| abstract | - As part of his agenda of bringing peace to the Ninja World Naruto Uzumaki sought to bring about reforms to all of the villages. He worked to institute these changes to all of the ninja villages, working with the other Kage and the Heads of most of the Minor Ninja Villages. Thanks to his influence nearly all of the Ninja Villages became allies. The villages began to inform one another when they were taking assignments outside of their lands. This way the various Ninja villages could coordinate with one another so they their teams did not take opposing jobs. The villages collectively placed political pressure on their Daimyous so that they would solve their issues with diplomacy more often. The Villages allowed their ninja to go to train and fight under other villages for a time, strengthening bonds and building understanding. The Ninja Villages also shared intelligence regarding their various Missing-Nin, and signed treaties that insured that the bodies of captured or killed Missing-Nin would be returned to the village of their origin unmolested. These reforms cut down on the number of needless conflicts, and caused the villages to cooperate in bringing down renegades. In nearly every way this brought about positive changes, however many were dissatisfied. These reforms and the system that spawned as a result, referred to as the New Ninja Way, turned out to be extremely controversial. Many of the more traditionally minded ninja came to oppose the reforms. The issue proved so contentious that a large number of ninja chose to abandon their villages rather than live under the new system. The reasons for why varied from person to person. Some found that they simply could not let go of the old grudges and rivalries between the villages. Others were opposed to to the peace brought about by the system, unsatisfied with the work they were forced to take in a world without conflict. Still more felt that the new system would ring about the decline of their villages, or even the ninja way of life. Regardless of the reason these individuals decided that they preferred treason and lives as fugitives rather than the New Ninja Way. Over a period of five years countless ninja left their villages to become Missing-Nin across the Ninja World, with a great deal coming from the Five Great Shinobi Villages in particular. Even Konoha, who was notable for having a small number of Missing-Nin by proportion to their population was effected, likely as a result of the earlier disbanding of Root. This period in which a greater number of Ninja went renegade as a result of the reforms was called the Rogue Exodus. However things were not looking well for the Ninja that had left their villages. The reforms resulted in the Ninaj Villages working together as a untied front to hunt down traitors such as these. The very things that had spurred them to turn traitor made it far more difficult to survive as a Missing-Nin. As a result many of the ninjathat turned traitor during this period were quickly hunted down. Realizing that they would be wiped out if something was not done quickly, many of the Missing-Nin began to band together and organize themselves into various gangs, syndicates and organizations so that they couldsupport and defend one another. Offering sanctuary and the promise of power, many Missing-Nin flocked to these new rogue groups. In the following years the Villages would go on to eliminate many of these groups, yet some still survived. The Ninja that went rogue during this period, and the members of the groups that were founded at the time are commonly referred to as Exo-Nin. These organizations would go on to be one of the greatest obstacles to the New Ninja way and Naruto Uzumaki's dreams of peace.
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