That is undoubtedly one of the best stories I have ever read. You should be writing Boruto :)

I loved it especially this ending. I kinda wished for more dialogue but it was a beautiful story all the same.

Hi ! I don't usually leave reviews on fics but I felt like I ought to thank you for this. This epilogue was really something else, I almost cried!
Your writing is very mature both in the themes and in the writing style. It really was in the top tier of what this website has to offer.
Usually bittersweet love story are really not my thing but you pulled it off brilliantly here. My favorite part was the epilogue like I said, the way you described this family wasn't picture perfect and it felt real it was really enjoyable. Inojin's insights on his parents really made me FEEL SOMETHING and it was a great way to tie up the story.
So to end this already too long review I'll just congratulate you once more on your talent !
Can't wait to read your future stuff !

I'm rereading this, and i love this part so much. like i really love whole fic but i truly love the way you expand the conflict between shikamaru and ino. also i just realized i haven't express my gratitude and praise. thank you so much for writing this beautiful piece. i hope you're having a great day!

bruh... this chapter... this just hits waaaayyy too hard i love it so much

Hi, thanks a lot, i didn't come here to suffer like this but it was good :')
I really enjoyed the story and the way it was written (I'm not a native english speaker so I'm not usually moved by a way of writing but yours is really something)
Thank you for writing it !

This is so beautifully heartbreaking and heartwarming. Heartbreaking, because of how Sai felt about the ShikaIno part. Tbh, I never shipped ShikaIno because they always felt like siblings to me. But I do believe one-sided ShikaIno (on Shikamaru’s part) might have happened at one point, but it never went beyond childhood crush. In this story though, you conveyed past ShikaIno in a way that made me sympathize with Sai even more. However, this story is quite heartwarming, because it shows how their relationship grows gradually. In spite of the delay and setbacks, Sai and Ino managed to build a strong foundation for their shared future. In the end Sai and Ino finally come stronger than ever in their bond.

Aww, I really love how this is written from Inojin's perspective. I love how you incorporated the Yamanakas' closeness with the Uzumakis, I'm sure Hinata is his favourite auntie as well. I really do imagine that Sai and Ino rarely fight, that's why when they do, Inojin is really bothered up about it. Again, I teared up at the part where Sai finally told him about his stories in Root, I could imagine the pain he went through to open up the old wound again for the sake of his healing and preventing generational trauma in the family. It kinda reminds me of Katniss in the Hunger Games who also promised to tell her children the story of her during the Games. Thank you so much for making this fic possible, it is definitely one of the best Sai x Ino fic out there.

Though canon seems to have shown that Shikamaru and Sai are actually quite close and work together as Naruto's confidants, there must have been some periods where Shikamaru spent in Sunagakure, I like your idea here. I also love how Sai and Ino take turns to tell stories to Inojin, seeing their parentage style in canon, your story of them was quite accurate. I can definitely see Ino and Sai choose to raise their son together and spend time as much as they can with him. This is one of the reasons why Sai and Ino are possibly the best parents in Narutoverse.

My God, I teared up, this is so beautiful, thank you so much 3 I found out about your fic from recommendations of SaiIno fellas on Tumblr, and I'm really thankful for that. Your fic has to be one of the best Sai x Ino fanfics out there. I like the realism that you brought here- about Ino's old feelings for Sasuke, about her complicated friendship with Shikamaru, about her being a busy woman with little time to adequately spend with Sai, about Sai's past as Root member and him being kinda shunned by the village, about how he really tried to be his own person, and his treasured brotherhood with Shin. I love everything, thank you so much.

My heart. What a lovely story. I wasn’t planning on crying today but things happen. I hope I see more Yamanaka family moments from you, the way you’ve portrayed Ino and all her steps in life is beautiful.

Omg I actually teared up reading the last chapter. Beautifully written, thank you so much for writing this!

I STILL GO BACK TO THIS WHEN I MISS SAI AND INO. Thank you for the beautiful words

I don't even know where to begin. This story was absolutely beautiful. I love your portrayal of Ino, Sai, and subsequently Inojin, their relationship and dynamics, and all the other characters. There is something raw and melancholic about this story that makes it realistic in a sense that love isn't really just all rainbows and butterflies. They've done a lot of growing up emotionally and mentally, and I'm so glad I got to be a part of their journey in finding home and a sunny place to always come back to.

This is just so beautiful, and I'm glad you wrote this!

Oh
My
God
This was beautiful
So goddamn raw, and realistic, sobering and inspiring. Like hot damn, this is what relationships are about, uncertainty, laced with personal problems and getting through them together. Like shit. I was just so goddamn happy with those epilogues, I could totally understand the parents getting their satisfying ending. It was simply beautiful!