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Marked for Death: A Rational Naruto Quest

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eaglejarl said:
"What do you mean?! Why do you think I—" Kagome-sensei trailed off. "You're right," he said after a few seconds. "I'm Lightning Element. I grew up in, in, uh...in Cloud. Before I...before I went into the s-school...." The words were choked away and he had to swallow several times, brushing gathering tears from his eyes. He was shivering slightly despite the heat of the room.
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Halberdier said:
@Velorien @eaglejarl @OliWhail is our new theme song worthy of a threadmark?

Also, I love it! Well done @MadScientist
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Not from me. Video unavailable for me, so no threadmark for you. Find a different link and we'll talk. :p


EDIT: 1 koku is the amount needed to sustain you annually, so the untaxed amount is an annual number. Regarding all math issues, pay, sealmaster rankings, etc etc: There's obviously some mistakes to untangle, and I'll probably have to edit the chapter to fix, but I'm hungry and tired so not going to address it now. Enjoy the chapter, we'll deal with the issues later.
 
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MMKII said:
I believe the QMs have rather strongly implied that he isnt a Jonin, aye.
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I think we can still agree that even if Kagome isn't a Jonin he can still be granted a license which proclaims he is qualified to make Jonin Grade seals.

The question is what license Jaraiya (knowing the value of seals created by the different Grades and the economic state of the clan) would have gotten for Kagome. It might be deserved, it might not be deserved, that's secondary to how Kagome's seals are officially qualified.
 
eaglejarl said:
It is now about 11pm. In the morning you will send messages to the various clans that you want to have meetings with. They may or may not be available on zero notice.
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Alright, in light of this I'm going to suggest we push our meetings with Ino, Chouza, and Asuma to late tomorrow and the day after, so that we're guaranteed to get the meetings. Maybe have Ino in the later afternoon, Chouza for dinner, and Asuma tomorrow?
 
faflec said:
Alright, in light of this I'm going to suggest we push our meetings with Ino, Chouza, and Asuma to late tomorrow and the day after, so that we're guaranteed to get the meetings. Maybe have Ino in the later afternoon, Chouza for dinner, and Asuma tomorrow?
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Sure. Spar with Lee now then and get Team Clanless over for dinner.
 
MMKII said:
I misread. You realize that late tomorrow is still ridiculously short notice right?
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Is it? Damn, alright then. We can spend the (early) morning with Lee and the rest of the day finding other minions + seal scribing? Maybe doing some low-scale experiments with ice/salt farming to check if we can do that stuff on a larger scale?
 
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Edit: Fear me, mortals! I have broken the timeline!

Edit 2: Right, now if someone can find a link to the SQUIP song that works, I can reply to that at the start of my post.
 
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faflec said:
Is it? Damn, alright then. We can spend the (early) morning with Lee and the rest of the day finding other minions + seal scribing? Maybe doing some low-scale experiments with ice/salt farming to check if we can do that stuff on a larger scale?
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Imagine if you were a clan head, except instead of 2ish spritely munchkins, a Kagome and a master social spec you had to take care of a couple dozen individuals (half of which are sprinting around like headless chickens) while managing inter clan alliance bullshit, finances, wills, encoded inheritances, emotional tolls of losing relatives, etc. and you spent at least a day or two likely helping and attending one of your close friends/brother/student/nephew's wedding.

They're probably busier than a sports bar on superbowl Sunday.
 
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[X] Action Plan: Clanless Interactions
Timeline: January 6.
  • Prepare for and schedule meetings:
    • Dinner tonight (if possible): Nakano's team.
    • Tomorrow: Ino (lunch), Chouza (afternoon), Asuma (dinner).
    • Later this week: Shino, Minami, Keiko (regarding the Seventh Path), Minori.
  • Early Morning: Spar with Lee!
    • Invite Akane.
    • Ami-style training:
      • Sparring area: Open training field with 20-30 logs, placed upright. Ground is lava: move between the logs only.
      • Vary strategies: chakra-adhering to a single log; destroying logs; racing between logs...
    • If they wish, tell them about Gai's final moments from the debriefing.
  • Acquire some operatives with Noburi and Akane.
    • Consider turning mission-desk ninja (Ito Ino?) into operatives.
    • Look over Jiraiya's blackmail/black market notes. Anything worth looking into?
  • Spread rumors with Mari and Naruto. Follow their lead.
    • Goals: Make the Hyuuga waste time trying to counter nonexistent plots. Bonus goal: make their allies actually abstain.
    • Ideas:
      • Hiashi insulted an Inuzuka who died at the Nagi island.
      • Hiashi plans to hold the Uchiha responsible for Itachi actions at Nagi, as the first step to vassalizing them.
      • Hiashi plans to disadvantage the Kyoshō to secure the Kurusu's vote (and vice versa).
  • Afternoon clan meeting: Discuss working with the Yakuza.
    • We could sell them ice/salt, or promise assistance against their rivals.
    • Should we work with Leaf's xor Mist's Yakuza?
  • In our spare time, scribe Kagome's seals to sell later.
  • Contingency: Ami arrives at the compound (sanity-check with Mari).
    • Carefully introduce to Kagome.
    • Discussion topics (Clan + Ami):
      • Spend the favour: "For the next month, have as your highest priority the maximization of Gōketsu's political power, preferably by working with Mari".
      • Establish communication with her in Mist.
      • Include her in our previously-discussed plots.
      • Akatsuki: They're an existential threat. Pool information, offer full collaboration against them.
        • Is diplomacy possible? Can we influence their idea of "pursuing peace the hard way"?
 
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