Marked for Death: A Rational Naruto Quest

Emstar · May 3, 2019

eaglejarl said:
So does Waterfall.

Were we supposed to know that?

18scsc · May 3, 2019

In no particular order:

Velorien said:
"It's over," Pain said loudly but clearly. "Thank you for staying by my side, and for devoting yourselves to a madman's dream. If I can make just one more selfish request of you, my friends… find your own ways to keep that dream alive. Even if there are no shortcuts to world peace, humanity can still do it the hard way."

Former Akatsuki confirmed as possible uplift allies?

Velorien said:
"Conflict is a necessary part of human nature. Without conflict, those worthy to lead cannot prove themselves, and society collapses into majority rule. Do you honestly believe that the peasant in the field has the same right to rule as the man who has proven his will and his power by overcoming all challengers? That the extraordinary Bloodline Limit flowing through your veins is of equal value to the blood of some common-born taken from the street? Deny the conflict that sifts the gold from the dross, and you reduce humanity to a foul homogeneous mass."

Hiashi confirmed as next big bad?

Velorien said:
"We can," Minori found herself saying, with that tongue that refused to consult the rest of her. "Everyone else can get to safety, and then one person can kill him and take the consequences. I'm the least valuable person here, so…"

Minori confirmed as new best girl.

Velorien said:
"We are your future jōnin. We are the future parents of your chūnin and genin. Right now, when the village needs us the most, we are the light breaking through the mist and illuminating the way to your new, liberal regime."

Ami confirmed as uplift-adjacent ally, if not outright uplift ally.

Lastly:
We need to figure out what happened to the Toad and Snake summoning scroll ASAP.

ContextBot · May 3, 2019

OliWhail said:
Gaara of the Sand Waterfall is, indeed, confirmed dead, as is Karatachi Yagura.

As to the Snake scroll, HDK.

Thanks.

Wait, Kakashi is dead, gib Sharingan

ProperAttorney · May 3, 2019

Rest in peace, heroes. When it mattered most, they banded together to save the world as they know it. I think creating a grand memorial for the fallen is in order.

Emstar · May 3, 2019

WHAT DO WE DO?

WHAT THE FUCK DO WE DO?!

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

Deathbybunnies · May 3, 2019

eaglejarl said:
How do you figure? Leaf has Tsunade (who is beaten right to hell and back), Hiashi (ditto, and also not S-rank), and Naruto, whose degree of mental and physical health has not been hinted.

Mist has a functional jinchūriki who is older and more experienced than Naruto.

So does Waterfall.

So does Cloud.

Rock has two jinchūriki who are older and more experienced than Naruto.

Really, it comes down to whether or not Naruto is combat capable. If he is, Leaf is probably in good shape. I'd he's not, Leaf will be stomped into the mud in any serious fight. Unfortunately, even Naruto can't be everywhere at once. Leaf's ability to project power is essentially zero. And let's not forget that most of its major clans, including most of the ones friendly to the Gōketsu, are being run by either regents or teenagers, and there's about to be a major succession crisis as everyone goes for the hat.

This isn't the worst possible timeline, but it's got an address on the same block.

Ah fuck, I thought some of our survivors were S-ranks, Hiashi especially.

Wait. What happened to the Rinnegan?

ContextBot · May 3, 2019

[X] Lore Update: All the information we need to not be an idiot clan head.

OliWhail · May 3, 2019

ProperAttorney said:
Rest in peace, heroes. When it mattered most, they banded together to save the world as they know it. I think creating a grand memorial for the fallen is in order.

I know at least one person with a jutsu that might help

firestorm440 · May 3, 2019

.....................

Um. So.

Huh.

Wait. Did the Yamanaka and Nara clan heads show up to the fight?

OliWhail · May 3, 2019

firestorm440 said:
Did the Yamanaka and Nara clan heads show up to the fight?

Yes. Both were killed in action. Lord Akimichi survived.

Velorien · May 3, 2019

MMKII said:
Were we supposed to know that?

Waterfall having a Tailed Beast was in an infodump many generations ago.

firestorm440 · May 3, 2019

OliWhail said:
Yes. Both were killed in action. Lord Akimichi survived.

Oh. Shikaku's dead.

Enjou · May 3, 2019

MMKII said:
WHAT DO WE DO?

WHAT THE FUCK DO WE DO?!

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

I'll tell you what we do. We sit Mari down and have a fucking talk. She needs to suck it up, because we don't have time for her to get over things the long way. She thinks she's done terrible things by manipulating people? Fine. We were party to the murder of thirty civilians, and we know what we did was evil. We didn't sulk. We resolved to do better. And that's what she needs to do, because otherwise Hyuga Hiashi is going to get the hat and scheme to have everyone she loves killed. She doesn't want to manipulate us for her own benefit? Fine. She doesn't have to. But she damn well needs to manipulate people for our benefit, because otherwise we are fucked.

eaglejarl · May 3, 2019

MMKII said:
Were we supposed to know that?

It was in the list of survivors.

ContextBot · May 3, 2019

OliWhail said:
I know at least one person with a jutsu that might help

Where. Is. The. Rinnegan.

Don't play with me sea mammal.

Emstar · May 3, 2019

OliWhail said:
I know at least one person with a jutsu that might help

Giant MEW memorial stone?

hYGP · May 3, 2019

...

fuck.

firestorm440 · May 3, 2019

On the bright side, Ino and Shikamaru both have reasonably high opinions of us, so we aren't completely fucked. Who do we support for the Hat, though? Tsunade? I can't envision any other options. Shikaku, Kakashi, and Gai are all KIA.

Also we never got to talk about science with Snek Uncle

E: Oh, Asuma is a good Hokage candidate. Also, Kurenai made it through a genjutsu showdown with Itachi? Wow.

Shadowwarp · May 3, 2019

It's here

Velorien said:
"I was on duty in the Tower when Lady Tsunade came back," Amane said quietly. "I heard some of it. She sent me to find you, said to make sure you were okay and to get you to talk."

Oh thank god, 1 out 3 alive so far

Velorien said:
"I guess… it's up to the next generation… now. Even if we fall… the Spirit of Youth is forever…"

GAI-SENSEI NOOOOOOOOOOO

Velorien said:
Damn," he said to no one in particular. "Now who's going to keep Yukino out of trouble?"

He gave a good effort but this was about what I expected against Kakuzu of all people. I guess Team Uplift wins that game of hide and seek.

Velorien said:
In the end, Orochimaru of the Three hadn't been immortal enough

Oof, that's too bad, I would have liked to have seen an interaction between Hazo and Orochimaru.

Velorien said:
"It was a damn nightmare. Enemies on all sides, just this blur of ninjutsu and fighting that went on and on and on so that I thought it would never end... and then Lord Jiraiya died

........oh

Velorien said:
"Lady Tsunade turned to help Lord Jiraiya. He was shouting, begging the paper woman to stop, but she just kept coming. He was in a bad way, bleeding out from the leg wound, and slowing down. Then he grinned with teeth and yelled 'Gōketsu Clan Technique: Kagome's Bliss!' and absolutely everything blew up. There was a massive fireball, bigger than anything I've ever seen. When it cleared, Lord Jiraiya's charred body was on the ground with a huge circle of ash around him, and a few tiny scraps of half-burned paper drifting down. And then Lady Tsunade went berserk, and...."

Oh wow, this shouldn't be making me feel so hollow inside.......

That was such a cool named attack too....

Velorien said:
Tsunade of the Three
Hyūga Hiashi, head of the Hyūga Clan
Sarutobi Asuma, head of the Sarutobi Clan
Akimichi Chōza, head of the Akimichi Clan
Inuzuka Gaku, jōnin of the Inuzuka Clan
Kurenai Yūhi, jōnin

Kazusa Minori, jōnin
Uzumaki Naruto, Nine-Tails jinchūriki

.....well we lost a father but hopefully gained a brother.

Noumero · May 3, 2019

Okay, so Jiraiya is dead, Shikaku is dead, Inoichi is dead, Orochimaru is dead, and Hiashi is alive. I don't think the half-dead/possibly-about-to-die Tsunade is going to cut it for us, even if she's accompanied by a broken Naruto (and he is totally broken: look at the state of Utakata, who probably had it better, as he didn't need to also integrate memories of dozens of tortured clones).

I'm thinking we kill Hiashi and opt out. Leaf won't be able to afford hunting us down.

The alternative to that is waiting until Hiashi sabotages Leaf by ruining the alliance with Mist, then getting sent on a high-risk mission after a high-risk mission until we die — and these are going to be a dime a dozen in the new world chaos.

Velorien said:
Because after a thousand years of sacrifice, the Five are still sealed

What the hell are those? I don't think it was in canon.

faflec · May 3, 2019

faflec.reaction

ContextBot · May 3, 2019

Itachi is probably wounded or weak right now.

It's time to expand the Holy Pangolin Empire.

Shadowwarp · May 3, 2019

Noumero said:
Okay, so Jiraiya is dead, Shikaku is dead, Inoichi and Chouza are dead, Orochimaru is dead, and Hiashi is alive. I don't think the half-dead/possibly-about-to-die Tsunade is going to cut it for us, even if she's accompanied by a broken Naruto.

I'm thinking we kill Hiashi and opt out. Leaf won't be able to afford hunting us down.

The alternative to that is waiting until Hiashi sabotages Leaf by ruining the alliance with Mist, then getting sent on a high-risk mission after a high-risk mission until we die — and these are going to be a dime a dozen in the new world chaos.

What the hell are those? I don't think it was in canon.

It is way too early to give in and run just yet. We need to see how Naruto is first, plan things out with our clan, get to talking and seeing how our allied clans are faring, and check our options and see who has a decent chance of beating Hiashi for the hat.

firestorm440 · May 3, 2019

Noumero said:
Chouza are dead

Chouza's alive, just Shikaku and Inoichi dead.

Not that that makes the situation much better, mind you.

Enjou · May 3, 2019

firestorm440 said:
On the bright side, Ino and Shikamaru both have reasonably high opinions of us, so we aren't completely fucked. Who do we support for the Hat, though? Tsunade? I can't envision any other options. Shikaku, Kakashi, and Gai are all KIA.

If Naruto is in good enough condition, then Naruto. If not, Tsunade is probably the best candidate.

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