Kadadriean

It is a time of relative peace for the Village Hidden in the Leaves. With the assault by Orochimaru, the Village is left in a weakened state, and with the treachery of Sasuke Uchiha, and the departure of Naruto Uzumaki, the Hidden Leaf Village is weak

The time is ripe for a new band of heroes and villains to emerge. All that remains to be seen is which side shall emerge victorious.

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Name: (Simple enough. While I would like to stick to Oriental-style names, any sort of name will work.)
Clan: (Not required. It's usually on the BIG families that form well-known clans.)
Age: (This will range from 13 to 18, unless you have a special circumstance, then we'll talk.)
Height: (No explanation needed.)
Weight: (No explanation needed.)
Rank: (Everyone who starts off will be a Genin. If you feel you have good cause to be a Chunin or a Jonin, give me a message and we'll talk.)

Jutsu: (Ok, this is the tough part. I will NOT take applications with characters who know all the powerful ninjutsu. More over, most ninja are skilled with one or two ninjutsu, with taijutsu and genjutsu skills mixed in. We are not all-powerful. Just humans.)
Kekkei Genkai: (This is your clan's "special" ability. Again, not required, and certainly not expected of everyone. They aren't terribly common. Most other ninja specialize in jutsu to compensate for this.

Personality: (We are not cardboard cut outs. I want personality. It makes it fun and interesting to interact with other characters.)

History: (Include all the stuff you want known. Clan history can be included in here as well. Where were you born? If you were born outside the Hidden Leaf Village, how did you end up there?)

Equipment: (This might take a little research on your part. Most ninja come with shuriken, kunai, and maybe some smoke bombs. Otherwise, what you carry on missions is pretty much up to you.)

Now to cover a few rules.

1. No applications with ninjas related to the main characters will be taken. No extra Uchihas, or Hyuugas, or Naras. If your character resembles them a little, that's fine, but no relation to canon characters.
2. Reiterating, no uber-nin. If your character specializes in fire style ninjutsu, then s/he won't know many other ninjutsu, and might only know a handful of genjutsu.
3. No beast-ninja. Most of the tailed beasts are taken, and I don't need some ninja with a tailed beast roaming around, messing things up.
4. Do research. If you don't know a lot about Naruto, but you're interested, search the net. Wikipedia and Google are great ways to learn about Naruto-related articles. A little ignorance is forgivable, blatant stupidity is not.
5. Have fun. That's what we're all here to do. No need to make this a chore.

Taijutsu is essentially nothing more than punches and kicks. It requires strict physical training, and virtually no chakra use, though chakra can be used to enhance it.

Genjutsu play with an opponents mind, making them see, smell, hear, and feel things that aren't there. There are relatively few ways to counter a genjutsu, and few ninja can recognize a genjutsu. Powerful genjutsu are some of the most difficult jutsu to master.

Ninjutsu are basically the super-human abilities that separate ninja from ordinary people. Using their chakra, ninja can form flames, control shadows, or do any number of remarkable things. Do the sheer number of ninjutsu, most ninja learn and specialize in a handful. Ninjutsu require strict mental and chakra training to fully master. Ninjutsu are ranked from E, the easiest, to S, the hardest. Most Genin will know and have mastered the few basic E ranked ninjustu, know a couple of D ranked, or maybe a few C. No Genin will know B, A, or S-ranked jutsu without good reason.

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Derek Dwyre

[Any particular reason you copy-pasted my exact starting post from my old Naruto thread?]

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