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Marked for Death: A Rational Naruto Quest

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faflec said:
[X] Action Plan: A Leaf of Plots
Word Count: 381

Sanity-check/optimize with the Isan team.
  • {Offscreen} Gather allies while we can:
    • Yoshida: Deliver the (Nara-revised) contract.
    • Gasai: If Yuno's right, their less-than-valuable contributions to Isan makes them less valuable to Shusuke's Isan, and thus potential allies. Sound them out and see if they can be converted.
      • Is Mikoto still Clan Head after Kota's debacle(s)? Would her successor be more willing to work with us?
    • Arikada: Offer him contact with Orochimaru, match Shusuke's offer, whatever he wants (within reason) for his support.
    • Kannagi: Mari could redirect his anger onto Shusuke, for example by pointing out that Kentaro took one mild blow and dipped out. Oddly suspicious.
  • Hazou believes directly challenging Shusuke is needed, his unfilitered ideas:
    1. Pangolin Tales: Contract with Pangolins who knew Ui, have them publically support Keiko/denounce Shusuke.
      • Rationale: Shusuke claims to have Ui's blessing, but these Pangolins knew Ui personally.
      • Have Keiko, Snowflake, and Pandaa work double-time to find/contract the Pangolins, sourcing materials from Leaf if needed.
      • If Ui left anything with the Pangolins (writings OR stories), apply them here.
    2. Purification Ritual: Ritually 'cleanse' Yuno, removing her "cursed child" status.
      • Rationale: This directly challenges Shusuke's status as High Priest.
      • Do research/prepwork: What is the logic behind Yuno's status? What precedents exist?
        • Get Pangolins and anything from Ui to help with this.
      • The ritual: Combine Isan's and the Pangolins' traditions, but hold Ui up as the centerpiece of the ritual.
        • Make sure Shusuke's faction can't interfere without resorting to violence.
        • Abide by Isan's laws to the extent possible.
    3. Our Bonfire: Trick Shusuke into thinking we're preparing an unstoppable Sealing-WMD, provoke him into attacking.
      • Rationale: Absence of any evidence would result in massive loss of face, and attacking outright additionally risks his life.
      • Possible misinformation vectors:
        • Arikada: Get him on-board, stage a public falling-out 'alienating' him, then he leaks the intel.
        • Takahashi: Leak intel to Shusuke's informations during meetings.
        • Straightforward OPSEC breach: Misplaced documents, loudmouthed 'drunk'...
      • Stage: Kannagi estate
        • Maximize publicity of the event, forces the Kannagi to (at least initially) defend us, generally maximizes chaos for us.
        • Our team may contribute but should avoid implicating ourselves.
        • Depending on the situation:
          • Peacefully surrender, don't interfere...but since we don't have a WMD, the investigation'll prove our innocence.
          • Provoke (Shusuke into) attacking, focus on destroying his faction.
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I think this is all pretty solid. A few notes:
  • The Pangolins previously demonstrated that they were willing to share jutsu (they sold some to Leaf jonin before Keiko et. al. took out the Condor summoner). Given that the jutsu they sold were extremely taijutsu-relevant (AFAIK) this might be a selling point for the Gasai...if we can do so without compromising village opsec.
  • Working with the pro-Keiko Inoue faction, or at least firming their loyalty up, might be an idea.
  • Adding 'run the purification by Yuno' might be an idea, too, as she might have feelings about it.
  • I think that adding a Summoning component to the sealing-WMD would be smart. Leaf has a huge number of Summoners and Summoning is weird. Takahashi is our ally and the person who knows the most about Summoning in the village.
  • Staging this at the Kannagi estate is good from a perspective of maximizing chaos, but the Kannagi might take the opportunity to throw us out. The High Priest might also be able to ally with them or use them as a cat's paw instead of getting directly involved.
Overall, I think that these represent a number of high-risk high-reward plays, and that's what we need right now, as we are very behind and need a big win to catch up.
 
[X] Action Plan: A Leaf of Plots

This is some good shit, thanks @faflec

EDIT: Also maybe we can bribe Kannagi into supporting us or something? That point seems a little weak to me.
 
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Sir Stompy said:
[X] Action Plan: A Leaf of Plots

This is some good shit, thanks @faflec

EDIT: Also maybe we can bribe Kannagi into supporting us or something? That point seems a little weak to me.
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Not quite sure we can, honestly. We're trying to honor the sacrifice of their fallen. They lay the blame at Kei's feet (rightfully or wrongfully), and so honoring their dead would ring hollow when we turn around and bribe them...

Maybe we could mention our respect for their martial abilities (having seen them through the ones who died and through Yuno, who was trained by them), and offer some sort of collaboration (Tsunade, with pre-written consent, or perhaps Lee, who is heir to Guy) but we would need to thread the line carefully and be strict in our adherence to Isan customs.
 
RandomOTP said:
Maybe we could mention our respect for their martial abilities (having seen them through the ones who died and through Yuno, who was trained by them), and offer some sort of collaboration (Tsunade, with pre-written consent, or perhaps Lee, who is heir to Guy) but we would need to thread the line carefully and be strict in our adherence to Isan customs.
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I think they're weapon users, and if so they wouldn't be interested in Tsunade or Lee. I can't recall any famous Leaf weapon users. Hazou might know of some though.
 
FaintlySorcerous said:
I think this is all pretty solid. A few notes:
  • The Pangolins previously demonstrated that they were willing to share jutsu (they sold some to Leaf jonin before Keiko et. al. took out the Condor summoner). Given that the jutsu they sold were extremely taijutsu-relevant (AFAIK) this might be a selling point for the Gasai...if we can do so without compromising village opsec.
  • Working with the pro-Keiko Inoue faction, or at least firming their loyalty up, might be an idea.
  • Adding 'run the purification by Yuno' might be an idea, too, as she might have feelings about it.
  • I think that adding a Summoning component to the sealing-WMD would be smart. Leaf has a huge number of Summoners and Summoning is weird. Takahashi is our ally and the person who knows the most about Summoning in the village.
  • Staging this at the Kannagi estate is good from a perspective of maximizing chaos, but the Kannagi might take the opportunity to throw us out. The High Priest might also be able to ally with them or use them as a cat's paw instead of getting directly involved.
Overall, I think that these represent a number of high-risk high-reward plays, and that's what we need right now, as we are very behind and need a big win to catch up.
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Looking at this briefly:
  • I doubt selling jutsu to the Gasai, even if they're our jutsu, wuold sell well with the Hokage. Keep in mind the majority of the Taijutsu-relevant jutsu we know of are either combat-applicable Alertness-boosters or armor jutsu. Which are both bullshit powerful.
  • My personal opinion is that the Inoue minority are a trap the High Priest's set up, and I doubt they're going to exhibit more loyalty than they already are. I feel really uncomfortable involving them, even tangentially.
  • I think "Sanity-check/optimize with the Isan team." applies to Yuno too?
  • Sure.
  • The point of using the Kannagi estate as the staging ground is to start up a massive multi-sided fight. If Azai bumrushes and attacks with minimal explanation, Kannagi is still honor-bound to defend us; and if he does waste time trying to explain to Kannagi what's going on (and avoid combat), we have the opportunity to pivot and show that, hey, actually we don't have anything to hide why would you think that? Keep in mind that Kannagi is still honor-bound to defend us and Yoshida/Takahashi (IE the only people with the skill to judge a hypothetical Sealing/Summoning WMD) are both our allies.
RandomOTP said:
Not quite sure we can, honestly. We're trying to honor the sacrifice of their fallen. They lay the blame at Kei's feet (rightfully or wrongfully), and so honoring their dead would ring hollow when we turn around and bribe them...

Maybe we could mention our respect for their martial abilities (having seen them through the ones who died and through Yuno, who was trained by them), and offer some sort of collaboration (Tsunade, with pre-written consent, or perhaps Lee, who is heir to Guy) but we would need to thread the line carefully and be strict in our adherence to Isan customs.
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I haven't actually done an 'honor sacrifices of their fallen', could someone point me to this?
faflec said:
[X] Action Plan: A Leaf of Plots
Word Count: 383

Sanity-check/optimize with the Isan team.
  • {Offscreen} Gather allies while we can:
    • Yoshida: Deliver the (Nara-revised) contract.
    • Gasai: If Yuno's right, their less-than-valuable contributions to Isan makes them less valuable to Shusuke's Isan, and thus potential allies. Sound them out and see if they can be converted.
      • Is Mikoto still Clan Head after Kota's debacle(s)? Would her successor be more willing to work with us?
    • Arikada: Offer him contact with Orochimaru, match Shusuke's offer, whatever he wants (within reason) for his support.
    • Kannagi: Mari could redirect his anger onto Shusuke, for example by pointing out that Kentaro took one mild blow and dipped out. Oddly suspicious.
  • Hazou believes directly challenging Shusuke is needed, his unfilitered ideas:
    1. Pangolin Tales: Contract with Pangolins who knew Ui, have them publically support Keiko/denounce Shusuke.
      • Rationale: Shusuke claims to have Ui's blessing, but these Pangolins knew Ui personally.
      • Have Keiko, Snowflake, and Pandaa work double-time to find/contract the Pangolins, sourcing materials from Leaf if needed.
      • If Ui left anything with the Pangolins (writings OR stories), apply them here.
    2. Purification Ritual: Ritually 'cleanse' Yuno, removing her "cursed child" status.
      • Rationale: This directly challenges Shusuke's status as High Priest.
      • Do research/prepwork: What is the logic behind Yuno's status? What precedents exist?
        • Get Pangolins and anything from Ui to help with this.
      • The ritual: Combine Isan's and the Pangolins' traditions, but hold Ui up as the centerpiece of the ritual.
        • Make sure Shusuke's faction can't interfere without resorting to violence.
        • Abide by Isan's laws to the extent possible.
    3. Our Bonfire: Trick Shusuke into thinking we're preparing an unstoppable Summoning/Sealing-based WMD, provoke him into attacking.
      • Rationale: Absence of any evidence would result in massive loss of face, and attacking outright additionally risks his life.
      • Possible misinformation vectors:
        • Arikada: Get him on-board, stage a public falling-out 'alienating' him, then he leaks the intel.
        • Takahashi: Leak intel to Shusuke's informations during meetings.
        • Straightforward OPSEC breach: Misplaced documents, loudmouthed 'drunk'...
      • Stage: Kannagi estate
        • Maximize publicity of the event, forces the Kannagi to (at least initially) defend us, generally maximizes chaos for us.
        • Our team may contribute but should avoid implicating ourselves.
        • Depending on the situation:
          • Peacefully surrender, don't interfere...but since we don't have a WMD, the investigation'll prove our innocence.
          • Provoke (Shusuke into) attacking, focus on destroying his faction.
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So on another note, Keiko (and Hazou) has some-300 XP, and Noburi has over 500 XP.

We should probably spend this XP before we die.
 
faflec said:
I think "Sanity-check/optimize with the Isan team." applies to Yuno too?
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Adding something explicit about 'if Yuno agrees' seems reasonable and sensitive, if the wordcount is available. 'Do you want us to do this' is (IMO) more than an optimization or sanity check.
faflec said:
The point of using the Kannagi estate as the staging ground is to start up a massive multi-sided fight. If Azai bumrushes and attacks with minimal explanation, Kannagi is still honor-bound to defend us; and if he does waste time trying to explain to Kannagi what's going on (and avoid combat), we have the opportunity to pivot and show that, hey, actually we don't have anything to hide why would you think that? Keep in mind that Kannagi is still honor-bound to defend us and Yoshida/Takahashi (IE the only people with the skill to judge a hypothetical Sealing/Summoning WMD) are both our allies.
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My specific concern is that explaining to the Kannagi would not go as smoothly as you're anticipating. I'm reluctant to put further strain on that relationship. If the threat is meant to be credible enough that the High Priest could be fooled by it, I think that doing it on the Kannagi grounds is either going to backfire or add another factor to an already-complex plan, making it nonviable.

I'm hoping, if that is the case, that they'll re-work the plan instead of scrapping it, but I'm not confident.
 
faflec said:
I haven't actually done an 'honor sacrifices of their fallen', could someone point me to this?
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Two variations of it:

Shrooms said:
Meet with Kannagi:
  • Roll into the ceremony if team agrees it's wise.
  • Thank the Kannagi for caring for the previously cursed Yuno, and for hosting the Isan crew as honored guests.
  • Their devotion to Isan and Ui's legacy (subtext: Keiko, Leaf) deserves recognition.
    • Keiko has ideas but knows too little about them to select the most appropriate offering.
    • Her ability to recognize them is limited by the lack of formal relations between Isan and Leaf, but she will do her best with the resources available to her as a powerful figure in Leaf's politics and the Pangolin summoner.
      • Subtext: courting them for a Leaf alliance.
  • It has been an honor to fight alongside Kannagi nin in her hunts.
    • Express appropriate sorrow for their fallen.
    • Keiko would not wish anything, or anyone, to bring harm to a clan she is now bonded to through Yuno's marriage.
      • Subtext: That includes Azai, who Keiko has been told sees the Kannagi unfavorably.
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RandomOTP said:
Kannagi
  • Thank the Kannagi for caring for the previously cursed Yuno, and for hosting the Isan crew as honored guests.
    • Their devotion to Isan and Ui's legacy (subtext: Keiko, Leaf) deserves recognition.
    • Keiko has ideas but knows too little about them to select the most appropriate offering.
      • Her full ability to recognize them is constrained by the lack of formal relations between Isan and Leaf, but she will do her best with the resources available to her as the Pangolin Summoner and an influential figure in Leaf's politics.
      • Subtext: courting them for a Leaf alliance.
    • It has been an honor to fight alongside Kannagi nin in her hunts.
      • Learn about the deceased via Yuno (small village, everybody knows everybody), and consult to offer suitable condolences
      • Express appropriate sorrow for their fallen.
        • Keiko would not wish anything, or anyone, to bring harm to a clan she is now bonded to through Yuno's marriage.
        • Subtext: That includes Azai, who views the Kannagi unfavorably.
  • Convince them of Aizai's vulnerability and inevitable failure (a la Yagura)
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[X] Action Plan: A Leaf of Plots

Sorry, meant to give feedback then life happened. Got lost in the road of life, you might say.

If the kannagi find out we basically used them as fodder in a trap, we're screwed. We Need to play this one very discretely from that perspective. In general though, I think it looks pretty good.

faflec said:
So on another note, Keiko (and Hazou) has some-300 XP, and Noburi has over 500 XP.

We should probably spend this XP before we die.
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TBF, Keiko and Noburi have been in mission mode and not really about to train for a while. Though, I do recall wanting to spend Noburi's 200xp before the mission started for this reason.

We REALLY need to improve his medic skills. They're going to start to be stagnant enough it affects narrative soon I feel.

Hazou could probably start spending his though. Maybe.
 
faflec said:
forces the Kannagi to (at least initially) defend us
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Kannagi is still honor-bound to defend us
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This will only work if he believes that the death of his son is the High priests fault, because the Kannagi aren't doing well and don't really want to fight him:

Velorien said:
The Kannagi aren't in the High Priest's good books, thanks to Yuno. They are unlikely to move against him if there is any risk of retaliation. On the other hand, the sword over their heads doesn't exactly inspire heartfelt loyalty, so it's unlikely they'd oppose an effort to get rid of the High Priest as long as success was guaranteed and/or there was no risk to them.
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I doubt he is going to do much defending If we endanger the rest of his family like that.

faflec said:
  • Peacefully surrender, don't interfere...but since we don't have a WMD, the investigation'll prove our innocence.
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And then Azai just claims we smuggled it out with the summoning technique.

Also leaving forged documents are a good excuse for him to save face.
 
FaintlySorcerous said:
Adding something explicit about 'if Yuno agrees' seems reasonable and sensitive, if the wordcount is available. 'Do you want us to do this' is (IMO) more than an optimization or sanity check.
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Fair enough.
FaintlySorcerous said:
My specific concern is that explaining to the Kannagi would not go as smoothly as you're anticipating. I'm reluctant to put further strain on that relationship. If the threat is meant to be credible enough that the High Priest could be fooled by it, I think that doing it on the Kannagi grounds is either going to backfire or add another factor to an already-complex plan, making it nonviable.

I'm hoping, if that is the case, that they'll re-work the plan instead of scrapping it, but I'm not confident.
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This will only work if he believes that the death of his son is the High priests fault, because the Kannagi aren't doing well and don't really want to fight him:



I doubt he is going to do much defending If we endanger the rest of his family like that.
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Added an alternative (forest/cave, I think is what Noumero had?).
RandomOTP said:
Two variations of it:
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Thanks. I'm, uh...not too keen on things (since I'm pretty sure we're doing damage control already), and the lateness makes me not wanna add it. Feel really bad about it, sorry.
ContextBot said:
And then Azai just claims we smuggled it out with the summoning technique.

Also leaving forged documents are a good excuse for him to save face.
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I'll add a line making the misinformation suggest the ritual requires very large components that must be brought in piecemeal via Seventh Path.

Forged documents...if we successfully bait Shusuke, he won't have time to make forged documents to plant.
faflec said:
[X] Action Plan: A Leaf of Plots
Word Count: 3939

Sanity-check/optimize with the Isan team.
  • {Offscreen} Gather allies while we can:
    • Yoshida: Deliver the (Nara-revised) contract.
    • Gasai: If Yuno's right, they're less valuable to Shusuke's Isan, and thus potential allies. See if they can be converted.
      • Is Mikoto still Clan Head after Kota's debacle(s)? Would her successor be more willing to work with us?
    • Arikada: Offer him contact with Orochimaru, match Shusuke's offer, whatever he wants (within reason) for his support.
    • Kannagi: Mari could redirect his anger onto Shusuke, for example by pointing out that Kentaro took one mild blow and dipped out. Oddly suspicious.
  • Hazou believes directly challenging Shusuke is needed, his unfilitered ideas:
    1. Pangolin Tales: Contract with Pangolins who knew Ui, have them publically support Keiko/denounce Shusuke.
      • Rationale: Shusuke claims to have Ui's blessing, but these Pangolins knew Ui personally.
      • Have Keiko, Snowflake, and Pandaa work double-time to find/contract the Pangolins, sourcing materials from Leaf if needed.
      • If Ui left anything with the Pangolins (writings OR stories), apply them here.
    2. Purification Ritual: {If Yuno agrees} Ritually 'cleanse' Yuno, removing her "cursed child" status.
      • Rationale: This directly challenges Shusuke's status as High Priest.
      • Do research/prepwork: What is the logic behind Yuno's status? What precedents exist?
        • Get Pangolins and anything from Ui to help with this.
      • The ritual: Combine Isan's and the Pangolins' traditions, but hold Ui up as the centerpiece of the ritual.
        • Make sure Shusuke's faction can't interfere without resorting to violence.
        • Abide by Isan's laws to the extent possible.
    3. Our Bonfire: Trick Shusuke into thinking we're preparing a WMD, provoke him into attacking.
      • Rationale: Absence of any evidence would result in massive loss of face, and attacking outright additionally risks his life.
      • 'Superweapon': Summoning/Sealing-based ritual capable of mass mind-control/wide-scale destruction.
        • Ritual components are very large and must be moved slowly.
      • Possible misinformation vectors:
        • Arikada: Bring him on-board, stage a public falling-out 'alienating' him, then he 'tells' Shusuke.
        • Takahashi: Leak intel to Shusuke's informations during meetings.
        • Straightforward OPSEC breach: Misplaced documents, loudmouthed 'drunk'...
      • Stage: Kannagi estate (alternatively, a nearby cave/forest)
        • Maximize publicity of the event, forces the Kannagi to (at least initially) defend us, generally maximizes chaos for us.
        • Our team may contribute but should avoid implicating ourselves.
        • Depending on the situation:
          • Peacefully surrender, don't interfere...but since we don't have a WMD, the investigation'll prove our innocence.
          • Provoke (Shusuke into) attacking, repel the attack and/or kill him.
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faflec said:
Feel really bad about it, sorry.
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Don't, it's okay. Like you said: we're already doing damage control, and it's rather late in the voting cycle. Besides, one update alone might not be enough to soothe the righteous grief of a family member in a small, tightly-knit community.

Barring anything extreme, it can always be implemented in a later action plan, or even after the Isan mission entirely.
 
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I meant that part of the plan:
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Oh, that. Fair enough, removing that part.
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Also, that's a lot of negative XP:
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Oops :p

Alright, going to sleep now, will try to get up before the end to check if people are freaking out over something. PLEASE PING ME SO I CAN MAKE CHANGES IF NEEDED.
faflec said:
[X] Action Plan: A Leaf of Plots
Word Count: 399

Sanity-check/optimize with the Isan team.
  • {Offscreen} Gather allies while we can:
    • Yoshida: Deliver the (Nara-revised) contract.
    • Gasai: If Yuno's right, they're less valuable to Shusuke's Isan, and thus potential allies. See if they can be converted.
      • Is Mikoto still Clan Head after Kota's debacle(s)? Would her successor be more willing to work with us?
    • Arikada: Offer him contact with Orochimaru, match Shusuke's offer, whatever he wants (within reason) for his support.
    • Kannagi: Mari could redirect his anger onto Shusuke, for example by pointing out that Kentaro took one mild blow and dipped out. Oddly suspicious.
  • Hazou believes directly challenging Shusuke is needed, his unfilitered ideas:
    1. Pangolin Tales: Contract with Pangolins who knew Ui, have them publically support Keiko/denounce Shusuke.
      • Rationale: Shusuke claims to have Ui's blessing, but these Pangolins knew Ui personally.
      • Have Keiko, Snowflake, and Pandaa work double-time to find/contract the Pangolins, sourcing materials from Leaf if needed.
      • If Ui left anything with the Pangolins (writings OR stories), apply them here.
    2. Purification Ritual: {If Yuno agrees} Ritually 'cleanse' Yuno, removing her "cursed child" status.
      • Rationale: This directly challenges Shusuke's status as High Priest.
      • Do research/prepwork: What is the logic behind Yuno's status? What precedents exist?
        • Get Pangolins and anything from Ui to help with this.
      • The ritual: Combine Isan's and the Pangolins' traditions, but hold Ui up as the centerpiece of the ritual.
        • Make sure Shusuke's faction can't interfere without resorting to violence.
        • Abide by Isan's laws to the extent possible.
    3. Our Bonfire: Trick Shusuke into thinking we're preparing a WMD, provoke him into attacking.
      • Rationale: Absence of any evidence would result in massive loss of face, and attacking outright additionally risks his life.
      • 'Superweapon': Summoning/Sealing-based ritual capable of mass mind-control/wide-scale destruction.
        • Ritual components are very large and must be moved slowly.
      • Possible misinformation vectors:
        • Arikada: Bring him on-board, stage a public falling-out 'alienating' him, then he 'tells' Shusuke.
        • Takahashi: Leak intel to Shusuke's informations during meetings.
        • Straightforward OPSEC breach, like a loudmouthed 'drunk'...
      • Stage: Kannagi estate (alternatively, a nearby cave/forest)
        • Maximize publicity of the event, forces the Kannagi to (at least initially) defend us, generally maximizes chaos for us.
        • Our team may contribute but should avoid implicating ourselves.
        • Depending on the situation:
          • Peacefully surrender, don't interfere...but since we don't have a WMD, the investigation'll prove our innocence.
          • Provoke (Shusuke into) attacking, repel the attack and/or kill him.
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And in case something happens:
[X] Inferno Vulpix
[X] MadScientist
[X] Noumero

Think this should be enough.
 
faflec said:
I doubt selling jutsu to the Gasai, even if they're our jutsu, wuold sell well with the Hokage.
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I doubt you're going to put it into the plan, but:

Just ask Asuma? He does want the alliance with Isan and we could ask Takahashi if he is interested in some ninjutsu exchange. Asuma might even want to some of their stuff.

This is really different to the deal we have with Yasuji, that was after all with another major country and mainly benefit us, this is pretty different.
 
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    We are very pleased with her progress.


    She has already mastered the fundamentals of concealment...


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    As she is an indoor cat, some supplementary training has been necessary.


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    • I'm sorry but you made this easy:

    [X] Action plan: Provide rope for Leaf ninja to hang themselves.
    • Visit all the undecided leaders to point out how the abundance of activity from the Leaf team shows their desperation and that caution will serve them better than hasty action.
    • If any pangolins claim to have known Ui, stick to the religious texts, since pangolins obviously can't write and cannot provide an alternative written legacy.
    • Accuse Keiko of turning the pangolins against Isan with short-sighted political motives, making her unworthy of being the summoner. If Isan is to give Leaf any consideration as allies, the scroll must be returned.
    • Happily support the "cleansing" of Yuno, invite her to reconnect and return back to good standing, so long as she recounts everything that happened to her in Leaf. Ahaha. Ahahahahaha.
    • Ignore the ritual and send the most elite stealth operatives to set everything they can on fire all over the place, prioritizing not getting seen, and let people draw their own conclusions.
    I mean, come on, even if some people claim to have seen someone or produce a corpse, how will that help if there's a widespread rumour about a Leaf ritual and the village is on fire.
     
    Just thought of a jonin True Name for Hazou: Dreamchaser.

    It encompasses his desire for Uplift, his willingness to pursue risky/unsafe goals, rather than settling for a less satisfying contentment (as Hazou admits in the update where he and Akane propose a triad to Ino).

    It also carries the implication of "how far will you go to chase your dreams? What will you become to reach them?"
     
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    This is Minori, the official MfD kitten, four months later:


    We are very pleased with her progress.


    She has already mastered the fundamentals of concealment...


    ...as well as stealth and ambush.



    As she is an indoor cat, some supplementary training has been necessary.


    She is steadily making the journey from gamer kitty to indispensable peripheral


    as well as ever improving her skills in hunting the mouse.


    She continues to be an excellent kitten all round.
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    wait...
    Is Minori a reverse isekai protagonist?
    oh god they're escaping
     
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    Lampshade said:
    I'm sorry but you made this easy:

    [X] Action plan: Provide rope for Leaf ninja to hang themselves.
    • Visit all the undecided leaders to point out how the abundance of activity from the Leaf team shows their desperation and that caution will serve them better than hasty action.
    • If any pangolins claim to have known Ui, stick to the religious texts, since pangolins obviously can't write and cannot provide an alternative written legacy.
    • Accuse Keiko of turning the pangolins against Isan with short-sighted political motives, making her unworthy of being the summoner. If Isan is to give Leaf any consideration as allies, the scroll must be returned.
    • Happily support the "cleansing" of Yuno, invite her to reconnect and return back to good standing, so long as she recounts everything that happened to her in Leaf. Ahaha. Ahahahahaha.
    • Ignore the ritual and send the most elite stealth operatives to set everything they can on fire all over the place, prioritizing not getting seen, and let people draw their own conclusions.
    I mean, come on, even if some people claim to have seen someone or produce a corpse, how will that help if there's a widespread rumour about a Leaf ritual and the village is on fire.
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    Sorry, your plan is spoiled. Pangolins can write. They even have the baked clay tablets to prove it.
     
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