History FanFic / ReflectionsOfDemons

* LackOfEmpathy: While going the extra mile to be nice and protective of Naruto, Haku, Zabuza and the Author had it hard for Sasuke. He is called and snarked left and right for being emo and needing to grow up and take his head out of his ass... forgetting that he is like that because Itachi [[LeaveNoSurvivors brutally murdered his entire clan]] and [[ForcedToWatch forced him to watch]] for 3 days. At age 7. [[NoSympathy While crying at the same time for the difficult and lonely life Naruto had to suffer]]... [[FlatWhat What?]].
** It's more that they're frustrated by his counter-productive attitude and feel that he needs to open up to people. On that note, have they (Zabuza and Haku) been made aware yet of Sasuke's exact circumstances? After all, [[TortureTechnician Ibiki]] has noticed that every member of Team 7 is ''some'' kind of emotional or psychological wreck.
*** Which makes even ''less'' sense, since Sasuke, in canon, was the one member of Team 7 who seemed most willing to work with his teammates. See the battle of the bridge, the Chuunin Exams second round, and the fight against Gaara. Of course, the author ignores this. [[SarcasmMode Because Sasuke must be bashed for no reason since he deserves it]].

** Sakura. Takes her frustration out on Naruto because he'll just let it slide and forgive her.
*** This ignores that Sakura's canon outbursts against Naruto in the anime were motivated by him harassing her for dates or transforming into a naked woman in the middle of a street, [[ProtagonistCenteredMorality seemingly ignoring any culpability Naruto may have had in the situation]] in favour of bashing Sakura for punching him (the hyper-durable shinobi).
* MamaBear and PapaWolf: '''Several'''. If anything, the fic seeks to [[LampshadeHanging Lampshade]] how this attitude and the best intentions can lead to unfortunate side effects.

* LackOfEmpathy: While going the extra mile to be nice and protective of Naruto, Haku, Zabuza and the Author had it hard for Sasuke. He is called and snarked left and right for being emo and needing to grow up and take his head out of his ass... forgetting that he is like that because Itachi [[KillThemAll brutally murdered]] ''his entire clan'' [[ToThePain and]] [[MindRape forced him]] [[ForcedToWatch to watch]] for 3 days. At age 7. [[NoSympathy While crying at the same time for the difficult and lonely life Naruto had to suffer]]... [[FlatWhat What?]].

Reflections of Demons is a rather well done AltFic, inspired by a [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3438341/1/Mirror very good one-shot by another user]], and has inspired at least one [[http://archiveofourown.org/works/136899 another fic]] based off its {{Canon}} and a challenge by Evil.

** And for some reason, ''foreign ninja'' entering Konoha's territory will somehow show the symptoms. Zabuza and Haku ''seem'' to barely escaped the plague, Kankuro does not.

*** This ignores that Sakura's canon outbursts against Naruto in the anime were motivated by him harassing her for dates or transforming into a naked woman in the middle of a srteet, [[ProtagonistCenteredMorality seemingly ignoring any culpability Naruto may have had in the situation]] in favour of bashing Sakura for punching him (the hyper-durable shinobi).

** A lot of the residents of Hidden Leaf feel this way about parts of the village, and are fully willing to admit they've paved the road with good intentions and just hope it's not heading to hell.

* [[PlanetOfHats Village of Hats]]: Producing [[BunnyEarsLawyer Bunny Eared]], CrazyAwesome Ninja seems to be Konoha's hat.

[[CrazyAwesome Also. Best. Gai. Lee. Scene. EVER. In. A. Fic]].

A ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'' fic by evil_genius, [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4477597/2/Reflections_of_Demons found on fanfic.net]].

** What set Zabuza off, to begin with. He notes how after the battle on the bridge Kakashi immediately rushes for Sasuke (he had a good reason) and both him and Sakura ignore Naruto.

*** This ignores that Sakura's canon outbursts against Naruto in the manga were motivated by him harassing her for dates, [[ProtagonistCenteredMorality seemingly ignoring any culpability Naruto may have had in the situation]] in favour of bashing Sakura for punching him (the hyper-durable shinobi).

Reflections of Demons is a rather well done AltFic, inspired by a [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3438341/1/Mirror very good one shot by another user]], and has inspired at least one [[http://archiveofourown.org/works/136899 another fic]] based off its {{Canon}} and a challenge by Evil.

The idea of Haku and Zabuza joining Konoha is done here surprisingly well. Zabuza's character is developed rather nicely into a hardened, but caring man. It's also one of the few fics where Haku retains his gender, unlike [[GenderFlip what happens]] in... a good number of fanfiction involving Haku.

The fic believably takes us to a point where Haku and Zabuza really want to help Naruto like he helped them. Naruto is eager, but there's also the resistance of stubborn habit because he's been on his own for so long.

* CynicalMentor: Both Zabuza and Kakashi are this; they can also switch to SinkOrSwimMentor mode when someone [[labelnote:*COUGH*]]Sasuke[[/labelnote]] needs a wake up call, as seen in chapter 4 part 3 when Naruto and Sakura prove to understand Zabuza and Kakashi's team building exercises and someone[[labelnote:*COUGH*]]Sansuke[[/labelnote]]... doesn't.

*** This ignores that Sakura's canon outbursts against Naruto in the manga were motivated by him harassing her for dates, [[ProtagonistCenteredMorality seemingly ignoring any culpability Naruto may have had in the situation]] in favour of bashing Sakura for punching.

*** This ignores that Sakura's canon outbursts against Naruto in the manga were motivated by him harassing her for dates, [[ProtagonistCenteredMorality seemingly ignoring any culpability Naruto may have had in the situation in favour of bashing Sakura for punching.

Reflections of Demons is a rather well done AltFic, inspired by a [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3438341/1/Mirror very good one shot by another user]], and has inspired at least one [[http://archiveofourown.org/works/136899 other fic]] based off its {{Canon}} and a challenge by Evil.

* LackOfEmpathy: While going the extra mile to be nice and protective of Naruto, Haku, Zabuza and the Author had it hard for Sasuke. He is called and snarked left and right for being an emo and needing to grow up and take his head out of his ass... forgetting that he is like that because Itachi [[KillThemAll brutally murdered]] ''his entire clan'' [[ToThePain and]] [[MindRape forced him]] [[ForcedToWatch to watch]] for 3 days. At age 7. [[NoSympathy While crying at the same time for the difficult and lonely life Naruto had to suffer]]... [[FlatWhat What?]].

There is some [deserved] Konoha bashing over the treatment of Naruto - but we also see the good side of Hidden Leaf. We see the Sandaime and the village Councils portrayed not as evil or ineffectual, but trying to deal with the choices made to protect the son of one of their greatest leaders.

The ripples from this simple relationship hit everyone, and several characters are given an "underneath the underneath" that fits what the manga to that point had established very well. From a slowly defrosting Sasuke, to a Sakura slowly realising she's needs to change her attitude to truly be a ninja, to even the politics of the village being hit - the changes are so natural and gradual, by the time the Chuunin Exams roll around you blink and realise the characters are exactly where this story took them.

** And for some reason, ''foreign ninja'' entering Konoha's territory will somehow shown the symptoms. Zabuza and Haku ''seem'' to barely escaped the plague, Kankuro does not.

---> WordOfGod: "So I thought I would all allow you to know what was in the drink: 'Dousing the flames of Youth!' 1) Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse: Jack Daniels, Jim Bean, Johnnie Walker and Jose Cuervo 2) [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking Water]] and 3) [[ControlFreak Disulfiram a drug used to treat alcoholism]], this is to prevent those that have more than 2 shots from dieing from alcohol poisoning…[[IKnewIt Yes, you are right]], [[LampshadeHanging that will kill the brain cells that have just seen a Gai moment!]]"

* FairWeatherMentor: What some think of Kakashi. Anko loudly proclaims that she's surprised they let him teach and Koharu mentions he's "as much a basket case as the Uchiha". Ibiki however thinks it's mostly due to his SurvivorGuilt, his inability to [[MyGreatestFailure forget his failed mission where Obito died]] and being placed on a team with Naruto (mentor's son) and Sasuke (Obito's family) makes him forever remember [[MyGreatestFailure his failures]].

* LampshadeHanging: On fem!Haku fic. Haku changes outfits just so Sakura will accept he's not another girl who might "compete" for Sasuke's attentions.

*** Which makes even ''less'' sense, since Sasuke, in canon, was the one member of Team 7 who seemed most willing to work with his teammates. See: the battle of the bridge, the Chuunin Exams second round, and the fight against Gaara. Of course the author ignores this. [[SarcasmMode Because Sasuke must be bashed for no reason, since he deserves it]].
** What set Zabuza off to begin with. He notes how after the battle on the bridge Kakashi immediately rushes for Sasuke (he had a good reason) and both him and Sakura ignore Naruto.

* ThePollyanna: Naruto. Happily lists how awesome a place Konoha is. Zabuza and Kakashi lament on how he's trying very hard to lie to himself.

* RougeAnglesOfSatin: One fault that does jump out at you. Also some WantonCrueltyToTheCommonComma, in that Evil seems to under use it.

* FairWeatherMentor: What some think of Kakashi. Anko loudly proclaims that she's surprised they let him teach and Koharu mentions he's "as much a basket case as the Uchiha". Ibiki however thinks it's mostly due to his SurvivorGuilt, his inability to [[NeverLiveItDown forget his failed mission where Obito died]] and being placed on a team with Naruto (mentor's son) and Sasuke (Obito's family) makes him forever remember [[MyGreatestFailure his failures]].

A {{Naruto}} fic by evil_genius, [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4477597/2/Reflections_of_Demons found on fanfic.net]].

* CynicalMentor: Both Zabuza and Kakashi are this; they can also switch to SinkOrSwimMentor mode when someone [[labelnote:*COUGH*]]Sansuke[[/labelnote]] needs a wake up call, as seen in chapter 4 part 3 when Naruto and Sakura prove to understand Zabuza and Kakashi's team building exercises and someone[[labelnote:*COUGH*]]Sansuke[[/labelnote]]... doesn't.

** Not only has the Kakashi "not really teaching them much, is he?" concept been lampshaded, but it's been {{Deconstructed}}. Kakashi responds to Zabuza's WhatTheHellHero speech about his approach to Team Seven with a laundry list of ''further'' reasons the situation sucks. He also notes that those that he might have wanted to help are hamstrung by their own past good intentions.

* MamaBear and PapaWolf: '''Several'''. If anything, the fic seeks to [[LampshadeHanging Lampshade]] how this attitude and the best intentions can lead to unfortunate side effects.

* MamaBear and PapaWolf: '''Several'''. If anything, the fic seeks to [[LampshadeHanging Lampshade]] how this attitude and the best intentions can lead to unfortunate side effects.