Board Thread:Fanon Canon 2/@comment-28861328-20140921025123

Kage/Village Head Applications:


 * Note: Unless you have applied for the village, you cannot apply for the Kage/Village Head Position

Questions
1) Which village are you applying this Kage/Village Head for?

Sunagakure (will apply for the village momentarily)

2) What is the name of the candidate you are applying for this position?

Bunbuku Chagama

3) How did your candidate become recommended for the position? (Be extremely detailed in this section, as it is quite important for the outcome of the application)

Bunbuku is a particularly gifted Sunagakure shinobi. He was born from the lineage of Shukaku's first jinchūriki and inherited Sunagakure's coveted kekkei genkai: Magnet Release. As a young boy in the Academy, he showed exceptional leadership prowess, able to inspire and rally large groups of his fellow classmates to his causes. They were inspired primarily by his charisma and kind heart. Shortly after graduating at the age of ten, Bunbuku was deemed to be compatible with Shukaku (due to their similar Magnet natures) and was made into Shukaku's jinchūriki (will be applying for this as well). The beast was initially displeased with his recapture by the village and subsequent sealing and so threatened the young boy. For a time, Bunbuku was hampered by this and came under the scrutiny of the village elders, who were still old enough to remember Gaara's rampages as the previous jinchūriki.

As Bunbuku grew older, his jinchūriki status made him lonely. The shining young boy he once was gave into despair and loneliness, causing him to become icy and cold. Nevertheless, the boy continued to try to befriend his tailed beast in the hope that they would both become assets to the village. This finally occurred shortly before Bunbuku's Chūnin promotion, when he proudly declared to the proctors that he was happy with the opportunity to become a jinchūriki and that he and Shukaku would make a great team one day. Reminded of Naruto Uzumaki and his previous jinchūriki, Gaara, Shukaku befriended the young boy. This was unprecedented in Sunagakure history, as Shukaku had never befriended its jinchūriki prior to this. From this point on, Bunbuku was considered to be a future Kazekage candidate and eventually did upon Gaara's death.

4) Upon attaining the position, what has your candidate done within the position for the village? (In terms of economical, political and militant advantages or progress for the village)

Bunbuku was heavily inspired by the political principles of his predecessor, the First Kazekage. Under Bunbuku, the village took a stronger stance towards the international community, refusing to bow down to the wishes of the larger villages and demanding a fair voice on the international stage. Because of this firm attitude, the world at large knows him as Bunbuku of the Boulder. At home, Bunbuku opened up trade with the surrounding smaller countries to allow Sunagakure the resources it needed (as it is in a desert) without having to cave to the absorbent prices and demands of the larger countries. Bunbuku also began to model his military structure on that of Kirigakure, a more ruthless village, and implemented more rigorous training regiments which focused on teamwork; not only increasing the overall power of the village's graduate ninja, but also increasing the bonds between shinobi comrades within the village.

5) From this point in the Fanon Canon Rebirth timeline onward, what plans does your Kage/Village Head have in order to improve the state of the village on the international stage? (Alliances, investing in further technology, investing in strengthening the military, etc)

Bunbuku hopes to regain Sunagakure's reputation after its involvement with Otogakure just prior to the previous world war. In order to do this, he has taken a no-tolerance stand, similar to Konohagakure towards criminal organizations and villages who use them. He hopes to make Sunagakure as economically and militarily powerful as some of the other militant villages and plans to accomplish this by forging strong alliances as well as developing new techniques to strengthen his village's military output. 