for Shinobi's Creed3/6 c42 Alura
I get the skepticism of there being 12,000 Shinobi, but I think 1000 is an ever more unbelievable estimate. If there were only 1000 shinobi in all of the Land of Fire, with the Land of Iron and the other Shinobi Nations Collectively having 79,000 troops, then they would be conquered in a heartbeat. they would need every single one of those Shinobi to just watch the borders of the country, so they wouldn't realistically be able to take any missions outside of the land of fire therefore they wouldn't be able to make any income on missions. A more conservative lowball estimate would probably be 3-5k. That's enough for token garrisons along the border, a sizeable defense force within Konoha, and enough manpower to take on a steady amount of missions without weakening the military presence within the village. note that while we have the statistics of graduates, our sample size of graduating classes we've seen is extremely small, and pretty much all of that relates to 'peacetime' where they can afford to only field the most 'competent' Shinobi. Also note that the only real sources we have about graduation rates and such are who we have graduate, and the comments we have by Kakashi about 66% failure rates and such, a Kakashi who basically said everything he did in the graduation exam to create desperation in Naruto Sasuke and Sakura. We don't see what ultimately happens to anyone who fails their Jonin's test, so they might have just gone into 'reserves'. How i sorta assume it works is like this: being taken by a jonin is the equivalent of going to officers school in the military, while anyone else becomes nameless infantry. pretty sure the whole 'genin Corp' thing is fanon, but it makes more sense than Konoha only fielding 3-9 Shinobi a year, since realistically if every graduating class is as small as the ones we've actually seen, then the amount of new recruits likely wouldn't offset the deaths and career ending injuries sustained by active Shinobi.
I get the skepticism of there being 12,000 Shinobi, but I think 1000 is an ever more unbelievable estimate. If there were only 1000 shinobi in all of the Land of Fire, with the Land of Iron and the other Shinobi Nations Collectively having 79,000 troops, then they would be conquered in a heartbeat. they would need every single one of those Shinobi to just watch the borders of the country, so they wouldn't realistically be able to take any missions outside of the land of fire therefore they wouldn't be able to make any income on missions. A more conservative lowball estimate would probably be 3-5k. That's enough for token garrisons along the border, a sizeable defense force within Konoha, and enough manpower to take on a steady amount of missions without weakening the military presence within the village. note that while we have the statistics of graduates, our sample size of graduating classes we've seen is extremely small, and pretty much all of that relates to 'peacetime' where they can afford to only field the most 'competent' Shinobi. Also note that the only real sources we have about graduation rates and such are who we have graduate, and the comments we have by Kakashi about 66% failure rates and such, a Kakashi who basically said everything he did in the graduation exam to create desperation in Naruto Sasuke and Sakura. We don't see what ultimately happens to anyone who fails their Jonin's test, so they might have just gone into 'reserves'. How i sorta assume it works is like this: being taken by a jonin is the equivalent of going to officers school in the military, while anyone else becomes nameless infantry. pretty sure the whole 'genin Corp' thing is fanon, but it makes more sense than Konoha only fielding 3-9 Shinobi a year, since realistically if every graduating class is as small as the ones we've actually seen, then the amount of new recruits likely wouldn't offset the deaths and career ending injuries sustained by active Shinobi.
9/24/2024 c6 The Nigr0mante 01
Wow, it's been a while, don't you think? I hope you're okay, safe and sound.
I don't know if you remember me, but a while ago we were talking privately about this fic, look what's going on in the world, Assassin's Creed Shadows and Naruto will have a live action on nettflix! I wonder if there's a way to recover this fic that was going very well, in the end it's your decision.
Wow, it's been a while, don't you think? I hope you're okay, safe and sound.
I don't know if you remember me, but a while ago we were talking privately about this fic, look what's going on in the world, Assassin's Creed Shadows and Naruto will have a live action on nettflix! I wonder if there's a way to recover this fic that was going very well, in the end it's your decision.
6/12/2024 c13 Sahamosveb
I don't understand why the authors keep doing this to Hinata. There is not ONE good fanfic where she gets a stamp. For what?
I don't understand why the authors keep doing this to Hinata. There is not ONE good fanfic where she gets a stamp. For what?
1/20/2024 c51 Venom1462
So has this story been abandoned or is it just in hiatus? I hope not. This is one of my favourite Naruto fanfics.
So has this story been abandoned or is it just in hiatus? I hope not. This is one of my favourite Naruto fanfics.
1/20/2024 c38 Venom1462
I haven't commented on a single chapter yet despite loving this fic. But this chapter was just too good. The song was so perfect and ended exactly with the fight too.
I haven't commented on a single chapter yet despite loving this fic. But this chapter was just too good. The song was so perfect and ended exactly with the fight too.
12/17/2023 c7 
3Omnipotent.01
its simply stupid logic to make kiba look down on kunoichi, being around his mother and sister who are both strong...
3Omnipotent.01its simply stupid logic to make kiba look down on kunoichi, being around his mother and sister who are both strong...
12/14/2023 c1 Guest
Everything else is artistic freedom. Just an assassin monologuing? No. Just no. Not being seen until the blade is in the target is the whole bloody point of assassin's!
Everything else is artistic freedom. Just an assassin monologuing? No. Just no. Not being seen until the blade is in the target is the whole bloody point of assassin's!
10/26/2023 c51 Guest
This story is great. Fantastic character development. Keep it up
This story is great. Fantastic character development. Keep it up
6/28/2023 c42 1MythicGR66
I'd wish Naruto stuck more to the assassin type of combat, Tactics, deception, design new assassin tools to help him succeed or Jutsu that are meant more for hiding or assassination.
In every Fic where they try to make him different from norm, he still learns Rasengan, shadow clones, use Kurama's Chakra and 9/10 fuinjutsu. Clones I'm fine as with fuinjutsu it fits with the AC theme, but please don't make him another C&P Naruto with hidden blades and that's it.
1MythicGR66I'd wish Naruto stuck more to the assassin type of combat, Tactics, deception, design new assassin tools to help him succeed or Jutsu that are meant more for hiding or assassination.
In every Fic where they try to make him different from norm, he still learns Rasengan, shadow clones, use Kurama's Chakra and 9/10 fuinjutsu. Clones I'm fine as with fuinjutsu it fits with the AC theme, but please don't make him another C&P Naruto with hidden blades and that's it.
6/27/2023 c36 MythicGR66
I hope to see more butting of heads between Naruto and Jiraiya, be it about their difference in philosophy (while they are the same overall, Jiraiya isn't willing to kill/remove those who can't/don't want to be reasoned with, or who aren't worth redeeming. Assassins: Kill one to save thousands, Jiraiya/Cannon Naruto: Why Fight, let's talk it out (though he's tried to kill you multiple times and plans to start a war))
Or as he tries to turn Naruto in to what kind of Shinobi he thinks Naruto should be, and that he's basically trying to turn him in to a copy of his father. Rather than the Assassin he is and wants to be. Also, the only reason he's in his life is the Akatsuki.
I hope to see more butting of heads between Naruto and Jiraiya, be it about their difference in philosophy (while they are the same overall, Jiraiya isn't willing to kill/remove those who can't/don't want to be reasoned with, or who aren't worth redeeming. Assassins: Kill one to save thousands, Jiraiya/Cannon Naruto: Why Fight, let's talk it out (though he's tried to kill you multiple times and plans to start a war))
Or as he tries to turn Naruto in to what kind of Shinobi he thinks Naruto should be, and that he's basically trying to turn him in to a copy of his father. Rather than the Assassin he is and wants to be. Also, the only reason he's in his life is the Akatsuki.