tbh i saw this book before and i just knew it was good but not something i was ready to read the first few times i saw it. the plot is one that i otherwise would have read without reservations if it were not a fanfiction of sakura and sasuke. because to me sasusaku are my favorite pairing and they deserve each other after everything. however, in the naruto a lot of the things about them happen off screen. the only reason his marriage works is because sakura loves him with all her heart and above all, is patient and understanding. better man takes that thing that makes their relationship work and challenges it. while i am certain sasuke does care and love his family in his own way, this fic explores the very real possibility that sakura starts to yearn for something more. good fic with great angst, forcing sakura to make hard choices and with sasuke to accept being betrayed by people important to him. while this is not something i would want to see in the canon this fic is a beautifully bittersweet story with one of my favorite portrayals of kakashi i have ever read. very entertaining even if it was very heartbreaking.

this is such an accurate portrayal of a child whose parent fell in love with another person. rather than throwing a tantrum and rebelling like in movies something more realistic is the typical "im happy if youre happy" which of course is true to a certain extent but the child will never say to the parents face that they wish things didnt have to be this way. or like how sarada said shes mad but shes not mad.

I can't read the story from the start. I'm a fan of Sasusaku pairing, but resently Kakasaku pairing had me a bit curious so I've been reading a few. So far so good. While scrolling for another Kakasaku fic, I stumbled ver this again. I've been avoiding this fic since I read the first chapter a year ago. I just cant handle a not sasusaku back then. But now, I guess I just cant handle an adultery fic especially when Sasuke and Sakura are the married couple and Kakashi sensei is the one who's having an affair with Sakura behind Sasuke's back. It literally broke my heart just by thinking of it. A year later, now, I got curious with the story but I can still read the full chapters, so I skipped to the confrontation because I'm curious. I admit, Sasuke really did seems to neglect Sakura and their rrlationship as husband and wife, but I wanna know how Sasuke reacts. And for a long time, after reading this chapter. I cried. It's been so long since I cried reading a fic. My heart aches for Sasuke. Since he was a young kid, fate had been cruel to him. All his families are dead, killed by his own brother and he was left alone; traumatised beyond belief. All his life he dedicated himself on killing the brother that he thought was evil and selfish. And when he finally killd him, reality came to slap him on the face with the true nature of his brother's case. His kind loving brother who was 13 yrs old at that time was pushed to bare a burden that his small shoulders shouldnt suppose to carry. Force to member his clan, his family for the sake of other people. Because of his love for his brother and his family. Itachi choose to carry all the burden as long as his brother lived. That same brother who loved Sasuke more than the village was killed by Sasuke himself. I cant imagine the trauma that he went through. And then, when Naruto finally knocked some sense into him, he finally realized the errors of his paths and the evilness that he had chosen to walked onto. Guilt ate him, threatening to suffocate him. He cant live his life recalling all the wrong doings that he did in his craze haze mind. The way he hurt the only people who stoll by him. Who was ready to fight and endure all the pain for him. So he took a journey of redemption to atone for all his sins. Even though he felt like all the bad thing that he did was unforgivable. Even though he believed that he doesnt deserve to be forgiven, he still did. For the sake of his brother's name, for the sake of the Uchiha's name, and for his friends. He succeeded a little bit, he finally made a change and was finally able to have a family of his own. A wife and a daughter. But again, fate hated him and tore him away from his family to find the threat of he Otsutsuki clan. A mission that he alone can only do. Sasuke is a broken man. He didn't know how to handle emotions. Yes it's his fault why Sakura didn't get more. Why Sakura looked for more. But thinking of all the things that Sasuke endured since he was a kid, this chapter broke my heart into pieces. Because another one of his family was torn away from him. He lose again. His little family that was given to him for a short while. He was alone again. Only a daughter and a best friend. Because his wife left him for another man. Hi teacher that he considered as his second father. Fuck! My eyes are crying so hard. All the feels in this chapter. Aaahhh Sasuke! I hurt for you! T_T. I understand how Sakura feel. That she felt neglected and unlove. Maybe undesirable, and only an option for his husband but still. SASUKEEEE T_T I'm still crying! Damn it! Stop it tears!

Ps. i accidentally clicked the post comment earlier and I cant delete it, still unfinished. This is the finished version of my comment. Chapter 64 review

I extremely admire you for this chapter. I could literally feel Sasuke's pain and Sakura's guilt and pain.

I can't read the story from the start. I'm a fan of Sasusaku pairing, but resently Kakasaku pairing had me a bit curious so I've been reading a few. So far so good. While scrolling for another Kakasaku fic, I stumbled ver this again. I've been avoiding this fic since I read the first chapter a year ago. I just cant handle a not sasusaku back then. But now, I guess I just cant handle an adultery fic especially when Sasuke and Sakura are the married couple and Kakashi sensei is the one who's having an affair with Sakura behind Sasuke's back. It literally broke my heart just by thinking of it. A year later, now, I got curious with the story but I can still read the full chapters, so I skipped to the confrontation because I'm curious. I admit, Sasuke really did seems to neglect Sakura and their rrlationship as husband and wife, but I wanna know how Sasuke reacts. And for a long time, after reading this chapter. I cried. It's been so long since I cried reading a fic. My heart aches for Sasuke. Since he was a young kid, fate had been cruel to him. All his families are dead, killed by his own brother and he was left alone; traumatised beyond belief. All his life he dedicated himself on killing the brother that he thought was evil and selfish. And when he finally killd him, reality came to slap him on the face with the true nature of his brother's case. His kind loving brother who was 13 yrs old at that time was pushed to bare a burden that his small shoulders shouldnt suppose to carry. Force to member his clan, his family for the sake of other people. Because of his love for his brother and his family. Itachi choose to carry all the burden as long as his brother lived. That same brother who loved Sasuke more than the village was killed by Sasuke himself. I cant imagine the trauma that he went through. And then, when Naruto finally knocked some sense into him, he finally realized the errors of his paths and the evilness that he had chosen to walked onto. Guilt ate him, threatening to suffocate him. He cant live his life recalling all the wrong doings that he did in his craze haze mind. The way he hurt the only people who stoll by him. Who was ready to fight and endure all the pain for him. So he took a journey of redemption to atone for all his sins. Even though he felt like all the bad thing that he did was unforgivable. Even though he believed that he doesnt deserve to be forgiven, he still did. For the sake of his brother's name, for the sake of the Uchiha's name, and for his friends. He succeeded a little bit, he finally made a change and was finally able to have a family of his own. A wife and a daughter. But again, fate hated him and tore him away from his family to find the threat of he Otsutsuki clan. A mission that he alone can only do. Sasuke is a broken man. He didn't know how to handle emotions. Yes it's his fault why Sakura didn't get more. Why Sakura looked for more. But thinking of all the things that Sasuke endured since he was a kid, this chapter broke my heart into pieces. Because another one of his family was torn away from him. He lose again. His little family that was given to him for a short while. He was alone again. Only a daughter and a best friend. Because his wife left him for another man. Hi teacher that he considered as his second father. Fuck! My eyes are crying so hard. All the feels in this chapter. Aaahhh Sasuke! I hurt for you! T_T. I understand how Sakura feel. That she felt neglected and unlove. Maybe undesirable, and only an option for his husband but still. SASUKEEEE T_T I'm still crying! Damn it! Stop it tears!

Ps. i accidentally clicked the post comment earlier and I cant delete it, still unfinished. This is the finished version of my comment.

I extremely admire you for this chapter. I could literally feel Sasuke's pain and Sakura's guilt and pain.

I can't read the story from the start. I'm a fan of Sasusaku pairing, but resently Kakasaku pairing had me a bit curious so I've been reading a few. So far so good. While scrolling for another Kakasaku fic, I stumbled ver this again. I've been avoiding this fic since I read the first chapter a year ago. I just cant handle a not sasusaku back then. But now, I guess I just cant handle an adultery fic especially when Sasuke and Sakura are the married couple and Kakashi sensei is the one who's having an affair with Sakura behind Sasuke's back. It literally broke my heart just by thinking of it. A year later, now, I got curious with the story but I can still read the full chapters, so I skipped to the confrontation because I'm curious. I admit, Sasuke really did seems to neglect

You really get the sense of her thought process with your writing. It’s really good. Idk if I’m socially awkward or what, but sometimes reading characters thoughts can be confused with the narrators thoughts about a situation, you don’t do this. You make it clear. It’s really good writing.
And phew. Already this story is HEAVY. Her processing sasukes reasons and her needs. It’s heartbreaking!
I’m so excited to find out what happens.

this is so amazing ... I have been reading this non-stop all day, chapter after chapter. your writing is very good and the pacing and attention to the right details is refreshing. i don't normally do cheating stories but this is so much more than an affair story, this is like finding love again after losing love.

but also your smut parts are delicious and sticky in all the best ways!

so excited to see how this all ends

So this is my second reading of this story. It is still one of my favorite KakaSaku fanfics I’ve ever read. Definitely in the top 5.

So, I just spend the last two days reading this, absolutely loving it. I couldn’t wait to read it and at the same time I didn’t want it to end.

You wrote Kakashi and Sakura so well, I loved how she called him that impossible man with that warm tone of voice and the smut was unbelievably hot. Usually, I don’t like smut scenes, because they feel like they’re put in the story just for the sake of being there, but yours… I loved every one.

By chapter 50 I was convinced you’re gonna add drama by making Sakura become pregnant and it would be Sasuke’s, but I was still too invested to stop reading. Thank god that wasn’t the case!

You write tension incredibly good. Sakura’s thoughts, while realistic and understandable, made me so frustrated when she couldn’t immediately let Sasuke go.

I wondered how long Kakashi would let Sakura continue this, since she seemed incapable of choosing and he made it clear in the beginning he wanted a real relationship. I love how you addressed her concerns and quickly make her realize she can’t have her cake and eat it too, that she would have to choose.

Sarada is my favorite character. The scene of her confronting Sakura with the truth was so good!

On one hand, I love that Sasuke reacted, I love when people in stories get jealous, it makes for good drama, but it’s also his own fault and he has no right being a jealous asshole after abandoning her for a decade. What’s the point if he only cares when he feels threatened by another man?
Kakashi, on the other hand, is a badass and I love him.

I loved Sasuke and Sakura’s confrontation, loved seeing Sasuke dig himself deeper and make it easier for her to break up with him, but still, they did talk and work it out, which made me glad.

After all the tension throughout this whole fic, I found it so much more hilarious that everyone immediately knew the reason for the divorce was Kakashi. Like, yep, it’s Kakashi, isn’t it.

That epilogue was everything I wanted and needed for the ending of this story.

Wonderful job on this story! I typically am not a fan of cheating, but you handled the complexity of the situation showed each characters's struggles throughout the story. Sakura having a marriage that was picture perfect, feeling alone, guilt over wanting to be with another man while wanting to do what is best for her family. Kakashi falling in love with Sakura when not meaning to, having his own internal struggle cause it affects two of his most precious people. Sasuke not being there for his family when he should have been allowed for Sakura and Kakashi to get together. The beginning you set up KakaSaku so amazingly i rooted for them to work out. Kakashi had a point, would Sasuke had come back to the village if it wasn't for his wife starting to realize she could have better. Its painful that Sasuke lost his wife, the one person who was always there for him unconditionally, but every person has a breaking point and Sakura reached hers with him. Thank you for the lovely story.

Sasuke showing emotion! He acts more like she is an object to claim more than a person he loves

Sarada supporting her mother and wanting her to be happy, crying face .

Sarada

I do feel bad for Sasuke, he can't help it is is a constipated emotionally stunted tomato. However, it is heartbreaking seeing Sakura so conflicted. Like maybe if he decided to come home sooner maybe Kakashi wouldn't have had an opening, but definitely rooting for KakaSaku

I want to yell at Sakura to make up her mind and pick Kakashi, but its not that simple for her. She has loved Sasuke for so many years, finally got him, married and had a child with him. He was always what she wanted and then has now come to realize that he may not be what she needs/wants. It is admirable of Kakashi to let her figure out her marriage. Both him and Sakura are thinking of Sarada and what is best for her. The way you are handling this is all so beautifully done