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“The presence of chakra in our world is not a gift - it is a judgement.”
“No, it is not a judgement. It's a test. To seek out who is worthy of wielding power..”
“.. a judgement of true character and kindheartedness.”
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“The presence of chakra in our world is not a gift - it is a judgement.”
“No, it is not a judgement. It's a test. To seek out who is worthy of wielding power..”
“.. a judgement of true character and kindheartedness.”
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Twelve years ago, a blizzard swept over the land of fire – people thought nothing of it, it was an extraordinarily powerful blizzard, sure, but nothing the country would be unable to handle. Or so they thought, as the blizzard lasted all of the winter, into spring, and all the way into the summer, the snow pelting like shuriken. The death toll from freezing to death was already as high as an armed conflict, and it only seemed to get worse, for while the worst blizzard is over, it's still winter, colder than any before it. The permafrost set in, not over only just the Land of fire, but over the entire shinobi world. With supplies running low, and not even the Shinobi capable of gathering enough food and tools to last for another winter, tensions were running higher and higher.
This went on for ten years - ten long, cold years. Small conflicts came up that gradually expanded into territory war, and later into full scale war. But after the ten year mark was reached, the permafrost slowly dissipated, disappearing from the lands and instead making way for fertile soil again. The trees grew back and gained back their leaves, and once more there was food. Tensions still existed, primarily due to feelings of revenge.
The new spring lasted for two years until rumors of dropping temperatures and an incoming 'second winter' started coming in from the north-east. Although nothing serious is happening yet, tensions are rising once again under the leadership of the five kages, all of which are respected and capable shinobi that are eager to prove themselves. The days of calm, peaceful negotiation seem to be coming to an end.
And in the middle of this all is you – a newly graduated genin of no renown, no merit, not yet had a chance to test your meddle. Will you survive this biting cold, or will you perish like so many before?
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Hello, and thank you for reading our interest check! This interest check was made for an Alternate Universe Naruto roleplay meaning that the RP takes place in a timeline that isn't specifically the same as that of Naruto. You can read more on that in the OOC, where I will outline a majority of the changes. The RP will be GMed by yours truly, Buddha. I am, if I may say so, a Naruto roleplay veteran and have been at the head of several Naruto RP's in the past. I am co-GMed by @Hillan, who has been in those same roleplays and has worked with me throughout that time. He, too, is an experienced GM.
An important thing for us in regards to the RP is that we want it to be character driven, not idea or plot driven. That means that we will steer the roleplay using our own characters, but also give the characters in the IC a great deal of freedom to explore their own history, personality, and influence the story. Perhaps you could say that this gives the roleplay slight slice-of-life traits.
We aim to recreate the gritty reality of the shinobi world that was present during the large wars of the first shinobi villages. While heroes may rise, they will never be of the caliber that Naruto was, and will never be able to unite all villages under one banner. Rather, shinobi need to be crafty, ruthless and capable of doing the job if they wish to achieve anything of international importance.
If you've read this far - thank you! We appreciate your time. If you are interested feel free to drop us a message, and if we get enough interest, we will post an OOC.
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