Board Thread:Rebirth: Story Time/@comment-2089817-20141103034110

So, I wanted to propose the idea of bringing my titular character, Seireitou Hyūga, into the FC as the faceless mastermind behind everything. And well... before you shout out, "Hell no!", listen to my entire proposal first.

Before anything, let me explain that it isn't actually Seireitou, but rather, the Devil King of the Sixth Heaven. And basically, here's what the story about him is. This is the legit Seireitou, but rather, after he stepped down as Hokage, he continued his role as a mastermind criminal in the underworld, full-time, while keeping entirely to his identity as the Sixth Heaven Devil King. As such, his role is meant to be limited to advising those of his massive network of criminal subordinates. He will have combat abilities and such, but only certain skills; those that the FC operators will allow me to use. For example. Seireitou is the transmigrant of Kaguya. This has not changed. But the article itself does not state it, only that he possesses incredible chakra levels. This way, by leaving certain details ambiguous, nobody gets slighted, nobody has to get annoyed, nobody's fun gets ruined, and still, Seireitou will still be a formidable villain. But his true identity will not be shown, probably never, until the need for the reveal; if your character can get there.

Now, you may ask. The FC has Naraku, and now Ten's Hitokui, so why is there even a need for this guy? Well, there are actually three reasons.

One is to maintain a constant level of secrecy among the antagonist side. Little by little, the existence of this criminal overlord and his methods will be discovered as more enemies appear and shit goes down. In a way, he serves as the lynchpin that will keep every arc and villain in the FC tied together neatly. By doing this, we are able to keep the story going without things getting too dull while little information, piece by piece, is collected about this mastermind over the course of multiple arcs.

The second reason is that, this will provide everybody with an incredibly dangerous villain with an equally dangerous ideology. For those of you who don't know, his ultimate goal is the Sengoku Rebirth. And in a way, it is an ideal that actually does connect with the actions of both Naraku and Hitokui. So nothing will be out of place.

And the third reason is because, we need a villain that is dangerous on both a combat/military level, like Naraku and Hitokui, but also on a political level. What makes the Narutoverse so interesting to RP in is that there is a degree of politics and real world issues present that most Shounen series simply do not possess; like Bleach. This man's influence in the criminal underworld and political level is so vast, it's simply impossible to take care of him without a really tough struggle. Are allied nations really your friend? Are your enemies really your enemies? Is the Daimyo on your side or planning to drive the nation into ruin, and he/she doesn't even realize it because of his/her foolishness? And even... are the very shinobi of your village loyal to you? Is your Kage even looking out for your interests? You can't even tell if somebody in your midst is working toward different motives and serves a different master. Or if your very leader is leading you onto a path that you disagree with but simply do not fully know. This sets the stage for a very intense struggle, that can even delve into emotional levels, that'll continue showing itself in every arc.

Serk said it'd be best to present this to the community, and so I did. If you guys like the idea, we can begin implementing it. Otherwise, I'll keep this guy for other things that'll just basically mind his own business. But I do seriously believe he'll help to push forward an incredible story.

If this does get approved, I am open to ideas and contributions toward the man's criminal network. 