Ranking System

Sench · Ranking System

The new ranking system gives us more realistic strength rankings by separating a character's title and actual combat strength. Now, all characters will start as E-rank Genin. Progressing through ranks will be similar to how it was in the past, but progressing through titles (genin, chuunin and jounin) will now be done only through exams and at the discretion of your village's Kage.
The ranks are E, D, C, B, A and S; there is also a special SS rank that cannot be obtained normally. For ease of understanding, E and D rank can be roughly equaled to genin level, C and B to chuunin level, A and S to jounin and SS to Kage.
The normal titles are genin, chuunin, jounin and Kage (obviously, there is only one Kage per village). However, Kage of a village may give their shinobi special titles, not particularly restricted in name (the only requirement is to clarify how much authority they have based on the three normal titles). For information on missing-nin titles, see http://narutorpcenter.com/about5760.html
There are several ways to advance in rank:

Rank training.
It remained the same as it was with the previous ranking system, except now you don't gain a new title when you rank train and you can rank train twice.
Exams.
Chuunin and jounin exams are a common way to advance in rank, but note that they're focused around gaining a new title. A genin can only participate in chuunin exams, and a chuunin can only participate in jounin exams. A genin of E or D rank will advance one rank if he successfully passes the chuunin exams, but a genin of a C or higher rank will only gain a new title. A chuunin of C or B rank will advance one rank if he successfully passes the jounin exams, and a chuunin of E or D rank will advance two ranks if he successfully passes the jounin exams, but a chuunin of A or higher rank will only gain a new title.
Events.
RPG events held by the administration can earn you a rank advancement if you display good RP skill and use your character to the fullest.

Much like before, when you kill off a character of a certain rank, you are allowed to make a new one of two ranks below. Also, when you kill off a character of a certain title, you are allowed to make a new one of one title below.