e: Actually, I just realized, that could easily be how Hazou gets her to be a little less stressed -- ask genuine questions about how leadership works with, uh, most ninja. It's not like he has much experience there.
Jiraiya: Hazou, this is your team for this mission. They're good kids and this is a milk run, make sure they learn something.
... later ...
Hazou: What!? You only have 20 explosive tags? How are you going to keep camp protected?
Genin #1: Wait what, aren't we staying in an inn?
Hazou: Are you insane? People die in inns. We're going to be making camp well above cloud level.
Genin #1: Uhh, if we're camping on a skytower then do we need explosive seals at all?
Hazou: Kid, let me tell you about the sky squids ...
... later ...
Hazou: So, what did you learn from the scouting?
Genin #2: Well, the target has a really predictable pattern every day. He takes the same path to the palace every day, seems to be a diligent worker. Goes to meet some friends in a bar every Friday. Has amiable relationships with his coworkers. He lives with nobody else, but regularly takes time to meet with his nephews.
Hazou: Any other observations?
Genin #3: Umm, there doesn't seem to be anyone else living with him. He seems to be pretty patriotic, but his pants hang a little lower whenever he's coming back from work. I think he's probably sneaking a few coins back in some padded pockets.
Genin #1: Huh, if that's him stealing where's that money going? It's not going to his nephews, and he's not spending him on himself.
Genin #2: What about the game he plays on friday? It's a variant of bijuu poker. He seems to lose a lot more than he wins.
Genin #1: That might explain it, but he's stealing a lot of money. Back of the bar games don't usually have huge bids?
Hazou: Did you see them play?
Genin #3: That was my job. I didn't see anything obvious though. When I listened in, the talk was standard chatter with friends.
Genin #2: Wait, the really fancy bijuu poker sets have seals on them, right? So they glow and stuff when people play. You could hide a ton of other seals on those cards. Maybe they have a chakra sensor that detected your jutsu?
Genin #3: What!? But they're civilians, there's no way they could afford that.
Hazou: They
are stealing money from the treasury. Look, I know you've been taught to look "underneath the underneath" but that's not enough. What you're really trying to do is judge possible ways the world could be. Which possible world is a better fit for what you see? ...
... later ...
Hazou: KUMO IS A JOUNIN!
Genin #1: Shit, shit, I umm, try to distract him so the others can get away and then try to disengage underground.
Hazou: WRONG! THE JOUNIN KILLS YOU AND HIS PARTNER TAKES OUT THE OTHERS!
... later ...
Hazou: KUMO IS A TARRASQUE WHO IS BEING HIDDEN BY A GENJUTSU!
Genin #3: Oh god, break the genjutsu and then try to escape.
Hazou: WRONG! YOU NEVER NOTICED THE GENJUTSU! YOU ARE EATEN!
... later ...
Yamanaka: Why do you keep sending him out with genin teams? Each and every one of them comes back scared that their beds will explode and are only comfortable sleeping either 5000 feet above ground or 5000 feet below ground.
Jiraiya: That is awkward, is that why our genin keep on putting all their energy into getting an earth elemental nature?
Yamanaka: Yes! Kami, all of them need to learn "Hiding LIke a Mole" so they can sleep underground. That's not even the half of it, they keep on imagining everyone around them turning into chakra beasts, can't help but plan for every possible contingency, and are so nervous they're always shaking. So many of them have been having nervous breakdowns that we have to have our genin helping with therapy.
Jiraiya: But you can get them functional again?
Yamanaka: Yes, but why are you forcing us to?
Jiraiya: So, for this past academy class how many of them have been regularly working with Hazou?
Yamanaka: Hmm, about half?
Jiraiya: And how many have died from Hazou's half? the other half?
Yamanaka: Uhh, 6 and 14.
Jiraiya: And
that is why.
