Team 8
By Viridian
This story is like it was written by a famous author. You stories are interesting and captivating, they keep me entertained for hours at a time,
Hmmmm....
Naruto laughed at that mental image, and wondered why Hinata squeaked and looked away.
I wonder. Naruto + overpowered cleaning jutsu - clothing = well, it's probably a good thing for Hinata that Konoha seems to have a dearth of butter dishes...^_^
Really like Shino in this (I've barely even read any Naruto fics before this one, and haven't seen the manga or anime at all). I can just see Shino after that sparring session at the inn; Note to
Self: When Naruto is irritated at something, suggest he spar with something more able to withstand his anger. Trees, the Hokage monument, etc. His reaction to Naruto's overpowered Raiton jutsu
was great as well.
Keep up the good work!
All I have to say is that this is both incredible and extremely interesting to read (the naruto team 8 that is, I haven't read the rest and this aligns the best with my interests)... The only bad thing is that I had wanted to go to bed hours and hours ago (it's past 5:15 now) and was completely unable to do so after discovering this.
Yes! A new chapter of the Naruto fic that is now officially my favorite. The continued growth and maturation of Naruto is one of the things that I look forward to in this fic. I'm glad someone is
taking Naruto's mental potential seriously, rather than merely focusing on his physical potential. I like the way Shino seems to be relaxing around his team mates. I hope Naruto's plan to help Hinata
gain some much needed confidence works.
I'm looking forward to seeing what happens to Team 8 on the border and how they will grow and change. I'm also looking forward to seeing how Team 7 is doing. I'm personally hoping that they are not
doing nearly as well as Naruto's team.
Great chapter. :)
Shino turned toward Naruto and nodded after a moment’s silence. “I will take your turns setting up the tents and hunting,” he offered.
That may prove to have been the mosting interesting line of the story. Shino, who prizes logic, evaluates the situation, and makes the decisions to support Naruto's plan, without knowing exactly what
it is. So, a sense of teamwork develops. If Kurenai realized what happened here, she would be thrilled.
Of course, perhaps she did realize it, or put it together afterwards. This chapter seemed to break from the pattern of the earlier chapters, staying much more cloesly with Naruto's viewpoint. In
fact, other than the brief scence from Kurenai and one brief one from Shino, the vast majority is from Naruto. The change made the chapter feel shorter in someways, even though the chapter is as long
as any of the first three.
Kurenai's reaction to
The boy nodded carefully. “It’ll be good training, I think.”
amused me as well. To me, it seemed he was echoing Hinata, as well as a hint that he was considering the implications of having to carry one of his teammates away from an encounter. Kurenai seemed
to have misread it. She also appears to have misread Naruto's intent with the food. Of course, like Naruto's prank in Chapter 4, Geniuses of Hard Work, Naruto has hit a hot button for Kurenai, and
she begins to react without fully analyzing the situation.
Finally the interplay between Hinata and Naruto with regards to leaving the town village developed nicely. Naruto answered Hinata in a disarming fashion, with the truth, but a truth he had come to
after his own reflections. This seemed to lend an additional weight to the reply, even if he kept his attitude light.
Over all, I am really enjoying this series. While this chapter for me lacked the highlights of previous two chapters, I still enjoyed watching the groundwork being placed for future development. This
is quickly proving to be one of my favorite stories. Thanks for the hardwork you are putting into it!
Ah, I'm glad to see you exploring new ground in this AU Naruto world. Sure, re-hashing the canon plot points can be enjoyable when done right, but it's not as good something completely different
and new.
Though I wouldn't mind getting brief summaries of what happened to the situations that would have occured if this was canon. If they happened yet, the repercussions and the rumors, et cetera. Kinda
like what you did when you briefly mentioned Kakashi's team heading off to Wave country as an aside.
WEEEEEEE!
more team 8 goodness!
once again, loved your update. the only thing that makes me sad is that i was asleep when you first posted it, and thus wasted precious hours before i got to taste its narutoish greatness.
naruto has mini-chidori? tee hee hee.
and the rase is on between hinata-chan and buggly boy to work out foxys secret companion!
Loved the chapter! The character development and interactions, while as you say aren't cannon, are completely understandable and believable.
The more and more I read, the more I really believe that Shino is going to figure out about the Kyubi first; before Hinata.
Also, with Naruto's 'Chakra Pulse', I can't help but think that this new, more thoughtful Naruta might have an easier time dealing with Neji should he fight him in your version of the Chunin exams. I
mean, Hinata described the pulse as if Naruto was blazing like the sun. What if Naruto tried a variation of it, and focused the pulse directly toward Neji's eyes while he had the Byakugan turned
on..... Just thinking out loud. *chuckle*
Anyway, great work! Can't wait to see the next!
Another great chapter! I honestly prefer your take on Naruto to what little I've seen in the anime.
please tell me that naruto is doing okay in canon too? (yes, obviously i don't read it constantly...or at all).
And believe or not, my first exposure to Naruto was because of your story. I was somewhat disappointed to find the canon is different from yours. You rock!
unNaruto-ish isn't a bad thing... considering Kurenai and Team 8 is different from Team Kakashi, its not that surprising. Besides, Naruto looks up to Kurenai, remember? its not surprising that he
picks up some habits here and there.
Btw, angst.... there's no tragedy in this story, is there?
kick ass! Seems like Shino is ahead of the others in figuring out Naruto... Wait till Hinata combines her observations with him....
Btw, is this story heading all the way to the Chunnin Exams and beyond? I love this story!
The thing is that your Naruto is becoming too much unNarutoish. And we don't want that now do we? :D
Great job! It's good to see you update so regularly! ^_^
We're really moving forward now, are we? Not only in the jutsu/training department, but also in the plot/relationship department. It will probably still take Naruto a while to realize why Hinata is
acting so strangely, but he's getting there, however slowly. At least he realized the problem and took note of it. I think Kurenai ought to tell Hinata that unless she gets a bit bolder in her
approach, Naruto is likely never going to get a clue.
I liked the electric jutsu. Now Hinata has an excuse to teach him the touch-based Jyuuken moves, and with his chakra supply, he can put enough (stunning) force behind it to rival anything Hinata can
do - if not through skill and refinement, then through sheer power. The way it looks, elemental jutsus in general can be devastatingly effective due to his chakra reserves.
well, keep up the good work, and I hope your inspiration doesn't fail you now! ;)
Quizer
Hum i doulbt a border patrol between earth and fire country would be a c rank mission... since the two countrys are still hostile, possible ninja encounters would acure. making this a b rank mission. The story is really good. i like how u kept the charactots n charactor. the flow of the story is great and the events believeable. u kept out cishaed stuff so the story is really one of a kind. i really enjoyed reading this fanfic.