I just submitted this TLDR review (review below after asterixes) to the newest chapter of the Naruto/Sekirei Story the Ninth Shinobi Pillar and thought some of the points might make for good discussing.
It is not a great story, but it is diverting enough to pass the time.
Base point is that a lot of Naruto crossovers and non-crossovers too don't account for how dangerous basic canon shinobi abilities are. When Naruto often gets transplanted into a new world, many writers tend to rely on bullshit mega-techniques rather than fundamental and functional shinobi combat.
1) What writers or stories do shinobi combat well?
I think folks like D. Gudman, fosfor, and Geor-sama do solid jobs with shinobi fundamentals. Can you guys discuss any others? There are a bunch of stories, but my frazzled mind can only conjure authors right now.
2) What points of shinobi combat would you like to see emphasized more in fanfiction?
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Review
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I hope you have Naruto go on a bloody fucking rampage after he looks after Musubi. And please don't let it be just with fancy new wind jutsus, Kyuubi's chakra, or sage mode.
You are sorely underestimating what Naruto can do even with basic canon abilities. He is an expert in hand-to-hand combat, knife fighting, thrown weapons, and asymmetrical warfare. He is super-strong, fast, and durable. He can stick to and scale almost any surface. His stamina and healing are second to none. He can replicate himself perfectly and coordinate with his clones flawlessly, learning what they know when they disperse and fighting with that knowledge on the fly. Him and his clones can transform into animate and inanimate objects including thrown weapons. He can imitate anyone's voice and physical appearance making him a nightmare for anyone trying to secure an area or lockdown a building.
When you say he's a one trick pony, you aren't using his baseline canon abilities to their full extent. A brick, a rock, a table, a desk, your lover, or your most trusted lieutenant could be Naruto or one of his clones, and he can make multiple clones in your blinds spots and switch positions with them instantaneously. Give the boy a little credit in combat. I hope you include this kind of influence in fights later in the story.
Naruto when he puts his mind to it is a frightening opponent already, even without adding summoning, wind element apptitude, rasengan mastery, sage taijutsu with its invisible range, sage strength, kyuubi limbs, bijuu-damas, and the ability to sense people in sage mode.
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It is not a great story, but it is diverting enough to pass the time.
Base point is that a lot of Naruto crossovers and non-crossovers too don't account for how dangerous basic canon shinobi abilities are. When Naruto often gets transplanted into a new world, many writers tend to rely on bullshit mega-techniques rather than fundamental and functional shinobi combat.
1) What writers or stories do shinobi combat well?
I think folks like D. Gudman, fosfor, and Geor-sama do solid jobs with shinobi fundamentals. Can you guys discuss any others? There are a bunch of stories, but my frazzled mind can only conjure authors right now.
2) What points of shinobi combat would you like to see emphasized more in fanfiction?
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Review
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I hope you have Naruto go on a bloody fucking rampage after he looks after Musubi. And please don't let it be just with fancy new wind jutsus, Kyuubi's chakra, or sage mode.
You are sorely underestimating what Naruto can do even with basic canon abilities. He is an expert in hand-to-hand combat, knife fighting, thrown weapons, and asymmetrical warfare. He is super-strong, fast, and durable. He can stick to and scale almost any surface. His stamina and healing are second to none. He can replicate himself perfectly and coordinate with his clones flawlessly, learning what they know when they disperse and fighting with that knowledge on the fly. Him and his clones can transform into animate and inanimate objects including thrown weapons. He can imitate anyone's voice and physical appearance making him a nightmare for anyone trying to secure an area or lockdown a building.
When you say he's a one trick pony, you aren't using his baseline canon abilities to their full extent. A brick, a rock, a table, a desk, your lover, or your most trusted lieutenant could be Naruto or one of his clones, and he can make multiple clones in your blinds spots and switch positions with them instantaneously. Give the boy a little credit in combat. I hope you include this kind of influence in fights later in the story.
Naruto when he puts his mind to it is a frightening opponent already, even without adding summoning, wind element apptitude, rasengan mastery, sage taijutsu with its invisible range, sage strength, kyuubi limbs, bijuu-damas, and the ability to sense people in sage mode.
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