Team 8

At the end of the class, Gai presented Naruto and Hinata with some specialized inserts for their wrist and ankle weights. The metallic slugs had been graven with special seals, so if chakra was pushed into them in the correct manner, their apparent density and weight increased to a large degree.

I wonder if it would be possible to weaponize this effect...

Hey, Just noticed a typo in the last part of this chapter.

“You mean Naruto, Uzuamaki Naruto, the loudest ninja in the village?” Kakashi demanded. “The only person I ever saw who dressed worse that Gai? He took out two missing nins himself?”

Just figured you might want to fix that.

awesome as usual, the faster you update teh better. I'm glad you're getting to the chuunin exams and am curious about what will happen.

Thank you for a wonderful story. This was the first Naruto fanfiction I ever read, and it ranks up there as one of the very BEST Naruto fanfics I have ever read.

However, in keeping with the idea of this story being one of the best, I have run across an inconsistency. In the paragraph quoted below, Kiba refers to Zabuza getting 'sharinganed'. At this point in time, Naruto (and the others) do not know what the Sharingan is, especially as Naruto is not on Kakashi's and Sasuke's team. This was shown in the anime by Sakura and Naruto having the Sharingan explained by Sasuke. The easiest way to fix this is to add a few lines of dialogue, such as Naruto asking for clarification:
"Sharinganed?"
"Yeah, Kakashi used his Sharingan to defeat him."
"But, what's a Sharingan?"
"It's a doujustu (Eye Technique)...."

Sakura nodded and Kiba continued his tale. “They were pretty tricky. We fought two on the way down, but they were punks. Me and Sasuke held them off and Kakashi nailed ‘em. Some losers called the Demon Brothers. But that eyebrow-less freak was tough. He fought Kakashi-sensei to a standstill until he got sharinganed. Then that kid showed up and acted like he’d killed him.” He shrugged. “After he recovered, they came back and attacked Tazuna at the bridge.” Kiba opened up his jacket and rapped his knuckles against the thick leather armor underneath. “If I hadn’t been wearing this, Haku’s senbon needles would have cut me to pieces.”

Thank you for a wonderful story. I can't wait for the next chapter.

ZC

Wonderfull fanfic... I ate it up so fast it literally rivals two halves!:) But when are you going to continue into the Chuunin exams arc? I am looking forward to your incredible acomplishment!
If its still in progress i have one suggestion: Try to have a little more naruto and hinata relations not like dating or anything but just try to see how that would work out:) LOVE YOU for your great work and if you have the story completed could you mail me at seanswatching@hotmail.com

I just started chapter 1 and finished through chapter 10. I am really enjoying this story.

Naruto is one of my favorite characters and I have read all of the Manga and do not really like that they are not focusing on his character.

Even in the manga, I have really thought that there should have been more interaction between Hinata and Naruto. They are one of the good examples of when opposites should attract. There are too many examples of bad opposites in fiction that would never 'live happily ever after', but I think that this couple would.

That said, I am, even more than in the manga, NOT LIKING the rest of the Hyuuga clan. I think that Hinata should do what Shino threatened to do and dump her association with her clan. They obviously don't want her. Unfortunately, it could never happen. They would not let her out alive.

Keep up the good work. I will be watching for the next update.

I hoped to see more of this story in the near future. This is the first story I've ever read in this fandom, and it seems very well written. I don't know much about all the background, and all I do know is probably outdated. However, you do a good job of relating the important information to a reader, something that's very important. I commend you and hope to see some more soon.

I finally went and tracked down the first twenty chapters or so of the Naruto manga online this weekend so I could have more to read after finishing the latest chapter of "HP and the Nightmares of Futures Past". I've been enjoying that one so much, I figured it would be worth burning some time learning the basics of an unfamiliar fandom to read your other work.

I'm very glad I did. This is an excellent story, and even if I haven't read enough Naruto yet to fully appreciate the AU-ness, I can still "see" the characters and enjoy what you're doing with them.

I suspect I appreciate what you're doing with Naruto in this story for much the same reason that I love Ender's Game; anyone who's ever experienced even minor shunning as a kid for native abilities that should be treated as a gift, would cheer to see him get the support he needs to flourish. The other members of his team, and their connections, are also very well textured in this story; I'll be looking forward to seeing what happens next with this almost as much as with the HP tale.

Of course, I'll also now have to download and read a bunch more Naruto. As if I needed a new fandom... *grins*

I think team 8 is a great fanfic and I hope you write more soon.

Absolutely brilliant story, I always balk at Naruto, being a hard core HP fan but I took a chance and read Team 8. I read your first ten chapters (quite large ones) all in one go and I'm begging for more! I know it wont help to beg for an update soon, my own stories seem to take forever for an update. Still, I can't wait

Thanks again for a wonderful read

I just read the first 10 chapters of Team 8. I know nothing about the anime it's based on, but I am so fond of your writing that I read a bit about the anime on wikipedia, and dove into the story.

I am thoroughly enjoying the story -- other than some of the fighting techniques that I gloss over (just as I gloss over the fighting techniques in the anime I do watch), I don't feel like I am missing anything important in appreciating the story. Of course, I have no knowledge of where your story is AU, although from your author's notes, I assume a lot of it is.

In any case, the relationships between Naruto, Hinata and Shino are wonderful. Seeing Kurenai as a good teacher, looking out for her students, is lots of fun -- she's really good at reading people and helping them become who they can be.

I starting reading your fanfic because of your HP stories, and of course, I am looking forward to more Nightmares, but now I am looking forward to more of anything you choose to write.

Thank you for writing and sharing!

This is great I Can't wait to read more.

I Love yur story you have written it wonderfully.I am waiting for the next chapter to come out because the Chuunin exam story line is one of my favorites. Also I am kind of glad that you did not send naruto's team on the wave country Arc it sort of does not fit in. The Aburame part was interesting also it shows rare moments in a Konoha Clan besides the regular Hyugga Clan.

Have to say, I really like your interpretations...particularly on the growth. If only Kishimoto (that's his name, right) did some of this stuff... You hit all the good points of the manga while avoiding the parts that drag it down, such as unrealistic growth and inaccurate power representations. This series portrays the naruto-style ninjahood better than the actually series has recently.

I've only just started reading Naruto fics recently and I have to say, this one is really fantastic. I'm looking foreward to seeing where it goes. I'm hoping for a smackdown on Hiashi and the rest of the Hyuuga's, possibly public accusations of child abuse (I'd imagine that while training abuse is fine, outside of training, children would be well cared for in such a society) or more likely, and hopefully, Hinata being removed from the family, possibly to like with her Sensei, who actually gives a damm about her.
Great story!

Matthew, you are a great writer. I always recommend anything you've written. I am a 40 year old male with 3 children. For 20 years, I was in a band. The band members were the same for all 20 years. I wrote many songs that I had the pleasure of listening to over the radio and in over 100 different countries. Any time I had that was free or during my travels, I read. The reason I say anything about this is to let you know who some of your readers are. As a writer (Of Lyrics and Music), I know how precious something you have created can be to you, Let me say that "Nightmare of Future's Past" is my favorite Fan Fiction and I have read a lot. I have a few author's that I like whose stories are excellent. Your story is my favorite. Please, pretty please, can you update soon? I know you do not want to force anything. I know that you want to have each update be as quality as the last, but I love this story and I need for you to finish. Everyday I look. I truly hope one day soon you continue this story. It truly is the best that FanFiction has to offer.

Awesome chapter, like always. I really like the growing camraderie in Team 8, as well as the growth shown in Naruto's teammates.

I eagerly await the next chapter, which I hope will have Gaara. I can't wait to see what you do with him, and with Naruto's meeting with him. Their cannon encounter had Naruto making some fairly good insights into Gaara's character, and I can only imagine that'll be even more so in this fic.

So please, keep up the good work.

Great as usual, I doubt it could be any better.

The pairing to me is a cute, quirky and funny. This story does pose an interesting question. If you ask me all 3 people in this team should be chunnin after the exam because they already show the qualities needed to do so

Just realized - ANBU squad watching Naruto, and records of his actions vs. Council minutes recording alledged damage to property and theft. Now, will the Aburame's find out about this - or will Sandaime or Kurenai make the connection?