A/N1: Because Chapter 105 reminded me about just how wonderfully ruthless and cunning Shikako really is, and I’m always a sucker for the categorization of things. As for the title–I’m not promising that I will do the other teams/characters, but I’m also not saying that I won’t.
On the TVTropes page, the members of Team Seven have already been labelled into their respective roles within the Freudian Trio / Four-Temperament Ensemble / Five-Man Band (don’t worry about the numbers, it will all make sense later). Which, for the most part, I agree with (my problem has more to do with how the website defines the roles than the allocation of them, but with TVTropes you really do have to read everything with a grain of salt).
However, I wanted to add some of my own analysis and labeling because, well, my brain thinks it’s fun. And maybe some of my fellow DoS fans will get some enjoyment out of reading this.
Here are the members of Team Seven and their respective allocations. The normal font is from the TVTropes site while the bolded and italicized are my own additions/adjustments.
Naruto
the Id (the Superego) Sanguine The Hero E(N/s)FP – Idealist Gryffindor Chaotic Good
Sasuke
the Superego (the Id) Choleric (Melancholic) The Lancer IS(T/f)J – Guardian Hufflepuff True Neutral
Shikako
the Ego Melancholic (Choleric) The Smart Chick (I/e=A)NTP – Rational Slytherin Chaotic Neutral
Kakashi
the Mentor Phlegmatic The Big Guy IST(P/j) – Artisan Ravenclaw Neutral Good
A/N1: Because I am a glutton for punishment. This one was much harder than Team Seven’s (partially because there’s less material to work with, but also because… well… I’ll explain below).
If you’re reading this, I presume you’ve already read the Team Seven edition. If not, I highly suggest reading that one first because I explain most of the various team/group tropes/tests there. I will still be providing links to the related articles/websites, though, so don’t worry.
For consistency, I’ve included the TVTropes’ character analysis devices even though I’m not at all keen on them and they don’t make much sense to me. Which probably explains why I’m so conflicted about the allocations, but I tried my best and I hope it makes sense.
Chouji
the Ego / the Id Sanguine (/ Phlegmatic) The (Big) Chick (E/i=A)SFP – Artisan Hufflepuff Neutral Good
Ino
the Id / the Superego Phlegmatic (/ Sanguine) The Lancer ENFJ – Idealist Slytherin Lawful Neutral/good
Shikamaru
the Superego / the Ego Melancholic The Smart Hero ISTJ – Guardian Ravenclaw True Neutral
Asuma
the Mentor Choleric The Big Guy ENT(J/p) – Rational Gryffindor Lawful Good/neutral
Kakashi never gets an easy time of it. Poor thing. He tries his hardest, but by this point in his life I think he’s very used to failure (at least in particular ways) and his team really don’t make things easy on him.
[that doesn’t involve death or pointy objects] is a lot to ask of ninja really, isn’t it?
Sounds about right. You can’t say she’s still her ‘adult’ age, when her body is young and developing and people are treating her like a child and she’s acting like a child either naturally or purposefully… and its certainly not a continuing count like I’ve seen some people suggest ‘adult life + 13 ninja years’…
It does result in Shikako having higher standards for herself than others might.
Now that’s a complicated one. Both the question and Kakashi’s thoughts…
I think he did want to take on Team 7. Maybe wasn’t so convinced it was a good idea or that he knew how to teach them, but he has connections to Naruto and Sasuke.
I don’t think he expected to really care for them as much as he grew to. Really care, as people, not just as comrades he won’t let die. And of course, I don’t think he expected how much trouble they would get into and how often he would worry about them. Kakashi is a person who has lost a lot of people – not being there, being too late, making mistakes… – and I think he’s pretty desperate to not lose any more.
So I’ve given a couple of answers to variations of this here and here. The important thing to remember, really, is that Shikako is playing a high stakes game of ninja chess for basically her entire life – another reincarnated person is going to be a wild card. And she’s really not going to like or trust that.
If you picture her suspicion and distrust of Sai when he showed up early on, and then realise exactly how much she knows about the inside of his head and how many strings to pull and what his goals/backstory is and who he reports to… and then realise a reincarnated person is going to be a giant blank spot who potentially holds some serious blackmail material over her if they realise she is also a reincarnation…. yeah.
Even if they mean well – and there’s a good chance they won’t, remember – they’re still coming very close to what might be her most viciously defended secret. It’s not going to be pretty, is what I’m saying.
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