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>Your name is Amon Shuu, a humble monk of the Water Temple.
>You have no family to speak of, another one of the many casualties of the 2nd Shinobi World War. Your luck pulled through when a wandering monk, Myatsuu, snatched you from the debris of a border skirmish between Konohagakure and Kirigakure with your village having been reduced to rubble in the midst of battle. You were 4 years old. The monk, Myatsuu, brought you back to the Water Temple in the marshy coastlines of the Land of Water.

>Nearly 14 years later, the Temple- your home- had fallen to attackers from the Village Hidden in the Mist after a young girl, Rin. Leaving to honor your duties, you travel across lands to deliver the merchant, Yoru, safely to his destination. Stopping at the Fire Temple, you find your last surviving monk brother and seek aid in your travels. This is where we resume this story.


Character pastebin:
http://pastebin.com/3vzHnmkj

Archive: http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive.html?tags=Ninja%20Monk

QM Twitter: @TheRedL4dy
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"You may as well come out. If you don't, I'll just come to you."

A flash of blue leaps from the treeline below, landing farther down the stone walkway. Asa stands poised to fire the arrow drawn in her bow.
You can tell that she isn't aiming for a warning shot. She keeps her eyes wide open, watching everfy movement of the swordsman with a piercing glare.

"Sanjuro Hoki, Bingo Book A-Rank. Wanted dead-or-alive for capital theft, first-degree murder, and war crimes. One of two identified possessors of the Swift Release Kekkei Genkai and user of the Flower Ninja Arts"

Asa tightens back her bowstring.
"Your run ends here, I'm making sure of it."

Sanjuro Hoki smiles warmly towards the kunoichi, unfazed. "You will certainly try."
He rests a single hand on the hilt of his blade. "Come, girl. Together, let us make something...beautiful."

This...this isn't good. You aren't armed with either ink, brushes, tags, or even your golden staff and paintbrush, the Wen Qu.

You...
>Stand with Hoki against his attacker
>Help Asa take down the fugitive
>Stand back and let them resolve this...one way or another
>Yell for help
>Attempt to disarm the situation
>Write in

>>757470
>Attempt to disarm the situation
Welcome back.

>>757470
>Attempt to disarm the situation

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Seems like a slow start today.

>Attempt to disarm the situation
How?

Also,
>Roll 1d20
>DC 18

Rolled 11 (1d20)

>>757573
I'm working Red, minimal participation on my part today, that said rolling!

Rolled 2 (1d20)

>>757573
Say this is holy ground and fighting here would be disastrous.

>>757573
>How?
I got nothing other than trying to step between them in an attempt to get them both to lower their weapons and talk which is a bad idea. I hope someone else rolls.

>>757590
Fudge, we're doom.

Remember, it's always best of three you lucky bastards!

>>757611
I'm not a fan of rerolling, maybe you should do our third roll Red

Rolled 3 (1d20)

>>757611
>>757653
if you insist

QM cursed roll incoming

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>>757662
You were right about that cursed roll

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>>757662
>>757590
>>757581
>>757653
>>757667
Just remember anons, this is the future you asked for...

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You hold up your hands and stand between the two combatants. This situation is going to escalate quickly if you don't do something now. "This is Holy Ground we're standing on, what do you think you're doing?! Put down your weapons!"

The two combatants ignore you entirely, each of their steely gazes still transfixed on the other. You look to the Blue Kunoichi pleadingly. "Asa, please, he helped my friends. He helped us. I know you are more considerate than this. You can still walk away!"

Her eyes shine a stony vermillion, like cold gems in the night. They're empty of any emotion, of any hesitation.
They're the eyes of a killer. "He was just biding his time until he struck, Amon. Knowing his record, he would've killed you all without so much as a warning as soon as your group was isolated. Move out of the way. I can't guarantee how long that killer will give you the same opportunity."

This is unbelievable. Asa...what happened to the girl you were talking to, traveling with not even a few days ago?
You turn towards the elegant swordsman, serious. "Hoki, you're still under our contract. I know you wouldn't have attacked us. In fact, Asa probably has the wrong person, Right?"

Sanjuro Hoki doesn't move. He doesn't blink.
He doesn't answer.

"Hoki...S-Sanjuro Hoki! As your employer, I order you to stand down! You're still our bodyguard, y-"

"She's right, you know."

You stop, in disbelief. That can't be right, you must have heard wrong. He...he wasn't...he couldn't have...
The moonlight illuminates Sanjuro Hoki's peaceful, cheery face briefly. It's too unperturbed, too calm for the situation at hand. It shouldn't belong in the current situation, but you see it there nonetheless. This is nothing new to the man.
You're chilled to the bone at the sight of it.

"Sanjuro Hoki, A-Rank criminal...yes, that is me." Hoki admits plainly.
"I always do honor my contracts..."

You sigh, a sudden wave of relief rushes throuh you.

"...but our contract is complete. The girl is right, I've been considering the opportunities presented to me for a while. You seem like you have a good heart though, Amon. I'd hate to see it any way other than intact.
I'll give you to the count of 10 to move out of my way."

10
You blink, shock slowly settling in. He...he doesn't...

9

"Amon, move!" Asa yells at you.

8

No...everything was going so well...

7

Why? Why does everything good seem to fall apart around you? Why did this have to happen? Why are they so adamant about killing each other? Nobody needs to die here.

4

You can't move, your legs feel heavy.

3

You hear Asa curse. Hoki shifts his weight to his front foot, breathing in deeply.

2

>Move out of the way!
>Do not move
>Use a technique (What?)
>Write in

>>757786
>>Do not move
>>Use a technique (What?)
The stunny one that stops movements.

>>757786
>Attempt to summon lionfish or something with paralytic poison

>>757825
>>757829
Use the Summon Technique?

>Yes
>No

If yes, you want to summon...
>Goldie
>Kazukio, aka "Glub"
>Anything, just summon something! (Random summon, will require a roll)

>>757864
*Kazuhiko*

>>757864
>Yes
>Kazukio, aka "Glub"
Put distance between them.

>>757864
>Kazuhiko

>>757864
Summon Glub in between them.

>>757864
>Yes
>Kazuhiko, aka "Glub"

I'm not super late this time!

At least a giant fish'll confuse them, or something. Hopefully.

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>>757921
>>757914
>>757905
>>757888
>Writing!

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NO, you can still stop this! You bite your thumb and slam your palm to the stone ground.

1

Hoki twitches. At the first sign of the swordsman's movement, Asa fires her arrow. He seemingly disappears into thin air.

0

"Summoning Technique!"
A massive cloud of smoke engulfs the scene on the walkway as you feel something shoot right past your head in the haze.

You're catapulted high into the air from below. Then, the telltale thunderous quake shakes the Outer Temple wall to its very foundations. Amid the cacophony of cracking stone and falling bricks, you hear the unmistakable squelching sounds of steel meeting flesh.

(1/2)

>>757978
>unmistakable squelching sounds of steel meeting flesh.
Kazuhiko, no!

>>757978
Well, that's one way to piss off a giant vacuum fish.

>>757978
...Summoned creatures return before they are killed, right?

>>758073
Yep. Though I doubt no matter how amazing at using a sword Hoki is, he can kill a several ton fish in one shot.

Sorry about the delay, folks. My computer just crashed and I lost the post I'd typed. Then when I restarted, windows spent ten minutes trying to install updates outside of the scheduled time period.

I swear to god, Microsoft, this is how stereotypical anime revenge stories begin.

(2/2) coming in ~10mins

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The smoke clears to reveal a gargantuan grouper awkwardly placed along the top of the stone walls, his tail and head hanging off the sides. You stand on top of it on your hands and knees, regaining your balance as you watch the scene unfold.

"GLUB," Kazuhiko bellows angrily. It narrows its beady eyes furiously at the bemused swordsman by its side, currently attempting to free his buried katana from between the monstrous fish's thick scales. Before either of them can do anything else, a flash of blue rockets past you and into the air above.

Asa aims her bow and releases the three arrows she has already nocked. Her hand is a blur as she continues to fall through the air, firing arrow after arrow in rapid sequence. The first trifecta shoot towards the swordsman with pinpoint accuracy, but before they can hit their mark he seemingly blinks into thin air- reappearing a few short feet away empty handed. The arrows clatter and ship off the stone as they pass by, their target simply no longer there. Arrow after arrow hails down on the rogue, but he continues to disappear or just outright switch positions to be somewhere else.

Hoki reaches into his robes as he dodges, pulling out what looks to be a handful of common cherry blossoms. As you watch him do so, Asa lands on her feet next to you with a *thud*, already drawing back her next arrow. The crevices in her intricate wooden bow begins to lightly glow with a blue light.

>Try to stop whatever Asa is about to fire
>Attempt to stall Hoki somehow
>Tell Kazuhiko to attack someone/do something (what?)
>Use another technique
>Attempt to take the ronin's blade from Kazuhiko's side
>Let it play out a bit longer to see what you are dealing with
>Call for help
>Keep trying to separate the two (how?)
>Write in

>>758242
>Tell Kazuhiko to attack someone/do something (what?)
Suck up Hoki when he gets too close. Now we know he's a criminal.

>>758242
>Try to stop whatever Asa is about to fire
Hoki might hurt Kazu from the inside.

>>758242
>>Tell Kazuhiko to attack someone/do something (what?)

Swallow them both, get our stuff, then prepare some seals to restrain them. Were gonna bring about a peaceful resolution... by force!

I have absolutely no idea what I want to do in this situation or how to do it

>>758287
Roll for it

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>>758287
see
>>758293

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>>758279
>>758263
Have Kazuhiko swallow them?
>Just Asa
>Just Hoki
>Both

Rolled 2 (1d3)

>>758300
I guess my problem is that I don't get why we care so much about Hoki

>>758372
Then don't, you can choose not to aid him or actively fight against him. Hell, you can just choose to watch these two duke it out.

It's your choice. I'll write it if it passes the house

>>758384
Honestly I think Amon would want to stop Hoki. He's admitted to being a murder and he's fighting one of his 5 or so friends. It's just that he himself is kinda useless in a fight against a competent opponent without his art and crafts supplies. Having Kazuhiko swallow him is a bad idea, but there's nothing else Amon can really do. Since summoning Goldie is gonna blind him and Asa as much as it is Hoki.

>>758370
>>Both

>>758242
>Summon a giant thing to use for smokescreen, then tell Kazuhiko to hold Hoki.

>>758370
Oh, and before I forget
>Just Hoki

>>758457
Well, the only other summon we have is Goldie, a goldfish....
I suppose we could try for a random summon? That's about the only option for a smokescreen we got.

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>>758433
Have faith anon, just go with your gut and what you think is best. Opportunities will always present themselves.

Or think creatively, as there is more than enough room to accommodate ideas.

If worst comes to worst and it is beyond you, just vote randomly.
or, you know, ask Beadman for some help...

>>758477
>>758457
Smokescreen as in summon a random contract animal or release and summon Kazuhiko again?

>>758457
>>758445
>>758463
>holding Hoki

writing

>>758489
Nah, I was just telling him what we could do. I doubt summoning Glub a second time would work.

>>758530
if you released him and re-summoned him a second time that would've been fine, actually.

If you have any questions about what would or wouldn't work, don't be shy asking in the future.

>Back to writing

>>758540
I meant to trick Hoki. We only got him the first time because he wasn't expecting a multi-ton fish to appear literally out of nowhere.

I suppose we could summon Goldie instead, but unless she's hiding something about what she can do, she'll blind us along with him.

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"Asa, whatever you're about to do, hold on tight! Kazuhiko!"

"GLUB" the behemoth roars in delight as it opens its colossal maw wide, revealing its sealed interior. With a crash the fish rips its body around to face the walkway, scraping off an entire layer of stonework with it. Hoki freezes on seeing this. He hesitates before making several hand seals, his feet beginning to glow with chakra. He starts to run towards the massive fish!

Kazuhiko inhales deeply, once again forming a raging cyclone of a vacuum that begins to pull in the swordsman, along with everything from branches and loose bricks in the surrounding vicinity. Hoki disappears for a split second, but reappears in the same place, slowly being dragged towards the monster. He can't escape from the vortex! He fights against the strength of the forces pulling him in, but not even the chakra-enhanced traction can stand the beast's power for to long as Hoki looses his footing and tumbles into Kazuhiko's jaws. As he flies through the air, you see him release handfuls of flower petals into vortex around him.

The fish shuts its mouth with a loud *smack*.

"BLUB" Kazuhiko bellows triumphantly.

Asa looks at the fish below her epectantly, bow still full drawn and softly glowing a light blue.
"I don't think this is over, Amon. Not by a long shot."

You seem to have bought a few moments, you...
>Try to run back, get your gear
>Stay with Asa, take defensive positions around the area
>Take the sword still sticking out of Kazuhiko's side
>Ask Asa about the extent of Hoki's abilities, and what she plans to do
>Talk to Asa about (what?)
>Write in

>>758623
I...I'm not even going to try to fix all the spelling mistakes I made here.

>>758623
>Write in
Tell fish to spit him out before anything bad happens inside him poor guy. Spit him out right into Asa's arrows

>>758623
Try to get gear

>>758623
How far are we from our gear?

>>758687
>>758671
You left your pack with Rin, remember?
It would take a turn/post to get it and another to come back.

>>758623
>Take the sword still sticking out of Kazuhiko's side

>>758711
Fuck. Get the sord then. It's better Han nothing. Take defensive positions after

>>758647
I'm for this. Spit him out into the spot Asa's aiming at. Ask her to try and not kill him.

I think we should leave the sword where it is. He couldn't get it out, and he's probably stronger than Amon by a long shot. Plus it denies him the weapon he's best at using.

>>758737
This is why I hate phone posting

>>758742
Yep, it's complete ass. Either it autocorrects everything or it takes forever to make sure nothing's the wrong word.

>>758739
Goddamnit you make a good point.

Switching to Get Asa to prep a hail of arrows, get glub to spit hoki out into arrows

>>758757
>>758739
>>758647
>writing

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLI3chlTrs4

"Then get ready to shoot the minute I have Kazuhiko spit him out."

Asa nods, crounching down to steady herself on one knee. She shuts her left eye, getting a good idea of her range.

You hear a groan of pain come from the fish under you. You look down to see smoke coming out from its nasal cavities.
You begin to hear voices shouting out unintelligible speech from across the grounds. That doesn't matter now. You don't have any more time, it's now or never.

"Kazuhiko, shoot him out directly forward! Asa, now!"

Two things happen immediately in the next moments.

First, Asa's bow, once softly shining, begins to glow a brilliant blue. The arrow nocked begins to sparkle, then crackle with electrical energy! The air is filled with what sounds like the chirping of hundreds of birds as the arrow is encased in an outer layer of lightning-natured chakra!

Second, the smoke once billowing out of the poor fish's nostrils starts to become embers, then sweltering flames! With a roar of pain and a jolt, the massive grouper's maw opens to release a colossal, fiery explosion that rings through the night like a cannon. In the clouds of licking flames and smoke, you see a slightly singed Hoki flying backwards, poised to land on his feet.

In that moment, Asa releases her arrow in a boom of crashing thunder!

Roll 1d100, best of 3
DC 60

Rolled 52 (1d100)

>>758865

Rolled 69 (1d100)

>>758865

Rolled 58 (1d100)

>>758865

>>758883
Is meme magic real?

>>758888
FUCKING QUADS IT IS. PRAISE KEK.

I'm trying really hard to think of a joke about waifuing a tailed beast, but honestly I can't even think of one. I'm all shitposted out I guess.

>>758888
You tell me Mister Quads.

>>758895
Glub best girl?

>>758900
It's totally the 7 tails. Partly because Fuu is also best girl and they have very similar personalities.

You know Red, I've been thinking. Your quest must have something special about it because shit like >>758888 keeps happening. I rolled the first and only natural crit I've ever rolled in a quest way back convincing Rin to talk about her dreams and now I got quads for the first time. It's really weird, actually.

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There is a flash and the arrow- if it could even be called that anymore- cracks across the distance between you in the swordsman like a literal bolt of lightning, traveling at speeds faster than any normal human could see. Sanjuro Hoki doesn't even see it coming until it is already upon him. You see surprise on his face as his swift release begins the telltale blurring of of his figure...

...as the bolt of lightning rips through his upper body, right through his abdomen, and continues on to strike against the walkway further down. Hoki plunges into the billowing flames below him, his eyes wide with shock and a smoldering hole through his stomach.

(1/2)

So who thinks Yoru gets a blood sample and down the line orochimaru offers to implant it into his child but changes it slightly creating Stellar Release...the Sword play carried over too it seems

>>758953
Hoki is kill. He is totally kill.

... We're gonna have to take care of Kabuto, aren't we? There's no way Amon wouldn't take a war orphan under his wing. We'll be just like Myatsuu. Except way younger and probably not ready for taking care of a child.

>>758963
Sounds good

>>758963
We'll make it work. We can stop pedosnake from having his follower.

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With a final groan of agony, Kazuhiko disappears in a burst of smoke and you drop to your feet on the ground. Next to you the crysthansium katana clatters against the stone rubble. The flames roar, with the nearby treetops heartily ablaze and the walkway still swallowed by flames.

Asa gives another steely look at the scene, before she shakes her head and gives you the warm smile you're used to.

"As much as I thought I'd be able to take him myself, things wouldn't have gone as well without you here, Amon. I owe y-"

One or two multicolored blossoms float by your heads. Then, more than several of them at once...

Both you and Asa's eyes go wide looking at each other, and you turn heel on the spot to face the fires. Asa draws another arrow.
"There's no way, it's impossible...he couldn't have..."

Out from the parting flames walks the barefoot man, blood dripping from his mouth, The hole in his abdomen, around the size of a fist, still smokes with blackened flesh.

Sanjuro Hoki gives a weary, pained chuckle. "I have to hand it to you two...I wasn't quite expecting something like that. I daresay that what you two did was...beautiful. If I didn't use my swift release at the last moment, that would have certainly been a lethal blow.
Unfortunately, I think it's time to end our little get-together. I have places I need to be."

Petals begin to float through the air from over the wall, out of the flames, and what clothing Hoki has left.

There is a small cloud of the blossoms gathering around you as Hoki begins making hand seals.

Quick, you...
>Use a technique (what?)
>Asa, fire!
>Engage the man in hand-to-hand combat
>try something else (write in)

>>759024
>Use a technique (what?)
Tell Asa to get out of the petals while we summon Goldie and do the same. The pain and blindness will keep him from doing whatever he's trying to do.

And if that isn't to much, maybe also tell Asa to attack Hoki while she's dodging. He won't be ready to move out of the way of an arrow if this works.

>>759052
Well, what would you call using his Kekkei Genkai to dodge?

Where'd everyone go? Thread says there are still 15 posters.

>>759052
>>759024
+1
>>759080
Sleeping probably

>>759082
Man, and I just went through all that meme magic. Story of my life, nobody's around to see my successes.

>>759024
>>759052
I'll support the Goldie plan.
>>759080
I got out of work a short time ago, just got done eating and showering.

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>>759052
>Summon Goldie and blind him
>Evade the flowers

Roll 2d100, best of 3
DC 65, 95

Rolled 24, 28 = 52 (2d100)

>>759108

Rolled 85, 19 = 104 (2d100)

>>759108
Yeesh, I knew getting out of the flowers would be super hard, but not THAT hard.

>>759112
Both you and Asa lack specific defenses against this sort of thing

Rolled 62, 70 = 132 (2d100)

>>759108

>writing

>>759117
Yeah, I figured the chances of an archer being able to deal with a cloud of flowers was pretty low. Hopefully Asa rolls well on her dodge. And attack, if she can.

>>759119
In hind site maybe using fire juts to burn the flowers before they did anything would have been better

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Rolled 50 (1d100)

Now to see how Asa's attempt to hit the swift-release user....
with the arrows he easily dodges...
while she's blinded from your successful goldie maneuver...
goes.

Well, he's blinded too, so there's that. I'll lower the DC by five.

Rolling for Asa's special eyes.
DC 95

>>759135
I completely forgot we learned that fire jutsu earlier. I just looked at the pastebin and didn't see it so I completely forgot about it.

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>writing

>>759135
pic

>>759142
need to update it yet again :(

>>759147
Yet again I think of good ideas too late, and now something mildly retarded is happening. Let's rock, baby.

>>759139
Well, I never said I expected her to hit. I just hoped she would.

>>759147
From now on I think I should just skim the previous thread or something, this nearly happened before the battle at the Pass too.

>>759139
I was actually wondering, how does the dice for other characters work? Is Amon the only one that gets best of 3?

>>759157
We'll just roast his ass next choice we get, no biggy

>>759174
Yeah, I just hope Amon doesn't have a glass jaw. If I remember correctly, he's never actually been hit outside of training or while under the influence of the beads.

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"Asa, quick get out of here!"

You slam your hand to the ground, hand still freshly bleeding.
Hoki makes one last hand seal and stops. The flower petals floating in the air begin to coalesce into dense spirals around you, adjusting with your every moment. Asa attempts to retreat, but is surrounded by the petals wherever she moves, as they follow her movements entirely.

A small smirk crosses Hoki's face.

"Summoning Technique! Goldie, go!" You yell curtly.
Without time to spare, Goldie poofs into existence in a cloud of smoke.

Flower Ninja Art: Mirror Flower Water
"Sh-she's shining!" Goldie sputters at the abrupt command.

She begins to glow radiantly, then darker....
and darker....

....And soon, you don't see her anymore at all as your world turns several shades of dark purple. Everything around you is deeply dyed and entirely motionless except for the steady spiral of the petals around you. Reality seems to warp and ripple around you like the surface of water. Your surrounding environment blends and flows together like a poor watercolor painting comprised of only a single palette of colors.

All you can hear is the gentle breeze and the rustling of the spiraling flower petals.

You look to Asa next to you...to see she isn't there. You look from left to right and don't see your opponent, Goldie, or the Fire Temple either
Is it...genjutsu? You back away slowly, fists in front of you. You don't know how to combat something like this. Your heart beats like a drum in your chest. You anxiously await something, anything, to happen.

But nothing else does as you continue to stare into the purple, liquid void surrounding you.

(1/2)

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After what seems like hours, you see the abyss slowly lighten. The walkway of the Fire Temple slowly comes back into view, along with a worried looking Goldie. You can't hear anything quite yet, so you look around you for Hoki.

The fires have died to nothing but black soot. You see the hint of a sunrise on the horizon past the fracured walls. Next to you, Asa is on her hands and knees looking equally dazed. Hoki is nowhere in sight.
Is something else missing...?

Wait. You look back.

The katana, once lying amid the rubble, is no longer there.

Goldie's voice starts to come into the edge of hearing.
"...Amon-kun? Does he hear her? The flower-walker has vanished!"
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That's it for now. Thread tomorrow night too.

Twitter: @TheRedL4dy for quest times, waifu wars, and constant reminders that, no, tailed beast does not have "vagoo"

Twitter will be updated every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday morning with any quest times for the following two days/weekend.


Post Thread discussion away. Slow day today, but thank you to those who participated! I'll update the pastebin soon. Any thoughts? Opinions? Complaints?

What are your thoughts on our sord-man?

>>759237
Thank you for running, Red.
Wish we could have been friends. Dumb rolls.
:_:

>>759237
Thanks for running Red. I agree I wanted all of us to be friends. I'm also wondering on how Asa feels about all this.

>>759237
>tailed beast does not have "vagoo"
But what about in the brains ape where you can talk to them and shit?

>>759243
>brains ape
I meant brainscape

>>759237
I wanna fucking kill myself for not thinking that fire solves everything. good thread tho. We'll never be on good terms with hoki or the kid now. Bummer. unless we chase immediately during next thread, or something. Remember, kids, fire is the near universal problem solver.

>>759237
He's definitely one tough motherfucker, walking off a fist sized hole in his chest. And lucky as hell, since everyone went to bed one or two posts before his fight and everyone that didn't forgot Amon learned fire jutsu.

And I still need to get a twitter. I had no idea you'd actually answered that question.

>>759249
Once you got the katana out of his hands, you actually had a good chance.

He would've mopped the floor with not only you but most anybody given the nature of his release and skill in Iaido.

Hoki loses in encounters that draw on too long or deprive him of his weapons.

He is probably one of the only people who could be a good counter to Minato in terms of speed and techniques.

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>>759239
>>759241
that's what happens when you choose hoes over bros, anons

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>>759248

I still can't believe everyone forgot what happened in the thread like two days ago.

It's still like only a page behind this one

>>759287
Well, guess we just flubbed everything.

Also, I was going through your twitter and I wanted to thank you for giving my Pocket Dust the favorite meme award, it truly means a lot to me. Even if I fucked the up the entire fight because I though Amon was gonna die if we didn't do something drastic.

Also since you never said anything when I asked and then encouraged me, I'm gonna keep tailed beast shitposting. I never found a tweet about vagoos. Don't even think you can get out of this, I'll just ignore your post and do it anyway.

>>759293
You always run from 11 or so till the morning. It's really hard to keep everything straight, especially because LITERALLY EVERY OTHER QUEST I FOLLOW WHY DO I DO THIS TO MYSELF runs at almost the exact same time. Shinobi quest, MSP, H&D, sometimes Northern Beasts and Shinigami Savant, and Infinite Stars every Sunday. I try to remember everything, but sometimes one-off information slips through.

>>759173
What other character "do" depends usually on your own successes and failures as the protagonist.

If there is a situation that call for them to get rolls (and there will be more besides this time) it's a flat 1 die pass or fail.

Only Amom gets 3 best

>>759339
I knew it from the start, Amon a best. The best.

... Until I make him do stupid shit.

>>759313
Pocket dust is still my favorite meme, it'll have one last time to shine before the quest ends I'll make sure of it

>>759353
>Amon fighting BBEG for the last time
>Out of crafts supplies, Wen Qu is broken, completely exhausted
>Look in our trusty bag one last time for the memories it holds while the BBEG rants
>Amon sees something, doesn't believe it
>Realizes one of his greatest comrades has come back to save him
>Begins crying manly tears of friendship and love, knowing this will be the last time he sees his greatest friend
>The BBEG laughs, believes Amon has given up hope and approaches
>Amon stands shakily, tears are now streaming down his face
>With a yell Amon launches his comrade Pocket Dust into the BBEG's face
>BBEG is blinded, and cannot stop Amon as he jumps into the air
>He begins spinning head over feet, sending his manly tears flying all over
>They each catch the light of the sun and shine as Amon preforms a perfect spinning drop kick on the BBEG's head, killing him instantly
>Amon lands and looks at the BBEG for a moment before turning and walking to a nearby ledge
>He cries one last time for his friend, now gone forever

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>>759371
Forgot my pic, of course

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>>759371
Rip in peace

May the joyous choirs of dust angels forever sings his praises

>>759385
If only I could write. I used like 2 adjectives. He deserved better.

>>759293
it's not that I forgot, I just didn't think it was a good idea for whatever reason. I wasn't thinking clearly. That and I missed the actual voting phase.

WHO'S READY FOR SOME
TENSION??

>>761652
I dunno, it depends. Does it involve cute girls and/or tailed beast that may or may not have vagoo? Schrodinger's vagoo, if you will.

I suppose fuinjutsu and dusty bags would be acceptable as well.

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Panicked monks rush back and forth across the grounds in the early morning. Heard from their numbers are cries of indignation and disbelief, having awoken to a good section of their Temple walls destroyed and the nearby vegetation ablaze seemingly overnight. You and Asa sneak your way back to the campfire, exhausted but managing to avoid being spotted anywhere near the site of the destruction. You walk side-by-side with the beautiful blue kunoichi, her mane of smooth, cerulean hair seems to glitter in the morning sunrise.

"I'm sorry I didn't tell you sooner about Hoki, Amon. I didn't want to risk letting anything slip."

You shake your head. "I can see how you would think I was a liability, Asa. I get it, I forgive y-."

Her hand abruptly grabs the back of your gi, jerking you back with a stumble. "H-hey what's-"

A single finger is on your lips, shushing you...Asa's finger. Her hand is on your chest and she looks at you with an annoyed expression. She shoves you into the nearby stone wall. You shut up quickly as she slowly lowers her index finger again. Was it something you said? Did you do something wro....

Your eyes go wide as your mind goes blank, all thoughts immediately forgotten.
The only thing you can process right now is...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7G-4jQUGHaA
Asa's soft lips on yours.

For a moment in the world, there is nothing else that matters.
You feel nothing besides this kiss. Your nose can only smell the subtle scent of pine that surrounds her.

Your blood begins to pump excitedly. Your face grows hot, your eyes widen. A fiery hunger roars from deep inside you.
You've have never experienced anything like this.

It seems to last for a small eternity as you lose yourself in the sensation of her soft, brown skin....but after a minute, Asa slowly pulls away and opens her eyes again. She cocks her head at you, amused by your doe-eyed, surprised expression. Her warm smile only seems to feed the fires heating your chest.

"I forgive you for ever thinking I consider you a liability. Hoki was your friend. Without the choice you made tonight, I may not even be here right now."
Asa pushes you away lightly her hand. She flashes her smile at you again fleetingly before turning and strutting ahead to your campsite, her wide hips swaying with every bouncing step.

(1/2)

>>761652
I'm cautiously optimistic

>>761707
I'll be honest, I did not see that coming.

inb4 it's Hoki using genjutsu. That would be so hilarious. I wouldn't even be mad.

>>761707
Also Red, you literally started up 1 minute before Wong. Do you do this to me on purpose? How am I supposed to play Ashes of Ariandel now that I finally don't have to dog sit?

l-lewd

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You sit for a few minutes in stunned silence, the only sounds around you are the chirping of birds and the far sounds of monks shifiting brick and stone.

What was that? You...
The hunger from within you gives another shuddering roar. Your head feels light.

You want more of that.
You shuffle back to the campsite, head in a daze. Around the firepit stand an alarmed Rin, the kunai in her hand pointed at the Blue Huntress. A worried Yoru stands looking at her, his brow furrowed in curiosity.

The first to see you approach the scene is a confused Tai. He looks at your approaching, dazed figure and back to Asa. He turns back to you, eyebrow raised and a smirk on his face. He puts his hand over the defensive Rin's arm, lowering both it and the kunai in her hand.

"Amon, what's going on? Where's Hoki?" Yoru asks you, concerned.
"What the hell are you doing with HER, too?" Rin glares uncomfortably at the archer.

>Tell them about Hoki and his criminal background
>Tell them Asa is here only for a little bit
>Say Hoki attacked both you and Asa, you both thwarted his attempt though. Let Asa speak for herself as to why she is here.
>Tell them Asa is here to stay and means the group no harm
>Remain speechless, you're still a bit out of it. Let Asa explain the situation. She...is the type to take charge, after all.
>Write in

>>761839
>Say Hoki attacked both you and Asa, you both thwarted his attempt though. Let Asa speak for herself as to why she is here.
Rin, don't be mad!

>>761839
>Tell them about Hoki and his criminal background
>Tell them we don't know what Asa plans to do
I wonder if Rin saw Amon and Asa being lewd...

>>761839
>Tell them about Hoki and his criminal background
>Say Hoki attacked both you and Asa, you both thwarted his attempt though. Let Asa speak for herself as to why she is here.

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>>761839
>Say Hoki attacked both you and Asa, you both thwarted his attempt though. Let Asa speak for herself as to why she is here.
Rin is best girl

>>761839
Oh, and now BeleagueredQM and Wargle are running too. Is this Quest night or something?

>>761839
>Say Hoki attacked both you and Asa, you both thwarted his attempt though. Let Asa speak for herself as to why she is here.
>Tell them about Hoki and his criminal background

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>>761852
>>761857
>>761862
>>761866
>>761886
Writing!

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You blink a few times, getting back into the right frame of mind. "It turns out Hoki was an extremely dangerous criminal. He attacked Asa and I last night, but we managed to fend him off together. Unfortunately, he managed to escape when he used a genjutsu on us."

Yoru shakes his head incredulously. "That doesn't make sense, though. He was-"

"You hired him, I know. It turns out he has a history of robbing and murder. He admitted it himself. I don't understand it either...or him for that matter, but we may prevented something worse from happening."

Yoru crosses his arms and grows quiet, muttering to himself. "Hoki, a wanted criminal...I may not have liked him, but I wouldn't of guessed he would be...he seemed like a decent man..."

Rin is still glaring at the woman next to you with eyes full of fire. "And, what is she doing here, hunh?"

You think for a moment, but nothing comes to mind. You start to open your mouth, but Asa puts a hand on your arm to shush you. She addresses the others apolgetically.
"I know we've come into conflict before, but if you'd allow it I'd like to put that behind us.

I'm no longer a kunoichi of Kumogakure. In fact, I haven't been for a long time. I defected.
More recently, I've learned that Kumo has deployed a team of ninja with the specific purpose to locate me and 'negotiate my return' to the village. I know for a fact there will be very little negotiation involved.

Without Amon I wouldn't be here now. I'm used to traveling alone, but if there's anyone I'd feel safe alongside it'd be this hero. Let me join you. You could use the extra hand with Hoki gone."

Rin glares daggers at Asa, who returns it in kind with a sickly sweet smile.

"I say no." Rin declares with finality as she walks over to you. She grabs your arm and drags you over to the rest of the companions, eyes still locked with the blue kunoichi. "Amo- WE already have enough people as is, thank you. We'll be fine without another."

Yoru considers the proposition for a moment, before looking at the girl coldly. "What about that trader? Aren't you hunting weapon smugglers?"

"He had sold information about my whereabouts to Kumogakure. You could say I'm here now because of what he did, not that anyone should thank that creep."

Yoru thinks for a moment, before a smile crosses his face and he shrugs. "I don't see a problem with it. I'd prefer a trusty face with us on the road after what happened with the one I hired."

Rin scowls at him, before all the faces in the group turn to the stoic Tai. He looks at you, first.
"I don't approve."
He then turns to the rest of the group just as Rin starts to give Asa a smug look. "But, I have no objections to her traveling with us. I abstain from the vote."

Rin's face drops as the companions turn to you expectantly. Asa looks at you, cautiously hopeful.
"The choice is yours, Amon."

>Accept Asa
>Reject Asa
>write ins

>>762318
>Accept Asa
Console Rin with head pats

>>762318
>Accept Asa

>>762318
>Accept Asa
>"Rin, we will need all of the help we can get. This travel has gotten even more dangerous. Please, do it for me."

>>762318
>Accept Asa
I mean, she's probably way better at fighting than Amon. And that lightning arrow attack thing was epic.

>>762354
I think I'll vote for this if a couple other people do as well. It'll probably be funny and cute.

>>762354
Rin would not appreciate head pats right now. It's probably the most condescending thing you can do to someone.

>>762354
>>762318
+1

we need all the help we can get after this shit, things may only get more dangerous.

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>>762318
>Accept Asa
>study some scrolls when people go to sleep, we need them intellectual gains

>>762387
wait, fuck. You're right. nevermind on the headpats. Need coffee to think straight.

No to headpats. that's only cute when they're not mad.

>>762417
Even with Amons disarming smile?

>Sealing Technique: Vitality Sealing Formation
>Earthen Seal: Spirit Bind
Can we combine these two to make an area effect of chakra disruption and paralysis? We can exclude ourselves and our allies with the iron armor seal. It should paralyze anyone else and disrupt any ranged chakra attacks aimed at us from outside the area

>>762431
Rin would like it but she would need to calm down first.

>>762438
How about we get her to help tattoo the seals on our body, she'd like that

>>762318
>>Accept Asa

"We should probably get going. I fear we may have overstayed our welcome."

>>762457
I'm just waiting for the monk from the pond and garden to run up and yell "MY TREES! NOOOOO!"

>>762485
"MY CABBAGES!"

>>762506
Oh god I'd die laughing if Red did that.

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>>762437
The spirit bind needs to be applied to the body directly, while the VSF is an AOE technique.

Is it possible? Yup.
Do the two combine simply? No.
You could study how to combine the concepts of the two into one technique though.
100% thinking with seals though, I like it.

>>762431
pic related

>>762444
She really would like it
Asa wouldn't mind it either...

>>762457
Yeah, the Fire monks are slowly reconsidering the whole "hospitality" thing

>>762405
stealing that for the reaction pic folder, because dogs

>>762368
she can do an ice version, too

Looks like the answer is overwhelming. Way to be the hero, anons. A isn't going to approve of your intervention, though

Writing!

>>762519
>A
I doubt he'd be dickish enough to murder a war orphan monk after he adopted Bee.

>>762519
A's a tool, B's the dude we need to make friends with.

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Internet caved and just returned, switching spots.

Next post in about 20 minutes

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>>762605

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Rin holds your arm in a vicegrip, basically claiming it as hers as she and the newcomer try to kill each other with looks alone. You nowly nod and Asa's face relaxes with a sigh. Rin notices and her mouth drops in exasperation. You squeeze her hand.

"Rin, we will need all of the help we can get. This travel has gotten even more dangerous by the day. Please, if not for me, then accept her for the safety of the others."

Rin goes red in the face as she pouts heavily. "It's not them I'm worried about..." she mutters under her breath.

You gently remove your arm from Rin and step forward to Asa. "Asa, I think we'd all be honored to have you join us on our journey."

She smiles warmly to the group. Turning to you with the same expression but with a sultry look in her eyes now, Asa offers you her own hand. "The pleasure is mine."

You feel a bit hot in the face. A bit jittery, you shake it anxiously. She laughs a bit, noticing your brief lapse in nerve.

"I look forward to getting to know all of you."

"We should probably get going. I fear we may have overstayed our welcome." You follow.

The group responds in kind. Rin's face is red for some reason, she looks like she's steaming. It is a bit hot out, you suppose. Your group finishes the pleasantries and begins to pack up camp. As you do so, someone approaches...
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It's the same monk from before in the council chambers...

He gives you a polite bow, which you return in kind as the rest of the group stops to watch the man in curiosity.

"Amon Shuu, brother monk of the Water Temple...the council would like to speak to you."

You start to apologize to the monk for the damage, before he shakes his head.

"They would like to...discuss...the Red Beads you mentioned. Follow me, if you would."
You look back to your friends. You...

>Agree
>Politely decline, say you'd like to head on your way
>Ask if you'd be allowed to bring someone (who?)
>Talk to the monk, ask him something (what?)
>Write in

>>763022
>>Agree

>>763022
>Agree

>>763022
>Agree

>>763022
>Agree

>>763022
>Ask if you'd be allowed to bring someone (who?)
Tai. I got a bad feeling about this scoob.

>>763089
seconding bringing Tai, he's really the only one we could trust with sensitive information, plus he gives a shit about us

>>763089
>>763094
That is good reasoning. I'll change my vote to this. I hope I can still delete my old post.

>>763094
good enough reasoning, changing>>763042
to ask to bring tai

>>763094
Changing mine to bring Tai as well.

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>>763125
>>763105
>>763162

>>763307
It's gonna be awkward explaining to Tai Amon's been possessed by an old Monk that literally wants to kill everything that's alive. I'm sure Tai'll be a bro about it though.

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You ask him if you can bring Tai. At first he shakes his head, but you insist rigidly. He concedes, telling you in nothing less than certain terms that you may not bring anyone else.

"Follow me, if you both would." He begins to leave, before hesitating and looking back at you with the same, serious expression. "And please have you and your friends refrain from destroying more of this Temple, thank you."

You scratch your head abashedly, a light layer of fuzz has grown on it since you left on your journey. Seems like the monks took more notice than you thought. You can't help but feel a little bad. Remembering the predicament you were left in last time- and the mental note to never separate yourself from your materials again- you grab your pack and the Wen Qu, leaving with the young man and Tai.

As you enter the Temple, you think you hear the faint sound of someone yelling in the distance...

MY. TREEEEEEEEEEEEEES!
*********************************************

The council chambers are thick with incense, leaving you somewhat short of breath. The atmosphere is stifling. The monk, whose name you still haven't learned you note, doesn't take his usual place behind the council of high priests. There are more monks here than before, each one standing in the background behind a high priest- six total.
The young man stands behind you, blocking the doors of the chamber....
Tai glares at the man, uncomfortable, before standing at your shoulder.

The oldest monk, sitting in the middle of the half moon of aged monks in the pillared room, begins.
(1/2)

>>763331
Poor Monk Gardener. He's the true victim of this quest.

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Amon Shuu, we of the council have discussed the nature of what you had told us earlier. The news was most...concerning

The priest farthest to the right speaks up, to your surprise.

The wraith described within the beads...the profile you provided us...

Another speaks in turn.

Not even our worst fears could have imagined such a fate

Your stomach begins to sink. Something about this doesn't feel...right. You look at Tai, you see him eyeing the monks of priests, suspicious.

There is a small myth, unknown to but a few and hidden in the most esoteric texts, that Bishamon, legendary sage of the eight gates, descended into madness in his lifetime upon witnissing the death of his blood brother, Kannon.

Kannon, a sage and legendary gate himself, would be killed by the same man whom he had sealed a demon into years prior. The first human seal...the first "jinchuriki"

This time the priest on the left, the same one you remember protesting before, speaks.

This heresy was quelled for generations, along with the suggestion that Bishamon had killed two of the remaining gates and claimed their powers for his own. Such a suggestion was not only foolish, but inherently dangerous to the very central tenants to our belief in the Ninshu.

The second to last priest speaks.

He would be stopped by Amida of the Wen Qu, the last living among the gates, and both would disappear entirely from the annals of history...a departure previously believed to have been from reaching moral enlightenment

Finally the last, bearded priest left to the center speaks.

If what you've suggested is true, if Bishamon truly resides within the beads and-potentially-within you....
If it was false, the dangers it would pose to the faith having one of its founders becoming a demon himself...

The oldest finishes.

Amon Shun, for the sake of the world at large....for the sake of our faith....
You cannot be allowed to leave this place. Brother monk, forgive us for what we must do. We do it for the sake of good.

The fire monks in the room shift immediately as one, moving forward into the gaps between the high priests...trapping you. Tai, wide-eyed with shock, takes a fighting stance.

You...
>Go peacefully, submitting yourself to the wishes and wisdom of the elders
>Take a fighting stance. You can't let them stop you here, you still need to deliver your friends home.
>Protest, you've done nothing to warrant this!
>Agree with the dangers present, but suggest the monks help you seal Bishamon within you permanently- and securely.
>Agree with the dangers present, but suggest the monks aid you in extracting and reimprisoning the wraith
>Suggest the course of action is too rash, that more information of the nature of the threat be researched
>Write in

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>>763331
>As you enter the Temple, you think you hear the faint sound of someone yelling in the distance...

>MY. TREEEEEEEEEEEEEES!

>>763368
>Agree with the dangers present, but suggest the monks help you seal Bishamon within you permanently- and securely.

>>763368
>Agree with the dangers present, but suggest the monks help you seal Bishamon within you permanently- and securely.

>>763368
>Agree with the dangers present, but suggest the monks help you seal Bishamon within you permanently- and securely

We're not just gonna go quietly, our friends need us. We promised to get Rin and Yoru to safety, and we're gonna do it.

>>763368
>Agree with the dangers present, but suggest the monks help you seal Bishamon within you permanently- and securely.

>>763368
>>Agree with the dangers present, but suggest the monks help you seal Bishamon within you permanently- and securely.

But if they're all like "No u must b deaded 4 gud', then;

>Take a fighting stance. You can't let them stop you here, you still need to deliver your friends home.

writing

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"....You're right, but you don't need to do things this way. We can seal the spirit within me permanently somehow, right?"

The antagonistic priest to your left scoffs.

And then what, I wonder? You wander the nations in the middle of war, possessing the powers of- at the very least- the tailed beast you spoke of? Do you have no shame, no humility? Monks swear to a vow of peace. Would you be so bold as to suggest you would end violence itself? If we let you leave now, we risk the lives of thousands.

"You don't know that! It can be done, I can- I will- resist its influence!"

The head priest in charge waves his hand.

Even if we did, do you think the spirit would allow such a thing? One of the greatest users of fuinjutsu rests within you now...is there any seal truly permanent in such a circumstance?

another speaks

Not only Bishamon, but if our suspicions are correct...it contained more than just his spirit. A portion of the powers, the very essences, of each of the nine tailed beasts may have been sealed within the unassuming beads you picked up that day. The same beads you wore...whose seal you broke.

The head priest speaks with finality.
The nature of the beads is only speculative...but if true, you pose an unimaginable danger even beyond the influence of Bishamon alone.


>Ask them what they mean of the nature of the beads
>Suggest you can make a seal yourself. You can do it. You have to do it. (roll required)
>Go peacefully, submitting yourself to your fate
>Take a fighting stance. They've made their decision. You can't let them stop you here, you still need to deliver your friends home.
>Write in

>>763518
>Ask them what they mean of the nature of the beads

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QM PSA: threadly reminder that if you ain't reading to the theme songs, you're only getting half the impact.

thank you for your time, your quest will resume shortly (and probably go for another hour or two)

>>763518
>Suggest you can make a seal yourself. You can do it. You have to do it. (roll required)
Didn't we read about it in hiragans scroll?

>>763518
>Ask them what they mean of the nature of the beads
>Suggest you can make a seal yourself. You can do it. You have to do it. (roll required)
Also bring up the Iron Armor Seal. It must be able to help some, and surely they have someone that can do tattoos.

Spoilers for Ashes of Ariandel, don't read if you haven't played.
Why are there so many trees and dogs? They're literally my 2 most hated enemies.

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>>763524
>When anon remembers the original factors that started the journey

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>>763518
>Ask them what they mean of the nature of the beads
This is very distressing

>>763526
Those fucking trees man. I'm not using my pyromancer build so they're a huge pain in the ass

>>763518
>Ask them what they mean of the nature of the beads
>Suggest you can make a seal yourself. You can do it. You have to do it. (roll required)

>>763518
>>Take a fighting stance. They've made their decision. You can't let them stop you here, you still need to deliver your friends home.

"So far all you have offered is speculation and guesswork. And even if what you say is true, you would keep the truth about Bishamon a secret? How could you claim to follow the path of truth and understanding by keeping it hidden and forgotten?"

"Your actions are understandable, but they are wrong. This is not the way of ninshu."

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>>763534
>>763529
>>763526
>>763524
>>763520
>Nature of the beads
>Roll to convince
DC 16

And writing following best of the first three rolls

Rolled 10 (1d20)

>>763559
Myatsuu, help us in this time of need.

Rolled 12 (1d20)

>>763559

Rolled 13 (1d20)

>>763559

Rolled 6 (1d20)

>>763559
I could've sworn we use 1d100 in this quest

Rolled 9 (1d20)

>>763559

>>763562
>>763565
>>763566
So close, yet so far.

>>763556
I'll take this write in, thank you~
I'll lower the DC to 13 for it.

iz good

Son of a bitch. Fuck you too dice gods.

>>763570
>R1oLS
I just noticed that.

>>763573
you spoil us, Red.

>>763578
>Kills your teacher
>Sticks a demon capable of Armageddon in you
>Kills your family

I mean....uh...
I guess I gave you Rin and Asa, so that kinda makes up for some of it

>>763573
Hooray, my write-fagging and the roll from >>763566 saved the day!

>>763579
Harem when?
Haha, I'm not that autistic. Yet.

>>763579
>I guess I gave you Rin and Asa, so that kinda makes up for some of it
Who in this timeline are both destined to die young. Unless this becomes an alternate timeline itself, we won't be getting a happy ending with either of them.

What if Tsuki has TWO dads and we're the other dad? Our chakra nature is fire, and orochimaru is a weird fuck who might do something like that.

>>763600
Well Asa only died because of Tsuki's special mystery box surprise iirc.
And we can totally fix Rin. I know we can. Right, Lady? ... Right?

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The...nature of the beads?
"What...what do you mean?"
[Council's Theme: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__gLIyeQYDU ]
This time it is from behind you, the young monk speaks.

"The tailed beasts are pure manifestations of chakra. They are formed from it. They are it. They are the progenitors of chakra and life itself. To have that power..."

The high priest steps off his throne, standing to face you.

The freed tailed beasts are sinks of chakra in this world. Collectively, all forms of chakra, life itself, flow through them like a filter. They are at one with it by their very essence, and ,together, it is them. We only imitate their power, converting natural energies of our own into chakra. What we do is simply conversion and cosumption. To them, all chakra itself....life...is indistinguishable and a source of their power.

The longer we allow you to exist, the more prevalent this effect will become. Consumed by this power of the combined tailed beasts alone, you would become a wraith unto yourself, feeding off the lives around you. Your loved ones, everyone you hold near will risk their very lives by being around you. With the spirit of Bishamon tethered to the Beads as well, the risk of his incarnation...your possession...and the completion of his goal is added to this.

You are an abomination.

You...will, no are...feeding off the lives of those around you?
Rin.
Asa.
Yoru....

Tai puts a hand on your shoulder. "Don't listen to them, Amon. It's impossible. Even if it were...to the very end, we'll stand by you. I couldn't live knowing I had left my brother. Even if it was true...I would spent whatever life I had happily by your side, as it would be a life worth living."

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>>763654
I knew Tai would be a bro and he did not disappoint. We need to give him a manly bro hug at some point.

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You nod shakily to your brother, before turning to face the council newly heartened.

"So far all you have offered is speculation and guesswork. And even if what you say is true...you would keep the truth about Bishamon a secret? You would admit defeat? How could you claim to follow the path of truth and understanding by keeping all of this hidden and forgotten?"

"Your actions are understandable, but they are wrong. This is not the way of Ninshu."

"I am Amon Shuu, one of two surviving monks of the Water Temple and inheritor of the teachings of the great sage, Myatsuu. The future is never decided. The actions of lesser and greater men ripple eternally, nothing is certain. If anyone can prevent this, I can. I will.
If you would help me, I can design a seal to end all seals. Even if you don't help me, I will work with my own efforts to never allow such a thing to pass."

The monks in the room falter. The priests look at one another with expressions of skeptisism and uncertainty. The high priest considers what you said for a moment, before he sits back down.

You have three days, Amon Shuu. I pray for your success.

You bow to the council, although Tai does not imitate the gesture, and walk to the doors. The young monk stands in your way, glaring at you and unmoving. Tai walks past you, grabs the man, and throws him behind you on the floor.

He begins to get up, his face contorted with rage, when the other monks gather towards him. They restrain him as they retreat back to the corners of the room.

Our monks will assist you in any and all ways possible, Amon. Use our libraries, use your knowledge, use your talents...and may luck be on your side, for all our sakes.
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As you leave the room, Tai closes the door behind the two of you. You turn and embrace him in a firm hug. He hesitates for a moment, before he briefly returns the gesture. "Hey now, no need for that."

You separate and Tai looks at you seriously. "You don't have much time. What first? We'll get you anything you need.

>Look through the library for books of forbidden seals
>Ask him to gather information regarding the Tailed Beasts
>Tell Tai to research what he can on the Five Gates
>You need to meditate first, this is a lot to take in
>Read the scrolls you have first, see if there is anything you can acquire from them
>Ask for something else (what?)
>Ask him to not tell anyone of what was said in the council chambers
>Write in

>>763738
>Read the scrolls you have first, see if there is anything you can acquire from them
>Ask him to gather information regarding the Tailed Beasts

>>763738
>Read the scrolls you have first, see if there is anything you can acquire from them
>Ask him to gather information regarding the Tailed Beasts
This is good for a start, if we make some headway I think we can do it

>>763738
>You need to meditate first, this is a lot to take in
Only for a little bit though, Amon was just stuck in Hoki's genjutu for who knows how long and haven't slept in ages. He won't do good work while he's tired
>Tell Tai to research what he can on the Five Gates
Well actually, before we do this we need to tell our friends we can't leave right now. They need to decide what to do.

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If it's okay with everyone, QM is going to call it a night in a bit. Consider this the pause in our quest and a time for voting, questions, and discussion on what to do next.

QM will stick around for a little bit. Thread will continue tomorrow afternoon.

Twitter: @TheRedL4dy for quest times, complaints of heartbreak, waifu wars, and Tai-posting and hopefully more art in the future. Drawfags pls :')

>>763738
>>Ask him to gather information regarding the Tailed Beasts
>>You need to meditate first, this is a lot to take in
>>Read the scrolls you have first, see if there is anything you can acquire from them

>>763770
Thank you for running, Red.

>>763770
>Tai-posting
I like it.

Thanks for running Red. I'll see you when I see you.

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>>763775
>>763779
<3

>>763770
Goodnight lady.

Goldie best girl!

>>763809
That's not how you spell Chomei.

>>763807
Oh, do you want to keep this tread bumped until the next session?

fuck twitter's character limit, I'll write it here.

I like the direction of the story so far, and all the reveals and lore you've put in show that you've put in your own work. The quest requires the players to actually think tactically in combat situations due to our big thing being seals, an art that either takes preparation beforehand or using wits in combat to shift the battlefield to a more favorable position.

As for the characters, you've written them all pretty well as far as I can see after conversing with them a scant amount, so I can't really pick a favorite of them. I can pick out who's best of the 3 waifus we've been given, though. I look forward to meeting more characters and seeing your interpretation of them, considering all you've done so far.

As for flaws, I personally get a bit confused when you use italics to denote another person speaking, but I can get used to that.

TL;DR bretty gud so far, keep up the good shit. Also, I'm not a critic, so maybe others could offer some insight. I saw a thread about that sort of thing up, you could submit yours for critique if you want it from people who may be more versed in this sort of thing

on an unrelated note, fuck me, we have parts of all the tailed beasts inside us/the beads, holy shit. THAT is some power. We'll either never use it, or we'll use it at the end due to the powers of friendship we make with the beasts. I doubt we could make buddy-buddy with them though. Maybe Chomei, but beyond that, I doubt it.

>>764423
my main complaint is that we just kinda suddenly had these intensely strong emotional bonds with other characters and I'm not really sure exactly when or how they developed in such a short time

>>764473
I think it's due to loss and hardship forming companionship. I mean, we were the ones who found out about Rin being a jinchuuriki and counseling her about it. We've met people who were and are emotionally vulnerable, counseled them, showed emotional vulnerability in turn, and were counseled by them.. I'll admit we have grown close and fond of people fast, but not so fast that I feel it's unrealistic.

Also, is it really so intense? I mean, we've been friendly with them, and tried to be a shoulder to lean on. Except with Asa, who we leaned on in our time with her. Thogh, I'll admit, she is a bit more touchy-feely with Amon. I mean, that kiss came from fuckin' nowhere. It may have been only Amon feeling the way he did though, Asa may just have wanted him to shut his self-depreciating hole for a bit, and wanting him to keep her around so that she wouldn't be left alone as a missing nin.

That and, I mean, have you seen how fucking ripped Amon is? Man is built like a brick shithouse at only 2/6 strength, combined with his lack of knowledge of the outside world to instill a bit of puppy-dog innocence, and penchant for saying wise bullshit sometimes can tickle some fancies.

>>764517
They have been through a bit of a crucible already.

Also, Asa is a smart girl...and a bit manipulative. She cares for the people closest to her, but she is both very confident, knows what she's got, and gets what she wants.

The ripped Amon pic can be considered as a year or so in the future. Amon is lean, mean, monk machine, but is still on the younger side and not so strong yet. He mostly uses his opponent's strength and momentum against them in fights, so if you were to outright attack people the whole noodly aspect would become apparent.

>>764473
This is valid and I'm glad someone noticed it.

Note what the priests said regarding the nature of the beads and what it means ir you.

You're leeching from them slowly, but it will progressively escalate in a more drastic fashion if left untreated. You're bonding with these people, literally attaching to their life force and absorbing small parts of them.

It's fair to say they're becoming attached somewhat quickly...without even realizing it.


Thanks for the discussion and feedback everyone! Glad to see you thinking about the quest!

>>764929
well fuck, my justification for friendship just got BTFO'd. Ah well, more of a reason to get the seal on ourselves right. Can't be jiang-shiing our buddies to death. Though it could be a potent weapon if we could control it. Siphon chakra out of our enemies, maybe drain their stamina too, then just leave them alone.

>>764976
You're definitely spot on with the friendship, it's just your actions have been taken with a bit more potentcy than expected.

They're also becoming more attached to you on a passive basis as well as long as you're around them.

You an Asa do realistically get along and mesh well, there was nothing fake about that. She does care, as do the others, but just keep in mind what's up.

It could be used for good. Who knows? You could get to know a few interesting characters here and there...

>>765038
Amon Shuu, the Friendly Infiltrator

He'd be like the stereotype of the chick that seduces/mind controls the king. But instead of that he just makes them like him a whole lot.

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So do you guys think we'll have enough time to get enough research in to make a proper seal? I'm confident we can do it, I really don't want to be seperated from our friends I actually like all of them, plus we just got reunited with Tai which is awesome I love his and Amons relationship.
>>765059
For some reason that makes me think of the Persona series and their social link system. I don't think we go out of our way to form bonds with people like that, Amon is a genuine and stand up guy which is why I like him so much, he just tries to do the right thing and does his best.

>>765059
It's like tobi's Best Friend Genjutsu

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~DAY 1~ (Three Options)
(Anons Choose: tailed beasts, meditation, current scrolls )
You tell Tai to search through the library for anything related to the Tailed Beasts. Also...you tell him to apologize on your behalf to the others. The journey will have to be delayed for a little while, at least until you figure something out.

If you even can.
Tai acknowledges this, saying he'll be back within a day and to keep your chin up. He runs down the hallways and you lose sight of him as he turns a corner. Your head is throbbing from exhaustion. When was the last time you rested?

When was the last time you slept?

Shaking yourself awake doesn't help. Your mind is too fuzzy to begin something of this magnitude. A nearby monk tells you where the meditation chambers are when you ask, figuring if you need to get some type of rest this would be the best way to go about it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZ8RoCfYguA

You walk through the doors and into the stark empty room. It would seem that the other monks are fully preoccupied with other tasks at this time of the day. You take a mat and place it before the statue of the golden buddle, the sticks of incense still leaving a thin smog in the upper rafters of the compact room. You sit cross-legged in meditation.

You begin the mantras in your head, repeating the phrases you remember all too well. You lose yourself in your thoughts, the words of enlightenment the last thing you remember before slipping into deep slumber.
There is a fork in the road ahead. Which path will you take?
>The right faintly echoes with the sounds of lapping water along the shore. An old smile, a forgotten memory. A miracle in the flesh.
>The left lies in the shadow of an overarching plateau. The miasma of fate lies thick in the air. Vegetation slowly thins towards the top. The horizon above glints red and gold.

>>766600
>The right faintly echoes with the sounds of lapping water along the shore. An old smile, a forgotten memory. A miracle in the flesh

Red is bad, man.

The color, not you Lady.

>>766600
The left lies in the shadow of an overarching plateau. The miasma of fate lies thick in the air. Vegetation slowly thins towards the top. The horizon above glints red and gold.

>>766600
>Right
I'm seriously worried for Amons iminent future

>>766600
>right path

>>766600
Now that I think about it, I wonder if the water is referencing the Water Temple or Myatsuu.

Writing righting

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You smell salt. The sound of waves lap against your ears, alongside a soft, old voice chanting. You open your sore eyes. The ground seems to bob up and down far below you. The earth underfoot moves with every step of the silver-haired man carrying you on his back. The salty breeze rubs against your face, resting on the shoulders of the middle-aged monk.

The sun sets to your left, leaving the ocean shimmering in shades of gold. The overlooking dirt path you're on seems to stretch ahead for miles...

The body of faith shall burn away impurity
The bones will transform into relics of the Buddha
The ordinary mind will rise from coals of wisdom
The heart shall become diamond
Yea, as I walk through the valleys of death
I shall not fear evil
Thy truth is the staff, thy love is the light
In search of treasures, I shall't not succumb to the abyss
The Ninshu shall guide me

The words the old man says seem to soothe your aching heart. The weight on your mind, the thoughts of fire and death...of carnage...
vanish

What a nice prayer, you think to yourself as you slowly slip back into peaceful slumber. Someday, you'd like to learn it for yourself....

[Learned: Mantra of Ninshu- Stength of the Soul]
[Effect: ?]

You awake with a start to the meditation room. Damn, you'd fallen asleep! You hardly have any time to waste like this! But...the words of the mantra from the memory still lie fresh in your memory. The words Myatsuu had spoken, carrying you across the coastlines of the Land of Water.

It seems to resonate with you, strangely. You can't help but feel whole as you say it, remembering the phrases word-for-word. You leave the meditation chamber a little calmer, sure that you have found something more valuable than a jutsu or seal.
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You take your place in a small study room adjoined to the library. Through the window, you see monks shuffling back and forth- commanded from their midst by a stern Tai. You light the candles in the room around you, opening your pack and emptying out the scrolls within.

(Pick 1)
>Cover what seals you know already. Study and note the effect to see if they can be combined or altered to help somehow.
>Study a scroll or book yet to be finished
>Read Myatsuu's note or your journal
>Write something on a tag or scroll
>Write in

>>767232
>Study a scroll or book yet to be finished

>>767232
>>Study a scroll or book yet to be finished

>>767232
Lady can you list the scrolls we have on us or tell me which scroll we had that specifically mentioned the sealing of tailed beasts. Unless that's the one we traded to Hoki

>>767232
Study scroll that isnt finished yet

>>767232
>Cover what seals you know already. Study and note the effect to see if they can be combined or altered to help somehow
The Iron Armor Seal is perfect for what we want. It (somewhat) resists changes in to our chakra from interior influence as well. We could modify it to protect from a specific form of influence, since every entity's chakra is unique. We'd just have to find the Bead's specific chakra in our system. Or our friends, since it's indirectly affecting them as well.

>>767232
Hiragans scroll.

>>767314
Actually, what thread did we read Hiragan's scroll in? I need to go back over what we learned from it. If we take whatever Hiragan used to seal Bishamon in the first place, and merge that and a version of the Iron Armor Seal we make ourselves, it would seriously reduce the chances of Bishamon being able to influence the seal, since he wouldn't be able to use his chakra to affect it.