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Marked for Death: A Rational Naruto Quest

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Wait? What is this? What the hell? This is not possible. We had plans voted on, and eaglejarl didn't write them? How could eaglejarl not write the punching!? Unless... by the Sage's balls... no... DOPPELGANGER!
 
Well I guess there was a choice in writing about the challenges facing female ninja in a feudal clan society, or writing a midsize ninja battle. eaglejarl has made his decision.
 
Maybe the actual update is encoded within the text of the interlude and if we don't figure it out Hazou won't be able to respond!
 
Jello_Raptor said:
Damnit @eaglejarl, you do realize that @Velorien or @OliWhail are going to get to write the punching now?

Edit: also Jiraiya is going to have such a laugh when he hears this story.
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Enjou said:
Wait? What is this? What the hell? This is not possible. We had plans voted on, and eaglejarl didn't write them? How could eaglejarl not write the punching!? Unless... by the Sage's balls... no... DOPPELGANGER!
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TyrialFrost said:
Well I guess there was a choice in writing about the challenges facing female ninja in a feudal clan society, or writing a midsize ninja battle. eaglejarl has made his decision.
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Basically the QMs collectively went "aw, wait, there are dozens of combatants involved here, this is the biggest fight since the Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny and that was actually LESS complicated because it devolved quickly into lots of little fights". So the current plan as I understand it is to work out all the fiddly mechanical bits over the next few days and then write up the actual narrative of what happens for Thursday.
 
OliWhail said:
Basically the QMs collectively went "aw, wait, there are dozens of combatants involved here, this is the biggest fight since the Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny and that was actually LESS complicated because it devolved quickly into lots of little fights". So the current plan as I understand it is to work out all the fiddly mechanical bits over the next few days and then write up the actual narrative of what happens for Thursday.
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it okay we can just take them all out with banshee fuckers.

On that note, how far can one throw one of Kagome's discs (and do we have any of those?)
 
Wuhu I was already afraid that Anko maybe died in Noodle. Can't wait to get back to Leaf and have Hazou&Co meet Aunt Anko...wait or is it cousin Anko, if Oro is our Uncle...? Goketsu family tree is all messed up.

eaglejarl said:
And your precious little nephew looks like a girl, too!
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It's true, Neji is somewhat feminine. Another one for Noburi's Harem, huzzah!
 
eaglejarl said:
"That's okay, I am. Come on, I'll show you how it's done. Besides, Tanaka's is right next to the Hyūga clan compound. There's always a bunch of the younger ones there. If we get them all riled up they'll embarrass themselves in public, which will humiliate that pig-faced whore of a Clan Matriarch."

"What are we standing around here for?! Lead the way!"

The mesh-clad kunoichi turned and bowed Mari ahead, gesturing back the way they'd come, then fell in beside her as the redhead hurried by.

"She really is a raging bitch, isn't she?"

"Oh, I wouldn't say that," Mari said. "...to her face. But, yes."
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A lot of talk about an apparently-alive "Lady Hyuga". Is Hinata's mother not dead in this continuity? I mean, I guess someone would have to take the job, but I would have thought it would go back to the older generation. Anko and Mari seem to be talking about a relative contemporary rather than Hiashi's mother.
 
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Omake: What happens when the fort is attacked
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    • Dissonance said:
    [✓] Action Plan: Conduct a sermon on YOUTH!
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    Chapter 161: Suit Yourself​

    Noburi spun on his heel, shifting into a readied stance. Any moment, Hazo would spit out a plan tailored to the situation. When that happened, he'd be prepared to--

    "Akane! Lee!" Hazo's voice cut through his internal thoughts.

    "Right!" The other two nodded in unison, and with a smooth motion, the three stripped off their uniforms, revealing identical green bodysuits beneath. Noburi froze. No. He wouldn't.

    "GENIN OF KIRIGAKURE!" Hazo's voice boomed forth, as though speaking to a massed crowd. In a single, synchronized leap, the three landed on the border walls of the fort, posing in unison. "WINTER IS AT AN END! YOUR SPRINGTIME IS UPON YOU!"

    Tearing his eyes from the sight, Noburi ran to Keiko. "What do we do?" he hissed, glaring at the inexplicably radiant figures on the parapet.

    "I KNOW WHAT IT IS TO BE LOST IN THE MIST! I, TOO, WAS ONCE SO LOST! BUT THE WILL OF FIRE LIT MY WAY!"

    Keiko's voice was dull and monotone, having dipped into the Frozen Skein. "Given time elapsed and current state of all involved parties, including the as-yet unidentified opposition, the ideal adjustments to be made are...to let this run its course?" A trace of confusion entered her voice at the last words, and she shook her head, returning to normal. "That can't possibly be right."

    "The Mizukage has her ambitions for you," Akane cried out. Her voice was quieter than Hazo's, but still carried. "Your families have hopes for your future. Your senseis have plans for how you might yet grow. All these have helped you reach where you are today. But the time has come to lay aside the mantle others place on you, and follow your own path!"

    Incredulous that the attack still hadn't happened, Noburi quietly wallwalked up to the edge of the parapet, glancing over its top. At the base of the wall, the attacking genin stood, weapons raised and conflicted expressions on their faces.

    "ALLOW YOUR SPIRITS TO BLAZE WITHIN YOU!" Hazo once again began to speak, one fist clenched in triumph. "SEE THOSE AROUND YOU STOKE THEIR SOULS TO MATCH YOUR FLAME! THEN JOIN THEM AGAINST THE TRUE ENEMY, THE BOURGEOISIE SCUM--" He cut himself off as Akane nudged him, "SORRY, I MEANT THE SEALS WHICH THREATEN THE VERY LIVES OF EACH PARTICIPANT IN THE EXAMS TODAY!"

    Lee pumped one arm into the air. "YOSH!"

    "YOSH!" Hazo and Akane cried out with him, as did the Mist contestants, whose faces had resolved into spirited determination.

    Noburi just shook his head, dropping from his stance and returning to the fort. Maybe the world would make sense again when he woke up the next morning.

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