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Nara Clan

2018-03-12T01:31:54Z

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[[Image:Nara_Symbol.png|thumb|400px|Nara Clan Symbol]]

==Basic Information ==
'''Clan Name:''' Nara Clan, 奈良一族 
'''Country of Origin''' [[Hi no Kuni]] 
'''Current Location''': [[Hi no Kuni]] 
'''Clan Village:''' [[Konohagakure no Sato]] 
'''Clan Starter:''' [[Nara Shikanobu]]; Shikanobu is frequently credited as being the first man to master the art of shadow manipulation, so he is credited with being the Clan Starter despite there being no clear original leader of the clan. 
'''Clan Head:''' [[Nara Hiei]] 
'''Clan Age:''' Old; The Nara Clan and its people were united before the formation of ninja villages. The Nara began as simple herders and doctors, and have flourished over many centuries of practice. 
'''Clan Status:''' Well-known; Respected 

==History==
[[Image:NaraAltLogo.jpeg|400px|left|thumb|Alternate clan symbol; Often appears on items of clothing]]
===Origins===
The Nara clan was born long before the leaf ever existed. The original clan was a group of like-minded deer herders. It was a cluster of exactly three families that grew into an entire clan over the span of six generations. By the time the leaf formed, the Nara Clan had established themselves as wild doctors, who specialized in the medicines to be born of the deer they raised. They were taken on by the budding village as doctors, and became a staple family in Konoha’s history. This addition also increased the physical size of the village, as the village grew to encompass their deer herding grounds, a specialized forest to their sole use. 

The growing ninja movement only furthered their sciences. As battles began to be commonplace, the once simple herders were called on to create antidotes for the men and women who succumbed to enemy poisons. Naturally, creating the antidotes caused them to figure out the compositions of most poisons they encountered, and soon the Nara expanded their art to the creation of deadly and inventive poisons, many of whom could kill silently and without pain, aiding in the assassinations that began to be popular. The deer of their forest provided everything they needed, and the forest herbs gave them the rest. Soon, a Nara child was as good for their poisons as their medicines. Their art grew, and the Nara Clan began to train their children to fight, creating field surgeons and hand to hand combat specialists. The change of profession had begun to shift. 

The first famous shinobi from the Nara Clan was Nara Kometsu. He began as a medical shinobi, using deer medicines in time with the ninja arts of healing, inventing several of those methods himself. In a battle that would lead to the first Great Shinobi War, Kometsu was captured and taken prisoner. He was tortured to reveal the medicinal secrets, and enemy troops tried to press him into service as a doctor to Konoha’s enemy. Refusing to help, he was locked up in a dungeon for eight years, and was presumed dead by the time the war ended. 

After the close of the war, Kometsu was still imprisoned, but was broken. His brethren had never sought him out, and after years in solitary, the once genius man began to lose his grip on reality. Losing his mind to his captivity, Kometsu discovered the secret to his escape. Without hands free to make seals, or weapons to fight with, Kometsu learned to fight with the only thing he was given: the very darkness of his cell. Kometsu invented the precursor to the Kagemane, the Kage Shibari. Two years after the close of the war, Kometsu escaped from the dungeon, killing every guard, and several prisoners, along the way. Those who survived trickled back and told the story of his “greatness” while his family, the Nara Clan, grew divided. 

===Birth of the Shadowmasters===
Suddenly, there was this great weapon, but Kometsu was so changed, so violent. The clan nearly had a civil war over whether they should learn this method. One half argued it was a necessary tool, and that no enemy would dare face them if they controlled the very darkness. The rest of the clan argued that the method would spawn violence and hatred in their family, which they did not want. They enjoyed the clan’s peaceful identity. 

It was then that Nara Shikanobu, Kometsu’s younger brother, learned the method from Kometsu in secret. He perfected the art of commanding his shadow without being crazy or violent. Shikanobu used the shadow not to kill or injure, but to paralyze deer in the forest and safely harvest their antlers. Once displayed to the clan that the technique was not only not a weapon, but in fact would aid his people, the clan came around and accepted this new way of life. They only requested that it not be a tool of war, nor should they flaunt it. The Kage Shibari, later to evolve into the famous Kagemane, would remain their secret. 

The Shadowmasters were born. 

Shikanobu’s choice would launch the Clans on a path they could never turn back from, and many regretted the decision to claim the title of Shadowmasters. Elevated from the position of Deer Herders, men and women of the Nara Clan were now expected to fight alongside shinobi from Konoha and die in battle for a land that wasn’t entirely their own. As before, Shikanobu proudly declared his allegiance to Konoha, forming one of the deadliest tri-attack teams that Konoha had ever produced alongside Akimichi Chozaru and Yamanaka Inomoto. Their battle formation, Ino-Shika-Cho, is still feared worldwide today. 

Over the years, various shinobi were born that expanded on the idea of the shadow and created new ways of fighting, but the Clan as a whole shifted little. It managed to maintain all of its branches of study, growing more diverse in its Medicinal, Poison, and Shadow arts. It was Nara Gensai, a famed poet and philosopher, who first managed to visist the Summon plane of the Deer, and bring back knowledge of their animal guardians. The forest itself had created a copy of its reaches in the Spiritual Plane, a proof of reward for the clan’s unyielding generations of faithful service. Some even began to summon Deer to fight for them, which led many philosophers to believe that summoned creatures are born of a spiritual bond with a person and a place, not by a single shinobi. 

===Modernization===
The Nara’s next tradition would begin, in the largest way, with Nara Shikamaru. Most assuredly the most famous of Nara shinobi, Shikamaru was praised for his genius in battle. He was one of the greatest tacticians Konoha ever spawned, but he was not the only one. Soon it was seen that the genes of the Nara Clan had been sufficiently thinned by war and famine and illness, so much so that every member of the Nara Clan had a high mental capacity, although the gift was favored in men more than women. So the nara clan, in addition with their now inherently deadly series of jutsu, carried a strong tactical advantage over most shinobi. The clan began to change then, growing seriously into espionage and assassinations. 

Another split formed in the clan. 

While no Nara would speak out against Shikamaru or his methods while he was alive, over the forty years following Shikamaru’s death, the Nara Clan would undergo a political war, with the “Naturalist” faction urging a return to their old ways, and the “Progressive” faction supporting their new way of life. The split would destroy the strength of the clan, and spark a civil war between them. Their forest became red with the blood of their kin, and was almost completely transformed from the safe haven it used to be. 

It was then that Nara Cenarus joined the clan in the most unusual of ways. Reaching the pinnacle of his ability to summon, Cenarus released Koudaikou, the monstrous deer summon who was first of his kind. His plan was to summon Koudaikou and order him to eliminate both warring halves of the clan. His plan failed, and he was sentenced to death for treason against his clan, but Cenarus laughed. At his execution, Cenarus was granted his last words. 

They saved his life, and were etched on his tombstone after he died of natural causes many years later. His tomb is among one of the most honored graveyards in the nara forest. His words read: 

”Yes. Unite and kill me, so that together you may see that both ways exist as part of one being, whole and unstoppable. Never forget.” 

The clan united, and while they worked almost entirely as two segregated clans, they elected a leader who was friendly to both halves to direct their clan (Cenarus denied the honor himself, but remained as an advisor to the new leader). Slowly, the two ideals began to merge again, and the clan was ready to serve konoha better. Then the NCIA swept into their lives. 

Kumo’s invasion once again divided the clan, although this time, the greatest of majorities favored the resistance. Any Nara defecting to the NCIA was labeled traitor and exiled under pain of death. Many Nara, however, were sent out as spies to destroy the NCIA from within. The only people who had the list of spies were the leader and his hand picked war council. None of them survived the war. 

As such, Nara relations were strained when Nara members returned home claiming to have been spies or assassins working for the clan. Many were wrongly exiled, and many were liars, traitors who were later hung. Many of the children were let to return, saying that it was not their fault, even if their parents were traitors. As the clan healed, the forest, which had served as a Resistance Haven during the war, slowly emptied, and life returned to normal, spawning a new host of shinobi to lead their clan…

==Abilities==
The Nara have been known for centuries for the art of Shadow Manipulation. Just as infamous the Clan members' incredible intellects and unparalleled acumen for strategy in battle. More recently, the Nara have become known for their medical and poison-making abilities.

==Clan Culture==
===Physical Traits===
While clansmen can come in any shape or size, the Nara's characteristics are pretty hard to miss. Traditionally, Nara Clan members have dark hair and eyes that range from dark browns to pure black. The more exotic colors are far more rare and have been almost entirely bred out of their genepool by war and famine. Nara men typically wear their hair in a top knot, and their women generally follow suit if they are pursuing a life as a ninja. More domestic Nara tend to wear their hair down, as the topknot is a sign of a warrior. 

===Clothing===
The Nara have no real distinct clothing options, and instead almost always try to blend in. Their vests or shirts may occasionally carry the clan emblem, but Nara attempt to attract as little attention as possible. 

===Outlook===
The Nara Clan sits in the middle of reclusive and helpful. They constantly supply Konoha with poisons and medicines to better do their jobs, but the Nara never allow anyone near their forests without special permission. They guard their secrets carefully, and expect everyone to respect their isolation on that matter. Despite this trait, there is always a Nara present when big decisions are being made, and they are more than eager to fight for Konoha's defense. 

===Professions===
The Nara Clan was first and foremost a clan of Deer Herders, so those who do not enter the Ninja way of life find this to be their calling. Several others find lives of mediocrity as doctors and veterinarians. Those who show an aptitude for molding chakra are moved into the Shinobi lifestyle and are taught the secrets of their clan, but very few families push their children into that life if they wish to do otherwise since they have a plethora of options within the clan. 

===Estates===
The Nara Clan make their home in their Forest, aptly called the Nara Clan Firest. A small village has been built there over the years with an estate building. The Nara Clan also has an official estate building in Konoha proper, but that is considered more of their workplace or as a temporary place to stay when business demands it. Almost the entire clan lives in the forest. 

==Notable Clan Members==
[[File:Shikas.png|500px|thumb|right|Shikaku and Shikamaru]]
===Sennin===
* [[Nara Shikanobu]] 
Status: Deceased 
Alias: The Shadowmaster 
Gender: Male 
Specialization: Kagemane 
Information: Shikanobu was promoted post-mortem his position of Sennin, but is widely regarded as the Clan's progenitor. He was the first to master the Kagemane and its related shadow manipulation without succumbing to the madness that took his brother. Without him, the clan would never have become what it is today. 

* [[Nara Cenarus]] 
Status: Deceased 
Alias: None 
Gender: Male 
Specialization: Kuchiyose 
Information: Cenarus was granted his title of Sennin before death, as a token of his service to the clan. It was Cenarus who mastered the Summoning of Deer, and was first able to pull the Deer Lord into our realm of existence. His actions once saved the Clan from certain destruction, and he has been honored ever since. 

* [[Nara Shikamaru]] 
Status: Deceased 
Alias: None 
Gender: Male 
Specialization: Kagemane | Battle Strategy 
Information: Regarded as one of the most intelligent shinobi to ever live, Shikamaru hid his genius behind his laziness until the death of his mentor launched him into the realm of legendary shinobi. His ability to think on his feet has never been matched by another living shinobi. 

===Jounin===
* [[Nara Komatsu]] 
Status: Deceased 
Alias: The Mad Shadow | The Witch Doctor 
Gender: Male 
Specialization: Kagemane | Medical 
Information: Kometsu was Kagemane's inventor. He crafted the jutsu out of the darkness of his cell where he was kept for several years. Using the jutsu, however, drove him slowly mad until he was only a shell of his former self. Thus he was never granted the title and honors that his brother held, despite being the more talented of the two. 

* [[Nara Shikaku]] 
Status: Deceased 
Alias: None 
Gender: Male 
Specialization: Kage Kubishibari | Battle Strategy 
Information: Father of Nara Shikamaru, and vicious combatant in his own right, Shikaku was one of the most fearsome ninja the Nara ever created. He was immortalized by his sacrifice during the Ten-Tails War. His plan ultimately brought success to the ninja army, and he delivered it to his son at the cost of his own life. 

* [[Nara Hiei]] | Alive 
Alias: Herald of Tomorrow 
Gender: Male 
Specialization: Kagemane | Battle Strategy 
Information: Hiei is the 34th Head of the Nara Clan. He claimed his title despite being so young, for he reminded most of the clan of Shikamaru himself. Hiei is impulsive, but is incredibly bright, and looks to the Clan's future, not its past, for answers. 

* [[Nara Shikanto]] 
Status: Alive 
Alias: The Silent Sentinel 
Gender: Male 
Specialization: Medical | Poison 
Information: Shikanto was the other candidate for Clan Head. He lost to Hiei, who championed the future and was able to sway support with his charisma. Shikanto is a proponent of the old ways, and is a master in the Medical and Poison arts the Nara originally were famous for. 

===PC Members===
*[[Nara Kaidomaru]]
*[[Nara Shikahiro]]
*[[Nara Jin]]

===NPC Members===
*[[Nara Yoshikiro]]
*[[Nara Yoshimatsu]]
*[[Nara Gensai]]
*[[Nara Arashi]]

[[Category:Clan]]

Nara Clan

2018-03-12T01:30:37Z

Ootspunter: /* Npc Members */

[[Image:Nara_Symbol.png|thumb|400px|Nara Clan Symbol]]

==Basic Information ==
'''Clan Name:''' Nara Clan, 奈良一族 
'''Country of Origin''' [[Hi no Kuni]] 
'''Current Location''': [[Hi no Kuni]] 
'''Clan Village:''' [[Konohagakure no Sato]] 
'''Clan Starter:''' [[Nara Shikanobu]]; Shikanobu is frequently credited as being the first man to master the art of shadow manipulation, so he is credited with being the Clan Starter despite there being no clear original leader of the clan. 
'''Clan Head:''' [[Nara Hiei]] 
'''Clan Age:''' Old; The Nara Clan and its people were united before the formation of ninja villages. The Nara began as simple herders and doctors, and have flourished over many centuries of practice. 
'''Clan Status:''' Well-known; Respected 

==History==
[[Image:NaraAltLogo.jpeg|400px|left|thumb|Alternate clan symbol; Often appears on items of clothing]]
===Origins===
The Nara clan was born long before the leaf ever existed. The original clan was a group of like-minded deer herders. It was a cluster of exactly three families that grew into an entire clan over the span of six generations. By the time the leaf formed, the Nara Clan had established themselves as wild doctors, who specialized in the medicines to be born of the deer they raised. They were taken on by the budding village as doctors, and became a staple family in Konoha’s history. This addition also increased the physical size of the village, as the village grew to encompass their deer herding grounds, a specialized forest to their sole use. 

The growing ninja movement only furthered their sciences. As battles began to be commonplace, the once simple herders were called on to create antidotes for the men and women who succumbed to enemy poisons. Naturally, creating the antidotes caused them to figure out the compositions of most poisons they encountered, and soon the Nara expanded their art to the creation of deadly and inventive poisons, many of whom could kill silently and without pain, aiding in the assassinations that began to be popular. The deer of their forest provided everything they needed, and the forest herbs gave them the rest. Soon, a Nara child was as good for their poisons as their medicines. Their art grew, and the Nara Clan began to train their children to fight, creating field surgeons and hand to hand combat specialists. The change of profession had begun to shift. 

The first famous shinobi from the Nara Clan was Nara Kometsu. He began as a medical shinobi, using deer medicines in time with the ninja arts of healing, inventing several of those methods himself. In a battle that would lead to the first Great Shinobi War, Kometsu was captured and taken prisoner. He was tortured to reveal the medicinal secrets, and enemy troops tried to press him into service as a doctor to Konoha’s enemy. Refusing to help, he was locked up in a dungeon for eight years, and was presumed dead by the time the war ended. 

After the close of the war, Kometsu was still imprisoned, but was broken. His brethren had never sought him out, and after years in solitary, the once genius man began to lose his grip on reality. Losing his mind to his captivity, Kometsu discovered the secret to his escape. Without hands free to make seals, or weapons to fight with, Kometsu learned to fight with the only thing he was given: the very darkness of his cell. Kometsu invented the precursor to the Kagemane, the Kage Shibari. Two years after the close of the war, Kometsu escaped from the dungeon, killing every guard, and several prisoners, along the way. Those who survived trickled back and told the story of his “greatness” while his family, the Nara Clan, grew divided. 

===Birth of the Shadowmasters===
Suddenly, there was this great weapon, but Kometsu was so changed, so violent. The clan nearly had a civil war over whether they should learn this method. One half argued it was a necessary tool, and that no enemy would dare face them if they controlled the very darkness. The rest of the clan argued that the method would spawn violence and hatred in their family, which they did not want. They enjoyed the clan’s peaceful identity. 

It was then that Nara Shikanobu, Kometsu’s younger brother, learned the method from Kometsu in secret. He perfected the art of commanding his shadow without being crazy or violent. Shikanobu used the shadow not to kill or injure, but to paralyze deer in the forest and safely harvest their antlers. Once displayed to the clan that the technique was not only not a weapon, but in fact would aid his people, the clan came around and accepted this new way of life. They only requested that it not be a tool of war, nor should they flaunt it. The Kage Shibari, later to evolve into the famous Kagemane, would remain their secret. 

The Shadowmasters were born. 

Shikanobu’s choice would launch the Clans on a path they could never turn back from, and many regretted the decision to claim the title of Shadowmasters. Elevated from the position of Deer Herders, men and women of the Nara Clan were now expected to fight alongside shinobi from Konoha and die in battle for a land that wasn’t entirely their own. As before, Shikanobu proudly declared his allegiance to Konoha, forming one of the deadliest tri-attack teams that Konoha had ever produced alongside Akimichi Chozaru and Yamanaka Inomoto. Their battle formation, Ino-Shika-Cho, is still feared worldwide today. 

Over the years, various shinobi were born that expanded on the idea of the shadow and created new ways of fighting, but the Clan as a whole shifted little. It managed to maintain all of its branches of study, growing more diverse in its Medicinal, Poison, and Shadow arts. It was Nara Gensai, a famed poet and philosopher, who first managed to visist the Summon plane of the Deer, and bring back knowledge of their animal guardians. The forest itself had created a copy of its reaches in the Spiritual Plane, a proof of reward for the clan’s unyielding generations of faithful service. Some even began to summon Deer to fight for them, which led many philosophers to believe that summoned creatures are born of a spiritual bond with a person and a place, not by a single shinobi. 

===Modernization===
The Nara’s next tradition would begin, in the largest way, with Nara Shikamaru. Most assuredly the most famous of Nara shinobi, Shikamaru was praised for his genius in battle. He was one of the greatest tacticians Konoha ever spawned, but he was not the only one. Soon it was seen that the genes of the Nara Clan had been sufficiently thinned by war and famine and illness, so much so that every member of the Nara Clan had a high mental capacity, although the gift was favored in men more than women. So the nara clan, in addition with their now inherently deadly series of jutsu, carried a strong tactical advantage over most shinobi. The clan began to change then, growing seriously into espionage and assassinations. 

Another split formed in the clan. 

While no Nara would speak out against Shikamaru or his methods while he was alive, over the forty years following Shikamaru’s death, the Nara Clan would undergo a political war, with the “Naturalist” faction urging a return to their old ways, and the “Progressive” faction supporting their new way of life. The split would destroy the strength of the clan, and spark a civil war between them. Their forest became red with the blood of their kin, and was almost completely transformed from the safe haven it used to be. 

It was then that Nara Cenarus joined the clan in the most unusual of ways. Reaching the pinnacle of his ability to summon, Cenarus released Koudaikou, the monstrous deer summon who was first of his kind. His plan was to summon Koudaikou and order him to eliminate both warring halves of the clan. His plan failed, and he was sentenced to death for treason against his clan, but Cenarus laughed. At his execution, Cenarus was granted his last words. 

They saved his life, and were etched on his tombstone after he died of natural causes many years later. His tomb is among one of the most honored graveyards in the nara forest. His words read: 

”Yes. Unite and kill me, so that together you may see that both ways exist as part of one being, whole and unstoppable. Never forget.” 

The clan united, and while they worked almost entirely as two segregated clans, they elected a leader who was friendly to both halves to direct their clan (Cenarus denied the honor himself, but remained as an advisor to the new leader). Slowly, the two ideals began to merge again, and the clan was ready to serve konoha better. Then the NCIA swept into their lives. 

Kumo’s invasion once again divided the clan, although this time, the greatest of majorities favored the resistance. Any Nara defecting to the NCIA was labeled traitor and exiled under pain of death. Many Nara, however, were sent out as spies to destroy the NCIA from within. The only people who had the list of spies were the leader and his hand picked war council. None of them survived the war. 

As such, Nara relations were strained when Nara members returned home claiming to have been spies or assassins working for the clan. Many were wrongly exiled, and many were liars, traitors who were later hung. Many of the children were let to return, saying that it was not their fault, even if their parents were traitors. As the clan healed, the forest, which had served as a Resistance Haven during the war, slowly emptied, and life returned to normal, spawning a new host of shinobi to lead their clan…

==Abilities==
The Nara have been known for centuries for the art of Shadow Manipulation. Just as infamous the Clan members' incredible intellects and unparalleled acumen for strategy in battle. More recently, the Nara have become known for their medical and poison-making abilities.

==Clan Culture==
===Physical Traits===
While clansmen can come in any shape or size, the Nara's characteristics are pretty hard to miss. Traditionally, Nara Clan members have dark hair and eyes that range from dark browns to pure black. The more exotic colors are far more rare and have been almost entirely bred out of their genepool by war and famine. Nara men typically wear their hair in a top knot, and their women generally follow suit if they are pursuing a life as a ninja. More domestic Nara tend to wear their hair down, as the topknot is a sign of a warrior. 

===Clothing===
The Nara have no real distinct clothing options, and instead almost always try to blend in. Their vests or shirts may occasionally carry the clan emblem, but Nara attempt to attract as little attention as possible. 

===Outlook===
The Nara Clan sits in the middle of reclusive and helpful. They constantly supply Konoha with poisons and medicines to better do their jobs, but the Nara never allow anyone near their forests without special permission. They guard their secrets carefully, and expect everyone to respect their isolation on that matter. Despite this trait, there is always a Nara present when big decisions are being made, and they are more than eager to fight for Konoha's defense. 

===Professions===
The Nara Clan was first and foremost a clan of Deer Herders, so those who do not enter the Ninja way of life find this to be their calling. Several others find lives of mediocrity as doctors and veterinarians. Those who show an aptitude for molding chakra are moved into the Shinobi lifestyle and are taught the secrets of their clan, but very few families push their children into that life if they wish to do otherwise since they have a plethora of options within the clan. 

===Estates===
The Nara Clan make their home in their Forest, aptly called the Nara Clan Firest. A small village has been built there over the years with an estate building. The Nara Clan also has an official estate building in Konoha proper, but that is considered more of their workplace or as a temporary place to stay when business demands it. Almost the entire clan lives in the forest. 

==Notable Clan Members==
[[File:Shikas.png|500px|thumb|right|Shikaku and Shikamaru]]
===Sennin===
* [[Nara Shikanobu]] 
Status: Deceased 
Alias: The Shadowmaster 
Gender: Male 
Specialization: Kagemane 
Information: Shikanobu was promoted post-mortem his position of Sennin, but is widely regarded as the Clan's progenitor. He was the first to master the Kagemane and its related shadow manipulation without succumbing to the madness that took his brother. Without him, the clan would never have become what it is today. 

* [[Nara Cenarus]] 
Status: Deceased 
Alias: None 
Gender: Male 
Specialization: Kuchiyose 
Information: Cenarus was granted his title of Sennin before death, as a token of his service to the clan. It was Cenarus who mastered the Summoning of Deer, and was first able to pull the Deer Lord into our realm of existence. His actions once saved the Clan from certain destruction, and he has been honored ever since. 

* [[Nara Shikamaru]] 
Status: Deceased 
Alias: None 
Gender: Male 
Specialization: Kagemane | Battle Strategy 
Information: Regarded as one of the most intelligent shinobi to ever live, Shikamaru hid his genius behind his laziness until the death of his mentor launched him into the realm of legendary shinobi. His ability to think on his feet has never been matched by another living shinobi. 

===Jounin===
* [[Nara Komatsu]] 
Status: Deceased 
Alias: The Mad Shadow | The Witch Doctor 
Gender: Male 
Specialization: Kagemane | Medical 
Information: Kometsu was Kagemane's inventor. He crafted the jutsu out of the darkness of his cell where he was kept for several years. Using the jutsu, however, drove him slowly mad until he was only a shell of his former self. Thus he was never granted the title and honors that his brother held, despite being the more talented of the two. 

* [[Nara Shikaku]] 
Status: Deceased 
Alias: None 
Gender: Male 
Specialization: Kage Kubishibari | Battle Strategy 
Information: Father of Nara Shikamaru, and vicious combatant in his own right, Shikaku was one of the most fearsome ninja the Nara ever created. He was immortalized by his sacrifice during the Ten-Tails War. His plan ultimately brought success to the ninja army, and he delivered it to his son at the cost of his own life. 

* [[Nara Hiei]] | Alive 
Alias: Herald of Tomorrow 
Gender: Male 
Specialization: Kagemane | Battle Strategy 
Information: Hiei is the 34th Head of the Nara Clan. He claimed his title despite being so young, for he reminded most of the clan of Shikamaru himself. Hiei is impulsive, but is incredibly bright, and looks to the Clan's future, not its past, for answers. 

* [[Nara Shikanto]] 
Status: Alive 
Alias: The Silent Sentinel 
Gender: Male 
Specialization: Medical | Poison 
Information: Shikanto was the other candidate for Clan Head. He lost to Hiei, who championed the future and was able to sway support with his charisma. Shikanto is a proponent of the old ways, and is a master in the Medical and Poison arts the Nara originally were famous for. 

===PC Members===
*[[Nara Kaidomaru]]
*[[Nara Jin]]

===NPC Members===
*[[Nara Yoshikiro]]
*[[Nara Yoshimatsu]]
*[[Nara Gensai]]
*[[Nara Arashi]]

[[Category:Clan]]

Nara Clan

2018-03-12T01:30:20Z

Ootspunter: /* PC Members */

[[Image:Nara_Symbol.png|thumb|400px|Nara Clan Symbol]]

==Basic Information ==
'''Clan Name:''' Nara Clan, 奈良一族 
'''Country of Origin''' [[Hi no Kuni]] 
'''Current Location''': [[Hi no Kuni]] 
'''Clan Village:''' [[Konohagakure no Sato]] 
'''Clan Starter:''' [[Nara Shikanobu]]; Shikanobu is frequently credited as being the first man to master the art of shadow manipulation, so he is credited with being the Clan Starter despite there being no clear original leader of the clan. 
'''Clan Head:''' [[Nara Hiei]] 
'''Clan Age:''' Old; The Nara Clan and its people were united before the formation of ninja villages. The Nara began as simple herders and doctors, and have flourished over many centuries of practice. 
'''Clan Status:''' Well-known; Respected 

==History==
[[Image:NaraAltLogo.jpeg|400px|left|thumb|Alternate clan symbol; Often appears on items of clothing]]
===Origins===
The Nara clan was born long before the leaf ever existed. The original clan was a group of like-minded deer herders. It was a cluster of exactly three families that grew into an entire clan over the span of six generations. By the time the leaf formed, the Nara Clan had established themselves as wild doctors, who specialized in the medicines to be born of the deer they raised. They were taken on by the budding village as doctors, and became a staple family in Konoha’s history. This addition also increased the physical size of the village, as the village grew to encompass their deer herding grounds, a specialized forest to their sole use. 

The growing ninja movement only furthered their sciences. As battles began to be commonplace, the once simple herders were called on to create antidotes for the men and women who succumbed to enemy poisons. Naturally, creating the antidotes caused them to figure out the compositions of most poisons they encountered, and soon the Nara expanded their art to the creation of deadly and inventive poisons, many of whom could kill silently and without pain, aiding in the assassinations that began to be popular. The deer of their forest provided everything they needed, and the forest herbs gave them the rest. Soon, a Nara child was as good for their poisons as their medicines. Their art grew, and the Nara Clan began to train their children to fight, creating field surgeons and hand to hand combat specialists. The change of profession had begun to shift. 

The first famous shinobi from the Nara Clan was Nara Kometsu. He began as a medical shinobi, using deer medicines in time with the ninja arts of healing, inventing several of those methods himself. In a battle that would lead to the first Great Shinobi War, Kometsu was captured and taken prisoner. He was tortured to reveal the medicinal secrets, and enemy troops tried to press him into service as a doctor to Konoha’s enemy. Refusing to help, he was locked up in a dungeon for eight years, and was presumed dead by the time the war ended. 

After the close of the war, Kometsu was still imprisoned, but was broken. His brethren had never sought him out, and after years in solitary, the once genius man began to lose his grip on reality. Losing his mind to his captivity, Kometsu discovered the secret to his escape. Without hands free to make seals, or weapons to fight with, Kometsu learned to fight with the only thing he was given: the very darkness of his cell. Kometsu invented the precursor to the Kagemane, the Kage Shibari. Two years after the close of the war, Kometsu escaped from the dungeon, killing every guard, and several prisoners, along the way. Those who survived trickled back and told the story of his “greatness” while his family, the Nara Clan, grew divided. 

===Birth of the Shadowmasters===
Suddenly, there was this great weapon, but Kometsu was so changed, so violent. The clan nearly had a civil war over whether they should learn this method. One half argued it was a necessary tool, and that no enemy would dare face them if they controlled the very darkness. The rest of the clan argued that the method would spawn violence and hatred in their family, which they did not want. They enjoyed the clan’s peaceful identity. 

It was then that Nara Shikanobu, Kometsu’s younger brother, learned the method from Kometsu in secret. He perfected the art of commanding his shadow without being crazy or violent. Shikanobu used the shadow not to kill or injure, but to paralyze deer in the forest and safely harvest their antlers. Once displayed to the clan that the technique was not only not a weapon, but in fact would aid his people, the clan came around and accepted this new way of life. They only requested that it not be a tool of war, nor should they flaunt it. The Kage Shibari, later to evolve into the famous Kagemane, would remain their secret. 

The Shadowmasters were born. 

Shikanobu’s choice would launch the Clans on a path they could never turn back from, and many regretted the decision to claim the title of Shadowmasters. Elevated from the position of Deer Herders, men and women of the Nara Clan were now expected to fight alongside shinobi from Konoha and die in battle for a land that wasn’t entirely their own. As before, Shikanobu proudly declared his allegiance to Konoha, forming one of the deadliest tri-attack teams that Konoha had ever produced alongside Akimichi Chozaru and Yamanaka Inomoto. Their battle formation, Ino-Shika-Cho, is still feared worldwide today. 

Over the years, various shinobi were born that expanded on the idea of the shadow and created new ways of fighting, but the Clan as a whole shifted little. It managed to maintain all of its branches of study, growing more diverse in its Medicinal, Poison, and Shadow arts. It was Nara Gensai, a famed poet and philosopher, who first managed to visist the Summon plane of the Deer, and bring back knowledge of their animal guardians. The forest itself had created a copy of its reaches in the Spiritual Plane, a proof of reward for the clan’s unyielding generations of faithful service. Some even began to summon Deer to fight for them, which led many philosophers to believe that summoned creatures are born of a spiritual bond with a person and a place, not by a single shinobi. 

===Modernization===
The Nara’s next tradition would begin, in the largest way, with Nara Shikamaru. Most assuredly the most famous of Nara shinobi, Shikamaru was praised for his genius in battle. He was one of the greatest tacticians Konoha ever spawned, but he was not the only one. Soon it was seen that the genes of the Nara Clan had been sufficiently thinned by war and famine and illness, so much so that every member of the Nara Clan had a high mental capacity, although the gift was favored in men more than women. So the nara clan, in addition with their now inherently deadly series of jutsu, carried a strong tactical advantage over most shinobi. The clan began to change then, growing seriously into espionage and assassinations. 

Another split formed in the clan. 

While no Nara would speak out against Shikamaru or his methods while he was alive, over the forty years following Shikamaru’s death, the Nara Clan would undergo a political war, with the “Naturalist” faction urging a return to their old ways, and the “Progressive” faction supporting their new way of life. The split would destroy the strength of the clan, and spark a civil war between them. Their forest became red with the blood of their kin, and was almost completely transformed from the safe haven it used to be. 

It was then that Nara Cenarus joined the clan in the most unusual of ways. Reaching the pinnacle of his ability to summon, Cenarus released Koudaikou, the monstrous deer summon who was first of his kind. His plan was to summon Koudaikou and order him to eliminate both warring halves of the clan. His plan failed, and he was sentenced to death for treason against his clan, but Cenarus laughed. At his execution, Cenarus was granted his last words. 

They saved his life, and were etched on his tombstone after he died of natural causes many years later. His tomb is among one of the most honored graveyards in the nara forest. His words read: 

”Yes. Unite and kill me, so that together you may see that both ways exist as part of one being, whole and unstoppable. Never forget.” 

The clan united, and while they worked almost entirely as two segregated clans, they elected a leader who was friendly to both halves to direct their clan (Cenarus denied the honor himself, but remained as an advisor to the new leader). Slowly, the two ideals began to merge again, and the clan was ready to serve konoha better. Then the NCIA swept into their lives. 

Kumo’s invasion once again divided the clan, although this time, the greatest of majorities favored the resistance. Any Nara defecting to the NCIA was labeled traitor and exiled under pain of death. Many Nara, however, were sent out as spies to destroy the NCIA from within. The only people who had the list of spies were the leader and his hand picked war council. None of them survived the war. 

As such, Nara relations were strained when Nara members returned home claiming to have been spies or assassins working for the clan. Many were wrongly exiled, and many were liars, traitors who were later hung. Many of the children were let to return, saying that it was not their fault, even if their parents were traitors. As the clan healed, the forest, which had served as a Resistance Haven during the war, slowly emptied, and life returned to normal, spawning a new host of shinobi to lead their clan…

==Abilities==
The Nara have been known for centuries for the art of Shadow Manipulation. Just as infamous the Clan members' incredible intellects and unparalleled acumen for strategy in battle. More recently, the Nara have become known for their medical and poison-making abilities.

==Clan Culture==
===Physical Traits===
While clansmen can come in any shape or size, the Nara's characteristics are pretty hard to miss. Traditionally, Nara Clan members have dark hair and eyes that range from dark browns to pure black. The more exotic colors are far more rare and have been almost entirely bred out of their genepool by war and famine. Nara men typically wear their hair in a top knot, and their women generally follow suit if they are pursuing a life as a ninja. More domestic Nara tend to wear their hair down, as the topknot is a sign of a warrior. 

===Clothing===
The Nara have no real distinct clothing options, and instead almost always try to blend in. Their vests or shirts may occasionally carry the clan emblem, but Nara attempt to attract as little attention as possible. 

===Outlook===
The Nara Clan sits in the middle of reclusive and helpful. They constantly supply Konoha with poisons and medicines to better do their jobs, but the Nara never allow anyone near their forests without special permission. They guard their secrets carefully, and expect everyone to respect their isolation on that matter. Despite this trait, there is always a Nara present when big decisions are being made, and they are more than eager to fight for Konoha's defense. 

===Professions===
The Nara Clan was first and foremost a clan of Deer Herders, so those who do not enter the Ninja way of life find this to be their calling. Several others find lives of mediocrity as doctors and veterinarians. Those who show an aptitude for molding chakra are moved into the Shinobi lifestyle and are taught the secrets of their clan, but very few families push their children into that life if they wish to do otherwise since they have a plethora of options within the clan. 

===Estates===
The Nara Clan make their home in their Forest, aptly called the Nara Clan Firest. A small village has been built there over the years with an estate building. The Nara Clan also has an official estate building in Konoha proper, but that is considered more of their workplace or as a temporary place to stay when business demands it. Almost the entire clan lives in the forest. 

==Notable Clan Members==
[[File:Shikas.png|500px|thumb|right|Shikaku and Shikamaru]]
===Sennin===
* [[Nara Shikanobu]] 
Status: Deceased 
Alias: The Shadowmaster 
Gender: Male 
Specialization: Kagemane 
Information: Shikanobu was promoted post-mortem his position of Sennin, but is widely regarded as the Clan's progenitor. He was the first to master the Kagemane and its related shadow manipulation without succumbing to the madness that took his brother. Without him, the clan would never have become what it is today. 

* [[Nara Cenarus]] 
Status: Deceased 
Alias: None 
Gender: Male 
Specialization: Kuchiyose 
Information: Cenarus was granted his title of Sennin before death, as a token of his service to the clan. It was Cenarus who mastered the Summoning of Deer, and was first able to pull the Deer Lord into our realm of existence. His actions once saved the Clan from certain destruction, and he has been honored ever since. 

* [[Nara Shikamaru]] 
Status: Deceased 
Alias: None 
Gender: Male 
Specialization: Kagemane | Battle Strategy 
Information: Regarded as one of the most intelligent shinobi to ever live, Shikamaru hid his genius behind his laziness until the death of his mentor launched him into the realm of legendary shinobi. His ability to think on his feet has never been matched by another living shinobi. 

===Jounin===
* [[Nara Komatsu]] 
Status: Deceased 
Alias: The Mad Shadow | The Witch Doctor 
Gender: Male 
Specialization: Kagemane | Medical 
Information: Kometsu was Kagemane's inventor. He crafted the jutsu out of the darkness of his cell where he was kept for several years. Using the jutsu, however, drove him slowly mad until he was only a shell of his former self. Thus he was never granted the title and honors that his brother held, despite being the more talented of the two. 

* [[Nara Shikaku]] 
Status: Deceased 
Alias: None 
Gender: Male 
Specialization: Kage Kubishibari | Battle Strategy 
Information: Father of Nara Shikamaru, and vicious combatant in his own right, Shikaku was one of the most fearsome ninja the Nara ever created. He was immortalized by his sacrifice during the Ten-Tails War. His plan ultimately brought success to the ninja army, and he delivered it to his son at the cost of his own life. 

* [[Nara Hiei]] | Alive 
Alias: Herald of Tomorrow 
Gender: Male 
Specialization: Kagemane | Battle Strategy 
Information: Hiei is the 34th Head of the Nara Clan. He claimed his title despite being so young, for he reminded most of the clan of Shikamaru himself. Hiei is impulsive, but is incredibly bright, and looks to the Clan's future, not its past, for answers. 

* [[Nara Shikanto]] 
Status: Alive 
Alias: The Silent Sentinel 
Gender: Male 
Specialization: Medical | Poison 
Information: Shikanto was the other candidate for Clan Head. He lost to Hiei, who championed the future and was able to sway support with his charisma. Shikanto is a proponent of the old ways, and is a master in the Medical and Poison arts the Nara originally were famous for. 

===PC Members===
*[[Nara Kaidomaru]]
*[[Nara Jin]]

===Npc Members===
*[[Nara Yoshikiro]]
*[[Nara Yoshimatsu]]
*[[Nara Gensai]]
*[[Nara Arashi]]

[[Category:Clan]]

Nara Yoshimatsu

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[[Image:Yoshimatsu.jpg|thumb|340px|Nara Yoshikiro, Lieutenant of KMP.]]
Nara Yoshimatsu is a high ranking shinobi in [[Konohagakure no Sato]]. He is currently serving as a lieutenant of the Konohagakure Military Police Force serving directly under the Chief Commander Uchiha Souji. Occassioanlly he will attend the Konoha Academy and give a quick lesson on civics and stleath techniques. While not being a part of ANBU, Yoshimatsu is a known skilled assassin and given his recognizable style of clothing, he is nicknamed the Red Death.
==Information==
'''Title:''' The Red Death 
'''Sex:''' Male 
'''Nationality:''' [[Country of Fire]] 
'''Village:''' [[Konohagakure no Sato]] 
'''Ninja Rank:''' [[Jounin]] 
'''Clan:''' [[Nara]] 
'''Specialty:''' Shadow & Assassination 
'''Age:''' 28 
'''Height:''' 5'10 
'''Weight:''' 153 lbs. 

==Personality==

==Biography==

Yoshimatsu was found as a child in the Forest of Death donning the Nara clan symbol and surrounded by a pack of deer, the clan's tell tale summon affiliates. None of the Nara families knew of him prior, nor could any say with confidence that he was theirs. Yet a couple scooped him up and raised him as their own, naming him after [[Nara Yoshikiro]]. The boy was incredibly smart and passed his classes with ease, but he was easily alienated from the rest of the kids. For this reason he was never placed on a three man cell, rather he received personal instruction from the teachers. The only other student who took a look after Yoshimatsu was [[Shimura Raijuta]], a boy five years his senior and already graduated. The boys were not exactly friends, but rather used each other as a means of growing. In that regard, Yoshimatsu in time would become his apprentice.

During the invasion of the Kumogakaurean Empire, Yoshimatsu disappeared and dropped off the village radar. Secretly he had aligned with [[Uchiha Madara]]'s League of Assassins and infiltrated the NCIA. He served as a triple agent up until the time of the [[Yuki no Kuni Invasion of Tsuchi no Kuni]] where he fought with Madara's troops. After the fighting had ceased, Madara disappeared, as did the entirety of the League of Shadows leaving Yoshimatsu alone and without guidance. Yoshimatsu surmised that Madara had discovered his layered affiliation, accepted his help and left him as a warning.

He had since traveled back to [[Konohagakure no Sato]] and aided in their freedom. While they were rebuilding, Yoshimatsu expressed interest in becoming a part of ANBU, however on the council of Raijuta, Yoshimatsu was rejected and instead put on a provisional period, where once he had served the village long enough without a shady record he could be accepted into the brotherhood. Raijuta claimed it was his own good to cast away all doubt, but Yoshimatsu still resented it. Instead, Yoshimatsu found his way into the Konohagakure Military Police Force where he would build respect and a safer village.
[[Category:NPC]]

Nara Clan

2018-03-12T01:25:57Z

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[[Image:Nara_Symbol.png|thumb|400px|Nara Clan Symbol]]

==Basic Information ==
'''Clan Name:''' Nara Clan, 奈良一族 
'''Country of Origin''' [[Hi no Kuni]] 
'''Current Location''': [[Hi no Kuni]] 
'''Clan Village:''' [[Konohagakure no Sato]] 
'''Clan Starter:''' [[Nara Shikanobu]]; Shikanobu is frequently credited as being the first man to master the art of shadow manipulation, so he is credited with being the Clan Starter despite there being no clear original leader of the clan. 
'''Clan Head:''' [[Nara Hiei]] 
'''Clan Age:''' Old; The Nara Clan and its people were united before the formation of ninja villages. The Nara began as simple herders and doctors, and have flourished over many centuries of practice. 
'''Clan Status:''' Well-known; Respected 

==History==
[[Image:NaraAltLogo.jpeg|400px|left|thumb|Alternate clan symbol; Often appears on items of clothing]]
===Origins===
The Nara clan was born long before the leaf ever existed. The original clan was a group of like-minded deer herders. It was a cluster of exactly three families that grew into an entire clan over the span of six generations. By the time the leaf formed, the Nara Clan had established themselves as wild doctors, who specialized in the medicines to be born of the deer they raised. They were taken on by the budding village as doctors, and became a staple family in Konoha’s history. This addition also increased the physical size of the village, as the village grew to encompass their deer herding grounds, a specialized forest to their sole use. 

The growing ninja movement only furthered their sciences. As battles began to be commonplace, the once simple herders were called on to create antidotes for the men and women who succumbed to enemy poisons. Naturally, creating the antidotes caused them to figure out the compositions of most poisons they encountered, and soon the Nara expanded their art to the creation of deadly and inventive poisons, many of whom could kill silently and without pain, aiding in the assassinations that began to be popular. The deer of their forest provided everything they needed, and the forest herbs gave them the rest. Soon, a Nara child was as good for their poisons as their medicines. Their art grew, and the Nara Clan began to train their children to fight, creating field surgeons and hand to hand combat specialists. The change of profession had begun to shift. 

The first famous shinobi from the Nara Clan was Nara Kometsu. He began as a medical shinobi, using deer medicines in time with the ninja arts of healing, inventing several of those methods himself. In a battle that would lead to the first Great Shinobi War, Kometsu was captured and taken prisoner. He was tortured to reveal the medicinal secrets, and enemy troops tried to press him into service as a doctor to Konoha’s enemy. Refusing to help, he was locked up in a dungeon for eight years, and was presumed dead by the time the war ended. 

After the close of the war, Kometsu was still imprisoned, but was broken. His brethren had never sought him out, and after years in solitary, the once genius man began to lose his grip on reality. Losing his mind to his captivity, Kometsu discovered the secret to his escape. Without hands free to make seals, or weapons to fight with, Kometsu learned to fight with the only thing he was given: the very darkness of his cell. Kometsu invented the precursor to the Kagemane, the Kage Shibari. Two years after the close of the war, Kometsu escaped from the dungeon, killing every guard, and several prisoners, along the way. Those who survived trickled back and told the story of his “greatness” while his family, the Nara Clan, grew divided. 

===Birth of the Shadowmasters===
Suddenly, there was this great weapon, but Kometsu was so changed, so violent. The clan nearly had a civil war over whether they should learn this method. One half argued it was a necessary tool, and that no enemy would dare face them if they controlled the very darkness. The rest of the clan argued that the method would spawn violence and hatred in their family, which they did not want. They enjoyed the clan’s peaceful identity. 

It was then that Nara Shikanobu, Kometsu’s younger brother, learned the method from Kometsu in secret. He perfected the art of commanding his shadow without being crazy or violent. Shikanobu used the shadow not to kill or injure, but to paralyze deer in the forest and safely harvest their antlers. Once displayed to the clan that the technique was not only not a weapon, but in fact would aid his people, the clan came around and accepted this new way of life. They only requested that it not be a tool of war, nor should they flaunt it. The Kage Shibari, later to evolve into the famous Kagemane, would remain their secret. 

The Shadowmasters were born. 

Shikanobu’s choice would launch the Clans on a path they could never turn back from, and many regretted the decision to claim the title of Shadowmasters. Elevated from the position of Deer Herders, men and women of the Nara Clan were now expected to fight alongside shinobi from Konoha and die in battle for a land that wasn’t entirely their own. As before, Shikanobu proudly declared his allegiance to Konoha, forming one of the deadliest tri-attack teams that Konoha had ever produced alongside Akimichi Chozaru and Yamanaka Inomoto. Their battle formation, Ino-Shika-Cho, is still feared worldwide today. 

Over the years, various shinobi were born that expanded on the idea of the shadow and created new ways of fighting, but the Clan as a whole shifted little. It managed to maintain all of its branches of study, growing more diverse in its Medicinal, Poison, and Shadow arts. It was Nara Gensai, a famed poet and philosopher, who first managed to visist the Summon plane of the Deer, and bring back knowledge of their animal guardians. The forest itself had created a copy of its reaches in the Spiritual Plane, a proof of reward for the clan’s unyielding generations of faithful service. Some even began to summon Deer to fight for them, which led many philosophers to believe that summoned creatures are born of a spiritual bond with a person and a place, not by a single shinobi. 

===Modernization===
The Nara’s next tradition would begin, in the largest way, with Nara Shikamaru. Most assuredly the most famous of Nara shinobi, Shikamaru was praised for his genius in battle. He was one of the greatest tacticians Konoha ever spawned, but he was not the only one. Soon it was seen that the genes of the Nara Clan had been sufficiently thinned by war and famine and illness, so much so that every member of the Nara Clan had a high mental capacity, although the gift was favored in men more than women. So the nara clan, in addition with their now inherently deadly series of jutsu, carried a strong tactical advantage over most shinobi. The clan began to change then, growing seriously into espionage and assassinations. 

Another split formed in the clan. 

While no Nara would speak out against Shikamaru or his methods while he was alive, over the forty years following Shikamaru’s death, the Nara Clan would undergo a political war, with the “Naturalist” faction urging a return to their old ways, and the “Progressive” faction supporting their new way of life. The split would destroy the strength of the clan, and spark a civil war between them. Their forest became red with the blood of their kin, and was almost completely transformed from the safe haven it used to be. 

It was then that Nara Cenarus joined the clan in the most unusual of ways. Reaching the pinnacle of his ability to summon, Cenarus released Koudaikou, the monstrous deer summon who was first of his kind. His plan was to summon Koudaikou and order him to eliminate both warring halves of the clan. His plan failed, and he was sentenced to death for treason against his clan, but Cenarus laughed. At his execution, Cenarus was granted his last words. 

They saved his life, and were etched on his tombstone after he died of natural causes many years later. His tomb is among one of the most honored graveyards in the nara forest. His words read: 

”Yes. Unite and kill me, so that together you may see that both ways exist as part of one being, whole and unstoppable. Never forget.” 

The clan united, and while they worked almost entirely as two segregated clans, they elected a leader who was friendly to both halves to direct their clan (Cenarus denied the honor himself, but remained as an advisor to the new leader). Slowly, the two ideals began to merge again, and the clan was ready to serve konoha better. Then the NCIA swept into their lives. 

Kumo’s invasion once again divided the clan, although this time, the greatest of majorities favored the resistance. Any Nara defecting to the NCIA was labeled traitor and exiled under pain of death. Many Nara, however, were sent out as spies to destroy the NCIA from within. The only people who had the list of spies were the leader and his hand picked war council. None of them survived the war. 

As such, Nara relations were strained when Nara members returned home claiming to have been spies or assassins working for the clan. Many were wrongly exiled, and many were liars, traitors who were later hung. Many of the children were let to return, saying that it was not their fault, even if their parents were traitors. As the clan healed, the forest, which had served as a Resistance Haven during the war, slowly emptied, and life returned to normal, spawning a new host of shinobi to lead their clan…

==Abilities==
The Nara have been known for centuries for the art of Shadow Manipulation. Just as infamous the Clan members' incredible intellects and unparalleled acumen for strategy in battle. More recently, the Nara have become known for their medical and poison-making abilities.

==Clan Culture==
===Physical Traits===
While clansmen can come in any shape or size, the Nara's characteristics are pretty hard to miss. Traditionally, Nara Clan members have dark hair and eyes that range from dark browns to pure black. The more exotic colors are far more rare and have been almost entirely bred out of their genepool by war and famine. Nara men typically wear their hair in a top knot, and their women generally follow suit if they are pursuing a life as a ninja. More domestic Nara tend to wear their hair down, as the topknot is a sign of a warrior. 

===Clothing===
The Nara have no real distinct clothing options, and instead almost always try to blend in. Their vests or shirts may occasionally carry the clan emblem, but Nara attempt to attract as little attention as possible. 

===Outlook===
The Nara Clan sits in the middle of reclusive and helpful. They constantly supply Konoha with poisons and medicines to better do their jobs, but the Nara never allow anyone near their forests without special permission. They guard their secrets carefully, and expect everyone to respect their isolation on that matter. Despite this trait, there is always a Nara present when big decisions are being made, and they are more than eager to fight for Konoha's defense. 

===Professions===
The Nara Clan was first and foremost a clan of Deer Herders, so those who do not enter the Ninja way of life find this to be their calling. Several others find lives of mediocrity as doctors and veterinarians. Those who show an aptitude for molding chakra are moved into the Shinobi lifestyle and are taught the secrets of their clan, but very few families push their children into that life if they wish to do otherwise since they have a plethora of options within the clan. 

===Estates===
The Nara Clan make their home in their Forest, aptly called the Nara Clan Firest. A small village has been built there over the years with an estate building. The Nara Clan also has an official estate building in Konoha proper, but that is considered more of their workplace or as a temporary place to stay when business demands it. Almost the entire clan lives in the forest. 

==Notable Clan Members==
[[File:Shikas.png|500px|thumb|right|Shikaku and Shikamaru]]
===Sennin===
* [[Nara Shikanobu]] 
Status: Deceased 
Alias: The Shadowmaster 
Gender: Male 
Specialization: Kagemane 
Information: Shikanobu was promoted post-mortem his position of Sennin, but is widely regarded as the Clan's progenitor. He was the first to master the Kagemane and its related shadow manipulation without succumbing to the madness that took his brother. Without him, the clan would never have become what it is today. 

* [[Nara Cenarus]] 
Status: Deceased 
Alias: None 
Gender: Male 
Specialization: Kuchiyose 
Information: Cenarus was granted his title of Sennin before death, as a token of his service to the clan. It was Cenarus who mastered the Summoning of Deer, and was first able to pull the Deer Lord into our realm of existence. His actions once saved the Clan from certain destruction, and he has been honored ever since. 

* [[Nara Shikamaru]] 
Status: Deceased 
Alias: None 
Gender: Male 
Specialization: Kagemane | Battle Strategy 
Information: Regarded as one of the most intelligent shinobi to ever live, Shikamaru hid his genius behind his laziness until the death of his mentor launched him into the realm of legendary shinobi. His ability to think on his feet has never been matched by another living shinobi. 

===Jounin===
* [[Nara Komatsu]] 
Status: Deceased 
Alias: The Mad Shadow | The Witch Doctor 
Gender: Male 
Specialization: Kagemane | Medical 
Information: Kometsu was Kagemane's inventor. He crafted the jutsu out of the darkness of his cell where he was kept for several years. Using the jutsu, however, drove him slowly mad until he was only a shell of his former self. Thus he was never granted the title and honors that his brother held, despite being the more talented of the two. 

* [[Nara Shikaku]] 
Status: Deceased 
Alias: None 
Gender: Male 
Specialization: Kage Kubishibari | Battle Strategy 
Information: Father of Nara Shikamaru, and vicious combatant in his own right, Shikaku was one of the most fearsome ninja the Nara ever created. He was immortalized by his sacrifice during the Ten-Tails War. His plan ultimately brought success to the ninja army, and he delivered it to his son at the cost of his own life. 

* [[Nara Hiei]] | Alive 
Alias: Herald of Tomorrow 
Gender: Male 
Specialization: Kagemane | Battle Strategy 
Information: Hiei is the 34th Head of the Nara Clan. He claimed his title despite being so young, for he reminded most of the clan of Shikamaru himself. Hiei is impulsive, but is incredibly bright, and looks to the Clan's future, not its past, for answers. 

* [[Nara Shikanto]] 
Status: Alive 
Alias: The Silent Sentinel 
Gender: Male 
Specialization: Medical | Poison 
Information: Shikanto was the other candidate for Clan Head. He lost to Hiei, who championed the future and was able to sway support with his charisma. Shikanto is a proponent of the old ways, and is a master in the Medical and Poison arts the Nara originally were famous for. 

==PC Members==
*[[Nara Kaidomaru]]
*[[Nara Shikahiro]]
*[[Nara Jin]]

[[Category:Clan]]

Nara Clan

2018-03-12T01:25:13Z

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[[Image:Nara_Symbol.png|thumb|400px|Nara Clan Symbol]]

==Basic Information ==
'''Clan Name:''' Nara Clan, 奈良一族 
'''Country of Origin''' [[Hi no Kuni]] 
'''Current Location''': [[Hi no Kuni]] 
'''Clan Village:''' [[Konohagakure no Sato]] 
'''Clan Starter:''' [[Nara Shikanobu]]; Shikanobu is frequently credited as being the first man to master the art of shadow manipulation, so he is credited with being the Clan Starter despite there being no clear original leader of the clan. 
'''Clan Head:''' [[Nara Hiei]] 
'''Clan Age:''' Old; The Nara Clan and its people were united before the formation of ninja villages. The Nara began as simple herders and doctors, and have flourished over many centuries of practice. 
'''Clan Status:''' Well-known; Respected 

==History==
[[Image:NaraAltLogo.jpeg|400px|left|thumb|Alternate clan symbol; Often appears on items of clothing]]
===Origins===
The Nara clan was born long before the leaf ever existed. The original clan was a group of like-minded deer herders. It was a cluster of exactly three families that grew into an entire clan over the span of six generations. By the time the leaf formed, the Nara Clan had established themselves as wild doctors, who specialized in the medicines to be born of the deer they raised. They were taken on by the budding village as doctors, and became a staple family in Konoha’s history. This addition also increased the physical size of the village, as the village grew to encompass their deer herding grounds, a specialized forest to their sole use. 

The growing ninja movement only furthered their sciences. As battles began to be commonplace, the once simple herders were called on to create antidotes for the men and women who succumbed to enemy poisons. Naturally, creating the antidotes caused them to figure out the compositions of most poisons they encountered, and soon the Nara expanded their art to the creation of deadly and inventive poisons, many of whom could kill silently and without pain, aiding in the assassinations that began to be popular. The deer of their forest provided everything they needed, and the forest herbs gave them the rest. Soon, a Nara child was as good for their poisons as their medicines. Their art grew, and the Nara Clan began to train their children to fight, creating field surgeons and hand to hand combat specialists. The change of profession had begun to shift. 

The first famous shinobi from the Nara Clan was Nara Kometsu. He began as a medical shinobi, using deer medicines in time with the ninja arts of healing, inventing several of those methods himself. In a battle that would lead to the first Great Shinobi War, Kometsu was captured and taken prisoner. He was tortured to reveal the medicinal secrets, and enemy troops tried to press him into service as a doctor to Konoha’s enemy. Refusing to help, he was locked up in a dungeon for eight years, and was presumed dead by the time the war ended. 

After the close of the war, Kometsu was still imprisoned, but was broken. His brethren had never sought him out, and after years in solitary, the once genius man began to lose his grip on reality. Losing his mind to his captivity, Kometsu discovered the secret to his escape. Without hands free to make seals, or weapons to fight with, Kometsu learned to fight with the only thing he was given: the very darkness of his cell. Kometsu invented the precursor to the Kagemane, the Kage Shibari. Two years after the close of the war, Kometsu escaped from the dungeon, killing every guard, and several prisoners, along the way. Those who survived trickled back and told the story of his “greatness” while his family, the Nara Clan, grew divided. 

===Birth of the Shadowmasters===
Suddenly, there was this great weapon, but Kometsu was so changed, so violent. The clan nearly had a civil war over whether they should learn this method. One half argued it was a necessary tool, and that no enemy would dare face them if they controlled the very darkness. The rest of the clan argued that the method would spawn violence and hatred in their family, which they did not want. They enjoyed the clan’s peaceful identity. 

It was then that Nara Shikanobu, Kometsu’s younger brother, learned the method from Kometsu in secret. He perfected the art of commanding his shadow without being crazy or violent. Shikanobu used the shadow not to kill or injure, but to paralyze deer in the forest and safely harvest their antlers. Once displayed to the clan that the technique was not only not a weapon, but in fact would aid his people, the clan came around and accepted this new way of life. They only requested that it not be a tool of war, nor should they flaunt it. The Kage Shibari, later to evolve into the famous Kagemane, would remain their secret. 

The Shadowmasters were born. 

Shikanobu’s choice would launch the Clans on a path they could never turn back from, and many regretted the decision to claim the title of Shadowmasters. Elevated from the position of Deer Herders, men and women of the Nara Clan were now expected to fight alongside shinobi from Konoha and die in battle for a land that wasn’t entirely their own. As before, Shikanobu proudly declared his allegiance to Konoha, forming one of the deadliest tri-attack teams that Konoha had ever produced alongside Akimichi Chozaru and Yamanaka Inomoto. Their battle formation, Ino-Shika-Cho, is still feared worldwide today. 

Over the years, various shinobi were born that expanded on the idea of the shadow and created new ways of fighting, but the Clan as a whole shifted little. It managed to maintain all of its branches of study, growing more diverse in its Medicinal, Poison, and Shadow arts. It was Nara Gensai, a famed poet and philosopher, who first managed to visist the Summon plane of the Deer, and bring back knowledge of their animal guardians. The forest itself had created a copy of its reaches in the Spiritual Plane, a proof of reward for the clan’s unyielding generations of faithful service. Some even began to summon Deer to fight for them, which led many philosophers to believe that summoned creatures are born of a spiritual bond with a person and a place, not by a single shinobi. 

===Modernization===
The Nara’s next tradition would begin, in the largest way, with Nara Shikamaru. Most assuredly the most famous of Nara shinobi, Shikamaru was praised for his genius in battle. He was one of the greatest tacticians Konoha ever spawned, but he was not the only one. Soon it was seen that the genes of the Nara Clan had been sufficiently thinned by war and famine and illness, so much so that every member of the Nara Clan had a high mental capacity, although the gift was favored in men more than women. So the nara clan, in addition with their now inherently deadly series of jutsu, carried a strong tactical advantage over most shinobi. The clan began to change then, growing seriously into espionage and assassinations. 

Another split formed in the clan. 

While no Nara would speak out against Shikamaru or his methods while he was alive, over the forty years following Shikamaru’s death, the Nara Clan would undergo a political war, with the “Naturalist” faction urging a return to their old ways, and the “Progressive” faction supporting their new way of life. The split would destroy the strength of the clan, and spark a civil war between them. Their forest became red with the blood of their kin, and was almost completely transformed from the safe haven it used to be. 

It was then that Nara Cenarus joined the clan in the most unusual of ways. Reaching the pinnacle of his ability to summon, Cenarus released Koudaikou, the monstrous deer summon who was first of his kind. His plan was to summon Koudaikou and order him to eliminate both warring halves of the clan. His plan failed, and he was sentenced to death for treason against his clan, but Cenarus laughed. At his execution, Cenarus was granted his last words. 

They saved his life, and were etched on his tombstone after he died of natural causes many years later. His tomb is among one of the most honored graveyards in the nara forest. His words read: 

”Yes. Unite and kill me, so that together you may see that both ways exist as part of one being, whole and unstoppable. Never forget.” 

The clan united, and while they worked almost entirely as two segregated clans, they elected a leader who was friendly to both halves to direct their clan (Cenarus denied the honor himself, but remained as an advisor to the new leader). Slowly, the two ideals began to merge again, and the clan was ready to serve konoha better. Then the NCIA swept into their lives. 

Kumo’s invasion once again divided the clan, although this time, the greatest of majorities favored the resistance. Any Nara defecting to the NCIA was labeled traitor and exiled under pain of death. Many Nara, however, were sent out as spies to destroy the NCIA from within. The only people who had the list of spies were the leader and his hand picked war council. None of them survived the war. 

As such, Nara relations were strained when Nara members returned home claiming to have been spies or assassins working for the clan. Many were wrongly exiled, and many were liars, traitors who were later hung. Many of the children were let to return, saying that it was not their fault, even if their parents were traitors. As the clan healed, the forest, which had served as a Resistance Haven during the war, slowly emptied, and life returned to normal, spawning a new host of shinobi to lead their clan…

==Abilities==
The Nara have been known for centuries for the art of Shadow Manipulation. Just as infamous the Clan members' incredible intellects and unparalleled acumen for strategy in battle. More recently, the Nara have become known for their medical and poison-making abilities.

==Clan Culture==
===Physical Traits===
While clansmen can come in any shape or size, the Nara's characteristics are pretty hard to miss. Traditionally, Nara Clan members have dark hair and eyes that range from dark browns to pure black. The more exotic colors are far more rare and have been almost entirely bred out of their genepool by war and famine. Nara men typically wear their hair in a top knot, and their women generally follow suit if they are pursuing a life as a ninja. More domestic Nara tend to wear their hair down, as the topknot is a sign of a warrior. 

===Clothing===
The Nara have no real distinct clothing options, and instead almost always try to blend in. Their vests or shirts may occasionally carry the clan emblem, but Nara attempt to attract as little attention as possible. 

===Outlook===
The Nara Clan sits in the middle of reclusive and helpful. They constantly supply Konoha with poisons and medicines to better do their jobs, but the Nara never allow anyone near their forests without special permission. They guard their secrets carefully, and expect everyone to respect their isolation on that matter. Despite this trait, there is always a Nara present when big decisions are being made, and they are more than eager to fight for Konoha's defense. 

===Professions===
The Nara Clan was first and foremost a clan of Deer Herders, so those who do not enter the Ninja way of life find this to be their calling. Several others find lives of mediocrity as doctors and veterinarians. Those who show an aptitude for molding chakra are moved into the Shinobi lifestyle and are taught the secrets of their clan, but very few families push their children into that life if they wish to do otherwise since they have a plethora of options within the clan. 

===Estates===
The Nara Clan make their home in their Forest, aptly called the Nara Clan Firest. A small village has been built there over the years with an estate building. The Nara Clan also has an official estate building in Konoha proper, but that is considered more of their workplace or as a temporary place to stay when business demands it. Almost the entire clan lives in the forest. 

==Notable Clan Members==
[[File:Shikas.png|500px|thumb|right|Shikaku and Shikamaru]]
===Sennin===
* [[Nara Shikanobu]] 
Status: Deceased 
Alias: The Shadowmaster 
Gender: Male 
Specialization: Kagemane 
Information: Shikanobu was promoted post-mortem his position of Sennin, but is widely regarded as the Clan's progenitor. He was the first to master the Kagemane and its related shadow manipulation without succumbing to the madness that took his brother. Without him, the clan would never have become what it is today. 

* [[Nara Cenarus]] 
Status: Deceased 
Alias: None 
Gender: Male 
Specialization: Kuchiyose 
Information: Cenarus was granted his title of Sennin before death, as a token of his service to the clan. It was Cenarus who mastered the Summoning of Deer, and was first able to pull the Deer Lord into our realm of existence. His actions once saved the Clan from certain destruction, and he has been honored ever since. 

* [[Nara Shikamaru]] 
Status: Deceased 
Alias: None 
Gender: Male 
Specialization: Kagemane | Battle Strategy 
Information: Regarded as one of the most intelligent shinobi to ever live, Shikamaru hid his genius behind his laziness until the death of his mentor launched him into the realm of legendary shinobi. His ability to think on his feet has never been matched by another living shinobi. 

===Jounin===
* [[Nara Komatsu]] 
Status: Deceased 
Alias: The Mad Shadow | The Witch Doctor 
Gender: Male 
Specialization: Kagemane | Medical 
Information: Kometsu was Kagemane's inventor. He crafted the jutsu out of the darkness of his cell where he was kept for several years. Using the jutsu, however, drove him slowly mad until he was only a shell of his former self. Thus he was never granted the title and honors that his brother held, despite being the more talented of the two. 

* [[Nara Shikaku]] 
Status: Deceased 
Alias: None 
Gender: Male 
Specialization: Kage Kubishibari | Battle Strategy 
Information: Father of Nara Shikamaru, and vicious combatant in his own right, Shikaku was one of the most fearsome ninja the Nara ever created. He was immortalized by his sacrifice during the Ten-Tails War. His plan ultimately brought success to the ninja army, and he delivered it to his son at the cost of his own life. 

* [[Nara Hiei]] | Alive 
Alias: Herald of Tomorrow 
Gender: Male 
Specialization: Kagemane | Battle Strategy 
Information: Hiei is the 34th Head of the Nara Clan. He claimed his title despite being so young, for he reminded most of the clan of Shikamaru himself. Hiei is impulsive, but is incredibly bright, and looks to the Clan's future, not its past, for answers. 

* [[Nara Shikanto]] 
Status: Alive 
Alias: The Silent Sentinel 
Gender: Male 
Specialization: Medical | Poison 
Information: Shikanto was the other candidate for Clan Head. He lost to Hiei, who championed the future and was able to sway support with his charisma. Shikanto is a proponent of the old ways, and is a master in the Medical and Poison arts the Nara originally were famous for. 

==PC Members==
[[Nara Kaidomaru]]
[[Nara Shikahiro]]
[[Nara Jin]]

[[Category:Clan]]

Nara Clan

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Ootspunter: /* Notable Clan Members */

[[Image:Nara_Symbol.png|thumb|400px|Nara Clan Symbol]]

==Basic Information ==
'''Clan Name:''' Nara Clan, 奈良一族 
'''Country of Origin''' [[Hi no Kuni]] 
'''Current Location''': [[Hi no Kuni]] 
'''Clan Village:''' [[Konohagakure no Sato]] 
'''Clan Starter:''' [[Nara Shikanobu]]; Shikanobu is frequently credited as being the first man to master the art of shadow manipulation, so he is credited with being the Clan Starter despite there being no clear original leader of the clan. 
'''Clan Head:''' [[Nara Hiei]] 
'''Clan Age:''' Old; The Nara Clan and its people were united before the formation of ninja villages. The Nara began as simple herders and doctors, and have flourished over many centuries of practice. 
'''Clan Status:''' Well-known; Respected 

==History==
[[Image:NaraAltLogo.jpeg|400px|left|thumb|Alternate clan symbol; Often appears on items of clothing]]
===Origins===
The Nara clan was born long before the leaf ever existed. The original clan was a group of like-minded deer herders. It was a cluster of exactly three families that grew into an entire clan over the span of six generations. By the time the leaf formed, the Nara Clan had established themselves as wild doctors, who specialized in the medicines to be born of the deer they raised. They were taken on by the budding village as doctors, and became a staple family in Konoha’s history. This addition also increased the physical size of the village, as the village grew to encompass their deer herding grounds, a specialized forest to their sole use. 

The growing ninja movement only furthered their sciences. As battles began to be commonplace, the once simple herders were called on to create antidotes for the men and women who succumbed to enemy poisons. Naturally, creating the antidotes caused them to figure out the compositions of most poisons they encountered, and soon the Nara expanded their art to the creation of deadly and inventive poisons, many of whom could kill silently and without pain, aiding in the assassinations that began to be popular. The deer of their forest provided everything they needed, and the forest herbs gave them the rest. Soon, a Nara child was as good for their poisons as their medicines. Their art grew, and the Nara Clan began to train their children to fight, creating field surgeons and hand to hand combat specialists. The change of profession had begun to shift. 

The first famous shinobi from the Nara Clan was Nara Kometsu. He began as a medical shinobi, using deer medicines in time with the ninja arts of healing, inventing several of those methods himself. In a battle that would lead to the first Great Shinobi War, Kometsu was captured and taken prisoner. He was tortured to reveal the medicinal secrets, and enemy troops tried to press him into service as a doctor to Konoha’s enemy. Refusing to help, he was locked up in a dungeon for eight years, and was presumed dead by the time the war ended. 

After the close of the war, Kometsu was still imprisoned, but was broken. His brethren had never sought him out, and after years in solitary, the once genius man began to lose his grip on reality. Losing his mind to his captivity, Kometsu discovered the secret to his escape. Without hands free to make seals, or weapons to fight with, Kometsu learned to fight with the only thing he was given: the very darkness of his cell. Kometsu invented the precursor to the Kagemane, the Kage Shibari. Two years after the close of the war, Kometsu escaped from the dungeon, killing every guard, and several prisoners, along the way. Those who survived trickled back and told the story of his “greatness” while his family, the Nara Clan, grew divided. 

===Birth of the Shadowmasters===
Suddenly, there was this great weapon, but Kometsu was so changed, so violent. The clan nearly had a civil war over whether they should learn this method. One half argued it was a necessary tool, and that no enemy would dare face them if they controlled the very darkness. The rest of the clan argued that the method would spawn violence and hatred in their family, which they did not want. They enjoyed the clan’s peaceful identity. 

It was then that Nara Shikanobu, Kometsu’s younger brother, learned the method from Kometsu in secret. He perfected the art of commanding his shadow without being crazy or violent. Shikanobu used the shadow not to kill or injure, but to paralyze deer in the forest and safely harvest their antlers. Once displayed to the clan that the technique was not only not a weapon, but in fact would aid his people, the clan came around and accepted this new way of life. They only requested that it not be a tool of war, nor should they flaunt it. The Kage Shibari, later to evolve into the famous Kagemane, would remain their secret. 

The Shadowmasters were born. 

Shikanobu’s choice would launch the Clans on a path they could never turn back from, and many regretted the decision to claim the title of Shadowmasters. Elevated from the position of Deer Herders, men and women of the Nara Clan were now expected to fight alongside shinobi from Konoha and die in battle for a land that wasn’t entirely their own. As before, Shikanobu proudly declared his allegiance to Konoha, forming one of the deadliest tri-attack teams that Konoha had ever produced alongside Akimichi Chozaru and Yamanaka Inomoto. Their battle formation, Ino-Shika-Cho, is still feared worldwide today. 

Over the years, various shinobi were born that expanded on the idea of the shadow and created new ways of fighting, but the Clan as a whole shifted little. It managed to maintain all of its branches of study, growing more diverse in its Medicinal, Poison, and Shadow arts. It was Nara Gensai, a famed poet and philosopher, who first managed to visist the Summon plane of the Deer, and bring back knowledge of their animal guardians. The forest itself had created a copy of its reaches in the Spiritual Plane, a proof of reward for the clan’s unyielding generations of faithful service. Some even began to summon Deer to fight for them, which led many philosophers to believe that summoned creatures are born of a spiritual bond with a person and a place, not by a single shinobi. 

===Modernization===
The Nara’s next tradition would begin, in the largest way, with Nara Shikamaru. Most assuredly the most famous of Nara shinobi, Shikamaru was praised for his genius in battle. He was one of the greatest tacticians Konoha ever spawned, but he was not the only one. Soon it was seen that the genes of the Nara Clan had been sufficiently thinned by war and famine and illness, so much so that every member of the Nara Clan had a high mental capacity, although the gift was favored in men more than women. So the nara clan, in addition with their now inherently deadly series of jutsu, carried a strong tactical advantage over most shinobi. The clan began to change then, growing seriously into espionage and assassinations. 

Another split formed in the clan. 

While no Nara would speak out against Shikamaru or his methods while he was alive, over the forty years following Shikamaru’s death, the Nara Clan would undergo a political war, with the “Naturalist” faction urging a return to their old ways, and the “Progressive” faction supporting their new way of life. The split would destroy the strength of the clan, and spark a civil war between them. Their forest became red with the blood of their kin, and was almost completely transformed from the safe haven it used to be. 

It was then that Nara Cenarus joined the clan in the most unusual of ways. Reaching the pinnacle of his ability to summon, Cenarus released Koudaikou, the monstrous deer summon who was first of his kind. His plan was to summon Koudaikou and order him to eliminate both warring halves of the clan. His plan failed, and he was sentenced to death for treason against his clan, but Cenarus laughed. At his execution, Cenarus was granted his last words. 

They saved his life, and were etched on his tombstone after he died of natural causes many years later. His tomb is among one of the most honored graveyards in the nara forest. His words read: 

”Yes. Unite and kill me, so that together you may see that both ways exist as part of one being, whole and unstoppable. Never forget.” 

The clan united, and while they worked almost entirely as two segregated clans, they elected a leader who was friendly to both halves to direct their clan (Cenarus denied the honor himself, but remained as an advisor to the new leader). Slowly, the two ideals began to merge again, and the clan was ready to serve konoha better. Then the NCIA swept into their lives. 

Kumo’s invasion once again divided the clan, although this time, the greatest of majorities favored the resistance. Any Nara defecting to the NCIA was labeled traitor and exiled under pain of death. Many Nara, however, were sent out as spies to destroy the NCIA from within. The only people who had the list of spies were the leader and his hand picked war council. None of them survived the war. 

As such, Nara relations were strained when Nara members returned home claiming to have been spies or assassins working for the clan. Many were wrongly exiled, and many were liars, traitors who were later hung. Many of the children were let to return, saying that it was not their fault, even if their parents were traitors. As the clan healed, the forest, which had served as a Resistance Haven during the war, slowly emptied, and life returned to normal, spawning a new host of shinobi to lead their clan…

==Abilities==
The Nara have been known for centuries for the art of Shadow Manipulation. Just as infamous the Clan members' incredible intellects and unparalleled acumen for strategy in battle. More recently, the Nara have become known for their medical and poison-making abilities.

==Clan Culture==
===Physical Traits===
While clansmen can come in any shape or size, the Nara's characteristics are pretty hard to miss. Traditionally, Nara Clan members have dark hair and eyes that range from dark browns to pure black. The more exotic colors are far more rare and have been almost entirely bred out of their genepool by war and famine. Nara men typically wear their hair in a top knot, and their women generally follow suit if they are pursuing a life as a ninja. More domestic Nara tend to wear their hair down, as the topknot is a sign of a warrior. 

===Clothing===
The Nara have no real distinct clothing options, and instead almost always try to blend in. Their vests or shirts may occasionally carry the clan emblem, but Nara attempt to attract as little attention as possible. 

===Outlook===
The Nara Clan sits in the middle of reclusive and helpful. They constantly supply Konoha with poisons and medicines to better do their jobs, but the Nara never allow anyone near their forests without special permission. They guard their secrets carefully, and expect everyone to respect their isolation on that matter. Despite this trait, there is always a Nara present when big decisions are being made, and they are more than eager to fight for Konoha's defense. 

===Professions===
The Nara Clan was first and foremost a clan of Deer Herders, so those who do not enter the Ninja way of life find this to be their calling. Several others find lives of mediocrity as doctors and veterinarians. Those who show an aptitude for molding chakra are moved into the Shinobi lifestyle and are taught the secrets of their clan, but very few families push their children into that life if they wish to do otherwise since they have a plethora of options within the clan. 

===Estates===
The Nara Clan make their home in their Forest, aptly called the Nara Clan Firest. A small village has been built there over the years with an estate building. The Nara Clan also has an official estate building in Konoha proper, but that is considered more of their workplace or as a temporary place to stay when business demands it. Almost the entire clan lives in the forest. 

==Notable Clan Members==
[[File:Shikas.png|500px|thumb|right|Shikaku and Shikamaru]]
===Sennin===
* [[Nara Shikanobu]] 
Status: Deceased 
Alias: The Shadowmaster 
Gender: Male 
Specialization: Kagemane 
Information: Shikanobu was promoted post-mortem his position of Sennin, but is widely regarded as the Clan's progenitor. He was the first to master the Kagemane and its related shadow manipulation without succumbing to the madness that took his brother. Without him, the clan would never have become what it is today. 

* [[Nara Cenarus]] 
Status: Deceased 
Alias: None 
Gender: Male 
Specialization: Kuchiyose 
Information: Cenarus was granted his title of Sennin before death, as a token of his service to the clan. It was Cenarus who mastered the Summoning of Deer, and was first able to pull the Deer Lord into our realm of existence. His actions once saved the Clan from certain destruction, and he has been honored ever since. 

* [[Nara Shikamaru]] 
Status: Deceased 
Alias: None 
Gender: Male 
Specialization: Kagemane | Battle Strategy 
Information: Regarded as one of the most intelligent shinobi to ever live, Shikamaru hid his genius behind his laziness until the death of his mentor launched him into the realm of legendary shinobi. His ability to think on his feet has never been matched by another living shinobi. 

===Jounin===
* [[Nara Komatsu]] 
Status: Deceased 
Alias: The Mad Shadow | The Witch Doctor 
Gender: Male 
Specialization: Kagemane | Medical 
Information: Kometsu was Kagemane's inventor. He crafted the jutsu out of the darkness of his cell where he was kept for several years. Using the jutsu, however, drove him slowly mad until he was only a shell of his former self. Thus he was never granted the title and honors that his brother held, despite being the more talented of the two. 

* [[Nara Shikaku]] 
Status: Deceased 
Alias: None 
Gender: Male 
Specialization: Kage Kubishibari | Battle Strategy 
Information: Father of Nara Shikamaru, and vicious combatant in his own right, Shikaku was one of the most fearsome ninja the Nara ever created. He was immortalized by his sacrifice during the Ten-Tails War. His plan ultimately brought success to the ninja army, and he delivered it to his son at the cost of his own life. 

* [[Nara Hiei]] | Alive 
Alias: Herald of Tomorrow 
Gender: Male 
Specialization: Kagemane | Battle Strategy 
Information: Hiei is the 34th Head of the Nara Clan. He claimed his title despite being so young, for he reminded most of the clan of Shikamaru himself. Hiei is impulsive, but is incredibly bright, and looks to the Clan's future, not its past, for answers. 

* [[Nara Shikanto]] 
Status: Alive 
Alias: The Silent Sentinel 
Gender: Male 
Specialization: Medical | Poison 
Information: Shikanto was the other candidate for Clan Head. He lost to Hiei, who championed the future and was able to sway support with his charisma. Shikanto is a proponent of the old ways, and is a master in the Medical and Poison arts the Nara originally were famous for. 

==Active PC Members==
[[Nara Jin]]

[[Category:Clan]]

File:Shikas.png

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Ootspunter:

Nara Clan

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Ootspunter:

[[Image:Nara_Symbol.png|thumb|400px|Nara Clan Symbol]]

==Basic Information ==
'''Clan Name:''' Nara Clan, 奈良一族 
'''Country of Origin''' [[Hi no Kuni]] 
'''Current Location''': [[Hi no Kuni]] 
'''Clan Village:''' [[Konohagakure no Sato]] 
'''Clan Starter:''' [[Nara Shikanobu]]; Shikanobu is frequently credited as being the first man to master the art of shadow manipulation, so he is credited with being the Clan Starter despite there being no clear original leader of the clan. 
'''Clan Head:''' [[Nara Hiei]] 
'''Clan Age:''' Old; The Nara Clan and its people were united before the formation of ninja villages. The Nara began as simple herders and doctors, and have flourished over many centuries of practice. 
'''Clan Status:''' Well-known; Respected 

==History==
[[Image:NaraAltLogo.jpeg|400px|left|thumb|Alternate clan symbol; Often appears on items of clothing]]
===Origins===
The Nara clan was born long before the leaf ever existed. The original clan was a group of like-minded deer herders. It was a cluster of exactly three families that grew into an entire clan over the span of six generations. By the time the leaf formed, the Nara Clan had established themselves as wild doctors, who specialized in the medicines to be born of the deer they raised. They were taken on by the budding village as doctors, and became a staple family in Konoha’s history. This addition also increased the physical size of the village, as the village grew to encompass their deer herding grounds, a specialized forest to their sole use. 

The growing ninja movement only furthered their sciences. As battles began to be commonplace, the once simple herders were called on to create antidotes for the men and women who succumbed to enemy poisons. Naturally, creating the antidotes caused them to figure out the compositions of most poisons they encountered, and soon the Nara expanded their art to the creation of deadly and inventive poisons, many of whom could kill silently and without pain, aiding in the assassinations that began to be popular. The deer of their forest provided everything they needed, and the forest herbs gave them the rest. Soon, a Nara child was as good for their poisons as their medicines. Their art grew, and the Nara Clan began to train their children to fight, creating field surgeons and hand to hand combat specialists. The change of profession had begun to shift. 

The first famous shinobi from the Nara Clan was Nara Kometsu. He began as a medical shinobi, using deer medicines in time with the ninja arts of healing, inventing several of those methods himself. In a battle that would lead to the first Great Shinobi War, Kometsu was captured and taken prisoner. He was tortured to reveal the medicinal secrets, and enemy troops tried to press him into service as a doctor to Konoha’s enemy. Refusing to help, he was locked up in a dungeon for eight years, and was presumed dead by the time the war ended. 

After the close of the war, Kometsu was still imprisoned, but was broken. His brethren had never sought him out, and after years in solitary, the once genius man began to lose his grip on reality. Losing his mind to his captivity, Kometsu discovered the secret to his escape. Without hands free to make seals, or weapons to fight with, Kometsu learned to fight with the only thing he was given: the very darkness of his cell. Kometsu invented the precursor to the Kagemane, the Kage Shibari. Two years after the close of the war, Kometsu escaped from the dungeon, killing every guard, and several prisoners, along the way. Those who survived trickled back and told the story of his “greatness” while his family, the Nara Clan, grew divided. 

===Birth of the Shadowmasters===
Suddenly, there was this great weapon, but Kometsu was so changed, so violent. The clan nearly had a civil war over whether they should learn this method. One half argued it was a necessary tool, and that no enemy would dare face them if they controlled the very darkness. The rest of the clan argued that the method would spawn violence and hatred in their family, which they did not want. They enjoyed the clan’s peaceful identity. 

It was then that Nara Shikanobu, Kometsu’s younger brother, learned the method from Kometsu in secret. He perfected the art of commanding his shadow without being crazy or violent. Shikanobu used the shadow not to kill or injure, but to paralyze deer in the forest and safely harvest their antlers. Once displayed to the clan that the technique was not only not a weapon, but in fact would aid his people, the clan came around and accepted this new way of life. They only requested that it not be a tool of war, nor should they flaunt it. The Kage Shibari, later to evolve into the famous Kagemane, would remain their secret. 

The Shadowmasters were born. 

Shikanobu’s choice would launch the Clans on a path they could never turn back from, and many regretted the decision to claim the title of Shadowmasters. Elevated from the position of Deer Herders, men and women of the Nara Clan were now expected to fight alongside shinobi from Konoha and die in battle for a land that wasn’t entirely their own. As before, Shikanobu proudly declared his allegiance to Konoha, forming one of the deadliest tri-attack teams that Konoha had ever produced alongside Akimichi Chozaru and Yamanaka Inomoto. Their battle formation, Ino-Shika-Cho, is still feared worldwide today. 

Over the years, various shinobi were born that expanded on the idea of the shadow and created new ways of fighting, but the Clan as a whole shifted little. It managed to maintain all of its branches of study, growing more diverse in its Medicinal, Poison, and Shadow arts. It was Nara Gensai, a famed poet and philosopher, who first managed to visist the Summon plane of the Deer, and bring back knowledge of their animal guardians. The forest itself had created a copy of its reaches in the Spiritual Plane, a proof of reward for the clan’s unyielding generations of faithful service. Some even began to summon Deer to fight for them, which led many philosophers to believe that summoned creatures are born of a spiritual bond with a person and a place, not by a single shinobi. 

===Modernization===
The Nara’s next tradition would begin, in the largest way, with Nara Shikamaru. Most assuredly the most famous of Nara shinobi, Shikamaru was praised for his genius in battle. He was one of the greatest tacticians Konoha ever spawned, but he was not the only one. Soon it was seen that the genes of the Nara Clan had been sufficiently thinned by war and famine and illness, so much so that every member of the Nara Clan had a high mental capacity, although the gift was favored in men more than women. So the nara clan, in addition with their now inherently deadly series of jutsu, carried a strong tactical advantage over most shinobi. The clan began to change then, growing seriously into espionage and assassinations. 

Another split formed in the clan. 

While no Nara would speak out against Shikamaru or his methods while he was alive, over the forty years following Shikamaru’s death, the Nara Clan would undergo a political war, with the “Naturalist” faction urging a return to their old ways, and the “Progressive” faction supporting their new way of life. The split would destroy the strength of the clan, and spark a civil war between them. Their forest became red with the blood of their kin, and was almost completely transformed from the safe haven it used to be. 

It was then that Nara Cenarus joined the clan in the most unusual of ways. Reaching the pinnacle of his ability to summon, Cenarus released Koudaikou, the monstrous deer summon who was first of his kind. His plan was to summon Koudaikou and order him to eliminate both warring halves of the clan. His plan failed, and he was sentenced to death for treason against his clan, but Cenarus laughed. At his execution, Cenarus was granted his last words. 

They saved his life, and were etched on his tombstone after he died of natural causes many years later. His tomb is among one of the most honored graveyards in the nara forest. His words read: 

”Yes. Unite and kill me, so that together you may see that both ways exist as part of one being, whole and unstoppable. Never forget.” 

The clan united, and while they worked almost entirely as two segregated clans, they elected a leader who was friendly to both halves to direct their clan (Cenarus denied the honor himself, but remained as an advisor to the new leader). Slowly, the two ideals began to merge again, and the clan was ready to serve konoha better. Then the NCIA swept into their lives. 

Kumo’s invasion once again divided the clan, although this time, the greatest of majorities favored the resistance. Any Nara defecting to the NCIA was labeled traitor and exiled under pain of death. Many Nara, however, were sent out as spies to destroy the NCIA from within. The only people who had the list of spies were the leader and his hand picked war council. None of them survived the war. 

As such, Nara relations were strained when Nara members returned home claiming to have been spies or assassins working for the clan. Many were wrongly exiled, and many were liars, traitors who were later hung. Many of the children were let to return, saying that it was not their fault, even if their parents were traitors. As the clan healed, the forest, which had served as a Resistance Haven during the war, slowly emptied, and life returned to normal, spawning a new host of shinobi to lead their clan…

==Abilities==
The Nara have been known for centuries for the art of Shadow Manipulation. Just as infamous the Clan members' incredible intellects and unparalleled acumen for strategy in battle. More recently, the Nara have become known for their medical and poison-making abilities.

==Clan Culture==
===Physical Traits===
While clansmen can come in any shape or size, the Nara's characteristics are pretty hard to miss. Traditionally, Nara Clan members have dark hair and eyes that range from dark browns to pure black. The more exotic colors are far more rare and have been almost entirely bred out of their genepool by war and famine. Nara men typically wear their hair in a top knot, and their women generally follow suit if they are pursuing a life as a ninja. More domestic Nara tend to wear their hair down, as the topknot is a sign of a warrior. 

===Clothing===
The Nara have no real distinct clothing options, and instead almost always try to blend in. Their vests or shirts may occasionally carry the clan emblem, but Nara attempt to attract as little attention as possible. 

===Outlook===
The Nara Clan sits in the middle of reclusive and helpful. They constantly supply Konoha with poisons and medicines to better do their jobs, but the Nara never allow anyone near their forests without special permission. They guard their secrets carefully, and expect everyone to respect their isolation on that matter. Despite this trait, there is always a Nara present when big decisions are being made, and they are more than eager to fight for Konoha's defense. 

===Professions===
The Nara Clan was first and foremost a clan of Deer Herders, so those who do not enter the Ninja way of life find this to be their calling. Several others find lives of mediocrity as doctors and veterinarians. Those who show an aptitude for molding chakra are moved into the Shinobi lifestyle and are taught the secrets of their clan, but very few families push their children into that life if they wish to do otherwise since they have a plethora of options within the clan. 

===Estates===
The Nara Clan make their home in their Forest, aptly called the Nara Clan Firest. A small village has been built there over the years with an estate building. The Nara Clan also has an official estate building in Konoha proper, but that is considered more of their workplace or as a temporary place to stay when business demands it. Almost the entire clan lives in the forest. 

==Notable Clan Members==

===Sennin===
* [[Nara Shikanobu]] 
Status: Deceased 
Alias: The Shadowmaster 
Gender: Male 
Specialization: Kagemane 
Information: Shikanobu was promoted post-mortem his position of Sennin, but is widely regarded as the Clan's progenitor. He was the first to master the Kagemane and its related shadow manipulation without succumbing to the madness that took his brother. Without him, the clan would never have become what it is today. 

* [[Nara Cenarus]] 
Status: Deceased 
Alias: None 
Gender: Male 
Specialization: Kuchiyose 
Information: Cenarus was granted his title of Sennin before death, as a token of his service to the clan. It was Cenarus who mastered the Summoning of Deer, and was first able to pull the Deer Lord into our realm of existence. His actions once saved the Clan from certain destruction, and he has been honored ever since. 

* [[Nara Shikamaru]] 
Status: Deceased 
Alias: None 
Gender: Male 
Specialization: Kagemane | Battle Strategy 
Information: Regarded as one of the most intelligent shinobi to ever live, Shikamaru hid his genius behind his laziness until the death of his mentor launched him into the realm of legendary shinobi. His ability to think on his feet has never been matched by another living shinobi. 

===Jounin===
* [[Nara Komatsu]] 
Status: Deceased 
Alias: The Mad Shadow | The Witch Doctor 
Gender: Male 
Specialization: Kagemane | Medical 
Information: Kometsu was Kagemane's inventor. He crafted the jutsu out of the darkness of his cell where he was kept for several years. Using the jutsu, however, drove him slowly mad until he was only a shell of his former self. Thus he was never granted the title and honors that his brother held, despite being the more talented of the two. 

* [[Nara Shikaku]] 
Status: Deceased 
Alias: None 
Gender: Male 
Specialization: Kage Kubishibari | Battle Strategy 
Information: Father of Nara Shikamaru, and vicious combatant in his own right, Shikaku was one of the most fearsome ninja the Nara ever created. He was immortalized by his sacrifice during the Ten-Tails War. His plan ultimately brought success to the ninja army, and he delivered it to his son at the cost of his own life. 

* [[Nara Hiei]] | Alive 
Alias: Herald of Tomorrow 
Gender: Male 
Specialization: Kagemane | Battle Strategy 
Information: Hiei is the 34th Head of the Nara Clan. He claimed his title despite being so young, for he reminded most of the clan of Shikamaru himself. Hiei is impulsive, but is incredibly bright, and looks to the Clan's future, not its past, for answers. 

* [[Nara Shikanto]] 
Status: Alive 
Alias: The Silent Sentinel 
Gender: Male 
Specialization: Medical | Poison 
Information: Shikanto was the other candidate for Clan Head. He lost to Hiei, who championed the future and was able to sway support with his charisma. Shikanto is a proponent of the old ways, and is a master in the Medical and Poison arts the Nara originally were famous for. 

==Active PC Members==
[[Nara Jin]]

[[Category:Clan]]

Nara Clan

2018-03-12T01:12:39Z

Ootspunter:

[[Image:Nara_Symbol.png|thumb|400px|Nara Clan Symbol]]

==Basic Information ==
'''Clan Name:''' Nara Clan, 奈良一族 
'''Country of Origin''' [[Hi no Kuni]] 
'''Current Location''': [[Hi no Kuni]] 
'''Clan Village:''' [[Konohagakure no Sato]] 
'''Clan Starter:''' [[Nara Shikanobu]]; Shikanobu is frequently credited as being the first man to master the art of shadow manipulation, so he is credited with being the Clan Starter despite there being no clear original leader of the clan. 
'''Clan Head:''' [[Nara Hiei]] 
'''Clan Age:''' Old; The Nara Clan and its people were united before the formation of ninja villages. The Nara began as simple herders and doctors, and have flourished over many centuries of practice. 
'''Clan Status:''' Well-known; Respected 

==History==
[[Image:NaraAltLogo.jpeg|thumb|right|500px|Alternate clan symbol; Often appears on items of clothing]]
===Origins===
The Nara clan was born long before the leaf ever existed. The original clan was a group of like-minded deer herders. It was a cluster of exactly three families that grew into an entire clan over the span of six generations. By the time the leaf formed, the Nara Clan had established themselves as wild doctors, who specialized in the medicines to be born of the deer they raised. They were taken on by the budding village as doctors, and became a staple family in Konoha’s history. This addition also increased the physical size of the village, as the village grew to encompass their deer herding grounds, a specialized forest to their sole use. 

The growing ninja movement only furthered their sciences. As battles began to be commonplace, the once simple herders were called on to create antidotes for the men and women who succumbed to enemy poisons. Naturally, creating the antidotes caused them to figure out the compositions of most poisons they encountered, and soon the Nara expanded their art to the creation of deadly and inventive poisons, many of whom could kill silently and without pain, aiding in the assassinations that began to be popular. The deer of their forest provided everything they needed, and the forest herbs gave them the rest. Soon, a Nara child was as good for their poisons as their medicines. Their art grew, and the Nara Clan began to train their children to fight, creating field surgeons and hand to hand combat specialists. The change of profession had begun to shift. 

The first famous shinobi from the Nara Clan was Nara Kometsu. He began as a medical shinobi, using deer medicines in time with the ninja arts of healing, inventing several of those methods himself. In a battle that would lead to the first Great Shinobi War, Kometsu was captured and taken prisoner. He was tortured to reveal the medicinal secrets, and enemy troops tried to press him into service as a doctor to Konoha’s enemy. Refusing to help, he was locked up in a dungeon for eight years, and was presumed dead by the time the war ended. 

After the close of the war, Kometsu was still imprisoned, but was broken. His brethren had never sought him out, and after years in solitary, the once genius man began to lose his grip on reality. Losing his mind to his captivity, Kometsu discovered the secret to his escape. Without hands free to make seals, or weapons to fight with, Kometsu learned to fight with the only thing he was given: the very darkness of his cell. Kometsu invented the precursor to the Kagemane, the Kage Shibari. Two years after the close of the war, Kometsu escaped from the dungeon, killing every guard, and several prisoners, along the way. Those who survived trickled back and told the story of his “greatness” while his family, the Nara Clan, grew divided. 

===Birth of the Shadowmasters===
Suddenly, there was this great weapon, but Kometsu was so changed, so violent. The clan nearly had a civil war over whether they should learn this method. One half argued it was a necessary tool, and that no enemy would dare face them if they controlled the very darkness. The rest of the clan argued that the method would spawn violence and hatred in their family, which they did not want. They enjoyed the clan’s peaceful identity. 

It was then that Nara Shikanobu, Kometsu’s younger brother, learned the method from Kometsu in secret. He perfected the art of commanding his shadow without being crazy or violent. Shikanobu used the shadow not to kill or injure, but to paralyze deer in the forest and safely harvest their antlers. Once displayed to the clan that the technique was not only not a weapon, but in fact would aid his people, the clan came around and accepted this new way of life. They only requested that it not be a tool of war, nor should they flaunt it. The Kage Shibari, later to evolve into the famous Kagemane, would remain their secret. 

The Shadowmasters were born. 

Shikanobu’s choice would launch the Clans on a path they could never turn back from, and many regretted the decision to claim the title of Shadowmasters. Elevated from the position of Deer Herders, men and women of the Nara Clan were now expected to fight alongside shinobi from Konoha and die in battle for a land that wasn’t entirely their own. As before, Shikanobu proudly declared his allegiance to Konoha, forming one of the deadliest tri-attack teams that Konoha had ever produced alongside Akimichi Chozaru and Yamanaka Inomoto. Their battle formation, Ino-Shika-Cho, is still feared worldwide today. 

Over the years, various shinobi were born that expanded on the idea of the shadow and created new ways of fighting, but the Clan as a whole shifted little. It managed to maintain all of its branches of study, growing more diverse in its Medicinal, Poison, and Shadow arts. It was Nara Gensai, a famed poet and philosopher, who first managed to visist the Summon plane of the Deer, and bring back knowledge of their animal guardians. The forest itself had created a copy of its reaches in the Spiritual Plane, a proof of reward for the clan’s unyielding generations of faithful service. Some even began to summon Deer to fight for them, which led many philosophers to believe that summoned creatures are born of a spiritual bond with a person and a place, not by a single shinobi. 

===Modernization===
The Nara’s next tradition would begin, in the largest way, with Nara Shikamaru. Most assuredly the most famous of Nara shinobi, Shikamaru was praised for his genius in battle. He was one of the greatest tacticians Konoha ever spawned, but he was not the only one. Soon it was seen that the genes of the Nara Clan had been sufficiently thinned by war and famine and illness, so much so that every member of the Nara Clan had a high mental capacity, although the gift was favored in men more than women. So the nara clan, in addition with their now inherently deadly series of jutsu, carried a strong tactical advantage over most shinobi. The clan began to change then, growing seriously into espionage and assassinations. 

Another split formed in the clan. 

While no Nara would speak out against Shikamaru or his methods while he was alive, over the forty years following Shikamaru’s death, the Nara Clan would undergo a political war, with the “Naturalist” faction urging a return to their old ways, and the “Progressive” faction supporting their new way of life. The split would destroy the strength of the clan, and spark a civil war between them. Their forest became red with the blood of their kin, and was almost completely transformed from the safe haven it used to be. 

It was then that Nara Cenarus joined the clan in the most unusual of ways. Reaching the pinnacle of his ability to summon, Cenarus released Koudaikou, the monstrous deer summon who was first of his kind. His plan was to summon Koudaikou and order him to eliminate both warring halves of the clan. His plan failed, and he was sentenced to death for treason against his clan, but Cenarus laughed. At his execution, Cenarus was granted his last words. 

They saved his life, and were etched on his tombstone after he died of natural causes many years later. His tomb is among one of the most honored graveyards in the nara forest. His words read: 

”Yes. Unite and kill me, so that together you may see that both ways exist as part of one being, whole and unstoppable. Never forget.” 

The clan united, and while they worked almost entirely as two segregated clans, they elected a leader who was friendly to both halves to direct their clan (Cenarus denied the honor himself, but remained as an advisor to the new leader). Slowly, the two ideals began to merge again, and the clan was ready to serve konoha better. Then the NCIA swept into their lives. 

Kumo’s invasion once again divided the clan, although this time, the greatest of majorities favored the resistance. Any Nara defecting to the NCIA was labeled traitor and exiled under pain of death. Many Nara, however, were sent out as spies to destroy the NCIA from within. The only people who had the list of spies were the leader and his hand picked war council. None of them survived the war. 

As such, Nara relations were strained when Nara members returned home claiming to have been spies or assassins working for the clan. Many were wrongly exiled, and many were liars, traitors who were later hung. Many of the children were let to return, saying that it was not their fault, even if their parents were traitors. As the clan healed, the forest, which had served as a Resistance Haven during the war, slowly emptied, and life returned to normal, spawning a new host of shinobi to lead their clan…

==Abilities==
The Nara have been known for centuries for the art of Shadow Manipulation. Just as infamous the Clan members' incredible intellects and unparalleled acumen for strategy in battle. More recently, the Nara have become known for their medical and poison-making abilities.

==Clan Culture==
===Physical Traits===
While clansmen can come in any shape or size, the Nara's characteristics are pretty hard to miss. Traditionally, Nara Clan members have dark hair and eyes that range from dark browns to pure black. The more exotic colors are far more rare and have been almost entirely bred out of their genepool by war and famine. Nara men typically wear their hair in a top knot, and their women generally follow suit if they are pursuing a life as a ninja. More domestic Nara tend to wear their hair down, as the topknot is a sign of a warrior. 

===Clothing===
The Nara have no real distinct clothing options, and instead almost always try to blend in. Their vests or shirts may occasionally carry the clan emblem, but Nara attempt to attract as little attention as possible. 

===Outlook===
The Nara Clan sits in the middle of reclusive and helpful. They constantly supply Konoha with poisons and medicines to better do their jobs, but the Nara never allow anyone near their forests without special permission. They guard their secrets carefully, and expect everyone to respect their isolation on that matter. Despite this trait, there is always a Nara present when big decisions are being made, and they are more than eager to fight for Konoha's defense. 

===Professions===
The Nara Clan was first and foremost a clan of Deer Herders, so those who do not enter the Ninja way of life find this to be their calling. Several others find lives of mediocrity as doctors and veterinarians. Those who show an aptitude for molding chakra are moved into the Shinobi lifestyle and are taught the secrets of their clan, but very few families push their children into that life if they wish to do otherwise since they have a plethora of options within the clan. 

===Estates===
The Nara Clan make their home in their Forest, aptly called the Nara Clan Firest. A small village has been built there over the years with an estate building. The Nara Clan also has an official estate building in Konoha proper, but that is considered more of their workplace or as a temporary place to stay when business demands it. Almost the entire clan lives in the forest. 

==Notable Clan Members==

===Sennin===
* [[Nara Shikanobu]] 
Status: Deceased 
Alias: The Shadowmaster 
Gender: Male 
Specialization: Kagemane 
Information: Shikanobu was promoted post-mortem his position of Sennin, but is widely regarded as the Clan's progenitor. He was the first to master the Kagemane and its related shadow manipulation without succumbing to the madness that took his brother. Without him, the clan would never have become what it is today. 

* [[Nara Cenarus]] 
Status: Deceased 
Alias: None 
Gender: Male 
Specialization: Kuchiyose 
Information: Cenarus was granted his title of Sennin before death, as a token of his service to the clan. It was Cenarus who mastered the Summoning of Deer, and was first able to pull the Deer Lord into our realm of existence. His actions once saved the Clan from certain destruction, and he has been honored ever since. 

* [[Nara Shikamaru]] 
Status: Deceased 
Alias: None 
Gender: Male 
Specialization: Kagemane | Battle Strategy 
Information: Regarded as one of the most intelligent shinobi to ever live, Shikamaru hid his genius behind his laziness until the death of his mentor launched him into the realm of legendary shinobi. His ability to think on his feet has never been matched by another living shinobi. 

===Jounin===
* [[Nara Komatsu]] 
Status: Deceased 
Alias: The Mad Shadow | The Witch Doctor 
Gender: Male 
Specialization: Kagemane | Medical 
Information: Kometsu was Kagemane's inventor. He crafted the jutsu out of the darkness of his cell where he was kept for several years. Using the jutsu, however, drove him slowly mad until he was only a shell of his former self. Thus he was never granted the title and honors that his brother held, despite being the more talented of the two. 

* [[Nara Shikaku]] 
Status: Deceased 
Alias: None 
Gender: Male 
Specialization: Kage Kubishibari | Battle Strategy 
Information: Father of Nara Shikamaru, and vicious combatant in his own right, Shikaku was one of the most fearsome ninja the Nara ever created. He was immortalized by his sacrifice during the Ten-Tails War. His plan ultimately brought success to the ninja army, and he delivered it to his son at the cost of his own life. 

* [[Nara Hiei]] | Alive 
Alias: Herald of Tomorrow 
Gender: Male 
Specialization: Kagemane | Battle Strategy 
Information: Hiei is the 34th Head of the Nara Clan. He claimed his title despite being so young, for he reminded most of the clan of Shikamaru himself. Hiei is impulsive, but is incredibly bright, and looks to the Clan's future, not its past, for answers. 

* [[Nara Shikanto]] 
Status: Alive 
Alias: The Silent Sentinel 
Gender: Male 
Specialization: Medical | Poison 
Information: Shikanto was the other candidate for Clan Head. He lost to Hiei, who championed the future and was able to sway support with his charisma. Shikanto is a proponent of the old ways, and is a master in the Medical and Poison arts the Nara originally were famous for. 

==Active PC Members==
[[Nara Jin]]

[[Category:Clan]]

Nara Clan

2018-03-12T01:11:47Z

Ootspunter:

[[Image:Nara_Symbol.png|thumb|400px|Nara Clan Symbol]]

==Basic Information ==
'''Clan Name:''' Nara Clan, 奈良一族 
'''Country of Origin''' [[Hi no Kuni]] 
'''Current Location''': [[Hi no Kuni]] 
'''Clan Village:''' [[Konohagakure no Sato]] 
'''Clan Starter:''' [[Nara Shikanobu]]; Shikanobu is frequently credited as being the first man to master the art of shadow manipulation, so he is credited with being the Clan Starter despite there being no clear original leader of the clan. 
'''Clan Head:''' [[Nara Hiei]] 
'''Clan Age:''' Old; The Nara Clan and its people were united before the formation of ninja villages. The Nara began as simple herders and doctors, and have flourished over many centuries of practice. 
'''Clan Status:''' Well-known; Respected 

==History==
[[Image:NaraAltLogo.jpeg|thumb|right|400px|Alternate Clan Symbol, often appears on items of clothing]]
===Origins===
The Nara clan was born long before the leaf ever existed. The original clan was a group of like-minded deer herders. It was a cluster of exactly three families that grew into an entire clan over the span of six generations. By the time the leaf formed, the Nara Clan had established themselves as wild doctors, who specialized in the medicines to be born of the deer they raised. They were taken on by the budding village as doctors, and became a staple family in Konoha’s history. This addition also increased the physical size of the village, as the village grew to encompass their deer herding grounds, a specialized forest to their sole use. 

The growing ninja movement only furthered their sciences. As battles began to be commonplace, the once simple herders were called on to create antidotes for the men and women who succumbed to enemy poisons. Naturally, creating the antidotes caused them to figure out the compositions of most poisons they encountered, and soon the Nara expanded their art to the creation of deadly and inventive poisons, many of whom could kill silently and without pain, aiding in the assassinations that began to be popular. The deer of their forest provided everything they needed, and the forest herbs gave them the rest. Soon, a Nara child was as good for their poisons as their medicines. Their art grew, and the Nara Clan began to train their children to fight, creating field surgeons and hand to hand combat specialists. The change of profession had begun to shift. 

The first famous shinobi from the Nara Clan was Nara Kometsu. He began as a medical shinobi, using deer medicines in time with the ninja arts of healing, inventing several of those methods himself. In a battle that would lead to the first Great Shinobi War, Kometsu was captured and taken prisoner. He was tortured to reveal the medicinal secrets, and enemy troops tried to press him into service as a doctor to Konoha’s enemy. Refusing to help, he was locked up in a dungeon for eight years, and was presumed dead by the time the war ended. 

After the close of the war, Kometsu was still imprisoned, but was broken. His brethren had never sought him out, and after years in solitary, the once genius man began to lose his grip on reality. Losing his mind to his captivity, Kometsu discovered the secret to his escape. Without hands free to make seals, or weapons to fight with, Kometsu learned to fight with the only thing he was given: the very darkness of his cell. Kometsu invented the precursor to the Kagemane, the Kage Shibari. Two years after the close of the war, Kometsu escaped from the dungeon, killing every guard, and several prisoners, along the way. Those who survived trickled back and told the story of his “greatness” while his family, the Nara Clan, grew divided. 

===Birth of the Shadowmasters===
Suddenly, there was this great weapon, but Kometsu was so changed, so violent. The clan nearly had a civil war over whether they should learn this method. One half argued it was a necessary tool, and that no enemy would dare face them if they controlled the very darkness. The rest of the clan argued that the method would spawn violence and hatred in their family, which they did not want. They enjoyed the clan’s peaceful identity. 

It was then that Nara Shikanobu, Kometsu’s younger brother, learned the method from Kometsu in secret. He perfected the art of commanding his shadow without being crazy or violent. Shikanobu used the shadow not to kill or injure, but to paralyze deer in the forest and safely harvest their antlers. Once displayed to the clan that the technique was not only not a weapon, but in fact would aid his people, the clan came around and accepted this new way of life. They only requested that it not be a tool of war, nor should they flaunt it. The Kage Shibari, later to evolve into the famous Kagemane, would remain their secret. 

The Shadowmasters were born. 

Shikanobu’s choice would launch the Clans on a path they could never turn back from, and many regretted the decision to claim the title of Shadowmasters. Elevated from the position of Deer Herders, men and women of the Nara Clan were now expected to fight alongside shinobi from Konoha and die in battle for a land that wasn’t entirely their own. As before, Shikanobu proudly declared his allegiance to Konoha, forming one of the deadliest tri-attack teams that Konoha had ever produced alongside Akimichi Chozaru and Yamanaka Inomoto. Their battle formation, Ino-Shika-Cho, is still feared worldwide today. 

Over the years, various shinobi were born that expanded on the idea of the shadow and created new ways of fighting, but the Clan as a whole shifted little. It managed to maintain all of its branches of study, growing more diverse in its Medicinal, Poison, and Shadow arts. It was Nara Gensai, a famed poet and philosopher, who first managed to visist the Summon plane of the Deer, and bring back knowledge of their animal guardians. The forest itself had created a copy of its reaches in the Spiritual Plane, a proof of reward for the clan’s unyielding generations of faithful service. Some even began to summon Deer to fight for them, which led many philosophers to believe that summoned creatures are born of a spiritual bond with a person and a place, not by a single shinobi. 

===Modernization===
The Nara’s next tradition would begin, in the largest way, with Nara Shikamaru. Most assuredly the most famous of Nara shinobi, Shikamaru was praised for his genius in battle. He was one of the greatest tacticians Konoha ever spawned, but he was not the only one. Soon it was seen that the genes of the Nara Clan had been sufficiently thinned by war and famine and illness, so much so that every member of the Nara Clan had a high mental capacity, although the gift was favored in men more than women. So the nara clan, in addition with their now inherently deadly series of jutsu, carried a strong tactical advantage over most shinobi. The clan began to change then, growing seriously into espionage and assassinations. 

Another split formed in the clan. 

While no Nara would speak out against Shikamaru or his methods while he was alive, over the forty years following Shikamaru’s death, the Nara Clan would undergo a political war, with the “Naturalist” faction urging a return to their old ways, and the “Progressive” faction supporting their new way of life. The split would destroy the strength of the clan, and spark a civil war between them. Their forest became red with the blood of their kin, and was almost completely transformed from the safe haven it used to be. 

It was then that Nara Cenarus joined the clan in the most unusual of ways. Reaching the pinnacle of his ability to summon, Cenarus released Koudaikou, the monstrous deer summon who was first of his kind. His plan was to summon Koudaikou and order him to eliminate both warring halves of the clan. His plan failed, and he was sentenced to death for treason against his clan, but Cenarus laughed. At his execution, Cenarus was granted his last words. 

They saved his life, and were etched on his tombstone after he died of natural causes many years later. His tomb is among one of the most honored graveyards in the nara forest. His words read: 

”Yes. Unite and kill me, so that together you may see that both ways exist as part of one being, whole and unstoppable. Never forget.” 

The clan united, and while they worked almost entirely as two segregated clans, they elected a leader who was friendly to both halves to direct their clan (Cenarus denied the honor himself, but remained as an advisor to the new leader). Slowly, the two ideals began to merge again, and the clan was ready to serve konoha better. Then the NCIA swept into their lives. 

Kumo’s invasion once again divided the clan, although this time, the greatest of majorities favored the resistance. Any Nara defecting to the NCIA was labeled traitor and exiled under pain of death. Many Nara, however, were sent out as spies to destroy the NCIA from within. The only people who had the list of spies were the leader and his hand picked war council. None of them survived the war. 

As such, Nara relations were strained when Nara members returned home claiming to have been spies or assassins working for the clan. Many were wrongly exiled, and many were liars, traitors who were later hung. Many of the children were let to return, saying that it was not their fault, even if their parents were traitors. As the clan healed, the forest, which had served as a Resistance Haven during the war, slowly emptied, and life returned to normal, spawning a new host of shinobi to lead their clan…

==Abilities==
The Nara have been known for centuries for the art of Shadow Manipulation. Just as infamous the Clan members' incredible intellects and unparalleled acumen for strategy in battle. More recently, the Nara have become known for their medical and poison-making abilities.

==Clan Culture==
===Physical Traits===
While clansmen can come in any shape or size, the Nara's characteristics are pretty hard to miss. Traditionally, Nara Clan members have dark hair and eyes that range from dark browns to pure black. The more exotic colors are far more rare and have been almost entirely bred out of their genepool by war and famine. Nara men typically wear their hair in a top knot, and their women generally follow suit if they are pursuing a life as a ninja. More domestic Nara tend to wear their hair down, as the topknot is a sign of a warrior. 

===Clothing===
The Nara have no real distinct clothing options, and instead almost always try to blend in. Their vests or shirts may occasionally carry the clan emblem, but Nara attempt to attract as little attention as possible. 

===Outlook===
The Nara Clan sits in the middle of reclusive and helpful. They constantly supply Konoha with poisons and medicines to better do their jobs, but the Nara never allow anyone near their forests without special permission. They guard their secrets carefully, and expect everyone to respect their isolation on that matter. Despite this trait, there is always a Nara present when big decisions are being made, and they are more than eager to fight for Konoha's defense. 

===Professions===
The Nara Clan was first and foremost a clan of Deer Herders, so those who do not enter the Ninja way of life find this to be their calling. Several others find lives of mediocrity as doctors and veterinarians. Those who show an aptitude for molding chakra are moved into the Shinobi lifestyle and are taught the secrets of their clan, but very few families push their children into that life if they wish to do otherwise since they have a plethora of options within the clan. 

===Estates===
The Nara Clan make their home in their Forest, aptly called the Nara Clan Firest. A small village has been built there over the years with an estate building. The Nara Clan also has an official estate building in Konoha proper, but that is considered more of their workplace or as a temporary place to stay when business demands it. Almost the entire clan lives in the forest. 

==Notable Clan Members==

===Sennin===
* [[Nara Shikanobu]] 
Status: Deceased 
Alias: The Shadowmaster 
Gender: Male 
Specialization: Kagemane 
Information: Shikanobu was promoted post-mortem his position of Sennin, but is widely regarded as the Clan's progenitor. He was the first to master the Kagemane and its related shadow manipulation without succumbing to the madness that took his brother. Without him, the clan would never have become what it is today. 

* [[Nara Cenarus]] 
Status: Deceased 
Alias: None 
Gender: Male 
Specialization: Kuchiyose 
Information: Cenarus was granted his title of Sennin before death, as a token of his service to the clan. It was Cenarus who mastered the Summoning of Deer, and was first able to pull the Deer Lord into our realm of existence. His actions once saved the Clan from certain destruction, and he has been honored ever since. 

* [[Nara Shikamaru]] 
Status: Deceased 
Alias: None 
Gender: Male 
Specialization: Kagemane | Battle Strategy 
Information: Regarded as one of the most intelligent shinobi to ever live, Shikamaru hid his genius behind his laziness until the death of his mentor launched him into the realm of legendary shinobi. His ability to think on his feet has never been matched by another living shinobi. 

===Jounin===
* [[Nara Komatsu]] 
Status: Deceased 
Alias: The Mad Shadow | The Witch Doctor 
Gender: Male 
Specialization: Kagemane | Medical 
Information: Kometsu was Kagemane's inventor. He crafted the jutsu out of the darkness of his cell where he was kept for several years. Using the jutsu, however, drove him slowly mad until he was only a shell of his former self. Thus he was never granted the title and honors that his brother held, despite being the more talented of the two. 

* [[Nara Shikaku]] 
Status: Deceased 
Alias: None 
Gender: Male 
Specialization: Kage Kubishibari | Battle Strategy 
Information: Father of Nara Shikamaru, and vicious combatant in his own right, Shikaku was one of the most fearsome ninja the Nara ever created. He was immortalized by his sacrifice during the Ten-Tails War. His plan ultimately brought success to the ninja army, and he delivered it to his son at the cost of his own life. 

* [[Nara Hiei]] | Alive 
Alias: Herald of Tomorrow 
Gender: Male 
Specialization: Kagemane | Battle Strategy 
Information: Hiei is the 34th Head of the Nara Clan. He claimed his title despite being so young, for he reminded most of the clan of Shikamaru himself. Hiei is impulsive, but is incredibly bright, and looks to the Clan's future, not its past, for answers. 

* [[Nara Shikanto]] 
Status: Alive 
Alias: The Silent Sentinel 
Gender: Male 
Specialization: Medical | Poison 
Information: Shikanto was the other candidate for Clan Head. He lost to Hiei, who championed the future and was able to sway support with his charisma. Shikanto is a proponent of the old ways, and is a master in the Medical and Poison arts the Nara originally were famous for. 

==Active PC Members==
[[Nara Jin]]

[[Category:Clan]]

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==Basic Information ==
'''Clan Name:''' Nara Clan, 奈良一族 
'''Country of Origin''' [[Hi no Kuni]] 
'''Current Location''': [[Hi no Kuni]] 
'''Clan Village:''' [[Konohagakure no Sato]] 
'''Clan Starter:''' [[Nara Shikanobu]]; Shikanobu is frequently credited as being the first man to master the art of shadow manipulation, so he is credited with being the Clan Starter despite there being no clear original leader of the clan. 
'''Clan Head:''' [[Nara Hiei]] 
'''Clan Age:''' Old; The Nara Clan and its people were united before the formation of ninja villages. The Nara began as simple herders and doctors, and have flourished over many centuries of practice. 
'''Clan Status:''' Well-known; Respected 

==History==
===Origins===
The Nara clan was born long before the leaf ever existed. The original clan was a group of like-minded deer herders. It was a cluster of exactly three families that grew into an entire clan over the span of six generations. By the time the leaf formed, the Nara Clan had established themselves as wild doctors, who specialized in the medicines to be born of the deer they raised. They were taken on by the budding village as doctors, and became a staple family in Konoha’s history. This addition also increased the physical size of the village, as the village grew to encompass their deer herding grounds, a specialized forest to their sole use. 

The growing ninja movement only furthered their sciences. As battles began to be commonplace, the once simple herders were called on to create antidotes for the men and women who succumbed to enemy poisons. Naturally, creating the antidotes caused them to figure out the compositions of most poisons they encountered, and soon the Nara expanded their art to the creation of deadly and inventive poisons, many of whom could kill silently and without pain, aiding in the assassinations that began to be popular. The deer of their forest provided everything they needed, and the forest herbs gave them the rest. Soon, a Nara child was as good for their poisons as their medicines. Their art grew, and the Nara Clan began to train their children to fight, creating field surgeons and hand to hand combat specialists. The change of profession had begun to shift. 

The first famous shinobi from the Nara Clan was Nara Kometsu. He began as a medical shinobi, using deer medicines in time with the ninja arts of healing, inventing several of those methods himself. In a battle that would lead to the first Great Shinobi War, Kometsu was captured and taken prisoner. He was tortured to reveal the medicinal secrets, and enemy troops tried to press him into service as a doctor to Konoha’s enemy. Refusing to help, he was locked up in a dungeon for eight years, and was presumed dead by the time the war ended. 

After the close of the war, Kometsu was still imprisoned, but was broken. His brethren had never sought him out, and after years in solitary, the once genius man began to lose his grip on reality. Losing his mind to his captivity, Kometsu discovered the secret to his escape. Without hands free to make seals, or weapons to fight with, Kometsu learned to fight with the only thing he was given: the very darkness of his cell. Kometsu invented the precursor to the Kagemane, the Kage Shibari. Two years after the close of the war, Kometsu escaped from the dungeon, killing every guard, and several prisoners, along the way. Those who survived trickled back and told the story of his “greatness” while his family, the Nara Clan, grew divided. 

===Birth of the Shadowmasters===
Suddenly, there was this great weapon, but Kometsu was so changed, so violent. The clan nearly had a civil war over whether they should learn this method. One half argued it was a necessary tool, and that no enemy would dare face them if they controlled the very darkness. The rest of the clan argued that the method would spawn violence and hatred in their family, which they did not want. They enjoyed the clan’s peaceful identity. 

It was then that Nara Shikanobu, Kometsu’s younger brother, learned the method from Kometsu in secret. He perfected the art of commanding his shadow without being crazy or violent. Shikanobu used the shadow not to kill or injure, but to paralyze deer in the forest and safely harvest their antlers. Once displayed to the clan that the technique was not only not a weapon, but in fact would aid his people, the clan came around and accepted this new way of life. They only requested that it not be a tool of war, nor should they flaunt it. The Kage Shibari, later to evolve into the famous Kagemane, would remain their secret. 

The Shadowmasters were born. 

Shikanobu’s choice would launch the Clans on a path they could never turn back from, and many regretted the decision to claim the title of Shadowmasters. Elevated from the position of Deer Herders, men and women of the Nara Clan were now expected to fight alongside shinobi from Konoha and die in battle for a land that wasn’t entirely their own. As before, Shikanobu proudly declared his allegiance to Konoha, forming one of the deadliest tri-attack teams that Konoha had ever produced alongside Akimichi Chozaru and Yamanaka Inomoto. Their battle formation, Ino-Shika-Cho, is still feared worldwide today. 

Over the years, various shinobi were born that expanded on the idea of the shadow and created new ways of fighting, but the Clan as a whole shifted little. It managed to maintain all of its branches of study, growing more diverse in its Medicinal, Poison, and Shadow arts. It was Nara Gensai, a famed poet and philosopher, who first managed to visist the Summon plane of the Deer, and bring back knowledge of their animal guardians. The forest itself had created a copy of its reaches in the Spiritual Plane, a proof of reward for the clan’s unyielding generations of faithful service. Some even began to summon Deer to fight for them, which led many philosophers to believe that summoned creatures are born of a spiritual bond with a person and a place, not by a single shinobi. 

===Modernization===
The Nara’s next tradition would begin, in the largest way, with Nara Shikamaru. Most assuredly the most famous of Nara shinobi, Shikamaru was praised for his genius in battle. He was one of the greatest tacticians Konoha ever spawned, but he was not the only one. Soon it was seen that the genes of the Nara Clan had been sufficiently thinned by war and famine and illness, so much so that every member of the Nara Clan had a high mental capacity, although the gift was favored in men more than women. So the nara clan, in addition with their now inherently deadly series of jutsu, carried a strong tactical advantage over most shinobi. The clan began to change then, growing seriously into espionage and assassinations. 

Another split formed in the clan. 

While no Nara would speak out against Shikamaru or his methods while he was alive, over the forty years following Shikamaru’s death, the Nara Clan would undergo a political war, with the “Naturalist” faction urging a return to their old ways, and the “Progressive” faction supporting their new way of life. The split would destroy the strength of the clan, and spark a civil war between them. Their forest became red with the blood of their kin, and was almost completely transformed from the safe haven it used to be. 

It was then that Nara Cenarus joined the clan in the most unusual of ways. Reaching the pinnacle of his ability to summon, Cenarus released Koudaikou, the monstrous deer summon who was first of his kind. His plan was to summon Koudaikou and order him to eliminate both warring halves of the clan. His plan failed, and he was sentenced to death for treason against his clan, but Cenarus laughed. At his execution, Cenarus was granted his last words. 

They saved his life, and were etched on his tombstone after he died of natural causes many years later. His tomb is among one of the most honored graveyards in the nara forest. His words read: 

”Yes. Unite and kill me, so that together you may see that both ways exist as part of one being, whole and unstoppable. Never forget.” 

The clan united, and while they worked almost entirely as two segregated clans, they elected a leader who was friendly to both halves to direct their clan (Cenarus denied the honor himself, but remained as an advisor to the new leader). Slowly, the two ideals began to merge again, and the clan was ready to serve konoha better. Then the NCIA swept into their lives. 

Kumo’s invasion once again divided the clan, although this time, the greatest of majorities favored the resistance. Any Nara defecting to the NCIA was labeled traitor and exiled under pain of death. Many Nara, however, were sent out as spies to destroy the NCIA from within. The only people who had the list of spies were the leader and his hand picked war council. None of them survived the war. 

As such, Nara relations were strained when Nara members returned home claiming to have been spies or assassins working for the clan. Many were wrongly exiled, and many were liars, traitors who were later hung. Many of the children were let to return, saying that it was not their fault, even if their parents were traitors. As the clan healed, the forest, which had served as a Resistance Haven during the war, slowly emptied, and life returned to normal, spawning a new host of shinobi to lead their clan…

==Abilities==
The Nara have been known for centuries for the art of Shadow Manipulation. Just as infamous the Clan members' incredible intellects and unparalleled acumen for strategy in battle. More recently, the Nara have become known for their medical and poison-making abilities.

==Clan Culture==
===Physical Traits===
While clansmen can come in any shape or size, the Nara's characteristics are pretty hard to miss. Traditionally, Nara Clan members have dark hair and eyes that range from dark browns to pure black. The more exotic colors are far more rare and have been almost entirely bred out of their genepool by war and famine. Nara men typically wear their hair in a top knot, and their women generally follow suit if they are pursuing a life as a ninja. More domestic Nara tend to wear their hair down, as the topknot is a sign of a warrior. 

===Clothing===
The Nara have no real distinct clothing options, and instead almost always try to blend in. Their vests or shirts may occasionally carry the clan emblem, but Nara attempt to attract as little attention as possible. 

===Outlook===
The Nara Clan sits in the middle of reclusive and helpful. They constantly supply Konoha with poisons and medicines to better do their jobs, but the Nara never allow anyone near their forests without special permission. They guard their secrets carefully, and expect everyone to respect their isolation on that matter. Despite this trait, there is always a Nara present when big decisions are being made, and they are more than eager to fight for Konoha's defense. 

===Professions===
The Nara Clan was first and foremost a clan of Deer Herders, so those who do not enter the Ninja way of life find this to be their calling. Several others find lives of mediocrity as doctors and veterinarians. Those who show an aptitude for molding chakra are moved into the Shinobi lifestyle and are taught the secrets of their clan, but very few families push their children into that life if they wish to do otherwise since they have a plethora of options within the clan. 

===Estates===
The Nara Clan make their home in their Forest, aptly called the Nara Clan Firest. A small village has been built there over the years with an estate building. The Nara Clan also has an official estate building in Konoha proper, but that is considered more of their workplace or as a temporary place to stay when business demands it. Almost the entire clan lives in the forest. 

==Notable Clan Members==

===Sennin===
* [[Nara Shikanobu]] 
Status: Deceased 
Alias: The Shadowmaster 
Gender: Male 
Specialization: Kagemane 
Information: Shikanobu was promoted post-mortem his position of Sennin, but is widely regarded as the Clan's progenitor. He was the first to master the Kagemane and its related shadow manipulation without succumbing to the madness that took his brother. Without him, the clan would never have become what it is today. 

* [[Nara Cenarus]] 
Status: Deceased 
Alias: None 
Gender: Male 
Specialization: Kuchiyose 
Information: Cenarus was granted his title of Sennin before death, as a token of his service to the clan. It was Cenarus who mastered the Summoning of Deer, and was first able to pull the Deer Lord into our realm of existence. His actions once saved the Clan from certain destruction, and he has been honored ever since. 

* [[Nara Shikamaru]] 
Status: Deceased 
Alias: None 
Gender: Male 
Specialization: Kagemane | Battle Strategy 
Information: Regarded as one of the most intelligent shinobi to ever live, Shikamaru hid his genius behind his laziness until the death of his mentor launched him into the realm of legendary shinobi. His ability to think on his feet has never been matched by another living shinobi. 

===Jounin===
* [[Nara Komatsu]] 
Status: Deceased 
Alias: The Mad Shadow | The Witch Doctor 
Gender: Male 
Specialization: Kagemane | Medical 
Information: Kometsu was Kagemane's inventor. He crafted the jutsu out of the darkness of his cell where he was kept for several years. Using the jutsu, however, drove him slowly mad until he was only a shell of his former self. Thus he was never granted the title and honors that his brother held, despite being the more talented of the two. 

* [[Nara Shikaku]] 
Status: Deceased 
Alias: None 
Gender: Male 
Specialization: Kage Kubishibari | Battle Strategy 
Information: Father of Nara Shikamaru, and vicious combatant in his own right, Shikaku was one of the most fearsome ninja the Nara ever created. He was immortalized by his sacrifice during the Ten-Tails War. His plan ultimately brought success to the ninja army, and he delivered it to his son at the cost of his own life. 

* [[Nara Hiei]] | Alive 
Alias: Herald of Tomorrow 
Gender: Male 
Specialization: Kagemane | Battle Strategy 
Information: Hiei is the 34th Head of the Nara Clan. He claimed his title despite being so young, for he reminded most of the clan of Shikamaru himself. Hiei is impulsive, but is incredibly bright, and looks to the Clan's future, not its past, for answers. 

* [[Nara Shikanto]] 
Status: Alive 
Alias: The Silent Sentinel 
Gender: Male 
Specialization: Medical | Poison 
Information: Shikanto was the other candidate for Clan Head. He lost to Hiei, who championed the future and was able to sway support with his charisma. Shikanto is a proponent of the old ways, and is a master in the Medical and Poison arts the Nara originally were famous for. 

==Active PC Members==
[[Nara Jin]]

[[Category:Clan]]

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[[Image:Nara_Symbol.png|thumb|400px|Nara Clan Symbol]]

==Basic Information ==
'''Clan Name:''' Nara Clan, 奈良一族 
'''Country of Origin''' [[Hi no Kuni]] 
'''Current Location''': [[Hi no Kuni]] 
'''Clan Village:''' [[Konohagakure no Sato]] 
'''Clan Starter:''' [[Nara Shikanobu]]; Shikanobu is frequently credited as being the first man to master the art of shadow manipulation, so he is credited with being the Clan Starter despite there being no clear original leader of the clan. 
'''Clan Head:''' [[Nara Hiei]] 
'''Clan Age:''' Old; The Nara Clan and its people were united before the formation of ninja villages. The Nara began as simple herders and doctors, and have flourished over many centuries of practice. 
'''Clan Status:''' Well-known; Respected 

==History==
===Origins===
The Nara clan was born long before the leaf ever existed. The original clan was a group of like-minded deer herders. It was a cluster of exactly three families that grew into an entire clan over the span of six generations. By the time the leaf formed, the Nara Clan had established themselves as wild doctors, who specialized in the medicines to be born of the deer they raised. They were taken on by the budding village as doctors, and became a staple family in Konoha’s history. This addition also increased the physical size of the village, as the village grew to encompass their deer herding grounds, a specialized forest to their sole use. 

The growing ninja movement only furthered their sciences. As battles began to be commonplace, the once simple herders were called on to create antidotes for the men and women who succumbed to enemy poisons. Naturally, creating the antidotes caused them to figure out the compositions of most poisons they encountered, and soon the Nara expanded their art to the creation of deadly and inventive poisons, many of whom could kill silently and without pain, aiding in the assassinations that began to be popular. The deer of their forest provided everything they needed, and the forest herbs gave them the rest. Soon, a Nara child was as good for their poisons as their medicines. Their art grew, and the Nara Clan began to train their children to fight, creating field surgeons and hand to hand combat specialists. The change of profession had begun to shift. 

The first famous shinobi from the Nara Clan was Nara Kometsu. He began as a medical shinobi, using deer medicines in time with the ninja arts of healing, inventing several of those methods himself. In a battle that would lead to the first Great Shinobi War, Kometsu was captured and taken prisoner. He was tortured to reveal the medicinal secrets, and enemy troops tried to press him into service as a doctor to Konoha’s enemy. Refusing to help, he was locked up in a dungeon for eight years, and was presumed dead by the time the war ended. 

After the close of the war, Kometsu was still imprisoned, but was broken. His brethren had never sought him out, and after years in solitary, the once genius man began to lose his grip on reality. Losing his mind to his captivity, Kometsu discovered the secret to his escape. Without hands free to make seals, or weapons to fight with, Kometsu learned to fight with the only thing he was given: the very darkness of his cell. Kometsu invented the precursor to the Kagemane, the Kage Shibari. Two years after the close of the war, Kometsu escaped from the dungeon, killing every guard, and several prisoners, along the way. Those who survived trickled back and told the story of his “greatness” while his family, the Nara Clan, grew divided. 

===Birth of the Shadowmasters===
Suddenly, there was this great weapon, but Kometsu was so changed, so violent. The clan nearly had a civil war over whether they should learn this method. One half argued it was a necessary tool, and that no enemy would dare face them if they controlled the very darkness. The rest of the clan argued that the method would spawn violence and hatred in their family, which they did not want. They enjoyed the clan’s peaceful identity. 

It was then that Nara Shikanobu, Kometsu’s younger brother, learned the method from Kometsu in secret. He perfected the art of commanding his shadow without being crazy or violent. Shikanobu used the shadow not to kill or injure, but to paralyze deer in the forest and safely harvest their antlers. Once displayed to the clan that the technique was not only not a weapon, but in fact would aid his people, the clan came around and accepted this new way of life. They only requested that it not be a tool of war, nor should they flaunt it. The Kage Shibari, later to evolve into the famous Kagemane, would remain their secret. 

The Shadowmasters were born. 

Shikanobu’s choice would launch the Clans on a path they could never turn back from, and many regretted the decision to claim the title of Shadowmasters. Elevated from the position of Deer Herders, men and women of the Nara Clan were now expected to fight alongside shinobi from Konoha and die in battle for a land that wasn’t entirely their own. As before, Shikanobu proudly declared his allegiance to Konoha, forming one of the deadliest tri-attack teams that Konoha had ever produced alongside Akimichi Chozaru and Yamanaka Inomoto. Their battle formation, Ino-Shika-Cho, is still feared worldwide today. 

Over the years, various shinobi were born that expanded on the idea of the shadow and created new ways of fighting, but the Clan as a whole shifted little. It managed to maintain all of its branches of study, growing more diverse in its Medicinal, Poison, and Shadow arts. It was Nara Gensai, a famed poet and philosopher, who first managed to visist the Summon plane of the Deer, and bring back knowledge of their animal guardians. The forest itself had created a copy of its reaches in the Spiritual Plane, a proof of reward for the clan’s unyielding generations of faithful service. Some even began to summon Deer to fight for them, which led many philosophers to believe that summoned creatures are born of a spiritual bond with a person and a place, not by a single shinobi. 

===Modernization===
The Nara’s next tradition would begin, in the largest way, with Nara Shikamaru. Most assuredly the most famous of Nara shinobi, Shikamaru was praised for his genius in battle. He was one of the greatest tacticians Konoha ever spawned, but he was not the only one. Soon it was seen that the genes of the Nara Clan had been sufficiently thinned by war and famine and illness, so much so that every member of the Nara Clan had a high mental capacity, although the gift was favored in men more than women. So the nara clan, in addition with their now inherently deadly series of jutsu, carried a strong tactical advantage over most shinobi. The clan began to change then, growing seriously into espionage and assassinations. 

Another split formed in the clan. 

While no Nara would speak out against Shikamaru or his methods while he was alive, over the forty years following Shikamaru’s death, the Nara Clan would undergo a political war, with the “Naturalist” faction urging a return to their old ways, and the “Progressive” faction supporting their new way of life. The split would destroy the strength of the clan, and spark a civil war between them. Their forest became red with the blood of their kin, and was almost completely transformed from the safe haven it used to be. 

It was then that Nara Cenarus joined the clan in the most unusual of ways. Reaching the pinnacle of his ability to summon, Cenarus released Koudaikou, the monstrous deer summon who was first of his kind. His plan was to summon Koudaikou and order him to eliminate both warring halves of the clan. His plan failed, and he was sentenced to death for treason against his clan, but Cenarus laughed. At his execution, Cenarus was granted his last words. 

They saved his life, and were etched on his tombstone after he died of natural causes many years later. His tomb is among one of the most honored graveyards in the nara forest. His words read: 

”Yes. Unite and kill me, so that together you may see that both ways exist as part of one being, whole and unstoppable. Never forget.” 

The clan united, and while they worked almost entirely as two segregated clans, they elected a leader who was friendly to both halves to direct their clan (Cenarus denied the honor himself, but remained as an advisor to the new leader). Slowly, the two ideals began to merge again, and the clan was ready to serve konoha better. Then the NCIA swept into their lives. 

Kumo’s invasion once again divided the clan, although this time, the greatest of majorities favored the resistance. Any Nara defecting to the NCIA was labeled traitor and exiled under pain of death. Many Nara, however, were sent out as spies to destroy the NCIA from within. The only people who had the list of spies were the leader and his hand picked war council. None of them survived the war. 

As such, Nara relations were strained when Nara members returned home claiming to have been spies or assassins working for the clan. Many were wrongly exiled, and many were liars, traitors who were later hung. Many of the children were let to return, saying that it was not their fault, even if their parents were traitors. As the clan healed, the forest, which had served as a Resistance Haven during the war, slowly emptied, and life returned to normal, spawning a new host of shinobi to lead their clan…

==Abilities==
The Nara have been known for centuries for the art of Shadow Manipulation. Just as infamous the Clan members' incredible intellects and unparalleled acumen for strategy in battle. More recently, the Nara have become known for their medical and poison-making abilities.

==Clan Culture==
===Physical Traits===
While clansmen can come in any shape or size, the Nara's characteristics are pretty hard to miss. Traditionally, Nara Clan members have dark hair and eyes that range from dark browns to pure black. The more exotic colors are far more rare and have been almost entirely bred out of their genepool by war and famine. Nara men typically wear their hair in a top knot, and their women generally follow suit if they are pursuing a life as a ninja. More domestic Nara tend to wear their hair down, as the topknot is a sign of a warrior. 

===Clothing===
The Nara have no real distinct clothing options, and instead almost always try to blend in. Their vests or shirts may occasionally carry the clan emblem, but Nara attempt to attract as little attention as possible. 

===Outlook===
The Nara Clan sits in the middle of reclusive and helpful. They constantly supply Konoha with poisons and medicines to better do their jobs, but the Nara never allow anyone near their forests without special permission. They guard their secrets carefully, and expect everyone to respect their isolation on that matter. Despite this trait, there is always a Nara present when big decisions are being made, and they are more than eager to fight for Konoha's defense. 

===Professions===
The Nara Clan was first and foremost a clan of Deer Herders, so those who do not enter the Ninja way of life find this to be their calling. Several others find lives of mediocrity as doctors and veterinarians. Those who show an aptitude for molding chakra are moved into the Shinobi lifestyle and are taught the secrets of their clan, but very few families push their children into that life if they wish to do otherwise since they have a plethora of options within the clan. 

===Estates===
The Nara Clan make their home in their Forest, aptly called the Nara Clan Firest. A small village has been built there over the years with an estate building. The Nara Clan also has an official estate building in Konoha proper, but that is considered more of their workplace or as a temporary place to stay when business demands it. Almost the entire clan lives in the forest. 

==Notable Clan Members==

===Sennin===
* [[Nara Shikanobu]] 
Status: Deceased 
Alias: The Shadowmaster 
Gender: Male 
Specialization: Kagemane 
Information: Shikanobu was promoted post-mortem his position of Sennin, but is widely regarded as the Clan's progenitor. He was the first to master the Kagemane and its related shadow manipulation without succumbing to the madness that took his brother. Without him, the clan would never have become what it is today. 

* [[Nara Cenarus]] 
Status: Deceased 
Alias: None 
Gender: Male 
Specialization: Kuchiyose 
Information: Cenarus was granted his title of Sennin before death, as a token of his service to the clan. It was Cenarus who mastered the Summoning of Deer, and was first able to pull the Deer Lord into our realm of existence. His actions once saved the Clan from certain destruction, and he has been honored ever since. 

* [[Nara Shikamaru]] 
Status: Deceased 
Alias: None 
Gender: Male 
Specialization: Kagemane | Battle Strategy 
Information: Regarded as one of the most intelligent shinobi to ever live, Shikamaru hid his genius behind his laziness until the death of his mentor launched him into the realm of legendary shinobi. His ability to think on his feet has never been matched by another living shinobi. 

===Jounin===
* [[Nara Komatsu]] 
Status: Deceased 
Alias: The Mad Shadow | The Witch Doctor 
Gender: Male 
Specialization: Kagemane | Medical 
Information: Kometsu was Kagemane's inventor. He crafted the jutsu out of the darkness of his cell where he was kept for several years. Using the jutsu, however, drove him slowly mad until he was only a shell of his former self. Thus he was never granted the title and honors that his brother held, despite being the more talented of the two. 

* [[Nara Shikaku]] 
Status: Deceased 
Alias: None 
Gender: Male 
Specialization: Kage Kubishibari | Battle Strategy 
Information: Father of Nara Shikamaru, and vicious combatant in his own right, Shikaku was one of the most fearsome ninja the Nara ever created. He was immortalized by his sacrifice during the Ten-Tails War. His plan ultimately brought success to the ninja army, and he delivered it to his son at the cost of his own life. 

* [[Nara Hiei]] | Alive 
Alias: Herald of Tomorrow 
Gender: Male 
Specialization: Kagemane | Battle Strategy 
Information: Hiei is the 34th Head of the Nara Clan. He claimed his title despite being so young, for he reminded most of the clan of Shikamaru himself. Hiei is impulsive, but is incredibly bright, and looks to the Clan's future, not its past, for answers. 

* [[Nara Shikanto]] 
Status: Alive 
Alias: The Silent Sentinel 
Gender: Male 
Specialization: Medical | Poison 
Information: Shikanto was the other candidate for Clan Head. He lost to Hiei, who championed the future and was able to sway support with his charisma. Shikanto is a proponent of the old ways, and is a master in the Medical and Poison arts the Nara originally were famous for. 

==Active PC Members==
[[Nara Jin]]

[[Category:Clan]]

Nara Clan

2018-03-12T01:00:55Z

Ootspunter: /* The Nara - Basic Information */

[[Image:Nara_Symbol.png|thumb|400px|Nara Clan Symbol]]

==Basic Information ==
'''Clan Name:''' Nara Clan, 奈良一族 
'''Country of Origin''' [[Hi no Kuni]] 
'''Current Location''': [[Hi no Kuni]] 
'''Clan Village:''' [[Konohagakure no Sato]] 
'''Clan Starter:''' [[Nara Shikanobu]]; Shikanobu is frequently credited as being the first man to master the art of shadow manipulation, so he is credited with being the Clan Starter despite there being no clear original leader of the clan. 
'''Clan Head:''' [[Nara Hiei]] 
'''Clan Age:'''Old; The Nara Clan and its people were united before the formation of ninja villages. The Nara began as simple herders and doctors, and have flourished over many centuries of practice. 
'''Clan Status:''' Well-known; Respected 

==History==
===Origins===
The Nara clan was born long before the leaf ever existed. The original clan was a group of like-minded deer herders. It was a cluster of exactly three families that grew into an entire clan over the span of six generations. By the time the leaf formed, the Nara Clan had established themselves as wild doctors, who specialized in the medicines to be born of the deer they raised. They were taken on by the budding village as doctors, and became a staple family in Konoha’s history. This addition also increased the physical size of the village, as the village grew to encompass their deer herding grounds, a specialized forest to their sole use. 

The growing ninja movement only furthered their sciences. As battles began to be commonplace, the once simple herders were called on to create antidotes for the men and women who succumbed to enemy poisons. Naturally, creating the antidotes caused them to figure out the compositions of most poisons they encountered, and soon the Nara expanded their art to the creation of deadly and inventive poisons, many of whom could kill silently and without pain, aiding in the assassinations that began to be popular. The deer of their forest provided everything they needed, and the forest herbs gave them the rest. Soon, a Nara child was as good for their poisons as their medicines. Their art grew, and the Nara Clan began to train their children to fight, creating field surgeons and hand to hand combat specialists. The change of profession had begun to shift. 

The first famous shinobi from the Nara Clan was Nara Kometsu. He began as a medical shinobi, using deer medicines in time with the ninja arts of healing, inventing several of those methods himself. In a battle that would lead to the first Great Shinobi War, Kometsu was captured and taken prisoner. He was tortured to reveal the medicinal secrets, and enemy troops tried to press him into service as a doctor to Konoha’s enemy. Refusing to help, he was locked up in a dungeon for eight years, and was presumed dead by the time the war ended. 

After the close of the war, Kometsu was still imprisoned, but was broken. His brethren had never sought him out, and after years in solitary, the once genius man began to lose his grip on reality. Losing his mind to his captivity, Kometsu discovered the secret to his escape. Without hands free to make seals, or weapons to fight with, Kometsu learned to fight with the only thing he was given: the very darkness of his cell. Kometsu invented the precursor to the Kagemane, the Kage Shibari. Two years after the close of the war, Kometsu escaped from the dungeon, killing every guard, and several prisoners, along the way. Those who survived trickled back and told the story of his “greatness” while his family, the Nara Clan, grew divided. 

===Birth of the Shadowmasters===
Suddenly, there was this great weapon, but Kometsu was so changed, so violent. The clan nearly had a civil war over whether they should learn this method. One half argued it was a necessary tool, and that no enemy would dare face them if they controlled the very darkness. The rest of the clan argued that the method would spawn violence and hatred in their family, which they did not want. They enjoyed the clan’s peaceful identity. 

It was then that Nara Shikanobu, Kometsu’s younger brother, learned the method from Kometsu in secret. He perfected the art of commanding his shadow without being crazy or violent. Shikanobu used the shadow not to kill or injure, but to paralyze deer in the forest and safely harvest their antlers. Once displayed to the clan that the technique was not only not a weapon, but in fact would aid his people, the clan came around and accepted this new way of life. They only requested that it not be a tool of war, nor should they flaunt it. The Kage Shibari, later to evolve into the famous Kagemane, would remain their secret. 

The Shadowmasters were born. 

Shikanobu’s choice would launch the Clans on a path they could never turn back from, and many regretted the decision to claim the title of Shadowmasters. Elevated from the position of Deer Herders, men and women of the Nara Clan were now expected to fight alongside shinobi from Konoha and die in battle for a land that wasn’t entirely their own. As before, Shikanobu proudly declared his allegiance to Konoha, forming one of the deadliest tri-attack teams that Konoha had ever produced alongside Akimichi Chozaru and Yamanaka Inomoto. Their battle formation, Ino-Shika-Cho, is still feared worldwide today. 

Over the years, various shinobi were born that expanded on the idea of the shadow and created new ways of fighting, but the Clan as a whole shifted little. It managed to maintain all of its branches of study, growing more diverse in its Medicinal, Poison, and Shadow arts. It was Nara Gensai, a famed poet and philosopher, who first managed to visist the Summon plane of the Deer, and bring back knowledge of their animal guardians. The forest itself had created a copy of its reaches in the Spiritual Plane, a proof of reward for the clan’s unyielding generations of faithful service. Some even began to summon Deer to fight for them, which led many philosophers to believe that summoned creatures are born of a spiritual bond with a person and a place, not by a single shinobi. 

===Modernization===
The Nara’s next tradition would begin, in the largest way, with Nara Shikamaru. Most assuredly the most famous of Nara shinobi, Shikamaru was praised for his genius in battle. He was one of the greatest tacticians Konoha ever spawned, but he was not the only one. Soon it was seen that the genes of the Nara Clan had been sufficiently thinned by war and famine and illness, so much so that every member of the Nara Clan had a high mental capacity, although the gift was favored in men more than women. So the nara clan, in addition with their now inherently deadly series of jutsu, carried a strong tactical advantage over most shinobi. The clan began to change then, growing seriously into espionage and assassinations. 

Another split formed in the clan. 

While no Nara would speak out against Shikamaru or his methods while he was alive, over the forty years following Shikamaru’s death, the Nara Clan would undergo a political war, with the “Naturalist” faction urging a return to their old ways, and the “Progressive” faction supporting their new way of life. The split would destroy the strength of the clan, and spark a civil war between them. Their forest became red with the blood of their kin, and was almost completely transformed from the safe haven it used to be. 

It was then that Nara Cenarus joined the clan in the most unusual of ways. Reaching the pinnacle of his ability to summon, Cenarus released Koudaikou, the monstrous deer summon who was first of his kind. His plan was to summon Koudaikou and order him to eliminate both warring halves of the clan. His plan failed, and he was sentenced to death for treason against his clan, but Cenarus laughed. At his execution, Cenarus was granted his last words. 

They saved his life, and were etched on his tombstone after he died of natural causes many years later. His tomb is among one of the most honored graveyards in the nara forest. His words read: 

”Yes. Unite and kill me, so that together you may see that both ways exist as part of one being, whole and unstoppable. Never forget.” 

The clan united, and while they worked almost entirely as two segregated clans, they elected a leader who was friendly to both halves to direct their clan (Cenarus denied the honor himself, but remained as an advisor to the new leader). Slowly, the two ideals began to merge again, and the clan was ready to serve konoha better. Then the NCIA swept into their lives. 

Kumo’s invasion once again divided the clan, although this time, the greatest of majorities favored the resistance. Any Nara defecting to the NCIA was labeled traitor and exiled under pain of death. Many Nara, however, were sent out as spies to destroy the NCIA from within. The only people who had the list of spies were the leader and his hand picked war council. None of them survived the war. 

As such, Nara relations were strained when Nara members returned home claiming to have been spies or assassins working for the clan. Many were wrongly exiled, and many were liars, traitors who were later hung. Many of the children were let to return, saying that it was not their fault, even if their parents were traitors. As the clan healed, the forest, which had served as a Resistance Haven during the war, slowly emptied, and life returned to normal, spawning a new host of shinobi to lead their clan…

==Abilities==
The Nara have been known for centuries for the art of Shadow Manipulation. Just as infamous the Clan members' incredible intellects and unparalleled acumen for strategy in battle. More recently, the Nara have become known for their medical and poison-making abilities.

==Clan Culture==
===Physical Traits===
While clansmen can come in any shape or size, the Nara's characteristics are pretty hard to miss. Traditionally, Nara Clan members have dark hair and eyes that range from dark browns to pure black. The more exotic colors are far more rare and have been almost entirely bred out of their genepool by war and famine. Nara men typically wear their hair in a top knot, and their women generally follow suit if they are pursuing a life as a ninja. More domestic Nara tend to wear their hair down, as the topknot is a sign of a warrior. 

===Clothing===
The Nara have no real distinct clothing options, and instead almost always try to blend in. Their vests or shirts may occasionally carry the clan emblem, but Nara attempt to attract as little attention as possible. 

===Outlook===
The Nara Clan sits in the middle of reclusive and helpful. They constantly supply Konoha with poisons and medicines to better do their jobs, but the Nara never allow anyone near their forests without special permission. They guard their secrets carefully, and expect everyone to respect their isolation on that matter. Despite this trait, there is always a Nara present when big decisions are being made, and they are more than eager to fight for Konoha's defense. 

===Professions===
The Nara Clan was first and foremost a clan of Deer Herders, so those who do not enter the Ninja way of life find this to be their calling. Several others find lives of mediocrity as doctors and veterinarians. Those who show an aptitude for molding chakra are moved into the Shinobi lifestyle and are taught the secrets of their clan, but very few families push their children into that life if they wish to do otherwise since they have a plethora of options within the clan. 

===Estates===
The Nara Clan make their home in their Forest, aptly called the Nara Clan Firest. A small village has been built there over the years with an estate building. The Nara Clan also has an official estate building in Konoha proper, but that is considered more of their workplace or as a temporary place to stay when business demands it. Almost the entire clan lives in the forest. 

==Notable Clan Members==

===Sennin===
* [[Nara Shikanobu]] 
Status: Deceased 
Alias: The Shadowmaster 
Gender: Male 
Specialization: Kagemane 
Information: Shikanobu was promoted post-mortem his position of Sennin, but is widely regarded as the Clan's progenitor. He was the first to master the Kagemane and its related shadow manipulation without succumbing to the madness that took his brother. Without him, the clan would never have become what it is today. 

* [[Nara Cenarus]] 
Status: Deceased 
Alias: None 
Gender: Male 
Specialization: Kuchiyose 
Information: Cenarus was granted his title of Sennin before death, as a token of his service to the clan. It was Cenarus who mastered the Summoning of Deer, and was first able to pull the Deer Lord into our realm of existence. His actions once saved the Clan from certain destruction, and he has been honored ever since. 

* [[Nara Shikamaru]] 
Status: Deceased 
Alias: None 
Gender: Male 
Specialization: Kagemane | Battle Strategy 
Information: Regarded as one of the most intelligent shinobi to ever live, Shikamaru hid his genius behind his laziness until the death of his mentor launched him into the realm of legendary shinobi. His ability to think on his feet has never been matched by another living shinobi. 

===Jounin===
* [[Nara Komatsu]] 
Status: Deceased 
Alias: The Mad Shadow | The Witch Doctor 
Gender: Male 
Specialization: Kagemane | Medical 
Information: Kometsu was Kagemane's inventor. He crafted the jutsu out of the darkness of his cell where he was kept for several years. Using the jutsu, however, drove him slowly mad until he was only a shell of his former self. Thus he was never granted the title and honors that his brother held, despite being the more talented of the two. 

* [[Nara Shikaku]] 
Status: Deceased 
Alias: None 
Gender: Male 
Specialization: Kage Kubishibari | Battle Strategy 
Information: Father of Nara Shikamaru, and vicious combatant in his own right, Shikaku was one of the most fearsome ninja the Nara ever created. He was immortalized by his sacrifice during the Ten-Tails War. His plan ultimately brought success to the ninja army, and he delivered it to his son at the cost of his own life. 

* [[Nara Hiei]] | Alive 
Alias: Herald of Tomorrow 
Gender: Male 
Specialization: Kagemane | Battle Strategy 
Information: Hiei is the 34th Head of the Nara Clan. He claimed his title despite being so young, for he reminded most of the clan of Shikamaru himself. Hiei is impulsive, but is incredibly bright, and looks to the Clan's future, not its past, for answers. 

* [[Nara Shikanto]] 
Status: Alive 
Alias: The Silent Sentinel 
Gender: Male 
Specialization: Medical | Poison 
Information: Shikanto was the other candidate for Clan Head. He lost to Hiei, who championed the future and was able to sway support with his charisma. Shikanto is a proponent of the old ways, and is a master in the Medical and Poison arts the Nara originally were famous for. 

==Active PC Members==
[[Nara Jin]]

[[Category:Clan]]

Nara Clan

2018-03-12T01:00:27Z

Ootspunter: /* Clan Culture */

[[Image:Nara_Symbol.png|thumb|400px|Nara Clan Symbol]]

==The Nara - Basic Information ==
'''Clan Name:''' Nara Clan, 奈良一族 
'''Country of Origin''' [[Hi no Kuni]] 
'''Current Location''': [[Hi no Kuni]] 
'''Clan Village:''' [[Konohagakure no Sato]] 
'''Clan Starter:''' [[Nara Shikanobu]]; Shikanobu is frequently credited as being the first man to master the art of shadow manipulation, so he is credited with being the Clan Starter despite there being no clear original leader of the clan. 
'''Clan Head:''' [[Nara Hiei]] 
'''Clan Age:'''Old; The Nara Clan and its people were united before the formation of ninja villages. The Nara began as simple herders and doctors, and have flourished over many centuries of practice. 
'''Clan Status:''' Well-known; Respected 

==History==
===Origins===
The Nara clan was born long before the leaf ever existed. The original clan was a group of like-minded deer herders. It was a cluster of exactly three families that grew into an entire clan over the span of six generations. By the time the leaf formed, the Nara Clan had established themselves as wild doctors, who specialized in the medicines to be born of the deer they raised. They were taken on by the budding village as doctors, and became a staple family in Konoha’s history. This addition also increased the physical size of the village, as the village grew to encompass their deer herding grounds, a specialized forest to their sole use. 

The growing ninja movement only furthered their sciences. As battles began to be commonplace, the once simple herders were called on to create antidotes for the men and women who succumbed to enemy poisons. Naturally, creating the antidotes caused them to figure out the compositions of most poisons they encountered, and soon the Nara expanded their art to the creation of deadly and inventive poisons, many of whom could kill silently and without pain, aiding in the assassinations that began to be popular. The deer of their forest provided everything they needed, and the forest herbs gave them the rest. Soon, a Nara child was as good for their poisons as their medicines. Their art grew, and the Nara Clan began to train their children to fight, creating field surgeons and hand to hand combat specialists. The change of profession had begun to shift. 

The first famous shinobi from the Nara Clan was Nara Kometsu. He began as a medical shinobi, using deer medicines in time with the ninja arts of healing, inventing several of those methods himself. In a battle that would lead to the first Great Shinobi War, Kometsu was captured and taken prisoner. He was tortured to reveal the medicinal secrets, and enemy troops tried to press him into service as a doctor to Konoha’s enemy. Refusing to help, he was locked up in a dungeon for eight years, and was presumed dead by the time the war ended. 

After the close of the war, Kometsu was still imprisoned, but was broken. His brethren had never sought him out, and after years in solitary, the once genius man began to lose his grip on reality. Losing his mind to his captivity, Kometsu discovered the secret to his escape. Without hands free to make seals, or weapons to fight with, Kometsu learned to fight with the only thing he was given: the very darkness of his cell. Kometsu invented the precursor to the Kagemane, the Kage Shibari. Two years after the close of the war, Kometsu escaped from the dungeon, killing every guard, and several prisoners, along the way. Those who survived trickled back and told the story of his “greatness” while his family, the Nara Clan, grew divided. 

===Birth of the Shadowmasters===
Suddenly, there was this great weapon, but Kometsu was so changed, so violent. The clan nearly had a civil war over whether they should learn this method. One half argued it was a necessary tool, and that no enemy would dare face them if they controlled the very darkness. The rest of the clan argued that the method would spawn violence and hatred in their family, which they did not want. They enjoyed the clan’s peaceful identity. 

It was then that Nara Shikanobu, Kometsu’s younger brother, learned the method from Kometsu in secret. He perfected the art of commanding his shadow without being crazy or violent. Shikanobu used the shadow not to kill or injure, but to paralyze deer in the forest and safely harvest their antlers. Once displayed to the clan that the technique was not only not a weapon, but in fact would aid his people, the clan came around and accepted this new way of life. They only requested that it not be a tool of war, nor should they flaunt it. The Kage Shibari, later to evolve into the famous Kagemane, would remain their secret. 

The Shadowmasters were born. 

Shikanobu’s choice would launch the Clans on a path they could never turn back from, and many regretted the decision to claim the title of Shadowmasters. Elevated from the position of Deer Herders, men and women of the Nara Clan were now expected to fight alongside shinobi from Konoha and die in battle for a land that wasn’t entirely their own. As before, Shikanobu proudly declared his allegiance to Konoha, forming one of the deadliest tri-attack teams that Konoha had ever produced alongside Akimichi Chozaru and Yamanaka Inomoto. Their battle formation, Ino-Shika-Cho, is still feared worldwide today. 

Over the years, various shinobi were born that expanded on the idea of the shadow and created new ways of fighting, but the Clan as a whole shifted little. It managed to maintain all of its branches of study, growing more diverse in its Medicinal, Poison, and Shadow arts. It was Nara Gensai, a famed poet and philosopher, who first managed to visist the Summon plane of the Deer, and bring back knowledge of their animal guardians. The forest itself had created a copy of its reaches in the Spiritual Plane, a proof of reward for the clan’s unyielding generations of faithful service. Some even began to summon Deer to fight for them, which led many philosophers to believe that summoned creatures are born of a spiritual bond with a person and a place, not by a single shinobi. 

===Modernization===
The Nara’s next tradition would begin, in the largest way, with Nara Shikamaru. Most assuredly the most famous of Nara shinobi, Shikamaru was praised for his genius in battle. He was one of the greatest tacticians Konoha ever spawned, but he was not the only one. Soon it was seen that the genes of the Nara Clan had been sufficiently thinned by war and famine and illness, so much so that every member of the Nara Clan had a high mental capacity, although the gift was favored in men more than women. So the nara clan, in addition with their now inherently deadly series of jutsu, carried a strong tactical advantage over most shinobi. The clan began to change then, growing seriously into espionage and assassinations. 

Another split formed in the clan. 

While no Nara would speak out against Shikamaru or his methods while he was alive, over the forty years following Shikamaru’s death, the Nara Clan would undergo a political war, with the “Naturalist” faction urging a return to their old ways, and the “Progressive” faction supporting their new way of life. The split would destroy the strength of the clan, and spark a civil war between them. Their forest became red with the blood of their kin, and was almost completely transformed from the safe haven it used to be. 

It was then that Nara Cenarus joined the clan in the most unusual of ways. Reaching the pinnacle of his ability to summon, Cenarus released Koudaikou, the monstrous deer summon who was first of his kind. His plan was to summon Koudaikou and order him to eliminate both warring halves of the clan. His plan failed, and he was sentenced to death for treason against his clan, but Cenarus laughed. At his execution, Cenarus was granted his last words. 

They saved his life, and were etched on his tombstone after he died of natural causes many years later. His tomb is among one of the most honored graveyards in the nara forest. His words read: 

”Yes. Unite and kill me, so that together you may see that both ways exist as part of one being, whole and unstoppable. Never forget.” 

The clan united, and while they worked almost entirely as two segregated clans, they elected a leader who was friendly to both halves to direct their clan (Cenarus denied the honor himself, but remained as an advisor to the new leader). Slowly, the two ideals began to merge again, and the clan was ready to serve konoha better. Then the NCIA swept into their lives. 

Kumo’s invasion once again divided the clan, although this time, the greatest of majorities favored the resistance. Any Nara defecting to the NCIA was labeled traitor and exiled under pain of death. Many Nara, however, were sent out as spies to destroy the NCIA from within. The only people who had the list of spies were the leader and his hand picked war council. None of them survived the war. 

As such, Nara relations were strained when Nara members returned home claiming to have been spies or assassins working for the clan. Many were wrongly exiled, and many were liars, traitors who were later hung. Many of the children were let to return, saying that it was not their fault, even if their parents were traitors. As the clan healed, the forest, which had served as a Resistance Haven during the war, slowly emptied, and life returned to normal, spawning a new host of shinobi to lead their clan…

==Abilities==
The Nara have been known for centuries for the art of Shadow Manipulation. Just as infamous the Clan members' incredible intellects and unparalleled acumen for strategy in battle. More recently, the Nara have become known for their medical and poison-making abilities.

==Clan Culture==
===Physical Traits===
While clansmen can come in any shape or size, the Nara's characteristics are pretty hard to miss. Traditionally, Nara Clan members have dark hair and eyes that range from dark browns to pure black. The more exotic colors are far more rare and have been almost entirely bred out of their genepool by war and famine. Nara men typically wear their hair in a top knot, and their women generally follow suit if they are pursuing a life as a ninja. More domestic Nara tend to wear their hair down, as the topknot is a sign of a warrior. 

===Clothing===
The Nara have no real distinct clothing options, and instead almost always try to blend in. Their vests or shirts may occasionally carry the clan emblem, but Nara attempt to attract as little attention as possible. 

===Outlook===
The Nara Clan sits in the middle of reclusive and helpful. They constantly supply Konoha with poisons and medicines to better do their jobs, but the Nara never allow anyone near their forests without special permission. They guard their secrets carefully, and expect everyone to respect their isolation on that matter. Despite this trait, there is always a Nara present when big decisions are being made, and they are more than eager to fight for Konoha's defense. 

===Professions===
The Nara Clan was first and foremost a clan of Deer Herders, so those who do not enter the Ninja way of life find this to be their calling. Several others find lives of mediocrity as doctors and veterinarians. Those who show an aptitude for molding chakra are moved into the Shinobi lifestyle and are taught the secrets of their clan, but very few families push their children into that life if they wish to do otherwise since they have a plethora of options within the clan. 

===Estates===
The Nara Clan make their home in their Forest, aptly called the Nara Clan Firest. A small village has been built there over the years with an estate building. The Nara Clan also has an official estate building in Konoha proper, but that is considered more of their workplace or as a temporary place to stay when business demands it. Almost the entire clan lives in the forest. 

==Notable Clan Members==

===Sennin===
* [[Nara Shikanobu]] 
Status: Deceased 
Alias: The Shadowmaster 
Gender: Male 
Specialization: Kagemane 
Information: Shikanobu was promoted post-mortem his position of Sennin, but is widely regarded as the Clan's progenitor. He was the first to master the Kagemane and its related shadow manipulation without succumbing to the madness that took his brother. Without him, the clan would never have become what it is today. 

* [[Nara Cenarus]] 
Status: Deceased 
Alias: None 
Gender: Male 
Specialization: Kuchiyose 
Information: Cenarus was granted his title of Sennin before death, as a token of his service to the clan. It was Cenarus who mastered the Summoning of Deer, and was first able to pull the Deer Lord into our realm of existence. His actions once saved the Clan from certain destruction, and he has been honored ever since. 

* [[Nara Shikamaru]] 
Status: Deceased 
Alias: None 
Gender: Male 
Specialization: Kagemane | Battle Strategy 
Information: Regarded as one of the most intelligent shinobi to ever live, Shikamaru hid his genius behind his laziness until the death of his mentor launched him into the realm of legendary shinobi. His ability to think on his feet has never been matched by another living shinobi. 

===Jounin===
* [[Nara Komatsu]] 
Status: Deceased 
Alias: The Mad Shadow | The Witch Doctor 
Gender: Male 
Specialization: Kagemane | Medical 
Information: Kometsu was Kagemane's inventor. He crafted the jutsu out of the darkness of his cell where he was kept for several years. Using the jutsu, however, drove him slowly mad until he was only a shell of his former self. Thus he was never granted the title and honors that his brother held, despite being the more talented of the two. 

* [[Nara Shikaku]] 
Status: Deceased 
Alias: None 
Gender: Male 
Specialization: Kage Kubishibari | Battle Strategy 
Information: Father of Nara Shikamaru, and vicious combatant in his own right, Shikaku was one of the most fearsome ninja the Nara ever created. He was immortalized by his sacrifice during the Ten-Tails War. His plan ultimately brought success to the ninja army, and he delivered it to his son at the cost of his own life. 

* [[Nara Hiei]] | Alive 
Alias: Herald of Tomorrow 
Gender: Male 
Specialization: Kagemane | Battle Strategy 
Information: Hiei is the 34th Head of the Nara Clan. He claimed his title despite being so young, for he reminded most of the clan of Shikamaru himself. Hiei is impulsive, but is incredibly bright, and looks to the Clan's future, not its past, for answers. 

* [[Nara Shikanto]] 
Status: Alive 
Alias: The Silent Sentinel 
Gender: Male 
Specialization: Medical | Poison 
Information: Shikanto was the other candidate for Clan Head. He lost to Hiei, who championed the future and was able to sway support with his charisma. Shikanto is a proponent of the old ways, and is a master in the Medical and Poison arts the Nara originally were famous for. 

==Active PC Members==
[[Nara Jin]]

[[Category:Clan]]

Nara Clan

2018-03-12T00:59:26Z

Ootspunter: /* Clan Culture */

[[Image:Nara_Symbol.png|thumb|400px|Nara Clan Symbol]]

==The Nara - Basic Information ==
'''Clan Name:''' Nara Clan, 奈良一族 
'''Country of Origin''' [[Hi no Kuni]] 
'''Current Location''': [[Hi no Kuni]] 
'''Clan Village:''' [[Konohagakure no Sato]] 
'''Clan Starter:''' [[Nara Shikanobu]]; Shikanobu is frequently credited as being the first man to master the art of shadow manipulation, so he is credited with being the Clan Starter despite there being no clear original leader of the clan. 
'''Clan Head:''' [[Nara Hiei]] 
'''Clan Age:'''Old; The Nara Clan and its people were united before the formation of ninja villages. The Nara began as simple herders and doctors, and have flourished over many centuries of practice. 
'''Clan Status:''' Well-known; Respected 

==History==
===Origins===
The Nara clan was born long before the leaf ever existed. The original clan was a group of like-minded deer herders. It was a cluster of exactly three families that grew into an entire clan over the span of six generations. By the time the leaf formed, the Nara Clan had established themselves as wild doctors, who specialized in the medicines to be born of the deer they raised. They were taken on by the budding village as doctors, and became a staple family in Konoha’s history. This addition also increased the physical size of the village, as the village grew to encompass their deer herding grounds, a specialized forest to their sole use. 

The growing ninja movement only furthered their sciences. As battles began to be commonplace, the once simple herders were called on to create antidotes for the men and women who succumbed to enemy poisons. Naturally, creating the antidotes caused them to figure out the compositions of most poisons they encountered, and soon the Nara expanded their art to the creation of deadly and inventive poisons, many of whom could kill silently and without pain, aiding in the assassinations that began to be popular. The deer of their forest provided everything they needed, and the forest herbs gave them the rest. Soon, a Nara child was as good for their poisons as their medicines. Their art grew, and the Nara Clan began to train their children to fight, creating field surgeons and hand to hand combat specialists. The change of profession had begun to shift. 

The first famous shinobi from the Nara Clan was Nara Kometsu. He began as a medical shinobi, using deer medicines in time with the ninja arts of healing, inventing several of those methods himself. In a battle that would lead to the first Great Shinobi War, Kometsu was captured and taken prisoner. He was tortured to reveal the medicinal secrets, and enemy troops tried to press him into service as a doctor to Konoha’s enemy. Refusing to help, he was locked up in a dungeon for eight years, and was presumed dead by the time the war ended. 

After the close of the war, Kometsu was still imprisoned, but was broken. His brethren had never sought him out, and after years in solitary, the once genius man began to lose his grip on reality. Losing his mind to his captivity, Kometsu discovered the secret to his escape. Without hands free to make seals, or weapons to fight with, Kometsu learned to fight with the only thing he was given: the very darkness of his cell. Kometsu invented the precursor to the Kagemane, the Kage Shibari. Two years after the close of the war, Kometsu escaped from the dungeon, killing every guard, and several prisoners, along the way. Those who survived trickled back and told the story of his “greatness” while his family, the Nara Clan, grew divided. 

===Birth of the Shadowmasters===
Suddenly, there was this great weapon, but Kometsu was so changed, so violent. The clan nearly had a civil war over whether they should learn this method. One half argued it was a necessary tool, and that no enemy would dare face them if they controlled the very darkness. The rest of the clan argued that the method would spawn violence and hatred in their family, which they did not want. They enjoyed the clan’s peaceful identity. 

It was then that Nara Shikanobu, Kometsu’s younger brother, learned the method from Kometsu in secret. He perfected the art of commanding his shadow without being crazy or violent. Shikanobu used the shadow not to kill or injure, but to paralyze deer in the forest and safely harvest their antlers. Once displayed to the clan that the technique was not only not a weapon, but in fact would aid his people, the clan came around and accepted this new way of life. They only requested that it not be a tool of war, nor should they flaunt it. The Kage Shibari, later to evolve into the famous Kagemane, would remain their secret. 

The Shadowmasters were born. 

Shikanobu’s choice would launch the Clans on a path they could never turn back from, and many regretted the decision to claim the title of Shadowmasters. Elevated from the position of Deer Herders, men and women of the Nara Clan were now expected to fight alongside shinobi from Konoha and die in battle for a land that wasn’t entirely their own. As before, Shikanobu proudly declared his allegiance to Konoha, forming one of the deadliest tri-attack teams that Konoha had ever produced alongside Akimichi Chozaru and Yamanaka Inomoto. Their battle formation, Ino-Shika-Cho, is still feared worldwide today. 

Over the years, various shinobi were born that expanded on the idea of the shadow and created new ways of fighting, but the Clan as a whole shifted little. It managed to maintain all of its branches of study, growing more diverse in its Medicinal, Poison, and Shadow arts. It was Nara Gensai, a famed poet and philosopher, who first managed to visist the Summon plane of the Deer, and bring back knowledge of their animal guardians. The forest itself had created a copy of its reaches in the Spiritual Plane, a proof of reward for the clan’s unyielding generations of faithful service. Some even began to summon Deer to fight for them, which led many philosophers to believe that summoned creatures are born of a spiritual bond with a person and a place, not by a single shinobi. 

===Modernization===
The Nara’s next tradition would begin, in the largest way, with Nara Shikamaru. Most assuredly the most famous of Nara shinobi, Shikamaru was praised for his genius in battle. He was one of the greatest tacticians Konoha ever spawned, but he was not the only one. Soon it was seen that the genes of the Nara Clan had been sufficiently thinned by war and famine and illness, so much so that every member of the Nara Clan had a high mental capacity, although the gift was favored in men more than women. So the nara clan, in addition with their now inherently deadly series of jutsu, carried a strong tactical advantage over most shinobi. The clan began to change then, growing seriously into espionage and assassinations. 

Another split formed in the clan. 

While no Nara would speak out against Shikamaru or his methods while he was alive, over the forty years following Shikamaru’s death, the Nara Clan would undergo a political war, with the “Naturalist” faction urging a return to their old ways, and the “Progressive” faction supporting their new way of life. The split would destroy the strength of the clan, and spark a civil war between them. Their forest became red with the blood of their kin, and was almost completely transformed from the safe haven it used to be. 

It was then that Nara Cenarus joined the clan in the most unusual of ways. Reaching the pinnacle of his ability to summon, Cenarus released Koudaikou, the monstrous deer summon who was first of his kind. His plan was to summon Koudaikou and order him to eliminate both warring halves of the clan. His plan failed, and he was sentenced to death for treason against his clan, but Cenarus laughed. At his execution, Cenarus was granted his last words. 

They saved his life, and were etched on his tombstone after he died of natural causes many years later. His tomb is among one of the most honored graveyards in the nara forest. His words read: 

”Yes. Unite and kill me, so that together you may see that both ways exist as part of one being, whole and unstoppable. Never forget.” 

The clan united, and while they worked almost entirely as two segregated clans, they elected a leader who was friendly to both halves to direct their clan (Cenarus denied the honor himself, but remained as an advisor to the new leader). Slowly, the two ideals began to merge again, and the clan was ready to serve konoha better. Then the NCIA swept into their lives. 

Kumo’s invasion once again divided the clan, although this time, the greatest of majorities favored the resistance. Any Nara defecting to the NCIA was labeled traitor and exiled under pain of death. Many Nara, however, were sent out as spies to destroy the NCIA from within. The only people who had the list of spies were the leader and his hand picked war council. None of them survived the war. 

As such, Nara relations were strained when Nara members returned home claiming to have been spies or assassins working for the clan. Many were wrongly exiled, and many were liars, traitors who were later hung. Many of the children were let to return, saying that it was not their fault, even if their parents were traitors. As the clan healed, the forest, which had served as a Resistance Haven during the war, slowly emptied, and life returned to normal, spawning a new host of shinobi to lead their clan…

==Abilities==
The Nara have been known for centuries for the art of Shadow Manipulation. Just as infamous the Clan members' incredible intellects and unparalleled acumen for strategy in battle. More recently, the Nara have become known for their medical and poison-making abilities.

==Clan Culture==
===Physical Traits===While clansmen can come in any shape or size, the Nara's characteristics are pretty hard to miss. Traditionally, Nara Clan members have dark hair and eyes that range from dark browns to pure black. The more exotic colors are far more rare and have been almost entirely bred out of their genepool by war and famine. Nara men typically wear their hair in a top knot, and their women generally follow suit if they are pursuing a life as a ninja. More domestic Nara tend to wear their hair down, as the topknot is a sign of a warrior. 
===Clothing=== The Nara have no real distinct clothing options, and instead almost always try to blend in. Their vests or shirts may occasionally carry the clan emblem, but Nara attempt to attract as little attention as possible. 
===Outlook=== The Nara Clan sits in the middle of reclusive and helpful. They constantly supply Konoha with poisons and medicines to better do their jobs, but the Nara never allow anyone near their forests without special permission. They guard their secrets carefully, and expect everyone to respect their isolation on that matter. Despite this trait, there is always a Nara present when big decisions are being made, and they are more than eager to fight for Konoha's defense. 
===Professions=== The Nara Clan was first and foremost a clan of Deer Herders, so those who do not enter the Ninja way of life find this to be their calling. Several others find lives of mediocrity as doctors and veterinarians. Those who show an aptitude for molding chakra are moved into the Shinobi lifestyle and are taught the secrets of their clan, but very few families push their children into that life if they wish to do otherwise since they have a plethora of options within the clan. 
===Estates===The Nara Clan make their home in their Forest, aptly called the Nara Clan Firest. A small village has been built there over the years with an estate building. The Nara Clan also has an official estate building in Konoha proper, but that is considered more of their workplace or as a temporary place to stay when business demands it. Almost the entire clan lives in the forest. 

==Notable Clan Members==

===Sennin===
* [[Nara Shikanobu]] 
Status: Deceased 
Alias: The Shadowmaster 
Gender: Male 
Specialization: Kagemane 
Information: Shikanobu was promoted post-mortem his position of Sennin, but is widely regarded as the Clan's progenitor. He was the first to master the Kagemane and its related shadow manipulation without succumbing to the madness that took his brother. Without him, the clan would never have become what it is today. 

* [[Nara Cenarus]] 
Status: Deceased 
Alias: None 
Gender: Male 
Specialization: Kuchiyose 
Information: Cenarus was granted his title of Sennin before death, as a token of his service to the clan. It was Cenarus who mastered the Summoning of Deer, and was first able to pull the Deer Lord into our realm of existence. His actions once saved the Clan from certain destruction, and he has been honored ever since. 

* [[Nara Shikamaru]] 
Status: Deceased 
Alias: None 
Gender: Male 
Specialization: Kagemane | Battle Strategy 
Information: Regarded as one of the most intelligent shinobi to ever live, Shikamaru hid his genius behind his laziness until the death of his mentor launched him into the realm of legendary shinobi. His ability to think on his feet has never been matched by another living shinobi. 

===Jounin===
* [[Nara Komatsu]] 
Status: Deceased 
Alias: The Mad Shadow | The Witch Doctor 
Gender: Male 
Specialization: Kagemane | Medical 
Information: Kometsu was Kagemane's inventor. He crafted the jutsu out of the darkness of his cell where he was kept for several years. Using the jutsu, however, drove him slowly mad until he was only a shell of his former self. Thus he was never granted the title and honors that his brother held, despite being the more talented of the two. 

* [[Nara Shikaku]] 
Status: Deceased 
Alias: None 
Gender: Male 
Specialization: Kage Kubishibari | Battle Strategy 
Information: Father of Nara Shikamaru, and vicious combatant in his own right, Shikaku was one of the most fearsome ninja the Nara ever created. He was immortalized by his sacrifice during the Ten-Tails War. His plan ultimately brought success to the ninja army, and he delivered it to his son at the cost of his own life. 

* [[Nara Hiei]] | Alive 
Alias: Herald of Tomorrow 
Gender: Male 
Specialization: Kagemane | Battle Strategy 
Information: Hiei is the 34th Head of the Nara Clan. He claimed his title despite being so young, for he reminded most of the clan of Shikamaru himself. Hiei is impulsive, but is incredibly bright, and looks to the Clan's future, not its past, for answers. 

* [[Nara Shikanto]] 
Status: Alive 
Alias: The Silent Sentinel 
Gender: Male 
Specialization: Medical | Poison 
Information: Shikanto was the other candidate for Clan Head. He lost to Hiei, who championed the future and was able to sway support with his charisma. Shikanto is a proponent of the old ways, and is a master in the Medical and Poison arts the Nara originally were famous for. 

==Active PC Members==
[[Nara Jin]]

[[Category:Clan]]

Nara Clan

2018-03-12T00:58:10Z

Ootspunter: /* Notable Clan Members */

[[Image:Nara_Symbol.png|thumb|400px|Nara Clan Symbol]]

==The Nara - Basic Information ==
'''Clan Name:''' Nara Clan, 奈良一族 
'''Country of Origin''' [[Hi no Kuni]] 
'''Current Location''': [[Hi no Kuni]] 
'''Clan Village:''' [[Konohagakure no Sato]] 
'''Clan Starter:''' [[Nara Shikanobu]]; Shikanobu is frequently credited as being the first man to master the art of shadow manipulation, so he is credited with being the Clan Starter despite there being no clear original leader of the clan. 
'''Clan Head:''' [[Nara Hiei]] 
'''Clan Age:'''Old; The Nara Clan and its people were united before the formation of ninja villages. The Nara began as simple herders and doctors, and have flourished over many centuries of practice. 
'''Clan Status:''' Well-known; Respected 

==History==
===Origins===
The Nara clan was born long before the leaf ever existed. The original clan was a group of like-minded deer herders. It was a cluster of exactly three families that grew into an entire clan over the span of six generations. By the time the leaf formed, the Nara Clan had established themselves as wild doctors, who specialized in the medicines to be born of the deer they raised. They were taken on by the budding village as doctors, and became a staple family in Konoha’s history. This addition also increased the physical size of the village, as the village grew to encompass their deer herding grounds, a specialized forest to their sole use. 

The growing ninja movement only furthered their sciences. As battles began to be commonplace, the once simple herders were called on to create antidotes for the men and women who succumbed to enemy poisons. Naturally, creating the antidotes caused them to figure out the compositions of most poisons they encountered, and soon the Nara expanded their art to the creation of deadly and inventive poisons, many of whom could kill silently and without pain, aiding in the assassinations that began to be popular. The deer of their forest provided everything they needed, and the forest herbs gave them the rest. Soon, a Nara child was as good for their poisons as their medicines. Their art grew, and the Nara Clan began to train their children to fight, creating field surgeons and hand to hand combat specialists. The change of profession had begun to shift. 

The first famous shinobi from the Nara Clan was Nara Kometsu. He began as a medical shinobi, using deer medicines in time with the ninja arts of healing, inventing several of those methods himself. In a battle that would lead to the first Great Shinobi War, Kometsu was captured and taken prisoner. He was tortured to reveal the medicinal secrets, and enemy troops tried to press him into service as a doctor to Konoha’s enemy. Refusing to help, he was locked up in a dungeon for eight years, and was presumed dead by the time the war ended. 

After the close of the war, Kometsu was still imprisoned, but was broken. His brethren had never sought him out, and after years in solitary, the once genius man began to lose his grip on reality. Losing his mind to his captivity, Kometsu discovered the secret to his escape. Without hands free to make seals, or weapons to fight with, Kometsu learned to fight with the only thing he was given: the very darkness of his cell. Kometsu invented the precursor to the Kagemane, the Kage Shibari. Two years after the close of the war, Kometsu escaped from the dungeon, killing every guard, and several prisoners, along the way. Those who survived trickled back and told the story of his “greatness” while his family, the Nara Clan, grew divided. 

===Birth of the Shadowmasters===
Suddenly, there was this great weapon, but Kometsu was so changed, so violent. The clan nearly had a civil war over whether they should learn this method. One half argued it was a necessary tool, and that no enemy would dare face them if they controlled the very darkness. The rest of the clan argued that the method would spawn violence and hatred in their family, which they did not want. They enjoyed the clan’s peaceful identity. 

It was then that Nara Shikanobu, Kometsu’s younger brother, learned the method from Kometsu in secret. He perfected the art of commanding his shadow without being crazy or violent. Shikanobu used the shadow not to kill or injure, but to paralyze deer in the forest and safely harvest their antlers. Once displayed to the clan that the technique was not only not a weapon, but in fact would aid his people, the clan came around and accepted this new way of life. They only requested that it not be a tool of war, nor should they flaunt it. The Kage Shibari, later to evolve into the famous Kagemane, would remain their secret. 

The Shadowmasters were born. 

Shikanobu’s choice would launch the Clans on a path they could never turn back from, and many regretted the decision to claim the title of Shadowmasters. Elevated from the position of Deer Herders, men and women of the Nara Clan were now expected to fight alongside shinobi from Konoha and die in battle for a land that wasn’t entirely their own. As before, Shikanobu proudly declared his allegiance to Konoha, forming one of the deadliest tri-attack teams that Konoha had ever produced alongside Akimichi Chozaru and Yamanaka Inomoto. Their battle formation, Ino-Shika-Cho, is still feared worldwide today. 

Over the years, various shinobi were born that expanded on the idea of the shadow and created new ways of fighting, but the Clan as a whole shifted little. It managed to maintain all of its branches of study, growing more diverse in its Medicinal, Poison, and Shadow arts. It was Nara Gensai, a famed poet and philosopher, who first managed to visist the Summon plane of the Deer, and bring back knowledge of their animal guardians. The forest itself had created a copy of its reaches in the Spiritual Plane, a proof of reward for the clan’s unyielding generations of faithful service. Some even began to summon Deer to fight for them, which led many philosophers to believe that summoned creatures are born of a spiritual bond with a person and a place, not by a single shinobi. 

===Modernization===
The Nara’s next tradition would begin, in the largest way, with Nara Shikamaru. Most assuredly the most famous of Nara shinobi, Shikamaru was praised for his genius in battle. He was one of the greatest tacticians Konoha ever spawned, but he was not the only one. Soon it was seen that the genes of the Nara Clan had been sufficiently thinned by war and famine and illness, so much so that every member of the Nara Clan had a high mental capacity, although the gift was favored in men more than women. So the nara clan, in addition with their now inherently deadly series of jutsu, carried a strong tactical advantage over most shinobi. The clan began to change then, growing seriously into espionage and assassinations. 

Another split formed in the clan. 

While no Nara would speak out against Shikamaru or his methods while he was alive, over the forty years following Shikamaru’s death, the Nara Clan would undergo a political war, with the “Naturalist” faction urging a return to their old ways, and the “Progressive” faction supporting their new way of life. The split would destroy the strength of the clan, and spark a civil war between them. Their forest became red with the blood of their kin, and was almost completely transformed from the safe haven it used to be. 

It was then that Nara Cenarus joined the clan in the most unusual of ways. Reaching the pinnacle of his ability to summon, Cenarus released Koudaikou, the monstrous deer summon who was first of his kind. His plan was to summon Koudaikou and order him to eliminate both warring halves of the clan. His plan failed, and he was sentenced to death for treason against his clan, but Cenarus laughed. At his execution, Cenarus was granted his last words. 

They saved his life, and were etched on his tombstone after he died of natural causes many years later. His tomb is among one of the most honored graveyards in the nara forest. His words read: 

”Yes. Unite and kill me, so that together you may see that both ways exist as part of one being, whole and unstoppable. Never forget.” 

The clan united, and while they worked almost entirely as two segregated clans, they elected a leader who was friendly to both halves to direct their clan (Cenarus denied the honor himself, but remained as an advisor to the new leader). Slowly, the two ideals began to merge again, and the clan was ready to serve konoha better. Then the NCIA swept into their lives. 

Kumo’s invasion once again divided the clan, although this time, the greatest of majorities favored the resistance. Any Nara defecting to the NCIA was labeled traitor and exiled under pain of death. Many Nara, however, were sent out as spies to destroy the NCIA from within. The only people who had the list of spies were the leader and his hand picked war council. None of them survived the war. 

As such, Nara relations were strained when Nara members returned home claiming to have been spies or assassins working for the clan. Many were wrongly exiled, and many were liars, traitors who were later hung. Many of the children were let to return, saying that it was not their fault, even if their parents were traitors. As the clan healed, the forest, which had served as a Resistance Haven during the war, slowly emptied, and life returned to normal, spawning a new host of shinobi to lead their clan…

==Abilities==
The Nara have been known for centuries for the art of Shadow Manipulation. Just as infamous the Clan members' incredible intellects and unparalleled acumen for strategy in battle. More recently, the Nara have become known for their medical and poison-making abilities.

==Clan Culture==
'''Physical Traits:''' While clansmen can come in any shape or size, the Nara's characteristics are pretty hard to miss. Traditionally, Nara Clan members have dark hair and eyes that range from dark browns to pure black. The more exotic colors are far more rare and have been almost entirely bred out of their genepool by war and famine. Nara men typically wear their hair in a top knot, and their women generally follow suit if they are pursuing a life as a ninja. More domestic Nara tend to wear their hair down, as the topknot is a sign of a warrior. 
'''Clothing:''' The Nara have no real distinct clothing options, and instead almost always try to blend in. Their vests or shirts may occasionally carry the clan emblem, but Nara attempt to attract as little attention as possible. 
'''Outlook:''' The Nara Clan sits in the middle of reclusive and helpful. They constantly supply Konoha with poisons and medicines to better do their jobs, but the Nara never allow anyone near their forests without special permission. They guard their secrets carefully, and expect everyone to respect their isolation on that matter. Despite this trait, there is always a Nara present when big decisions are being made, and they are more than eager to fight for Konoha's defense. 
'''Professions:''': The Nara Clan was first and foremost a clan of Deer Herders, so those who do not enter the Ninja way of life find this to be their calling. Several others find lives of mediocrity as doctors and veterinarians. Those who show an aptitude for molding chakra are moved into the Shinobi lifestyle and are taught the secrets of their clan, but very few families push their children into that life if they wish to do otherwise since they have a plethora of options within the clan. 
'''Estates:''' The Nara Clan make their home in their Forest, aptly called the Nara Clan Firest. A small village has been built there over the years with an estate building. The Nara Clan also has an official estate building in Konoha proper, but that is considered more of their workplace or as a temporary place to stay when business demands it. Almost the entire clan lives in the forest. 

==Notable Clan Members==

===Sennin===
* [[Nara Shikanobu]] 
Status: Deceased 
Alias: The Shadowmaster 
Gender: Male 
Specialization: Kagemane 
Information: Shikanobu was promoted post-mortem his position of Sennin, but is widely regarded as the Clan's progenitor. He was the first to master the Kagemane and its related shadow manipulation without succumbing to the madness that took his brother. Without him, the clan would never have become what it is today. 

* [[Nara Cenarus]] 
Status: Deceased 
Alias: None 
Gender: Male 
Specialization: Kuchiyose 
Information: Cenarus was granted his title of Sennin before death, as a token of his service to the clan. It was Cenarus who mastered the Summoning of Deer, and was first able to pull the Deer Lord into our realm of existence. His actions once saved the Clan from certain destruction, and he has been honored ever since. 

* [[Nara Shikamaru]] 
Status: Deceased 
Alias: None 
Gender: Male 
Specialization: Kagemane | Battle Strategy 
Information: Regarded as one of the most intelligent shinobi to ever live, Shikamaru hid his genius behind his laziness until the death of his mentor launched him into the realm of legendary shinobi. His ability to think on his feet has never been matched by another living shinobi. 

===Jounin===
* [[Nara Komatsu]] 
Status: Deceased 
Alias: The Mad Shadow | The Witch Doctor 
Gender: Male 
Specialization: Kagemane | Medical 
Information: Kometsu was Kagemane's inventor. He crafted the jutsu out of the darkness of his cell where he was kept for several years. Using the jutsu, however, drove him slowly mad until he was only a shell of his former self. Thus he was never granted the title and honors that his brother held, despite being the more talented of the two. 

* [[Nara Shikaku]] 
Status: Deceased 
Alias: None 
Gender: Male 
Specialization: Kage Kubishibari | Battle Strategy 
Information: Father of Nara Shikamaru, and vicious combatant in his own right, Shikaku was one of the most fearsome ninja the Nara ever created. He was immortalized by his sacrifice during the Ten-Tails War. His plan ultimately brought success to the ninja army, and he delivered it to his son at the cost of his own life. 

* [[Nara Hiei]] | Alive 
Alias: Herald of Tomorrow 
Gender: Male 
Specialization: Kagemane | Battle Strategy 
Information: Hiei is the 34th Head of the Nara Clan. He claimed his title despite being so young, for he reminded most of the clan of Shikamaru himself. Hiei is impulsive, but is incredibly bright, and looks to the Clan's future, not its past, for answers. 

* [[Nara Shikanto]] 
Status: Alive 
Alias: The Silent Sentinel 
Gender: Male 
Specialization: Medical | Poison 
Information: Shikanto was the other candidate for Clan Head. He lost to Hiei, who championed the future and was able to sway support with his charisma. Shikanto is a proponent of the old ways, and is a master in the Medical and Poison arts the Nara originally were famous for. 

==Active PC Members==
[[Nara Jin]]

[[Category:Clan]]

Nara Clan

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[[Image:Nara_Symbol.png|thumb|400px|Nara Clan Symbol]]

==The Nara - Basic Information ==
'''Clan Name:''' Nara Clan, 奈良一族 
'''Country of Origin''' [[Hi no Kuni]] 
'''Current Location''': [[Hi no Kuni]] 
'''Clan Village:''' [[Konohagakure no Sato]] 
'''Clan Starter:''' [[Nara Shikanobu]]; Shikanobu is frequently credited as being the first man to master the art of shadow manipulation, so he is credited with being the Clan Starter despite there being no clear original leader of the clan. 
'''Clan Head:''' [[Nara Hiei]] 
'''Clan Age:'''Old; The Nara Clan and its people were united before the formation of ninja villages. The Nara began as simple herders and doctors, and have flourished over many centuries of practice. 
'''Clan Status:''' Well-known; Respected 

==History==
===Origins===
The Nara clan was born long before the leaf ever existed. The original clan was a group of like-minded deer herders. It was a cluster of exactly three families that grew into an entire clan over the span of six generations. By the time the leaf formed, the Nara Clan had established themselves as wild doctors, who specialized in the medicines to be born of the deer they raised. They were taken on by the budding village as doctors, and became a staple family in Konoha’s history. This addition also increased the physical size of the village, as the village grew to encompass their deer herding grounds, a specialized forest to their sole use. 

The growing ninja movement only furthered their sciences. As battles began to be commonplace, the once simple herders were called on to create antidotes for the men and women who succumbed to enemy poisons. Naturally, creating the antidotes caused them to figure out the compositions of most poisons they encountered, and soon the Nara expanded their art to the creation of deadly and inventive poisons, many of whom could kill silently and without pain, aiding in the assassinations that began to be popular. The deer of their forest provided everything they needed, and the forest herbs gave them the rest. Soon, a Nara child was as good for their poisons as their medicines. Their art grew, and the Nara Clan began to train their children to fight, creating field surgeons and hand to hand combat specialists. The change of profession had begun to shift. 

The first famous shinobi from the Nara Clan was Nara Kometsu. He began as a medical shinobi, using deer medicines in time with the ninja arts of healing, inventing several of those methods himself. In a battle that would lead to the first Great Shinobi War, Kometsu was captured and taken prisoner. He was tortured to reveal the medicinal secrets, and enemy troops tried to press him into service as a doctor to Konoha’s enemy. Refusing to help, he was locked up in a dungeon for eight years, and was presumed dead by the time the war ended. 

After the close of the war, Kometsu was still imprisoned, but was broken. His brethren had never sought him out, and after years in solitary, the once genius man began to lose his grip on reality. Losing his mind to his captivity, Kometsu discovered the secret to his escape. Without hands free to make seals, or weapons to fight with, Kometsu learned to fight with the only thing he was given: the very darkness of his cell. Kometsu invented the precursor to the Kagemane, the Kage Shibari. Two years after the close of the war, Kometsu escaped from the dungeon, killing every guard, and several prisoners, along the way. Those who survived trickled back and told the story of his “greatness” while his family, the Nara Clan, grew divided. 

===Birth of the Shadowmasters===
Suddenly, there was this great weapon, but Kometsu was so changed, so violent. The clan nearly had a civil war over whether they should learn this method. One half argued it was a necessary tool, and that no enemy would dare face them if they controlled the very darkness. The rest of the clan argued that the method would spawn violence and hatred in their family, which they did not want. They enjoyed the clan’s peaceful identity. 

It was then that Nara Shikanobu, Kometsu’s younger brother, learned the method from Kometsu in secret. He perfected the art of commanding his shadow without being crazy or violent. Shikanobu used the shadow not to kill or injure, but to paralyze deer in the forest and safely harvest their antlers. Once displayed to the clan that the technique was not only not a weapon, but in fact would aid his people, the clan came around and accepted this new way of life. They only requested that it not be a tool of war, nor should they flaunt it. The Kage Shibari, later to evolve into the famous Kagemane, would remain their secret. 

The Shadowmasters were born. 

Shikanobu’s choice would launch the Clans on a path they could never turn back from, and many regretted the decision to claim the title of Shadowmasters. Elevated from the position of Deer Herders, men and women of the Nara Clan were now expected to fight alongside shinobi from Konoha and die in battle for a land that wasn’t entirely their own. As before, Shikanobu proudly declared his allegiance to Konoha, forming one of the deadliest tri-attack teams that Konoha had ever produced alongside Akimichi Chozaru and Yamanaka Inomoto. Their battle formation, Ino-Shika-Cho, is still feared worldwide today. 

Over the years, various shinobi were born that expanded on the idea of the shadow and created new ways of fighting, but the Clan as a whole shifted little. It managed to maintain all of its branches of study, growing more diverse in its Medicinal, Poison, and Shadow arts. It was Nara Gensai, a famed poet and philosopher, who first managed to visist the Summon plane of the Deer, and bring back knowledge of their animal guardians. The forest itself had created a copy of its reaches in the Spiritual Plane, a proof of reward for the clan’s unyielding generations of faithful service. Some even began to summon Deer to fight for them, which led many philosophers to believe that summoned creatures are born of a spiritual bond with a person and a place, not by a single shinobi. 

===Modernization===
The Nara’s next tradition would begin, in the largest way, with Nara Shikamaru. Most assuredly the most famous of Nara shinobi, Shikamaru was praised for his genius in battle. He was one of the greatest tacticians Konoha ever spawned, but he was not the only one. Soon it was seen that the genes of the Nara Clan had been sufficiently thinned by war and famine and illness, so much so that every member of the Nara Clan had a high mental capacity, although the gift was favored in men more than women. So the nara clan, in addition with their now inherently deadly series of jutsu, carried a strong tactical advantage over most shinobi. The clan began to change then, growing seriously into espionage and assassinations. 

Another split formed in the clan. 

While no Nara would speak out against Shikamaru or his methods while he was alive, over the forty years following Shikamaru’s death, the Nara Clan would undergo a political war, with the “Naturalist” faction urging a return to their old ways, and the “Progressive” faction supporting their new way of life. The split would destroy the strength of the clan, and spark a civil war between them. Their forest became red with the blood of their kin, and was almost completely transformed from the safe haven it used to be. 

It was then that Nara Cenarus joined the clan in the most unusual of ways. Reaching the pinnacle of his ability to summon, Cenarus released Koudaikou, the monstrous deer summon who was first of his kind. His plan was to summon Koudaikou and order him to eliminate both warring halves of the clan. His plan failed, and he was sentenced to death for treason against his clan, but Cenarus laughed. At his execution, Cenarus was granted his last words. 

They saved his life, and were etched on his tombstone after he died of natural causes many years later. His tomb is among one of the most honored graveyards in the nara forest. His words read: 

”Yes. Unite and kill me, so that together you may see that both ways exist as part of one being, whole and unstoppable. Never forget.” 

The clan united, and while they worked almost entirely as two segregated clans, they elected a leader who was friendly to both halves to direct their clan (Cenarus denied the honor himself, but remained as an advisor to the new leader). Slowly, the two ideals began to merge again, and the clan was ready to serve konoha better. Then the NCIA swept into their lives. 

Kumo’s invasion once again divided the clan, although this time, the greatest of majorities favored the resistance. Any Nara defecting to the NCIA was labeled traitor and exiled under pain of death. Many Nara, however, were sent out as spies to destroy the NCIA from within. The only people who had the list of spies were the leader and his hand picked war council. None of them survived the war. 

As such, Nara relations were strained when Nara members returned home claiming to have been spies or assassins working for the clan. Many were wrongly exiled, and many were liars, traitors who were later hung. Many of the children were let to return, saying that it was not their fault, even if their parents were traitors. As the clan healed, the forest, which had served as a Resistance Haven during the war, slowly emptied, and life returned to normal, spawning a new host of shinobi to lead their clan…

==Abilities==
The Nara have been known for centuries for the art of Shadow Manipulation. Just as infamous the Clan members' incredible intellects and unparalleled acumen for strategy in battle. More recently, the Nara have become known for their medical and poison-making abilities.

==Clan Culture==
'''Physical Traits:''' While clansmen can come in any shape or size, the Nara's characteristics are pretty hard to miss. Traditionally, Nara Clan members have dark hair and eyes that range from dark browns to pure black. The more exotic colors are far more rare and have been almost entirely bred out of their genepool by war and famine. Nara men typically wear their hair in a top knot, and their women generally follow suit if they are pursuing a life as a ninja. More domestic Nara tend to wear their hair down, as the topknot is a sign of a warrior. 
'''Clothing:''' The Nara have no real distinct clothing options, and instead almost always try to blend in. Their vests or shirts may occasionally carry the clan emblem, but Nara attempt to attract as little attention as possible. 
'''Outlook:''' The Nara Clan sits in the middle of reclusive and helpful. They constantly supply Konoha with poisons and medicines to better do their jobs, but the Nara never allow anyone near their forests without special permission. They guard their secrets carefully, and expect everyone to respect their isolation on that matter. Despite this trait, there is always a Nara present when big decisions are being made, and they are more than eager to fight for Konoha's defense. 
'''Professions:''': The Nara Clan was first and foremost a clan of Deer Herders, so those who do not enter the Ninja way of life find this to be their calling. Several others find lives of mediocrity as doctors and veterinarians. Those who show an aptitude for molding chakra are moved into the Shinobi lifestyle and are taught the secrets of their clan, but very few families push their children into that life if they wish to do otherwise since they have a plethora of options within the clan. 
'''Estates:''' The Nara Clan make their home in their Forest, aptly called the Nara Clan Firest. A small village has been built there over the years with an estate building. The Nara Clan also has an official estate building in Konoha proper, but that is considered more of their workplace or as a temporary place to stay when business demands it. Almost the entire clan lives in the forest. 

==Notable Clan Members==

===Sennin===
* [[Nara Shikanobu]] 
Status: Deceased 
Alias: The Shadowmaster 
Gender: Male 
Specialization: Kagemane 
Information: Shikanobu was promoted post-mortem his position of Sennin, but is widely regarded as the Clan's progenitor. He was the first to master the Kagemane and its related shadow manipulation without succumbing to the madness that took his brother. Without him, the clan would never have become what it is today. 

* [[Nara Cenarus]] 
Status: Deceased 
Alias: None 
Gender: Male 
Specialization: Kuchiyose 
Information: Cenarus was granted his title of Sennin before death, as a token of his service to the clan. It was Cenarus who mastered the Summoning of Deer, and was first able to pull the Deer Lord into our realm of existence. His actions once saved the Clan from certain destruction, and he has been honored ever since. 

* [[Nara Shikamaru]] 
Status: Deceased 
Alias: None 
Gender: Male 
Specialization: Kagemane | Battle Strategy 
Information: Regarded as one of the most intelligent shinobi to ever live, Shikamaru hid his genius behind his laziness until the death of his mentor launched him into the realm of legendary shinobi. His ability to think on his feet has never been matched by another living shinobi. 

===Jounin===
* [[Nara Komatsu]] 
Status: Deceased 
Alias: The Mad Shadow | The Witch Doctor 
Gender: Male 
Specialization: Kagemane | Medical 
Information: Kometsu was Kagemane's inventor. He crafted the jutsu out of the darkness of his cell where he was kept for several years. Using the jutsu, however, drove him slowly mad until he was only a shell of his former self. Thus he was never granted the title and honors that his brother held, despite being the more talented of the two. 

* [[Nara Shikaku]] 
Status: Deceased 
Alias: None 
Gender: Male 
Specialization: Kage Kubishibari | Battle Strategy 
Information: Father of Nara Shikamaru, and vicious combatant in his own right, Shikaku was one of the most fearsome ninja the Nara ever created. He was immortalized by his sacrifice during the Ten-Tails War. His plan ultimately brought success to the ninja army, and he delivered it to his son at the cost of his own life. 

* [[Nara Hiei]] | Alive 
Alias: Herald of Tomorrow 
Gender: Male 
Specialization: Kagemane | Battle Strategy 
Information: Hiei is the 34th Head of the Nara Clan. He claimed his title despite being so young, for he reminded most of the clan of Shikamaru himself. Hiei is impulsive, but is incredibly bright, and looks to the Clan's future, not its past, for answers. 

* [[Nara Shikanto]] 
Status: Alive 
Alias: The Silent Sentinel 
Gender: Male 
Specialization: Medical | Poison 
Information: Shikanto was the other candidate for Clan Head. He lost to Hiei, who championed the future and was able to sway support with his charisma. Shikanto is a proponent of the old ways, and is a master in the Medical and Poison arts the Nara originally were famous for. 

==Active PC Members==
[[Nara Jin]]

[[Category:Clan]]

Nara Clan

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Ootspunter:

[[Image:Nara_Symbol.png|thumb|400px|Nara Clan Symbol]]

==The Nara - Basic Information ==
'''Clan Name:''' Nara Clan, 奈良一族 
'''Country of Origin''' [[Hi no Kuni]] 
'''Current Location''': [[Hi no Kuni]] 
'''Clan Village:''' [[Konohagakure no Sato]] 
'''Clan Starter:''' [[Nara Shikanobu]]; Shikanobu is frequently credited as being the first man to master the art of shadow manipulation, so he is credited with being the Clan Starter despite there being no clear original leader of the clan. 
'''Clan Head:''' [[Nara Hiei]] 
'''Clan Age:'''Old; The Nara Clan and its people were united before the formation of ninja villages. The Nara began as simple herders and doctors, and have flourished over many centuries of practice. 
'''Clan Status:''' Well-known; Respected 

==History==
===Origins===
The Nara clan was born long before the leaf ever existed. The original clan was a group of like-minded deer herders. It was a cluster of exactly three families that grew into an entire clan over the span of six generations. By the time the leaf formed, the Nara Clan had established themselves as wild doctors, who specialized in the medicines to be born of the deer they raised. They were taken on by the budding village as doctors, and became a staple family in Konoha’s history. This addition also increased the physical size of the village, as the village grew to encompass their deer herding grounds, a specialized forest to their sole use. 

The growing ninja movement only furthered their sciences. As battles began to be commonplace, the once simple herders were called on to create antidotes for the men and women who succumbed to enemy poisons. Naturally, creating the antidotes caused them to figure out the compositions of most poisons they encountered, and soon the Nara expanded their art to the creation of deadly and inventive poisons, many of whom could kill silently and without pain, aiding in the assassinations that began to be popular. The deer of their forest provided everything they needed, and the forest herbs gave them the rest. Soon, a Nara child was as good for their poisons as their medicines. Their art grew, and the Nara Clan began to train their children to fight, creating field surgeons and hand to hand combat specialists. The change of profession had begun to shift. 

The first famous shinobi from the Nara Clan was Nara Kometsu. He began as a medical shinobi, using deer medicines in time with the ninja arts of healing, inventing several of those methods himself. In a battle that would lead to the first Great Shinobi War, Kometsu was captured and taken prisoner. He was tortured to reveal the medicinal secrets, and enemy troops tried to press him into service as a doctor to Konoha’s enemy. Refusing to help, he was locked up in a dungeon for eight years, and was presumed dead by the time the war ended. 

After the close of the war, Kometsu was still imprisoned, but was broken. His brethren had never sought him out, and after years in solitary, the once genius man began to lose his grip on reality. Losing his mind to his captivity, Kometsu discovered the secret to his escape. Without hands free to make seals, or weapons to fight with, Kometsu learned to fight with the only thing he was given: the very darkness of his cell. Kometsu invented the precursor to the Kagemane, the Kage Shibari. Two years after the close of the war, Kometsu escaped from the dungeon, killing every guard, and several prisoners, along the way. Those who survived trickled back and told the story of his “greatness” while his family, the Nara Clan, grew divided. 

===Birth of the Shadowmasters===
Suddenly, there was this great weapon, but Kometsu was so changed, so violent. The clan nearly had a civil war over whether they should learn this method. One half argued it was a necessary tool, and that no enemy would dare face them if they controlled the very darkness. The rest of the clan argued that the method would spawn violence and hatred in their family, which they did not want. They enjoyed the clan’s peaceful identity. 

It was then that Nara Shikanobu, Kometsu’s younger brother, learned the method from Kometsu in secret. He perfected the art of commanding his shadow without being crazy or violent. Shikanobu used the shadow not to kill or injure, but to paralyze deer in the forest and safely harvest their antlers. Once displayed to the clan that the technique was not only not a weapon, but in fact would aid his people, the clan came around and accepted this new way of life. They only requested that it not be a tool of war, nor should they flaunt it. The Kage Shibari, later to evolve into the famous Kagemane, would remain their secret. 

The Shadowmasters were born. 

Shikanobu’s choice would launch the Clans on a path they could never turn back from, and many regretted the decision to claim the title of Shadowmasters. Elevated from the position of Deer Herders, men and women of the Nara Clan were now expected to fight alongside shinobi from Konoha and die in battle for a land that wasn’t entirely their own. As before, Shikanobu proudly declared his allegiance to Konoha, forming one of the deadliest tri-attack teams that Konoha had ever produced alongside Akimichi Chozaru and Yamanaka Inomoto. Their battle formation, Ino-Shika-Cho, is still feared worldwide today. 

Over the years, various shinobi were born that expanded on the idea of the shadow and created new ways of fighting, but the Clan as a whole shifted little. It managed to maintain all of its branches of study, growing more diverse in its Medicinal, Poison, and Shadow arts. It was Nara Gensai, a famed poet and philosopher, who first managed to visist the Summon plane of the Deer, and bring back knowledge of their animal guardians. The forest itself had created a copy of its reaches in the Spiritual Plane, a proof of reward for the clan’s unyielding generations of faithful service. Some even began to summon Deer to fight for them, which led many philosophers to believe that summoned creatures are born of a spiritual bond with a person and a place, not by a single shinobi. 

===Modernization===
The Nara’s next tradition would begin, in the largest way, with Nara Shikamaru. Most assuredly the most famous of Nara shinobi, Shikamaru was praised for his genius in battle. He was one of the greatest tacticians Konoha ever spawned, but he was not the only one. Soon it was seen that the genes of the Nara Clan had been sufficiently thinned by war and famine and illness, so much so that every member of the Nara Clan had a high mental capacity, although the gift was favored in men more than women. So the nara clan, in addition with their now inherently deadly series of jutsu, carried a strong tactical advantage over most shinobi. The clan began to change then, growing seriously into espionage and assassinations. 

Another split formed in the clan. 

While no Nara would speak out against Shikamaru or his methods while he was alive, over the forty years following Shikamaru’s death, the Nara Clan would undergo a political war, with the “Naturalist” faction urging a return to their old ways, and the “Progressive” faction supporting their new way of life. The split would destroy the strength of the clan, and spark a civil war between them. Their forest became red with the blood of their kin, and was almost completely transformed from the safe haven it used to be. 

It was then that Nara Cenarus joined the clan in the most unusual of ways. Reaching the pinnacle of his ability to summon, Cenarus released Koudaikou, the monstrous deer summon who was first of his kind. His plan was to summon Koudaikou and order him to eliminate both warring halves of the clan. His plan failed, and he was sentenced to death for treason against his clan, but Cenarus laughed. At his execution, Cenarus was granted his last words. 

They saved his life, and were etched on his tombstone after he died of natural causes many years later. His tomb is among one of the most honored graveyards in the nara forest. His words read: 

”Yes. Unite and kill me, so that together you may see that both ways exist as part of one being, whole and unstoppable. Never forget.” 

The clan united, and while they worked almost entirely as two segregated clans, they elected a leader who was friendly to both halves to direct their clan (Cenarus denied the honor himself, but remained as an advisor to the new leader). Slowly, the two ideals began to merge again, and the clan was ready to serve konoha better. Then the NCIA swept into their lives. 

Kumo’s invasion once again divided the clan, although this time, the greatest of majorities favored the resistance. Any Nara defecting to the NCIA was labeled traitor and exiled under pain of death. Many Nara, however, were sent out as spies to destroy the NCIA from within. The only people who had the list of spies were the leader and his hand picked war council. None of them survived the war. 

As such, Nara relations were strained when Nara members returned home claiming to have been spies or assassins working for the clan. Many were wrongly exiled, and many were liars, traitors who were later hung. Many of the children were let to return, saying that it was not their fault, even if their parents were traitors. As the clan healed, the forest, which had served as a Resistance Haven during the war, slowly emptied, and life returned to normal, spawning a new host of shinobi to lead their clan…

==Abilities==
The Nara have been known for centuries for the art of Shadow Manipulation. Just as infamous the Clan members' incredible intellects and unparalleled acumen for strategy in battle. More recently, the Nara have become known for their medical and poison-making abilities.

==Clan Culture==
'''Physical Traits:''' While clansmen can come in any shape or size, the Nara's characteristics are pretty hard to miss. Traditionally, Nara Clan members have dark hair and eyes that range from dark browns to pure black. The more exotic colors are far more rare and have been almost entirely bred out of their genepool by war and famine. Nara men typically wear their hair in a top knot, and their women generally follow suit if they are pursuing a life as a ninja. More domestic Nara tend to wear their hair down, as the topknot is a sign of a warrior. 
'''Clothing:''' The Nara have no real distinct clothing options, and instead almost always try to blend in. Their vests or shirts may occasionally carry the clan emblem, but Nara attempt to attract as little attention as possible. 
'''Outlook:''' The Nara Clan sits in the middle of reclusive and helpful. They constantly supply Konoha with poisons and medicines to better do their jobs, but the Nara never allow anyone near their forests without special permission. They guard their secrets carefully, and expect everyone to respect their isolation on that matter. Despite this trait, there is always a Nara present when big decisions are being made, and they are more than eager to fight for Konoha's defense. 
'''Professions:''': The Nara Clan was first and foremost a clan of Deer Herders, so those who do not enter the Ninja way of life find this to be their calling. Several others find lives of mediocrity as doctors and veterinarians. Those who show an aptitude for molding chakra are moved into the Shinobi lifestyle and are taught the secrets of their clan, but very few families push their children into that life if they wish to do otherwise since they have a plethora of options within the clan. 
'''Estates:''' The Nara Clan make their home in their Forest, aptly called the Nara Clan Firest. A small village has been built there over the years with an estate building. The Nara Clan also has an official estate building in Konoha proper, but that is considered more of their workplace or as a temporary place to stay when business demands it. Almost the entire clan lives in the forest. 

==Notable Clan Members==

===Sennin===
* [[Nara Shikanobu]] 
Status: Deceased 
Alias: The Shadowmaster 
Gender: Male 
Specialization: Kagemane 
Information: Shikanobu was promoted post-mortem his position of Sennin, but is widely regarded as the Clan's progenitor. He was the first to master the Kagemane and its related shadow manipulation without succumbing to the madness that took his brother. Without him, the clan would never have become what it is today. 

* [[Nara Cenarus]] 
Status: Deceased 
Alias: None 
Gender: Male 
Specialization: Kuchiyose 
Information: Cenarus was granted his title of Sennin before death, as a token of his service to the clan. It was Cenarus who mastered the Summoning of Deer, and was first able to pull the Deer Lord into our realm of existence. His actions once saved the Clan from certain destruction, and he has been honored ever since. 

* [[Nara Shikamaru]] 
Status: Deceased 
Alias: None 
Gender: Male 
Specialization: Kagemane | Battle Strategy 
Information: Regarded as one of the most intelligent shinobi to ever live, Shikamaru hid his genius behind his laziness until the death of his mentor launched him into the realm of legendary shinobi. His ability to think on his feet has never been matched by another living shinobi. 

===Jounin===
* [[Nara Komatsu]] 
Status: Deceased 
Alias: The Mad Shadow | The Witch Doctor 
Gender: Male 
Specialization: Kagemane | Medical 
Information: Kometsu was Kagemane's inventor. He crafted the jutsu out of the darkness of his cell where he was kept for several years. Using the jutsu, however, drove him slowly mad until he was only a shell of his former self. Thus he was never granted the title and honors that his brother held, despite being the more talented of the two. 

* [[Nara Shikaku]] 
Status: Deceased 
Alias: None 
Gender: Male 
Specialization: Kage Kubishibari | Battle Strategy 
Information: Father of Nara Shikamaru, and vicious combatant in his own right, Shikaku was one of the most fearsome ninja the Nara ever created. He was immortalized by his sacrifice during the Ten-Tails War. His plan ultimately brought success to the ninja army, and he delivered it to his son at the cost of his own life. 

* [[Nara Hiei]] | Alive 
Alias: Herald of Tomorrow 
Gender: Male 
Specialization: Kagemane | Battle Strategy 
Information: Hiei is the 34th Head of the Nara Clan. He claimed his title despite being so young, for he reminded most of the clan of Shikamaru himself. Hiei is impulsive, but is incredibly bright, and looks to the Clan's future, not its past, for answers. 

* [[Nara Shikanto]] 
Status: Alive 
Alias: The Silent Sentinel 
Gender: Male 
Specialization: Medical | Poison 
Information: Shikanto was the other candidate for Clan Head. He lost to Hiei, who championed the future and was able to sway support with his charisma. Shikanto is a proponent of the old ways, and is a master in the Medical and Poison arts the Nara originally were famous for. 

==Active PC Members==
[[Nara Jin]]

[[Category:Clan]]

Nara Clan

2018-03-12T00:48:34Z

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[[Image:Nara_Symbol.png|thumb|400px|Nara Clan Symbol]]]

==The Nara - Basic Information ==
'''Clan Name:''' Nara Clan, 奈良一族 
'''Country of Origin''' [[Hi no Kuni]] 
'''Current Location''': [[Hi no Kuni]] 
'''Clan Village:''' [[Konohagakure no Sato]] 
'''Clan Starter:''' [[Nara Shikanobu]]; Shikanobu is frequently credited as being the first man to master the art of shadow manipulation, so he is credited with being the Clan Starter despite there being no clear original leader of the clan. 
'''Clan Head:''' [[Nara Hiei]] 
'''Clan Age:'''Old; The Nara Clan and its people were united before the formation of ninja villages. The Nara began as simple herders and doctors, and have flourished over many centuries of practice. 
'''Clan Status:''' Well-known; Respected 

==History==
The Nara clan was born long before the leaf ever existed. The original clan was a group of like-minded deer herders. It was a cluster of exactly three families that grew into an entire clan over the span of six generations. By the time the leaf formed, the Nara Clan had established themselves as wild doctors, who specialized in the medicines to be born of the deer they raised. They were taken on by the budding village as doctors, and became a staple family in Konoha’s history. This addition also increased the physical size of the village, as the village grew to encompass their deer herding grounds, a specialized forest to their sole use. 

The growing ninja movement only furthered their sciences. As battles began to be commonplace, the once simple herders were called on to create antidotes for the men and women who succumbed to enemy poisons. Naturally, creating the antidotes caused them to figure out the compositions of most poisons they encountered, and soon the Nara expanded their art to the creation of deadly and inventive poisons, many of whom could kill silently and without pain, aiding in the assassinations that began to be popular. The deer of their forest provided everything they needed, and the forest herbs gave them the rest. Soon, a Nara child was as good for their poisons as their medicines. Their art grew, and the Nara Clan began to train their children to fight, creating field surgeons and hand to hand combat specialists. The change of profession had begun to shift. 

The first famous shinobi from the Nara Clan was Nara Kometsu. He began as a medical shinobi, using deer medicines in time with the ninja arts of healing, inventing several of those methods himself. In a battle that would lead to the first Great Shinobi War, Kometsu was captured and taken prisoner. He was tortured to reveal the medicinal secrets, and enemy troops tried to press him into service as a doctor to Konoha’s enemy. Refusing to help, he was locked up in a dungeon for eight years, and was presumed dead by the time the war ended. 

After the close of the war, Kometsu was still imprisoned, but was broken. His brethren had never sought him out, and after years in solitary, the once genius man began to lose his grip on reality. Losing his mind to his captivity, Kometsu discovered the secret to his escape. Without hands free to make seals, or weapons to fight with, Kometsu learned to fight with the only thing he was given: the very darkness of his cell. Kometsu invented the precursor to the Kagemane, the Kage Shibari. Two years after the close of the war, Kometsu escaped from the dungeon, killing every guard, and several prisoners, along the way. Those who survived trickled back and told the story of his “greatness” while his family, the Nara Clan, grew divided. 

Suddenly, there was this great weapon, but Kometsu was so changed, so violent. The clan nearly had a civil war over whether they should learn this method. One half argued it was a necessary tool, and that no enemy would dare face them if they controlled the very darkness. The rest of the clan argued that the method would spawn violence and hatred in their family, which they did not want. They enjoyed the clan’s peaceful identity. 

It was then that Nara Shikanobu, Kometsu’s younger brother, learned the method from Kometsu in secret. He perfected the art of commanding his shadow without being crazy or violent. Shikanobu used the shadow not to kill or injure, but to paralyze deer in the forest and safely harvest their antlers. Once displayed to the clan that the technique was not only not a weapon, but in fact would aid his people, the clan came around and accepted this new way of life. They only requested that it not be a tool of war, nor should they flaunt it. The Kage Shibari, later to evolve into the famous Kagemane, would remain their secret. 

The Shadowmasters were born. 

Shikanobu’s choice would launch the Clans on a path they could never turn back from, and many regretted the decision to claim the title of Shadowmasters. Elevated from the position of Deer Herders, men and women of the Nara Clan were now expected to fight alongside shinobi from Konoha and die in battle for a land that wasn’t entirely their own. As before, Shikanobu proudly declared his allegiance to Konoha, forming one of the deadliest tri-attack teams that Konoha had ever produced alongside Akimichi Chozaru and Yamanaka Inomoto. Their battle formation, Ino-Shika-Cho, is still feared worldwide today. 

Over the years, various shinobi were born that expanded on the idea of the shadow and created new ways of fighting, but the Clan as a whole shifted little. It managed to maintain all of its branches of study, growing more diverse in its Medicinal, Poison, and Shadow arts. It was Nara Gensai, a famed poet and philosopher, who first managed to visist the Summon plane of the Deer, and bring back knowledge of their animal guardians. The forest itself had created a copy of its reaches in the Spiritual Plane, a proof of reward for the clan’s unyielding generations of faithful service. Some even began to summon Deer to fight for them, which led many philosophers to believe that summoned creatures are born of a spiritual bond with a person and a place, not by a single shinobi. 

The Nara’s next tradition would begin, in the largest way, with Nara Shikamaru. Most assuredly the most famous of Nara shinobi, Shikamaru was praised for his genius in battle. He was one of the greatest tacticians Konoha ever spawned, but he was not the only one. Soon it was seen that the genes of the Nara Clan had been sufficiently thinned by war and famine and illness, so much so that every member of the Nara Clan had a high mental capacity, although the gift was favored in men more than women. So the nara clan, in addition with their now inherently deadly series of jutsu, carried a strong tactical advantage over most shinobi. The clan began to change then, growing seriously into espionage and assassinations. 

Another split formed in the clan. 

While no Nara would speak out against Shikamaru or his methods while he was alive, over the forty years following Shikamaru’s death, the Nara Clan would undergo a political war, with the “Naturalist” faction urging a return to their old ways, and the “Progressive” faction supporting their new way of life. The split would destroy the strength of the clan, and spark a civil war between them. Their forest became red with the blood of their kin, and was almost completely transformed from the safe haven it used to be. 

It was then that Nara Cenarus joined the clan in the most unusual of ways. Reaching the pinnacle of his ability to summon, Cenarus released Koudaikou, the monstrous deer summon who was first of his kind. His plan was to summon Koudaikou and order him to eliminate both warring halves of the clan. His plan failed, and he was sentenced to death for treason against his clan, but Cenarus laughed. At his execution, Cenarus was granted his last words. 

They saved his life, and were etched on his tombstone after he died of natural causes many years later. His tomb is among one of the most honored graveyards in the nara forest. His words read: 

”Yes. Unite and kill me, so that together you may see that both ways exist as part of one being, whole and unstoppable. Never forget.” 

The clan united, and while they worked almost entirely as two segregated clans, they elected a leader who was friendly to both halves to direct their clan (Cenarus denied the honor himself, but remained as an advisor to the new leader). Slowly, the two ideals began to merge again, and the clan was ready to serve konoha better. Then the NCIA swept into their lives. 

Kumo’s invasion once again divided the clan, although this time, the greatest of majorities favored the resistance. Any Nara defecting to the NCIA was labeled traitor and exiled under pain of death. Many Nara, however, were sent out as spies to destroy the NCIA from within. The only people who had the list of spies were the leader and his hand picked war council. None of them survived the war. 

As such, Nara relations were strained when Nara members returned home claiming to have been spies or assassins working for the clan. Many were wrongly exiled, and many were liars, traitors who were later hung. Many of the children were let to return, saying that it was not their fault, even if their parents were traitors. As the clan healed, the forest, which had served as a Resistance Haven during the war, slowly emptied, and life returned to normal, spawning a new host of shinobi to lead their clan…

===Abilities===
The Nara have been known for centuries for the art of Shadow Manipulation.

==Clan Culture==
'''Physical Traits:'' While clansmen can come in any shape or size, the Nara's characteristics are pretty hard to miss. Traditionally, Nara Clan members have dark hair and eyes that range from dark browns to pure black. The more exotic colors are far more rare and have been almost entirely bred out of their genepool by war and famine. Nara men typically wear their hair in a top knot, and their women generally follow suit if they are pursuing a life as a ninja. More domestic Nara tend to wear their hair down, as the topknot is a sign of a warrior. 
'''Clothing:''' The Nara have no real distinct clothing options, and instead almost always try to blend in. Their vests or shirts may occasionally carry the clan emblem, but Nara attempt to attract as little attention as possible. 
'''Outlook:''' The Nara Clan sits in the middle of reclusive and helpful. They constantly supply Konoha with poisons and medicines to better do their jobs, but the Nara never allow anyone near their forests without special permission. They guard their secrets carefully, and expect everyone to respect their isolation on that matter. Despite this trait, there is always a Nara present when big decisions are being made, and they are more than eager to fight for Konoha's defense. 
'''Professions:''': The Nara Clan was first and foremost a clan of Deer Herders, so those who do not enter the Ninja way of life find this to be their calling. Several others find lives of mediocrity as doctors and veterinarians. Those who show an aptitude for molding chakra are moved into the Shinobi lifestyle and are taught the secrets of their clan, but very few families push their children into that life if they wish to do otherwise since they have a plethora of options within the clan. 
'''Estates: The Nara Clan make their home in their Forest, aptly called the Nara Clan Firest. A small village has been built there over the years with an estate building. The Nara Clan also has an official estate building in Konoha proper, but that is considered more of their workplace or as a temporary place to stay when business demands it. Almost the entire clan lives in the forest.''' 

==Notable Clan Members==

===Sennin===
* [[Nara Shikanobu]] 
Status: Deceased 
Alias: The Shadowmaster 
Gender: Male 
Specialization: Kagemane 
Information: Shikanobu was promoted post-mortem his position of Sennin, but is widely regarded as the Clan's progenitor. He was the first to master the Kagemane and its related shadow manipulation without succumbing to the madness that took his brother. Without him, the clan would never have become what it is today. 

* [[Nara Cenarus]] 
Status: Deceased 
Alias: None 
Gender: Male 
Specialization: Kuchiyose 
Information: Cenarus was granted his title of Sennin before death, as a token of his service to the clan. It was Cenarus who mastered the Summoning of Deer, and was first able to pull the Deer Lord into our realm of existence. His actions once saved the Clan from certain destruction, and he has been honored ever since. 

* [[Nara Shikamaru]] 
Status: Deceased 
Alias: None 
Gender: Male 
Specialization: Kagemane | Battle Strategy 
Information: Regarded as one of the most intelligent shinobi to ever live, Shikamaru hid his genius behind his laziness until the death of his mentor launched him into the realm of legendary shinobi. His ability to think on his feet has never been matched by another living shinobi. 

===Jounin===
* [[Nara Komatsu]] 
Status: Deceased 
Alias: The Mad Shadow | The Witch Doctor 
Gender: Male 
Specialization: Kagemane | Medical 
Information: Kometsu was Kagemane's inventor. He crafted the jutsu out of the darkness of his cell where he was kept for several years. Using the jutsu, however, drove him slowly mad until he was only a shell of his former self. Thus he was never granted the title and honors that his brother held, despite being the more talented of the two. 

* [[Nara Shikaku]] 
Status: Deceased 
Alias: None 
Gender: Male 
Specialization: Kage Kubishibari | Battle Strategy 
Information: Father of Nara Shikamaru, and vicious combatant in his own right, Shikaku was one of the most fearsome ninja the Nara ever created. He was immortalized by his sacrifice during the Ten-Tails War. His plan ultimately brought success to the ninja army, and he delivered it to his son at the cost of his own life. 

* [[Nara Hiei]] | Alive 
Alias: Herald of Tomorrow 
Gender: Male 
Specialization: Kagemane | Battle Strategy 
Information: Hiei is the 34th Head of the Nara Clan. He claimed his title despite being so young, for he reminded most of the clan of Shikamaru himself. Hiei is impulsive, but is incredibly bright, and looks to the Clan's future, not its past, for answers. 

* [[Nara Shikanto]] 
Status: Alive 
Alias: The Silent Sentinel 
Gender: Male 
Specialization: Medical | Poison 
Information: Shikanto was the other candidate for Clan Head. He lost to Hiei, who championed the future and was able to sway support with his charisma. Shikanto is a proponent of the old ways, and is a master in the Medical and Poison arts the Nara originally were famous for. 

==Active PC Members==
[[Nara Jin]]

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Jin, Jin'ichi, "Jini"
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October 17, 2101
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[[image:Male Symbol.png|18px]]
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Heterosexual
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180.3 cm
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70. 3 kg
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'''Clan'''
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[[image:Village_Symbol_Konohagakure.png|18px]] [[Konohagakure no Sato]]
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[[image:Hi_no_Kuni.png|18px]] [[Hi no Kuni]]
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Nara Shinjirō Nara Chinami

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Bunshin no Jutsu
Henge no Jutsu
Kage genshi no Jutsu
Kawarimi no Jutsu


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Nara Jin (full name: Nara Jin'ichi) is a Genin of [[Konohagakure no Sato]], the hidden village of [[Hi no Kuni]]. He is currently the youngest shinobi of Konoha's [[Nara Clan]]. A Genin fresh out of the gates, Jin hopes to visit every major shinobi nation in his life and to become a foreign relations advisor to the Hokage.

==Appearance==
:'''Hair:''' Dark black. Half swept back, half side swept with long bangs draped down over the face on right side. Jin has deliberately avoided the typical Nara spiked ponytail. 
:'''Eyes:''' Nara dark brown, with black pupils 
:'''Clothing:''' 
:*'''Comfort/Civilian:''' Jin wears his comfortable clothes at his home outside the Nara clan forest or when making trips into Konoha proper. He wears wooden geta with red straps on his feet with loose black drawstring pants, ankle-length. On top he wears an oversized white baseball tee with dark sleeves and the Nara clan logo on the back.
:*'''Travel/Work:''' While traveling or working at home, Jin wears clothes more suitable for active wear. Black sandals extend ¾ of the way to the knee. Light gray pants are comfortable and breathable. A black pouch is worn tied to Jin’s upper thigh and is used to carry traveling tools. A pale bluish undershirt is worn and a black hitai-ate used as a belt with the protector to the side so as to blend in more easily during travel. A long grayish coat with a semi-high collar is worn and a black sling is thrown across the body in order to hold additional travel gear/materials. A small Nara clan logo appears on the right shoulder of the coat.
:*'''Ninja [battle]:''' In battle, Jin wears white wrap around the whole leg. Black sandals are worn with black pants dropping down to knee height. A light gray, almost tan-ish, long sleeve shirt with tied closures is worn tucked into the pants and a gray sash is worn around the waist concealing a pouch used to hide ninja tools. Light wrist protectors are worn outside the shirt. A cape is worn which wraps around the shoulders and upper chest and is colored black with a deep, reddish-brown on the underside. A hitai-ate with white straps is worn in proper placement on the forehead. 
:'''Description:''' Jin has an average looking face with a few distinct features. He rarely shows emotion on his face and as such his skin is clear with very little signs of wear. He has light birthmarks on both upper cheekbones which are symmetrical and form 2 parallel crescents (scooped towards the eyes). As Jin is getting older, straight dark facial hair is beginning to grow on his chin and cheeks, but as yet there is no sign of a mustache. Jin also wears the customary earring on the right side that represents the ino-shika-cho bond. Additional earrings on the earlobe and cartilage are worn by Jin to represent his general enmity towards authority and his openness to boding with people of all sorts of clans and countries.

:Jin has an average build for his height and appears somewhat lanky. His body is built for speed and endurance rather than strength. He utilizes a classic Nara thinking pose while concentrated. The pose involves holding the hands upright in a prayer like state with the palms pressed together except the left hand has the fingers curled in making a fist. The hands are held in this position whether the arms are pointed upward or are held down, either may be used. In battle, the closed left hand may be holding a weapon such as a kunai or poison-laced needles at the ready during the thinking pose to allow quick action. The hands are asymmetric deliberately and represents the dual nature of wise decision making; the closed left fist represents intuition and emotion while the upward right hand represents logic and intellect. 

==Relationships==
:*'''Nara Shinjirō (father, deceased) :''' Jin’s father, Shinjirou, was a formal but loving shinobi. He died honorably fighting in Konohagakure’s failed resistance to the [[Kumogakure Empire]] in 2109. Jin, who was 8 years old at the time, was on somewhat bad terms with his father at the time. Shinjirou was known as the most stubborn member of the family and they had been fighting about Jin’s entrance into the academy the last time they had seen each other. Jin and his mother did not know the true nature of Shinjirou’s mission until his comrades returned, as they had been sent as spies to the Empire. He sacrificed himself in battle in order to save his teammates and ensure their return home. Using the Nara clan’s famous kageshibari no jutsu, Shinjirou held a large group of Kumo-nin in place after luring them into a building nearing collapse from the wear of battle. He held the shinobi in place and, using a final burst of chakra, brought the building down on top of them. Jin, of course, is proud of his father’s honorable end—but he hides the anger he feels at his father for failing to return home.

::While still alive, Shinjirou was a quiet man with a great sense of fortitude. Once Shinjirou made a decision about something, he scarcely allowed any other path to be taken. While intelligent to an intimidating degree, Shinjirou tended to act first from his values, and second from logic. In this way, he often gave the impression of thinking from wisdom rather than pragmatism. His dedication to his clan and his country were unwavering and, to Jin’s unending frustration, oftentimes came before family. Shinjirou never allowed Jin to be angry about his father’s absences, instead expressing that his love for Jin was shown through his protection of the clan. Although Jin never questioned his father’s love and dedication, even despite his quiet nature, he has harbored resentment at his father which has only grown in depth and intensity since his passing in battle.
:*'''Nara Chinami (mother, alive): ''' Chinami, consistent with her warm and loving nature, affectionately calls Jin “Jini.” Having had to raise Jin mostly by herself (and entirely by herself after the death of her husband), Chinami is overworked and constantly exhausted. Even so, she refused to let anyone see her out of stamina, and the warmth she is able to express in the few minutes each morning reverberates throughout the day and night. But do not mistake Chinami as passive, for the dull embers of her natural warmth ignite to a torrential flame at any signs of danger to her clan or her son. In fact, it is from his mother’s quiet fierceness that Jin gets his loyal, protective nature.

::After the death of her husband, things changed for Chinami just as they did for Jin. Even though she knew it would be a time Jin needed her most, unfortunately she was forced to work even longer and harder. While she had already been a deer herder who specialized in the safe extraction of the deer’s medicinal antlers—no small or unexciting task—she took an additional job as a secretary in the Nara clan estate embassy in Konohagakure no Sato.
:*'''Hyuuga Yugi (older brother figure, alive): '''Hyuuga Yugi is a Hyuuga/Konoha representative who was sent by [[Hokage]] [[Hyuuga Yatako]] after the fall of the Empire in order to build relations with the Nara clan. Not much older than Jin, Yugi weathered the storm of the NCIA and the Konoha resistance with strength and grace. Jin was asked by the Nara elders to take Yugi through the remaining resistance encampment in the Nara Clan forest as a part of his visit. Upon seeing his level-headedness in a location that brought Jin fear and resentment, Jin began to look very highly upon Yugi and began calling him Yugi-senpai. Jin looked forward greatly to the visits Yugi made to the Nara Clan. He began to look up to Yugi in a way he had not of someone sense his father died. Though Yugi may not know, he is responsible for helping to reignite Jin’s love for Konohagakure and Hi no Kuni 

==History==
:Jin enjoyed a happy childhood, growing up with loving parents and the support of his clan. As an only child, Jin both longed for someone to spend his time with and learned to enjoy solitude. While young, Jin loved to explore the Nara clan forests and he showed a natural affinity for the deer who protect the forest’s secrets. When they had the time, Jin’s parents used to take him out to the Nara forest to watch the deer graze and to teach him how to harvest the antlers. From this he learned how to control the Yin energy within him which would eventually be used to make the classic Nara kagemane. Jin learned from this a love for the deer and the forest and he developed a longing to discover what other natural havens exist outside in the world. While loving the oasis of the Nara Clan forest, Jin ached to travel to other cities, other countries, and to discover other habitats and environments. If the Nara harbor such peace and beauty in their home, what other natural sanctuaries could other clans out there be hiding? Jin made it his goal to find out. But for now, as a young child, Jin’s explorations would go no further than the forests edge with his parents. A small three-person team of their own, they affectionately called themselves “Shin-Jin-Chin” and Jin felt safe, protected, and happy.

:Still at the same time, life in the Nara clan was not as perfectly idyllic as their little family made it seem. Shinjiro, having been just old enough to remember Cenarus’s infamous summoning of Koudaikou the great deer, has strong feelings about the clan’s recent controversies. Jin had been brought up to prefer the old ways of the clan, in line with his father (who himself was attached to even the pre-Shikamaru days of the Nara), but to be outwardly supportive of the uniting of the clan’s two ways. This caused tension even within Jin’s family. Chinami, Jin’s mother, had always been a fervent supporter of the current clan head, Nara Hiei. The conflict was always minor at worst however, and Jin was lucky enough to be born into a time of peace an unification within in the Nara clan.

:But peace within did not—could not—beget peace without. When Jin was a mere 6 years old, Konoha and much of the world over were overtaken by the Kumogakure Imperial forces and subjected to the tyrannical reign of the NCIA. As a clan, the Nara were in conflict about how to manage the crisis. For the first time in his life, Jin saw not only the carnage of battle, but signs of division within his clan. The Nara could not come to agreement about how best to handle the increasing NCIA presence. Should they retreat further into isolation to protect their clan and It’s sacred forest? Or should they increase their presence in Konoha to assist in the growing resistance? During the increasingly turbulent times, Jin’s family tried its best to maintain some semblance of normalcy. Shin and Chin tried to take Jin into their forest trips as much as possible. Shin began to prepare Jin for life in the Ninja Academy, although Jin resisted. He was becoming scared by the NCIA and wanted to stay in the safety of the forest. But Shinjirou insisted and, while more understanding of Jin’s fear, Chinami agreed. The night after what would (unbeknownst to Jin and his mother) become one final argument, Shinjirou left to be a spy assisting in Konoha failed first freedom attempt. Jin never saw his father again. No only this, but he saw his sacred forest invaded as resistance Fighters disbursed by the failed freedom attempt in Konoha looked for places of sanctuary. Jin had lost his father and the sanctity of to him what was the most important location in the world.

:Jin then had to adapt to life after the dual traumas of surviving the NCIA and losing his father. The result if this was that Jin became highly questioning and critical of authority. This extended naturally after the fall of the Empire for many, but it was Shinjirou’s death that had the larger impact on Jin; how can you trust someone to have authority and power if they could end up failing you? All of this occurred at a time in which Jin was beginning at the Academy. Though he did not want to attend the academy in Konoha, still harboring feelings of anger towards for its failed resistance that led to his father’s death and the occupation of his clans forest, Jin held back his anger and went. He felt guilty that his last interaction with his father was an argument about the academy, and so he went begrudgingly in order to honor his father’s final wishes. He ended up loving the education, and appreciating the time it took him away from the Nara forest which was still full of foreign resistance shinobi at the time. Jin took to a study of ninjutsu, Shinobi history, and foreign locations. He finally got to learn about other countries, other climates, and made his plans for where he would one day travel. Gradually the pain of his father’s death faded, the safety and solitude of the Nara Clan forest was restored as resistance Shinobi returned to their homes, and Jin’s life with his mother regained some stability.

:Jin graduated the academy without issue and was excited to become a Genin. Though he is not sure what his immediate future holds, he knows he can’t wait to become strong and smart enough to travel the Shinobi world as he always wanted. He hopes to make enough money as a Shinobi to relieve the burden on his mother so she never has to work again. Inspired by the great Nara Arashi, Jin wants to use the wisdom gained in travel to become an advisor to the hokage, specializing in Gaikoku relations. Driven strongly by his goals, Jin came out of the academy with few acquaintances and even fewer friends. He is focused and motivated, but his mother worries that he is becoming increasingly isolated and lonely. Constantly on the move but not in one place or with one person for too long, Jin seems to be avoiding attaching himself to anything strongly as he once did to his sacred forest and his family life. 

==Quotes==
:*''"Knock knock...(who's there)...Nothing...(nothing who)............"'' 
:*''"Empty vessels make the most noise. "'' 
:*''"You can't just jump on every nonsense idea that pops up in that void between your ears!"'' 
:*'' "A real shinobi can protect those they love from a great distance, rather than from right up close." 

==Trivia==
:''General Knowledge Available to Public; IC''
:* Jin's name was chosen deliberately to rhyme with the shortened versions of his mother and father's names.
:* Jin holds [[Nara Arashi]] as his greatest role model.
:* Although Jin got all high scores at the academy, he was suspended twice for aggressively questioning his sensei's orders.

:''Private Knowledge; OOC''
:* Even though Jin loves and protects the Nara clan deer, his favorite animal is a Falcon.
:* Jin secretly loves children and strives to be a father one day, despite his outspoken contempt for fathers.

:''Outside the Box; OOC''
:* Jin was made to be a Nara character because Ootspunter's favorite Naruto arc s the Hidan/Kakuzu arc in which Shikamaru used his intelligence and kagemane to defeat the two Akatsuki members.
:* The inspiration for Jin's name came from Gin Freecs, the Hunter X Hunter character
:* Jin is Ootspunter's first ever online RPG creation.

[[Category:PC]]

Nara Jin

2018-01-05T18:44:31Z

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[[image:Village_Symbol_Konohagakure.png|18px]] [[Konohagakure no Sato]]
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Nara Shinjirō Nara Chinami

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Bunshin no Jutsu
Henge no Jutsu
Kage genshi no Jutsu
Kawarimi no Jutsu


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Nara Jin (full name: Nara Jin'ichi) is a Genin of [[Konohagakure no Sato]], the hidden village of [[Hi no Kuni]]. He is currently the youngest shinobi of Konoha's [[Nara Clan]]. A Genin fresh out of the gates, Jin hopes to visit every major shinobi nation in his life and to become a foreign relations advisor to the Hokage.

==Appearance==
:'''Hair:''' Dark black. Half swept back, half side swept with long bangs draped down over the face on right side. Jin has deliberately avoided the typical Nara spiked ponytail. 
:'''Eyes:''' Nara dark brown, with black pupils 
:'''Clothing:''' 
:*'''Comfort/Civilian:''' Jin wears his comfortable clothes at his home outside the Nara clan forest or when making trips into Konoha proper. He wears wooden geta with red straps on his feet with loose black drawstring pants, ankle-length. On top he wears an oversized white baseball tee with dark sleeves and the Nara clan logo on the back.
:*'''Travel/Work:''' While traveling or working at home, Jin wears clothes more suitable for active wear. Black sandals extend ¾ of the way to the knee. Light gray pants are comfortable and breathable. A black pouch is worn tied to Jin’s upper thigh and is used to carry traveling tools. A pale bluish undershirt is worn and a black hitai-ate used as a belt with the protector to the side so as to blend in more easily during travel. A long grayish coat with a semi-high collar is worn and a black sling is thrown across the body in order to hold additional travel gear/materials. A small Nara clan logo appears on the right shoulder of the coat.
:*'''Ninja [battle]:''' In battle, Jin wears white wrap around the whole leg. Black sandals are worn with black pants dropping down to knee height. A light gray, almost tan-ish, long sleeve shirt with tied closures is worn tucked into the pants and a gray sash is worn around the waist concealing a pouch used to hide ninja tools. Light wrist protectors are worn outside the shirt. A cape is worn which wraps around the shoulders and upper chest and is colored black with a deep, reddish-brown on the underside. A hitai-ate with white straps is worn in proper placement on the forehead. 
:'''Description:''' Jin has an average looking face with a few distinct features. He rarely shows emotion on his face and as such his skin is clear with very little signs of wear. He has light birthmarks on both upper cheekbones which are symmetrical and form 2 parallel crescents (scooped towards the eyes). As Jin is getting older, straight dark facial hair is beginning to grow on his chin and cheeks, but as yet there is no sign of a mustache. Jin also wears the customary earring on the right side that represents the ino-shika-cho bond. Additional earrings on the earlobe and cartilage are worn by Jin to represent his general enmity towards authority and his openness to boding with people of all sorts of clans and countries.

:Jin has an average build for his height and appears somewhat lanky. His body is built for speed and endurance rather than strength. He utilizes a classic Nara thinking pose while concentrated. The pose involves holding the hands upright in a prayer like state with the palms pressed together except the left hand has the fingers curled in making a fist. The hands are held in this position whether the arms are pointed upward or are held down, either may be used. In battle, the closed left hand may be holding a weapon such as a kunai or poison-laced needles at the ready during the thinking pose to allow quick action. The hands are asymmetric deliberately and represents the dual nature of wise decision making; the closed left fist represents intuition and emotion while the upward right hand represents logic and intellect. 

==Relationships==
:*'''Nara Shinjirō (father, deceased) :''' Jin’s father, Shinjirou, was a formal but loving shinobi. He died honorably fighting in Konohagakure’s failed resistance to the [[Kumogakure Empire]] in 2109. Jin, who was 8 years old at the time, was on somewhat bad terms with his father at the time. Shinjirou was known as the most stubborn member of the family and they had been fighting about Jin’s entrance into the academy the last time they had seen each other. Jin and his mother did not know the true nature of Shinjirou’s mission until his comrades returned, as they had been sent as spies to the Empire. He sacrificed himself in battle in order to save his teammates and ensure their return home. Using the Nara clan’s famous kageshibari no jutsu, Shinjirou held a large group of Kumo-nin in place after luring them into a building nearing collapse from the wear of battle. He held the shinobi in place and, using a final burst of chakra, brought the building down on top of them. Jin, of course, is proud of his father’s honorable end—but he hides the anger he feels at his father for failing to return home.

::While still alive, Shinjirou was a quiet man with a great sense of fortitude. Once Shinjirou made a decision about something, he scarcely allowed any other path to be taken. While intelligent to an intimidating degree, Shinjirou tended to act first from his values, and second from logic. In this way, he often gave the impression of thinking from wisdom rather than pragmatism. His dedication to his clan and his country were unwavering and, to Jin’s unending frustration, oftentimes came before family. Shinjirou never allowed Jin to be angry about his father’s absences, instead expressing that his love for Jin was shown through his protection of the clan. Although Jin never questioned his father’s love and dedication, even despite his quiet nature, he has harbored resentment at his father which has only grown in depth and intensity since his passing in battle.
:*'''Nara Chinami (mother, alive): ''' Chinami, consistent with her warm and loving nature, affectionately calls Jin “Jini.” Having had to raise Jin mostly by herself (and entirely by herself after the death of her husband), Chinami is overworked and constantly exhausted. Even so, she refused to let anyone see her out of stamina, and the warmth she is able to express in the few minutes each morning reverberates throughout the day and night. But do not mistake Chinami as passive, for the dull embers of her natural warmth ignite to a torrential flame at any signs of danger to her clan or her son. In fact, it is from his mother’s quiet fierceness that Jin gets his loyal, protective nature.

::After the death of her husband, things changed for Chinami just as they did for Jin. Even though she knew it would be a time Jin needed her most, unfortunately she was forced to work even longer and harder. While she had already been a deer herder who specialized in the safe extraction of the deer’s medicinal antlers—no small or unexciting task—she took an additional job as a secretary in the Nara clan estate embassy in Konohagakure no Sato.
:*'''Hyuuga Yugi (older brother figure, alive): '''Hyuuga Yugi is a Hyuuga/Konoha representative who was sent by [[Hokage]] [[Hyuuga Yatako]] after the fall of the Empire in order to build relations with the Nara clan. Not much older than Jin, Yugi weathered the storm of the NCIA and the Konoha resistance with strength and grace. Jin was asked by the Nara elders to take Yugi through the remaining resistance encampment in the Nara Clan forest as a part of his visit. Upon seeing his level-headedness in a location that brought Jin fear and resentment, Jin began to look very highly upon Yugi and began calling him Yugi-senpai. Jin looked forward greatly to the visits Yugi made to the Nara Clan. He began to look up to Yugi in a way he had not of someone sense his father died. Though Yugi may not know, he is responsible for helping to reignite Jin’s love for Konohagakure and Hi no Kuni 

==History==
:Jin enjoyed a happy childhood, growing up with loving parents and the support of his clan. As an only child, Jin both longed for someone to spend his time with and learned to enjoy solitude. While young, Jin loved to explore the Nara clan forests and he showed a natural affinity for the deer who protect the forest’s secrets. When they had the time, Jin’s parents used to take him out to the Nara forest to watch the deer graze and to teach him how to harvest the antlers. From this he learned how to control the Yin energy within him which would eventually be used to make the classic Nara kagemane. Jin learned from this a love for the deer and the forest and he developed a longing to discover what other natural havens exist outside in the world. While loving the oasis of the Nara Clan forest, Jin ached to travel to other cities, other countries, and to discover other habitats and environments. If the Nara harbor such peace and beauty in their home, what other natural sanctuaries could other clans out there be hiding? Jin made it his goal to find out. But for now, as a young child, Jin’s explorations would go no further than the forests edge with his parents. A small three-person team of their own, they affectionately called themselves “Shin-Jin-Chin” and Jin felt safe, protected, and happy.

:Still at the same time, life in the Nara clan was not as perfectly idyllic as their little family made it seem. Shinjiro, having been just old enough to remember Cenarus’s infamous summoning of Koudaikou the great deer, has strong feelings about the clan’s recent controversies. Jin had been brought up to prefer the old ways of the clan, in line with his father (who himself was attached to even the pre-Shikamaru days of the Nara), but to be outwardly supportive of the uniting of the clan’s two ways. This caused tension even within Jin’s family. Chinami, Jin’s mother, had always been a fervent supporter of the current clan head, Nara Hiei. The conflict was always minor at worst however, and Jin was lucky enough to be born into a time of peace an unification within in the Nara clan.

:But peace within did not—could not—beget peace without. When Jin was a mere 6 years old, Konoha and much of the world over were overtaken by the Kumogakure Imperial forces and subjected to the tyrannical reign of the NCIA. As a clan, the Nara were in conflict about how to manage the crisis. For the first time in his life, Jin saw not only the carnage of battle, but signs of division within his clan. The Nara could not come to agreement about how best to handle the increasing NCIA presence. Should they retreat further into isolation to protect their clan and It’s sacred forest? Or should they increase their presence in Konoha to assist in the growing resistance? During the increasingly turbulent times, Jin’s family tried its best to maintain some semblance of normalcy. Shin and Chin tried to take Jin into their forest trips as much as possible. Shin began to prepare Jin for life in the Ninja Academy, although Jin resisted. He was becoming scared by the NCIA and wanted to stay in the safety of the forest. But Shinjirou insisted and, while more understanding of Jin’s fear, Chinami agreed. The night after what would (unbeknownst to Jin and his mother) become one final argument, Shinjirou left to be a spy assisting in Konoha failed first freedom attempt. Jin never saw his father again. No only this, but he saw his sacred forest invaded as resistance Fighters disbursed by the failed freedom attempt in Konoha looked for places of sanctuary. Jin had lost his father and the sanctity of to him what was the most important location in the world.

:Jin then had to adapt to life after the dual traumas of surviving the NCIA and losing his father. The result if this was that Jin became highly questioning and critical of authority. This extended naturally after the fall of the Empire for many, but it was Shinjirou’s death that had the larger impact on Jin; how can you trust someone to have authority and power if they could end up failing you? All of this occurred at a time in which Jin was beginning at the Academy. Though he did not want to attend the academy in Konoha, still harboring feelings of anger towards for its failed resistance that led to his father’s death and the occupation of his clans forest, Jin held back his anger and went. He felt guilty that his last interaction with his father was an argument about the academy, and so he went begrudgingly in order to honor his father’s final wishes. He ended up loving the education, and appreciating the time it took him away from the Nara forest which was still full of foreign resistance shinobi at the time. Jin took to a study of ninjutsu, Shinobi history, and foreign locations. He finally got to learn about other countries, other climates, and made his plans for where he would one day travel. Gradually the pain of his father’s death faded, the safety and solitude of the Nara Clan forest was restored as resistance Shinobi returned to their homes, and Jin’s life with his mother regained some stability.

:Jin graduated the academy without issue and was excited to become a Genin. Though he is not sure what his immediate future holds, he knows he can’t wait to become strong and smart enough to travel the Shinobi world as he always wanted. He hopes to make enough money as a Shinobi to relieve the burden on his mother so she never has to work again. Inspired by the great Nara Arashi, Jin wants to use the wisdom gained in travel to become an advisor to the hokage, specializing in Gaikoku relations. Driven strongly by his goals, Jin came out of the academy with few acquaintances and even fewer friends. He is focused and motivated, but his mother worries that he is becoming increasingly isolated and lonely. Constantly on the move but not in one place or with one person for too long, Jin seems to be avoiding attaching himself to anything strongly as he once did to his sacred forest and his family life. 

==Quotes==
:*''"Knock knock...(who's there)...Nothing...(nothing who)............"'' 
:*''"Empty vessels make the most noise. "'' 
:*''"You can't just jump on every nonsense idea that pops up in that void between your ears!"'' 
:*'' "A real shinobi can protect those they love from a great distance, rather than from right up close." 

==Trivia==
:''General Knowledge Available to Public; IC''
:* Jin's name was chosen deliberately to rhyme with the shortened versions of his mother and father's names.
:* Jin holds [[Nara Arashi]] as his greatest role model.
:* Although Jin got all high scores at the academy, he was suspended twice for aggressively questioning his sense's orders.

:''Private Knowledge; OOC''
:* Even though Jin loves and protects the Nara clan deer, his favorite animal is a Falcon.
:* Jin secretly loves children and strives to be a father one day, despite his outspoken contempt for fathers.

:''Outside the Box; OOC''
:* Jin was made to be a Nara character because Ootspunter's favorite Naruto arc s the Hidan/Kakuzu arc in which Shikamaru used his intelligence and kagemane to defeat the two Akatsuki members.
:* The inspiration for Jin's name came from Gin Freecs, the Hunter X Hunter character
:* Jin is Ootspunter's first ever online RPG creation.

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Nara Jin

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[[image:Village_Symbol_Konohagakure.png|18px]] [[Konohagakure no Sato]]
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[[image:Hi_no_Kuni.png|18px]] [[Hi no Kuni]]
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Nara Shinjirō Nara Chinami

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Bunshin no Jutsu
Henge no Jutsu
Kage genshi no Jutsu
Kawarimi no Jutsu


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Nara Jin (full name: Nara Jin'ichi) is a Gennin of [[Konohagakure no Sato]], the hidden village of [[Hi no Kuni]]. He is currently the youngest shinobi of Konoha's [[Nara Clan]]. A Gennin fresh out of the gates, Jin hopes to visit every major shinobi nation in his life and to become a foreign relations advisor to the Hokage.

==Appearance==
:'''Hair:''' Dark black. Half swept back, half side swept with long bangs draped down over the face on right side. Jin has deliberately avoided the typical Nara spiked ponytail. 
:'''Eyes:''' Nara dark brown, with black pupils 
:'''Clothing:''' 
:*'''Comfort/Civilian:''' Jin wears his comfortable clothes at his home outside the Nara clan forest or when making trips into Konoha proper. He wears wooden geta with red straps on his feet with loose black drawstring pants, ankle-length. On top he wears an oversized white baseball tee with dark sleeves and the Nara clan logo on the back.
:*'''Travel/Work:''' While traveling or working at home, Jin wears clothes more suitable for active wear. Black sandals extend ¾ of the way to the knee. Light gray pants are comfortable and breathable. A black pouch is worn tied to Jin’s upper thigh and is used to carry traveling tools. A pale bluish undershirt is worn and a black hitai-ate used as a belt with the protector to the side so as to blend in more easily during travel. A long grayish coat with a semi-high collar is worn and a black sling is thrown across the body in order to hold additional travel gear/materials. A small Nara clan logo appears on the right shoulder of the coat.
:*'''Ninja [battle]:''' In battle, Jin wears white wrap around the whole leg. Black sandals are worn with black pants dropping down to knee height. A light gray, almost tan-ish, long sleeve shirt with tied closures is worn tucked into the pants and a gray sash is worn around the waist concealing a pouch used to hide ninja tools. Light wrist protectors are worn outside the shirt. A cape is worn which wraps around the shoulders and upper chest and is colored black with a deep, reddish-brown on the underside. A hitai-ate with white straps is worn in proper placement on the forehead. 
:'''Description:''' Jin has an average looking face with a few distinct features. He rarely shows emotion on his face and as such his skin is clear with very little signs of wear. He has light birthmarks on both upper cheekbones which are symmetrical and form 2 parallel crescents (scooped towards the eyes). As Jin is getting older, straight dark facial hair is beginning to grow on his chin and cheeks, but as yet there is no sign of a mustache. Jin also wears the customary earring on the right side that represents the ino-shika-cho bond. Additional earrings on the earlobe and cartilage are worn by Jin to represent his general enmity towards authority and his openness to boding with people of all sorts of clans and countries.

:Jin has an average build for his height and appears somewhat lanky. His body is built for speed and endurance rather than strength. He utilizes a classic Nara thinking pose while concentrated. The pose involves holding the hands upright in a prayer like state with the palms pressed together except the left hand has the fingers curled in making a fist. The hands are held in this position whether the arms are pointed upward or are held down, either may be used. In battle, the closed left hand may be holding a weapon such as a kunai or poison-laced needles at the ready during the thinking pose to allow quick action. The hands are asymmetric deliberately and represents the dual nature of wise decision making; the closed left fist represents intuition and emotion while the upward right hand represents logic and intellect. 

==Relationships==
:*'''Nara Shinjirō (father, deceased) :''' Jin’s father, Shinjirou, was a formal but loving shinobi. He died honorably fighting in Konohagakure’s failed resistance to the [[Kumogakure Empire]] in 2109. Jin, who was 8 years old at the time, was on somewhat bad terms with his father at the time. Shinjirou was known as the most stubborn member of the family and they had been fighting about Jin’s entrance into the academy the last time they had seen each other. Jin and his mother did not know the true nature of Shinjirou’s mission until his comrades returned, as they had been sent as spies to the Empire. He sacrificed himself in battle in order to save his teammates and ensure their return home. Using the Nara clan’s famous kageshibari no jutsu, Shinjirou held a large group of Kumo-nin in place after luring them into a building nearing collapse from the wear of battle. He held the shinobi in place and, using a final burst of chakra, brought the building down on top of them. Jin, of course, is proud of his father’s honorable end—but he hides the anger he feels at his father for failing to return home.

::While still alive, Shinjirou was a quiet man with a great sense of fortitude. Once Shinjirou made a decision about something, he scarcely allowed any other path to be taken. While intelligent to an intimidating degree, Shinjirou tended to act first from his values, and second from logic. In this way, he often gave the impression of thinking from wisdom rather than pragmatism. His dedication to his clan and his country were unwavering and, to Jin’s unending frustration, oftentimes came before family. Shinjirou never allowed Jin to be angry about his father’s absences, instead expressing that his love for Jin was shown through his protection of the clan. Although Jin never questioned his father’s love and dedication, even despite his quiet nature, he has harbored resentment at his father which has only grown in depth and intensity since his passing in battle.
:*'''Nara Chinami (mother, alive): ''' Chinami, consistent with her warm and loving nature, affectionately calls Jin “Jini.” Having had to raise Jin mostly by herself (and entirely by herself after the death of her husband), Chinami is overworked and constantly exhausted. Even so, she refused to let anyone see her out of stamina, and the warmth she is able to express in the few minutes each morning reverberates throughout the day and night. But do not mistake Chinami as passive, for the dull embers of her natural warmth ignite to a torrential flame at any signs of danger to her clan or her son. In fact, it is from his mother’s quiet fierceness that Jin gets his loyal, protective nature.

::After the death of her husband, things changed for Chinami just as they did for Jin. Even though she knew it would be a time Jin needed her most, unfortunately she was forced to work even longer and harder. While she had already been a deer herder who specialized in the safe extraction of the deer’s medicinal antlers—no small or unexciting task—she took an additional job as a secretary in the Nara clan estate embassy in Konohagakure no Sato.
:*'''Hyuuga Yugi (older brother figure, alive): '''Hyuuga Yugi is a Hyuuga/Konoha representative who was sent by [[Hokage]] [[Hyuuga Yatako]] after the fall of the Empire in order to build relations with the Nara clan. Not much older than Jin, Yugi weathered the storm of the NCIA and the Konoha resistance with strength and grace. Jin was asked by the Nara elders to take Yugi through the remaining resistance encampment in the Nara Clan forest as a part of his visit. Upon seeing his level-headedness in a location that brought Jin fear and resentment, Jin began to look very highly upon Yugi and began calling him Yugi-senpai. Jin looked forward greatly to the visits Yugi made to the Nara Clan. He began to look up to Yugi in a way he had not of someone sense his father died. Though Yugi may not know, he is responsible for helping to reignite Jin’s love for Konohagakure and Hi no Kuni 

==History==
:Jin enjoyed a happy childhood, growing up with loving parents and the support of his clan. As an only child, Jin both longed for someone to spend his time with and learned to enjoy solitude. While young, Jin loved to explore the Nara clan forests and he showed a natural affinity for the deer who protect the forest’s secrets. When they had the time, Jin’s parents used to take him out to the Nara forest to watch the deer graze and to teach him how to harvest the antlers. From this he learned how to control the Yin energy within him which would eventually be used to make the classic Nara kagemane. Jin learned from this a love for the deer and the forest and he developed a longing to discover what other natural havens exist outside in the world. While loving the oasis of the Nara Clan forest, Jin ached to travel to other cities, other countries, and to discover other habitats and environments. If the Nara harbor such peace and beauty in their home, what other natural sanctuaries could other clans out there be hiding? Jin made it his goal to find out. But for now, as a young child, Jin’s explorations would go no further than the forests edge with his parents. A small three-person team of their own, they affectionately called themselves “Shin-Jin-Chin” and Jin felt safe, protected, and happy.

:Still at the same time, life in the Nara clan was not as perfectly idyllic as their little family made it seem. Shinjiro, having been just old enough to remember Cenarus’s infamous summoning of Koudaikou the great deer, has strong feelings about the clan’s recent controversies. Jin had been brought up to prefer the old ways of the clan, in line with his father (who himself was attached to even the pre-Shikamaru days of the Nara), but to be outwardly supportive of the uniting of the clan’s two ways. This caused tension even within Jin’s family. Chinami, Jin’s mother, had always been a fervent supporter of the current clan head, Nara Hiei. The conflict was always minor at worst however, and Jin was lucky enough to be born into a time of peace an unification within in the Nara clan.

:But peace within did not—could not—beget peace without. When Jin was a mere 6 years old, Konoha and much of the world over were overtaken by the Kumogakure Imperial forces and subjected to the tyrannical reign of the NCIA. As a clan, the Nara were in conflict about how to manage the crisis. For the first time in his life, Jin saw not only the carnage of battle, but signs of division within his clan. The Nara could not come to agreement about how best to handle the increasing NCIA presence. Should they retreat further into isolation to protect their clan and It’s sacred forest? Or should they increase their presence in Konoha to assist in the growing resistance? During the increasingly turbulent times, Jin’s family tried its best to maintain some semblance of normalcy. Shin and Chin tried to take Jin into their forest trips as much as possible. Shin began to prepare Jin for life in the Ninja Academy, although Jin resisted. He was becoming scared by the NCIA and wanted to stay in the safety of the forest. But Shinjirou insisted and, while more understanding of Jin’s fear, Chinami agreed. The night after what would (unbeknownst to Jin and his mother) become one final argument, Shinjirou left to be a spy assisting in Konoha failed first freedom attempt. Jin never saw his father again. No only this, but he saw his sacred forest invaded as resistance Fighters disbursed by the failed freedom attempt in Konoha looked for places of sanctuary. Jin had lost his father and the sanctity of to him what was the most important location in the world.

:Jin then had to adapt to life after the dual traumas of surviving the NCIA and losing his father. The result if this was that Jin became highly questioning and critical of authority. This extended naturally after the fall of the Empire for many, but it was Shinjirou’s death that had the larger impact on Jin; how can you trust someone to have authority and power if they could end up failing you? All of this occurred at a time in which Jin was beginning at the Academy. Though he did not want to attend the academy in Konoha, still harboring feelings of anger towards for its failed resistance that led to his father’s death and the occupation of his clans forest, Jin held back his anger and went. He felt guilty that his last interaction with his father was an argument about the academy, and so he went begrudgingly in order to honor his father’s final wishes. He ended up loving the education, and appreciating the time it took him away from the Nara forest which was still full of foreign resistance shinobi at the time. Jin took to a study of ninjutsu, Shinobi history, and foreign locations. He finally got to learn about other countries, other climates, and made his plans for where he would one day travel. Gradually the pain of his father’s death faded, the safety and solitude of the Nara Clan forest was restored as resistance Shinobi returned to their homes, and Jin’s life with his mother regained some stability.

:Jin graduated the academy without issue and was excited to become a Genin. Though he is not sure what his immediate future holds, he knows he can’t wait to become strong and smart enough to travel the Shinobi world as he always wanted. He hopes to make enough money as a Shinobi to relieve the burden on his mother so she never has to work again. Inspired by the great Nara Arashi, Jin wants to use the wisdom gained in travel to become an advisor to the hokage, specializing in Gaikoku relations. Driven strongly by his goals, Jin came out of the academy with few acquaintances and even fewer friends. He is focused and motivated, but his mother worries that he is becoming increasingly isolated and lonely. Constantly on the move but not in one place or with one person for too long, Jin seems to be avoiding attaching himself to anything strongly as he once did to his sacred forest and his family life. 

==Quotes==
:*''"Knock knock...(who's there)...Nothing...(nothing who)............"'' 
:*''"Empty vessels make the most noise. "'' 
:*''"You can't just jump on every nonsense idea that pops up in that void between your ears!"'' 
:*'' "A real shinobi can protect those they love from a great distance, rather than from right up close." 

==Trivia==
:''General Knowledge Available to Public; IC''
:* Jin's name was chosen deliberately to rhyme with the shortened versions of his mother and father's names.
:* Jin holds [[Nara Arashi]] as his greatest role model.
:* Although Jin got all high scores at the academy, he was suspended twice for aggressively questioning his sense's orders.

:''Private Knowledge; OOC''
:* Even though Jin loves and protects the Nara clan deer, his favorite animal is a Falcon.
:* Jin secretly loves children and strives to be a father one day, despite his outspoken contempt for fathers.

:''Outside the Box; OOC''
:* Jin was made to be a Nara character because Ootspunter's favorite Naruto arc s the Hidan/Kakuzu arc in which Shikamaru used his intelligence and kagemane to defeat the two Akatsuki members.
:* The inspiration for Jin's name came from Gin Freecs, the Hunter X Hunter character
:* Jin is Ootspunter's first ever online RPG creation.

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Nara Jin

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[[image:Village_Symbol_Konohagakure.png|18px]] [[Konohagakure no Sato]]
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Nara Shinjirō Nara Chinami

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Bunshin no Jutsu
Henge no Jutsu
Kage genshi no Jutsu
Kawarimi no Jutsu


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Nara Jin (full name: Nara Jin'ichi) is a Gennin of [[Konohagakure no Sato]], the hidden village of [[Hi no Kuni]]. He is currently the youngest shinobi of Konoha's [[Nara Clan]]. A Gennin fresh out of the gates, Jin hopes to visit every major shinobi nation in his life and to become a foreign relations advisor to the Hokage.

==Appearance==
:'''Hair:''' Dark black. Half swept back, half side swept with long bangs draped down over the face on right side. Jin has deliberately avoided the typical Nara spiked ponytail. 
:'''Eyes:''' Nara dark brown, with black pupils 
:'''Clothing:''' 
:*'''Comfort/Civilian:''' Jin wears his comfortable clothes at his home outside the Nara clan forest or when making trips into Konoha proper. He wears wooden geta with red straps on his feet with loose black drawstring pants, ankle-length. On top he wears an oversized white baseball tee with dark sleeves and the Nara clan logo on the back.
:*'''Travel/Work:''' While traveling or working at home, Jin wears clothes more suitable for active wear. Black sandals extend ¾ of the way to the knee. Light gray pants are comfortable and breathable. A black pouch is worn tied to Jin’s upper thigh and is used to carry traveling tools. A pale bluish undershirt is worn and a black hitai-ate used as a belt with the protector to the side so as to blend in more easily during travel. A long grayish coat with a semi-high collar is worn and a black sling is thrown across the body in order to hold additional travel gear/materials. A small Nara clan logo appears on the right shoulder of the coat.
:*'''Ninja [battle]:''' In battle, Jin wears white wrap around the whole leg. Black sandals are worn with black pants dropping down to knee height. A light gray, almost tan-ish, long sleeve shirt with tied closures is worn tucked into the pants and a gray sash is worn around the waist concealing a pouch used to hide ninja tools. Light wrist protectors are worn outside the shirt. A cape is worn which wraps around the shoulders and upper chest and is colored black with a deep, reddish-brown on the underside. A hitai-ate with white straps is worn in proper placement on the forehead. 
:'''Description:''' Jin has an average looking face with a few distinct features. He rarely shows emotion on his face and as such his skin is clear with very little signs of wear. He has light birthmarks on both upper cheekbones which are symmetrical and form 2 parallel crescents (scooped towards the eyes). As Jin is getting older, straight dark facial hair is beginning to grow on his chin and cheeks, but as yet there is no sign of a mustache. Jin also wears the customary earring on the right side that represents the ino-shika-cho bond. Additional earrings on the earlobe and cartilage are worn by Jin to represent his general enmity towards authority and his openness to boding with people of all sorts of clans and countries.

:Jin has an average build for his height and appears somewhat lanky. His body is built for speed and endurance rather than strength. He utilizes a classic Nara thinking pose while concentrated. The pose involves holding the hands upright in a prayer like state with the palms pressed together except the left hand has the fingers curled in making a fist. The hands are held in this position whether the arms are pointed upward or are held down, either may be used. In battle, the closed left hand may be holding a weapon such as a kunai or poison-laced needles at the ready during the thinking pose to allow quick action. The hands are asymmetric deliberately and represents the dual nature of wise decision making; the closed left fist represents intuition and emotion while the upward right hand represents logic and intellect. 

==Relationships==
:*'''Nara Shinjirō (father, deceased) :''' Jin’s father, Shinjirou, was a formal but loving shinobi. He died honorably fighting in Konohagakure’s failed resistance to the [[Kumogakure Empire]] in 2109. Jin, who was 8 years old at the time, was on somewhat bad terms with his father at the time. Shinjirou was known as the most stubborn member of the family and they had been fighting about Jin’s entrance into the academy the last time they had seen each other. Jin and his mother did not know the true nature of Shinjirou’s mission until his comrades returned, as they had been sent as spies to the Empire. He sacrificed himself in battle in order to save his teammates and ensure their return home. Using the Nara clan’s famous kageshibari no jutsu, Shinjirou held a large group of Kumo-nin in place after luring them into a building nearing collapse from the wear of battle. He held the shinobi in place and, using a final burst of chakra, brought the building down on top of them. Jin, of course, is proud of his father’s honorable end—but he hides the anger he feels at his father for failing to return home.

::While still alive, Shinjirou was a quiet man with a great sense of fortitude. Once Shinjirou made a decision about something, he scarcely allowed any other path to be taken. While intelligent to an intimidating degree, Shinjirou tended to act first from his values, and second from logic. In this way, he often gave the impression of thinking from wisdom rather than pragmatism. His dedication to his clan and his country were unwavering and, to Jin’s unending frustration, oftentimes came before family. Shinjirou never allowed Jin to be angry about his father’s absences, instead expressing that his love for Jin was shown through his protection of the clan. Although Jin never questioned his father’s love and dedication, even despite his quiet nature, he has harbored resentment at his father which has only grown in depth and intensity since his passing in battle.
:*'''Nara Chinami (mother, alive): ''' Chinami, consistent with her warm and loving nature, affectionately calls Jin “Jini.” Having had to raise Jin mostly by herself (and entirely by herself after the death of her husband), Chinami is overworked and constantly exhausted. Even so, she refused to let anyone see her out of stamina, and the warmth she is able to express in the few minutes each morning reverberates throughout the day and night. But do not mistake Chinami as passive, for the dull embers of her natural warmth ignite to a torrential flame at any signs of danger to her clan or her son. In fact, it is from his mother’s quiet fierceness that Jin gets his loyal, protective nature.

::After the death of her husband, things changed for Chinami just as they did for Jin. Even though she knew it would be a time Jin needed her most, unfortunately she was forced to work even longer and harder. While she had already been a deer herder who specialized in the safe extraction of the deer’s medicinal antlers—no small or unexciting task—she took an additional job as a secretary in the Nara clan estate embassy in Konohagakure no Sato.
:*'''Hyuuga Yugi (older brother figure, alive): '''Hyuuga Yugi is a Hyuuga/Konoha representative who was sent by [[Hokage]] [[Hyuuga Yatako]] after the fall of the Empire in order to build relations with the Nara clan. Not much older than Jin, Yugi weathered the storm of the NCIA and the Konoha resistance with strength and grace. Jin was asked by the Nara elders to take Yugi through the remaining resistance encampment in the Nara Clan forest as a part of his visit. Upon seeing his level-headedness in a location that brought Jin fear and resentment, Jin began to look very highly upon Yugi and began calling him Yugi-senpai. Jin looked forward greatly to the visits Yugi made to the Nara Clan. He began to look up to Yugi in a way he had not of someone sense his father died. Though Yugi may not know, he is responsible for helping to reignite Jin’s love for Konohagakure and Hi no Kuni 

==History==
:Jin enjoyed a happy childhood, growing up with loving parents and the support of his clan. As an only child, Jin both longed for someone to spend his time with and learned to enjoy solitude. While young, Jin loved to explore the Nara clan forests and he showed a natural affinity for the deer who protect the forest’s secrets. When they had the time, Jin’s parents used to take him out to the Nara forest to watch the deer graze and to teach him how to harvest the antlers. From this he learned how to control the Yin energy within him which would eventually be used to make the classic Nara kagemane. Jin learned from this a love for the deer and the forest and he developed a longing to discover what other natural havens exist outside in the world. While loving the oasis of the Nara Clan forest, Jin ached to travel to other cities, other countries, and to discover other habitats and environments. If the Nara harbor such peace and beauty in their home, what other natural sanctuaries could other clans out there be hiding? Jin made it his goal to find out. But for now, as a young child, Jin’s explorations would go no further than the forests edge with his parents. A small three-person team of their own, they affectionately called themselves “Shin-Jin-Chin” and Jin felt safe, protected, and happy.

:Still at the same time, life in the Nara clan was not as perfectly idyllic as their little family made it seem. Shinjiro, having been just old enough to remember Cenarus’s infamous summoning of Koudaikou the great deer, has strong feelings about the clan’s recent controversies. Jin had been brought up to prefer the old ways of the clan, in line with his father (who himself was attached to even the pre-Shikamaru days of the Nara), but to be outwardly supportive of the uniting of the clan’s two ways. This caused tension even within Jin’s family. Chinami, Jin’s mother, had always been a fervent supporter of the current clan head, Nara Hiei. The conflict was always minor at worst however, and Jin was lucky enough to be born into a time of peace an unification within in the Nara clan.

:But peace within did not—could not—beget peace without. When Jin was a mere 6 years old, Konoha and much of the world over were overtaken by the Kumogakure Imperial forces and subjected to the tyrannical reign of the NCIA. As a clan, the Nara were in conflict about how to manage the crisis. For the first time in his life, Jin saw not only the carnage of battle, but signs of division within his clan. The Nara could not come to agreement about how best to handle the increasing NCIA presence. Should they retreat further into isolation to protect their clan and It’s sacred forest? Or should they increase their presence in Konoha to assist in the growing resistance? During the increasingly turbulent times, Jin’s family tried its best to maintain some semblance of normalcy. Shin and Chin tried to take Jin into their forest trips as much as possible. Shin began to prepare Jin for life in the Ninja Academy, although Jin resisted. He was becoming scared by the NCIA and wanted to stay in the safety of the forest. But Shinjirou insisted and, while more understanding of Jin’s fear, Chinami agreed. The night after what would (unbeknownst to Jin and his mother) become one final argument, Shinjirou left to be a spy assisting in Konoha failed first freedom attempt. Jin never saw his father again. No only this, but he saw his sacred forest invaded as resistance Fighters disbursed by the failed freedom attempt in Konoha looked for places of sanctuary. Jin had lost his father and the sanctity of to him what was the most important location in the world.

:Jin then had to adapt to life after the dual traumas of surviving the NCIA and losing his father. The result if this was that Jin became highly questioning and critical of authority. This extended naturally after the fall of the Empire for many, but it was Shinjirou’s death that had the larger impact on Jin; how can you trust someone to have authority and power if they could end up failing you? All of this occurred at a time in which Jin was beginning at the Academy. Though he did not want to attend the academy in Konoha, still harboring feelings of anger towards for its failed resistance that led to his father’s death and the occupation of his clans forest, Jin held back his anger and went. He felt guilty that his last interaction with his father was an argument about the academy, and so he went begrudgingly in order to honor his father’s final wishes. He ended up loving the education, and appreciating the time it took him away from the Nara forest which was still full of foreign resistance shinobi at the time. Jin took to a study of ninjutsu, Shinobi history, and foreign locations. He finally got to learn about other countries, other climates, and made his plans for where he would one day travel. Gradually the pain of his father’s death faded, the safety and solitude of the Nara Clan forest was restored as resistance Shinobi returned to their homes, and Jin’s life with his mother regained some stability.

:Jin graduated the academy without issue and was excited to become a Genin. Though he is not sure what his immediate future holds, he knows he can’t wait to become strong and smart enough to travel the Shinobi world as he always wanted. He hopes to make enough money as a Shinobi to relieve the burden on his mother so she never has to work again. Inspired by the great Nara Arashi, Jin wants to use the wisdom gained in travel to become an advisor to the hokage, specializing in Gaikoku relations. Driven strongly by his goals, Jin came out of the academy with few acquaintances and even fewer friends. He is focused and motivated, but his mother worries that he is becoming increasingly isolated and lonely. Constantly on the move but not in one place or with one person for too long, Jin seems to be avoiding attaching himself to anything strongly as he once did to his sacred forest and his family life. 

==Quotes==
:*''"Knock knock...(who's there)...Nothing...(nothing who)............"'' 
:*''"Empty vessels make the most noise. "'' 
:*''"You can't just jump on every nonsense idea that pops up in that void between your ears!"'' 
:*'' "A real shinobi can protect those they love from a great distance, rather than from right up close." 

==Trivia==
:''General Knowledge Available to Public; IC''
:* Jin's name was chosen deliberately to rhyme with the shortened versions of his mother and father's names.
:* Jin holds [[Nara Arashi]] as his greatest role model.
:* Although Jin got all high scores at the academy, he was suspended twice for aggressively questioning his sense's orders.

:''Private Knowledge; OOC''
:* Even though Jin loves and protects the Nara clan deer, his favorite animal is a Falcon.
:* Jin secretly loves children and strives to be a father one day, despite his outspoken contempt for fathers.

:''Outside the Box; OOC''
:* Jin was made to be a Nara character because Ootspunter's favorite Naruto arc s the Hidan/Kakuzu arc in which Shikamaru used his intelligence and kagemane to defeat the two Akatsuki members.
:* The inspiration for Jin's name came from Gin Freecs, the Hunter X Hunter character
:* Jin is Ootspunter's first ever online RPG creation.

[[Category:PC]]

Nara Jin

2018-01-05T18:40:46Z

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December 25, 2017
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Jin, Jin'ichi, "Jini"
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October 17, 2101
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[[image:Village_Symbol_Konohagakure.png|18px]] [[Konohagakure no Sato]]
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[[image:Hi_no_Kuni.png|18px]] [[Hi no Kuni]]
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Nara Shinjirō Nara Chinami

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Bunshin no Jutsu
Henge no Jutsu
Kage genshi no Jutsu
Kawarimi no Jutsu


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Nara Jin (full name: Nara Jin'ichi) is a Gennin of [[Konohagakure no Sato]], the hidden village of [[Hi no Kuni]]. He is currently the youngest shinobi of Konoha's [[Nara Clan]]. A Gennin fresh out of the gates, Jin hopes to visit every major shinobi nation in his life and to become a foreign relations advisor to the Hokage.

==Appearance==
:'''Hair:''' Dark black. Half swept back, half side swept with long bangs draped down over the face on right side. Jin has deliberately avoided the typical Nara spiked ponytail. 
:'''Eyes:''' Nara dark brown, with black pupils 
:'''Clothing:''' 
:*'''Comfort/Civilian:''' Jin wears his comfortable clothes at his home outside the Nara clan forest or when making trips into Konoha proper. He wears wooden geta with red straps on his feet with loose black drawstring pants, ankle-length. On top he wears an oversized white baseball tee with dark sleeves and the Nara clan logo on the back.
:*'''Travel/Work:''' While traveling or working at home, Jin wears clothes more suitable for active wear. Black sandals extend ¾ of the way to the knee. Light gray pants are comfortable and breathable. A black pouch is worn tied to Jin’s upper thigh and is used to carry traveling tools. A pale bluish undershirt is worn and a black hitai-ate used as a belt with the protector to the side so as to blend in more easily during travel. A long grayish coat with a semi-high collar is worn and a black sling is thrown across the body in order to hold additional travel gear/materials. A small Nara clan logo appears on the right shoulder of the coat.
:*'''Ninja [battle]:''' In battle, Jin wears white wrap around the whole leg. Black sandals are worn with black pants dropping down to knee height. A light gray, almost tan-ish, long sleeve shirt with tied closures is worn tucked into the pants and a gray sash is worn around the waist concealing a pouch used to hide ninja tools. Light wrist protectors are worn outside the shirt. A cape is worn which wraps around the shoulders and upper chest and is colored black with a deep, reddish-brown on the underside. A hitai-ate with white straps is worn in proper placement on the forehead.
:'''Description:''' Jin has an average looking face with a few distinct features. He rarely shows emotion on his face and as such his skin is clear with very little signs of wear. He has light birthmarks on both upper cheekbones which are symmetrical and form 2 parallel crescents (scooped towards the eyes). As Jin is getting older, straight dark facial hair is beginning to grow on his chin and cheeks, but as yet there is no sign of a mustache. Jin also wears the customary earring on the right side that represents the ino-shika-cho bond. Additional earrings on the earlobe and cartilage are worn by Jin to represent his general enmity towards authority and his openness to boding with people of all sorts of clans and countries.

:Jin has an average build for his height and appears somewhat lanky. His body is built for speed and endurance rather than strength. He utilizes a classic Nara thinking pose while concentrated. The pose involves holding the hands upright in a prayer like state with the palms pressed together except the left hand has the fingers curled in making a fist. The hands are held in this position whether the arms are pointed upward or are held down, either may be used. In battle, the closed left hand may be holding a weapon such as a kunai or poison-laced needles at the ready during the thinking pose to allow quick action. The hands are asymmetric deliberately and represents the dual nature of wise decision making; the closed left fist represents intuition and emotion while the upward right hand represents logic and intellect. 

==Relationships==
:*'''Nara Shinjirō (father, deceased) :''' Jin’s father, Shinjirou, was a formal but loving shinobi. He died honorably fighting in Konohagakure’s failed resistance to the [[Kumogakure Empire]] in 2109. Jin, who was 8 years old at the time, was on somewhat bad terms with his father at the time. Shinjirou was known as the most stubborn member of the family and they had been fighting about Jin’s entrance into the academy the last time they had seen each other. Jin and his mother did not know the true nature of Shinjirou’s mission until his comrades returned, as they had been sent as spies to the Empire. He sacrificed himself in battle in order to save his teammates and ensure their return home. Using the Nara clan’s famous kageshibari no jutsu, Shinjirou held a large group of Kumo-nin in place after luring them into a building nearing collapse from the wear of battle. He held the shinobi in place and, using a final burst of chakra, brought the building down on top of them. Jin, of course, is proud of his father’s honorable end—but he hides the anger he feels at his father for failing to return home.

::While still alive, Shinjirou was a quiet man with a great sense of fortitude. Once Shinjirou made a decision about something, he scarcely allowed any other path to be taken. While intelligent to an intimidating degree, Shinjirou tended to act first from his values, and second from logic. In this way, he often gave the impression of thinking from wisdom rather than pragmatism. His dedication to his clan and his country were unwavering and, to Jin’s unending frustration, oftentimes came before family. Shinjirou never allowed Jin to be angry about his father’s absences, instead expressing that his love for Jin was shown through his protection of the clan. Although Jin never questioned his father’s love and dedication, even despite his quiet nature, he has harbored resentment at his father which has only grown in depth and intensity since his passing in battle.
:*'''Nara Chinami (mother, alive): ''' Chinami, consistent with her warm and loving nature, affectionately calls Jin “Jini.” Having had to raise Jin mostly by herself (and entirely by herself after the death of her husband), Chinami is overworked and constantly exhausted. Even so, she refused to let anyone see her out of stamina, and the warmth she is able to express in the few minutes each morning reverberates throughout the day and night. But do not mistake Chinami as passive, for the dull embers of her natural warmth ignite to a torrential flame at any signs of danger to her clan or her son. In fact, it is from his mother’s quiet fierceness that Jin gets his loyal, protective nature.

::After the death of her husband, things changed for Chinami just as they did for Jin. Even though she knew it would be a time Jin needed her most, unfortunately she was forced to work even longer and harder. While she had already been a deer herder who specialized in the safe extraction of the deer’s medicinal antlers—no small or unexciting task—she took an additional job as a secretary in the Nara clan estate embassy in Konohagakure no Sato.
:*'''Hyuuga Yugi (older brother figure, alive): '''Hyuuga Yugi is a Hyuuga/Konoha representative who was sent by [[Hokage]] [[Hyuuga Yatako]] after the fall of the Empire in order to build relations with the Nara clan. Not much older than Jin, Yugi weathered the storm of the NCIA and the Konoha resistance with strength and grace. Jin was asked by the Nara elders to take Yugi through the remaining resistance encampment in the Nara Clan forest as a part of his visit. Upon seeing his level-headedness in a location that brought Jin fear and resentment, Jin began to look very highly upon Yugi and began calling him Yugi-senpai. Jin looked forward greatly to the visits Yugi made to the Nara Clan. He began to look up to Yugi in a way he had not of someone sense his father died. Though Yugi may not know, he is responsible for helping to reignite Jin’s love for Konohagakure and Hi no Kuni 

==History==
:Jin enjoyed a happy childhood, growing up with loving parents and the support of his clan. As an only child, Jin both longed for someone to spend his time with and learned to enjoy solitude. While young, Jin loved to explore the Nara clan forests and he showed a natural affinity for the deer who protect the forest’s secrets. When they had the time, Jin’s parents used to take him out to the Nara forest to watch the deer graze and to teach him how to harvest the antlers. From this he learned how to control the Yin energy within him which would eventually be used to make the classic Nara kagemane. Jin learned from this a love for the deer and the forest and he developed a longing to discover what other natural havens exist outside in the world. While loving the oasis of the Nara Clan forest, Jin ached to travel to other cities, other countries, and to discover other habitats and environments. If the Nara harbor such peace and beauty in their home, what other natural sanctuaries could other clans out there be hiding? Jin made it his goal to find out. But for now, as a young child, Jin’s explorations would go no further than the forests edge with his parents. A small three-person team of their own, they affectionately called themselves “Shin-Jin-Chin” and Jin felt safe, protected, and happy.

:Still at the same time, life in the Nara clan was not as perfectly idyllic as their little family made it seem. Shinjiro, having been just old enough to remember Cenarus’s infamous summoning of Koudaikou the great deer, has strong feelings about the clan’s recent controversies. Jin had been brought up to prefer the old ways of the clan, in line with his father (who himself was attached to even the pre-Shikamaru days of the Nara), but to be outwardly supportive of the uniting of the clan’s two ways. This caused tension even within Jin’s family. Chinami, Jin’s mother, had always been a fervent supporter of the current clan head, Nara Hiei. The conflict was always minor at worst however, and Jin was lucky enough to be born into a time of peace an unification within in the Nara clan.

:But peace within did not—could not—beget peace without. When Jin was a mere 6 years old, Konoha and much of the world over were overtaken by the Kumogakure Imperial forces and subjected to the tyrannical reign of the NCIA. As a clan, the Nara were in conflict about how to manage the crisis. For the first time in his life, Jin saw not only the carnage of battle, but signs of division within his clan. The Nara could not come to agreement about how best to handle the increasing NCIA presence. Should they retreat further into isolation to protect their clan and It’s sacred forest? Or should they increase their presence in Konoha to assist in the growing resistance? During the increasingly turbulent times, Jin’s family tried its best to maintain some semblance of normalcy. Shin and Chin tried to take Jin into their forest trips as much as possible. Shin began to prepare Jin for life in the Ninja Academy, although Jin resisted. He was becoming scared by the NCIA and wanted to stay in the safety of the forest. But Shinjirou insisted and, while more understanding of Jin’s fear, Chinami agreed. The night after what would (unbeknownst to Jin and his mother) become one final argument, Shinjirou left to be a spy assisting in Konoha failed first freedom attempt. Jin never saw his father again. No only this, but he saw his sacred forest invaded as resistance Fighters disbursed by the failed freedom attempt in Konoha looked for places of sanctuary. Jin had lost his father and the sanctity of to him what was the most important location in the world.

:Jin then had to adapt to life after the dual traumas of surviving the NCIA and losing his father. The result if this was that Jin became highly questioning and critical of authority. This extended naturally after the fall of the Empire for many, but it was Shinjirou’s death that had the larger impact on Jin; how can you trust someone to have authority and power if they could end up failing you? All of this occurred at a time in which Jin was beginning at the Academy. Though he did not want to attend the academy in Konoha, still harboring feelings of anger towards for its failed resistance that led to his father’s death and the occupation of his clans forest, Jin held back his anger and went. He felt guilty that his last interaction with his father was an argument about the academy, and so he went begrudgingly in order to honor his father’s final wishes. He ended up loving the education, and appreciating the time it took him away from the Nara forest which was still full of foreign resistance shinobi at the time. Jin took to a study of ninjutsu, Shinobi history, and foreign locations. He finally got to learn about other countries, other climates, and made his plans for where he would one day travel. Gradually the pain of his father’s death faded, the safety and solitude of the Nara Clan forest was restored as resistance Shinobi returned to their homes, and Jin’s life with his mother regained some stability.

:Jin graduated the academy without issue and was excited to become a Genin. Though he is not sure what his immediate future holds, he knows he can’t wait to become strong and smart enough to travel the Shinobi world as he always wanted. He hopes to make enough money as a Shinobi to relieve the burden on his mother so she never has to work again. Inspired by the great Nara Arashi, Jin wants to use the wisdom gained in travel to become an advisor to the hokage, specializing in Gaikoku relations. Driven strongly by his goals, Jin came out of the academy with few acquaintances and even fewer friends. He is focused and motivated, but his mother worries that he is becoming increasingly isolated and lonely. Constantly on the move but not in one place or with one person for too long, Jin seems to be avoiding attaching himself to anything strongly as he once did to his sacred forest and his family life. 

==Quotes==
:*''"Knock knock...(who's there)...Nothing...(nothing who)............"'' 
:*''"Empty vessels make the most noise. "'' 
:*''"You can't just jump on every nonsense idea that pops up in that void between your ears!"'' 
:*'' "A real shinobi can protect those they love from a great distance, rather than from right up close." 

==Trivia==
:''General Knowledge Available to Public; IC''
:* Jin's name was chosen deliberately to rhyme with the shortened versions of his mother and father's names.
:* Jin holds [[Nara Arashi]] as his greatest role model.
:* Although Jin got all high scores at the academy, he was suspended twice for aggressively questioning his sense's orders.

:''Private Knowledge; OOC''
:* Even though Jin loves and protects the Nara clan deer, his favorite animal is a Falcon.
:* Jin secretly loves children and strives to be a father one day, despite his outspoken contempt for fathers.

:''Outside the Box; OOC''
:* Jin was made to be a Nara character because Ootspunter's favorite Naruto arc s the Hidan/Kakuzu arc in which Shikamaru used his intelligence and kagemane to defeat the two Akatsuki members.
:* The inspiration for Jin's name came from Gin Freecs, the Hunter X Hunter character
:* Jin is Ootspunter's first ever online RPG creation.

[[Category:PC]]

Nara Jin

2018-01-05T18:36:13Z

Ootspunter: /* Trivia */

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[[image:Village_Symbol_Konohagakure.png|18px]] [[Konohagakure no Sato]]
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[[image:Hi_no_Kuni.png|18px]] [[Hi no Kuni]]
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Nara Shinjirō Nara Chinami

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'''Jutsu'''
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Bunshin no Jutsu
Henge no Jutsu
Kage genshi no Jutsu
Kawarimi no Jutsu


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Nara Jin (full name: Nara Jin'ichi) is a Gennin of [[Konohagakure no Sato]], the hidden village of [[Hi no Kuni]]. He is currently the youngest shinobi of Konoha's [[Nara Clan]]. A Gennin fresh out of the gates, Jin hopes to visit every major shinobi nation in his life and to become a foreign relations advisor to the Hokage.

==Appearance==
:'''Hair:''' Dark black. Half swept back, half side swept with long bangs draped down over the face on right side. Jin has deliberately avoided the typical Nara spiked ponytail. 
:'''Eyes:''' Nara dark brown, with black pupils 
:'''Clothing:''' 
:*'''Comfort/Civilian:''' Jin wears his comfortable clothes at his home outside the Nara clan forest or when making trips into Konoha proper. He wears wooden geta with red straps on his feet with loose black drawstring pants, ankle-length. On top he wears an oversized white baseball tee with dark sleeves and the Nara clan logo on the back.
:*'''Travel/Work:''' While traveling or working at home, Jin wears clothes more suitable for active wear. Black sandals extend ¾ of the way to the knee. Light gray pants are comfortable and breathable. A black pouch is worn tied to Jin’s upper thigh and is used to carry traveling tools. A pale bluish undershirt is worn and a black hitai-ate used as a belt with the protector to the side so as to blend in more easily during travel. A long grayish coat with a semi-high collar is worn and a black sling is thrown across the body in order to hold additional travel gear/materials. A small Nara clan logo appears on the right shoulder of the coat.
:*'''Ninja [battle]:''' In battle, Jin wears white wrap around the whole leg. Black sandals are worn with black pants dropping down to knee height. A light gray, almost tan-ish, long sleeve shirt with tied closures is worn tucked into the pants and a gray sash is worn around the waist concealing a pouch used to hide ninja tools. Light wrist protectors are worn outside the shirt. A cape is worn which wraps around the shoulders and upper chest and is colored black with a deep, reddish-brown on the underside. A hitai-ate with white straps is worn in proper placement on the forehead.
:'''Description:''' Jin has an average looking face with a few distinct features. He rarely shows emotion on his face and as such his skin is clear with very little signs of wear. He has light birthmarks on both upper cheekbones which are symmetrical and form 2 parallel crescents (scooped towards the eyes). As Jin is getting older, straight dark facial hair is beginning to grow on his chin and cheeks, but as yet there is no sign of a mustache. Jin also wears the customary earring on the right side that represents the ino-shika-cho bond. Additional earrings on the earlobe and cartilage are worn by Jin to represent his general enmity towards authority and his openness to boding with people of all sorts of clans and countries.

:Jin has an average build for his height and appears somewhat lanky. His body is built for speed and endurance rather than strength. He utilizes a classic Nara thinking pose while concentrated. The pose involves holding the hands upright in a prayer like state with the palms pressed together except the left hand has the fingers curled in making a fist. The hands are held in this position whether the arms are pointed upward or are held down, either may be used. In battle, the closed left hand may be holding a weapon such as a kunai or poison-laced needles at the ready during the thinking pose to allow quick action. The hands are asymmetric deliberately and represents the dual nature of wise decision making; the closed left fist represents intuition and emotion while the upward right hand represents logic and intellect. 

==Relationships==
:*'''Nara Shinjirō (father, deceased) :''' Jin’s father, Shinjirou, was a formal but loving shinobi. He died honorably fighting in Konohagakure’s failed resistance to the [[Kumogakure Empire]] in 2109. Jin, who was 8 years old at the time, was on somewhat bad terms with his father at the time. Shinjirou was known as the most stubborn member of the family and they had been fighting about Jin’s entrance into the academy the last time they had seen each other. Jin and his mother did not know the true nature of Shinjirou’s mission until his comrades returned, as they had been sent as spies to the Empire. He sacrificed himself in battle in order to save his teammates and ensure their return home. Using the Nara clan’s famous kageshibari no jutsu, Shinjirou held a large group of Kumo-nin in place after luring them into a building nearing collapse from the wear of battle. He held the shinobi in place and, using a final burst of chakra, brought the building down on top of them. Jin, of course, is proud of his father’s honorable end—but he hides the anger he feels at his father for failing to return home.

:While still alive, Shinjirou was a quiet man with a great sense of fortitude. Once Shinjirou made a decision about something, he scarcely allowed any other path to be taken. While intelligent to an intimidating degree, Shinjirou tended to act first from his values, and second from logic. In this way, he often gave the impression of thinking from wisdom rather than pragmatism. His dedication to his clan and his country were unwavering and, to Jin’s unending frustration, oftentimes came before family. Shinjirou never allowed Jin to be angry about his father’s absences, instead expressing that his love for Jin was shown through his protection of the clan. Although Jin never questioned his father’s love and dedication, even despite his quiet nature, he has harbored resentment at his father which has only grown in depth and intensity since his passing in battle.
:*'''Nara Chinami (mother, alive): ''' Chinami, consistent with her warm and loving nature, affectionately calls Jin “Jini.” Having had to raise Jin mostly by herself (and entirely by herself after the death of her husband), Chinami is overworked and constantly exhausted. Even so, she refused to let anyone see her out of stamina, and the warmth she is able to express in the few minutes each morning reverberates throughout the day and night. But do not mistake Chinami as passive, for the dull embers of her natural warmth ignite to a torrential flame at any signs of danger to her clan or her son. In fact, it is from his mother’s quiet fierceness that Jin gets his loyal, protective nature.

:After the death of her husband, things changed for Chinami just as they did for Jin. Even though she knew it would be a time Jin needed her most, unfortunately she was forced to work even longer and harder. While she had already been a deer herder who specialized in the safe extraction of the deer’s medicinal antlers—no small or unexciting task—she took an additional job as a secretary in the Nara clan estate embassy in Konohagakure no Sato.
:*'''Hyuuga Yugi (older brother figure, alive): '''Hyuuga Yugi is a Hyuuga/Konoha representative who was sent by [[Hokage]] [[Hyuuga Yatako]] after the fall of the Empire in order to build relations with the Nara clan. Not much older than Jin, Yugi weathered the storm of the NCIA and the Konoha resistance with strength and grace. Jin was asked by the Nara elders to take Yugi through the remaining resistance encampment in the Nara Clan forest as a part of his visit. Upon seeing his level-headedness in a location that brought Jin fear and resentment, Jin began to look very highly upon Yugi and began calling him Yugi-senpai. Jin looked forward greatly to the visits Yugi made to the Nara Clan. He began to look up to Yugi in a way he had not of someone sense his father died. Though Yugi may not know, he is responsible for helping to reignite Jin’s love for Konohagakure and Hi no Kuni 

==History==
:Jin enjoyed a happy childhood, growing up with loving parents and the support of his clan. As an only child, Jin both longed for someone to spend his time with and learned to enjoy solitude. While young, Jin loved to explore the Nara clan forests and he showed a natural affinity for the deer who protect the forest’s secrets. When they had the time, Jin’s parents used to take him out to the Nara forest to watch the deer graze and to teach him how to harvest the antlers. From this he learned how to control the Yin energy within him which would eventually be used to make the classic Nara kagemane. Jin learned from this a love for the deer and the forest and he developed a longing to discover what other natural havens exist outside in the world. While loving the oasis of the Nara Clan forest, Jin ached to travel to other cities, other countries, and to discover other habitats and environments. If the Nara harbor such peace and beauty in their home, what other natural sanctuaries could other clans out there be hiding? Jin made it his goal to find out. But for now, as a young child, Jin’s explorations would go no further than the forests edge with his parents. A small three-person team of their own, they affectionately called themselves “Shin-Jin-Chin” and Jin felt safe, protected, and happy.

:Still at the same time, life in the Nara clan was not as perfectly idyllic as their little family made it seem. Shinjiro, having been just old enough to remember Cenarus’s infamous summoning of Koudaikou the great deer, has strong feelings about the clan’s recent controversies. Jin had been brought up to prefer the old ways of the clan, in line with his father (who himself was attached to even the pre-Shikamaru days of the Nara), but to be outwardly supportive of the uniting of the clan’s two ways. This caused tension even within Jin’s family. Chinami, Jin’s mother, had always been a fervent supporter of the current clan head, Nara Hiei. The conflict was always minor at worst however, and Jin was lucky enough to be born into a time of peace an unification within in the Nara clan.

:But peace within did not—could not—beget peace without. When Jin was a mere 6 years old, Konoha and much of the world over were overtaken by the Kumogakure Imperial forces and subjected to the tyrannical reign of the NCIA. As a clan, the Nara were in conflict about how to manage the crisis. For the first time in his life, Jin saw not only the carnage of battle, but signs of division within his clan. The Nara could not come to agreement about how best to handle the increasing NCIA presence. Should they retreat further into isolation to protect their clan and It’s sacred forest? Or should they increase their presence in Konoha to assist in the growing resistance? During the increasingly turbulent times, Jin’s family tried its best to maintain some semblance of normalcy. Shin and Chin tried to take Jin into their forest trips as much as possible. Shin began to prepare Jin for life in the Ninja Academy, although Jin resisted. He was becoming scared by the NCIA and wanted to stay in the safety of the forest. But Shinjirou insisted and, while more understanding of Jin’s fear, Chinami agreed. The night after what would (unbeknownst to Jin and his mother) become one final argument, Shinjirou left to be a spy assisting in Konoha failed first freedom attempt. Jin never saw his father again. No only this, but he saw his sacred forest invaded as resistance Fighters disbursed by the failed freedom attempt in Konoha looked for places of sanctuary. Jin had lost his father and the sanctity of to him what was the most important location in the world.

:Jin then had to adapt to life after the dual traumas of surviving the NCIA and losing his father. The result if this was that Jin became highly questioning and critical of authority. This extended naturally after the fall of the Empire for many, but it was Shinjirou’s death that had the larger impact on Jin; how can you trust someone to have authority and power if they could end up failing you? All of this occurred at a time in which Jin was beginning at the Academy. Though he did not want to attend the academy in Konoha, still harboring feelings of anger towards for its failed resistance that led to his father’s death and the occupation of his clans forest, Jin held back his anger and went. He felt guilty that his last interaction with his father was an argument about the academy, and so he went begrudgingly in order to honor his father’s final wishes. He ended up loving the education, and appreciating the time it took him away from the Nara forest which was still full of foreign resistance shinobi at the time. Jin took to a study of ninjutsu, Shinobi history, and foreign locations. He finally got to learn about other countries, other climates, and made his plans for where he would one day travel. Gradually the pain of his father’s death faded, the safety and solitude of the Nara Clan forest was restored as resistance Shinobi returned to their homes, and Jin’s life with his mother regained some stability.

:Jin graduated the academy without issue and was excited to become a Genin. Though he is not sure what his immediate future holds, he knows he can’t wait to become strong and smart enough to travel the Shinobi world as he always wanted. He hopes to make enough money as a Shinobi to relieve the burden on his mother so she never has to work again. Inspired by the great Nara Arashi, Jin wants to use the wisdom gained in travel to become an advisor to the hokage, specializing in Gaikoku relations. Driven strongly by his goals, Jin came out of the academy with few acquaintances and even fewer friends. He is focused and motivated, but his mother worries that he is becoming increasingly isolated and lonely. Constantly on the move but not in one place or with one person for too long, Jin seems to be avoiding attaching himself to anything strongly as he once did to his sacred forest and his family life. 

==Quotes==
:*''"Knock knock...(who's there)...Nothing...(nothing who)............"'' 
:*''"Empty vessels make the most noise. "'' 
:*''"You can't just jump on every nonsense idea that pops up in that void between your ears!"'' 
:*'' "A real shinobi can protect those they love from a great distance, rather than from right up close." 

==Trivia==
:''General Knowledge Available to Public; IC''
:* Jin's name was chosen deliberately to rhyme with the shortened versions of his mother and father's names.
:* Jin holds [[Nara Arashi]] as his greatest role model.
:* Although Jin got all high scores at the academy, he was suspended twice for aggressively questioning his sense's orders.

:''Private Knowledge; OOC''
:* Even though Jin loves and protects the Nara clan deer, his favorite animal is a Falcon.
:* Jin secretly loves children and strives to be a father one day, despite his outspoken contempt for fathers.

:''Outside the Box; OOC''
:* Jin was made to be a Nara character because Ootspunter's favorite Naruto arc s the Hidan/Kakuzu arc in which Shikamaru used his intelligence and kagemane to defeat the two Akatsuki members.
:* The inspiration for Jin's name came from Gin Freecs, the Hunter X Hunter character
:* Jin is Ootspunter's first ever online RPG creation.

[[Category:PC]]

Nara Jin

2018-01-05T18:34:53Z

Ootspunter:

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''Nara Jin, after becoming a Gennin.'' 
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'''Personal'''
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'''Alias'''
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Jin, Jin'ichi, "Jini"
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'''Birthdate'''
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October 17, 2101
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'''Gender'''
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[[image:Male Symbol.png|18px]]
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'''Sexuality'''
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Heterosexual
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'''Age'''
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15
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'''Height'''
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180.3 cm
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'''Weight'''
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70. 3 kg
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'''Kekkei Genkai'''
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'''Blood type'''
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'''Clan'''
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[[image:NaraClanSymbol.png|18px]] [[Nara]]
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'''Affiliation'''
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[[image:Village_Symbol_Konohagakure.png|18px]] [[Konohagakure no Sato]]
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'''Nationality'''
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[[image:Hi_no_Kuni.png|18px]] [[Hi no Kuni]]
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'''Partner'''
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'''Rank'''
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'''Ninja Rank'''
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[[Gennin]]
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'''Other Ranks Held'''
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'''Ninja Registration'''
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'''Academy Graduation Age'''
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12
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'''Family'''
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Nara Shinjirō Nara Chinami

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'''Nature Type'''
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--

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'''Jutsu'''
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Bunshin no Jutsu
Henge no Jutsu
Kage genshi no Jutsu
Kawarimi no Jutsu


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Nara Jin (full name: Nara Jin'ichi) is a Gennin of [[Konohagakure no Sato]], the hidden village of [[Hi no Kuni]]. He is currently the youngest shinobi of Konoha's [[Nara Clan]]. A Gennin fresh out of the gates, Jin hopes to visit every major shinobi nation in his life and to become a foreign relations advisor to the Hokage.

==Appearance==
:'''Hair:''' Dark black. Half swept back, half side swept with long bangs draped down over the face on right side. Jin has deliberately avoided the typical Nara spiked ponytail. 
:'''Eyes:''' Nara dark brown, with black pupils 
:'''Clothing:''' 
:*'''Comfort/Civilian:''' Jin wears his comfortable clothes at his home outside the Nara clan forest or when making trips into Konoha proper. He wears wooden geta with red straps on his feet with loose black drawstring pants, ankle-length. On top he wears an oversized white baseball tee with dark sleeves and the Nara clan logo on the back.
:*'''Travel/Work:''' While traveling or working at home, Jin wears clothes more suitable for active wear. Black sandals extend ¾ of the way to the knee. Light gray pants are comfortable and breathable. A black pouch is worn tied to Jin’s upper thigh and is used to carry traveling tools. A pale bluish undershirt is worn and a black hitai-ate used as a belt with the protector to the side so as to blend in more easily during travel. A long grayish coat with a semi-high collar is worn and a black sling is thrown across the body in order to hold additional travel gear/materials. A small Nara clan logo appears on the right shoulder of the coat.
:*'''Ninja [battle]:''' In battle, Jin wears white wrap around the whole leg. Black sandals are worn with black pants dropping down to knee height. A light gray, almost tan-ish, long sleeve shirt with tied closures is worn tucked into the pants and a gray sash is worn around the waist concealing a pouch used to hide ninja tools. Light wrist protectors are worn outside the shirt. A cape is worn which wraps around the shoulders and upper chest and is colored black with a deep, reddish-brown on the underside. A hitai-ate with white straps is worn in proper placement on the forehead.
:'''Description:''' Jin has an average looking face with a few distinct features. He rarely shows emotion on his face and as such his skin is clear with very little signs of wear. He has light birthmarks on both upper cheekbones which are symmetrical and form 2 parallel crescents (scooped towards the eyes). As Jin is getting older, straight dark facial hair is beginning to grow on his chin and cheeks, but as yet there is no sign of a mustache. Jin also wears the customary earring on the right side that represents the ino-shika-cho bond. Additional earrings on the earlobe and cartilage are worn by Jin to represent his general enmity towards authority and his openness to boding with people of all sorts of clans and countries.

:Jin has an average build for his height and appears somewhat lanky. His body is built for speed and endurance rather than strength. He utilizes a classic Nara thinking pose while concentrated. The pose involves holding the hands upright in a prayer like state with the palms pressed together except the left hand has the fingers curled in making a fist. The hands are held in this position whether the arms are pointed upward or are held down, either may be used. In battle, the closed left hand may be holding a weapon such as a kunai or poison-laced needles at the ready during the thinking pose to allow quick action. The hands are asymmetric deliberately and represents the dual nature of wise decision making; the closed left fist represents intuition and emotion while the upward right hand represents logic and intellect. 

==Relationships==
:*'''Nara Shinjirō (father, deceased) :''' Jin’s father, Shinjirou, was a formal but loving shinobi. He died honorably fighting in Konohagakure’s failed resistance to the [[Kumogakure Empire]] in 2109. Jin, who was 8 years old at the time, was on somewhat bad terms with his father at the time. Shinjirou was known as the most stubborn member of the family and they had been fighting about Jin’s entrance into the academy the last time they had seen each other. Jin and his mother did not know the true nature of Shinjirou’s mission until his comrades returned, as they had been sent as spies to the Empire. He sacrificed himself in battle in order to save his teammates and ensure their return home. Using the Nara clan’s famous kageshibari no jutsu, Shinjirou held a large group of Kumo-nin in place after luring them into a building nearing collapse from the wear of battle. He held the shinobi in place and, using a final burst of chakra, brought the building down on top of them. Jin, of course, is proud of his father’s honorable end—but he hides the anger he feels at his father for failing to return home.

:While still alive, Shinjirou was a quiet man with a great sense of fortitude. Once Shinjirou made a decision about something, he scarcely allowed any other path to be taken. While intelligent to an intimidating degree, Shinjirou tended to act first from his values, and second from logic. In this way, he often gave the impression of thinking from wisdom rather than pragmatism. His dedication to his clan and his country were unwavering and, to Jin’s unending frustration, oftentimes came before family. Shinjirou never allowed Jin to be angry about his father’s absences, instead expressing that his love for Jin was shown through his protection of the clan. Although Jin never questioned his father’s love and dedication, even despite his quiet nature, he has harbored resentment at his father which has only grown in depth and intensity since his passing in battle.
:*'''Nara Chinami (mother, alive): ''' Chinami, consistent with her warm and loving nature, affectionately calls Jin “Jini.” Having had to raise Jin mostly by herself (and entirely by herself after the death of her husband), Chinami is overworked and constantly exhausted. Even so, she refused to let anyone see her out of stamina, and the warmth she is able to express in the few minutes each morning reverberates throughout the day and night. But do not mistake Chinami as passive, for the dull embers of her natural warmth ignite to a torrential flame at any signs of danger to her clan or her son. In fact, it is from his mother’s quiet fierceness that Jin gets his loyal, protective nature.

:After the death of her husband, things changed for Chinami just as they did for Jin. Even though she knew it would be a time Jin needed her most, unfortunately she was forced to work even longer and harder. While she had already been a deer herder who specialized in the safe extraction of the deer’s medicinal antlers—no small or unexciting task—she took an additional job as a secretary in the Nara clan estate embassy in Konohagakure no Sato.
:*'''Hyuuga Yugi (older brother figure, alive): '''Hyuuga Yugi is a Hyuuga/Konoha representative who was sent by [[Hokage]] [[Hyuuga Yatako]] after the fall of the Empire in order to build relations with the Nara clan. Not much older than Jin, Yugi weathered the storm of the NCIA and the Konoha resistance with strength and grace. Jin was asked by the Nara elders to take Yugi through the remaining resistance encampment in the Nara Clan forest as a part of his visit. Upon seeing his level-headedness in a location that brought Jin fear and resentment, Jin began to look very highly upon Yugi and began calling him Yugi-senpai. Jin looked forward greatly to the visits Yugi made to the Nara Clan. He began to look up to Yugi in a way he had not of someone sense his father died. Though Yugi may not know, he is responsible for helping to reignite Jin’s love for Konohagakure and Hi no Kuni 

==History==
:Jin enjoyed a happy childhood, growing up with loving parents and the support of his clan. As an only child, Jin both longed for someone to spend his time with and learned to enjoy solitude. While young, Jin loved to explore the Nara clan forests and he showed a natural affinity for the deer who protect the forest’s secrets. When they had the time, Jin’s parents used to take him out to the Nara forest to watch the deer graze and to teach him how to harvest the antlers. From this he learned how to control the Yin energy within him which would eventually be used to make the classic Nara kagemane. Jin learned from this a love for the deer and the forest and he developed a longing to discover what other natural havens exist outside in the world. While loving the oasis of the Nara Clan forest, Jin ached to travel to other cities, other countries, and to discover other habitats and environments. If the Nara harbor such peace and beauty in their home, what other natural sanctuaries could other clans out there be hiding? Jin made it his goal to find out. But for now, as a young child, Jin’s explorations would go no further than the forests edge with his parents. A small three-person team of their own, they affectionately called themselves “Shin-Jin-Chin” and Jin felt safe, protected, and happy.

:Still at the same time, life in the Nara clan was not as perfectly idyllic as their little family made it seem. Shinjiro, having been just old enough to remember Cenarus’s infamous summoning of Koudaikou the great deer, has strong feelings about the clan’s recent controversies. Jin had been brought up to prefer the old ways of the clan, in line with his father (who himself was attached to even the pre-Shikamaru days of the Nara), but to be outwardly supportive of the uniting of the clan’s two ways. This caused tension even within Jin’s family. Chinami, Jin’s mother, had always been a fervent supporter of the current clan head, Nara Hiei. The conflict was always minor at worst however, and Jin was lucky enough to be born into a time of peace an unification within in the Nara clan.

:But peace within did not—could not—beget peace without. When Jin was a mere 6 years old, Konoha and much of the world over were overtaken by the Kumogakure Imperial forces and subjected to the tyrannical reign of the NCIA. As a clan, the Nara were in conflict about how to manage the crisis. For the first time in his life, Jin saw not only the carnage of battle, but signs of division within his clan. The Nara could not come to agreement about how best to handle the increasing NCIA presence. Should they retreat further into isolation to protect their clan and It’s sacred forest? Or should they increase their presence in Konoha to assist in the growing resistance? During the increasingly turbulent times, Jin’s family tried its best to maintain some semblance of normalcy. Shin and Chin tried to take Jin into their forest trips as much as possible. Shin began to prepare Jin for life in the Ninja Academy, although Jin resisted. He was becoming scared by the NCIA and wanted to stay in the safety of the forest. But Shinjirou insisted and, while more understanding of Jin’s fear, Chinami agreed. The night after what would (unbeknownst to Jin and his mother) become one final argument, Shinjirou left to be a spy assisting in Konoha failed first freedom attempt. Jin never saw his father again. No only this, but he saw his sacred forest invaded as resistance Fighters disbursed by the failed freedom attempt in Konoha looked for places of sanctuary. Jin had lost his father and the sanctity of to him what was the most important location in the world.

:Jin then had to adapt to life after the dual traumas of surviving the NCIA and losing his father. The result if this was that Jin became highly questioning and critical of authority. This extended naturally after the fall of the Empire for many, but it was Shinjirou’s death that had the larger impact on Jin; how can you trust someone to have authority and power if they could end up failing you? All of this occurred at a time in which Jin was beginning at the Academy. Though he did not want to attend the academy in Konoha, still harboring feelings of anger towards for its failed resistance that led to his father’s death and the occupation of his clans forest, Jin held back his anger and went. He felt guilty that his last interaction with his father was an argument about the academy, and so he went begrudgingly in order to honor his father’s final wishes. He ended up loving the education, and appreciating the time it took him away from the Nara forest which was still full of foreign resistance shinobi at the time. Jin took to a study of ninjutsu, Shinobi history, and foreign locations. He finally got to learn about other countries, other climates, and made his plans for where he would one day travel. Gradually the pain of his father’s death faded, the safety and solitude of the Nara Clan forest was restored as resistance Shinobi returned to their homes, and Jin’s life with his mother regained some stability.

:Jin graduated the academy without issue and was excited to become a Genin. Though he is not sure what his immediate future holds, he knows he can’t wait to become strong and smart enough to travel the Shinobi world as he always wanted. He hopes to make enough money as a Shinobi to relieve the burden on his mother so she never has to work again. Inspired by the great Nara Arashi, Jin wants to use the wisdom gained in travel to become an advisor to the hokage, specializing in Gaikoku relations. Driven strongly by his goals, Jin came out of the academy with few acquaintances and even fewer friends. He is focused and motivated, but his mother worries that he is becoming increasingly isolated and lonely. Constantly on the move but not in one place or with one person for too long, Jin seems to be avoiding attaching himself to anything strongly as he once did to his sacred forest and his family life. 

==Quotes==
:*''"Knock knock...(who's there)...Nothing...(nothing who)............"'' 
:*''"Empty vessels make the most noise. "'' 
:*''"You can't just jump on every nonsense idea that pops up in that void between your ears!"'' 
:*'' "A real shinobi can protect those they love from a great distance, rather than from right up close." 

==Trivia==
:''General Knowledge Available to Public; IC''
:* Jin's name was chosen deliberately to rhyme with the shortened versions of his mother and father's names.
:* Jin holds [[Nara Arashi's]] as his greatest role model.
:* Although Jin got all high scores at the academy, he was suspended twice for aggressively questioning his sense's orders.

:''Private Knowledge; OOC''
:* Even though Jin loves and protects the Nara clan deer, his favorite animal is a Falcon.
:* Jin secretly loves children and strives to be a father one day, despite his outspoken contempt for fathers.

:''Outside the Box; OOC''
:* Jin was made to be a Nara character because Ootspunter's favorite Naruto arc s the Hidan/Kakuzu arc in which Shikamaru used his intelligence and kagemane to defeat the two Akatsuki members.
:* The inspiration for Jin's name came from Gin Freecs, the Hunter X Hunter character
:* Jin is Ootspunter's first ever online RPG creation.

[[Category:PC]]

Nara Jin

2018-01-05T18:31:06Z

Ootspunter: Nara Jin is a Gennin of Konohagakure no Sato and is currently the youngest shinobi of Konoha's Nara Clan.

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'' Nara Jin ''
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''Nara Jin, after becoming a Gennin.'' 
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'''Username'''
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[[Ootspunter]]
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'''Debut'''
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'''Game'''
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Summer 2116
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'''Real World'''
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December 25, 2017
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'''Personal'''
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'''Alias'''
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Jin, Jin'ichi, "Jini"
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'''Birthdate'''
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October 17, 2101
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'''Gender'''
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[[image:Male Symbol.png|18px]]
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'''Sexuality'''
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Heterosexual
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'''Age'''
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15
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'''Height'''
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180.3 cm
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'''Weight'''
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70. 3 kg
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'''Kekkei Genkai'''
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'''Blood type'''
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'''Clan'''
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[[image:NaraClanSymbol.png|18px]] [[Nara]]
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'''Affiliation'''
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[[image:Village_Symbol_Konohagakure.png|18px]] [[Konohagakure no Sato]]
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'''Nationality'''
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[[image:Hi_no_Kuni.png|18px]] [[Hi no Kuni]]
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'''Partner'''
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'''Rank'''
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'''Ninja Rank'''
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[[Gennin]]
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'''Other Ranks Held'''
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'''Ninja Registration'''
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'''Academy Graduation Age'''
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'''Family'''
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Nara Shinjirō Nara Chinami

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'''Nature Type'''
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'''Jutsu'''
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Bunshin no Jutsu
Henge no Jutsu
Kage genshi no Jutsu
Kawarimi no Jutsu

Nara Jin (full name: Nara Jin'ichi) is a Gennin of [[Konohagakure no Sato]], the hidden village of [[Hi no Kuni]]. He is currently the youngest shinobi of Konoha's [[Nara Clan]]. A Gennin fresh out of the gates, Jin hopes to visit every major shinobi nation in his life and to become a foreign relations advisor to the Hokage.

==Appearance==
:'''Hair:''' Dark black. Half swept back, half side swept with long bangs draped down over the face on right side. Jin has deliberately avoided the typical Nara spiked ponytail. 
:'''Eyes:''' Nara dark brown, with black pupils 
:'''Clothing:''' 
:*'''Comfort/Civilian:''' Jin wears his comfortable clothes at his home outside the Nara clan forest or when making trips into Konoha proper. He wears wooden geta with red straps on his feet with loose black drawstring pants, ankle-length. On top he wears an oversized white baseball tee with dark sleeves and the Nara clan logo on the back.
:*'''Travel/Work:''' While traveling or working at home, Jin wears clothes more suitable for active wear. Black sandals extend ¾ of the way to the knee. Light gray pants are comfortable and breathable. A black pouch is worn tied to Jin’s upper thigh and is used to carry traveling tools. A pale bluish undershirt is worn and a black hitai-ate used as a belt with the protector to the side so as to blend in more easily during travel. A long grayish coat with a semi-high collar is worn and a black sling is thrown across the body in order to hold additional travel gear/materials. A small Nara clan logo appears on the right shoulder of the coat.
:*'''Ninja [battle]:''' In battle, Jin wears white wrap around the whole leg. Black sandals are worn with black pants dropping down to knee height. A light gray, almost tan-ish, long sleeve shirt with tied closures is worn tucked into the pants and a gray sash is worn around the waist concealing a pouch used to hide ninja tools. Light wrist protectors are worn outside the shirt. A cape is worn which wraps around the shoulders and upper chest and is colored black with a deep, reddish-brown on the underside. A hitai-ate with white straps is worn in proper placement on the forehead.
:'''Description:''' Jin has an average looking face with a few distinct features. He rarely shows emotion on his face and as such his skin is clear with very little signs of wear. He has light birthmarks on both upper cheekbones which are symmetrical and form 2 parallel crescents (scooped towards the eyes). As Jin is getting older, straight dark facial hair is beginning to grow on his chin and cheeks, but as yet there is no sign of a mustache. Jin also wears the customary earring on the right side that represents the ino-shika-cho bond. Additional earrings on the earlobe and cartilage are worn by Jin to represent his general enmity towards authority and his openness to boding with people of all sorts of clans and countries.

:Jin has an average build for his height and appears somewhat lanky. His body is built for speed and endurance rather than strength. He utilizes a classic Nara thinking pose while concentrated. The pose involves holding the hands upright in a prayer like state with the palms pressed together except the left hand has the fingers curled in making a fist. The hands are held in this position whether the arms are pointed upward or are held down, either may be used. In battle, the closed left hand may be holding a weapon such as a kunai or poison-laced needles at the ready during the thinking pose to allow quick action. The hands are asymmetric deliberately and represents the dual nature of wise decision making; the closed left fist represents intuition and emotion while the upward right hand represents logic and intellect. 

==Relationships==
:*'''Nara Shinjirō (father, deceased) :''' Jin’s father, Shinjirou, was a formal but loving shinobi. He died honorably fighting in Konohagakure’s failed resistance to the [[Kumogakure Empire]] in 2109. Jin, who was 8 years old at the time, was on somewhat bad terms with his father at the time. Shinjirou was known as the most stubborn member of the family and they had been fighting about Jin’s entrance into the academy the last time they had seen each other. Jin and his mother did not know the true nature of Shinjirou’s mission until his comrades returned, as they had been sent as spies to the Empire. He sacrificed himself in battle in order to save his teammates and ensure their return home. Using the Nara clan’s famous kageshibari no jutsu, Shinjirou held a large group of Kumo-nin in place after luring them into a building nearing collapse from the wear of battle. He held the shinobi in place and, using a final burst of chakra, brought the building down on top of them. Jin, of course, is proud of his father’s honorable end—but he hides the anger he feels at his father for failing to return home.

:While still alive, Shinjirou was a quiet man with a great sense of fortitude. Once Shinjirou made a decision about something, he scarcely allowed any other path to be taken. While intelligent to an intimidating degree, Shinjirou tended to act first from his values, and second from logic. In this way, he often gave the impression of thinking from wisdom rather than pragmatism. His dedication to his clan and his country were unwavering and, to Jin’s unending frustration, oftentimes came before family. Shinjirou never allowed Jin to be angry about his father’s absences, instead expressing that his love for Jin was shown through his protection of the clan. Although Jin never questioned his father’s love and dedication, even despite his quiet nature, he has harbored resentment at his father which has only grown in depth and intensity since his passing in battle.
:*'''Nara Chinami (mother, alive): ''' Chinami, consistent with her warm and loving nature, affectionately calls Jin “Jini.” Having had to raise Jin mostly by herself (and entirely by herself after the death of her husband), Chinami is overworked and constantly exhausted. Even so, she refused to let anyone see her out of stamina, and the warmth she is able to express in the few minutes each morning reverberates throughout the day and night. But do not mistake Chinami as passive, for the dull embers of her natural warmth ignite to a torrential flame at any signs of danger to her clan or her son. In fact, it is from his mother’s quiet fierceness that Jin gets his loyal, protective nature.

:After the death of her husband, things changed for Chinami just as they did for Jin. Even though she knew it would be a time Jin needed her most, unfortunately she was forced to work even longer and harder. While she had already been a deer herder who specialized in the safe extraction of the deer’s medicinal antlers—no small or unexciting task—she took an additional job as a secretary in the Nara clan estate embassy in Konohagakure no Sato.
:*'''Hyuuga Yugi (older brother figure, alive): '''Hyuuga Yugi is a Hyuuga/Konoha representative who was sent by [[Hokage]] [[Hyuuga Yatako]] after the fall of the Empire in order to build relations with the Nara clan. Not much older than Jin, Yugi weathered the storm of the NCIA and the Konoha resistance with strength and grace. Jin was asked by the Nara elders to take Yugi through the remaining resistance encampment in the Nara Clan forest as a part of his visit. Upon seeing his level-headedness in a location that brought Jin fear and resentment, Jin began to look very highly upon Yugi and began calling him Yugi-senpai. Jin looked forward greatly to the visits Yugi made to the Nara Clan. He began to look up to Yugi in a way he had not of someone sense his father died. Though Yugi may not know, he is responsible for helping to reignite Jin’s love for Konohagakure and Hi no Kuni 

==History==
:Jin enjoyed a happy childhood, growing up with loving parents and the support of his clan. As an only child, Jin both longed for someone to spend his time with and learned to enjoy solitude. While young, Jin loved to explore the Nara clan forests and he showed a natural affinity for the deer who protect the forest’s secrets. When they had the time, Jin’s parents used to take him out to the Nara forest to watch the deer graze and to teach him how to harvest the antlers. From this he learned how to control the Yin energy within him which would eventually be used to make the classic Nara kagemane. Jin learned from this a love for the deer and the forest and he developed a longing to discover what other natural havens exist outside in the world. While loving the oasis of the Nara Clan forest, Jin ached to travel to other cities, other countries, and to discover other habitats and environments. If the Nara harbor such peace and beauty in their home, what other natural sanctuaries could other clans out there be hiding? Jin made it his goal to find out. But for now, as a young child, Jin’s explorations would go no further than the forests edge with his parents. A small three-person team of their own, they affectionately called themselves “Shin-Jin-Chin” and Jin felt safe, protected, and happy.

:Still at the same time, life in the Nara clan was not as perfectly idyllic as their little family made it seem. Shinjiro, having been just old enough to remember Cenarus’s infamous summoning of Koudaikou the great deer, has strong feelings about the clan’s recent controversies. Jin had been brought up to prefer the old ways of the clan, in line with his father (who himself was attached to even the pre-Shikamaru days of the Nara), but to be outwardly supportive of the uniting of the clan’s two ways. This caused tension even within Jin’s family. Chinami, Jin’s mother, had always been a fervent supporter of the current clan head, Nara Hiei. The conflict was always minor at worst however, and Jin was lucky enough to be born into a time of peace an unification within in the Nara clan.

:But peace within did not—could not—beget peace without. When Jin was a mere 6 years old, Konoha and much of the world over were overtaken by the Kumogakure Imperial forces and subjected to the tyrannical reign of the NCIA. As a clan, the Nara were in conflict about how to manage the crisis. For the first time in his life, Jin saw not only the carnage of battle, but signs of division within his clan. The Nara could not come to agreement about how best to handle the increasing NCIA presence. Should they retreat further into isolation to protect their clan and It’s sacred forest? Or should they increase their presence in Konoha to assist in the growing resistance? During the increasingly turbulent times, Jin’s family tried its best to maintain some semblance of normalcy. Shin and Chin tried to take Jin into their forest trips as much as possible. Shin began to prepare Jin for life in the Ninja Academy, although Jin resisted. He was becoming scared by the NCIA and wanted to stay in the safety of the forest. But Shinjirou insisted and, while more understanding of Jin’s fear, Chinami agreed. The night after what would (unbeknownst to Jin and his mother) become one final argument, Shinjirou left to be a spy assisting in Konoha failed first freedom attempt. Jin never saw his father again. No only this, but he saw his sacred forest invaded as resistance Fighters disbursed by the failed freedom attempt in Konoha looked for places of sanctuary. Jin had lost his father and the sanctity of to him what was the most important location in the world.

:Jin then had to adapt to life after the dual traumas of surviving the NCIA and losing his father. The result if this was that Jin became highly questioning and critical of authority. This extended naturally after the fall of the Empire for many, but it was Shinjirou’s death that had the larger impact on Jin; how can you trust someone to have authority and power if they could end up failing you? All of this occurred at a time in which Jin was beginning at the Academy. Though he did not want to attend the academy in Konoha, still harboring feelings of anger towards for its failed resistance that led to his father’s death and the occupation of his clans forest, Jin held back his anger and went. He felt guilty that his last interaction with his father was an argument about the academy, and so he went begrudgingly in order to honor his father’s final wishes. He ended up loving the education, and appreciating the time it took him away from the Nara forest which was still full of foreign resistance shinobi at the time. Jin took to a study of ninjutsu, Shinobi history, and foreign locations. He finally got to learn about other countries, other climates, and made his plans for where he would one day travel. Gradually the pain of his father’s death faded, the safety and solitude of the Nara Clan forest was restored as resistance Shinobi returned to their homes, and Jin’s life with his mother regained some stability.

:Jin graduated the academy without issue and was excited to become a Genin. Though he is not sure what his immediate future holds, he knows he can’t wait to become strong and smart enough to travel the Shinobi world as he always wanted. He hopes to make enough money as a Shinobi to relieve the burden on his mother so she never has to work again. Inspired by the great Nara Arashi, Jin wants to use the wisdom gained in travel to become an advisor to the hokage, specializing in Gaikoku relations. Driven strongly by his goals, Jin came out of the academy with few acquaintances and even fewer friends. He is focused and motivated, but his mother worries that he is becoming increasingly isolated and lonely. Constantly on the move but not in one place or with one person for too long, Jin seems to be avoiding attaching himself to anything strongly as he once did to his sacred forest and his family life. 

==Quotes==
:*''"Knock knock...(who's there)...Nothing...(nothing who)............"'' 
:*''"Empty vessels make the most noise. "'' 
:*''"You can't just jump on every nonsense idea that pops up in that void between your ears!"'' 
:*'' "A real shinobi can protect those they love from a great distance, rather than from right up close." 

==Trivia==
:''General Knowledge Available to Public; IC''
:* Jin's name was chosen deliberately to rhyme with the shortened versions of his mother and father's names.
:* Jin holds [[Nara Arashi's]] as his greatest role model.
:* Although Jin got all high scores at the academy, he was suspended twice for aggressively questioning his sense's orders.

:''Private Knowledge; OOC''
:* Even though Jin loves and protects the Nara clan deer, his favorite animal is a Falcon.
:* Jin secretly loves children and strives to be a father one day, despite his outspoken contempt for fathers.

:''Outside the Box; OOC''
:* Jin was made to be a Nara character because Ootspunter's favorite Naruto arc s the Hidan/Kakuzu arc in which Shikamaru used his intelligence and kagemane to defeat the two Akatsuki members.
:* The inspiration for Jin's name came from Gin Freecs, the Hunter X Hunter character
:* Jin is Ootspunter's first ever online RPG creation.

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