Backgrounds

What is a background?

Your background determines your clan of origin. Your clan grants you many features including proficiencies, jutsu, and special features that originate from your lineage. In terms of narrative and roleplay, your clan is your family. Consider how you relate to your clan. As seen in Naruto, clans differ greatly in terms of their interpersonal relationships and their ties to other clans. Are you a devout member of the main branch family? Have you been shunned by your clan due to a past failure? Do you see others within your clan as rivals or allies?

Backgrounds

Aburame: Raised with powerful insects, Aburame clan members utilize their chakra to control beetles and other insects.

Akimichi: Masters of the expansion Jutsu, members of the Akimichi clan create potent food pills to grow in strength.

Clanless: Those with no clan to call home, a clanless ninja forges their own path unbound by the code of any clan.

Hatake: A prodigy of the ninja world, Hatake clan ninja have a knack for jutsu and are very fast learners.

Hyuga: One of the three greatest clans of the Hidden Leaf Village, the Hyuga clan possess a unique fighting style granted by their powerful bloodline trait.

Inuzuka: A trusted companion by their sides, the Inuzuka raise Ninja Hounds to aid them with tracking and combat.

Kaguya: Incredibly brutal fighters, members of the Kaguya clan manipulate their bones to create powerful weapons.

Kurama: With the power to make Genjutsu into reality, Kurama clan members can cause physical harm using illusions.

Might: Youth is strength, and members of the Might clan turn their youthful energy into raw power.

Namikaze: Naturally gifted at using seals, Namikaze clan members are prone to being genuises.

Nara: Utilizing shadows as a tool and weapon, ninja within the Nara clan have the ability to manipulate their shadows with chakra.

Orochimaru's Experiment: Made by a madman, Orochimaru's experiments hone in on elemental ninjutsu.

Root Origins: Taken in by the shadow organization known as the root, you have developed your mental fortitude and honed your combative skills.

Sarutobi: A master of elemental ninjutsu, members of the Sarutobi clan make casting ninjutsu an artform.

Senju: Users of the powerful Wood Style, Senju clan members have large chakra reserves in addition to their powerful innate techniques.

Special Release: Ninja from clans that can mix chakra natures to form new techniques would use features of Special Release (i.e. Ice, Magnet, Explosion, etc.).

Uchiha: Bearer's of the Sharingan, Uchiha clan ninja are prone to being skilled with shuriken and often possess powerful Genjutsu.

Uzumaki: Wells of stamina and chakra, members of the Uzumaki clan have massive chakra reserves and access to some sealing jutsu.

Yamanaka: Masters of sensory techniques and mind transfer jutsu, Yamanaka clan members offer many unique tracking and offensive abilities.

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