Damn, this had me hooked. When you said AU you weren't joking. I am enjoying this world you're building, the little tidbits of history are certainly helpful in giving me a picture of just what is happening, the religious talk, the politics and the somewhat strange characterizations (Tsunade) certainly add to the dynamic. Do I have problems with some things yea definitely, the whole Sakura/Jiraiya dynamic but it certainly isnt enough for me to weep about. Though I do hope Naruto will throw a Rasenshuriken maybe. But I enjoyed this story and I'm pretty bummed that there hasn't been an update for years, so I don't know if I should hold out any more hope. This was a real treat and I'm glad you shared it

idk. i have mixed feelings reading this. this is good, clearly well written, but some things like how others steal Naruto's spotlight just bothers me somehow. But well, your story, your rule.

Great story! I'd love to see it continued!

This is probably one of the best pieces of fanfiction I've ever read. Well done.

Murder and then a birthday party invite... how cute

Will there be any update. Or is it abandoned.

Holy shit, the prose in the run was so good! I fucking cried watching Naruto running. Thank you for writing this, and even more for sharing it with us

That's.. dark.

I like the story. Probably some biases towards Naruto centric fanfiction really hindering me from really loving it. I hate that his identity is taken, hate that the jutsu made by his father is taught to another and not him. Hate that seals, a predominantly uzumaki thing is given to another. Hate that sakura kissed sasuke. Hate that naruto's test is running for a long time while sakura and Sasuke train in traditional shino disciplines.

These are my personal biases though. Objectively, I love what you've done with the characters, the history of the world, and the relationships. The writing is great, as are the quotes you have at the start of all chaps. Thanks for sharing this.

Best Naruto fanfic , you should really continue please

Such a great fic. Thanks for writing and I hope you're well!

Please. Please. Please update this story. It's soo good and I'm dying to see how you'll develop Naruto's world. and not just me a lot of us are. Can you at least give us an update on why you haven't updated in so long. Please!

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I have no way of knowing if you're ever going to update this, because it's been like, three years, but I've seen miracles in the world of fanfic, and if a review is going to motivate you, by the lords I will type till my fingers bleed.

Let's go with the things I love! The academy system with its inner conflicts are absolutely amazing, and while I understand why you didn't focus too much on it, it was an absolute delight and what sold me that this fic was gonna be worth it. The romantic tension in the group exists but doesn't affect their friendship too much because they know how delicate of a situation it is (except maybe Sasuke, who wants to date hinata, which is very interesting). Honestly, inner conflicts coming from Sakura showing that she doesn't think of Naruto as sort of stupid is so much more compelling, because it affects teamwork.

Love the fact that your answer to the question "how would the Uchiha massacre happen for a reason that wasn't stupid happen" and "how would it not throw the state of politics in disarray" was a very solid ignoring of this dumb plot point and making Itachi the Hokage. Also loving the fact that the Senju clan didn't fucking. Disappear in a unexplained way after founding the village - canon is stupid and you aren't. Madara being the founder of ROOT and it being a legitimate section of the Konoha government is absolutely fantastic, as is the village system being older (the fact that the warring states period happens like, 200 years before canon and they already have so many traditions and political security is dumb. Dumb!).The "Uzumaki being hunted because jinchuuriki" plot is fantastic, as is Uzumaki!Gaara and karui.

The chuunin exams being more entertaining than the canon counterpart makes much more sense, and is my favorite interpretation of the damn thing in fics I've ever seen period. The first stage being an general review of their skills that is a bluff to make them perform well is smart and I love how it establishes how team kakashi main strategy in being called "going balls to the wall". The second stage of exams is my very favorite thing in the world, with the sports each of them perform being so interesting. Love misukaza and a sport by existing, love the absolute delight kakashi feels every time he remembers he signed an uchiha to a game that you play blindfolded (he finds it so funny as a concept it becomes funny for me too) and love naruto meeting karin (and god do I love her explanation of how orochimaru's warlord system works, and how he's not a chaotic evil bastard in this) and breaking a world record. The third stage is fantastic, and I love sasuke guilt for helping hinata before sakura, how the kyuubi is very much so an eldritch entity and the fucking hilarious convo between gaara and naruto. They're gonna be buddies now, and I can't wait.

Theres much more that I can compliment probably, but this is already a monster of a review, and I'm sure you already understand that im loving so much of what you did with the naruto lore it's probably giving people who glance at this comment second hand embarrassment. I do think it has some flaws, and things that grate on me whenever I see it, but they're not nearly enough to make me want to stop reading what you made, and its more of personal biases and preferences than actual flaws on your work, and it would be stupid criticising things you clearly did on purpose. Fuck how much did I write. Oh God this review is too big. Too many words. So much typing. I somehow made a comment that was supposed to be "nice work" be like, a medium size essay. Is there anything else I can compliment on this. Oh yeah, there is.

Killer bee is already one of my favorite characters on this and he was mentioned twice. That's damn fucking impressive.

wow. this world building is absolutely amazing! i am SO in love with the ways you have fleshed out this au and history! it is so unique, and it does an absolutely amazing job of building up on the various threads that actual canon could have explored but didn't deliver. thank you for writing this, its given me a wonderful way to think about my own world building and exploring the things canon implies but doesn't build on. :)

This story is very well written and it is definitely interesting, not for me, but it’s really wonderful. I just wanted to let you know you’re a very talented writer and this is great story.