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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
Stupid question, but have we considered just asking Grass not to make the deal?
Like, they know that the deal on the table is a permanent trade for what is officially a temporary lease, Leaf has excellent reputation with regards to respecting small neighbors (River), Leaf is the only Great Power to officially ally with not one but two other Great Powers in the history of ever, plus it recently has oodles and oodles more arable land than it can practically exploit than ever before.
What if we suggested just... giving them the same deal as Rock is offering, but better in every way? No need to Kagome any bridges at all?
Oh dear Zeus and Hades, I don't know who I even am anymore...
Like, they know that the deal on the table is a permanent trade for what is officially a temporary lease, Leaf has excellent reputation with regards to respecting small neighbors (River), Leaf is the only Great Power to officially ally with not one but two other Great Powers in the history of ever, plus it recently has oodles and oodles more arable land than it can practically exploit than ever before.
What if we suggested just... giving them the same deal as Rock is offering, but better in every way? No need to Kagome any bridges at all?
Oh dear Zeus and Hades, I don't know who I even am anymore...
We'll need a very fast diplomat that talk very fast.
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- Yes.
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- Book Fort
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- They/Them
A Thought Occurs:
The Aburame are very much attached to their symbiotic, quasi-sapient insectoid partners. If we blow up a few in the process of getting rid of the bridge, we may need to consider what would be just and adequate compensation. Their bugs are like the Inuzuka's canines. We might want to reconsider any plan that has us asking the Aburame to send their bugs on a suicide mission. Remember, their bugs are more like Ender's Game Formics --along with some sort of mental/command link to their hives --rather than just a well-trained ant colony.
Mari made peace with the Inuzuka by honoring the death of their symbiotic, quasi-sapient partners. Probably not the best idea to ask the Aburame to willingly kill of their partners. As rational as the Aburame clan might be, it'd still be a very, very dickish thing to do that would likely serve to taint our clan's reputation among the established ninja clans.
And while this miiiight be able to be handwaved under "Mari can handle it," we're trying to give our resident PR rep some much needed R&R, yeah? To keep her relatively sane and level headed? To help her stitch herself back together?
The Aburame are very much attached to their symbiotic, quasi-sapient insectoid partners. If we blow up a few in the process of getting rid of the bridge, we may need to consider what would be just and adequate compensation. Their bugs are like the Inuzuka's canines. We might want to reconsider any plan that has us asking the Aburame to send their bugs on a suicide mission. Remember, their bugs are more like Ender's Game Formics --along with some sort of mental/command link to their hives --rather than just a well-trained ant colony.
Mari made peace with the Inuzuka by honoring the death of their symbiotic, quasi-sapient partners. Probably not the best idea to ask the Aburame to willingly kill of their partners. As rational as the Aburame clan might be, it'd still be a very, very dickish thing to do that would likely serve to taint our clan's reputation among the established ninja clans.
And while this miiiight be able to be handwaved under "Mari can handle it," we're trying to give our resident PR rep some much needed R&R, yeah? To keep her relatively sane and level headed? To help her stitch herself back together?
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- Yes.
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Shit. @Cariyaga Maybe just putting this out there as a possible Con should be enough for others in the clan (not necessarily Mari) to chime in with their thoughts.
[x] Action Plan: Talk to Grass?
Asuma, have we considered just asking Grass not to make the deal?
Like, they know that the deal on the table is a permanent trade for what is officially a temporary lease, Leaf has excellent reputation with regards to respecting small neighbors (River), Leaf is the only Great Power to officially ally with not one but two other Great Powers in the history of ever, plus it recently has oodles and oodles more arable land than it can practically exploit than ever before.
What if we suggested just... giving them the same deal as Rock is offering, but better in every way? Renting out some more Leaf land? No need to Kagome any bridges at all?
Asuma, have we considered just asking Grass not to make the deal?
Like, they know that the deal on the table is a permanent trade for what is officially a temporary lease, Leaf has excellent reputation with regards to respecting small neighbors (River), Leaf is the only Great Power to officially ally with not one but two other Great Powers in the history of ever, plus it recently has oodles and oodles more arable land than it can practically exploit than ever before.
What if we suggested just... giving them the same deal as Rock is offering, but better in every way? Renting out some more Leaf land? No need to Kagome any bridges at all?
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- Yes.
Rock 'owns' this land already; giving it to Grass would mean breaking the agreement with Rock and may lead to them declaring war.
Cariyaga
Handsome Gentleperson
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- United States
What if we sold them the land directly? As in, ownership of the land.
I meant trying to rent more of Leaf's land. Not the land Leaf is already renting out. Clarified in the plan
We should also ask if the mission is to be achieved at all costs (ex: even if we must kill Grass and Rock ninja and get captured), and if not when we should abandon the mission
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I am not trying to. I am focusing on the strategic geopolitical goal that he wanted accomplished. That means looking at all the options rather just focusing on executing the mission objective.
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I just figured out an intermediate idea on the road to skyslider: Parachutes.
Why?
Previously, I was thinking of parachutes as only safety device. I came to realize that they save on skywalker logistics.
If you climb up into the sky, you must also come down. By using the parachute, you save skywalker usage on the coming down portion.
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- Europe
[X] Action Plan: Beyond Our Pay Grade
@Cariyaga ,
Maybe add some small thing:
@Cariyaga ,
Maybe add some small thing:
- Ask if a Motoyoshi ninja would be useful to deliver explosives stealthily
Cariyaga
Handsome Gentleperson
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- United States
Added it in question form.
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They are, yes. They happen about as commonly as in the real world.
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- Omniverse #1345
Good to know.
So dropping a rock on it from very high would not be instantly clear as enemy action. Though we need better storage seals.
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- Yes.
In theory, yes.
OTOH, don't people here think the world is flat?
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- Omniverse #1345
It's unfortunate MEW generated in the air only lasts 30 seconds or so. If it lasted longer we could simply have Hazou (with Noburi assistance) spend his Chakra making a large enough block to take out a large portion of the canyon, even if we miss.
And that ninja don't know what Tungsten is. Ah the damage you could do with a simple rod.
And that ninja don't know what Tungsten is. Ah the damage you could do with a simple rod.
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- Yes.
We got a deal with the Tower, and only the Tower. This sounds like we're giving them away to everyone.
Emstar
The Shining One
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- Trapped in an extradimensional rift.
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- She/They
Zoom Seal:
This seal applies an upgraded version (which does not rely on grinding forces) of the Macerator V2's velocity effect (along the inwards pointing normal vector to the seal's front side) to the object its placed on once activated. The object travels at [ Sealmaster's Effective Sealing] meters per second, for about three seconds.
Stunt[20 XP]: Hey There, Let's Go Bowling!
Roll Taijutsu (if in combat) or Deceit (out of combat, if one has Sleight of Hand) versus an appropriate defending stat to place a Zoom seal on the body of a target, and activate it. This costs a supplemental and a standard action, at least (if one has a seal palmed already).
If successful, the target goes flying off into the distance or careening towards a stationary object or a valid secondary target.
If there is a valid secondary target (such as a ninja, chakra beast, or summon animal), have them roll an appropriate stat(s) vs the Zoom seal's velocity as a TN. Should they fail, the two collide, dealing floor( [Velocity]/10 ) stress.
*is sad we aren't researching cool and clever ways to punch the daylights out of people*
This seal applies an upgraded version (which does not rely on grinding forces) of the Macerator V2's velocity effect (along the inwards pointing normal vector to the seal's front side) to the object its placed on once activated. The object travels at [ Sealmaster's Effective Sealing] meters per second, for about three seconds.
Stunt[20 XP]: Hey There, Let's Go Bowling!
Roll Taijutsu (if in combat) or Deceit (out of combat, if one has Sleight of Hand) versus an appropriate defending stat to place a Zoom seal on the body of a target, and activate it. This costs a supplemental and a standard action, at least (if one has a seal palmed already).
If successful, the target goes flying off into the distance or careening towards a stationary object or a valid secondary target.
If there is a valid secondary target (such as a ninja, chakra beast, or summon animal), have them roll an appropriate stat(s) vs the Zoom seal's velocity as a TN. Should they fail, the two collide, dealing floor( [Velocity]/10 ) stress.
*is sad we aren't researching cool and clever ways to punch the daylights out of people*
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