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- Yes.
It was designed (by a member of the hivemind) to be OP. And OP it was.
Marked for Death: A Rational Naruto Quest
- Thread starter eaglejarl
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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
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Gotta stab fast
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- Texas
I honestly thought we were gonna loose. In fact it's only thanks to our glorious QM mercy that we did. I'm glad Hot Springs never learned Rule 1.
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- Poland
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- He/Him
Wow.
WOW.
This update was hype incarnated.
And this fight was close.
We got off easy here because of QM's fiat. And normal luck. And even then, it was an equal roll.
Oh, and let's not forget:
WOW.
This update was hype incarnated.
And this fight was close.
I mean, look at this moment.
We got off easy here because of QM's fiat. And normal luck. And even then, it was an equal roll.
Oh, and let's not forget:
Yeah, not getting off so easy next time.
Emstar
The Shining One
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- Trapped in an extradimensional rift.
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- She/They
@eaglejarl
Polite inquiry: Did you perhaps forget to include Roki on the Taijutsu rolls?
(Not trying to be That Guy since we won anyway and that was THE BESTEST, but I'm just curious.)
E: It also occurs to me we couldve just lost the roll so no big deal on answering that one, oh jarl of eagles.
Polite inquiry: Did you perhaps forget to include Roki on the Taijutsu rolls?
(Not trying to be That Guy since we won anyway and that was THE BESTEST, but I'm just curious.)
E: It also occurs to me we couldve just lost the roll so no big deal on answering that one, oh jarl of eagles.
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- Location
- Europe
A Hunter-nin having high deceit sounds logical so we might have lost the roll.
Emstar
The Shining One
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- Trapped in an extradimensional rift.
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- She/They
Yeah, those were my thoughts.
I'm celebrating the incoming new year though, and I couldn't be arsed to finangle the wording into something that wasn't "Yes."-ed.
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- Potato land
That was too close for comfort. And I can't help but suspect that if it was us who trapped the field in advance, we would've gotten disqualified for our trouble. At least the precedent will be established from now on - either preparing the field is legal, and everyone will both try it and expect their opponent to do so; or it'll be declared illegal before the next match.
Heh, at least Hazou did an excellent job aggravating the judges and showing his contempt for Mist's shenanigans. Good job on that @MMKII.
Heh, at least Hazou did an excellent job aggravating the judges and showing his contempt for Mist's shenanigans. Good job on that @MMKII.
TaliesinSkye
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That's an excellent point, but would we have any way of knowing about the caged bird seals other than by directly feeding Hazou hivemind knowledge that he would have no way of knowing without our supernatural intervention, if we're even allowed to do that?
Emstar
The Shining One
- Location
- Trapped in an extradimensional rift.
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- She/They
I think this was a major concern.
We've basically been assuming Mist will allow cheating assholery if its to fuck us over. And, they probably did. Ah well.
Luckily the rest of our matches shouldn't be such a shot in the dark.
The kudos are appreciated. I hope you are feeling better! Perhaps try your hand at the next prematch speech we have to do, I'd love to see what we can cook up with Keiko.
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- The Maple Syrup Mountains
Simply glorious. From Hazou's pre-battle 'the most obnoxious little jerk' banter to a fight against a guy with a stupidly OP bloodline who prepared for us, this whole update was great.
I hope those close rolls give us a little kick in the rear about Hazou's combat strength, though. We talk a tough game of rolling up to the 80's in the right conditions and that random Chuunin are no match for us, but empirically we almost lost that fight because our oppnentwas crazy cheat hax had advantages just as strong as us and took advantage of them first to snowball into a situation almost impossible to handle.
But handle it we did. Hoo boy.
I hope those close rolls give us a little kick in the rear about Hazou's combat strength, though. We talk a tough game of rolling up to the 80's in the right conditions and that random Chuunin are no match for us, but empirically we almost lost that fight because our oppnent
But handle it we did. Hoo boy.
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- Yes.
OK I know this is probably a terrible idea that will horribly backfire...but what if we told the story of our exodus from Mist (censored, of course)?
Emstar
The Shining One
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- Trapped in an extradimensional rift.
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- She/They
*screams in Jiraiya*
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- Galicia,Spain
Hazou to team uplift:
"OK I know this is probably a terrible idea that will horribly backfire but...."
Everybody starts looking horrified and prepare to shut him up before he endangers their sanity.
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- NY
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- Europe
Against Keiko we mention that she is our "cute younger little sister" mention that old toy of hers and force keiOS to reboot and then proceed to kill us, thous disqualifying her. Winning + Mangekyou Iron Nerve! Huzzah!
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- Potato land
In some ways, the first round of the tournament was bound to be full of stupidity because nobody actually knows what anyone else is capable of. In a very real sense, Kotsuzui lost this match because he didn't know Hazou had HLaM and could therefore get away from the initial ambush and buff in peace.
Honestly, I probably would've been freaking out about it a lot more if I wasn't resigned to the winner losing to Keiko anyway next round.
Thanks, I'm better. My sinuses are still clogged and no alcohol for me tonight (a glass of whisky isn't alcohol, it's important medicine that my Polish physiology demands for normal functioning), but at least I've regained some energy and can think normally. I don't know if we're getting an update on Thursday, but I can definitely put together a plan for Wednesday, given that I won't be hung over tomorrow.
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@eaglejarl @Velorien @OliWhail Should Hazou and Keiko get FP for winning their matches? Did Keiko get XP for winning hers?
Anyone know what the current bracket looks like?
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- Yes.
But we start in the same Zone, and Hazou has higher Alertness than Keiko?
Emstar
The Shining One
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- Trapped in an extradimensional rift.
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- She/They
[Actually] Cheer Noburi Up
I'm not so sure about that hoss.
Hazou might be able to eek out a W there.
The Polish half of me is already floored this afternoon.
Luckily enough the other half of me is Scottish so that isn't at all a problem.
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Yes.
Just put Hazou as the winner of his match.Hazō v. Kotsuzui and Chōji v. Minawa are up next, followed the next day by Ino v. Kiba and Shika v. Ito.
After that, Round 2 starts! Two days from now:
Winner of (Hazō v. Kotsuzui) v. Keiko
Winner of (Akimichi v. Minawa) v. Hinata
TaliesinSkye
Occasional Editor
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- Northeast Ohio, United States
@eaglejarl, that was fucking awesome. You did an amazing job with that one.
So guys, I just had another clever idea, this one to help with Hazou's chakra pool problem.
Here's how it works. You make a small waterproof storage seal. Then, right before battle, you fill it full of chakra water and swallow it.
Yes, you did just read that correctly. You swallow a storage seal full of chakra water to release it inside your body for more chakra as needed.
The downside is that the chakra water doesn't keep for long outside of a barrel, thus the need to prep it right before a fight. But that's perfectly suited for a tournament environment.
As for activating the seal, if the seal is inside you then I'm pretty sure that counts as touching it.
You just need a method of waterproofing that isn't toxic and lets the seal remain flexible. Drawing it on something like linen instead of paper might help.
So guys, I just had another clever idea, this one to help with Hazou's chakra pool problem.
Here's how it works. You make a small waterproof storage seal. Then, right before battle, you fill it full of chakra water and swallow it.
Yes, you did just read that correctly. You swallow a storage seal full of chakra water to release it inside your body for more chakra as needed.
The downside is that the chakra water doesn't keep for long outside of a barrel, thus the need to prep it right before a fight. But that's perfectly suited for a tournament environment.
As for activating the seal, if the seal is inside you then I'm pretty sure that counts as touching it.
You just need a method of waterproofing that isn't toxic and lets the seal remain flexible. Drawing it on something like linen instead of paper might help.