Arashigakure

## History

In an age that has long since been forgotten by time and man alike, there lived an ambitious group of artisans, miners, workers and thinkers. They grouped together and set out from their homelands, coming together to travel away from what they considered the squalor of the world below their mountains. On the word of a scout, the men and women found a range of mountains that looked equal parts perfect and daunting. When the group first arrived, it was simply a group of plateaus and mountains with naturally occurring lakes and rivers. There was space for agriculture, for building, and it's ability to be invaded was incredibly low because of only a singular entrance to the biome. However, these same things presented an incredible challenge. How could they tame this wild land in a way that didn't destroy it?

Weeks of disagreements on how to answer that question actually led to the best idea: each group, be they a clan, a union or otherwise, would simply build however they saw fit with ideas freely traded and borrowed from each other. They worried not for infringement of ideas because they were all in it to survive. Eventually all of those men and women who left for a new home had crafted engineering miracles that would never be topped across the shinobi world. What caused them to leave, history doesn't agree upon, but the mystery left behind a goldmine for a new capital city for the people of Kumogakure and Kirigakure.

Following the war against the UHV in Seizan, cultists within the village itself kidnapped the host of the nibi and released it, prompting the military of Kumogakure to respond by sealing it and wiping out the colonists. This put them in a prime position to look as though they were working with the enemy, through trickery from Shiro directing the Anbu to plant evidence to prove it. When the Daimyo caught wind of these actions, he declared them a rogue state. In the short conflict that followed, he was assassinated and Shiro took control of his empire as the new lightning Daimyo. Instead of simply resting on his laurels, Shiro and the Kumogakure military joined a joint force that warred with the UHV and claimed the small villages they held as his own vassal states. Eventually, Otogakure too was taken by him. Kirigakure, after turmoil within Kirigakure reached a fever pitch after their own UHV conflict and then their own Daimyo deposing the Mizukage Inka. Rather than fight a bloody conflict, Inka chose to save his people by willingly abdicating the seat of power and taking those who would follow him to the Lightning Country, where a deal was struck with Shiro. So long as Inka policed his ninja and the civilians who followed him, he would have a place in the new empire.

With many more mouths to feed and a large nation to run, scouts were sent to find suitable land for there to be a new capital city. Acting on information from the monkey contract, it was the twins Jay and Jeon who would eventually stumble upon Arashigakure. They reported back, and after investigations went into it there was a decision made that all the available shinobi from Kiri and Kumo would be sent to the new village, Arashigakure, under the leadership of Jay and Jeon Park acting as Arashikage. The trip was hard, and inhabiting the village proved a challenge with loyalists of the previous Daimyo organizing the barbarians in the countries outside of lightning to try and launch attacks there. Refusing to request aid from the Imperial City, Jay and Jeon made the rough choice to defend what they were building alone to prove themselves. The gutsy maneuver panned out, but not without strains and costs on the people of the village. Still, however, even with some resistance the village has finally begun to prosper and the stage is set for potential growth or insurrection.

### The Tosokurui Era

Not long after some five or so odd years of peace darkness would befall the world again and Arashigakure would not be exempt. That darkness was none other than a rogue group known as Kogarashi. Remnants of scorned UHV among other insurrectionists brought together under the flag of anarchy against village society an the one holding that banner one Kagami Hari. It was during these troubling time that what could be considered a war was on the horizon. Upon the utter and complete destruction of the village formerly known as Uziogakure, Arashigakure took to the immediate defensive. The spearheads of Kogarashi Kagami, and her husband Sandayu their metaphorical spears at the ready. In order to strike first, the presiding twin kage would thusly execute an assault on the Kogarashi's main base of operations in Gimangakure... In this assault they entrusted their leadership in the hands of a resident master chef and for the most part least warmongering shinobi Tosokurui Ashikoki Hojo. While his contributions were far from what could be called 'significant' during his time in service the choice was made with the belief that Arashi needed someone with a strong enough persuasiveness in finding peace. A man who was convincing enough to persuade a tailed beast to cease its rampage and willfully seal itself. A man that would inevitably take a village and raise it into the clouds above becoming a true village hidden amidst the storms. That man would then become the enacting Arashikage for the following five years after the end of what would be known as the 'Kogarashi War'

### The Era of Innovation

Under the leadership of Tosokurui Ashikoki Hojo, Arashigakure would be moved into an era of artistic and inventive renaissance. His drastic project that led the village to leave the earth itself for the skies did not come without a cost, however, it resulted in what some would call. "The Great Betrayal" but to others simply "The Secession". Arashigakure under Tosokurui's leadership severed itself nationally from the Land of Lightning. It had claimed independence under the pretense that the village would be fully self-sustaining. The Land of Lightning would remain allies with the newly declared village made an independent nation through the joint signatures of the newly enacted Daimyo Shiro Chosokabe and the Arashikage himself. Many left Arashigakure because of this, seeing it as spitting on the nation that had allowed them to get as far as they have. Many ex-nationalists still exist that spur and spite the current Kage's name. Others stayed with the promise of a 'sanctuary'. Encouraging the creative and willing to take risks Arashigakure would enter a technological revolution.

### The A.Y.I.P

The Arashigakuran Yokai Integration Policy. That was the name of the policy that would cause Arashikagure's already large mixing pot to become even more mixed. A flock of tengu seeking refuge with their brethren sought a place for their kind to reside without facing persecution. The Arashikage leaving this to a democratic vote among his people would find the majority of them accepting of outsiders similarly to their leader. With the signing of that bill did several types of Yokai, creatures believed to be simply mythical monsters would begin to infrastructure themselves into Arashigakure. However, with this integration still fresh and there being several unknowns about the yokai themselves. It would hard to say that as of currently that tensions are... shaky between the citizens.

## Locations, Landmarks, and Facilities

### The Spire (Arashikage's Office)

Consisting of now ten floors the entire spire is somewhat of marvel, no longer does one need to even bother themselves with stairs as a chakra elevator in the center of the spire now functions to essentially guide people up and down the many floors. It only when those that take this elevator realize the spires floors are...well areas of entertainment and leisure as opposed to business.

* **Floor 1:** Entertainment Hall: The entertainment hall is essentially filled with festival games, play places, and entertainment technology. What's incredibly popular on this floor, however, is children's card games. Visitors will often leave their children here under the watchful eye of security and security cameras. Its a well-known deterrent for many nin and officers alike that if they aren't doing whats expected of them they are given shifts in the Entertainment Hall.
* **Floor 2:** Nursery: The nursery is the floor many parents will leave their younger children in the hands of childcare and pediatric specialists. It is a place that can keep toddlers entertained.
* **Floor 3-6:** Casino Floors: The Casino floors all of which are home to roulette and slots along with a variety of other gambling devices and games. Frequented often their security is of the highest class.
* **Floors 7-8:** Meeting Rooms: Consisting of six soundproof meeting rooms on each floor. One can access the meeting room hallway to gain access to the restrooms, however, the doors of meeting rooms will only open to those who have been given the permissions to open them. These seals are technological in nature as opposed to using fuuinjutsu
* **Floor 9:** Kage's Leisure Suite: The Kage's Leisure consists of one roulette table, one dealing table, a dartboard, a grand piano, a velvet love seat, a personal hot spring, and a personal bar. Through the window, one can overlook the entire village. Jazz music seems to play constantly. This room always seems to have a relaxing atmosphere. Several self-portraits of the kage fill this room, he didn't agree to this however, the contractor was insistent, they're covered by a velvet curtain with a rope that's never if ever been pulled. Only the door to the leisure suite is visible when exiting the elevator and only opens in response to the kage.
* **Floor 10:** Kage's Office and Waiting Room: The Office, A mahogany desk, and a view that can inspire. The waiting room is large spherical room with several chairs and a minibar that serves both alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks.

Notes:

* The Spire has no weapons aside its massive size
* The Spire is powered by the villages ambient energy thus it can only land in the thread that the village is currently above.
* The Spire is treated to have S-rank level endurance when it comes taking damage externally. Internally, however, its the same as any other building

## Notable Affiliated RPCs

* Jay and Jeon Gyeon Park (First Arashikage)
* Tosokurui Ashikoki Hojo (Second Arashikage)
* Miyuki Hattori (Third Arashikage)
* Hotaru & Seo Hyuuga (Fourth Arashikage)
* Kenshin Hyuga (Sannin)