The anime of “naruto“It teaches us a lot about values, but when it comes to ninjas…well, as you’d expect, little things like Amaterasu, Sharingan, Rasengan and other crazy Jutsus that appear in the anime do not match But yes, there is a little thing about the world of ninjas that Masashi Kishimoto took for his story: the ranking system. On the other hand, now a real ninja revealed that, although the system existed… the truth is that it had little to do with the way the anime presents it.
Here’s How Naruto’s Ranking System Worked In Real Life
Been naruto official website (via AnimeHunch) who recently posted an interview with a descendant of real ninjas that revealed the following:
- The ninja in question, who refers to the name Hibari, confirmed that Naruto’s ranking system was real back then, but it didn’t work at all like we saw in the anime.
- Basically the big change that Hibari highlights regarding the ranking system is that unlike what they present in Naruto the reality is that you couldn’t rank up by completing missions. Since the rank system also represented a class system, whoever was born as a Genin rank ninja had the impossibility to become a Jonin.
- And about the Jonin, the truth is that they weren’t the most skilled ninjas in a village. Basically, a Jonin was a ninja who mostly did administrative work and never went on missions. Additionally, these Jonin were usually actually samurai assigned by the feudal lord or similar body..
- Despite this, Hibari confirms that these more skilled ninjas were considered. Therefore, while he cannot provide a real/confirmed example, he does indicate that it should not be ruled out that, Barring exceptions, some Genin will eventually raise their rank.
And There you go. The truth is, without the system that Kishimoto tweaked, things surely wouldn’t have been so fun, basically because “Naruto” wouldn’t have had a chance to fulfill that lofty dream of becoming Konoha’s leader. the same, too Seems to me the Jonin weren’t really part of any mission. Ultimately, in this case, it’s clear that reality isn’t stranger than fiction..