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The story is noted for being an exceptionally organic take on the source material, with all major characters being fleshed out and well developed. With Naruto and Hinata now being on the same team, naturally the story is a Naruto/Hinata pairing, but Shino and Kurenai also receive their fair share of attention, with Kurenai in particular receiving a fleshed-out background that has so far only been hinted at in places.
The story is currently{{when}} in the "Search for Tsunade" arc, although events have naturally progressed quite differently. The author maintains [http://www.viridiandreams.net/ a blog] and [http://www.viridiandreams.net/forum/index.php an active forum] where he posts occasional word count updates and is also involved in several other projects, such as the equally well-written ''[[Harry Potter and the Nightmares of Futures Past]]''.
Of related interest is ''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3079936/1/Snapped Snapped]'', a Team 8 AU also written by S'TarKan, which is a one-shot scenario detailing what it would take for Hinata to... well, [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|snap]].
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* [[In Spite of a Nail]]: While several of the Chuunin Exam matches are different, some match-ups are the same as in [[Canon]]. {{spoiler|Tenten vs. Temari}}, {{spoiler|Hinata vs. Neji}}, {{spoiler|Sakura vs. Ino}}, {{spoiler|Lee vs. Gaara}}, {{spoiler|Naruto vs. Neji}} and {{spoiler|Temari vs. Shikamaru}}. The ''actions'' in many of this match-ups change due to the altered circumstances, however...
* [[Iron Lady]]: As a jounin and team leader, Kurenai carries herself as one. She ''has'' to, given the chauvinistic mentality of some of the people around her (like a weapon shopkeeper in one of the first chapters).
* [["It" Is Dehumanizing]]: Shino [[Shut UP, Hannibal|does not take well]] to [[Nakama|Naruto]] being referred to as an "it" by his clansmen.
* [[It Never Gets Any Easier]]: On the eve of {{spoiler|Kurenai's funeral}}, Naruto asks Jiraiya if losing people close to you eventually becomes easier. His response: ''"No, and if it ever does, I don’t want to know you"''. [[Justified Trope|Justified]] as he states that, while some people propose that the perfect ninja is the one that kills his emotions, doing so in the long term becomes detrimental and the ones that subscribe to that philosophy end [[Empty Shell|with no personality of their own]], or worse, [[Ax Crazy|eventually snap]] {{spoiler|like Itachi did}}.
* [[Jerkass]]: As mentioned before, most members of the Hyuuga clan fall into this, including Neji, Hanabi and ''especially'' Hiashi. The members of Team 7 are initially portrayed as this as well. {{spoiler|Turns out Kiba is more of a [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold]], who genuinely cares for his teammates but is too brash, while Sakura [[Character Development|eventually realizes the bad elements of her personality]] [[Took a Level In Kindness|and vows to change]]. Recently, like in canon, Neji seems to start changing his ways after Naruto defeated him. It's still in the air whether Sasuke will turn like his canon counterpart or not, but so far his rather [[Curb Stomp Battle|humiliating defeat]] at Naruto's hands seems to be pointing him into a more positive direction.}}
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* [[Mundane Utility]]: Shadow clones. Good for supply gathering, gardening, and making take-out runs. Of course, this was sort of a given, as Naruto's first solution to any problem seems to be [[Zerg Rush|'throw a bunch of clones at it']].
* [[My Significance Sense Is Tingling]]: Spoofed in chapter 14. Naruto and Kurenai have a very serious talk {{spoiler|regarding the Kyuubi.}} Given the seriousness of the matter involved, [[Hot-Blooded|Naruto]] decides for once in his life to be silent. Cut to a scene of Iruka suddenly getting shivers, reacting as if a major violation of the Universe laws was happening.
* [[Nakama]]: One of the most heartwarming elements of the story is seeing the members of the eponymous team turning into this as time goes on. Specially in the case of [[All of the Other Reindeer|Naruto]] and [[Abusive Parents|Hinata]], as the team eventually becomes their main solace given their horrible childhood and the closest thing they have to a real family.
* [[Never Mess with Granny]]: Hi, Tsunade!
* [[No-Holds-Barred Beatdown]]: Despite Hinata's increased training and confidence, Neji still beats her within an inch of her life in the Chuunin Exam preliminaries.
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** Also a significant one to [[The Terminator]] during Naruto's fight with Neji:
{{quote|"There is no fate but what we make."}}
* [[Shut UP, Hannibal]]: Shino fires one off to the Aburame elders when he notices [["It" Is Dehumanizing|they refer to Naruto as "it" and not "he."]]
{{quote|"Your choice of pronoun speaks volumes, esteemed elder."}}
* [[Silk Hiding Steel]]: Hinata has [[Shrinking Violet|too many self-esteem issues]] to truly qualify, but she is slowly getting there. Besides her many moments of combat prowess, the best example might be when she is interrogated by Hiashi {{spoiler|about Naruto using the Kyuubi’s chakra during the border patrol mission}}. Despite being utterly terrified of her father, Hinata deduces he wants that information for nefarious purposes, so she decides (much to her own surprise) to not reveal anything, claiming she didn’t saw or knows what happened. The deception works and a frustrated Hiashi [[Go to Your Room|dismisses her]].
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