Long time, no see, Fuyu-chan! I've missed reading your work, and you have now returned! And with a great chapter to boot! Awesome!

I really love Fuyu's determination to be strong. I relate that to Sasuke, in a way, but obviously, she wants to do it the pure way, not any revenge-driven or psychotic way ;)

When everyone woke up, I thought everything was going to be okay and that they would get to the tower quickly... I am so naive... I should've figured there'd be a fight.

Great chapter, Fuyu-chan! I loved it. Keep up the awesome work!

Heck yeah! Team Nagare is on their way to passing! And with an epic meeting of all these teams as well, wow. Hmm, I really liked how you changed the 'Sasuke goes wild' scene. It added a lot of originality to it. I only wish Fuyu had seen Sasuke like that, it would have been such an epic meeting. But I guess that will come later ;D Great job on this! This was a really intense chapter, and I enjoyed the whole thing! Keep up the awesome work!

Hmm, first off, the scrolls used are the Heaven and Earth. Unless you have something interesting for the meaning of the Lightning scrolls, though at the end of the second exam, the Heaven and Earth meaning are kind of important.

As for this chapter... Wow! The intensity makes me shiver, you do really well with building the suspense.

Ooh, Aoi is really serious about fighting Fuyu. I wonder how they will be involved along with Team 13 in the exams, that's definitely got me very interested.

The Soma vs. Sasuke rivalry makes me nervous, I can already envision something awful happening to those two with smack dab in the middle.

Nice chapter, Fuyunoaida! I can't wait to see what you have planned for inside the Forest of Death! Keep up the great work!

Author's Response: I have no idea what I was thinking when I put lightning instead of heaven. Thank you for pointing it out to me though, I would've never noticed it. :) Haha, thanks. I had a lot of fun writing the suspense. :) I have something exciting planned for Fuyu and Aoi later on in the story. Thank you for the review!

Oh my gosh, there was more to the chapter! Gah!

And it was amazing! I loved every moment of this! The entire thing with Sasuke and Soma really has me in suspense, and the argument in this chapter was so much more intense, it was great. I can't wait to see how much further this quarrel will go. Just what is up with Soma, is he evil or something? My goodness....

Great job on this chapter! I can't believe I almost missed it, thank you so much for telling me! Keep up the awesome work with this!

Author's Response: Thanks for taking the time to go back and read it! Haha, there might be a tinge of evil in soma, but its definitely covered by good intentions. thank you for the review!

Sweet! The chunin exams! I can't wait to see what you do with them and your ocs. Man, I'm really starting to like Soma. I don't know if its his rivalry with Sasuke or his protectiveness toward Fuyu (probably the latter), but I'm really starting to like him. I really liked the necklace thing. It's a pretty cool gift and a very good choice on Nagre's part. And once again, I like how you balance out the two characters. There are a few mistakes, but its overall outstanding. I give it eight thumbs up!

Author's Response: Soma is starting to have a small place in my heart too, I think its the fact that he challenges the unchallengable Sasuke. :P thanks for reviewing!

Finally, I've got to the end of Aki. Took me long enough. I hate being behind in such an amazing story. Then again, it means there will continuously be a next button =D

The chapter was awesome. I'll admit, Sasuke was OOC, but I think it's understandable. Fuyu already had access to his heart before it was frozen with ice. Because of that, she'd still have a place there. It's the same thing I did with my oc in Tainted Guardian, though the relationship's different. It's because of that she can draw out the purer emotions Sasuke feels. I feel like its the same with Fuyu. Despite that the fact that she's there for Sasuke to provide him with light, there's still that darkness within him, and you let us see that.

And I love the two teams thing. Like I've said, they seem to balance each other out very well. I can't wait to see just how well they work with each other as the work gets harder. You do well at adding them to the team 7 that we all love.

Ahh, the ending was really sweet! I absolutely loved it, Fuyunoaida. Then again, I love the entire story. You're doing an amazing job. It keeps me wanting to read more (which is why the fact I rarely get time sucks so much).

Author's Response: Ooh, I never thought of it that way. it does make sense though, Fuyu being able to.have access to certain feelings. thank you for pointing that out to me! :) I'm glad you like the idea of the two teams being together! alhough, its already proving to be a lot of work. ._. thank you for the sweet review!

This is by far...my favorite chapter of this story so far. There was so much drama in this, it was so astounding. I love the heated relationship between Soma and Sasuke, though I have to wonder if it eventually evolves into a love triangle with Fuyu in the middle? Either way, I still love how those two just seem to hate each other very highly. I also really like Fuyu's insecurities, it makes her seem more human. Which is more than I can say with some other protagonists in other stories, so I really like how you've written your OC.

The only thing I'd want to mention, other than spelling, is that this is Kabuto's 7th time taking the exams, which is equivalent to his 4th year. Very minor change, but just wanted to mention it.

Anyway, this was an amazing chapter. I absolutely loved it. I really can't wait for the intensity of the exams to start. Keep nup the awesome work!

Author's Response: I'm glad you like the chapter so much. I'm still not sure what I'm going to do between sasuke, soma and Fuyu, but ill try to make it interesting. ;) thank you for pointing that out to me! I tried looking it up in various sites but couldn't find it. thank you for the sweet review!

Ooh, Chuunin Exams next chapter, I can't wait ;) Fuyu's insecurities are expected and I'm glad you showed them so well. And her parents too, since the last thing they want to see is their little girl going off to battle.

Nagare and Kakashi, however... wow. I don't know, I wasn't expecting that. But I liked it. Nagare sure doesn't have much faith in Team 7, does he? Or rather, he doesn't have much faith in Sasuke and Soma together. It's a good thing they're not on the same team together, though I'm sure you'll find some way for them to clash with one another ;)

Great chapter, I really liked it. It was a nice setup for the upcoming exams. I can't wait to see the next chapter. Keep up the amazing work!

Author's Response: I'm glad you liked it. I thought I went a little overboard with her feelings, that I was really close to taking out ay least half of her personal thoughts but I'm glad I decided against it. :) thanks for the review as always!

-_-'. Wow. Double the knuckle head with Ritsu and Naruto. I LOVE IT!!!!! Anyway, this chapter was amazing. I absolutely loved it. You're doing an amazing job at adding your OCs to the Naruto plot. And I loved loved loved the flashback at the end. It was very sweet and showed just how strong her friendship with Sasuke is. You did an amazing job, Fuyunoaida!

Author's Response: Haha, I do too!! Thank you, I'm glad you liked the chapter and my OCs. c: Thank you Sasaui!

Eh?! And here I thought Fuyu was worrying for nothing! So the 'curse' is actually true?! That's so sad! Poor Fuyu... I mean, I know it's for the best and everything, but what happens if she finds out? That would just be horrible...

Great emotion in this chapter. This kind of stuff always gets to me, I'm rather close to tearing up, actually. Awesome job on this. Keep up the amazing work!

Author's Response: Muaha! Plot twist!~ I do plan on doing something with that little secret between Sasuke and Yukito though, but that's a little ways off. c: I'm glad you enjoyed this chapter! I'm sorry for making you tear up. ): Thank you for the review Silvy! (:

Yeah, sadly, Sasuke was a bit OOC. He wouldn't cry, and I don't think he'd even hold a friend's hand with 'love'. It was mushy and sappy, and I love all that stuff, but even a line needs to be drawn with our favorite brooding Uchiha.

Also, I like the idea of having the six genin together, it's like a team bonding thing, which I really enjoy. I just want to warn you about having so many characters together at once. It's hard enough making an OC team because then the OCs need to be given a history of their own, but it's even harder meshing them together with the normal characters. Just be sure you evenly balance the six genin and two jounin enough when they're together.

But! I did like how you portrayed Sasuke and Fuyu's rocky relationship. With his somewhat dark personality, he clashes with Fuyu's happiness, so I really like that they have their moments. I hope it's not a one time thing ;)

The whole thing with the seasons really interests me. With the themes and everything, I don't know, I just really like it. Especially when Sasuke and Fuyu both like winter, it's really cute :3

Keep up the awesome work! Longest chapter yet, woot! Great job!

Author's Response: A bit? More like a lot. xD Geez, Why is Sasuke so difficult to portray. ): I mess up on that part a lot, I'm not sure if I should include everyone, or just keep the story completely focused on Fuyu and Sasuke. I like the idea of having everyone's 'two cents' in, but it's a lot easier saying that compared to actually writing it. Hopefully, I'll get the hang of it in the chapters to come~ Thanks! I thought that was the one good part in the whole chapter actually, so hopefully, I'll have a lot more scenes like that, mostly towards the end of the story though (which isn't going to be anytime soon). I'm glad you think so too. c: Thank you! And i know! When I saw it was 3000+ words, I was just like, "dude." xD

Hehe, I like Nagare. He seems like a nice contrast to Kakashi, in a way.

I'm surprised that the two teams will be acting together on missions. I've never seen that, so I don't know how it will turn out. But I think you'll do great with it ;)

There were a few mistakes here and there; this one was the most noticeable though:

“Alright! Now that they’re out the way, I’m guessing you three are Soma, Ritsu and Sakura? Right?”

Other than that, great job! I look forward to seeing how the six genin do in survival training, haha. Keep up the awesome work!

Author's Response: Great, that's what I was aiming for. (: Although, Kakashi is just as laid back as he is but that's after he gets to know his team more. I don't know how it'll turn out either. xD Thanks for thinking that. (: Thank you for pointing that out to me! That's pretty funny, since Sakura and Fuyu are nothing alike. xD Thank you Silver~

Wow. Sasuke wasn't out of character at all actually! Nice!
haha he's abashed, how cute

Author's Response: I'm glad you think he was in character! He's definitely a challenge to keep in character, since he has such a dynamic personality. -_- Thank you for reviewing!~