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Ninja Positions Each Hidden Village breaks their ninja rankings into different levels of skill. This classification then helps determine what ninja level is needed to complete the mission. Higher difficulty missions require the utilization of higher skilled ninjas. These levels include Ninja Academy Student, Genin, Chuunin and Jounin. The Kage sits at the highest of the Five Great Shinobi Countries as the village leader. Within these rankings, a ninja may join a particular group which uses their skills in special ways. These specialized squads can focus on one field of work such as the hunting of ninjas who have gone missing and left their hidden village, or medical-nins who act as doctors. ANBU Base of Operations: Hidden Village Classification: Specialized Ninja Squad Member Appearances: Uchiha Itachi, Hatake Kakashi, Uzuki Yuugao The ANBU, meaning "dark side" is actually short for Ansatsu Senjutsu Tokushu Butai (literally Assassination Tactics Special Military Force). The ANBU work directly under the leadership of the Hokage. This specialized ninja battalion generally work in groups of four to five. They are responsible for assassinations and missions requiring highly trained ninjas. Click For Quick-Spoilers: Both Hatake Kakashi and Uchiha Itachi became ANBU at a young age. Itachi himself was said to have become an ANBU captain by age 13. ANBU "Ne" (Root) Base of Operations: Hidden Village Classification: Specialized Ninja Squad Member Appearances: Sai, Danzou The ANBU Ne, meaning Root, is a subfaction of the ANBU operated by elder ninja Danzou. Danzou operated in opposition to Sarutobi the Sandaime Hokage. Danzou was once up for the position of Sandaime Hokage but was turned down because of his hawkish militaristic stance. While the normal ANBU operates under the direct leadership of the Hokage, the Root faction operated from out of view "below the ground" to support the great tree that was Konoha. Members of Root were to only focus on the mission at hand, leaving their emotions, past, future and very name behind. Once Sarutobi gained enough control over Konoha, he ordered Root disbanded. Danzou carried on it secret however, seeking to help Konoha from the shadows. Click For Quick-Spoilers: Danzou made one of his most bold and blatant moves as Root leader by ordering his soldier Sai to accompany Naruto, Yamato and Sakura on their journey to meet Sasori's spy. Sai would carry out his orders without the others being aware. Chuunin (Medium Ranked Level Ninja) [Official Rank] Base of Operations: Hidden Village Classification: General Skill Level Member Appearances: Umino Iruka, Touji Mizuki Chuunin are made up of Genin who have passed the Chuunin exam by exhibiting leadership and excellent combat sense. Chuunin have the equivalent rank of military captain, exhibiting strong stamina, knowledge and inner wisdom. Chuunin Exam Examiners Base of Operations: Hidden Village Classification: Temporary Administrative Group Member Appearances: Mitarashi Anko, Morino Ibiki, Gekkou Hayate, Shiranui Genma Every six months one of the allied countries in the Five Great Shinobi countries will manage the exam; the goal of which is to determine which Genin are worthy of being promoted to the rank of Chuunin. Click For Quick-Spoilers: The first Chuunin Exam the audience views in Naruto is interrupted by the invasion of Konoha. During the time skip in the series, all the Genin except for Sasuke and Naruto advanced in rank by participating in Chuunin Exams. When we are reintroduced to the characters in the second part of the series, we learn that Shikamaru and Temari are both making preparations to hold a new Chuunin Exam. Elite Tutor Base of Operations: Hidden Village Classification: Special Ninja Job Member Appearances: Ebisu These special elite teachers tutor Jounin level ninjas to further refine their skills. The Elite tutor can also serve as the person teacher to relatives of the Hokage. Genin (Low Ranked Level Ninja) [Official Rank] Base of Operations: Hidden Village Classification: General Skill Level Member Appearances: Uzumaki Naruto, Uchiha Sasuke, Gaara of the Desert, Kinuta Dosu et. al. At the lowest level are new graduates from the Ninja Academy known as Genin. Genin will be assigned a Jounin sensei, who will monitor their progress and help push for mission assignments benefiting their skill level. Once the Genin has successfully undertaken eight missions, they can be sponsored by their Jounin sensei for the Chuunin Exam. Hidden Village Council Base of Operations: Hidden Villages Classification: Hidden Village Administration Council Member Appearances: Hokage, Koharu, Homura, Kazekage, Baki, Yuura This administrative group is responsible for the selection and approval of new Chuunin, Jounin and Kage for each Hidden Village. Click For Quick-Spoilers: Hidden Leafs administrative group was responsible for the selection of the new Fifth Hokage. Their first choice was the Legendary Sannin Jiraiya, he declined but he offered to find the other Sannin Tsunade to ask if she would take the position. After finding Tsunade, she eventually agreed to take on this duty and the Council appointed her as the Fifth Hokage. In Hidden Sand the Council was responsible for choosing a new Kazekage after the previous ones fell in battle. After Sandaime Kazekage disappeared under mysterious circumstances, the Council was slow in picking a new leader, much to the village's detriment. For that reason they made moves to quickly find a new Kage after Godaime Kazekage fell in battle. Hunter Ninja Base of Operations: Hidden Village Classification: Specialized Ninja Squad Member Appearances: Haku These shinobi hunters search for ninja who have abandoned their village. Nicknamed the "Undertaker Squad" they have a high knowledge in physiology to further their killing abilities. Once they kill their target, they will dispose of the body without a trace. This is because a ninjas body has within it secrets of the villages ninjutsu, chakra types, herbs and other information about the village. They will then take the head back to the Hidden Village as proof of their kill. Click For Quick-Spoilers: Haku wore the mask of a Hidden Mist Hunter-Nin who he presumably killed. Though it is not officially stated, Haku did have a similar high level of skill a real Hunter-Nin would possess. Jounin (High Ranked Level Ninja) [Official Rank] Base of Operations: Hidden Village Classification: General Skill Level Member Appearances: Hatake Kakshi, Sarutobi Asuma, Shiranui Genma, Yuuhi Kurenai, Gekko Hayate, Yamashiro Aoba, Namiashi Raidou, Baki, Momochi Zabuza After Chuunin come Jounin, these highly skilled ninjas normally serve as squad leaders on mission assignments. Some Jounins are also assigned Genin level ninja to function as three man cells. The Jounin will monitor their progress and submit requests for the Genin to take the Chuunin Exam when the Jounin feels they are ready. Kage [Official Position in Five Great Shinobi Countries] Base of Operations: Hidden Village Classification: Head Hidden Village Ninja Member Appearances: Hokage, Kazekage The Kage (Shadow) represents the head of each Hidden Village. Only the Five Great Shinobi Countries are allowed to call their head ninja by the Kage name. The Kage serves as the pillar upon which the village stands and the strength a village presents to the other ninja countries largely depends upon the strength of the Kage in power. When one Hokage decides to step down from the position a new Kage is nominated and then approved by the Village Council. In an interesting turn of events, Konoha's Third Hokage retook his position as Kage after his villages Fourth Hokage fell in battle to the Kyuubi demon fox. Click For Quick-Spoilers: The Konoha Kage position was recently filled by the Fifth Hokage Tsunade, one of the Legendary Sannin of Konoha. After the assassination of the Yondaime Kazekage by Orochimaru, Gaara was selected by his village advisory council to be Fifth Kazekage. "Kage" Level Base of Operations: Hidden Village Classification: Highly skilled village ninja, Generally Jounin officially Member Appearances: Orochimaru, Tsunade, Jiraiya There exists a level of ninja who are of Kage level, but who are not presently a village Kage. This may be because of personal preference or the onset of aging. The three highly skilled Hidden Leaf ninja known as the Legendary "Sannin," or Legendary "Three Ninja" are such ninja. The members of Akatsuki are also generally at this level as well. Legendary Sand puppet master kunoichi Chiyo of Hidden Sand could be considered near this level. Ninja of this level usually leave their villages behind to seek their own ambitions. Konoha Military Policemen Base of Operations: Fire Country Classification: Organization Member Appearances: Uchiha Sasuke's Father See also: Uchiha Sasuke, Uchiha Itachi Originally founded by the ancestors of the Uchiha clan, the Konoha Military Police Corps are responsible for maintaining city peace and law enforcement. Click For Quick-Spoilers: The First Subdivision of the Corps once contained many members of the Uchiha clan. Uchiha Sasuke himself one day dreamed of joining his father in the Police Corps, but after his clan was wiped out, his goal in life changed to finding and killing his brother Itachi. Medical-Nins Base of Operations: Hidden Village Classification: Specialized Ninja Squad Member Appearances: Tsunade, Shizune, Unnamed members can be see in the Third Chuunin Exam preliminary and main matches See also: Hyuuga Hinata, Tsunade, Shizune These specialized ninja are responsible for the health and well being of ninja injured in battle. Click For Quick-Spoilers: After Hyuuga Hinata's match against Hyuuga Neji in the Chuunin Exam, she was attended to by Medical-Nins. Tsunade is highly skilled in the medical arts and looked over the care and surgery of several Leaf ninjas after they were severely injured in battle. In the past Tsunade has pushed for Medical-nins to be placed on each mission, to reduce the amount of fatalities in battle. Once she became Hokage she made moves to begin this process. Ninja Academy Students [Official Rank] Base of Operations: Hidden Village Classification: General Skill Level Member Appearances: Uzumaki Naruto, Konohamaru, Udon, Moegi See also: Uzumaki Naruto, Konohamaru, Udon, Moegi Each ninja in a Hidden Village starts at the Ninja Academy where they are taught basic jutsu techniques. Once they show the sufficient level of skill and knowledge they graduate and become Genin level ninja. Click For Quick-Spoilers: After the invasion of Konoha, many Academy teachers were forced to take on missions for the village. It is unknown if this changed the normal graduation dates for Academy students. Ninja Academy Teachers Base of Operations: Hidden Village Classification: General Ninja Job Member Appearances: Iruka, Mizuki, Suzume See also: Uzumaki Naruto, Iruka, Mizuki, Suzume These ninjas have taken on a teaching role as instructors for the Hidden Village's Ninja Academy. Their primary goal is to teach the academy students the basic jutsu techniques such as Transformation (Henge) and Clone (Bunshin). These teachers do remain active ninjas though and will take on missions for the Hidden Village as needed. __________________

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