Everything about this story is delightful; its pacing, writing, and characterization are all spot-on, and it balances character development, plot, and combat magnificently.
Kakashi is a perfect example of an older version of himself; slightly more powerful, but careful to show that even ten years can only do so much. The changes don't so much overtly change the narrative as much as they sneak in behind you like a ninja, move around your furniture a bit while you're not looking, and leave you wondering whether anything was changed at all.
The only problem, if you can call it that, is more of a personal grievance; Kakashi has an annoying tendency to refer to his team as his 'pack', something that bothers this troper mainly due to similarities to other fanfics involving werewolves and the fixation with dog symbolism.
Other than that, it's fantastic. Honestly, since that's completely a personal qualm, there's nothing any reasonable person should have wrong with this fic, and everything to gain.
Alternatively gritty, cute, finger-bitingly tense, and adorable, this fic has everything you would want in a good story. Read it. Read it now.
FanficRecs A fantastic story.
Everything about this story is delightful; its pacing, writing, and characterization are all spot-on, and it balances character development, plot, and combat magnificently.
Kakashi is a perfect example of an older version of himself; slightly more powerful, but careful to show that even ten years can only do so much. The changes don't so much overtly change the narrative as much as they sneak in behind you like a ninja, move around your furniture a bit while you're not looking, and leave you wondering whether anything was changed at all.
The only problem, if you can call it that, is more of a personal grievance; Kakashi has an annoying tendency to refer to his team as his 'pack', something that bothers this troper mainly due to similarities to other fanfics involving werewolves and the fixation with dog symbolism.
Other than that, it's fantastic. Honestly, since that's completely a personal qualm, there's nothing any reasonable person should have wrong with this fic, and everything to gain.
Alternatively gritty, cute, finger-bitingly tense, and adorable, this fic has everything you would want in a good story. Read it. Read it now.