About two weeks ago, after I finish reading half of the Naruto manga, something struck me as off. The world described in Naruto just seemed to be too small, too constructed, too .... simple. It was like learning only about New England and expecting that to be the beginning and end of the world like nothing else matters. This might not seem that significant to you, but try to image explaining to an ordinary four year old about WW2 with only the universe of New England as your guild. As far as you're concerned, there is no Germany. Heck, there is not even a Washington D.C. either. The unfortunate result of this is that even if you some how succeed; too much of the story and action become glaring holes in any story you tell.
When I realized that, two particularly large holes stared at me. Obviously, they are the two I already mentioned. This led me, for purely my enjoyment, to create, if not the rest of Naruto's world, a more complete one. Anyways, to make a long story short, I created 73 new ninja villages and counting, each with its own basic history and current status, goals, and connections to each other. I also made more complete histories for the canon villages. I based a lot of this history loosely on real history and stories I liked from games, books, etc. And even with this large number of ninja villages, I tried to make each one unique and relevant to the world. And no, I'm not planning to introduce all of them in this story. That's what sequels are for!
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But seriously, some of them are probably never going to be mentioned ever, and some will only have a stray comment here or there. But I sincerely believe that even if you never see a village mentioned, having it there makes the world more real.
Anyways, this history is not set in stone, details will be added as the story and its sequels grows and more villages will be added as necessary. Hopefully, this world will be as dynamic, exciting and fluid as my favorite shows, books, games, etc. I'll let you guess them. If you get atleast one of them right, I'll let you create a character that will appear in the story. Only one per show/game/etc.
The same goes with the characters to a far lesser extent. I only have about twenty OC characters in any stage of development and even then not all of them will even be in the first story.
And there will be no set relationship, be it interpersonal or interstate. There will be falling in and out and maybe in again love. Their will be no smooth ride for anything, nothing will be constant.
Anyways, I'm getting off tract. This story will focus on Naruto but I will try to develop all important characters. And this is only my 3rd fanfic and first one in two years, please help me make the best dmn fanfic I can.
Thanks.
P.S. I need proof readers.