Unrest a brewing | Storyline discussion

[Shisou Gen'ei]

So I had this idea which has been talked about somewhat and I was told to put it to the board for open discussion to see if anyone else likes the idea.

Long ago, before the creation of the Shinobi villages, Samurai were the dominating military force in all the lands, fighting and dying for the honor of the various feudal lords. With the rise of the Shinobi, however, use of Samurai started to dwindle - the honorable warriors who fought loyally for their masters were cast aside for the seemingly superior and cheaper shinobi forces. Now, little is known about how the samurai felt about this - but I doubt they took such an insult lightly.

Still, in the current world order the Land of Iron is the only country who utilizes Samurai any longer, and the force of a samurai is said to rival any shinobi when placed against one another.

Now, I propose that the current leader of the Samurai, who is content with how the world is, be dethroned - an uprising of samurai forces within the Land of Iron determined to take back the honor of their past from the hated shinobi forces of the gathered villages. They will organize their troops, rally superior forces, and show the world once again the military might of the Samurai.

This doesn't necessarily have to happen all at once - this could even be the next story arc after the Bijutsukai - but it would still need to be set on the path to being accomplished, and to do so we need a Tetsu no Kuni board. So, as I've been instructed, I am putting it to you.

Who would like the opportunity to participate in the Great War between Samurai and Shinobi?

[Professor Badass!!]

I've brought up, with Iwa/Tsuchi no Kuni's increasingly military operations, that the one thing they still try to avoid is doing anything to bring the Samurai from the Land of Iron into action. I think it would add to the dynamics of the falling peace if the Samurai justified their concerns and were a real deterrent or a third force in coming conflicts.

[Sanada Yukimura]

For those who wish to know - this is the character I'd planned to use for the initial uprising, along with his retainers the Sanada Jûyûshi - all of whom are currently NPCs listed here, and any of whom could possibly be made into a PC by an interested party.

[Professor Badass!!]

Let me know when you've get your characters and plot line situated, as I'd like to do a thread of some sort or just mull over ideas.

[Shu]

Personally, I'm indifferent about all of this. I guess it could be cool to show off the samurai. At the same time, it would be hard to launch an offensive from the ninja perspective, considering the Land of Iron's location is unknown.

[Professor Badass!!]

For the sake of our site's AU/Canon, we can just super impose the Land of Iron someplace on one of the many unnamed/unremarkable countries on the map.