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The best way to ensure Uplift is not to focus on long term world altering projects but small incremental works that each on their own help to improve the world overall. If we go all in on resurrection tech and get assassinated before we make any headway the world is just as horrible as before Hazou acted in it. Honestly, just look at our attempts to make gliders and how long it has taken them with still no real fruit to show for their months of labor.

The current ongoing crises as I see them are primarily a dropping world population and further escalation between the established super powers. If we're going to constantly bother Shikamaru with our far fetched ideas about world altering innovations the least we can do is offer to help him with these headaches we know he has been dealing with for so long.

On that note I propose we focus more on improving the lives of civilians through (primarily mundane) industrialization and therefore centralization. By consolidating Leaf's workforce to be closer to the village itself we can improve the response times for squads to save civilians in the case of chakra monster attacks or scorch squads. Effectively utilizing civilian labor is our best bet to dramatically changing the world since all of the other major powers are convinced that the only way to meaningfully improve their international standing is through utilizing chakra. We have the benefit of knowing just how effective an average human laborer can be, though, through our use of Earth historical references. While we can use those references directly we can still nudge Hazou in the right directions to adapting those innovations on his own and then disseminating them throughout Leaf.

It really is basic macro economics: as Leaf increases its domestic manufacturing the prices of those goods fall allowing more people to buy them and improving their quality of life. Once everyone in Leaf has had enough of those goods to satisfy themselves we can begin exporting the extras to increase Leaf's wealth as well as binding us more closely to our neighbors through mutual trade. With well paid occupations civilians can start to focus on buying other products, growing Leaf's economy more, as well as having their children focus on their educations since those children do not need to leave home at an early age to help sustain their families. Additionally, since Leaf has a manpower shortage we can ensure that the workers will have protections from careless factory owners accidentally maiming them (and if we move quickly we can ensure that such practices are enshrined in law before greedy merchants try to litigate against it).

We don't even need to worry about securing our trade routes since we have so many summoning scrolls to bypass chakra monster shipping lanes almost entirely. If food production becomes an issue we can also look into importing food stuffs from the 7th path as well as asking our summons whether or not they would be inclined to take up farming in exchange for quality manufactured goods.

I will not say that I am so naive that I believe securing the world through trade alliances can bring about lasing world peace. We know from history that this only delays and unfortunately magnifies the scale upon which such wars are fought. However, to do nothing means a slow and insidious death whereas this will buy us time and gives us the economic base necessary for further world-changing projects.

To begin the process I made a plan to starting up a meat processing plant years ago; the type of operation that inspired entrepreneurs to think 'If one can take a pig apart systematically and linearly, why can't one reverse the order to take many small parts and create a finished product?'. Hazou is more than creative enough to make that same deduction since Skywalker seals are simply air domes turned upside down.

I am content with Hazou devoting some of his time on ending death but I do not want it to become his only goal. We have a whole clan of ninja and civilians to utilize so it is finally time we really made use of the majority of our subordinates. Ideally once our factories are up and running we can put trustworthy civilians in charge of it like Gaku or whomever he vets.

Dude, I've been waiting for more than four IRL years for somebody to take my, "threatening wilderness into free chakra, food, farmland, chakra goodies, seventh-parth peace-through-trade goodwill, and varied zero-threat combat practice" proposal seriously. Get in line.
 
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I have been reading up a lot on premodernity, in particular: breads, how the heck that work.

In particular, farmers, especially rural farmers, have literally no incentive to work anything harder above subsistence plus a little bit extra. What little surplus they make, it get taxed away. However, farmers are not stupid, and relies on diversification and community connection in order to survive. That's why they have feasts and banquet in order to rely on neighbors in bad time. Farmers want to minimize risks as much as possible rather than yield.

The storage seals basically short circuit the problem, but only at 100 kg of foodstuff each. Assuming maximum storage efficiency at a consumption rate of 2 kg per day, you can only store 50 days worth of food, which is less than two month of food.

Given this limitation, it's likely storage will be oriented toward more luxurious or more expensive foodstuff, such as meat. This isn't a bad thing. A better diet coupled with almost no food decay means healthier citizenry, because they can afford more expensive nutrition. But this option is available for Konoha cityfolks, who tend to be more likely to afford this stuff anyway.

We can fix this problem with mass production of storage seals to make it cheaper for people to afford using the Goketsu Storage Banks, such that you would be able to store at least six months worth of food, which is an arbitrary picked number, but should let you consider storing cheaper slower to decay foodstuff. A year would be a good stopping point. It means you could buffer an entire year of harvest without worrying about spoilage.
 
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I have been reading up a lot on premodernity, in particular: breads, how the heck that work.

In particular, farmers, especially rural farmers, have literally no incentive to work anything harder above subsistence plus a little bit extra. What little surplus they make, it get taxed away. However, farmers are not stupid, and relies on diversification and community connection in order to survive. That's why they have feasts and banquet in order to rely on neighbors in bad time. Farmers want to minimize risks as much as possible rather than yield.

The storage seals basically short circuit the problem, but only at 100 kg of foodstuff each. Assuming maximum storage efficiency at a consumption rate of 2 kg per day, you can only store 50 days worth of food, which is less than two month of food.

Given this limitation, it's likely storage will be oriented toward more luxurious or more expensive foodstuff, such as meat. This isn't a bad thing. A better diet coupled with almost no food decay means healthier citizenry, because they can afford more expensive nutrition. But this option is available for Konoha cityfolks, who tend to be more likely to afford this stuff anyway.

We can fix this problem with mass production of storage seals to make it cheaper for people to afford using the Goketsu Storage Banks, such that you would be able to store at least six months worth of food, which is an arbitrary picked number, but should let you consider storing cheaper slower to decay foodstuff. A year would be a good stopping point. It means you could buffer an entire year of harvest without worrying about spoilage.

The Gouketsu delivery catalog adds crop insurance to its portfolio...

No, seriously, there are an awful lot of economists arguing that comprehensive crop insurance is the best way to improve third-world QoL while improving crop diversity and thus yield. There will be plenty of slow, near-worn-out storage scrolls with a few uses left from the bank. We could probably even buy them on the cheap from ninja who already think of them as too expired for field-work.

Admittedly, the meatworld doesn't typically involve balancing rice drought tolerance vs probability of murdering you in your sleep, but the principle is the same.

I will await the thread addressing this in five years.
 
Once everyone in Leaf has had enough of those goods to satisfy themselves we can begin exporting the extras to increase Leaf's wealth as well as binding us more closely to our neighbors through mutual trade.

If leaf has a massive economic upswing during a personnel shortage, war is pretty much guaranteed without a good and visible deterrent. I'm not against this, just saying that we can't handwave it away without trying to address it.

Dude, I've been waiting for more than four IRL years for somebody to take my, "threatening wilderness into free chakra, food, farmland, chakra goodies, seventh-parth peace-through-trade goodwill, and varied zero-threat combat practice" proposal seriously. Get in line.

Hey. If you actual Write Out A Plan for it, I'll vote for it. Precommiting right now, for the next 2 months IRL time, or until something massive happens in universe that makes it no longer sensible for the time being.
 
If leaf has a massive economic upswing during a personnel shortage, war is pretty much guaranteed without a good and visible deterrent. I'm not against this, just saying that we can't handwave it away without trying to address it.



Hey. If you actual Write Out A Plan for it, I'll vote for it. Precommiting right now, for the next 2 months IRL time, or until something massive happens in universe that makes it no longer sensible for the time being.

You really, really do not want me to do that. The last time I so much as voted in a quest the whales and magma-spiders conspired to set off a super-volcano resulting in two-thirds of the planet uniting to murder the rest in the desperate hope of survival.

Not even kidding. I'm not usually not superstitious, but the RNGods have made it very clear that I'm allowed to participate in discussions, but any decisive role will be punished with catastrophic disproportionality.
 
bring back thousands upon thousands of shinobi
If we want to save the people we want to save, then it has to be done before their souls move on, and we have no idea how long that takes.

If Kagome is correct, then this concern of Shikamaru's is alleviated. They need to be (relatively) recently deceased, which may ultimately be a small pool of people.

As another question, if Orochimaru revived like he did in canon by planting a seal on a person which copied his mind and physiology and having it usurp the seal-bearer's, then there ought to be one or more deceased versions of Orochimaru in the afterlife. Well, depending on the in-universe definition of soul anyway.
 
As another question, if Orochimaru revived like he did in canon by planting a seal on a person which copied his mind and physiology and having it usurp the seal-bearer's, then there ought to be one or more deceased versions of Orochimaru in the afterlife. Well, depending on the in-universe definition of soul anyway.

*thinks*

OH NOOOOOOOOOOOOO
 
Chapter 396: Apprentice Time

"What can I do for you, Hazō?" Asuma asked, already sighing with a visible assumption that he was going to be exhausted and/or annoyed and/or amazed and/or driven into a murderous rage and/or all of the above by whatever happened in this meeting.

"Sir, I wanted to talk to you about Harumitsu, my Hagoromo student."

Asuma raised an eyebrow. "Is there a problem?" His voice was dipping towards 'frosty' but not yet there.

Hazō shook his head. "No. Actually, he's got a lot more potential than I was expecting. I think we'll get along fine, and I expect to give Leaf another skilled sealmaster as quickly as I safely can."

"That's wonderful," Asuma said in surprise. "What's the problem?"

"Sir, I'm very pleased with the student, but not with the environment. The Hagoromo obviously lack any sort of seal research facility—not unexpected, since they've never had cause or knowledge on how to build one. That's not critical for now, as the beginning part of seal studies is mostly book learning. I gave Harumitsu a ton of material to start off with, more than anyone could possibly learn in 24 hours, and he got through a lot more of it than I expected. He had the research protocols word perfect and he got the first two chapters of the astrological material and a page of the math. He doesn't understand it yet, but that wasn't the goal. Kagome-sensei will work with him, since he's a much better math instructor."

"All right...so what's the problem?"

"The Hagoromo estate is in the middle of the city. There's nowhere within its walls that is ever quiet, and it's distracting. Harumitsu is used to it, but I'm not. I'd like your permission to instruct him at the Gōketsu research facility, outside the walls of Leaf. It's safe, it's quiet, and since this is my first-ever sealing student I want to be extremely careful."

Asuma pursed his lips in thought. "I have no objection, and I'm certainly not going to tell a sealmaster how to do his work. On the other hand, the entire point of doing it on the Hagoromo estate was to ensure that they didn't attempt to sabotage you, and also so that they would interact with you on a regular basis and the two sides could achieve some level of familiarity. Perhaps even reconciliation."

Hazō debated saying 'star and stone will crumble to dust before the Gōketsu reconcile with those assholes' and decided it wouldn't be politic. "Perhaps we can do the academic material on the estate but anything chakra-related at the GRF? I admit that I'd been hoping to have him do his studies out there so that I could do some research during the instruction. As I said, the first couple weeks are mostly going to be memorization, and that's not something that I need to be directly involved in. He could also benefit from sitting and watching how Kagome-sensei and I work." He shrugged. "Plus, us doing research has a direct positive benefit for the Gōketsu and therefore for Leaf."

Asuma shifted thoughtfully in the Hokage's blocky, commanding chair. "What are you working on, if I may ask?"

"With respect, sir, we're still discussing whether or not to turn it in to the Tower or keep it as a clan secret."

"Fair enough." He thought for a moment. "Very well. Instruct him wherever you like. Note that he is going to be receiving weekly testing by a third-party sealmaster. If his progress is not adequate then we're going to have a problem." He raised a hand to cut Hazō's protests off. "Don't worry. The inspector will work with you to understand the curriculm you intend to teach and as long as it's reasonable he won't give you any trouble about what specifics are included or what order you intend to teach it in."

"Thank you, sir."

"Seriously though...try to spend as much time as you can working with him at the Hagoromo estate. It's much easier to end a feud when the two families know one another. Becoming a person instead of merely an enemy is the first step."

"...Is that an order, sir?"

Asuma sighed. "Consider it a strong suggestion. If there's nothing else, you're dismissed."

"One more thing, sir. We've recently finished a new seal. We intend to keep it as a clan secret for now, but we are willing to supply them for your personal use if you wish."

Asuma looked surprised. "That's very generous of you. What is it?"

"We call it 'chakdar', sir. You wear it against your skin on your chest or back and it buzzes whenever anyone in the area uses chakra. Specifically, it detects chakra use in a specified direction. It's been fine-tuned so that jutsu give different vibrations to more routine stuff like wall-walking and chakra-boosting. The intensity of vibrations correlates to distance. It's great for detecting ambushes and attacks from out of line of sight."

"My. That's very generous indeed." He chuckled. "I'm going to take a wild guess: Instead of researching from scratch, did you take some other trivial seal and evolve it into this?"

"Yes, sir. A couple of years ago we went into a casino in the Land of Iron. They had these seals all over the place to detect cheaters. I managed to get a copy without anyone noticing"—the words 'because my bloodline does that' stayed carefully behind his teeth—"and we carried it around for literally years before I finally got around to researching it. After that we just had to refine it a bit to be directional and not too sensitive."

"Why 'chakdar'?"

"Chakra Detection and Response, sir."

"Well, I appreciate the gift. Thank you, Hazō." He accepted the stack of seals that Hazō placed on his desk and carefully tidied it up before affixing one to the center of his chest under his robes. The rest went into a drawer.

o-o-o-o​

"Now, this facility is intended for much more intense work than you're going to be doing anytime soon," Hazō said as they broke through the shadowy reaches of the trees. "Also, unlike most other sealmasters that I'm familiar with, Kagome-sensei isn't an idiot. We take safety seriously."

"Yes, sir."

"What is the first rule of seal research?" He continued to lead Harumitsu inwards, past the first earth berm and bunker, towards where the actual research would happen.

"The SSO outranks the H-Hokage, sir."

"Very good. What's the second rule?"

"A j-junior sealmaster in motion outranks the SSO, sir."

"Which means...?"

"If another s-sealmaster shouts a p-panicked order, don't be a s-stinking idiot. Do w-w-what he says, especially if it's 'R-Run!'"

"Very good. Okay, now, here's what we're going to—"

"S-Sensei? M-may I ask a q-q-question?"

"Always. What have you got?"

"H-H-How c-can I do r-research w-when I c-can't sh-sh-shout 'R-R-R-Run'?"

Hazō smiled and shrugged. "It doesn't need to be the word. Make any sort of loud noise and start running, people will get the idea. Besides, it's going to be a while before you're doing any infusing. No one ever caused a seal failure by reading math books."

"B-B-B-But w-what if—"

"Is this the stinker?" Kagome-sensei demanded, popping out from behind of one of the massive granite baffles that served to channel explosions, block sprays of acid, provide a handhold against being sucked into a neverspace, and somewhere to shelter against the gaze of horrors that would rend the mind.

"Y-Y-Yes, s-s-sir!" Harumitsu snapped, bracing to attention.

"Harumitsu, this is Kagome-sensei, my teacher. He will—"

Kagome-sensei had been prowling closer as Hazō spoke and he was suddenly up in Harumitsu's face, jabbing him in the chest with one finger. "You're from that clan of stinkers that made Keiko sad, aren't you? You stinking little—"

"Sensei," Hazō said, taking his teacher's arm and gently tugging him back. "He's not to blame. It's the elders and the Clan Head who are the stinking bigots. Harumitsu is a good kid and he'll be a good student."

"Hrmph."

Hazō chuckled. "Also, I think it was less 'sad' and more 'murderously angry to the point where a horde of extradimensional killing machines nearly stomped their estate flat'."

"Hrmph. Should have done it. Stinking idiots and their stinking stupid bigotry. I still say we should bomb them out of existence. Being a missing-nin wasn't so bad. I miss ratberry pie." The older man had acceded to Hazō's gentle tug on the arm to the extent of backing up one step but was still glaring hate beams into Harumitsu's skull.

"Sensei. We are not going missing again. Ever. The Gōketsu are loyal ninja of Leaf. We do not fight with other clans, we do not harm other Leaf ninja. That would be against the Will of Fire." He preemptively squeezed two quick pulses on Kagome-sensei's bicep to prevent him from saying 'Who cares about the stupid stinking Will of Fire?'

"Huh? What? Why are you—oh. Right. Yes, the Will of Fire. Very important. Definitely can't do those things you said because it would be against the Will of Fire, or something. We're good little boys and girls and absolutely completely loyal to Leaf and should definitely not be thrown in a killbox or executed or chained to a wall and made to scribe seals sixteen hours a day or have lupchanzen put in our ears or—"

"Right! Glad that's settled. Harumitsu, relax."

The younger boy slowly let go of his rigid brace and regulation blank expression. Now he looked hunched and scared.

Hazō sighed. "Look, sensei, Harumitsu is my student, so I'd appreciate it if you'd be nice to him. He's going to sit quietly to the side and work on memorization while you and I work on our research. You're doing prep work for that extremely clan-secret seal that we don't talk about, right?"

Kagome-sensei had been glaring at Harumitsu but he looked around at Hazō's question. "Huh? Oh. Yeah. Checking the interlink tension between the fourth and fifth cthonic harmonics. I think—"

"Hold that thought, okay? Why don't you get started while I settle Harumitsu in?"

"Fine."

Hazō smiled at his student. "Let's take a quick look around and then we'll get you started, okay?"

"Y-Y-Yes, sensei."

Hazō led the younger boy around the research facility, pointing out various features and explaining their purpose. He quizzed his student on things that had been included in the information Harumitsu had been given. The boy remembered most of it and looked utterly humiliated when he forgot anything. His stutter grew steadily worse as he got more nervous until he could hardly speak at all. Hazō reassured him that he was doing fine—doing well, even. It didn't help much.

"Okay," he said at last, leading Harumitsu to the side of the field and unsealing a blanket and a picnic basket. "There's food and lemonade in the basket, have as much as you like. I've got more for all three of us later, so eat up." He unsealed a bevy of scrolls and set them on one edge of the blanket. "These four are on seal terminology so that you'll be able to follow the discussions. These are on astrological significance to seal research and infusion. If you need anything, just raise your hand and I'll come over. It might take me a minute or two if I'm right in the middle of a tricky infusion, but it's not a problem. Okay?"

Harumitsu nodded.

"Good man." He clapped his student on the shoulder. "Really, don't worry. Nothing particularly dangerous is happening today, which is why it's okay for you to be here. I'm finishing up the last bit of a fairly simple seal." It hadn't seemed so simple before his experience with the Summoning Scroll, but everything was so much clearer now. "Kagome-sensei isn't doing any infusions today, it's all math, runecasting, and design work. The odds of you getting turned into a tiny splotch of mucus are really low—probably ten, twenty percent at worst."

Harumitsu's eyes bulged in panic.

Hazō laughed. "Relax. Sealmaster humor tends to get a little dark. I won't say 'everything will be fine' because that's just tempting fate. Still, odds of anything very bad happening are low enough that Kagome-sensei isn't objecting to having you here. You'll come to understand what that actually means, but for now just assume that it's a huge compliment. Got it?"

Another mute nod.

"Good man. Get to work, raise your hand if you need anything, eat what you like. If you start to feel tired or lose focus, take a break. Stretch, walk around a bit, even take a nap if you need to. When you're doing anything related to seals it's important to not cut any corners whatsoever. Leave yourself so much safety margin that it feels ridiculous—you can always come back and try again tomorrow but if you push through tiredness or hunger and it distracts you, you may not have a tomorrow. Leaf might not either."

Harumitsu's eyes were getting very wide again.

"Okay, good. See you in a bit." He turned and went back to where Kagome-sensei already had his beaky nose buried in a book. The older man was periodically pausing to scribble something on a sheet of parchment, then going back to the book.

o-o-o-o​

The final twist of chakra clicked into place and Hazō smiled. He explored the pathways of the seal for a moment, making certain that everything was properly aligned and stable, and then opened his eyes and allowed his breathing to drop out of the steady, relaxing flow that was the hallmark of research infusion. He climbed to his feet, brushed off the seat of his pants, and moseyed over to where Harumitsu sat, fervently gulping down every trace of knowledge he could absorb.

"How's it going?" Hazō asked, unsealing a picnic basket for himself and rummaging up a sandwich.

"W-well, sensei. I think."

"Cool. Let's do a quick rundown on vocabulary. What does 'cthonic' mean?"

He went through the list and was pleased at his student's progress. There were a few words mixed up and a few nuances missing, but overall the progress was good. The astrology information was going equally well—he was amused to find that the very first items that Harumitsu volunteered were the full details of all Thirteen Signs and the definitions of jellicle and tosurent. It was still a little sad at how much Harumitsu perked up when told that he had done well, but Hazō carefully hid the reaction.

"In fact," Hazō said, deciding to unbend a little, "you've done so well that let's do something a little fun. I already said that you're not going to actually infuse anything, but let me walk you through some of what it feels like. You know how when you activate a seal you're just shoving chakra at it?"

"Y-yes, sensei."

Hazō passed over a seal. "This is a Jiraiya's Awesome Daybright Lantern seal, and I was told by the man himself that it's extremely important to always use the full name or Bad Things will happen." Hazō chuckled. "By which I'm pretty sure that he meant his overly-inflated ego would be damaged, but that's not an issue anymore. Now, I want you to activate the seal, but use the absolute minimum amount of chakra. To start with, push so little chakra that it doesn't even activate. When you can do that, increase the amount very slowly until you find the minimum amount that's necessary. After that, focus on pushing it slowly so that it takes a second or two to activate. When you're infusing, the trick is to use the smallest amount that you can get away with and to move very slowly. In fact, here." He pulled a stack of blanks out of storage, quickly infused them, and passed them over. "We'll be here for a few more hours. Spend the rest of the day with the books or the seals, your choice. Or mix them up."

Harumitsu's gaze flicked over Hazō's shoulder for a moment and he sat a little straighter. Hazō turned, unsurprised to find that Kagome-sensei was glowering from within earshot but far enough away not to interfere. He turned back to Harumitsu to find that the boy was sitting stiff with his eyes locked on Kagome-sensei.

"Hey," Hazō said, snapping his fingers to get his student's attention.

Harumitsu jumped. "S-s-sorry, s-s-sensei."

"Don't worry about him. I'll deal with it. Your job is to work on those materials and those seals. Got it?"

"Y-Y-Yes, s-sensei."

"Cool. Now, I just infused this seal for the first time, so I'm going to eat this sandwich and then I'm going make a few more—seals, not sandwiches—to be sure I've got it on lock. After that, I'm going to start on my next project. Feel free to ask any questions you might have."

Harumitsu nodded and turned to the first of the seals he'd been given. It promptly lit up. He grimaced and tried again with the next one.

Hazō pulled out a copy of Icha Icha: Forgotten Paradise and read it held in one hand while the other was busy holding delicious turkey, lettuce, and tomato goodness.





Author's Note: You were close enough to finished on LBF that I decided to give you credit for 1 day of prep work on the next seal. (NB: This is prep work. It gives you a bonus on your next infusion roll but does not itself grant you research progress.)

Please vote on what the next seal is separately from the plan and using the following format: [x](NextSeal): name goes here

XP AWARD: 3

Brevity XP: 1

"GM had fun" XP: 1

Ami-style training XP: 1


It is now about 8pm.

Vote time! What to do now?

Voting ends on Wednesday, December 16, 2020, at 12pm London time.
 
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You really, really do not want me to do that. The last time I so much as voted in a quest the whales and magma-spiders conspired to set off a super-volcano resulting in two-thirds of the planet uniting to murder the rest in the desperate hope of survival.
*scribbles furiously*

magma spiders...super volcano...two-thirds

Good stuff! Thank you!
 
"Well, I appreciate the gift. Thank you, Hazō." He accepted the stack of seals that Hazō placed on his desk and carefully tidied it up before affixing one to the center of his chest under his robes. The rest went into a drawer.

Not even testing the seal before putting it on himself. Well, if that isn't a show of trust then I don't know what is.

It's just a shame we have to sour our relationship with our obsession of committing treason once every few weeks.
 
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Not even testing the seal before putting it on himself. Well, if that isn't a show if trust then I don't know what is.

It's just a shame we have to sour our relationship with our obessions of committing treason once every few weeks.
Speaking of treason, you think we should alienate Tsunade next, xor Shikamaru?
 
[x](NextSeal) Activation Relay Seal

A/B Activation Relay Seals (Henceforth referred to as ARS) earlier in the thread: We can't activate seals with our feet. The QMs said you need to touch a seal with your hands to activate it. The ARS is designed to get around that limitation. It does that by connecting the seal you want to activate, but don't want near your hands, to the A seal, and then you touch the B seal with your hands to activate it, which then activates the seal connected to the A seal. Think of it as a seal that activates other seals remotely.

: )
 
Only do ARS iff Hazou and Kagome think it's doable by Hazou at his current calligraphy levels.

Less concerned about his Sealing than that.
 
I absolutely love all apprenticeship chapters, and this was no exception. Everything involving Kagome and Honoka is fantastic, but everything involving Hazō and Harumitsu is also great.

Also, I notice that despite the Hokage immediately assuming that anything involving us will be annoying and exhausting (see the start of the chapter), he also trusted this random seal we made without examining it much and just casually applied it to his chest.
Well, I suppose that he could have been making a show of trusting it to mislead us while having some awesome hidden defensive technique active, but that seems unlikely and I can't really see why he'd bother.
This isn't the best relationship we could have with the local absolute dictator, but it's also far from the worst! Nice going Hazō

I've also got a few questions for the thread's planmakers:
  • What's YSJ? IIRC it's some sort of internal mind justu from the Yamanaka, but I've forgotten what the acronym stands for.
  • Is there a way to type "Hazō" easily? I usually copy-paste it from a chapter to get the "ō" right, but that's a rather inelegant workaround.
 
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