I really enjoyed this story. Shikamaru's gentleman's kiss was adorable. And even though I've never shipped Kiba and Sakura before, I thought their little relationship was cute, too. But yes, it's too bad that she inadvertently trampled on some poor mens' hearts. Dating is difficult for many reasons, but especially this one.

Neji is a handsome dude. Isn't it kind of unfair that the Naruto world has so may cute guys? It was so funny how her monster strength nearly crashed him into the table.

Aww, Lee is so loyal. Even when she's kissing his rival he still takes care of her. And he punishes himself for going through her things, lol.

It was cute when Naruto 'kissed her with every ounce of passion he has.' Lovely.

Aww, her and Lee.

Wow, I'm still kinda mulling over this. There's such a haunting and bittersweet quality to it that it leaves you still working through it by the end. But it works really well. I don't know what it would have looked like had you posted it later, but I'm glad that I got to see this version at least. It's very unique and different and stays with you. Thanks for a great read~

This was so beautiful, I cried.
Thank you for giving us this masterpiece...

It seriously hit the feels. Lee is the most underappreciated character and even as SakuLee is somewhat canon because of the one-sided love Lee has for Sakura, he is never part of any multisaku fictions. This story is great, explains their dynamic relationship and is heartbreaking all the same. Thank you so much for writing this.

HOW COULD YOU HURT ME LIKE THIS

OH MY SHIT THIS HURTS SO MUCH I CANT

Gah, my heart. How dare you! This was stunningly beautiful. Thank you

My fuckin heart man oh my god. I love lee so much he's such a good boi it's hard to find good fanfiction with him in it and him and sakura together is so sad but so good

I am sad when I read about Naruto's kiss. I know he lover her too much, too much until she can't handle and accept it

After reading your drabble series, I decided to check out your other stories. This was a very good read, I started crying towards the end :') I just want Sakura to be happy..! Anyways, thanks for writing this!

Good god it was beautiful! You have evocatively captured every streak of the tulip(or cherry blossom in this case). That sentence about Sakura looking terrifyingly beautiful in an anguished state just slayed me. Lovely, lovely piece of writing!

The way the story slowly built upon one scenario to the next nicely linked all the guys and heartbreaks to a final moment when the last one (Lee) might not be kissed but he may be the only one who can love her without getting hurt in the end. What a unique story with great build up and feeling throughout. Thanks for sharing!

fics exploring lee and sakura's relationship is pretty rare tbh, and im glad that u did lee justice by not making him this clueless idiot bc he's a lot more than that.

I read this fic a long time ago and saw it again today. You needed just one more review to make it a hundred. So here I am, your princess in shining armor. This fic is just as depressingly beautiful as it was then. 3

there went my heart