holy shit i love this

I really love fics where Gai and Kakashi’s friendship are emphasized. I mean most fics say that the best friend is Obito, come on, they were never really that friendly.

very good

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... Just ... Wow. This is SO amazing. I can't even BEGIN to explain how incredibly AWESOME this is. It's so decadent, like heavy chocolate fudge, but it's still leaving me wanting more. It gives me the feels, too. It's like a heavy meal of emotions, I'm full but it tastes so good, I want more.

omg the last line... he finally broke... the tears holy moly

I started crying midway. Because Gai was amazing. He helped Kakashi so much! I hate fanfictions where Gai or Kakashi suffer like that. Because, i think ,what about the other? They're like weird and kind pseudo-brothers. Or most likely, best friends. I love both of them so much, you know?

Been a while since I read 1st read this, still awesome. It really intense and drew me in, reaching the end was like waking from a trance. It was very raw and very real what Kakashi went through. As much as I wanted him to be okay, he's only human.
I'm glad that he had the strength to get better, but it worries me, is he really? His sanity is basically masks he created to function. But I guess if we go by if you wear a mask long enough it eventually becomes real then I guess he basically forced himself sane.
Damn, that guy is epic. No matter what life throws at him, he comes out stronger than before. He makes mistakes but tries to rectify them best he can. He's awesome.

Ah, I've always liked Gai. Though I do feel sorrow for Kakashi and all he had been through. I think it was good that he...adopted? Is that the right word? That he adopted Naruto. And Sasuke. And that last line at the end made me smile. Good story. Quite good.

Not really a KaIru shipper, because I don't see either of them as gay or even really having interacted before. But aside from that, I liked this. It addresses Kakashi's trauma and what he had to go through to get closed to being ok again, and what Gai had to deal with when he was being there for him. And yay for Naruto getting a family! And even Sasuke, canon-brat that he is.

I just realized this, the poem never said that Humpty Dumpty was an egg.

...Ouch, my heart. You are very good with feels. I need to go decimate a tissue box, now.

I wish you luck.

Are you gonna continue this? Cause this is really good stuff.

i have to say I rather like this fic... still It would be nice to explore the changes this would have on Naruto and Sasuke's personalities... out side of mellowing out both of them immensely (since Naruto now has a family who supports him and Sasuke wont be nearly as self reliant as he was in the first time line.) I wonder if this story has a sequel.

Loved the fact that although Kakashi escaped, he still had quite a bit of trouble shaking off all the trauma he's been through. Way too many fanfiction writers seem to be under the impression that it's no big deal to shake off trauma... the brain just doesn't work like that, for better or for worse...