Naruto is a gateway anime of the worst kind. It's a bad series, a clusterfuck of story and characterization that isn't very well done by any aspect, but which attempts to compensate for its weaknesses by adding in excessive shipping faggotry and DARKNESS. The normal anon can see this as the shit it is, and may enjoy it, hate it or be indifferent to it, but all the while recognizing that the series itself, regardless of their opinion, is plain bad.

However, these very aspects that try to smear over the shit of its core make it a breeding ground for aspie, unsociable underageb& faggots who engage in every kind of faggotry both online and in the real world. The superpowered characters all trying their hardest to look cool, the jutsus, peculiar, colorful clothes, the whole ninja faggotry and everything about the Naruto world fuels their escapist fantasies, while the pity-party character backgrounds, emphasis on revenge, and overall preachiness of the series make it fit just right with the mary-sueish drives of your average preteen and his sense of unwarranted self-importance towards the world. Exactly the kind of shit that makes little kiddies and underageb& retards eat this shit right the fuck up.

Naruto is basically THE series to attract the most hated anime fanbase known to /a/, which is why, regardless of individual opinions, it is the responsibility of every anon to troll the fuck out of this show and everyone who likes it, and ensure that no Naruto threads ever encourage the newfriends to show their faces here.

>>17143121
Cool story bro.

My suggestion for nindo.

>With these eyes, I see my path. With these fists I will defend. As long as their is breath in my body, I will never surrender!

The eyes obviously represent the byakugan, the fist are about his general gentle fist style and well the last one is shonen hero moxie.

>>17143151

Personally, I like the OP's suggestion more

"I will one day control this world. I will never let misfortune befall those dear to me. I will shape this world for myself and those I love."

It's motivated by good intentions, and reflects both the slightly darker and diplomatic aspects of our character.

>>17143121

The show is that bad. The setting had potential for awesome, and was quickly drowned in bullshit.

Thus, this game was made, where we slowly and deliberately removed all the bad from it.

>>17143163
Eh, I don't like 'I will control this world' a little too..Kira to me.

Maybe more like 'I will reshape this world with these two hands' or something.

>>17143183

Personally, the 'control' hits the exact right tone for me.

It's supposed to be a little creepy. Our character isn't all loyalty and happiness, he's a cunning conniving motherfucker who thinks the world needs to change dramatically.

He's currently gaining personal power and gathering friends. Inari is the next step, and currently the biggest obsticle between him and his (currently vaguely defined) goals. How he goes about trying to resolve this situation is probably going to be a character-defining moment.

He might make a turn for the better or worse, but right now it reflects him as he is: Trying to fix things, not afraid to get his hands dirty, trying not to drag others down with him.

>>17143204
While I agree that in comparison to, say, Shimaru, Shingen is a conniving motherfucker (admittedly, not saying much since Shimaru's solution to fighting a living god was to hit him with a sword till he dies), wasn't our original concept and Shingen's motivation to prove that even though he's from a Branch House that he can surpass the Main House?

>>17144352

Shimaru: Tactical Genius.

Really though, it was an evolution of character. He wanted to prove his worth in the clan, but as he grew in power and ability, he started taking a broader view.

His clan still matters, but so does a lot of things.

I have a feeling that once we settle things with Inari, things are going to kick into over-drive.

>>17144391
I suppose.
Though I would think that our failure in how we handled Inari's situation 3 years back would force Shingen to re-examine his choices for repercussions far down the road, and introduce doubt into whether his control would actually be for the better.

You couldn't save one girl; how do you expect to save the world?

>>17144447

He acted emotionally, and panicked immediately afterwards.

In retrospect, 'save the girl' was the correct instinct, but he fucked up on the follow-through by panicking and running away.

Just so you know, our back and forth is pretty much on the exact level I'm seeing his internal conflict at.

"Did I fuck up because I wasn't good enough, or because the idea itself was flawed?"

I have some.... interesting ideas for some long term goals, depending on how the Inari situation pans out.

>>17144514
>In retrospect, 'save the girl' was the correct instinct, but he fucked up on the follow-through by panicking and running away.
Yes, and that's exactly why he should have doubts as to whether he can handle being a controller, or if it's all doomed to failure.
When it mattered, when it really counted and a person was depending on Shingen, he dropped the ball. He failed, and he still can't fix the consequences of his mistakes.

>>17144838

A situation he was totally unprepared for.

It should be noted that a lot of this 'manipulation/control' talk was just a theory until said fuck-up.

That could be the event that set him down the road he's on now: He fucked up, goes learns discipline/gains power, returns to find the situation's gotten worse since he wasn't there to deal with it.

If anything, I can only see the events so far only spurring him to become more involved, etc. He might be deluding himself into thinking he's doing only this to fix his wrongs that hurt Inari, but in reality, this is what he's been preparing to do all along.

Hell, this situation with Inari's almost like a.... perfect.... test....

Mother. FUCKER.

>By the way, I am greatly enjoying this discourse on characterization.

Good discussion about Nindo. However we have 30 MP to spend. And you guys have to spend it, not me.

>>17146179
I want to start the construction of our layered signature items, starting with the bandage/bag hybrid vest. On a related note- since the bags are exceptional at hiding their contents, could we weave the bandages in such a way that the bags are hidden as well and take the always armed perk, effectively countering it's weakness?

I'd also spend ten points in blitz to get us to speed rank 3.

>>17146179
I could have sworn we had gotten Blitz 2 already, but if not, we need to get it, and Speed Familiarity.

>>17146519
Hell no. We have Blitz 1.
So Blitz 2 is 10 MP. Speed Familiarity is 3 MP. 17 left.

>>17146947

Social Skills

Diplomacy has been coming up very often.

How much to increase it?

>>17146947
Is it another 10 to increase Blitz 2 to Blitz 3?
Or is it 15?

>>17147007
It's only 10.

>>17146980
Standard skill prices. 1 MP for Rank 1-2, 2 MP for 3-4, and 3 MP for Rank 5

>>17147037

We're going to mould and control this world. Diplomacy is needed.

It's not too clear in the rules, will manipulation use diplomacy or will it be another stat?

>>17146980
>>17147065
Erm, guys, we still need to beat Inari, so let's concentrate on speed and power. Diplomacy won't do us any good if we will be transformed into hedgehog once again. How about taking chakra dimming? As that old man said, there are different ways to beat a man with eyes on his back. But what if you can't see the man, which sees you?

>>17147142

We cannot beat the world down by ourselves.

Our Way already is that of control and moulding of the world into that which we desire. To do that, we need allies, we need soldiers, we need influence.

The last time we ran into that training group from the Earth, no one could do diplomacy worth a damn and we were suppose to be the leader.

The leader doesn't need to be the best in fighting but he must be able to come up with alternate solutions instead of always using a battering ram.

And if we need to capture Inari, we have Jako and our cousin to back us. We can formulate a plan to entrap and outwit her, we don't need to do it just by ourselves.

>>17147142
We already have Chakra Blackout, the top tier perk of the Chakra Dimming tree.

We should increase Diplomacy, but only by a small amount. We need to concentrate on personal strength and speed right now; all shinobi leaders are chosen not just for their leadership, but also their combat skills.

Voting to increase speed to Blitz 3 (10 pts), increase Diplomacy to 3 (3 pts) and create a jutsu designed for detection via chakra. I'm thinking a chakra spiderweb rather than an active and visible chakra pulse.

>>17147200
Listen, I don't want to be skeptic, but how did our recent encounter with Inari end? I can't call it a success. You are right, we have allies, but they are no stronger than us. And we don't need Jako killing delicious yandere. Moreover, we've been training in the middle of nowhere for 3 weeks doing jumps, sprinting and acrobatics - how exactly could we improve our diplomacy?

>>17147354
Chakra spiderweb? Sounds good but wouldn't it be more expensive, than chakra echolocation? Or, if we are insired by spiders, then chakra web is good.

How about creating jutsu, that will allow us to directly control chakra, creating swords, kunais, shurikens and different useful stuff. Maybe a whole chakra mountain someday.

>>17147037

Voting for diplomacy to 5.

When we run into Inari, we might be able to talk her down, get her to stop.

>>17147405
I was thinking of thin lines of chakra, less than the thickness of a human hair, spread out in a 3-dimensional sphere in a spiderweb-like pattern.
All space inside of the sphere doesn't have to be monitored, like with a chakra pulse; just enough so that a person can't pass through without breaking some chakra lines.

>>17147462
No. No bigger than 3
>>17147476
Great idea

>>17147527
>>17147476
It's more efficient than the chakra pulse, but it has the problem of being immobile.

Maybe it would be best to have both?
The chakralocation pulses can be when we're on the move, and the chakra-web can be when we stop.

I've been calculating these at the base price of 2 points for a ninjutsu technique. If that's acceptable, then we should have enough points that we could get:
Blitz 3 (10pts) + Diplomacy 3 (3pts) + chakralocation (2pts) + chakra-web (2pts)

>>17147657

Diplomacy should be at least 4.

Considering our range of skills, we have none in any face-type skills.

I looked at the character sheet...what kind of ninjutsu does this character know?

It doesnt say.

>>17147717
We COULD increase it to 4, but we'd have to drop either chakralocation or chakra-web.

>>17147753
I'm pretty sure we don't have any ninjutsu's beyond the basic Clone jutsu.
Though the character sheet is missing Chakra Compression (which allows us access to great amounts of stored chakra, but we have to concentrate to access it, and improper usage will kill us by age 30) and the Iron Fist technique taught to us by our dad.

>>17147834
WAIT.
So this character only knows ONE ninjutsu- Bunshin?

Does he at least know the four basics? Bunshin, Replacement, Rope Untying and Transformation?

Or is he like Lee?
Mister "I'm only good at HITTING THINGS HARD".

>>17147834
The Sheet says your char knows "Gentle Fist Style 5",which is not Lee's manlier IRON FIST.

Isnt that one more about fucking up your opponents chakra?

Iron Fist is all about destroying the flesh and bone, while Gentle Fist is about destroying chakra and internal stuff.

Also Spider-Web ninja made me think of Spider-Ninja. Picture related.

>>17147753
We do have far-fist, however I don't know if it's statted as a jutsu or just a long range application of the gentle fist.
We also have the thousand flurry we learned during our first meeting with the Mallard, however we've yet to experiment with it so the statblock is unknown currently.
I swore we had a genjutsu that targeted a single target and stunned them.

Also, don't we have points to allocate for our main stats since we rose up a rank last thread?

Okay, show of hands.
Assuming that we can pick up one of the detection jutsus for 2 points, choose:
A. 2 detection jutsus and Diplomacy 3
B. 1 detection jutsu and Diplomacy 4

And include which detection jutsu if you choose B.

I'm voting for A.

Well, we also get a new Unique Ability for going to Speical Jonin, but I think we need to spend some of our points into our Chakra stat, too. I'm also going to suggest we put some points into Lightning Element, too.

>>17148381
I'm all for A.

>>17148381

B

Op is at work but he will be returning at 11 o'clock your time. In the meantime, jutsu cost seven MP per jutsu. So have fun.

>>17148381

I fail to see the case for detection jitsus when our Byukugan does precisely this. It's a waste.

B and pump up genjitsu.

>>17148869
Byakugan is like a wide range 'detect magic' and you can see chakra flows, yeah. But a Byakugan user can still get put under a fucking genjutsu and fucked completely over.

Counter-Genjutsu training is super important, even for a goddamn Byakugan User.

>>17148381
For A

>>17148869
>>17148381
Guys (or guy), counter-genjutsu is not a bad idea BUT, do you remember where did it lead us? Exactly, nowhere

>>17148381

We're a special Jounin already.

Instead of dicking around with these Chunin level skills, we might as well be looking into summons. Most high level Jounins had some special summon.

B and use the rest of the points to acquire a summon contract. Perhaps with the Frogs or the Slugs.

>>17149014
Summoning is actually very rare. Hardly something most people have. Plus it's 15 MP.

>>17149014
And a whole thread. Therefore, we probably will have to go through a trial and with our (still) unlucky rolls, I doubt it.

I think the spider-web thing would be a good idea.

Also get at least diplomacy three.

Then start upping our Byakugan strength/control. It gets high enough, we're almost as good at spotting incoming threats and shit as a Sharangan user.

>>17149014
>>17149044
>>17149354

Yeah, let's no do summons for now. We're already trying to over diversify a little bit, what with trying to be a diplomancer, A master of Gentle Fist, Lightning based techniques, Chakra detection, etc.

Also, is our Taijutsu the absolute highest we can go right now? Because if it isn't, we need to fix that.

And after we get our webbing chakra thing, we can get a spider summoning to accompany it, later on. A spiders who can either inject medicine or venom, etc. etc. We'll be like Orochimaru but much less creepy.

>>17150549
I believe, you wanted to say much MORE creepy. Just imagine: A giant hairy spider, towering over our enemies, paralyzing venom dripping from it's fangs, which threads webs of chakra. Should you someone caught, not only your chakra, but their body will be slowly digested by acid...
And what I wanted to say - Later, we will need a spider summon.

>>17150549

>Less Creepy
>Spiders instead of snakes

Pick one.

>Spider summon

Why? Why is everybody obsessed with getting a summon? They are much less wide-spread in the era, and not as useful as you guys seem to think.

We can potentially go Blitz 5. Blitz. 5. That's teleport anywhere on the planet fast.

Besides, summons are extremely overplayed on the whole, it is possible to make an effective character without relying on summons, and it doesn't really seem to fit with the entire rest of the concept.

>>17150619
>>17150641

>spidersarecreepymind

Seriously though, fuck summons.

But...Spider-Man isn't scary..

I own a pet tarantula, their not creepy at all. Snakes scare the shift out of me though.

Also if we could with a spider theme, theres Spider Molting in order to heal wounds or shield attacks. Eight extra eyes that all have byakugan, several extra arms...

Just remembered that the Sound Four guy that Neji fought used spiders. Huh.

>>17150764

>I own a pet tarantula, their not creepy at all.

This is because you are a freak of nature.

>Also if we could with a spider theme, theres Spider Molting in order to heal wounds or shield attacks. Eight extra eyes that all have byakugan, several extra arms...

Please.... stop. Just stop.

Stop talking.

>>17150946
Oh, we have an arachnophobia here...

Alright: Pro spider people, I know you think the idea sounds cool, but you have to consider the following:

1. Other than the chakra net, there is absolutely nothing to link us to spiders. Nothing. Remember in the first quest when Shimaru was told that he couldn't learn to summon crocs because croc's style was so fundamentally different It'd never work out?

2. Our character, stat wise, is built around High-speed Taijutsu, and extreme Chakra control. Please note how this is in no way like spiders.

3. Our character, Mentally, is a very hands on manipulator. He's not some distant chess-master, he's much closer to a magnificent bastard, and he is by far his own best pawn.

If you guys are so desperate for a summon, you should be looking for one that favors a hands on approach, extreme self control, cunning, and extremely adaptable.

Not spiders.

>>17150993
Seriously.

Where did the spider advocates come from anyway, shingen's character concept was RYU.

>>17150993
Look, I would be perfectly fine with that, if
>>17150946
would give some arguments except "Spider are scary - fuck spiders"
1. Actually, all of our affair with Inari looks like a spiders briding time - we get her respect, we get delicious cake, we get our head bitten off, start all over again. And some spiders don't make nets, they just hunt the prey (as we are doing with Inari), which is actually several times bigger then they are (think about bird-eaters.)
2. You can think of our charachter like this: He detects his enemy, using his net/locator/byakugan/common sense. He rushes to it( like a normal predator would), he uses his natural weapons to destroy hs enemy the fastest and easiest way. (like spider injecting venom into prey.) and actually, I believe we can make chakra threads.
3. Agree with you on that buddy.
Even if nobody of us is right, I would like to keep our own fears and dislikings out of the game. I am not very fond of spiders either, but think that it is a good idea right now.

True, we have more in common with the Mantis Shrimp, with the eye-sight and power-fist.

>>17151039

Originally, then the cunning and manipulative personality came out, and some things were adjusted.

I'd say he was a lot more of a chess -master at this point.

But yeah, spider thing is totally out of left field >>17150993

Technically the Chakra net technique mentioned here DOESN'T YET EXIST.

So the spider thing makes even LESS sense.

>>17151039
Sorry, but I think RYU concept appeared after we made our first HADOKEN. Nobody mentioned it in a long time. But, I am perfectly fine with being RYU or being Spider-ninja< or being both.

>>17151105
Ah, you probably don't frequent the irc channel much. The ryu concept was around even before warring clans started.

>>17150993
>>17151084
>>17151094
So, lets line out some things:
1.We are a manipulative, chess-master style.
2.We use close and mid-range attacks
3.We Count on our speed.
4.We count on our enemy detection.
5.We prefer counter-attacking style.
6.We gather a group of strange allies.
7.We are genius.
Now the main question:
WHAT THE FUCK ANIMAL/FISH/MOLLUSK/BIRD/INSECT/PROCARYOTIC BACTERIA ARE WE ?

>>17151131
My bad, I don't use IRC

>>17151084

1. This is a rather extreme stretch. If anything, It would make more sense for Inari to be the spider in this metaphor given our interactions.

2. The Chakra threads are doable, it's what made the detection web thing seem viable. You have some decent points as to the spider comparison here, but spiders are known primarily for setting up a turf, heavily modifying it to their advantage, and then making people fight them on their terms.

What in the hell part of our running everywhere, working with allies, constant long distance pilgrimages, and over-all personality suggest anything but the exact opposite of this?

It seems to me the more out of our element/depth we end up, the better we do.

3. Well, we're in agreement, not really much to say. Glad we're coming to some consensus.

Originally, I was the guy >>17150641

here, who pointed out that spiders are in no way less creepy than snakes. If anything, they're much, much worse.

As for the personal fears thing... I personally, don't like spiders. I actually have borderline arachnophobia. So, fuck spiders.

On the other hand, I know that we need to be true to the character, and if those eight legged bastards WERE the best way to approach all this, I would endorse that course of action.

The fact that I hate spiders, and the fact that I don't want them to be our summon are two separate facts that actually have nothing to do with each-other.

>>17151137

.... Hedgehogs?

Super Intelligent Hedge-hogs?

Sorry, drawing a blank. We actually have an animal psychologist/biologist in the last quest, maybe he's still around.

Personally, I think we should set the summon issue aside for right now. now is not a good time to go on a potentially long distance/time quest for something.

>>17151137
Eh, I'm still not into the whole summon thing-

In the time it takes us to summon something, we could already be up in our opponents face. If we summon something faster than us, I'm still willing to bet that Inari could riddle the thing with needles before it could do any sort of real damage.

If we get a summon it has to be something Inari can't disable or outright kill within the first three or four rounds of battle. Even then I'm still skeptical on the matter.

>>17151171
Well, as long as you and me and everyone else keeps their dis-likings out of the game, I find you a good person - thank you for good work.
You are convincing, that our summon shouldn't be a spider, but you know, THUNDER CHAKRA CONTROLLING SPIDER would be just nice. Moreover, I think we SHOULD (not have to) attend to spiders, because why not to ask the best hunters, ambushers and trappers, how to sneak on a man with eyes on his back (thinking of Inari, who seems to see every our movement.) and make a trap.

>>17151220
...Well there is a summon that brings out a giant spider who then births thousands of baby spiders..

>>17151137
If I had to pick what we were it would be like a.....maybe like a Condor or a Hyena. Something about us screams eerie night folk.

>>17151220
Very wise sentiment.

Also, to all of you where were saying so, Inari is about 99% the Spider in this world. She lurks in the shadows, waiting, pounces out, paralyzes the target, and then feeds.

Anyway. The only thing I've gathered is we want Blitz 2, and some level of diplomacy. Also, glad to see the thread is so lively.

>>17151203
You know, this can actually transform into "WHAT ANIMAL ARE YOU???" quest. With silly tests and people bragging about themselves,

>>17151251
Op. I think its 3 for A and 4 for B hereand around 2-3 with their own plans here
>>17148381

>>17151251

We decided to up it to Blitz three.

We should also work on Chakra manipulation, especially controlling/using the 'lightning' element stuff.

One thing I don't think people realize about the chakra net: It's our chackra. What we can manipulate and more importantly IMBUE however we want. More so than usual because of our blood-line.

Lightning nets anyone? Poisoned lightning nets? Lightning net chackra sealing techniques?

I don't think you guys understand how badly we could abuse that technique.

>>17151299
>>17151293
Blitz 3 is 25 points total. So ok, we have 5 points left.

>>17151293

Add another for B, for the reasons stated >>17151299

The net detection justsu would be the much better choice of the two, considering OUR EYES ALREADY DO THE OTHER ONE MUCH BETTER.

>>17151309

Is the five points left before or after the diplomacy boost?

>>17151299
I definitely vote for some fuinjutsu

>>17151329
Before. Blitz is fucking expensive.

>>17151330

Why?

>>17151332

Worth it. See if the guys wanna go for another three weeks of training. (I kid, I kid.)

Well, I'd say Diplomacy is the biggest concern ATM, so how much can we boost that, and where will that put us?

Also, what are our companions current stats/abilities?

>Made the comment about spider influences

Ha! Made the thread, lively through FEAR! I'm like Batman.

>>17151356
5 Points? Let's see I believe since it's level 1 we can go to Level 4.

>>17151356
We still owe Momoji, a couple of weeks of training (which I still feel would should atleast honor) so that should be our next training spot.

>>17151356
Also, your companions stats/abilities are hidden to you.

Lastly, we need to think of a UA. I will also allow us to redo our UA 2: Null Stance, due to lack of use.

>>17151332
>>17151309
Didn't you say that we had 17 points left after getting Blitz 2 and Speed Familiarity?
And when I asked how many points to go from Blitz 2 to Blitz 3, you said 10.
So Blitz 3 and Speed Familiarity should be 23 points total.

>>17151358

>Have been here the entire time
>Made all the training rolls in the last thread
>Only not talkative because there was nobody to talk to.

Not as impressive as you think.

>>17151378
No, I said it was 10 to go from Blitz 1 to Blitz 2, or that's what I thought you were asking.

It's 25 points. End of story.

>>17151378

>Speed Familiarity

One time purchase. And why are you trying to get hjim to give us LESS points to play with?

>>17151365

If we went to three, would that leave us enough points to work on our lightning element use/control?

>>17151375
Nooo, my precious null stance.

That's it, we need to start using more gentle steel.

>>17151403
We could buy 1 Rank. Specific Elemental Control is a double-cost skill because of its flexability.

UA BRAINSTORM GO

Okay guys, I want to ask you some questions, what kind of UA we will make?
Offensive? Defensive? Passive? Counter? Random?

>>17151409

DONE.

>>17151441

Passive/Counter. Either one that's both, or one or the other.

Our biggest problem seems to be people getting the drop on us, so we should do something about that.

Can we make Chakra Restart system?
Think of it as a defibrillator, but for chakra system.
It actually can instantly get us out of a paralyze, a weak seal or just senbons

>>17151388
No, I was asking the cost to go from Blitz 2 to Blitz 3.
>>17147007
>Is it another 10 to increase Blitz 2 to Blitz 3?
>Or is it 15?
So the answer is 15, then.

>>17151403
The original costs he quoted would be 23 points total, out of 30.
The new cost is 25 points total, without including Speed Familiarity because that's 3 points.
Blitz 2 (10) + Blitz 3 (15) + Speed Familiarity (3)
It should come out to us having 2 MP left after getting the Blitzes and Speed Familiarity.

By the way guys, Elemental control means we can boost our other techniques with it, as well as imbue it into certain items (we don't have any ATM, i think).

I know you guys know this already, but consider the following:

1: We can make Chakra Scalpels, very powerful cutting.
2: We can use these in combat.
3: We can imbue existing techniques, like the scalpel, with lightning chackra
4: Chidori.

You're welcome.

>>17151485

>Points out math that totally fucks over all of our plans.

Stop.

Talking.

Hey Guys, I have an idea:
According to the anime and manga - chakra is a combination of persons experience/memories and physical fitness, right?
I don't know how is it called, but sometime we got a technique, which allows us to steal chakra from people if we successfully hit them, right?
Basically, we are stealing their experience or/and memories, right?
Of course everything is not that easy, we still need to convert chakra back to memories.
Why don't we make such a UA, which can allow us to see somebodies memories, and probably learn their techniques, hm?

>>17151513
This means, if we hit person at least one time, we can probably get a useful piece of information like:
Why is this person fighting you? Maybe we can use our diplomacy to subdue them?
How did he prepare for this fight? Maybe he still has some aces and we better know about them.
Maybe he got reinforcements ready?

>>17151465

We might already have something like that, due to Chackra control.

>>17151513

Are you familiar, sir, with the term 'insane troll logic'?

>>17151496

I could kiss you.

>>17151485

why.jpeg

He could have been just giving it to us. instead you went out of your way to point out a small problem, that ruins everything.

>>17151485

Thank you. honestly. Maybe OP already knows about that and just wants to help us?

Question: Do we need Speed Familiarty with our Eyes?

Second, I suggest putting a single point into Chakra Control if 5 points is enough to up a stat.

As for our UA, I would suggest we take that reflects our focus:
"Kissed by the Spider": Due to careful study and application, you can force chakra around areas paralyzed, burning 2 chakra for every turn used. Your over powered chakra network also expands your senses, allowing you to detect via any logical means - Scent, Audio, Tremor Sense.

>>17151555
Sir, I am honestly trying to make some limitations to such powers, but really, what are your arguments? I will understand if you simply don't like this way of thinking or prefer other UA, but could you explain why this won't work? I am really interested in such questions, because I want to see minuses of chakra system and work them out.

>>17151465
>>17151513
>>17151543

Chakra is not memories. Show me the manga page where it says that, and I will concede you the point.

>>17151571
Wow, this sounds nice. Can we go even further? like having our chakra out of our body or in some kind of an item?
inb4 LYCH RYU

>>17151585

I'm assuming you're the memory steal guy.

The chakra comes from balance of body and mind, physical ability with mental discipline. It isn't literally made of thought and memory.

Saying slapping someone should give you their memory is like saying you once ate a bird, so now you have the power of flight.

It's so far beyond ludicrous that I'm actually having a hard time putting it into words.

The idea of stealing someone's Chackra does sound interesting, and could even be considered a sort of extension of the Hyuga clan's extreme chackra manipulating ability.

>>17151622
Hey OP, some more bits for Errata:
page 13, Lightning Fast Seals - you mention Speed Sight 3 or higher. Is this supposed to be Speed Rank 3 or higher, Blitz 3 or higher, or Speed Familiarity?

Also, there's no mention of Speed Familiarity, or the negative effects of going above Speed Rank 3 (Blitz 2) without Speed Familiarity that was in the original document.

>>17151571

Stop.

With.

The.

Spiders.

There is no good reason, in or out of character, to associate our character, in any way, shape, or form, with arachnids.

>>17151571
We have speed Sight 2.

>>17151665
I'm actually suggesting that Inari Crazylady is the 'Spider' and because she's bitten us so many fucking times with Sebons in our god damn EVERYTHING that we should find a way to route our Chakra around those pressure points and go 'haha, fuck your needles!' and because of that, we kinda super-charge our chakra system to allow detection everywhere.

>>17151672
Again with Speed Sight.
Is that Speed Rank, and Speed Sight automatically goes up as Speed Rank goes up?
Or is Speed Sight 2 a result of the byakugan Kekkei Genkai?
Which should be included in the next version of the core rulebook you put out; examples of the different kekkei genkai and their mechanical effects.

>>17151657
That's being removed. Don't worry.

>>17151692
It's as a result of our Kekkei Genkai

>>17151644
I think I kind of got it, thank you for your patience. Just you know, I was thinking about UA that would allow us to
1.Hurt our opponent.
2.Replenish our Health/Chakra
3.Will improve one of our existing abilities. I wish we could do something else with chakra sapping technique.

>>17151705
For 1 & 2, we could use a modification of Shimaru's chakra and water absorption technique.
Just rip a person's chakra right out of their system in order to feed our own.
It'll cause physical and chakra damage to our foe, while replenishing our own chakra pool.

>>17151781

I think we just answered >>17151137

Vampires.

We need to summon vampires.

>>17151810

>Totally see the Vampire comparison
>Immediately realize Jako's a Wolfman and/or Dr Jekyll
>Inari's Bride of Dracula
>mfw everyone in our core group of homies can be tied to some sort of classic monster archetype

>>17151781
This. I vote for this kind of UA. We mix together Wate absorption and chakra absorption, to deliver physical and chakra damage to our enemy, while replenishing our chakra. This will be our new UA.

>>17151870
On what grounds? Where does this ability randomly spawn from?

Okay guys, if we will get a summon, it will be a bat. Also, we should get a cloak and a pair of sunglasses (kind of useful actually). Shingen Von Hyuga. Jakob is werewolf, Choji's clan guy is doctor jackyll, Inari is jorogumo. We hav a Halloween party right here.

>>17151889

I think the idea was to have it be an extension/refinement of the chackra control/sealing techniques that is the Hyuga clan specialty.

>>17151925
There's a difference between sealing chakra gates and suddenly becoming a chakra vampire. We have shown no proclivity or motion towards that in the past. Doesn't make a lot of sense to me.

>>17151889
Sorry, sounded too positive there, we need to justify it, as you said.

>>17151935
Gentle Fist is already about attacking an opponent's chakra system.
Could we develop it further, in that we no longer need to hit points along the opponent's chakra system, only maintain physical contact, in order to cause massive internal damage?

>>17151935

Maybe we'll save that for later then. I'm not sure how it'd work.

Fun idea though.

>>17151810
>>17151866

Can't... Can't unsee....

>>17151935
>>17151937
>>17151925
>>17151964

Chakra Vampire is an awesome idea, and we need to develop it.

We also need to get some of that poison from the first quest, that makes people unable to use their chakra.

Dammit, why does vampire fit so perfectly with everything about our character?

Is there any precedent for vampires in the setting?

>>17151990
Yes.
Early on in Naruto, during the Chunnin Test, one of Sasuke's opponents ,Yoroi,had a skill that could leech chakra from Sasuke by grabbing him.

Jirobou, of the Sound 4, can also steal chakra through physical combat.

The bugs of the Aburame clan , can also steal chakra.

It is, however,a rare skill.

>>17152050
Don't forget about Samehada.

Wrath of the White-eyed: While Byakugan is active all opponents within it's range suffer a -2 penalty to all offensive actions against you. In addition, if a jutsu is used as our major action during our turn we may double cast it against one person or use it against two seperate targets. Costs 4 grit.

>>17152050

>It is, however,a rare skill.

Challenge accepted.

We should be considering this ability, and how to make it work.

Also, what creatures draw the vampire parallel? It seems that that's the sort of mentality we have, with the exception on currently not being able to do the sucking ATM.

Also, with our Genjutsu Seal we mastered to control Jako.... We could paralyze someone and then EAT THEIR SOUL.

Tell me that's not awesome. You can't, because it is.

>>17152084
I would like you to note that every wielder of this technique has been either EVIL, a test subject of Orochimaru's, or a creepy aberration.

Notice a pattern?
Even Orochimaru called Yoroi's technique 'unholy', even though he didnt go into detail. It seems that chakra vampirism is not just another technique,nor is it normal, by any means.

>>17152112

This I like. It seems like it might be a tad on the powerful side, but I like the part about causing a massive penalty for people trying to attack us.

>>17152121

There are several very compelling arguments in the thread about our character having a very potentially dark side.

Besides, I don't think it's something we're going to be using to such an extent that it's immediately obvious what we're doing. Remember, our clan's power comes from manipulating and sealing chakra. They might think that's all we're doing, unless we just start to RIP AND TEAR.

>>17152112
4 Grit to activate? And how much to maintain? Or 4 Grit to activate and maintain?

>Chakra Vampire

Wait, so a Jiang Shi?

>>17152117
I'd like to remind you that even the HIGHEST non Sage-of-the-Six-Paths practitioners have only been able to either SUMMON Souls- (Edo Tensei),or SUMMON A DEATH GOD to eat a soul- (Shiku Fujin).

Even the most powerful genjutsu user in the series so far, has only been capable of putting a soul to eternal sleep, not destroying it, or consuming it- and that was Itachi, with super-unique-genjutsu weaponry the Totsuka Sword, alongside Susanoo.

There's been little evidence that soul manipulation or destruction of any higher type is possible for anyone other than Nagato, and the Sage of Six Paths.

Get them Rinnegans if you want to eat souls, son.

>>17152121

>EVIL
>Creepy Aberration
>unholy

Are you trying to make a point?

>>17151810

The idea of our summon being VAMPIRES amuses the shit out of me, but i don't think OP will let us get away with that.

What animals are normally associated with vampires?

>>17152202
Bats and wolves, traditionally.

>>17152202
Bats, wolves, if you watch Mighty Max then flies.

Oh and spiders, they do survive on blood, and in a few stories they can transform into a ton of them.

>>17152192

I was being metaphorical.

I'm pretty sure that forcibly ripping out all of their Chakra would kill them.

Also, you're fucking crazy if you think that OP's gonna lets have Rinnegan. for one thing, they're silly powerful. For another, it's the evolved for of the Sharangan, which we don't have.

>>17152202

Bats, mostly.

Bats and wolves.

>Ninja bats.
>Ninja bats that eat chakra
>Ninja bats using transformation jutsu to turn into copies of Shingen like those dog-ninja people like Kiba.
>Shingen as ninja batman.

You know you want it.

GUYS

GUYS

I GOT IT

We pool our ideas and get- Chakra enhanced vampiric chain lightning: Basically we send our far-fist through a group of enemies and use their chakra systems to maintain it while channeling lightning chakra to paralyze and do massive damage to the afflicted. Can we do that, make our jutsu self-sustaining as long as it has chakra to feed off of- make our jutsu the vampire instead of us?

So we should go with the chakra echolocation like the hermit said, instead of chakra webs.

>>17152300

>turn someone's own chakra system against them.

That is logically the next step past Chakra vampire. If we decided to be insane mass murderers.

Self-sustaining Vampire jutsu seems... a bit over-powered. I think there would have to be some sort of sentience, we'd have to be there actively control it, we can't just 'sic em boy' if we could even do that in the first place.

Yeah, no. let's aim for >>17152256

Instead. Ninja Vampire Batman seems like a more reasonable goal.

I cannot believe I just typed that sentence.

Ok so we didn't actually bother buying the genjutsu technique we stopped to train for or even Genjutsu release which is necessary to break out of any genjutsu effect during our training?

...

Speed is good guys but those two things are absolutely vital to our survival here. We've got two UA's here right? So how about we change null stance into a speedster stance? We shutdown our genjutsu and ninjutsu techs but in exchange gain speed rank +2 or something that scales with how much we pay. Maybe even keep the chakra regeneration in there but it gives us a bit of speed.

For the other UA Reactive Chakra was suggested before and I think that would be damn useful to counter our senbon woes. "if you fail a defensive roll against an attack roll your rank targeting chakra. If you achieve as many successes as your opponent's rank you may spend a point of chakra to repel a ninjutsu or taijutsu based attack.

>>17152307

I for now.

>>17152341
Insane Mass Murderers?

No no..we'll only mass murder, murderers. We'll be Ninja Dexter.

>>17152350

I like reactive chackra. OP, is it possible to 'bank' a UA for now? develop something for that slot later?

>>17152353

Vampire Batman is better.

>>17152370
Nope. We gotta decide it on leveling. Or we could just revert to Chunin. Your call.

>>17152350
This guy is right. We need to get that Genjutsu release because, really, that's half of what we learned.

>>17152410

Useless power we're stuck with, or dropping dramaticly in power.

Fuck it, let's use >>17152112

How would we go about learning the vampire technique?

Because that's totally our next goal.

>>17152398
batlich is best bat-

>>17152444
I have to ask. Why? Why do you feel the urge for a chakra draining technique? I mean, I'm not saying you can't have it, I'm not gonna be that gm. But why?

Also we can still talk about UA's. I've heard some good ones. Wrath of the White Eyes is on the right track, but needs some tweaking.

>>17152459
batpalladin disagrees

>>17152485
Like what kind of tweaking?

>>17152485

Free replenishing Chakra pool mid combat?
Potential to severely limit power of the opposition?
Logical next step for our potent Chakra sealing/manipulating abilities?
Potentially attacking a more powerful for by taking all his Chakra away and then hitting him in the face with it in a single massive jutsu we couldn't normally perform?
Sheer intimidation factor of the enemies realizing that their opponent is eating their very souls to power attacks used to destroy them?

I'm having a hard time thinking of a downside to this technique. Done properly, it's a game-changer.

And honestly? From what I've been reading from this quest, us having to fight Madara is a very real possibility. if he's even ten percent as powerful as in the main series, we're going to need to start preparing for that worst case scenario.

>Also we can still talk about UA's. I've heard some good ones. Wrath of the White Eyes is on the right track, but needs some tweaking.

What needs to be tweaked to make it viable?

Personally, I think it should be a lower initial cost, with an on-going cost every round it keeps going.

If we go Blitz 3, as we seem to be wanting. We get 3 partial actions per turn. Additionally people without speed sight get -3 against us, and we move 3*Taijutsu distance.

Blitz 2 only makes us lose the extra partial action. Now, is it vital, in the collective's eyes, that we have those extras?

>>17152537
Like adding a Grit Tax, which is a reduction in the amount of Grit we gain, since it's so powerful. If we did that I would also suggest amping it a little. So...something like...

Wrath of the White Eyed: You enter a place where your training takes over, your prodigious mind supporting your muscles and your conscious takes a backseat. All foes take a -2 penalty to dodge or counter your attacks and you gain a +2 pool bonus for countering with Gentle Fist. Additionally you can use any Gentle Fist Jutsu immediately after a successful critical hit at no cost. Lastly, your enhanced chakra system maxes out your body's functions, increasing your Taijutsu by 3 for the duration of this UA. Costs 4 Grit to start, 1 Grit/Turn.

>>17152556

And into response of the almost inevitable 'that sounds evil' I think we're the kinda guy who should be nice and devoted to our friends and allies, and absolutely fucking horrifying high-octane nightmare fuel to our enemies.

Like how Hanzo and the Forth Hokage both had Bingo book entries that suggesting killing yourself over engaging them in combat, while they were generally acknowledged as nice guys by their allies.

We should be aiming for that.

>>17152574

We'd still get the -3 to trying to hit us?

Yeah, let's go with blitz two ATM, and we'll get blitz three next.

>>17152613
It'd be -2 because of Blitz 2. Not 3. Blitz 3 is -3. However they'd be taking a cumulative -4 pool to try and dodge you.

>>17152574
I am of the opinion that it is vital that we get that extra speed of Blitz 3 (Speed Rank 4).

Also voting for Wrath of the White Eyed as written in your post.

>>17152651
Countering Genjutsu shenanigans > extra partial action a round personally.

Also Op you mentioned something about us gaining a new ability earlier but we never got to test it out. What did it do?

>>17152733
Indeed, we do have a new ability that we never got around to testing. Perhaps we can put aside some time for it?

>>17152651
>>17152733

Reluctantly, I'm going to have to cast my vote in with the Blitz 2 instead of 3.

>>17152763

What new technique? When was this?

Also, I seconding all votes related to >>17152556
>>17152341
>>17152256

>>17152733
Then what are we going to get that will give us those counter-genjutsu abilities?
Just increase our Genjutsu Knowledge to 5? What else? What are we going to spend that 15MP on?

So alignment wise what are we? Chaotic Good? I'm thinking since we're also a medic, we could go the Orochimaru route and start checking into Jako's abilities.

Then again when we start going into our knight templar way, we're going to start corpse-raiding all those dead Uchihas, steal all the secret family techniques, etc. etc in order to create a grand ol' technique that will have the world BOWING BEFORE OUR GLORY AND MIGHT! NOT EVEN WHEN THE ARMIES OF ALL NINJAS GATHER BEFORE US SHALL THEY STOP OUR PLA-

Well I seem to be getting ahead of myself.

>>17152824

chakra vampire/BATS?

They cannot into illusion if we eat all their power?

Fucked if I know. I thought we we were good on the Genjutsu count.

You guys know that advanced Byakugan users are literally immune to Genjutsu right?

I vote for something not totally out of nowhere like vampirim, or likely to literally kill us by further Blowing out our own chakra network.
So, I suggest this, Heavenly Cobra Stance:
Shingen almost completely suppresses his own chakra in order to gain greater focus and control. While in this state, he easily converts his body's chakra to the lightning element, and uses extremely focused burst of it through his body to essentially supercharge it, gaining absurd boosts of speed and power for short periods of time.He could also use this mode to send a weak jolt through his body, essentially shorting detrimental effects on him by doing so.

So Crunch wise Im thinking: Shingen's chakra pool becomes effectively zero on entering the stance, but he doesnt fall into chakra exhaustion.Since his max is 16, he gains 4 chakra at the beginning of his turn, and any left over empties at the start of the next turn before refilling again. In return, he get a speed rank of 1 higher then whatever his normal would be prior to entering the stance, and a +1 to attacks, dodges, and counterattacks, as well as giving a -1 to anyone trying to detect him. Once per turn he can spend a grit as a free action to remove a detrimental effect from himself.

We might want to add in some kind of lightning based modifier to our gentle fist attacks too.

>>17152852
Well, some people seem to disagree with you.

Also, bat summons/clones eating enemy chakra assumes that we can find them and act before they find us and attack.

>>17152865
The loss of all that chakra, I think we can increase those bonuses to +2.

>>17152797
Shingen Style I think it was. Anyway after we found out Inari had sleeper agents/ human puppets that she uses as suicide agents OP said we gained a new ability but we'd have to try it out to see what it was.

>>17152865

I like the idea, Maybe this is the one technique and >>17152574

Is the other UA or whatever?

>>17152867

Those some people are wrong then. It's outright stated at least three different times that since they see chakra flow, they're effectively immune because they see and understand how it works. In D&D terms (Since I don't know this system well yet) it basically gives them like a +20 to all related saving throws once they master it. Completely master it, I should say.

>Also, bat summons/clones eating enemy chakra assumes that we can find them and act before they find us and attack.

Substitution jutsu, genjutsu lock, bat swarm, chakra share.

Summoned creatures capable of performing jutsus can share chakra with the contract holders, a link that goes both ways. Given the nature of the techniques involved, if anything the bond would be more potent.

Plus we could in theory make it so we can steal a little bit of power with every hit, while more advanced/bigger drain techniques would require more complex actions.

>>17152865
I like it.

>>17152892
agreed.

>>17152919

Well then, we're going to have to try it out and see what it does.

>>17152926
>>17152934
>>17152595
>>17152556
>>17152574
>>17152341
>>17152256
>>17152892

All of this is awesome, I agree with all choices, and I fucking love you guys.

>>17152851
Lawful Evil Hero is how I'mve been running him. With a hint of freaking out over crazy womenfolk.

Okay, so we seem to have gravitated towards wanting these two UA's:
Wrath of the White Eyed
Heavenly Cobra Stance

OP, would this be a jutsu or a UA:
>(Shingen Style: Thousand Flurry Technique, Stage 1, Learned.)

>>17152994

Well it seems like we already have it. So probably some sort of special technique that isn't a UA?

>>17152994

Yeah those two sound good to me.

>>17153021
>>17152994
It's a jutsu I believe- and from the description of it's initial usage... It seems to send us into a very chakra efficient martial trance of some sort.

>>17152982
>>17152851

He's either very, very Chaotic Good, or very, very Lawful Evil.

You'd think this would be a contradiction, but it isn't.

>>17153021

Seems a reasonable assumption.

>>17152994
Tis a Jutsu. But it's only partially developed.

>>17153048
Since we spent the last 3 weeks getting down to business could we have tried it out to see what it is that we partially know but don't actually know?

>>17153091
Nope. But instead, we can start playing. Here's what we've got.

Blitz 2.
Diplomacy 4.
The two UA's, the one I retconned, and the Heavenly Cobra mentioned above, though the name doesn't make an awful lot of sense for us.

We still have 15 points left, however. Do we want a jutsu? or do we want to start training our Lightning Element?

>>17153213
Train lightning.
I wanted Blitz 3, but it looks like I'm in the minority on that.

>>17153249
Alright, seems like you are. Lightning costs 2/2/4/4/6. Wanna just go all the way to 4 with it?

>>17153213

How about tactician?

Considering that we now travel in a team and last we had forces under us.

Can fluff it as team training.

>>17153271

Let's go to three for now. Put the other points into diplomacy, since i don't think we've done that yet.

>>17153290

Lightning Element 3
Diplomacy 5

We still have.....what, 4 points left?

>>17153277
i think its worth looking at but not right this moment.

>>17153271
What would you say is more useful for us OP? Lightning element or learning the jutsu to stop Jako (or gen release if it's not a moot point as was mentioned earlier)

>>17153307
Gen release is not a moot point. We're still vulnerable. Our Kekkei Genaki matures when we reach Jonin.

The jutsu is considered learned as an element of your training, rather than making you buy it. As for lightning element, I express my hesitance, we aren't wanting for damage.

>>17153320
4 MP left.
2 to raise Genjutsu Knowledge to 4
2 to raise Shinobi Movement to 3

>>17153320
how about better healing options then? We are the team medic (/leader).

>>17153277

That's boring.

>>17153346

Healing then. Better to pick up the slack.

More healing! Maybe using our new-found lightning element as a defibrillator or something.

>>17153372
>>17153350
>>17153346
Yeah let's spend those last points on either raising our skill or taking a medic perk.

>>17153397
What, so you want Rapid Response?
Activate Medical Ninjutsu on an adjacent ally at the cost of 2 Grit on a turn other than our own?

>>17153412
May be useful. I didn't remember what they were off the top of my head. It's either that or raising medical knowledge by 1 point.

>>17153320

>We aren't wanting for damage

I'm sorry, are you suggesting we turn down the opportunity to become MORE powerful?

>>17153350
>>17153346
>>17153372
>>17153397
>>17153412

Medical Jutsus?

I can see us putting a little into it....

We really need to figure out the bat/vampire shit though.

>>17153450
Well if our path takes us that way and we can learn it. For now though I suggest we just up the medical skill. We don't have any existing skills that we can put the remaining point into if we take the perk and i don't think we really need a new one.

>>17153450
>>17153432

Well, we'll think about it. Enough meaningless talk. Time for thread.

You emerge after three long weeks of dedicated training with your comrades. The three of you have grown closer, and Honda has even gone to the lengths of growing a bushy beard. Jako seems to be incapable of facial hair growth and maintains a look of stoic resolve. "What's your orders, boss?" He asks politely.

>>17153553
"Back to the Land of Fire. And it's time to finally face my past and resolve it, one way or the other."

>>17153579
Wait, aren't we already back in the Land of Fire?

Also, we've haven't reported back to Dad for the mission against the bandits have we?

>>17153579
"Also killing bandits. Gotta meet quota."

Wait didn't we promise darkwi-err mallard that we'd come back and help him out? We may want to do that.

>>17153606
I thought we were on a "Come back after you've accomplished something worth a damn" status with that mission. Only we really decide when it's over (or whenever the main branch sends someone to fetch us)

>>17153613
Speaking of the Mallard, we need to go back and ask him what the item he needs back IS. I don't see the point in sauntering up to the stone and saying "hey, the Mallard needs that thingy you guys stole from him back... so yeah."

>>17153613
>>17153606
>>17153624
>>17153579

You do have that agreement to the Mallard that he needed your help. But also you have to get done with your mission, eventually. However, it has been well over a month and a half. Perhaps a visit home wouldn't be amiss?

>>17153674
I think we should go back to the Mallard and catch Inari, then beat up some bandits, then go home.

>>17153624

That's the current mission status.

>>17153613

I can see us doing both, at the same time.

>>17153606
>>17153579

We're already back in, or very near to, the land of fire.

My idea runs like this:
-Find Mallard.
-Suggest Temporary Alliance.
-find Inari/Widow (confirm if it's the same person)
-find way to get alone with Inari, preferably with us NOT in a massively compromised position.
-Deal With All Issues Together.
-Plot world domination.

In that order, with the following 'target of opportunity' style objectives, completing where/when convenient/available:

-Learn vampire jutsus
-Summon bat shit
-Kill bandits/robbers/baddies whenever convenient.

Sound like a good outline?

>>17153674
We'll compromise and send a letter. We can't afford to get cockblocked by the Patriarch at this stage. We'll need to at least bring back the head of some notorious bandit or samurai when we return. For now I vote we help the mallard and settle accounts with Inari.

>>17153686
I'm with ya for everything except the vampire and bats stuff.

>>17153674

I think it would be a good idea to send word to the clan along the lines of "Have lead on some hard-core bad-guys, possible connection to the people who were killing our clansmen, can't disclose more info, being watched. Don't come looking for me, discretion critical, will report back when I can."

Mostly honest, let's them know we're alive. "solving" that mystery will give us some weight to throw in clan politics, and it'll assure them that we're alive will also keeping them from interfering.

>>17153691
>>17153717

Combine these.

Then >>17153686

Will act as something of a checklist for our short-term goals.

>>17153717
This but use our diplomacy to word it a little less suspiciously.

>>17153726
Agreed.

>>17153717
They'll want Inari dead if they put together that we're chasing the Black Widow, the Black Widow was Inari, and the person we were chasing was responsible for all those Hyuuga deaths.

>>17153764

>Word it a little less suspiciously

I thought that was assumed with

>Something along the lines of

Thanks for clarifying, though. If you didn't see that the others might not have as well.

I meant something that would get that sort of a point across, but have them NOT view it as an excuse to hunt us down and kill us. I'm not exactly in the right state of mind for courtly intrigue style writing, hopefully someone else can/will word it better.

>>17153777

Yes. That's why:

We can report that Inari isn't THE Widow, that Inari might have been acting against her will, and that the Hyuga deaths were related.

We'll spin this situation to our advantage, somehow. I'll come up with something.

>>17153764
>>17153809
>>17153830

You tell your comrades that it'll be just a moment. You head to the nearest town, write a letter to your Father and the Clan and send it on its way with a messenger. That done, you clap your hands together, feeling refreshed and renewed as Jako says, "The Mallard is here, in this town." He says, his nose fluttering, "And he seems excited about something." Sure enough as he finishes these words a plume of smoke rises from the ground as the Mallard steps forward and bows, "Ah! My fortunate friends, it's good to see you, and as I bring such pleasant tidings! The Black Widow is dead! The Uchiha Clan caught her, tortured her for her information, and executed her publicly. She's hanging on a post outside their camp walls for all to see! The job is done!" He said and took off his hat, "I can finally go home."

>>17153861

Go and see if it's Inari.

If it is, our new goal is to murder everyone with a drop of Uchiha blood in their systems on the entire planet.

Also, I fucking warned you guys about time skips and training montages. As soon as we skip even a tiny amount we get fucked HARD.

>>17153883
Seconding on checking to see if it's Inari.

>>17153861
>>17153883
>>17153891

God fucking dammit I fucking knew this would happen.

>>17153883
>>17153891

You excuse yourself from both your friends and the Mallard, heading towards the Uchiha camp. Careful to duck the sentries eyes you see, far away, a woman hanging there. Turning your Byakugan on you see she's been dead for a little while, but her eyes are opened wide for all to see, red sharingan, long curled black hair, and a face that you couldn't forget. Inari hangs there, a ninjato through her stomach, pinning her to the post. Beneath her feet is a sign which reads,

"Such is the fate of those who betray the Uchiha."

>>17153908

Take her down.

TAKE HER DOWN NOW. SHE DOESN'T DESERVE THIS.

>>17153908

>Set one goal for the entire game.
>GM gleefully sweeps the rug from under our feet by murdering them off-screen at the first opportunity.

Welp, done with this quest, fun while it lasted.

Well here's my attempt:

"Respected Father,

Things are progressing well since I first began my mission. I have encountered stalwart companions to aid me on my travels and have assisted our Senju cousins when the opportunity presented itself. I am now on the trail of those I suspect will lead me closer to uncovering the culprit behind the attacks on our family. If it is simply another red herring so be it, but I will do my utmost to remove this threat to the fire country and society at large regardless of its involvement with that affair. I can not be assured that this letter will not be intercepted so aside from that I can say no more, less I give my quarry an edge I cannot afford.

My thoughts are often of home and I strive to do you proud. I feel that in a short while I will have achieved the goal I set for myself at the start of this quest. Once completed I shall return once more to aid both you and brother in whatever ways I can. Perhaps then we can look once more to future endeavors and greater horizons.

P.S.
I got scolded for lacking resolve by that girl we met. If you should encounter her for whatever reason tell her I intend to make good on our agreement.

>>17153933
Shame you lack the patience to see a good story to its end.

>>17153908
Fucking dammit. We should have gone after her immediately, back then.

Check for sentries, make sure that our chakra is dampened. Then full speed run in, cut her down, grab her body, and run out.
The least we can do, after screwing up this badly, is give her a decent burial.

>>17153934
>>17153908
>>17153861

Of course. Damnit I need to learn to type faster.

>>17153933
If you're unprepared to accept the consequences of your actions, then that's your problem, not ours.

>>17153908

WHAT THE FUCK.

Lessons learned: Never fucking blink, quest will screw you over for diverting attention.

Never make any sort of a goal, quest will screw you for thinking ahead.

Never show optimism, quest will punish your foolishness.

You know, there IS a difference between 'potentially deadly' and 'wanton slaughter at every turn'.

>>17153942
>>17153923

Waiting for your first opportune moment you sprint in and remove the ninjato, pull her down, toss her over your shoulder and leap back away. You hear a single voice call out, "Hey! Come back!" But they had no way of seeing you like this. You are far too fast for them.

Once a safe distance away you gaze at the woman's face. It looks like Inari, alright, and she looks like she died rather peacefully, strangely. Her features relaxed upon mortis. She's light, extremely light, must not have eaten much for a while.

>>17153952
I'll politely request that you maintain a reasonable outlook and follow the tale. Did you stop watching Gurren Laggan when Kamina died? No, because it's worth finishing. Not saying my story is that good, but I request you stay with me to the end of the tale. This applies to

>>17153933

As well.

>>17153937

Shame you lack the ability to not fuck the players every time our attention is diverted for five seconds

>>17153950

I'm the guy who's been going out of my way to say 'no time skips'. For this exact reason.

>>17153952
Well she may truly be dead. She made powerful enough enemies for sure. Though it seems unlikely at this juncture. She can control the will of others acting remotely through them and she is a master medic. She could have made a very convincing duplicate to thwart a search for her.

Suggesting we get an opportunity to give her a proper autopsy then burial. It's not the smartest thing to do, but that seems par for the course when it comes to Inari.

>>17153969
Please contain your rage and bear with me. I appreciate your vehemence, but not your aggression.

Well now we HAVE to kill the Uchiha, if they tortured the Hyuuga cursed seal secret out of her WE ARE FUCKED. Letting Inari die is one thing, but THIS- we have to fix this ASAP. We absolutely can't go back to the clan now, not with the promise of the entire branch house at risk.

>>17153965

I think you just made about half the quest followers rage-quit.

I'm pissed too, not quite to the same level, but goddamn do you have a LIST of terrible things you're waiting to do while we're looking the other way?

>>17153954
Wait a minute. Rigor Mortis doesn't go away until 3 days after death. By then, the body would have already rotted. And that there were no scavengers is weird.

Can we use a Medical Knowledge check, just to be sure this is who we think it is?

>>17153981

Son of a bitch, didn't even think of that. OP managed to kill her and screw our entire clan in the bargain.

rolled 3, 7, 3, 2, 8, 9, 10, 1 = 43

>>17153954
Begin autopsy check for signs of facial reconstruction and confirm this is her.

Rolling rank+medical knowledge 4

>>17153975
>>17154006

Heading back to town seems like a bad option, so you head the only place you know where you can go. The cave where you originally saw Jako's handiwork was well lit and you head into it, laying her body out on the table. You begin your autopsy at the neck and immediately notice something horrific. A second layer of skin, epidermal skin, rests under the main layer. Your hands tremble and you feel ill but as you pull at it you see, with disgust, the woman's face is not her own. Removing the outer face you see the woman beneath is a completely different woman. HER face is twisted in horrific agony.

The Sharingan are real, however, and as you feel around her skin only her face was treated like this. Her body was similar and the effects of whatever was done to her made her seem the right height. Someone did some real hack work.

This woman is not, in any way, Inari. Her sharingan aren't even the same, these are simple two tomoe. This woman, however, has the tattoo of a black widow spider on the small of her neck. An exceedingly clever dupe. One you would have missed were you not willing to perform the autopsy.

>>17153999
Eh, not all the clan... But it's still the part that has our family in it and they matter more to us than anything else. We are taking care of this info leak, it has just taken priority over everything else.

So either OP killed her, pissing everyone off to varying degrees for varying reasons, or he's about to retcon her death, making him guilty of one of the major gripes he had about the series.

Meaning either he's a troll or a hypocrite.

Not sure which I'd prefer.

>>17154016
Harvest eyes and meet back up with the others. We won't be caught off guard that easily.

>>17154016
Oh Inari. Clever girl.

So, how should we proceed to track her down. The information on the Hyuuga seal in her head is far too important to let gallivant around the countryside.

>>17154025
Why would it be a retcon, if she's been known to use body doubles?

>>17154031

Seconding this.

Is there a way to undo what we did during the autopsy?

Making it look like the real deal again?

>>17154025
Or he had this shit planned from the beginning.

But I appreciate your attachment.

>>17154041
>>17154031
>>17154053
If you harvest the eyes it won't look very convincing, well, it'll look like someone removed the eyes, which I guess could be something. Also, you probably DON'T want to harvest them. They've been dead for a few days, remember?

Yes you can sew her back up and mend the scars.

>>17154048
>>17154025

OP dropped the hint when we fought against her body double. He was expecting us to react and lose our collective shit over her dieing in such a simple way. This was planned out. Inari has proven plenty of times she's running a far reaching plan and we were lucky enough that she tipped her hand early.

>>17154031

Was thinking this. Two eyes, should we pass one to the senjuu?

Though with their constant wars, they must have some for research already.

Otherwise return them to the clan. We might be able to use one of them as a gift to future allied clans.

>>17154060

Not going to use them. Going to take them back for research by the clan.

>>17154053
>>17154060
Well, the Uchiha don't exactly have a lot of friends, and people want those sharingan.
Wouldn't taking the eyes and then burning the body make it look like a ninja tried to take advantage of free sharingan?
They're no longer any good, but it might be enough to through people off our trail.

>>17154048
>>17154025

Personally, I'm not sure how to feel about this. Given the immediate and violent backlash to her apparent death, we'll never know whether this was the plan all along, or if he just pussied out of killing her.

I'm inclined to believe the later if Madra had absolutely anything to do with her interrogation (which, given the circumstances, he almost certainly was), because his mastery of the Sharingan was so complete they actually evolved into Rinnegan.

Highly suspect at best.

rolled 9, 10, 5, 5, 2, 4, 7, 6 = 48

>>17154060
We got ourselves a bonified body double here. Let's delve deeper. Find out whatever we can as quickly as we can. Then burn the body.

Med check.

>>17154072
That'll be fine. They're in more than good enough shape for that.

>>17154077
You proceed to check the body's various effects, skin temp, hair, checking for anything odd. You are about to give up before taking out a kunai and scraping under the finger-nails. You see a layer of fine green residue, dried liquid you would guess, on her nails. Curiously you scrape the rest of her fingers and gather a reasonable sample. You put it on a scroll for safe keeping and roll it up.

So, we burning this dud, after preserving the eyes?

>>17154090
Or whatever standard body field disposal is sure. No traces.

>>17154090

This seems like the smart thing.

God, Now I feel so damned conflicted over this quest.

>>17154090

Burn in. Don't need evidence.

Are we with our buddies?

If not check the area for Inari. If shes how I expect to behave, she was probably watching the area for whoever would steal the body.

>>17154090
>burninate the evidence.
I believe that's our plan.

I suppose now we would have to return home in order to drop off the eyes and get an analysis of the residue done.

>>17154090
>dried green liquid
Maybe from a swamp or something?

Maybe Inari's trying to lure us back to our "lunch" area?

>>17154110
Yeah that seems proper but we really need to reconnoiter with our allies as well. I doubt they're on the way but we should hook up with them first.

>>17154107
>>17154105
>>17154104

You lay the body in a safe place and reverse the explosive tags you place on the limbs and torso. Igniting them they burn the body, and the tags, to nothing but an unrecognizable pile of ash. Clean and efficient.

The eyes are kept safe in a glass jar in your medical kit, suspended in salt-water. As you leave the cave, your friends probably off celebrating with the Mallard, you feel something, someone.

Arms are around your waist as you hear a voice, very soft and pouty, whisper, "Awww...did little Shingen worry about his Inari darling?" The voice is instantly recognizable, and you feel the sensation of her hands, one on your pectoral and the other right over your liver, tracing little circles with her senbon. Her lips press against your neck as she whispers, "Because I missed you too. I didn't know you became my little doctor as well, such a smart man you are, Shingen." She says and, inevitably, you feel her press the needles against your skin as you shift in the slightest, "Oh, don't move darling, we have so much to talk about."

>>17154110

I just had great idea.

Claim that the eyes came from the person who was killing members of our clan.

Not a lie, and now that Inari's 'dead' she's not in harms way.

Don't let on that we know, act distressed, tell no-one.

Why do I have the feeling this body double is also someone important to the Uchiha, Inari would be a rather psycho bitch to take like..the Head of the Uchiha's daughter and do this.

>>17154129

Grip her hand.

"Dammit, don't scare me like that... So who was that in your place?"

>>17154129
"Inari. Or whoever you might actually be, I'll ask you once. Stop this." Is our byakugan still on? Can we start busting out our new moves? Or atleast signal to the others without getting para-ma-lyzed.

>>17154129
>>17154130

Annnnd of course my plan gets wrecked instantly by the OP.

Well, at least I know he wasn't TRYING to screw it by the simultaneous posts.

>>17154129

"You know I'm not going to try and hurt you, or betray you despite everything. Are the needles REALLY necessary?"

>>17154129
"Mmhmm...to tell the truth, for a moment I thought I was going to be wiping out the entire Uchiha clan today.
"But you're no slouch when it comes to surgery yourself, Inari. I couldn't even tell it was a double, at a distance."

>>17154149
Friends are in a town about three miles away. They're way too far away to help. You can try to bust some moves, but that's going to be dangerous, all things considered.

>>17154153
>>17154147
"Of course they are. I know how much you love my work. You've studied so much and gone to such great lengths to try and stop them, I know they're always on your mind, just like me." She says softly as you smell her unforgettable scent. "Now....the woman in my place? She was just some common woman I found in a town. I really did some hard work on the double, shame you burned it all, it would have been quite a lesson for some young medics. But I suppose Shingen the Raven had his pickings." She says and giggles softly.

>>17154163
"Of course I'm not." She giggles, "Aww, you were going to avenge my death? How sweet, you really know how to make a girl feel special." She says and proceeds to start nibbling on your neck before talking, "Tell me, what's the name of your tall friend? He nearly broke me in half one, I had to spend three days healing those wounds from his knee."

>>17154172

"A friend. Hes called Jako. Did you really have to attack him?

Also, do the Uchiha know you're still alive? Can you walk freely now?"

>>17154172
"Jako really is my friend, you know. Please don't use him as a pin cushion."

>>17154172
>>17154195

After this a breif pause.

Then: "It wasn't ever about what you were you doing."

"Jako. He's a stoic one but a good fellow, earnest and straightforward. A little wild but we're working on that, it's why I was in Senju lands in the first place. Why attack him?

What is it you need to do that you need the world to think you're dead? What's your angle Inari? You've become a very calculating woman and I doubt you've just been running around randomly these last three years. What do you need the commands to my clans cursed seals for?"

>>17154172
"I am no carrion eating bird, Inari. I'm more of a falcon." Take in a deep breath, try to see if we have any room at all.

"Inari. I've never been good with words, but I know what I did was wrong. I left you, when I should have helped you. I was young and foolish and now I can see I am paying the mistake of my past. I'm sorry, but I've grown and I've learned. Let me help you."

>>17154241

Give it just a moment. the "Please."

Sound like you're trying NOT to make it a plea.

>>17154195
>>17154219
>>17154222
>>17154231
>>17154241

She smiles, "Jako. Well, I've used him as a pin cushion twice already, no need for a third time. Anyway..." she pauses and toss her hair slowly. When you breathe out she squeezes tighter for a moment before giggling. "Oh Shingen, darling, I think you have the wrong idea. I don't hold any malice for what happened. You're a hero, you're my hero and I love you. I don't need help, dearest, I'm just trying to show you my love as deeply and truly as I possibly can for you." She said softly, almost sounding taken aback or surprised at your notion of what her motives were. "Shingen, sweet-heart, you know I can't tell you why I do what I do. It's not good for you to know the whole plan." She says with a smile, "But don't worry, you will. Anyway, I'm pleased you figured out that I learned that. So smart of you, darling! I'm so proud of my Shingen." She says, beaming as she turns you to face her, kisses you for a full minute, though as she does so the senbon go just into the skin as a warning to not try anything funny. When she does pull away she smiles again and giggles, "Haven't you missed me at all? You are so rigid, so tense, do you fear me, my white-eyed hero?"

>>17154271

"I fear what's coming. Actions have consequences, I learned that the hard way. From what I've seen of your actions and plans for the future, I don't think you have."

"I'm also having a hard time seeing how wanton murder is what you think is the best way to show your love. Flowers, poetry, certain carnal pursuits, seem to be better options. Especially since they don't involve murder."

>>17154306

>"I'm also having a hard time seeing how wanton murder is what you think is the best way to show your love. Flowers, poetry, certain carnal pursuits, seem to be better options. Especially since they don't involve murder."

This is easily the best reaction to her yet.

">>17154271
"Hero? I'd say you have the wrong guy, I'm not exactly a hero. Is that what you see me as? Some great noble warrior?"

>>17154271
"Of course I've missed you. But I am afraid for you, Inari, and of the consequences of our actions down the road. I'm afraid that there may be consequences, repercussions that are unexpected and that will overwhelm you and I.
"And I wish you wouldn't kill people, or get people killed, for my sake. Flowers, a song, even just a picnic or a nice evening drinking would be preferable."

>>17154306
>>17154313
>>17154334
Her voice changes suddenly, deeper and more quiet, as she whispers, "I know full well the consequences of what I do, Shingen. I love you, and I want you to have a great life. Do not insult me by saying this is wanton murder." She says and to prove your point she sticks the needle into your pectoral and twists it, your whole upper-body going numb and limp as she scratches the skin of your leg now. "Don't question me like that, Shingen darling. Or I'll have to show you just how much I care." She says, her voice returning to its higher more normal tone as she smiles and whispers, "Don't worry, dearest, you are a hero. You just don't know it yet." She says and beams as she stabs the needle into your leg before you can react to her as she walks in front of you with a smile, seeing you standing there. "Mmm, so handsome, and at such a young age. You'll make a helluva man." She admitted before looking at you and sighing again, "What a guy." Returning behind you she proceeds to begin massaging your shoulders, though you can barely feel it through the paralysis.

>>17154271
"Sharp pointy things getting stuck into you tend to make you tense up. You seem to have a lot of faith in me Inari, but what will you do if I'm unable to meet your expectations in this grand scheme of yours?

Perhaps more important than that though. How do you choose your victims? Tell me Inari does justice or vengeance have any sway on who you kill and who you don't?"

>>17154271

"You have no idea what I'm planning either. If we don't try to coordinate, we might end up working at cross-purposes."

"And... yes, I missed you. Hopefully we won't have to keep meeting in secret like this if things go my way."

>>17154351
"I'm starting to see what those consequences might be, Inari. And you might be willing to accept them, but I'm not. I don't want to see you hurt again."

>>17154351

"So far, your actions seem to have no rhyme or reason, and seem to be moving in the exact opposite direction of what I'm trying to accomplish."

"And please do stop stabbing me. At best it's irritating, and at worst it's just insulting. It's not the sort of thing you should do to someone you have half as much faith in as you claim to for me."

Note to self: Find Mallard, see if he can teach me that 'anti widow-sting' seal.

>>17154351

"If it's more than Wanton Murder, what purpose could the killings serve? Sowing distrust and anarchy? Drawing hatred towards yourself? Upsetting the balance of power? Doing the exact opposite of everything I'm trying to for no discernible reason?"

>>17154368
>>17154376
>>17154388

"I might have 'no idea' what your real plans are, the same could be said of you about mine. Either that, or you disagree with my goals and distrust my motives."

"Not that I've done a lot to earn your trust. Or you mine. We make for a really weird couple, in retrospect."

>>17154351
"You think I'm a hero? Whats your definition of hero then. Someone to save small children and unite the masses? Fights off big nasty evil creatures, and has a winning smile. Right now all I've got that is the latter."

>>17154413
>>17154306

>We make for a really weird couple, in retrospect.
>Flowers, poetry, certain carnal pursuits, seem to be better options. Especially since they don't involve murder.
>And I wish you wouldn't kill people, or get people killed, for my sake. Flowers, a song, even just a picnic or a nice evening drinking would be preferable.

Is it wrong that I find the snark vaguely endearing?

Doubly so since she's the only person we've shown the bitter snarky side of our personality to?

It seems so honest an emotion and response, especially for someone for who deceit and double meanings are swiftly becoming the watchword.

>>17154445
Inari brings out the snark in us.

>>17154445
>>17154459
Yep our guards are both up and down at the same time. The snark makes sense for them though.

>>17154445

I fucking love it too. Especially as he seems so resigned to it now.

>Picnic, check.
>Nice wine, check.
>Sudden stabbing pain followed by total paralysis?
>... huh noth-
>Check.

"Hi honey, how was your day?"

The pyscho/snarky dick personalities play off each other surprisingly well.

>>17154445
What, like "You know, I wish you wouldn't turn to a life of crime and murder. It makes trying to schedule a night for a date oh so difficult. And that's not including the shinobi death squads or the roving vigilantes on the lookout for rogue shinobi."

>>17154435
>>17154413

"Yes, we do indeed make a lovely couple you and I." She says softly before nuzzling up to you and whispering, "Oh, and about Momoji. Don't worry about me, go ahead, date her, meet her, get to know her. You'll know who the right choice is later though, I promise. Please, Shingen, go have your fun! I don't want you to become a creepy weirdo when you get older because you never got the chance to explore." She says with a growl before gripping your thighs, "But remember, you're mine. And I'm yours. Been that way for three years now."

>>17154445

God yes. I was so pissed when she dies almost entirely because of that.

But then it was retconned/a trick/she got better.

>>17154495

"Well, 'Lovely' is an interesting way to put it" Quirked eyebrow.

Sigh.

"Please don't do this Inari. I don't know what you're planning, but it can't be good. There's other options."

>>17154524
>>17154495

"At least promise me you won't do anything too crazy without telling me."

>>17154495

"I think it'd be more fun if you were with me."

>>17154537
>>17154524
Combine these two.

>>17154495
"I'd never forget.
"But I'd much rather get to know you better, Inari."

>>17154551

Upon re-reading that, that might be misinterpreted as suggesting a threesome.

If she takes it that way go "I didn't mean that. Swear to god. Although....."

I have a hard time telling if OP is a really slow typist, or if he's waiting for talk to die down before he continues.

NEW THREAD IS UP, POST YOUR REPLIES THERE PLEASE

>>17154577
OP is a very fast typist, actually, but we're in auto-sage and I don't want to add too much to the thread while I'm brewing the new one.


>>17154598
>>17154598
>>17154598
>>17154598