Naruto – 5 steps to become the Hokage
GamingIt is 9 am. You start the day with a routine breakfast and a shower and have big dreams. In Naruto’s case, being recognized by the villagers by becoming the Hokage. So, as he walks towards the academy with the right attraction together with the team and forgets the past and looks towards a challenging future with a bright smile, what are the obstacles that Naruto must overcome in order to become the Hokage?
Ninja ranking system
Academy
The lowest level of the ninja ranking system in the world of Naruto. Students learn through extensive theoretical ninja skills, also known as jutsus, and perform basic jutsus as the replacement technique whereby the user has the ability to replicate himself or other people he wishes to replicate. Students graduate from the academy by passing the final exam.
Genin
Achieved after graduating from the ninja academy by wearing a headband symbolizing their respective village. Ninja life begins here, as they are exposed to different mission levels and apply their jutsus during battles. Ninjas are expected to perform rank D jutsus as a simple technical replica.
Chuunin
After some missions, the students would enter the chuunin exams divided into 3 stages; multiple choice test, forest of death and sudden death tournament to complete the entire exam.
The exams are slightly different than the genin ones, as the ninjas have to work together to achieve their common goal.
For example, in Forest of Death, both Sasuke and Naruto combined their efforts to defeat a group of ninjas from the rain village to gather one of the scrolls needed in the mission.
The exam also tests the ninja’s ability to make the right decisions and work as a team.
Jounin
Jounins normally perform B-rank jutsus and have the responsibility to protect the village as a whole. They also have to find new missions and lead their own team such as Kakashi from Team 7, Naruto, Sasuke and Sakura. Some jounins tend to participate in specialized jounins or ANBU, which is a group that performs top-secret missions and must hide their true identity from the other ninjas.
Kage
The highest ranked ninja in the world of Naruto. Ultimately, he possesses all of the A to S rank jutsus, but more commonly possesses the A and S rank jutsus, also known as kinjutsus or “forbidden” jutsus that deal damage to the user. The most notable example is the sealing jutsu performed by the fourth hokage when sealing the kyuubi on Naruto’s body. Other examples are Naruto’s ability to perform kage bunshins and the curse seal technique performed by Sasuke.
Also known as one of the most powerful ninjas in one of the 5 powerful countries; Konohagakure (Hokage), Sunagakure (Kazekage), Kirigakure (Mizukage), Kumogakure (Raikage), and Iwagakure (Tsuchikage).
The leader of the ninja society, treated as equal to the rulers of his country, oversees the activities of his villages, sometimes consults with the higher ups, dispatches and assigns teams to missions, and makes decisions regarding the security of the village.
But what is the big picture of the village?
Only a few elite ninjas achieve the final position along with the equipment of powerful jutsus, lineage limits, and forbidden techniques. But being at the highest level, as for example, the Hokage is not just about having knowledge about all types of jutsu like Sarutobi, the third Hokage once emphasized that being the Hokage is about relentless determination and being willing to sacrifice so that others pass to the newer and stronger generations.