Sakumo looked down. "How do you know how to save the right thing?"

I think you meant say here

But theirs also one thing that makes it all work.

There's.

Well, as best as you cold without moving your mouth and getting closer. "I am too."

Could

Otherwise, we'll stave before we reach Ishi" He finished.

Unless stave has a different meaning that I don't know, you want starve here.

He looked back to your group. "We came here for the next few days."

Camp here
 
At all times someone should be looking out for edibles, whether that is any non-lethal berries Orochimaru is stumbling into or the forty pound sturgeon that just got a chakra blade between the eyes. One good set of eyes with appropriate training should be enough at any one time though. (Also lootables. We are willing to steal ANYTHING that isn't going to bring down heat)
Which is why I added the finding foodoption: Bad things will happen if you don't eat.

Asahi is having issues. We can't affort to have issues here. And that is beside the fact that they are probably having issues for good reasons... like a damaged or missing hive. That could kill the girl. Or possibly kill US if the remnants of the thing panic.
Well, that can also start some problems as well.
 
I would have probably voted for plan Slaggedfire if if I wasn't named after it's creator since it's close enough to what I'd go for. A name should have an effort to represent the plan (or be a meme that tends to work better). Probably an unpopular opinion though

[X] Plan friendship exploit
-[X]Train Jutsu: The Academy three Jutsu, the Henge, the Bushin, and substitution technique are the backbone of all ninja. You must master them before learning anything else. Thankfully Orochimaru and Sakumo and Minako know how to teach it well enough.
-[X]Hunt and forage for Food: You need some supplies, and the only way to to get them is by foraging from the fat of the land. (If not taken, disaster may strike on the road.)
-[X]Spend time with Asahi: Asahi looks freaked out, like she lost part of herself when she was kidnaped.
-[X]Eien
-[X]Yoshi
-[X]Ren

The more people we get to know the better. The academy 3 are very useful in this situation, we need to always be looking for food, and keeping our murder bug user sane enough to stay in control of her murder bugs is very important.
 
I think Slaggedfire's plan is mostly good, but I'm worried about letting Asahi's problem fester at all, and I don't think we're going to be able to learn enough taijutsu while on the road to make a serious difference. However, we're part of the illusionist clan and should be able to at least get the henge down well enough to pretend to be a civilian, which might just be enough for us to bluff our way out of trouble. Thus.

[X] Plan Consolidation
-[X]Train Jutsu: The Academy three Jutsu, the Henge, the Bushin, and substitution technique are the backbone of all ninja. You must master them before learning anything else. Thankfully Orochimaru and Sakumo and Minako know how to teach it well enough.
-[X]Spend time with Asahi: Asahi looks freaked out, like she lost part of herself when she was kidnaped.
-[X]Hunt and forage for Food: You need some supplies, and the only way to to get them is by foraging from the fat of the land. (If not taken, disaster may strike on the road.)
-[X]Sakumo
-[X]Orochimaru
-[X]Jiraya
 
The Scenario
The Scenario

(Madara POV)

"Master." Zetsu slithered behind you. "The-"

"I know" You replied, not looking up from the notes you were looking at. Ahh, so you needed to carry the two this time.

"But all of our work has been for naught. The new recruits to carry on your legacy-" Zetsu, again disturbed your thoughts.

"There will be others who will come to us Zetsu. Besides, my plan worked perfectly." You replied as you set the notes down and faced the man covered in shadows.

"How master?" There was confusion in Zetsu's voice, he clearly had not suspected you to be pleased with the current development.

"When was the last time you checked in on the nin we hired?" You asked.

"When they crossed the Rain and Bird border. What does-" You raised your hand, silencing him.

"It has everything to do with those children. The nations are now scrambling to find the children, whether to breed them, to rescue them, or just to kill them. The tensions are running high and after such a short period of peace. What if information leaked out that Iwa and Kumo had an agreement, to trade a few of the children that those academy students could bear, starting separate clans loyal to their own villages. Even if we don't get the children, the plan has worked flawlessly."

You paused, and Zetsu's smile grew. "You wish to start a war if you can't get what you want?"

"Only war can breed souls willing enough to do anything for peace." You stated. "Seeing your parents die, your friends… your brother." Izuna's smiling face flashed in your mind, the memory making you clench your fist in subdued anger. "It changes you, makes you open to any possibility to prevent that kind of pain again." You looked up at Zetsu.

"Yes, master?" Zetsu asked.

"Check on them in a few days, make sure they are still on schedule." You ordered.

"And if they aren't?" Zetsu asked.

"Don't waste your efforts on them… focus on fanning the flames that have grown in their absence."

Zetsu slithered away into the shadows, leaving you alone and at peace.

It did not matter if the war started now, or in ten years. All you needed was a successor that could carry on with your plan.

Whether it be the academy students being brought here, or some orphaned from the war their kidnapping would spark, you would have someone able and willing to carry on your legacy.

But you had time.

After all, everything was going as planned.

AN: Enjoy.

Edit: Wrote this in 20 minutes before work, if there are any mistakes, put that on my need to finish it quickly.
 
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"There will be others who will come to us Zetsu. Besides, my plan worked perfectly." You replied as you set the notes down and faced the man covered in shadows.
The mark of a great plan: even if it fails, you still profit.

If the village had proven more capable of preventing the kidnapping, I'm sure they would've found evidence that Earth or Cloud was behind it.
 
The mark of a great plan: even if it fails, you still profit.

If the village had proven more capable of preventing the kidnapping, I'm sure they would've found evidence that Earth or Cloud was behind it.
I would...

No, I won't give it away, not yet, not until you get closer to Konoha. It will be better that way.;)
 
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I mean... okay? From a meta level this has failed to make anything worse. There was going to be a Shinobi war of roughly equal scale within a few years anyway. Now most of this is crazy old guy being crazy and old, but maybe something small can be salvaged here.

Its possible we could get a consolidation out of this. Who is doing the consolidating after things burn down is the question.
 
[X] Plan Time Best Spent
-[X]Train Jutsu: The Academy three Jutsu, the Henge, the Bushin, and substitution technique are the backbone of all ninja. You must master them before learning anything else. Thankfully Orochimaru and Sakumo and Minako know how to teach it well enough.
-[X]Spend time with Asahi: Asahi looks freaked out, like she lost part of herself when she was kidnaped.
-[X]Hunt and forage for Food: You need some supplies, and the only way to to get them is by foraging from the fat of the land. (If not taken, disaster may strike on the road.)
-[X]Sakumo
-[X]Tsunade
-[X]Orochimaru
 
I mean... okay? From a meta level this has failed to make anything worse. There was going to be a Shinobi war of roughly equal scale within a few years anyway. Now most of this is crazy old guy being crazy and old, but maybe something small can be salvaged here.

Its possible we could get a consolidation out of this. Who is doing the consolidating after things burn down is the question.
Well, here's the thing... You can actually prevent the next ninja world war in your little crusade home. You just have to choose right in a few situations, and get very lucky.

I won't tell you how though, I need to keep my hat of tricks stacked.
 
Well, here's the thing... You can actually prevent the next ninja world war in your little crusade home. You just have to choose right in a few situations, and get very lucky.
From what little we know of the time through the manga and common sense I think we could delay it at best.

The village system is new, untestet, and all old guard that are still used to the warring era violence are in positions of power and wanting to prove they're top dog. They might be a minority, but it only takes a vocal minority to turn a protest into a violent riot. This isn't much different. The elemental nations are a powder keg just waiting for any of the half-dozen fuses to get lit.
 
[X] Plan Slaggedfire
-[X]Train Taijutsu: While Sakumo and Yoshi aren't the greatest teachers, they both have a solid grasp on Taijutsu, and can help you learn.
-[X]Train Jutsu: The Academy three Jutsu, the Henge, the Bushin, and substitution technique are the backbone of all ninja. You must master them before learning anything else. Thankfully Orochimaru and Sakumo and Minako know how to teach it well enough.
-[X]Hunt and forage for Food: You need some supplies, and the only way to to get them is by foraging from the fat of the land. (If not taken, disaster may strike on the road.)
-[X]Sakumo
-[X]Orochimaru
-[X]Jiraya
 
From what little we know of the time through the manga and common sense I think we could delay it at best.

The village system is new, untestet, and all old guard that are still used to the warring era violence are in positions of power and wanting to prove they're top dog. They might be a minority, but it only takes a vocal minority to turn a protest into a violent riot. This isn't much different. The elemental nations are a powder keg just waiting for any of the half-dozen fuses to get lit.
Sorry, let me rephrase that, we can prevent our kidnapping from kicking off the next ninja world war.

Edit: If we're lucky war will happen when we're in our twenties.
 
[X] Plan Time Best Spent
-[X]Train Jutsu: The Academy three Jutsu, the Henge, the Bushin, and substitution technique are the backbone of all ninja. You must master them before learning anything else. Thankfully Orochimaru and Sakumo and Minako know how to teach it well enough.
-[X]Spend time with Asahi: Asahi looks freaked out, like she lost part of herself when she was kidnaped.
-[X]Hunt and forage for Food: You need some supplies, and the only way to to get them is by foraging from the fat of the land. (If not taken, disaster may strike on the road.)
-[X]Sakumo
-[X]Tsunade
-[X]Orochimaru
 
Okay guys, two things, I'm glad that there are plans that include Asashi. Second, stop trying to force a situation with Jiraiya right now. Let's cultivate ones we're already good with instead. The stress that the current situation holds means a bad roll might end up with them hating us for the entire trip back and a good roll just opening up the possibility for a friendship... and nothing else. Jiraiya ia a bad pick. Tsunade, Sakumo, Orochimaru, Asashi, those are our good picks please for the love of god cultivate them.

And, comfort Asashi.
 
[X] Plan Time Best Spent
-[X]Train Jutsu: The Academy three Jutsu, the Henge, the Bushin, and substitution technique are the backbone of all ninja. You must master them before learning anything else. Thankfully Orochimaru and Sakumo and Minako know how to teach it well enough.
-[X]Spend time with Asahi: Asahi looks freaked out, like she lost part of herself when she was kidnaped.
-[X]Hunt and forage for Food: You need some supplies, and the only way to to get them is by foraging from the fat of the land. (If not taken, disaster may strike on the road.)
-[X]Sakumo
-[X]Tsunade
-[X]Orochimaru
 
[X] Plan Time Best Spent
-[X]Train Jutsu: The Academy three Jutsu, the Henge, the Bushin, and substitution technique are the backbone of all ninja. You must master them before learning anything else. Thankfully Orochimaru and Sakumo and Minako know how to teach it well enough.
-[X]Spend time with Asahi: Asahi looks freaked out, like she lost part of herself when she was kidnaped.
-[X]Hunt and forage for Food: You need some supplies, and the only way to to get them is by foraging from the fat of the land. (If not taken, disaster may strike on the road.)
-[X]Sakumo
-[X]Tsunade
-[X]Orochimaru

Though we should make sure that is academy FOUR. Telepathy is a godsend.
 
Also, character sheet needs to be updated. Our chakra control is currently genin level, which makes Training Jutsu more effective than training Taijutsu.
 
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