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Existential Crisis Management
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You know what would be funny? Asuma and the ANBU never actually got to EMN Isan. They got there and someone else already wiped them out before Leaf got to.
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
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ITACHI: What are you smiling about? Do I even want to know?
HIDAN: I felt a great disturbance in the world's chakra. As if hundreds of voices had suddenly cried out in terror, and were suddenly silenced.
ITACHI: Nope, I didn't want to know.
HIDAN: Wanna threaten Hazō about it while I praise him about it?
ITACHI: Sure, I'm game.
HIDAN: I felt a great disturbance in the world's chakra. As if hundreds of voices had suddenly cried out in terror, and were suddenly silenced.
ITACHI: Nope, I didn't want to know.
HIDAN: Wanna threaten Hazō about it while I praise him about it?
ITACHI: Sure, I'm game.
That's what I way trying for with "Ami's right, we've been acting ridiculous". Do you have a better way to write it?
Also, why is this quoting the bit about snowflake? I think talking to Snowflake about our relationship with Ami is just going to hurt her.
"Let Hazoupilot decide how much prep to do, ect". Is there a better way I should write this?
Alternately, can someone with a better grasp on the sealing mechanics recommend how to go about this research?
Not too late to do this for safety. As a prophylactic.
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Oooo. Love crunchy fluff.
Huh. On to read about twin dysphoria. Would be quite the added complication if Kei was transmasc and Snowflake was not.
Will never get back the chance to see how half-hearted it was or was not before the call was made.
FtCASaEiOtStW. Not the same ring as FtD.
You walk into a casino with the change in your pockets. You can play at any table you want. Compromise no morals. The ownership of the casino is split among big players. You start earning chips. The scale tips. You have enough chips to change the balance of power. Do you cash in on the big player with the closest vision to you of the casino's future, 'limit the tables you play' or keep earning chips? More chips give more flexibility to pick smaller, more aligned winners. Wait until you can buy the whole casino, risk losing it all? Secretly keep earning chips under a big player's wing?
Unwritten rule of many stories, Katniss is not allowed to give up the light saber to Gandalf. Giving skywalkers to Leaf set the story on a less independent, safer path. Powerful to see the consequences of heart wrenching compromise to eke out long term uplift.
Sorry about the sanity. SSA goes brrrr.
Evocative.
Pleeeeeease. Still, feels bad to lose hard won faith and trust.
Goodbye, green eyes.
Welcome, red eyes.
Sad we do not get to see the Council of Maris react to a spared Isan. Leaving Isan mostly peacefully felt like one of the first big moral wins for the team. Beating the odds of a death world, earning more faith in uplift from team. Slowly scraped the team out of EN mentality by beating the odds over and over again. Do not let sanity checkers' take sanity damage. Value of our closest allies believing in us to saving the world is more important than pure numbers alone.
Be more obedient to more murderous kage? Yagura shrug.
If Asuma come back vulnerable, would be good to put ourselves in a place where he comes to us for moral validation.
You, you word good.
Scary.
False. It lies. Does Shadow Element need a side effect warning label?
Glad she defended herself.
... you know what you did.
Shape of an L?
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Noooooooooooo, baby. Sad again to lose the chance to see what Kei would have thought if Isan was saved.
Noooooooooooo. You did your best, girl. Game is rigged.
Let go of the bad thoughts, the comparisons. You have people who love you for who you are.
Unbearably close call. Thank Jashin for Snowflake.
Scary.
The Shade fades away, leaving behind a more Nara Kei.
Lovely chapter! So many words have gone into the struggles and relationships of these characters so one of the most rewarding things to read is how dire choices illuminate their palimpsests, painful though it may be. Punching not bad, either.
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Actually have a plan command of "tell Kei what Ami had to say about Hazō's grief" or something instead of just a verbatim first person phrase that the QMs can interpret as a throwaway line.
We might not get to talk to Kei as soon as Snowflake does, but at the end of the day they still share a memory. If you're worried about reminding Snowflake how Ami doesn't care all that much about her, then note that we should convey the actual content instead of the hugs and such. Or just include a line that Hazō should be mindful of that issue.
Next Chapter (Isanese Loredump)…
"So yeah, turns out the reason Isan existed was to subjugate a tapir-demon through mass ritual observance, and now that they're dead it's broken free. It's already subsumed all of Tea and a little of Fire, and every inch of land it devours makes medical ninjutsu get a bit weaker worldwide."
"So yeah, turns out the reason Isan existed was to subjugate a tapir-demon through mass ritual observance, and now that they're dead it's broken free. It's already subsumed all of Tea and a little of Fire, and every inch of land it devours makes medical ninjutsu get a bit weaker worldwide."
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[X] Training Hazou: Resolve
[X] Training Plan (Noburi): Deceit
[X] Training Plan (Noburi): Deceit
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Years ago, I was already telling everyone that we need to prioritize raising everyone's Deceit sky-high to be able to hide all our inevitable future treasons and shinies from authority figures, but nooo, we instead prioritized silly things we're not using like combat stats or pottery jutsu (MONTHS of all Leaf sealmasters peering at Great Seal replicas yet NO results more useful than were obtained by ASKING HARUMITSU FOR IDEAS) and now five hundred and one person is dead and nobody wants to tell Hazou anything and Kei has decided to start raising Deceit anyway but it's too late it's way too late now we are all going to die.
Tch.
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Everything is going to be OK.
You got me to do some reading and I came across something interesting. I went back to review our convo with Shikamaru concerning the five. His description of Tama being referenced as Hierophant might be more than a coincidence, especially in the context of the Pangolins no longer using the title.
@Noumero Is this of any use to the Conclave at all?
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Interesting! Not sure it's not just a coincidence though, inasmuch as that's just a fancier variation on "a priest".
Cribbing some parts from @Left-Hand Mutant. I'm also choosing to research Fourfold Seal because it seems like a jonin tier static fortification seal and we desperately need survivability. I can't really think of any further scenes that can help with Necromancy aside from the Ami meeting, but that should be a separate update of its own. Any help to refine plan is much appreciated.
[X] Action Plan: Necromancy is All You Need
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[X] Action Plan: Necromancy is All You Need
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- Ami's right, we've been acting ridiculous. It's time to get to work.
- Offscreen Sealing:
- Continue the Minato sealchain. Follow Hazou's Intuition.
- Research the Fourfold Seal of Preservation. Follow Hazou's Intuition.
- Rift sealing:
- Talk to Kagome.
- We have finished MS6 and he has finished MS7, does he think we can start researching rift sealing yet?
- Has any of his Rift Sealing Ideas timeline changed since learning MS7?
- The displays on the minato seals look similar to Naruto's jinchuuriki seal. Spend some time on it together to see if any further insight could be gleamed. Cross-reference with sketches we took from Naruto's seal.
- Reo was learning TH. Ask Reo to explain some of the unknown jargon in MS9 and MS10 notes and see if he has anything to say. Maintain opsec on Minato seals.
- Talk to Noburi:
- Kagome finished MS7. Minato thought it might be useful for mednin, take a look?
- Task Noburi with learning to open Tenketsu without permanently damaging the chakra system or causing undue pain
- Talk to Kagome.
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Not opposed to voting for this but I think talking to Kagome about necromancy and not including discussing A-Day & alternatives is a waste, we should get his thoughts on the operation itself, not just the Sealing to get the rift open.
I'll try and give specific edits soon
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Add 5SB to the seal stuff and you have my vote. Really time we learned it
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[X] Action Plan: Necromancy is All You Need
Talking Rift seals with Kagome is a big improvement to the plan I wrote, thanks!
I'm surprised that you cut discussing Minato's poetry with Naruto. This seems like a really fun scene, I bet it'd be fun to write, and it helps us set up for recruiting Naruto. why did you cut it?
The Nobouri section is better explained than I wrote, thank you. I didn't include discussing MS7 because I want all of Nobouri's effort to go into Tenketsu research. I'm already worried that his research speed will be the bottleneck on our preparation.
An even better version of the Nobouri bit might look like:
- Task Noburi with learning to dilate and then re-contract Naruto's Tenketsu without permanently damaging the chakra system. Don't tell Naruto unless necessary for research.
EDIT: also, why no Sasori? he'd be genuinely useful for 3D sealing, and distracting him is Hazou's responsibility.
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True. The only reason I thought it was worth mentioning was because of the association with the Sage and the hierophant's preistly functions. Our only frame of refernece for the power a hierophant wields is from Tama who was empowered not by the Sage but by a kami. We need that power or the Kami that this heirophant worshipped. Unfortunately, we don't have that name.
Now, its a shot in the dark, but we also need to know if the position of Polemarch is as strong or stronger than the heirophant. If the Polemarch is just as capable as the hierophant we have heard about, then Pantsaa should have no problem leading or contributing to the Dragon war. He can even help by blessing Hazou or Kei to wage the dragon war or cursing the Dragons in some way. If he's not, then we should ask if he can point us to the Kami whom Tama worshipped or any lore associated with her and the Kami.
This is definitely grasping at straws, but it would be interesting to see how the Pangolins or other summons react to this inquiry. It seems provocative enough to provoke a reaction at least. Might be something Kei can use. Hopefully it's received as a compliment and lowers his ire.
Disagree: Kagome is an OPSEC clusterfuck, and his expertise is in sealing, not strategy or ops planning.
If you want to consult with someone, why not Mari? She can keep a secret better than Hazou, and is more likely to have usable advice.
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I mean, he already knows 90% of the secret? (That we're working on Necromancy). And he spouts such random, unbelievable garbage no one suspects him when he's actually telling something truthful to this reality
His specialty is in sealing and security and part of what we need to do is prevent Akatsuki from getting to the Rift before we do, and prevent them from stealing our progress. Also, he knows way more Path lore than Mari does
Fair enough. Specificaly, I'm worried about him blabbing that Nagato is on our shortlist of resurrection candidates, which is probably treason.
Ask snowflake about Shikamaru's potential recruitment? If we get Shika, we get Asuma and all the resources of Leaf. Including Tsunadae for mednin research and securing the portal, guarantee of Naruto's help, and the ability to handpick our expedition team.