Great Kage-Descension Project

The Great Kage-Descension Project (影の下降プロジェクト, Kage no Kakō Purojekuto) is the combined effort of the shinobi villages after the end of the 4th Great Shinobi War. It is designed to encourage peaceful cooperation between the villages, to help each ease into the slow and eventual dissolution of the "kage" system. To accomplish this, 3-man teams are comprised of randomly-selected shinobi from all the shinobi villages, regardless of past affiliation. As a result, teammates are encouraged to explore cultural differences and similarities, as well as foster kinship between previously warring villages. It is estimated that the kage-system will not see a quick decline, and will inevitably extend into the next generation. However the Descension Project hopes to lessen the blow, and continue to withdraw support for this historically oppressive system.

As of yet, Kage no Kakō Purojekuto appears solely in one work of fiction, by Baluss, which is still in the works.