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I don't want this focus on military to kill the fun that should be Naruto; I know we want more realism and all, but I don't want the characters to be way more serious in the process. Kakashi should still be easygoing, Naruto should still be hyperactive, etc. The focus on military already has me worried.
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Rest assured this isn't going to be grimdark. The military focus is more things like actual roles in their military, chain of command being important, a less altruistic version of Konoha etc. Essentially, it's a subtle change to the world state and not the characters I'm wanting changed so much. Just trying to remove a lot of the deus ex machina plotlines and PIS of canon.

Edit: @Genkai, I'm open to it. What is everyone else's thoughts on the matter of upping the ages?