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Posted on January 11, 2011 4:51 PM
Making it's debut long before War of Ninja was even contemplated, Akatsuki arrived to War of Ninja as a force to be reckoned with. Akatsuki has sustained a reputation of being compiled of the best players the sites have to offer, and this has been proven. Throughout clans rising and falling, Akatsuki has remained consistent, watching from the shadows, and ensuring that peace is maintained. Though most of the clan members consider themselves retired, every member has more than proven his/her prowess in the game, and this fact is undeniable. This clan has become more than just a game association, the members of Akatsuki are like family, and that bond is unlike any other. But in all reality, we need no introduction, as Akatsuki is a name that has been engraved into the community for years, and will continue to prove it's prowess for years to come.
Akatsuki has a long-standing policy of recruiting through invitation. This still is in effect as of the moment. Though all of us have a keen eye for prospective members, we are to release to following guidelines, to get our attention, with respect to NA players who think got what it takes to exemplify:
Phase 1: Perspectives on Acquaintance
> Impressions and be acquainted with the members
> Applicants must introduce themselves on Xat
> Raizen-1, Kamatari, Kostas, Antarctic, Gardover and/or Hanz_the_dark21 will notify the applicant if he/she is deemed to advance on Phase 2.
Phase 2: Entanglement
> A test of skill, luck, and hardiness.
> The applicant must be ready to have his skill sets tested, by a group of Akatsuki members assigned by Raizen-1
> Clan members may require for the applicant to battle more members (i.e. if you are that good, need more feedback, etc.), aside from the primary proctors handpicked by Raizen.
> Private Battles are to be conducted at a mutually convenient time, and be done in a series of a minimum of seven (7) Private Battle games.
> Akatsuki members reserve the right to extend additional games, and their discretion is final and absolute.
Final Phase: Nova Prospekt
> The part where an applicant must wait for deliberation, possible acceptance, or rejection. A note to the untrained, we are inclined over personality and tolerance equals gaming prowess.
I don't doubt it, but someone who wishes to join just due to the fact that the members are skilled doesn't interest me. as a matter of fact i would rather have an unskilled humble person over a skilled arrogant in my clan anytime. NA skills can always improve
Chapter 1: The Beginning
It was late June early July-ish, the official date has long since been lost. Oreacharound decided to make a clan, and named it Akatsuki. He looked to the moderator at the time Knightmayre to reserve the clan name, but Knightmayre mistook it and made his own Akatsuki. The two met and after a while became one, the greatest NA clan ever, Akatsuki.
Chapter 2: The First Downfall
About a month after the founding of the Akatsuki clan, with more members then it had ever had, and for a long time would ever would have, nearly 50 members were a part of the clan. A few smaller starting up clans had started to taunt some of the higher up members, jesting that they were weak due to their excessive amount of members, and that the clan was to easy to get into. This angered Knightmayre, and after meeting of the most respected members online at the time, they decided to set the clan to 20 members. After kicking close on 30 people out of the clan, 20 members were left.
Oreacharound was not at this meeting, almost a day later, when he learned of this, flew into a rage and left Akatsuki, taking a sizeable chunk of members with him. After this, Knightmayre fell sick, and another chunk of members, believing the clan to have been disbanded, left to start their own clans.
And so, 3 major clans were formed, Nijuu-Shoutai by Oreacharound, Soul Society by Fatdog, and Sound Village by Kinker. These three would be Akatsuki's greatest rivals for power in times to come.
Returning, Knightmayre found his clan in ruins. He chose Tapioca to replace Oreacharound, and together with Tapioca and Raizen-1, Akatsuki was reformed. This took time though, and other clans had risen to power in Akatuski's absense.
Chapter 3: The Return
After this, only around 9 members were left in Akatsuki, and so they began carefully recruiting and restructuring.. Soon after the completed restructure of the clan, Oreacharound discovered the return of Akatsuki, and for a while a flame war of epic proportions was carried out both in secret and in public between Knightmayre and Oreacharound, despite the neutral relationship of the two opposing clans.
During this period, Akatsuki began to recruit again, scouting around for the best members they could find, and as such, after picking out the rising stars of the early NA world, Akatsuki once again began to grow.
Eventually Akatsuki was once again at the top of the clan world, tied in first place with Oreacharound's NS, Fatdog's SS, Kinker's SV and a new and upcoming clan was close behind them, AC, lead by Yokutai.
Chapter 4: The Second Downfall
Sound Village and Soul Society pretty much died, leaving Akatsuki, Nijuu Shoutai and the upcoming new clan AC, led by Yokutai, as the only major clans left. Yokutai was recruited into Akatsuki after leaving AC, and so began a new age for Akatsuki.
A few people that had left the falling clans of SV and SS had joined Akatsuki, and as they began to return, their members began to return as well. A few of the members who had just joined from these clans returned to them. Then began the Second Downfall.
Soon, from NS and Akatsuki, members started to leave and join SV and SS. In a desperate attempt to stop the mass flocking of members to SS and SV, Yokutai began banning and kicking members that were deemed "unloyal, with Knightmayre's backing, as he didn't want a second downfall. But it was already too late. Members had been lost, either through leaving Akatsuki or through Knight and Yokutai's "Witch Hunt". Once again, Akatsuki was crippled, and it was looking less and less likely it would fully recover this time.
Chapter 5: Rising Up Again
The Second Downfall was less damaging to the clan then the first one, and Akatsuki managed to retain it's position as a powerful clan though it was far from the top. The clan was nearly disbanded, but a meeting of the upper echelon of the clan stopped this. The original member cap of 20 was increased to 30, and recruiting began again, this is the period where most of the well know members the clan has now were recruited.
After a while, SV finally collapsed, and left leaderless, AC also fell. Several new clans rose, though few could match Akatsuki for power.
Chapter 6: The Golden Age of Akatsuki
Akatsuki is now in a "Golden Age", recruiting more talented members then ever before. Akatsuki has firmly secured its position as one of the greatest clans of this age and of all time.
The majority of the older members are now what we call "trophy" members, though they no longer play, they remind us of the good times the bad that we went through with them.
