Henzy_5477

Wait whut

Even in canon the timeline is a Gordian knot, which is why Naruto fanfic authors tend to just skip over relatively minor details like that.

Hot damn, this is genuinely a really good book. MC is very manipulative and intelligent, he knows how to tug at people's heartstrings and they will thank him for doing so. He talks of wanting the best for everyone but will still wring them dry of everything they have while making genuinely really good points for why he's doing it. The early parts of the story is so damn funny and entertaining, but things do eventually become serious in later chapters. This is honestly one of, if not the best Chinese Naruto fanfics I've read so far. It definitely has that Chinese flavor that these kinds of novels have, but this fic has very little of the poison that's usually present in them, making it so that I don't have to turn off my brain while I read it, which is great since it lets me appreciate it more. That's not to say I don't have issues with it though. For one, the characters still think like ones in Chinese works, where everyone has little to no genuine kindness or goodness and everything is based on transactions, which is just a sad way of life tbh. Plus, the novel kinda overuses misunderstandings to the point where some of the characters are kinda dumb at times. All in all, 4.8 stars.

It definitely lives up to the title. Jesus, the amount of times I wheezed while reading the story is almost unreal, and this is despite the fact that it still takes itself seriously somewhat. I've only read up to 60% of the fic so far, but what I've read up to this point is pretty good. There are some pretty big things I have against it though. The characterization is pretty all over the place, not to mention that it still has the standard bad Chinese novel character tropes, but it's not a very serious story so it's not that big of a deal. Also, the Mangekyo technique that the MC has is just plain creepy, ugh. Having the ability to gradually brainwash everyone in his vicinity is just vile and disgusting tbh, especially because it's very evident that he's used it to get all the women he has so far. To be fair though, that is at least an in-story reason for why everyone just seems to become NPCs when the MC is near them, unlike in most other Chinese fics where everyone is just inherently stupid.

Because his good friend is the father of the source material's MC and he wanted to tease him about his future?

No, it's schism. schism /ˈs(k)izəm/ noun a split or division between strongly opposed sections or parties, caused by differences in opinion or belief. "the widening schism between Church leaders and politicians"

Probably refers to getting a perfect score on an exam + extra credit

Meh, it's just the usual Naruto Chinese power fantasy fanfic where the characters are more like cultivators than actual ninja. I particularly despise this one though because it bashes literally anyone who goes against the MC, and the MC isn't nearly likable for me to actually root for him as a character. I only rooted for him while reading it because literally every enemy he has is too fucking mentally deficient to actually root for. The sociopathic, power-hungry, unprincipled asshole immediately went off the deep end the moment he got stronger than the Hokage, and the narrative of the novel fucking validates his actions because everyone else is a braindead NPC that wouldn't know how to pour water out of a boot with the directions written on the heel. The "strong vs weak" mindset that is endemic in Chinese works is just exhausting to witness after reading hundreds of novels that have it, and this is not an exception.