Frankly, this story resonates with my current state of mind with just very small differences. I try putting myself out there as well but can never just be me, and show what they want to see instead. When I try to show how I really am, I just get shit on my personality. I've grown bitter about it that I prefer to be alone instead but the gnawing loneliness and depression is really bad.

I wish I have someone who can understand and accept me for who I am as well but real life never seems to give a crap about what we want.

Kill yourself

Die bitch die

You’re garbage

Disgusting freak

Good story, different, but good. with lots of potential. You should continue this

rubbish story . Naruto would never cheat the sakura.

It was a nice and heartwarming towards the end kind of fic, thank you for writing.

Loved it. I find when writers express their own feelings into their work, it tends to give a more meaningful result. Even though the characters were OOC so to speak, it still felt within the realm of believability.

Short but sweet. Nice job

Can't make my mind, waiting for update.

Nice. I really hope you don’t end it on the first chapter. Lol. Please continue. The way you write the characters is lovely.

ok nice start

Great start. I love this so far. Love the detail you put into Ino's emotions. Can't wait to see what you have in store for this.

More!

It’s been a while since you posted: but then, it’s been a while since I did as well. Good to see you back :)

First things first - I like how you managed to humanize Ino and show her vulnerable side while staying true to her canon self. It’s a hard balance to get right, but I think you pulled it off here. For example - at the end of the first paragraph itself, I wanted to point out that someone as naturally bossy as Ino would have taken Naruto and Sakura to task no matter how ‘happy’ they seemed with each other - simply because they had stood her up. But instead it turned out to be a nice bit of foreshadowing as to her state of mind.

Showing the differences in between a shinobi and civilian via their reactions to the topic of death was an excellent conversation topic. Shinobi are dealers of death and are surrounded by it- day in and day out- whether it’s in a hospital or in the field; whereas civilians only face death when someone they personally know slips away from the mortal coil. So for Ino to try and reach out based on her reaction to someone’s death was fantastic - as was the reaction of the civilian, who was naturally leery of someone who talks about death on the first date.

I’m not sure what to say about the conversation between Sakura and Ino, mostly because I’m looking forward to resolving the cryptic hints in the next chapter. You’ve managed to build up a good sense of suspense, which is what you were going for, I think. Kudos for that.

That said, while there’s a lot to like, there’s a few minor flaws. Minor grammatical issues, word choices, and the part where Ino - a shinobi- doesn’t recognize Sakura, her best friend, by her footsteps : could have been better.

Overall, a solid 7.5/10. Based on chapter 2, this rating will go up :)