Hazō,
I've got about five minutes before we're into the next strategy session and I'm trying to figure out what would be most useful to you. The one that's coming to mind is Seventh Path stuff; probably not the best choice -- money would probably be more useful -- but this the one that I'm thinking of and that I can write down quickly.
This shouldn't be important, since once I come home I can just tell you all this stuff directly. Still, it's always possible that the Sage's Brother (Dummy, right? :)) will be there and sneeze me out of existence. How likely is that, though?
The Seventh Path is big, with at least one major island (Snakes and Boars) and a scattering of small ones. The sky above each area shows who lives under it. Everything we care about -- Toads, Monkeys, Pangolins, Condors, etc -- is on the east side.
Arachnids
Never met them or know anyone who has, but they're feared.
Bear
Big, powerful, generally friendly to everyone. Decent in water.
Boars
On the big island off the coast of Turtle, west of the Snakes.
Capybara
Shit fighters, great spies and infiltrators (calming aura). Territory is the SEmost on the continent, Turtle/Otter/Toad in left-to-right arc on northern border.
Cat
Stealth, powerful combatants, great at night. Huge territory in the middle of the continent. They call themselves the 'Feline' Clan, but only call them that to their face. Everyone else calls them Cats. The Leopards broke off a few generations ago, apparently over some weird ideology thing that I never really understood, but all other cats are here. Total jackasses. Loners, work poorly or not at all in groups, think they're above everyone to a degree that makes the pangolins look cuddly. Vicious. Vaguely psychopathic. Fuck 'em.
Condor
Summoner is a woman from Bird country (ironic, huh?), don't know her name. Currently under the dominion of the Pangolins, except for a small resistance led by the boss, Conjura. He's known for space/time jutsu.
Crow
Summoner is Uchiha Itachi so that's a thing. Fighters, sages, fliers, but pretty much under his thumb. They're way off to the west, southern side of the continent.
Crustacean
My info is sketchy. Powerful combatants -- massive armor, powerful attacks. Mostly in the water and, like all the ocean clans, their territory is...fluid. (See what I did there?) They mostly take the depths, while the Krakens take the midlevel and the Sharks take the top.
Dog
Summoner Hatake Kakashi. One for every purpose -- powerful combatant, great tracker, good tunnel fighter, etc. Very loyal, work well in packs, not as stuck up as some of the other clans. Don't tell Kakashi I said any of that or I'll beat you with a fish.
Dragon
Dunno if these are actually real or if the Toads are pulling my leg.
Hare
They exist, that's all I know.
Hyena
Adjacent to the Pangolins on their west. Dunno much; they're a long way from the Toads, and there's a mountain range or two in the way.
Kraken
Intelligence, color-shifting, ink, tool users. Can fight on land but not great at it. Hit them with dehydration attacks.
Leopard
Split off from the Cats a while back, moved well east. Pangolins are adjacent to the west east and Hyenas to the north.
Mara
Summoner: Grandmaster F of Cloud's Raiyoke clan. Don't screw with her, she's terrifying. Used to be allies of the Capybaras, split two generations ago; dunno why. Masters of temptation, subversion, misdirection. Shit fighters. Toads have been on neutral terms for decades, but there's a kill-on-sight order for any Mara found in Toad territory. They're on the coast, stuck between Toad (S), Pangolin (W), and Monkey (N). Bad place to be, if you ask me.
Monkey
Summoner Sarutobi Hiruzen Sarutobi Asuma. Fuck, I'm still doing that.
Technology, speed, agility, nasty martial artists, some weird-ass jutsu that Sensei never told me much about because he was an asshole and I'm the only one who gets to say that so don't try it or I'll...do something. I dunno. Fuck, I don't have the energy. Figure out a good threat and threaten yourself with it.
Otter
Technology, smart, works well in water or on land. NW of the Toads, between them and Pangolins.
Pangolin
Summoner: my badass daughter, Gōketsu Keiko. I think we all know everything we need to.
Porcupine
Extremely strong defense. Good ranged attacks by throwing their quills. Slow-moving. North of the Monkeys.
Raptor
Dunno much about them. They're off to the west somewhere. Presumably they fly, so that says something.
Rat
Neighbors of the Pangolins, probably about to be conquered. They're on the Pangolins' southern border, stuck between Leopard and Slug, touching Turtle at the northmost edge.
Shark
Summoner: Hoshigaki Kisame, inherited from his father who had it back in my day. Stay the fuck away from them in the water. I'm not sure, but I think they're not on great terms with the Krakens, whose territory is the mid-layer ocean (below the Sharks).
Skunk
They will literally fart you to death. Decent close-in combatants too, although not so much as some species. Comparatively slow. Somewhere west of the Pangolins.
Slug
Summoner: Auntie Sunny, and you absolutely must call her that next time you see her. Ideally when I'm nearby with a bowl of popcorn. Friendly with the Toads but not explicitly allied. Otherwise keep to themselves. Everyone agrees that their borders have never changed in the entire history of the Seventh Path, but no one wants to talk about why.
Snake
Summoner: Cute lil Oro, my psycho baby brother in arms. They suck.
Tapir
They exist, probably.
Toad
Summoner: The mighty Gōketsu Jiraiya, Grandmaster of the Ninja Arts, Utter Badass, Supreme Enlightened Master of Lovemaking, World's Best-Selling Author, and all around great guy. Wicked badass fighters, all kinds of crazy smart, the best summon in existence. Play your cards right, little Hazō, and maybe someday I will grant you the tremendous honor of meeting them.
Turtle
Summoner: Maito Gai. Utterly insane defenses and, ironically, super fast via lightning jutsu. Terrifying combatants, but very slow-moving and calm in their daily life. Their territory is between Slug and Otter, touching Pangolin on the north and meeting at a point with Rat. There's a lot of rivers in their territory, including a big N/S one running from top to bottom, so the adjoining clans often pay for the privilege of moving through there if they need to meet/fight with someone else.
Politics:
Toads, Otters, Pangolins: Allied against the Condors. Pangolins have now conquered the Condors (and also much of the Hyenas and Leopards), so things might destabilize.
Monkeys, Porcupines: Friendly, trade, don't know if it's an official alliance. Monkeys are the big tool-makers for the area, so everyone tries to stay on their good side. There have been a couple attempts to conquer them but it's usually given up as a bad job. They've got crazy natural defenses and they make amazing gorilla fighters. (You better appreciate my brilliance or I'll ground you.)
Then there's the alliance between the Leopards,
Okay, they're calling the next meeting, need to go. I'll finish this after I get home.
Your ████ father,
Jiraiya
