>>16956654
The reason for the call soon becomes apparent. Main Branch members have been repeatedly and stealthily abducted on their way back from missions. Branch Members were dispatched, naturally, as guards. But any time that would happen the Main House member would vanish and the Branch Members would claim being attacked by some wild force of nature. The reason for the call was two Main Branch and three Side Branch members were abducted in the last mission alone, and the Patriarch was tired of the losses and want you two with your brother to go hunt them down.

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.

>>16956695
This quest has already had like 40+ threads with no outpouring of Naruto on the board in general. Get over yourself.

>>16956654
>>16956687
Do we have any intel on when they were attacked, such as time of day, or of any indications of an impending attack?

Also, greet our brother, and congratulate him on making Knight.

Well, let us tighten our sash, done our fighting robes, and go kick ass with dad and brother. And do we have a character sheet with what we upped on our three year break?

And, where there a lot of dead Uchiha on the clans doorstep when we get back?

>>16956712
>>16956703

Also, since I forgot.

IRC is #FiveNationsGeneral on suptg's.

Download for the pdf is http://www.mediafire.com/?a8ba9eb2tbnraao

And character sheet is in progress.

Strangely no Uchiha other than that one. The times of attack were entirely opportunistic. There was no warning, and no reason as to the attacks other than the fact that they were Main Branch members. The Patriarch has a list of people, including rogue clan members who sold out for money, who may be orchestrating these.

>>16956751
Also, since we did reach Chunin-level, we need a new UA. I believe Null Stance was the desired one?

>>16956762
Yup. Null Stance all the way.

>>16956762
I like Null Stance. Nice and dramatic second-wind for when we spend almost all of our Chakra and folk aren't dead yet.

And lets start by...lets see if we can be all made to be Main Branch members, and then sent on a low level mission and come back, same way the everyone else has been attacked. It's a nice way to get both Father and ourselves into the Main House.

If that doesn't fly, lets just go down the list and start shaking the tree until something falls down.

>>16956785
Alright, we also need some perks.

I'd say, get 5 Perks.

>>16956762
Yeah, Null Stance.
Are you okay with the mechanics of it?

>>16956795
Yeah, just going to remove the Genjutsu Resistance. But otherwise, yes.

I think the first thing we have to question here is if the status of main house even matters to the party responsible for the abductions. Who exactly were the missing members in regards to the hyuuga clan? We need to know if they were working on anything for the patriarch- we don't need specifics, we just need to know if there is a linking factor besides the main house status.

>>16956793
I think we were wanting the Chakra Dampening perks and going along that tree, in order to create synergy with Null Stance.

There's also Greater Chakra Control, which would give us twice the output from Chakra Control.

Maybe we should also increase our Speed Rank, in order to get more attacks in while in Null Stance.

OP, does it still take 2 Perks to get Blitz 1?

Here's my outline:

Chakra Dimming, Chakra Muffling (2 perks)
Greater Chakra Control (1 perk)
Blitz 1 (2 perks)

>>16956793
>5 Perks.

Greater Chakra Control: Requires Chakra Control 6 or higher - You gain 2x the output from any use of Chakra Control.
Chakra Dimming: You can reduce the strength of your chakra signal, giving a -1 penalty to foes trying to detect you.
Chakra Muffle: As above, but -2 penalty.
Chakra Blackout: As above, but you cannot be detected by a foe without a kekkei genkai or Advanced Chakra Detection, and then they still have a -3 penalty.

Bat-Hyuuga is go.

>>16956866
It takes 5 MP, rather than the usual 3 MP, to get Blitz. I could give us Blitz and cut back on our Medical Ninjutsu by 1.

>>16956879
I would prefer that, but it depends on if other players agree.
Then the perks could change to:
Chakra Dimming, Chakra Muffling, Chakra Blackout (3 perks)
Greater Chakra Control (1 perk)
Battle Sense (1 perk) needs 3 people to flank us, instead of the normal 2.

I'm also gonna say that maybe Creative Application would be a good buy, too.

And if we're Chunin, is our Chakra Control 8 or just six?

>>16956917
It's 8 now.

>>16956921
http://pastebin.com/SA7VHV9q

The running sheet

>>16956995
I thought we were getting Greater Chakra Control as well as the 3 chakra dampening perks.

Also, anyone else want to reduce Medical Ninjutsu in order to get Blitz?

>>16957090
Already on the sheet.

>>16957093
Sure

>>16957104
Well, while we decide on that, we'll continue the story.

You and your family head out to the location of the first abduction. It's clean and quick, which holds true for the first three. The next one, however, is much more violent with blood. However, you have a hard time seeing anything beyond signs of a struggle.

"This is a rather meaningless endeavour." Your brother finally comments, "We're hopping around out here in a combat zone with nothing to find, there's no way this assassin would attack us again, especially out in the open in broad daylight." He says, your Father keeping silent on the matter.

Something about these attacks seems off. They are hitting Hyuugas but the attacks seem to have changed. They started only attacking Main and now are hitting both, perhaps they don't recognize or understand the difference? Or maybe it's completely planned. Regardless, the trail is mostly cold, unless you can find a way to provoke another attack.

>>16957270
Perhaps we can set a trap somehow?
Perhaps have one of us disguise ourselves as a member of the Main branch, with their permission, and try to lure out the assailants?

>>16957333
At your suggestion you come before the Patriarch who agrees to allow your brother to hide his seal and put a genjutsu on it that makes it invisible. With that in mind he dresses in the garb of the Main Branch and you and your Father dress as his bodyguards.

The three of you travel to the Senjuu village where you do a brief catch up and information transfer, including meeting Honda again who is impressed with your growth, though he himself stands at over six feet six inches and looks to be well around three hundred pounds.

On your way back to the Hyuuga compound you step on a piece of land and feel it click underneath you. Your battle senses activate and thick roiling smoke begins to curl around you all, causing all three of you to turn on your Byakugans. However, this was apparently planned as the smoke sudden explodes in a flash of white hot light, blinding all three of you. A heavy blow to the back of your head sends you to the ground.

>>16957366
Are we knocked out, or still able to do something?

>>16957387
You're out, we're just pausing for space.

You awaken in a cold breezy environment. It's hard to tell where as you are blindfolded and your hands are tied. You can't make the seal to activate your Byakugan and you haven't quite reached the level of proficiency to do so without a seal. However, to your senses, no other shinobi are near by.

That hypothesis is proven wrong, however, when you feel a set of light hands on your shoulders. Your Father taught you about capture situations, something you didn't think would happen a lot, but here you are. You sniff subtly, smelling a sweet smell like flowers and honey. The hands are cool and very light, they don't squeeze, but just seem to be there to show you that someone is with you. Suddenly you detect the chakra behind you, it's hard not to, it's a burning blazing signature that you know you'd be able to analyze with your eyes, could you use them. However, to your chilling realization, they are positioned right in the Hyuuga Blindspot.

"So, Shingen, how was the vacation?" The voice speaks, it's a deep masculine voice, completely contrary to what you expected from the feel and scent.

>>16957404
"Relaxing, if a little boring."

Silence won't do us any good, and by getting the other person to talk, we can hope to learn what our situation is.

>>16957444
"That's good. You've been missed." The voice says as the chakra walks in front of you, "I'm sure you'd love to see me, with those big white eyes." It says again before chuckling, "Well, no matter. In time, I suppose. Tell me, what brought you to the Aburame clan's domicile? Were you there officially, or unofficially?"

>>16957404
Well, if it doesn't sound like it should, what did our father say about pushing our chakra into a Genjutsu? And...can we roll Genjutsu knowledge?

Other then that, yeah. "It was informative. Did you miss me?"

>>16957464
Your Father mentioned the technique and said you may have the proclivity for it, but not the experience. He said you'd need to feel more Genjutsu before knowing how to push through them. You can, however, restart your chakra system.

(Rank+Genjutsu Knowledge. That should release you, if you succeed.)

>>16957463
Sound confused.
"Aburame? What? No, I was returning to Hyuuga lands from meeting with the Senjuu."

So we're in Aburame lands now? Odd.

>>16957481

"No. Not now. Years ago. Three years ago. You came across a battle between Aburame and Kamizuru." The voice explains, "Why were you there?"

>>16957463
Yeah, I thought so.

"Tell me, Inari. Was there a reason you where there, too?"

rolled 7, 10, 7, 3, 6, 9 = 42

>>16957469
Rank 3 + Genjutsu Knowledge 3

You know, you'll have to add the Rank table in the next set of rules errata. The core rulebook still doesn't have how many dice per Rank.

>>16957503
Thank you. I'll add that to the running list.
Also, no successes there. If it's a Genjutsu, you aren't any the wiser.

>>16957496
Ah. I thought it might be her, but wasn't sure.

"Which was it for you, Inari?"

>>16957513
>>16957499
Something tells me this is less Inari.... and more ANGRY BUG USER.

>>16957543
Hmm...you're right. That could be.
Should we rescind these two
>>16957513
>>16957499
and go with something more neutral?

>>16957556
Maybe just "Just an official query about some bugs we found."

>>16957564
"Interesting." The voice muses, "Tell me. Do you always serve your clan to the letter?" The voice muses as the hand touches your forehead, tracing over your Branch Mark. "Or do you find yourself deviating a little? Doing what's in your interests? Like with that Senjuu, you wanted to be a hero."

>>16957556
Nah, lets go obvious. If it's not our...acquaintance...then we can pass off Inari as a code phrase. Or direct angry wasp user at her.

And if it is her, much more dramatic.

>>16957576
"I did what was right." It is so her and we know it. And why is she touching us, she's gonna scar us again. Damnit.

the fact that he smells of honey and flowers tells me this is a bug user, maybe with wasps or bees.

...is this The Pain?

>>16957595
Wait, it's Pien? Oh for the love of fuck. Well, we're dead.

>>16957595
>>16957592
>>16957582

As you respond you feel a sharp sting in your right arm, right above the wrist, it sends a jolt of pain through your arm and numbs it as you feel the stinger vibrating slightly before your arm goes completely numb. "Don't lie. You did it only for yourself. I know you did." The voice says again, but when you assert your honesty you feel the hands grip your cheeks and hear a shuddering breath. Suddenly you feel flesh under your left arm, presumably this person's arm. "Can you read this?" The voice demands as it runs your fingers over symbols. Though hard the person is certain to do it about three times so you read it clearly.

There are deep cuts and grooves in the skin, and they read "Shingen Hyuuga." A laugh comes from the voice, "You really are the hero you seem to be. I'm relieved."

wait, what?
A Naruto roleplay?

>>16957620
"Inari. I will also be a hero. Where are my bodyguards?" oh god oh god oh god why did we leave her, she's gone twice as crazy. We need to get out of here.

>>16957620
"Hello Inari. Still as good at blinding me, it seems."

>>16957613
not that Pain, the I"M COVERED IN BEEEES one.

>>16957647
>>16957633
No these are the Hornet guys from the first thread.

>>16957647
>>16957633
>>16957661

The cloth around your forehead is removed as you feel a soft finger running along the mark. With a chuckle you suddenly hear the words, "Suffer." A splitting pain fills your head as you scream out loudly, then it stops and you try to recove. "I've missed you so much, Shingen dear." The cloth covering your eyes is finally removed and there stands a huge man, which thankfully vanishes in a puff of smoke as Inari stands in front of you now. She has grown up to be a hell of a woman, it seems, but her eyes are frightening, almost, blazing with life and fire. Her chakra system also seems hugely improved. She's changed a lot in the three years since you've been gone. As she leans in she presses her lips against your and sticks three senbon into your shoulders, numbing them and your chest entirely, "Why did you leave me, Shingen darling?'

>>16957694
"Because I must become stronger so that may never happen again."

Oh god, shes' crazy. See if we can work our hands free by pushing Chakra through our Chakra-holes to cut through whatever bonds are binding us. Also, start meditating and trying to ignore the pain/her.

>she alcompro
No she's not! She's crazy and that's all she is!

>>16957694
"Because I needed to become to stronger, to surpass what I was back then."

>>16957694
I was really looking forward to a nice, good-natured rivalry with Inari. We need to get her to a therapist.

rolled 10, 5, 8, 10, 10, 4 = 47

>>16957694
Rolling for mind over matter here. Figure that genjutsu knowledge is the best bet.

"I made the decision that felt right at the time. If I'd have taken you with me we'd both have been killed. I don't regret my actions up to this point. What about yourself why were you in those lands all that time ago, and what have you done since we've last parted ways?"

hey op. have the threads before this one
http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/16933935/
been archived?

>>16958462
http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive.html?tags=Five+Nations

>>16958465
appreciate it, not sure why it didnt show up when i searched.

>>16957694
ok is everyone from that clan insane or something?

>>16958513
Uchiha.
So, yeah, seems like it.

>>16958213
So you think she's talking about when we left her in the cave, rather than the years we spent away at the Land of Earth border?
I suppose you could be right.

I want to knock her out, tie her up, and get her to a therapist, if such a person exists. Otherwise, I would much prefer to talk with her when she's unable to stick more needles in us.

bumpan

>>16958640
I kind of just want to knock her out and leave her. She's scary-creepy. I mean not rival level, but super-villainess level.

>>16960672
I think that she's our problem, though. We left her there, and that's resulted in this.

>>16960721
>>16960672
>>16958213
>>16957744

As you move to free yourself, your chakra welling up, you find that they cannot pass the point where he has her needles. Somehow she has an almost surgical understanding of anatomy and of chakra flow. She smiles at you, "I understand. You had to train, it's important to you." She smiled and looked at you, "Well, Shingen, you are a hero, but I think we're just starting the adventure. I'm going to leave, and when I do the needles are going to stop holding back your chakra. Now, we may not see each other again, but remember..." She says and touches your cheek fondly, "We're always together." She says and with that she leaves with a soft kiss to you forehead.

Minutes pass and indeed the feeling and chakra flow returns to your arms as you breathe normally and eject them from your body, slicing apart the restraints with your chakra as well before rising. You leave the small abandoned temple where she had you and look around, the surroundings are vaguely familiar, you're about three miles south of the Senjuu complex.

>>16960799
Oh crap, where's our brother and father?

Turn on our Byakugan, can we see them?

>>16960809
You activate your Byakugan and desperately scan the area for your family, seeing no one close by. Only animals and other sub-human life.

>>16960816
I guess try to head back to where we were ambushed. If we find nothing, head back home. Wonder what she has planned...

>>16960809
This. We'll have to see what has happened. We should also expect that we've been set up somehow since we were knocked out. Even if it doesn't turn out that way we should be ready just in case."

Inari seems to have very disturbing case of hero worship.

>>16960816
Damn. And I take it Inari's trail is gone?

If we can't find Inari, then using the Senjuu Clan's village as a landmark, go back to where we were ambushed. and look for our family.

>>16960851
We need to be ready for meeting a Senju scout. We're in their territory after all. OP where were we when we were ambushed again?

>>16960851
>>16960847
>>16960842
>>16960870

You were about a mile or two out from the Senjuu camp towards home. Almost as soon as your mind thinks of a scout you sense three figures bounding towards you. A tall group of men with black eyes and bald heads appear in front of you. "A Hyuuga? What are you doing so far from home, cousin?" One of them intones in a deep voice as his comrades look around the four of you.

>>16960880
"My group and I were ambushed. I was detaind here for reasons unclear to me. I need to find my father and brother. Have you seen any signs of another outsider around here besides myself?"

>>16960880
I think we may as well go with the truth.

"We were ambushed some miles after leaving your compound. I was one of the members of that delegation...today? I think?"

>>16960908
One of the other men speak up, "Light footprints, extremely light. Maybe a child." They nod and check you over for injury, "Alright, you seem to be relatively well. I believe that group would be the old man and his son. Those are your family? They're back at your compound, I believe."

>>16960928
Let's head back then.

>>16960928
Should we go after Inari, or go back to the compound and see if our dad and brother are alright?

Now I'm feeling really guilty about not even saying a word to Inari back in the cave, and I want to go after her.

>>16960940
I say go after her if we can. At the least, we should try to confirm if it was her who was doing all the killing of Hyuuga.

>>16960950
Yeah, we still need to find out if she was the one behind the kidnappings (sounds likely), and find the missing Hyuuga's, or at least confirm their deaths.

>>16960950
>>16960940
>>16960939

2 for pursuit. Do you want to go it alone, or do you want help? You can tell from these guy's reaction that she's extremely adept at stealth, and is probably very capable of avoiding you.

>>16960950
I agree. Let's try and follow her trail.

"Please inform my clan that I am unharmed and am currently pursuing a lead on the mission I was assigned. I will return immediately proper investigation."

Mission over the family in this case but we gotta clean up after ourselves.

I think we might need back up on this one

>>16960970
We could ask for some help I suppose. Though it is somewhat personal.

>>16960983
Was supposed to be "after a proper investigation."
Derp.

>>16960970
Let's use this guy's wording >>16960983
with "I am in your lands, and would appreciate any assistance in following this lead."

I think we're going to need tracking backup for this.

>>16961006
>>16960989
>>16961004

"Not very much to follow. Besides, what interest does a child pose to you?" The man asked before he sent his two friends back to the camp and when they returned he nodded, "Alright, I will assist you. I'm not the greatest tracker in the world, but our brethren with their dogs are currently occupied." He said and shrugged, "I'll do my best."

An hours later you are both standing in the middle of a titanic open field where he finally touches the ground and notes, "Sorry, the trail goes cold here. And I'm a little hesitant to go further, Uchiha land begins soon."

>>16961032
>Uchiha land begins soon
"That's what I was afraid of.
"A very light woman would leave a trail similar to that of a child, yes?"

>>16961047
"Certainly. Or a very light man." The man said as he put his hands into his trench-coat. "Difficult to say, usually. Almost impossible unless you have a keen nose." He said and looked around carefully, "I can sense we're being watched. About three or four. They're making sure we keep our respectful distance."

>>16961032
"I thank you for your assistance. If the time should ever come when you need me to return the favor let me know."

Decision time. Do we go on like mad men into the dragon's den? Or do we cut our losses and attempt to return to the Hyuuga compound?

>>16961065
I say its time to fall back.

>>16961065
I think we should fall back for now.
We shouldn't drag the Senjuu into this; this is our mess, and we should take care of it ourselves.

But we will get Inari. That's a promise.

>>16961116
>>16961104
>>16961065

You thank the man for his assistance and the both of you return back to the Senjuu area. It's late and they provide a bed for you. In the morning you head home. Your Father and brother are overjoyed to see you, and the Patriarch is also pleased, the killings have stopped in the past two days of you being gone.

>>16961150
That news only makes me depressed. It means that it really was Inari behind those attacks.
And we're going to have to hunt her down.

>>16961150
Ask our father or brother what happened after the trap went off. Did they notice anything or were we gone by the time they recovered from the trap?

>>16961221
Both of them claimed that when the light cleared you were gone and your chakra signal was completely dimmed to them, they couldn't even recognize or detect you, or whoever took you. Your brother begins to press you for information.

>>16961172
>>16961150
We need to report that the one who captured us has learned the secrets of controlling the branch house's seal and that they fled to Uchiha territory.

That we knew who it was personally though we'll keep to ourselves. Because it's not really pertinent and we don't want to be on the wrong end of a witch hunt.

>>16961228
Did Inari manipulate our Branch seal? I thought it was just more of her genjutsu and medical ninjutsu.

>>16961228
>>16961224
Also explain that they can alter pathways and suppress chakra with what may be medical ninjutsu. Tell them that needles were used to disrupt our chakra detection and the assailant knew of our blind spot.

>>16961242
>The cloth around your forehead is removed as you feel a soft finger running along the mark. With a chuckle you suddenly hear the words, "Suffer." A splitting pain fills your head as you scream out loudly, then it stops and you try to recover.

She was blatantly telling us she knew how to do that.

>>16961228
>>16961246

"Shimaru....that's....catastrophically bad news. That's the biggest leak of clan secrets short of the Main Branch Jutsu..." He said, just blown away, standing up, "We need to report this. We need to find this person and kill them...." He said, his eyes darting from left to right.

Well, there goes any chance of trying to settle this without killing Inari.

>>16961228
>>16961246
>>16961278
I really wish you hadn't revealed all of that to them. Now there WILL be a witchhunt, and if we hold back any information, it'll be ripped out of us.

>>16961292
hey she launched the first nuke so to speak

>>16961292
Nah it's cool. He's just talking to the MC of the first quest. We should see what he has to say to us before we freak out.

>>16961310
Doho ho. Shingen, I mean. Thank you.

>>16961278
Urgh. Yeah, revealing what she knew was bad. Very bad. And we can't really back out of it now. I doubt Shingen's brother would let us keep it quiet.

>>16961304
Some one should have disagreed then. We can of course keep this a secret amongst our house if we work to reign in our brother fast enough.

>>16961306
And we just created a situation where near-open warfare between Hyuuga and Uchiha will result, since we just pointed our clan at the Uchiha lands.

>>16961330

Ya know by using those points of diplomacy or the like.

>>16961338
Intimidate, actually. You can bully big bro, or you can try some RP.

>>16961336
and this shit will spill over.....aw crap were going to start the first war...

>>16961330
I was going to disagree but I saw that OP had already used your posts when I refreshed.

>>16961347
Yeah. Go us. Starting a war when it'll likely get us killed when we could have prevented it.

>>16961344
"Get a grip on yourself brother. What good will causing mass panic do us here? By blabbing about this openly we force ourselves into conflict with the Uchiha, which forces their hand. Right now they seem to be working alone and haven't revealed our secrets to our enemies. If we start a man hunt they may reveal our secrets and our clan will be annihilated. We must be cautious and careful with how we approach this."

>>16961367
>>16961349
>>16961347

I'll admit to being over-hasty.

I'm willing to offer a retraction.

>>16961374
Seems like most of us would have preferred something far less inflammatory.
Like "I don't know who they were, but they were really skilled with medical ninjutsu. They used senbon to seal my chakra, and I couldn't escape or use my byakugan.
"I don't know what they were after, but it doesn't look like they took anything from me."

>>16961374
May be a good idea. Doesn't seem like a popular stance to take. Quick someone make a counter offer as to what we said!

>>16961395
Alright let's go with this.

>>16961465
>>16961395

"That is a rather serious threat." He said and nodded, "You've got to be more careful little bro." The young man said as he looked on, "We'll get to the bottom of this, together, ok?"

>>16961512
"Sure thing, brother.
"So, when did you make White Knight, anyway? What else did I miss while I was away with Father?"

Hopefully this will give us the leeway to deal with Inari ourselves, and hopefully in a manner that doesn't involve both of us dying.

>>16961524

"Well, I made Knight about a year ago. But other than that, you haven't missed much. Relations with the Senjuu have strengthened even more than ever before." The young man said as he ran his fingers through his hair. "Look...our eyes let us see more than just the surface. But I know this has more to it." He says hesitantly, "I don't want to pry, I don't want to know, but I want to let you know that I love you brother, ok?" He said and gave you a quick one armed hug as he rose, "Just be very careful."

>>16961562
"I will, brother. I will."

We need to figure out how Inari was able to cut off our chakra with her senbon, and then come up with some way of countering it.
Maybe we should talk with some of the medic ninjas.

>>16961593
A consultation with the medics and your own medical knowledge reveals that it could be one of several things. Either she's using a poison that dries out your chakra system or she's using a lightning-based ninjutsu which she channels through the senbon to close off your body's ability to respond to stimuli including your own, effectively paralyzing you whenever she gets the slightest bit of contact.

>>16961600
If it's a poison, it must be a very fast-acting one, and it breaks down fast, since the paralysis of our shoulders only lasted a few minutes.
More probable, I think is the lightning-based ninjutsu. But we'll need to come up with counters for each, just in case.

Also, what would happen if we were in Null Stance? If our chakra levels were dangerously low, what would happen?

>>16961617
It would require direct experimentation. Gathering one of those senbon would have been ideal, but that's a shame.

>>16961623
Well, let's try to recreate the technique to the best of our ability, and then experiment with it.
Get some senbon and...wait, what ARE our elemental affinities?
Maybe now would be a good time to find out.

>>16961632
Assuming we know how to find that out.

>>16961637
Has the chakra technology to determine elemental affinities been developed yet?
Our father or brother should surely know how to find out what our affinities are.

>>16961647
People are aware of them but the fool-proof method hasn't been discovered. The best way is the Reactive Test.

A consultation with your Father results in him admitting that the Hyuuga don't usually explore their elemental natures. He suggests another fun trip to your cousins, the Senjuu.

>>16961668
I think it's worthwhile. Mayhaps we'll have the chance to chase Inari if she really is stalking Shingen...

>>16961682
>>16961668
Let's do it, we need to figure out how everything else is connected anyway.

>>16961668
>the Hyuuga don't usually explore their elemental natures
You're telling me that in a world of elemental ninja magics, our entire clan more or less looked at the huge pile of elemental weaknesses inherent in our chakra coils and said "eh, fuck it"?
I know that the Hyuuga specialize in taijutsu, but this is just arrogance beyond belief.

Alright, time to visit the Senjuu. We're really racking up the frequent traveler miles, aren't we. Maybe we can upgrade our travel package.

Maybe we'll meet Inari again. Though this time, we should do the tying up, and she can do the being tied up. I'd like to get through at least one conversation with her without her either carving words into our flesh or sticking needles in us.

>>16961682
With the Patriarch's permission you head to the Senjuu camp and as you arrive you are greeted by Honda who leads you through the Clan's massive camp. You are brought before a few elders and medics who explain the nature of the test to you. "We will use elemental chakra on your hand while you emit chakra. Depending on the reaction, you will be able to know what sort of chakra nature you have. Being a Hyuuga, however, I'm sure you'll be able to see the reaction before we do." They explain and in short order you find out that you shatter the earth chakra with your chakra which begins to spark and pop. You have lightning chakra it seems.

>>16961768
Hmm. Since we're in the area and the temple was abandoned, there's a small chance the senbon could still be there. Maybe we should check it out again.

>>16961768
I suppose we should take this opportunity to talk with Honda for a bit.
The two of us really worked well together back at the Battle of Hidemori Ridge, and due to that our two clans are now close allies.
Let's see how he's been the past 3 years.

And maybe we can take this opportunity to see how some of the Senjuu use their elemental chakra.

And finally, we can check that abandoned temple on the way back home, see if the senbon are still there. They might not have any traces left, but it'll still be good in our practicing to use the same senbon that Inari used.

>>16961786
>>16961774
You and Honda spend the afternoon together, eating, laughing, and ending it all with a sparring match. You both go two and two and laugh before starting the fifth one. You laughed at Honda's hair and he at how you couldn't stop drooling from a punch in the mouth.

After cleaning up you return to the temple. However, to your disappointment, you find it cleaned up completely, not a single speck of dust is there, almost cleaned lovingly. A single stick of incense is burning in the middle of the room, about to go out.

>>16961820
*sigh*
Inari. She's just always one step ahead of us, isn't she.

Hmm.. a single stick of incense, burnt nearly all the way down. Probably already left 40 minutes ago.

So, should we switch on our Byakugan and try to look for her? Or just go home at this point?

>>16961846
I doubt she did it but it's worth a shot. I don't think Kumasennin is gonna let us find her that easily though.

>>16961846
>>16961866

You flick up your Byakugan and see the faintest thing in the farthest reaches of the forest. If the moon hadn't been shining you would have missed it. Her hair, twisting in the wind, caught on a high tree limb. You can see the direction of her passing.

>>16961887
The chase is on!
Let's go!

>>16961887
Huh. Guess I was wrong and looks like she is stalking Shingen. Let's go give chase.

>>16961889
>>16961906

You have worked on your speed hard these past years. You tear after her, leaping through the woods and grasslands at maximum speed. Your Byakugan on the entire time. This trail is getting too familiar for your liking. You're heading to the Uchiha grounds, and you have a growing sense of dispair at the fact.

However, as you are about to abandon hope, you see her, far far far away, and only for an instant before she evades you, but she goes past the camp, deeper into the woods. You follow her direction, but as you get closer your Byakugan suddenly shows a massive net of chakra underneath a large patch of ground you were going to step on. A trap of some sort. Curious you toss a branch onto the ground.

The entire area goes up in a flash of red and white hot light and flames. Certainly enough to kill you outright were you to step on it. However, the trap itself wasn't a very good one, it was plainly obvious to your Byakugan.

Dismayed you look around and notice something, a faint faint chakra signature. You see it hidden in a massive tree. Walking up to the tree you see that your hands pass right through it, a ninjutsu. You dispel it and pull out a young man, from the Land of Wind it seems from his coloration and hair. He's covered head to toe in dripping pin-prick wounds. Saving him would be very difficult. However, you also see a single senbon inside his chest, between his lungs, stopping him from taking a full breath.

>>16961938
Damn. That trap wasn't meant to actually catch it, it was just meant to delay us, just like this guy is.
Dammit, I'm going to regret this in the morning but...

Can we use our medical knowledge to see if the senbon can be safely removed?
And do we have a spare blood pill to give this guy?
We don't know for sure that he's a Sand ninja, and I don't like killing a man except in a fair fight.

>>16961956
You can indeed give him a blood pill and a medical procedure would be a little risky, especially with the tools you have on you, but it's doable. Your Father provided books for you to learn, but this is your first time on a real subject.

The young man is barely conscious and he's bleeding something awful.

>>16961956
It's starting to feel like Inari is the villian to Shingen being a hero. I say save the guy if we can. There's a small chance she might have done what she did to him for other reasons than throwing us off. He might give us some ideas on what she's up to beyond stalking Shingen.

>>16961963
Alright, let's do it. He won't survive if we try to move him.
Should we give him the blood pill before or after the procedure? Will that give us a bonus to our medical ninjutsu roll?

>>16961965
Alright, that'll be a medical ninjutsu roll targeting our Ninjutsu of 6. However, because of the poor conditions you roll targeting 5. And again, however, you can use the blood pill to gain +1 pool bonus. Lastly, if you're willing, you can blow chakra in excess to use your chakra to make the cutting rather than the kunai in your pocket.

>>16961975
Okay, if we blow the chakra, will that bring the target number back up to 6?

>>16961981
Yes, that's correct. It'll cost 8 chakra to perform the procedure like this. Fortunately, thanks to our compression, we can do it.

rolled 10, 3, 9, 3, 8, 8, 1 = 42

>>16961985
Rank 3 + Medical Knowledge 3 + 1 Blood Pill
Blowing 8 chakra to use chakra scalpels.

>>16961996
Oh for fuck's sake!
Just 2 successes?

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

>>16961985
Here's hoping for the best.

>>16961996
Congratulations.

It takes about three minutes of teeth-grinding work. You cut the man's chest wide open, your right hand doing the cutting as your left hand is pumping out healing chakra at the best as you possibly can. The senbon is removed and you close his chest. You patch the flesh and, because of your Byakugan and your genius, you are able to reconnect his chakra pathways and press your hand to his chest and forehead one final time, pulsating the chakra.

The young man gasps deeply, a breath that would have surely killed him before, and he coughs, again and again, before gasping for air. Eventually he stops and looks up at you, "Who....who are you?" He asks, his eyes strange and shaped like odd geometric patterns, someone with a Kekkei genkai. "Where am I?"

>>16962009
>>16961996
Why do you want this man to die, dicebot?

>>16962013
"You're in the Senjuu Clan holdings in the Land of Fire. Here's another blood pill; you'll need it.
"I suggest you get out of here before a Senjuu patrol finds you."

>>16962016
The dice are clearly Inari favoured. They'll allow us to save her but not catch her or escape her genjutsu. Ever.

>>16962013
"I am Hyuuga Shingen and you were left for dead in the Uchiha lands... Can you move? It might be best to get out of here before anyone finds us. What do you remember before now?"

>>16962027
Oh right, we're not in Uchiha lands just yet. Go with >>16962022 then but we should still ask who he is and what he remembers.

>>16962027
>>16962022

"I...I remember leaving my Clan's village....I remember going to join some covert operation....and when we arrived in the Land of Fire, someone took out my four comrades...just a hailstorm of needles, I couldn't even see them. And then I woke up here." He said, panting, "I'm so glad you saved me...thank you. I know, our people are at war, sometimes, but thank you. I won't let this go unremembered." He said and clasped your hand briefly before retreating towards his lands, hopefully getting there safely.

Any signs of Inari's passage are long since gone.

>>16962047
Let's take the senbon with us this time.

I'd consider taking her strand of hair, too, to use in some kind of genjutsu or ninjutsu, but we're not a puppet master so that's probably futile.

Okay, since Inari's trail has gone cold, I suppose we should return home for now.

>>16962061
Not quite victorious, but a good day behind you regardless, you return home and collapse in bed. You can't quite burn yourself out like you used to be able to, but you can still get pretty tuckered out from exertion.

When you awaken the next day your Father is knocking on your door, "Shingen! I have great news! Hashirama Senjuu has gone into talks with Monzaemon Chikimatsu!! Fire and Wind may be able to cease open hostilities!" He said proudly and smiled, "Apparently you've been doing some work, this man, Chimatsu Takeda, was Chikimatsu's cousin, very close to him, like a brother, when he went mission Chikimatsu was furious, but when he returned and claimed a young Hyuuga man, with medical knowledge, saved him, we knew it had to be you." He said and hugged you, "I'm so proud of you!"

>>16962085
Hmm... I don't know how I feel about that. There is definitely something more going on here, I have my doubts that Inari's influence runs this far.

>>16962085
"I...well, I just did what felt right at the time."

When we find Inari, we tie her up in our chakra-dampening bandages, take away all of her senbon, THEN hug her.
Regardless of if she was the one that orchestrated all of this so that we would be the big damn heroes again.
I want to stop her before she tries to become the BBEG.

>>16962121
>>16962104

The day goes on with an upbeat tone, everyone seems to be gunning for you and very supportive of your actions. The Patriarch issues a statement, "Shingen Hyuuga, despite his past proclivity for disobedience, today has brought us newfound glory and honor. Though he has not chosen to follow the path of his brother, and join the ranks of those who serve us, he honors us all. That is why I am issuing him the distinction of being Branch Captain, in charge of any Branch-specific missions relating to the military. Shingen, I would recommend reading up on your military tactics. I hear Tobirama Senjuu has penned a book on the subject."

>>16962156
Express that we are honored at the Patriarch's confidence in us and that we will endeavor to bring honor to our clan and branch.

We're going to need to study that book of military tactics.

And dammit, this means more responsibilities and more visibility, making it harder to track down Inari on our own.

>>16962188
Tobirama's book is being quickly circulated as a masterpiece on theory about shinobi tactics. It explains the functions of various types of shinobi and how they can make their skills most useful on the battlefield. You get a copy and read it cover to cover in an evening. As you finish a messenger tells you that there's a mission that's come in for you and a squadron of five Branch Members, including your Father who will be serving under you. There's a large movement of Earth shinobi who seem to be coming this way, and you are ordered to stop and if needed, eliminate them.

(Also, OP's to sleep after this one. Hope we're all having fun still!)

>>16962121
to be honest, I'm worried.

this seems like it was a test. Inari thinks that we are a hero, and now she's going to keep putting us into situations where we have to save someone like we did with the Chimatsu Takeda.

>>16962229
Still having fun. Just don't know if we should kiss Inari, or choke her. Either way, we do it after we tie her up in chakra dampeners and paralyze her chakra points.

As for the mission, I think it's a good chance to test out Senjuu's battle tactics.

>>16962248
>>16962121
We really don't need to make a habit out of getting tied up, or trying to tie her up. What we need to do is have a proper conversation and at least try to sort out what has happened to her and what her goals are.

>>16962229
We're leading our dad? That's...awkward. Talk to him first, get his opinion. Then everyone else, and hope that we can actually lead a mission.

>>16962248
>Just don't know if we should kiss Inari, or choke her.

She's probably into both. Just sayin'

>>16962387
>We really don't need to make a habit out of getting tied up, or trying to tie her up.
Well, yeah, but like I said before. It seems like the only way that we're going to finally be able to have a conversation with her is if we tie her up.

>>16964145
>>16963810
>>16963174

You speak to your father who is very happy that you are in such a strong position already. At the end of it all he pats your shoulder and says, "Good job, Captain."

When you and your team-mates assemble you all set off. The Earth forces are moving in downwards through the Land of Grass, however, you and your Father are very aware of the lands around here. One of the sensors, the member with the longest Byakugan range, speaks up, "Sir, I can see the beginning of their forces, they will be in our midst in about five minutes. What shall we do?"

>>16964352
First thing we need to do is to get roles assigned to everyone.
We have 6 people now, including us.

What is each person specialized in? I know we have a Sensor.

>>16964399
Your Father can fill melee specialist. You can probably be leader. The others are sort of middling members.

>>16964488
Okay, so:
Dad - Melee Specialist
Us - Squad Leader
Hyuuga 1 - Sensor
Hyuuga 2 - Ranged Specialist
Hyuuga 3 - Medic
Hyuuga 4 - Melee Specialist

#4 could switch to Tactician if he's got the talent for it. Otherwise, as Hyuuga, having a second Melee Specialist will make sense. Maybe switch him to Disabler, since Earth shinobi tend to rely on numbers, and we'll need crowd control.

>>16964352
How many shinobi can our sensor sense at the moment? More importantly, can he give us an estimate of their ranks?

>>16964661
Your sensor reports about twenty or thirty people incoming. They are an even mixing of chunin and genin-level. From what your sensor informs you, they're in a pretty much even rank.

>>16964670
We can work with that.

The thing we need to worry about now is how we're going to talk to these people. Is there anyone in the group with any speech skills, besides our intimidate?

>>16964745
I suppose we should intercept and try to find out what they're doing here.

>>16964765
>>16964745

You could just come out and chat with them.

>>16964805
That's what I intend to do, as it was specified that elimination is a secondary goal here. The problem is that we only know how to intimidate people, that might not go down too well considering we DON'T want this to blow out of proportion and start a war.

>>16964805
Well yes, that's the intention.
Is anyone in our squad a capable diplomat or negotiator?
If possible, better to talk things out.

>>16964870
You could always lean on your Father for it. But no one else is really a skilled diplomat. Most of them are basic combatants.

>>16964895
Alright.
So we'll go with the roles if it comes to a fight. But we'll try talking first, and our dad will take point in any negotiations.

>>16964895
Yes, we and Father can walk forward and diplomize and if that doesn't work, we can take everyone out.

I just know she's watching us and if we act too cold she will fucking knife us in the back. I just know it.

>>16964976
>>16964922

The earth shinobi come to a stop about fifty meters away and two of them come forward. One is a short bald man and his partner a tall woman with a long ponytail. "Good afternoon. Can we be of assistance to you?" The woman says with a charming smile.

>>16964999
"Oh, just saying hello. We couldn't help but notice that at the speed and course you were taking, that it would enter our lands somewhat soon."

>>16965022
She keeps that smile up and chuckles, "Oh you know. What can I say? Just a routine scouting and training mission, nothing more. I assure you, we don't have any ill intentions towards you white-eyes." She said and the man next to her gave a slow nod.

>>16965031

Then you won't mind if we do a quick scan of you then? One can never to be careful after all. I'm sure you'd do the same thing if you were in our position.

>>16965048
She chews her lower lip for a while before laughing, "Sure. Go right ahead white-eyes." She says and whistles, her shinobi leaping forward at lightning speed before they kneel beside their captain, heads down, and she spreads her arms.

A quick once over shows that outside of a few kunai they don't have much of interest, however, they each carry a bag on their left ankle that you can't scan.

>>16965109
>unscannable bag
We spend 3 years observing Earth shinobi; did we ever notice bags like this before?

>>16965131
You had indeed run into these before. Shinobi from that country store most of their valuables there, including dangerous content, like explosive tags, or worse. You and your Father rumbled with earth shinobi only a few times, but when you recovered the bags they were always interesting.

>>16965144
So it's standard equipment, more or less.

Peace talks between the Fire and Wind Lands are currently in progress, so we can't start a fight now that could endanger those talks.

I think we should let the Earth ninja's go, but make sure to shadow them to insure that they don't try anything.

>>16965168
Sounds like the best plan at this point. Can't really say anything without accusing them. If they question why we're shadowing them... Coincidently, this is our patrol route.

Also, I wonder if Inari will go even more crazy if another woman ever shows interest in Shingen.

>>16965144
(On a side note- Did we ever KEEP any of those bags after our trip?)

> Yandere Uchiha
I'm in.

>>16965182
.....oh god this won't end well

>>16965580
>>16965324
>>16965182
Like I've been saying, we need to catch Inari and tie her up! Preferably get her a therapist to work out some of her psychological issues. Either that, or put our genius to good use and learn psychology so we can treat her ourselves.

>>16965031
"Training? Could we be of assistance?" It's the easiest way to keep and eye on them and to knock them out.

>>16965621
Why treat her? I say she is perfectly fine the way she is.

>>16965621
Wait, wait. We're actually gonna put Naruto's classic 'Talking it Out no Jutsu into practice? by being a certified psychologist? You know, that doesn't sound half bad, get into our foes head and understand what they're doing. Because we could see any mental defects pretty easily and I think the Byakugan could work like an EEG or an fMIR - actual scan brain activity from their chakra movements.

WE CAN REVOLUTIONIZE THE FIELD OF MENTAL SCIENCES!

I wish the OP would tell us he's leaving before he decides to disappear for a few hours.

>>16966312
Sorry I'm used to having just the regulars. I leave for wok at 4 or 5 central. I return around 11 or so most nights.

>>16966530
it's cool. just a little warning of "brb in a few hours" would be helpful.

>>16966581
Nah. That would make sense.

>>16967326
>>16966581

Alright ya bunch, I'm back.

>>16965182
>>16965902

The woman hesitates before smiling, "Certainly. We'd welcome that." And so the next few hours are spent with both of your groups practicing taijutsu and projectile training. Heading up the effort in an attempt to be friendly, is your Father and the female Captain.

A few hours into the training she gets matched up against you and goes straight for a grapple with you, her arms around your chest and torso, trying to throw you over her shoulder, her eyes burning a hole into yours.

>>16967718
you don't think...

No way.

REALLY?

>>16967718
can we shinobi move out of it?

>>16967852
Oh god I hope not. Is everything Inari?

Are we in a genjutsu?

Are we in one right now?

>>16967885
>>16967867
>>16967852

You leap out of her grip like a shuriken from its thrower and she pauses, cocking her eyebrow, "Are you alright, Shingen-san?" She asks, curiously, tucking a strand of her blond hair behind her ear as she gives you a smile, "Did I scare you, white-eyes?"

>>16967885
I dunno man:

-Displays nervousness in prolonged social interaction.
-Automatic positive reaction to training and combat sessions.
-Goes straight for us after luring our group into a false sense of security.
>her eyes burn a hole into yours

Yeah.

>>16967939
I now propose hourly "Genjutsu Checks."

rolled 9, 8, 5, 8 = 30

>>16967934
In any case, let's get this started proper.

Let's see how she reacts to some far fist strikes.
Aim for her wrists, just in case.

>>16968017
Wait a sec-
We're rank 3 now.

Shit.

>>16968037
Reroll then.

rolled 7, 3, 6, 8, 9, 5 = 38

Will do. And can we dim our chakra too?

Wait, we're Chunin now, correct? or did we get bumped up to Jonin acter saving that kid.

>>16968052
Your attack flies right into her, causing her to yelp out in pain as she drops onto her knees and her team-mates leap to surround you. "What is wrong with you!?" The bald man demands as your Father puts his hand on your shoulders, "Shingen...are you ok? You aren't that aggressive in sparring." He said softly as the woman, still blond and still from the Earth Country, seethes and looks at you, "What's the matter?"

>>16968068
apologize, say that things have been rather stressful for us lately.

>>16968068
Everyone hesitantly disarms at their leader's request to gets close to you again, moving slowly before she gets you in another grapple and trades blows with you slowly, making sure to not piss you off. At the end of the lesson she's sitting beside you and smiling, "You're quite jumpy." She teased, "But I like that. You're very responsive."

>>16968321
"I'm a Hyuuga, it's hard not to be."

>>16968321
>>16968321
"It pays to be jumpy. And your not so bad yourself. Do all Earth kunoichis fight like that?"

>>16968361
>>16968362

"No, not at all. Most Earth kunoichi use explosives and wire." She said with a smile as she looked up at you, "So, Shingen, would you care for another training match?" She offered with a smile, her soldiers rearming and getting ready to leave.

rolled 1, 4, 6, 3, 3, 9 = 26

>>16968386
Seriously, Genjutsu knowledge.

>>16968404
Your Byakugan strains to see the threads of illusion, but nothing can be seen. This is real life, this is the truth.

rolled 4, 1, 8, 7, 5, 1 = 26

>>16968437
Great, the one time we roll well. Well, take her up on her offer - and I hope it was a good idea to do so.

>>16968386
"I've just realized, I don't know your name. You know mine, only fair that I get to know the girl I'm beating up on."

>>16968468
>>16968446

She smiled, "My name is Momoji Zori. Very nice to meet you." She offers with a warm smile and a handshake.

rolled 3, 1, 7, 6, 10, 4, 2, 5 = 38

>>16968479
Handshake. Actually engage her in wrestling - Use Gentle Fist proper to defend/attack. Unless we can actually pull off some wrestling moves.

>>16968492

The match goes swimmingly for you, and at the end of it all you have her arm in a lock, your fingers against her neck as you smile down at you, and her back up at you, "I like you Shingen, you're a man who can take control." She said as she struggled free before eventually rubbing her wrists. To your surprise, both of your sides have vanished, leaving the two of you to your fight, something you didn't even realize.

"Wow, I guess it's just us, eh?" She said with a smile as she sat down crosslegged next to you and opened her little pouch, revealing a scroll which opened to reveal a pretty hefty amount of food, "I'm a big eater!" She said, proudly gripping her bicep proudly as she winks at you. "Please, dig in Shingen-san."

rolled 10, 5, 2, 7, 2, 1 = 27

>>16968567
Politely decline and scan the surroundings. Our team shouldn't have left, and neither should her. If we can't see them, just stand guard.

Genjutsu knowledge again.

>>16968586
This is getting stupid. We're not making this "spot check every 20 feet for traps".

>>16968615
What can I say, I'm a little nervous that everyone is missing and it's just us. Maybe not just trying to see through Genjutsu, but it's Genjutsu Knowledge to actually notice infiltration, right?

Ask her if she knows where the rest of her team is. this seems like a distraction

>>16968567
'So tell me about yourself Momoji. You don't fight the standard way with bombs and wires, is there a story or reason behind that?'

>>16968615
"Hmm, I don't think I'll partake this time. Thank you for the offer though. It seems odd that our teams have left. Once you've finished maybe we can search for them together?"

We don't want to let her out of our site just yet until we know that they're heading back the way they came. That is our mission after all.

>>16968667
>>16968670
>>16968674

She speaks up between bites, "My team probably headed home, this exercise was only supposed to last a few hours, we've been out for nearly six. Anyway, yeah, I grew up with three brothers, and they spent all of my youth wrestling with me, so I got tough like them!" She said with a smile, "I saw your Father looking at us with that "Dad Smile" you know?"

>>16968699
"I think you may be mistaking that for the "Shaking Fist Smile" my father is very fond of. Trust me, I've been around long enough to know he was just on keen on giving the both of us a whooping."

>>16968699
oh no we're alone with a girl. we cannot strike up a romantic interest with her /tg/.

Not with Inari on the loose.

>>16968699
"The look he gives you when you finally snap a tiger's neck?"

>>16968699
Sigh a bit.

"Ah yes. The dad smile. Well he's very supportive and a good father. We've gotten to know each other pretty well over these last few years.So what about you? Any aspirations that you'd care to share with a stranger you just met?"

>>16968699
">>16968717
"Do you need to return home soon? If so, allow me the honor of being your escort."

She'd be much safer with us along.

>>16968743
Aw, but we just did three years of Earth Surveillance!

>>16968750
So? I'd prefer walking a girl home to finding out that she got Inari'd later.

>>16968743
>>16968727

She chuckles, "Yeah, well you know..." She says and curls a lock of her hair around her fingertip, "I want to surpass my brothers in hand to hand." She says with a smile and then when you offer to walk her home she jumps up, "Yes!!" Then she flushes and nods, "I mean, yes, I'd appreciate it, Shingen-san." She said nervously.

The two of you walk together side by side and she's doing her best to keep her eyes down for most of the trip, whenever you strike up a conversation she responds, but doesn't look at you. Sneaking a look with your Byakugan you see her heart is racing.

Eventually you reach the border of the Land of Grass and the Land of Earth and she finally faces you, "So, look, Shingen-san. I had fun today. If you want to train again with me, you can contact me here." She says, pointing at a huge lone tree in the distance. "Leave a note in the roots, I come here every day, so I'll see it. I had fun." She said and leans in and kisses your cheek, "Bye!" And with that she sprints off into the distance.

>>16968768

Watch her leave for as long as your eyes can keep track of her.

'You can come out now.' Whether or not your talking to yourself it doesn't matter.

If Inari is around she'll hear you. If she's not, then your talking to yourself and thats not crazy. Responding to yourself, now thats crazy.

>>16968768
D'aww

>>16968835
D'aaaw she is so dead.

>>16968798
For now I think we should avoid assuming Inari will always be around every corner if only for our own sanity and self confidence.

We should return home wondering how we got ourselves into a possible romance with out the slightest move on our part... twice.

>>16968856
Stopping a girl from getting raped is considered "Making a move" in some cultures.

>>16968798
It's worth a shot. Then we've got to find out where the rest of our squad went.

>>16968856
Well, daddy dearest could be around too. Never asked anyone specifically to come out. Or someone from the team to keep an eye on us.

>>16968835
>>16968798

Your voice echoes out to the emptiness. You shrug and head yourself back home.

That night as you lay down and close your eyes, drifting to sleep very quickly.

The next morning you wake up to find a note waiting for you outside your door, "Please come meet me at the waterfall, I think it's time to talk. -Father."

Dressing and eating quickly you headed towards the water front where your Father is standing right in front of the waterfall and facing it, focusing in as he turns when you get close, smiling, "Come, my son, let's talk." He offers and parts the waterfall with his chakra as he shows you a cloth on the ground where he sits down and looks at you.

"That girl from yesterday, I wanted to make sure you had room to talk to her. I know it wasn't professional, and it wasn't military, but it was good parenting. I want you to have a life beyond the Clan, Shingen. Don't marry some cousin of ours, our House is nothing worth preserving, I promise you." He said with a smile, "Find someone nice, someone who you like, and follow through. Not saying it's this girl, but she's quite a cute one." He said, teasing you as he nudges your shoulder.

>>16968896
Oh god it's "The Talk"...

>>16968896

Smile back to reassure him you understand.

"What..what was mom like?"

>>16968947
He leaned back and smiled, "Well...she was different. A lot different from that girl. She was cool and calm, but when she got under pressure, or got worked up, she was a tsunami of emotion. She was strong, and beautiful..." he said with a laugh, "You got her demeanor and my easy-going nature. You're a good kid, and she would have been proud of you, Shigen." The man said as he patted your shoulder and squeezed it once before sighing, "Say, I talked to the Patriarch and he's willing to give you your first big solo mission. Free roaming with elimination duties." He said and pulled out a scroll, "He wants you to go around the Land of Fire, killing bandits and samurai, as well as enemy shinobi. For each token of their defeat he will reward you in ryo."

>>16968963
"A solo mission? Across the entire nation? When can I start?"
Excitement.

Now we'll have the freedom to work on copying Inari's senbon chakra-cutoff technique, and tracking her down.

>>16968963
"That I can do. What's the time frame and are there any names I should look for in particular?"

>>16969080?watch

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