>>16515905
>>16515895
To try alleviate his concerns. "You know we are not friends of the Cloud, and it was not by Akatsuki's request that you come; it was the Lady Mizukage who believed it important that you be there as well."

There is the question about warning him about mental attack. Perhaps suggesting including someone like Inoichi in his honor guard would be prudent, if we want to put him on guard. It is a tricky choice.

>>16515954
Minato nods his head, "I am aware of our mutual distaste of the Cloud." he admitted and you could see a flicker of hope in his eyes, "Perhaps the Mist's new Kage is unlike her forebearer. Yagura was a mean-spirited young man." Minato said as he rubbed his temples, stamping and signing several papers as he looks up at you, "Is there anything else you would care to bring forth, Shimaru?"

>>16515954

I think it would be a good move to tell him of possible dangers for fair trading- an Inochi and a Hyuuga would make for suitable bodyguards.

>>16515978
Hell, bring his most trusted Uchiha as well, get all the dojutsu up in this.... wait did Itachi slaughter them already?

>>16515993
Nope, the massacre is set to happen in about 3 years or so. Well, at least it did in the other timeline.

"Yes. This Leader uses some form of dojutsu to make his speech more compelling. Bring suitable counters if you wish to attend this meeting."

>>16516007
Well, pegging it as just dojutsu might be misleading, since it doesn't seem to require eye contact. We should explain our experience with it.

>>16516007
"I see. Thank you, Shimaru, I will be certain to plan accordingly." he says and nods his head, the door opening for you.

As you leave the office three ANBU agents appear and the leader says, "Our Jonin Commander requests a word with you and your partner." He says, "This is not mandatory, simply the request of one Jonin to another."

>>16516030

Mmm. More like an eye...field? Just say he doesn't require eye contact or to see you to trigger it.

>>16516034

We gonna go see Danzo?

Well alright, lets have a looksee and see what he/she wants.

>>16516034
See what the leader wants, prepare for massive diplomacy stretches.
Welp I'm out, see you guys in the morning.

...What, that's it? C'mon OP, at least TELL us when you leave!

>>16516040
You are taken to a council room where only a single man is sitting on the other end of the table. The ANBU close the door and the man offers you a seat. You can see his long pointed goatee and spiked ponytail remind you of your earlier battle with Konoha in what felt like years ago. "I am Shikaku Nara. It is a pleasure to meet you, Shimaru. Though, I believe we've met before." he says with a smile as he lights a cigar and breathes it out in a slow thick cloud, "I wanted to talk to you about Kisame Hoshigaki. In fact, I wanted to talk to you about a lot of things about that team of yours and the mission you were on. What exactly were you doing there?"

>>16516034
Might as well be accommodating, seeing as we're here to request their aid and all.

>>16516030
>>16516036
Later we should write up our full experience with the Leader's jutsu, whatever it was, and present it to Minato. We're asking a lot of him, so we should try to be helpful and upfront.

Jeez, I'm not really confortable with meeting someone who probably has massive genjutsu powers without our sword at hand to snap us out.

Alright, and now that 4chan let me post again. OP is off to bed.

See you all in a few hours.

>>16516115

"Define 'There'."

>>16516115
"That you ask me means that you suspect more than a simple escort mission, as I suspected.
"Honestly, I don't know. I was only brought on at the last minute, because one of the original team members became critically ill."

If he wants us to talk about how we think it was part of Mei's coup, he's going to need to give us more information and intel before we say anything more.

>>16516166
going to go with this one, we've been on a lot of "theres"

>>16516115
"Nara-san. I was not in command of that team. In fact, I was still a Chuunin, and was selected as a replacement for a member who was indisposed at the time. If you have suspicious beyond the obvious, I fear I will not be able to allay them."
"What do you want to know about Hoshigaki Kisame?"

Well, if we get him to confirm that he's referring to the weapons shipment mission, we could respond back with a question:
"What, then, was so critical about a weapons shipment that it would require the Konohagakure Jonin Commander, Copy-Cat Kakashi, Itachi Uchiha, and I assume 2 other high-ranking Jonin. And why would you retreat as soon as it look like we'd put up a fight?"

> "You are a fierce warrior, my Captain, but you are no crocodile. You do not lurk in wait and then strike, you approach the challenge without fear and overcome it with speed and power. You are a true hunter."
Why not summon.. a Lion? Not a realistic lazy fuck one, but a noble one. King of Animals one. One who was inspiration for titles and emblems through history.

>>16516249
> In the anime, it was shown that if a user attempts to summon an animal without first signing a contract, the user will be teleported to the home of the animal they have a natural affinity for.

>>16516205
Ah, that would be a good point to start with actually. Hopefully he feels like being open. We do know that's what he is talking about, I think its the only other time we've seen him, and I see no reason to be coy. Also, knowing he is the commander, that would be the preferable form of address. So a revision.

"Commander Nara. Perhaps you could tell me what attracted six powerful Leaf ninja, including a famous three-man cell, an Uchiha with full-inheritance (if Itachi is notable at this point then just use his name), Copy Ninja Kakashi, and the Jounin Commander. Right after the Hidden Stone, no less. And why they would leave so suddenly."

I expect He'll still press us for what we know, so I still stick with my previous post. Even if he divulges information that casts more doubt upon the situation, I don't think we want encourage mistrust in the new Mizukage. (unless it looks like she's been compromised by foreign influence already, but even then, we may not want to entrust such matters to the Leaf)
>>16516187 "I was not in command of that team. In fact, I was still a Chuunin, and was selected as a replacement for a member who was indisposed at the time. If you have suspicious beyond the obvious, I fear I will not be able to allay them."
>"What do you want to know about Hoshigaki Kisame?"

>>16516249
>>16516388
About summons, I personally don't think Lions fit us thematically, and the un-contracted teleport might be cool, if the OP is up for it, but we would have to do it when we have quite a bit of free time (in character) because we have no idea where we would end up, and we would have to prove to the group they should contract us.

>>16516419
I know our summon, the noble carp. No animal has killed as many people.

>>16516548
If Gyarados is the boss, I'm down.

>>16516593
You see my reasoning? Fucking carp man, no ninja would expect CARP!

Embracing the Chinese carp/dragon legend could be a thing for Shimaru, appreciating hard work to become a dragon, and encouraging it in the village. Plus, Shimmering Shoal: summons a group of iridescent Koi who's concerted movement is a genjutsu that entrances or befuddles the enemy. Summoning various Chinese dragons would be awesome, but would the koi get to swim through the air...? Otherwise that's a bit of a problem.

>>16516815
Well, it's obvious I was simply thinking of good ole fashioned dorf fortressy FUN! But you have a point.

>>16516419
>I don't think we want encourage mistrust in the new Mizukage
Actually, all things considered, it's more likely that Yagura realized that he was schizophrenic and needed to step down, but simply retiring wouldn't be a drastic enough change, sociologically, for the Hidden Mist to make a fresh start, and so created a situation where he would be vulnerable to a coup.

Remember that he had asked Kaji to delve into his mind for days at a time to find out what was wrong with him, indicating that Yagura knew that something was wrong with himself. And that it was him that ordered the Deep Current members away, leaving himself vulnerable.
It's still possible that Mei planned it this way, but it's just as possible that Yagura committed suicide in as public a manner as possible so that the Mist could break completely away from his psychotic influence.

Now, if Nara wants our analysis of all of that, he's going to have to offer intel of equal worth first.

But yeah, I still want a carp summon. Shit would be hilarious.

>>16517444
Hilarious, but ultimately useless. Unless we can make small lakes with a single jutsu like Kisame, we should probably stay away from marine-only summons.

>>16517490
To be fair, one of the previous Kages used a goddamn oyster. As long as the summon has strong enough jutsus, it doesn't really matter how physically powerful they are. I mean, Tsunade has a snail.

Hell, the carp could just bring his own lake.

Anyway, joke aside there are a bunch of other cool animals that we could use.

I suppose something a bit more practical is in order.... One of our team mates can summon crocs right? It would be fitting wouldn't it?

>>16517679
I think that was mentioned this thread. The crocs wouldn't like us. He only got that summon because his dad already had it.

Or... You listening, what if.. Hear me out.. What if we summoned BEARS!? Giant fucking BEARS! They are more agile then they look, and DAT STRENGTH! Not only that but those fuckers are pretty silent.

>>16517679
Crocs are patient hunters. Crocs guy explained that they're not a good fit for us who charge in headlong last thread.

>>16517711
Well shit, what about DEM BEARS though? They are pretty aggressive.

>>16517732
The second-in-command guy from Hidden Stone has that contract.
Does our personality and combat style fit in with what they're looking for in a contractor?
I don't think so.

I really like the Carp and Lion suggestions, for summons personally.

>>16517754
So only one person has the contract at a time? Whelp.. BADGERS! They fit the bill pretty well.

I still say we should get a panther

I mean come on, suddenly GIANT BADGER out of fucking nowhere, anyone who knows shit about animals would piss himself.

>>16516115
"Mhm. 'There', where we first met? 'There', when I spoke with Kisame-Sempai? Tch. Bothersome, there are so many 'There's." Sigh. "Commander Nara, if you want to know my relation with Kisame Hoshigaki it is simple. He is my," Pause and let the ghost of a smile as we remember that Gen recently fought you and that you will be the best man at his wedding, "He is one of my dearest friends, my first true friend, and he was my teacher. If you worry regarding his truthfulness of this meeting," Pause and close our eyes. "I share your worry, but I know that the Sempai I knew would not lie. 'Why lie when our blades are as honest as a man can be.' But this 'God' of theirs - I assume you know of him, a man who can be anywhere, and is covered in piercings." Sigh. "I do not know."

I'm assuming the question was 'You went to see Kisame and then immediately came here. What's up with that?' and I agree with the Nara. Even if Kisame thinks he's telling the truth, he might not be - Pein might have some trick up his sleeve.

>>16517392
As I was reading your first sentence, I was like "Kaji told us he was aware of the problem;" I'm glad you brought it up again. Although I'm more worried due to the canon Madara connection, I have to think his problem wasn't natural.

And damn, I am getting all jazzed about being the Koisennin <carp sage> and Higashi no Tatsu <Dragon of the East> when OP would totally be justified with a NOPE.jpg --But since I am thinking about it so much, I imagine Seiryu would be the Celestial Lord of that entire ocean. We would not have a contract with him. We would probably never see him. He would have a vassal who is the lord of the local sea, and we would have a contract with him., letting us summon local weather dragons (water is a given for Chinese dragons, but the right ones might be wind or lightning typed. The earth and fire dragons would have a different lord, I expect) and carp. Carp would probably just be messengers and group summon-as-a-specific-jutsu (like shimmering shoal) performers. Though real carp can be a 100lbs so a killer ninja fish isn't that hard to imagine.

My other idea is raptors. They strike fast and hard like us, and I would expect them having wind and lightning natures which covers elements we don't. There could also be individuals who use eye, plumage, or voice based genjutsu, another skill I keep trying to fit to our summon somehow. (I also support some big cat, but more like a panther or jaguar)

Now, three things from the last thread:
Awww, I thought Gen was gonna help us get a new sword - or at least re-seal this sword - or help us perfect flicker-blading. Oh well, overcoming all damage is badass - I'm just a little confused how that sleeve looks.

>The question is what does Shimaru really think about Akatsuki's plan? Does a united shinobi force represent a stronger Mist or a weaker one?

I believe that Shimaru wouldn't like the Plan for two reasons. First, it makes Mist grovel at Akatsuki's table rather then equals with the other villages. Second, I think that Shimaru might not support Akatsuki's ideals. Too hypocritical.

>Summon
If we can't summon aquatic creatures onto land (Which stops us from getting an Eel, which I think would be perfect) - and if BOSS SEA is out of the picture - I'd actual like to ask OP what he thinks Shimaru should get. After all, he knows Shimaru the best and could tell us what he'd like us to get, and what he thinks Shimaru would be most interested in.

Mhm. Although, we might be going at this all wrong. We're trying to identify a creature that connects with Shimaru based on the creatures traits, but I don't think that a summons always have to fit the contract holder. I mean, how are Toads like Jiraiya or Slugs like Tsunade.

You see this mother fucker? He's fearless, he's strong, he eats SNAKES, he kills shit and doesn't afraid of anything. We are damn near fearless, we kill shit and doesn't afraid of anything. The only thing we are missing is snake eating. And can you imagine the face of that snake fucker when we summon a giant BADGER? He will shit his pants and run like a whore running from jack the ripper. Badgers are pretty fucking awesome, and I think we could earn their respect. Finding out who has the contract would be a bitch, but can you imagine the payoff? We would have a badger bro. A. BADGER. BRO! You don't piss a badger off. When you see a badger you turn the fuck around and hope he doesn't put you on his shit list.

>>16517816
You talk too much.
In context, there are only 2 'there's': why we were on the team, and why the team was protecting that shipment.

Has anyone given any thought to Salamanders? It's the spirit of fire in the form of an amphibious lizard so our elemental affinities match up. They're usually aggressive predators when it comes to food, actively hunting down their food though without relying strictly on eyesight to do so. They've got some good regeneration mojo to pair up with us also 'regrowing' an arm, and the palm salamander has that ludicrous tounge for our sudden burst attacks.

Elementally, thematically, and style-wise they're a dead ringer for us.

>>16517929
Isn't there also a Salamander with a javelin tongue or is that the palm salamander?

It'd work for Iron Wind.

>>16517929
son of a bitch......it fits

>>16517929
This fits very well.

>>16517929
It's thematic, but what does that give us but more bodies? I'd rather cover our weaknesses or at least synergize somehow.

>>16517929
But I kinda want to troll sound, and well.. What is one thing snakes fear/hate... BADGERS. And look at this motherfucker, he's cute, but when he grows up... He's going to be a monster

. Salamanders ARE cool, don't get me wrong. But I simply think badgers would be more of a FUCK YOU to our enemies. Frogs? Slugs? Snakes? Bitches please, BADGERS.

>>16517946
Yeah that's the palm salamander. It's tongue is more than 180 times stronger than any muscle in the human body.

>>16518010
>>16517946
>>16517929
Guys, Hanzo is already the summoner of the Salamanders, he should still be chilling in Ame.

I vote badgers, those things are fucking tenacious, like Shimaru.

>>16517961
Honestly our main weakness is our lack of Ninjutsu and Genjutsu capabilities, not to mention our frontline tactics leave us vulnerable to other heavy hitters and attacks we can't simply parry or evade. Salamanders would work as all sorts of battlefield shenanigans from natural poison they'd be able to spread through the mist, giving us raw water to work with when we need it similar to frog-summon water shots, tanking hits like a bawss, and all around synergizing with our own offense by absolutely smashing through everything with their tongue blitz. Along with that they'd aid our sensor skills and (possibly) give us a lot of technique support.

On top of that, they've got variety. From small natural-sprinters to massive walls of 'Oh god that's a giant lizard with pointy teeth.' Not to mention having more bodies is certainly not a bad thing.

>>16518128
Except that Hanzo already holds the Salamander summoning contract.

But badgers is fast AND strong, you no see glorious Badger strength and speed? They strong like Russian woman who have too many shots of vodka in morning, they fast like negro who running with my bike, they tough like tank who shrug off small arms fire, they tenacious like Badger who spot snake in field.

They hunger for blood of coward sound ninja, they hunger for snake. They natures pest control, they pile up bodies like Spartans pile up immortals in silly film 300. Badger good, snakes bad. Badger kills filthy snakes, Badger laugh at lesser creatures. Badger tough, rest is weak little cowards.

You see face? This face of killer, of big bad killer who say fuck you to filthy gyp- I mean snakes. This face of warrior who drink much vodka, who laugh in face of weakling, who kill just to kill! BADGERS are future of ninja world, Badgers are natures VIKING NINJAS, we VIKING NINJA! You see?

>>16518207
Now you're just getting annoying.
Besides, if we wanted to hunt snakes, we'd get a mongoose.

>>16518223
Alright, I was just trying to be humorous. I'll stop.

Okay guys, let's agree, that as soon as we can we ask OP about what he thinks, then head to the sand lands to talk to the prophet guy.

>>16518223
Personally I thought it was funny and I do see his point (he is alluding to fighting Orochimaru I believe) and badgers /are/ strong and fast and furious fighters lol. This isn't me supporting the badger idea, I don't actually know what would be the best, there are so many choices. I think we should have something that uses some kind of genjutsu as that is our main weakness from what I remember.

>>16518262
Keep in mind that some summons might be tied to a specific village. Toads and Dogs seem to be Konoha-only summons, while Snakes seem to be much more mercenary.

>>16518271
I know having no Genjutsu is a weakness for us, but... Well. We're an honest man, do we need to conceal the truth?

>>16518271
If all we want is a strong genjutsu, then we should try to get the Giant Clam that the Second Mizukage has a contract with.

>>16518284
Lol I as much as I am totally enjoying this playthrough, I can't wait for the next one so we can finally stop being so honest. Not looking for chaotic-stupid but being dishonest and manipulative on occasion has its advantages.

>>16518164

Actually, if Pein has seized control of Amegakure then Hanzo should be dead, I mean, Pein has multiple bodies so that means Pein summoned that demon statue which probably means either Yahiko or Konan are dead.

Of course, as far as Yamada is concerned Salamander Hanzo is still around being fucking scary and is still the second most powerful shinobi in the world.

Going to Rain to grab the Salamander Contract should make even Yamada pause in concern.

Anyways, I got the general stupidity from a /k/omedy thread, thought you guys would find this kind of shit funny. Here's what sparked the idea while I was being shown that stupid badger loop. There is more but frankly it's already up on /k/.

>>16518299
But you have to admit being an honest ninja does hit all the right buttons for it to be amusing. Personally I've no idea what sort of summon we should aim for, I like the aquatic animals like a moray eel, carp or narwal but they are highly situational. One thing, would we even have enough chakra to summon a boss? Shimaru seems more of a low chakra killing makchine who just uses support jutsu with a smattering of range ninjitsu.

>>16518346
Wait I thought he WAS the scariest ninja in the world.

Hmm, a thought, if the Yondaime is still reluctant to go to Kiri we could offer ourselves up as a hostage while he meets with the Mizukage.

The Yellow Flash could get there and back in more than enough time for us to go to the meeting.

>>16518299
>>16518284
Being an honest man and using genjutsu are two completely separate things. Also, being an honest shinobi doesn't mean we never lie or use trickery.
Being honest, in the sense that Kisame and Shimaru use the term, means not compromising one's integrity or ideals for convenience. It also means to not betray one's comrades for personal ambition or gain.

You use a definition of 'honest' that is too simplistic.

>>16518360
Yeah, and that was why I was being so over the top with the badger shit, I do believe I have a point, we are not a ninjutsu/genjutsu type guy, we barely have chakra. So I figure we should improve on taijutsu and ninjutsu, genjutsu is our one glaring weakness, sure. But hey, we could kill the piss out of people before they have a chance to use it in the first place. A badger companion or something similar would be ideal for that. And well, water type creatures kinda ooze the whole genjutsu/ninjutsu thing. I apologize for coming off as a prick though, I meant for it to not be taken seriously. Hence the poking fun at gypsies, blacks and russians.

>>16518373

Who? Yamada or Hanzo?

Because although I'm sure that by now Yamada is well known as a guy not to be fucked with I don't think the world is so piss scared of him that people who survive a fight with him are considered legendary heroes.

Because that's why the Legendary Sanin are so famous, they survived a 3 vs 1 fight with the Salamander.

>>16518413
No worries I thought it was funny but hey, if its being a bother may as well stop for now eh?

>>16518424
I did mean Hanzo, I thought he is currently the most feared ninja in the known world.

>>16518445
I gotta say, I don't think it would be smart to go to Hanzo for anything, that guy is a piece of work if the Naruto wiki is right. For a bad show it has an awesome setting.

>>16518445

Ah, my mistake.

I think that the most feared ninja alive at the moment is Minato Namikaze, aka the Yondaime Hokage/The Yellow Flash as I believe he's the only person in history to have a 'flee on sight' order in the Bingo Book.

Although what that means for us is that the thought of fighting Hanzo should only make us want to run away screaming in terror, wheras the prospect of fighting Minato should make us collapse into the fetal position sobbing into the handle of our sword as we await the merciful hand of death.

>>16518614
I actually think the proper procedure for us fighting Minato is "Take your Vitamin Cyanide Soldier"

So he doesn't capture us and haul us back to Leaf to learn all our delicious Mist secrets.

>>16518641
Actually, the proper procedure would be to blow up our body to prevent even the corpse from being captured. We've got a Kekkei Genkai now, remember.

>>16518614
Y'know I keep forgetting just how awsome that guy is. So yeah I agree that we don't want to tangle with either of them and anyone who suggests it should be laughed at, unless they happen to be our Kage in which case we wonder why she wants us dead. I think we've all agreed that our victory over the Raikage was blind luck and lots of underhanded trickery yes?

>>16518664
So make like Kisame and horrible suicide technique?

>>16518664
While sobbing into our sword and whispering forgiveness to not see our best friend have kids.

>>16518668
It was a Ninja Duel. Underhanded Trickery was expected. He was a known factor going into a match with a Wild Card. And he tried to Underhand Trick us, with the switch off to A, our trick just worked.

It was also blind luck.

>>16518694
Yup, we would have been screwed if we let his son fight.

>>16518346
Yeah, In-character Yamada (And pretty much everyone else) Assumes that Salamander Hanzo is alive (Because he's fucking Salamander Hanzo, the guy who stalemated Orochimaru, Jiraiya and Tsunade, and gave them their nickname because they managed to SURVIVE fighting him.), and everyone KNOWS he's the current salamander summoner, and trying to get the contract from him would be suicide.

Personally I think Badgers would be good, because they suit his personality, fucking ferocious.

>>16518664
Wait... When did we get a Kekkei Genkai?

>>16518777
The Kaguya bone right arm replacement we have.

>>16518769
You're never going to let that go, are you.
I don't think that badgers fit the professional aspect of Shimaru's personality. Too prone to being controlled by their emotions.

>>16518777
From Yuki, remember? We got our arm cut off, now we have bone-hand. Which, when we get skills again, we need to put points into. And train with Yuki so we can get the seal on our bone-hand now.

>>16518510
And that's the point of this whole exercise. I'm glad people can agree, obviously people do 14 threads in.

Alright, general consensus seems to be "ask OP what he think about Shimaru." as far as summons go. To be honest the idea has sort of bothered me for a while. What sort of animal would both be complimentary and similar to Shimaru?

I am a fan of some sort of raptor, its never a deceptive attacker, it favors speed as well as raw strength, and it would compliment our elemental nature perfectly. Plus it gives us a longer-range summon. This is a very good option.

A giant turtle, not a tortoise like Guy has, would provide a few things that are very nice. It's a huge walking fortress, which has its ups and downs, but also, it can open its jaws and let water flood out onto the battlefield. This is also an idea.

I have more incoming, but I'm getting breakfast.

>>16518777
I derped, I forgot about the bone thing.

People keep saying our ninjutsu and chakra are low, that's not the case. We just kill people with our sword because it is our forte. Our ninjutsu stat is just as high as our taijutsu, and we have 9 chakra, which is higher than example-Jiraiya (from the first draft, OP said he would be scaling up our encounters due to our growth)

>>16518777
We got a Kaguya bone arm from the medic, after losing ours in a fight with those Kumo guys.

It's a pretty weak bloodline though, just enough to use the bone arm.

>>16518812
I'd like to know what restrictions there are concerning summons.
Such as, which summons are Village specific. The Dog summons seem to be Konoha specific, so we couldn't get them even if we wanted to.

Personally, I think the other players are just being lazy and foisting the responsibility of picking a summon animal off on you. You might have created the original character sheet, name, and background, but it was the players that created the personality.

I like badgers for the same reason OP likes Raptors, though I'm not sure how either fit our fire/water affinity. Both seem earth based to me.

>>16518803
I just don't think we should shoehorn ourselves into an aquatic creature because A: Kisame had one, or B: Cover Genjutsu (Most summons seem to focus on the users strengths, rather than cover weaknesses IIRC)

>>16518866
By raptor he means a bird-of-prey, not a velociraptor.
How do you get Bird=Earth?

>>16518867
Also, if you'll allow me. C. It just seems too obvious. "Oh, hes a mist ninja, I'll bet everything he does is about water." Then we proceed to beat their ass with a reptile or something else.

>>16518855
Known Summons
Konoha- Dogs, Toads, Slugs, Snakes, Tortoises.
Suna- Weasels
Kiri- Sharks, Clams, and Crocodiles
Iwa- Bears
Kumo- Owls

>>16518884
Velociraptor was the first thing that came to mind, I'm not a smart man in the morning.

I'm gonna reiterate the Squid summon thing, although I do admit Salamanders would fit us thematically.

There might be one other way of signing on with the Salamanders, but it would mean seeking out the home of the Salamanders and asking them in person, basically it would mean finding their version of Mt. Myoboku.

However I could see that as being a large undertaking and I can't see us being given leave to go on such a journey, being the Mizukage's Right Hand and all.

>>16518812
Dino Raptor or Bird Raptor? But...Turtle. Snapping Turtle might be a bad ass idea. Along with the chuckle worthy idea of a Summon that moves sooo slooow.

And summons don't necessarily match your chakra nature. Frogs are water, but Jiraiya I only remember using fire (wiki includes earth), whereas Naruto was wind.

If I could make a suggestion, I might suggest something that operates best in our terrain of choice, the Hidden Mist. Something that can track without sight.

>>16518944
This is a very plausible course of action. Without IC knowledge of where we wanna go, I could just throw us there and have us negotiate and make our way back when we're done.

Yeah, hell, Guy uses turtles and the only jutsu he uses are fire based.

>>16518953

Xenomorphs? Bats? Moles? Angler Fish? Platypus?

A brief suggestion. Our salamander summons could be a different species than Hanzo's, since his seem to be focused around poison and earth.

>>16518973
>Platypus?

NO. FUCKING. MONOTREMES.
THEY ARE A FUCKING CRIME AGAINST BIOLOGY AND SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO EXIST, MAKING THEM BIGGER IS ONLY FURTHERING THE CAUSE OF RETARDED CREATURES.

Maybe some kind of big cat, like a fucking tiger or leopard, they're pretty stealthy, right?

>>16518953
So, is BOSS SEA a bad idea?

>>16518973
>Platypus
My god, that fits with the 'You call that a knife'. Maybe we could go with Monotremes and have Echidna for defense.

>>16519012
Then we must find him and become DUEL SALAMANDERS!

>>16518953
Let's see.
Bats are obvious. Moths could be another.
A cougar or a tiger would still work, though, with their sense of smell and their ears providing the ability to sense without seeing.

I'm going to go with Tiger.

Without the prickish manner I put it in earlier, I do have solid reasons of mentioning Badgers, for such small creatures they really do fight off bears, run upwards to 19 MPH, dig and hunt down large animals, form clans, they have knowledge of teamwork since they can be seen hunting with wolves. Together. I just see them as fitting to us, we fought bigger opponents and WON just like badgers fight bigger animals and win. They are some pretty intense little dudes.

>>16519038
Shimaru of the Tiger.

Also fun fact, the hand seal for Fire Style is the Tiger Seal. I can totally see us as a Tiger. The big boss of his home, fast and powerful. You have OP's support for a tiger.

>>16519012
That breaks the unwritten rule of "Everyone must be a super special snowflake and must have unique powers/ways of fighting"

What's next, are they going to start teachig comprehensive standard skill sets at the academy? Bwahahahaha.

Fuck yeah, my tiger idea is catching on? Now we need to figure a way to put the tiger on our sword so that we can launch a catapult-tiger-maneuvere.

Also TIGER-SHIMARU MIST COMBO ATTACK!

>>16519068
I like the idea of doing this just to break the standard.

>>16519052
Well, If OP wants Tiger, Tiger it is! Now, on with the plot?

>>16519049
Not only that but their bad eyesight and hearing makes for crazy good sense of smell. They would fight pretty well even after we use mist and all that.

Whelp I'm done, anyways I vote for Moths if badgers aren't an option.

>>16519099
Oh no, don't think about my opinion like that. It's your guys' character, I just stated personal agreement.

>>16519012

I support OP on this. Salamanders are a VERY NICE combo with us.

>>16519099
There's enough characters that have similar/same movesets so that doing so won't make you unique, but not enough that it's common.

Besides, if you do that, you'll be failing Kisimoto's attempts of ripping off Jojo's Bizarre Adventure.

Do we have this narrowed down enough to call for a vote between between Fire Salamanders and Tigers?

My vote is Squid or Fire/Water Salamanders, although I could certainly live with summoning Tigers.

Those things can be MASSIVE!

>>16519138
Looks that way.
So, 1 vote per person, Salamander or Tiger:

I vote Tiger.

>>16519099
Besides I really want to get out of the "All mist summons have aquatic creatures"
C'mon guys, we gotta play up our fire element more by picking tiger!

>>16519151
Tiger.

>>16519147
Salamander!

Since we are down to two I guess Tiger. Still would have loved badgers but I pushed a little too hard and annoyed some folks.

I actually like badger, but Tiger seems like it would fit our speed and power theme.

Looks like 4 to 2 in favor of Tigers

I have no problem with Tigers. They have a firm place in Chinese mythology (Byakko for king of the beasts!) so there is fertile grounds for characterization. Byakko is associated with metal though, which is kekkei genkai territory, but I could see fire and lightning, earth would probably be stretching. Tiger Eyes might be fuel for genjutsu, panicked paralyzation?

Guys, GUYS. Wait a minute, why are we limiting ourselves to just members of the known animal kingdom? Why not get some better mythological creatures up in this- Like a super tank Kappa that can hold an ocean's worth of water in it's head, or one of the many creatures that live in the river of the dead?

>>16519276
WATER. BEAR

>>16519271
Not to mention the whole "Animals of the Zodiac" and the Tiger seal being associated with one of our elements.

>>16519262
Badgers aren't exactly slow though, like I mentioned in another post they can run from 16-19 MPH for a short time, that's pretty fast. But yeah, It seems the people have spoken and it's just Tiger/Salamander.

>>16519306
I'm sad that we never got too many votes for BOSS SEA.

>>16519276
>Kappa
Oh man, It'd be hilarious if our boss summon was defeated because he wanted to be polite and bowed.

>>16519276
Well, you're right, it's possible to get mythological summons, like Danzo's Baku and the Third Hokage's Enma.
But then the problem is finding a current contract holder, or where the summons reside.

I think we should stick with known animals for now.

I'm gonna say Salamander

Whelp, have some cute badgers as another apology for shitting up the thread earlier with my /k/ imitation humor.

>>16519276
>>16519331
Tengu, man. Fucking Tengu.

>>16519331
Wasn't Enma just a (Massively Depowered) ripoff of Sun Wukong?
That'd be like monkey summons, I guess.

So, shall we continue talking to Nara and what he wants to know?

We're showing 5v3 in favor of Tiger at the moment. I'll give it some more time, but we'll continue with the plot in the meanwhile.

>>16517392
>>16516419
>>16516205

He draws from his cigar before breathing out, "A weapons shipment?" He asks curiously as he leans forward, "Our intelligence was telling us that was captured Uchiha bodies that the Mist was moving under disguise of normal cargo." He said as he spoke, "I'm willing to bet you that Iwa had a good reason for showing up too." he said and rubbed his jaw, "Why would this happen?"

I don't see us getting a legendary summon. We may be good but we ain't kage level. And I doubt we would have the chakra to even summon one.

>>16519266
I'd say Tigers are more of a stalking animal than a straight up beat-down. Shimaru just doesn't seem to me as a kind of 'wait for a weak point' kind of guy, but a 'press the advantage' guy. Gonna say Salamander.

Also, salamanders give us axolotls.

>>16519371
"A Uchiha? I did not know this. I wonder who hired Iwa and what they were told. Is there any more you wish to speak of?"

>>16519297
One of. We're way more water than we are fire. We have what, the steam-saw and a fireball jutsu using Fire? We are way more spec'd out for water, leave the fire shenanigans to Konoha before we burn oursleves out.

>>16519388
i agree with this guy

also fucking TIGER SALAMANDERS!

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 /tg/, 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.

>>16519388
Okay, I daww'd. Salamander.

>>16519371
"Bait operation to get two high-level jonin teams of opposing Villages to fight and decimate each other.
"Or keep Mist jonin occupied while another operation is run.
"What do you want to talk about next?"

>>16519371
"Investigating your source for the mission information seems like a prudent course of action. I was told we got wind of a sabotage effort from a prisoner. I did not check to see who he was associated with after I was of rank to ask for such information."

>>16519483
>>16519432

"Yes, actually. Hoshigaki Kisame was last sighted on our land and attacking us. We want to know as much as you can offer us about him." He says and passes a large piece of paper forward with Kisame's limited Konoha file.

>>16519461
Awww snap, we can technically have both at the same time.

SALAMANDER <3

>>16519495
He may be a missing-nin, but he still has a lot of Mist secrets in his body.
What information do they already have on him? We can try to give them some info without giving away what would be considered Village secrets.

>>16519371

"Well, the obvious answer is that someone else wanted to foster ill will between our Villages, perhaps encourage destabilising actions against each other.
Of course I expect a deeper reason behind it all as well, maybe a specific person was intended to die in the skirmish?"

>>16519523
The file reveals they know about his vast supplies of chakra and that he's a former seven swordsman. However, they have nothing beyond that. Samehada's actual gifts are unknown and they don't seem to know his summoning pact.

/a/ here, we are disappoint.

>>16519536
>>16519495
"Samehada eats chakra; you saw that yourself. Beware of close combat.
"Kisame also can summon sharks; fighting on water is not recommended."

I think that's valuable information that won't compromise Mist security.

>>16519495
Look concerned and cross our arms. "Kisame is my Sempai." But, inform them of the basics

>>16519536

Should we reveal the secrets of Samehada? There are few others likely to ever wield it.

Revealing the Shark Contract is iffy as well, as although he's the last Hoshigaki reaquiring the contract without general knowledge of it's existence could be a great boon for the Mist.

>>16519568
That's an unnecessary piece of information; our relationship with Kisame shouldn't enter this conversation.

>>16519561
>>16519536
Telling them about the shark pact shouldn't be a problem. Samehada may be though, since we probably want to retrieve that for the Mist. He is at least as great a swordsmen as Shimaru, physical strength equal to or higher.
>>16519568
No reason to let him know about our personal relationships.

>>16519583
I'm actually surprised that they don't have Samehada's chakra eating ability already written down; their Cho hit it head on and had his chakra drained.
It could be a test by Nara on how much we're willing to cooperate with Konoha.

SUDDENLY FROM FUCKING NOWHERE PAIN SHINTA TENSEIS FUCKING EVERYTHING. CONSEQUENTLY THE EFFORT OF HIS WAS TOO MUCH ON HIS BODY AN THEN HE DIES.

THE END

>>16519495
"Would you give Mist all the details of Orochimaru? Or any other Leaf missing-nin? If you would, then I will tell you what I know."

>>16519639
He smiles wryly, "Alright. That's only fair." he admits and produces a much thicker file on Orochimaru and passes it over to you, "You can keep that one. We have spares." The man noted as he releases the seal on it for you.

(We'll disclose the information in full after this exchange.)

>>16519662
Ugh, full disclosure on Kisame's abilities?
Well, I suppose fair's fair.
Flipping through Orochimaru's file, was it at least worth it?

>>16519662
Wow.

Ok, yeah, full release of details. But make note that he is directly our responsibility.

/a/ thanks you for keeping Naruto out of our kingdom.

/a/ is, however, sad that this shit has taken yours.

>>16519662

Oh, wow.

Now we really do have to tell them everything, goddamn.

>>16519687
>>16519662

Orochimaru's file has pictures and records, from Jiraiya and Sarutobi, on every technique they've ever seen him perform. This file clearly is for higher ups only, and the fact that it's being disclosed to you means they need your support. Additionally, the reports are all dated on the same night several years ago. It appears Minato had Hiruzen and Jiraiya brought to ANBU to discuss everything and do a full disclosure on the night of Orochimaru's escape.

He thanks you for the data and puts it away before rising and offering you the door, "One more thing, if you need to ever speak to me again, talk to Inoichi Yamanaka, he can put us in touch."

>>16519728

I put on my robe and wizard hat

>>16519683
Oh, quietly hope that if Kimimaro is detailed in this...or if Leaf know more about a Mist Bloodline is captured by Orochimaru. Oh, and thank Shikaku Nara deeply.

>>16519728
"I'll be in touch."

Alright, if we got data on all the techniques that Orochimaru knows, including all the secret stuff that Konoha would have preferred to hide, then yeah, I guess all of our info on Kisame was worth it. I just hope Mist Intelligence agrees with us.

>>16519728
Pause before leaving. Ask if he wants any other details we have about these Akatsuki ninjas.

>>16519795
>>16519761
>>16519749

He nominates to pass on the other data saying they have their fair share, but thanks you anyway.

After reading through the file you find that Kimimaro is not at all mentioned in anywhere in this report.

>>16519842
Ask them if they know him. We must find this kidnapped Ninja.

>>16519856
It's not reasonable to expect they would. Orochimaru would have taken him to a secret base.

>>16519856
Reasonably, they wouldn't have info on him, since he's still a kid, didn't go through the formal shinobi registration process, and was part of an insular Mist clan.
Not to mention he's probably hidden away in one of Orochimaru's labs.

Actually, there is one thing to ask Nara:
"What do you make of Orochimaru's good deeds?"

>>16519954
He pauses at the question before saying, "I can't honestly know what to say. I never knew Orochimaru while he was here. However, everyone's reputation of him is that he was a villain and a cruel man." He says with a shrug, "Regardless, he is a black-listed shinobi."

>>16519795
>>16519842
Out of character, it is ridiculous to pass on intelligence like that, and in character I think I would want to share it, but, I'm guessing, you want to move past this meeting with Shikaku?

Personally, I think we should give him everything we know about Akatsuki movements and methodology. Orochimaru and Sasori in the Sand, the Five Chakra'd ninja (Kakuzu) and Deidara (perhaps leave out the details of his secret techniques, since it's not our secret to give and the stone and leaf aren't currently friendly, I don't think), and that they are currently doing mercenary work to raise funds. MAYBE even that we believe they wish to monopolize Shinobi power and abolish the national hidden village system.

>>16519985
If I could, it's because he doesn't want to give anymore information since you seem to want tit for tat trades.

Since, however, you are so willing to offer this information they give you the small bit of knowledge they have on the leader. They confirm that he has been seen three times with three different bodies, all bearing the same tattoos and piercings. Lastly, they affirm that they all possess the same deep voice.

>>16519982
"Mmm."

Okay, now, I suppose we'll be stuck here in Konoha for two days while we wait for the Hokage to get ready.
Is there anything we should do besides make a polite showing of face to the Third Hokage, considering he treated us so well last time, and maybe Might and Asuma?

>>16519982
Shall we continue along then?

>>16520064
>>16520060

Nothing seems to be going on that's too big at the moment. Jiraiya's in town again, and he comes to visit you in the Inn you are staying at to talk about Akatsuki and make a social call about Mangetsu. While you are there he produces some more information on Orochimaru, a few photos taken showing him and a short fat man in the Akatsuki robes with a metal tail helping people out around town. "This is puzzling to me. Orochimaru was never a very big humanitarian."

>>16520083
"Perhaps he's attempting to use Akatsuki for something."

Also I would like to cast a vote for Salamander.

>>16520083
"Might be trying to get local support in order to set up their own Hidden Village, or improved supply lines.
"Or, just part of a contract mission."

>>16520083
"These Akatsuki seem to show up in multiple places. Has anyone spoken with them?"

tiger

Currently 6v8 in favor of Salamander, for anyone trying to keep tally.

I'm still rooting for some kinda mythological creature or spirit.

Pick your poison gents: http://www.obakemono.com/list.php

>>16520185
Actually, I have it at 10 to 6 in favor of Salamander.

And ask Jiraiya about Kimimaro.

I must admit I am suprised this quest has managed to live so long. Naruto is a bad anime that could have been better with more planning and stuff. I have no idea what is going on, only that we're hunting Orochimaru to get back Kimimaru. I hope we succeed, I freaking love Kimimaru, he was cool.

This is bringing up bad memories of my friends attempting to roleplay Naruto characters during lunch and in notebooks. God those are such bad-fun memories. Only two of them really made an effort to make cool dudes, everyone else was just terrible.

>>16520204
Oh we can go mythical creatures. Didn't what's her face have one of them sickle weasels?

Chick with the fan. Gaara's sister.

>>16520210
Why?
Why would he possibly know about a Kaguya kid that would have been picked up by Orochimaru after he left Konoha?

>>16520083

"Well, it is better to be both feared and loved than either if one wants to rule, if this Akatsuki does wish to supplant the Villages it'd be best to get a reputation of power and benevolence early before it becomes obvious to the common man that one seeks to be his master."

>>16520215
If you don't know what's going on, read the archives.
And you're only partially right; getting Kimimaro is just a sidequest.

>>16520210
Ah, I was only including posts that actively gave a vote rather than seemed to pick a side.

What about orca for a summon? Or sailfish? There's plenty of marine animals that are fast as fuck and pack a wallop.

>>16520215

The Kaguya boy is a potential sidequest to help one of our Swordsmen, our current objective is to get the Yondaime Hokage to meet with our Mizukage so they can discuss the threat of the Akatsuki.

>>16520262
Actually, I take it back. Mantis Shrimp summon, all day every day.

WHY HASN'T ANYONE SUGGESTED THIS YET?

>>16520267
I...I don't know, why didn't we?

>>16520267
Because the Mantis Shrimp's abilities are only usable underwater, and we need to be more adaptable than that.

>>16520250
Oh I am, I just felt like I should say something about how interestng this quest is.

I also want to talk about how BAD the characters I made and played with were; but this isn't the place for that.

I hope OP decides to run an IRC version of this game with a group after he gets the system more fleshed out. I'd be SO down.

>>16520112
>>16520147
>>16520239

"No one who is associated with a village has been able to. Villagers have spoken to the higher-ups, like Orochimaru and Sasori, but the flunkies seem to just show up to do their dirty work and then leave." He notes as he sighs, "If they are working to recruit support for a unified village they're doing extremely well. The Hidden Villages do not have a great deal of support from the peasantry, after all, shinobi are seen as nothing but noble assassins for hire." He says with a bit of distaste, "Plus our wars ruin their lives. I can't blame them for wanting to seek Akatsuki's help."

Also, looks like it's time to get us some Salamander action, with the overwhelming support it's received.

Salamander, all the fucking way.

>>16520304
I really appreciate that. Thanks for watching and I hope we can keep you entertained!

>>16520317
The thought has definitely occurred to me.
Brief show of "hands", who would be up for an IRC version of this?

>>16520334

So down for that

>>16520334
I'm still down

>>16519151
>>16519175
>>16519235
>>16519262
>>16520159
>>16519271
>>16519147
Tiger: 7

>>16519208
>>16519340
>>16519388
>>16519461
>>16519477
>>16519515
>>16520109
Salamander: 7

>>16520366
Tigermander

>>16520366

you missed mine for salamander

>>16520330

>>16520366
Where did prior poster get 10 from then?

Well, with
>>16520372
We're at 8 and 7 which really surprises me.

So unless anyone has something to say after this one, it's salamander after we hopefully get Minato to come with us.

>>16520262
We've pretty much disregarded aquatic summons because 1) we'd need a shit-ton of water for them and 2) 'Oh look, it's Mist Shinboi with fish #1138'

>>16520263
So I'm wondering what we can do while we wait. We should check on what Gendo is doing and check up on him. See if he wants to do anything.

You know, with Jiraiya here - and we know how much Jiraiya hates Orochimaru - maybe we could go and hit up one of the secret bases, if Gendo doesn't want to do anything.

>>16520389
I still think that a tiger is a better option than a salamander. I think that it has more utility outside of combat, for tracking and infiltration, which we're weak on.

>>16520392
A catfish or carp could swim through the ground because it's a ninjacarp

>>16520416

that's what the ANBU cloak/mask is for.

I vote Salamander; simply because you can get different types of summons from it by changing the salamander. Like You could summon something like that huge one from japan that's huge and all tank like and ROLLOUT, and then a blind one that could be useful for tracking because chakra or whatever.

A tiger is cool, but lacks that.

>>16520334
Sketchy artfag here, I'd be down.

>>16520425
Maybe for infiltration, but what about tracking?

>>16520442

tiny salamanders. They're much less noticeable than a tiger.

>>16520399
This is true. Gendo has spent most of his time here training with Kakashi, the two of them engaging in hand to hand so that Gendo can better improve his swordwork.

Jiraiya is open for your suggestions.

http://www.obakemono.com/obake/nue/
It's a monkey/racoon/tiger/snake hybrid and it eats dreams. What's not to like.

>>16520334
Same, just say the word and Ninjas will appear!

>>16520462
Why not a kappa instead?
http://www.obakemono.com/obake/kappa/

>>16520478
I already suggested that. However consensus lies with either tiger or or salamander- Hence the Nue.

>>16520461
Yeah, you know what, lets go bust a Snake. "Jiraiya, do you have any idea where Orochimaru would take a young kidnappee to be brainwashed?"

>>16520461
We can't really leave the Village without going through ANBU security again, and we need to be on-hand for when the Hokage is ready to leave. I don't think we can do anything right now except wait.

>>16520507
"I've been tracking his movements to the best of my ability. I know a few of his lairs, but he's always with Sasori, and those lairs are very well protected." he says with a curious look in his eye, "Why? What do you have in mind?"

>>16520508
Also this Anon is correct. You'll have to be screened by Minato, or worse by Ibiki, before you can enter the village.

>>16520508
Well, it was about two days to wait, and Jiraiya does have this Hokage's ear. And Jiraiya and the Hokage both would like to see Orochimaru get taken down a peg or two.

>>16520515
"Just something I promised." I'd love to come back with both the Hokage -and- Kimimaro. "And I am eager to do something other then just wait."

>>16520524
Why are you so eager to be a hot-headed and unprofessional?
We're on a mission right now; stop trying to do stuff that will screw it up.

Guys now isn't the time to hit Orochimaru's base, for anything.

We are about to Negotiate with Akatsuki, IF things go south we can go for a joint-op on the snake. But, we can't, I repeat, CANNOT ruin this diplomatic mission. Besides we might be able to negotiate him back. Make sure to put that on the table during the talks,

Orochimaru can wait until later, we have more pressing concerns at the moment, such as a meeting between two Kage and motherfucking Pein, even if it's by proxy.

The Kaguya isn't going anywhere.

>>16520571
This man as a point. Instead of stumbling about looking for a lost kid, lets just ask the Toad Sage about what kind of Salamanders there are to get Summons with.

That, and we can train with Gendo and Kakashi.

>>16520595
>>16520571
>>16520562
>>16520553
>>16520524

We'll just take the safe answer.

You and your teammate spend the next two days just lounging around, however you are occasionally called to talk to Minato about various security and other-type details.

On the evening of day 5 he calls you and speaks, "These are the final terms we will offer. I am to bring Inoichi Yamanaka, Fugaku Uchiha, and Asuma Sarutobi as my personal escort. I will give you a full disclosure of all items possessed by all members of my escort. We will depart on the sunrise of tomorrow morning and will arrive by afternoon in Kirigakure, ready for the meeting. As collateral, you will be forced to leave both Gendo and your blade here under ANBU's watch, as well as accompany us to your village and remain in our presence at all times." He said before leaning back and sighing, "I'm sorry, but this is the first time a Kage has entered another village for anything less than a Chunin Exam in decades."

I had hoped to get this done by last weekend but I had to start over from scratch. Anyway I promised I'd clean it up so here it is now in grey and purple.

Since I'm still feeling like getting some more practice, any suggestions for a scene from the quest to put to paper? Raikage bisection, first uchiha kill, honest men square off, or something else?

>>16520630
Fukken saved. Awesome work.

I would request doing the scene as after the Raikage bisection.

>>16520630
Seven swordsmen/Kinkaku force staredown
I BELIEVE IN YOU MAN.

>>16520625
"Progress is an exhausting endeavor. Let us hope that regardless of our dealings with Akatsuki, both our villages advance forward with this meeting."

>>16520595
Besides, I'd either want to take Yuki with us on the go get Kimimaro trip, or go with a joint Konoha task force and claim vacation time, then come back with the kid.

Given how much the kid likes Orochimaru in the main storyline I think we actually need Yuki along with us for that one.

>>16520625
"I understand, and agree to the terms."
Let Gendo know about the conditions, then get ready to move out tomorrow.

Are all of the past threads in the archive?

>>16520630
Raikage bisection!

>>16520625
Tighten our hand around our sword. "If you would have me journey with you, I would be unarmed. But I understand, Hokage. These are tense times."

I know we have to give in, but I really don't want to give up our sword. Although, if we have to, let Gendo carry our blade.

>>16520662
Hmm, Imma put that on my list. The way it shows up in my mind makes a great image. I think I'll do another one first. It took about a week for Shimaru, adding 31 more characters to the image would be glacial until I get a better feel for this new software.

>>16520658
Thanks. You mean the part were A reaches out to him and B has his 'O-shit' face on?

>>16520625

"Were my presence not required for the meeting I would prefer to play the role of hostage myself.
Unfortunately it cannot be so, very well, Gendo and my sword shall remain here and I shall accompany you at all times."

I've got a baaaaaad feeling about this meeting, we might have to fight without our sword.

I assume Gendo is alright with being a hostage?

>>16520693
You mean hang on to?

Gendo's staying home.

Hey OP, can we ask for a sword, that's not as great as our current one so that we can help defend the Hokage if attacked?

>>16520709
They don't know about our seal. We should stipulate that since it's such a priceless item, and a gift from our closest friend, we would like Gendo to hold on to it for us while in Konoha.

Then if shit gets bad we can summon it to our hand.

>>16520678
>>16520663
>>16520666

"Very well then. We'll be leaving in six hours." he says and shakes your hand with a smile before he lets you leave, presumably to get ready.

In six hours on the dot you are standing with all your gear given back to you except for your sword, and he is with a small platoon of ANBU and his appointed escorts. The ANBU give you the paperwork that includes their itemized possessions and the agents show your sword being sealed into a scroll and then being locked and locked with your chakra so only you can open it as they put it away for safe keeping. The Fourth is dressed in his full battle attire with his flowing cloak and flak jacket under his cloak as he nods, "Alright, let's get moving."

Just short of the appointed time you return to the village, introductions are made and you go with Minato to the Mizukage who greets him pleasantly and with about thirty Mist ANBU agents you head towards Zettibara Village.

When all of you arrive Kisame is sitting in the teahouse at a table with a blond woman sitting beside him. The woman has her hands together and is scanning as well as looking at Kisame. He welcomes you in, "Come come, welcome." He says and bows his head, "Lord Hokage, Lady Mizukage, it is an honor to see you." He said and they greet him with politeness as he indicates the woman, "This is Hana Fuzen, she will be transmitting our words to the leader and I will be speaking for him." He says and draws Samehada, causing Inoichi and Fugaku to tense up as he winks and lays it down on the table, "Just to remove all feelings of doubt. You are outnumbering us severely and here is my blade, kohai." He says and gives you Samehada, "Keep it safe for me while we talk." The handle of the blade seems to writhe and squirm in your hand, accepting your touch at his master's behest.

>>16520697
Precisely, that would be too good.

>>16520691
Yes, and this one will be presently.

>>16520737
Yeah, this is what I meant. Sword goes to Swordmen. Ask forgiveness, but the sword is a relic to us and a gift from our friend and our teacher.

>>16520716

Although it's mostly a symbolic thing, they'll have an idea of how precious our sword is to us, it also removes the thing we're most well known for being an absolute badass in.
I mean, we've already killed a Kage with our swordwork and have made short work of several powerful ninja with our sword as well.

I think it's actually a bit of a compliment that even so outnumbered by Jounin and the Hokage himself they think we're so dangerous that we shouldn't have a greatsword on us, just in case.

I so can't wait for the next Bingo Book, what do you guys think we are, A-rank? S-rank even?

>>16520753
Ok I'll start on a Raikage bisection and aftermath pic. May end up being more than one page. I'll post the rough draft when I'm comfortable with it.

>>16520746
Silently nod, move Samehada to the side.

>>16520808

New thread time.

>>16520778
i think we're top A rank or AA as it were. I think once we reach S that'll be a good opportunity to get the 'Kage' level that the OP has bounced around a bit. Basically the S-Class level.

But if Shimaru was in the actual mango? He'd be S-class for sure.

>>16520746
Nod, and hold the sword in both hands, bowing to Sempai. Squeeze the blade and try to relax it if we can. Also, look in awe and don't fangasm too much.

>>16520772
Ha, no.
Doing so insults the integrity of Konoha, by saying that you can't trust them to abide by rules of protocol.