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* BerserkButton: Do not call Choji fat. The guy he faced during the Chunin Exams committed that mistake and [[CurbstompBattle got steamrolled for the trouble.]]
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* TheCaligula: Yagura is still Mizukage in this AU, and while he's not in focus, a few omakes have shown that he's ''really'' not fighting with all his kunai. He is paranoid to an insane degree, destroying the Seven Swordsmen out of sheer paranoia (Zabuza and Kisame survived by going missing-nin before he could kill them) and regularly purging Hidden Mist's higher society. The only people he trusts are the ones obviously kissing his butt in order to point him at their enemies. An omake from his perspective shows he does have a FreudianExcuse, as he was originally made Mizukage because they thought a young child would be an easily-manipulated puppet ruler, who couldn't just be assassinated because he was a Jinchuuriki.
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* TheCaligula: Yagura is still Mizukage in this AU, and while he's not in focus, a few omakes have shown that he's ''really'' not fighting with all his kunai. He is paranoid to an insane degree, destroying the Seven Swordsmen out of sheer paranoia (Zabuza and Kisame survived by going missing-nin before he could kill them) and regularly purging Hidden Mist's higher society. The only people he trusts are the ones obviously kissing his butt in order to point him at their enemies. An omake from his perspective shows he does have a FreudianExcuse, as he was originally made Mizukage because they thought a young child would be an easily-manipulated puppet ruler, who couldn't just be assassinated because he was a Jinchuuriki.
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** In a battle that makes even Naruto excited, we have the right hand of Zabuza, an assassin that uses ice to fight against a genius of effort that is a ascending taijutsu master capable of using the dangerous but powerful Eight Gates. [[spoiler: Like in canon, the one to triumph is the Kekkei Genkai user.]]
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** In a battle that makes even Naruto excited, we have the right hand of Zabuza, an assassin that uses ice to fight against a genius of effort that is a an ascending taijutsu master capable of using the dangerous but powerful Eight Gates. [[spoiler: Like in canon, the one to triumph is the Kekkei Genkai user.]]]]
* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Shikamaru fits to a T. For other people, they just see this one lazy guy that seem incredibly unfit for a shinobi life. Put enough pressure on him, though, and he unveils his high tactical prowess, as Temari figures out the hard way.
* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Shikamaru fits to a T. For other people, they just see this one lazy guy that seem incredibly unfit for a shinobi life. Put enough pressure on him, though, and he unveils his high tactical prowess, as Temari figures out the hard way.
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** The Rookie Nine still go to the Chunin Exams in their first year as genin. For Team 8, it's because normal genin missions don't provide them with enough opportunity to exercise their primary specialty, tracking. For Team 7, it's because three very active and ambitious genin would stagnate or start causing trouble if they were kept back, and for Team 10, it's because Choji and Shikamaru are holding themselves back and need a wake-up call about the need to give their all to being ninja.
** Sasuke still is marked by Orochimaru, although Naruto avoids getting sealed.
** Sasuke still is marked by Orochimaru, although Naruto avoids getting sealed.
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** The Rookie Nine still go to the Chunin Exams in their first year as genin. For Team 8, it's because normal genin missions don't provide them with enough opportunity to exercise their primary specialty, tracking. For Team 7, it's because three very active and ambitious genin would stagnate or start causing trouble if they were kept back, and for Team 10, it's because Choji and Shikamaru are holding themselves back and need a wake-up call about the need to give their all to being a ninja.
** Sasuke is stillis marked by Orochimaru, although Naruto avoids getting sealed.
** Sasuke is still
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** Four canon match-ups are likely to happen in the TournamentArc: Naruto and Neji, Sasuke and Gaara, Temari and Shikamaru and Ino and Sakura.
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** Four canon match-ups are likely to happen in the TournamentArc: Naruto and Neji, Sasuke and Gaara, Temari and Shikamaru Shikamaru, and Ino and Sakura.
* KnowWhenToFoldThem: Throughout the Chunin Exams, there are many examples.
** The first notable instance is Kankuro against Kurotsuchi. [[JustifiedTrope Justified]], as his puppets just were destroyed by the latter's Dust techniques, meaning his best chances to win were just blown away.
** Neji tries to make Hinata forfeit at the start of their fight, but she refuses, only giving up once she can't keep going physically.
** Kin forfeits after a single shuriken barrage by Naruto nearly rips her into pieces. Later on, [[spoiler: Choji throws the towel for a similar reason - only changing from "ripping me into pieces" to "ripping a large chunk of a forest into bits"]]
** [[spoiler: Haku throws the towel against Kurotsuchi for a few reasons, most of it being that he had already used most of his arsenal throughout the exams and that he needed to spare strength in case he had to fend off Mist ninja when he had to leave the capital.]]
** [[spoiler: In a similar case to above, Shikamaru forfeits his match against Temari even though he had it basically won, pointing out he had to sacrifice a large chunk of his chakra, his field advantage, got a ugly wound ''and'' would have to deal with some fearsome opponents if he were to go down into the bracket.]]
** The first notable instance is Kankuro against Kurotsuchi. [[JustifiedTrope Justified]], as his puppets just were destroyed by the latter's Dust techniques, meaning his best chances to win were just blown away.
** Neji tries to make Hinata forfeit at the start of their fight, but she refuses, only giving up once she can't keep going physically.
** Kin forfeits after a single shuriken barrage by Naruto nearly rips her into pieces. Later on, [[spoiler: Choji throws the towel for a similar reason - only changing from "ripping me into pieces" to "ripping a large chunk of a forest into bits"]]
** [[spoiler: Haku throws the towel against Kurotsuchi for a few reasons, most of it being that he had already used most of his arsenal throughout the exams and that he needed to spare strength in case he had to fend off Mist ninja when he had to leave the capital.]]
** [[spoiler: In a similar case to above, Shikamaru forfeits his match against Temari even though he had it basically won, pointing out he had to sacrifice a large chunk of his chakra, his field advantage, got a ugly wound ''and'' would have to deal with some fearsome opponents if he were to go down into the bracket.]]
* LogicalWeakness: The Byakugan is a very powerful Kekkei Genkai with it's ability to see 360 degrees around the user and the power to see the inner Chakra of an opponent means tactics like the Shadow Clone and most Genjutsu are ineffective against it's user. Keyword being most: the Sharigan has the power to cast Genjutsu near-instantly so long the user has visual contact with it's target, meaning that as long as a Hyuga has it's Byakugan active, he will ''always'' accomplish that specific requirement.
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* PowerAtAPrice: The Cursed Seal. It grants it's user an incredible boost in power, but also slowly corrupts it's users, in a way that is almost parallel to someone using drugs.
* RebelLeader: The role Zabuza plays in this AU. His faction is even allowed to participate in the Chunin Exams on the grounds that Zabuza has declared himself the true Mizukage, and if the Hidden Leaf were to decide that only his or Yagura's loyalists would participate, that would be choosing a side in the civil war.
* RebelLeader: The role Zabuza plays in this AU. His faction is even allowed to participate in the Chunin Exams on the grounds that Zabuza has declared himself the true Mizukage, and if the Hidden Leaf were to decide that only his or Yagura's loyalists would participate, that would be choosing a side in the civil war.
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* PowerAtAPrice: The Cursed Seal. It grants it's its user an incredible boost in power, but also slowly corrupts it's users, in a way that is almost parallel to someone using drugs.
* RebelLeader: The role Zabuza plays in this AU. His faction is even allowed to participate in the Chunin Examson the grounds that because Zabuza has declared himself the true Mizukage, and if the Hidden Leaf were to decide that only his or Yagura's loyalists would participate, that would be choosing a side in the civil war.
* RebelLeader: The role Zabuza plays in this AU. His faction is even allowed to participate in the Chunin Exams
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* SchizoTech: Averted. In comparison to canon a consistent Edo Jidai tech level has been applied to the setting as a whole for the sake of grounded and consistent worldbuilding.
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* SchizoTech: Averted. In comparison to canon canon, a consistent Edo Jidai tech level has been applied to the setting as a whole for the sake of grounded and consistent worldbuilding.
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* MutualDisadvantage: Sasuke vs. Shino in the Chuunin Exams ends up this way to start, with neither side wanting to take initiative for fear of crushing retaliation - If Sasuke attacks first, a missed or failed Fire Jutsu means spending resources for nothing while Shino and his bugs move in for the kill; if Shino attacks first, his bugs can get blown out by a Fire Jutsu while they're too far out to retreat to safety, allowing Sasuke free reign against a much smaller and weaker swarm. Meanwhile, both the Sharingan and bug swarms make hand-to-hand practically a non-option, leaving the two initially stuck.
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Rejoice, for Quests now have a trope page of their own!
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A ''Franchise/{{Naruto}}'' AlternateUniverse quest by ''Creator/GorillaFingers'', found [[https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/the-demon-spiral-a-naruto-au-quest.982216/ here]] on Spacebattles.
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A ''Franchise/{{Naruto}}'' AlternateUniverse quest ForumQuest by ''Creator/GorillaFingers'', found [[https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/the-demon-spiral-a-naruto-au-quest.982216/ here]] on Spacebattles.
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* AddictiveMagic: Cursed Seals act like this; they give you power, but the more you use them the more you ''want'' to use them, and the more they corrupt you.
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* FreudianExcuse:
** Souta Uzumaki was desperate to erase his predecessor Hajime's legacy to the point of [[spoiler: massacring Hajime's branch families and creating the Jinchuuriki Seals]] because Hajime traumatized Souta by killing his father in front of him when he was a kid as part of a coup.
** Part of the reason Ino is so determined to marry Sasuke that she sabotages her own friendship with Sakura is because, as a female clan heir, her uncles are constantly on the lookout for some excuse to disinherit her. Marrying Sasuke would allow her to leave the line of succession gracefully and still help her clan, thus easing the social pressure on both her and her father.
** Souta Uzumaki was desperate to erase his predecessor Hajime's legacy to the point of [[spoiler: massacring Hajime's branch families and creating the Jinchuuriki Seals]] because Hajime traumatized Souta by killing his father in front of him when he was a kid as part of a coup.
** Part of the reason Ino is so determined to marry Sasuke that she sabotages her own friendship with Sakura is because, as a female clan heir, her uncles are constantly on the lookout for some excuse to disinherit her. Marrying Sasuke would allow her to leave the line of succession gracefully and still help her clan, thus easing the social pressure on both her and her father.
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* IgnoredEpiphany: In an omake, Ino ''almost'' realizes why Sasuke would be disinterested in marrying her (doing so would essentially make the Uchihas a branch of the Yamanakas since all future Uchiha would be descended from Ino), but fails to make the connection that Sasuke would be worried about the same politics that she was (needing to marry down so their spouse couldn't usurp their family name and social influence) and that Sasuke wouldn't want an ArrangedMarriage that would be almost solely to the benefit of his wife's clan.
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* SecretArt: A big deal is made of these for clans, since keeping their tools of the trade secret is vitally important for both the clan's health and their usefulness. ''Lacking'' these is a notable disadvantage for any aspiring ninja, with Naruto and Sakura being big examples. It's also PlayedForLaughs, with Naruto getting frustrated every time a conversation with his friends about their training and such gets immediately stonewalled by "clan secret" as an excuse. Shino, in particular, had many of his early interactions with Naruto defined by this, and the normally stoic boy appears to [[NotSoAboveItAll take some amusement]] messing with Naruto this way.
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* RhetoricalQuestionBlunder: When Jiraiya summons a toad and pays them for their services, Naruto expresses surprise that they take coin. The toad in question, offended, asks the following:
--> '''Toad:''' "Well of course we take coin. What do I look like, some kind of animal?"
--> ''{{Beat}}, Naruto stares at them incredulously''
--> '''Toad:''' "Don't answer that." ''-disappears into smoke-''
--> '''Toad:''' "Well of course we take coin. What do I look like, some kind of animal?"
--> ''{{Beat}}, Naruto stares at them incredulously''
--> '''Toad:''' "Don't answer that." ''-disappears into smoke-''
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**Four canon match-ups are likely to happen in the TournamentArc: Naruto and Neji, Sasuke and Gaara, Temari and Shikamaru and Ino and Sakura.
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* WakeUpCall: Asuma invokes this towards his team -or, more specifically, towards Shikamaru and Choji. The two of them have great potential as ninjas, but have issues that hold them back, much to Asuma and Ino's frustration - their laziness and cowardice, respectively. He puts Team 10 in the Chunin Exams hoping that the intensity of the event will help them start growing out of these mindsets and give their all to become ninja.
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* CurbStompCushion: Sasuke is this in his duel against Lee. Although he fairs considerably better than in canon, and even manages to put him through the wringer a few times, he still is in heavy disadvantage without his Sharingan and, in a meta level, the playerbase knew he [[IAmNotLeftHanded still was holding back]] --which, in-character, becomes evident when he releases his weights and uses the Gates against [[spoiler: Haku.]]
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* CurbStompCushion: Sasuke is this in his duel against Lee. Although he fairs considerably better than in canon, and even manages to put him through the wringer a few times, he still is in heavy disadvantage without his Sharingan and, in a meta level, the playerbase knew he Lee [[IAmNotLeftHanded still was holding back]] --which, in-character, becomes evident when he releases his weights and uses the Gates against [[spoiler: Haku.]]
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* ForbiddenDangerousTechnique: Unleashing the power of a Tailed Beast. They are some of the strongest beings in the setting, sure, but they are also unmistakably evil. If the Nine-Tails is any sign, giving them any space will only end badly for the jinchuuriki and the people around him.
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** A lot in the Chunin Exams, mainly the battles between named characters and mooks. Of note, however, we have Kiba against Zaku, where the latter only manages to connect one single blow -admittedly one that stopped Kiba's Fang Over Fang, but still -before being mauled near to death. Meanwhile Dosu faces [[TheDreaded Gaara]], who managed to figure out how to null sound ninjutsu thanks to the aforementioned fight, and swiftly dispatches the Sound Nin with a Sand Coffin that instantly kills him.
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** A lot in the Chunin Exams, mainly the battles between named characters and mooks. Of note, however, we have Kiba against Zaku, where the latter only manages to connect one single blow -admittedly one that stopped Kiba's Fang Over Fang, but still -before being mauled near to death. Meanwhile Dosu faces [[TheDreaded Gaara]], who managed to figure out how to null sound ninjutsu thanks to the aforementioned fight, and swiftly dispatches the Sound Nin with a Sand Coffin that instantly kills him. Lastly there's Naruto's fight against Kin, which ended up being the shortest fight in the bracket with the latter getting her arms crippled by the former's shuriken barrage before she could get an attack off, causing her to surrender almost immediately.
