I felt Gaiden is more for the fans who wants a slice of the nostalgia from the naruto universe than an actual story with good development. I read it wanting to see the characters and how they were 12 years after the ending of Naruto and it was a nice trip down memory-lane. Plot-wise, I do think some aspects were drawn out for the sake of a storyline but overall, it's a good read.

Story: 6
The plot was very predictable, nothing was suspenseful. The basic "a new villian appears but somehow the main character, in this case it's Sarada, somehow defeats them with the power of love for her family and her village. I'm a sucker for those storylines and the moments were very endearing. Some parts were really unnecessary in my opinion but without them, we will not have any drama LOL.

Art: 9
It's still the same style, which I know now that I should be grateful for after looking at Boruto. I love how Sarada is a blend of both Sasuke and Sakura.

Character: 7
It's more focused on the children and I do love these little munchinks very much. Chocho is hilarious with her remarks and giving a bag of chips to Sasuke so he can make up with Sarada. And Naruto being the uncle who tries too hard to be cool, who would have thought the day would come so soon, haha.

***SPOILERS***
I'm not a fan of how aloof Sasuke is now, even to his own child and wife...considering how he's disappeared for so many years and he knows it affected Sarada so I docked a star. I love the mother-child moment between Sakura and Sarada though :)

Enjoyment: 9
I'm a sucker for Naruto because it's one of my first anime so it did have an impact on my childhood and was a positive impact on my life. This story is basically bringing all the cute essence of Naruto (family, friends, believing in yourself, etc) into a nice, compact 10 chapters (minus Sasuke leaving for so long) so it's a nice re-read.

Overall: 8
When reading this, you gotta know what you're looking for. If you're looking for a great plot with character development then please turn away. If you're looking for a short read to quench those Naruto feels then please do go ahead and read this. It's nice seeing all the characters again and their new life now and seeing how little ninjas are and the potential for them in the future.