History Fanfic / ThreesACrowdNaruto

** Aside from all these traits, Uo is largely seen by others as TheGenericGuy, as though nothing is especially notable about him despite everything listed above.

** Kakashi's teaching methods are thoroughly picked apart, as he is ''heavily'' criticized for his tendency to adopt a lackadaisical approach as part of his TricksterMentor persona. He also keeps DramaticallyMissingThePoint due to his PsychologicalProjection, failing to recognize that the new Team Seven is ''nothing'' like his original genin team. Even when Kakashi ''does'' start finally taking measures to correct their team's issues, this mindset is still in play for a good while, meaning that his initial (admittedly well-intentioned) attempts at getting the boys to respect Sakura only inflame tensions between them, and he does nothing to earn Sakura's trust, to the point that she has a ''panic attack'' at the prospect of him recognizing her skills. His actions have cemented him as a potential ''enemy'' rather than somebody she can trust.

** Sakura's fear of what might happen to her if anyone learns about Inner Sakura and/or Naruto's presence inside her head, alongside fears of suffering the same fate as Akiko, naturally makes her reluctant to seek out aid or trust anyone that might not have her best interests at heart. Thanks to Kakashi's poor teaching methods, she swiftly identifies her own jonin instructor as somebody she can't trust, unaware that she's actually his favorite.

* PsychologicalProjection:
** This bites Kakashi in the butt once Team Seven forms: while he recognizes that Sasuke is similar to him in the sense that he thinks he's better than his teammates, he [[WrongAssumption incorrectly assumes]] that he'll start respecting Sakura if he sees just how skilled she really is.
** He also expects Sakura to act like TheHeart of Team Seven like Rin had before her, not understanding that the dynamics between her, Uo and Sasuke are completely different than the one between Rin, Obito and himself.

* SinkOrSwimMentor: Rather than directly confronting Sasuke and Uo about their refusal to treat Sakura (or ''anyone else'') with anything approaching a veneer of respect, Kakashi initially hopes that ''Sakura'' will just figure out how to wrangle her unruly teammates and show them the importance of teamwork on her own. Naturally, this doesn't work out, and Sakura repeatedly entreats Kakashi to ''do his job'' and actually '''try''' to teach the boys himself.

* AndNowForSomeoneCompletelyDifferent: Chapters 7, 12, and 17 are interludes that take place from the perspectives of Kakashi Hatake, Asuma Sarutobi, and Yoshino Nara, respectively. Shikamaru (Chapter 15) and Kakashi (Chapters 20, 21, 23 and 27) also get full chapters from their point-of-view.

** Sakura ''believes'' herself to be this, when [[SubvertedTrope in reality]] she immediately became Kakashi's favorite thanks to her analytical ability, work ethic and varied skillset. But {{poor communication|Kills}} and Kakashi's shoddy teaching methods leave her distrustful and resentful, with the main point preventing her from outright ''despising'' him is how Naruto recognizes him as one of the ANBU agents who used to care for him.

---> '''Kakashi''': When I say it's bad, I mean that Sakura's convinced that the boys wouldn't care if she died right in front of them. I can't honestly say she's wrong."

** Kakashi's teaching methods are thoroughly picked apart, as he is ''heavily'' criticized for his tendency to adopt a lackadaisical approach as part of his TricksterMentor persona. He also keeps DramaticallyMissingThePoint due to his PsychologicalProjection, failing to recognize that the new Team Seven is ''nothing'' like his original genin team. Even when Kakashi ''does'' start finally taking measures to correct their team's issues, his (admittedly well-intentioned) attempts to get the boys to respect Sakura only inflame tensions between them, and he does nothing to earn Sakura's trust, to the point that she has a ''panic attack'' at the prospect of him recognizing her skills. His actions have cemented him as a potential ''enemy'' rather than somebody she can trust.

* AdaptationRelationshipOverhaul: Sakura and Kakashi's professional relationship is markedly different; while Kakashi considers her to be his favorite, this doesn't stop him from utterly ''failing'' as her teacher due to his personal hang-ups and blind spots. Both Sakura and Naruto are deeply frustrated by this, straining their potential bond even further.

--->'''Sakura''': Genin work in three man cells unless they are taken on as apprentices, which would have been determined before our team assignment. You were never going to send only one of us back. Either we all pass, or none of us do, asshole. Besides, you're a jonin. It's not like any of us would actually be expected to be able to get one on our own. ''[goes back to angrily muttering]''

* {{Hypocrite}}: Despite insisting that he values teamwork and that "those who abandon their teammates are worse than trash", Kakashi proves to be an utterly ''disastrous'' excuse for a teacher, as he takes a largely hands-off approach to Team Seven's education, forcing them to waste ''hours'' waiting for him to show up to training sessions and refusing to teach them anything new. Instead, he expects ''Sakura'' to "lead by example" despite the boys clearly not showing even the slightest ''shred'' of respect to her or anyone else, resulting in a lot of frustrating D-rank missions that continuously reinforce the team's inability to work with each other.

** Sasuke and Uo are both incredibly rude and disrespectful to Sakura, Kakashi, their clients... practically everyone they interact with. Naturally, they blame ''Sakura'' for not wanting to take the risk of going on a C-rank mission with teammates whom she doesn't trust to have her back in a pinch.

* OnlySaneWoman: Deconstructed with Sakura, whose status as the only level-headed member of Team Seven puts an undue burden on her to try to keep them functional. After the group is offered a C-rank mission, Sakura finally hits her breaking point and tells Kakashi in no uncertain terms that she's tired of playing peacemaker and that they need her more than she needs them, finally forcing Kakashi to try to shape up.

* SilentTreatment: Naruto subjects Sakura to this for several days in the aftermath of a fight they have over Sakura ignoring Choji (who [[WouldntHitAGirl refuses to spar with her seriously]]). When Sakura finally does make up with Choji and Naruto begins talking to her again, she breaks down in tears of relief while Naruto promises to hurt her like that again.
* SinkOrSwimMentor: Rather than directly confronting Sasuke and Uo about their refusal to treat Sakura (or ''anyone else'') with anything approaching a veneer of respect, Kakashi initially hopes that ''Sakura'' will just figure out how to wrangle her unruly teammates and show them the importance of teamwork on her own. Naturally, this doesn't work out, and Sakura repeatedly entreats Kakashi to ''do his job'' and actually ''try'' to teach the boys himself.

* TeethClenchedTeamwork: Sasuke and Uo start off treating Sakura with contempt, which eventually spirals into outright resentment after she makes the team decline a C-rank mission. As Sakura herself explains, the trio ''barely'' qualifies for this trope as it is, and while she trusts that Kakashi would be able to protect her if things went off-the-rails, she isn't willing to risk her life for the slim possibility that a near-death scenario will successfully turn them into FireForgedFriends.

* SmarterThanYouLook: Naruto displays an uncanny talent for lateral thinking at odds with his [[BookDumb struggles with academia]].

** Sakura ''believes'' herself to be this, when [[SubvertedTrope in reality]] she immediately becomes Kakashi's favorite thanks to her analytical skills, work ethic and skills. But {{poor communication|Kills}} and Kakashi's shoddy teaching methods leave her distrustful and resentful, with the main point preventing her from outright ''despising'' him is how Naruto recognizes him as one of the ANBU agents who used to care for him.

* TeachersUnfavoriteStudent: Subverted. Kakashi immediately labels Sakura as his favorite from day one thanks to her analytical skills, with his praise only growing as he observes her work ethic and overall skillset. On the flip side, Kakashi's poor teaching methods result in Sakura slowly coming to dislike him, with the main reason said dislike never spills over into hate being her knowing that he was one of the ANBU agents that used to care for Naruto.

* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Sakura winds up giving several of these to Kakashi over his questionable teaching methods, repeatedly stressing to him that he needs to shape up and actually ''address'' their issues before Team Seven falls apart.

* RightForTheWrongReasons: PlayedWith when Kurenai accuses Kakashi of playing favorites with Team Seven. She's correct that he only sees potential in ''one'' of his students; however, she mistakenly assumes that he's fixated on Sasuke while ignoring Sakura's potential because she's a girl. In reality, '''Sakura''' is his favorite.