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I like that but not as the first action; rather, once things have settled down a little / we see a proctor that doesn't seem immediately occupied.
Marked for Death: A Rational Naruto Quest
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- naruto rationalist romance armageddon is looking better and better damn you kishimoto explosions everywhere explosives solve everyone if in doubt surrender to the mercy of zabuza it seemed like a good idea at the time looks like a really bad case of being a jōnin my god. where does the lore end? precommitting is the winning plan screaming in kagome screw the rules i have explosives something bad might still happen sometimes you gotta sociopath stabby zabby subsection c of paragraph 9 should include we can weaponize this so hard
I like that but not as the first action; rather, once things have settled down a little / we see a proctor that doesn't seem immediately occupied.
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The solution to this is, of course, obvious. We just need to hurry up and become god already.
Ok, so... protoplan.
Next steps might be suggesting to have Noburi go to a proctor and ask if there's any civilians that need a med-nin to tend to them in a break room if needed (being a med-nin does give Noburi a better reason to do this than Hazou), or just working with Pimp Daddy Nara to figure out what our next steps are to capitalize on what we have wrought.
- Hazou will quickly head into the alcohol mist so he can put himself on dirt, allowing him to use Hiding Like a Mole to go underground. He will put on a Tunneler's Friend so that he can breath.
- Hazou will then head to a location where he can believes that he can emerge unnoticed by rival contestants, based on his understanding of where all the ninja likely are and will be. (the maze, the wall next to where ST Leaf is, or elsewhere)
- Next, Hazou will move to reconnect with Super Team Leaf to update them on the situation. He'll put on a scared civilian act on the way, and not look like he's in too much of a hurry.
- Hazou will explain the situation in broad strokes, not implying his actual involvement in the event that proctors are listening in to see if we were involved. Ultimately, this is trying to establish a narrative that ST Leaf avoided being herded as a whole, but sent Hazou to do recon since he had a suitable jutsu to escape the obvious trap. Ex. "Yeah, it was a trap. Glad we didn't fall for that. Someone released some kind of mist from the mansion - alcohol of some kind, I think - and then some idiot on the other side of the crowd threw up an explosive tag and yelled that they were under attack, inciting a panic. I'd hate to be that fool, since he's going to be down thousands of points for all of the DQs when the proctors catch him."
Next steps might be suggesting to have Noburi go to a proctor and ask if there's any civilians that need a med-nin to tend to them in a break room if needed (being a med-nin does give Noburi a better reason to do this than Hazou), or just working with Pimp Daddy Nara to figure out what our next steps are to capitalize on what we have wrought.
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Seems tough to switch to standard henge when we get to leaf party. Unless the idea is to fake henge, then tunnel somewhere, emerge as standard henge?
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Something along those lines, yes.
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Henging twice along with HLaM is beyond our current chakra pool
@Enjou i approve of that rough sketch. We should probably convey that this was not our fault as subtly as possible. Quite unplanned yknow
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It is? Damn. Still, it might be worth it if getting spotted is a thing, which IMO it is.
Emstar
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If we do a mild chakra overdraw (penalty for the rest of the day) then we can do it I think.
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Alternatively once we get to Team Leaf we have Noburi top us off and we re henge in a safe locale
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No. People know we're in the vicinity. That's a lie that won't be believed.
Yeah, we've seen mirrors before.
Emstar
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But really though, we could create an illusion of him in the mist as a distraction of us frantically diving to the ground just in case the present conditions aren't enough.
Edit: on second thought let's not further complicate our simple and brilliant plan to gtfo
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@eaglejarl @Velorien @OliWhail What action does it take to create a basic (non-elemental) clone? The rules say it takes a standard to control them, but what does it take to create one?
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How would Hazou know this?
Smell, I'd presume - I mean, if he's going into the mist the smell will be on him. Regardless, it's just an example, not what he'd necessarily say.
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If he went into the mist, why isn't he drunk off his ass?
He was holding his breath, the chapter said.
Held his breath when he saw the mist spraying towards him? Or maybe we do act a little drunk to sell it - hell, it'll give Nara an excuse to take over planning for the rest of the event if Hazou is tipsy.
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I just realized what Ami's intervention in this update reminds me of: this omake, in which Jiraiya crit-fails a Deception check against Kagome and believes his claims about dead-man switches. Near its end, during a tense social situation, Hazou speaks up with an innocuous suggestion, which causes Jiraiya to conclude that he is the true mastermind.
It nearly perfectly mirrors his reaction to Ami's statement in the aforementioned interlude, which is hilarious. Ami is clearly a fellow protagonist, and I fully support @Roomba's plans to have a dinner with her.
It nearly perfectly mirrors his reaction to Ami's statement in the aforementioned interlude, which is hilarious. Ami is clearly a fellow protagonist, and I fully support @Roomba's plans to have a dinner with her.
Emstar
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Also can you create them in whatever guise you see fit? They're illusory so I assume so, but double checking to be sure.
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*SCREAMING IN JIRAIYA*
Ok, so, a thought - what if a proctor is already present at the marquee that ST Leaf is at? They're investigating the heat, and our group just happens to be in a zone that's not as hot as the other area, so inevitably there will be questions. What should we do then?
I'm thinking act indignant that some "utter fucking idiot" set off an explosive tag and intentionally panicked a mixed crowd of ninjas and civilians, and authoritatively insist that the proctor prepare a break room for Noburi to be able to apply his medical jutsu to civilians who need medical assistance. If the proctor dares not agree, then ask him "You know who my aunt is, right? You sure you want the Mizukage knowing that you decided harassing Leaf's contestants was more important than the health and safety of the civilians under your care?"
I'm thinking act indignant that some "utter fucking idiot" set off an explosive tag and intentionally panicked a mixed crowd of ninjas and civilians, and authoritatively insist that the proctor prepare a break room for Noburi to be able to apply his medical jutsu to civilians who need medical assistance. If the proctor dares not agree, then ask him "You know who my aunt is, right? You sure you want the Mizukage knowing that you decided harassing Leaf's contestants was more important than the health and safety of the civilians under your care?"
Emstar
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That's why we should head to the hedge maze first. We can slowly peak our heads out underneath a bush to see if the coast is clear and pop out there.
Edit: There's more coverage as well.