All About HAtL
What is HAtL all about? The basic concept is a Naruto'esk world.
Not to familar with this place or naruto in general? No worries, we're friendly people here and will gladly help you understand the concept. First off lets get started on Naruto as a whole!
Naruto is orginally a manga/anime by Masashi Kishimoto, that deals with different ninja groups from Hidden Villages (different areas of the continent). These ninja have a ranking system that each individual will go through in the course of his/her life. It set in a rather modern time, with movie theaters and tv, though it is a village, so don't be looking for any big cities or anything. Though as for the ninja themselves, they are the weapons of their village, and often times warring villages. For more info about the ninja and their Jutsu or common terms used in rp, please refer to the rp post. Or ask if you want to know something specific.
For our purposes! The villages are at war, and all the leaders (called a Kage) have been murdered, throwing the whole area into udder arrest and discontent. Our setting, the Village Hidden in the Leaves, is relatively untouched at this point, but most of the higher ninja are fighting on the front lines. Now we have to raise a new generation of ninja.
The Setting
This setting is purely unique in that there are no characters from the show and the plot is completely different. With the one exception of Kage-cide, but in this world it was all of them and not two. In this world you can create a purely unique character, and have them add onto the plot anyway you like.
The setting takes place in a war-torn world where it's impossible to determine who is your friend and who is just using you to help them become a kage (leader of a village. Since we're in the Village hidden in the leaves, our leader is called a Hokage). Sadly you can only be a ninja from Konoha (unless specified otherwise in a custom form), but considering the fact that village has nothing to do with jutsu types(As evident by the second Hokage being a Water Jutsu specialist in the show) there really shouldn't be any problem unless you just HATE the Konoha symbol.
The History and What Happened
Twice a year, every year. The chuunin exam was based, but it was undeniably necessary. All the genin from every village would gather and compete for the honor of serving their country as chunin and as they became chuunin not only would they be honored by their own country but they will be showing their prowers to the leaders of other countries as well. Everything was going as would be expected this year and a number of twelve had made it into the third part of the exam, a large tournament where the Kage(leaders of the various villages) would watch and judge you and determine if you were worthy. The first match had only just begun when hell wormed its way into this world. Out of no where all Kage died at once. Their headbands removed and the cause of death undeterminable except for one thing. The man in the center of the arena who was wearing the headbands of every kage. His face was unfamiliar to all and he made no record to hide himself as he bowed and dissapeared. What had happened was a mystery as was everything else. He had even killed the various guards that had been guarding the kage by the same means. Nothing added up. Who would want something like this and to what cause? As mayham engulfed the tournament and there no longer being anyone capable of ruling the villages the world became a place of pure anarchy. Every village was taking in refugees from every other village until the records started to dissappear. Soon the only way to distinguish who was who was by their headband and then the people who weren't ninjas were sheer out of luck. Fights ensued all over as people began vying for power and the leadership of a kage. Now in the midst of this, who is there that can bring light through the overwhelming darkness and restore sanity to this hell that hath lost it?
What is HAtL all about? The basic concept is a Naruto'esk world.
Not to familar with this place or naruto in general? No worries, we're friendly people here and will gladly help you understand the concept. First off lets get started on Naruto as a whole!
Naruto is orginally a manga/anime by Masashi Kishimoto, that deals with different ninja groups from Hidden Villages (different areas of the continent). These ninja have a ranking system that each individual will go through in the course of his/her life. It set in a rather modern time, with movie theaters and tv, though it is a village, so don't be looking for any big cities or anything. Though as for the ninja themselves, they are the weapons of their village, and often times warring villages. For more info about the ninja and their Jutsu or common terms used in rp, please refer to the rp post. Or ask if you want to know something specific.
For our purposes! The villages are at war, and all the leaders (called a Kage) have been murdered, throwing the whole area into udder arrest and discontent. Our setting, the Village Hidden in the Leaves, is relatively untouched at this point, but most of the higher ninja are fighting on the front lines. Now we have to raise a new generation of ninja.
The Setting
This setting is purely unique in that there are no characters from the show and the plot is completely different. With the one exception of Kage-cide, but in this world it was all of them and not two. In this world you can create a purely unique character, and have them add onto the plot anyway you like.
The setting takes place in a war-torn world where it's impossible to determine who is your friend and who is just using you to help them become a kage (leader of a village. Since we're in the Village hidden in the leaves, our leader is called a Hokage). Sadly you can only be a ninja from Konoha (unless specified otherwise in a custom form), but considering the fact that village has nothing to do with jutsu types(As evident by the second Hokage being a Water Jutsu specialist in the show) there really shouldn't be any problem unless you just HATE the Konoha symbol.
The History and What Happened
Twice a year, every year. The chuunin exam was based, but it was undeniably necessary. All the genin from every village would gather and compete for the honor of serving their country as chunin and as they became chuunin not only would they be honored by their own country but they will be showing their prowers to the leaders of other countries as well. Everything was going as would be expected this year and a number of twelve had made it into the third part of the exam, a large tournament where the Kage(leaders of the various villages) would watch and judge you and determine if you were worthy. The first match had only just begun when hell wormed its way into this world. Out of no where all Kage died at once. Their headbands removed and the cause of death undeterminable except for one thing. The man in the center of the arena who was wearing the headbands of every kage. His face was unfamiliar to all and he made no record to hide himself as he bowed and dissapeared. What had happened was a mystery as was everything else. He had even killed the various guards that had been guarding the kage by the same means. Nothing added up. Who would want something like this and to what cause? As mayham engulfed the tournament and there no longer being anyone capable of ruling the villages the world became a place of pure anarchy. Every village was taking in refugees from every other village until the records started to dissappear. Soon the only way to distinguish who was who was by their headband and then the people who weren't ninjas were sheer out of luck. Fights ensued all over as people began vying for power and the leadership of a kage. Now in the midst of this, who is there that can bring light through the overwhelming darkness and restore sanity to this hell that hath lost it?
