* CargoShip: Naruto is ''really'' attached to his precious Stick.
* HilariousInHindsight: At the time the fic was written, it was generally considered a given by the fanbase that Naruto would become the 6th Hokage after Tsunade, and [[spoiler:Kakashi being made 6th Hokage while Naruto was indisposed]] was an interesting plot twist in this fic. [[spoiler:Then Kakashi became 6th Hokage in the actual manga, with Naruto only succeeding him as the 7th years after the story ended, shortly before the DistantFinale]].
* {{Narm}}: While the QuitYourWhining speech Naruto gives to [[spoiler:Sasuke]] is certainly awesome, when the two men descend into screaming "FUCK YOU!" at each other it doesn't help the gravity of the situation.
* TearJerker: [[spoiler:Kensha's death and its effect on Naruto.]]
** Naruto taking young Hitomi [[spoiler:to visit her mother's grave in chapter 16, 'Daddies Don't Cry']].
** Rather unexpectedly, [[spoiler:Karin's death, using the last of her life to save Juugo -the man who ''truly'' loved her- with her healing power, and Juugo's reaction to it.]]