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Marked for Death: A Rational Naruto Quest

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Velorien said:
"Additionally, Ami requested that I inform you she now owes you a favour. This is a great power, and I fear for the future of this world should you misuse it. In other words, it can be filed next to most of your sealing ideas."
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"I think I found a way to help you still be close to your sister while making use of the wedding suit I had bought due to prior, wrong information."
 
Velorien said:
"If I can find Anna, I believe I have some words for her on the subject of rebuilding relationships. Beyond that, I am entirely at your disposal. You have assisted me with my unresolved business in Mist—it is only fair for me to assist with yours.

"Additionally, Ami requested that I inform you she now owes you a favour. This is a great power, and I fear for the future of this world should you misuse it. In other words, it can be filed next to most of your sealing ideas."

Hazō laughed.

"Now, Hazō, provide me with a plan to optimise. We have work to do."
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Inferno Vulpix said:
Marked for Death has been so pleasant lately.
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Seriously though, we achieved so many things that I only dared to hope for.

Keiko won the tournament which will go a long way to help Jiraiya keep the Hat which in return will keep us safe to pursue our Uplift goals.

We saw Noburi reconcile with his family, and Ami reconcile with Keiko. All good stuff I wanted to read about for a long time and we somehow made it work even though the latter was always a long shot.

Now about reconciling with Ren/improving our relationship with our mother...
 
Plus, with every passing day the chances of finding Naruto go down, the Pangolin Empire crushes innocents beneath its cute scaly feet, and chakra beasts devour civilians by the dozens.
 
I'm honor bound to keep the book search in there (this is @Noumero's price) but I think we can go about it a bit more covertly. What say thee, hivemind?

Also:

LAUGHING IN HAZOU
 
Cariyaga said:
Does Zabuza showing up not count?
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I'd say it's the opposite.

Zabuza has been with us for so much of the quest both chronologically and locationally (?) speaking that he is practically family at this point.

And if we learned anything at all it is that the Chuunin Exam is basically the ninja equivalent of talk shows that reunite people with their lost family members.
 
[X] Action Plan: Shins and Spynetworks But Better

  • Spend morning at the market:
    • Shop!
    • Network:
      • Approach merchants, craftsmen, and book collectors. Look for performers/musicians around taverns.
      • Draft them into your Intel Network, presenting it as a "joint business venture" with our clan.
      • Offer writs of patronage, price guarantees, partial financial backing, other minor promises.
      • Direct interested parties to the Gouketsu compound in Leaf. Preferred timetable: within the next two months.
      • Guidelines:
        • Prioritize those you've approached previously. Glassblowers, salt/spice merchants, brewers, others.
        • Work out a bad/good cop routine with Noburi and Keiko. Use it on new/wary targets.
        • Goal: 24 merchants, 3-4 bards, 1-2 performing troupes.
  • Lunch with Shin.
    • Guidelines:
      • Observe OPSEC, stay alert, avoid hard commitments.
      • Be confident. Shin isn't a jounin.
      • He is a silver-tongued viper. Keep your cool. Respond to taunts/manipulations with dry amusement.
    • Start the interaction amicably.
      • Minor flexing: casually name-drop Ami for the regulars' menu. Mention your promotion, ask about his.
    • Elaborate on your offer/intentions:
      • Cooperation was our motto during the exams. We're here to build bridges.
      • We're offering an enormous boost to his career, and a distant opportunity to convince us that the Kurosawa Clan is halfway decent.
      • (As a callback, order a bottle of Kurohige's Revenge and two glasses (shallow pours, save the rest).)
    • Invite him to the games night.
 
MMKII said:
I'm honor bound to keep the book search in there (this is @Noumero's price) but I think we can go about it a bit more covertly. What say thee, hivemind?
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I'll have no objections as long as the plan will continue to make an honest effort towards finding the book. Note that my plan segment already informs Hazou that the book is likely banned, and warns him to be discreet about it.

I would suggest having Jiraiya sanity-check the entire "Networking" section, though. Wasn't that in a previous version of your plan?
 
Noumero said:
I'll have no objections as long as the plan will continue to make an honest effort towards finding the book. Note that my plan segment already informs Hazou that the book is likely banned, and warns him to be discreet about it.

I would suggest having Jiraiya sanity-check the entire "Networking" section, though. Wasn't that in a previous version of your plan?
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Good point, we can probably add that back in. Given Keiko and Noburi's involvement in that, I will run it by them as well.

I am open to subtle rewording of the book thing, though I note this is like the tenth time we've put something involving that in. @faflec we've certainly put something to the effect of "Run this by Jiraiya" in a plan with the Akatsuki book thing in there, right? It feels like every third plan I make has this in it.

MMKII said:
I think we can cut some of the fluff here if we need anything extra?

WC: 237

[X] Action Plan: Shins and Spynetworks
  • Sanity check: run everything by Keiko, Noburi and Jiraiya
  • Spend morning at the market:
    • Shop!
    • Network:
      • Approach merchants, craftsmen, and book collectors. Look for performers/musicians around taverns.
        • Collectors: discreetly ask about the Akatsuki Book (it's possibly banned, or doesn't mention Akatsuki directly).
      • Draft them into your Intel Network, presenting it as a "joint business venture" with our clan.
      • Offer writs of patronage, price guarantees, partial financial backing, other minor promises.
      • Direct interested parties to the Gouketsu compound in Leaf. Preferred timetable: within the next two months.
      • Guidelines:
        • Prioritize those you've approached previously. Glassblowers, salt/spice merchants, brewers, others.
        • Work out a bad/good cop routine with Noburi and Keiko. Use it on new/wary targets.
        • Goal: 24 merchants, 3-4 bards, 1-2 performing troupes.
  • Lunch with Shin.
    • Guidelines:
      • Observe OPSEC, stay alert, avoid hard commitments.
      • Be confident. Shin isn't a jounin.
      • He is a silver-tongued viper. Keep your cool. Respond to taunts/manipulations with dry amusement.
    • Start the interaction amicably.
      • Minor flexing: casually name-drop Ami for the regulars' menu. Mention your promotion, ask about his.
    • Elaborate on your offer/intentions:
      • Cooperation was our motto during the exams. We're here to build bridges.
      • We're offering an enormous boost to his career, and a distant opportunity to convince us that the Kurosawa Clan is halfway decent.
      • (As a callback, order a bottle of Kurohige's Revenge and two glasses (shallow pours, save the rest).)
    • Invite him to the games night.
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Velorien said:
archnemesis who may still view him as escaped prey and is either extremely bad or extremely good at board games? Why, it's practically an olive branch.
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That's weird to think about, how Zabuza is basically our most recurring, deadliest antagonist (the subject of many paranoid filled discussions both serious and meme-y in nature) despite the fact the party has never actually met him even once during their years of being missing nin. It's like winning the ultimate version of hide and seek against the world champion.
 
Vecht said:
YES, LET'S.
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Hazo: HEY HOW ABOUT WE INVITE ZABUZA TO GAME NIGHT-*thwack*

Jiraiya:....why did you just knock out your brother with a chair?

Noburi: it had to be done

Keiko: Obviously, he was talking crazy. Though I can't help but feel as though you enjoyed that.

Noburi: whaaaaaat, no

Keiko: You were still a little mad about Hazo foolishly revealing your vampiric dew weren't you?

Noburi: just a bit
 
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