Mito kinda did it like Minato, just throwing a huge ass gate down between Shiro and Kyuubi. What Shiro isn't an Uzumaki.
 
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posting a tally
Adhoc vote count started by Magoose on Feb 6, 2019 at 8:33 PM, finished with 41 posts and 10 votes.

  • [X]Allow Nanako to come up with another plan: She came up with a pretty good one so far… maybe lightning will strike twice and you can win this.
    [X]Come up with your own Plan: Nanako was lucky, you think you can come up with a better plan… one that does not involve luck taking out a clone and Tsunade's bad aim.
    -[X] Have the girls make clones of themselves to distract Danzo, have Kagami make a Genjutsu that can makes us invisible and silent, except for the clones, and if possible have Kagami make solid illusions that can hold restrain Danzo, like maybe have the illusions use illusionary chains that bounds his arms and legs. Then Nanako and Tsunade steal the roots.
    [X] Allow Nanako to come up with another plan: She came up with a pretty good one so far… maybe lightning will strike twice and you can win this. Just make sure you and Tsunade are sharing what you both (and Kagami) can do if it's pertinent to the plan and you think Nanako might not have known.
 
The sidestory is very Naruto, though I'm still uncomfortable with Danzo as Ayako's sensei. She's got a long road ahead of her to achieve the Hokage's wish of reforming this guy.
 
Yeah, I wouldn't accept that explanation. Fuck using my child as a tool to reform someone. That's Dumbledore thinking, that is!
 
calling the vote: Allow Nanako to come up with another plan wins.
 
That's Dumbledore level of throwing shit at the wall in the hope that something sticks. Holy shit Hiruzen.
 
The Test Finale: Nanako the Dragon of Konoha, and her Minions.
The Test Finale: Nanako the Dragon of Konoha, and her Minions.

Tsunade came down from the tree with a thud. "Okay we should be okay for a few minutes...so Ayako, you've got a plan?"

You nodded. "Nope."

Tsunade's face paled. "What… but you always seem to have something to say when things get tough."

Nanako looked at Tsunade and scowled. "Don't pressure her like that."

You frowned. "That was when we were on the road, with plenty of time to think about what to say."

Tsunade looked puzzled, and if you had to guess, a little scared. "Okay…" She looked at Nanako. "What about you? Do you have a plan?"

Nanako looked at you and then at Tsunade before a smirk rose on her face. "I have an idea about how to get the roots… but you won't like it."

You frowned. That smirk was not welcoming… no, it was not welcoming at all.

It was then, Aka, your past life spoke for the first time in a while. "I know that look… She's got an insane plan."

You gulped. "Okay, Nanako… What's the Plan?"
Nanako's Plan Quality:1D100 => 62+10=72
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One Hour Later

(No POV)

Danzo looked up at the sun and sighed. "And I thought they would have been the ones who would have done it."

It was disappointing to him. When he was assigned this team, he had such high hopes for them. With such a diverse skill set, they could have been anything the village needs them to be. And the village would accept what he had been trying to warn them about for years.

Their complacency was breeding weakness. The Will of Fire was something that could drive a village far, but they needed to accept the realities of the world that they lived in. Hiruzen needed to accept that they needed to be building stronger children who could stand against the world and not be destroyed by it when it broke them.

He could not shield them from the inevitable realities like an overbearing mother. He would rather be hated by them for being harsh, for being cruel,for being harsh, for being unfair to them, than to be soft, to not train them, allowing them to shut down and cling their emotions in duress, to break down and cry, begging for mercy, before a blade slit their throat.

He was only a child when the warring states ended, but he was not blind to its horrors.

It had nearly broken him when he had survived the ambush that killed his parents when they were so close to the village that would spell safety.

It had taken him meeting Hiruzen to make him smile, and Tobirama giving him a purpose to become the person he was today.

He was harsh… but he wanted his team to survive.

It was his duty to make sure they had the skills to survive this world.

Tsunade was such a driven girl, and having the Senju heiress under his command would have netted considerable influence within the village politics, especially if she was as promising of a medic as the reports stated. The medical corps needed new blood, and someone to inspire the next generation to join it. It could not survive on just old crippled nin in its ranks.

He had a feeling that expanding her skills in that area would make her the most valuable member of his team.

That did not mean he saw nothing in the other two, just less potential. Oda clearly had a keen mind that she relied on very heavily to compensate for her weak body. Her ability to make strategies on the fly and retain information made her very useful within the war room, on a scout team or even in a support roll on an assault team. Allowing her to plan attacks, set up ambushes and other strategic level thinking would be where she would best be served right now.

She was wasted anywhere where she would need to fight, at least in her current state.

Her physical health would be a worry, but he would pay for her meals and force feed her if he had to get her back into the weight of a growing girl.

He would also scout her home for any signs of abuse… no girl should be that underweight for her age, not even those obsessive fangirls that pop up every now and then who fawn over some clan member, being ready to throw themselves at them on their parent's orders in order to gain a place in high society.

And then there was Ayako Kuruma… the wonder girl herself. While not nearly as talented as Tsunade, barely even being in the middle of her class… she was interesting and seems to have a knack for making friends with every important person she comes across. Her magnetic charm… if he could call a mute girls smile charming, seemed to gravitate people towards her.

The so-called 'Crusaders' whatever the hell that meant, were close, having formed a bond that he only saw genin teams or clan members form, and that was over a lifetime of knowing each other.

They formed it in over two months. Now relying on each other on the road was necessary… but the level of trust that they displayed wasn't even something you and Hiruzen shared.

They viewed each other as a second family.

And it was all because of her.

That alone interested him greatly.

But then there was the fact that fate played her lovely hand, and made Mako Kuruma her mother.

Danzo dreaded meeting her again. He understood her anger, and rightfully so, but she was in no position to continue to believe that it was entirely his fault. She accepted the missions from him and she chose to continue doing them until she asked for the truth and he gave it to her in the form of one of his agents.

He then heard a stick crack.

A smirk rose on his face. "Finally." He said to himself.

Maybe they might prove themselves worthy after all.
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(Back to Ayako)

You really hated this plan… really really hated it.

But you didn't have much of a choice now did you, you had spent an hour preparing yourself for a battle that might last less than thirty seconds if everything goes to hell.

Nanako's plan was crazy… but you had committed to this plan.

"Kagami, release restraint level one, two… Follow the plan that has been given." you said.

Kagami started to chuckle. "My pleasure."

Your shadow bubbled.
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The Dragon's surprise:1D100 => 24 vs Danzo's Unflappable Attitude:1D100 => 71+20=91
(No one's POV)

Danzo saw the small black creature that made its way towards him and was pleasantly surprised by its size and shape. It had two wings like a bird, with claws attached to them and two hind legs.

A strange creature to be sure, but something he could handle with his teeth if he had to.

And the pitiful ambush from Tsunade was pitiful, however. Was she trying to sneak up to you when her feet were so damn loud or did she really expect?

Danzo ducked underneath the ax kick, flipping her down in front of the dragon, making it fly upward towards the sky. "Really?" You stated, setting one of the roots under your shoulder. "You thought a dragon could distract me enough to drop my guard?"

Then the smoke appeared and Nanako smiled. "No… but this would."

The Dragon vanished in smoke, being replaced again by a large hawk.

So Ayako made contact with the Hawks? Unexpected but not surprising… but that was not going to help them.

But then the hawk disappeared and Tsunade started to fall from the sky.

And Ayako summoned another hawk to fly towards him.

"BANZI!" Tsunade shouted from above.

Ayako had a blade in hand, a kunai aimed directly at his chest. He would need to drop both of the roots to defend himself properly.

He might actually have to work to keep his roots out of their hands. If they manage to touch them, he would be severely disappointed in himself, and start training his ass off like that Maito kid he's been hearing horror stories.

But this plan was impressive. If it were anyone else, they might have had a chance.

Team 6 vs Danzo: 1D100 => 57+ 30 (Plan Quality)=87 vs 1D100 => 100

But they were facing Danzo Shimura, Jounin of the Leaf, and he was not going to let them have it.

He threw the roots onto the ground at his feet and grabbed Ayako's armed hand throwing her to the side and leaped up.

He caught Tsunade and threw her to the ground with his other hand, not letting go of Ayako as he did so.

He landed onto his feet, setting them firmly on the ground and swept his foot upward, smacking the hawk with his foot with ease, forcing it to reverse summon back to where ever it came from.

Then he threw Ayako and Tsunade at Nanako, allowing them to crash in her.

Danzo was pretty sure they would only have bruises and cuts from their attack.

He looked up and then down at his shadow. "Times up."

That made the entire group sit up. "You gambled everything on a sneak attack against a jounin, who is taller than you, stronger than you, and even has more than a decade of experience on you, to the point where you only made me drop, the objectives that you were tasked to take from me."

There was a pause, and the three students looked like they were about to lose themselves.

Is Danzo Impressed?:1D100 => 97+10(Teamwork)+10(A good Plan)+10 (Solid misdirection)+10 (Forcing him to let go of his roots)=137

"But… you almost succeeded, when everyone else would have failed horrifically, and given up." Danzo paused. "Team 6… you have impressed me."

"Did we pass?" Tsunade asked.

"No," Danzo stated. "But you have shown enough skill and cleverness to warrant my attention and be my be my genin team."

The Genin all celebrated in their own ways. Nanako raised her arms in triumph. Tsunade gave Ayako a hug and Ayako just accepted it.

"We passed." The two children shouted while the mute child could only smile at Danzo's… glare of affection.

"We will meet here again in two days time, I must submit a report." Danzo stated.

And with that, the Jounin flickered out of sight.

Reward: Team 6 Met, Oda Nanako, and Danzo Shimura. Team 6 is now on the active duty roster. New Actions are available.

AN: Enjoy.
 
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So, does this particular outcome mean Danzo fucked up by not actually going easy on a group of newly minted Genin when he should have, and he recognized that and passed them anyways?
 
So, does this particular outcome mean Danzo fucked up by not actually going easy on a group of newly minted Genin when he should have, and he recognized that and passed them anyways?
Pretty much.
... Should we be happy we passed, or scared we got effing DANZO as a Jounin-sensei?
Depends on what you believe. Plus Danzo has not fallen to far into the darkside yet, so that's always a plus when working with him.:V
 
Danzos pov reminds me of those "realistic" and grim naruto self inserts. He's on edge. He is the Edge! We'll teach him the ways of love and how to let go!
 
That's the beauty of it, no matter the outcome it'll be fun.
Okay then.
Danzos pov reminds me of those "realistic" and grim naruto self inserts. He's on edge. He is the Edge! We'll teach him the ways of love and how to let go!
Yeah, that's what the Hokage is hoping for. And you will have plenty of oppertunity to get him out of his edge phase.

But you will also have plenty of chances to fall into the trap of the edgelord and ROOT training.
 
Tsunade was such a driven girl, and having the Senju heiress under his command would have netted considerable influence within the village politics, especially if she was as promising of a medic as your reports stated.
Should probably be 'the' rather than 'your'.
"BANZI!" Tsunade shouted from above.
Banzai... unless Banzi is something different.
That's the beauty of it, no matter the outcome it'll be fun.
A man after my own heart.
 
So, does this particular outcome mean Danzo fucked up by not actually going easy on a group of newly minted Genin when he should have, and he recognized that and passed them anyways?

I would say "fucked up" myself. I'd say he chose to not hold back and evaluate how they performed on an impossible mission.

Or at least something like that will end up on his after action report.


I imagine that Danzo and Hiruzen will share a drink over how they forgot to hold back when their teams made their major play for their items.

Hiruzen: Ah, the old "hit a genin with another genin". They never see it coming.

Danzo: I had to call time before one of them got cheeky and thought it would be a good idea to replace with the sticks before I picked them back up.

Hiruzen: An advantage of not having an explicit end time I suppose

Danzo: It your own fault you took Tobirama's timer.

Hiruzen: Tradition needs to be respected

Danzo: Just like his traditional "put a Uchiha in a genjutsu thinking they put you in a genjutsu" genjutsu?

Hiruzen: [laughs] That one never gets old.

... Should we be happy we passed, or scared we got effing DANZO as a Jounin-sensei?

We did choose Danzo OOC to be be our sensei. He's not that bad currently if you know how he thinks -- a patriot willing and able to do whatever he believes the village needs.

Danzo is gonna be a great sensei.
 
We did choose Danzo OOC to be be our sensei. He's not that bad currently if you know how he thinks -- a patriot willing and able to do whatever he believes the village needs.

Danzo is gonna be a great sensei.
Yeah... hopefully he doesn't decide to take the whole 'Sink or Swim' Approach when combating enemy nin or bandits, or you might be in some trouble.

And hope he does not fall back into the ROOT way of thinking.
 
After Action Report: Danzo
After Action Report: Danzo

(Danzo POV)

You wanted to mess with Hiruzen tonight, and hopefully give him something to laugh at as his piles of paperwork continues to grow on his desk.

Why he doesn't just use the shadow clones like Tobirama did, you will never know. Maybe he was stubborn and did not want to be compared to his teacher… Or maybe he was doing it and you just failed to notice it.

But that would be questions for another time perhaps. He had some paperwork to create.

After Action Report:

Subject: Team 6 Genin Evaluation by Danzo Shimura.

Objective: To Retrieve two roots from my person by any means necessary in One Hour.

Objective Status: Not completed, they did not retrieve the roots in the alloted time.

Status of Team: Passed Test due to impressing me with their strategic planning and usage of all their skills.

Report Synopsis: The Three of them fled in the woods of Training ground 6 after diversion from Genin Senju. Her attempts to distract me was enough to allow her other two teammates to escape. I sent her into the woods with a well placed punch.

I then sent a clone after them and began reading The Crusader's book you [Hiruzen] have been rambling on about for the past few weeks. My clone was destroyed moments after I sent it into the woods to hunt down the genin, but they chose not to attack me immediately.

I continued to read the book for the remainder of the hour, and I am not impressed with it. It has moments of greatness in between dull drabble and philosophical mutering about the nature of ninja and of the children who grow up in this world. Granted, the author had one helluva good stance, but without any counter proposals to be judged against, either by the bandits, the missing nin or even those tunnelmen, it just sounds like childish idealism.

I give it a 7/10, and hope the author improves his style of writing, he has a bright future ahead of him.

When I finished reading the book and mentally writing the review, the students decided that they could sneak attack me, one from above, one as a diversion and the other behind.

I did not expect Ayako to genjutsu a hawk and her teammate at the same time, but it didn't work, as Nanako's poor physical stature and abilities quickly allowed me to piece ogether Ayako's next move and to catch Tsunade before I threw them both on top of Nanako.

Their plan made me put down my Roots Hiruzen… that was enough to make them pass and enter training.

Note: Ayako is clearly hiding something, I picked that up while she was telling me about herself, I am going to question her about it when the time comes.

End Report.
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Hiruzen frowned as he read your report. "I asked for a Team report, not a book review."

You gave him a half smile. "There really wasn't much to report, Lord Hokage."

Hiruzen sighed. "Fine… I will accept it, but please don't write another book review in your report agian."

"No." You smirked.

"Don't make me tell your students that it's okay to 'Blame Danzo' for any of their troubles." Hiruzen gave his own smirk.

You frowned at that remark. "Are you that childish to bring up that again?"

"Only because half the problems on our Genin Team were your fault."

That made you take a step forward. "That incident in Uzisho was not my fault. And you know it!"

"What about that brothel in Taki?" Hiruzen's grin was insufferable. His laugh filling you with anger.

"How was I supposed to know I was sleeping with the Daimyo's daughter!" You shouted, your face becoming very red.

You than took a deep breath before Hiruzen could continue making his point. "Alright you made your point. Just don't blame everything on me."

Hiruzen was still laughing as he waved you out of his office.

AN: Enjoy.
 
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