History FanFic / TheNewestChallenger

* EvilMakeover: The Satsui no Hadou comes with one.

* TheRival: Karin and Sakura

*** Also Ryu and Sagat

* AssholeVictim: [[spoiler: Vega.]]
* AssShove: Obviously, Naruto has never forgotten Kakashi's "Thousand Years of Death". Thus, he uses it on Sakura in his first tournament.
* BadassGrandpa: Gen to the extent that Ibuki and even [[spoiler: Sasuke]] are wary of him, ''and he has leukemia''.
--> ''Sasuke'': Let me put it this way: Gen could beat Sagat in his prime... [[HandicappedBadass As he is now]].
** Gouken as well, able to stop [[spoiler: Satsui no Hadou]] Sakura without breaking a sweat or hurting her.
** Oro gets special mention for being able to fight Ibuki with literally one arm behind his back (The Badass part) and being hundreds of years old (The Grandpa part).
* BadassInDistress: [[spoiler: Karin was abducted by SIN in Chapter 46.]]

** She was actually the catalyst in helping the other girls gain the advantage over [[spoiler: Juri Han]] even for just a moment in that ill-fated battle.
* BaldOfEvil: Seth.
* BashBrothers: Naruto and Batsu.
** Ryu and Ken
** Naruto and [[spoiler: Sasuke]] kind of count, though their team-ups seem to be more of a case of EnemyMine than actual camaraderie.
* BattleInTheCenterOfTheMind: [[spoiler: What Naruto's SuperpoweredEvilSide ''wants'' since it will give him control.]]
* BerserkButton: Do not threaten Naruto's safety [[spoiler: or try to seduce him. Dark]] Sakura will make you regret it.
** Naruto will thoroughly kick your ass if you threaten his friends or loved ones.
** Comedically, Sasuke becomes surprisingly attached to his store as the story progresses, to the point that [[DisproportionateRetribution messing up the store or forgetting to pay is grounds for threat of a Chidori]].
** A more serious one for Sasuke is Gen. It's initially PlayedForLaughs as anything the old man says just makes him spout useless death threat after useless death threat, but after Gen [[spoiler: manipulates Akuma into gunning for Sakura]], he remembers exactly why Gen makes him so angry: [[ManipulativeBastard He makes decisions for other people and doesn't give a crap if he doesn't have the right to make them]].

** Another comedic one. Akira hates Naruto because he accidentally groped her and never apologized.

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7609129/1/The-Newest-Challenger/ The Newest Challenger]]'' is a Manga/{{Naruto}}/VideoGame/StreetFighter Crossover by [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/2218705/Kenchi618/ Kenchi618]], of [[FanFic/ShinobiOfTheHighSeas Shinobi of the High Seas]] fame.

** Played straight before the story, averted during it. Omakes make reference to the events of VideoGame/RivalSchools and how useless the general populace are. However, during the story, the main Street Fighter cast are always competent and drive the plot.

** "Sunburned Sakura" was the nickname of Dark Sakura, exclusive to the [[VideoGames/MarvelVsCapcom Marvel Vs Capcom]] series.

* NoodleIncident: Dark Sakura proudly reveals to a surprised Juri that she lost her virginity to Naruto sometime ago after a training session went awry, trolling her and creating an opening. She was actually referring to having broken her hymen during a training session with Naruto, so [[FromACertainPointOfView technically she was telling the truth]].
*** Another incident would be how Naruto made friends with Batsu, as it happened around three years prior to the story and involved [[VideoGame/RivalSchools fighting Justice High School]].

* VehicularSabotage: Batsu gets the tires on his jeep slashed by Edge, one of his rivals from his VideoGame/RivalSchools days.

* TheVillainMakesThePlot: Averted. Without Shadaloo, Mad Gear, Akuma, or S.I.N., the story would still be a romantic comedy about a harem of girls trying to hook up with Naruto while Naruto tried to become the strongest fighter in Japan under Karin's orders. The villains just add to the plot.

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7609129/1/The-Newest-Challenger/ The Newest Challenger]]'' is a {{Naruto}}/{{StreetFighter}} Crossover by [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/2218705/Kenchi618/ Kenchi618]], of [[FanFic/ShinobiOfTheHighSeas Shinobi of the High Seas]] fame.

* AdultsAreUseless: Played straight before the story, averted during it. Omakes make reference to the events of VideoGame/RivalSchools and how useless the general populace are. However, during the story, the main Street Fighter cast are always competent and drive the plot.
** This is played straight during the story when [[spoiler: Mad Gear takes over the city while Naruto is in a coma, with the cops being basically a non-issue]].

-->'''Naruto''':"That feeling you're feeling right now, that's anger. The feeling he's about to be feeling when we're through with him... that's gonna be pain."
-->'''Cammy''': [[BadassBoast "No. I don't think people feel pain when they're dead."]]

** Once Naruto starts busting out his bijuu chakra again, [[spoiler:Urien]] is totally helpless against him. It takes [[spoiler:Oro's]] inexplicable interference to save [[spoiler:his]] life.

* LameComeback: [[spoiler:When Naruto angrily asks why Oro stopped him from killing Urien, Oro's only response is to say that Naruto didn't need to win that fight. Not exactly a stellar explanation.]]

* SuperMode: All of the more powerful fighters have them. Batsu has Burning Vigor, Naruto has his Fox Tails, Sasuke has his Curse Mark while Akuma[[spoiler: , Ryu and Sakura]] have the [[SuperpoweredEvilSide Satsui No Hado]].

** Also counts as HilariousInHindsight when fighting Seth, Sasuke taunted him saying that Naruto would have "ripped the stupid yin-yang off his stomach and make him eat it." [[spoiler: Technically by throwing the Tandem Engine into a black hole [[HoistedByHisOwnPetard Seth himself made]], Naruto did in fact make him eat it.]]

* ToBeAMaster: {{Deconstructed}} HARD with Ryu in the later parts of the story. The fic points out just how pointless and unhealthy this mindset is. His WalkingTheEarth tendencies make him absent from some of the bigger conflicts (Seth, for example) solely because nobody can contact him. His constant training makes him have NoSocialSkills to the point that he can come off as stupid, as seen when [[spoiler: he tries to get Naruto to leave Sakura to prevent Dark Sakura from coming out]]. Even then, he doesn't even know HOW to become the strongest, because there will always be people to fight. [[spoiler: This culminates in him officially becoming evil during the fight with Akuma, losing himself to the desire to win.]]

* RedemptionPromotion: Dan's Gadoken is flashy, but poofs out of existence after travelling only a few inches. Seems like a joke, but it can actually cause quite a bit of damage if the target is in very close proximity to the user, [[spoiler:something Sakura figures out and exploits.]]

* YourHeadAsplode: How [[spoiler: Akuma seemingly
]] dies, courtesy of [[spoiler: Evil Ryu's Messatsu Goshoryu.]]

** Akuma, in a way. He seems to be more in control, but he is so confident in the supposed potency of the Satsui no Hadou that [[spoiler:he immediately assumes that Evil Ryu's Hadoken killed Naruto without bothering to check first. As a result, he focuses entirely on Ryu, thus allowing Naruto - who ''absorbed'' the energy - to attack him from behind and damage him enough for Evil Ryu to land a killing strike, crushing Akuma's head to a pulp.]]

** [[spoiler: Later, during the final battle with Akuma, Naruto uses a redirection move he taught himself to launch Evil Ryu's Hadoken at Akuma, badly wounding him. Enraged, Evil Ryu rushes Akuma and smashes his head to a pulp with Messatsu Goshoryu.]]

* TrainingFromHell: Happens at various points during the fic, mostly before the tournament arcs. In particular, Batsu going through utter agony to get the ability to perform [[SuperMode Burning Vigor]] and Naruto's one-month long training session to learn [[HoistByHisOwnPetard energy redirection]] [[spoiler: for his final showdown with Akuma]].

* YourHeadAsplode: How [[spoiler: Akuma]] dies, courtesy of [[spoiler: Evil Ryu's Messatsu Goshoryu.]]

* SmugSnake: Every major villain in the story falls into this trope. Even the more BadAss villains - such as Bison and Akuma - are ''way'' too arrogant for their own good, and it always comes back to bite them in the ass. ''Always''.

* TheDarkSide: Also the Satsui no Hadou

* [[HowCanSantaDeliverAllThoseToys How Can Santa Delvier All Those Toys]] / [[TheKrampus The Krampus]]: It is revealed that upon first arriving in Aohura City and experiencing his first Christmas season, Naruto had an unhealthy, paranoid fear of Santa Claus and his many perceived powers. Considering where he comes from [[WorldOfBadass can you blame him?]]

* TheKnightsWhoSaySquee: Naruto and Sakura are big fans of [[BruceLeeClone Fei Long]]. Naruto's first reaction seeing him in the Second World Warrior Tournament is to call Sakura. Then he uncharacteristically gapes at awe (and takes his picture on his phone) realizing that they'd be fighting each other in the first round.

** Sasuke and Akira later become much more open with each other ([[TheStoic: and ONLY each other]]) with their feelings.

* MadeOfIron: [[Series/{{24}} Special Agent Jack Bauer]] has survived sleeping in gasoline and tin and having an entire house dropped on him. Might not seem that impressive considering this fic, but note that he's ''a cat''.

* BadassNormal: Karin isn't a ninja, or a superpowered clone of an all-powerful overlord, and she lacks the ability to use ki-based attacks such as Hadoken. Actually, she's just a regular female fighter for most intents and purposes. Still, she's able to easily keep up with the other more special female fighters with [[WeakButSkilled nothing but pure martial arts skill].

** After Bison's defeat, Naruto later faces Guile, trying to beat him out of a HeroicBSOD that's lasted for months at this point. Naruto wrecks even when he's purposefully using a stupid fighting style that intentionally leaves way too many openings.

* ADateWithRosiePalms: When [[spoiler: Naruto has sex with Sakura, Ibuki spies on them for a while before leaving them alone, but this leaves her a little to hot for bed, so her hands go beneath her pants and... Well...]]

* DeconstructorFleet: The story points how the many realistic problems of some of the tropes of the franchise. In particular, how hollow the concept of being strong and searching for strength is when you have nothing else to live for.

** Ryu in the last few arcs is hit the hardest by this. Because he was raised alone in a dojo, he's a SociallyAwkwardHero. His WalkingTheEarth tendencies leave him LockedOutOfTheLoop, being absent from several crises that could've used his help because he's off wandering and with no way to contact him. Finally, [[ToBeAMaster his will to be the strongest]] is pointed out to be hollow and flat out impossible, and he can never grasp that strength without purpose is meaningless.

** A more far-reaching one was Sagat, one that was entirely his own fault. After Ryu defeated him, he never bothered to rest and repair his body, and his obsession with beating him lead him to lose any actual drive to fight. [[spoiler: Culminates in him surrendering to Naruto after he realizes Ryu won't fight him in the second World Warrior Tournament, and having a DyingMomentOfAwesome against Bison]].

* ObliviousToLove: Naruto. Justified though since his time in Team 7 (mainly with [[NamesTheSame Sakura]]) has soured him of trying to get a girl's affection and the fact he has minor self-image issues (not helped by the xenophobia he experienced when he came to Japan).

** Sasuke and Hinata later become much more open with each other ([[TheStoic: and ONLY each other]]) with their feelings.

* OverlyNarrowSuperlative: After Naruto comments about Chun-Li's claim to be the [[BadassBoast "Strongest woman in the world."]] Ken asks about his self-proclaimed title of "Best Ninja in the World" title. Naruto asks how many other ninjas he knows.

* ThroughHisStomach: Sakura routinely cooks for Naruto, who enjoys her food, especially her ramen. He isn't really in love with him though! [[spoiler: At least, that's what she says]].

* ToBeAMaster: {{Deconstructed}} HARD with Ryu in the later parts of the story. The fic points out just how pointless and unhealthy this mindset is. His WalkingTheEarth tendencies make him absent from some of the bigger conflicts (Seth, for example) solely because nobody can contact him. His constant training makes have have NoSocialSkills to the point that he can come off as stupid, as seen when [[spoiler: he tries to get Naruto to leave Sakura to prevent Dark Sakura from coming out]]. Even then, he doesn't even know HOW to become the strongest, because there will always be people to fight. [[spoiler: This culminates in him officially becoming evil during the fight with Akuma, losing himself to the desire to win.]]

* AttackAttackRetreatRetreat: In India, Naruto and Batsu wreck a slew of S.I.N. mooks to create a diversion and cockily call out the bad guys to bring their big guns forth.
** They then proceed to immediately do just that with [[spoiler: an experimental super-tank that manages to [[PinnedDown pin the two down until sundown.]]]]

** Oro gets special mention for being a master ninja leagues above Ibuki, and he fought her with literally one arm behind his back.

* BadassNormal: Karin isn't a ninja, or a superpowered clone of an all-powerful overlord, and she lacks the ability to use ki-based attacks such as Hadoken. Actually, she's just a regular female fighter for most intents and purposes. Still, she's able to easily keep up with the other more special female fighters with nothing but pure martial arts skill.

* GameBreakingInjury: [[spoiler: An injured, delirious, and brainwashed Cammy]] snaps [[spoiler: Naruto's]] arm like a twig right before his quarterfinal round fight in the Second World Warrior Tournament. Averted when [[spoiler: he STILL beats Chun-Li and, thanks to Dhalsim, manages to heal up to tie with Sasuke in the final round]].
** A more far-reaching one was Sagat, one that was entirely his own fault. After Ryu defeated him, he never bothered to rest and repair his body, and his obsession with beating him lead him to lose his soul. [[spoiler: Culminates in him surrendering to Naruto after he realizes Ryu won't fight him in the second World Warrior Tournament, and having a DyingMomentOfAwesome against Bison]].

* GirlNextDoor: Sakura Kasugano.

* InnocentCohabitation: Naruto, and Cammy share his apartment.

* NoodleIncident: Dark Sakura proudly reveals to a surprised Juri that she lost her virginity to Naruto sometime ago after a training session went awry. This has never been brought up before, or even been implied. Perhaps she was lying.
** Dark Sakura was referring to having broken her hymen during a training session with Naruto. So technically she was telling the truth, but she was really just trolling Juri at the time.
*** Another incident would be how Naruto made friends with Batsu, as it happened around three years prior to the story and involved [[VideoGame/RivalSchools fighting Justice High School.]]

** Dan constantly harkens to his canon 'victory' over Sagat and claims several characters as his equals or his students, but no real name character in the story takes him seriously in the slightest. he also advertises a photo of him landing a punch on Naruto during their fight - which happens to be the ''only'' good hit he landed on Naruto, and the only reason Naruto didn't decimate him almost immediately was because the spectators were getting too close to the ring, a problem that Karin rectified by bribing them into backing up, at which point Naruto wasted Dan with ease.

* DeconstructorFleet: The story points how the many realistic problems of some

* TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou: The usual suspects for both franchises, Sasuke and Naruto, Sagat and Ryu.

* ThroughHisStomach: Sakura routinely cooks for Naruto, who enjoys her food, especially her ramen.

** Comedically, Sasuke becomes surprisingly attached to his store as the story progresses, to the point that [[DisproportionateRetribution messing up the store or forgetting to pay is grounds for threat of a Chidori]]. A more serious one is Gen in general. It's initially PlayedForLaughs as anything the old man says just makes him spout useless death threat after useless death threat, but after Gen [[spoiler: manipulates Akuma into gunning for Sakura]], he remembers exactly why Gen makes him so angry: He makes decisions and doesn't give a crap if he doesn't have the right to make them.

* BlasphemousBoast: [[SuperpoweredEvilSide Dark Sakura]], being the Yandere she is, is not shy of claiming not even God will take Naruto from her. The first time she tells this to Naruto himself, the second, during a fight with [[TheDreaded Akuma]]

** Akuma claiming that fighting him in a battle to the death is "god-worthy" would certainly count, especially since it's not true.

** Juri vs. Abel. [[spoiler : [[AnArmAndALeg Abel loses an arm]].]]

** Sakura realizes that the Satsui no Hadou isn't necessarily this. It's just a matter of controlling and focusing your desires.

* DefrostingIceQueen: Karin

* DyingMomentOfAwesome: [[spoiler: I'd say Sagat had one hell of one. After finally getting fed up with Shadaloo and M. Bison's schemes, after the latter tried to blackmail him as well, he found out that the only reason he put up with it all (to fight Ryu in an official rematch) was not going to happen due to things beyond his control. After an on-the-spot HeelFaceTurn that involved surrendering in a tournament match with Naruto that he was winning at the time he walks out of the tournament grounds and engages Bison in battle. He went down swinging like a man with morals. Even Bison admitted that Sagat's reputation was well-earned before killing him.]]

* MurderIsTheBestSolution: [[spoiler: Sasuke]] thinks this is the best way to deal with Juri Han.

* ObliviousToLove: Naruto. Justified though since his time in Team 7 (mainly with Sakura) has soured him of trying to get a girl's affection and the fact he has minor self-image issues (not helped by the xenophobia he experienced when he came to Japan).

* TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou: [[spoiler: Evil Ryu]] insists on dealing the death blow to [[spoiler: Akuma]] before Naruto can.

* RasputinianDeath: Bison. Seriously, what does it take to put that guy down for good? Oh, apparently [[spoiler:Akuma]].

* UnderestimatingBadassery: Heavy hitters from every single organized major antagonist group that the protagonists wind up fighting against in the story (Shadaloo, Mad Gear, etc.) end up woefully underestimating them due to the fact that [[JustAKid they're a bunch of teenagers]]. Well-trained superhuman teenagers, but teenagers nonetheless.

* XanatosGambit: How Naruto beats [[PrinciplesZealot Guy]]. He got his ass beat in a traditional showdown, so he lead him somewhere else to fight on his chosen turf. At that point, Naruto already won: Either Guy sticks to his principles and continues disrespecting Naruto by [[SchmuckBait going directly into his trap]] to show it doesn't matter, or he starts taking Naruto seriously stays where he is, but that would mean going against his belief that Naruto is an idiot. [[spoiler: Guy chose the former and got a royal smackdown for his idiocy]].

** Juri vs. Abel

** Naruto combines this with [[GeoEffects an ACTUAL practical advantage]] by standing in the middle of a bamboo forest, where he has all of the advantages and Guy does not. Guy has [[MortonsFork two galling choices]]: Do the smart thing and acknowledge Naruto as an actual ninja, backing down from doing tactical suicide, or go inside and invite himself to getting beaten up. [[HonorBeforeReason He chose the latter]].