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Naruto : Gobigakure no Sato

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Naruto : Gobigakure no Sato

Gobigakure no Sato

The Village Hidden at the End

With Konoha to the south, the Hidden Sound to the east and the Hidden Waterfall to the west we have the small Hidden Village of the End, Gobigakure. What's that? Can't find it on a map? Don't know the name of the country? Well, that's part of the problem...
The Village Hidden by the End is so small and insignificant that most other ninja villages doesn't recognize it as one. If it was on a map before, someone has erased it by now. In the entire history of the village it hasn't produced a single ninja worth mentioning. The village sits on the northern cliffs of its country, surrounded by huge rocks that shelters the village from the outside world. The village can only be clearly seen from the sea to the north, called the endless sea by locals. Thus its name, the Village Hidden by the End.

The village is not governed by a kage, like the other hidden villages, neither does it house its own ANBU-force. It started out as an outpost for the Hidden Cloud, and has always relied on its main village for leadership and protection.
The village's only jounin, Hyuuga Hiroshi, acts as leader and is in charge of every ninja in the village. Hiroshi used to be a ninja from Konoha, but was thrown out after a family dispute went sour. He traveled around the world and found Gobigakure by accident and was elevated to the rank of leader almost over night. He has his work cut out for him. The village is very poor and lacks many of the commodities that people in the rest of the world take for granted. Missions are few and far between, most people take their business to the bigger villages.
Not a single noble ninja family reside in the village, but a few of the older families have developed hijutsu. Bloodline limits are extremely rare, almost unheard of.

Short history

Shortly after the Village Hidden in the Clouds had formed the ninjas they started to look to the west, toward the Village Hidden in Stone. They feared an attack, and established an outpost on a conveniently placed mass of land. A nearby village provided entertainment for the troops and before long the first illegitimate child was born. It was followed by many others. The children with a talent for ninjutsu were trained by the Kumo ninjas that were stationed there, and during the first ninja war they helped keep their small patch of land safe.
After the war the outpost was scrapped, but the village remained popular in the eyes of Kumo ninjas and with time ninjas from other villages as well. The climate and primitive lifestyle made the village a popular site for jounin to train their genin. And while they were there more than a few decided to visit the popular burlesque houses, both male and female “entertainers” were available to suit every taste.
When the second ninja war came the village was left to its own devices, and took several hard hits. Much of the original village was destroyed, but a few talented doton-users from Kumo created a huge barricade around the village to shield it from harm. That barricade still stands and is the reason why the village is still hidden.
After the second war people stopped caring about the small village. Its ninjas were nothing in comparison to the kind of talent that arose in the rest of the world and its geographical position was too out of the way for leisurely visits. Because of its remote position huge battles have been fought just outside the barricade between Iwa, Kumo and Konoha. Neither have taken the time to secure it first. The village has tried to reestablish communications with Kumo, but have been rejected every time.

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Enter the Game

Characters

Welcome to the Village Hidden by the End, Gobigakure no Sato. You are one of the village's proud ninjas, a chuunin. You are one of the most powerful people in the village, even though it has been a while since you got to show it. Being a powerful ninja in Gobi, though, is still below average in the world outside. You are in need of some action and desperate for a proper mission to further your skills.

Maybe you've lived here all of your life and have never seen the fast-paced world outside of the mountain walls; maybe you moved here to get away. Perhaps your parents left you here to keep you safe or maybe you were sold as a slave. No matter how it came to be, you are now a citizen of Gobigakure no Sato.

Players

What we want here is a mainly character focused roleplay with a small handful of dedicated players. Although our characters do start out fairly useless, we want some real progress in their power levels. Like in the real show.
This is by no means a PvP roleplay and although there will be action, we want the main focus to be on character development and forming bonds and all that stuff that makes up a life. Although enemies will be introduced and dangers will be faced, the first portion of the game is all about getting the mood of the village right and getting a feel of our, and each others', characters.

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Setting

The story takes place eight years after The Second Shinobi War and just a few years before The Third Shinobi War. That makes it about fifteen years before the start of the series.

Ruling Kage:
Sandaime/Third Hokage – Sarutobi Hiruzen
Sandaime/Third Kazekage – Not named
Yondaime/Fourth Mizukage – Yagura
Sandaime/Third Raikage - “Ei”/”A”
Sandaime/Third Tsuchikage - Oonoki

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Naruto : Gobigakure no Sato

Gobigakure no Sato

The Village Hidden at the End

With Konoha to the south, the Hidden Sound to the east and the Hidden Waterfall to the west we have the small Hidden Village of the End, Gobigakure. What's that? Can't find it on a map? Don't know the name of the country? Well, that's part of the problem...
The Village Hidden by the End is so small and insignificant that most other ninja villages doesn't recognize it as one. If it was on a map before, someone has erased it by now. In the entire history of the village it hasn't produced a single ninja worth mentioning. The village sits on the northern cliffs of its country, surrounded by huge rocks that shelters the village from the outside world. The village can only be clearly seen from the sea to the north, called the endless sea by locals. Thus its name, the Village Hidden by the End.

The village is not governed by a kage, like the other hidden villages, neither does it house its own ANBU-force. It started out as an outpost for the Hidden Cloud, and has always relied on its main village for leadership and protection.
The village's only jounin, Hyuuga Hiroshi, acts as leader and is in charge of every ninja in the village. Hiroshi used to be a ninja from Konoha, but was thrown out after a family dispute went sour. He traveled around the world and found Gobigakure by accident and was elevated to the rank of leader almost over night. He has his work cut out for him. The village is very poor and lacks many of the commodities that people in the rest of the world take for granted. Missions are few and far between, most people take their business to the bigger villages.
Not a single noble ninja family reside in the village, but a few of the older families have developed hijutsu. Bloodline limits are extremely rare, almost unheard of.

Short history

Shortly after the Village Hidden in the Clouds had formed the ninjas they started to look to the west, toward the Village Hidden in Stone. They feared an attack, and established an outpost on a conveniently placed mass of land. A nearby village provided entertainment for the troops and before long the first illegitimate child was born. It was followed by many others. The children with a talent for ninjutsu were trained by the Kumo ninjas that were stationed there, and during the first ninja war they helped keep their small patch of land safe.
After the war the outpost was scrapped, but the village remained popular in the eyes of Kumo ninjas and with time ninjas from other villages as well. The climate and primitive lifestyle made the village a popular site for jounin to train their genin. And while they were there more than a few decided to visit the popular burlesque houses, both male and female “entertainers” were available to suit every taste.
When the second ninja war came the village was left to its own devices, and took several hard hits. Much of the original village was destroyed, but a few talented doton-users from Kumo created a huge barricade around the village to shield it from harm. That barricade still stands and is the reason why the village is still hidden.
After the second war people stopped caring about the small village. Its ninjas were nothing in comparison to the kind of talent that arose in the rest of the world and its geographical position was too out of the way for leisurely visits. Because of its remote position huge battles have been fought just outside the barricade between Iwa, Kumo and Konoha. Neither have taken the time to secure it first. The village has tried to reestablish communications with Kumo, but have been rejected every time.

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Enter the Game

Characters

Welcome to the Village Hidden by the End, Gobigakure no Sato. You are one of the village's proud ninjas, a chuunin. You are one of the most powerful people in the village, even though it has been a while since you got to show it. Being a powerful ninja in Gobi, though, is still below average in the world outside. You are in need of some action and desperate for a proper mission to further your skills.

Maybe you've lived here all of your life and have never seen the fast-paced world outside of the mountain walls; maybe you moved here to get away. Perhaps your parents left you here to keep you safe or maybe you were sold as a slave. No matter how it came to be, you are now a citizen of Gobigakure no Sato.

Players

What we want here is a mainly character focused roleplay with a small handful of dedicated players. Although our characters do start out fairly useless, we want some real progress in their power levels. Like in the real show. Characters that have moved to Gobi and did not grow up there, are allowed to be stronger power-wise, but we do expect characters to be flawed somehow, so they have the possibilities of growth. They still would have no missions to take in Gobi and likely need to find other ways to earn their money.
This is by no means a PvP roleplay and although there will be action, we want the main focus to be on character development and forming bonds and all that stuff that makes up a life. Although enemies will be introduced and dangers will be faced, the first portion of the game is all about getting the mood of the village right and getting a feel of our, and each others', characters.

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Setting

The story takes place seven years after The Second Shinobi War and just a year before The Third Shinobi War. That makes it about fifteen years before the start of the series.

Ruling Kage:
Sandaime/Third Hokage – Sarutobi Hiruzen
Sandaime/Third Kazekage – Not named
Yondaime/Fourth Mizukage – Yagura
Sandaime/Third Raikage - “Ei”/”A”
Sandaime/Third Tsuchikage - Oonoki

Village Placement

Gobigakure no Sato, the Village Hidden by the End, is placed on the very edge of the world, facing the unending ocean to the north to one side and giant, cliff-like walls of stone to the south. The country of its location has no name, as far as the rest of the world is concerned and the villages have never thought to give it one outside of the name of their own village. Gobi no Kuni, Land of the End, as the locals call it, would not be recognized as the actual name of the land by any of the other countries.
When the placement of the village is explained to others, most will go "Oh, that turd-shaped country?".

Map

Gobigakure no Sato is placed on the utmost part of the "turd-shaped" country, overlooking the endless sea. The village is placed on a cliffside, with lush forest between the village itself and the man-spawned cliffs that shield them from the rest of the world.

The Village

The country in which Gobigakure no Sato lies, is mainly composed of mountainous terrain, with luscious forests, idyllic lakes and deep valleys. Most of the country is untouched by human hand and only few people has ever traveled across.

Terrain

Places of Notice

Village Entrance
The most noticable thing about Gobigakure no Sato, might be the unique and quite difficult way to enter the village. Since the village is mostly shielded by large, cliff-like rocks and deep valleys created by Doton-users as a means of protection, the villages were basically caught in their own little world. Traveling around the cliffs proved much too difficult and crossing the valleys were no easier. As such, the villagers decided to dig a tunnel that went directly from the basement of their Administration building, to the outside of the outmost of the cliffs. The tunnel is as long as a days worth of travel and makes for an easy and safe entrance and exit for the villagers.

Village Entrance

Administration Building
Information will be added here.

Administration Building

Ninja Academy
The Ninja Academy in Gobigakure no Sato is nothing special, to say the least. It is an old, abandoned warehouse with no actual classrooms or teachers. Hyuuga Hiroshi, the village's leader, serves as the only real instructor and teaches all students at the academy. Due to the small amount of ninja that are actually bred in Gobigakure, he teaches courses more than he teaches classes.
There are five different "grades" taught at the academy, labled as "Beginner Class", which he teaches on Mondays; this class is an introduction to the basics of how ninja and their chakra works, "Chakra Control", which is taught on Tuesdays and is a mix of all grades and ages of students as all are welcome to come and train with him, "Basic Techniques", taught on Wednesdays, where he teaches, well, basic techniques - E-rank only - where everyone is welcome, as well and "Hand-to-Hand Combat", where he teaches students how to use their bodies in actual, physical fist-fight. On Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, only the best and most promising of the students receive training, from instructors directly appointed to them by Hiroshi.

Ninja Academy

Red Lantern District
As a Village of 'Relaxation,' Gobigakure's brothels have an integral part in the economy of the Village. The Red Walk, as many call it, is a mile long road of brothels on either side. These brothels cater to every sort of deviancy. Numerous alley-ways abound where women not bound to a brothel might ply their trade, but these women are a dangerous sort...cheaper and more prone to disease than those found in the brothels. Every building in this Red Lantern District is for the making of money through the flesh trade. Save for one..

Red Lantern District

Casino – The Golden Goose
The Golden Goose is obviously not the only casino in this entertainment-minded village, but it is the only one driven by the village itself, rather than privately owned. It is also the biggest and safest one, if you do not want to be tricked by the dealers.

The Golden Goose

The Black Market
Although the Black Market is not an official part of the village, it is still obviously there. The village leaders do nothing about it, for the simple reason that it makes a lot of money for the village. It has no actual placement, but trades are made everywhere in the village. Most Gobigakure inhabitants consider the “poor” part of the village as The Black Market.

The Black Market

The Harbor
Export is the main income of Gobigakure and as such, their harbor is the easiest way to move lots of wares. Gobigakure exports lots and lots of alcohol, has some of the best pigs in the world and export both wood and stone for building.

The Harbor

The Savory Lane
The Savory Lane is a long street where most of the restaurants and bars of Gobigakure are placed. The variety of smells that invade your nose as you walk down this lane is pure torture, if you do not have the money for the food.

The Savory Lane

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

Mountain Bridge

More might be added here.

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Character Creation

Custom Jutsu

When making your own jutsu, there are several things to take into consideration that you usually do not have to think about when just copy/pasting from Narutopedia or something of the like. A custom made jutsu should be balanced; the amount of chakra, concentration and/or physical strain of the technique should match the effect of the outcome. You will also need to think about things like chakra nature of the jutsu (Jutsu Nature), the rank of the technique and classification (ninjutsu, taijutsu, genjutsu ect.). You can read more about those things below.

Jutsu Nature

What is jutsu nature? Well, it is the chakra nature that is needed to preform a certain technique. A fire release technique will require a user with fire nature chakra and a earth release technique will require a user with earth nature. An element-based technique is as such called an Element Release. When making your custom techniques, you will need to keep this in mind.
Now, the main chakra natures are Katon (Fire), Fuuton (Wind), Raiton (Lightning), Douton (Earth) and Suiton (Water). Kekkei Genkai are about to mix and match these chakras to make new elements, such as Wind and Water making Ice.

Jutsu Classifications

What do I mean by “classifications”? I mean, which category of jutsu does your specific technique fit? There are many categories to take into consideration when making your own techniques. First of all, you need to think of whether the technique is ninjutsu, taijutsu or genjutsu. These are the three main classifications. Ninjutsu is offensive or defensive techniques that require chakra use, has a physical outcome and is out of the spectrum of what regular humans can actually do. Taijutsu is hand-to-hand combat or any type of physical combat that does not require the use of chakra, but rather raw stamina, strength and/or speed. Genjutsu are illusionary techniques that does not have any actual physical outcome, but makes things seem different from what they actually are. These three classifications are already divided on the sheet, but there is a classification point on the Jutsu Sheet anyways, because there are more classifications than the main three. All other classifications are still part of one of the main three, but they also have a “second title” and/or“third title”, so to speak. A technique can have multiple classifications, but it does not necessarily have more than one.
Hiden Jutsu (Secret/Family Techniques)
Kinjutsu (Forbidden Techniques)
Doujutsu (Eye Techniques)
Kenjutsu (Sword Techniques)
Bukijutsu (Weapon Techniques)
Kekkaijutsu (Barrier Techniques)
Bunshinjutsu (Clone Techniques)
Fuuinjutsu (Sealing Techniques)
Iryoujutsu (Medical Techniques)
Senjutsu (Sage Techniques)
Kekkei Genkai (Bloodline Limit)

Jutsu Ranks

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

E-rank:
E-rank techniques are weak, to say the least. They are academy student level and are required for a student to even pass the academy. If you were to make an E-rank technique of your own, for whatever reason, it should have very little chakra cost and very little effect. The effect should not be offensive or in any way able to do physical harm.
Examples; Bunshin no Jutsu (Clone Technique), Henge no Jutsu (Transformation Technique).

D-rank:
D-rank techniques are weak. They are genin level and are expected of a genin. If you make a D-rank technique of your own, it should have low chakra cost, low concentration and low effects. The effect can be offensive, defensive or illusionary.
Many D-rank techniques seem to be extensions of the already learned E-rank techniques, so the genin can get comfortable with using stronger techniques before they are actually required to. I.e Shikyaku no Jutsu (Four Legs Technique) is an extension of Henge no Jutsu (Transformation Technique) as the user will use the same basics as in a transformation, but instead of copying the appearance of another, they take the shape of a more beastly self.
Examples; Shunshin no Jutsu (Body Flicker Technique), Kirigakure no Jutsu (Hidden Mist Technique).

C-rank:
C-rank techniques are average or medium. They are genin to chuunin level and are required for a genin to become a chuunin. The C-rank techniques are where chakra nature, bloodline limits and secret/family techniques come into the picture.
When making your own C-rank techniques, you need to start thinking about the balance between effort and effect.
Examples;

B-rank:
B-rank techniques are strong. They are chuunin to jounin level and are required for a chuunin to become jounin. B-rank techniques have high costs, requires massive amounts of chakra and serious concentration. They do not necessarily have a high drawback, but the risk is certainly greater than with a C-rank technique.
Examples; Shikon no Jutsu (Dead Soul technique), Doton: Doryuuheki (Earth Release: Earth Wall).

A-rank:
Most A-rank techniques are forbidden, due to the fact that they pose a risk to the user. They are required for a jounin to rise past the norm and stand out enough to be appointed a kage. The cost and/or drawback of an A-rank technique should be higher than the effect/outcome.
Examples; Chidori (One Thousand Birds), Rasengan (Spiraling Sphere).

S-rank:
S-rank techniques are all forbidden and have both extreme costs and effects. They are usually specific to a single user.
Examples; Sousou Saisei (Creation Rebirth), Hiraishin no Jutsu (Flying Thunder God Technique).

Kekkei Genkai

A Kekkei Genkai, Bloodline Limit, Blood Inheritance or whatever you want to call it (I will usually call it a KG) is a technique that is limited by blood and usually are held within a single clan. A KG is most commonly the ability to mix and match two different chakra natures into making a new one, like Wind and Water making Ice or the ability to manipulate ones body in a way that one would normally not be able to, like bones growing excessively or becoming liquid form.
All known Doujutsu (Eye Techniques) are KG.

Difference between KG and Hiden

For some reason Hiden, Hijutsu, Secret Jutsu or Family Jutsu (which is all different names for the same thing) are often confused for KGs. I get how this might be hard to understand, but it's really simple once you have it explained properly; KG are carried in the blood while Hiden are taught by specific families. This means that anyone can technically do a Hiden, as long as they are taught how by someone who knows it already, unlike a KG, where it has to be in your blood.
Hiden cannot be copied by simple means of observation, because they are unlike other techniques in some way or another, that causes them to require training from someone who already knows it. You may be able to somewhat replicate the gist of it (such as in the case of the Hyuuga Juuken or the Inuzuka ninken), but the technique will likely not be the same.
The Sharingan should, theoretically, be able to copy a Hiden.

Character Sheet

General Info

Name:
(Family name, then personal name. I.e. Uzumaki, Naruto.

Nickname/Alias:
(Does your character have a nickname, title or an alias?)

Gender:
(Male, female, hermaphrodite, transsexual male...)

Age:
(How old is your character?)

Age Appearance:
(How old does your character appear to be?)

Sexuality:
(What sexuality does your character have?)

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Loyalty

Village:
(What is the Village your character lives in called? Preferably I want both Japanese and English and what country it is in.)

Birthplace:
(Where was your character born? Preferably I want both Japanese and English and what country it is in.)

Organization:
(Where does your character's loyalty lie?)

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Ninja Information

Clan/Bloodline:
(Is your character of a clan? Does this clan have a KG?)

Rank:
(What rank is your character? Genin, chuunin, jounin, ect.)

Chakra Nature:
(What element does your character's chakra have?)

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Appearance

Body Type and Shape:
(Ectomorph, endomorph, mesomorph? Triangle shape, hourglass shape, rectangle shape?)

Height:
(In both feet/inches and centimeters)

Weight:
(In both pounds and kilograms)

Hair Color:
(Pretty much anything goes in the Narutoverse)

Hair Style:
(Try and describe it)

Eye Color:
(Goes without saying)

Clothing:
(An orange jumpsuit? Really?)

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Biography

Background:
(Give us a review of all the significant times of your character's life)

Today:
(Where is your character today and how does (s)he fee about it?)

Personality:
(What is your character like?)

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Special Traits

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

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Equipment

(Make a bullet-point list of Equipment for your character)
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Jutsu:

Ninjutsu:
(Pretty much all techniues that do not go into the other categories)

Taijutsu:
(Hand-to-hand combat techniques)

Genjutsu:
(Illusionary techniques)

CS with codes (for Copy+Paste)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

[b]Height:[/b]
[i](In both feet/inches and centimeters)[/i]

[b]Weight:[/b]
[i](In both pounds and kilograms)[/i]

[b]Hair Color:[/b]
[i](Pretty much anything goes in the Narutoverse)[/i]

[b]Hair Style:[/b]
[i](Try and describe it)[/i]

[b]Eye Color:[/b]
[i](Goes without saying)[/i]

[b]Clothing:[/b]
[i](An orange jumpsuit? Really?)[/i]

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

[b]Background:[/b]
[i](Give us a review of all the significant times of your character's life)[/i]

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

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

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

[i](Make a bullet-point list of Special Traits for your character)[/i]

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

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

[b]Ninjutsu:[/b]
[i](Pretty much all techniues that do not go into the other categories)[/i]

[b]Taijutsu:[/b]
[i](Hand-to-hand combat techniques)[/i]

[b]Genjutsu:[/b]
[i](Illusionary techniques)[/i]
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Jutsu Sheet

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

With Codes

[u]Name:[/u]
[i](Name of the jutsu. Preferably in both English and Japanese)[/i]
[u]Classification[/u]
[i](Hiden, medical, doujutsu, kinjutsu, ect.)[/i]
[u]Rank:[/u]
[i](E-S Rank)[/i]
[u]Effect:[/u]
[i](What is the effect of the jutsu?)[/i]
[u]Drawback:[/u]
[i](What, if anything, is the drawback of the jutsu?)[/i]

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The Rules

• When in doubt, just ask
• Wait till your character has been accepted before moving it to the Character Tab
• Thou shall not God-Mod, Power-Play or anything along those lines
• Thou shall Spell-Check and Grammar-check
• Thou shall have two posts between each of your own (you, someone, someone, you)
• Thou shall respect the other RPers
• Thou shall listen to your GM
• Thou shall keep it PG-13
• Thou art Role-players, not Writers; teamwork is key
• Thou shall have fun, or there's no point in doing it
• Thou shall inform the rest of us when you perform a technique
  
  (No “And then he went *poof 'cause he was actually a clone”)
• Thou shall admit your defeat when it comes upon you
  
  (“This attack was completely unavoidable, but he somehow managed”)
• Thou shall just roll with it
  
  (The story might not go the way you want it to; just accept that)
• "I have read and agreed to the rules"; incorporate the word "Accept" in your first reply to the thread.

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[hider=Character Sheet]
[b][u]General Info[/u][/b]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

[b]Height:[/b]
[i](In both feet/inches and centimeters)[/i]

[b]Weight:[/b]
[i](In both pounds and kilograms)[/i]

[b]Hair Color:[/b]
[i](Pretty much anything goes in the Narutoverse)[/i]

[b]Hair Style:[/b]
[i](Try and describe it)[/i]

[b]Eye Color:[/b]
[i](Goes without saying)[/i]

[b]Clothing:[/b]
[i](An orange jumpsuit? Really?)[/i]

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

[b]Background:[/b]
[i](Give us a review of all the significant times of your character's life)[/i]

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

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

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

[i](Make a bullet-point list of Special Traits for your character)[/i]

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

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

[b]Ninjutsu:[/b]
[i](Pretty much all techniues that do not go into the other categories)[/i]

[b]Taijutsu:[/b]
[i](Hand-to-hand combat techniques)[/i]

[b]Genjutsu:[/b]
[i](Illusionary techniques)[/i]
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[hider=Jutsu Sheet]
[u]Name:[/u]
[i](Name of the jutsu. Preferably in both English and Japanese)[/i]
[u]Classification[/u]
[i](Hiden, medical, doujutsu, kinjutsu, ect.)[/i]
[u]Rank:[/u]
[i](E-S Rank)[/i]
[u]Effect:[/u]
[i](What is the effect of the jutsu?)[/i]
[u]Drawback:[/u]
[i](What, if anything, is the drawback of the jutsu?)[/i]
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Gobigakure no Sato

The Village Hidden at the End

With Konoha to the south, the Hidden Sound to the east and the Hidden Waterfall to the west we have the small Hidden Village of the End, Gobigakure. What's that? Can't find it on a map? Don't know the name of the country? Well, that's part of the problem...
The Village Hidden by the End is so small and insignificant that most other ninja villages doesn't recognize it as one. If it was on a map before, someone has erased it by now. In the entire history of the village it hasn't produced a single ninja worth mentioning. The village sits on the northern cliffs of its country, surrounded by huge rocks that shelters the village from the outside world. The village can only be clearly seen from the sea to the north, called the endless sea by locals. Thus its name, the Village Hidden by the End.

The village is not governed by a kage, like the other hidden villages, neither does it house its own ANBU-force. It started out as an outpost for the Hidden Cloud, and has always relied on its main village for leadership and protection.
The village's only jounin, Hyuuga Hiroshi, acts as leader and is in charge of every ninja in the village. Hiroshi used to be a ninja from Konoha, but was thrown out after a family dispute went sour. He traveled around the world and found Gobigakure by accident and was elevated to the rank of leader almost over night. He has his work cut out for him. The village is very poor and lacks many of the commodities that people in the rest of the world take for granted. Missions are few and far between, most people take their business to the bigger villages.
Not a single noble ninja family reside in the village, but a few of the older families have developed hijutsu. Bloodline limits are extremely rare, almost unheard of.

Short history

Shortly after the Village Hidden in the Clouds had formed the ninjas they started to look to the west, toward the Village Hidden in Stone. They feared an attack, and established an outpost on a conveniently placed mass of land. A nearby village provided entertainment for the troops and before long the first illegitimate child was born. It was followed by many others. The children with a talent for ninjutsu were trained by the Kumo ninjas that were stationed there, and during the first ninja war they helped keep their small patch of land safe.
After the war the outpost was scrapped, but the village remained popular in the eyes of Kumo ninjas and with time ninjas from other villages as well. The climate and primitive lifestyle made the village a popular site for jounin to train their genin. And while they were there more than a few decided to visit the popular burlesque houses, both male and female “entertainers” were available to suit every taste.
When the second ninja war came the village was left to its own devices, and took several hard hits. Much of the original village was destroyed, but a few talented doton-users from Kumo created a huge barricade around the village to shield it from harm. That barricade still stands and is the reason why the village is still hidden.
After the second war people stopped caring about the small village. Its ninjas were nothing in comparison to the kind of talent that arose in the rest of the world and its geographical position was too out of the way for leisurely visits. Because of its remote position huge battles have been fought just outside the barricade between Iwa, Kumo and Konoha. Neither have taken the time to secure it first. The village has tried to reestablish communications with Kumo, but have been rejected every time.

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Enter the Game

Characters

Welcome to the Village Hidden by the End, Gobigakure no Sato. You are one of the village's proud ninjas, a chuunin. You are one of the most powerful people in the village, even though it has been a while since you got to show it. Being a powerful ninja in Gobi, though, is still below average in the world outside. You are in need of some action and desperate for a proper mission to further your skills.
Maybe you've lived here all of your life and have never seen the fast-paced world outside of the mountain walls; maybe you moved here to get away. Perhaps your parents left you here to keep you safe or maybe you were sold as a slave. No matter how it came to be, you are now a citizen of Gobigakure no Sato.

Players

What we want here is a mainly character focused roleplay with a small handful of dedicated players. Although our characters do start out fairly useless, we want some real progress in their power levels. Like in the real show.
This is by no means a PvP roleplay and although there will be action, we want the main focus to be on character development and forming bonds and all that stuff that makes up a life. Although enemies will be introduced and dangers will be faced, the first portion of the game is all about getting the mood of the village right and getting a feel of our, and each others', characters.

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Setting

The story takes place eight years after The Second Shinobi War and just a few years before The Third Shinobi War. That makes it about fifteen years before the start of the series.

Ruling Kage:
Sandaime/Third Hokage – Sarutobi Hiruzen
Sandaime/Third Kazekage – Not named
Yondaime/Fourth Mizukage – Yagura
Sandaime/Third Raikage - “Ei”/”A”
Sandaime/Third Tsuchikage - Oonoki

Village Placement

Gobigakure no Sato, the Village Hidden by the End, is placed on the very edge of the world, facing the unending ocean to the north to one side and giant, cliff-like walls of stone to the south. The country of its location has no name, as far as the rest of the world is concerned and the villages have never thought to give it one outside of the name of their own village. Gobi no Kuni, Land of the End, as the locals call it, would not be recognized as the actual name of the land by any of the other countries.
When the placement of the village is explained to others, most will go "Oh, that turd-shaped country?".

Map

Gobigakure no Sato is placed on the utmost part of the "turd-shaped" country, overlooking the endless sea. The village is placed on a cliffside, with lush forest between the village itself and the man-spawned cliffs that shield them from the rest of the world.

The Village

The country in which Gobigakure no Sato lies, is mainly composed of mountainous terrain, with luscious forests, idyllic lakes and deep valleys. Most of the country is untouched by human hand and only few people has ever traveled across.

Terrain

Places of Notice

Village Entrance
The most noticable thing about Gobigakure no Sato, might be the unique and quite difficult way to enter the village. Since the village is mostly shielded by large, cliff-like rocks and deep valleys created by Doton-users as a means of protection, the villages were basically caught in their own little world. Traveling around the cliffs proved much too difficult and crossing the valleys were no easier. As such, the villagers decided to dig a tunnel that went directly from the basement of their Administration building, to the outside of the outmost of the cliffs. The tunnel is as long as a days worth of travel and makes for an easy and safe entrance and exit for the villagers.

Village Entrance

Administration Building
Information will be added here.

Administration Building

Ninja Academy
The Ninja Academy in Gobigakure no Sato is nothing special, to say the least. It is an old, abandoned warehouse with no actual classrooms or teachers. Hyuuga Hiroshi, the village's leader, serves as the only real instructor and teaches all students at the academy. Due to the small amount of ninja that are actually bred in Gobigakure, he teaches courses more than he teaches classes.
There are five different "grades" taught at the academy, labled as "Beginner Class", which he teaches on Mondays; this class is an introduction to the basics of how ninja and their chakra works, "Chakra Control", which is taught on Tuesdays and is a mix of all grades and ages of students as all are welcome to come and train with him, "Basic Techniques", taught on Wednesdays, where he teaches, well, basic techniques - E-rank only - where everyone is welcome, as well and "Hand-to-Hand Combat", where he teaches students how to use their bodies in actual, physical fist-fight. On Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, only the best and most promising of the students receive training, from instructors directly appointed to them by Hiroshi.

Ninja Academy

Red Lantern District
As a Village of 'Relaxation,' Gobigakure's brothels have an integral part in the economy of the Village. The Red Walk, as many call it, is a mile long road of brothels on either side. These brothels cater to every sort of deviancy. Numerous alley-ways abound where women not bound to a brothel might ply their trade, but these women are a dangerous sort...cheaper and more prone to disease than those found in the brothels. Every building in this Red Lantern District is for the making of money through the flesh trade. Save for one..

Red Lantern District

Casino – The Golden Goose
The Golden Goose is obviously not the only casino in this entertainment-minded village, but it is the only one driven by the village itself, rather than privately owned. It is also the biggest and safest one, if you do not want to be tricked by the dealers.

The Golden Goose

The Black Market
Although the Black Market is not an official part of the village, it is still obviously there. The village leaders do nothing about it, for the simple reason that it makes a lot of money for the village. It has no actual placement, but trades are made everywhere in the village. Most Gobigakure inhabitants consider the “poor” part of the village as The Black Market.

The Black Market

The Harbor
Export is the main income of Gobigakure and as such, their harbor is the easiest way to move lots of wares. Gobigakure exports lots and lots of alcohol, has some of the best pigs in the world and export both wood and stone for building.

The Harbor

The Savory Lane
The Savory Lane is a long street where most of the restaurants and bars of Gobigakure are placed. The variety of smells that invade your nose as you walk down this lane is pure torture, if you do not have the money for the food.

The Savory Lane

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

Mountain Bridge

More might be added here.

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Character Creation

Custom Jutsu

When making your own jutsu, there are several things to take into consideration that you usually do not have to think about when just copy/pasting from Narutopedia or something of the like. A custom made jutsu should be balanced; the amount of chakra, concentration and/or physical strain of the technique should match the effect of the outcome. You will also need to think about things like chakra nature of the jutsu (Jutsu Nature), the rank of the technique and classification (ninjutsu, taijutsu, genjutsu ect.). You can read more about those things below.

Jutsu Nature

What is jutsu nature? Well, it is the chakra nature that is needed to preform a certain technique. A fire release technique will require a user with fire nature chakra and a earth release technique will require a user with earth nature. An element-based technique is as such called an Element Release. When making your custom techniques, you will need to keep this in mind.
Now, the main chakra natures are Katon (Fire), Fuuton (Wind), Raiton (Lightning), Douton (Earth) and Suiton (Water). Kekkei Genkai are about to mix and match these chakras to make new elements, such as Wind and Water making Ice.

Jutsu Classifications

What do I mean by “classifications”? I mean, which category of jutsu does your specific technique fit? There are many categories to take into consideration when making your own techniques. First of all, you need to think of whether the technique is ninjutsu, taijutsu or genjutsu. These are the three main classifications. Ninjutsu is offensive or defensive techniques that require chakra use, has a physical outcome and is out of the spectrum of what regular humans can actually do. Taijutsu is hand-to-hand combat or any type of physical combat that does not require the use of chakra, but rather raw stamina, strength and/or speed. Genjutsu are illusionary techniques that does not have any actual physical outcome, but makes things seem different from what they actually are. These three classifications are already divided on the sheet, but there is a classification point on the Jutsu Sheet anyways, because there are more classifications than the main three. All other classifications are still part of one of the main three, but they also have a “second title” and/or“third title”, so to speak. A technique can have multiple classifications, but it does not necessarily have more than one.
Hiden Jutsu (Secret/Family Techniques)
Kinjutsu (Forbidden Techniques)
Doujutsu (Eye Techniques)
Kenjutsu (Sword Techniques)
Bukijutsu (Weapon Techniques)
Kekkaijutsu (Barrier Techniques)
Bunshinjutsu (Clone Techniques)
Fuuinjutsu (Sealing Techniques)
Iryoujutsu (Medical Techniques)
Senjutsu (Sage Techniques)
Kekkei Genkai (Bloodline Limit)

Jutsu Ranks

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

E-rank:
E-rank techniques are weak, to say the least. They are academy student level and are required for a student to even pass the academy. If you were to make an E-rank technique of your own, for whatever reason, it should have very little chakra cost and very little effect. The effect should not be offensive or in any way able to do physical harm.
Examples; Bunshin no Jutsu (Clone Technique), Henge no Jutsu (Transformation Technique).

D-rank:
D-rank techniques are weak. They are genin level and are expected of a genin. If you make a D-rank technique of your own, it should have low chakra cost, low concentration and low effects. The effect can be offensive, defensive or illusionary.
Many D-rank techniques seem to be extensions of the already learned E-rank techniques, so the genin can get comfortable with using stronger techniques before they are actually required to. I.e Shikyaku no Jutsu (Four Legs Technique) is an extension of Henge no Jutsu (Transformation Technique) as the user will use the same basics as in a transformation, but instead of copying the appearance of another, they take the shape of a more beastly self.
Examples; Shunshin no Jutsu (Body Flicker Technique), Kirigakure no Jutsu (Hidden Mist Technique).

C-rank:
C-rank techniques are average or medium. They are genin to chuunin level and are required for a genin to become a chuunin. The C-rank techniques are where chakra nature, bloodline limits and secret/family techniques come into the picture.
When making your own C-rank techniques, you need to start thinking about the balance between effort and effect.
Examples;

B-rank:
B-rank techniques are strong. They are chuunin to jounin level and are required for a chuunin to become jounin. B-rank techniques have high costs, requires massive amounts of chakra and serious concentration. They do not necessarily have a high drawback, but the risk is certainly greater than with a C-rank technique.
Examples; Shikon no Jutsu (Dead Soul technique), Doton: Doryuuheki (Earth Release: Earth Wall).

A-rank:
Most A-rank techniques are forbidden, due to the fact that they pose a risk to the user. They are required for a jounin to rise past the norm and stand out enough to be appointed a kage. The cost and/or drawback of an A-rank technique should be higher than the effect/outcome.
Examples; Chidori (One Thousand Birds), Rasengan (Spiraling Sphere).

S-rank:
S-rank techniques are all forbidden and have both extreme costs and effects. They are usually specific to a single user.
Examples; Sousou Saisei (Creation Rebirth), Hiraishin no Jutsu (Flying Thunder God Technique).

Kekkei Genkai

A Kekkei Genkai, Bloodline Limit, Blood Inheritance or whatever you want to call it (I will usually call it a KG) is a technique that is limited by blood and usually are held within a single clan. A KG is most commonly the ability to mix and match two different chakra natures into making a new one, like Wind and Water making Ice or the ability to manipulate ones body in a way that one would normally not be able to, like bones growing excessively or becoming liquid form.
All known Doujutsu (Eye Techniques) are KG.

Difference between KG and Hiden

For some reason Hiden, Hijutsu, Secret Jutsu or Family Jutsu (which is all different names for the same thing) are often confused for KGs. I get how this might be hard to understand, but it's really simple once you have it explained properly; KG are carried in the blood while Hiden are taught by specific families. This means that anyone can technically do a Hiden, as long as they are taught how by someone who knows it already, unlike a KG, where it has to be in your blood.
Hiden cannot be copied by simple means of observation, because they are unlike other techniques in some way or another, that causes them to require training from someone who already knows it. You may be able to somewhat replicate the gist of it (such as in the case of the Hyuuga Juuken or the Inuzuka ninken), but the technique will likely not be the same.
The Sharingan should, theoretically, be able to copy a Hiden.

Character Sheet

General Info

Name:
(Family name, then personal name. I.e. Uzumaki, Naruto.

Nickname/Alias:
(Does your character have a nickname, title or an alias?)

Gender:
(Male, female, hermaphrodite, transsexual male...)

Age:
(How old is your character?)

Age Appearance:
(How old does your character appear to be?)

Sexuality:
(What sexuality does your character have?)

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Loyalty

Village:
(What is the Village your character lives in called? Preferably I want both Japanese and English and what country it is in.)

Birthplace:
(Where was your character born? Preferably I want both Japanese and English and what country it is in.)

Organization:
(Where does your character's loyalty lie?)

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Ninja Information

Clan/Bloodline:
(Is your character of a clan? Does this clan have a KG?)

Rank:
(What rank is your character? Genin, chuunin, jounin, ect.)

Chakra Nature:
(What element does your character's chakra have?)

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Appearance

Body Type and Shape:
(Ectomorph, endomorph, mesomorph? Triangle shape, hourglass shape, rectangle shape?)

Height:
(In both feet/inches and centimeters)

Weight:
(In both pounds and kilograms)

Hair Color:
(Pretty much anything goes in the Narutoverse)

Hair Style:
(Try and describe it)

Eye Color:
(Goes without saying)

Clothing:
(An orange jumpsuit? Really?)

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Biography

Background:
(Give us a review of all the significant times of your character's life)

Today:
(Where is your character today and how does (s)he fee about it?)

Personality:
(What is your character like?)

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Special Traits

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

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Equipment

(Make a bullet-point list of Equipment for your character)
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Jutsu:

Ninjutsu:
(Pretty much all techniues that do not go into the other categories)

Taijutsu:
(Hand-to-hand combat techniques)

Genjutsu:
(Illusionary techniques)

Jutsu Sheet

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

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The Rules

• When in doubt, just ask
• Thou shall not God-Mod, Power-Play or anything along those lines
• Thou shall Spell-Check and Grammar-check
• Thou shall have two posts between each of your own (you, someone, someone, you)
• Thou shall respect the other RPers
• Thou shall listen to your GM
• Thou shall keep it PG-13
• Thou art Role-players, not Writers; teamwork is key
• Thou shall have fun, or there's no point in doing it
• Thou shall inform the rest of us when you perform a technique
  
  (No “And then he went *poof 'cause he was actually a clone”)
• Thou shall admit your defeat when it comes upon you
  
  (“This attack was completely unavoidable, but he somehow managed”)
• Thou shall just roll with it
  
  (The story might not go the way you want it to; just accept that)
• "I have read and agreed to the rules"; incorporate the word "Accept" in your first reply to the thread.

Humble Beginnings: A Naruto RP

Though really, I don't think taking over's the best idea.

@Raineh Daze

I might just do my own thing, then. Halvtand and I co-GM'ed a quite similar game a few years back. I might just rip and redo that. Though, it'd still only be if the GM of this one doesn't return soon.

Humble Beginnings: A Naruto RP

Double posting for the hell of it.

If the GM doesn't return soon, I might just take over this RP. I need this in my life right now.

How many people are still lurking?

Humble Beginnings: A Naruto RP

@AtomicNut
FYI your dude is exactly the type of dude that my lovely little hunny bunny Haru-chan would sweep off his feet like a princess and ninja-run into the sunset with. Like, seriously. She will be crushing so hard when/if she ever meets him.

.:EDIT:.
Also, I once had a Trap Character of my own, who was basically a professional coward.

Humble Beginnings: A Naruto RP

<Snipped quote by The Mad Hatter>

I'm not sure that the length of time you've been roleplaying directly translates to stubbornness, unless there's some magical difference between ten years and fifteen. XD

People vanishing for weeks at a time is something rather concerning.

Anyhow, I'm baffled that your least favourite character is A, of all people. Pretty minor role, all things considered.

@Raineh Daze

I didn't say that it did. I was always stubborn and lazy. I think it amounts more to maturity than it really does to experience. Back when I started out, I was just a little kid. Back then, I lived for the games - both RPs and actual, you know, videogames. Now I'm adult with kids of my own and this is something I do when I have a moment to spare. Sometimes, that amounts to several (OOC) posts a day. Other times, it means I disappear for a week or two because I just don't have the time to spend on something that actually consumes as much time as roleplaying can. I think that's the difference. I really understand now, that people have lives and roleplay on the side, instead of having a life on the side of their roleplaying.

.:EDIT:.
Oh, and I dislike A's entire concept, which makes his relatively small part in the series irrelevant. I dislike the character, not his role.