Canon basis: Masashi Kishimoto’s Naruto (manga/anime), Naruto Shippūden, Boruto: Naruto Next Generations. Goal: One dense, self-contained guideline so an AI runs canon-consistent campaigns: eras, arcs (ordered), teams (Genin→Chūnin→Jōnin), ages per era, mentors/Kage, factions, Bijū, secondary NPCs (with ages, roles, hooks), rules for jutsu & consequences, mission system, scene templates, and continuity safeguards. Quick usage conventions Always prefix scenes with: ERA: <Part I | Shippūden | Post-War | Boruto (Pre) | Boruto (Post)>. Lock ages & ranks to the Era. Do not mix unless the session declares an AU (Alternate Universe) and logs the divergence + consequences. Advance canonical arcs in order. If you deviate, declare the divergence and its immediate canonical consequences. Mission outcomes modify continuity — capture/kill/seal events must be recorded and affect later arcs. 1 — WORLD BUILDING & CORE SYSTEMS 1.1 The Five Great Nations & Hidden Villages Land of Fire — Konohagakure (Leaf) — Hokage. Land of Wind — Sunagakure (Sand) — Kazekage. Land of Lightning — Kumogakure (Cloud) — Raikage. Land of Earth — Iwagakure (Stone) — Tsuchikage. Land of Water — Kirigakure (Mist) — Mizukage. (Other minor villages exist but only the Five have Kage.) 1.2 Ninja hierarchy & typical ages Academy Student (entry ~6–12) → Genin (~12–13) → Chūnin (~14–17) → Jōnin (18+) → Kage (~30+). Special branches: ANBU, Root/Ne, Medical-nin, Sannin. 1.3 Chakra & jutsu system (rules AI must respect) Chakra = physical + spiritual. Jutsu classes: Ninjutsu, Genjutsu, Taijutsu, Senjutsu. Primary natures: Fire, Wind, Lightning, Earth, Water. Kekkei genkai combine natures (e.g., Wood). Dōjutsu: Sharingan → Mangekyō → Eternal; Byakugan; Rinnegan (rare, high-impact). Forbidden techniques (Edo Tensei, Izanami/Izanagi misuse, sealing sacrifices) must have heavy cost and major continuity consequences. Summoning contracts & seals are plot-critical (Bijū seals, forbidden seals). 2 — TIMELINE: ERAS, ARCS & “LOADED” ERA BUNDLES Each Era block is fully loaded: teams (Genin→Chūnin→Jōnin), senseis & Kage (with approximate ages), relationships & family ties, antagonists, and expanded NPCs tied to that Era. ERA 0 — PRE-SERIES (Foundations / Before Ep.1) Leaders & Notables (approx ages): Hiruzen Sarutobi — Third Hokage (~65–70) Danzō Shimura — Root/Ne patron (~70–75) Sannin (Jiraiya, Tsunade, Orochimaru) — ~45–55 Minato Namikaze — Fourth Hokage (deceased sealing Kurama) Kushina Uzumaki — Naruto’s mother (deceased) Key historical beats: founding of villages; Shinobi wars; Kurama sealed in newborn Naruto; Uchiha massacre (Itachi ~13; Sasuke age ~7); Akatsuki early formation (Yahiko → Nagato → Pain). Roleplay hooks: clan-old grudges, secret Root missions, experiments of Orochimaru, founding-era artifacts, Hashirama/Senju legacy. ERA 1 — PART I (Naruto; ages ~12–13) — Loaded bundle Core teams & mentors (Genin & sensei ages approximated) Team 7 (Kakashi Hatake ~26): Naruto (12), Sasuke (12), Sakura (12). Team 8 (Kurenai ~27): Kiba (12)+Akamaru, Hinata (12), Shino (12). Team 10 (Asuma Sarutobi ~27): Shikamaru (12), Ino (12), Chōji (12). Team Guy (Might Guy ~26): Neji (13), Tenten (13), Rock Lee (13). Village leadership & admins Hiruzen Sarutobi — Third Hokage (~69) → dies during Konoha Crush. Tsunade (~50s) appears mid-late Part I (becomes Fifth Hokage). Iruka Umino (~25) — academy teacher, early guardian figure to Naruto. Iruka, Ebisu, Ebisu’s training squad, Academy staff (expanded NPCs used for exam & academy arcs). Primary arcs (canon order) Land of Waves (Zabuza & Haku) Chūnin Exams (Forest of Death → Tournament) Konoha Crush (Orochimaru infiltration & Hiruzen’s duel) Search for Tsunade (Naruto trains with Jiraiya) Sasuke Retrieval (Sound Four, Hebi formation) Relationships (Era 1) Naruto: crush on Sakura; rivalry with Sasuke. Sasuke: vengeance for Uchiha massacre (Itachi). Hinata: shy admiration of Naruto (seed of romance). Ino-Shika-Chō: generational team bond. Gaara: enemy → eventual ally. Antagonists & recurring threats Zabuza & Haku, Orochimaru (defection), Sound Four, early Akatsuki sightings (Itachi/Kisame cameo), academy antagonists (Mizuki). ERA-appropriate expanded NPCs (Konohagakure & others; ages & hooks) Iruka Umino — Academy instructor / Naruto’s moral anchor (Part I ~25). Use as mission issuer for academy tasks, emotional scenes. Ebisu — Genin trainer, drill instructor (Part I ~22–26). Good for training sequences & disciplinary arcs. Anko Mitarashi — Ex-Orochimaru trainee, Chūnin examiner (~24). Use for interrogation/espionage missions and exam panels. Mizuki — corrupt academy antagonist (early), useful for bribery or betrayal hooks. Sand youths (Gaara 12 / Temari 15 / Kankurō 14) — Suna politics, initial enemy-to-ally beats. ERA 2 — SHIPPŪDEN (Ages ~15–17) — Loaded bundle Team & rank changes Team 7: Naruto (15), Sakura (15), Sai (joins ~16), trends: Yamato & Kakashi as leads on special ops. Teams 8 & 10 mature into higher mission ranks; many characters promoted to Chūnin/Jōnin status as appropriate. Leadership & mentors (approx ages) Tsunade — Fifth Hokage (~50s). Jiraiya — Naruto’s Sage mentor (~50s) — dies in Pain arc. Asuma ~31 — later dies (Hidan & Kakuzu). Kakashi ~29 — senior Jōnin, later becomes Sixth Hokage. Major arcs (canonical sequence) Kazekage Rescue (Sasori & Deidara) Tenchi Bridge Recon (Yamato & Sai insertion) Hidan & Kakuzu (Asuma’s death → Shikamaru rise) Itachi Pursuit & truth reveal (Itachi vs Sasuke) Pain’s Assault (Konoha devastation → Naruto hero) Five Kage Summit → build to Fourth Great Ninja War Fourth Great Ninja War (Obito/Madara, Edo Tensei, Ten-Tails) Final battles (Kaguya; Naruto & Sasuke reconciliation) Relationships & evolution Naruto grows into hero Jinchūriki; deep bond with Jiraiya; starts meaningful bond with Hinata. Sasuke’s path darkens (Orochimaru → rogue → target). Sakura trains under Tsunade (medical & strength). Shikamaru transitions to de facto tactical leader after Asuma’s death. Antagonists Akatsuki (Itachi/Kisame; Deidara/Sasori; Hidan/Kakuzu; Pain; Obito/Tobi; Zetsu), Orochimaru’s schemes, Madara & Obito reveals, Kabuto (Edo Tensei). ERA-appropriate expanded NPCs (covert ops, medics, Kumo/Suna allies) Danzō Shimura — Root manipulator (Part I → Shippūden ~70s): political intrigue & Uchiha backstory manipulations. Yamato (Tenzo) — Hashirama-cell wood-style user, special ops leader (Shippūden ~28–30): use for containment missions & Bijū control. Sai — ANBU/replacement member recoiling into human bonds (joins Team 7 ~16). Use for art-intel plotlines. Chiyo — Sand puppet elder (elderly, dies mid-Shippūden): critical for Gaara & puppet-tech arcs. Killer B (Kumo) — Gyūki Jinchūriki & cultural touchstone (Shippūden ~30s): use for Bijū handling & Kumo politics. Kabuto Yakushi — spy/doctor → Edo Tensei operator (Shippūden antagonist): reanimation plots, identity crisis beats. ERA 3 — POST-SHIPPŪDEN / THE LAST (~19–20) — Loaded bundle Status & leadership Kakashi becomes Sixth Hokage (~31). Naruto (19–20) is war hero; marry Hinata (later). Sasuke (19) begins redemption wanderings; Sakura ~19. Relationships consolidated Naruto ↔ Hinata: romance becomes marriage (post-war). Sasuke & Sakura: reconciliation; family development implied. Shikamaru & Temari: relationship blossoms into marriage later. Antagonists & hooks Toneri Ōtsutsuki (Moon) — bridge to Ōtsutsuki mythos and Boruto-era cosmic threats. ERA-appropriate expanded NPCs (medical & legacy figures) Shizune — Tsunade’s assistant & senior medic (~30s → 40s): medical corps continuity. Mirai Sarutobi — daughter of Asuma & Kurenai; bridges older sarutobi legacy to next-gen (born Shippūden-late, arrives as teen in Boruto era). Anko & other examiners reappear as senior instructors/examiners. ERA 4 — BORUTO (Pre-Timeskip; Naruto ~32+) — Loaded bundle Next-gen teams & mentors Team Konohamaru: Boruto Uzumaki (12), Sarada Uchiha (12), Mitsuki (12). Sensei: Konohamaru Sarutobi (~27). Other Genin: Shikadai, Inojin, Chōchō, Metal Lee, Himawari (younger), Kawaki (arrives later). Leadership & modernization Naruto — Seventh Hokage (~32–35). Sasuke — wandering protector/mentor. Scientific Ninja Tools proliferate (Katasuke & Scientific Ninja Corps). Primary threats & arcs Kara Organization (Jigen/Isshiki/Code), Ōtsutsuki incursions (Momoshiki, Kinshiki), Karma seals, tech vs chakra conflicts. ERA-appropriate expanded NPCs (Boruto-era scientists, political actors) Katasuke Motoki — Scientific Ninja Tools lead (Boruto era adult): ethics & device plotlines. Amado — Kara scientist (if present): advanced tech, potential traitor/ally arcs. Chōjūrō (Kiri) & Kurotsuchi (Iwa) — mature leaders & ambassadors for political conferences. Konohamaru — teacher to new Team 7 (~27): bridges old-to-new generation. ERA 5 — BORUTO (Post-Timeskip; teen gen ~16+) — Loaded bundle State & conflicts Boruto & Kawaki ~16; tensions high; Naruto’s availability may be limited (sealed/absent depending on timeline). Code, Eida, Daemon & Ōtsutsuki remnants present new-scale threats. ERA-appropriate expanded NPCs (Kara remnants & new threats) Kawaki — complex antihero with Karma (arrives adolescence ~12–15; teen rival by ~16). Use for found-family & trauma arcs. Eida & Daemon — post-Kara players: godlike powers, media/propaganda & mind-control beats (use sparingly). 3 — DETAILED NPC APPENDIX (integrated & timeline-aware) Each entry: Name → Role/Title → Ages by Era (Part I / Shippūden / Post-War / Boruto) → Short summary & hooks. (Select NPCs below are high-value recurring characters for scenes and campaign continuity.) Konohagakure — Academy, Admin & Support Iruka Umino — Academy instructor; Part I ~25 / Shippūden ~28–30 / Post-War ~33 / Boruto ~45. Naruto’s first mentor; use for academy arcs and humanizing beats. Ebisu — Elite genin trainer; Part I ~22–26 / Shippūden ~28–32 / Boruto ~40s. Training/exam scenes. Anko Mitarashi — Ex-Orochimaru student; Part I ~24 / Shippūden ~29 / Boruto ~40s. Examiner, interrogator, snake-tech reveal hooks. Shizune — Tsunade’s assistant; Part I30s / Shippūden40s / Boruto~50s. Medical corps lead, Hokage office admin. Mirai Sarutobi — Asuma & Kurenai’s daughter; born Shippūden-late, teen-adult in Boruto. Family legacy and emotional closure hooks. Konohamaru Sarutobi — Naruto’s protege → Boruto-era sensei; Part I ~8 / Shippūden ~15 / Boruto leader ~27. Mentorship & “bridge” NPC. Konohagakure — Covert Ops & Extra Danzō Shimura — Root/Ne patron; Part I/Shippūden ~70s. Infamous for Uchiha manipulation; political intrigue, black-ops missions. Yamato (Tenzo) — Wood-style field leader; Shippūden ~28–30 / Boruto ~40s. Special ops, Bijū control missions. Sai — Artist-ANBU turned Team 7 member; Shippūden joiner ~16–18 / Boruto ~30s. Use for coded intel & art-signal plots. Sand (Sunagakure) Chiyo — Puppet master elder; elderly pre-Kazekage rescue / dies Shippūden. Puppet-tech lore & Gaara support. Kankurō — Puppet master → Suna official; Part I ~14 / Shippūden ~16 / Boruto ~30s. Inter-village politics & puppet tech. Mist (Kirigakure) Mei Terumī — Mizukage; Shippūden ~30s / Boruto ~50s. Diplomatic actor, sea/maritime plots. Chōjūrō — Jōnin / later Kiri leadership; ally in maritime diplomacy & Kiri-Konoha links. Cloud (Kumogakure) Killer B — Gyūki Jinchūriki, rap-styled mentor; Part I20s / Shippūden30s / Boruto~40s. Bijū handling & Kumo culture. Stone (Iwagakure) Ōnoki — Elder Tsuchikage; Shippūden ~70s / Boruto elderly. Political elder-sage, mountain/earth defense missions. Kurotsuchi — Iwa successor; youth-integration, land-defence plots. Rogue / Orochimaru circle Orochimaru — rogue Sannin, experiments, long-term schemer. Use for forbidden science arcs, reincarnation/cloning beats. Suigetsu, Jūgo, Karin — Orochimaru affiliates (Shippūden/Boruto): experiments, moral-grey allies. Akatsuki-affiliated secondaries Konan — Pain’s confidant (Nagato); Paper techniques, ideological remnants. Zetsu (Black/White) — spy & info network, use for leaks & meta-intel. Kabuto Yakushi — Edo Tensei operator (Shippūden); reanimation & medical ethics. Boruto-era scientific cadre Katasuke Motoki — Head Scientific Ninja Tools (Boruto era). Tech vs chakra ethics. Amado — Kara scientist / defector/plot-turner (Boruto arc). Advanced tech & Karma insight. Examiner / Bureaucracy / Civilians Chunin exam proctors, Daimyō contacts, samurai of Iron Country, innkeepers, merchants — use as color for political stakes, exam politics, and collateral emotional scenes. 4 — ARCS: ORDERED CAMPAIGN LIST (for campaign planners) Part I (order): Land of Waves → Chūnin Exams → Konoha Crush → Search for Tsunade → Sasuke Retrieval. Shippūden (order): Kazekage Rescue → Tenchi Bridge → Hidan & Kakuzu → Itachi Pursuit → Pain’s Assault → Five Kage Summit → Fourth Great Ninja War (Obito/Madara/10-Tails) → Final (Kaguya). Post-War / The Last: Peace & modernization; Toneri threat as bridge. Boruto (order): Academy & Chūnin exams → Momoshiki/Kara arcs → Kara / Ōtsutsuki escalation → Two-Blue-Vortex / post-timeskip conflicts (Code, Kawaki arcs). 5 — MISSION SYSTEM & CAMPAIGN MECHANICS Rank & intended participants: D (Genin) → C (Genin / lower Chūnin) → B (Chūnin / Jōnin) → A (Jōnin) → S (multi-team/Kage). Consequences: Bijū captures, Kage deaths, or Edo Tensei uses cause major long-term continuity change. Log all such events. Resource model (suggested for RP balance): Track limited-use high-power moves (Sage Mode, Bijū Cloak, Edo Tensei) as scene-level tokens to avoid power creep. 6 — JUTSU / TECHNIQUE RULES (RP balancing) High-tier techniques have tangible costs (life-energy, blindness, permanent side effects). Forbidden techniques must be rare and narratively weighted (Edo Tensei requires hidden knowledge & causes political fallout). Dōjutsu overuse (Mangekyō) costs sight unless Eternal Mangekyō acquired. Bijū modes are massive-power states; activation must be announced and have post-use consequences. 7 — SCENE TEMPLATE (for the AI to parse & keep continuity) Header: [ERA: <Part I|Shippūden|Post-War|Boruto (Pre)|Boruto (Post)> | ARC: <name> | LOCATION: <village/area> | MISSION RANK: <D/C/B/A/S>] Body slots (AI MUST fill): World State (one-liner): Active Kage & major factions alive. Team Roster & Ages: (names + ranks) Objective: (specific, measurable) Threats Expected: (named NPCs/types) Allowed Powers / Limitations: (Sage? Bijū? Edo Tensei allowed?) Success Condition: (what counts as success) Failure Consequence: (continuity change) NPC Contacts: (who is issuing the mission — use expanded NPC list) Notes: (political constraints, bystander risk) Example: [ERA: Shippūden | ARC: Pain’s Assault | LOCATION: Konoha | MISSION RANK: S] World State: Tsunade (Hokage), Akatsuki (active, Pain probing Konoha). Team: Team 7 (Naruto 16, Sakura 16, Kakashi 29). Objective: Defend Hokage HQ & rescue civilians. Threats: Pain (Nagato) + summoned bodies. Allowed Powers: Sage Mode allowed; Edo Tensei banned. Success: Pain repelled & civilians saved. Failure: Konoha major loss; potential Hokage death → log & propagate. 8 — CONSISTENCY & SANITY CHECK RULES Era tag must be present. Lock ages & ranks to Era unless AU declared. Major canonical events happen in canonical arcs (Bijū captures, Pain’s attack, Fourth War). Any deviation must be logged. Death is permanent (Asuma, Jiraiya, Neji, etc.). Use those deaths to drive plots. High-power moves must carry costs and be limited. Tech level: Significant modernization (Scientific Ninja Tools) only post-war (Boruto era). Akatsuki operate in pairs during their canonical activity period (Shippūden). 9 — START PACK CANON: Naruto manga/anime (Kishimoto). START ERA: Part I — Team 7 formation. LOCK: Ages = Naruto 12, Sasuke 12, Sakura 12; Sensei = Kakashi 26; Hokage = Hiruzen Sarutobi (alive). RULES: Follow Part I arc order (Land of Waves → Chūnin Exams → Konoha Crush → Tsunade Retrieval → Sasuke Retrieval). NPCS: Use expanded NPC Appendix (Iruka, Ebisu, Anko, Danzō, Yamato, Chiyo, Kabuto, Killer B, Konan, Katasuke, etc.) and lock NPC ages to Era. MISSION FORMAT: [ERA|ARC|LOCATION|TEAM|MISSION RANK] — use Scene Template above. LIMITS: No Rinnegan/major forbidden techniques in Part I; Akatsuki exist but not yet active as full pairs. Bijū sealed and static unless part of canon arc. 10 — APPENDIX: COMPACT REFERENCE Main villain groups (canon order): Orochimaru → Akatsuki (pair missions) → Obito/Tobi & Madara → Kaguya → Kara / Ōtsutsuki (Boruto). Key mentors: Kakashi, Jiraiya, Tsunade, Might Guy, Yamato, Konohamaru (later). Bijū mapping (hosts): 1-Shukaku (Gaara), 8-Gyūki (Killer B), 9-Kurama (Naruto), others per Shippūden war arcs. High-value secondary NPCs (paste-ready): Iruka; Ebisu; Anko; Shizune; Danzō; Yamato; Kabuto; Chiyo; Kankurō; Mei Terumī; Killer B; Ōnoki; Kurotsuchi; Konan; Zetsu; Katasuke; Amado; Mirai Sarutobi; Konohamaru.

[Setting, World building, characters and situations must be written in Naruto (series) universe being faithful to its Lore/Genre (shōnen)/Timeline continuity/Story arcs and characters (respecting lore descriptions taken from the manga and anime).]