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Overview of the Naruto Universe
Topic Started: Dec 24 2007, 11:58 PM (59 Views)
Bennie
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In the Naruto universe, countries operate as separate political entities and are presumably all monarchies of some sort, ruled by landlords who stand equally in rank with the hidden villages' leaders. The Naruto world is similar to feudal Japan in many aspects; those countries maintain balance between themselves through nothing but power.

Shinobi villages (Shinobi no Sato) or hidden villages (Kakurezato) are ninja villages that serve as part of their country military force. A hidden village maintains its economy by training its citizens to be ninja from a young age and using them as manpower in various missions others would be willing to pay for, from weeding a garden for a single payment to receiving a constant budget from the country it resides in for being soldiers in case the country is involved in a war. The hidden villages of the five great countries each have a Kage as their leader.

Despite its similarity with feudal Japan, modern items are seen throughout the series, such as movie theaters, security cameras and even modern life-support systems. In spite of the clearly modern age items present, military technology does not seem to be on the same level, with guns being non-existent. Most military technology seems to be medieval in nature, large-scale crossbows being an example; however, the use of the various supernatural items, such as exploding paper tags, allows them to simulate more advanced technology like flak cannons. The level of communication technology is portrayed inconsistently; on multiple occasions the characters will use short-range radios, yet carrier birds are used for communication between villages. Characters during the "Yellow Moon" ending theme are seen using cell phones.

Of the countries scattered about the Naruto world, five are considered to be the most powerful and influential of them all, holding the title of The Five Great Shinobi Nations. These are the Land of Earth, the Land of Fire, Land of Lightning, the Land of Water, and the Land of Wind. Each represents one of the five elements (earth, fire, lightning, water, and wind, respectively) and each is ruled by a Feudal Lord.

All information is courtesy of Wikipedia, under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.
Edited by Bennie, Aug 27 2008, 04:48 AM.
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