Hei/Hello everybody! This time, we're going to take a look at the do's and don'ts of making a good/decent Naruto OC.
You'd think that making a Naruto OC would be easy, but you'd be surprised by how many people manage to fuck up in even the most basic things.
Timeperiod: Yes, the Naruto world has 3 distinct time periods, and I'm going to put the names of those era's main protagonist next to them, so that you'll have a better idea of them: The Clan Wars era[Hashirama], the 3-4th Shinobi War Era[Naruto], the peace Era[Boruto/Salada]. Now each of these time periods have something different that will influence your OC.
If they're from Hashirama's age, their chances of living beyond 30 are null. And their Personality and Appearance will be something befitting of someone from a "technologically challenged" and hostile environment, where child soldiers are expected to die early in their careers.
If they're from 3-4th Shinobi War Era, just take reference from the Characters of the normal Naruto & Shippuden characters shown in the manga.
If they're from the peace era... I'm honestly not certain. Maybe make them something that would fit our world, but with a more japanese lean to it, but nothing relating to franchises that exist in our world, save for perhaps One Piece and Toriko, since the Naruto world seems to inhabit the same world as One Piece, and Toriko seems to share a planet with One Piece.
I'm basing this on one of the One Piece manga pages, so feel free to think of it as non-canon.
Name: Keep it Japanese, their main profession is being either a Ninja or a Samurai. And don't make their name a translation of a basic word, like Yami or Kuro, use a proper baby-name site, they usually have proper names and their meanings. And when it comes to Clan/Family names, stay away from the Uzumaki, the Uchiha, the Senju and the Kaguya if the OC isn't from the Clan Wars era.
And stay the fuck away from the Otsutsuki clan in general, since those guys are a clan of physical gods in the Naruto universe.
And if none of these clans don't tickle your fancy, try making your own clan, or make them Clan-less. But, if you're going to make an original clan, don't make them overpowered, or give them a OP Kekkei Genkai or a Kekkei Tota, and stay away from the Dojutsu ones in general.
Also, the character's village might have influence on what the OC would be named. For example: A baby from Iwagakure probably won't be named Minato, as Minato Namikaze/the 4th Hokage decimated them during the 3rd war, so they might be still sore about the name.
Appearance: They claim to be ninjas, but to me, they're fucking mercenaries. A ninjas outfit should be something that helps them camouflage into the surroundings, and considering that assassinations and sabotages are usually done in the dark of the night, they're probably wearing dark colors.
But to be fair, it would be pretty dumb for assassins to be wearing something that can be used to identify them on sight, so I guess it's fair for their dress code to be a bit more loose, for the Genin and Jonin at least, but it seems like the Chunin and the Anbu wear pretty standardized uniform.
Which I suppose makes sense, as Chunins are essentially the grunts, and Anbu are meant to be body guards and assassins.
But, if you're ignoring the established rules and still going for an original outfit for your OC, don't outfit them in anything impractical, like high heels for example, or something that can easily get caught or grabbed by the enemy, or anything that's so brightly colored that it hurts to look at.
And in general, don't make your OC's wear something that'll take a long time to put on, as in the ninja business, time wasted is lives, resources and money lost.
Personality: I really don't have anything to add from the basics, aside from this. If your OC is let's say, a Jonin, they definitely have killed, so a complete aversion to killing would be illogical and impossible. They can prefer taking a more peaceful way, for example knocking them out instead of killing.
And considering that their job usually has a bit of subterfuge and backstabbing, they can't be too trusting, but if they're a Genin, then it's acceptable.
Background: There really isn't much to put in here, but there's also a lot of things that you can do to make your OC dis-likable. Don't attempt to make your OC into a Ninja-Saint.(Or a Samurai saint, if you want to make a samurai OC.) And a characters home village also has quite the impact on their background, you know, aside from the propaganda academy students and Genins are spoon-fed.
For example, let's say that your OC was born and raised in Ame no Kuni, they would have been raised in what's equal to a third-world country, but it also rains, all the time. Other countries using your country as their field of combat when they don't want to risk blowing up their own territory, or just to test out a new superweapon.
Ninja Rank: Genin, Chunin, Tokubetsu Jonin, Jonin, Anbu and Kage, the 6 ranks that a ninja can achieve. The rank is limited by age and skill, for example: Genins are usually preteens, while the age of chunins vary, some of them never reaching the prestigious rank of Jonin, from where they can become an Anbu, who are the black ops of the ninja world.
Kages however, are a different matter entirely, having power, intelligence, experience and usually fame.
Now, all villages usually have their own little special ranks and organizations, so I'm going to leave this to you guys.
Threat Rank: They go from E-Rank, which is civilian level, to S-Rank, which has people who can pull the moon from the sky, so yeah, S-Rank isn't thrown around lightly. Genins are usually D-Rank, Chunins are usually C-Rank or, on a rare occasion, B-Rank and Jonin are B, A-Rank or S-Rank, if they're highly experienced and strong
Village: There are 5 main ninja villages, one for each big nation and main elements. Konohagakure for Hi no Kuni, Sunagakure for Kaze no Kuni, Kumogakure for Kaminari no Kuni, Iwagakure for Tsuchi no Kuni, Kirigakure for Mizu no Kuni. Now, there are other shinobi villages, but these 5 are the top dogs.
Elemental affinity: There are 5 main elements, and each person is more adept with one of them. the 5 are as follows: Fire Release/Katon, which beats Wind Release/Futon, which beats Lightning Release/Raiton, which beats Earth Release/Doton, which beats Water Release/Suiton. So yeah, pokemon logic doesn't exactly work with the Naruto elements, save for Suiton beating Katon.
Depending on your OC's Ninja Rank, Genin, Chunin, Tokubetsu Jonin, Jonin, Anbu and so on, Your OC will have 1-4 Elements. Genins have 1, Chunins have 1 or 2, Jonins and beyond have 3-4. Being able to use all 5 elements isn't easy, as you have to train for each of the elemental affinities.
Now, there are shortcuts to mastering elemental affinities. Take Kakuzu of the Akatsuki for example, he steals the hearts of people to gain access to their elemental affinities using his Jiongu technique.
Specialization: Ninjutsu(pretty much magic), Genjutsu(Illusions), Taijutsu(Martial arts), Fuinjutsu(Seals), Bukijutsu(Weapon techniques), non-Kage level OC's can specialize in maybe 1 or 2 of these. Jonins all should have a pretty good grasp of all five of these skills, while Tokubetsu Jonins have Jonin level expertise in one field.
Jutsu: Take note of the threat ranks, when you're deciding what jutsus your OC will have, but they might have one technique that's one rank higher than they are.
Summoning contract: Not necessary, but if you do, keep them in basic animals, and don't throw in some magical animal.
Synopsis: Yritä olla alkuperäinen, mutta seuraa sarjan sääntojä.
I hope that you'll make a splendid OC, whether it's for a story, or just to be silent and look pretty, and I hope that you'll join us next time, when we'll cover...
Bleach!!
God help us all...
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