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WIP Blade and Claw by pinkfloyd1770 - T - Naruto

Discussion in 'Naruto' started by Sol, Nov 2, 2011.

  1. Sol

    Sol High Inquisitor

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    Title: Blade and Claw
    Author: pinkfloyd1770
    Rating: T
    Genre: Adventure/Family
    Status: WIP
    Fandom: Naruto
    Pairings: None
    Chapters: 9
    Words: 66,402
    Updated: October 31, 2011
    Published: August 30, 2011
    Summary:AU. Shinobi is supposed to be synonymous with sacrifice. Something which is supposed to form the foundation of The Leaf. But every connection formed, every friend defended, sparks the fire of ego, makes sacrifice for others more difficult. Asuma adopts Naruto
    Link: http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7339788/1/Blade_and_Claw

    In this AU, Asuma adopts Naruto and takes him away from Konoha when he leaves to join the Twelve Guardians. This is a very character driven story, so the pace is fairly slow. Nine chapters in and Naruto is still a runt. I was going to hold off posting it here until some action took place, but the last chapter made me reconsider, as it is a very well done chapter from Shisui's point-of-view of all people. Gives an interesting take on the Uchiha clan politics right before the massacre.

    It updates fairly regularly despite the slow pace, and the AU elements are starting to show up. Hopefully it'll see some action soon.

    4/5, with the pace preventing a 5/5.


    Checked: June 11, 2012
     
    Last edited by a moderator: Jun 11, 2012
  2. disposablehead

    disposablehead Seventh Year

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    An interesting premise, if a bit obsessive about technical detail. The characters are particularly well written, although the slow pace necessary for exploring the relationships really bites you in the ass when it takes 60,000+ words to get Naruto to the age of 5. This could turn out to be incredible, but now it barely gets away with a 4/5.
     
  3. Tasoli

    Tasoli Minister of Magic

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    Story is actually somewhat good.

    It is very slow going tough
     
  4. Demons In The Night

    Demons In The Night Chief Warlock

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    Pretty much exactly this. Looking forward to updates though.