1. DLP Flash Christmas Competition + Writing Marathon 2024!

    Competition topic: Magical New Year!

    Marathon goal? Crank out words!

    Check the marathon thread or competition thread for details.

    Dismiss Notice
  2. Hi there, Guest

    Only registered users can really experience what DLP has to offer. Many forums are only accessible if you have an account. Why don't you register?
    Dismiss Notice
  3. Introducing for your Perusing Pleasure

    New Thread Thursday
    +
    Shit Post Sunday

    READ ME
    Dismiss Notice

Quality Naruto fics

Discussion in 'Story Search' started by Inert, Feb 17, 2012.

  1. Andrela

    Andrela Plot Bunny DLP Supporter

    Joined:
    Apr 19, 2012
    Messages:
    5,048
    Gender:
    Female
    Location:
    Silesia
    Yes! Thank you.
     
  2. Lungs

    Lungs KT Loser ~ Prestige ~ DLP Supporter

    Joined:
    Jul 16, 2011
    Messages:
    205
    Gender:
    Male
    Location:
    i love girl's generation tbh
    High Score:
    1803
    Is that fic actually good?

    Offtopic but: what's your profile pic xandrel? I've always wanted to know. For science.
     
  3. Aekiel

    Aekiel Angle of Mispeling ~ Prestige ~ DLP Supporter

    Joined:
    Mar 16, 2006
    Messages:
    1,511
    Location:
    One of the Shires
    High Score:
    9,373
    A quick google tells me it's Paramour from Skullgirls.
    Xandrel Never heard of it. Is it any good?
     
  4. Lungs

    Lungs KT Loser ~ Prestige ~ DLP Supporter

    Joined:
    Jul 16, 2011
    Messages:
    205
    Gender:
    Male
    Location:
    i love girl's generation tbh
    High Score:
    1803
    Are you kidding me?

    Xandrel why?
     
  5. eden

    eden First Year

    Joined:
    Sep 16, 2015
    Messages:
    40
    It's not exactly a memorable fic, but it gets better a bit, I think? That part probably was a failed attempt at comedy. If memory serves, the fic's redeeming characteristics were the Team 7 friendship, the fact that even though Naruto got this new uber-dojutsu, it wasn't instantly smooth sailing for him, and that it actually gave more focus to Naruto learning seals than to the actual dojutsu.

    Perhaps Xandrel remembered this fic as being better than it actually is?
     
  6. Lungs

    Lungs KT Loser ~ Prestige ~ DLP Supporter

    Joined:
    Jul 16, 2011
    Messages:
    205
    Gender:
    Male
    Location:
    i love girl's generation tbh
    High Score:
    1803
    See, that's actually what killed it for me. I read like 3-4 more chapters and Naruto gets the whole cliche let's-learn-seals thing. Sasuke calls him Fuin-dobe (nearly closed it the moment I read that).

    If you were in a ninja village and you had eyes which allowed you to become a SICK FUCKING ASSASSIN WHO CAN CONFIRM KILLS BY STABBING SOMEONE IN A REALLY RANDOM PLACE...

    you're probs not going to be learning how to seal randomly. Like, that's such a waste.
     
  7. Nuit

    Nuit Dark Lord

    Joined:
    Feb 14, 2010
    Messages:
    1,934
    Location:
    The Peach State
    Never seen Parasoul called that.
     
  8. eden

    eden First Year

    Joined:
    Sep 16, 2015
    Messages:
    40
    Chacun à son goût. *shrugs* For me, seals are a selling point, to the point I'll read anything that is not an obvious brain bleach candidate, while dojutsu/bloodline!Naruto is a red flag to run away from. Who knows what sold it to xandrel.

    Like I said, I don't remember much about this fic ("Fuin-dobe", really? :facepalm), but I do remember that I found the seals thing surprisingly random, because you're right, it doesn't fit. Neither that nor the dojutsu bothers me half as much as the fact that it has so, so many of the badfic clichés inside, like the public assassination attempt from a drunk, the rabid council demanding Naruto's execution for a prank, that sort of thing.

    But it probably isn't half as bad as we're now making it sound.
     
  9. Aekiel

    Aekiel Angle of Mispeling ~ Prestige ~ DLP Supporter

    Joined:
    Mar 16, 2006
    Messages:
    1,511
    Location:
    One of the Shires
    High Score:
    9,373
    Whoops! My bad.
     
  10. Andrela

    Andrela Plot Bunny DLP Supporter

    Joined:
    Apr 19, 2012
    Messages:
    5,048
    Gender:
    Female
    Location:
    Silesia
    Yeah, like others have said it's Princess Parasoul from Skullgirls.

    About the fic guys, I was merely interested in the mechanics of the eyes in it, the rest is very meh.
     
  11. Zombie

    Zombie Black Philip Moderator DLP Supporter

    Joined:
    Apr 28, 2007
    Messages:
    6,036
    Has anyone else ever pulled a Taure and compiled all their must read Naruto fics into a document? I wouldn't mind seeing something like that these threads are always so disorganised cause it's half rec and half discussion.
     
  12. bakkasama

    bakkasama Seventh Year

    Joined:
    Apr 20, 2012
    Messages:
    259
    So, my brother just asked me if I knew any Naruto fanfiction in which there is war and it is well written. Any recomendations? Because the only one with war that comes to mind is Lost Soul and I don't really like it.
     
  13. Baradine

    Baradine Seventh Year

    Joined:
    Jul 5, 2012
    Messages:
    267
    Gender:
    Male
    Well, I don't want to be a dick, but read the thread. There have been several recommendations with a large amount of war in them, besides Lost Soul.
     
  14. eden

    eden First Year

    Joined:
    Sep 16, 2015
    Messages:
    40


    If Lost Soul is your measuring stick, then AlexDnD over at ffnet comes to mind. He has two fics centering around war, Genius Sensei and Shinobi no Kami. Arguably better than Lost Soul and I think it was recommended in this thread even? The writing style is not my cup of tea, since the fighting scenes that make up just about 90% of the fics fall flat far too often, but I've been told that they're great to read when you want to read fighting/war centric fics.
     
  15. Paranoid Android

    Paranoid Android Professor

    Joined:
    Jul 8, 2012
    Messages:
    401
    Location:
    Australia
    The sequel to naruto alternative history. Also nine broken mirrors
     
    Last edited: Oct 24, 2015
  16. sonny_yalin

    sonny_yalin Third Year

    Joined:
    Aug 26, 2014
    Messages:
    93
    Location:
    Chicago
    Kill Your Heroes by Evil Is A Relative Term is a Sakura centric story that I was pleasantly surprised to discover. The author also wrote Five Kingdoms for the Dead, which is probably the most popular Sakura centric story I can think of. I did like FKftD, but I thought it had some problems, which I won't discuss right now.

    Anyway, back to Kill Your Heroes. Like FKftD, the author doesn't really read over their stuff so careful because there are still some oddly worded sentences and a few grammar mistakes, but all things considered, I think KYH is easily better so far in this respect and the errors aren't as egregious as they were in the past. In fact, it's pretty easy to gloss over them. I think the author has definitely improved since FKftD, which is encouraging.

    Sakura is characterized very well and the progression from where she started in chapter 1 to where she is in chapter 20 is both believable and realistic. Sakura is able to tap into her potential with the help of Kakashi.

    3.5-4/5 from me, but I've always liked Sakura when she's done well.
     
  17. Lungs

    Lungs KT Loser ~ Prestige ~ DLP Supporter

    Joined:
    Jul 16, 2011
    Messages:
    205
    Gender:
    Male
    Location:
    i love girl's generation tbh
    High Score:
    1803
    Evil is a Relative Term's always annoyed me because of the Naruto bashing. You can have sexy bishies get it on with Sakura-chan without Naruto bashing. Srsly.
     
  18. Republic

    Republic The Snow Queen –§ Prestigious §– DLP Supporter

    Joined:
    Sep 1, 2010
    Messages:
    493
    Location:
    Germany occupied Greece
    High Score:
    4495+2362
  19. Gengar

    Gengar Degenerate Shrimp –§ Prestigious §– DLP Supporter

    Joined:
    Feb 3, 2009
    Messages:
    385
    High Score:
    7901
    I stopped reading way back when the author contrived a reason to get Naruto into Akatsuki (iirc).

    How's it come on since? Any MeixNaruto lemons?

    I ask for purely academic reasons, obviously.
     
  20. Republic

    Republic The Snow Queen –§ Prestigious §– DLP Supporter

    Joined:
    Sep 1, 2010
    Messages:
    493
    Location:
    Germany occupied Greece
    High Score:
    4495+2362
    Νοne just yet. As for how it's come ... okay-ish? Not terrible like many people might tell you (it has its good points, like interactions with Sasori), but it's lost much of it's forward momentum from the first series.

    It's okay. Not great as it used to be, but not bad. If you have some spare time, read it.
     
    Last edited: Oct 26, 2015
Loading...