Reiashi Gure
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groupLeaf Shinobi
age 20 years old
birthday 01-01
rank Chuunin
occupation Kyuudaime Hokage, Proprietor of the Gure Orphanage
Konohagakure no Sato
Appearance
Konohagakure is the prototypical Shinobi village, with its general visage sporting a good mix between traditional and industrialized cityscape. Most of the buildings in the village are between 3-4 floors, making it heavy of space but with generally comfortable living conditions that make this a very desirable place to live.
Konohagakure's defensive positioning is usually credited to the large mountain at it's back, serving as an extra, natural wall. Besides that, the village depends mostly on the huge forests outside of the walls as a means to deter attackers, making it difficult to set up any sort of siege equipment or effectively organize troops.
Most of the population of Konohagakure make their homes on the outskirts of the village, with the central part of the village dedicated to the vast compounds that house Konohagakure's many Shinobi clans. In addition, the road leading straight from the main gate to the governmental Hokage Building is littered with markets and shops, perhaps the most famous being Mama Ayame's Ramen or the Yamanaka Flower Shop.
History
Founding
Konohagakure was the first of the Hidden villages, founded in -126. The birth of the Village was an uneasy one, involving both the proud Uchiha clan, and the noble Senju. The two clans had spent the past century combating one another, turning Hi no Kuni into their battlefield. They clashed often, the other clans doing their best to stay out of their affairs. Like a pair of brothers they were, always looking for a reason to squabble but never taking it beyond a point. As the years continued to pass by, the two clans gradually forgot what had started their blood feud so long ago, with many of the younger members befriending each-other. Thus the day came when the Uchiha and Senju called a truce. The two clans sent their most respected members, young and old, to discuss the terms of their ceasefire. It did not take long for the Daimyo of Hi no Kuni to be invited, and after three days and nights, the Will of Fire was born for the first time.
The two clans set out to build a new home, a place where they could co-exist, not just with each-other but with the other clans of Hi no Kuni. The Hyūga, Sarutobi, Nara, Akimichi, Yamanaka, Aburame, Hatake. A Shinobi village hidden from the world, a place for Civilians and Ninja alike, a Village Hidden in the Leaves. One by one the Uchiha and Senju brought the other clans in, and after two years of long hard work, the Konohagakure was complete.
The Shodai is chosen and the first Kage Summit is called
The time had finally come for a leader to be chosen, the leader of a Hidden Village, a Kage. The clans selected their representatives through a vote, Uchiha Dai, Senju Akimoto, Hatake Hiro and Sarutobi Mao. Young men in their early thirties, all having been instrumental in the construction of the Village. After a Village wide vote, including both Shinobi and the Civilians that had come to call Konoha home, Hatake Hiro became the Shodai Hokage, with the other three forming the first Shinobi council. The Village prospered as more Shinobi Villages were founded. Trade routes were formed, and relationships between the Villages were nurtured. For fifty four years, the Village lived in peace. Those who could remember the days before had passed from the world, the once young and idealistic Hokage had grown old and wise, the very last of his generation.
Hiro was a strong advocate of the first Kage Summit, believing a lot of good would come from the leaders sitting down to discuss their problems. The trip was difficult on the old man, and it was then he first considered retiring from his position. Young he was not, and the Summit itself only made him see how incapable he had become. The Kage were strong, and willful, far more than Hiro. He had lost much of what he had been to time, and found it difficult to even sit at the same table as the others. Despite his efforts, tensions built between the Village and Iwagakure. The Summit ended with very little success. Over the next few years, Iwa moved its troops closer and closer to Kusa and in turn Konoha, who had troops stationed within the minor country. There were a few brief skirmishes which ended in Iwa retreating back into their territory.
The First Shinobi World War
Believing that Iwagakure's military might was not something to be taken lightly, the Hokage commissioned a task force for shadow operations, beyond that of your average Shinobi. Konoha's Anbu division was formed and they were sent into enemy territory to spy on Iwa and it's people. All was going according to plan, until a group of Anbu were discovered by Iwa in –72.
The Tsuchikage claimed Konoha was intruding upon their territory, and chaos erupted. Kusa turned into a battlefield, Konoha and Iwa throwing everything they had at each-other. Hiro was in constant distress, afraid all the world had built would come crumbling down because they could not trust each-other. As the other nations were pulled into the war, Hiro doubted his decision not too relinquish Kusa. Coupled with the fact he was in no shape to fight, he was under constant stress, and not one year into the war, the Leaf lost it's first Hokage. Old Hiro could not carry the burden of his decisions, his heart giving out on him during one of his many sleepless nights. Dismay swept throughout the Village, never before had they dealt with such a loss. Hiro was loved by all, and the entire Village mourned his passing.
Leaderless, the Jounin Hanchou at the time, an older man by the name of Sarutobi Takeshi, took leadership of the Village while on the front lines, the Shinobi council covering the Village duties of the Hokage. It was widely believed that Takeshi would become Nidaime Hokage upon the end of the war, until he was cut down on the battlefield. The war finally came to an end, and the Leaf once again found themselves leaderless.
The Nidaime Hokage and the Second Shinobi World War
Moral at an all time low, the leaders of the clans set out to rebuild the peace which they had once possessed. While the war had never actually come to the Village gates, it felt like it. The council voted on a new Hokage and Inuzuka Kagame was appointed Nidaime Hokage. A young but experienced veteran, Kagame grew into the role well and was fifty years of age at the start of the second war. Resentment continued to grow between Iwa and Konoha, Kagame, deciding enough was enough, ordered his Anbu to lay waste to one of Iwagakure's most prominent clans. Always a spirited man, he believed Iwagakure would react well to a show of strength. They did not, Konoha denied any claim of attack and the second Shinobi war was sparked. Kagame felt as if he had failed, single-handedly leading the world into war once again. Despite his self doubts, he held his head high and led his Village from the frontlines, not wanting to sit and hide in the Village. He wanted to face the war which he had sown. When the Yugakure lord was killed, he agreed to sign the non-aggression pact.
The Third Shinobi World War
Konoha had no knowledge of Suna's assassins and refused to lend aid to their allies when the third war erupted not a year after the non-aggression pact. They were intent to sit out the war, but due to their former ties with Suna, were targeted and dragged back into the fray. They avoided as much conflict as they could and Kagame passed away from illness close to the end.
A clash between Senju and Uchiha
Crippled, the council voted in the experienced Senju Naoko, the first female Hokage. For thirty years she ruled, eventually becoming the Senju clan head. She led Konoha into a new age of prosperity and after twenty years, retired from both Hokage and Clan head, onto the Shinobi council. After careful deliberation, she elected her friend, Uchiha Eiji as the Yondaime Hokage. Naoko served as his advisor during his short reign, until tragedy struck. Uchiha Eiji was assassinated by a group of missing shinobi, in retaliation to the Uchiha closing down their black market trade routes. Chaos reigned and Naoko stepped back into the role as Hokage temporarily. The Uchiha and Senju exchanged heated debates, their old feud threatening to be unleashed once more. It was discovered that the group had been tied to the Leaf for some time, brought to the Village by the Senju to trade. Naoko formed a small group of Uchiha and Senju, sending them to exact revenge on the Missing nin and the man who hired them. The Senju took down their former trade partners, one by one to prove they were not in league.
The short tale of the Godaime Hokage
Tensions began to simmer down and Naoko knew she was at the end of her life. For the next two years she kept mostly to herself, silently observing the Village for its next Hokage. Then tragedy struck once again as the current Senju head passed from natural causes. His heirs being too young to take over, Naoko now found herself choosing not only to take over as Hokage, but Senju head as the clan looked to her for guidance. It wasn't until she was on her deathbed that she passed her will onto the Council and the man who would succeed her. Her former student, Senju Kouki, was named Senju Head and Hokage. It was a controversial choice for some, the youngest Hokage to ever take office, but after almost unanimous support from Shinobi and Civilians alike, the young man was sworn in as the Godaime Hokage.
The Godaime Hokage took immediate power, rising to the challenge before the young man, barely old enough to start a family of his own. Although many believed the young Senju to be inexperienced, he adapted to his new role. Only a few months into his new role, he was beloved by many, for he kept a level head on his shoulders despite his position; often taking in young shinobi to train personally and spending time in his day with the people of the village. However, the peaceful times were not to last as a missing nin from the land of Arashi no Kuni appeared in the village. Despite the ANBU’s best efforts, they were unable to detain the nin and he slipped free enough to go after the Hokage.
The young Hokage fought hard, not thinking of himself but of his people and the heartache and pain they had already endured with the losses of stability in losing the previous Hokages. The fighting continued until both were worn out and out of breath, the Hokage wanting nothing more than to finish the fight as his bodyguards appeared with the aid of their tracking skills to protect him. Alas, it was too late, the Hokage had been mortally wounded without realizing and while he knew he could leave and seek treatment, his thoughts were on his people and those under his protection. Against the pleas of the others to stop and their impending interjections, he threw himself on the sword of the nin, his own piercing right through the nin.
The even shorter story of the Rokudaime Hokage
With the threat gone, the village was once again in mourning. A new Hokage was needed in order to lead the village and its people but the council decided that if a new Hokage was needed it was to be someone the village was already comfortable with in having led them through the hardest parts of their existence; the Jounin Hanchou, Hayashi Ayame.
Unrest in the Hidden Leaf
The rule of Ayame was a quiet, if not short, reign. When the Kusa Lady Midori Kane visited Konoha, a group of extremists assassinated Hayashi Ayame. Jonin Hanchou, Hyuuga Kagame decided to remain at her post while councilors Akimichi Chono and Inuzuka Inara elected Kawaī Niko as Nanadaime Hokage. Having served under three different Hokage, Niko is considered to have the most knowledge of anyone and has stepped up to contain the growing threat within Konohagakure.
Hachidaime Hokage: Uzumaki Keisuke
Niko's rule as Nanadaime brought with it no major incidents or tragedies, with little to truly disrupt the nation for better or worse. The Leaf remained at peace far longer than it had in recent years, yet little progress was made against the issues that plagued the country of Hi no Kuni. Perhaps it was simply a matter of the world spiraling that all effort had to be put into the status quo, and as such so long as the rogues and extremists that often reared their heads remained quiet, the Hidden Leaf seemed content to forget the past. To many this repatriation was stability, but to the parts of Hi no Kuni that were wounded; this stagnation allowed urgent wounds to fester. Questions of constant assassinations were left unanswered, locations such as Kawa were allowed to wallow in their depravity, whilst unseen threats seemed to poison relations with valuable locations as with Yōsai.
Whether she felt younger eyes should take up the roll, or from pressure by the council, Kawai Niko relinquished the title of Hokage, following the footsteps of Senju Naoko. Uzumaki Keisuke would go on to be named Hachidaime Hokage; with a silent hope that this would not be another Eiji. His time as Hokage was one of control and the projection of peace across the surface, as the plagues of Konoha were discovered behind the curtain. The Hyuuga's internal conflict grew far more ruthless with the murder and framing of key members, the repetition of history had brought with it a reminder of answers never found, and a secretive threat in the form of a distant cult began to pile upon the horizon of Konohagakure. While they were now mere hills to be traversed, Keisuke was more than aware that these issues would pile upon the old as they grew closer, until the mountainous threats would pile over both the paperwork laden desk and the Wall of Stone that protected their village. With that, a plan was hatched to answer the threats before their fangs clamped shut on Hi no Kuni.
The Death of the Diamyo and Rising Tensions
Keisuke was more than aware that there were only a few threats that could be properly dealt with from the Hokage's Office in Konohagakure. Thus, although the truth was masked as simply wishing to return to normal shinobi life, the Uzumaki stepped down from the Hokage position, with a private note that he would speak with his successor at a later date. The timing for this incident seemed to strike a humorous chord with fate, as soon after the Diamyo would pass in his sleep, leaving his youngest daughter Asai as his heir before all her elder siblings. Knowing she would need to grow her power base quickly, Diamyo Naozane Asai would turn towards Konoha as the village debated between several candidates for their newest leader. Through a variety of owed political favors, newly made promises, and secretive meetings- Asai had managed to focus what few votes she could towards a shinobi of her own choosing as the remaining were split among the various other candidates. Thus to the surprise of every member of the village, a mostly unknown shinobi by the name of Gure Reiashi was the next to take up the mantle. Shortly after officially taking office, Asai would visit the young Hokage, hoping to forge a bond between two inexperienced but powerful figures to grow together. Soon the First Born Naozane Ichiro would visit, having caught onto his youngest sibling's desires to use the village to strengthen her own power base, and one by one the Heirs of Diamyo Naozane Ametsuchi II would become aware of this plot.
To most, Reiashi's ascension to the position of Hokage was made all the more strange by the visits of the Naozane Heirs. To those with greater political knowledge, it would seem the Diamyo had overstepped their boundaries and manipulated the decision of who would become the next Hokage. To the Heirs and Reiashi, a cold and silent war was rising within Hi no Kuni, the tensions building as each heir sought to lay claim to the crown- with Konohgakure as the heavily desired dog to unleash upon their adversaries. The village looks on, wondering if the second youngest Hokage to date will follow in one of his predecessor's paths, or make his own to save Konohagakure.
Fast Facts
Head of City:Gure Reiashi
Formation: 888
Region: Forest
Climate: Temperate
Population: 208,556 (19,429 Shinobi on Hand)
Economy: Good
Social Etiquette: Moderate
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