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12''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3916565/1/A_Growing_Affection A Growing Affection]]'' is a ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'' fanfic by Creator/XavonWrentaile.
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14Hinata Hyuga was always a shy and quiet ninja. Sure, her crush on Naruto went unrequited, but she at least got to admire him from afar. That is, until she happened to overhear part of a conversation Naruto is having where he is seemingly mocking her. As she has a tendency to do in times of stress, Hinata becomes suddenly aggressive, confronting Naruto and berating him for abusing her feelings for a cruel story. He explains the misunderstanding, and the two resolve to get to know one another better.
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16That is the start of their story.
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18The story is now complete with 170 chapters and over 680,000 words in length.
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20----
21!!Provides examples of:
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23* AcceptableBreaksFromCanon: Due to Xavon writing this while the manga is being written, certain elements don’t align with later revelations.
24* ActionMom: Yukihana saves five people despite only giving birth two days previous.
25* ActuallyPrettyFunny: After [[spoiler:Sakura's angry [[WhatDoesHeSeeInHer rant]] towards Hinata saying one of the reasons Naruto likes her might be her boobs]], Hinata has this to say to Ino:
26--> (chuckles) "You know, I've never really heard someone make fun of my breasts before."
27* ACupAngst: Sakura has it every now and then in the story, but by the time of [[spoiler:Naruto and Hinata's wedding]], where even other kunoichi several years her junior are better endowed than her, she gets over it. [[spoiler:Mostly because her boyfriend Rock Lee doesn't see an issue with it.]]
28* AdaptationRelationshipOverhaul:
29** Sakura gets over Sasuke and when it's made clear that Naruto moved on and no longer has feelings for her, starts dating [[spoiler:Lee]].
30** Most of the official couples in this story.
31* AdaptationalHeroism: Danzō here shows that despite any differences they might have, he considers Tsunade to be Hokage, as shown by his [[spoiler:willingness to sacrifice his life to save hers and his last words]].
32%%* AdaptationalVillainy: [[spoiler:Homura]].
33%%* AdrenalineMakeover: Hinata finally gets rid of her big jacket and cuts her hair.
34* AlasPoorVillain:
35** Karin gets just enough time to ask Sasuke for a fake show of affection. Sasuke gives her a real kiss, and she dies in the middle of claiming that he really did love her.
36** After [[spoiler:Gouki commits SuicideByCop]], his last words are to hope that his wife will be able to find happiness in the new world. [[spoiler:Word Of God says he died without knowing she was pregnant]].
37** The many Shozokus killed during the story and even the Paths of Pain, [[spoiler:who redeem themselves shortly after Nagato mercy-re-kills them and [[DeathEqualsRedemption they die from their original wounds]]]].
38%%* AlmightyJanitor: Yukihana, who never made it past genin.
39%%* AlmostDeadGuy: [[spoiler:[[TorsoWithAView Hinata]] in chapter 11 and 12]]. Saved thanks to lots of chakra, blood and a big chunk of hair.
40* AlmostKiss:
41** Hinata tries to lay one on an injured (but also not resisting) Naruto, until Sakura interrupts.
42** After their first date, Hiashi interrupts Naruto and Hinata as they draw closer. Naruto plants one on her cheek instead.
43* AloofBigBrother: Itachi and [[spoiler:Gouki]]. Both genuinely care about their younger brothers and both have the worst timing telling them so; Sasuke learns about his brother's intentions [[spoiler:ten minutes before he dies]], and [[spoiler:Gouki]] ignores [[spoiler:Minato]] up until he receives news of [[spoiler:the Hokage]]'s death.
44* AlwaysSaveTheGirl: Played straight in an early chapter, and then subverted near the end.
45* AmazinglyEmbarrassingParents: Hiashi embarrasses Hinata badly enough that she wants to move out in chapter 7. Turn about being fair play, he is equally chagrined by Hyouta's action in the Fiance arc.
46* AmusementPark: Naruto, Hinata, Neji, Tenten, Ino, and Choji go to one to try to prove that they are on vacation, not a covert mission.
47* AngelFaceDemonFace: The differences in the way the Two-Tails looks when it is under the Akatsuki's control and [[spoiler:Hinata's protection]] are like night and day.
48* AngerBornOfWorry: After being pleased as punched he's okay, Tsunade tells Naruto she's ordered any medic available to let him die if he attempts the stunt he pulled in chapter 12 again.
49* AnguishedDeclarationOfLove: Hinata ''thought'' Naruto knew about her feelings and was mocking them...
50* AnimalEyes: Orochimaru's snake-like eyes [[spoiler:mix with Sasuke's Sharingan after Orochimaru takes over Sasuke's Body]].
51* AnimalMotifs: Naruto and foxes, Orochimaru and serpents (there's scarcely a moment in the narrative when he is ''not'' referred to as a "snake"), Kisame and sharks, Kohaku and other lizards, the Inuzuka and canines, the Aburame and insects and pretty much all the summoners. The Asura Path of Pein describes Gaara as a badger/tanuki and Neji as a small falcon or a crow.
52* AnimeHair: Saburo of the Grass has "light green hair" in "three, foot-long spikes" that are frequently described as looking like the trident.
53%%* AnnoyingYoungerSibling: Hanabi. Kakashi calls Naruto his honorary one.
54* AntiVillain: Gouki [[spoiler:Namikaze]] wants to rule the world, and is willing to enslave (preferably) or kill all ninjas to do it, but he genuinely believes that will make the world a better place. He treats his followers with kindness and respect. He loves his wife, and though he will kill if absolutely necessary, he prefers not to, unlike many of the 'good guys'.
55%%* ArcWords: "Rank does not equate to skill", said a few different ways, and essentially the ArcWords for books one and two. Arguably the title also applies.
56* ArmorPiercingQuestion: "What about [[spoiler:Yahiko]]? Does he forgive you? Does he have the right to forgive you?"
57* ArrangedMarriage:
58** Nyoko tries to hook up with Naruto to avoid this.
59** Even though it is frowned upon and cannot be enforced in the Leaf Village, Hinata's grandfather seems to enjoy doing this. Hyouta arranges a groom for Hinata [[spoiler: and hand picked Hiashi's second wife.]]
60* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: The Kyūbi's favorite pastimes are murder, adultery, and cheating at cards.
61* ArtificialLimbs:
62** [[spoiler:Shino]] loses a leg fighting [[spoiler:the Three-Tails Turtle]], and has it replaced by [[spoiler:a colony of insects that mimic a human leg. Until he teaches them how to do a [[ExtendableArms few other]] [[HiddenWeapons tricks]]]].
63** Not quite artificial, but Kabuto grafting Kimimaro's arm onto his body probably counts.
64%%* AttemptedRape: In [[spoiler:Anko]]'s backstory. Kerai to Yugao.
65%%* BabiesEverAfter: Pretty much every single couple in the epilogue.
66* {{Backstory}}: Kohaku, Gouki, and Team Hizashi get extensive flashbacks. Also many characters' backstories are different than canon. Hinata, and Madara, get especially important revisions.
67%%* BackToBackBadasses: Naruto and Hinata's Double Vision Protection of the Eight Trigrams, One Hundred Ninety-Two Palms
68* BadassAdorable:
69** Keiko and Kei Takamichi, Ni-ne, Sol and Luné.
70** [[spoiler:Goddess!Reaper is an adorable white-haired young girl and the goddess of death]].
71* BadassBoast: When prompted, Tsunade casually claims that she can clear all of the Daimyo's bodyguards from the room in a matter of seconds, without doing any permanent damage to them.
72* BadassTransplant: Kabuto follows Kakashi's example and replaces his own arm with [[BadWithTheBone Kimimaro's]].
73* BadWithTheBone: Kabuto, thanks to Kimimaro's arm.
74* BaitAndSwitchComparison: Done in conjunction with the AnimalMotifs example, some times after Orichimaru has summoned Manda (or one of his other snakes), the text will refer to 'the snake', and then in the next line reference Manda doing something else.
75* BatmanGambit:
76** Can't appeal to your opponent's better nature to break them out of mind control? Appeal to their pride instead! Making fun of your enemy, a proud heroic tradition!
77** Sakura throws [[spoiler:Jirobo]] at [[spoiler:Ukon]] who is one the other side the Shishienjin (fire barrier) and maintaining it. If [[spoiler:Ukon]] opens a hole in the barrier, [[spoiler:Jirobo]] hits him, and the whole thing goes down. If he doesn't, [[spoiler:Jirobo]] burns. [[spoiler:Ukon chooses the latter.]]
78* BattleInTheCenterOfTheMind: [[spoiler:Naruto vs the Kyuubi in Naruko form. She wants to take over his body to escape from the Akatsuki.]]
79* BeachEpisode: An arc, plus another BeachEpisode later on.
80* BearsAreBadNews: Neji fights a Grass Shinobi who transforms into a werebear.
81* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: Sasuke finds out just how wrong his wish is, right before it is irrevocably granted. See DealWithTheDevil.
82* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: Itachi is good friends with Kisame in spite of the latter's appearance, personality and [[SealedInAPersonShapedCan burden.]] Enough that [[spoiler:Kisame was a witness at Itachi's wedding and he chooses to fulfill Itachi's last request to bring Rei (Itachi's daughter) to the Leaf village despite not being a huge fan of the Leaf village]].
83* BeingWatched: Hinata experiences this in the Raikage's castle: [[spoiler:Madara is shadowing her]].
84* BerserkButton: Sol has two, insulting Hinata and insulting the squirrel ninja clan. A certain foul-mouthed kunoichi manages to press both in as many breaths. Everyone except her brother is shocked by the result.
85* BetterToDieThanBeKilled:
86** [[spoiler:The Kyūbi]] chooses to die and [[spoiler:[[HeroicSacrifice merge the last remnants of her essence with Naruto]]]] rather than submit to [[spoiler:Madara again]].
87** [[spoiler:Gouki]] chooses SuicideByCop rather than being tried and executed.
88** [[spoiler:Kidomaru, after seeing Sakura kill both Tayuya and Jirobo with Sol and Luné's help, steps into [[ItMakesSenseInContext the fiery barrier surrounding the both of them]]]] rather than fight a losing battle with her.
89* BewareTheNiceOnes: Holy crap Hinata's ultimate technique is scary. [[spoiler:She converts a Rasengan into a weaponized black hole, and kills the previously immortal Madara with it]].
90* BirdsOfAFeather: During her rant at Ino's sleepover, Sakura claims this is the only reason Naruto and Hinata are together.
91* TheBlacksmith: Naruto learns the Weapons Forge jutsu from Jiraiya. He uses it to create his, Hinata's, and Sakura's signature weapons and repair them. Neji decides to ask Naruto to make something he can give to Tenten for their wedding.
92* BlessedWithSuck: Kohaku's appearance is so bland that people constantly overlook and forget about her, whether she wants it or not. Very useful as a ninja, but made it very difficult for her to get promoted and she was chosen for a suicide mission because she wouldn't be missed. [[spoiler:The men of the Namikaze family are apparently unaffected]].
93** As it turns out, [[spoiler:Naruto does have living relatives. Too bad they're trying enslave everyone he knows]].
94* BloodMagic: The Blood-taster's specialty: drink some of your victim's blood, gain their jutsu and natural and bloodline abilities.
95* BodySurf:
96** Orochimaru, like in the original manga.
97** When Naruto hurts Madara badly enough, Madara temporarily uses BodySurf until he gets a suitable new body.
98%%* BonusMaterial: Omake. The chapter previews in book four.
99* BowAndSwordInAccord: After she learns archery, Sakura uses her bow more than her axe, but she still switches between them as need.
100%%* BrainwashedAndCrazy: [[spoiler:Neji, Sasuke, Hinata, and Sakura]] under Doraku's blood seal.
101* BreakingSpeech: Kabuto to Hinata, after she demands to know why he saved her during the Chūnin Exams.
102* BreakingTheFellowship:
103** Yugao, Anko and Iruka after their sensei's death. Anko does not take it well.
104** With [[spoiler:the death of Sasuke and]] Sai returning to ROOT, the teams are all reformatted.
105* BrokenBird: Hanabi, after her encounter with Madara. It helps her in the long run.
106* BrutalHonesty: Tsunade tells Naruto and Hinata exactly what their skillsets are and aren't good for. She then helps them get better.
107* BuriedAlive: Naruto to the demon Doraku. Since Humans can't kill demons, Naruto see this as the only option.
108* CanisMajor: The Hunt Spirit is described as being "larger than Akamaru, or even a full grown bull."
109* CannibalismSuperPower: The [[OurVampiresAreDifferent Blood Drinker Demon Clan]] can store a human's blood in their body, gaining the person's chakra, jutsu, and Kekkei Genkai. This also turns the person into a mindless slave.
110* CannotSpitItOut: [[spoiler:Nagato and Konan when they were younger. Yahiko tries to fix it to no avail. They finally get over it as adults but the what ifs from when Yahiko was alive still linger]].
111* CaptureTheFlag: Kakashi has Naruto and Hanabi play CaptureTheFlag against Hinata, Sakura, and Kiba to determine if the former pair are ready to compete in the Chūnin Exams.
112* CerebusRollercoaster: Book one starts off with Naruto and Hinata getting to know each other better, with a few darker hints. Then it ends with a major, if short war, and some life changing events therein. Book two returns to the light and fluffy, focusing at first on Naruto and Hinata's relationship now that they are officially a couple, and their growth as ninjas. Then in the second half [[spoiler:Naruto gets kidnapped, and his friends go AWOL to rescue him]]. Several major characters die, and other are irrevocably changed. Then the first novella of book three goes back to Naruto and Hinata's relationship, having them deal with some interference from her grandfather. The rest of the novellas in book three are much darker, killing more major characters and pushing others to their breaking point. Then book four is about [[spoiler: the Fourth Ninja War]]. Again there are a few lighter moments early on, but in general the tone is the most serious, even if it is not quite as dark as the last two parts of book three, and then it has a happy, fluffy ending.
113* ChainmailBikini: Though not visible in most cases, kunoichi in this fic all wear armored undergarments. At least on missions.
114* ChastityCouple: Naruto and Hinata, at least until they get engaged. Tenten gives her some grief about it.
115* CheerfulFuneral:
116** [[spoiler:Kankuro]]'s funeral is a raucous affair; a feast with music and dancing, and plenty of alcohol for anyone having trouble getting in the mood. Naruto is confused and a bit put off, until it is explained that in the [[spoiler:Land of Air]] a funeral is used to celebrate the deceased's life, and mourning is done in private.
117** Later, [[spoiler:Jiraiya]]'s funeral is a similar affair, at the deceased's wishes.
118* ChekhovsClassroom: Tsunade's exposition about how 99% of all promotions to chūnin come through the Exams, in order to uphold the prestige and honor therein, and that committee- or [[FieldPromotion battle-granted promotions]] are exceedingly rare. The latter [[spoiler:is how Naruto eventually makes it to chūnin]].
119* ChildrenAreInnocent: The Fourth Hokage was banking on this when he sealed the Kyūbi in Naruto. It worked, the Fox did not influence him for a while.
120* Myth/ClassicalMythology: The Two Tails Cat is given the origin story similar to the neko-mata from Myth/JapaneseMythology, and the Argus (from Greek Mythology) and a Roc appear as other (non-Bijuu) demons.
121* ClothingSwitch: In chapter 39, after Naruto accidentally messes up Hinata's uniform, he lends her some of his cloths to wear while he washes hers. He then suggests they go out for lunch, but Hinata is embarrassed by the [[SexyShirtSwitch inherent, if incorrect, implication]].
122* ColorCodedForYourConvenience: Target 4 of the Otogakure Invasion (chapter 31), the Kouin twins. Not only the target is more than one person, they differ only in eye and hair color and use primarily different combat methods. [[spoiler: Kakashi catches on to this quick and explains the color/combat to his teammates. As well as the fact the Kouin twins are actually triplets.]]
123** A Shozoku's uniform color indicates their rank and approximate skill level:
124*** Tan: rank - private, skill level - academy student or recently graduated Genin
125*** Green: rank - PFC, skill level - Genin
126*** Blue: rank - sergeant, skill level - Chūnin
127*** Red: rank - lieutenant, skill level - Tokujo
128*** Grey: rank - captain, skill level - Jonin
129*** Black: rank - special forces, skill level - ANBU
130* CombatMedic: Sakura, Tsunade, Shizune and Ino, of course and Shino [[TookALevelInBadass as well]]. Many Jonin and Tokujo, such as Naruto, Hinata and Natsuki, know first aid jutsu to help out in a pinch.
131* CompletedFic: after four years of mostly consistent updates.
132* CooldownHug: Not his intent, but Naruto inadvertently gives one to Hinata in the first chapter. She returns the favor a few times later on.
133* CosmopolitanCouncil: The five (roughly, due to deaths and other spoilers) Kages, a.k.a. the Conclave of Shadows (kage being Japanese for shadow).
134* CostumePorn:
135--> ''The main portion of [[spoiler:Hinata]]'s gown was a shimmering, medium-weight, pure white silk mikado. The edges of the fabric were all stitched with a golden filigree of small, overlapping triangles. The bride's dress was strapless like those of her attendants, but the pale beauty's bodice was so perfectly fitted it almost appeared to be paint instead of fabric. It clung tightly to every curve of her exquisite breasts, dipping slightly between her cleavage. The gown wrapped around her toned stomach, revealing the slight indent of her navel. The upper portion of the dress also had short sleeves connected under her arms, covering from the middle of her biceps to just above [[spoiler:Hinata]]'s elbows. Unlike her friends, the young woman wore no gloves, and her engagement ring shone brightly on her finger. The ivory material split just below the waist, creating a wide slit in front while the rest of the dress flared out dramatically, flowing around her in vertical pleats. A cape-like extension off the back of the bodice and sleeves added an additional layer to the back of the gown. The silk ended a full six-inches above the floor. Underneath there was an underskirt of pale lavender, but unlike the white silk this part of the dress had a matte finish. The second layer went all the way to the floor, and as was also visible through the gap in the front. The bride wore a simple silver circlet on her head, with a veil of lace hanging out of the headpiece down to just below her chin.''
136* CouldHaveAvoidedThisPlot: Naruto invokes this in his WarriorTherapist discussion that induces [[spoiler:Nagato]]'s HeelFaceTurn. He says that [[spoiler:Gouki]] could have tried to convince the rest of the world to take up his cause. [[spoiler:Nagato]] counters that they never would have agreed. Naruto agrees with him, but says that if [[spoiler:Gouki]] was really a good guy, he would have at least attempted it.
137* CovertPervert: Hinata only used used her Byakugan to look at Naruto naked twice [[SuspiciouslySpecificDenial before]] they started training together, and once was on accident and the other was in revenge.
138* CriticalExistenceFailure: the end result of the Eighth Inner Gate, see below.
139* SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome: {{Invoked}} this is how the Eighth Inner Gate works, all the potential luck/success/greatness of the user's life is focused into [[Franchise/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy 42 seconds]] of unparalleled awesome. After which the user dies.
140* CrossoverCameo: Though mentioned only in name, it seems [[Franchise/GIJoe Thomas Arashikage]], [[Manga/FlameOfRecca Recca Hanabishi, Yanagi Sakoshita]], and [[Series/PowerRangersNinjaStorm Cameron Watanabe]] are all Leaf ninjas.
141* CruelAndUnusualDeath: [[spoiler:Madara gets sucked into a micro black hole]].
142* CurbStompBattle: A technical Jonin is someone who on paper has all the skills and knowledge to be a Jonin but no real experience. Not someone to send after Naruto, king of the IndyPloy.
143* CurtainFic: Chapter 41 has Naruto and company undertaking mundane task of looking over his mother's condo.
144* CurtainsMatchTheWindow:
145** [[spoiler:the Kouin triplets normally have blue hair and eyes, but one of them assumes green hair and another green eyes to trick their opponents]].
146** Saburo of the Grass has matching light green hair and eyes.
147** [[spoiler:Toshiro Inuzuka]] has light brown hair and eyes.
148* CyanidePill: [[spoiler:Homura]] activates a jutsu that turns all of his blood to acid so [[spoiler:Tsunade]] can't capture him.
149* DanceOfRomance: It's an uptempo dance, not a slow dance, but it is Naruto and Hinata's first date.
150* DangerousForbiddenTechnique:
151** Tsunade tells Naruto she is making his Blood Clone Jutsu a Kinjutsu because the blood it takes to make more than one clone would make it this for anyone but him.
152** Breaking the Souhi instantly freezes everything (-100 degrees, F or C is not mentioned) in a multi-kilometer radius, including the user.
153* DarkIsNotEvil: The Hunt Spirit is a benign demon [[MamaBear she-wolf]]. The Two Tails is the most passive of the tailed beasts.
154* ADayInTheLimelight:
155** The last major arc of book one has a lot of these, focusing on various Leaf ninja teams as they participate in a massive battle.
156** Chapter 54 is about the first official mission of Team Yugao: [[spoiler:Kiba, Shino, Sasame Fuma, and Yugao Uzuki]].
157** Chapter 61 sends Sakura and Rock Lee to rescue a weaponsmith from bandits who intend to sell him the the Akatsuki, and gives Lee a chance to show off his skills as a more traditional ninja.
158* DeadPersonConversation: [[spoiler:Thanks to his jutsu, in each Path of Pain, a tiny part of the original body's soul resides in the animated corpse. After some urging from Naruto, Nagato finally clears the air with Yahiko]].
159* DealWithTheDevil: Sasuke gives his body to Orochimaru in exchange for Orochimaru killing Itachi. BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor, Sasuke.
160* DeathByAdaptation: [[spoiler:Gai, Sasuke, Gamabunta, Kankuro, Karin, Kabuto, Orochimaru, the Kyubi, and Homura]].
161* DecapitatedArmy: This happens with one of the three enemy armies. [[spoiler:The evil side of the Hidden Sound]] survives [[spoiler:Kabuto’s]] defeat. [[spoiler:The Akatsuki]] starts to fall apart after the near death of [[spoiler:Madara]], but is absorbed by [[spoiler:Gouki]] first. [[spoiler:Gouki’s army does surrender when he dies]].
162* DeityOfHumanOrigin: [[spoiler:Madara]] believes he can achieve this by [[spoiler:becoming host of all nine Tailed Beasts at once]]. His plan falls through, so we can't be sure if it would have worked.
163* DespairEventHorizon: Originally Gouki was [[ShellShockedVeteran a depressed, technically missing ninja]] who only wanted to teach his students and may be start a family with his new bride. He'd seen some things he'd really rather not see and heard things he'd really rather not hear but nothing's perfect. [[FromBadToWorse And then his younger brother dies...]]
164* DiegeticSoundtrackUsage: Go!!! (a.k.a. Fighting Dreamers), one of the Naruto openings shows up as Hinata's ring tone.
165* DistantFinale: Complete with BabiesEverAfter.
166* DistractedByTheSexy: Kaede Mizuno's fighting style, at least against men. Also, Hinata's naked apron incident.
167* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: The InnocentInnuendo in Chapter 99 is a cooking accident but sounds like something else.
168* DolphinsDolphinsEverywhere: Mist ninjas have dolphins for summons.
169* DontSaySuchStupidThings: No physical violence is involved, but Hinata gives one of these to Naruto when he suggests everyone would be better off if he had just run off to live in the mountains years ago.
170* DragonWithAnAgenda: Madara. [[spoiler:He wants the statue with the 3-5 tails back, which Pain turned over to Gouki. He also is interested in killing Gouki and Pain and making the Shozokus his own]].
171* DroppingTheBombshell:
172** When Minato's [[spoiler:ghost]] admits he is Naruto's father, everyone else in the fight stops and stares for a few seconds.
173** Hyouta Hyuga's announcement at the end of chapter 89.
174* DumbBlonde: Kaede does this as part of her ObfuscatingStupidity.
175* DyingMomentOfAwesome:
176** [[spoiler:Might Gai. MIGHT FREAKIN' GAI]].
177** [[spoiler:The Kyūbi, Jiraiya and Sasuke]]. See "Heroic Sacrifice."
178** [[spoiler:Danzo gets one]].
179* DynamicEntry: Naruto in chapter 101, by name. Kakashi complains that he has asked Naruto not to do that.
180* EnemyMine: [[spoiler:Sasuke]] decided to stick around and help Naruto against Doraku. [[spoiler:The Nine Tails later agrees to let Naruto have full acess to his chakra so that they could deal with the mutually dispised Blood Taster.]]
181* EnergyAbsorption: Pain's Preta path, and [[spoiler:Gouki's axe Syphon]].
182* EvenEvilHasStandards:
183** [[spoiler:Kohaku]] seems genuinely fond of Hinata and when it becomes clear that she's in danger, pauses the fight with Hinata's allies so that one of them may rescue her.
184** The Kyūbi tells Naruto that she may be unrepentantly evil, but unlike certain Humans (Madara), she has standards.
185* EveryoneCanSeeIt: Everyone knew Naruto was in love with Hinata before he did. Same for Sakura's feelings for Naruto.
186* EveryScarHasAStory: Due to his HealingFactor, Naruto only has one scar on him. [[spoiler:That is where he nearly stabbed himself through the heart to save Hinata from the Kyuubi]].
187** Keiko Takamichi has some "cool battle scars" on her back, from where [[spoiler:Pain’s Animal path hit her after she and her cousin finished off the Naraka path]].
188* EverythingsDeaderWithZombies: Naruto, Sakura, Hinata and Lee end up fighting zombies in at the dōjutsu tournament.
189* EvilOldFolks: Orochimaru, Madara, Gokki, Hyota Hyuga (more of a jerk than outright evil) and [[spoiler:Homura. [[RedHerringMole Danzo]] is a subversion]].
190* TheEvilsOfFreeWill: The last villain's plot, but only for ninja.
191* EvilVersusEvil: Orochimaru wants the secret of Madara's immortality. He is willing to deal for it, but when Madara proves unwilling, Orochimaru tries to kill him, hoping to force Madara to talk, or to learn the secret by observing how Madara deals with a beating.
192* ExactWords: Tsunade swears a Blood Oath to the Fire Daimyo "I swear I will not dispatch any Leaf shinobi either by order or by request, myself included, to find or rescue [[spoiler: princess Nyoko Honokata]], on pain of death!". Instead she hires the Sand ninjas to do the finding, and tells Naruto and company they are not allowed to go AWOL to do the rescuing.
193* ExplainingYourPowerToTheEnemy: Sometimes invoked when facing an enemy who ''LOVES'' [[EvilGloating gloating]].
194* EyeScream: [[spoiler:Madara's living eyes and the way he takes a new body]].
195* FailureKnight: Nagato to [[spoiler:Gouki]], as the latter gives him a chance to make up for his failure against Hanzo.
196* FairytaleWeddingDress: See CostumePorn entry above.
197* FatalFlaw:
198** The Blood-taster [[spoiler:gains abilities and jutsu through blood, therefore he can't digest it because if he does, he loses the powers it gave]]. Destroy [[spoiler:wherever he's storing it in his body]] and he's a sitting duck.
199** The Ringing Palms technique is aces against Gentle Fist, Hard Fist and hard materials. [[spoiler:Soft, pliant things? Not so much]].
200** The Uchiha and their tendency towards UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans [[BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor without any care for the consequences]]: [[spoiler:Madara will do anything to become an immortal PhysicalGod including destroying his now, in his own opinion, worthless clan, which causes Itachi to do anything and everything to make sure Sasuke is capable of killing him and thus would be a credible threat to Madara. Sasuke himself becomes desperate to avenge Itachi's mass MercyKill of their clan through any means possible. The end result is that the Uchiha brothers end up destroying each other at the exact moment they both need and want to work together]].
201* FeatheredFiend: The Shadow Roc, as giant bird demon sealed within a secondary character. Ino gets a look at its true form when she does a Mind Transfer Jutsu
202* FictionalDocument: The works of Soun Uzumaki (Naruto's maternal grandfather). Hinata is a fan of his fantasy trilogy ''The Kunoichi and the Priest''.
203* FightingFromTheInside: [[spoiler: Sasuke]] after Orochimaru completely takes over his body
204* FinishingMove: [[spoiler:Hinata's Singularity Rasengan]].
205* FirstKiss: Naruto's trial has ended [[spoiler:with his promotion to chūnin]], but he's much more interested in conveying his LoveEpiphany to Hinata in this way. In front of most of the Leaf and Sand ninjas. She doesn't mind too much.
206* FirstNameUltimatum: Sakura and Tsunade are both very good at making Naruto's name sound like a swear word.
207* FlashStep: Like canon, but notable because Naruto combines Body Flicker with Shadow Clones to create the 'Flash Split', allowing him to vanish from one place and reappear in three or four different ones.
208* FlechetteStorm: Naruto's Cyclone Spikes Barrage, and various kunai, shuriken and needle attacks.
209* ForcefulKiss: Sakura when she makes her move on Naruto. Iruka, after his proposal is mockingly refused.
210* FourIsDeath: A strange version. [[spoiler:The 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Hokages all take on Orochimaru to hold him long enough for Death to come and claim his delinquent soul]].
211* FourTemperamentEnsemble: Naruto is Sanguine, Sakura is Choleric, Hinata is Melancholic, and Kakashi is Phlegmatic.
212* AFriendInNeed: Naruto's Nakama doesn't hesitate to go AWOL to rescue him [[spoiler:after he is captured by the Akatuski]]. Even after Hinata tells them about the Fox Demon, all but one of them are still on board after only a few minutes of discussion.
213* FriendshipMoment: Chapter 53, when Ino apologizes to Hinata for Sakura's bitchiness, and assure Hinata that no-one else agrees with Sakura.
214* FromBadToWorse: After Kabuto escapes the Sound village, [[spoiler:the Kyūbi possesses one of Naruto's blood clones]].
215* TheFunInFuneral: The funeral of [[spoiler:Kankuro]]; doubles with CultureClash, as the Land of Fire sees funerals as solemn and mournful, while the Land of Wind celebrates the life and times of the deceased, leaving mourning to be done at one's own discretion.
216* {{Geas}}: The BloodOath Jutsu, which also doubles as the trope of the same name.
217* GirlsNightOutEpisode:
218** Chapter 53: Kunoichi Sleepover.
219** Chapter 116 starts with the female characters preparing en masse for New Year's Eve, but the guys eventually show up. Still, the girls are definitely the focus.
220* GirlWithPsychoWeapon: Sakura and her [[{{BFS}} big honking axe]]. Sol and Luné and their shortswords.
221* GodzillaThreshold: [[spoiler:Even with the Kyūbi subsumed into his Kekkei Genkai, Naruto still has a large amount of her chakra sealed in him. When Gouki drains him of nearly all his chakra, Naruto removes it and gains the Shin Tensei Kitsune jutsu]].
222* GoOutWithASmile: [[spoiler:Karin dies happy after getting Sasuke to kiss her]].
223* GrandFinale: The second to last chapter wraps up most of the loose ends, and the finale chapter has two time skips to [[spoiler:five years later when Naruto and Hinata finally get married; and the eight more years after that, when Naruto becomes the sixth Hokage]].
224* GrandTheftMe: For Orochimaru and Sasuke it is more like 'Grand Lease with Potential to Buy Me'. [[spoiler:Played straight with Madara and Towa]].
225* GreenEyedEpiphany: Sakura, to some degree after Naruto says he's no longer interested in her, and definitely after Naruto and Hinata become an official couple.
226* GuysSmashGirlsShoot: Naruto and Sakura as teammates in the latter part of the story. [[spoiler:Naruto beats on things with his staff]].
227* HappilyMarried: Gouki and Kohaku; [[spoiler:at least until he dies]].
228* HatedByAll: The only thing keeping Madara's allies from attacking and killing him is the fact that he is necessary to their plans. Otherwise, he'd be running from the ENTIRE NINJA WORLD and possibly [[MugglePower the civilians too]]. That's how much he's hated. Even ''Orochimaru'' has genuinely loyal followers.
229* HeroicBSOD: Naruto, briefly, after [[spoiler:Jiraya dies and Sasuke comes to terms with dying at his old teammates' hands]].
230* HeroicRematch: The first time Naruto fought shinobi!Reaper, she owned him quite thoroughly. Then he got a weapon to match hers, and learned a technique to overcome her trump card move, and won the rematch.
231* HeroicSacrifice:
232** [[spoiler:The Kyūbi killing herself by bonding with Naruto and becoming the basis for his [[SuperpowerfulGenetics kekkei genkai]]]].
233** [[spoiler:Jiraiya]] destroying [[spoiler:Orochimaru's original body]] despite the seals and jutsu protecting it, and his own injuries catching up with him.
234** [[spoiler: Sasuke briefly regains control of his body long enough to hold it still so Naruto can kill him]].
235** [[spoiler:Gai opens the Gate Of Death to kill Kisame and predictably dies shortly afterwards]].
236** [[spoiler:Danzo]] shields [[spoiler:Tsunade]] from a [[PlayingWithFire fire jutsu]] that was too fast for her to dodge and for him to deflect with a jutsu.
237* HighHeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler:Konan]]. Unlike most examples of this trope, she switches sides for the love of another AntiVillain rather than a hero, specifically so [[spoiler:Tsunade will help save the ailing Nagato.]]
238* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Death is not involved, but it still fits: Hyouta Hyuga (Hinata's grandfather) attempts to use the Hyuga Clan laws to break up Naruto and Hinata, but when he says the wrong thing in the wrong place and time, those same rules are used against him, and he loses his position and authority.
239* HoldingHands: At the end of the Yuletide Arc, Naruto and Hinata fall asleep holding hands, in separate sleeping bags. Hinata reflects on this trope as she drifts off.
240* HonoraryUncle: At Naruto's sixteen birthday, and while explaining the tradition of giving him liquor that he's not old enough to drink yet, Kakashi and Iruka exposit that the father is supposed to; but they decided to step in, calling themselves his "busybody uncles." Naruto is touched by the gesture.
241* HonorBeforeReason: Part of [[spoiler:Gouki]]'s downfall; his original plan called for [[spoiler:the complete conversion of the Cloud ninjas as well as all non-ninja volunteers, then a quiet takeover of the Rain by Pain. After that they would have secured the distant Snow. Only then would they have attacked the Grass and Waterfall]]. Instead, [[spoiler:the Grass usurper]] decided he would not wait any longer, and since [[spoiler:Gouki]] had promised to help him, he both moved up his plans and changed them.
242* HookedUpAfterwards: Gaara and Matsuri are married in the DistantFinale with very little build up. At least Sakura and Lee had one date in the story, and [[spoiler:Hanabi was obviously after an [[ObliviousToLove oblivious Kiba]]]].
243* HopelessSuitor: Hinata forcibly stops being one, and it shifts to Sakura.
244* HourOfPower: Naruto's Ascendant Fox Jutsu will drain him in seven minutes.
245* HowMuchDidYouHear: Naruto to Hinata after she witnesses Sakura's confession.
246* HugAndComment: When Hinata tells Nyoko that she and Naruto are finally dating officially, the princess hugs her and jokes:
247--> ''Nyoko'': "But you better watch out for this guy. He's a bit of a player. He didn't even break things off with me, before he took up with you."
248* HumanityEnsues: [[spoiler:The Kyūbi possesses one of Naruto's clones]].
249* HumansAreTheRealMonsters:
250** Borderline: the Nine-tails tells Naruto that no matter how bad demons are, they pale in comparison to the worst of Humanity. Not that all Humans are bad, just that the evil ones are worse than anyone/thing else.
251** Madara Uchiha [[spoiler:captured and tortured three demons until they submitted to joining with him. That is the source of the Sharingan and his immortality]].
252* IAmNotLeftHanded: Arguably many times, but the best example is in Gai's fight with Kisame.
253* ICantDance: Rock Lee. AmusingInjuries to Sakura ensue.
254* AnIcePerson:
255** Natsuki, one of Gaara's bodyguards and the only person in the Sand Village that uses ice jutsus.
256** Bunjiro Egureru, a renegade of the Hidden Mist who uses the stolen sword Souhi. The sword freezes anything else it touches, and enhancing his ice techniques.
257* IDieFree: [[spoiler:Sasuke interferes in Naruto and Orochimaru's final battle, even though he knows it will kill him due to an [[MagicallyBindingContract Unbreakable Oath]] he swore to Orochimaru. He would rather die and make sure his body is destroyed than remain Orochimaru's host]].
258* IfItsYouItsOkay: How Hana Inuzuka describes her relationship with Shizune.
259--> I've always found other women attractive, and not just in an aesthetic way, but I generally prefer men. I like the way they smell, and there is nothing like a long, hard...bicep to hold onto on a cold night, but there was something about Shiz.
260* IHaveYourWife: [[spoiler:Gouki kidnaps the Daimyo's daughter as leverage to keep Tsunade from interfering in his plans]].
261* IKnowYoureInThereSomewhereFight: Naruto inadvertently saves Hinata from a vampire demon in this manner. The discovery also assists in the freeing of [[spoiler: Neji, Sakura, and Sasuke]].
262* {{Immortality}}: Demons cannot be killed by humans, but can be killed by other demons, and most do not age either.
263* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: Naruto shoves a rock spike through Doraku's chest. Admittedly there was a guide hole, but the stone was bigger, and the vampire is PinnedToTheWall by it.
264* ImportantHaircut: Hinata gets one, though it is not entirely intentional. Part of her hair is damaged, and she cuts the rest to match. Nevertheless, it does indicate an important point in her growth.
265* ImprobableAimingSkills:
266** Sakura uses her bow to shoot multiple targets through the heart. She actually attacked early because the shot was too good to pass up.
267** Hinata using the [[spoiler:Suigin Byakugan and Uchiha Deflection Technique. She uses shurikens to deflect a kunai 18 times before hitting a bulls-eye.]]
268* ImprobableWeaponUser: The staff-blades used by Naruto, Anko, Iruka, and [[spoiler:Hizashi Hyuga]] are pretty unusual, but Hinata's preferred weapon is her bracers, and one of Tenten's weapons is a stretchy scarf with heavy sand weights at either end.
269* IndividualityIsIllegal: [[spoiler: Gouki's plan for all ninjas. He believes the individual accolades they receive are corrupting them.]]
270* IndyPloy: Often but deliberately invoked in the Rain Village by Gaara when Neji is understandably unsure of their course of action.
271-->''"I am [[RankScalesWithAsskicking the Kazekage]]. You are one of the Leaf's top Jonin. We will think of something."''
272* InfinityMinusOneSword: Kitsune. Naruto forged it 'quickly' to fight Ninja!Reaper, but it lasts most of the story, going toe-to-toe with the legendary {{Kusanagi}}, before ultimately falling to the chakra stealing powers of Syphon.
273* InLoveWithTheMark: Itachi's wife Erika was sent to acquire his DNA the old fashioned way, but when he refused to comply, she fell for him instead.
274* InnocentInnuendo:
275** ''"Oh," Hinata squealed in surprise as a drop of the sticky, white liquid flew up and hit her right cheek.'' [[spoiler: It's icing for cinnamon rolls they are making, and Hinata accidentally turned the mixer up too high.]]
276** Chapter 125 makes it sound like Naruto and Hinata are about to have sex. [[spoiler:They are actually going over the first hill of a rollercoaster]].
277* InstantExpert: [[spoiler:Gouki has Madara use Susano-o to download the skills of a chūnin level ninja into regular people.]]
278* InternalReveal: Done a few times
279** Hinata's AnguishedDeclarationOfLove in the first chapter.
280** Sakura admits to herself and Lee that she has feelings for Naruto.
281** Sakura tells Naruto she has feelings for him.
282** The reveal of Naruto's father, though this was not previously revealed in the story and counts on the reader knowing it from canon.
283** The reveal that [[spoiler: Tobi is Madara]], but unlike canon, in this fanfic it is actually true.
284* InterspeciesFriendship: Hinata (a Human) with Sol and Luna (her squirrel familiars) and Ni-ne ([[spoiler:the Two Tails Cat Demon]]).
285* IntertwinedFingers: Naruto does this with Hinata at the end of chapter 17 as a sign of his evolving feelings for her.
286* IntimatePsychotherapy: Not presented as a cure-all, but as a way break certain characters out of wallowing in their sorrows.
287* IShouldHaveBeenBetter: Naruto and Tsunade, about [[spoiler:Sasuke and Jiraiya's deaths]].
288* ItsNotYouItsMyEnemies: Naruto considers applying this trope in the first chapter, but Hinata is eavesdropping again, and tells him she won't buy it.
289* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: [[spoiler:Sakura [[DiscussedTrope cites]] this as the reason it's okay for Naruto to dump Hinata for her. Naruto counters that this trope is the reason he and Hinata belong together, and how he knows Sakura isn't really in love with him]].
290* {{Jerkass}}: The drunk in chapter 26. He hassles Naruto about being a Jinchuriki, despite Naruto's current hero status, and does so while Naruto is out on a date.
291* JerkassRealization: Sakura in chapter 61. Though she's known all along that she's treated Hinata rather shitty, that was the first time she admitted it both to herself and another person.
292%%* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Kiba. [[spoiler:Danzo. No, really]].
293%%* JustFriends: Naruto tells Sakura this when she tries to come on to him.
294* JustInTime: All the BigDamnHeroes moments, naturally, but a non-combat version is when Naruto comes home just in time to see Hinata's failed attempt to make him ramen.
295* KilledOffForReal:
296** Good Guys: [[spoiler:Gai, Sasuke, Jiraiya, Gamabunta, Kankuro, Itachi, Danzo]].
297** Bad Guys: [[spoiler:Karin, Deidara, Kabuto, Orochimaru, Manda, Madara, Kisame, Zetsu, Homura]].
298* KillerRabbit: Sol may be nicer than her brother Luné but underestimate her at your own peril.
299* KillItWithFire:
300** Goodbye, Akatsuki hideout. You will not be missed.
301** How Sakura gets rid of [[spoiler:the undead Jirobu]].
302* KindheartedCatLover: Hinata's "rescue" and adoption of Ni-ne qualifies her.
303* TheKnightsWhoSaySquee: As it turns out, the Daimyo and Nyoko are big fans of Mr. Uzumaki.
304* KnowWhenToFoldEm:
305** [[spoiler:Aimi and Aisa]] quickly surrender when it become clear that they won't win during the True Sound arc.
306** Honda and Jonouchi during the Yuletide arc.
307** [[spoiler:Orochimaru after his original body is destroyed tries to flee the fight against Naruto]].
308* LaserGuidedKarma: Naruto spent most of Part I watching Sakura fawn all over Sasuke, Sakura spends most of the fanfic watching Naruto and Hinata fawn all over each other.
309* LastKiss: [[spoiler:Karin and Sasuke]]. Also their first real (lip to lip) kiss.
310* LastSecondWordSwap: Hana Inuzuka in the IfItsYouItsOkay example above.
311* LaughThemselvesSick: In chapter 65, Anko suffers a fit of uncontrollable laughter (even dropping what she is holding and gasping for breath) after she finds out where Hinata hid during the stealth and tracking test. [[spoiler:Hinata went to Naruto's apartment and watched him practice his weapons, going so far as to ask him to take off his shirt, first]].
312* LeastIsFirst: When Hinata draws her LineInTheSand, [[CanonImmigrant Sasame Fuma]] is the first to volunteer, even admitting she is the newcomer and thus the least invested.
313* LethalChef: Hinata's attempt to make ramen for Naruto left him weak in the knees, and not in a good way. However she is capable of frying bacon successfully.
314* LetsFightLikeGentlemen: Hyouta proposes this to Naruto, who agrees. [[spoiler: Hyouta doesn't live up to it.]]
315* LineInTheSand: Before going to rescue Naruto, Hinata offers her friends this (at Naruto's prior request).
316* LittleMissAlmighty: Goddess!Reaper.
317* LivingEmotionalCrutch: Naruto to Hinata and deconstructed after the Jonin trials: when he's around, she's a badass LadyOfWar; when he's not, she starts slipping back into being a ShrinkingViolet. Hinata admits that she doesn't even try to stick up for herself but as soon as someone berates him, she jumps to his aid. She decides to start working on being just as strong and plucky when he isn't around as she is when he is there.
318* LockAndLoadMontage: Hinata gets one after [[spoiler: Naruto is kidnapped by he Akatsuki while they are swimming.]] It ends with her consciously using her Hidden Leaf headband as a headband instead of a necklace.
319* LonelyFuneral: Poor [[spoiler:Sasuke]].
320* LoonyFriendsImproveYourPersonality: Hinata is able to become a lot more confident due to the time she spends with Naruto, Kakashi, and Tsunade.
321* LoopholeAbuse:
322** [[spoiler: Hyouta]] asked Naruto to fight without weapons. He never said anything about himself.
323** Tsunade promised not to send any Leaf Shinobi to rescue [[spoiler:Nyoko]]. Which does not cover telling a group of ninjas who are the person's friends and have a history of going AWOL exactly where she is being held.
324* LovableSexManiac: Ino doesn't make a pass at Sakura because it wouldn't be fair to her boyfriend Choji. WordOfGod says Ino would have been fine with a threesome, but knows Sakura and Choji wouldn't. [[spoiler:After Jiraiya's death,]] Hinata calls Ino the biggest pervert in the village, and Tenten readily agrees.
325* LoveEpiphany: Naruto and Sakura each have one of these.
326* LoveIsInTheAir:
327** Kaede has a jutsu designed specifically for this. She used it when [[MsFanservice she walked onto the beach earlier that day]].
328** The Kouins use this as well.
329* LovelyAngels: Hinata and Sakura against the zombies, and often after that.
330* LoveRedeems: [[spoiler:Erica was an assassin from the Cloud sent to the Akatsuki to entice and kill Itachi. Obviously she fails and they fall in love, eventually getting married and having a daughter.]] Unfortunately, it's not enough to save her from the fridge. Played straight with [[spoiler:Konan, whose love for Nagato convinces her to change sides for his safety]].
331* LovingAShadow: Hinata admits in chapter twelve that she didn't know Naruto as well as she should, but that she loves him even more now that they are friends. Naruto accuses Sakura of this after she comes on to him
332* MagicFromTechnology: Jutsu circuits, but they have some serious drawbacks.
333* MagiTek: Ninja's phones have jutsu built into them so they can't be hacked.
334* TheManBehindTheMan: [[spoiler:Gouki has Pain and Konan work for Madara to help keep him from going off the rails and to co-opt Madara's plans once they reach fruition.]]
335* ManlyTears: Lee and Naruto shed them [[spoiler:when Gai dies and Jiraiya, Sasuke and Gouki die]].
336* MasterOfIllusion: Kaede Mizuno. Her ultimate technique lays two different genjutsu on the target in one jutsu. One is obvious and the other is subtle.
337* MeaningfulName: Bunjiro [[RedHerring Akaikazunoko]] is not who the heroes thought he was, nor is he especially dangerous or important.
338** Gama''zashi'' is a member of the Toad Ninja clan who fights with Japanese curved short swords.
339** Not particularly creative, but the Shozokus wear a traditional ninja uniform ([[DontExplainTheJoke a shozoku]]).
340** Shin Busata (True Silence) opposes the Hidden Sound (or at least Orochimaru/Kabuto's version of it).
341* MegaNeko: The Two-Tails gets to throw down at full size on two different occasions.
342* MentorOccupationalHazard: [[spoiler:Jiraiya]] gets an ObiWanMoment before he sacrifices himself to eliminate [[spoiler:the source of Orochimaru's immortality]].
343* MercyKill: [[spoiler:Nagato ending the Paths of Pain]], and arguably Naruto killing [[spoiler:Gouki]].
344** In-universe, this was the actual result of [[spoiler:the Uchiha massacre: Madara was displeased with his clan so he decided to kill most all of them with Susano-o]], leaving [[spoiler:Itachi]] (who he spared by dent of being exceedingly badass) to either watch them die slowly and painfully or to put them out of their misery. He chooses the latter.
345* MindRape: Genjutsu usually. Madara uses this to make his possible living hosts easier to steal [[spoiler:as Hanabi found out]].
346* MisfitMobilizationMoment:
347** Naruto and Hanabi pulling it together to pass Kakashi's test.
348** The Naruto Rescue Squad also has elements of this. They come from multiple villages, have multiple reasons to be there, and quickly pull together to rescue Naruto, rather than wait for a proper plan and orders.
349%%* MixAndMatchCritters: Yuko is explicitly called "half-spider".%%Not the trope.
350* ModestRoyalty: The royals of the Land of Fire. When Naruto meets the Daimyo, he is no better dressed than anyone else at the party, and the one time Naruto and Hinata meet Nyoko in her formal, princess get up, Nyoko changes into civilian clothes at the first possible moment.
351%%* MonsterIsAMommy: The Hunt Spirit would like her cub back, please.
352* MoodWhiplash: Chapter 25 (''The Brother's War II'') ends with [[spoiler: Sasuke thoroughly beaten by Itachi, and his lover Karin (and ally Suigetsu) dead at the hands of Kisame. He even gets to witness Karin's final moments]]. He burns their bodies and walks away suicidally depressed. Chapter 26 has Naruto take Hinata out dancing for their unofficial first date.
353* MoralityChip: [[spoiler:Gouki's plan for all the ninjas of the world is to make them swear an UnbreakableOath to not hurt civilians]].
354* MostWritersAreWriters: Naruto ghostwrote a few of Jiraiya's novels, and helped with the plot layout of the next couple.
355* MsFanservice: Ino, Nyoko, and Kaede during the Beach arc. Ino and Nyoko try to outdo each other in attracting male attention. Until they lose to Kaede just by her appearing, and decide to try to join forces against her.
356* MultiArmedAndDangerous: Yuko has four arms; three where her right arm should be.
357* MultiPartEpisode: ''Ninja Cram School'', ''The Brother's War'', and ''Forging a Conqueror'' were all split into two parts.
358* MultiRangedMaster: Sakura has her bow, kunai, as well as some range ninjutsu and genjutsu.
359* MundaneUtility: Gaara's ability to control sand is used to clean Naruto's new condo.
360* MyGreatestFailure:
361** Subverted with Naruto, as while he [[spoiler: failed to rescue Sasuke]], he’s assured that what happened was better than what could have happened.
362** Choza, Inochi and Shikaku play this more straight, as they all regret not being there for Naruto for [[MissingMom Yukihana's]] sake.
363** Yukihana helping seal the Kyuubi into Naruto. Minato for sealing the Kyuubi in him in the first place.
364%%* MySisterIsOffLimits: Implied of Gaara.
365* NakedApron: Hinata wears one (panties on version) in chapter 99.
366* NamedByTheAdaptation; Hiashi's father is named Hyouta.
367* NamedWeapons: Ginmaki, Kitsune, and Syphon. Also {{Kusanagi}} from the original story.
368* NiceJobFixingItVillain: Orochimaru's use of an incorrectly translated jutsu allows Naruto to have a certain DeadPersonConversation. Sixty some chapters later, recalling that conversation helps Naruto make the choice to continue his mission instead of [[AlwaysSaveTheGirl saving the girl]]. Which ultimately ends up being pivotal in the ending.
369* NobleBirdOfPrey: Iruka's summoning jutsu is this. They are all named after fighter planes.
370* NobleWolf: The Hunt Spirit, a demon wolf that only hunts dangerous prey, and generally protects Humans and livestock. [[spoiler:Unless Humans do something stupid like steal her cub]].
371* NoMrBondIExpectYouToDine: The Blood-taster serves Sakura, Naruto, Hinata and Lee an impeccable lunch. He then sucks their blood.
372* TheNondescript: Kohaku's natural appearance. See BlessedWithSuck
373* NoodleIncident:
374** The last chapter makes mention of the Summoning Wars. This incident doesn't occur in the story and isn't elaborated upon beyond the very basic one-sentence summary.
375** Sometime during book one, Kakashi was seriously poisoned on a mission, and was hospitalized for two weeks. He has a nasty scar on the back of his left hand because of it, and that is all we know about that.
376** The Nine-Tails was forced to attack and destroy the Village Hidden in the Lakes, and is unhappy about that, and that is all we know about that.
377* NoSell: Demons cannot affect others. [[spoiler:Thus, Naruto's blood is useless to the Blood-taster.]]
378* NotADate: Hinata wonders if Naruto taking her dancing in Chapter 26 is meant to be a date or not. She decides to stop worrying and just enjoy herself. WordOfGod says Naruto did not even realize it might be considered a date until almost the end.
379* NotSoStoic: After learning of [[spoiler:Itachi's death and Sasuke's absorption by Orochimaru]], Kakashi keeps it together just long enough to make it to Yugao's apartment.
380* NumberOneDime: Naruto's two lucky kunai, his treasures. [[spoiler:They're birthday presents from Sakura and Hinata, respectively and reminders that he does have friends and people that care about him]].
381** They prove lucky indeed because they [[spoiler:help him defeat the Blood-taster, he can summon them to protect Nyoko when he has no other weapons, they save his life from the Ninja!Reaper, and become the basis for Kitsune.]].
382* ObfuscatingStupidity: Kaede Mizuno would prefer that everyone think she gets by on her looks and family connections, rather than being a fully qualified Jonin.
383* OfficialCouple: Naruto and Hinata, Kakashi and Yugao, Iruka and Anko, Ino and Choji, Tenten and Neji, Shikamaru and Temari, Minato and Yukihana, Shin and Chiasa and many more...
384* OffscreenAfterlife: Goddess!Reaper says that she guides souls to (and in some cases back from) the afterlifes, but does not control them. Minato is unable to describe his time in her belly, and though gates to one afterlife are described, what is on the other side is not illuminated.
385* OffscreenMomentOfAwesome:
386** Hinata's performance in the unseen in canon Chūnin Exam wherein she was promoted. Though she only gives Naruto a quick run down, she is happy enough with how she did that she boasts a little.
387** Kohaku Zoishin fought Minato Namikaze in the semi-finals of the chūnin exam that saw Minato promoted. The battle lasted about ninety minutes and left everyone who saw it seriously impressed with the skills of both Genin, even if most of them don't remember [[PerceptionFilter Kohaku's name or appearance]].
388** When Kohaku was attacked by two teams of Hunter Ninjas from her village, their Genjutsu blinded her, so the reader does not get to see how Gouki took them down. [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]] when the same fight is shown from Gouki's point of view.
389* OhCrap: Chapter 17, when a bunch of second-rate criminals realize their 'hostages' are undercover ninjas.
390* OhMyGods: Naruto says 'oh my gods' or 'thank the gods'. He actually meets one, who basically confirms there are multiple deities.
391* OneLiner: "And now I'm covered in frog spit."
392* OneManArmy: Naruto acts as the Leaf's primary assault force in the liberation of the Hidden Grass. The Sand forces participating make an effort not to let him show them up.
393* OneSteveLimit: There are two very different reoccurring characters called "The Reaper".
394** Gokki and Gouki are pretty close, and there are some characters with the same given name (Sakura and Bunjiro) but different family names.
395* OneWingedAngel: Orchimaru, but in this story his 'Soul Shell' looks more like an albino version of [[WesternAnimation/HeManAndTheMastersOfTheUniverse2002 King Hiss]]. [[spoiler:Also, when taunted, the spirits of the first four Hokages show that they can do the same thing.]]
396* OnTheNext: Starting in Book four, every chapter ends in one of these (until the last two chapters)
397* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: [[TheStoic Gaara]] smiles ''broadly'' when [[spoiler:Shikamaru tells him that he has the amulet Shima (who killed Kankuro) was using to control the One-Tail which will make sealing the demon even easier]].
398* OperationJealousy: Ino tried to pull this on Choji once.
399* OptOut: After the medallion controlling it is destroyed, the Three-Tails Turtle tries to beat feet instead of continuing to fight the heroes.
400* OriginalCharacter: Many, of varying degrees of significance. Some of the more prominent ones are:
401** Yukihana Uzumaki, Naruto's mother.
402** Sol and Luné, Hinata's squirrel familiars
403** Doraku, Blood Taster demon
404** Nyoko Honokata, princess of the Land of Fire
405** Kaede Mizuno, Mist Hunter and daughter of the Mizukage
406** The Reaper of Shinobi, AxeCrazy reoccurring villain
407** Natsuki, Gaara's bodyguard
408** Keiko and Kei Takamichi, identical cousins and Hanabi's teammates [[spoiler: and her cousins]]
409** Yasuo Mizuno, the Mizukage
410** Mitsuru Jishin, the Tsuchikage
411** Kohaku [[spoiler:Namikaze]], the Six Tails Jinchuriki [[spoiler:and Naruto's aunt by marriage]]
412** Gouki [[spoiler:Namikaze]], the GreaterScopeVillain [[spoiler:and Naruto's uncle]]
413* OurVampiresAreDifferent:
414** They are demons and cannot change humans into vampires. When they drink a human's blood they gain that person's chakra, jutsu (including Kekkei Genkai), and can control the person, even after death.
415** Doraku actually takes offense at being called a vampire, though suspects his kind was the source of the legend.
416* OutGambitted: [[spoiler:Poor Sasuke and Itachi.]]
417* PaintingTheMedium: In the PDF release, when the Kyūbi takes over Naruto's body, the text color of the possessed Naruto's speech turns red.
418* ParentalMarriageVeto: Hinata's grandfather, and Shino's parents.
419* ParodyReligion: Despite being definitively polytheistic, there is a Christmas parody celebration, and [[spoiler:Naruto and Hinata]]'s wedding is Christian flavored.
420* PassingTheTorch:
421** Tsunade and Jiraiya discuss the possibility of Naruto, Hinata and Sakura taking up the Sannin title.
422** [[spoiler:Gouki]] decides to trust in Naruto and company's idea of a better world, and structures his death to try to help them.
423* PerceptionFilter: [[TheNondescript Kohaku]] is a living one, much to her regret.
424* PetTheDog:
425** Gouki treats all of his subordinates with respect, even the ones who don't deserve it. [[spoiler:He even lets Konan and later, Nagato and his acolytes leave in peace, because they are his friends, not prisoners]].
426** Averted when it's pointed out that Kabuto healed Hinata; he did it for his pride, not for her sake.
427** The Kyūbi is gleefully evil but she generally avoids kids and sick people [[BloodKnight (too easy to kill)]] and will let a man live if he's good in bed, and more importantly, she did not CHOOSE to attack the Lake or Leaf villages.
428** [[spoiler:She eventually chooses to die and thus fuels Naruto's kekkei genkai.]]
429* PimpedOutDress: See CostumePorn above. Also, some of the dresses the ladies wear for the New Year's party qualify.
430* PinnedToTheWall: Naruto pins Doraku to a cave wall with a stalactite.
431* PlayingPossum: [[spoiler:Kakashi]] against the Kouins.
432* ThePlotReaper: [[spoiler:Yori of the Naka clan]] exists so her death will lead [[spoiler:Ino and Chouji]] to accept Naruto's Jinchuriki status.
433* PoorCommunicationKills:
434** Hinata almost accidentally breaks up with Naruto due to a poor choice of words.
435** Despite being a WarriorTherapist, Naruto sometimes has a little trouble explaining why his opponent is wrong.
436** [[spoiler:Itachi's inability/refusal to tell Sasuke [[MercyKill the truth about the Uchiha Massacre]] ultimately gets them both killed in the long run]].
437* PostKissCatatonia: Hinata and Naruto after their first kiss both freeze up for a few seconds. [[spoiler:And on their first date, after Naruto drive-by kisses her on the cheek, Hinata falls to her knees and doesn't move for a while]].
438* ThePowerOfBlood: Naruto uses this to make his clones sturdier.
439* PowerOfTheVoid: [[spoiler:Hinata's ohgi: Byakugan Art: Singularity Rasengan]].
440* PowerPerversionPotential: Ninja Arts: Shiatsu Fingers is ostensibly a combat technique but it's best used for infiltration... or seduction.
441* PowersAsPrograms: The Grass village attempts to do this, coding jutsu on to circuits. That way, rather than go through the time consuming process of learning a technique, anyone with a enough chakra control can just use it. The project is ultimately abandoned thanks to Naruto pointing out three glaring weaknesses during his fight with the beta tester.
442* PrecisionFStrike: The 'S' word shows up only five times in the story, though the 'F' word does not.
443* {{Pride}}: Given by Kabuto as the reason he saved Hinata during the Chūnin exams (in canon). He just wanted to prove he was better than the entire Konoha medical corps (because he diagnosed and healed Hinata in minutes, something they couldn't do in a month).
444* PrisonRiot: The Human Path Pain causes one in the Leaf Village to aid his and the Ninja Reaper's escape.
445* {{Psychopomp}}: Goddess!Reaper
446* PunchClockVillain: The Acolytes of Pain don't particularly like what they are doing, or what it does to Nagato, but they are unflinchingly loyal to him.
447* PuttingTheBandBackTogether: Yugao, Anko, Iruka eventually make amends.
448* RagsToRiches: When Naruto becomes a full, legal adult he is given access to his mother's savings and his grandfather's royalty checks. Combined with his own royalty checks, and his frugal nature, he ends up with a "personal net worth exceeds that of some of the smaller clans in this village" according to Hiashi.
449* RandomPowerRanking: In addition to the normal E-S rank of missions and Bingo Book entries, the story adds X-Rank, indicating the threat requires the tactical intercession of two or more of the big five villages.
450* RankInflation: X-Rank missions and missing ninjas, as mentioned in RandomPowerRanking.
451* RealMenCook: Naruto is a very good cook, but initially refuses to do so, because he hates cleaning up, and Jiraiya (who forced him to learn how to cook in the first place) was very picky about Naruto's efforts. That changes as Hinata (and others) compliment his skills, and Hinata is more than willing to do the dishes.
452%%* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech:
453%%** Hinata has to give Hanabi one in chapter 23.
454%%** She gives another to Sakura in 53.
455* RebelliousPrincess: Nyoko. Not as bad as some, but she does force her father to let her go to a normal high school, and then bend the rules and restrictions on her as far as she can without breaking them. Especially in the Yuletide Arc.
456* RedemptionEarnsLife: [[spoiler:Nagato]]'s redemption saves him from an early grave by giving Tsunade a chance to heal him.
457* RedemptionEqualsDeath: A few characters qualify for this, but the most obvious textbook example is [[spoiler:Sasuke]].
458* RedEyesTakeWarning: Like canon, Naruto's eyes turn red when he uses the Fox's chakra. Or when the Fox takes over one of his clones, but twice he turns his eyes red without using the Fox's power, to trick/intimidate his opponent.
459* RedHerring: A chapter spends a good deal of time on [[spoiler:Hinata's Suigin Rasengan]], which is never shown again and only mentioned in passing. [[spoiler:The point of the chapter is sowing the seeds of Hinata mastering the Five-Points Rasengan, and Naruto inspiring her Singularity Rasengan]].
460* RedHerringMole: [[spoiler:It's been hinted that Danzo is a mole when actual mole is Homura]].
461* RelationshipUpgrade: Naruto and Hinata get four. Most of the other couples get one on-screen.
462* RetiredBadass: [[spoiler:Kakashi, to raise Rei.]] He gets out of retirement occasionally, though.
463* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: After the Blood Drinker Doraku appears to kill Hinata in chapter 11, Naruto unleashes two previously unseen jutsu, and shreds large chunks of the demon's body with Rasengans. When the demon taunts him with the fact that Naruto can't kill him, Naruto blows a hole through Doruka's chest, drives a stalagmite through the hole, pinning Doraku to a cave wall and then has his Blood Clones collapse the cave on top of the vampire.
464* RomanceArc: Book 1 is mostly about how Naruto fell for Hinata, and how she got comfortable around him.
465* RoofHopping: Naruto, Hinata, and Kankuro during the [[ChristmasEpisode Yuletide Arc]].
466* RunningGag: Kakashi and Yugao are a couple. Didja know that?
467* SamusIsAGirl: The Kyuubi is female in this story.
468* SandInMyEyes: Neji does this chapter 3 after hearing about Naruto's treasure kunai.
469* SanityHasAdvantages: The Reaper of Shinobi claims this is the reason she can take on Neji and Tenten alone, while in the past she was unable to beat Naruto or Hinata alone. [[spoiler:The truth is that while she is better now that she has been forced into sanity, Neji and Tenten were also holding back somewhat]].
470* SantaClausmas: Yuletide has most of the trappings of Christmas, including a Santa figure, but it is not tied to any of the gods in the story.
471* ScarsAreForever: Naruto's only scar hasn't healed or faded months later despite his HealingFactor. WordOfGod confirms it will never fade, due to whatever the Fox did to make that wound leave a scar in the first place.
472* ScaryShinyGlasses: Kabuto, when he gives his BreakingSpeech to Hinata.
473* ScrewTheRulesIHaveSupernaturalPowers: Even [[BroughtDownToNormal without her chakra]], she's [[BroughtDownToBadass still hilariously strong.]]
474* ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight: Happens a few times. Tsunade weaponizes this, giving Naruto and company a certain order she knows they will break and wants them to break.
475* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: [[spoiler:Orochimaru does this a couple of times; when Naruto shows up during his fight against Madara, after Manda dies, in his final fight with Naruto]].
476* SealedInsideAPersonShapedCan: The Tailed Beasts and the Shadow Roc.
477* SecretKeeper
478** The five Kages and the leaders of three Kekkei Genkai clans hold the secret origins of bloodline traits.
479** Tsunade and Jiraiya, with Kakashi and Shizune as backup, keep the secret of Naruto's father's identity.
480* SenselessSacrifice: Karin's death qualifies. She died fighting Kisame so he could not interfere with Sasuke's fight with Itachi. Except Kisame would not have interfered in the first place, and would not have even attacked Sasuke in the event of Itachi's loss, because it would have gone against Itachi's wishes. Not to mention the effect her death had on Sasuke...
481* ShockAndAwe: Kakashi as usual. Uzuki too. Naruto and Hinata have lightning as a secondary element which they play up after Tsunade teaches them the Rashinsho.
482* ShoutOut:
483** Yori of the Nochi clan, AKA Yama - [[WesternAnimation/KimPossible Yama.Nochi Yori]]
484** For the first one third of book 4, Naruto ends each preview with a different famous(?) quote.
485** In one chapter while undercover Ino gives ''Kikoku Inoue'' as a pseudonym. When the guard she is attempting to fool recognizes the name, Ino claims she couldn't be the [[Creator/KikukoInoue famous voice actress]], because that Kikoku Inoue has been acting for twenty years, while Ino is only seventeen years old.
486** A trio of puppeteers are named [[Manga/YuGiOh Anzu, Jonouchi and Honda]].
487** Before Naruto and Hinata's up tempo dance in Chapter 26, the bandleader asks if the crowd is ''In The Mood''. WordOfGod says that they were dancing to [[{{Jazz}} Glenn Miller's famous song]].
488** [[spoiler:[[Manga/RurouniKenshin Rock Lee's ohgi]]]].
489** Hana and Shizune's kids are named Toshiro and Momo [[{{Manga/Bleach}} for a reason]].
490** The three falcons Iruka summons are named [[CoolPlane Harrier, Lancaster, and Zero]].
491* ShowWithinAShow: The Kunoichi and the Priest books.
492* SickeninglySweethearts: Naruto and Hinata, though not nearly as much as Sakura says.
493* SilkHidingSteel:
494** [[PluckyGirl Hinata]] and [[GuileHero Kaede]].
495** While no true warrior, Lady Toki, the Daimyo of the Land of Birds, does know her way around a katana and will use it when pressed.
496* SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan: The main source of Naruto's popularity with the girls. Also Anko to Iruka.
497* SlaveMooks: The Shozokus qualify, even though roughly half of them volunteered. They are required to swear unbreakable oaths to follow Gouki's orders and basic laws like not killing or stealing. In that order. They also can't let anyone know they are a Shozoku, without dying.
498* SliceOfLife: Not the primary focus, but some chapters feature the characters in their days off, or on missions not directly related to the main plot.
499* SorkinRelationshipMoment: the start of book three, in response to the end of book two.
500* SoWasX: Gamatatsu tries to justify his being more concerned with food than survival during the Naruto vs Gaara fight by claiming he was only six months old. Gamakichi immediately counters with "So was I."
501* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Pein/Pain. Hyuga/Hyuuga
502* SplitPersonality: Yori and [[NotSoImaginaryFriend Roc-chan]]
503* StartOfDarkness: Nagato and Konan, Kohaku, and Gouki with some overlap.
504* {{Stripperiffic}}:
505** Kaede Mizuno wears armored clothes like most other ninja but she does have many parts of her exposed.
506** Aika and Aimi Kouin wear strips of cloth that only cover the minimum necessary bits.
507* SuicideByCop: [[spoiler:Gouki]] chooses to force [[spoiler:Hinata and Sakura]] to lethally injure him, rather than being captured, tried, and executed. He then asks [[spoiler:Naruto]] to finish him instead of letting him bleed out.
508* SuperMode: Naruto's Ascendent Fox Mode/Jutsu and [[spoiler:Shin Tensei Kitsune Mode]].
509* SurpriseParty: Naruto gets two for his 16th birthday, after a fashion. Though he knows Hinata intends to celebrate with him, he doesn't know what she has in mind, so the events of the day are a surprise. Meanwhile Tsunade throws a normal (if huge) surprise party for him, which almost gets ruined because she left Hinata out of the loop.
510* SwissArmyWeapon: Naruto's Kitsune: staff-blade, broadsword, two-handed sword, Rasenblade (chainsaw sword), and shield. Also useful for blocking fire and lightning jutsu.
511* TakeThat: In Chapter 85 Hinata tells her grandfather "Unless some cosmic joke were to have the Daimyo stride into the village and appoint some random ninja Hokage, Naruto will lead the Hidden Leaf one day.", a deliberate jab at Danzo's temporary appointment in the manga.
512* TakingALevelInBadass: Hinata, oh so very much. Three of the KilledOffForReal bad guys kills go to her.
513** Also Sakura and Naruto (though Naruto not so much as in canon).
514* TakingYouWithMe: How the battle between [[spoiler:Might Gai and Kisame]] ends. Surprisingly, it's the former that invokes it against the latter. Also counts as a HeroicSacrifice.
515* TeethClenchedTeamwork: Naruto and Sasuke during the vampire arc. Sakura to Hinata in book 2. Pretty much anyone who has to work Madara.
516* TemptingFate: Honda does it in chapter 43. Naruto makes him pay for it. It happens even more in the later chapters.
517* ThankingTheViewer: The last chapter thanks the reader for sticking through the whole story.
518* ThemeTwinNaming: The Kouin Twins, Aimi and Aika. [[spoiler:and the third triplet Aisa]]
519* ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill:
520** [[spoiler:Orochimaru]] and [[spoiler:Madara]] are definitely dead.
521** The Canyon of Dawn base run by Akatuski. [[spoiler:It's not described as "destroyed" or "lost" or "overrun." Its fate is described as ''"melted."'']]
522* TheyWouldCutYouUp:
523** What Kabuto intends to do, should he ever lay hands upon a Byakugan user.
524** What the Fox would like to do to Naruto.
525* ThisIsReality: Naruto mentions the unlikely but still theoretically possible scenario that he and Hinata both fall in love with a second woman, and then admits that that really only happens in bad romance novels.
526* ThreateningShark: Kisame, but with a different backstory and source of strength than canon.
527* ThroughHisStomach: Hinata does this twice; the first time is much more successful.
528* ThrowingDownTheGauntlet: Hiashi challenges Hyouta to a duel after the latter breaks a deal with Hinata.
529* ThrowingTheDistraction: Naruto arranges a very elaborate one while training with Hinata (she isn't allowed to use her Byakugan). He ties his jacket to a kunai and throwing it through tall grass, so she will not only hear the sound, but will see a flash of orange, too.
530* ThrowTheDogABone: Shikamaru and Sakura initially suspect this of Naruto when he agrees to go out with Hinata. He [[DiscussedTrope sets them straight]] and ultimately [[AvertedTrope averts]] this trope.
531* TitleDrop:
532** Chapter 39 drops the fanfic title.
533** In Chapter 26 the bandleader asks if the dancers are ''In the Mood" also serves as a WaxingLyrical.
534* TooSpicyForYogSothoth: Naruto to both the Doraku and Preta Pain. The former can't control Naruto due to the Kyūbi's presence. [[spoiler:And the latter destroys his own chakra network trying to drain Naruto.]]
535* TournamentArc:
536** Chapters 8-11 [[spoiler:subverted; the tournament never even occurs (it is all a trap)]].
537** The Jonin trials later on.
538* ATruceWhileWeGawk: In chapters 93-95 (the individual fights are spread across multiple chapters), everyone in a certain large battle stops to stare when Minato [[spoiler:or rather his soul that Orochimaru accidentally summoned]] announces that he is Naruto's father.
539* TrueCompanions: A different group from canon. Hinata is at the core, and Temari and Sasame Fuma are added to the periphery members.
540* TwinSwitch: The Kouin sisters are identical twins except that their hair and eye colors are reversed, but in reality that's a low level transformation so they can switch back and forth, making their opponents think they are more skilled than they actually are (each having heavily studied one type of ninja combat). [[spoiler:Even better, they are triplets who pretend to be twins, letting the one who is not fighting rest and provide tactical support]].
541* TyrantTakesTheHelm: [[spoiler:The Grass Usurper taking over the Land of Grass, and Gouki becoming the Raikage at the start of Book 4 both qualify]].
542* UltimateBlacksmith: Naruto if Kitsune, Ginmaki, and Sakura's unnamed bow are any indication.
543* UncannyFamilyResemblance: The Takamichi 'twins' are cousins, not twins and are not even the same gender, but as long as they account for their SecondarySexualCharacteristics, only an advanced dōjutsu can detect the differences in their appearance.
544* {{Unishment}}: As punishment for not informing Tsunade of Naruto's plan to [[ItMakesSenseInContext act out again to get demoted]], Hinata is instructed to help Naruto clean the Hokage Monument. Or as Hinata put it: "So my punishment is to spend the morning with you? I think the Hokage might be getting soft."
545* UnrealisticBlackHole: [[spoiler:Hinata's Singularity Rasengan doesn't effect her, anything charged with her chakra, or anyone/thing hiding behind her]]. Of course, it's not really a black hole, just a chakra ball so dense it acts like one...
546* UnskilledButStrong: Hinata and Kakashi explicitly call Naruto this at the beginning of the story.
547* UnspokenPlanGuarantee: Neji's plan to rescue the royals in not revealed until after it has apparently failed.
548* TheVamp:
549** The Kouins. Their 'uniform' is (admittedly armored) strips of cloth that just barely cover their breasts and pelvises. They use a pheromone Jutsu to enslave men, and when a fight turns bad, they quit rather than risk getting scars.
550** Both Kohaku and Kaede have shades of this; both are willing to use their sex appeal to get what they want both in and out of battle. Kaede even says she was annoyed that
551* VampiricDraining: The Blood Drinker Demon clan.
552* VillainExitStageLeft: Itachi fighting Sasuke at the old Uchiha estate, Kabuto escaping the Sound village [[spoiler:after Naruto amputates his arm with Rasenshuriken]], Orochimaru when [[spoiler:fighting Madara at the Akatsuki hideout and the Kyūbi extraction fails and Naruto escapes]].
553* VillainousRescue: Kabuto saving Hinata's life is made many references to in the story. [[spoiler:There is also the Kyūbi keeping Madara and later Orochimaru from braining Naruto with Tsukuyomi when she merges with him.]]
554* VillainousValor: Nagato/Pain, Konan, Kohaku and Gouki all display it, befitting their roles as {{Anti Villain}}s.
555* ViolentlyProtectiveGirlfriend: Hinata and Hana Inuzuka both show signs of this.
556** [[spoiler:When Naruto is kidnapped by the Akatsuki, Hinata ignores the Hokage's orders, and basically declares war on the group, dragging all of her and Naruto's friends off to fight to get him back]].
557** Hinata is willing to let Sakura pick on her when Sakura is in a bad mood, but as soon as Sakura says something bad about Naruto, Hinata snaps and gives her teammate a verbal dressing down.
558* VoluntaryShapeshifting: Thanks to the Six-Tailed Chameleon, [[spoiler:Kohaku]] is an expert spy and shapeshifter.
559* WackyMarriageProposal:
560** Naruto had just finished beating up Hianta's grandfather for the right to date her. She jumped into the middle of the arena, and after a stellar kiss, he starts to berate himself for forgetting his planned speech. So he gives a simpler one, and then pops the question. In front of the entire Leaf village.
561** Anko had previously refused Iruka's proposal because of her [[spoiler:curse mark]]. After that issue is resolved (in the middle of the night) she shyly asks to see the ring again. Iruka dives for it, scrambles back, and asks her to marry him. She snarkily refuses, saying she just got out of one bad situation, and isn't going to jump into another one. So he gently tackles her, and tells her he's going to ravish her until she forgets herself and says yes. [[DoubleEntendre She says she'd like to see him try.]]
562* WalkingSpoiler: [[spoiler:Gouki Namikaze]] as the GreaterScopeVillain, [[spoiler:Naruto's uncle and Minato's brother]], pretty much any important mention of him is going to spoil the last two books.
563* WallOfWeapons: Naruto finds one when he explores his mother's condo. Plus a closet full of weapons and other gear than would not fit on the wall.
564* WarriorTherapist:
565** Neji to [[spoiler:Suzuhira]]. Neji gives him another side to their clans' rivalry, and invites him to create his own life, like Neji has learned to do.
566** Naruto to [[spoiler:Nagato. Naruto asks why Nagato is working for Gouki, and Nagato says so Gouki can absolve him for killing Yahiko. Naruto asks if he has asked Yahiko to forgive him]].
567* WatchingTheSunset: Naruto and Hinata's first time alone together as an official couple is watching the sunset from atop the Hokage monument.
568* WaxingLyrical:
569** In Chapter 26 the bandleader asks if the dancers are "in the mood" also serves as a TitleDrop.
570** Chapter 40 lamshades the trope as it is used.
571----> ''"That's the kinda sugar papa likes," he(Naruto) told her slyly. She(Hinata) knew he was just quoting a song title, but she couldn't help but grin and blush. ''
572** Chapter 151: "[[WesternAnimation/TheAvengersEarthsMightiestHeroes Our world's about to break]]."
573%%** Naruto's is a staff blade. [[spoiler:Just like Hizashi's]].
574%%** Hinata's are her bracers and Sakura has her axe and bow and arrows.
575* WeaponStomp: Naruto does this to Doraku's sword in chapter 11. Given it is an antique and a relic of a past Mizukage, the demon is very unhappy.
576* WeddingEpisode: The last two chapters of the story each feature a wedding.
577* WellIntentionedExtremist: [[spoiler:Gouki Namikaze, and to a lesser degree Kohaku, Nagato, and Konan]].
578* WhamEpisode:
579** Naruto is kidnapped.
580** Before that, [[spoiler:Itachi is killed and Orochimaru successfully takes Sasuke's body]].
581** Chapter 75: [[spoiler:Kankuro DIES]].
582** [[spoiler:The Kyūbi performs a HeroicSacrifice and also dies]].
583** [[spoiler:Jiraiya dies killing Orochimaru]].
584** [[spoiler:Gai dies in battle]].
585* WhamLine: Last line of chapter 89, and in chapter 90 when [[spoiler:Naruto proposes]].
586* WhatDoesSheSeeInHim: Sakura to Hinata during the slumber party, both why Hinata wants Naruto and why he wants her. [[spoiler:It's really just her depression over Sasuke's surrender to Orochimaru talking.]]
587* WhereAreTheyNowEpilogue: The later half of the final chapter is this. Naruto reflects one the current situation of his friends and allies [[spoiler:as he walks forward to accept his appointment as Hokage.]]
588* WhoAreYou
589--> '''Ninja!Reaper''': It is over, ninja. Give me your name, that I may remember it.
590--> '''Naruto''': My name is Naruto Uzumaki, and there is no way I'm going to die here. I'm going to be the next Hokage.
591* WholeEpisodeFlashback: Gouki and Kohaku's origin stories. Anko, Iruka, and Yugao's history only takes about half of the chapter.
592* WingedHumanoid: The Deva Path Pain invokes this with GravityMaster feathers.
593* WithThisRing: Naruto to Hinata, [[spoiler:Iruka to Anko]]
594* WorldOfActionGirls: Hinata leanrs from Naruto and Tsunade, surpassing her canon self. Sakura becomes more efficient after [[spoiler:Kakshi suggests she take up the bow]]. Even most of the non-ninja females are fairly tough.
595* WouldHitAGirl: Just about everyone. The girls hit back though.
596** Kakashi, Shino, Kiba, and Sai against the Kouin sisters
597** Naruto has a brawl with Tsunade for emotion reasons
598** The Paths of Pain to Sakura and Keiko
599** Madara to Hinata and Sakura
600* WouldHurtAChild: [[spoiler:Yori being possessed]] doesn't stop anyone from killing her, though they do immediately regret it.
601* {{Xenafication}}: Hinata, in story. She starts training with Naruto, and then Tsunade. By the middle of the third book, Kakashi rates her as one of the ten strongest Leaf ninjas. [[spoiler:She kills Madara towards the end of the last book. With a little help from Sakura]].
602* YearsTooEarly: Said to Naruto in chapter 78.
603--> '''Madara''': Cliché though it may sound, you are literally a hundred years to early to fight me.
604* YouAreNotAlone: [[spoiler:When Naruto sneaks off to fight Orochimaru, Hinata drags Sakura along after him. Though she is willing to let Naruto duel Orochimaru one on one, she wants to be there, to encourage Naruto, to remind him not to be reckless, and so they can back him up when Orochimaru double crosses him]].
605* YouCantThwartStageOne:
606** In book 2 [[spoiler:the Akatsuki kidnap Naruto and start extracting the Fox, before the demon make a HeroicSacrifice and Naruto's friends show up to rescue him]].
607** In book 4 [[spoiler:Gouki is able to become Raikage, then take over the Waterfall and Grass countries, and then the Rain country; before the good guys start disrupting his plans]].
608* YouDidEverythingYouCould: Multiple times, usually related to Sasuke.
609* YouExclamation
610** Chouji to Kaede Mizuno in chapter 15
611** Naruto to Madara in chapter 77
612** A couple of other times "Why you" is used instead.
613* YouHaveFailedMe:
614** Anzu kills Honda when he and Jonouchi surrender.
615** Averted with Gouki. He is extremely displeased when he learns Madara has been doing this to his men.
616* YouKillItYouBoughtIt: Killing the Raikage or Mizukage lets the killer take over the position. The Cloud village does stipulate that the new Raikage must be a Cloud ninja or have a Cloud ninja sponsor.
617* YouMeanXmas: Yuletide is celebrated on Dec. 21st.
618* YouSaidYouCouldntDance: Naruto skipped out on dance classes at the Academy, so Hinata is surprised when he asks her to go dancing. He explains that Jiraiya forced him to learn, and that he found out that he likes it.
619* ZenSurvivor: [[spoiler:Gouki Namikaze, after the Third Ninja War. During the war he acted as an independent agent (due to feuding with his brother Minato) and frequently ended up protecting civilians from ninjas who used the war as an excuse to commit crimes. Afterwards he was so disillusioned with ninjas in general, that he walked away from the life, especially after he met his wife and took Nagato and Konan under his wing, and then Minato died...]]
620* ZergRush: The zombies at the dōjutsu tournament. Pretty much anyone who uses Multi Shadow Clone Jutsu.

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