Long before the births of many beloved characters that we know, such as Naruto, Hinata, Rock Lee, Kakashi, and many others, many shinobi villages were founded. Five of them grew to be the largest in size, power, and fame. These were Iwagakure Hidden in the Stone, Kumogakure Hidden in the Clouds, Sunagakure Hidden in the Sand, Kirigakure Hidden in the Mist, and finally, Konohagakure Hidden in the Leaves. It is about 30 years after the founding of the major villages, with a time of current peace. Even with no war between any of the villages, tensions are still high from when the Samurai Lords of the land were battling each other. Many grudges are still held, as people can remember those family members lost to shinobi of various villages. Every once in a while, small-scale skirmishes between them can break out, with higher-ups having to do all they can to either isolate the incident, or keep the entire thing secret. There is peace, but all in the shinobi world can tell that the peace is very fragile, and a single event could send everything spiraling out of control.

An event that may begin with an incident at the Fire Country's southern border...


Hello there, glad to have you visiting the thread, and I wish to say welcome and I hope you like what you're reading. This thread is for an Alternate Universe, way-in-the-past Naruto roleplay. This roleplay will take place in the past, some of the techniques that we know haven't been created yet. You are heavily encouraged to create unique techniques for your character, rather than trying to use purely canon knowledge.

This roleplay will be keeping things at a lower scale power level. Low shippuden will be the highest things will go with experienced Jounin. The power scale is meant to reflect more of the Original Series, rather than Shippuden in general. The main focus of this roleplay will be the individual characters and how each of them develop. What path each will take. And what consequences their decisions will have upon the turbulent shinobi world.


This Naruto roleplay will have a different team setup than others. Rather than the standard 3 students and one teacher that is common, it has been switched to be one larger group with many students and multiple teachers, called a Battalion. This will allow for smoother roleplay, as there won't be rigid slots to fill, and groups can switch around as the roleplay demands or as players like. Teams can form naturally, and all students can interact with the entirety of their village players.

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Don't be a dick, and have a spine
Disagreements are fine. Even heated ones. But start fights, needless drama, get easily offended, or have a rotten attitude, and you won't last long.
I am not a tyrant, but I will kick people out who are a negative influence in the rp.

Expect Criticism
I am, as a Thread Lead, a lot more concerned with power level and background story consistency than many others. Most character sheets that come in will need to be discussed and altered in some way. Most of the time these changes are minor, but they vary. Know beforehand that the first draft of your profile may need editing, and that any criticism is not a rejection unless outright said so. It just means that some things need altering or worked on.

Guild Rules
Follow them.

RP 101 Things
No godmodding other characters, auto-hitting, meta-roleplaying, etc.
You should know what I'm talking about with this stuff. However, if you do not, I have no issues with explaining privately. It ties largely into the first rule.

Power Level
This Naruto Roleplay will be staying close to the original series in Power scale. The highest point characters will be getting in power level will be comparable to very early Shippuden, and not everything shown there would be acceptable either.

On top of that, I'm going to be aiming for power levels between characters inside their ranks to be similar to one another.

Genins will be starting out a bit more capable than what they were at the beginning of Naruto, with them all being capable fighters. Chunins will be scaled slightly up from canon expectations, but not by a large amount. This is more to go along with the higher genin standard. Jounins will then be scaled down in comparison to the canon's capabilities, staying closer to original Naruto with the fight between Kakashi and Zabuza, rather than reaching the scale that Shippuden goes into.

No Genjutsu
Genjutsu is unfortunately extremely difficult to balance compared to nearly all other power sets. Often times in matters of roleplay, even the lower level Genjutsu can cross the border into god-modding, controlling another character's thoughts, actions, or feelings. It is very difficult to roleplay correctly and overall is just a nuisance, and all too often ends up as just an "easy stun-lock win" tactic. Because of this, I will be cutting it out from the roleplay. Genjutsu is not allowed.
Illusionary Ninjutsu though can still be used. Such as fire that doesn't actually burn but looks and smells real until someone comes in contact with it.

Canon Techniques
Some canon techniques I will be disallowing due to them being overpowered, or it being likely that they do not exist. This roleplay will be encouraging people to make their own techniques and powers for their unique characters.

No 'cloning out'
I will not allow clones to be used for escaping an attack. If you have clones out and they are being used, then please state it beforehand. As in “The real Steve is hiding in the ground, while he uses a clone to mislead and attack the target above.” Unless it is clearly said or agreed upon beforehand that the clone is the target, it will be assumed that the character being attacked is the real you.

Character Variety
Not everyone in the Naruto universe is an Uzumaki, Uchiha, or Hyuuga. There are many many many different clans to choose from, some more obscure than others, and you're even free to make your own. Bring out all your hidden ideas and make something different than the cookie cut Sasuke Clone.
Along with this rule, there will be a limit of 4 characters for each clan. First come, first serve, and most likely, I won't allow you to have two characters in the same clan as each other.
Some characters may take the name of a canon clan but not their abilities, such as being related by Marriage. These characters will not take up one of the limited slots.

Special Note on Canon Characters
For the most part, I will be saying no, since they won't be born yet, however, I will make exceptions for people to play certain canon characters if they were minor and didn't get much time to shine in the series. The more well-known ones like Rock Lee or Neji will not be allowed, but if there was a character that was in for only a few episodes, and didn't get to do anything important, and were left overall forgotten by most viewers, pitch me their character and I'll take a look at them. They may be granted a second shot in a completely different timeline.
I shall be the first one to use this alternate universe rule, and say that Ichiraku's Ramen Shop exists in this timeline, with good old Ichiraku and his daughter.

Literacy and Posts
I am going to be putting this at a casual to lightly advanced level. Do not shame others for posting less than you, or think bad of them as an rper. However, do put effort into your posts and make sure that they are legible, and have enough written for people to effectively respond to. Please refrain from posting a bunch of unnecessary fluff just to make your post longer.
With posting formats, please include your character's picture, name, and location.
Any issues, which I hope there won't be any, will be handled on a very case-by-case basis and we will find a way to work it out. Just be mindful of being considerate to others with your post length, and be willing to use the edit button if a problem arises.

I can kick out anyone I want
For any reason. I can wake up one day and decide to roll a dice and see who gets the boot. I won't actually be doing that, but the fact remains that I can.
Basically this rule is : There are no technicalities for you to hide behind. Don't test me.