[OOC] Naruto: Ninjas of the end.

[Halvtand]

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 any map before, someone has erased it. 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 or any other institution that is often present in established ninja villages. 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 travelled around the world, found Gobigakure and was elevated to the rank of leader almost immediately. Since then he has had 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 takes for granted. Missions are few and far between, most people who can afford it take their business to the bigger villages.
Not a single noble ninja family reside in the village, but a few of the more innovative families have developed hijutsu. Bloodline limits are extremely rare, almost unheard of.

Short history:
Shortly after the Village Hidden in the Clouds had formed 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 of many illegitimate children was born. The children with a talent for ninjutsu were trained by the Kumo ninjas that were stationed there (more for fun than for actual training), 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 mild climate and rustic lifestyle made the village a popular site for jounin from all over the ninja world 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. The ninjas that were bred and trained there were nothing in comparison to the kind of talent that arose in the rest of the world and its geographical position was suddenly 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 the village itself first. The village has tried to reestablish communications with Kumo, but have been rejected every time. It has also tried to reach out to Iwa and Konoha, but they didn’t even reply.

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 (attempt to) beat the snot out of anyone who disagrees.

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What we want here is a mainly character-focused roleplay with a handful of dedicated players. Although our characters do start out fairly useless, we want the characters to evolve through the game as more and more of the world opens up and becomes known to them. Like in the original show.
The setting we’re after is very much like that of the early episodes in the show. That means:
Fairly limited power.
Very limited knowledge of the world and everything in it.
The use of a jutsu can heavily impact, and even turn the tide of a fight. Below you’ll find two videos. One from early Naruto, one from Shippuuden, observe the differences.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e71GRuWMrKk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRF5lcgWC_A

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.

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Village Placement

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 country of its location has no official 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?".

Map

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 Village

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 really stopped to look at it. Most people are just passing through and feel that the mountains and valleys are a tiresome problem..

Terrain

Places of Notice

Village Entrance
The 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 are 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.

Village Entrance

Administration Building
This building, commonly known as “the palace” is the only building that was not destroyed during the ninja world war. It belonged to a man who saw the profit in establishing a “red light district” in the village, and who reaped the rewards. The man was a victim of collateral damage during the war and gave his home to the village. First it was a hospital for a brief time, but was then converted to the administration building. This is where Hyuuga Hiroshi spends most of his time (when he's not teaching) and it is the place to go for any kind lf community-activities.

Administration Building

Ninja Academy
The 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, labeled 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.

Ninja Academy

Red Lantern District
As 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..

Red Lantern District

Casino – The Golden Goose
The 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 Golden Goose

The Black Market
Although 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 Golden Goose

The Harbor
Export 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 Harbour

The Savory Lane
The 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 enough money to spend on food.

Savory Lane

Mountain Bridge
The Mountain Bridge is quite simply a bridge between two mountains.

Mountain Bridge

Character Hideouts/Special Places

We would like to know what your character’s “special place” is. Where do they go when they need to relax? Train? Where do they bring their dates? Do they have some kind of treasure hidden somewhere in the village? Write a short text about this and tell us. Help us bring this village to life.

People of Notice

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, leaving his title to Hiroshi. Hiroshi was already a well liked person in the village, but as leader he actually 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).
[hider2=Hyuuga Hiroshi]

Hitai-ate (Forehead Protector)

This is a temporary design, until I (or we) can think of something better.

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Character Roster

Will be added later.

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Character Sheet

[b][u]General Info[/u][/b]

[b]Name:[/b] Family name, then personal name. I.e. Uzumaki, Naruto.

[b]Nickname/Alias:[/b] Does your character have a nickname, title or an alias?

[b]Gender:[/b] Male, female, hermaphrodite, transsexual male...

[b]Age:[/b] How old is your character?

[b]Age Appearance:[/b] How old does your character appear to be?

[b]Sexuality:[/b] What sexuality does your character have?

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[b][u]Loyalty[/u][/b]

[b]Village:[/b] What is the Village your character lives in called? Preferably I want both Japanese and English and what country it is in.

[b]Birthplace:[/b] Where was your character born? Preferably I want both Japanese and English and what country it is in.

[b]Organization:[/b] Where does your character's loyalty lie?

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[b][u]Ninja Information[/u][/b]

[b]Clan/Bloodline:[/b] Is your character of a clan? Does this clan have a KG?

[b]Rank:[/b] What rank is your character? Genin, chuunin, jounin, ect.

[b]Chakra Nature:[/b] What element does your character's chakra have?

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[b][u]Appearance[/u][/b]

[b]Body Type and Shape:[/b] Ectomorph, endomorph, mesomorph? Triangle shape, hourglass shape, rectangle shape?

[b]Height:[/b] In both feet/inches and centimeters.

[b]Weight:[/b] In both pounds and kilograms.

[b]Hair Color:[/b] Pretty much anything goes in the Narutoverse.

[b]Hair Style:[/b] Try and describe it.

[b]Eye Color:[/b] Goes without saying.

[b]Clothing:[/b] An orange jumpsuit? Really?

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[b][u]Biography[/u][/b]

[b]Background:[/b] Give us a review of the most significant times of your character's life.

[b]Today:[/b] Where is your character today and how does (s)he feel about it?

[b]Personality:[/b] What is your character like?

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[b][u]Special Traits[/u][/b]

Make a bullet-point list of Special Traits for your character.

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[b][u]Equipment[/u][/b]

Make a bullet-point list of Equipment for your character.
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[b][u]Jutsu:[/u][/b]

[b]Ninjutsu:[/b]
Pretty much all techniques that do not go into the other categories.

[b]Taijutsu:[/b]
Hand-to-hand combat techniques.

[b]Genjutsu:[/b]
Illusionary techniques.
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[hider=Jutsu Sheet] (Copy-paste to perfection)
[u]Name:[/u] Name of the jutsu. Preferably in both English and Japanese.
[u]Classification[/u] Hiden, medical, doujutsu, kinjutsu, etc.
[u]Rank:[/u] E-S Rank.
[u]Effect:[/u] What is the effect of the jutsu?
[u]Drawback:[/u] What, if anything, is the drawback of the jutsu?
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Custom 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. 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.

Jutsu Nature

What is jutsu nature? Well, it is the natural element that is needed to perform 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). Some Kekkei Genkai (Bloodline Limits) are basically a mix of these chakras to make new elements, such as Wind and Water making Ice. Of course, there are also techniques that does not rely on elemental chakra at all.

Jutsu Classifications

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 about 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. Genjutsus 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.
Here are some examples:
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)

Jutsu Ranks

It can sometimes be hard to tell what rank a technique is and when in doubt you can always ask any of the other players and/or the GMs, but try and see if you cannot figure it out on your own, first.

E-rank:
E-rank techniques are the weakest techniques in any ninja’s arsenal. They are academy student level and are required for a student to even graduate from 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 supplementary.
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; Mizu bunshin (Water clone), Katon: Guokakyuu no Jutsu (Fire Release: Great fireball technique).

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. Offensive S-rank techniques are usually created by jounin (or higher) to assassinate other jounin.
Examples; Sousou Saisei (Creation Rebirth), Hiraishin no Jutsu (Flying Thunder God Technique).

Kekkei Genkai

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).

FAQ

1. Can I be a master/expert of this style, type of jutsu or something else that is really cool?
No. With only one real master in the whole village, and not enough missions to give anyone the proper experience to call themselves a master, this will not be possible at the start of the game.

2. Can my character come from another village?
As a rule of thumb, yes.
However, this game doesn’t start in Gobi because random. This is a game about leaving everything behind to be able to grow. Your characters are not just leaving the village, they’re leaving the smells of savoury lane, the ships in the harbour, the red lantern district, their own special place as well as everyone they have ever known. If you really want your character to be from another village, please make sure that the character has been in Gobi long enough to think about it as home.

3. Can I have this bloodline limit?
As a rule of thumb, yes.
However, it is stated in the intro that KGs are extremely rare in Gobi. The KG is a clan’s ultimate “trump card”. Its secrets are guarded well (remember that the Hyuuga family would rather kill one of their own than let one of their eyes leave the family). If a ninja from a KG-capable clan would know about a child born in Gobi that child would probably be taken back to the clan. Also, even if you decide to go with a KG, the lack of training and experience will dictate the character’s skill in using it.
The same goes for hijutsus and other “special” techniques, but to a lesser extent as the user isn’t born with these techniques, they have to be taught just like any other techniques.

4. I want my character to be the child of a canon character, is that possible?
That’s ok, but we might not encounter that character at all in the game. Also, please make sure that you get ages and stuff right. We won’t accept the child of a character that had to be 8 at the time of conception.

5. Can I have a tailed beast/bijuu? / Can my character be a jinchuuriki?
As a rule of thumb, no.
Gobi is too small, and has never had the recourses to capture and/or seal a bijuu. Remember that at the start of the game there is only one “real” jounin in the whole village. The player would have to offer a pretty damn good explanation for the GMs to approve this.

[Bishop]

Let me be the first to sAy,Congrats on the setup.I know for a fact that this will be a Crazy ridE based on how much effort you Put in this rp, and the part where you said to just roll with iT if it doesn't go our way.
Anyway count me in!

[The Mad Hatter]

@BishopThanks. It's nice to know our efforts are appreciated

[Matsuri]

Been lurking in the shadows like the creep I am. Definitely interested in this, though.

[Bishop]

Will finish my CS later.
P.S-I even said "Accept" in my last message, the letters are hidden in different words ;)

[Halvtand]

Will finish my CS later.
P.S-I even said "Accept" in my last message, the letters are hidden in different words ;)

@Bishop

Indeed. My first thought was "what is this guy up to?", but them my brain kicked in :) Nicely done.

[The Mad Hatter]

P.S-I even said "Accept" in my last message, the letters are hidden in different words ;)

@Bishop

Yeah, I noticed. You clever thing. That's what the was for ;)

[Halvtand]

Just poking my head in. Still working on my character. It began as a lose concept and I've probably rewritten the concept three times already as the final product wouldn't suit my taste.

I am working on a genjutsu artist that uses fog/mist as a "trigger". Most of the jutsus will be focused on changing the perspective of the target. ie, not so much "you're trapped in a room full of bees!" as "touching the ground now hurts your feet" (the floor is lava no jutsu).

What are you working on?

[Bishop]

@Halvtand How would you rate my character so far? I'll probably come back to finish him when there are more posts or at least a couple other characters in the CS tab.

[MMGiru]

Please accept my apologies for the delay. Got basic info worked out, bio pretty much set, appearance meh. The jutsu section is proving awkward, but it'll probably be ready tomorrow.

[The Mad Hatter]

What are you working on?

@Halvtand

I'm debating with myself and my very uninterested boyfriend whether to play as Haruka* or make something brand new. So far, I'm leaning towards brand new, but I've already got a Haruka sheet ready for when/if I change my mind.

*Haruka is an old character of mine that has been redone so many times that I can barely remember what she was like originally. She's dumb as a wet brick, terrible at anything that resembles ninjutsu and has about as much survival instinct as a lemming. She's a she-hulk kinda chick with bulging muscle and incredible physical strength by actual physical training. She's clumsy like nothing you've ever seen and can barely walk, much less fight without taking a bite out of the soil. Her primary way of fighting is kenjutsu (sword arts) and she will develop a collection of close range weapons that she will use whenever and for whatever needed, but her main sword is a huge broad-katana the size of, well, her, named Seidou - Japanese for Justice.

@Halvtand How would you rate my character so far? I'll probably come back to finish him when there are more posts or at least a couple other characters in the CS tab.

@Bishop

I know you asked for Halvtand, but I'm going to assume that you'd be fine with my input as well..?

1) In the Bloodline/Clan section, please make a description of some sort of that Bloodline/Clan, more than them just being eradicated (which I, by the way, find icky).

Example

Clan/Bloodline:
Although the Hagane are technically a clan, they are a clan that lives and operates in Konohagakure (Hidden Leaf). The few members of the clan that actually reside in Gobigakure has no idea that they are of a clan with traditions.
The Hagane clan has no Kekkei Genkai.

2) More to be helpful than a real correction; the hairstyle you want is called a fauxhawk (google it, if you will).

3) Please be more specific with the Equipment.

Example

Equipment

”Seidou (正道)”

Haruka's trusty sword. “Her” name means, “The Path of Righteousness”.
“Seidou” is stuck to her back in a magnetic sheath where the blade is “clicked” into place and held there by four small claws.
Along the egg of the sword, “判断は邪悪を降りかかる (Handan wa jaaku o furikakaru)” is etched into the blade. The symbols mean ”Judgement befalls the wicked”
“Seidou” is a a giant, broadsword-version of a katana.

Ninja pouch

Haruka has her ninja pouch fastened to the back of her belt; right above her left butt-cheek. Within this ninja pouch, she carries with her a roll of bandages, a bottle of rubbing alcohol, a flash of water and a nutrition bar.

Weapon holster

Haruka carries her weapon holster on her left thigh. The holster has room for five kunai, five shuriken, ten makibishi and ten senbon, which she almost always has stocked to the max.

4) You definitely need to fill up a bit on the Personality part. I can't give you an example for that one because Haruka's personality sucks.

5) Obviously, you need to finish the sheet.

We'll (Halvtand and I) will need to discuss the Background a bit before I get back to you on that, because of the fact that I find it icky and Halvtand is my voice of reason when the madness takes over.

[FantasyChic]

Yeah, kinda thrown back by how in depth it is, thinking on what kind of jutsu I want my character to have. I will try to have something ready soon.

[The Mad Hatter]

@FantasyChicIf there's anything Halvtand and I like, it's details and science (and Naruto). So we've got a lot of depth in everything. You should see our Skype conversations. We've spent hours discussing every little detail.

[Halvtand]

Please accept my apologies for the delay. Got basic info worked out, bio pretty much set, appearance meh. The jutsu section is proving awkward, but it'll probably be ready tomorrow.

@MMGiru

No worries.
Selecting jutsus can be a bitch. In this game we haven't even given you any guidelines for amount and stuff. We want people to get creative. It's also a good way to measure if the players share our idea of "chuunin-level" or if we have to call your mum and complain...
Anyway, feel free to post a WIP and we (and the other players) can give you feedback, might help you get unstuck.

@Halvtand How would you rate my character so far? I'll probably come back to finish him when there are more posts or at least a couple other characters in the CS tab.

@Bishop

To start off. I think you have a fine concept to work with, I would like to have more info on what happened in the mist (why was the clan killed?) and what kind of techniques are in the scroll (along with info on KG). But that will surely come as you finish the dude. Apart from that... Hatter pointed out a few things... Yeah, keep it up and I think we have a good future character. We talked about the background and we agreed that it would be best for you to write our your whole idea before we start picking at details.

If there's anything Halvtand and I like, it's details and science (and Naruto). So we've got a lot of depth in everything. You should see our Skype conversations. We've spent hours discussing every little detail.

@The Mad Hatter

Seriously, don't show anyone our skype log. No one wants to see our skype log. I don't want to look at our skype log.
While it is true that we've spent hours talking about every little detail of some seriously ridiculous elements of both Naruto and anime as a whole, that time is dwarfed by the time we've spent insulting and pissing each other off. (for fun)

[MMGiru]

Not much progress today, but I will employ the WIP as suggested.

Also, is it weird that all these countries at war so often use the same currency? I was wondering if it's minted in Tetsu no Kuni, or something, given their neutrality.

Hider

General Info

Name: Shikawa, Masakazu 知川正和

Nickname/Alias:

Gender: Male

Age: 15

Age Appearance:

Sexuality: Hetero

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Loyalty

Village: Gobigakure no Sato - Village Hidden by the End; “Gobi no Kuni”

Birthplace: Kumogakure no Sato - Village Hidden by Cloud; Kaminari no Kuni - Lightning Country

Organization: Gobishi Whole (smallish, international trading company; mostly shipping)

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Ninja Information

Clan/Bloodline: N/A (neither he nor I know; no plans for anything grandiose)

Rank: Chuunin

Chakra Nature: Fire

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Appearance

Body Type and Shape: Pretty average build, though more muscled than other academic teens. Skin color somewhere between the two extremes present in Kaminari no Kuni

Height: 5’5" / 165 cm

Weight: 120 lb / 54 kg

Hair Color: Red

Hair Style:

Eye Color: Dark Brown

Clothing:

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Biography

Background: Masakazu was born in Kumogakure, to a female member of a prominent mercantile family. His father was a ninja his mother had met while conducting a trade mission to the relatively new Otogakure. All Masakazu knows about the man is that he was from Uzushiogakure - sourcing Masakazu’s hair color - and that his name was Kazumasa - sourcing Masakazu’s name - and that he’d promised to provide for his son, which did not source anything in particular.

Years before Masakazu was old enough to understand any of this, it was suggested to his mother by the family that she should try to reestablish the Shikawa family’s trade connections to trashed Gobigakure. ‘The End’ was deemed a sufficient distance between the redheaded bastard and the family’s reputation, but trade with Kumo was meager and eventually died, as the two had similar resources, and neither Kumo nor the Shikawa family eager. It was naval trade with farther countries where Masa’s mother hit her stride, and while he can still remember a few years when they had very little, most of his life was well provided for.

Growing up, Masakazu had an active desire to understand the father he never knew, and the place he came from. Sadly, Uzushiogakure had been more or less razed by various other nations not too long after his birth. So Masakazu never learned any more about the presumably irresponsible ninja who’d sired him. Regardless, he’d been set on an intellectual path early on, and much of his childhood was spent learning. He always had questions for any important adults he ran across, with no particular attention to whether he was meant to ask them such things. As a result he gleaned insight into many trades and modes of thought. He also was often redirected to Gobi’s library often. Early on, this was a meager place, but it seemed to grow alongside Masakazu, and he was able to study subjects vaguely related to his interests.

When not educating himself with books, Masakazu was wandering town, pursuing some sort of autodidactism via questioning or observing random people. Many did not appreciate this scrutiny from the odd, dark-skinned, red-haired boy, but he did make friends. With those of his age, he found both fun and edification in exploring the landscape of Gobi. Swimming, climbing, stalking, and generally making themselves a nuisance to local wildlife.

Deciding the best way to learn more about his absentee father and his origins was to become a ninja, Masakazu had been in school for such. The time he spent with his few friends became devoted to taijutsu, because his ninjutsu and genjutsu skills were steadily proving meager, and his other field of study was both uninteresting and largely incomprehensible to the people he knew.

Quietly, but without making any particular effort to hide it, Shikawa Masakazu was studying the most famous art of his father’s homeland, which said place was presumably destroyed for: fuuinjutsu. Despite the Gobi library’s continual expansion, it was sadly understocked with manuals on the subject, but with much tangential research, Masakazu has learned some of the theory, and deconstructed various scrolls he purchased after passing his genin exams and acquiring the small income of that rank.

By the time chuunin exams were held in his 14th year, Masakazu had learned to seal metal items in scrolls. He had also put a good deal of effort into learning ninjutsu to manipulate paper in very basic ways. Combined with his moderate taijutsu skill, he was able to wrap his enemy in scrolls, which when triggered released quite-strong chains. The other battle he had to win involved very small, explosive tags, and threatening the opponent. It took some convincing for the other party to believe this was not against the rules, and ultimately surrender.

Today: Since becoming a chuunin, Masakazu’s life has mostly been study and work for Gobigakure. His intellectual work is fuuinjutsu, mathematics, and cryptography. Gobigakure has employed him mostly to create bomb scrolls, after he learned to do so. He gathers this is partly an effort to keep him from selling them on the streets of Gobi, which would not otherwise have occurred to him. Masakazu is rarely used for things like breaking up fights, given there are competent jutsu users who can nonviolently do so. In one instance though, Masakazu had been used to guard civilians traveling out of Gobi. This trip reaffirmed to Masakazu that he can learn more of the things he wants to by leaving Gobi. Since then, he has made it known to his senior Gobi-nin that work outside the village would be ideal.

Personality: Masakazu is devoted to learning, with not many social graces. He generally speaks bluntly and tersely, only occasionally mustering or recognizing a witticism. He doesn’t take most people seriously, and while rarely having ill intent, is careless and honest with his words.

Despite not generally knowing what to do with them, Masakazu likes people well enough - assuming they don’t prove too interruptive of his mental processes. He gains and loses acquaintances easily, indeed forgetting names regularly. He doesn’t make assumptions about anyone until much time and evidence about them has been accrued. This allows him to be only mildly concerned to learn someone he’s known for several years was secretly a serial killer, for example. Despite this, he is capable of forming friendships, and holds these in high importance.

Masakazu can also get quite wrapped up in his thoughts with only a moment’s notice. Even in the midst of a conversation, he can become distracted, glaze his eyes over, and forget he’s meant to be interacting with some external stimuli.

He becomes restless if unable to study, and eventually irritable. Less consciously known to him is that he also gets this way about exercise and companionship.

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Special Traits

Fuuinjutsu specialist; moderately skilled
Basic knowledge of cryptography
Basic knowledge of trade and economics

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Equipment

Half a dozen small, explosive tags
(these are triggered by a particular chakra frequency within fifty or so meters; effective radius of 1/5th that; lethal radius less)
Two scrolls each sealing two kunai, in the cuffs of his
One scroll sealing ten meters or so of coiled rope
Two open kunai
A satchel with two books on theory: chakra dynamics, and cryptography
A notebook with unlined pages; 16x16cm
Red and black ink, plus multiple brushes
A bottle of a favorite adhesive

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Jutsu:

Ninjutsu:
Pretty much all techniques that do not go into the other categories.

Taijutsu:
Hand-to-hand combat techniques.

Genjutsu:
Illusionary techniques.

Fuuinjutsu
Sealing techniques.

Jutsu Sheet

(Copy-paste to perfection)
Name: Name of the jutsu. Preferably in both English and Japanese.
Classification Hiden, medical, doujutsu, kinjutsu, etc.
Rank: E-S Rank.
Effect: What is the effect of the jutsu?
Drawback: What, if anything, is the drawback of the jutsu?

[Halvtand]

Also, is it weird that all these countries at war so often use the same currency? I was wondering if it's minted in Tetsu no Kuni, or something, given their neutrality.

@MMGiru

That's quite an interesting point, and I do believe you might be on to something. Tetsu no kuni (land of iron) and their samurai have acted as keepers of balance and peace for a while, and it would not be strange in any way if they were also the minters and printers (I will butcher this language if I want to) of the standardised currency.

However, a side note.
In Scandinavia, the cold bloody hell up north that no one really cares about, there are two countries that exists side by side. The interesting thing is that they also share the name of their currencies, crowns. While they don't have the same value, the currencies are named the same, and as long as you are close to the border they are practically interchangeable. Perhaps something similar is at work in Narutoland?

[The Mad Hatter]

<Snipped quote by MMGiru>

That's quite an interesting point, and I do believe you might be on to something. Tetsu no Kuni (land of iron) and their samurai have acted as keepers of balance and peace for a while, and it would not be strange in any way if they were also the minters and printers (I will butcher this language if I want to) of the standardised currency.

@Halvtand

I agree with this. I seems quite plausible. I don't agree that you can butcher the language, though.

However, a side note.
In Scandinavia, the cold bloody hell up north that no one really cares about, there are two countries that exists side by side. The interesting thing is that they also share the name of their currencies, crowns. While they don't have the same value, the currencies are named the same, and as long as you are close to the border they are practically interchangeable.

@Halvtand

'Cause fuck Denmark. We're only good for booze, smokes and loose women.
We use crowns, too, you know D: And the Danish Crown (haha, that's the name of a meat company) is actually the most valuable one out of the three. Not by much, but it is more valuable.
And both Swedish and Norwegian Crowns are usable in Denmark, as long as it's up in northern Jutland - I think Danish Crowns are the least used type of currency in Skagen, Hirtshals and Frederikshavn - as well as on most of Zealand, just as the Euro is probably more used in the southern regions of Jutland because the rest of Europe is down there.

Perhaps something similar is at work in Narutoland?

@Halvtand

I find that quite plausible as well.

[Halvtand]

'Cause fuck Denmark. We're only good for booze, smokes and loose women.

@The Mad Hatter

I was talking about Denmark-Sweden, cheers. :P

[MMGiru]

Actually, on looking up the Ryo from the Sengoku period, that was apparently not the actual name of the currency; just a measurement of gold weight that was standard for coins. So your theory seems very plausible.

Also, I'm terrible with appearance, but updated WIP gives better idea of character:

Hider

General Info

Name: Shikawa, Masakazu 知川正和

Nickname/Alias: Occasionally called ‘Masa’

Gender: Male

Age: 15

Age Appearance:

Sexuality: Hetero

-====-

Loyalty

Village: Gobigakure no Sato - Village Hidden by the End; “Gobi no Kuni”

Birthplace: Kumogakure no Sato - Village Hidden by Cloud; Kaminari no Kuni - Lightning Country

Organization: Gobishi Whole (smallish, international trading company; mostly shipping)

-====-

Ninja Information

Clan/Bloodline: N/A (neither he nor I know; no plans for anything grandiose)

Rank: Chuunin

Chakra Nature: Fire

-====-

Appearance

Body Type and Shape: Pretty average build, though more muscled than other academic teens. Skin color somewhere between the two extremes present in Kaminari no Kuni

Height: 5’5" / 165 cm

Weight: 120 lb / 54 kg

Hair Color: Red

Hair Style: Rather than anything that would involve a committed effort or discernment, Masakazu’s wiry, red hair is typically pulled into a tail behind his head.

Eye Color: Dark Brown

Clothing: Generally, Masakazu favors clothes that (he imagines) allow him to look inconspicuous and aid his private study, as well as clothes that let him move easily. As he has no sense of or interest in fashion or style beyond this, he typically ends up in long, form-fitting garments of gray, blue, or black. The styles of various countries and villages typically clash on him during a given day, and end up gaining attention rather than avoiding it. But people who know him and are likely to interrupt his thoughts with such observations have become used to it, rendering the issue moot.

-====-

Biography

Background: Masakazu was born in Kumogakure, to a female member of a prominent mercantile family. His father was a ninja his mother had met while conducting a trade mission to the relatively new Otogakure. All Masakazu knows about the man is that he was from Uzushiogakure - sourcing Masakazu’s hair color - and that his name was Kazumasa - sourcing Masakazu’s name - and that he’d promised to provide for his son, which did not source anything in particular.

Years before Masakazu was old enough to understand any of this, it was suggested to his mother by the family that she should try to reestablish the Shikawa family’s trade connections to trashed Gobigakure. ‘The End’ was deemed a sufficient distance between the redheaded bastard and the family’s reputation, but trade with Kumo was meager and eventually died, as the two had similar resources, and neither Kumo nor the Shikawa family were eager. It was naval trade with farther countries where Masa’s mother hit her stride, and while he can still remember a few years when they had very little, most of his life was well provided for.

Growing up, Masakazu had an active desire to understand the father he never knew, and the place he came from. Sadly, Uzushiogakure had been more or less razed by various other nations not too long after his birth. So Masakazu never learned any more about the presumably irresponsible ninja who’d sired him. Regardless, he’d been set on an intellectual path early on, and much of his childhood was spent learning. He always had questions for any important adults he ran across, with no particular attention to whether he was meant to ask them such things. As a result he gleaned insight into many trades and modes of thought. He also was often redirected to Gobi’s library often. Early on, this was a meager place, but it seemed to grow alongside Masakazu, and he was able to study subjects vaguely related to his interests.

When not educating himself with books, Masakazu was wandering town, pursuing some sort of autodidactism via questioning or observing random people. Many did not appreciate this scrutiny from the odd, dark-skinned, red-haired boy, but he did make friends. With those of his age, he found both fun and edification in exploring the landscape of Gobi. Swimming, climbing, stalking, and generally making themselves a nuisance to local wildlife.

Deciding the best way to learn more about his absentee father and his origins was to become a ninja, Masakazu had been in school for such. The time he spent with his few friends became devoted to taijutsu, because his ninjutsu and genjutsu skills were steadily proving meager, and his other field of study was both uninteresting and largely incomprehensible to the people he knew.

Quietly, but without making any particular effort to hide it, Shikawa Masakazu was studying the most famous art of his father’s homeland, which said place was presumably destroyed for: fuuinjutsu. Despite the Gobi library’s continual expansion, it was sadly understocked with manuals on the subject, but with much tangential research, Masakazu has learned some of the theory, and deconstructed various scrolls he purchased after passing his genin exams and acquiring the small income of that rank.

By the time chuunin exams were held in his 14th year, Masakazu had learned to seal metal items in scrolls. He had also put a good deal of effort into learning ninjutsu to manipulate paper in very basic ways. Combined with his moderate taijutsu skill, he was able to wrap his enemy in scrolls, which when triggered released quite-strong chains. The other battle he had to win involved very small, explosive tags, and threatening the opponent. It took some convincing for the other party to believe this was not against the rules, and ultimately surrender.

Today: Since becoming a chuunin, Masakazu’s life has mostly been study and work for Gobigakure. His intellectual work is fuuinjutsu, mathematics, and cryptography. Gobigakure has employed him mostly to create bomb scrolls, after he learned to do so. He gathers this is partly an effort to keep him from selling them on the streets of Gobi, which would not otherwise have occurred to him. Masakazu is rarely used for things like breaking up fights, given there are competent jutsu users who can nonviolently do so. In one instance though, Masakazu had been used to guard civilians traveling out of Gobi. This trip reaffirmed to Masakazu that he can learn more of the things he wants to by leaving Gobi. Since then, he has made it known to his senior Gobi-nin that work outside the village would be ideal.

Personality: Masakazu is devoted to learning, with not many social graces. He generally speaks bluntly and tersely, only occasionally mustering or recognizing a witticism. He doesn’t take most people seriously, and while rarely having ill intent, is careless and honest with his words.

Despite not generally knowing what to do with them, Masakazu likes people well enough - assuming they don’t prove too interruptive of his mental processes. He gains and loses acquaintances easily, indeed forgetting names regularly. He doesn’t make assumptions about anyone until much time and evidence about them has been accrued. This allows him to be only mildly concerned to learn someone he’s known for several years was secretly a serial killer, for example. Despite this, he is capable of forming friendships, and holds these in high importance.

Masakazu can also get quite wrapped up in his thoughts with only a moment’s notice. Even in the midst of a conversation, he can become distracted, glaze his eyes over, and forget he’s meant to be interacting with some external stimuli.

He becomes restless if unable to study, and eventually irritable. Less consciously known to him is that he also gets this way about exercise and companionship.

-====-

Special Traits

Fuuinjutsu specialist; moderately skilled

Basic knowledge of cryptography

Basic knowledge of trade and economics

-====-

Equipment

Half a dozen small, explosive tags
(these are triggered by a particular chakra frequency within fifty or so meters; effective radius of 1/5th that; lethal radius less)

Two scrolls each sealing two kunai, in the cuffs of his

One scroll sealing ten meters or so of coiled rope

Two open kunai

A satchel with two books on theory: chakra dynamics, and cryptography

A notebook with unlined pages; 16x16cm

Red and black ink, plus multiple brushes

A bottle of a favorite adhesive

-====-

Jutsu:

Ninjutsu:

Name: Ignition Technique
Classification
Rank: E Rank
Effect: User creates a small fire between fingertips, suitable for lighting a flammable body such as kindling or oil.
Drawback: Flame remains close to fingertips. Fire-retardant gloves useful.

Name: Remote Origami Technique
Classification (Basic? I’m unsure)
Rank: E Rank
Effect: Manipulation of paper without altering the 2D shape. Bending, folding, wrapping, etc.
Drawback: Proximity required scales with chakra control. At 15, Masakazu can perform it from two meters at most.

Taijutsu:
Hand-to-hand combat techniques.

Genjutsu:
Illusionary techniques.

Fuuinjutsu

Name: Inanimate Sealing
Classification
Rank: D Rank
Effect: Sealing inanimate objects, preserving their forms
Drawback: Requires much preparation and calculation, proper notation on the seal, and close proximity.

Name: Bulk Sealing
Classification
Rank: D Rank
Effect: Seals local mass of a material, without preserving form. Ex: sand castle becomes sand ball in sealed environment
Drawback: Requires some preparation and calculation, and material gathered in one nearby mass.

Name: Fire Sealing
Classification
Rank: C
Effect: User seals a small fire in a scroll, dramatically slowing time in the sealed environment so the fire takes a very long time to die out.
Drawback: A: The more time dilution desired, the more preparation needed. B: The larger the fire, the more chakra it requires to seal. C: Close proximity to fire required.

Jutsu Sheet

(Copy-paste to perfection)
Name: Name of the jutsu. Preferably in both English and Japanese.
Classification Hiden, medical, doujutsu, kinjutsu, etc.
Rank: E-S Rank.
Effect: What is the effect of the jutsu?
Drawback: What, if anything, is the drawback of the jutsu?

[Bishop]

@MMGiru Your description of him as muscly doesn't add up to the weight and height. Add a few kg->muscle mass=kg. Also if you would like, add another 1 or 2 chakra natures. It doesn't affect you in anyway but it gives you more of a variety to choose from.