seeing her happy with them and have some sort of family was touching, but i understood the couple’s reasoning and i feel like that scene was very well put together. I teared up at the end when Hashirama declared her as his sister to the clan (even though it was a liiiiiiiittle sketchy since his dad kinda totally very much killed her for a while) but i just. Loved seeing them happy and back together again even though barely any time passed for me as a reader since it was just another chapter until they were together again and i knew she wasn't actually dead but the point is whaaAAAAAAA I love it all so much thank you for blessing me with this fic, i'm so happy it was rec’d to me by one of my friends, thank you, i love this, i hope you have a wonderful day! You’re a fantastic writer! this has to be one of my fav Warring states fics. Thank you so, so much :DDD

This whole scene started plucking my heartstrings the second the characters were introduced. You captured hashirama so well, i wanted to cry with him when you depicted him sobbing. It just feels so right! I really felt for Asuna, even though this was the first chapter and I barely knew anything about her. Fantastic! Wonderful! spectacular! where is Madara! we don't know!

Your writing style and sense of pacing are fantastic. I have to go back and review the first chapter because of holy shit, I freaking love this story, I love how you conveyed the characters, I love Asuna and how you wrote her plummeting to her death, I just... wow. WOW. it plays out so wonderfully in my head, if I could emote to you a /just right/ kissing fingers expression through text, I would do it in a heartbeat. The whole last scene! UGH it plays out so fantastically in my head. Thank you for this wonderful chapter, your style is so inspiring!

It's honestly quite hard to find wonderfully written, heartbreaking stories about this generation with an OC. I applaud you for somehow breaking my stone-c old heart, and also thank you for sharing your talent in writing to the world. You are a wonderful writer.

I can't believe I only found this now! Please update soon! It's amazing.

This story is amazing! I hope you update this again one day!

Looking forward to the next chapter!

Oh Asuna :( loving this! So excited to see how Madara reacts to this!

i'm not crying i'm just sweating through my eyes because hashirama is such a hardworking shinobi he never stops his daily workouts and i keep trying to catch up with him, the god of shinobi, the man of the hour, but that damn senju keeps leaving me behind in this cloud of dust and it gets into my pores and my eyes and i can't sprint like he can and all i'm doing is sweating through every possible orifice on my body and i'm not crying okay

i love that man and he won't slow down and that's why it looks like i'm crying that's it

Hashirama is such a good dude. Just... *sigh*
I really like the way you wrote him, too. And I loved the bit where they meet again for the first time. The stark disconnect between how they'd seen each other as kids overlapping with the strange new image of each other as adults. Especially since Asuna was so guarded as a child, it only makes her more of a character now? I don't know how to describe it. lol Sorry if I'm rambling.
Short story: Good chapter! Excellent characterizations! Can't wait for more. :D

Oh my god.
Well, you sure know how to make a cliffhanger. I'm just thankful there's a chapter after this. lol
I really loved Madara's POV. Just the way you illustrated everything-from feelings to appearances-was really well done. And I figured Asuna was from a ninja clan, but I never even imagined this happening. Even though I can see why Butsuma did what he did, that doesn't make me like him. lol

Honestly, it's interesting to start from the POV of a character who is dying. Unless Asuna makes a startlingly miraculous recovery, her death is assured, which makes it all the more interesting.

beautiful story... i wanna read more...