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Years of constant strife between the clans of the Land of Fire came to a close, after a climatic battle between the Uchiha, affiliated with the Nara and Akimichi versus the Senju, Yamanaka and Hyuuga, all leading up to a desperate attack led by the clan head, Mogami Uchiha. The battle raged on for weeks on end taking place in Hoshigakure, only to be intercepted by the Nine Tailed Fox's Avatar who came with the intention of destroying the
Years of constant strife between the clans of the Land of Fire came to a close, after a climatic battle between the Uchiha, affiliated with the Nara and Akimichi versus the Senju, Yamanaka and Hyuuga, all leading up to a desperate attack led by the clan head, Mogami Uchiha. The battle raged on for weeks on end taking place in Hoshigakure, only to be intercepted by the Nine Tailed Fox's Avatar who came with the intention of destroying the entire landscape.
Now pushed against the wall under the threat of both of their sides meeting annihilation, the Senju and Uchiha clan heads worked together to take down the Nine Tailed Fox. And the mission succeeded at the cost of many, and Mogami Uchiha losing his sight.
Having been brought together by the incident, the Uchiha clan and the Senju clan made a mutual peace treaty and under that treaty followed the beginning of a new era. A village was formed and led primarily by the Uchiha and Senju, with Sei Senju becoming the first Shogun of Konohagakure no Sato and after him, three more Shoguns, following in his footsteps.
Following that, all aspiring Samurai seeking to serve under Sei's rule followed a code of conduct to keep them in line, and some of the Samurai adopted some of the Monk's teachings and utilizing the Gift of Chakra in order to amplify their swordsmanship.
I. Rectitude or Justice
Bushido refers not only to martial rectitude, but to personal rectitude: Rectitude or Justice, is the strongest virtue of Bushido. A well-known samurai defines it this way: ‘Rectitude is one’s power to decide upon a course of conduct in accordance with reason, without wavering; to die when to die is right, to strike when to strike is right.’ Another speaks of it in the following terms: ‘Rectitude is the bone that gives firmness and stature. Without bones the head cannot rest on top of the spine, nor hands move nor feet stand. So without Rectitude neither talent nor learning can make the human frame into a samurai.’
II. Courage
Courage is worthy of being counted among virtues only if it’s exercised in the cause of Righteousness and Rectitude. In his Analects, ‘Perceiving what is right and doing it not reveals a lack of Courage.’ In short, ‘Courage is doing what is right.’
III. Benevolence or Mercy
A human invested with the power to command and the power to kill was expected to demonstrate equally extraordinary powers of benevolence and mercy: Love, magnanimity, affection for others, sympathy and pity, are traits of Benevolence, the highest attribute of the human soul. Both Confucius and Mencius often said the highest requirement of a ruler of men is Benevolence.
IV. Politeness
Discerning the difference between obsequiousness and politeness can be difficult for casual visitors to Japan, but for a true man, courtesy is rooted in benevolence. But Politeness should be the expression of a benevolent regard for the feelings of others; it’s a poor virtue if it’s motivated only by a fear of offending good taste. In its highest form Politeness approaches love.
V. Honesty and Sincerity
True samurai, according to author Nitobe, disdained money, believing that “men must grudge money, for riches hinder wisdom.” Thus children of high-ranking samurai were raised to believe that talking about money showed poor taste, and that ignorance of the value of different coins showed good breeding: Bushido encouraged thrift, not for economical reasons so much as for the exercise of abstinence. Luxury was thought the greatest menace to manhood, and severe simplicity was required of the warrior class … the counting machine and abacus were abhorred.
VI. Honor
Though Bushido deals with the profession of soldiering, it is equally concerned with non-martial behavior: The sense of Honor, a vivid consciousness of personal dignity and worth, characterized the samurai. He was born and bred to value the duties and privileges of his profession. Fear of disgrace hung like a sword over the head of every samurai … To take offense at slight provocation was ridiculed as ‘short-tempered.’ As the popular adage put it: ‘True patience means bearing the unbearable.’
VII. Loyalty
Economic reality has dealt a blow to organizational loyalty around the world. Nonetheless, true men remain loyal to those to whom they are indebted: Loyalty to a superior was the most distinctive virtue of the feudal era. Personal fidelity exists among all sorts of men: a gang of pickpockets swears allegiance to its leader. But only in the code of chivalrous Honor does Loyalty assume paramount importance.
VIII. Character and Self-Control
Bushido teaches that men should behave according to an absolute moral standard, one that transcends logic. What’s right is right, and what’s wrong is wrong. The difference between good and bad and between right and wrong are givens, not arguments subject to discussion or justification, and a man should know the difference. Finally, it is a man’s obligation to teach his children moral standards through the model of his own behavior: The first objective of samurai education was to build up Character. The subtler faculties of prudence, intelligence, and dialectics were less important. Intellectual superiority was esteemed, but a samurai was essentially a man of action.
With these virtues of Bushido set into place, most Samurai were kept in line as intended, their training was rigorous as it was ruthless but with it, they grew into ideal warriors to protect the name of the Shogun and the citizens of Konohagakure against the ever looming threat of the Akuma. But these codes of conduct did not matter to some, some Samurai broke the Bushido and went about their way, becoming Ronin.
Shinobi just recently became a rising concept in the military field. They were not as blatant in their actions like the Samurai, even if they participated in similar training. Shinobi were and always have been discreet and cold blooded, far more committed to the mission rather than their morals.
Due to this mentality, they played as key roles in the Warring States era. Trained in the art of deception, leaking information from one side to the other, deceiving big mafia leaders with androgynous males only to be assassinated, spreading news of corruption to suffering nations and poisoning the fields and waters of enemy countries. Their specialty was dual agency, working for multiple sides simultaneously to draw them into a certain point.
They were also deemed as cowards, preferring to avoid combat rather than face it head on. And when they did combat, they struck quickly and with much force.
After the Warring States ceased, the Shinobi were not as needed as they used to be. Most shinobi were able to fit well back into society, but to some, their lifestyle did not change as much. Some could even be a regular restaurant owner at day, and an assassin at night.
In short, they were mercenaries of the Shogun and any willing buyer of the village, left to perform the dirty work that the Samurai or the Shogun himself could not perform. It is due to this that they do not wear headbands to show allegiance to any particular nation.
Due to their nature, the Shoguns deem them as a danger yet an asset to society, and as a result, they are held at a much, much higher scrutiny by Samurai and citizens alike, with the Monks remaining neutral about them as they are about any matter really.
entire landscape.
Years of constant strife between the clans of the Land of Fire came to a close, after a climatic battle between the Uchiha, affiliated with the Nara and Akimichi versus the Senju, Yamanaka and Hyuuga, all leading up to a desperate attack led by the clan head, Mogami Uchiha. The battle raged on for weeks on end taking place in Hoshigakure, only to be intercepted by the Nine Tailed Fox's Avatar who came with the intention of destroying the
Years of constant strife between the clans of the Land of Fire came to a close, after a climatic battle between the Uchiha, affiliated with the Nara and Akimichi versus the Senju, Yamanaka and Hyuuga, all leading up to a desperate attack led by the clan head, Mogami Uchiha. The battle raged on for weeks on end taking place in Hoshigakure, only to be intercepted by the Nine Tailed Fox's Avatar who came with the intention of destroying the entire landscape.
Now pushed against the wall under the threat of both of their sides meeting annihilation, the Senju and Uchiha clan heads worked together to take down the Nine Tailed Fox. And the mission succeeded at the cost of many, and Mogami Uchiha losing his sight.
Having been brought together by the incident, the Uchiha clan and the Senju clan made a mutual peace treaty and under that treaty followed the beginning of a new era. A village was formed and led primarily by the Uchiha and Senju, with Sei Senju becoming the first Shogun of Konohagakure no Sato and after him, three more Shoguns, following in his footsteps.
Following that, all aspiring Samurai seeking to serve under Sei's rule followed a code of conduct to keep them in line, and some of the Samurai adopted some of the Monk's teachings and utilizing the Gift of Chakra in order to amplify their swordsmanship.
I. Rectitude or Justice
Bushido refers not only to martial rectitude, but to personal rectitude: Rectitude or Justice, is the strongest virtue of Bushido. A well-known samurai defines it this way: ‘Rectitude is one’s power to decide upon a course of conduct in accordance with reason, without wavering; to die when to die is right, to strike when to strike is right.’ Another speaks of it in the following terms: ‘Rectitude is the bone that gives firmness and stature. Without bones the head cannot rest on top of the spine, nor hands move nor feet stand. So without Rectitude neither talent nor learning can make the human frame into a samurai.’
II. Courage
Courage is worthy of being counted among virtues only if it’s exercised in the cause of Righteousness and Rectitude. In his Analects, ‘Perceiving what is right and doing it not reveals a lack of Courage.’ In short, ‘Courage is doing what is right.’
III. Benevolence or Mercy
A human invested with the power to command and the power to kill was expected to demonstrate equally extraordinary powers of benevolence and mercy: Love, magnanimity, affection for others, sympathy and pity, are traits of Benevolence, the highest attribute of the human soul. Both Confucius and Mencius often said the highest requirement of a ruler of men is Benevolence.
IV. Politeness
Discerning the difference between obsequiousness and politeness can be difficult for casual visitors to Japan, but for a true man, courtesy is rooted in benevolence. But Politeness should be the expression of a benevolent regard for the feelings of others; it’s a poor virtue if it’s motivated only by a fear of offending good taste. In its highest form Politeness approaches love.
V. Honesty and Sincerity
True samurai, according to author Nitobe, disdained money, believing that “men must grudge money, for riches hinder wisdom.” Thus children of high-ranking samurai were raised to believe that talking about money showed poor taste, and that ignorance of the value of different coins showed good breeding: Bushido encouraged thrift, not for economical reasons so much as for the exercise of abstinence. Luxury was thought the greatest menace to manhood, and severe simplicity was required of the warrior class … the counting machine and abacus were abhorred.
VI. Honor
Though Bushido deals with the profession of soldiering, it is equally concerned with non-martial behavior: The sense of Honor, a vivid consciousness of personal dignity and worth, characterized the samurai. He was born and bred to value the duties and privileges of his profession. Fear of disgrace hung like a sword over the head of every samurai … To take offense at slight provocation was ridiculed as ‘short-tempered.’ As the popular adage put it: ‘True patience means bearing the unbearable.’
VII. Loyalty
Economic reality has dealt a blow to organizational loyalty around the world. Nonetheless, true men remain loyal to those to whom they are indebted: Loyalty to a superior was the most distinctive virtue of the feudal era. Personal fidelity exists among all sorts of men: a gang of pickpockets swears allegiance to its leader. But only in the code of chivalrous Honor does Loyalty assume paramount importance.
VIII. Character and Self-Control
Bushido teaches that men should behave according to an absolute moral standard, one that transcends logic. What’s right is right, and what’s wrong is wrong. The difference between good and bad and between right and wrong are givens, not arguments subject to discussion or justification, and a man should know the difference. Finally, it is a man’s obligation to teach his children moral standards through the model of his own behavior: The first objective of samurai education was to build up Character. The subtler faculties of prudence, intelligence, and dialectics were less important. Intellectual superiority was esteemed, but a samurai was essentially a man of action.
With these virtues of Bushido set into place, most Samurai were kept in line as intended, their training was rigorous as it was ruthless but with it, they grew into ideal warriors to protect the name of the Shogun and the citizens of Konohagakure against the ever looming threat of the Akuma. But these codes of conduct did not matter to some, some Samurai broke the Bushido and went about their way, becoming Ronin.
Shinobi just recently became a rising concept in the military field. They were not as blatant in their actions like the Samurai, even if they participated in similar training. Shinobi were and always have been discreet and cold blooded, far more committed to the mission rather than their morals.
Due to this mentality, they played as key roles in the Warring States era. Trained in the art of deception, leaking information from one side to the other, deceiving big mafia leaders with androgynous males only to be assassinated, spreading news of corruption to suffering nations and poisoning the fields and waters of enemy countries. Their specialty was dual agency, working for multiple sides simultaneously to draw them into a certain point.
They were also deemed as cowards, preferring to avoid combat rather than face it head on. And when they did combat, they struck quickly and with much force.
After the Warring States ceased, the Shinobi were not as needed as they used to be. Most shinobi were able to fit well back into society, but to some, their lifestyle did not change as much. Some could even be a regular restaurant owner at day, and an assassin at night.
In short, they were mercenaries of the Shogun and any willing buyer of the village, left to perform the dirty work that the Samurai or the Shogun himself could not perform. It is due to this that they do not wear headbands to show allegiance to any particular nation.
Due to their nature, the Shoguns deem them as a danger yet an asset to society, and as a result, they are held at a much, much higher scrutiny by Samurai and citizens alike, with the Monks remaining neutral about them as they are about any matter really.
entire landscape.