Discussion Ninja's level in Naruto(Part 1 & 2)

THM Nindo · Feb 16, 2009

So this the thread to discuss about the Ninja's leve in Naruto.
This is the perfect place for statement like : "Naruto is Kage-level" or "Ino is academy student level".

So, first let's set the levels. From the manga, that's the level that are presented by Sarutobi :

So, that's make 5 levels.
For the purpose of bringing more debates, we could add two other levels : "Special Jounin" and "Sannin-Level".

So, here are the 7 possible ranks :

1. Academy Student
This is for the ninjas that aren't even worthy of being called Ninja.

2. Genin
This is for the beginning Ninja, or ninjas that can't possibly lead a team (a requirement for the next level.)

3. Chunnin
This is for the average Ninja, who have a good knowledge in jutsu and his able to make decision and lead a team.

4. Special Jounin
This is for those jounin that are specialist in one domain (ex: Ambus are expert in stealth and assassination, Ibiki is expert in interrogation, Ebisu is an exceptionnal teacher,etc).
They might not be full-fledge Jounin, but they're good enough in one domain to have the "Jounin" rank.

5. Jounin
This is for the elite Ninja, who have shown skills in jutsu and are among the strongest of the village.

6. Sannin-level
This is for those who have skills that could compare to the three Sannins (Jiraiya, Tsunade and Orochimaru).

7. Kage-level
This is for those that are worthy of being called "Kage", the strongest.

Note: S-rank criminal was not introduced as a rank, so please refrain to use it as a rank in the debates if possible.

Note : Please, bare in mind that using the "Sannin-level" can get confusing as the three Sannins were strong enough to be Kage. Please refrain from using that level if possible.

jodi · Feb 16, 2009