Accidental Companions
Three of Kakashi's summon dogs are injured, and Kakashi has to leave on a five-week mission so isn't able to care for them. So, he decides to allow Sasuke, Naruto, and Sakura to care for them. Unfortunately the dog under Naruto's care, Guruko, isn't exactly happy with his arrangement.
However, as he spends time with Naruto, he learns more about the 13-year old blonde and what exactly life is like for Naruto.
An Alternate Character Interpretation story written by Windschild8178 and told from the focus of Guruko, it is a well-written story that can invoke strong emotions from the reader.
Tropes used in Accidental Companions include:
- A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing: Syne.
- Abuse Is Okay When It Is Female On Male: Subverted. Sakura's "funny abuse" against Naruto is shown to affect Naruto severely.
- An Offer You Can't Refuse
- Beauty Is Bad: Syne
- Big Damn Heroes: Might Gai seems to have this as a special ability.
- Blatant Lies: Pretty much everything that comes out of Naruto’s mouth when he’s around his precious people.
- Blood From the Mouth
- Corner of Woe
- Deal with the Devil: Naruto makes one with Syne.
- Defiled Forever: A rare male example
- Definitely Just a Cold
- Determinator: Naruto is a darker take on the trope.
- Double Standard Rape (Female on Male): SO averted. It is all levels of wrong in the fic
- Earn Your Happy Ending: Naruto thinks he’s in one of these kinds of stories when it’s a completely different one.
- Fair Weather Mentor: Dammit, Kakashi and Jiraiya; you’re spitting all over Minato’s sacrifice!
- False Friend: Naruto’s view on Team 7
- Flanderization: Kakashi, Sasuke, and Sakura can be seen as this.
- Freudian Excuse: Naruto, several times over.
- Greater Need Than Mine: How Naruto sees everyone around him after years of being pushed aside
- Gold Fever: In the sense of greed for money. It actually works out in Naruto’s favor.
- Heroic BSOD: Naruto after Ino’s prank and the resulting reaction from the villagers.
- I Never Told You My Name: Gives Naruto a real BSOD moment when a certain someone knew his name before he told them it.
- In the End You Are on Your Own: Naruto’s view after years of abuse and neglect by the entire village.
- Jerkass: Kakashi, Sasuke, and Sakura.
- Know When to Fold'Em: Naruto needs to learn just when to stop struggling painfully and get a little help from some friends, though that’s not Naruto’s fault
- Loners Are Freaks: But it’s not like Naruto can help it; he’s tried making friends with Team 7, which failed.
- My God, What Have I Done?: Sakura and Kakashi realize too late how badly they’ve messed up.
- No-Holds-Barred Beatdown: Sasuke delivers one on Naruto because Naruto refuses to fight him.
- Not Even Human: The justification used for Naruto’s abuse
- Not So Different: Several of the characters think this, such as Naruto and Sasuke and Syne and Naruto. Now, as to the truths of the comparisons...
- Rape as Drama: Naruto.
- Screw the Rules, I Have Connections: Syne’s connections keep any sort of retaliation from happening, nor does Naruto have an opening for escape. At least, until the status quo falls to pieces.
- Security Cling: Poor Naruto; shame his first experience with this is after a ‘session’ with Syne
- Sex Slave: Naruto, technically
- Sexual Extortion
- Shower of Angst: Naruto takes one after extremely stressful days
- Stepford Smiler: Naruto
- Tagalong Kid: This also seems to be Naruto’s role, as he doesn’t seem to accomplish any other role for the crew.
- Talking Animal: Guruko, like most of the summoned animals in Naruto.
- The Complainer Is Always Wrong: Team 7’s attitude, even when Naruto the complainer is right or just asking for help.
- The Dog Bites Back
- The Millstone: Team 7’s opinion on Naruto, including Naruto
- The Unfavorite: Naruto is a student version of this to Kakashi.
- This Is Something He's Got to Do Himself: In probably the worst interpretation of the trope possible.
- Too Dumb to Live: How Team 7 sees Naruto
- Trauma Conga Line