Sai said I can remember their faces as I was sealed. I asked them was it so bad to live under me? To live in peace? To live without Shinobi, without war? They told me that what I gave them was not peace... I came from a generation of war... I was the last of my kind. They told me that my death marked the birth of a better generation.
I hope so.
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Naruto: Birth of a Better Generation is a Naruto-themed roleplay that incorporates dystopian and post-apocalyptic elements into its setting. The roleplay takes place after the reign of a dictator named Sai, the Conqueror whom seized control over all lands and nations through sheer force during the Second Great Shinobi War. The present setting of the roleplay is a time of rebuilding, reigning in a whole new era of Kage that also act as the Daimyo of their respective Lands. Old rivalries as well as new alliances have been forged, paving the way for the new world while it tries to make sense of freedoms it has not experienced in the last two decades.
Sai, the Conqueror took reign as Lord of all Lands roughly eighteen years before the current setting, and did so after killing his former sensei, half-brother and former-teammate, all of whom led the usurpation with him. His betrayal to his comrades is rumored to have been from his bad blood, his twisted body, his broken heart and just the power he had in general, but regardless of the truth, he overthrew several of the most powerful shinobi in the world at the same time as well as decimated clans, their leaders and the remaining Jounin that stood in his way. Sai then ended all war with severe punishments as far as death for crime, claiming that the end to all hostilities was a true reign of peace. It was not.
Although Sai wished to create a world were no man had to become a warrior and Shinobi were no longer needed, the people went without a voice. His guards, who were not trained to use chakra, but were taijutsu experts, often abused their power and abused the citizens they were enlisted to protect. Only a handful of shinobi existed in the world, aside from the resistance, and Sai made efforts to eliminate shinobi all together, going as far as genocide on most clans, all of whom became refugees from the law. Although it was not entirely the fault of the leader when it came to the corruption of his domain, it was viewed as such, thus leading to the resistance growing stronger and stronger.
Fifteen years past. Most clans were purged, shinobi were all-but a myth and the people had been lulled into their new lives. Sai ruled each major village using a clone of himself, and was working on improving his society at this point. Culture and history were lost permanently because of his reign, families slaughtered and even with improving conditions for the people, the resistance found it too much. Each resistance overthrew their respective government using jutsu that hadn't been seen in years, leading to a final showdown in what was once Amegakure, the home village of Sai prior to his reign. There, no longer split and at his full strength, a final showdown ensued between Sai and the leaders of the resistance. In terms of power, the shinobi stood no match. Sai, however, was but a single person, and his own forces were wiped out.
The fight with Sai resulted in the destruction of Amegakure. Killing him meant piercing his four extra hearts, which was no small feat. Only after was Sai sealed away using the Reaper Death Seal, to ensure his death. However, even after sealing away Sai's soul, a new purge was required. Sai had placed Cursed Seals on every remaining member of his regime, resulting in the resistance being forced to hunt them down to avoid all chances of Sai ever being resurrected. This time was known as The Great Purge, and during it was also the time that the resistance leaders became the new world leaders and conflict began arising. During The Great Purge, the resistance - once a strong, global coalition - began falling apart, resulting in the old boundaries being accepted and the resistance leaders becoming the Kage and Daimyo of their lands. The final act of the resistance was ending The Great Purge, as the hunt for the sealed became a responsibility for each village.
Now, villages are rebuilding from the war, Amegakure is gone and the people are rejoicing in their newfound freedom. Conflict is arising again, a new generation of shinobi are being trained. Thousands of techniques were lost, only a handful of clan members are left alive and each village is taking different steps to revitalize itself and its people. Political standpoints are never solid, trade is unreliable and the boundaries between lands are constantly being pushed. No single nation has a military strong enough to do anything after the losses from the resistance and the Great Purge, which most villages have let fade away. It is only a matter of time to see what happens when a world that is rebuilding regains its militant strength.
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Konohagakure (literally meaning Village Hidden by the Tree Leaves) is the hidden village of the Land of Fire and its present capitol. As with most other villages, the founding of Konohagakure has been lost. Former shinobi registration and even the names of most shinobi prior to the Second Great Shinobi War have been lost, leading the only real knowledge of the past being the mention of the Third Hokage (the Hokage being the Kage of Konohagakure) of the Uchiha Clan. The most recent Hokage, the Nidaime Hokage, Hosuka Uzumaki, resides in the new Hokage Residence, the former office of Sai, the Conqueror.
Konoha has returned to its place as one of the strongest shinobi villages in the world. The shinobi of this village wear blue or black shirts which may or may not have swirl patterns on the shoulders, along with matching coloured pants over a green flak jacket which also has a red swirl on the back, and pockets on the chest area. They also tend to wrap bandages around their legs. A large number of shinobi from this village seem to have an affinity for Fire Release.
History. Little is known about the past of Konohagakure before the Second Great War, however, it is regarded as the single most powerful nation of that era and thus far has proven to be the single most powerful nation of the current era. The remnants of most clans within Konohagakure give it a slightly larger pool of Shinobi for its next generation, granting it a slight advantage over most other villages, thus granting it further economic advantages. Hosuka Uzumaki, the current Hokage, is the younger brother of the shinobi whom performed the reaper death seal on Sai, the Conqueror. It was essentially that altruistic act that earned Hosuka his place in addition to his great power. Because the brother of the current Hokage also led the resistance, many unaligned shinobi from the resistance chose to make Konoha their new home. All of these factors have made Konoha the most powerful and well-respected shinobi village in current existence, however, they have also earned it a high amount of spite due to the advantages it has attained through means other than village loyalty.
Clans. Konohagakure was one of the least fortunate villages during the purge of clans, however, many of the clan members from its major clans survived, with the exception of the entirely obliterated Aburame Clan. Although only a handful of clan members are alive, ranging from twenty to thirty, each every clan ranging from the Senju to the Uchiha and even the Nara and Akamichi are still alive. Although many hiden and knowledge about their kekkei genkai were lost, members of the clans are still regarded as some of the more powerful Shinobi of the era, many of which are veterans of the War on Sai. With the lost of most history regarding clans, there was a great equalizer within the village, with quelled previous strains between the clans. The Hon Clan, a former elite clan of the village, was left with only four known survivors, putting the clan in an endangered position. Overall, clans are met with respect and sympathy due to the large losses they have taken in recent decades.
Clan List
Locations. Due to the destruction of Amegakure, which at its time was the most advanced village with both the most advanced manufacturing and recreational areas, Konohagakure has became the most advanced village in the most stable nation. There are notably no monuments found within Konohagakure. The former Hokage monuments were destroyed by Sai, the Conqueror whom claimed no man, even himself, deserved immortal glorification. With the economic strength and large size of Konoha taken into account, it has a diverse amount of locations available to it:
- Shinobi Academy; the teaching facility for aspiring young shinobi
- Standard Academy: the teaching facility for all Konoha students
- Amaguriama: a chestnut-based sweets shop
- Dango Shop: another sweet shop, famous for its dango
- Hokage Residence: the home and office of the Hokage
- Ramen Ichikaru: a well-known ramen shop
- Jounin Standby Station: a station located beside the Shinobi Academy meant for Jounin to receive missions and important information
- Konoha Archive Library: a mostly destroyed library containing information regarding general history and jutsu
- Konoha Aviary: a communication station using hawk messengers
- Konoha Cemetary: the home of the dead and forgotten with many unmarked and defaced graves
- Konoha Hot Springs: the highlight of the village, its hot springs that have endured the ages.
- Konoha Enforcement Centre: A combination of the mission desk and former police force, this building houses the police force, is the briefing area for missions and acts as its intelligence division.
- Naka Shrine: a shrine found sacred by the Uchiha. It was destroyed by Sai, but the stone inside was saved. It has since been rebuilt by the Naka river
- Konoha Orphanage: the home to the young homeless of Konoha, many of whom become Shinobi
- Shushuya: a sake store
- Konoha Ninja Tool Facility: formerly a research facility, it is now reformatted to simply sell basic tools until further development
- Training Grounds 1-45: training grounds scattered throughout Konoha serving different purposes. PM for use/ideas.
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- I, Prince, am Head Mod, and thus proceed over all other mods, making my work law. I'm also pretty lazy. So are my laws.
- Innue is the sub-Mod of in character adherence to the plot and setting. Beta is the sub-Mod of character development and creation. Both are allowed to moderate OOC conflicts.
- Three paragraph minimum for posting. Keep it classy.
- Teams will either be a jounin and three genin or a chuunin and two genin. No present exceptions.
- Konoha is the only open village presently.
- NPC's are divided into two levels. Integral and not. INPC's are not available for player control and will be noted upon their use, but not immediately reprimanded. Aside from that, players may control NPC's to their liking to further roleplay. It is encouraged.
- Although I will be lenient on skill level as I want others to have fun, character death is a possibility and development is encouraged. This roleplay is meant to build upon characters, to develop them and flesh them out, not simply pit armed warriors against each other. The theme may be Naruto, but that is where the line ends.
-Character displacement abilities such as Kawarimi and Body Flicker are not permitted in combat situations. Exceptions can be made under certain circumstances, such as Safe Place.
Null Rhetoric Clause states that metaphors, similes, analogies and other figures of speech used in any description made by a roleplayer are not considered 'true' and can be contested and debunked by a Moderator or two-thirds vote of the present player roster. This applies to any background, history or description of an item, character or event not made by Staff.
Rite of Creative Domain states that anything created by the players for the setting or for their characters is subject to use and subjugation of the Staff. This does not apply to specific characters or items, but it does apply to anything not approved into the setting and used as descriptors for their characters, items, or events, such as NPC's, related items, clans and jutsu.
Quick Note About Ranks: Jounin have been appointed their position by their current Kage and most likely earned them during the resistance. The same goes for Chuunin and Special Jounin. The ANBU do not presently exist. ALL Genin must have passed the Shinobi Academy. Even if they fought in the resistance, they would either be good enough to be a Chuunin, dead or sent through the Academy.
Quick Note About Registration Numbers: Only Academy Graduates have been assigned Registration Numbers. They are used to keep track of fresh genin, not for identification. It was considered too large of a task to register all existing shinobi, thus they were skipped. Registration numbers range from 1-100 then the fourth digit represents their 'class', starting as zero. For instance, Kino (one of my characters) is 000006. He graduated sixth in his class, and was the first, class.
Quick Note About Bijuu/Jinchuuriki. Don't even ask: the answer is no. Konohagakure does have three: the nine-tails, seven-tails and five-tails.
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I originally posted this roleplay in the Casual Section, however, I want to open it up to the Advanced Section as well. Most specifically, I'm looking for a three man squad to set an example for the rest of the roleplay, but if I can find enough people, I may make an entire Division dedicated to the Advanced roleplay. It is true that I am merging Casual and Advanced here, however, I will do my absolute best to keep quality at its finest for anything pertaining to Advanced players! Thank you for your time and consideration.