"Power grows from the barrel of a gun"--Mao Tze-DungI somehow doubt Mao (or any other murderous dictator IRL) had access to kung fu magic
E: hmm, now I'm contemplating a Cultivation fic starting all the world's great tyrants...
With regards to Chouza: I'd honestly like to talk about how we want to continue working with ISC but are relationship with Shikamaru is difficult to say the least. Examples concealing information, acting unilaterally, lying about his plans ect ect. If he has any advice we'd appreciate it. Or if we could just mainly work with him as the senior partner of the ISC
I don't agree with you there, tbqh, and I expect Chouza would laugh in our face for claiming those things.
Exactly. This is the very last time. Just like all the earlier very last times. And the ones to come.
You're welcome to think as you wish about our motivations.
To be fair, Hazou did express frustration when he found out Shikamaru knew Ami was in town. Still, I can't see why Hazou would phrase his concerns to a high-ranking member of the ISC, much less during this uneasy political situation.
Man, it's a good thing Hazō doesn't know anyone else who does this!
I'm pretty sure Shikamaru'd left the room when Hazou found out?
I mean all these things are true. He concealed Ami being in the village, he publicly declared he was marrying Kei without informing her and he lied and manipulated us in the fifth event for little reason. I'd honestly like to get his advice on how to deal with Nara. Or to see if we can exclusively work with him when we are dealing with ISC
I, personally, do not think Shikamaru's talks with Hazou are serious enough to warrant a discussion with Chouza. I do, however, think that Hazou is frustrated with him, since he said as such to Keiko.
Yeah our relationship with Nara is problematic at best. We can tone it down but getting advice from Chouza is a positive. If our meetings with Shikaku where indicative this is a fairly common occurrence when dealing with the Nara. Chouza will literally have years of practice dealing with them
I will literally repeat what I just said, and which you just quoted.
Is it not serious enough to be the whole discussion. But since we have a meeting scheduled and no topics I think it deserves consideration. If it's still to risky for y'all we can just talk about the best way to work with ISC
That reminds me of something I've been thinking about lately: that team Uplift's greatest source of power and influence is our ability to come up with creative new ideas. And it's very much in our interest for other people to recognize this.
