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sunshinehistory) wrote2015-04-24 02:03 am
sunshinehistory) wrote2015-04-24 02:03 am
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Land of Whirlpools, Land of Bears, Nadeshiko Village
Land of Whirlpools
The Land of Whirlpools is located north of the Land of Fire. It is composed of many steep hills and a few wide rivers cutting through the land. In the past, it had a strong friendship with the Land of Fire. The land is still in the process of being rebuilt, and thus many of its notable landmarks are in ruins. The original location of the hidden village of this country is still submerged in the ocean partially, so most of the new residents have to go on expeditions to recover anything that might have been lost from it.
Hidden Village - New Uzushiogakure
Village Information | Village Map & Points of Interest
Revived due to the efforts of the Yondaime Hokage's wife, who was born in Old Uzushiogakure, the village is still small, and unlike it's predecessor, is not actually hidden among the treacherous whirlpools off the coast just to the south of the new village. Originally named for the island location amid the treacherous water, the new village is close to the water, and while slowly growing, nowhere near their former reputation.
Shinobi of this village vary wildly in both temperament and lineage, as they are both returnees and people too young to remember what came before, lending chaos to the attempt at structure that is being established. One thing that is certain is that almost all in this village are refugees, and they will fight fiercely not to lose their home a second time.
Sugi Village
Although it lies within the boundaries of the Land of Whirlpools, Sugi Village retains its independence. They do not send their shinobi to the Chuunin exams, but they possess an unknown and powerful hidden jutsu strong enough that the Raikage himself showed interest in stealing it for the Land of Lightning's sake. Despite this, they usually hire other ninja to protect them, meaning the hidden jutsu is likely a sensory jutsu.
Uzushiogakure Ruins
The original location of Uzushiogakure, utterly decimated in past wars. Due to the damage of the war and of later weather, little more is left of the old city than mostly crumbled hollow structures and singular pillars. Until recently, the city also housed secret clan masks containing special jutsus and chakra formulas of the Uzumaki. Since the masks have been moved to a new, secure location, very little of interest is left within the ruins.
Land of Bears
The Land of Bears is a heavily forested area near to the Land of Fire. Siege on the land is almost impossible due to the chasm of highly toxic gasses surrounding its hidden village (called the Devil's Ravine or Valley of Death). A meteorite crashed down near the hidden village a little over 200 years ago.
Hidden village - Hoshigakure
The Village Hidden Among the Stars is named after the meteorite which crashed in the site the village sprung up around. The village insists it is the oldest village, older than Konoha, but no proof exists of this. Hoshigakure is one of the only villages outside of the Five Great Nations to have a leader with 'kage' in name, despite the treaty disallowing this. The Hoshikage is kage in name only and holds no authority with the other five kage, nor is his strength near the level of other kage. In the past, Hoshigakure used a training method which absorbed the chakra-enhancing radiation that the meteorite emitted, creating massively powerful shinobi with almost unlimited chakra control--allowing them to manifest chakra in any form they wished. The most recent Hoshikage banned the practice, however, as the training and radiation usually led to organ failure and death (and even successful practitioners suffered rapid degeneration and death).
Hoshigakure is too proud to send their shinobi to any chuunin exam not hosted by them, and therefore make decisions over promotions themselves. Shinobi from Hoshigakure not trained in the star method aren't usually very powerful, but they are excellent with the crossbow, and are the only ones known to possess gas masks capable of properly filtering the toxins present in the Devil's Ravine.
Certain whispers have been made of re-instating the Star practice recently, but the Third Hoshikage ignores them.
Star Meteorite
The location of the Star Meteorite is a heavily guarded secret of the village. Presumably it is located somewhere in the outskirts of the village itself, within the safety of the devil's ravine. A shrine has been built in the middle of the crater the crashing Meteorite made, which houses what's left of the Meteorite and supposedly allows Hoshigakure to harness its power.
The Devil's Ravine
A vast ravine surrounding Hoshigakure, filled to the brim with extremely toxic gasses, presumably emitted from fissures in the ground. These presumptions cannot be verified, however, as none but the villagers of Hoshigakure possess the equipment and skills to survive inside the valley. It's said that any attempted siege on Hoshigakure would fail both due to the treacherous forest of the land (filled as the name indicates with large bears) and the Devil's Ravine, also known as the Valley of Death.
Nadeshiko Village
A matriarchal village. Although there are men in the village, only women become shinobi, and shinobi women only marry foreign shinobi. A kunoichi of Nadeshiko trains intensely until maturity and then travels the world searching for a male shinobi who can defeat them. When they find one, they return them to the village and marry them. The idea behind this is to breed powerful shinobi and prevent the men of the village from attempting to rule. They do not send their kunoichi to exams, as they have no ranking system among their kunoichi, and the rulers are decided by eldest daughter of the current ruler.
Hidden Village - New Uzushiogakure
Revived due to the efforts of the Yondaime Hokage's wife, who was born in Old Uzushiogakure, the village is still small, and unlike it's predecessor, is not actually hidden among the treacherous whirlpools off the coast just to the south of the new village. Originally named for the island location amid the treacherous water, the new village is close to the water, and while slowly growing, nowhere near their former reputation.
Shinobi of this village vary wildly in both temperament and lineage, as they are both returnees and people too young to remember what came before, lending chaos to the attempt at structure that is being established. One thing that is certain is that almost all in this village are refugees, and they will fight fiercely not to lose their home a second time.
Sugi Village
Although it lies within the boundaries of the Land of Whirlpools, Sugi Village retains its independence. They do not send their shinobi to the Chuunin exams, but they possess an unknown and powerful hidden jutsu strong enough that the Raikage himself showed interest in stealing it for the Land of Lightning's sake. Despite this, they usually hire other ninja to protect them, meaning the hidden jutsu is likely a sensory jutsu.
Uzushiogakure Ruins
The original location of Uzushiogakure, utterly decimated in past wars. Due to the damage of the war and of later weather, little more is left of the old city than mostly crumbled hollow structures and singular pillars. Until recently, the city also housed secret clan masks containing special jutsus and chakra formulas of the Uzumaki. Since the masks have been moved to a new, secure location, very little of interest is left within the ruins.
Land of Bears
Hidden village - Hoshigakure
The Village Hidden Among the Stars is named after the meteorite which crashed in the site the village sprung up around. The village insists it is the oldest village, older than Konoha, but no proof exists of this. Hoshigakure is one of the only villages outside of the Five Great Nations to have a leader with 'kage' in name, despite the treaty disallowing this. The Hoshikage is kage in name only and holds no authority with the other five kage, nor is his strength near the level of other kage. In the past, Hoshigakure used a training method which absorbed the chakra-enhancing radiation that the meteorite emitted, creating massively powerful shinobi with almost unlimited chakra control--allowing them to manifest chakra in any form they wished. The most recent Hoshikage banned the practice, however, as the training and radiation usually led to organ failure and death (and even successful practitioners suffered rapid degeneration and death).
Hoshigakure is too proud to send their shinobi to any chuunin exam not hosted by them, and therefore make decisions over promotions themselves. Shinobi from Hoshigakure not trained in the star method aren't usually very powerful, but they are excellent with the crossbow, and are the only ones known to possess gas masks capable of properly filtering the toxins present in the Devil's Ravine.
Certain whispers have been made of re-instating the Star practice recently, but the Third Hoshikage ignores them.
Star Meteorite
The location of the Star Meteorite is a heavily guarded secret of the village. Presumably it is located somewhere in the outskirts of the village itself, within the safety of the devil's ravine. A shrine has been built in the middle of the crater the crashing Meteorite made, which houses what's left of the Meteorite and supposedly allows Hoshigakure to harness its power.
The Devil's Ravine
A vast ravine surrounding Hoshigakure, filled to the brim with extremely toxic gasses, presumably emitted from fissures in the ground. These presumptions cannot be verified, however, as none but the villagers of Hoshigakure possess the equipment and skills to survive inside the valley. It's said that any attempted siege on Hoshigakure would fail both due to the treacherous forest of the land (filled as the name indicates with large bears) and the Devil's Ravine, also known as the Valley of Death.
Nadeshiko Village
