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Naruto: The Illusion of Peace

It's good to see the players are at least considering power balance rather than fantasizing over the idea of being a Hyuuga-Uchiha with a third eye Rinnegan.

A non-canon village is fine by me, but one of you is going to have to take point and come up with it. Unless the whole idea is to get me to do the work for one. At this point, the non-canon village ties with Ame for the most votes. I think. I probably need to do a proper count....

EDIT: Actually, Ame is just ahead.

Naruto: The Illusion of Peace

@Masaki

Yeah, I'm familiar with most of that. I'll be sure to outline most of the forbidden stuff I can think of when we start the RP in earnest.

Anyway, so far, that makes it Konoha and Ame that are the top villages to be chosen. Of course, I'll be leaving this for at least one more day before closing the vote, so there's time to vote for other villages.

Naruto: The Illusion of Peace

Thank you both of you. Just fyi, Lilly, you're free to vote for the two villages we will start the RP with.

Naruto: The Illusion of Peace

Very well, one vote for Konoha. You do get two votes, so you can vote for another if you want.

Naruto: The Illusion of Peace

Thank you. Perhaps you would like to vote on which villages you wish the RP to focus on?

Naruto: The Illusion of Peace

Premise

You're surely familiar with the story of the Sage. The origin of the Tailed Beasts and the Shinobi way. You must be equally aware of the war and conflict that engulfed the land both before and after the formation of the Hidden Villages. This world has experienced Shinobi World War three times to this point, and the third was the bloodiest. Informally known as the War of the Frost, as the primary battleground was the small stretch of land it encompassed, the blood drenched and corpse strewn landscape spoke volumes of the nature of the conflict. The latest mounds of bodies hadn't even been cleared away by the time armies from each major faction in the conflict appeared on the battlefield. There, they were about to fight a battle that would decide the fate of the nations for half a century to come.

Just not the way they had expected.

For three straight days, the fighting escalated on the plains of the Frost Country. It had gotten to the point where the piles of bodies were an obstacle to any advance on the field. On one small patch of land, in between the dead and the ongoing fighters, a group of exhausted Shinobi chanced upon each other. They were a multi-national bunch, of varying ranks, ages, and genders, but the one trait they shared in common was their lack of will to carry on. And so they simply sat down, right there, in the midst of the battle. Gradually, the perplexing sight of people sitting down wantonly on the battleground began to attract attention. Surprisingly no one took advantage of their vulnerability, and instead approached for the sake of simply asking what they were doing. Reactions varied from disbelief, laughter, and pure outrage, but as this went on, more and more people decided to join them, simply sitting there, laying their weapons down. After some time, one voice spoke up from the middle of the ever growing crowd.

"What do you all say we bring an end to this?"

The Shinobi world's leaders would all later receive ultimatums from their armies, demanding an immediate end to hostilities. Once again, their responses vacilitated wildly, but in the end, even the most hardline of leaders capitulated. Given the concentration of forces in the Land of Frost, the fear that they might form a new faction and turn on their masters was definitely on people's minds. But with the declaration of an unconditional white peace, the Shinobi from all over the world returned to their villages without an issue.

But this wasn't the end. Their goal was achieved, but the ninja who gathered together on that day remained in touch. Only a few years after the declaration of peace, a summit was called. Not one of leadership, but of effectively anyone that desired to discuss the solidification of peace. Essentially, it was a meeting of those who had participated in the Frost campaign, but with the addition of a few others. None of the Kage participated, however. When the talks began, they were largely unstructured, and it was rather chaotic, especially due to the number of people there. Eventually, an agreement was reached; the Shinobi gathered there would form the basis for an international organization. One that agreed to assist each other in avoiding war and developing the nations peacefully. They would all return to their villages and continue to act as loyal servants. But they would always remember to act in unison when the threat of war hung over their heads.

This organisation they named "Shinobi International".

At the head of this organisation was a man called Masayuki Taira. He was amongst the first that stopped fighting in the Frost, and he was the one that asked them all to work together to end the war. He represented the group when it encountered the first challenges to it's existence. The fact they had organised themselves into some new group had flared up suspicions that they had designs on power for themselves yet again, but Masayuki Taira hadn't brought peace to the nations just to end up fighting anyone now. After a long period of negotiation, the leaders of the villages agreed to allow this new organisation to exist unhindered under the promise of every member of the group working to develop all the villages equally. With that out of the way, the International got to work.

It has been 50 years since the founding of the International. Their existence has become an accepted fact in the nations. They alone are trusted to travel between countries so as to offer mutual aid to all. Under their supervision, the notion of war has become a tall tale that old men tell their grandchildren to scare them straight. And the man credited with this period of peace, Masayuki Taira, is dead. He passed away in his sleep not long ago, and his funeral is to be held soon. Though this means the end of an era, most are not truly concerned; the International is still strong, and the system they put in place will continue regardless of the loss of their leader. It seems likely that the peace will continue for years yet to come.

Hopefully...

Hello and welcome to Naruto: The Illusion of Peace. While I don't intend to make things radically different, I am hoping that this will be a less than conventional Naruto game. Therefore, like any good writers, we should all constantly fight against the forces of cliche. In all honesty, I think that will make it more fun for all of us.

Now, first things first; the villages in this RP will be limited in number. It's just good practise not to let people end up being the one person inhabiting Iwagakure while everyone's partying in Konohagakure. However, what will be happening is that you guys get to VOTE on which villages you want. I'm thinkng two's a good number here. So yeah, two votes, and you pick any villages you want. And that's ANY VILLAGES. You can pick something that's not the big five, but chances are you'll all vote for those ones anyway, huh?

Additionally, I want to tell you all that you cannot reserve anything. So don't vote Konoha hoping to reserve the Hokage, because that's not guaranteed. I actively encourage multiple candidates for any position, even if one person pipes up and says they're trying for one. And believe me, I don't care if you're first, I am going to choose the one I am going to choose when I choose to choose it.

And always remember that golden rule!

MAKE A GENIN FIRST!

Hope you decide to join, and have a nice day either way.

Naruto: The Illusion of Peace

Premise

You're surely familiar with the story of the Sage. The origin of the Tailed Beasts and the Shinobi way. You must be equally aware of the war and conflict that engulfed the land both before and after the formation of the Hidden Villages. This world has experienced Shinobi World War three times to this point, and the third was the bloodiest. Informally known as the War of the Frost, as the primary battleground was the small stretch of land it encompassed, the blood drenched and corpse strewn landscape spoke volumes of the nature of the conflict. The latest mounds of bodies hadn't even been cleared away by the time armies from each major faction in the conflict appeared on the battlefield. There, they were about to fight a battle that would decide the fate of the nations for half a century to come.

Just not the way they had expected.

For three straight days, the fighting escalated on the plains of the Frost Country. It had gotten to the point where the piles of bodies were an obstacle to any advance on the field. On one small patch of land, in between the dead and the ongoing fighters, a group of exhausted Shinobi chanced upon each other. They were a multi-national bunch, of varying ranks, ages, and genders, but the one trait they shared in common was their lack of will to carry on. And so they simply sat down, right there, in the midst of the battle. Gradually, the perplexing sight of people sitting down wantonly on the battleground began to attract attention. Surprisingly no one took advantage of their vulnerability, and instead approached for the sake of simply asking what they were doing. Reactions varied from disbelief, laughter, and pure outrage, but as this went on, more and more people decided to join them, simply sitting there, laying their weapons down. After some time, one voice spoke up from the middle of the ever growing crowd.

"What do you all say we bring an end to this?"

The Shinobi world's leaders would all later receive ultimatums from their armies, demanding an immediate end to hostilities. Once again, their responses vacilitated wildly, but in the end, even the most hardline of leaders capitulated. Given the concentration of forces in the Land of Frost, the fear that they might form a new faction and turn on their masters was definitely on people's minds. But with the declaration of an unconditional white peace, the Shinobi from all over the world returned to their villages without an issue.

But this wasn't the end. Their goal was achieved, but the ninja who gathered together on that day remained in touch. Only a few years after the declaration of peace, a summit was called. Not one of leadership, but of effectively anyone that desired to discuss the solidification of peace. Essentially, it was a meeting of those who had participated in the Frost campaign, but with the addition of a few others. None of the Kage participated, however. When the talks began, they were largely unstructured, and it was rather chaotic, especially due to the number of people there. Eventually, an agreement was reached; the Shinobi gathered there would form the basis for an international organization. One that agreed to assist each other in avoiding war and developing the nations peacefully. They would all return to their villages and continue to act as loyal servants. But they would always remember to act in unison when the threat of war hung over their heads.

This organisation they named "Shinobi International".

At the head of this organisation was a man called Masayuki Taira. He was amongst the first that stopped fighting in the Frost, and he was the one that asked them all to work together to end the war. He represented the group when it encountered the first challenges to it's existence. The fact they had organised themselves into some new group had flared up suspicions that they had designs on power for themselves yet again, but Masayuki Taira hadn't brought peace to the nations just to end up fighting anyone now. After a long period of negotiation, the leaders of the villages agreed to allow this new organisation to exist unhindered under the promise of every member of the group working to develop all the villages equally. With that out of the way, the International got to work.

It has been 50 years since the founding of the International. Their existence has become an accepted fact in the nations. They alone are trusted to travel between countries so as to offer mutual aid to all. Under their supervision, the notion of war has become a tall tale that old men tell their grandchildren to scare them straight. And the man credited with this period of peace, Masayuki Taira, is dead. He passed away in his sleep not long ago, and his funeral is to be held soon. Though this means the end of an era, most are not truly concerned; the International is still strong, and the system they put in place will continue regardless of the loss of their leader. It seems likely that the peace will continue for years yet to come.

Hopefully...

Hello and welcome to Naruto: The Illusion of Peace. While I don't intend to make things radically different, I am hoping that this will be a less than conventional Naruto game. Therefore, like any good writers, we should all constantly fight against the forces of cliche. In all honesty, I think that will make it more fun for all of us.

Now, first things first; the villages in this RP will be limited in number. It's just good practise not to let people end up being the one person inhabiting Iwagakure while everyone's partying in Konohagakure. However, what will be happening is that you guys get to VOTE on which villages you want. I'm thinkng two's a good number here. So yeah, two votes, and you pick any villages you want. And that's ANY VILLAGES. You can pick something that's not the big five, but chances are you'll all vote for those ones anyway, huh?

Additionally, I want to tell you all that you cannot reserve anything. So don't vote Konoha hoping to reserve the Hokage, because that's not guaranteed. I actively encourage multiple candidates for any position, even if one person pipes up and says they're trying for one. And believe me, I don't care if you're first, I am going to choose the one I am going to choose when I choose to choose it.

And always remember that golden rule!

MAKE A GENIN FIRST!

Hope you decide to join, and have a nice day either way.

Naruto : The Rise of The New Generations

Tsuyoshi Nakagawa

Raion failed to accomplish anything in terms of their test, but he didn't fail to give Tsuyoshi a source of amusement. But before Tsuyoshi could act upon the opportunity for them to actually work together, Kumori decided to leap in himself. Tsuyoshi realised he probably should've guessed he would be the type to rush in like Raion. At least it gave him the opportunity to observe their Sensei's method of retaliation. But what caught Tsuyoshi's attention was that Kumori's clone had gone and readied himself a kunai. He was about to say something about that, when a brilliant flash of light caused him to flinch for a moment. When he re-adjusted, Kumori had fallen down and his clone was nowhere to be seen. When Tsuyoshi gave it a good thought, he reckoned that Nori had thrown something himself. "Tch, guess we're not pulling any punches...." He muttered, and then preformed his own set of hand seals and spat out a Rock Clone. With that done, he went and gave Kumori a hand. "If you've still got the guts for it, you make another clone and have at him from the left. I'll get him from the right." He told him. Last, he spoke to Raion. "Make use of those legs of yours and try to grab him while he's distracted. Just mind your feet this time, huh?"

And with that, he took off along with his clone, both circling to approach Nori on the right flank. The clone shouted. "Hey cockbite, eat this!" And followed up with a pair of shuriken. With just a moment's delay in between, the real Tsuyoshi threw his own shuriken, aiming for one of Nori's legs. Simple tricks, but if Kumori was in a state to join in, maybe they would be able to take up his focus enough.