History Fanfic / UnchainedUmeiNoMai

** Izuna, ''Izuna'', '''Izuna'''. She just won't stop flirting with every girl on her path, is credited with writing several ''very'' explicit BawdySong and enjoys her concubine servicing her to the point that she suggests about indulging into what's blatantly kinky -- such as sex in a public location or while she's asleep.

* SparedByTheAdaptation: [[spoiler:Saburou, one of Madara and Izuna's younger brothers.]]

** Ironically, ''Tobirama'' himself can be so focused in his interests it verges on obsession, occasionally flounders when he tries to socialize and is described with unconventional tonal shifts and body language, and has aversion to making eye contact -- something that manifested in his toddlerhood and led Butsuma to believe he was brain-damaged. Being raised by his snow leopards, treated as the BlackSheep of his clan and forced into battle well before puberty certainly didn't help, even if he manages to fake normality.

** [[spoiler: Hashirama completely missed the point of Butsuma inviting ''assasination specialists'' to the meeting about Tobirama's current situation.]]

** Izuna gifting Izuna a fan with scenery from Dracula.

** Tobirama ha a nightmare in which he's taking part in a tea ceremony hosted by Uchiha Tajima, except he realises in the middle of it that he's not wearing anything.

** Hashirama notes that what Izuna does to Tobirama is NotSoDifferent from how he himself cultivates his bonsai -- limit opportunities for development, encourage to grow in particular way or direction, and cut away anythung unwanted. The irony is that it's ''exactly'' how Butsuma raised them both.

* NotWearingPantsDream: After learning more about courtly protocol, Touka starts to have nightmares about being introduced to the Daimyo in her Senju hakama and kimono -- which are so completely under-dressed that being naked would be an improvement.

** Since Izuna is widely to be believed a man, when "he" started talking about his pretty grey-eyed concubine, obviously assumed it is a woman.

** Ironically, ''Tobirama'' himself can be so focused in his interests it verges on obsession, occasionally flounders when he tries to socialize and is described with unconventional tonal shifts and body language -- something that manifested in his toddlerhood and led Butsuma to believe he was brain-damaged. Being raised by his snow leopards, treated as the BlackSheep of his clan and forced into battle well before puberty certainly didn't help, even if he manages to fake normality.

* EntertaininglyWrong: From the Fire Daimyo and his court's viewpoint, there's already peace between the Senju and the Uchiha -- after all, the Senju Head's younger son was taken as a spouse by the Uchiha Heiress and both clans have been lacking in mutual hostility since. Unfortunately, shinobi feuds aren't that clear cut and Izuna didn't exactly inform the Senju what she was planning beforehand.

** Kurama Sumi used to be an infiltration specialist before marrying into the Senju. [[spoiler:She provided Touka and Hashirama with information on how a person might manipulate their higher-ranked spouse for their own ends -- which they use to analyse Tobirama's situation and likely actions.]]

* MaidenAunt: Tobirama reflects on formidable aunties being an universal stereotype after being introduced to Azumaya-ba -- who will correct anyone on their posture and manners, and is an authority on cord-braiding.

** Chapter 30: [[spoiler:Butusma tried to have Tobirama killed as a toddler, which led to Kikuno moving out and keeping the children away for five year. At the end of the chapter, ''someone'' killed Butsuma and Tokonoma helped them by framing the also killed Shitomi for it.]]

* FamilialThemeNaming: Tajima named his children after sacred mountains to the Shugendo sect of Shinto or things related to said mountains (as his youngest Saburou is named after a tengu living on Mount Iizuna).

* EntertaininglyWrong: From the daimyo's viewpoint, there's already peace between the Senju and the Uchiha -- after all, the Senju Head's younger son was taken as a spouse by the Uchiha heiress and both clans have been lacking in mutual hostility since. Unfortunately, shinobi politics aren't that simply cut.

** He also gains shades of a changeling with TheReveal that Butsuma was disturbed by his behavioural oddities and believed he was some kind of ''oni'' that would bring misfortune to the Senju. It's hypothezised that ChangelingTale was inspired by developmentally impaired children, whom their parents would hate and mistreat for being "fey" -- exactly the situation in which Tobirama was stuck.

** Also between the Senju and the Hatake. What the Senju might consider to be a brain damage or underdevelopment in toddlers, the Hatake would consider to be a trait inherited from a summon-contracted parent and a sign they are suitable for the contract. [[spoiler:Tobirama being such a child led to five-year long feud between his parents.]]

** After one month without news from Touka or Tobirama, the Senju hold a memorial as they're declared dead. Hashirama doesn't take it well.

* AfterTheEnd: WordOfGod is that her ''Naruto'' setting is a post-apocalyptic one, as the Judgement (as the Uchiha call the Kyuubi ''singlehandedly destroying the Empire by '''sinking half of the continent under the ocean''''') completely upended the societal dynamics, but since it happened nearly a millenia ago, it's not so visible. The most obvious sign are the steel-and-concrete skyscrapers in Ame and Sora-ku.

* ADayInTheLimelight: Every fifth chapter is not from Tobirama's perspective and usually involves something that he didn't witness during the previous four chapters. For now, we've had povs of Izuna, Madara, Hashirama, Touka and Senju Touma.

** Tobirama wonder if something is wrong with Maru due to the boy's behaviour. In reality, Maru is behaving in cat-like manner due to being raised by the summons -- what makes it funnier is that ''Tobirama'' shares many of those same mannerism.

* HiddenDepths: Kurama Sumi used to be an infiltration specialist before marrying into the Senju. [[spoiler:She provided Touka and Hashirama with information on how a person might manipulate their higher-ranked spouse for their own ends -- which they use to analyse Tobirama's situation and likely actions.]]

* KilledByTheAdaptation: Hijiri and Benten both die due to ForWantOfANail nature of this fic.

** Building on the previous point, if Butsuma insists on pursuing the feud, then ''the daimyo himself'' will demand that the Senju are wiped out.

** Case in point, when Izuna shares a memory with Tobirama, he notes that her sight is something usually found in birds, even seeing in wider spectrum of colours than average humans. Without sharingan or any summons contract to account for this.

* MundaneUtility: The Uchiha use their sharingan for embroidery and weaving, and have jutsu to preserve colours from fading. The last one also doubles as MundaneMadeAwesome since some of the shades are ridiculously expensive to dye.

* UnevenHybrid: Contemplated by Tobirama regarding the Uchiha Clan. Between Yori's ''very'' vulpine smile, the tradition of kitsune wedding, focus on Kami worship and the general weirdness of their bloodlimit, he wonders just ''what'' exactly can be found in their family tree.
** Case in point, when Izuna shares a memory with Tobirama, he notes that her sight is something usually found in birds, even seeing in wider spectrum of colours than average humans. Without any sharingan.

* ChekhovsGun: Uchiha work-clothes and Madara's spare coat that were given to Tobirama. [[spoiler:Touka dresses in them for her escape so she won't be standing out from the Uchiha. She almost manages to leave the compound unnoticed.]]

* ShoutOut: The many, many songs that Izuna translates and writes down for her clan.

* CruelAndUnusualDeath: A particularly greedy priests that had the misfortune of angering an already annoyed Izuna - [[spoiler:she uses her Mangekyou to convince him that his bones are on fire]].

* {{Foreshadowing}}: Touka spends a lot of her time sitting on engawa, either playing or making baskets. [[spoiler:She uses that time to observe how the Uchiha move around the Diplomatic Quarters, which allows her to figure out the best time for her escape.]]