Tired, can't sleep, stomach lining shredding itself, and my bones are hurting. Brittle is the word I would use to describe them at the present time. It is that time of the month. erk.

I come with rec.

Go and read Ripple Effect by rayemars, which I kinda recced back a few weeks (months?) ago, but not in the proper way the piece deserve.

So, the summary: It is set three years after Sasuke leaves Konoha. And you'd think 'Hey, I have read this already,' but oh, trust me you haven't read it being told this way. It is about a sane, well adjusted (de-nial is not just a river in Egypt) Sasuke that knows where he is in life, and exactly what he wants in life. Except he is not getting it because there are people who cares. It is about a Naruto who is still Naruto even though the assimilation of the fox and him is not going the way he wants. It is about a Sakura who is what she has meant to be; strong, capable, and willing to go the full nine-yard to save her boys. And beyond the three of them there are the people who's coping with dead comrades, angsty pasts, and the serious contemplation of killing a child to save many.

I love this fic. I want to go on and on about the small (and big) things that make this such a wonderful piece. The Snake that Sasuke summons, the changes in Naruto, the COOLNESS that is Sakura, the Hokage that is Tsunade, and the plan that Sakura has been hatching for the past few chapters that has made me sit at the edge of my seat and bite my nail. 'Cos you know I'm not sure if everyone is going to come out the otherside 100%. But I can deal because this fic make me remember why I love a long, well written fanfiction so damn much.

So, now I'm off to re-read.