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Marked for Death: A Rational Naruto Quest
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- naruto rational 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
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Hazou SC XP: 23 * 1.6 = 36.8 XP
Hazou Notes XP (Only prime reading): 40 XP
Akane SC XP: 23 * 2.1 = 48.3 XP
Akane MedKnow Notes XP = 30 XP
Kei SC XP: 23 * 1.6 = 36.8 XP
Mari SC XP: [REDACTED] * [REDACTED] = [REDACTED]
Akane MedKnow Tracker:
Total: 100 XP
Studied: 33 XP
Spent: 0 XP
Unspent: 33 XP
Remaining to be read: 67 XP
30 XP - This post
3 XP - Ch. 552
Akane MedNin Tracker:
Total: 100 XP
Studied: 0 XP
Spent: 0 XP
Unspent: 0 XP
Remaining to be read: 100 XP
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I want to scout out the Akimichi, to try and bind them closer to the Goketsu. If not them, then perhaps a Nara or Yamanaka (if they have one).
Failing that, we can always go through Kei and/or Ami to hire the THer who worked on the MARI modification to MEW. We've hired him once, and Mari, presumably, left a good impression.
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I wouldn't mind asking Hinata about it. I have no clue if the Hyuuga have a THer that'd be willing to teach Reo, but it gives us an excuse to talk to Hinata and maybe try and understand her political situation a little better, and if she doesn't have anyone for us then maybe she can still point us in the right direction.
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@Paperclipped is there any way we can get notes XP added to Hazou's character sheet?
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Agony that desires to meet Extinction
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First off, NO YOU CAN'T. The second you tried a method other than just ignoring it you shattered like an egg against a sledgehammer.
Second, Hazou is an expert at subsuming himself in at least the suffering of his own creation, and has done so every time before he goes to bed. He'd probably be the best subject you could get on hand.
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Before we start really exploring the idea of going to the hyuga for a TH tutor
Was this due to the hive mind's suspicions (haven't kept up, don't know if there were any), solely because the byakugan seal was used, or did it come up due to minor, non actionable evidence the hyuga are behind the plays? If it's anything besides the middle option, might not be wise to put the hyuga in a position to sabotage us.
...I do wonder where we even stand with the hyuga. Obviously we didn't get along well with hiashi, and hinata is not her father necessarily, but also I think she's pretty different than Canon, so not sure we can assume she doesn't feel similarly about us?
Was this due to the hive mind's suspicions (haven't kept up, don't know if there were any), solely because the byakugan seal was used, or did it come up due to minor, non actionable evidence the hyuga are behind the plays? If it's anything besides the middle option, might not be wise to put the hyuga in a position to sabotage us.
...I do wonder where we even stand with the hyuga. Obviously we didn't get along well with hiashi, and hinata is not her father necessarily, but also I think she's pretty different than Canon, so not sure we can assume she doesn't feel similarly about us?
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It's going to fuck up XP Totals when tallied so it probably needs a separate column. I'm tracking it on SV though if we just want to wait til we spend it
It's only ~4 training blocks/a month. Since SCs can just make up the slack in regards to Hazou's other duties. Actual scribing will have to be done by Hazou, however.
How many explosive seals are we talking about? How much hours are we talking about? What's the profit margin?
Target the Aburame clan with glasswork industry proposal, with eyes toward military and medical focus.
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Actually yeah, how does Mari logic that doing the Special Hell Technique on Hazou would 100% break him when she knows he does a miniature version of it as a pre sleep ritual?
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This gets dangerously close to Marked for Economics. Just Abstract it away as "a reasonable amount, given the amount of explosives we hand out for free with the Goketsu Explosives Bowl." Also abstract it away as "a reasonable amount of hours," and "a reasonable profit margin."
We do NOT want to get too deep into the economics of things (unless prompted by the QMs) because in the past, every time we've delved deeply into Marked for Economics, QM spoons have suffered.
Leave it up to the narrative, abstract it away as "reasonable," and that will boost the survivability of new KEI genin (who are even more vulnerable than Clan Genin).
I don't think abstraction suffice if we're going to see an explosion in genins graduating and we still want to have a meaningful impact.
Plus, it's not incredibly difficult to figure out how much time is spent scribbling explosive seals.
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Is that MfD cannon, or just Kishimoto canon?
This is how we prevented the cannibal!Naruto clone from infecting prime!Naruto when we explored Oro's basement.
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- Until I hear from the QMs, I'm erring on past precedent. If a QM asks me to revive Marked for Economics for the purposes of this idea, then I will. But until then: erring on precedent.
- Alright, if it's not too difficult, then you do it. If you feel so strongly about wanting to delve into the numbers behind it, unprompted by QMs and ignoring past precedent, then go do it. Put up, or shut up.
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Well, there is one last component they would need to uncover: Using SC training specifically to train resolve to make SC training better. Most jonin don't bother with this because their next mission is in a week or whatever and it's better to touch up a jutsu or something.
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Itachi wiped Kurenai in Kishimoto canon, she never had a feat worth a damn really
In MfD, Kurenai was mentally duking it out with Itachi at the battle of the gods. The context of their battle and the victor is unknown, but she survived it. Hazou even made fun of itachi for it
It's not, Mari used Truth Lost in the Fog, her secret genjutsu, to prevent the memory transfer. To do that has a high price. She loses all emotional memory of a significant event in her life. Not something to do casually
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To quote myself, "thought about including akane in the [second] scene as well but tbhhh it seems unfair that Ino only gets to appear when both Hazou and Akane are present whereas Akane gets to appear alone with Hazou a lot, so I opted against it. So just pretend she's busy or something"
made the titles self explanatory to make it easier on voters. 'Conversing' was originally 'Cavorting' until I realized that had...implications....
might post other more active plans later, not sure yet
[X] Action Plan: Conversing with Ami and Ino
Word Count: 296
The Ino scene is the same here, and the second scene is actually meeting our ember island players
[X] Conversing With Ino and Akane
Word Count: ~240
made the titles self explanatory to make it easier on voters. 'Conversing' was originally 'Cavorting' until I realized that had...implications....
might post other more active plans later, not sure yet
[X] Action Plan: Conversing with Ami and Ino
Word Count: 296
- Take a walk with Ami in Namikaze Park at dusk.
- Hand her Sudoku puzzles, don't elaborate. By the way, Orochimaru says congrats on engagement.
- (Use metaphors for privacy/eavesdroppers.) Hazou had to assist dissecting an acquaintance, alive, hoping Orochimaru would share actionable intel about various impending dooms. He was less helpful than he could've been.
- It isn't Ami's fault. Nothing would keep Orochimaru from doing his thing, at least it was channeled constructively. But he hopes she agrees they aren't done even with AMITY passed. So long as people like Snuncle exist, there's work to be done.
- Just between us, Hazou was thinking of adding Hiashi's face to the Monument. Hinata seems a natural ally in theory, but her Clan doesn't trust him. He's not skilled enough to carve it yet, but if no one else has finished it in a few months, Hazou will, if Ami has any plots in mind.
- Hand her Sudoku puzzles, don't elaborate. By the way, Orochimaru says congrats on engagement.
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- Drop by the Yamanaka estate and generally be a good partner. Buy her a new dress with Mari's advice, ask how her clan is doing/how she's doing.
- Considering that Ino is the fulcrum by which the gossip engine of Leaf rotates, Hazou assumes she is aware of the play portraying their poly triad.
- Mari said it wasn't concerning. Still, it seems like a fun social opportunity.
- Hazou was thinking of becoming the new patron of the same crew and other crews, and commissioning even more absurd plays to confuse the narrative, while ideally spreading messages of positivity. Theater is popular among the masses, ninja and civilian both, and good relations with thespians is a better bet than trying to oppose them.
- What does Ino think is the best approach? What does she think the most fun approach is?
- Sealing (Offscreen)
- Learn Skywalkers.
The Ino scene is the same here, and the second scene is actually meeting our ember island players
[X] Conversing With Ino and Akane
Word Count: ~240
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- Drop by the Yamanaka estate and generally be a good partner. Buy her a new dress with Mari's advice, ask how her clan is doing/how she's doing.
- Considering that Ino is the fulcrum by which the gossip engine of Leaf rotates, Hazou assumes she is aware of the play portraying their poly triad.
- Mari said it wasn't concerning. Still, it seems like a fun social opportunity.
- Hazou was thinking of becoming the new patron of the same crew and other crews, and commissioning even more absurd plays to confuse the narrative, while ideally spreading messages of positivity. Theater is popular among the masses, ninja and civilian both, and good relations with thespians is a better bet than trying to oppose them.
- What does Ino think is the best approach? What does she think the most fun approach is?
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- Bring Ino and Akane (if interested) to meet with the theater crew that depicted them in the play. If Ino attends let her take the lead.
- See if Ino can uncover who commissioned the first play.
- Offer advice to the Hazou actor on how to better portray Hazou's eccentricity. (Foot in mouth comes to mind.)
- Hazou would like to sponsor the crew going forward, if they're interested. Comedies are good for morale!
- Commission some plays with advice from Ino and the rest of the clan.
- Bring Ino and Akane (if interested) to meet with the theater crew that depicted them in the play. If Ino attends let her take the lead.
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- Learn Skywalkers.
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Look. The reason why I am objecting is that you want to use up valuable sealmaster time. Time is literally the most valuable commodity that a sealmaster can have. I do not want Kagome and Hazo and other sealmaster at the compound doing drudgework if it isn't worth the benefit, especially when we could use that time to make seals for ourselves.
Let's assume that a genin requires 50 explosive seals for survival. Each explosive seal required 5 minutes. That's 250 minutes per genin. That's 4 hours per genin. So we're looking at 400 hours each year per graduating class.
Or 16.6666666667 days if we assume a sealmaster do it. That's a pretty significant ask. We are lucky we have multiple sealmasters on our compound. I believe we have 5 sealmasters. 17 / 5 is 3.4 days.
But remember, that's about 17 days gone that could be devoted to research. The graduating class is only 100, but it will get worse over time. Let assume that it increases by 50 per year linearly due to military reform(which is not an assumption you want to make).
25 * 50 = 1250 * 5 = 6250 minutes / 60 = 104 additional man-hour per year or about 4 additional days added.
That's a toy example. Pretty sure we're going to see explosive growth in the number of genins in the future and genins need more than a piddy 50 if you want to to truly increase their survival rate. And it's not too difficult to whip up a spreadsheet to calculate the total man-hour lost.
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I've been posting so much today I'm prolly about to get flagged for spam lmao
Anyways, training plans:
[X] Training Hazou: Resolve Step
Resolve 53 -> 56
161 Normal XP, 4 Yamanaka XP
[X] Training Kei: Detour 1
Resolve 66 -> 69
198 Normal XP, 6 Yamanaka XP
Kei can afford it once Ch. 551's SC xp gets tallied
Anyways, training plans:
[X] Training Hazou: Resolve Step
Resolve 53 -> 56
161 Normal XP, 4 Yamanaka XP
[X] Training Kei: Detour 1
Resolve 66 -> 69
198 Normal XP, 6 Yamanaka XP
Kei can afford it once Ch. 551's SC xp gets tallied
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