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FAQ Post
How to Apply and Play | Logs and In-Person Interactions | Out-Of-Village Interactions: Missions, Travel Seals, and Visiting Friends | Missives, Letters and Voice Posts
About the World | Alternate Universe: Uzushio, Oto, Akatsuki, and Uchiha | Characters | Jutsu and Abilities | Technology
Reserves, Applications, and Joining the Game
How do I join?
See also: Test Drives
Applications have their own FAQ, which also has the application itself.
Once I'm in, what about getting started?
That's the easy part. You just jump in, putting up a post on the community or tagging into someone else's. Don't worry, we're a friendly lot and would be happy to hear from you. Your options for posting are action, voice, or missives. All will be explained in this FAQ. Remember, your character was here even if you weren't, so it's okay to assume your character knows people.
See also: Logs and In-Person Interactions
See also: Out-Of-Village Interactions: Missions, Travel Seals, and Visiting Friends
See also: Missives, Letters and Voice Posts
What is the day ratio?
This is a 1:1 game. One real-life day = one game day.
Logs and In-person interactions
Where do I post in-person interactions?
Logs of in-person interactions go in the![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png)
sunshineverse main community. Tag it with the names of the characters involved, the location of the log, and whether it is [open] to other players, or [closed] only to those tagged. Above the cut text, include:
Do logs have to be prose?
No, they do not! However, keep in mind that people are welcome to use brackets or prose in their comment replies. If you have a preference, letting people know is the best approach. Also, please be warned that the game is almost entirely prose on the main community, even if letters often have bracket actions.
Out-Of-Village Interactions: Missions, Travel Seals, and Visiting Friends
Interacting with other villages?
There are multiple options here. Using the scroll network is one. Visiting and interacting with the shinobi of another village in person is also a viable option. Likewise, you can run into other shinobi on missions.
See also: Missives, Letters and Voice Posts
Things to be aware of!
How do you get to other villages?
Inter-village travel was the other major point of the treaty that is currently in place between the nations. The second seal, the first being the scrolls, that was established after the signing was for transport. The secret of it is known to only a few very select people, all of them seal masters who planted this seal themselves at designated points near, but outside, the major hidden villages and along borders of the various countries. (All locations are marked on the world map.)
One needs to only organize paperwork for the village that they are from, and to speak to the shinobi on seal duty to be sent to any other seal on this network. These people have an armband in purple with the symbol for travel on them. The seal itself is a simple flat circle filled in with stone on the ground. Only two people can go at once, activated by these shinobi, and the seal requires a cool down of an hour between outgoing uses. Incoming requires no cool down.
Only the shinobi manning the seals (always NPCs) know the secret to activating it, and even they don't know how to make new ones. Thus, have your paperwork in order or you're not going anywhere. At least, not the fast way.
You can always travel on foot, which can take several days, or weeks, depending what villages you're moving between. However, if you manage to tick off the seal NPCs (or happen to be a civilian/missing-nin) this is the way to go.
Travel speeds go as such: Shinobi can run up to 40 MPH/64 KPH, when in excellent condition, genin are slower, not taking into account things such as tree hopping which can bring them almost to 45 MPH/72 KPH.
Civilian speeds tend to not be faster than 3 MPH/5 KPH at a walk, 20 MPH/32 KPH at a sprint, though this is not sustainable. If they are taking a wagon, they can get up to speeds of 10-12 MPH/16-19 KPH and hold it for a duration.
But my character is a canon version, how does that affect me?
Due to your character being canon to their native universe, they'll be unaware of how things work. In instances where they're not from the Naruto universe (nor do they have a native counterpart around to color views about them), then your character will often be treated like a civilian, though getting paperwork will be a bit of a trial. Once they have paperwork, be it civilian or shinobi, travel becomes easy and they can use seal points like any other shinobi might.
Of course, you'd have to sign on with a village for that, but it's not impossible, and Ame and Oto especially both hand out such paperwork if people give allegiance.
Any travel constraints or bonuses, that your character might have will obviously carry over from their canon as well.
For those of you with a local counterpart, I advise checking on their missing-nin status, because it might put your character in better (or sometimes worse) stead with the locals.
How will mission assignments work?
See also: Mission FAQ
Running into other characters on missions only requires talking it out among relevant parties, though players are more than welcome to play things out among themselves using NPCs. If you need a mod for any huge missions for player plot, just drop us a line and we'll help how we can!
What happens if I don't follow mission objectives?
That will depend on your village of origin. Not every village leader will respond the same way, and depending on what happened because of it, you can have anything from congratulations to being accused of treason and taken for interrogation. So take care, and mention it to a mod if you went drastically off a mission, plot-related or otherwise.
Of course, this means you can make up having done so if you just want a player plot too, but be careful, it could backfire.
Missives, Letters and Voice Posts
Where do I post messages my character sends to others?
Whether you're using a summons to deliver a personal note or a scroll, text/missive or voice posts go tosunshine_messages the messages community. Tag it with the names of the characters involved, the location of the log, and whether it is [open] to other players, or [closed] only to those tagged.
What is up with the scrolls?
The scrolls were something that were decided on during a treaty session between the five Kage nations, and a seal setup was created explicitly for this purpose. Missing-nin have access either through having had one at defection, being able to create their own, stealing a scroll from another party, or having bought it from someone that had gotten the specifications for creating it. Any of these are a viable reason, and it is assumed that all shinobi in the game have one. If a civilian has the right connections, it's not impossible they would too.
How do the scrolls work?
See Also: The full details on scroll usage and security.
Scrolls are very simple. For those without chakra access, such as Rock Lee, you use a drop of blood to activate it, and then either write on it, or speak into it, which will leave a symbol that others can access. People can then reply to this symbol in like fashion after getting the missive. For those with chakra access, the same method can be applied, only by feeding it chakra instead of blood.
No indicator as to who the poster is is present on the scroll, and the only signal of identity will be the symbol appearing in the same place as previous messages from that person. Alternately, the sender having put their name on the missive somewhere is entirely possible. Obviously concealing one's voice makes it much more difficult to identify a sender, and this can be used freely.
A scroll will absorb the things written on it, and will only run out of room if you do not read and release the seals for other entries that have been sent to you.
How do voice posts work?
Voice posts work in two ways. Because we have both civilians and shinobi in this game, there are two different systems for voice posts you can use.
System one is the phone system. For civilians this is typically the only sort of voice post that they can make, but it is always private between the caller and receiver. Shinobi can receive calls and send them, but only on land lines since cell phones do not work.
System two is the scroll system. This is a shinobi only network, however, and this requires additional seal training to actually lock the post to only one other player, and thus has its pitfalls. It can be assumed that every shinobi in the game has a scroll, no matter village status. It cannot be assumed that any shinobi has training on how to lock a scroll beyond keeping it in-village. This requires in character work to accomplish.
How does posting security work?
For security in the scroll network, a seal must be written directly onto the scroll at the time the missive or voice recording is created. These seals can be everything from chakra signature based high security, to something as arbitrary as 'no girls allowed'. There is no limit on the kind of security seal that can be used... there's only if your character has the knowledge to actually secure anything. Sealing arts are more common since the treaty and the resurrection of Uzushio, and teachers are available, but it might be better to assume you need someone to do the security sealing for you if you've never learned how.
Better you not blow yourself up, right?
Any seals that would secure the scrolls can also be used on bird or courier nin carried missives.
How do missives work?
Missives are a less immediate form of what the scroll network can provide, but tend to be more secure. You can deliver them to anyone, shinobi or civilian, and though interception is a risk, it will also give you a tangible paper that can be kept for later information or re-reading IC.
Every village has specific birds that can be given notes for this purpose.
Conversely, you can contact a carrier nin and they will deliver the letter for you wherever you might be sending it on their rounds.
One note on missives, if it is sent in village, it will be delivered quickly. However, if it is leaving the village, it will take at least one day by bird, or several via nin.
My character arrived from their home canon, what can I use?
You can use all of the above communication options, as people arriving from their home canons will wake with a scroll next to them. Their village symbol will be defaulted to a seven point star which will be on one end of the otherwise blank scroll, though how long this takes for the characters to figure out the function of depends on the character in question.
About The World
This is an alternative universe roleplay game based on the world of Naruto, by Masashi Kishimoto.
The game starts with the characters at the ages they would be when Naruto Shippuden ends, discounting the last chapter timeskip. However, the world is different. Uchiha Obito was saved by the Yondaime Hokage and lives on as Hokage of Konoha after his mentor's retirement. Because of this, the Kyuubi was never released on Konoha and the Uchiha never rebelled. There is a solid, cooperative truce between the Five Great Nations, one which has been in place for years.
However, war recently started. In Suna, the Yondaime Kazekage was recently killed. In Kiri, because the bloodline massacres never came to pass, Yagura's death was far more shocking, and was followed with the Water Daimyo's death. As well as all this, hidden away in Otogakure, Orochimaru thrives in full health, having never had his arms nor powers sealed by Hiruzen.
See also: Premise
See also: Timeline
See also: Glossary
See also: World Information
See also: Maps
See also: Characters
See also: Jutsu & Abilities
See also: Point System
See also: Technology
Alternate Universe: Uzushio, Oto, Akatsuki, and Uchiha
What's this about Uzushio?
Uzushio, better known by it's country of Whirlpool, is rebuilt. This was started by Kushina after contact with Nagato brought it to her attention that she perhaps wasn't the only Uzumaki left. Since then, many who had fled the destruction of this village have started to emerge, as well as those descendants they left behind, and slowly the village has begun to flourish. It is still a work in progress, but progress is, in fact, being made.
If Uzushio exists, does Oto?
Oto, better known as Sound, does still exist. Orochimaru still defected, and still desired to rule somewhere as a Kage, thus built this village in the land of Rice. Former missing-nin that are affiliated with this village may claim it as their native home.
Hey wait, Nagato? What about Akatsuki then?
In canon, Akatsuki took a hard left when Nagato was vulnerable and grieving due to Obito's influence. Without that, the Akatsuki took a much less aggressive approach and after several years actually returned to its roots of peace. They still employ missing-nin, but it's far more mercenary without the theme of 'destroy all the villages' being involved. This also makes it a bigger organization overall, as the statue is not a factor, and thus ring numbers do not matter.
On the same vein, if you are employed in the Akatsuki, just like in Oto you may claim Ame as your home village. Please note that you would still be considered a missing-nin by your home village and would likely miss out on benefits of non-missing-nin because of this. If you swear away your free movement as a missing-nin, Ame is willing to make you a citizen, and you can be promoted to the ANBU-like branch of Akatsuki instead of the mercenary one.
One more thing. They're not hunting the bijuu, so if something happened to your Jinchuuriki, it wasn't them. At least, it wasn't them as any part of grand scheme.
What about the Uchiha Clan?
Yes, the Uchiha clan is still around. With Minato as an active Hokage, and without Kyuubi hanging over their heads, things went far, far better for the clan. Now, with Obito having become the first Uchiha Hokage, the clan has eased from their previous discontent, though admittedly not entirely, and has never been walled into their own sector of the village.
The Fourth's friendly overtures and recognition of the clan's contributions to the third shinobi war effort, and village security, finally did some work to thaw the relations between the Uchiha and the village which had been kept chilly by previous friction between clan and Hokage. The current Hokage, albeit a far from typical Uchiha himself, being from the clan has helped accord some status via association as well.
These days, the clan is viewed with somewhat less fear, making it easier for them to function within the village as they were intended. They still serve as the military police, handling both "domestic" crimes and village security against outside threat. They are police for Konoha's shinobi and civilians, as well as fire and other disaster relief forces.
Characters
See also: Applications and Character FAQ
What do I do about characters not being played by players?
NPCs (non-player characters) are going to be a big deal here. Unnamed NPCs can be played by anyone. They can be used as enemies in missions, clients that need to be appeased, OC teammates, students, and family, and all kinds of things! Named NPCs are a little trickier, because you need to make sure that you don't make them act in a way that any players apping them in someday might not be able to work with.
But if you happen to play Ino and need to mention something Shikamaru is up to, there is absolutely nothing wrong with that, especially if there isn't one in the game and he's supposed to be with her then. Please try not to go too wild with this though okay? Even if you do drag them along on missions with you. There is a player accessible NPC journalsunshinenpcs that can be used for both named, and unnamed, NPCs whenever people need one.
See Also: NPC Rules/password. (Can only be seen after being accepted into the game.)
See Also: NPC Listing.
See Also: NPC Rolling System.
See Also: NPC Creation.
Can my character die?
Yep. A character that dies in game cannot be played again by the player that killed them, though it is possible to work out a way for a future player to play them, and the 'death' to be reworked in a way that allows it not to have been real, or for them to be resurrected via another sort of plot point.
Characters who are their canon selves cannot be resurrected, they'd just be apped totally fresh by a new player if killed.
If you just want your character to be out of commission for a while, you can speak to the mods to work out a way that they will be heavily hospitalized and recover instead, but this will take the character off play for two weeks. This can be, if pre-arranged, used as a cover for Hiatus.
Then what about if my character just gets hurt?
You can still post from the hospital in the case of severe injuries, which are life-threatening but not deadly, but obviously your character isn't moving for a while. More minor injuries, such as broken arms and legs, will just put your character down for a day or two while they're being tended.
The only exception to these being minor is if there is a plot where someone cannot be healed with chakra. That, however, will be something that would planned out between you and a mod, and thus is not something to worry about being sprung on you as a surprise.
What if I want to maim my character?
You'll want to talk to the mods, but this is a method of retiring your character from shinobi to civilian life. It's not impossible to reverse, but any maiming would put your character out of shinobi circles for at least a month. Alternately, maiming in ways that doesn't cripple your character can open up other interesting options, but is still permanent.
Jutsu: What they are, How they work
How do Jutsu work?
The comprehensive explanation of the different types of jutsu and usage can be found here. Please note the examples below are not all-inclusive, and those listed in this post are just a quick overview.
Taijutsu: Anything that is straight up hand to hand combat.
Weapon versions under the Taijutsu umbrella are: Kenjutsu, Swords. Tessenjutsu, fans. Shurikenjutsu, Kunai and shuriken, basically thrown weapons. Puppeteering, Puppets are used, however this is also a ninjutsu.
Genjutsu: Things that affect the mind, and can be lethal if applied properly. Illusions.
-Primal: Anything emotion based. Killer intent, soothing someone with your presence, quelling school children with your anger. All of that is under this umbrella.
-Area: Anything that is an area of effect that is outside a person. Setting a genjutsu trap on a place, making it seem like something is where it isn't, making people fall asleep indiscriminately within an area.
-Personal: Anything that is entirely focused inside a person. Basically any genjutsu that would make a person freeze in the real world would apply to this category, even if they believed they were continuing to go.
Ninjutsu: Anything that involves chakra that affects the physical realm by changing it in some way. Walking up trees or on water is in this category. As is Kawarimi and all the elemental jutsu. There are non-basic elemental jutsu as well, but they are less common.
-Basic five: Wind, cutting and not visible. Fire, burning and harder to control. Water, summoning water. Electric, harder to control and prone to going against the user without enough practice. Earth, anything involving going underground, and anything that involves using the ground itself.
Technology
See also: Missives, Letters and Voice Posts
Why is tech broken?
Chakra interferes with fine mechanical objects. Anything with low complexity can survive for a little while when being in contact with a shinobi that uses any kind of jutsu around it. However, these items, such as short distance radios, are the only things durable enough. Thus, shinobi don't bother with cell phones, as they will simply die unless someone went to a lot of effort to implant seals into it.
This is why landlines and things like television can still survive into shinobi lifestyles. Refrigerators and things like computers do exist, but the latter is very unlikely to be found in any kind of shinobi village as they're easily fried and a mislaid practice jutsu could quickly ruin one. Civilians usually have a much higher level of tech, and have been shown to use the native equivalent of skype.
Ame is the most technologically friendly village.
What about guns?
Guns seem to be a rather jinxed proposition. Those that are made in extremely limited secret quantities as one would family jutsu (and with family jutsu, no gunpowder) tend to get in under the radar, but any others? Good luck getting anything with gunpowder to actually do what they're supposed to. Only guns built with seals ever seem to actually work in any way, and those are understandably rare. The reason for this has never been clear.
About the World | Alternate Universe: Uzushio, Oto, Akatsuki, and Uchiha | Characters | Jutsu and Abilities | Technology
Reserves, Applications, and Joining the Game
How do I join?
See also: Test Drives
Applications have their own FAQ, which also has the application itself.
Once I'm in, what about getting started?
That's the easy part. You just jump in, putting up a post on the community or tagging into someone else's. Don't worry, we're a friendly lot and would be happy to hear from you. Your options for posting are action, voice, or missives. All will be explained in this FAQ. Remember, your character was here even if you weren't, so it's okay to assume your character knows people.
See also: Logs and In-Person Interactions
See also: Out-Of-Village Interactions: Missions, Travel Seals, and Visiting Friends
See also: Missives, Letters and Voice Posts
What is the day ratio?
This is a 1:1 game. One real-life day = one game day.
Logs and In-person interactions
Where do I post in-person interactions?
Logs of in-person interactions go in the
sunshineverse main community. Tag it with the names of the characters involved, the location of the log, and whether it is [open] to other players, or [closed] only to those tagged. Above the cut text, include:Do logs have to be prose?
No, they do not! However, keep in mind that people are welcome to use brackets or prose in their comment replies. If you have a preference, letting people know is the best approach. Also, please be warned that the game is almost entirely prose on the main community, even if letters often have bracket actions.
Out-Of-Village Interactions: Missions, Travel Seals, and Visiting Friends
Interacting with other villages?
There are multiple options here. Using the scroll network is one. Visiting and interacting with the shinobi of another village in person is also a viable option. Likewise, you can run into other shinobi on missions.
See also: Missives, Letters and Voice Posts
Things to be aware of!
-Travel is rather free between countries! If you have your paperwork in order, you can easily go from country to country, and it's only if something happens that would have a village leader keep you (either in or out) that this can be revoked. Alternately, free travel will become increasingly watched as war events happen.
-There is an area designated for foreigners to stay at with only a check in near a primary seal in all the five major shinobi nations, proximity to the village varies by village friendliness, with Iwa's being the furthest away, and Konoha's the closest. Smaller countries do not have this, but Ame and Uzushio both welcome visitors and are often likely to be willing to put them up without fuss.
-All seals are marked by golden explosions on the world map and can be used as per details in a question below. The Seals themselves are merely filled circles of stone laid flat on the ground. Long travel takes a few weeks, seal travel moments, so please take this into account when moving from place to place. The people at the seal points will have a Purple armband with a mark for 'travel' on them, regardless of country.
How do you get to other villages?
Inter-village travel was the other major point of the treaty that is currently in place between the nations. The second seal, the first being the scrolls, that was established after the signing was for transport. The secret of it is known to only a few very select people, all of them seal masters who planted this seal themselves at designated points near, but outside, the major hidden villages and along borders of the various countries. (All locations are marked on the world map.)
One needs to only organize paperwork for the village that they are from, and to speak to the shinobi on seal duty to be sent to any other seal on this network. These people have an armband in purple with the symbol for travel on them. The seal itself is a simple flat circle filled in with stone on the ground. Only two people can go at once, activated by these shinobi, and the seal requires a cool down of an hour between outgoing uses. Incoming requires no cool down.
Only the shinobi manning the seals (always NPCs) know the secret to activating it, and even they don't know how to make new ones. Thus, have your paperwork in order or you're not going anywhere. At least, not the fast way.
You can always travel on foot, which can take several days, or weeks, depending what villages you're moving between. However, if you manage to tick off the seal NPCs (or happen to be a civilian/missing-nin) this is the way to go.
Travel speeds go as such: Shinobi can run up to 40 MPH/64 KPH, when in excellent condition, genin are slower, not taking into account things such as tree hopping which can bring them almost to 45 MPH/72 KPH.
Civilian speeds tend to not be faster than 3 MPH/5 KPH at a walk, 20 MPH/32 KPH at a sprint, though this is not sustainable. If they are taking a wagon, they can get up to speeds of 10-12 MPH/16-19 KPH and hold it for a duration.
But my character is a canon version, how does that affect me?
Due to your character being canon to their native universe, they'll be unaware of how things work. In instances where they're not from the Naruto universe (nor do they have a native counterpart around to color views about them), then your character will often be treated like a civilian, though getting paperwork will be a bit of a trial. Once they have paperwork, be it civilian or shinobi, travel becomes easy and they can use seal points like any other shinobi might.
Of course, you'd have to sign on with a village for that, but it's not impossible, and Ame and Oto especially both hand out such paperwork if people give allegiance.
Any travel constraints or bonuses, that your character might have will obviously carry over from their canon as well.
For those of you with a local counterpart, I advise checking on their missing-nin status, because it might put your character in better (or sometimes worse) stead with the locals.
How will mission assignments work?
See also: Mission FAQ
Running into other characters on missions only requires talking it out among relevant parties, though players are more than welcome to play things out among themselves using NPCs. If you need a mod for any huge missions for player plot, just drop us a line and we'll help how we can!
What happens if I don't follow mission objectives?
That will depend on your village of origin. Not every village leader will respond the same way, and depending on what happened because of it, you can have anything from congratulations to being accused of treason and taken for interrogation. So take care, and mention it to a mod if you went drastically off a mission, plot-related or otherwise.
Of course, this means you can make up having done so if you just want a player plot too, but be careful, it could backfire.
Missives, Letters and Voice Posts
Where do I post messages my character sends to others?
Whether you're using a summons to deliver a personal note or a scroll, text/missive or voice posts go to
sunshine_messages the messages community. Tag it with the names of the characters involved, the location of the log, and whether it is [open] to other players, or [closed] only to those tagged.What is up with the scrolls?
The scrolls were something that were decided on during a treaty session between the five Kage nations, and a seal setup was created explicitly for this purpose. Missing-nin have access either through having had one at defection, being able to create their own, stealing a scroll from another party, or having bought it from someone that had gotten the specifications for creating it. Any of these are a viable reason, and it is assumed that all shinobi in the game have one. If a civilian has the right connections, it's not impossible they would too.
How do the scrolls work?
See Also: The full details on scroll usage and security.
Scrolls are very simple. For those without chakra access, such as Rock Lee, you use a drop of blood to activate it, and then either write on it, or speak into it, which will leave a symbol that others can access. People can then reply to this symbol in like fashion after getting the missive. For those with chakra access, the same method can be applied, only by feeding it chakra instead of blood.
No indicator as to who the poster is is present on the scroll, and the only signal of identity will be the symbol appearing in the same place as previous messages from that person. Alternately, the sender having put their name on the missive somewhere is entirely possible. Obviously concealing one's voice makes it much more difficult to identify a sender, and this can be used freely.
A scroll will absorb the things written on it, and will only run out of room if you do not read and release the seals for other entries that have been sent to you.
How do voice posts work?
Voice posts work in two ways. Because we have both civilians and shinobi in this game, there are two different systems for voice posts you can use.
System one is the phone system. For civilians this is typically the only sort of voice post that they can make, but it is always private between the caller and receiver. Shinobi can receive calls and send them, but only on land lines since cell phones do not work.
System two is the scroll system. This is a shinobi only network, however, and this requires additional seal training to actually lock the post to only one other player, and thus has its pitfalls. It can be assumed that every shinobi in the game has a scroll, no matter village status. It cannot be assumed that any shinobi has training on how to lock a scroll beyond keeping it in-village. This requires in character work to accomplish.
How does posting security work?
For security in the scroll network, a seal must be written directly onto the scroll at the time the missive or voice recording is created. These seals can be everything from chakra signature based high security, to something as arbitrary as 'no girls allowed'. There is no limit on the kind of security seal that can be used... there's only if your character has the knowledge to actually secure anything. Sealing arts are more common since the treaty and the resurrection of Uzushio, and teachers are available, but it might be better to assume you need someone to do the security sealing for you if you've never learned how.
Better you not blow yourself up, right?
Any seals that would secure the scrolls can also be used on bird or courier nin carried missives.
How do missives work?
Missives are a less immediate form of what the scroll network can provide, but tend to be more secure. You can deliver them to anyone, shinobi or civilian, and though interception is a risk, it will also give you a tangible paper that can be kept for later information or re-reading IC.
Every village has specific birds that can be given notes for this purpose.
Conversely, you can contact a carrier nin and they will deliver the letter for you wherever you might be sending it on their rounds.
One note on missives, if it is sent in village, it will be delivered quickly. However, if it is leaving the village, it will take at least one day by bird, or several via nin.
My character arrived from their home canon, what can I use?
You can use all of the above communication options, as people arriving from their home canons will wake with a scroll next to them. Their village symbol will be defaulted to a seven point star which will be on one end of the otherwise blank scroll, though how long this takes for the characters to figure out the function of depends on the character in question.
About The World
This is an alternative universe roleplay game based on the world of Naruto, by Masashi Kishimoto.
The game starts with the characters at the ages they would be when Naruto Shippuden ends, discounting the last chapter timeskip. However, the world is different. Uchiha Obito was saved by the Yondaime Hokage and lives on as Hokage of Konoha after his mentor's retirement. Because of this, the Kyuubi was never released on Konoha and the Uchiha never rebelled. There is a solid, cooperative truce between the Five Great Nations, one which has been in place for years.
However, war recently started. In Suna, the Yondaime Kazekage was recently killed. In Kiri, because the bloodline massacres never came to pass, Yagura's death was far more shocking, and was followed with the Water Daimyo's death. As well as all this, hidden away in Otogakure, Orochimaru thrives in full health, having never had his arms nor powers sealed by Hiruzen.
See also: Premise
See also: Timeline
See also: Glossary
See also: World Information
See also: Maps
See also: Characters
See also: Jutsu & Abilities
See also: Point System
See also: Technology
Alternate Universe: Uzushio, Oto, Akatsuki, and Uchiha
What's this about Uzushio?
Uzushio, better known by it's country of Whirlpool, is rebuilt. This was started by Kushina after contact with Nagato brought it to her attention that she perhaps wasn't the only Uzumaki left. Since then, many who had fled the destruction of this village have started to emerge, as well as those descendants they left behind, and slowly the village has begun to flourish. It is still a work in progress, but progress is, in fact, being made.
If Uzushio exists, does Oto?
Oto, better known as Sound, does still exist. Orochimaru still defected, and still desired to rule somewhere as a Kage, thus built this village in the land of Rice. Former missing-nin that are affiliated with this village may claim it as their native home.
Hey wait, Nagato? What about Akatsuki then?
In canon, Akatsuki took a hard left when Nagato was vulnerable and grieving due to Obito's influence. Without that, the Akatsuki took a much less aggressive approach and after several years actually returned to its roots of peace. They still employ missing-nin, but it's far more mercenary without the theme of 'destroy all the villages' being involved. This also makes it a bigger organization overall, as the statue is not a factor, and thus ring numbers do not matter.
On the same vein, if you are employed in the Akatsuki, just like in Oto you may claim Ame as your home village. Please note that you would still be considered a missing-nin by your home village and would likely miss out on benefits of non-missing-nin because of this. If you swear away your free movement as a missing-nin, Ame is willing to make you a citizen, and you can be promoted to the ANBU-like branch of Akatsuki instead of the mercenary one.
One more thing. They're not hunting the bijuu, so if something happened to your Jinchuuriki, it wasn't them. At least, it wasn't them as any part of grand scheme.
What about the Uchiha Clan?
Yes, the Uchiha clan is still around. With Minato as an active Hokage, and without Kyuubi hanging over their heads, things went far, far better for the clan. Now, with Obito having become the first Uchiha Hokage, the clan has eased from their previous discontent, though admittedly not entirely, and has never been walled into their own sector of the village.
The Fourth's friendly overtures and recognition of the clan's contributions to the third shinobi war effort, and village security, finally did some work to thaw the relations between the Uchiha and the village which had been kept chilly by previous friction between clan and Hokage. The current Hokage, albeit a far from typical Uchiha himself, being from the clan has helped accord some status via association as well.
These days, the clan is viewed with somewhat less fear, making it easier for them to function within the village as they were intended. They still serve as the military police, handling both "domestic" crimes and village security against outside threat. They are police for Konoha's shinobi and civilians, as well as fire and other disaster relief forces.
Characters
See also: Applications and Character FAQ
What do I do about characters not being played by players?
NPCs (non-player characters) are going to be a big deal here. Unnamed NPCs can be played by anyone. They can be used as enemies in missions, clients that need to be appeased, OC teammates, students, and family, and all kinds of things! Named NPCs are a little trickier, because you need to make sure that you don't make them act in a way that any players apping them in someday might not be able to work with.
But if you happen to play Ino and need to mention something Shikamaru is up to, there is absolutely nothing wrong with that, especially if there isn't one in the game and he's supposed to be with her then. Please try not to go too wild with this though okay? Even if you do drag them along on missions with you. There is a player accessible NPC journal
sunshinenpcs that can be used for both named, and unnamed, NPCs whenever people need one.See Also: NPC Rules/password. (Can only be seen after being accepted into the game.)
See Also: NPC Listing.
See Also: NPC Rolling System.
See Also: NPC Creation.
Can my character die?
Yep. A character that dies in game cannot be played again by the player that killed them, though it is possible to work out a way for a future player to play them, and the 'death' to be reworked in a way that allows it not to have been real, or for them to be resurrected via another sort of plot point.
Characters who are their canon selves cannot be resurrected, they'd just be apped totally fresh by a new player if killed.
If you just want your character to be out of commission for a while, you can speak to the mods to work out a way that they will be heavily hospitalized and recover instead, but this will take the character off play for two weeks. This can be, if pre-arranged, used as a cover for Hiatus.
Then what about if my character just gets hurt?
You can still post from the hospital in the case of severe injuries, which are life-threatening but not deadly, but obviously your character isn't moving for a while. More minor injuries, such as broken arms and legs, will just put your character down for a day or two while they're being tended.
The only exception to these being minor is if there is a plot where someone cannot be healed with chakra. That, however, will be something that would planned out between you and a mod, and thus is not something to worry about being sprung on you as a surprise.
What if I want to maim my character?
You'll want to talk to the mods, but this is a method of retiring your character from shinobi to civilian life. It's not impossible to reverse, but any maiming would put your character out of shinobi circles for at least a month. Alternately, maiming in ways that doesn't cripple your character can open up other interesting options, but is still permanent.
Jutsu: What they are, How they work
How do Jutsu work?
The comprehensive explanation of the different types of jutsu and usage can be found here. Please note the examples below are not all-inclusive, and those listed in this post are just a quick overview.
Taijutsu: Anything that is straight up hand to hand combat.
Weapon versions under the Taijutsu umbrella are: Kenjutsu, Swords. Tessenjutsu, fans. Shurikenjutsu, Kunai and shuriken, basically thrown weapons. Puppeteering, Puppets are used, however this is also a ninjutsu.
Genjutsu: Things that affect the mind, and can be lethal if applied properly. Illusions.
-Primal: Anything emotion based. Killer intent, soothing someone with your presence, quelling school children with your anger. All of that is under this umbrella.
-Area: Anything that is an area of effect that is outside a person. Setting a genjutsu trap on a place, making it seem like something is where it isn't, making people fall asleep indiscriminately within an area.
-Personal: Anything that is entirely focused inside a person. Basically any genjutsu that would make a person freeze in the real world would apply to this category, even if they believed they were continuing to go.
Ninjutsu: Anything that involves chakra that affects the physical realm by changing it in some way. Walking up trees or on water is in this category. As is Kawarimi and all the elemental jutsu. There are non-basic elemental jutsu as well, but they are less common.
-Basic five: Wind, cutting and not visible. Fire, burning and harder to control. Water, summoning water. Electric, harder to control and prone to going against the user without enough practice. Earth, anything involving going underground, and anything that involves using the ground itself.
Technology
See also: Missives, Letters and Voice Posts
Why is tech broken?
Chakra interferes with fine mechanical objects. Anything with low complexity can survive for a little while when being in contact with a shinobi that uses any kind of jutsu around it. However, these items, such as short distance radios, are the only things durable enough. Thus, shinobi don't bother with cell phones, as they will simply die unless someone went to a lot of effort to implant seals into it.
This is why landlines and things like television can still survive into shinobi lifestyles. Refrigerators and things like computers do exist, but the latter is very unlikely to be found in any kind of shinobi village as they're easily fried and a mislaid practice jutsu could quickly ruin one. Civilians usually have a much higher level of tech, and have been shown to use the native equivalent of skype.
Ame is the most technologically friendly village.
What about guns?
Guns seem to be a rather jinxed proposition. Those that are made in extremely limited secret quantities as one would family jutsu (and with family jutsu, no gunpowder) tend to get in under the radar, but any others? Good luck getting anything with gunpowder to actually do what they're supposed to. Only guns built with seals ever seem to actually work in any way, and those are understandably rare. The reason for this has never been clear.