Board Thread:Rebirth: Applications/@comment-24070327-20141111014436

Questions
1) Which canon/fanon village are you applying for?

Not applying for a village per se, but rather a nomadic society of shinobi whom are lead by the Kamizuru Clan. The society as a whole shall be called the Hives of the Kamizuru Clan (Romaji: Kamizuru Ichizoku no Hachisu; Kanji: 上水流族の蜂巣).

2) For what purpose are you applying for/introducing the canon/fanon village into the Fanon Canon?

'''I was reading around when I discovered the existence of Black Crown. Since it appeared to be important, I decided to check them out so I would be in the know. As I did so, I was abhorred to find that the Land of Earth had been reduced to a puppet of Yulryeo and even more abhorred by the fact that Iwagakure no Sato had fallen into de facto disbandment. Then I read the statement that the Will of Stone had been ground until nothing but dust was left. That was the last straw for me!'''

'''I feel as if the Land of Earth has been sorely underestimated, and that the meaning of the Will of Stone has been completely misunderstood. It seems that the Will of Stone has been mistaken as impenetrability when it's actually about endurance! Oonoki's conversation with the First Tsuchikage about the Stone Monument pretty much sells it. The First Tsuchikage didn't show Oonoki about how tough the stone was, but rather he cast it aside like it was nothing and then put another in its place. The First Tsuchikage wasn't trying to teach Oonoki to be unbreakable, but rather to be unyielding! To never give up no matter how many of you are taken down. The strength of the Village Hidden by the Rocks is that they don't rely upon their fragile individuality, but rather upon their sturdy togetherness. Even if you strike down the best of them, another WILL come to take their place. The Village Hidde by the Rocks do NOT back down from a challenge. They confront it en masse.'''

'''The idea of the Village Hidden by the Rocks simply crumbling apart from anything less than wholesale slaughter is downright absurd! The men and women of the Rock Village wouldn't had given in to depression and they sure as hell wouldn't had turned to anyone, much less a lesser ally like Yulryeo, to the point where they became dependent upon them! I find the very idea of stubborn Oonoki and his boys doing such a thing to be laughable!'''

'''Needless to say, I wanted to do something about this mockery. But I didn't want to just throw a complaint about it cause that wouldn't be cool. So instead I came up with this plan. The Kamizuru Clan are supposedly (according to FILLER) the clan of the First Tsuchikage. So I wanted to use them as my avatars of sorts. The rest of the Village Hidden by the Rocks may have forgotten their Will of Stone, but the Kamizuru Clan sure as hell has not! I wanted them to be a nomadic clan looking for a means to reinvigorate Iwagakure no Sato and dispel Yulryeo back from whence they came! I KNOW that the Kamizuru Clan will be at the hugest disadvantage out of every faction in the Fanon Rebirth, and I know that this will give them little if any chance at succeeding at their goal. But the Will of Stone wont allow me to simply give in!'''

'''Of course, it's not JUST the Kamizuru Clan. It's also a number of other clans who have held onto their Will of Stone as well and have joined the Kamizuru Clan in their quest. Thus why the group is called the Kamizuru Clan's hives rather than just the Kamizuru Clan.'''

3) Who will be the Kage/Village Head of the village you are applying for/introducing? How did they reach this position? (Be detailed, as this is extremely important) Conquering the village also, inadvertently, means that you have dominion over the entire country; who will be the Daimyō of your country? How will they have attained this position? (If this is taken by a user who is collaborating with you, please ask them to answer this question on your behalf)

Leadership within the society is divided between a federal government and a large number of state governments.

'''The federal government is a single individual referred to as either the Emperor Bee (Romaji: Kouteibachi; Kanji: 皇帝蜂) or the Empress Bee (Romaji: Joteibachi; Kanji: 女帝蜂). He or she reigns over ALL of the wandering bands and thus is in charge of setting objectives. This person could be seen as the Kage/Village Head.'''

'''The state governments are the many leaders of each wandering band. These leaders are referred to as either the King Bee (Romaji: Kokuoubachi; Kanji: 国王蜂) or the Queen Bee (Romaji: Johubachi; Kanji: 女王蜂). They could be seen as the respective Kage/Head Ninja of their individual wandering band, but they still fall under the authority of an Emperor Bee/Empress Bee.'''

'''The current Emperor Bee is named Oshiishi Kamizuru (Kanji: 圧し石, 上水流; English: Stone Weight, Above the Water Currents). Oshiishi was born as just Oshiishi. Initially, he was a disillusioned shinobi of the weakened Iwagakure no Sato. When it became apparent to him that he could make more money as a mercenary than as an Iwagakure shinobi, Oshiishi wasted no time in becoming a missing-nin in order to procure a fortune for himself.'''

'''After many gigs as a mercenary, Oshiishi would be hired by Subako Kamizuru to steal a scroll of the Kamizuru Clan from a missing-nin whom was looking to sell it for profit. While the two of them made their preparations, Oshiishi would learn from Subako that she was a member of the Kamizuru Clan and that her goal was to revive the Kamizuru Clan through the use of the scroll. When Oshiishi questioned Subako about her reasons for going through so much trouble to revive a long-dead clan, Subako explained the Will of Stone to him. Having come from a village where almost everyone had pretty much given up on fighting, Oshiishi was enamored by the very idea of such a philosophy.'''

'''During the battle with the missing-nin, Subako would be killed. In spite of the fact that this meant that Oshiishi would not be paid; Oshiishi denied the missing-nin's offer of at a partnership before slaying the missing-nin in an epic duel. Oshiishi would then take the scroll from the missing-nin. But instead of selling the scroll for a fortune as he might have once done, Oshiishi utilized the scroll as a guideline for learning the jutsu of the Kamizuru. As soon as he felt he was ready, Oshiishi set out to become the next avatar of Subako's Will of Stone. In Subako's place, he journeyed to re-establish the Kamizuru Clan. Renaming himself as Oshiishi Kamizuru, Oshiishi sought out the scattered clansmen of the Kamizuru Clan and utilized his unsurpassed skill in their jutsu to impress them into becoming his followers.'''

'''Before long, the Kamizuru Clan became a mercenary power that many of the lesser nations deemed to be worthy of hire. It was at this point that Oshiishi set his eyes upon Iwagakure no Sato. Feeling that it was the Kamizuru Clan's duty to reinvigorate the village it founded so long ago, Oshiishi changed the Kamizuru Clan's agenda from the restoration of itself to the restoration of Iwagakure no Sato. They begun to recruit those Iwagakure shinobi whom had resorted to becoming freelance mercenaries and brigandage; and even some of those whom were still members of Iwagakure no Sato itself! Together with the revived Kamizuru Clan and those Iwagakure shinobi whom were still willing to be agents of the Will of Stone, Oshiishi set out to complete the task of reviving an old power!'''

'''In order to avoid attracting the suspicion from others, Oshiishi split all of his followers into wandering bands he named hives. Each hive would subsists as mercenaries while also working with him to procure a means of reviving Iwagakure no Sato. To most, the hives are unrelated bands of shinobi. But to thise in the know, the hives are a united force working towards a singular goal!'''

4) Following the Fourth Shinobi World War, what has your village gone through in order to recover from the damages? Include details on the changes in the political systems, deaths of certain key characters from the village in canon (if applicable) and the like. (This does not have to be a considerable amount of time. However, a brief overview of the historical information you have for your village gives the operators a sense that you have thoroughly contemplated the status of your village.)

'''The Hives didn't exist before the Fourth Shinobi World War; however, the effects the Fourth Shinobi World War had on Iwagakure no Sato played a MAJOR role in its formation. As can be inferred from the paragraph above, the Hive would never have come into existence if the Fourth Shinobi World War had not weakened Iwagakure no Sato.'''

5) What is the technological state of the village you are applying for/introducing to the Fanon Canon? Any specific equipment or technology that should be noted? How has this impacted on their funding?

'''Being nomads, the hive aren't very technologically advanced. They're medically dependent upon herbalism and the resources of whatever nation they happen to be situated within. Advance mechanics are basically non-existent. They lack of any sort of industrialism, which prevents them from mass producing anything at all. This ultimately results in a lack of melee weaponry for most individuals. To the point where having a melee weapon is somewhat of a status symbol. Communication technology is limited to simple letters. Conventional agriculture is as non-existent as their mechanics and even knowledge of jutsu has become pretty sparse.'''

'''As compensation for all of their many faults, they have been radically successful at domestication. They have not only managed to form mutualistic partnerships with even some of the most dangerous of animals, but have also manage to form contracts with an unprecedented amount of animal shinobi as well. It has gotten to the point where an extended family's association with a type of animal summon is considered the proof of their status as an individual clan. They have also combined their domestication with careful breeding. It is through such breeding that they have come into possession of the Red Hares (Romaji: Sekitoba; Kanji: 赤兔馬), horses that are capable of outrunning a supermajority of shinobi with little to no trouble.'''

'''They also have an unconventional type of agriculture that is entirely dependent upon edible fungi instead of edible plants. Their use of fungi as the primary source of food allows them to maintain their crops with little to no trouble, regardless of their location. It also makes it very easy for them to farm while still being on the move.'''

6) What is the economical state of the village you are applying for/introducing to the Fanon Canon? How has this been impacted from the Fourth Shinobi World War as well as the introduction of the World Bank? Are there specific things your village is doing to accommodate for economic loss/gain?

'''The hives economy is rather abnormal. They are known to work as mercenaries whom are dependent upon the strife between private individuals and the lesser nations since the larger nations are unlikely to make use of their services; however, the real source of their funding comes from livestock. The animals that are in their possession are highly coveted because of their indisputable superiority to other animals. The hives have taken advantage of this by selling infertile livestock to those willing to buy them. The buyers are granted all of the boons of having such a wonderful animal, but they are incapable of breeding the animal themselves and thus must return to the hive to gain access to any more.'''

'''This strategy is most successful when it comes to beasts of burden, because a lot of good work can be gotten out of the beast of burden before another must be purchased. Since it's more efficient to purchase a beast that can do the work of 10 normal beasts than it is to maintain 10 normal beasts, most people see the purchase as a deal that is worth the expense. There has also been some success with selling meat as well. The hive raise some of their animals in a manner that makes them the tastiest to consume. By doing so, they can sell the meat of said animals as a luxury and have had great success at doing so.'''

'''The hive is known to operate a delivery service as well. They deliver packages, mail, and other things of the like. The martial reputation of the hives make it MUCH less likely for bandits to even think of intercepting the deliveries, thus many who can't afford the services of a full-fledged ninja village have come to depend upon the hives to make deliveries for them.'''

'''Last but not least, the hive sells their surplus fungi to anyone willing to buy. Though the fungi are FAR from tasty, they ARE nutritious and cheaply sold. Many who would otherwise starve have become very dependent on buying fungi from the hive whenever they come back. Individual sales aren't much, but altogether these sales strike up a pretty decent profit. Especially since the hive doesn't even need to go out its way to make the sells.'''

'''All in all, the hives are in an economic boom as they discover more and more ways to profit off their domestication and vagabondage. The fact that the hives don't have much to support also makes it easy for them to add to their wealth.'''

7) What is the population status of your village you are applying for/introducing to the Fanon Canon? What is your interpretation of the population of the said village prior to the Fourth Shinobi World War?

'''The hives' population is kind of piss-poor. A lack of medical prowess make stillbirths and death by childbirth somewhat of a constant. Lack of any permanent residence makes child-rearing difficult enough to make most forego it as long as their parents will allow it. The presence of so many animals mean that labor is not enough of an issue to make people want to have children. And there is always the problem of deserters, or rather the fact that desertion isn't treated as a problem. So there is no reason for someone to not drop out and settle down somewhere. While the population may not be on a decline so-to-speak, it sure as hell isn't on a noticeable rise either. Numbers really aren't the hives' strength.'''

8) What is the military status of your village you are applying for/introducing to the Fanon Canon? What is your interpretation of the military status prior to the Fourth Shinobi World War? How has the military power of your village changed over the course of the years that Fanon Canon differentiates from the war by in terms of its Shinobi populace?

'''The hives are too weak to fight an actual war with just about anyone. The military and civilians are the same thing. So any loss on the battlefield as the same as a loss of production capabilities. There forces are spread as thin as water, so it'd be easy to annihilate them before they could unite as a single force. And they lack a well-defined military hierarchy, meaning there would be a lot of leadership difficulties.'''

'''The only type of weapon that any member is guarantee to have is a bow and some arrows. And that's only because they're used for hunting. Any other weapon would normally be in the hands of some kind of person with a high station of some sort. The rank-in-file would, for the most part, be entirely unarmed. Not even shinobi basics such as shuriken or kunai would be covered by them. With the sole exception of the Earth Release, they aren't the most capable jutsu-users in the world. So it'd be next-to-impossible for them to compensate with jutsu alone. In a direct confrontation, they could easily be mowed down before they even have a chance to fight back. Their lack of protective gear such as armor does NOT help matters either.'''

'''One of the hives' saving grace is their raw skill in taijutsu. The hives' taijutsu users are amongst the best of the best. Not only are they some of the most athletic shinobi around, but they're also practitioners of styles of combat that few have ever fought against. Their martial arts are based on the maneuvers of the animals they live with much like how a lot of Chinese martial arts are based on animal movements. This makes it unlikely for anybody to predict their movements for they have never seen any like theirs. In close combat, taijutsu allows the hives to excell. But their taijutsu tends to be useless in mid-to-long range combat.'''

'''Another of the hives' saving grace is the sheer variety of military animals they have in their service. Some animals, such as tigers of all things, are downright ferocious in battle. Others, like birds, have a lot of tactical uses. The hives' military animals allow them to be flexible during combat, but once again they're not all that effective in mid-to-long range combat. Though a decent amount of the hives' many summons ARE.'''

'''All in all, the hives are better suited for guerrilla warfare than total war. In a battle, they'd lose for sure. But in an indirect struggle, they tend to excel. It's best to ambush a hive rather than attempt to confront them in a face-up battle. For such a confrontation is sure to end in a shameless ambush from the hive.'''

9) If you were to have a Jinchūriki within your village, who would that Jinchūriki be and what Tailed Beast would they host? Furthermore, how would they have acquired this Tailed Beast and in what way does this impact the village’s dynamics with other villages? (This question should focus less on the actual capture of the Tailed Beast and more on its effects on allied/enemy villages. However, some detail is necessary in order to make this a valid part of your application.)

'''They're gunning for the Four-Tails and the Five-Tails because they're the traditional jinchūriki of Iwagakure. With these goals in mind, they're looking for an effective method of sealing and making plots to rob the Bijuu's current possessors of them.'''

10) Bonus Question! Is there any other information that you believe is relevant in order for you to gain permission for controlling/introducing the village in the Fanon Canon? If so, please write that down here!

Just want to clarify things.

'''I am NOT applying for Iwagakure no Sato. I plan to take that through RPs. Kishishi! :3'''

'''The "village" is a nomadic society that wanders the world in search of methods of bringing about Iwagakure no Sato's restoration as one of the Kage Villages. The society is divided into groups that are each referred to as a hive. The society as a whole is reigned over by its current Emperor Bee, Oshiishi Kamizuru. While each hive is also reigned over by its very own King/Queen Bee. Population: **, Military: *, Economy: ***'''

'''Their standard diet consists of harvested fungi and HUNTED meat. Under normal circumstances, livestock are NOT slaughtered for meat. But it should be noted that famines are considered to be abnormal circumstances. Fish are actively consumed whenever it is possible to procure them. And though fruits and vegetables could be gathered from the wild, the barren paths each of the hives tend to take usually make such gathering unlikely to ever occur.'''

'''Their greatest export is livestock, including the livestock's constituents of course. Lesser exports include mercenary services, delivery services, and fungi sales. Greatest import would be medical services. Lesser imports are clothing, prerequisites for writing such as paper and et cetera, condiments, and preservatives.'''

'''Not technologically advance in the slightest, but in exchange they are in harmony with nature. They have good relationships with all kinds of animals. Not just in terms of domestication, but also in terms of summons as well.'''

'''By average, they're born as Earth Release-users. But most don't have the talent to be hardcore jutsu-users. Much less hardcore Nature Transformation-users. Instead they primarily rely upon bow-and-arrows, hand-to-hand combat, and or domesticated animals. Summons are a strange exception to the lack of jutsu prowess as they're uncommonly common amongst their number. Of course, exceptions to the rules do exist. Individuals with unique skillsets are present amongst them'''

'''They tend to build temporary settlements through the use of the Earth Release. These settlements are often either subterranean or camouflaged with their surroundings.'''

'''They tend to avoid being aggressive as a whole in favor of being aggressive as either individuals or very small groups. By doing so, they can play their aggressive actions off as having been done by random mercenaries/brigands.'''

'''It was fun. 8D''' 