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17[[caption-width-right:301:Danzo's payback.]]
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19''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4119917/1/Hakumei Hakumei]]'' by [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/1232431/Pryotra Pryotra]].
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21A ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'' fanfic that takes the WhatIf of [[RightWingMilitiaFanatic Danzo's bastardry]] taken to its LogicalExtreme. Danzo kills TheLeader of the Leaf Village and in the following ReignOfTerror takes over. Unfortunately, he didn't count on six neglected children witnessing him in the act. As the kids escape with secrets given by the dying Hokage, aided and abetted by one of the ANBU, they pick up other lost children... and a force that will be the twilight of its enemies is born.
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23The fic itself is complete. A sequel started in August 2015, ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11457678/1/ Hakumei: Kakumei]]'', picks up three years after the series left off. However, it hasn't been updated since the first chapter, so it's likely a DeadFic.
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25In 2020, [[https://pryotra.tumblr.com/post/634726618137493505/out-of-curiosity-do-you-plan-on-continuing upon being contacted by an anonymous reader]], Pryotra said that she's currently focusing on her ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight'' fanfics, but that "never say never", seemingly making ''Hakumei: Kakumei'' dormant.
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27!!This fanfic contains examples of:
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30[[folder: A - E]]
31%%* Action Girl:
32%%** [[CuteBruiser Sakura]].
33%%** Hinata tends to work in the background but [[MinoredInAssKicking she's also not to be sneezed at.]]
34%%** Isaribi after [[HeelFaceTurn she turns]] and [[spoiler:Yugito Ni]].
35* AdaptationalBadass: By Part II, all the members of Hakumei are stronger than they were in canon at the same point, due to the fact that they were trained by Tsunade and Jiraiya.
36* AdaptationalEarlyAppearance: Sai, Gaara, Haku, Kimimaro, Tsunade, Shizune, Jiraiya, Isaribi, [[spoiler:Yugito]], and [[spoiler:Madara]] all show up much sooner than in canon. Naruto learns the truth about his parentage and jinchuuriki status when he's only 7 years old, as opposed to when he's 12 years old.
37* AdaptationalFriendship:
38** In canon, Sasuke was close friends with both Naruto and Sakura ([[ChildhoodFriendRomance with the latter even becoming his wife by the end of the series]]), but the other ninjas from their generation were acquaintances to him at best. In ''Hakumei'', Hinata, Neji, Sai, and Gaara are all among Sasuke's TrueCompanions as part of the titular group.
39** Haku and Kimimaro were anti-villains who never managed to become friends with any of the good guys before they died (besides Haku having a friendly conversation with Naruto when the latter was unaware that the former was also the masked boy working for Zabuza and thus his enemy). In this fanfic, they're part of Hakumei and thus are friends with seven of those good guys.
40* AdaptationalHeroism:
41** Gaara, Haku, and Kimimaro were originally {{Anti Villain}}s, with only Gaara making a HeelFaceTurn. Here all three of them are heroes from the start.
42** It's eventually revealed that [[spoiler:Orochimaru]] had a seal on his brain for over a decade and it is implied to have been controlling his actions, meaning he's not totally culpable for what he did during that time.
43* AdaptationalJerkass: While still definitely a good guy, Iruka becomes more cynical after thinking Naruto has been kidnapped.
44* AdaptationalVillainy
45** Mikoto and Fugaku are much worse parents to Sasuke than they were in canon, and they openly support Danzo's fascist regime.
46** Shisui [[spoiler:betrays and attacks Itachi, who is forced to kill him in self defense]].
47* AdaptationRelationshipOverhaul:
48** No one in Hakumei grew up together in canon save Neji and Hinata. Neji gets over his grudge against Hinata years sooner and sees her as a little sister.
49** Sasuke hates the Uchiha clan with the exception of Itachi, while in canon it was the other way around.
50** Kakashi's genin team consists of Kiba and Shino, along with an original character named Yumi Uchiha.
51* AgeLift: [[spoiler:Yugito]] is 19 years old in this fic, several years younger than she is in canon.
52* AllTheOtherReindeer: Naruto and Sakura when they were in Konoha, Gaara when he was still in Suna, Rock Lee for being unable to mold chakra, and {{implied|Trope}} for Tenten later on for being a foreign-born Konoha nin. As a result, Tenten is trying desperately to fit in. Ino, Shikamaru, and Choji because their clans don't support Danzo.
53* AmbiguouslyGay: Tayuya suspects that Orochimaru is gay due to his lack of interest in women.
54* AmazonChaser: Despite the fact that [[spoiler:he beat her]], Neji thinks this of Tenten.
55* AndThatLittleGirlWasMe: Tsunade tells the kids the story of the Sannin as a warning to keep them from [[MinorFlawMajorBreakup breaking up over something stupid.]]
56* AngerBornOfWorry: After nearly crushing Naruto's lungs in a BearHug, Iruka demands to know where the hell he's been for the past six years. [[NoIndoorVoice Loudly.]]
57* AnnoyingYoungerSibling: Gamatatsu is an idiot.
58* AntiVillain:
59** Isaribi, [[spoiler:Kakashi and Shino]] during the Wave arc and the Inuzuka clan.
60** Of all people, [[spoiler:Orochimaru]] is more well intentioned than he is in canon.
61* ArmorPiercingQuestion: [[spoiler:Neji]] to Tenten:
62-->''"I can see that you don't even like what Konoha stands for now. So why pretend?"''
63* ArrangedMarriage: The important clans practice these. [[spoiler:Itachi]] and [[spoiler:Yumi]] were arranged to marry each other. Neither was thrilled with the idea. [[spoiler:Yumi]] in fact was in a relationship with [[spoiler:Shisui]].
64* AxCrazy: Yumi is incredibly violent, and her mental instability comes to the fore when she sees [[spoiler:Itachi]]. Sora has apparently been driven mad by a combination of the Kyuubi's influence and Danzou's personal training, and the scene of one of his fights in the Forest of Death later makes even [[TheStoic Kimimaro]] feel sick.
65* BabiesEverAfter: When Haku expresses his desire to create a clan with his Bloodline Limit.
66* BackToBackBadasses:
67** Jiraiya, Zabuza, [[spoiler:Itachi and Yugito]] in chapter 32.
68** Neji comes in to help Gai against a large group of opponents.
69** Hakumei and Kinen in general, metaphorically.
70* BadassAdorable: After the Third's death, the kids manage to survive an entire year by themselves with few comparable mishaps. For reference, [[ImprobableAge they are between the ages of six and nine.]]
71* BadassCrew: Starts out as a team with [[TheLeader Naruto]], [[TheLancer Sasuke]], [[TheSmartGuy Sakura]], [[TheBigGuy Neji]], [[TheHeart Hinata]]. Later Sai joins. Then they add a power trio their version of TheSmartGuy in "closet evil genius" Haku and two much more powerful [[BigGuy Big Guys]] in Gaara and Kimimaro.
72* BadassLongcoat: The uniform Hakumei eventually develop includes a white sleeveless coat with blue flames on the bottom, modeled on (but not identical to) the one worn by the Fourth Hokage.
73* BatDeduction: Using just the fact that [[spoiler:Hinata and Neji are alive]], [[spoiler:Hiashi]] is able to correctly conclude that a) [[spoiler:the rest of the kids are also alive]] and b) Konoha done fucked up.
74* BattleStrip: Kimimaro shrugs out of his shirt when he has to fight seriously because clothes get in the way of bones pushing out of his skin.
75* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe:
76** [[spoiler:Chiyo]] steps in to help Sakura after she saves her from [[spoiler:Kabuto]]. She could have defended herself, but she's impressed that Sakura would risk losing her fight with Kin and Zaku to protect a random bystander.
77** [[spoiler:Yugito]] only began fighting with Hakumei because of a bet but stays with them instead of returning to her village, where she was treated horribly [[spoiler:for being a jinchuuriki]].
78* BelligerentSexualTension: Between [[IronLady Tsunade]] and [[DirtyOldMan Jiraiya.]]
79* TheBerserker: Sora. Naruto and Gaara have to remind themselves ''not'' to do this because they are [[PersonOfMassDestruction People of Mass Destruction]].
80* BerserkButton:
81** Haku being mistaken for a girl annoys him most of the time, but the pressure builds up over time until every once in a while he snaps and attacks the current offender.
82** Sasuke is usually calm, but whenever another member of Hakumei gets gravely injured he goes into "Avenger mode", which is described as a state of berserker rage but apparently isn't a mindless one.
83* BetrayalByOffspring: How [[spoiler:Mikoto]] feels about [[spoiler:Sasuke]] after he [[spoiler:chooses Hakumei over Konoha. She tells Hiashi that he should feel the same way about Hinata, but Hiashi is more loyal to his family than to his village]].
84* BewareTheNiceOnes: Haku is probably the nicest, kindest member of Hakumei. But if you manage to annoy him, you are in trouble.
85* BewareTheQuietOnes: [[spoiler:Shino]] knew all along who the Hakumei were and simply waited until they needed help to reveal [[spoiler:himself]].
86* {{BFS}}: Zabuza, as usual. He's obsessed with the thing and the kids are quick to speculate about [[CargoShip their relationship]]. Sasuke thinks the thing must be impractical to wield.
87* BigBadassBattleSequence: Chapters 25 to 32 are spent detailing [[spoiler:Hakumei/Kinen's attack on Konoha, which coincides with a joint invasion from Suna and Oto. It quickly devolves into a complicated and confused MeleeATrois involving three jinchuuriki, all three Sannin, the Sound Four, members of the Akatsuki, the most elite members of ROOT, the Uchiha Military Police, and many, many others]].
88* BigBrotherInstinct:
89** Kimimaro is the oldest member of Hakumei, and he would do anything for them.
90** Itachi feels this way about Sasuke, it's just that he can't ''find'' him [[spoiler:for a few years]].
91** Neji [[LampshadeHanging lampshades]] his by calling Hinata "Imouto" (Little Sister).
92** Hinata and [[spoiler:Temari]] subtly develop this towards their own siblings.
93* BigBrotherWorship: Sasuke worships his big brother Itachi. Hanabi looks up to her big sister Hinata almost as strongly.
94* BigDamnHeroes: Hakumei is this to Tazuna during the Wave arc. During the Chuunin Exams: [[spoiler:[[NeverMessWithGranny Chiyo]], [[CuteMonsterGirl Isaribi]] [[BigBrotherInstinct Itachi]], [[TheBeastmaster Shino]]]], and Sai.
95** [[spoiler:Zabuza]] to [[spoiler:Yugito Ni]] on behalf of [[DeclarationOfProtection Naruto]].
96** [[spoiler:[[PapaWolf Hiashi]], to protect his kids and help Hakumei escape]].
97* BigFancyHouse: Jiraiya's "hermitage" is significantly more extravagent than the name implies.
98* BigGood: Tsunade and Jiraiya are the strongest good guys, and they train the main protagonists.
99* BigScrewedUpFamily: The Kekkei Genkai families in general. The Uchihas are violent and generally unpleasant (and supposedly cursed). The Hyuugas are extremely prideful and enslave their own relatives. The Kaguyas are bloodthirsty nutcases. Two out of three have been shown to be affected by the disease known as Tainted Blood, which is hinted to be caused partly by inbreeding.
100* BitchAlert: It is quite obvious that Yumi Uchiha is one nasty piece of work.
101* BittersweetEnding: To the [[spoiler:Invasion]] arc. The [[spoiler:Kinen/Hakumei rebellion]] might have been able to defeat [[spoiler:Danzou]] and his allies had things gone according to plan... but the addition of [[spoiler:the Sand/Sound invasion]] on the same day turns the whole thing into a MeleeATrois, and the extra enemies combined with some mistaken assumptions about [[spoiler:Danzou]]'s own plans mean that the best the heroes can do is retreat before they're wiped out. At the same time, it is noted that Konoha's reputation has taken a massive hit with some of Hakumei's members' identities being revealed, [[spoiler:the village]] has taken significant losses due to the three-way battle, and [[spoiler:the invasion]] has shown that Konoha ''can'' be attacked, and has permanently destroyed the village's image of military superiority. This combined with the defection of Jiraiya and Tsunade leaves the village much worse off than it was at the beginning of the arc. Plus, the population is going to be rather unhappy with [[spoiler:Danzou]] for hiding and keeping his own skin safe while people were dying.
102* BloodKnight: Zabuza, Sasuke, and Sakura all enjoy battle. Zabuza, in particular, is happiest when he's on a killing spree. %%Neji's not a Blood Knight; he's itching to fight at the bridge because it's Hakumei's first fight against a serious opponent and he wants to test himself, not for the the sake of fighting, and after that it's only because he didn't get to fight at the bridge. Once he gets a fight in against someone, he's fine.
103* BloodOath: After Yumi needlessly tortures Sakura during their match, Sasuke declares an oath in blood to get revenge against her and swears he will always see her as an enemy.
104* BodyDouble: During the Chuunin Exams, [[spoiler:Danzou]] has [[spoiler:Uchiha Fugaku]] pose as him.
105* BrainwashedAndCrazy: [[spoiler Orochimaru.]] Also, this is what Tsume ''thinks'' is going on when the "kidnapped children" reappear.
106* BrattyHalfPint[=/=]MouthyKid: Inari gets told off for acting like he has the worst life in the world. Konohamaru meets Naruto and doesn't stop pestering Naruto to train him. Even when he tries to help, he mostly just gets in the way or unwittingly makes things worse.
107* BreathWeapon: Shizune teaches [[spoiler:Hinata]] a jutsu that involves exhaling DeadlyGas.
108* BrokenBird: Isaribi is mutated to the point of CuteMonsterGirl and upon seeing how [[RedOniBlueOni many]] [[TomboyAndGirlyGirl different]] [[SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan personalities]] are in Hakumei, doesn't understand why they don't kill each other.
109* BrokenPedestal: Sasuke toward his family, especially after he returns to Konoha and sees that they enthusiastically helped a morally bankrupt man like Danzo gain and stay in power. He has a brief encounter with his mother, who treats him with utter contempt because she doesn't know he's an Uchiha (let alone her own son), and is shocked to realize that she's not a good person. Watching Yumi torture Sakura for no good reason is what finally makes him snap and publicly denounce his family.
110* BrutalHonesty: Sai, as usual. He never loses it but eventually learns when to be quiet.
111%%* ButtMonkey: Kiba.
112* CainAndAbel:
113** Expected in-universe for Uchiha brothers, averted for Itachi and Sasuke. Their father was somewhat disturbed that Itachi ''didn't'' try to kill his younger brother at birth. DysfunctionJunction, much?
114** Averted for the Hyuuga sisters and their cousin, despite the latter's initial condition of slavery to the former and the former's long separation.
115* CagedBirdMetaphor: At one point Neji thinks of himself and Hinata as birds that left their cages long ago.
116* CassandraTruth: No one really believes Gaara when he talks about the monster eating his mind whenever he sleeps until they learn about the Kyuubi in Naruto and Gaara expresses his relief and joy that he's not alone in his situation. In the Chunin exams, Ino uses her Mind Transfer Jutsu on Gaara to try to cheat and the audience discovers that Shukaku is ''literally'' gnawing on Gaara's mind, which Ino finds extremely uncomfortable.
117* CastSpeciation: Hinata's Tenshi Byakugan serves to give her a different powerset than Neji's, rather than the canonical situation where their abilities are basically the same but he's better at using them. Also, the three medics, aside from all having completely different fighting styles, end up with different medical specialties; for example, Haku focuses on medicinal herbs rather than using chakra to heal.
118* CharacterDevelopment: Over the course of Part 1, the members of Hakumei all become more confident, mature, and self-reliant. Sai, Gaara, and Kimimaro also get a chance to learn some social skills.
119* ChekhovsGun: Hinata, Gaara, and Sai get an umbrella from an Ame nin they fought in the Forest of Death that can shot a large number of senbon at once and decide to give it Haku. He later uses it [[spoiler:during the Chunin war]].
120* ChekhovsGunman: [[spoiler:Yumi]] is actually mentioned in Part 1.
121* ChekhovsSkill: Hinata removing Neji's Caged Bird seal in the very first scene gets a Call Back when Jiraiya asks her to do the same to the seal on [[spoiler:Orochimaru's brain]].
122* TheChessmaster: Danzo frames Iwa for the assassination of the Third Hokage and uses the fallout to manipulate his way into power. Once he becomes the Fifth Hokage, he slowly, subtly turns Konoha into a PoliceState. [[spoiler:He's outdone, however, by Madara, who has been manipulating the whole situation from afar the entire time]].
123* ChildrenAreInnocent:
124** The Fourth Hokage chewed out Fugaku for bringing five year old Itachi to a battlefield, even if he was just suppose to help his mother treat the wounded.
125** [[spoiler:Chiyo]] holds a grudge against Konoha for what it did to her family, but she doesn't extent that grudge to the current generation because they're not to blame for what the actions of the older generations.
126** When [[spoiler:the six missing children are revealed to be part of the group attacking Konoha, multiple people initially assume they were being lied to, manipulated, or brainwashed by whoever "kidnapped" them. So, they're willing to forgive the children and try to make them loyal to Konoha again. Danzo places a kill-on-sight order on all the children to prevent the truth from coming out]].
127* ChildhoodHomeRediscovery: When Naruto, Sakura, Sasuke, Sai, Neji and Hinata return to Konoha. Downplayed with Neji and Hinata because they were rarely allowed to leave the Hyuuga Compound as children and aren't familiar with most of the village.
128* ChickMagnet: The Uchiha brothers as usual. Sasuke fears fangirls. [[PlayedForLaughs Sure enough, they always find him]].
129* ClearMyName: [[spoiler:Naruto]] is falsely accused of entering the Ninja District of Konoha, something forbidden to foreigners, [[spoiler:by the Oto nin. Fortunately, Ibiki is on his side and believes his story]].
130* CloseRangeCombatant: One factor in Sakura's loss to Yumi is that she relies on close-range attacks, while Yumi can fight at mid-range or close-range as needed. Sakura couldn't get close enough to land a solid blow, at least not without using a RevealingSkill.
131* CloudCuckoolander[=/=]CuteAndPsycho: Gaara comes across as vaguely psychotic (in the medical sense) to the others but this is only because they didn't know immediately that the monster in his head is real.
132* CombatMedic: Sakura is this in contrast to Haku's DeadlyDoctor.
133* CombatPragmatist: Jiraiya taught Hakumei that ninja have to cheat to win and that they should never be afraid to fight dirty.
134* ComedicSociopathy: Sai and [[ItAmusedMe his comments]], Kimimaro and [[NightmareFuelStationAttendant his pranks]], Zabuza being... [[AxCrazy Zabuza]].
135** HeroicComedicSociopath: All of the above plus Sakura and Anko.
136%%* CompetitiveBalance:
137* CoolTeacher: Jiraiya tries and sometimes, he is... until Tsunade bursts his bubble.
138* ConflictingLoyalty: [[spoiler:Lee briefly experiences this when he learns that Gai is fighting against Konoha, but he quickly chooses his teacher over his village]].
139%%* ConservationOfNinjutsu: Mostly played straight. [[RunOrDie Mostly.]]
140* CreepyChild: Sai, Gaara and [[spoiler:Shino]] are heroic examples and Yumi is a villainous one. [[spoiler:Subverted in Yumi's case because she's not really a child, [[OlderThanTheyLook just passing for one]].]]
141* CurbStompBattle: In the Chuunin Exams, every time a Hakumei member faces an actual genin and isn't taking a dive. Against other fake genin, things are more complicated.
142* DarkActionGirl: Yumi is a highly skilled kunoichi, but she's cruel, cold-hearted, and working for [[BigBad Danzo]].
143* DarkestHour: None of the kids are sure they'll survive their first winter. [[spoiler:That's when they meet Tsunade...]]
144* DeadlyDoctor:
145** Haku's medical abilities rely on herbs and chemicals; he also uses drugs and poisons in battle.
146** Hinata may be another example, since her fighting style involves poison.
147* DeadpanSnarker: Sasuke, Sai, Neji and Kimimaro.
148* DeathByAdaptation: The Third Hokage dies earlier in this adaptation than he does in canon.
149* DesignatedGirlFight: Sakura vs Yumi. [[spoiler:Yumi wins but presumably only because Sakura's undercover and can't use her more powerful, flashy techniques.]] Hinata vs Matsuri could count, except [[CurbStompBattle it isn't a fight]].
150* DirtyCoward: Sakon and Ukon leave Tayuya to fend for herself due to their fear of [[spoiler:Kimimaro]].
151* DiscardAndDraw: After Hinata awakens the Tenshi Byakugan, she is no longer able to use normal Byakugan.
152* DittoFighter: [[spoiler:[[FauxActionGirl Matsuri]]]] figures out how to use [[DeadlyGas "Dokugiri"]] after [[TookALevelInBadass only seeing it once.]]
153* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: Anko describing how Orochimaru experimented on her sounds disturbingly like a student being sexual abused by a trusted teacher.
154* DoomItYourself: Do NOT ask Kimimaro [[EpicFail to fix your house.]]
155* DrowningMySorrows: After the 3rd Hokage's death, Gekkou Hayate tells Iruka that Naruto, Sasuke, Sakura, Hinata and Neji are all missing, presumed "kidnapped by the Rock nin that assassinated the Sandaime." Iruka then silently changes his plans for the evening to "get black-out drunk."
156* DualWielding: Yumi dual-wields kunai in a style that is noted to look like it's meant for dual-wielding swords.
157* DudeLooksLikeALady: This becomes a sore spot with Haku. He and Deidara bond over it in an omake.
158* DramaticUnmask: During their battle, [[spoiler:Yumi]] breaks [[spoiler:Sasuke]]'s mask with her whip, revealing his face and [[spoiler:active Sharingan]].
159* EarlyBirdCameo: Konan and Zabuza in Chapter 3. Zabuza doesn't appear again until Chapter 11, and Konan doesn't reappear.
160* EarlyPersonalitySigns: Jiraiya has a memory of Tsunade as a child mentioning that she likes betting games and wants to win the lottery. As an adult Tsunade becomes an infamous gambler.
161* EatingTheEyeCandy: Ino toward the male members of Hakumei. She actually asks Sakura and Hinata if hot guys grow on trees in Kusa.
162%%* EeriePaleSkinnedBrunette: Yumi. Also, RavenHairIvorySkin.
163* ElementalPowers:
164** DishingOutDirt: Gaara, of course, attacks using sand, and it's shown that for his powers "sand" includes any kind of dirt. Also, one of [[spoiler:Yumi]]'s elemental affinities is earth.
165** ExtraOreDinary: [[spoiler:Yumi]] uses ninjutsu that manipulate metal.
166** AnIcePerson: Haku uses ice attacks due to his kekkei genkai.
167** MakingASplash: Mist ninja, Kakashi, and [[spoiler:Itachi]] are seen using water attacks.
168** PlayingWithFire: Sasuke, Yumi, and in theory all Uchiha have an affinity for fire.
169* EnemyCivilWar:
170** [[spoiler:Tensions between the Main Family and the Branch family have been rising ever since Hinata and Neji were banished. After the Chunin Exams devolve into a village-wide battle, half the Hyuuga clan turns against Hiashi, leading to a civil war within the family]].
171** [[spoiler:Oto falls apart after the failed invasion and Suna is in complete disarray because the Kazekage is missing]].
172* EnemyMine:
173** During the invasion/rebellion, the joint Sound/Sand forces and Kinen/Hakumei all agree on taking out any ROOT nearby before attacking each other.
174** [[spoiler:Itachi teams up with Yugito simply because she is also on Hakumei's side, even though he's supposed to be hunting her for being a jinchuuriki. Jiraiya is too desperate to even question why Itachi is fighting with them]].
175** [[spoiler:Chiyo]] fights alongside with Hakumei/Kinen and eventually retreats with them, but Tsuande is extremely wary of her regardless.
176* EtTuBrute: [[spoiler:Zabuza never forgave Kisame for exposing his plan to assassinate the Mizukage and breaking up the Seven Swordsmen]].
177* EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas: [[spoiler:Sasuke]] [=BSODs=] because of this. The others remind him that not being completely heartless is a GOOD thing.
178* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: While loathsome, Yumi clearly loved Shisui (and despite Shisui going through AdaptationalVillainy, the love was clearly mutual) and Hana (when she kills her to gain the Mangekyo Sharingan, she's genuinely grateful towards Hana, calling her a "hero").
179* EvilFormerFriend: Technically she's been dead for 13 years but [[spoiler:Kushina and [[LadyMacbeth Mikoto]]]] were once thick as thieves. Yumi invokes this by [[spoiler:killing Inuzuka Hana to gain the Mangekyou Sharingan]]. [[spoiler:Kiba]] sees Naruto as this when he learns that Naruto is working to take down the current Konoha regime.
180* EvilMatriarch: Mikoto Uchiha. During the confrontation, Sasuke suspects that she only wants him back for political reasons. Her later conversation with Hiashi confirms it.
181* ExactWords: Jiraiya and Tsunade tell Danzo that they're willing to do anything to get revenge against whoever killed Hiruzen, careful not to mention that they know it was him.
182* ExtremeOmnivore: Sai develops this when the kids are homeless fugitives after escaping Konoha.
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186* FightingFingerprint:
187** While fighting Hakumei on the bridge, Zabuza notices their fighting style resembles the traditional Konoha fighting style, with notable influence from Suna and Kiri.
188** Sakura is forced to pull her punches when fighting Yumi because her techniques would immediately out her as a student of Tsunade. Sai forfeits his match with Temari before it even begins (something that enrages her) because his technique is so unique.
189* FluffyTheTerrible: Naruto dubs the Nine-Tailed Fox and One-Tailed Tanuki "Fuzzy Wuzzy" and "Sandy Wandy" after the rest of the group find out about them.
190* {{Foil}}:
191** Naruto vs Sora. Sora is loud and brash like Naruto used to be when he was little (and still was in canon). Not to mention, [[spoiler:Sora has some of the Kyuubi's chakra, but Naruto is the actual junchuuriki]].
192** Hiashi vs Mikoto and Fugaku. [[spoiler:Hiashi recognizes Hinata and Neji as soon as he sees them again, and risks his life to protect them even after they attack Konoha. Hinata is completely heartbroken by his death. Mikoto and Fugaku don't recognize Sasuke, and Mikoto denounces him as a traitor when he chooses not to stay with her. Sasuke doesn't feel anything when Fugaku dies]].
193* ForgottenFirstMeeting: [[spoiler:Sasuke and Yumi]] previously knew each other because [[spoiler:they're both from the same clan and she was engaged to his brother. Sasuke doesn't recognize her at first because she's pretending to be younger than she really is; Yumi doesn't recognize him because she thought he had been taken by Iwa]].
194* ForgottenFriendNewFoe: Naruto is actually insulted that it takes so long for [[spoiler:Kiba]] to remember who he is.
195* AFriendInNeed: Hakumei will gladly abandon their mission to rescue either [[TrueCompanions their teammates]] or [[ChronicHeroSyndrome innocents.]] This is seen when [[spoiler:Naruto is interrogated by Ibiki (who, luckily, is in Kinen)]] and when Sasuke is cornered by [[spoiler:his mother and the Uchiha]] as Hakumei escape Konoha.
196* GambitPileup: [[spoiler:Hakumei and Kinen were planning a rebellion in Konoha on the same day Suna and Oto were planning an invasion. Things quickly spiral out of control after there's a mix-up in signals and they mistakenly launch their respective attacks too early. It's later revealed that Madara Uchiha planned for this exact thing to happen, and both sides were just his pawns]].
197* GetAHoldOfYourselfMan: In chapter 18, Sasuke has to remind Naruto just what's at stake in Konoha.
198* GlamourFailure: Naruto can't hide his whiskers.
199* GoodParents: Tenten's foster father is apparently the only one who didn't treat her poorly for being a foreigner before he brought her foster mother around.
200* GreaterScopeVillain: [[spoiler:Madara Uchiha. He manipulated the whole situation by hiding the children from Danzo so they could escape Konoha with the truth about Hiruzen's death]].
201* TheGreatOffscreenWar: By the sequel, Konoha conquered the Sand and Rock villages, leaving the Hidden Cloud as the last major village while the Mist is recovering from another revolution.
202* HealingHands: Kimimaro learns that he can use his kekkei genkai on other people's bones and uses it to help Sakura's broken arm heal correctly.
203* HarmfulToMinors: Putting aside the murder of the Third Hokage, its effect on the protagonists and their various familial troubles, Itachi once took his mother's place in assisting medic-nin in battle since she was pregnant with Sasuke at the time. Itachi was five. He still has nightmares from the experience.
204* HateSink: Yumi is bloodthirsty, sadistic, heartless, and arrogant, not to mention she constantly antagonizes the protagonists for no reason other than her own sense of superiority. The author even admits to making Yumi as hate-able as possible.
205* HeelFaceTurn: Isaribi, Zabuza, Rock Lee, [[spoiler:Shino, Itachi, Ten-Ten and Hiashi]], though it's debatable how much of a Heel everyone but the first two actually was.
206* HeKnowsTooMuch:
207** The reason why the kids have to leave Konoha in the first place: they know Danzou will kill them for having witnessed the actual circumstances of the Third Hokage's death. Later on, some members of Hakumei consider killing [[spoiler:Shino]] when they realize he has put two and two together.
208** {{Defied}} by [[HateSink Yumi]] of all people. While she's aware Kiba just saw her kill his sister Hana — who happened to be Yumi's best friend —, she spares him out of respect for Hana.
209* HeroWithBadPublicity: Hakumei in the sequel.
210* HeroicBystander: Rock Lee (Danzo instates laws that prevent him from attending the Ninja Academy) and the proprietor of Ichiraku Ramen (who manages to clock some utterly surprised Sand and Sound ninja with his ladle).
211* HeroicBSOD: Both [[spoiler:Sasuke]] and [[spoiler:Hinata]] in chapter 32. [[spoiler:Hinata]]'s is because of [[spoiler:Hiashi's death]]. [[spoiler:Sasuke]]'s is because despite having declared a blood feud against [[spoiler:the Uchiha clan]], he still hesitated in front of [[spoiler:his mother]]. Naruto helps [[spoiler:Hinata]] get over it. [[spoiler:Sasuke]] determines that he will never hesitate again, and that the next time he meets [[spoiler:his family]], he will destroy them.
212* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:Hiashi]]. See YouShallNotPass below.
213* IAmNotLeftHanded:
214** Hakumei deliberately hide how skilled they are during the Chunin Exams, both to avoid suspicion about why they're all so better than average genin and to make sure they aren't identified by their distinctive fighting techniques. [[spoiler:Once the rebellion/invasion begins in earnest, the gloves are off]].
215** Kabuto obviously throws his fight with Shikamaru, for reasons that aren't immediately clear.
216* ICallHerVera: Zabuza refers to his sword as female, though no name is explicitly given.
217* IdentityImpersonator: While in the Land of Waves, Hakumei pretend to be their own middlemen whenever someone tries to hire them. During their fight on the bridge, they make sure shadow clones of themselves are present at the same time they are.
218* IHaveNoSon:
219** Hyuuga Hiashi disowns Hinata and Neji after Hinata removes Neji's [[RestrainingBolt Caged Bird seal]]. [[spoiler:He still loves them both and wishes he didn't have to do it]].
220** Inverted with Sasuke, who disowns the Uchiha clan and states that he no longer considers them his family.
221* IKnowYouKnowIKnow: Since Hakumei are undercover during the Chuunin exams, there's a lot of this going on.
222* ImprobableAge: Naruto and co. successfully escape a very large village with very important information, collect three other strangers, two of whom are three years older than they are, and live on their own for at least a year, all at the tender ages of six or seven. Then again, [[CombatMedic Tsunade]] notes that [[DeconstructedTrope the kids have various amounts of ailments when she finds them]] and, well, [[GratuitousNinja they're ninja-in-training]].
223* InsaneTrollLogic: [[spoiler:Yumi murders her best friend Hana in cold blood while Hana is trying to comfort her, all to gain the Mangekyo Sharingan so she can defeat Itachi. But instead of seeing this as a horrible betrayal of someone who loved her, Yumi sees it as Hana giving her a gift and she promises to make sure Hana is seen as a hero for "sacrificing herself".]]
224* InSpiteOfANail:
225** Gaara gets the same nickname as in canon.
226** Itachi still goes rogue despite the changes that have occurred by then.
227** Sasuke still has an avenger complex waiting to be triggered despite not seeing his whole clan get killed or being mind-raped by Itachi.
228** Naruto and Konohamaru's interaction is almost exactly the same despite Naruto being supposedly a foreign ninja when the meet.
229** By the end of Hakumei, an Uchiha (Yumi) still defects from Konoha, attempts (or rather, in Yumi's case, succeeds) to kill their best friend in order to gain the required power to face Itachi, and joins Akatsuki (albeit Yumi much sooner than Sasuke). Said Uchiha had also been mind-raped by Itachi shortly before defecting.
230* TheInsomniac: Gaara, as usual, due to the Shukaku.
231* INeedAFreakingDrink: Tsunade, after having Naruto & co. get all cleaned up:
232-->'''Tsunade''': My, what pretty little...''[recognizes Naruto's whiskers, Gaara's eye rings, Hinata & Neji's eyes, Sakura's pink hair]''...chil...dren...''[flops into her seat]'' I NEED A DRINK. NOW.\
233'''Shizune''': I knew that you wouldn't want to drink in front of the children, so I've made some lemonade!
234* IOweYouMyLife: Hakumei believe in calling in any and all [[BigDamnHeroes life-preserving favors]] they've been presented with.
235* IShallTauntYou: Sai, [[ItAmusedMe always.]]
236* {{Irony}}:
237** [[spoiler:Neji]] thinks it's weird to fight alongside [[spoiler:Gai and Lee]].
238** Hakumei pretends to be Kusa nin entering the Chunin exams and the residents of Konoha treat them with hostility for being foreigners. Six out of the nine members of the team are actually from Konoha.
239** Tenten, who wasn't born in Konoha, disparages Neji for being a "foreigner" when he was born in Konoha.
240** Yumi mocks Sasuke for being an orphan with no clan, completely unaware that he's from the same clan as her. In fact, [[spoiler:she would have been his sister-in-law if her ArrangedMarriage to Itachi had occurred as planned]].
241** Kiba expresses a desire to avenge Naruto's "death" while Naruto himself is in the room listening.
242** [[spoiler:Kimimaro]] ends up fighting against [[spoiler:the Sound Four]].
243* InternalizedCategorism: Tenten is hostile toward non-Konoha nin due to her own insecurities over the fact that she's not originally from Konoha. Neji calls her out on this.
244* ItsPersonal: Sasuke always disliked Yumi, but when she [[spoiler:nearly kills Sakura in the Chuunin Exams]] he declares a blood feud against her clan. [[spoiler:Which is also ''his'' clan.]]
245* {{Jerkass}}: Yumi, Gato and Sora. Surprisingly, the Sound nin behave themselves outside of battle.
246* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Zabuza would rather be fighting... but given the chance to honestly help, he can be talked/guilted into it. Kiba has been raised on Danzou's propaganda, but deep down his heart's in the right place.
247* JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope: In Chapter 32, [[spoiler:Yumi murders Hana in order to unlock her Mangekyou Sharingan.]]
248* KickTheDog: Sora tries to kill Dosu in their preliminary match even after the match is called. Yumi does it pretty much whenever she talks.
249* KickTheMoralityPet: AsYouKnow, gaining the Mangekyou Sharingan means killing the person closest to you. [[spoiler:Hana Inuzuka]] is pretty much the only living person in-story that Yumi is comparatively nice that isn't an Uchiha. [[JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope So...]]
250* KickThemWhileTheyAreDown: Twice. During the preliminary round both Yumi and Sora continue attacking their opponents (Sakura and Dosu, respectively) after incapacitating them and other people have to intervene.
251* KillAndReplace: [[spoiler:Kusa hired Hakumei to pretend to be Kusa nin after the genin team they sent never arrived in Konoha. Later, the genin team does arrive, but they don't notice that Hakumei are fakes. As it turns out, they're not real Kusa nin either: the Sound Four killed the real genin team and stole their identities. Tayuya impersonated Kiyoko, Sakon and Ukon impersonated Ren, Kidomaru impersonated Aoi, and Jirobo impersonated the jonin sensei Tarou]].
252* KilledOffForReal: The Third Hokage, Minato, Kushina, Hizashi, several Uchiha, [[spoiler:Hiashi]], and [[spoiler:Hana]].
253* KilledOffScreen: [[spoiler:Inoichi Yamanaka is confirmed dead after Hakumei, Kinen, and their allies retreat from Konoha]].
254* LadyMacbeth: The author notes that it is rare for a Naruto fanfic to have an evil [[spoiler:Mikoto Uchiha]] in it.
255* LaResistance: Kinen, to Danzou's regime.
256* LaserGuidedAmnesia: [[spoiler:Orochimaru]] has absolutely no idea what [[spoiler:he]]'s been up to for the past 13 years.
257* LaserGuidedTykebomb: Thanks to his actions, [[HoistByHisOwnPetard Danzo inadvertently forms Hakumei]], who seek to destroy him. [[LampshadeHanging Tsunade even points it out.]] Considering that Akatsuki is one of the reasons that Naruto and Gaara are Jinchuuriki, they also count toward them as well.
258* LastOfHisKind: Kimimaro is the last of the Kaguya clan and the first to have their Bloodline Limit in a long time. It does not seem to bother him.
259* LeaveYourQuestTest: [[spoiler:Kiba]] tries this with Naruto, only for Naruto to swiftly reject it. [[spoiler:Mikoto]] also tries this with Sasuke, and he's more conflicted before ultimately rejecting it as well.
260* LetsFightLikeGentlemen: It was highly probable that members of Hakumei would fight one another in the Chuunin Exams, but for their fight, [[spoiler:Naruto and Haku]] set their own victory conditions--[[spoiler:Taijutsu only, with a five minute time limit; whoever does the worst forfeits]].
261* LikeASonToMe: How Gai views his students, but Lee in particular.
262* LivingEmotionalCrutch: Naruto, Sasuke and Hinata are this to Iruka, Itachi and [[spoiler:Hiashi]], respectively, as the former's absence brings about drastic changes in the latter's lives; i.e., Iruka becomes bitter and jaded, Itachi falls out of favor with his family, and [[spoiler:Hiashi]] [[DespairEventHorizon gives up on the world]].
263* TheLoad: Matsuri is only on Temari and Kankuro's team because they need a third member. She can't contribute much because she's nowhere near their level of skill and her teammates clearly hate her for it.
264* TheLostLenore: Implied regarding [[spoiler:Zabuza's former teammate, Miyako]].
265* MamaBear: Tsunami standing up to the goons that Gato sent after her and Inari.
266* TheMedic: Sakura, Hinata, and Haku fill this role for Hakumei. All of them have medical skills.
267* MeleeATrois: The [[spoiler:Kinen/Hakumei rebellion]]? It's on the same day as the Sound/Sand Invasion. Cue a three-way battle between [[spoiler:the rebels, the invaders, and Danzo's forces]]. Things get messy quickly, and because no one planned for this, [[spoiler:no one wins]]. All three sides take losses, but [[spoiler:Hakumei and the exposed members of LaResistance have to cut and run, leaving Danzou still in power.]]
268* AMindIsATerribleThingToRead: During the first round of the Chunin Exams, Ino tries to possess Gaara [[MundaneUtility so she can copy his answers]]. Unfortunately, an AxCrazy demon lives inside his head.
269* TheMole:
270** [[spoiler:Ibiki]] is a member of Kinen, but he acts loyal to Danzo because his position is too important to Kinen's survival for him to be able to afford rebelling openly.
271** [[spoiler:Yumi was sent to pretend to be a genin so she could spy on Kakashi]].
272* MoralityPet: Zabuza has some genuine affection for Isaribi. [[spoiler:Even Kisame notices, which is why he threatens to kill her just to rile him up]].
273* MyMasterRightOrWrong: The Inuzuka clan are loyal to Danzo simply because he's the Hokage. They're pretty decent people, but due to their animal pack mentality they don't question orders that seem to come from a legitimate authority.
274* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: Tsunade gives the kids some very badass nicknames, partly in the hopes they'll grow into them, partly to give them a treat, and largely to keep from using their surnames which are... conspicuous. Here are the characters' new full names as translated by the author:
275** Sabaku no Gaara (Gaara of the Desert)
276** Haka no Kimimaro (Kimimaro of the Tomb)
277** Shin’en no Sai (Sai of the Abyss)
278** Rasen no Neji (Neji of the Spiral)
279** Hara no Haku (Haku of the Tundra). The rest of Hakumei also refers to Haku as a "[[RunningGag closet evil mastermind]]".
280** Gesshoku no Hinata (Hinata of the Lunar Eclipse)
281** Nisshoku no Sakura (Sakura of the Solar Eclipse)
282** Arashi no Sasuke (Sasuke of the Tempest)
283** Shippuu no Naruto (Naruto of the Hurricane)
284* ANaziByAnyOtherName: Konoha under Danzo's rule becomes a militaristic PoliceState that attacks other villages without provocation, is obsessed with its own superiority, and promotes hatred of anyone deemed "inferior", especially foreigners. The Uchiha Military Police are essentially a ninja version of the Brownshirts or the SS.
285* {{Nephewism}}: Danzo discreetly had several members of the Saratobi family killed, including Konohamaru's parents. Konohamaru ends up in the care of his uncle, Asuma.
286* NeverMessWithGranny: Tsunade [[spoiler:and Chiyo]]; the same as canon.
287* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Good work running straight to Danzo with Hakumei's identities, [[spoiler:''Konohamaru'']].
288* NiceJobFixingItVillain: [[spoiler:Dosu, Kin, and Zaku]] attempt to get Naruto disqualified from the Chunin Exams, but it just results in him meeting [[spoiler:Yugito]] and getting her to ally with Hakumei.
289* NiceMeanAndInBetween:
290** '''Nice:''' Haku and Hinata are the most polite, while Naruto is the most friendly.
291** '''Mean:''' Sai pisses people off with his BrutalHonesty, Sasuke is a vengeful BloodKnight, and Sakura is the team's HeroicComedicSociopath.
292** '''In-Between:''' Gaara is CuteAndPsycho, Neji is reserved and stoic, and Kimimaro does things that frighten people but (usually) isn't malicious.
293* TheNicknamer: Tsunade gives the nine members of Hakumei their distinctive names.
294* NightmareFuelStationAttendant: Kimimaro likes telling weird stories, and reanimating his bones while they're not in his body, and freaking people out in general.
295* NotMeThisTime: Iwa staunchly denied having anything to do with the Third Hokage's death or the disappearance of the six Konoha children for years. Even though no proof of their involvement was ever found, Iwa still got the blame.
296* NotSoStoic: [[spoiler:Yumi is legitimately shocked when the Chunin Exam area erupts into chaos and Sasuke dispels a genjutsu to reveal his Hakumei uniform. He's immensely satisfied by the look on her face]].
297* NotQuiteDead: [[spoiler:Kisame is revealed to still be alive after his fight with Zabuza]].
298[[/folder]]
299
300[[folder: O - Z]]
301* ObliviousToLove: Naruto doesn't notice Hinata's obvious crush on him, to the bemusement of their teammates.
302* ObnoxiousInLaws: Downplayed. [[spoiler:Sasuke knew Yumi when he was little because she used to be engaged to his older brother, and he hated her back then as well]].
303* OddFriendship: Neji and Shikamaru. Haku and [[spoiler:[[DudeLooksLikeALady Deidara]]]] of all things.
304* OffWithHisHead: Kakashi does this to [[spoiler:Gato]]. Later, Zabuza does this to [[spoiler:Kisame]].
305* OhCrap: The kids when, after escaping Danzo, [[spoiler:Itachi]] finds them escaping Konoha in a merchant's cart. [[PetTheDog He gives a scroll to Sasuke]] and sends them on their way.
306* OfficialCouple: Naruto and Hinata, Sasuke and Sakura. It's announced in the intro to the first chapter. In-story, Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura remain oblivious. Iruka and Anko get together at the end of Part 2 after some considerable sexual tension.
307* OlderThanTheyLook: [[spoiler:Uchiha Yumi]] manages to fool everyone about her actual age, although most people think ''something'' is off about her.
308* {{Omake}}: There are short scenes at the end of most chapters, mostly for fun with loose connections to the main story (though some are referenced in the story proper) including one that has [[spoiler:Santa Claus]] make an appearance; as Naruto declares, he may be the greatest ninja in the world for sneaking past the Sannin.
309* OneManArmy: Naruto and Gaara, for obvious reason. [[spoiler:When Gaara sends a distress signal at the Hokage monument, it's a major OhCrap moment.]]
310* OutOfCharacterAlert:
311** A ROOT ninja tries to trick Ino into letting him into her family's flower shop by using a genjutsu that sounds like her father's voice. She doesn't buy it because he calls her "Princess", while her father actually calls her "[[EmbarrassingNickname BonBon]]".
312** Jiraiya and Tsunade realize something is wrong with [[spoiler:Orochimaru]] after [[spoiler:he [[ICannotSelfTerminate begs them to kill him]] during their battle, something completely at odds with [[ImmortalitySeeker his infamous fear of death]]. They knock him out and bring him to Hinata, who discovers a powerful seal on his brain]].
313* PapaWolf: [[spoiler:Hiashi]] faces off against the entire Uchiha clan to protect his children.
314* ParentalNeglect: Sasuke, in the opening sequence, decides to run away from home because his parents hardly seem to care about him. They're so focused on Itachi that they barely acknowledge anything he does.
315* ParentalSubstitute: Jiraiya and Tsunade raise the members of Hakumei. Additionally, Naruto admits that he sees Iruka as a father figure.
316* ParentsAsPeople: [[spoiler:As it turns out, the reason why Hiashi disowned both Hinata and Neji is that Hinata is too gentle for the village elders to ever allow her to be clan leader and she would need protection, something that Neji could provide. [[FridgeLogic Why he decided this when they were 6 and 7 years old is anyone's guess]] but for once, he wasn't motivated by spite.]]
317* ParentsKnowTheirChildren: A point of contrast between [[spoiler:Mikoto and Fugaku Uchiha and Hiashi Hyuuga. The Uchihas fail to recognize Sasuke when he's standing right in front of them. Mikoto learns his true identity from a third party and Fugaku doesn't live to learn the truth. Hiashi recognizes Hinata and Neji the instant he sees them, despite the genjutsu used to hide their Byakugan]].
318* PetTheDog: While Yumi is a clear-cut HateSink who just killed her best friend Hana to gain power, she spares Kiba out of respect for Hana, even though she's fully aware Kiba saw the whole scene.
319* PlatonicCoParenting: Jiraiya and Tsunade raise nine kids together while keeping their relationship platonic, mostly on Tsunade's part.
320* PoisonedWeapons: [[spoiler:The tip of Yumi's whip contains a non-lethal poison]].
321* PoliceState: Konoha becomes one under Danzo's rule. The Uchiha Military Police and ROOT are everywhere, keeping an eye on the population. They have the authority to arrest and execute anyone they deem a threat, for whatever reason, and as a result everyone is constantly on edge. Naruto and co are disorientated by how much has changed, especially because their disguise as Kusa nin means they face the brunt of Konoha's xenophobia.
322* PowerPerversionPotential: Lampshaded when Sakura mentions that Hinata could use the Tenshi Byakugan to see the guys without their clothes on.
323* PrimalScene: One night, Gaara goes looking for something do with his insomnia-induced boredom and finds [[DirtyOldMan Jiraiya's]] library. Hilarity and mentally scarring imagery ensues.
324* PunctuatedForEmphasis:
325** Haku to some Iwa genin in the Chunin exams: "I. Am. Not. A. Girl."
326** Kimimaro to Kiba during their match in the preliminaries.
327--->''"A. True. Ninja. Is. Always. Growing," [[spoiler:Kimimaro]] said between punches, "Always. Learning. Stronger. Techniques. And. Never. Allowing. Themselves. To. Stop."''
328* ReignOfTerror: Danzo runs the Village Hidden in the Leaves ''[[RightWingMilitiaFanatic his]]'' way: a police state at home and backstabbing everyone he can get away with abroad. He replaces the regular ANBU with his ROOT forces and has them out in the open, and gives the Uchiha clan's Military Police nearly total free reign to do whatever they want. leaving the villagers living in a state of constant fear. Konoha's international reputation goes in the dumpster due to his "betray everyone before they can betray us" frenzy.
329* {{Revenge}}:
330** Tsunade and Jiraiya want to kill Danzo personally for murdering their teacher.
331** Kiba wants revenge against Iwa for supposedly killing Naruto, unaware that Naruto is alive and Iwa had nothing to do with his disappearance.
332** Sasuke swears to get revenge against Yumi for torturing Sakura.
333* TheRival: Kiba to Kimimaro, Yumi to Sakura and Sasuke, and Zabuza to Kisame.
334* RunningGag:
335** Ninja Puffs cereal.
336** Neji kicking people in his sleep.
337** Haku, the [[BewareTheNiceOnes "closet evil mastermind"]] [[DudeLooksLikeALady who looks like a girl.]]
338* RunOrDie: At the beginning of the story, the children are faced with these options after seeing the Hokage's death.
339* SadisticChoice: Yumi imposes one on Sasuke when she [[spoiler:brings his mother into the street to convince him to stay in Konoha]]. It stalls him, right up until [[spoiler:[[BigDamnHeroes Hiashi]] shows up]].
340* SavvyGuyEnergeticGirl: Iruka and Anko, who are pretty much dating by Part 2.
341* SayingTooMuch: [[spoiler:Naruto accidentally lets its slip to Shino that Sora is not the true vessel of the Kyuubi, raising questions as to how Naruto knows who the true vessel is]].
342* SecretIdentity: In Part Two, although with the twist that the kids use part of their real names when masked, and use false names and backgrounds while unmasked.
343* SecretProjectRefugeeFamily: Hakumei again. They are children on the run that bonded while running and living in hiding.
344* SecretTestOfCharacter: Used by Ibiki during the Chunin Exams to weed out anyone who wasn't mentally strong enough to become a chunin. Only those who were willing to risk being banned from ever taking the exam again were able to pass.
345* SheepInSheepsClothing: A few characters suspect Haku and Hinata of faking their niceness, but they really are that nice.
346* ShipTease: Sai flirts with Ino throughout Part 2. Haku and Isaribi are very close.
347* ShoutOut:
348%%** To, of all things, ''WesternAnimation/{{Ratatouille}}''.
349** To ''Anime/DigimonTamers'': Haku's surname is Akiyama and his pseudonym is Ryou.
350* ShownTheirWork: The author has extensive knowledge of Eastern cultures and it shows. For the sake of those who don't, she points it out in the author's notes.
351* SilkHidingSteel: Hinata is kind, polite, and more traditionally feminine than Sakura or Tsunade. Underneath her well-mannered exterior, she's a deadly kunoichi who's not afraid to get her hands dirty. Hanabi is trying to be this.
352%%* TheSnarkKnight: Zabuza.
353* SpannerInTheWorks: Hakumei is this to the [[spoiler:Sand/Sound invasion]]. Although [[spoiler:they don't win the fight]] (for reasons explained in Bittersweet Ending), four out of nine of its members are recognized as the children that Konoha originally went to war to save. This means that not only will it get out that Konoha utterly failed to achieve its directives but their resources didn't even get their info right. Thus, Konoha's reputation takes a dive.
354* SparedByTheAdaptation: Kimimaro's terminal illness is caught early and cured by Tsunade. The Uchiha clan don't get massacred because Danzo secures their loyalty to him after he takes over. Haku joins the kids and avoids getting picked up by Zabuza, so he doesn't die on the bridge with him. Zabuza doesn't die on the bridge, either, for that matter.
355* SpeakIllOfTheDead: Konohamaru wants a shinobi who's not from Konoha to train him because the shinobi in Konoha are always disparaging his late grandfather. He settles on Naruto, thinking he's a foreigner.
356* SpySpeak: Used by Kinen. Members identify themselves to other with the phrase "A memory is never completely forgotten".
357* TheStationsOfTheCanon: Granted, the events of the stations happen much differently, but the Wave and Chunin Exam arcs take up almost the entirety of part 2. Because those events are much different, it would be damned hard to follow the stations coming next, so ultimately averted.
358* StepfordSmiler: Sai at the beginning. He still does the fake smiling thing, but now mostly when he's angry and [[InvisibleToNormals doesn't want a normal person to notice]].
359* SternTeacher: Although she does her share of mothering them, Tsunade has high standards for Hakumei and very firmly guides them.
360* SweetTooth: The Shukaku demands sugar, in addition to blood and death. Gaara avoids anything sweet from fear of giving it what it wants.
361* ThatCameOutWrong: Zabuza has a moment like this when [[spoiler:he rescues Yugito Nii during the Sound/Sand Invasion]]. In a twist, he doesn't say it aloud and it ''still'' comes out wrong.
362-->''This little chick was a little too sure of herself for him. He actually liked shy girls. Particularly when they were younger than him. Zabuza blinked as the thought occurred to him. Somehow...that didn't sound right...''
363* ThickerThanWater:
364** [[spoiler:Hiashi]] explicitly chooses [[spoiler:his daughters and nephew]] over his village.
365** [[spoiler:Itachi]] abandons [[spoiler:the Akatsuki]] to be with his brother.
366* TheTeam:
367** TheLeader: Naruto.
368** TheLancer and NumberTwo: Sasuke, a role he proves very competent at.
369** {{The Smart Guy}}s: Sakura, Haku and Sai.
370** {{The Big Guy}}s: Neji, Gaara and Kimimaro.
371** TheHeart: Hinata.
372** TeamDad: Jiraiya.
373** TeamMom: Tsunade.
374* TechnicalPacifist: As usual, if Haku can avoid it, he doesn't kill people.
375* TeenSuperSpy: Being the GoodCounterpart to Akatsuki, Hakumei becomes a group of these. [[BadassAdorable Damned proficient ones, too.]]
376* TellMeAboutMyFather: Naruto learns about his family and his condition early on thanks to Tsunade.
377* ThatManIsDead: [[spoiler:Sasuke]] when confronting [[spoiler:his mother]].
378-->''"I won't be coming home again. It's too late. This is my life now. I...am not [[spoiler:Uchiha Sasuke]]. My name is [[spoiler:Arashi no Sasuke]]. The one who will break the power of [[spoiler:the Uchiha clan]]."''
379* ThemeNaming:
380** The two Hakumei girls become “Hinata of the Lunar Eclipse” and “Sakura of the Solar Eclipse”.
381** More subtly: ''Hakumei'' means "twilight". Seeing as two of the group are jinchuuriki, [[FridgeBrilliance Hakumei is almost certainly going to end up fighting against Akatsuki ("daybreak")]].
382* TitleDrop: Memorably in Chapter Six:
383-->'''Tsunade''': From this day on, you are Hakumei, the twilight of your enemies. You will call yourselves that, or I won’t teach you.
384* TogetherInDeath: [[spoiler:Hiashi reunites with his twin brother Hizashi in the afterlife when he's killed]].
385* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: Sakura and Hinata, respectively.
386* TookALevelInJerkass: While he never stops being who he is, Iruka misses Naruto when he escapes and it shows. He warms back up when he returns.
387* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Sasuke really, really likes tomatoes.
388* TrueCompanions:
389** The group that gives the fic its name. Tsunade calls them the "assorted mudpuppies" when she's not calling them "Hakumei."
390** The Legendary Sannin ''used'' to be this. One of the first things Tsunade does once she takes the kids in is tell them the history of her "family" and warn them not to make the same mistakes.
391** Zabuza muses that Hakumei's bond with each other is similar to the bond the Seven Swordsmen once had.
392* {{Tsundere}}: Tsunade, Anko, and Zabuza are Type A. Sakura [[CharacterDevelopment develops]] from a ShrinkingViolet to a Type A.
393* TwoGirlsToATeam: Sakura and Hinata are the only girls in Hakumei, compared to their seven male teammates.
394* TyrantTakesTheHelm: Danzo. After six years of his rule, Konoha is practically unrecognizable.
395* UnderestimatingBadassery: Several genin taking the Chunin Exams assume the members of Hakumei, who are posing as Kusa nin, are weak because Kusa is a relatively minor village and doesn't have an intimidating reputation. The truth becomes apparent as soon as they actually fight them.
396* UnsportsmanlikeGloating: Even after Hayate calls the match due to Sakura being incapacitated, Yumi keeps torturing her and bragging about how great the Uchiha clan is. Sasuke has to step in to finally make her stop.
397* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom:
398** [[spoiler:Konohamaru]] runs to tell Danzo that some of Hakumei's members are the kids who disappeared six years earlier, not understanding that Danzo is the bad guy.
399** Mikage Satoshi gives the signal to start the Sand/Sound invasion way too early. To be fair to him, though, someone ''did'' trip on the stairs at just the right place (which was the signal for him to give his signal).
400* UndergroundCity: [[spoiler:Hakumei retreat to the dead village of Uzu. After carving out space underneath the ruins, they make it their new base of operations. Three years later, with defectors from Konoha and other allies living there as well, they've essentially resurrected Uzu as a Hidden Village]].
401* UnwittingPawn: [[spoiler:Hakumei don't know that Madara Uchiha had been using them to strike against Konoha. He helped them escape so they could return to cause turmoil in the future. Danzo, Itachi, and Orochimaru's actions were all part of Madara's plan as well]].
402* UriahGambit: Danzo sends shinobi who were loyal to the Third Hokage on missions that he knows they can't handle as a way to get them killed. That's how [[spoiler:Asuma's brother]] died.
403* VillainTeamUp: [[spoiler:Yumi joins the Akatsuki, effectively taking Itachi's place after he defects]].
404* VillainWithGoodPublicity: Within Konoha, Danzo is admired for being a strong leader in a time of crisis. Too bad he's the one who caused the crisis in the first place.
405* WellDoneSonGuy: Sasuke's case of this leads eventually to enough frustration that he runs away. Returning as a member of Hakumei gives him an outsider's perspective on his family that makes him wonder why he wanted the parental approval in the first place.
406* WickedStepmother: Implied with Tenten's foster mom, who has an issue with her origins.
407* WiseBeyondTheirYears: Hakumei, Shino, Hanabi and Gamakichi.
408* WhiteMaskOfDoom: When the kids begin acting as Hakumei in Part Two, they wear full-face white masks with the kanji of their [[{{Codename}} codenames]] on the forehead, as shown in [[http://stray-ink92.deviantart.com/gallery/26780922#/d302591 the fanart that serves as the page image]] and [[http://stray-ink92.deviantart.com/gallery/26780922# the rest of that artist's Hakumei pictures]].
409* WouldHurtAChild:
410** Naruto, Sasuke, Sakura, Hinata, Neji, and Sai fled Konoha because they knew without a doubt that Danzo would kill them once he found out they witnessed his murder of Hiruzen. Even though Danzo ''didn't'' know they were witnesses, he still planned to have them killed because they could contradict the official story that they were kidnapped by Iwa nin.
411** It's revealed that the Hyuuga elders planned to kill Hinata and Neji to protect the clan's secrets, but they disappeared before this happened.
412* YouAreWhatYouHate: Both [[spoiler:Sasuke]] and [[spoiler:Itachi]] hate what the [[spoiler:Uchiha]] clan have become. Both of them state that they plan to destroy it.
413* YouShallNotPass:
414** Gaara holds back the majority of Danzo's counterattack forces with a little help from the Nara clan at the Hokage monument.
415** [[PapaWolf Hiashi]] holds off the entire Uchiha clan to cover [[spoiler:Hakumei and Kinen]]'s retreat.
416* YouWillBeSpared:
417** [[spoiler:Kimimaro]] planned to kill each member of the Sound Four. After he kills Jirobo and Kidomaru, Sakon and Ukon completely abandon Tayuya to save their own necks. Disgusted by their lack of remorse for leaving their teammate to die, he decides to just take Tayuya prisoner.
418** [[spoiler:Kiba]] doesn't understand why [[spoiler:Naruto]] didn't kill him when he had the chance because it runs counter to everything he'd been told by [[spoiler:Danzo]].
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