Ninja Ranks, Skill Slots, and Stat Points

Student- These ninja are faced with the daily struggle of learning the ninja arts. As thus, they will only have basic skills such as the substitution jutsu and basic weapons such as kunai and shuriken. They start with those and get one custom slot. They also get ten stat points to distribute as they wish.

Genin- Academy graduates ready to take on the lower ranks of missions with their new teams. They retain their studious knowledge and gain a few more skills. They still start with basic weapons and know one of their chakra natures. They get three custom skill slots and fifteen stat points.

Chuunin- Skilled ninja entrusted with moderate ranked missions, but still need a group for higher ranks. They start with a custom weapon. They know both their chakra natures. Capable of making a summoning contract. They also get six custom skill slots and twenty stat points.

Jounin- Highly skilled ninja capable of taking on higher ranked missions alone and leadership over teams of younger ninja. They get a custom weapon, the ability to mix chakra natures, twelve custom skill slots, and twenty five stat points.

Special Jounin- Lumped into this category are your healers, sensory ninja, and anbu. They get everything a jounin gets but with an extra chakra nature and skill slot.

Kage- Same as special jounin but are allowed more liberty to use their village defenses in a fight without it taking up a skills slot. They also get two additional skills slots and five more stat points.


Skills slots are a way of keeping us from having over powered genin or weak jounin. It also allows for some customization. Canon ninja are exceptions to the skill slot guidelines and are allowed to keep what they have in the anime. This also helps us up the number of canon characters we get by being more lax on the restrictions. We will allow the purchase of skill slots, but they won't be cheap.