Sunagakure

**Sunagakure no Sato** (or The Hidden Sand Village) is a prominent shinobi village in the Land of Wind, harboring the Wind Daimyo's military might. While the village has grown to become one of the more prominent villages filled with skilled shinobi, it has a dark history, one filled with suspicion and wonder.

## History

#### **The Land of Jihadis**

The Hidden Sand Village was once known as the Country of Jihadis, with the Wind Country being nothing short of a desert oasis, with danger lurking in every corner. Bandits, monstrosities, rebellious groups, and even mythical beasts, the country itself was always under some form of danger and hardship. However, because of this, a man known by the name of Hanns Rothberg was able to take a step that no one has thought of in the core of the country and maintain order.

Those who stood against the man were tortured and killed, while others were simply forced to work in his army. Having the unique ability of Explosions, Hanns was a force to be reckoned with by all who stood against him and Muyoung -A Necromancer and his second-in-command at the time- who subjugated those whom were non-compliant with their rule. Their rule had led to the infamous civil-war which costed Hanns a majority of his army, which at that point became shinobi and necromancers with potential rather with those with growth.

> *"This army holds nothing but respect for their higher-ups. We will not grow soft, we will not grow weak. We are the strong, and we will show our worth to whats' beyond the sands." -A proud Jihadis soldier.*
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The start of their climb to fame came in the raid of the country of Alexandria, a country which would once dwindle to becoming the Land of Fire, home of the infamous Will of Fire and Konohagakure. Bombs were set off in the city, soldiers were killed, and Hanns facing off against Queen Petrova wounded up detonating a bomb that would scar her figure before escaping. The attack became so coordinated, that it simply couldn't be traced back to people living in the desert.

After that raid, Jihadis had reached a new climb of people, with commanders for Muyoung to exploit and follow, and for those under to rise through the rankings. Dominic Fruhling was one of the few that came around and helped in the training of soldiers, preparing them for life beyond just simulated combat. As a necromancer, he taught the new soldiers the pecking order and made examples out of the people that chose to defy Hanns' teachings. He was known as a man with war path, and that fate was shown as time went on.

Time goes on as Hanns and Muyoung plans another assault on Alexandria, this time total take over. The moment their forces, along with a newly promoted Aluvienne Yggdrael steps into the area, the Country is filled with citizenry, and the military has fled. Citizens were killed or taken as prisoners. Stragglers of the Alexandrian soldiers were killed by the new officer and other soldiers, as the Petrovan Queen was killed by her as well, securing their takeover. It was later found out however, that the soldiers had fled.

Hanns and Aluvienne were unfortunately killed in the line of duty, and Dominic had taken the reigns. With his rule, nothing but war had come about. Alexandria was taken back by their masses, but that soon came to an end once Dominic came to power. Following a brief match ups between countries, war was declared and any semblance of that country was wiped out, with Ten'ou the direct antithesis of Jihadis being the only competitor for the large country.

War came about, and with it, the end of Jihadis. Muyoung escaped through his own personal means of using what one may call 'Space-Time Ninjutsu', while Dominic had been sealed through the end of it. His reign and the name of Jihadis ending on that note.

#### **Sunagakure Is Created!**

Hundreds of years later, and the village of Sunagakure was formed, still having the tendencies of Necromancers and shinobi. However, it wasn't as strong as their predecessors. They too were antagonizing to Kirigakure, causing the death of their leader in unfair combat and even helping a member of a group known as 'Shinigami' kill Konohagakure's Third Hokage. Their influence was known as a "Hell on Earth" for most as they caused nothing but chaos towards the other shinobi villages.

Their Kazekage however was soon brought to an end in a village as the anomaly known as the 'Gezo' was a well known threat, and his intention was to join them and give up the Jinchuuriki as a prize with them. At that point, Kirisaki Shirogane became the second Kazekage, and with her came the aid of Sunagakure in the war against the Gezo empire. She lived a life that fixated through the next generation, now having seen new clans come to the field, as well as noble families extending into their promised village.

Her reign was brought to an end by a reincarnated Hakujou by the name of Oda, and with her came the morale of Sunagakure. With their next Kazekage being nothing but a child, and their Jounin named Kojiro Himura, they were of no choice but to ask other villages for help. Kirigakure was the village asked for the most and because of this, one of their Jinchuuriki were killed by Lock Senju -A Kiba Blades wielder- in a brutal fashion. That same Jinchuuriki being Kojiro's many lovers at the time caused the enraged Himura to furiously kill a prestigious medic by the name of Sakura Riko, a Kirigakure medic on standby and the future leader, Shinoru's fiancée.

This was an act of war, and sadly will be the final nail in the coffin for this Sunagakure. Their village in war, their shinobi all killed, some forced to run away and change their names in fear of Kirigakure's wrath. The village crumbled because of the acts of the more recently previous Mizukage Nobunaga Hakujou. Hatred still looms on the man for this effort, but this was not the end of the male's strife.

#### ***Neo-Sunagakure: Home of the Reformed.***

Sunagakure was rebuilt under a new leader. Devine Sarutobi being the fifth Kazekage for the time. His stance on Kirigakure being that of a neutral category for a time, however with the threat the Gezo approaching and the new Dawn Academy being a matter of creation and discussion, the Kazekage had decided to bring his genin to the Academy, thus creating a bridge of cooperation between the two villages.

However, with new threats looming over, time can only tell when differences can clash, and if the threat of the Gezo approaching yet again will even be a means of a threat for a new shinobi world war to commence. One with even more bloodshed.

With the academy in shambles, Devine and his shinobi return to Sunagakure, with nothing but strife from one another. Internal turmoil after internal turmoil commences, with the death of their newly appointed Jounin Ko, by the hands of Nobunaga himself. Morale because of this is brought to an all time low, not just to Sunagakure, but to the students of Dawn Academy that knew of the man so well, as well as the teachers.

It wasn't long after that, that more things that would happen, to change. Their ranks dying one by one, from Ko to the last one named Omen. New ranks being brought up, some even resorting to going rogue. Devine Sarutobi saw it as him needing to step down, but that only allowed nothing but a child to become the leader of this reformed Sunagakure. It was also later notified that a former blacksmith, now Originator of the Dhin known as Hyperion had challenged and murdered the Sarutobi in single combat.

Culdera Senzaemon was the Kazekage for but a brief moment, and during that time, she has shown to have attempted to do much for the village. It was during her time, that they had learned of something of ancient promise being underneath Sunagakure. Something that could either help them, or lead them to utter ruin. However, it was not long before she had decided to drop out from the position as well, allowing for Orion to become the next Kazekage, whom had a bit more influence from the people.

#### **The Coalition Versus Torishima**

The thought on whatever was underneath the village has only been just that since that day, but even then, a war from the largest of villages has turned about. With Nobunaga and Hyperion working together and declaring total war on the mainland, Sunagakure has joined in the efforts along with the Dawn and Dusk Brigades, Iwagakure, and Kirigakure.

The war had started and the few that couldn't fight were told to be transferred and taken from Sunagakure to Iwagakure, while the rest would join up with Kirigakure -after they had retreated from their now enemy controlled village- in Kusagakure. Albeit, there were some that stayed behind for whatever reason.

It was during this war, that the newly appointed leader had been taken out by a revived Nobutada Hakujou, Nobunaga's son. During this time while Suna's military and Kiri were fighting against the revived son, Chiyako, and the newly revived Third Hokage and former Jounin of Kirigakure, Yasuhiro and Jyul, an unknown attack had occured within the Land of Wind, or more particularly Sunagakure.

The former -revived- Jounin Commander of Kirigakure Mukuro, and a revived Koby Pheng had attacked the remnants that stayed behind in Sunagakure. However, there were a handful that were there that were able to help with the threat, and aid in the evacuation of the sunagakure remnants. However, with the newly "revived" Senapati (Jounin Commander equivalent) Hideki Fruhling, they were able to take out both revived individuals. . At least that is what is hoped.

While their home is being invaded, Orion -The Kazekage after Culdera-, Iios and company are defending Kusagakure along with the remnants of the Coalition that are able to attend. During this stark fight, a revived Nobutada runs himself through along with Orion, causing the man to be killed and for Sunagakure's morale to be lowered. This action causes Iios to call for a retreat, allowing for what was left of Sunagakure to be taken back home to cultivate and train to defend their homeland.

#### **The War Is Brought To Them**

Sunagakure hasn't been heard from in a while. During the actions of this, the war was brought to them in the dead of night. Onuma, Zen, one of the several officers in Nobunaga's army approached the gates and had begun to terrorize the guards as well as civilians alike. Blood stained the sands of Sunagakure once more as most of the residents were forced to retreat as the Torishiman Leader Nobunaga himself stepped forth, unleashing his domain within the village, where Vein himself had appeared to witness. The two shinobi had begun their fight, and unlike what the legends said about their first encounter, their second was much different. Nobunaga had the upper hand in every corner against Vein.

The fight had ended as quick as it had begun, and Nobunaga had decapitated Vein, whom the latter used what remaining mental fortitude and cognizance left to teleport his head to a different area. The fight, as well as the wrath of Nobunaga's officer left the village itself in disarray. Among the casualties were shinobi freshly graduated, known guards, townsfolk. The streets were littered with corpses, and the buildings were glassed.

However, Iios picked up the pieces, and what remained of what was almost swallowed up by the sands, became renewed. The dead were mourned, but from that point onwards, Sunagakure had joined the Coalition's War once more, with new found determination to fight against Nobunaga and his army.

## Known Clans

**Himura Clan**: Kojiro's bloodline. They are known as demon hunters and have retained a high standing in Sunagakure's history thanks to their loyalty to the village. They are born with one arm naturally as their other arm is said to be possessed by a demon.

**Mekkaku Clan**: Descendants from the Rothberg bloodline. They are known to use the Explosive Release Kekkei Genkai.

**Sombra Family**: Direct Descendants of the Nara Clan and Murphy Clan. They are able to use jutsu that can be considered a counter to the Nara Clan's Shadow Possession jutsu. The family has inherited the bank that was established in Sunagakure by the Murphy clan (a sect of Nara that were established in Sunagakure.) After past modifications and research by the Murphy, newly named Sombra clan gained the ability to control a sentient shadow with necromatic engergies embedded in it.

**Sabaku Clan**: A clan that is able to utilize Magnetic release. They are infamous for their usage in iron sand, they also have the ability to use other sands such as gold sand and regular sand efficiently.

**Bostar Family**: The Bostar family is one of the richest families in the world, responsible for the trade routes all over the three villages. They are incredibly influential and prestigious, on par with the Barons, whose manufacturing they deliver and transport. Thus, there are close ties and business relations. Their head Jennifer Bostar, is one of well-renown, being the inventor of the Train and having a fond hatred of Konohagakure and the 'Will of Fire' it represents. They are mostly known for their ability in taming animals and even have an animal of mythical legend derived from their name.

**Shirogane Family**: Shiroganes are capable of manipulating Light Energy and Dark Energy, imbuing their techniques with them. They are naturally harbingers of the ‘Dark Release’, and possess exceptional elemental mastery. They can also imbue themselves with the Light version of ‘Dark Release’ to better their skills. It is because they are a mix of Homo-Sapien and Homo-Sarien that they are able to do this, but because of this their relationships tend to be not of the norm. Especially when it comes to having a child.

**Yggdrael Family**: The Yggdrael Family is a Family that has been around since the beginning of the Jihadis Era. They are a branch of families which some might say are the Vampire Lycans linked with Alucard's legacy. There more prominent members are Aluvienne Yggdrael, whom was the former Clan Head at the time, as well as the Shibuki User, fighting and dying to Alucard. And Keiran Yggdrael, her successor, whom had done what his predecessor had couldn't do. At least that is what's foretold.

**Fruhling Family**: The Fruhling Family are a group of advanced Soul Reapers that branched from Dominic's Bloodline. Of course because of this, they are more prominently versed in the skill of the spear. There have been several influences in regards to the Fruhling being heads of operation for Necromancers since the Jihadis Era, with the most notable Fruhling being Kane Fruhling.

**Cainhurst Family:** A band of demon-kin known as hybrids between Shinobi and Demonic bloodlines. They are mutants, prone to rapid evolution and change in their bloodline, and are required to subsist on blood to survive and grow. An ancient clan, they date back to the Jihadi's era.