I've been looking at some of the ages and backgrounds of characters to try to construct a Naruto timeline. Some of the things I came across are amusing - Gai is apparently a prodigy on the order of Itachi (although not as precocious as Kakashi):
Gai - Genin (age 7), Chuunin (age 11), Jounin (?)
Itachi - Genin (age 7), Chuunin (age 10)
Kakashi - Genin (?), Chuunin (age 6), Jounin (age 12)
Gai's age might need to be tweaked a little for TWY!H!, since otherwise he met Rikou's mother when he was 14 - which seems a little young by Konoha standards - most of the rookies are 25-30 years younger than their parents. Or is this the power of youth?
I'm assuming Gai made jounin around the time of the Kyuubi attack - a couple of years after Kakashi managed. Does anyone know if there's any canon information about when he was promoted? Other events I've not pinned down are when the Fourth Hokage was named and when Orochimaru was run out of Konohagakure - I'm guessing not long before Kyuubi attacked but I'm not sure."How can I be this kick ass strong?! Powerful! Handsome! Charismatic! Gorgeous! Oh, Gods... Why do you burden me with such a heavy karma!"
- Dark Schneider, Bastard!!! #20
D for Drakensis
You're only young once, but immaturity is forever.
Gai - Genin (age 7), Chuunin (age 11), Jounin (?)
Itachi - Genin (age 7), Chuunin (age 10)
Kakashi - Genin (?), Chuunin (age 6), Jounin (age 12)
Gai's age might need to be tweaked a little for TWY!H!, since otherwise he met Rikou's mother when he was 14 - which seems a little young by Konoha standards - most of the rookies are 25-30 years younger than their parents. Or is this the power of youth?
I'm assuming Gai made jounin around the time of the Kyuubi attack - a couple of years after Kakashi managed. Does anyone know if there's any canon information about when he was promoted? Other events I've not pinned down are when the Fourth Hokage was named and when Orochimaru was run out of Konohagakure - I'm guessing not long before Kyuubi attacked but I'm not sure."How can I be this kick ass strong?! Powerful! Handsome! Charismatic! Gorgeous! Oh, Gods... Why do you burden me with such a heavy karma!"
- Dark Schneider, Bastard!!! #20
D for Drakensis
You're only young once, but immaturity is forever.