In a dark room, several n sat around a circular table. Their faces impossible to see
"What about our resources?"
"If we play our cards right, we should still have a sufficient amount of funds"
"Okay then, are we all in agreent?"
"Yes"
"Of course"
"..."
"What's wrong?"
"I understand using this clan. Their simple, efficient, and they never ask questions. If things go wrong, we simply place the bla on them. It's the other clan that's..."
"..."
"I was wondering when soone was going to say it"
"Actually, I share the sa concerns. While that clan is powerful, they're also a total wild card. You never know what they'll do once they get to Kumogakure"
"Not to ntion their VERY bad history with the Land of Lightning"
"But isn't that what we counted on in the first place? We needed scapegoats with proper motivation and incentive"
"Yes, but it'll all be for naught if they lose control. The village needs to be in a state capable of reoccupation after the deed is done for our plan to be successful. They go crazy, and even the foundation itself could end up as rubble"
"...In that case, how about a little test run?"
"A ans of affirming their risk status..."
"Are you sure that's wise to do now?"
"Why not? The gears have yet to be set in motion. We've plenty of leeway"
"You have sothing in mind?"
"Yes...I think it's ti we made a call to him"
"That buffoon? I've been aning to talk about that. I still have complaints about putting a greedy man like him in such a place of power"
"After gaining his new status, all he's done is reap the benefits for himself and his family. He's completely detrintal to the village"
"Exactly! That power hungry fool could end up jeopardizing everything we've fought to accomplish"
"That's precisely why we put him in that position. He's an ignorant dog...but an ignorant dog that's easy to control. Even if he gets caught, he can't say anything since he doesn't know anything"
"Indeed. Also, I've had to listen to his complaints for months after his nephew's failure. I say it's about ti we put him to work"
"Well we had better act soon. After receiving news from Danzo, the new peace treaties between Kumo and Konoha are most likely set to be signed in little over a year"
"If we can't get proper confirmation on where that clan stands before then, we'll have to delay our ti table. And the cost of doing so will be incredibly excessive"
"Not to worry. It'll take so effort, but if we move swiftly, we can get our answer just in ti before the peace treaties are signed. I will see to the arrangents myself. Any opposed?"
"Nay"
"Nay"
"Nay"
"Nay"
"...Nay"
The group stood up from their seats
"Then it's settled. May our 'Company' keep Kumogakure forever Illuminated..."
"May our 'Company' keep Kumogakure forever Illuminated..."
The rest of the group sounded out in unison before vanishing in the shadows
??????
Back at his lab, Rei was tinkering with so tools
CLANK!
"Damn it...another failure. I don't understand, I'm sure that was the right temperature..." (Rei)
[No luck?]
"There's been progress, but it's slow" (Rei)
{I followed the schematics to the letter, so what went wrong?} (Rei)
[Now that you've cleaned up Isshiki's...er...YOUR lab, I thought recreating his personal weapons would be a cake walk]
"That's what I don't get! Isshiki didn't have a Rinnegan so he couldn't make "Black Receivers" out of pure chakra, let alone those giant "Black Cubes" of his" (Rei)
[So how did he make them?]
"That's what I'm trying to find out! There's sothing that I'm missing..." (Rei)
The lab Rei "inherited" from Isshiki held several schematics and unique devices of ??tsutsuki origin. During the ti that passed since his graduation, the now seven year old has been hard at work trying to acquire the powerful weapons Isshiki used in the original story
{...Co on Raymond, you're an engineer. You used to solve problems for a living. Sothing like this should be easy} (Rei)
[Well don't sweat it! It's not like you don't have a lot of free ti now that you're out of the academy. You don't even have a squad yet!]
"That's not a good thing you know. I've only been allowed to go on D-rank missions, barely earning any money or achievents" (Rei)
{If I can't rise up the ranks, I won't be able gain more authority or influence. Or even just the freedom to do what I want, when I want} (Rei)
Due to the 3rd Shinobi World War, the already small population of Kumogakure beca worse. Recovery has been slow, not the ntion the short supply of Jonin. Because of this, there has been a delay on the formation of Rei's team. Leaving him with nothing to do but train and study this strange technology
"Besides, one of the main issues is the inconsistencies of this world's technology" (Rei)
[I don't follow...is the tech level too small for you to work with?]
"No! It's inconsistent. The story starts off with them barely able to make video calls between Daimyō's, then 15 years, then progresses into the sequel series where they suddenly have laptops and nanotechnological cyborgs! I know ??tsutsuki are aliens but co on, it's not like they were THAT advanced when they first showed up" (Rei)
{Ugh. Terrible. Trying to break down this process is like trying teach a lesson on Thermal Nuclear Astro Physics to children} (Rei)
[Well...unless you use a "Lifeline
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