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''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/8944611/1/Naruto-The-Secret-Songs-of-the-Ninja Naruto: the Secret Songs of the Ninja]]'' is a ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'' ForWantOfANail fanfic written by @/ArcaneAzmadi. The nail in this case is simple; when Sasuke "died" during his and Naruto's fight with Haku early in the series, [[KilledOffForReal he actually DID die]] rather than waking up again at the end. The story follows the consequences of this drastic change as Naruto and Sakura have to overcome their grief and learn to work together again again, together with their new teammate, an older boy named Kyoshun Keiji. Events deviate wildly from the events of canon as a result, leading things to go in drastic and unexpected directions.
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* HoneyTrap: Sakura (with the assistance of a henge) uses this to ensnare and capture an Iwa shinobi [[spoiler:so she and Keiji can interrogate him about Naruto and Kakashi's situation]].
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* ThePromise: Between Naruto and Hinata:
-->'''Naruto:''' I’ll make you a promise- for as long as you keep trying without giving up, even when you fail, just remember that I’ll believe in you so you can stay strong. And I’ll do anything I can to help you. OK Hinata?
-->'''Naruto:''' I’ll make you a promise- for as long as you keep trying without giving up, even when you fail, just remember that I’ll believe in you so you can stay strong. And I’ll do anything I can to help you. OK Hinata?
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* BringIt: Naruto says exactly this to [[spoiler:Orochimaru]].
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* IdiosyncraticEpisodeNaming: Each chapter is called a "Song" (eg "The Song of Lost Souls", "The Song of Bitter Ashes", "The Song of Coiling Death" etc).
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** Hinata falls into a bad one after [[spoiler:surrendering to Neji in the Chuunin Exam preliminary rounds as Naruto wasn't there to interrupt his BreakingSpeech]]. This drives her to [[spoiler:run away from Konoha in shame, requiring her to be retrieved by Team 7]].
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** Hinata falls into a bad one after [[spoiler:surrendering surrendering to Neji in the Chuunin Exam preliminary rounds as Naruto wasn't there to interrupt his BreakingSpeech]]. BreakingSpeech. This drives her to [[spoiler:run run away from Konoha in shame, requiring her to be retrieved by Team 7]].7.
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* ObliviousToLove: Naruto continues to be a classic example of this trope with regards to Hinata. When she [[spoiler:asks if she can keep his forehead protector and gives him hers instead]], he thinks [[spoiler:she wants it because it used to be ''Iruka's.'']]
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* ObliviousToLove: Naruto continues to be a classic example of this trope with regards to Hinata. When she [[spoiler:asks asks if she can keep his forehead protector and gives him hers instead]], instead, he thinks [[spoiler:she she wants it because it used to be ''Iruka's.'']]''
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* TheUnexpected: You're not likely to foresee Naruto meeting [[spoiler:Temari]] of all people in [[spoiler:Orochimaru's dungeons]].
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* TheUnexpected: UnexpectedCharacter: You're not likely to foresee Naruto meeting [[spoiler:Temari]] of all people in [[spoiler:Orochimaru's dungeons]].
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* LittleNo: Hinata uses this twice, first at the end of chapter 3 when her father tells her it's OK for her to stop being a ninja, then in chapter 8 to no less a person than [[spoiler:Orochimaru himself when he's trying to intimidate her into submission]].
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* HalfTheManHeUsedToBe: [[spoiler:Orochimaru after taking Keiji's [[FuumaShuriken Deathwind]] to the stomach. He survives, though.]]
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*** The [[IDoNotOwn disclaimer]] for chapter 9 is one of [[Franchise/TheSimpsons Bart Simpson's]] old {{Catch Phrase}}s.
* StuffBlowingUp: Explosive tags are starting to become Sakura's trademark, especially when she gets a chance to set them up in advance.
* TheUnexpected: You're not likely to foresee Naruto meeting [[spoiler:Temari]] of all people in [[spoiler:Orochimaru's dungeons]].
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* YoureInsane: Kakashi to [[spoiler:Wabisuke]]. He's right.
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* YoureInsane: Kakashi to [[spoiler:Wabisuke]]. He's right.right.
* YouShallNotPass: Naruto declares this to [[spoiler:Orochimaru]] to cover the escape of [[spoiler:Sakura, Hinata, Hanabi and Temari]].
* YouShallNotPass: Naruto declares this to [[spoiler:Orochimaru]] to cover the escape of [[spoiler:Sakura, Hinata, Hanabi and Temari]].
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** Inuzuka Hana.
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* DressingAsTheEnemy: Team 7 do this to sneak into [[spoiler:Orochimaru's base]].
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* DressingAsTheEnemy: Team 7 do this to sneak into [[spoiler:Orochimaru's base]].base]] (actually using henge to make it more convincing, combined with [[spoiler:KillAndReplace]]).
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* ChekhovsSkill: In between the start of chapter 4 and the end of chapter 8, Keiji has apparently mastered that trick of throwing his shuriken into each other in mid-air to redirect them at new angles.
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* AscendedExtra: [[spoiler:Gen'ryumaru]], the shinobi who originally only appeared on page long enough to [[spoiler:become Orochimaru's new body]].
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** [[spoiler:Kiba loses his right arm in chapter 8 and his right leg is so mangled that it has to be amputated as well.]]
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* DressingAsTheEnemy: Team 7 do this to sneak into [[spoiler:Orochimaru's base]].
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* BigDamnHeroes: [[spoiler:Jiraiya saves the remnants of the Konoha forces from complete annihilation during the fall of Konoha.]]
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* CovertPervert: [[spoiler:Keiji]] turns out to be a secret fan of the ''Icha Icha'' books.
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* MyFriendsAndZoidberg: On Naruto's first meeting with Jiraiya:
-->This was the great Toad Sage who had [[spoiler:saved Konoha’s survivors from total annihilation]]? The disciple of the Third Hokage who was almost a legend? A writer of dirty books for dirty men (and Kakashi-sensei)?
-->This was the great Toad Sage who had [[spoiler:saved Konoha’s survivors from total annihilation]]? The disciple of the Third Hokage who was almost a legend? A writer of dirty books for dirty men (and Kakashi-sensei)?
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* WalkingSpoiler: [[spoiler:WabisukeRyota.]]
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* WalkingSpoiler: [[spoiler:WabisukeRyota.[[spoiler:Wabisuke Ryota.]]
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* ForcedToWatch: How [[spoiler:Wabisuke]] tortures [[spoiler:Kakashi]].
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* WouldHurtAChild: [[spoiler:Wabisuke]] would not only hurt one, but also torture one for days on end.
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* WhenSheSmiles: Hinata.
-->A sudden random thought struck him at that moment- [[WhenSheSmiles when she smiled]], Hinata was actually quite pretty. [[ObliviousToLove He wondered how he'd never managed to notice that before.]]
-->A sudden random thought struck him at that moment- [[WhenSheSmiles when she smiled]], Hinata was actually quite pretty. [[ObliviousToLove He wondered how he'd never managed to notice that before.]]
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* BottomlessMagazines: Averted by Keiji during [[spoiler:the Hosokusa rescue]] when he uses up his last shuriken. Considering Keiji carries several ''hundred'' shuriken on his body, [[StormOfBlades this is no mean feat.]]
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* BottomlessMagazines: Averted by Keiji during [[spoiler:the Hosokusa rescue]] when he uses up his last shuriken. Considering Keiji carries several ''hundred'' shuriken on his body, [[StormOfBlades [[FlechetteStorm this is no mean feat.]]
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* FlechetteStorm: Keiji has the fastest hands of anyone Naruto knows; he can throw over 30 shuriken in 20 seconds, even at extreme range. At short ranges he's even faster, albeit less accurate.
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* CryCute: Hinata sobs into Naruto's chest after he makes his promise with her.
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* CryCute: Hinata [[CryIntoChest sobs into Naruto's chest chest]] after he makes his promise with her.
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** Rather more drastically, this leads to [[spoiler:the destruction of Konoha and the decimation of their forces in the Sand/Sound attack during the Chuunin Exam finals]].
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* RunningGag: The [[IDoNotOwn disclaimer at the start of each chapter]], rather than the usual "I do not own ''Naruto'', everything is property of Masashi Kishimoto etc", is some kind of snarky dismissive or denial. WordOfGod is that that he considers such disclaimers [[CaptainObvious an expression of the bleeding obvious]] and satirising them is a trademark of all his stories.
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** The [[IDoNotOwn disclaimer]] at the start of chapter 7 is the spoken track "Disclaimer" from TheOffspring album ''Ixnay on the Hombre.''
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''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/8944611/1/Naruto-The-Secret-Songs-of-the-Ninja Naruto: the Secret Songs of the Ninja]]'' is a ForWantOfANail fanfic written by @/ArcaneAzmadi. The nail in this case is simple; when Sasuke "died" during his and Naruto's fight with Haku early in the series, [[KilledOffForReal he actually DID die]] rather than waking up again at the end. The story follows the consequences of this drastic change as Naruto and Sakura have to overcome their grief and learn to work together again together with their new teammate, an older boy named Kyoshun Keiji. Events deviate wildly from the events of canon as a result, leading things to go in drastic and unexpected directions.
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''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/8944611/1/Naruto-The-Secret-Songs-of-the-Ninja Naruto: the Secret Songs of the Ninja]]'' is a ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'' ForWantOfANail fanfic written by @/ArcaneAzmadi. The nail in this case is simple; when Sasuke "died" during his and Naruto's fight with Haku early in the series, [[KilledOffForReal he actually DID die]] rather than waking up again at the end. The story follows the consequences of this drastic change as Naruto and Sakura have to overcome their grief and learn to work together again together with their new teammate, an older boy named Kyoshun Keiji. Events deviate wildly from the events of canon as a result, leading things to go in drastic and unexpected directions.
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* FuumaShuriken: Keiji's Deathwind shuriken. It folds up the same way Sasuke's shadow windmill did in the first fight with Zabuza, but when unfolded it's actually considerably ''larger'' than the one Kaede wields in the page pic- each blade is nearly 4 feet long, so at full size it's wider than a man is tall.
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* FuumaShuriken: Keiji's Deathwind shuriken. It folds up the same way Sasuke's shadow windmill did in the first fight with Zabuza, but when unfolded it's actually considerably ''larger'' than the one Kaede wields in the FuumaShuriken page pic- image- each blade is nearly 4 feet long, so at full size it's wider than a man is tall.
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* FuumaShuriken: Keiji's Deathwind shuriken. It folds up the same way Sasuke's shadow windmill did in the first fight with Zabuza, but when unfolded it's actually considerably ''larger'' than the one Kaede wields in the page pic- each blade is nearly 4 feet long, so at full size it's wider than a man is tall.
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Absolutely ''not'' to be confused with ''FanFic/NaretoTheScretOfShiobi''.
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* DealWithTheDevil: [[spoiler:Naruto makes a deal with the Kyuubi for not only power but also knowledge of the demon-fox's own unique techniques. It involves him modifying the 4th Hokage's seal and drinking a sip of the Kyuubi's BlackBlood to give the fox a more direct connection to his consciousness.]]
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Kakashi delivers a brief one of these to [[spoiler:Wabisuke]] while pointedly [[spoiler:destroying the forged mission scroll Wabisuke needed to ignite the war between Iwa and Konoha]] in front of him, right before [[spoiler:killing him]].
-->'''Kakashi:''' It's over, [[spoiler:Wabisuke]]. You’ve lost. It’s time for you to exit the stage now, for good.
-->'''Kakashi:''' It's over, [[spoiler:Wabisuke]]. You’ve lost. It’s time for you to exit the stage now, for good.
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* ShoutOut: According to WordOfGod [[spoiler:the Hidden Fortress of the Senju]] is a ShoutOut to theclassic AkiraKurosawa film ''TheHiddenFortress''.
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* ShoutOut: According to WordOfGod [[spoiler:the Hidden Fortress of the Senju]] is a ShoutOut to theclassic the classic AkiraKurosawa film ''TheHiddenFortress''.
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* FauxAffablyEvil: [[spoiler:Wabisuke Ryota]] sometimes comes across as friendly, almost jolly. He's an insane, sadistic, murderous psychopath [[spoiler:who's trying to start a war for reasons of petty revenge]].
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** Naruto as well in his and Sakura's fight with [[spoiler:Taniguchi Tsukiko]], not that he has much choice under the circumstances.circumstances.
* YoureInsane: Kakashi to [[spoiler:Wabisuke]]. He's right.
* YoureInsane: Kakashi to [[spoiler:Wabisuke]]. He's right.
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The story [[http://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/naruto-the-secret-songs-of-the-ninja.247675/ has a thread on]] SpaceBattles where you can read drafts of upcoming chapters as they're written. Please do not add spoilers from there until the chapter is officially released on fanfiction.net.
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The story [[http://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/naruto-the-secret-songs-of-the-ninja.247675/ has a thread on on]] SpaceBattles where you can read drafts of upcoming chapters as they're written. Please do not add spoilers from there until the chapter is officially released on fanfiction.net.
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''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/8944611/1/Naruto-The-Secret-Songs-of-the-Ninja Naruto: the Secret Songs of the Ninja]]'' is a ForWantOfANail fanfic written by @/ArcaneAzmadi. The nail in this case is simple; when Sasuke "died" during his and Naruto's fight with Haku early in the series, [[KilledOffForReal he actually DID die]] rather than waking up again at the end. The story follows the consequences of this drastic change as Naruto and Sakura have to overcome their grief and learn to work together again together with their new teammate, an older boy named Kyoshun Keiji. Events deviate wildly from the events of canon as a result, leading things to go in drastic and unexpected directions.
The story has a thread on SpaceBattles where you can read drafts of upcoming chapters as they're written. Please do not add spoilers from there until the chapter is officially released on fanfiction.net.
!!This fanfic provides examples of:
* ActionGirl: Sakura and Hinata both get to be this surprisingly quickly.
** Taniguchi Tsuchiko of Iwagakure, a chuunin.
* AnArmAndALeg: [[spoiler:Wabisuke gets his right hand torn off at the wrist by Naruto with his Fox's Claws.]]
* BlackBlood: The Kyuubi has it.
* BottomlessMagazines: Averted by Keiji during [[spoiler:the Hosokusa rescue]] when he uses up his last shuriken. Considering Keiji carries several ''hundred'' shuriken on his body, [[StormOfBlades this is no mean feat.]]
* ButtMonkey: Akashi Tsuneo, a 30-year old Iwa ninja who never made it past genin and is generally considered a loser by his peers. [[spoiler:He gets seduced, drugged and captured by Sakura (using a henge) and cracks embarassingly easily when she and Keiji threaten him with torture- or worse, [[GroinAttack castration]].]]
* ChainPain: [[spoiler:Wabisuke]] fights with a kusari-gama.
* ColdBloodedTorture: [[spoiler:Wabisuke Ryota on Naruto and Kakashi.]]
* CripplingOverspecialisation: Keiji is one of the most amazing shuriken-users in the world (most ninja not considering shurikenjutsu something worth specialising in to the extent that he does), capable of pulling off feats most people don't even consider possible. However, the side effects of his incredible distance vision is an inability to focus properly at close range, making him almost defenceless in close-quarter combat. He's also ''exclusively'' adept with shuriken; his abilities with other thrown weapons such as kunai is totally unremarkable.
* CryCute: Hinata sobs into Naruto's chest after he makes his promise with her.
* {{Determinator}}: Naruto as usual, but especially during [[spoiler:his extensive torture by Wabisuke, where he withstands ''unspeakable'' pain for ''days'' without cracking]].
** Also as usual, Hinata.
* EarlyBirdCameo: Although never identified by name, Keiji's old Team 5 was wiped out by [[spoiler:Hoshigaki Kisame]].
* EyeScream: Offscreen, [[spoiler:Inoichi loses both his eyes in the fall of Konoha]].
* ForWantOfANail: Sasuke's death ultimately leads to MAJOR differences in the development of the plot. The first really significant one of these is [[spoiler:the new Team 7 being ''refused'' permission to enter the Chuunin Exam by the 3rd Hokage]].
* {{Frameup}}: [[spoiler:Wabisuke's plan is to accuse Team 7 of planning to assassinate the Daimyo of the Land of Earth (under the orders of the Hokage, with forged secret instructions) in order to provoke a war between Iwa and Konoha.]]
* FusionDance: [[spoiler:The Kyuubi makes a deal with Naruto to give him access to his power and also his knowledge to save his friends, by modifying the 4th Hokage's seal and drinking a sip of the Kyuubi's black blood. This causes Naruto to act extremely viciously in his battle with Wabisuke, as well as use the VoiceOfTheLegion and refer to himself as "we" rather than "I" for the duration.]]
* [[GetAHoldOfYourselfMan Get A Hold Of Yourself, Girl!]]: Ino attacks and belittles Sakura at the climax of chapter 1, forcing her to snap out of her HeroicBSOD caused by Sasuke's death and fight back.
* GroinAttack: [[spoiler:Akashi Tsuneo]]'s defiance doesn't last long when [[spoiler:Sakura threatens to cut off his balls unless he talks]].
* HeroicBSOD: Naruto and Sakura spend most of chapter 1 in one until they get snapped out of it by Iruka and Ino respectively.
** Hinata falls into a bad one after [[spoiler:surrendering to Neji in the Chuunin Exam preliminary rounds as Naruto wasn't there to interrupt his BreakingSpeech]]. This drives her to [[spoiler:run away from Konoha in shame, requiring her to be retrieved by Team 7]].
* ImprobableAimingSkills: Keiji with shuriken. His abilities with them are ''absurd''; unfortunately he suffers CripplingOverspecialisation as a result.
* IronicEcho: Kakashi echoes [[spoiler:Wabisuke]]'s earlier statement about [[spoiler:not leaving "unfinished business" [[PreMortemOneLiner right before finishing him off]]]].
* KilledOffForReal: Sasuke, obviously. [[spoiler:Many characters also die in the destruction of Konoha- the 3rd Hokage dies as usual, but also Neji, Shino, Asuma, Shikaku and according to WordOfGod, many characters who don't even get mentioned because we didn't even get the chance to meet them in this story, including Anko, Danzo, Sai, Yamato and most background characters.]]
* MyGreatestFailure: For Keiji, the deaths of his previous team.
* NotSoDifferent: Naruto to Keiji after he hears the story of how he lost his ''entire'' team in a mission gone wrong (very much like the Wave Country mission, only worse).
* ObliviousToLove: Naruto continues to be a classic example of this trope with regards to Hinata. When she [[spoiler:asks if she can keep his forehead protector and gives him hers instead]], he thinks [[spoiler:she wants it because it used to be ''Iruka's.'']]
* ThePowerOfBlood: [[spoiler:Naruto's enhanced contract with the Kyuubi requires him to drink a sip of its BlackBlood.]]
* PreMortemOneLiner: The IronicEcho above.
-->[[spoiler:'''Kakashi:''' You were right about one thing, Wabisuke. [[SlashedThroat It's not smart to leave unfinished business.]]]]
* TheRemnant: [[spoiler:The survivors of the destruction of Konoha who fall back to the Hidden Fortress of the Senju, led by Jiraiya.]]
* {{Revenge}}: [[spoiler:Wabisuke Ryota]] seeks revenge on [[spoiler:Kakashi]] for [[spoiler:mutilating his face in battle at the end of the 3rd Shinobi War]].
** RevengeByProxy: He enacts this revenge by [[spoiler:capturing Kakashi and Naruto and torturing Naruto in front of him. He also plans to reignite the war between Iwa and Konoha after executing them in order to complete his "unfinished business" by destroying it.]]
* ShoutOut: According to WordOfGod [[spoiler:the Hidden Fortress of the Senju]] is a ShoutOut to theclassic AkiraKurosawa film ''TheHiddenFortress''.
* SoProudOfYou: Kakashi tells his students how proud he is of them all after [[spoiler:Sakura and Keiji rescue him and Naruto from execution]].
* ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill: Sakura's plan to rescue [[spoiler:Naruto and Kakashi from execution]] features no less than [[spoiler:''thirty-six'' precisely placed explosive tags going off simultaneously]]- and that's just the ''first'' step!
* [[ThisIsSomethingHesGotToDoHimself This Is Something She's Got To Do Herself]]: After [[YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre giving her some encouragement]], Naruto leaves Hinata alone to deal with the gang of thugs and their renegade ninja boss who were planning to kidnap her and sell her into slavery by herself, to let her build up some confidence. However he does hide nearby and remains ready to intervene if it looks like she's going to lose.
* TookALevelInBadass: Sakura during the Hosokusa arc.
* TortureTechnician: [[spoiler:Wabisuke Ryota.]]
* WhamLine:
-->'''Keiji:''' [[spoiler:Konoha's been destroyed.]]
* WithMyHandsTied: [[spoiler:Naruto]] has to fight with both hands shackled behind his back during [[spoiler:the escape from Hosokusa]]. He does so by [[spoiler:getting Sakura to toss him a kunai which he catches in his teeth, in a deliberate CallBack to Zabuza's last stand]].
* WouldHitAGirl: [[spoiler:Wabisuke]] takes a sadistic pleasure in [[spoiler:throttling Sakura to death in front of Naruto in order to torment him]].
** Naruto as well in his and Sakura's fight with [[spoiler:Taniguchi Tsukiko]], not that he has much choice under the circumstances.
The story has a thread on SpaceBattles where you can read drafts of upcoming chapters as they're written. Please do not add spoilers from there until the chapter is officially released on fanfiction.net.
!!This fanfic provides examples of:
* ActionGirl: Sakura and Hinata both get to be this surprisingly quickly.
** Taniguchi Tsuchiko of Iwagakure, a chuunin.
* AnArmAndALeg: [[spoiler:Wabisuke gets his right hand torn off at the wrist by Naruto with his Fox's Claws.]]
* BlackBlood: The Kyuubi has it.
* BottomlessMagazines: Averted by Keiji during [[spoiler:the Hosokusa rescue]] when he uses up his last shuriken. Considering Keiji carries several ''hundred'' shuriken on his body, [[StormOfBlades this is no mean feat.]]
* ButtMonkey: Akashi Tsuneo, a 30-year old Iwa ninja who never made it past genin and is generally considered a loser by his peers. [[spoiler:He gets seduced, drugged and captured by Sakura (using a henge) and cracks embarassingly easily when she and Keiji threaten him with torture- or worse, [[GroinAttack castration]].]]
* ChainPain: [[spoiler:Wabisuke]] fights with a kusari-gama.
* ColdBloodedTorture: [[spoiler:Wabisuke Ryota on Naruto and Kakashi.]]
* CripplingOverspecialisation: Keiji is one of the most amazing shuriken-users in the world (most ninja not considering shurikenjutsu something worth specialising in to the extent that he does), capable of pulling off feats most people don't even consider possible. However, the side effects of his incredible distance vision is an inability to focus properly at close range, making him almost defenceless in close-quarter combat. He's also ''exclusively'' adept with shuriken; his abilities with other thrown weapons such as kunai is totally unremarkable.
* CryCute: Hinata sobs into Naruto's chest after he makes his promise with her.
* {{Determinator}}: Naruto as usual, but especially during [[spoiler:his extensive torture by Wabisuke, where he withstands ''unspeakable'' pain for ''days'' without cracking]].
** Also as usual, Hinata.
* EarlyBirdCameo: Although never identified by name, Keiji's old Team 5 was wiped out by [[spoiler:Hoshigaki Kisame]].
* EyeScream: Offscreen, [[spoiler:Inoichi loses both his eyes in the fall of Konoha]].
* ForWantOfANail: Sasuke's death ultimately leads to MAJOR differences in the development of the plot. The first really significant one of these is [[spoiler:the new Team 7 being ''refused'' permission to enter the Chuunin Exam by the 3rd Hokage]].
* {{Frameup}}: [[spoiler:Wabisuke's plan is to accuse Team 7 of planning to assassinate the Daimyo of the Land of Earth (under the orders of the Hokage, with forged secret instructions) in order to provoke a war between Iwa and Konoha.]]
* FusionDance: [[spoiler:The Kyuubi makes a deal with Naruto to give him access to his power and also his knowledge to save his friends, by modifying the 4th Hokage's seal and drinking a sip of the Kyuubi's black blood. This causes Naruto to act extremely viciously in his battle with Wabisuke, as well as use the VoiceOfTheLegion and refer to himself as "we" rather than "I" for the duration.]]
* [[GetAHoldOfYourselfMan Get A Hold Of Yourself, Girl!]]: Ino attacks and belittles Sakura at the climax of chapter 1, forcing her to snap out of her HeroicBSOD caused by Sasuke's death and fight back.
* GroinAttack: [[spoiler:Akashi Tsuneo]]'s defiance doesn't last long when [[spoiler:Sakura threatens to cut off his balls unless he talks]].
* HeroicBSOD: Naruto and Sakura spend most of chapter 1 in one until they get snapped out of it by Iruka and Ino respectively.
** Hinata falls into a bad one after [[spoiler:surrendering to Neji in the Chuunin Exam preliminary rounds as Naruto wasn't there to interrupt his BreakingSpeech]]. This drives her to [[spoiler:run away from Konoha in shame, requiring her to be retrieved by Team 7]].
* ImprobableAimingSkills: Keiji with shuriken. His abilities with them are ''absurd''; unfortunately he suffers CripplingOverspecialisation as a result.
* IronicEcho: Kakashi echoes [[spoiler:Wabisuke]]'s earlier statement about [[spoiler:not leaving "unfinished business" [[PreMortemOneLiner right before finishing him off]]]].
* KilledOffForReal: Sasuke, obviously. [[spoiler:Many characters also die in the destruction of Konoha- the 3rd Hokage dies as usual, but also Neji, Shino, Asuma, Shikaku and according to WordOfGod, many characters who don't even get mentioned because we didn't even get the chance to meet them in this story, including Anko, Danzo, Sai, Yamato and most background characters.]]
* MyGreatestFailure: For Keiji, the deaths of his previous team.
* NotSoDifferent: Naruto to Keiji after he hears the story of how he lost his ''entire'' team in a mission gone wrong (very much like the Wave Country mission, only worse).
* ObliviousToLove: Naruto continues to be a classic example of this trope with regards to Hinata. When she [[spoiler:asks if she can keep his forehead protector and gives him hers instead]], he thinks [[spoiler:she wants it because it used to be ''Iruka's.'']]
* ThePowerOfBlood: [[spoiler:Naruto's enhanced contract with the Kyuubi requires him to drink a sip of its BlackBlood.]]
* PreMortemOneLiner: The IronicEcho above.
-->[[spoiler:'''Kakashi:''' You were right about one thing, Wabisuke. [[SlashedThroat It's not smart to leave unfinished business.]]]]
* TheRemnant: [[spoiler:The survivors of the destruction of Konoha who fall back to the Hidden Fortress of the Senju, led by Jiraiya.]]
* {{Revenge}}: [[spoiler:Wabisuke Ryota]] seeks revenge on [[spoiler:Kakashi]] for [[spoiler:mutilating his face in battle at the end of the 3rd Shinobi War]].
** RevengeByProxy: He enacts this revenge by [[spoiler:capturing Kakashi and Naruto and torturing Naruto in front of him. He also plans to reignite the war between Iwa and Konoha after executing them in order to complete his "unfinished business" by destroying it.]]
* ShoutOut: According to WordOfGod [[spoiler:the Hidden Fortress of the Senju]] is a ShoutOut to theclassic AkiraKurosawa film ''TheHiddenFortress''.
* SoProudOfYou: Kakashi tells his students how proud he is of them all after [[spoiler:Sakura and Keiji rescue him and Naruto from execution]].
* ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill: Sakura's plan to rescue [[spoiler:Naruto and Kakashi from execution]] features no less than [[spoiler:''thirty-six'' precisely placed explosive tags going off simultaneously]]- and that's just the ''first'' step!
* [[ThisIsSomethingHesGotToDoHimself This Is Something She's Got To Do Herself]]: After [[YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre giving her some encouragement]], Naruto leaves Hinata alone to deal with the gang of thugs and their renegade ninja boss who were planning to kidnap her and sell her into slavery by herself, to let her build up some confidence. However he does hide nearby and remains ready to intervene if it looks like she's going to lose.
* TookALevelInBadass: Sakura during the Hosokusa arc.
* TortureTechnician: [[spoiler:Wabisuke Ryota.]]
* WhamLine:
-->'''Keiji:''' [[spoiler:Konoha's been destroyed.]]
* WithMyHandsTied: [[spoiler:Naruto]] has to fight with both hands shackled behind his back during [[spoiler:the escape from Hosokusa]]. He does so by [[spoiler:getting Sakura to toss him a kunai which he catches in his teeth, in a deliberate CallBack to Zabuza's last stand]].
* WouldHitAGirl: [[spoiler:Wabisuke]] takes a sadistic pleasure in [[spoiler:throttling Sakura to death in front of Naruto in order to torment him]].
** Naruto as well in his and Sakura's fight with [[spoiler:Taniguchi Tsukiko]], not that he has much choice under the circumstances.
