History Fanfic / SonOfTheSannin

* DestructoNookie: Downplayed. Fu admits to Naruto during a break in ther Jinchuriki training that she is ''very'' rough with Shino when they make out.

** Tsunade in Chapter 81 reveals that, so as to avoid falling behind Jiraiya, she went on to learn [[spoiler:Senjutsu from the slugs]]. [[spoiler:In the aftermath of the Akatsuki Invasion, she chooses to have one of the Rinnegan eyes transplanted in her after some debate in Chapter 90]]. During the War, her using the [[spoiler:Preta Path’s Chakra Absorption ability]] against the White Zetsu has an unintended effect of giving her Hashirama’s HealingFactor ability and it’s theorized that it’s permanent

* EarlyBirdCameo: The Akatsuki members are given an appearance earlier than in canon. [[spoiler: Then there’s also Toneri, from ''Anime/TheLastNarutoTheMovie.'']]
* EatenAlive: How [[spoiler: Kidomaru]] meets his end, courtesy of Shino's enlarged bugs.

** Said word for word by Shizune when [[spoiler: Obito]] inhales some of her poison. Subverted in that his HealingFactor stopped the poison from killing him.

*** Other users include Sasuke (though he does NOT learn the Chidori) and pretty much every Kumo ninja. [[Chapter 107 reveals that Kakashi taught Kiba and Tamaki the Chidori, and they've created their own variants]].

* DescriptionCut: In Chapter 51, when asked where's Temari, Kankuro replies that she and Shikamaru are probably having fun together. He's only half-right: Shikamaru is obviously ''not'' having fun at all.

*** Other users include Sasuke (though he does NOT learn the Chidori) and pretty much every Kumo ninja.

* NothingPersonal: During the Chunin Exams finals [[spoiler: Gaara]] tells Naruto he has to avenge [[spoiler:Temari's]] defeat at Naruto's hands. Naruto protests that he said "no hard feelings" before, to which [[spoiler:Gaara]] replies that ''he'' has no hard feelings, but [[spoiler:Temari]] won't let him hear the end of it if he doesn't avenge her.

* SuperNotDrowningSkills: Water Release: Underwater Breathing allows the user to survive underwater without problem. [[spoilers:Mei's Squid Sage Mode]] gives her gills that allow for underwater breathing as well.

* AirborneMook: During the first day of the Fourth Ninja War, several winged Zetsu clones are among the ranks attacking the Shinobi Allied forces.

** Like in canon [[spoiler:some of the reanimated zombies brought back during the Fourth War has this effect, like how Maki ends up fighting Pakura]].

* ItAmusedMe: Tsunade decides to let [[spoiler:Zabuza and Mei]] to fight each other because it's more fun than the soap operas she watches.

* NoodleIncident: During the timeskip, something happened [[MeetTheInLaws when Temari took Shikamaru to meet her dad.]] Kankuro says it was hilarious, while Shikamaru is trying ''very'' hard to forget said meeting.

** During the Kirigakure Civil War arc, [[spoiler: Rin cut herself a finger to show her HealingFactor]], which was retrieved by Sai and given to Danzo. Come Chapter 80, he's revealed to have used it [[spoiler:to stabilize Hashirama's cells, enabling him to properly use Wood Release]].

* DarkLordOnLifeSupport: Like in canon, [[spoiler:Madara Uchiha]] kept himself alive by connecting to the [[spoiler:Ten Tails' corpse.]] He's currently undergoing a rebirth process to restore himself to his prime.

* GirlfriendInCanada: When asked by Sai why they don't have dates [[spoiler: during Asuma and Kurenai's wedding]], Shikamaru cites this trope while also making it clear that he's not lying about his girlfriend living in Suna, while Choji mentions staying in contact with a girl in Kumo.

* AdaptationalBackstoryChange: While [[spoiler:Obito’s]] general history before the Kyūbi attack remains untouched, many the specifics have changed, mainly concerning his meeting with [[spoiler:Madara]]. Here, [[spoiler:Obito]] doesn’t take up the latter’s identity and [[spoiler:Madara doesn’t even die, simply going through a process that’ll not only revive him, but also makes him stronger]].

* CruelAndUnusualDeath: In Chapter 79, Torune gets tricked into killing by his partner, by means of getting the beetles to devour Fuu's flesh and chakra as they proceed to multiply themselves all over his body. Somewhat downplayed because [[spoiler:Shisui]] impales him with his tanto in the chest [[MercyKill to end his suffering]].

* CruelAndUnusualDeath: In Chapter 79, Torune gets tricked into killing by his partner, by means of getting the beetles to devour Fuu's flesh and chakra as they proceed to multiply themselves all over his body. Somewhat downplayed because [[spoiler:Shisui]] impales him with his tanto in the chest [[MercyKill to end his suffering]].
* {{Cthulhumanoid}}: [[spoiler:The end result of using Sage Transformation with a squid summon, as demonstrated by Mei]].

** Crossing over with SparedByTheAdaptation, Ameyuri was introduced in canon as part of Kabuto's Impure World Ressurection army. Here she first shows up alongside Chojuro during the Kirigakure Civil War arc.

* Ameyuri dislikes being treated as a little girl.

** As of chapter 31, the following among the genin are official: [[spoiler: Tenten and Haku, Shino and Fu,]] and of course Naruto and Hinata. On the adults' side, [[spoiler: Shizune and Shisui have already gone all the way: she's pregnant with his child, and they're planning to get married soon.]]

** How [[spoiler:Jinin]] meets his end after being defeated. For added irony, he also gets disabled this way when brought back as an Edo Tensei zombie before being sealed again.

** A comedic example occurs in Chapter 65. During [[spoiler: the reception party for Kurenai and Asuma's wedding]], Jiraiya sees they're clearing the tables and chairs for the dance. Tsunade recalls they never had a dance in their wedding and forces him to "dance until their feet bleed".

** By Chapter 77, [[spoiler:almost all of Naruto's generation has already made it to Jonin or Special Jonin, and Asuma is already considering Ino, Shikamaru and Choji to move to higher missions so they can promote as well.]]

** How [[spoiler:Jinin]] meets his end after being defeated.

* TitleDrop: Rock Lee is the first to call Naruto "Son of the Sannin" at the beginning of the Chunin Exams arc.

** Danzo dies in the same way as in canon: by committing suicide with the Reverse Tetragram Sealing, albeit [[spoiler:he does so under Obito's control rather than on his own free will.]]

* CurbStompCushion: Hanabi and Neji have a sparring match against each other in chapter 72. They're more or less evenly matched [[spoiler: until Hanabi uses the Truth Seeking Balls to neutralize Neji's chakra, and unleashes the [[FinishingMove Eight Trigrams: Sixty-Four Palms]] on him]].

** Seems to be the case between Mei and Zabuza. The former acts very flirtatious to him (more than usual, in any case) and goes to great lengths to recruit him for her cause, while the latter is very angry for having to follow her orders and play second fiddle to her. [[spoiler: By the time of the Hidan and Kakuzu arc, [[OfficialCouple they've become an item]], and Mei is pregnant with their child.]]

** Naruto has it for anybody who threatens his friends and loved ones by default, but running into the guy who [[spoiler: tried to kidnap Hinata as a child and now wants to take her away from him]], his first reaction is to try to ''kill'' the guy.

** Itachi and Shizune develop an IntergenerationalFriendship early in the story, [[spoiler:and it's through that friendship that Shizune meets her eventual husband, Itachi's cousin [[SparedByTheAdaptation Shisui]].]]

** Hinata is as sweet and gentle as in canon. She also earned the title of the best kunoichi of her generation, and in the Chunin exams she proved more than capable of giving her opponents a run for their money. [[spoiler: She also becomes the first member of the cast in-story who ''kills'' an Akatsuki member.]] To top it off, in Chapter 58 [[spoiler: she's named Head of the Hyuga Clan by her mother]], and manages to shut up the Main House members who protest about her call to abolish the Caged Bird Seal practice altogether. And that's not even taking into account when [[BigSisterInstinct her little sister is in danger.]]

** Naruto will do anything to protect [[spoiler: his adoptive siblings]].

** Naruto has another moment during Chapter 84, after vanishing for a while. [[spoiler:He'd gone to the underground bunker to set up his clones for Sage Mode safely before arriving to fight Akatsuki.]]

* BullyHunter: As in canon, Naruto defends Hinata from the three bullies picking on her [[spoiler:and actually manages to beat them.]]

** In Chapter 66, [[spoiler:Obito tells Sasuke that the secret to stop seeing the flashbacks when using the Mangekyo Sharingan is to ''embrace'' them instead of rejecting them. [[ShutUpHannibal Sasuke replies that, if that means becoming a psychopath like Obito, he'd rather live with those memories]].]]

** Chapter 76 is titled "Recovery", lifting some weight off the aftermath of [[spoiler: the failed retrieval of Roshi]] and before the Root Arc.

* BridalCarry: Naruto catches Hinata in his arms after Pain knocks her out of the sky.

* CareerEndingInjury: [[spoiler:Hiruzen Sarutobi]] is almost fatally wounded while battling [[spoiler:Fugaku and his elite Uchihas. He's saved thanks to Itachi's intervention, but he's forced to step down as Hokage as a result of this battle.]]

* CerebusRollercoaster: Part I at least, is pretty much this. The introduction arc is very lighthearted, focusing on Jiraiya and Tsunade's growing relationship as they raise baby Naruto. Then, we dive into [[spoiler: the Uchiha Insurrection arc]], probably ''the'' darkest arc of the first part. Then, it's followed by the Academy three-parter, which focuses on Naruto and his classmates training to become ninjas, as well as developing some of their friendships. Then, we have the Land of Sound arc, in which Naruto and his team finds that Orochimaru had taken over the Land of Rice, and they have to evacuate the last remaining town not under his control before it's too late. This is then followed by the Chunin Exams, focused mostly on friendly competition and romance, which is finally followed by the Invasion of Konoha, sperheaded by Orochimaru.
* CharlesAtlasSuperpower: Like in canon, Gai and Lee fight using exclusively taijutsu. The latter manages to overpower [[spoiler: Mizuki]] even while using [[OneWingedAngel Orochimaru's Cursed Seal]].

** In Chapter 4, there's an EarlyBirdCameo of [[spoiler: Toneri Otsutsuki]], of all people. Fastforward to Chapter 55, he's "recruited" into Akatsuki as Sasori's replacement after his death.
** Yakumo Kurama, Kurenai's former student, is mentioned in Chapter 69 when the Assault Squad visits her grave. [[spoiler: She's revealed to be alive in Chapter 77, and reappears in Chapter 79 as part of Danzo's forces in Root.]]

** Early in the story, Naruto is revealed to be able to mold his chakra and share it with other people rather easily, as shown when he shares some with Hinata when they're training together. [[spoiler: This comes into play during the Gaara Rescue arc, as they manage to get him barely alive before the Akatsuki can finish their extraction ritual, but they need to perform a chakra transfer in order to save him.]] Even later, he's also able to apply it as a way to [[spoiler:bypass the restrictions to teach Senjutsu to other people without having to sign a summon contract.]]

* ChildOfTwoWorlds: [[spoiler:Haku was born in and spent his early years in the Land of Water but grew up in the Land of Fire, and is the only known character who wears the forehead protector from two different ninja villages at the same time (although he wears one of them around his neck). He was specifically appointed as Kiri's ambassador in Konoha for this reason, since he would have a vested interest in maintaining peace between the two nations.]]
* ChildhoodFriendRomance: Naruto and Hinata quickly set up as this as in canon, except that they become actual friends during their academy days. [[OfficialCouple They finally become a couple in Chapter 31.]]

** An even bigger one in Chapter 86, as Pain uses Chibaku Tensei to create a giant planetoid over Konoha, and prepares [[ColonyDrop to crush the village with it.]]

** [[spoiler:Genjutsu World!Hinata]] on the other hand, is this full stop mixed with {{Yandere}}. Naruto actually uses this to his advantage to goad her into attacking [[spoiler:his evil doppelganger.]]

* CloningBlues: Averted for [[spoiler: Hebiko and Hebimaru.]] They're very much aware of their origin as clones of [[spoiler: Kaida and Hagane]], but it doesn't seem to affect them that much.

** In Chapter 78, during the raid of Root's headquarters, Shizune combines her Poison Mist with [[spoiler: Shisui's]] Great Fireball.

** Hinata makes a point of using [[spoiler: her newly awakened Tenseigan]] for good. This prompts her to share it with Hanabi so she doesn't keep that power all for herself.

* CommutingOnABus: Itachi tends to fall in and out of focus between arcs. Justified due to doing a lot of work [[spoiler: in charge of Jiraiya's spy and intelligence network]], so he needs travel away from Konoha on a regular basis.
* ConflictingLoyalty: Haku runs into this during the Kirigakure War arc, debating whether or not to remain with Zabuza [[spoiler:even if it means moving to Kiri]] or staying in [[spoiler: Konoha with his team and his girlfriend Tenten]]. It's eventually resolved when [[spoiler: not only does Zabuza give his permission to leave him (in as harsh a manner as he can) but Mei makes him Kiri's ambassador to Konoha.]]

* CoolAndUnusualPunishment: in a dubiously-canon omake, Itachi tortures an Ame genin for information using Tsukuyomi... [[TakeThat to force him to watch the]] ''[[TakeThat entire]]'' [[TakeThat filler season of a shonen series.]]

* CurbStompCushion: Hanabi and Neji have a sparring match against each other in chapter 72. They're more or less evenly matched [[spoiler: until Hanabi uses the Truth Seeking Balls to neutralize Neji's chakra, and unleashes the [[FinishingMove Eight Trigrams: Sixty-Four Palms]] on him.]]

** [[spoiler:Anko and Shima]] die during the Akatsuki Invasion, [[spoiler:though much like everyone who died when Pain attacked Konoha in canon, this proves to be temporary.]]

* [[DeliberateInjuryGambit Deliberate Capture Gambit]]: Having deduced how [[spoiler: Obito's]] powers work, Sasuke asks [[spoiler: Rin to let herself be captured by his Kamui. She does so and starts stabbing him when he phases his body parts into the PocketDimension.]]

** In a strange twist, [[spoiler:some of the reanimated zombies during the Fourth War are characters who died in previous arc, like Mizuki]].

** Chapter 90 reveals that he played a bigger one on [[spoiler:Danzo]], of all people. All he had to do was implant an idea in the man's head [[spoiler:(of letting Akatsuki gather all Tailed Beasts in a single place to take them back)]] and let his personal ambitions do the rest. [[spoiler:Thanks to this, Akatsuki was able to capture Ukataka and Roshi before Konoha could secure them.]]

** In a strange twist, [[spoiler:Mizuki comes back as a reanimated zombie, and is pleased with his new body]].

** [[spoiler:Haku]] never refers to his foster parents as anything other than "Hayate-san" and "Yugao-san". For that matter, [[spoiler:he always calls Zabuza "Zabuza-sama", even long after it becomes clear to both of them that their relationship is far more than that of a master and servant.]]

* OnceMoreWithClarity: Chapter 32 begins with a flashforward to the end of the arc that shows [[spoiler: Naruto and Sasuke fighting, this time as actual enemies]], with a strong implication that the latter has pulled a FaceHeelTurn. When the story reaches that moment in Chapter 39, it's shown that [[spoiler: Naruto had been Kotoamatsukami-brainwashed by Obito, and Sasuke is trying to dispel the mind control]].

* OneWingedAngel:
** Both Kimimaro and [[spoiler:Mizuki]] deconstruct the trope in some ways:
*** In Kimimaro's case, he only used the seal sparingly, and thus didn't have enough experience dealing with the disadvantages caused by it, such as reduced speed or accelerated chakra consumption rate. So when he fought against an opponent strong enough to drag the battle on, and skilled enough to notice and exploit these disadvantages, Kimimaro was defeated.
*** [[spoiler:Mizuki]] went the opposite way, and used the seal as much as possible. However, by using the seal to overpower his opponents by sheer brute force, he turned it into a crutch, and when he fought against somebody he couldn't defeat with raw power alone, he had nothing else to rely on and was defeated as well.