The Story so Far

Fifty Years after Uzumaki Naruto - the Nanadaime Hokage and light of the Shinobi World - finally passed into the afterlife, the peace and unity that he had fought hard to achieve began to dissolve. In 1239 The Shinobi Union, which formed out of the Shinobi Alliance of the Fourth Shinobi World War, was plagued by the same cyclic decline that made all things the victims of atrophy. The future generations of Kage and regular ninja could no longer find the common ground necessary to govern themselves as a unit. During Uchiha Sarada's reign as Kyudaime Hokage, the Union finally shattered into the five original pieces along with splinter and shard factions.

The political upheaval created a vacuum of conflict and influence that inevitably bred the Fifth Great Ninja War in 1240.

Iwagakure is forced into a martial alliance with Kumogakure and Kirigakure. The two more aggressive villages lead a two-pronged attack on the Land of Iron. Leaving Iwagakure to combat mainly the Sunagakure and Konohagakure alliance. The Land of Iron decimated the shinobi forces who challenged them and immediately sealed their borders to any and all outsiders, leaving Konohagakure and Suna to fend for themselves as the remaining military might fell from the disastrous effort against the Samurai. With the brunt of the Kumo-Kiri-Iwa forces routed the Konoha/Suna alliance is allowed to breathe and survive the war until a stalemate is formed in 1250 after a solid decade of warfare. No true armistice occurs. Unfortunately, Kirigakure is destroyed during this process and the Land of Water is thrown into an economic depression the likes of which have never been seen before. The situation is so dire that the Water Daimyo disavows Kirigakure and brands all surving Kiri-nin as outlaws. Amegakure and the Land of Rain takes a neutral stance during and after the Fifth Great War, leaving them the most powerful Nation and Village out of those within the former Union.

During this despair, not all was lost. Even with Konohagakure crippled in strength, the durable nature of the village saw it through. Many clans including the Uzumaki, Uchiha, and others began to flourish over the course of generations. Despite this resurgence some of the Uchiha were dissatisfied and left the village at the de-facto conclusion of the Fifth Great War. Transplanting abroad. Uchiha Sarada dies during the war and is succeeded by the next Hokage Hashiroki Mitsugaki. Beneath Mitsugaki the village goes through a period of internal revolution and reinvention. Over the course of the next thirty years the Ninja System in Konohagakure expands to occupy and allow more civilian facing roles and as a result the individuality of its ninja increase. Though even through peace and prosperity, Konohagakure was not immune to the ways of the world and during 1289 YC the village was infiltrated by numerous individuals seeking information and they coordinated a large terrorist attack during the Chunin Exams. Using uniforms from all the villages present to cause confusion and dissent. This was the first in antagonistic actions by a mysterious terrorist leader known as The Lady, her followers seem to worship her as a god.

In 1290 YC Konohagakure formally enters into a War between The Lady after coming together to discuss this terrorist entity with the four other great ninja villages. Recreating the former Shinobi Alliance. A series of offensive battles waged by both sides saw a large loss of life and Kusagakure was all but exterminated by the Lady's war efforts. Her motivations are mysterious and lofty. Many great Shinobi died but the Alliance ultimately won during the final battle in the rolling fields of Kusagakure. In 1291 Mitsugaki steps down as the Tenth Hokage and Sato Jinichi is elevated to the position of Eleventh Hokage. Efforts continue to capture, interrogate, and imprison members of the Lady's Cult and ascertain the whereabouts of their leader. They have made no progress.