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It's interesting in Naruto how Kishimoto uses the actual historical ninja culture. The stereotypical ninja image comes from Japanese fiction written over 100 years after ninja villages were either wiped out or forced into the samurai class. The real historical ninja were literate, educated, armed, semi-independent peasant villages.

Yes there were real ninja villages, they also elected their leadership council from the elite members of the clans, and that leadership in turn elected the village leader. They were very (emphasis on very) loosely allied to various Daimyo. The Koga and Iga villages are the best known of the historical ninja villages, but there were numerous smaller ninja villages. They are first noted in historical records in the Kamakura period (1185-1333), but certainly go back further. Back to the ealiest historical records there are more scattered references to similar groups of independent families or possibly small village compounds, these appear to be the precursor of ninja. By the Kamakura period they had organized to full fledged villages, and did indeed train and rank their ninja with the same three levels you see in Naruto: Genin, Chunin, and Jonin. There was also near gender equality in ninja villages.

Now, unlike in Naruto, the actual historical ninja rarely were involved in major battles- although it's known the Koga and Iga villages did fight in battles alongside samurai in support of the Daimyo. (likely the smaller villages did as well). The pre Kamakura period proto ninja groups seem to have more involvement with actual battles and don't seem to have ties beyond their own people. The historical ninja actually did far more spying for hire than fighting or even assassination for hire. (Both male and female ninja)

Kishimoto is now showing the prehistory of ninja villages in Naruto's world. (I love how Kishimoto has gradually revealed more and more of the pre chapter 1 history as the story has continued- the manga is still in the top 5 manga in both Japan and the US after 13 1/2 years publishing history in Japan and 10 years in the US, so clearly this moving backwards and forwards in the fictional world's history has been engrossing for the readers.). There's always been far more to this manga below the surface (something readers were clued into early on when Kakashi tells a young Naruto, Sakura, and Sasuke to "look underneath the underneath". Indeed.

Hashirama's flashback story is giving us a fuller image of the pre ninja village world than the brief references we saw prior. This is basically Kishimoto's speculation about how those historical proto ninja families became ninja villages. Hashirama's father is just as cold and brutal a man as Madara's father. Young Hashirama is full of idealism- wanting a better world and showing even at around 12 years old or so, the village system he later initiated (as an adult) be was already taking form in his head. I'm hoping we'll get insight on Mito and Hashirama's meeting and her choice to go with him and believe and support his dream
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Mood: Wow! =mashkina Jan 31, 2013  Hobbyist Digital Artist
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~ToastyWarrior Dec 27, 2012  Hobbyist Writer
Ciardha, where are you on Heaven & Earth? Everyone's going nuts on there saying NaruSaku is finished and not canon, we could really use some of your words of wisdom to calm us down. :)
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hey, Toasty. :) Got tired of the same old, same old panic whining, every time Hinata so much as makes a panel appearance. And then abuse from the brats when I tried to chill everyone out and get them thinking rationally again. Kind of got me burnt out on Naruto fandom.

Of course I found there are similar losers in Doctor Who fandom- thankfully much less amongst the Doctor/River Song shippers- just encountered one really obnoxious brat on one forum who throws conniption fits at the idea of River Song being the mother of the Doctor's children (he just wants her to be a gun happy badass chick- ugh), said brat, no surprise is now an uber Clara fanboy<roll>, and sounded like he practically wet himself when an image of Clara holding a giant gun was in the trailer for the second half of this season of Doctor Who- ugh. I hate fanboys. Was making me start to hate Clara.

(still think Clara's a really boring character, and Matt Smith- the current Doctor sounds like he's ready to leave and doesn't much care for Clara's character either if you read between the lines- he's using sarcastic tones and describing her character in sexist ways, something he didn't do with Amy or especially not River.

He all but outright said in his most current interview he's only doing the rest of this season and next season because his mom doesn't want him to stop being the Doctor. He sounds like he's already tired of it. The only time I've seen him be as genuinely excited about the show was when he was able to confirm River would be back some time this season, and in next season.)

So anyway stepped away from said website and started writing River/Doctor fanfic. (feel a bit more comfortable writing fanfic and shipping them as a 40 something woman. But I'm still every bit as much a Naruto and Sakura shipper as always. Might contribute on the Winter fanfic thing on Heaven and Earth once I post my next chapter of my River/Doctor fanfic here and on fanfiction net.

Ganbatte ne! </roll>
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~ToastyWarrior Jan 5, 2013  Hobbyist Writer
I can't blame you for taking a break though since everyone has been out of hand. I kinda took a break myself and went back to writing for NaruSaku fics since I still like to contribute to the fandom. I still think NaruSaku has a chance of happening because it's logical, but as you said people don't see it that way... :/
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Not eyeroll to saying ganbatte ne! but to the whiny panicking brats that you have to hold tough against on Heaven and Earth
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Thanks for the fav.
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:iconthe-rain-of-roses:
Thank you for the fav:'3
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*Jellyneau Oct 30, 2012  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
Thanks for faving 'Playing the Melody'!! :D
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~TheLostShinobi Apr 11, 2012  Student Traditional Artist
how old are you? I saw your cosplays (i really liked them) and was wondering your age! :D
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