I don't get a clear sense of what you're suggesting to Asuma. Are you envisioning turning Hazō into a full-time resource generator? Providing ad hoc services at request? Training an army of Earthshapers? Or are you just saying, "We can do X now" and leaving Asuma to figure out everything else?
Just that you consider them and make any changes you feel are appropriate.
I don't think that Ruka knowingly passed information off to the assassins/kidnappers. If she was involved at all, it was likely without her being consciously aware. We don't really know the limits of the mindwalks, but it's plausible that the scanner could notice something Ruka didn't consciously process. Also, if she's actually "innocent", exile for life is too steep a penalty and should be reduced, which this would do.
The fact that the investigation failed to find anything. Shikamaru is not infallible, and he's been weirdly dismissive about the situation.
I don't particularly care to keep that a secret from Asuma, but we can give him the same explanation we gave Oro.
Of course!
"Orochimaru might try to kidnap Ren for Iron nerve. Explaining why would be spilling clan secrets. I'm definitly not sure he'll try this, but it's a possibility"
I'm probably calling it quits here, but we do these things not to win votes, but to ensure that plans are as good as they can be.
Done, in spirit.
I've tried to make this a little more transparent. What I want to do is to inform Asuma of our new capability and brainstorm/strategize. We're not coming to him with nothing - we're bringing analyses of economic impacts - but we're bringing him into our new thing at the early stages.
Okay - I've done so.
Done.
See above - I agree this is important, but I don't think it's a conversation for right now.
None of this feels like it can't wait 48 hours.
I think when faced with the alternative of exile, it's more likely than you think. Oh well, not a deal breaker.
Apologies, I meant the from the gates to the location of the three border area where the assassins entered and exited Fire.
Clarification: I said that would be a plausible approach, not the correct one.
Right, apologies if that didn't come across in my post.
Looking on the map and doing a literal thumb-based estimate, it looks like about 50 miles so 2.5 hours-ish.
Revisit the Hidan question that Shikamaru didn't really address and you'll have my vote.
Where should it go?
Actually, that actually tracks quite well.
SHIKA: This isn't a big priority and also do NOT cross any borders no matter what.
Also his apparent terrible investigation of the Tower beuracracy and of Ruka (why was he investigating that instead of T&I anyway?) that completely missed how the timeline is impossible w/o a tower leak or infiltration
Is the plan to talk to Asuma about this as well? I'm hoping to minimize total number of meetings but if it's unavoidable whatever I guess.
Indeed. If Kei catches on she may suddenly become clan head if you catch my drift...
Yeah. There are so many MASSIVE things that we need to talk to Asuma about. See why I'm writing EMERGENCY CLAN MEETING so we can discuss things and get more info before talking to him?
Given that this is so egregious I want to run it by Mari and Kei first, personally. Based on how that goes, maybe we need to escalate to Asuma, maybe we just need to sit down with Shikamaru.
And maybe also the massive bomb that is ES50 while we're at it?
