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Marked for Death: A Rational Naruto Quest

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MMKII said:
We need ... more ammunition for this? o_O

MARI: *Semi sulking*

HAZOU: So I'm getting married...

MARI: What!? Jiraiya what did you do! Marrying who?

HAZOU: You won't believe me if I tell you. Just read this letter.

MARI: Okay. Heh this is pretty over the top WHAT--

HAZOU: jk lol but I fixed her and Keiko's relationship by the power of oblivious chessmastery and now she owes me a favor

MARI: *mouth opens and closes like a fish*

etc.
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MARI: So... you're saying Hazō is getting married before we are?

JIRAIYA: Excuse me, I just remembered that I left my favourite umbrella in Mist.
 
MMKII said:
I envision a series of light novels (starring Keiko as the protagonist with magic ninja ice powers and everyone else as side characters) detailing some of the fictionalized versions of our adventures as missing-nin.

Would probably sell well internationally too.




Surely Ren must know that Hazou and Ami have met in person, at least. I'm pretty sure folks would know about the marriage proposal?
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If there's anybody who could keep the meetings quiet it's Ami, and we don't know that anybody else knows about the contents of the letters.



Kiba said:
Nobody's interested in getting Zabuza's signature?
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I want to do it, although I don't know why Hazou couldn't just do it in public. It can't be a novel experience for Zabuza (well, autograph requests in general. Requests from targets are probably rarer), and it builds Hazou's reputation for unpredictable madness even as it promotes an attitude of no hard feelings.
 
@Vecht i will sell my vote for asking J if he has thought about contacting Orchimaru to help find Naruto

Edit: turns out I've already voted for your plan lol. Guess I'll offer only voting for it?
 
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I would like to request Zabuza's signature, then when he agrees offer him what is quite obviously a summoning scroll contract to sign.
 
@faflec

As a person who has voted for your plan I request you add the Zabuza invitation with supporting introspection.

I would prefer this over the signature (which I think is a bit over the top).
 
Vecht said:
Updated my plan to include the Hana section and getting Zabuza's autograph.

I will openly pander for votes to see that we invite Zabuza to game night. Name your price.
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I couldn't decide between the Hana and Zabuza scene so I voted for both plans. But now that your plan includes the best of both worlds, I will remove the vote for the other one. :V

Also, can we try to steal Zabuza's sword? It looks valuable so maybe if we tell Keiko we want to sell it so we are less reliant on the Pangolin gold she'd help us.
Adhoc vote count started by Tua on Mar 18, 2019 at 4:50 PM, finished with 134819 posts and 12 votes.
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faflec said:
I am willing to accept your wager but wish for the details to be haggled out privately for...reasons.
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I'm all ears.

Oneiros said:
@Vecht i will sell my vote for asking J if he has thought about contacting Orchimaru to help find Naruto

Edit: turns out I've already voted for your plan lol. Guess I'll offer only voting for it?
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I would absolutely love to do this, but I don't think there's any room for it in this plan. It would be unlikely to happen if it were stuffed in.

E: I will commit to voting for this and/or include it in another plan at a later date if that works?
 
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Added a brief section to my plan stating to run things through with the Goketsu (if not already done).
faflec said:
[X] The Kurosawa Blood

Word Count: 160
  • Run the plan through with Jiraiya, Noburi, and Keiko (unless already done).
  • 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 all exam. We're here to build bridges.
      • We're also offering an enormous boost to his career here.
      • (As a callback, order a bottle of Kurohige's Revenge and glasses (shallow pours, save the rest).)
      • Ask for his response ("So what's it gonna be?").
    • Invite him to game night.
  • Go see Hana again.
    • No fighting, spend some nice time with your mom.
    • Confide about the Ami debacle. Avoid details that might breach OPSEC.
      • How do you deal with people like that?
      • The hell is with that Jonin aura crap anyway? It sucks.
    • Give her the biggest of bear hugs.
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Also:

[X] The Kurosawa Blood (now with extra Zabuza!)

Word Count: 387
  • Run the plan through Jiraiya, Noburi, and Keiko (unless already done).
    • Also, brainstorm game night + possible problems:
      • What does the guest list look like, and what shenanigans can people pull with plus-twos (e.g., Shin bringing Ren)?
      • Are there any teams that would make Bad Things happen?
      • What games to include? Should we modify them (e.g., increase difficulty)?
        • Draw from previous experiences (ISC games) and assume players are better than Hazou at munchkinry and metagaming.
      • Do we have enough games? Maybe hire someone to make replicas.
      • What conflicts could happen, and how should we deescalate?
      • Contingencies for potential disasters.
  • 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 all exam. We're here to build bridges.
      • We're also offering an enormous boost to his career here.
      • (As a callback, order a bottle of Kurohige's Revenge and glasses (shallow pours, save the rest).)
    • Invite him to game night.
  • Go see Hana again.
    • No fighting, spend some nice time with your mom.
    • Confide about the Ami debacle. Avoid details that might breach OPSEC.
      • How do you deal with people like that?
      • The hell is with that Jonin aura crap anyway? It sucks.
    • Give her the biggest of bear hugs.
    • Invite her to game night.
  • Invite Zabuza to game night.
    • Stop by the Momochi residence, with sufficient protection.
      • ...or maybe just send a messenger.
    • Reasoning:
      • Zabuza is a man who symbolizes the epitome of ninja culture. He is nothing if not a brutal, efficient killer, free of remorse or guilt or compassion, a willing tool of death and destruction. He has no reason at all to care for our ideals, and likely thinks little more of the alliance with Leaf.
      • But ultimately, if we are to succeed in our goals, we'll have to deal with those like him, and what better a place to start? When will we ever have an opportunity like this again? We will extend him an invitation to game night, and take one tiny step towards lasting peace and prosperity through fellowship and glorious munchkinry.
 
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[X] The Kurosawa Blood (now with extra Zabuza!)


faflec said:
Added a brief section to my plan stating to run things through with the Goketsu (if not already done).


Also:

[X] The Kurosawa Blood (now with extra Zabuza!)

Word Count: 174
  • Run the plan through with Jiraiya, Noburi, and Keiko (unless already done).
  • 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 all exam. We're here to build bridges.
      • We're also offering an enormous boost to his career here.
      • (As a callback, order a bottle of Kurohige's Revenge and glasses (shallow pours, save the rest).)
    • Invite him to game night.
  • Go see Hana again.
    • No fighting, spend some nice time with your mom.
    • Confide about the Ami debacle. Avoid details that might breach OPSEC.
      • How do you deal with people like that?
      • The hell is with that Jonin aura crap anyway? It sucks.
    • Give her the biggest of bear hugs.
  • On the way back:
    • Stop by the Momochi residence.
    • Invite Zabuza to game night.
I'd like some suggestions for why we're inviting Zabuza to game night, I don't like having the idea just be there without some justification.
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Because:

  • Mom is coming and needs to get some S-rank kenjutsu eventually
  • We can use this to see another living legend up close.
  • It will get us more brownie points with Shin
  • It will unnerve the shit out of a lot of folks present
  • It will make Ami laugh.
  • It will allow Jiraiya and/or others to probe for intel.
  • Let chaos reign.


What kind of Slytherin/loyal Leaf nin/son/cousin/boyfriend would we be if we didn't do this!?
 
@Vecht
I...i don't know what I'd want. I just realised that I try to steer away from plans I don't like, but don't have much I'm actively pushing for in universe.

While I'm having my existential Mfd crisis in the background, for now I suppose I'll make my price precommiting either voting for something nice for Kagome when we get back (no strings attached); or voting for a plan that contains actual efforts to being Akane back into team uplift. Both gets you my exclusive vote, and if Akane's dead you're off the hook on that one.
 
MMKII said:
  • It will unnerve the shit out of a lot of folks present
  • It will make Ami laugh.
  • It will allow Jiraiya and/or others to probe for intel.
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I'm only adding these three, but thanks.
faflec said:
Added a brief section to my plan stating to run things through with the Goketsu (if not already done).


Also:

[X] The Kurosawa Blood (now with extra Zabuza!)

Word Count: 198
  • Discuss the plan with Jiraiya, Noburi, and Keiko (unless already done).
  • 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 all exam. We're here to build bridges.
      • We're also offering an enormous boost to his career here.
      • (As a callback, order a bottle of Kurohige's Revenge and glasses (shallow pours, save the rest).)
    • Invite him to game night.
  • Go see Hana again.
    • No fighting, spend some nice time with your mom.
    • Confide about the Ami debacle. Avoid details that might breach OPSEC.
      • How do you deal with people like that?
      • The hell is with that Jonin aura crap anyway? It sucks.
    • Give her the biggest of bear hugs.
  • Invite Zabuza to game night.
    • Stop by the Momochi residence.
    • Reasoning:
      • It will unnerve the shit out of a lot of folks present.
      • It will make Ami laugh.
      • It will allow Jiraiya and/or others to probe for intel.
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[X] The Kurosawa Blood

Y'all are insane.

@eaglejarl Roughly how many merchants and performers did we manage to convince? Did we reach our goal? And what types of merchants did we get?

Also, did we end up changing Hazou's mind and invite all of the Kage?
 
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