VeryMelon
Since: Jul, 2011
08/24/2022 00:00:00
Boy I was confused because the only fanfic link with this title is an Angel one, so suddenly seeing Sasuke and Naruto made me wonder what was up. Either way, your insights into Naruto fandom are well warranted and while I\'m not super interested in reading this fanfic you did a great job selling me on its strengths.
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Underrated and Overhated
This'll probably be a bit long.
This fanfic, while certainly not the best, has garnered much hate from what I've seen, and I cannot understand why for the life of me. How do so many stupid self-inserts and Gary Stu fics get a page here, but not this actually interesting one? Does it make Kushina a bit of a Mary Sue? Yes, but considering how little we got of her originally, I don't necessarily mind it.
I am continuously amazed by the fact that this over 100 chapter fanfic got completed in just over half a year. And the chapters are not short either!
I've also seen how people rag on this by it "bashing" characters, mainly Sasuke. BUT MY GOD, THEY MADE EVIL SASUKE ACTUALLY IN-CHARACTER AND UNDERSTANDABLE RATHER THAN JUST MAKING HIM A DOUCHE FOR NO REASON. This story came out in December 2007 and June 2008, so Itachi's true nature hadn't even been revealed in the manga yet, and so, in search of a worthy opponent, he tricks Sasuke into believing Naruto is the Nine Tails reincarnated, and practically manipulates their rivalry into being a toxic one. Up until that point, Sasuke didn't like Naruto, but he didn't wish death upon him, but after that, Sasuke hates Naruto as much as he hated Itachi in canon because that's where his anger is focused now, and is willing to do whatever it takes to bring him down.
Which brings us nicely to Sakura, who Sasuke starts manipulating early on because he knows that he won't be able to bring down the Nine Tails without help. And I'm sorry Sakura fans, but you must have forgotten what Sakura was like before she became a ninja to call this out of character for her. What really impresses me is that her devotion to Sasuke ACTUALLY STARTS PAYING OFF. With very few people to turn to, Sasuke starts to rely on her more and more, and really starts falling for her... and it only makes it sting all the more when he chooses his mission over her, and breaks down sobbing about it. He is given multiple opportunities to give up his mission and live a happy life, but, in the words of Attack on Titan, he keeps moving forward.
My only real complaint is that we didn't get more of it. I haven't read the fic all the way through, but after Sasuke's story is over, I kinda lost interest in continuing. Kinda wished that Sasuke escaped the village and further plotted how to kill Naruto, cursing him for "making him go as far as he did".
The rest is up to personal preference. I personally didn't find most of the extra stuff added to be all too interesting, but it all kept the story going. This was all just one big excuse to say that this is the best iteration of Evil Sasuke that I've ever seen.