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Line 1: {{work}} [[File:Dreaming_of_Sunshine_8027.jpg\|frame]] {{quote\| ''There was only darkness. I was small and helpless, lost and confused and alone and trapped in a body that would not, could not respond to my helpless panicked thoughts. I could hear a child, a baby, screaming but it wasn't me because I couldn't move, couldn't breathe couldn't do anything but lie still and hope we were hidden and please, please don't notice me…''}} {{quote\| ''Life as a ninja. It starts with confusion and terror and doesn't get any better from there.''}} A ''[[Naruto]]'' [[Self Insert]] [[Fanfic]], the story is as follows: Line 9: "Shikako Nara is an average girl from the Village Hidden in the Leaves. She has friends, a loving family, but there is something different about her, a secret. And she's been keeping it from birth." A unique approach to the self-insert genre of fan-fiction, ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20120422074449/http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7347955/1/Dreaming_of_Sunshine Dreaming of Sunshine]'' avoids many of the more common pitfalls associated with the poorer examples - via snappy dialogue and a plot that remains focused on the inner struggles of the protagonist as an observer. A massive door-stopper guaranteed to keep you reading for hours. Also has a supplementary fic called ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20120422074424/http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7898335/1/Sunshine_Sidestories Sunshine Sidestories]'', which expands on material not seen through Shikako's eyes. ~~----~~ ~~=== This fanfiction series contains examples of: ===~~ {{tropelist}} * [[Author Avatar]] * [[Badass Bookworm]]: Shikako. Line 29 ⟶ 27: * [[Curb Stomp Battle]]: {{spoiler\|Naruto's fight with Neji in the Chunin exams. Neji never even touches the real Naruto.}} ** {{spoiler\|And then by the Sound Four against Ibuki.}} * [[Death Byby Adaptation]]: {{spoiler\|Karin, although the characters don't know her name. She gets mauled to death by a bear offscreen and they find her body.}} ** {{spoiler\|Shikako killing the Sound Trio}} is an example of Type 2. * [[Deadpan Snarker]]: Shikako, occasionally. Line 46 ⟶ 44: * [[In Spite of a Nail]]: Several things that one might expect to play out differently don't. For example, most of the match ups in the chuunin exams are the same as in the original story {{spoiler\|despite the fact that Shikako killed the Sound team. Shikako theorizes that this is because the selection of the participants was rigged.}} Also noteable in some other instances because for the most part Shikako has been attempting to avoid changing anything major- after all the best parts of her inside knowledge depend on some things remaining consistent. At first. {{spoiler\|Unfortunately she's forgotten some of it.}} Despite this, a number of things ''[[For Want of a Nail\|do change]]'' - the above [[Death Byby Adaptation]] is an alteration which cannot be substituted easily, regardless of the petty whims of fate. Shikako being more proactive than [[Neutral Female\|Part 1 Sakura]] means that whatever her limitations, she can still make... ripples, shall we say, that affect the plot (like Team 7 being more [[True Companions]] than even canon portrayed). *** And then there's the big one: {{spoiler\|Sasuke ''does not'' defect to Orochimaru.}} * [[Jack of All Stats]]: Unlike most ninja, Shikako has a wide range of abilities instead of specializing in a single area, which gives her considerable tactical flexibility. Line 57 ⟶ 55: [[Healing Hands]]: She also knows how to use medical ninjutsu, although she isn't skilled enough to heal major injuries. [[Master of Illusion]]: She's decent at genjutsu, too. ** [[The Force Is Strong ~~With~~with This One]]: Shikako can sense chakra, which helps detect ambushes, spot imposters, and gauge how strong her opponents are. * [[Laser Blade]]: The Sword of the Thunder God. It's similarity to a [[Star Wars\|lightsaber]] is [[Lampshade Hanging\|lampshaded]] by Shikako. {{quote\| ''I was a ninja. I knew there were jutsu and weapons of every description and ability and more. And yet, some things were so deeply ingrained, like the cultural belief that the coolest weapon in the world was made of light and went zshooshm.''}} * [[Late Arrival Spoiler]]: It's hard to hide that Shikako replaces Sakura on Team 7, making the latter [[Demoted to Extra]]. * [[Mind Rape]]: {{spoiler\|Shikako gets subjected to Tsukuyomi. It was so bad that she kept screaming ''even after she was knocked unconscious''.}} Line 71 ⟶ 69: * [[Poor Communication Kills]]: Shikako comes up with several plans {{spoiler\|to fight Zabuza and Haku.}} Unfortunately, she forgets to tell them to her teammates. {{spoiler\|Fortunately, none of them actually die.}} * [[Precision F-Strike]]: Shikako delivers one {{spoiler\|when Itachi corners her and Naruto.}} * [[Redemption Earns Life]]: {{spoiler\|Zabuza and Haku, at least compared to canon where Haku never actually turned and Zabuza simply went [[Taking You ~~With~~with Me]]}} * [[Self Insert]]: By way of [[Reincarnation]]. * [[Shout -Out]] ''[[Dune\|Fear is the mind killer.]]'' Shikako also quotes [[Shakespeare]] at one point. Line 79 ⟶ 77: ** A kidou spell from ''[[Bleach]]'' is used as an identification code between Konoha ninja. * [[Shrinking Violet]]: Shikako has shades of this, especially early on. Nowhere near as bad as Hinata, though. * [[Spared Byby the Adaptation]]: {{spoiler\|Zabuza and Haku. Also Hayate.}} * [[Stuff Blowing Up]]: Shikako is fond of explosions, which turns into something of a [[Running Gag]]. * [[Suspiciously Specific Denial]]: Shikako [[Invoked Trope\|does this deliberately]] in order to warn Fuu about the Akatsuki. Line 94 ⟶ 92: {{reflist}} [[Category:Dreaming Ofof Sunshine]] [[Category:Fanfic]] [[Category:Naruto/Fan Works]]