| abstract | - Thirty-five years after Fourth Shinobi War, the world has settled back into a constant state of low-level conflict. While Naruto Uzumaki attempted to maintain the peace, without a common enemy the Shinobi Alliance soon fell, and tension arose between the lands once more. The Kage were eventually all replaced by new individuals with their own policies and agendas. Naruto himself left a decade after he became Hokage, as his wife and son were killed by mercenaries and his daughter had been permanently crippled, and since then he has not been seen in twenty-five years. Meanwhile, the Tailed Beasts (with the exception of Gyuki, Saiken and Shukaku, who remained in their respective villages, and Kurama, who was re-sealed and later disappeared) scattered and settled down where they once roamed before. Although Akatsuki has completely disbanded, there are other organizations that rose to take its place, perpetrating the shadows that plague the lands. Orochimaru is at large, although his intentions are unknown, and Mifune was killed in a duel with a student, with many samurai having been dispersed throughout the lands as a result. Recently, there have been rumors circulating about a mysterious phenomenon that occurs every time a renowned ninja is killed. Supposedly, even with proof of their death, they return to life, almost as if it had never happened.
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