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Shinobi Village Guide | Terms | Image Gallery
Terms
Terms and
Translations | Shinobi Labels and Ranks
Terms and
Translations (in alphabetical order)
-
Amegakure No Sato: Translates to "Village Hidden in the Rain."
- Chakra: Inner body energy used to
perform specialize Jutsu. A Ninja needs Chakra to perform attacks in battle.
Similar to "the force" in Star Wars or CHI/KI in Dragonball.
- Gaara: Gaara's name is a pun on the
term "I love death."
- Genjutsu: Illusion skills and spells.
- Hokage:
Translates to "Fire Shadow." Leader of the Hidden Leaf Village.
- Ikura: The Japanese word "Ikura" means
Dolphin in English.
- Iwagakure No Sato:
Translates to "Village Hidden in the
Stone."
- Jutsu: Japanese
for technique and skills.
- Kage: The Japanese word for Shadow.
Used by leaders of the 5 Great Shinobi Villages it represent themselves as
champions of their village. Read the Shinobi Ranks for
more info.
- Kakashi: The Japanese word "Kakashi"
means Scarecrow in English.
- Kazekage:
Translates to "Wind Shadow." Leader of the Hidden Sand Village.
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Kirigakure No Sato:
Translates to "
Village Hidden in the Mist and Fog."
- Kinjutsu: Forbidden techniques and
skills.
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Konohagakure No Sato:
Translates to "
Village Hidden in the Leaves."
- Kumogakure No Sato:
Translates to "Village Hidden in the
Clouds."
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Kusagakure No Sato: Translates to "Village Hidden in the Grass."
- Mizukage: Translates to "Water
Shadow."
- Ninjutsu: Stealth skills and spells.
Usually referred to as the technique and skill set of a Ninja.
- Otogakure No Sato:
Translates to "Village
Hidden in the Sounds."
- Shinobi: Another word for Ninja -
the master of stealth.
- Raikage: Translates to "Lighting
Shadow."
- Sakura: The Japanese word "Sakura"
means Cherry Blossoms in English.
- Sensei: The
Japanese word for teacher.
- Sharingan Eye:
A form of ocular Ninjutsu born in the eyes and released through the pupil.
Gives the user the ability to penetrate and copy any type genjutsu, taijutsu
and ninjutsu.
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Sunagakure No Sato:
Translates to "Village
Hidden in the Sands."
- Taijutsu: Body skill and spells.
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Takigakure No Sato:
Translates to "Village Hidden in the
waterfalls."
- Tsuchikage: Translates to Earth Shadow
- Uzimake: The Japanese word "Uzimake"
means Spiral in English. It's connected to Naruto's name as
Uzimake Naruto mean
Spiral Fishcakes, and they are placed on top of Ramen.
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Shinobi
Labels and Ranks
- Kage (Kaa-Jee):
Village Leader and Supreme Leader who has equal power of the country as the
government leader. It is a Japanese word (pronounced Kaa-Jee) and translates
in English to Shadow. Only the leader of a village has the right to call him
or herself a Kage, where the end of the title would be KAGE. In the
case with the Hokage
of Hidden Tree and Leaf Village, the
HO stands for
FIRE and the KAGE stands for
SHADOW. Literally this means
FIRE SHADOW, but
culturally this means DANCING FLAMES. The other 5 great lands of
Shinobi Villages' leaders are Tsuchikage (Earth Shadow - Hidden Stone
Village), Kazekage (Wind Shadow - Hidden
Sand Village), Mizukage (Water Shadow -
Hidden Mist and Fog Village), and
Raikage (Lighting Shadow - Hidden Cloud Village).
- Jonin: Elite Ninja
(Upper Ninja). The best Ninja class of the village.
- Chuinin:
Journeyman Ninja (Middle Level Ninja), usually acting as educators and
captains of military teams.
- Genin: Junior
Ninja (the Lowest Level Ninja); the first official level of Ninja and still
under the training of higher level ninjas. They are usually part of a team and
follow orders of Jonin and Chinin.
- Ninja Academy Students: Apprentices;
individuals before the graduation of to a Genin
- Sage: Ninjas who have achieved
legendary status. These Ninjas are capable of destroying entire villages on
their own.
- Anbu: A specialize team of Ninjas
often sent out to protect or assassin. They wear the mask of animals to hide
their identity.
- Hunter-Nin: A
team of assassins who specific duty is to hunt down and destroy Missing-Nins
in order to protect the secrets of their village. They often kill and dispose
of the body of the Missing-Nin, which hide secrets that can be revealed if
discovered.
- Missin-Nin:
Ninjas who abandoned their villages; they are considered traitors and are
hunted down by Hunter-Nins.
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