Meh, this one's been bouncing around my head since I reread The Replacement Senshi (by 'Drew Wilson et al) a couple of weeks back. And then some of the discussion about Team Explosive Youth sprang to mind. (Particularly the bit about avatars).
I'm guessing some of you see where I'm going with this.
Konohagakure, eleven years after the Kyuubi attack. Thirty-odd genin are graduating from the academy and will need jounin-sensei. Unfortunately, all the really good jounin (i.e. the ones who DID get the job in the anime) are desperately needed for another job, so the Hokage has to select other, less qualified jounin. And then there's not enough of them available, so he dips into the spare special jounin ranks. And then into the chunin ranks.
And all the actual jounin fail their teams, leaving the rookie 9 (not necessarily in the canon teams, and perhaps with a few more of them - the 66% failure rate of the final exams is more likely to be an average of results rather than the regulation number, to my mind) under the guidance of a motley bunch of ninja.
The story itself would be the meetings of the assorted sensei, each ninja written by a different author, essentially a soft-RP as they discuss their charges and missions. No Quarter, NO QUARTER! You damn well earned your fate.
Give Harrington our compliments; we're sorry you are late.
- No Quarter, Echoes Children
D for Drakensis
You're only young once, but immaturity is forever.
I'm guessing some of you see where I'm going with this.
Konohagakure, eleven years after the Kyuubi attack. Thirty-odd genin are graduating from the academy and will need jounin-sensei. Unfortunately, all the really good jounin (i.e. the ones who DID get the job in the anime) are desperately needed for another job, so the Hokage has to select other, less qualified jounin. And then there's not enough of them available, so he dips into the spare special jounin ranks. And then into the chunin ranks.
And all the actual jounin fail their teams, leaving the rookie 9 (not necessarily in the canon teams, and perhaps with a few more of them - the 66% failure rate of the final exams is more likely to be an average of results rather than the regulation number, to my mind) under the guidance of a motley bunch of ninja.
The story itself would be the meetings of the assorted sensei, each ninja written by a different author, essentially a soft-RP as they discuss their charges and missions. No Quarter, NO QUARTER! You damn well earned your fate.
Give Harrington our compliments; we're sorry you are late.
- No Quarter, Echoes Children
D for Drakensis
You're only young once, but immaturity is forever.