I like the story. I really do. It's a pretty basic story with an interesting MC. The MC being blind adds a lot of personality to the story that would otherwise would make this fanfic like any other.

I'm not a huge fan of the story's pacing tho. Everything feels a bit too rushed, clearly the author just wants to get all this build up out of the way before starting the actual story.

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MC family dies a bit too fast (you really don't care about them the way they die makes their death predictable and anticlimactic) MC begins to get strong a bit too quickly without enough story to justify it, he starts to trusts his subordinates a little too fast.

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Things like that.

Positives is the MC is realistic about his expectations, which is definitely appreciated. Author isn't eager to make his life too easy. Grammar is good. Although that's not something I personally care about. I'm definitely looking forward to eventually getting to the part of the story the author actually cares about.

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mja

Status: c47

Feb 18, 2023

Okay this is pretty good much better than most naruto fan fics I also like how it explores the other regions outside of konoha. The main character is pretty op and seems to suddenly jump in strength from time to time but it's still somewhat reasonable.

Overall this is a very solid 4/5 with a fresh and original take as a naruto fanfic definitely worth the read.

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BDF2

Status: chapter 87: questions, youth and escort

Jul 7, 2023

Very slow start, lots of focus time spent alone and talking theory. Gets many times better once the MC gets his feet under him and starts recruiting and interacting with others.

Fights are well written and interesting, with the author extrapolating abilities in interesting and complex ways beyond what was shown in source material.

The focus on politics and power dynamics is explored in depth, giving plausible explanations as to how the geopolitical situation behind Naruto was formed, and further leading into how it further develops and responds to actions taken by the MC and others.

There doesn't appear to be any kind of fate trying to course-correct events to match canon, so expect divergence from canon as time goes on. Very much enjoying this perspective on the world told in this story.

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vatanadbatata

Status: chapter 75

Jun 2, 2023

So far it is pretty good. MC is not a saint. Not the most OP in this universe but he makes use of his full capabilities when he can. Author has kept things simple, so MC is getting OP but it is still easy to understand his skills. MC is also ruthless as needed to meet his objectives which is appreciated. Naruto universe serves as the base for this writing but the author is not reluctant to change things from canon which is good and makes reading this fun.

I specially loved how MC can also use his smarts to win rather than just brute force

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SQuirtile

Status: c12

Dec 22, 2022

I like how this series is in land of iron, This perfectly shows the brutality of a shinobi world. It's a far-cry from the shonen konohagakure. Our MC is what you would expect of a former serial-killer (i.e person with a twisted view), Which is perfectly alright - he has more character than those Xanxia MC's who would kill people for sneezing wrong way in their direction.

Writing - It's smooth and little fast-paced but we can still enjoy the novel.

------- I highly recommend reading other series written by the Author in Webnovel. ---------

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AonDuine

Status: c17

Jul 1, 2024

Honestly, I'm not a big fan with the additional character or dynamic created through this addition. It makes very little logical sense based off the story so far. My other main gripe is that the pacing is bizare.

Really solid fight scenes though.

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