Hide and Seek! ... The Ninja Way!

[sunshinemods]

Uchiha Obito, in light of realizing his shinobi simply couldn't work together, decided to take action! In what way you ask? By way of making his shinobi work together for a common goal!

A game of Hide and Seek!

Not just any game though, it's a game where he's set it up so pretty much the only people exempt are ones on long missions already (which isn't many people and no player characters) and himself, mainly because someone has to keep track of assigning short missions, and keeping an eye on clients, and pulling people to guard rotations mid-game. People will return to their teams around their missions/guard rotations, of course. Hopefully, their team didn't 'die' in the meantime.

The scarves being used as life tokens are brightly colored, as shown above, and will have a Konoha symbol sewn onto each end in black.

Location: The game will be found outside the southwest wall of Konoha, so don't worry about getting any civilians caught up in it. The area will be marked off by sealed ropes that if crossed with a scarf will ping an alert that you just 'died' and you'll be fetched by someone also 'dead' or the Hokage.

Rules of Engagement!
Rule 1: If your whole team loses their scarves, they have 'died' and are out. You then have the option of either helping to keep track of other teams that 'died' or to return to your normal duties. Anyone whose team 'dies' in the first three days owes Obito three days of D-ranks as payment with your temporary team. You can use scarves stolen from other teams as backups for your own scarves to keep you 'alive'.

Rule 2: At least one flag in your possession must always be physically visible! This means you may layer a Genjutsu over it so it doesn't appear visible, so long as it actually is.

Rule 3: No lethal Jutsu! This is a game, not a war, and Obito wants there to be no casualties. Any accidental injuries severe enough for a medic should be handled immediately before that team may return to play.

Rule 4: Get to know your temporary teammates! That's the whole point of this exercise, and Obito's grand goal for it is to have Konoha be more unified in the wake of this event.

Dates: In-game this will go from the 15th of October to the 23rd of October!

Rewards: The teams still standing at the end will have each member permitted to decline a single mission of their choice, no questions asked, for the next two months. Another perk is that they will have first choice of missions should they arrive early enough in the day when there is a rush on them.

Team Arrangements!
Each line is a team, as given to the characters by Obito. Anyone on Hiatus, of course, needn't actually do anything if they aren't here, but can backthread it later if they wish. Every team has four people, so teams with three are welcome to use the NPC journal to play their fourth teammate if they like! You're also welcome to use the NPC journal for named, and unnamed, shinobi in the free for all as opposition to your teams.

Sakura, Neji, Ami, Mika
Kakashi, Adela, Itachi, NPC Kiba
Hinata, Gai, Shisui, NPC Iruka
Sasuke, Yamato, Rin, NPC Lee

NPC TEAMS
All NPCs in here. There are more than this, but just to give you an idea of how varied the teams are...

Naruto, Kurenai, Shino, Ino
Chouji, Shisui Genin, Minato, Tenten
Yuugao, Shibi, Shikamaru, Ibiki
Asuma, Hayate, Izumo, Jiraiya
Hana, Inoichi, Kotetsu, Hizashi

Teams enter the area in the order of listing! Remember all the Konoha shinobi not otherwise occupied are going to be here, so there is more than just the four teams. It's a free for all guys!

Have Fun Everyone!

Comments

[thelittleprincess]

Ami slipped in quietly, her own scarf wound around the base of her high collar. She had opted for a darker shade of pink for her ribbon and dress so as not to clash terribly or stand out more than usual. She glanced around at the assorted people before her: her teacher's other student, a Hyuuga, and... a woman with palpable exuberance. She would be 'Yamada' then.

"I apologize for my lateness," she bowed, not straying very far from the doorway. "I had to deal with some family business beforehand, and it ran longer than I expected. I look forward to working with you, Haruno-senpai, Hyuuga-senpai, Yamada-senpai." She nodded to each respectfully, packing more solemnity into her voice and carriage than such a small, doll-like girl should be able to.

[ninjaindianajones]

"Ne, I looked the list over." She hadn't recognized most of the names. Itachi and Shisui she was already familiar with. She hadn't really interacted with Sasuke so she didn't know him much better than anyone else... A few other names stood out only because some of the participants were what shinobi would consider famous. Mika was likely more in the dark than her team, she was usually cooped up in the research facility when home. "Ne, we've got our work cut out for us!"

Yes this was only an exercise and not a life or death situation but it wouldn't kill Mika to dial down the enthusiasm. The team overall seemed pretty low key, except Mika. It was a good thing she hadn't re-dyed her hair recently or she'd stand out even more.

As Ami made her entrance Mika offered her a big smile. "Looks like everyone's here! Guess we should get into our plans." Okay, it was serious time. Mika could do this.

[heavenly_earth]

Neji nodded in return to Mika's greeting, humming a short note while they spoke.. and glanced at Ami with a smile.

"It's fine Ami, but as we're going to be the first team into the area, we need to avoid taking too long here." And with a look at the three others- Mika in particular- he took the initiative.

"Alright, I need a short breakdown of your individual strengths and weaknesses. To give you a decent idea, I'm a taijutsu specialist with some ninjutsu capability- primarily earthen defense. My doujutsu allows me to detect chakra and see great distances. I lack much in long-range offensive capability, and have virtually no talent with genjutsu beyond detection."

[notveryspecial]

Ah...that genin of his. She'd forgotten the name, but not the appearance of the young genin girl. Once she spotted the small girl, however, she recalled it. (Although it wasn't necessary anyway, since the teams list had it...)

She nodded briefly to Ami, but didn't really have an opportunity to say anything else before Mika spoke up once more and Neji got down to business. Which was for the best, as he had a point. What little advantage they had would be squandered if they stood around socializing instead of using their time well.

He should know her strengths already, but for the benefit of the other teammates (and thus teamwork), she gave a brief response anyway. "I specialize in kenjutsu and earth jutsu. I have some talent with genjutsu and as well, but nothing on a level that can compete with the Uchiha we'll encounter."

[ninjaindianajones]

The look toward her from Neji didn't go unnoticed. He'd obviously taken the lead of the team and Mika didn't particularly mind. Given what little the woman had seen Neji and Sakura at least were familiar with each other. Ami was also someone Neji recognized.

So that left Mika as the "unknown factor."

She quietly noted the information the other two gave, thankful that Sakura seemed to have skill in genjutsu which was lacking in herself. The silence after Sakura prompted her to speak.

"Ne, I'm most proficient in taijutsu and typically use ninjutsu and kenjutsu in conjunction. My fire and water jutsus are...fairly balanced. Enough that I tend to use them together for diversions and such. My genjutsu is rather basic, not much beyond detecting myself." Hopefully that was enough to fill things in.