#MunChatter

[v-mum-writes]

Vague danny phantom (or dp x dc) concept for the "village ghost" or "city ghost" concepts where the resident Ghost in Charge (Danny for amity maybe or like, lady Gotham for gotham) influence their cities or aspects of their constructors or planners in order to appease to... the ghost zone, areas of it, or like, other ghosts or realms or such. Namely to the aspects of the Ancients.

Big cities tend to save swaths of land as parks as a tribute to Overgrowth, a little place of power to the Ancient that spawned all life. Destroying one's park or nature reserve is a small offense and is to turn away from that realm- possibly earning overgrowth's ire and certainly overgrowth would never lend Aid if needed to that particular ghost. So the village ghost might influence its people into unrest, and then there would be a bunch of Protests in the city should the park be threatened.

Additionally, having great monuments means being able to reach out and communicate when in dire need with an ancient. Perhaps in a time of great, terrible darkness, a conceptual Lady Gotham cries out in need... and the clock tower *pangs* in answer, rining great bells. Clockwork has heard.

(Did I maybe start writing something I will probably never post based on this flimsy ass idea? Yeah. Gotham is in turmoil or something and spooky shit happened and the clock tower rings spontaneously and it's unsettling but it was just Clockwork saying "yeah hold on I'm sending the king to fix that fuck ass clown infestation." Or something.)

[firemama]

Spamton fic where in very dramatic moments spamton drops solid lines that are definintely bangers in AND out of context, but they're like. Tumblr esc quotes.

Bitch says [[you cannot kill me in a way that matters]] and yeah it scares the shit outta whoever he's talking to but we, the 4th party internet people, know it is a quote from a tumblr post about mushrooms.

Spamton should say [[then perish.]] and everyone must take it seriously in-story.

[firemama]

looking at all the different landing sights on the moon really has be considering ‘moon pollution’? Like, we’ve already got Earth-Orbit pollution in the form os scrap metal and shit whizzing around in orbit, but that stuff will fall into earth eventually because gravity. But shit on the moon will just... stay on the moon. No weather or weathering to effect it. Now there’s just stuff scattered on the moon from crash lands or abandoned landing sights.

India successfully lands on the moon

Chandrayaan-3 makes India the fourth nation to successfully land a spacecraft on the moon, joining the Soviet Union, the United States and China.

[wasnevergod]

Sav please, that snek info and the knowledge that koiboi can do that to, cursed

Imagining hugging him and feeling them undulate

I mean I’d still hug but that’s beside the point

ssfdgfgsfgd luckily his chest cavity cant open very far.

now because his arms, legs and spine are encased in a second skeleton of snake-like-ribs? uh oh. Those open GROSSLY and independently.

There is little more alarming than watching his limbs just fuckin squirm under the skin and then Spread apart and flatten.

if he "opens" those ribs too far they'll literally rip through his skin and scale layers and just stick out. it's literally disgusting.

[uno-duo-triotale]

Dicks i guess .png

(im a serious character designer lmao)

[firemama]

Hungry but a Pain of some kind somewhere is eclipsing allnother Feelings such as hunger

One of my least favorite mental illness things is "hungry but dont feel like eating" and its companions "hungry but all the food in the house is Illegal," "hungry but can't make anything," and "hungry, want to eat, but why bother"

[v-mum-writes]

So,

I'm currently working on the SlaveTale re-write currently called in my files as "Shifting Ocean" and im trying to put more backing behind the main character's history as an Aggressive Protestor, which i touched on very lightly in the original ST story (and i mean VERY lightly, i never really went into it because I didn't think the mc there would ever really want to bring those days back up considering they were a protestor for Monster Rights and the whole thing failed... spectacularly)

Anyway, my point is: im fleshing out that a bit more in th re-write's characterization, and in addition to their past involvement with monster rights and monster laws protests in the *past* I want to have a like, secondary protest-like conflict in the story. just an additional conflict for the MC to have to like, demonstrate some key themes...

My problem is I want to avoid "Dating" the story- so avoiding real conflicts, like real-world war protest efforts such as Ukraine or Palestine; especially since fiction and fan fiction are usually escapism methods and bringing that kind of intense stuff into a story that is demonstrably about a fictional peoples (monsters) treatment and lack of rights seems disingenuous, potentially stressful, maybe even disrespectful to those in the actual crisis involved...

Now all that said, im considering inventing some sort of ficitional issue that would insight violent protesting and agressive action the way issues like that cause. I have two concerns.

The first is whether that is more disrespectful (to ignore real-world conflicts and instead invent fictional conflicts for the sake of comfort for the readers and, yeah, probably for me the writer too. as it would probably be more comfortable for me to write a fictional conflict as I wouldnt have to worry about making a potentially critical mistake on such an important topic)

The second is that im just looking for ideas on that particular invention. Again, my point is to not Date the story with a real world issue, and to avoid painful parallels to such modern day problems for people who are likely looking for escapism from said concepts. So if someone has a suggestion- for inventing the conflict, or maybe an existing historic conflict that doesnt bear a lot of weight in the modern atmosphere that could be paralleled? (I have briefly considered modeling a conflict around the Vietnam war, or maybe researching how other conflicts went?)

Anyway, depending on the timeline of the conflict i use / invent, interesting concepts for those who might be waiting for the Shifting Ocean to start posting: Main Character maybe takes the skelebros to a fucking Peace Rally. that'd be a fun chapter.

[firemama]

not to get all parasocial or anything, but every Halloween i think about Jenna Marbles and wonder what that wild woman is doing for her Halloween costume this year

[firemama]

I strongly agree that breeding of high risk animal breeds should, uh, STOP.

But I'm confused with why Lykoi cats are included here. As far as I know (and I did a bit of looking and researching like.... *years* ago so maybe I'm out of date), they're a pretty healthy and emotionally sound breed? They have good behavior and the only real quirk of health they have is on par with Sphinx cats, where their low-hair areas can be sensitive or have follicle issues. Which also isn't very ubiquitous breed-wide like Persian Breeding Issues? As long as the breeding program doesn't go out of hand.

i really wish unethical cat breeds were taken seriously by animal lovers as unethical dog breeds. we rightfully condemn what they've done to pugs, but persians, munchkins, and lykoi cats still get posted everywhere like they're normal breeds. its so heartbreaking

[askwingedgreenbean]

So wait is this related to that fanfiction about a demon Arthur?

(Ah I shoulda know this would be confusing. The AU that the fic is based on is something I and @providentially-demonic (and a few others) came up with in some back and forth discussion on my rp blog. I have a tag for it here.

The reason I was trying to not mention it was so that people wouldnt think that this blog is a comic of that fic and leave some mystery to this blog. Because this blog is doing its own thing and will only take some things from that fic because it will be altered by follower interaction. The big thing im lifting is the addition of faeries, because in my original idea faeries had nothing to do with the AU, but it was a wonderful addition by Kita. But im not sure whats going to change on this blog, from both the fic and my original AU ideas, im just gonna let it organically do its own thing.

Also some scenes in the fic are so character driven im not sure how I could tie follower interaction in with it

But please do check out all of the fics/ficlets she wrote out, they are great. Just be aware while canon to the base AU (since really we have joint custody of the AU) the fics arent necessarily canon to THIS blog.

Tonally though, they are all pretty spot on to what this blog is gonna be. Alot of fluff as the boys work through their trauma together. I had originally planned to open this blog more mysteriously, leave it unknown whether this was the same AU so that followers could try and piece it together.....but tumblr kinda ruined that plan :V

tl dr: This blog is an AU of that AU )

[v-mum-writes]

First time ive drawn anything this month and i kinda gave up lining and colored it sloppily lmao it but tada.

AU where Sakura was the sensei for three traumatized orphans. Cause who doesnt love a Roleswap.

Anyway. Long list of notes and ideas bellow.

Naruto Uzumaki: -Nine Tailed Jinchurki Genin, Last of the known Uzumaki. -Basically, Sakura-sensei’s adoptive Nephew. -The moody atmosphere oh his teammates is rubbing off on him and making him increasinly pouty. -Possessive of Sakura-chan with Intense youngest-child-syndrome. -Wants desperately to learn Sakura’s super strength, -Thinks Sasuke is a spoiled baby. Thinks Kakashi is a spoiled baby. HE’S the spoiled baby. -Scared he wont be good enough.

Sasuke Uchiha: -Uchiha Genin, Second Heir to the Title of Clan head. -Thinks it’s awkward to have his older brother’s friend and medic teacher as his sensei. -Thinks it’s bellow him to be competitive with either of his teammates, but still is anyway. -Outraged that Sakura wont let him wear gear with the Uchiha Symbol on it if they leave the village. -Gets embaressingly excited when Sakura shows them medical ninjutsu, because Itachi is a medical apprentice, and that makes it cool. -Horrified of ANBU, convinced they will kill him and his family.

Kakashi Hatake: -Last of his clan, Head of the Hatake Clan. -Academy Student, age 4. -Refuses to use or practice Medical Ninjutsu. -Thinks the other two are weak and will never improve, but tries to be a competent teammate anyway. -Extremely casual about it, but touch starved and very touchy. But like, not in an affectionate way. Obviously. He doesnt need that. Obviously. -Terrified someone will die.

Sakura Haruno: -Heir of the Family, Last Family of the Haruno no Uzushio. -Prodigee of the Sanin, Student of the Yondaime, S-Rank Kunoichi, Flee on Sight. -Gave her students red gloves with Punch-Enhancing Seals as a reward for passing her Bell Test that immedeatly solidified her as insane to the other Jonin Teachers. -Gets flack from all three of her students for refusing to let them were their various brightly colored preferences out of the village despite wearing red herself. “When you can punch without wearing your gloves, you can pick your mission clothes.” -Might start another riot in the village if one more thing goes wrong around here that she has to fix herself. -Besties with Might Gai. Her students think she’s insane for it. -Certain she’s going to mess up and ruin them.

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The Haruno: -Survivor and Immigrant from Uzushio, arrived to konoha as a young child; arrived with her parents shortly after Kushina’s family, one of the last-leaving survivors of the destruction. -The Haruno Clan was mostly civilian with an occasional Shinobi in the family. The clan was average sized, with a strong focus Herbology and related merchants: perfumes, flowers, wines, medicines, paper, etc. Sakura and her parents were the only known survivors of the Haruno Clan. -The Haruno Clan did not have frequent shinobi members because, unlike other famous Uzushio Clans, they were not known for large Chakra Reserves; in fact, they were known for smaller-than-average reserves at best. Sakura is no exception. -However, The Haruno Clan was known by other ninja for having unusual Chakra with strange behaviors. They also had a strong elemental nature that preferred Water or Earth, and tended to come with imbalances in Yin or Yang Chakra that could swing wildly with little to no ill effect. -While the Harunos were little-known for their lack of producing powerful or noteworth Shinobi prior to their near-destruction, they had been very well known in Uzushio and among Merchant civilians. They were wealthy, powerful traders, and at the height of their power often married Powerful Shinobi that increased their standing. Some members of the Haruno family carried the hyphenated last name of Senju-Haruno, Uzumaki-Haruno, and even one noteworthy Uchiha-Haruno long before Uzushio formed. -Despite being mostly civilian, and having small reserves, there were almost no Haruno Members that didnt practice or use their chakra.

The Tale: -Sakura is 28 at the point “Naruto” would begin, and is assigned her rambunctious squad, Team Seven. Which would mean she is: One year old when the Second Shinobi War Begins, Two then Jiriaya starts teaching Minato,  Ten when the Third war ends and Tsunade Leaves konoha, Fourteen when all of the original Rookie nine are born, and is Eighteen when Konoha finally puts the age-limitation law for Shinobi. -For some age Comparisons: Sakura is 11 years younger than Minato and Kushina, 25 years younger than the Sanin, and 7 years younger than Sasori or the Amegakure orphans. She’s one year Older than Kakashi would have been; 12 years older than the rookie nine collective. -Sakura grows up in the time period where the Second war raged and never exactly died down, and grew up almost exclusively during a war-time era as a civilian-regarded refugee, like her parents, Neither of which were shinobi although both had practiced and used their Chakra. -Sakura was marshalled into the Shinobi Academy at three and Graduates at five years old. She is believed to have graduated so young as canon-fodder based on her Civilian parantage and early graduation. However, he makes Chunin less than a year after Genin, before she is six. Sakura makes Jonin one year before the Third War breaks at the age of seven. She spends four years in ANBU from the end of the third war, age ten to fourteen. From there she continues her Shinobi work as a Jonin and Medic, after orochimaru goes Rogue and jiriaya leaves the village. -At three years old, shortly after she joined the academy, she meets one Minato Namikaze (then 14), also of Civilian Parentage, and he begins helping her in her training. About a year’s time after, Minato introduces Sakura to Jiriaya along side Kushina. The three form an unoficially-dubbed “Team Jiriaya” for lessons. Upon Sakura’s graduation one more year later, the unofficial team continues meeting, but Sakura is instead assigned a Genin Instructor whom, shortly therafter, died in the field. Sakura is not reassigned a Sensei due to shortages in available ninja. -at six years old, Sakura is assigned to Team Minato alongside Rin and Obito (who are both nine, and Minato is now currently 17). Sakura functions more as a Teaching aid to minato, as the two have been training together for years. In order to make sure her own training does not stagnate, Minato has Jiriaya introduce Sakura to the currently retires Tsunade who does not participate in field work for the war and, thus, has free time. Sakura is additionally introduced to Orochimaru, and all three Sanin teach or train her in pieces and parts over time. This is a student relationship that persists until Tsunade leaves the village, at which point Sakura is 10, and a Jonin. Shortly after, Sakura joins ANBU. -Sakura leaves ANBU at 14 when her last two senseis go rouge, a year after her teammates from “team jiriaya” have died and the Kyuubi disaster. Upon returning to Jonin work and re-submerging herself in life outside of ANBU work, she takes to the decaying state of the Konoha hospital with full viger. -at 15, there is an attempted kidnapping of the Hyuuga Heiress. Sakura, preoccupied, turns her attention from the hospital and rebuilding her ties quietly, to the current affairs of Shinobi. her focus settles onto the piss poor state of youthcare. She becomes involved in disapearing cases of children around the village, as well as mistreatment or poor health of young-aged shinobi. Her investegations lead her to discover an orphan so-named Naruto Uzumaki- completely unaware of his parentage to her old sensei/teammates. -As a refugee of Uzushio, Sakura is resonable startled to find an Uzumaki orphan, as her parents once told and still tell her of the now-extinct clan. investegation of him out of curiosity turn up deplorable conditions. Sakura becomes immersed in fighting the hokage for improved conditions for children, loudly supporting the proposed graduation limit for young shinobi in the academy, and in a move that startled almost everyone involved or knowing her, files for adoption of one Naruto Uzumaki at the age of 16. -Sakura does not aquire custody of Naruto but proceeds to adopt him in every sense she is allowed- providing gifts, harassing mistreaters, and assisting the then-3-year-old with lessons mostly involving reading, young chakra excorcises, and age-appropriate ninja lessons. The atttention rapidly solidifies Naturo’s adoration. Sakura is affectionately refered to as his cousin, his aunt, or his older sister. -the law on graduation limits is passed as sakura is 18 years old. Unrelated to her sudo-adoption of Naruto, Sakura is continuing to investegatate other cases of missing or harmed orphans or children in the village, as well as involving herself in cases of troubled shinobi youths, working closely with the Yamanaka and Uchiha She has also taken on a Misson partner with Might Gai, whom she appreciated for his viger and his undaunted personality, as well as his willingness to help babysit Naruto when she’s busy. She becomes more-involved in the case of Uchiha Itachi, whom she had already previously encountered due to warning flags earlier in his young career, and becomes increasinly invested in when she concludes he has recently joined ANBU at the age of 10, younger than the new academy law. -Sakura’s involvment at age 19 leads to her further involvement in the Uchiha Massacre, which she does not manage to prevent entirely, but many lives end up spared, including one Uchiha Itachi and his younger brother and mother. There is a large number of non-uchiha casualties. The Massacure is still carried out, this time by ROOT, for which Itachi is framed and captured for, but ultimately is relieved as innocent, again by Sakura’s involvement. Itachi later begins medical training under Sakura as a student medic in the hospital. -Sakura encounters Kakashi Hatake, last of the Hatake, at 24 years old. He is a new-born infant to his older and disgraced retired veteran father, who’s wife passes away during the childbirth. Sakura is freshly returned from a mission and has stopped at the hospital, encountering the situation at hand, where Sakumo Hatake has attempted his life but narrowly survived and is brought to the hospital. Sakura joins the effort of healing the ‘head’ of the dying-out clan, with success.  however, these becomes an annual issue where Sakumo attempts his life once a year as he wife’s passing arrives. -Sakura does not actually encounter Kakashi again after seeing him as a newborn until she is 27. She is confronted by a very skilled three year old that is currently in the academy in his first year, and has sought her out as the best medic in the village, notoriously trained by the Sanin, and being in his bingo book with a flee-on-sight order for almost two decades. And for having intrests, rumor has it, in becoming involved in the lives of “young prodigees.” He insists Sakura teach him, as current academy laws and lesson plans are not enough. Sakura, recognizing him by name, and observing he’s already dangerously advanced, agrees to teach him when he is not in the academy- and insists the first thing he learns be medical ninjutsu. Kakashi agrees to this easier than sakura expected. -Sakura has been teaching Kakashi for less than a few months when his father attempts his life once last time. Kakashi, with bare-bones rudimentry medical skills not even nearing medical ninjutsu itself, is sufficiently scarred by his ‘failure’. She is at the hospital when the already-diseased body arrives, Kakashi in tow being aggressively dressed down for his attempt to fix the problem himself rather than get help, which ‘maybe contributed’ to his father not being recusitated or healed in time. -Kakashi refuses to practice medical ninjutsu, or basic first aid, with Sakura again. But they resume training some few weeks later under his insistance, Sakura teaching him non-medical practices as his situation strongle reminds her of Tsunade’s trauma and she chooses not to press him... for now. -At 28, Sakura is chosen for Jonin Teacher line up. And knowing Naruto is about to graduate, she’s both terribly surprised, and already very sure she knows why she’s been chosen despite  the position requiring her take a leave from the hospital despite being it’s head medic. due to an uneven number of appropriate graduates, Sakura is only being assigned two genin, along side one “academy student” to ‘tutor’. This is Sakura’s assignment: Her devoted ‘nephew,’ Naruto Uzumaki, the moody brother of her now-friend, Sasuke Uchiha, and her chaotic four-year-old tag along, Kakashi Hatake.

[firemama]

a & e are odd i, o and u are even

PLEASE tag ur reasoning im trying to prove my gf wrong

[firemama]

In the wake of seeing so many redesigned Poly flags both Lately and over the years, this is simply an appreciation for the classic Poly/Pi flag. Heres to not everything needing to be a pretty and light and washeded out colorscheme; sometimes identites and flags can just be bold and contrasting.

And also, I Love You Pie Symbol. (infinity heart is also nice) π Π 𝝅 𝜫 𝝿 𝝥 𝞹 𝞟 П п ∏ 兀 ℼ ℼ

[askwingedgreenbean]

(ok so....to get around tumblrs stupid block im gonna make some random posts here to get the blog up to 5 posts, then I post the next actual part after a day. But feel free to send them asks before then. )

[firemama]

I have felt a similar way. But rather than side quests, my good to the world always ends up being Quick Time Events.

Just Yesterday, actually, i was sitting in my car in a parking lot, planning out stops on goggle maps. I dont remember actually *seeing* the shopping cart out of my car window, but i must have seen it free rolling past my car. I had thrown my door open, car still running, and sprinted 4 flying steps after that rogue cart.

I caught it in the middle of the parking lane, maybe two feet from where another car in motion had slammed it's breaks. There was a moment where i stood there and just exhaled shakily, car door still open behind me, and was startled by how suddenly id gone from there to here. I looked up and the guy who had been driving the car gave me a nod of thanks, and i backed the cart up, and he kept driving.

Last week i was in a Publix, shopping. There was a woman with three toddlers-to-young-preschool age. and shes obviously busy, so shes got two of the kids in the cart, and theyre standing and pointing and being Children.

We're both in the bread isle and i am thinking exclusively about the diference between whole wheat and whole grain. And then, with no warning, one of my earbuds has fallen out, the cart has skidded to the right and away from me, and i have my arms full of maybe-2-year-old boy.

The other kid had, aparently, rocked the cart. The younger boy had gone right over the edge when his weight shifted unexpectedly.

After the mom has thanked me- and scolded her kids profusely about standing in the cart- and rolled off with all her kids, i search the floor for my missing ear bud. And i reflect that i am glad i lift for a living and thus didnt drop that kid as quick as i'd caught him because Woah kids are heavy, and just how *familiar* it was to do so. Im reminded vaugely of how the other teachers at the daycare used to joke that my T-3 class never had scraped knees because of me.

Usually this is a lot smaller a thing.

A cup falling off a counter but never hitting the floor, and my coworker joking "damn, nice reflexes."

Sometimes it's a *bad* thing even, because ill drop a box cutter or someone will drop a kitchen knife around me, and then without processing ive caught it and sliced open a finger or my palm. I once caught a boiling pot of water with my bare hands- and maybe that was a good thing because *maybe* it could have splashed on my sib or maybe it wouldn't have. Either way, burned my hands pretty good.

And other times it's more dramatic, like tripping the guy who just ripped some woman's purse off her shoulder and ran. He did a full somersault and twisted his ankle before i even realized *why* i had tripped him, and it was because said lady had screamed "help" Or "stop him" *something* that i didnt even fully process.

Mostly, hitting that quick time event always leaves me with this crazy nostalgic feeling. And theres always this little moment of overwhelming pride afterward, all the bigger when when someone nods their appreciation.

i know people are good because of this: the universe often assigns me side quests. in a circular strangeness; despite my inability to locate my-own-anything, i am almost-always finding someone else's lost things. dogs, coats, phones, cash, laptops. it happens so often it's almost tiring; suddenly being looped into a tiny amount of detective work.

but when i'm with other people who are not used to this: the response is almost invariably delight. yes, maybe they are simply thrilled by the mystery. it's just... they light up so much. i think maybe more... i think they like the opportunity to do something kind.

a few weeks ago, i was at a bar and i found a wallet as soon as we stepped outside. i felt nervous to ask for help, worried i would be holding up the night. i picked it up and said go on without me, i should help this get back to its home.

instead, three people pulled out their phones - to find him on facebook, to help cancel his credit cards. two people went back into the bar to tell the bartender, two others went calling down the street. group texts, facebook posts, instagram stories. people, without even seeing what happened, start offering help to me. fifteen minutes and: someone knows someone who knows the guy. the cheer that went up - just for finding him, just for this small thing. someone gets him on the phone. strangers dance around me, hopping on their feet - are you the girl that found that wallet? good for you, that's a good thing you're doing/same thing happened to me and somebody did what you're doing and i thank god everyday for people like you/i can't believe you found him so fast this is so exciting

i gave it back to him in a parking lot. i watched his shoulders sag with relief. there was cash in it still - he checked the pocket, and then sheepishly held the money out to me. i didn't take it. i held up my hands. "it's no problem, man. i know you'd do the same for me."

i don't know him, to be honest. i don't know if he is the same kind of person i am. but he nodded at me.

and i know people are good. i know people are good, because the way this story ends isn't surprising. we wave goodbye awkwardly. my friend loops their arm around me.

"i can't believe we got it back to him," they said. "i'm going to be riding that high for weeks."

[v-mum-writes]

My favorite Naruto Canon Lore / My Theory is that........... The Ninja Continent/Five Lands have been at war so long that their basically the barbarians of the planet.

There are numerous other peoples depicted outside the five elemental nations that are exceptionally more advanced.

The land of snow is close enough to the elemental nations to actually be depicted in Naruto maps, and even they have better technology (such as rail trains and steam power and chakra-powered electronics). The land of Sky had severely advanced flying power after returning from an absence in the nations. There’s an entire continent that may be themed medieval but has advanced technology compared to the Nations. Crescent Moon Island, which is close enough to the elemental nations to sometimes be depicted, is a wealthy trading nation and has swaths of advancements such as purely leisure/recreational hand held video games.

Following the end of Shippuden, when the elemental nations find peace and start to de-militarilize a bit? sudden massive techno boom. TVs, phones, casual electronics everywhere. Deadass one-hundred-percent, it’s because these things already existed but Konoha like the other elemental nations just couldn't fucking afford to invest in or import them because they were too focused on military shit and wars.

There’s even like, hints through out the show about this being the situation. In early-Naruto, Team 7 has radio-based communicators. They are, however, only used for a single low-risk mission that doesn't leave safe territory (finding the cat D-rank). The implication is that electronics of hand held size exist, but were too valuable to dole out for situations where they might go missing or be damaged. And furthermore, that Konhoha was only willing to invest in them because they were tactfully advantageous for their military. There’s other things that are suspiciously high-tech for a feudal-daimyo-having elemental nation. Looking directly at Orochimaru specifically, who’s labs are particularly technical at times (of course Orochimaru would see reasons to import things so important to his research), or high-level communications devices used used by some elite high rankers. Even highly-advanced electronic, digital cameras that are clearly dedicated to extremely specific purposes like only being used in the Academy or mobile laptop-like computers exclusively shown in the hands of Medical staff in konoha (who is noted for having the best medical situation of the five countries and would thus have a higher medical budget, enough to important a sparse few of the essential technologies invented outside the shinobi world).

Part of me is a little obsessed with Amegakure for this reason, because Nagato looked at his war-torn village and then Konan looked at the countries beyond the Ninja World and they said “fuck it, lets build skyscrapers.”