Destruction of settlement, ejection by nobles, economic expansion, and famine are possible reasons. It may also be because a family grew too large, and so their fifth son or whatever, have to find new farmlands.
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
Destruction of settlement, ejection by nobles, economic expansion, and famine are possible reasons. It may also be because a family grew too large, and so their fifth son or whatever, have to find new farmlands.
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What I think Hiashi will try to take control of Jiraiya's spy network. Since no one is currently running it Hiashi will play up the dangers of not having someone in charge. He will then convince White that if he doesn't inform Hiashi of how the network works Leaf will be attacked or betrayed or something else bad will happen. Hiashi will play up the fact that he and Agent White are related to get his cooperation
I must note that Hiashi isn't any more suited to spymastering than Mari is, as far as I know about Hiashi's background. But yeah, that seemed a reasonable concern.
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They might be. The point is that various faction might be trying to seize control of Jiraiya's spy network. Anyone taking it over is bad for us but it's exceptionally bad if Hiashi gains control. Also white might be dead already. Gotta move fast on this
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Given that the man himself didn't give us more than his "couldn't find a use for them" connections, I don't see why anyone would consider supporting our bid for Jiraiya's spy network. I think your plan is to get Agent White on our side, but given that he's a Hyuga who's presumably been in good standing with Hiashi for decades, I don't see why he would even considering turning his back on his clan head in favor of us at any point. Clan ninja have a massive thing for clan loyalty, and the traditionalist Hyuga clan even moreso than normal. Agent Black might be better, but comes with the same issues of still being attached to a powerful clan.
One way I'd think we could get an in onto Jiraiya's spy network is by supporting Inoichi if he makes a bid to take over. But given your previous position on the ISC and on anyone else taking the spy network in general I don't think you'd accept this.
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You're right this might not work. However with the ANBU codes Jiraiya left Naruto plus the info he gave to us we have an opportunity to make a play. Not making it guarantees we are powerless and don't have any information on who is moving to take control of the network. By making the move at worst we will gain information
Cariyaga
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Uh, yeah, about that. Inoichi's dead, boss.
I don't think we turn him anymore we can turn Hinata.
However, it is important to put Agent White and Black to work ASAP, and if they're dead, find new operatives. They know the operational details and they know how to set up and repair the damage to Jiraiya's spy network.
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Fine, Ino then. Which makes working with the Yamanaka more palatable, since doing so with her would be way beneficial and she'd be grateful to us for securing her position as a power in Konoha and blah blah blah.
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Hey so Mist has a clan that summons crabs presumably without a scroll
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This but Akane, unironically
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Phew, I was getting worried after Inoichi slip
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Shoulda put more explosions into the plan!
Cariyaga
Handsome Gentleperson
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We could always go for some explosives therapy with Naruto and Lee.
Emstar
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Lets unironically do that.
Cariyaga
Handsome Gentleperson
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Yeah, let's do that next plan, then we can get back to politicking for the one after that.
Emstar
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Why would you do this? :'(
Chapter 275: Yet More Talking
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"So that's where we stand with the Uchiha deal," Hazō said. "Thoughts?"
"I don't see any valid choice except to take it," Akane said. "The vote for Hokage is close, and it would be most unyouthful not to pursue every possible avenue we have towards victory."
"Agreed, mostly," said Naruto Prime. The future Gōketsu Clan Head was sprawled on the couch with his head hunched over a mug of hot tea in a failed effort to conceal his tear-stained face. Mari sat next to him, one hand rubbing his shoulder slowly in reassurance.
"Fishbrain's out the hospital," said Naruto First, who was currently 'seated' upside-down in an overstuffed armchair with his feet up the back and his head hanging off the seat. "He'll be moving fast and we need to deny him as many options as possible. The Uchiha deal isn't that bad; you should take it, and I agree that you should take the longer-term payment structure."
"Any idea what we do with the civilians?" Hazō asked.
Naruto Blue (lying on his stomach on the floor, feet kicking up behind him) shrugged. "Not sure yet. We'll figure something out," he said, not looking up from the game of checkers that both he and Naruto AAA were cheating at. "As I understand it, they're mostly going to be seniors with brain rot, infants, cripples, and children. For now, don't worry about it."
Mari poked Prime. "What you mean 'we', foreigner?" she asked, using the tagline of an old joke. "You're not Gōketsu yet."
"On the subject of people becoming Gōketsu," Hazō said, saving Naruto from needing to respond, "Mari, I wanted to apologize to you. The original version of the Uchiha deal treated the women and my future kids like political bargaining chips, and that really frustrated me. Still, I shouldn't have made you feel as though your work didn't matter."
"Don't mention it," she said. "I'm working hard to forget that deal ever existed and definitely don't want to talk about it, think about it, or acknowledge it in any way, ever again. Let's just pretend that it never happened; it's dead, so further discussion of it can't do anything except cause problems."
Hazō sighed.
"As amusing as it is to watch Mr. MEW regret his decisions, we should probably stay focused on real work," Noburi said, grinning.
Mari grumbled something that sounded a lot like "Spoilsport", and then sat back looking grumpy.
"Thank you, Noburi," Hazō said. "Naruto, what about you? Anything interesting going on?"
"Bleh. Not as much as I would like," Naruto AAA said, despite the fact that Hazō had actually been looking at Prime when he asked. "I've been spending most of my time on search and rescue, plus reconstruction where that's possible. Still, I've had a couple of me doing political work, and there's some promising leads. Some of it is still only half-cooked and I don't want to talk about it until it's a little less rare, but I think I'm making progress with Shino. I'm not sure I can flip him on the vote, but I'm working on it. If I can even get him to abstain, that will be to the good."
"On a more...mercenary note," Hazō said delicately. "Money. The Gōketsu war chest is fairly deep, but the various political deals we're making will burn through it fast. I know that Jiraiya left you a lot of his savings...."
Naruto Prime sat forward, his fingers steepling as the other Narutos looked up. Their multi-faced smile was amused and sardonic at the same time; the feeling of four sets of perfectly-coordinated stares made Hazō nervous.
"Are you asking me for money?" the Narutos all asked in terrifyingly creepy unison.
"Well...yes? I mean, you're going to be joining the clan, so presumably your finances will merge with ours. I'd like to know what to expect so that I can budget appropriately until then."
"Leave it for now," Naruto Prime said. "For now, I'll buy all the trees you chopped down for twenty million ryō. That should cover you for a while."
"Uh...yes," Hazō said, eyebrows shooting up. "Yep, that'll be fine." He paused. "What do you want with the trees?"
Naruto Blue shrugged. "No idea. I'll figure something out."
Hazō waited to see if there was more; there wasn't. "Okay," he said at last. "Let's wrap up the politics then. First, I say we take Shikamaru's offer to pay half the Hagoromo bribe money."
"Hazō!" Mari yelped. "It's not 'bribe money'. It's 'interclan monetary transfers' or, better yet, 'business funding'."
"Right," Kagome-sensei said. "Bribes."
Mari sighed.
"Any objections?" Hazō asked, desperately trying to keep things on track.
Glances were exchanged, heads were shaken.
"Good. Okay, next item: I want to lay out my political agenda and get everyone's thoughts. Bottom line, I think the best thing to do next is for Mari to pursue the Amori vote. In more detail...."
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Author's Note: I didn't finish this plan because I was traveling (a medium distance) on Saturday and today I traveled (a shorter distance) in order to have lunch with three of the MfD readers who shall remain nameless unless they choose to step forward. All three were lovely people and I had a great time. Thanks, folks!
I will leave the rest of the plan to @Velorien. There will be no voting.
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I think, for any plan involving anyone's resources but our own, the plan should be "hey do you mind throwing [whatever it is] our way? However much you can please. I don't want to make plans on your stuff without your consent."