Ninja come in three groups: The regular forces, the ANBU, and the Medical Teams.
General Ninja (From lowest rank to highest)
Academy students: Students learning the ninja arts. They are not sent on missions but might be drafted during emergencies.
Genin: The entry level ninja. They are sent on the lowest rank missions which are mostly risk free. Often under the supervision of higher level ninja.
Chūnin: Mid-level ninja. These ninja are qualified to watch over lower level ninja having displayed abilities in leadership and tactical skills. They may be academy teachers or team leaders.
Special Jonin: Elite specialists. These ninja do not have all around jonin training; they are specialists in a single area and often assigned to serve under a Jonin.
Jonin: High level ninja. These are experienced ninja showing a high level of skill. They act as military captains and can be sent on the highest level missions. They are able to use elemental chakra, some genjutsu, and above average taijutsu. These ninja may take solo missions.
ANBU
Are the Special Assassination and Tactical Squad; ninja Black-Ops. They take orders from the village leader and preform special high level missions, often dealing with assassinations and torture. There are rarely set teams; often they are brought together based on their unique skills to meet the requirements of a specific mission.
These ninja are often hand-picked by the village leader to join ANBU.
Some groups within ANBU are formed for a specific task: such as hunting rouge-nin or preforming interrogation.
The Medical Teams These ninja run the hospital and treat the injured. They research into new techniques, medicine, diseases and the human body. Although not seen very often, they are highly respected.
Not all medical-nin are members of the Medical Teams, some medics are part of the standard ninja force and participate in active missions.
General Ninja (From lowest rank to highest)
Academy students: Students learning the ninja arts. They are not sent on missions but might be drafted during emergencies.
Genin: The entry level ninja. They are sent on the lowest rank missions which are mostly risk free. Often under the supervision of higher level ninja.
Chūnin: Mid-level ninja. These ninja are qualified to watch over lower level ninja having displayed abilities in leadership and tactical skills. They may be academy teachers or team leaders.
Special Jonin: Elite specialists. These ninja do not have all around jonin training; they are specialists in a single area and often assigned to serve under a Jonin.
Jonin: High level ninja. These are experienced ninja showing a high level of skill. They act as military captains and can be sent on the highest level missions. They are able to use elemental chakra, some genjutsu, and above average taijutsu. These ninja may take solo missions.
ANBU
Are the Special Assassination and Tactical Squad; ninja Black-Ops. They take orders from the village leader and preform special high level missions, often dealing with assassinations and torture. There are rarely set teams; often they are brought together based on their unique skills to meet the requirements of a specific mission.
These ninja are often hand-picked by the village leader to join ANBU.
Some groups within ANBU are formed for a specific task: such as hunting rouge-nin or preforming interrogation.
The Medical Teams These ninja run the hospital and treat the injured. They research into new techniques, medicine, diseases and the human body. Although not seen very often, they are highly respected.
Not all medical-nin are members of the Medical Teams, some medics are part of the standard ninja force and participate in active missions.
