Three of Kakashi's summon dogs are injured, and Kakashi has to leave on a five-week mission so isn't able to care for them. So, he decides to allow Sasuke, Naruto, and Sakura to care for them. Unfortunately the dog under Naruto's care, [[TalkingAnimal Guruko]], isn't exactly happy with his arrangement.

However, as he spends time with Naruto, he learns more about the 13-year old blonde and what exactly life is like for Naruto.

An AlternativeCharacterInterpretation story written by [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/1504180/ Windschild8178]] and told from the focus of Guruko, it is a well-written story that can invoke strong emotions from the reader. It can be read on Website/FanFictionDotNet [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/5745473/1/Accidental-Companions here]]

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!!''Fanfic/AccidentalCompanions'' provides examples of:

* BeautyIsBad: Syne is described as pretty but she's best avoided.
* BigDamnHeroes: [[spoiler: Might Gai]] seems to have this as a special ability.
* BlatantLies: Pretty much everything that comes out of Naruto’s mouth when he’s around his precious people.
* BloodFromTheMouth:As per Naruto's illness, [[spoiler: this trope is a sign that things are getting worse]].
* TheComplainerIsAlwaysWrong: Team 7’s attitude, even when Naruto the complainer is right or just asking for help.
%%* CornerOfWoe
* DealWithTheDevil: Naruto makes one with Syne. [[spoiler: To keep from being homeless, he puts up with her abuse and doesn't have too much of a way out of it, as she'd do far worse if he refused]].
%%* DefiledForever: A rare male example
* DefinitelyJustACold: Naruto tries to shrug or downplay his illness.
* {{Determinator}}: Naruto is a darker take on the trope, serving as something of a deconstruction, as him being so determined isn't doing wonders for his health.
* TheDogBitesBack: Eventually but it comes a bit too late.
* DoubleStandardAbuseFemaleOnMale: Subverted. Sakura's 'funny abuse' against Naruto is shown to affect him severely.
* DoubleStandardRapeFemaleOnMale: SO averted. It is all levels of wrong in the fic.
** However, invoked in the author's notes. "One more thing. I'm not describing male on male. The rapist is a female for my sanity's sake..."
* DownerEnding: Implied, assuming chapter 18 is supposed to be the last chapter, as [[spoiler: Sasuke comes to an empty hospital room]].
* EarnYourHappyEnding: Naruto thinks he’s in one of these kinds of stories when it’s a [[PowerOfTrust completely]] [[ThePowerOfFriendship different]] [[AFriendInNeed one]].
* FairWeatherMentor: Dammit, Kakashi and Jiraiya; you’re spitting all over Minato’s sacrifice!
* FalseFriend: Naruto’s view on Team 7
* {{Flanderization}}: Kakashi, Sasuke, and Sakura can be seen as this.
* FreudianExcuse: Naruto, several times over. He acts up because he wants attention but, more importantly, he just wanted to be loved, as he doesn't have any parents and he's ostracized because he's a jinchuuriki
* GreaterNeedThanMine: How Naruto sees everyone around him after years of being pushed aside
* GoldFever: In the sense of greed for money. It actually works out in Naruto’s favor.
* HeroicBSOD: Naruto after Ino’s prank and the resulting reaction from the villagers.
* INeverToldYouMyName: Gives Naruto a real BSOD moment when a certain [[AxCrazy someone]] knew his name before he told them it.
* InTheEndYouAreOnYourOwn: Naruto’s view after years of abuse and neglect by the entire village.
* {{Jerkass}}: Kakashi, Sasuke, and Sakura to Naruto, as they all treat him as a nuisance, push him aside, and, in the case of second, even [[spoiler:beats him up when he's not able to fight back]] .
* KnowWhenToFoldEm: Naruto needs to learn just when to stop struggling painfully and get a little help from some friends, though [[FreudianExcuse that’s not Naruto’s fault]].
* LaserGuidedKarma: [[spoiler: After all the unforgivable shit she pulled with Naruto, Syne's last moment in the story is spent being tortured to unconsciousness and back by Anko. When she tries to be defiant by attempting to pull a TakingYouWithMe with Naruto via a death hold jutsu, Anko simply responds by stating she'll have [[MindRape the Yamanaka]] take over for her while she watches.]]
* LonersAreFreaks: But it’s not like Naruto can help it; he’s tried making friends with Team 7, which failed.
* TheMillstone: Team 7’s opinion of Naruto, including Naruto's .
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: The rest of Team 7 realize too late how badly they’ve messed up.
** In Kakashi's case, [[spoiler: he realizes that Naruto was trying to ask him for help and that the latter was sick the whole time, along with that, due to finding him annoying, he failed to help him]].
** After a prank, [[spoiler: Sakura realizes how much that prank really hurt him, especially since she remembered that she never even apologized]].
** After beating him up, [[spoiler:Sasuke realizes ''why'' Naruto didn't want to fight him. When he goes to see him at the end, he finds an empty hospital room.]]
* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: [[spoiler:Sasuke]] delivers one on Naruto [[spoiler:because the latter refused to fight him]].
* NotEvenHuman: The justification used for Naruto’s abuse (most of it).
* AnOfferYouCantRefuse: Syne's deal with Naruto is laced in this. [[spoiler: He was homeless and alone without too many ways to pay rent and Syne offered a solution, which was to have certain "sessions" with her or deal with worse if he tries to back out. It's made even worse since Naruto was very young when this started.]]
%%* RapeAsDrama: Naruto.
* ScrewTheRulesIHaveConnections: [[spoiler: Syne]]’s connections keep any sort of retaliation from happening, nor does Naruto have an opening for escape. [[spoiler: At least, until the [[StatusQuoIsGod status quo]] falls to pieces.]]
* SecurityCling: Poor Naruto; shame his first experience with this is [[spoiler: after a [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil ‘session’]] with Syne]].
* SexSlave: Naruto, technically, as [[spoiler:Syne's his landlady and the alternative is that he'd be homeless]]
* SexualExtortion: [[spoiler: Syne is Naruto's landlady and so abuses him the way she does because 1) he'll be homeless otherwise, 2)her abuse is the closest thing that Naruto has to affection, and 3)she'd do far worse to him if he refuses, so he puts up with it]].
* ShowerOfAngst: [[BlatantLies Naruto takes one after extremely stressful days.]]
* StepfordSmiler: Naruto hides his upset (and condition) behind a smile.
* SoapOperaDisease: Whatever Naruto is sick with isn't really described but it's very serious and he's had it for a while.
* TagalongKid: This also seems to be Naruto’s role, as he doesn’t seem to accomplish any other role for the crew.
* TalkingAnimal: Guruko, like most of the summoned animals in Naruto. However, he didn't talk to Naruto at first.
* ThisIsSomethingHesGotToDoHimself: In probably the worst interpretation of the trope possible.
* TraumaCongaLine: Naruto endures a rather brutal one that doesn't end.
* TheUnfavourite: Naruto is a student version of this to Kakashi.
* AWolfInSheepsClothing: Syne pretends to be nice and caring but don't be fooled. At one point, she tells Naruto that she's not a nice and caring person without changing her tone.
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