History FanFic / ConnectingTheDots

In ''Connecting the Dots'' (available in [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5736374/1/Connecting_the_Dots English]] and [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6893828/1/Conectando-los-puntos Spanish]]), a desperate move by [[Manga/{{Naruto}} Kakashi]] sends the rookies into another dimension, revealing a world crisis for both the WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague and the WesternAnimation/{{Teen Titans|2003}}.

** When discussing the multiverse with Flash, Mr. Terrific uses a strip from ''WebComic/XKCD''. This then segues into the former talking about how he finds ''ComicStrip/{{Peanuts}}'' to be rather dark.

** When discussing the multiverse with Flash, Mr. Terrific uses a strip from ''WebComic/XKCD''. This then segues into the former talking about how he finds ''ComicStrip/ThePeanuts'' to be rather dark.

* ForWantOfANail: A chapter with Karin as the viewpoint character reveals that in this version of the Naruto story, Sasuke didn't abandon Juugo and Suigetsu during the attack on the Kages, which in turn lead to Taka taking down Danzo and leaving the area before Sakura could reach them. It's never suggested to be the case, but this ''may'' have been what eventually led to the Kakashi led mission to take down Sasuke, and in turn the events of the story.

* WhamEpisode: [[DistantFinale Chapter 33]] came nearly a year after the story was supposedly complete. Before that, Chapter 32 had Batman and Wonder Woman peeking in at [[Franchise/MarvelUniverse another dimension]] watching a costumed guy [[Franchise/SpiderMan shoot webs at his enemies]].

* DramaticallyMissingThePoint: Neji when the Teen Titans [[WhatTheHellHero chew him out]] for [[spoiler:killing Doctor Light. He doesn't understand why anyone would have problem with killing enemy on the battlefield and thinks the Titans needed him alive for practical reasons, like interrogation]].

* ArtificialLimbs: [[spoiler: Tenten loses a hand in her escape from Lex Luthor's captivity]], but Cyborg and Fixit give her a mechanical arm with a built in laser gun. She is ''very'' pleased.

* BreakThemByTalking: Lex Luthor[[spoiler:/ComicBook/{{Darkseid}}]] gives a particularly devastating lecture to Superman [[spoiler: after completing the Anti-Life Equation]].
* BroughtDownToNormal: The Spectre [[spoiler: strips Sasuke of his chakra]] and dumps him in Gotham City. It goes [[HumiliationConga about as well]] [[BreakTheHaughty as you'd expect]].
* CharacterDevelopment: Sasuke shows subtle signs of developing some measure of empathy [[spoiler: after his [[BreakTheHaughty experiences]] in Gotham City]]. [[spoiler: This culminates in the final scene in [[WhamEpisode Chapter]] [[DistantFinale 33]], where he is in charge of Otogakure, welcomed by Naruto into the Shinobi Alliance.]]

* DramaticallyMissingThePoint: Neji when the Teen Titans [[WhatTheHellHero chew him out]] for [[spoiler: killing Doctor Light. He doesn't understand why anyone would have problem with killing enemy on the battlefield and thinks the Titans needed him alive for practical reasons, like interrogation]].
* DynamicEntry: Is shouted by none other than Gai himself [[spoiler: [[BigDamnHeroes when he saves Mr. Terrific and Green Arrow from Bane]]]].

** [[spoiler: Naruto and Sasuke]] make a [[BashBrothers formidable pair]] against [[spoiler: [[FusionDance Darkthor]].]]
** The Spectre tries to do this with [[spoiler: Kyuubi and Trigon]] but the latter basically laughs in his face and the former only agrees after it's pointed out that [[spoiler: Luthor could BodySurf Naruto and take control of him]].

** [[spoiler: Sasuke loses his left eye in the fight with Kyuubi Naruto.]]
** Later [[spoiler: Neji shoots Bizarro right in the eye with a Blue Kryptonite arrow]].
** [[spoiler: Luthor/Darkseid rips out Kakashi's Sharingan]].

* FusionDance: [[spoiler: '''"I was once [[ComicBook/LexLuthor Luthor]]. I was once {{ComicBook/Darkseid}}...Now I am both."''']]

* IntercontinuityCrossover: Did you miss the part up there where it said "WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague" and "Manga/{{Naruto}}?" There a few thousand pop culture references sprinkled around also. [[spoiler: [[ComicBook/TheSandman Death of the Endless]] even shows up]].

* JokerImmunity: Lampshaded in a discussion between Mr. Terrific and [[spoiler: James Corrigan]] about how only the heroes or villains ever seem to cheat death while civilians tend to stay dead.

* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Kakashi finally decides to teleport himself ([[MyFriendsAndZoidberg and Gai]]) to the DCAU, [[spoiler: and appears right in front of Lex Luthor, who rips the Mangekyou Sharingan out of his head and uses it to complete The Anti-Life Equation]].

* RefugeInAudacity: [[spoiler: To keep word from getting out about Huntress' pregnancy,]] Question destroys her and his latest blood samples (in full view of Mr. Terrific and Green Arrow) and asks where the medical records are kept. After Terrific tells him, warning him only to tell Batman he's deleting files again. Why? Because he told them it's a safeguard against a Mayan conspiracy, and it's [[ConspiracyTheorist Question]].

* SuperpowerMeltdown: Ino, [[spoiler: unaware and untrained in her newly unlocked telepathic abilities, ends up unintentionally {{mind rap|e}}ing her friends.]] It takes Sai, and a handful of people with a SplitPersonalityTakeover to reach her and rein her in.

* TitleDrop: Reverend [=McCay=] does this when his EpiphanyTherapy to Sasuke segues into discussing his own raison d'être.

* TooGoodForThisSinfulEarth: This is largely what [[spoiler: Norman [=McCay=]]] dies of. May also be considered TooCoolToLive.

* TraumaCongaLine: Ooooh, does Sasuke [[BreakTheHaughty get it bad here]]. Halfway through the story, he [[spoiler: [[EyeScream loses his left eye]] in a fight with Kyuubi Naruto, then gets [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech lectured]] by ComicBook/TheSpectre about how his vengeance-seeking will be his downfall. The Spectre then [[BroughtDownToNormal strips him of his chakra]], forcing him to commit acts of petty burglary, which gets a partner he recruited killed and his leg mangled by a shotgun]]. And ''then'' [[spoiler: [[WesternAnimation/TeenTitans2003 Johnny Rancid's]] gang finds him and [[CurbStompBattle beats him up for fun]] before deciding he's NotWorthKilling. Only then does he decide he AintTooProudToBeg in the streets of Gotham]]. Fortunately, at that point, it was the only thing that prevented him from crossing the MoralEventHorizon. He gradually begins to recuperate and salvage his dignity [[spoiler: after meeting Norman [=McCay=]]].
* UnusuallyUninterestingSight: Robin is completely unmoved when [[spoiler: Sasuke forces him to relive his parents' deaths via Tsukuyomi]] because a whole bunch of other villains with MindRape-based powers have done the same thing before.

* YinYangClash: Sasuke's [[AbsurdlySharpBlade Sword of]] {{Kusanagi}} vs. Wonder Woman's Bracers of Athena: [[spoiler: The sword dents the bracers. Both characters are flabbergasted for the exact same reason; it's the first time they'd ever seen their respective tools NoSell.]]

Essentially runs off the premise that Kakashi's MS technique Kamui sends things to the DC universe. This gets out of hand when he accidentally sends the Konoha 11 plus Team Hebi to the DC world. The Justice League has to keep their rowdy visitors in line while trying to figure out a way to send them home. Spectre and a god-powered Luthor are also involved…

-->''"Ninjas? Don't make me laugh." Batman snorted. "Incredibly flamboyant with overpowered attacks? They can't begin to understand stealth."''

-->'''Huntress:''' "Just tell me why [Kiba] is in his boxers."\\
'''Question:''' "Because I took off his pants."

--->''[[Memes/{{Batman}} I'm Batman.]]''

* ShipperOnDeck: During a press conference involving Naruto and Superman, Hinata nervously asks Lois several questions about whether the latter ever feels small, umimportant, nervous, daunted, or just not good enough. Lois doesn't understand why Hinata is asking her all those questions until she notices the way the Hyuga girl is looking at Naruto, to which the reporter says "Ooh. ''That's'' what you were talking about." Hinata tries to deny what Lois is implying, only for the latter to reply that the former can't fool a reporter.

* SmartPeoplePlayChess: Shikamaru vs. Lex Luthor, frequently. At the ending, Shikamaru vs. the Goddamned Batman. [[spoiler: Just when Batman thinks he won without Shikamaru noticing, it turns out that Batman '''already''' lost.]]

-->'''Batman:''' ''Meta-criminals have no interest in Gotham. Gangsters do, because it is the only place most feel they have a chance. But so do businesses, research centers, and new families. While Metropolis' tourism business has been booming, Gotham's industry and population have been growing at unprecedented rates. Most people would rather live in a city where the buildings stay standing.''

--->'''Batman:''' ''The gangs, cartels, and mobs have been falling apart. Members are leaving, children on the streets no longer flock to the nearest racket boss. And there's more. The people in Gotham have started to stand up against the criminals. Just small reports, mind you—an officer who refused to cooperate, a clerk who tackled a gunman—but it's something I'd never thought to see.''

If you love the Rookie Twelve, this is the fic for you. Every one of them gets a crowning moment of awesome (yes, even Tenten; ESPECIALLY Tenten). The story is set in the somewhat broken continuity of the Franchise/DCAnimatedUniverse, but numerous characters from the larger DC universe (and from outside of it) make cameo appearances or more. At over 300,000 words, it's a long read, but worth it. [=NaruHina=] is part of the story, but it is a minor part and shouldn't turn you away from this excellent fic. Now complete.

* AlternateUniverse: The main twelve of Konoha + Sasuke's Hebi group get caught in Kakashi's Sharingan Warping Technique. The result is they end up scattered about the DC universe.

* BreakThemByTalking: Lex Luthor[[spoiler:/{{ComicBook/Darkseid}}]] gives a particularly devastating lecture to the Superman [[spoiler: after completing the Anti-Life Equation]].

* DynamicEntry: Is shouted by none other than the {{Trope Namer|s}} himself [[spoiler: [[BigDamnHeroes when he saves Mr. Terrific and Green Arrow from Bane]]]].

-->'''Huntress''': "Just tell me why [Kiba] is in his boxers."
-->'''Question''': "Because I took off his pants."

** To help verify Hinata's story about HowWeGotHere, Lois Lane asks her to use her Byakugan to [[Film/{{Superman}} identify what color underwear she's wearing]].

--->''[[{{Memes/Batman}} I'm Batman.]]''

* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Kakashi finally decides to teleport himself ([[MyFriendsAndZoidberg and Gai]]) to The DCAU, [[spoiler: and appears right in front of Lex Luthor, who rips the Mangekyou Sharingan out of his head and uses it to complete The Anti-Life Equation]].

** Several to ''{{Literature/Discworld}}''. Green Lantern replicates the 'Morporkian proving grounds of Atuinius 5'. There are references to Vetinari and Havelock streets in Gotham.

-->'''Batman''': ''Meta-criminals have no interest in Gotham. Gangsters do, because it is the only place most feel they have a chance. But so do businesses, research centers, and new families. While Metropolis’ tourism business has been booming, Gotham’s industry and population have been growing at unprecedented rates. Most people would rather live in a city where the buildings stay standing.''

--->'''Batman''': ''The gangs, cartels, and mobs have been falling apart. Members are leaving, children on the streets no longer flock to the nearest racket boss. And there’s more. The people in Gotham have started to stand up against the criminals. Just small reports, mind you—an officer who refused to cooperate, a clerk who tackled a gunman—but it’s something I’d never thought to see.''

* TraumaCongaLine: Ooooh, does Sasuke [[BreakTheHaughty get it bad here]]. Halfway through the story, he [[spoiler: [[EyeScream loses his left eye]] in a fight with Kyuubi Naruto, then gets [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech lectured]] by ComicBook/TheSpectre about how his vengeance-seeking will be his downfall. The Spectre then [[BroughtDownToNormal strips him of his chakra]], forcing him to commit acts of petty burglary, which gets a partner he recruited killed and his leg mangled by a shotgun]]. And ''then'' [[spoiler: [[WesternAnimation/TeenTitans Johnny Rancid's]] gang finds him and [[CurbStompBattle beats him up for fun]] before deciding he's NotWorthKilling. Only then does he decide he AintTooProudToBeg in the streets of Gotham]]. Fortunately, at that point, it was the only thing that prevented him from crossing the MoralEventHorizon. He gradually begins to recuperate and salvage his dignity [[spoiler: after meeting Norman [=McCay=]]].

* WhamEpisode: [[DistantFinale Chapter 33]] came nearly a year after the story was supposedly complete. Before that, Chapter 32 had Batman and Wonder Woman peeking in at another dimension watching a costumed guy [[Franchise/SpiderMan shoot webs at his enemies]].

* YinYangClash: Sasuke's [[AbsurdlySharpBlade Sword of]] {{Kusanagi}} vs Wonder Woman's Bracers of Athena: [[spoiler: The sword dents the bracers. Both characters are flabbergasted for the exact same reason; it's the first time they'd ever seen their respective tools NoSell.]]

* AnAxeToGrind: [[spoiler:Sakura makes a pair of her own out of titanium.]]

If you love the Rookie Twelve, this is the fic for you. Every one of them gets a crowning moment of awesome (yes, even Tenten; ESPECIALLY Tenten). The story is set in the somewhat broken continuity of the DCAU, but numerous characters from the larger DC universe (and from outside of it) make cameo appearances or more. At over 300,000 words, it's a long read, but worth it. [=NaruHina=] is part of the story, but it is a minor part and shouldn't turn you away from this excellent fic. Now complete.

** Superman vs a Rasenshuriken. That is all.
* YouNoTakeCandle: The mysterious passerby who hands a destitute [[spoiler: Sasuke]] a twenty dollar bill speaks this way. This character is a cameo by Pete from ''Film/TheMuppetsTakeManhattan'', who delivers the exact same lines in this way.

In ''Connecting the Dots'' (available in [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5736374/1/Connecting_the_Dots English]] and [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6893828/1/Conectando-los-puntos Spanish]]), a desperate move by [[Manga/{{Naruto}} Kakashi]] sends the rookies into another dimension, revealing a world crisis for both the WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague and the ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans2003''.

If you love the Rookie Twelve, this is the fic for you. Every one of them gets a crowning moment of awesome (yes, even Ten-Ten; ESPECIALLY Ten-Ten). The story is set in the somewhat broken continuity of the DCAU, but numerous characters from the larger DC universe (and from outside of it) make cameo appearances or more. At over 300,000 words, it's a long read, but worth it. [=NaruHina=] is part of the story, but it is a minor part and shouldn't turn you away from this excellent fic. Now complete.

* ExcusePlot: One random day, Naruto encounters Sasuke (ostensibly during the Sasuke retrieval arc) who conveniently just beat up all of their friends. Kakashi who is apparently Hokage in this continuity then uses Kamui to somehow bend space and time and throw everyone into the DC universe. From there the story runs itself.

In ''Connecting the Dots'' (available in [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5736374/1/Connecting_the_Dots English]] and [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6893828/1/Conectando-los-puntos Spanish]]), a desperate move by [[Manga/{{Naruto}} Kakashi]] sends the rookies into another dimension, revealing a world crisis for both the WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague and the WesternAnimation/TeenTitans.

* NotSoDifferent: The Spectre actually compares Sasuke to Batman when he was of similar age. Both having their parents murdered and lashing out at the entire world for it.

%%* BatmanGambit: Guess.

%%* ContinuityNod: The plastic tips at the end of shoelaces are called aglets.

%%* IronicEcho: "It's easier to ask for forgiveness than for permission."

%%** Luthor, to a lesser extent.

%%* TooGoodForThisSinfulEarth: This is largely what [[spoiler: Norman [=McCay=]]] dies of. May also be considered TooCoolToLive.
%%* TookALevelInBadass: Tenten likes automatic weaponry.

%%** Superman vs a Rasenshuriken. That is all.

* WorldOfCardboardSpeech: More like World of Cardboard Lessons as Superman starts his training of Naruto.

A desperate move by [[Manga/{{Naruto}} Kakashi]] sends the rookies into another dimension, revealing a world crisis for both the WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague and the WesternAnimation/TeenTitans.

If you love the rookie twelve, this is the fic for you. Every one of them gets a crowning moment of awesome (yes, even Ten-Ten; ESPECIALLY Ten-Ten). The story is set in the somewhat broken continuity of the DCAU, but numerous characters from the larger DC universe (and from outside of it) make cameo appearances or more. At over 300,000 words, its a long read, but worth it. [=NaruHina=] is part of the story, but it is a minor part and shouldn't turn you away from this excellent fic. Now complete.

Can be read [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5736374/1/Connecting_the_Dots here]]. It can be read in Spanish [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6893828/1/Conectando-los-puntos here]].

-->'''Huntress''': "Just tell me why he [Kiba] is in his boxers."

%%* MrExposition:
%%** The Spectre, especially in the earlier chapters.

%%* WorldOfCardboardSpeech: More like World of Cardboard Lessons as Superman starts his training of Naruto.

* CharacterDevelopment: Sasuke shows subtle signs of developing some measure of empathy [[spoiler: after his [[BreakTheHaughty experiences]] in Gotham City]]. This culminates in the final scene in [[WhamEpisode Chapter]] [[DistantFinale 33]], where he is in charge of Otogakure, welcomed by Naruto into the Shinobi Alliance.]]

* TraumaCongaLine: Ooooh, does [[JerkassWoobie Sasuke]] [[BreakTheHaughty get it bad here]]. Halfway through the story, he [[spoiler: [[EyeScream loses his left eye]] in a fight with Kyuubi Naruto, then gets [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech lectured]] by ComicBook/TheSpectre about how his vengeance-seeking will be his downfall. The Spectre then [[BroughtDownToNormal strips him of his chakra]], forcing him to commit acts of petty burglary, which gets a partner he recruited killed and his leg mangled by a shotgun]]. And ''then'' [[spoiler: [[WesternAnimation/TeenTitans Johnny Rancid's]] gang finds him and [[CurbStompBattle beats him up for fun]] before deciding he's NotWorthKilling. Only then does he decide he AintTooProudToBeg in the streets of Gotham]]. Fortunately, at that point, it was the only thing that prevented him from crossing the MoralEventHorizon. He gradually begins to recuperate and salvage his dignity [[spoiler: after meeting Norman [=McCay=]]].

* AlternateUniverse: In Story; The main twelve of Konoha + Sasuke's Hebi group get caught in Kakashi's Sharingan Warping Technique. The result is they end up scattered about the DC universe.

* BatmanGambit: Guess.

* CharacterDevelopment: While he never performs a HeelFaceTurn, Sasuke shows subtle signs of developing some measure of empathy [[spoiler: after his [[BreakTheHaughty experiences]] in Gotham City]].
** [[spoiler: And then the final scene in [[WhamEpisode Chapter]] [[DistantFinale 33]] has him in charge of Otogakure, welcomed by Naruto into the Shinobi Alliance, cementing his HeelFaceTurn.]]

* ContinuityNod: The plastic tips at the end of shoelaces are called aglets.

* EnemyMine: [[spoiler: Naruto and Sasuke]] make a [[BashBrothers formidable pair]] against [[spoiler: [[FusionDance Darkthor]].]]

* EyeScream: [[spoiler: Sasuke loses his left eye in the fight with Kyuubi Naruto.]]

** Also later [[spoiler: Luthor/Darkseid rips out Kakashi's Sharingan]].
* ExcusePlot: One random day, Naruto encounters Sasuke (Ostensibly during the Sasuke retrieval arc) who conveniently just beat up all of their friends. Kakashi who is apparently Hokage in this continuity then uses Kamui to somehow bend space and time and throw everyone into the DC universe. From there the story runs itself.

* IntercontinuityCrossover: Did you miss the part up there where it said "WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague" and "Manga/{{Naruto}}?" There a few thousand pop culture references sprinkled around also.
** One particularly great moment is when [[spoiler: [[ComicBook/TheSandman Death of the Endless]] shows up]].
* IronicEcho: "It's easier to ask for forgiveness than for permission."

* MrExposition: The Spectre, especially in the earlier chapters. Luthor too, to a lesser extent.

-->''[[{{Memes/Batman}} I'm Batman.]]''
* NeuralImplanting: Martian Manhunter clears up the communication problem for most of the Konoha team with his telepathy this way.

* RunningGag: "Unless it IS!" "Shut up, Flash."

* ShoutOut: If you look closely during Ino's psychic breakdown, you'll notice several characters with their own connections to the [[VideoGame/{{Psychonauts}} mind]]...
** Several to Discworld. Green Lantern replicates the 'Morporkian proving grounds of Atuinius 5'. Also references to Vetinari and Havelock streets in Gotham.

* TooGoodForThisSinfulEarth: This is largely what [[spoiler: Norman [=McCay=]]] dies of. May also be considered TooCoolToLive.
* TookALevelInBadass: Tenten likes automatic weaponry.

* WorldOfCardboardSpeech: More like World of Cardboard Lessons as Superman starts his training of Naruto.
* YinYangClash:
** Sasuke's [[AbsurdlySharpBlade Sword of]] {{Kusanagi}} vs Wonder Woman's Bracers of Athena: [[spoiler: The sword dents the bracers. Both characters are flabbergasted for the exact same reason; it's the first time they'd ever seen their respective tools NoSell.]]
** Superman vs a Rasenshuriken. That is all.

-->Superman: "Bruce, tell me again why this arm is so important."
-->Batman: "Because it came from another dimension."

* YinYangClash: Sasuke's [[AbsurdlySharpBlade Sword of]] {{Kusanagi}} vs Wonder Woman's Bracers of Athena
** [[spoiler: The sword dents the bracers. Both characters are flabbergasted, for different reasons.]]