Post by Taiken Uchiha on Jan 16, 2010 14:08:14 GMT -5
ANBU
The ANBU (Dark Side), short for Ansatsu Senjutsu Tokushu Butai (Special Assassination and Tactical Squad; English Version: ANBU Black Ops), take orders directly from the Kage, performing special high-level missions, such as assassinations and torture. The ANBU usually work in teams formed to the requirements of the mission, ensuring maximum success. The shinobi in the ANBU are hand-picked by the Kage; chosen for their individual capabilities and special skills. Age, gender, background, or previous rank bear no weight in this decision.
The ANBU wear porcelain animal masks in order to distinguish themselves from normal shinobi and to conceal their identities. They also have standard uniforms consisting of black and gray armor, arm guards, and a signature spiral tattoo on their left shoulder (female ANBU members have the tattoo located on their right shoulder to determine gender between the ANBU members). Some ANBU wear black cloaks over their standard uniforms, and squad leaders may wear white cloaks. All ANBU carry Ninjato, which are usually strapped to their backs.
ANBU are under direct control of their Kage. They protect the village from exceptional threats, conduct high-risk missions into enemy countries, and deal with extremely strong ninja. They are also responsible for carrying out assassinations, tracking, surveillance, and missions requiring specially trained ninja. Some ANBU serve as interrogators that probe the minds of enemy ninja to learn information valuable to the village. If an ANBU is mortally wounded in battle, they are required to destroy their bodies to prevent any information from getting into enemy hands.
ANBU FACTIONS
Each faction within the ANBU is designed for a different purpose, and each faction wears a different type of mask to symbolize to other ANBU their purpose and speciality.
BIRD FACTION (HUNTER NINJA)
These ANBU specifically hunt down Missing Ninja from the Bingo Book under direct order of the Kage. They specialize in offensive style jutsu.
RAT FACTION (SCOUTING, INFORMATION RETRIEVAL)
These ANBU are constantly leaving the village, scouting out to the edges of other villages and nations and reporting various military findings. They are also responsible for carrying out investigations around there respective villages, entering, searching, and leaving a home like shadows, without being noticed.
DOG FACTION(VILLAGE PROTECTION, INTERNAL AFFAIRS)
A supplementary force to village police and the investigators of all internal ANBU issues, the Dog Faction is one of the hardest to join, as its membership requires complete loyalty to the village.
SNAKE FACTION(STEALTH, ASSASINATION)
This faction of ANBU specializes in stealthy assasination. Whether it be Daimyo, other Kage, political figures, or town leaders, anyone who is causing a sufficient problem can be taken out at any time, without a trace of evidence being left that can lead back to the village.
MONKEY FACTION(COMBAT MEDICS)
Medical support with allegiances tied primarily to other ANBU, the Monkey Faction are medical support for the various other factions, and to members of their respecive villages. They understand the harsh life of shinobi, and are not only equipped with near miraculous medical-abilities, but also learn the ability to harm others, to protect themselves, and maintain the military strength of the ANBU.
TIGER FACTION (TORTURE, INTERROGATION)
This faction of ANBU specializes in Torture and Interrogation methods that others may consider too brutal or inhumane to act upon. Nevertheless, any captured enemy will no doubt tell these grim figures everything they need to know after they're horrific and specialized jutsu peel back the layers of an opponents mind and uncover the truth, through pain.
RABBIT FACTION (ESPIONAGE, SEDUCTION)
This faction of ANBU handles smaller scale spycrafy, specifically, Seduction. Most of its members are female. They wear their ANBU Rabbit Masks only when gathered on official business, otherwise, they are recognizable only by their incredible beauty, and their ability to extract information without having to resort to violence.
DRAGON FACTION (KAGE'S PERSONAL GUARD)
These ANBU are the personal guard of their respective Kage, and though not always seen, are always watching, guaranteeing that they will not come under attack by outside forces wishing to disrupt the leadership of the five nations. The Dragon Faction has also recently given itself a personal mission to kill the criminal TAIKEN UCHIHA, after the assasination of 4 Kage and the deaths of several Dragon ANBU.
HORSE FACTION (LIASON, AMBASSADOR)
This faction of ANBU is far more laid back, as they handle the more polite political negotiations, and act as liasons and messengers from their Kage to others. However, they can also be the bearers of bad news, as they typically are commissioned to deliver declarations of war, and constantly deal with the task of wandering the dangerous ninja world.
OX FACTION (JUTSU RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT)
The Ox Faction are primarily researches and scholars, specializing in coming up with new ninjutsu, genjutsu, or taijutsu techniques that will benefit the other ANBU factions. Usually, these techniques are kept under tight watch, to prevent normal citizens access to such high rank abilities. The Ox Faction requires a high level of intelligence, patience, and chakra.
BOAR FACTION (TECHNOLOGY SECTOR)
The Boar Faction are primarily ANBU weapons developers, they create the newest and most modern instruments of war, and also work with creating beneficial or harmful seals that can be used to decide the course of a battle or war. They are also often the first stop of traveling ANBU, as they act as the Supply Sector as well.
RAM FACTION (FORBIDDEN JUTSU RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT)
One of the most secretive and mysterious factions, Ram ANBU deal only with Forbidden Jutsu, developing those techniques considered too powerful or dangerous or unnatural for any shinobi to perform. The strength of a nations ANBU Ram Faction often determines its military strength; though the techniques developed within are dangerous, they are often incredibly effective in war.
