Basically, this takes place eighty years prior to the sealing of Kyuubi in Naruto by the 4th Hokage. In this RPG none of the real canonical characters exist, it is only the character we make up from our own minds. There are no ninja villages, for they have not been invented yet, all the clans are their own ruling faction. The Ninja Clans are usually hired by Daimyo, or Feudal Lords to challenge other Daimyo, which becomes Ninja Wars... Ninja Clans currently negotiate, and are not united yet. The land is a little more primitive than what it was in the anime/manga. Ninja Clans are killers-for-hire at the moment, being hired to whom ever pays well, although some Ninja Clans have values, and do not approve of greed, others do not though... Within each clan, instead of a Kage as leader, there are main households, and the keeper of the main household leads the clan and all its affairs. The keepers of the main household are like the royalty of that clan, and the clan is to respect and listen to them, unless the majority of the clan feel they are being foolish, which could lead to civil war and such... Some Ninja Clans ally with one another for peace, others make more enemies, for power...