Shinobi Quest #15

Shinobi Quest #15

This quest takes place within the lands of the Five Great Shinobi Nations (aka Narutoverse) starting roughly around the beginning of the original series. The world of this quest remains similar to the original, with slight but notable differences in certain areas, based upon the passage of time from a single slightly altered event.

(It’s a goddamn Naruto Quest, you bastards. Have fun, participate, and write in when you feel inclined. Most of the outcomes of this quest will be determined by you, the players. Critiques and questions are always welcome, as my knowledge of the weeby shit is not all encompassing.)

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Last thread, Tsuki Norihime met up with Teams Guy and Kakashi, along with her own Team, as they prepared to head out on the next mission: to assist the Land of Hot Springs with putting down some armed militants near the border between them and the Land of Frost. After exchanging pleasantries, Teams 7 and Guy set out, heading to the Valley of the End. Once there, the party set up camp for the night.

A loud shout and the sound of crashing water awakes you; you stumble from your tent, not entirely awake…

“What IS all this noise? We girls need our beauty rest, after all…” you grumble, noting that the other three girls are just as groggy as you are.

The sun is just now beginning to rise- and that’s when you locate the source of the noise- Guy and Lee, in trucks, meditating under the waterfall. Guy is composed, but Lee shivering and complaining about the cold.

“Haha! Morning ladies!” Guy says, shooting out a thumbs up from his meditative pose. “Don’t mind us, just doing a little morning meditation! To strengthen body, mind, and soul! You, of course, are more than welcome to join us!

Itachi and Sasuke, who apparently had just woken up as well, appear shortly afterward; hair disheveled and sharing the same grimace towards Guy and Lee.

You….

1. Join them! Training of the mind is exactly what you need to wake up!
2. Grumble and go clean yourself up. There’s no getting back to sleep now….
3. Go ahead and strike camp. When these two stooges are done, we can head out, making good time.

We need to be the Queens squad when we grow up.

>2. Grumble and go clean yourself up. There’s no getting back to sleep now….

>1. Join them! Training of the mind is exactly what you need to wake up!

>2. Grumble and go clean yourself up. There’s no getting back to sleep now…
Make sure theres a good warm fire ready for them upon their return, maybe wash our face with some cold water to wake up though. Have the rest of the camp ready to leave.

> 3. Go ahead and strike camp. When these two stooges are done, we can head out, making good time.

We're already awake, might as well start doing something productive.

I've been unable to participate in any of the last threads because of time zones. I've got lots of errands to run tomorrow but it will also be sunday.
I just don't care anymore I have to coin in my two cents about puppetgate.

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>Join them! Training of the mind is exactly what you need to wake up!

A key part to leading a village is to have people like you

>2. Grumble and go clean yourself up. There’s no getting back to sleep now….

>1. Join them! Training of the mind is exactly what you need to wake up!

>2. Grumble and go clean yourself up. There’s no getting back to sleep now….
This method doesn't look like it's got very much backing it up.

>2. Grumble and go clean yourself up. There’s no getting back to sleep now….

>4. Snicker at Sasuke. He's like a miniature Itachi.

Two comes out ahead. Tsuki isn't much of a morning person....

Writing.

You grumble incoherently and head back to your tent. Nori seems to have already went back to sleep- she’s snoring peacefully inside her makeshift domicile. Lucky.

You take the time to change out of your sleepwear, and actually put on your regular outfit and strap on your ninja tools. After dressing and taking a free moment to splash cold water on your face to wake up, you flop down inside your tent and crack open a ration. They certain aren’t Maru’s cooking, but you imagine you’ll be back in civilization soon enough- a day or two living on these things won’t kill you.

After about an hour, Guy and Lee emerge from their “training” and begin to strike their camp. You rise and begin to follow suit- only to see that Nori is still snoring away on the floor of her tent. You could wake her, or….

1. Wake her. No time for pranks right now.
2. Dump some cold water on her. Time to wake up!
3. Make sensei wake her.
>Write-in

>1. Wake her. No time for pranks right now.

>1. Wake her. No time for pranks right now.

>1. Wake her. No time for pranks right now.

1. Wake her. No time for pranks right now.

3.
Make sensei wake her seductively

Kill self

>1. Wake her. No time for pranks right now.
if it takes to long we can still get the water.

1

4.Wake her by putting food in her mouth

>1. Wake her. No time for pranks right now.

>1. Wake her. No time for pranks right now.
Hold a ration under her nose.

>1. Wake her. No time for pranks right now.

Rise and shine, Nori.
Writing.

gotta remember that one for next time, might cost us a hand though.

You ponder over potential stratagem for waking her- but you really don’t have time for some of the more complex ones.

You walk over to Nori and start nudging her with your foot.

“Nori. Up. You need to eat before we leave- sensei and the others are already striking camp-”

She responds by snoring aggressively at you.

“Ugh, you uncultured barbarian. Here.” you growl, opening a ration and setting it next to her face.
You see the nose pick up on it first- followed by her eyes opening just a peek.

“You couldn’t bribe with me with something better? I figured of all of us, you’d have something better than the standard rations…” she pouts.

“Not today. I’ll treat you to food back in the leaf. Now, up!” you say, offering her your hand.

“Heh, that will be your last mistake, princess!” Nori responds, letting you help her up.

She quickly grabs the ration, and downs it in a fluid series of motions… disgusting.

She then runs off towards the stream- probably to wash her face.

With that done, you turn to disassemble your tent- and easy enough task.

Once Sakura, Hinata and yourself have finished, the lot of you bring the packs over towards the remains of the boy’s camp, since Lee and Guy have volunteered once again to carry them

In the distance, Nori rushes to disassemble her tent.

The sun is well above the horizon, and you’re feeling good. Is there anything you’d like to do or say before heading out?

1. Yes! (Who/What)
2. Nope! Let’s head out!

>2. Nope! Let’s head out!

Neji a shit

>2. Nope! Let’s head out!

>2. Nope! Let’s head out!
Time to go to the next mission that goes horribly wrong

>2. Nope! Let’s head out!

>1. yes
We're leaving the leaf territory, time to walk in formation

>2. Nope! Let’s head out!
Time to head for the fan-fece-intercept.

>2. Nope! Let’s head out!
Maybe just chuckle when we walk past Sasuke, you and your brother have the exact same morning face, it's adorable.

Reminder

Sasuage wurst boy

Autobots, roll out!

Writing.

Best potential husbando: Shino
Best potential yuri target: Tenten

>Best potential yuri target: Tenten

Thats not how you spell Haku

I semi-agree with you about Shino but yuri?

Afraid not

user I...

>Yuri
Get out.

Tenten is only good for Ninshu!

...

Boo.

Clearly it's: Lee and Nori

>Lee and Nori
They're perfect for each other! Great idea, user.

>Wants to risk our kid not having chakra

Come one now user

>beauty and the (green) beast
>beauty and the (genderswapped chakra) beast II electric boogaloo

You know you want it.

Nah.

Not really.

No I don't what I really want is Kankuro and Nori

>Eddie Murphy in a gif labeled Will Smith.

>Joke
>Head

After finalizing all the camp cleanup, the party of Teams 7 and Guy head out once more. As much as you hate mornings, there’s definitely something about this- rising at dawn, traveling through the countryside- that warms you to it. The brisk morning air, the sun on your face- you feel alive!

Your travel through the remainder of the Land of Fire is uneventful. This area is pretty remote- far from both the Capital and Konoha, this frontier stretches as far as the eye can see.

Even as your group approaches what Itachi-sensei says is the border of the Land of Rice Fields, you don’t really see any concrete differences. You can see the fields in the distance, but otherwise it’s just the extension of the surrounding environment.

Eventually, though, something catches your eye. What looks to be a small village in the distance- north of your current path of travel. As you continue to head west, the tree-line thins, and you can see it even clearer. Smoke.

The party stops, momentarily. Hinata and Sakura look concerned, while Nori just looks angry. Lee is straining to hear something, whilst Itachi and Guy begin to discuss the plan. Sasuke is relaxing against a tree.

About the same time, you and Lee hear it- screams. That village is being attacked!

You turn to Itachi- only to see him frowning at the smoking shape in the distance.

“We aren’t to get involved. It’s none of the Leaf’s business, and they haven’t hired us to intervene. We’d heard reports of widespread chaos descending throughout the Land of Rice Fields, and this confirms it. What is the Daimyo doing….?”

You…
1. Agree. We cannot afford to get involved.
2. Disagree. Those people need saving.
3. Aren’t sure. Look to the party to gauge reactions.
>Write-In

>1. Agree. We cannot afford to get involved.
Unplanned actions got our last sensei killed.

>1. Agree. We cannot afford to get involved.
but
>4. Shouldn't we reconnoiter to make sure our targets have not moved around more than expected though?

>4. gather INTEL
What if this is the doing of our targets, just not where we suspected them to be?
Of course we don't take action.

>2. Disagree. Those people need saving.
Leaf nin or no, people are dying when we are in a position to do something. What would our father and Ebisu think if we just left them to die?

1. Agree. We cannot afford to get involved.

Its not our problem that they can't control their own people and if we help them then they will never solve their problems on their own

>1. Agree. We cannot afford to get involved.

2nd

1. Agree. We cannot afford to get involved.

>1. Agree. We cannot afford to get involved.

3rd

1. Agree. We cannot afford to get involved.

>1. Agree. We cannot afford to get involved.
This isn't our fight, even if we feel bad about it.

1. Wins.

Subvote- should some of you got to gather intel? Not to get involved, but to be able to further the Leaf's knowledge of what is befalling the Land of Rice Fields?

1. Yes.
2. No.

>1. Yes.

yes

>1. Yes.

Us and Hinata keep the hot heads who will want to jump in out of this

Yes. Ask itachi to go with our clone and sasuke

>1. Yes.

1. Yes.

But let's not bring Nori along for that ride.

Yes. Itachi, shadow clone, and either sasuke or hinata

Yeah she has the disgusting disease empathy and a desire to save lives. Terrible nin.

This isn't moody sausage from the original timeline, he might try and jump in

Boo hoo maybe the land of Rice should deal with its own problems instead of relying on us to solve them, if the mist did this then Eibsu would still be alive

Sounds like a resounding yes.

Writing.

So because the leadership is all fucked up the villagers who have nothing to do with that should just be killed?

Interesting mentality.

So we should stop and help out everyone in trouble we ever run across robbing them of their chance to overcome their own problems and grow from them?

>robbing them of their chance to overcome their own problems and grow from them?
Can't really grow if they are dead user.

Dat Closed Fist philosophy. 'So what if your mother and father got killed, you should have been stronger kid, git gud.'

Maybe but that won't work if they're dead.

As the group begins to ready itself to leave, you speak up.

“Sensei- shouldn’t we go gather intel? Not to get involved, of course, but so that we can learn more about what’s happening? The Hokage will surely appreciate knowing what’s going on in the neighboring land…”

Itachi and Guy turn to each other- something unspoken passing between them. The both nod, and turn to you.

“Very well. I will head to the village to take a look. Guy will stay here. If any of you are skilled in stealth, feel free to accompany me.” Itachi says, casting a forlorn look towards the smoke in the distance.

“Sensei, I can utilize the Shadow Clone technique- I would like to accompany you. I can simply release the clone if something happens.” you respond quickly.

“Very well. I’ll take one other, while the rest of you remain with Guy.”

You...

1. Ask Nori to come along.
2. Ask Hinata to come along.
3. Ask Sasuke to come along.
4. Ask Lee to come along.
5. Ask Sakura to come along.

File Kreia, we'll leave them to die.

>6. Do nothing. Whoever volunteers, volunteers.

>1. Ask Nori to come along.

2. Ask Hinata to come along.

She won't cause a fuss and try and jump in to play hero

If they die they should have done better

>3. Ask Sasuke to come along.

Hinata.

>If they die they should have done better
I see you are channeling your inner canon Sauce.

Seconding

Switching to Hinata.

>2. Ask Hinata to come along.