This is a great work of art. I’ve been combing through tons of Naruto fanfic this year and this is easily one of the best stories I’ve read. I love how you’ve explored and celebrated Sakura, Deidara, and Kisame’s humanity in all their heart wrenching and heartwarming moments. You have a special talent with the emotional scenes and making us love the characters. The part that especially stood out to me was the early cruise ship one where Kisame’s dialogue alternates with Sakura’s internal realizations and ends with Deidara’s poignant memory. And the scene where Deidara asks Sakura to stay and asking her to marry him was also stunning. They’re so different and so broken and the breakthrough in their understanding of one another in these scenes is deeply moving to me. It’s a beautifully written piece and I feel all this wading through a year’s worth of fanfic was worth it to find this one. Thanks for writing this excellent story!

I loved loved loved loved loved this story. A long time I wondered when it would go into this direction and when would they realise what they've got thmeselves into, especially since Deidara being into her was clear from the beginning :')

The way the lead their mad-up lives and telling made up storys to new members opposed to the way they talk about their past was a wonderful wrap up. the have all three been schooled to be warriors, and found what they loved on their way still. Sakura can be a medic even without fighting. Deidara can do art without fighting. And also Kisame, and they all three had enough and want peace, which they go twith their family of choice! this was such a ride and warmed my heart. 3 idk if you'll ever read this review, but you can be sure it will stay as one of ma fave fanfics. :)
Naruto has had so many issues which werent resolved, and who needs canon anyways. This last chapter is almost ten years old, but I think the characters are mostly better off than in canon xD and had a far more interesting journey anyways.

The part where she thinks about the scope being able to take pictures, but she still has to find out how to review them, is the part that hit me most. I reall was. My heart dropped, everything that happened until now, and I was like "okay he's giving her his scope, which is probably his only real possesion at the time and a pretty nice one at that." but now I think it's more like a diary if his life and i desperately want to know what pictures are on it, cause I can quite imagine. this hurt a lot :O
Ooohhhh, Neji is on it!

I loved that she realised the place she cme back to isnt her home anymore and she decided to return to Deidara. I think it was important she know Naruto had died, since I think her decision to get back to Konoha was probably one made with Naruto in mind, even if she always just said "her friends" I kinda see naruto as her dearest friend, the one she can relate to the most, they have gone through so many things together, and shared their adolescent years til their mid twenties, their friendship lasted a decade.
But I also feel, even if he had still been alive, she would have probably met up with him, and he would have been delighted he sisnt abandon her to death or something else. but he would have noticed her heartbreak and told her to go, told her to visit, or write a letter with her new home to so he could visit her. But I think he would have understood how she changed and how she needed to be somewhere else. :)

omg I'm crying from laughter :'D this is so good, Kisame tho! and Deidara monolouges hahaha perfect.

Wow, you really managed to compress everything in 26 chapters! I love the story - it was initially weird though when Deidara was being all psychotic to Sakura. But oh well, you write good smut!

Cheers,
Yesterday's Secrets

This was well done and just absolutely adorable. I love how each chapter started with a letter of the alphabet, 26 chapters is perfect!

This chapter was a little bit rushed but I enjoyed the whole story very much so I’m talk I’m not stayed up for 24 hours reading it all day thank you for my awesome break

You know I am really happy I read the story to the end the last chapter I was kind of disappointing but the whole entire story was amazing congratulations I’m clapping I wish I was a little bit more of her Sasuke memories. But overall well done

Good job on the story! Enjoyed it thoroughly! :)

I bet Kisame is the biggest DeiSaku shipper.

I love this story so much it was so well written and I don't think any of the characters were too ooc

Wow. I loved it very much. This story was truly wonderful. I will come back and read it again

it was one hell ride of an emotional roller coaster and i didnt even regret! the story was jus amazing with the perfect balance of everything. and the characterswere portrayed so to the point and i have never adored dei and kisa this much at this point before. i could totally picture this roll out if sakura and deidara ever got together. and have i mentioned teeny tiny babies of them with teeny tiny palm licker things xD this fam was jus so adorable. i thank you for ever writing this and i am overjoyed with the fact that i stumbled upon this :)

What a weird case of Stockholm Syndrome... or whatever it is.

Very sweet. So glad I stumbled upon this gem. Love this, love this!