Dear Ninja,

As a throwback to a competition held back in 2013, where the winner Shauri won a one-of-a-kind blade, and StylishNinja had a blade named after him, we're hosting a new Ready, Set, Refer!
For this second edition, for an exclusive time, you can earn these exclusive skins (these skins won't be available in-game or in the cash shop).

Prizes

30 Referral Points
Anyone who participates and earns atleast 30 Referral Points will get a Kisame Skin.

1st Place & 2nd Place
The top 2 winners will get a Zetsu skin!


How to participate?
In order to gain referrals, share you referral link found here. Each time a ninja registers, you gain 1 referral point.
Share the link on social media, forums, gaming communities, friends etc.
The competition will be judged based on how many legitimate referrals you earn. Which means making fake accounts and bots will not count.
Referrals who end up acquiring either Gold ninja or Silver ninja within the competition period will count for 10 points!

To view how many people have registered through your referral, click on your Profile > Referral tab.

How to win?
The winners will be chosen on 14th November based on the highest number of referral points, but we will personally filter our any accounts that seem to be fake accounts.
All ninja who earn atleast 30 Referral Points will win their prize!

Guidelines

1. Illegitimate sign ups will be removed, in extreme cases it may warrant disqualification.
2. Do not advertise your referral link through any illegal means
3. Once the competition ends, referrals will not be counted and rewards will not be backlogged.
    

Regards,
Rory

PS: Depending on the reception, I may throw in more exclusive prizes!

Dear Ninja,

Since starting beta, a large portion of my time has gone to helping players change 1 cash shop item for another, and it's become really hard to maintain such a system. As such, we're phasing out exchanges, and changing cash refunds period to 24 hours.

I will still honor the system for items bought before this change.

Regards,
Rory

Dear Ninja,

As of today, we are introducing two of the most anticipated features for the game's world!
ANBU stands for Ansatsu Senjutsu Tokushu Butai (暗殺戦術特殊部隊) which means Special Assassination and Tactical Squad.
They are elite ninja from the village, who serve their Kage by hunting down ninja in the bingo book deemed a threat by their village.

Each village will have an ANBU organization, which will serve identical purpose and follow similar structure.

Leaf   Sand

Squads

1. Each ANBU consists of squads of up to 8 members. However, on assassination missions, they will operate in 2 teams of 4, with their Kage appointed squad leaders.
2. While not enforced, it is recommended that members of the same squad wear the same masks to differentiate themselves instantly. Individual
3. ANBU members should not go alone on killing rampages, and should always do so on the command of squad leaders or Kage.

Assassinations

1. The goal of each ANBU is to clear the Bingo Book.
2. ANBU operations should be stealthy. They should as little attention when leaving their village, so as not to be tailed or joined by non-ANBU members. This is to ensure that the enemy is not aware of an assassination, and to keep roleplay concentrated on ANBU only.
3. Missing Ninja and enemy village ninja with zero bounty should not be targeted by ANBU.
4. ANBU are allowed to kill at any location. This includes outside hospitals. Remember - Ninja with bounty are considered criminals.

Membership

1. The Kage of each village chooses squad leaders anytime they want, to a healthy amount. Though it is recommended to keep membership exclusive to facilitate better roleplay.
2. The requirement for ANBU is level 30, atleast Genin rank.
3. Squad leaders are incharge of choosing their members, and eventual promotions if there is opportunity to expand.
4. While not wearing ANBU uniform (off duty), members retain their normal ninja rankings eg. Genin, Chunin, Jonin
5. Members are not required to keep their identities a secret. However, they may choose to, or roleplay as such.
6. ANBU members should be retired due to inactivity or long service to make way for new players.

Looking forward to seeing you in-game!

Regards,
Rory

Dear Ninja,

To mark the end of summer, we're pleased to announce our first seasonal tournament. Starting off with a summer tournament for all ninja, we will be hosting one for each season as we move forward.

Each tournament will see unique, exclusive prizes for the winner or winning team. I will be shout-casting and hosting this tournament, which you will be able to watch on our Twitch.

Time & Date
22nd September 5:00 PM EST

Format
- Anyone can participate, including Missing Ninja.
- Players should form teams of 4 consisting of ninja from the same village
- Registration will happen 30 minutes prior to the event at the Event Headquarters
- RP is highly encouraged as with all in-game events
- There is no entry fee!

Prizes
Each member of the winning team will receive:
 Exclusive Weapon Pink Giant Folding Fan + $25 Ninja Credit

A weapon perfect for the summer!

Regards,
Seth

Dear Ninja,

Today the Sand Village held an independent Chunin Exams! Thank you all of those who turned up to participate.
Out of the 10 teams that participated, the promotions that have been decided on are:

@nut @bowieeee @MrChubb @Pervy Sage

Congratulations on your promotions!
Do note that as this is a Sand village Chunin Exam and not a joint Chunin Exam, your rank should only be kept within the village. You may not change villages, however, you may become missing ninja.

Regards,
Rory