Sunshine History

Village Map

Mission Standards and Pay:
All pay is what the client pays! The pay is split with one half being given to Uzushio, and the other half 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
Intended for newer genin, but can be given to anyone. These missions are anything that involves building or maintenance of the village. These missions include housing construction, babysitting, and making paper.

Pay for these missions is between 4,000 and 40,000 Ryo.

C-Ranks
These are for genin and chunin. This rank of mission is a step up from the around-the-village work that so many of the shinobi are doing to build, and this category involves things such as brokering trades for goods, escorting caravans over the water to the village, and guard duty.

Pay for these missions is between 30,000 and 100,000 Ryo.

B-Ranks
These are for chunin and jounin. It's at this level that missions not directly related to the rebuilding of the village come into play. Some examples are teaching sealwork, information gathering, and hunting for bounties.

Pay for these missions is between 90,000 and 300,000 Ryo.

A-Rank
These are devoted almost exclusively to jounin. Here is where the volatile missions start to happen, given the tenuous nature of the village. Missions of this level are things like treaties, long term trade agreements, and approaching countries to find out if any lost clansmen are in residence.

Pay for these missions is between 200,000 and 1,000,000 Ryo.

S-Rank
These missions are only for the most trusted higher ups in the village, and often involve extremely delicate matters. Things in this category are high-profile assassinations, deciphering old Uzumaki seal texts, and alliance marriages. (This last example would require contacting a mod to discuss details.)

Pay for these missions is 1,000,000 Ryo and beyond.

Entrance to Academy
Children may start classes no earlier than six years of age, though it is preferred that they don't begin later than ten, exceptions can be made if the student shows promise. Adults seeking to learn are taught separately, and all students are sorted by enrollment time, not age.

Academy Graduation
While the Academy is still new and only has enough students to barely fill two classrooms, their plan is to keep the ages between ten and twelve. Exceptions may be made for children no younger than eight with consent from the parents and permission from the village leadership. The final test involves proving a mastery of simple sealwork or swordplay. Starting AGS 1, all final tests are administered on the 31st of March and October. Any and all graduates are sorted into teams on the following day.

Promotion from Genin to Chunin
Though peace is still solid, Chunin exams are held biyearly, in January and June. They cycle through the five major powers. Uzushio sent their first team since the first village was destroyed for the exams in June of AGS 1.

All promotions among new arrivals have been determined by skill and being appointed thus far.

Promotion from Chunin to Jounin
As the chunin promotions, there is no established method yet come to in Uzushio, but the plans are to have the chunin still in the village going out to sea and building a bridge through some skill back from one of the outlying villages. This can be done through seals, water jutsu, or any other number of ways, and is mostly a test to see exactly how skilled the potentials are.

Thus far all promotions have been by appointment of the village leader.

ANBU
Despite the current peace, Kushina insisted to the other two council members that reinstating and maintaining an ANBU squad was important. It’s mostly made up of Jounin related to the Uzumaki clan through blood or marriage that returned to the village, but there are several with no apparent connection to the clan. All initiates are required to undergo two years of training with Konoha ANBU originally loaned by the Yondaime Hokage and mastering higher level seals.

On induction, all ANBU are given a uniform with armor, short sword, and animal mask. The animal mask has the village’s symbol, the spiral, painted red in different sizes and places (cheek, forehead, full face, etc.). As with Konoha’s ANBU, association with it is kept quiet. Their missions and related matters are top secret. If any do not wish to serve after Kushina steps down (if she ever manages to, that is), they are welcome to retire.

Village Views:
Bijuu and Jinchuuriki
Due to the origins of the villagers, the views are very far flung. However, the sense that Jinchuuriki are works of sealing art is slowly becoming a thing in this village, even though the Bijuu are still widely regarded with fear.

Bloodlines
Because of their close relation to Konoha, most of the villagers have a positive or neutral view toward those with bloodlines. Some returning from other villages, however, are still prone to poor reactions.

Civilians
Since more than half the population were raised as civilians, the overall theme in the village is that a civilian is about as good as they can make themselves. Thus, there is a faction who believes more civilians need to become shinobi to revive their village, just as there is a faction who sees their import as they are.

Outsiders
Almost everyone in this village is technically an outsider now. Though they're still wary, as a group, of anyone who shows up who doesn't share the Uzumaki crimson until their reason for having come to the village is clear.

Village Bloodlines/Clans:
Uzumaki: A clan known for their longevity, extensive chakra reserves, and unique ways of using it raw.
Any other clans have been lost in the scattering of this village.

Historical Summary:
Please note all Village Summaries will be written from the view of a native of the village.

Once, Uzushiogakure was a very prosperous place where the most fearsome seal masters in all the nations were known to reside, protected by the best swordsmen that could be found in any ocean. Then, one day, those who feared their power attacked and the village was destroyed, half-submerged in the sea, and all the survivors fled to the far ends of the land. Many traditions and histories were lost, being too painful to speak of in some cases, and in others simply too difficult for the one trying to explain.

In the last five years, this has all changed. Due to major work from the founder of the new village, Kushina Uzumaki, Uzushio has been reborn, and slowly, as people come together, some glimmer of what they once were has started to shine through. Even if she refuses to permanently take over the village herself, Kushina is forever welcome in the new village, and anyone she vouches for is welcome within the new village.

In time, the glory of Uzushiogakure will return... but it's going to take a while, and be laid on a foundation of stability that many of those who returned simply haven't had in a very long time.

Village Reputation:
All Reputations will be written from the view of someone not from the village.

No one really sees this little village as anything but a poor reflection of a village that used to have a fearsome reputation. At this point, most people look at it as a group of refugees and nothing more.

Mission Standards and Pay:
Unlike the shinobi of the elemental nations, the Samurai of the Land of Iron don't actually take missions outside their country. They get paid a stipend for their service, and though they can be requested for certain services and are willing to stand as neutral ground for shinobi gatherings, they do not ask for pay.

Promotions:
Samurai do, in fact, have a ranking system, but it's very far removed from the one shinobi use. The system in place here is denoted by apprenticeships, which are only graduated from to the ranks of proper samurai once they choose a leader to give their fealty to.

Samurai who show exceptionally great skill work their way up to being the leaders of these groups, and only they get orders directly from their lord, be it daimyo or a lesser noble. When called to arms, those under the Daimyo's personal control always lead those under the command of lesser nobles.

Village Views:
Bijuu and Jinchuuriki
There is a strong belief that these could have great power and potential, but their chaotic nature is of no interest to the Samurai.

Bloodlines
While rare, bloodlines do sometimes come up in Samurai families, and these people are always well treated. They're also expected to go far, and to not shame the skills that they've been given.

Civilians
Civilians are those that the Samurai are to serve. That is their purpose, as the protectors and warriors, so that the innocent do not have to get blood on their hands.

Outsiders
While not unwelcoming to those beyond the borders of their country, they also have no use for them and make it very clear in their overall attitudes. Some Samurai end up captivated and leave to go explore the world, but these are not common occurrences.

Village Bloodlines/Clans:
Little is known about the family lines that are from the Land of Iron.

Historical Summary:
Please note all Village Summaries will be written from the view of a native of the village.

While the Shinobi grew strong in other parts of the world, in the Land of Iron, the Samurai way prevailed. It's true that the country isn't big on trade, nor does it invite outsiders on a whim, but that has kept the core of the culture unchanged and stable. The same cannot be said of the shinobi, who lose leader after leader in their wars, wars that the Samurai have not been involved in.

There have been times when the Samurai have needed to fight off Shinobi, Hanzo being a prime example of just this sort of situation, but they have been few and far between. There is nothing in their country that cannot be gotten more easily elsewhere, after all, and that suits the residents of Iron just fine.

They will prevail over the other countries when they fall to their warring, and their tranquility will have them last long into the future. With their current leadership, there are few samurai who feel that they need to worry for the future, though of course all duties are carefully adhered to.

There is, after all, no reason to tempt fate.

Village Reputation:
All Reputations will be written from the view of someone not from this land.

The Land of Iron is a cold dreary place so far as those beyond their borders are concerned. It seems to snow constantly, and the people are rather harsh and unwelcoming. Overall, it's like they're inviting people to dislike them with their approach to things.

Still, if ever a shinobi needed a mediator, one could be found in Iron, and this is often where major peace summits are held for that very reason.

Village Map

Mission Standards and Pay

All pay is what the client pays! The pay is split with three-fourths being given to Iwa, and the other fourth 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. Please note that all shinobi lodgings and groceries are paid for by the village.

D-Ranks
This rank is devoted solely to Genin, and consists of missions around the village. Because the shinobi of this country prefer to be self-sufficient, these missions tend to involve things such as tending the local plant life, clearing any rocks that fell into roads near the village, and babysitting.

Pay for these missions is between 3,000 and 40,000 Ryo.

C-Ranks
Both Genin and Chunin are welcome to take these missions. These missions are anything beyond the village's borders that isn't considered truly dangerous, and missions include courier runs, game hunting, escort services, and minor demolitions.

Pay for these missions is between 30,0000 and 90,000 Ryo.

B-Ranks
Chunin and Jounin typically are the only ones who take these, though from time to time a genin might. These are the missions that are considered more difficult, and often run the risk of genuine danger. Examples include escort missions, major demolition, spying, and information selling.

Pay for these missions is between 80,000 and 150,000 Ryo.

A-Rank
This level is for Jounins only, and often handles the most delicate parts of being an Iwa shinobi. Missions in this category include treaty writing, finding political loopholes, and assassinations that can be done without Iwa being blamed.

Pay for these missions is between 130,000 and 900,000 Ryo.

S-Rank
Usually kept to the village ANBU, there are at times Jounin who are given these missions as well. Missions in thie category include starting wars, closing the borders, and transporting vital information. (Most Iwa S-ranks are likely to be plot-related so please contact a mod.)

Pay for these missions is 900,000 Ryo and beyond.

Promotions

Please note that if the Tsuchikage decides to decline a promotion, then the promotion is declined.

Entrance to Academy
Students in Iwa are to enter education no older than seven, though may start training as early as five. They are placed with their agemates.

Academy Graduation
The Academy of Iwa is a different place than many other villages. The classes start in the spring, always in March, and end in November, when the students are evaluated to see if they can be graduated to a Jounin-sensei that year. Any students who fail their first evaluation, which is done at age ten, have one more year to try again before being directed to alternate schooling. Those students often end up in metalworking and sealmaking.

Graduation standards include being able to do an Earth release jutsu, being able to walk up a cliff side, and knowing how to tie a knot that can support a person's weight.

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 exam comes to Iwa, it's always placed high in the mountains beyond the boundaries of the village, just as their arena isn't actually inside the village itself. They're simply not that trusting. The tests tend to include taking information from point a to point b, through a trapped mountainside, of course, and a test in gathering information. Due to their high standards and unwillingness to trust, the theme of the third non-arena test tends to vary wildly from year to year.

Chunin from Iwa are only ever promoted by the Tsuchikage on years when the exams are not in the village, and even then, the chunin must be exceptional.

Promotion from Chunin to Tokebetsu Jounin
This promotion is always an interesting thing in the villages that have it, and this one is no exception. Usually this rank is only given to chunin who prove to have created a jutsu that is well usable by the village, but do not actually have the skills to be a Jounin.

Promotion from Chunin to Jounin
The test to get to Jounin from Jounin is complicated in Iwa. First, you have to have proven to have created some kind of exceptional jutsu. Second, you must have at least two people willing to speak for you, be it on a personal or professional level in vouching for you. Third, you must have mastered at least one elemental affinity or bloodline. And last, you have to lead a team of shinobi, who will be pretending to be civilians, through a trapped mountainside and back again without them needing to use their abilities to protect themselves.

Special Divisions

ANBU
ANBU, unlike normal ranks, is not a post that is actually part of the promotional ladder. Any ANBU are always carefully selected by the Tsuchikage, and have to have proven to be the sort of people that would never do anything that could possibly harm the village. Usually, one has to have done something exceptionally beneficial to the village to be chosen.

Seduction Corps
Known for using their bodies and charm to get what they need, the way Iwa handles these people is a bit cold, but watchful. Many shinobi have a bit of training for this, though those who make it their specialty tend to be in general a bit colder because there isn't a great deal of accommodation for the difficulties that come with such an intimate set of assignments.

Hunter-nin
Often trained as a group and sent out as individuals, those who show a tendency toward aggression or isolation are often brought into this special unit. Usually those who go into the Hunter-nin profession are only allowed to remain on it for five years at a time with a mandatory one year between to reorient to the village.

T&I
There are three parts within this.

The first are those who gather information gently, such as spies and inner village monitors, who are essentially information relay points, and often have an extended network of people who they keep in contact with to feed them rumors and more solid intel.

The second group of this is those who are hard gatherers. These people are the ones known for going out into the field and taking out targets to get information, as well as dealing with prisoners either through soft or rough interrogation methods. Usually it's one or the other as rough interrogation tends to ruin a prisoner, sometimes at no benefit.

The last is the Cypher part of this department, and is usually people who don't go afield at all, and instead are fixed on sorting through intelligence that has been recovered by others to pick apart any codes that might be used to encrypt such information.

Teachers
There are several levels of teachers, all of which tend to imply a level of trust to those in higher authority. These can be found among any group within the village, from the Academy Chunin all the way up to ANBU trainers. Each level of teacher comes with their own sort of clearance, and someone out of favor in the village is highly unlikely to ever end up with students.

Medic-nin
Iwa has never had the best medical group, and as such their units are relatively small compared to some of the other villages. Medic nin are highly coveted, and once carefully trained, rarely leave the village on missions afterward.

Village Views

Bijuu and Jinchuuriki
Using a Bijuu to further your own abilities is seen as cheating, and Jinchuuriki cannot expect to be treated well in Iwa. Iwa is a place where hard work is rewarded, and someone who could easily cruise by to greatness will never earn respect from their peers. Due to this, Jichuuriki are nothing more than a weapon for their village, and anything they achieve is nothing more than to be expected.

Bloodlines
Conversely, because Jinchuuriki are treated so poorly, bloodline users tend to get more respect. While also having an exceptional ability, having a bloodline is often seen as a liability. These people have to take time from their other studies and aptitudes to work on something outside their control, so if they can keep their other skills up as well, then they're praised. If they cannot, they're pitied, which is the worst thing for any Iwa nin.

Civilians
Civilians are something that exist, but are not truly seen by Iwa nin. They are there to serve the shinobi, true, but they are not to be abused in any way, as that's not how things are done.

Outsiders
People from beyond the village get a mixed reception. Potential customers are always greeted with warmth and openness, but foreign shinobi will always be met with suspicious glances and a certainty that they're hunting for information that they should not have about the village.

Village Bloodlines/Clans

Kamizuru: This clan is one that uses bees in combat and to tend plants around the village.

This is the only clan that actually uses their family name, as to take more pride in being part of a clan is to betray the village, and Iwa frowns on that very strongly. Using surnames is thus a practice that has been largely wiped out.

Historical Summary

Please note all Village Summaries will be written from the view of a native of the village.

Iwa was one of the first shinobi villages to be formed after Konoha, led by the powerful First Tsuchikage. Historically, Tsuchikage have often been considered among the most powerful of the kage, and if not the most powerful then the most influential. People follow the word of the Tsuchikage unwaveringly and without hesitation, so even if a command may not be good for the shinobi carrying it out, they can be assured it's for the good of Iwa itself, because the Tsuchikage always looks out for Iwa first. The First Tsuchikage secured two jinchuuriki, ensuring that Iwa would be powerful and capable against the other countries hoarding tailed beasts. It was a victory, and since then the tools that the beasts are have been used well.

The Tsuchikage are ruthless in protecting the village's interests, ensuring that even if the landmass is inferior to that of other countries, and has less to offer in trade, they never fall behind the other countries in military might. Even among kage, the Tsuchikage is always the most powerful and resourceful of kage, keeping other countries on their toes, always pressing the advantage when the opportunity arises, and even besting other kage, like the Second Mizukage, in one-on-one combat.

Then, as now, something as small as a piece of paper wouldn't keep Iwa from taking advantage of a weakness... if it was to their benefit.

Village Reputation

All Reputations will be written from the view of someone not from this village.

Put simply, Iwa is a snake. While all other countries usually make an effort to maintain peace during times of treaty, Iwa is known for doing things that can and do provoke wars, seizing opportunities and pouncing on any perceived weakness by other countries, especially when it comes to Suna and Konoha. Trusting Iwa in any alliance or treaty, especially with the latest Tsuchikage, would be a mistake. Iwa has been known for going back on promises and stabbing their allies in the back even more often and more quickly than Kumo.

Their military might is truly fearsome, however, and waging war with Iwa is especially difficult with their rough terrain. The current Tsuchikage has earned the nickname 'fence-sitter' due to his unwillingness to commit to things and his quickness to flip sides on anything if it suits him better. The Tsuchikage rules his people with an iron fist, raining destruction and even destroying whole cities of his own people should they disobey. This is why Iwa nin are even more notorious for following orders and missions than Suna-nin. Once the Tsuchikage has spoken, his people do it, no exceptions. Even if it means their own death.

It's better to be on Iwa's good side than its bad side, given the powerful rock and gravity techniques known by the Iwa nin... but even if you know which side you're on at the moment, that's subject to change long before you'll know about it.

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.