| Allied Shinobi Forces | |
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| Debut | |
| Novel | Naruto: A Shinobi Story |
| Appears in | Novel |
| Team Info | |
| Leader(s) |  A (The Fourth Raikage) (Supreme Leader) Gaara (Regimental Leader)
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| Affiliation(s) |  Amegakure Iwagakure Kirigakure Konohagakure Kumogakure Kusagakure Sunagakure Shimogakure
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| Team Jutsu | |
| Allied Shinobi Forces Technique Earth Release: Great Moving Earth Core Earth Release: Practice Brick Technique Fire Release: Great Flame Technique Hiding in Mist Technique Insect Jamming Technique Lava Release: Quicklime Congealing Technique Lightning Release: Lightning Illusion Flash of Lightning Pillar Water Release: Water Bullet Technique Wind Release: Air Current Wild Dance Wind Release: Great Cast Net Wind Release: Wind Cutter Technique | |
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The Allied Shinobi Forces (忍連合軍, Shinobi Rengōgun) was a coalition between the collective military might of every shinobi nation, including the Land of Lightning, Water, Earth, Wind, Fire, and Frost.
Background[]
The purpose of this alliance is to stand up together against the threat of the Akatsuki organization and the tailed beasts in the Fourth Shinobi World War. Because of the deceitful actions of Danzō Shimura, the Sixth Hokage Candidate, the other Kage asked Kakashi Hatake about Konohagakure’s entrance into the alliance as they deemed him the most suitable candidate to assume the office; however, before Kakashi could be made Hokage, Tsunade woke up from her coma and resumed her post. After the summit, the five Kage agreed to unite the power of their Hidden Villages alongside other minor shinobi countries and villages, making the Shinobi Allied Forces official.
Unification[]
The forehead protector of the Allied Forces.
At the suggestion of the Fifth Mizukage, the five Kage agreed to merge their intelligence unit into a separate organization to optimize the processing and sharing of the latest information. This is a significant development with even the Third Tsuchikage agreeing without hesitation, despite his past prejudices and the potential damage such an organization could cause for his own intelligence forces if they should win the war; which demonstrates how significantly they are treating Tobi as a threat.[1]
To show their unification, Mifune has designed a forehead protector with the kanji “Shinobi” (忍) on it. All members of the alliance wear this in place of their original forehead protectors, to show that everyone is truly united under one banner, as opposed to being separated into five different villages. Most members of the alliance also took to wearing the basic uniform of their village, albeit with the new forehead protector to unify them.
Conflict[]
The first internal dissent came from the Fifth Hokage who originally strongly disagreed with the other leaders’ decision for the jinchūriki to be hidden instead of being their main forces of war, and due to her past defense of Naruto, she only relented due to the need for a united front. As the forces gathered, there was some tension between the ninja of different villages that led to arguments and conflict due to past experiences, until Gaara made his speech that got them to cooperate more willingly.
Later on, when Naruto Uzumaki and Killer B escaped from confinement to participate in the war, A decided it was best to kill Naruto for not submitting to his orders. Because A’s decision was not sanctioned by the rest of the Kage and the high losses on the Allied Forces side, Tsunade decides to confront A and allow Naruto's involvement. After a long fight, A admits defeat to Naruto and allows him and B to pass.
Composition[]
The Allied Forces.
The Allied Shinobi Forces total army had around 80,000 people, among them shinobi and samurai alike.[2] By the end of the first day of battles, the army lost half of its soldiers.[3] The alliance base of operations is located southeast of Kumogakure, on the east coast of the Land of Lightning.[4] To prepare for battle, ninjas have been divided up into nine divisions pooling together ninja with similar abilities. The Great Battle Regiment (戦闘大連隊, Sentō Dairentai) is divided into five divisions that are each lead by a commander (部隊長, butaichō), with Gaara, the Fifth Kazekage, acting as the Regimental Commander (連隊長, Rentaichō) of the entire regiment. Similarly, there are four supporting divisions for the army each headed by a captain (隊長, taichō), as well as special teams within the great regiments which are specialized in the usage of certain chakra natures.[5][6] Furthermore, within each division there are subsets of teams such as the: Sealing Team (封印班, Fūinhan) to help seal those reincarnated through the Summoning: Impure World Reincarnation technique and the Communications Team (連絡班, Renrakuhan) whose job is to stay in contact with headquarters as well as other divisions in order to receive and pass on intelligence quickly and efficiently.
Inside allied headquarters.
At the headquarters of the Alliance, the Kage are seated at the front of the room at a table filled with the intel that they have garnered from reports as well as intelligence that was previously gathered. The heads of the Intelligence and Sensor Division: Inoichi and Ao respectively, are also stationed at the headquarters along with other members of their division. Inoichi along with two other shinobi from his division are hooked up to a large-scale version of the Chakra Transmission Communication Device that is on the direct opposite side of the room which allows them the receive and transmit intelligence to relevant parties. He also uses the machine in conjunction with his own telepathic abilities to allow others to communicate with shinobi on the front lines or anywhere on the battlefield. Ao, along with four other sensors maintains the Sensing Barrier located in the center of the room. The barrier covers the entire battlefield and works closely with the Intelligence Division as they can detect the size of the opposing side’s chakra as well as tell the sheer number of people in any given area. Additionally, Shikaku Nara was also selected to remain at headquarters as the Alliance’s Chief Strategist where he devises attack, counterattack patterns, defensive maneuvers as well as back-up strategies. The main divisions of the alliance are comprised of the following:
Supporting Divisions[]
Surprise Attack Division[]
Captain: Kankurō
Logistical Support and Medical Division[]
Captain: Shizune Katō
Intelligence Division[]
Captain: Inoichi Yamanaka
Sensor Division[]
Captain: Ao
Great Battle Regiment[]
The Great Battle Regiment (戦闘大連隊, Sentō Dairentai) is divided into five divisions that are each led by a commander (部隊長, butaichō), with Gaara, the Fifth Kazekage, acting as the Regimental Commander (連隊長, Rentaichō) of the entire regiment. Similarly, there are four supporting divisions for the army each headed by a captain (隊長, taichō), as well as special teams within the great regiments which are specialized in the usage of certain chakra natures.[7][8]
First Division[]
Mid-Range Battle Division
Commander: Darui
Second Division[]
Short-Range Battle Division
Commander: Kitsuchi
Third Division[]
Short-to-Mid-Range Battle Division
Commander: Kakashi Hatake
Fourth Division[]
Long-Range Battle Division
Commander: Gaara
Proxy Proxy (代理, dairi) Commander: Shikamaru Nara
Fifth Division[]
Special Battle Division
Commander: Asashi
Post-Fourth Shinobi World War[]
In the aftermath of the Fourth Shinobi World War, all five great nations and the Land of Iron had suffered crippling losses of personnel, with Kumogakure being nearly completely destroyed by the Ten-Tails’ Tailed Beast Ball which had wiped out the Allied Headquarters which was located near the village. To recover from these losses, the Allied Shinobi Forces transitioned into the Shinobi Union which sped the recovery efforts up as well as opened the door for smaller shinobi villages, such as Amegakure or Kusagakure to join as equal members, eliminating the need for war for resources.[9]
References[]
- ↑ Naruto chapter 491, page 8
- ↑ Naruto chapter 512, page 7
- ↑ Naruto chapter 537, page 15
- ↑ Naruto chapter 515, page 11
- ↑ Naruto: Shippūden episode 270
- ↑ Naruto: Shippūden episode 301
- ↑ Naruto: Shippūden episode 270
- ↑ Naruto: Shippūden episode 301
- ↑ Shikamaru Hiden: A Cloud Drifting in Silent Darkness