"ANBU are the cream of the crop, tool's so powerful, to the rest of the village, we don't have names. Just faces that complete the mission, that is all. From the shadows, we do work that even regular ninja shun. Assassination, sabotage, backstabbing, treaty breaking.... We call that Monday, and we still have a week to fill.
To the village, ANBU are immortal, there are always more, and if you kill a shadow, another merely takes its place. If only it were actually true. Recruitment for ANBU Black Ops is constant and draining.
After the Chunnin Exams had passed, a new generation began to rise. Shinobi we have had our eyes on ever since they began the academy. Not everyone is cut out to be ANBU. Heroes, emerging leaders, and bright stars have no place in the black veil that truly protects the village. But a talented ninja no one else has missed, perhaps an orphan, perhaps the fourth son of a noble clan, no one of interest, they might just one day disappear and become a fellow shadow.
Right now, I hate to admit it, but right now we're hurting for ANBU in a way we've never had before. Someone is hunting the shadows. It seems like every day, someone else fails to report in. And what's worse, something is off in the village. Assassinations we did NOT commission have been happening. The head of the Hyuga, found dead. The Hokage has tried to quell the anger of the heads of the clans in the village, but it can only keep up so long.
We could use the help, now more than ever. Come, join us. But don't worry, don't find us... we'll find you."
~ Kaito Chosokabe, ANBU Commander
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Welcome to Naruto: In the Shadow of the Broken Moon! Yeah, Gan's running another Naruto RP. Those are still fashionable, right?
Anyways, this is an AU Naruto {No cannon chars} in the Hidden Leaf. The RP will focus on new ANBU recruits, plucked straight after chunnin exams, on the trip back from the Hidden Mist. Each of them failed, but performed well enough than an ANBU agent appeared, and told them to give up their regular lives, they were being pulled into ANBU. Fake an injury, disappear, quit, whatever it took. Officially, they were no longer regular ninja to all who knew them.
That said, there still will be squad structures. Three man cells with a captain who will occasionally help in the mission, and train those under him.
I really could use help if people want to run ANBU captains. They'll be like regular Jonin senseis, but every player must run a new recruit as well{And they won't be on the same squad}. If you run a captain, I expect you to be helping me run missions as well! But the help will be immensely appreciated!
Lore info, you can find both Senju and Uchiha in the village, neither's wiped out/gone the way of the panda. Feel free to be from whatever clan you like, or no clan at all. Again, alternative universe, so, no cannon chars.
I'm really flexible on what people want to run, but this RP will require some sort of stealth proficiency. Whether it be acting skills, hiding in shadows, being really fast, or genjutsu, up to you! Working on character sheets.
There's a conspiracy in the Leaf, and half the fun will be unravelling it!
So, anyone interested?