With
Konoha to the south, the Hidden Sound to the east and the Hidden Waterfall to the west we have the small Hidden Village of the End,
Gobigakure. What's that? Can't find it on a map? Don't know the name of the country? Well, that's part of the problem...
The Village Hidden by the End is so small and insignificant that most other ninja villages doesn't recognize it as one. If it was on a map before, someone has erased it by now. In the entire history of the village it hasn't produced a single ninja worth mentioning. The village sits on the northern cliffs of its country, surrounded by huge rocks that shelters the village from the outside world. The village can only be clearly seen from the sea to the north, called the endless sea by locals. Thus its name, the Village Hidden by the End.
The village is not governed by a
kage, like the other hidden villages, neither does it house its own ANBU-force. It started out as an outpost for the Hidden Cloud, and has always relied on its main village for leadership and protection.
The village's only
jounin, Hyuuga Hiroshi, acts as leader and is in charge of every ninja in the village. Hiroshi used to be a ninja from
Konoha, but was thrown out after a family dispute went sour. He traveled around the world and found
Gobigakure by accident and was elevated to the rank of leader almost over night. He has his work cut out for him. The village is very poor and lacks many of the commodities that people in the rest of the world take for granted. Missions are few and far between, most people take their business to the bigger villages.
Not a single noble ninja family reside in the village, but a few of the older families have developed
hijutsu. Bloodline limits are extremely rare, almost unheard of.
Short history:
Shortly after the Village Hidden in the Clouds had formed the ninjas they started to look to the west, toward the Village Hidden in Stone. They feared an attack, and established an outpost on a conveniently placed mass of land. A nearby village provided entertainment for the troops and before long the first illegitimate child was born. It was followed by many others. The children with a talent for
ninjutsu were trained by the
Kumo ninjas that were stationed there, and during the first ninja war they helped keep their small patch of land safe.
After the war the outpost was scrapped, but the village remained popular in the eyes of
Kumo ninjas and with time ninjas from other villages as well. The climate and primitive lifestyle made the village a popular site for
jounin to train their
genin. And while they were there more than a few decided to visit the popular burlesque houses, both male and female “entertainers” were available to suit every taste.
When the second ninja war came the village was left to its own devices, and took several hard hits. Much of the original village was destroyed, but a few talented
doton-users from
Kumo created a huge barricade around the village to shield it from harm. That barricade still stands and is the reason why the village is still hidden.
After the second war people stopped caring about the small village. Its ninjas were nothing in comparison to the kind of talent that arose in the rest of the world and its geographical position was too out of the way for leisurely visits. Because of its remote position huge battles have been fought just outside the barricade between
Iwa,
Kumo and
Konoha. Neither have taken the time to secure it first. The village has tried to reestablish communications with Kumo, but have been rejected every time.
Welcome to the Village Hidden by the End,
Gobigakure no Sato. You are one of the villages proud ninjas, a
chuunin. You are one of the most powerful people in the village, even though it has been a while since you got to show it. You, and some of your friends have grown tired of the way people from other villages treat you, calling you weak, saying that you're not really ninjas. You've decided to leave the village and grow strong out in the real world, you're prepared to do whatever it takes to succeed. You'll show those other villages that
Gobi ninjas are a force to be reckoned with, and you'll beat the snot out of anyone who disagrees.
What we want here is a mainly character focused roleplay with a small handful of dedicated players. Although our characters do start out fairly useless, we want some real progress in their power levels. Like in the real show.
The story takes place eight years after The Second Shinobi War and just a few years before The Third Shinobi War. That makes it about fifteen years before the start of the series.
More might be added here.
Chatzy Chat for Gobigakure no Sato - A Naruto Roleplay
Gobigakure no Sato, the Village Hidden by the End, is placed on the very edge of the world, facing the unending ocean to the north to one side and giant, cliff-like walls of stone to the south. The counrty of its location has no name, as far as the rest of the world is concerned and the villages have never thought to give it one outside of the name of their own village.
Gobi no Kuni, Land of the End, as the locals call it, would not be recognized as the actual name of the land by any of the other countries.
When the placement of the village is explained to others, most will go "Oh, that turd-shaped country?".
Gobigakure no Sato is placed on the utmost part of the "turd-shaped" country, overlooking the endless sea. The village is placed on a cliffside, with lush forest between the village itself and the man-spawned cliffs that shield them from the rest of the world.
The country in which Gobigakure no Sato lies, is mainly composed of mountainous terrain, with luscious forests, idyllic lakes and deep valleys. Most of the country is untouched by human hand and only few people has ever traveled across.
Village EntranceThe most noticable thing about Gobigakure no Sato, might be the unique and quite difficult way to enter the village. Since the village is mostly shielded by large, cliff-like rocks and deep valleys created by Doton-users as a means of protection, the villages were basically caught in their own little world. Traveling around the cliffs proved much too difficult and crossing the valleys were no easier. As such, the villagers decided to dig a tunnel that went directly from the basement of their Administration building, to the outside of the outmost of the cliffs. The tunnel is as long as a days worth of travel and makes for an easy and safe entrance and exit for the villagers.
Administration BuildingInformation will be added here.
Ninja AcademyNinja AcademyThe Ninja Academy in Gobigakure no Sato is nothing special, to say the least. It is an old, abandoned warehouse with no actual classrooms or teachers. Hyuuga Hiroshi, the village's leader, serves as the only real instructor and teaches all students at the academy. Due to the small amount of ninja that are actually bred in Gobigakure, he teaches courses more than he teaches classes.
There are five different "grades" taught at the academy, labled as "Beginner Class", which he teaches on Mondays; this class is an introduction to the basics of how ninja and their chakra works, "Chakra Control", which is taught on Tuesdays and is a mix of all grades and ages of students as all are welcome to come and train with him, "Basic Techniques", taught on Wednesdays, where he teaches, well, basic techniques - E-rank only - where everyone is welcome, as well and "Hand-to-Hand Combat", where he teaches students how to use their bodies in actual, physical fist-fight. On Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, only the best and most promising of the students receive training, from instructors directly appointed to them by Hiroshi.
Red Lantern DistrictAs a Village of 'Relaxation,' Gobigakure's brothels have an integral part in the economy of the Village. The Red Walk, as many call it, is a mile long road of brothels on either side. These brothels cater to every sort of deviancy. Numerous alley-ways abound where women not bound to a brothel might ply their trade, but these women are a dangerous sort...cheaper and more prone to disease than those found in the brothels. Every building in this Red Lantern District is for the making of money through the flesh trade. Save for one..
Casino – The Golden GooseThe Golden Goose is obviously not the only casino in this entertainment-minded village, but it is the only one driven by the village itself, rather than privately owned. It is also the biggest and safest one, if you do not want to be tricked by the dealers.
The Black MarketAlthough the Black Market is not an official part of the village, it is still obviously there. The village leaders do nothing about it, for the simple reason that it makes a lot of money for the village. It has no actual placement, but trades are made everywhere in the village. Most Gobigakure inhabitants consider the “poor” part of the village as The Black Market.
The HarborExport is the main income of Gobigakure and as such, their harbor is the easiest way to move lots of wares. Gobigakure exports lots and lots of alcohol, has some of the best pigs in the world and export both wood and stone for building.
The Savory LaneThe Savory Lane is a long street where most of the restaurants and bars of Gobigakure are placed. The variety of smells that invade your nose as you walk down this lane is pure torture, if you do not have the money for the food.
Mountain BridgeThe Mountain Bridge is quite simply a bridge between two mountains.
The Tranquil Spring - Daiken's meditation and training spotThat's probably not its name, but nobody really named it, so that's just what Daiken refers to it as (or just 'the spring'). It is located some distance away from the village, in an otherwise unassuming crag. You'd probably miss it if you didn't know it was there in the first place. Surrounded by trees and low-hanging vegetation, it is a place of absolute peace. Daiken uses it to practice his chakra control, and also meditates there when troubled. He finds the water excellent for this purpose.
Safe Haven - Ryuu's place of safety and shelterTo most it is a rundown building, but to the children of Gobigakure's Red Walk it is called simply "Haven." Myubi Ryuu discovered the building as a young child and it was here that he would eventually flee to when he found the strength to fight back against his 'owners.' Ryuu would live on his own for a bit, studying the Ninja arts...but soon found other children in the area who had fled. Slowly, these children learned from Ryuu basic self-defense, how to steal to survive, how to avoid stealing from ninja, begging, and numerous other skills that would allow them to survive. These children and friends are the only ones Ryuu holds loyalty too. He has saved several of them from the brothels and they look up to him greatly.
Cliffside Balcony - Shou's meditation and thinking placeTo the south of the village lies a massive wall of great big rocks that were once torn from the earth itself to shield the tiny village from harm. Somewhere within these rocks lies a path that leads to what Shou fondly thinks of as "his quiet place". In line with his balance philosophy, it is no easy place to get to. After you leave the village you travel for a while on the road, but you'll leave it before long. There is a near invisible path that leads through the forest all the way up to the big rocks. From there you start to climb, at the start it's no harder than going up a hill, but before long the rock face if almost vertical. 20 or so meters up there is a plateau, but this is not the place. From here you squeeze through a narrow gap and continue along a path on the outside of the big rock. A missed step means falling down and that would hurt a lot. After walking almost all the way around the rock you jump over to the rock next to it and continue along the path. You'll reach a sort of balcony, around 4-5 square meters. From there you can see the whole village and as the balcony faces north, the great endless ocean. The view is amazing. Shou has built a small fireplace and usually carries a load of firewood with him when he goes there, along with water and tea leaves. A small teapot is stashed up there, but he'll bring his own cup. This is a place for meditation and deep thought, not for training.
Shou likes to make one trip per week, but if something has happened he might go there more often.
Forest Cave – Haruka's training and anger management spotAlthough the cave itself might not be terribly hard to find, as long as you know where to look, it is quite a dangerous path to walk to get there.
The forest in which the cave is located is south of the village. The forest is luscious with plant life of all kinds; with tall trees attempting to reach the sky, fruit trees with copious amounts of edible fruits and bushes lush with berries ready to pick.
To get to the forest, one will need to cross the Mountain Bridge that carries travelers across the deep valley that was torn in the mountains during the war. Once on the other side, you reach the forest and you just have to find the cave amongst the trees and bushes.
Haruka likes to come here to train and release some pent up anger by smashing some rocks to dust.
Hyuuga Hiroshi Age: 47.
Ninja rank: Jounin (Konoha).
Leader of Gobigakure for: 23 years.
Known history:
Hiroshi was born in Konoha almost half a century ago. He was a good student and had lots of talent as a ninja. He became a genin at age 11, chuunin at 15 and finally jounin at 19. He has visited Gobigakure before he became the leader, that is how he knew about the village.
Around 23 years ago a conflict arose in the Hyuuga clan and everyone had to pick a side. Sadly enough the side Hiroshi chose lost and as a result he was banished from the village. The details of what actually happened is unknown and Hiroshi will not speak of them.
He travelled to gobigakure and spoke with the current leader who abdicated just a few days later, giving Hiroshi the title. Hiroshi was already a well liked person, but as leader he acutally became loved. He started to change small things in the tiny ninja academy, he appointed the best ninjas Gobi had as weekend-teachers for promising students and supervised the exams personally. As a result Gobi ninjas are stronger today than they were 20 years ago, and many agree that they have Hiroshi to thank for it.
Known skills:
Great speaker.
Intelligent.
Natural leader.
Taijutsu Specialist - Juuken (Gentle Fist).
MyuubiMyuumi was the first person Ryuu saved from the Red Walk. She is the same age as Ryuu but suffered greater abuse due to being female. Nonetheless, the girl holds a somewhat positive and wise outlook on life. If Ryuu is viewed as the 'patriarch' of Haven's children, she is viewed as the 'matriarch.' She has a caring demeanor, but none of the children want to cross her
DariDari is the youngest and most recent of the children Ryuu has saved. Unlike the majority of the children who were born to the women of the Red Walk, Dari was captured and sold to slavers who eventually sold the boy to a brothel. Ryuu managed to kill Dari's captors and brought the boy to Haven. Dari is nine years old and follows Ryuu everywhere when he is not on missions.
Midori KameyoHaruka's mother.
Kameyo is a sweet and compassionate person, with a slightly loose hold on reality. She works as a chef at a restaurant called The Bouncy Ball, which serves dango as their specialty. She loves her daughter very much and even though Haruka has never been the best to show affection, Kameyo knows that her daughter loves her, too.
Suzaku (Image will be added)
Age: 16
Ninja rank: Last known rank was Genin
Known history:Suzaku, Kenta and Haruka made up a genin team. Haruka, despite being the runt of her class, was actually the youngest in her team, simply because the other two both showed signs of their chakra abilities late in their childhoods.
Suzaku was the last of the three to show sign of his chakra abilities, but ended up being the most proficient at ninjutsu out of the three. Despite Kenta having the best chakra control and Haruka having the largest amount, Suzaku was the one that turned out to be a genius when it came to mastering the techniques.
Haruka had a huge crush on Suzaku already before they became a team, but she was too shy about her appearance to tell him about it. Once they were in the same team, she did her best to try and get his attention, but always failed. He broke her heart one fateful day, exclaiming that muscular women were disgusting.
Suzaku got pissed when Kenta was promoted to chuunin before him and decided that the small, backwoods village of Gobigakure just was not the place for him. He left his home and team behind at the age of fourteen and no one has seen him or heard from him since.
Known Traits: Wind Element Chakra
Ninjutsu Genius
Competitive
Blunt
Kenta (Image will be added)
Age: 17
Ninja rank: Academy Instructor - Chuunin
Known history:Suzaku, Kenta and Haruka made up a genin team. Haruka, despite being the runt of her class, was actually the youngest in her team, simply because the other two both showed signs of their chakra abilities late in their childhoods.
Once Kenta finally did show his chakra abilities, he was quick to decide how to use them. He announced on the next day that he would become a medical ninja. His chakra control was terrific, but he kept training to get better. It never bothered him that Suzaku easily outdid him when it came to ninjutsu or the fact that Haruka just never ran out of chakra, no matter how much she failed at her attempts. He knew and understood that each had their own proficiency. He was a little freaked out when Haruka started breaking trees in half with her bare hands, though.
Kenta was the first of the three to get promoted to chuunin. Suzaku had a fit over this and decided to leave the village. Kenta, at odds about how to feel about that, kindly rejected the promotion and asked if he could train young kids who wanted to be medical ninja instead. He was allowed and he still does this today.
Known skills: Medical Ninja
Kind-hearted
This is a temporary design, until I (or we) can think of something better.
Character RosterHayashimoto Daiken played by
Sathanas RexMyubi Ryuu played by
Pasta SentientKobayashi Shou played by
HalvtandHagane Haruka played by
The Mad Hatter
General Info
Name:
(Family name, then personal name. I.e. Uzumaki, Naruto.
Nickname/Alias:
(Does your character have a nickname, title or an alias?)
Gender:
(Male, female, hermaphrodite, transsexual male...)
Age:
(How old is your character?)
Age Appearance:
(How old does your character appear to be?)
Sexuality:
(What sexuality does your character have?)
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Loyalty
Village:
(What is the Village your character lives in called? Preferably I want both Japanese and English and what country it is in.)
Birthplace:
(Where was your character born? Preferably I want both Japanese and English and what country it is in.)
Organization:
(Where does your character's loyalty lie?)
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Ninja Information
Clan/Bloodline:
(Is your character of a clan? Does this clan have a KG?)
Rank:
(What rank is your character? Genin, chuunin, jounin, ect.)
Chakra Nature:
(What element does your character's chakra have?)
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Appearance
Body Type and Shape:
(Ectomorph, endomorph, mesomorph? Triangle shape, hourglass shape, rectangle shape?)
Height:
(In both feet/inches and centimeters)
Weight:
(In both pounds and kilograms)
Hair Color:
(Pretty much anything goes in the Narutoverse)
Hair Style:
(Try and describe it)
Eye Color:
(Goes without saying)
Clothing:
(An orange jumpsuit? Really?)
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Biography
Background:
(Give us a review of all the significant times of your character's life)
Today:
(Where is your character today and how does (s)he fee about it?)
Personality:
(What is your character like?)
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Special Traits
(Make a bullet-point list of Special Traits for your character)
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Equipment
(Make a bullet-point list of Equipment for your character)
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Jutsu:
Ninjutsu:
(Pretty much all techniues that do not go into the other categories)
Taijutsu:
(Hand-to-hand combat techniques)
Genjutsu:
(Illusionary techniques)
Name:
(Name of the jutsu. Preferably in both English and Japanese)
Classification
(Hiden, medical, doujutsu, kinjutsu, ect.)
Rank:
(E-S Rank)
Effect:
(What is the effect of the jutsu?)
Drawback:
(What, if anything, is the drawback of the jutsu?)
When making your own jutsu, there are several things to take into consideration that you usually do not have to think about when just copy/pasting from Narutopedia or something of the like. A custom made jutsu should be balanced; the amount of chakra, concentration and/or physical strain of the technique should match the effect of the outcome. You will also need to think about things like chakra nature of the jutsu (Jutsu Nature), the rank of the technique and classification (ninjutsu, taijutsu, genjutsu ect.). You can read more about those things below.
What is jutsu nature? Well, it is the chakra nature that is needed to preform a certain technique. A fire release technique will require a user with fire nature chakra and a earth release technique will require a user with earth nature. An element-based technique is as such called an Element Release. When making your custom techniques, you will need to keep this in mind.
Now, the main chakra natures are Katon (Fire), Fuuton (Wind), Raiton (Lightning), Douton (Earth) and Suiton (Water). Kekkei Genkai are about to mix and match these chakras to make new elements, such as Wind and Water making Ice.
What do I mean by “classifications”? I mean, which category of jutsu does your specific technique fit? There are many categories to take into consideration when making your own techniques. First of all, you need to think of whether the technique is ninjutsu, taijutsu or genjutsu. These are the three main classifications. Ninjutsu is offensive or defensive techniques that require chakra use, has a physical outcome and is out of the spectrum of what regular humans can actually do. Taijutsu is hand-to-hand combat or any type of physical combat that does not require the use of chakra, but rather raw stamina, strength and/or speed. Genjutsu are illusionary techniques that does not have any actual physical outcome, but makes things seem different from what they actually are. These three classifications are already divided on the sheet, but there is a classification point on the Jutsu Sheet anyways, because there are more classifications than the main three. All other classifications are still part of one of the main three, but they also have a “second title” and/or“third title”, so to speak. A technique can have multiple classifications, but it does not necessarily have more than one.
Hiden Jutsu (Secret/Family Techniques)
Kinjutsu (Forbidden Techniques)
Doujutsu (Eye Techniques)
Kenjutsu (Sword Techniques)
Bukijutsu (Weapon Techniques)
Kekkaijutsu (Barrier Techniques)
Bunshinjutsu (Clone Techniques)
Fuuinjutsu (Sealing Techniques)
Iryoujutsu (Medical Techniques)
Senjutsu (Sage Techniques)
Kekkei Genkai (Bloodline Limit)
It can sometimes be hard to tell what rank a technique is and when in doubt you can always ask, but try and see if you cannot figure it out on your own, first.
E-rank:
E-rank techniques are weak, to say the least. They are academy student level and are required for a student to even pass the academy. If you were to make an E-rank technique of your own, for whatever reason, it should have very little chakra cost and very little effect. The effect should not be offensive or in any way able to do physical harm.
Examples; Bunshin no Jutsu (Clone Technique), Henge no Jutsu (Transformation Technique).
D-rank:
D-rank techniques are weak. They are genin level and are expected of a genin. If you make a D-rank technique of your own, it should have low chakra cost, low concentration and low effects. The effect can be offensive, defensive or illusionary.
Many D-rank techniques seem to be extensions of the already learned E-rank techniques, so the genin can get comfortable with using stronger techniques before they are actually required to. I.e Shikyaku no Jutsu (Four Legs Technique) is an extension of Henge no Jutsu (Transformation Technique) as the user will use the same basics as in a transformation, but instead of copying the appearance of another, they take the shape of a more beastly self.
Examples; Shunshin no Jutsu (Body Flicker Technique), Kirigakure no Jutsu (Hidden Mist Technique).
C-rank:
C-rank techniques are average or medium. They are genin to chuunin level and are required for a genin to become a chuunin. The C-rank techniques are where chakra nature, bloodline limits and secret/family techniques come into the picture.
When making your own C-rank techniques, you need to start thinking about the balance between effort and effect.
Examples;
B-rank:
B-rank techniques are strong. They are chuunin to jounin level and are required for a chuunin to become jounin. B-rank techniques have high costs, requires massive amounts of chakra and serious concentration. They do not necessarily have a high drawback, but the risk is certainly greater than with a C-rank technique.
Examples; Shikon no Jutsu (Dead Soul technique), Doton: Doryuuheki (Earth Release: Earth Wall).
A-rank:
Most A-rank techniques are forbidden, due to the fact that they pose a risk to the user. They are required for a jounin to rise past the norm and stand out enough to be appointed a kage. The cost and/or drawback of an A-rank technique should be higher than the effect/outcome.
Examples; Chidori (One Thousand Birds), Rasengan (Spiraling Sphere).
S-rank:
S-rank techniques are all forbidden and have both extreme costs and effects. They are usually specific to a single user.
Examples; Sousou Saisei (Creation Rebirth), Hiraishin no Jutsu (Flying Thunder God Technique).
A Kekkei Genkai, Bloodline Limit, Blood Inheritance or whatever you want to call it (I will usually call it a KG) is a technique that is limited by blood and usually are held within a single clan. A KG is most commonly the ability to mix and match two different chakra natures into making a new one, like Wind and Water making Ice or the ability to manipulate ones body in a way that one would normally not be able to, like bones growing excessively or becoming liquid form.
All known Doujutsu (Eye Techniques) are KG.
“The Rules”
1. Thou shall not God-Mod, Power-Play or anything along those lines
2. Thou shall Spell-Check and Grammar-check
3. Thou shall have two posts between each of your own (you, someone, someone, you)
4. Thou shall respect the other RPers
5. Thou shall listen to your GM
6. Thou shall keep it PG-13
7. Thou art Role-players, not Writers; teamwork is key
8. Thou shall have fun, or there's no point in doing it
9. "I have read and agreed to the rules"; incorporate the word "Accept" in your first reply to the thread.
10. Thou shall inform the rest of us when you perform a technique
(No “And then he went *poof 'cause he was actually a clone”)
11. Thou shall admit your defeat when it comes upon you
(“This attack was completely unavoidable, but he somehow managed”)
12. Thou shall just roll with it
(The story might not go the way you want it to; just accept that)
