*nodnod*
Yes, Team 8 and Soul Voice are both very distinctly AU, but...
They have clearly defined points of divergence, and, given those points, carry the characters in directions consistent with their presentation in canon.
See, in Naruto canon, our title character is assigned to Team 7, under Hatake Kakashi and in company with Haruno Sakura and Uchiha Sasuke. The characterisations of the latter three presented in Team 8... aren't unfair, really, but, due to the nature of its divergence, show only a fraction of their personalities. Soul Voice is another AU of equally tremendously cool quality, which focuses on Sakura and gives her her due as a character and as a person.
There's almost certainly a third fic out there that gives equal insight into the last of the three core characters of the franchise, but, alas, I haven't read it yet and so can't give a reccomendation. ^_^
Ja, -n
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"Puripuri puripuri... Bang!"
Yes, Team 8 and Soul Voice are both very distinctly AU, but...
They have clearly defined points of divergence, and, given those points, carry the characters in directions consistent with their presentation in canon.
See, in Naruto canon, our title character is assigned to Team 7, under Hatake Kakashi and in company with Haruno Sakura and Uchiha Sasuke. The characterisations of the latter three presented in Team 8... aren't unfair, really, but, due to the nature of its divergence, show only a fraction of their personalities. Soul Voice is another AU of equally tremendously cool quality, which focuses on Sakura and gives her her due as a character and as a person.
There's almost certainly a third fic out there that gives equal insight into the last of the three core characters of the franchise, but, alas, I haven't read it yet and so can't give a reccomendation. ^_^
Ja, -n
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"Puripuri puripuri... Bang!"