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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 open voting
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SPIES: "Skywalkers at genin, S-rank missions at chunnin... AND WHAT'S THIS ABOUT HIM BECOMING A SPECIAL JONIN????"
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Was already doing the first part for whenever we used SSA so won't be to hard to update it to -.9 instead of -.3. Just to note that means we now lose 7.2 XP every time we use SSA. That sets us back about a half of a days worth of XP
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Should make it clear that we're not asking because of the Dragonwar, though.
"Sir, this is totally tangential to the Dragons, but... does this mean I've earned the special jonin rank? If nothing else, it might alleviate some skepticism regarding the sudden S-rank on my record. And my Sealing skills can back it up."
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Ideas for Asuma:
- We need access to capital-L Lore.
- Assigning every Summoner missions related to meeting with storytellers could yield knowledge.
- Any reference anywhere in Leaf's archives and the archives of individual clans to the following topics could be vital.
- Dragons and the Sage's sealing thereof.
- Any tradition of sealing beyond normal, 2D sealing and biosealing - have seals ever been carved into anything.
- We need a team of research assistants to chase down leads we don't have time for or can't access.
- We need better relations with other Summoners. Does he have any advice for ingratiating ourselves with Neji - or Hinata? What about Ruri?
- We need as many Summoners on-side as possible. Kisame, Itachi, and an unknown number of the other Akatsuki are Summoners. If he could task Ami with bringing them on-side - on to the Conclave's side, we personally want as little as possible to do with them - that would be a huge help.
- We are close friends with the now-retired Bear Summoner. We would like his standing approval for an ANBU escort mission from his last known location to Leaf if he should decide to repatriate to Leaf, as well as his assurances that he would remain in possession of the Bear scroll until such time as he willingly relinquishes it or passes it on.
- This is only tangentially related to the issue of the Dragons, but it's also a fairly clear win for Leaf.
- Orochimaru has asked us to create a model of the Great Seal in the Basement. Frankly, the notion of being in there scares us shitless, but more to the point, Orochimaru observing our crafting of the Great Seal might allow him to figure out how to create 3D seals, which would represent a huge spike in Orochimaru's personal power. Does he have any suggestions?
- We'd also like one or two of the smaller Dragon samples back from Orochimaru on a temporary basis to take to the Conclave. We're going to ask directly and explain why, but any help he can provide would be appreciated.
- We deeply and sincerely appreciate everything that he has done and is doing for us. We have some special insight into how exhausting the role of Hokage is. That Asuma not only finds time for us but patience for our inexperience and ineptitude is humbling.
- What does he need from us to make this happen? What does he think we're not asking for that we should ask for?
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Maybe CCnJ it as "this doesn't need to go to the Goketsu when Mareo dies/relinquishes it."
Cariyaga
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I mean... why wouldn't it? We did all the work on that.
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In addition to asking Asuma for tools and lore, I think we should give him what we can. The decrypted bijuu notes, some Rocket Boots and Chakdar v.2, ect. Ask him to work with Enma on things that might be useful against the dragons for us to research. Weapons for bosses to wield and such.
We were also thinking of going in force to the Eastern Continent and conquering the Squirrel Clan + taking their scroll while we're there.
Might be worth rolling that into the escort mission. Bring Hazou+ Yuno/Akane+ Mari+ Yamanaka+ a couple jonin ANBU and make it a trip.
I like pretty much everything you are saying in this post except the bolded. Something more along the lines of 'Clan head duties are exhausting enough, we can only imagine how busy Hokage duties are' would be better, as I dont think it implies we are just as busy/stressed/exhausted.
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Sure, and I'll even admit that Asuma gave us "carte blanche" to go ahead (which is always a scary thing to give Hazou), but with regards to the Bear Scroll, specifically, and its utility for the Dragonwar, it's more important that Leaf has access to it, than the Goketsu have access to it. There's already grumbling about how the Goketsu have too many Scrolls (cope), and Asuma, himself, pointed out that there's a valid argument to be made about the Hokage showing favoritism to the Goketsu Clan.
So we give the Bear Scroll to Asuma, and merely request that "in light of all the time and effort the Goketsu spent acquiring it, we merely wish that the Clan who receives it swear to help with the Dragonwar." It would allow Asuma to shore up his own political defenses, show that we're not going to take advantage of his willingness to help to needlessly empower our Clan, earns us yet more goodwill from our Hokage (who is a military dictator), and it would still get Hazou more help with the Dragonwar.
We've been told that if we take any non-Goketsu with us, we lose claim to it. In this scenario, Asuma would have to show yet more favoritism to the Goketsu Clan in order to give us the Squirrel Scroll.
Cariyaga
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Unless Asuma has EM to the point that it creates a nuke, Akane as a summoner would be more useful than any other clan having it right now.
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For those that wanted to give the encryption key for the minato notes, seems like a pretty logical place to slot it in. We're the only ones skilled enough to finish it anyways.
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Unless we're going to start slaying Dragons next week, Asuma has time to level EM to that point. It's going to take time to sway the diplomats, and it'll take time for the diplomats to sway the Boss Summons.
We can hand the Scroll to Asuma, point out that Akane already knows EM Nuke, and would be valuable against the Dragons (even if all she did was make a second casting of EM Nuke) without necessitating that EM proliferate further.
Frankly, we might want to give Asuma all the info we have on other the location of other Scrolls. More Summoners (Goketsu or not) means more Dragonwar power.
Iris-Iven-Ibis
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We should probably mention the sound bomb idea after all more nukes are good against dragons.
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For Whirlpool reasons (IE, I don't want Leaf to get whirlpool'd) I'd rather leave the specifics out. Probably want to minimize the number of people aware of super seals
EDIT: But we can say we're working on more seals that can kill them, and that we're leaving out the specifics for the aforementioned reasons (or ig ask which he would prefer, plausible deniability or nah.)
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We watched Jiraiya be Hokage and it wrecked him. That's the insight I'm talking about: AFAIK Asuma, Hinata (and her sister), and us are the only children of former Hokage in Leaf. 'direct family ties to the Hokage' is a limited list.
I mean, yes. Our likelihood of getting it in time to matter for the Dragonwar is quite low. We don't have a good way of locating the Squirrelfolk's village, and we don't have a good way of forcing them to give up the Scroll. Until we do, bringing other ninja with those capabilities is pretty much the only way to get the scroll. If you have other ideas I'd love to hear them.
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Woo! New chapter already? Truly, we are a spoiled bunch
HAZŌ: Sure! Wait, what was that last part?
OROCHIMARU: my hidey-hole where all fun appears, it seems
I might be a tad extra for just a paragraph, but I really really like this paragraph.
Oooooh starting strong with That Man. Let us go then!
And he's so darn smooth.
And here's the coil of the snake. I mean, it's no secret of course, but that he can so effortlessly merge the pleasing social visit and the horrific is nothing short of blood-chilling. I love it.
A thousand ryō says he's lying. Orochimaru wouldn't have much use for a merely mortal apprentice/second/lieutenant/lab help/gofer/whatever it is he does. Surely he must be destructible only through a codeword uttered by the Snake Sage himself (or one other trusted person living in wealth somewhere far, with a seal that starts heating if Orochimaru doesn't speak a secondary codeword every week).
How many times must we say sorry for-
Oh. That. Well Orochimaru's presence does complicate things a bit. He's a bit of a stickler for, ah, invasive surgery.
THAT'S OUR BOY YEAAAHHH
You could say that. Walls could say that. Because people's heads ran through them.
I guess there is no fully polite way to say you don't have much time for others. A shame, that. I'd be mortified - we're lucky Kabuto saved our face by being so darn sweet as a reply. He knows what it's like to have work, but he could have social'd laps around us and didn't, so, thanks for the rapport building.
Oh goody!
Orochimaru may not realise this, but he's going to have a shitty time when Hazō cracks it, even if he does, first. SSA is so bollocks and poor Calligraphy won't matter, probably. Muahahahaha!
More quality time with Snuncle!
OROCHIMARU: Hey, wanna come talk about seals in my murderhole where no one can hear you scream?
HAZŌ: Sure! Wait, what was that last part?
OROCHIMARU: my hidey-hole where all fun appears, it seems
Two weeks to warn everyone!
Hm. He can social laps around us, but I'm wondering now. His finger tapping... am I seeing epileptic trees, or is he trying to get a message across? He's been sweet, but he always is. Cloying, even. But he started off with some... unsavoury references, juxtaposing vivisection and pleasures of the flesh. Now niceties and Orochimaru's demands, presented very explicitly as a matter of little choice for him. Is he concerned as well? May be.
Hmmm. Is this... a warning? Threat or concern? We can't let Orochimaru have 3D seals too soon before us and have access to that so easily. That's a lot of power we can't let him have alone for too long. And he's still better than us, maybe not when it comes to infusion with SSA and prep, but in raw analytical power, unprepared.
Friend or foe? Friend or foe? Oh how I love him.
If I could give you XP, I would. Alas, it doesn't work like that. Still, I tip my hat in respect. The hat which I am definitely wearing. I was wearing it all along. It's a classy hat, and an elegant tip even.
There was this merchant wanting to escape the little town in Iron, wasn't there? Then we met ninja, I think it was Noburi who bluffed the Naraka out of them, and then we met... Twist, iirc? Who was Mari. This event, and as such, the entire mission, may have been grued. Also it may have been a B-rank because of the meeting with enemy ninja hired against us.
It's fun to think that she knew that before the entire Quest began, but even if we didn't tell her and she didn't know... she'd pretty much have figured it out in under a week anyway.
Oh. High OPSEC time?
Oh. Swampology time, it seems. Erm, apology for the swamp, that is. Not some swamp science.
Idle note to self: turn this extremely badass and beautiful sentiment into a flirt for our girlfriends, by writing. "I love you both so much more than I can ever convey on paper, and a flick of my brush can reshape the entire world" or something like that. That's nerdy, perhaps. But that's sweet nonetheless, and it's not like these two don't like teasing Hazō.
It's a terrible day for rain...
Ah yes, like that time in Noodle when we- oh.
I was admiring this paragraph when the thought hit me that Asuma is being very main-character here. He's sometimes besides himself with anger or grief, he's sometimes so goal-focused he's basically making himself a purpose made flesh, but here he's being a person, and a narratively significant one not as a character role but as a character type, a person who dares take time to think, to feel, to map his inside world to the outside world, with a sense of duty and responsibility.
I might be a tad extra for just a paragraph, but I really really like this paragraph.
That sounds like a joke, but that's incredible money and status, come with completing two S-ranks, innit?
This time, we should, yeah.
Disappointed by the wonderfully-crafted pipe, because it's just not as beautiful? Or fighting the urge to have a smoke?
Good for Asuma. Orochimaru... huh. That sounds scary.
It's... something, that jōnin aura, or at least some sort of mental reinforcement available to humans, can protect us from that Dragon. Somewhat. Also, for Asuma, it seems to be a directly religious thing? Which might be a help, actually. To Orochimaru, it's just a non-curiosity, a physical effect of some sort. To Asuma, it's a devout belief. Maybe it's what truly protects him: faith.
Interesting tidbit of information. So what happened to the Ant Clan?
Should have voted to explode the crystal heart of the cave back when we could, just so Orochimaru doesn't get it. Or gets it, depending on how the Hivemind feels.
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We should really ask Asuma about asking the Akatsuki for Dragonwar imo. If he says yes, we might be slowing Sasori down in the Zombie Race too. But we might also be giving him 3D seals.