History FanFic / ADifferentScroll

* TheBlacksmith: Tenten has created most of the characters' weapons, and in the case of herself and Hinata, their armor as well. Naruto has also made weapons for the protagonists, most notably Hinata's BladeOnAStick.

* WeaponOfChoice: The heroes all get one. Naruto uses a saber/cutlass, Hinata wields a short staff with a long double-edged blade that extends out of each end, Tenten has [[EnergyWeapon Soujihonou]] and [[spoiler: Umiyou,]] Gaara has [[KatanasAreJustBetter Kuroshi,]] Sasuke gets a shashka, [[spoiler: Kimimaro]] has his JoustingLance.

From there, we start getting new plotlines woven into the ones adapted from canon, [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome along with plenty of awesome moments.]]

* AllThereInTheManual: The author's profile is dedicated to listing every original jutsu and ninja tool in the story, among other things. Normally most of this has already been made clear in the story proper, but one example stands out. The ANBU kunai Gaara gives to Tenten in Chapter 15 is stated in the 'Additional Content' to have originally belonged to the first ANBU that Gaara ever killed. [[FridgeLogic The first ANBU Gaara ever killed was]] [[TearJerker Yashamaru]].

* WorldOfSnark: Even Gaara has his moments, for instance in Chapter 30.

--> Hi. My name is Tenten. If you survive long enoygh to fall asleep ever again, you'll have nightmares about me.

* SwordBeam: One of Naruto's wind jutsu lets him throw blades of wind with his sword. [[spoiler: When this along with his other wind attacks prove usesless against Kisame, he creates a new jutsu that lets him create and throw giant blades of metal the same way.]]

[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/9598944/1/A-Different-Scroll A Different Scroll]] is a Manga/{{Naruto}} {{For Want of a Nail}} fic by [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/3830006/BlueWolf1923 BlueWolf1923]]. According to {{Word of God}}, the author has [[OneOfUs wanted a page here]] for a while now.

** Another difference is the Uzumaki Clan. They still have gigantic Chakra Reserves like in Canon, but as stated under Retcon, the Rinnegan exists as a Kekkei Genkai for them. They also have a SECOND Kekkei Genkai, although it's something that was already witnessed being used by an Uzumaki in Canon(the Chakra Chains). [[spoiler: To be fair, WordOfGod stated that an Uzumaki can only have one Kekkei Genkai or the other, not both(which is witnessed with Naruto and his ancestor Mito, who both have the Rinnegan, while Kushina had Chakra Chains, and by all rights ''should've'' awakened the Rinnegan under the circumstances prior to her death, but she never did); further, the canon's idea of Sharingan+Senju DNA=Rinnegan instead creates a stronger/better Rinnegan in ADS, as Madara states upon his resurrection(as Nagato's Rinnegan are not natural; just like with Canon, they're Madara's implanted eyes).]]

* Invasion of Pain Arc: Chapters 73-Current

* Five Kage Summit Arc: Chapters 64-Current

* Three-Tails Arc: Chapters 53-Current

* ActorAllusion: In chapter 41, Naruto briefly mentions [[NanaMizuki Hinata's]] [[AwesomeMusic/NanaMizuki incredible singing voice.]]

* GeniusBonus: Jiraiya's chosen alias is Ogata Hiroyuki, the original name of the PublicDomainCharacter from Jiraiya Gouketsu Monogatari (the Tale of the Gallant Young Thunder), which was the story the Legendary Sannin were based on.

* MagnificentBastard: Kabuto, after [[spoiler: subjugating Orochimaru with a Cursed Seal, taking over Oto, officially calling himself Otokage, and joining Akatsuki.]] The author openly refers to him as the Aizen of the story.

* VillainSue: YMMV, but [[WordOfGod the author]] has referred to Kouga as one.

--> Naruto: [[NotSoHarmless Mizuki-sensei!]][[labelnote:Explanation]]Up until this point, the readers had been led to believe that Mizuki was captured or killed when he tried to steal the Scroll of Seals instead of Naruto doing it for him. Instead, he actually managed to get the scroll and has had access to it since the start of the story. [[/labelnote]]

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: The author stated in early author's notes that Naruto's chakra reserves were meant to be [[{{Nerf}} nerfed]] to high Chuunin-level, but this has since been [[RetCon retconned]] away. The only times he's ever run out of chakra were in Chapter 1, Chapter 4, and [[spoiler: in Chapter 22 at the end of his over-the-top match with Hinata in the Chuunin Exams.]]

* BFS: Tenten's latest weapon Umiyou is a six-foot-long falchion. Naruto lampshades it, but Tenten justifies it with special fuinjutsu that make it as light as a normal sword.

* Troll: Kiba's main strategy seems to be switching between trolling his opponents and scaring the ever-loving shit out of them. Orochimaru has also been trolling the entire cast since his debut, including the protagonists, his own subordinates, and even [[spoiler: Kabuto after the latter subjugates him with a Cursed Seal.]]

--> Naruto: [[NotSoHarmless Mizuki-sensei!]]

* GeniusBonus: Jiraiya's chosen alias is Ogata Hiroyuki, the name of the PublicDomainCharacter from Jiraiya Gouketsu Monogatari (the Tale of the Gallant Young Thunder).

* BackFromTheDead: [[spoiler: Chronologically, Madara, Nawaki, Dan, Kushina.]]

* TheBlacksmith: Tenten has created most of the characters' weapons, and in the case of herself and Hinata, their armor as well.

* ActionGirl: Hinata and Tenten.