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Naruto: Years of Winter - an Alternate Universe

Why, naturally.

Naruto: Years of Winter - an Alternate Universe

<Snipped quote by Buddha>

True.

@Hillan

My boy, of course it's true. Your socialist Swedish ways have blinded you to my superior Dutch skills of always speaking the truth.

Naruto: Years of Winter - an Alternate Universe

To everyone:

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The OOC is up. Post your characters in the OOC before we approve them!

Naruto: Years of Winter - an Alternate Universe

<Snipped quote by Buddha>

That being said, if you find one of the few well explained Game-only-jutsu, you're probably fine. Kakashi's billion variations of the Raikiri are all canon, imo.

@Hillan

Best bet at this point is generally to just make it into a custom jutsu anyway.

Naruto: Years of Winter - an Alternate Universe

Mōri Mawari

Mawari Mōri

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_{Mawari with her lover, Katso. This was a few months before his death and her injury. In current timeline, she wears an eyepatch over her left eye.}

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Personalia

_{Information collected by the census office of Konohagakure}

“虎穴に入らずんば虎子を得ず。”
_{If you do not enter the tiger's cave, you will not catch its cub.}

| Ｂｉｒｔｈｎａｍｅ: |

Mōri Mawari

| Ｎｉｃｋｎａｍｅｓ: |

Her close friends call her Mawa. Cause it's shorter.

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Internationally, her 'official' given nickname is 'Hokage-sama' or 'lady Hokage' or something similar. She used to have much more rude and impressive nicknames like 'Cyclops' and 'One Eyed Mawari' but it was hardly fitting for a hokage to have these nicknames.

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Female.

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28

| Ｂｉｒｔｈｐｌａｃｅ: |

Konohagakure

| Ｂｌｏｏｄｌｉｎｅ: |

Mōri.

| Ｒａｎｋ: |

Hokage.

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Psychology & History

_{From detailed inspection and investigation by ANBU and medical personnel}

“井の中の蛙大海を知らず。”
_{A frog in a well does not know the great sea.}

| Ｐｅｒｓｏｎａｌ ｂｉｏｇｒａｐｈｙ: |

Mawari was brought up in a Mōri household in the center of Konohagakure. Their clan wasn't especially wealthy or influential at that time. As the Mōri clan was a merchant clan, their members were spread far and wide in the shinobi world and as a result, many had perished due to the cold and the drying up of trade. But before that, they were of relative wealthy status and had many, many members.

She was brought up learning girl stuff - flower arrangement and things like that. She seemed content with it since she didn't really have an interest in the shinobi lifestyle. That is, until she saw her uncle and cousin training together. She was intrigued, since she didn't know anything about it really. This was before the Winter years, so the shinobi arts still flourished and were seen as a noble defense of your home country and not a grim reality.

She began studying the shinobi arts soon after. At first, she wasn't sure if she preferred this over the girly things she learned, but over time became more or less addicted to practicing her jutsu, chakra control and the knowledge of everything related to shinobi.

This was where her 'genius' began to show.

She learned quickly and was intrigued by everything - she was liked by the class, too, avoiding the cliché of the most eager student being hated. In general, she was a likeable kid for much of her youth until she became 16. She graduated to genin at the young age of 10, showing off superb skills in the three techniques she was expected to know, as well as her chakra control and theoretical knowledge on shinobi arts and history.

Nobody saw it, but looking back, perhaps this was the beginning of her rise to the rank of hokage.

She was added to a team of three, plus her sensei. The team was her, another girl whom was likeable but irrelevant, and a boy named Katso Hosokawa. He was arrogant, but very very cool. He pretended to be better than the sensei, and by extend Mawari, but they both knew the truth. In the end, Mawari could say perhaps that this was the beginning of her diminishing faith in the shinobi world.

They did the standard jobs, and that lasted well until she was a chunin - and 16. She showed superb skills in combat during the exams a year before the winter started (which were coincidentally the last time the villages worked together to organize the exams).

They performed routine security duties when the winter started, and gradually became involved in combat operations. This started when she was sixteen. As time went on they became involved in full scale battles, which grew more dangerous and large scale. During this time she had become attached to Katso and they had begun a relationship, built primarily on Katso's arrogance and Mawari's wisdom.

He died at the hands of Kumogakure and Kirigakure nin, his body stabbed multiple times, scorched by fire and his arm severely damaged by rocks.

And, then, a month later, she was cornered by some Kumogakure nin. While her sensei ordered them to evacuate, Mawari realized there was no way out for her. She was cornered and before she could do anything, the genin had struck at her with his kunai, slicing at her eye and effectively damaging it beyond repair - and leaving a nasty scar. Her sensei intervened and quickly took the genin down, but the damage had been done.

When she was released from front line duty, she was made into a jonin for showing expert combat skills and superior tactical abilities. In reality it was mostly because she had killed a lot of shinobi (venting her anger on them, mostly). During that time period she was also briefly tutored by the hokage of that time, which lasted until the winter was over.

When the hokage stepped down due to stress and waning health due to losing limbs in the wars, she was elected to take his place. She was one of the youngest hokages to ever be selected, and she had a large job ahead of her. But, at least now none could deny her power. And the added position of Hokage gave her access to the library in full - including some of the most deadly and forbidden techniques.

| Ｆａｍｉｌｙ ｂｉｏｇｒａｐｈｙ: |

The Mōri clan does not have many members - it is not really a shinobi clan, much more so a merchant clan that has a few shinobi members. They were wealthy, but not on par with the Hyuga or the Sarutobi. They got by, and then had some money left, essentially.

That changed when Mawari became hokage. With a Mōri on the seat of power in Konohagakure, they have become more important. Never the less, the shinobi clans will never accept the Mōri clan as a shinobi clan, as they do not have many shinobi worthy of the title of shinobi. Mawari is, perhaps, one of the few exceptions. Still, a grand total of ten shinobi hardly makes a shinobi clan.

They do not have much in terms of history - they are a recent creation, and have members all over the world, as they draw on people with their merchant caste. Most of the clan is preoccupied with other things, and Mawari has very little contact with any of them, even her parents.

| Ｆａｍｉｌｙ ｔｉｅｓ: |

Haika Mōri | Mother | 56, Konohagakure, servant for the Hyuga clan, professional nagger.
Junko Mōri | Father | 59, Konohagakure, merchant, frequently travels abroad to deal with foreign merchants.
Katso Hosokawa | Deceased lover | 17 at time of death, Konohagakure, chunin, died after being stabbed numerous times and being hit by a large earth style technique as well as fire techniques.

| Ｄｒｅａｍｓ ａｎｄ ｆｅａｒｓ: |

Her dreams are to make Konohagakure a world power - unrealistic, yes, awesome, yes. Realizing this is more than likely very impossible, she is content to grow Konohagakure as a village, make them powerful, and above all, to ensure that they live comfortable lives even if the Second Winter arrives.

Her fears are contra to that - she would hate for Konohagakure to be proven to be weak, or to be annexed by another village. Furthermore, she fears her family is involved in illegal trade with other countries. But she's not afraid to cut ties and punish them.

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Combat Reports

_{From detailed reports from previous missions and academy sparring matches}

“門前の小僧習わぬ経を読む。”
_{An apprentice near a temple will recite the scriptures untaught.}

| Ｆｉｇｈｔｉｎｇ ｓｔｙｌｅ: |

Mawari is a very strong close to mid range fighter. She utilizes her self-created hiden techniques to their full extent, utilizing both their destructive capabilities for weaponry, as well as the ninjutsu capabilities they have given her.

Asides these obvious features, she is clearly extremely powerful. One does not earn the title of hokage without being strong. Her physical strength is impressive for her stature, and she is remarkably fast. Flexible, too. She is a threat for anyone - the direct obvious counters are more often than not the kages.

Perhaps her strongest feature is that she is talented and tactically gifted, calm and wise, but ultimately, a ferocious beast. She is the type of leader that sets her eyes on the prize, and will then never move a step back, continuously moving towards that prize no matter the cost.

| Ｋｅｋｋｅｉ ｇｅｎｋａｉ － ｂｌｏｏｄｌｉｎｅ ｌｉｍｉｔ: |

Ｋｅｋｋｅｉ ｇｅｎｋａｉ ｎａｍｅ

Asura no Teisai - Visage of the Asura

Ｄｅｓｃｒｉｐｔｉｏｎ

This style of fighting is typical to Mawari, as nobody but her has managed to grasp it and utilize it. It is based on the wisdom she has gathered, the desire to learn more about the people in the world, the environment and the power contained within chakra - a path to Enlightenment.

But although the Enlightenment is contained within the style, the style refers more to Indra than Asura, using power, ninjutsu, force and law to uphold the values that is deemed important. As such, 'peace' is merely an extension of 'war' in the sense that peace is formed through war, and war is bred through peace. This philosophy lies at the heart of the style.

If we were to discuss the properties of the style in battle, it could be said that the style is used to take on numerous 'heavenly' qualities. If the style is utilized in full, it makes the user resemble something of a God(dess) in a more human way. Although quite obviously this is nowhere close to the levels of Indra and Asura, it does draw on their powers quite a bit.

Because this is not quite a kekkei genkai but more so a style specific to her, it would be hard to say in general what the description is. For a more detailed understanding, you'd have to consider the individual (custom) jutsu.

Ｓｔｒｅｎｇｔｈｓ

The strengths lie particularily in the application of the various jutsu's - they are versatile, and can be used defensively and offensively. This is because they are usually enhancements.

Ｗｅａｋｎｅｓｓｅｓ

You'll have to outsmart, outpower, or simply brute-force your way past her, as the techniques themselves are not particularly inclined towards any element. Another weakness is that despite the visage of a Goddess, she remains very human. Stab her and she will bleed, hurt her and she will cry. She is not a goddess. Just looks like one.

| Ｎｉｎｊａ ｔｅｃｈｎｉｑｕｅｓ: |
_{Jutsu names can be found here.}

Ｓ ｒａｎｋ ｔｅｃｈｎｉｑｕｅｓ

Kami no kami o shōkan suru
Brahmastra
Ukojizai no Jutsu
Kishō Tensei - learned upon request when she became Hokage. When told this is a forbidden S rank technique, she proclaimed that 'she would not be a true Hokage unless she was prepared to give her own life when the need arose.'

Ａ ｒａｎｋ ｔｅｃｈｎｉｑｕｅｓ

Asura no Teisai
Indra no Guntai
Fūton: Kaze no Yaiba
Fūton: Kazekiri no Jutsu
Fūton: Jūha Shō
Suiton: Daikōdan no Jutsu

Ｂ ｒａｎｋ ｔｅｃｈｎｉｑｕｅｓ

Asura no ude
Fūton: Kiryū Ranbu
Fūton: Shinkūha
Suiton: Drowning Water Blob Technique

Ｃ ｒａｎｋ ｔｅｃｈｎｉｑｕｅｓ

Fūton: Fūsajin no Jutsu
Suiton: Tenkyū
Indra no Teisai

Ｄ ｒａｎｋ ｔｅｃｈｎｉｑｕｅｓ

Ｅ ｒａｎｋ ｔｅｃｈｎｉｑｕｅｓ

| Ｃｕｓｔｏｍ ｔｅｃｈｎｉｑｕｅｓ: |

Ｊｕｔｓｕ ｎａｍｅ

Asura no Teisai (Visage of Asura)

Ｒａｎｋ

A

Ｒａｎｇｅ

N/A

Ｄｅｓｃｒｉｐｔｉｏｎ

The user will form the tiger seal with two hands, or one if they are that way inclined. Afterwards, the user will 'sprout' four sets of arms that will grow from their back, and are under the full control of the user. This allows them to, for example, form handseals with these arms, or hold weapons. The arms also create new chakra paths inside of them that connect to the original chakra path. Therefore, while this technique seems simple, it's extremely difficult as the body must adjust to the new motor skills required to move the arms, as well as to accustom to the chakra paths. Mawari has perfected this art, but a new student would likely struggle to learn this technique, if he ever manages to learn it at all.

As it is a manifestation of 'creation' it is a direct representation of Asura, whom was a master of Yang release among other things.

Ｊｕｔｓｕ ｎａｍｅ

Indra no Teisai (Visage of Indra)

Ｒａｎｋ

C

Ｒａｎｇｅ

N/A

Ｄｅｓｃｒｉｐｔｉｏｎ

The jutsu starts by forming a tiger seal, one handed or two handed. The user then needs to take their time to gather yin chakra at their chest, to prepare for the next move. A result of the gathering of chakra is that they need to hold the tiger seal for as long as it takes, but also that they begin resembling 'Indra' and thus, a light blue line appears under their eyes.

Ｊｕｔｓｕ ｎａｍｅ

Indra no Guntai (Army of Indra)

Ｒａｎｋ

A

Ｒａｎｇｅ

A circle of 10m in diameter around the user.

Ｄｅｓｃｒｉｐｔｉｏｎ

This technique is the follow up to Indra no Teisai, using the built up Yin chakra to cast a powerful genjutsu. As Indra embodied Yin chakra, this technique is the embodiment of Indra. The user will perform the genjutsu at the moment they release the tiger seal, with the 'trigger' for the genjutsu being the words she speaks afterwards. These words can, quite literally, be anything as the words are not important, but the sound of her voice is.

After the genjutsu is cast, those under it's effect will be faced with a sudden purple mist setting in, limiting their view rather harshly. It is possible for them to be in the same 'circle' clear of mist with other people. Then, from the mist, a 'clone' of Mawari will appear. This is the genjutsu in two parts; the mist is one genjutsu, the clone is another, but they act together and are cast and dispelled together.

The genjutsu clone is, in theory, a perfect human, and will fight without mistakes. They will block all the attacks that are thrown at them, but all their attacks will never hit (because, a genjutsu has no 'life' and no physical presence due to the fact that there is no yang chakra) and will therefore always pretend to miss, or to be blocked. As a result, the clone will engage in an engagement that can theoretically last forever.

As a result the target will lose stamina fighting the clone and, if they remain unaware of the genjutsu, can be targeted by anyone. Therefore it is easy for someone (Mawari for instance) to attack and take down the enemy.

As the genjutsu is convincing and similar to other 'real' techniques (the mist technique from Kirigakure, for example) it would be hard to see through it. But if it is found out somehow, it is possible to dispel it using regular means.

A better way to deal with it would be to realize the clones aren't physical, and ignoring them. However, this leaves the mist, and would force you to fight in the mist with limited vision.

The genjutsu affects allies as well. Allies caught in the genjutsu would need to be freed from it by Mawari/someone else, or else they will see the mist and Mawari attacking them as well. Also, deaf people are not susceptible to this genjutsu at all because they cannot hear the trigger.

Ｊｕｔｓｕ ｎａｍｅ

Brahmastra

Ｒａｎｋ

S - kinjutsu, forbidden technique

Ｒａｎｇｅ

Long range bunkerbuster

Ｄｅｓｃｒｉｐｔｉｏｎ

First the user propels themselves into the air, using chakra augmented at the feet to launch themselves into the air, well beyond the reach of any shinobi. The user then lifts their six arms into the sky and begins gathering yang chakra, pushing it out of the palms into an orb of pure yang chakra.

Although the edges are smooth at first, white as the chakra - reminiscent of a perfectly round pearl - the more chakra is pushed into the orb, the more unstable it becomes with spikes of chakra sometimes shifting outwards and spiking into the area around the orb.

Then, using her chakra control, Mawari will form the 'orb' into an open stretched palm, reminiscent of a palm strike.

At some point it would become too dangerous to continue the filling of the palm, and the user must then throw down the palm at their target to destroy it. The palm would be large enough to obliterate a battlefield, or a small village. The area where the Brahmastra would be thrown at would perish, and be destroyed completely. Survivors of the blast would be infertile, nothing would grow on the land, etcetera. Hence, it's a kinjutsu.

The technique would severely incapacitate Mawari - in fact, it would more than likely kill her or remove her from shinobi life for the rest of her life.

Ｊｕｔｓｕ ｎａｍｅ

Asura no ude (Asura's Arms)

Ｒａｎｋ

B

Ｒａｎｇｅ

N/A

Ｄｅｓｃｒｉｐｔｉｏｎ

Although it is in essence a rather common summoning technique, the difficulty lies in that it summons three sets of two weapons all at once, making one appear in each hand of the Asura stance. The details will be found in the weapons bit.

Ｊｕｔｓｕ ｎａｍｅ

Kami no kami o shōkan suru (Summoning the God of Gods)

Ｒａｎｋ

S

Ｒａｎｇｅ

N/A

Ｄｅｓｃｒｉｐｔｉｏｎ

Using all six arms, the user will perform a summoning jutsu, for which the handseals are different for all three pairs of hands. Hence, this technique could only be used by someone that has mastered the Visage of Asura technique.

This summoning requires no contract - the God of Gods is not a living creature. Rather, it is.. best comparable with a statue inhabited by a spirit, or multiple spirits. It is an ancient thing coming from the age of the first two shinobi - Indra and Asura - that was said to have the power over peoples emotions.

When the God of Gods is on the battlefield, the allies of the summoner will feel inspired and be inclined to fight harder. Similarly, the enemies will feel demoralized and will have a hard time to continue fighting with the lurking eyes of the God of Gods upon them, judging them for opposing him.

Furthermore, the statue has numerous other capabilities that will be entered later on, as these techniques are deserving of an entire sheet of their own. Honestly, getting lazy and want to post this for you guys.

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Ｗｅａｐｏｎ ｎａｍｅ

Asura no tate (Shield of Asura)

Ｗｅａｐｏｎ， ｔｏｏｌ， ｏｒ ｏｂｊｅｃｔ ｔｙｐｅ

Gunbai

Ｄｅｓｃｒｉｐｔｉｏｎ

The gunbai is made of chakra-infused hardwood, meaning that it is durable and capable of deflecting blows. Kunai and shuriken thrown at it will get stuck in it, damaging the wood but ultimately not breaking it. Chopping motions by light blades (kunai, small cleavers, some lightweight katana's) will not damage it, perhaps slice the edges a bit. Larger blades (the blades used by the seven swordsmen of the mist, for example) would cleave the gunbai more easily, requiring a few hits to take it down, but ultimately doing the job.

The infusion of wind chakra allows the user to 'deflect' ninjutsu too in the case of small ninjutsu. Similarly, small gusts of wind that can do small cutting damage may be created by the gunbai too.

It's typically wielded in the left hand.

Ｗｅａｐｏｎ ｎａｍｅ

Indra no seigi (Justice of Indra)

Ｗｅａｐｏｎ， ｔｏｏｌ， ｏｒ ｏｂｊｅｃｔ ｔｙｐｅ

Chokuto

Ｄｅｓｃｒｉｐｔｉｏｎ

A standard straight-edge chokuto. No defining properties, other than the fact that it is Mawari's. It can be broken by a focused technique, like lightning infused blades.

Ｗｅａｐｏｎ ｎａｍｅ

Heiwa o suishin suru (Promoting Peace)

Ｗｅａｐｏｎ， ｔｏｏｌ， ｏｒ ｏｂｊｅｃｔ ｔｙｐｅ

Shakujo

Ｄｅｓｃｒｉｐｔｉｏｎ

A regular shakujo. Made of wood, with a tip of iron. It's hard, you can be bashed over the head with it. Besides that, no real extremely important properties. In the right hands it's a valuable weapon, in the wrong hands it'll be a regular staff of wood with an iron tip.

Ｗｅａｐｏｎ ｎａｍｅ

Sensō o ukeireru (Accepting War)

Ｗｅａｐｏｎ， ｔｏｏｌ， ｏｒ ｏｂｊｅｃｔ ｔｙｐｅ

Naginata

Ｄｅｓｃｒｉｐｔｉｏｎ

A regular naginata. The staff is wood, the tip is steel. It cuts well. It can be augmented with wind chakra to make it cut even better-er. But, ultimately, just a regular weapon that holds no legendary qualities. Still, a weapon to take into account.

Ｗｅａｐｏｎ ｎａｍｅ

Hikari (the Light)

Ｗｅａｐｏｎ， ｔｏｏｌ， ｏｒ ｏｂｊｅｃｔ ｔｙｐｅ

Iron-ribbed Fan

Ｄｅｓｃｒｉｐｔｉｏｎ

A traditional fan made with iron ribs and paper fans. If used properly, you can use it to block incoming strikes by deflecting them. But, it requires a lot of training. Training Mawari has.

Ｗｅａｐｏｎ ｎａｍｅ

Kurai (the Dark)

Ｗｅａｐｏｎ， ｔｏｏｌ， ｏｒ ｏｂｊｅｃｔ ｔｙｐｅ

Nagamaki

Ｄｅｓｃｒｉｐｔｉｏｎ

A nagamaki, a type of naginata that features a shorter handle, making it a 'sword' with an unusually long handle. Again, no strange qualities or so. It's a regular nagamaki. It will cut you and you can break it if you try hard enough.

Uragiri Sakana

Uragiri Sakana

_{裏切り 魚
Traitorous Fish}
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Personalia

_{Information collected by the census office of Konohagakure}

“Eh, shut up, with your filthy stinking face.”

| Ｂｉｒｔｈｎａｍｅ: |

Uragiri Sakana

| Ｎｉｃｋｎａｍｅｓ: |

'Black-eye' by most of his family. Eh, well, they all call each other that.

| Ａｌｉａｓ: |

N/A

| Ｓｅｘ: |

Male.

| Ａｇｅ: |

16

| Ｂｉｒｔｈｐｌａｃｅ: |

The countryside of the land of Fire as part of a wandering clan, born 4 years prior to the Winter. His clan entered and established themselves in Konohagakure two years before the winter.

| Ｂｌｏｏｄｌｉｎｅ: |

Uragiri

| Ｒａｎｋ: |

Chunin

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Psychology & History

_{From detailed inspection and investigation by ANBU and medical personnel}

“Go wave your dick around somewhere else, arrogant asshole! Yeah, you, with your fuckin' flashy kekkei genkai!”

| Ｐｅｒｓｏｎａｌ ｂｉｏｇｒａｐｈｙ: |

The earliest memories that Sakana has are of his family, wandering the countryside. Back then, the villages had been established merely for a few decades, and thus there were still many clans that wandered around as nomads. The 'Uragiri' clan was much the same back then, though they did not bear the clan name of Uragiri.

For the first period of his life, Sakana was generally a happy child, not fussy at all, though he had frequent fits of anger for no reason. When he was three, the clan had decided to move into Konohagakure. For three more years he maintained the same attitude - generally happy, careless and seemingly obtuse to the world. But, again, also having fits of anger for seemingly no reason.

When he was six he entered the shinobi academy where he took classes or the rest of his youth until he was 12, and partook in the genin exams. Of course, by then the winter had already set in, and the tasks of a shinobi were taken much more seriously. They were reminded that they would not be fulfilling regular genin jobs, like rescuing loose animals, but would be sent to the front line to perform supportive operations.

While some genins were held back because of this, Sakana seemed more than happy to perform. He passed the genin exam, showing off average skills, and was assigned a team. He joined two of his co-students, both of which he knew, and was assigned to a jonin, who was an expert in sabotage and subterfuge. Not precisely Sakana's style, but he would adapt.

They spent the first year performing routine tasks, facing minimal resistance. This went from delivering food and supplies to the frontline, to running errands, to performing small scale intelligence gathering operations.

At the age of 13 he was actually sent into combat. They were sent specifically on subterfuge missions, sabotaging enemy supply lines and such. He saw a lot of engagements against the Kirigakure shinobi, who laughed at his name and surname, most of all. Of course, he laughed along. I mean.. he could see the humour, so why not. Something was funny about being named 'Fish.'

A year later the conflict ended and he could go home. He partook in the internal chunin exams a year later after the war, and made it to chunin by showcasing his battle capabilities. Of course, he was still pretty much average. But still. Sakana, pretty cool guy, if you can get past the attitude and swearing.

| Ｆａｍｉｌｙ ｂｉｏｇｒａｐｈｙ: |

The Uragiri clan consists mainly of shinobi, although they are not of any specific quality. Unlike the Hyuga, they do not provide 'the finest', and unlike the Nara, they do not provide 'the brightest' and unlike the Sarutobi, they do not provide 'leaders'. Rather, they provide.. shinobi.

They started out in the lands of Kirigakure, but that was a long time ago. Only a fool would consider them Kirigakure shinobi. From Kirigakure, they traveled to Kumogakure, then to Iwagakure, and from there to the borders of Sunagakure, from which they went to Konohagakure.

They were perhaps the clan that wandered the most before they settled down in Konohagakure. From then on they named themselves the Uragiri clan, where as beforehand they had been nameless. Their clan name, meaning 'Traitorous' is often misinterpreted as referring to themselves as traitorous people. This is not true, but many Uragiri have simply accepted that people would never understand. They are, after all, not Uragiri.

The truth is that the name comes from their story - in Kirigakure they were used for their money, and then hunted. This was back when there was no real Kirigakure village. They escaped to Kumogakure, where they were then hunted for their strange appearance. That happened after they were betrayed by a Kumogakure shinobi, who promised them that they'd be able to earn some money if they performed some jobs for him.

Turned out that they were framed for murder, which was only added to the pile of accusations. They escaped towards Iwagakure, where they were once again betrayed, being promised a safe passage towards Sunagakure, but instead being assaulted because people thought they were wielders of a powerful Dojutsu due to their eyes.

After losing many lives in Kirigakure, Kumogakure, and Iwagakure, they had thought to find salvation in Sunagakure, but upon entrance in the deserts, they were met with shinobi who barred them entrance, explaining that 'their kind was not welcome' due to the fact that they had been chased for so long by the other countries. It was simply assumed they were criminals.

Being denied entrance, they went to Konohagakure, who gratefully accepted them, as the Sarutobi clan and Hyuga clan seemed receptive towards any clan, no matter who they were, as long as they proved to be valuable and honest assets to the Will of Fire.

| Ｆａｍｉｌｙ ｔｉｅｓ: |

Fill in this form for his direct family. At the very least his (biological) parents.

Uragiri Kingyo | Father | 38, Konohagakure, Jonin. Works primarily for the intelligence gathering unit, and is ocasionally involved in hunting criminals because of this.
Uragiri Same | Mother | 37, Konohagakure, medical nin, Jonin rank, fills her time working at the hospital.
Uragiri Unagi | Sister | 12, Konohagakure, academy student, not too promising, probably just another average shinobi to the Uragiri clan name.
Uragiri Unagi | Sister | 1, Konohagakure, baby. Poops her pants, cries for mama, stuff like that.

| Ｄｒｅａｍｓ ａｎｄ ｆｅａｒｓ: |

Sakana's dreams are to, one day, become known as a shinobi that rose above the averageness of his clan. Ah, but that's really unlikely, no? Hm, well, he'd be satisfied to give those cocky shinobi with kekkei genkai a piece of his mind. That's a dream worth working towards every day! “Get the fuck out!”

His fears are the exile of his clan for some vague reason. He's not too pro-Konoha. He accepts them as his village, and he would support them in a war, but he doesn't feel like he's 'at home' here. But he understands that, without Konohagakure, they would not survive long in this world. Therefore, exile from the village would be disastrous. Therefore, anything that smirches the name of the Uragiri would be a bad thing for him.

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Combat Reports

_{From detailed reports from previous missions and academy sparring matches}

“Another character quote”

| Ｆｉｇｈｔｉｎｇ ｓｔｙｌｅ: |

Sakana prefers to fight from close to medium range, preferably using a mixture of ninjutsu and taijutsu or melee weaponry.

| Ｋｅｋｋｅｉ ｇｅｎｋａｉ － ｂｌｏｏｄｌｉｎｅ ｌｉｍｉｔ: |

Ｋｅｋｋｅｉ ｇｅｎｋａｉ ｎａｍｅ

Fish-eyes.

Ｄｅｓｃｒｉｐｔｉｏｎ

Actually not a kekkei genkai. His eyes are black, with yellow pupils. It makes him look a little bit like a fish, or something. Eh, you have to be real stupid to somehow think this is a kekkei genkai.

Ｓｔｒｅｎｇｔｈｓ

Not a kekkei genkai.

Ｗｅａｋｎｅｓｓｅｓ

God damn. Not a kekkei genkai.

| Ｎｉｎｊａ ｔｅｃｈｎｉｑｕｅｓ: |
_{Jutsu names can be found here.}

Ａ ｒａｎｋ ｔｅｃｈｎｉｑｕｅｓ

Doton: Dosekidake

Ｂ ｒａｎｋ ｔｅｃｈｎｉｑｕｅｓ

Katon: Gōka Mekkyaku
Katon: Gōen no Jutsu
Doton: Ganban Kyū

Ｃ ｒａｎｋ ｔｅｃｈｎｉｑｕｅｓ

Katon: Gōkakyū no Jutsu
Katon: Karyūdan
Doton: Doroku Gaeshi
Doton: Retsudo Tenshō

Ｄ ｒａｎｋ ｔｅｃｈｎｉｑｕｅｓ

Doton: Renga no Jutsu

| Ｗｅａｐｏｎｓ: |

Ｗｅａｐｏｎ ｎａｍｅ

Han'nin (Pricker)

Ｗｅａｐｏｎ， ｔｏｏｌ， ｏｒ ｏｂｊｅｃｔ ｔｙｐｅ

Straight edge knife, corded handle

Ｄｅｓｃｒｉｐｔｉｏｎ

The weapon is made of simple steel, similar to most weapons. It has no particularly interesting qualities, and is a rather rudimentary weapon that he has alongside his regular kunai and shuriken. It's used for melee combat exclusively.

“See ya, sucka!”

Naruto: Years of Winter - an Alternate Universe

Team Generation

Under leadership of Eiichiro Kishimoto

• Eiichiro Kishimoto - jonin
• Tonbo Kei - genin
• Dewa Shimura - genin
• Chikage Yoshitaka - genin

Team Konoha

Under leadership of Mōri Mawari

• Mōri Mawari - hokage
• Sarutobi Ira - genin
• Sarutobi Mū - chunin
• Hyuga Dio - chunin

Team Trouble

Under leadership of Uchiha Kaido

• Uchiha Kaido
• Uragiri Sakana - chunin
• Chimamire Shirayuri - chunin
• Nō Iemochi - chunin

Team Wildcard

Under leadership of Osuushi Senhime

• Osuushi Senhime - jonin
• Ria Uchiha - chunin
• Hitori Nagasaki - chunin
• Tenshi Uchiha - genin

Strike Team I

Genin squad led by Sarutobi Haitani.

• Sarutobi Haitani - chunin
• Gushiken Kohaku - genin
• Yamanaka Inori - genin
• Izo Moroku - genin

Team Wanderer
Under leadership of Hotsuma Senju
_{Re-instated after an official court martialed trial, where the subject (Hotsuma Senju) was forced to pay back damages of 5.000.000 Ryo as payment for Konohagakure to reimburse for his deserting during the war. Position of Jonin was offered up as a way to earn that money. Subsequent payments will be taken away from the Jonin's wage.}

• Hotsuma Senju - jonin
• Jūkō Inuzuka - genin
• Reisai Shimodaruma - chunin
• Tsubaki Oichi - chunin

Naruto: Years of Winter - an Alternate Universe

Character name

Character Name

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Personalia

_{Information collected by the census office of Konohagakure}

“Character motto here, something your character would say”

| Ｂｉｒｔｈｎａｍｅ: |

Enter official birthname here - Japanese style, so surname first, then first name.

| Ｎｉｃｋｎａｍｅｓ: |

Enter nicknames here, given by friends or foes.

| Ａｌｉａｓ: |

Enter more official 'callsign' here if applicable (genins likely wouldn't have these).

| Ｓｅｘ: |

Enter biological sex here (male, female).

| Ａｇｅ: |

14+

| Ｂｉｒｔｈｐｌａｃｅ: |

What village was your character born in? Doesn't have to be canon - but preferably it is.

| Ｂｌｏｏｄｌｉｎｅ: |

What bloodline does your family have (note: not the same as surname. You can have a surname like 'Naito' and still have Uchiha blood depending on history. If not applicable, fill in your regular surname.)

| Ｒａｎｋ: |

Genin, unless permission was given for a higher rank.

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Psychology & History

_{From detailed inspection and investigation by ANBU and medical personnel}

“Another character quote”

| Ｐｅｒｓｏｎａｌ ｂｉｏｇｒａｐｈｙ: |

Detail the history and personality of the character - his youth, upbringing, school time, and personality traits he gained through that. At least two paragraphs.

| Ｆａｍｉｌｙ ｂｉｏｇｒａｐｈｙ: |

Detail the history and traits of the family/clan - if it's a canon clan, link us to the narutopedia page, and then detail his nuclear family/extended family. If it is a original clan, detail their come up, traits, and any specific information you want to share.

| Ｆａｍｉｌｙ ｔｉｅｓ: |

Fill in this form for his direct family. At the very least his (biological) parents.

Name | Relationship to character | Age, living place, profession and additional info
Name | Relationship to character | Age, living place, profession and additional info

| Ｄｒｅａｍｓ ａｎｄ ｆｅａｒｓ: |

Detail the characters' dreams and his fears. These are a good place to add additional depth to your character.

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Combat Reports

_{From detailed reports from previous missions and academy sparring matches}

“Another character quote”

| Ｆｉｇｈｔｉｎｇ ｓｔｙｌｅ: |

Fill in some information about how your character fights. Do they fight long range, short range, genjutsu, ninjutsu, etc.

| Ｋｅｋｋｅｉ ｇｅｎｋａｉ － ｂｌｏｏｄｌｉｎｅ ｌｉｍｉｔ: |

Ｋｅｋｋｅｉ ｇｅｎｋａｉ ｎａｍｅ

'Sharingan' or 'Byakugan' or something fictional you made yourself. Be creative!

Ｄｅｓｃｒｉｐｔｉｏｎ

Explain what the technique does, how it works and what the manifested kekkei genkai looks like both in use, and outside of use. For example, the sharingan in battle shows through tomoe in the eye. The byakugan manifests itself through white eyes. Not neccesarily limited to vision/eye based, such as the bone bloodline limit Kimimaro uses. Pretty obvious manifestations.

Ｓｔｒｅｎｇｔｈｓ

Describe your kekkei genkai's strengths here, what is it effective against? What is it power at currently?

Ｗｅａｋｎｅｓｓｅｓ

Describe how your kekkei genkai can be overcome, advertently or inadvertently. Be reasonable. We are very strict at this.

| Ｎｉｎｊａ ｔｅｃｈｎｉｑｕｅｓ: |
_{Jutsu names can be found here.}

Ａ ｒａｎｋ ｔｅｃｈｎｉｑｕｅｓ

[url=narutopedialink]Name no jutsu here.[/url]

Ｂ ｒａｎｋ ｔｅｃｈｎｉｑｕｅｓ

[url=narutopedialink]Name no jutsu here.[/url]

Ｃ ｒａｎｋ ｔｅｃｈｎｉｑｕｅｓ

[url=narutopedialink]Name no jutsu here.[/url]

Ｄ ｒａｎｋ ｔｅｃｈｎｉｑｕｅｓ

[url=narutopedialink]Name no jutsu here.[/url]

Ｅ ｒａｎｋ ｔｅｃｈｎｉｑｕｅｓ

[url=narutopedialink]Name no jutsu here.[/url]

| Ｃｕｓｔｏｍ ｔｅｃｈｎｉｑｕｅｓ: |

Ｊｕｔｓｕ ｎａｍｅ

The name of your custom jutsu. Be creative!

Ｒａｎｋ

What rank you'd place it at.

Ｒａｎｇｅ

How far does it reach - can be precise, or guesstimate.

Ｄｅｓｃｒｉｐｔｉｏｎ

Describe the jutsu, how it works and what it looks like. Explain potential damage that can be done with it, and describe the weaknesses and strength of the jutsu. Be as clear as you can.

Repeat this form as many times as you need.

| Ｗｅａｐｏｎｓ: |

Ｗｅａｐｏｎ ｎａｍｅ

The name of your weapon. Can be a term, i.e 'kunai' or it can be a self given name, i.e 'Revered Razor'.

Ｗｅａｐｏｎ， ｔｏｏｌ， ｏｒ ｏｂｊｅｃｔ ｔｙｐｅ

What type of weapon, tool or object is this? Sword, axe, kunai, knife, blade, tanto. Omit if the weapon, tool or object name already designates this, i.e. 'kunai' is already clear enough.

Ｄｅｓｃｒｉｐｔｉｏｎ

Describe the weapon, tool or objects appearance, and describe it's potentials and weaknesses. tl;dr how powerful is it and what does it look like. Be reasonable.

Repeat this form as many times as you need.

Omit any parts of the CS skeleton that you do not need - though some fields will be required.

Codes - COPY PASTE THIS.

[hider=Character name][center][h1]Character Name[/h1]
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[h3]Personalia[/h3]
[sub]Information collected by the census office of Konohagakure[/sub]

[i]“Character motto here, something your character would say”[/i][/center]

[indent]| Ｂｉｒｔｈｎａｍｅ: |
[indent][i]Enter official birthname here - Japanese style, so surname first, then first name.[/i][/indent]
| Ｎｉｃｋｎａｍｅｓ: |
[indent][i]Enter nicknames here, given by friends or foes.[/i][/indent]
| Ａｌｉａｓ: |
[indent][i]Enter more official 'callsign' here if applicable (genins likely wouldn't have these).[/i][/indent]
| Ｓｅｘ: |
[indent][i]Enter biological sex here (male, female).[/i][/indent]
| Ａｇｅ: |
[indent][i]14+[/i][/indent]
| Ｂｉｒｔｈｐｌａｃｅ: |
[indent][i]What village was your character born in? Doesn't have to be canon - but preferably it is.[/i][/indent]
| Ｂｌｏｏｄｌｉｎｅ: |
[indent][i]What bloodline does your family have (note: not the same as surname. You can have a surname like 'Naito' and still have Uchiha blood depending on history. If not applicable, fill in your regular surname.)[/i][/indent]
| Ｒａｎｋ: |
[indent][i]Genin, unless permission was given for a higher rank.[/i][/indent]
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[h3]Psychology & History[/h3]
[sub]From detailed inspection and investigation by ANBU and medical personnel[/sub]

[i]“Another character quote”[/i][/center]

[indent]| Ｐｅｒｓｏｎａｌ ｂｉｏｇｒａｐｈｙ: |
[indent][i]Detail the history and personality of the character - his youth, upbringing, school time, and personality traits he gained through that. At least two paragraphs.[/i][/indent]
| Ｆａｍｉｌｙ ｂｉｏｇｒａｐｈｙ: |
[indent][i]Detail the history and traits of the family/clan - if it's a canon clan, link us to the narutopedia page, and then detail his nuclear family/extended family. If it is a original clan, detail their come up, traits, and any specific information you want to share.[/i][/indent]
| Ｆａｍｉｌｙ ｔｉｅｓ: |
[indent][i]Fill in this form for his direct family. At the very least his (biological) parents.

Name | Relationship to character | Age, living place, profession and additional info
Name | Relationship to character | Age, living place, profession and additional info
[/i][/indent]
| Ｄｒｅａｍｓ ａｎｄ ｆｅａｒｓ: |
[indent][i]Detail the characters' dreams and his fears. These are a good place to add additional depth to your character.
[/i][/indent][/indent]

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[h3]Combat Reports[/h3]
[sub]From detailed reports from previous missions and academy sparring matches[/sub]

[i]“Another character quote”[/i][/center]

[indent]| Ｆｉｇｈｔｉｎｇ ｓｔｙｌｅ: |
[indent][i]Fill in some information about how your character fights. Do they fight long range, short range, genjutsu, ninjutsu, etc.[/i][/indent]

| Ｋｅｋｋｅｉ ｇｅｎｋａｉ － ｂｌｏｏｄｌｉｎｅ ｌｉｍｉｔ: |
[indent][u]Ｋｅｋｋｅｉ ｇｅｎｋａｉ ｎａｍｅ[/u]
[indent]'Sharingan' or 'Byakugan' or something fictional you made yourself. Be creative![/indent]
[u]Ｄｅｓｃｒｉｐｔｉｏｎ[/u]
[indent]Explain what the technique does, how it works and what the manifested kekkei genkai looks like both in use, and outside of use. For example, the sharingan in battle shows through tomoe in the eye. The byakugan manifests itself through white eyes. Not neccesarily limited to vision/eye based, such as the bone bloodline limit Kimimaro uses. Pretty obvious manifestations.[/indent]
[u]Ｓｔｒｅｎｇｔｈｓ[/u]
[indent]Describe your kekkei genkai's strengths here, what is it effective against? What is it power at currently?[/indent]
[u]Ｗｅａｋｎｅｓｓｅｓ[/u]
[indent]Describe how your kekkei genkai can be overcome, advertently or inadvertently. Be reasonable. We are very strict at this.[/indent][/indent][/indent]

[indent]| Ｎｉｎｊａ ｔｅｃｈｎｉｑｕｅｓ: |
[sub][url=naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Narutopedia]Jutsu names can be found here.[/url][/sub]

[indent][u]Ａ ｒａｎｋ ｔｅｃｈｎｉｑｕｅｓ[/u]
[indent][url=narutopedialink]Name no jutsu here.[/url][/indent]
[u]Ｂ ｒａｎｋ ｔｅｃｈｎｉｑｕｅｓ[/u]
[indent][url=narutopedialink]Name no jutsu here.[/url][/indent]
[u]Ｃ ｒａｎｋ ｔｅｃｈｎｉｑｕｅｓ[/u]
[indent][url=narutopedialink]Name no jutsu here.[/url][/indent]
[u]Ｄ ｒａｎｋ ｔｅｃｈｎｉｑｕｅｓ[/u]
[indent][url=narutopedialink]Name no jutsu here.[/url][/indent]
[u]Ｅ ｒａｎｋ ｔｅｃｈｎｉｑｕｅｓ[/u]
[indent][url=narutopedialink]Name no jutsu here.[/url][/indent][/indent]

| Ｃｕｓｔｏｍ ｔｅｃｈｎｉｑｕｅｓ: |

[indent][u]Ｊｕｔｓｕ ｎａｍｅ[/u]
[indent]The name of your custom jutsu. Be creative![/indent]
[u]Ｒａｎｋ[/u]
[indent]What rank you'd place it at.[/indent]
[u]Ｒａｎｇｅ[/u]
[indent]How far does it reach - can be precise, or guesstimate.[/indent]
[u]Ｄｅｓｃｒｉｐｔｉｏｎ[/u]
[indent]Describe the jutsu, how it works and what it looks like. Explain potential damage that can be done with it, and describe the weaknesses and strength of the jutsu. Be as clear as you can.[/indent]

Repeat this form as many times as you need.[/indent]

| Ｗｅａｐｏｎｓ: |
[indent][u]Ｗｅａｐｏｎ ｎａｍｅ[/u]
[indent]The name of your weapon. Can be a term, i.e 'kunai' or it can be a self given name, i.e 'Revered Razor'.[/indent]
[u]Ｗｅａｐｏｎ， ｔｏｏｌ， ｏｒ ｏｂｊｅｃｔ ｔｙｐｅ[/u]
[indent]What type of weapon, tool or object is this? Sword, axe, kunai, knife, blade, tanto. Omit if the weapon, tool or object name already designates this, i.e. 'kunai' is already clear enough.[/indent]
[u]Ｄｅｓｃｒｉｐｔｉｏｎ[/u]
[indent]Describe the weapon, tool or objects appearance, and describe it's potentials and weaknesses. tl;dr how powerful is it and what does it look like. Be reasonable.[/indent][/indent]

Repeat this form as many times as you need.[/indent]

[b]Omit any parts of the CS skeleton that you do not need - though some fields will be required.[/b]
[/hider]

Naruto: Years of Winter - an Alternate Universe

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The Winter war was the first real shinobi world war. It involved the five major powers as well as including some smaller villages. As the winter crept up on the villages, slowly they began getting belligerent, and Kumogakure gathered it's forces to enter Iwagakure. As a result of this, Sunagakure, not wanting to lose any potential gains, also entered Iwagakure. They entered a three-way war, with Kumogakure fighting Iwagakure and Sunagakure simultaneously, while these two also fought each other.

Kirigakure, who was allied with Kumogakure, sent over forces to help Kumogakure. Mostly Kirigakure spent their time assassinating people that were considered powerful, as well as thieving and stealing from the countryside.

Iwagakure gave up a lot of land at first, hoping Sunagakure and Kumogakure would be satisfied with their new lands, but found quickly that neither of the two countries intended to back off. Then Iwagakure began fighting back, taking back some territory and pushing back the enemy forces.

Konohagakure spent most of their time guarding the borders - they were relatively unscathed at first due to neutrality, except for Kumogakure and Kirigakure shinobi that found their way into Konoha territory, and pillaged and looted there.

When Sunagakure offered them an alliance, it was denied at first, but later on accepted as the threat of Kumo- and Kirigakure nin grew. As a result they were dragged into the war, and began engaging Kumogakure and Kirigakure nin more frequently. In due time, they were also engaging Iwagakure teams that had entered Sunagakure, Kumogakure, or sometimes Konohagakure territory.

Somehow, Iwagakure nin and Konohagakure nin managed to avoid killing each other. Despite the Tsuchikage not wishing to befriend Konoha, it seemed like the troops on the ground wished to avoid the bloodshed. As a result, there were only ever minor clashes and minor wounds.

Konohagakure managed to hold on to their borders. Contrary to Konoha, Sunagakure actually lost a small bit of territory in the form of a mountain range to Iwagakure. Kumogakure managed to take some of Iwagakures territory but also lost some, so in the end, it seemed like they had not made any real progress.

Kirigakure came out of the war richer, but was now disliked by all countries. Even Kumogakure disliked their ruthless and savage ways. But, the alliance still stood. The same could not be said for Sunagakure and Konohagakure, because the signed peace treaty enforced that Konoha end their alliance with Sunagakure. This was unwelcome at first, but when the Kazekage was later assassinated and the suspected murderer took his position, it was seen as a good thing the alliance had been ended earlier.

Notably, the Land of Iron was left unscathed. The already harsh conditions of the mountains and snow meant that with the arrival of winter, the area only got colder. The shinobis were of the opinion that 'nothing could be gained' in the Land of Iron, so they left it alone. Ever since, the land of Iron has isolated itself and no longer accepts visitors from Shinobi countries.

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As we are roleplaying in an alternate universe, some things have changed. Some are changed for the sake of simplicity on our end (it's rather hard to write off some of the clans for example) and some were changed for the sake of the roleplay and making it more interesting. Most of these changes will have happened inside of Konohagakure. The roleplay takes place when Konohagakure as a village has existed for some fifty-seventy years.

Konohagakure was created as a result between the cooperation of the honorable Sarutobi clan, whom included many people within their clan and grew from the inclusion of smaller clans into their fold. They contributed manpower and the Will of Fire to the construction of Konohagakure. The Hyuga clan were their faithful 'ally' in this endeavor and made up the diplomatic and military aspect of the early Konohagakure settlement.

The first ten years of Konohagakure were spent in relative peace, being among the first village to be constructed that grew in size quickly, compared to smaller villages like Amegakure. Konohagakure quickly became the hub of diplomacy, trade and politics.

With time their lands grew too as smaller villages swore fealty to Konohagakure and joined their ranks, moving their forces to Konohagakure and building residences there. It quickly became the shinobi capital of the country of fire.

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The first hokage was Hyuga Jurou, the head of the Hyuga clan. He was alongside the Sarutobi when the village was first constructed and, alongside the Sarutobi clan, made it into what it was today. He was chosen to represent the village as a Hokage due to his prodigial prowess in battle, diplomatic mind, and his 'noble' ancestry. Furthermore, the presence of a dojutsu user on the seat of power of Konohagakure also meant they received international respect.

He was primarily known for his long reign, which went by without a hitch. A whole 30 years. Primarily he invested a lot of time in lawmaking, governing and international relations. This included trade, threats of war, and alliances. Under his leadership Konohagakure briefly saw an alliance with Sunagakure, but this was quickly ended as a result of an assassination of the Kazekage.

After thirty years, Hyuga Jurou died as a result of illness, already being quite old at the time. He passed peacefully, despite the turbulent time where new villages were being created out of blood and steel. His student and adoptive son, Enchiro Kishimoto took over as hokage.

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With Enchiro Kishimoto at the head of state, the village saw a grand total of one year without any problems before problems found Konohagakure. In his second year of reign, he found Konohagakure at the mercy of a blizzard, innocent at first, but quickly becoming deadly. Despite best efforts to retain the peace, his efforts failed, and Konohagakure quickly found itself defending their already scarce resources.

During his reign he also found himself on the battlefield - something the first hokage had never had to deal with - and showed off the skills of a kage. Much like the other kages, it was proven here that a kage was a force to be reckoned with.

When he was wounded during a skirmish versus Kumogakure elite shinobi, he decided to stay on the battlefield to protect the unit that he was with - as a result, his wounds became worse and frostbite set in.

When the fight was over, every person in the unit came home safe, but the same didn't go for his arm and leg. A year after the winter ended, he abdicated as a result of stress and war wounds, saying 'A man who can't use his full strength cannot protect his country'.

A vote would be held for the next hokage.

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The vote would point out Mawari Mōri as the next hokage. The vote was narrow, with a tiebreaker included within. She was considered 'too much of a hothead' to bear the title of hokage, but her power and skills ultimately meant that she was chosen over a lesser candidate who was more calm and collected. As the council stated later, 'a great kage has to be strong enough to enforce their rulings, but these rulings can be made by great strategists behind the scenes'.

And, true to that saying, she went on to pick her runner up candidate as a council advisor when a spot freed up. During the single year that she has stood at the helm of the village, she has managed to make some minor changes. First and foremost, she has made it clear to the rest of the world that Konohagakure will no longer be pushed around.

This angered Kumogakure greatly, and made Kirigakure slightly wary. Sunagakure however seems more willing to enter an alliance than before. Iwagakure seems to be holding back slightly - they have not yet said anything in relation to Konohagakure and will likely continue to not say anything.

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Kumogakure remains largely the belligerent and hostile village in the world, largely in fact due to their large military. The saying that dogs that bark don't bite, that saying doesn't go for them. The Raikages have notoriously all been loudmouthed militarist shinobi. Never the less, they are respected for the worthy shinobi they bring forth and pose a serious threat. The only reason they have not yet crushed Sunagakure, Konohagakure or Iwagakure is because they have a lot of internal problems relating mostly to politics. That's the reason why three of them have all died at the hands of assassins.

They are commonly allied with Kirigakure - their island nation is considered 'unimportant' for conquering, and thus the Raikages have mostly just focused their eyes elsewhere. The alliance is uneasy and it is not uncommon for 'friendly fire' to occur on a battlefield. Never the less, the Raikage ensures Kirigakure that he will defend them if the need arises.

_{The Fourth Raikage, Kimura Shozen, characterized by his electrically yellow hair.}

Kirigakure similarly finds itself at the center of attention in most cases when it comes to hostility. But, contrary to Kumogakure, whom favor outright military power and large armies of shinobi (large for the time, which isn't large as we know it) Kirigakure favors precision strikes. Their numbers are lower than that of Kumogakure, but one can be certain that any surgical strike was committed by Kirigakure nin.

They are masters of stealth and, for the most part, operate in loosely organized teams with a high amount of decision making vested in the jonin. The Mizukage holds power, but ultimately the loose island nations has to contend with a large amount of corruption and loose cannons.

They seem to thrive largely on theft and banditry, which during this time period, was still considered a valid strategy.

Sunagakure is frequently associated with Konohagakure and their on-off alliance. Currently they are not allied, due to the ending of the Winter (and thus, the war) having included a treaty that ended the alliance. The alliance was never rebuilt due to suspicions that the new Kazekage was somehow involved in the death of the former Kazekage.

Their primary business right now is trade, as there are few places suitable for agriculture. As a result they are quite wealthy. They have good trade relations with all nations (even their enemies, Kumogakure and Kirigakure) and export and import anything from low cost goods like food to luxurious weaponry and ornaments.

Iwagakure is an isolationist country at this time, not engaging in political and diplomatical ties with the other villages for the most part. They prefer to work on their own village, expanding it's reach and performing missions.

During the Winter war they tried to stay away from the conflict, giving up large amounts of land to Kumogakure and Sunagakure before eventually striking back and driving out the enemies. When it was clear that neither Sunagakure nor Kumogakure would let them live in peace unless they were fully annexed, they struck back. By extent that meant they fought against Konohagakure and Kirigakure too.

But Konohagakure shinobi never actually fought in Iwagakure, and any skirmishes between Konohagakure and Iwagakure shinobi typically ended quickly and in a friendly manner. There was a mutual respect between them. This was contrary to Kirigakure shinobi, who fought purely to gain spoils of war.

The Land of Iron has remained isolationist - they refuse to answer any diplomatic envoys and typically do not accept shinobi into their borders. Ever since the Winter, they have lost a lot of manpower. The already harsh conditions were made even harsher with the cold, and nothing more would grow in the area. As a result, a lot of Samurai died, leaving only the strongest.

As a result, it seems like those samurai that remained have become rather strong. Their small numbers are accounted for by this, meaning that an invasion still seems unlikely. A common trait they have now too seems to be insanity - the many deaths, cold winter and isolation means that many of them are not used to the same social interactions as the shinobi are, and similarly, gave them strange cultural and social traits.

Naruto: Years of Winter - an Alternate Universe

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<sub>“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.”</sub>

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Some twelve years ago, winter had just arrived. It was a generic winter - cold, but not too harsh. But as time passed the temperatures continued to drop. At first it was considered to be 'just a harsh winter' until the winter lasted into spring, into summer, into fall, and into winter again. The winter did not pass - the people were unaware at first, considering it an extraordinarily powerful heat of cold, at least for the winter at first. Then, they started thinking it was just.. something strange, but something that would pass - perhaps a test of the Sage of the Six Paths. But, over time, people lost hope and began acknowledging that this was a terrible blizzard, a spell of dry cold that killed all their crops.

The death toll started rising, due to freezing to death, lack of food, lack of other resources, or simply combat. Yes, combat. Despite the relatively peaceful time period, the cold gave rise to conflict over scarce resources. After four years, the winter 'subsided' and made way for a permanent dry cold permafrost. The ground was frozen solid most of the time, and the ground stayed infertile. It stayed cold - colder than any time before it. The entire shinobi world was frozen solid.

For six more years - a grand total of ten years - this went on. Permafrost meant there was not enough food for the villages and people starved, racking up the deathtoll even higher. Small conflicts arose. At first, conflicts over grievances, perceived slights, perhaps some about stolen supplies. Gradually this became conflict over territory. And after that, it became war for entire countries. But where as before there were alliances, it seemed to be every man, or village, for themselves at this point.

But once the ten year mark was reached, the permafrost dissipated, and made way for fertile muddy soils again. The conflicts slowly disappeared too, but there were still visible tensions between the countries. People felt like they had to take revenge for their murdered brothers, and alliances were made between those villages that hadn't fought each other as much. Konohagakure was at the center of it all - a hub, so to speak, for diplomacy, trade and politics. But that isn't to say that Konohagakure benefited from it. Not at all.

With normal relations continuing, Konohagakure felt increasingly pressured to pick sides. Sunagakure wanted an alliance with Konohagakure, Amegakure petitioned for the support of Konohagakure, Kumogakure had warned Konohagakure that any alliance made by Konoha would be seen as an act of aggression, etcetera. In short; Konohagakure had no options available that wouldn't anger someone.

For two years the 'new spring' lasted, before rumors of dropping temperatures and a 'second winter' started coming in from the North-East. Nothing serious has happened - yet. But the mere mention of dropping temperatures seemed to be enough to recreate tensions. The five kages have been arguing back and forth ever since. And, while they are kages, they are not the peaceful, calm and noble kages they were before. The winter has transformed people - made them more ruthless and aggressive. All of them are respected shinobi. They are powerful and strong, worthy of the title. But above all else, they are prepared to prove themselves. It seems the days of peaceful negotiation are coming to an end. Make way for the Second Winter.

And in the middle of this all is you – a shinobi of little 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?

Besides the rumours, there are some that whisper about these winters being man-made. These rumours are seen as just that - rumours, with little credit or merit. But perhaps it is worth investigating. But you are under the Hokage's orders, so one way or another, you'll have to wait for the Hokage's orders to see if you can even investigate these claims or not.

Your character will be placed in Konohagakure, how they got there is up to you. As all characters will be of acceptable teenage ages, they will all remember the harsh times of the winter. Therefore, please go sparingly on the 'happy go lucky' characters that are everyone's friend. These were harsh times and we ask that the characters represent that in some way or form. Of course your character can be nice and happy, but explain why they are this way despite the fact that the winter claimed many lives.

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The roleplay will start off in the 'New Spring' which means that there will still be fertile soils, rain, and other nice things like that. But gradually we will expand into the 'Second Winter' and the investigation as to what is causing this. Along the way we will meet interesting characters that are detrimental to the plot. Some of which, in our opinion, are very original and have their own personality and history that is unique to this roleplay. (Yeah, this sounds like a sales pitch.)

In terms of OOC information about the setting and plot, we feel it will be important to outline what you can expect. There is a larger overarching plot that we already have in mind - of course, you did not think we randomly inserted a 10 year long winter? There is more to the story. But the RP will start out with us forming teams, and doing missions and slowly uncovering the secrets of the winter. We hope to recreate the feeling of Naruto through this process - character growth through the missions, connecting with your teammates, and perhaps some epic story along the way.

This RP will also feature a more slice-of-life approach, although that label is debatable. We will of course still do plenty of missions, but we like character interaction as much as the fights in Naruto, and as such we place a prominent focus on the character interactions as well as conflicts. Don't worry, you can still beat up bad guys. Another thing that is important for us is balance and we make sure to review each sheet adequately.

If you want a powerful missing nin so you can slap your powerdick around, it's probably best to look elsewhere. It is our philosophy that if you are truly a good roleplayer, you can defeat anyone using one technique. Like the ancient saying goes; it is better to master one technique than to be mediocre at a thousand. Good writing will always trump a character that has the most overpowered jutsu's crammed into it.

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Yes, we have rules. No, we don't enforce them like a nazi regime. We are capable of subjective logic and rationality (we hope) so if you bend a rule for the purpose of fitting the RP better, more power to you. But yes, we will get annoyed if you break them constantly. Previous RP's have shown we need these. Sadly.

“ＯＯＣ”

• No godmodding, powerplaying or making shit up in the IC. The standard stuff.
• No perfect characters (Mary Sue and Gary Stu).
• GM team has final say. Always. Like a certain regime in a certain time period. Ahem.
• One-lining not acceptable. Two lining isn't either. In fact just write two paragraphs.
• Consistency is key. We understand posting a little less sometimes. There's limits, though.
• RPG rules apply. Always.

“ＩＣ”

• Beware the gore; yes, it's allowed but don't overdo it. No blood showers.
• As for sexual content, take it to PM's and show us a fade to black; make it implied. What you do privately isn't our concern. It's RPG's concern, however, so suggest you abide the RPG rules.
• Death is possible. For all characters. Including GM characters. We love death.
• Love is also possible. Gay love, heterosexual love, alien love, whatever you want.
• Feel free to use images to illustrate - however, please consider that a written description is also required.

“Ｃｈａｒａｃｔｅｒ”

• Your character is a chunin or genin, or in rare cases, a jonin, but not Madara. No EMS, Rinnegan, whatever the hell you can think of. Keep it simple, but interesting.
• Be diverse and dynamic with creating your characters; don't be set in stone for what you want and be prepared to change your ideas as we go. This means; don't be an asshole if you don't get what you want. Either scrap the idea or change it to our liking.
• No tailed beasts for now. Why? Because you need to earn it ICly with our acceptance, not be gifted it. Nothing says 'I'm a bad writer' more than instantly writing in 200 of the most powerful things in your character.
• Kekkei Genkai are to be made unique. If they are Sharingan with 1 minor edit made into a new KG, then it's a no-go.
• Same applies to hiden. If they are shadow control with 1 minor edit, then it's a no-no.
• No elemental control kekkei genkai please. Overdone, this is Naruto, not Avatar. If you can make it interesting, try it, but if your KG is simply 'I can control the water' then we're not gonna accept it period.

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Because Naruto is a diverse world with diverse techniques, with some more balanced than others, we have chosen to make several rulesets for characters for each rank. This is to avoid situations with, for example, a chunin who has the rinnegan, fighting some chunin who barely has a single B rank technique. It's also to avoid broken jutsu, such as Flying Thunder God, being used to cheese fights. It might seem like a fun thing to give your characters, especially if they have a historical reason for having that jutsu. And I agree, it's a fun niché thing that makes it more interesting. But looking at pro's and con's for these kind of jutsu, we have to decide that ultimately it's not worth it, because that means your jutsu will give you pleasure, but it will detract that of those that go up against your character, or those that wanted something similar but got denied. It's put in place to avoid bad situations where two people cannot reach an ultimatum about fights. Simple as that. We do not accept arguments about these things, they're set in stone.

If you feel like your character might have, for instance, an extra A-rank jutsu.. that's possible. We might accept that if you can justify it to us in a PM or in an OOC comment. For example, two A-rank jutsu that form a combo, but are otherwise not that useful, is perfectly acceptable. But if you justify it by saying 'Oh he's a prodigy, he was like Sasuke and is just super cool like that.' then we're gonna not accept that.

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Note: N/A in front of a rank means 'no limit' within reason. You can use as many of these as you like although that doesn't mean you have to use every one of them. They also need to make sense. A character with an aptitude for high level lightning jutsu will probably have more of these N/A lightning jutsu than fire jutsu. Simple as that.

“Ｇｅｎｉｎ”

• 0 A-rank.
• 1 B-rank.
• 2 C-rank.
• 2 D-rank.
• N/A E-rank.

“Ｃｈｕｕｎｉｎ”

• 1 A-rank.
• 3 B-rank.
• 4 C-rank.
• N/A D-rank.
• N/A E-rank.

“Ｊｏｕｎｉｎ”

- Only accepting these if a chunin was already made and it was deemed satisfactory enough. Otherwise, on request (for plots, or team leading)

• 1 S-rank.
• 3 A-rank.
• 4 B-rank.
• N/A C-rank.
• N/A D-rank.
• N/A E-rank.

“Ｋａｇｅ”

- Never accepting kage level characters. We'll ask you to make them if we need one.

• N/A S-rank.
• N/A B-rank.
• N/A C-rank.
• N/A D-rank.
• N/A E-rank.

Note: Kage-level characters will not be judged on their jutsu lists or anything of the sort, they will be judged on identity: are they interesting, are they worthy of the kage-level stamp and do they serve a good, useful purpose? That's because once you reach jonin status, it becomes really quite easy to pass into kage-level areas, and beyond kage there are no ranks. That means the power levels within kage-level characters fluctuate heavily.

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General bans refer to simply not being allowed to have this jutsu on any character, in or out of battle.
Combat bans refer to bans for combat only, meaning they are allowed outside of combat.
Limit jutsu refer to jutsu that are allowed, in and out of combat, but have limited usage.

• Flying Thunder God Jutsu - general ban.
• Body Flicker Technique - combat ban.
• Body Replacement Technique - limit jutsu, 3 uses per battle.
• Chimera Technique - general ban.

Naruto: Years of Winter - an Alternate Universe

@pkken Ah, for chunin then yes, 2 natures is probably the standard.

I wouldn't say we're banning particle style, but I want to remind you there's only two canon jutsu for that release, so you'd have to come up with them yourself. Also, the two existing jutsu are like.. insanely powerful already.