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* Jeconais' ''[[http://jeconais.fanficauthors.net/The_banishment_of_Uzumaki_Naruto/The_banishment_of_Uzumaki_Naruto/ The banishment of Uzumaki Naruto]]'' in which the often-pulled fan trope of the town council being a powerful force grinding Naruto down is skewered, and Danzō's pet project gets rather nicely sporked as well. Notable in showing even an admitted CrackFic can be a Deconstruction Fic.
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* Jeconais' ''[[http://jeconais.fanficauthors.net/The_banishment_of_Uzumaki_Naruto/The_banishment_of_Uzumaki_Naruto/ The banishment of Uzumaki Naruto]]''
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* ''[[Fanfic/ThreesACrowdNaruto Three's A Crowd]]'':
** The Sandaime's decision to hide Naruto's heritage and status as the [[SealedInsideAPersonShapedCan Kyuubi's jinchuuriki]] comes back to haunt him here. While he ''did'' have ANBU agents keeping a "discreet" eye on Naruto, the overall lack of security results in the Akatsuki [[PlotTriggeringDeath successfully murdering him]] when he's just ten years old, with a passing mention of how the ANBU agents assigned to watch him were killed as well.
** Thanks to being completely LockedOutOfTheLoop regarding the Kyuubi's existence as well as his own past, Naruto has no earthly idea ''why'' he was murdered. He's also so ConditionedToAcceptHorror that he fears Sakura might be treated [[AllOfTheOtherReindeer with the same callous disregard and contempt]] that ''he'' received if anyone figures out that his consciousness is stuck inside her body.
** While Sakura isn't aware of the existence of ROOT ''per se'', she ''is'' aware that civilian-born children like herself have a tendency to disappear in Konoha if they draw too much attention to themselves, influencing her efforts to hide how much her skills as a shinobi are improving along with the matter of the whole situation with Naruto.
** Kakashi's teaching methods are heavily picked apart and criticized: his attempts to play a TricksterMentor just cause him to come off as an ApatheticTeacher, with Sasuke and Uo swiftly deciding that the Copy-nin isn't worth their time or respect. His PsychologicalProjection also becomes a major issue; he expects the new Team Seven to follow in the footsteps of the original without recognizing that they simply aren't the same people, attempting to shoehorn Sakura into becoming TheHeart while [[BlamingTheVictim blaming her]] for Sasuke and Uo's flagrant lack of regard. His reluctance to step up and ''directly'' address any of the boys' issues results in utter disaster, with Sakura [[RageAgainstTheMentor repeatedly entreating him]] to take matters more seriously before somebody is hurt or ''killed'' by his negligence.
** The Sandaime's decision to hide Naruto's heritage and status as the [[SealedInsideAPersonShapedCan Kyuubi's jinchuuriki]] comes back to haunt him here. While he ''did'' have ANBU agents keeping a "discreet" eye on Naruto, the overall lack of security results in the Akatsuki [[PlotTriggeringDeath successfully murdering him]] when he's just ten years old, with a passing mention of how the ANBU agents assigned to watch him were killed as well.
** Thanks to being completely LockedOutOfTheLoop regarding the Kyuubi's existence as well as his own past, Naruto has no earthly idea ''why'' he was murdered. He's also so ConditionedToAcceptHorror that he fears Sakura might be treated [[AllOfTheOtherReindeer with the same callous disregard and contempt]] that ''he'' received if anyone figures out that his consciousness is stuck inside her body.
** While Sakura isn't aware of the existence of ROOT ''per se'', she ''is'' aware that civilian-born children like herself have a tendency to disappear in Konoha if they draw too much attention to themselves, influencing her efforts to hide how much her skills as a shinobi are improving along with the matter of the whole situation with Naruto.
** Kakashi's teaching methods are heavily picked apart and criticized: his attempts to play a TricksterMentor just cause him to come off as an ApatheticTeacher, with Sasuke and Uo swiftly deciding that the Copy-nin isn't worth their time or respect. His PsychologicalProjection also becomes a major issue; he expects the new Team Seven to follow in the footsteps of the original without recognizing that they simply aren't the same people, attempting to shoehorn Sakura into becoming TheHeart while [[BlamingTheVictim blaming her]] for Sasuke and Uo's flagrant lack of regard. His reluctance to step up and ''directly'' address any of the boys' issues results in utter disaster, with Sakura [[RageAgainstTheMentor repeatedly entreating him]] to take matters more seriously before somebody is hurt or ''killed'' by his negligence.
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* ''Fanfic/Team8'': The entire story deconstructs many aspects, plot points, and characterizations of ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'' as a whole. Naruto's status as a pariah is the result of something more serious than a case of AllOfTheOtherReindeer. The teaching methods of a SinkOrSwimMentor like Kakashi are shown to be vastly inferior when compared to the more involved methods of Kurenai and Gai. The abuse Hinata has to deal with at home (albeit much more severe than in canon) has horribly warped her sense of self-worth [[spoiler:to the point where she would rather die in a pointless duel than lose and be considered a failure again]]. Even Naruto's [[HighlyVisibleNinja canon style of dress]] is critiqued.
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* ''Fanfic/TimeMixUp'' lampshades Naruto's status as a HighlyVisibleNinja. Instead of denouncing it like many fics, Naruto points out the skill needed to be able to outrun and out-hide many skilled and experienced ninja while wearing such an eye-catching color.
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* ''Fanfic/TimeMixUp'' lampshades Naruto's status as a HighlyVisibleNinja. Instead of denouncing it like many fics, Naruto points out the skill needed to be able to outrun and out-hide many skilled and experienced ninja while wearing such an eye-catching color. It also deconstructs PeggySue fics by placing four [[spoiler:(later five)]] time travelers, each from a different BadFuture, trying to avoid their different bad endings and inadvertently interfering with each other in the process. [[spoiler:The fifth time traveler only came to the past accidentally and was from a future where they EarnTheirHappyEnding, so they has no reason to change anything and instead decided to {{Troll}} everyone ForTheLulz.]]
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* ''Fanfic/TheEchoRemainsButTheSongIsNotTheSame'' has Shikamaru [[TeamMemberInTheAdaptation assigned to Team Seven]]. When he sees how the [[UnsatisfiableCustomer ungrateful citizens]] of Konoha treat Naruto, he rises to his defense... but instead of [[ShamingTheMob shaming them]] into stopping, ''Shikamaru'' is regarded as the problem. Addressing one snarky genin is much easier for Hiruzen than dealing with the villagers' biases, and even ''Shikaku'' berates Shikamaru for mouthing off to unruly clients.
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** Instead of being an [[AllOfTheOtherReindeer ostracized orphan]], this timeline's Naruto was raised by a loving family. As a result, he lacks the CommonalityConnection that let his canonical counterpart get through to Gaara and other villains. One consequence of this is that [[spoiler:Gaara doesn't have a HeelFaceTurn, instead [[AdaptationalVillainy slipping further into]] his AxCrazy persona]]]].
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** Instead of being an [[AllOfTheOtherReindeer ostracized orphan]], this timeline's Naruto was raised by a loving family. As a result, he lacks the CommonalityConnection that let his canonical counterpart get through to Gaara and other villains. One consequence of this is that [[spoiler:Gaara doesn't have a HeelFaceTurn, instead [[AdaptationalVillainy slipping further into]] his AxCrazy persona]]]].persona]].
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Many fanfiction writers have made DeconstructionFic that deconstructed both the original show and its characters.
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Many fanfiction writers have made DeconstructionFic that deconstructed both the original show and its characters.characters in various ways.
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** Sakura's parents [[AdaptationalBackstoryChange are civilians here]], allowing the fic to explore the various advantages those born into clans hold over people without access to the same resources, as well as classism and biases built into the system.
** Kakashi's tendency to be a TricksterMentor who relies heavily upon [[SinkOrSwimMentor sink-or-swim methods]] and [[SecretTestOfCharacter Secret Tests of Character]] becomes a major wedge between him and his students. In particular, Sakura quickly decides that she can't rely on him to help her when he leaves her to deal with the boys quarreling, then berates her for losing her temper, but sits by silently as Sasuke [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech insults and belittles her]].
*** Kakashi's PsychologicalProjection also cripples his ability to teach the group. Part of the reason he expects Sakura to play peacemaker is because Rin served that role in his old team, while Sasuke's casual cruelty reminds him of how ''he'' used to behave... without considering just how deeply those words can cut. He fails to see Sakura as her own person, and when he ''does'' recognize where she differs from Rin, offers no real guidance and makes no real effort to correct his own shortcomings.
** Kakashi's tendency to be a TricksterMentor who relies heavily upon [[SinkOrSwimMentor sink-or-swim methods]] and [[SecretTestOfCharacter Secret Tests of Character]] becomes a major wedge between him and his students. In particular, Sakura quickly decides that she can't rely on him to help her when he leaves her to deal with the boys quarreling, then berates her for losing her temper, but sits by silently as Sasuke [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech insults and belittles her]].
*** Kakashi's PsychologicalProjection also cripples his ability to teach the group. Part of the reason he expects Sakura to play peacemaker is because Rin served that role in his old team, while Sasuke's casual cruelty reminds him of how ''he'' used to behave... without considering just how deeply those words can cut. He fails to see Sakura as her own person, and when he ''does'' recognize where she differs from Rin, offers no real guidance and makes no real effort to correct his own shortcomings.
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* ''Fanfic/EchoesKagaseo'' deconstructs pretty much every ''Naruto'' fanfiction cliche. The main premise of the plot is that one Naruto gains the power to traverse the multiverse so he ends up meeting other versions of himself that turned out badly. It also mocks many cliches such as the Council is out to get Naruto; it's not, he's just a convenient political scapegoat for an unknown antagonist [[ButForMeItWasTuesday who doesn't really care that he exists]]; [[ButForMeItWasTuesday Naruto's suffering is just collateral damage for this antagonist's unknown goal]]. It also points out how implausible it is for a bunch of kids to win fights against hardened killers with years of experience just because they're the new generation; the old generation completely dominates the new generation simply because they've been in the business longer, the bad guys only lose when outnumbered five to one and they tend to bring a main character down with them even then.
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* ''Fanfic/EchoesKagaseo'' deconstructs pretty much every ''Naruto'' fanfiction cliche. cliché.
** Themain primary premise of the plot series is that one Naruto gains the power to traverse the multiverse so multiverse; as a result, he ends up meeting other versions of himself that who turned out badly. It also mocks many cliches such as badly.
** Rather than the Councilis being out to get Naruto; it's not, Naruto, he's just simply a convenient political scapegoat for an unknown antagonist [[ButForMeItWasTuesday who doesn't really care that he exists]]; [[ButForMeItWasTuesday Naruto's suffering is just collateral damage for this antagonist's unknown goal]]. goal]].
** It also points out how implausible it is for a bunch of kids to win fights against hardened killers with years of experience just because they're the newgeneration; the generation. The old generation completely dominates the new generation simply because they've been in the business longer, longer; the bad guys only lose when outnumbered five to one one, and they tend to bring a main character down with them even then.
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* Creator/{{Lucillia}}'s ''Naruto'' fanfics deconstructs the ContinuityDrift of the series or how certain reveals don't make sense with past actions. For example, in ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7291294/1/Uzumaki-and-Uchiha Uzumaki and Uchiha]]'', the villagers' adoration of Sasuke stops when they think [[ItMakesSenseInContext that Naruto was bred to be the Jinchuriki for Sasuke to control]], they react with the same distrust they gave to the rest of the Uchiha.
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* Creator/{{Lucillia}}'s ''Naruto'' fanfics deconstructs the ContinuityDrift of the series or how certain reveals don't make sense with past actions. For example, in ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7291294/1/Uzumaki-and-Uchiha Uzumaki and Uchiha]]'', the villagers' adoration of villagers stop admiring Sasuke stops when they think [[ItMakesSenseInContext start to believe that Naruto was might have been bred to be as the Jinchuriki Jinchuuriki in order for Sasuke to control]], control him. As a result, they react start treating him with the same distrust they gave to and suspicion that had fallen upon the rest of the Uchiha.Uchiha in the wake of the Nine-Tailed Beast's rampage.
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** Obito not becoming a Tobi means Minato and Kushina are alive, ripple effected into Akatsuki not being pushed to the extremes of canon and got Naruto a much happier childhood along with creating a timeline where some Uchiha are still alive. The negatives are that [[spoiler: Minato and Kushina are ''not'' the Ninja System-rejecting AllLovingHero their Canon son was. Minato is very much the man who killed hundreds of enemies to earn the Hokage title and was willing to make Naruto a Jinchruki for the sake of the village's prosperity even knowing the pain it would cause his son. Within the story, he promotes Konoha's power above all concerns and is perfectly willing to sacrifice his subordinates no matter their age if he thinks it's for a good cause. Meanwhile, Kushina is a Jinchruki raised in wartime who has internalized the idea that she is a weapon who exists to be used for the good of the village to the point of not seeing anything truly wrong with a friend planning to brainwash her into servitude because A) said person is one of her oldest friends and B) said friend honestly thought this action would aide Konoha.]]
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** Obito not becoming a Tobi means Minato and Kushina are alive, ripple effected into Akatsuki not being pushed to the extremes of canon and got Naruto a much happier childhood along with creating a timeline where some Uchiha are still alive. The negatives are that [[spoiler: Minato and Kushina [[spoiler:they are ''not'' the Ninja System-rejecting AllLovingHero [[AllLovingHero All-Loving Heroes]] like their Canon son was. canonically became. Minato is very much the same man who killed earned his station by killing hundreds of enemies to earn during the Hokage title Third Shinobi War, and who was willing to make Naruto a Jinchruki for seal the sake of the village's prosperity even Kyuubi into his son despite knowing the pain it burden that would cause his son. Within the story, he promotes Konoha's power above all concerns and is place upon him. This translates to him being perfectly willing to sacrifice his subordinates no matter their age if he thinks believes it's for a good cause. Meanwhile, Kushina is a Jinchruki raised in wartime who has ForTheGreaterGood, regardless of how old they might be. Kushina, meanwhile, internalized the idea that being a Jinchuuriki makes her a LivingWeapon. As a result, she is a weapon who exists to be used for the good of the village to the point of not seeing doesn't see anything truly wrong with a friend one of her trusted friends planning to brainwash her into servitude because A) said person is one of servitude, reasoning that her oldest friends and B) said friend honestly thought believed this action would aide Konoha.]]help Konoha]].
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** This timeline's Naruto has a happier childhood compared to his ostracized orphan status in canon. This means he lacks the fundamental understanding of loneliness and misery that let Canon!Naruto gets through to Gaara and other villains. [[spoiler:Just for one example, [[AdaptationalVillainy Gaara falls further into his AxCrazy persona]] instead of his HeelFaceTurn as in canon]].
* ''Fanfic/{{Nightingale}}'' deconstructs a trope most commonly found in bad and/or over-powered ''Naruto'' fanfic that has one character become extremely powerful by learning that he/she was born with two different strains of SuperpowerfulGenetics. [[spoiler:Neji]] is [[PowerIncontinence physically unstable]] for this very reason, and it's never made clear how much of his madness and clinical instability is [[PentUpPowerPeril because this power is building up inside of him]] and how much is because of outbreeding depression. In addition, there's the "powerful political force deliberately sabotages badass main character because they fear the main character's power" trend mentioned above in Echoes, deconstructed by showing the long-lasting and potentially permanent physical and psychological scars left by the attempts to restrain said power. ''Fanfic/{{Nightingale}}'' also deconstructs a few things from canon, like the Hyūga clan's branch system [[ChildSoldiers and the]] NinjaBrat [[ChildSoldiers trope]], the latter of which is demonstrated both through fully-grown former Ninja Brat characters and a young genin team of ten-year-olds.
* ''Fanfic/{{Nightingale}}'' deconstructs a trope most commonly found in bad and/or over-powered ''Naruto'' fanfic that has one character become extremely powerful by learning that he/she was born with two different strains of SuperpowerfulGenetics. [[spoiler:Neji]] is [[PowerIncontinence physically unstable]] for this very reason, and it's never made clear how much of his madness and clinical instability is [[PentUpPowerPeril because this power is building up inside of him]] and how much is because of outbreeding depression. In addition, there's the "powerful political force deliberately sabotages badass main character because they fear the main character's power" trend mentioned above in Echoes, deconstructed by showing the long-lasting and potentially permanent physical and psychological scars left by the attempts to restrain said power. ''Fanfic/{{Nightingale}}'' also deconstructs a few things from canon, like the Hyūga clan's branch system [[ChildSoldiers and the]] NinjaBrat [[ChildSoldiers trope]], the latter of which is demonstrated both through fully-grown former Ninja Brat characters and a young genin team of ten-year-olds.
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** This Instead of being an [[AllOfTheOtherReindeer ostracized orphan]], this timeline's Naruto has was raised by a happier childhood compared to his ostracized orphan status in canon. This means loving family. As a result, he lacks the fundamental understanding of loneliness and misery CommonalityConnection that let Canon!Naruto gets his canonical counterpart get through to Gaara and other villains. [[spoiler:Just for one example, villains. One consequence of this is that [[spoiler:Gaara doesn't have a HeelFaceTurn, instead [[AdaptationalVillainy Gaara falls slipping further into into]] his AxCrazy persona]] instead of his HeelFaceTurn as in canon]].
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* ''Fanfic/{{Nightingale}}'' deconstructs a trope most commonly found in bad and/or over-powered ''Naruto'' fanfic that has one character become extremely powerful by learning that he/she was born with two different strains of SuperpowerfulGenetics. [[spoiler:Neji]] is [[PowerIncontinence physically unstable]] for this very reason, and it's never made clear how much of his madness and clinical instability is [[PentUpPowerPeril because this power is building up inside of him]] and how much is because of outbreeding depression. In addition, there's the "powerful political force deliberately sabotages badass main character because they fear the main character's power" trend mentioned above in Echoes, deconstructed by showing the long-lasting and potentially permanent physical and psychological scars left by the attempts to restrain said power.''Fanfic/{{Nightingale}}'' ''Nightingale'' also deconstructs a few things from canon, like the Hyūga clan's branch system [[ChildSoldiers and the]] NinjaBrat [[ChildSoldiers trope]], the latter of which is demonstrated both through fully-grown former Ninja Brat characters and a young genin team of ten-year-olds.
* ''Fanfic/{{Nightingale}}'' deconstructs a trope most commonly found in bad and/or over-powered ''Naruto'' fanfic that has one character become extremely powerful by learning that he/she was born with two different strains of SuperpowerfulGenetics. [[spoiler:Neji]] is [[PowerIncontinence physically unstable]] for this very reason, and it's never made clear how much of his madness and clinical instability is [[PentUpPowerPeril because this power is building up inside of him]] and how much is because of outbreeding depression. In addition, there's the "powerful political force deliberately sabotages badass main character because they fear the main character's power" trend mentioned above in Echoes, deconstructed by showing the long-lasting and potentially permanent physical and psychological scars left by the attempts to restrain said power.
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* ''Fanfic/SonOfTheSannin'' deconstructs the use of OneWingedAngel among the villains, showing two extremes of this trope with Kimimaro and [[spoiler: Mizuki]], who are given Cursed Seals by Orochimaru. The former only uses the seal sparingly, so he's still rather inexperienced with its drawbacks, like loss of speed or increased chakra consumption, and he loses to an opponent who has more experience and is able to drag on the battle to use them to his advantage. The latter, on the other hand, uses it as much as possible to the point it becomes a crutch for him. He finds himself facing an opponent he can't overpower by brute strength alone, so when the Cursed Seal fails him, he has nothing else to rely on.
* ''Fanfic/TimeMixUp'' lampshades Naruto's status as a HighlyVisibleNinja. Instead of denouncing it like many fics, Naruto points out the skill needed to be able to outrun and outhide many skilled and experienced ninja in an eye-catching color.
* ''Fanfic/TimeMixUp'' lampshades Naruto's status as a HighlyVisibleNinja. Instead of denouncing it like many fics, Naruto points out the skill needed to be able to outrun and outhide many skilled and experienced ninja in an eye-catching color.
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* ''Fanfic/SonOfTheSannin'' deconstructs the use of OneWingedAngel among the villains, showing two extremes of this trope with Kimimaro and [[spoiler: Mizuki]], [[spoiler:Mizuki]], who are given Cursed Seals by Orochimaru. The former only uses the seal sparingly, so he's still rather inexperienced with its drawbacks, like loss of speed or increased chakra consumption, and he loses to an opponent who has more experience and is able to drag on the battle to use them to his advantage. The latter, on the other hand, uses it as much as possible to the point it becomes a crutch for him. He finds himself facing an opponent he can't overpower by brute strength alone, so when the Cursed Seal fails him, he has nothing else to rely on.
* ''Fanfic/TimeMixUp'' lampshades Naruto's status as a HighlyVisibleNinja. Instead of denouncing it like many fics, Naruto points out the skill needed to be able to outrun andouthide out-hide many skilled and experienced ninja in while wearing such an eye-catching color.
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* ''We Are'' deconstructs the {{Fanon}} idea of a "clan reconstruction" law allowing the last member of a clan to have multiple wives (generally used to invoke the OneTrueThreesome) by carrying out the idea of a "clan reconstruction" plan to its logical conclusion. The person invoking it is placed under house arrest until they produce at least two grandchildren (to ensure that the clan doesn't end with them), and are forbidden to get in fights to avoid risking death. Spouses are chosen for them based not on their own romantic or sexual desires, but on genetic compatibility to ensure maximization of offspring production.
* ''Fanfic/YetAgainWithALittleExtraHelp'' uses its cracky, silly premise to mock too many aspects of fandom in general and of ''Naruto'' in particular to list here. The central {{Original Character}}s, for example, are essentially god-like beings playing SelfInsertFic. This gets lampshaded, mocked, and diced so many ways. Chapters of its sequel hint that it is even deconstructing itself on the theme of Mary Sue [=OCs=] helping out the main character ----
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* ''We Are'' deconstructs the {{Fanon}} idea [[FandomSpecificPlot/{{Naruto}} Fandom-Specific Plot]] of a "clan reconstruction" law allowing the last member of a clan to have multiple wives (generally used to invoke the OneTrueThreesome) by carrying out the idea of a "clan reconstruction" plan to its logical conclusion. The person invoking it is placed under house arrest until they produce at least two grandchildren (to ensure that the clan doesn't end with them), and are forbidden to get in fights to avoid risking death. Spouses are chosen for them based not on their own romantic or sexual desires, but on genetic compatibility to ensure maximization of offspring production.
* ''Fanfic/YetAgainWithALittleExtraHelp'' uses its cracky, silly premise to mock too many aspects of fandom in general and of ''Naruto'' in particular to list here. The central {{Original Character}}s, for example, are essentially god-like beings playing SelfInsertFic. This gets lampshaded, mocked, and diced so many ways. Chapters of its sequel hint that it is even deconstructing itself on the theme of Mary Sue [=OCs=] helping out the maincharacter character.
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** Naruto's {{Determinator}} attitude is picked apart; while Naruto ''can'' [[HopeBringer inspire others]] through his sheer force of will, his stubbornness is also shown to be a major issue. Not only does he fail to recognize [[KnowWhenToFoldEm when it's better to give up]], he refuses to let ''others'' make that call for themselves, either. This gets highlighted especially well during the Chuunin Exams, as he forcibly overrides Sakura's chance to drop out before the preliminary matches, and yells at [[spoiler:Hinata]] to keep going while they're getting [[CurbStompBattle curb-stomped]] by their opponent.
** Naruto's {{Determinator}} attitude is picked apart; while Naruto ''can'' [[HopeBringer inspire others]] through his sheer force of will, his stubbornness is also shown to be a major issue. Not only does he fail to recognize [[KnowWhenToFoldEm when it's better to give up]], he refuses to let ''others'' make that call for themselves, either. This gets highlighted especially well during the Chuunin Exams, as he forcibly overrides Sakura's chance to drop out before the preliminary matches, and yells at [[spoiler:Hinata]] to keep going while they're getting [[CurbStompBattle curb-stomped]] by their opponent.
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* ''Fanfic/ObitoSensei'' initially starts out as a usual FixFic with Obito and Rin surviving. But as it goes on, it starts to deconstruct itself and the fix fic genre.
** Obito not becoming a Tobi means Minato and Kushina are alive, ripple effected into Akatsuki not being pushed to the extremes of canon and got Naruto a much happier childhood along with creating a timeline where some Uchiha are still alive. The negatives are that [[spoiler: Minato and Kushina are ''not'' the Ninja System-rejecting AllLovingHero their Canon son was. Minato is very much the man who killed hundreds of enemies to earn the Hokage title and was willing to make Naruto a Jinchruki for the sake of the village's prosperity even knowing the pain it would cause his son. Within the story, he promotes Konoha's power above all concerns and is perfectly willing to sacrifice his subordinates no matter their age if he thinks it's for a good cause. Meanwhile, Kushina is a Jinchruki raised in wartime who has internalized the idea that she is a weapon who exists to be used for the good of the village to the point of not seeing anything truly wrong with a friend planning to brainwash her into servitude because A) said person is one of her oldest friends and B) said friend honestly thought this action would aide Konoha.]]
** On the wider stage, while several of the more extreme threats that threatened the Ninja World have not developed, the underlying status quo of the CrapsackWorld Ninja System with ConditionedToAcceptHorror and ChildSoldiers prevalent is very much still in place. Indeed without the unifying common enemy of Tobi the villages are instead gearing up to fight each other in yet another World War.
** This timeline's Naruto has a happier childhood compared to his ostracized orphan status in canon. This means he lacks the fundamental understanding of loneliness and misery that let Canon!Naruto gets through to Gaara and other villains. [[spoiler:Just for one example, [[AdaptationalVillainy Gaara falls further into his AxCrazy persona]] instead of his HeelFaceTurn as in canon]].
** Obito not becoming a Tobi means Minato and Kushina are alive, ripple effected into Akatsuki not being pushed to the extremes of canon and got Naruto a much happier childhood along with creating a timeline where some Uchiha are still alive. The negatives are that [[spoiler: Minato and Kushina are ''not'' the Ninja System-rejecting AllLovingHero their Canon son was. Minato is very much the man who killed hundreds of enemies to earn the Hokage title and was willing to make Naruto a Jinchruki for the sake of the village's prosperity even knowing the pain it would cause his son. Within the story, he promotes Konoha's power above all concerns and is perfectly willing to sacrifice his subordinates no matter their age if he thinks it's for a good cause. Meanwhile, Kushina is a Jinchruki raised in wartime who has internalized the idea that she is a weapon who exists to be used for the good of the village to the point of not seeing anything truly wrong with a friend planning to brainwash her into servitude because A) said person is one of her oldest friends and B) said friend honestly thought this action would aide Konoha.]]
** On the wider stage, while several of the more extreme threats that threatened the Ninja World have not developed, the underlying status quo of the CrapsackWorld Ninja System with ConditionedToAcceptHorror and ChildSoldiers prevalent is very much still in place. Indeed without the unifying common enemy of Tobi the villages are instead gearing up to fight each other in yet another World War.
** This timeline's Naruto has a happier childhood compared to his ostracized orphan status in canon. This means he lacks the fundamental understanding of loneliness and misery that let Canon!Naruto gets through to Gaara and other villains. [[spoiler:Just for one example, [[AdaptationalVillainy Gaara falls further into his AxCrazy persona]] instead of his HeelFaceTurn as in canon]].
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* ''Fanfic/{{Echoes}}'' deconstructs pretty much every ''Naruto'' fanfiction cliche. The main premise of the plot is that one Naruto gains the power to traverse the multiverse so he ends up meeting other versions of himself that turned out badly. It also mocks many cliches such as the Council is out to get Naruto; it's not, he's just a convenient political scapegoat for an unknown antagonist [[ButForMeItWasTuesday who doesn't really care that he exists]]; [[ButForMeItWasTuesday Naruto's suffering is just collateral damage for this antagonist's unknown goal]]. It also points out how implausible it is for a bunch of kids to win fights against hardened killers with years of experience just because they're the new generation; the old generation completely dominates the new generation simply because they've been in the business longer, the bad guys only lose when outnumbered five to one and they tend to bring a main character down with them even then.
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* ''Fanfic/YetAgainWithALittleExtraHelp'' uses its cracky, silly premise to mock too many aspects of fandom in general and of ''Naruto'' in particular to list here. The central {{Original Character}}s, for example, are essentially god-like beings playing SelfInsertFic. This gets lampshaded, mocked, and diced so many ways. Chapters of its sequel hint that it is even deconstructing itself on the theme of Mary Sue [=OCs=] helping out the main character and unusual training from hell if the hints of Naruto's mental trauma are any indication.
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Many fanfiction writers have made DeconstructionFic that deconstructed both the original show and its characters.
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* Jeconais' ''[[http://jeconais.fanficauthors.net/The_banishment_of_Uzumaki_Naruto/The_banishment_of_Uzumaki_Naruto/ The banishment of Uzumaki Naruto]]'' in which the often-pulled fan trope of the town council being a powerful force grinding Naruto down is skewered, and Danzō's pet project gets rather nicely sporked as well. Notable in showing even an admitted CrackFic can be a Deconstruction Fic.
* ''Fanfic/ACaseStudyInTheSturdinessOfTheRookie9'' starts out as a light-hearted take on three shuffled versions of Team 7, 8 and 10. However, several of the elements that are initially presented as humorous or amusing are eventually revealed to have long-reaching consequences.
** Kakashi's approach to teaching Team 7 can be summarized as "SureLetsGoWithThat", as he exploits their independence and lets them draw their own conclusions about the goals of his 'lessons'. As a result, however, he has no control over what they ''take away'' from his actions, leading them to wrongly conclude that [[spoiler:betraying the trust of your allies]] is okay so long as you achieve your goals.
** Asuma encourages Ino to use her Mind-Body switch to [[AmusingInjuries beat the hell]] out of her teammates. This makes them both understandably terrified of her, to the point that just hearing her voice becomes a TraumaButton for Kiba.
** It's revealed that the reason Sasuke lives alone in the Uchiha Compound is due to various legalities that would cause him to lose control of his family's land if he didn't stay there. Investigating how to fix this makes Shikamaru increasingly aware of just how tangled and screwed-up Konoha's legal codes are, particularly when it comes to [[spoiler:adoption]].
* ''Fanfic/{{Echoes}}'' deconstructs pretty much every ''Naruto'' fanfiction cliche. The main premise of the plot is that one Naruto gains the power to traverse the multiverse so he ends up meeting other versions of himself that turned out badly. It also mocks many cliches such as the Council is out to get Naruto; it's not, he's just a convenient political scapegoat for an unknown antagonist [[ButForMeItWasTuesday who doesn't really care that he exists]]; [[ButForMeItWasTuesday Naruto's suffering is just collateral damage for this antagonist's unknown goal]]. It also points out how implausible it is for a bunch of kids to win fights against hardened killers with years of experience just because they're the new generation; the old generation completely dominates the new generation simply because they've been in the business longer, the bad guys only lose when outnumbered five to one and they tend to bring a main character down with them even then.
* ''Fanfic/EscapeFromTheHokagesHat'' deconstructs the "evil council out to get Naruto" by showing that they actually don't hate him, they're more indifferent of him (although they have done some {{Jerkass}} things concerning Naruto). They hate Sasuke (they cite him as a liability) and outright state how it would be better to execute him but can't for fear of Itachi's wrath.
* The ''Fanfic/FirstTrySeries'' questions why no one seems to know that the Uzumaki were prestigious as the clans and took part in much of Konoha's history [[spoiler:and why the newest generation didn't have any impressive skill]].
* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10843264/1/The-Gentry The Gentry]]'' deconstructs the stereotypical "evil badass takes-no-shit harem master Naruto" and tears it apart utterly by showing that there is no way any characters would act the way most authors depict them in these types of stories. The Gentry, used somewhat as analogues of [[TakeThat the authors]] of these kinds of stories, pretty much manipulated Naruto's entire life to suit their own needs and shift his life to their vision, corrupting his "pure" self. They manipulated Naruto's hearing so that he heard nothing but hate from his comrades, they manipulated the minds of all the adults so that they could have "hated Naruto all along" or as the "stereotypical evil council", and the harem? Manipulated their minds so they would "love" Naruto and not even mean it to drown in physical pleasure without any true emotional meaning. And even worse, it's not going to end with Naruto. They are manipulating other worlds described as the parodies of other fandom cliches.
* ''[[http://archiveofourown.org/series/232839 The Hopeless Wanderer]]'' series deconstructs Naruto's AllOfTheOtherReindeer status and the lack of attentive adult figures in his life. Namely that in realistic situations isolated people are popular targets for abusive or toxic relationships. Sasuke targets and traps Naruto into a codependent relationship with him by undermining Naruto's faith in others by pointing out Iruka and Sarutobi's lack of involvement, Kakashi's neglect, and Sakura's abrasiveness and making himself seem like he cares for Naruto's well-being. Since early series Naruto is known to latch on to people who give him affection, this leads him to downward spiral to the point of becoming a Missing-Nin with Sasuke. Everyone involved knows that they have no one but themselves to blame for not catching the warning signs of a toxic relationship between the two until it was too late.
* ''Fanfic/IAmNOTGoingThroughPubertyAgain'' does this with PeggySue plots:
** First, none of the time travelers knew time travel was even ''possible''. Naruto had sealed away all scrolls pertaining to jutsu involving time travel, as they were experimental at best and thus potentially dangerous.
** Secondly, none of them ''wanted'' to go back in time. Another reason why those scrolls were sealed away is because the world was as close to peace as it was ever going to be. If any of those experimental jutsu had succeeded, the user could potentially undo all the progress made towards what was as close to an ideal future as the ninja world could get.
** Finally, the time travelers don't bother keeping all the details, because they don't remember them. The events of Part I, to them, happened ''decades ago''. There's no way they'd be able to keep track of all the details and maintain a path towards an idealized future, so they don't even bother. Hence, they instead screw around with everything in order to enjoy themselves and let the chips fall where they may.
* Creator/{{Lucillia}}'s ''Naruto'' fanfics deconstructs the ContinuityDrift of the series or how certain reveals don't make sense with past actions. For example, in ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7291294/1/Uzumaki-and-Uchiha Uzumaki and Uchiha]]'', the villagers' adoration of Sasuke stops when they think [[ItMakesSenseInContext that Naruto was bred to be the Jinchuriki for Sasuke to control]], they react with the same distrust they gave to the rest of the Uchiha.
* ''Fanfic/{{Nightingale}}'' deconstructs a trope most commonly found in bad and/or over-powered ''Naruto'' fanfic that has one character become extremely powerful by learning that he/she was born with two different strains of SuperpowerfulGenetics. [[spoiler:Neji]] is [[PowerIncontinence physically unstable]] for this very reason, and it's never made clear how much of his madness and clinical instability is [[PentUpPowerPeril because this power is building up inside of him]] and how much is because of outbreeding depression. In addition, there's the "powerful political force deliberately sabotages badass main character because they fear the main character's power" trend mentioned above in Echoes, deconstructed by showing the long-lasting and potentially permanent physical and psychological scars left by the attempts to restrain said power. ''Fanfic/{{Nightingale}}'' also deconstructs a few things from canon, like the Hyūga clan's branch system [[ChildSoldiers and the]] NinjaBrat [[ChildSoldiers trope]], the latter of which is demonstrated both through fully-grown former Ninja Brat characters and a young genin team of ten-year-olds.
* ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/8231841/1/Playing-Games Playing Games]]'' deconstructs the FandomSpecificPlot of Naruto growing up in ANBU. As a child, Naruto was a member of ANBU, [[AmbiguousInnocence they used the cover of night]] [[ChildrenAreInnocent to keep a young Naruto]] in the dark [[ChildSoldiers of the truth of the "games"]] that he used to play with ANBU.
* ''Fanfic/SonOfTheSannin'' deconstructs the use of OneWingedAngel among the villains, showing two extremes of this trope with Kimimaro and [[spoiler: Mizuki]], who are given Cursed Seals by Orochimaru. The former only uses the seal sparingly, so he's still rather inexperienced with its drawbacks, like loss of speed or increased chakra consumption, and he loses to an opponent who has more experience and is able to drag on the battle to use them to his advantage. The latter, on the other hand, uses it as much as possible to the point it becomes a crutch for him. He finds himself facing an opponent he can't overpower by brute strength alone, so when the Cursed Seal fails him, he has nothing else to rely on.
* ''Fanfic/TimeMixUp'' lampshades Naruto's status as a HighlyVisibleNinja. Instead of denouncing it like many fics, Naruto points out the skill needed to be able to outrun and outhide many skilled and experienced ninja in an eye-catching color.
* ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5288868/1/Uprooted Uprooted]]'' takes the idea of Danzō getting his hands on our favourite HighlyVisibleNinja... and instead of going the BreakTheCutie route, has Naruto's own nature start a tumbling row of dominos that BreakTheHaughty Danzō and destroy ROOT. Also serves as an example of deconstructions not necessarily being DarkerAndEdgier.
* ''We Are'' deconstructs the {{Fanon}} idea of a "clan reconstruction" law allowing the last member of a clan to have multiple wives (generally used to invoke the OneTrueThreesome) by carrying out the idea of a "clan reconstruction" plan to its logical conclusion. The person invoking it is placed under house arrest until they produce at least two grandchildren (to ensure that the clan doesn't end with them), and are forbidden to get in fights to avoid risking death. Spouses are chosen for them based not on their own romantic or sexual desires, but on genetic compatibility to ensure maximization of offspring production.
* ''Fanfic/YetAgainWithALittleExtraHelp'' uses its cracky, silly premise to mock too many aspects of fandom in general and of ''Naruto'' in particular to list here. The central {{Original Character}}s, for example, are essentially god-like beings playing SelfInsertFic. This gets lampshaded, mocked, and diced so many ways. Chapters of its sequel hint that it is even deconstructing itself on the theme of Mary Sue [=OCs=] helping out the main character and unusual training from hell if the hints of Naruto's mental trauma are any indication.
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Many fanfiction writers have made DeconstructionFic that deconstructed both the original show and its characters.
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* Jeconais' ''[[http://jeconais.fanficauthors.net/The_banishment_of_Uzumaki_Naruto/The_banishment_of_Uzumaki_Naruto/ The banishment of Uzumaki Naruto]]'' in which the often-pulled fan trope of the town council being a powerful force grinding Naruto down is skewered, and Danzō's pet project gets rather nicely sporked as well. Notable in showing even an admitted CrackFic can be a Deconstruction Fic.
* ''Fanfic/ACaseStudyInTheSturdinessOfTheRookie9'' starts out as a light-hearted take on three shuffled versions of Team 7, 8 and 10. However, several of the elements that are initially presented as humorous or amusing are eventually revealed to have long-reaching consequences.
** Kakashi's approach to teaching Team 7 can be summarized as "SureLetsGoWithThat", as he exploits their independence and lets them draw their own conclusions about the goals of his 'lessons'. As a result, however, he has no control over what they ''take away'' from his actions, leading them to wrongly conclude that [[spoiler:betraying the trust of your allies]] is okay so long as you achieve your goals.
** Asuma encourages Ino to use her Mind-Body switch to [[AmusingInjuries beat the hell]] out of her teammates. This makes them both understandably terrified of her, to the point that just hearing her voice becomes a TraumaButton for Kiba.
** It's revealed that the reason Sasuke lives alone in the Uchiha Compound is due to various legalities that would cause him to lose control of his family's land if he didn't stay there. Investigating how to fix this makes Shikamaru increasingly aware of just how tangled and screwed-up Konoha's legal codes are, particularly when it comes to [[spoiler:adoption]].
* ''Fanfic/{{Echoes}}'' deconstructs pretty much every ''Naruto'' fanfiction cliche. The main premise of the plot is that one Naruto gains the power to traverse the multiverse so he ends up meeting other versions of himself that turned out badly. It also mocks many cliches such as the Council is out to get Naruto; it's not, he's just a convenient political scapegoat for an unknown antagonist [[ButForMeItWasTuesday who doesn't really care that he exists]]; [[ButForMeItWasTuesday Naruto's suffering is just collateral damage for this antagonist's unknown goal]]. It also points out how implausible it is for a bunch of kids to win fights against hardened killers with years of experience just because they're the new generation; the old generation completely dominates the new generation simply because they've been in the business longer, the bad guys only lose when outnumbered five to one and they tend to bring a main character down with them even then.
* ''Fanfic/EscapeFromTheHokagesHat'' deconstructs the "evil council out to get Naruto" by showing that they actually don't hate him, they're more indifferent of him (although they have done some {{Jerkass}} things concerning Naruto). They hate Sasuke (they cite him as a liability) and outright state how it would be better to execute him but can't for fear of Itachi's wrath.
* The ''Fanfic/FirstTrySeries'' questions why no one seems to know that the Uzumaki were prestigious as the clans and took part in much of Konoha's history [[spoiler:and why the newest generation didn't have any impressive skill]].
* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10843264/1/The-Gentry The Gentry]]'' deconstructs the stereotypical "evil badass takes-no-shit harem master Naruto" and tears it apart utterly by showing that there is no way any characters would act the way most authors depict them in these types of stories. The Gentry, used somewhat as analogues of [[TakeThat the authors]] of these kinds of stories, pretty much manipulated Naruto's entire life to suit their own needs and shift his life to their vision, corrupting his "pure" self. They manipulated Naruto's hearing so that he heard nothing but hate from his comrades, they manipulated the minds of all the adults so that they could have "hated Naruto all along" or as the "stereotypical evil council", and the harem? Manipulated their minds so they would "love" Naruto and not even mean it to drown in physical pleasure without any true emotional meaning. And even worse, it's not going to end with Naruto. They are manipulating other worlds described as the parodies of other fandom cliches.
* ''[[http://archiveofourown.org/series/232839 The Hopeless Wanderer]]'' series deconstructs Naruto's AllOfTheOtherReindeer status and the lack of attentive adult figures in his life. Namely that in realistic situations isolated people are popular targets for abusive or toxic relationships. Sasuke targets and traps Naruto into a codependent relationship with him by undermining Naruto's faith in others by pointing out Iruka and Sarutobi's lack of involvement, Kakashi's neglect, and Sakura's abrasiveness and making himself seem like he cares for Naruto's well-being. Since early series Naruto is known to latch on to people who give him affection, this leads him to downward spiral to the point of becoming a Missing-Nin with Sasuke. Everyone involved knows that they have no one but themselves to blame for not catching the warning signs of a toxic relationship between the two until it was too late.
* ''Fanfic/IAmNOTGoingThroughPubertyAgain'' does this with PeggySue plots:
** First, none of the time travelers knew time travel was even ''possible''. Naruto had sealed away all scrolls pertaining to jutsu involving time travel, as they were experimental at best and thus potentially dangerous.
** Secondly, none of them ''wanted'' to go back in time. Another reason why those scrolls were sealed away is because the world was as close to peace as it was ever going to be. If any of those experimental jutsu had succeeded, the user could potentially undo all the progress made towards what was as close to an ideal future as the ninja world could get.
** Finally, the time travelers don't bother keeping all the details, because they don't remember them. The events of Part I, to them, happened ''decades ago''. There's no way they'd be able to keep track of all the details and maintain a path towards an idealized future, so they don't even bother. Hence, they instead screw around with everything in order to enjoy themselves and let the chips fall where they may.
* Creator/{{Lucillia}}'s ''Naruto'' fanfics deconstructs the ContinuityDrift of the series or how certain reveals don't make sense with past actions. For example, in ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7291294/1/Uzumaki-and-Uchiha Uzumaki and Uchiha]]'', the villagers' adoration of Sasuke stops when they think [[ItMakesSenseInContext that Naruto was bred to be the Jinchuriki for Sasuke to control]], they react with the same distrust they gave to the rest of the Uchiha.
* ''Fanfic/{{Nightingale}}'' deconstructs a trope most commonly found in bad and/or over-powered ''Naruto'' fanfic that has one character become extremely powerful by learning that he/she was born with two different strains of SuperpowerfulGenetics. [[spoiler:Neji]] is [[PowerIncontinence physically unstable]] for this very reason, and it's never made clear how much of his madness and clinical instability is [[PentUpPowerPeril because this power is building up inside of him]] and how much is because of outbreeding depression. In addition, there's the "powerful political force deliberately sabotages badass main character because they fear the main character's power" trend mentioned above in Echoes, deconstructed by showing the long-lasting and potentially permanent physical and psychological scars left by the attempts to restrain said power. ''Fanfic/{{Nightingale}}'' also deconstructs a few things from canon, like the Hyūga clan's branch system [[ChildSoldiers and the]] NinjaBrat [[ChildSoldiers trope]], the latter of which is demonstrated both through fully-grown former Ninja Brat characters and a young genin team of ten-year-olds.
* ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/8231841/1/Playing-Games Playing Games]]'' deconstructs the FandomSpecificPlot of Naruto growing up in ANBU. As a child, Naruto was a member of ANBU, [[AmbiguousInnocence they used the cover of night]] [[ChildrenAreInnocent to keep a young Naruto]] in the dark [[ChildSoldiers of the truth of the "games"]] that he used to play with ANBU.
* ''Fanfic/SonOfTheSannin'' deconstructs the use of OneWingedAngel among the villains, showing two extremes of this trope with Kimimaro and [[spoiler: Mizuki]], who are given Cursed Seals by Orochimaru. The former only uses the seal sparingly, so he's still rather inexperienced with its drawbacks, like loss of speed or increased chakra consumption, and he loses to an opponent who has more experience and is able to drag on the battle to use them to his advantage. The latter, on the other hand, uses it as much as possible to the point it becomes a crutch for him. He finds himself facing an opponent he can't overpower by brute strength alone, so when the Cursed Seal fails him, he has nothing else to rely on.
* ''Fanfic/TimeMixUp'' lampshades Naruto's status as a HighlyVisibleNinja. Instead of denouncing it like many fics, Naruto points out the skill needed to be able to outrun and outhide many skilled and experienced ninja in an eye-catching color.
* ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5288868/1/Uprooted Uprooted]]'' takes the idea of Danzō getting his hands on our favourite HighlyVisibleNinja... and instead of going the BreakTheCutie route, has Naruto's own nature start a tumbling row of dominos that BreakTheHaughty Danzō and destroy ROOT. Also serves as an example of deconstructions not necessarily being DarkerAndEdgier.
* ''We Are'' deconstructs the {{Fanon}} idea of a "clan reconstruction" law allowing the last member of a clan to have multiple wives (generally used to invoke the OneTrueThreesome) by carrying out the idea of a "clan reconstruction" plan to its logical conclusion. The person invoking it is placed under house arrest until they produce at least two grandchildren (to ensure that the clan doesn't end with them), and are forbidden to get in fights to avoid risking death. Spouses are chosen for them based not on their own romantic or sexual desires, but on genetic compatibility to ensure maximization of offspring production.
* ''Fanfic/YetAgainWithALittleExtraHelp'' uses its cracky, silly premise to mock too many aspects of fandom in general and of ''Naruto'' in particular to list here. The central {{Original Character}}s, for example, are essentially god-like beings playing SelfInsertFic. This gets lampshaded, mocked, and diced so many ways. Chapters of its sequel hint that it is even deconstructing itself on the theme of Mary Sue [=OCs=] helping out the main character and unusual training from hell if the hints of Naruto's mental trauma are any indication.
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