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Marked for Death: A Rational Naruto Quest

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eaglejarl said:
No. He was Hazō, Lord of the Gōketsu. {UNWORTHY} Brother of Keiko, wife of Nara. {ABANDONED GoNE aWay lEFt You beHind go and be alONe safer easier} Brother of Noburi, wielder of water. {mOCker rIVAl unkind tuRN AWay} Brother of Akane, Demigoddess of Youth. {shATTEred drEAM fuTURes clOseD leave It behIND have peace} Son of Hana, abandoned of the Kurosawa. {..hearTHbrEaker NEEdlESs viOLEnce maNIPulaTOr flee} Son of Shinji, lost before his time. {..gone join him iN peACe} Student and more of Mari, the Firehair, the Heartbreaker. {.....unTRustwOrthy exhaustINg leave go solitude and ease}
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Every other encounter with the Out, it's been alien - damaging Hazō's comprehension of normal reality. This seems different - "unkind" is a word one would expect from an entity that has a notion of kindness. Likewise, "rival" "heartbreaker", and so on aren't the sort of concepts Out!Hazō even has. This reads more like a supernatural influence trying to make Hazō depressed

... are we hearing the Mori voice there?
 
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faflec said:
I want us to be intelligent about our treasons, thank you :rolleyes:

*ahem*
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I don't think those will be sufficient for our purposes, as they only last for a single use, and presumably do not have a long duration. Some more modifications will thus still be needed, especially factoring in that we no longer need the chakra adhesion trigger.
 
OrthernLight said:
Every other encounter with the Out, it's been alien - damaging Hazō's comprehension of normal reality. This seems different - "unkind" is a word one would expect from an entity that has a notion of kindness. Likewise, "rival" "heartbreaker", and so on aren't the sort concepts Out!Hazō even has. This reads more like a supernatural influence trying to make Hazō depressed

... are we hearing the Mori voice there?
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Clearly the Mori Voice is fighting against our attempts at getting Forbidden Lore.
 
eaglejarl said:
Other important things to remember:
  1. Dogs have no hands.
  2. Each dog that needs to use seals will need to be individually trained in how.
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So a sled could still work, or alternatively something like this:



eaglejarl said:
Thank you! It involved some fussy tag fiddling or twiddling capitalization to make it look right.
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Was worth it though! And I don't even wanna think about the spell check going crazy for those paragraphs. :p
 
Dogs are cooler than Toads, confirmed.

Something like a sled, pulled/directed by a single Dog and propelled with explosives or macerators seems like our best bet.
 
eaglejarl said:
"Why not let the boy try out while Asuma trains up a proper jōnin?"
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"Bring us a signed note from Asuma saying that he's going to train a jōnin to replace you."
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So Noburi will take a note mentioning that Asuma plans to help train Noburi to the Jonin level, as a replacement for current Noburi, right?

Considering Jiraiya and Naruto's confidence, I would think pure (real) confidence would work well for Noburi, as it seems to be what redeemed him here (confidence in the righteousness of his past actions)

Edit: jk saw the update post, I guess Noburi made it after all!
 
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OrthernLight said:
Every other encounter with the Out, it's been alien - damaging Hazō's comprehension of normal reality. This seems different - "unkind" is a word one would expect from an entity that has a notion of kindness. Likewise, "rival" "heartbreaker", and so on aren't the sort concepts Out!Hazō even has. This reads more like a supernatural influence trying to make Hazō depressed

... are we hearing the Mori voice there?
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Maybe all bloodlines are the result of the Sage caging Outer Beings and then setting up a metaphysical link between the cage and ninja? Anyway, then, depending on the nature of the cage and the nature of the Being, the bloodline clan would get [whatever] power and the Being might be able to experience some sliver of mortal life through the generations of bloodline ninja.

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Huh, I'm pretty surprised the Dogs aren't nearly as overtly aggressive/hostile as I thought. Beyond the scant few threats that are common in any MfD ninja adjacent discussion they were downright polite.

Especially considering Hazou is probably the closest thing to a war criminal on the 7th Path. :p
 
MMKII said:
And thus, Hazō sold the Dogs Zephyr's Reach and allowed them to dominate the continent.
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They must have encountered that before. It can't possibly be that easy.

Anyway, we are probably building pup carriers. One option is simple cloth saddlebags. Each adult carries two pups, with two unladen adults to act as defenders. The main difficulty is handless use and maintenance.

This option can be extended in a few ways. An emergency release that will detach the pups from the carrier and let them both run unhindered. Storage seals glued to wooden boards for stability and ease of use. I would like something that would just allow the carrier to drop the pups and set an air dome over them in one quick go, and maybe throw in a air seal while they are at it.
 
MMKII said:
Why not? They have their 274 elements, surely they can all take a level in a wind jutsu that doesn't require hand signs (!) that fixes the manual dexterity problem! :D
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The technique can't really carry much, those puppies are likely pretty large compared to normal dogs. So I really wouldn't count on it.


Raichu1972 said:
Especially considering Hazou is probably the closest thing to a war criminal on the 7th Path. :p
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You mean besides the actual Pangolin? Besides, Jiraiya called the cat clan psychopaths, so they must be even worse!
 
I Have No Hands, and I Must Jutsu by Harrier Entlebucher.
 
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