For all that I've been trying to avoid plotting so far in advance, when I have several gaps in the immediate story to fill, all this stuff in the Chuunin exam time frame has gotten me considering what to do... and I'm thinking about throwing a serious wrench in things. Gaara transforming right there in Konoha big - though that is actually only a secondary factor to what I'm posting for comment:
I'm seriously considering killing Orochimaru right there during the invasion. Usagi will still be mostly fresh, and Auntie Serenity can pull off some seriously heinous shit if she fires The Chakra Pool That Makes Jounin Cry off all at once - either the barrier goes down, or the building does and the Four Sound have to drop it to save themselves. After all, the San-nin weren't The Professor's only genin team. Still too late for the old man, unfortunately, but the genin who'd have fought the Four Sound are either available then or stand ins are, and Gai and Kakashi together could probably do the job with Snakepants worn down from fighting Sarutobi-sama, if someone can tie up Kabuto. I'm aware that this would seriusly screw with the remainder of the series, but... I'm just really sick of the whole Sasuke Defects arc, and want to smack it down hard, and the remainder of the series hasn't been all that great so far anyway.
Opinions?
- CDThat which does not kill us... has made its last mistake.
SERVO: Loook *deeeeply* into my eyes... Tell me, what do you see?
CROW: (hypnotized) A twisted man who wants to inflict his pain upon others.
Next morning, Harry found himself butt-naked in the other side of town, mouth tasting of lima beans. - from Uzumaki Harry by Shadow Crystal Mage
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"Anko, what you do in your free time is your own choice. Use it wisely. And if you do not use it wisely, make sure you thoroughly enjoy whatever unwise thing you are doing." - HymnOfRagnorok as Orochimaru at SpaceBattles
woot Med. Eng., verb, 1st & 3rd pers. prsnt. sg. know, knows
I'm seriously considering killing Orochimaru right there during the invasion. Usagi will still be mostly fresh, and Auntie Serenity can pull off some seriously heinous shit if she fires The Chakra Pool That Makes Jounin Cry off all at once - either the barrier goes down, or the building does and the Four Sound have to drop it to save themselves. After all, the San-nin weren't The Professor's only genin team. Still too late for the old man, unfortunately, but the genin who'd have fought the Four Sound are either available then or stand ins are, and Gai and Kakashi together could probably do the job with Snakepants worn down from fighting Sarutobi-sama, if someone can tie up Kabuto. I'm aware that this would seriusly screw with the remainder of the series, but... I'm just really sick of the whole Sasuke Defects arc, and want to smack it down hard, and the remainder of the series hasn't been all that great so far anyway.
Opinions?
- CDThat which does not kill us... has made its last mistake.
SERVO: Loook *deeeeply* into my eyes... Tell me, what do you see?
CROW: (hypnotized) A twisted man who wants to inflict his pain upon others.
Next morning, Harry found himself butt-naked in the other side of town, mouth tasting of lima beans. - from Uzumaki Harry by Shadow Crystal Mage
--
"Anko, what you do in your free time is your own choice. Use it wisely. And if you do not use it wisely, make sure you thoroughly enjoy whatever unwise thing you are doing." - HymnOfRagnorok as Orochimaru at SpaceBattles
woot Med. Eng., verb, 1st & 3rd pers. prsnt. sg. know, knows