User blog:Supersoul030/Transportation Gateway

Transportation Gateways are portals that can be used to teleport just about anything from one gateway to another provided the object or being that is teleporting can fit within it. Built and stylized to resemble traditional gateways, they contain seals and advanced technology that allow it to function.

About:
Created by Hikarigakure Scientist and Engineers, the gateways work by absorbing physical matter and then Chakra from one gateway and depositing it to another. It is due to this that objects can be transported faster than living organisms. The delay in transport is hardly noticeable however that has not stopped the scientist of Hikarigakure from working to eliminate it. There are only 20 of these gateways in the entire world, sixteen of which are evenly split between in Hikarigakure and Kirigakure. The remaining four are hidden somewhere in the Land of Water and have become undetectable.

Appearance:
The gateways resemble traditional Japanese gateways or castle entrances and are either red, gold, green, brown, black or grey. The gateways are often adorned with tapestries, flourishing plant-life such as bamboo or flowers and travelers charms. The eight in Kirigakure are all grey allowing them to be better camouflaged among the mist. The ones positioned at the North, South, East, and West entrances of Hikarigakure are Red and the remaining four are the other aforementioned colors.

Usage:
In order to travel between the Gateways the traveler must first activate the gateway (essentially turn it on) through specific hand seals. Specially trained sensor ninja are positioned at each of the gateways in Hikarigakure who perform the seals for non-shinobi travelers provided their intentions are not hostile.