#Kumo

[tanuki-kimono]

Youthful antique furisode-nagajuban, showing full-bloom sakura among fluffy kanoko-patterned clouds.

Kanoko (fawn spots) is a type of shibori tye-dye, which was once used a lot for girls items (clothes, accessories, etc). As it was time consuming and so expensive, it came to be "faked" via resist-dyeing stencils or printing techniques.

#japan #fashion #kimono #furisode #nagajuban #sakura #cherry blossom #cloud #kumo #kanoko #fawn spot #shibori #spring in japan #着物 #振り袖

[zegalba]

Miya Ando: Kumo (Cloud) Diptych (2021)

#miya ando #kumo #cloud #diptych #art #2021

[secret-engima]

Kumo Thoughts

So this will hopefully be quick but the most common take I see for Kumo in the Naruto fandom is that it's a overly militaristic hellhole (pardon the language) that kidnaps and forcibly breeds any bloodline it can get its hands on and like.

I get it?

the Naruto ninja world is absolutely messed up enough to accommodate a village like that. Especially with- *waves at Kiri*, *waves at ROOT*, *waves at Ame*, *wa-*. But I feel like personally I think that's. The shallowest take? Like if that's how you wanna world build it! You can! Lots of angst and interesting subterfuge down that way.

But we seen in canon that shinobi who live in Really horrible villages do tend to go missing-nin en masse; Kiri is the poster child for this, but Iwa and Suna both have some ... pretty noticeable defections. On the flip side the only REAL Kumo missing-nin we see, iirc, are the Kinkaku brothers.

From The First Shinobi War.

Like- what are things we know about Kumo *really* from the show/s?

and the one everyone harps on in worldbuilding- they tried to kidnap Hinata and Kushina.

HOWEVER. The rest of the things we know about them are:

2. Their Raikage is allergic to doors. He refuses to acknowledge doors. He can and will smash through any wall, window, or other non-door entity in order to exit or enter a room when at all possible. This is not the behavior of a Strict Rigid Militaristic Man this is the behavior of a feral gorilla someone stuffed in an office and expected to do paperwork. Which, granted, A is fully capable of doing his paperwork, by all accounts he's actually really good at running his village. But again. This man is allergic to doors or manners and anyone who is willing to arm wrestle Senju Tsunade to get medical assistance for his own men can't be all bad let's be real.

3. Killer B exists. I feel like he alone is enough evidence against the "military breeding program hellhole" fanon but to break it down. This "brother" of A is not actually his brother. In canon, B is literally just- *some kid*, AT BEST a cousin of the previous Jinchuuriki but that is not confirmed iirc, that was among several other kids that were all lined up and told "we need a new Jinchuuriki and A needs a fighting buddy, run at this training dummy and see if you can help him decapitate it" and when B was the one who succeeded they went "congrats you're his brother now, here's your complimentary octopus monster". And like everyone just accepts this? Not a SINGLE person calls B as a fake brother or points out that he and A are not actually related. Not to mention B has the strongest and most stable relationship with his Biju until Naruto and Kurama work out their bromance, and B was rocking that friendship with his biju *years* before Naruto even knew Kurama was a Thing That Existed.

4. B is also beloved by his village. BELOVED. The people adore him and his weird rapping nonsense. And yeah there's flashbacks in the anime to that not being the case when he was first introduced but B was actually able to work on changing their minds. You really think "small feral child rapping at civilians to make them warm up to him" would have flown in Kiri? In Iwa who canonically keep abusing their jinchuuriki to the point of running off? Nope. No sir. B is also allowed to have a team of his own, and seems to not only be an accepted member of the village but also a much trusted and beloved one who is even allowed his own team? Even Konoha doesn't have that good a track record lbr. It took Naruto face punching the guy who just committed genocide on the entire village for Konoha to go "you know what? We like you now".

5. One of the only other jinchuuriki we see that has fully mastered their Biju state and is on good terms with their Biju while also not being a missing-nin (or brainwashed and then immediately dead) is ALSO a Kumo ninja. Namely the holder of the Two Tails. Now on the wiki it says that she was put through a "detestable" training program but we all know how inconsistent Kishi is with... everything worldbuilding ever. And if we go off behavior alone from the brief scenes with her, Yugito Nii is?? Really stable??? And solid with her Biju??? She gave her pawprint for an Uchiha child's book of cat paw prints for crying out loud.

6. throughout the entire show, Jinchuuriki are consistently treated as the lowest class citizens. In basically every village. Naruto in Konoha, Kushina cried when she realized Minato was going to make Naruto a Jinchuuriki and put him through what she went through growing up as one so you know she didn't have a great time either, GAARA is his own entire dissertation on Jinchuuriki treatment and stability, Fuu was raised by the village leader of her village but had zero friends and was canonically super lonely and isolated, Han and Roku straight up ran away from Iwa because of whatever they were put through, a maneuver only repeated in another village by Utakata from Kiri. But in Kumo we find two jinchuuriki who have mastered their biju, are well respected by their peers and fellow citizens, and are basically treated like any other really weirdo ninja from the village barring needing to be monitored with bodyguards in B's case, which is mostly because he keeps running away to go train under rap artists so you can understand why A is ready to go frothing at the mouth feral at his brother sometimes.

All I'm saying is that if even the village's "monsters" are treated that way, why does everyone stick with the fanon that they're a breeding, bloodline stealing hellhole?

Imo it would be WAY more fun to world build Kumo as the feral mountain ninja-mandalorians of the Elemental Nations, who have a reputation for bloodline theft because they keep finding Actual Strays, Refugees from other villages, and Illegitimate bloodline children and going: YO ANYONE GONNA ADOPT THIS? and not waiting for an answer. Your a missing ninja from Kiri and you're fed up with both them and missing-nin life and want to come work for us? Great. Oh you also have a valuable kekkei genkai that can be inherited? Awesome have you heard of our red light district and child support program or better yet our tax deductible program for marrying one of our lovely civilians and raising a family here where no bloodline purges will ever happen ever. Oh you're a stray Uzumaki on the run from bloodline hunters? Well we may have been involved in destroying Uzushio (depends on your fan interpretation since canonically we do not know which villages did that other than Not Konoha) but we also have hot food, good housing, high ninja standards of living, and free weekly entertainment in betting when our Raikage is going to launch his desk at his brother like a high speed missile because B's rapping got too cringy.

Let Hinata's and Kushina's kidnapping either be the exception to their usual playbook of how they acquire bloodlines (hey it's not their fault if the other villages can't keep it in their pants/can't inspire loyalty) OR have it be seen, culturally in Kumo, as something more akin to a rescue mission. Yes these two girls are useful and have useful bloodlines, that's tactically wise, but also have you SEEN how Konoha treats their jinchuuriki? They have seal master princess and are treating her like a dog on a leash! And literally everyone knows what the Hyuuga do to their own kids if they aren't main branch, and we can't rescue any of those kids without their eyeballs exploding and them dying but hey we can snag the heiress and then any kids she has won't have to be branded so-.

Like I feel that would be so much more INTERESTING? Instead of having Konoha be the only "nice" village and make this weird tonal dissonance for how the "nice" village has the most incompetent leadership (Sarutobi) and underground atrocities (Danzo and Orochimaru) while every other village is Horrible All The Time For Everyone why not have Kumo be actually Really Functional and treat their shinobi and Jinchuuriki well and their horrible reputation is *mostly* (not entirely, because. Ninja.) be cultural clashes between the feral mountain ninja and Everyone Else and propaganda from the other villages who would like their shinobi to STOP DEFECTING TO KUMO PLEASE. WHAT DO YOU MEAN THEY HAVE DENTAL.

Seriously I feel like there is so much more you could do with that angle than just "yet another shinobi village that is Bad and Awful and Needs The Power of Friendship yet somehow has this really stupid goofy jinchuuriki man who loves his brother and his village shut up don't think about it".

#Secret Engima Rambles #naruto #naruto worldbuilding #ninja economics #naruto economics #kumo #naruto kumo #long post

[nardo-headcanons]

Yeah I loved those!! So good 😍 I wanted to ask for some moooore 🙈 If you have any and want to of course 🥰

alllrighty, this took me way too long. big thanks to @burning-bubble for requesting.

Kumogakure Worldbuilding II

Dating and marriage in Kumogakure

Kumogakure is filled with a lot of different people, so finding a partner is rather easy. Unlike Kirigakure, which is rather traditional, casual relationships and hookups are not a rarity here. There is not a huge emphasis on marriage, and there are even people who do it for tax reasons alone. Tax reasons being the tax incentive given by the Kumogakure government to encourage the people to have children. Since Kumo lacks established shinobi clans and kekkei genkai wielders, they always try to lure foreigners to move to their village and start a family here.

Family dynamics

To ensure that children grow up happy and healthy, Kumogakure has established daycare facilities for the children of its workers, including shinobi, as it is simply the most economical to do so. Same goes for adoption, as Kumo has made it possible for couples (no matter if hetero, homo, mono or poly) to adopt children if they are able to afford it. Adoption is not looked down upon and a part of Kumo family culture.

Side-headcanon: Kumogakure shinobi like Karui probably have English (Kumo's language) names, but adapt Japanese (Konoha's language) 'nicknames' (Karui literally means lightweight/light) over time.

The Kumogakure shinobi academy

Unlike in Konoha, Kiri, Iwa and Suna, going to the shinobi academy in Kumo will actually cost you a bit of money. It is not outrageously high and based on your income, but it will cost you. Richer families have the opportunity to hire private tutors for their kids, and the percentage of privately payed 101 shinobi tutors is the highest across the continent.

Another thing that makes Kumo special is that there are many older genins, who have practiced other careers before becoming ninja, and it is not frowned upon but seen as a normal part of life.

Different shinobi departments

Like every other village, Kumogakure has a genin-, chunin-, jonin- and anbu department. However, the hierarchies are drastically flatter than in, let's say, Kirigakure. There is a high degree of respect between the different ranks and ninja of lower ranks still look up to their team leaders, but there is a higher sense of equality among Kumogakure teams.

#naruto #naruto shippuden #naruto headcanons #naruto scenarios #naruto imagines #naruto fanfiction #headcanons #kumogakure headcanon #kumo #hidden cloud village #karui #omoi #killer bee #blue b #naruto worldbuilding

[satureja13]

Kiyoshi, Little Goat, Kiri and Kiri's sheep Kumo leave Chestnut Ridge

From the Beginning  ~  Underwater Love ~  Latest

#a horse! a horse! my kingdom for a horse! #sims 4 horse ranch #sims 4 story #simlit #underwater love #sims 4 #simblr #ts4 #kiyoshi ito #kumo #kiri #chestnut ridge #Rider's Glen

[hauntedbystorytelling]

Paul Cupido ~ Kumo (Cloud) II, 2019. Archival Pigment Print on Museum Etching. | src Ibasho Gallery

Paul Cupido ~ Nuage 3 © for the INSTANTS residency, Château Palmer & Leica, 2022

#paul cupido #clouds #tree blossoms #fine art photography #2010s #photocomposite #mixed media #blossoms #kumo #2020s #nuages

[orphic-exe-archived]

commissions!!

one of our headmates is taking commissions now!

examples of our work under the cut:

pricing

due to our current state, we can only accept payment via discord nitro. feel free to DM us here for our discord username.

one of the pieces above (one color, shading, “sketchy” style, bust/full body, + possible background) would be one month of full nitro ($10 USD)

a piece like the ones below (full coloring, more polished style, possibly a reference sheet) would be 2 months of full nitro ($20 USD)

what we will & won’t draw

we WILL draw: people (of all types!!), hairstyles, (fairly simple) backgrounds, scenes with mild-moderate blood, and occasionally animals.

we WON’T draw: NSFW (sexual content, extreme gore, etc), furries (just not good at them), anything detailed and mechanical, anything blatantly political, or any glorification of abuse or violence.

dm us here to move to discord!

#artists on tumblr #digital art #commission #art commisions #art commissions open #art commission info #discord nitro #my art #art #pfp icons #pfp commissions #oc ref sheet #ref sheet #olly #kumo

[shiroi---kumo]

HAPPY YEAR OF THE DRAGON!! I'm here with our favorite Moonlight Cloud Prince.

Admittedly I've been working on this on and off for a minute but I figured what a better day to get it done than the first day of the year of the dragon?

Happy New Years Guys! Thanks for being here!

#final fantasy unlimited #ff:u #ffu #final fantasy:unlimited #makenshi #shiroi kumo #kumo #sword dragon #white cloud #kumo shiroi #g! white cloud's scribbles [[ mun's art ]] #g! silver etude #g! the last cloud prince #// you may reblog #// i went through many phases of hating this and having theo tell me it wasnt dumb #// sword dragon is always such a pain in my ass #// but finally a moonlight cloud for you guys #// happy new year guys!

[bardnuts]

when the cat is so into the pet that it puts its entire face into your hand and the snot from its little nose gets all over you reblog if you agree

#kumo

[narutoversevacation]

While we're talking vacations...

#amegakure #ame #sunagakure #suna #konoha #konohagakure #kumo #kumogakure #otogakure #oto #iwa #iwagakure #kiri #kirigakure #naruto #narutoverse #boruto

[tanuki-kimono]

Phantasmagoric scenery for this beautiful blue kimono, with a cloudy arabesques background over a serene landscape on skirt hem

#japan #fashion #kimono #cloud #kumo #karakusa #arabesque #sansui #landscape #chayatsuji #tea house #ancient hermitage #souan #thatched hut​ #着物 #帯

[torikobako]

FF:U - HD再放送感想#4

雲が！雲が来たぞーーーー！！！！！

4話は左下のナーヴさん援護射撃のシーンが一番好きです。

#ff:u #kaze #lisa pacifist #kumo #cid #knave #fanart #final fantasy:unlimited

[littlemonstert-blog]

#twitter #twitter art #naruto #naruto uzumaki #naruhina #hinata hyuga #kumo

[adsurgitvagus]

Some cursed Tall Ones fanart that I did 

#the Pathless #my art #kumo #sauro #giant squid

[satureja13]

Years have passed in Kōjin's realm. And Kiyoshi became one with the tree. Kiri, Kumo and Little Goat stayed with him during all this time and watched over him.

Kōjin sent Dtui to wake Kiyoshi. He has a task for him.

Kiri: 'Is there no way we can help him?' Dtui: "Change is a door that can only be opened from the inside."

Dtui: "Kiyoshi. Stand up."

Dtui: "Kōjin sends you back for one day. To watch and listen. No more." Kiyoshi: "I still have no control over my demon. How am I supposed to roam the mundane world as a demon?" Dtui: "The gates will open soon and the barriers are thin. You may wander unbothered."

Dtui: "Summon your familiar. He will accompany..."

"... and guide you."

Dtui: "And Kiri too."

Dtui: "You have one day. Seize the opportunity - to learn. Make sure to leave in time. One day - and no longer."

Kumo: 'Will we accompany him too? I miss the others.' Little Goat: 'Me too. But maybe - take a bath first...'

From the Beginning  ~  Underwater Love ~  Latest 'Putting the Boys Back together' from the beginning -> here Previous Chapter: 'Disbandment of the Group' from the beginning -> here

#putting the boys back together #simlit #ts4 story #sims 4 story #sims 4 #simblr #ts4 #kiyoshi ito #dtui ngyen #underwater love #kiri #kumo #goat #magical realm #magic realm #realms of magic #horse #sims 4 horse ranch

[aliaslittlewilliam]

Street Gesture With Coke, Turin, italy

Copyright @aliaslittlewilliam

#street photography #photographers on tumblr #street portrait #gesture #original photography #original photographers #streetphoto color #coffeeshop #italy #urban #street life #lensonstreets #kumo