[x](Location) West, close to the Land of Grass
[x](Kakashi) Walliseatscheese

Mmm, Rasengan...
 
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'You were right all along. I was a fool. I'm joining Akatsuki to spy on them on behalf of Konoha to at least make myself useful,' is the meaning of the message you've left Sarutobi -no, Hiruzen- in code by way of your Root operatives.

I'm impressed. That genjutsu must have left Danzo's mind really fucked up for him to forget that Nagato knows his face and knows he's one of the ones responsible for Yahiko's death.

There are probably only a few people in all the world who hate Danzo as much as Nagato and Konan do, and the only reason there are people who hate him more then those two is because they probably don't know how much of an influence Danzo had on Hanzo(or that Obito interfered to make the clusterfuck worse then it should have been). The best that Danzo could expect to receive from Akatsuki is a swift death. More likely he's going to regret he didn't just wait for his execution in Konoha peacefully.
 
There are probably only a few people in all the world who hate Danzo as much as Nagato and Konan do, and the only reason there are people who hate him more then those two is because they probably don't know how much of an influence Danzo had on Hanzo(or that Obito interfered to make the clusterfuck worse then it should have been). The best that Danzo could expect to receive from Akatsuki is a swift death. More likely he's going to regret he didn't just wait for his execution in Konoha peacefully.
Wasn't Nagato the guy with the nihilist Buddha shtick? I'm pretty sure if anyone in the Ninja World can suppress their personal feelings in exchange for a high-quality operative, it would be that guy.
 
Wasn't Nagato the guy with the nihilist Buddha shtick? I'm pretty sure if anyone in the Ninja World can suppress their personal feelings in exchange for a high-quality operative, it would be that guy.
For any other person maybe, but Danzo is one of the one's responsible for the death of his brother-in-all-but-name and in a rather cruel way at that. He is one of the major figures for him becoming so badly disillusioned with the world. Nagato meeting Danzo is going to end the same way Nagato's final battle with Hanzo ended,

With Danzo dead. For Nagato it would be long overdo Justice.
 
Why would Danzo even remember who he screwed over? It was business as usual for him. ;)

The Izanami -or any genjutsu- is not necessary to make him forget.
 
2 options, each more unbelievable:

The Orochimaru special: Danzo assumes the identity of Tenzou, pretends he's searching for Oro for vengeance, nagato doesn't look too closely and Zetsu is amused and stays silent, gets recruited as 'if you want his ring go and get it'.

The Madara special: Edo Tensei + shadowclone seal like Naruto's parents duh. Danzo leaves konoha making preparations to be Edo Tensei'ed in the future, and seals his own shadow clone on a seal with access to his senses. Nagato kills him, and Nagato or Sasori uses his body because he's dumb and it's free mokuton. A few years down the pipe, the Edo Tensei is performed, the 'original' pops the clone and detonates whatever surprise it left, gets all the current intelligence. Not a very good plan because no ongoing communication with the leaf from lack of agency though. If multiple shadow clones can be sealed and multiple Edo Tensei performed this disadvantage is much abated though (with the last clone knowing when to detonate the 'suicide' technique).

Basically, being a spy from beyond death. Sounds like the type of retarded plot-twist anime would do. No, i'm not bitter about Itachi.
 
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Why would Danzo even remember who he screwed over? It was business as usual for him. ;)

The Izanami -or any genjutsu- is not necessary to make him forget.

Considering his eyeball fetish, I'd expect him to remember the only person in history known to wield the Rinnegan, barring old man sage.
 
Kakashi talk is 5-4. Land is more or less set.
Adhoc vote count started by VoidZero on Mar 29, 2019 at 10:26 PM, finished with 31 posts and 13 votes.

  • [x](Location) West, close to the Land of Grass
    [x](Kakashi) "I wanted to personally thank you for your help with Danzo"
    [X](Kakashi) "I wanted to show that there is little ill will towards you from the clan"
    [X](Location) North, close to the Land of Rice
    [X](Kakashi) "There are several reasons I asked for you for this mission. For Clan Politics, you are of interest to the Uchiha Clan and as Clan Head it is important that I personally get a sense of you. For Village Politics, you are a prominent Jonin that my clan has worked with before and that I will likely be working with in the future, so personally developing a rapport is good sense...why I personally wanted to have you on this mission is because you saved my life. Without you there, it is very likely I would be dead right now. I want to personally thank you for that, and I want to personally know the Hatake Kakashi that helped make a very very bad day for myself and my clan less bad."
    [x](Kakashi) Walliseatscheese
 
[x](Location) West, close to the Land of Grass

[X](Kakashi) "I wanted to show that there is little ill will towards you from the clan"
 
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Adhoc vote count started by AoMythology on Mar 30, 2019 at 5:57 AM, finished with 34 posts and 14 votes.

  • [x](Location) West, close to the Land of Grass
    [X](Kakashi) "I wanted to show that there is little ill will towards you from the clan"
    [x](Kakashi) "I wanted to personally thank you for your help with Danzo"
    [X](Location) North, close to the Land of Rice
    [X](Kakashi) "There are several reasons I asked for you for this mission. For Clan Politics, you are of interest to the Uchiha Clan and as Clan Head it is important that I personally get a sense of you. For Village Politics, you are a prominent Jonin that my clan has worked with before and that I will likely be working with in the future, so personally developing a rapport is good sense...why I personally wanted to have you on this mission is because you saved my life. Without you there, it is very likely I would be dead right now. I want to personally thank you for that, and I want to personally know the Hatake Kakashi that helped make a very very bad day for myself and my clan less bad."
    [x](Kakashi) Walliseatscheese
 
@AoMythology would runes count as a valid research path for Rin, my understanding is that the Edelfelts developed their jewel magic from rune magic, so having some knowledge of runes. Jewel craft itself requires well, jewels and preferably jewels connected to mana, so would expensive and hard to conceal. I'm thinking even if magecraft is typically less combat applicable than ninjutsu, it is very good at preparation. Rin could use her knowledge to make mystic codes. The other main use would be barrier to enhance effects (for instance an area where her fire jutsu are more powerful, or decrease the effects of others, one high tier one... reverse the elemental weakness circle), or I suppose creating familiars (although I think she would only really know the jewelcraft method, equally people using animals isn't uncommon so they would be fairly noticeable).
 
I'm not sure how much she knows about runes already, and she doesn't have reference books, much less access to someone who knows runes.
 
Story 18 (Karin)
[W](Location) West, close to the Land of Grass

[W](Kakashi) "I wanted to show that there is little ill will towards you from the clan"
[W](Kakashi) "I wanted to personally thank you for your help with Danzo"

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You are at Konoha's entrance, along with Naruto and Jiraiya, waiting for your fourth member in this mission.

At exactly fifty seconds after the appointed time, you see Kakashi walk towards you three. Is this a habit of his? You wonder… though going by his reputation, he's usually much worse.

Jiraiya unfolds a map of the Land of Fire, ignoring Kakashi's near tardiness. He points West, close to the Land of Grass, saying, "this is where Tsunade was last seen, or around here anyway. Close to the border of the Land of Fire, but still inside our country."

He also gives everyone some last-minute instructions, mainly pertaining to Tsunade's temper, and how her age is a forbidden subject. Naruto seems to zone out, making you tell (order) him to pay attention.

From then on, Naruto doesn't miss a word Jiraiya says.

The four of you set out. At some point, you stop to rest (after hours of tree-hopping. All of you are stamina monsters). You four make camp. Kakashi asks to speak to you, and you oblige him.

He says, "so, kid, why is it that you asked for me by name? You had a lot of options, right?" His single eye sharp.

You say, "the reason is two-fold: I wanted to personally thank you for the help with Danzo –both Sasuke and I would be dead now if you hadn't showed up– and wanted to make overtures towards the village's shinobi, especially you, because you've been in disfavor with the previous administration of the clan."

"I see," Kakashi says. Then, he says, "are you aware that your father was the one who taught me how to use the Sharingan better?"

You nod – you've been told that before.

"Then, you know just why I clapped at your speech," Kakashi says, unblinking and stern, "I am loyal to Konoha, and was loyal to the Sandaime too, but I can't let Suiho-san's death go; it was the Sandaime turning a blind eye to Danzo's doings that caused Suiho-san's death. I'm certain that Shigaru agrees; it's the first time he has truly been at odds with his father. You do know there's a risk of the rest of the clans rebelling now, though, right?"

You say you do know, but couldn't risk Koharu getting out her own version of the events. "Besides," you say, "I phrased it as carefully as I could, to not put the blame directly onto the Sandaime, and he is retiring anyway."

"True," Kakashi says, his face still carved from stone, "but I hope that you will take responsibility if something like that happens."

"I will do my best to calm the rest of the clans down," you say.

"That's what I wanted to hear," Kakashi says, his visible eye curving in a way that gave the impression of a smile. Then, he said, "you ARE aware that I just came out of the hospital, right?" Changing the subject.

What? You say, "does that mean you are not fully recovered?"

"Maa, maa; not quite. I'm simply informing you that I may or may not be at less than full form for today and tomorrow; not everyone has an Uzumaki's constitution. I've never before used such dense Earth Style Walls – Danzo's Wind Release was something else, especially with that summon of his helping – soon after you collapsed from Chakra exhaustion, the exact same happened to me," Kakashi says.

"I see," you say, "it seems like I owe you even more than I thought. Thank you, Kakashi-san."

He rubs the back of his head in a similar way to Naruto, saying, "you are making me blush, kid."

Reputation with Hatake Kakashi has gone up sharply! D → C-

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The four of you reach Shiruku Town a few days later. In the meanwhile, you train your Mind's Eye of the Kagura and manage to expand your range from less than six kilometers to nine or so! Not to mention the fact even mundane animals don't go unobserved by your sensor skill now!

The new environment and the presence of ??? nearby has allowed you to soar to new heights!

Mind's Eye of the Kagura: A (2/3) → A++ (0/5)

You can now detect small animals!
You can now tell someone's elemental affinity!
You can now recognize people other than those related to you by their clans!

At some point, you sense something strange; it's faint, but what feels like an Uzumaki is around; you can barely feel their Chakra, and you think it's coming from a village near the border. You ignore the strange second Chakra source that comes from Naruto, the breezy, cutting nature of his own and the common characteristics his Chakra shares with those with the potential for being sensor-types, filing the information for later.

Wait… the Chakra of this new Uzumaki is more volatile than it should be! Is that because of distress?

You tell Jiraiya immediately, and-

[W]Ask to go there and find the Uzumaki

[]Nothing – you have a mission


You won't abandon family ever again! For any reason! A memory comes to your mind unbidden: of Sakura* dead, having committed suicide by putting explosives on her chest over her heart. You burned down the Mato mansion then without hesitation after you found out just what had gone on in that house.

You shudder and barely keep from shedding tears. You, of course, ask Jiraiya for permission to go find that Uzumaki right now.

"Are you sure you didn't imagine their presence, Rin?" Jiraiya asks seriously, and for the first time, you fully realize just how much he towers over you.

You bite down an angry retort and say, "of course I'm certain."

"Then take Kakashi with you," Jiraiya says, voice and face still serious, "I'll continue the mission with Naruto in the meanwhile; a full squad would make Tsunade more likely to hide anyway."

You swallow a sarcastic retort over why he took you with him then, and set out with Kakashi at a fast walk pace so as not to alert Tsunade if she's around.

When you reach the village, it has been burned and pillaged; the smell of burned corpses is heavy in the air. You continue towards where the Uzumaki is hidden. Wait… is that? Your Chakra sense tells you that she (and it is, indeed, a she; you can tell) is an active sensor, and yet her Chakra is suppressed to an extreme point. For an unknown reason, you can still sense her easily.

You increase your pace, with Kakashi matching you without speaking. You reach a small forest outside of the village; you can feel the Uzumaki's Chakra fluctuate, possibly in fear. Unfortunately, actual empathy is beyond the scope of any sensor other than an Uzumaki by the name of Mito, according to your mother.

You knock on a certain tree, saying, "are you there, Uzumaki-san?"

By this point, you are certain that the girl is around your age; indeed, a girl only slightly older-looking than you comes out of the hollowed-out tree. She's shivering, likely in fright - then, she does a double-take. Her mouth opens wide, she looks you up and down... then, she closes her eyes, making a single-handed hand-seal.

From this close up, you can make out a 'wet' or 'watery' feeling from her Chakra; is that her element? Though you could vaguely feel the 'color' of a person's Chakra before, you can feel more now. You can feel something like 'numbness' from Kakashi, and have a sense of static electricity; then there's the 'edge' and 'breeze' you felt from Naruto earlier.

You say 'hello', not able to think of anything more complicated; after all, you can only see Sakura*, at the time she was being given away to Zouken, when you look at her face and expression.

The redheaded little girl adjusts her glasses and says, "y-you haven't come to take me back to Kusa (Grass), ha-have you?" Stuttering in fright.

You look Kakashi in the eye and he shrugs, as if telling you to take the lead.

You now look at the redhead's eyes through her spectacles, then say, "no, we aren't here for that. I am Rin, by the way."

You notice the color of her eyes, and it's the exact same shade as your mother's; that realization throws you off further.

"I'm Karin," the girl says, introducing herself.

The name... can't be a coincidence. You force a smile and say-

(Pick up to three (3) though more choices mean more in-game time passes)

[]You look a lot like my mother, Uzumaki Korin; are you my close relative?
[]Are you all right?
[]What exactly happened?
[]Would you like to come with us?
[]Write-in

...After you finish your talk with Karin, you see a fox kit nursing on its mother's teat; the little fox paws on the breast, and suddenly, you get an idea for how to progress in the Chakra manipulation exercise Jiraiya-sama taught you.

1 slot of Shape Manipulation! F+ → E- (0/2)
Chakra Control has gone up! B (0/8) → B (4/8)
Intelligence has gone up! A++ (10/14) → A+++ (0/16)

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*Mato Sakura, AKA Tohsaka Sakura. Not Haruno.
 
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