Starting a quest so late at night?

>>16933945
Prolly not a good idea.

Well, first we wrap that scar and second, we learn how to break Genjutsu from dad. Then see if there is anything we can do around the house. After that, speak privately with our brother.

>>16933956
When we speak to him let's not tip our hand. Just mention that we noticed his circulation was off and we were concerned that something was wrong.

But before that we spend our points from our last mission.

How much xp did we get for that mission OP?

>>16933956
>>16933970
>>16933982

A good start to the day. We got 3 MP from the last mission, due to the relatively low-danger level and short duration.

>>16933988
2 points into genjutsu knowledge.

1 into diplomancer

>>16934001

Shingen Hyuuga
Genin

Injury: 4/8/16
Chakra Pool: 4
Chakra Control: 4
Ninjutsu: 4
Taijutsu: 4
Genjutsu: 4
Determination: 4

Traits-
Kekkei Genkai (Byakugan)
Prodigy

Skills-
Gentle Fist Style
Taijutsu Knowledge
Ninjutsu Knowledge
Intimidation 2
Genjutsu Knowledge 2
Diplomacy 1

>>16934021
Ok so if we're going with that, we need to speak with our bro about his promotion and the like. Then see about what a uchiha was doing in allied lands.

>>16934021
I'm gonna suggest putting one of our points into Gentle Fist rather then Genjutsu Knowledge. Or could we put a point into 'Byakugan'?

>>16934053
There was a sensor skill right? If so then that's probably what we'd use to get better millage out of it. Unless a dedicated skill just for it works better.

Though gentle fist works too. Helps get us into better shape for when we go for revenge. Assuming we don't just drop straight into a training montage.

>>16934053
We could put 1 point into Gentle Fist, but Byakugan isn't a skill. Gentle Fist encapsulates all our Hyuuga tech, which is why it's so good.

>>16934046
You find your brother sitting near a waterfall your clan has set up close to you. He is breathing slowly and as you see him focusing the water is rippling and pulsating as he tries to gain greater control over his chakra. As he reaches the pinnacle of his training he manages to part the water in front of him in a perfect straight line as he puts his hands together and keeps breathing slowly.

>>16934095
Leave him to his meditation and practice our water walking. Eventually we'll learn how to submerge ourselves completely into the lake/river without getting a single drop of water on us.

>>16934095
Voting to up Gentle fist then.

>>16934116
A few minutes pass before he opens up his eyes and smiles, "Shingen, what's on your mind?" He asks, seeing the top of your feet wet from where you lost concentration, "You rarely ever get your feet wet when practicing Tadayou, what ails you?"

>>16934145

Shingen Hyuuga
Genin

Injury: 4/8/16
Chakra Pool: 4
Chakra Control: 4
Ninjutsu: 4
Taijutsu: 4
Genjutsu: 4
Determination: 4

Traits-
Kekkei Genkai (Byakugan)
Prodigy

Skills-
Gentle Fist Style 2
Taijutsu Knowledge 1
Ninjutsu Knowledge 1
Intimidation 2
Genjutsu Knowledge 1
Diplomacy 1


Finalized

>>16934146
"I was planning to ask you the same question. Your chakra system... something was wrong with your circulation. What happened on that mission? Samurai lack the skills to subtly alter a system on that level."

>>16934181
He looked at you with a curious expression, "Well, I was just keeping it suppressed as a sign of respect." he said and smiled, putting his hand on your shoulder, "You wouldn't understand it yet, but the woman I was sitting next to is very important. I promise I'll tell you when you're older, ok?"

>>16934209
Smile and look incredulously at him.

"Ohh... 'Important' eh? That's pretty bold of for someone as laid back as you."

Play it off as if we accept that we misunderstood for now and misdirect him with teasing. After that share some training time and get us a fucking mission if we can. We have our own goals to meet."

>>16934246
"Well, what can I say? I'm getting there, gonna have to start working, it seems." he says. The two of you train idly, but mostly it's just socializing.

Once you are done there, however, you meet with your Father who gives you some tips on how to recognize and counter Genjutsu before telling you about something, "I need you to leave the clan territory for a few days. Not for any specific reason, but I do have a mission that I need you to follow up on for me." he said and produced a scroll for you.

Inside it details how there is a large gathering of clans in the Land of Wind, and the Senjuu Clan is calling on its allies to ensure peace remains. You are to go serve as the Hyuuga Clan's representative to the Senjuu Clan, as well as a few others who have gone ahead of you. Apparently this mission will require a lighter hand than others can produce.

>>16934302

"This seems rather important. Are you sure that I'm qualified to speak for the clan? I fear that our allies may take affront."

Diplomacy huh, alright. It seems a little odd that they'd send us as the clans representative (again) when we're so weak, but hey at least we get to build up some credibility. As a bonus we get to stretch our legs a bit and maybe offer up some payback to a certain uppity Uchiha.

>>16934353
They're probably just proud of your intelligence and competence at a young age. They know you're smart enough to be a diplomat and they want to show off.

Your Father gives you a few shinobi tools, some kunai and shuriken, and two explosive tags, which he teaches you how to detonate, though you've never had the chance to do so before.

With your new tools of the trade you head out to the appointed gathering area. Once you get close you turn on your Byakugan and see the massive host of shinobi who have gathered for this. Chakra signatures great and small are all present, but the most incredible to your eyes is a chakra that seems to pulse like a heart, growing and receeding at the very center of the camp with an equally massive signature. They must be of vast importance.

You arrive and are greeted by a few guards, two of whom have massive short-haired dogs with huge maws at their side. The handlers of these dogs, what looks to be a brother and sister, are wild looking themselves. In the center of the group is a blond man who gazes at you and you feel a shiver run up your spine as he lays bare your mind.

Oh I've heard about this! You guys based this around Naruto right but made it into an epic style rp? I was actually wanting to do something similar with DBZ. Any advice?

>>16934433
You betcha. DBZ? Well, I guess my advice would be this. People actually like DBZ, so you've got a leg up there. Find a system that captures the way the fights work if you take away all the talking. Unless you wanna make it tongue-in-cheek, in which case keep the talking and make it part of the system.

I'd say just try to capture flavor above everything else, mechanics will fall into place.

>>16934445

I actually wanted to put a spin on the Saiyan. Taking a look at the life of a Second Class Saiyan. However I'm not to familiar with systems used on threads and such.

I actually have a little story line set up, but numerous side-missions along the way. And if the people don't even feel like doing that I can swing with it. My hope is that people will have fun and I get to have an enjoyable time working with the mythos of a series I love.

>>16934468
RIght on man, that's what it's all about.

You could make it as simple a system as players roll 1d20 you roll 1d20 and whoever gets higher succeeds in the relevant task. Apply modifiers as you see fit, keep it really simple. Then just run your story.

>>16934433
>>16934445

Take the elements you think are cool. Dismiss those you think hurt the credibility of the setting or play. If you like the idea of the characters having to charge up do that big move or to keep themselves in good shape then add a mechanic for that.

Define the system elements that are crucial to the game early if possible. Flexibility is good, knowing how to make what you want within the system upon picking up (if unfamiliar with it) is better.

Finally playtest playtest playtest. find a group of like minded individuals and hopefully a crunch monkey or two and have them pick the system apart to find flaws and give feedback.

>>16934476
Great thanks! I also want to test out team-building and controlling. As my first experience with quest threads was Gladiator Quest. But this also involves the player as well.

Ah well, thank you for your advice and I hope the success in yours continue.

>>16934503
Thanks man, we wish the same to you!

One bump before I go to sleep. We'll pick this up tomorrow.

Daytime bump.

OP has awakened bump.

>>16935025
Yo dudes. Not a five nations player... but one of those symbols is clearly the starfleet symbol...

>>16935096
Now that you mention it.....yeah, I can see that. Damn.

>>16934407
Okay, so we're getting our brain picked?

Can we tell which other clans have arrived?

>>16935263
From your current standpoint you see glimpses of the Aburame Clan, a group of mixed and varied people that form the majority of the crowd are the Senjuu, and other smaller elements from neighboring lands have come to the party.

"He's clean." The man announces as he looks down and then smiles back at you, "Welcome, Shingen Hyuuga, to the camp. Hashirama-samma is very grateful of your clan for sending you here to help us keep the Land of Wind in check."

>>16935307
"I hope to be of assistance. So this meeting is concerning the Land of Wind?"

>>16935321
"Yes. Intelligence we have gathered indicates a large number of the shinobi clans in the Land of Wind are moving towards our border. Naturally, this does not sit well with us and we're moving here as a precautionary measure." The blond man explains as one of the wild looking siblings puts you on top of the dog, the owner climbing behind you as the dogs walk through the camp with you. "Additionally, we've heard reports someone very big and very important may be in their ranks, and so we need to be ready for his appearance."

You are brought to a small tent with your Clan symbol on the side where you see two other members, from the Fourth and Sixth house respectively, have been waiting as they were sent ahead. They greet you cordially and introduce themselves as Mari and Hana, both of them about seventeen years old.

>>16935351
Introduce ourselves.
Hey OP, which House were we from, in terms of the clan hierarchy?

"So, I'm a late arrival then? What's been going on so far?"

>>16935368
We're in the Eighth House. Second lowest in the Clan.

"Nothing too much, Shingen." Mari says as she takes a drink from a cup of tea, "The blond man, I think his name is Indo, has been scanning everyone who enters here with his jutsu. Outside of that, Hana and myself have been admiring the chakra signatures and the power of the people around here. It's very sobering."

>>16935375
"Yes, very sobering. I still can't get that chakra signature at the very center out of my head. I mean, how does a chakra 'beat', like a heart?"

Maybe the other two have seen who that chakra signature belongs to, and can tell us who it is.

>>16935393
"Well, it's apparently because his chakra is almost like his blood, it's like life itself." Hana says in awe, "That's Hashirama Senjuu, and he can create life with his chakra." She said and Mari nods, "It's very impressive. However, almost as impressive is his brother, who has the largest chakra reserves I've ever seen. He's got a titanic reserve, but that's how he can make water like he can. The Senjuu are a powerful and vast Clan."

>>16935634
I think the only things to do are ask if there's anything they need us to do right now, or try to mingle with our allies.

>>16935720
Time passes fairly idly for now, nothing too much happens, before a young man with red tattoos of fangs on his cheek bursts into the tent. Mari and Hana are up in an instant with their hands ready to attack as he smiles, "We're having a small tournament in the middle of camp! Winner gets a prize from Hashirama-samma. Let's have some fun!" The man says as he jumps away. Mari settles down and snorts, "Sounds like a waste of time." Hana laughs and rises, putting her hair up in a bun, "I'm going to go ahead and try my luck. Shingen? I'm sure they'll have a few fights for people around your skill level."

>>16935735
Thank you, I think I will. And, before fighting, quickly walk through the group. See who we need to beat. And if there's any gambling going on - which we need to know if it's illegal or not.

>>16935817
Illegal? We're all clans of shinobi who are gathering for battle. No laws here. Dump that money. A group of Aburame and some heavy-set shinobi with big heavy weapons are all pooling money. You see that all the combatants have cloths wrapped around their biceps, red, blue, green, and white. The white bands seem to be on mostly younger shinobi or those with small chakra. A woman is sitting at a table with a scroll, ink brush and well, and a pile of the bands, she seems to be taking registration.

"If you want to join you have to tell us what league you want to fight in."

>>16935847
And before you ask, we have about 10 ryuu, a gift from our father when we turned twelve.

>>16935735
"I'll tag along. If nothing else, it'll serve as a distraction until we are needed."

>>16935847
Bet like 4 Ryuu.
Is there a genin-level league that we can register in?

>>16935847
"What leagues are there?" Touch our chin, thinking. 'And can I move up in the league?" If so, go white and kick ass until we have to stop. However, always be merciful.

>>16935887
On yourself? Sure, they'll give you 3:1 odds against a Senjuu boy who seems to be really shining.

The white band is the lowest league, then green, then blue, and then red. Hashirama's brother, Tobirama, is wearing the red band and is standing in the middle of the ring and rolling his shoulders.

>>16935905
White, I guess. We're still a genin, and only have a single mission under our belt.

>>16935919
"Alright, Shingen Hyuuga. Good luck out there. Remember, fights are to submission or knock out, no lethal techniques." She said sternly, "We're just trying to encourage bonding through combat, not trying to wound warriors we may need tomorrow." She said and had you sign your name and mark your thumbprint on the scroll.

An hour passes before you are summoned to the ring. Your opponent in Honda Senjuu, a fat young boy with a heavy club in his right hand. His red hair is in a mohawk-style haircut and he is rolling his weight around on his feet to get ready for the fight. When the horn is sounded the fight begins.

(Initiative time. Roll Rank+Genjutsu Knowledge.)

rolled 9, 9, 2 = 20

>>16935944
Rank 2 + Genjutsu Knowledge 1

rolled 4, 9, 5 = 18

>>16935990

rolled 10, 6 = 16

>>16935990

>>16936015
>>16935990

My 0 vs you guy's 1. First action is yours. You guys are four squares apart.

rolled 1, 2, 10 = 13

>>16936021
Attack his arms, preventing him from using his club is our main priority.

>>16936238
Rolling Body Manipulation

rolled 10, 9, 1 = 20

>>16936248

This time with dice.

>>16936253
>>16936238
You guys got it.

You cock your hand back and shoot a blast of your chakra to strike the man's hand, locking up a few of his chakra as he winces and drops the club.

(2+Taijutsu damage, he loses 1 chakra. 6 damage, he's still in healthy.)

The man puts his good hand up and balloons up into a huge fat orb, tucking his head into his shirt and his arms as he starts bouncing up and down.

(you're up.)

rolled 10, 9, 1 = 20

>>16936272
Pay attention to the timing of his bounces, jump into the air to meet him at the peak of his bounce, far fist him back to the ground.

rolled 9, 3 = 12

>>16936364
Shinobi Movement to dodge.

rolled 7, 6, 9 = 22

>>16936380
You jump up into the air to catch him, cocking your hand back again for another attack, but he seemingly converts his inertia forward as he slides under you and jumps back up, rolling at high speed as he tries to smash into you.

rolled 5, 2, 5 = 12

>>16936391
Meet him with equal force, gather chakra into your hands and turn to face him. Plant your feet, stop his momentum and catch him with an open palmed grasp.

>>16936480
Damn shame our taijutsu is only 4 not 5. All the same, tie.

You wheel to face him and his mass smashes into you, your hands forward and your chakra rushing to your feet to anchor yourself and your hands to force him backwards. With a grunt of effort his body's spinning comes to a grinding halt as you resist his roll.

(Both of you gain double your normal grit for a clash. Additionally you are immobilized.)

>>16936501
Well, lets punch him in the other arm. That's Gentle Fist Charka Release to remove his chakra plus rank 2.

>>16936605
Go for it. Rank+Gentle Fist.

rolled 8, 10, 1, 6 = 25

Rolling

rolled 10, 1, 8 = 19

>>16936628
Overwhelm with roll.

>>16936628
>>16936639
Man Genin combat is riveting.

You both clash again. I think you're both at like Grit 7 or something.

Our UA is Chakra Compression, since someone asked in the IRC.

>>16936645
He leaves his meat-tank and this time puts his hands together and breathes in deeply, "Here I go!" Leaning back he seals and releases a blast of fire at you.

(You aren't immobilized anymore, so you can use Shinobi Movement.)

rolled 5, 8, 4 = 17

>>16936658

rolled 6, 1, 7 = 14

>>16936658
Well, lets move that Shinobi.

And is it a free or a half action to use our intimidate to make him cut that fire shit out?

>>16936701
It'd be a half action.

He got you, finally. 2 vs your 1.

The fire blasts over you and you try to get out of the way, but move just a hair to slow.

(2+his ninjutsu of 5= 7 damage. Which puts us in injured.)

rolled 7, 7, 3 = 17

>>16936721
Ow ow ow! Well, see if we can punch his throat and get him to stop firebreathing at us. Rolling to chakra-punch again.including the -1 from being in injured.

rolled 4, 8, 10 = 22

>>16936746
Fatty's gonna shinobi move.

>>16936757
>>16936746
He fluffed it.

As you lunge forward and palm again he tries to juke, but your aim is true. He gasps in pain and shock as he stumbles backwards in pain.

(Taijutsu+2 (chakra stolen/2 rounded up) damage. He takes 6 and goes to injured. Additionally he loses 3 chakra.)

The young man puts his hands together again and he grows into the ball again and starts his bounce up.

rolled 10, 5, 3 = 18

>>16936780
Seeing if we can do this. Rolling Intimation + rank - Injured. "I came here to fight, not to play with a ball. Face me or consed.

rolled 6, 10, 9 = 25

>>16936804
Embarrassing failure.

He ignores your goading and jumps high into the air, looking to smash down on you and end this.

rolled 5, 5 = 10

>>16936824
Oh well. Time to avoid his horrible failure. Shinobi Movements + Rank - Injury.

Hey, OP. Did you remember to include his Injury minus?

rolled 9, 7 = 16

>>16936859
I don't believe I did. Here's his reroll.

>>16936866
>>16936859
Another tie.

You reach up and ready your chakra, pushing it out through your palms to negate his smash as he rolls onto the ground and falls onto his back, his chakra exhausted from the attack and your attacks.

You win through opponent exhaustion.

rolled 5, 4 = 9

>>16936881
Bow, help the fatty up, learn his name, and go collect our winnings. See if we can be diplomatic about our victory, to suggest closer ties to our family.

>>16936897
He thanks you for the chance to fight and he introduces himself to you, "I am Honda. It's very great to meet such an amazing combatant." he says and smiles.

You collect your 12 ryuu. And after the tournament is over are awarded a kunai with the Senjuu clan seal etched on it, a sign of honor and acceptance from the Senjuu clan personally. Hashirama hands it to you and shakes your hand, congratulating you.

Once night has fallen totally sensors and other such shinobi are sent out to scout and scan the area. You are requested to be on first watch.

rolled 10, 4 = 14

>>16936918
Wake and go on first watch. Practice just using the Byakugan but just keep our eyes and ears open. Also, watch the camp itself. See if we can identify Honda or anyone else for intelligence.

>>16936964
A few hours pass without incident on watch before Honda comes up to sit next to you on watch, chewing on some dried beef it seems as he eats loudly, "So. What brings you here, Shingen-san?"

>>16936989
"Oh, you know, the usual. Father says to do this, do that, go off on a diplomatic mission without the slightest bit of negotiation experience or information on what's going.
"How about you?"

>>16936989
"The wish of my family, Honda-san. Yourself?"

>>16936994
"My father sent me here to learn how the other clans operate and to meet new people, to foster relationships." he said with a smile as he wiped the salt off his fingers and started to eat cookies which were in his backpack. "Anyway, I'm glad to have met you, you seem like a nice guy. And you're very strong."

>>16937008
Watch his Chakra to see if he's lying. And his reaction to 'So are you, Honda-san'.

>>16937010
He seems very straight-forward. In fact, he seems to be pretty much an open book.

"Not as strong as I want to be." he said and looks out across the flatland where the ground changes from grass to sand. "I've never really been in a real battle before."

>>16937013
"Yeah, me neither."

Which is kind of true. I wouldn't exactly call the fight with that bee guy that dangerous, and the fight with Inari was...well, not exactly a fight.

>>16937066
You two converse more for a while before suddenly you and every other sensor calls out, "Enemies on the horizon!" As soon as the words ring out you detect all the other chakras flare to life as they jump towards the ridge where you have set up.

A mass of shinobi wearing loose robes and armor over the robes are moving towards the ridge. At the head of this group are two strong chakra signatures. One is from a man with short dark-red hair who has a heavy drum on his back, the other is a man with a white cloth covering his mouth. A long scroll rests on his back.

>>16937089
Can we use our Byakugan to take a look at the approaching enemy? Calling out what we're seeing to Honda so that he can go and report it.

>>16937108
You scan out the members of importance and Honda rolls away to alert the higher-ups. Your cousins are soon by your side, scanning as well as they call, "The drum and the scroll are radiating chakra, there's something really dangerous in there!"

>>16937114
Is there any way to discern what's in those?

>>16937135
The exact nature of what is contained within is shrouded from your eyes by the drum's seals and the scroll is impossible to see within as it's only raw sealing marks on it. However, you can tell that in addition to these dangerous artifacts the people carrying them aren't pushovers.

As you scan them a line of shinobi jump from their ranks and throw a barrage of shuriken up at the ridge where you all are setup.

>>16937147
Best not to show the enemy what we're capable of just yet.
I think they're just throwing shuriken to try to flush out the scouts.

Can we take cover?

>>16937160
You can drop prone, but the angle of the throw means you could probably just parry these with a kunai. That's such a basic action it doesn't even require a roll. Or you can duck, your call.

>>16937168
Just parry.
Not going to waste any jutsus on this.

>>16937220
Cool.

As you draw your kunai and block Hana does the same, but you suddenly feel your muscles lock up tightly, your skin crawling from the feeling as the rest of the shuriken pull from the air towards you two and all the others who blocked.

(Take a fun 7 damage from the shuriken hitting you.)

Before more can be launched, however, you feel a massive chakra appear next to you, a white-haired Tobirama appears and throws up a sign, "Water Dragon Jutsu!" From between his fingers a huge dragon of water soars out and crushes the advance-line of shinobi from the Wind and either kills them outright or disables them so they cannot continue their attack. The man at the front of the group of the Wind pulls out his scroll and makes a sign, three tall figures emerging from the scroll, each of them carrying kamas. "It's Monzaemon Chikimatsu!!" A voice calls out, causing alarm to prickle through the group, their chakra signatures spiking as you sense their fear. Tobirama stays close and says, "Don't worry, I'll make sure you all are safe, I promise." he says.

>>16937243
Crap! Did we heal any of the damage have we taken 14 points of damage and two away from dying? If so, nod and get out of there.

>>16937243
Crap, this is bad news.

OP, did we heal up that damage from the tournament fight? Or are we now close to death?

>>16937301
>>16937278
You healed up 1/2 of it. So you've taken 10 damage total.

You and your cousins fall back, the Senjuu army moving up in bulk. Hashirama and Tobirama both lunge forward, leaping over the ridge, signing in the air. A gnarled limb of wood bursts from the ground and catches them as his brother fires a slicing wave of water which kills another rank of soldiers. The bulk of your forces leap into the air as the Wind shinobi do too, meeting in the skies. Those that remain on the ground run forward, kunai in hand, shinobi tools whistling through the air. "Come on, Shingen! Let's go!" Hana urges you as she runs into the fray as well.

>>16937331
Oh boy.

Now would be a good time for a blood pill.
Guess we follow her in, and try to watch her back.

>>16937331
Is there any reason we need her alive? Because the best place to get 'information' is from a dying man's lips in the middle of a battlefield.

But yes, run in and see if we can't hit anyone while they're down.

>>16937339
Well, if she dies on our watch, that could reflect badly on us and our House. We should watch her back and be careful.

pop a blood pill, start decompressing our chakra cuz we're going to fucking need it in a battle. We should hold nothing back in this upcoming fight with us being as wounded as we are.

Also archived to prevent thread loss.

>>16937721


http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/16933935/

>>16937678
True. This is a good point, don't leave her be then. And I agree, start the Chakra Compressors and get ready to attack.

>>16937678
>>16937721
>>16938675
Yup, lets do this.

>>16938867
Focus on the smaller foes first, or focus on watching the higher house's back?

>>16938899
watch her back.
>if ya know what i mean

>>16938899
I'm for focusing on watching her back.

>>16938899
keep her protected.

Also, great to see this started again.

>>16938913
Watch her back and try and get some healing either with a pill or from a medic. There's enough of a force gathered here that I imagine we'd be able to find one without too much trouble.

bump

(Sorry for being gone for so long guys, 4chan's DDOS attacks and work got in the way. But I'm back!)

You leap after your cousin into the fray of battle. Kunai and shuriken whistle through the air and you bite into a blood pill, feeling your exhaustion and wounds abate slightly, your muscles responding to the battle before your mind can recognize the threat. Five minutes pass before the armies part and you see the weakest shinobi reeling from their losses. In the center of the battlefield the man with the cloth on his face is controlling ten white marionettes in white robes, each of them darting in and attacking, trying to get a hit on the blue-armored Tobirama who keeps them at bay with his water, his brother darting in to attack the puppeteer. While they go at it you and your cousin stop, panting from the exhaustion of battle. Blood coats your fingertips, mostly coughed up from victims of your deadly Gentle Fist. Your cousin was briefly injured, but you managed to find a medic for her.

Aside from the major battle in the center of the field you find yourself looking around at your enemy shinobi. They are mostly around your age, twelve to sixteen. Any adults are either engaging on another part of the battlefield, or already slain. A whole corps of them fell to a single lethal explosion of vegetation from Hashirama. Some of the enemy shinobi are distracted, and you could attack, but it would throw the whole force into battle again.

>>16941080
Can we discern any tactical advantage we could pursue by attacking while the enemy is trying to recuperate? We should attempt to use our Byakkugan to find the commander of these young forces. They lack battle experience and cutting their leadership's head off may cause them to rout.

Share our thoughts with our cousin too. Even if she takes the credit or something, it'll be good to have a more experienced opinion on the matter.

>>16941144
>>16941080
Also how are our reserves? We got our cousin a medic but did we get healed up as well? How's our chakra supply etc. Can we see our other cousin or tourney rival? If they're both alive and in combat shape we may want to make a makeshift team for a surgical strike.

We'll probably want to make sure that if we do end up starting up the battle again, that our side has the advantage.

bump for awesome and I will catch up tommorow.

>>16941235
Precisely if we can gain a appreciable advantage with a precision strike we should do so. If we can't we should instead help muster our forces and prepare to push back a second engagement. To bad we don't have tactics that'd be useful here.

>>16941144
>>16941189
>>16941235
>>16941260

You and your cousin are both up to full health, your chakra is fully refreshed thanks to your chakra compression, and Honda is near at hand. He had a series of successful bouts, apparently, as his club is snapped in half from over-use and he was able to gather up a heavy kanabo from an opposing soldier. You activate your Byakugan and scan over the crowd of foes, noting several powerful chakra sources, but one catches your eye. A young man seems to be giving out orders, passing out paper tags, and writing down on a scroll he has laid out on the ground. It would be an extremely difficult action to reach him in a single attack. However, you know one person who could do it, who is at least ready and close at hand. Honda's inflated form could crush the man and his company, but he would need a great amount of propulsion to blow through the two ranks of shinobi in front of him.

rolled 8, 10, 7, 10 = 35

>>16941303
It's FAR-FIST TIME BABY.
See if you can't get your comrades to cover you while you charge up your launching attack.

rolled 10, 5, 7 = 22

>>16941303
Alright let's see if we can't think up a shinobi version of the human cannon ball. Rolling ninjutsu knowledge to see what we'd need for that kind of force. Does prodigy give us any bonus in this situation?

rolled 7, 9, 4 = 20

>>16941317
>>16941328
Lol. Genin combat "What was that shinny thing over there?! Oh shit I'm fighting for my life that's right! No wait I'm still really curious about that shinny thing!"

rolled 1, 2, 1, 2 = 6

Rollin may be pointless but may as well anyway. Far fist launchan. Meat tank rollan. Genin Killan.

Oh Honda, we barely knew ye.

>>16941407
...and crit wastan apparently. Damn fickle dice gods.

>>16941317
>>16941328
>>16941352
>>16941407

I was thinking that maybe getting other people to help launch him may have been a good idea. Now I'm certain of it. We'd need more than just our wimpy punch to fling him across the battlefield. We'd need a strong damn concussive force to do it that, like 10 guys with wind element or something. Sadly the dice were not with us for the far fist thing. If we're lucky we can play it off like we just gave him a firm pat on the back to get his spirits up as opposed to failing horribly.

Hey OP, since it's been a long time sine the last thread, how about giving us a one-time botch just for this.
>>16941407

come on, be a pal.

>>16941530
Alright, cause I like you guys. We'll accept the golden success, with some narrative intervention.

>>16941577
huh, well what kind of narrative intervention will represent failing so hard that we crit? This should be funny if nothing else.

>>16941577
>>16941665

You call Honda over and explain your plan to him. he acquiesces and as you get close, your hand on his back, he balloons up and the enemy shinobi call out that he's doing so. You fire up your chakra, pushing it all out through your hands. What comes out surprises you.

Your compressed chakra releases all at once, easily tripling your maximum chakra pool and blasting through all of it at once. The resulting explosion sends Honda careening through the ranks of the enemy, killing man after man with the terminal velocity at which you threw him. The commander of their forces has enough time to look up before his head is taken off. Your allies, seeing this massive display of courage, rally behind the attack and descend upon your foes, causing a full rout. Chikimatsu and his ally both retreat immediately, leaving Hashirama and Tobirama standing at the rear of the army with a look of pride and confusion on their face.

And so was the battle of Hidemori Ridge won.

>>16941737
"Did not know who they were fucking with."

Pass out face first.

>>16941737
...

I'll get on it.

I hope we didn't kill him... poor Honda. Hell I hope we can still use chakra after this. That kind of shit can't be good for the system.

>>16941811
This. Though, Meat Tank makes him basically impervious and we used a far fist not a pressure attack, so he's probably only dizzied. Probably.

>>16941763
>>16941748

You awaken a time later, back in the Hyuuga compound. Your father is sitting beside you and withdraws his hand from your chest, the feeling of his chakra leaving your system as you breathe deeply and try to move, your muscles burning and numb at the same time. "I see you're feeling a little better. From what Hana told me, that was quite a stunt you pulled." He said and gave a chuckle, your head falling to the side as you feel your mind shutting down from exhaustion, your eyes catching the sight of Honda, laying beside you, exhausted.

>>16941876
That was a trip. At least Honda is alive and so are we.

I'll have a very rough draft up in a few minutes.

>>16941966
Honda is still there when you wake up and he's got a big bowl of hot steaming noodles for you as he smiles and pats your shoulder, "That was quite an adventure, my friend." He said with a laugh, "You shot me into a crater in the ground, and I was so dazed I didn't wake up until your cousin told me you were passed out." he said and smiled, "I just wanted to make sure you were ok."

(Delicious 10 MP gained for averting a major battle and deciding it through ingenuity. +2 for being a Prodigy and using your smarts.)

Incoming mini comic in rough form. 1/3

>>16941971
"Thanks. I asked something unreasonable of you, I'm glad you're OK. How long have I been out?"

Accept his generous offer (well if we can manage to eat anyway.)

I don't mean to interrupt but where could I find the info/stats for this?

>>16942009
2/3

>>16942019
"Only a few hours. It's daybreak." he said with a laugh again as he grins, "No no! It was so much fun!" He reassured you with another smile, "I have to stick around you more, life is so much more exciting!"

>>16942022
I believe the megaupload is down. So I'll have to post it up again. Just a sec.

>>16942024
3/3

>>16942035
Hahah, sketch, I'm so glad you're on the team. This is fucking awesome. The expressions rock and it's perfect.

>>16942022
http://www.mediafire.com/?a8ba9eb2tbnraao

Try this one and we have an irc on sup /tg/ you can go there for more info as well.

>>16942046
>>16942022

Thank you. Also, we're going to be releasing an update for it in a short amount of time.

>>16942041
Thanks as usual man. I didn't have much to work with for honda so let me know if there's something you'd like changed.

>>16942053
No no, that's perfect. He's like a nicer Jirobo.

>>16942032
"Well I do have to admit our effectiveness speaks for itself."

Try to rest a bit enjoy the company and meal and wait for someone to check on us. We shouldn't push ourselves yet. We may have done some damage to our chakra system so we'd best wait to talk to a doctor before trying anything strenuous.

>>16942083
An hour passes before an ancient woman from the clan comes into the room. She asks Honda to leave, who does so grudgingly. Settling beside you she immediately lights her hands with the medic's touch, her Byakugan bulging as she begins running her hands just over the surface of your skin, "My my...." She says after a few minutes of examination, "Your chakra system is incredibly complicated. I have seen only one so complex as yours. You can store a tremendous reserve of chakra, but your body cannot produce it yet, with age, maybe..." She mutters as she sighs, "There is good and ill news."

With a pull of her white hair she speaks, "You will not be able to use chakra. However, it will only be for a little while, and during this time, you should find yourself drifting in and out of consciousness. This will heavily hamper your training. Fortunately you will make a full recovery. I would advise caution, next time."

>>16942128
"Understood. If its not too much trouble could you tell me a bit about the other of whom you spoke? It may help me in taking the necessary steps to prevent this from happening a second time."

>>16942137
She nods pensively, "Yes.....the other is Hakamori Hyuuga. The Patriarch's father." She said and nods, "He was known for his ability to destroy samurai and bandits with raw chakra because of his labyrinthine chakra system. They called his Hakamori of the Blue Sunset." She said and nodded, "He passed at a young age, only thirty years old, because of the strain he put on his body."

>>16942158
I propose we spend everything on chakra control.

>>16942189
That's a lot of everything. 2 points up to 6 Chakra control and then 2 points left over.

>>16942158

"Well then, it would seem I have a double edged sword on my hands. About how many days will it be for me to recover? I will need to take efforts to make sure I don't squander my time spent in this life."

Let just the hint of a smile crease our somber expression.

>The patriarch's father. That's quite the shadow to surpass.

>>16942193
Let's go with the max chakra control. It's a pretty good time for it. That'll be pretty important it seems. I suggest we put the other two points into social skills or up gentle fist by one.

>>16942200

"I wouldn't worry about your mortality. So long as you don't spend your days blasting your chakra paths and gates open like Hakamori did, you should live a long healthy life." She said and patted your forehead as she rose and shuffled away. "It will be a week or so." She notes and waves good bye.

Over the course of the week, bed-ridden as you are, you gather information about Hakamori. Mari has the most information when she comes to visit you as she tells you a story written down in the clan histories.

"Hakamori of the Blue Sunset." She started and coughed before continuing, "Lord Hakamori was traveling along a deserted mountain trail, having just completed a successful meeting with a lord in a distant town. As he proceeded towards his home he was accosted by ten bandits with spears and bows. They demanded the bag of goods he carried with him, not aware of his status as a shinobi. Hakamori begged them to be merciful on him and allow him passage, but they refused. When he tried to walk past them they attack. Hakamori did not even use a muscle as he devastated the entire area with his raw chakra, leaving a massive fissure from the release. That area is now called the Mondori Canyon and is between the Land of Fire and Grass Country." She said and smiled, "That's all that is really known of him, beyond small things. However, I have seen the Canyon, and you can see the smooth curves of a chakra release. It's not just a legend."

>>16942210
Alrighty, I guess we're putting that Chakra Control to 6 and Gentle Fist to 3?

>>16942222
Wait if we just put chakra to 5 we have 7 points left over right? Then we can raise gentle fist to max. Let's do that instead (It'll have a similar effect after all).

>>16942238
That is indeed possible.

>>16942245

In the last quest there was a bonus for maxing a skill. Is that still present in the current version?

>>16942247
Sadly no. We had to remove that for balance purposes.

>>16942248
Damn. Oh well. All the same I think I'll stick to my vote of maxing gentle fist and increasing chakra by 1.

>>16942255
Alrighty. So be it.

Gentle Fist 5
Chakra Control 6

Your week in healing is well spent and afterwards you feel not only full rested, but strangely in tune with yourself. You put on a clean yukata and head out into the training grounds. As you shift from foot to foot, breathing in deeply and allowing your chakra to flow smoothly it seems to respond to you more openly. Your exhaustive efforts seemed to have aided you somehow, or perhaps the old crone helped more than she said. Your father comes out to greet you and trains with you, surprised as well at the fluidity and grace of your strikes.

After spending the day training the two of you are sitting together in his chambers, sharing a pot of tea, "My son, you do our House very proud. I am extremely pleased to see your progress. And I have received even better news." he said, "The Senjuu Clan has reported their desire to make us "Siblings of the Sword"." He said and then goes on, "What that means, basically, is we are considered their cousins, a related Clan, a family of theirs. The alliance is permanent, if our Patriarch so desires." he explains.

>>16942267
And now OP to sleep.

>>16942267
Alright.

"That's quite the honor. I'm somewhat excited myself, I met some interesting fellows among the Senju. I hope our patriarch decides that the rewards out weigh the costs for such a joining."

While being completely oblivious that we may have had a part in this decision.

>>16942270
Night OP.

Bump.

Also, I suppose we should ask if the new alliance is for the Hyuuga clan as a whole, or just our house.

>>16943910
It's for the whole clan.

>>16942322
Your father is extremely proud of you, a fact that he is happy to express as he presents you with a gift. "This is a set of bandages we wear whilst we train, it limits your chakra, forcing you to focus more and draw forth more power from you." He explained, "It will make you feel weak to begin with, but it will help."

>>16945548
Accept the gift and tell him that we appreciate it. Then we should try it out a little later on. Maybe see what our brother's been up to since we left. Maybe see about getting a mission.

>>16945548
"Thank you, father. I'm happy to be a credit to our family."

Accept the bandages, and we should see how our brother is doing. Maybe train with the bandages on later.
Also ask our brother if he can give us any anti-genjutsu tips.

>>16945596
>>16945573

You find your brother in short order. He is in a private gardens area of the compound which you peer into with your Byakugan. He and the woman he saved are training, weaving blows and attacks between the other's guard, an elegant dance. He seems otherwise occupied, but you sense his Byakugan on you and know he will be with you as soon as he can.

An hour passes before he meets you in your room. "My brother, I'm pleased to see you are well." he said, trying to be serious before chuckling, "I missed you kiddo. Be careful next time, those sort of stunts can kill you."

>>16945633
"Yeah, I know. But you should've seen the looks on their faces! I gotta say, it was worth it."

Ask him if he's got any tips on fighting genjutsu. It's still a big problem for us.

>>16945633
"As I've been told.It's good to see you again. It has been an eventful few days, how are you finding your new position?"

>>16945666
>>16945661

"My position is fairly good." He said idly before he started pouring some tea for the both of you. "I bet you had a fun time." The young man said as he straightened out his headband and then nodded, "Genjutsu?" The young man asked as he rubbed his jaw, "Well, there's a certain level of skill in our bloodline that it requires." He said and then continued, "The most meager of defenses would be identifying it and then trying to break it. However, the truly skilled can pierce genjutsu with their chakra, seeing through the falsehoods."

>>16945749
"The part I was awake for anyway. Pierce it with nothing but their chakra? Interesting."

>>16945808
"Yes, though I can't do it myself. I hear that Father can." he says and smiles, "So, word from Hana tells me that because of your actions the Senjuu clan is more than happy to accept us as permanent allies. I wouldn't be surprised to see a promotion on the horizon for you, brother."

>>16945841
"I wouldn't get too excited. That was my first real battle after all. I've still got quite a ways to go... and...

...

Damnit now you've gone and got me all excited! Well if it's like that then I have no choice. I'll just have to turn that 'maybe' into a definitely!"

Being dignified is all well and good, but sometimes keeping a straight face is just not possible.

>>16945841
"Truth be told, I'm wary of this merger. The Senju make fine allies, sure. Having them accept us as a part of their family, great. But I fear this will spark a violent response from our enemies- If we can become one with the Senju, what stops the countless other shinobi clans from doing the same? Not only that, the samurai will surely see this as a chance to pick off any neutral clans. I worry for our clan's future, keeping our independence may be only way to prevent a swift and terrible gathering from our enemies."

>>16945953
>>16945908

"We will have to see, I guess." Your brother said as he shrugged and crawled up to his feet, "Anyway, I have more training to do. I have a ways to go before White Knight, but I want to make it by year's end." he said strongly before he bowed to you, "Take care little bro, don't let me see you in the medical rooms again."

>>16946218
"Yeah. You take care as well..."

Take our leave. We should either start training with the bandages on or we should try another mission. Then we need to talk to our father about counter genjutsu.

>>16946238
I agree with hitting up the missions clerk to see what's available.

>>16947924
Let's look for something that will once more catch the eye of our superiors. Something that will further the chance of a rapid ascension in ranks.
Or maybe something that will let us investigate the Uchiha clan? We have a score to settle with one of them.

>>16947924
>>16946238
>>16948523

You make your way to speak to your Father again. This time he educates you very briefly on the nature of genjutsu and how you can detect when you're caught in one. "Things seem to be going....too naturally. You know how sometimes when you walk your toe catches the ground and you stumble? Things like that never happen in genjutsu. Not saying that's the way to detect it, just an observation." He informs you of how to sense the chakra in yourself as being trapped and promises to help you learn.

The clerk doesn't really have too much on hand at the moment, so they throw you the only open mission on the books. "We need more reconnaissance done on some of our neighboring clans. Some clans in the Wind, some here, including the Uchiha by request of the Senjuu. It will be dangerous though, not sure if you want to do it."

>>16948991
I want to jump at the mission against the Uchiha; I just hope that we can break out of Inari's genjutsu this time.

>>16949012
"I respect your excitement." She said with a small smile before signing you onto it, "Alright. Remember, this isn't going to pay you either. You're doing missions for the Clan, so outside of your stipend you aren't getting paid." She reminded you.

Following the instructions written you do the simple part of the mission, the observation against the non-Uchiha. However, when the time comes you make your way towards the Uchiha-clan's village. You have never seen an Uchiha outside of Inari before, but you heard rumors of them being craven monsters.

How do you wish to approach? Their village is atop a tall plateau and surrounded by stakes.

>>16949021
We need to hide our chakra signature first.

I suppose we should do a circuit of the outside of the Uchiha village to see how the stakes are placed, and to look for traps and alarms.
Do we need to actually infiltrate the town itself, or look for weaknesses in the defense?

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.

>>16949216
Just scouting, you don't want to try to infiltrate.

Dimming your signature you do a quick sweep of the perimeter, checking for any guards or watchmen, seeing that they are inside the general area of the village. Not too many shinobi seem active and you sense several stronger chakra signatures deep inside the village. You begin reporting your sightings, the stake's placement, traps, alarms, watchmen movements, and the like.

As you work, however, you are certain to keep your eyes peeled for anyone coming up on you. An hour into your work you detect a chakra signature approaching which you are familiar with. It can be no one other than Inari.

>>16949222
Sorry man, I'm not in the mood for copy-pasta. I'm on a diet, besides, and I'm enjoying this quest salad. The game mechanic croutons are nice and crunchy.

Oh OP, what are the completion requirements for this mission? Will scouting out the Uchiha's defenses be enough?
I'm wondering if we should use our byakugan to make a quick look around for any patrols or watchers, but I'm worried that the burst of chakra might give away our location.

>>16949249
>it can be no one other than Inari
Oh boy, here we go!

We should pull a little bit back from the village; don't want our little fight drawing too much attention from the guards inside.

>>16949249
Is that approaching as in "coming closer, perhaps on a patrol" or approaching as in "Making a beeline for our position?"

I think we should take the opportunity to mess around with Inari but not if it's going to put us in any serious risk of being caught by the rest. Last time we were both on unfamiliar turf, this time we're in Uchiha territory. She might take it more seriously and just hand us over to her elders this time.

>>16949264
>>16949371

She appears to be returning from patrols. Nothing about her movements indicate to you that she's at all aware of your position in the least. You are, after all, a genius. You masked your chakra well, and she's about 500 meters out. You could intercept her safely from the walls of the camp.

>>16949643
Hey, she ambushed us first, and I say turnabout is fair play.
I vote we ambush her.

>>16949659

I second this.

>>16949371
Is me. Namefagging for future reference.

I'd rather not risk putting the mission and ourselves in danger just to try and one-up her. best to keep our distance.

>>16949643
I vote for intercepting her.

>>16950243
were on there turf not a smart idea

>>16950243
>>16950266
And we are doing recon. Or supposed to, anyway.

...

Also, things are going kinda smooth. Too smooth. Especially that comment about use being "genius" makes me paranoid.

>>16950412
ya this feels like a ambush....we should make a exit plan if things go south

so I guess were done for today?

This is op from his phone. I'll be back at about 12:30 board time. Please keep discussion going. To bolster it I will let you know that she appears to be deviating to somewhere nearby that's beyond the range of the base's sensors.

>>16951473
ah thank you

>>16951473
Well let's check to make sure we aren't caught up in an illusion and follow her. Let's see where she's going and see if we can't find out some valuable intel. If we have the opportunity we may as well counter troll her.

Hey OP or anyone, Can I get a more complete version of the rules? I go onto the pastebin and it doesn't have the full explanation for the Injury system and how damage is calculated. Thanks

>>16951589
Sadly,
>>16942046
is the most current document I know of. I can tell you that when you take enough damage to get to injured (so in Shingen's case 5 or so) you take a minus one die penalty to your rolls. When you get to wounded (after 13 or so for Shingen) you take a -2 penalty to rolls.

Damage is listed for the power used and is stat based. A punch does your Taijutsu stat in damage, and weapons do Taijutsu + weapon bonus damage. Critical hits are all successes on a roll and those deal double damage normally, though there are critical modifiers out there that can increase this.

>>16951589
There should be a mediafire link for the 1.0 version of the rules around. I'm at work and can't help.

http://www.mediafire.com/?a8ba9eb2tbnraao

Here's the link to the PDF.

>>16942009
>>16942024
>>16942035
we must come up with a hadouken like attack

>>16951895
Shingen was inspired by ryu to begin with, we're working on dookens.

>>16951895
if it wont kill us in the long run ya

>>16951895
After that I'd say that yes, we should invest in a signature technique for the ole dooken.

>>16951963
I see a bright future for our boy

>>16952152
... I now see Shingen as Ryu and Inari as Ken.

>>16949643
The one think I want to make sure of before we go attacking Inari is if we've scanned everyone else first - that way, it would appear that we just came out to attack our rival, rather then check out the clan.

"It took too long to find you. I hope I haven't been letting you stew."

So, do we start making food-related puns and insults concerning Inari now?

>>16952257
yes get on it!

Ok, OP's home, a little late yes, but here I am.

You follow Inari to where she is apparently going after scanning for anyone spying on you, coming up clean. She heads to a small clearing with a rock in the way which she makes hand signs in front of before pressing her palm against it, the stone moving aside to a single brush of her hand as she dips into the tunnel it reveals, the stone rolling shut behind her.

(If you want to try to mimic her seals roll Rank+Genjutsu Knowledge)

I'd rather not walk willingly into a lions den

rolled 4, 3, 2 = 9

>>16952936
>>16952957
We should do it nothing ventured nothing gained after all.

>>16953001
(Bravo, hella critical)

You remember those seals to a tee and make them with perfect form, copying her chakra signature as best as you can. Good enough to slip the seal, it seems, as the rock seems to almost float off the ground at the completion of the technique. With a gentle brush it comes aside. Not only do you gaze into the darkness with the strange sight of the Byakugan, but you also see the distant signature of Inari and a chakra signature much more intense than hers. You can sense her Sharingan eyes are on, seeing her chakra heading towards her eyes.

>>16953048
Stick to the shadows and watch quietly. If there's a stronger chakra signature there, I don't want to get noticed by it.

rolled 3 = 3

>>16953048
rollin stealth

>>16953066
The voice is of an older man who seems to be speaking deeply, and you can sense Inari's chakra signature pulsating from nervousness and discomfort, despite staying in the chamber. The man is apparently an Uchiha as well, his chakra signature flickering towards his eyes as you see him very close to Inari.

>>16953080
You mask your chakra and cling to the walls, keeping your breathing shallow and movements reserved. This could be very uncomfortable if you get spotted.

>>16953080
Fuck we have no ranks in infiltration do we? We are so going to get busted...

>>16953090
Well we came this far may as well listen in on their conversation. But we are keeping a wall between us and that guy at all times if at all possible. We should also look for a place to hide if this is the only way out. We don't want to be standing directly in his way when he decides to make his dramatic exit.

>>16953142

The man seems to have no intentions of leaving. As you get close you see Inari's heart is racing and the man, who is clearly at least in his fifties, has his hands all over her. He seems to be whispering to her, thankfully you cannot hear his words. A churning in your gut seem to signify something instinctually repulsive about this moment to you, though you aren't fully certain what is happening. Inari is stock still.

>>16953157
"Get your hands off her." Do the batman voice, and don't look at there eyes.

>>16953183
Really gonna need more than a single voice to support this gutsy action.

>>16953183
>>16953157
Pfft.
No words.

We are HYUUGA. Let him be judged by the afterlife we send him to.

rolled 3, 2, 2, 4, 4, 4, 1 = 20

Far fist to the throat.

>>16953223
naohmygod

>>16953223
Can we spend extra chakra or grit to make this nastier?

>>16953223
Dice-maid on TG is apparently a woman as well.

Your teeth clench together and the mark of Inari's name on your arm burns with rage as you jump out of the shadows with an inhuman shout. The man looks up, his Sharingan whirling, trying to capture you in a genjutsu which you throw your finger up and shout, "Forget that trash! Eat this!"

Your right hand glows bright blue again and you feel your compressed chakra expanding again mid attack, beyond your control, you fear that if this doesn't work correctly you'll be dead. However, fortune seem to favor you, or maybe on a subconscious level you remember the horrific pain of being exhausted of your chakra in a single swoop. You cling to the most meager sum of chakra, enough to stay stable. The rest, however, explodes outwards in the strongest uppercut you've ever thrown.

You forgot about your training, forgot about your fancy stances, and forgot about aiming for the chakra points. You wanted to inflict pain. Instead of targeting a point to close it you smashed your fist into his wrinkled jaw, screaming out with rage as you force your chakra through the point of contact straight upwards. His precious Sharingan give out first, exploded out of his face from the pressure before his crown gives out and you send the old man rocketing into the ceiling, leaving a bloody patch before he crumples to the ground.

(Captcha: vergion savur. Fuck yes, captcha, fuck yes.)

>>16953255
"....

You let your guard down... Uchiha Inari."

Don't even look at her and try to calm the fuck down.

>>16953255
Yeah. Don't even talk, just stoop, collect the eyes, and any identifying marks. Start removing tattoos and teeth and remove fingers.

Keep your hands from shaking, vomiting or crying.

>>16953279
>>16953271

You avert your eyes, noticing only now that she's dressed very scarcely, bandages covering her torso only. You remove your yukata and put it around her shoulders without a word before you begin your work. You see the eyes are ruined beyond use, but capture them none the less. You do your best to maim and mangle the body beyond professional recognition, seeing his facial chakra-system was ruined by your attack. You clean him fairly well, Inari the whole time sitting stock still, save for the occasional quiver. When you are done you rise and walk past her without another word.

The trip back to your compound is rather grim. You can't help but repeat those last few moments with a bit of revulsion. Your young mind finally gives up as half-way home you kneel and throw up hard, stopping for a moment to keep yourself steady as you feel your chest heaving in discomfort. It was revolting the things you heard.

You finally make your way home, deposit the materials gathered and your notes with the clerk before going to your room. A few minutes later Kumomaru comes in and takes one look at you, sitting next to you and patting your shoulder, "Hey kiddo...what's wrong?"

>>16953302
"Messed up. Lost my head."

Not really registering anything just kind of go on to explain what happened starting with us meeting Inari for the first time.

>>16953302
"I need to speak to dad." Hands should be shaking and bloody, and don't make eye contact.

>>16953328
I think we're made of slightly sterner stuff than that. Bloody hands and a disturbed look work though. We've probably gotten over the shakes a bit by now.

>>16953349
>>16953322
>>16953328

He nods and gets your Father, excusing himself from the room. Your Father hears you out and puts his hand on your shoulder, "If you covered your tracks as well as you say you did, then nothing will come of this. But you did a very adult thing, a very mature thing. I'm proud of you, my son." he said with a smile, "I know it must have been horrible..."

Thank him.

>>16953519
"It was bad yes. I don't much like the girl but... I just couldn't sit there and do nothing. If I was thinking properly I could have at least found out who the man was. It's just left a bad taste in my mouth in general. Hopefully come tomorrow, I'll be ready to clear my head."

Thank our father for hearing us out and being there. Then indicate we'd like some time to get our thoughts together. Try and get some sleep and see if a new day helps our disposition.

>>16953617

He accepts your wishes and heads out. You struggle to sleep that night, the scene replaying in your mind. Replaying the event in your mind constantly you have an issue dreaming peacefully.

The next day you awaken late in the afternoon, your body sore from the explosive past days. It's been quite an adventure, but you feel better about yourself and life in general, however the dark thoughts of Inari's situation troubles you.

>>16953713
Hmm. Perhaps some meditation in a quiet place out in nature and see how our chakra system is doing? That medic said we'd have trouble using it for awhile and I'm wondering if it's still affecting us at all.

>>16953820
You leave the campus and find a nice area of solitude, a cove behind the waterfall where you relax and try to see how your body is reacting to the stress of the past couple of days. Your Gentle Fist movements are crippled by a startling pain in your right leg, which causes you to wince and stop your forms as you breathe slowly, "Ok....one more." you say as you do it again, the pain radiating up you as you turn your Byakugan on to check what's wrong. One of your chakra gates is wide open, and you can't close it, even with a Gentle Fist strike to it, the bleeding chakra gate is draining you and causes immense pain as you pull chakra from it.

>>16953876
Uh oh. Might want to head to a medic, possibly the same one that looked at us earlier, and see if that'll go away with rest or if we need something done to it. Assuming someone higher up doesn't come to us asking why we had Uchiha eyes and crap with us when we came back.

best see a doctor

>>16953887
>>16953888

On your way to the medic you are intercepted by two men from the Second Branch. "The Patriarch will see you now." They say and as they form up beside you and march you towards the Main Branch House where the door is closed behind you.

In the center of the room the Patriarch is sitting with his white robes. "Sit, Shimaru of the Eighth." He says serenely as he indicates towards the waiting cushion. When you sit in the traditional style his Byakugan flares open as his hands fly forward at lightning-speed, his fingers tapping your thigh rapidly before he leans back. "You were injured, my friend." He says politely before leaning back on his haunches. "Now, I was informed you had a few items of interest?"

>>16953887
>>16953888
Yep follow the trips. Get us some medical attention.

>>16953919
"Thank you. Yes sir that is correct. Upon my surveillance of the Uchiha complex, I was able to follow a returning scout to a hidden bunker. Infiltrated the bunker in hopes of learning some of the Uchiha's secrets. Sadly a situation presented itself, and I killed an elder of the Uchiha in a fit of rage. I have no excuse for this and offer my apologies and will except what punishment you deem fit."

Bow formally and talk with the up most respect roll diplomacy if we must.

>>16953919
Hooboy. Time to get grilled.

"Indeed. I recovered the eyes of someone from the Uchiha clan during my scouting mission. I'm not sure how much use they'll be though."

Not sure what else we brought back.

>>16953941
>>16953933

He rubbed his jaw, "I believe, rereading the mission, it was for observation, correct?" He asked simply. When you agree he nods, but doesn't push the matter further. "Thank you. I simply wanted your interpretation of events. You may leave. Also, take care not to hurt yourself like that in the future."

>>16953945
Bow once again.

"Thank you, I will take the utmost care in order to learn from these mistakes so that I will not repeat them."

Take our leave.

>>16953958
Once free of your rather pleasant investigation you make your way back outside to continue your practice, finding your body flowing much more smoothly.

The next few days pass with relative ease, you live life as normal, making sure to train hard in the interim period. Missions seem scarce. However, to your happiness, you seem to be making solid improvement.

(Gain 5 MP from downtime +2 MP from being so damn smart.)

>>16953978
Stealth and genjutsu knowledge up by one.taijutsu or chakra control up by 1.

>>16953978
I guess we'll need some points in infiltration and chakra control/knowledge

>>16953999
>>16954002
May I ask why chakra control?

>>16953978
Any from mission?

>>16954018
To live past 30.

>>16954030
>>16954031

How about some medical ninjutsu?

>>16954033
If Medical Ninjutsu is what is needed for us to keep our chakra system from burning out I say we go for it.

>>16954055
That and chakra control will forestall and maybe even prevent that from occurring.

>>16954055
And chakra scalpels though that means we can't raise a stat up. since medical knowledge is double cost and we -need- stealth. I say split the remaining points up between medical knowledge, stealth, genjutsu knowledge, and social skills.

>>16954086
Ok, so

Medical Knowledge 1
Infiltration 2
Genjutsu Knowledge 2
Intimidate 3

>>16954103
Acceptable.

>>16954117
Wonderful news.

Your time of ease and training is shattered when the entire grounds are alerted to something. You manage to get your way to the front of the crowd in time to see the Patriarch and several house leaders shaking their head in disgust at what has appeared in front of the compound.

An Uchiha has been painfully and obviously brutally stabbed to death hundreds of times, pinned to a giant X made out of metal, shaped almost like a fuma-shuriken that is used by the Senjuu clan. However, the torture and the method thereof isn't Senjuu. He is devoid of a shirt and on his chest the words, "Just as Desired." are cut quite deeply from a thin sharp object, perhaps a shuriken's point.

Your brother looks aghast as he moves to cover your eyes, then stops himself, knowing you'd just turn your Byakugan on to see anyway. The Patriarch turns and demands, "Who knows about this?"

>>16954135
Oh shit...
I assume the Uchiha does not look familiar?

>>16954191
Nope, just an Uchiha male, roughly sixteen years old. It's quite a painful rigging, it seems. And from what you can see of his fading chakra system, he was quite healthy.

>>16954195
Lets just wait and see, I guess. Not much we can do.

>>16954213
No one answers and the Patriarch sighs, "Everyone back to your quarters. We're going into lockdown." He said and ordered his two bodyguards to clean the mess up.

Weeks pass again, this time, however, you don't have the free time to train and just hone your skills. The Patriarch seems to have found a special place for you in his heart for doing mundane and boring, but extremely lengthy work.

You celebrate your thirteenth birthday in the field with a distant cousin who at least was kind enough to bring a candle for you and have you blow it out. The two of you spend the night conversing lightly, eyes trained on the work as you get off your seventh week straight of sentry work. You're strung out and exhausted, and when you return home your Father stops you.

"My son...come, we need to speak, let's away to the lakeside." Once there, under cover of night and stealth, the two of you sit together and he speaks, "I fear the Patriarch, in his wisdom, is misusing your talents." He said gently and very carefully, "As a result..." he mused, "I will take you with me on my next mission. You and I are to go perform a long-term reconnaissance mission in the Land of Earth, operating on the fringes of their clans and taking careful note. Additionally, it will give us a chance to bond as Father and Son." He said, crossing his arms, "I warn you, however, it will be unlike anything you've ever done before. You will have to see me no longer as just your father, but as your partner. You and I will rely on one another, and I trust you to be the adult I know you are."

>>16954260
"I won't disappoint you father. I am ready to prove my value as a member of the clan."

Also what did those special bandages do OP?

>>16954281
Reduce your chakra to 1, and inflict a penalty to your chakra control. To get their benefits you have to successfully convert chakra through chakra control.

So, we want to embark on this training with Dad?

>>16954291
Well it's that or linger on sentry duty for another year. So let's go for that.

>>16954291
yep, let's go.

>>16954297
>>16954296

The two of you pack quickly and with your Father's guidance you both slip away into the night without detection, thankfully. You make your way to the Land of Earth through some neutral territory and he leads you up a tall series of cliffs and mountains to a small cave which he apparently had planned out, as seals written by him lined the walls, keeping it safe from detection. "Get some rest, kiddo, we're going to take your skills to the next level." He said and to show you this he opened up his backpack pouring out bottle after bottle of highest grade sake he could get his hands on. "Eventually, by the time we're done, you will hold your own against the Shaking Palm himself."

>>16954313
Well you heard the man. Sleep time is a go.

>>16954313
If we do not wear our bandages yet, put them on and prepare for an intense training session.

>>16954349
>>16954342

You both get a long night's rest and wake up the next morning to your Father peeling off his shirt and heading for the door, "Alright kiddo, we need to get some food. You eat what you catch. Here's my advice, the tigers around here don't like fighting, at least one on one. I'd start with goats if you can stun them with your Byakguan." he said and jumped away, pouncing from rock to rock as he went to get his breakfast.

(Rank+Genjutsu Knowledge to find prey. Rank+Gentle Fist to capture.)

>>16954313
"So what will we be doing for the second week?"

Laugh and tell him that we look forward to seeing his skill first hand and hopefully learn a little of what he has to teach. Being respectful but a little more relaxed now that we have some breathing room.

rolled 2, 7, 10, 7 = 26

>>16954356
Alright try to find something to eat.

rolled 8, 10, 8, 2 = 28

>>16954373
Damn. Is there a river nearby? We're ok at catching fish so that may work out for us.

>>16954373
Eating's over-rated anyway.

Your father is waiting at home with a huge goat on the fire as he begins eating a leg, seeing you empty handed. He passes you a bit of the meat and says, "Tomorrow, my son. Part of the lesson is learning from failure."

After you are both fed he stands up and shifts into his Gentle Fist stance, which is different from yours. His stance is more open, wider, and much more rooted. His hands also face upwards, almost as if asking you to attack him.

The two of you meet in combat, and it's very easy to see despite your amazing skill in the Gentle Fist he is a veteran of the art. His hands smack into your joints and stomach, sending you to the ground. "Up. Again." He demands.

At the day's end you are sore and tired. You managed to score a single blow against his jaw, similar to the hit you landed against the Uchiha elder, which caused you to hesitate and him to land a six hit series which paralyzed you for a few seconds. As your Father sits beside you and smokes from a pipe he blows out a wreath of smoke and says, "Day one of many many more." He says and ponders, "I think it's four years we're supposed to be up here, unless we're recalled earlier."

>>16954416
So, before we enter the hyperbollic time chamber, we need to decide upon what we want to focus on doing.

As such, we delay these decisions until later today when more people are awake.

rolled 6, 4, 1, 7 = 18

>>16954416
roll for tommorow?

>>16954466
oh, nevermind this then.

>>16954464
Indeed. And on that note I bid you good night OP.

>>16954485
And I you, as I do this thread.

>>16954464
Raise all of our stats up. Increase our stealth and medical knowledge as well as genjutsu knowledge. Get some perks or learn some new techniques. Develop Null stance (discussed in irc a bit we basically shut down our chakra and get a huge bonus to taijutsu and stealth and gain chakra when we come out of it). We've got 4 years of training after all we should be pretty fucking scary after that long of intense training.

Hell some of our perks could even be training related. Allowing us to train even faster or have the benefits of downtime training while on missions.

>>16954464
We need to work on our Far Fist/Chakra Compression Hadoken

>>16954916
Not just our dooken; if our uppercut was any indication, we should be able to work in a shoryuken as well.

Personally, I want max out our Chakra Control first - as we only have it at five right now - before we level up everything else. After that, I think we should focus on stabilizing ourselves - Medical Knowledge. Then Intrusion, Genjutsu Knowledge, and are there any skills in Chakra Dimming or Chakra Detection? And, as we are surviving in the wilderness and fighting a Shaking Palm master, Survival if there's a skill for that, and Taijutsu knowledge.

>>16956072
I agree that we should max Chakra Control and get another point or two in Medical Ninjutsu.
It might cut a few points from other things, but considering the repercussions of our chakra compression and usage (dead at 30), stabilizing our chakra and fine-tuning our control should probably take priority.

Besides, we'll probably need maxed Chakra Control in order to justify Null Stance.

>>16956101
>>16956654

New thread y'all.