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Kiri
Village Map
Mission Standards and Pay:
All pay is what the client pays! The pay is split with two thirds being given to Kirigakure, and the other one third split between the shinobi that took the mission. No matter the number of shinobi involved, the total amount paid by the client will not change.
D-Ranks
D-Rank missions are typically given to Genins, and are seldom more dangerous than any other work of their calibre. D-rank missions are essentially civic service for the greater good of the village, often involving significant physical labor, helping students to develop useful skills and bolster the village's resources; however, any mission without expectations of explicit danger or combat are given a D-ranking, so their content can vary widely. Typical missions include tasks such as weaponsmithing, shipwrighting, and medicine and poison preparation, and other construction or repair work. Guard duty at the docks or working with sailors is also a relatively common assignment.
Pay for these missions is between 10,000 and 60,000 Ryo.
C-Ranks
Genins and Chunins alike are given C-rank missions, and the assignment of their first C-rank mission is often considered a Genin's 'true' graduation to becoming a shinobi. Anything with mild to moderate danger can be classified as a C-rank mission, from guard work, to escort missions, to courier work, to information gathering, to more mercenary tasks such as thefts and sabotage. These missions are more likely to come from sponsors outside the village and country, and first reveal the broad scope of potential shinobi work; anything is fair game to hire Kirigakure shinobi for, no matter how morally dubious.
Pay for these missions is between 50,000 and 150,000 Ryo.
B-Ranks
Chunins and Jounins are both liable to find themselves with missions of this rank. Considered more capable of handling themselves, missions at this level are often dangerous, and are given toward dealing in more important matters. These can involve assassinations, bounty hunting, and setting up a situation to frame another party politically. Due to the specialties of the village, being able to kill without leaving any kind of trademark of Kiri behind is rather prized.
Pay for these missions is between 130,000 and 350,000 Ryo.
A-Rank
Jounins are almost only the ones that get these missions, though some exceptional chunin are at times trusted with things of this rank. Because missions get dangerous at such a low rank, anything at this level tends to involve directly going after other shinobi, getting into places where it's known that people do not return from it, normally, and anything politically delicate that was deemed too important for a lower rank.
Pay for these missions is between 300,000 and 1,000,000 Ryo.
S-Rank
Almost exclusively for ANBU, some Jounin still end up with missions in this bracket. Anything on this level will involve total secrecy, very likely matters of high political importance, and often killing. Examples include deep cover spying, political assassinations, and routing information on political uprisings.
Pay for these missions is 1,000,000 Ryo and beyond.
Promotions:
Please note that if the Mizukage decides to decline a promotion, then the promotion is declined.
Entrance to Academy
Regardless of prior training or clan, Kirigakure shinobi are enrolled in the Academy at the age of 6. If a child is unable to be enrolled at this age for any reason, they are often deflected to non-shinobi arts, though the rare child is at times enrolled at 5 or 4 years of age if they show sufficient natural skill. All children are placed with the class that entered the Academy the same year as them, regardless of age.
Academy Graduation
Kirigakure shinobi are permitted to graduate as early as age 7, provided a sufficient level of mastery is demonstrated. Most shinobi who can afford to do so, but particularly the established clans, begin tutoring their children in the shinobi arts as soon as they're able to walk. Classes graduate bi-yearly, in January and July.
Although the practice of pitting students against each other in a battle to the death to graduate has been abolished, echoes of this tradition remain; students are still pitted against each other to demonstrate their skills, and unless the losing party demonstrates exceptional talent, they are often not allowed to graduate. Beyond this, the skills necessary for graduation are water-walking, Kiri-Shunshin, and basic proficiency in a weapon of the student's choice.
Kirigakure does not have standardized Genin teams, as many villages do; Genins are expected to be able to work with any of their comrades at a moment's notice, broaden their learning potential as much as possible through exposure to different training styles, and discouraged from forming strong emotional bonds with others, as this impedes their effectiveness as shinobi. Rather, they are assigned to teams with Jounin instructors as their talents and specific missions warrant.
This also serves the purpose of allowing Jounin to work with as many students as possible, giving them the opportunity to choose apprentices from the Genin population. As the only permanent arrangement in Kirigakure, these positions are highly advantageous and sought after, allowing Genin to earn prestige and experience by gaining considerable one-on-one training with some of the village's most powerful and prominent shinobi.
Promotion to Chunin from Genin
Though peace is still solid, Chunin exams are held biyearly, in January and June. They cycle through the five major powers. When the exams are held in Kiri, they are very quick to show that they have no tolerance for the weakness that shinobi from other countries might exhibit. Often abolished to one of the outlying islands for the duration of the non-arena part of the exam, only those who stumble out are granted a chance to move on, and only then if they come out with both their mission 'objective' complete, and with the ability to fight. Unlike many other countries, teams do not need to make it through this exam together and it's not unheard of that there be 'accidents' in the Kiri exams.
It's almost unheard of that someone makes chunin without at least having taken a chunin exam once, the only exception being when the country is at war, at which point any promising killers are quickly bumped up the ranks to get them to the front of the battles.
Promotion from Chunin to Tokebetsu Jounin
Unlike many of the other major villages, in Kiri, this rank is almost unheard of to be used. Either someone is strong enough to advance, or they aren't, and it's only those with exceptional skill in the areas of intelligence that ever get this particular title.
Promotion from Chunin to Jounin
Jounin may be a desirable rank, but getting there is a bloody vicious fight. Assigned a partner at the beginning of the exam, both parties are given key pieces of information that are both required to complete the test mission objectives. Only one person ever graduates from a pair in this exam, as the one who makes it to the objective first can move on to the next round, and the one who failed is often left behind in an incapacitated state. Working together happens rarely, and usually when this occurs it becomes a game that leaves all other applicants for Jounin a mess at the end of the exam. This has only been noted to happen twice, and both times those people moved on to become part of the current seven swordsmen. Notable skill in jutsu is obviously a must, but the ability to take down your compatriots is often more highly prized.
ANBU
ANBU, unlike normal ranks, is not a post that is actually part of the promotional ladder. This is an appointment made by the Mizukage of those he considers to have exceptional skill, and in whom he can also place his trust. This decision is often made with input from the Captain of the ANBU, as Kirigakure's ANBU forces routinely monitor the general shinobi population, both for reasons of recruitment and security. Promotion to Hunter-nin, a specialized unit in the ANBU ranks, is made primarily by the Captain of the ANBU, with the Mizukage's blessing. These individuals are the most elite of the elite forces, often with special talents useful for tracking, or for taking on particularly dangerous opponents.
Testing for these positions is considered harsh, even by Kirigakure's standards; the ANBU force is a comparatively small one, owing to this difficulty and to the stringent standards of trust and talent that candidates are held to. Testing for these positions is not announced to candidates beforehand; they are instead subjected to the gauntlet through which they will be expected to run through with others. ANBU candidates are typically abducted from their homes, interrogated, and even tortured for days at a time, testing their loyalty to their village and country and presenting them with charges of treason. Hunter-nin candidates are similarly confronted as traitors, and attacked with lethal force, hunted across the countryside and forced to attempt to outwit or outfight their future compatriots until they prove their worth.
Village Views:
Bijuu and Jinchuuriki
Paradoxically, Jinchuuriki are regarded far more cordially than bloodlines in Kirigakure. While those with bloodlines could be considered humans made monstrous, Jinchuuriki could be considered monsters made human. Bijuu are regarded by many as something akin to spirits or forces of nature, things to be feared and respected, but not inherently malevolent unless angered. Those Jinchuuriki who can fully master their Bijuu are revered as legends in their time, heroes to be looked up to for their indomitable wills, rigorous discipline, and great and terrible power. They often climb to positions of great power and responsibility, and many look to them as natural leaders, blessed by the elements themselves.
Bloodlines
While not actively persecuted, those with bloodlines are subject to a fair amount of de facto prejudice, ranging from fear and avoidance to outright abuse and manipulation. They are frequently held to a double standard, their possessors demanded to be both powerful but not too threatening, superior weapons and fearsome warriors that are nonetheless unquestionably obedient and subservient to their betters, soldiers that fight only for their superiors, and only when they're asked to. Caught between a rock and a hard place, those with bloodlines are at once hated, feared, admired, envied, shunned, lusted after, and jealously guarded.
Civilians
Civilians are a vital part of the village, but just as the shinobi vie so hard against each other, the weakness of civilians int he village is frowned upon and only those who have reached the pinnacle of their skills get anything remotely like respect from the shinobi that live around them. Often mistreated, the civilians in Kiri are hard, harsh people, and woe on anyone who tries to compare.
Outsiders
Outsiders are the money of the village. Not seen as something more than a necessity, anyone coming in can expect to be mocked, scorned, or just generally made to feel unwelcome, client or not. Still, when a shinobi is bought by a customer, they can at least know they're getting their money's worth.
Village Bloodlines/Clans:
Hoshigaki: This clan is known for their distinct appearance, and almost always have strong water affinities.
Hōzuki: This clan has the ability to change their bodies into liquid form.
Kaguya: This clan's bloodline is one that allows them to pull bones from their bodies to use as weapons. They were known to level the field of battle during the wars... and this unfortunately meant even allies were destroyed so long as they weren't family. Sometimes even when they were. This only encouraged bloodline fear within the country.
Milani: A clan known for their skill with forging and rumored to have a connection with the Terumi, their clan also excels in utilizing fire, water, and earth chakra. A select few in the clan can combine these elements to make up their special bloodline limit, metal manipulation.
Okumura: An offshoot of the Yuki clan, this clan's bloodline is known for their intense blue flame, a result of their bloodline that balances wind and fire. Those who turn up the bloodline, however, tend to be incredibly rare and most of the clan is simply normal shinobi.
Terumī: This clan is known for their exceptionally powerful use of combined elements, water and fire in some cases, which allows the family to create corrosive vapor, earth and fire in others, which allows the user to create lava.
Yuki: This clan has ice affinities, which are a bloodline that combines water and wind.
Historical Summary:
Please note all Village Summaries will be written from the view of a native of the village.
Kiri, the Bloody Mist, was once known as that because of the blood red sunrises that colored the land. It might have been a sign, a show that the first Mizukage had chosen the right place for their home, that such a display would greet their mornings. In the years that came, even if there was peace between the shinobi nations, Kiri would never rest inside itself. Always, there was the uneasiness and distrust, between comrades in arms, and it was set off by the Shodai Mizukage himself. He might have been uniting the clans under one banner, but he definitely wasn't uniting them under one belief. He passed the torch shortly before his death.
Unfortunately, that's when tempers and ideals started to really conflict. This was especially clear as at the end of the Nidaime's reign, an unfortunate murder, the first of Kiri's civil wars broke out, leading to the deaths of many others because no clear successor had been chosen. As least, that's history as people are told.
This started a trend, as the Mizukage that came into power to be the third was the first to be chosen by the villagers, by way of bloody might and ideals. He was similarly the spark for the next bout of internal strife, dying due to complications in the wake of the Second Shinobi war, and leading to another feud between factions. This is the power void that Yagura stepped into, and the Yondaime has sat over the village ever since. He's a Jinchuuriki, and though he looks young, he's not flighty as children are. He is, however, vicious, and will tolerate no whispers against him.
He strongly advocated the process of weeding the weak in graduation ceremonies, a process that the Sandaime had been considering doing away with before his death. Instead, Yagura redoubled the practice for the few years until a young Zabuza destroyed an entire class. It was abolished thereafter as impractical. Still, even with that type of bloodshed ended, there are others, with any disobedience to him being harshly put down to keep the bloodline clans from going wild and killing everyone. At least, that's how it seems, and that's what the villagers are certain of. That he tends to target the bloodline clans is very likely a calculated choice, using fear of them as a measure to keep everyone in line.
Kiri is, after all, the village best known for their practicality.
Let it never be said that Kiri would ever be boring.
Village Reputation:
All Reputations will be written from the view of someone not from this village.
Kiri nin are ruthless, terrifying enemies that you never want to get on the wrong side of. These people will destroy you on the battle field without a hint of remorse, and do not care if their teammates are sacrificed in the process. Never bank on their mercy, because doing so would quickly spell the end of your life.
Mission Standards and Pay:
All pay is what the client pays! The pay is split with two thirds being given to Kirigakure, and the other one third split between the shinobi that took the mission. No matter the number of shinobi involved, the total amount paid by the client will not change.
D-Ranks
D-Rank missions are typically given to Genins, and are seldom more dangerous than any other work of their calibre. D-rank missions are essentially civic service for the greater good of the village, often involving significant physical labor, helping students to develop useful skills and bolster the village's resources; however, any mission without expectations of explicit danger or combat are given a D-ranking, so their content can vary widely. Typical missions include tasks such as weaponsmithing, shipwrighting, and medicine and poison preparation, and other construction or repair work. Guard duty at the docks or working with sailors is also a relatively common assignment.
Pay for these missions is between 10,000 and 60,000 Ryo.
C-Ranks
Genins and Chunins alike are given C-rank missions, and the assignment of their first C-rank mission is often considered a Genin's 'true' graduation to becoming a shinobi. Anything with mild to moderate danger can be classified as a C-rank mission, from guard work, to escort missions, to courier work, to information gathering, to more mercenary tasks such as thefts and sabotage. These missions are more likely to come from sponsors outside the village and country, and first reveal the broad scope of potential shinobi work; anything is fair game to hire Kirigakure shinobi for, no matter how morally dubious.
Pay for these missions is between 50,000 and 150,000 Ryo.
B-Ranks
Chunins and Jounins are both liable to find themselves with missions of this rank. Considered more capable of handling themselves, missions at this level are often dangerous, and are given toward dealing in more important matters. These can involve assassinations, bounty hunting, and setting up a situation to frame another party politically. Due to the specialties of the village, being able to kill without leaving any kind of trademark of Kiri behind is rather prized.
Pay for these missions is between 130,000 and 350,000 Ryo.
A-Rank
Jounins are almost only the ones that get these missions, though some exceptional chunin are at times trusted with things of this rank. Because missions get dangerous at such a low rank, anything at this level tends to involve directly going after other shinobi, getting into places where it's known that people do not return from it, normally, and anything politically delicate that was deemed too important for a lower rank.
Pay for these missions is between 300,000 and 1,000,000 Ryo.
S-Rank
Almost exclusively for ANBU, some Jounin still end up with missions in this bracket. Anything on this level will involve total secrecy, very likely matters of high political importance, and often killing. Examples include deep cover spying, political assassinations, and routing information on political uprisings.
Pay for these missions is 1,000,000 Ryo and beyond.
Promotions:
Please note that if the Mizukage decides to decline a promotion, then the promotion is declined.
Entrance to Academy
Regardless of prior training or clan, Kirigakure shinobi are enrolled in the Academy at the age of 6. If a child is unable to be enrolled at this age for any reason, they are often deflected to non-shinobi arts, though the rare child is at times enrolled at 5 or 4 years of age if they show sufficient natural skill. All children are placed with the class that entered the Academy the same year as them, regardless of age.
Academy Graduation
Kirigakure shinobi are permitted to graduate as early as age 7, provided a sufficient level of mastery is demonstrated. Most shinobi who can afford to do so, but particularly the established clans, begin tutoring their children in the shinobi arts as soon as they're able to walk. Classes graduate bi-yearly, in January and July.
Although the practice of pitting students against each other in a battle to the death to graduate has been abolished, echoes of this tradition remain; students are still pitted against each other to demonstrate their skills, and unless the losing party demonstrates exceptional talent, they are often not allowed to graduate. Beyond this, the skills necessary for graduation are water-walking, Kiri-Shunshin, and basic proficiency in a weapon of the student's choice.
Kirigakure does not have standardized Genin teams, as many villages do; Genins are expected to be able to work with any of their comrades at a moment's notice, broaden their learning potential as much as possible through exposure to different training styles, and discouraged from forming strong emotional bonds with others, as this impedes their effectiveness as shinobi. Rather, they are assigned to teams with Jounin instructors as their talents and specific missions warrant.
This also serves the purpose of allowing Jounin to work with as many students as possible, giving them the opportunity to choose apprentices from the Genin population. As the only permanent arrangement in Kirigakure, these positions are highly advantageous and sought after, allowing Genin to earn prestige and experience by gaining considerable one-on-one training with some of the village's most powerful and prominent shinobi.
Promotion to Chunin from Genin
Though peace is still solid, Chunin exams are held biyearly, in January and June. They cycle through the five major powers. When the exams are held in Kiri, they are very quick to show that they have no tolerance for the weakness that shinobi from other countries might exhibit. Often abolished to one of the outlying islands for the duration of the non-arena part of the exam, only those who stumble out are granted a chance to move on, and only then if they come out with both their mission 'objective' complete, and with the ability to fight. Unlike many other countries, teams do not need to make it through this exam together and it's not unheard of that there be 'accidents' in the Kiri exams.
It's almost unheard of that someone makes chunin without at least having taken a chunin exam once, the only exception being when the country is at war, at which point any promising killers are quickly bumped up the ranks to get them to the front of the battles.
Promotion from Chunin to Tokebetsu Jounin
Unlike many of the other major villages, in Kiri, this rank is almost unheard of to be used. Either someone is strong enough to advance, or they aren't, and it's only those with exceptional skill in the areas of intelligence that ever get this particular title.
Promotion from Chunin to Jounin
Jounin may be a desirable rank, but getting there is a bloody vicious fight. Assigned a partner at the beginning of the exam, both parties are given key pieces of information that are both required to complete the test mission objectives. Only one person ever graduates from a pair in this exam, as the one who makes it to the objective first can move on to the next round, and the one who failed is often left behind in an incapacitated state. Working together happens rarely, and usually when this occurs it becomes a game that leaves all other applicants for Jounin a mess at the end of the exam. This has only been noted to happen twice, and both times those people moved on to become part of the current seven swordsmen. Notable skill in jutsu is obviously a must, but the ability to take down your compatriots is often more highly prized.
ANBU
ANBU, unlike normal ranks, is not a post that is actually part of the promotional ladder. This is an appointment made by the Mizukage of those he considers to have exceptional skill, and in whom he can also place his trust. This decision is often made with input from the Captain of the ANBU, as Kirigakure's ANBU forces routinely monitor the general shinobi population, both for reasons of recruitment and security. Promotion to Hunter-nin, a specialized unit in the ANBU ranks, is made primarily by the Captain of the ANBU, with the Mizukage's blessing. These individuals are the most elite of the elite forces, often with special talents useful for tracking, or for taking on particularly dangerous opponents.
Testing for these positions is considered harsh, even by Kirigakure's standards; the ANBU force is a comparatively small one, owing to this difficulty and to the stringent standards of trust and talent that candidates are held to. Testing for these positions is not announced to candidates beforehand; they are instead subjected to the gauntlet through which they will be expected to run through with others. ANBU candidates are typically abducted from their homes, interrogated, and even tortured for days at a time, testing their loyalty to their village and country and presenting them with charges of treason. Hunter-nin candidates are similarly confronted as traitors, and attacked with lethal force, hunted across the countryside and forced to attempt to outwit or outfight their future compatriots until they prove their worth.
Village Views:
Bijuu and Jinchuuriki
Paradoxically, Jinchuuriki are regarded far more cordially than bloodlines in Kirigakure. While those with bloodlines could be considered humans made monstrous, Jinchuuriki could be considered monsters made human. Bijuu are regarded by many as something akin to spirits or forces of nature, things to be feared and respected, but not inherently malevolent unless angered. Those Jinchuuriki who can fully master their Bijuu are revered as legends in their time, heroes to be looked up to for their indomitable wills, rigorous discipline, and great and terrible power. They often climb to positions of great power and responsibility, and many look to them as natural leaders, blessed by the elements themselves.
Bloodlines
While not actively persecuted, those with bloodlines are subject to a fair amount of de facto prejudice, ranging from fear and avoidance to outright abuse and manipulation. They are frequently held to a double standard, their possessors demanded to be both powerful but not too threatening, superior weapons and fearsome warriors that are nonetheless unquestionably obedient and subservient to their betters, soldiers that fight only for their superiors, and only when they're asked to. Caught between a rock and a hard place, those with bloodlines are at once hated, feared, admired, envied, shunned, lusted after, and jealously guarded.
Civilians
Civilians are a vital part of the village, but just as the shinobi vie so hard against each other, the weakness of civilians int he village is frowned upon and only those who have reached the pinnacle of their skills get anything remotely like respect from the shinobi that live around them. Often mistreated, the civilians in Kiri are hard, harsh people, and woe on anyone who tries to compare.
Outsiders
Outsiders are the money of the village. Not seen as something more than a necessity, anyone coming in can expect to be mocked, scorned, or just generally made to feel unwelcome, client or not. Still, when a shinobi is bought by a customer, they can at least know they're getting their money's worth.
Village Bloodlines/Clans:
Hoshigaki: This clan is known for their distinct appearance, and almost always have strong water affinities.
Hōzuki: This clan has the ability to change their bodies into liquid form.
Kaguya: This clan's bloodline is one that allows them to pull bones from their bodies to use as weapons. They were known to level the field of battle during the wars... and this unfortunately meant even allies were destroyed so long as they weren't family. Sometimes even when they were. This only encouraged bloodline fear within the country.
Milani: A clan known for their skill with forging and rumored to have a connection with the Terumi, their clan also excels in utilizing fire, water, and earth chakra. A select few in the clan can combine these elements to make up their special bloodline limit, metal manipulation.
Okumura: An offshoot of the Yuki clan, this clan's bloodline is known for their intense blue flame, a result of their bloodline that balances wind and fire. Those who turn up the bloodline, however, tend to be incredibly rare and most of the clan is simply normal shinobi.
Terumī: This clan is known for their exceptionally powerful use of combined elements, water and fire in some cases, which allows the family to create corrosive vapor, earth and fire in others, which allows the user to create lava.
Yuki: This clan has ice affinities, which are a bloodline that combines water and wind.
Historical Summary:
Please note all Village Summaries will be written from the view of a native of the village.
Kiri, the Bloody Mist, was once known as that because of the blood red sunrises that colored the land. It might have been a sign, a show that the first Mizukage had chosen the right place for their home, that such a display would greet their mornings. In the years that came, even if there was peace between the shinobi nations, Kiri would never rest inside itself. Always, there was the uneasiness and distrust, between comrades in arms, and it was set off by the Shodai Mizukage himself. He might have been uniting the clans under one banner, but he definitely wasn't uniting them under one belief. He passed the torch shortly before his death.
Unfortunately, that's when tempers and ideals started to really conflict. This was especially clear as at the end of the Nidaime's reign, an unfortunate murder, the first of Kiri's civil wars broke out, leading to the deaths of many others because no clear successor had been chosen. As least, that's history as people are told.
This started a trend, as the Mizukage that came into power to be the third was the first to be chosen by the villagers, by way of bloody might and ideals. He was similarly the spark for the next bout of internal strife, dying due to complications in the wake of the Second Shinobi war, and leading to another feud between factions. This is the power void that Yagura stepped into, and the Yondaime has sat over the village ever since. He's a Jinchuuriki, and though he looks young, he's not flighty as children are. He is, however, vicious, and will tolerate no whispers against him.
He strongly advocated the process of weeding the weak in graduation ceremonies, a process that the Sandaime had been considering doing away with before his death. Instead, Yagura redoubled the practice for the few years until a young Zabuza destroyed an entire class. It was abolished thereafter as impractical. Still, even with that type of bloodshed ended, there are others, with any disobedience to him being harshly put down to keep the bloodline clans from going wild and killing everyone. At least, that's how it seems, and that's what the villagers are certain of. That he tends to target the bloodline clans is very likely a calculated choice, using fear of them as a measure to keep everyone in line.
Kiri is, after all, the village best known for their practicality.
Let it never be said that Kiri would ever be boring.
Village Reputation:
All Reputations will be written from the view of someone not from this village.
Kiri nin are ruthless, terrifying enemies that you never want to get on the wrong side of. These people will destroy you on the battle field without a hint of remorse, and do not care if their teammates are sacrificed in the process. Never bank on their mercy, because doing so would quickly spell the end of your life.