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51,202	1,381	109	1,428	199	Masato Saruwatari Sunagakure's Military Facility - Back of Lecture Hall (slightly) Masato was forced out of his vacant staring as he felt the presence of another person next to him. For a moment he was very confused, as all he saw was a large object obscuring his vision, this cleared up quickly however when he tilted his head back and saw the face of the huge man. Masato let out a chuckle at Chokurou’s amusing recollection of the speech, even though he would never have phrased it as such he still found it accurate and humorous. After the Akimichi introduced himself, Masato returned the bow before doing the same. ”Saruwatari Masato, it is nice to make your acquaintance Chokurou.” He paused for a moment as his large comrade spoke again, nodding in agreement with his statement. ”That does indeed appear to be the case, though I doubt that this reprieve will last very long. Given what just happened we are likely to be mobilized sooner rather than later.” Before their conversation could continue any further another individual made their way over to them. Unlike the previous stranger, Chokurou, this one was a great deal smaller as they were a similar size as Masato and they were also a female. He had seen her around, he had also seen Chokurou before since they all happened to be shinobi out of the same village, but he didn’t know her name. Well her given name at least, it was apparent that she belonged to the Hyuga. At her question Masato smiled pleasantly before gesturing to both Chokurou and his own side. ”You are more than welcome to join us, though I am afraid we aren’t doing anything particularly exciting at the moment. Just discussing the meeting and the one conducting it. I am Saruwatari Masato by the way, I will let my new acquaintance introduce himself.” It would appear that their little section of the wall was quite popular as yet another person approached them shortly after leaving the lecture hall. Unlike the previous two this newest visitor was one that Masato knew of, though he doubted that the identification went both ways. Yamato Minamoru was the name of the approaching individual. Not only was his family widely known, but his exploits as a shinobi had caused his name to reach a level of fame all of its own. Despite the stories he had overheard involving Yamato’s personality, Masato respected him immensely. They were on opposite ends of the spectrum, but Yamato had done the one thing that Masato dreamed of doing for his whole life. Making a name for himself and improving the name of his family. He missed the first few words that Yamato spoke, caught up in his own thoughts, but caught up towards the middle. While he didn’t respond to the jounin, even if he respected him he still did know the rumours of his anger and wasn’t keen on invoking it, he did bow deeper than he would for most before Yamato left his little group to inspect others. With the high level shinobi gone he turned his attention back to the other two. ”Well now that we seem to have ceased gathering interest, what would you two suggest we do with the remainder of our downtime?”	Lost's Retinue of Surprisingly Not Stereotypical Shinobi. “There is nothing more satisfying than seeing your strategy succeed.” Masato is an average looking individual, he isn't one of those that could easily be picked out a crowd. He stands right around 5'9 and weighs 140 lbs. His choice of clothing also isn't unique, aside from the Chuunin vest that he wears at all times he is dressed in plain t-shirts that vary in color from white to slightly darker white and dark gray jeans. In colder weather he will wear the jacket that is seen above. Personnel files. Access only by security personnel with a C3 clearance. 【Full Name】 Masato Saruwatari 【Alias】 N/A for now 【Affiliation】 The Hamajō Confederation 【Age】 18 【Sex】 Male 【Sexuality】 Straight 【Birthplace】 Konohagakure 【Bloodline】 Saruwatari 【Rank】 Chūnin Psych. report. Medical secrecy applies. 【Personality】 Masato is best described as a cool and distant individual, however this attitude is not a method of preventing bonds or anything related it was simply how he was raised. He is fully capable of affection his method of showing it is just dialed down more so than most. In his own way he is very passionate even if it doesn't translate well to the outside world. When talking about his family, chess, etc there is a distinct gleam in his eyes if one would look close enough. In line with his base personality Masato approaches negative scenarios with a level head, analyzing every thing that makes up the event before he decides what his reaction will be. While at first this makes him seem insincere, and even colder, this is not the case. He simply knows that emotions can cause one to overreact and does his best to avoid doing so. 【History】 To say that Masato had a childhood would be a vast exaggeration of the early years in his life. Before he was able to read his parents would spend the entire day reading to him, but they never read from children's books. Instead he listened to them read page after page of books written by strategist from long ago. His family had always been known for their intelligence, and his parents were determined to follow that legacy. As soon as he could read on his own his days were consumed by it, though the topics ended up becoming more varied ranging from mathematics to poetry. Once he entered school Masato excelled for quite some time, partially due to his parents tutoring him at home during this time. However when he reached the age of 10 and was given the chance to graduated it was pulled away from him. While initially the school thought it would be fine to push him forward they soon discovered that his taijutsu was not up to the task and he ended up having to go through another year of school before progressing. This set back discouraged him for a time, but this vanished shortly once his parents began to teach him their Hiden jutsu moveset. His last year at this level of schooling went by quickly as much of his time outside of it was spent learning his family's signature jutsu. While he had been at the top of his class during his younger years he fell behind a bit when he advanced to the next level, though that had nothing to do with the material being too dificult. More and more of his time was being devoted to his extracurricular studies and he simply didn't have time to do all of the work assigned to him. This naturally lead him to falling out of his position at the top but he did not care in the slightest, nor did his parents since he was progressing through their training at a rapid pace. He ended up graduating at the age of 15 and was promoted to the rank of Chunnin as expected. Since then he has divided his time between taking on missions and furthering his control and skill with his jutsu, with much more attention being given to the latter. 【Family ties】 He is the only child in his household and he has a very close bond with both his mother and father. The Saruwatari family are very close and rather reclusive, though this is mainly due to the fact that they enjoy activities that are typically carried out in seclusion and not out of a dislike for the company of others. Hatta Saruwatari \| Father \| 45, Resides on the Family's property on the outskirts of Konoha, Retired Shinobi Diao Saruwatari \| Mother \| 39, Same as above, Active Jounin 【Dreams and fears】 Masato wants nothing more than to contribute to his family's legacy and prove that he is worthy of doing so. Naturally his greatest fear is falling short of this and fading into obscurity or worse damning the Saruwatari name to the point that it is meaningless. Combat reports. Gathered from evaluation reports after missions. 【Fighting style】 Outside of his signature jutsu moveset, Masato is inept at almost every aspect of fighting. When his opponent manages to close the distance and engage in close quarter combat he is forced to rely on dodging until he can intercept his opponent with one of his constructs. 【Hiden】 Hiden: Construct Army Description: Construct Army is a Jutsu that was created by the Saruwatari family many years ago. The user is able to summon a number of different constructs, the exact types differ not only between people but it also depends on what avenues of the jutsu the particular individual pursues. These constructs are in essence non-sentient summons that obey the user completely, though this obedience varies on a couple of factors that will be described later in each individual summon's section. While most of the construct types are discovered through careful study of one of the numerous scrolls that have been passed down every once in a great while a new one will be discovered, after which it is then recorded in either a scroll that has not been filled or in a new one. The constructs are controlled by either vocal commands, movement based commands, or a combination of the two. Strengths: While each type of construct has it's own strengths the universal strength of this Hiden is it's versitility. The individual strengths of each type will be described in their section. Weaknesses: Much like the strengths each type of construct has it's own weaknesses which shall be detailed in their area. However they also all carry a universal weakness and that is that they are completely useless if their user is unable to command them. This can be caused by either preventing them from speaking or moving. In addition the usefullness of the constructs can be hampered if the user's vision is effected, either by targeting the eyes directly or using the environment.. Note about the amounts of Constructs At his current skill level Masato is able to have complete control over a total of 6 C rank constructs, any more than that will lead to a degridation in his control with one exception which will be made obvious shortly. I will now list the total amounts of constructs he can have, including variations. These numbers indicate the max he can have while still retaining complete control over them. 6 C Rank 2 B Rank or 1 B Rank and 3 C Rank 1 A Rank Custom made techniques】 Jutsu name: Footsoldier Construct Rank: C Rank Range: Close range, must be within blade range. Description: The Footsoldier is one of the four basic constructs that Masato has, and of them it is both the weakest and strongest. This is due to the fact that it is average in all areas, while the other three each of a specialization. The Footsoldier is equipped with a simple katana and basic armor. It has decent defence against blunt force attacks while it is weak to piercing strikes. Jutsu name: Shieldbearer Construct Rank: C Rank Range: N/A Description: As the name implies the Shieldbearer Construct is a defense construct that's primary goal is to defend Masato. They come equipped with a large shield and heavy armor. This naturally upsets their movement speed making them the slowest of the base constructs. They have very high defense against blunt force attacks and reasonable defense against piercing ones, however either can destroy them if they land on an unarmored/low armored area though the piercing is more likely to do so. These areas are the same you would find in most armors, the joints, the neck, and the eyes. Given their defensive specialization they have no method of dealing damage. Jutsu name: Bombarder Construct Rank: C Rank Range: Close in the sense that they must be aligned with their target, but they can be very high above them. Description: The Bombarder Construct is the only one of the four basic ones that does not stand on the ground, it is also the only one that is not humanoid. Instead it is shaped like a small bird. Of the basic constructs it is the fastest but it also has the weakest defense needing to take only one hit in order to be destroyed. The Bombardier's purpose is to fly over the enemy and drop an explosive that has the blast range and power equal to that of a regular explosive tag. They can only drop one at a time and afterwards they have to go on a 'cooldown' in order to create another one. Jutsu name: Archer Construct. Rank: C Rank Range: Most effective at Medium range but can strike from Long distance with a decrease in accuracy. Description: The Archer Construct is the final of the basic 4 and it focuses on distance attacks with the use of a bow. It is the second weakest in terms of defense, though the difference between it and the Bombardier is very small. Unless the strike hit's one on the arm or leg it only takes one hit to destroy it. Each construct has a quiver filled with 25 arrows. They do not carry any melee weapons as they are designed to stay outside of the range of their target. Jutsu name: Drill Sergeant. Rank: C Rank Range: N/A. Description: The Drill Sergeant allows Masato to have an additional 2 C Rank constructs on the field without a loss of control. This means that if he wished he could use 6 Drill Sergeants in order to double the amount of C rank constructs he can use. However if the Drill Sergeant is destroyed he will lose that increased control immediately and will have to get rid of the extra constructs or risk disobedience. In addition he can only use the initial 6 Drill Sergeants at most, he can not use them to control additional Drill Sergeants. The construct itself is between the Footsoldier and the Shieldbearer in terms of defense, it wears no armor but is highly durable. It would take two blows that would be fatal to a human to destroy it, or 4 in non lethal locations. Of course this can be decreased to one if it loses it's head. Jutsu name: Assassin Rank: B Rank Range: This model requires extreme close range to be at it's most effective. Description: The Assassin is the fastest of all of his current constructs, while also by far the stealthiest capable of masking its presence from lesser skilled Chunnin down. It has very weak defenses, equal to that of the Bombarder, but it is highly skilled in close quarter combat. It's agility allows it to dodge and parry for quite sometime while it attempts to make an opening to land a killing blow. It is equipped with a tanto and dark clothing. Jutsu name: The General Rank: A Rank Range: Close range. Description: As its rank would indicate The General is the strongest of Masato's current constructs. While most of the other constructs stand right around Masato's height, with the exception of the Bombarder, The General stands at 6'3. He is equipped with a stronger katana than the footsoldier and armor that is equal to that of the Shieldbearer. His movement speed is still hindered but not to the degree of the Shieldbearer. With his armor and durability it takes seven solid hits to destroy him, but like most of the others this can be circumvented. In the Case of The General if he is his directly in the eye he will either be disabled or completely destroyed.
51,203	1,381	110	1,306	383	Setsuko Sunagakure Lecture Hall Making Friends The Hamajo Confederation (briefly) - - - (briefly)- (very briefly) As Yamato stared into her eyes Setsuko wondered why there were so many people fascinated with glaring. It should be expected now that people stare into her eyes with either the intent to kill, or with the curiosity needed to ask questions. Are our eyes really that strange? What came after that was no less confusing than him demanding her to take off some earrings that she actually enjoyed wearing. They weren't the latest fashion, but they still looked good on her even with them being out of season. Setsuko stared back at him for a second or three before actually taking them off only to put them back on after he had walked away from the group. "What was that all about..." she'd mutter to herself before going back to the conversation with the other two. "Hey, the name's Setsuko Hyuga." she gave the other two a simple smile before continuing on. "Well, we should grab a bite to eat because I'm starving," she chuckled as she pat her stomach. Suddenly Setsuko began overhearing what was happening behind her. Because of this she turned her head right when Zay, whom of course she had yet to know the name of, had turned around to say something to the Uchiha girl she had seen earlier. Right by the Uchiha girl she noticed Higoho, and figured that Zay wasn't actually saying something to the Uchiha girl but instead was talking to Higoho. Whatever the reason being she didn't care for since it didn't involve her, so she turned back to the two others she was talking to. Higoho can handle his own against practically anyone. He doesn't need me being his mommy, and if he did then it'd mean the world was truly ending. Setsuko did hesitate though because she was quite curious about the Uchiha, and its people, but decided that was for another day at another time when her fellow clansman wouldn't be up her ass trying to either get compliments, or scare her. "Unless you guys have something else to do?" She then said to the two males in front of her. "Like practice in case we have another mission? or look for weapon shops, Or maybe find some unique clothing since it IS Sunagakure??" These suggestions were more for her personally, but if they were interested too then she'd be more than glad to lead the way even if she had no idea where was what.	l0ck0n's Decent, Mundane yet badass because she's a Hyuga of a Character "Chains hold me hostage. The ransom? Death." Setsuko wears her headband traditionally on her forehead with wrapping under it, so in case the headband were to fall off the cursed seal of the Branch House would not show. Not only that, but she also leaves her bangs out of the headband, and has it on the left side while having the rest of her hair in a bun. Rarely does she ever leave her brown hair loose, but when she does the hair is roughly 17 inches long. She has two ear piercings, and wears black earrings. She wears a black scarf that she keeps on at all times, a sleeveless blouse that fits her perfectly, and arm sleeves that are cut to reveal her fingers. When it's could outside, or she's on a mission Setsuko wears a styled Haori under a worn-out Obi that a store manager gave her for less than it's original price. Because she's a cheap-stake. She wears the Obi even if she's not wearing the Haori to keep from showing her stomach since the blouse is cut 2 inches below the chest. For pants she wears light grey shorts that have loose, but small pockets. Underneath the shorts she wears thin leggings while finishing it off with the traditional Shinobi shoes. Her height is 5ft 5in, weighs 134lbs, and isn't thin whatsoever. Her build is more on the Mesomorph side what with her having some muscle on her bones yet she doesn't have too much muscle. Her face is longer than rounder, and she doesn't care if it gets a scrape or two. Even if Setsuko is into the decent fashion of a Shinobi she doesn't have too cute of a face being more rough around the edges making up for it with a small round nose, and light skin. Orchard of Mines Personnel files. Access only by security personnel with a C3 clearance. 【Full Name】 Setsuko Hyūga 【Alias】 Nao 【Affiliation】 She is a shinobi to the Confederation, but isn't loyal to them. 【Age】 18 【Sex】 Female 【Sexuality】 Heterosexual 【Birthplace】 Konohagakure 【Bloodline】 Hyūga Clan 【Rank】 Chūnin Psych. report. Medical secrecy applies. 【Personality】 Setsuko is nothing of the calm, cool, and collected type of Shinobi. She's quite short-tempered at times, and can be reckless either off the battle field or on it. Not only can she be reckless, but she can also be impulsive on the battlefield which tends to bring with it mistakes and such while not intending to do so. Even if she comes off quite strong, and well, rude to others she's actually soft-hearted, and is willing to strike up a conversation with anyone. Because she's willing to be social Setsuko is easygoing as well, and likes to crack a joke here and there without fully understanding that her jokes aren't as funny as she thinks they are. Despite taking most of her time to practice Setsuko likes to balance that out with being able to relax, and enjoy the smaller things in life like food. Food is her go-to thing to do as well as weapon shopping, and doesn't like to miss a moment of it. Even if Setsuko is easy going the battlefield excites her, and she likes to be the first one to enter it even if she hasn't gotten fully used to her fighting style since she doesn't always use the Gentle Fist. Because of this Setsuko likes to read different kinds of combat books to increase her knowledge, but seems to never finish one. Secretly, she likes to read romance books, and likes the idea of romance though she doesn't believe she'll ever find someone for herself because love in the real world to her doesn't exist. Setsuko doesn't easily trust people (males), and doesn't try to get too close to someone no matter if it's a possible friend, or a comrade. 【History】 Childhood - (0-6): Setsuko was born to a Hyūga Branch member for a mother, and a traitor Red Sage of a father. Her beginning years involved both her parents since her father at the time still made others believe he was someone else. Her mother had given up the Shinobi life at the young age of 20, and wanted to start a family. Even if she had put her ninja things away the Hyūga had still kept a close eye on her to see if her child would have the Kekkei Genkai. For a while her parents cared for her like any other parent would, and made sure she was as happy as any child should be in those years. At age 4 all of that would come to a halt. Sadly, she had been born with the Byakugan the Hyūga clan was waiting for, and was taken away from them to be given the cursed seal as well as be taken care of by the Branch House. Being a little girl she understood nothing, and would continue to understand nothing until years later. Right after she was taken her father had disappeared only to come back with a few members of the Red Sages. At night they would enter the Hyūga territory, and attempt to take back what was without knowing that she had already been given the cursed seal. The mission was unsuccessful, and the punishment was death for every single member including her father. Setsukos mother had been taken in under the accusation that she had been recruited by her father while they were together. Distraught, and furious her mother would become a shinobi once again to be able to get revenge on the rebel group who, in her theory, had used her to try to get the Byakugan for themselves. Through all of that Setsuko would stay, and train at the Branch house up to age 7 where she would then be sent to Ninja Academy. Base School Years - (6 to 10-14): While in the academy as well as in the care of the Branch house Setsuko only got to see her mother. She had no knowledge of her father, and at that she would not even be able to say his name. In the Academy she would get picked on by her strange eye color, and would pick fights herself since she was to take crap from no one. At one point she had met someone with a similar eye color as her who, come to find out later, was also a Hyūga. She would challenge him multiple times, but each time he'd turn the other way which made her angry. It was almost like he would make himself believe she never even existed. Not only that, but the bullies wouldn't touch him because of how strong he was, so she'd do what she could to prove that she could be as strong. Mostly to get the mean kids off of her back. Because that kept failing she decided to fight him head-on which ended in her losing horribly. Even if she had lost the bullying had calmed down since she had picked a fight with a strong kid, and would do her best to show the boy that she existed. High School Years - (10-14 to 14-18): Once she reached High School Setsuko would find out who her father was. Before she reached high school she was a determined little kid who would do anything to find him. Her mother had told her what had happened at age 13, or at least her version of it, and a year later would be killed on a classified mission. With her parents both gone Setsuko would train almost nonstop to help her deal with the emotions that came with her parents death. As Setsuko passed each grade she'd begin to question if what she was doing is right due to the fact that she had parents by the hands of the confederation no matter how one looks at it. In a sense she also felt that they had left her because of their own desires, so she decided to speak about neither of them from that day on since the only thing that came with their memory was pain. While in High School She would see the kid from time to time that beat her when they were little. She noticed that he was unusually strong yet didn't have the muscle for it which made her wonder what type of person he was. She had found out his name because he was quite the topics of discussion which was shocking to her, but had heard something different about it each time. At one point she had tried to strike up a conversation, but it ended badly; It didn't end in her getting beat up, but somehow the guy still managed to ignore her which, in her opinion, was time to call it quits. As graduation came her skills were better than average, but never as good as Higōhō Hyūga which would irritate her when she'd think about it. Not only that, but the Hamajo Confederation would monitor her in case she were to do something against them, and the Hyūga Main Branch would assure her that if she were to do anything out of the ordinary she would be killed. She was upset to know that what she wanted was not to be a Shinobi to the Hamajo Confederation yet to also know that she had no choice to. 【Family ties】 Setsuko at one point did have both parents, but now she lives alone in an apartment. Akane Hyūga \| Mother \| 23, Konohagakure, Shinobi to the confederation, deceased. Masao Akiyama \| Father \| 25, Red Sages, deceased. 【Dreams and fears】 Setsuko dreams of becoming a legendary Kunoichi despite her lack of talent. She hopes to one day become as amazing as the famed Neji Hyuga who was able to get past his fears, and become even stronger. Her main fear is to be abandoned once again by the people she loves/she is close to. Combat reports. Gathered from evaluation reports after missions. 【Fighting style】 Setsuko doesn't use the Gentle Fist fighting style unless it is her last resort, or unless the squad leader demands it. The Kunoichi usually packs many different types of ninja weapons such as the exploding pouches, the Shuriken, the Windmill Shuriken (her favorite, and first resort), and the usual kunai. She usually uses these to fight with more often as well as close-combat fighting. 【Kekkei genkai, or bloodline limit】 Bloodline limit name: Byakugan Description: "The Byakugan is usually manifested as very distinctive eyes, characterized by their enlarged and featureless white/lavender irides with no visible pupils. While active, the pupils become more distinct and the veins near their temples bulge. The Byakugan gives the user a near 360º field of vision, except for one blind spot at the back of the neck above the first thoracic vertebra. The range of this vision varies between users and in fact can be improved with training." Strengths: Setsuko can reach a maximum range of 9 Kilometers. Weaknesses: At one point Setsuko trained for too long with the Byakugan to try, and master its abilities. Because she had trained nonstop with the Kekkei Genkai (Which is something no one is ever recommended to do) she has permanently strained her vision. The strain has handicapped her to where she may miss details while fighting. She refuses to wear specially made glasses for it. Not only that, but Setsuko doesn't know that the Byakugan has a blind spot. 【Ninja techniques】 A rank techniques: Kekkei Genkai, Hiden, Taijutsu Eight Trigrams One Hundred Twenty-Eight Palms B rank techniques: Kekkei Genkai, Hiden, Taijutsu Eight Trigrams Thirty Two Palms Kekkei Genkai, Hiden, Taijutsu Eight Trigrams Palm Rotation : Setsuko can only hold this technique for a maximum of 10 seconds, and at that the technique is weak since it is something she was experimenting on while messing around with their ability to control the chakra better. Kekkei Genkai, Hiden, Taijutsu Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms Guard : Like the Palm Rotation this technique is weak due to the fact that she is only able to use it as a defense. She cannot form her chakra into thin blades, so using it as a defense is her only option. C rank techniques: Kekkei Genkai, Hiden, Ninjutsu Water Needle Kekkei Genkai, Hiden, Taijutsu Gentle Fist Vacuum Palm D-E rank techniques: N/A 【Custom made techniques】 Jutsu name: Kekkei Genkai, Hiden, Ninjutsu : Eight Trigrams Grid Trap Rank: C Range: This technique can stretch from the person using it to as far as 6 meters. At what range is this technique useful? You can measure this in 'long' 'medium' or 'short' but those are rather vague. If you wore depth, use a distance such as meters. Description: The jutsu uses the seals of the Tiger, Ox, Ram, and Bird. Essentialy it's like the Grid Palm technique where the user slams their hand on the ground creating a network of grids to the range they desire, but instead of inflicting pain on the victim the jutsu is used like a bear trap. Once someone, an ally or an opponent, steps into the grid network their foot/feet cannot be lifted back up, and they're stuck there as if glue is holding them to the ground. After that, the network quickly begins to slide up the victim restraining their movements little by little as if they're being tied up in rope. While the grid works its way up it sends pulses of chakra to the victims chakra pathway system not only making them feel uncomfortable, but also makes it a bit harder for the user to use jutsus due to the fact that their chakra pathways are being disrupted. The chakra pulses do no such damage a person, and if the victim can easily ignore the pinching sensation internally then getting out is no difficult task. To get out of the jutsu one simply has to focus a small amount of chakra to the bottom of their feet due to the fact that Setsuko doesn't apply much chakra to the jutsu, and because that small amount would cancel out the jutsu then the victim would be free. If they don't figure this out then the grid would slid its way up until the person is covered in the network, and then break into a million pieces as it fades into nothing. It takes about 5 seconds for the users chakra pathway to readjust itself, but no harm comes to the person. From start to finish the jutsu lasts for a maximum amount of 6 minutes, and does not warn Setsuko in any kind of way that someone fell for the trap. Once the trap is sealed to the ground it stays there, but because there's only a small amount of chakra put into it the jutsu fades after 3 minutes if no one has stepped in it. Setsuko mostly uses the jutsu to stall for time, as a distraction, and/or a trap. If she puts more chakra into the jutsu then it could possibly cause severe internal damage as the chakra pulses would become much stronger, but she never does to be able to use the jutsu often. 【Weaponry, tools and objects.】 Weapon, tool or object name: Description: In its folded state, all four arms of the shuriken are folded together. When fully unfolded the large shuriken can be thrown through the air. This is the first thing she makes sure to pack, and is her first resort in battle. Even if it's her first resort she doesn't unfold it unless she's willing to let it go (for the greater good) for the rest of the fight/battle since the shuriken isn't a boomerang that will come back to her after throwing it.
51,204	1,381	111	1,105	2,351	Katsuko Moto "Romance, huh?" Katsuko mumbled to himself when Mikoto reflected on the brief story. Of course Katsuko would disagree with that label. He didn't find his tale romantic in the least. He wasn't here to avenge his father, certainly. He wasn't even here because he was expected to be. Though, since it was now on his mind, Katsuko briefly wondered why he really joined the Red Sages. But that was something to ponder at another time. He had to focus most of his attention on Mikoto so as to memorize his story. "Amatsurahashi," he repeated, nailing the boy's surname on the first try. "Got it." He continued to eat as Mikoto explained how his life was boring because of the Confederation and that was why he wanted to bring them down. Simple enough reason. Very simple. Katsuko was too distracted to hear his exact words when he mumbled under his breath, but he heard something and gave Mikoto a skeptical glare in return. After a moment of silence, broken by the younger lad bringing up strategy, Katsuko took one last bite and finally finished off his tray of food. "It's not that complicated to work with me, really," he began, leaning back in his chair and relaxing. "You've just gotta look at the battlefield like it has certain zones, and we should be sure to never be in the same zone unless there is an emergency. Something like that. It's mostly instinct, you'll understand when the situation comes up." "But as for what we're doing... Let's just say we got the short stick, yeah. We have two objectives. Firstly we're going to nick some old blueprints for the sewer system under Old Amegakure. I've got a good idea of where they'll be, but that doesn't mean it's gonna be easy. The plans themselves aren't super valuable to the Confederation, but they are located in a vault that is full of stuff they do find some importance in. So there will be guards. Probably a dozen or so enemies, as an early estimate." At this point Katsuko grabbed his empty tray and stood from his seat. "I'll explain the rest to you during the mission. Our objectives don't require as much planning as they require swift action, you know what I'm saying?" With his brief mission synopsis complete, the captain turned away to return the empty and surprisingly clean tray. If Mikoto is like me then I understand why Seijo figured the two of us would be enough. Still, he might cause some problems in the end if he can't handle his share. I should conserve energy on the chance that he gets taken down and I have to carry out the rest by myself. With a sigh he returned to the table Mikoto was at but didn't sit down. "My only advice for when we fight together is to avoid looking at me. Not that I'm particularly distracting, but I don't want to accidentally knock you out. Any tricks up your sleeve I should be worried about?"	j8cob's Characters of Moderate Interest and Adequate Writing “Anything for the greater good; there is no measure too extreme.” A man of average height and athletic build, Ryuunosuke would barely stand out in a crowd if it wasn't for his aura and his wardrobe. He wears a white military-style jacket so pristine and white it is impossible to not see, a black formal suit underneath for when his presence doesn't need to be flaunted, and of course he keeps his elegant sword sheathed at his hip. Top it off with white dress pants, polished black boots, sleek gloves, and noble blonde hair and one can't fail to recognize Ryuunosuke at a glance. While his features may be attractive and his clothes may be regal, he is always accompanied by an aura of authority. One cannot look at him without either fearing him or being struck by awe in his presence. He practically radiates power. Personnel files. Access only by security personnel with a C3 clearance. 【Full Name】 Ryuunosuke Hamajō 【Alias】 Ryuu, The Great President, The Dragon, Lord Hamajō 【Affiliation】 Hamajō Confederation 【Age】 30 【Sex】 Male 【Sexuality】 Nobody knows, nobody asks. 【Birthplace】 Nobody knows, nobody asks. 【Bloodline】 Hamajō - An unknown family, only Ryuunosuke bears the name. 【Rank】 President of the Hamajō Confederation Psych. report. Medical secrecy applies. 【Personality】 A hero, a villain. A kind soul, a ruthless killer. A heart of gold, a fist of iron. There are many descriptions of Ryuunosuke's character that all depend on who you ask. To some he is a man of great respect, a legendary hero that has fought for his ideals and won. To others he is an opportunist and a fiend, an infamous villain that took power through bloodshed. The truth is these descriptions are all of the same man and they are all accurate. Though noble in presence he justifies all his actions as a means to an end. He truly believes he is saving the world and unifying all the people, and he isn't afraid to slaughter anyone that gets in his way of that vision. All who oppose him are an evil that must be destroyed. He is all that is good and just, so any enemy is naturally evil and irredeemable. The greater good, to Ryuunosuke, is something worth reaching even if he has to climb a mountain of bodies to achieve it. 【History】 The origin of the man named Ryuunosuke Hamajō is shrouded in mystery. There are no documents or eye-witness accounts, he seems to have simply appeared fifteen years ago as a mature and worldly teenager. There are rumors and stories of his early life but none have been confirmed by Ryuu. Even his closest friends and allies have only sparse details on his background. One of the popular propaganda pieces from the beginning of the Hamajō Confederation was the intentional spreading of a rumor that he was truly born from a dragon. This was intended more to bolster support than actually explain who he is, but it caught on as the prominent myth to serve as his "explanation." The earliest report of his existence came when a young, blonde teenager wearing homemade pelts as clothes while carrying a sword entered a clothing store in a rural town just south of the border between the Land of Fire and the Land of Lightning. When questioned about his clothes he said rather simply "my old ones were too small and I didn't have many options." When asked who he was, he simply replied "Ryuunosuke Hamajō." After performing several oddjobs to pay off the man for a modern wardrobe he left the city to continue on his journey. This was the first time his name was spoken and it was far from the last. Over the next four years he traveled across the world like a wandering swordsman. He was only a teenager at the time, many didn't take him seriously, and many more tried to take advantage of him. Despite the cruel world he lived in, he was a kind soul. A strong soul. He always spared his attackers, granting mercy on most who crossed him. It was through this kindness that he made his allies. In time he had gathered a group of six followers, each one a man or woman he had defeated and spared. These friends, too, had their own followers and connections. They were all powerful, strong shinobi from all over the world. People of respect and admiration, and they all respected and admired Ryuunosuke. He was a kind and merciful soul. He was a champion of peace. His name began to spread and his group was given the name of the Dragon's Den. While his fame grew and more and more people joined his cause, Ryuunosuke grew less kind. His merciful nature, after years of being tested, began wearing away when he was seventeen. The change was slow and gradual. Many didn't notice it, Ryuunosuke to this day hasn't noticed it, but somewhere along the line he stopped sparing his enemies. But it didn't matter by that point. He had a small army of loyal followers, positioned all over the world. Dragon's Den was becoming big enough for the Kages of the Hidden Villages to take notice. But by then it was already too late. All they needed to create a new world order was a spark. They had many thousands of supporters and the potential to gain hundreds of thousands. The idea of world peace and global harmony was enticing, after all. The message they preached was that only through unity could everyone come to a mutual understanding. Only by coming together could mankind be strong enough to carry on. The spark came when the leader of Amegakure publicly cast the seven prominent members of Dragon's Den out of the village. He claimed they were a cancer to the world, that they would only cause global warfare if they continued on their path. He demanded they leave his village and never step foot in it again. A fifteen year-old Ryuunosuke would've accepted the man's decision and demonstrated his kindness and understanding by leaving. But Ryuunosuke was nineteen now. He no longer spared his enemies. Amegakure was the first to be taken in. His army of supporters only grew, making Dragon's Den a very important and very powerful organization. This prompted a name change, at the behest of Ryuunosuke himself. If they were to lead the people fairly it could not be left up to one person. Instead there would be a council at the top, an oligarchy. These nations would become one big confederation, Ryuu proposed. And from that day forward began the rise of the Hamajō Confederation. The rest is history. In less than a year the Hamajō Confederation was able to secure all the Hidden Villages, forcing their respective countries into submission. Each nation in the Confederation was represented by one of the original six members of the organization, with Ryuunosuke serving as the President of the Council and accordingly the President of the Hamajō Confederation. Their victory was celebrated across the world by their armies and supporters, but their work was not yet complete. The world was not yet properly unified. Enemies to the peace still existed. He was so young then, practically ruling the world before he was even twenty. Times have changed, he has changed. What was once a kind boy has grown into a hardened man. Peace could not be maintained through kindness, he reasoned. It could only be kept through order, loyalty, and force. This was unanimously agreed by the entire Council. The groundwork for a prosperous future had been laid out, and to some extent it has succeeded over the past eleven years. Many people are happy and safe. But not everyone. The Red Sages, in particular, have been the biggest thorn in Ryuu's side. These violent and chaotic rebels. They failed to understand his vision, to understand what's best for them. Their mere existence was a sign: Ryuunosuke's utopia was far from complete. He hadn't achieved world peace yet. There was still more obstacles in his path. Even after unifying all the nations he still had enemies. And Ryuunosuke doesn't spare his enemies anymore. 【Family ties】 Nobody knows what his family life was like. When asked, Ryuu says that he loved his parents but they had passed away when he was only eight. He also says that he had no siblings. 【Dreams and fears】 The hopes and dreams of Lord Hamajō are no secret: his greatest wish is to unify the entire world in a peaceful, prosperous utopia. He has already made great strides towards accomplishing this and shows no signs of changing his mind. His fears, on the other hand, are less known. First and foremost would be the fear of the Confederation collapsing. But, after that, he is known to be paranoid of his own organization for traitors, constantly ordering investigations in an attempt to expose any and all assassination plots against him. A small fear he has that is only known by the select few he had begun the Hamajō Confederation with is his mild fear of crowds and public speaking. This is something he can keep under control, but he is always visibly uncomfortable when surrounded by many people. This also relates to his paranoia. 【Songs】 The Dragon's Name (Instrumental) The Hero's Path The Villain's Way The Conqueror's Blade (Instrumental) “Being the strongest man in the world isn't easy, but I wouldn't have it any other way.” Katsuko is not built lithe like most ninja, instead having a tall and muscular body. His extra bulk is always apparent regardless of garments. His signature red hair makes him easily identifiable, if his size wasn't already a good enough indicator. He often wears only the clothes depicted in the picture above, but he also wears white or black shirts with the Konoha emblem emblazoned on the chest as well as red jackets whenever he is not in combat. He only removes the jacket when he gets into a fight. Personnel files. Access only by security personnel with a C3 clearance. 【Full Name】 Katsuko Moto 【Alias】 "The Bloody Fist" ; Kat 【Affiliation】 Red Sages 【Age】 26 【Sex】 Male 【Sexuality】 Straight 【Birthplace】 Konohagakure 【Bloodline】 Moto - A small family that has lived in Konoha for generations. Prides itself on producing powerful shinobi, though far too small of a family to compete with larger clans. 【Rank】 Jounin Psych. report. Medical secrecy applies. 【Personality】 Bold, confident, and determined. Katsuko is a man of pride who values strength just as much as he values honesty and loyalty. He doesn't withhold his opinion aside from rare circumstances and is surprisingly a capable listener to the opinions of others. He treats others with respect, though his confidence sometimes dips into cockiness when addressing those who challenge him. Many find him to be a reliable person, the kind of guy who will fulfill a promise if he makes one. He will talk tough, and everyone knows he is strong, but he is never quite intimidating. He is just light-hearted enough to make him fun to be around but still capable of being serious when it is required of him. 【History】 Born to a simple family in a simple home, Katsuko was raised to become a shinobi like his father, Jinkama. His mother and father took in his older cousin when she was nine and Katsuko was six, due to her parents' tragic deaths in the field as shinobi. Between him, his father, and his cousin, the Moto household had plenty of shinobi and training together. While Jinkama had always been a prodigious swordsman, Katsuko and his cousin Keiko turned out to be geniuses in their own respective fields of taijutsu and ninjutsu respectively. As Keiko and Katsuko became older teens the Hamajo Confederation took over. Katsuko was only a chuunin at the time but still tried his best to defend Konoha alongside his family and comrades. But the opposing army was too great and the order to surrender was given once Konoha's leaders had been slain. The Choko siblings that were in control had perished and the jounin commander disappeared without a trace, forcing the cooperation of the rest of Konoha's forces. After a while Katsuko grew accustomed to the new way of life. But his father never did. Jinkama was one of the first to join the Red Sages, secretly leading operations against the Confederation as a senior officer. It wasn't until Katsuko was already 22 years old and a fresh jounin himself that his father was finally found out. In an ambush attack he was struck a mortal blow, killing him later that night from his blood loss and damaged heart. In his dying hours he confessed his plans and ideals to Katsuko and his cousin, spurring them both into action. The Confederation came to their house the next day, retrieving Jinkama's body and subjecting the entire Moto family to a thorough investigation. They passed and were let go, but were put under watch for several months following the event. After his leash had been loosened, Katsuko joined the Red Sages and brought his cousin along too. Unlike their father they were young and unfit for leadership. This made it easier to stay under the radar, but it meant they were only grunts in the grand scheme of things. Over the past few years they have made their way up the ladder, earning respect from their peers for their strength and skill as shinobi. Lately Katsuko has become interested in taking a leadership role for the cause, much like his father did before him. Only this time he has made sure to cover all his bases and prioritize the secrecy of his plans, which his father clearly failed at. Only time will tell how this strong, determined young man will affect the outcome of the brewing civil war. 【Family ties】 Growing up in a tight-knit household, one would expect Katsuko to be very close with his family. But considering every member of his family is largely independent, they are actually quite distant despite their good standings. Whether it is out of stubbornness or laziness, one cannot tell. But the Moto family rarely gathers, but when they do they all appreciate and respect each other like any functioning family would. Jinkama Moto \| Father \| Died at 49, former jounin in Konoha's armed forces. Akira Moto \| Mother \| 50, Konohagakure, owns a grocery store and is generally respected by her community. Keiko Moto \| Cousin \| 29, Konohagakure, jounin and older cousin that Katsuko grew up with. 【Dreams and fears】 Katsuko has a few dreams including establishing himself as the strongest man in the world and seeing the Red Sage's cause through to the end, to create a world where everyone is free and capable of autonomy. When it comes to fears he may seem to be fearless, but Katsuko fears humiliation above all else. Even death does not muster fear in his heart like his name being brought to shame. Combat reports. Gathered from evaluation reports after missions. 【Fighting style】 Katsuko is a taijutsu master, brutalizing his foes through sheer power and speed. While his ranged options are limited, he has little difficulty in closing any gaps of range to maximize his offensive prowess. His durability and sheer determination is nothing to shake a stick at either, allowing him to tank blows in order to easier land hits on his foes. While his strength is already something fearsome, he is known to exploit his opponent to tip the scales even further in his favor. He may not be the brightest bulb but he sure is the toughest, and he knows it. Expect a beating from hell if you dare cross Katsuko. 【Kekkei genkai, or bloodline limit】 Bloodline limit name: Chikaroatoshi Description: An ocular kekkei genkai, like the Sharingan or Byakugan. By using his eyes as a medium, Katsuko is able to access the chakra of his opponents through their eyes (tapping into the first two of the Eight Gates). This allows Katsuko to steal his foe's chakra simply through eye contact. The range does not matter, as it is eye contact at any range, but the duration of contact that determines the loss. An inept user may drain chakra slowly, but someone as versed as Katsuko can drain an enemy of their entire chakra pool in less than ten seconds of maintained eye contact. The chakra that is siphoned goes directly into Katsuko's system, powering him further and allowing him to demonstrate more strength and speed on top of gaining more stamina. A crafty and debilitating ability, but not the most stealthy. When using this ability, Katsuko's eyes turn from red to gold and have a faint glow. This can be considered a warning, as any and all eye contact made with him at that point will drain chakra, regardless of whether they are friend or foe. Strengths: The ability to drain chakra from an enemy at a distance, without prior contact, is a pretty good strength. It stacks further when one considers that Katsuko can effectively grow faster and stronger through the duration of a battle while his foes grow weaker and more tired at a much greater rate than they normally would. Weaknesses: An obvious way to avoid losing chakra is to avoid eye contact. If one makes eye contact and then breaks it off, the siphoning is broken off as well. Chakra may drain at an alarming rate, which experienced shinobi will feel and realize quickly that Katsuko is draining them, thus allowing them to avert their gaze before they reach the point of passing out. Avoiding eye contact altogether prevents any less of chakra. However, an actual weakness here, Katsuko can only absorb so much energy before he would overload. This amount is incredibly high, however, and would require many, many shinobi to accomplish. A more realistic alternative is to make him absorb "unsafe" chakra, such as Natural Chakra, which Katsuko's body would be unable to withstand in quantity. If he somehow overloads or absorbs a substantial amount of unsafe chakra, then his chakra system will be disabled and he would likely die. 【Ninja techniques】 S rank techniques: One Thousand Eyes Technique A rank techniques: Chakra Enhanced Strength Great Cataclysm B rank techniques: Earth Release: Earth Spear Earth Release: Earth-Style Wall C rank techniques: Earth Release: Hiding Like a Mole Technique D-E rank techniques: Academy Techniques Vantage Strike 【Custom made techniques】 Jutsu name: One Thousand Eyes Technique Rank: S Range: Self ; Line of Sight (range irrelevant) Description: This is Katsuko's ace-in-the-hole, his ultimate technique if you will. It requires no handseals to activate but takes five seconds to properly manifest. Throughout the five seconds of warm-up many dozens of eye tattoos appear across his entire body. At the five second mark the black tattoos all turn golden and activate. These become conduits for Katsuko's eyes. Being that Katsuko is now looking through many angles around him all at once, it leaves him with no visual blind spots. However the true power of this technique doesn't lie in visual acuity but instead by serving as a medium for his Kekkei Genkai. While normally a foe may be able to fight to some degree by avoiding eye contact with Katsuko, this technique makes that almost impossible. Looking at him at all will result in losing chakra, fast. Even more so: this allows him to steal chakra from many people all at once. Naturally this means his strength, speed, and chakra pool increase at a staggering magnitude of order. Whether he is fighting one man or an entire army it does not matter. The downside to this technique lies in its strength: by absorbing chakra at a much higher rate he gets closer to overloading on "unsafe" chakra at a much higher rate as well. A seemingly simple but devastatingly powerful technique in all, generally reserved for situation when Katsuko is heavily outnumbered but can be used if faced against a sly opponent that refuses to lose their chakra. It is worth noting that this will also steal chakra from allies, as Katsuko's eyes cannot pick-and-choose who they steal from. ANYONE who looks at him will lose their power. Jutsu name: Great Cataclysm Rank: A Range: Short Description: An attack that utilizes Katsuko's Saihyousen weapon. By using it's incredible weight and Katsuko's incredible strength, an earth-shattering slam attack is performed after leaping into the air. While the attack is clearly telegraphed and easy to read, it is regarded as A rank due to the sheer damage output. A direct hit is fatal, and even a miss can deal severe damage due to the shockwaves and shattering earth. The impact is like a small earthquake and can disrupt the balance and focus of both friend and foe alike. An imposing attack that is mostly for striking fear into his enemies through demonstration of force rather than getting the direct hit, though it isn't very slow so direct hits can happen with grotesque result. Jutsu name: Vantage Strike Rank: D Range: Short Description: An opening punch from a stealthy approach. This is often Katsuko's entry into a battle. Using the element of surprise a heavy punch is delivered to the solar plexus (from the front) or the spine (from the back) depending on angle. Can easily defeat a foe by itself, only the hardiest of people will can take the hit. Dodging it is the best way to go for sure. Like seriously, dodge this fucking punch or it's over before it begins. Don't test Katsuko, you don't want to even try to block this shit. 【Weaponry, tools and objects.】 Weapon, tool or object name: Saihyousen Weapon, tool or object type: Massive Clubbing-type Weapon Description: An incredibly heavy weapon that very few can wield. A three meter long steel rod with half its length fitted with two solid steel spheres. This makes the handle a meter-and-a-half and the striking area the same length. This massive weapon weighs a literal ton, meaning that for the few like Katsuko who can swing it it will provide terrifying power behind every blow. Not only does its sheer size and imposing figure strike fear into his foes but just one swing is often all it will take to make an opposing force surrender. Nobody wants to die from being crushed and having all their bones broken simultaneously. Katsuko keeps this weapon sealed in a small scroll he keeps on his belt, as carrying it around would be awkward and uncomfortable. He can wield it without Chakra Enhanced Strength or using his Kekkei Genkai, but without either his attacks become slow and easy to dodge. With his "buffs" active he can wield this behemoth like a samurai would wield a katana. “I just have to keep trying, I guess...” First and foremost, Mirai's most striking feature is not her blue hair, the scar on her nose, her red eye, or even her blind left eye. It is her left arm, or rather the lack thereof. When out of the house she has a metal prosthetic arm in its place to allow her to keep functioning as a shinobi. While her stature is generally slim, not having any more muscle than she needs to lift her own weight and move around at an acceptable speed, her prosthetic arm is a bit bulkier than her real one. As for clothes she generally wears the garments depicted in the picture above but is known to wear dresses on fancy occasions or wear heavier clothes on chilly days. Due to wearing heels many think she is of average height but she is actually on the short side, standing at a mere 158cm tall. Personnel files. Access only by security personnel with a C3 clearance. 【Full Name】 Mirai Yumiya 【Alias】 That One-Armed Girl 【Affiliation】 Undecided, sticks with Confederation presently 【Age】 17 【Sex】 Female 【Sexuality】 Straight 【Birthplace】 Amegakure 【Bloodline】 Yumiya - A noble family of Amegakure, clad in wealth and prestige. 【Rank】 Chūnin Psych. report. Medical secrecy applies. 【Personality】 Pragmatic, cynical, and doubtful. Mirai has a bad habit where she doesn't have much self-respect or self-confidence. She is quick to rely on others, both in and out of combat. While she is weak-willed that isn't to say she has no will at all. In fact she can be very stubborn and determined when pushed hard enough to rely on herself. This can come across as almost hypocritical, as her passive and depressing personality would make one think she would be unable to actually try to do anything. To that same effect, once Mirai has actually bolstered her will she casts away pride, honor, and any other emotion that would impair her actions. There is no such thing as a "low blow" to her. If she has to fight, she will go to whatever length it takes to survive or kill her opponent, depending on the situation. She isn't prone to rage, but many think that she enters an enraged state due to her ferocity even though her actual emotion would be more akin to panic or fear. 【History】 Born to the wealthy Yumiya family, Mirai was raised just as one would expect from her class. Most of the parenting she received was from household servants, particularly her personal servant Aneka, while her real parents were too busy. Busy with what? Her father, Makoto, has been a part of the Hamajo Confederation since its early days. Nobody knows what he does, exactly, but he had supplied his fortune when it was first starting up. He doesn't seem to do much anymore yet still holds prestige and position among the government for his support. Now Mirai's mother, on the other hand, had even less of an excuse. She had no job. She instead dedicated her life to knowledge, reading as many books as she could even at the cost of family time. So that was her early childhood. She received in-home education, private tutoring from Aneka, for several years. But, as she began to mature, she realized that she didn't enjoy her life. It was boring, dull, had no meaning. Her family wasn't loving, she had no friends, and had no talents. When Mirai was eight years old she decided she would go to Konohagakure to learn how to become a shinobi at their academy. Naturally her parents were against the idea initially, but it was evident they had some kind of love or bond with their child for they eventually relented and granted her wish. Since there was no family in Konoha nor could her parents spare the time to go with her, Mirai was attended by Aneka for the "duration of her stay in Konohagakure." And so the two traveled. Mirai began attending the Ninja Academy and so did Aneka, despite the fact the servant was already a full-grown woman. Aneka Toyama figured she would need to learn the shinobi arts if she wanted to properly care for and protect Mirai. The young girl became a genin at the age of 12, but it was apparent that she was not particularly... skilled. She was among the bottom ranks of her class and despite growing over the years never really improved at the same rate her classmates did. At first it frustrated her, but after a while it became something she felt accustomed to. She was given low-expectations, little respect, and barely any time of the day. Ironically it was nothing new to her. Mirai couldn't make any progress as a genin until she was sixteen. A mission went horribly wrong. The squad she was in was supposed to eradicate a bandit camp. But somehow, some way, the two chuunin and one genin were not prepared enough for the battle. Once her squadmates had been defeated and captured, Mirai attempted to flee but to no avail. She simply wasn't fast enough to escape or strong enough to break free. The resulting beating she received ended up putting a scar across the bridge of her nose and leaving her blind in one eye. The bandits later tortured the teenagers, trying to extract information out of them. Mirai attempted to escape during her interrogation, prompting an angry and violent response from her captors and resulting in the loss of her left arm. That night the squad was rescued by a (better) team of shinobi. After the bandits had all been killed or captured, Mirai was given medical treatment but they could not find her severed arm to attempt to reattach it. She was later told that it was the Red Sages who had done this damage to her, and that it was likely her career as a shinobi was over. Her hampered vision and physical capability made the Confederation put her on indefinite standby, a polite way to say early retirement. While Mirai seemed accepting of her fate, her servant Aneko (who has been a chuunin for a while by now) knew that she was heartbroken. Rather than let her resign to her fate, Aneko contacted her parents back in Amegakure to update them on her situation and get their help. And as such Makoto ordered the construction of a prosthetic arm that wouldn't just fully replace Mirai's original but exceed it's capability in terms of utility. If she was going to be a kunoichi then she was going to be a good one, and a good kunoichi needs good armaments. And arms. Mirai was shocked when she finally received the prosthetic, amazed at how well it worked and how useful it was. With a new motivation to get back into the game, Mirai began trying her best to work her way up the ranks. After receiving a new arm and undergoing intensive training with Aneko she finally made it to chuunin rank at seventeen, granted it was by the skin of her teeth. Nevertheless she was proud of her accomplishment, despite her monotone demeanor and the disapproving looks of her comrades. Her next goal is to become jounin, though considering the slow climb so far she isn't deluding herself over the difficulty and time it will take. 【Family ties】 Mirai's family was never particularly close or intimate. Father was always busy, mother was always locked away by herself with her books, and Mirai was always left to her own devices. Most of her care was seen through family servants rather than her parents. While Mirai can't say she "loves" her family, she does hold a natural soft spot in her heart for them. The only time they really spent together was dinnertime and holidays. Otherwise they were all alone, despite living in the same house. Makoto Yumiya \| Father \| 42, Amegakure, his exact job is unclear but he seems to be a part of some kind of committee established by the Confederation. Chiyuri Yumiya \| Mother \| 36, Amegakure, housewife who owns a whole library full of books that is always growing. Aneka Toyama \| Personal Servant \| 29, Amegakure, Mirai's personal maid that has taken care of her since she was a toddler. No blood relation. 【Dreams and fears】 In her depressing state, Mirai doesn't have many dreams. But, despite what she may say or feel, deep down inside she wants to become someone worthy of respect. Someone for others to look up to, like a role model or a hero. While she has a lack of dreams, she has no lack of fears. Ranging from the mundane such as bugs and dark places to the more serious fears such as having no friends, having no family, and even dying. Death is what she fears above all else. Combat reports. Gathered from evaluation reports after missions. 【Fighting style】 Mirai doesn't have impressive taijutsu, ninjutsu, or genjutsu skills. To combat her general lack of natural talent she has come to rely on weapons and tactics. She is proficient with many kinds of weapons and tools, using her skills and her arsenal to her advantage to combat her physically superior opponents. She prefers to keep range and use surprise attacks, making her a bag of tricks that could be potentially fatal to the unwary or overconfident. Mirai may come across as underwhelming but perhaps that truly is her greatest asset. 【Ninja techniques】 A rank techniques: N/A B rank techniques: Self Destruct C rank techniques: Lightning Release: Electromagnetic Murder Lightning Release: Lightning Rod Poison Spike D-E rank techniques: Hidden Needle Cannon Academy Techniques 【Custom made techniques】 Jutsu name: Poison Spike Rank: C Range: Short Description: A hidden spike lathered in a neurotoxin is propelled from the palm of her mechanical arm, reaching a full length of four inches. It pops out at high speed so as to punch through thin armor or cloth as well as breaking the opponents skin. Very useful as a surprise attack when the enemy is close. The spike will be retracted after half a second, concealing it and allowing full use of her hand again. The toxin itself can be lethal in large doses (i.e. stabbed multiple times) but most victims will survive even without medical assistance. The toxin numbs the target over time, eventually reaching the point where they have incredible difficulty controlling their body. In higher doses it even affects their thought processes as their brain is numbed as well. A single stab can't defeat an enemy unless they are small and have a fast metabolism, but two or three stabs will be enough to bring down an average-sized adult over the course of five to ten minutes. Four doses or more is when it starts to become dangerous, becoming lethal to the average-sized adult at six (that is: without proper medical attention). Jutsu name: Hidden Needle Cannon Rank: D Range: Short-Medium Description: As compared to the hidden spike coming from the mechanical arm's palm, these needles fire from the outside of the forearm in a wide volley. A total of twenty senbon are shot out all at once, much like an open choke shotgun blast. Naturally the lack of accuracy hinders the effective range, but the senbon can travel over 100m from the propulsion. However, actually hitting a target at that range isn't feasible. Rather it is perfect for a painful surprise on an advancing enemy within 10m. The wide spray practically guarantees damage and the unexpected angle of attack adds versatility. Once the senbon are fired this attack cannot be used until Mirai reloads her arm, which is better done outside of battle due to the tedious nature. Jutsu name: Self Destruct Rank: B Range: Medium - 20m radius Description: If desperate times call for desperate measures, Mirai can use her prosthetic arm as a bomb. As it is loaded with explosives, all it takes for her to activate the countdown is her own will and some chakra. Once triggered it has a three second countdown before detonation. This gives Mirai just enough time to detach the arm and reach a distance she where she will survive the shockwave and avoid the explosion itself. Once the timer is started it cannot be cancelled, but thankfully it can only be started by Mirai thanks to her chakra connection with the arm. An obvious downside is that Mirai loses her better arm from using this technique, and it took a good while for it to be built the first time. Getting another could take up to two weeks, leaving her weak and unfit for duty for that duration. Debatably the bigger weakness would be the possibility of her not getting out of the blast zone in time, as the fuse is short and the range is wide. Thankfully she's had some practice and could probably make it. Probably. Same goes for any opponents who realize what is going on. They, too, have the same three seconds to make a break for it. 【Weaponry, tools and objects.】 Weapon, tool or object name: Left Arm Weapon, tool or object type: An advanced, mechanical prosthetic arm that Mirai uses during her waking hours. Description: Made of steel and powered by chakra, this arm is far superior to the one Mirai had lost. Not only is it incredibly durable and stable, but it also has multiple hidden weapons integrated into the forearm for surprise attacks. It houses a mechanism that fires a brief volley of senbon, contains a hidden poison-tipped spike, and even multiple exploding tags that will detonate if the arm is severed from Mirai (again). It also boasts significantly higher strength as compared to her right arm, as the entire left arm up to the shoulder is prosthetic. Notably it also weighs a respectable amount, adding onto Mirai's total weight on a scale to make her seem much bulkier than she actually is. Despite this weight it moves at an identical speed to her right arm, though because it is made of metal it packs much greater force behind every movement. Weapon, tool, or object name: Kunai Weapon, tool, or object type: Kunai Description: They're fucking kunai. Weapon, tool, or object name: Shuriken Weapon, tool, or object type: Shuriken Description: They're not fucking kunai. Weapon, tool, or object name: Smoke Bombs Weapon, tool, or object type: Smoke Bombs Description: Small bombs that explode into smoke, useful for many things. Direct hits don't really hurt anyone though, unfortunately. Can be attached to kunai for greater distance on throws. Weapon, tool, or object name: Ninjato Weapon, tool, or object type: Ninjato Description: A short sword with a straight blade, positioned horizontally across the back of Mirai's waist. Useful for, surprise, cutting things. This is Mirai's primary method of self-defense should an opponent get too close for her comfort. Weapon, tool, or object name: Explosive Tags Weapon, tool, or object type: Explosive Tags Description: Chakra-infused tags that detonate a few seconds after activation. Useful for blowing things up. Can be attached to kunai for a flashy surprise.
51,205	1,381	112	323	3,236	Cheiko HonmaSecret Tunnel Base Red Sage Chieko reentered the tunnel system view the metal door. This time there was no one waiting for her. She didn't mind at all. She instead set off to where she thought Arima might be. He'd tell her what she missed without getting on her case. If not, she could always beat it out of him. That's why she tolerated him after all. Right? Chieko first checked his room, where he wasn't. Then she sighed and slunk off to the meeting room, hoping that the Lady Commander wasn't around anymore. Because then she'd really get chewed out. Being rivals with the cousin of the Leader tends to get you noticed far more often than it should. And Chieko wasn't exactly not a trouble maker. Chieko slowly poked her head into the room. Her heart pounded until she realized the Commander was nowhere to be seen. She exhaled loudly and stepped into the room. There were still quite a few shinobi there. Apparently she didn't spend as long away as she had thought. Which was good. She wasn't that weak. Decidedly unhappy at that thought she stomped over to Arima. She lifted her shoe and aimed a kick for his butt. "Yo. What's everyone so excited about?" Chieko asked, ignoring the other two next to Arima. One she recognized, the other she didn't. Noriko HonmaOutside of the Lecture Hall Confederate "So, do I know you or something?"There was a resounding snort from the fiery haired woman. She blinked her green eyes before smiling wolfishly. She wasn't upset at all at being noticed. In fact, she couldn't have been more obvious while following him. What surprised her was the length of time it took for him to notice her. Some people were just oblivious. Those people usually ended up dead. "I do hope so." She flicked a strag hair out of her face as she eyed the younger man up and down, before deciding that yes, this was the proper person she was stalking. "Earlier you gave me some," She paused, mouth twisting. "Some help." The way she said the word made it sound like the exact opposite. Then she beamed brightly. "And I promised myself I'd return the favor." Though her eyes did linger on the blooming bruise on his face. "Shall I made you symmetrical?"	The Honma Sisters “Power has only one duty - to secure the social welfare of the People.” Noriko is the tallest sister standing at five foot seven. She has long red hair and green eyes. She's rather fond of eye makeup and usually adds something to make herself look more intimidating. Like the rest of the women in her family, she is built like a rectangle. She's flat with no assets to speak of. On the trade off she is very densely muscled. Personnel files. Access only by security personnel with a C3 clearance. 【Full Name】 Honma Noriko 【Alias】 Nori 【Affiliation】 Confederation 【Age】 20 【Sex】 Female 【Sexuality】 Straight 【Birthplace】 Konohagakure 【Rank】 Chūnin Psych. report. Medical secrecy applies. 【Personality】 Noriko is the serious sister. She loves life and enjoys being a Ninja. However she isn't as competitive as her youngest sister. Nor does she feel obligated to be a Ninja. It merely was the logical decision in her mind. After all her parents were both ninjas and it felt natural to her. Overall Noriko is calculating. She comes across as cold to most people, but that's just because she doesn't care about them. The only people she cares about are her parents and her sisters. Sometimes Noriko has problems determining right from wrong. Excessive from light handed. She also enjoys having power over other people. Though she does know that's not quite right. She also know if she's not careful she'll go down a dark path. When things don't go her way, she will get even at a later time. 【History】 Norkio was the first born of her parents. Due to her parents both being Ninja, they were hardly around. Because of this it often feel to Noriko being the parent for her younger sisters. This propelled her to mature faster. Still, her nurturing nature made it's appearance and she never resented mothering her sisters. With taking care of her siblings practically a full time job Noriko didn't have much use for friends. Instead she dedicated her free time to learning ninjutsu and taijutsu. When she was of age she joined the ninja academy in Konohagakure. She pushed herself a lot harder than her teammates and it caused a large amount of tension. For Noriko wanted to be a chūnin as fast as she could, but her teammates didn't. Eventually she ditched her teammates to join another team, Daiki and Ichiro, going to the Chūnin Exams. Out of the three man team only Noriko and Daiki became chūnin. This severed all good will between Daiki and Ichiro. However during the exam Noriko and Daiki became friends which quickly progressed to lovers. Still it wasn't meant to last. Daiki resented how much time Noriko spent with her younger siblings and left her. Heartbroken, Noriko swore off men and instead redoubled her efforts on her shinobi skills. One day soon she hopes to become a Jounin and lead her own team. Currently Cheiko is missing and Noriko spends a lot of time trying to look for her. 【Family ties】 Noriko grew up in a ninja family. Her parents were often absent leaving her the responsibility to raise her siblings. This created a close bond between her and her siblings. All the women in her family, except Umary, are very competitive and hate to loose. Umary and their father are extremely laid back and often get walked over by the stronger personalities. Honma Chou \| Mother \| 39, Konohagakure, Shinobi- Jounin Honma Daichi \| Father \| 41, Konohagakure, Shinobi-Medical Nin Honma Umary \| Sister \| 18, Konohagakure, Shinobi- Chūnin Honma Cheiko \| Sister \| 16, Missing (Amegakure), Shinobi- Chūnin 【Dreams and fears】 Noriko dreams of becoming a Jounin and possibly even someone of vast influence. She fears being alone, having her family die or abandon her and of never finding Cheiko. Someday she hopes that Daiki will come back to her and they'll marry and have children of their own. Combat reports. Gathered from evaluation reports after missions. 【Fighting style】 Noriko fights in a wide array of martial arts. She utilizes whatever will take down her opponent quickly. Whether it is close combat or sniping them from a distance. Because of this she likes to fight smart, not hard. 【Ninja techniques】 A rank techniques: Yurika no Jutsu (Fire Release: Fire Lily Technique) B rank techniques: Katon: Gōryūka no Jutsu Katon: Gōka Mekkyaku C rank techniques: Katon: Ryūka no Jutsu Katon: Gōkakyū no Jutsu Katon: Hōsenka no Jutsu D-E rank techniques: Katon: Karyūdan 【Custom made techniques】 Jutsu name: Yurika no Jutsu (Fire Release: Fire Lily Technique) Rank: A Range: Medium (5 meters) Description: The user gathers heat in between both hands and condenses the energy into a small sphere. It ends up looking like a miniature sun and is typically only held at bay for show. Then, given any cue, the user slams the sphere into the ground, causing it to explode with the power of pure heat behind it. The user is unaffected by this burst of power, but anyone within the radius of the blast suffers some unsettling consequences, such a major to minor burns, alongside the devastating concussive force it sends forth. This technique, by sheer strength alone, has even been known to crack boulders. The technique will also cause head-aches, blurry vision and shortness of breath due to the change in air pressure and density. 【Weaponry, tools and objects.】 Weapon, tool or object name: Wakizashi Weapon type: Short Sword Description: An average short sword. A wakizashi has a slightly curved blade with a square-shaped hilt. The scabbard, called a "saya", are made to have extra pockets for smaller knives, a hair arranger, etc. “Is solace anywhere more comforting than that in the arms of a sister?” Umary is the middle child in both height and age. Umary stands at five foot five. She has long light red hair that she usually wears half up. The barrettes she wears were given to her by her siblings, one each. Unlike her siblings Umary is very curvy. She's also a little more on the chubby side. Her eyes are more blue than green. Like her older sister she has no identifying marks. Personnel files. Access only by security personnel with a C3 clearance. 【Full Name】 Honma Umary 【Alias】 Doc 【Affiliation】 Confederate 【Age】 18 【Sex】 Female 【Sexuality】 Straight 【Birthplace】 Konohagakure 【Rank】 Chūnin Psych. report. Medical secrecy applies. 【Personality】 Umary is the cheerful middle child. She loves life and wants to enjoy it to the fullest. As the middle child Umary is often the last to be noticed. Sandwiched between two strong personalities she is often forgotten. But Umary often likes it best that way. She is often away from home spending time with friends. Because of this she was the most reluctant to become a Ninja. She would have rather not, but felt pressured it join. In the end she decided she could do good for shinobi. She is happy that the world is at peace. But the cracks in the peace worry her. Mostly her worries center around her sisters who are pulling opposite directions. 【History】 Umary was the middle child. Her earliest memories were of being taken care of by Noriko. It's strange, but her elder sister was always more of a mother to her. When her mother, Chou, actually began to be home for longer periods of time, it was an adjustment for all of them. At first Umary resented it. Her mother was a strong woman and often dismissed Umary out of hand because of her docile nature. Adding to her mother's return was the pressure to live up to their family's legacy. Eventually the desire to be loved and accepted drove Umary to becoming a Genin. It was at this point that her mother actually acknowledged her as a member of the family. Umary's time as a Genin wasn't the best time of her life. She spent a lot of time over at her teammate's homes and away from hers. In a way she was closer to others than her own family. It was during this time that she was happy to discover her abilities were like her father's. When she made the switch over to focusing on medical techniques life picked up. It was also in this same time period that her father returned from his missions and began to teach her his skills. Life of Umary was picking up. She had good friends. The love of her father. Noriko who loved her and Cheiko who was like a little puppy. With the help of her family she was able to pass the Chunin Exams. Ironically she was on the same team as her youngest sister Cheiko. As of the moment Umary is very happy being a chunin and has no further designs on upward movement. Still, she's using her connections to try and find Cheiko who's been gone too long. Though she suspects where Chieko went. 【Family ties】 Umary's parents were never at home during her younger years. Instead she was raised by her elder sister Noriko. When her mother came back home she ended up spending most of her time away from them and with her friend's family where she found nurturing environments. Because of this her bond to her family isn't as strong as her sisters. Though she loves her father very much. Honma Chou \| Mother \| 39, Konohagakure, Shinobi- Jounin Honma Daichi \| Father \| 41, Konohagakure, Shinobi-Medical Nin Honma Noriko \| Sister \| 20, Konohagakure, Shinobi- Chūnin Honma Cheiko \| Sister \| 16, Missing (Amegakure), Shinobi- Chūnin 【Dreams and fears】 Umary's dreams are simple. She wants to retire in a small village and live out her years in peace. Maybe she might even marry a man who is a little simple and have peaceful children. Umary fears war. War in her family or war in the world. Both are equally bad in her book. She also fears death. Unfortunately for Umary she knows peace never lasts and her dreams will never come true and she will undoubtedly die in battle. Combat reports. Gathered from evaluation reports after missions. 【Fighting style】 Umary is a defensive fighter. All her main skills are focused on healing. Her secondary skills are focused on making and maintaining barriers. 【Ninja techniques】 A rank techniques: Shōsen Jutsu B rank techniques: Chakura no Mesu Kekkai Hōjin C rank techniques: Shikomishindan Gofū Kekkai D-E rank techniques: None 【Weaponry, tools and objects.】 Weapon name: Naginata Weapon type: Bladed Stick Description: A pole arm with a blade on top. Tool Name: Double Edge Needles Description: Double edged metal needles. Mostly used in medical ninjustsu. Can be used as an offense if pressed. Weapon name: Poison Smoke Bomb Weapon type: Thrown Description: A small poison filled pellet that will explode when thrown on the ground. When the poison is released it reacts with the air and billows out like smoke. The poison will kill if untreated. The most common side effects are blurry vision and weakness in the outer extremities. “The only people who ever called me a rebel were people who wanted me to do what they wanted.” Chieko is the shortest of her sisters. She takes after her mother who wasn't very tall. She stands at five foot four. She has short red hair and green eyes. She usually sports a frown on her face. Like her oldest sister Chieko is flat as a board but very muscular. Chieko has many scars, mainly on her hands from her focus on Taijutsu. Because of this she usually wears gloves to cover the scars. Personnel files. Access only by security personnel with a C3 clearance. 【Full Name】 Honma Chieko 【Alias】 Hādo (Hard) 【Affiliation】 Red Sages (In secret) Confederation (For show) 【Age】 16 【Sex】 Female 【Sexuality】 Asexual 【Birthplace】 Konohagakure 【Rank】 Chūnin Psych. report. Medical secrecy applies. 【Personality】 Chieko, as the youngest child, always feels like she has something to prove. She's usually quite grumpy and takes everything way too seriously. She's always getting into fights with her sisters or her teammates. She doesn't much care what other people think of her as long as they acknowledge she's the strongest in her family. Her fierce drive pushes her harder then her sisters. Her default reaction in battle it to punch it until it stops moving. The only one who can curb her violent reactions is Umary. Despite Chieko's unhappy disposition she loves her family very much. Her true goal is to protect them, though she'll deny it to her last breath. 【History】 Chieko was the last child to be born to her parents. Shortly after she was born her mother left on a mission leaving her to be raised by her sister. This lead Chieko to believe that she wasn't worth it, that she was weak somehow. When she was young her mother took a break from being a shinobi and took back over the household. Her father did not. It wasn't until she hit her teens that her father was around regularly. When he is home he spends more time with her sister Umary, who inherited his power set. Which Chieko resents. In her younger years she'd push herself to become better. Sometimes she'd vanish for days before returning with a new skill, be it tai- or nin-. She was always a challenging person. Always unhappy with her own skills and viewing herself as never being good enough. She ran Noriko around and tried her best to give her eldest sister white hair. During her absences Chieko saw first hand that the Confederation wasn't all knowing and good. She saw injustice and ended up joining the Red Sages. Despite being two years younger than Umary she became a Chunin at the same time. She will tell anyone who will listen that Umary only passed because she had Chieko on her team. Becoming a Chunin was a proud achievement in Chieko's book. And indeed, it was a proud time for her family. Her Eldest sister then challenged her to make it to a Jounin before she did. Chieko started to make a good effort on her goal. Until the day she left to official join the Red Sages. One day a few weeks ago she packed a small bag and left without a word. Even though she knew it would cause her family pain. But it was the only way to keep them safe. If they knew she defected worse might happen to them. 【Family ties】 Chieko was raised in part by her sister Noriko and her mother. Both treated her more like a student than a daughter. She always felt that they never thought she was good enough. She also resented her father for paying attention only to Umary. Honma Chou \| Mother \| 39, Konohagakure, Shinobi- Jounin Honma Daichi \| Father \| 41, Konohagakure, Shinobi-Medical Nin Honma Noriko \| Sister \| 20, Konohagakure, Shinobi- Chūnin Honma Umary \| Sister \| 18, Konohagakure, Shinobi- Chūnin 【Dreams and fears】 Chieko dreams of being strong and earning the love of her family. She fears being weak and will go out of her way to appear strong, even when she's not. She also fears the day she will not be good enough and lets down those people who rely upon her. Combat reports. Gathered from evaluation reports after missions. 【Fighting style】 She prefers hand to hand combat the best. 【Ninja techniques】 A rank techniques: Raiton: Kage Bunshin no Jutsu B rank techniques: Kage Bushin no Jutsu C rank techniques: Raikou Boruto no Jutsu (Lightning Release: Lightning Bolt Technique) Raiton: Yaiba no Jutsu (Lightning Release: Blade Technique) Hikuhiku Eda no Jutsu (Twitching Limb Technique) Denki Hifu no Jutsu (Electric Skin Technique) D-E rank techniques: Heki no Jutsu (Burst Technique) Seiteki Chikara no Jutsu (Lightning Release: Static Force) 【Custom made techniques】 Jutsu name: Heki no Jutsu (Burst Technique) Rank: E Range: Short/Needs Physical Contact. Description: An overall simple move that is generally taught to genin to assist in generating and controlling chakra for the sake of ninjutsu, the shinobi vents electric chakra from his entire body, causing anyone that touches or attacks him to receive minor electrical shocks and burns. Requires the user to not move while preforming this jutsu. Jutsu name: Raikou Boruto no Jutsu (Lightning Release: Lightning Bolt Technique) Rank: C Range: Medium/Long Description: A simple technique in concept and execution, in which the user performs the necessary handseals and then emits a short bolt of lightning from his or her hand. This is a simple bolt, akin to a fireball, as opposed to being a continuous stream. On impact, the target will suffer minor electric shocks. Jutsu name: Seiteki Chikara no Jutsu (Lightning Release: Static Force) Rank: D Range: At what range is this technique useful? You can measure this in 'long' 'medium' or 'short' but those are rather vague. If you want more depth, use a distance such as meters. Description: This jutsu utilizes electricity in order to create static electricity within the hands, this static electricity can have nearby things float to the users hands or repel things away with their hands. This jutsu is not offensive. It uses a lot of chakra if Cheiko wants it to be very strong. Jutsu name: Raiton: Yaiba no Jutsu (Lightning Release: Blade Technique) Rank: C Range: Short Description: This skill allows the user to charge chakra in the form of electricity in the palm. Then, the chakra eventually works up to the fingers, where a blade of electricity is formed between the index and middle finger. The blade is very thin, and depending on the user's chakra, anywhere from 8 inches to a foot long. It is around 2 to 3 inches wide, and it lacks a hilt. The blade is held between the fingers, but as soon as it is let go, the blade vanishes into thin air. The strength of this blade isn't as strong as a normal blade, as it is nowhere as dense or as heavy. But because the blade is very thin, it is capable of doing some major damage, if used properly. Jutsu name: Hikuhiku Eda no Jutsu (Twitching Limb Technique) Rank: C Range: Short/ Contact Description: After the user channels a large amount of electricity in to his hand, making the chakra visible, the user can attack a specific body area of his opponent and fire electricity into it once. Whatever area is struck the muscles immediately begin to constrict and twitch in extreme pain and causes the limb to be unable to move. Jutsu name: Denki Hifu no Jutsu (Electric Skin Technique) Rank: C Range: Short/Contact Description: Upgrade from Heki no Jutsu. Making a simple couple of hand signs the user makes sparks travel along their skin to power up lightning type jutsu's for 5 minutes. This move also makes it very difficult to make contact with the user for the danger of being severely electrocuted. 【Weaponry, tools and objects.】 Weapon name: Kunai. Weapon type: Knife Description: It's a throwing knife. Weapon name: Ninja Throwing Star Description: It's a throwing star.
51,206	1,381	113	1,918	8,262	Tatsuya Kajiya-Terumi Sunagakure, Some random street on the way to the diner "Ugh, what a drag. . ."Tatsuya muttered under his breath let out a tired sigh as the woman spoke, remembering her and taking a guess at what she was mad about:Bishamon's attempt at 'helping' a few other shinobi with lava and explosions. This was one of them, and she decided that she didn't care for its reckless use of ninjutsu, or so he assumed. That he could understand and appreciate. What he couldn't understand was the fact that she felt the need to fucking punch him for it. If I ever met Kami, I'm going to take Ketsui and shove it up his ass for this kind of bullshit. When she finished speaking, he realized he had 3 options: Try and explain the situation(Yeah, that'll work great), just take it like a man(More like 'bitch', I already got punched once today over Bishamon's shit, I'm not letting it happen again without damn good reason), or make like a banana and split. While the final one was tempting to start with, he decided to try the first, just in the off chance that he was believed. Unlike Higoho, this person wasn't completely enraged and didn't 't look like a complete and total bitch, so hopefully she wouldn't try and attack before he had a chance to try and explain himself. That being said, he was ready to book it at a moment's notice if need be. "I remember you now, you were the one my idiotic shadow clone tried to assist while I was stuck in fighting some guy in the mist earlier today. Just so you know, I have a unique problem with my shadow clones in that they have a different personality than I do. It's a fuckin' weird problem and makes it hard to control and coordinate with it sometimes, or keep an eye on it when the damn thing decides to up and abandon me in the middle of a fight. So, while I'm sorry for any trouble it might've caused, I won't be letting you punch me again, simply do to the fact that I'm not in the mood for it, neither you not anyone else was hurt by it, and there's no need for it." With that, Tatsuya would give a slight wave before turning around and making to walk away. He would casual make a few hand seals once his back was to the girl, reading his escape if need be, but he could use some company now, so he figured that he might as well offer some recompense for dealing with his obnoxious clone. "If you really want to make me suffer, you can clean out my wallet at this diner some locals told me about, though since you started stalking me around that time, you probably knew that. It's a better punishment then just decking some person you just met. Who knows, maybe we can have civilized conversation instead of trying to beat each other into submission." He didn't turn around or stop walking as he made the offer, but he still kept his senses open, in case she decided to attack him anyway. If she decided to follow him for lunch, then that was awesome. If she didn't, then that was even better. He currently just wanted to get something in his stomach, cause the hunger was getting annoyingly unbearable.	Name: Katon: Phoenix Egg Bomb(Subject to change) Rank: A Range: Mid Description: After making the needed hand seals, Akio conjures up a concentrated inferno of blazing heat, focusing it over her palm. It'll take a post for this jutsu to charge up, but when it does the flames will take on a egg-like shape as Akio thrusts her hand out to launch it at her foes. Upon impact with an object, the egg will explode with a huge amount of force and intense white hot heat. The radius of the explosion would be somewhere between 5-10m, though the intense heat can be felt from much farther away, burning skin, drying up moisture in the air, and causing fatigue through dehydration if an enemy is caught near the edge of the blast. The explosion itself takes the form of a phoenix rising high into the sky. The flames that the explosion created will stay for about 2 posts, however, the heat lessening by a great deal until it finally fizzes out. At this point, Aoi can use this jutsu with little strain, upping her usage to about 6 times before it starts to take it's toll. Seiteki Suji no Jutsu (Static Strings Technique) Rank:D Description: This skill allows the user to create strings of electricity that can either act physically as strings, or as a medium that can send small shocks to an opponent. One of this technique's most useful features is its ability to allow the user to detect outsiders. When the strings are placed around an area, they are often fairly difficult to see, and unnoticed by the quick eye. But when the string is used to detect outsiders, they can adapt a quality that is string-like and electrical at the same time. This quality makes the static strings into a string of electricity, but with such a weak current that it is rarely noticed by Shinobi who accidentally walk through the strings. However, when this happens, the user at once will feel a small shock in their fingers, or where ever else they are keeping the strings intact. But unless the opponent felt the weak current as they walked through the strings, the opponent will usually never know the strings were there. But beyond its ability to detect outsiders, this skill can be used as a normal string when it is needed but none is around, or it can be used to create small shocks to other people. However, the shocks are only a little bit stronger than static electricity, and usually do no damage at all. Jutsu Name: Raiton: Thunder Bow Rank B Range Mid to Long Can be fired at a target up to a 100m away Description: Akio forms a bow out of lightning chakra, from which she can draw back and fire bolts of electricity from, the amount of power dealt depending on how long she holds it for. A quick draw only does a low-medium amount of damage and has no lingering effects. A Charged shot, which takes about 1 post to form up, does a fair deal more damage and will leave the target temporarily stunned if direct contact is made. The charged shot can also be split into four homing shots, which'll lock onto the opponents chakra signature. These only do slightly more damage than a quick shot on their own, but if all three hit the same target, then the damage can be even greater than a charged shot and can explode out to damage foes within a meter of the target. Akio can now fire a detonation shot with a charged up bolt, which is less powerful overall, but can paralyze a whole group of individual for a few moments. She can also create a piercing shot, which has more focused electrical energy for more power and damage, but has reduced ranged as well, only being able to go about half as far as a normal charged shot. The piercing shot can pierce through most standards armors and defensive jutsu of equal rank or lower, not including elemental weakness into play, in which it can probably partially get through lower A-rank Earth Style Jutsu and be halted by upper C rank Wind Style jutsu. Static strings can be attached to the quick fire shots, so that if they hit, the user can hold the foe in place by running a constant stream of electricity through it, locking her muscles in place. If this is done, neither Akio nor the target can move so it's not a good move for one on one, but good for lining up holding an enemy in place for another teammate to take down. Edit: Through training, Akio has managed to work down the weakness of her static strings down so that only one of her limbs is paralyzed and not her whole body, meaning that she won't be able to form jutsu while holding a foe down, but she can still move, dodge attacks, and counterattack reasonable well, though she still has to be able to keep some focus on the connection while moving, or else it'll break, thus she won't be able to move as fast as she normally could. Katon: Myaku Hitofuki no Jutsu (Fire Release: Pulse Blast Technique) Rank: B Range: Close to Mid Description: An extremely useful jutsu, this one has the effect of flushing out or separating multiple opponents. Hurling a fireball about the size of a basketball, it is meant to be dodged in order to be effective. For at center of this fireball is a gaseous core which, when the spherical attack finally makes contact with something, will explode and this gas will expand rapidly in a loud bang. The bang is simply a precursor though, as instantly afterwards a sharp concussive force will issue out all around the center of the blast. Though the explosion of the attack itself is not very strong, the force it sends out is enough to knock anyone who is within a certain radius of it flying. Katon: Kudakasei no Jutsu (Fire Release: Shatter Force Technique) Rank: A Range: Close Range technique, with the base diameter of the blast radius being around 5 meters Description: Built upon the principles of Katon: Myaku Hitofuki no Jutsu, this technique instead acts as a much more powerful, centralized version. Gathering heat in between both hands the user focuses it until it cannot be condensed further. Manifested as a sphere of raw, glowing energy it is at first held at bay as if only for show. Then, given any cue, the user slams the sphere into the ground, causing it to explode with the power of pure heat behind it. The user is unaffected by this burst of power, but anyone within the radius of the blast suffers some unsettling consequences alongside the devastating concussive force it sends forth. This technique, by sheer strength alone, has even been known to crack boulders. Separate effects of the jutsu are that the intense heat dehydrates any opponents caught within the radius of the blast, drawing them closer to fatigue, blurring their vision and causing mild headaches all the while. Minor, first-degree burns may also result from this technique. Jutsu Name: Raiton: Raikou Hitofuki no Jutsu (Lightning Release: Lightning Blast Technique) Rank: C Range: Close to Mid Description: This jutsu allows the user to fire off a continuous blast of electrical energy at an opponent, causing only minor burns but a great deal of pain as it courses through the foes system. Jutsu Name: Raiton: Cloak of the Thundering Phoenix Rank: S Range: Self Description: A Variant of the Lightning Armor Jutsu, this jutsu cloaks the Akio in an intense aura of electricity that takes the form of phoenix around them. While under the influence of this jutsu, Akio's speed, reaction time, and physical attack power gains a substantial increase, though not to the level that is seen by users of the original technique, as well as boosting the power of her Raiton jutsu, thus negating the charge up of her more power Thunder bow attacks. She can also up her mobility on the battlefield by gliding and hovering in the air for short periods of times using the wings this jutsu gives her, though she has yet to achieve true flight using this technique. Finally, the wings can also be formed into a defensive wall at a moments notice, incase she's targeted by an attack she can't dodge, but they can only block a single attack of up to A-rank in power, and Wind Style jutsu of Mid A-rank and higher will always be able to partially get through these defenses. Once the attack has been blocked, the wings will disperse and Akio will spend the remainder of the jutsu's duration moving at a reduced speed compared to before, though still noticeably faster than her base speed, as well as no longer being able to hover or glide due to the loss of her wings. This jutsu duration is for about 6 posts, though it can be lengthened to up to 9 by feeding more chakra into it, though this worsens the drawback once the jutsu ends. After the base duration runs out, her entire body will become numb and cause her speed and reaction time to drop as a result. This lasts for about three posts, but if she lengthened it, it can lengthen to about 6 posts and only allows her to move at a third of her base speed. If she tries to go over that limit, though possible, it will result in her body becoming completely paralyzed, as well as the obvious threat of chakra exhaustion. 【Weaponry, tools and objects.】 Weapon: Shuriken Description: A basic tool every ninja should have, it can be lethal if it hits a vital spot, but they are also good in creating some space for the fighter. Tool: Chakra Pill Description: Weapon: Kunai Description: A basic tool every ninja should have, it's the only weapon Akio has when it comes to CQC fighting. Weapon: Tanto Description: A short, straight, single edged dagger that has no point and is used primarily for slashing attacks. Weapon: Ninja Wire Description: A strong metal wire that can be used in various ways. Weapon: Senbon Description: A precision tool that, despite it's low lethality, can be very effective in slowing down and paralyzing an opponent if they are placed in the right place. Medical secrecy applies. 【Personality】 After the war and her break-up with Aoi, Akio has become a very emotionally withdrawn individual, focusing only on either training or her duties as a shinobi, and spending very little time socializing with others anymore. While she still has the sarcastic remark or joke ready whenever it's needed, she no longer talks with people in depth. If they try to get to know her personally, she'll either redirect the conversation away from herself or just shut down, not speaking another word until the person gets the message and leaves her alone. Along with this, Akio has developed a bit of a drinking habit, not a terrible one, but noticeable. She always tends to have one bottle of some form of liquor on her when not on a mission, and she can be a bit cranky at times on missions due to the fact that she can't drink while on the job, a self-imposed rule so that her habit never interferes with her work. On really bad days, however, one could find Akio totally hammered in her home, in which she becomes a depressive, self-loathing mess that is constantly asking people to comfort her and listen to her problems, as well as provide . . . other forms of relief. 【History】 Before the massacre, her life wasn't really that great as her father saw her as nothing as a mistake and an embarrassment for two reasons. The first is that she was a bastard child, a mark of shame on his honor as the Tendou family patriarch, though it was that same honor that duty bound him to take the child in, as her mother had died during childbirth. The second reason was that she was never good enough, and while she wasn't the most skilled of individuals, she was still rather good, some would say better than most. But it was never enough for Akira Tendou, he demanded perfection, and severely punished those who did not meet his requirements. And as she hardly ever did, she was often met with scorn from her father, who never once acknowledged her as his daughter. And while that should've devastated her, she didn't find herself minding too much. She never once considered Akira Tendou as her father in the sense that he was a man to come to with her woes, worries, and needs, as that regard went to her older brother, Kokatsu. Ever since she came into their home, Kokatsu was extremely protective of her, getting into several fights with Akira and most of them ending in some sort of violence. Since she was young, she never got to see Kokatsu darker side, and she believes that he wanted to keep it that way as he made extreme efforts to avoid telling her about his job in any specific detail. He also expressed some sorrow when it became apparent that she was going to be joining the Shinobi forces, though never actively spoke out against it, unlike her father who was certain that she'd never pass and if she did, never make it pass a lowly genin. If things had continued as normal, then he may have been right, for even she had begun to doubt her self and her reasons for becoming a ninja, of whether she was ready for the life they lived. But instead, soon after her seventh birthday, all hell broke loose. A ceremony was held, as Akira had decided to pass on his position as Clan Patriarch to his son, claiming he had never been prouder for him. Kokatsu took the Tendou blade(an artifact past down from Patriarch to Patriarch since before the elemental nations were even concieved) and, with a smile as bright as the sun, slew his father where he stood, dropping the weapon to perform a quick string of handsigns before slamming his fingers into the fresh corpse. An eerie red light rose from the ground around him, and it was until many months after the event that she would hear that at the time, seals popped up all throughout the city. And so it was that Kokatsu opened a portal between this world and a world of darkness to unleash death upon all who lived within it. Only a single order was given, spare the children of the Tendou clan, they had done no wrong. And so it was that behind a veil of darkness, hundreds if not thousands died horrid, painful deaths, all the while a menacing laugh would echo through out it all. When the barrier fell and the demons fled, Kokatsu held out his hand for Akio to grab, only for her to flinch away, looking at her blood trenched sibling in horror. Akio couldn't remember a time where her brother had looked more hurt then at that time, and yet she also couldn't remember a time where he seemed more relieved. He offered no pressure or force, just left without a word, and leaving her alone in a nightmare of blood, death, and sorrow. After the event, the Tendou children were taken in and eventually handed over to adoptive parents to raise them. Of those children, four would go insane from the trauma of what they witnessed as they grew up, one even committing suicide after slaughtering his adoptive parents. Tendou children where treated with a mix of pity, fear, and for Akio, hatred. Given how closely related she was to Kokatsu, there were people, kids especially, who would take out their grief of lost loved ones out on her. This made it hard for her to trust and approach people, and also made it so she hated her features that so easily gave her away. But in the midst of these hardships, an ember began to burn bright with newly discovered passion. She developed a burning drive to train herself, to become as strong as possible. She was able to pass the academy with only minor difficulties, and did her best in her genin missions no matter what the they were. However, in the early years of her life, this passion nearly consumed her, as she withdrew from everyone, constantly running herself into the ground, and then some, for a reason that she wasn't even sure of. In actuality, she felt partially to blame for what happened to Kokatsu, thinking in her subconscious mind that if she had somehow been there for him more, it could've been avoided. As life went on, however, she found herself to be taken unde the wing of Tsukiko Umene. The older jonin would drop by from time to time to check up on her, and if she felt it necessary, beat her in to shape. While at first Akio resented the woman, she eventually began to grow more attached to her as time went on, to the point where she thinks of the wild woman as the big sister she never had. Due to Tsukiko's influence, Akio began to open up to other people a little more and try to overcome her weaknesses. Also because of Tsukiko, the young Tendou can tend to have a rather vivid and imaginative vocabulary when sufficiently angered or upset, as well as having a bit of a nasty temper. As of now, she's living in a rented apartment in downtown, having moved away from her foster parents the moment she became a genin, never to speak to them again. The war was a defining moment in Akio's life . . . and not for the better. while she wasn't a stranger to loss or violence, she had never felt in the scale that she had in the war. Many good friends died in the fighting, only to die in vain as the Confederation came to rule everything. However, instead of being filled with anger and indignation, she just felt broken and afraid. As she recovered, she began to withdraw from the world, drinking more often, and geting into fights with her girlfriend Aoi, until it finally culminated in Akio breaking it off in a fit of drunken passion. She immediately regretted it afterwards, but instead of going after her and begging forgiveness, she simply let the relationship die. Despite still having strong feelings for Aoi, she just didn't want to feel the pain of losing her, imagining that it'd be worse than anything else she'd ever experienced. Since she couldn't force Aoi to stop being a kunoichi, she decide that it'd be best for the two o end their relationship, thinking it'd be easier for both of them in the long run. This belief has long since died in her mind, as she only continues to feel more and more empty inside, but she feels like it's much much too late to fix her mistake. So she lives her days in misery, with her only companions being the alcohol she keeps by her side and the odd stranger that it invites to her bed every so often. 【Family ties】 Akio feels nothing for her family name, and had nothing but fear for her father. Her brother and a few of the braver clan members were the only ones in her family to show her any kindness, though not without punishment. Her foster family after the Massacre were kind at first, but soon grew distant as she showed a great lack in interest in them. After that, they simply ignored her and she ignored them. Not the perfect home, but it was peaceful at least. Tsukiko Umene \| Big Sister figure \| 42, Current Condition and location is unknown Kokatsu Tendou \| Half-Brother, Father figure \| 42, Unknown, Jonin and Missing-nin Makoto Tendou \| Half-Sister\| 23, Unknown, Kidnapped by her brother on the Night of the Massacre 【Dreams and fears】 Akio currently has no dreams beside a vain hope of making up with Aoi, but it's one she doesn't actively try to pursue. As for fears, she still fears losing Aoi, and their separation has only intensified this fear, as now not only will she lose her former lover, but she'll lose any chance for reconciliation. Personnel files Warning: keep locked in filing cabinet These files are intended for trusted eyes only. If you are not authorized by the Hokage or his assistant, put these files away. Personal files for: Akio Tendou Full name: Nicknames: Interests: Training, playing the flute, Photography, Archery Likes: Drinking, being alone, people who can respect her desire to keep to herself, Archery Dislikes:Drinking, Herself, Yamato, braggarts, perverts, tight clothing Catchphrase: “” Personal relationships with others Full name: Aoi Don Maquia Nicknames: Opinion: ? Shared history: give a summary of about 1-2 paragraphs of what history these characters have shared before the start of the IC, or during it. Full name: Nicknames: list what nicknames your character has for this character Opinion: Good, bad, neutral? Shared history: give a summary of about 1-2 paragraphs of what history these characters have shared before the start of the IC, or during it. Add more as needed, remove this line when done. “Uhhh . . . Never Give up? That's a good motto, right?” Tatsuya is tall at around 6'2, and has a rather muscular upper body due to his work in the forge. His hands and arms are covered with numerous scars, burns and callouses due to the work he does every day, but he wears them with pride as they are the symbol of all his hard work. His red eyes come from his father, and shiny red hair comes from his mother. He also has a tattoo on his upper right arm of Ketsui lodged in the mouth of an active volcano. He got it the day he became a Genin as a symbol to never forget the determination it took to get him there, so that no matter how long the road to greatness looked, he'd never give up. His normal clothing style is usually a plain white T-shirt, some jeans and steel toed boots( a nessecity in his profession). He sometimes where a jacket if it;s cold enough for one, but more often than not, that's it for his casual wear. His combat outfit is a black, long sleeve shirt, a jacket over that, black combat pants and shinobi sandals. Personnel files. Access only by security personnel with a C3 clearance. 【Full Name】 Tatsuya Kajiya-Terumi 【Alias】 N/A 【Affiliation】 The Hamajō Confederation, though he does have his doubts and could be swayed to the other side 【Age】 17 【Gender】 Male 【Birthplace】 Konoha 【Bloodline】 Terumi Bloodline 【Rank】 Chunin Psych. report. Combat reports. Gathered from evaluation reports after missions. 【Fighting style】 Tatsuya is a more weapon-based fighter, specialized in Kenjutsu mostly, as that is the weapon he uses most often, and has the most skill in using. That being said, his Taijutu is serviceable enough that he's not completely defenseless without his weapons, but it'll only do him so well for so long, especially against a skilled Taijutsu fighter. His Ninjutsu is also quite good, with a focus on controlling the battlefield rather than simply blasting his opponents away. Up close, Tatsuya is a very good fighter, but he often has issues against distance opponent unless he can figure out a way to get them to come to him. He can either uses his jutsu to force his foe closer, or takes the battle to them instead. When it comes to using his Kekkei Genkai, he can sometimes use it to distract his opponents by making the ground underneath their feet really hot via forming lava just below the surface. A sneaky, but effective strategy, especially when facing an enemy of a higher skill level than him, as that split second distraction could give him just the edge he needs to either escape, or end a fight. 【Kekkei genkai, or bloodline limit】 Bloodline limit name: Lava Release Description: The lava release is a very versatile Kekkei Genkai that has multiple variations and abilities depending on how one uses it. For Tatsuya, he bears an affinity for manipulating volcanic materials like as Magma making a very, very deadly opponent to go up against. His Lava attacks can change the very battlefield, giving him a good amount of Offensive, defensive, and crowd controlling abilities. An added plus to this ability is that one can convert certain earth-style techniques into Lava style ones, at the cost of an increased chakra cost. With some practice, Tatsuya has also been able to create a rubber-like material as well, which he can change the consistency of his chakra to make it work as an adhesive. While he's not skilled enough with it yet to use it in battle, in time it could add to his crowd control and supportive abilities. Tatsuya himself suffers no ill effects from his use of this ability, and seems to have a bit of heat resistance as well, though not enough to make a real difference against a fire jutsu(this doesn't include his own lava, which he's immune to). It's a neat party trick for him to snuff out a cigarette on with his hands, but that's about it. Strengths: The lava style is a highly variable ability, granting nearly unparalleled offensive capability, effective defenses, and crowd control capabilities. Weaknesses: Lava attacks can be effectively countered by a strong enough Water attack, cooling down the magma into rock. Also, this ability is highly destructive, endangering both friend and foe if Tatsuya isn't careful about what abilities he uses and how he uses them. 【Ninja techniques】 A rank techniques: B rank techniques: Shadow Clone Jutsu C rank techniques: Fire Release: Crimson Earth Spider Earth Release: Subterranean Voyage D-E rank techniques: 【Custom made techniques】 Jutsu Name: Doton: Ishi Yoroi no Ude (Earth Release: Stone Bracers) Rank: D Range: Self Description: By taking dirt and rubbing it on their arms or legs, after performing the necessary hand seals, a shinobi is able to create very durable defensive bracers that add extra protection when using the arms to block. The chakra that is infused in them help to soften the blows of any physical attacks. These are very useful for taijutsu users or to defend against an onslaught of upper body blows. These bracers are designed to block physical attacks only. However, by channeling Yoton Chakra into the Jutsu, the rocks and what not can heat up to a degree that while the burns they cause are minor, they can be extremely painful and distracting to the opponent. Jutsu Name: Tsuchi Tou Tou (Swift Earth) Rank: D, B with the addition of Yoton chakra/used with his Lava Creation Jutsu Range: Current range would be 10 meter at maximum, with 2 meter width, and the earth moves at high speeds Description: When performing this jutsu the user places his hands on the ground and causes it to move rapidly away as if it were a conveyor belt. As the shinobi increases in skill and rank the size, speed, and range of this jutsu all increase. While little more than a delaying tactic, if mixed with Lava Creation, it can create a rather deadly surge of lava heading straight toward the target at high speeds. Jutsu name Lava Style: Lava Creation Rank: B Range: 2 meters in diameter from the starting point Description: The user will first channel chakra into the ground, thus turning the ground to lava. The process is quick, as the ground will melt away into the liquid-like lava. This lava can be used to aid in his other lava based jutsu by creating a source which he can manipulate, instead of creating it himself. To increase the base area that is converted, the user must have both of his hands in contact with the ground. Jutsu Name Lava Style: Lava Spray Rank: B Range: Mid Description: After making the needed handseals, Tatsuya builds up Lava Style chakra inside of his gut before blasting out a jet of molten lava into the air, causing a dangerous and widespread rain of lava droplets to fall to the ground. The spread of this jutsu makes it nearly impossible to dodge, though it can be blocked if the foe has the capability. Alternatively, Tatsuya can also just fire the magma jet directly at the foe in a fast moving stream. Jutsu Name Lava Style: Weapon Creation Rank: D Range: Any active Lava source with in 30 meters Description: The user of this jutsu will first channel chakra into an active source of lava, which will cause it to rise up quickly and making the lava thicker then usual, allowing the user to then mold it into a weapon with a few simple gestures. The weapons created will be about as hard as steel, but are usually rather crude and blunt. Jutsu Name Katon: Nenshou Tosshin (Fire Release: Burning Rush) Rank: C Range: Sphere goes is 2 meters long in diameter Description: A two-part technique in which the user blocks an attack by creating a sphere of fire around themselves, and after blocking the attack, the fires converge on his feet, cloaking them in flames. The fire on his feet can be used twice to launch him at his foes somewhat faster than before. The effect lasts for about 3 posts. Jutsu Name Lava Style: Eruption Rank: A Range: Affected area would be have a diameter of about 25-30 meters, power explosions have a blast radius of about 10 meters(one or two holes), 8 meters for 3 or 4, 4 meters for 5 or 6, 2 meters for 7 or 8. Description: In preparation for this technique, Tatsuya will channel chakra through the earth to create Yoton beneath it's surface over a period of time (2 Posts). As a result of this action, the surface of the affected area will become noticeably hotter as the lava beneath is pushed toward the surface by the built up pressure. Tatsuya can then release this build up pressure by creating small craters in the ground with either explosion tags, thus releasing this pent up magma in a explosive Mini-eruption at every point where a hole was created. The more holes the smaller the explosion will be, and vice versa in that less holes will equal more power explosions. With the combination of the explosion and lava this jutsu can lead to severe injuries and even death if a foe is got unaware. It can also create several lava pools after use, which Tatsuya can then use to his advantage to control how his opponent moves around the battlefield. A side effect of this technique is that it will lead to a nasty surprise to anyone trying to move underground or using ground shifting Dojutsu. The former for obvious reasons, and the latter because it will weaken the ground around them, causing the jutsu to activate prematurely. Weaknesses are the preparation time, making it something that can't be effectively used without either a teammate or pre-planning. It can also be activated prematurely by the above method, and can't be used in certain areas. 【Weaponry, tools and objects.】 Tool Name: Bag of Dirt Description Enough said, for Stone Bracers when there isn't much dirt around. Just in case Weapon Name: Ketsui Weapon Type A double-edged Bastard Sword Description Ketsui is the sword that Tatsuya had to make to be allowed to become a shinobi by his father, a blade of unquestionable quality and a showing of true talent and hard work to be made by one as young as him. NOt only does it have a keen edge and made from durable metal, but during the forging process(where a mix of traditional and modern techniques were applied) he inscribed special seals into the metal to give it an extra function. The blade could now store elemental chakra with in itself and circulate it through the blade more effectively, enabling it to more effectively take on the aspects of whatever element it pumped into it. This also makes it capable of forming advanced chakra natures, such as Tatsuya's own Lava Release, with remarkable ease. And since it's able to store chakra as well, that means that one can fully charge it before a mission and activate and deactivate the seals inside with a simple one handed seal and a little chakra. Chakra effects: Fire: The blade is wreathed in a thin, but intense veil of fire, allowing it to cut through metals with only moderate difficulty and cause third degree burns. Earth:The blade becomes denser and more durable Lava: The Blade becomes as Hot as Molten Lava, cutting through metal with ease as well as getting a slight increase in durabilty The charge is big enough that it can keep the blade active for a total of 5 posts. The Lava style requires more chakra, however, so he can only hold that for about 3 posts instead of 5. Tool Name: First Aid Kit Description A basic medical kit that holds several chakra pills, first aid supplies Weapon name: Shuriken Description: Sharpened, four-pronged metal stars, useful for throwing. They can also be used for close combat, but not very efficiently. Although small, they can be used to distract, pin down enemy shinobi, or if accurate enough, can kill or incapacitate an enemy. They have an open circle in the centre, useful for grabbing with a finger, to avoid cutting oneself, or to put thread through. The circle is also beneficial to the weapon's overall aerodynamics, ensuring more accurate trajectories. Weapon name: Kunai Description: A black dagger with a handle wrapped in bandages and a small ring attached to the end of it. The kunai is designed for thrusting and stabbing, though it can still do some damage if thrown despite not being designed for it, and is about the length of one's hand. Weapon name: Explosive tags Description: These tiny slips of paper with seals drawn on them can pack quite a punch if used correctly, and can even be attached onto an enemy directly. Also can be attached to thrown kunai for accurate delivery or have a bunch wrapped into a ball for a more devastating payload. Medical secrecy applies. 【Personality】 Tatsuya is an honest and sociable sort, one who believes that the best way to get something is to earn it through the sweat of your brow and the strength of your will. He's very open in both mind and personality, accepting of pretty much everyone, and at times a bit too forgiving, which people have taken advantage of in the past and probably will continue to do so in the future. However, don't take that as him being slow witted or foolish, as his mind is as sharp as the blades he forges, and he has a keen intuition, honed by years of attending his family's shop, for picking out when people are lying to him or trying to pull the wool over his eyes. He tries his best to remain courteous with all kinds people, but he's no pushover, and if you don't back off nicely, he will make you back off, whether it be through words or actions. Tatsuya is also a bit of an artist, putting his experience in the forge into various metalworking projects and sculptures. While he's not terrible, it's obvious to see that e's still trying to find his niche with the art, as every piece is very different from one another, and he has yet to see one he particularly likes yet. He's also good at drawing, but that kind of a necessity when making designs for weapons, armors, and other such works, but he does sometimes take time out of his busy days to just relax and draw the world around him, mostly just random people on the street who catch his interest. While usually rather humble and modest, Tatsuya takes great pride in what he calls his true art form, forging weapons and armors of his own that have a cool style while still remaining practical in use. He treats every work like a piece of art, and has also taken to learning several weapon types, because he always feels that if he knows how to use the weapon himself, he can better forge it for his customers. His favorite type of weapon is the sword, but he's also learned how to effectively use other weapons, such as the staff, spear, and Naginata. 【History】 Tatsuya's father comes from a clan of reknowned blacksmiths that originated from Mizu no kuni. They were known as the Kajiya Clan, and it's said that it was members of their clan responsible for forging the blades of the Seven Ninja swordsman. However, sometime after the rise of the Seventh Hokage, Naruto Uzumaki, a faction of the clan separated from the main branch and left Mizu no kuni, for reason's that very few outside the clan know about. The faction soon splintered off from each other, settling in several different lands across the world, keeping the name of their clan where ever they go to show that they still pride themselves in their linage. His father, Katsuo, was born and raised in Konoha, living there for 17 years before he decided to travel to Kirigakure in order to find out more about his heritage. It was there were he met his wife-to-be, Katsumi Terumi. She was an eccentric inventor, and often considered to be the black sheep of her clan due to her . . . odd mannerisms. While the two didn't get along when they first met, their mutual love to create eventually formed into a relation ship, and after a 5 years, Katsuo returned home with Katsumi to Konoha with her father's blessing, where they were to be happily married 3 years later. Fast forward 10 years in the future to the birth of Tatsuya, their second child and first born son. Tatsuya's early years where tough at first, as he was a rather weak baby, but he pulled through, eventually growing healthy and strong without any complications. Tatsuya soon spent a great amount of time with both of his parents in their respective workshops, and while he tended to lean towards his dad's work then his mother's, he found both of them interesting. As soon as he was able, he would assist them in every endeavor they undertook, no matter how small a task they gave him to do. His family was a happy and connected one, for the most part. The only real conflict ever presented before him was his father's staunch resolve to deny him from becoming a shinobi. Katsuo had seen both his father and brother become shinobi, only to die meaningless deaths and only him and his mother around to mourn them, and he didn't want Tatsuya to become just another forgotten grave in the cemetery, killed before his time because he was nothing but a pawn for the Confederation to use at their leisure. Tatsuya, on the other hand, was adamant about it, wanting it more than anything else. Finally, Katsuo agreed to let the boy become a shinobi, but only if he could make a weapon that would impress him, and not a second before. The task was seemingly impossible for a then 10-year old Tatsuya, but he went at the challenge with a determination that blazed liked a wildfire. Using Kajiya sealsmithing techniques, as well as his own talent and skill with the tools available to him, he worked on numerous weapons, each a good viable weapon, but never reaching Katsuo's standards until one day, 4 years into the agreement, when he presented Ketsui to his father. The blade was spectacular, it's functions both practical and unique to it. It was a weapon deserving of the name Kajiya, and true to his word, Katsuo finally allowed Tatsuya to be a Shinobi, though he still doesn't like the idea. Katsuo Kajiya \| 51 \| Father, Reknowned blacksmith and owner of the Kajiya Weapon Store, where Quality is guaranteed, located somewhere in Minato City Katsumi Kajiya-Terumi\| 53 \| Mother, An intelligent weapon maker, she's fallen into depression after the destruction of her homeland, and though it has had some breaks, the sadness always returns in the end Manami Kajiya-Terumi \| 26 \| Sister, Works at the shop full time and is currently working as an apprentice under her father. 【Dreams and fears】 Tatsuya dreams of one day making a weapon that is on par with that of those of the Seven Ninja swordsman, as well as becoming a reknowned shinobi that would be an inspiration for others. Tatsuya somewhat fears his Kekkei Genkai, as he's afraid that he might accidentally hurt, and even kill someone one day due to him not being able to control it properly. Personnel files Warning: keep locked in filing cabinet These files are intended for trusted eyes only. If you are not authorized by the Hokage or his assistant, put these files away. Personal files for: Full name: Tatsuya Kajiya-Terumi Nicknames: Interests: Likes: Dislikes: Catchphrase: “” Personal relationships with others Full name: Nicknames: list what nicknames your character has for this character Opinion: Good, bad, neutral? Shared history: give a summary of about 1-2 paragraphs of what history these characters have shared before the start of the IC, or during it. Full name: Nicknames: list what nicknames your character has for this character Opinion: Good, bad, neutral? Shared history: give a summary of about 1-2 paragraphs of what history these characters have shared before the start of the IC, or during it. Add more as needed, remove this line when done.
51,207	1,381	114	925	1,132	Mikoto, Red Sages, Speaking with Katsuko "I do believe I get what you are saying, yes. Zones... well, in short, you just want us to stay out of each other's way, yes~?" He sung. "I can do that, yes. And don't worry, I usually just stare at myself or at me enemies in battle. I tend to forget about those I'm working with so that they too can do their part~" As always, he spoke with great confidence of his skills, even if the man before him was a rank above him. He took yet another sip out of his milk, only to discover that there was no more milk in his cup. Shame. "I've never been one for an stealthy approach anyway~, but I can indeed say that I am indeed a swift shinobi. Quick action is kind of my specialty." He said with a small smile. A dozen or so of enemies shouldn't be much of a problem with you and me together." He nodded again. "Some advice for when you are fighting alongside me? Well, if you start seeing water sprout out of either my hands or staff, don't try to touch it. It usually ends up in severed fingers~" He said with the same smile as always. He was done with his dinner as well, so he stood back up and sang, "Gochisou-sama~" He too returned the tray to its rightful place. "Well, that was certainly informative. Thank you very much, Kat." He bows down. For now, I shall retire to my own quarters and get some sleep. A tired shinobi is no good at all~ Sweet dreams~" He turned on his heel and left for his excuse of a dorm, while waving goodbye at Katsuro. Well, it was time to get some sleep, or he wouldn't be able to fight at his best tomorrow. Anzai, Red Sages, Getting to know the n00bs With the addition of another voice who identified the other one as Nori, Anzai now knew the names and faces of his teammates. Good. He simply nodded after Seijo invited all of them to their table, of course, taking note of what Seijo said before about his arrogance. His eyebrows perked upwards. "It is not arrogance, milady. Merely confidence. Arrogance would've gotten me killed in no time, and I apologize for my disrespectful comment a bit ago. I wish not to be cross with someone such as you." He was quick to apologize, bowing down and everything as Seijo left his zone. He turned to Yudai after what Nori said. "Then again, being humble can prove as disastrous as being arrogant, Yudai-sama." He directed his gaze to Yudai. "Understimating one's own skills is never wise, neither is it holding them in high regard. I hope you will at least remember these words." He nodded with the ghost of a smile in his face, and then turned to Nori to answer his question. "I was born blind, indeed. My abilities, however, have permitted me to see beyond the range of what eyes would permit me to." He smiles, this time a lot more noticeable than any other time. It made him proud to be able to talk about his ability and let others know about it. "I can see you, and I don't need a cane to walk." He pulls his cane up and then unsheaths the sword concealed in there. "As you can see, this is my weapon. I call it the Silent Death. You'll be seeing much of it in the oncoming mission." "Now, would you like to discuss strategy?" The man picked up some more meat with his fork and brought it to his mouth. That was the last of his meal and his tray was now clean. "Or would you prefer to get some rest just like Tametomo-sama?"	I want a cool name for where I keep my characters too “Who might that handsome guy in the mirror be? Ah, it's just me.” Meet Amatsurahashi Mikoto. A young man standing at 1.79 meters who probably spends more time looking at himself in the mirror than actually fighting. His long red hair made into a ponytail is probably the one with the best care in the whole army, even among the women. His fair skin has so many layers of creams and other chemicals that some men think he'll explode if there's some fire near him. His blue eyes have never been seen in another state than their almost always perfect one in which Mikoto keeps them. There are some rumors going around that say his eyes can't actually be that pretty alone, saying that they MUST be using contact lenses. He is so picky with his food and training menu to keep his slim, yet strong build, that many come to take his advice on how to take better care of their own physique. Amatsurahashi Mikoto, the man who spends a lot of time trimming himself and is actually not gay. That is the man standing before you. Personnel files. Access only by security personnel with a C3 clearance. 【Full Name】 Amatsurahashi Mikoto 【Alias】 That one not-gay guy that seems gay AKA Metrosexual. 【Affiliation】 Red Sages. 【Age】 20 【Sex】 Male 【Sexuality】 Heterosexual. Might be willing to change in the future. 【Birthplace】 Kirigakure. The Village Hidden In The Mist. 【Rank】 Chūnin Psych. report. Medical secrecy applies. 【Personality】 Have you ever met that one person that just seems to sing everything when he talks? That's the kind of person Mikoto is. A lot of people think he is annoying, but he just shows no signs of changing. Ever since he was a child he's had one rule with which he lives by. To never change himself even if others want to change him. Always remain true to the desires of his heart. He is that kind of whimsical guy. He loves art, music and just about anything that expresses the true desires of the heart. He spends a great deal of time in unnecessary and excessive grooming. He also seems to vastly prefer the company of men rather than the company of woman. These are just some of the reason as to why a lot of people think Mikoto is actually homosexual. Mikoto is only really picky when it comes to women, not to mention that he isn't popular with woman either because of how effeminate he seems at times. Several of his close friends actually know this, and still like to tease him about that. Having sparked several misunderstandings, Mikoto has made an habit of introducing himself with his sexuality in his introduction line. Despite his love for his beauty, Mikoto is neither an stranger to fight nor is he scared of them. He is not a ninja just for show. Mikoto's will to fight is just as much, if not even more, than other ninjas. He will never run away, nor will he ever admit he is outpowered. That's why he believes it is wrong for shinobi's to only be after money and not to follow their heart's desires. He does, however, protect his face a lot more than any other shinobi does. His reason to be one of the Red Sages is simple; "Doesn't freedom sound like a beautiful concept to you? I'd very much like to see what true freedom is like." 【History】 What can you expect from Mikoto's story? Yes, he was bullied as a kid. Yes, he was beaten up a lot as a kid. No, he was not mentally scarred or traumatised by this. Mikoto actually fought back. He's never been afraid of getting his hands dirty. Though he's always been a dilligent student, more than once has he been scolded by his teachers because of how many fights he got himself into. During elementary school, he had to fight his way through bullies and smart-asses who thought he was nothing more than a sissy. It wasn't until he started going to junior high school that he discovered a better way to deal with bullies instead of fighting them. Completely ignoring them. Why, there's nothing more infuriating than the sissy you are trying to piss off completely ignores your very existance. It ended up either with the guys giving up and moving on to their next victim or them trying to beat up Mikoto, which ended up badly for them. Again. By the time he entered high school, Mikoto had created a reputation for himself. Never again did he have to deal with idiots trying to piss him off. Sadly, it was... boring. Extremely so. How could he ever relieve this boredom? Already studying to be a ninja and a Chuunin, and the Hamajo Confederation didn't seem eager to start a war any time soon. Then, what could little old Mikoto do to relieve his thirst for fighting? The Red Sages was the only thing that came to his mind. 【Family ties】 The Amatsurahashi family. Harsh in their ninja training, lax in their concept of what a man should be. Why you ask? Mikoto's father died when he was 4 on the way to the hospital when Mikoto's sister was about to be born. So, Mikoto had to quickly grow up and become the man of the house and so, he had no time to have his lunch handed over to him by some guys who taught were better than him. Not to mention he had an example to set for his sister. Amatsurahashi Haruka \| Mother \| 42, Kirigakure, Reitred Shinobi Amatsurahashi Kanata \| Sister \| 16, Kirigakure, Shinobi, Chuunin 【Dreams and fears】 His dream is to see actual freedom. To be able to see what it truly means for a shinobi to be able to be free. He'd also like to learn how to play an instrument, ANY instrument. His deepest and darkest fear is for all that is beautiful to him, including his family, to be taken away from him all at once. To leave him at the mercy of a world where nothing can no longer make him feel alive. Basically, being alive but dead inside is his biggest fear. Combat reports. Gathered from evaluation reports after missions. 【Fighting style】 Many describe Mikoto's fighting style as refined and entracing. They say it is like watching him dance instead of fighting. Still, Mikoto's taijutsu is deadly and precise. There is no wasted effort, no wasted moves. Everything is made to be a beautifully perfect fighting style for Mikoto. Rhythm and tempo are the bases for his taijutsu style. He always tries to imitate a song playing inside his head as he fights, trying to match the timings of his strikes and the timing to avoid and counter-attack. Thanks to his being knowledgeable about several types of music, it is easy for him to change gears in the blink of an eye. He tends to use bojutsu, a fighting style through the use of a staff, when he thinks taijutsu is no longer enough to defeat someone. He usually combines bojutsu with ninjutsu to make an even more lethal style. He is more of a physical fighter rather than using ninjutsu and genjutsu. His ninjutsu acts more as a support for his fighting style and he tries to avoid using genjutsu, mainly because it isn't his best subject. His ninjutsu focuses on the use of water as a high speed waterjet to cut through things. 【Kekkei genkai, or bloodline limit】 Doesn't have one. 【Ninja techniques】 A rank techniques: Water Release: High Speed Jet B rank techniques: Water Release: Water Beast Water Release: Hiding in Water Technique C rank techniques: Water Release: Water Gun Water Release: Water Whip Water Clone Technique D-E rank techniques: All basic Academy E ones. 【Custom made techniques】 Jutsu name: Water Release: High Speed Jet Rank: A Range: Short Range, can only be use in hand-to-hand combat. Description: The user releases a high speed stream of water from their finger tips and envelops both of their hands in a water jet that can cut through just about anything. This technique, however, is as harmful to the user as it is to their opponent, and can only be used once in a fight to avoid further damage to their hands and/or weapons. Depending of the Chakra output of the user, this move becomes more powerful and becomes able to cut through harder materials. How much the chakra is being used also determines how long this jutsu can last. At minimum output, the Jutsu can cut through wood easily and can last about an hour (6 posts) without damaging the user's skin. In a weapon, it can last for a complete hour (6 posts) before it starts eating away at the materials of the weapon. At medium output, the jutsu can cut through bone, rock and even iron. The user can mantain it for 15 (3 posts) minutes without major damage to their hands. In a weapon, it can last for 30 minutes (4 posts). At maximum output, the jutsu can cut through just about any kind of metal standing in its way, though it won't be able to cut through chakra enhanced weapons, diamonds or crystal release jutsus. In the user's hands, it can only last for a minute (1 post) before there is major damage and in a weapon it can last for 5 minutes (2 posts) before it destroys the weapon completely. 【Weaponry, tools and objects.】 Weapon Name: Sonatta Weapon, tool or object type: Staff Description: A large white and black staff that is about the same height as Mikoto himself. It is made out of wood and has two metal plates at both of its ends, so it can withstand Mikoto's High Speed Jet Jutsu. “Yeah, I am that guy's sister. No, I won't get you a date with him. Why? Because he doesn't freakin' like dudes!” Standing at a not even surprising 1.64 meters and a rather slim and flimsy frame, it is Amatsurahashi Kanata. Like her brother, she has fiery red hair and blue eyes, but neither of them are as well cared for as his. In fact, her brother likes to point out the split ends her hair might have. Her hair is long and usually kept in a pair of twintails that reach her waist. Her blue eyes are big and have been called cute several times, by relatives and her mother, mainly. Her fair skin does have some cream put into it but not the ungodly amounts her brother uses. Like other men, she fears she might catch fire if she imitates her brother. Her frame is slim but well trained, as expected of any shinobi. The problem lies in her chest, something she has a strong complex about and what often makes others confuse her for a boy (given how her brother is). A teenager who'd like to put as much attention on her appearance as her homo brother, Amatsurahashi Kanata. Personnel files. Access only by security personnel with a C3 clearance. 【Full Name】 Amatsurahashi Kanata 【Alias】 Little Sister 【Affiliation】 Undecided 【Age】 16 【Sex】 Female 【Sexuality】 Straight 【Birthplace】 Kirigakure 【Bloodline】 Amatsurahashi 【Rank】 Chūnin Psych. report. Medical secrecy applies. 【Personality】 Unlike her brother who has 'shit for brains', Kanata is a lot more normal than her egocentric and metrosexual brother, if a lot more tomboyish than your regular kunoichi. But let's be honest here, what screams femininity more than a girl in a tight suit jumping around and throwing sharp things at others? Foul-mouthed by nature, full of hormones thanks to her age and Kanata's short fuse make her an adorable pack of emotions, insults, bad words and sarcasm all in one. She's known for not holding anything back, and this has gotten her in a lot more of problems than she's ever wanted to have. Her tongue moves faster than her brain can catch up, hurling insults at people she shouldn't piss off. She depends a lot on her brother Mikoto to get her out of such situations. An idiot by birth not by choice, Kanata has found herself in more than one tight spot both in school and in the streets. She often comments on how life wouldn't be as exciting if she didn't get in as much problems as she does, though. Add to all of this the fact that she has several complexes about her body and life and it just makes her the perfect adolescent with attitude problems. She just needs to run away and the pack should be complete. Among her several complexes, she's got a complex about her chest and an inferiority complex towards her brother. Don't try to mention her height or call her a boy either. Overall, Kanata is a short-tempered idiot with a big mouth AND some ability as a ninja. At least she knows how to fight AND when she should just run for it instead of fighting. "Live to fight another day. Those idiots will never catch me anyway, not with mighty homo Mikoto watching my back." 【History】 Unlike her brother, Kanata was largely ignored in her school years, all the way from elementary school it was just a big whole of... nothing. Have you ever seen your graduation photo and noticed a guy that is there but you never actually saw? If not, that's what several people thought after getting their graduation photo and finally noticing Kanata. Everyone expected big things from Amatsurahashi Mikoto's sister, only to be let down by the extremely pragmatic and sarcastic Kanata. Her existence mostly went unnoticed until she finally became a Chuunin. Pairing up with her brother and going out in missions made them a deadly combo. Finally, people started noticing Kanata and she wasn't sure of whether this was a good or bad thing. Well, she never really did have a lack of friends, she just was in that small group that mostly went unnoticed by others. Later she determined that it was bad. Real bad. They all came to her with words like 'Oh, did Mikoto have a sister? Never knew.' or 'Wow, to think you could actually do something!'. What came after those comments was most definitely not pretty. Having gained a bad reputation this time around, people started to actually avoid her. Well, her fame was short lived, and it was good that it was. 【Family ties】 Kanata's father died before she was born, so she only has her older brother and mother to rely on. While she is fond of and loves the two of them, she does find them, Mikoto specially, annoying. Amatsurahashi Haruka \| Mother \| 42, Kirigakure, Retired Shinobi Amatsurahashi Mikoto \| Brother \| 20, Kirigakure, Shinobi, Part of the Red Sages, "Full time homo" 【Dreams and fears】 She dreams of one day surpassing her ever so perfect and beautiful brother, or at the very least shake off the feeling of inferiority she feels towards him. Her biggest fear is not being able to go to the next One Direction concert living in the shadow of her brother. Also to be noted, she is scared witless of Mikoto's imminent death if he keeps doing dangerous things. Combat reports. Gathered from evaluation reports after missions. 【Fighting style】 Never to shine herself but to give others the opportunity to shine, Kanata's fighting style is a purely supportive one. She can indeed defend herself in hand to hand combat, yes, but her true talent comes out when she is fighting alongside someone else. Her specialty are ninjutsu and genjutsu used to support a more aggressive battle style like her brother's. She intends to stall, hinder and trip her opponents at every step they give. Even if they are about to hit their mark, she'll make sure that what they hit is nothing more but an illusion she's made. Cunning and brains, not muscles and... more muscles, are what make her a formidable fighter. She uses water release, but unlike her brother, she uses mist and barriers to hinder her opponents. Her taijutsu is the weakest part of her fighting style as a whole. She can easily be overpowered by any opponent with more experience in hand to hand combat or otherwise. Her taijutsu is focused on the use of her legs, since her arms are more like sticks. She uses a combination of muay thai and tae kwon do to keep opponents at bay while she uses her hands to prepare her next jutsu. Kanata also tends to use submission holds against opponents bigger than her, in order to keep them from moving and to give herself more time to cast her next jutsu. Thanks to her being bad at taijutsu, she carries even more kunais than the average shinobi. 【Kekkei genkai, or bloodline limit】 Thank God I don't need to fill this longass form 【Ninja techniques】 A rank techniques: Water Release: Water Heavens Convergence B rank techniques: Water Release: Water Formation Pillar Water Release: Water Beast Illysionary Mist C rank techniques: Water Prison Technique Water Release: Water Gun Water Clone Technique Water Release: Enveloping Mist D-E rank techniques: Hidden In Mist Technique 【Custom made techniques】 Jutsu name: Water Release: Enveloping Mist Rank: C Range: Large, it covers an area of 30 meters around the user. Description: The user, Kanata, releases mist from the tip of her fingers that envelops a wide are around her. It does nothing more, nothing less. Once the mist is out of Kanata, it does not take any chakra for her to mantain it. 【Weaponry, tools and objects.】 Weapon, tool or object name: Kunais. Lots and lots of them. Weapon, tool or object type: Throwing Kunai Description: Simple kunais in ungodly quantities. Makes you wonder where the hell is she hiding so many of them. “Calm yourself. I mean you no harm. ... Your heartbeat is starting to calm down. Good.” An intimidating man standing at 1.80 meters and a man of nerves made out of steel, Kisaragi Anzai. He's got short and spiky black hair falling right over his face. He uses a headband at the top of his forehead to not let it rub against his face, since he is pretty sensitive. Anzai's skin is dark brown, making for a perfect example of the trademark Kumogakure ethnicity. He's got gray eyes, but he always keeps his eyes shut. Unlike many cliché anime characters, Anzai actually keeps his own eyes shut because he is blind. His physique is quite buff and muscular, something that affects his diet quite a lot since he needs to eat a lot more than your regular shinobi. Despite his physique and Kekkei Genkai, Anzai keeps always keeps a cane by his side. The Blind Assassin, Kisaragi Anzai. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Personnel files. Access only by security personnel with a C3 clearance. 【Full Name】 Kisaragi Anzai 【Alias】 The Blind Assassin, Anzu 【Affiliation】 Red Sages 【Age】 25 【Sex】 Male 【Sexuality】 Asexual/Bi-romantic (think I saw someone use the word hetero-romantic somewhere, so I'm borrowing the idea) 【Birthplace】 Kumogakure 【Bloodline】 Kisaragi 【Rank】 Jounin -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Psych. report. Medical secrecy applies. 【Personality】 Calm and stoic are the words that best define Anzai. He's lived his life having to take calm and well-thought steps due to his blindness. It gives you more time to think, in a way. Everything he does is well-thought and meditated, even his jokes, which tend to be overlooked because of his monotone tone of voice. Because of his legendary calmness and his habit of meditation, many often believe that Anzai is, in fact, sleeping. He has fallen asleep while meditating if we are being completely honest, but it is a rare occurrence indeed. Once, someone stepped over him while sleeping. Anzai is really prideful, despite his usual cool demeanor. Offering to help him go down the stairs or other friendly offers for help upset him greatly and, despite not losing his cool demeanor, you'll find yourself threatened by that same calm nature. In a nutshell, feeling pity for him can really work against you. "Even as I am blind, I can see far more than you." His mannerisms and calmness often lead others to believe that he is expressionless, or worse, emotionless. This is most certainly not true, but Anzai does manage to keep his emotions in check most of the time. This is because he understands and accepts all of his emotions, which has also made him able to tell a person's mood through the tone of their voice or what they are feeling through the beat of their heart. These two abilities, though, are rendered useless in battle as he cannot focus his hearing solely in his opponent, otherwise he'd feel he's leaving himself open. As with everything else, Anzai tends to keep calm and stoic even in the most heated of situations, making him both an intimidating and terrifying foe. 【History】 The long line of Katsuragi shinobi felt that its long tradition of warriors had come to an end when they discovered that Anzai, next in line to become the head of the small clan, was born blind. Not having sight, an almost indispensable tool in the trade of being a ninja. They thought all was lost were it not for what they noticed later. The boy could indeed see and his 'sight' could reach even further than their own. The Kekkei Genkai of the Kisaragi allows them to feel electric currents, but only when thrown in a jutsu, making it a highly defensive type of Kekkei Genkai that could only protect them against an specific type of jutsu. Anzai's blindness took it a step further. Anzai could actually sense the small electrical charges carried by electrons, and that permitted him to make an image inside of his head of what things would look like if he could see, and what made it better was the fact that his 'vision' covered a whole 360 around him. It was blurry at first, of course. Untrained and instinctive, the Kisaragi could not pass up on such an opportunity. Regardless of his shortcomings when he first started training, the Kisaragi finally were able to make an specially deadly and stoic shinobi out of Anzai, who could now see clearly after refining the use fo his Kekkei Genkai. Once he got clearance to become a Jounin, however, what followed were years full of frustration. Everyone looked down on him because of his blidness. They wouldn't allow him to participate in missions, and he would remain mediocre because the Confederation frowned upon physical demonstrations of power, at least between their own armies. The last straw was when his commander called him weak, and that he couldn't kill him even if he were sleeping. Making a live demonstration, Anzai went to the Red Sages dragging his commander's body by the neck. The commander was known to be a powerful but arrogant commander that had been hindering several of the operations of the Red Sages. He hoped that such a demonstration would be enough for the Red Sages to acknowledge his potential. Thankfully for them, they did. 【Family ties】 Anzai's family is filled with strong warriors, warriors that would risk their lives at the beck and call of their masters. So was the case with both of Anzai's parents, who died while he was still training. His only remaining (close) family is his grandfather. Kisaragi Youtsugi \| Grandfather \| 81, Kumogakure, Old fart too proud to retire from being a shinobi. 【Dreams and fears】 Anzai dreams of making his a powerful clan, one rivaling the Uchiha or the Hyuuga. Despite not seeing (pun intended) the allure of the intercourse, Anzai does wish to have an heir who inherits both his powerful Kekkei Genkai and blindness, horrible as it may sound. He thinks of himself as the next step towards greatness for his clan. An improvement over those before him and the true potential of their Kekkei Genkai. His biggest fear, though odd but logical considering his personality, is to be able to see with his eyes. He feels he'll lose his powerful KG if he sudeenly becomes able to see. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Combat reports. Gathered from evaluation reports after missions. 【Fighting style】 A dojutsu without eyes. So many have described Anzai's battle style. His genjutsu skills are non-existant, perhaps because he cannot see in the traditional way, but his lack of skill in genjutsu is compensated by his skill in ninjutsu and kenjutsu. He keeps his sword concealed inside the cane he always carries with himself. His fighting style is one that prioritizes domination over the battlefield. If people ambush him, then he'll keep everyone at a safe distance through the use of his ninjutsu, and then engage each of them with his sword and finish them quickly. He's been called the Blind Assassin because he always aims to end his fights quickly, before his opponent can catch up on the several weaknesses of his Kekkei Genkai. If he is overwhelmed or has spent too much in a fight, he tends to retire as quick as possible and fight another day, despite his prideful personality. He is dead set on not letting anyone know of the weaknesses of his abilities, and will surely kill anyone who catches on on them. 【Kekkei genkai, or bloodline limit】 Bloodline limit name: Denkaku (電覚) Description: The Kisaragi KG allows the clansmen to sense strong currents of electricity, like those produced from a Lightning Release ninjutsu. Anzai's lack of sight, however, makes this ability extremely powerful, and allows him to sense even the small electrons that are around almost every atom, which allows him to make complete 360 images in a range of 10 meters around him. The KG also allows the Kisaragi to use an special type of ninjutsu because of the constant electric wave that surrounds them. Anzai's is neither stronger nor weaker than those before him. Strengths: Allows Anzai to make 360 images of the terrain he is in. Can dodge Lightning release ninjutsu easily thanks to being able to detect them from wherever they are coming. Due to the excited atoms of a hot body, Anzai can also sense Fire Release rather clearly and can sense even more clearly any individual with a high body temperature. Anzai can become a walking stungun by amplifying the electric wave going around him. If extremely concentrated and in only one individual, Anzai can predict their next attacks by seeing the electricity running through their muscles as they move. This, however, makes him blind to any other thing happening in his surroundings. Weaknesses: Being hit by Wind Release, the usual weakness of Lightning release, can either make his vision blurry or blind him completely, if the jutsu is strong enough(B jutsus and stronger). He cannot sense Ice Release or any body at Absolute Zero temperature. (Not necessarily a shinobi, could also be metal). Due to the lack of electrons in their atoms, Anzai can't sense gases either. 【Ninja techniques】 A rank techniques: Lightning Release: Depht Charge Lightning Release: Walking Stungun B rank techniques: Lightning Release: False Darkness Lightning Release: Lightning Trap C rank techniques: Lightning Release Wall Lightning Release: Electromagnetic Murder D-E rank techniques: None worth mentioning. 【Custom made techniques】 Jutsu name: Lightning Release: Walking Stungun Rank: A Range: Short Range Description: Using Lightning Release, Anzai supercharges his nervous system after amplifying the natural electric wave surrounding his body and reversing it inside, but unlike A's Lightning Chakra mode, Anzai does not enhance his physical capabilities. The electricity surrounding Anzai also becomes visible to any of his enemies as small lightning courses his arms, chest and legs. Touching Anzai while doing this will result in an extremely painful and stunning electric shock, that renders taijutsu useless against him. While this does not actually hurt Anzai, it does leave him paralyzed for a long while afterwards, so he does not use it that often. The longest he can keep this technique activated is for 5 posts. Anzai theorizes that if his whole body was sedated and his mind wasn't, he could use this technique to move. He hasn't had the opportunity to prove this theory, though, and the fact that he still needs to make the hand seals makes it... kind of pointless. Jutsu name: Lightning Blade: Heaven Piercing Lunge Rank: S Range: Short to Mid Range Description: Anzai thrusts his weapon forward and, much like like the Chidori Katana of Sasuke, creates a highly condensated flow of Lightning release chakra with a range of 10 meters. Though it does not chirp loudly like the Chidori Katana, there is indeed a low, cracking sound that warns of its arrival, not to mention that when it hits, it makes the same sound as a thunder striking the ground as all of the compacted energy dissipates after hitting its target. It is compact and quite small, and its range falls short to other jutsu, but it is a jutsu that can pierce through mostly anything, unless faced with a weapon with flowing Lightning Release chakra or Air Release chakra. Thanks to Anzai's detection and skill, he can make the attack change its course as he wants, though not as many times as he'd like. After moving it three times, the jutsu disappears. Though extremely lethal as it can pierce easily through someone's head or ribcage in an attempt to kill Anzai's enemies, it really depends a lot of where it hits. Jutsu name: Lightning Release: Lightning Spread Rank: C Range: Long Range Description: A variation of the Electromagnetic Murder jutsu. Putting both of his hands on the ground, Anzai releases lightning in a range of 20 meters to keep his opponents away. Jutsu name: Lightning Release Wall Rank: C Range: Short to Mid Range Description: Using Lightning Release, Anzai erects (( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)) a wall with a maximum range of 10 meters, that can be extended to 20 if he places seals to help him keep it up. The wall is made up of violent electric bolts, making it harmful for anyone trying to get past it, whether they want to enter it or exit it. It doesn't seem to affect Lightning Release users as much, though. The only way to dispel it is to either defeat Anzai or, if it is being used at mid range, to take off the seals previously placed by Anzai. 【Weaponry, tools and objects.】 Weapon, tool or object name: Silent Death Weapon, tool or object type: Sword Cane Description: A sword hidden inside a cane that would otherwise be used to aid his walking. How it looks
51,208	1,381	115	1,787	2,152	Seijo Tametomo „Lady Commander Tametomo” Red Sage Kaminari Today Seijo entered her room and locked the door behind her, sighing deeply at the thought of possibly having sent those three into a deathtrap. At least she could say she didn't send them into a deathtrap willingly.. and she was going to enter it herself as well. “Perhaps I'm getting suicidal, chasing some legendary weapon as if it's going to help us win the war..” she said as she placed her hand on her forehead, leaning back against the door. Slowly she got up again and looked around the room, her eye falling on a picture of Tarara by her nightstand. Her feet carried her over to the nightstand, where her hand softly pressed against the glass frame of the picture. A single tear fell from her eye onto the concrete floor of the room, before Seijo's eyes tensed up in anger. Her teeth flashed as she felt anger well up inside of her, taking the place of the sadness she felt before. Suddenly her other hand moved rapidly towards the frame, descending towards the nightstand. Tchk. A kunai stuck out from the place in front of the picture. She sniffed once in an attempt to stop the crying, before her voice rung out loudly. “BAKAYARO! Why did you have to die and leave me to do this!? I can't do this!” Her hands moved again to lean on the nightstand, to help herself stay upright. It didn't take long for her hand to shoot out towards the picture frame again, grabbing it tightly. Her fingers were tense with strain as she held the wooden frame, so tense that she began to shake. Her eyes were filled with anger and sadness at the same time, producing an awful effect. Truly, she looked like she was capable of murdering even Yakoul at this stage. “BAKA!” she yelled as she turned around and threw the wooden frame against the wall, smashing the glass and sending it flying everywhere. The picture slowly fell down to the ground, swaying side to side lightly, almost as if it was mocking Seijo's pathetic attempt at destroying it. It was characteristic, typical. Even in death, Tarara found ways to be Seijo's hero and at the same time her worst enemy. Defeated, she laid herself down on her bed, and fell asleep. The next afternoon. Chiyoko's theme Seijo's authoritative footsteps echoed through the hallway as she approached the living quarters of those in her group. She first arrived at Nori's room, which was evidently closest to her on the right hand side. She knocked twice and then immediately entered the room, looking around to see if he was in there. “We're moving. Get ready.” She'd then walk out and not bother closing the door, leaving to go find Yudai. At his room she'd repeat the process, and the same went for Anzai. She'd meet them at the intersection of the hallways, standing there with a look that said that the guys should've been ready ages ago. As soon as they were all ready she'd head out, not saying much as they walked out the main entrance of the small facility. She'd immediately head off in the direction of Amegakure, jumping through the trees, going branch to branch. “Approximated time of arrival will be within an hour. Move at average pacing. We don't wanna be tired when we arrive.” she said, looking sternly ahead. The casual demeanor of the woman she'd shown the night before was gone now, making way for the 'leader' figure that she was in reality. These were two chunin and a jonin, they should be able to keep up with her she thought. Little did she know she was pushing them hard - this mission was more of a task for 4 jonin. She was just gambling with their lives at this point, and was gambling on the idea that they'd not be seen or detected until it was too late for the Confederation to respond. They would arrive at the Amegakure city border a little bit earlier than expected, allowing them to catch a slight breather before entering the city. The city was massive - there were large skyscrapers, in the style of old Amegakure but obviously heavily modernized. The old sewage system had been slightly reworked - there were now 'off limits' systems that were for sewage and drainage, and there were reworked sewage pipes that now functioned as improvised streets - mostly to gather attention from tourists. But that's not why they were here. It was probably now that the three other companions of Seijo would notice the extra satchel on Seijo's hip, which hadn't been there the day before when they attacked the compound. After 15 minutes of traveling, atop the Kohonjenpou Warehouses Parade Atop the warehouse sat the four shinobi, having gone undetected easily due to the large amounts of people, traffic and above all, shinobi, in the capital city of the Hamajo Confederation. It would require incredible, godlike skill, or a healthy dose of luck, would any of the Confederate shinobi have caught them slipping in between the mazes of the net. The four of them were now surveying the inside of the Warehouse, where several low rank shinobi were keeping guard. They had increased the amount of guards since the attack, but nothing incredible. It seemed that the Confederates were more wary of a strike on political head quarters, than a weaponry procurement operation. Or 'theft' as normal people might call it. “I count eleven inside. One by the door, seven spread out in between the door and the vault, three at the vault itself. Between the door and the vault, there's aproximately 30 meters. We need to go in fast, kill or disable the guards and get in the vault.” By now the obvious question 'how are we going to get into the vault' might've arisen. Seijo's eyes locked with the vault for a long time before she looked up and let her gaze circle around the group of shinobi. “Nori. You'll be the important one in all this - I've not seen your capabilities yet so I can't put you in battle right away. That means you're on explosive duty.” Her eyes now went down to her side, where she grabbed the extra pouch she was wearing and tossed it to him. The toss was light, easy for him to catch, and for good reason too. One bad move and she might've just killed everyone on the rooftop. “Careful with that. It's residue Senju-chakra, from the first Hokage himself. I stole it from the 11th corps when I made my exit out of Amegakure a long time ago. This is the last pouch we have left. And I guess you know that we can't make any more of it, since he's, well, dead. It has a special construct inside of the pouch, forcing the Senju chakra towards the back end of the pouch. This causes the pouch to explode in a similar fashion to, say, a hundred explosive tags, and the best part is it concentrates it all into one specific area. It's enough to break the vault door... twice. Just place it on the door, activate it and run.” After instructing Nori on the usage of that pouch, she looked at Anzai and Yudai, trying to think of a battle plan. She was a fast thinker when it came to that, and a pretty good tactician if you gave her a few seconds to think of all the possible options. Thinking ahead was usually not one of her strengths in the grand scheme of things, but on a smaller scale like this, it was as easy as 1-2-3. “Okay, Yudai, we need to get rid of the guy by the door if we want a smooth entrance. So you're going to go underground and take that guy out from right under his nose. After that, me and Anzai come inside, with Nori right behind us. We can take out the guys in the middle, but we have to leave the three by the vault door to you, Yudai. Nori, you need to support Yudai if he can't handle it.” “Anzai, you take the right half of the center of the warehouse. I'll take the left. Ready? Okay.. let's go.” she said, standing up straight now and walking to the end of the warehouse that had the exit below it. Once there, she'd let herself drop down, looking at the door and waiting for Yudai to work his magic.	Partisans Cool Guy Group Entry not allowed to peasants I'm talking about you Savato “To kindle that memory is all I strive for - all this, it has no greater purpose to me. But it's all I can do.” Pictured on the left, Seijo is obviously a well matured woman. Her age would probably be estimated in her early twenties, around 23 or so. That seems to be fairly accurate given her personnel files. What stands out most in her physique are probably her white, short hair and her large breast size. She struts a feminine hourglass figure with wide hips and a wide chest, and a smaller waistline. Adding to that her hips often sway side to side effortlessly, only adding to her appearance as a good looking woman. She stands rather tall for a woman at about 1.74m, and weighs approximately 62 kilo's, though you can guess where most of that weight is located. Her jawline is sharp, almost as if drawn with a pencil and a ruler. Her chin is slightly pointed, but rounded off enough to stop it from appearing like a pointy spear, ready to pierce your body. She has a small mouth with somewhat thin lips, which are pale in color and are only a slight tint darker than her skin. Her large eyes are a brown colour, framed by her eyebrows. Her eyebrows are thin, most likely maintained by Seijo herself. The only thing that stops people from seeing her as only a beautiful woman, are most likely her facial expressions. She's quick to anger. Personnel files. Access only by security personnel with a C3 clearance. 【Full Name】 Seijo Tametomo 【Alias】 Lady Tametomo, commander Tametomo 【Affiliation】 Red Sages 【Age】 27 【Sex】 Female. Should be obvious, heh. 【Sexuality】 Noticeably bisexual. 【Birthplace】 Amegakure. 【Bloodline】 Tametomo. 【Rank】 Lady Commander of the Red Sages, approximated jonin level. Psych. report. Medical secrecy applies. 【Personality】 Assessments of Seijo have shown her to be a brotherly-friendly type of person. She's someone that enjoys very much when you fall down face first in the muddy puddle, and who will gladly spend a few years laughing about that. Never the less she's outgrown that feeling, or at the very least tried to. She's more serious now, which is in line with her position as Lady Commander of the Red Sages. She's still bitter - about the confederation, about the wars, about everything really, and she makes no attempts to hide that. She hates everything about the Confederation, and in her mind, if you are not a Red Sage, you must be a confederate sympathizer. That has grown increasingly prominent in her plans on beating the Confederation now that her brother Tarara died. She's very vengeful, you could say, and it's hard for her to let go of a grudge. Besides this she's also very cocky when it comes down to it, perhaps a bit ruthless, but so far nobody has really dared to stand up against her or question her plans - and she intends to keep it that way. To her, nothing will stand in the way of beating the Confederation, not even her own death. And while before she was fighting merely for freedom, since Tarara's death she's also fighting for him. 【History】 Seijo was born in Amegakure two years apart from her older brother Tarara. They were a semi-happy family, as life in Amegakure wasn't always that great. Especially when it became apparent that two Amegakure shinobi, Ayame and Fujitora, had taken power in Konohagakure. The Amegakure people faced paranoia from all other nations than Konohagakure, seriously hurting their trade power. Then again, it didn't seem to matter much as shortly after Ayame and Fujitora came to power wars started breaking out. Some were even started by Ayame and Fujitora, so it was no surprise Amegakure got involved quickly. By the time that had all happened, Seijo was already a shinobi of fighting age, and was pushed to the front. Luckily for the family all our of them were shinobi, her mother being a strong shinobi with some sensory powers, her father being a taijutsu specialist and her older brother, Tarara, being simply a shinobi. What put Seijo apart from the rest of her family was the utilization of a special kekkei genkai that seemed to have skipped a few generations. In the wars sometimes she'd fight alongside her family, sometimes she'd fight alone with her own squad, but luckily for them they all returned home safe and sound - though Tarara had lost an eye to an enemy kunai. The wars weren't really finished, but something greater was at large. The Confederation arose some time later, and Amegakure being a small village wasn't able to withstand the pressure. They were forced to integrate into the Confederation and were made into the capital - many Amegakure citizens were forced to leave to make way for presidential buildings, apartments for envoys etcetera. While Seijo's mother and father remained behind to 'hold down the fort', Tarara and Seijo left to join up with a band of 'outlaws' that roamed the land. They were Amegakure shinobi who refused to submit to the Confederation, so not quite the rebels they were made out to be. They roamed around the lands for some time and sometimes clashed with other shinobi groups, conflicting for reasons that were no longer valid ever since the confederation had taken over. Over time Tarara grew to become the leader and Seijo his right hand, since there were deaths aplenty in these times and the leaders were usually prime targets - if not for mutiny then for battle with other shinobi groups. At that time the Red Sages were already around and Tarara led the group to join with the Red Sages. The organisation was picking up pace quickly and they made Tarara a captain, and was immediately sent out on missions. The missions varied greatly and Seijo was sometimes sent on missions too, ranging from picking up some equipment, to sabotaging infrastructure. Over time Tarara showed his leadership qualities again and when the previous leader died from old age, Tarara was designated to take over. Seijo wasn't bitter about being in his shadow so much, just wishing to do what was right for her family. But unfortunately Tarara didn't last long, as he was assasinated in the dead of the night by some special operations force from the Confederation. The fight didn't last long at all - Tarara and the few shinobi that were around put up a fierce fight but there were many shinobi, and not enough of the Red Sages. Before reinforcements could arrive Tarara was killed. There was no designation of leadership. To Seijo, there was no question who would take over. It would be her, or she'd leave the Red Sages and do the job herself. But when she claimed leadership, there wasn't anyone that wished to oppose her at that time. The fire burning in her eyes now was enough to dissuade anyone from attempting that, even if they had wanted to. 【Family ties】 The family Seijo grew up in wasn't anything special. There's no sobstories involved, with dead parents, loss of loved ones in the past, growing up an orphan. And there weren't so many happy stories, given that they were in Amegakure, which wasn't exactly the most peaceful nor rich place in the world. Never the less she loves her family, or what is left of it at the current point in time. After all, conflict breeds death. Tarara Tametomo \| Brother \| 30 at time of death, Amegakure, lord commander of the Red Sages. He always loved Red Panda's. Seijo didn't, and she regrets that now. Oiro Tametomo \| Father \| 56, Amegakure, ex-shinobi, currently has a ramen restaurant that serves to the poor. It also serves to the rich. Really, it serves to anyone, he just says he serves to the poor because that sounds better. Rei Tametomo \| Mother \| 54, Amegakure, ex-kunoichi and professional nagger. She likes to nag about a lot of things, especially about Oiro not making his ramen properly. 【Dreams and fears】 Seijo's dreams are really only related to destroying or atleast getting even with the confederation. Besides that she wishes to see her father and mother again in peace one day, but she realizes that that might not be a possibility. Another dream is to meet with one of the Choko siblings - Fujitora or Ayame - though she has heard that it's possible both are deceased since the Confederation took over. Her fears, well, she hasn't many, which has more to do with her attempts at being seen as a coldheaded leader. She ofcourse fears losing her life - she is human and every human fears this. But this fear isn't in the back of her head whenever she enters battle. A fear that is also present is the fear of losing her followers - while she doesn't care directly for their support, she knows she needs them to succeed in her goals. Combat reports. Gathered from evaluation reports after missions. 【Fighting style】 Seijo is a medium distance fighter with a focus on utilizing jutsu to keep the enemy at bay and kill them. That aside however she possesses some strength and is capable of using taijutsu if she needs to as well - quite adequately even. 【Kekkei genkai, or bloodline limit】 Bloodline limit name: Fungus Release Description: The Fungus release allows the user a control over fungal-style plants and moss, which would be able to sprout from the users touch. Remarkably harmless in how it sounds, it's been weaponized quite well through years of practice. The origins of this release are unknown, but the uses are not. It doesn't manifest in clear sight, as the fungus used in this release are housed inside the users body, feeding off of the waste the host produces. As such the user has a notoriously quicker metabolism, as well as a noticeably lower rate of human waste dispersion. In use, the release manifests itself through the obvious moss and fungus it produces. The moss is highly flammable, but the large area of effect jutsu's that can be used with it can cause a spreading fire, or even an explosion, since the spores it releases are very dense. This might inadvertently trap everyone inside the technique, friend or foe, in a fiery vortex. Besides that, the moss has some interesting capabilities, such as genjutsu inducing properties, poison inducing properties or even a chakra and dead tissue absorbing quality, much a kin to real moss and fungi. Some specific branch of the fungi even have mind-controlling capabilities, but it's required to induce the fungal spores into the target by touch, after which it will grow it's way towards the targets brain internally and take over, collect info or possibly control them. Strengths: Versatile and allows the user to regain strength and chakra mid-battle through absorbtion of dead tissue. It's got a great variety for many situations and it's not obvious exactly what is going on with this bloodline limit until it's used. Weaknesses: Fire and (controlled) chakrablasts can somewhat easily deal with the fungi, although you have to be careful with the chakra since the moss can also feed off of it if used improperly. Besides that, it becomes easy to see what the bloodline limit entails once it's used, as it's obvious this is moss or fungus. 【Ninja techniques】 A rank techniques: Shuriken Shadow Clone Jutsu Assimilate All Creation Technique B rank techniques: Barrier: Dome Method Technique 【Custom made techniques】 Jutsu name: Fungus Release: Transportation Technique Rank: C Range: N/A. Description: Forming the tiger seal, the user sinks into the ground into a small circle of moss with toadstools in it, seemingly dissapearing. A simple transportation technique, this technique will then allow the user to appear somewhere else in the same circle of moss with toadstools in it, which seem to appear out of nowhere to anyone watching. The technique is usable in battle, but the sinking effect is slow allowing opponents to land hits while she is 'sinking' into the patch of moss. Never the less, the appearing effect is quickly, allowing Seijo to appear out of nowhere rather quick and attacking. Jutsu name: Fungus Release: Invocation of Nature Rank: B Range: 500m diameter. Description: After forming a boar-hare-ram seal string, and then slamming the palm into the ground, the user can transform the area around themselves into a mossy field by spreading the moss inside their body rapidly over the land, capable of terraforming even the most arid lands into moss and fungus covered 'grasslands' which will quickly (10 minutes) give rise to many forms of plantlife and even small trees (30 minutes). This technique seems semi-useless but it allows the user to transform land into something both useful, and to create a place where she is at home. Jutsu name: Fungus Release: Control of Nature Rank: B Range: 500m diameter. Description: Using the moss that is already present in an area, the user is able to control the fungus and moss to a degree, making it capable of grabbing feet, forming walls and also spreading it even further, as long as the controlled substance stays in contact with moss or the user. Jutsu name: Fungus Release: Deterioration of Spores Rank: B Range: A cone of 20m outwards of the user, in a triangle shape. Description: Inhaling deeply and placing an open palm in front of the mouth, the user exhales and blows out a large amount of spores over the area in front of her, which carry a poisonous substance that can cause anyone that inhales the spores to start breathing heavily, growing stronger and ultimately choking them by growing fungal growths in their throat over the course of a week if left untreated. Anyone that gets into contact with them externally, such as skin contact, will develop rashes which burn heavily, but are non lethal and can easily be treated as well. Jutsu name: Fungus Release: Fungal Chakra Sap technique Rank: A Range: Touch. Description: After spreading fungus from one person (user) to the other (target) the user is able to 'infect' the target with fungus, by touching them and so spreading the fungus and moss to them. The user might notice, but will find it is hard to get rid of the fungus once it's internal through the chakra tenketsu. Once inside, the fungus will slowly sap away the enemies chakra, eating it to strengthen itself. After approximately a minute, the chakra eating fungus will be 'full' and detach itself, either falling off of the body, or being taken away by the blood system of the target. Jutsu name: Fungus Release: Hallucination of Spores Rank: B Range: A cone of 50m outwards from the user. Description: Inhaling deeply and placing an open palm in front of the mouth, the user exhales and blows out a large amount of spores over the area in front of her, which are infused with the users' chakra and can carry over a genjutu upon being touched by a spore. Since it's easy to be freed from a genjutsu this technique is generally used only when fighting small groups. The genjutsu is capable of doing pretty much anything a high level genjutsu can do, giving the user pretty much full control over the effects of the genjutsu, while using the subconcious of the target to identify and use psychologically harmful events. Jutsu name: Fungus Release: Greater Deterioration of Spores Rank: A Range: An area of 1km in diameter. Description: Similar to the normal deterioration of spores technique, this technique can cover entire battlefields in spores, transmitting the poison to anyone that inhales the spores, and also onto any allies that get harmed. Jutsu name: Fungus Release: Ultimate Siphoning Jutsu Rank: S Range: Medium Description: After covering a field in moss, the user will then use their Control technique to encase an opponent in a special type of moss that hardens tremendously when it comes into contact with foreign chakra. It makes it able to withstand hard blows from taijutsu, weaponry and most jutsu. Encasing the opponent, the user then starts using the moss to siphon chakra, and transfer it to themselves to refill their reserves. What makes this S-rank is the speed at which this occurs - within ten minutes a target will be drained of nearly all chakra, at which point the technique can be disabled and the target 'freed' although with the little amount of chakra they would have left, they'd be as good as disabled for the duration of the fight. Jutsu name: Summoning: Neki the Newt Rank: C Range: N/A. Description: This summoning technique summons Neki the Newt. Given the qualities of a newt, this newt is capable of high speed water traversal as well as shooting water out of it's mouth. It's size is medium sized (it's aproximately 2m. high and 4m. long) and is big enough to carry two people in it's mouth at once if they are standing up. Weaknesses: Weaknesses to all internal fungi, such as the inhalation of the poisonous spores, or being touched by either the fungal parasite technique or chakra sap technique are external chakra. This is due to the fact that the moss and fungi adapt to the targets chakra, feeding off of it for sustainability. Any external chakra will offset it and make it deteriorate, as well as the effects with it. As such you can be pulled out of the genjutsu with external chakra (as is the case with regular genjutsu as well), you can stop the effects of spreading poisonous moss and fungus due to the Deterioration of Fungus technique, although the effects it's had on the target up until that point will remain (i.e you won't get rid of the rash, or the internal burning sensation it created). A weakness for external moss (the spores in the air, or the moss on the ground) is that it's highly flamable, however this is also a strength because it can be used against you. “I do not give to receive - I simply take.” If I die tonight Higōhō is a man of reasonable build, especially considering he practices a mostly non contact style of fighting. He's not precisely buff, more like lean, but that's just the way he likes it. His arms are toned as well as his chest and stomach which is more or less the extent of his build. He has a rounded jawline, with a round chin, protruding slightly from the rest of his faces' contours. The skin on his face is rather tight - it wouldn't be possible to pinch and pull his cheeks. He has a very thin nosebridge, and a slightly pointed nose. If one had to label it, his nose were likely to be seen as about average sized. Some of his facial features that stand out a lot are his pure white eyes which conflicts with his black hair and the black shirts he always wears. Although his outfit always changes (he's quite aware of fashion, and although he doesn't follow the latest trends, he likes to dress in ways that make him feel good) he has one consistent piece of clothing in his look - his necklace. On this necklace is the mon of the Hamajō Confederation. One could say he is very much a patriot. And the nice things one can say about him end about there. Personnel files. Access only by security personnel with a C3 clearance. 【Full Name】 Higōhō (meaning illegitimate) Hyuga 【Alias】 Bastard 【Affiliation】 The Hamajō Confederation 【Age】 Eighteen (18.) 【Sex】 Male. 【Sexuality】 Straight. 【Birthplace】 Konohagakure. 【Bloodline】 Arguably.. Hyuga. 【Rank】 Chūnin Psych. report. Medical secrecy applies. 【Personality】 Higōhō isn't a nice person whatsoever. He's very sure of himself, cocky to some, arrogant to others. It doesn't help that he's not weak, either. He believes very strongly in himself, and although he's smart enough to know that he's no Madara or Pain, he knows he's strong. Not only is that because of the Byakugan, it's also because of his own hard work he thinks, as well as some natural skill he feels like he has. His cockiness and arrogance has lead him to become quite careless when conversing with people - you can call him an asshole, a lighter term would be being rude. Truth is, he just doesn't really care. If a girl asks him what he thinks of her dress, and he doesn't like it, he'll tell her the dress is ugly. If her face is ugly too, well, he'll probably tell her that too. Though that doesn't mean he would dislike this person, he just thinks himself above most people, so he feels a right to say that. Ofcourse, if he likes something, he isn't afraid to say that either. But he doesn't like that much things. In battle.. do I even need to say this? He's arrogant. He's a bit overzealous at times, and doesn't know his own limits, willing to take on things that are above his own skill level. But so far that's not really ever gone wrong terribly. Aside that, you can call him dumb, or you can call him brave, but he doesn't really give up. You'll have to kill him, knock him out, or cut off his legs and arms if you want him to stop getting up after you pummel him. To him, it doesn't matter. Dying is more honorable than giving up. Besides his arrogant appearance and his lack of care for people around him - the catch is that really he does care. Being a bastard child and - boo-hoo-hoo - not receiving a lot of attention, love, nurturing and care, meant that to Higōhō he had to appear like he didn't care, to not give his father the satisfaction of being broken by his lack of care. This carried over to his adult years. And while he might not care for others because he likes them, he cares for their well being since they are in the same battalion. So, he'll be very sacrificial if he needs to be, willing to give his life up for something like a mission or another person. 【History】 Higōhō was born 18 years ago, to a Hyuga side branch member and a woman of lesser morals. Not exactly a brilliant future ahead of himself, especially since he was born with the Byakugan and thus it was demanded that he was handed over to the Hyuga's He was immediately given the cursed seal on his forehead. A stain of shame on his father's reputation, and already that of his own. Not like a newborn baby was aware of such concepts as reputations. But during his childhood his father made it painfully obvious that he wasn't exactly wanted - 'an accident' - and later one even went as far as saying that he was a stain on the family name, a bastard child who was never meant to be. He shrugged it off, really, because at that point it became apparent that his father was a deadbeat, only allowed to stay in the Hyuga home because his drinking problem and gambling addiction would bring shame to the family if word ever got out. Most of his childhood he was micro-managed by the nannies and tutored by the older members. More often than not he was treated as a child that wasn't supposed to be there, but they put up with him regardless. He showed progress in using the byakugan, especially the gentle fist, as if some sort of innate skill with that style was already within him. Whether that was true or not remained to be seen but fact of the matter was he did good in classes. As soon as he became 7, he was sent to the shinobi academy, because a bastard child had nothing better to become than a shinobi anyway. He did well. Well enough, anyway. Didn't exactly want to be there but hadn't much other choice. At that point in time he had already thought to himself that his only purpose in life was really to be a shinobi - and to fight for the confederation. The confederate soldiers were sort of his heroes, warriors fighting to protect their homes, true patriots, yadda yadda. He loved them. So, he figured, why not become one? The Confederation took over at that point and since then his class was kind of filled with masses of kids. That meant that, even though there were many prospect shinobi that were at a good level, there were far more useless kids who were only there because their parents want them to be. And that meant Higōhō would stand out a little. Welp, he passed, no big surprise. Got to be a genin running around doing stuff like saving kittens from trees and stuff. It didn't matter, he was still a confederate shinobi, which felt good. It didn't take him too long to become a chunin - the Confederation took an interest in him due to the Byakugan, and so his promotion came rather easy. And here we are! 【Family ties】 His family is mostly the Hyuga clan - his father, ofcourse, and then the nannies and teachers that he worked with. The other kids, he supposes, were 'okay'. He didn't really got bullied, so that's a plus. Katso Hyuga \| Father \| 47, his room in the Hyuga estate, professional deadbeat. 【Dreams and fears】 He dreams of, one day, becoming a jonin and leading a team, or perhaps even becoming a captain for the confederation and entering the political world of the Confederation. Besides that, he kinda wants to live a calm life after his service. What a simple soul. His fear is probably dying by Curse Seal - it'd be hard knowing you're gonna die without being able to fight back. Combat reports. Gathered from evaluation reports after missions. 【Fighting style】 Higōhō is a very close combat oriented fighter, using the gentle fist. He is a proficient gentle fist user, capable of ousting most other nintaijutsu users with his own, and being a force to be reckoned with even within the Hyuga clan. That is not to say he'll beat anyone, however. 【Kekkei genkai, or bloodline limit】 Bloodline limit name: Byakugan Description: I can copy paste this URL here or you can just read it if you have no idea about byakugan (you barbar). His byakugan has a maximum range of 12 km, though that's only when he's not doing anything intensive (such as fighting). 【Ninja techniques】 A rank techniques: Eight Trigrams Mountain Crusher B rank techniques: Gentle Fist (style) Eight Trigrams Vacuum Palm Eight Trigrams Sixty-four Palms Eight Trigrams Thirty-two Palms C rank techniques: Palm Bottom Tenketsu Needle 【Custom made techniques】 Jutsu name: Eight Trigrams Vacuum Combo Rank: C Range: Very close. Description: The jutsu is nothing more than a combination of a gentle fist move with the vacuum palm move. First the user spins around on their axle, using their left/right hand (depending on the way you spin) to open up the victims' body by slapping away any defensive hand placements, before slapping their palm forwards and using the vacuum palm technique. “Watashi wa Kami - I am still God.” Over the past 11 years Yamato hasn't changed much - appearance wise - in comparison with before the Hamajo confederation arrived. He's grown in size, reaching up to 1.83cm by now. He still dresses the same - tshirts, a-shirts or sweatshirts with some form of jacket over them. He usually wears chino's like he did before, but has traded his slip-in's for a pair of black combat boots. Yamato is defined as a handsome boy, having a chiseled jawline and somewhat skinny-looking cheeks. His nose bridge is quite thin, although not as if it were a stripe. Contrary to most with a thin nosebridge, his nostrils are also thin. Besides that he has no specific bone structure related characteristics. His eyes are a deep dark green, but not so dark that they can be mistaken for a grey-black colour. In accordance with genetics they are slightly slanted. The most defining features on his face are most likely his 3 large, reddish old scars running across his nose. Yamato's body is 'normal' in terms of muscle and fat, though it's improved compared to 11 years ago. He has some obviously defined muscled due to the nature of their schooling, as a normal shinobi is expected to keep up with his athletic properties. His arms are skinny, meaning that the muscles there are by nature more defined, but due to hard training, they are also very much so toned to perfection. Without flexing you could most likely see the muscles regardless. The same goes for his legs. His chest is not very broad nor does it extend towards the front due to musclemass. As such he has a rather 'normal' looking chest. Regardless he does have some definition there, although you probably wouldn't see it very often due to his clothes. Personnel files. Access only by security personnel with a C3 clearance. 【Full Name】 Yamato Minamoru 【Alias】 Phoenix-touched 【Affiliation】 The Hamajō Confederation 【Age】 29 【Sex】 Male 【Sexuality】 Heterosexual 【Birthplace】 Konohagakure, regretably 【Bloodline】 Minamoru 【Clan Name】 Minamoru-shi 【Customs】 The Minamoru used to be very traditional, and they still are, holding onto values of old. Although as every other clan they have to grow with the times, and as such many customs have become merely symbolical and don't actually hold much significance. These customs are almost always on par with that of the other clans, since the clan is not much different from the others. That said, they have since their waning influence, dabbled more into even darker trades, and many of the Minamoru which were not shinobi, have become actively involved in the illegal arms trade, drugs trade, prostitution and other illegal activities. 【Special Traits】 Males are known to be born with black hair specifically, with the females usually being born with either black hair, or white hair. Chances seem to be 50/50 for either of the colour. Their eyes are green, differing only in coloration between dark and light green. The Minamoru do not have any hiden or kekkei genkai - in fact, they despise kekkei genkai and see it as a curse, where as hiden are seen as a pest, but 'acceptable.' 【Influences】 The Minamoru influence on Konohagakure was very, very big. Some of it was subtle, such as underground influences due to the Yakuza affiliations they have, or rather.. the fact that they lead one of the three largest Yakuza groups in Konohagakure, and dealt in things like Senju DNA, Sharingan black trade (rare) or even the drug trade. Their affiliations in this field are obvious to those involved, but to the outside world, it seems completely preposterous that the Minamoru, a powerful and high 'n mighty clan is involved in this. Besides that they were a huge economical influence 11 years ago, because they owned more or less 60% of all of Konoha's economical centre with Minamoru Enterprises. The remaining 40% is, thankfully for Konoha, not theirs since the other Yakuza groups were trying hard to wrangle control away from them. The fact that they own most of the economical centre should probably say enough about their economical influence but this is not to say that all this money flows directly into the pockets of the Minamoru clan - bribes, wages, etcetera all is paid from these funds. Finally the political aspect of the clan, which was not as big as it's underground or economical influence. Never the less it's still present - the fact that the Minamoru are a shinobi clan in essence (though, that is debateable very much so) gave them a small influence, and their alliances with other clans, as well as their feuds with some of the others, are a reason that they were politically well regarded, though not as high as the Hyuga or the Uchiha, or even the Uzumaki's although those have recently been more forthcoming towards the Minamoru. Ever since the death of Reijo at the hands of Fujitora Choko, the clan has fallen, and fallen deep. The only Minamoru of relative high stands are the shinobi, and even those have been falling ever so slightly. The only two remaining shinobi with a grain of honor left are Reijo's children - Rei Minamoru, a 25 year old medical kunoichi, and Yamato Minamoru himself, the heir to the clan after his uncle passes away. Never the less the clan has no estates left - all financial enterprises, shops, financial buildings were given away by Fujitora Choko to rival companies to ensure that the Minamoru held Yakuza group received no financing. Their political power waned as Reijo was the politician of the clan - the other Minamoru were regarded as too hotheaded and his uncle was a drunk, so he barely did anything with the clan. The Minamoru are barely a remnant of themselves, if they can even be called that. 【Relations】 Naito - the Naito clan is one of the clans that the Minamoru have been feuding with for the longest time. The feud started about 200 years ago, when both the Minamoru and the Naito were relatively new to Konoha. Ever since it's been dubbed the Feud of the Tiger and the Dogs. The long standing feud hasn't subsided just yet as members of this clan frequently clash - be it with words, swords, or politics. No longer applicable. The Naito clan is wiped out. 【History】 The Minamoru clan was founded quite recently compared to the other clans such as the Uchiha or the Hyuga. They were not part of the original founding clans, and migrated later as a result of economical changes. They weren't originally shinobi but quickly managed to adapt into a Shinobi clan effortlessly. They were comprised of highly driven individuals that wished to become the greatest at, more or less, whatever they attempted. It didn't always succeed, actually, more often than not, but you only need to give one glance to the current status of the clan to see how far they kicked it in those 200 years, compared to the Uchiha. Never the less they don't quite fit into Konoha - they are not so much underhanded, and wouldn't do anything to directly harm Konoha, but they are very self centered and do anything they do for the clan or themselves, not for Konoha. Konoha is simply a means to an end for them. Never the less a feeling of pride and honour is also common place in the clan so Konoha needn't worry about the Minamoru betraying them. They do what they do for themselves, or atleast so they say, but deep down most of the Minamoru are quite self sacrificial, especially the shinobi. Those that aren't in the shinobi trade are often a whole different breed of people, mostly simply normal people and civilians. In short, that means they have a tough skin, cussing, feuding, and appear somewhat rude and cold. Underneath that however are people that deeply respect tradition, hierarchy and self sacrifice. They might not show it but it's definetely there. Moving on, they also don't fit Konoha because they are very outspoken against kekkei genkai - and sadly for Konoha (or the Minamoru's, depending on who you ask) there are plenty of clans with kekkei genkai's. This has been reason for them to be a bit of an outcast-clan compared to others, distancing themselves from main Konoha, living outside the village. Up until the mid-years, between Sarada and Boruto's births, and current situation, they were insignificant, standard fodder clans. However it was then that they broke through with the arrival of the ronin, that fueled the underground Yakuza operations that some of the Minamoru were involved in. Due to this they suddenly raised in power unexplainedly, gaining more funds to further their political influence and economical presence. It didn't take long before Reijo took over 40-so years later, and furthered that all even more, expanding their influences rather rapidly. 11 years later, in the Hamajō Confederation, there's not much left of the Minamoru clan. All estates are gone, only the housing area remaining. Everything is, more or less, gone. Only Fujitora Choko and his 11th corps are to be blamed - that much any shinobi in the Minamoru clan will tell you. 【Rank】 Jonin Psych. report. Medical secrecy applies. 【Personality】 Yamato used to be seen as a thug or a criminal in the making. Not far from the truth given his father was the largest criminal in the entire village - something Yamato has no particular feelings towards since to him it was a way of life since his birth. However Yamato was never a criminal - he might've done questionable things during his services to the Hamajō Confederation but never anything that he'd consider criminal activity. Something else that characterizes him is his aggressive tendencies, as he is very very quick to anger and is, very much so, an asshole to everyone he meets. Those that know him for longer, such as Akio Tendou or Aoi Don Maquia will testify to this. Yamato is a bright young man, widely regarded in Konohagakure as a prodigy of attack. This is seen in his psyche as well, as the boy has shown aggressive and violent tendencies from time. Some would call it a short fuse.. and others call it being a thug in the making. Regardless of which is true, the boy also has shown impeccable resilience, steadfastness and a healthy dose of respect for tradition. Rumor within the Minamoru clan has said this is due to the amount of training that got instilled into him at an early age, and that he instills into himself daily even still. The boy also hates kekkei genkai for one reason or another, a sentiment shared by the entire clan, and some radicals even go so far as to wish those with a kekkei genkai dead. Yamato is a good student, and gets very good grades compared to those in the same years as him. He has shown a talent for, how could it be anything else, taijutsu and nintaijutsu, focusing especially on the offensive. This goes well with his aggressive nature and he is known to be able to take down opponents in a matter of seconds, although his defense is less than average. Despite attempts to convince him, his resilience has proven that fruitless. Then again, the boy has always been a prodigy and nobody has been able to prove that the boy might need a defense as well. This has affected his personality in a more or less negative way, although that is open to interpretation. The boy is somewhat- no, very arrogant, and while he wouldn't boast about his skills, he is fully aware of his status as a prodigy. This has given him the idea that he is above everyone else, and he has remained to keep this idea as he's been unhindered by anyone who could prove him wrong. Watashi wa Kami - in his eyes, he is God. 【History】 Pre Hamajō Confederation Yamato's childhood years were essentially a calmth before the storm. He spent his first four years as most children his age did - calmly in the arms of his mother, and playing outside. Then at the age of four, his father decided that it was time for him to become ready. Determined to make the clan greater than it already was, he hired a teacher who was to teach Yamato the basics about being a shinobi. No, he didn't learn any techniques, but learnt the mental side of shinobi's, namely rules, history and things you needed to know. This affected his school career indirectly as he had more background knowledge than most when he entered base school. During his time at base school he still had interest in making friends and preferred to learn techniques, practice taijutsu or throwing and fighting with kunai and shuriken. He often sparred with others, showing of his tenacious and aggressive nature in these matches. He often ended up fighting kids that were bigger and older, beginning to make a name for himself. He became a genin at the age of 12 like most others and went on to attend the high school to become a chunin. In that aspect, while he was a prodigy, he was like everyone else. During high school years he maintained a very steady level of training, to maintain his position within the clan which had grown by now. He became, more or less, the pride of his clan and family, and went unrivaled within the clan. In highschool he maintained a same degree of authority, although there were those that had problems with it, he found that he barely had any problems maintaining his position as the people that objected were often not even close to his level of mastery. Although this makes him sound like a hard ass, all he wanted was for people to more or less leave him alone. The only people he could really get along with was his own family. And even that was strenuous at times. Later, he became semi friends with Aoi, who had shown Yamato to be more capable than she let onto. Never the less they weren't ever close to friends - more so, being colleagues that enjoyed working together with each other more than if they had to work with others, the exception to that being Akio, who was Aoi's preferred companion for a long time. As for the hatred of people with kekkei genkai, it stems from the preconceived notion that people with kekkei genkai seem to think themselves special, untouchable or even godlike, and when you pair that with historical events focusing around kekkei genkai and being mostly negative (Infinite Tsukuyomi, Hyuga clan being a prime target to other villages), it results in a hatred that is widespread among this clan, which has seen it's fair share of bad luck to do with kekkei genkai during the centuries. Besides that Yamato is of the opinion that he could beat a kekkei genkai easily through strength and a superior will to work for something. Arrival of Hamajō Confederation During the arrival of the Hamajō Confederation Yamato played a part in the taking of the city. While he was defending the city at first, he switched sides halfway through after realizing that the Hamajō Confederation wasn't all that bad - in fact, it was better than Ayame and Fujitora. It didn't help that Fujitora was responsible for the death of his father - and in turn, the near death of his family. The Hamajō Confederation would have a larger chance to make his family important again. He arrived on scene near the 11th corps headquarters, which was where Fujitora was holed up. Finding himself trailing mostly behind dead bodies, he soon find the source of this - Yakoul. The cat-like person had slaughtered most of the 11th corps, including Saburo and Daiki, two people that Yamato had hoped to kill for himself. Above all, it had killed Fujitora - which was a crime in the eyes of Yamato, blinded by honour. Knowing better than to take revenge by attacking Yakoul, he simply boded his time. He got promoted within the Hamajō Confederation and is now a captain, or otherwise known as Jonin, largely in service at the Amegakure capital. However, recently he's received orders to go to the border area to investigate a compound, and meet with commander Yakoul, who'll be making further use of his services. 【Family ties】 Yamatos family was rather normal, if you keep in mind that he grew up with a family that was not only his father and mother but also included close relatives of those people. Given that his father is the clan head, he has always felt like the entire clan was his family, and not just his father and mother. As such he always felt a great drive to do well, for the honor of the clan. Furthermore the birth of his younger sister when he was 2 added to his drive as he was under the pretense that he'd get to, or even have to, teach her. Reijo Minamoru \| Father \| 43 at time of passing, Konohagakure, used to be often away on bussiness, was a politician and economist, it's said he has a pair of mistresses in any city. Mika Minamoru \| Mother \| 47, Konohagakure, restaurant owner and mother, she is a hard worker who never complains. Atleast she likes to think that she doesn't. Rei Minamoru \| Sister \| 25, Konohagakure, medical shinobi. Popular girl, but unlike Yamato she finds practicing boring and she'd rather spend her time away from home with friends. 【Dreams and fears】 Yamato secretly dreams of a world where there are no kekkei genkai as this would, in his eyes, greatly reduce conflict. Furthermore he dreams of making the Minamoru clan even greater than his father did, to outdo him in something that his father was already very good at. As for fears, Yamato fears causing death and dishonor to the clan, which goes without saying. Besides that he also fears losing respect from the clan and, to a lesser degree, to other shinobi of the Hamajō Confederation. Combat reports. Gathered from evaluation reports after missions. 【Fighting style】 Yamato's fighting style revolves entirely around the attack, offensiveness and taking down an opponent with hard hitting blows. Defense is almost nonexistant in his style, as he barely needs it. He is extremely resilient, as mentioned before, and as such he can take a lot of hits of any kind without showing signs of pain. Besides that, he is also someone who never, ever gives up. As such he will keep getting up even if he knows he cannot win - an admirable trait to some and a sign of stupidity to others. Another aspect of his style is courage, in the form of never being frightened. He is going to be the first to jump into battle and he's going to do so with an aggression bound to shake hearts and silence voices. 【Ninja techniques】 B rank techniques: Katon: Great Fire Destruction C rank techniques: Katon: Great Fireball Technique 【Custom made techniques】 Jutsu name: Minamoru-shi: Nokori Onaji (Minamoru Clan: Remain the Same, 残り同じ) Rank: S Range: N/A Description: This technique is, more or less, what constitutes Minamoru's hiden. It was created by Yamato due to his reckless nature and desire to enter the fray as the first one in - which was a negative thing before. Now, that turns into a good thing. The technique utilizes a very very small amount of chakra, which gathes in a 'pool' of chakra within the user. In general, there's never been a time where the chakra gets used up so quickly in usage of the technique that it completely empties out. This passive ability consumes chakra at a very slow rate constantly, even when not in combat. Luckily Yamato's chakra pool is large enough to sustain it. This ability works through getting hurt - as strange as it may sounds - converting damage done to the user and turning it into raw power. In effect, that means that 'more damage input = more damage output' in simple terms. Muscles are stimulated by the damage, as well as the psychological will to fight on. This allows Yamato to press on past his normal limits - which were already extraordinarily high - and keep fighting even with broken bones, torn muscles or large gaping wounds. The drawbacks to this are, ofcourse, that he's going to be less accurate and skillfull, but more powerful. In short attacks will be more powerful but he'll have a harder time hitting, ofcourse that depends largely on the type of wounds too. That's not to say that he heals them instantly - if he receives a mortal wound, he'll die pretty much if he doesn't receive treatment regardless of the jutsu. But receiving wounds does make him stronger, both in how he feels and how he actually is. It doesn't make him less mortal - but he sees him self as a God. Would he believe he's still mortal? Jutsu name: Minamoru-shi: Chakurabāsuto (Minamoru Clan: Chakra Burst, チャクラバースト) Rank: A Range: 5m-10m Description: Releasing one fourth of the chakra stored in his pool for the Nokori Onaji technique, he releases a pure burst of chakra out of his entire body, causing a shockwave of chakra. This shockwave can extend between 5m and 10m, dependant on how large his pool currently is. The shockwave is powerful enough to send shinobi that don't hold themselves down on the ground flying, sending lightweights (80<kg.) flying atleast 20 meters at high speed, and sending heavyweights (80>kg.) stumbling out of the shockwave area. Objects are sent flying away too, such as kunai, leaves and other random items in the area. The jutsu isn't incredibly damaging on it's own, dependant on objects in the area. For instance, in an empty dirt field, there'll be no objects to send flying, and no objects for the enemy to crash into. So, damage will be reduced to perhaps some light scraping from scraping on the ground. In a forest, or a densely built in city, the damage will be more extensive, given that the enemy might fly into trees, rocks, buildings, roadsigns, etcetera. Jutsu name: Katon: Great Fire Fists Rank: A Range: Close Description: The technique begins by creating a short series of seals ended by a Tiger seal - although since this is Yamato's signature move, he has perfected it to the point where he doesn't need to form the seals any longer. After this the user flicks his wrists and they are set ablaze. Not yet taking a shape the user must focus the chakra around this area for a short period, in the case of Yamato a second or two. After this is done the fire becomes hotter, akin to a bunsenburner in heat, and the fire will take the color blue as a result. The resulting heat is enough to roast skin even if it's not touching the fire, and enough to severely burn anyone that gets in direct contact with the flames, enough to cause third degree (yes, that hot) burns when you get directly hit by a punch of this technique. Anyone standing nearby Yamato will feel the heat emenating off of the boy, whether they are friend or foe, before he leaps into the battle. The fire takes the shape of a lions head, akin to the two guarding lions that stand outside most wealthy places or places of public interest. Jutsu name: Katon: Great Fire Extraction Rank: A Range: Close Description: Yaoku's Revenge sets the user ablaze for a short time, appearing to others as an explosion. In reality it works as a distraction, while the user cocks his hand back which is then lit ablaze. The single hand will be heated up so much, that it overpowers even the Fists of a Tiger technique, heating up to the extent where it will be able to melt both skin, muscle and bone. The intensity of the technique requires so much chakra that it is pretty much useable only thrice. After the required heat is reached, a matter of seconds for Yamato, the user lunges forwards through the explosion he caused himself and launched his fist into the enemy, melting skin first, then fat and muscle, and finally bone before the hand cools down. If used effectively, and the hit connects, it will be a tremendous attack able to incapacitate or kill most enemies. But it requires accuracy, something that is often lacking when an enemy is moving around, and also because the explosion caused by Yamato would obscure his vision. Besides that, the attack leaves him rather exhausted, so that he'd have to retreat from the fight, something that Yamato could obviously never do. As such it's likely for him to overexert himself after using this technique. Jutsu name: Katon: Great Fire Bind Rank: B Range: 10 meter in front of Yamato Description: To be used in conjuction with the Great Fire Extraction technique, but useable on it's own too. This technique is not neccesarily a fighting technique, the sole technique in Yamato's arsenal that isn't focussed 100% on the offense. However it is used as a runner up to a very offensive move. After forming a boar and tiger seal, the user holds the tiger seal while a set of 2 fiery hands emerge from his back, quickly coming out at a rapid speed. These hands will head for the enemy almost instinctively, and grab the enemy by the arm. Once grabbed it will be virtually impossible to get out lest you have a teammate that is able to free you or you work out a genius way to break free. Because the hands are made of flames you will receive slight burning although the burns will not be harmful whatsoever, akin to a D rank fire jutsu if not less harmful. The true fear you should have.. is the follow up jutsu. There is a slight reaction time between being grabbed and the start of the technique, around 1.5 seconds, but dodging will only end up causing the hands to chase you for a longer time. The only true escape is to get out of the 10 meter mark, but that will be hard with just 1.5 second to escape. It's possible for ninja's with above average jutsu, however. Another weakness, aside from it's length, is it's weakness to both water and earth defensive jutsu, such as the earthen walls or the water techniques that send out half an ocean. Using wind or fire against these hands is nearly useless, matter of fact it's counter productive because adding more fire to the arms will have no effect, while using wind based jutsu on them will fuel the flames, speeding them up even more. Electrical jutsu are useless, too, because electricity will go through the hands. An extraordinarily fast shinobi (read: faster than Yamato) will be able to dodge the hands initially and then attack quickly after if he times it right, because attacking Yamato and forcing him to release the tiger seal will stop the jutsu. However, if Yamato moves but still holds the seal, the jutsu will continue. The time it takes to form the hands and attempt to grab the opponent is all within 1 post, but the actual act of grabbing depends on it being dodged/ran away from, and as such can only happen in the 2nd post. Jutsu name: Fuuton: Greater Fire Fists Rank: C Range: N/A. Description: Technically not a technique on it's own, but still classified as one, the user will not have to form any seals, instead he simply has to augment fuuton chakra in his fists and release it into his fists of the Fire Fist jutsu. Due to Fuuton acting as 'fuel' (fuel for fire is oxygen, a source and burnable material) the fire will begin to burn even hotter, turning the fire blue and causing the area it's used in to appear 'darker' or closer to nightfall. This is due to the bright source of light making the environments appear darker than they really are simply because of the contrast or difference in lightsources. Even on a blue sky, clear lit day it will appear as if it were 00:00 midnight. The fists of the Fire-tiger will burn so hot, the radius at which the heat can be felt greatly expands and even those standing close to Yamato during the usage of this will feel uncomfortably warm, and if they stay near long enough, might begin getting a serious sunburn. The main effect also increases, still holding onto the 3rd degree burns upon connecting a hit, but adding in the additional fuuton element of a highly increased knockback and a cutting effect, too. You will go flying most definetely when you get hit by this augmented technique, sending lighter opponents up to 100m away and heavy, fat opponents at a weight of 200kg about 30 meters. Furthermore, there will be slight cuts, as if you got hit by 20 kunai at once. Ofcourse, that's all superficial wounds - nothing life threatening, but definetely painful. Like most nintaijutsu, this is extemely destructive, but exerting at the same time. There is no real weakness to this technique, as it's not really a technique to begin with but more so an augmentation or reinforcement of another. As such, weaknesses of the Fists of the Tiger still exist, such as suiton jutsu or defensive doton jutsu. Even so, the usage of this extra fuuton jutsu will allow the user to simply brute-force his way past many of these jutsu anyway, most notably doton. Suiton will always be a problem for fire users and this technique is no exception. Jutsu name: Katon: Great Fire Bomb Rank: B Range: 7.5m Description: This technique is a secret trump card held in high regard by the Minamoru clan. Not many outside of the clan know of it, because it's a rather rough technique on both the victim and the user. The users can begin this technique by forming the Tiger seal, after which it cannot be stopped anymore. The user envelops themself in flames, starting out akin to any other fire technique and indistinguishable at this time, looking rather harmless. However this all leads to an explosion. An explosion of the user itself into fiery death. In essence it's a fiery suicide technique that will blow up the user plus anything within 3.5m of the technique, and will damage anything up to 7.5m around the technique. The bad side? If you use this technique you die. Jutsu name: Minamoru-shi: Jisatsu-ryō (Minamoru Clan: Suicide Charge, 自殺料) Rank: B Range: 50m. Description: Utilizing his Futoon element, the user 'boosts' his speed quickly by displacing air in front of him towards his back, to travel quicker similar to how an airplane gains lift. However, this technique isn't fast enough to create lift and neither is Yamato shaped in order to create lift.. However, this will give him speed. Using this speed the use pummels himself into the enemy ranks, most likely a larger group of enemies. The head on charge manifests itself into simply crashing into the enemies with limbs extended, punching left and right to get as many hits in as possible. Defense is NOT a part of Yamato's vocabulary. This can be easily protected against by, say, creating an obstacle like a doton-sphere to protect yourself/you friends (if you're friendly like that.) 【Weaponry, tools and objects.】 Weapon, tool or object name: Backpack. Weapon, tool or object type: It's.. a backpack. Possibly filled with explosive tags. Description: It's a fucking explosive backpack bomb. Bag-o-bombs. EASY.
51,209	1,381	116	2,089	1,979	Yakoul Kakariko The Confederation's General of Armed Forces Sunagakure Yakoul gestured to Kanata that she had the OK to leave and get herself patched up after that little smack she had received. Tanji on the other hand had found a great solution to pass the time and further the feline's fantasy of imitating some typical dystopian nation. Of course, without Ryuu's approval, this kind of stuff wouldn't go really far if Yakoul actually asked others to do it. But it remained humoring and interesting to keep such a zealot around. It was official, Tanji would be Yakoul's Yes Man from now on, quite an honor for dedicated 11th corp warrior who would have a chance to display his talents in the field, right in front of his commander. They were both dismissed and Yakoul was left with the lounge all to itself. Now lying down in total silence on the couch it appropriated for itself, it slowly closed its eyes and entered a state of calmness rarely seen by any of its subordinates. It didn't sleep, it simply drifted into its innermost thoughts, reliving multiple events in its life. Because of the adrenaline rush it was getting simply by thinking of what this war would entail as well as the upcoming operation, the memories passing by were in accordance to such graphic anticipations. More precisely, it recalled the events of Konoha, the final stronghold before the world would succumb to Hamajo's will and lick his feet. Just a few months before, Yakoul had ordered to simply annihilate Kirigakure upon realizing just how inefficient it would have been to run in such an unstable land and lose even more resources for a simple island. They had an entire continent, they didn't need a maintained Kirigakure. Today, the island remains off limits to even higher ups, but few actually know what happened there and the true reasons behind the complete destruction of the province. This secret was one of the first things that brought general terror to the world. They were not afraid to lay waste to massive territories to get what they want. Slowly but surely, these violent thoughts would guide the beast to sleep. Because of its nature, it had a tendency to sleep for a rather extended period of time, waking up in the middle of the day the next day even though is slept barely as the evening started. The Next Day - Around Noon The Confederation Embassy's Entrance, Sunagakure As hot as it was in Sunagakure, they had to give credit for its many advancements since the 4th Shinobi War. The architecture was nothing like it was back in the day, a lot more modern, even futuristic, with many skyscrapers and sources of water keeping the most tropical of plants alive. Think the Dubai of the Naruto world. Yakoul sure got a nice dose of the rejuvenated Suna which had suffered the least amount of casualties during the Hamajo war. It almost remembered how it was a little less than a century ago, when the big shots were still extremely confident as to what they would transform this Oasis into. The general wasn't waiting outside however, but rather in a Limousine used usually by civilians rather than Shinobi who could probably move faster than said vehicle. But that didn't matter too much, Yakoul wanted to appear civilized and not have to actually run around to reach Iwagakure. Plus the roads were much easier to travel on once in the Iwagakure Province. Both Tanji and Kanata were expected around that time and enter the vehicle. There they'd find Yakoul sitting comfortably on one of the large seats next to the minibar for the most luxurious of limos only. They were going to leave soon and hopefully arrive in the evening at the Spa ran by Gozoboro. "Mmmmeeeee-fucking-ooowwwww, today is going to be a goooood day. I can just fucking feel it." The Next day - Nearing Nightfall Armed Forces Outpost - Amegakure Province, Near the Border with Konoha Every little flourishing agent was dismissed and they all went on their merry way to explore Sunagakure a bit as they were devoid of any duty until the following day. They'd be made aware of that via their personal phones, which the Government knew entirely about because shut up. As such, they would all be warned in advance that they were to meet at the nearby Amegakure Province at the outpost they had marked into their digital maps. Once there, they'd be greeted by the staff whom show them around the area. The establishment itself wasn't too big on the outside, looked as big as a normal highschool and looked more administrative than anything upon entering it. However as they would all take the stars/elevator, they'd soon realize that what they saw was quite literally the tip of the iceberg. The underground facility was huge, holding multiple gymnasiums capable of hosting different sports, weight rooms, common rooms, and a special area dedicated in dorms they could all live in individually if they were inclined to stay out or practicality. They had access to practically the entire area, including the control room where most of the information is received from troops on the field and other outposts. It seemed clear that this would be their main workplace during this crisis, like an anti-terrorist unit, as it was fully equipped to respond to the needs of every type of fighter. There were in fact battle fields deeper into the facility that were the copies of the simulation technologies used by the old 11th Corps, allowing the most potent of fighters to engage without holding back in an environment typical of what they'd encounter in the field. In short, they had everything to train, sleep, eat, piss, shit, watch TV, Wi-fi, a working phone line. They'd also all be attributed an earphone to ease communication during squad interventions. Finally, they would visit the hangar. Rows of VTOL airships would be presented and at their disposal. Though rarely seen as they remain expensive to manufacture, they were specifically made for the Armed Forces when confronted to guerrilla war tactics by such belligerent opposition. Despite the speed of a shinobi, the limits of ground travel made the migration from Province to Province, even with the improved road systems, a matter of hours. Here, with the exceptional speed and capacity to transport multiple troopers, could get the potent Armed Forces into the terrain in a matter of minutes. As of now, not much has happened during the day. Most who were dispatched to investigate often unrelated cases were lower level shinobi. The higher levels (characters) would be doing their own thing, whether it'd be training, working on certain leads/taking over a non-combative job or simply nothing. It could also be an opportunity to discover each other's capabilities too. Arima Shuu - Tametomo The Red Sages The Super Secret Base At least Aro took the initiative to respond, and immediately Arima would point at the guy with his index finger, indicating the guy was mostly right. Though of course a lot more could be said, but the necessary was exposed. In truth, it didn't matter too much whether or not they knew what it was, he'd have a picture of it for them in case they wouldn't bother to simply look it up. The issue of how it would be organized however came up, and Arima took a second to recount in his mind the various steps they had to take. "Alright. Naomi and I will be dressed as the typical rich couple of the area. Good thing is, they have this anonymity fetish with masks that cover the eyes. Only the bouncer will have a look at us. You and Chieko will supervise outside activity from afar as we take the tool." He detailed, giving at least the skeleton of the plan he had elaborated so they'd know where they'd stand in this whole mess. Arima would then go on when he noticed they were following without a problem. "We have a guy inside, the Janitor to be precise, and all we'll need is to g- Wait, whaaaOwwww Shit! You crazy Tsundere ... Arg!" He barely had time to react as Chieko's swift kick made the boy propel out of his seat and hurt when he'd attempt to sit back down. Annoyed but also softened by the girl he had a rather dumb attraction to, he'd just giver her a glare and a half-assed comeback. "H-hey, what was that for?! I was going to fill you in. Crazy nut." Shaking his head, he'd begrudgingly attempted to sit back down, adopting a position somewhat silly. Some would think he had developed a hemorrhoid. Sighing to recompose himself, he'd finally pick up from where he was cut off. "Okay. So Naomi's going to be the one sneaking around from the vents of the women's bathroom. You'll have approx five minutes to reach the sealed room without being noticed and nab the target. If your raiton doesn't break through and the stationed guards don't have a good keycard ... Then you'll bust through with the bomb left by our contact in the Janitor's closet in the same floor. I'll await with the auction guests and warn you if suspicious activity occurs. You two outside do the same and immediately react if you see one of those airships arrive. Alright? We'll go through this again a few times with plans. All good?" Arima was a bit clumsy with planning, but luckily this was established with his cousin beforehand. And as much as Aro would have been a better choice regardless, he was a new guy, and trust was a luxury to have in this time of war. By then the chef had served them each a bowl of ramen they could enjoy, even for Chieko. "Good. Now dig in." The Next Day - At the time of the sunset B.A Auction House - The Small Town of Busohaku - 25 KM from Konoha's Outskirts Arima barely slept the night beforehand, anxious that he'd have to lay his life on the line again for the same thing. Sure, he believed deeply in the cause of the Red Sages, and even more in the cause of the Tametomo, but he couldn't perish the thought of succumbing before he could honor his clan as his cousin Arara did. Even if he had a silly name. The day passed by with the squad establishing battle tactics in case those Armed Forces came along and actually brought a life risking challenge. After all, even though the numbers of private shinobi were dangerous, they lacked the skills of reacting properly to such a stealthy approach. Dusk took over the land and Arima was sitting alongside Naomi, both dressed in the typical fancy attire one would find in such events, plus an eye mask. Fancy black suit, red tie, the usual. Naomi was given a handbag containing the necessary equipment to unseal their weapons, including his boots, and seal the Bashosen for easy transport. All they had to do now is execute the plan. Once arrived, their driver would stop where a servant greeted them and guided them to the Auction house's entrance. Arima would present his arm with a whole lot of gallantry so Naomi could take it as they'd walk toward the house. "How are you feeling?" He'd murmur to the girl as they would try to remain in character until it was time. They'd only have to remove their masks once confronted to the bouncer to validate their (fake) ID's and invitations. Once it was clear, they were allowed in the massive lobby filled with people wearing almost the same clothes a them. With such a crowd, it would be easy to get around unnoticed. They just needed the right opportunity to do so. "Whenever you feel like it. I'll try to take to some old farts. Five minutes, not a second more." He told her as he anticipated the worst in this scenario. Aro and Chieko on the other hand, they'd be stationed in a hotel about a block away with access to a balcony where they could easily overwatch the Auction House and was was going on around it. They could even use their shadow clones to cover more terrain by placing them in roofs of nearby appartement complexes.	Spode's Magical Character Emporium of Wonders V.2! DLC pack Coming soon. Buy Season Pass Now! “I'm gon' fuck me some motherfuckers.” 1m75 - 72 KG At first glance, it is almost impossible to not have any preconception regarding Yakoul's normal appearance, an issue that costed the lives of many. Yakoul looks like the typical cat-human people see in various media and have bizarre fantasies about, though the reasons behind its current for are a lot less fantastic. Everyone notices the white cat ears and the long tail, which various in size for no apparent reason, and would usually dumb it down as 'too cute to be threatening'. That's until they see its teeth. Otherwise it can also alternate its cat pupils, usually forming them when in combat. They're orange regardless of the form. Now that the kitty aspects are out, the next issue is ... Well the rest. Its silhouette is completely androgynous. Somewhat curvy bottom part but facial traits that look more like a young male teen's than a female's. Its chest appears to look more like pectoral muscles than breasts. The hair style doesn't help either, being short and curly/messy. Its gender will always remain a dark enigma those in the Confederation hope to crack some day. Or not. Freaks. In terms of attire, it wields a navy blue, long sleeved shirt with golden buttons in the center. An orange pair of shorts to keep its legs warm along with long, same colored socks that nearly reach the knees. It does not wear sandals, ever, but a pair of navy blue shoes it can easily slide on its feet without having to deal with laces or velcro. Personnel files. Access only by security personnel with a C3 clearance. 【Full Name】 Yakoul Kakariko 【Alias】 The Badass who Fucked Konoha (Self proclaimed) Hamajo's Monstrous Hero Kitty Cat 【Affiliation】 The Hamajō Confederation 【Age】 113 【Sex】 ? 【Sexuality】 A lot of things 【Birthplace】 Hidden in the Grass 【Bloodline】 N/A 【Rank】 General of the Confederation's Armed Forces - Jonin Commander Equivalent Psych. report. Medical secrecy applies. 【Personality】 Yakoul earned the title of War hero and trump card of the Confederation's army 11 years ago because of its genius regarding the Art of War and overall capabilities in the field. A lot of it is true, as Yakoul has never backed down from a fight (doesn't mean it never lost), winning against any type of individual conceivable, whether they are intelligent, dumb, strong or frail, it always found a way. This much praise made it a main figure to the Confederation's political and social life, despite all of it being based on prestige told by the Confederation itself. Many know of how ruthless Yakoul is, breaking the 'cute cat' image it once had, but the details remain rather vague and exclusive to inner circles. In truth, although it wields the willpower and charm of an extremely successful warlord, it is undeniably an unpredictable force of malice no one other than the top ruler of the Confederation has managed to tame. It holds the nickname of monster for a reason for anyone who has actively been an obstacle to the feline has lived the merciless and downright cruel fury of the beast. Only through tactical advantage does it show mercy, otherwise it has no qualms in exposing its perverted and sick mind to those it simply wants to rob something from. Ironically, apart from war, it is an individual completely absent of common sense. Mundane activities are engaged in the most eccentric and downright surreal fashion with this critter. Despite emitting one of the most foul presences in the entire world, it has a surprising way of illuminating rooms for people it shares a sense of camaraderie with to avoid getting bored. Indeed, it has a terribly thin attention span. Speaking of comrades actually, as monstrous as it may be, it built itself a rationale that gives actual human value to its close colleagues, only to use their deaths as a catalyst to fill itself with anger and many other emotions to slaughter superior enemies. Does it feel something when someone close dies? Sure, and it knows it, hence why it uses it. Keeping up with unpredictability, its behavior has been deemed so sporadic, it is impossible to truly form a friendship with it. Now the reason being that as much as it enjoys messing around when in free time or just during transition phases in a conflict, one thing will get it to laugh while another almost completely identical will earn the instigator an impromptu vasectomy. Needless to say, many have come and left Yakoul's squad not because of the intense battlefield, but by the insane moodswings. Did I mention its intuition? If it has a bad feeling about you, prepare to have a bad time. Needless to say, ti remains a really good judge of character, as would be any leader. This deserves the final paragraph and serves as a warning to everyone. Profanity is its mother tongue and has a very horrible accent when speaking. In most sentences, it will enter a pointless swear, and this increases depending on how passionate it gets. Add to that a shamelessly crude attitude and we have the most foul individual in the Confederation as one would expect. It doesn't always insert swear words, but they seem to illustrate quite well what its intentions are most of the time. 【History】 Yakoul has lived far longer than most people on this earth, all thanks to the inherited powers of its supposed 'cursed' clan. It didn't feel all that bad to it, quite the contrary, it got eternal life all to itself. The feline essentially saw history happen before it, not that it did much to actually archive it or even remember, it was just there, existing and eating whatever it attacked in a village, whether it be livestock, pet or people. Like many of its clan, it terrified the populace because of its jumps of rage and general disregard for their lives. Yeah no, Yakoul isn't this dual-personality type. It always lived as if its surges of violence were just it being in a bad mood rather than lack of control. Decades went on and it would only be when encountering a group a very strange looking individuals, nothing like those annoying shinobi that were sometimes a little too hard to kill. They were strong, but also quite tasty looking, and Yakoul liked that a lot. Wanting a piece of these people, its blood would quickly be rust to the blades of the leader's right hand. The animal didn't beg for mercy, but rather stared at the dominant being of the group, fantasizing on how it would have been great to have that body all to itself in its cavern. It was not because of its potential that it was spared, however, but because of its amusing appearance. The monster that would eventually be one of the pivotal figures in the war was recruited for looking somewhat like a cat. Well, "recruited", it served as decor for the leader's luxurious tastes. It wouldn't be until the first days of war that Yakoul would prove its worth as more than just a soldier. At first, it was simply sent on small missions due to its enhanced senses and general aggressiveness toward foes. It didn't mind, it had free food and could rip anything to shreds when asked. Doing dirty work was just a small repayment. Its talents as a war leader flourished when confronted to its first ambush. Somewhat devoid of extreme intelligence, it mixed what it learned through living so long and instinct to divide strategies to minimize losses. Though this time it was actual comrades and not food something it would protect in some cave or stolen house. Few casualties and a need to make a profanity filled speech to pump its men, Yakoul was given the title of General. Why? Because the leader could, not that it really earned it or anything. It just made its superior happy and proved its worth. Many events during the war were under its leadership, and generally it kept the upper hand and quickly understood the art of war. One could say it was more or less its destiny to hold such a position as it lived in relatively poor countries where small conflicts were rampant and only through strategy was survival possible. What would mark Yakoul as a war hero would be how it led its men to the doors of Konoha and in three days time, murdered with its bare hands the leader of the 11th Corp, the equivalent of Root at the time. Fujitora Choko was killed, and Ayame Choko, the Hokage, would have the same visit by Yakoul. Many speculate that Ayame was never there to begin with, but soldiers attest that Yakoul had killed her as well. Of course, victors are the ones who write history, so even knows if this whole damn history section is legit and not me making a BS Shyamalan on you? Thought so. After the war, Yakoul's been ... Quiet. Simply because the Red Sages have been too sporadic for it to actually care enough. It is mostly seen in public events with its master or simply to keep itself entertained. 【Family ties】 It doesn't have any known relatives. Unless you count every stray cat in the world. The Great President \| Master and Pet \| N/A - Amegakure Capital 【Dreams and fears】 Yakoul dreams to simply do whatever it wants the next day. As of now, it fights for its master in a more zealous manner than anything. But if its superior were to die, it could very well change its passion on a whim. As of now, it simply wanted to endlessly fight the rebels, over and over, and hopefully even die a horrible death at their hands. Not that it actively tries to die, it's simply a fantasy. Combat reports. Gathered from evaluation reports after missions. 【Fighting style】 Swift and deadly. Yakoul's fight have often been rather quick, or at least when it decides to go on the offensive anyway. Most of the time it falls on taunts and easily evades and/or blocks strikes it can see coming beforehand. Easily finding the flaws in the techniques employed by the opposition, when confident enough it can end it, Yakoul will strike where it hurts the most. This of course depends on the caliber of the opponent, as those who prove to be a lot more keen on their moves will force the beast to actually prod something out of them with actual violence. When in its lethal mindset, it greatly utilizes its strong tail as a third member to gain an easy advantage on the enemy, as well as keep many of its abilities a 'surprise' for the enemy to discover. Because of this, it prioritizes close quarters combat 3/4 times, especially considering its Jutsu pool. The issue with it fighting longer and longer, however, is that it slowly loses patience and lets its more berserk state take hold, pushing Yakoul to lose a decent thought process out of anger and sheer brutality. 【Kekkei genkai, or bloodline limit】 Bloodline limit name: Juugo's Clan Kekkei Genkai Description: Many consider this Kekkei Genkai as the cheap counterpart of the Sage mode. Yakoul would of course strongly disagree. To start off with the basics, this KG enables the wielder to passively absorb Senjutsu Chakra (Natural Energy) all the time, leaving it with some pretty gargantuan chakra pools. The effects can often be dumbed down to bursts of anger and berserk states, but Yakoul has since grown accustomed to it. However, bien exposed to it for so long, it has developed animal-like traits similar to beings untrained in Sage Art that have absorbed too much Senjutsu chakra. In this case, it acquired feline traits. It is also the cause of Yakoul's massive longevity and seemingly eternal youth. Because it is mostly under control, Yakoul can freely manipulate its own body and expose select parts to 'curse' with his Sage Transformation. Essentially, it can manipulate the form of its body, sprout wings or grow axe blades on its forearms. The possibilities are massive, as long as they aren't too exaggerated. Chakra cannons are also a dominant trait in the Sage Transformation. Generally users of this KG can tank massive blows that prowl through their flesh and pierce their members without an issue as seen when Juugo not only had a massive hole in his arm but also his chest and recovered without an issue. However the more this ability is used, the less coherent the thought process Yakoul's approaches will be. As much as it is used to it, it will eventually lose grip and wildly attack anything if battles push it too far. Withering down Yakoul's endurance makes it the best tactic to make it a lot more dangerous and violent, but also more predictable and easily deceived. Strengths: The KG offers overwhelmingly high amounts of chakra as well as access to natural energy. Naturally users have immense strength, which only increases when enhancing certain parts of their bodies (easily rivals CES). Resilience and a particularly versatile movepool are probably the biggest strengths in there. The added bulk of the sage transformation can be compensated with the chakra jets. Weaknesses: Surprisingly has few, but the lack of control through continuous use is rather exploitable. When transformed, whether it is berserk or not, the moves appear to be more predictable and easy to anticipate, in exchange for simply more destructive power. 【Ninja techniques】 S rank techniques: 1 Compulsory Subjugation A rank techniques: 3 My Favorite Cancer Perfect Symbiosis Enhanced Scales B rank techniques: 4 Super Mega Ultra Go to Hell Cannons Fire Cannon Dash Genjutsu: Cat and Mouse Suffocating Haze C rank techniques: 5 Up yours: Style One Swiisssshhhhh Shotgun Special Lil' Sluggers Regeneration Absorption D-E rank techniques: 3 Hiding in Surface Technique Overwhelming Killing Intent Yakoul's Juinjutsu 【Custom made techniques】 Jutsu name: I'm just fucking better than you! (Also known as Compulsory Subjugation) Rank: S Range: 0 - 50m Description: As Yakoul's Trump card, Compulsory Subjugation is a tool it prefers to use in very specific scenarios and often saves it as a 'Grand Finale' for people like Souji Tametomo. It manifests itself in three tentacle-like appendages emerging from Yakoul's spine with only the tips being of a completely black color, the rest remaining beige/gray like the typical KG transformation. They all hold tremendous strength with the capability of slapping away boulders with one alone and they can strength up to 50 meters. Though as strong as they may be, they remain easy to cut like flesh and inflict gargantuan pain to Yakoul when cut, and even more when being reattached or regenerating, thus forcing its stamina to plummet. But its greatest strength doesn't lie there. The tips are where the ability shines. They are ridiculously sharp, but can still be blocked by robust defenses. Of course once they manage to actually inflict damage, here the fun begins. If one were to be simply scratched by the tentacle, they could have a small piece of Yakoul's flesh in them, not big enough to be game breaking, but enough to bond with their flesh and bone of the area. A large amount of pain occurs as the incompatible flesh acts like a cancer and forces the muscles to tense and twist on each other. If done on an arm or leg, the bones would easily snap and rend the member worthless but it would end there (except for the pain), while if on the body, the organs run the risk of being completely ripped to shreds. The solution is simple, stab the area that was cut, the bleeding will cause a lot of the Sage Transformation flesh to ooze out. The blood loss won't be enough to kill but will render largely ineffective. That's if they can close the wound. If the tentacle is stabbed, however. Everything changes. Large amounts of Yakoul's own flesh is injected in the body, ripping apart muscles and bones as they go, essentially making it a game over unless a third party severs the appendage before it can completely possess the body. Immediate medical treatment can held control this, though the victim is decommissioned. If Yakoul possesses the individual entirely and destroys them from the inside out, they will evidently die. But only to revive as a mindless beast under Yakoul's command, like a pet. They would be possessed by the Sage Transformation entirely, looking exactly like the second stage transformation. They can use the same abilities they once had, barring tactics. The only escape would be death, unless some miracle doctor finds a cure. cough Jutsu name: My Favorite Cancer Rank: A Range: N/A Description: Similar to the Fission Technique, the function is similar, however it is interconnected with the Sage Kekkei Genkai. Essentially Yakoul splits itself physically to produce two teen-like Yakoul. I can go up two four with small kid versions. They are generally physically weaker as they go along and divide, as well as simply having weaker abilities (And the S rank Technique sealed). However they are capable of gathering natural energy individually and slowly grow. When divided by two, about 5 posts are needed for both Yakoul to be fully grown, 8 (4 to be teen sized) for the smaller one. When destroyed, they turn into puddles of flesh that glues itself back into a fission clone, giving back the chakra. When split they can't have more chakra than the average individual unlike a full Yakoul who can have an overwhelmingly high surplus. After 5 posts where they're fully grown, they're forced back into one Yakoul as the technique expires. Jutsu name: Perfect Symbiosis, Bitch. Rank: A Range: 150 KM Description: One could call this an extremely advanced version of sensory, but it really is a mastery of Senjutsu chakra to the extent where someone incapable of being a Sage could master it. Yakoul becomes 'One' spiritually with nature, which is everywhere, making it almost completely undetectable by sensors. Its chakra can be seen by Sharingan, Rinnegan and Byakugan, but locating Yakoul is extremely difficult in long distances. The only exceptions are either Sages or those with this ability (or equivalent). But this also gives a tremendous advantage in sensory skills for Yakoul. When actively using this ability, its pupils dilate like a cat's as it uses natural energy as a powerful sensory ability for both extremely long ranges and close range. When going long range, it is mostly good for finding very specific chakra signatures and presences in remote areas as well a detecting who is in what area and how many beings there are there. When in close range, it can essentially take over for sight and sound as it gives a very precise input on what approches, what form it has and how fast it is moving. Its enhanced sense of smell and hearing usually compliment the job perfectly. Jutsu name: Awesome as shit Scales Rank: A Range: Personal Description: Developed after killing Fujitora Choko, Yakoul decided to innovate a bit defensively, and thus also evolve offensively, by taking elements from the Heavenly Blood. Here, it must use Sage Transformation before this becomes possible. Yakoul is capable of having 'scales' rapidly grow on affected parts of its body by concentrating both senjutsu chakra and stamina to make them steel-hard. Indeed, it affects both the physical and chakra state of the user, making it something that can't be entirely recovered by passive natural energy absorbing. These can easily block non-enhanced weapons and take multiple hits from those. It takes stronger Ninjutsu to break through. The seconde usage it has requires a lot less stamina, almost none, but it loses all of its value. Using a bit of wind chakra on its pores, Yakoul can simply fire these scales in large waves like large, diamond-shaped kunai in a direction it chooses without actually moving. Being made of chakra they have higher piercing capability, but they are somewhat slower and more predictable than the ninja tools. Their strength mostly lie on the being ejected from anywhere at anytime. Jutsu name: Fire Cannon Dash Rank: B Range: 30m - 100m Description: A simple technique that utilises both Fire release and the Juugo clan's cannons. In this technique they're generally on the back and the elbows and take en entire post to charge with heat. Yakoul can still do whatever during that post except for cannon usage, but the increase in energy is very apparent. In the next post it can choose to either keep the cannons red hot for up to three turns before releasing the technique, and during that wait it can use cannon abilities but with a 50% penalty in power. When it it used however, Yakoul can travel between 30m to 100m in speeds that rival even body flicker, all the while being in control of its body. However it can only travel in a straight line, making somewhat predictable the first go, but extremely lethal if not ready. Jutsu name: Genjutsu: Cat and Mouse Rank: B Range: Sight and Sound Description: Yakoul's only real Genjutsu other than the basic stuff, which uses both visual and sound queues to make it exceptionally difficult to pinpoint. Here it will sway its tail from left to right while applying it, those who simply look at Yakoul will see the tail move regardless if they focus on it. The Yin chakra already has its effect and simply needs an activation. The sound required is a simply crack of its jaw, something it does all too often in a fight, whether it applies it or not. Breaking free is the typical methods, but it doesn't make one immune to it. The effects are simple, once affected, the perception of the victim is severely flawed. They will feel as though they are seeing through the eyes of a mouse, or any small critter really and the whole environment, including Yakoul is giant. As such, all they would see would be a giant Yakoul attacking them, its massive movements easily covering their whole line of sight and making it horribly tedious to predict anything. Jutsu name: Suffocating Haze Rank: B Range: Description: Fusing Wind and Fire chakra, steam-like incense that covers a large amount of ground with Yakoul being the center of it all. When using this ability Yakoul cannot utilise its other cannon abilities. The effects are simple, it imposes a powerful heatwave in the whole field and a bit beyond really quickly with a slight haze to make visibility harder for others. Plants, even trees, die in the first seconds of the technique drying up almost anything, the insects follow shortly after and animals feel extremely dehydrated. Bigger summons also feel the huge toll as their big bodies are confiscated of a large amount of water, making them just as susceptible. Trained shinobi can withstand it easily, other lifeforms not so much. Water techniques suffer the most from it, bring mostly dried up and losing most of their strength. Lightning, because of wind chakra infused, become a little weaker but mostly inaccurate in both targeting and usage (chakra control is simply harder). Wind Techniques suffer a similar effect to Lightning, being eaten up by the fire aspect. Earth suffers more slowly, drying up and losing solidity eventually. Only Fire techniques are enhanced here to Yakoul's advantage. Lasts for five posts, cool down for five as well. Jutsu name: Shotgun Special Rank: C Range: Close, extends to about 10m Description: A wind based ability that is mostly non-lethal (unless you suck) which consists in releasing strong air pressure from the cannons protuding from Yakoul's body. The released pressure acts like a shotgun shell, extremely strong push back when in point black, but loses it strength as it goes along. The effect of distance really depends on the individual strength of each, but it's generally meant to keep people away in a pinch. Also useful to eject oneself really quickly into the air or to a direction. Jutsu name: Lil' Sluggers Rank: C Range: N/A Description: Yakoul uses a much weaker version of the Fission technique, letting a bit of its flesh drop on the ground and ignite thanks to fire chakra. It quickly hoards natural energy to grow into a child-sized humanoid golem, similar to Deidara's puppets, as they start charging in at whatever Yakoul wants gone. They can morph their limbs and bodies to an extent, forming blades and bizarre/flexible shapes. They're slow and somewhat predictable, but damaging them will result in more of them coming back. It is being completely destroying them into sufficiently small pierces that the flames covering them overpowers their regeneration and they just die. They're more of a very annoying distraction than anything. Jutsu name: Delicious Grub Rank: C Range: Close Description: This deserves some explaining. In a large battlefield full of NPC's, this technique essentially allows Yakoul to recover from non-fatal injuries easily as it barely requires any chakra and simply uses to heal its damaged body. So some specifications are needed. In order to fully absorb a body and heal major wounds it needs to be immobile for two posts, as in it can't move from that point, but can still use jutsu and so on to defend itself. Jutsu name: Overwhelming Killing Intent Rank: D Range: Up to 5 KM Description: Yakoul's aura is so foul and its chakra levels massive enough to have nearby individuals actually feel the pressure of its bloodlust on their shoulders. Only the strongest shinobi around will not fear a tint of fear as their natural instincts would force them to have when confronted to such a deadly predator. It is capable of using it from pretty big distances when it is stalking certain individuals to put them on their guard all the while destabilizing them. Jutsu name: Yakoul's Seal of Approval Rank: N/A Range: Personal Description: Almost exactly like Orochimaru's Curse Seal since it did come from the Kekkei Genkai after all. The Confederation saw great potential in this and made it possible for Yakoul to impose Juinjutsu on certain victims and disobedient followers. It doesn't spread it like free candy however, as it is also a source of power that could easily push unworthy individuals into berserk-like states and be an issue to society. 【Weaponry, tools and objects.】 Weapon, tool or object name: Tease Weapon, tool or object type: Claw Rings Description: A set of Claw Rings worn in every finger except the thumbs. Why? Because they're freaking cool. Also they're specially designed to have wind chakra channel out of the pointed blade form 30 cm air claws. They're hard to see at first glance and cut like any chakra enhanced blade (because its chakra yah). Weapon, tool or object name: Ninjato Weapon, tool or object type: Just a Ninjato Description: Just a Ninjato is carrier around for no reason. Weapon, tool or object name: Awesome clothes Weapon, tool or object type: Clothes Description: It always wears the same clothes, and they can survive being burnt and its super transformations. They don't protect from damage, they just prevent you from seeing Yakoul naked. “By the honor of the Tametomo, I will fight to the death for all our freedoms.” 1m83 - 88 kg A rather tall lad with a well built body, Arima does have the looks on his side. Not the most attractive but that isn't his only asset. With black, almond shaped eyes and straight black hair, some would expect him to be some Uchiha rather than related to the Red Sages leaders. Not so broad shoulders but evidently trained arms and dexterous hands. In terms of attire, he takes whatever he needs to blend in, but often sticks to the Confederation uniform to keep as inconspicuous as possible as a shinobi. He's always seen wearing black combat gloves alone with these odd navy blue boots he wears instead of the common sandals. He's also fond of cloaks when executing covert operations despite having a mask at his disposal, he just likes it. Personnel files. Access only by security personnel with a C3 clearance. 【Full Name】 Arima Shuu - Tametomo 【Alias】 The Rising Sage The Great Red Sage's Cousin The Pussy 【Affiliation】 The Red Sages 【Age】 17 【Sex】 Male 【Sexuality】 Straight 【Birthplace】 Amegakure 【Bloodline】 Tametomo's Shuu branch 【Rank】 Chūnin Psych. report. Medical secrecy applies. 【Personality】 A pretty boy with a status that easily earns him social recognition. Arima doesn't mind utilizing the Tametomo name when in rebel grounds to pride himself over his lineage, something that does get him some female attention. Quite the hotshot and showoff with his rather advanced techniques he dedicates to his own clan, one could say he's the type of popular kid that everybody knows whether they like it or not. In the midst of his demonstrations and indulging himself in praises, he simply loves to maintain a cold and distant attitude, to play the 'mysterious' guy while saying encouraging phrases regarding honor and all that jazz. What most don't see however is that he is far under the expectations of the usual Tametomo, he's a pushover. Souji was quite the thing at his age and that's not even mentioning Tarara, both his cousins. He's very aware of this, as are some of his closer colleagues. He's aware that he neither has their skill nor inherited traits to make him as grandiose as they are. But instead of accepting himself, he remains deluded when facing the crowd of peers that stand in awe when he does anything really. At least this works with the newbies. While insecure, he's also somewhat of a coward, having barely ever been in the battlefield and lied more than once about his experiences. The scar on his lip is the one his family laughs about the most. As much as he may seem confident when playing a facade, he is devoid of any authority and presence. This is particularly true when he's into a girl that doesn't send back the feelings. He's hopeless and stammering. And the more he feels emotionally cornered like this, the easier it is for people to call him out on his bullshit. 【History】 Born six years prior to the massive world war, Arima lived a peaceful life before and after the events really. His family was largely protected by the heads of the rebelling force against the mighty crusading army. It was around age 8 that he developed this idea that he was part of a big family, like the Uchiha or the Kazekage lineage. That he was destined to help this world too by leading it to safety with the Red Sages. Becoming a shinobi thus became a thing, but he was quickly disillusioned when he realized it was rather tough. He put hi spirit in it sure, but often got discouraged when more talent prodigies bested him in almost every field. Nonetheless, this sense of pride remained strong, and while he was named Shuu and Tametomo was a pariah name, he knew that among the inner circles of his family he was seen as special because of this. Becoming a chuunin was a rather average experience for him, he always blamed his teammates for his shortcomings and hardly passed the exams needed. Nonetheless, he made it, and quickly backed out of as many Confederation activities as he could. He was entirely dedicated to the Red Sages and would demand to be trained under their own men rather than by the typical government bound shinobi. Eventually he'd be recognized capable of conducting covert operations, and in his first he was paired with an experience Jonin. The goal was simple, find and infiltrate a simple weapons barrack and set it to blow up. When Arima would tell this tale of course, it was one of the main secret warehouses for quality weapons manufacturing among other things. He didn't lie that the operation was successful however, and exaggerated the few patrols confused and searching around the area with multiple special Ops pursuing them through the border. But hey, details. Oh and yes, that's where he got his scar. The special ops offered a great version of this story, but the thing was that they had to stop their trip for a rest, and who said rest also said snack break. Being the idiot that he is, he tried to open the sealed can with his teeth since most of their tools were left behind to hide evidence. A beautifully vertical and bloody cut on his lip. Well at least the lid was silver like the blade of those commando ninjas. Nowadays he tells this tale, and many believe him due to mostly his status and the fact that despite not being on par, he is a pretty good shinobi who ca handle his own. Some of his teammates were still tipped off about the real events and see right through his make believe, but even while knowing that he tries to stick with the fake alternative to make himself feel better about ... Things. 【Family ties】 Being raised within a branch of the Tametomo, he's known to be related to the two great leaders of The Red Sages. Both his parents are alive and well and he has no siblings. They go under the surname Shuu to avoid any attention from the Confederation. Toroi Shuu \| Father \| 49, Amegakure, Former Chuunin and now door to door salesman Kurona Shuu \| Mother \| 37, Amegakure, Chuunin under the Confederation, serving as a mole for The Red Sages Souji Tametomo \| Cousin \| 27, N/A, Leader of The Red Sages, 1st Degree cousin with Kurona Shuu Chieko Honma \| Friend \| 15, Konoha, Member and colleague in The Red Sages, He hopelessly has a crush on her and they've been partnered before (strong synergy as they both use lightning) 【Dreams and fears】 He dreams of actually reaching the level of his cousins and maybe one day be worthy of carrying on at least some of The Red Sage's legacy. He's absolutely scared of his current condition, of not being good enough for any of this. He also fears the intense battlefield, the inevitable possibility that he'll die. Combat reports. Gathered from evaluation reports after missions. 【Fighting style】 Obviously oriented toward a style of kickboxing, focusing primarily on the electrical nature of his boots to channel ninjutsu. He is rather speedy in his methods, going for quick hit and run strikes when he sees the opportunity, sometimes even being quite impulsive. He has a hard time making a decent strategy when under pressure, but when he has one, it's sure to make some heads burn. He often attempts to lands as quickly as possible a finisher move even if it wouldn't be the wisest thing to do. 【Kekkei genkai, or bloodline limit】 Nope, All skill. 【Ninja techniques】 A rank techniques: Cosmos Finale: Electrovoid B rank techniques: Shadow Clone Technique Tametomo Cosmos Style: Guillotine Wave Tametomo Cosmos Style: Storm C rank techniques: Lightning Release: Lightning Beast Tracking Fang Cosmos Style: Z-line Cosmos Style: Thunderball Cosmos Style: Hard Counter D-E rank techniques: Demonic Illusion: Lightning Flash Pillar 【Custom made techniques】 Jutsu name: Cosmos Finale: Electrovoid Rank: A Range: Contact Description: This time a strange, yellow lightning it focused on both Glorious Cosmos as if Arima was charging an attack. As usual, he attempts to strike down the enemy, whether they dodge or block, it doesn't matter. The energy is suddenly released and manifests itself as a bolt of lightning traveling randomly in a small radius. A wind attack or an explosion would quickly dispel it. However, if it were to hit a chakra entity other than its maker, it would disperse and be absorbed by their body. The victim won't feel any pain, actually, they won't feel anything at all. If this bolt manages to hit someone, they will be completely robbed of their sense of touch as their spinal cord and brain were struck in a specific manner. They will not feel themselves standing, making them lose all sense of balance, their members will move oddly whenever they're not directly looking at them. They won't feel themselves throwing the command to move and as such they can't know if their movements are coherent enough to make a simple gait. The effects last for three posts before the sense is regained, though even the most trained are barely efficient after this. Jutsu name: Tametomo Cosmos Style: Guillotine Wave Rank: B Range: Contact + 50m Description: Inspired by the famous Raikage Guillotine Drop, Arima charges a large amount of chakra on one of the Glorious Cosmos, making it flash in blinding bright blue. All he has to do is simply crash in a powerful downward kick, not necessarily like the Guillotine drop, but it needs to be well placed. The impact would be akin to a full powered chakra enhanced strength hit, causing a massive shockwave of electricity that would shock anyone in a 50m radius, though only slight burns and movement slowing would occur, the pushback however would be fierce. Those hit, whether directly or blocked, will inevitably suffer a large amount of lightning chakra striking them in all directions. This makes for really powerful finisher. The chakra taxing is immense, making it only possible to use twice in a fight as of now with a risk of damaging his leg. Jutsu name: Tametomor Cosmos Style: Storm Rank: B Range: 30 meter radius Description: By kicking a wave of about twenty Thunderballs in the air, they all stand at a halt around the field like a dome of some kind, endlessly spinning around as if Arima manipulated them. They can be popped, but exploding one won't cause a chain reaction strangely enough. Under Arima's command, they will suddenly stop and rush in to converge at a targeted spot. It isn't too difficult to notice them striking and to evade them, however if one were to take a hit, the explosion will be particularly deadly in the epicenter, usually leading to death or knock out. Within the radius, major burns can still occur as well as electrical sparks running through the body to immobilize and/or cripple movement for a short period of time. Jutsu name: Cosmos Style: Z-line Rank: C Range: Up to 50 meters in the air and down under Description: A somewhat more complicated techniques. Lightning chakra is focused on the Glorious Cosmos as Arima uses either the Ice Skates or Rollers mode. The start to flash a brighter blue as he traverses a specific trajectory, leaving a black line on the ground he came in contact with (even water). He can make one as long as 50 meters. The thing is, this line is charged with lightning chakra, and any large entity of chakra crossing it will have all the lightning stored in them zapped into them, like an electric wall. The effects are nasty burns and short term immobility. To avoid it, one must get over 50 meters over the line or 50 meters below. Jutsu name: Cosmos Style: Thunderball Rank: C Range: 0 - 150 m Description: A very simple technique that involves Arima making a simple kick, whether forward, upward, to the side, it doesn't matter. What occurs is that by molding a tiny bit of chakra in the Glorious Cosmos, he is capable of releasing a speeding ball of blue lightning the size of a basketball at the direction he kicked, going as fast as a shuriken. When hitting something, it will explode in an explosion comparable to an explosive tag but with the affect effect of electricity that can leave paralyzed for a short time and leave extra burns. They can easily be dispelled with a projectile. Jutsu name: Cosmos Style: Hard Counter Rank: C Range: Contact Description: A simple technique that involves Arima performing a perfectly timed kick on an electric attack, whether it is chakra or other. By perfectly intercepting the electricity, the Glorious Cosmos is capable of sucking out the bolt. However, this can only work if the attack is focused in one point that isn't too big and doesn't still hit Arima. Secondly, it can't be too strong, so B rank and under only can be drained. It fills in the battery, and in return restores a little bit of chakra. 【Weaponry, tools and objects.】 Weapon, tool or object name: Glorious Cosmos Weapon, tool or object type: A pair of enhanced combat Boots Description: A pair of navy blue boots that look completely ordinary at first glance, reaching up to about his knees. Whens responding to Arima's chakra, they get covered in a sky blue aura with electrical sparks visible from time to time. Once active, the Glorious Cosmos become enhanced by stockpiled chakra, making them as hard as chakra enhanced steel, thus more than capable of countering most weapons. This 'chakra' that is stored inside each piece is actually dependent of an individual battery in each filled with lightning chakra, but it can also be charged with normal forms of electricity. Now don't go think he can sponge lightning, not quite, but it can accumulate energy gathered through movement of any kind. The aura surrounded can thus continuously replenish itself thanks to movement, and as such can also deliver rather nasty blows too. The electric aura will defuse visible shocks of electricity, although not all that dangerous, they can leave burns and even cause violent muscle spasms if hit in areas near the heart and lungs. The Glorious Cosmos are capable of switching into different 'modes', going to rollers blades and ice skates for greatly enhanced mobility. Needless to say he's faster than the average shinobi run with this. As such Arima can easily use the ice skates to utilise them them as lethal blades when going close and personal. “Ladies and Gentlemen, and everything in Between!” 1m51 - 40 Kg With adulthood, Aoi had her look adapt to her new circumstances, giving a lot less of a child-like impression and one more akin to a woman thriving in her life. To start off, she dedicated her look to her usage name she employs in her job by dyeing her hair sky blue, going along perfectly with her naturally blue colored, dazzling eyes. The way she styles her hair varies depending on trends and demands from her current position, as of now she keeps the look on the picture as it is Myaka Shouho's main hairstyle these days. Untied they reach the middle of her back. She appears to be rather well pampered with quality makeup on during any of her outings and attires that are mostly seen on big shot magazines. Quite often with eye capturing colors, she purposely takes a more flashy appearance to please the demand of her viewers and accomplish her daily motives within the Confederation's News Network and Public Relations. In more casual circumstances where she either doesn't want to be recognized or is fighting, she's wearing a pair of high-heeled white boots, black jeans with a combat bet containing multiple small pouches, a black tank top and a white jacket over it. Her stature is rather small, but only 151 cm in height and rather light, she doesn't bode the muscle mass of many of her shinobi peers, but such bulk would only trample on her style. Her petite silhouette does demonstrate minuscule levels of strength, but her body is rightly trained in the art of gymnastics and flexibility. A malleable body that can adapt to many situations and adopt techniques a lot easier than one geared to toning muscle. Personnel files. Access only by security personnel with a C3 clearance. 【Full Name】 Aoi Fuegushi 【Alias】 Aoi Don Maquia - Former Name Hamajō's Blue Voice 【Affiliation】 The Hamajō Confederation 【Age】 28 【Sex】 Female 【Sexuality】 Homosexual 【Birthplace】 Amegakure 【Bloodline】 The Don Maquia troupe: Although not officially bloodline, the circus troupe prepares their young to perform certain arts and master certain abilities generally unknown to the world. 【Rank】 Jonin Psych. report. Medical secrecy applies. 【Personality】 Once a bubbly airhead, Aoi had since matured a whole lot since the war, becoming a lot more conscious of what she says and how she behaves around people. That said, she is a very illuminating and energetic presence, absolutely impossible to miss within a crowd or an occupied room. She still oozes positive aura despite what happened in Konoha 11 years back, searching for ways to make the situation better for everyone. While still having a need to be the center of everything, she did learn to let her attention gobbling and egocentric desires a rest. Nonetheless, she doesn't mind discussing various things she's achieved and something cut people off to express her sometimes misinformed opinion. She means well, but Aoi isn't one to be completely self-conscious either. Because of this, she can't be a social butterfly, but her powerful presence makes for unique charm and charisma to both sexes and her eloquence as a performer allowed her to gain access to positions that were only available in her dreams. Even things she doesn't quite understand, at all, she can make them convincing enough with the right look and her way of expressing it. A crowd pleaser for sure, all this attention and success have gone up to her behavior however. Now a seductress of the highest caliber, she doesn't mind dressing sexy to seduce those of the fairer sex she deems attractive. In spite of this, she's truly looking for someone she could end up with but fails to produce the exact result her now complex mind expects. The biggest enigma about Aoi would be her her brains, her intelligence. Although brainy with random trivia, she isn't the brightest one of the bunch that's for sure. Her vocabulary isn't too large and sometimes says things she just doesn't know the definition of. She's also ignorant when it comes to understanding more complex issues linked together and has trouble associating ideas, in a sense she isn't the most logical person either. This however comes into question when she clearly demonstrates creativity that surpasses a lot of conditioned shinobi. In the field, she is particularly efficient, at the level of her Prodigy counterpart Yamato, with usually very crafty and deceptive tactics used to finish off any type of foe. She doesn't outsmart them, but she pulls off the most unexpected of things while holding a large amount of skill. Despite this, Aoi is something that is easily influenced and holds her situation dearly. Meaning she can be manipulated through things like morals and people's views on her, as yes she actually cares about what people think. She is indeed loyal to the Confederation, but it can be broken given the right initiative by the opposing forces. 【History】 Before the Hamajō reign: Like many children living in an era of poverty in smaller countries, Aoi was abandoned by her parents a few hours after her birth. Fortunately the parents didn't randomly leave her at a home but instead confided her to the renown Don Maquia troupe as they passed the country. They knew leaving an abandoned child there would motivate them to keep it, as it was how they usually made staff. And so, she was raised in a gypsy-esque environment where travelling was frequent and work was every day, no real weekend. As she grew up, Jouro Don Maquia would not cut her some slack and initiated her to the realities of labor and hardships, but she never really complained as it felt normal to her. It didn't mean she was devoid of any fun, if anything fun was something they managed to develop during work and practice for performances. Usually by mixing the two, Aoi and her closest friend Mia had fun doing their chores while doing various acrobatic acts. She was happy with what she had, and couldn't care less about her biological parents. At one point, she'd be initiated to one of the troupe's secrets, a special way to manipulate chakra without being unique. She had a strong affinity for water, being from the Rain village, and naturally developed the abilities to hide in water and rain, but she had no knowledge of chakra otherwise. The basics were learned through usual practice, walking on water impressed many civilians, so it was general practice, substitution made great magic effects, fake clones too and so on. Chakra was something that enabled great success for the troupe, however the true secret revealed to Aoi's specific affinity would be her mucus ability. With it, she'd easily impress her audience while being exceptionally flexible in most domains. Initially, it wasn't meant to be a weapon, but through creativity, she managed to defend herself from low bandits trying to rob the troupe. Eventually reaching Konoha, multiple Jounin took notice of her unique capabilities that they had never seen before and offered her the chance to become a ninja. Realizing how it would approach her to her goal, she righteously accepted and moved on as a Genin without any Academy training (she was more than capable in entry levels). The only problem would be that she'd be unable to read and write, causing problems to her superiors. Sure she managed to learn most of it, but she isn't quite efficient at it, being a slow reader and writing so poorly it's barely comprehensible. She easily learns new lingo, however. After the Hamajō reign: Many events in Konoha honed her as a shinobi, built her as a lover and ascended her as a potential star. The war swept all that away, her skills were no match, her lover drowned into despair and all she worked for was tuned into ash by this coming of a new world. Disoriented and lost, she clung onto her falling girlfriend, Akio, who took the events extremely badly. Occasional abuse in multiple ways and the general change of behavior from the older one of the couple ended up infuriating the now disillusioned Aoi and prompted her to simply abandon the wreck once and for all. She hated this new world, it changed everything, and her naive self liked how things were. Now it was all controlled and safe, no risk worthwhile or a crowd to please as everyone was too busy to recover. Or so she thought. In reality her talents were exactly what the populace needed in this time of rapid reconstruction and loss. She had lost her masters, her friends and her lover, but the Phoenix would rise from its ashes and burn brighter than ever. Making a small reputation, she'd make herself known by higher generals of the Confederation, including Ryuu and Yakoul. Though she had potential, the genius that is Ryuu saw how malleable her mind was and simply offered something she couldn't refuse. Along with Yamato, she's one of the higher shinobi in the Confederate entourage, though she also holds a prime position in the Presidents inner circle. She doesn't have a voice in the matters, but she stands as the head of public relations, the face of the Government when the President isn't the one making declarations. To add to that, she's been given the position of primary news anchor for the Government's main news channel, or at least the most popular one, and is often given the ability to host other shows sponsored by the same channel. Because of this, Aoi's become a rather relevant icon to the Confederation. At a point during her career, she chose the name Fuegushi as surname to replace her previous one as a step through grief. Indeed, upon learning the fact that her childhood troupe had been missing now for years without a trace, she finally accepted they were permanently gone. 【Family ties】 Aoi's ties are rather strange to say the least. She wasn't raised by ordinary parents, but rather grew up as a carny along with the entire Don Maquia troupe. Her relationship with them is worthy of a sibling-type relation, as they grew up with her since she was in diapers. They did not object to her ambition of becoming a famous ninja, having formed her for such usage in any case. They continue to support her through letters and regular visits at Konoha. As of now, the troupe has been missing since the end of the war, many consider them dead, including Aoi who grieved them. Jouro Don Maquia \| Adoptive Father \| 67, Missing, The leader of the Don Maquia Troupe, regarded as the father of every member, he is highly respected and no one dares to question his authority. Mia Don Maquia \| Spiritual Sister \| 28, Missing, A professional acrobat in the troupe, she was Aoi's best friend and closest 'sister'. Bo Don Maquia \| Spiritual Uncle \| 55, Missing, The lion tamer of the troupe, he often took care of Aoi when she had fallen ill or when Jouro wasn't around. Guru \| Pet \| 19, In Aoi's big house, Aoi's attributed animal she had to raise. It is an elephant she often uses in her performances in the troupe. Akio Tendou \| Ex-Lover \| 29, Not here, Aoi's first girlfriend after changing her love interest paradigm. The relationship ended little after the end of the war as Aoi was simply fed up with her bullshit. 【Dreams and fears】 Having achieved her first goal of being a renown figure in not only a big village, but now the whole world, she only dreams of creating new and exciting things for the world to see. She tries her best to have people see the bright side of this world, to keep it intact. She fears losing this imperfect world and falling into the oubliette, or worst yet being seen as a devil for supporting a state that people were, for some reason, fed up with. Combat reports. Gathered from evaluation reports after missions. 【Fighting style】 Sporadic and relying a lot of deceit to defeat her foes with grace. Aoi holds the idea of making her fights a spectacle, a show to be enjoyed, as such her fighting style has new been geared to manipulate the way they perceive things while making it a powerful experience for everything, whether it is good or bad. She uses her creative skills to have Genjutsu applied in the most unsuspecting of ways and circumstances, making her almost unbelievably difficult to reach at times. She enjoys employing her Hiden since it is her only ninjutsu weapon and often times only solely rely on it when going on the offensive. This isn't to be confused with the idea that she is a potent fighter up close. Though she prefers mid rage considering none of her abilities are efficient at long range and her small frame makes her vulnerable to close quarters, she is very well versed in taijutsu as a former circus clown and performer. Agile and swift with reflexes typical of an expert in the senses, she easily uses her martial arts skills to use the enemy's strength against them and lay them flat quickly. 【Kekkei genkai, or bloodline limit】 Bloodline limit name: Mucus Surprise Description: Although not a true bloodline limit, very few in the world are able to master this ability. Essentially it requires initiation from birth and at least an affinity to water, thus it can be classed as a form of Hiden. Rare societies such as the Don Maquia troupe have maintained its secrets. Basically, it enables the wielder to turn their chakra into different form of oozing mucus that can take the form of different imagined objects and have the properties of things such as rubber or gum. The possibilities are quite huge but the product coming from it is thick liquid-like substance that almost always sticks. Strengths: Generally it keeps the properties of rubber and gum, making it not only dangerously adhesive but strongly resistant to kinetic force coming from blunt strikes. When used as a medium to trap others, it is surprisingly lethal and effective. Strongly resistant to burns as it is originally made of water, conducts electricity poorly due to composition however. Weaknesses: Generally easy to cut through depending on the mass and density, which only require extra strength put into cuts. Those with superior physical strength can resist the stickiness to a great extent, even break it under conditions. 【Ninja techniques】 S rank techniques: Super Mega Magician's Secret! (May or may not have one. Will have it validated when I decide to give her one. Because I won't be using her as a PVP character yet, it isn't a big deal. I mostly want to introduce her.) A rank techniques: 3 Gooey Bungee! Jellyfish Sting! Mumbo Jumbo! B rank techniques: 4 Mister Spodes! Gooey Replica Mirrored Bizarro! Dance of the gallant C rank techniques: 4 Water Release: Starch Syrup Capturing Field Freeze Snap! Gooey Surprise! Snot Bubble! D-E rank techniques: 3 Water Release: Hiding in Water Technique Water Release: Hiding in Rain Technique Demonic Illusion: Double False Surroundings Technique *Basic Jutsu 【Custom made techniques】 Jutsu name: Gooey Bungee Rank: A Range: From 0 to 80 meters to apply it, maintained in over 200 meters Description: A transparent strand of mucus is created from her body and can be released from any point she desires. The strand itself can have one end stuck against a target she had contact with as much as she can have it latch onto something from a distance (by pointing at it or something similar). While being transparent, it has little to no texture and can barely be felt if touching the skin due to its lack of smell, taste or consistency. This mucus, however, is dangerous for many reasons. It can contract and release whenever Aoi desires (its her chakra after all), the contraction being exceptionally powerful like a form of 'super-rubber', allowing her to pull our push relatively heavy thing by simply connecting the strand to her index finger. The strength and weight of the target will determine the amount of chakra is demands for the contraction strength. She can also transfer it from her finger to say another target and have it contact, causing one or both the targets to be pulled and hit each other. She can use up to fifteen at once. They can be easily cut, however they do not vanish, making them susceptible to being reattached at any moment. Ripping it off would be logical, however if it was to contract, it would be relatively futile. On lighter objects, it can tighten itself to a point where it can act like a chakra thread, manipulating said smaller objects at will, though that doesn't mean she can be as precise as a puppet master. Jutsu name: Unexpected Reveal: Jellyfish Sting! Rank: A Range: Contact Description: A technique developed during the time when Aoi was under evaluation for "Jonin confirmation". Given the lack of examination, she was put under Katsu Hyuuga's care for testing. Forming a type of student - teacher bond, they grew accustomed to each other's abilities and were able to create this technique. Utilizing the same principles as the soft fist fighting style, Aoi either uses the tip of her fingers or the pointed knuckles of her major fingers to "spray" raw mucus chakra. Unlike Hyuuga, she cannot pinpoint it on either tenketsu or on organs to have a result, but she can have the raw chakra pierce through armor (still requires contact) and flesh and have it take solid form a second later. The result is mucus chakra clogging primarily the nervous system and somewhat of the chakra system (mostly efficient on members). If hitting an arm for instance, the nervous messages from let's say the elbow if hit there down to the hands will be blocked, essentially paralyzing the forearm. With the body, hitting the abdomen or the chest strongly reduces mobility to the point where coordination is difficult (members remain normal), the more it is hit the more one will feel exhausted. If the spine, neck or head are hit, they are instantly paralyzed. No matter where, the effects of each hit lasts for two posts. They are also very easy to counter with a strong punch considering Aoi's poor strength, making it an ability extremely efficient but ridiculously risky. The fact that it can just be substituted with a simple stab also gears this to a more non-lethal approach. Jutsu name: Mumbo Jumbo! Rank: A Range: Touch Description: Possibly the most terrifying jutsu used by Aoi and the 'magician's secret' she's never revealed to the public. This is a genjutsu that requires that her chakra enters into contact with an opponent, either via contact or through ninjutsu. With this done, the magic can begin. The victims become completely blind to Shinobi magic and are unable to see or feel Aoi's chakra, and by extension, the forms they take. Any form of ninjutsu she uses will appear strangely, but she'll often make it appear as though they're part of something else, like a trick to deceive the opponent and make them weary. Sensors can see their own chakra as well as chakra in Aoi's body, but not what comes out of it, as such they can see they're under a genjutsu, but when are they not with Aoi? Jutsu name: Mister Spodes! Rank: B Range: Can reach up to 20 meters (tentacles) Description: Using the same cloth as Abra Kadabra, Aoi twists and turns the handkerchief with blinding speed (such as a clown making a balloon animal) until it forms a hollow Octopus with a ^0^ face. It would only be when she tosses it while doing the Ram seal that it suddenly gets filled with a mass of mucus in it. It becomes about 2 feet in height and holds eight tentacles likes a regular octopus. They aren't very mobile and are generally very slow, however their tentacles extend rather quickly and can catch someone off guard. The mucus in the tentacles serves as a form of suction cup that keeps what it captures stuck in a tight bind similar to Gooey Surprise (with same limits). The Mister Spodes can easily glues themselves to the ground to prevent enemies from dragging them, essentially making them very useful seals to non-superhuman fighters. They die when their head it damaged (to the point where it leaks). Aoi can make up to four of them per fight and they can also be used as body replacement dummies. They also have a very eerie tendency to wail 'Boyoyoyoyon' quite often, no one knows how this is possible. Jutsu name: Gooey Replica! Rank: B Range: Self, Clone technique Description: Essentially shadow clone technique applied on mucus. The clones are composed of strange, green mucus and are able to move like regular people. They can also use mucus abilities with half the power of the original (in exception to techniques higher in rank than this one). When they die, they explode into a heavy mass of mucus that sticks onto anything around them, hence their use as suicide bombers to hinder the movements of an opponent. Up to seven can be made per fight. Jutsu name: Mirrored Bizarro! Rank: B Range: Smell Description: A genjutsu that depends on smell related activation. Because Aoi constantly wears a high quality Lavender perfume that ca be smelled from multiple meters away, she she exploits that fact to make it extremely hard to detect. In this circumstance, she performs a single hand seal, often doing it after doing another jutsu to make the enemy believe only one jutsu was made, but she actually makes her chakra adopt an aroma the same as her perfume. The smell is strong but hardly noticeable due to it being normal in her presence, but it deeply affects the perception of the people infected. In this case, everything they perceive will be inverted in direction, left is right, up is down. They will see everything this way, but the reality of it will be the contrary. The victim can pick up on it as they can also hear the real version attacking in the opposite side (as well as sense it via chakra sensing), but the illusion remains overwhelmingly real, and without a release, their reflexes will likely make them sloppier as it would seem as though they are genuinely attacked from the illusion. Jutsu name: Dance of the gallant Rank: B Range: Sight Description: A Genjutsu that is activated whenever the patterns on her umbrella are seen as they hold a hypnotic effect combined with her chakra. The effects allow her to create a replica of herself between 0 m to 1 m away from her, no matter the side. It will mimic movements typical of Aoi, however the true Aoi is completely replaced by the false one. This is usually made to confuse close range attackers, making them think she is capable of dodging everything before taking the right opportunity to strike. This can also be used to simply confuse any form of attacker into hitting the false image while th real remains concealed. Exceptionally deadly if the genjutsu isn't noticed fast enough. The image can of course move around as long as Aoi is in the perimeter. Jutsu name: Freeze Snap! Rank: C Range: Sight - Sound Description: Aoi forms a small ball of Yin chakra and simply tosses it in the air or on the nearby ground, only to have it pop like fireworks or a firecracker. The flash is so bright, it works as a flashbang. The effects are simple, those exposed regain their sight extremely fast, the flash was barely a millisecond, but they'll feel an endless buzzing sound in their ears with nothing else and the world around them frozen in time. Everything looks like the instant before the bang went out. Evidently a Genjutsu, it is easy to notice and Kai out. Jutsu name: Gooey Surprise! Rank: C Range: Close, in person. Description: A much more developed variation of the transformation technique. Indeed, the user covers themselves with a gooey layer of mucus capable of taking different shapes and sizes, colors and textures. The mucus is highly adhesive though, enough to make it act like quicksand: The more there's resistance, the deeper it gets, though it cannot be that deep because of Aoi's thin figure. It is very useful for trapping though not too specialized in hand to hand combat. Those specialized can use their techniques to break free with relative ease, though it doesn't mean that they're immune to the immediate effects. It doesn't give immunity to heat either, though it does slightly reduce overall damage, along with any other type of damage really. Jutsu name: Snot danger parade! Rank: C Range: Varies, close to medium usually. Description: By either using a specific hand sign or inhaling things like pepper, Aoi sneezes large mucus bubbles capable of swallowing more than one individual. The larger that it can get would be as large as a horse. Those trapped inside can easily pop it, however it would result in the bubble imploding, not only causing strong pressure to hit their bodies, rendering most to a rather confused and head aching state, while being covering in dense mucus stuck on the ground. This also causes smaller, human size bubbles to take shape. If the popping is made from outside, the explosion is general and hits everyone except those inside. 【Weaponry, tools and objects.】 Weapon, tool or object name: Fuegushi Weapon, tool or object type: Umbrella Description: A strange, light blue umbrella Aoi carries around with her. It appears to be the type en vogue these days, but her's holds a strange butterfly-like black pattern on it which enables one of her genjutsu. The handle can be removed to revealed a concealed blade, slightly shorter than a rapier. This Umbrella is capable of releasing a powerful kinetic force at close range when opened, making it capable of repelling powerful projectiles without even a recoil when the timing is right, making some unsuspecting close rangers stumble back in surprise as well. It is chakra enhanced and its fabric is strangely durable yet thin. Weapon, tool or object name: Magic Cards Weapon, tool or object type: Cutting weapon Description: A set of playing cards forged to be as sharp as a kunai, however lighter and more malleable. They are easier to use but weak in one on one blade fights as their small weight makes them easy to break through. They are perfect for assassination and tactically placed hits, however.
51,210	1,381	117	1,787	2,152	Higōhō Hyuga „Bastard” Hamajō Confederation Honnō-ji Higoho was rudely interupted by this.. weird kid that had been sitting close to where Kaori and Higoho were standing. He spouted some nonsense, most likely to rile up Higoho. Higoho clenched his fists together - clearly showing that the annoying guys' plan was working. “Tsk..” Higoho let some air slip out past his teeth, as he looked at the guy. He was clearly unimpressed and seemed more bothered by the fact that someone was annoying him than the actual words that were spoken. “Who are you again?” Higoho then said after a moment of silence after Tetsuba had finished his ranting. The comment, though genuine, was also a slight, an insult in the eyes of anyone that felt themselves to be worthy of acknowledgement. Higoho knew this - he was approached like this many times by head branch members, and knew the weight these words could carry. “As for Kaori.. she carries a name. Uchiha.. you haven't even offered me your family name, so I could atleast know whose honor I was stepping on. If you want to fight me, atleast have the decency to tell me your name, runt.” he then said, bitingly and his words filled with venom. Higoho straightened his fists into flat hands by now, calming himself down slightly, and also preparing himself in case the boy tried to show off for Kaori. You see, while Higoho could pack a punch as he'd shown Tatsuya earlier that day, this kid was much more aggressive than Tatsuya.. And that meant if he tried anything remarkably stupid, that Higoho wouldn't hold back in putting the kid down where he belonged. “Now, I suggest you approach me another time if you're serious about fighting me. Maybe approach me in a more respectable way, and tell me your family name so I can disgrace you with a shred of decency. Because I'm not impressed with you right now, and I'm sure that the girl you're trying to impress isn't either.” He would inch closer to the boy and lean in with his face, getting close to Tetsuba's face as he did so. His eyebrows were furrowed inwards and he looked visibly angry at this point, or atleast, not to the point of becoming red. “Unless you wanna throw down, right here, right now, in the middle of the crowd, shithead. I'll kick your ass to the curb in front of everyone.” He left it at that, leaning back again and leaving the row of seats. As he did, he reached the end and then turned around, facing Kaori. “I'll ask Genji Hyuga, the clan leader, if I can invite you over for a match. No promises. But I accept your challenge, for whatever it's worth.” While the essence of the words he spoke could be perceived as friendly, the way he said the words definitely made it sound more like he was not being friendly at all. Before leaving he looked at Tetsuba one more time but didn't bother giving him the pleasure of responding to whatever he had to say. Armed Forces outpost The very next day Higoho had arrived at the outpost he was now assigned to. Guess he wasn't returning home to Konoha anytime soon now that he was drafted into Yakoul's control. After a small tour of the premises, Higoho decided to retire to his room for a bit. The room was rather hightech, which was a nice change from the tatami-mat beds that he slept on in the Hyuga estate. For a while he simply hung around, laying in bed reading the latest issue of Naruto and Sasuke - Stories Untold. It wasn't a productive past-time but it was whatever at this point, since there wasn't much to do. But as soon as he finished that - for the second time - he finally decided he was fed up with this crap. “Fucking Yakoul.. dragging me out here into god fucking knows where.” He threw the comic book, no, excuse me.. manga onto his bed end and got up, taking off his somewhat dirty wifebeater and grabbing an all black shirt out of the wardrobe. After throwing that on swiftly, he walked out of the room and looked left and right into the hallway. “And for all this money they can't mobilize some god forsaken reinforcements when we get attacked.” he mumbled before heading down right side into the hallway. He was looking for a specific someone, Setsuko to be precise. After looking at the sparkling new nameplates on some of the rooms, he finally found hers. It wasn't too far off of his room. He knocked twice on the door before opening it. “Yo, baka.” he opened, friendly as always. “I'm bored shitless here and I want to practice. Seeing as there's no other Hyuga around here, you'll have to suffice. Maybe you can open those Byakugan of yours for the first time in a year.” he said, leaning on the doorframe with one arm while the other hung loosely at his side. “Unless you're actually doing something.” he said, laughing to himself. As if she was doing something. “Great, thanks. I'll wait at the practice fields.” His answer came without waiting for her to as much as say a word - he simply guessed she'd agree and all in all his leading personality would probably make it so she wouldn't dare deny.. unless she was strong enough to withstand it now. He walked over to the training fields, passing by lots of shinobi. As he approached the training yard, he noticed large glass 'cages'. It was almost like large aquariums for humans to fight in. Some of them were occupied by shinobi that were duking it out, and there was one which was being used to test a new weapon of sorts. All of these seemed to be fighting because they had to - regular tests, or testing new tactics with a squad. It seemed Higoho was the only one that was going in for fun. The fact that they were glass was probably to allow spectators. In some of the cages, most notably that of the weapon testing one, there were quite a few spectators watching them. That only added to the spectacle for Higoho, however. Approaching one of these glass aquariums, he stepped inside and took a quick look around. It seemed they were capable of taking on specific environments too, but that'd be unnecessary now. Higoho was just looking for a fight and not a specific scenario. He would wait there for Setsuko, in case she did decide to follow him. Of that fact, however, he wasn't sure entirely.	Partisans Cool Guy Group Entry not allowed to peasants I'm talking about you Savato “To kindle that memory is all I strive for - all this, it has no greater purpose to me. But it's all I can do.” Pictured on the left, Seijo is obviously a well matured woman. Her age would probably be estimated in her early twenties, around 23 or so. That seems to be fairly accurate given her personnel files. What stands out most in her physique are probably her white, short hair and her large breast size. She struts a feminine hourglass figure with wide hips and a wide chest, and a smaller waistline. Adding to that her hips often sway side to side effortlessly, only adding to her appearance as a good looking woman. She stands rather tall for a woman at about 1.74m, and weighs approximately 62 kilo's, though you can guess where most of that weight is located. Her jawline is sharp, almost as if drawn with a pencil and a ruler. Her chin is slightly pointed, but rounded off enough to stop it from appearing like a pointy spear, ready to pierce your body. She has a small mouth with somewhat thin lips, which are pale in color and are only a slight tint darker than her skin. Her large eyes are a brown colour, framed by her eyebrows. Her eyebrows are thin, most likely maintained by Seijo herself. The only thing that stops people from seeing her as only a beautiful woman, are most likely her facial expressions. She's quick to anger. Personnel files. Access only by security personnel with a C3 clearance. 【Full Name】 Seijo Tametomo 【Alias】 Lady Tametomo, commander Tametomo 【Affiliation】 Red Sages 【Age】 27 【Sex】 Female. Should be obvious, heh. 【Sexuality】 Noticeably bisexual. 【Birthplace】 Amegakure. 【Bloodline】 Tametomo. 【Rank】 Lady Commander of the Red Sages, approximated jonin level. Psych. report. Medical secrecy applies. 【Personality】 Assessments of Seijo have shown her to be a brotherly-friendly type of person. She's someone that enjoys very much when you fall down face first in the muddy puddle, and who will gladly spend a few years laughing about that. Never the less she's outgrown that feeling, or at the very least tried to. She's more serious now, which is in line with her position as Lady Commander of the Red Sages. She's still bitter - about the confederation, about the wars, about everything really, and she makes no attempts to hide that. She hates everything about the Confederation, and in her mind, if you are not a Red Sage, you must be a confederate sympathizer. That has grown increasingly prominent in her plans on beating the Confederation now that her brother Tarara died. She's very vengeful, you could say, and it's hard for her to let go of a grudge. Besides this she's also very cocky when it comes down to it, perhaps a bit ruthless, but so far nobody has really dared to stand up against her or question her plans - and she intends to keep it that way. To her, nothing will stand in the way of beating the Confederation, not even her own death. And while before she was fighting merely for freedom, since Tarara's death she's also fighting for him. 【History】 Seijo was born in Amegakure two years apart from her older brother Tarara. They were a semi-happy family, as life in Amegakure wasn't always that great. Especially when it became apparent that two Amegakure shinobi, Ayame and Fujitora, had taken power in Konohagakure. The Amegakure people faced paranoia from all other nations than Konohagakure, seriously hurting their trade power. Then again, it didn't seem to matter much as shortly after Ayame and Fujitora came to power wars started breaking out. Some were even started by Ayame and Fujitora, so it was no surprise Amegakure got involved quickly. By the time that had all happened, Seijo was already a shinobi of fighting age, and was pushed to the front. Luckily for the family all our of them were shinobi, her mother being a strong shinobi with some sensory powers, her father being a taijutsu specialist and her older brother, Tarara, being simply a shinobi. What put Seijo apart from the rest of her family was the utilization of a special kekkei genkai that seemed to have skipped a few generations. In the wars sometimes she'd fight alongside her family, sometimes she'd fight alone with her own squad, but luckily for them they all returned home safe and sound - though Tarara had lost an eye to an enemy kunai. The wars weren't really finished, but something greater was at large. The Confederation arose some time later, and Amegakure being a small village wasn't able to withstand the pressure. They were forced to integrate into the Confederation and were made into the capital - many Amegakure citizens were forced to leave to make way for presidential buildings, apartments for envoys etcetera. While Seijo's mother and father remained behind to 'hold down the fort', Tarara and Seijo left to join up with a band of 'outlaws' that roamed the land. They were Amegakure shinobi who refused to submit to the Confederation, so not quite the rebels they were made out to be. They roamed around the lands for some time and sometimes clashed with other shinobi groups, conflicting for reasons that were no longer valid ever since the confederation had taken over. Over time Tarara grew to become the leader and Seijo his right hand, since there were deaths aplenty in these times and the leaders were usually prime targets - if not for mutiny then for battle with other shinobi groups. At that time the Red Sages were already around and Tarara led the group to join with the Red Sages. The organisation was picking up pace quickly and they made Tarara a captain, and was immediately sent out on missions. The missions varied greatly and Seijo was sometimes sent on missions too, ranging from picking up some equipment, to sabotaging infrastructure. Over time Tarara showed his leadership qualities again and when the previous leader died from old age, Tarara was designated to take over. Seijo wasn't bitter about being in his shadow so much, just wishing to do what was right for her family. But unfortunately Tarara didn't last long, as he was assasinated in the dead of the night by some special operations force from the Confederation. The fight didn't last long at all - Tarara and the few shinobi that were around put up a fierce fight but there were many shinobi, and not enough of the Red Sages. Before reinforcements could arrive Tarara was killed. There was no designation of leadership. To Seijo, there was no question who would take over. It would be her, or she'd leave the Red Sages and do the job herself. But when she claimed leadership, there wasn't anyone that wished to oppose her at that time. The fire burning in her eyes now was enough to dissuade anyone from attempting that, even if they had wanted to. 【Family ties】 The family Seijo grew up in wasn't anything special. There's no sobstories involved, with dead parents, loss of loved ones in the past, growing up an orphan. And there weren't so many happy stories, given that they were in Amegakure, which wasn't exactly the most peaceful nor rich place in the world. Never the less she loves her family, or what is left of it at the current point in time. After all, conflict breeds death. Tarara Tametomo \| Brother \| 30 at time of death, Amegakure, lord commander of the Red Sages. He always loved Red Panda's. Seijo didn't, and she regrets that now. Oiro Tametomo \| Father \| 56, Amegakure, ex-shinobi, currently has a ramen restaurant that serves to the poor. It also serves to the rich. Really, it serves to anyone, he just says he serves to the poor because that sounds better. Rei Tametomo \| Mother \| 54, Amegakure, ex-kunoichi and professional nagger. She likes to nag about a lot of things, especially about Oiro not making his ramen properly. 【Dreams and fears】 Seijo's dreams are really only related to destroying or atleast getting even with the confederation. Besides that she wishes to see her father and mother again in peace one day, but she realizes that that might not be a possibility. Another dream is to meet with one of the Choko siblings - Fujitora or Ayame - though she has heard that it's possible both are deceased since the Confederation took over. Her fears, well, she hasn't many, which has more to do with her attempts at being seen as a coldheaded leader. She ofcourse fears losing her life - she is human and every human fears this. But this fear isn't in the back of her head whenever she enters battle. A fear that is also present is the fear of losing her followers - while she doesn't care directly for their support, she knows she needs them to succeed in her goals. Combat reports. Gathered from evaluation reports after missions. 【Fighting style】 Seijo is a medium distance fighter with a focus on utilizing jutsu to keep the enemy at bay and kill them. That aside however she possesses some strength and is capable of using taijutsu if she needs to as well - quite adequately even. 【Kekkei genkai, or bloodline limit】 Bloodline limit name: Fungus Release Description: The Fungus release allows the user a control over fungal-style plants and moss, which would be able to sprout from the users touch. Remarkably harmless in how it sounds, it's been weaponized quite well through years of practice. The origins of this release are unknown, but the uses are not. It doesn't manifest in clear sight, as the fungus used in this release are housed inside the users body, feeding off of the waste the host produces. As such the user has a notoriously quicker metabolism, as well as a noticeably lower rate of human waste dispersion. In use, the release manifests itself through the obvious moss and fungus it produces. The moss is highly flammable, but the large area of effect jutsu's that can be used with it can cause a spreading fire, or even an explosion, since the spores it releases are very dense. This might inadvertently trap everyone inside the technique, friend or foe, in a fiery vortex. Besides that, the moss has some interesting capabilities, such as genjutsu inducing properties, poison inducing properties or even a chakra and dead tissue absorbing quality, much a kin to real moss and fungi. Some specific branch of the fungi even have mind-controlling capabilities, but it's required to induce the fungal spores into the target by touch, after which it will grow it's way towards the targets brain internally and take over, collect info or possibly control them. Strengths: Versatile and allows the user to regain strength and chakra mid-battle through absorbtion of dead tissue. It's got a great variety for many situations and it's not obvious exactly what is going on with this bloodline limit until it's used. Weaknesses: Fire and (controlled) chakrablasts can somewhat easily deal with the fungi, although you have to be careful with the chakra since the moss can also feed off of it if used improperly. Besides that, it becomes easy to see what the bloodline limit entails once it's used, as it's obvious this is moss or fungus. 【Ninja techniques】 A rank techniques: Shuriken Shadow Clone Jutsu Assimilate All Creation Technique B rank techniques: Barrier: Dome Method Technique 【Custom made techniques】 Jutsu name: Fungus Release: Transportation Technique Rank: C Range: N/A. Description: Forming the tiger seal, the user sinks into the ground into a small circle of moss with toadstools in it, seemingly dissapearing. A simple transportation technique, this technique will then allow the user to appear somewhere else in the same circle of moss with toadstools in it, which seem to appear out of nowhere to anyone watching. The technique is usable in battle, but the sinking effect is slow allowing opponents to land hits while she is 'sinking' into the patch of moss. Never the less, the appearing effect is quickly, allowing Seijo to appear out of nowhere rather quick and attacking. Jutsu name: Fungus Release: Invocation of Nature Rank: B Range: 500m diameter. Description: After forming a boar-hare-ram seal string, and then slamming the palm into the ground, the user can transform the area around themselves into a mossy field by spreading the moss inside their body rapidly over the land, capable of terraforming even the most arid lands into moss and fungus covered 'grasslands' which will quickly (10 minutes) give rise to many forms of plantlife and even small trees (30 minutes). This technique seems semi-useless but it allows the user to transform land into something both useful, and to create a place where she is at home. Jutsu name: Fungus Release: Control of Nature Rank: B Range: 500m diameter. Description: Using the moss that is already present in an area, the user is able to control the fungus and moss to a degree, making it capable of grabbing feet, forming walls and also spreading it even further, as long as the controlled substance stays in contact with moss or the user. Jutsu name: Fungus Release: Deterioration of Spores Rank: B Range: A cone of 20m outwards of the user, in a triangle shape. Description: Inhaling deeply and placing an open palm in front of the mouth, the user exhales and blows out a large amount of spores over the area in front of her, which carry a poisonous substance that can cause anyone that inhales the spores to start breathing heavily, growing stronger and ultimately choking them by growing fungal growths in their throat over the course of a week if left untreated. Anyone that gets into contact with them externally, such as skin contact, will develop rashes which burn heavily, but are non lethal and can easily be treated as well. Jutsu name: Fungus Release: Fungal Chakra Sap technique Rank: A Range: Touch. Description: After spreading fungus from one person (user) to the other (target) the user is able to 'infect' the target with fungus, by touching them and so spreading the fungus and moss to them. The user might notice, but will find it is hard to get rid of the fungus once it's internal through the chakra tenketsu. Once inside, the fungus will slowly sap away the enemies chakra, eating it to strengthen itself. After approximately a minute, the chakra eating fungus will be 'full' and detach itself, either falling off of the body, or being taken away by the blood system of the target. Jutsu name: Fungus Release: Hallucination of Spores Rank: B Range: A cone of 50m outwards from the user. Description: Inhaling deeply and placing an open palm in front of the mouth, the user exhales and blows out a large amount of spores over the area in front of her, which are infused with the users' chakra and can carry over a genjutu upon being touched by a spore. Since it's easy to be freed from a genjutsu this technique is generally used only when fighting small groups. The genjutsu is capable of doing pretty much anything a high level genjutsu can do, giving the user pretty much full control over the effects of the genjutsu, while using the subconcious of the target to identify and use psychologically harmful events. Jutsu name: Fungus Release: Greater Deterioration of Spores Rank: A Range: An area of 1km in diameter. Description: Similar to the normal deterioration of spores technique, this technique can cover entire battlefields in spores, transmitting the poison to anyone that inhales the spores, and also onto any allies that get harmed. Jutsu name: Fungus Release: Ultimate Siphoning Jutsu Rank: S Range: Medium Description: After covering a field in moss, the user will then use their Control technique to encase an opponent in a special type of moss that hardens tremendously when it comes into contact with foreign chakra. It makes it able to withstand hard blows from taijutsu, weaponry and most jutsu. Encasing the opponent, the user then starts using the moss to siphon chakra, and transfer it to themselves to refill their reserves. What makes this S-rank is the speed at which this occurs - within ten minutes a target will be drained of nearly all chakra, at which point the technique can be disabled and the target 'freed' although with the little amount of chakra they would have left, they'd be as good as disabled for the duration of the fight. Jutsu name: Summoning: Neki the Newt Rank: C Range: N/A. Description: This summoning technique summons Neki the Newt. Given the qualities of a newt, this newt is capable of high speed water traversal as well as shooting water out of it's mouth. It's size is medium sized (it's aproximately 2m. high and 4m. long) and is big enough to carry two people in it's mouth at once if they are standing up. Weaknesses: Weaknesses to all internal fungi, such as the inhalation of the poisonous spores, or being touched by either the fungal parasite technique or chakra sap technique are external chakra. This is due to the fact that the moss and fungi adapt to the targets chakra, feeding off of it for sustainability. Any external chakra will offset it and make it deteriorate, as well as the effects with it. As such you can be pulled out of the genjutsu with external chakra (as is the case with regular genjutsu as well), you can stop the effects of spreading poisonous moss and fungus due to the Deterioration of Fungus technique, although the effects it's had on the target up until that point will remain (i.e you won't get rid of the rash, or the internal burning sensation it created). A weakness for external moss (the spores in the air, or the moss on the ground) is that it's highly flamable, however this is also a strength because it can be used against you. “I do not give to receive - I simply take.” If I die tonight Higōhō is a man of reasonable build, especially considering he practices a mostly non contact style of fighting. He's not precisely buff, more like lean, but that's just the way he likes it. His arms are toned as well as his chest and stomach which is more or less the extent of his build. He has a rounded jawline, with a round chin, protruding slightly from the rest of his faces' contours. The skin on his face is rather tight - it wouldn't be possible to pinch and pull his cheeks. He has a very thin nosebridge, and a slightly pointed nose. If one had to label it, his nose were likely to be seen as about average sized. Some of his facial features that stand out a lot are his pure white eyes which conflicts with his black hair and the black shirts he always wears. Although his outfit always changes (he's quite aware of fashion, and although he doesn't follow the latest trends, he likes to dress in ways that make him feel good) he has one consistent piece of clothing in his look - his necklace. On this necklace is the mon of the Hamajō Confederation. One could say he is very much a patriot. And the nice things one can say about him end about there. Personnel files. Access only by security personnel with a C3 clearance. 【Full Name】 Higōhō (meaning illegitimate) Hyuga 【Alias】 Bastard 【Affiliation】 The Hamajō Confederation 【Age】 Eighteen (18.) 【Sex】 Male. 【Sexuality】 Straight. 【Birthplace】 Konohagakure. 【Bloodline】 Arguably.. Hyuga. 【Rank】 Chūnin Psych. report. Medical secrecy applies. 【Personality】 Higōhō isn't a nice person whatsoever. He's very sure of himself, cocky to some, arrogant to others. It doesn't help that he's not weak, either. He believes very strongly in himself, and although he's smart enough to know that he's no Madara or Pain, he knows he's strong. Not only is that because of the Byakugan, it's also because of his own hard work he thinks, as well as some natural skill he feels like he has. His cockiness and arrogance has lead him to become quite careless when conversing with people - you can call him an asshole, a lighter term would be being rude. Truth is, he just doesn't really care. If a girl asks him what he thinks of her dress, and he doesn't like it, he'll tell her the dress is ugly. If her face is ugly too, well, he'll probably tell her that too. Though that doesn't mean he would dislike this person, he just thinks himself above most people, so he feels a right to say that. Ofcourse, if he likes something, he isn't afraid to say that either. But he doesn't like that much things. In battle.. do I even need to say this? He's arrogant. He's a bit overzealous at times, and doesn't know his own limits, willing to take on things that are above his own skill level. But so far that's not really ever gone wrong terribly. Aside that, you can call him dumb, or you can call him brave, but he doesn't really give up. You'll have to kill him, knock him out, or cut off his legs and arms if you want him to stop getting up after you pummel him. To him, it doesn't matter. Dying is more honorable than giving up. Besides his arrogant appearance and his lack of care for people around him - the catch is that really he does care. Being a bastard child and - boo-hoo-hoo - not receiving a lot of attention, love, nurturing and care, meant that to Higōhō he had to appear like he didn't care, to not give his father the satisfaction of being broken by his lack of care. This carried over to his adult years. And while he might not care for others because he likes them, he cares for their well being since they are in the same battalion. So, he'll be very sacrificial if he needs to be, willing to give his life up for something like a mission or another person. 【History】 Higōhō was born 18 years ago, to a Hyuga side branch member and a woman of lesser morals. Not exactly a brilliant future ahead of himself, especially since he was born with the Byakugan and thus it was demanded that he was handed over to the Hyuga's He was immediately given the cursed seal on his forehead. A stain of shame on his father's reputation, and already that of his own. Not like a newborn baby was aware of such concepts as reputations. But during his childhood his father made it painfully obvious that he wasn't exactly wanted - 'an accident' - and later one even went as far as saying that he was a stain on the family name, a bastard child who was never meant to be. He shrugged it off, really, because at that point it became apparent that his father was a deadbeat, only allowed to stay in the Hyuga home because his drinking problem and gambling addiction would bring shame to the family if word ever got out. Most of his childhood he was micro-managed by the nannies and tutored by the older members. More often than not he was treated as a child that wasn't supposed to be there, but they put up with him regardless. He showed progress in using the byakugan, especially the gentle fist, as if some sort of innate skill with that style was already within him. Whether that was true or not remained to be seen but fact of the matter was he did good in classes. As soon as he became 7, he was sent to the shinobi academy, because a bastard child had nothing better to become than a shinobi anyway. He did well. Well enough, anyway. Didn't exactly want to be there but hadn't much other choice. At that point in time he had already thought to himself that his only purpose in life was really to be a shinobi - and to fight for the confederation. The confederate soldiers were sort of his heroes, warriors fighting to protect their homes, true patriots, yadda yadda. He loved them. So, he figured, why not become one? The Confederation took over at that point and since then his class was kind of filled with masses of kids. That meant that, even though there were many prospect shinobi that were at a good level, there were far more useless kids who were only there because their parents want them to be. And that meant Higōhō would stand out a little. Welp, he passed, no big surprise. Got to be a genin running around doing stuff like saving kittens from trees and stuff. It didn't matter, he was still a confederate shinobi, which felt good. It didn't take him too long to become a chunin - the Confederation took an interest in him due to the Byakugan, and so his promotion came rather easy. And here we are! 【Family ties】 His family is mostly the Hyuga clan - his father, ofcourse, and then the nannies and teachers that he worked with. The other kids, he supposes, were 'okay'. He didn't really got bullied, so that's a plus. Katso Hyuga \| Father \| 47, his room in the Hyuga estate, professional deadbeat. 【Dreams and fears】 He dreams of, one day, becoming a jonin and leading a team, or perhaps even becoming a captain for the confederation and entering the political world of the Confederation. Besides that, he kinda wants to live a calm life after his service. What a simple soul. His fear is probably dying by Curse Seal - it'd be hard knowing you're gonna die without being able to fight back. Combat reports. Gathered from evaluation reports after missions. 【Fighting style】 Higōhō is a very close combat oriented fighter, using the gentle fist. He is a proficient gentle fist user, capable of ousting most other nintaijutsu users with his own, and being a force to be reckoned with even within the Hyuga clan. That is not to say he'll beat anyone, however. 【Kekkei genkai, or bloodline limit】 Bloodline limit name: Byakugan Description: I can copy paste this URL here or you can just read it if you have no idea about byakugan (you barbar). His byakugan has a maximum range of 12 km, though that's only when he's not doing anything intensive (such as fighting). 【Ninja techniques】 A rank techniques: Eight Trigrams Mountain Crusher B rank techniques: Gentle Fist (style) Eight Trigrams Vacuum Palm Eight Trigrams Sixty-four Palms Eight Trigrams Thirty-two Palms C rank techniques: Palm Bottom Tenketsu Needle 【Custom made techniques】 Jutsu name: Eight Trigrams Vacuum Combo Rank: C Range: Very close. Description: The jutsu is nothing more than a combination of a gentle fist move with the vacuum palm move. First the user spins around on their axle, using their left/right hand (depending on the way you spin) to open up the victims' body by slapping away any defensive hand placements, before slapping their palm forwards and using the vacuum palm technique. “Watashi wa Kami - I am still God.” Over the past 11 years Yamato hasn't changed much - appearance wise - in comparison with before the Hamajo confederation arrived. He's grown in size, reaching up to 1.83cm by now. He still dresses the same - tshirts, a-shirts or sweatshirts with some form of jacket over them. He usually wears chino's like he did before, but has traded his slip-in's for a pair of black combat boots. Yamato is defined as a handsome boy, having a chiseled jawline and somewhat skinny-looking cheeks. His nose bridge is quite thin, although not as if it were a stripe. Contrary to most with a thin nosebridge, his nostrils are also thin. Besides that he has no specific bone structure related characteristics. His eyes are a deep dark green, but not so dark that they can be mistaken for a grey-black colour. In accordance with genetics they are slightly slanted. The most defining features on his face are most likely his 3 large, reddish old scars running across his nose. Yamato's body is 'normal' in terms of muscle and fat, though it's improved compared to 11 years ago. He has some obviously defined muscled due to the nature of their schooling, as a normal shinobi is expected to keep up with his athletic properties. His arms are skinny, meaning that the muscles there are by nature more defined, but due to hard training, they are also very much so toned to perfection. Without flexing you could most likely see the muscles regardless. The same goes for his legs. His chest is not very broad nor does it extend towards the front due to musclemass. As such he has a rather 'normal' looking chest. Regardless he does have some definition there, although you probably wouldn't see it very often due to his clothes. Personnel files. Access only by security personnel with a C3 clearance. 【Full Name】 Yamato Minamoru 【Alias】 Phoenix-touched 【Affiliation】 The Hamajō Confederation 【Age】 29 【Sex】 Male 【Sexuality】 Heterosexual 【Birthplace】 Konohagakure, regretably 【Bloodline】 Minamoru 【Clan Name】 Minamoru-shi 【Customs】 The Minamoru used to be very traditional, and they still are, holding onto values of old. Although as every other clan they have to grow with the times, and as such many customs have become merely symbolical and don't actually hold much significance. These customs are almost always on par with that of the other clans, since the clan is not much different from the others. That said, they have since their waning influence, dabbled more into even darker trades, and many of the Minamoru which were not shinobi, have become actively involved in the illegal arms trade, drugs trade, prostitution and other illegal activities. 【Special Traits】 Males are known to be born with black hair specifically, with the females usually being born with either black hair, or white hair. Chances seem to be 50/50 for either of the colour. Their eyes are green, differing only in coloration between dark and light green. The Minamoru do not have any hiden or kekkei genkai - in fact, they despise kekkei genkai and see it as a curse, where as hiden are seen as a pest, but 'acceptable.' 【Influences】 The Minamoru influence on Konohagakure was very, very big. Some of it was subtle, such as underground influences due to the Yakuza affiliations they have, or rather.. the fact that they lead one of the three largest Yakuza groups in Konohagakure, and dealt in things like Senju DNA, Sharingan black trade (rare) or even the drug trade. Their affiliations in this field are obvious to those involved, but to the outside world, it seems completely preposterous that the Minamoru, a powerful and high 'n mighty clan is involved in this. Besides that they were a huge economical influence 11 years ago, because they owned more or less 60% of all of Konoha's economical centre with Minamoru Enterprises. The remaining 40% is, thankfully for Konoha, not theirs since the other Yakuza groups were trying hard to wrangle control away from them. The fact that they own most of the economical centre should probably say enough about their economical influence but this is not to say that all this money flows directly into the pockets of the Minamoru clan - bribes, wages, etcetera all is paid from these funds. Finally the political aspect of the clan, which was not as big as it's underground or economical influence. Never the less it's still present - the fact that the Minamoru are a shinobi clan in essence (though, that is debateable very much so) gave them a small influence, and their alliances with other clans, as well as their feuds with some of the others, are a reason that they were politically well regarded, though not as high as the Hyuga or the Uchiha, or even the Uzumaki's although those have recently been more forthcoming towards the Minamoru. Ever since the death of Reijo at the hands of Fujitora Choko, the clan has fallen, and fallen deep. The only Minamoru of relative high stands are the shinobi, and even those have been falling ever so slightly. The only two remaining shinobi with a grain of honor left are Reijo's children - Rei Minamoru, a 25 year old medical kunoichi, and Yamato Minamoru himself, the heir to the clan after his uncle passes away. Never the less the clan has no estates left - all financial enterprises, shops, financial buildings were given away by Fujitora Choko to rival companies to ensure that the Minamoru held Yakuza group received no financing. Their political power waned as Reijo was the politician of the clan - the other Minamoru were regarded as too hotheaded and his uncle was a drunk, so he barely did anything with the clan. The Minamoru are barely a remnant of themselves, if they can even be called that. 【Relations】 Naito - the Naito clan is one of the clans that the Minamoru have been feuding with for the longest time. The feud started about 200 years ago, when both the Minamoru and the Naito were relatively new to Konoha. Ever since it's been dubbed the Feud of the Tiger and the Dogs. The long standing feud hasn't subsided just yet as members of this clan frequently clash - be it with words, swords, or politics. No longer applicable. The Naito clan is wiped out. 【History】 The Minamoru clan was founded quite recently compared to the other clans such as the Uchiha or the Hyuga. They were not part of the original founding clans, and migrated later as a result of economical changes. They weren't originally shinobi but quickly managed to adapt into a Shinobi clan effortlessly. They were comprised of highly driven individuals that wished to become the greatest at, more or less, whatever they attempted. It didn't always succeed, actually, more often than not, but you only need to give one glance to the current status of the clan to see how far they kicked it in those 200 years, compared to the Uchiha. Never the less they don't quite fit into Konoha - they are not so much underhanded, and wouldn't do anything to directly harm Konoha, but they are very self centered and do anything they do for the clan or themselves, not for Konoha. Konoha is simply a means to an end for them. Never the less a feeling of pride and honour is also common place in the clan so Konoha needn't worry about the Minamoru betraying them. They do what they do for themselves, or atleast so they say, but deep down most of the Minamoru are quite self sacrificial, especially the shinobi. Those that aren't in the shinobi trade are often a whole different breed of people, mostly simply normal people and civilians. In short, that means they have a tough skin, cussing, feuding, and appear somewhat rude and cold. Underneath that however are people that deeply respect tradition, hierarchy and self sacrifice. They might not show it but it's definetely there. Moving on, they also don't fit Konoha because they are very outspoken against kekkei genkai - and sadly for Konoha (or the Minamoru's, depending on who you ask) there are plenty of clans with kekkei genkai's. This has been reason for them to be a bit of an outcast-clan compared to others, distancing themselves from main Konoha, living outside the village. Up until the mid-years, between Sarada and Boruto's births, and current situation, they were insignificant, standard fodder clans. However it was then that they broke through with the arrival of the ronin, that fueled the underground Yakuza operations that some of the Minamoru were involved in. Due to this they suddenly raised in power unexplainedly, gaining more funds to further their political influence and economical presence. It didn't take long before Reijo took over 40-so years later, and furthered that all even more, expanding their influences rather rapidly. 11 years later, in the Hamajō Confederation, there's not much left of the Minamoru clan. All estates are gone, only the housing area remaining. Everything is, more or less, gone. Only Fujitora Choko and his 11th corps are to be blamed - that much any shinobi in the Minamoru clan will tell you. 【Rank】 Jonin Psych. report. Medical secrecy applies. 【Personality】 Yamato used to be seen as a thug or a criminal in the making. Not far from the truth given his father was the largest criminal in the entire village - something Yamato has no particular feelings towards since to him it was a way of life since his birth. However Yamato was never a criminal - he might've done questionable things during his services to the Hamajō Confederation but never anything that he'd consider criminal activity. Something else that characterizes him is his aggressive tendencies, as he is very very quick to anger and is, very much so, an asshole to everyone he meets. Those that know him for longer, such as Akio Tendou or Aoi Don Maquia will testify to this. Yamato is a bright young man, widely regarded in Konohagakure as a prodigy of attack. This is seen in his psyche as well, as the boy has shown aggressive and violent tendencies from time. Some would call it a short fuse.. and others call it being a thug in the making. Regardless of which is true, the boy also has shown impeccable resilience, steadfastness and a healthy dose of respect for tradition. Rumor within the Minamoru clan has said this is due to the amount of training that got instilled into him at an early age, and that he instills into himself daily even still. The boy also hates kekkei genkai for one reason or another, a sentiment shared by the entire clan, and some radicals even go so far as to wish those with a kekkei genkai dead. Yamato is a good student, and gets very good grades compared to those in the same years as him. He has shown a talent for, how could it be anything else, taijutsu and nintaijutsu, focusing especially on the offensive. This goes well with his aggressive nature and he is known to be able to take down opponents in a matter of seconds, although his defense is less than average. Despite attempts to convince him, his resilience has proven that fruitless. Then again, the boy has always been a prodigy and nobody has been able to prove that the boy might need a defense as well. This has affected his personality in a more or less negative way, although that is open to interpretation. The boy is somewhat- no, very arrogant, and while he wouldn't boast about his skills, he is fully aware of his status as a prodigy. This has given him the idea that he is above everyone else, and he has remained to keep this idea as he's been unhindered by anyone who could prove him wrong. Watashi wa Kami - in his eyes, he is God. 【History】 Pre Hamajō Confederation Yamato's childhood years were essentially a calmth before the storm. He spent his first four years as most children his age did - calmly in the arms of his mother, and playing outside. Then at the age of four, his father decided that it was time for him to become ready. Determined to make the clan greater than it already was, he hired a teacher who was to teach Yamato the basics about being a shinobi. No, he didn't learn any techniques, but learnt the mental side of shinobi's, namely rules, history and things you needed to know. This affected his school career indirectly as he had more background knowledge than most when he entered base school. During his time at base school he still had interest in making friends and preferred to learn techniques, practice taijutsu or throwing and fighting with kunai and shuriken. He often sparred with others, showing of his tenacious and aggressive nature in these matches. He often ended up fighting kids that were bigger and older, beginning to make a name for himself. He became a genin at the age of 12 like most others and went on to attend the high school to become a chunin. In that aspect, while he was a prodigy, he was like everyone else. During high school years he maintained a very steady level of training, to maintain his position within the clan which had grown by now. He became, more or less, the pride of his clan and family, and went unrivaled within the clan. In highschool he maintained a same degree of authority, although there were those that had problems with it, he found that he barely had any problems maintaining his position as the people that objected were often not even close to his level of mastery. Although this makes him sound like a hard ass, all he wanted was for people to more or less leave him alone. The only people he could really get along with was his own family. And even that was strenuous at times. Later, he became semi friends with Aoi, who had shown Yamato to be more capable than she let onto. Never the less they weren't ever close to friends - more so, being colleagues that enjoyed working together with each other more than if they had to work with others, the exception to that being Akio, who was Aoi's preferred companion for a long time. As for the hatred of people with kekkei genkai, it stems from the preconceived notion that people with kekkei genkai seem to think themselves special, untouchable or even godlike, and when you pair that with historical events focusing around kekkei genkai and being mostly negative (Infinite Tsukuyomi, Hyuga clan being a prime target to other villages), it results in a hatred that is widespread among this clan, which has seen it's fair share of bad luck to do with kekkei genkai during the centuries. Besides that Yamato is of the opinion that he could beat a kekkei genkai easily through strength and a superior will to work for something. Arrival of Hamajō Confederation During the arrival of the Hamajō Confederation Yamato played a part in the taking of the city. While he was defending the city at first, he switched sides halfway through after realizing that the Hamajō Confederation wasn't all that bad - in fact, it was better than Ayame and Fujitora. It didn't help that Fujitora was responsible for the death of his father - and in turn, the near death of his family. The Hamajō Confederation would have a larger chance to make his family important again. He arrived on scene near the 11th corps headquarters, which was where Fujitora was holed up. Finding himself trailing mostly behind dead bodies, he soon find the source of this - Yakoul. The cat-like person had slaughtered most of the 11th corps, including Saburo and Daiki, two people that Yamato had hoped to kill for himself. Above all, it had killed Fujitora - which was a crime in the eyes of Yamato, blinded by honour. Knowing better than to take revenge by attacking Yakoul, he simply boded his time. He got promoted within the Hamajō Confederation and is now a captain, or otherwise known as Jonin, largely in service at the Amegakure capital. However, recently he's received orders to go to the border area to investigate a compound, and meet with commander Yakoul, who'll be making further use of his services. 【Family ties】 Yamatos family was rather normal, if you keep in mind that he grew up with a family that was not only his father and mother but also included close relatives of those people. Given that his father is the clan head, he has always felt like the entire clan was his family, and not just his father and mother. As such he always felt a great drive to do well, for the honor of the clan. Furthermore the birth of his younger sister when he was 2 added to his drive as he was under the pretense that he'd get to, or even have to, teach her. Reijo Minamoru \| Father \| 43 at time of passing, Konohagakure, used to be often away on bussiness, was a politician and economist, it's said he has a pair of mistresses in any city. Mika Minamoru \| Mother \| 47, Konohagakure, restaurant owner and mother, she is a hard worker who never complains. Atleast she likes to think that she doesn't. Rei Minamoru \| Sister \| 25, Konohagakure, medical shinobi. Popular girl, but unlike Yamato she finds practicing boring and she'd rather spend her time away from home with friends. 【Dreams and fears】 Yamato secretly dreams of a world where there are no kekkei genkai as this would, in his eyes, greatly reduce conflict. Furthermore he dreams of making the Minamoru clan even greater than his father did, to outdo him in something that his father was already very good at. As for fears, Yamato fears causing death and dishonor to the clan, which goes without saying. Besides that he also fears losing respect from the clan and, to a lesser degree, to other shinobi of the Hamajō Confederation. Combat reports. Gathered from evaluation reports after missions. 【Fighting style】 Yamato's fighting style revolves entirely around the attack, offensiveness and taking down an opponent with hard hitting blows. Defense is almost nonexistant in his style, as he barely needs it. He is extremely resilient, as mentioned before, and as such he can take a lot of hits of any kind without showing signs of pain. Besides that, he is also someone who never, ever gives up. As such he will keep getting up even if he knows he cannot win - an admirable trait to some and a sign of stupidity to others. Another aspect of his style is courage, in the form of never being frightened. He is going to be the first to jump into battle and he's going to do so with an aggression bound to shake hearts and silence voices. 【Ninja techniques】 B rank techniques: Katon: Great Fire Destruction C rank techniques: Katon: Great Fireball Technique 【Custom made techniques】 Jutsu name: Minamoru-shi: Nokori Onaji (Minamoru Clan: Remain the Same, 残り同じ) Rank: S Range: N/A Description: This technique is, more or less, what constitutes Minamoru's hiden. It was created by Yamato due to his reckless nature and desire to enter the fray as the first one in - which was a negative thing before. Now, that turns into a good thing. The technique utilizes a very very small amount of chakra, which gathes in a 'pool' of chakra within the user. In general, there's never been a time where the chakra gets used up so quickly in usage of the technique that it completely empties out. This passive ability consumes chakra at a very slow rate constantly, even when not in combat. Luckily Yamato's chakra pool is large enough to sustain it. This ability works through getting hurt - as strange as it may sounds - converting damage done to the user and turning it into raw power. In effect, that means that 'more damage input = more damage output' in simple terms. Muscles are stimulated by the damage, as well as the psychological will to fight on. This allows Yamato to press on past his normal limits - which were already extraordinarily high - and keep fighting even with broken bones, torn muscles or large gaping wounds. The drawbacks to this are, ofcourse, that he's going to be less accurate and skillfull, but more powerful. In short attacks will be more powerful but he'll have a harder time hitting, ofcourse that depends largely on the type of wounds too. That's not to say that he heals them instantly - if he receives a mortal wound, he'll die pretty much if he doesn't receive treatment regardless of the jutsu. But receiving wounds does make him stronger, both in how he feels and how he actually is. It doesn't make him less mortal - but he sees him self as a God. Would he believe he's still mortal? Jutsu name: Minamoru-shi: Chakurabāsuto (Minamoru Clan: Chakra Burst, チャクラバースト) Rank: A Range: 5m-10m Description: Releasing one fourth of the chakra stored in his pool for the Nokori Onaji technique, he releases a pure burst of chakra out of his entire body, causing a shockwave of chakra. This shockwave can extend between 5m and 10m, dependant on how large his pool currently is. The shockwave is powerful enough to send shinobi that don't hold themselves down on the ground flying, sending lightweights (80<kg.) flying atleast 20 meters at high speed, and sending heavyweights (80>kg.) stumbling out of the shockwave area. Objects are sent flying away too, such as kunai, leaves and other random items in the area. The jutsu isn't incredibly damaging on it's own, dependant on objects in the area. For instance, in an empty dirt field, there'll be no objects to send flying, and no objects for the enemy to crash into. So, damage will be reduced to perhaps some light scraping from scraping on the ground. In a forest, or a densely built in city, the damage will be more extensive, given that the enemy might fly into trees, rocks, buildings, roadsigns, etcetera. Jutsu name: Katon: Great Fire Fists Rank: A Range: Close Description: The technique begins by creating a short series of seals ended by a Tiger seal - although since this is Yamato's signature move, he has perfected it to the point where he doesn't need to form the seals any longer. After this the user flicks his wrists and they are set ablaze. Not yet taking a shape the user must focus the chakra around this area for a short period, in the case of Yamato a second or two. After this is done the fire becomes hotter, akin to a bunsenburner in heat, and the fire will take the color blue as a result. The resulting heat is enough to roast skin even if it's not touching the fire, and enough to severely burn anyone that gets in direct contact with the flames, enough to cause third degree (yes, that hot) burns when you get directly hit by a punch of this technique. Anyone standing nearby Yamato will feel the heat emenating off of the boy, whether they are friend or foe, before he leaps into the battle. The fire takes the shape of a lions head, akin to the two guarding lions that stand outside most wealthy places or places of public interest. Jutsu name: Katon: Great Fire Extraction Rank: A Range: Close Description: Yaoku's Revenge sets the user ablaze for a short time, appearing to others as an explosion. In reality it works as a distraction, while the user cocks his hand back which is then lit ablaze. The single hand will be heated up so much, that it overpowers even the Fists of a Tiger technique, heating up to the extent where it will be able to melt both skin, muscle and bone. The intensity of the technique requires so much chakra that it is pretty much useable only thrice. After the required heat is reached, a matter of seconds for Yamato, the user lunges forwards through the explosion he caused himself and launched his fist into the enemy, melting skin first, then fat and muscle, and finally bone before the hand cools down. If used effectively, and the hit connects, it will be a tremendous attack able to incapacitate or kill most enemies. But it requires accuracy, something that is often lacking when an enemy is moving around, and also because the explosion caused by Yamato would obscure his vision. Besides that, the attack leaves him rather exhausted, so that he'd have to retreat from the fight, something that Yamato could obviously never do. As such it's likely for him to overexert himself after using this technique. Jutsu name: Katon: Great Fire Bind Rank: B Range: 10 meter in front of Yamato Description: To be used in conjuction with the Great Fire Extraction technique, but useable on it's own too. This technique is not neccesarily a fighting technique, the sole technique in Yamato's arsenal that isn't focussed 100% on the offense. However it is used as a runner up to a very offensive move. After forming a boar and tiger seal, the user holds the tiger seal while a set of 2 fiery hands emerge from his back, quickly coming out at a rapid speed. These hands will head for the enemy almost instinctively, and grab the enemy by the arm. Once grabbed it will be virtually impossible to get out lest you have a teammate that is able to free you or you work out a genius way to break free. Because the hands are made of flames you will receive slight burning although the burns will not be harmful whatsoever, akin to a D rank fire jutsu if not less harmful. The true fear you should have.. is the follow up jutsu. There is a slight reaction time between being grabbed and the start of the technique, around 1.5 seconds, but dodging will only end up causing the hands to chase you for a longer time. The only true escape is to get out of the 10 meter mark, but that will be hard with just 1.5 second to escape. It's possible for ninja's with above average jutsu, however. Another weakness, aside from it's length, is it's weakness to both water and earth defensive jutsu, such as the earthen walls or the water techniques that send out half an ocean. Using wind or fire against these hands is nearly useless, matter of fact it's counter productive because adding more fire to the arms will have no effect, while using wind based jutsu on them will fuel the flames, speeding them up even more. Electrical jutsu are useless, too, because electricity will go through the hands. An extraordinarily fast shinobi (read: faster than Yamato) will be able to dodge the hands initially and then attack quickly after if he times it right, because attacking Yamato and forcing him to release the tiger seal will stop the jutsu. However, if Yamato moves but still holds the seal, the jutsu will continue. The time it takes to form the hands and attempt to grab the opponent is all within 1 post, but the actual act of grabbing depends on it being dodged/ran away from, and as such can only happen in the 2nd post. Jutsu name: Fuuton: Greater Fire Fists Rank: C Range: N/A. Description: Technically not a technique on it's own, but still classified as one, the user will not have to form any seals, instead he simply has to augment fuuton chakra in his fists and release it into his fists of the Fire Fist jutsu. Due to Fuuton acting as 'fuel' (fuel for fire is oxygen, a source and burnable material) the fire will begin to burn even hotter, turning the fire blue and causing the area it's used in to appear 'darker' or closer to nightfall. This is due to the bright source of light making the environments appear darker than they really are simply because of the contrast or difference in lightsources. Even on a blue sky, clear lit day it will appear as if it were 00:00 midnight. The fists of the Fire-tiger will burn so hot, the radius at which the heat can be felt greatly expands and even those standing close to Yamato during the usage of this will feel uncomfortably warm, and if they stay near long enough, might begin getting a serious sunburn. The main effect also increases, still holding onto the 3rd degree burns upon connecting a hit, but adding in the additional fuuton element of a highly increased knockback and a cutting effect, too. You will go flying most definetely when you get hit by this augmented technique, sending lighter opponents up to 100m away and heavy, fat opponents at a weight of 200kg about 30 meters. Furthermore, there will be slight cuts, as if you got hit by 20 kunai at once. Ofcourse, that's all superficial wounds - nothing life threatening, but definetely painful. Like most nintaijutsu, this is extemely destructive, but exerting at the same time. There is no real weakness to this technique, as it's not really a technique to begin with but more so an augmentation or reinforcement of another. As such, weaknesses of the Fists of the Tiger still exist, such as suiton jutsu or defensive doton jutsu. Even so, the usage of this extra fuuton jutsu will allow the user to simply brute-force his way past many of these jutsu anyway, most notably doton. Suiton will always be a problem for fire users and this technique is no exception. Jutsu name: Katon: Great Fire Bomb Rank: B Range: 7.5m Description: This technique is a secret trump card held in high regard by the Minamoru clan. Not many outside of the clan know of it, because it's a rather rough technique on both the victim and the user. The users can begin this technique by forming the Tiger seal, after which it cannot be stopped anymore. The user envelops themself in flames, starting out akin to any other fire technique and indistinguishable at this time, looking rather harmless. However this all leads to an explosion. An explosion of the user itself into fiery death. In essence it's a fiery suicide technique that will blow up the user plus anything within 3.5m of the technique, and will damage anything up to 7.5m around the technique. The bad side? If you use this technique you die. Jutsu name: Minamoru-shi: Jisatsu-ryō (Minamoru Clan: Suicide Charge, 自殺料) Rank: B Range: 50m. Description: Utilizing his Futoon element, the user 'boosts' his speed quickly by displacing air in front of him towards his back, to travel quicker similar to how an airplane gains lift. However, this technique isn't fast enough to create lift and neither is Yamato shaped in order to create lift.. However, this will give him speed. Using this speed the use pummels himself into the enemy ranks, most likely a larger group of enemies. The head on charge manifests itself into simply crashing into the enemies with limbs extended, punching left and right to get as many hits in as possible. Defense is NOT a part of Yamato's vocabulary. This can be easily protected against by, say, creating an obstacle like a doton-sphere to protect yourself/you friends (if you're friendly like that.) 【Weaponry, tools and objects.】 Weapon, tool or object name: Backpack. Weapon, tool or object type: It's.. a backpack. Possibly filled with explosive tags. Description: It's a fucking explosive backpack bomb. Bag-o-bombs. EASY.
51,211	1,381	118	2,654	2,774	Ninko Hazuchi Red Sages territory Ninko had his hopes rise when it looked like Arima seemed to believe his story and this made him unprepared for what came next. Before he could react, the Red Sage knocked him into a state of unconsciousness. shit! he thought himself as his world went black and his became full of images of the terrible things would happen to him once he awoke from his unconsciousness. He didn't know how long he was out, but when he awoke he found himself in a shed of some sort and Ninko looked around quickly. Where was he now? Ninko wasn't sure if his plan was a good and now he was probably a prisoner. His eyes caught sight of some Red Sages who were keeping guard of the building and Ninko wondered if they were his jailers. He couldn't believe how different his plan had gone and he began to think about what his situation had become. One part of him thought that he was captured and would face torture to get information, while the other part was still hopeful that his ruse to get into the Red Sages was successful. If Arima had thought that he was a confederation shinobi trying to fool them then he would have just killed him and be done with it. Maybe they were just wanting to be sure that he wasn't going to betray them. This meant that they would probably test him in his loyalty to their cause and that would probably mean that he would be forced to kill or partake on a mission against the confederation. Ninko would just have to accept it and he thought of an old saying,'sometimes a person has to make sacrifices to be successful' Ninko would have to do things that he would not like in order to have his plan be successful. He just hoped that he would at least get the chance to join the Red Sages and not just tortured and killed.	“My blade is only as strong as my will.” Ninko is not a tall person for his age and he stands at about 5'5 in height. Despite his small height, he has a very athletic body and his muscles are very developed. Many would feel embarrassed by having such a small height for a man, but Ninko prefers it and uses it to his advantage. He thanks his height for allowing him to be more evasive and harder to catch. Personnel files. Access only by security personnel with a C3 clearance. 【Full Name】 Ninko Hazuchi 【Alias】 Little Blade 【Affiliation】 The confederation 【Age】 17 【Sex】 Male 【Sexuality】 straight 【Birthplace】 Kirigakure 【Bloodline】 He is part of the Hazuchi family line who are renown for producing legendary swordsmen and have been around for centuries. They originate from an unknown area of Kirigakure. 【Rank】 Chūnin Psych. report. Medical secrecy applies. 【Personality】 Ninko is a very hardworking boy and sometimes has trouble slowing down and enjoying the little things in life. For him life is all about achieving one's goals through great dedication and self improvement. He is extremely loyal to his family and the confederation, both he would willing lay down his life for. Ninko is a traditionalist and views respecting one's tradition is more important than the desire for pure freedom. He believes that nothing is truly free and that society can only work through the rule of law and morality. Some would call him an authoritarian, which has truth to it, but Ninko just believes in the hierarchy system of the shinobi and that lower ranks should always respect their superiors and follow their authority. He also can have a bad temper if someone angers him and pissing him off is not a wise idea. Ninko is firmly against being a showoff when it comes to his sword skills and thinks it is always necessary for a shinobi to be unpredictable with his arts. 【History】 Ninko was born in Kirigakure to the Hazuchi family and his parents were Kirin and Ishira Hazuchi. He also had two siblings, a brother and sister. From the moment he could remember, his father taught him the ways of the sword, telling him the stories of his legendary ancestors and the secrets of the blade. When he was four years, his father began training him in the arts of swordsmanship and Ninko began his long journey to become the next legendary swordsmen of his family. Life wasn't all that easy for Ninko, despite coming from a famous family, he was bullied for his small size. He especially received a good deal of venom from the popular girl of the shinobi academy. Because of this Ninko had to prove to everyone that his size had nothing to do with his capability. After graduating the academy, his father gave him his own sword as a gift for moving on to the next stage of his ninja training. Ninko named the blade Longtooth and began to train himself in mastering his sword. As a genin his shinobi journey was difficult especially with the dangerous missions that Hamajō Confederation gave them and it was a battle for survival. His master was not a fan of being overly kind and wanted good results from his students. Thankfully Ninko made it through the genin stage of his ninja journey and eventually made it to the rank of Chūnin. Now older and more experienced in the arts of sword combat, Ninko is still on his way to becoming a legendary swordsman and making his family proud. 【Family ties】 His family is a very tight knit group and they go by the motto of 'Family is everything and loyalty is greater than strength' as their driving motivation as shinobi. Kirin \| Father\| 44, Kirigakure, jonin, leader of the Hazuchi family Ishira \| mother \| 44, Kirigakure, jonin Kino \| brother \| 16, Kirigakure, Chunin, very detirmined to become a great shinobi and Ninko's arhc rival Miki \| sister \| 18, Kirigakure , chunin, older sister to Ninko and Kino, easily annoyed by her younger brothers. 【Dreams and fears】 Ninko desires to become a legendary swordsmen and help maintain the legend of the Hazuchi family. He wants to be remembered for the rest of time for his great deeds and it is because of this that his greatest fear is to be insignificant in the history books. He also fears failure and of bringing shame to himself and his family. Combat reports. He is incredibly efficient and will not waste time before taking an enemy down. He has little to no problems following orders and has an intimidating presence on the battlefield. His speed is what's most frightening especially the swiftness of his sword, once that blade gets moving it just becomes a blur and he slices through enemies so easily. 【Fighting style】 Ninko's method of combat is swordsmanship and will only utilize other tools as back up plans when his sword skills alone won't cut it. Speed and agility are his main bases for his attack and his sword fighting style is a martial art created by his family, which pushes the swordsman to their full potential through sword practice and body training. Ninko has been taught to view his sword like a part of his body and to use it to its full potential. Ninko is also proficient in channeling his wind and lightning chakra nature through his weapon 【Kekkei genkai, or bloodline limit】 Bloodline limit name: none 【Ninja techniques】 D-E rank techniques: Clone Technique. 【Custom made techniques】 Wind God's Blade Rank: B Range: short - medium Description: Ninko channels wind chakra through his blade and slashes out with the blade. The swing unleashes a seven foot wide crescent moon shaped blue wave of air that can cut through solid rock. The technique can only go in the direction that it sent to and can be dodged. This technique can also be taxing on the user's chakra if used to many times. Blade Storm] Rank: C Range: short Description: Ninko unleashes a torrent of incredibly fast slashes at his opponent and it is meant as a way of unbalancing the target until they make a mistake in their defense and Ninko then cuts them down. While this technique can be used against multiple opponents it works best against a single target. Lightning Thrust Rank: B Range: short - medium Ninko channels lightning through his blade and then thrusts out with the weapon. The lightning then extends out at an incredibly fast pace like the blade is elongating and it pierces through its target. This technique is for a single target and is not very useful against multiple opponents. Flying Dragon Rank: C Range: short Description: Ninko leaps into the air flipping and comes down upon his opponent with great speed and power with a spinning slash. Dragon's Rage Rank: A Range: medium Description: Ninko is surrounded in an aura of electricity that takes on the shape of a dragon and this aura grants him the ability to move and jump at insane speeds. When he makes contact with an opponent his aura creates a powerful blast of lightning and he combines this with a stab from his blade to add to the massive about of damage. This technique ends the moment upon impact and the aura only lasts for about a minute before it disappears and the attack is gone so he has to hit his opponent within that time frame. It uses up a large chunk of the users chakra. Wind Release: Hurricane Mouth Rank: B Range: medium - long Description: Ninko unleashes a mighty blast of air from his mouth that is powerful enough to blow away several objects and hits opponents with a massive amount of force. This technique is his way of getting out of combat situations where he is getting mobbed by several opponents. Reaper Slice Rank: C Range: short Description: Ninko channels chakra through his blade to increase its power and he slices his opponents in their midsection. This technique is a large sweeping motion and can be used against multiple enemies. Defensive Zone Rank: C Range: short Description: Ninko focuses his efforts on defense and heightens his senses to deflect oncoming attacks with his blade. By moving at incredible speeds Ninko is able to deflect shuriken and other projectile weapon attacks as well close ranged melee weapons. This technique focuses entirely on defense and offers no counterattack options for Ninko, meaning that while using this technique he cannot do any offensive attacks. Finally this technique is useless against elemental ninjutsu attacks. 【Weaponry, tools and objects.】 Weapon, tool or object name: Longtooth Weapon, tool or object type: sword] Description: Longtooth is a style of sword unique to his family and is forged very differently from the usual blades used by shinobi. His sword is just as deadly in cutting as a katana, but also is better for thrusting attacks. The weapon weight exactly two pounds and the metal is incredibly tough.
51,212	1,381	119	1,221	49	Tanji Tsugiharu Near The Confederation Embassy's Entrance, Sunagakure Its not uncommon for Tanji to be in a new town or city due to the nature of his work, constantly being thrown between posts and duties he had taken into stride the myriad of people and places. In his mind, as long as the Confederacy came first in their minds it didn't really matter where you came from, whether you be some nobody from a politcically insignificant fishing town or an Elder of a core Village. So that said Tanji arrived in the great village before dawn at their main port of entry (or, airport rather) eager to begin the mission, and like his other posts, he spent the precious few hours prior to the intended meeting time in familiarizing himself with local customs and traditions. It didn't usually take him too long to fade into the background and begin his impromptu observations at a nearby market, mall or park. Knowledge of small details and the preparation to effectively use that information is paramount to his craft. Tiny inflections of words, local slang, habits of greetings and dress, as well as local accents are just as vital to a foreign sleuth, as to the whereabouts of their targets. However, a few hours in observation and casual practice didn't instantly garner him the knowledge to pass off as a native-born villager, far from it in-fact, but it was a step in the right direction and would hopefully aid his squad in the whole process, and may even be a godsend if they needed to spend more time in-village for more subtle work. As the sun rose higher into the sky, Tanji believed it was as good a time as any to make his way to the embassy. What he found there was not what he expected. His time spent doing the grunt work of the 11th corps. conditioned him to squalid conditions in his posts, so he was colored surprised when the gate guards directed him to an ostentatious limousine. Not one to look the gift horse in the mouth he quietly slipped to the waiting vehicle as a door was held open to him. Nice. He found his commander already there, whom made itself well comfortable in the luxurious interior. It was nothing to sneeze at, spacious and rich in choice of adult beverages (the drink of champions), Tanji believed this must have been some sort of sick mind trick that the Master Genjutsu users at the 11th corp. would play on him. He even flared his mind's walls just to be sure. So shocked was Tanji that it didn't all just fade away, he found himself having to pick his chin off the ground before snapping a hasty salute to the Boss, "Reporting for duty Boss!... Um, say, if I may inquire, is that a Otogakure Fire Brandy Vintage?" nodding towards a tall bright red bottle sitting at the mini-bar by the commander's outstretched feet. God bless the Confederacy. Though a connoisseur of fine blessed spirits, Tanji nonetheless would understand if the commander didn't permit a drink during a mission, but wouldn't be remiss if Tanji be allowed a "small sip" at the devil's water. In any case, Tanji -checking to make sure the privacy glass of the driver was shut and the doors well closed- believed it to be as good a time as any to ask some questions concerning his commander. "Boss. If I would be permitted to ask -don't answer if you don't want to- Um... exactly where are you from, and, uh- as rude as it might be, may I also ask what you are?" as timid as his questioning was, with a few stutters along the way, Tanji was nonetheless very solemn, taking care that he didn't come off as a prying annoyance or tactless fool.	“I think he's dead -er, well, everybody else think he is, but now I'm not sure.” An unassuming man by most standards, not impressive or lacking in most aspects, just simply there. Short, if a bit rustled, brown hair, with a square face free of any scars or blemishes and average everyday brown eyes, in the academy you wouldn't really notice him in the sea of exceptional talent, but he gets by.Not particularly skinny, tall, muscular, just a healthy and acceptable male in his early 20's. Probably not going to amount to much beyond being a low-tier Jonin if he's lucky. Probably. Personnel files. Access only by security personnel with a C3 clearance. 【Full Name】 Tanji Tsugiharu 【Alias】 The Master Coward 【Affiliation】 Confederacy 【Age】 22 【Sex】 Male 【Sexuality】 Straight 【Birthplace】 Kusagakure 【Bloodline】 The Long, and Ancient Line of Stalwart Customs House Guards, the Tanji House has protected the village from attacks from undeclared fruits, paperless neer-do-wells, and other dangers of the Border. 【Rank】 Chunin Psych. report. Tanji Tsugiharu has exhibited little to no extreme beliefs or jarring idiosyncrasies (which in itself might be one). The Confederacy has deemed him a loyal citizen of the state. He has a positive work ethic, follows rules and regulations to the letter save for the most exceptional situation (of which he has been disciplined and reprimanded as per the law). He is as kind and self-less as any bachelor of the confederacy is and is devoted to his position. 【Personality】 Rather mundane. Pleasant enough in many social interactions, and prefers to follow conversations rather than lead them himself. That said he has some good friends back in his home town and has made a decent few in his new post. Amicable to his clients, but oddly stoic and unfeeling when it comes to dealing with traitors and rebels. He prefers to spend his free time drinking with close friends in a quiet homely tavern or ramen shop, and has an odd fixation with karaoke. When off duty he spends his days with his small family back in his home town. In battle he is as serious as any good shinobi should be in those situations. He is selfless in his duty to the confederacy and has volunteered to be bait on multiple occasions on the condition that the battle ends quickly afterwards. When plans fail and battles are drawn out he doesn't panic too much, but 9 times out of 10 will opt to lead or support a withdrawal. "Live to fight another day." 【History】 Tsugiharu's parents were simple Chunin Guards with a Customs House on a major trade route, their duties were rather mundane and drool, but once in a while held excitement when travelers had disagreements with the customsofficer. The couple resided in a modest home after an unplanned pregnancy had made the two man and wife. It was tough going at first but the relative isolation and non-relevancy of the village made for a peaceful life, and they grew content and able with the new family. 14 years after the birth of their first son, and with much more financial stability the 2 deemed themselves ready for another son. The Tanji house lived peacefully for 3 more years until the dissent and turmoil of the Confederacy reached their village leading to a violent terrorist attack on the village's crossroads leading to their deaths. This left the 17 year old boy to care for his young brother, fortunately the Proprietor of the Customs House, who at that point was now an old family friend offered to shelter the 2 orphans until the 18th birthday of the elder brother who decided to not rely on the kindness of the Customs Master any longer. Such the 2 siblings lived in a shabby apartment the elder supporting the small family as a Customs House guard like his parents. He, Tanji Hamurato, would continue to support (and sometimes spoil) his younger brother as he took his own wife(Tanji Orimoto) and had a daughter (Tanji Ekka) of their own while was just starting high-school. Tsugiharu was an average student in his own right never excelling or lacking in any field or discipline. He was studious and forthwith at the academy but never went above or beyond what was required. His work as a Genin in his squad was also mundane sticking to class D and lower missions, in exception to one class C defense contract. Simply tasked with defending a local tavern from extorting thugs (non-shinobi rabble), the mission report told of the 3 genin having to deal with some thugs as the accompanying Jonin talked with the owners, but nothing really came out of it. However rumors that local gangster being rather jumpy, defensive and generally paranoid around small sounds and shadows circulated around the tavern's area. Come the Chunin exams though he displayed adept problem solving and leadership skills within his squad, but that might have just been in need rather than by ambition. He opted to remain quarrel-less and jovial with the other Genin and never really showed exceptionaltalent other than what was required to get through the trials. However it can be noted that during the elimination tournament that the young Tanji employed some rather harsh and quick measures using poisons, weapons and simple genjutsus to end matches before his opponents can truly pull out their trump cards. A good thing too, for the proctors had stated that if not for his "bag of cheap tricks" his opponents would have easily out-classed him had the fight dragged on. He was unceremoniously given the rank of Chunin, barely passing after having been defeated by the more Capable Genin that saw through his ruses in the final rounds of the tournament. After graduating opted to become a Contract work Shinobi unlike his family before him. He takes missions for the Confederacy as many times as he can, but seems to seek missions pertaining to the rooting out and apprehension of dissident and unloyal citizens and terrorists. Currently lives by himself in a modest apartment close to his work place. 【Family ties】 Lower-Middle Class, had some hardships for sure, but was never truly in danger of starving or dying of exposure. Such a life made Tsugiharu rather humble and soft-spoken. Hopes to keep up with his duties and occasionally visits his brother and his family. Tanji Hamurato \| Elder Brother \| (36), Kusagakure, Currently a guard at a customs house. Sanguine, always optimistic and smiling in many situations. Tanji Orimoto \| Sister-in-Law \| (35), Kusagakure, Housewife of Hamurato, Choleric, rather plain but has the charm of a country girl going for her. Demure and rather quiet in contrast to her husband. Tanji Ekka\| Niece \| 9, Kusagakure, Student, Mercurial, tempermental and extremely competitive. A bit of a tomboy and a much more naturally talented than her father and uncle in the academy. 【Dreams and fears】 Dreams of finally bringing the traitors and belligerents of the Confederacy to justice and hopes to finally see peace and order to the state. Fears of losing his family to the dangers that is the enemies of the Confederacy. Combat reports. Has a quite odd fighting style and might be the epitome of "work smarter not harder." Picks and chooses his engagements when he knows the enemy may be taken down quickly and with minimal loss. This usually ends up with him or a squad-mate in grievous condition so long the opponent is taken out before unnecessary damage is done to anybody else. Such operations usually include him stringing together a myriad of feints, illusions and gambits to ensure the enemy can be taken down in one decisive attack by his squad rather than prolonged engagements. This unfortunately makes him rather sub-par when caught unawares. As such he is most delegated to planned attacks on high value targets to either eliminate, apprehend or interrogate 【Fighting style】 Some might call his methods cowardice but it has kept him alive. He employs the liberal use of clones supplemented by heavy use of false sounds and images using his specialized study in illusionary genjustsu. He chips away at his opponents using small thrown weapons like shurikens and senbons to keep his opponent on edge and unfocused. While his genjutsu gives ample distractions and false visions he also uses fine rope and bells tied to said weapons to create snares and distractions for the slim but inevitable chance that his opponent finally makes a mistake. When they do he delivers a powerful and dibilitating poisons through the same methods as above when the opponent finally opens themselves up to receive his limited supply. 【Kekkei genkai, or bloodline limit】 NONE 【Ninja techniques】 A rank techniques: Bringer of Darkness Technique B rank techniques: Demonic Bells: Phantom Sound Chains (Uses a Network of Tuned Bells strung onto ropes to create a melody rather than a flute) Interrogation Genjutsu C rank techniques: Earth Release: Underground Projection Fish Technique. Illusion Bell Needles False Place Technique Sly Mind Affect Technique D-E rank techniques: Hell Viewing Technique Shadow Senbon Haze Clone Technique. Academy Jutsus (Substitions, transformation, clone) 【Custom made techniques】 False Sound Rank: C Range: Short - Medium (0m~10m) Description: Once someone is affected by the jutsu causes them to hear sounds under direction of the ninja that casted it. Can be dispelled as normal genjutsu can. Single target per cast (but can be casted on multiple targets). Also relies on the opponent being knowledgeable enough to make the sounds realistic (or not realistic) as possible. Jutsu name:Shadow Weapon Rank: C Short (Before throwing or using weapon): Description: Hide a small thrown weapon in the shadow of another item as it is being thrown. Not a summoned weapon, typically can be countered simply by opponent witnessing the actual weapon being thrown shortly after the concealing weapon is thrown, and dodging for 2 projectiles rather than 1. Additionally the weapon cannot transfer between shadows and becomes a normal seen projectile after the shadow is passed. 【Weaponry, tools and objects.】 Weapon, tool or object name: Senbon Weapon, tool or object type: Thrown Projectile Description:Small thin and light weapon the looks similar to sewing needles. No terribly damaging but can chip away at an opponent. Weapon, tool or object name: Shuriken Weapon, tool or object type: Thrown Projectile Description:Ninja stars man, common. Weapon, tool or object name: Kunei Weapon, tool or object type: Knife Description:Staple weapon of any good ninja. Weapon, tool or object name: Bells Weapon, tool or object type: Tools Description:Small bells that can be tied to throwing weapons. Weapon, tool or object name: Fine Silk Rope Weapon, tool or object type: Tool Description:Incredibly thin, almost invisible rope that is insanely durable yet flexible.
51,213	1,381	120	1,306	383	Setsuko The Hamajo Confederation - - Sunagakure Lecture Hall Setsuko continued to chat with the two people in front of her about various things, but their chat would be cut short by the alert they'd get on their cheap phones. The phone was decent, but if it was up to Setsuko she'd rather have something with more of a special touch to her own wardrobe. Carrying around a phone like this was a hassle due to the fact that there was no upgrade to it. If they lost it they'd have to pay the fee to replace the phone which wasn't bad (to her it is), but their replacement would be the exact same thing. You'd think with all the support the Confederation is getting that they'd spend some funding on updating the devices needed for communicating. Whatever the case was Setsuko would click any button on the phone to shut it up, and then would click a few more buttons to get to the alert as clicking it the first time to stop the ringing would also exit out of the alert. Making it into the messages she'd see the that they were to finally have a place to call base camp. It was almost exciting to her that a battle was going to take place that she could actually participate in, but at the same time as she pressed the "End Call" button to get out of the message, and put it in her pocket Setsuko felt the plastic badge randomly given to her earlier. With that her heart was to practically skip a beat at the fact that she was one of the people to be calling the shots if something was to happen. As she looked back up to the two Setsuko asked for their numbers. Of course they didn't have to give it to her, but she wanted them for various reasons. No, one of them did not consist of flirting. There's no way she'd make that damn joke again. With that, she had waved to the other two good bye. "See ya!" Hopefully, and then made her way to travel to the base. Armed Forces Outpost It took about a day and a half to make it there because she honestly sucked at reading a map, but as she got there Setsuko would be disappointed at how the base looked from the outside. It was less than what she had though it to be, but maybe there was a reason as to why it was that...disappointing. As she made her way down the staircase that led under the building the sad "base" above was nothing compared to below. Now I know why there aren't any phone upgrades, she though as she looked around at all the tech gear. One can only dream of having this much gear in one spot though leave it up to the Confederation to actually do it, and underground at that. Making her way to her assigned room Setsuko would try to take everything in, but because events had come one after another it was time to just settle into the room for some needed relaxation. Of course, she'd spend less than half of her time taking a break since the room she had was interesting in it's own way. The bathroom alone was neat as she spent no time in helping herself to a nice shower. Looking at the shower one would think that pressing a button here, and then there would make the water warm but of course it wasn't that easy. She had tried multiple times to get the water to her liking, but instead kept pressing the wrong buttons that would change the position of where the shower head sprayed from. At one point it was on ice cold with all of them spraying on her. Setsuko had yelled, and ran out of the shower to get out of the ridiculous tech-shit. It took a few more minutes before she was to hack how to work the thing. All in all it took but a few minutes to actually shower minus the fiasco that she had with finding a way to make it spray like a normal shower should. After that whole ordeal Setsuko had finally made it to the closet to see what she could wear while her own clothes were being washed. The clothes was not that impressive when it came to looking decent, but she did appreciate the fact that they tried. With that, she settled for a sleeveless turtleneck top with some tan shorts along with the usual shinobi slip-ons. This time she'd leave her hair down to dry, and would let herself fall onto the bed to finally take the time to rest. "This day was pretty hectic." Setsuko put her arm over her face as she attempted to take a nap. That nap however was to be short-lived by the knocking of someone who opened the door seconds later. Setsuko didn't sit up at first she she hoped to know who it was by the sound of their voice, and lo and behold it was. As Higoho talked, or more along the lines of mocked having to practice together Setsuko slowly sat up. She listened to what he said, but was 2 seconds away from shutting the door on him before he was to lead the way to the practice fields. Has it been that long since I've used the Byakugan? Setsuko put her hand on top of her eyes while trying to remember the last time she had used it. It could not have been that long, but whatever the case was she wasn't going to pass up the opportunity. Why did he have to pick a time when I just got out of the shower? Rude. Nonetheless Setsuko put her hair in a bun, and did what she could to follow the fellow Hyuga. Higoho walked at a strangely fast pace compared to her, so she had arrived at the location after he had already picked a box to practice in. The place they'd practice at looked as if there would be people watching, and after walking into the glass box Higoho was in she could tell that they'd be able to mess with the settings to make the place into different kinds of landscapes. It didn't take a genius to find that out. "Hey," she waved to get Higoho's attention. "You didn't say anything about having a specific setting. Is this even a practice, or are you trying to set me up?"	l0ck0n's Decent, Mundane yet badass because she's a Hyuga of a Character "Chains hold me hostage. The ransom? Death." Setsuko wears her headband traditionally on her forehead with wrapping under it, so in case the headband were to fall off the cursed seal of the Branch House would not show. Not only that, but she also leaves her bangs out of the headband, and has it on the left side while having the rest of her hair in a bun. Rarely does she ever leave her brown hair loose, but when she does the hair is roughly 17 inches long. She has two ear piercings, and wears black earrings. She wears a black scarf that she keeps on at all times, a sleeveless blouse that fits her perfectly, and arm sleeves that are cut to reveal her fingers. When it's could outside, or she's on a mission Setsuko wears a styled Haori under a worn-out Obi that a store manager gave her for less than it's original price. Because she's a cheap-stake. She wears the Obi even if she's not wearing the Haori to keep from showing her stomach since the blouse is cut 2 inches below the chest. For pants she wears light grey shorts that have loose, but small pockets. Underneath the shorts she wears thin leggings while finishing it off with the traditional Shinobi shoes. Her height is 5ft 5in, weighs 134lbs, and isn't thin whatsoever. Her build is more on the Mesomorph side what with her having some muscle on her bones yet she doesn't have too much muscle. Her face is longer than rounder, and she doesn't care if it gets a scrape or two. Even if Setsuko is into the decent fashion of a Shinobi she doesn't have too cute of a face being more rough around the edges making up for it with a small round nose, and light skin. Orchard of Mines Personnel files. Access only by security personnel with a C3 clearance. 【Full Name】 Setsuko Hyūga 【Alias】 Nao 【Affiliation】 She is a shinobi to the Confederation, but isn't loyal to them. 【Age】 18 【Sex】 Female 【Sexuality】 Heterosexual 【Birthplace】 Konohagakure 【Bloodline】 Hyūga Clan 【Rank】 Chūnin Psych. report. Medical secrecy applies. 【Personality】 Setsuko is nothing of the calm, cool, and collected type of Shinobi. She's quite short-tempered at times, and can be reckless either off the battle field or on it. Not only can she be reckless, but she can also be impulsive on the battlefield which tends to bring with it mistakes and such while not intending to do so. Even if she comes off quite strong, and well, rude to others she's actually soft-hearted, and is willing to strike up a conversation with anyone. Because she's willing to be social Setsuko is easygoing as well, and likes to crack a joke here and there without fully understanding that her jokes aren't as funny as she thinks they are. Despite taking most of her time to practice Setsuko likes to balance that out with being able to relax, and enjoy the smaller things in life like food. Food is her go-to thing to do as well as weapon shopping, and doesn't like to miss a moment of it. Even if Setsuko is easy going the battlefield excites her, and she likes to be the first one to enter it even if she hasn't gotten fully used to her fighting style since she doesn't always use the Gentle Fist. Because of this Setsuko likes to read different kinds of combat books to increase her knowledge, but seems to never finish one. Secretly, she likes to read romance books, and likes the idea of romance though she doesn't believe she'll ever find someone for herself because love in the real world to her doesn't exist. Setsuko doesn't easily trust people (males), and doesn't try to get too close to someone no matter if it's a possible friend, or a comrade. 【History】 Childhood - (0-6): Setsuko was born to a Hyūga Branch member for a mother, and a traitor Red Sage of a father. Her beginning years involved both her parents since her father at the time still made others believe he was someone else. Her mother had given up the Shinobi life at the young age of 20, and wanted to start a family. Even if she had put her ninja things away the Hyūga had still kept a close eye on her to see if her child would have the Kekkei Genkai. For a while her parents cared for her like any other parent would, and made sure she was as happy as any child should be in those years. At age 4 all of that would come to a halt. Sadly, she had been born with the Byakugan the Hyūga clan was waiting for, and was taken away from them to be given the cursed seal as well as be taken care of by the Branch House. Being a little girl she understood nothing, and would continue to understand nothing until years later. Right after she was taken her father had disappeared only to come back with a few members of the Red Sages. At night they would enter the Hyūga territory, and attempt to take back what was without knowing that she had already been given the cursed seal. The mission was unsuccessful, and the punishment was death for every single member including her father. Setsukos mother had been taken in under the accusation that she had been recruited by her father while they were together. Distraught, and furious her mother would become a shinobi once again to be able to get revenge on the rebel group who, in her theory, had used her to try to get the Byakugan for themselves. Through all of that Setsuko would stay, and train at the Branch house up to age 7 where she would then be sent to Ninja Academy. Base School Years - (6 to 10-14): While in the academy as well as in the care of the Branch house Setsuko only got to see her mother. She had no knowledge of her father, and at that she would not even be able to say his name. In the Academy she would get picked on by her strange eye color, and would pick fights herself since she was to take crap from no one. At one point she had met someone with a similar eye color as her who, come to find out later, was also a Hyūga. She would challenge him multiple times, but each time he'd turn the other way which made her angry. It was almost like he would make himself believe she never even existed. Not only that, but the bullies wouldn't touch him because of how strong he was, so she'd do what she could to prove that she could be as strong. Mostly to get the mean kids off of her back. Because that kept failing she decided to fight him head-on which ended in her losing horribly. Even if she had lost the bullying had calmed down since she had picked a fight with a strong kid, and would do her best to show the boy that she existed. High School Years - (10-14 to 14-18): Once she reached High School Setsuko would find out who her father was. Before she reached high school she was a determined little kid who would do anything to find him. Her mother had told her what had happened at age 13, or at least her version of it, and a year later would be killed on a classified mission. With her parents both gone Setsuko would train almost nonstop to help her deal with the emotions that came with her parents death. As Setsuko passed each grade she'd begin to question if what she was doing is right due to the fact that she had parents by the hands of the confederation no matter how one looks at it. In a sense she also felt that they had left her because of their own desires, so she decided to speak about neither of them from that day on since the only thing that came with their memory was pain. While in High School She would see the kid from time to time that beat her when they were little. She noticed that he was unusually strong yet didn't have the muscle for it which made her wonder what type of person he was. She had found out his name because he was quite the topics of discussion which was shocking to her, but had heard something different about it each time. At one point she had tried to strike up a conversation, but it ended badly; It didn't end in her getting beat up, but somehow the guy still managed to ignore her which, in her opinion, was time to call it quits. As graduation came her skills were better than average, but never as good as Higōhō Hyūga which would irritate her when she'd think about it. Not only that, but the Hamajo Confederation would monitor her in case she were to do something against them, and the Hyūga Main Branch would assure her that if she were to do anything out of the ordinary she would be killed. She was upset to know that what she wanted was not to be a Shinobi to the Hamajo Confederation yet to also know that she had no choice to. 【Family ties】 Setsuko at one point did have both parents, but now she lives alone in an apartment. Akane Hyūga \| Mother \| 23, Konohagakure, Shinobi to the confederation, deceased. Masao Akiyama \| Father \| 25, Red Sages, deceased. 【Dreams and fears】 Setsuko dreams of becoming a legendary Kunoichi despite her lack of talent. She hopes to one day become as amazing as the famed Neji Hyuga who was able to get past his fears, and become even stronger. Her main fear is to be abandoned once again by the people she loves/she is close to. Combat reports. Gathered from evaluation reports after missions. 【Fighting style】 Setsuko doesn't use the Gentle Fist fighting style unless it is her last resort, or unless the squad leader demands it. The Kunoichi usually packs many different types of ninja weapons such as the exploding pouches, the Shuriken, the Windmill Shuriken (her favorite, and first resort), and the usual kunai. She usually uses these to fight with more often as well as close-combat fighting. 【Kekkei genkai, or bloodline limit】 Bloodline limit name: Byakugan Description: "The Byakugan is usually manifested as very distinctive eyes, characterized by their enlarged and featureless white/lavender irides with no visible pupils. While active, the pupils become more distinct and the veins near their temples bulge. The Byakugan gives the user a near 360º field of vision, except for one blind spot at the back of the neck above the first thoracic vertebra. The range of this vision varies between users and in fact can be improved with training." Strengths: Setsuko can reach a maximum range of 9 Kilometers. Weaknesses: At one point Setsuko trained for too long with the Byakugan to try, and master its abilities. Because she had trained nonstop with the Kekkei Genkai (Which is something no one is ever recommended to do) she has permanently strained her vision. The strain has handicapped her to where she may miss details while fighting. She refuses to wear specially made glasses for it. Not only that, but Setsuko doesn't know that the Byakugan has a blind spot. 【Ninja techniques】 A rank techniques: Kekkei Genkai, Hiden, Taijutsu Eight Trigrams One Hundred Twenty-Eight Palms B rank techniques: Kekkei Genkai, Hiden, Taijutsu Eight Trigrams Thirty Two Palms Kekkei Genkai, Hiden, Taijutsu Eight Trigrams Palm Rotation : Setsuko can only hold this technique for a maximum of 10 seconds, and at that the technique is weak since it is something she was experimenting on while messing around with their ability to control the chakra better. Kekkei Genkai, Hiden, Taijutsu Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms Guard : Like the Palm Rotation this technique is weak due to the fact that she is only able to use it as a defense. She cannot form her chakra into thin blades, so using it as a defense is her only option. C rank techniques: Kekkei Genkai, Hiden, Ninjutsu Water Needle Kekkei Genkai, Hiden, Taijutsu Gentle Fist Vacuum Palm D-E rank techniques: N/A 【Custom made techniques】 Jutsu name: Kekkei Genkai, Hiden, Ninjutsu : Eight Trigrams Grid Trap Rank: C Range: This technique can stretch from the person using it to as far as 6 meters. At what range is this technique useful? You can measure this in 'long' 'medium' or 'short' but those are rather vague. If you wore depth, use a distance such as meters. Description: The jutsu uses the seals of the Tiger, Ox, Ram, and Bird. Essentialy it's like the Grid Palm technique where the user slams their hand on the ground creating a network of grids to the range they desire, but instead of inflicting pain on the victim the jutsu is used like a bear trap. Once someone, an ally or an opponent, steps into the grid network their foot/feet cannot be lifted back up, and they're stuck there as if glue is holding them to the ground. After that, the network quickly begins to slide up the victim restraining their movements little by little as if they're being tied up in rope. While the grid works its way up it sends pulses of chakra to the victims chakra pathway system not only making them feel uncomfortable, but also makes it a bit harder for the user to use jutsus due to the fact that their chakra pathways are being disrupted. The chakra pulses do no such damage a person, and if the victim can easily ignore the pinching sensation internally then getting out is no difficult task. To get out of the jutsu one simply has to focus a small amount of chakra to the bottom of their feet due to the fact that Setsuko doesn't apply much chakra to the jutsu, and because that small amount would cancel out the jutsu then the victim would be free. If they don't figure this out then the grid would slid its way up until the person is covered in the network, and then break into a million pieces as it fades into nothing. It takes about 5 seconds for the users chakra pathway to readjust itself, but no harm comes to the person. From start to finish the jutsu lasts for a maximum amount of 6 minutes, and does not warn Setsuko in any kind of way that someone fell for the trap. Once the trap is sealed to the ground it stays there, but because there's only a small amount of chakra put into it the jutsu fades after 3 minutes if no one has stepped in it. Setsuko mostly uses the jutsu to stall for time, as a distraction, and/or a trap. If she puts more chakra into the jutsu then it could possibly cause severe internal damage as the chakra pulses would become much stronger, but she never does to be able to use the jutsu often. 【Weaponry, tools and objects.】 Weapon, tool or object name: Description: In its folded state, all four arms of the shuriken are folded together. When fully unfolded the large shuriken can be thrown through the air. This is the first thing she makes sure to pack, and is her first resort in battle. Even if it's her first resort she doesn't unfold it unless she's willing to let it go (for the greater good) for the rest of the fight/battle since the shuriken isn't a boomerang that will come back to her after throwing it.
51,214	1,381	121	1,787	2,152	Higōhō Hyuga „Bastard” Hamajō Confederation 日本の伝統音楽 Higoho undid his Konohagakure headband as he stood at the center of the box, looking slightly down as he put it back on. He placed the headband in such a way that his hair wouldn't come into his eyes, or his face in general. As he finished that he looked up at Setsuko, face serious as ever. “No. I just want to train. Those settings would be too complicated for a simple training.” As Setsuko entered a loud pshhhh.. sound could be heard behind her. The glass door slid to the side, closing the box off. “So get ready.” Higoho said to her as he slid his back foot backwards, landing in a perfect gentle fist stance. There wasn't much space between Higoho and Setsuko, though there was plenty of space in the box to maneuver around a little bit. That said, gentle fist was an extremely close combat style, so it'd be strange if Setsuko started running. “Byakugan!” Higoho shouted suddenly, the veins near and in his eyes tensing up. He was expecting Setsuko to get ready at the same time, and stepped to the left slowly, like a vulture circling it's prey. It was common for gentle fist practitioners to start a fight like this, since the gentle fist style was not as explosive as other styles. Never the less it was a sight to behold when things did get interesting, as in most cases raw chakra could be seen erupting from strikes as they went back and forth with attacks and blocks. By now a small amount of shinobi had stopped working to take a look, after all, two Hyuga fighting it out in public was a rare sight for many of them given that most of the time they fought inside the clan compound. Higoho paid no mind however, as he was a little used to it by now. He stepped slowly and surely until the time to strike had arrived. He stepped forwards rapidly, sprinting towards Setsuko and closing the very little distance that was between them. His right palm was sent forwards, in an opening blow on the right side of Setsuko's body. It was clear the attack would never hit but there had to be someone that opened the fight and god forbid that Setsuko strike the first blow. That'd be laughable at best. Even someone who had little practice in the Byakugan and the Gentle Fist style would be able to block the strike, that much was sure. While he sent his right palm forwards, his left hand remained near his body to defend against the inevitable strike Setsuko would send out. That was the style of the gentle fist - a ping-pong of attacks and blocks until someone landed a hit. Once a hit was landed, usually the two shinobi would back off to assess the damages - as most Hyuga knew, the gentle fist style was contact as well as non-contact. Even the person that landed the hit could be dangerously hurt by narrow misses by the other. However, for now, Higoho just had to see if Setsuko had it in her to block the strike and retaliate.	Partisans Cool Guy Group Entry not allowed to peasants I'm talking about you Savato “To kindle that memory is all I strive for - all this, it has no greater purpose to me. But it's all I can do.” Pictured on the left, Seijo is obviously a well matured woman. Her age would probably be estimated in her early twenties, around 23 or so. That seems to be fairly accurate given her personnel files. What stands out most in her physique are probably her white, short hair and her large breast size. She struts a feminine hourglass figure with wide hips and a wide chest, and a smaller waistline. Adding to that her hips often sway side to side effortlessly, only adding to her appearance as a good looking woman. She stands rather tall for a woman at about 1.74m, and weighs approximately 62 kilo's, though you can guess where most of that weight is located. Her jawline is sharp, almost as if drawn with a pencil and a ruler. Her chin is slightly pointed, but rounded off enough to stop it from appearing like a pointy spear, ready to pierce your body. She has a small mouth with somewhat thin lips, which are pale in color and are only a slight tint darker than her skin. Her large eyes are a brown colour, framed by her eyebrows. Her eyebrows are thin, most likely maintained by Seijo herself. The only thing that stops people from seeing her as only a beautiful woman, are most likely her facial expressions. She's quick to anger. Personnel files. Access only by security personnel with a C3 clearance. 【Full Name】 Seijo Tametomo 【Alias】 Lady Tametomo, commander Tametomo 【Affiliation】 Red Sages 【Age】 27 【Sex】 Female. Should be obvious, heh. 【Sexuality】 Noticeably bisexual. 【Birthplace】 Amegakure. 【Bloodline】 Tametomo. 【Rank】 Lady Commander of the Red Sages, approximated jonin level. Psych. report. Medical secrecy applies. 【Personality】 Assessments of Seijo have shown her to be a brotherly-friendly type of person. She's someone that enjoys very much when you fall down face first in the muddy puddle, and who will gladly spend a few years laughing about that. Never the less she's outgrown that feeling, or at the very least tried to. She's more serious now, which is in line with her position as Lady Commander of the Red Sages. She's still bitter - about the confederation, about the wars, about everything really, and she makes no attempts to hide that. She hates everything about the Confederation, and in her mind, if you are not a Red Sage, you must be a confederate sympathizer. That has grown increasingly prominent in her plans on beating the Confederation now that her brother Tarara died. She's very vengeful, you could say, and it's hard for her to let go of a grudge. Besides this she's also very cocky when it comes down to it, perhaps a bit ruthless, but so far nobody has really dared to stand up against her or question her plans - and she intends to keep it that way. To her, nothing will stand in the way of beating the Confederation, not even her own death. And while before she was fighting merely for freedom, since Tarara's death she's also fighting for him. 【History】 Seijo was born in Amegakure two years apart from her older brother Tarara. They were a semi-happy family, as life in Amegakure wasn't always that great. Especially when it became apparent that two Amegakure shinobi, Ayame and Fujitora, had taken power in Konohagakure. The Amegakure people faced paranoia from all other nations than Konohagakure, seriously hurting their trade power. Then again, it didn't seem to matter much as shortly after Ayame and Fujitora came to power wars started breaking out. Some were even started by Ayame and Fujitora, so it was no surprise Amegakure got involved quickly. By the time that had all happened, Seijo was already a shinobi of fighting age, and was pushed to the front. Luckily for the family all our of them were shinobi, her mother being a strong shinobi with some sensory powers, her father being a taijutsu specialist and her older brother, Tarara, being simply a shinobi. What put Seijo apart from the rest of her family was the utilization of a special kekkei genkai that seemed to have skipped a few generations. In the wars sometimes she'd fight alongside her family, sometimes she'd fight alone with her own squad, but luckily for them they all returned home safe and sound - though Tarara had lost an eye to an enemy kunai. The wars weren't really finished, but something greater was at large. The Confederation arose some time later, and Amegakure being a small village wasn't able to withstand the pressure. They were forced to integrate into the Confederation and were made into the capital - many Amegakure citizens were forced to leave to make way for presidential buildings, apartments for envoys etcetera. While Seijo's mother and father remained behind to 'hold down the fort', Tarara and Seijo left to join up with a band of 'outlaws' that roamed the land. They were Amegakure shinobi who refused to submit to the Confederation, so not quite the rebels they were made out to be. They roamed around the lands for some time and sometimes clashed with other shinobi groups, conflicting for reasons that were no longer valid ever since the confederation had taken over. Over time Tarara grew to become the leader and Seijo his right hand, since there were deaths aplenty in these times and the leaders were usually prime targets - if not for mutiny then for battle with other shinobi groups. At that time the Red Sages were already around and Tarara led the group to join with the Red Sages. The organisation was picking up pace quickly and they made Tarara a captain, and was immediately sent out on missions. The missions varied greatly and Seijo was sometimes sent on missions too, ranging from picking up some equipment, to sabotaging infrastructure. Over time Tarara showed his leadership qualities again and when the previous leader died from old age, Tarara was designated to take over. Seijo wasn't bitter about being in his shadow so much, just wishing to do what was right for her family. But unfortunately Tarara didn't last long, as he was assasinated in the dead of the night by some special operations force from the Confederation. The fight didn't last long at all - Tarara and the few shinobi that were around put up a fierce fight but there were many shinobi, and not enough of the Red Sages. Before reinforcements could arrive Tarara was killed. There was no designation of leadership. To Seijo, there was no question who would take over. It would be her, or she'd leave the Red Sages and do the job herself. But when she claimed leadership, there wasn't anyone that wished to oppose her at that time. The fire burning in her eyes now was enough to dissuade anyone from attempting that, even if they had wanted to. 【Family ties】 The family Seijo grew up in wasn't anything special. There's no sobstories involved, with dead parents, loss of loved ones in the past, growing up an orphan. And there weren't so many happy stories, given that they were in Amegakure, which wasn't exactly the most peaceful nor rich place in the world. Never the less she loves her family, or what is left of it at the current point in time. After all, conflict breeds death. Tarara Tametomo \| Brother \| 30 at time of death, Amegakure, lord commander of the Red Sages. He always loved Red Panda's. Seijo didn't, and she regrets that now. Oiro Tametomo \| Father \| 56, Amegakure, ex-shinobi, currently has a ramen restaurant that serves to the poor. It also serves to the rich. Really, it serves to anyone, he just says he serves to the poor because that sounds better. Rei Tametomo \| Mother \| 54, Amegakure, ex-kunoichi and professional nagger. She likes to nag about a lot of things, especially about Oiro not making his ramen properly. 【Dreams and fears】 Seijo's dreams are really only related to destroying or atleast getting even with the confederation. Besides that she wishes to see her father and mother again in peace one day, but she realizes that that might not be a possibility. Another dream is to meet with one of the Choko siblings - Fujitora or Ayame - though she has heard that it's possible both are deceased since the Confederation took over. Her fears, well, she hasn't many, which has more to do with her attempts at being seen as a coldheaded leader. She ofcourse fears losing her life - she is human and every human fears this. But this fear isn't in the back of her head whenever she enters battle. A fear that is also present is the fear of losing her followers - while she doesn't care directly for their support, she knows she needs them to succeed in her goals. Combat reports. Gathered from evaluation reports after missions. 【Fighting style】 Seijo is a medium distance fighter with a focus on utilizing jutsu to keep the enemy at bay and kill them. That aside however she possesses some strength and is capable of using taijutsu if she needs to as well - quite adequately even. 【Kekkei genkai, or bloodline limit】 Bloodline limit name: Fungus Release Description: The Fungus release allows the user a control over fungal-style plants and moss, which would be able to sprout from the users touch. Remarkably harmless in how it sounds, it's been weaponized quite well through years of practice. The origins of this release are unknown, but the uses are not. It doesn't manifest in clear sight, as the fungus used in this release are housed inside the users body, feeding off of the waste the host produces. As such the user has a notoriously quicker metabolism, as well as a noticeably lower rate of human waste dispersion. In use, the release manifests itself through the obvious moss and fungus it produces. The moss is highly flammable, but the large area of effect jutsu's that can be used with it can cause a spreading fire, or even an explosion, since the spores it releases are very dense. This might inadvertently trap everyone inside the technique, friend or foe, in a fiery vortex. Besides that, the moss has some interesting capabilities, such as genjutsu inducing properties, poison inducing properties or even a chakra and dead tissue absorbing quality, much a kin to real moss and fungi. Some specific branch of the fungi even have mind-controlling capabilities, but it's required to induce the fungal spores into the target by touch, after which it will grow it's way towards the targets brain internally and take over, collect info or possibly control them. Strengths: Versatile and allows the user to regain strength and chakra mid-battle through absorbtion of dead tissue. It's got a great variety for many situations and it's not obvious exactly what is going on with this bloodline limit until it's used. Weaknesses: Fire and (controlled) chakrablasts can somewhat easily deal with the fungi, although you have to be careful with the chakra since the moss can also feed off of it if used improperly. Besides that, it becomes easy to see what the bloodline limit entails once it's used, as it's obvious this is moss or fungus. 【Ninja techniques】 A rank techniques: Shuriken Shadow Clone Jutsu Assimilate All Creation Technique B rank techniques: Barrier: Dome Method Technique 【Custom made techniques】 Jutsu name: Fungus Release: Transportation Technique Rank: C Range: N/A. Description: Forming the tiger seal, the user sinks into the ground into a small circle of moss with toadstools in it, seemingly dissapearing. A simple transportation technique, this technique will then allow the user to appear somewhere else in the same circle of moss with toadstools in it, which seem to appear out of nowhere to anyone watching. The technique is usable in battle, but the sinking effect is slow allowing opponents to land hits while she is 'sinking' into the patch of moss. Never the less, the appearing effect is quickly, allowing Seijo to appear out of nowhere rather quick and attacking. Jutsu name: Fungus Release: Invocation of Nature Rank: B Range: 500m diameter. Description: After forming a boar-hare-ram seal string, and then slamming the palm into the ground, the user can transform the area around themselves into a mossy field by spreading the moss inside their body rapidly over the land, capable of terraforming even the most arid lands into moss and fungus covered 'grasslands' which will quickly (10 minutes) give rise to many forms of plantlife and even small trees (30 minutes). This technique seems semi-useless but it allows the user to transform land into something both useful, and to create a place where she is at home. Jutsu name: Fungus Release: Control of Nature Rank: B Range: 500m diameter. Description: Using the moss that is already present in an area, the user is able to control the fungus and moss to a degree, making it capable of grabbing feet, forming walls and also spreading it even further, as long as the controlled substance stays in contact with moss or the user. Jutsu name: Fungus Release: Deterioration of Spores Rank: B Range: A cone of 20m outwards of the user, in a triangle shape. Description: Inhaling deeply and placing an open palm in front of the mouth, the user exhales and blows out a large amount of spores over the area in front of her, which carry a poisonous substance that can cause anyone that inhales the spores to start breathing heavily, growing stronger and ultimately choking them by growing fungal growths in their throat over the course of a week if left untreated. Anyone that gets into contact with them externally, such as skin contact, will develop rashes which burn heavily, but are non lethal and can easily be treated as well. Jutsu name: Fungus Release: Fungal Chakra Sap technique Rank: A Range: Touch. Description: After spreading fungus from one person (user) to the other (target) the user is able to 'infect' the target with fungus, by touching them and so spreading the fungus and moss to them. The user might notice, but will find it is hard to get rid of the fungus once it's internal through the chakra tenketsu. Once inside, the fungus will slowly sap away the enemies chakra, eating it to strengthen itself. After approximately a minute, the chakra eating fungus will be 'full' and detach itself, either falling off of the body, or being taken away by the blood system of the target. Jutsu name: Fungus Release: Hallucination of Spores Rank: B Range: A cone of 50m outwards from the user. Description: Inhaling deeply and placing an open palm in front of the mouth, the user exhales and blows out a large amount of spores over the area in front of her, which are infused with the users' chakra and can carry over a genjutu upon being touched by a spore. Since it's easy to be freed from a genjutsu this technique is generally used only when fighting small groups. The genjutsu is capable of doing pretty much anything a high level genjutsu can do, giving the user pretty much full control over the effects of the genjutsu, while using the subconcious of the target to identify and use psychologically harmful events. Jutsu name: Fungus Release: Greater Deterioration of Spores Rank: A Range: An area of 1km in diameter. Description: Similar to the normal deterioration of spores technique, this technique can cover entire battlefields in spores, transmitting the poison to anyone that inhales the spores, and also onto any allies that get harmed. Jutsu name: Fungus Release: Ultimate Siphoning Jutsu Rank: S Range: Medium Description: After covering a field in moss, the user will then use their Control technique to encase an opponent in a special type of moss that hardens tremendously when it comes into contact with foreign chakra. It makes it able to withstand hard blows from taijutsu, weaponry and most jutsu. Encasing the opponent, the user then starts using the moss to siphon chakra, and transfer it to themselves to refill their reserves. What makes this S-rank is the speed at which this occurs - within ten minutes a target will be drained of nearly all chakra, at which point the technique can be disabled and the target 'freed' although with the little amount of chakra they would have left, they'd be as good as disabled for the duration of the fight. Jutsu name: Summoning: Neki the Newt Rank: C Range: N/A. Description: This summoning technique summons Neki the Newt. Given the qualities of a newt, this newt is capable of high speed water traversal as well as shooting water out of it's mouth. It's size is medium sized (it's aproximately 2m. high and 4m. long) and is big enough to carry two people in it's mouth at once if they are standing up. Weaknesses: Weaknesses to all internal fungi, such as the inhalation of the poisonous spores, or being touched by either the fungal parasite technique or chakra sap technique are external chakra. This is due to the fact that the moss and fungi adapt to the targets chakra, feeding off of it for sustainability. Any external chakra will offset it and make it deteriorate, as well as the effects with it. As such you can be pulled out of the genjutsu with external chakra (as is the case with regular genjutsu as well), you can stop the effects of spreading poisonous moss and fungus due to the Deterioration of Fungus technique, although the effects it's had on the target up until that point will remain (i.e you won't get rid of the rash, or the internal burning sensation it created). A weakness for external moss (the spores in the air, or the moss on the ground) is that it's highly flamable, however this is also a strength because it can be used against you. “I do not give to receive - I simply take.” If I die tonight Higōhō is a man of reasonable build, especially considering he practices a mostly non contact style of fighting. He's not precisely buff, more like lean, but that's just the way he likes it. His arms are toned as well as his chest and stomach which is more or less the extent of his build. He has a rounded jawline, with a round chin, protruding slightly from the rest of his faces' contours. The skin on his face is rather tight - it wouldn't be possible to pinch and pull his cheeks. He has a very thin nosebridge, and a slightly pointed nose. If one had to label it, his nose were likely to be seen as about average sized. Some of his facial features that stand out a lot are his pure white eyes which conflicts with his black hair and the black shirts he always wears. Although his outfit always changes (he's quite aware of fashion, and although he doesn't follow the latest trends, he likes to dress in ways that make him feel good) he has one consistent piece of clothing in his look - his necklace. On this necklace is the mon of the Hamajō Confederation. One could say he is very much a patriot. And the nice things one can say about him end about there. Personnel files. Access only by security personnel with a C3 clearance. 【Full Name】 Higōhō (meaning illegitimate) Hyuga 【Alias】 Bastard 【Affiliation】 The Hamajō Confederation 【Age】 Eighteen (18.) 【Sex】 Male. 【Sexuality】 Straight. 【Birthplace】 Konohagakure. 【Bloodline】 Arguably.. Hyuga. 【Rank】 Chūnin Psych. report. Medical secrecy applies. 【Personality】 Higōhō isn't a nice person whatsoever. He's very sure of himself, cocky to some, arrogant to others. It doesn't help that he's not weak, either. He believes very strongly in himself, and although he's smart enough to know that he's no Madara or Pain, he knows he's strong. Not only is that because of the Byakugan, it's also because of his own hard work he thinks, as well as some natural skill he feels like he has. His cockiness and arrogance has lead him to become quite careless when conversing with people - you can call him an asshole, a lighter term would be being rude. Truth is, he just doesn't really care. If a girl asks him what he thinks of her dress, and he doesn't like it, he'll tell her the dress is ugly. If her face is ugly too, well, he'll probably tell her that too. Though that doesn't mean he would dislike this person, he just thinks himself above most people, so he feels a right to say that. Ofcourse, if he likes something, he isn't afraid to say that either. But he doesn't like that much things. In battle.. do I even need to say this? He's arrogant. He's a bit overzealous at times, and doesn't know his own limits, willing to take on things that are above his own skill level. But so far that's not really ever gone wrong terribly. Aside that, you can call him dumb, or you can call him brave, but he doesn't really give up. You'll have to kill him, knock him out, or cut off his legs and arms if you want him to stop getting up after you pummel him. To him, it doesn't matter. Dying is more honorable than giving up. Besides his arrogant appearance and his lack of care for people around him - the catch is that really he does care. Being a bastard child and - boo-hoo-hoo - not receiving a lot of attention, love, nurturing and care, meant that to Higōhō he had to appear like he didn't care, to not give his father the satisfaction of being broken by his lack of care. This carried over to his adult years. And while he might not care for others because he likes them, he cares for their well being since they are in the same battalion. So, he'll be very sacrificial if he needs to be, willing to give his life up for something like a mission or another person. 【History】 Higōhō was born 18 years ago, to a Hyuga side branch member and a woman of lesser morals. Not exactly a brilliant future ahead of himself, especially since he was born with the Byakugan and thus it was demanded that he was handed over to the Hyuga's He was immediately given the cursed seal on his forehead. A stain of shame on his father's reputation, and already that of his own. Not like a newborn baby was aware of such concepts as reputations. But during his childhood his father made it painfully obvious that he wasn't exactly wanted - 'an accident' - and later one even went as far as saying that he was a stain on the family name, a bastard child who was never meant to be. He shrugged it off, really, because at that point it became apparent that his father was a deadbeat, only allowed to stay in the Hyuga home because his drinking problem and gambling addiction would bring shame to the family if word ever got out. Most of his childhood he was micro-managed by the nannies and tutored by the older members. More often than not he was treated as a child that wasn't supposed to be there, but they put up with him regardless. He showed progress in using the byakugan, especially the gentle fist, as if some sort of innate skill with that style was already within him. Whether that was true or not remained to be seen but fact of the matter was he did good in classes. As soon as he became 7, he was sent to the shinobi academy, because a bastard child had nothing better to become than a shinobi anyway. He did well. Well enough, anyway. Didn't exactly want to be there but hadn't much other choice. At that point in time he had already thought to himself that his only purpose in life was really to be a shinobi - and to fight for the confederation. The confederate soldiers were sort of his heroes, warriors fighting to protect their homes, true patriots, yadda yadda. He loved them. So, he figured, why not become one? The Confederation took over at that point and since then his class was kind of filled with masses of kids. That meant that, even though there were many prospect shinobi that were at a good level, there were far more useless kids who were only there because their parents want them to be. And that meant Higōhō would stand out a little. Welp, he passed, no big surprise. Got to be a genin running around doing stuff like saving kittens from trees and stuff. It didn't matter, he was still a confederate shinobi, which felt good. It didn't take him too long to become a chunin - the Confederation took an interest in him due to the Byakugan, and so his promotion came rather easy. And here we are! 【Family ties】 His family is mostly the Hyuga clan - his father, ofcourse, and then the nannies and teachers that he worked with. The other kids, he supposes, were 'okay'. He didn't really got bullied, so that's a plus. Katso Hyuga \| Father \| 47, his room in the Hyuga estate, professional deadbeat. 【Dreams and fears】 He dreams of, one day, becoming a jonin and leading a team, or perhaps even becoming a captain for the confederation and entering the political world of the Confederation. Besides that, he kinda wants to live a calm life after his service. What a simple soul. His fear is probably dying by Curse Seal - it'd be hard knowing you're gonna die without being able to fight back. Combat reports. Gathered from evaluation reports after missions. 【Fighting style】 Higōhō is a very close combat oriented fighter, using the gentle fist. He is a proficient gentle fist user, capable of ousting most other nintaijutsu users with his own, and being a force to be reckoned with even within the Hyuga clan. That is not to say he'll beat anyone, however. 【Kekkei genkai, or bloodline limit】 Bloodline limit name: Byakugan Description: I can copy paste this URL here or you can just read it if you have no idea about byakugan (you barbar). His byakugan has a maximum range of 12 km, though that's only when he's not doing anything intensive (such as fighting). 【Ninja techniques】 A rank techniques: Eight Trigrams Mountain Crusher B rank techniques: Gentle Fist (style) Eight Trigrams Vacuum Palm Eight Trigrams Sixty-four Palms Eight Trigrams Thirty-two Palms C rank techniques: Palm Bottom Tenketsu Needle 【Custom made techniques】 Jutsu name: Eight Trigrams Vacuum Combo Rank: C Range: Very close. Description: The jutsu is nothing more than a combination of a gentle fist move with the vacuum palm move. First the user spins around on their axle, using their left/right hand (depending on the way you spin) to open up the victims' body by slapping away any defensive hand placements, before slapping their palm forwards and using the vacuum palm technique. “Watashi wa Kami - I am still God.” Over the past 11 years Yamato hasn't changed much - appearance wise - in comparison with before the Hamajo confederation arrived. He's grown in size, reaching up to 1.83cm by now. He still dresses the same - tshirts, a-shirts or sweatshirts with some form of jacket over them. He usually wears chino's like he did before, but has traded his slip-in's for a pair of black combat boots. Yamato is defined as a handsome boy, having a chiseled jawline and somewhat skinny-looking cheeks. His nose bridge is quite thin, although not as if it were a stripe. Contrary to most with a thin nosebridge, his nostrils are also thin. Besides that he has no specific bone structure related characteristics. His eyes are a deep dark green, but not so dark that they can be mistaken for a grey-black colour. In accordance with genetics they are slightly slanted. The most defining features on his face are most likely his 3 large, reddish old scars running across his nose. Yamato's body is 'normal' in terms of muscle and fat, though it's improved compared to 11 years ago. He has some obviously defined muscled due to the nature of their schooling, as a normal shinobi is expected to keep up with his athletic properties. His arms are skinny, meaning that the muscles there are by nature more defined, but due to hard training, they are also very much so toned to perfection. Without flexing you could most likely see the muscles regardless. The same goes for his legs. His chest is not very broad nor does it extend towards the front due to musclemass. As such he has a rather 'normal' looking chest. Regardless he does have some definition there, although you probably wouldn't see it very often due to his clothes. Personnel files. Access only by security personnel with a C3 clearance. 【Full Name】 Yamato Minamoru 【Alias】 Phoenix-touched 【Affiliation】 The Hamajō Confederation 【Age】 29 【Sex】 Male 【Sexuality】 Heterosexual 【Birthplace】 Konohagakure, regretably 【Bloodline】 Minamoru 【Clan Name】 Minamoru-shi 【Customs】 The Minamoru used to be very traditional, and they still are, holding onto values of old. Although as every other clan they have to grow with the times, and as such many customs have become merely symbolical and don't actually hold much significance. These customs are almost always on par with that of the other clans, since the clan is not much different from the others. That said, they have since their waning influence, dabbled more into even darker trades, and many of the Minamoru which were not shinobi, have become actively involved in the illegal arms trade, drugs trade, prostitution and other illegal activities. 【Special Traits】 Males are known to be born with black hair specifically, with the females usually being born with either black hair, or white hair. Chances seem to be 50/50 for either of the colour. Their eyes are green, differing only in coloration between dark and light green. The Minamoru do not have any hiden or kekkei genkai - in fact, they despise kekkei genkai and see it as a curse, where as hiden are seen as a pest, but 'acceptable.' 【Influences】 The Minamoru influence on Konohagakure was very, very big. Some of it was subtle, such as underground influences due to the Yakuza affiliations they have, or rather.. the fact that they lead one of the three largest Yakuza groups in Konohagakure, and dealt in things like Senju DNA, Sharingan black trade (rare) or even the drug trade. Their affiliations in this field are obvious to those involved, but to the outside world, it seems completely preposterous that the Minamoru, a powerful and high 'n mighty clan is involved in this. Besides that they were a huge economical influence 11 years ago, because they owned more or less 60% of all of Konoha's economical centre with Minamoru Enterprises. The remaining 40% is, thankfully for Konoha, not theirs since the other Yakuza groups were trying hard to wrangle control away from them. The fact that they own most of the economical centre should probably say enough about their economical influence but this is not to say that all this money flows directly into the pockets of the Minamoru clan - bribes, wages, etcetera all is paid from these funds. Finally the political aspect of the clan, which was not as big as it's underground or economical influence. Never the less it's still present - the fact that the Minamoru are a shinobi clan in essence (though, that is debateable very much so) gave them a small influence, and their alliances with other clans, as well as their feuds with some of the others, are a reason that they were politically well regarded, though not as high as the Hyuga or the Uchiha, or even the Uzumaki's although those have recently been more forthcoming towards the Minamoru. Ever since the death of Reijo at the hands of Fujitora Choko, the clan has fallen, and fallen deep. The only Minamoru of relative high stands are the shinobi, and even those have been falling ever so slightly. The only two remaining shinobi with a grain of honor left are Reijo's children - Rei Minamoru, a 25 year old medical kunoichi, and Yamato Minamoru himself, the heir to the clan after his uncle passes away. Never the less the clan has no estates left - all financial enterprises, shops, financial buildings were given away by Fujitora Choko to rival companies to ensure that the Minamoru held Yakuza group received no financing. Their political power waned as Reijo was the politician of the clan - the other Minamoru were regarded as too hotheaded and his uncle was a drunk, so he barely did anything with the clan. The Minamoru are barely a remnant of themselves, if they can even be called that. 【Relations】 Naito - the Naito clan is one of the clans that the Minamoru have been feuding with for the longest time. The feud started about 200 years ago, when both the Minamoru and the Naito were relatively new to Konoha. Ever since it's been dubbed the Feud of the Tiger and the Dogs. The long standing feud hasn't subsided just yet as members of this clan frequently clash - be it with words, swords, or politics. No longer applicable. The Naito clan is wiped out. 【History】 The Minamoru clan was founded quite recently compared to the other clans such as the Uchiha or the Hyuga. They were not part of the original founding clans, and migrated later as a result of economical changes. They weren't originally shinobi but quickly managed to adapt into a Shinobi clan effortlessly. They were comprised of highly driven individuals that wished to become the greatest at, more or less, whatever they attempted. It didn't always succeed, actually, more often than not, but you only need to give one glance to the current status of the clan to see how far they kicked it in those 200 years, compared to the Uchiha. Never the less they don't quite fit into Konoha - they are not so much underhanded, and wouldn't do anything to directly harm Konoha, but they are very self centered and do anything they do for the clan or themselves, not for Konoha. Konoha is simply a means to an end for them. Never the less a feeling of pride and honour is also common place in the clan so Konoha needn't worry about the Minamoru betraying them. They do what they do for themselves, or atleast so they say, but deep down most of the Minamoru are quite self sacrificial, especially the shinobi. Those that aren't in the shinobi trade are often a whole different breed of people, mostly simply normal people and civilians. In short, that means they have a tough skin, cussing, feuding, and appear somewhat rude and cold. Underneath that however are people that deeply respect tradition, hierarchy and self sacrifice. They might not show it but it's definetely there. Moving on, they also don't fit Konoha because they are very outspoken against kekkei genkai - and sadly for Konoha (or the Minamoru's, depending on who you ask) there are plenty of clans with kekkei genkai's. This has been reason for them to be a bit of an outcast-clan compared to others, distancing themselves from main Konoha, living outside the village. Up until the mid-years, between Sarada and Boruto's births, and current situation, they were insignificant, standard fodder clans. However it was then that they broke through with the arrival of the ronin, that fueled the underground Yakuza operations that some of the Minamoru were involved in. Due to this they suddenly raised in power unexplainedly, gaining more funds to further their political influence and economical presence. It didn't take long before Reijo took over 40-so years later, and furthered that all even more, expanding their influences rather rapidly. 11 years later, in the Hamajō Confederation, there's not much left of the Minamoru clan. All estates are gone, only the housing area remaining. Everything is, more or less, gone. Only Fujitora Choko and his 11th corps are to be blamed - that much any shinobi in the Minamoru clan will tell you. 【Rank】 Jonin Psych. report. Medical secrecy applies. 【Personality】 Yamato used to be seen as a thug or a criminal in the making. Not far from the truth given his father was the largest criminal in the entire village - something Yamato has no particular feelings towards since to him it was a way of life since his birth. However Yamato was never a criminal - he might've done questionable things during his services to the Hamajō Confederation but never anything that he'd consider criminal activity. Something else that characterizes him is his aggressive tendencies, as he is very very quick to anger and is, very much so, an asshole to everyone he meets. Those that know him for longer, such as Akio Tendou or Aoi Don Maquia will testify to this. Yamato is a bright young man, widely regarded in Konohagakure as a prodigy of attack. This is seen in his psyche as well, as the boy has shown aggressive and violent tendencies from time. Some would call it a short fuse.. and others call it being a thug in the making. Regardless of which is true, the boy also has shown impeccable resilience, steadfastness and a healthy dose of respect for tradition. Rumor within the Minamoru clan has said this is due to the amount of training that got instilled into him at an early age, and that he instills into himself daily even still. The boy also hates kekkei genkai for one reason or another, a sentiment shared by the entire clan, and some radicals even go so far as to wish those with a kekkei genkai dead. Yamato is a good student, and gets very good grades compared to those in the same years as him. He has shown a talent for, how could it be anything else, taijutsu and nintaijutsu, focusing especially on the offensive. This goes well with his aggressive nature and he is known to be able to take down opponents in a matter of seconds, although his defense is less than average. Despite attempts to convince him, his resilience has proven that fruitless. Then again, the boy has always been a prodigy and nobody has been able to prove that the boy might need a defense as well. This has affected his personality in a more or less negative way, although that is open to interpretation. The boy is somewhat- no, very arrogant, and while he wouldn't boast about his skills, he is fully aware of his status as a prodigy. This has given him the idea that he is above everyone else, and he has remained to keep this idea as he's been unhindered by anyone who could prove him wrong. Watashi wa Kami - in his eyes, he is God. 【History】 Pre Hamajō Confederation Yamato's childhood years were essentially a calmth before the storm. He spent his first four years as most children his age did - calmly in the arms of his mother, and playing outside. Then at the age of four, his father decided that it was time for him to become ready. Determined to make the clan greater than it already was, he hired a teacher who was to teach Yamato the basics about being a shinobi. No, he didn't learn any techniques, but learnt the mental side of shinobi's, namely rules, history and things you needed to know. This affected his school career indirectly as he had more background knowledge than most when he entered base school. During his time at base school he still had interest in making friends and preferred to learn techniques, practice taijutsu or throwing and fighting with kunai and shuriken. He often sparred with others, showing of his tenacious and aggressive nature in these matches. He often ended up fighting kids that were bigger and older, beginning to make a name for himself. He became a genin at the age of 12 like most others and went on to attend the high school to become a chunin. In that aspect, while he was a prodigy, he was like everyone else. During high school years he maintained a very steady level of training, to maintain his position within the clan which had grown by now. He became, more or less, the pride of his clan and family, and went unrivaled within the clan. In highschool he maintained a same degree of authority, although there were those that had problems with it, he found that he barely had any problems maintaining his position as the people that objected were often not even close to his level of mastery. Although this makes him sound like a hard ass, all he wanted was for people to more or less leave him alone. The only people he could really get along with was his own family. And even that was strenuous at times. Later, he became semi friends with Aoi, who had shown Yamato to be more capable than she let onto. Never the less they weren't ever close to friends - more so, being colleagues that enjoyed working together with each other more than if they had to work with others, the exception to that being Akio, who was Aoi's preferred companion for a long time. As for the hatred of people with kekkei genkai, it stems from the preconceived notion that people with kekkei genkai seem to think themselves special, untouchable or even godlike, and when you pair that with historical events focusing around kekkei genkai and being mostly negative (Infinite Tsukuyomi, Hyuga clan being a prime target to other villages), it results in a hatred that is widespread among this clan, which has seen it's fair share of bad luck to do with kekkei genkai during the centuries. Besides that Yamato is of the opinion that he could beat a kekkei genkai easily through strength and a superior will to work for something. Arrival of Hamajō Confederation During the arrival of the Hamajō Confederation Yamato played a part in the taking of the city. While he was defending the city at first, he switched sides halfway through after realizing that the Hamajō Confederation wasn't all that bad - in fact, it was better than Ayame and Fujitora. It didn't help that Fujitora was responsible for the death of his father - and in turn, the near death of his family. The Hamajō Confederation would have a larger chance to make his family important again. He arrived on scene near the 11th corps headquarters, which was where Fujitora was holed up. Finding himself trailing mostly behind dead bodies, he soon find the source of this - Yakoul. The cat-like person had slaughtered most of the 11th corps, including Saburo and Daiki, two people that Yamato had hoped to kill for himself. Above all, it had killed Fujitora - which was a crime in the eyes of Yamato, blinded by honour. Knowing better than to take revenge by attacking Yakoul, he simply boded his time. He got promoted within the Hamajō Confederation and is now a captain, or otherwise known as Jonin, largely in service at the Amegakure capital. However, recently he's received orders to go to the border area to investigate a compound, and meet with commander Yakoul, who'll be making further use of his services. 【Family ties】 Yamatos family was rather normal, if you keep in mind that he grew up with a family that was not only his father and mother but also included close relatives of those people. Given that his father is the clan head, he has always felt like the entire clan was his family, and not just his father and mother. As such he always felt a great drive to do well, for the honor of the clan. Furthermore the birth of his younger sister when he was 2 added to his drive as he was under the pretense that he'd get to, or even have to, teach her. Reijo Minamoru \| Father \| 43 at time of passing, Konohagakure, used to be often away on bussiness, was a politician and economist, it's said he has a pair of mistresses in any city. Mika Minamoru \| Mother \| 47, Konohagakure, restaurant owner and mother, she is a hard worker who never complains. Atleast she likes to think that she doesn't. Rei Minamoru \| Sister \| 25, Konohagakure, medical shinobi. Popular girl, but unlike Yamato she finds practicing boring and she'd rather spend her time away from home with friends. 【Dreams and fears】 Yamato secretly dreams of a world where there are no kekkei genkai as this would, in his eyes, greatly reduce conflict. Furthermore he dreams of making the Minamoru clan even greater than his father did, to outdo him in something that his father was already very good at. As for fears, Yamato fears causing death and dishonor to the clan, which goes without saying. Besides that he also fears losing respect from the clan and, to a lesser degree, to other shinobi of the Hamajō Confederation. Combat reports. Gathered from evaluation reports after missions. 【Fighting style】 Yamato's fighting style revolves entirely around the attack, offensiveness and taking down an opponent with hard hitting blows. Defense is almost nonexistant in his style, as he barely needs it. He is extremely resilient, as mentioned before, and as such he can take a lot of hits of any kind without showing signs of pain. Besides that, he is also someone who never, ever gives up. As such he will keep getting up even if he knows he cannot win - an admirable trait to some and a sign of stupidity to others. Another aspect of his style is courage, in the form of never being frightened. He is going to be the first to jump into battle and he's going to do so with an aggression bound to shake hearts and silence voices. 【Ninja techniques】 B rank techniques: Katon: Great Fire Destruction C rank techniques: Katon: Great Fireball Technique 【Custom made techniques】 Jutsu name: Minamoru-shi: Nokori Onaji (Minamoru Clan: Remain the Same, 残り同じ) Rank: S Range: N/A Description: This technique is, more or less, what constitutes Minamoru's hiden. It was created by Yamato due to his reckless nature and desire to enter the fray as the first one in - which was a negative thing before. Now, that turns into a good thing. The technique utilizes a very very small amount of chakra, which gathes in a 'pool' of chakra within the user. In general, there's never been a time where the chakra gets used up so quickly in usage of the technique that it completely empties out. This passive ability consumes chakra at a very slow rate constantly, even when not in combat. Luckily Yamato's chakra pool is large enough to sustain it. This ability works through getting hurt - as strange as it may sounds - converting damage done to the user and turning it into raw power. In effect, that means that 'more damage input = more damage output' in simple terms. Muscles are stimulated by the damage, as well as the psychological will to fight on. This allows Yamato to press on past his normal limits - which were already extraordinarily high - and keep fighting even with broken bones, torn muscles or large gaping wounds. The drawbacks to this are, ofcourse, that he's going to be less accurate and skillfull, but more powerful. In short attacks will be more powerful but he'll have a harder time hitting, ofcourse that depends largely on the type of wounds too. That's not to say that he heals them instantly - if he receives a mortal wound, he'll die pretty much if he doesn't receive treatment regardless of the jutsu. But receiving wounds does make him stronger, both in how he feels and how he actually is. It doesn't make him less mortal - but he sees him self as a God. Would he believe he's still mortal? Jutsu name: Minamoru-shi: Chakurabāsuto (Minamoru Clan: Chakra Burst, チャクラバースト) Rank: A Range: 5m-10m Description: Releasing one fourth of the chakra stored in his pool for the Nokori Onaji technique, he releases a pure burst of chakra out of his entire body, causing a shockwave of chakra. This shockwave can extend between 5m and 10m, dependant on how large his pool currently is. The shockwave is powerful enough to send shinobi that don't hold themselves down on the ground flying, sending lightweights (80<kg.) flying atleast 20 meters at high speed, and sending heavyweights (80>kg.) stumbling out of the shockwave area. Objects are sent flying away too, such as kunai, leaves and other random items in the area. The jutsu isn't incredibly damaging on it's own, dependant on objects in the area. For instance, in an empty dirt field, there'll be no objects to send flying, and no objects for the enemy to crash into. So, damage will be reduced to perhaps some light scraping from scraping on the ground. In a forest, or a densely built in city, the damage will be more extensive, given that the enemy might fly into trees, rocks, buildings, roadsigns, etcetera. Jutsu name: Katon: Great Fire Fists Rank: A Range: Close Description: The technique begins by creating a short series of seals ended by a Tiger seal - although since this is Yamato's signature move, he has perfected it to the point where he doesn't need to form the seals any longer. After this the user flicks his wrists and they are set ablaze. Not yet taking a shape the user must focus the chakra around this area for a short period, in the case of Yamato a second or two. After this is done the fire becomes hotter, akin to a bunsenburner in heat, and the fire will take the color blue as a result. The resulting heat is enough to roast skin even if it's not touching the fire, and enough to severely burn anyone that gets in direct contact with the flames, enough to cause third degree (yes, that hot) burns when you get directly hit by a punch of this technique. Anyone standing nearby Yamato will feel the heat emenating off of the boy, whether they are friend or foe, before he leaps into the battle. The fire takes the shape of a lions head, akin to the two guarding lions that stand outside most wealthy places or places of public interest. Jutsu name: Katon: Great Fire Extraction Rank: A Range: Close Description: Yaoku's Revenge sets the user ablaze for a short time, appearing to others as an explosion. In reality it works as a distraction, while the user cocks his hand back which is then lit ablaze. The single hand will be heated up so much, that it overpowers even the Fists of a Tiger technique, heating up to the extent where it will be able to melt both skin, muscle and bone. The intensity of the technique requires so much chakra that it is pretty much useable only thrice. After the required heat is reached, a matter of seconds for Yamato, the user lunges forwards through the explosion he caused himself and launched his fist into the enemy, melting skin first, then fat and muscle, and finally bone before the hand cools down. If used effectively, and the hit connects, it will be a tremendous attack able to incapacitate or kill most enemies. But it requires accuracy, something that is often lacking when an enemy is moving around, and also because the explosion caused by Yamato would obscure his vision. Besides that, the attack leaves him rather exhausted, so that he'd have to retreat from the fight, something that Yamato could obviously never do. As such it's likely for him to overexert himself after using this technique. Jutsu name: Katon: Great Fire Bind Rank: B Range: 10 meter in front of Yamato Description: To be used in conjuction with the Great Fire Extraction technique, but useable on it's own too. This technique is not neccesarily a fighting technique, the sole technique in Yamato's arsenal that isn't focussed 100% on the offense. However it is used as a runner up to a very offensive move. After forming a boar and tiger seal, the user holds the tiger seal while a set of 2 fiery hands emerge from his back, quickly coming out at a rapid speed. These hands will head for the enemy almost instinctively, and grab the enemy by the arm. Once grabbed it will be virtually impossible to get out lest you have a teammate that is able to free you or you work out a genius way to break free. Because the hands are made of flames you will receive slight burning although the burns will not be harmful whatsoever, akin to a D rank fire jutsu if not less harmful. The true fear you should have.. is the follow up jutsu. There is a slight reaction time between being grabbed and the start of the technique, around 1.5 seconds, but dodging will only end up causing the hands to chase you for a longer time. The only true escape is to get out of the 10 meter mark, but that will be hard with just 1.5 second to escape. It's possible for ninja's with above average jutsu, however. Another weakness, aside from it's length, is it's weakness to both water and earth defensive jutsu, such as the earthen walls or the water techniques that send out half an ocean. Using wind or fire against these hands is nearly useless, matter of fact it's counter productive because adding more fire to the arms will have no effect, while using wind based jutsu on them will fuel the flames, speeding them up even more. Electrical jutsu are useless, too, because electricity will go through the hands. An extraordinarily fast shinobi (read: faster than Yamato) will be able to dodge the hands initially and then attack quickly after if he times it right, because attacking Yamato and forcing him to release the tiger seal will stop the jutsu. However, if Yamato moves but still holds the seal, the jutsu will continue. The time it takes to form the hands and attempt to grab the opponent is all within 1 post, but the actual act of grabbing depends on it being dodged/ran away from, and as such can only happen in the 2nd post. Jutsu name: Fuuton: Greater Fire Fists Rank: C Range: N/A. Description: Technically not a technique on it's own, but still classified as one, the user will not have to form any seals, instead he simply has to augment fuuton chakra in his fists and release it into his fists of the Fire Fist jutsu. Due to Fuuton acting as 'fuel' (fuel for fire is oxygen, a source and burnable material) the fire will begin to burn even hotter, turning the fire blue and causing the area it's used in to appear 'darker' or closer to nightfall. This is due to the bright source of light making the environments appear darker than they really are simply because of the contrast or difference in lightsources. Even on a blue sky, clear lit day it will appear as if it were 00:00 midnight. The fists of the Fire-tiger will burn so hot, the radius at which the heat can be felt greatly expands and even those standing close to Yamato during the usage of this will feel uncomfortably warm, and if they stay near long enough, might begin getting a serious sunburn. The main effect also increases, still holding onto the 3rd degree burns upon connecting a hit, but adding in the additional fuuton element of a highly increased knockback and a cutting effect, too. You will go flying most definetely when you get hit by this augmented technique, sending lighter opponents up to 100m away and heavy, fat opponents at a weight of 200kg about 30 meters. Furthermore, there will be slight cuts, as if you got hit by 20 kunai at once. Ofcourse, that's all superficial wounds - nothing life threatening, but definetely painful. Like most nintaijutsu, this is extemely destructive, but exerting at the same time. There is no real weakness to this technique, as it's not really a technique to begin with but more so an augmentation or reinforcement of another. As such, weaknesses of the Fists of the Tiger still exist, such as suiton jutsu or defensive doton jutsu. Even so, the usage of this extra fuuton jutsu will allow the user to simply brute-force his way past many of these jutsu anyway, most notably doton. Suiton will always be a problem for fire users and this technique is no exception. Jutsu name: Katon: Great Fire Bomb Rank: B Range: 7.5m Description: This technique is a secret trump card held in high regard by the Minamoru clan. Not many outside of the clan know of it, because it's a rather rough technique on both the victim and the user. The users can begin this technique by forming the Tiger seal, after which it cannot be stopped anymore. The user envelops themself in flames, starting out akin to any other fire technique and indistinguishable at this time, looking rather harmless. However this all leads to an explosion. An explosion of the user itself into fiery death. In essence it's a fiery suicide technique that will blow up the user plus anything within 3.5m of the technique, and will damage anything up to 7.5m around the technique. The bad side? If you use this technique you die. Jutsu name: Minamoru-shi: Jisatsu-ryō (Minamoru Clan: Suicide Charge, 自殺料) Rank: B Range: 50m. Description: Utilizing his Futoon element, the user 'boosts' his speed quickly by displacing air in front of him towards his back, to travel quicker similar to how an airplane gains lift. However, this technique isn't fast enough to create lift and neither is Yamato shaped in order to create lift.. However, this will give him speed. Using this speed the use pummels himself into the enemy ranks, most likely a larger group of enemies. The head on charge manifests itself into simply crashing into the enemies with limbs extended, punching left and right to get as many hits in as possible. Defense is NOT a part of Yamato's vocabulary. This can be easily protected against by, say, creating an obstacle like a doton-sphere to protect yourself/you friends (if you're friendly like that.) 【Weaponry, tools and objects.】 Weapon, tool or object name: Backpack. Weapon, tool or object type: It's.. a backpack. Possibly filled with explosive tags. Description: It's a fucking explosive backpack bomb. Bag-o-bombs. EASY.
51,215	1,381	122	800	3,846	Chokurou Akimichi, Confederate Conference After the greeting of his new two friends, especially from the one called Setsuko, who he seemed to squeak his name out to her in response. Pretty lame greeting one would say. A simple hello to the young woman turned into a high pitched hi, followed by a cough and then an attempt to greet her properly. Cho rubbed the back of his head and smiled. "Food doesn't sound like a bad Idea to be honest. Afterwards we could train if your up to it. Whadda say, hm?" Unknown to Cho someone else had approached the group who currently resided near the conference room entrance. A figure that Chokashi knew well enough. Yamato Minamoru. Hi cousin told him a little about Yamato. How he was quite the fighter when Chokashi was growing up however, he did not deny that Yamato only got stronger with age. "Oh. Minamoru-sama. It's good to see-" e was interrupted by Yamato addressing his new found friend with rather, hateful eyes. It was almost as if he thought of Setsuko as nothing but dog shit and with that he raised an eyebrow but the confused look disappeared as quickly as it came. Then came his speech as well. Chokurou started to slump over until he caught himself and quickly stood fully erect. After the speech, Yamato seemed to walk off, most likely going to another group of shinobi to check their uniforms as well. Chokurou sighed as he turned to the group he was in. "Maybe some other time then." He gave the two of them a wave goodbye before heading down to what could pass as a mess hall and got into line with everyone awaiting some form of food. Cho, being the Akimichi he was, loaded his tray with food causing him to get looks from many people but those who knew the clan knew why they ate so much. Speaking of clans, Chokurou decided to give his cousin a buzz to check in on him. After a few rings: "This is Akimchi Choka-" "Hey bro!" A sigh came from the other side. "W-what are you doing calling me right now? Is it important?" "N-no. I-I was just calling to see how yo-" "Sorry, had a rough day yesterday and it's dragged into today. I heard there was a big fiasco at the festival." "Eh? Yeah. Those damn Red Sages came through and caused a mess." A chuckle followed. "Did you take any out?" Chokurou smiled slightly. "Not exactly, I came into the fray late so I didn't see too much action. I did knock one or two out though." "Well good job! Did you use the Palm?" Even if Chokashi couldn't see it, Chokurou shook his head. "No but I'll make sure to next time." "I hope so. I didn't teach you that for fun. Well I got to go. I'm meeting with the Nara and Yamanaka clan in about an hour so I'll talk to you later. Oh wait-" Chokurou was about to hang up until he heard Chokashi call for him again. "Yeah?" "Chotsu Akimcihi was at the festival. Did he make it out?" "No... He was killed in the blast." Another sigh. "Alright...Thanks." Chokurou heard his cousin immediately hanging up the phone. He shook his head before diving into the meal, which others would call a buffet with much vigor. Next Day - Armed Forces Outpost - Amegakure Province, Near the Border with Konoha "Goddamn I'm starving." He laid in his bed with his left side hanging off the edge. After the trip to the outpost shortly followed by a tour he was done for the day. But, as his cousin was, he would most likely eat, work out, eat some more and then sleep. So with that thought in mind he rolled himself out of bed, showered and made his way to the mess hall...again. The mess hall was fairly packed with shinobi who had finished missions, starting missions, finished training or just woke up. Either way, It was like any other mess hall he had been in and as usual, he grabbed a tray and began to fill it with what he could, grossing out a new group of shinobi who weren't aware of the Akimichi habits. At least Chokashi wasn't here. He'd make Chokurou's meal look like an appetizer. Two bowls of ramen; one tofu and one pork and veggies, three bowls of rice and rack of barbeque pork with grilled squash was Chokurou's first meal before heading out to the training grounds. With tray in hand his next goal was to find an empty seat. He did a quick scan over the place before finding a seat in the far corner of the room and needless to say he swiftly made his way over before it could be taken. Placing his tray down he pulled out his seat and sat down, scooting himself forward so that he could better "situate" himself before chowing down. He picked up his first bowl of ramen, broke apart his pair of chopsticks and begun to eat, or what could pass for eating. It was similar to what a starving man would do when given a feast. Unfortunately, those at the table didn't agree with the manners he displayed. Looks of disapproval were among many but at the current moment Chokurou could not see them. Soon enough he took a pause to take a drink. "God that is some good ramen. Haven't had noodles like that for awhi- What?" Cho then took notice to those looking at him. "You're disgusting you know that right? How can you even eat all that?" Cho took a swig of his drink and then placed it on the table before leaning back in his chair. "What you call disgusting I call normal. I'm an Akimichi, we eat, train, eat and fight. It's what we do. Besides-" He leaned forward to his second bowl and started to pack that away. "Dish ish nodding. Mah coushin eatsh moar den me." A few raised their eyebrows while others just paled at the statement and few actually threw up in their mouths at his lack of tact and decency.	"Oh yeah. Teriyaki beef with broccoli and rice. Nice snack after a hard workout.” Being of Akimichi descent it is no surprise that his has an above average frame. Cho stands at around 1.97 meters and 145 kg. Unlike most "fatties" however, Cho's weight is distributed fairly equally with the only difference is having slightly more weight in the front. Starting from his head he has short light brown hair along the sides and back, almost like a fade, with much more on top that he likes to comb back. His eyes are of a medium shade of brown. Around his mouth is a small stubble of a goatee that is usually well kept and neat. As most Akimichi, Cho adorns the traditional war paint. For him it is a red bar that goes from his chin to his lower lip and two bars on both sides of his eyes that run to the sides of his cheekbones and down. He usually wears black sandals and grey combat pants, rolled and taped near the top of the sandal. On the upper torso he adorns a long blue sleeve shirt with a mesh undershirt. A grey trench coat is worn over the long sleeve shirt and resembles that of what Chouji Akimichi wore. Personnel files. Access only by security personnel with a C3 clearance. 【Full Name】 Akimichi Chokurou 【Alias】 Cho-san, Kurou-san 【Affiliation】 Currently undecided. 【Age】 21 【Sex】 Male 【Sexuality】 Heterosexual 【Birthplace】 Konohagakure 【Bloodline】 Akimichi 【Rank】 Chūnin Psych. report. Medical secrecy applies. 【Personality】 When he was young he was short tempered and quick to fight but now, Chokurou is a polite, playful and proud member of the Akimichi clan as he is usually seen helping in some way with the Akimichi affairs whether showing hospitality for the leaders of other clans when they visit or something as simple as helping family train. Unlike his cousin, Chokashi, who is usually seen as the more social one of the two, Chokurou is more on the reserved side in social settings, tending to let others start the conversation before speaking up. Despite his reserved personality, he is quick with his wit and that only adds to his charm. He doesn't usually say no to helping a friend unless there is something important going on in the Akimichi compound. Chokurou on his days off can usually be found at the Akimichi training grounds, the hot springs in the area or any of the hibachi in the area. Chokurou usually wears a smile on his face and has a somewhat loose posture when in a calm setting or situation such as being with friends and whatnot. He can be a bit of a drinker and this is thanks to Chokashi on Chokurou's 20th birthday when he went shot for shot with his cousin which landed hem both on their asses. Usually when drinking with friends he is a bit more talkative thanks to the obvious fact that liquor is involved but it's when he's drunk that he is more unpredictable. Chokurou tends to tense in more stressful situations but mostly can only be seen in his eyes since they are the first to show signs that he is worried, annoyed or angry, falling back onto a smile when angered. His views of the confederation and the Red Sages are usually kept to himself. When he went into the academy school he was aware that he would be working for the Confederation but the Akimichi, including Chokurou, and the Nara clans could care less about confederation and rather the safety of Konohagakure. If they are called upon they will fight for the Confederation but their concerns will mostly be for Konaha. 【History】 The story for a lot of those in the Akimichi clan are similar in their early years, revolving around being teased for their weight and whatnot and for Chokurou it was no different. His mother always taught him that he was to respect others in order to be respected but kids are kids and they don't usually listen and as such Chokurou never hesitated in fighting back, especially those who disrespected him or his family. This mindset of "hit first ask questions later" would cause problems in the academy even though physical training included sparring it didn't include sending kids to the hospital. Cho would come home to find his parents talking to the academy teacher about his behavior and would be immediately punished and sent to the training grounds to train for X amount of hours until his father felt he was ready or told to help out around the compound on the weekends when his friend, a young Nara, would be available to hangout. Many would think that his punishment was a bit too extreme but the Akimichi never strayed from the old ways as far as training went. Monitored by his cousin, Chokashi, he would learn from his cousin how to fight his way. Chokashi told him "So what if your fat or your mother and father are? Why do the Inuzuka have dog features or why does the Aburame Clan hide their faces? Because that's what makes them who they are. Don't forget that." Years would go on with this running through Cho's head as he slowly started to incorporate this into his mindset. The first few times after Chokashi talked with him he didn't get it until he started to take notice to the different clans and saw the similarities that Chokashi had told him. Slowly he started to except who he was and no longer let this bother him. By graduation he had already seen close to 60 fights and the fights stopped closer to graduation. After graduation and he was placed in a team, he increased his training with his cousin and his father while beginning to learn what he would do within the clan. Time would go by and Chokurou would become much more involved with the clan's affairs so time with friends would lessen or become rather dull due to his mind focusing more-so on what was happening politically with the Akimichi, specifically to the recent happenings between the Red Sages and the Confederation. He still has the mindset of remaining neutral in the whole matter but he knows he has to do what konaha asks of him. 【Family ties】 The Akimichi are a close nit, traditional family, usually taking care of one another first before moving out towards the community, minus the Hokage or whoever was in charge at the time. Usually politics and such remain in the compound unless the clan leader says otherwise. The clan has not currently come up with a concrete decision on which side they stand for between the Red Sages and the Confederation but have opted for the answer of protecting the citizens of Konohagakurefrom anything that may put them in danger. Besides that the Akimichi clan has, after 200 years, maintained their relations with both the Nara Clan and the Yamanaka Can. Chokashi Akimichi \| Cousin (Surrogate Brother) \| 30, Akimichi Compound (Konohagakure), Jonin. Chokashi considers Chokurou as his "little brother" and has taught him what he knows as far as combat especially the Buddhist Palm and helped break him from his wall flower attitude. Choujiro Akimichi \| Father \| 51, Akimichi Compound (Konohagakure), Jonin and Advisor to Clan Leader. Chizuzu Akimichi \| Mother \| 48, Akimichi Compound (Konohagakure), Cooking Ninja and took him how to cook for friends and family as well as taking pride in his work. 【Dreams and fears】 He wants to be not the best ninja or whatever but rather a member of the ANBU Black Ops with the codename "Bear". But everyone can have dreams. He fears another great war like the one Naruto and Chouji and the great eleven had to deal with. Losing friends and family in that way would be his worst fear. Combat reports. Gathered from evaluation reports after missions. 【Fighting style】 Chokurou is quite the powerhouse thanks to the training his father and cousin put him through. He is able to take a beating and continue forwards while providing heavy blows and powerful jutsu. He has no problem getting close and starting a grappling game or staying back and on the defensive. Cho's signature, much like his cousin, is the Buddhist palm, a powerful jutsu that can be used directly or at a distance and can be combined with a few of the Akimichi secret jutsu as well. His stance is basic with left hand open while his right remains closed. 【Ninja techniques】 A rank techniques: N/A B rank techniques: Chōharite Baika no Jutsu Kage Bunshin no Jutsu C rank techniques: Bubun Baika no Jutsu Doton: Moguragakure no Jutsu Nikudan Sensha D-E rank techniques: Knows basic academy Jutsu 【Custom made techniques】 Jutsu name: Akimichi Style: Buddhist Palm Rank: A Range: Touch - 17 meters (pending chakra imput) Description: How it is made: Chakra is concentrated in the palm of the hand and condensed to a fine point. Once it is at the users liking, it is forcibly released from the palm outwards in a cone like shape. From max distance it is enough to knock back an opponent and cause loss of breath. Half the max distance has enough force to knock back single or multiple targets a few meters with a chance to cause disorientation and/or loss of hearing. Direct impact and up to 1.8 meters is enough to shatter bones, rupture organs, cause brain damage or death but once again this also depends on the amount of chakra used and its density. Appearance: When forming it gives off a light golden hue before turning into a bright gold at the center of the palm. It can also turn to a whitish-gold but this is mostly at a higher level of mastery that Cho has not reached yet. When released, a quick flash of white followed by a dark gold cone-like beam is shot outward, enveloping those in its path. Sound: When forming, it's sound is relatable to that of a group of monks meditating (humming or whatever it's called) and then when released, sounds very similar to multiple gongs being hit in unison. Weakness: Like the Akimichi human boulder technique, it is limited in direction as it is a linear attack. Also thanks to how powerful the attack is. It is very taxing on the user's chakra, allowing the use of this move limited to a few times. For Cho, 4 times is max before chakra exhaustion. The best way to negate this attack is with any high powered wind attacks. 【Custom made techniques】 Jutsu name: Earth Style: Terra Vice Rank: C Range: Up to 17 meters Description: Chakra is gathered into the users hand and then thrust into the ground. The chakra disperses throughout the ground. Once the target is in range. Earth is infused with the chakra and juts out of the ground in the form of what can be described as a bear-trap like vise. The snap of the jaw like rock is enough to strain and muscles, pending if the target is trapped and struggles to free themselves. 【Weaponry, tools and objects.】 Weapon, tool or object name: Three Coloured Pills (Sanshoku no Gan'yaku). Weapon, tool or object type: Tool: Pills Description: The Three Coloured Pills are secret medicines used by the Akimichi clan. As the name suggests, there are three pills, each with a different colour. First is the green Spinach Pill (Hōrengan), next is the yellow Curry Pill (Karēgan), and last is the red Chilli Pill (Tongarashigan). By forcibly converting the body's fat reserves into chakra, each successive pill ingested gives a tremendous power boost. The Chilli Pill is even said to increase one's power a hundred times. However, the pills have a drawback. Each pill damages the body, poisoning it and since the third pill converts all of one's fat reserves, the user will become dangerously emaciated. It is said that after the third pill, death is imminent. However the Nara Clan has done extensive research on the pills since the Fourth Shinobi War and have lessened the negative effects of the first two pills and have managed to lower the risk of death in the third pill by 20%. Still, this doesn't change the fact that the colored pills are still dangerous as the first two still have the negative drawbacks as they did in the past even if it has been decreased. The first pill can last about 5-6 posts and the second can 2-3 posts. However, because the chili pepper is so potent, it can only last 1-2 posts. Weapon, tool or object name: Hikaze Weapon, tool or object type: . Description: Size/Appearance: 180cm in height and 11cm in diameter. Both ends expand outwards to much larger cylinders, each approximately 20.32cm in diameter. Each side is engraved with one of the kanji for the elements. One side is engraved with "Fire" and the other side with "Wind" Make: Chakra infused materials and alloys that allow for flexibility and versatility as well as speed and damage capabilities by adding such natural affinities to the staff such as wind and fire (one at each end). Abilties: Chakra can be pumped into the Staff to provide a burst of fire at one end or a blast of wind on the other. Weapon, tool or object name: Kunai Weapon, tool or object type: Throwing Knife Description: Standard Konahagakure issued throwing knife. Weapon, tool or object name: Shuriken Weapon, tool or object type: Throwing Star Description: Standard Konahagakure issued throwing star. Weapon, tool or object name: Explosive Tags Weapon, tool or object type: Ninja Utility Description: Standard Konahagakure issued explosive tags. They are infused with chakra and on command will explode.
51,216	1,381	123	985	319	Nori Hisakawa Red Sages The three Red Sages hadn't spoken for long, but Yudai had given him a little something extra to worry about; Seijo had brought him along because he had apparently thrashed the shinobi on the stairwell. By the time Nori had a chance to comment on it though, he had taken his leave. He didn't try to stop him. Coming out in the open like that must have been difficult enough, and he didn't need him any more stressed by tomorrow. He decided to just do the same, take Seijo's example and get some rest. Nori had already cleaned himself up and had his equipment prepared for tomorrow, so he didn't really have any reason to stay awake. As he laid down though, he found himself staring at the space above him, his thoughts wandering, as is often the case after a soldier's mission. Seijo had only given the briefest of explanations as to why she wanted him on the mission, because he had decided to hang back and protect the rear rather than charge in for glory. But he also didn't do anything exemplary. He just took up the position he thought was best, and returned to his commanding officer with rather average information. He also didn't have any specific techniques that had stood out to her; she stated outright that she didn't know his capabilities. So... why him, on what she had said was the most important mission? Stealing Madara Uchiha's gunbai, and Sasuke Uchiha's sword. I don't know what you plan on doing with these, Seijo Tametomo, but I hope your decision is the right one. It was possible that Nori was the first one out of his room when Seijo had come knocking. He had gone ahead and geared up early, warmed himself up with some light exercise, and by that afternoon, was mentally going over the pictures of the warehouse district she had displayed last night. He could have left at any moment's notice. "Already am, Lady Commander." He stood up, checked his scarf, strapped on his naginata, and went out to meet her in the hallway. She hadn't waited a moment after they had all gathered, and within minutes they were making their way to Amegakure. His doubts from last night were quelled, and replaced with him considering the capabilities of his allies. Which he knew very little about, considering last night's brief conversation. Anzai he knew little about, since he hadn't even seen him on the mission. However, you don't get to be a capable jounin while blind without some intriguing capabilities. He would be safe to use the Hiding in Mist Technique around, since he didn't need his eyesight. It'd have to be us separated from Seijo and Yudai by a decent distance, however. Yudai, well, he couldn't be certain. Whatever Seijo thought he was capable of was a degree above his actual abilities, and now the Lady Commander had an overestimated shinobi on their side. Regarding Seijo, he just knew to stay out of her way. Her skills were the ones people paid the most attention to; she was the commander, after all. The idea would just be to stay the hell away from her Fungal Release if she needed to go all-out. Thoughts like these would plague his mind on their trip. So far, everything was going as planned, optimal and efficient. Perhaps Lady Tametomo brought a satchel of good luck charms, he thought with mild amusement as they stationed themselves atop one of the warehouses. He took a comfortable breath of the air. Perhaps the endless rain from ages past had ceased, but the climate here left plenty of room for showers, and there was a comfortable humidity in the air. It vaguely reminded him of home. Not that he had any intention of going on a nostalgia trip. They were at work, after all, and Seijo had just tossed Nori her little pouch of luck. Until she explained what it was. "A Senju-chakra enhanced bomb? And here I had thought you just had some extra supplies. Well, I'll do my best. I do hope this thing works properly though. I'd rather not have that "Contained explosion" blow up the whole lot of us. Is there any backup plan in case this explosive happens to fail though, Lady Commander?" Even as he asked, he walked up just behind her, tucking the pouch at his side and drawing his naginata. He was ready to commence the mission. He wasn't questioning her authority, that much was clear in his voice. It just wasn't every day that you dealt with an explosive of this caliber. What he did do though, was give Yudai a sidelong glance and a nod. They would be working together, and Seijo wasn't aware of the capabilities of either of them. Now or never was the time to prove that she was right in picking them. Maybe I should have let the Lady Commander know the truth about him. I'm not sure if I'm being generous to him, or have just thrown him into a fire. One last thought entered his head though, a little thread of amusement as he stepped forward. It's the First Hokage versus Madara Uchiha all over again it seems.	“Sacrifice yourself to do one good thing, or live on to do many? Think about it.” Standing at about 5'11" and weighing in at 150~lb, Nori is tall, lean shinobi, with an air of thoughtful relaxation about him. His bluish-black hair is trimmed slightly shorter than in the picture above, keeping the bangs out of his eyes, and the length in the back about halfway down the neck. His skin is rather pale, with sharp grey eyes, and slightly pointed teeth reminiscent of the Seven Ninja Swordsman of the Mist. Attire-wise; in battle, he forgoes a flak jacket, instead settling for a chain mesh under a loose, sleeveless blue shirt, black shin-length pants, standard issue black sandals, arm-guards, and his dark blue scarf tucked into the back of his shirt; a worn Kirigakure plate is attached to the end of this. Out of battle, his attire is much more modern; while he still sticks to wearing blue out of habit, he often dresses in semi-casual suit jackets, button-up shirts, slacks, and sneakers, varying to weather and situation as necessary. The only consistency is the dark-blue scarf, kept with him regardless of occasion. Personnel files. Access only by security personnel with a C3 clearance. 【Full Name】 Nori Hisakawa 【Alias】 The Listener; The Drowning Spear; Scarfy 【Affiliation】 Red Sages 【Age】 23 【Sex】 Male 【Sexuality】 Bisexual 【Birthplace】 Kirigakure 【Bloodline】 Hisakawa 【Rank】 Chūnin Psych. report. Medical secrecy applies. 【Personality】 Nori is an analytical type. Even in casual conversations, he will take long periods of time to listen thoroughly to what the other(s) have to say before replying, replying only when he has found something worthwhile to say in response. He's often relaxing to be around because of this trait; you'll almost never be interrupted or ignored, and especially those needing to blow off some steam will drift to him. The responses are where that line becomes less clear-cut. His honesty in his responses, and the depth he might go to analyze a statement, can lead to starting an argument that never needed to happen, or worsening an existing one. Not everyone likes hearing the truth. He doesn't seem to regret these situations, since the problem wasn't his fault in the first place. Some people think he's arrogant because of this aloofness, and they wouldn't be wrong. He'll become frustrated if people challenge his analysis, and even moreso if he happens to have made a mistake in his interpretation of the situation in the first place. Being such a good listener though, sometimes he has trouble starting conversations, or holding them. He doesn't really have the social drive to keep up small talk for very long, and he also dislikes having to talk about himself. It takes work for him to honestly feel like opening up to anyone, and he grows extremely uncomfortable talking about himself or his past. Which leads to a conflict of interests; if he can talk to you about your problems, why can't he talk to you about his own? 【History】 Nori is the only son of his parents, a non-shinobi father and a hunter-nin mother, in the unsteady Kirigakure village. With the years preceding the era of peace from the Hamajō Confederation, his mother was hardly ever home for the boy, constantly performing missions, be they for the village, or against its defectors. No questions asked has always been the terms of the Hidden Mist though, and so he simply smiled and nodded when his father constantly praised her mother as a hero, regardless of how dirty her job was. Even when she did return though, she never doted on him, unlike how he saw other mothers do with their children. She simply enjoyed the brief tranquility that would come between her missions as much as possible, and Nori accepted the exhaustion that came with his mother, the "hero." As he grew into his Academy years, he himself trained diligently in the Academy, to become a "great hero" like his scarcely seen mother, and succeeded; he was quiet, talented, and most importantly, obedient. What he also learned however, is how to be an outcast; children in times of war are never settled, and they found every reason to question why his father wasn't a shinobi, and tease that maybe his mother wouldn't come back this time. He simply let them speak and continued his training; his father did everything he could as a parent, and his mother was a hero. He didn't have the nerve to question them early on, and didn't care once he understood later. Even after learning of just what the job of hunter-nin entailed, well, it was just another grisly duty, and he would be more than willing to follow his mother's footsteps in that role. And then, during his graduating year at the Academy, the war hit a terrifying peak for Kirigakure--the destruction of the village. People scattered. Most died. Nori and his family were of the lucky ones; they managed to get out before the devastation, finding themselves heading north across the water to the Land of Lightning, and the new Kumo Province. For a long time, neither of them knew where his mother was. His father took up the task of farming, struggling to get by in the lackluster area. Nori didn't know what to do. He had been following in his mother's footsteps, but how could he join a military that let their home be destroyed and separated him from his "hero?" His decision would be solidified several years later, after the Hamajō Confederation had settled in. After the destruction of Kirigakure, his mother had been lost. She didn't know what had happened to her family. She thought them likely dead, herself being another lucky one, sent over to the Land of Fire on her most recent task. The loss of home, the loss of family...she ended up with some of the scattered armies, and eventually decided that she would fight against the power that couldn't protect her anymore; she joined the would-be Red Sages, and eventually got herself killed for it. Family connections were made. The Confederation came to his father's farm, looking for intel on the Red Sages. Neither of them knew anything about what had happened after Kirigakure, and after some extremely stern interrogation, decided that refugees fled to Kumo wouldn't know what happened to a traitor last seen near Konoha. "Traitor." That was the term that had solidified his decision. There had to be a reason; she had been a hunter-nin. Her duty: to track down rogue shinobi, the traitors. She had to know the consequences of becoming the hunted, so the reason for her supposed defection had to have some meaning behind it. He thought it over, and decided to continue her fight. His father never questioned it; he was a grown man now, and his decision was his own. He would join the Red Sages, and fight the real traitors. 【Family ties】 Nori grew up in a single-father middle-class household, with his mother visiting only once every several months during her time of service after she got herself off of maternity leave. He has no siblings. After the destruction of Kirigakure, he lived in near-poverty with his single father, and never saw his mother again. Naozumi Hisakawa \| Father \| 50, Kumogakure, farmer. Suffers depression from the loss of his wife. Under surveillance following disappearance of chunin son. Former spouse classified as traitor. Koyori Hisakawa \| Mother \| 44, Deceased. Hunter-nin. Classified as traitor for assisting criminals against the Hamajō Confederation. 【Dreams and fears】 Nori's dreams are to discover why his mother decided to join the Red Sages before him, and avenge her personal legacy. His fears are for his father being punished for having two criminals in the family, despite his innocence. Combat reports. Gathered from evaluation reports after missions. 【Fighting style】 Nori focuses around genjutsu-based combat, looking to manipulate his opponents into a corner with various Water-style ninjutsu and weaponry--most notably being a naginata--before locking them down with genjutsu and going in to finish the job. 【N/A】 Bloodline limit name: N/A Description: User possesses no known kekkei genkai. 【Ninja techniques】 A rank techniques: B rank techniques: Water Release: Water Formation Wall C rank techniques: Water Prison Technique Water Clone Technique Water Release: Water Bullet Technique Water Release: Water Bowl D-E rank techniques: Body Replacement Technique Unsealing Technique Hiding in Mist Technique 【Custom made techniques】 Aquatic Bone Suffering Rank: B Range: Dependent Description: This jutsu causes all water created from a previous Water Release ninjutsu to have an extreme numbing effect to any skin in contact with it, extremely hindering the sense of touch, and in turn, making it more difficult to control the dampened areas. While the effect is immediate and intense though, it's reliant on how wet the opponent is; if they've been successfully dodging techniques, or happen to be in heavy armor, they likely won't be affected significantly. Likewise, managing to sufficiently dry themselves will remove the effect, and as with all genjutsu, if they are aware it's the illusion of loss of sensation, then they can mentally force themselves to overcome it if possible. The strength of the technique is its subtlety and range, the weakness being its ease of avoidance. Jutsu name: Water Release: Seashell Current Discord Rank: B Range: Mid to long-range Description: An audio genjutsu, in which the user releases a quick jet of water from their mouth onto anything nearby. Those hearing any noise the jet of water creates, such as its impact, will begin hearing only the noise they heard the genjutsu create, be it a splash on another body of water, against a tree, etc., essentially cutting off their ability to hear. In combination with the Hiding in Mist Technique, it can be crippling to have one of your other means of locating your opponent crippled. The strength of the genjutsu lies in it's simplicity of execution and subtlety. The weaknesses lie in the lack of physical hindrance; the opponent is not incapacitated in any other way, and it can be avoided by not hearing the initial noise, and the technique can be overcome with sufficient time/chakra control. Jutsu name: Kingdom of the Eastern Seas Rank: A Range: Short Description: The user clasps their hand at an opponent's throat or forehead while casting the genjutsu, after which, the victim will be under the illusion of being dragged to the bottom of the ocean floor; painful, crushing water pressure, asphyxiation, no light, and no sound. These effects persist until the caster of the genjutsu releases their hand from the opponent, or loses the ability to channel the chakra. The weakness of the technique lies in its extremely close range, especially so with the need to grasp something as usually well-protected as a head or neck. The strength lies in the fast effects and sheer intensity of the genjutsu, crippling all senses at once, incapacitating most in short order. 【Weaponry, tools and objects.】 Weapon, tool or object name: Customized Naginata Description: A 5 foot long bright grey naginata, with the bottom half able to collapse into the top to make it a more efficient weapon at extremely close range, as well as the tsuba consisting of a hardened rubber disk, to insulate electricity coming through the blade, knowing that his exclusive use of water techniques makes him quite vulnerable to an electric discharge. The coloration is exclusively for blending in with the Hiding in Mist Technique, to make the weapon harder to see. Okay, just threw it in over the post I had to "delete" before.
51,217	1,381	124	1,663	1,134	Yudai KageyamaRed Sages As I was saying, I've seen Yudai in action myself. Capable, killed an entire staircase of shinobi and then was humble enough to say it was Katsuko. That's what I like about him. she said, looking at Yudai, staring into his eyes. Yudai simply stared back, but his gaze was way past her - distracted. Now him, I've not seen him in action. That's good, because that meant he was out keeping the confederates off my back while I killed that commander. Even though was still talking, Yudai was now thinking about how he'd explain one day that it wasn't his doing. Perhaps this very fact was what put him in this team - which was way more important than any other and if this was true, he was getting far more value than he actually had, in the commander's eyes. This automatically filled Yudai with an immense fear of screwing up during this mission, he was slightly tense - one could tell from looking at him. His distant gaze was more focused, sweat formed onto his forehead, his movements were stiff and slow. He chewed on the food while staring at the plate, eyes slightly widen. And then Seijo left the table, telling them to have a blast, whatever that meant. She seemed truly confident and even loosely aloof - making a comment that all of their names had an i - Yudai almost commented that three of them ended with an i, but didn't. Instead, he took another... chopsticksful of rice and shoved it into his mouth, chewing slowly, with his mouth closed and all. Nori spoke all along. "Well, her presence was short-lived, although I'm guessing that have a blast means more along the lines of, get to know each other while you have the chance. Not necessarily an order, but I agree with Yudai; I wouldn't mind knowing who I'm fighting alongside." Nori then proceeded to question the blind man. Yudai stared at him blankly; he raised an eyebrow and it was funny, because Anzai couldn't see it. Imagine talking seriously with him and sticking your tongue out, eheheh."You're blind, then?" Uh, nope. His eyes are just allergic to air I suppose. Despite the thoughts, Yudai was still quiet. Anzai and Nori, however, weren't. "Then again, being humble can prove as disastrous as being arrogant, Yudai-sama." Anzai directed his gaze to Yudai. "Underestimating one's own skills is never wise, neither is it holding them in high regard. I hope you will at least remember these words." After Anzai's words, Nori's eyes settled on Yudai, briefly. He proceeded to speak; "I recognize you better, Yudai. You went right in with the Lady Commander on the earlier mission, and were one of the first to catch up with her during the retreat after Mikoto and I. Seems as though she's rather impressed with your performance, and humility. Ah, but forgive me." "Sorry, I didn't mean to rant like this. Just trailed off while stating my mind. Feel free to speak now." With that, Yudai raised a hand and offered a gentle smile, making a dismissing gesture. "Chill, everything is alright. Although..." His expression shifted, the smile faltered and he took a deep breath. Both chopsticks were placed next to his plate as he raised his arms, supporting his elbows at the table as his hands clasped together in front of his face, covering his eyes - partly. "See... Lady-commander there thinks I'm humble - she's wrong, however. That red-haired, buff of a man known as Katsuko, he was the one responsible about those shinobi in the stairs. He wrecked everyone there with his bare hands and pretty quick, too. I was a few steps ahead of the Lady-Commander and she was distracted, so when she looked at the scenery again, it seemed as it was all my doing." A pause. Yudai took a deep, frustrated breath. "Now she sees me as much better than I am, in reality. However, you both are my teammates, so I can't leave this lie hanging in the air - if any of you were to count that I was that powerful in a crucial moment, it could be our ruin." There. He was satisfied. And exhausted. His tray wasn't empty; half of the glass of water he had was still there, he chugged it down quickly, however, the leftovers of his food remained there. Yudai stood up, picking the tray as he began moving off. "And my apologies, but I'll take a rest. I smell ya'll later." Upon arriving on his room, he brushed his teeth - naturally. Then, sat at his bed. He remained there, sitting, staring at an empty wall much like a system of a down fan. He scratched his cheek, pinched his nose, brushed his hair with his hand; truth be spoken, Yudai was nervous, in a manner that he wasn't ever before. Partly, he wondered how his teammates reacted to what he said earlier, heck, they could even see him as a fraud from now on. The boy didn't sleep.The Next Afternoon Yudai was all hot and ready. His attire had changed; it followed the same layout as his usual combat outfit, but he was wearing an alternative version; he recently got it, but it wasn't put to use until now. It was entirely black with red kanji for 'Red Sages' on the bottom. He wore black gloves, that covered his whole arm basically and light armored shoulderpads. His hair was swept back, for the first time ever seen a comb. Why? Because he wanted to impress today. The big day, ahoy. Seijo's appearance was short and sudden. She entered the room, said something and left. Yudai followed after - they moved quietly through the base, soon seeing the exit. Immediately, they set off towards Amegakure - Seijo advised them to keep a steady pace, as to not tire themselves before reaching their destination. She seemed different already, back with the leaderly posture that made Yudai swoon over the woman. In a few minutes, they arrived their destination.Atop the Kohonjenpou Warehouses Yudai was glad they had made it easily there. So far, so good. The mission had just begun - not officially, but he could already feel anxiety growing within his mind. Seijo began to speak, her words were gave Yudai a slight relief - for he could understand that a big responsibility was put in Nori's shoulder and off his. Still, he'd do everything to aid his teammate, given it meant their success as a whole. She proceeded to give a long explanation about what was in the satchel she threw his way and Yudai felt like everyone was counting on Nori, from now on... How he'd react to that, though? Yudai shrugged the doubt off as his name was mentioned. With that, he waited a few moments, nodding at them as if to ask if they were ready. Feeling that they were, the shinobi slowly began sinking onto the ground, eventually disappearing entirely from sight. Now, it was time to rock 'n' roll. Yudai moved quickly from where he originally stood, to a few centimeters behind the shinobi he needed to take down. If the man was actually skilled, he could probably notice Yudai the time he emerged, but Yudai was counting that his reaction time wasn't particularly high. Moving slightly closer, Yudai threw himself out of the ground all of sudden, with a kunai in his left hand, while the right rapidly reached out to grip the man's mouth and muffle any sound he tried to make. In an agile movement, the left kunai met the man's temple, digging deep into his skull and brain. The lifeless corpse felt down with a thud on the ground, Yudai sank into the ground again, right after.	Nero's Compendium! "Pillars are what support a structure, but if one ever crumbles, all of them will fall.” Yudai is a tall and somewhat imposing young man, standing at 5'8" \| 1,78m. His physique appears to be lean, but on closer inspection one could notice that he's in fact fit, with subtle musculature definition everywhere on his body. His hair is a dark brown color and often unkempt, as if he didn't care at all about the way it looks - this is slightly contradicting to the fact that his ears are pierced, which possibly proves that the boy does cares about his appearance. His pale blue eyes constantly flicker from point to point, rarely focusing on something for too long - some note that he always looks distant, as if not paying any attention to his surroudings. The Kanji on his clothes are 影山 (Kageyama, his family name). Personnel files. Access only by security personnel with a C3 clearance. 【Full Name】 Kageyama Yudai 【Alias】【Affiliation】 Red Sages 【Age】 18 【Sex】 Male 【Sexuality】 Straight 【Birthplace】 Iwagakure 【Bloodline】 N/A 【Rank】 Chūnin Psych. report. Medical secrecy applies. 【Personality】 Every aspect of Yudai, at least externally and from his appearance itself, seems distant. His gaze is a constant reminder of this, given the way it roams the whole time, briefly pausing on his surroundings before he takes interest in something else again. Even when Yudai is directly talking to someone, he avoids eye-contact entirely and if someone even tries to stare at him or look directly at his eyes for too long, he'll become rapidly nervous and anxious and might even avoid the person in question for a while. Otherwise, Yudai is relaxed, but extremely observant. His mind is constantly noticing what is actually happening around him and thus, while others might see him as distracted and distant, he's the opposite. He finds his own life rather boring the majority of time which prompts him to search for enthusiasm on other things out on the world. He's also easily interested in hearing stories from others, or even simply listening others talk about their own life. He has his own ambitions of becoming a highly respected political figure or leader, one day. But on the way the world is currently, he shoved such ambitions away and for now, he's only focused on strengthening himself. 【History】 Yudai's birth came from the love between Reiko and Kohaku - sadly, however, Reiko died due to complications at his birth. While the expected outcome was his father to put the blame on him and give Yudai the worst life ever, in order for this story to follow the traditional hero backstory guide, the opposite happened. Kohaku Kageyama was a hard-working man. He used to be a powerful shinobi many years ago, but lost his left eye and his right hand was completely destroyed in the same battle, thus leaving him unapt for battle for the rest of life. The loss of his wife could've disgraced his life forever, but instead, he found new hope on his newborn child, Yudai - the name 'Yudai' itself, was to show the man's hope of a hero, not for the nation, not for the world, but a hero that would save Kohaku himself from utter depression. Which Yudai indeed did. As any other child, he was very, very curious about everything and from the day he began learning his first words, he'd frequently ask his father about everything. Even about the eyepatch the man wore on his left eye, about the bandages around the man's right hand - and when the man began explaining about shinobi, about the wars.. Well, Yudai only became more interested in it altogether. Often, Yudai and Kohaku spent hours chatting about whatever, the subject leaped from how eggs were produced to why the sky was blue. As he matured, reaching the age of eleven, Yudai slowly began developing a strange desire to be someone who had a high position. Power. He wanted to be esteemed in a way that people would admire and respect because of his achievements in life. Of course, it was too soon to think about that, and Yudai was a mere child with an ambition bigger than himself. For now, the boy focused on studying and training. He had taken an immense interest in shinobi. In fact, he spent more time reading about chakra, taijutsu and ninjutsu than he spent studying the school's subjects, which was the reason he almost failed the year. His father aided him when he could, he gave his son clear training routines and made him follow them strictly. He felt immense pride in his son following the same steps as him, while the same time, was divided with the fear that he could end suffering the consequences of a war - like the man himself did. But, the thoughts that peace had finally settled in eased that fear. When Yudai graduated, at the age of 14, he knew exactly that his dream of becoming someone with high power was indeed his true ambition. You see, he received quite the praise for being a dedicated student - even if he almost failed in the past year, he dedicated himself the most to studying this one and got amazing grades, impressing his teachers and father. When they openly talked about him and his dedication, his heart pouded inside his chest with what he could only understand as recognition. Time eventually passed, Yudai grew into a fine - and very attractive - young man. He noticed that women around started to take interest in him, perhaps it was the pale blue eyes, but honestly, he didn't care all that much. Yudai did had quite a few cases with one or another girl here and there, but it never blossomed into a true relationship, he was that type of guy. In fact, the older Yudai got, the more he found his life... boring. It wasn't no one's fault, truly. It was just that his ambition - it was something that seemed far away from his reach, impossible - it was as if he could fight his whole life for it and yet, he'd never taste it. Finally, Yudai finished highschool. It was the same year that he also offically graduated to a chunin rank shinobi - and the year he finally took interest in his own life, even if only just a little. It all started with one group... the Red Sages. Initially, Yudai was very confused about his choices, when he heard about the group, many wrong ideas filled his mind. But, then, he shoved them away - for he knew in the end, that it was for his own best. You see, the Confederation might've been good for the countries, but it left no option for those who wanted to be something bigger or greater. They had nothing for those who wanted... recognition. In the opposite spectrum, the Red Sages were everything; he knew from the start that if he put his power, his will and his life onto it, like an investment, he'd receive what he wanted in return. He heard it - could be rumors indeed, but they were fulfilling rumors of rebels seeking something greater than an illusionary peace. 【Family ties】 Kageyama is an old and traditional family. The majority of it's members were shinobi, with exceptions. They are divided, with a minor part living in Iwagakure and a larger part living in Konohagakure. In Konohagakure, Kageyama were known for running a restaurant which goes by the name of Yama-Yama. Kohaku \| Father \| 38, Iwagakure, retired veteran Reiko \| Mother \| 34, N/A, deceased Shou \| Uncle \| 30, Konohagakure, cook Rei \| Aunt \| 28, Konohagakure, cook Sora \| Cousin \| 17, Konohagakure, attendant Rin \| Cousin \| 16, Konohagakure, waitress/chunin 【Dreams and fears】 Vague dreams that are rather difficult to understand, Yudai truly holds true to his desire of reaching a high position within society, one day. Not only that, he also dreams of becoming an extremely powerful shinobi, in order to ease his own path towards greatness. He fears of not being recognized, or being 'just someone else' - a faceless individual who has nothing, no respect, glory of power. Combat reports. Gathered from evaluation reports after missions. 【Fighting style】 Yudai is balanced between taijutsu and ninjutsu, rarely resorting to weapons or ranged weapons. He's very intelligent and tactical in his decisions, as if he had read everything there was to read regarding shinobi (which he probably did in his early life). See, while he's quite strong in hand-to-hand combat, Yudai's first choice is to always analyze his opponent. He appears to be MUCH more experienced and prepared than he truly is due to the manner he keeps himself extremely calm, in any situation. To him, a battle is nothing too different from his daily struggle with life itself. Normally, his Doton ninjutsu is used as a defensive manner, instead of offensively. Thus, he'll always avoid ranged assaults with it. Sometimes, he'll use it offensively as nintaijutsu, but only if he finds a true opening to do so. What Yudai lacks is withstanding power. He might have defensive methods with Doton, but he can't take many hits - neither last too long in a battle. His stamina isn't the greatest, nor is his chakra pool; in most battles, he either needs to drop his foes quickly, or avoid in a way or another fighting after he begins tiring. 【Kekkei genkai, or bloodline limit】 Bloodline limit name: N/A Description: Yudai does not possess a kekkei genkai. Strengths: N/A Weaknesses: N/A 【Ninja techniques】 A rank techniques: -- B rank techniques: Doton - Doryūheki Doton - Iwayado Kuzushi C rank techniques: Doton - Moguragakure no Jutsu D-E rank techniques: Doton - Doryū Taiga Doton - Doryūdan Doton - Shinjū Zanshu no Jutsu 【Custom made techniques】 Jutsu name: Doton - Kotai no Hakai Rank: A Range: Short/Self - hand to hand range. Description: This powerful technique developed by Yudai himself allows him to concentrate his doton chakra onto his hands and arms, coating them with a solid earthly surface. This requires minor constante chakra usage, but it's not very taxing in the long run. What taxes Yudai's chakra sources, however, is the uses this 'chakra armor' has. When used offensively, Yudai can promptly force earthly spikes to surge from anywhere on his arms - fingers, hands, elbows, shoulders; thus, he make turn what would be an easily readed attack onto an unexpected one. Additionally, this also has defensive uses, meaning that when under assault, Yudai can place his arms together and create a defensive shield that protects him from assasults. This defense is powerful enough to withstand some ninjutsu (especially katon), but is ineffective against futon and raiton. The chakra coating can last for a long time if nor the offensive or defensive effects are used, but whenever Yudai chooses to use them, he'll be drained very quickly. Jutsu name: Doton - Jishin Rank: B Range: Long - a large circular area around Yudai (35m roughly) Description: Yudai does the following handseals: Bird, Dog, Ram, Rat. Then, he leans down and slams both of his hands at the ground, causing a large area around him to erupt onto a shattering earthquake, those standing around him will find it impossible to stand without falling - and falling, means taking huge damage as the doton chakra breaks the earth apart and makes them wildly throw about. The center, where Yudai stands, is completley unaffected. This technique might sound powerful and it indeed is, if used in the center of a village for example, he could likely destroy whole buildings easily --- but he'd be killed before major damage was caused, so this is just an example. Otherwise, agile shinobi who can leap and move far away from the area will easily avoid it. If Yudai is attacked or distracted, it will stop as well. 【Weaponry, tools and objects.】 Weapon, tool or object name: Can be a term, i.e 'kunai' or it can be a self given name, i.e 'Revered Razor'. Weapon, tool or object type: What type of weapon, tool or object is this? Sword, axe, kunai, knife, blade, tanto. Omit if the weapon, tool or object name already designates this. Description: Describe the weapon, tool or objects appearance, and describe it's potentials and weaknesses. tl;dr how powerful is it and what does it look like. Be reasonable. “I hate... ... No, seriously. I can't stand anything that tastes too sweet. It's.. uhng. Bad.” Kaori has an average height and weight, standing at 5'5" and 127lbs, she also has a slender figure with only slightly curves, though one might notice that she was rather wide hips - from likely training and improving her own body. Kaori has a round face, with large eyes, a delicate and small nose and thin lips. Her jet black hair falls well past her shoulders and is often groomed, kept well clean and it even smells nicely; though there are always a few wild strands here and there. She dresses rather simply, keeping a black and grey theme in her attire. She wears a high-collared black shirt, with a short grey jacket with the Uchiha's clan symbol on it's back, a pair of fingerless black gloves and black shorts, together with a pair of knee-high black boots with metallic platings on their nose. Personnel files. Access only by security personnel with a C3 clearance. 【Full Name】 Karoi Uchiha 【Alias】【Affiliation】 The Hamajō Confederation 【Age】 16 【Sex】 Female 【Sexuality】 Straight 【Birthplace】 Konohagakure 【Bloodline】 Uchiha 【Rank】 Chūnin Psych. report. Medical secrecy applies. 【Personality】 Kaori is usually seen as a cheerful young girl who's still inexperienced to the world's hardships, but that's simply because of her manner of expressing herself; she's kind, even gentle to certain extent and isn't fond of conflicts, always preferring peaceful manners unless using force is an absolute must. That's not to say she's scared of fighting though, Kaori simply adores friendly spars and testing her own abilities- otherwise, she wouldn't ever take training as serious as she does. Despite her cheerful nature, Kaori is not exactly a social butterfly. See, she believes that being positive and keeping her spirit high is helpful to herself and to others in a way. However, it's very rare for Kaori to approach someone and talk openly, rather, she's quite timid and avoids talking unless she's talked to first and usually, being talked to makes her very happy. When it comes to her clan, the Uchiha, Kaori takes high pride in them. In fact, she believes herself superior but doesn't voices it - unless she gets too excited in a battle, to notice. She views the Sharingan as a gift, but only uses it in battle when she clearly needs it, given she has this slight fear of overusing or overshowing her doujutsu, especially in consideration with the events of the past that has led others to develop a distrust towards the sharingan. This same distrust, is what makes Kaori very cautious about talking to strangers, after all, there is still some prejudice against the sharingan specifically, given the events of the past, given the way things are - given the Confederation's actions against some of Kaori's brethren. Lastly, Kaori is very comprehensible and whenever she relates to someone, she tends to become very interested in developing a friendship. She has no interest in any sort of romantic interaction, after all, she's pretty sure she's not the one to gather that sort of interest, anyway. 【History】 Kaori's early life has been quite different than the usual. See, both her mother and her father are shinobi - both also very strict in the sense of pointing Kaori in the same direction as them: Which meant she was trained from the day she could walk. Kaori had two siblings, both boys, one older by a few years and the other, two years older than her. Their names were Kichirou and Keiji, respectively. Kichirou was an arrogant man, see, he had the Sharingan and that very motive led him to be, simply put, an asshole towards mostly everyone. Filled with pride beyond limit, he thought of himself as utterly superior - being a prodigy didn't help. Kichirou was way above the average when it came to shinobi, with only eleven years, he achieved the feat of developing a second chakra nature which was the reason he was then hailed as a genius. Kaori was only six when this happened, while Keiji was eight - he had just entered school. Usually, both trained together but Keiji was too focused at school, he had a peculiar desire of being an inventor or scientist - Kaori could never understand clearly - that draws him away from the training fields. This was frowned upon by her parents, more specifically her father. The man had this strange... desire to blindly follow the Confederation, claiming that the Uchiha had to be a strong clan in order to prove and... redeem themselves. Kaori would only understand that years later. On a cold night, a few days before Kaori's 7th birthday, a scene marked her forever. Through her window, she saw both her father and Keiji outside, having what seemed to be a small discussion. The boy held some books under his arms and was apparently refusing a 'gift' that Kaori's father was offering him - a katana. From the little Kaori could understand, Keiji tried to explain to their father that he wasn't interested in becoming a shinobi and that he believed there were other ways to help and be useful; in the end, all she could remember was Keiji being severely beaten by their own father while all she could do was watching. This forever changed the way she saw her father. War changes someone, truly. That was what had happened with Kaori's father, he was changed, molded by war. Perhaps he believed that it would happen again and wanted his offsprings to be prepared, perhaps it was something else, perhaps he was simply put, insane. Kaori never quite understand his fixation with training and becoming stronger, but what she could understand is that her oldest brother wasn't the only gifted Uchiha of this family, for that night, Kaori's anger and fear evoked a power hidden within her; she awakened her Sharingan. However, she never told her father. Instead, that motivated her to train more. It wasn't to please the man, no, it was to fulfill herself. Her older brother could be as arrogant as she wanted, but Keiji was always there for her, and she, for him. The boy returned to train with Kaori and for the first time in all these eleven years, she had beaten him - and very easily, too. The excitement and buildup of this whole spar awarded Kaori with a second tomoe in her left eye and brought immense surprise to Keiji, but he promised to never tell anyone. During school, all Kaori thought was when it'd end so she could return to her training; she wasn't a bright student, honestly, but Keiji who was seriously smart helped her a lot. When she was close to turning 12, her oldest brother was found dead within the village's borders. This utterly crushed the family, but specifically, Kaori's father entered a state of depression. He treated the whole family as if it was their fault and practically locked himself in his room for a whole year, very rarely getting out. During this time, Kaori had improved a lot. By now, she had developed three tomoes on her left eye, and two on her right eye. Her reaction time, reflexes and precision had seen a jump, and so had her genjutsu and ninjutsu. Her mother, a genjutsu specialist, taught her a few things which aided her. Keiji had been awarded a prize of best student of the year or something akin to that which Kaori never knew roughly in the same date Kaori's sharingan fully matured. The following years went by swiftly, Kaori trained and improved, developing jutsu of her own - while her older brother started working as a project analyst or something of the sort, within the Confederate. She received a pleasant gift from him on her sixteen birthday: A sword, Keiji guaranteed her that this prototype was much more resistant and that wouldn't break or melt easily as the many other swords Kaori had destroyed until now. He also mentioned that the sword was specifically made to withstand katon chakra - and lastly, he made Kaori an offer. To join the Confederate, given her potential as a shinobi. She thought for a while, truth be spoken she was quite afraid of becoming as crazy as her father, but the girl ended up giving a wild smile and agreeing with him. 【Family ties】 As an Uchiha, Kaori'll have ties with mostly any Uchiha, period. But they're all pretty vague apart from her own family itself. Takeshi Uchiha \| Father \| 53, Konohagakure, ex-Veteran, temporarily retired-confederate jounin Takeshi retired due to his trauma after his older son's death, he has yet to recover. Michiko Uchiha \| Mother \| 44, Konohagakure, shinobi - genjutsu specialist Kichirou Uchiha \| Brother \| 26, Konohagakure, deceased Keiji Uchiha \| Middle-Brother \| 18, Konohagakure, confederate project analyst 【Dreams and fears】 Kaori has yet to find true dreams and ambitions to follow. She's young and still looking for something to, well, follow. Maybe an ideal. Honestly, her fears are very vague, as well. She partially fears her own father, but her biggest fear is losing her brother Keiji, who has been the closest person to her since ever. Combat reports. Gathered from evaluation reports after missions. 【Fighting style】 Kaori focuses on using Fire Release to dispel of her foes, burning them down, together with very efficient genjutsu provided by her Sharingan. She's experienced in hand to hand, but it's easy to tell her taijutsu is her weaker side - even with the added aid from the Sharingan abilities provide her. While Taijutsu is a weak spot, her Kenjutsu is noticeably better, as her movements with a sword are clearly trained and precise, especially given she can use her blade together with fire release in order to increase it's efficiency. 【Kekkei genkai, or bloodline limit】 Bloodline limit name: Sharingan Description: The Sharingan (写輪眼, Literally meaning: Copy Wheel Eye, Meaning (Viz): Mirror Wheel Eye) is the dōjutsu kekkei genkai of the Uchiha clan that appears selectively among its members. It is regarded as one of the Three Great Dōjutsu (三大瞳術, San Daidōjutsu, Literally meaning: Three Great Eye Techniques), the others being the Byakugan and the Rinnegan. Strengths: Kaori's Sharingan is fully matured, meaning that it has three tomoes on each eye. This means that when active, Kaori is granted both abilities; the Eye of Insight, giving her the ability to see chakra in different colors in order to distinguish composition and source, an incredibly clarity of perception, meaning that she can see even very fast attacks with some ease and she's capable of minimum predictive abilities, anticipating an opponent's next move or attack and lastly, copy jutsu - but only those she has the ability and knowledge to replicate. Secondly, she's granted the "Eye of Hypnotism", which means Kaori can perform what is generically called Genjutsu: Sharingan. While there are various manifestations and purposes of the ability, the better known one is to, through eye contact, suggest thoughts and actions to a target, coercing them to divulge information or act in a particular way, potentially without the target's awareness. In extreme cases, the Sharingan user can take complete control of the target's body, forcing them to do exactly as the controller wishes; this control is visually indicated by the Sharingan's design appearing in the target's eye. Kaori's ability with this is actually pretty good, a momentarily eye-contact with her Sharingan active is enough to put her opponent in a dangerous genjutsu. Weaknesses: The Sharingan is a worldly known Dojutsu, thus, everyone should be able to recognize it instantly. This makes the Genjutsu very hard to apply, as all the opponent needs to do, is avoid eye-contact. 【Ninja techniques】 A rank techniques: N/A B rank techniques: Katon: Gōka Mekkyaku Katon: Haisekishō C rank techniques: Katon: Gōkakyū no Jutsu D-E rank techniques: Genjutsu: Sharingan While Kaori is skilled to certain extent, she has yet to achieve a grand power-level with genjutsu used through her sharingan. In a brief eye contact, she can merely put her opponent(s) in a simpler genjutsu, that requires little to no effort to break them (if they know how to do so). If there is prolonged eye contact however, she'll be able to cast greater genjutsu. 【Custom made techniques】 Jutsu name: Ken Katai (Fire Sword) Rank: C~A Range: Self / Sword's Range Description: Kaori flows an intense blazing chakra through her sword's blade, coating the whole blade with it. The more chakra she uses, the more noticeable it gets given the sword's blade begins turning a slight shade of red - until reaching the maximum, a deep crimson color. The amount of chakra also changes the effects and their strength. If Kaori only uses a minor amount of chakra (C rank), the blade's cutting power increases slightly, the heat makes leave dents whenever it strikes another simple sword or iron object, if in contact with skin, it burn while it cuts. If moderate chakra is applied (B rank) her sword becomes denser and can cut through other swords of average material with some force applied. If it cuts, it will instantly seal the wound - preventing blood, but causing immense pain. With the maximum Kaori can achieve (A rank), the sword's heat raises it's potency to where it could easily cut through iron and even steel, as well as bones with ease. This technique, if applied on an average sword, would only last a few seconds at maximum potency due to how the chakra would also melt the blade it was applied to, itself, but Kaori can keep this technique up for as long as her chakra allows due to her own blade, which would be two to three hours with C rank, one to two hours at B rank, and only two minutes when it achieves the maximum heat (2~3 posts, depending on the time ICly). Jutsu name: Genjutsu: Burning Hell Rank: B Range: Medium Description: Kaori does the required handseals (Tiger, boar, dragon) while she takes a deep breath, then, she exhales the air in the form of a strange smoke that will divide and proceed to form a circle around a small area, before igniting ablaze. This fire, by itself, is harmless. However, if an enemy feels the fire's heat, they'll slowly fall onto a genjutsu prepared by Kaori together with this technique. The heat will increase even if they move away from the flames and they'll eventually increase to the point where it's unbearable, the opponent might try to take their clothes off, throw water onto their body, drink water - no matter, it will never work and the heat will only increase, eventually they'll feel as if every drop of water in their body has been dried and pass out, if the genjutsu is not broken. 【Weaponry, tools and objects】 Weapon, tool or object name: Hinõken Weapon, tool or object type: A katana. Description: Hikoken looks like a simple katana, with a red, beautiful handle. The sword is of excellent craft and it's blade is chakra resistant, allowing the wielder to flow their chakra through it - the blade is specifically repective to katon chakra, which is the reason it was given to Kaori. “Let's end this quickly.” As usual to Uzumaki, Naomi's hair is a crimson red, it's short - with two bangs framing her face and the back is spiky, styled per her own taste. She wears simple silver earrings on each ear and a thin black eyeliner, meaning that she seemingly cares about her outward appearance. Her eyes are a vivid green, intense and large, usually her most prominent trait when one looks directly at her face. She's always wearing a scarf around her neck, the color varies but she usually sports a mix of red, green, yellow and dark orange scarves. Naomi wears a sleeveless dark gray jacket with a simple light gray blouse underneath, a pair of red fingerless gloves that reach her elbows (the seals of her Kuchiyose: Raikō Kenka are placed on the gloves) and slate gray tight pants that are tucked onto a pair of black boots. Notably, the only visible color on the woman's figure is her scarf and her hair. Her figure is slender yet curvaceous, with notable curves adorning her body. Some satchels are seen; one wrapped around her left thigh, another on her right shoulder and a larger one on the right side of her waist. Personnel files. Access only by security personnel with a C3 clearance. 【Full Name】 Naomi Uzumaki 【Alias】 Crimson Lightning 【Affiliation】 Red Sages 【Age】 19 【Sex】 Female 【Sexuality】 A double edged sword cuts both ways. 【Birthplace】 Konohagakure 【Bloodline】 Uzumaki 【Rank】 Chūnin Psych. report. Medical secrecy applies. 【Personality】 Naomi is usually seen as arrogant and stuck up due to her cold demeanor and for being otherwise cool-headed. Thing is, she's not arrogant or stuck up, she simply takes being a shinobi as her life, in and out of a mission or task; she's focused, always, and eliminates any emotion that could possibly disrupt her performance. Considered cruel by those who are more sensitive than her, Naomi takes the death of comrades lightly, analyzing it often with 'the enemy was a better shinobi than him/her', this is not entirely true though, Naomi feels the death of a comrade as anyone else capable of feeling would, she just keeps her suffering to herself and hides it entirely. Being so cold and closed off emotionally, it's hard to befriend anyone - not that she wants to, anyway. Naomi doesn't cares about forming bonds with others, surely there has been an increasing trend of forming bonds within the younger shinobi, but she denies them completely. She also doesn't care about hostility, insults or whatever else, she ignores them completely and even when provoked, she keeps the same stoic expression she always has. In battle is where her emotions flow with intensity above her usual: The adrenaline makes so whenever she's hit, she'll smirk or grin smugly, whenever she hits something, you'll see the same smirk but much broader than before. The more fast paced a battle is, the more she'll enjoy it thoroughly and the more she'll dedicate to the fight. Still, it's very rare for her to exchange words with the opposing shinobi, given her self-control that's dominant even above the adrenaline. Talk about dedication, Naomi is very dedicated to her job as a shinobi - and well, to everything else. As one of her philosophies in life, which is to do everything you do the best way you can, she truly dedicates herself entirely whenever she needs to do something and despises those who's nature is being lazy and avoid hard-work. She also tends to despise those who are gifted with power that requires no true work whatsoever; an example would be those who possess the well known dojutsu (Sharingan or Byakugan). This is a bit hypocritical given she's gifted with the Uzumaki's clan natural strong lifeforce and chakra resources. She sympatizes the most with individuals who are similarly hard-working and dedicate themselves in something and may be willing to interact with them, but forming any close bond is practically impossible as of now. Commonly, Naomi spends a good portion of her day training and improving herself. Distracting her from that usually ends with a huff or a sigh, or any minor sign of annoyance that she'll allow herself to do. Still, she won't scold anyone over anything, ever - she's calm and collected, after all, not arrogant and stuck up. She's actually pretty fine with aiding others if they need so (with training or whatever else), even. She may be a bit self-centered and cold, emotionally, but she's not a psycho who's only emotion ever is adrenaline while fighting. To certain extent, Naomi is capable of being friendly, it all depends the mannerisms of whoever she talks or interacts with. Highly concerned with herself, Naomi fears death above everything else, despite her otherwise cold demeanor and the way she enjoys fighting. When an opponent is clearly overwhelming and above her skill level, she'll... fear them. Of course, trained to hide her emotions, she won't show it at all. This extends itself to allies, out of all the things she's ashamed about herself, the fact that she couldn't possibly put her life in risk in order to save another's is her 'biggest shame'. 【History】 Two Years ago. Naomi's eyes briefly flutter closed, reopening to look down at her extended right palm, a hitai-ate with Konohagakure's symbol resting over it, together with blood that was slowly being washed away by the rain. The girl looks up at the sky, raindrops mixing themselves with the tears that silently made their way down her cheeks. She closed her eyes again. Next to her, was a corpse - a female, with a pale white hair, she was clearly dead - with some blood under her, slowly mixing itself with the water from the intense rain. Suddenly, the kunoichi falls onto her knees, she's completely wet due to the rain at this point. Her palms rest against the ground, pressing the hitai-ate firmly against it. She sobs quietly, but only for a moment before taking a deep breath to recompose herself. "Is this what I'm fighting for? This is what the Confederation has to offer me? THIS IS PEACE?!" With her left hand, Naomi punches the ground with all the force she could muster in her current state. It does nothing. "That's the very least the Confederation will offer you, my dear." A mysterious voice. Masculine. Naomi instantly stood up and held a kunai up, looking around her in an attempt to find it's source. She couldn't see anyone, at all. "We, the Red Sages, we only retaliate against the Confederation's attempt to CRUSH us time and time again. We provoked a war, but only to reclaim what's rightfully ours." The voice, this time, was directly behind her. When she turned, ready to strike the kunai onto the man, he had already disappeared, or so it seemed. He was so fast, that she couldn't keep up with his movements despite how close he was. When she turned, he grabbed her wrist and twisted it back, forcing her to drop the kunai. At this moment, Naomi knew that whoever this man was, he was powerful. Her eyes widened and her breath fastened, she was fearing the outcome of this: Her death. "Do you realize? My only desire was to explain you why your friend lies dead at your feet. Why this system, this PEACE is nothing but a bold lie, explicitly shoved down the throats of all brain dead imbeciles that follow the confederation's tyranny out of nothing but FEAR." Suddenly, the man threw her hand back, grabbed her by both shoulders and shoved her down, forcefully throwing the girl onto the ground. As she looked up, directly into his eyes, he smirked. Those eyes... The Sharingan of the Uchiha, most certainly. And then, she feel in a genjutsu; not to torture, not to destroy her. It was a different genjutsu, that Naomi had never experienced. She was seeing through his eyes - it all, whenever it was a lie, it was vivid and felt real. It... was real. And she could hear his voice in the back of her mind, explaining in detail what she was seeing. The struggle and suffering you are seeing, it's product of the Confederation's corruption. Of it's failed systems, of it's members extravagance and luxurious life. While he explained, she saw it all. Robbers risking their life for a loaf of bread, farmers struggling with what little they had... Then, acts of tyranny; overwhelming attacks from masses of Confederation shinobi against small rebel camps and not only that, they attacked shinobi and average folks alike, even farmers that were simply next to the rebel's camps, all were destroyed, nearly instantly. Some rebels rushed to defend themselves, but were quickly put down; there was a prominent figure that stood out in the Confederate's forces, someone Naomi knew. Then, darkness. Everything became dark. (You may close the rainymood now, if you were so kind to keep it open in order to increase immersion) When she woke up, she was in a crude basement of sorts. Crude, but functional. Many red-sage shinobi moved from a place to another, some carried wooden crates, others were simply chatting about. When she sat up, she was approached by the same figure as before: he looked far less intimidating. There was some movement, people stood up and moved away - soon, she was left alone with him. And then, the offer was made; to join them, or be set free. Strange, weren't they carnage-seeking devils? The man naturally explained their whole cause. In the end, after everything she had seen through the previous genjutsu, she couldn't refuse. Someone had to stop the Confederation. At first, it was difficult taking such an enormous step that changed completely her life - and the majority of the red sages distrusted her presence as a whole, being previously sided with the Confederation. But, on her first missions, minor or not, as a red sage, she showed that she had indeed placed her loyalty with them. After being showed the truth through such a brutal manner, it was difficult not to. As a side note, this is only the chapter which explains how Naomi switched sides. She's currently secretive about being a part of the Red Sages, nonetheless. 【Family ties】 Naomi's family was healthy until the death of her mother, which threw her father in an enraged state; he then became increasingly harder to deal with. The man took his own life when Naomi was seven, that changed her forever. Aika Uzumaki \| Mother \| 39, Konohagakure, deceased at the age of 26 Itama Uzumaki \| Father \| 42, Konohagakure, took his own life at the age of 30 【Dreams and fears】 Naomi dreams of one day overcoming her biggest fear, which is dying currently and she wants to find a way to stop feeling fear as a whole, knowing that such emotion is a result of cowardness. Note that overcoming death is not, well, dying. She just knows that clinging so much to her own life as a shinobi is rather embarassing. Combat reports. Gathered from evaluation reports after missions. 【Fighting style】 With an enhanced life-force and vast chakra resource, Naomi is certainly not above keeping a constant offensive on her foes, only falling defensive if she's overwhelmed or outnumbered. Her speed, agility, flexibility and reflexes are impressive. She has trained herself to have some great precision with her attacks, as well. From a medium distance, she's dangerous due to her shurikenjutsu prowess and in close-combat, she's a force to be reckoned with. Long distance, she falls short due to the drop in effectiveness of her shurikenjutsu. She also lacks effective defensive mechanisms, relying on dodging and avoiding being hit to keep herself safe. Her endurance is solid, as any Uzumaki - so is her stamina. In drawn out fights against opponents of the same level as her, she might have advantage due to taking much longer to get tired. Due to her chakra being vast, she's capable of utilizing the Shadow Clone technique, often gaining an advantage on single fights. 【Ninja techniques】 A rank techniques: Shuriken Kage Bunshin no Jutsu B rank techniques: Kage Bunshin no Jutsu Kuchiyose: Raikō Kenka C rank techniques: Kuchiyose no Jutsu D-E rank techniques: Kaifū no Jutsu Kawarimi no Jutsu Shunshin no Jutsu 【Custom made techniques】 Jutsu name: Raiton: Kaminari Yoroi (Lightning Release: Thunder Armor) Rank: B Range: Self Description: Naomi covers her body is lightning chakra, using the lightning to stimulate the her nervous system. By speeding up her neural synapses, she's able to react faster, and to push physical prowess to the absolute limit, allowing for tremendous raw speed. This, combined with Naomi's natural agility and reflexes, turns her into a fearsome opponent while active; it also enhances her lightning release techniques, allowing her to perform nintaijutsu moves and react to things that she otherwise wouldn't be able to. The chakra usage is not as intense as it looks on Naomi, given her vast chakra resources, meaning that she can keep this technique up for long periods of time. Wind techniques can shut the technique down, even if temporarily. This techniques does not increase Naomi's raw strength, only her speed and reflexes. Jutsu name: Raiton: Keikai Denka (Lightning Release: Nimble Charge) Rank: C Range: Close Description: Lightning Chakra is focused on Naomi's arms and shoulders, she'll dash recklessly towards a foe with immense speed produced by the previously activated Lightning Release Chakra Mode and attempt to slam them with her shoulder. This attack is simple all in all, but it's effective given the speed Naomi travels from her current position to her foes' position. If it hits, the opponent takes both taijutsu damage and the electricity might shock them for extra, yet minor damage. It may also cause minor damage to Naomi's shoulder, too. Jutsu name: Raiton: Kaminari Shuriken (Lightning Release: Lightning Shuriken) Rank: C Range: Medium, long with less effectiveness Description: Naomi produces three handseals (boar, dragon, snake) before taking a number of shuriken onto her hands and channeling lightning chakra through them, after she throws they'll gain speed and piercing power, able to break through minor earth release defenses. If they hit someone, the opponent'll receive a much deeper wound than they would to an average shuriken, and electricity will shock their body internally, causing weaker shinobi to fall unconscious if they're hit by more than five or so. Stronger nin could easily resist this, though. Jutsu name: Raiton: Kiyomemasu (Lightning Release: Cleanse) Rank: E Range: Self Description: A simple technique that functions with the same intent as the use of Kai to liberate yourself from a genjutsu. The difference is that if Naomi notices herelf under a genjutsu, she can simply do a single handed seal, producing lightning chakra of her own that enters her body and, if need be, even travels to her brain's vessel network and eliminates any foreign chakra that is trapping her under a genjutsu. The difference between this and the average method of leaving genjutsu, is that this technique acts faster and only a single hand is needed, if she's paralysed or restrained. 【Weaponry, tools and objects.】 Weapon, tool or object name: Many, many shuriken. Weapon, tool or object type: Shuriken Description: They are shuriken, sealed and ready to use in a random basement. They're likely summoned when she touches her wrists, the end. Weapon, tool or object name: Some kunai. Weapon, tool or object type: A kunai. Description: Usually kept in the pouches she carries with herself. Useful kunai. Weapon, tool or object name: Explosive Tags Weapon, tool or object type: An explosive tag. Description: They're explosive tags, but she only carries a small number of them to avoid accidents. Kept in a pouch on her shoulder. Weapon, tool or object name: Wire strings Weapon, tool or object type: Wire. Strings. Description: Usually used in conjuction with shuriken for unpredictable effects.
51,218	1,381	125	1,918	8,262	Akio Tendou Sunagakure, Confederate Archive, Hamajo Confederate Fuckin' hell. . . Akio groaned mentally from her seat near the back of the building, massaging her temples in an effort to make the pain in her head go away. After the festival and the added kick to the gut that was seeing Aoi, Akio had hit the liquor especially hard last night. Every thing after the 4th bottle was fuzzy, but she was certain she spent the first half of her night on the phone with someone, she had no clue who, speaking in between sobs and drunken nonsense about everything that was wrong with her life, before taking out her frustration on one of he house plants in her room, only to finally fall asleep in a drunken stupor. She'd woken up this morning feeling worse than shit, and after popping two pills and drinking some water, she could safely say that she still felt like shit, but at least she could operate somewhat effectively now. Her current assignment was an easy one, defend the archive building in case the Red Sages attack. While she currently wasn't in the mood to deal with that shit, she had a some people around to help her watch the perimeter and shit. She'd been here for a few hours now, and her headache had gone from 'I can barely think' to 'Everything hurts, but I can suck it up'. A cough from nearby brought her out of hr thoughts with an irritated grumble as she lifted her head to look at the person who'd interrupted her hangover. He was a young man, probably a brand new chunnin, who had a very disapproving look on his face as he looked at his current superior. "Tendou-san, I understand that you're not feeling well, but don't you think you should assist in guarding the perimeter, or at the very le-" "Kid, shut the hell up. Your voice is just worsening my headache." Akio swiftly interrupted, not in the mood for some self-righteous, wet behind the ears green horn get on her about duties. "I'll take fucking patrol when I feel like I'm ready for it, cause as it is right now, I'd probably get killed right off the bat. You wouldn't want that to happen, would you?" Akio looked at him coldly with her golden eyes, and while the chunnin conceded and said no. she could see it in his eyes that he wanted to say yes. Once he left, Akio simply reclined in her chair, once again going about the ritual of rubbing her temple in order to make the pain go away. "Fucking brat, it's not like I've been sitting here doing nothing." Akio grumbled a bit as she checked her static strings, which she had all over the building and over the ventalation grates, so that she could get an advance notice in case anything crossed the perimeter. It wasn't a perfect system, by any means, as anything could set it off, but it at least made it so that she wouldn't get completely blindsided incase anything came her way. With a sigh, she began to lean back in the chair, giving a silent prayer to whatever god there was that she'd gotten and easy mission today. Just guarded a glorified library for a day or two, than go to the outpost and wait for the shit to hit the fan. For the first day of a declared war, it wasn't so bad. Yet still, something in the back of her pained mind was telling her that this was too easy, and that things were going to go south and soon. Call it women's intuition, experience, or just the knowledge that she had shit luck, but it stuck in Akio's gut and she wasn't about to deny this feeling completely. But she really, really hoped that it was wrong. Whose ready to ruin Akio's day?	Name: Katon: Phoenix Egg Bomb(Subject to change) Rank: A Range: Mid Description: After making the needed hand seals, Akio conjures up a concentrated inferno of blazing heat, focusing it over her palm. It'll take a post for this jutsu to charge up, but when it does the flames will take on a egg-like shape as Akio thrusts her hand out to launch it at her foes. Upon impact with an object, the egg will explode with a huge amount of force and intense white hot heat. The radius of the explosion would be somewhere between 5-10m, though the intense heat can be felt from much farther away, burning skin, drying up moisture in the air, and causing fatigue through dehydration if an enemy is caught near the edge of the blast. The explosion itself takes the form of a phoenix rising high into the sky. The flames that the explosion created will stay for about 2 posts, however, the heat lessening by a great deal until it finally fizzes out. At this point, Aoi can use this jutsu with little strain, upping her usage to about 6 times before it starts to take it's toll. Seiteki Suji no Jutsu (Static Strings Technique) Rank:D Description: This skill allows the user to create strings of electricity that can either act physically as strings, or as a medium that can send small shocks to an opponent. One of this technique's most useful features is its ability to allow the user to detect outsiders. When the strings are placed around an area, they are often fairly difficult to see, and unnoticed by the quick eye. But when the string is used to detect outsiders, they can adapt a quality that is string-like and electrical at the same time. This quality makes the static strings into a string of electricity, but with such a weak current that it is rarely noticed by Shinobi who accidentally walk through the strings. However, when this happens, the user at once will feel a small shock in their fingers, or where ever else they are keeping the strings intact. But unless the opponent felt the weak current as they walked through the strings, the opponent will usually never know the strings were there. But beyond its ability to detect outsiders, this skill can be used as a normal string when it is needed but none is around, or it can be used to create small shocks to other people. However, the shocks are only a little bit stronger than static electricity, and usually do no damage at all. Jutsu Name: Raiton: Thunder Bow Rank B Range Mid to Long Can be fired at a target up to a 100m away Description: Akio forms a bow out of lightning chakra, from which she can draw back and fire bolts of electricity from, the amount of power dealt depending on how long she holds it for. A quick draw only does a low-medium amount of damage and has no lingering effects. A Charged shot, which takes about 1 post to form up, does a fair deal more damage and will leave the target temporarily stunned if direct contact is made. The charged shot can also be split into four homing shots, which'll lock onto the opponents chakra signature. These only do slightly more damage than a quick shot on their own, but if all three hit the same target, then the damage can be even greater than a charged shot and can explode out to damage foes within a meter of the target. Akio can now fire a detonation shot with a charged up bolt, which is less powerful overall, but can paralyze a whole group of individual for a few moments. She can also create a piercing shot, which has more focused electrical energy for more power and damage, but has reduced ranged as well, only being able to go about half as far as a normal charged shot. The piercing shot can pierce through most standards armors and defensive jutsu of equal rank or lower, not including elemental weakness into play, in which it can probably partially get through lower A-rank Earth Style Jutsu and be halted by upper C rank Wind Style jutsu. Static strings can be attached to the quick fire shots, so that if they hit, the user can hold the foe in place by running a constant stream of electricity through it, locking her muscles in place. If this is done, neither Akio nor the target can move so it's not a good move for one on one, but good for lining up holding an enemy in place for another teammate to take down. Edit: Through training, Akio has managed to work down the weakness of her static strings down so that only one of her limbs is paralyzed and not her whole body, meaning that she won't be able to form jutsu while holding a foe down, but she can still move, dodge attacks, and counterattack reasonable well, though she still has to be able to keep some focus on the connection while moving, or else it'll break, thus she won't be able to move as fast as she normally could. Katon: Myaku Hitofuki no Jutsu (Fire Release: Pulse Blast Technique) Rank: B Range: Close to Mid Description: An extremely useful jutsu, this one has the effect of flushing out or separating multiple opponents. Hurling a fireball about the size of a basketball, it is meant to be dodged in order to be effective. For at center of this fireball is a gaseous core which, when the spherical attack finally makes contact with something, will explode and this gas will expand rapidly in a loud bang. The bang is simply a precursor though, as instantly afterwards a sharp concussive force will issue out all around the center of the blast. Though the explosion of the attack itself is not very strong, the force it sends out is enough to knock anyone who is within a certain radius of it flying. Katon: Kudakasei no Jutsu (Fire Release: Shatter Force Technique) Rank: A Range: Close Range technique, with the base diameter of the blast radius being around 5 meters Description: Built upon the principles of Katon: Myaku Hitofuki no Jutsu, this technique instead acts as a much more powerful, centralized version. Gathering heat in between both hands the user focuses it until it cannot be condensed further. Manifested as a sphere of raw, glowing energy it is at first held at bay as if only for show. Then, given any cue, the user slams the sphere into the ground, causing it to explode with the power of pure heat behind it. The user is unaffected by this burst of power, but anyone within the radius of the blast suffers some unsettling consequences alongside the devastating concussive force it sends forth. This technique, by sheer strength alone, has even been known to crack boulders. Separate effects of the jutsu are that the intense heat dehydrates any opponents caught within the radius of the blast, drawing them closer to fatigue, blurring their vision and causing mild headaches all the while. Minor, first-degree burns may also result from this technique. Jutsu Name: Raiton: Raikou Hitofuki no Jutsu (Lightning Release: Lightning Blast Technique) Rank: C Range: Close to Mid Description: This jutsu allows the user to fire off a continuous blast of electrical energy at an opponent, causing only minor burns but a great deal of pain as it courses through the foes system. Jutsu Name: Raiton: Cloak of the Thundering Phoenix Rank: S Range: Self Description: A Variant of the Lightning Armor Jutsu, this jutsu cloaks the Akio in an intense aura of electricity that takes the form of phoenix around them. While under the influence of this jutsu, Akio's speed, reaction time, and physical attack power gains a substantial increase, though not to the level that is seen by users of the original technique, as well as boosting the power of her Raiton jutsu, thus negating the charge up of her more power Thunder bow attacks. She can also up her mobility on the battlefield by gliding and hovering in the air for short periods of times using the wings this jutsu gives her, though she has yet to achieve true flight using this technique. Finally, the wings can also be formed into a defensive wall at a moments notice, incase she's targeted by an attack she can't dodge, but they can only block a single attack of up to A-rank in power, and Wind Style jutsu of Mid A-rank and higher will always be able to partially get through these defenses. Once the attack has been blocked, the wings will disperse and Akio will spend the remainder of the jutsu's duration moving at a reduced speed compared to before, though still noticeably faster than her base speed, as well as no longer being able to hover or glide due to the loss of her wings. This jutsu duration is for about 6 posts, though it can be lengthened to up to 9 by feeding more chakra into it, though this worsens the drawback once the jutsu ends. After the base duration runs out, her entire body will become numb and cause her speed and reaction time to drop as a result. This lasts for about three posts, but if she lengthened it, it can lengthen to about 6 posts and only allows her to move at a third of her base speed. If she tries to go over that limit, though possible, it will result in her body becoming completely paralyzed, as well as the obvious threat of chakra exhaustion. 【Weaponry, tools and objects.】 Weapon: Shuriken Description: A basic tool every ninja should have, it can be lethal if it hits a vital spot, but they are also good in creating some space for the fighter. Tool: Chakra Pill Description: Weapon: Kunai Description: A basic tool every ninja should have, it's the only weapon Akio has when it comes to CQC fighting. Weapon: Tanto Description: A short, straight, single edged dagger that has no point and is used primarily for slashing attacks. Weapon: Ninja Wire Description: A strong metal wire that can be used in various ways. Weapon: Senbon Description: A precision tool that, despite it's low lethality, can be very effective in slowing down and paralyzing an opponent if they are placed in the right place. Medical secrecy applies. 【Personality】 After the war and her break-up with Aoi, Akio has become a very emotionally withdrawn individual, focusing only on either training or her duties as a shinobi, and spending very little time socializing with others anymore. While she still has the sarcastic remark or joke ready whenever it's needed, she no longer talks with people in depth. If they try to get to know her personally, she'll either redirect the conversation away from herself or just shut down, not speaking another word until the person gets the message and leaves her alone. Along with this, Akio has developed a bit of a drinking habit, not a terrible one, but noticeable. She always tends to have one bottle of some form of liquor on her when not on a mission, and she can be a bit cranky at times on missions due to the fact that she can't drink while on the job, a self-imposed rule so that her habit never interferes with her work. On really bad days, however, one could find Akio totally hammered in her home, in which she becomes a depressive, self-loathing mess that is constantly asking people to comfort her and listen to her problems, as well as provide . . . other forms of relief. 【History】 Before the massacre, her life wasn't really that great as her father saw her as nothing as a mistake and an embarrassment for two reasons. The first is that she was a bastard child, a mark of shame on his honor as the Tendou family patriarch, though it was that same honor that duty bound him to take the child in, as her mother had died during childbirth. The second reason was that she was never good enough, and while she wasn't the most skilled of individuals, she was still rather good, some would say better than most. But it was never enough for Akira Tendou, he demanded perfection, and severely punished those who did not meet his requirements. And as she hardly ever did, she was often met with scorn from her father, who never once acknowledged her as his daughter. And while that should've devastated her, she didn't find herself minding too much. She never once considered Akira Tendou as her father in the sense that he was a man to come to with her woes, worries, and needs, as that regard went to her older brother, Kokatsu. Ever since she came into their home, Kokatsu was extremely protective of her, getting into several fights with Akira and most of them ending in some sort of violence. Since she was young, she never got to see Kokatsu darker side, and she believes that he wanted to keep it that way as he made extreme efforts to avoid telling her about his job in any specific detail. He also expressed some sorrow when it became apparent that she was going to be joining the Shinobi forces, though never actively spoke out against it, unlike her father who was certain that she'd never pass and if she did, never make it pass a lowly genin. If things had continued as normal, then he may have been right, for even she had begun to doubt her self and her reasons for becoming a ninja, of whether she was ready for the life they lived. But instead, soon after her seventh birthday, all hell broke loose. A ceremony was held, as Akira had decided to pass on his position as Clan Patriarch to his son, claiming he had never been prouder for him. Kokatsu took the Tendou blade(an artifact past down from Patriarch to Patriarch since before the elemental nations were even concieved) and, with a smile as bright as the sun, slew his father where he stood, dropping the weapon to perform a quick string of handsigns before slamming his fingers into the fresh corpse. An eerie red light rose from the ground around him, and it was until many months after the event that she would hear that at the time, seals popped up all throughout the city. And so it was that Kokatsu opened a portal between this world and a world of darkness to unleash death upon all who lived within it. Only a single order was given, spare the children of the Tendou clan, they had done no wrong. And so it was that behind a veil of darkness, hundreds if not thousands died horrid, painful deaths, all the while a menacing laugh would echo through out it all. When the barrier fell and the demons fled, Kokatsu held out his hand for Akio to grab, only for her to flinch away, looking at her blood trenched sibling in horror. Akio couldn't remember a time where her brother had looked more hurt then at that time, and yet she also couldn't remember a time where he seemed more relieved. He offered no pressure or force, just left without a word, and leaving her alone in a nightmare of blood, death, and sorrow. After the event, the Tendou children were taken in and eventually handed over to adoptive parents to raise them. Of those children, four would go insane from the trauma of what they witnessed as they grew up, one even committing suicide after slaughtering his adoptive parents. Tendou children where treated with a mix of pity, fear, and for Akio, hatred. Given how closely related she was to Kokatsu, there were people, kids especially, who would take out their grief of lost loved ones out on her. This made it hard for her to trust and approach people, and also made it so she hated her features that so easily gave her away. But in the midst of these hardships, an ember began to burn bright with newly discovered passion. She developed a burning drive to train herself, to become as strong as possible. She was able to pass the academy with only minor difficulties, and did her best in her genin missions no matter what the they were. However, in the early years of her life, this passion nearly consumed her, as she withdrew from everyone, constantly running herself into the ground, and then some, for a reason that she wasn't even sure of. In actuality, she felt partially to blame for what happened to Kokatsu, thinking in her subconscious mind that if she had somehow been there for him more, it could've been avoided. As life went on, however, she found herself to be taken unde the wing of Tsukiko Umene. The older jonin would drop by from time to time to check up on her, and if she felt it necessary, beat her in to shape. While at first Akio resented the woman, she eventually began to grow more attached to her as time went on, to the point where she thinks of the wild woman as the big sister she never had. Due to Tsukiko's influence, Akio began to open up to other people a little more and try to overcome her weaknesses. Also because of Tsukiko, the young Tendou can tend to have a rather vivid and imaginative vocabulary when sufficiently angered or upset, as well as having a bit of a nasty temper. As of now, she's living in a rented apartment in downtown, having moved away from her foster parents the moment she became a genin, never to speak to them again. The war was a defining moment in Akio's life . . . and not for the better. while she wasn't a stranger to loss or violence, she had never felt in the scale that she had in the war. Many good friends died in the fighting, only to die in vain as the Confederation came to rule everything. However, instead of being filled with anger and indignation, she just felt broken and afraid. As she recovered, she began to withdraw from the world, drinking more often, and geting into fights with her girlfriend Aoi, until it finally culminated in Akio breaking it off in a fit of drunken passion. She immediately regretted it afterwards, but instead of going after her and begging forgiveness, she simply let the relationship die. Despite still having strong feelings for Aoi, she just didn't want to feel the pain of losing her, imagining that it'd be worse than anything else she'd ever experienced. Since she couldn't force Aoi to stop being a kunoichi, she decide that it'd be best for the two o end their relationship, thinking it'd be easier for both of them in the long run. This belief has long since died in her mind, as she only continues to feel more and more empty inside, but she feels like it's much much too late to fix her mistake. So she lives her days in misery, with her only companions being the alcohol she keeps by her side and the odd stranger that it invites to her bed every so often. 【Family ties】 Akio feels nothing for her family name, and had nothing but fear for her father. Her brother and a few of the braver clan members were the only ones in her family to show her any kindness, though not without punishment. Her foster family after the Massacre were kind at first, but soon grew distant as she showed a great lack in interest in them. After that, they simply ignored her and she ignored them. Not the perfect home, but it was peaceful at least. Tsukiko Umene \| Big Sister figure \| 42, Current Condition and location is unknown Kokatsu Tendou \| Half-Brother, Father figure \| 42, Unknown, Jonin and Missing-nin Makoto Tendou \| Half-Sister\| 23, Unknown, Kidnapped by her brother on the Night of the Massacre 【Dreams and fears】 Akio currently has no dreams beside a vain hope of making up with Aoi, but it's one she doesn't actively try to pursue. As for fears, she still fears losing Aoi, and their separation has only intensified this fear, as now not only will she lose her former lover, but she'll lose any chance for reconciliation. Personnel files Warning: keep locked in filing cabinet These files are intended for trusted eyes only. If you are not authorized by the Hokage or his assistant, put these files away. Personal files for: Akio Tendou Full name: Nicknames: Interests: Training, playing the flute, Photography, Archery Likes: Drinking, being alone, people who can respect her desire to keep to herself, Archery Dislikes:Drinking, Herself, Yamato, braggarts, perverts, tight clothing Catchphrase: “” Personal relationships with others Full name: Aoi Don Maquia Nicknames: Opinion: ? Shared history: give a summary of about 1-2 paragraphs of what history these characters have shared before the start of the IC, or during it. Full name: Nicknames: list what nicknames your character has for this character Opinion: Good, bad, neutral? Shared history: give a summary of about 1-2 paragraphs of what history these characters have shared before the start of the IC, or during it. Add more as needed, remove this line when done. “Uhhh . . . Never Give up? That's a good motto, right?” Tatsuya is tall at around 6'2, and has a rather muscular upper body due to his work in the forge. His hands and arms are covered with numerous scars, burns and callouses due to the work he does every day, but he wears them with pride as they are the symbol of all his hard work. His red eyes come from his father, and shiny red hair comes from his mother. He also has a tattoo on his upper right arm of Ketsui lodged in the mouth of an active volcano. He got it the day he became a Genin as a symbol to never forget the determination it took to get him there, so that no matter how long the road to greatness looked, he'd never give up. His normal clothing style is usually a plain white T-shirt, some jeans and steel toed boots( a nessecity in his profession). He sometimes where a jacket if it;s cold enough for one, but more often than not, that's it for his casual wear. His combat outfit is a black, long sleeve shirt, a jacket over that, black combat pants and shinobi sandals. Personnel files. Access only by security personnel with a C3 clearance. 【Full Name】 Tatsuya Kajiya-Terumi 【Alias】 N/A 【Affiliation】 The Hamajō Confederation, though he does have his doubts and could be swayed to the other side 【Age】 17 【Gender】 Male 【Birthplace】 Konoha 【Bloodline】 Terumi Bloodline 【Rank】 Chunin Psych. report. Combat reports. Gathered from evaluation reports after missions. 【Fighting style】 Tatsuya is a more weapon-based fighter, specialized in Kenjutsu mostly, as that is the weapon he uses most often, and has the most skill in using. That being said, his Taijutu is serviceable enough that he's not completely defenseless without his weapons, but it'll only do him so well for so long, especially against a skilled Taijutsu fighter. His Ninjutsu is also quite good, with a focus on controlling the battlefield rather than simply blasting his opponents away. Up close, Tatsuya is a very good fighter, but he often has issues against distance opponent unless he can figure out a way to get them to come to him. He can either uses his jutsu to force his foe closer, or takes the battle to them instead. When it comes to using his Kekkei Genkai, he can sometimes use it to distract his opponents by making the ground underneath their feet really hot via forming lava just below the surface. A sneaky, but effective strategy, especially when facing an enemy of a higher skill level than him, as that split second distraction could give him just the edge he needs to either escape, or end a fight. 【Kekkei genkai, or bloodline limit】 Bloodline limit name: Lava Release Description: The lava release is a very versatile Kekkei Genkai that has multiple variations and abilities depending on how one uses it. For Tatsuya, he bears an affinity for manipulating volcanic materials like as Magma making a very, very deadly opponent to go up against. His Lava attacks can change the very battlefield, giving him a good amount of Offensive, defensive, and crowd controlling abilities. An added plus to this ability is that one can convert certain earth-style techniques into Lava style ones, at the cost of an increased chakra cost. With some practice, Tatsuya has also been able to create a rubber-like material as well, which he can change the consistency of his chakra to make it work as an adhesive. While he's not skilled enough with it yet to use it in battle, in time it could add to his crowd control and supportive abilities. Tatsuya himself suffers no ill effects from his use of this ability, and seems to have a bit of heat resistance as well, though not enough to make a real difference against a fire jutsu(this doesn't include his own lava, which he's immune to). It's a neat party trick for him to snuff out a cigarette on with his hands, but that's about it. Strengths: The lava style is a highly variable ability, granting nearly unparalleled offensive capability, effective defenses, and crowd control capabilities. Weaknesses: Lava attacks can be effectively countered by a strong enough Water attack, cooling down the magma into rock. Also, this ability is highly destructive, endangering both friend and foe if Tatsuya isn't careful about what abilities he uses and how he uses them. 【Ninja techniques】 A rank techniques: B rank techniques: Shadow Clone Jutsu C rank techniques: Fire Release: Crimson Earth Spider Earth Release: Subterranean Voyage D-E rank techniques: 【Custom made techniques】 Jutsu Name: Doton: Ishi Yoroi no Ude (Earth Release: Stone Bracers) Rank: D Range: Self Description: By taking dirt and rubbing it on their arms or legs, after performing the necessary hand seals, a shinobi is able to create very durable defensive bracers that add extra protection when using the arms to block. The chakra that is infused in them help to soften the blows of any physical attacks. These are very useful for taijutsu users or to defend against an onslaught of upper body blows. These bracers are designed to block physical attacks only. However, by channeling Yoton Chakra into the Jutsu, the rocks and what not can heat up to a degree that while the burns they cause are minor, they can be extremely painful and distracting to the opponent. Jutsu Name: Tsuchi Tou Tou (Swift Earth) Rank: D, B with the addition of Yoton chakra/used with his Lava Creation Jutsu Range: Current range would be 10 meter at maximum, with 2 meter width, and the earth moves at high speeds Description: When performing this jutsu the user places his hands on the ground and causes it to move rapidly away as if it were a conveyor belt. As the shinobi increases in skill and rank the size, speed, and range of this jutsu all increase. While little more than a delaying tactic, if mixed with Lava Creation, it can create a rather deadly surge of lava heading straight toward the target at high speeds. Jutsu name Lava Style: Lava Creation Rank: B Range: 2 meters in diameter from the starting point Description: The user will first channel chakra into the ground, thus turning the ground to lava. The process is quick, as the ground will melt away into the liquid-like lava. This lava can be used to aid in his other lava based jutsu by creating a source which he can manipulate, instead of creating it himself. To increase the base area that is converted, the user must have both of his hands in contact with the ground. Jutsu Name Lava Style: Lava Spray Rank: B Range: Mid Description: After making the needed handseals, Tatsuya builds up Lava Style chakra inside of his gut before blasting out a jet of molten lava into the air, causing a dangerous and widespread rain of lava droplets to fall to the ground. The spread of this jutsu makes it nearly impossible to dodge, though it can be blocked if the foe has the capability. Alternatively, Tatsuya can also just fire the magma jet directly at the foe in a fast moving stream. Jutsu Name Lava Style: Weapon Creation Rank: D Range: Any active Lava source with in 30 meters Description: The user of this jutsu will first channel chakra into an active source of lava, which will cause it to rise up quickly and making the lava thicker then usual, allowing the user to then mold it into a weapon with a few simple gestures. The weapons created will be about as hard as steel, but are usually rather crude and blunt. Jutsu Name Katon: Nenshou Tosshin (Fire Release: Burning Rush) Rank: C Range: Sphere goes is 2 meters long in diameter Description: A two-part technique in which the user blocks an attack by creating a sphere of fire around themselves, and after blocking the attack, the fires converge on his feet, cloaking them in flames. The fire on his feet can be used twice to launch him at his foes somewhat faster than before. The effect lasts for about 3 posts. Jutsu Name Lava Style: Eruption Rank: A Range: Affected area would be have a diameter of about 25-30 meters, power explosions have a blast radius of about 10 meters(one or two holes), 8 meters for 3 or 4, 4 meters for 5 or 6, 2 meters for 7 or 8. Description: In preparation for this technique, Tatsuya will channel chakra through the earth to create Yoton beneath it's surface over a period of time (2 Posts). As a result of this action, the surface of the affected area will become noticeably hotter as the lava beneath is pushed toward the surface by the built up pressure. Tatsuya can then release this build up pressure by creating small craters in the ground with either explosion tags, thus releasing this pent up magma in a explosive Mini-eruption at every point where a hole was created. The more holes the smaller the explosion will be, and vice versa in that less holes will equal more power explosions. With the combination of the explosion and lava this jutsu can lead to severe injuries and even death if a foe is got unaware. It can also create several lava pools after use, which Tatsuya can then use to his advantage to control how his opponent moves around the battlefield. A side effect of this technique is that it will lead to a nasty surprise to anyone trying to move underground or using ground shifting Dojutsu. The former for obvious reasons, and the latter because it will weaken the ground around them, causing the jutsu to activate prematurely. Weaknesses are the preparation time, making it something that can't be effectively used without either a teammate or pre-planning. It can also be activated prematurely by the above method, and can't be used in certain areas. 【Weaponry, tools and objects.】 Tool Name: Bag of Dirt Description Enough said, for Stone Bracers when there isn't much dirt around. Just in case Weapon Name: Ketsui Weapon Type A double-edged Bastard Sword Description Ketsui is the sword that Tatsuya had to make to be allowed to become a shinobi by his father, a blade of unquestionable quality and a showing of true talent and hard work to be made by one as young as him. NOt only does it have a keen edge and made from durable metal, but during the forging process(where a mix of traditional and modern techniques were applied) he inscribed special seals into the metal to give it an extra function. The blade could now store elemental chakra with in itself and circulate it through the blade more effectively, enabling it to more effectively take on the aspects of whatever element it pumped into it. This also makes it capable of forming advanced chakra natures, such as Tatsuya's own Lava Release, with remarkable ease. And since it's able to store chakra as well, that means that one can fully charge it before a mission and activate and deactivate the seals inside with a simple one handed seal and a little chakra. Chakra effects: Fire: The blade is wreathed in a thin, but intense veil of fire, allowing it to cut through metals with only moderate difficulty and cause third degree burns. Earth:The blade becomes denser and more durable Lava: The Blade becomes as Hot as Molten Lava, cutting through metal with ease as well as getting a slight increase in durabilty The charge is big enough that it can keep the blade active for a total of 5 posts. The Lava style requires more chakra, however, so he can only hold that for about 3 posts instead of 5. Tool Name: First Aid Kit Description A basic medical kit that holds several chakra pills, first aid supplies Weapon name: Shuriken Description: Sharpened, four-pronged metal stars, useful for throwing. They can also be used for close combat, but not very efficiently. Although small, they can be used to distract, pin down enemy shinobi, or if accurate enough, can kill or incapacitate an enemy. They have an open circle in the centre, useful for grabbing with a finger, to avoid cutting oneself, or to put thread through. The circle is also beneficial to the weapon's overall aerodynamics, ensuring more accurate trajectories. Weapon name: Kunai Description: A black dagger with a handle wrapped in bandages and a small ring attached to the end of it. The kunai is designed for thrusting and stabbing, though it can still do some damage if thrown despite not being designed for it, and is about the length of one's hand. Weapon name: Explosive tags Description: These tiny slips of paper with seals drawn on them can pack quite a punch if used correctly, and can even be attached onto an enemy directly. Also can be attached to thrown kunai for accurate delivery or have a bunch wrapped into a ball for a more devastating payload. Medical secrecy applies. 【Personality】 Tatsuya is an honest and sociable sort, one who believes that the best way to get something is to earn it through the sweat of your brow and the strength of your will. He's very open in both mind and personality, accepting of pretty much everyone, and at times a bit too forgiving, which people have taken advantage of in the past and probably will continue to do so in the future. However, don't take that as him being slow witted or foolish, as his mind is as sharp as the blades he forges, and he has a keen intuition, honed by years of attending his family's shop, for picking out when people are lying to him or trying to pull the wool over his eyes. He tries his best to remain courteous with all kinds people, but he's no pushover, and if you don't back off nicely, he will make you back off, whether it be through words or actions. Tatsuya is also a bit of an artist, putting his experience in the forge into various metalworking projects and sculptures. While he's not terrible, it's obvious to see that e's still trying to find his niche with the art, as every piece is very different from one another, and he has yet to see one he particularly likes yet. He's also good at drawing, but that kind of a necessity when making designs for weapons, armors, and other such works, but he does sometimes take time out of his busy days to just relax and draw the world around him, mostly just random people on the street who catch his interest. While usually rather humble and modest, Tatsuya takes great pride in what he calls his true art form, forging weapons and armors of his own that have a cool style while still remaining practical in use. He treats every work like a piece of art, and has also taken to learning several weapon types, because he always feels that if he knows how to use the weapon himself, he can better forge it for his customers. His favorite type of weapon is the sword, but he's also learned how to effectively use other weapons, such as the staff, spear, and Naginata. 【History】 Tatsuya's father comes from a clan of reknowned blacksmiths that originated from Mizu no kuni. They were known as the Kajiya Clan, and it's said that it was members of their clan responsible for forging the blades of the Seven Ninja swordsman. However, sometime after the rise of the Seventh Hokage, Naruto Uzumaki, a faction of the clan separated from the main branch and left Mizu no kuni, for reason's that very few outside the clan know about. The faction soon splintered off from each other, settling in several different lands across the world, keeping the name of their clan where ever they go to show that they still pride themselves in their linage. His father, Katsuo, was born and raised in Konoha, living there for 17 years before he decided to travel to Kirigakure in order to find out more about his heritage. It was there were he met his wife-to-be, Katsumi Terumi. She was an eccentric inventor, and often considered to be the black sheep of her clan due to her . . . odd mannerisms. While the two didn't get along when they first met, their mutual love to create eventually formed into a relation ship, and after a 5 years, Katsuo returned home with Katsumi to Konoha with her father's blessing, where they were to be happily married 3 years later. Fast forward 10 years in the future to the birth of Tatsuya, their second child and first born son. Tatsuya's early years where tough at first, as he was a rather weak baby, but he pulled through, eventually growing healthy and strong without any complications. Tatsuya soon spent a great amount of time with both of his parents in their respective workshops, and while he tended to lean towards his dad's work then his mother's, he found both of them interesting. As soon as he was able, he would assist them in every endeavor they undertook, no matter how small a task they gave him to do. His family was a happy and connected one, for the most part. The only real conflict ever presented before him was his father's staunch resolve to deny him from becoming a shinobi. Katsuo had seen both his father and brother become shinobi, only to die meaningless deaths and only him and his mother around to mourn them, and he didn't want Tatsuya to become just another forgotten grave in the cemetery, killed before his time because he was nothing but a pawn for the Confederation to use at their leisure. Tatsuya, on the other hand, was adamant about it, wanting it more than anything else. Finally, Katsuo agreed to let the boy become a shinobi, but only if he could make a weapon that would impress him, and not a second before. The task was seemingly impossible for a then 10-year old Tatsuya, but he went at the challenge with a determination that blazed liked a wildfire. Using Kajiya sealsmithing techniques, as well as his own talent and skill with the tools available to him, he worked on numerous weapons, each a good viable weapon, but never reaching Katsuo's standards until one day, 4 years into the agreement, when he presented Ketsui to his father. The blade was spectacular, it's functions both practical and unique to it. It was a weapon deserving of the name Kajiya, and true to his word, Katsuo finally allowed Tatsuya to be a Shinobi, though he still doesn't like the idea. Katsuo Kajiya \| 51 \| Father, Reknowned blacksmith and owner of the Kajiya Weapon Store, where Quality is guaranteed, located somewhere in Minato City Katsumi Kajiya-Terumi\| 53 \| Mother, An intelligent weapon maker, she's fallen into depression after the destruction of her homeland, and though it has had some breaks, the sadness always returns in the end Manami Kajiya-Terumi \| 26 \| Sister, Works at the shop full time and is currently working as an apprentice under her father. 【Dreams and fears】 Tatsuya dreams of one day making a weapon that is on par with that of those of the Seven Ninja swordsman, as well as becoming a reknowned shinobi that would be an inspiration for others. Tatsuya somewhat fears his Kekkei Genkai, as he's afraid that he might accidentally hurt, and even kill someone one day due to him not being able to control it properly. Personnel files Warning: keep locked in filing cabinet These files are intended for trusted eyes only. 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51,219	1,381	126	1,105	2,351	Katsuko Moto The last minute change to Katsuko's missions was a bit annoying, but Seijo was the boss and he couldn't complain too much. An Uchiha boy was added to the squad, which honestly was more of a blessing than anything else. They'd need firepower more than anything else, though Katsuko wasn't worried about the conditions in the slightest. He looked up at the sky for a moment before returning his gaze to Sunagakure below. He stood atop one of the rooftops of the northern section of the city, with Mikoto and Saketsui behind him. His quick scan over the city showed no obvious signs of abnormal Confederate activity. Katsuko then stepped back from the edge and sat down casually while facing his two comrades. "So nothing seems out of place so far," he informed the two, rubbing the back of his head as he spoke. "So we'll do this fairly simply. We'll be heavily outnumbered by chuunin and jonin rank Confederate supporters. Normally that would require some stealth to compensate, but what we can do is compensate by speed. They aren't in a condensed area. If we strike hard and fast we can leave without having to fight every one of them." Katsuko paused a moment to stretch his back and pop his neck a few times. "Our objective is to break into the archive a few blocks away and steal the sewer plans for Old Amegakure. The city is crawling with enemies, but the archive will only have a handful of opponents. The faster we go, the easier it will be." Katsuko then looked up to the two younger men before him. "Our second mission is a bit more difficult but it will go hand-in-hand with our first objective. There is a particular jonin in this city that we have been tasked to kill. Saketsui over here might already know of her. Akio Tendou, from Konohagakure. She's a few years older than me and was known to be pretty strong before she became an alcoholic. If she is by herself it will be trivial to defeat her between the three of us, but don't expect luck to be in our favor. It is likely that she will simply be among a dozen or so shinobi that will try to kill us. That will make things more difficult, naturally." The jonin looked over his shoulder over Suna again. He could still see the archive building, where the plans were and likely where Akio was. "If she is not by herself then leave her to me and handle any other enemies. Not to be rude but she is an opponent that certainly outclasses the two of you. But to that same respect: I outclass her. A one-versus-one situation would be the best if we can get that." Now he returned his gaze to Mikoto and Saketsui. "Fairly straightforward, yeah? Any last questions or concerns before we go in? Once we start we won't have any time to take a breather until we're out of the city." Mirai Yumiya Today she would have to go without Aneko's assistance. They had been assigned to different jobs after all, and if Mirai was going to be in charge of something then she would look bad if she was constantly being tailed and assisted by her servant. Sunagakure was a nice city, much fancier than Amegakure or Konohagakure. But at the same time it felt strange compared to Ame. Suna had large, lavish buildings but it felt less productive. There was a lot of money but Mirai couldn't see where all the labor was at. It didn't matter to her either way. Her father was filthy rich, after all, and was one of the men who helped bring Suna to its current state by investing in businesses here. The Yumiya family always had money and her father made a lot more than he inherited. That was how he was able to support the Hamajo Confederation so strongly in terms of financing. His donations secured the Yumiya family in the inner workings of the Confederation, providing safety and exclusive benefits. Mirai had to be thankful that her surname wasn't a famous one, as it wasn't attached to any business names. If people knew who she was on sight then she would have a lot harder of a time than she already has, socially speaking. Speaking of being social and dealing with people, Mirai had to spend time with Yakoul again. The cat man was creepy and vulgar, it was only made worse that he was in a position of power within the Confederation. Speaking out against him would be like speaking out against a brick wall. Everyone else could understand that he isn't a great person to spend time with, but nobody would care enough to try to do anything about it. Oddly enough, however, Mirai was to be joining him by limousine. It was a mode of transportation that Mirai was familiar with, as the few times she went anywhere with her parents was in a limo, but it was strange to consider Yakoul inside one. Once the blue-haired teenager stepped inside the limo and sat down, she could confirm that actually seeing Yakoul in the vehicle was just as strange as the thought. "Umm..." She didn't really know how she should greet him. Should she address him as her superior? But then again he always seemed so informal that maybe he wouldn't like that. Whether the situation was inherently awkward or not, Mirai sure made it awkward with her entrance. She averted her eyes from Yakoul now, brushing her hair a bit to help ease herself out of the awkwardness. In that brief moment her blind eye that was normally covered by her bangs was visible, but only for that moment as her hair fell back into place. "So... What are we supposed to be doing today?" It was a simple icebreaker, and she really didn't have much of an idea as to what Yakoul would want with her. It had to be something to do with the badge he gave her before, that much Mirai knew. But she couldn't tell what the general was thinking at all so her guess may as well be a shot in the dark.	j8cob's Characters of Moderate Interest and Adequate Writing “Anything for the greater good; there is no measure too extreme.” A man of average height and athletic build, Ryuunosuke would barely stand out in a crowd if it wasn't for his aura and his wardrobe. He wears a white military-style jacket so pristine and white it is impossible to not see, a black formal suit underneath for when his presence doesn't need to be flaunted, and of course he keeps his elegant sword sheathed at his hip. Top it off with white dress pants, polished black boots, sleek gloves, and noble blonde hair and one can't fail to recognize Ryuunosuke at a glance. While his features may be attractive and his clothes may be regal, he is always accompanied by an aura of authority. One cannot look at him without either fearing him or being struck by awe in his presence. He practically radiates power. Personnel files. Access only by security personnel with a C3 clearance. 【Full Name】 Ryuunosuke Hamajō 【Alias】 Ryuu, The Great President, The Dragon, Lord Hamajō 【Affiliation】 Hamajō Confederation 【Age】 30 【Sex】 Male 【Sexuality】 Nobody knows, nobody asks. 【Birthplace】 Nobody knows, nobody asks. 【Bloodline】 Hamajō - An unknown family, only Ryuunosuke bears the name. 【Rank】 President of the Hamajō Confederation Psych. report. Medical secrecy applies. 【Personality】 A hero, a villain. A kind soul, a ruthless killer. A heart of gold, a fist of iron. There are many descriptions of Ryuunosuke's character that all depend on who you ask. To some he is a man of great respect, a legendary hero that has fought for his ideals and won. To others he is an opportunist and a fiend, an infamous villain that took power through bloodshed. The truth is these descriptions are all of the same man and they are all accurate. Though noble in presence he justifies all his actions as a means to an end. He truly believes he is saving the world and unifying all the people, and he isn't afraid to slaughter anyone that gets in his way of that vision. All who oppose him are an evil that must be destroyed. He is all that is good and just, so any enemy is naturally evil and irredeemable. The greater good, to Ryuunosuke, is something worth reaching even if he has to climb a mountain of bodies to achieve it. 【History】 The origin of the man named Ryuunosuke Hamajō is shrouded in mystery. There are no documents or eye-witness accounts, he seems to have simply appeared fifteen years ago as a mature and worldly teenager. There are rumors and stories of his early life but none have been confirmed by Ryuu. Even his closest friends and allies have only sparse details on his background. One of the popular propaganda pieces from the beginning of the Hamajō Confederation was the intentional spreading of a rumor that he was truly born from a dragon. This was intended more to bolster support than actually explain who he is, but it caught on as the prominent myth to serve as his "explanation." The earliest report of his existence came when a young, blonde teenager wearing homemade pelts as clothes while carrying a sword entered a clothing store in a rural town just south of the border between the Land of Fire and the Land of Lightning. When questioned about his clothes he said rather simply "my old ones were too small and I didn't have many options." When asked who he was, he simply replied "Ryuunosuke Hamajō." After performing several oddjobs to pay off the man for a modern wardrobe he left the city to continue on his journey. This was the first time his name was spoken and it was far from the last. Over the next four years he traveled across the world like a wandering swordsman. He was only a teenager at the time, many didn't take him seriously, and many more tried to take advantage of him. Despite the cruel world he lived in, he was a kind soul. A strong soul. He always spared his attackers, granting mercy on most who crossed him. It was through this kindness that he made his allies. In time he had gathered a group of six followers, each one a man or woman he had defeated and spared. These friends, too, had their own followers and connections. They were all powerful, strong shinobi from all over the world. People of respect and admiration, and they all respected and admired Ryuunosuke. He was a kind and merciful soul. He was a champion of peace. His name began to spread and his group was given the name of the Dragon's Den. While his fame grew and more and more people joined his cause, Ryuunosuke grew less kind. His merciful nature, after years of being tested, began wearing away when he was seventeen. The change was slow and gradual. Many didn't notice it, Ryuunosuke to this day hasn't noticed it, but somewhere along the line he stopped sparing his enemies. But it didn't matter by that point. He had a small army of loyal followers, positioned all over the world. Dragon's Den was becoming big enough for the Kages of the Hidden Villages to take notice. But by then it was already too late. All they needed to create a new world order was a spark. They had many thousands of supporters and the potential to gain hundreds of thousands. The idea of world peace and global harmony was enticing, after all. The message they preached was that only through unity could everyone come to a mutual understanding. Only by coming together could mankind be strong enough to carry on. The spark came when the leader of Amegakure publicly cast the seven prominent members of Dragon's Den out of the village. He claimed they were a cancer to the world, that they would only cause global warfare if they continued on their path. He demanded they leave his village and never step foot in it again. A fifteen year-old Ryuunosuke would've accepted the man's decision and demonstrated his kindness and understanding by leaving. But Ryuunosuke was nineteen now. He no longer spared his enemies. Amegakure was the first to be taken in. His army of supporters only grew, making Dragon's Den a very important and very powerful organization. This prompted a name change, at the behest of Ryuunosuke himself. If they were to lead the people fairly it could not be left up to one person. Instead there would be a council at the top, an oligarchy. These nations would become one big confederation, Ryuu proposed. And from that day forward began the rise of the Hamajō Confederation. The rest is history. In less than a year the Hamajō Confederation was able to secure all the Hidden Villages, forcing their respective countries into submission. Each nation in the Confederation was represented by one of the original six members of the organization, with Ryuunosuke serving as the President of the Council and accordingly the President of the Hamajō Confederation. Their victory was celebrated across the world by their armies and supporters, but their work was not yet complete. The world was not yet properly unified. Enemies to the peace still existed. He was so young then, practically ruling the world before he was even twenty. Times have changed, he has changed. What was once a kind boy has grown into a hardened man. Peace could not be maintained through kindness, he reasoned. It could only be kept through order, loyalty, and force. This was unanimously agreed by the entire Council. The groundwork for a prosperous future had been laid out, and to some extent it has succeeded over the past eleven years. Many people are happy and safe. But not everyone. The Red Sages, in particular, have been the biggest thorn in Ryuu's side. These violent and chaotic rebels. They failed to understand his vision, to understand what's best for them. Their mere existence was a sign: Ryuunosuke's utopia was far from complete. He hadn't achieved world peace yet. There was still more obstacles in his path. Even after unifying all the nations he still had enemies. And Ryuunosuke doesn't spare his enemies anymore. 【Family ties】 Nobody knows what his family life was like. When asked, Ryuu says that he loved his parents but they had passed away when he was only eight. He also says that he had no siblings. 【Dreams and fears】 The hopes and dreams of Lord Hamajō are no secret: his greatest wish is to unify the entire world in a peaceful, prosperous utopia. He has already made great strides towards accomplishing this and shows no signs of changing his mind. His fears, on the other hand, are less known. First and foremost would be the fear of the Confederation collapsing. But, after that, he is known to be paranoid of his own organization for traitors, constantly ordering investigations in an attempt to expose any and all assassination plots against him. A small fear he has that is only known by the select few he had begun the Hamajō Confederation with is his mild fear of crowds and public speaking. This is something he can keep under control, but he is always visibly uncomfortable when surrounded by many people. This also relates to his paranoia. 【Songs】 The Dragon's Name (Instrumental) The Hero's Path The Villain's Way The Conqueror's Blade (Instrumental) “Being the strongest man in the world isn't easy, but I wouldn't have it any other way.” Katsuko is not built lithe like most ninja, instead having a tall and muscular body. His extra bulk is always apparent regardless of garments. His signature red hair makes him easily identifiable, if his size wasn't already a good enough indicator. He often wears only the clothes depicted in the picture above, but he also wears white or black shirts with the Konoha emblem emblazoned on the chest as well as red jackets whenever he is not in combat. He only removes the jacket when he gets into a fight. Personnel files. Access only by security personnel with a C3 clearance. 【Full Name】 Katsuko Moto 【Alias】 "The Bloody Fist" ; Kat 【Affiliation】 Red Sages 【Age】 26 【Sex】 Male 【Sexuality】 Straight 【Birthplace】 Konohagakure 【Bloodline】 Moto - A small family that has lived in Konoha for generations. Prides itself on producing powerful shinobi, though far too small of a family to compete with larger clans. 【Rank】 Jounin Psych. report. Medical secrecy applies. 【Personality】 Bold, confident, and determined. Katsuko is a man of pride who values strength just as much as he values honesty and loyalty. He doesn't withhold his opinion aside from rare circumstances and is surprisingly a capable listener to the opinions of others. He treats others with respect, though his confidence sometimes dips into cockiness when addressing those who challenge him. Many find him to be a reliable person, the kind of guy who will fulfill a promise if he makes one. He will talk tough, and everyone knows he is strong, but he is never quite intimidating. He is just light-hearted enough to make him fun to be around but still capable of being serious when it is required of him. 【History】 Born to a simple family in a simple home, Katsuko was raised to become a shinobi like his father, Jinkama. His mother and father took in his older cousin when she was nine and Katsuko was six, due to her parents' tragic deaths in the field as shinobi. Between him, his father, and his cousin, the Moto household had plenty of shinobi and training together. While Jinkama had always been a prodigious swordsman, Katsuko and his cousin Keiko turned out to be geniuses in their own respective fields of taijutsu and ninjutsu respectively. As Keiko and Katsuko became older teens the Hamajo Confederation took over. Katsuko was only a chuunin at the time but still tried his best to defend Konoha alongside his family and comrades. But the opposing army was too great and the order to surrender was given once Konoha's leaders had been slain. The Choko siblings that were in control had perished and the jounin commander disappeared without a trace, forcing the cooperation of the rest of Konoha's forces. After a while Katsuko grew accustomed to the new way of life. But his father never did. Jinkama was one of the first to join the Red Sages, secretly leading operations against the Confederation as a senior officer. It wasn't until Katsuko was already 22 years old and a fresh jounin himself that his father was finally found out. In an ambush attack he was struck a mortal blow, killing him later that night from his blood loss and damaged heart. In his dying hours he confessed his plans and ideals to Katsuko and his cousin, spurring them both into action. The Confederation came to their house the next day, retrieving Jinkama's body and subjecting the entire Moto family to a thorough investigation. They passed and were let go, but were put under watch for several months following the event. After his leash had been loosened, Katsuko joined the Red Sages and brought his cousin along too. Unlike their father they were young and unfit for leadership. This made it easier to stay under the radar, but it meant they were only grunts in the grand scheme of things. Over the past few years they have made their way up the ladder, earning respect from their peers for their strength and skill as shinobi. Lately Katsuko has become interested in taking a leadership role for the cause, much like his father did before him. Only this time he has made sure to cover all his bases and prioritize the secrecy of his plans, which his father clearly failed at. Only time will tell how this strong, determined young man will affect the outcome of the brewing civil war. 【Family ties】 Growing up in a tight-knit household, one would expect Katsuko to be very close with his family. But considering every member of his family is largely independent, they are actually quite distant despite their good standings. Whether it is out of stubbornness or laziness, one cannot tell. But the Moto family rarely gathers, but when they do they all appreciate and respect each other like any functioning family would. Jinkama Moto \| Father \| Died at 49, former jounin in Konoha's armed forces. Akira Moto \| Mother \| 50, Konohagakure, owns a grocery store and is generally respected by her community. Keiko Moto \| Cousin \| 29, Konohagakure, jounin and older cousin that Katsuko grew up with. 【Dreams and fears】 Katsuko has a few dreams including establishing himself as the strongest man in the world and seeing the Red Sage's cause through to the end, to create a world where everyone is free and capable of autonomy. When it comes to fears he may seem to be fearless, but Katsuko fears humiliation above all else. Even death does not muster fear in his heart like his name being brought to shame. Combat reports. Gathered from evaluation reports after missions. 【Fighting style】 Katsuko is a taijutsu master, brutalizing his foes through sheer power and speed. While his ranged options are limited, he has little difficulty in closing any gaps of range to maximize his offensive prowess. His durability and sheer determination is nothing to shake a stick at either, allowing him to tank blows in order to easier land hits on his foes. While his strength is already something fearsome, he is known to exploit his opponent to tip the scales even further in his favor. He may not be the brightest bulb but he sure is the toughest, and he knows it. Expect a beating from hell if you dare cross Katsuko. 【Kekkei genkai, or bloodline limit】 Bloodline limit name: Chikaroatoshi Description: An ocular kekkei genkai, like the Sharingan or Byakugan. By using his eyes as a medium, Katsuko is able to access the chakra of his opponents through their eyes (tapping into the first two of the Eight Gates). This allows Katsuko to steal his foe's chakra simply through eye contact. The range does not matter, as it is eye contact at any range, but the duration of contact that determines the loss. An inept user may drain chakra slowly, but someone as versed as Katsuko can drain an enemy of their entire chakra pool in less than ten seconds of maintained eye contact. The chakra that is siphoned goes directly into Katsuko's system, powering him further and allowing him to demonstrate more strength and speed on top of gaining more stamina. A crafty and debilitating ability, but not the most stealthy. When using this ability, Katsuko's eyes turn from red to gold and have a faint glow. This can be considered a warning, as any and all eye contact made with him at that point will drain chakra, regardless of whether they are friend or foe. Strengths: The ability to drain chakra from an enemy at a distance, without prior contact, is a pretty good strength. It stacks further when one considers that Katsuko can effectively grow faster and stronger through the duration of a battle while his foes grow weaker and more tired at a much greater rate than they normally would. Weaknesses: An obvious way to avoid losing chakra is to avoid eye contact. If one makes eye contact and then breaks it off, the siphoning is broken off as well. Chakra may drain at an alarming rate, which experienced shinobi will feel and realize quickly that Katsuko is draining them, thus allowing them to avert their gaze before they reach the point of passing out. Avoiding eye contact altogether prevents any less of chakra. However, an actual weakness here, Katsuko can only absorb so much energy before he would overload. This amount is incredibly high, however, and would require many, many shinobi to accomplish. A more realistic alternative is to make him absorb "unsafe" chakra, such as Natural Chakra, which Katsuko's body would be unable to withstand in quantity. If he somehow overloads or absorbs a substantial amount of unsafe chakra, then his chakra system will be disabled and he would likely die. 【Ninja techniques】 S rank techniques: One Thousand Eyes Technique A rank techniques: Chakra Enhanced Strength Great Cataclysm B rank techniques: Earth Release: Earth Spear Earth Release: Earth-Style Wall C rank techniques: Earth Release: Hiding Like a Mole Technique D-E rank techniques: Academy Techniques Vantage Strike 【Custom made techniques】 Jutsu name: One Thousand Eyes Technique Rank: S Range: Self ; Line of Sight (range irrelevant) Description: This is Katsuko's ace-in-the-hole, his ultimate technique if you will. It requires no handseals to activate but takes five seconds to properly manifest. Throughout the five seconds of warm-up many dozens of eye tattoos appear across his entire body. At the five second mark the black tattoos all turn golden and activate. These become conduits for Katsuko's eyes. Being that Katsuko is now looking through many angles around him all at once, it leaves him with no visual blind spots. However the true power of this technique doesn't lie in visual acuity but instead by serving as a medium for his Kekkei Genkai. While normally a foe may be able to fight to some degree by avoiding eye contact with Katsuko, this technique makes that almost impossible. Looking at him at all will result in losing chakra, fast. Even more so: this allows him to steal chakra from many people all at once. Naturally this means his strength, speed, and chakra pool increase at a staggering magnitude of order. Whether he is fighting one man or an entire army it does not matter. The downside to this technique lies in its strength: by absorbing chakra at a much higher rate he gets closer to overloading on "unsafe" chakra at a much higher rate as well. A seemingly simple but devastatingly powerful technique in all, generally reserved for situation when Katsuko is heavily outnumbered but can be used if faced against a sly opponent that refuses to lose their chakra. It is worth noting that this will also steal chakra from allies, as Katsuko's eyes cannot pick-and-choose who they steal from. ANYONE who looks at him will lose their power. Jutsu name: Great Cataclysm Rank: A Range: Short Description: An attack that utilizes Katsuko's Saihyousen weapon. By using it's incredible weight and Katsuko's incredible strength, an earth-shattering slam attack is performed after leaping into the air. While the attack is clearly telegraphed and easy to read, it is regarded as A rank due to the sheer damage output. A direct hit is fatal, and even a miss can deal severe damage due to the shockwaves and shattering earth. The impact is like a small earthquake and can disrupt the balance and focus of both friend and foe alike. An imposing attack that is mostly for striking fear into his enemies through demonstration of force rather than getting the direct hit, though it isn't very slow so direct hits can happen with grotesque result. Jutsu name: Vantage Strike Rank: D Range: Short Description: An opening punch from a stealthy approach. This is often Katsuko's entry into a battle. Using the element of surprise a heavy punch is delivered to the solar plexus (from the front) or the spine (from the back) depending on angle. Can easily defeat a foe by itself, only the hardiest of people will can take the hit. Dodging it is the best way to go for sure. Like seriously, dodge this fucking punch or it's over before it begins. Don't test Katsuko, you don't want to even try to block this shit. 【Weaponry, tools and objects.】 Weapon, tool or object name: Saihyousen Weapon, tool or object type: Massive Clubbing-type Weapon Description: An incredibly heavy weapon that very few can wield. A three meter long steel rod with half its length fitted with two solid steel spheres. This makes the handle a meter-and-a-half and the striking area the same length. This massive weapon weighs a literal ton, meaning that for the few like Katsuko who can swing it it will provide terrifying power behind every blow. Not only does its sheer size and imposing figure strike fear into his foes but just one swing is often all it will take to make an opposing force surrender. Nobody wants to die from being crushed and having all their bones broken simultaneously. Katsuko keeps this weapon sealed in a small scroll he keeps on his belt, as carrying it around would be awkward and uncomfortable. He can wield it without Chakra Enhanced Strength or using his Kekkei Genkai, but without either his attacks become slow and easy to dodge. With his "buffs" active he can wield this behemoth like a samurai would wield a katana. “I just have to keep trying, I guess...” First and foremost, Mirai's most striking feature is not her blue hair, the scar on her nose, her red eye, or even her blind left eye. It is her left arm, or rather the lack thereof. When out of the house she has a metal prosthetic arm in its place to allow her to keep functioning as a shinobi. While her stature is generally slim, not having any more muscle than she needs to lift her own weight and move around at an acceptable speed, her prosthetic arm is a bit bulkier than her real one. As for clothes she generally wears the garments depicted in the picture above but is known to wear dresses on fancy occasions or wear heavier clothes on chilly days. Due to wearing heels many think she is of average height but she is actually on the short side, standing at a mere 158cm tall. Personnel files. Access only by security personnel with a C3 clearance. 【Full Name】 Mirai Yumiya 【Alias】 That One-Armed Girl 【Affiliation】 Undecided, sticks with Confederation presently 【Age】 17 【Sex】 Female 【Sexuality】 Straight 【Birthplace】 Amegakure 【Bloodline】 Yumiya - A noble family of Amegakure, clad in wealth and prestige. 【Rank】 Chūnin Psych. report. Medical secrecy applies. 【Personality】 Pragmatic, cynical, and doubtful. Mirai has a bad habit where she doesn't have much self-respect or self-confidence. She is quick to rely on others, both in and out of combat. While she is weak-willed that isn't to say she has no will at all. In fact she can be very stubborn and determined when pushed hard enough to rely on herself. This can come across as almost hypocritical, as her passive and depressing personality would make one think she would be unable to actually try to do anything. To that same effect, once Mirai has actually bolstered her will she casts away pride, honor, and any other emotion that would impair her actions. There is no such thing as a "low blow" to her. If she has to fight, she will go to whatever length it takes to survive or kill her opponent, depending on the situation. She isn't prone to rage, but many think that she enters an enraged state due to her ferocity even though her actual emotion would be more akin to panic or fear. 【History】 Born to the wealthy Yumiya family, Mirai was raised just as one would expect from her class. Most of the parenting she received was from household servants, particularly her personal servant Aneka, while her real parents were too busy. Busy with what? Her father, Makoto, has been a part of the Hamajo Confederation since its early days. Nobody knows what he does, exactly, but he had supplied his fortune when it was first starting up. He doesn't seem to do much anymore yet still holds prestige and position among the government for his support. Now Mirai's mother, on the other hand, had even less of an excuse. She had no job. She instead dedicated her life to knowledge, reading as many books as she could even at the cost of family time. So that was her early childhood. She received in-home education, private tutoring from Aneka, for several years. But, as she began to mature, she realized that she didn't enjoy her life. It was boring, dull, had no meaning. Her family wasn't loving, she had no friends, and had no talents. When Mirai was eight years old she decided she would go to Konohagakure to learn how to become a shinobi at their academy. Naturally her parents were against the idea initially, but it was evident they had some kind of love or bond with their child for they eventually relented and granted her wish. Since there was no family in Konoha nor could her parents spare the time to go with her, Mirai was attended by Aneka for the "duration of her stay in Konohagakure." And so the two traveled. Mirai began attending the Ninja Academy and so did Aneka, despite the fact the servant was already a full-grown woman. Aneka Toyama figured she would need to learn the shinobi arts if she wanted to properly care for and protect Mirai. The young girl became a genin at the age of 12, but it was apparent that she was not particularly... skilled. She was among the bottom ranks of her class and despite growing over the years never really improved at the same rate her classmates did. At first it frustrated her, but after a while it became something she felt accustomed to. She was given low-expectations, little respect, and barely any time of the day. Ironically it was nothing new to her. Mirai couldn't make any progress as a genin until she was sixteen. A mission went horribly wrong. The squad she was in was supposed to eradicate a bandit camp. But somehow, some way, the two chuunin and one genin were not prepared enough for the battle. Once her squadmates had been defeated and captured, Mirai attempted to flee but to no avail. She simply wasn't fast enough to escape or strong enough to break free. The resulting beating she received ended up putting a scar across the bridge of her nose and leaving her blind in one eye. The bandits later tortured the teenagers, trying to extract information out of them. Mirai attempted to escape during her interrogation, prompting an angry and violent response from her captors and resulting in the loss of her left arm. That night the squad was rescued by a (better) team of shinobi. After the bandits had all been killed or captured, Mirai was given medical treatment but they could not find her severed arm to attempt to reattach it. She was later told that it was the Red Sages who had done this damage to her, and that it was likely her career as a shinobi was over. Her hampered vision and physical capability made the Confederation put her on indefinite standby, a polite way to say early retirement. While Mirai seemed accepting of her fate, her servant Aneko (who has been a chuunin for a while by now) knew that she was heartbroken. Rather than let her resign to her fate, Aneko contacted her parents back in Amegakure to update them on her situation and get their help. And as such Makoto ordered the construction of a prosthetic arm that wouldn't just fully replace Mirai's original but exceed it's capability in terms of utility. If she was going to be a kunoichi then she was going to be a good one, and a good kunoichi needs good armaments. And arms. Mirai was shocked when she finally received the prosthetic, amazed at how well it worked and how useful it was. With a new motivation to get back into the game, Mirai began trying her best to work her way up the ranks. After receiving a new arm and undergoing intensive training with Aneko she finally made it to chuunin rank at seventeen, granted it was by the skin of her teeth. Nevertheless she was proud of her accomplishment, despite her monotone demeanor and the disapproving looks of her comrades. Her next goal is to become jounin, though considering the slow climb so far she isn't deluding herself over the difficulty and time it will take. 【Family ties】 Mirai's family was never particularly close or intimate. Father was always busy, mother was always locked away by herself with her books, and Mirai was always left to her own devices. Most of her care was seen through family servants rather than her parents. While Mirai can't say she "loves" her family, she does hold a natural soft spot in her heart for them. The only time they really spent together was dinnertime and holidays. Otherwise they were all alone, despite living in the same house. Makoto Yumiya \| Father \| 42, Amegakure, his exact job is unclear but he seems to be a part of some kind of committee established by the Confederation. Chiyuri Yumiya \| Mother \| 36, Amegakure, housewife who owns a whole library full of books that is always growing. Aneka Toyama \| Personal Servant \| 29, Amegakure, Mirai's personal maid that has taken care of her since she was a toddler. No blood relation. 【Dreams and fears】 In her depressing state, Mirai doesn't have many dreams. But, despite what she may say or feel, deep down inside she wants to become someone worthy of respect. Someone for others to look up to, like a role model or a hero. While she has a lack of dreams, she has no lack of fears. Ranging from the mundane such as bugs and dark places to the more serious fears such as having no friends, having no family, and even dying. Death is what she fears above all else. Combat reports. Gathered from evaluation reports after missions. 【Fighting style】 Mirai doesn't have impressive taijutsu, ninjutsu, or genjutsu skills. To combat her general lack of natural talent she has come to rely on weapons and tactics. She is proficient with many kinds of weapons and tools, using her skills and her arsenal to her advantage to combat her physically superior opponents. She prefers to keep range and use surprise attacks, making her a bag of tricks that could be potentially fatal to the unwary or overconfident. Mirai may come across as underwhelming but perhaps that truly is her greatest asset. 【Ninja techniques】 A rank techniques: N/A B rank techniques: Self Destruct C rank techniques: Lightning Release: Electromagnetic Murder Lightning Release: Lightning Rod Poison Spike D-E rank techniques: Hidden Needle Cannon Academy Techniques 【Custom made techniques】 Jutsu name: Poison Spike Rank: C Range: Short Description: A hidden spike lathered in a neurotoxin is propelled from the palm of her mechanical arm, reaching a full length of four inches. It pops out at high speed so as to punch through thin armor or cloth as well as breaking the opponents skin. Very useful as a surprise attack when the enemy is close. The spike will be retracted after half a second, concealing it and allowing full use of her hand again. The toxin itself can be lethal in large doses (i.e. stabbed multiple times) but most victims will survive even without medical assistance. The toxin numbs the target over time, eventually reaching the point where they have incredible difficulty controlling their body. In higher doses it even affects their thought processes as their brain is numbed as well. A single stab can't defeat an enemy unless they are small and have a fast metabolism, but two or three stabs will be enough to bring down an average-sized adult over the course of five to ten minutes. Four doses or more is when it starts to become dangerous, becoming lethal to the average-sized adult at six (that is: without proper medical attention). Jutsu name: Hidden Needle Cannon Rank: D Range: Short-Medium Description: As compared to the hidden spike coming from the mechanical arm's palm, these needles fire from the outside of the forearm in a wide volley. A total of twenty senbon are shot out all at once, much like an open choke shotgun blast. Naturally the lack of accuracy hinders the effective range, but the senbon can travel over 100m from the propulsion. However, actually hitting a target at that range isn't feasible. Rather it is perfect for a painful surprise on an advancing enemy within 10m. The wide spray practically guarantees damage and the unexpected angle of attack adds versatility. Once the senbon are fired this attack cannot be used until Mirai reloads her arm, which is better done outside of battle due to the tedious nature. Jutsu name: Self Destruct Rank: B Range: Medium - 20m radius Description: If desperate times call for desperate measures, Mirai can use her prosthetic arm as a bomb. As it is loaded with explosives, all it takes for her to activate the countdown is her own will and some chakra. Once triggered it has a three second countdown before detonation. This gives Mirai just enough time to detach the arm and reach a distance she where she will survive the shockwave and avoid the explosion itself. Once the timer is started it cannot be cancelled, but thankfully it can only be started by Mirai thanks to her chakra connection with the arm. An obvious downside is that Mirai loses her better arm from using this technique, and it took a good while for it to be built the first time. Getting another could take up to two weeks, leaving her weak and unfit for duty for that duration. Debatably the bigger weakness would be the possibility of her not getting out of the blast zone in time, as the fuse is short and the range is wide. Thankfully she's had some practice and could probably make it. Probably. Same goes for any opponents who realize what is going on. They, too, have the same three seconds to make a break for it. 【Weaponry, tools and objects.】 Weapon, tool or object name: Left Arm Weapon, tool or object type: An advanced, mechanical prosthetic arm that Mirai uses during her waking hours. Description: Made of steel and powered by chakra, this arm is far superior to the one Mirai had lost. Not only is it incredibly durable and stable, but it also has multiple hidden weapons integrated into the forearm for surprise attacks. It houses a mechanism that fires a brief volley of senbon, contains a hidden poison-tipped spike, and even multiple exploding tags that will detonate if the arm is severed from Mirai (again). It also boasts significantly higher strength as compared to her right arm, as the entire left arm up to the shoulder is prosthetic. Notably it also weighs a respectable amount, adding onto Mirai's total weight on a scale to make her seem much bulkier than she actually is. Despite this weight it moves at an identical speed to her right arm, though because it is made of metal it packs much greater force behind every movement. Weapon, tool, or object name: Kunai Weapon, tool, or object type: Kunai Description: They're fucking kunai. Weapon, tool, or object name: Shuriken Weapon, tool, or object type: Shuriken Description: They're not fucking kunai. Weapon, tool, or object name: Smoke Bombs Weapon, tool, or object type: Smoke Bombs Description: Small bombs that explode into smoke, useful for many things. Direct hits don't really hurt anyone though, unfortunately. Can be attached to kunai for greater distance on throws. Weapon, tool, or object name: Ninjato Weapon, tool, or object type: Ninjato Description: A short sword with a straight blade, positioned horizontally across the back of Mirai's waist. Useful for, surprise, cutting things. This is Mirai's primary method of self-defense should an opponent get too close for her comfort. Weapon, tool, or object name: Explosive Tags Weapon, tool, or object type: Explosive Tags Description: Chakra-infused tags that detonate a few seconds after activation. Useful for blowing things up. Can be attached to kunai for a flashy surprise.
51,220	1,381	127	925	1,132	Mikoto, Red Sages, Meeting Another Uchiha So... there was another Uchiha, and he was in the Red Sages. Mikoto really needed to get acquainted with him, and get him to tell him the name of the other Uchiha he encountered before. He was sure that her name would be as beautiful as her face. Now, though, it was the time to think about how to kill other people in a beautiful way, not the Uchiha he encountered before. "Understood, Kat. Your back is in the right hands with me, and I know for a fact that an Uchiha is nothing to play with." He turned to Saketsui. "I am ready whenver you are. Nothing will be able to stand in our way as long as we keep together." Mikoto reached for the staff still strapped to his back and started spinning it in his hand. "But an alcoholic? I heard once that there was something similar to a 'Drunken Fist' in some kind of martial art, but to see it with my own eyes. I am sure that it is far from beautiful, but it should still be a sight to see." The sarcasm in Mikoto's voice was obvious, and the stale laugh that came afterwards made it obvious that the chuunin was actually understimating Akio. "Mayhap if I am quick enough, I can be the one to kill the jounin. Then, I am sure that Seijo-sama would see that I am qualified to be a jounin too. I can have an even more crucial role in this war that way." The man smiled as he thought so to himself. "I've no questions, so I'm ready when you are." Mikoto nodded. Slightly Gay Kanata, Undecided, With Yakoul, Again Kanata spent most of her morning trying to enjoy herself as much as she could. She knew that once she was with the fucking cat, all the fun would go out a window. She also wanted to get off her mind what happened yesterday. She did sleep though. To this day, there hasn't been a single thing that keeps Kanata the blockhead awake, though she did have some... not quite unpleasant dreams regarding Aoi. The fact that they weren't unpleasant really has her confused, though. She went for some ice cream but it reminded her of Aoi. She spent so much time looking at it that, in the end, it was covered in sand. She just threw it to the ground out of frustration. Afterwards, she went to the library for the first time in years and picked up a book. She rampaged after encountering an scene with an interview and now she is banned from going to that library. With a resigned sigh, she decided to head to where Yakoul was waiting for them. She seemed to be in low spirits. When she arrived to where the others were, she sighed again after seeing only Yakoul and Tanji. Tanji wasn't exactly a bad guy but he was like... meh, for Kanata. She stepped into the limo and was about to let out another tired sigh before greeting her superior and teammate, but then she saw Mirai and all the frustration from before suddenly left her whole body. "Mirai!" she shouted. She took both of Mirai's hands into her own and looked at her with stars in her eyes. "What are you doing here? Are you coming with? Please tell me you are! I won't stand being alone with these two guys for the rest of the mission! And there's something I just need to tell y-!" When she was about to go there, she realized she was holding Mirai by her hands. It wouldn't have been a problem before, but now that she had done what she did to Aoi... it really wasn't anything calming to be holding the hands of another girl who, by the way, wasn't actually ugly herself. "L-Let's just get going already. And turn on that air conditioner. It's fucking hot here." Kanata laughed nervously and fanned herself with her hand. "And wassup, Yakoul-sama. Tanji-kun." she finally acknowledged the other two Anzai, Red Sages, Super Exciting Mission In Amegakure When Seijo came to his room to wake him up, Anzai swiftly answered that he was already up, merely meditating. He did not know whether she had not heard him or if she had and knocked anyway, but it heavily disrupted Anzai's meditation. Well, he needed to get to work anyway, so Anzai stood up. He was sitting on the floor with both legs crossed and arms to his sides, so he impulsed himself up with his right arm and walked towards the make-up shelf he had procured for himself. He took his hairband and put it around his forehead to keep his hair from scraping against his face. After that, he took his cane and put it on the floor. He was getting accustomed to do that as a routinge, in one way or other. Perhaps an habit he should get rid of, if he wanted people to stop looking down on him. "Perhaps. For now, I should go to where Tametomo-sama is awaiting." He turned on his heel and left for the meeting point. Later, and on top of some warehouse of other in Amegakure, the four shinobi were just about to enter. Then, Seijo tossed something at Nori. It was definitely wild, that much Anzai could pick up from where he was sitting. Like this morning, the blind jonin was sitting in meditation with his legs crossed, his arms to the sides and his cane against his chest between both of his legs. "Senju chakra, eh? No wonder it seems so wild. I often wonder from where you procure such things, Tametomo-sama." He complimented their leader. Afterwards, his name came up and he stood back up, before moving his head around some and making his neck crack. His orders were clear. To take out any shinobi standing at the right of the warehouse. It was simple enough and it would also be quick enough. He didn't take his sword out yet. No... he liked to lure his enemies into his trap, like a spider lures flies into its net. "At once, Tametomo-sama." He simply said as Yudai disappeared. He followed after Seijo and also dropped from the rooftop. The muffled sounds of the shinobi struggling for dear life made it clear that the Yudai was already at work. The moment the kunai went into his temple, Anzai knew it was his time to act. He dashed past Yudai and encountered the other shinobi inside the warehouse. In his side, there were at least 3 of them in his range all ready. They were all in high alert after Anzai's dash and infiltration of the warehouse, but the fact that he started touching the ground with his cane as if to verify where he was made more than one of them drop their guards. Big mistake. Anzai dashed forward again, unsheathing his blade and piercing the heart of the first enemy standing in front of him. The second one started making seals for a jutsu. Anzai was quick to take his sword out of the chest of the first shinobi and dash towards the other one. Of course, it wasn't about to go his way, using two times the same attack. Even a novice wouldn't fall for that. He started making seals for his next attack, "Electromagnetic Murder!" Electricity started forming by his hands, but instead of using it to rip through the man's chest or similar, he put both hands around his head and increased the current of electricity. The man started convulsing. His death wouldn't be as quick as the first, but it would be quick nonetheless. That's when the other shinobi approached him from behind, thinking he could surprise him by attacking him with his back turned. Anzai simply turned around, directed two fingers at the man and fired the lightning remaining in his finger. It was not enough to kill the man, but it did stop him from stabbing Anzai's back with a kunai. The other man was done for, so Anzai slowly took his sword out with an slight frown in his face. "Your suffering's been needlessly long." In one swift motion, Anzai took his blade out and pierced the man's skull and brain in a single lunge. "Allow me to put you out of your misery." With that, he took his sword back out and swung it to the get the blood out of the blade. "Tametomo-sama, I've cleaned up here. Should I move on to the ones guarding the vault?" He was unsure of where Seijo was, her being out of his range and whatnot, but he could her the fighting, or lack thereof.	I want a cool name for where I keep my characters too “Who might that handsome guy in the mirror be? Ah, it's just me.” Meet Amatsurahashi Mikoto. A young man standing at 1.79 meters who probably spends more time looking at himself in the mirror than actually fighting. His long red hair made into a ponytail is probably the one with the best care in the whole army, even among the women. His fair skin has so many layers of creams and other chemicals that some men think he'll explode if there's some fire near him. His blue eyes have never been seen in another state than their almost always perfect one in which Mikoto keeps them. There are some rumors going around that say his eyes can't actually be that pretty alone, saying that they MUST be using contact lenses. He is so picky with his food and training menu to keep his slim, yet strong build, that many come to take his advice on how to take better care of their own physique. Amatsurahashi Mikoto, the man who spends a lot of time trimming himself and is actually not gay. That is the man standing before you. Personnel files. Access only by security personnel with a C3 clearance. 【Full Name】 Amatsurahashi Mikoto 【Alias】 That one not-gay guy that seems gay AKA Metrosexual. 【Affiliation】 Red Sages. 【Age】 20 【Sex】 Male 【Sexuality】 Heterosexual. Might be willing to change in the future. 【Birthplace】 Kirigakure. The Village Hidden In The Mist. 【Rank】 Chūnin Psych. report. Medical secrecy applies. 【Personality】 Have you ever met that one person that just seems to sing everything when he talks? That's the kind of person Mikoto is. A lot of people think he is annoying, but he just shows no signs of changing. Ever since he was a child he's had one rule with which he lives by. To never change himself even if others want to change him. Always remain true to the desires of his heart. He is that kind of whimsical guy. He loves art, music and just about anything that expresses the true desires of the heart. He spends a great deal of time in unnecessary and excessive grooming. He also seems to vastly prefer the company of men rather than the company of woman. These are just some of the reason as to why a lot of people think Mikoto is actually homosexual. Mikoto is only really picky when it comes to women, not to mention that he isn't popular with woman either because of how effeminate he seems at times. Several of his close friends actually know this, and still like to tease him about that. Having sparked several misunderstandings, Mikoto has made an habit of introducing himself with his sexuality in his introduction line. Despite his love for his beauty, Mikoto is neither an stranger to fight nor is he scared of them. He is not a ninja just for show. Mikoto's will to fight is just as much, if not even more, than other ninjas. He will never run away, nor will he ever admit he is outpowered. That's why he believes it is wrong for shinobi's to only be after money and not to follow their heart's desires. He does, however, protect his face a lot more than any other shinobi does. His reason to be one of the Red Sages is simple; "Doesn't freedom sound like a beautiful concept to you? I'd very much like to see what true freedom is like." 【History】 What can you expect from Mikoto's story? Yes, he was bullied as a kid. Yes, he was beaten up a lot as a kid. No, he was not mentally scarred or traumatised by this. Mikoto actually fought back. He's never been afraid of getting his hands dirty. Though he's always been a dilligent student, more than once has he been scolded by his teachers because of how many fights he got himself into. During elementary school, he had to fight his way through bullies and smart-asses who thought he was nothing more than a sissy. It wasn't until he started going to junior high school that he discovered a better way to deal with bullies instead of fighting them. Completely ignoring them. Why, there's nothing more infuriating than the sissy you are trying to piss off completely ignores your very existance. It ended up either with the guys giving up and moving on to their next victim or them trying to beat up Mikoto, which ended up badly for them. Again. By the time he entered high school, Mikoto had created a reputation for himself. Never again did he have to deal with idiots trying to piss him off. Sadly, it was... boring. Extremely so. How could he ever relieve this boredom? Already studying to be a ninja and a Chuunin, and the Hamajo Confederation didn't seem eager to start a war any time soon. Then, what could little old Mikoto do to relieve his thirst for fighting? The Red Sages was the only thing that came to his mind. 【Family ties】 The Amatsurahashi family. Harsh in their ninja training, lax in their concept of what a man should be. Why you ask? Mikoto's father died when he was 4 on the way to the hospital when Mikoto's sister was about to be born. So, Mikoto had to quickly grow up and become the man of the house and so, he had no time to have his lunch handed over to him by some guys who taught were better than him. Not to mention he had an example to set for his sister. Amatsurahashi Haruka \| Mother \| 42, Kirigakure, Reitred Shinobi Amatsurahashi Kanata \| Sister \| 16, Kirigakure, Shinobi, Chuunin 【Dreams and fears】 His dream is to see actual freedom. To be able to see what it truly means for a shinobi to be able to be free. He'd also like to learn how to play an instrument, ANY instrument. His deepest and darkest fear is for all that is beautiful to him, including his family, to be taken away from him all at once. To leave him at the mercy of a world where nothing can no longer make him feel alive. Basically, being alive but dead inside is his biggest fear. Combat reports. Gathered from evaluation reports after missions. 【Fighting style】 Many describe Mikoto's fighting style as refined and entracing. They say it is like watching him dance instead of fighting. Still, Mikoto's taijutsu is deadly and precise. There is no wasted effort, no wasted moves. Everything is made to be a beautifully perfect fighting style for Mikoto. Rhythm and tempo are the bases for his taijutsu style. He always tries to imitate a song playing inside his head as he fights, trying to match the timings of his strikes and the timing to avoid and counter-attack. Thanks to his being knowledgeable about several types of music, it is easy for him to change gears in the blink of an eye. He tends to use bojutsu, a fighting style through the use of a staff, when he thinks taijutsu is no longer enough to defeat someone. He usually combines bojutsu with ninjutsu to make an even more lethal style. He is more of a physical fighter rather than using ninjutsu and genjutsu. His ninjutsu acts more as a support for his fighting style and he tries to avoid using genjutsu, mainly because it isn't his best subject. His ninjutsu focuses on the use of water as a high speed waterjet to cut through things. 【Kekkei genkai, or bloodline limit】 Doesn't have one. 【Ninja techniques】 A rank techniques: Water Release: High Speed Jet B rank techniques: Water Release: Water Beast Water Release: Hiding in Water Technique C rank techniques: Water Release: Water Gun Water Release: Water Whip Water Clone Technique D-E rank techniques: All basic Academy E ones. 【Custom made techniques】 Jutsu name: Water Release: High Speed Jet Rank: A Range: Short Range, can only be use in hand-to-hand combat. Description: The user releases a high speed stream of water from their finger tips and envelops both of their hands in a water jet that can cut through just about anything. This technique, however, is as harmful to the user as it is to their opponent, and can only be used once in a fight to avoid further damage to their hands and/or weapons. Depending of the Chakra output of the user, this move becomes more powerful and becomes able to cut through harder materials. How much the chakra is being used also determines how long this jutsu can last. At minimum output, the Jutsu can cut through wood easily and can last about an hour (6 posts) without damaging the user's skin. In a weapon, it can last for a complete hour (6 posts) before it starts eating away at the materials of the weapon. At medium output, the jutsu can cut through bone, rock and even iron. The user can mantain it for 15 (3 posts) minutes without major damage to their hands. In a weapon, it can last for 30 minutes (4 posts). At maximum output, the jutsu can cut through just about any kind of metal standing in its way, though it won't be able to cut through chakra enhanced weapons, diamonds or crystal release jutsus. In the user's hands, it can only last for a minute (1 post) before there is major damage and in a weapon it can last for 5 minutes (2 posts) before it destroys the weapon completely. 【Weaponry, tools and objects.】 Weapon Name: Sonatta Weapon, tool or object type: Staff Description: A large white and black staff that is about the same height as Mikoto himself. It is made out of wood and has two metal plates at both of its ends, so it can withstand Mikoto's High Speed Jet Jutsu. “Yeah, I am that guy's sister. No, I won't get you a date with him. Why? Because he doesn't freakin' like dudes!” Standing at a not even surprising 1.64 meters and a rather slim and flimsy frame, it is Amatsurahashi Kanata. Like her brother, she has fiery red hair and blue eyes, but neither of them are as well cared for as his. In fact, her brother likes to point out the split ends her hair might have. Her hair is long and usually kept in a pair of twintails that reach her waist. Her blue eyes are big and have been called cute several times, by relatives and her mother, mainly. Her fair skin does have some cream put into it but not the ungodly amounts her brother uses. Like other men, she fears she might catch fire if she imitates her brother. Her frame is slim but well trained, as expected of any shinobi. The problem lies in her chest, something she has a strong complex about and what often makes others confuse her for a boy (given how her brother is). A teenager who'd like to put as much attention on her appearance as her homo brother, Amatsurahashi Kanata. Personnel files. Access only by security personnel with a C3 clearance. 【Full Name】 Amatsurahashi Kanata 【Alias】 Little Sister 【Affiliation】 Undecided 【Age】 16 【Sex】 Female 【Sexuality】 Straight 【Birthplace】 Kirigakure 【Bloodline】 Amatsurahashi 【Rank】 Chūnin Psych. report. Medical secrecy applies. 【Personality】 Unlike her brother who has 'shit for brains', Kanata is a lot more normal than her egocentric and metrosexual brother, if a lot more tomboyish than your regular kunoichi. But let's be honest here, what screams femininity more than a girl in a tight suit jumping around and throwing sharp things at others? Foul-mouthed by nature, full of hormones thanks to her age and Kanata's short fuse make her an adorable pack of emotions, insults, bad words and sarcasm all in one. She's known for not holding anything back, and this has gotten her in a lot more of problems than she's ever wanted to have. Her tongue moves faster than her brain can catch up, hurling insults at people she shouldn't piss off. She depends a lot on her brother Mikoto to get her out of such situations. An idiot by birth not by choice, Kanata has found herself in more than one tight spot both in school and in the streets. She often comments on how life wouldn't be as exciting if she didn't get in as much problems as she does, though. Add to all of this the fact that she has several complexes about her body and life and it just makes her the perfect adolescent with attitude problems. She just needs to run away and the pack should be complete. Among her several complexes, she's got a complex about her chest and an inferiority complex towards her brother. Don't try to mention her height or call her a boy either. Overall, Kanata is a short-tempered idiot with a big mouth AND some ability as a ninja. At least she knows how to fight AND when she should just run for it instead of fighting. "Live to fight another day. Those idiots will never catch me anyway, not with mighty homo Mikoto watching my back." 【History】 Unlike her brother, Kanata was largely ignored in her school years, all the way from elementary school it was just a big whole of... nothing. Have you ever seen your graduation photo and noticed a guy that is there but you never actually saw? If not, that's what several people thought after getting their graduation photo and finally noticing Kanata. Everyone expected big things from Amatsurahashi Mikoto's sister, only to be let down by the extremely pragmatic and sarcastic Kanata. Her existence mostly went unnoticed until she finally became a Chuunin. Pairing up with her brother and going out in missions made them a deadly combo. Finally, people started noticing Kanata and she wasn't sure of whether this was a good or bad thing. Well, she never really did have a lack of friends, she just was in that small group that mostly went unnoticed by others. Later she determined that it was bad. Real bad. They all came to her with words like 'Oh, did Mikoto have a sister? Never knew.' or 'Wow, to think you could actually do something!'. What came after those comments was most definitely not pretty. Having gained a bad reputation this time around, people started to actually avoid her. Well, her fame was short lived, and it was good that it was. 【Family ties】 Kanata's father died before she was born, so she only has her older brother and mother to rely on. While she is fond of and loves the two of them, she does find them, Mikoto specially, annoying. Amatsurahashi Haruka \| Mother \| 42, Kirigakure, Retired Shinobi Amatsurahashi Mikoto \| Brother \| 20, Kirigakure, Shinobi, Part of the Red Sages, "Full time homo" 【Dreams and fears】 She dreams of one day surpassing her ever so perfect and beautiful brother, or at the very least shake off the feeling of inferiority she feels towards him. Her biggest fear is not being able to go to the next One Direction concert living in the shadow of her brother. Also to be noted, she is scared witless of Mikoto's imminent death if he keeps doing dangerous things. Combat reports. Gathered from evaluation reports after missions. 【Fighting style】 Never to shine herself but to give others the opportunity to shine, Kanata's fighting style is a purely supportive one. She can indeed defend herself in hand to hand combat, yes, but her true talent comes out when she is fighting alongside someone else. Her specialty are ninjutsu and genjutsu used to support a more aggressive battle style like her brother's. She intends to stall, hinder and trip her opponents at every step they give. Even if they are about to hit their mark, she'll make sure that what they hit is nothing more but an illusion she's made. Cunning and brains, not muscles and... more muscles, are what make her a formidable fighter. She uses water release, but unlike her brother, she uses mist and barriers to hinder her opponents. Her taijutsu is the weakest part of her fighting style as a whole. She can easily be overpowered by any opponent with more experience in hand to hand combat or otherwise. Her taijutsu is focused on the use of her legs, since her arms are more like sticks. She uses a combination of muay thai and tae kwon do to keep opponents at bay while she uses her hands to prepare her next jutsu. Kanata also tends to use submission holds against opponents bigger than her, in order to keep them from moving and to give herself more time to cast her next jutsu. Thanks to her being bad at taijutsu, she carries even more kunais than the average shinobi. 【Kekkei genkai, or bloodline limit】 Thank God I don't need to fill this longass form 【Ninja techniques】 A rank techniques: Water Release: Water Heavens Convergence B rank techniques: Water Release: Water Formation Pillar Water Release: Water Beast Illysionary Mist C rank techniques: Water Prison Technique Water Release: Water Gun Water Clone Technique Water Release: Enveloping Mist D-E rank techniques: Hidden In Mist Technique 【Custom made techniques】 Jutsu name: Water Release: Enveloping Mist Rank: C Range: Large, it covers an area of 30 meters around the user. Description: The user, Kanata, releases mist from the tip of her fingers that envelops a wide are around her. It does nothing more, nothing less. Once the mist is out of Kanata, it does not take any chakra for her to mantain it. 【Weaponry, tools and objects.】 Weapon, tool or object name: Kunais. Lots and lots of them. Weapon, tool or object type: Throwing Kunai Description: Simple kunais in ungodly quantities. Makes you wonder where the hell is she hiding so many of them. “Calm yourself. I mean you no harm. ... Your heartbeat is starting to calm down. Good.” An intimidating man standing at 1.80 meters and a man of nerves made out of steel, Kisaragi Anzai. He's got short and spiky black hair falling right over his face. He uses a headband at the top of his forehead to not let it rub against his face, since he is pretty sensitive. Anzai's skin is dark brown, making for a perfect example of the trademark Kumogakure ethnicity. He's got gray eyes, but he always keeps his eyes shut. Unlike many cliché anime characters, Anzai actually keeps his own eyes shut because he is blind. His physique is quite buff and muscular, something that affects his diet quite a lot since he needs to eat a lot more than your regular shinobi. Despite his physique and Kekkei Genkai, Anzai keeps always keeps a cane by his side. The Blind Assassin, Kisaragi Anzai. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Personnel files. Access only by security personnel with a C3 clearance. 【Full Name】 Kisaragi Anzai 【Alias】 The Blind Assassin, Anzu 【Affiliation】 Red Sages 【Age】 25 【Sex】 Male 【Sexuality】 Asexual/Bi-romantic (think I saw someone use the word hetero-romantic somewhere, so I'm borrowing the idea) 【Birthplace】 Kumogakure 【Bloodline】 Kisaragi 【Rank】 Jounin -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Psych. report. Medical secrecy applies. 【Personality】 Calm and stoic are the words that best define Anzai. He's lived his life having to take calm and well-thought steps due to his blindness. It gives you more time to think, in a way. Everything he does is well-thought and meditated, even his jokes, which tend to be overlooked because of his monotone tone of voice. Because of his legendary calmness and his habit of meditation, many often believe that Anzai is, in fact, sleeping. He has fallen asleep while meditating if we are being completely honest, but it is a rare occurrence indeed. Once, someone stepped over him while sleeping. Anzai is really prideful, despite his usual cool demeanor. Offering to help him go down the stairs or other friendly offers for help upset him greatly and, despite not losing his cool demeanor, you'll find yourself threatened by that same calm nature. In a nutshell, feeling pity for him can really work against you. "Even as I am blind, I can see far more than you." His mannerisms and calmness often lead others to believe that he is expressionless, or worse, emotionless. This is most certainly not true, but Anzai does manage to keep his emotions in check most of the time. This is because he understands and accepts all of his emotions, which has also made him able to tell a person's mood through the tone of their voice or what they are feeling through the beat of their heart. These two abilities, though, are rendered useless in battle as he cannot focus his hearing solely in his opponent, otherwise he'd feel he's leaving himself open. As with everything else, Anzai tends to keep calm and stoic even in the most heated of situations, making him both an intimidating and terrifying foe. 【History】 The long line of Katsuragi shinobi felt that its long tradition of warriors had come to an end when they discovered that Anzai, next in line to become the head of the small clan, was born blind. Not having sight, an almost indispensable tool in the trade of being a ninja. They thought all was lost were it not for what they noticed later. The boy could indeed see and his 'sight' could reach even further than their own. The Kekkei Genkai of the Kisaragi allows them to feel electric currents, but only when thrown in a jutsu, making it a highly defensive type of Kekkei Genkai that could only protect them against an specific type of jutsu. Anzai's blindness took it a step further. Anzai could actually sense the small electrical charges carried by electrons, and that permitted him to make an image inside of his head of what things would look like if he could see, and what made it better was the fact that his 'vision' covered a whole 360 around him. It was blurry at first, of course. Untrained and instinctive, the Kisaragi could not pass up on such an opportunity. Regardless of his shortcomings when he first started training, the Kisaragi finally were able to make an specially deadly and stoic shinobi out of Anzai, who could now see clearly after refining the use fo his Kekkei Genkai. Once he got clearance to become a Jounin, however, what followed were years full of frustration. Everyone looked down on him because of his blidness. They wouldn't allow him to participate in missions, and he would remain mediocre because the Confederation frowned upon physical demonstrations of power, at least between their own armies. The last straw was when his commander called him weak, and that he couldn't kill him even if he were sleeping. Making a live demonstration, Anzai went to the Red Sages dragging his commander's body by the neck. The commander was known to be a powerful but arrogant commander that had been hindering several of the operations of the Red Sages. He hoped that such a demonstration would be enough for the Red Sages to acknowledge his potential. Thankfully for them, they did. 【Family ties】 Anzai's family is filled with strong warriors, warriors that would risk their lives at the beck and call of their masters. So was the case with both of Anzai's parents, who died while he was still training. His only remaining (close) family is his grandfather. Kisaragi Youtsugi \| Grandfather \| 81, Kumogakure, Old fart too proud to retire from being a shinobi. 【Dreams and fears】 Anzai dreams of making his a powerful clan, one rivaling the Uchiha or the Hyuuga. Despite not seeing (pun intended) the allure of the intercourse, Anzai does wish to have an heir who inherits both his powerful Kekkei Genkai and blindness, horrible as it may sound. He thinks of himself as the next step towards greatness for his clan. An improvement over those before him and the true potential of their Kekkei Genkai. His biggest fear, though odd but logical considering his personality, is to be able to see with his eyes. He feels he'll lose his powerful KG if he sudeenly becomes able to see. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Combat reports. Gathered from evaluation reports after missions. 【Fighting style】 A dojutsu without eyes. So many have described Anzai's battle style. His genjutsu skills are non-existant, perhaps because he cannot see in the traditional way, but his lack of skill in genjutsu is compensated by his skill in ninjutsu and kenjutsu. He keeps his sword concealed inside the cane he always carries with himself. His fighting style is one that prioritizes domination over the battlefield. If people ambush him, then he'll keep everyone at a safe distance through the use of his ninjutsu, and then engage each of them with his sword and finish them quickly. He's been called the Blind Assassin because he always aims to end his fights quickly, before his opponent can catch up on the several weaknesses of his Kekkei Genkai. If he is overwhelmed or has spent too much in a fight, he tends to retire as quick as possible and fight another day, despite his prideful personality. He is dead set on not letting anyone know of the weaknesses of his abilities, and will surely kill anyone who catches on on them. 【Kekkei genkai, or bloodline limit】 Bloodline limit name: Denkaku (電覚) Description: The Kisaragi KG allows the clansmen to sense strong currents of electricity, like those produced from a Lightning Release ninjutsu. Anzai's lack of sight, however, makes this ability extremely powerful, and allows him to sense even the small electrons that are around almost every atom, which allows him to make complete 360 images in a range of 10 meters around him. The KG also allows the Kisaragi to use an special type of ninjutsu because of the constant electric wave that surrounds them. Anzai's is neither stronger nor weaker than those before him. Strengths: Allows Anzai to make 360 images of the terrain he is in. Can dodge Lightning release ninjutsu easily thanks to being able to detect them from wherever they are coming. Due to the excited atoms of a hot body, Anzai can also sense Fire Release rather clearly and can sense even more clearly any individual with a high body temperature. Anzai can become a walking stungun by amplifying the electric wave going around him. If extremely concentrated and in only one individual, Anzai can predict their next attacks by seeing the electricity running through their muscles as they move. This, however, makes him blind to any other thing happening in his surroundings. Weaknesses: Being hit by Wind Release, the usual weakness of Lightning release, can either make his vision blurry or blind him completely, if the jutsu is strong enough(B jutsus and stronger). He cannot sense Ice Release or any body at Absolute Zero temperature. (Not necessarily a shinobi, could also be metal). Due to the lack of electrons in their atoms, Anzai can't sense gases either. 【Ninja techniques】 A rank techniques: Lightning Release: Depht Charge Lightning Release: Walking Stungun B rank techniques: Lightning Release: False Darkness Lightning Release: Lightning Trap C rank techniques: Lightning Release Wall Lightning Release: Electromagnetic Murder D-E rank techniques: None worth mentioning. 【Custom made techniques】 Jutsu name: Lightning Release: Walking Stungun Rank: A Range: Short Range Description: Using Lightning Release, Anzai supercharges his nervous system after amplifying the natural electric wave surrounding his body and reversing it inside, but unlike A's Lightning Chakra mode, Anzai does not enhance his physical capabilities. The electricity surrounding Anzai also becomes visible to any of his enemies as small lightning courses his arms, chest and legs. Touching Anzai while doing this will result in an extremely painful and stunning electric shock, that renders taijutsu useless against him. While this does not actually hurt Anzai, it does leave him paralyzed for a long while afterwards, so he does not use it that often. The longest he can keep this technique activated is for 5 posts. Anzai theorizes that if his whole body was sedated and his mind wasn't, he could use this technique to move. He hasn't had the opportunity to prove this theory, though, and the fact that he still needs to make the hand seals makes it... kind of pointless. Jutsu name: Lightning Blade: Heaven Piercing Lunge Rank: S Range: Short to Mid Range Description: Anzai thrusts his weapon forward and, much like like the Chidori Katana of Sasuke, creates a highly condensated flow of Lightning release chakra with a range of 10 meters. Though it does not chirp loudly like the Chidori Katana, there is indeed a low, cracking sound that warns of its arrival, not to mention that when it hits, it makes the same sound as a thunder striking the ground as all of the compacted energy dissipates after hitting its target. It is compact and quite small, and its range falls short to other jutsu, but it is a jutsu that can pierce through mostly anything, unless faced with a weapon with flowing Lightning Release chakra or Air Release chakra. Thanks to Anzai's detection and skill, he can make the attack change its course as he wants, though not as many times as he'd like. After moving it three times, the jutsu disappears. Though extremely lethal as it can pierce easily through someone's head or ribcage in an attempt to kill Anzai's enemies, it really depends a lot of where it hits. Jutsu name: Lightning Release: Lightning Spread Rank: C Range: Long Range Description: A variation of the Electromagnetic Murder jutsu. Putting both of his hands on the ground, Anzai releases lightning in a range of 20 meters to keep his opponents away. Jutsu name: Lightning Release Wall Rank: C Range: Short to Mid Range Description: Using Lightning Release, Anzai erects (( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)) a wall with a maximum range of 10 meters, that can be extended to 20 if he places seals to help him keep it up. The wall is made up of violent electric bolts, making it harmful for anyone trying to get past it, whether they want to enter it or exit it. It doesn't seem to affect Lightning Release users as much, though. The only way to dispel it is to either defeat Anzai or, if it is being used at mid range, to take off the seals previously placed by Anzai. 【Weaponry, tools and objects.】 Weapon, tool or object name: Silent Death Weapon, tool or object type: Sword Cane Description: A sword hidden inside a cane that would otherwise be used to aid his walking. How it looks
51,221	1,381	128	76	63	The Red Sages \| Sunagakure \| / Had complete trust in Seijo’s judgment. Saketsui wasn’t aware that amongst the trio mentioned to him was a Jounin, but when he was finally acquainted to him and the other Chunin, he felt like he was with pleasurable company. Still, that didn’t mean that he should take a feel of comfort. The situation was as dire as it could be, and in that he entirely concentrated. The mission was explained to him in good detail prior to them actually arriving to Sunagakure, but Saketsui was blessed with a retelling of the circumstances and an even better look into the kind of enemies they’ll be facing. Saketsui knew he needed to pay heed to opponents all around, but a Jounin-level enemy sparked a new sense of intimidation in him, which he was swift to conceal. His face was as deadpan as it could possibly be, with both of his swords hunched up his belt and his eyes set down with focus. He nods when Akio Tendou is mentioned, and his lips part with no more to add to the conversation than a, “Yeah, I do know of her. Not directly, but through connections and no more. She’s difficult.” It was no more than his opinion in the matter, which he saw as really crucial to keeping the mission from veering to the out-of-ordinary. If Saketsui was caught in a compromisable position, or if any of his teammates here were, then Saketsui had put responsibility AND trust in camaraderie – that hopefully, Katsuko would overlook the mission over their safety. But he couldn’t befriend that thought, as whenever it gave him just a tad bit relief, the idea betrayed him. So he had to figure his own safety, without having to be a total hassle to the team. And that idea never betrayed him. Saketsui was one with his self-esteem. If anything, Saketsui would see to it that THEY don’t get hurt. And he’s better off being independent in a large-scale mission like this than to rely on an ally that might forget all about him. Men are easily replaced, so he’s not inclined to feel special or anything different. This mission would have to shed blood, whether he liked it or not. With both hands encircling his swords and his posture tightened, Saketsui first addresses Mikoto’s confidence in both of them, which he finds soothing in it’s own way. “Alright,” he nods simultaneous to his voice. “Let’s make sure we get the job done.” Then, he turns to face the leader, Katsuko, and sees to it that he guarantees her protection when need be. “My sword is yours.” That was a saying he never felt strayed. It had purpose and meaning, both of which are fairly synonymous. His face was hardened, his every muscle was prepared. Saketsui did not underestimate this mission, not at all. It was now. He brandished both of his swords and, after a bit more spinning to measure their weight and remind his muscles of how to properly hold them, he points them downwards with his arms straight to his waistline. His swords may have just been more prepared than HIM. “Let’s go.”	"Do what can be done. Leave the rest to destiny and other bullshit.” Saketsui is not buff, although he is impeccably lean. He underwent physical practice to a point where his body grew comfortably thin, blessed with strength that came to him only after training. He is strenuous in his attire, although his looks appear meager and slight. He is a possessor of swarthy, black hair and ever-looking eyes. His lips are cherry red and his ears are pointy, with an olive sort of complexion about him, tanned in yellow and white. He is significantly more dark than his kin, though, attributed solely to his foreign mother. He is 5'9 in height, much shorter than his facial expression implies and he only weighs 112 lbs. His limbs are all tall, however, which comes to great supplement to his exiguous stature. Although evermore a short man, Saketsui still wields the kind of threatening look that brings fear. Sharp, dingy eyes will look forth now and forever. Personnel files. Access only by security personnel with a C3 clearance. 【Full Name】 Uchiha Saketsui 【Alias】【Affiliation】 The Red Sages 【Age】 Eighteen 【Sex】 Male 【Sexuality】 Straight 【Birthplace】 Konohagakure 【Bloodline】 Uchiha 【Rank】 Chūnin Psych. report. Medical secrecy applies. 【Personality】 Saketsui has a bit of an atmosphere to him, although it is nothing to fear. Primarily, he enjoys remaining calm and steady, with ever-present focus all around. He is not swimming in depths of darkness or such, but with a sort of demeanor that spells out exotic, Saketsui is accepting of those around him but rejected when it comes to then actually acknowledging him, which is very understandable in more terms than just one. While he may be a part of socialization, it is not necessarily a part of him. Aside from this, Saketsui is an honorable man, who lives with a sense of personal justice that makes him extremely righteous and infrequently considerate. In personal measure, Saketsui is generally a quiet man. He does not enjoy speaking when it's useless, although that does not define him a dark and unapproachable man. In fact, Saketsui is prominently social, despite liking to keep to himself when he needs a bit of alone time, just like every other person does. While he is unable to reach out to conversation, he'll take it on when it comes in front of him. Saketsui is not all threatening and sad, however, as he is extremely fond of staying in touch with respectful ones, and always keeping to his words. That is why he is a considerable Uchiha, not only in strength but in prestige, as he finds solace in pride and ego towards his clan, all of it's men, and his family. In his case, he is not an active achiever of friends, but the scant amount that he has is all he's ever needed. That's why Saketsui finds ease in socialization and concentration, both of which are aspects necessary to interact with not only the aforementioned pupil, but higher-ups as well. Additionally, Saketsui has great appreciation towards combat, even though he finds it rather disruptive and deterrent, combat has to happen and with his recent participation with the activities of the Red Sages, Saketsui promised to fight until the day his life flashes before his eyes. That's why he's taken certain habits during combat to improve his experience, like serenity of mind, preceding meditation if possible, addressing the opponent, and many more that will retain his focus and make sure he's not too redundant to divert from battle ahead and stay to his usual sense of protection and being the 'underdog', something that's always been his downfall. Taught to shield those thoughts that loved ones come first, he's long since discarded that mindset and replaced it with something a bit more intermittent. Adrenaline rush. To keep himself going even when he's tired, beaten and driven to the edge of life. Aside from this, Saketsui wields the Sharingan as if it is a part of him. He's forgotten about all of the family history that implies the Sharingan's previous malice, and uses it as a blessing. A godsend gift. He is able to comprehend that usage of the Sharingan should only come after severe disorientation to himself or others that require him to pull it out. With Saketsui, it is not only a power-up, but a trump card, which is why he's more into his own strength and power. Self-esteem was first to possess his eyes, much before the Sharingan came about to replace it. Or only add to it. 【History】 Saketsui's story is not as simplistic as it can be. First, his birth. There was a lot wrong with it. His mother was a Kirigakure province shinobi, someone averagely sophisticated and more gentle than the skies themselves. She may have possessed a heart of gold, but she wasn't too keen on leaving his father, and had to change for HIS sake. Saketsui's grandfather from his dad's side was a martyr, so naturally his son came out to be a staid, solemn man. He was quiet, not a man to tell a lot over the dinner table. That's why Saketsui did not have the most valuable childhood. His mom treated him just as well and as bad as any other mom who expects prestige from her son, solely because she wanted the best for him. His household was meticulously peaceful, but sporadic missions overturned the more amicable frequency of the house and Saketsui had the endure the sight of his father leave. Go. The Hamajo Confederation had him at work consistently, although he came about time after time to greet his son and wife, both of which he showed sincere appreciation towards. But, Saketsui had no gratitude towards his father, his mother or the Confederation itself. But that was not enough to swell a sense of declination in the young Uchiha. It was uncharted to him the fact that he was born with that surname. They'd called him by his first name for the first years of his life. His memory is boggy. Information is kept in dire secrecy. At the youngest age, a sole son that was hailed a gift, Saketsui never enjoyed the company of siblings, and that is why he had to battle alone. Fight in solitude. Isolation threatened his peace. His mind. He had no meditation, he was too weak. Too fragile. Too vulnerable. That's why Saketsui had a severe case of personal depression. It came like a storm. He kept to himself at all times, shared his own secrets and darkly addressed his own problems. Circumstances did not allow him to have too many friends, because introductions could not be appropriately made, and Saketsui had the sort of personality you were forced to get used to for potent enjoyment. That is why, growing up, Saketsui hated what was known as the Shinobi world. The Hamajo Confederation. He hated his -parents- more than anything, and at his earnest, he absolutely loathed anyone that exposed him to this life. This earth. But despite this, Saketsui was still persistent when it came to education. He'd joined the academy in hopes of becoming a Shinobi. He was not overwhelmingly strong, as he hadn't been undergoing practice since his childhood. He was but a mild part of the academy, and those much better than him received respect and rewards. Achievements. Whilst he sat back and watched, riddled in anger and agitation. But that brewed more and more as days, weeks, months, even YEARS went by. Following his graduation and his official becoming of a Genin, Saketsui received his first gift from his father. The . The Hamajo Confederation sent his dad on a mission that was not too strategical. Partaking in it was a small squad of six that had been ambushed and assassinated in the midst of the forest. Their travels were cut short and Saketsui's father was unfortunately put down into his deathbed. With a lack of inexperience, Saketsui was unsure as to what he could potentially do now. Before his father's death, he shared something with Saketsui that made him recoil. His response was unruly, well-deserved of what cruelty they did to him. He fell to his knees. Tears fell that day. Tears transparent through them red eyes. Shining very bright. A swirl that spun about. "You are a part of us. Our pride, Saketsui. The Uchiha." He did not know. He didn't want to know. All he did following that was walk out, but he vowed to keep his pleasure in tact. To stay alive. Strong. To keep himself on constant comfort. He didn't want to suffer for so long. Solitude was banished. He sought the outside, he wanted to make a pleasurable change. His early life as a Shinobi changed too quickly, and he rose in strength at a much faster pace than he did previously. Slowly, it'd transformed him into a respectable Genin of the Hamajo Confederation. But he realized something along his journey, that the Confederation was the populace that completely wronged him, his family, and his father. So when he hit the proper age, Saketsui decided to abandon his mother and seek out more. Strength and pleasure. And to right what is wrong. What was untrue. He left. He turned his back to the world and sought a better kind of peace. He sought that in The Red Sages. 【Family ties】 Saketsui has minimal family ties with both parents, as he’s been treated with relative simplicity by his mother and father, both of which expressed no gratitude towards any of their son’s prior achievements. They deserve no significant mention, except for the fact that his mother managed to contribute to his upbringing much more than he’d ever admit. His father, on the other hand, had no effect in being raised, attributing towards him no more than a gain of strength Saketsui admittedly does not like anymore than he did his own parents. With minimal guidance at hand, Saketsui had of course strayed far from the ‘family bonds’ circuit, so much that he let loose his Uchiha Pride and left the village, seeking refugee in whatever else can he call family. 【Dreams and fears】 Saketsui does not have any actual dreams, beyond the redundant desire of power and strength, which honestly everyone seeks in their own way. Saketsui is able to express this want with staggering accuracy, thus making it seem as though it’s his real purpose. Supposedly, Saketsui is far more simple than to be wooed by strength alone, and seeks a mystery that he himself has not figured out yet. The fact that he dared journey away from the Hamajo Confederation and the Konohagakure province shows that he’s willing to discover. Combat reports. Gathered from evaluation reports after missions. 【Fighting style】 Shortly would normally indicate that Saketsui possesses no solid fighting style, and saying so would be wrong. Saketsui fighting is identifiable in that it is more reliant on a prominent combination of dual-wielding swords and different forms of ninjutsu applicable in less elaborate but far more innovative ways. A creative fighter on the go, Saketsui is strategic enough to go through battle with little to no losses on his part, with singular maintenance on his own health and keeping himself safe, this implies that Saketsui is a shift fighter, someone able to change from defensive to offensive in a few seconds. Tactic after another with proper follow up then allows him to – while parrying strikes at a pace he sees fit – counterattack and efficiently keep up with his enemy. His own Kekkei Genkai helps him much more with this style. 【Kekkei genkai, or bloodline limit】 Bloodline limit name: Sharingan Description: The Sharingan is a part of the trio of unblemished Dojutsu that either haunt or bless Konohagakure. The Sharingan itself is the color of the flames, the ‘Eye of the Heart’, as told by those who have known it. Red in it’s color, it possesses a wondrous hue that engulfs the eye fully. In Saketsui’s case, three tomoe’s swirl about and manifest inside his eye, one that has three and the other has two, instead. Strengths: The Sharingan grants the wielder two broad abilities: the "Eye of Insight" (洞察眼, Dōsatsugan) and the "Eye of Hypnotism" (催眠眼, Saimingan). Although the abilities are not literally restricted to certain eyes, Even within these two categories, there may exist several distinct though similar abilities: The Eye of Insight gives color to chakra, allowing it to be fully identifiable during combat and even outside of it. It also gives clarity to perception, paying further heed to each and every detail in movement, any physical action that takes place is reflexively absorbed by the Sharingan and given to the wielder’s head, through which they are able to see through their motion. The Sharingan, as though it is precognition, when advanced to a certain point that it allows Saketsui to read actions and act against them when needed. The Eye of Hypnotism, on the other hand, allows usage of the Genjutsu: Sharingan, a technique exclusive to this Kekkei Genkai. This Genjutsu is applicable to any target of any strength so long as they sustain eyesight with him, and the Genjutsu allows him to control the person by literal means. Weaknesses: The well known weakness of the Sharingan is that it is easily countered, because people prior to the rebirth of the Uchiha Clan have witnessed it in use so many times, that it became a worldwide popular aspect of the Shinobi world. The Sharingan is thus easy to see through and work against. 【Ninja techniques】 A rank techniques: B rank techniques: Flying Swallow Katon: Haisekisho Kage Bunshin no Jutsu C rank techniques: Katon: Goukakyu no Jutsu Kuchiyose no Jutsu: Hawk D-E rank techniques: All Academy Jutsu 【Custom made techniques】 Jutsu name: Shinobiyoru Ken no Gishiki Rank: C Range: Short, melee range. Description: The Ceremony of the Creeping Sword is a technique where accuracy and detail is implied. The Taijutsu is more of a form than an actual attack, whereas Iaido is an ability that Samurai utilized to achieve swift beheading, the Ceremony of the Creeping Sword is slow, calculated and articulate. Where depth is applicable, he puts strain. First and foremost, the technique is initiated similar to the aforementioned one, where Saketsui places both hands on opposite hilts – left to right and right to left – and draw the swords in a cross. With speed and precision, the distance is broken between Saketsui and his enemy and one sword comes down in a quick, unrelenting brandish. But the Ceremony of the Creeping Sword owes it’s name to the proper usage of what follows. If the initial strike is by luck evaded, then the other sword, as though a shadow of the one before, comes about. By coordinating a proper distraction with the first slash that comes as a feint more than anything, the other sword is without distraction able to disappear and reappear, something akin to Ninjutsu but far more complicated. Focus is drawn –away- from the second sword by putting all of his strength on the first one, and then the second strike is able to rip down unseen, making it extremely difficult to avoid. With the addition of the Sharingan that pays significant heed to any movement the enemy makes, this technique is far more effective. The one weakness that the Ceremony of the Creeping Sword has is that, once an opponent has witnessed it, the technique can NEVER work on that same target again, because their eyesight and memory have already absorbed the technique’s speed and accuracy, and it is rendered useless if the other blade goes noticed by a single tick. The other disadvantage is that any wielder of the Sharingan is capable of seeing the other blade, assuming that it is activated at the time. 【Custom made techniques】 Jutsu name: Hissatsu: Henge no Jutsu Rank: C Range: Self Description: While the Henge no Jutsu is a widely known technique with Shinobi that graduate from the academy, Saketsui is able to employ a more diverse form of the technique. After utilizing the Kage Bunshin no Jutsu, Saketsui can then either transform himself into a sword or transform one of his bunshin into a sword . The sword that manifests has no sharpness whatsoever, but can be combined with Samurai Sabre Technique to gain an extra sting to it, because both him and the clone are able to knead chakra and thus the effect is essentially made much stronger. However, as Saketsui is only proficient at dual-wielding, he is forced to use this technique in tandem with Kage Bunshin no Jutsu and Samurai Sabre Technique, which will have a huge toll on his chakra reserves in the long run. 【Custom made techniques】 Jutsu name: Dance of the Full Moon Rank: A Range: Short, melee range. Description: Dance of the Full Moon is a direct variation to the Dance of the Crescent Moon, which is a series of strikes that come from several directions that aim to deter an enemies’ line of evasion. First, a handseal is performed and both swords are individually pulled. With respect to his own speed, Saketsui then brings three, not two, Kage Bunshins, one from up and two from the east and west. Then, they close in on their enemy. Honing in with potent precision, each clone then creates a cross and beckons chakra to cover their swords, after which they strike in tandem at a singular opponent. This technique is supremely efficient because, while it may be arbitrary that an enemy does not avoid it, the technique itself can repeat itself constantly until the opponent is actually hit. Despite the fact that this technique can go on for long, the Kage Bunshin cannot be maintained for longer than a few minutes, which then renders this ability unusable for a good while. That, coupled with the dire need to sustain his own chakra, brings about a huge disadvantage to the technique that cannot be overlooked. 【Weaponry, tools and objects.】 Weapon, tool or object name: Mūn setsudan ken Weapon, tool or object type: Sword / Katana. Description: The Mun Setsudan Ken is one of the two swords Saketsui is fond of putting to use. The sword itself hs a dark-colored handle and a matching scabbard. The blade is extremely sharp and durable, able to withstand great punishment before actually breaking a part. Weapon, tool or object name: Hangetsu-kiri ken Weapon, tool or object type: Sword / Katana. Description: Respective to the previous sword, the Hangetsu-kiri ken is far more sharper and dangerously long, with a white hilt and a black scabbard, owing this kind of opposite coloring to the fact that it’s named the Half-Moon Cutting Sword. This one is essentially the same as the Mun Setsudan Ken, although it is far more recipient of chakra in general and crafted in such a way that it’ll accept his chakra better than any other sword could. The Hangetsu-kiri Ken is also the sword any bunshin will transform to if the Hissatsu: Henge no Jutsu is used, as by default it is Saketsui’s primary choice.
51,222	1,381	129	1,306	383	Setsuko The Hamajo Confederation Before the fight began Setsuko had activated her own Byakugan as well as get into the gentle fist stance. however, because Higoho was eager to go first in attacking, or so it looked that way from her point of view Setsuko mistakenly took a step back in shock. As he aimed for her right side she would slightly lean her body back as well as twist the left side of her body forward to be able to repel it with the bit of chakra she focused to her left hand. Setsuko then slid her left foot to get back into a position that wouldn't knock her off balance, and would move the right side of her body forward to be able to extend her right arm towards Higoho's left shoulder. Careful not to simply go for the shoulder Setsuko would take her left hand from where it had blocked the first attack to have it ready for the next. It was dangerous enough that she was off of the stance that would assure her balance, but now she was vulnerable as she was beginning to lean forward with the attempt to strike his shoulder. Tch, not even 5 minutes in, and I already have the sharp end of the sword pointed at me. Just by the looks if it her attack was weak, and was bound to be blocked. If it wasn't then she'd never be able to walk out of this without at least being able to celebrate it. On top of all of that though Setsuko wasn't used to seeing the chakra pathways with the byakugan as it was confusing in it's own way to her, but figured if this was practice then it'd be a good idea to learn a thing or two. Of course, she wouldn't tell Higoho that she would be looking for tips since his head was already big enough, and telling him would only increase the size which was not what her nor anyone else needed. It wasn't an actual fight because if it was then she'd be screwed ten times over, so keeping an open mind as well as "work with what you got" was to come into play right about now.	l0ck0n's Decent, Mundane yet badass because she's a Hyuga of a Character "Chains hold me hostage. The ransom? Death." Setsuko wears her headband traditionally on her forehead with wrapping under it, so in case the headband were to fall off the cursed seal of the Branch House would not show. Not only that, but she also leaves her bangs out of the headband, and has it on the left side while having the rest of her hair in a bun. Rarely does she ever leave her brown hair loose, but when she does the hair is roughly 17 inches long. She has two ear piercings, and wears black earrings. She wears a black scarf that she keeps on at all times, a sleeveless blouse that fits her perfectly, and arm sleeves that are cut to reveal her fingers. When it's could outside, or she's on a mission Setsuko wears a styled Haori under a worn-out Obi that a store manager gave her for less than it's original price. Because she's a cheap-stake. She wears the Obi even if she's not wearing the Haori to keep from showing her stomach since the blouse is cut 2 inches below the chest. For pants she wears light grey shorts that have loose, but small pockets. Underneath the shorts she wears thin leggings while finishing it off with the traditional Shinobi shoes. Her height is 5ft 5in, weighs 134lbs, and isn't thin whatsoever. Her build is more on the Mesomorph side what with her having some muscle on her bones yet she doesn't have too much muscle. Her face is longer than rounder, and she doesn't care if it gets a scrape or two. Even if Setsuko is into the decent fashion of a Shinobi she doesn't have too cute of a face being more rough around the edges making up for it with a small round nose, and light skin. Orchard of Mines Personnel files. Access only by security personnel with a C3 clearance. 【Full Name】 Setsuko Hyūga 【Alias】 Nao 【Affiliation】 She is a shinobi to the Confederation, but isn't loyal to them. 【Age】 18 【Sex】 Female 【Sexuality】 Heterosexual 【Birthplace】 Konohagakure 【Bloodline】 Hyūga Clan 【Rank】 Chūnin Psych. report. Medical secrecy applies. 【Personality】 Setsuko is nothing of the calm, cool, and collected type of Shinobi. She's quite short-tempered at times, and can be reckless either off the battle field or on it. Not only can she be reckless, but she can also be impulsive on the battlefield which tends to bring with it mistakes and such while not intending to do so. Even if she comes off quite strong, and well, rude to others she's actually soft-hearted, and is willing to strike up a conversation with anyone. Because she's willing to be social Setsuko is easygoing as well, and likes to crack a joke here and there without fully understanding that her jokes aren't as funny as she thinks they are. Despite taking most of her time to practice Setsuko likes to balance that out with being able to relax, and enjoy the smaller things in life like food. Food is her go-to thing to do as well as weapon shopping, and doesn't like to miss a moment of it. Even if Setsuko is easy going the battlefield excites her, and she likes to be the first one to enter it even if she hasn't gotten fully used to her fighting style since she doesn't always use the Gentle Fist. Because of this Setsuko likes to read different kinds of combat books to increase her knowledge, but seems to never finish one. Secretly, she likes to read romance books, and likes the idea of romance though she doesn't believe she'll ever find someone for herself because love in the real world to her doesn't exist. Setsuko doesn't easily trust people (males), and doesn't try to get too close to someone no matter if it's a possible friend, or a comrade. 【History】 Childhood - (0-6): Setsuko was born to a Hyūga Branch member for a mother, and a traitor Red Sage of a father. Her beginning years involved both her parents since her father at the time still made others believe he was someone else. Her mother had given up the Shinobi life at the young age of 20, and wanted to start a family. Even if she had put her ninja things away the Hyūga had still kept a close eye on her to see if her child would have the Kekkei Genkai. For a while her parents cared for her like any other parent would, and made sure she was as happy as any child should be in those years. At age 4 all of that would come to a halt. Sadly, she had been born with the Byakugan the Hyūga clan was waiting for, and was taken away from them to be given the cursed seal as well as be taken care of by the Branch House. Being a little girl she understood nothing, and would continue to understand nothing until years later. Right after she was taken her father had disappeared only to come back with a few members of the Red Sages. At night they would enter the Hyūga territory, and attempt to take back what was without knowing that she had already been given the cursed seal. The mission was unsuccessful, and the punishment was death for every single member including her father. Setsukos mother had been taken in under the accusation that she had been recruited by her father while they were together. Distraught, and furious her mother would become a shinobi once again to be able to get revenge on the rebel group who, in her theory, had used her to try to get the Byakugan for themselves. Through all of that Setsuko would stay, and train at the Branch house up to age 7 where she would then be sent to Ninja Academy. Base School Years - (6 to 10-14): While in the academy as well as in the care of the Branch house Setsuko only got to see her mother. She had no knowledge of her father, and at that she would not even be able to say his name. In the Academy she would get picked on by her strange eye color, and would pick fights herself since she was to take crap from no one. At one point she had met someone with a similar eye color as her who, come to find out later, was also a Hyūga. She would challenge him multiple times, but each time he'd turn the other way which made her angry. It was almost like he would make himself believe she never even existed. Not only that, but the bullies wouldn't touch him because of how strong he was, so she'd do what she could to prove that she could be as strong. Mostly to get the mean kids off of her back. Because that kept failing she decided to fight him head-on which ended in her losing horribly. Even if she had lost the bullying had calmed down since she had picked a fight with a strong kid, and would do her best to show the boy that she existed. High School Years - (10-14 to 14-18): Once she reached High School Setsuko would find out who her father was. Before she reached high school she was a determined little kid who would do anything to find him. Her mother had told her what had happened at age 13, or at least her version of it, and a year later would be killed on a classified mission. With her parents both gone Setsuko would train almost nonstop to help her deal with the emotions that came with her parents death. As Setsuko passed each grade she'd begin to question if what she was doing is right due to the fact that she had parents by the hands of the confederation no matter how one looks at it. In a sense she also felt that they had left her because of their own desires, so she decided to speak about neither of them from that day on since the only thing that came with their memory was pain. While in High School She would see the kid from time to time that beat her when they were little. She noticed that he was unusually strong yet didn't have the muscle for it which made her wonder what type of person he was. She had found out his name because he was quite the topics of discussion which was shocking to her, but had heard something different about it each time. At one point she had tried to strike up a conversation, but it ended badly; It didn't end in her getting beat up, but somehow the guy still managed to ignore her which, in her opinion, was time to call it quits. As graduation came her skills were better than average, but never as good as Higōhō Hyūga which would irritate her when she'd think about it. Not only that, but the Hamajo Confederation would monitor her in case she were to do something against them, and the Hyūga Main Branch would assure her that if she were to do anything out of the ordinary she would be killed. She was upset to know that what she wanted was not to be a Shinobi to the Hamajo Confederation yet to also know that she had no choice to. 【Family ties】 Setsuko at one point did have both parents, but now she lives alone in an apartment. Akane Hyūga \| Mother \| 23, Konohagakure, Shinobi to the confederation, deceased. Masao Akiyama \| Father \| 25, Red Sages, deceased. 【Dreams and fears】 Setsuko dreams of becoming a legendary Kunoichi despite her lack of talent. She hopes to one day become as amazing as the famed Neji Hyuga who was able to get past his fears, and become even stronger. Her main fear is to be abandoned once again by the people she loves/she is close to. Combat reports. Gathered from evaluation reports after missions. 【Fighting style】 Setsuko doesn't use the Gentle Fist fighting style unless it is her last resort, or unless the squad leader demands it. The Kunoichi usually packs many different types of ninja weapons such as the exploding pouches, the Shuriken, the Windmill Shuriken (her favorite, and first resort), and the usual kunai. She usually uses these to fight with more often as well as close-combat fighting. 【Kekkei genkai, or bloodline limit】 Bloodline limit name: Byakugan Description: "The Byakugan is usually manifested as very distinctive eyes, characterized by their enlarged and featureless white/lavender irides with no visible pupils. While active, the pupils become more distinct and the veins near their temples bulge. The Byakugan gives the user a near 360º field of vision, except for one blind spot at the back of the neck above the first thoracic vertebra. The range of this vision varies between users and in fact can be improved with training." Strengths: Setsuko can reach a maximum range of 9 Kilometers. Weaknesses: At one point Setsuko trained for too long with the Byakugan to try, and master its abilities. Because she had trained nonstop with the Kekkei Genkai (Which is something no one is ever recommended to do) she has permanently strained her vision. The strain has handicapped her to where she may miss details while fighting. She refuses to wear specially made glasses for it. Not only that, but Setsuko doesn't know that the Byakugan has a blind spot. 【Ninja techniques】 A rank techniques: Kekkei Genkai, Hiden, Taijutsu Eight Trigrams One Hundred Twenty-Eight Palms B rank techniques: Kekkei Genkai, Hiden, Taijutsu Eight Trigrams Thirty Two Palms Kekkei Genkai, Hiden, Taijutsu Eight Trigrams Palm Rotation : Setsuko can only hold this technique for a maximum of 10 seconds, and at that the technique is weak since it is something she was experimenting on while messing around with their ability to control the chakra better. Kekkei Genkai, Hiden, Taijutsu Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms Guard : Like the Palm Rotation this technique is weak due to the fact that she is only able to use it as a defense. She cannot form her chakra into thin blades, so using it as a defense is her only option. C rank techniques: Kekkei Genkai, Hiden, Ninjutsu Water Needle Kekkei Genkai, Hiden, Taijutsu Gentle Fist Vacuum Palm D-E rank techniques: N/A 【Custom made techniques】 Jutsu name: Kekkei Genkai, Hiden, Ninjutsu : Eight Trigrams Grid Trap Rank: C Range: This technique can stretch from the person using it to as far as 6 meters. At what range is this technique useful? You can measure this in 'long' 'medium' or 'short' but those are rather vague. If you wore depth, use a distance such as meters. Description: The jutsu uses the seals of the Tiger, Ox, Ram, and Bird. Essentialy it's like the Grid Palm technique where the user slams their hand on the ground creating a network of grids to the range they desire, but instead of inflicting pain on the victim the jutsu is used like a bear trap. Once someone, an ally or an opponent, steps into the grid network their foot/feet cannot be lifted back up, and they're stuck there as if glue is holding them to the ground. After that, the network quickly begins to slide up the victim restraining their movements little by little as if they're being tied up in rope. While the grid works its way up it sends pulses of chakra to the victims chakra pathway system not only making them feel uncomfortable, but also makes it a bit harder for the user to use jutsus due to the fact that their chakra pathways are being disrupted. The chakra pulses do no such damage a person, and if the victim can easily ignore the pinching sensation internally then getting out is no difficult task. To get out of the jutsu one simply has to focus a small amount of chakra to the bottom of their feet due to the fact that Setsuko doesn't apply much chakra to the jutsu, and because that small amount would cancel out the jutsu then the victim would be free. If they don't figure this out then the grid would slid its way up until the person is covered in the network, and then break into a million pieces as it fades into nothing. It takes about 5 seconds for the users chakra pathway to readjust itself, but no harm comes to the person. From start to finish the jutsu lasts for a maximum amount of 6 minutes, and does not warn Setsuko in any kind of way that someone fell for the trap. Once the trap is sealed to the ground it stays there, but because there's only a small amount of chakra put into it the jutsu fades after 3 minutes if no one has stepped in it. Setsuko mostly uses the jutsu to stall for time, as a distraction, and/or a trap. If she puts more chakra into the jutsu then it could possibly cause severe internal damage as the chakra pulses would become much stronger, but she never does to be able to use the jutsu often. 【Weaponry, tools and objects.】 Weapon, tool or object name: Description: In its folded state, all four arms of the shuriken are folded together. When fully unfolded the large shuriken can be thrown through the air. This is the first thing she makes sure to pack, and is her first resort in battle. Even if it's her first resort she doesn't unfold it unless she's willing to let it go (for the greater good) for the rest of the fight/battle since the shuriken isn't a boomerang that will come back to her after throwing it.
51,223	1,381	130	1,787	2,152	Seijo Tametomo „Lady Commander Tametomo” Red Sage Into the Battlefield As the squad readied up, Seijo put her left arm on her right shoulder, swinging it around a bit to loosen up. Yudai slowly descended into the ground and not too soon after the sounds of a body hitting the floor could be heard. The kill had been silent - evident from the lack of screams or even muffled sounds. A good kill on Yudai's part. “Go.” she said, to Nori and Anzai. Anzai dashed through the door, swinging it open wildly and surely alerting them to their positions now. It wasn't a mistake, as detection was evident at this point. Not even that, it was.. required. Seijo wanted to fight these bastards, and kill them. As Anzai rushed in Seijo grabbed Nori's collar tightly and swung him forwards, sending him into the warehouse. “GO!” she'd yell as she stepped past Nori again and started running into the middle of the warehouse. Unlike Anzai, who fought the opponents one by one, she was going to take down all her targets at once. A remarkable feat for any shinobi at any rate, but extremely possible for Seijo, who used area of attack jutsu. As she ran towards the center, she formed some rapid seals before moving her hand to her mouth, touching it with the back of her hand. She inhaled.. and exhaled. Spores and fungi started to come from her mouth, seemingly coming from her body it seemed like, and spread like a blanket in the air towards the shinobi. While she did so, she used her momentum to stand on one leg and pivot around towards the left, passing all the shinobi who were rushing to attack her. The spores and fungi reached towards the shinobi, grasping at them almost as if they had claws. Before they knew what was going on, three of them were coughing wildly and the fourth was on the flour, holding his throat and being unable to breathe or even make any sound at all as the spores entered his throat and nose and all easily accessible holes in the body, causing a strong burning sensation and the attachment of spores. Slowly but surely the spores would grow, and cover the entire nasal and oral cavities, leaving the victims without breath. Especially in these quantities, it was merely a question of time. Seijo thought nothing more of it and stood up straight again, straightening her clothes a bit as the three other shinobi that weren't on the ground thrashing like fish on land fell down. She looked over towards the vault door where Yudai was supposed to be with Nori, taking care of the three shinobi and planting the Senju charge. “Hey, hurry up, we don't have all day.” she said to seemingly nobody, causing the three shinobi to panic and look around for whoever she was speaking to, readying their kunai for anyone to appear suddenly. Up, right, left, they were looking everywhere but one place. “Sh-she's just trying to scare us!” one of them said, while the others walked back and collided with the vault door, having their backs pressing against it. “B-baka! She's already scary enough just to be here, she doesn't have to scare us!” Higōhō Hyuga „Bastard” Hamajō Confederation GO! GO! Higoho wasn't impressed with the fact that she blocked the strike at all, that was standard Gentle Fist stuff, but the way she did it was.. amateurish at best. She put herself completely out of position and now had to lean in to strike at him, leading to her head being exposed as the left hand she had pulled back would be nowhere near it. Not close enough to ward off an attack with the Gentle Fist in any case. Higoho decided not to step back to defend against her strike against his shoulder, but instead stepped forwards, into her strike. His right hand shot forwards and collided with her arm, blocking the strike and sending her hand far away enough to not cause any serious harm to his shoulder. As his hand touched her arm, a small bit of chakra surged out from both his and her hand, a sight common when two gentle fist users collided. It wasn't massive, nor was it harmful, and it was definitely not quite visible to the naked eye of those spectating the fight outside the cage, but to the two of the Hyuga it was definitely visible. He did feel a small sting of small amounts of chakra entering his shoulder, but it wasn't anything serious, and it was a risk he took knowing he'd get hit. But now he was even closer to Setsuko, forcing her to fight at a very close range or taking a step back - both of which would ultimately be against her favor. His right hand got pulled back quickly and was ready to attack or defend at a moments notice. Meanwhile he sent his left palm forwards, striking towards her right shoulder as that was the one closest to his left side. Unknown to Setsuko was that this was a strike meant to distract her. His right hand now also came forwards, heading towards her chest, dead center, which would've been exposed due to leaning into her strike. If his plan worked, she wouldn't be close enough with her hand that attacked yet to ward it off, and the other hand was occupied with his other strike. In the case that she'd be hit on her chest, he would not use any chakra. It would definetely seem like it to Setsuko, given her lack of experience with the Byakugan meaning she wouldn't be able to see that he didn't use chakra. That way, she would surely be under the impression she was struck with a Juken strike until she inspected the damage. At the last moment he'd stopped molding chakra in that area, and simply struck her with a bare palm. The strike was painful, sure, and it would be enough to send her back a few steps, but it wasn't going to be a gentle fist strike, and definitely not cause severe internal damage. Then, Higoho would step back as well and take a gentle fist stance, looking at Setsuko with daring eyes. “Baaaka..” The word came out mockingly, mocking her for her lack of aptitude with the gentle fist, and was a testament that he'd purposefully not harmed her with the gentle fist attack, knowing that she would never be able to take it. “I won't be so kind next time.” he'd say to her, stepping slightly to the side, again circling her. He waited for her to take position again and would let her make the first move.	Partisans Cool Guy Group Entry not allowed to peasants I'm talking about you Savato “To kindle that memory is all I strive for - all this, it has no greater purpose to me. But it's all I can do.” Pictured on the left, Seijo is obviously a well matured woman. Her age would probably be estimated in her early twenties, around 23 or so. That seems to be fairly accurate given her personnel files. What stands out most in her physique are probably her white, short hair and her large breast size. She struts a feminine hourglass figure with wide hips and a wide chest, and a smaller waistline. Adding to that her hips often sway side to side effortlessly, only adding to her appearance as a good looking woman. She stands rather tall for a woman at about 1.74m, and weighs approximately 62 kilo's, though you can guess where most of that weight is located. Her jawline is sharp, almost as if drawn with a pencil and a ruler. Her chin is slightly pointed, but rounded off enough to stop it from appearing like a pointy spear, ready to pierce your body. She has a small mouth with somewhat thin lips, which are pale in color and are only a slight tint darker than her skin. Her large eyes are a brown colour, framed by her eyebrows. Her eyebrows are thin, most likely maintained by Seijo herself. The only thing that stops people from seeing her as only a beautiful woman, are most likely her facial expressions. She's quick to anger. Personnel files. Access only by security personnel with a C3 clearance. 【Full Name】 Seijo Tametomo 【Alias】 Lady Tametomo, commander Tametomo 【Affiliation】 Red Sages 【Age】 27 【Sex】 Female. Should be obvious, heh. 【Sexuality】 Noticeably bisexual. 【Birthplace】 Amegakure. 【Bloodline】 Tametomo. 【Rank】 Lady Commander of the Red Sages, approximated jonin level. Psych. report. Medical secrecy applies. 【Personality】 Assessments of Seijo have shown her to be a brotherly-friendly type of person. She's someone that enjoys very much when you fall down face first in the muddy puddle, and who will gladly spend a few years laughing about that. Never the less she's outgrown that feeling, or at the very least tried to. She's more serious now, which is in line with her position as Lady Commander of the Red Sages. She's still bitter - about the confederation, about the wars, about everything really, and she makes no attempts to hide that. She hates everything about the Confederation, and in her mind, if you are not a Red Sage, you must be a confederate sympathizer. That has grown increasingly prominent in her plans on beating the Confederation now that her brother Tarara died. She's very vengeful, you could say, and it's hard for her to let go of a grudge. Besides this she's also very cocky when it comes down to it, perhaps a bit ruthless, but so far nobody has really dared to stand up against her or question her plans - and she intends to keep it that way. To her, nothing will stand in the way of beating the Confederation, not even her own death. And while before she was fighting merely for freedom, since Tarara's death she's also fighting for him. 【History】 Seijo was born in Amegakure two years apart from her older brother Tarara. They were a semi-happy family, as life in Amegakure wasn't always that great. Especially when it became apparent that two Amegakure shinobi, Ayame and Fujitora, had taken power in Konohagakure. The Amegakure people faced paranoia from all other nations than Konohagakure, seriously hurting their trade power. Then again, it didn't seem to matter much as shortly after Ayame and Fujitora came to power wars started breaking out. Some were even started by Ayame and Fujitora, so it was no surprise Amegakure got involved quickly. By the time that had all happened, Seijo was already a shinobi of fighting age, and was pushed to the front. Luckily for the family all our of them were shinobi, her mother being a strong shinobi with some sensory powers, her father being a taijutsu specialist and her older brother, Tarara, being simply a shinobi. What put Seijo apart from the rest of her family was the utilization of a special kekkei genkai that seemed to have skipped a few generations. In the wars sometimes she'd fight alongside her family, sometimes she'd fight alone with her own squad, but luckily for them they all returned home safe and sound - though Tarara had lost an eye to an enemy kunai. The wars weren't really finished, but something greater was at large. The Confederation arose some time later, and Amegakure being a small village wasn't able to withstand the pressure. They were forced to integrate into the Confederation and were made into the capital - many Amegakure citizens were forced to leave to make way for presidential buildings, apartments for envoys etcetera. While Seijo's mother and father remained behind to 'hold down the fort', Tarara and Seijo left to join up with a band of 'outlaws' that roamed the land. They were Amegakure shinobi who refused to submit to the Confederation, so not quite the rebels they were made out to be. They roamed around the lands for some time and sometimes clashed with other shinobi groups, conflicting for reasons that were no longer valid ever since the confederation had taken over. Over time Tarara grew to become the leader and Seijo his right hand, since there were deaths aplenty in these times and the leaders were usually prime targets - if not for mutiny then for battle with other shinobi groups. At that time the Red Sages were already around and Tarara led the group to join with the Red Sages. The organisation was picking up pace quickly and they made Tarara a captain, and was immediately sent out on missions. The missions varied greatly and Seijo was sometimes sent on missions too, ranging from picking up some equipment, to sabotaging infrastructure. Over time Tarara showed his leadership qualities again and when the previous leader died from old age, Tarara was designated to take over. Seijo wasn't bitter about being in his shadow so much, just wishing to do what was right for her family. But unfortunately Tarara didn't last long, as he was assasinated in the dead of the night by some special operations force from the Confederation. The fight didn't last long at all - Tarara and the few shinobi that were around put up a fierce fight but there were many shinobi, and not enough of the Red Sages. Before reinforcements could arrive Tarara was killed. There was no designation of leadership. To Seijo, there was no question who would take over. It would be her, or she'd leave the Red Sages and do the job herself. But when she claimed leadership, there wasn't anyone that wished to oppose her at that time. The fire burning in her eyes now was enough to dissuade anyone from attempting that, even if they had wanted to. 【Family ties】 The family Seijo grew up in wasn't anything special. There's no sobstories involved, with dead parents, loss of loved ones in the past, growing up an orphan. And there weren't so many happy stories, given that they were in Amegakure, which wasn't exactly the most peaceful nor rich place in the world. Never the less she loves her family, or what is left of it at the current point in time. After all, conflict breeds death. Tarara Tametomo \| Brother \| 30 at time of death, Amegakure, lord commander of the Red Sages. He always loved Red Panda's. Seijo didn't, and she regrets that now. Oiro Tametomo \| Father \| 56, Amegakure, ex-shinobi, currently has a ramen restaurant that serves to the poor. It also serves to the rich. Really, it serves to anyone, he just says he serves to the poor because that sounds better. Rei Tametomo \| Mother \| 54, Amegakure, ex-kunoichi and professional nagger. She likes to nag about a lot of things, especially about Oiro not making his ramen properly. 【Dreams and fears】 Seijo's dreams are really only related to destroying or atleast getting even with the confederation. Besides that she wishes to see her father and mother again in peace one day, but she realizes that that might not be a possibility. Another dream is to meet with one of the Choko siblings - Fujitora or Ayame - though she has heard that it's possible both are deceased since the Confederation took over. Her fears, well, she hasn't many, which has more to do with her attempts at being seen as a coldheaded leader. She ofcourse fears losing her life - she is human and every human fears this. But this fear isn't in the back of her head whenever she enters battle. A fear that is also present is the fear of losing her followers - while she doesn't care directly for their support, she knows she needs them to succeed in her goals. Combat reports. Gathered from evaluation reports after missions. 【Fighting style】 Seijo is a medium distance fighter with a focus on utilizing jutsu to keep the enemy at bay and kill them. That aside however she possesses some strength and is capable of using taijutsu if she needs to as well - quite adequately even. 【Kekkei genkai, or bloodline limit】 Bloodline limit name: Fungus Release Description: The Fungus release allows the user a control over fungal-style plants and moss, which would be able to sprout from the users touch. Remarkably harmless in how it sounds, it's been weaponized quite well through years of practice. The origins of this release are unknown, but the uses are not. It doesn't manifest in clear sight, as the fungus used in this release are housed inside the users body, feeding off of the waste the host produces. As such the user has a notoriously quicker metabolism, as well as a noticeably lower rate of human waste dispersion. In use, the release manifests itself through the obvious moss and fungus it produces. The moss is highly flammable, but the large area of effect jutsu's that can be used with it can cause a spreading fire, or even an explosion, since the spores it releases are very dense. This might inadvertently trap everyone inside the technique, friend or foe, in a fiery vortex. Besides that, the moss has some interesting capabilities, such as genjutsu inducing properties, poison inducing properties or even a chakra and dead tissue absorbing quality, much a kin to real moss and fungi. Some specific branch of the fungi even have mind-controlling capabilities, but it's required to induce the fungal spores into the target by touch, after which it will grow it's way towards the targets brain internally and take over, collect info or possibly control them. Strengths: Versatile and allows the user to regain strength and chakra mid-battle through absorbtion of dead tissue. It's got a great variety for many situations and it's not obvious exactly what is going on with this bloodline limit until it's used. Weaknesses: Fire and (controlled) chakrablasts can somewhat easily deal with the fungi, although you have to be careful with the chakra since the moss can also feed off of it if used improperly. Besides that, it becomes easy to see what the bloodline limit entails once it's used, as it's obvious this is moss or fungus. 【Ninja techniques】 A rank techniques: Shuriken Shadow Clone Jutsu Assimilate All Creation Technique B rank techniques: Barrier: Dome Method Technique 【Custom made techniques】 Jutsu name: Fungus Release: Transportation Technique Rank: C Range: N/A. Description: Forming the tiger seal, the user sinks into the ground into a small circle of moss with toadstools in it, seemingly dissapearing. A simple transportation technique, this technique will then allow the user to appear somewhere else in the same circle of moss with toadstools in it, which seem to appear out of nowhere to anyone watching. The technique is usable in battle, but the sinking effect is slow allowing opponents to land hits while she is 'sinking' into the patch of moss. Never the less, the appearing effect is quickly, allowing Seijo to appear out of nowhere rather quick and attacking. Jutsu name: Fungus Release: Invocation of Nature Rank: B Range: 500m diameter. Description: After forming a boar-hare-ram seal string, and then slamming the palm into the ground, the user can transform the area around themselves into a mossy field by spreading the moss inside their body rapidly over the land, capable of terraforming even the most arid lands into moss and fungus covered 'grasslands' which will quickly (10 minutes) give rise to many forms of plantlife and even small trees (30 minutes). This technique seems semi-useless but it allows the user to transform land into something both useful, and to create a place where she is at home. Jutsu name: Fungus Release: Control of Nature Rank: B Range: 500m diameter. Description: Using the moss that is already present in an area, the user is able to control the fungus and moss to a degree, making it capable of grabbing feet, forming walls and also spreading it even further, as long as the controlled substance stays in contact with moss or the user. Jutsu name: Fungus Release: Deterioration of Spores Rank: B Range: A cone of 20m outwards of the user, in a triangle shape. Description: Inhaling deeply and placing an open palm in front of the mouth, the user exhales and blows out a large amount of spores over the area in front of her, which carry a poisonous substance that can cause anyone that inhales the spores to start breathing heavily, growing stronger and ultimately choking them by growing fungal growths in their throat over the course of a week if left untreated. Anyone that gets into contact with them externally, such as skin contact, will develop rashes which burn heavily, but are non lethal and can easily be treated as well. Jutsu name: Fungus Release: Fungal Chakra Sap technique Rank: A Range: Touch. Description: After spreading fungus from one person (user) to the other (target) the user is able to 'infect' the target with fungus, by touching them and so spreading the fungus and moss to them. The user might notice, but will find it is hard to get rid of the fungus once it's internal through the chakra tenketsu. Once inside, the fungus will slowly sap away the enemies chakra, eating it to strengthen itself. After approximately a minute, the chakra eating fungus will be 'full' and detach itself, either falling off of the body, or being taken away by the blood system of the target. Jutsu name: Fungus Release: Hallucination of Spores Rank: B Range: A cone of 50m outwards from the user. Description: Inhaling deeply and placing an open palm in front of the mouth, the user exhales and blows out a large amount of spores over the area in front of her, which are infused with the users' chakra and can carry over a genjutu upon being touched by a spore. Since it's easy to be freed from a genjutsu this technique is generally used only when fighting small groups. The genjutsu is capable of doing pretty much anything a high level genjutsu can do, giving the user pretty much full control over the effects of the genjutsu, while using the subconcious of the target to identify and use psychologically harmful events. Jutsu name: Fungus Release: Greater Deterioration of Spores Rank: A Range: An area of 1km in diameter. Description: Similar to the normal deterioration of spores technique, this technique can cover entire battlefields in spores, transmitting the poison to anyone that inhales the spores, and also onto any allies that get harmed. Jutsu name: Fungus Release: Ultimate Siphoning Jutsu Rank: S Range: Medium Description: After covering a field in moss, the user will then use their Control technique to encase an opponent in a special type of moss that hardens tremendously when it comes into contact with foreign chakra. It makes it able to withstand hard blows from taijutsu, weaponry and most jutsu. Encasing the opponent, the user then starts using the moss to siphon chakra, and transfer it to themselves to refill their reserves. What makes this S-rank is the speed at which this occurs - within ten minutes a target will be drained of nearly all chakra, at which point the technique can be disabled and the target 'freed' although with the little amount of chakra they would have left, they'd be as good as disabled for the duration of the fight. Jutsu name: Summoning: Neki the Newt Rank: C Range: N/A. Description: This summoning technique summons Neki the Newt. Given the qualities of a newt, this newt is capable of high speed water traversal as well as shooting water out of it's mouth. It's size is medium sized (it's aproximately 2m. high and 4m. long) and is big enough to carry two people in it's mouth at once if they are standing up. Weaknesses: Weaknesses to all internal fungi, such as the inhalation of the poisonous spores, or being touched by either the fungal parasite technique or chakra sap technique are external chakra. This is due to the fact that the moss and fungi adapt to the targets chakra, feeding off of it for sustainability. Any external chakra will offset it and make it deteriorate, as well as the effects with it. As such you can be pulled out of the genjutsu with external chakra (as is the case with regular genjutsu as well), you can stop the effects of spreading poisonous moss and fungus due to the Deterioration of Fungus technique, although the effects it's had on the target up until that point will remain (i.e you won't get rid of the rash, or the internal burning sensation it created). A weakness for external moss (the spores in the air, or the moss on the ground) is that it's highly flamable, however this is also a strength because it can be used against you. “I do not give to receive - I simply take.” If I die tonight Higōhō is a man of reasonable build, especially considering he practices a mostly non contact style of fighting. He's not precisely buff, more like lean, but that's just the way he likes it. His arms are toned as well as his chest and stomach which is more or less the extent of his build. He has a rounded jawline, with a round chin, protruding slightly from the rest of his faces' contours. The skin on his face is rather tight - it wouldn't be possible to pinch and pull his cheeks. He has a very thin nosebridge, and a slightly pointed nose. If one had to label it, his nose were likely to be seen as about average sized. Some of his facial features that stand out a lot are his pure white eyes which conflicts with his black hair and the black shirts he always wears. Although his outfit always changes (he's quite aware of fashion, and although he doesn't follow the latest trends, he likes to dress in ways that make him feel good) he has one consistent piece of clothing in his look - his necklace. On this necklace is the mon of the Hamajō Confederation. One could say he is very much a patriot. And the nice things one can say about him end about there. Personnel files. Access only by security personnel with a C3 clearance. 【Full Name】 Higōhō (meaning illegitimate) Hyuga 【Alias】 Bastard 【Affiliation】 The Hamajō Confederation 【Age】 Eighteen (18.) 【Sex】 Male. 【Sexuality】 Straight. 【Birthplace】 Konohagakure. 【Bloodline】 Arguably.. Hyuga. 【Rank】 Chūnin Psych. report. Medical secrecy applies. 【Personality】 Higōhō isn't a nice person whatsoever. He's very sure of himself, cocky to some, arrogant to others. It doesn't help that he's not weak, either. He believes very strongly in himself, and although he's smart enough to know that he's no Madara or Pain, he knows he's strong. Not only is that because of the Byakugan, it's also because of his own hard work he thinks, as well as some natural skill he feels like he has. His cockiness and arrogance has lead him to become quite careless when conversing with people - you can call him an asshole, a lighter term would be being rude. Truth is, he just doesn't really care. If a girl asks him what he thinks of her dress, and he doesn't like it, he'll tell her the dress is ugly. If her face is ugly too, well, he'll probably tell her that too. Though that doesn't mean he would dislike this person, he just thinks himself above most people, so he feels a right to say that. Ofcourse, if he likes something, he isn't afraid to say that either. But he doesn't like that much things. In battle.. do I even need to say this? He's arrogant. He's a bit overzealous at times, and doesn't know his own limits, willing to take on things that are above his own skill level. But so far that's not really ever gone wrong terribly. Aside that, you can call him dumb, or you can call him brave, but he doesn't really give up. You'll have to kill him, knock him out, or cut off his legs and arms if you want him to stop getting up after you pummel him. To him, it doesn't matter. Dying is more honorable than giving up. Besides his arrogant appearance and his lack of care for people around him - the catch is that really he does care. Being a bastard child and - boo-hoo-hoo - not receiving a lot of attention, love, nurturing and care, meant that to Higōhō he had to appear like he didn't care, to not give his father the satisfaction of being broken by his lack of care. This carried over to his adult years. And while he might not care for others because he likes them, he cares for their well being since they are in the same battalion. So, he'll be very sacrificial if he needs to be, willing to give his life up for something like a mission or another person. 【History】 Higōhō was born 18 years ago, to a Hyuga side branch member and a woman of lesser morals. Not exactly a brilliant future ahead of himself, especially since he was born with the Byakugan and thus it was demanded that he was handed over to the Hyuga's He was immediately given the cursed seal on his forehead. A stain of shame on his father's reputation, and already that of his own. Not like a newborn baby was aware of such concepts as reputations. But during his childhood his father made it painfully obvious that he wasn't exactly wanted - 'an accident' - and later one even went as far as saying that he was a stain on the family name, a bastard child who was never meant to be. He shrugged it off, really, because at that point it became apparent that his father was a deadbeat, only allowed to stay in the Hyuga home because his drinking problem and gambling addiction would bring shame to the family if word ever got out. Most of his childhood he was micro-managed by the nannies and tutored by the older members. More often than not he was treated as a child that wasn't supposed to be there, but they put up with him regardless. He showed progress in using the byakugan, especially the gentle fist, as if some sort of innate skill with that style was already within him. Whether that was true or not remained to be seen but fact of the matter was he did good in classes. As soon as he became 7, he was sent to the shinobi academy, because a bastard child had nothing better to become than a shinobi anyway. He did well. Well enough, anyway. Didn't exactly want to be there but hadn't much other choice. At that point in time he had already thought to himself that his only purpose in life was really to be a shinobi - and to fight for the confederation. The confederate soldiers were sort of his heroes, warriors fighting to protect their homes, true patriots, yadda yadda. He loved them. So, he figured, why not become one? The Confederation took over at that point and since then his class was kind of filled with masses of kids. That meant that, even though there were many prospect shinobi that were at a good level, there were far more useless kids who were only there because their parents want them to be. And that meant Higōhō would stand out a little. Welp, he passed, no big surprise. Got to be a genin running around doing stuff like saving kittens from trees and stuff. It didn't matter, he was still a confederate shinobi, which felt good. It didn't take him too long to become a chunin - the Confederation took an interest in him due to the Byakugan, and so his promotion came rather easy. And here we are! 【Family ties】 His family is mostly the Hyuga clan - his father, ofcourse, and then the nannies and teachers that he worked with. The other kids, he supposes, were 'okay'. He didn't really got bullied, so that's a plus. Katso Hyuga \| Father \| 47, his room in the Hyuga estate, professional deadbeat. 【Dreams and fears】 He dreams of, one day, becoming a jonin and leading a team, or perhaps even becoming a captain for the confederation and entering the political world of the Confederation. Besides that, he kinda wants to live a calm life after his service. What a simple soul. His fear is probably dying by Curse Seal - it'd be hard knowing you're gonna die without being able to fight back. Combat reports. Gathered from evaluation reports after missions. 【Fighting style】 Higōhō is a very close combat oriented fighter, using the gentle fist. He is a proficient gentle fist user, capable of ousting most other nintaijutsu users with his own, and being a force to be reckoned with even within the Hyuga clan. That is not to say he'll beat anyone, however. 【Kekkei genkai, or bloodline limit】 Bloodline limit name: Byakugan Description: I can copy paste this URL here or you can just read it if you have no idea about byakugan (you barbar). His byakugan has a maximum range of 12 km, though that's only when he's not doing anything intensive (such as fighting). 【Ninja techniques】 A rank techniques: Eight Trigrams Mountain Crusher B rank techniques: Gentle Fist (style) Eight Trigrams Vacuum Palm Eight Trigrams Sixty-four Palms Eight Trigrams Thirty-two Palms C rank techniques: Palm Bottom Tenketsu Needle 【Custom made techniques】 Jutsu name: Eight Trigrams Vacuum Combo Rank: C Range: Very close. Description: The jutsu is nothing more than a combination of a gentle fist move with the vacuum palm move. First the user spins around on their axle, using their left/right hand (depending on the way you spin) to open up the victims' body by slapping away any defensive hand placements, before slapping their palm forwards and using the vacuum palm technique. “Watashi wa Kami - I am still God.” Over the past 11 years Yamato hasn't changed much - appearance wise - in comparison with before the Hamajo confederation arrived. He's grown in size, reaching up to 1.83cm by now. He still dresses the same - tshirts, a-shirts or sweatshirts with some form of jacket over them. He usually wears chino's like he did before, but has traded his slip-in's for a pair of black combat boots. Yamato is defined as a handsome boy, having a chiseled jawline and somewhat skinny-looking cheeks. His nose bridge is quite thin, although not as if it were a stripe. Contrary to most with a thin nosebridge, his nostrils are also thin. Besides that he has no specific bone structure related characteristics. His eyes are a deep dark green, but not so dark that they can be mistaken for a grey-black colour. In accordance with genetics they are slightly slanted. The most defining features on his face are most likely his 3 large, reddish old scars running across his nose. Yamato's body is 'normal' in terms of muscle and fat, though it's improved compared to 11 years ago. He has some obviously defined muscled due to the nature of their schooling, as a normal shinobi is expected to keep up with his athletic properties. His arms are skinny, meaning that the muscles there are by nature more defined, but due to hard training, they are also very much so toned to perfection. Without flexing you could most likely see the muscles regardless. The same goes for his legs. His chest is not very broad nor does it extend towards the front due to musclemass. As such he has a rather 'normal' looking chest. Regardless he does have some definition there, although you probably wouldn't see it very often due to his clothes. Personnel files. Access only by security personnel with a C3 clearance. 【Full Name】 Yamato Minamoru 【Alias】 Phoenix-touched 【Affiliation】 The Hamajō Confederation 【Age】 29 【Sex】 Male 【Sexuality】 Heterosexual 【Birthplace】 Konohagakure, regretably 【Bloodline】 Minamoru 【Clan Name】 Minamoru-shi 【Customs】 The Minamoru used to be very traditional, and they still are, holding onto values of old. Although as every other clan they have to grow with the times, and as such many customs have become merely symbolical and don't actually hold much significance. These customs are almost always on par with that of the other clans, since the clan is not much different from the others. That said, they have since their waning influence, dabbled more into even darker trades, and many of the Minamoru which were not shinobi, have become actively involved in the illegal arms trade, drugs trade, prostitution and other illegal activities. 【Special Traits】 Males are known to be born with black hair specifically, with the females usually being born with either black hair, or white hair. Chances seem to be 50/50 for either of the colour. Their eyes are green, differing only in coloration between dark and light green. The Minamoru do not have any hiden or kekkei genkai - in fact, they despise kekkei genkai and see it as a curse, where as hiden are seen as a pest, but 'acceptable.' 【Influences】 The Minamoru influence on Konohagakure was very, very big. Some of it was subtle, such as underground influences due to the Yakuza affiliations they have, or rather.. the fact that they lead one of the three largest Yakuza groups in Konohagakure, and dealt in things like Senju DNA, Sharingan black trade (rare) or even the drug trade. Their affiliations in this field are obvious to those involved, but to the outside world, it seems completely preposterous that the Minamoru, a powerful and high 'n mighty clan is involved in this. Besides that they were a huge economical influence 11 years ago, because they owned more or less 60% of all of Konoha's economical centre with Minamoru Enterprises. The remaining 40% is, thankfully for Konoha, not theirs since the other Yakuza groups were trying hard to wrangle control away from them. The fact that they own most of the economical centre should probably say enough about their economical influence but this is not to say that all this money flows directly into the pockets of the Minamoru clan - bribes, wages, etcetera all is paid from these funds. Finally the political aspect of the clan, which was not as big as it's underground or economical influence. Never the less it's still present - the fact that the Minamoru are a shinobi clan in essence (though, that is debateable very much so) gave them a small influence, and their alliances with other clans, as well as their feuds with some of the others, are a reason that they were politically well regarded, though not as high as the Hyuga or the Uchiha, or even the Uzumaki's although those have recently been more forthcoming towards the Minamoru. Ever since the death of Reijo at the hands of Fujitora Choko, the clan has fallen, and fallen deep. The only Minamoru of relative high stands are the shinobi, and even those have been falling ever so slightly. The only two remaining shinobi with a grain of honor left are Reijo's children - Rei Minamoru, a 25 year old medical kunoichi, and Yamato Minamoru himself, the heir to the clan after his uncle passes away. Never the less the clan has no estates left - all financial enterprises, shops, financial buildings were given away by Fujitora Choko to rival companies to ensure that the Minamoru held Yakuza group received no financing. Their political power waned as Reijo was the politician of the clan - the other Minamoru were regarded as too hotheaded and his uncle was a drunk, so he barely did anything with the clan. The Minamoru are barely a remnant of themselves, if they can even be called that. 【Relations】 Naito - the Naito clan is one of the clans that the Minamoru have been feuding with for the longest time. The feud started about 200 years ago, when both the Minamoru and the Naito were relatively new to Konoha. Ever since it's been dubbed the Feud of the Tiger and the Dogs. The long standing feud hasn't subsided just yet as members of this clan frequently clash - be it with words, swords, or politics. No longer applicable. The Naito clan is wiped out. 【History】 The Minamoru clan was founded quite recently compared to the other clans such as the Uchiha or the Hyuga. They were not part of the original founding clans, and migrated later as a result of economical changes. They weren't originally shinobi but quickly managed to adapt into a Shinobi clan effortlessly. They were comprised of highly driven individuals that wished to become the greatest at, more or less, whatever they attempted. It didn't always succeed, actually, more often than not, but you only need to give one glance to the current status of the clan to see how far they kicked it in those 200 years, compared to the Uchiha. Never the less they don't quite fit into Konoha - they are not so much underhanded, and wouldn't do anything to directly harm Konoha, but they are very self centered and do anything they do for the clan or themselves, not for Konoha. Konoha is simply a means to an end for them. Never the less a feeling of pride and honour is also common place in the clan so Konoha needn't worry about the Minamoru betraying them. They do what they do for themselves, or atleast so they say, but deep down most of the Minamoru are quite self sacrificial, especially the shinobi. Those that aren't in the shinobi trade are often a whole different breed of people, mostly simply normal people and civilians. In short, that means they have a tough skin, cussing, feuding, and appear somewhat rude and cold. Underneath that however are people that deeply respect tradition, hierarchy and self sacrifice. They might not show it but it's definetely there. Moving on, they also don't fit Konoha because they are very outspoken against kekkei genkai - and sadly for Konoha (or the Minamoru's, depending on who you ask) there are plenty of clans with kekkei genkai's. This has been reason for them to be a bit of an outcast-clan compared to others, distancing themselves from main Konoha, living outside the village. Up until the mid-years, between Sarada and Boruto's births, and current situation, they were insignificant, standard fodder clans. However it was then that they broke through with the arrival of the ronin, that fueled the underground Yakuza operations that some of the Minamoru were involved in. Due to this they suddenly raised in power unexplainedly, gaining more funds to further their political influence and economical presence. It didn't take long before Reijo took over 40-so years later, and furthered that all even more, expanding their influences rather rapidly. 11 years later, in the Hamajō Confederation, there's not much left of the Minamoru clan. All estates are gone, only the housing area remaining. Everything is, more or less, gone. Only Fujitora Choko and his 11th corps are to be blamed - that much any shinobi in the Minamoru clan will tell you. 【Rank】 Jonin Psych. report. Medical secrecy applies. 【Personality】 Yamato used to be seen as a thug or a criminal in the making. Not far from the truth given his father was the largest criminal in the entire village - something Yamato has no particular feelings towards since to him it was a way of life since his birth. However Yamato was never a criminal - he might've done questionable things during his services to the Hamajō Confederation but never anything that he'd consider criminal activity. Something else that characterizes him is his aggressive tendencies, as he is very very quick to anger and is, very much so, an asshole to everyone he meets. Those that know him for longer, such as Akio Tendou or Aoi Don Maquia will testify to this. Yamato is a bright young man, widely regarded in Konohagakure as a prodigy of attack. This is seen in his psyche as well, as the boy has shown aggressive and violent tendencies from time. Some would call it a short fuse.. and others call it being a thug in the making. Regardless of which is true, the boy also has shown impeccable resilience, steadfastness and a healthy dose of respect for tradition. Rumor within the Minamoru clan has said this is due to the amount of training that got instilled into him at an early age, and that he instills into himself daily even still. The boy also hates kekkei genkai for one reason or another, a sentiment shared by the entire clan, and some radicals even go so far as to wish those with a kekkei genkai dead. Yamato is a good student, and gets very good grades compared to those in the same years as him. He has shown a talent for, how could it be anything else, taijutsu and nintaijutsu, focusing especially on the offensive. This goes well with his aggressive nature and he is known to be able to take down opponents in a matter of seconds, although his defense is less than average. Despite attempts to convince him, his resilience has proven that fruitless. Then again, the boy has always been a prodigy and nobody has been able to prove that the boy might need a defense as well. This has affected his personality in a more or less negative way, although that is open to interpretation. The boy is somewhat- no, very arrogant, and while he wouldn't boast about his skills, he is fully aware of his status as a prodigy. This has given him the idea that he is above everyone else, and he has remained to keep this idea as he's been unhindered by anyone who could prove him wrong. Watashi wa Kami - in his eyes, he is God. 【History】 Pre Hamajō Confederation Yamato's childhood years were essentially a calmth before the storm. He spent his first four years as most children his age did - calmly in the arms of his mother, and playing outside. Then at the age of four, his father decided that it was time for him to become ready. Determined to make the clan greater than it already was, he hired a teacher who was to teach Yamato the basics about being a shinobi. No, he didn't learn any techniques, but learnt the mental side of shinobi's, namely rules, history and things you needed to know. This affected his school career indirectly as he had more background knowledge than most when he entered base school. During his time at base school he still had interest in making friends and preferred to learn techniques, practice taijutsu or throwing and fighting with kunai and shuriken. He often sparred with others, showing of his tenacious and aggressive nature in these matches. He often ended up fighting kids that were bigger and older, beginning to make a name for himself. He became a genin at the age of 12 like most others and went on to attend the high school to become a chunin. In that aspect, while he was a prodigy, he was like everyone else. During high school years he maintained a very steady level of training, to maintain his position within the clan which had grown by now. He became, more or less, the pride of his clan and family, and went unrivaled within the clan. In highschool he maintained a same degree of authority, although there were those that had problems with it, he found that he barely had any problems maintaining his position as the people that objected were often not even close to his level of mastery. Although this makes him sound like a hard ass, all he wanted was for people to more or less leave him alone. The only people he could really get along with was his own family. And even that was strenuous at times. Later, he became semi friends with Aoi, who had shown Yamato to be more capable than she let onto. Never the less they weren't ever close to friends - more so, being colleagues that enjoyed working together with each other more than if they had to work with others, the exception to that being Akio, who was Aoi's preferred companion for a long time. As for the hatred of people with kekkei genkai, it stems from the preconceived notion that people with kekkei genkai seem to think themselves special, untouchable or even godlike, and when you pair that with historical events focusing around kekkei genkai and being mostly negative (Infinite Tsukuyomi, Hyuga clan being a prime target to other villages), it results in a hatred that is widespread among this clan, which has seen it's fair share of bad luck to do with kekkei genkai during the centuries. Besides that Yamato is of the opinion that he could beat a kekkei genkai easily through strength and a superior will to work for something. Arrival of Hamajō Confederation During the arrival of the Hamajō Confederation Yamato played a part in the taking of the city. While he was defending the city at first, he switched sides halfway through after realizing that the Hamajō Confederation wasn't all that bad - in fact, it was better than Ayame and Fujitora. It didn't help that Fujitora was responsible for the death of his father - and in turn, the near death of his family. The Hamajō Confederation would have a larger chance to make his family important again. He arrived on scene near the 11th corps headquarters, which was where Fujitora was holed up. Finding himself trailing mostly behind dead bodies, he soon find the source of this - Yakoul. The cat-like person had slaughtered most of the 11th corps, including Saburo and Daiki, two people that Yamato had hoped to kill for himself. Above all, it had killed Fujitora - which was a crime in the eyes of Yamato, blinded by honour. Knowing better than to take revenge by attacking Yakoul, he simply boded his time. He got promoted within the Hamajō Confederation and is now a captain, or otherwise known as Jonin, largely in service at the Amegakure capital. However, recently he's received orders to go to the border area to investigate a compound, and meet with commander Yakoul, who'll be making further use of his services. 【Family ties】 Yamatos family was rather normal, if you keep in mind that he grew up with a family that was not only his father and mother but also included close relatives of those people. Given that his father is the clan head, he has always felt like the entire clan was his family, and not just his father and mother. As such he always felt a great drive to do well, for the honor of the clan. Furthermore the birth of his younger sister when he was 2 added to his drive as he was under the pretense that he'd get to, or even have to, teach her. Reijo Minamoru \| Father \| 43 at time of passing, Konohagakure, used to be often away on bussiness, was a politician and economist, it's said he has a pair of mistresses in any city. Mika Minamoru \| Mother \| 47, Konohagakure, restaurant owner and mother, she is a hard worker who never complains. Atleast she likes to think that she doesn't. Rei Minamoru \| Sister \| 25, Konohagakure, medical shinobi. Popular girl, but unlike Yamato she finds practicing boring and she'd rather spend her time away from home with friends. 【Dreams and fears】 Yamato secretly dreams of a world where there are no kekkei genkai as this would, in his eyes, greatly reduce conflict. Furthermore he dreams of making the Minamoru clan even greater than his father did, to outdo him in something that his father was already very good at. As for fears, Yamato fears causing death and dishonor to the clan, which goes without saying. Besides that he also fears losing respect from the clan and, to a lesser degree, to other shinobi of the Hamajō Confederation. Combat reports. Gathered from evaluation reports after missions. 【Fighting style】 Yamato's fighting style revolves entirely around the attack, offensiveness and taking down an opponent with hard hitting blows. Defense is almost nonexistant in his style, as he barely needs it. He is extremely resilient, as mentioned before, and as such he can take a lot of hits of any kind without showing signs of pain. Besides that, he is also someone who never, ever gives up. As such he will keep getting up even if he knows he cannot win - an admirable trait to some and a sign of stupidity to others. Another aspect of his style is courage, in the form of never being frightened. He is going to be the first to jump into battle and he's going to do so with an aggression bound to shake hearts and silence voices. 【Ninja techniques】 B rank techniques: Katon: Great Fire Destruction C rank techniques: Katon: Great Fireball Technique 【Custom made techniques】 Jutsu name: Minamoru-shi: Nokori Onaji (Minamoru Clan: Remain the Same, 残り同じ) Rank: S Range: N/A Description: This technique is, more or less, what constitutes Minamoru's hiden. It was created by Yamato due to his reckless nature and desire to enter the fray as the first one in - which was a negative thing before. Now, that turns into a good thing. The technique utilizes a very very small amount of chakra, which gathes in a 'pool' of chakra within the user. In general, there's never been a time where the chakra gets used up so quickly in usage of the technique that it completely empties out. This passive ability consumes chakra at a very slow rate constantly, even when not in combat. Luckily Yamato's chakra pool is large enough to sustain it. This ability works through getting hurt - as strange as it may sounds - converting damage done to the user and turning it into raw power. In effect, that means that 'more damage input = more damage output' in simple terms. Muscles are stimulated by the damage, as well as the psychological will to fight on. This allows Yamato to press on past his normal limits - which were already extraordinarily high - and keep fighting even with broken bones, torn muscles or large gaping wounds. The drawbacks to this are, ofcourse, that he's going to be less accurate and skillfull, but more powerful. In short attacks will be more powerful but he'll have a harder time hitting, ofcourse that depends largely on the type of wounds too. That's not to say that he heals them instantly - if he receives a mortal wound, he'll die pretty much if he doesn't receive treatment regardless of the jutsu. But receiving wounds does make him stronger, both in how he feels and how he actually is. It doesn't make him less mortal - but he sees him self as a God. Would he believe he's still mortal? Jutsu name: Minamoru-shi: Chakurabāsuto (Minamoru Clan: Chakra Burst, チャクラバースト) Rank: A Range: 5m-10m Description: Releasing one fourth of the chakra stored in his pool for the Nokori Onaji technique, he releases a pure burst of chakra out of his entire body, causing a shockwave of chakra. This shockwave can extend between 5m and 10m, dependant on how large his pool currently is. The shockwave is powerful enough to send shinobi that don't hold themselves down on the ground flying, sending lightweights (80<kg.) flying atleast 20 meters at high speed, and sending heavyweights (80>kg.) stumbling out of the shockwave area. Objects are sent flying away too, such as kunai, leaves and other random items in the area. The jutsu isn't incredibly damaging on it's own, dependant on objects in the area. For instance, in an empty dirt field, there'll be no objects to send flying, and no objects for the enemy to crash into. So, damage will be reduced to perhaps some light scraping from scraping on the ground. In a forest, or a densely built in city, the damage will be more extensive, given that the enemy might fly into trees, rocks, buildings, roadsigns, etcetera. Jutsu name: Katon: Great Fire Fists Rank: A Range: Close Description: The technique begins by creating a short series of seals ended by a Tiger seal - although since this is Yamato's signature move, he has perfected it to the point where he doesn't need to form the seals any longer. After this the user flicks his wrists and they are set ablaze. Not yet taking a shape the user must focus the chakra around this area for a short period, in the case of Yamato a second or two. After this is done the fire becomes hotter, akin to a bunsenburner in heat, and the fire will take the color blue as a result. The resulting heat is enough to roast skin even if it's not touching the fire, and enough to severely burn anyone that gets in direct contact with the flames, enough to cause third degree (yes, that hot) burns when you get directly hit by a punch of this technique. Anyone standing nearby Yamato will feel the heat emenating off of the boy, whether they are friend or foe, before he leaps into the battle. The fire takes the shape of a lions head, akin to the two guarding lions that stand outside most wealthy places or places of public interest. Jutsu name: Katon: Great Fire Extraction Rank: A Range: Close Description: Yaoku's Revenge sets the user ablaze for a short time, appearing to others as an explosion. In reality it works as a distraction, while the user cocks his hand back which is then lit ablaze. The single hand will be heated up so much, that it overpowers even the Fists of a Tiger technique, heating up to the extent where it will be able to melt both skin, muscle and bone. The intensity of the technique requires so much chakra that it is pretty much useable only thrice. After the required heat is reached, a matter of seconds for Yamato, the user lunges forwards through the explosion he caused himself and launched his fist into the enemy, melting skin first, then fat and muscle, and finally bone before the hand cools down. If used effectively, and the hit connects, it will be a tremendous attack able to incapacitate or kill most enemies. But it requires accuracy, something that is often lacking when an enemy is moving around, and also because the explosion caused by Yamato would obscure his vision. Besides that, the attack leaves him rather exhausted, so that he'd have to retreat from the fight, something that Yamato could obviously never do. As such it's likely for him to overexert himself after using this technique. Jutsu name: Katon: Great Fire Bind Rank: B Range: 10 meter in front of Yamato Description: To be used in conjuction with the Great Fire Extraction technique, but useable on it's own too. This technique is not neccesarily a fighting technique, the sole technique in Yamato's arsenal that isn't focussed 100% on the offense. However it is used as a runner up to a very offensive move. After forming a boar and tiger seal, the user holds the tiger seal while a set of 2 fiery hands emerge from his back, quickly coming out at a rapid speed. These hands will head for the enemy almost instinctively, and grab the enemy by the arm. Once grabbed it will be virtually impossible to get out lest you have a teammate that is able to free you or you work out a genius way to break free. Because the hands are made of flames you will receive slight burning although the burns will not be harmful whatsoever, akin to a D rank fire jutsu if not less harmful. The true fear you should have.. is the follow up jutsu. There is a slight reaction time between being grabbed and the start of the technique, around 1.5 seconds, but dodging will only end up causing the hands to chase you for a longer time. The only true escape is to get out of the 10 meter mark, but that will be hard with just 1.5 second to escape. It's possible for ninja's with above average jutsu, however. Another weakness, aside from it's length, is it's weakness to both water and earth defensive jutsu, such as the earthen walls or the water techniques that send out half an ocean. Using wind or fire against these hands is nearly useless, matter of fact it's counter productive because adding more fire to the arms will have no effect, while using wind based jutsu on them will fuel the flames, speeding them up even more. Electrical jutsu are useless, too, because electricity will go through the hands. An extraordinarily fast shinobi (read: faster than Yamato) will be able to dodge the hands initially and then attack quickly after if he times it right, because attacking Yamato and forcing him to release the tiger seal will stop the jutsu. However, if Yamato moves but still holds the seal, the jutsu will continue. The time it takes to form the hands and attempt to grab the opponent is all within 1 post, but the actual act of grabbing depends on it being dodged/ran away from, and as such can only happen in the 2nd post. Jutsu name: Fuuton: Greater Fire Fists Rank: C Range: N/A. Description: Technically not a technique on it's own, but still classified as one, the user will not have to form any seals, instead he simply has to augment fuuton chakra in his fists and release it into his fists of the Fire Fist jutsu. Due to Fuuton acting as 'fuel' (fuel for fire is oxygen, a source and burnable material) the fire will begin to burn even hotter, turning the fire blue and causing the area it's used in to appear 'darker' or closer to nightfall. This is due to the bright source of light making the environments appear darker than they really are simply because of the contrast or difference in lightsources. Even on a blue sky, clear lit day it will appear as if it were 00:00 midnight. The fists of the Fire-tiger will burn so hot, the radius at which the heat can be felt greatly expands and even those standing close to Yamato during the usage of this will feel uncomfortably warm, and if they stay near long enough, might begin getting a serious sunburn. The main effect also increases, still holding onto the 3rd degree burns upon connecting a hit, but adding in the additional fuuton element of a highly increased knockback and a cutting effect, too. You will go flying most definetely when you get hit by this augmented technique, sending lighter opponents up to 100m away and heavy, fat opponents at a weight of 200kg about 30 meters. Furthermore, there will be slight cuts, as if you got hit by 20 kunai at once. Ofcourse, that's all superficial wounds - nothing life threatening, but definetely painful. Like most nintaijutsu, this is extemely destructive, but exerting at the same time. There is no real weakness to this technique, as it's not really a technique to begin with but more so an augmentation or reinforcement of another. As such, weaknesses of the Fists of the Tiger still exist, such as suiton jutsu or defensive doton jutsu. Even so, the usage of this extra fuuton jutsu will allow the user to simply brute-force his way past many of these jutsu anyway, most notably doton. Suiton will always be a problem for fire users and this technique is no exception. Jutsu name: Katon: Great Fire Bomb Rank: B Range: 7.5m Description: This technique is a secret trump card held in high regard by the Minamoru clan. Not many outside of the clan know of it, because it's a rather rough technique on both the victim and the user. The users can begin this technique by forming the Tiger seal, after which it cannot be stopped anymore. The user envelops themself in flames, starting out akin to any other fire technique and indistinguishable at this time, looking rather harmless. However this all leads to an explosion. An explosion of the user itself into fiery death. In essence it's a fiery suicide technique that will blow up the user plus anything within 3.5m of the technique, and will damage anything up to 7.5m around the technique. The bad side? If you use this technique you die. Jutsu name: Minamoru-shi: Jisatsu-ryō (Minamoru Clan: Suicide Charge, 自殺料) Rank: B Range: 50m. Description: Utilizing his Futoon element, the user 'boosts' his speed quickly by displacing air in front of him towards his back, to travel quicker similar to how an airplane gains lift. However, this technique isn't fast enough to create lift and neither is Yamato shaped in order to create lift.. However, this will give him speed. Using this speed the use pummels himself into the enemy ranks, most likely a larger group of enemies. The head on charge manifests itself into simply crashing into the enemies with limbs extended, punching left and right to get as many hits in as possible. Defense is NOT a part of Yamato's vocabulary. This can be easily protected against by, say, creating an obstacle like a doton-sphere to protect yourself/you friends (if you're friendly like that.) 【Weaponry, tools and objects.】 Weapon, tool or object name: Backpack. Weapon, tool or object type: It's.. a backpack. Possibly filled with explosive tags. Description: It's a fucking explosive backpack bomb. Bag-o-bombs. EASY.
51,224	1,381	131	2,089	1,979	Yakoul Kakariko The Confederation's General of Armed Forces Sunagakure - Dropping off some Tard The first to arrive was to be expected, the ever so loyal Tanji would discover firsthand the luxuries of working beside the maddened general. His reaction to the well built interior of the fancy vehicle pleased Yakoul more than anything. It not only had a zealot, but it could also quench any thirst for comfort it could demand. Hopefully most of its men could be, more or less, bought from the potential of having them indoctrinated in the Red Sage agenda. It didn't take long for the 11th Corp agent to notice the refined drinks available within the customized bar for the most exclusive of the Armed Forces. "Huh, this? I dunno. I think Ryuu has a few of those shits in the Ame cellar. I just know that they taste fan-fucking-tastic." Evidently the general has absolutely no care for the value of said bottles nor what they represented. It just liked the taste, and the fact that it bathed in endless riches because of its position made it lose touch with the various values of goods in the current Hamajo. It didn't help that such concepts were somewhat irrelevant to it in its past life. It would simply toss the bottle as if it were some cheap toy right at Tanji, expecting him to catch it as he was indeed getting one of the most valuable waters of life in the continent. "Merry fucking Sage day." Yakoul felt like it did its good deed for the day, giving a probably dangerous killer some free rich people wine was definitely the best thing it could have done for society. Then the question of where it came from and what it was appeared. It was to be expected but its animal ears twitched at the questions. It didn't seem bothered, but give a somewhat confused look at Tanji, even if it fully understood why such things were asked. It simply wanted to stress te guy out a bit, because why not? "Funny you ask that, because I come from the same shithole of a country as you, Tonjo. I think. That piss poor grassy place with that famous, stupid bridge. As for what the fuck I am, heh, I'll let you make a up a theory. Guess correctly, and I won't smack you to the concrete at the fucking spa. Deal? Deal." Tanji surely got himself in a corner there, no he had no choice but to answer his own question. Luckily he'd have the whole trop to figure that out, though the upcoming distractions could very well make the task hard. Speaking of which. "Hey, don't worry, everyone will get the tai- What the fuck?" Cut off by the unexpected surprise, Yakoul was completely caught off guard with Mirai of all people stepping in the limousine without even being solicited in any way, shape or form. Surprised, it didn't really have anything to say to her when she'd set herself in, all she'd notice was the general staring awkwardly at her before pulling out its phone. It dialed a specific number as it zoned everyone in the vehicle out. Taking in a deep breath as the phone rang, once answered, it exploded. "Fucking dog weed shit fuck ass splooging cum guzzling dick fuck anal grinding buttplug fanatic donkey dicking fucktard. The fuck did you do order some other kid, like holy fuck, I have you a list with motherfucking two names ... No screw you Mado, I don't give a single fuck about your goddamn stress about some retarded divorce ... No shut the fuck up I'm the boss. You've done it now dick head I ... Oh." For some reason it cooled down in the middle of its fury and listened closely with flabbergasted expression before giggling. Lowering its phone to block off the mic, it'd whisper to the group which had Kanata enter by then while snickering. "Pfff haha, he's crying." Taking the phone back against its ear, the general sighed and replied with an amused smile. "Yeah yeah, okay, it's okay Mado. Just go get fucking drunk or whatever. Hugs 'n' fuckin' kisses. click Oh God, okay. That sucked ass. Guess we're dropping you off. At least you'll keep Tsundere-princess here occupied." With one click ending the call, Yakoul lowered the tension by being somewhat normal this time around. It made a quick text message to the driver, indicating a new route to take which would make them enter the capital in order to drop off Mirai. "Alright lil' sluts, we're dropping robocop here to Ame in a few hours and then we're going to enjoy a nice spa. Sounds good, right?" With that, the limousine departed and immediately took the highway system established since the boom of technology about a century ago, many years after the Orange Hokage brought 'peace' to the land. They were off for at least six hours of road. About mid way, they'd arrive at Ame, a pretty quick trip considering the distance, but traffic was often dodged when official governmental forces were engaging the roads. It was obviously pouring in the village, but there were a lot of protected streets and roads that made it viable for anyone to go out without being properly dressed. Especially near the center. The futuristic town would be quite mesmerizing, especially when the old aesthetics of Amegakure were integrated in the neon colors of the various shops. During the whole trip, Yakoul would continuously tell various anecdotal and crude stories about things it lived in Kusagakure while making a bunch of jokes about Tanji's mother. Notably one where there was a possibly that Yakoul could be his father. "Welp, here we are dipshits, and about time. End of the road for you, buddy. Everyone say bye!" All of a sudden, Yakoul was grasping on a lever no one had seen until now right next to its seat. The window on the limo's hood would open, exposing the girl to the rain before the feline pulled the switch. In an almost cartoonish way, the seat Mirai would be sitting on ejected with a rocket propeller right under it. She was sent flying and would land a couple of blocks away, closer to the outpost. "Later Nerd!" Yakoul saluted the girl before the limousine would continue its way toward Iwagakure so they could reach the Gozoboro Spa on time, maybe with even some time to spare for the sauna. At the time they arrived, it was evening, already quite dark in this part of the world, by they were indeed parked right before the spa on top of a small mountain surrounded by many others. The trip was quite bumpy, but the view was magnificent. The spa itself looked like a typical Japanese resort with many little suits and the hot springs at the back quite visible. Too bad they had to go full on bad cop on this whole place soon, and the feline felt especially bad for this. After all, it was its favorite resort. Stepping out of the vehicle, the general stretched itself with a bottle of champagne in its hand. They were standing on the concrete pavement styled with all twelve Chinese animal symbols. Right now they stood on the Dragon and as they would advance they'd discover the beauty of such fine details. But, if Tanji were to recall its previous words, this pavement was going to be his best friend if he were to guess wrong. "Welcome to paradise. Ain't this just the type of place you'd see in a wet dream? I mean, I'm already horny as shit by looking at this place. Speaking of cocks and pussies, now is about time you have me an answer, Tinji." Grinning at the loyal soldier, Yakoul slowly marched forward while gesturing the two to follow it. Hand now behind its back, it patiently awaited the opportunity to smack Tanji to the flawless floor. In the meantime, two women dressed in Kimono emerged from the entrance and bowed to the group as they approached, maintaining the position until they'd arrive.	Spode's Magical Character Emporium of Wonders V.2! DLC pack Coming soon. Buy Season Pass Now! “I'm gon' fuck me some motherfuckers.” 1m75 - 72 KG At first glance, it is almost impossible to not have any preconception regarding Yakoul's normal appearance, an issue that costed the lives of many. Yakoul looks like the typical cat-human people see in various media and have bizarre fantasies about, though the reasons behind its current for are a lot less fantastic. Everyone notices the white cat ears and the long tail, which various in size for no apparent reason, and would usually dumb it down as 'too cute to be threatening'. That's until they see its teeth. Otherwise it can also alternate its cat pupils, usually forming them when in combat. They're orange regardless of the form. Now that the kitty aspects are out, the next issue is ... Well the rest. Its silhouette is completely androgynous. Somewhat curvy bottom part but facial traits that look more like a young male teen's than a female's. Its chest appears to look more like pectoral muscles than breasts. The hair style doesn't help either, being short and curly/messy. Its gender will always remain a dark enigma those in the Confederation hope to crack some day. Or not. Freaks. In terms of attire, it wields a navy blue, long sleeved shirt with golden buttons in the center. An orange pair of shorts to keep its legs warm along with long, same colored socks that nearly reach the knees. It does not wear sandals, ever, but a pair of navy blue shoes it can easily slide on its feet without having to deal with laces or velcro. Personnel files. Access only by security personnel with a C3 clearance. 【Full Name】 Yakoul Kakariko 【Alias】 The Badass who Fucked Konoha (Self proclaimed) Hamajo's Monstrous Hero Kitty Cat 【Affiliation】 The Hamajō Confederation 【Age】 113 【Sex】 ? 【Sexuality】 A lot of things 【Birthplace】 Hidden in the Grass 【Bloodline】 N/A 【Rank】 General of the Confederation's Armed Forces - Jonin Commander Equivalent Psych. report. Medical secrecy applies. 【Personality】 Yakoul earned the title of War hero and trump card of the Confederation's army 11 years ago because of its genius regarding the Art of War and overall capabilities in the field. A lot of it is true, as Yakoul has never backed down from a fight (doesn't mean it never lost), winning against any type of individual conceivable, whether they are intelligent, dumb, strong or frail, it always found a way. This much praise made it a main figure to the Confederation's political and social life, despite all of it being based on prestige told by the Confederation itself. Many know of how ruthless Yakoul is, breaking the 'cute cat' image it once had, but the details remain rather vague and exclusive to inner circles. In truth, although it wields the willpower and charm of an extremely successful warlord, it is undeniably an unpredictable force of malice no one other than the top ruler of the Confederation has managed to tame. It holds the nickname of monster for a reason for anyone who has actively been an obstacle to the feline has lived the merciless and downright cruel fury of the beast. Only through tactical advantage does it show mercy, otherwise it has no qualms in exposing its perverted and sick mind to those it simply wants to rob something from. Ironically, apart from war, it is an individual completely absent of common sense. Mundane activities are engaged in the most eccentric and downright surreal fashion with this critter. Despite emitting one of the most foul presences in the entire world, it has a surprising way of illuminating rooms for people it shares a sense of camaraderie with to avoid getting bored. Indeed, it has a terribly thin attention span. Speaking of comrades actually, as monstrous as it may be, it built itself a rationale that gives actual human value to its close colleagues, only to use their deaths as a catalyst to fill itself with anger and many other emotions to slaughter superior enemies. Does it feel something when someone close dies? Sure, and it knows it, hence why it uses it. Keeping up with unpredictability, its behavior has been deemed so sporadic, it is impossible to truly form a friendship with it. Now the reason being that as much as it enjoys messing around when in free time or just during transition phases in a conflict, one thing will get it to laugh while another almost completely identical will earn the instigator an impromptu vasectomy. Needless to say, many have come and left Yakoul's squad not because of the intense battlefield, but by the insane moodswings. Did I mention its intuition? If it has a bad feeling about you, prepare to have a bad time. Needless to say, ti remains a really good judge of character, as would be any leader. This deserves the final paragraph and serves as a warning to everyone. Profanity is its mother tongue and has a very horrible accent when speaking. In most sentences, it will enter a pointless swear, and this increases depending on how passionate it gets. Add to that a shamelessly crude attitude and we have the most foul individual in the Confederation as one would expect. It doesn't always insert swear words, but they seem to illustrate quite well what its intentions are most of the time. 【History】 Yakoul has lived far longer than most people on this earth, all thanks to the inherited powers of its supposed 'cursed' clan. It didn't feel all that bad to it, quite the contrary, it got eternal life all to itself. The feline essentially saw history happen before it, not that it did much to actually archive it or even remember, it was just there, existing and eating whatever it attacked in a village, whether it be livestock, pet or people. Like many of its clan, it terrified the populace because of its jumps of rage and general disregard for their lives. Yeah no, Yakoul isn't this dual-personality type. It always lived as if its surges of violence were just it being in a bad mood rather than lack of control. Decades went on and it would only be when encountering a group a very strange looking individuals, nothing like those annoying shinobi that were sometimes a little too hard to kill. They were strong, but also quite tasty looking, and Yakoul liked that a lot. Wanting a piece of these people, its blood would quickly be rust to the blades of the leader's right hand. The animal didn't beg for mercy, but rather stared at the dominant being of the group, fantasizing on how it would have been great to have that body all to itself in its cavern. It was not because of its potential that it was spared, however, but because of its amusing appearance. The monster that would eventually be one of the pivotal figures in the war was recruited for looking somewhat like a cat. Well, "recruited", it served as decor for the leader's luxurious tastes. It wouldn't be until the first days of war that Yakoul would prove its worth as more than just a soldier. At first, it was simply sent on small missions due to its enhanced senses and general aggressiveness toward foes. It didn't mind, it had free food and could rip anything to shreds when asked. Doing dirty work was just a small repayment. Its talents as a war leader flourished when confronted to its first ambush. Somewhat devoid of extreme intelligence, it mixed what it learned through living so long and instinct to divide strategies to minimize losses. Though this time it was actual comrades and not food something it would protect in some cave or stolen house. Few casualties and a need to make a profanity filled speech to pump its men, Yakoul was given the title of General. Why? Because the leader could, not that it really earned it or anything. It just made its superior happy and proved its worth. Many events during the war were under its leadership, and generally it kept the upper hand and quickly understood the art of war. One could say it was more or less its destiny to hold such a position as it lived in relatively poor countries where small conflicts were rampant and only through strategy was survival possible. What would mark Yakoul as a war hero would be how it led its men to the doors of Konoha and in three days time, murdered with its bare hands the leader of the 11th Corp, the equivalent of Root at the time. Fujitora Choko was killed, and Ayame Choko, the Hokage, would have the same visit by Yakoul. Many speculate that Ayame was never there to begin with, but soldiers attest that Yakoul had killed her as well. Of course, victors are the ones who write history, so even knows if this whole damn history section is legit and not me making a BS Shyamalan on you? Thought so. After the war, Yakoul's been ... Quiet. Simply because the Red Sages have been too sporadic for it to actually care enough. It is mostly seen in public events with its master or simply to keep itself entertained. 【Family ties】 It doesn't have any known relatives. Unless you count every stray cat in the world. The Great President \| Master and Pet \| N/A - Amegakure Capital 【Dreams and fears】 Yakoul dreams to simply do whatever it wants the next day. As of now, it fights for its master in a more zealous manner than anything. But if its superior were to die, it could very well change its passion on a whim. As of now, it simply wanted to endlessly fight the rebels, over and over, and hopefully even die a horrible death at their hands. Not that it actively tries to die, it's simply a fantasy. Combat reports. Gathered from evaluation reports after missions. 【Fighting style】 Swift and deadly. Yakoul's fight have often been rather quick, or at least when it decides to go on the offensive anyway. Most of the time it falls on taunts and easily evades and/or blocks strikes it can see coming beforehand. Easily finding the flaws in the techniques employed by the opposition, when confident enough it can end it, Yakoul will strike where it hurts the most. This of course depends on the caliber of the opponent, as those who prove to be a lot more keen on their moves will force the beast to actually prod something out of them with actual violence. When in its lethal mindset, it greatly utilizes its strong tail as a third member to gain an easy advantage on the enemy, as well as keep many of its abilities a 'surprise' for the enemy to discover. Because of this, it prioritizes close quarters combat 3/4 times, especially considering its Jutsu pool. The issue with it fighting longer and longer, however, is that it slowly loses patience and lets its more berserk state take hold, pushing Yakoul to lose a decent thought process out of anger and sheer brutality. 【Kekkei genkai, or bloodline limit】 Bloodline limit name: Juugo's Clan Kekkei Genkai Description: Many consider this Kekkei Genkai as the cheap counterpart of the Sage mode. Yakoul would of course strongly disagree. To start off with the basics, this KG enables the wielder to passively absorb Senjutsu Chakra (Natural Energy) all the time, leaving it with some pretty gargantuan chakra pools. The effects can often be dumbed down to bursts of anger and berserk states, but Yakoul has since grown accustomed to it. However, bien exposed to it for so long, it has developed animal-like traits similar to beings untrained in Sage Art that have absorbed too much Senjutsu chakra. In this case, it acquired feline traits. It is also the cause of Yakoul's massive longevity and seemingly eternal youth. Because it is mostly under control, Yakoul can freely manipulate its own body and expose select parts to 'curse' with his Sage Transformation. Essentially, it can manipulate the form of its body, sprout wings or grow axe blades on its forearms. The possibilities are massive, as long as they aren't too exaggerated. Chakra cannons are also a dominant trait in the Sage Transformation. Generally users of this KG can tank massive blows that prowl through their flesh and pierce their members without an issue as seen when Juugo not only had a massive hole in his arm but also his chest and recovered without an issue. However the more this ability is used, the less coherent the thought process Yakoul's approaches will be. As much as it is used to it, it will eventually lose grip and wildly attack anything if battles push it too far. Withering down Yakoul's endurance makes it the best tactic to make it a lot more dangerous and violent, but also more predictable and easily deceived. Strengths: The KG offers overwhelmingly high amounts of chakra as well as access to natural energy. Naturally users have immense strength, which only increases when enhancing certain parts of their bodies (easily rivals CES). Resilience and a particularly versatile movepool are probably the biggest strengths in there. The added bulk of the sage transformation can be compensated with the chakra jets. Weaknesses: Surprisingly has few, but the lack of control through continuous use is rather exploitable. When transformed, whether it is berserk or not, the moves appear to be more predictable and easy to anticipate, in exchange for simply more destructive power. 【Ninja techniques】 S rank techniques: 1 Compulsory Subjugation A rank techniques: 3 My Favorite Cancer Perfect Symbiosis Enhanced Scales B rank techniques: 4 Super Mega Ultra Go to Hell Cannons Fire Cannon Dash Genjutsu: Cat and Mouse Suffocating Haze C rank techniques: 5 Up yours: Style One Swiisssshhhhh Shotgun Special Lil' Sluggers Regeneration Absorption D-E rank techniques: 3 Hiding in Surface Technique Overwhelming Killing Intent Yakoul's Juinjutsu 【Custom made techniques】 Jutsu name: I'm just fucking better than you! (Also known as Compulsory Subjugation) Rank: S Range: 0 - 50m Description: As Yakoul's Trump card, Compulsory Subjugation is a tool it prefers to use in very specific scenarios and often saves it as a 'Grand Finale' for people like Souji Tametomo. It manifests itself in three tentacle-like appendages emerging from Yakoul's spine with only the tips being of a completely black color, the rest remaining beige/gray like the typical KG transformation. They all hold tremendous strength with the capability of slapping away boulders with one alone and they can strength up to 50 meters. Though as strong as they may be, they remain easy to cut like flesh and inflict gargantuan pain to Yakoul when cut, and even more when being reattached or regenerating, thus forcing its stamina to plummet. But its greatest strength doesn't lie there. The tips are where the ability shines. They are ridiculously sharp, but can still be blocked by robust defenses. Of course once they manage to actually inflict damage, here the fun begins. If one were to be simply scratched by the tentacle, they could have a small piece of Yakoul's flesh in them, not big enough to be game breaking, but enough to bond with their flesh and bone of the area. A large amount of pain occurs as the incompatible flesh acts like a cancer and forces the muscles to tense and twist on each other. If done on an arm or leg, the bones would easily snap and rend the member worthless but it would end there (except for the pain), while if on the body, the organs run the risk of being completely ripped to shreds. The solution is simple, stab the area that was cut, the bleeding will cause a lot of the Sage Transformation flesh to ooze out. The blood loss won't be enough to kill but will render largely ineffective. That's if they can close the wound. If the tentacle is stabbed, however. Everything changes. Large amounts of Yakoul's own flesh is injected in the body, ripping apart muscles and bones as they go, essentially making it a game over unless a third party severs the appendage before it can completely possess the body. Immediate medical treatment can held control this, though the victim is decommissioned. If Yakoul possesses the individual entirely and destroys them from the inside out, they will evidently die. But only to revive as a mindless beast under Yakoul's command, like a pet. They would be possessed by the Sage Transformation entirely, looking exactly like the second stage transformation. They can use the same abilities they once had, barring tactics. The only escape would be death, unless some miracle doctor finds a cure. cough Jutsu name: My Favorite Cancer Rank: A Range: N/A Description: Similar to the Fission Technique, the function is similar, however it is interconnected with the Sage Kekkei Genkai. Essentially Yakoul splits itself physically to produce two teen-like Yakoul. I can go up two four with small kid versions. They are generally physically weaker as they go along and divide, as well as simply having weaker abilities (And the S rank Technique sealed). However they are capable of gathering natural energy individually and slowly grow. When divided by two, about 5 posts are needed for both Yakoul to be fully grown, 8 (4 to be teen sized) for the smaller one. When destroyed, they turn into puddles of flesh that glues itself back into a fission clone, giving back the chakra. When split they can't have more chakra than the average individual unlike a full Yakoul who can have an overwhelmingly high surplus. After 5 posts where they're fully grown, they're forced back into one Yakoul as the technique expires. Jutsu name: Perfect Symbiosis, Bitch. Rank: A Range: 150 KM Description: One could call this an extremely advanced version of sensory, but it really is a mastery of Senjutsu chakra to the extent where someone incapable of being a Sage could master it. Yakoul becomes 'One' spiritually with nature, which is everywhere, making it almost completely undetectable by sensors. Its chakra can be seen by Sharingan, Rinnegan and Byakugan, but locating Yakoul is extremely difficult in long distances. The only exceptions are either Sages or those with this ability (or equivalent). But this also gives a tremendous advantage in sensory skills for Yakoul. When actively using this ability, its pupils dilate like a cat's as it uses natural energy as a powerful sensory ability for both extremely long ranges and close range. When going long range, it is mostly good for finding very specific chakra signatures and presences in remote areas as well a detecting who is in what area and how many beings there are there. When in close range, it can essentially take over for sight and sound as it gives a very precise input on what approches, what form it has and how fast it is moving. Its enhanced sense of smell and hearing usually compliment the job perfectly. Jutsu name: Awesome as shit Scales Rank: A Range: Personal Description: Developed after killing Fujitora Choko, Yakoul decided to innovate a bit defensively, and thus also evolve offensively, by taking elements from the Heavenly Blood. Here, it must use Sage Transformation before this becomes possible. Yakoul is capable of having 'scales' rapidly grow on affected parts of its body by concentrating both senjutsu chakra and stamina to make them steel-hard. Indeed, it affects both the physical and chakra state of the user, making it something that can't be entirely recovered by passive natural energy absorbing. These can easily block non-enhanced weapons and take multiple hits from those. It takes stronger Ninjutsu to break through. The seconde usage it has requires a lot less stamina, almost none, but it loses all of its value. Using a bit of wind chakra on its pores, Yakoul can simply fire these scales in large waves like large, diamond-shaped kunai in a direction it chooses without actually moving. Being made of chakra they have higher piercing capability, but they are somewhat slower and more predictable than the ninja tools. Their strength mostly lie on the being ejected from anywhere at anytime. Jutsu name: Fire Cannon Dash Rank: B Range: 30m - 100m Description: A simple technique that utilises both Fire release and the Juugo clan's cannons. In this technique they're generally on the back and the elbows and take en entire post to charge with heat. Yakoul can still do whatever during that post except for cannon usage, but the increase in energy is very apparent. In the next post it can choose to either keep the cannons red hot for up to three turns before releasing the technique, and during that wait it can use cannon abilities but with a 50% penalty in power. When it it used however, Yakoul can travel between 30m to 100m in speeds that rival even body flicker, all the while being in control of its body. However it can only travel in a straight line, making somewhat predictable the first go, but extremely lethal if not ready. Jutsu name: Genjutsu: Cat and Mouse Rank: B Range: Sight and Sound Description: Yakoul's only real Genjutsu other than the basic stuff, which uses both visual and sound queues to make it exceptionally difficult to pinpoint. Here it will sway its tail from left to right while applying it, those who simply look at Yakoul will see the tail move regardless if they focus on it. The Yin chakra already has its effect and simply needs an activation. The sound required is a simply crack of its jaw, something it does all too often in a fight, whether it applies it or not. Breaking free is the typical methods, but it doesn't make one immune to it. The effects are simple, once affected, the perception of the victim is severely flawed. They will feel as though they are seeing through the eyes of a mouse, or any small critter really and the whole environment, including Yakoul is giant. As such, all they would see would be a giant Yakoul attacking them, its massive movements easily covering their whole line of sight and making it horribly tedious to predict anything. Jutsu name: Suffocating Haze Rank: B Range: Description: Fusing Wind and Fire chakra, steam-like incense that covers a large amount of ground with Yakoul being the center of it all. When using this ability Yakoul cannot utilise its other cannon abilities. The effects are simple, it imposes a powerful heatwave in the whole field and a bit beyond really quickly with a slight haze to make visibility harder for others. Plants, even trees, die in the first seconds of the technique drying up almost anything, the insects follow shortly after and animals feel extremely dehydrated. Bigger summons also feel the huge toll as their big bodies are confiscated of a large amount of water, making them just as susceptible. Trained shinobi can withstand it easily, other lifeforms not so much. Water techniques suffer the most from it, bring mostly dried up and losing most of their strength. Lightning, because of wind chakra infused, become a little weaker but mostly inaccurate in both targeting and usage (chakra control is simply harder). Wind Techniques suffer a similar effect to Lightning, being eaten up by the fire aspect. Earth suffers more slowly, drying up and losing solidity eventually. Only Fire techniques are enhanced here to Yakoul's advantage. Lasts for five posts, cool down for five as well. Jutsu name: Shotgun Special Rank: C Range: Close, extends to about 10m Description: A wind based ability that is mostly non-lethal (unless you suck) which consists in releasing strong air pressure from the cannons protuding from Yakoul's body. The released pressure acts like a shotgun shell, extremely strong push back when in point black, but loses it strength as it goes along. The effect of distance really depends on the individual strength of each, but it's generally meant to keep people away in a pinch. Also useful to eject oneself really quickly into the air or to a direction. Jutsu name: Lil' Sluggers Rank: C Range: N/A Description: Yakoul uses a much weaker version of the Fission technique, letting a bit of its flesh drop on the ground and ignite thanks to fire chakra. It quickly hoards natural energy to grow into a child-sized humanoid golem, similar to Deidara's puppets, as they start charging in at whatever Yakoul wants gone. They can morph their limbs and bodies to an extent, forming blades and bizarre/flexible shapes. They're slow and somewhat predictable, but damaging them will result in more of them coming back. It is being completely destroying them into sufficiently small pierces that the flames covering them overpowers their regeneration and they just die. They're more of a very annoying distraction than anything. Jutsu name: Delicious Grub Rank: C Range: Close Description: This deserves some explaining. In a large battlefield full of NPC's, this technique essentially allows Yakoul to recover from non-fatal injuries easily as it barely requires any chakra and simply uses to heal its damaged body. So some specifications are needed. In order to fully absorb a body and heal major wounds it needs to be immobile for two posts, as in it can't move from that point, but can still use jutsu and so on to defend itself. Jutsu name: Overwhelming Killing Intent Rank: D Range: Up to 5 KM Description: Yakoul's aura is so foul and its chakra levels massive enough to have nearby individuals actually feel the pressure of its bloodlust on their shoulders. Only the strongest shinobi around will not fear a tint of fear as their natural instincts would force them to have when confronted to such a deadly predator. It is capable of using it from pretty big distances when it is stalking certain individuals to put them on their guard all the while destabilizing them. Jutsu name: Yakoul's Seal of Approval Rank: N/A Range: Personal Description: Almost exactly like Orochimaru's Curse Seal since it did come from the Kekkei Genkai after all. The Confederation saw great potential in this and made it possible for Yakoul to impose Juinjutsu on certain victims and disobedient followers. It doesn't spread it like free candy however, as it is also a source of power that could easily push unworthy individuals into berserk-like states and be an issue to society. 【Weaponry, tools and objects.】 Weapon, tool or object name: Tease Weapon, tool or object type: Claw Rings Description: A set of Claw Rings worn in every finger except the thumbs. Why? Because they're freaking cool. Also they're specially designed to have wind chakra channel out of the pointed blade form 30 cm air claws. They're hard to see at first glance and cut like any chakra enhanced blade (because its chakra yah). Weapon, tool or object name: Ninjato Weapon, tool or object type: Just a Ninjato Description: Just a Ninjato is carrier around for no reason. Weapon, tool or object name: Awesome clothes Weapon, tool or object type: Clothes Description: It always wears the same clothes, and they can survive being burnt and its super transformations. They don't protect from damage, they just prevent you from seeing Yakoul naked. “By the honor of the Tametomo, I will fight to the death for all our freedoms.” 1m83 - 88 kg A rather tall lad with a well built body, Arima does have the looks on his side. Not the most attractive but that isn't his only asset. With black, almond shaped eyes and straight black hair, some would expect him to be some Uchiha rather than related to the Red Sages leaders. Not so broad shoulders but evidently trained arms and dexterous hands. In terms of attire, he takes whatever he needs to blend in, but often sticks to the Confederation uniform to keep as inconspicuous as possible as a shinobi. He's always seen wearing black combat gloves alone with these odd navy blue boots he wears instead of the common sandals. He's also fond of cloaks when executing covert operations despite having a mask at his disposal, he just likes it. Personnel files. Access only by security personnel with a C3 clearance. 【Full Name】 Arima Shuu - Tametomo 【Alias】 The Rising Sage The Great Red Sage's Cousin The Pussy 【Affiliation】 The Red Sages 【Age】 17 【Sex】 Male 【Sexuality】 Straight 【Birthplace】 Amegakure 【Bloodline】 Tametomo's Shuu branch 【Rank】 Chūnin Psych. report. Medical secrecy applies. 【Personality】 A pretty boy with a status that easily earns him social recognition. Arima doesn't mind utilizing the Tametomo name when in rebel grounds to pride himself over his lineage, something that does get him some female attention. Quite the hotshot and showoff with his rather advanced techniques he dedicates to his own clan, one could say he's the type of popular kid that everybody knows whether they like it or not. In the midst of his demonstrations and indulging himself in praises, he simply loves to maintain a cold and distant attitude, to play the 'mysterious' guy while saying encouraging phrases regarding honor and all that jazz. What most don't see however is that he is far under the expectations of the usual Tametomo, he's a pushover. Souji was quite the thing at his age and that's not even mentioning Tarara, both his cousins. He's very aware of this, as are some of his closer colleagues. He's aware that he neither has their skill nor inherited traits to make him as grandiose as they are. But instead of accepting himself, he remains deluded when facing the crowd of peers that stand in awe when he does anything really. At least this works with the newbies. While insecure, he's also somewhat of a coward, having barely ever been in the battlefield and lied more than once about his experiences. The scar on his lip is the one his family laughs about the most. As much as he may seem confident when playing a facade, he is devoid of any authority and presence. This is particularly true when he's into a girl that doesn't send back the feelings. He's hopeless and stammering. And the more he feels emotionally cornered like this, the easier it is for people to call him out on his bullshit. 【History】 Born six years prior to the massive world war, Arima lived a peaceful life before and after the events really. His family was largely protected by the heads of the rebelling force against the mighty crusading army. It was around age 8 that he developed this idea that he was part of a big family, like the Uchiha or the Kazekage lineage. That he was destined to help this world too by leading it to safety with the Red Sages. Becoming a shinobi thus became a thing, but he was quickly disillusioned when he realized it was rather tough. He put hi spirit in it sure, but often got discouraged when more talent prodigies bested him in almost every field. Nonetheless, this sense of pride remained strong, and while he was named Shuu and Tametomo was a pariah name, he knew that among the inner circles of his family he was seen as special because of this. Becoming a chuunin was a rather average experience for him, he always blamed his teammates for his shortcomings and hardly passed the exams needed. Nonetheless, he made it, and quickly backed out of as many Confederation activities as he could. He was entirely dedicated to the Red Sages and would demand to be trained under their own men rather than by the typical government bound shinobi. Eventually he'd be recognized capable of conducting covert operations, and in his first he was paired with an experience Jonin. The goal was simple, find and infiltrate a simple weapons barrack and set it to blow up. When Arima would tell this tale of course, it was one of the main secret warehouses for quality weapons manufacturing among other things. He didn't lie that the operation was successful however, and exaggerated the few patrols confused and searching around the area with multiple special Ops pursuing them through the border. But hey, details. Oh and yes, that's where he got his scar. The special ops offered a great version of this story, but the thing was that they had to stop their trip for a rest, and who said rest also said snack break. Being the idiot that he is, he tried to open the sealed can with his teeth since most of their tools were left behind to hide evidence. A beautifully vertical and bloody cut on his lip. Well at least the lid was silver like the blade of those commando ninjas. Nowadays he tells this tale, and many believe him due to mostly his status and the fact that despite not being on par, he is a pretty good shinobi who ca handle his own. Some of his teammates were still tipped off about the real events and see right through his make believe, but even while knowing that he tries to stick with the fake alternative to make himself feel better about ... Things. 【Family ties】 Being raised within a branch of the Tametomo, he's known to be related to the two great leaders of The Red Sages. Both his parents are alive and well and he has no siblings. They go under the surname Shuu to avoid any attention from the Confederation. Toroi Shuu \| Father \| 49, Amegakure, Former Chuunin and now door to door salesman Kurona Shuu \| Mother \| 37, Amegakure, Chuunin under the Confederation, serving as a mole for The Red Sages Souji Tametomo \| Cousin \| 27, N/A, Leader of The Red Sages, 1st Degree cousin with Kurona Shuu Chieko Honma \| Friend \| 15, Konoha, Member and colleague in The Red Sages, He hopelessly has a crush on her and they've been partnered before (strong synergy as they both use lightning) 【Dreams and fears】 He dreams of actually reaching the level of his cousins and maybe one day be worthy of carrying on at least some of The Red Sage's legacy. He's absolutely scared of his current condition, of not being good enough for any of this. He also fears the intense battlefield, the inevitable possibility that he'll die. Combat reports. Gathered from evaluation reports after missions. 【Fighting style】 Obviously oriented toward a style of kickboxing, focusing primarily on the electrical nature of his boots to channel ninjutsu. He is rather speedy in his methods, going for quick hit and run strikes when he sees the opportunity, sometimes even being quite impulsive. He has a hard time making a decent strategy when under pressure, but when he has one, it's sure to make some heads burn. He often attempts to lands as quickly as possible a finisher move even if it wouldn't be the wisest thing to do. 【Kekkei genkai, or bloodline limit】 Nope, All skill. 【Ninja techniques】 A rank techniques: Cosmos Finale: Electrovoid B rank techniques: Shadow Clone Technique Tametomo Cosmos Style: Guillotine Wave Tametomo Cosmos Style: Storm C rank techniques: Lightning Release: Lightning Beast Tracking Fang Cosmos Style: Z-line Cosmos Style: Thunderball Cosmos Style: Hard Counter D-E rank techniques: Demonic Illusion: Lightning Flash Pillar 【Custom made techniques】 Jutsu name: Cosmos Finale: Electrovoid Rank: A Range: Contact Description: This time a strange, yellow lightning it focused on both Glorious Cosmos as if Arima was charging an attack. As usual, he attempts to strike down the enemy, whether they dodge or block, it doesn't matter. The energy is suddenly released and manifests itself as a bolt of lightning traveling randomly in a small radius. A wind attack or an explosion would quickly dispel it. However, if it were to hit a chakra entity other than its maker, it would disperse and be absorbed by their body. The victim won't feel any pain, actually, they won't feel anything at all. If this bolt manages to hit someone, they will be completely robbed of their sense of touch as their spinal cord and brain were struck in a specific manner. They will not feel themselves standing, making them lose all sense of balance, their members will move oddly whenever they're not directly looking at them. They won't feel themselves throwing the command to move and as such they can't know if their movements are coherent enough to make a simple gait. The effects last for three posts before the sense is regained, though even the most trained are barely efficient after this. Jutsu name: Tametomo Cosmos Style: Guillotine Wave Rank: B Range: Contact + 50m Description: Inspired by the famous Raikage Guillotine Drop, Arima charges a large amount of chakra on one of the Glorious Cosmos, making it flash in blinding bright blue. All he has to do is simply crash in a powerful downward kick, not necessarily like the Guillotine drop, but it needs to be well placed. The impact would be akin to a full powered chakra enhanced strength hit, causing a massive shockwave of electricity that would shock anyone in a 50m radius, though only slight burns and movement slowing would occur, the pushback however would be fierce. Those hit, whether directly or blocked, will inevitably suffer a large amount of lightning chakra striking them in all directions. This makes for really powerful finisher. The chakra taxing is immense, making it only possible to use twice in a fight as of now with a risk of damaging his leg. Jutsu name: Tametomor Cosmos Style: Storm Rank: B Range: 30 meter radius Description: By kicking a wave of about twenty Thunderballs in the air, they all stand at a halt around the field like a dome of some kind, endlessly spinning around as if Arima manipulated them. They can be popped, but exploding one won't cause a chain reaction strangely enough. Under Arima's command, they will suddenly stop and rush in to converge at a targeted spot. It isn't too difficult to notice them striking and to evade them, however if one were to take a hit, the explosion will be particularly deadly in the epicenter, usually leading to death or knock out. Within the radius, major burns can still occur as well as electrical sparks running through the body to immobilize and/or cripple movement for a short period of time. Jutsu name: Cosmos Style: Z-line Rank: C Range: Up to 50 meters in the air and down under Description: A somewhat more complicated techniques. Lightning chakra is focused on the Glorious Cosmos as Arima uses either the Ice Skates or Rollers mode. The start to flash a brighter blue as he traverses a specific trajectory, leaving a black line on the ground he came in contact with (even water). He can make one as long as 50 meters. The thing is, this line is charged with lightning chakra, and any large entity of chakra crossing it will have all the lightning stored in them zapped into them, like an electric wall. The effects are nasty burns and short term immobility. To avoid it, one must get over 50 meters over the line or 50 meters below. Jutsu name: Cosmos Style: Thunderball Rank: C Range: 0 - 150 m Description: A very simple technique that involves Arima making a simple kick, whether forward, upward, to the side, it doesn't matter. What occurs is that by molding a tiny bit of chakra in the Glorious Cosmos, he is capable of releasing a speeding ball of blue lightning the size of a basketball at the direction he kicked, going as fast as a shuriken. When hitting something, it will explode in an explosion comparable to an explosive tag but with the affect effect of electricity that can leave paralyzed for a short time and leave extra burns. They can easily be dispelled with a projectile. Jutsu name: Cosmos Style: Hard Counter Rank: C Range: Contact Description: A simple technique that involves Arima performing a perfectly timed kick on an electric attack, whether it is chakra or other. By perfectly intercepting the electricity, the Glorious Cosmos is capable of sucking out the bolt. However, this can only work if the attack is focused in one point that isn't too big and doesn't still hit Arima. Secondly, it can't be too strong, so B rank and under only can be drained. It fills in the battery, and in return restores a little bit of chakra. 【Weaponry, tools and objects.】 Weapon, tool or object name: Glorious Cosmos Weapon, tool or object type: A pair of enhanced combat Boots Description: A pair of navy blue boots that look completely ordinary at first glance, reaching up to about his knees. Whens responding to Arima's chakra, they get covered in a sky blue aura with electrical sparks visible from time to time. Once active, the Glorious Cosmos become enhanced by stockpiled chakra, making them as hard as chakra enhanced steel, thus more than capable of countering most weapons. This 'chakra' that is stored inside each piece is actually dependent of an individual battery in each filled with lightning chakra, but it can also be charged with normal forms of electricity. Now don't go think he can sponge lightning, not quite, but it can accumulate energy gathered through movement of any kind. The aura surrounded can thus continuously replenish itself thanks to movement, and as such can also deliver rather nasty blows too. The electric aura will defuse visible shocks of electricity, although not all that dangerous, they can leave burns and even cause violent muscle spasms if hit in areas near the heart and lungs. The Glorious Cosmos are capable of switching into different 'modes', going to rollers blades and ice skates for greatly enhanced mobility. Needless to say he's faster than the average shinobi run with this. As such Arima can easily use the ice skates to utilise them them as lethal blades when going close and personal. “Ladies and Gentlemen, and everything in Between!” 1m51 - 40 Kg With adulthood, Aoi had her look adapt to her new circumstances, giving a lot less of a child-like impression and one more akin to a woman thriving in her life. To start off, she dedicated her look to her usage name she employs in her job by dyeing her hair sky blue, going along perfectly with her naturally blue colored, dazzling eyes. The way she styles her hair varies depending on trends and demands from her current position, as of now she keeps the look on the picture as it is Myaka Shouho's main hairstyle these days. Untied they reach the middle of her back. She appears to be rather well pampered with quality makeup on during any of her outings and attires that are mostly seen on big shot magazines. Quite often with eye capturing colors, she purposely takes a more flashy appearance to please the demand of her viewers and accomplish her daily motives within the Confederation's News Network and Public Relations. In more casual circumstances where she either doesn't want to be recognized or is fighting, she's wearing a pair of high-heeled white boots, black jeans with a combat bet containing multiple small pouches, a black tank top and a white jacket over it. Her stature is rather small, but only 151 cm in height and rather light, she doesn't bode the muscle mass of many of her shinobi peers, but such bulk would only trample on her style. Her petite silhouette does demonstrate minuscule levels of strength, but her body is rightly trained in the art of gymnastics and flexibility. A malleable body that can adapt to many situations and adopt techniques a lot easier than one geared to toning muscle. Personnel files. Access only by security personnel with a C3 clearance. 【Full Name】 Aoi Fuegushi 【Alias】 Aoi Don Maquia - Former Name Hamajō's Blue Voice 【Affiliation】 The Hamajō Confederation 【Age】 28 【Sex】 Female 【Sexuality】 Homosexual 【Birthplace】 Amegakure 【Bloodline】 The Don Maquia troupe: Although not officially bloodline, the circus troupe prepares their young to perform certain arts and master certain abilities generally unknown to the world. 【Rank】 Jonin Psych. report. Medical secrecy applies. 【Personality】 Once a bubbly airhead, Aoi had since matured a whole lot since the war, becoming a lot more conscious of what she says and how she behaves around people. That said, she is a very illuminating and energetic presence, absolutely impossible to miss within a crowd or an occupied room. She still oozes positive aura despite what happened in Konoha 11 years back, searching for ways to make the situation better for everyone. While still having a need to be the center of everything, she did learn to let her attention gobbling and egocentric desires a rest. Nonetheless, she doesn't mind discussing various things she's achieved and something cut people off to express her sometimes misinformed opinion. She means well, but Aoi isn't one to be completely self-conscious either. Because of this, she can't be a social butterfly, but her powerful presence makes for unique charm and charisma to both sexes and her eloquence as a performer allowed her to gain access to positions that were only available in her dreams. Even things she doesn't quite understand, at all, she can make them convincing enough with the right look and her way of expressing it. A crowd pleaser for sure, all this attention and success have gone up to her behavior however. Now a seductress of the highest caliber, she doesn't mind dressing sexy to seduce those of the fairer sex she deems attractive. In spite of this, she's truly looking for someone she could end up with but fails to produce the exact result her now complex mind expects. The biggest enigma about Aoi would be her her brains, her intelligence. Although brainy with random trivia, she isn't the brightest one of the bunch that's for sure. Her vocabulary isn't too large and sometimes says things she just doesn't know the definition of. She's also ignorant when it comes to understanding more complex issues linked together and has trouble associating ideas, in a sense she isn't the most logical person either. This however comes into question when she clearly demonstrates creativity that surpasses a lot of conditioned shinobi. In the field, she is particularly efficient, at the level of her Prodigy counterpart Yamato, with usually very crafty and deceptive tactics used to finish off any type of foe. She doesn't outsmart them, but she pulls off the most unexpected of things while holding a large amount of skill. Despite this, Aoi is something that is easily influenced and holds her situation dearly. Meaning she can be manipulated through things like morals and people's views on her, as yes she actually cares about what people think. She is indeed loyal to the Confederation, but it can be broken given the right initiative by the opposing forces. 【History】 Before the Hamajō reign: Like many children living in an era of poverty in smaller countries, Aoi was abandoned by her parents a few hours after her birth. Fortunately the parents didn't randomly leave her at a home but instead confided her to the renown Don Maquia troupe as they passed the country. They knew leaving an abandoned child there would motivate them to keep it, as it was how they usually made staff. And so, she was raised in a gypsy-esque environment where travelling was frequent and work was every day, no real weekend. As she grew up, Jouro Don Maquia would not cut her some slack and initiated her to the realities of labor and hardships, but she never really complained as it felt normal to her. It didn't mean she was devoid of any fun, if anything fun was something they managed to develop during work and practice for performances. Usually by mixing the two, Aoi and her closest friend Mia had fun doing their chores while doing various acrobatic acts. She was happy with what she had, and couldn't care less about her biological parents. At one point, she'd be initiated to one of the troupe's secrets, a special way to manipulate chakra without being unique. She had a strong affinity for water, being from the Rain village, and naturally developed the abilities to hide in water and rain, but she had no knowledge of chakra otherwise. The basics were learned through usual practice, walking on water impressed many civilians, so it was general practice, substitution made great magic effects, fake clones too and so on. Chakra was something that enabled great success for the troupe, however the true secret revealed to Aoi's specific affinity would be her mucus ability. With it, she'd easily impress her audience while being exceptionally flexible in most domains. Initially, it wasn't meant to be a weapon, but through creativity, she managed to defend herself from low bandits trying to rob the troupe. Eventually reaching Konoha, multiple Jounin took notice of her unique capabilities that they had never seen before and offered her the chance to become a ninja. Realizing how it would approach her to her goal, she righteously accepted and moved on as a Genin without any Academy training (she was more than capable in entry levels). The only problem would be that she'd be unable to read and write, causing problems to her superiors. Sure she managed to learn most of it, but she isn't quite efficient at it, being a slow reader and writing so poorly it's barely comprehensible. She easily learns new lingo, however. After the Hamajō reign: Many events in Konoha honed her as a shinobi, built her as a lover and ascended her as a potential star. The war swept all that away, her skills were no match, her lover drowned into despair and all she worked for was tuned into ash by this coming of a new world. Disoriented and lost, she clung onto her falling girlfriend, Akio, who took the events extremely badly. Occasional abuse in multiple ways and the general change of behavior from the older one of the couple ended up infuriating the now disillusioned Aoi and prompted her to simply abandon the wreck once and for all. She hated this new world, it changed everything, and her naive self liked how things were. Now it was all controlled and safe, no risk worthwhile or a crowd to please as everyone was too busy to recover. Or so she thought. In reality her talents were exactly what the populace needed in this time of rapid reconstruction and loss. She had lost her masters, her friends and her lover, but the Phoenix would rise from its ashes and burn brighter than ever. Making a small reputation, she'd make herself known by higher generals of the Confederation, including Ryuu and Yakoul. Though she had potential, the genius that is Ryuu saw how malleable her mind was and simply offered something she couldn't refuse. Along with Yamato, she's one of the higher shinobi in the Confederate entourage, though she also holds a prime position in the Presidents inner circle. She doesn't have a voice in the matters, but she stands as the head of public relations, the face of the Government when the President isn't the one making declarations. To add to that, she's been given the position of primary news anchor for the Government's main news channel, or at least the most popular one, and is often given the ability to host other shows sponsored by the same channel. Because of this, Aoi's become a rather relevant icon to the Confederation. At a point during her career, she chose the name Fuegushi as surname to replace her previous one as a step through grief. Indeed, upon learning the fact that her childhood troupe had been missing now for years without a trace, she finally accepted they were permanently gone. 【Family ties】 Aoi's ties are rather strange to say the least. She wasn't raised by ordinary parents, but rather grew up as a carny along with the entire Don Maquia troupe. Her relationship with them is worthy of a sibling-type relation, as they grew up with her since she was in diapers. They did not object to her ambition of becoming a famous ninja, having formed her for such usage in any case. They continue to support her through letters and regular visits at Konoha. As of now, the troupe has been missing since the end of the war, many consider them dead, including Aoi who grieved them. Jouro Don Maquia \| Adoptive Father \| 67, Missing, The leader of the Don Maquia Troupe, regarded as the father of every member, he is highly respected and no one dares to question his authority. Mia Don Maquia \| Spiritual Sister \| 28, Missing, A professional acrobat in the troupe, she was Aoi's best friend and closest 'sister'. Bo Don Maquia \| Spiritual Uncle \| 55, Missing, The lion tamer of the troupe, he often took care of Aoi when she had fallen ill or when Jouro wasn't around. Guru \| Pet \| 19, In Aoi's big house, Aoi's attributed animal she had to raise. It is an elephant she often uses in her performances in the troupe. Akio Tendou \| Ex-Lover \| 29, Not here, Aoi's first girlfriend after changing her love interest paradigm. The relationship ended little after the end of the war as Aoi was simply fed up with her bullshit. 【Dreams and fears】 Having achieved her first goal of being a renown figure in not only a big village, but now the whole world, she only dreams of creating new and exciting things for the world to see. She tries her best to have people see the bright side of this world, to keep it intact. She fears losing this imperfect world and falling into the oubliette, or worst yet being seen as a devil for supporting a state that people were, for some reason, fed up with. Combat reports. Gathered from evaluation reports after missions. 【Fighting style】 Sporadic and relying a lot of deceit to defeat her foes with grace. Aoi holds the idea of making her fights a spectacle, a show to be enjoyed, as such her fighting style has new been geared to manipulate the way they perceive things while making it a powerful experience for everything, whether it is good or bad. She uses her creative skills to have Genjutsu applied in the most unsuspecting of ways and circumstances, making her almost unbelievably difficult to reach at times. She enjoys employing her Hiden since it is her only ninjutsu weapon and often times only solely rely on it when going on the offensive. This isn't to be confused with the idea that she is a potent fighter up close. Though she prefers mid rage considering none of her abilities are efficient at long range and her small frame makes her vulnerable to close quarters, she is very well versed in taijutsu as a former circus clown and performer. Agile and swift with reflexes typical of an expert in the senses, she easily uses her martial arts skills to use the enemy's strength against them and lay them flat quickly. 【Kekkei genkai, or bloodline limit】 Bloodline limit name: Mucus Surprise Description: Although not a true bloodline limit, very few in the world are able to master this ability. Essentially it requires initiation from birth and at least an affinity to water, thus it can be classed as a form of Hiden. Rare societies such as the Don Maquia troupe have maintained its secrets. Basically, it enables the wielder to turn their chakra into different form of oozing mucus that can take the form of different imagined objects and have the properties of things such as rubber or gum. The possibilities are quite huge but the product coming from it is thick liquid-like substance that almost always sticks. Strengths: Generally it keeps the properties of rubber and gum, making it not only dangerously adhesive but strongly resistant to kinetic force coming from blunt strikes. When used as a medium to trap others, it is surprisingly lethal and effective. Strongly resistant to burns as it is originally made of water, conducts electricity poorly due to composition however. Weaknesses: Generally easy to cut through depending on the mass and density, which only require extra strength put into cuts. Those with superior physical strength can resist the stickiness to a great extent, even break it under conditions. 【Ninja techniques】 S rank techniques: Super Mega Magician's Secret! (May or may not have one. Will have it validated when I decide to give her one. Because I won't be using her as a PVP character yet, it isn't a big deal. I mostly want to introduce her.) A rank techniques: 3 Gooey Bungee! Jellyfish Sting! Mumbo Jumbo! B rank techniques: 4 Mister Spodes! Gooey Replica Mirrored Bizarro! Dance of the gallant C rank techniques: 4 Water Release: Starch Syrup Capturing Field Freeze Snap! Gooey Surprise! Snot Bubble! D-E rank techniques: 3 Water Release: Hiding in Water Technique Water Release: Hiding in Rain Technique Demonic Illusion: Double False Surroundings Technique *Basic Jutsu 【Custom made techniques】 Jutsu name: Gooey Bungee Rank: A Range: From 0 to 80 meters to apply it, maintained in over 200 meters Description: A transparent strand of mucus is created from her body and can be released from any point she desires. The strand itself can have one end stuck against a target she had contact with as much as she can have it latch onto something from a distance (by pointing at it or something similar). While being transparent, it has little to no texture and can barely be felt if touching the skin due to its lack of smell, taste or consistency. This mucus, however, is dangerous for many reasons. It can contract and release whenever Aoi desires (its her chakra after all), the contraction being exceptionally powerful like a form of 'super-rubber', allowing her to pull our push relatively heavy thing by simply connecting the strand to her index finger. The strength and weight of the target will determine the amount of chakra is demands for the contraction strength. She can also transfer it from her finger to say another target and have it contact, causing one or both the targets to be pulled and hit each other. She can use up to fifteen at once. They can be easily cut, however they do not vanish, making them susceptible to being reattached at any moment. Ripping it off would be logical, however if it was to contract, it would be relatively futile. On lighter objects, it can tighten itself to a point where it can act like a chakra thread, manipulating said smaller objects at will, though that doesn't mean she can be as precise as a puppet master. Jutsu name: Unexpected Reveal: Jellyfish Sting! Rank: A Range: Contact Description: A technique developed during the time when Aoi was under evaluation for "Jonin confirmation". Given the lack of examination, she was put under Katsu Hyuuga's care for testing. Forming a type of student - teacher bond, they grew accustomed to each other's abilities and were able to create this technique. Utilizing the same principles as the soft fist fighting style, Aoi either uses the tip of her fingers or the pointed knuckles of her major fingers to "spray" raw mucus chakra. Unlike Hyuuga, she cannot pinpoint it on either tenketsu or on organs to have a result, but she can have the raw chakra pierce through armor (still requires contact) and flesh and have it take solid form a second later. The result is mucus chakra clogging primarily the nervous system and somewhat of the chakra system (mostly efficient on members). If hitting an arm for instance, the nervous messages from let's say the elbow if hit there down to the hands will be blocked, essentially paralyzing the forearm. With the body, hitting the abdomen or the chest strongly reduces mobility to the point where coordination is difficult (members remain normal), the more it is hit the more one will feel exhausted. If the spine, neck or head are hit, they are instantly paralyzed. No matter where, the effects of each hit lasts for two posts. They are also very easy to counter with a strong punch considering Aoi's poor strength, making it an ability extremely efficient but ridiculously risky. The fact that it can just be substituted with a simple stab also gears this to a more non-lethal approach. Jutsu name: Mumbo Jumbo! Rank: A Range: Touch Description: Possibly the most terrifying jutsu used by Aoi and the 'magician's secret' she's never revealed to the public. This is a genjutsu that requires that her chakra enters into contact with an opponent, either via contact or through ninjutsu. With this done, the magic can begin. The victims become completely blind to Shinobi magic and are unable to see or feel Aoi's chakra, and by extension, the forms they take. Any form of ninjutsu she uses will appear strangely, but she'll often make it appear as though they're part of something else, like a trick to deceive the opponent and make them weary. Sensors can see their own chakra as well as chakra in Aoi's body, but not what comes out of it, as such they can see they're under a genjutsu, but when are they not with Aoi? Jutsu name: Mister Spodes! Rank: B Range: Can reach up to 20 meters (tentacles) Description: Using the same cloth as Abra Kadabra, Aoi twists and turns the handkerchief with blinding speed (such as a clown making a balloon animal) until it forms a hollow Octopus with a ^0^ face. It would only be when she tosses it while doing the Ram seal that it suddenly gets filled with a mass of mucus in it. It becomes about 2 feet in height and holds eight tentacles likes a regular octopus. They aren't very mobile and are generally very slow, however their tentacles extend rather quickly and can catch someone off guard. The mucus in the tentacles serves as a form of suction cup that keeps what it captures stuck in a tight bind similar to Gooey Surprise (with same limits). The Mister Spodes can easily glues themselves to the ground to prevent enemies from dragging them, essentially making them very useful seals to non-superhuman fighters. They die when their head it damaged (to the point where it leaks). Aoi can make up to four of them per fight and they can also be used as body replacement dummies. They also have a very eerie tendency to wail 'Boyoyoyoyon' quite often, no one knows how this is possible. Jutsu name: Gooey Replica! Rank: B Range: Self, Clone technique Description: Essentially shadow clone technique applied on mucus. The clones are composed of strange, green mucus and are able to move like regular people. They can also use mucus abilities with half the power of the original (in exception to techniques higher in rank than this one). When they die, they explode into a heavy mass of mucus that sticks onto anything around them, hence their use as suicide bombers to hinder the movements of an opponent. Up to seven can be made per fight. Jutsu name: Mirrored Bizarro! Rank: B Range: Smell Description: A genjutsu that depends on smell related activation. Because Aoi constantly wears a high quality Lavender perfume that ca be smelled from multiple meters away, she she exploits that fact to make it extremely hard to detect. In this circumstance, she performs a single hand seal, often doing it after doing another jutsu to make the enemy believe only one jutsu was made, but she actually makes her chakra adopt an aroma the same as her perfume. The smell is strong but hardly noticeable due to it being normal in her presence, but it deeply affects the perception of the people infected. In this case, everything they perceive will be inverted in direction, left is right, up is down. They will see everything this way, but the reality of it will be the contrary. The victim can pick up on it as they can also hear the real version attacking in the opposite side (as well as sense it via chakra sensing), but the illusion remains overwhelmingly real, and without a release, their reflexes will likely make them sloppier as it would seem as though they are genuinely attacked from the illusion. Jutsu name: Dance of the gallant Rank: B Range: Sight Description: A Genjutsu that is activated whenever the patterns on her umbrella are seen as they hold a hypnotic effect combined with her chakra. The effects allow her to create a replica of herself between 0 m to 1 m away from her, no matter the side. It will mimic movements typical of Aoi, however the true Aoi is completely replaced by the false one. This is usually made to confuse close range attackers, making them think she is capable of dodging everything before taking the right opportunity to strike. This can also be used to simply confuse any form of attacker into hitting the false image while th real remains concealed. Exceptionally deadly if the genjutsu isn't noticed fast enough. The image can of course move around as long as Aoi is in the perimeter. Jutsu name: Freeze Snap! Rank: C Range: Sight - Sound Description: Aoi forms a small ball of Yin chakra and simply tosses it in the air or on the nearby ground, only to have it pop like fireworks or a firecracker. The flash is so bright, it works as a flashbang. The effects are simple, those exposed regain their sight extremely fast, the flash was barely a millisecond, but they'll feel an endless buzzing sound in their ears with nothing else and the world around them frozen in time. Everything looks like the instant before the bang went out. Evidently a Genjutsu, it is easy to notice and Kai out. Jutsu name: Gooey Surprise! Rank: C Range: Close, in person. Description: A much more developed variation of the transformation technique. Indeed, the user covers themselves with a gooey layer of mucus capable of taking different shapes and sizes, colors and textures. The mucus is highly adhesive though, enough to make it act like quicksand: The more there's resistance, the deeper it gets, though it cannot be that deep because of Aoi's thin figure. It is very useful for trapping though not too specialized in hand to hand combat. Those specialized can use their techniques to break free with relative ease, though it doesn't mean that they're immune to the immediate effects. It doesn't give immunity to heat either, though it does slightly reduce overall damage, along with any other type of damage really. Jutsu name: Snot danger parade! Rank: C Range: Varies, close to medium usually. Description: By either using a specific hand sign or inhaling things like pepper, Aoi sneezes large mucus bubbles capable of swallowing more than one individual. The larger that it can get would be as large as a horse. Those trapped inside can easily pop it, however it would result in the bubble imploding, not only causing strong pressure to hit their bodies, rendering most to a rather confused and head aching state, while being covering in dense mucus stuck on the ground. This also causes smaller, human size bubbles to take shape. If the popping is made from outside, the explosion is general and hits everyone except those inside. 【Weaponry, tools and objects.】 Weapon, tool or object name: Fuegushi Weapon, tool or object type: Umbrella Description: A strange, light blue umbrella Aoi carries around with her. It appears to be the type en vogue these days, but her's holds a strange butterfly-like black pattern on it which enables one of her genjutsu. The handle can be removed to revealed a concealed blade, slightly shorter than a rapier. This Umbrella is capable of releasing a powerful kinetic force at close range when opened, making it capable of repelling powerful projectiles without even a recoil when the timing is right, making some unsuspecting close rangers stumble back in surprise as well. It is chakra enhanced and its fabric is strangely durable yet thin. Weapon, tool or object name: Magic Cards Weapon, tool or object type: Cutting weapon Description: A set of playing cards forged to be as sharp as a kunai, however lighter and more malleable. They are easier to use but weak in one on one blade fights as their small weight makes them easy to break through. They are perfect for assassination and tactically placed hits, however.
51,225	1,381	132	1,221	49	Tanji Tsugiharu Near The Confederation Embassy's Entrance, Sunagakure Nursing a glass of the brandy on ice Tanji and having returned the expression of holiday greetings. Half-way into his glass, he summoned enough courage to ask the commander his question, and now waited anxiously for a reply. When it replied in kind rather than admonishment he listned intently as if any lapse of concentration can have him missing fatally vital information. What he got was to his surprise and confusion. The commander hailed from his own home village. His quiet, easily forgotten village spawned one of the great commanders of the Confederacy. What confused him was that Tanji hadn't heard of this fact before, you'd think a village would claim a great shinobi as their own pride and local legend. Likes of which told around fires, bars and maybe hearing the name in passing as you walked to market. But Tanji, try as he might, couldn't really recall such. He remained quiet still expecting the 2nd part of his question to be answered, but the commander turned that around on him, to create his own theory on what the Commander was. It wasn't what he wanted, but not entirely unexpected from the whimsical commander. He at least had something to mull over on their ride to the operation point. Slowly finishing his drink, the door to the luxurious transport opened, and revealed someone Tanji hadn't expected. He didn't know her personally, but due to his work, he knew those features from a mile away. A daughter to an influential clan, of all the people Tanji would think to share a passenger cab with in his short life, this wasn't one. Still she was a shinobi and was subject to serving the Confederacy, and as such Tanji resigned to just observe her. She entered rather nervously, but it was with purpose. "Umm..." Umm indeed, the situation between her and the commander seemed awkward, very awkward, you could cut diamond with how hard and thick the air inside the interior was. Tanji wasn't a stranger to surprises and just took this new comrade as such and nodded a hello as she sat. Tanji noted her prosthetic, it was as the reports said of The One-Armed Girl. An impressive tool and weapon, a sentiment to the medical advancements of the Confederacy as well as the affluence of the family that can afford it. "So... What are we supposed to be doing today?" At that Tanji raised an eyebrow, he didn't really know what was going on, but the least command could do was brief the woman on the matters of the mission. He sighed, he couldn't really voice his complaints, the higher ups probably knew better, and he wasn't one to disobey orders. Soon enough the forth and final member of the group had shown up. "What are you doing here? Are you coming with? Please tell me you are! I won't stand being alone with these two guys for the rest of the mission! And there's something I just need to tell y-!" Comrade Kanata seemed to be in a chipper mood. Ecstatically greeting Miss Mirai. Oh boy! She must be just as excited for the mission an Tanji. Good for her. However, she seemed flustered and hot though. AH! Pre-mission jitters, clearly. Tanji thought nothing else of her flushed face, prolonged physical contact with Mirai (chalked it up to them being old friends), or the minuscule and rather rude acknowledgement to him and the Boss. Actual;y, the situation was beyond him but at least the Commander would know whats up, Boss seemed calm enough, slowly drawing out a phone, probably to give a situation repor- "Fucking dog weed shit fuck ass splooging cum guzzling dick fuck anal grinding buttplug fanatic donkey dicking fucktard. The fuck did you do order some other kid, like holy fuck, I have you a list with motherfucking two names ... No screw you Mado, I don't give a single fuck about your goddamn stress about some retarded divorce ... No shut the fuck up I'm the boss. You've done it now dick head I ... Oh..." Turns out this came as much as a surprise to the commander as it was to Tanji. The poor man on the other end had gotten the full extent of the Boss' frustration, and it didn't take the Boss telling them he made his conversation partner cry if the soft sob-like pips through the small speakers had anything to do about it. In the end, the limousine would offer a small lift to the newcomer before she herself would be dropped off to her own mission, an odd request given the nature of Tanji's squad, but a request nonetheless. Before long, the vehicle was on the move and the mood returned to normal. The ride was calm enough, Katana still rather nervous about what Tanji asssumed was the mission. He can tell well enough that the young woman didn't really see the Boss and him as comrades. He'd like that to stop if they are to be a cohesive squad, and noted that issue must be addressed. For now at least, she can find solace and respite in the noblewoman she seemed keen in talking to. Tanji nodded to the flow of idle conversation, he made some token effort in remaining friendly and responding as needed, as well as following the Boss' wild and crude stories from its home town. Tanji mayhaps choked at the jokes made the expense of his departed mother, but he didn't have many memories of her, and wouldn't think the Boss' jokes had any truth to them. What came to a greater surprise was that the noblewoman was unceremoniously ejected from the moving vehicle as they passed her drop off point. Tanji stood wide-eyed at the commander's nonchalant attitude in subjecting an influential nobleman's daughter to an unorthodox method of exit. Still he didn't question it, again chalking it up to some obscure Confederate tactic he hadn't known of. Finally, after the ride and the odd circumstances that went with it, the trio arrived at their destination. An opulent display of luxury and relaxation that was the spa. Again, Tanji was awestruck at the sight. "Welcome to paradise. Ain't this just the type of place you'd see in a wet dream? I mean, I'm already horny as shit by looking at this place. Speaking of cocks and pussies, now is about time you have me an answer, Tinji." Tinji Tanji was broken from his daze and turned to face the commander. He had mulled over the answer during the trip, tossing around possible answers. Tanji hadn't known the boss was from Kusagakure, so perhaps some bad sentiments existed between the Boss and the village. However, the Boss was clearly well known in the Confederacy, and even the senior members chief administration held some sort of fear or begrudged respect for the commander. Plus the Boss held an air of experience, its cockiness wasn't unsupported, from the reports of the 11th the Boss was something to be feared, and even veteran agents spoke of its antics from the perspective of bewildered newbies. The Boss clearly had many years of service. However its attitude and personality disputed that, it didn't speak as a wizened and grizzled vet awaiting retirement, but as a hot-shot up and comer. It still had many years left in its presumably long life. Its physical appearance was also odd, the few tales of cat folk he knew were just folk lore meant to scare kids in his home town, so maybe it was created in a lab... But it didn't seem to Sighing, he came to a conclusion, "Alright, boss bear with me. You were not too found of our home village or perhaps vice versa and sought to make your name else where. Also, I presume you to have been a skilled and talented soldier that quickly rose in rank rather than a nobleman given offices. Because, in all honesty and with no offence, a personality like yours wouldn't win too many political seats or allies. For your duty and valor in field you were given a high command and your form is merely a result of your skill. I presume you to be a sage of some sort of a Cat-related summon, likely a contract with the Ninneko and purely going with conjecture of the mythical belief of cats' 'nine lives,' you have psuedo-longevity while taking upon the characteristics of cats." A long answer, one Tanji put a lot of thought into. Sure the files back in the Intelligence Corps. had the true info, but Chunin of his caliber were not permitted to view into it and use its information. So he found he had to rely on inductive reasoning. He looked the commander unflinchingly, albeit a bit nervous of the wallop he may receive, but this was the truest answer he could think of.	“I think he's dead -er, well, everybody else think he is, but now I'm not sure.” An unassuming man by most standards, not impressive or lacking in most aspects, just simply there. Short, if a bit rustled, brown hair, with a square face free of any scars or blemishes and average everyday brown eyes, in the academy you wouldn't really notice him in the sea of exceptional talent, but he gets by.Not particularly skinny, tall, muscular, just a healthy and acceptable male in his early 20's. Probably not going to amount to much beyond being a low-tier Jonin if he's lucky. Probably. Personnel files. Access only by security personnel with a C3 clearance. 【Full Name】 Tanji Tsugiharu 【Alias】 The Master Coward 【Affiliation】 Confederacy 【Age】 22 【Sex】 Male 【Sexuality】 Straight 【Birthplace】 Kusagakure 【Bloodline】 The Long, and Ancient Line of Stalwart Customs House Guards, the Tanji House has protected the village from attacks from undeclared fruits, paperless neer-do-wells, and other dangers of the Border. 【Rank】 Chunin Psych. report. Tanji Tsugiharu has exhibited little to no extreme beliefs or jarring idiosyncrasies (which in itself might be one). The Confederacy has deemed him a loyal citizen of the state. He has a positive work ethic, follows rules and regulations to the letter save for the most exceptional situation (of which he has been disciplined and reprimanded as per the law). He is as kind and self-less as any bachelor of the confederacy is and is devoted to his position. 【Personality】 Rather mundane. Pleasant enough in many social interactions, and prefers to follow conversations rather than lead them himself. That said he has some good friends back in his home town and has made a decent few in his new post. Amicable to his clients, but oddly stoic and unfeeling when it comes to dealing with traitors and rebels. He prefers to spend his free time drinking with close friends in a quiet homely tavern or ramen shop, and has an odd fixation with karaoke. When off duty he spends his days with his small family back in his home town. In battle he is as serious as any good shinobi should be in those situations. He is selfless in his duty to the confederacy and has volunteered to be bait on multiple occasions on the condition that the battle ends quickly afterwards. When plans fail and battles are drawn out he doesn't panic too much, but 9 times out of 10 will opt to lead or support a withdrawal. "Live to fight another day." 【History】 Tsugiharu's parents were simple Chunin Guards with a Customs House on a major trade route, their duties were rather mundane and drool, but once in a while held excitement when travelers had disagreements with the customsofficer. The couple resided in a modest home after an unplanned pregnancy had made the two man and wife. It was tough going at first but the relative isolation and non-relevancy of the village made for a peaceful life, and they grew content and able with the new family. 14 years after the birth of their first son, and with much more financial stability the 2 deemed themselves ready for another son. The Tanji house lived peacefully for 3 more years until the dissent and turmoil of the Confederacy reached their village leading to a violent terrorist attack on the village's crossroads leading to their deaths. This left the 17 year old boy to care for his young brother, fortunately the Proprietor of the Customs House, who at that point was now an old family friend offered to shelter the 2 orphans until the 18th birthday of the elder brother who decided to not rely on the kindness of the Customs Master any longer. Such the 2 siblings lived in a shabby apartment the elder supporting the small family as a Customs House guard like his parents. He, Tanji Hamurato, would continue to support (and sometimes spoil) his younger brother as he took his own wife(Tanji Orimoto) and had a daughter (Tanji Ekka) of their own while was just starting high-school. Tsugiharu was an average student in his own right never excelling or lacking in any field or discipline. He was studious and forthwith at the academy but never went above or beyond what was required. His work as a Genin in his squad was also mundane sticking to class D and lower missions, in exception to one class C defense contract. Simply tasked with defending a local tavern from extorting thugs (non-shinobi rabble), the mission report told of the 3 genin having to deal with some thugs as the accompanying Jonin talked with the owners, but nothing really came out of it. However rumors that local gangster being rather jumpy, defensive and generally paranoid around small sounds and shadows circulated around the tavern's area. Come the Chunin exams though he displayed adept problem solving and leadership skills within his squad, but that might have just been in need rather than by ambition. He opted to remain quarrel-less and jovial with the other Genin and never really showed exceptionaltalent other than what was required to get through the trials. However it can be noted that during the elimination tournament that the young Tanji employed some rather harsh and quick measures using poisons, weapons and simple genjutsus to end matches before his opponents can truly pull out their trump cards. A good thing too, for the proctors had stated that if not for his "bag of cheap tricks" his opponents would have easily out-classed him had the fight dragged on. He was unceremoniously given the rank of Chunin, barely passing after having been defeated by the more Capable Genin that saw through his ruses in the final rounds of the tournament. After graduating opted to become a Contract work Shinobi unlike his family before him. He takes missions for the Confederacy as many times as he can, but seems to seek missions pertaining to the rooting out and apprehension of dissident and unloyal citizens and terrorists. Currently lives by himself in a modest apartment close to his work place. 【Family ties】 Lower-Middle Class, had some hardships for sure, but was never truly in danger of starving or dying of exposure. Such a life made Tsugiharu rather humble and soft-spoken. Hopes to keep up with his duties and occasionally visits his brother and his family. Tanji Hamurato \| Elder Brother \| (36), Kusagakure, Currently a guard at a customs house. Sanguine, always optimistic and smiling in many situations. Tanji Orimoto \| Sister-in-Law \| (35), Kusagakure, Housewife of Hamurato, Choleric, rather plain but has the charm of a country girl going for her. Demure and rather quiet in contrast to her husband. Tanji Ekka\| Niece \| 9, Kusagakure, Student, Mercurial, tempermental and extremely competitive. A bit of a tomboy and a much more naturally talented than her father and uncle in the academy. 【Dreams and fears】 Dreams of finally bringing the traitors and belligerents of the Confederacy to justice and hopes to finally see peace and order to the state. Fears of losing his family to the dangers that is the enemies of the Confederacy. Combat reports. Has a quite odd fighting style and might be the epitome of "work smarter not harder." Picks and chooses his engagements when he knows the enemy may be taken down quickly and with minimal loss. This usually ends up with him or a squad-mate in grievous condition so long the opponent is taken out before unnecessary damage is done to anybody else. Such operations usually include him stringing together a myriad of feints, illusions and gambits to ensure the enemy can be taken down in one decisive attack by his squad rather than prolonged engagements. This unfortunately makes him rather sub-par when caught unawares. As such he is most delegated to planned attacks on high value targets to either eliminate, apprehend or interrogate 【Fighting style】 Some might call his methods cowardice but it has kept him alive. He employs the liberal use of clones supplemented by heavy use of false sounds and images using his specialized study in illusionary genjustsu. He chips away at his opponents using small thrown weapons like shurikens and senbons to keep his opponent on edge and unfocused. While his genjutsu gives ample distractions and false visions he also uses fine rope and bells tied to said weapons to create snares and distractions for the slim but inevitable chance that his opponent finally makes a mistake. When they do he delivers a powerful and dibilitating poisons through the same methods as above when the opponent finally opens themselves up to receive his limited supply. 【Kekkei genkai, or bloodline limit】 NONE 【Ninja techniques】 A rank techniques: Bringer of Darkness Technique B rank techniques: Demonic Bells: Phantom Sound Chains (Uses a Network of Tuned Bells strung onto ropes to create a melody rather than a flute) Interrogation Genjutsu C rank techniques: Earth Release: Underground Projection Fish Technique. Illusion Bell Needles False Place Technique Sly Mind Affect Technique D-E rank techniques: Hell Viewing Technique Shadow Senbon Haze Clone Technique. Academy Jutsus (Substitions, transformation, clone) 【Custom made techniques】 False Sound Rank: C Range: Short - Medium (0m~10m) Description: Once someone is affected by the jutsu causes them to hear sounds under direction of the ninja that casted it. Can be dispelled as normal genjutsu can. Single target per cast (but can be casted on multiple targets). Also relies on the opponent being knowledgeable enough to make the sounds realistic (or not realistic) as possible. Jutsu name:Shadow Weapon Rank: C Short (Before throwing or using weapon): Description: Hide a small thrown weapon in the shadow of another item as it is being thrown. Not a summoned weapon, typically can be countered simply by opponent witnessing the actual weapon being thrown shortly after the concealing weapon is thrown, and dodging for 2 projectiles rather than 1. Additionally the weapon cannot transfer between shadows and becomes a normal seen projectile after the shadow is passed. 【Weaponry, tools and objects.】 Weapon, tool or object name: Senbon Weapon, tool or object type: Thrown Projectile Description:Small thin and light weapon the looks similar to sewing needles. No terribly damaging but can chip away at an opponent. Weapon, tool or object name: Shuriken Weapon, tool or object type: Thrown Projectile Description:Ninja stars man, common. Weapon, tool or object name: Kunei Weapon, tool or object type: Knife Description:Staple weapon of any good ninja. Weapon, tool or object name: Bells Weapon, tool or object type: Tools Description:Small bells that can be tied to throwing weapons. Weapon, tool or object name: Fine Silk Rope Weapon, tool or object type: Tool Description:Incredibly thin, almost invisible rope that is insanely durable yet flexible.
51,226	1,381	133	1,306	383	Setsuko Armed Forces Outpost - Training The Hamajo Confederation Renegade "What the..." she whispered to herself, though figured Higoho could hear now that he was way to close. Having to fight with the minimal amount of space there was Setsuko would think to step back, but knew that the move would only make an opening for him. Instead, she had prepared to use her left hand to be able to attack Higoho's lower stomach as it was an area that would take an extended hand to defend. If he was to attempt to block against it then she'd pull back her right hand that had just been blocked, and would aim straight for the lower end of his neck. If she was to do this then the chakra being sent to the byakugan would come to a stop as her chakra would disrupt Higoho's own chakra flow in that area. That was what the gentle fist style consisted of; A few jabs here, and a few nabs there with ones own chakra and the opponent would be rendered completely useless. Easy right? Some of the members of her clan including her opponent would say it is, but to her it was slightly more difficult as she wasn't a big fan of using it as often. One would assume she'd spend her life attempting to master the style, but the only way she'd ever consider mastering it would be the day that the cursed seal was to be taken off of her. Sadly though, she couldn't be able to use this idea because Setsuko would use her left hand to repel Higoho's attack to her right shoulder. It was strange as to why he was attacking her right shoulder, but would come to understand why only after the actual attack had hit her. Because Setsuko was focused on the decoy she didn't notice that Higoho's other hand would slam straight onto the middle of her chest. The Hyuga kunoichi stumbled back a few steps while coughing as the impact had forced some of the air out of her lungs. As she coughed Setsuko braced herself for the excruciating pain that came with being hit with pure chakra, but as the seconds passed nothing more had happened other than the usual throbbing from the attack. By now there would have been a hundred times more pain than this, and she'd practically be on the floor wishing it would end. Because she had looked down to see if anything else had been struck Setsuko looked back up at Higoho as he had once again called her an idiot. I may be mistaken, but I could swear that one book stated some random fact about nicknames, and Higoho has called me baka more then twice...So does that mean that's my nickname according to the book? Whatever it was she'd get annoyed, and would reach up to tighten a headband that she didn't have on. "Er," Setsuko glanced up at the fact that she wasn't wearing the Konoha headband, and touched her forehead to see what took it's place. "Oh, the wrap." It as almost a habit to wrap her forehead right after a shower so as not to accidentally put the cursed seal on display if the headband was to fall off. Setsuko sighed as she looked back to Higoho. That dunce. He simply hit me with his bare hand. Back in the compound that was how they'd practice with each other when they were younger. It was to keep from causing serious damage to the other since kids were also barely learning to control, and concentrate on their chakra. Once they grew old enough however it became mandatory to strike with chakra. When someone didn't use chakra they would be punished, which was why Setsuko was wondering why Higoho had let her off easy, but would settle that thought with the fact being that if he didn't then training would have ended shortly after it had begun. The few seconds he'd spend circling her she'd once again form the tiger seal to activate the byakugan, and would then stand as the gentle fist style demanded. Unlike Higoho who had run to break the distance they had in the beginning Setsuko lifted her hands to create a set of hand seals. "Eight Trigrams Vacuum Palm!" she'd say as she stretched her hand outward in front of her to aim the technique not directly at Higoho, but to his right side. Setsuko would then follow that up with running to where Higoho would end up after dodging it, if he did which would be recommended as the pure chakra burst would ruin his day, and with her left hand would aim for the chest area as he did with her. Her left hand was expected to be dodged as it was no more than a distraction like he had done to her. She would then slid her left foot outwards to turn, and end up using her right hand to attempt an attack at his left side. In case he was to attack her left hand would go inwards in case she had to repel anything. A trick within a trick was what she was aiming for, and at that this was to be a bit more difficult to dodge. Of course, this was Higoho, so he was bound to find a way to dodge it. If he didn't block it then she was set for life. If it hit she'd be merciful in a way that would create little to almost no pain, but wouldn't be too kind to not still strike him with chakra. He needs some pain here, and there once in a while.	l0ck0n's Decent, Mundane yet badass because she's a Hyuga of a Character "Chains hold me hostage. The ransom? Death." Setsuko wears her headband traditionally on her forehead with wrapping under it, so in case the headband were to fall off the cursed seal of the Branch House would not show. Not only that, but she also leaves her bangs out of the headband, and has it on the left side while having the rest of her hair in a bun. Rarely does she ever leave her brown hair loose, but when she does the hair is roughly 17 inches long. She has two ear piercings, and wears black earrings. She wears a black scarf that she keeps on at all times, a sleeveless blouse that fits her perfectly, and arm sleeves that are cut to reveal her fingers. When it's could outside, or she's on a mission Setsuko wears a styled Haori under a worn-out Obi that a store manager gave her for less than it's original price. Because she's a cheap-stake. She wears the Obi even if she's not wearing the Haori to keep from showing her stomach since the blouse is cut 2 inches below the chest. For pants she wears light grey shorts that have loose, but small pockets. Underneath the shorts she wears thin leggings while finishing it off with the traditional Shinobi shoes. Her height is 5ft 5in, weighs 134lbs, and isn't thin whatsoever. Her build is more on the Mesomorph side what with her having some muscle on her bones yet she doesn't have too much muscle. Her face is longer than rounder, and she doesn't care if it gets a scrape or two. Even if Setsuko is into the decent fashion of a Shinobi she doesn't have too cute of a face being more rough around the edges making up for it with a small round nose, and light skin. Orchard of Mines Personnel files. Access only by security personnel with a C3 clearance. 【Full Name】 Setsuko Hyūga 【Alias】 Nao 【Affiliation】 She is a shinobi to the Confederation, but isn't loyal to them. 【Age】 18 【Sex】 Female 【Sexuality】 Heterosexual 【Birthplace】 Konohagakure 【Bloodline】 Hyūga Clan 【Rank】 Chūnin Psych. report. Medical secrecy applies. 【Personality】 Setsuko is nothing of the calm, cool, and collected type of Shinobi. She's quite short-tempered at times, and can be reckless either off the battle field or on it. Not only can she be reckless, but she can also be impulsive on the battlefield which tends to bring with it mistakes and such while not intending to do so. Even if she comes off quite strong, and well, rude to others she's actually soft-hearted, and is willing to strike up a conversation with anyone. Because she's willing to be social Setsuko is easygoing as well, and likes to crack a joke here and there without fully understanding that her jokes aren't as funny as she thinks they are. Despite taking most of her time to practice Setsuko likes to balance that out with being able to relax, and enjoy the smaller things in life like food. Food is her go-to thing to do as well as weapon shopping, and doesn't like to miss a moment of it. Even if Setsuko is easy going the battlefield excites her, and she likes to be the first one to enter it even if she hasn't gotten fully used to her fighting style since she doesn't always use the Gentle Fist. Because of this Setsuko likes to read different kinds of combat books to increase her knowledge, but seems to never finish one. Secretly, she likes to read romance books, and likes the idea of romance though she doesn't believe she'll ever find someone for herself because love in the real world to her doesn't exist. Setsuko doesn't easily trust people (males), and doesn't try to get too close to someone no matter if it's a possible friend, or a comrade. 【History】 Childhood - (0-6): Setsuko was born to a Hyūga Branch member for a mother, and a traitor Red Sage of a father. Her beginning years involved both her parents since her father at the time still made others believe he was someone else. Her mother had given up the Shinobi life at the young age of 20, and wanted to start a family. Even if she had put her ninja things away the Hyūga had still kept a close eye on her to see if her child would have the Kekkei Genkai. For a while her parents cared for her like any other parent would, and made sure she was as happy as any child should be in those years. At age 4 all of that would come to a halt. Sadly, she had been born with the Byakugan the Hyūga clan was waiting for, and was taken away from them to be given the cursed seal as well as be taken care of by the Branch House. Being a little girl she understood nothing, and would continue to understand nothing until years later. Right after she was taken her father had disappeared only to come back with a few members of the Red Sages. At night they would enter the Hyūga territory, and attempt to take back what was without knowing that she had already been given the cursed seal. The mission was unsuccessful, and the punishment was death for every single member including her father. Setsukos mother had been taken in under the accusation that she had been recruited by her father while they were together. Distraught, and furious her mother would become a shinobi once again to be able to get revenge on the rebel group who, in her theory, had used her to try to get the Byakugan for themselves. Through all of that Setsuko would stay, and train at the Branch house up to age 7 where she would then be sent to Ninja Academy. Base School Years - (6 to 10-14): While in the academy as well as in the care of the Branch house Setsuko only got to see her mother. She had no knowledge of her father, and at that she would not even be able to say his name. In the Academy she would get picked on by her strange eye color, and would pick fights herself since she was to take crap from no one. At one point she had met someone with a similar eye color as her who, come to find out later, was also a Hyūga. She would challenge him multiple times, but each time he'd turn the other way which made her angry. It was almost like he would make himself believe she never even existed. Not only that, but the bullies wouldn't touch him because of how strong he was, so she'd do what she could to prove that she could be as strong. Mostly to get the mean kids off of her back. Because that kept failing she decided to fight him head-on which ended in her losing horribly. Even if she had lost the bullying had calmed down since she had picked a fight with a strong kid, and would do her best to show the boy that she existed. High School Years - (10-14 to 14-18): Once she reached High School Setsuko would find out who her father was. Before she reached high school she was a determined little kid who would do anything to find him. Her mother had told her what had happened at age 13, or at least her version of it, and a year later would be killed on a classified mission. With her parents both gone Setsuko would train almost nonstop to help her deal with the emotions that came with her parents death. As Setsuko passed each grade she'd begin to question if what she was doing is right due to the fact that she had parents by the hands of the confederation no matter how one looks at it. In a sense she also felt that they had left her because of their own desires, so she decided to speak about neither of them from that day on since the only thing that came with their memory was pain. While in High School She would see the kid from time to time that beat her when they were little. She noticed that he was unusually strong yet didn't have the muscle for it which made her wonder what type of person he was. She had found out his name because he was quite the topics of discussion which was shocking to her, but had heard something different about it each time. At one point she had tried to strike up a conversation, but it ended badly; It didn't end in her getting beat up, but somehow the guy still managed to ignore her which, in her opinion, was time to call it quits. As graduation came her skills were better than average, but never as good as Higōhō Hyūga which would irritate her when she'd think about it. Not only that, but the Hamajo Confederation would monitor her in case she were to do something against them, and the Hyūga Main Branch would assure her that if she were to do anything out of the ordinary she would be killed. She was upset to know that what she wanted was not to be a Shinobi to the Hamajo Confederation yet to also know that she had no choice to. 【Family ties】 Setsuko at one point did have both parents, but now she lives alone in an apartment. Akane Hyūga \| Mother \| 23, Konohagakure, Shinobi to the confederation, deceased. Masao Akiyama \| Father \| 25, Red Sages, deceased. 【Dreams and fears】 Setsuko dreams of becoming a legendary Kunoichi despite her lack of talent. She hopes to one day become as amazing as the famed Neji Hyuga who was able to get past his fears, and become even stronger. Her main fear is to be abandoned once again by the people she loves/she is close to. Combat reports. Gathered from evaluation reports after missions. 【Fighting style】 Setsuko doesn't use the Gentle Fist fighting style unless it is her last resort, or unless the squad leader demands it. The Kunoichi usually packs many different types of ninja weapons such as the exploding pouches, the Shuriken, the Windmill Shuriken (her favorite, and first resort), and the usual kunai. She usually uses these to fight with more often as well as close-combat fighting. 【Kekkei genkai, or bloodline limit】 Bloodline limit name: Byakugan Description: "The Byakugan is usually manifested as very distinctive eyes, characterized by their enlarged and featureless white/lavender irides with no visible pupils. While active, the pupils become more distinct and the veins near their temples bulge. The Byakugan gives the user a near 360º field of vision, except for one blind spot at the back of the neck above the first thoracic vertebra. The range of this vision varies between users and in fact can be improved with training." Strengths: Setsuko can reach a maximum range of 9 Kilometers. Weaknesses: At one point Setsuko trained for too long with the Byakugan to try, and master its abilities. Because she had trained nonstop with the Kekkei Genkai (Which is something no one is ever recommended to do) she has permanently strained her vision. The strain has handicapped her to where she may miss details while fighting. She refuses to wear specially made glasses for it. Not only that, but Setsuko doesn't know that the Byakugan has a blind spot. 【Ninja techniques】 A rank techniques: Kekkei Genkai, Hiden, Taijutsu Eight Trigrams One Hundred Twenty-Eight Palms B rank techniques: Kekkei Genkai, Hiden, Taijutsu Eight Trigrams Thirty Two Palms Kekkei Genkai, Hiden, Taijutsu Eight Trigrams Palm Rotation : Setsuko can only hold this technique for a maximum of 10 seconds, and at that the technique is weak since it is something she was experimenting on while messing around with their ability to control the chakra better. Kekkei Genkai, Hiden, Taijutsu Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms Guard : Like the Palm Rotation this technique is weak due to the fact that she is only able to use it as a defense. She cannot form her chakra into thin blades, so using it as a defense is her only option. C rank techniques: Kekkei Genkai, Hiden, Ninjutsu Water Needle Kekkei Genkai, Hiden, Taijutsu Gentle Fist Vacuum Palm D-E rank techniques: N/A 【Custom made techniques】 Jutsu name: Kekkei Genkai, Hiden, Ninjutsu : Eight Trigrams Grid Trap Rank: C Range: This technique can stretch from the person using it to as far as 6 meters. At what range is this technique useful? You can measure this in 'long' 'medium' or 'short' but those are rather vague. If you wore depth, use a distance such as meters. Description: The jutsu uses the seals of the Tiger, Ox, Ram, and Bird. Essentialy it's like the Grid Palm technique where the user slams their hand on the ground creating a network of grids to the range they desire, but instead of inflicting pain on the victim the jutsu is used like a bear trap. Once someone, an ally or an opponent, steps into the grid network their foot/feet cannot be lifted back up, and they're stuck there as if glue is holding them to the ground. After that, the network quickly begins to slide up the victim restraining their movements little by little as if they're being tied up in rope. While the grid works its way up it sends pulses of chakra to the victims chakra pathway system not only making them feel uncomfortable, but also makes it a bit harder for the user to use jutsus due to the fact that their chakra pathways are being disrupted. The chakra pulses do no such damage a person, and if the victim can easily ignore the pinching sensation internally then getting out is no difficult task. To get out of the jutsu one simply has to focus a small amount of chakra to the bottom of their feet due to the fact that Setsuko doesn't apply much chakra to the jutsu, and because that small amount would cancel out the jutsu then the victim would be free. If they don't figure this out then the grid would slid its way up until the person is covered in the network, and then break into a million pieces as it fades into nothing. It takes about 5 seconds for the users chakra pathway to readjust itself, but no harm comes to the person. From start to finish the jutsu lasts for a maximum amount of 6 minutes, and does not warn Setsuko in any kind of way that someone fell for the trap. Once the trap is sealed to the ground it stays there, but because there's only a small amount of chakra put into it the jutsu fades after 3 minutes if no one has stepped in it. Setsuko mostly uses the jutsu to stall for time, as a distraction, and/or a trap. If she puts more chakra into the jutsu then it could possibly cause severe internal damage as the chakra pulses would become much stronger, but she never does to be able to use the jutsu often. 【Weaponry, tools and objects.】 Weapon, tool or object name: Description: In its folded state, all four arms of the shuriken are folded together. When fully unfolded the large shuriken can be thrown through the air. This is the first thing she makes sure to pack, and is her first resort in battle. Even if it's her first resort she doesn't unfold it unless she's willing to let it go (for the greater good) for the rest of the fight/battle since the shuriken isn't a boomerang that will come back to her after throwing it.
51,227	1,381	134	1,787	2,152	Higōhō Hyuga „Bastard” Hamajō Confederation GO! GO! Setsuko had opened with a vacuum palm. It was.. an interesting opening? To be expected from her that she'd go for ninjutsu rather than the gentle fist - but they hadn't made rules about it so.. all was fair in this fight. He twisted his body, turning his right shoulder back as he stepped away to the left, keeping his eyes on Setsuko at all times. She'd gone for a distraction maneuver as well - a smart move but it was pretty obvious given her immediate sprint towards him. If she expected him to be caught by surprise by a simply trick like this, she was underestimating him. It wasn't without reason that the Bastard was one of the better gentle fist users of the clan. “Tsk. I was calling you a baka only for fun, but now you're really becoming a baka..” he said mockingly as she approached. With his byakugan he caught the forming of chakra in her left hand and quickly devised a plan. He stepped forwards swiftly, meeting Setsuko in the middle. He moved his left arm against her left, smashing it aside. Now, for the spectators, the raw chakra was definetely visible as two gentle fist users clashed. Higoho then noticed her right arm, and thinking quickly, tensed up his body preparing for the impact. It was a viable choice for him, he was used to sparring and taking a hit like this would be 'easy'. That didn't mean it wouldn't hurt but he'd definitely not be incapacitated. He leaned into the strike as it was about to land to give some counter pressure, and as soon as her hit landed, he would move his left hand to grab onto her right hand, holding it in place on his chest. His face tensed up from the pain, but a shit-eating grin managed to shine through the tensing up of his face. “Now..” he'd say as he swiftly pulled back his free right hand and sent it forwards towards her chest. This time he made sure to use chakra, after all, she'd decided she wanted to test him. The time she had to react with her own free hand was small, but it was a possibility. To counter that, if she had managed to block it, he would simply release her hand that he was holding and use it to deliver the same chakra strike to her chest. Except, where she had been 'merciful' in her attack, he would be less so, molding enough chakra to possibly disable her gentle fist right away. And then, he'd swiftly strike with his other hand again, aiming at her shoulder. The strike would be just as hard as the other strike, not strong enough to dislocate her shoulder obviously, but putting the real power in the chakra. “That's why you don't stand around after you attack someone.”	Partisans Cool Guy Group Entry not allowed to peasants I'm talking about you Savato “To kindle that memory is all I strive for - all this, it has no greater purpose to me. But it's all I can do.” Pictured on the left, Seijo is obviously a well matured woman. Her age would probably be estimated in her early twenties, around 23 or so. That seems to be fairly accurate given her personnel files. What stands out most in her physique are probably her white, short hair and her large breast size. She struts a feminine hourglass figure with wide hips and a wide chest, and a smaller waistline. Adding to that her hips often sway side to side effortlessly, only adding to her appearance as a good looking woman. She stands rather tall for a woman at about 1.74m, and weighs approximately 62 kilo's, though you can guess where most of that weight is located. Her jawline is sharp, almost as if drawn with a pencil and a ruler. Her chin is slightly pointed, but rounded off enough to stop it from appearing like a pointy spear, ready to pierce your body. She has a small mouth with somewhat thin lips, which are pale in color and are only a slight tint darker than her skin. Her large eyes are a brown colour, framed by her eyebrows. Her eyebrows are thin, most likely maintained by Seijo herself. The only thing that stops people from seeing her as only a beautiful woman, are most likely her facial expressions. She's quick to anger. Personnel files. Access only by security personnel with a C3 clearance. 【Full Name】 Seijo Tametomo 【Alias】 Lady Tametomo, commander Tametomo 【Affiliation】 Red Sages 【Age】 27 【Sex】 Female. Should be obvious, heh. 【Sexuality】 Noticeably bisexual. 【Birthplace】 Amegakure. 【Bloodline】 Tametomo. 【Rank】 Lady Commander of the Red Sages, approximated jonin level. Psych. report. Medical secrecy applies. 【Personality】 Assessments of Seijo have shown her to be a brotherly-friendly type of person. She's someone that enjoys very much when you fall down face first in the muddy puddle, and who will gladly spend a few years laughing about that. Never the less she's outgrown that feeling, or at the very least tried to. She's more serious now, which is in line with her position as Lady Commander of the Red Sages. She's still bitter - about the confederation, about the wars, about everything really, and she makes no attempts to hide that. She hates everything about the Confederation, and in her mind, if you are not a Red Sage, you must be a confederate sympathizer. That has grown increasingly prominent in her plans on beating the Confederation now that her brother Tarara died. She's very vengeful, you could say, and it's hard for her to let go of a grudge. Besides this she's also very cocky when it comes down to it, perhaps a bit ruthless, but so far nobody has really dared to stand up against her or question her plans - and she intends to keep it that way. To her, nothing will stand in the way of beating the Confederation, not even her own death. And while before she was fighting merely for freedom, since Tarara's death she's also fighting for him. 【History】 Seijo was born in Amegakure two years apart from her older brother Tarara. They were a semi-happy family, as life in Amegakure wasn't always that great. Especially when it became apparent that two Amegakure shinobi, Ayame and Fujitora, had taken power in Konohagakure. The Amegakure people faced paranoia from all other nations than Konohagakure, seriously hurting their trade power. Then again, it didn't seem to matter much as shortly after Ayame and Fujitora came to power wars started breaking out. Some were even started by Ayame and Fujitora, so it was no surprise Amegakure got involved quickly. By the time that had all happened, Seijo was already a shinobi of fighting age, and was pushed to the front. Luckily for the family all our of them were shinobi, her mother being a strong shinobi with some sensory powers, her father being a taijutsu specialist and her older brother, Tarara, being simply a shinobi. What put Seijo apart from the rest of her family was the utilization of a special kekkei genkai that seemed to have skipped a few generations. In the wars sometimes she'd fight alongside her family, sometimes she'd fight alone with her own squad, but luckily for them they all returned home safe and sound - though Tarara had lost an eye to an enemy kunai. The wars weren't really finished, but something greater was at large. The Confederation arose some time later, and Amegakure being a small village wasn't able to withstand the pressure. They were forced to integrate into the Confederation and were made into the capital - many Amegakure citizens were forced to leave to make way for presidential buildings, apartments for envoys etcetera. While Seijo's mother and father remained behind to 'hold down the fort', Tarara and Seijo left to join up with a band of 'outlaws' that roamed the land. They were Amegakure shinobi who refused to submit to the Confederation, so not quite the rebels they were made out to be. They roamed around the lands for some time and sometimes clashed with other shinobi groups, conflicting for reasons that were no longer valid ever since the confederation had taken over. Over time Tarara grew to become the leader and Seijo his right hand, since there were deaths aplenty in these times and the leaders were usually prime targets - if not for mutiny then for battle with other shinobi groups. At that time the Red Sages were already around and Tarara led the group to join with the Red Sages. The organisation was picking up pace quickly and they made Tarara a captain, and was immediately sent out on missions. The missions varied greatly and Seijo was sometimes sent on missions too, ranging from picking up some equipment, to sabotaging infrastructure. Over time Tarara showed his leadership qualities again and when the previous leader died from old age, Tarara was designated to take over. Seijo wasn't bitter about being in his shadow so much, just wishing to do what was right for her family. But unfortunately Tarara didn't last long, as he was assasinated in the dead of the night by some special operations force from the Confederation. The fight didn't last long at all - Tarara and the few shinobi that were around put up a fierce fight but there were many shinobi, and not enough of the Red Sages. Before reinforcements could arrive Tarara was killed. There was no designation of leadership. To Seijo, there was no question who would take over. It would be her, or she'd leave the Red Sages and do the job herself. But when she claimed leadership, there wasn't anyone that wished to oppose her at that time. The fire burning in her eyes now was enough to dissuade anyone from attempting that, even if they had wanted to. 【Family ties】 The family Seijo grew up in wasn't anything special. There's no sobstories involved, with dead parents, loss of loved ones in the past, growing up an orphan. And there weren't so many happy stories, given that they were in Amegakure, which wasn't exactly the most peaceful nor rich place in the world. Never the less she loves her family, or what is left of it at the current point in time. After all, conflict breeds death. Tarara Tametomo \| Brother \| 30 at time of death, Amegakure, lord commander of the Red Sages. He always loved Red Panda's. Seijo didn't, and she regrets that now. Oiro Tametomo \| Father \| 56, Amegakure, ex-shinobi, currently has a ramen restaurant that serves to the poor. It also serves to the rich. Really, it serves to anyone, he just says he serves to the poor because that sounds better. Rei Tametomo \| Mother \| 54, Amegakure, ex-kunoichi and professional nagger. She likes to nag about a lot of things, especially about Oiro not making his ramen properly. 【Dreams and fears】 Seijo's dreams are really only related to destroying or atleast getting even with the confederation. Besides that she wishes to see her father and mother again in peace one day, but she realizes that that might not be a possibility. Another dream is to meet with one of the Choko siblings - Fujitora or Ayame - though she has heard that it's possible both are deceased since the Confederation took over. Her fears, well, she hasn't many, which has more to do with her attempts at being seen as a coldheaded leader. She ofcourse fears losing her life - she is human and every human fears this. But this fear isn't in the back of her head whenever she enters battle. A fear that is also present is the fear of losing her followers - while she doesn't care directly for their support, she knows she needs them to succeed in her goals. Combat reports. Gathered from evaluation reports after missions. 【Fighting style】 Seijo is a medium distance fighter with a focus on utilizing jutsu to keep the enemy at bay and kill them. That aside however she possesses some strength and is capable of using taijutsu if she needs to as well - quite adequately even. 【Kekkei genkai, or bloodline limit】 Bloodline limit name: Fungus Release Description: The Fungus release allows the user a control over fungal-style plants and moss, which would be able to sprout from the users touch. Remarkably harmless in how it sounds, it's been weaponized quite well through years of practice. The origins of this release are unknown, but the uses are not. It doesn't manifest in clear sight, as the fungus used in this release are housed inside the users body, feeding off of the waste the host produces. As such the user has a notoriously quicker metabolism, as well as a noticeably lower rate of human waste dispersion. In use, the release manifests itself through the obvious moss and fungus it produces. The moss is highly flammable, but the large area of effect jutsu's that can be used with it can cause a spreading fire, or even an explosion, since the spores it releases are very dense. This might inadvertently trap everyone inside the technique, friend or foe, in a fiery vortex. Besides that, the moss has some interesting capabilities, such as genjutsu inducing properties, poison inducing properties or even a chakra and dead tissue absorbing quality, much a kin to real moss and fungi. Some specific branch of the fungi even have mind-controlling capabilities, but it's required to induce the fungal spores into the target by touch, after which it will grow it's way towards the targets brain internally and take over, collect info or possibly control them. Strengths: Versatile and allows the user to regain strength and chakra mid-battle through absorbtion of dead tissue. It's got a great variety for many situations and it's not obvious exactly what is going on with this bloodline limit until it's used. Weaknesses: Fire and (controlled) chakrablasts can somewhat easily deal with the fungi, although you have to be careful with the chakra since the moss can also feed off of it if used improperly. Besides that, it becomes easy to see what the bloodline limit entails once it's used, as it's obvious this is moss or fungus. 【Ninja techniques】 A rank techniques: Shuriken Shadow Clone Jutsu Assimilate All Creation Technique B rank techniques: Barrier: Dome Method Technique 【Custom made techniques】 Jutsu name: Fungus Release: Transportation Technique Rank: C Range: N/A. Description: Forming the tiger seal, the user sinks into the ground into a small circle of moss with toadstools in it, seemingly dissapearing. A simple transportation technique, this technique will then allow the user to appear somewhere else in the same circle of moss with toadstools in it, which seem to appear out of nowhere to anyone watching. The technique is usable in battle, but the sinking effect is slow allowing opponents to land hits while she is 'sinking' into the patch of moss. Never the less, the appearing effect is quickly, allowing Seijo to appear out of nowhere rather quick and attacking. Jutsu name: Fungus Release: Invocation of Nature Rank: B Range: 500m diameter. Description: After forming a boar-hare-ram seal string, and then slamming the palm into the ground, the user can transform the area around themselves into a mossy field by spreading the moss inside their body rapidly over the land, capable of terraforming even the most arid lands into moss and fungus covered 'grasslands' which will quickly (10 minutes) give rise to many forms of plantlife and even small trees (30 minutes). This technique seems semi-useless but it allows the user to transform land into something both useful, and to create a place where she is at home. Jutsu name: Fungus Release: Control of Nature Rank: B Range: 500m diameter. Description: Using the moss that is already present in an area, the user is able to control the fungus and moss to a degree, making it capable of grabbing feet, forming walls and also spreading it even further, as long as the controlled substance stays in contact with moss or the user. Jutsu name: Fungus Release: Deterioration of Spores Rank: B Range: A cone of 20m outwards of the user, in a triangle shape. Description: Inhaling deeply and placing an open palm in front of the mouth, the user exhales and blows out a large amount of spores over the area in front of her, which carry a poisonous substance that can cause anyone that inhales the spores to start breathing heavily, growing stronger and ultimately choking them by growing fungal growths in their throat over the course of a week if left untreated. Anyone that gets into contact with them externally, such as skin contact, will develop rashes which burn heavily, but are non lethal and can easily be treated as well. Jutsu name: Fungus Release: Fungal Chakra Sap technique Rank: A Range: Touch. Description: After spreading fungus from one person (user) to the other (target) the user is able to 'infect' the target with fungus, by touching them and so spreading the fungus and moss to them. The user might notice, but will find it is hard to get rid of the fungus once it's internal through the chakra tenketsu. Once inside, the fungus will slowly sap away the enemies chakra, eating it to strengthen itself. After approximately a minute, the chakra eating fungus will be 'full' and detach itself, either falling off of the body, or being taken away by the blood system of the target. Jutsu name: Fungus Release: Hallucination of Spores Rank: B Range: A cone of 50m outwards from the user. Description: Inhaling deeply and placing an open palm in front of the mouth, the user exhales and blows out a large amount of spores over the area in front of her, which are infused with the users' chakra and can carry over a genjutu upon being touched by a spore. Since it's easy to be freed from a genjutsu this technique is generally used only when fighting small groups. The genjutsu is capable of doing pretty much anything a high level genjutsu can do, giving the user pretty much full control over the effects of the genjutsu, while using the subconcious of the target to identify and use psychologically harmful events. Jutsu name: Fungus Release: Greater Deterioration of Spores Rank: A Range: An area of 1km in diameter. Description: Similar to the normal deterioration of spores technique, this technique can cover entire battlefields in spores, transmitting the poison to anyone that inhales the spores, and also onto any allies that get harmed. Jutsu name: Fungus Release: Ultimate Siphoning Jutsu Rank: S Range: Medium Description: After covering a field in moss, the user will then use their Control technique to encase an opponent in a special type of moss that hardens tremendously when it comes into contact with foreign chakra. It makes it able to withstand hard blows from taijutsu, weaponry and most jutsu. Encasing the opponent, the user then starts using the moss to siphon chakra, and transfer it to themselves to refill their reserves. What makes this S-rank is the speed at which this occurs - within ten minutes a target will be drained of nearly all chakra, at which point the technique can be disabled and the target 'freed' although with the little amount of chakra they would have left, they'd be as good as disabled for the duration of the fight. Jutsu name: Summoning: Neki the Newt Rank: C Range: N/A. Description: This summoning technique summons Neki the Newt. Given the qualities of a newt, this newt is capable of high speed water traversal as well as shooting water out of it's mouth. It's size is medium sized (it's aproximately 2m. high and 4m. long) and is big enough to carry two people in it's mouth at once if they are standing up. Weaknesses: Weaknesses to all internal fungi, such as the inhalation of the poisonous spores, or being touched by either the fungal parasite technique or chakra sap technique are external chakra. This is due to the fact that the moss and fungi adapt to the targets chakra, feeding off of it for sustainability. Any external chakra will offset it and make it deteriorate, as well as the effects with it. As such you can be pulled out of the genjutsu with external chakra (as is the case with regular genjutsu as well), you can stop the effects of spreading poisonous moss and fungus due to the Deterioration of Fungus technique, although the effects it's had on the target up until that point will remain (i.e you won't get rid of the rash, or the internal burning sensation it created). A weakness for external moss (the spores in the air, or the moss on the ground) is that it's highly flamable, however this is also a strength because it can be used against you. “I do not give to receive - I simply take.” If I die tonight Higōhō is a man of reasonable build, especially considering he practices a mostly non contact style of fighting. He's not precisely buff, more like lean, but that's just the way he likes it. His arms are toned as well as his chest and stomach which is more or less the extent of his build. He has a rounded jawline, with a round chin, protruding slightly from the rest of his faces' contours. The skin on his face is rather tight - it wouldn't be possible to pinch and pull his cheeks. He has a very thin nosebridge, and a slightly pointed nose. If one had to label it, his nose were likely to be seen as about average sized. Some of his facial features that stand out a lot are his pure white eyes which conflicts with his black hair and the black shirts he always wears. Although his outfit always changes (he's quite aware of fashion, and although he doesn't follow the latest trends, he likes to dress in ways that make him feel good) he has one consistent piece of clothing in his look - his necklace. On this necklace is the mon of the Hamajō Confederation. One could say he is very much a patriot. And the nice things one can say about him end about there. Personnel files. Access only by security personnel with a C3 clearance. 【Full Name】 Higōhō (meaning illegitimate) Hyuga 【Alias】 Bastard 【Affiliation】 The Hamajō Confederation 【Age】 Eighteen (18.) 【Sex】 Male. 【Sexuality】 Straight. 【Birthplace】 Konohagakure. 【Bloodline】 Arguably.. Hyuga. 【Rank】 Chūnin Psych. report. Medical secrecy applies. 【Personality】 Higōhō isn't a nice person whatsoever. He's very sure of himself, cocky to some, arrogant to others. It doesn't help that he's not weak, either. He believes very strongly in himself, and although he's smart enough to know that he's no Madara or Pain, he knows he's strong. Not only is that because of the Byakugan, it's also because of his own hard work he thinks, as well as some natural skill he feels like he has. His cockiness and arrogance has lead him to become quite careless when conversing with people - you can call him an asshole, a lighter term would be being rude. Truth is, he just doesn't really care. If a girl asks him what he thinks of her dress, and he doesn't like it, he'll tell her the dress is ugly. If her face is ugly too, well, he'll probably tell her that too. Though that doesn't mean he would dislike this person, he just thinks himself above most people, so he feels a right to say that. Ofcourse, if he likes something, he isn't afraid to say that either. But he doesn't like that much things. In battle.. do I even need to say this? He's arrogant. He's a bit overzealous at times, and doesn't know his own limits, willing to take on things that are above his own skill level. But so far that's not really ever gone wrong terribly. Aside that, you can call him dumb, or you can call him brave, but he doesn't really give up. You'll have to kill him, knock him out, or cut off his legs and arms if you want him to stop getting up after you pummel him. To him, it doesn't matter. Dying is more honorable than giving up. Besides his arrogant appearance and his lack of care for people around him - the catch is that really he does care. Being a bastard child and - boo-hoo-hoo - not receiving a lot of attention, love, nurturing and care, meant that to Higōhō he had to appear like he didn't care, to not give his father the satisfaction of being broken by his lack of care. This carried over to his adult years. And while he might not care for others because he likes them, he cares for their well being since they are in the same battalion. So, he'll be very sacrificial if he needs to be, willing to give his life up for something like a mission or another person. 【History】 Higōhō was born 18 years ago, to a Hyuga side branch member and a woman of lesser morals. Not exactly a brilliant future ahead of himself, especially since he was born with the Byakugan and thus it was demanded that he was handed over to the Hyuga's He was immediately given the cursed seal on his forehead. A stain of shame on his father's reputation, and already that of his own. Not like a newborn baby was aware of such concepts as reputations. But during his childhood his father made it painfully obvious that he wasn't exactly wanted - 'an accident' - and later one even went as far as saying that he was a stain on the family name, a bastard child who was never meant to be. He shrugged it off, really, because at that point it became apparent that his father was a deadbeat, only allowed to stay in the Hyuga home because his drinking problem and gambling addiction would bring shame to the family if word ever got out. Most of his childhood he was micro-managed by the nannies and tutored by the older members. More often than not he was treated as a child that wasn't supposed to be there, but they put up with him regardless. He showed progress in using the byakugan, especially the gentle fist, as if some sort of innate skill with that style was already within him. Whether that was true or not remained to be seen but fact of the matter was he did good in classes. As soon as he became 7, he was sent to the shinobi academy, because a bastard child had nothing better to become than a shinobi anyway. He did well. Well enough, anyway. Didn't exactly want to be there but hadn't much other choice. At that point in time he had already thought to himself that his only purpose in life was really to be a shinobi - and to fight for the confederation. The confederate soldiers were sort of his heroes, warriors fighting to protect their homes, true patriots, yadda yadda. He loved them. So, he figured, why not become one? The Confederation took over at that point and since then his class was kind of filled with masses of kids. That meant that, even though there were many prospect shinobi that were at a good level, there were far more useless kids who were only there because their parents want them to be. And that meant Higōhō would stand out a little. Welp, he passed, no big surprise. Got to be a genin running around doing stuff like saving kittens from trees and stuff. It didn't matter, he was still a confederate shinobi, which felt good. It didn't take him too long to become a chunin - the Confederation took an interest in him due to the Byakugan, and so his promotion came rather easy. And here we are! 【Family ties】 His family is mostly the Hyuga clan - his father, ofcourse, and then the nannies and teachers that he worked with. The other kids, he supposes, were 'okay'. He didn't really got bullied, so that's a plus. Katso Hyuga \| Father \| 47, his room in the Hyuga estate, professional deadbeat. 【Dreams and fears】 He dreams of, one day, becoming a jonin and leading a team, or perhaps even becoming a captain for the confederation and entering the political world of the Confederation. Besides that, he kinda wants to live a calm life after his service. What a simple soul. His fear is probably dying by Curse Seal - it'd be hard knowing you're gonna die without being able to fight back. Combat reports. Gathered from evaluation reports after missions. 【Fighting style】 Higōhō is a very close combat oriented fighter, using the gentle fist. He is a proficient gentle fist user, capable of ousting most other nintaijutsu users with his own, and being a force to be reckoned with even within the Hyuga clan. That is not to say he'll beat anyone, however. 【Kekkei genkai, or bloodline limit】 Bloodline limit name: Byakugan Description: I can copy paste this URL here or you can just read it if you have no idea about byakugan (you barbar). His byakugan has a maximum range of 12 km, though that's only when he's not doing anything intensive (such as fighting). 【Ninja techniques】 A rank techniques: Eight Trigrams Mountain Crusher B rank techniques: Gentle Fist (style) Eight Trigrams Vacuum Palm Eight Trigrams Sixty-four Palms Eight Trigrams Thirty-two Palms C rank techniques: Palm Bottom Tenketsu Needle 【Custom made techniques】 Jutsu name: Eight Trigrams Vacuum Combo Rank: C Range: Very close. Description: The jutsu is nothing more than a combination of a gentle fist move with the vacuum palm move. First the user spins around on their axle, using their left/right hand (depending on the way you spin) to open up the victims' body by slapping away any defensive hand placements, before slapping their palm forwards and using the vacuum palm technique. “Watashi wa Kami - I am still God.” Over the past 11 years Yamato hasn't changed much - appearance wise - in comparison with before the Hamajo confederation arrived. He's grown in size, reaching up to 1.83cm by now. He still dresses the same - tshirts, a-shirts or sweatshirts with some form of jacket over them. He usually wears chino's like he did before, but has traded his slip-in's for a pair of black combat boots. Yamato is defined as a handsome boy, having a chiseled jawline and somewhat skinny-looking cheeks. His nose bridge is quite thin, although not as if it were a stripe. Contrary to most with a thin nosebridge, his nostrils are also thin. Besides that he has no specific bone structure related characteristics. His eyes are a deep dark green, but not so dark that they can be mistaken for a grey-black colour. In accordance with genetics they are slightly slanted. The most defining features on his face are most likely his 3 large, reddish old scars running across his nose. Yamato's body is 'normal' in terms of muscle and fat, though it's improved compared to 11 years ago. He has some obviously defined muscled due to the nature of their schooling, as a normal shinobi is expected to keep up with his athletic properties. His arms are skinny, meaning that the muscles there are by nature more defined, but due to hard training, they are also very much so toned to perfection. Without flexing you could most likely see the muscles regardless. The same goes for his legs. His chest is not very broad nor does it extend towards the front due to musclemass. As such he has a rather 'normal' looking chest. Regardless he does have some definition there, although you probably wouldn't see it very often due to his clothes. Personnel files. Access only by security personnel with a C3 clearance. 【Full Name】 Yamato Minamoru 【Alias】 Phoenix-touched 【Affiliation】 The Hamajō Confederation 【Age】 29 【Sex】 Male 【Sexuality】 Heterosexual 【Birthplace】 Konohagakure, regretably 【Bloodline】 Minamoru 【Clan Name】 Minamoru-shi 【Customs】 The Minamoru used to be very traditional, and they still are, holding onto values of old. Although as every other clan they have to grow with the times, and as such many customs have become merely symbolical and don't actually hold much significance. These customs are almost always on par with that of the other clans, since the clan is not much different from the others. That said, they have since their waning influence, dabbled more into even darker trades, and many of the Minamoru which were not shinobi, have become actively involved in the illegal arms trade, drugs trade, prostitution and other illegal activities. 【Special Traits】 Males are known to be born with black hair specifically, with the females usually being born with either black hair, or white hair. Chances seem to be 50/50 for either of the colour. Their eyes are green, differing only in coloration between dark and light green. The Minamoru do not have any hiden or kekkei genkai - in fact, they despise kekkei genkai and see it as a curse, where as hiden are seen as a pest, but 'acceptable.' 【Influences】 The Minamoru influence on Konohagakure was very, very big. Some of it was subtle, such as underground influences due to the Yakuza affiliations they have, or rather.. the fact that they lead one of the three largest Yakuza groups in Konohagakure, and dealt in things like Senju DNA, Sharingan black trade (rare) or even the drug trade. Their affiliations in this field are obvious to those involved, but to the outside world, it seems completely preposterous that the Minamoru, a powerful and high 'n mighty clan is involved in this. Besides that they were a huge economical influence 11 years ago, because they owned more or less 60% of all of Konoha's economical centre with Minamoru Enterprises. The remaining 40% is, thankfully for Konoha, not theirs since the other Yakuza groups were trying hard to wrangle control away from them. The fact that they own most of the economical centre should probably say enough about their economical influence but this is not to say that all this money flows directly into the pockets of the Minamoru clan - bribes, wages, etcetera all is paid from these funds. Finally the political aspect of the clan, which was not as big as it's underground or economical influence. Never the less it's still present - the fact that the Minamoru are a shinobi clan in essence (though, that is debateable very much so) gave them a small influence, and their alliances with other clans, as well as their feuds with some of the others, are a reason that they were politically well regarded, though not as high as the Hyuga or the Uchiha, or even the Uzumaki's although those have recently been more forthcoming towards the Minamoru. Ever since the death of Reijo at the hands of Fujitora Choko, the clan has fallen, and fallen deep. The only Minamoru of relative high stands are the shinobi, and even those have been falling ever so slightly. The only two remaining shinobi with a grain of honor left are Reijo's children - Rei Minamoru, a 25 year old medical kunoichi, and Yamato Minamoru himself, the heir to the clan after his uncle passes away. Never the less the clan has no estates left - all financial enterprises, shops, financial buildings were given away by Fujitora Choko to rival companies to ensure that the Minamoru held Yakuza group received no financing. Their political power waned as Reijo was the politician of the clan - the other Minamoru were regarded as too hotheaded and his uncle was a drunk, so he barely did anything with the clan. The Minamoru are barely a remnant of themselves, if they can even be called that. 【Relations】 Naito - the Naito clan is one of the clans that the Minamoru have been feuding with for the longest time. The feud started about 200 years ago, when both the Minamoru and the Naito were relatively new to Konoha. Ever since it's been dubbed the Feud of the Tiger and the Dogs. The long standing feud hasn't subsided just yet as members of this clan frequently clash - be it with words, swords, or politics. No longer applicable. The Naito clan is wiped out. 【History】 The Minamoru clan was founded quite recently compared to the other clans such as the Uchiha or the Hyuga. They were not part of the original founding clans, and migrated later as a result of economical changes. They weren't originally shinobi but quickly managed to adapt into a Shinobi clan effortlessly. They were comprised of highly driven individuals that wished to become the greatest at, more or less, whatever they attempted. It didn't always succeed, actually, more often than not, but you only need to give one glance to the current status of the clan to see how far they kicked it in those 200 years, compared to the Uchiha. Never the less they don't quite fit into Konoha - they are not so much underhanded, and wouldn't do anything to directly harm Konoha, but they are very self centered and do anything they do for the clan or themselves, not for Konoha. Konoha is simply a means to an end for them. Never the less a feeling of pride and honour is also common place in the clan so Konoha needn't worry about the Minamoru betraying them. They do what they do for themselves, or atleast so they say, but deep down most of the Minamoru are quite self sacrificial, especially the shinobi. Those that aren't in the shinobi trade are often a whole different breed of people, mostly simply normal people and civilians. In short, that means they have a tough skin, cussing, feuding, and appear somewhat rude and cold. Underneath that however are people that deeply respect tradition, hierarchy and self sacrifice. They might not show it but it's definetely there. Moving on, they also don't fit Konoha because they are very outspoken against kekkei genkai - and sadly for Konoha (or the Minamoru's, depending on who you ask) there are plenty of clans with kekkei genkai's. This has been reason for them to be a bit of an outcast-clan compared to others, distancing themselves from main Konoha, living outside the village. Up until the mid-years, between Sarada and Boruto's births, and current situation, they were insignificant, standard fodder clans. However it was then that they broke through with the arrival of the ronin, that fueled the underground Yakuza operations that some of the Minamoru were involved in. Due to this they suddenly raised in power unexplainedly, gaining more funds to further their political influence and economical presence. It didn't take long before Reijo took over 40-so years later, and furthered that all even more, expanding their influences rather rapidly. 11 years later, in the Hamajō Confederation, there's not much left of the Minamoru clan. All estates are gone, only the housing area remaining. Everything is, more or less, gone. Only Fujitora Choko and his 11th corps are to be blamed - that much any shinobi in the Minamoru clan will tell you. 【Rank】 Jonin Psych. report. Medical secrecy applies. 【Personality】 Yamato used to be seen as a thug or a criminal in the making. Not far from the truth given his father was the largest criminal in the entire village - something Yamato has no particular feelings towards since to him it was a way of life since his birth. However Yamato was never a criminal - he might've done questionable things during his services to the Hamajō Confederation but never anything that he'd consider criminal activity. Something else that characterizes him is his aggressive tendencies, as he is very very quick to anger and is, very much so, an asshole to everyone he meets. Those that know him for longer, such as Akio Tendou or Aoi Don Maquia will testify to this. Yamato is a bright young man, widely regarded in Konohagakure as a prodigy of attack. This is seen in his psyche as well, as the boy has shown aggressive and violent tendencies from time. Some would call it a short fuse.. and others call it being a thug in the making. Regardless of which is true, the boy also has shown impeccable resilience, steadfastness and a healthy dose of respect for tradition. Rumor within the Minamoru clan has said this is due to the amount of training that got instilled into him at an early age, and that he instills into himself daily even still. The boy also hates kekkei genkai for one reason or another, a sentiment shared by the entire clan, and some radicals even go so far as to wish those with a kekkei genkai dead. Yamato is a good student, and gets very good grades compared to those in the same years as him. He has shown a talent for, how could it be anything else, taijutsu and nintaijutsu, focusing especially on the offensive. This goes well with his aggressive nature and he is known to be able to take down opponents in a matter of seconds, although his defense is less than average. Despite attempts to convince him, his resilience has proven that fruitless. Then again, the boy has always been a prodigy and nobody has been able to prove that the boy might need a defense as well. This has affected his personality in a more or less negative way, although that is open to interpretation. The boy is somewhat- no, very arrogant, and while he wouldn't boast about his skills, he is fully aware of his status as a prodigy. This has given him the idea that he is above everyone else, and he has remained to keep this idea as he's been unhindered by anyone who could prove him wrong. Watashi wa Kami - in his eyes, he is God. 【History】 Pre Hamajō Confederation Yamato's childhood years were essentially a calmth before the storm. He spent his first four years as most children his age did - calmly in the arms of his mother, and playing outside. Then at the age of four, his father decided that it was time for him to become ready. Determined to make the clan greater than it already was, he hired a teacher who was to teach Yamato the basics about being a shinobi. No, he didn't learn any techniques, but learnt the mental side of shinobi's, namely rules, history and things you needed to know. This affected his school career indirectly as he had more background knowledge than most when he entered base school. During his time at base school he still had interest in making friends and preferred to learn techniques, practice taijutsu or throwing and fighting with kunai and shuriken. He often sparred with others, showing of his tenacious and aggressive nature in these matches. He often ended up fighting kids that were bigger and older, beginning to make a name for himself. He became a genin at the age of 12 like most others and went on to attend the high school to become a chunin. In that aspect, while he was a prodigy, he was like everyone else. During high school years he maintained a very steady level of training, to maintain his position within the clan which had grown by now. He became, more or less, the pride of his clan and family, and went unrivaled within the clan. In highschool he maintained a same degree of authority, although there were those that had problems with it, he found that he barely had any problems maintaining his position as the people that objected were often not even close to his level of mastery. Although this makes him sound like a hard ass, all he wanted was for people to more or less leave him alone. The only people he could really get along with was his own family. And even that was strenuous at times. Later, he became semi friends with Aoi, who had shown Yamato to be more capable than she let onto. Never the less they weren't ever close to friends - more so, being colleagues that enjoyed working together with each other more than if they had to work with others, the exception to that being Akio, who was Aoi's preferred companion for a long time. As for the hatred of people with kekkei genkai, it stems from the preconceived notion that people with kekkei genkai seem to think themselves special, untouchable or even godlike, and when you pair that with historical events focusing around kekkei genkai and being mostly negative (Infinite Tsukuyomi, Hyuga clan being a prime target to other villages), it results in a hatred that is widespread among this clan, which has seen it's fair share of bad luck to do with kekkei genkai during the centuries. Besides that Yamato is of the opinion that he could beat a kekkei genkai easily through strength and a superior will to work for something. Arrival of Hamajō Confederation During the arrival of the Hamajō Confederation Yamato played a part in the taking of the city. While he was defending the city at first, he switched sides halfway through after realizing that the Hamajō Confederation wasn't all that bad - in fact, it was better than Ayame and Fujitora. It didn't help that Fujitora was responsible for the death of his father - and in turn, the near death of his family. The Hamajō Confederation would have a larger chance to make his family important again. He arrived on scene near the 11th corps headquarters, which was where Fujitora was holed up. Finding himself trailing mostly behind dead bodies, he soon find the source of this - Yakoul. The cat-like person had slaughtered most of the 11th corps, including Saburo and Daiki, two people that Yamato had hoped to kill for himself. Above all, it had killed Fujitora - which was a crime in the eyes of Yamato, blinded by honour. Knowing better than to take revenge by attacking Yakoul, he simply boded his time. He got promoted within the Hamajō Confederation and is now a captain, or otherwise known as Jonin, largely in service at the Amegakure capital. However, recently he's received orders to go to the border area to investigate a compound, and meet with commander Yakoul, who'll be making further use of his services. 【Family ties】 Yamatos family was rather normal, if you keep in mind that he grew up with a family that was not only his father and mother but also included close relatives of those people. Given that his father is the clan head, he has always felt like the entire clan was his family, and not just his father and mother. As such he always felt a great drive to do well, for the honor of the clan. Furthermore the birth of his younger sister when he was 2 added to his drive as he was under the pretense that he'd get to, or even have to, teach her. Reijo Minamoru \| Father \| 43 at time of passing, Konohagakure, used to be often away on bussiness, was a politician and economist, it's said he has a pair of mistresses in any city. Mika Minamoru \| Mother \| 47, Konohagakure, restaurant owner and mother, she is a hard worker who never complains. Atleast she likes to think that she doesn't. Rei Minamoru \| Sister \| 25, Konohagakure, medical shinobi. Popular girl, but unlike Yamato she finds practicing boring and she'd rather spend her time away from home with friends. 【Dreams and fears】 Yamato secretly dreams of a world where there are no kekkei genkai as this would, in his eyes, greatly reduce conflict. Furthermore he dreams of making the Minamoru clan even greater than his father did, to outdo him in something that his father was already very good at. As for fears, Yamato fears causing death and dishonor to the clan, which goes without saying. Besides that he also fears losing respect from the clan and, to a lesser degree, to other shinobi of the Hamajō Confederation. Combat reports. Gathered from evaluation reports after missions. 【Fighting style】 Yamato's fighting style revolves entirely around the attack, offensiveness and taking down an opponent with hard hitting blows. Defense is almost nonexistant in his style, as he barely needs it. He is extremely resilient, as mentioned before, and as such he can take a lot of hits of any kind without showing signs of pain. Besides that, he is also someone who never, ever gives up. As such he will keep getting up even if he knows he cannot win - an admirable trait to some and a sign of stupidity to others. Another aspect of his style is courage, in the form of never being frightened. He is going to be the first to jump into battle and he's going to do so with an aggression bound to shake hearts and silence voices. 【Ninja techniques】 B rank techniques: Katon: Great Fire Destruction C rank techniques: Katon: Great Fireball Technique 【Custom made techniques】 Jutsu name: Minamoru-shi: Nokori Onaji (Minamoru Clan: Remain the Same, 残り同じ) Rank: S Range: N/A Description: This technique is, more or less, what constitutes Minamoru's hiden. It was created by Yamato due to his reckless nature and desire to enter the fray as the first one in - which was a negative thing before. Now, that turns into a good thing. The technique utilizes a very very small amount of chakra, which gathes in a 'pool' of chakra within the user. In general, there's never been a time where the chakra gets used up so quickly in usage of the technique that it completely empties out. This passive ability consumes chakra at a very slow rate constantly, even when not in combat. Luckily Yamato's chakra pool is large enough to sustain it. This ability works through getting hurt - as strange as it may sounds - converting damage done to the user and turning it into raw power. In effect, that means that 'more damage input = more damage output' in simple terms. Muscles are stimulated by the damage, as well as the psychological will to fight on. This allows Yamato to press on past his normal limits - which were already extraordinarily high - and keep fighting even with broken bones, torn muscles or large gaping wounds. The drawbacks to this are, ofcourse, that he's going to be less accurate and skillfull, but more powerful. In short attacks will be more powerful but he'll have a harder time hitting, ofcourse that depends largely on the type of wounds too. That's not to say that he heals them instantly - if he receives a mortal wound, he'll die pretty much if he doesn't receive treatment regardless of the jutsu. But receiving wounds does make him stronger, both in how he feels and how he actually is. It doesn't make him less mortal - but he sees him self as a God. Would he believe he's still mortal? Jutsu name: Minamoru-shi: Chakurabāsuto (Minamoru Clan: Chakra Burst, チャクラバースト) Rank: A Range: 5m-10m Description: Releasing one fourth of the chakra stored in his pool for the Nokori Onaji technique, he releases a pure burst of chakra out of his entire body, causing a shockwave of chakra. This shockwave can extend between 5m and 10m, dependant on how large his pool currently is. The shockwave is powerful enough to send shinobi that don't hold themselves down on the ground flying, sending lightweights (80<kg.) flying atleast 20 meters at high speed, and sending heavyweights (80>kg.) stumbling out of the shockwave area. Objects are sent flying away too, such as kunai, leaves and other random items in the area. The jutsu isn't incredibly damaging on it's own, dependant on objects in the area. For instance, in an empty dirt field, there'll be no objects to send flying, and no objects for the enemy to crash into. So, damage will be reduced to perhaps some light scraping from scraping on the ground. In a forest, or a densely built in city, the damage will be more extensive, given that the enemy might fly into trees, rocks, buildings, roadsigns, etcetera. Jutsu name: Katon: Great Fire Fists Rank: A Range: Close Description: The technique begins by creating a short series of seals ended by a Tiger seal - although since this is Yamato's signature move, he has perfected it to the point where he doesn't need to form the seals any longer. After this the user flicks his wrists and they are set ablaze. Not yet taking a shape the user must focus the chakra around this area for a short period, in the case of Yamato a second or two. After this is done the fire becomes hotter, akin to a bunsenburner in heat, and the fire will take the color blue as a result. The resulting heat is enough to roast skin even if it's not touching the fire, and enough to severely burn anyone that gets in direct contact with the flames, enough to cause third degree (yes, that hot) burns when you get directly hit by a punch of this technique. Anyone standing nearby Yamato will feel the heat emenating off of the boy, whether they are friend or foe, before he leaps into the battle. The fire takes the shape of a lions head, akin to the two guarding lions that stand outside most wealthy places or places of public interest. Jutsu name: Katon: Great Fire Extraction Rank: A Range: Close Description: Yaoku's Revenge sets the user ablaze for a short time, appearing to others as an explosion. In reality it works as a distraction, while the user cocks his hand back which is then lit ablaze. The single hand will be heated up so much, that it overpowers even the Fists of a Tiger technique, heating up to the extent where it will be able to melt both skin, muscle and bone. The intensity of the technique requires so much chakra that it is pretty much useable only thrice. After the required heat is reached, a matter of seconds for Yamato, the user lunges forwards through the explosion he caused himself and launched his fist into the enemy, melting skin first, then fat and muscle, and finally bone before the hand cools down. If used effectively, and the hit connects, it will be a tremendous attack able to incapacitate or kill most enemies. But it requires accuracy, something that is often lacking when an enemy is moving around, and also because the explosion caused by Yamato would obscure his vision. Besides that, the attack leaves him rather exhausted, so that he'd have to retreat from the fight, something that Yamato could obviously never do. As such it's likely for him to overexert himself after using this technique. Jutsu name: Katon: Great Fire Bind Rank: B Range: 10 meter in front of Yamato Description: To be used in conjuction with the Great Fire Extraction technique, but useable on it's own too. This technique is not neccesarily a fighting technique, the sole technique in Yamato's arsenal that isn't focussed 100% on the offense. However it is used as a runner up to a very offensive move. After forming a boar and tiger seal, the user holds the tiger seal while a set of 2 fiery hands emerge from his back, quickly coming out at a rapid speed. These hands will head for the enemy almost instinctively, and grab the enemy by the arm. Once grabbed it will be virtually impossible to get out lest you have a teammate that is able to free you or you work out a genius way to break free. Because the hands are made of flames you will receive slight burning although the burns will not be harmful whatsoever, akin to a D rank fire jutsu if not less harmful. The true fear you should have.. is the follow up jutsu. There is a slight reaction time between being grabbed and the start of the technique, around 1.5 seconds, but dodging will only end up causing the hands to chase you for a longer time. The only true escape is to get out of the 10 meter mark, but that will be hard with just 1.5 second to escape. It's possible for ninja's with above average jutsu, however. Another weakness, aside from it's length, is it's weakness to both water and earth defensive jutsu, such as the earthen walls or the water techniques that send out half an ocean. Using wind or fire against these hands is nearly useless, matter of fact it's counter productive because adding more fire to the arms will have no effect, while using wind based jutsu on them will fuel the flames, speeding them up even more. Electrical jutsu are useless, too, because electricity will go through the hands. An extraordinarily fast shinobi (read: faster than Yamato) will be able to dodge the hands initially and then attack quickly after if he times it right, because attacking Yamato and forcing him to release the tiger seal will stop the jutsu. However, if Yamato moves but still holds the seal, the jutsu will continue. The time it takes to form the hands and attempt to grab the opponent is all within 1 post, but the actual act of grabbing depends on it being dodged/ran away from, and as such can only happen in the 2nd post. Jutsu name: Fuuton: Greater Fire Fists Rank: C Range: N/A. Description: Technically not a technique on it's own, but still classified as one, the user will not have to form any seals, instead he simply has to augment fuuton chakra in his fists and release it into his fists of the Fire Fist jutsu. Due to Fuuton acting as 'fuel' (fuel for fire is oxygen, a source and burnable material) the fire will begin to burn even hotter, turning the fire blue and causing the area it's used in to appear 'darker' or closer to nightfall. This is due to the bright source of light making the environments appear darker than they really are simply because of the contrast or difference in lightsources. Even on a blue sky, clear lit day it will appear as if it were 00:00 midnight. The fists of the Fire-tiger will burn so hot, the radius at which the heat can be felt greatly expands and even those standing close to Yamato during the usage of this will feel uncomfortably warm, and if they stay near long enough, might begin getting a serious sunburn. The main effect also increases, still holding onto the 3rd degree burns upon connecting a hit, but adding in the additional fuuton element of a highly increased knockback and a cutting effect, too. You will go flying most definetely when you get hit by this augmented technique, sending lighter opponents up to 100m away and heavy, fat opponents at a weight of 200kg about 30 meters. Furthermore, there will be slight cuts, as if you got hit by 20 kunai at once. Ofcourse, that's all superficial wounds - nothing life threatening, but definetely painful. Like most nintaijutsu, this is extemely destructive, but exerting at the same time. There is no real weakness to this technique, as it's not really a technique to begin with but more so an augmentation or reinforcement of another. As such, weaknesses of the Fists of the Tiger still exist, such as suiton jutsu or defensive doton jutsu. Even so, the usage of this extra fuuton jutsu will allow the user to simply brute-force his way past many of these jutsu anyway, most notably doton. Suiton will always be a problem for fire users and this technique is no exception. Jutsu name: Katon: Great Fire Bomb Rank: B Range: 7.5m Description: This technique is a secret trump card held in high regard by the Minamoru clan. Not many outside of the clan know of it, because it's a rather rough technique on both the victim and the user. The users can begin this technique by forming the Tiger seal, after which it cannot be stopped anymore. The user envelops themself in flames, starting out akin to any other fire technique and indistinguishable at this time, looking rather harmless. However this all leads to an explosion. An explosion of the user itself into fiery death. In essence it's a fiery suicide technique that will blow up the user plus anything within 3.5m of the technique, and will damage anything up to 7.5m around the technique. The bad side? If you use this technique you die. Jutsu name: Minamoru-shi: Jisatsu-ryō (Minamoru Clan: Suicide Charge, 自殺料) Rank: B Range: 50m. Description: Utilizing his Futoon element, the user 'boosts' his speed quickly by displacing air in front of him towards his back, to travel quicker similar to how an airplane gains lift. However, this technique isn't fast enough to create lift and neither is Yamato shaped in order to create lift.. However, this will give him speed. Using this speed the use pummels himself into the enemy ranks, most likely a larger group of enemies. The head on charge manifests itself into simply crashing into the enemies with limbs extended, punching left and right to get as many hits in as possible. Defense is NOT a part of Yamato's vocabulary. This can be easily protected against by, say, creating an obstacle like a doton-sphere to protect yourself/you friends (if you're friendly like that.) 【Weaponry, tools and objects.】 Weapon, tool or object name: Backpack. Weapon, tool or object type: It's.. a backpack. Possibly filled with explosive tags. Description: It's a fucking explosive backpack bomb. Bag-o-bombs. EASY.
51,228	1,381	135	1,663	1,134	Yudai KageyamaRed Sages Done. The first shinobi felt down and Yudai was already 'retreating' into the ground, even if temporarily. Under the ground, he'd move in direction of the three other shinobi he'd aid Nori with, and now he felt much more confidence after that succesful first kill. The boy did some handseals while still under the ground and when he erupted, his signature jutsu had already been applied to his arms, both arms coated in Doton chakra that he could use either offensively or defensively. Just as he erupted, he was already within range to attack one of the three shinobi with a thrown kunai, but it was easily deflected. He wasn't certain if Nori was already rushing together with him, but he certainly wasn't going to stop and wait. Yudai broke onto a sprint towards the enemy shinobi, moving as if he was going to punch - and he did, though there wasn't reach for his hand to reach the shinobi in front of him.. except, a thin spike formed directly in front of his knuckles, travelling at a fast speed towards one of the shinobi. It hit his shoulder, puncturing it, but the man was still up. Naomi UzumakiRed Sages Arima explained roughly what they were to do; their plan, itself. They would be dressed typically as a rich couple - which was why he'd ask her if she still had the dress. They'd even get to wear fancy masks, which Naomi was thankful for given she didn't quite want her identity outside of the Red Sages to be known broadly about. The Janitor was with them, which was a good thing. The plan was to be ran simply; she'd have to sneak through the women's bathroom's vents and she had exactly five minutes to reach the sealed room, without being noticed. There, she was to take the Bashõsen, which she indeed recognized as the name of one of the Sage of the Six Path's tools. If she couldn't break in herself, the Janitor previously mentioned had something for her. Good. With the plan on her mind, Naomi left to eat and well, take care of herself before the mission.The Next DayNaomi had managed to get some rest. She also prepared herself quite nicely; the handbag she carried had three small sealed scrolls and she was wearing some fancy bracelets that had her Reiko Kenka seals in them, in case she needed. She'd almost certainly need. Still, she certainly wasn't feeling comfortable dressed like this. The dress was nice, but it was somewhat short. Not revealing, though. Eventually, Arima presented his arm to Naomi, whom took it without much of a reluctance. "Splendid, my dear." The reply came together with a fake smile, when he asked how she was feeling. This whole acting thing made Naomi nervous and anxious, she wasn't going to hold the facade much longer in all honesty. Finally, the pair reached the bouncer, who'd validate their IDs. Taking her mask off made her feel even more worried that someone could potentially recognize her, since this town wasn't all that far from her village. Still, she did it; only for a few moments, before returning it to her face. Once inside, the pair wandered about briefly, until Naomi felt sufficiently comfortable to begin their mission. She paused, glancing around herself, then she'd whisper to Arima. "I'll begin." That was everything she said before releasing his arm and making her way to the women's bathroom. There were a few ladies there, talking random things about their men that Naomi certainly wasn't pleased hearing. Either way, she just faked looking herself in the mirror and fixing her hair in place until the two left and only then, she began looking for a way to get into the vents. Mission Start! Once Naomi got there, she began crawling her way through the vents. It was a bit hard pinpointing her location, but it took only a few minutes for her to reach her destination. The vent was closed though and opening it would call the attention of the two shinobi who stood guard. No matter, she had to do it. Naomi moved herself within the vent, she'd need to break outside of it and assassinate the two of them within a single frame, otherwise, she'd risk everything until now. One... two... thr-- The weak metallic door of the vent broke as the redclad woman lept off it, two shuriken appearing seemingly from nowhere into her hands, she threw each towards each of the shinobi and rapidly did a sequence of handseals. The shurikens multiplied into many more, all finding their mark in many parts of the shinobi's bodies. The red sage stepped over to their body, trying to find any card-key or something of the sort, that could open the metal door between Naomi and the Bashõsen, none of the had anything. She looked around to locate herself, there were some signs in the walls that aided with it. Following them, she could reach the janitor's closed and find the package left by the contact. She proceeded to make her way to the metal door once again, she raised her left hand and clicked the earphone. "Get ready, bomb's armed and ready to blast."	Nero's Compendium! "Pillars are what support a structure, but if one ever crumbles, all of them will fall.” Yudai is a tall and somewhat imposing young man, standing at 5'8" \| 1,78m. His physique appears to be lean, but on closer inspection one could notice that he's in fact fit, with subtle musculature definition everywhere on his body. His hair is a dark brown color and often unkempt, as if he didn't care at all about the way it looks - this is slightly contradicting to the fact that his ears are pierced, which possibly proves that the boy does cares about his appearance. His pale blue eyes constantly flicker from point to point, rarely focusing on something for too long - some note that he always looks distant, as if not paying any attention to his surroudings. The Kanji on his clothes are 影山 (Kageyama, his family name). Personnel files. Access only by security personnel with a C3 clearance. 【Full Name】 Kageyama Yudai 【Alias】【Affiliation】 Red Sages 【Age】 18 【Sex】 Male 【Sexuality】 Straight 【Birthplace】 Iwagakure 【Bloodline】 N/A 【Rank】 Chūnin Psych. report. Medical secrecy applies. 【Personality】 Every aspect of Yudai, at least externally and from his appearance itself, seems distant. His gaze is a constant reminder of this, given the way it roams the whole time, briefly pausing on his surroundings before he takes interest in something else again. Even when Yudai is directly talking to someone, he avoids eye-contact entirely and if someone even tries to stare at him or look directly at his eyes for too long, he'll become rapidly nervous and anxious and might even avoid the person in question for a while. Otherwise, Yudai is relaxed, but extremely observant. His mind is constantly noticing what is actually happening around him and thus, while others might see him as distracted and distant, he's the opposite. He finds his own life rather boring the majority of time which prompts him to search for enthusiasm on other things out on the world. He's also easily interested in hearing stories from others, or even simply listening others talk about their own life. He has his own ambitions of becoming a highly respected political figure or leader, one day. But on the way the world is currently, he shoved such ambitions away and for now, he's only focused on strengthening himself. 【History】 Yudai's birth came from the love between Reiko and Kohaku - sadly, however, Reiko died due to complications at his birth. While the expected outcome was his father to put the blame on him and give Yudai the worst life ever, in order for this story to follow the traditional hero backstory guide, the opposite happened. Kohaku Kageyama was a hard-working man. He used to be a powerful shinobi many years ago, but lost his left eye and his right hand was completely destroyed in the same battle, thus leaving him unapt for battle for the rest of life. The loss of his wife could've disgraced his life forever, but instead, he found new hope on his newborn child, Yudai - the name 'Yudai' itself, was to show the man's hope of a hero, not for the nation, not for the world, but a hero that would save Kohaku himself from utter depression. Which Yudai indeed did. As any other child, he was very, very curious about everything and from the day he began learning his first words, he'd frequently ask his father about everything. Even about the eyepatch the man wore on his left eye, about the bandages around the man's right hand - and when the man began explaining about shinobi, about the wars.. Well, Yudai only became more interested in it altogether. Often, Yudai and Kohaku spent hours chatting about whatever, the subject leaped from how eggs were produced to why the sky was blue. As he matured, reaching the age of eleven, Yudai slowly began developing a strange desire to be someone who had a high position. Power. He wanted to be esteemed in a way that people would admire and respect because of his achievements in life. Of course, it was too soon to think about that, and Yudai was a mere child with an ambition bigger than himself. For now, the boy focused on studying and training. He had taken an immense interest in shinobi. In fact, he spent more time reading about chakra, taijutsu and ninjutsu than he spent studying the school's subjects, which was the reason he almost failed the year. His father aided him when he could, he gave his son clear training routines and made him follow them strictly. He felt immense pride in his son following the same steps as him, while the same time, was divided with the fear that he could end suffering the consequences of a war - like the man himself did. But, the thoughts that peace had finally settled in eased that fear. When Yudai graduated, at the age of 14, he knew exactly that his dream of becoming someone with high power was indeed his true ambition. You see, he received quite the praise for being a dedicated student - even if he almost failed in the past year, he dedicated himself the most to studying this one and got amazing grades, impressing his teachers and father. When they openly talked about him and his dedication, his heart pouded inside his chest with what he could only understand as recognition. Time eventually passed, Yudai grew into a fine - and very attractive - young man. He noticed that women around started to take interest in him, perhaps it was the pale blue eyes, but honestly, he didn't care all that much. Yudai did had quite a few cases with one or another girl here and there, but it never blossomed into a true relationship, he was that type of guy. In fact, the older Yudai got, the more he found his life... boring. It wasn't no one's fault, truly. It was just that his ambition - it was something that seemed far away from his reach, impossible - it was as if he could fight his whole life for it and yet, he'd never taste it. Finally, Yudai finished highschool. It was the same year that he also offically graduated to a chunin rank shinobi - and the year he finally took interest in his own life, even if only just a little. It all started with one group... the Red Sages. Initially, Yudai was very confused about his choices, when he heard about the group, many wrong ideas filled his mind. But, then, he shoved them away - for he knew in the end, that it was for his own best. You see, the Confederation might've been good for the countries, but it left no option for those who wanted to be something bigger or greater. They had nothing for those who wanted... recognition. In the opposite spectrum, the Red Sages were everything; he knew from the start that if he put his power, his will and his life onto it, like an investment, he'd receive what he wanted in return. He heard it - could be rumors indeed, but they were fulfilling rumors of rebels seeking something greater than an illusionary peace. 【Family ties】 Kageyama is an old and traditional family. The majority of it's members were shinobi, with exceptions. They are divided, with a minor part living in Iwagakure and a larger part living in Konohagakure. In Konohagakure, Kageyama were known for running a restaurant which goes by the name of Yama-Yama. Kohaku \| Father \| 38, Iwagakure, retired veteran Reiko \| Mother \| 34, N/A, deceased Shou \| Uncle \| 30, Konohagakure, cook Rei \| Aunt \| 28, Konohagakure, cook Sora \| Cousin \| 17, Konohagakure, attendant Rin \| Cousin \| 16, Konohagakure, waitress/chunin 【Dreams and fears】 Vague dreams that are rather difficult to understand, Yudai truly holds true to his desire of reaching a high position within society, one day. Not only that, he also dreams of becoming an extremely powerful shinobi, in order to ease his own path towards greatness. He fears of not being recognized, or being 'just someone else' - a faceless individual who has nothing, no respect, glory of power. Combat reports. Gathered from evaluation reports after missions. 【Fighting style】 Yudai is balanced between taijutsu and ninjutsu, rarely resorting to weapons or ranged weapons. He's very intelligent and tactical in his decisions, as if he had read everything there was to read regarding shinobi (which he probably did in his early life). See, while he's quite strong in hand-to-hand combat, Yudai's first choice is to always analyze his opponent. He appears to be MUCH more experienced and prepared than he truly is due to the manner he keeps himself extremely calm, in any situation. To him, a battle is nothing too different from his daily struggle with life itself. Normally, his Doton ninjutsu is used as a defensive manner, instead of offensively. Thus, he'll always avoid ranged assaults with it. Sometimes, he'll use it offensively as nintaijutsu, but only if he finds a true opening to do so. What Yudai lacks is withstanding power. He might have defensive methods with Doton, but he can't take many hits - neither last too long in a battle. His stamina isn't the greatest, nor is his chakra pool; in most battles, he either needs to drop his foes quickly, or avoid in a way or another fighting after he begins tiring. 【Kekkei genkai, or bloodline limit】 Bloodline limit name: N/A Description: Yudai does not possess a kekkei genkai. Strengths: N/A Weaknesses: N/A 【Ninja techniques】 A rank techniques: -- B rank techniques: Doton - Doryūheki Doton - Iwayado Kuzushi C rank techniques: Doton - Moguragakure no Jutsu D-E rank techniques: Doton - Doryū Taiga Doton - Doryūdan Doton - Shinjū Zanshu no Jutsu 【Custom made techniques】 Jutsu name: Doton - Kotai no Hakai Rank: A Range: Short/Self - hand to hand range. Description: This powerful technique developed by Yudai himself allows him to concentrate his doton chakra onto his hands and arms, coating them with a solid earthly surface. This requires minor constante chakra usage, but it's not very taxing in the long run. What taxes Yudai's chakra sources, however, is the uses this 'chakra armor' has. When used offensively, Yudai can promptly force earthly spikes to surge from anywhere on his arms - fingers, hands, elbows, shoulders; thus, he make turn what would be an easily readed attack onto an unexpected one. Additionally, this also has defensive uses, meaning that when under assault, Yudai can place his arms together and create a defensive shield that protects him from assasults. This defense is powerful enough to withstand some ninjutsu (especially katon), but is ineffective against futon and raiton. The chakra coating can last for a long time if nor the offensive or defensive effects are used, but whenever Yudai chooses to use them, he'll be drained very quickly. Jutsu name: Doton - Jishin Rank: B Range: Long - a large circular area around Yudai (35m roughly) Description: Yudai does the following handseals: Bird, Dog, Ram, Rat. Then, he leans down and slams both of his hands at the ground, causing a large area around him to erupt onto a shattering earthquake, those standing around him will find it impossible to stand without falling - and falling, means taking huge damage as the doton chakra breaks the earth apart and makes them wildly throw about. The center, where Yudai stands, is completley unaffected. This technique might sound powerful and it indeed is, if used in the center of a village for example, he could likely destroy whole buildings easily --- but he'd be killed before major damage was caused, so this is just an example. Otherwise, agile shinobi who can leap and move far away from the area will easily avoid it. If Yudai is attacked or distracted, it will stop as well. 【Weaponry, tools and objects.】 Weapon, tool or object name: Can be a term, i.e 'kunai' or it can be a self given name, i.e 'Revered Razor'. Weapon, tool or object type: What type of weapon, tool or object is this? Sword, axe, kunai, knife, blade, tanto. Omit if the weapon, tool or object name already designates this. Description: Describe the weapon, tool or objects appearance, and describe it's potentials and weaknesses. tl;dr how powerful is it and what does it look like. Be reasonable. “I hate... ... No, seriously. I can't stand anything that tastes too sweet. It's.. uhng. Bad.” Kaori has an average height and weight, standing at 5'5" and 127lbs, she also has a slender figure with only slightly curves, though one might notice that she was rather wide hips - from likely training and improving her own body. Kaori has a round face, with large eyes, a delicate and small nose and thin lips. Her jet black hair falls well past her shoulders and is often groomed, kept well clean and it even smells nicely; though there are always a few wild strands here and there. She dresses rather simply, keeping a black and grey theme in her attire. She wears a high-collared black shirt, with a short grey jacket with the Uchiha's clan symbol on it's back, a pair of fingerless black gloves and black shorts, together with a pair of knee-high black boots with metallic platings on their nose. Personnel files. Access only by security personnel with a C3 clearance. 【Full Name】 Karoi Uchiha 【Alias】【Affiliation】 The Hamajō Confederation 【Age】 16 【Sex】 Female 【Sexuality】 Straight 【Birthplace】 Konohagakure 【Bloodline】 Uchiha 【Rank】 Chūnin Psych. report. Medical secrecy applies. 【Personality】 Kaori is usually seen as a cheerful young girl who's still inexperienced to the world's hardships, but that's simply because of her manner of expressing herself; she's kind, even gentle to certain extent and isn't fond of conflicts, always preferring peaceful manners unless using force is an absolute must. That's not to say she's scared of fighting though, Kaori simply adores friendly spars and testing her own abilities- otherwise, she wouldn't ever take training as serious as she does. Despite her cheerful nature, Kaori is not exactly a social butterfly. See, she believes that being positive and keeping her spirit high is helpful to herself and to others in a way. However, it's very rare for Kaori to approach someone and talk openly, rather, she's quite timid and avoids talking unless she's talked to first and usually, being talked to makes her very happy. When it comes to her clan, the Uchiha, Kaori takes high pride in them. In fact, she believes herself superior but doesn't voices it - unless she gets too excited in a battle, to notice. She views the Sharingan as a gift, but only uses it in battle when she clearly needs it, given she has this slight fear of overusing or overshowing her doujutsu, especially in consideration with the events of the past that has led others to develop a distrust towards the sharingan. This same distrust, is what makes Kaori very cautious about talking to strangers, after all, there is still some prejudice against the sharingan specifically, given the events of the past, given the way things are - given the Confederation's actions against some of Kaori's brethren. Lastly, Kaori is very comprehensible and whenever she relates to someone, she tends to become very interested in developing a friendship. She has no interest in any sort of romantic interaction, after all, she's pretty sure she's not the one to gather that sort of interest, anyway. 【History】 Kaori's early life has been quite different than the usual. See, both her mother and her father are shinobi - both also very strict in the sense of pointing Kaori in the same direction as them: Which meant she was trained from the day she could walk. Kaori had two siblings, both boys, one older by a few years and the other, two years older than her. Their names were Kichirou and Keiji, respectively. Kichirou was an arrogant man, see, he had the Sharingan and that very motive led him to be, simply put, an asshole towards mostly everyone. Filled with pride beyond limit, he thought of himself as utterly superior - being a prodigy didn't help. Kichirou was way above the average when it came to shinobi, with only eleven years, he achieved the feat of developing a second chakra nature which was the reason he was then hailed as a genius. Kaori was only six when this happened, while Keiji was eight - he had just entered school. Usually, both trained together but Keiji was too focused at school, he had a peculiar desire of being an inventor or scientist - Kaori could never understand clearly - that draws him away from the training fields. This was frowned upon by her parents, more specifically her father. The man had this strange... desire to blindly follow the Confederation, claiming that the Uchiha had to be a strong clan in order to prove and... redeem themselves. Kaori would only understand that years later. On a cold night, a few days before Kaori's 7th birthday, a scene marked her forever. Through her window, she saw both her father and Keiji outside, having what seemed to be a small discussion. The boy held some books under his arms and was apparently refusing a 'gift' that Kaori's father was offering him - a katana. From the little Kaori could understand, Keiji tried to explain to their father that he wasn't interested in becoming a shinobi and that he believed there were other ways to help and be useful; in the end, all she could remember was Keiji being severely beaten by their own father while all she could do was watching. This forever changed the way she saw her father. War changes someone, truly. That was what had happened with Kaori's father, he was changed, molded by war. Perhaps he believed that it would happen again and wanted his offsprings to be prepared, perhaps it was something else, perhaps he was simply put, insane. Kaori never quite understand his fixation with training and becoming stronger, but what she could understand is that her oldest brother wasn't the only gifted Uchiha of this family, for that night, Kaori's anger and fear evoked a power hidden within her; she awakened her Sharingan. However, she never told her father. Instead, that motivated her to train more. It wasn't to please the man, no, it was to fulfill herself. Her older brother could be as arrogant as she wanted, but Keiji was always there for her, and she, for him. The boy returned to train with Kaori and for the first time in all these eleven years, she had beaten him - and very easily, too. The excitement and buildup of this whole spar awarded Kaori with a second tomoe in her left eye and brought immense surprise to Keiji, but he promised to never tell anyone. During school, all Kaori thought was when it'd end so she could return to her training; she wasn't a bright student, honestly, but Keiji who was seriously smart helped her a lot. When she was close to turning 12, her oldest brother was found dead within the village's borders. This utterly crushed the family, but specifically, Kaori's father entered a state of depression. He treated the whole family as if it was their fault and practically locked himself in his room for a whole year, very rarely getting out. During this time, Kaori had improved a lot. By now, she had developed three tomoes on her left eye, and two on her right eye. Her reaction time, reflexes and precision had seen a jump, and so had her genjutsu and ninjutsu. Her mother, a genjutsu specialist, taught her a few things which aided her. Keiji had been awarded a prize of best student of the year or something akin to that which Kaori never knew roughly in the same date Kaori's sharingan fully matured. The following years went by swiftly, Kaori trained and improved, developing jutsu of her own - while her older brother started working as a project analyst or something of the sort, within the Confederate. She received a pleasant gift from him on her sixteen birthday: A sword, Keiji guaranteed her that this prototype was much more resistant and that wouldn't break or melt easily as the many other swords Kaori had destroyed until now. He also mentioned that the sword was specifically made to withstand katon chakra - and lastly, he made Kaori an offer. To join the Confederate, given her potential as a shinobi. She thought for a while, truth be spoken she was quite afraid of becoming as crazy as her father, but the girl ended up giving a wild smile and agreeing with him. 【Family ties】 As an Uchiha, Kaori'll have ties with mostly any Uchiha, period. But they're all pretty vague apart from her own family itself. Takeshi Uchiha \| Father \| 53, Konohagakure, ex-Veteran, temporarily retired-confederate jounin Takeshi retired due to his trauma after his older son's death, he has yet to recover. Michiko Uchiha \| Mother \| 44, Konohagakure, shinobi - genjutsu specialist Kichirou Uchiha \| Brother \| 26, Konohagakure, deceased Keiji Uchiha \| Middle-Brother \| 18, Konohagakure, confederate project analyst 【Dreams and fears】 Kaori has yet to find true dreams and ambitions to follow. She's young and still looking for something to, well, follow. Maybe an ideal. Honestly, her fears are very vague, as well. She partially fears her own father, but her biggest fear is losing her brother Keiji, who has been the closest person to her since ever. Combat reports. Gathered from evaluation reports after missions. 【Fighting style】 Kaori focuses on using Fire Release to dispel of her foes, burning them down, together with very efficient genjutsu provided by her Sharingan. She's experienced in hand to hand, but it's easy to tell her taijutsu is her weaker side - even with the added aid from the Sharingan abilities provide her. While Taijutsu is a weak spot, her Kenjutsu is noticeably better, as her movements with a sword are clearly trained and precise, especially given she can use her blade together with fire release in order to increase it's efficiency. 【Kekkei genkai, or bloodline limit】 Bloodline limit name: Sharingan Description: The Sharingan (写輪眼, Literally meaning: Copy Wheel Eye, Meaning (Viz): Mirror Wheel Eye) is the dōjutsu kekkei genkai of the Uchiha clan that appears selectively among its members. It is regarded as one of the Three Great Dōjutsu (三大瞳術, San Daidōjutsu, Literally meaning: Three Great Eye Techniques), the others being the Byakugan and the Rinnegan. Strengths: Kaori's Sharingan is fully matured, meaning that it has three tomoes on each eye. This means that when active, Kaori is granted both abilities; the Eye of Insight, giving her the ability to see chakra in different colors in order to distinguish composition and source, an incredibly clarity of perception, meaning that she can see even very fast attacks with some ease and she's capable of minimum predictive abilities, anticipating an opponent's next move or attack and lastly, copy jutsu - but only those she has the ability and knowledge to replicate. Secondly, she's granted the "Eye of Hypnotism", which means Kaori can perform what is generically called Genjutsu: Sharingan. While there are various manifestations and purposes of the ability, the better known one is to, through eye contact, suggest thoughts and actions to a target, coercing them to divulge information or act in a particular way, potentially without the target's awareness. In extreme cases, the Sharingan user can take complete control of the target's body, forcing them to do exactly as the controller wishes; this control is visually indicated by the Sharingan's design appearing in the target's eye. Kaori's ability with this is actually pretty good, a momentarily eye-contact with her Sharingan active is enough to put her opponent in a dangerous genjutsu. Weaknesses: The Sharingan is a worldly known Dojutsu, thus, everyone should be able to recognize it instantly. This makes the Genjutsu very hard to apply, as all the opponent needs to do, is avoid eye-contact. 【Ninja techniques】 A rank techniques: N/A B rank techniques: Katon: Gōka Mekkyaku Katon: Haisekishō C rank techniques: Katon: Gōkakyū no Jutsu D-E rank techniques: Genjutsu: Sharingan While Kaori is skilled to certain extent, she has yet to achieve a grand power-level with genjutsu used through her sharingan. In a brief eye contact, she can merely put her opponent(s) in a simpler genjutsu, that requires little to no effort to break them (if they know how to do so). If there is prolonged eye contact however, she'll be able to cast greater genjutsu. 【Custom made techniques】 Jutsu name: Ken Katai (Fire Sword) Rank: C~A Range: Self / Sword's Range Description: Kaori flows an intense blazing chakra through her sword's blade, coating the whole blade with it. The more chakra she uses, the more noticeable it gets given the sword's blade begins turning a slight shade of red - until reaching the maximum, a deep crimson color. The amount of chakra also changes the effects and their strength. If Kaori only uses a minor amount of chakra (C rank), the blade's cutting power increases slightly, the heat makes leave dents whenever it strikes another simple sword or iron object, if in contact with skin, it burn while it cuts. If moderate chakra is applied (B rank) her sword becomes denser and can cut through other swords of average material with some force applied. If it cuts, it will instantly seal the wound - preventing blood, but causing immense pain. With the maximum Kaori can achieve (A rank), the sword's heat raises it's potency to where it could easily cut through iron and even steel, as well as bones with ease. This technique, if applied on an average sword, would only last a few seconds at maximum potency due to how the chakra would also melt the blade it was applied to, itself, but Kaori can keep this technique up for as long as her chakra allows due to her own blade, which would be two to three hours with C rank, one to two hours at B rank, and only two minutes when it achieves the maximum heat (2~3 posts, depending on the time ICly). Jutsu name: Genjutsu: Burning Hell Rank: B Range: Medium Description: Kaori does the required handseals (Tiger, boar, dragon) while she takes a deep breath, then, she exhales the air in the form of a strange smoke that will divide and proceed to form a circle around a small area, before igniting ablaze. This fire, by itself, is harmless. However, if an enemy feels the fire's heat, they'll slowly fall onto a genjutsu prepared by Kaori together with this technique. The heat will increase even if they move away from the flames and they'll eventually increase to the point where it's unbearable, the opponent might try to take their clothes off, throw water onto their body, drink water - no matter, it will never work and the heat will only increase, eventually they'll feel as if every drop of water in their body has been dried and pass out, if the genjutsu is not broken. 【Weaponry, tools and objects】 Weapon, tool or object name: Hinõken Weapon, tool or object type: A katana. Description: Hikoken looks like a simple katana, with a red, beautiful handle. The sword is of excellent craft and it's blade is chakra resistant, allowing the wielder to flow their chakra through it - the blade is specifically repective to katon chakra, which is the reason it was given to Kaori. “Let's end this quickly.” As usual to Uzumaki, Naomi's hair is a crimson red, it's short - with two bangs framing her face and the back is spiky, styled per her own taste. She wears simple silver earrings on each ear and a thin black eyeliner, meaning that she seemingly cares about her outward appearance. Her eyes are a vivid green, intense and large, usually her most prominent trait when one looks directly at her face. She's always wearing a scarf around her neck, the color varies but she usually sports a mix of red, green, yellow and dark orange scarves. Naomi wears a sleeveless dark gray jacket with a simple light gray blouse underneath, a pair of red fingerless gloves that reach her elbows (the seals of her Kuchiyose: Raikō Kenka are placed on the gloves) and slate gray tight pants that are tucked onto a pair of black boots. Notably, the only visible color on the woman's figure is her scarf and her hair. Her figure is slender yet curvaceous, with notable curves adorning her body. Some satchels are seen; one wrapped around her left thigh, another on her right shoulder and a larger one on the right side of her waist. Personnel files. Access only by security personnel with a C3 clearance. 【Full Name】 Naomi Uzumaki 【Alias】 Crimson Lightning 【Affiliation】 Red Sages 【Age】 19 【Sex】 Female 【Sexuality】 A double edged sword cuts both ways. 【Birthplace】 Konohagakure 【Bloodline】 Uzumaki 【Rank】 Chūnin Psych. report. Medical secrecy applies. 【Personality】 Naomi is usually seen as arrogant and stuck up due to her cold demeanor and for being otherwise cool-headed. Thing is, she's not arrogant or stuck up, she simply takes being a shinobi as her life, in and out of a mission or task; she's focused, always, and eliminates any emotion that could possibly disrupt her performance. Considered cruel by those who are more sensitive than her, Naomi takes the death of comrades lightly, analyzing it often with 'the enemy was a better shinobi than him/her', this is not entirely true though, Naomi feels the death of a comrade as anyone else capable of feeling would, she just keeps her suffering to herself and hides it entirely. Being so cold and closed off emotionally, it's hard to befriend anyone - not that she wants to, anyway. Naomi doesn't cares about forming bonds with others, surely there has been an increasing trend of forming bonds within the younger shinobi, but she denies them completely. She also doesn't care about hostility, insults or whatever else, she ignores them completely and even when provoked, she keeps the same stoic expression she always has. In battle is where her emotions flow with intensity above her usual: The adrenaline makes so whenever she's hit, she'll smirk or grin smugly, whenever she hits something, you'll see the same smirk but much broader than before. The more fast paced a battle is, the more she'll enjoy it thoroughly and the more she'll dedicate to the fight. Still, it's very rare for her to exchange words with the opposing shinobi, given her self-control that's dominant even above the adrenaline. Talk about dedication, Naomi is very dedicated to her job as a shinobi - and well, to everything else. As one of her philosophies in life, which is to do everything you do the best way you can, she truly dedicates herself entirely whenever she needs to do something and despises those who's nature is being lazy and avoid hard-work. She also tends to despise those who are gifted with power that requires no true work whatsoever; an example would be those who possess the well known dojutsu (Sharingan or Byakugan). This is a bit hypocritical given she's gifted with the Uzumaki's clan natural strong lifeforce and chakra resources. She sympatizes the most with individuals who are similarly hard-working and dedicate themselves in something and may be willing to interact with them, but forming any close bond is practically impossible as of now. Commonly, Naomi spends a good portion of her day training and improving herself. Distracting her from that usually ends with a huff or a sigh, or any minor sign of annoyance that she'll allow herself to do. Still, she won't scold anyone over anything, ever - she's calm and collected, after all, not arrogant and stuck up. She's actually pretty fine with aiding others if they need so (with training or whatever else), even. She may be a bit self-centered and cold, emotionally, but she's not a psycho who's only emotion ever is adrenaline while fighting. To certain extent, Naomi is capable of being friendly, it all depends the mannerisms of whoever she talks or interacts with. Highly concerned with herself, Naomi fears death above everything else, despite her otherwise cold demeanor and the way she enjoys fighting. When an opponent is clearly overwhelming and above her skill level, she'll... fear them. Of course, trained to hide her emotions, she won't show it at all. This extends itself to allies, out of all the things she's ashamed about herself, the fact that she couldn't possibly put her life in risk in order to save another's is her 'biggest shame'. 【History】 Two Years ago. Naomi's eyes briefly flutter closed, reopening to look down at her extended right palm, a hitai-ate with Konohagakure's symbol resting over it, together with blood that was slowly being washed away by the rain. The girl looks up at the sky, raindrops mixing themselves with the tears that silently made their way down her cheeks. She closed her eyes again. Next to her, was a corpse - a female, with a pale white hair, she was clearly dead - with some blood under her, slowly mixing itself with the water from the intense rain. Suddenly, the kunoichi falls onto her knees, she's completely wet due to the rain at this point. Her palms rest against the ground, pressing the hitai-ate firmly against it. She sobs quietly, but only for a moment before taking a deep breath to recompose herself. "Is this what I'm fighting for? This is what the Confederation has to offer me? THIS IS PEACE?!" With her left hand, Naomi punches the ground with all the force she could muster in her current state. It does nothing. "That's the very least the Confederation will offer you, my dear." A mysterious voice. Masculine. Naomi instantly stood up and held a kunai up, looking around her in an attempt to find it's source. She couldn't see anyone, at all. "We, the Red Sages, we only retaliate against the Confederation's attempt to CRUSH us time and time again. We provoked a war, but only to reclaim what's rightfully ours." The voice, this time, was directly behind her. When she turned, ready to strike the kunai onto the man, he had already disappeared, or so it seemed. He was so fast, that she couldn't keep up with his movements despite how close he was. When she turned, he grabbed her wrist and twisted it back, forcing her to drop the kunai. At this moment, Naomi knew that whoever this man was, he was powerful. Her eyes widened and her breath fastened, she was fearing the outcome of this: Her death. "Do you realize? My only desire was to explain you why your friend lies dead at your feet. Why this system, this PEACE is nothing but a bold lie, explicitly shoved down the throats of all brain dead imbeciles that follow the confederation's tyranny out of nothing but FEAR." Suddenly, the man threw her hand back, grabbed her by both shoulders and shoved her down, forcefully throwing the girl onto the ground. As she looked up, directly into his eyes, he smirked. Those eyes... The Sharingan of the Uchiha, most certainly. And then, she feel in a genjutsu; not to torture, not to destroy her. It was a different genjutsu, that Naomi had never experienced. She was seeing through his eyes - it all, whenever it was a lie, it was vivid and felt real. It... was real. And she could hear his voice in the back of her mind, explaining in detail what she was seeing. The struggle and suffering you are seeing, it's product of the Confederation's corruption. Of it's failed systems, of it's members extravagance and luxurious life. While he explained, she saw it all. Robbers risking their life for a loaf of bread, farmers struggling with what little they had... Then, acts of tyranny; overwhelming attacks from masses of Confederation shinobi against small rebel camps and not only that, they attacked shinobi and average folks alike, even farmers that were simply next to the rebel's camps, all were destroyed, nearly instantly. Some rebels rushed to defend themselves, but were quickly put down; there was a prominent figure that stood out in the Confederate's forces, someone Naomi knew. Then, darkness. Everything became dark. (You may close the rainymood now, if you were so kind to keep it open in order to increase immersion) When she woke up, she was in a crude basement of sorts. Crude, but functional. Many red-sage shinobi moved from a place to another, some carried wooden crates, others were simply chatting about. When she sat up, she was approached by the same figure as before: he looked far less intimidating. There was some movement, people stood up and moved away - soon, she was left alone with him. And then, the offer was made; to join them, or be set free. Strange, weren't they carnage-seeking devils? The man naturally explained their whole cause. In the end, after everything she had seen through the previous genjutsu, she couldn't refuse. Someone had to stop the Confederation. At first, it was difficult taking such an enormous step that changed completely her life - and the majority of the red sages distrusted her presence as a whole, being previously sided with the Confederation. But, on her first missions, minor or not, as a red sage, she showed that she had indeed placed her loyalty with them. After being showed the truth through such a brutal manner, it was difficult not to. As a side note, this is only the chapter which explains how Naomi switched sides. She's currently secretive about being a part of the Red Sages, nonetheless. 【Family ties】 Naomi's family was healthy until the death of her mother, which threw her father in an enraged state; he then became increasingly harder to deal with. The man took his own life when Naomi was seven, that changed her forever. Aika Uzumaki \| Mother \| 39, Konohagakure, deceased at the age of 26 Itama Uzumaki \| Father \| 42, Konohagakure, took his own life at the age of 30 【Dreams and fears】 Naomi dreams of one day overcoming her biggest fear, which is dying currently and she wants to find a way to stop feeling fear as a whole, knowing that such emotion is a result of cowardness. Note that overcoming death is not, well, dying. She just knows that clinging so much to her own life as a shinobi is rather embarassing. Combat reports. Gathered from evaluation reports after missions. 【Fighting style】 With an enhanced life-force and vast chakra resource, Naomi is certainly not above keeping a constant offensive on her foes, only falling defensive if she's overwhelmed or outnumbered. Her speed, agility, flexibility and reflexes are impressive. She has trained herself to have some great precision with her attacks, as well. From a medium distance, she's dangerous due to her shurikenjutsu prowess and in close-combat, she's a force to be reckoned with. Long distance, she falls short due to the drop in effectiveness of her shurikenjutsu. She also lacks effective defensive mechanisms, relying on dodging and avoiding being hit to keep herself safe. Her endurance is solid, as any Uzumaki - so is her stamina. In drawn out fights against opponents of the same level as her, she might have advantage due to taking much longer to get tired. Due to her chakra being vast, she's capable of utilizing the Shadow Clone technique, often gaining an advantage on single fights. 【Ninja techniques】 A rank techniques: Shuriken Kage Bunshin no Jutsu B rank techniques: Kage Bunshin no Jutsu Kuchiyose: Raikō Kenka C rank techniques: Kuchiyose no Jutsu D-E rank techniques: Kaifū no Jutsu Kawarimi no Jutsu Shunshin no Jutsu 【Custom made techniques】 Jutsu name: Raiton: Kaminari Yoroi (Lightning Release: Thunder Armor) Rank: B Range: Self Description: Naomi covers her body is lightning chakra, using the lightning to stimulate the her nervous system. By speeding up her neural synapses, she's able to react faster, and to push physical prowess to the absolute limit, allowing for tremendous raw speed. This, combined with Naomi's natural agility and reflexes, turns her into a fearsome opponent while active; it also enhances her lightning release techniques, allowing her to perform nintaijutsu moves and react to things that she otherwise wouldn't be able to. The chakra usage is not as intense as it looks on Naomi, given her vast chakra resources, meaning that she can keep this technique up for long periods of time. Wind techniques can shut the technique down, even if temporarily. This techniques does not increase Naomi's raw strength, only her speed and reflexes. Jutsu name: Raiton: Keikai Denka (Lightning Release: Nimble Charge) Rank: C Range: Close Description: Lightning Chakra is focused on Naomi's arms and shoulders, she'll dash recklessly towards a foe with immense speed produced by the previously activated Lightning Release Chakra Mode and attempt to slam them with her shoulder. This attack is simple all in all, but it's effective given the speed Naomi travels from her current position to her foes' position. If it hits, the opponent takes both taijutsu damage and the electricity might shock them for extra, yet minor damage. It may also cause minor damage to Naomi's shoulder, too. Jutsu name: Raiton: Kaminari Shuriken (Lightning Release: Lightning Shuriken) Rank: C Range: Medium, long with less effectiveness Description: Naomi produces three handseals (boar, dragon, snake) before taking a number of shuriken onto her hands and channeling lightning chakra through them, after she throws they'll gain speed and piercing power, able to break through minor earth release defenses. If they hit someone, the opponent'll receive a much deeper wound than they would to an average shuriken, and electricity will shock their body internally, causing weaker shinobi to fall unconscious if they're hit by more than five or so. Stronger nin could easily resist this, though. Jutsu name: Raiton: Kiyomemasu (Lightning Release: Cleanse) Rank: E Range: Self Description: A simple technique that functions with the same intent as the use of Kai to liberate yourself from a genjutsu. The difference is that if Naomi notices herelf under a genjutsu, she can simply do a single handed seal, producing lightning chakra of her own that enters her body and, if need be, even travels to her brain's vessel network and eliminates any foreign chakra that is trapping her under a genjutsu. The difference between this and the average method of leaving genjutsu, is that this technique acts faster and only a single hand is needed, if she's paralysed or restrained. 【Weaponry, tools and objects.】 Weapon, tool or object name: Many, many shuriken. Weapon, tool or object type: Shuriken Description: They are shuriken, sealed and ready to use in a random basement. They're likely summoned when she touches her wrists, the end. Weapon, tool or object name: Some kunai. Weapon, tool or object type: A kunai. Description: Usually kept in the pouches she carries with herself. Useful kunai. Weapon, tool or object name: Explosive Tags Weapon, tool or object type: An explosive tag. Description: They're explosive tags, but she only carries a small number of them to avoid accidents. Kept in a pouch on her shoulder. Weapon, tool or object name: Wire strings Weapon, tool or object type: Wire. Strings. Description: Usually used in conjuction with shuriken for unpredictable effects.
51,229	1,381	136	1,787	2,152	Seijo Tametomo „Lady Commander Tametomo” Red Sage Into the Battlefield Seijo watched as Yudai erupted suddenly and rushed towards one of the men, but she didn't feel a need to go help him to be precise. She simply looked around at the guys that were laying around trying their best to breathe. One of them was crawling away, holding onto his shoulder. Strange.. Seijo walked closer and could actually hear the man talking to his shoulder. What the fu- HEY! “HEY! Fool.. I was gonna let you live but now..” her voice bouldered as she approached quickly, and the man started speaking louder and quicker. “Th-they're here! Seijo Tametomo and her crew, they're trying to enter the vault! Send help! Send he- UAGHGHHH!” Seijo had stabbed him in the neck with a kunai, and look at the guys' neck. There was a walkie talkie there.. probably that meant this guy was the appointed squad leader then. Grinning to herself, clueless to the violence erupting behind her at this point, she would simply bend over and grab the walkie talkie. “Cancel that order. Seijo Tametomo has the situation under control.” she would say, answering the static. As soon as she finished her sentence the line went dead, indicating that the radio frequence was now cut off from the Amegakure airwaves. The team now faced a problem however. Reinforcements would soon arrive, and contrary to the previous day, they did not have an army to back them up this time. “Anzai! Go hold the door, use it like a chokepoint. Nori, Yudai, hurry the fuck up. Once that door is open grab the gunbai and the sword, and anything else that looks important and then get the fuck out.” Meanwhile, in the Amegakure border outpost “WHOOOOOOP! WHOOOOOOOOP!” The slow whoop alarm of the base was going off, flashing red lights in almost every room and hallway. It was a clear indicator that something was going on and that there'd be a callout soon. Everyone stopped what they were doing and got to their room to gear up, just in the case they were expected to go out. “Calling out Setsuko Hyuga, calling out Setsuko Hyuga. Organise a team and get ready at Hangar 01.” The message repeated a few times, giving Setsuko the chance to get out of the glass aquarium, and gather her own squad. The choice on who to bring was hers, and the large number of shinobi present allowed her to pick pretty much any size she wanted. Within reason, ofcourse. The VTOL couldn't be loaded too heavy or else it'd be problematic to take off. Once Setsuko was at the hangar with her squad, she'd be escorted to the readied VTOL and given a small briefing by a secretary, who walked them to the VTOL, and then left the area again. It was up to Setsuko to brief her team herself, but that provided easy enough. Once everyone was loaded, the green light inside the transport area went off and the doors closed, before the pilot lifted off. Over the microphone he spoke to Setsuko and her team. “ETA is 10 minutes. Hang back and relax, we'll come in hot so use the time you have now to gather your senses. Osaji out.” The VTOL traveled rapidly, and while these small distances did not really require a VTOL, it was still more easy for the shinobi in these cases. As the VTOL appeared over Amegakure, there were even a few people on the ground looking in confusion - VTOL's like these were almost never seen due to their specialist nature. They were reserved for the special forces of the Confederation, so.. what was it doing here? Once they arrived at the Kohonjenpou warehouses the VTOL would hover overhead, allowing Setsuko and her team to drop in on top of the warehouse to figure out their approach. The drop wasn't that large, five meters at least, and as soon as everyone had dropped off the pilot turned the VTOL and headed off again. While the VTOL's were armored they would never stand up to chakra based attacks or even simple ninjutsu. Inside the warehouse Once the vault door would have been blown up by Nori, another problem showed it's ugly face. Behind the vault door had been another set of doors. Not quite as thick or strong, but taking them down manually would take some time. Seijo had come over to Nori and Yudai, looking at the door. As soon as she noticed that this would take longer than a few seconds she looked over to Anzai. “Hey, Anzai, come over here. I just heard the VTOL arriving. We'll hold off in this area, so we don't get caught out in the open with nowhere to maneuver. Nori, Yudai, you two get behind me and Anzai. You support us where ever you can. We kill them, I'll blast open that lock, and then we get out. This is taking longer than it should already.”	Partisans Cool Guy Group Entry not allowed to peasants I'm talking about you Savato “To kindle that memory is all I strive for - all this, it has no greater purpose to me. But it's all I can do.” Pictured on the left, Seijo is obviously a well matured woman. Her age would probably be estimated in her early twenties, around 23 or so. That seems to be fairly accurate given her personnel files. What stands out most in her physique are probably her white, short hair and her large breast size. She struts a feminine hourglass figure with wide hips and a wide chest, and a smaller waistline. Adding to that her hips often sway side to side effortlessly, only adding to her appearance as a good looking woman. She stands rather tall for a woman at about 1.74m, and weighs approximately 62 kilo's, though you can guess where most of that weight is located. Her jawline is sharp, almost as if drawn with a pencil and a ruler. Her chin is slightly pointed, but rounded off enough to stop it from appearing like a pointy spear, ready to pierce your body. She has a small mouth with somewhat thin lips, which are pale in color and are only a slight tint darker than her skin. Her large eyes are a brown colour, framed by her eyebrows. Her eyebrows are thin, most likely maintained by Seijo herself. The only thing that stops people from seeing her as only a beautiful woman, are most likely her facial expressions. She's quick to anger. Personnel files. Access only by security personnel with a C3 clearance. 【Full Name】 Seijo Tametomo 【Alias】 Lady Tametomo, commander Tametomo 【Affiliation】 Red Sages 【Age】 27 【Sex】 Female. Should be obvious, heh. 【Sexuality】 Noticeably bisexual. 【Birthplace】 Amegakure. 【Bloodline】 Tametomo. 【Rank】 Lady Commander of the Red Sages, approximated jonin level. Psych. report. Medical secrecy applies. 【Personality】 Assessments of Seijo have shown her to be a brotherly-friendly type of person. She's someone that enjoys very much when you fall down face first in the muddy puddle, and who will gladly spend a few years laughing about that. Never the less she's outgrown that feeling, or at the very least tried to. She's more serious now, which is in line with her position as Lady Commander of the Red Sages. She's still bitter - about the confederation, about the wars, about everything really, and she makes no attempts to hide that. She hates everything about the Confederation, and in her mind, if you are not a Red Sage, you must be a confederate sympathizer. That has grown increasingly prominent in her plans on beating the Confederation now that her brother Tarara died. She's very vengeful, you could say, and it's hard for her to let go of a grudge. Besides this she's also very cocky when it comes down to it, perhaps a bit ruthless, but so far nobody has really dared to stand up against her or question her plans - and she intends to keep it that way. To her, nothing will stand in the way of beating the Confederation, not even her own death. And while before she was fighting merely for freedom, since Tarara's death she's also fighting for him. 【History】 Seijo was born in Amegakure two years apart from her older brother Tarara. They were a semi-happy family, as life in Amegakure wasn't always that great. Especially when it became apparent that two Amegakure shinobi, Ayame and Fujitora, had taken power in Konohagakure. The Amegakure people faced paranoia from all other nations than Konohagakure, seriously hurting their trade power. Then again, it didn't seem to matter much as shortly after Ayame and Fujitora came to power wars started breaking out. Some were even started by Ayame and Fujitora, so it was no surprise Amegakure got involved quickly. By the time that had all happened, Seijo was already a shinobi of fighting age, and was pushed to the front. Luckily for the family all our of them were shinobi, her mother being a strong shinobi with some sensory powers, her father being a taijutsu specialist and her older brother, Tarara, being simply a shinobi. What put Seijo apart from the rest of her family was the utilization of a special kekkei genkai that seemed to have skipped a few generations. In the wars sometimes she'd fight alongside her family, sometimes she'd fight alone with her own squad, but luckily for them they all returned home safe and sound - though Tarara had lost an eye to an enemy kunai. The wars weren't really finished, but something greater was at large. The Confederation arose some time later, and Amegakure being a small village wasn't able to withstand the pressure. They were forced to integrate into the Confederation and were made into the capital - many Amegakure citizens were forced to leave to make way for presidential buildings, apartments for envoys etcetera. While Seijo's mother and father remained behind to 'hold down the fort', Tarara and Seijo left to join up with a band of 'outlaws' that roamed the land. They were Amegakure shinobi who refused to submit to the Confederation, so not quite the rebels they were made out to be. They roamed around the lands for some time and sometimes clashed with other shinobi groups, conflicting for reasons that were no longer valid ever since the confederation had taken over. Over time Tarara grew to become the leader and Seijo his right hand, since there were deaths aplenty in these times and the leaders were usually prime targets - if not for mutiny then for battle with other shinobi groups. At that time the Red Sages were already around and Tarara led the group to join with the Red Sages. The organisation was picking up pace quickly and they made Tarara a captain, and was immediately sent out on missions. The missions varied greatly and Seijo was sometimes sent on missions too, ranging from picking up some equipment, to sabotaging infrastructure. Over time Tarara showed his leadership qualities again and when the previous leader died from old age, Tarara was designated to take over. Seijo wasn't bitter about being in his shadow so much, just wishing to do what was right for her family. But unfortunately Tarara didn't last long, as he was assasinated in the dead of the night by some special operations force from the Confederation. The fight didn't last long at all - Tarara and the few shinobi that were around put up a fierce fight but there were many shinobi, and not enough of the Red Sages. Before reinforcements could arrive Tarara was killed. There was no designation of leadership. To Seijo, there was no question who would take over. It would be her, or she'd leave the Red Sages and do the job herself. But when she claimed leadership, there wasn't anyone that wished to oppose her at that time. The fire burning in her eyes now was enough to dissuade anyone from attempting that, even if they had wanted to. 【Family ties】 The family Seijo grew up in wasn't anything special. There's no sobstories involved, with dead parents, loss of loved ones in the past, growing up an orphan. And there weren't so many happy stories, given that they were in Amegakure, which wasn't exactly the most peaceful nor rich place in the world. Never the less she loves her family, or what is left of it at the current point in time. After all, conflict breeds death. Tarara Tametomo \| Brother \| 30 at time of death, Amegakure, lord commander of the Red Sages. He always loved Red Panda's. Seijo didn't, and she regrets that now. Oiro Tametomo \| Father \| 56, Amegakure, ex-shinobi, currently has a ramen restaurant that serves to the poor. It also serves to the rich. Really, it serves to anyone, he just says he serves to the poor because that sounds better. Rei Tametomo \| Mother \| 54, Amegakure, ex-kunoichi and professional nagger. She likes to nag about a lot of things, especially about Oiro not making his ramen properly. 【Dreams and fears】 Seijo's dreams are really only related to destroying or atleast getting even with the confederation. Besides that she wishes to see her father and mother again in peace one day, but she realizes that that might not be a possibility. Another dream is to meet with one of the Choko siblings - Fujitora or Ayame - though she has heard that it's possible both are deceased since the Confederation took over. Her fears, well, she hasn't many, which has more to do with her attempts at being seen as a coldheaded leader. She ofcourse fears losing her life - she is human and every human fears this. But this fear isn't in the back of her head whenever she enters battle. A fear that is also present is the fear of losing her followers - while she doesn't care directly for their support, she knows she needs them to succeed in her goals. Combat reports. Gathered from evaluation reports after missions. 【Fighting style】 Seijo is a medium distance fighter with a focus on utilizing jutsu to keep the enemy at bay and kill them. That aside however she possesses some strength and is capable of using taijutsu if she needs to as well - quite adequately even. 【Kekkei genkai, or bloodline limit】 Bloodline limit name: Fungus Release Description: The Fungus release allows the user a control over fungal-style plants and moss, which would be able to sprout from the users touch. Remarkably harmless in how it sounds, it's been weaponized quite well through years of practice. The origins of this release are unknown, but the uses are not. It doesn't manifest in clear sight, as the fungus used in this release are housed inside the users body, feeding off of the waste the host produces. As such the user has a notoriously quicker metabolism, as well as a noticeably lower rate of human waste dispersion. In use, the release manifests itself through the obvious moss and fungus it produces. The moss is highly flammable, but the large area of effect jutsu's that can be used with it can cause a spreading fire, or even an explosion, since the spores it releases are very dense. This might inadvertently trap everyone inside the technique, friend or foe, in a fiery vortex. Besides that, the moss has some interesting capabilities, such as genjutsu inducing properties, poison inducing properties or even a chakra and dead tissue absorbing quality, much a kin to real moss and fungi. Some specific branch of the fungi even have mind-controlling capabilities, but it's required to induce the fungal spores into the target by touch, after which it will grow it's way towards the targets brain internally and take over, collect info or possibly control them. Strengths: Versatile and allows the user to regain strength and chakra mid-battle through absorbtion of dead tissue. It's got a great variety for many situations and it's not obvious exactly what is going on with this bloodline limit until it's used. Weaknesses: Fire and (controlled) chakrablasts can somewhat easily deal with the fungi, although you have to be careful with the chakra since the moss can also feed off of it if used improperly. Besides that, it becomes easy to see what the bloodline limit entails once it's used, as it's obvious this is moss or fungus. 【Ninja techniques】 A rank techniques: Shuriken Shadow Clone Jutsu Assimilate All Creation Technique B rank techniques: Barrier: Dome Method Technique 【Custom made techniques】 Jutsu name: Fungus Release: Transportation Technique Rank: C Range: N/A. Description: Forming the tiger seal, the user sinks into the ground into a small circle of moss with toadstools in it, seemingly dissapearing. A simple transportation technique, this technique will then allow the user to appear somewhere else in the same circle of moss with toadstools in it, which seem to appear out of nowhere to anyone watching. The technique is usable in battle, but the sinking effect is slow allowing opponents to land hits while she is 'sinking' into the patch of moss. Never the less, the appearing effect is quickly, allowing Seijo to appear out of nowhere rather quick and attacking. Jutsu name: Fungus Release: Invocation of Nature Rank: B Range: 500m diameter. Description: After forming a boar-hare-ram seal string, and then slamming the palm into the ground, the user can transform the area around themselves into a mossy field by spreading the moss inside their body rapidly over the land, capable of terraforming even the most arid lands into moss and fungus covered 'grasslands' which will quickly (10 minutes) give rise to many forms of plantlife and even small trees (30 minutes). This technique seems semi-useless but it allows the user to transform land into something both useful, and to create a place where she is at home. Jutsu name: Fungus Release: Control of Nature Rank: B Range: 500m diameter. Description: Using the moss that is already present in an area, the user is able to control the fungus and moss to a degree, making it capable of grabbing feet, forming walls and also spreading it even further, as long as the controlled substance stays in contact with moss or the user. Jutsu name: Fungus Release: Deterioration of Spores Rank: B Range: A cone of 20m outwards of the user, in a triangle shape. Description: Inhaling deeply and placing an open palm in front of the mouth, the user exhales and blows out a large amount of spores over the area in front of her, which carry a poisonous substance that can cause anyone that inhales the spores to start breathing heavily, growing stronger and ultimately choking them by growing fungal growths in their throat over the course of a week if left untreated. Anyone that gets into contact with them externally, such as skin contact, will develop rashes which burn heavily, but are non lethal and can easily be treated as well. Jutsu name: Fungus Release: Fungal Chakra Sap technique Rank: A Range: Touch. Description: After spreading fungus from one person (user) to the other (target) the user is able to 'infect' the target with fungus, by touching them and so spreading the fungus and moss to them. The user might notice, but will find it is hard to get rid of the fungus once it's internal through the chakra tenketsu. Once inside, the fungus will slowly sap away the enemies chakra, eating it to strengthen itself. After approximately a minute, the chakra eating fungus will be 'full' and detach itself, either falling off of the body, or being taken away by the blood system of the target. Jutsu name: Fungus Release: Hallucination of Spores Rank: B Range: A cone of 50m outwards from the user. Description: Inhaling deeply and placing an open palm in front of the mouth, the user exhales and blows out a large amount of spores over the area in front of her, which are infused with the users' chakra and can carry over a genjutu upon being touched by a spore. Since it's easy to be freed from a genjutsu this technique is generally used only when fighting small groups. The genjutsu is capable of doing pretty much anything a high level genjutsu can do, giving the user pretty much full control over the effects of the genjutsu, while using the subconcious of the target to identify and use psychologically harmful events. Jutsu name: Fungus Release: Greater Deterioration of Spores Rank: A Range: An area of 1km in diameter. Description: Similar to the normal deterioration of spores technique, this technique can cover entire battlefields in spores, transmitting the poison to anyone that inhales the spores, and also onto any allies that get harmed. Jutsu name: Fungus Release: Ultimate Siphoning Jutsu Rank: S Range: Medium Description: After covering a field in moss, the user will then use their Control technique to encase an opponent in a special type of moss that hardens tremendously when it comes into contact with foreign chakra. It makes it able to withstand hard blows from taijutsu, weaponry and most jutsu. Encasing the opponent, the user then starts using the moss to siphon chakra, and transfer it to themselves to refill their reserves. What makes this S-rank is the speed at which this occurs - within ten minutes a target will be drained of nearly all chakra, at which point the technique can be disabled and the target 'freed' although with the little amount of chakra they would have left, they'd be as good as disabled for the duration of the fight. Jutsu name: Summoning: Neki the Newt Rank: C Range: N/A. Description: This summoning technique summons Neki the Newt. Given the qualities of a newt, this newt is capable of high speed water traversal as well as shooting water out of it's mouth. It's size is medium sized (it's aproximately 2m. high and 4m. long) and is big enough to carry two people in it's mouth at once if they are standing up. Weaknesses: Weaknesses to all internal fungi, such as the inhalation of the poisonous spores, or being touched by either the fungal parasite technique or chakra sap technique are external chakra. This is due to the fact that the moss and fungi adapt to the targets chakra, feeding off of it for sustainability. Any external chakra will offset it and make it deteriorate, as well as the effects with it. As such you can be pulled out of the genjutsu with external chakra (as is the case with regular genjutsu as well), you can stop the effects of spreading poisonous moss and fungus due to the Deterioration of Fungus technique, although the effects it's had on the target up until that point will remain (i.e you won't get rid of the rash, or the internal burning sensation it created). A weakness for external moss (the spores in the air, or the moss on the ground) is that it's highly flamable, however this is also a strength because it can be used against you. “I do not give to receive - I simply take.” If I die tonight Higōhō is a man of reasonable build, especially considering he practices a mostly non contact style of fighting. He's not precisely buff, more like lean, but that's just the way he likes it. His arms are toned as well as his chest and stomach which is more or less the extent of his build. He has a rounded jawline, with a round chin, protruding slightly from the rest of his faces' contours. The skin on his face is rather tight - it wouldn't be possible to pinch and pull his cheeks. He has a very thin nosebridge, and a slightly pointed nose. If one had to label it, his nose were likely to be seen as about average sized. Some of his facial features that stand out a lot are his pure white eyes which conflicts with his black hair and the black shirts he always wears. Although his outfit always changes (he's quite aware of fashion, and although he doesn't follow the latest trends, he likes to dress in ways that make him feel good) he has one consistent piece of clothing in his look - his necklace. On this necklace is the mon of the Hamajō Confederation. One could say he is very much a patriot. And the nice things one can say about him end about there. Personnel files. Access only by security personnel with a C3 clearance. 【Full Name】 Higōhō (meaning illegitimate) Hyuga 【Alias】 Bastard 【Affiliation】 The Hamajō Confederation 【Age】 Eighteen (18.) 【Sex】 Male. 【Sexuality】 Straight. 【Birthplace】 Konohagakure. 【Bloodline】 Arguably.. Hyuga. 【Rank】 Chūnin Psych. report. Medical secrecy applies. 【Personality】 Higōhō isn't a nice person whatsoever. He's very sure of himself, cocky to some, arrogant to others. It doesn't help that he's not weak, either. He believes very strongly in himself, and although he's smart enough to know that he's no Madara or Pain, he knows he's strong. Not only is that because of the Byakugan, it's also because of his own hard work he thinks, as well as some natural skill he feels like he has. His cockiness and arrogance has lead him to become quite careless when conversing with people - you can call him an asshole, a lighter term would be being rude. Truth is, he just doesn't really care. If a girl asks him what he thinks of her dress, and he doesn't like it, he'll tell her the dress is ugly. If her face is ugly too, well, he'll probably tell her that too. Though that doesn't mean he would dislike this person, he just thinks himself above most people, so he feels a right to say that. Ofcourse, if he likes something, he isn't afraid to say that either. But he doesn't like that much things. In battle.. do I even need to say this? He's arrogant. He's a bit overzealous at times, and doesn't know his own limits, willing to take on things that are above his own skill level. But so far that's not really ever gone wrong terribly. Aside that, you can call him dumb, or you can call him brave, but he doesn't really give up. You'll have to kill him, knock him out, or cut off his legs and arms if you want him to stop getting up after you pummel him. To him, it doesn't matter. Dying is more honorable than giving up. Besides his arrogant appearance and his lack of care for people around him - the catch is that really he does care. Being a bastard child and - boo-hoo-hoo - not receiving a lot of attention, love, nurturing and care, meant that to Higōhō he had to appear like he didn't care, to not give his father the satisfaction of being broken by his lack of care. This carried over to his adult years. And while he might not care for others because he likes them, he cares for their well being since they are in the same battalion. So, he'll be very sacrificial if he needs to be, willing to give his life up for something like a mission or another person. 【History】 Higōhō was born 18 years ago, to a Hyuga side branch member and a woman of lesser morals. Not exactly a brilliant future ahead of himself, especially since he was born with the Byakugan and thus it was demanded that he was handed over to the Hyuga's He was immediately given the cursed seal on his forehead. A stain of shame on his father's reputation, and already that of his own. Not like a newborn baby was aware of such concepts as reputations. But during his childhood his father made it painfully obvious that he wasn't exactly wanted - 'an accident' - and later one even went as far as saying that he was a stain on the family name, a bastard child who was never meant to be. He shrugged it off, really, because at that point it became apparent that his father was a deadbeat, only allowed to stay in the Hyuga home because his drinking problem and gambling addiction would bring shame to the family if word ever got out. Most of his childhood he was micro-managed by the nannies and tutored by the older members. More often than not he was treated as a child that wasn't supposed to be there, but they put up with him regardless. He showed progress in using the byakugan, especially the gentle fist, as if some sort of innate skill with that style was already within him. Whether that was true or not remained to be seen but fact of the matter was he did good in classes. As soon as he became 7, he was sent to the shinobi academy, because a bastard child had nothing better to become than a shinobi anyway. He did well. Well enough, anyway. Didn't exactly want to be there but hadn't much other choice. At that point in time he had already thought to himself that his only purpose in life was really to be a shinobi - and to fight for the confederation. The confederate soldiers were sort of his heroes, warriors fighting to protect their homes, true patriots, yadda yadda. He loved them. So, he figured, why not become one? The Confederation took over at that point and since then his class was kind of filled with masses of kids. That meant that, even though there were many prospect shinobi that were at a good level, there were far more useless kids who were only there because their parents want them to be. And that meant Higōhō would stand out a little. Welp, he passed, no big surprise. Got to be a genin running around doing stuff like saving kittens from trees and stuff. It didn't matter, he was still a confederate shinobi, which felt good. It didn't take him too long to become a chunin - the Confederation took an interest in him due to the Byakugan, and so his promotion came rather easy. And here we are! 【Family ties】 His family is mostly the Hyuga clan - his father, ofcourse, and then the nannies and teachers that he worked with. The other kids, he supposes, were 'okay'. He didn't really got bullied, so that's a plus. Katso Hyuga \| Father \| 47, his room in the Hyuga estate, professional deadbeat. 【Dreams and fears】 He dreams of, one day, becoming a jonin and leading a team, or perhaps even becoming a captain for the confederation and entering the political world of the Confederation. Besides that, he kinda wants to live a calm life after his service. What a simple soul. His fear is probably dying by Curse Seal - it'd be hard knowing you're gonna die without being able to fight back. Combat reports. Gathered from evaluation reports after missions. 【Fighting style】 Higōhō is a very close combat oriented fighter, using the gentle fist. He is a proficient gentle fist user, capable of ousting most other nintaijutsu users with his own, and being a force to be reckoned with even within the Hyuga clan. That is not to say he'll beat anyone, however. 【Kekkei genkai, or bloodline limit】 Bloodline limit name: Byakugan Description: I can copy paste this URL here or you can just read it if you have no idea about byakugan (you barbar). His byakugan has a maximum range of 12 km, though that's only when he's not doing anything intensive (such as fighting). 【Ninja techniques】 A rank techniques: Eight Trigrams Mountain Crusher B rank techniques: Gentle Fist (style) Eight Trigrams Vacuum Palm Eight Trigrams Sixty-four Palms Eight Trigrams Thirty-two Palms C rank techniques: Palm Bottom Tenketsu Needle 【Custom made techniques】 Jutsu name: Eight Trigrams Vacuum Combo Rank: C Range: Very close. Description: The jutsu is nothing more than a combination of a gentle fist move with the vacuum palm move. First the user spins around on their axle, using their left/right hand (depending on the way you spin) to open up the victims' body by slapping away any defensive hand placements, before slapping their palm forwards and using the vacuum palm technique. “Watashi wa Kami - I am still God.” Over the past 11 years Yamato hasn't changed much - appearance wise - in comparison with before the Hamajo confederation arrived. He's grown in size, reaching up to 1.83cm by now. He still dresses the same - tshirts, a-shirts or sweatshirts with some form of jacket over them. He usually wears chino's like he did before, but has traded his slip-in's for a pair of black combat boots. Yamato is defined as a handsome boy, having a chiseled jawline and somewhat skinny-looking cheeks. His nose bridge is quite thin, although not as if it were a stripe. Contrary to most with a thin nosebridge, his nostrils are also thin. Besides that he has no specific bone structure related characteristics. His eyes are a deep dark green, but not so dark that they can be mistaken for a grey-black colour. In accordance with genetics they are slightly slanted. The most defining features on his face are most likely his 3 large, reddish old scars running across his nose. Yamato's body is 'normal' in terms of muscle and fat, though it's improved compared to 11 years ago. He has some obviously defined muscled due to the nature of their schooling, as a normal shinobi is expected to keep up with his athletic properties. His arms are skinny, meaning that the muscles there are by nature more defined, but due to hard training, they are also very much so toned to perfection. Without flexing you could most likely see the muscles regardless. The same goes for his legs. His chest is not very broad nor does it extend towards the front due to musclemass. As such he has a rather 'normal' looking chest. Regardless he does have some definition there, although you probably wouldn't see it very often due to his clothes. Personnel files. Access only by security personnel with a C3 clearance. 【Full Name】 Yamato Minamoru 【Alias】 Phoenix-touched 【Affiliation】 The Hamajō Confederation 【Age】 29 【Sex】 Male 【Sexuality】 Heterosexual 【Birthplace】 Konohagakure, regretably 【Bloodline】 Minamoru 【Clan Name】 Minamoru-shi 【Customs】 The Minamoru used to be very traditional, and they still are, holding onto values of old. Although as every other clan they have to grow with the times, and as such many customs have become merely symbolical and don't actually hold much significance. These customs are almost always on par with that of the other clans, since the clan is not much different from the others. That said, they have since their waning influence, dabbled more into even darker trades, and many of the Minamoru which were not shinobi, have become actively involved in the illegal arms trade, drugs trade, prostitution and other illegal activities. 【Special Traits】 Males are known to be born with black hair specifically, with the females usually being born with either black hair, or white hair. Chances seem to be 50/50 for either of the colour. Their eyes are green, differing only in coloration between dark and light green. The Minamoru do not have any hiden or kekkei genkai - in fact, they despise kekkei genkai and see it as a curse, where as hiden are seen as a pest, but 'acceptable.' 【Influences】 The Minamoru influence on Konohagakure was very, very big. Some of it was subtle, such as underground influences due to the Yakuza affiliations they have, or rather.. the fact that they lead one of the three largest Yakuza groups in Konohagakure, and dealt in things like Senju DNA, Sharingan black trade (rare) or even the drug trade. Their affiliations in this field are obvious to those involved, but to the outside world, it seems completely preposterous that the Minamoru, a powerful and high 'n mighty clan is involved in this. Besides that they were a huge economical influence 11 years ago, because they owned more or less 60% of all of Konoha's economical centre with Minamoru Enterprises. The remaining 40% is, thankfully for Konoha, not theirs since the other Yakuza groups were trying hard to wrangle control away from them. The fact that they own most of the economical centre should probably say enough about their economical influence but this is not to say that all this money flows directly into the pockets of the Minamoru clan - bribes, wages, etcetera all is paid from these funds. Finally the political aspect of the clan, which was not as big as it's underground or economical influence. Never the less it's still present - the fact that the Minamoru are a shinobi clan in essence (though, that is debateable very much so) gave them a small influence, and their alliances with other clans, as well as their feuds with some of the others, are a reason that they were politically well regarded, though not as high as the Hyuga or the Uchiha, or even the Uzumaki's although those have recently been more forthcoming towards the Minamoru. Ever since the death of Reijo at the hands of Fujitora Choko, the clan has fallen, and fallen deep. The only Minamoru of relative high stands are the shinobi, and even those have been falling ever so slightly. The only two remaining shinobi with a grain of honor left are Reijo's children - Rei Minamoru, a 25 year old medical kunoichi, and Yamato Minamoru himself, the heir to the clan after his uncle passes away. Never the less the clan has no estates left - all financial enterprises, shops, financial buildings were given away by Fujitora Choko to rival companies to ensure that the Minamoru held Yakuza group received no financing. Their political power waned as Reijo was the politician of the clan - the other Minamoru were regarded as too hotheaded and his uncle was a drunk, so he barely did anything with the clan. The Minamoru are barely a remnant of themselves, if they can even be called that. 【Relations】 Naito - the Naito clan is one of the clans that the Minamoru have been feuding with for the longest time. The feud started about 200 years ago, when both the Minamoru and the Naito were relatively new to Konoha. Ever since it's been dubbed the Feud of the Tiger and the Dogs. The long standing feud hasn't subsided just yet as members of this clan frequently clash - be it with words, swords, or politics. No longer applicable. The Naito clan is wiped out. 【History】 The Minamoru clan was founded quite recently compared to the other clans such as the Uchiha or the Hyuga. They were not part of the original founding clans, and migrated later as a result of economical changes. They weren't originally shinobi but quickly managed to adapt into a Shinobi clan effortlessly. They were comprised of highly driven individuals that wished to become the greatest at, more or less, whatever they attempted. It didn't always succeed, actually, more often than not, but you only need to give one glance to the current status of the clan to see how far they kicked it in those 200 years, compared to the Uchiha. Never the less they don't quite fit into Konoha - they are not so much underhanded, and wouldn't do anything to directly harm Konoha, but they are very self centered and do anything they do for the clan or themselves, not for Konoha. Konoha is simply a means to an end for them. Never the less a feeling of pride and honour is also common place in the clan so Konoha needn't worry about the Minamoru betraying them. They do what they do for themselves, or atleast so they say, but deep down most of the Minamoru are quite self sacrificial, especially the shinobi. Those that aren't in the shinobi trade are often a whole different breed of people, mostly simply normal people and civilians. In short, that means they have a tough skin, cussing, feuding, and appear somewhat rude and cold. Underneath that however are people that deeply respect tradition, hierarchy and self sacrifice. They might not show it but it's definetely there. Moving on, they also don't fit Konoha because they are very outspoken against kekkei genkai - and sadly for Konoha (or the Minamoru's, depending on who you ask) there are plenty of clans with kekkei genkai's. This has been reason for them to be a bit of an outcast-clan compared to others, distancing themselves from main Konoha, living outside the village. Up until the mid-years, between Sarada and Boruto's births, and current situation, they were insignificant, standard fodder clans. However it was then that they broke through with the arrival of the ronin, that fueled the underground Yakuza operations that some of the Minamoru were involved in. Due to this they suddenly raised in power unexplainedly, gaining more funds to further their political influence and economical presence. It didn't take long before Reijo took over 40-so years later, and furthered that all even more, expanding their influences rather rapidly. 11 years later, in the Hamajō Confederation, there's not much left of the Minamoru clan. All estates are gone, only the housing area remaining. Everything is, more or less, gone. Only Fujitora Choko and his 11th corps are to be blamed - that much any shinobi in the Minamoru clan will tell you. 【Rank】 Jonin Psych. report. Medical secrecy applies. 【Personality】 Yamato used to be seen as a thug or a criminal in the making. Not far from the truth given his father was the largest criminal in the entire village - something Yamato has no particular feelings towards since to him it was a way of life since his birth. However Yamato was never a criminal - he might've done questionable things during his services to the Hamajō Confederation but never anything that he'd consider criminal activity. Something else that characterizes him is his aggressive tendencies, as he is very very quick to anger and is, very much so, an asshole to everyone he meets. Those that know him for longer, such as Akio Tendou or Aoi Don Maquia will testify to this. Yamato is a bright young man, widely regarded in Konohagakure as a prodigy of attack. This is seen in his psyche as well, as the boy has shown aggressive and violent tendencies from time. Some would call it a short fuse.. and others call it being a thug in the making. Regardless of which is true, the boy also has shown impeccable resilience, steadfastness and a healthy dose of respect for tradition. Rumor within the Minamoru clan has said this is due to the amount of training that got instilled into him at an early age, and that he instills into himself daily even still. The boy also hates kekkei genkai for one reason or another, a sentiment shared by the entire clan, and some radicals even go so far as to wish those with a kekkei genkai dead. Yamato is a good student, and gets very good grades compared to those in the same years as him. He has shown a talent for, how could it be anything else, taijutsu and nintaijutsu, focusing especially on the offensive. This goes well with his aggressive nature and he is known to be able to take down opponents in a matter of seconds, although his defense is less than average. Despite attempts to convince him, his resilience has proven that fruitless. Then again, the boy has always been a prodigy and nobody has been able to prove that the boy might need a defense as well. This has affected his personality in a more or less negative way, although that is open to interpretation. The boy is somewhat- no, very arrogant, and while he wouldn't boast about his skills, he is fully aware of his status as a prodigy. This has given him the idea that he is above everyone else, and he has remained to keep this idea as he's been unhindered by anyone who could prove him wrong. Watashi wa Kami - in his eyes, he is God. 【History】 Pre Hamajō Confederation Yamato's childhood years were essentially a calmth before the storm. He spent his first four years as most children his age did - calmly in the arms of his mother, and playing outside. Then at the age of four, his father decided that it was time for him to become ready. Determined to make the clan greater than it already was, he hired a teacher who was to teach Yamato the basics about being a shinobi. No, he didn't learn any techniques, but learnt the mental side of shinobi's, namely rules, history and things you needed to know. This affected his school career indirectly as he had more background knowledge than most when he entered base school. During his time at base school he still had interest in making friends and preferred to learn techniques, practice taijutsu or throwing and fighting with kunai and shuriken. He often sparred with others, showing of his tenacious and aggressive nature in these matches. He often ended up fighting kids that were bigger and older, beginning to make a name for himself. He became a genin at the age of 12 like most others and went on to attend the high school to become a chunin. In that aspect, while he was a prodigy, he was like everyone else. During high school years he maintained a very steady level of training, to maintain his position within the clan which had grown by now. He became, more or less, the pride of his clan and family, and went unrivaled within the clan. In highschool he maintained a same degree of authority, although there were those that had problems with it, he found that he barely had any problems maintaining his position as the people that objected were often not even close to his level of mastery. Although this makes him sound like a hard ass, all he wanted was for people to more or less leave him alone. The only people he could really get along with was his own family. And even that was strenuous at times. Later, he became semi friends with Aoi, who had shown Yamato to be more capable than she let onto. Never the less they weren't ever close to friends - more so, being colleagues that enjoyed working together with each other more than if they had to work with others, the exception to that being Akio, who was Aoi's preferred companion for a long time. As for the hatred of people with kekkei genkai, it stems from the preconceived notion that people with kekkei genkai seem to think themselves special, untouchable or even godlike, and when you pair that with historical events focusing around kekkei genkai and being mostly negative (Infinite Tsukuyomi, Hyuga clan being a prime target to other villages), it results in a hatred that is widespread among this clan, which has seen it's fair share of bad luck to do with kekkei genkai during the centuries. Besides that Yamato is of the opinion that he could beat a kekkei genkai easily through strength and a superior will to work for something. Arrival of Hamajō Confederation During the arrival of the Hamajō Confederation Yamato played a part in the taking of the city. While he was defending the city at first, he switched sides halfway through after realizing that the Hamajō Confederation wasn't all that bad - in fact, it was better than Ayame and Fujitora. It didn't help that Fujitora was responsible for the death of his father - and in turn, the near death of his family. The Hamajō Confederation would have a larger chance to make his family important again. He arrived on scene near the 11th corps headquarters, which was where Fujitora was holed up. Finding himself trailing mostly behind dead bodies, he soon find the source of this - Yakoul. The cat-like person had slaughtered most of the 11th corps, including Saburo and Daiki, two people that Yamato had hoped to kill for himself. Above all, it had killed Fujitora - which was a crime in the eyes of Yamato, blinded by honour. Knowing better than to take revenge by attacking Yakoul, he simply boded his time. He got promoted within the Hamajō Confederation and is now a captain, or otherwise known as Jonin, largely in service at the Amegakure capital. However, recently he's received orders to go to the border area to investigate a compound, and meet with commander Yakoul, who'll be making further use of his services. 【Family ties】 Yamatos family was rather normal, if you keep in mind that he grew up with a family that was not only his father and mother but also included close relatives of those people. Given that his father is the clan head, he has always felt like the entire clan was his family, and not just his father and mother. As such he always felt a great drive to do well, for the honor of the clan. Furthermore the birth of his younger sister when he was 2 added to his drive as he was under the pretense that he'd get to, or even have to, teach her. Reijo Minamoru \| Father \| 43 at time of passing, Konohagakure, used to be often away on bussiness, was a politician and economist, it's said he has a pair of mistresses in any city. Mika Minamoru \| Mother \| 47, Konohagakure, restaurant owner and mother, she is a hard worker who never complains. Atleast she likes to think that she doesn't. Rei Minamoru \| Sister \| 25, Konohagakure, medical shinobi. Popular girl, but unlike Yamato she finds practicing boring and she'd rather spend her time away from home with friends. 【Dreams and fears】 Yamato secretly dreams of a world where there are no kekkei genkai as this would, in his eyes, greatly reduce conflict. Furthermore he dreams of making the Minamoru clan even greater than his father did, to outdo him in something that his father was already very good at. As for fears, Yamato fears causing death and dishonor to the clan, which goes without saying. Besides that he also fears losing respect from the clan and, to a lesser degree, to other shinobi of the Hamajō Confederation. Combat reports. Gathered from evaluation reports after missions. 【Fighting style】 Yamato's fighting style revolves entirely around the attack, offensiveness and taking down an opponent with hard hitting blows. Defense is almost nonexistant in his style, as he barely needs it. He is extremely resilient, as mentioned before, and as such he can take a lot of hits of any kind without showing signs of pain. Besides that, he is also someone who never, ever gives up. As such he will keep getting up even if he knows he cannot win - an admirable trait to some and a sign of stupidity to others. Another aspect of his style is courage, in the form of never being frightened. He is going to be the first to jump into battle and he's going to do so with an aggression bound to shake hearts and silence voices. 【Ninja techniques】 B rank techniques: Katon: Great Fire Destruction C rank techniques: Katon: Great Fireball Technique 【Custom made techniques】 Jutsu name: Minamoru-shi: Nokori Onaji (Minamoru Clan: Remain the Same, 残り同じ) Rank: S Range: N/A Description: This technique is, more or less, what constitutes Minamoru's hiden. It was created by Yamato due to his reckless nature and desire to enter the fray as the first one in - which was a negative thing before. Now, that turns into a good thing. The technique utilizes a very very small amount of chakra, which gathes in a 'pool' of chakra within the user. In general, there's never been a time where the chakra gets used up so quickly in usage of the technique that it completely empties out. This passive ability consumes chakra at a very slow rate constantly, even when not in combat. Luckily Yamato's chakra pool is large enough to sustain it. This ability works through getting hurt - as strange as it may sounds - converting damage done to the user and turning it into raw power. In effect, that means that 'more damage input = more damage output' in simple terms. Muscles are stimulated by the damage, as well as the psychological will to fight on. This allows Yamato to press on past his normal limits - which were already extraordinarily high - and keep fighting even with broken bones, torn muscles or large gaping wounds. The drawbacks to this are, ofcourse, that he's going to be less accurate and skillfull, but more powerful. In short attacks will be more powerful but he'll have a harder time hitting, ofcourse that depends largely on the type of wounds too. That's not to say that he heals them instantly - if he receives a mortal wound, he'll die pretty much if he doesn't receive treatment regardless of the jutsu. But receiving wounds does make him stronger, both in how he feels and how he actually is. It doesn't make him less mortal - but he sees him self as a God. Would he believe he's still mortal? Jutsu name: Minamoru-shi: Chakurabāsuto (Minamoru Clan: Chakra Burst, チャクラバースト) Rank: A Range: 5m-10m Description: Releasing one fourth of the chakra stored in his pool for the Nokori Onaji technique, he releases a pure burst of chakra out of his entire body, causing a shockwave of chakra. This shockwave can extend between 5m and 10m, dependant on how large his pool currently is. The shockwave is powerful enough to send shinobi that don't hold themselves down on the ground flying, sending lightweights (80<kg.) flying atleast 20 meters at high speed, and sending heavyweights (80>kg.) stumbling out of the shockwave area. Objects are sent flying away too, such as kunai, leaves and other random items in the area. The jutsu isn't incredibly damaging on it's own, dependant on objects in the area. For instance, in an empty dirt field, there'll be no objects to send flying, and no objects for the enemy to crash into. So, damage will be reduced to perhaps some light scraping from scraping on the ground. In a forest, or a densely built in city, the damage will be more extensive, given that the enemy might fly into trees, rocks, buildings, roadsigns, etcetera. Jutsu name: Katon: Great Fire Fists Rank: A Range: Close Description: The technique begins by creating a short series of seals ended by a Tiger seal - although since this is Yamato's signature move, he has perfected it to the point where he doesn't need to form the seals any longer. After this the user flicks his wrists and they are set ablaze. Not yet taking a shape the user must focus the chakra around this area for a short period, in the case of Yamato a second or two. After this is done the fire becomes hotter, akin to a bunsenburner in heat, and the fire will take the color blue as a result. The resulting heat is enough to roast skin even if it's not touching the fire, and enough to severely burn anyone that gets in direct contact with the flames, enough to cause third degree (yes, that hot) burns when you get directly hit by a punch of this technique. Anyone standing nearby Yamato will feel the heat emenating off of the boy, whether they are friend or foe, before he leaps into the battle. The fire takes the shape of a lions head, akin to the two guarding lions that stand outside most wealthy places or places of public interest. Jutsu name: Katon: Great Fire Extraction Rank: A Range: Close Description: Yaoku's Revenge sets the user ablaze for a short time, appearing to others as an explosion. In reality it works as a distraction, while the user cocks his hand back which is then lit ablaze. The single hand will be heated up so much, that it overpowers even the Fists of a Tiger technique, heating up to the extent where it will be able to melt both skin, muscle and bone. The intensity of the technique requires so much chakra that it is pretty much useable only thrice. After the required heat is reached, a matter of seconds for Yamato, the user lunges forwards through the explosion he caused himself and launched his fist into the enemy, melting skin first, then fat and muscle, and finally bone before the hand cools down. If used effectively, and the hit connects, it will be a tremendous attack able to incapacitate or kill most enemies. But it requires accuracy, something that is often lacking when an enemy is moving around, and also because the explosion caused by Yamato would obscure his vision. Besides that, the attack leaves him rather exhausted, so that he'd have to retreat from the fight, something that Yamato could obviously never do. As such it's likely for him to overexert himself after using this technique. Jutsu name: Katon: Great Fire Bind Rank: B Range: 10 meter in front of Yamato Description: To be used in conjuction with the Great Fire Extraction technique, but useable on it's own too. This technique is not neccesarily a fighting technique, the sole technique in Yamato's arsenal that isn't focussed 100% on the offense. However it is used as a runner up to a very offensive move. After forming a boar and tiger seal, the user holds the tiger seal while a set of 2 fiery hands emerge from his back, quickly coming out at a rapid speed. These hands will head for the enemy almost instinctively, and grab the enemy by the arm. Once grabbed it will be virtually impossible to get out lest you have a teammate that is able to free you or you work out a genius way to break free. Because the hands are made of flames you will receive slight burning although the burns will not be harmful whatsoever, akin to a D rank fire jutsu if not less harmful. The true fear you should have.. is the follow up jutsu. There is a slight reaction time between being grabbed and the start of the technique, around 1.5 seconds, but dodging will only end up causing the hands to chase you for a longer time. The only true escape is to get out of the 10 meter mark, but that will be hard with just 1.5 second to escape. It's possible for ninja's with above average jutsu, however. Another weakness, aside from it's length, is it's weakness to both water and earth defensive jutsu, such as the earthen walls or the water techniques that send out half an ocean. Using wind or fire against these hands is nearly useless, matter of fact it's counter productive because adding more fire to the arms will have no effect, while using wind based jutsu on them will fuel the flames, speeding them up even more. Electrical jutsu are useless, too, because electricity will go through the hands. An extraordinarily fast shinobi (read: faster than Yamato) will be able to dodge the hands initially and then attack quickly after if he times it right, because attacking Yamato and forcing him to release the tiger seal will stop the jutsu. However, if Yamato moves but still holds the seal, the jutsu will continue. The time it takes to form the hands and attempt to grab the opponent is all within 1 post, but the actual act of grabbing depends on it being dodged/ran away from, and as such can only happen in the 2nd post. Jutsu name: Fuuton: Greater Fire Fists Rank: C Range: N/A. Description: Technically not a technique on it's own, but still classified as one, the user will not have to form any seals, instead he simply has to augment fuuton chakra in his fists and release it into his fists of the Fire Fist jutsu. Due to Fuuton acting as 'fuel' (fuel for fire is oxygen, a source and burnable material) the fire will begin to burn even hotter, turning the fire blue and causing the area it's used in to appear 'darker' or closer to nightfall. This is due to the bright source of light making the environments appear darker than they really are simply because of the contrast or difference in lightsources. Even on a blue sky, clear lit day it will appear as if it were 00:00 midnight. The fists of the Fire-tiger will burn so hot, the radius at which the heat can be felt greatly expands and even those standing close to Yamato during the usage of this will feel uncomfortably warm, and if they stay near long enough, might begin getting a serious sunburn. The main effect also increases, still holding onto the 3rd degree burns upon connecting a hit, but adding in the additional fuuton element of a highly increased knockback and a cutting effect, too. You will go flying most definetely when you get hit by this augmented technique, sending lighter opponents up to 100m away and heavy, fat opponents at a weight of 200kg about 30 meters. Furthermore, there will be slight cuts, as if you got hit by 20 kunai at once. Ofcourse, that's all superficial wounds - nothing life threatening, but definetely painful. Like most nintaijutsu, this is extemely destructive, but exerting at the same time. There is no real weakness to this technique, as it's not really a technique to begin with but more so an augmentation or reinforcement of another. As such, weaknesses of the Fists of the Tiger still exist, such as suiton jutsu or defensive doton jutsu. Even so, the usage of this extra fuuton jutsu will allow the user to simply brute-force his way past many of these jutsu anyway, most notably doton. Suiton will always be a problem for fire users and this technique is no exception. Jutsu name: Katon: Great Fire Bomb Rank: B Range: 7.5m Description: This technique is a secret trump card held in high regard by the Minamoru clan. Not many outside of the clan know of it, because it's a rather rough technique on both the victim and the user. The users can begin this technique by forming the Tiger seal, after which it cannot be stopped anymore. The user envelops themself in flames, starting out akin to any other fire technique and indistinguishable at this time, looking rather harmless. However this all leads to an explosion. An explosion of the user itself into fiery death. In essence it's a fiery suicide technique that will blow up the user plus anything within 3.5m of the technique, and will damage anything up to 7.5m around the technique. The bad side? If you use this technique you die. Jutsu name: Minamoru-shi: Jisatsu-ryō (Minamoru Clan: Suicide Charge, 自殺料) Rank: B Range: 50m. Description: Utilizing his Futoon element, the user 'boosts' his speed quickly by displacing air in front of him towards his back, to travel quicker similar to how an airplane gains lift. However, this technique isn't fast enough to create lift and neither is Yamato shaped in order to create lift.. However, this will give him speed. Using this speed the use pummels himself into the enemy ranks, most likely a larger group of enemies. The head on charge manifests itself into simply crashing into the enemies with limbs extended, punching left and right to get as many hits in as possible. Defense is NOT a part of Yamato's vocabulary. This can be easily protected against by, say, creating an obstacle like a doton-sphere to protect yourself/you friends (if you're friendly like that.) 【Weaponry, tools and objects.】 Weapon, tool or object name: Backpack. Weapon, tool or object type: It's.. a backpack. Possibly filled with explosive tags. Description: It's a fucking explosive backpack bomb. Bag-o-bombs. EASY.
51,230	1,381	137	985	319	Nori Hisakawa Red Sages Nori rushed past Yudai as he dealt with the first guard in front of them. He hadn't gone for an immediate killing blow, but being pinned on a spike was plenty enough for him to get by. It was rather fortunate that the other two guards seemed scared straight to hell by Seijo's spores, and he guessed that the one who actually stood up to Yudai was the only one who really gave a damn about it. Which made dealing with the other two that much easier. They had decided to huddle themselves up at the vault door as their last stand, as far away from the scary people as possible. Well, Nori didn't feel like being a damn pushover this time. He ran up to the two of them, making quick handsigns. Water Release: Water Bowl! briefly went through his mind as he blasted the two of them with a quick burst of water. It seemed harmless enough, and the shinobi probably weren't planning on dodging a light spray, until they both stumbled, caught off-guard by the immediate follow-up of the Aquatic Bone Suffering genjutsu. It was all of the opening he needed, as he kicked one away from him and grabbed the other one by the throat, perhaps for a second, maybe two. Kingdom of the Eastern Seas. The shinobi coughed once before collapsing, twitching and unconscious on the ground as he let go of him. The one he had kicked aside was staggering up to his feet, eyes widening at the unusual sight, distracted as Nori rushed over and stabbed him through the gut with a quickly-drawn naginata. He flung the body off of the weapon towards Seijo's side of the room. Maybe he'd even get to suffer in her spores, not that he'd be surviving a blade through the gut with numbed up muscles. "I'm setting up the bomb, everyone!" Nori shouted, placing the bomb on the vault door and taking the steps necessary to activate it. He decided to just leave the shinobi he had knocked out with Kingdom of the Eastern Seas next to it; he'd get to have a slightly flashier death than his comrades. With the bomb up, he turned and bolted back towards Yudai; if he was still having trouble with the last shinobi, he could cut him down from behind. Not that the remaining fodder was what he was concerned about. He was far more concerned of what Seijo's definition of "contained explosion" was, and just wanted to have distance between himself and the oncoming blast. Nori almost audibly groaned. A backup door. Of course, why wouldn't there be one? It was two nearly legendary weapons of the past, one of which apparently had some latent power within it. At least it didn't seem as though this one would be taking a Senju Chakra Nuke to blow through, so it was more a matter of just how much longer it would take instead of if they could or couldn't. Seijo answered his mental question though with her plan, and gave him the new orders. Kill the backup coming in from the VTOL, grab the stuff once the second vault door was down, and get out. Basically what the mission plan was already, with a few extra bodies on top. As he stepped up behind the two jounin, he was already thinking about the possible upcoming fight, and the possibilities that could arise. "Anzai, if I have to set up some mist to even the odds against these reinforcements, would that hinder you at all? I'll try to contain it to one section of the warehouse to avoid hindering Yudai and Lady Tametomo, but it would make me feel better to know that I'm providing an advantage to at least someone besides myself."	“Sacrifice yourself to do one good thing, or live on to do many? Think about it.” Standing at about 5'11" and weighing in at 150~lb, Nori is tall, lean shinobi, with an air of thoughtful relaxation about him. His bluish-black hair is trimmed slightly shorter than in the picture above, keeping the bangs out of his eyes, and the length in the back about halfway down the neck. His skin is rather pale, with sharp grey eyes, and slightly pointed teeth reminiscent of the Seven Ninja Swordsman of the Mist. Attire-wise; in battle, he forgoes a flak jacket, instead settling for a chain mesh under a loose, sleeveless blue shirt, black shin-length pants, standard issue black sandals, arm-guards, and his dark blue scarf tucked into the back of his shirt; a worn Kirigakure plate is attached to the end of this. Out of battle, his attire is much more modern; while he still sticks to wearing blue out of habit, he often dresses in semi-casual suit jackets, button-up shirts, slacks, and sneakers, varying to weather and situation as necessary. The only consistency is the dark-blue scarf, kept with him regardless of occasion. Personnel files. Access only by security personnel with a C3 clearance. 【Full Name】 Nori Hisakawa 【Alias】 The Listener; The Drowning Spear; Scarfy 【Affiliation】 Red Sages 【Age】 23 【Sex】 Male 【Sexuality】 Bisexual 【Birthplace】 Kirigakure 【Bloodline】 Hisakawa 【Rank】 Chūnin Psych. report. Medical secrecy applies. 【Personality】 Nori is an analytical type. Even in casual conversations, he will take long periods of time to listen thoroughly to what the other(s) have to say before replying, replying only when he has found something worthwhile to say in response. He's often relaxing to be around because of this trait; you'll almost never be interrupted or ignored, and especially those needing to blow off some steam will drift to him. The responses are where that line becomes less clear-cut. His honesty in his responses, and the depth he might go to analyze a statement, can lead to starting an argument that never needed to happen, or worsening an existing one. Not everyone likes hearing the truth. He doesn't seem to regret these situations, since the problem wasn't his fault in the first place. Some people think he's arrogant because of this aloofness, and they wouldn't be wrong. He'll become frustrated if people challenge his analysis, and even moreso if he happens to have made a mistake in his interpretation of the situation in the first place. Being such a good listener though, sometimes he has trouble starting conversations, or holding them. He doesn't really have the social drive to keep up small talk for very long, and he also dislikes having to talk about himself. It takes work for him to honestly feel like opening up to anyone, and he grows extremely uncomfortable talking about himself or his past. Which leads to a conflict of interests; if he can talk to you about your problems, why can't he talk to you about his own? 【History】 Nori is the only son of his parents, a non-shinobi father and a hunter-nin mother, in the unsteady Kirigakure village. With the years preceding the era of peace from the Hamajō Confederation, his mother was hardly ever home for the boy, constantly performing missions, be they for the village, or against its defectors. No questions asked has always been the terms of the Hidden Mist though, and so he simply smiled and nodded when his father constantly praised her mother as a hero, regardless of how dirty her job was. Even when she did return though, she never doted on him, unlike how he saw other mothers do with their children. She simply enjoyed the brief tranquility that would come between her missions as much as possible, and Nori accepted the exhaustion that came with his mother, the "hero." As he grew into his Academy years, he himself trained diligently in the Academy, to become a "great hero" like his scarcely seen mother, and succeeded; he was quiet, talented, and most importantly, obedient. What he also learned however, is how to be an outcast; children in times of war are never settled, and they found every reason to question why his father wasn't a shinobi, and tease that maybe his mother wouldn't come back this time. He simply let them speak and continued his training; his father did everything he could as a parent, and his mother was a hero. He didn't have the nerve to question them early on, and didn't care once he understood later. Even after learning of just what the job of hunter-nin entailed, well, it was just another grisly duty, and he would be more than willing to follow his mother's footsteps in that role. And then, during his graduating year at the Academy, the war hit a terrifying peak for Kirigakure--the destruction of the village. People scattered. Most died. Nori and his family were of the lucky ones; they managed to get out before the devastation, finding themselves heading north across the water to the Land of Lightning, and the new Kumo Province. For a long time, neither of them knew where his mother was. His father took up the task of farming, struggling to get by in the lackluster area. Nori didn't know what to do. He had been following in his mother's footsteps, but how could he join a military that let their home be destroyed and separated him from his "hero?" His decision would be solidified several years later, after the Hamajō Confederation had settled in. After the destruction of Kirigakure, his mother had been lost. She didn't know what had happened to her family. She thought them likely dead, herself being another lucky one, sent over to the Land of Fire on her most recent task. The loss of home, the loss of family...she ended up with some of the scattered armies, and eventually decided that she would fight against the power that couldn't protect her anymore; she joined the would-be Red Sages, and eventually got herself killed for it. Family connections were made. The Confederation came to his father's farm, looking for intel on the Red Sages. Neither of them knew anything about what had happened after Kirigakure, and after some extremely stern interrogation, decided that refugees fled to Kumo wouldn't know what happened to a traitor last seen near Konoha. "Traitor." That was the term that had solidified his decision. There had to be a reason; she had been a hunter-nin. Her duty: to track down rogue shinobi, the traitors. She had to know the consequences of becoming the hunted, so the reason for her supposed defection had to have some meaning behind it. He thought it over, and decided to continue her fight. His father never questioned it; he was a grown man now, and his decision was his own. He would join the Red Sages, and fight the real traitors. 【Family ties】 Nori grew up in a single-father middle-class household, with his mother visiting only once every several months during her time of service after she got herself off of maternity leave. He has no siblings. After the destruction of Kirigakure, he lived in near-poverty with his single father, and never saw his mother again. Naozumi Hisakawa \| Father \| 50, Kumogakure, farmer. Suffers depression from the loss of his wife. Under surveillance following disappearance of chunin son. Former spouse classified as traitor. Koyori Hisakawa \| Mother \| 44, Deceased. Hunter-nin. Classified as traitor for assisting criminals against the Hamajō Confederation. 【Dreams and fears】 Nori's dreams are to discover why his mother decided to join the Red Sages before him, and avenge her personal legacy. His fears are for his father being punished for having two criminals in the family, despite his innocence. Combat reports. Gathered from evaluation reports after missions. 【Fighting style】 Nori focuses around genjutsu-based combat, looking to manipulate his opponents into a corner with various Water-style ninjutsu and weaponry--most notably being a naginata--before locking them down with genjutsu and going in to finish the job. 【N/A】 Bloodline limit name: N/A Description: User possesses no known kekkei genkai. 【Ninja techniques】 A rank techniques: B rank techniques: Water Release: Water Formation Wall C rank techniques: Water Prison Technique Water Clone Technique Water Release: Water Bullet Technique Water Release: Water Bowl D-E rank techniques: Body Replacement Technique Unsealing Technique Hiding in Mist Technique 【Custom made techniques】 Aquatic Bone Suffering Rank: B Range: Dependent Description: This jutsu causes all water created from a previous Water Release ninjutsu to have an extreme numbing effect to any skin in contact with it, extremely hindering the sense of touch, and in turn, making it more difficult to control the dampened areas. While the effect is immediate and intense though, it's reliant on how wet the opponent is; if they've been successfully dodging techniques, or happen to be in heavy armor, they likely won't be affected significantly. Likewise, managing to sufficiently dry themselves will remove the effect, and as with all genjutsu, if they are aware it's the illusion of loss of sensation, then they can mentally force themselves to overcome it if possible. The strength of the technique is its subtlety and range, the weakness being its ease of avoidance. Jutsu name: Water Release: Seashell Current Discord Rank: B Range: Mid to long-range Description: An audio genjutsu, in which the user releases a quick jet of water from their mouth onto anything nearby. Those hearing any noise the jet of water creates, such as its impact, will begin hearing only the noise they heard the genjutsu create, be it a splash on another body of water, against a tree, etc., essentially cutting off their ability to hear. In combination with the Hiding in Mist Technique, it can be crippling to have one of your other means of locating your opponent crippled. The strength of the genjutsu lies in it's simplicity of execution and subtlety. The weaknesses lie in the lack of physical hindrance; the opponent is not incapacitated in any other way, and it can be avoided by not hearing the initial noise, and the technique can be overcome with sufficient time/chakra control. Jutsu name: Kingdom of the Eastern Seas Rank: A Range: Short Description: The user clasps their hand at an opponent's throat or forehead while casting the genjutsu, after which, the victim will be under the illusion of being dragged to the bottom of the ocean floor; painful, crushing water pressure, asphyxiation, no light, and no sound. These effects persist until the caster of the genjutsu releases their hand from the opponent, or loses the ability to channel the chakra. The weakness of the technique lies in its extremely close range, especially so with the need to grasp something as usually well-protected as a head or neck. The strength lies in the fast effects and sheer intensity of the genjutsu, crippling all senses at once, incapacitating most in short order. 【Weaponry, tools and objects.】 Weapon, tool or object name: Customized Naginata Description: A 5 foot long bright grey naginata, with the bottom half able to collapse into the top to make it a more efficient weapon at extremely close range, as well as the tsuba consisting of a hardened rubber disk, to insulate electricity coming through the blade, knowing that his exclusive use of water techniques makes him quite vulnerable to an electric discharge. The coloration is exclusively for blending in with the Hiding in Mist Technique, to make the weapon harder to see. Okay, just threw it in over the post I had to "delete" before.
51,231	1,381	138	1,015	2,826	Aroshima Sarutobi The Red Sages - Secret Base. The food came, Aro sat down and ate roughly half of the noodles in the bowl, he wasn't very hungry, after all. He drank two cups of water, before looking around, finding a cute girl on the other end of the room. He listened in on the plan with one ear, they were to steal the artifact of the Sage of the six paths - and a old Uchiha weapon that was only notable because it was worn by Sasuke Uchiha himself. From what was known about him in history The Uchiha Avenger was kind of a dickhead. Then again, maybe that was his Uzumaki blood talking. After they had been informed regarding the plan, Aro patted Naomi on the shoulder, motioning that he was going for a smoke, when he headed towards the cute girl he had spotted earlier, seeing she too carried a pack of cigarettes. Introducing himself and bumming one from her, they struck up conversation while heading outside, Aro producing his zippo lighter. THE NEXT DAY A couple of hours before the mission would start, Aro left the apartment of the girl he had met the day before, fixing his tie around his neck, the scarlet piece of cloth meticulously tightened enough to look like he didn't care how it looked - of course this wasn't true. He headed towards the academy grounds, he was going to see his dad, he hadn't talked to him in a couple of days, he wanted to know how his mother was doing. But before he could get to the classrooms, he was stopped by three kids - Kai, Tako and Namasaru, the first two were twins from the Inuzuka clan, the last one from a civilian family. They were all three genin, whom had been lead by Aro on a couple of D and C rank missions, but were scoring extra points from assisting teachers in the academy. Kai spoke up "Aro-sama!" He shouted, Aro looked over and smirked "Yo." a newly lit cigarette in his lip, Tako walked over to him and looked him up and down "Mind if I bum one from you?" Aro looked at him up and down and shook his head "Fuck off, Tako, in five years, maybe." Namasaru was busy training, he was teaching the academy students how to throw shuriken. Tako was used to being rejected whenever he asked for a light from Aro, so he just shrugged, Kai spoke up again. "So, you here to bring us for new mission? Tako's been chewing my ear off for another mission." Shaking his head, Aro sighed. "Nope, just here to see my dad, I'll talk to you guys later." walking past the three, whom returned to their business. Heading towards the classrooms, he saw his dad was still in the middle of teaching the children about the concept of chakra, how it functioned and what it was used for, in theory, his father was a great shinobi, he knew everything there was to know about the arts, Aro always admired that. He stood in the doorway, leaning against it, and when his dad looked over at him he nodded his head. His father finished his segment and then said they would take a five minute recess. "Hi, son." Sahashi spoke, leaning on his oak-wooden cane. Aro smiled "Hi dad." He could see that his father's look was bittersweet, he was troubled - then again, Sahashi was always troubled. "How's mom?" Aro asked, and his father nodded his head "She's mostly laying in bed, resting. Her status is unchanged." Aro nodded. "So the treatment's still not working?" his dad sighed with sorrow. "No, it is not." Aro nodded, looking at the ground for a moment. "Since you're here, the clan head gave me an invite to the auction later today - to represent our clan, but I can't go, so you should go in my stead, Aroshima." Aro's eyes opened wide and he grinned. "You saying I get to buy cool stuff with clan funds?" He joked, his father stared him down, showing him that he did not appreciate his son's attempt at humor. Aro shrugged. "All right, so, my cleanest suit then, anything else?" His father nodded "Yeah, I was given a mask, I left it at home." Aro nodded. "Okay, thanks, dad." Sahashi nodded. "Now, get going, you need a shower, and I have to resume my class." With a grin, Aro was heading out. He came onto the grounds again, running into the trio, whom gathered around him Namasaru spoke up, he was always a thoughtful one "Aroshima-sama, how is your mother?" He lacked social skills, but his heart was in the right place. Aro gave a brief smile "Her condition is about the same. Anyway, guys. I have a Mission for you." *** Aro walked towards the entrance of the auction, wearing his best suit, going as far as to wear a proper waistband and his fine shirt. The purple mask with gold trim covering his face. He wasn't going to miss this party, that's for sure. He walked into the auction, the guard stopping him asking for identification - he flashed his Sarutobi invite and revealed his face for but a moment, as he was patted down, they found nothing on him. He headed inside the ballroom, where all of the socialites were, all of them were rich, most of them civilians, he recognized a few faces. Tapping his mask, a centimeter-big object dropped down into his hand as he put it into his ear, masking it as him readjusting the mask. He tapped it and soon could hear the voice of Tako. "All right boss, we're guarding the perimeter." Aro smirked, grabbing a glass of champagne and walking around the room, picking up on conversations. Sure, the kids were genin, but they were good at doing what they were told - and they understood when they shouldn't ask questions.	Hillan's compendium of characters that are cooler than you. They're all vegan. “It's easy being me!” Aro stands at 174 CM, his build is slender, like most boys his age. He's taller than most of his peers, being almost as tall as most adults. His eyes are blue, with a red nasty scar running down his right eye - the scar caused by him falling off the swings, right into kunai lying in the sand, only a couple of inches from poking his eye out. Besides that, he has a tattoo on his left shoulder, running down over his chest - a pinup of a Kunoichi, with green hair and bandages over her bussom under a cut flack-jacket, showing off her belly. Aro always dresses in a casual looking suit, much to the dismay of his seniors - chinos, dress shirt, tie and sports jacket. All in black, except for the shirt and the tie, which are white and red, respectively. Black gloves don his hands, or his pocket. His red hair is usually braided or in a ponytail, keeping the front unkempt. Personnel files. 【Full Name】 Aroshima Sarutobi. 【Alias】 Aro - The Stormchaser 【Affiliation】 Soon to be Crimson Scholars. ( Red Sages.) 【Age】 18 【Sex】 Male 【Sexuality】 Yes. 【Birthplace】 Konoha 【Bloodline】 Uzumaki 【Rank】 Chunnin Psych. report. 【Personality】 Aro is a little egocentric, he's not uncaring, or easily excitable, but he is self-assured. He speaks his mind, saying exactly what he means and never beating his chest. He knows his strengths and his weaknesses, proudly proclaiming his positive traits, and doing his best to hide his weaknesses. He is truly something of a believer - as most of his clansmen tend to be, his head sometimes in the clouds, instead of on the task ahead of him. However, his natural slacker tendencies have been all but eradicated thanks to the disciplined upbringing of the Sarutobi Household. He's a excellent soldier, and a free thinker. He might be a jack of all trades and a master of none - or he might be the best of both worlds. Discipline and self-awareness working in perfect harmony. 【History】 He was born in Konoha, his parents both shinobi at the time - his father a jounin and his mother a special chunnin. He grew up in a tough household, being expected to keep up the standards of his fellow Sarutobi, despite showing none of their natural prowess for the ninjutsu arts. In the academy, he was popular due to being social and a easily approachable guy. He wasn't too loud, he wasn't too quiet - he was always ' right on the curve'. He was mediocre, truly. He graduated at 12, and was put in a team with two other kids, just like everyone else. He grew a lot during this time, able to graduate into chunnin at the age of 16, now showing true prowess, proving himself as a fighter and shinobi, using his wits instead of his chakra to overcome challenges. He made headway during the third part of the chunnin exam, where he made his opponent surrender without throwing a single punch, but instead simply talked to him, using his charisma to convince his opponent that maybe his purpose in life wasn't to be a chunnin - maybe he wanted to be something else. His opponent went on to be a baker, a damn good one. Aro's always been fascinated with the power of nature - of storms, in particular, ever since he was little and a storm tore through the Sarutobi compound, lightning running down the big oak tree in the center, leaving beautiful marks. Due to his fascination with the natural phenomenon he has made a name for himself as The Stormchaser - always on a adventure to find a storm, and tailoring his techniques after said storms. 【Family ties】 His mother was a proud member of the Uzumaki clan, strong, passionate and incredibly caring, his father a warrior of the Sarutobi clan, concerned with the fate of the world. They were joined thanks to their love for poetry, and found their love in the craft. He grew up in the Sarutobi clan grounds, being trained like one of the clan famous for their tendency to breed prodigies. His childhood was hard - but not too hard. His mother is currently very sick with a form of cancer, and his father is a retired shinobi, unable to continue his work because of many battle earned injuries. Sahashi Sarutobi \| Father \| 49, Konoha, Former-Shinobi, current teacher at the academy and creator of the 'Scarlet Robin' Poem. Nami Uzumaki \| Mother \| 41, Konoha, None. and currently in the hospital under intensive care. 【Dreams and fears】 Aro is a dreamer, that is true. But what are his dreams, truly? Well, at first sight, it strikes me like the only things he cares about are steak dinner and female civilians to flirt with. But over a few sessions, it's clear that he has a deeper purpose. He cares, he really does care. About who, and for what purpose? It's impossible to really tell, it's a question best left for time to answer. When asked to talk about his fears, Aro shrugged and said he was afraid of not being enough, that his fears was really not something he thought about a lot. He sometimes felt a little anxious, being part of the lead clan of the nobles in Konoha came with a burden all within itself, after all. Combat reports. 【Fighting style】 The short and curly is that Aro is a brawler, taking influence from the kickboxing style of martial arts, amplifying it with the use of his knuckle dusters. Relying on momentum-based strikes and his natural agility to defeat his opponent with his taijutsu. However, despite this, he is not stupid, and on multiple occasions proven to be a thinker, using his natural affinity for seal-based techniques, mix with his elemental jutsu to defeat foes more powerful than him. 【Ninja techniques】 B rank techniques: Great Dragon Fire Technique Lightning Release: Flying Swallow Ash Pile Burning C rank techniques: Great Fireball D-E rank techniques: All Academy Techniques. 【Custom made techniques】 Jutsu name: Lightning Release: Lightning Rider Rank: A Range: Effective range - Melee. Description: Aro channels a lightning bolt through his body, using it to literally ride the lightning towards the ground, at the same speed the bold naturally travels. The energy of the bolt circumventing in his fist, leading to a tremendous amounts of power being channeled through his hand and knuckle duster. While it is primarily a single target attack, it could be used to straight up attack the ground, causing a shockwave able to shatter the ground in a small area. A direct hit is often a direct sentence to the hospital - or worse. Naturally, the power of the technique comes from the speed as few can outrun the speed of a lighting bolt. However, the speed is it's own drawback as it can quite easily harm Aro, leaving him in a weakened state after using it, usually even dislocating his arm. The glaring flaw with the technique is that it's hard to aim as he has no natural way of controlling the bolt. It soley relies on the concept of hitting someone with the bolt of lightning - a bolt Aro cannot throw. Jutsu name: Sealing Technique: Homing Lightning. Rank: C Range: Melee Description: Aro places a seal on a opponent, object or ally which works as a chakra infused lightning rod, leading the electric discharge directly to the target. This technique, just like Lightning Rider, relies on a strong current of electricity being present, something Aro has no means of generating on his own accord. Jutsu name: Red Fang Strike Rank: C Range: Melee. Description: A Series of four to six punches executed by Aros trademark kickbox style of brawling, leaning in close before unleashing the combination which is made more deadly with his electric flying sparrow technique. 【Weapons:】 He carries a set of knuckle dusters. And a pack of cigarettes, a zippo lighter, too.
51,232	1,381	139	1,918	8,262	Tatsuya Kajiya-Terumi Amegakure Outpost, Confederate Outpost In hindsight, that chick really was a bitch Tatsuya grumbled to himself as he lifted up his emaciated wallet. That woman had taken him for everything he had, and if wasn't for the fact that he was in the military equivalent of a five star resort, he'd be pissed the hell off. As it was, he was content by the luxuries presented by this outpost, which was so ridiculously awesome that it made him wonder whether the Confederate spent money on anything besides their military. Seriously, how could afford this? With a soft sigh, Tatsuya returned to the present, looking down at the floor of his room, which was covered in mounds of papers that held numerous seals on them, both complete and incomplete. After waking up and going through his daily routine, he'd decided to spend the day trying to wrk out some of the more advance seals he could use in his forging techniques, as well as trying to come up with a few of his own. However, this had all culminated in hitting brick wall as he found himself swamped by all of the formulas, equations, and overall information overload that came with this kind of stuff. Not to mention that he felt no inspiration to make anything, a condition he suffered from since creating Ketsui. He could still forge things, sure, but nothing truly exceptional had been formed by his hands for years now. It was almost like he used it all up in the process of making Ketsui, and while it was a fine blade, he needed to make more like it or better if he ever wanted to accomplish his dream. After a few more minutes of studying and muttered whispered, a slow twitch began to play at his right brow, before he let out a shout and tossed a bunch of the papers into the air. Getting up from his seated position, he decided to work off some steam in one of those glass cages they had, maybe even fight someone while he did so. If no one was available, than he could always spar with Bishamon, who he had a great need to kill over and over again for the trouble he caused yesterday and his contribution in to Tatsuya's recent loss of wealth. Namely, he was going to shove Ketsui up the fucker's asshole repeatedly. While this may not accomplish anything, it was somewhat therapeutic for Tatsuya to kill his annoying clone, helping him to calm down a bit. That probably meant that there was something wrong with his head, of course, but he really couldn't care less at this moment. Leaving his room in a huff with Ketsui strapped to his side, along with all of his other battle gear, he made his way to the training area, only to notice that a bit of a spectacle was going on. On closer inspection, he saw that the two Hyuuga who he'd unintentionally insulted were duking it out, with the girl being at a clear disadvantage. While he was as curious as the rest to see the battle, he was more focused on getting his own sparring time in. However, just as he turned away, an alarm suddenly started blaring, with a message calling out for the female Hyuuga to pick a squad and head out somewhere. This caused Tatsuya to freeze a little, before trying to subtly blend in with the crowd, something that didn't work very well when you're over 6ft tall with very noticeable red hair. While Tatsuya wasn't afraid of combat or anything, he didn't want to go on a mission with two people he just got into an altercation with the previous day, especially when one of them was Higoho. That just wasn't a very favorable situation for him. If someone's up there, please give me a break at least this one time. Please. Tatsuya asked to whatever higher power their maybe, though he knew that it was in vain. His luck was, and always would be, absolutely terrible, almost as if the universe was conspiring against him.	Name: Katon: Phoenix Egg Bomb(Subject to change) Rank: A Range: Mid Description: After making the needed hand seals, Akio conjures up a concentrated inferno of blazing heat, focusing it over her palm. It'll take a post for this jutsu to charge up, but when it does the flames will take on a egg-like shape as Akio thrusts her hand out to launch it at her foes. Upon impact with an object, the egg will explode with a huge amount of force and intense white hot heat. The radius of the explosion would be somewhere between 5-10m, though the intense heat can be felt from much farther away, burning skin, drying up moisture in the air, and causing fatigue through dehydration if an enemy is caught near the edge of the blast. The explosion itself takes the form of a phoenix rising high into the sky. The flames that the explosion created will stay for about 2 posts, however, the heat lessening by a great deal until it finally fizzes out. At this point, Aoi can use this jutsu with little strain, upping her usage to about 6 times before it starts to take it's toll. Seiteki Suji no Jutsu (Static Strings Technique) Rank:D Description: This skill allows the user to create strings of electricity that can either act physically as strings, or as a medium that can send small shocks to an opponent. One of this technique's most useful features is its ability to allow the user to detect outsiders. When the strings are placed around an area, they are often fairly difficult to see, and unnoticed by the quick eye. But when the string is used to detect outsiders, they can adapt a quality that is string-like and electrical at the same time. This quality makes the static strings into a string of electricity, but with such a weak current that it is rarely noticed by Shinobi who accidentally walk through the strings. However, when this happens, the user at once will feel a small shock in their fingers, or where ever else they are keeping the strings intact. But unless the opponent felt the weak current as they walked through the strings, the opponent will usually never know the strings were there. But beyond its ability to detect outsiders, this skill can be used as a normal string when it is needed but none is around, or it can be used to create small shocks to other people. However, the shocks are only a little bit stronger than static electricity, and usually do no damage at all. Jutsu Name: Raiton: Thunder Bow Rank B Range Mid to Long Can be fired at a target up to a 100m away Description: Akio forms a bow out of lightning chakra, from which she can draw back and fire bolts of electricity from, the amount of power dealt depending on how long she holds it for. A quick draw only does a low-medium amount of damage and has no lingering effects. A Charged shot, which takes about 1 post to form up, does a fair deal more damage and will leave the target temporarily stunned if direct contact is made. The charged shot can also be split into four homing shots, which'll lock onto the opponents chakra signature. These only do slightly more damage than a quick shot on their own, but if all three hit the same target, then the damage can be even greater than a charged shot and can explode out to damage foes within a meter of the target. Akio can now fire a detonation shot with a charged up bolt, which is less powerful overall, but can paralyze a whole group of individual for a few moments. She can also create a piercing shot, which has more focused electrical energy for more power and damage, but has reduced ranged as well, only being able to go about half as far as a normal charged shot. The piercing shot can pierce through most standards armors and defensive jutsu of equal rank or lower, not including elemental weakness into play, in which it can probably partially get through lower A-rank Earth Style Jutsu and be halted by upper C rank Wind Style jutsu. Static strings can be attached to the quick fire shots, so that if they hit, the user can hold the foe in place by running a constant stream of electricity through it, locking her muscles in place. If this is done, neither Akio nor the target can move so it's not a good move for one on one, but good for lining up holding an enemy in place for another teammate to take down. Edit: Through training, Akio has managed to work down the weakness of her static strings down so that only one of her limbs is paralyzed and not her whole body, meaning that she won't be able to form jutsu while holding a foe down, but she can still move, dodge attacks, and counterattack reasonable well, though she still has to be able to keep some focus on the connection while moving, or else it'll break, thus she won't be able to move as fast as she normally could. Katon: Myaku Hitofuki no Jutsu (Fire Release: Pulse Blast Technique) Rank: B Range: Close to Mid Description: An extremely useful jutsu, this one has the effect of flushing out or separating multiple opponents. Hurling a fireball about the size of a basketball, it is meant to be dodged in order to be effective. For at center of this fireball is a gaseous core which, when the spherical attack finally makes contact with something, will explode and this gas will expand rapidly in a loud bang. The bang is simply a precursor though, as instantly afterwards a sharp concussive force will issue out all around the center of the blast. Though the explosion of the attack itself is not very strong, the force it sends out is enough to knock anyone who is within a certain radius of it flying. Katon: Kudakasei no Jutsu (Fire Release: Shatter Force Technique) Rank: A Range: Close Range technique, with the base diameter of the blast radius being around 5 meters Description: Built upon the principles of Katon: Myaku Hitofuki no Jutsu, this technique instead acts as a much more powerful, centralized version. Gathering heat in between both hands the user focuses it until it cannot be condensed further. Manifested as a sphere of raw, glowing energy it is at first held at bay as if only for show. Then, given any cue, the user slams the sphere into the ground, causing it to explode with the power of pure heat behind it. The user is unaffected by this burst of power, but anyone within the radius of the blast suffers some unsettling consequences alongside the devastating concussive force it sends forth. This technique, by sheer strength alone, has even been known to crack boulders. Separate effects of the jutsu are that the intense heat dehydrates any opponents caught within the radius of the blast, drawing them closer to fatigue, blurring their vision and causing mild headaches all the while. Minor, first-degree burns may also result from this technique. Jutsu Name: Raiton: Raikou Hitofuki no Jutsu (Lightning Release: Lightning Blast Technique) Rank: C Range: Close to Mid Description: This jutsu allows the user to fire off a continuous blast of electrical energy at an opponent, causing only minor burns but a great deal of pain as it courses through the foes system. Jutsu Name: Raiton: Cloak of the Thundering Phoenix Rank: S Range: Self Description: A Variant of the Lightning Armor Jutsu, this jutsu cloaks the Akio in an intense aura of electricity that takes the form of phoenix around them. While under the influence of this jutsu, Akio's speed, reaction time, and physical attack power gains a substantial increase, though not to the level that is seen by users of the original technique, as well as boosting the power of her Raiton jutsu, thus negating the charge up of her more power Thunder bow attacks. She can also up her mobility on the battlefield by gliding and hovering in the air for short periods of times using the wings this jutsu gives her, though she has yet to achieve true flight using this technique. Finally, the wings can also be formed into a defensive wall at a moments notice, incase she's targeted by an attack she can't dodge, but they can only block a single attack of up to A-rank in power, and Wind Style jutsu of Mid A-rank and higher will always be able to partially get through these defenses. Once the attack has been blocked, the wings will disperse and Akio will spend the remainder of the jutsu's duration moving at a reduced speed compared to before, though still noticeably faster than her base speed, as well as no longer being able to hover or glide due to the loss of her wings. This jutsu duration is for about 6 posts, though it can be lengthened to up to 9 by feeding more chakra into it, though this worsens the drawback once the jutsu ends. After the base duration runs out, her entire body will become numb and cause her speed and reaction time to drop as a result. This lasts for about three posts, but if she lengthened it, it can lengthen to about 6 posts and only allows her to move at a third of her base speed. If she tries to go over that limit, though possible, it will result in her body becoming completely paralyzed, as well as the obvious threat of chakra exhaustion. 【Weaponry, tools and objects.】 Weapon: Shuriken Description: A basic tool every ninja should have, it can be lethal if it hits a vital spot, but they are also good in creating some space for the fighter. Tool: Chakra Pill Description: Weapon: Kunai Description: A basic tool every ninja should have, it's the only weapon Akio has when it comes to CQC fighting. Weapon: Tanto Description: A short, straight, single edged dagger that has no point and is used primarily for slashing attacks. Weapon: Ninja Wire Description: A strong metal wire that can be used in various ways. Weapon: Senbon Description: A precision tool that, despite it's low lethality, can be very effective in slowing down and paralyzing an opponent if they are placed in the right place. Medical secrecy applies. 【Personality】 After the war and her break-up with Aoi, Akio has become a very emotionally withdrawn individual, focusing only on either training or her duties as a shinobi, and spending very little time socializing with others anymore. While she still has the sarcastic remark or joke ready whenever it's needed, she no longer talks with people in depth. If they try to get to know her personally, she'll either redirect the conversation away from herself or just shut down, not speaking another word until the person gets the message and leaves her alone. Along with this, Akio has developed a bit of a drinking habit, not a terrible one, but noticeable. She always tends to have one bottle of some form of liquor on her when not on a mission, and she can be a bit cranky at times on missions due to the fact that she can't drink while on the job, a self-imposed rule so that her habit never interferes with her work. On really bad days, however, one could find Akio totally hammered in her home, in which she becomes a depressive, self-loathing mess that is constantly asking people to comfort her and listen to her problems, as well as provide . . . other forms of relief. 【History】 Before the massacre, her life wasn't really that great as her father saw her as nothing as a mistake and an embarrassment for two reasons. The first is that she was a bastard child, a mark of shame on his honor as the Tendou family patriarch, though it was that same honor that duty bound him to take the child in, as her mother had died during childbirth. The second reason was that she was never good enough, and while she wasn't the most skilled of individuals, she was still rather good, some would say better than most. But it was never enough for Akira Tendou, he demanded perfection, and severely punished those who did not meet his requirements. And as she hardly ever did, she was often met with scorn from her father, who never once acknowledged her as his daughter. And while that should've devastated her, she didn't find herself minding too much. She never once considered Akira Tendou as her father in the sense that he was a man to come to with her woes, worries, and needs, as that regard went to her older brother, Kokatsu. Ever since she came into their home, Kokatsu was extremely protective of her, getting into several fights with Akira and most of them ending in some sort of violence. Since she was young, she never got to see Kokatsu darker side, and she believes that he wanted to keep it that way as he made extreme efforts to avoid telling her about his job in any specific detail. He also expressed some sorrow when it became apparent that she was going to be joining the Shinobi forces, though never actively spoke out against it, unlike her father who was certain that she'd never pass and if she did, never make it pass a lowly genin. If things had continued as normal, then he may have been right, for even she had begun to doubt her self and her reasons for becoming a ninja, of whether she was ready for the life they lived. But instead, soon after her seventh birthday, all hell broke loose. A ceremony was held, as Akira had decided to pass on his position as Clan Patriarch to his son, claiming he had never been prouder for him. Kokatsu took the Tendou blade(an artifact past down from Patriarch to Patriarch since before the elemental nations were even concieved) and, with a smile as bright as the sun, slew his father where he stood, dropping the weapon to perform a quick string of handsigns before slamming his fingers into the fresh corpse. An eerie red light rose from the ground around him, and it was until many months after the event that she would hear that at the time, seals popped up all throughout the city. And so it was that Kokatsu opened a portal between this world and a world of darkness to unleash death upon all who lived within it. Only a single order was given, spare the children of the Tendou clan, they had done no wrong. And so it was that behind a veil of darkness, hundreds if not thousands died horrid, painful deaths, all the while a menacing laugh would echo through out it all. When the barrier fell and the demons fled, Kokatsu held out his hand for Akio to grab, only for her to flinch away, looking at her blood trenched sibling in horror. Akio couldn't remember a time where her brother had looked more hurt then at that time, and yet she also couldn't remember a time where he seemed more relieved. He offered no pressure or force, just left without a word, and leaving her alone in a nightmare of blood, death, and sorrow. After the event, the Tendou children were taken in and eventually handed over to adoptive parents to raise them. Of those children, four would go insane from the trauma of what they witnessed as they grew up, one even committing suicide after slaughtering his adoptive parents. Tendou children where treated with a mix of pity, fear, and for Akio, hatred. Given how closely related she was to Kokatsu, there were people, kids especially, who would take out their grief of lost loved ones out on her. This made it hard for her to trust and approach people, and also made it so she hated her features that so easily gave her away. But in the midst of these hardships, an ember began to burn bright with newly discovered passion. She developed a burning drive to train herself, to become as strong as possible. She was able to pass the academy with only minor difficulties, and did her best in her genin missions no matter what the they were. However, in the early years of her life, this passion nearly consumed her, as she withdrew from everyone, constantly running herself into the ground, and then some, for a reason that she wasn't even sure of. In actuality, she felt partially to blame for what happened to Kokatsu, thinking in her subconscious mind that if she had somehow been there for him more, it could've been avoided. As life went on, however, she found herself to be taken unde the wing of Tsukiko Umene. The older jonin would drop by from time to time to check up on her, and if she felt it necessary, beat her in to shape. While at first Akio resented the woman, she eventually began to grow more attached to her as time went on, to the point where she thinks of the wild woman as the big sister she never had. Due to Tsukiko's influence, Akio began to open up to other people a little more and try to overcome her weaknesses. Also because of Tsukiko, the young Tendou can tend to have a rather vivid and imaginative vocabulary when sufficiently angered or upset, as well as having a bit of a nasty temper. As of now, she's living in a rented apartment in downtown, having moved away from her foster parents the moment she became a genin, never to speak to them again. The war was a defining moment in Akio's life . . . and not for the better. while she wasn't a stranger to loss or violence, she had never felt in the scale that she had in the war. Many good friends died in the fighting, only to die in vain as the Confederation came to rule everything. However, instead of being filled with anger and indignation, she just felt broken and afraid. As she recovered, she began to withdraw from the world, drinking more often, and geting into fights with her girlfriend Aoi, until it finally culminated in Akio breaking it off in a fit of drunken passion. She immediately regretted it afterwards, but instead of going after her and begging forgiveness, she simply let the relationship die. Despite still having strong feelings for Aoi, she just didn't want to feel the pain of losing her, imagining that it'd be worse than anything else she'd ever experienced. Since she couldn't force Aoi to stop being a kunoichi, she decide that it'd be best for the two o end their relationship, thinking it'd be easier for both of them in the long run. This belief has long since died in her mind, as she only continues to feel more and more empty inside, but she feels like it's much much too late to fix her mistake. So she lives her days in misery, with her only companions being the alcohol she keeps by her side and the odd stranger that it invites to her bed every so often. 【Family ties】 Akio feels nothing for her family name, and had nothing but fear for her father. Her brother and a few of the braver clan members were the only ones in her family to show her any kindness, though not without punishment. Her foster family after the Massacre were kind at first, but soon grew distant as she showed a great lack in interest in them. After that, they simply ignored her and she ignored them. Not the perfect home, but it was peaceful at least. Tsukiko Umene \| Big Sister figure \| 42, Current Condition and location is unknown Kokatsu Tendou \| Half-Brother, Father figure \| 42, Unknown, Jonin and Missing-nin Makoto Tendou \| Half-Sister\| 23, Unknown, Kidnapped by her brother on the Night of the Massacre 【Dreams and fears】 Akio currently has no dreams beside a vain hope of making up with Aoi, but it's one she doesn't actively try to pursue. As for fears, she still fears losing Aoi, and their separation has only intensified this fear, as now not only will she lose her former lover, but she'll lose any chance for reconciliation. Personnel files Warning: keep locked in filing cabinet These files are intended for trusted eyes only. If you are not authorized by the Hokage or his assistant, put these files away. Personal files for: Akio Tendou Full name: Nicknames: Interests: Training, playing the flute, Photography, Archery Likes: Drinking, being alone, people who can respect her desire to keep to herself, Archery Dislikes:Drinking, Herself, Yamato, braggarts, perverts, tight clothing Catchphrase: “” Personal relationships with others Full name: Aoi Don Maquia Nicknames: Opinion: ? Shared history: give a summary of about 1-2 paragraphs of what history these characters have shared before the start of the IC, or during it. Full name: Nicknames: list what nicknames your character has for this character Opinion: Good, bad, neutral? Shared history: give a summary of about 1-2 paragraphs of what history these characters have shared before the start of the IC, or during it. Add more as needed, remove this line when done. “Uhhh . . . Never Give up? That's a good motto, right?” Tatsuya is tall at around 6'2, and has a rather muscular upper body due to his work in the forge. His hands and arms are covered with numerous scars, burns and callouses due to the work he does every day, but he wears them with pride as they are the symbol of all his hard work. His red eyes come from his father, and shiny red hair comes from his mother. He also has a tattoo on his upper right arm of Ketsui lodged in the mouth of an active volcano. He got it the day he became a Genin as a symbol to never forget the determination it took to get him there, so that no matter how long the road to greatness looked, he'd never give up. His normal clothing style is usually a plain white T-shirt, some jeans and steel toed boots( a nessecity in his profession). He sometimes where a jacket if it;s cold enough for one, but more often than not, that's it for his casual wear. His combat outfit is a black, long sleeve shirt, a jacket over that, black combat pants and shinobi sandals. Personnel files. Access only by security personnel with a C3 clearance. 【Full Name】 Tatsuya Kajiya-Terumi 【Alias】 N/A 【Affiliation】 The Hamajō Confederation, though he does have his doubts and could be swayed to the other side 【Age】 17 【Gender】 Male 【Birthplace】 Konoha 【Bloodline】 Terumi Bloodline 【Rank】 Chunin Psych. report. Combat reports. Gathered from evaluation reports after missions. 【Fighting style】 Tatsuya is a more weapon-based fighter, specialized in Kenjutsu mostly, as that is the weapon he uses most often, and has the most skill in using. That being said, his Taijutu is serviceable enough that he's not completely defenseless without his weapons, but it'll only do him so well for so long, especially against a skilled Taijutsu fighter. His Ninjutsu is also quite good, with a focus on controlling the battlefield rather than simply blasting his opponents away. Up close, Tatsuya is a very good fighter, but he often has issues against distance opponent unless he can figure out a way to get them to come to him. He can either uses his jutsu to force his foe closer, or takes the battle to them instead. When it comes to using his Kekkei Genkai, he can sometimes use it to distract his opponents by making the ground underneath their feet really hot via forming lava just below the surface. A sneaky, but effective strategy, especially when facing an enemy of a higher skill level than him, as that split second distraction could give him just the edge he needs to either escape, or end a fight. 【Kekkei genkai, or bloodline limit】 Bloodline limit name: Lava Release Description: The lava release is a very versatile Kekkei Genkai that has multiple variations and abilities depending on how one uses it. For Tatsuya, he bears an affinity for manipulating volcanic materials like as Magma making a very, very deadly opponent to go up against. His Lava attacks can change the very battlefield, giving him a good amount of Offensive, defensive, and crowd controlling abilities. An added plus to this ability is that one can convert certain earth-style techniques into Lava style ones, at the cost of an increased chakra cost. With some practice, Tatsuya has also been able to create a rubber-like material as well, which he can change the consistency of his chakra to make it work as an adhesive. While he's not skilled enough with it yet to use it in battle, in time it could add to his crowd control and supportive abilities. Tatsuya himself suffers no ill effects from his use of this ability, and seems to have a bit of heat resistance as well, though not enough to make a real difference against a fire jutsu(this doesn't include his own lava, which he's immune to). It's a neat party trick for him to snuff out a cigarette on with his hands, but that's about it. Strengths: The lava style is a highly variable ability, granting nearly unparalleled offensive capability, effective defenses, and crowd control capabilities. Weaknesses: Lava attacks can be effectively countered by a strong enough Water attack, cooling down the magma into rock. Also, this ability is highly destructive, endangering both friend and foe if Tatsuya isn't careful about what abilities he uses and how he uses them. 【Ninja techniques】 A rank techniques: B rank techniques: Shadow Clone Jutsu C rank techniques: Fire Release: Crimson Earth Spider Earth Release: Subterranean Voyage D-E rank techniques: 【Custom made techniques】 Jutsu Name: Doton: Ishi Yoroi no Ude (Earth Release: Stone Bracers) Rank: D Range: Self Description: By taking dirt and rubbing it on their arms or legs, after performing the necessary hand seals, a shinobi is able to create very durable defensive bracers that add extra protection when using the arms to block. The chakra that is infused in them help to soften the blows of any physical attacks. These are very useful for taijutsu users or to defend against an onslaught of upper body blows. These bracers are designed to block physical attacks only. However, by channeling Yoton Chakra into the Jutsu, the rocks and what not can heat up to a degree that while the burns they cause are minor, they can be extremely painful and distracting to the opponent. Jutsu Name: Tsuchi Tou Tou (Swift Earth) Rank: D, B with the addition of Yoton chakra/used with his Lava Creation Jutsu Range: Current range would be 10 meter at maximum, with 2 meter width, and the earth moves at high speeds Description: When performing this jutsu the user places his hands on the ground and causes it to move rapidly away as if it were a conveyor belt. As the shinobi increases in skill and rank the size, speed, and range of this jutsu all increase. While little more than a delaying tactic, if mixed with Lava Creation, it can create a rather deadly surge of lava heading straight toward the target at high speeds. Jutsu name Lava Style: Lava Creation Rank: B Range: 2 meters in diameter from the starting point Description: The user will first channel chakra into the ground, thus turning the ground to lava. The process is quick, as the ground will melt away into the liquid-like lava. This lava can be used to aid in his other lava based jutsu by creating a source which he can manipulate, instead of creating it himself. To increase the base area that is converted, the user must have both of his hands in contact with the ground. Jutsu Name Lava Style: Lava Spray Rank: B Range: Mid Description: After making the needed handseals, Tatsuya builds up Lava Style chakra inside of his gut before blasting out a jet of molten lava into the air, causing a dangerous and widespread rain of lava droplets to fall to the ground. The spread of this jutsu makes it nearly impossible to dodge, though it can be blocked if the foe has the capability. Alternatively, Tatsuya can also just fire the magma jet directly at the foe in a fast moving stream. Jutsu Name Lava Style: Weapon Creation Rank: D Range: Any active Lava source with in 30 meters Description: The user of this jutsu will first channel chakra into an active source of lava, which will cause it to rise up quickly and making the lava thicker then usual, allowing the user to then mold it into a weapon with a few simple gestures. The weapons created will be about as hard as steel, but are usually rather crude and blunt. Jutsu Name Katon: Nenshou Tosshin (Fire Release: Burning Rush) Rank: C Range: Sphere goes is 2 meters long in diameter Description: A two-part technique in which the user blocks an attack by creating a sphere of fire around themselves, and after blocking the attack, the fires converge on his feet, cloaking them in flames. The fire on his feet can be used twice to launch him at his foes somewhat faster than before. The effect lasts for about 3 posts. Jutsu Name Lava Style: Eruption Rank: A Range: Affected area would be have a diameter of about 25-30 meters, power explosions have a blast radius of about 10 meters(one or two holes), 8 meters for 3 or 4, 4 meters for 5 or 6, 2 meters for 7 or 8. Description: In preparation for this technique, Tatsuya will channel chakra through the earth to create Yoton beneath it's surface over a period of time (2 Posts). As a result of this action, the surface of the affected area will become noticeably hotter as the lava beneath is pushed toward the surface by the built up pressure. Tatsuya can then release this build up pressure by creating small craters in the ground with either explosion tags, thus releasing this pent up magma in a explosive Mini-eruption at every point where a hole was created. The more holes the smaller the explosion will be, and vice versa in that less holes will equal more power explosions. With the combination of the explosion and lava this jutsu can lead to severe injuries and even death if a foe is got unaware. It can also create several lava pools after use, which Tatsuya can then use to his advantage to control how his opponent moves around the battlefield. A side effect of this technique is that it will lead to a nasty surprise to anyone trying to move underground or using ground shifting Dojutsu. The former for obvious reasons, and the latter because it will weaken the ground around them, causing the jutsu to activate prematurely. Weaknesses are the preparation time, making it something that can't be effectively used without either a teammate or pre-planning. It can also be activated prematurely by the above method, and can't be used in certain areas. 【Weaponry, tools and objects.】 Tool Name: Bag of Dirt Description Enough said, for Stone Bracers when there isn't much dirt around. Just in case Weapon Name: Ketsui Weapon Type A double-edged Bastard Sword Description Ketsui is the sword that Tatsuya had to make to be allowed to become a shinobi by his father, a blade of unquestionable quality and a showing of true talent and hard work to be made by one as young as him. NOt only does it have a keen edge and made from durable metal, but during the forging process(where a mix of traditional and modern techniques were applied) he inscribed special seals into the metal to give it an extra function. The blade could now store elemental chakra with in itself and circulate it through the blade more effectively, enabling it to more effectively take on the aspects of whatever element it pumped into it. This also makes it capable of forming advanced chakra natures, such as Tatsuya's own Lava Release, with remarkable ease. And since it's able to store chakra as well, that means that one can fully charge it before a mission and activate and deactivate the seals inside with a simple one handed seal and a little chakra. Chakra effects: Fire: The blade is wreathed in a thin, but intense veil of fire, allowing it to cut through metals with only moderate difficulty and cause third degree burns. Earth:The blade becomes denser and more durable Lava: The Blade becomes as Hot as Molten Lava, cutting through metal with ease as well as getting a slight increase in durabilty The charge is big enough that it can keep the blade active for a total of 5 posts. The Lava style requires more chakra, however, so he can only hold that for about 3 posts instead of 5. Tool Name: First Aid Kit Description A basic medical kit that holds several chakra pills, first aid supplies Weapon name: Shuriken Description: Sharpened, four-pronged metal stars, useful for throwing. They can also be used for close combat, but not very efficiently. Although small, they can be used to distract, pin down enemy shinobi, or if accurate enough, can kill or incapacitate an enemy. They have an open circle in the centre, useful for grabbing with a finger, to avoid cutting oneself, or to put thread through. The circle is also beneficial to the weapon's overall aerodynamics, ensuring more accurate trajectories. Weapon name: Kunai Description: A black dagger with a handle wrapped in bandages and a small ring attached to the end of it. The kunai is designed for thrusting and stabbing, though it can still do some damage if thrown despite not being designed for it, and is about the length of one's hand. Weapon name: Explosive tags Description: These tiny slips of paper with seals drawn on them can pack quite a punch if used correctly, and can even be attached onto an enemy directly. Also can be attached to thrown kunai for accurate delivery or have a bunch wrapped into a ball for a more devastating payload. Medical secrecy applies. 【Personality】 Tatsuya is an honest and sociable sort, one who believes that the best way to get something is to earn it through the sweat of your brow and the strength of your will. He's very open in both mind and personality, accepting of pretty much everyone, and at times a bit too forgiving, which people have taken advantage of in the past and probably will continue to do so in the future. However, don't take that as him being slow witted or foolish, as his mind is as sharp as the blades he forges, and he has a keen intuition, honed by years of attending his family's shop, for picking out when people are lying to him or trying to pull the wool over his eyes. He tries his best to remain courteous with all kinds people, but he's no pushover, and if you don't back off nicely, he will make you back off, whether it be through words or actions. Tatsuya is also a bit of an artist, putting his experience in the forge into various metalworking projects and sculptures. While he's not terrible, it's obvious to see that e's still trying to find his niche with the art, as every piece is very different from one another, and he has yet to see one he particularly likes yet. He's also good at drawing, but that kind of a necessity when making designs for weapons, armors, and other such works, but he does sometimes take time out of his busy days to just relax and draw the world around him, mostly just random people on the street who catch his interest. While usually rather humble and modest, Tatsuya takes great pride in what he calls his true art form, forging weapons and armors of his own that have a cool style while still remaining practical in use. He treats every work like a piece of art, and has also taken to learning several weapon types, because he always feels that if he knows how to use the weapon himself, he can better forge it for his customers. His favorite type of weapon is the sword, but he's also learned how to effectively use other weapons, such as the staff, spear, and Naginata. 【History】 Tatsuya's father comes from a clan of reknowned blacksmiths that originated from Mizu no kuni. They were known as the Kajiya Clan, and it's said that it was members of their clan responsible for forging the blades of the Seven Ninja swordsman. However, sometime after the rise of the Seventh Hokage, Naruto Uzumaki, a faction of the clan separated from the main branch and left Mizu no kuni, for reason's that very few outside the clan know about. The faction soon splintered off from each other, settling in several different lands across the world, keeping the name of their clan where ever they go to show that they still pride themselves in their linage. His father, Katsuo, was born and raised in Konoha, living there for 17 years before he decided to travel to Kirigakure in order to find out more about his heritage. It was there were he met his wife-to-be, Katsumi Terumi. She was an eccentric inventor, and often considered to be the black sheep of her clan due to her . . . odd mannerisms. While the two didn't get along when they first met, their mutual love to create eventually formed into a relation ship, and after a 5 years, Katsuo returned home with Katsumi to Konoha with her father's blessing, where they were to be happily married 3 years later. Fast forward 10 years in the future to the birth of Tatsuya, their second child and first born son. Tatsuya's early years where tough at first, as he was a rather weak baby, but he pulled through, eventually growing healthy and strong without any complications. Tatsuya soon spent a great amount of time with both of his parents in their respective workshops, and while he tended to lean towards his dad's work then his mother's, he found both of them interesting. As soon as he was able, he would assist them in every endeavor they undertook, no matter how small a task they gave him to do. His family was a happy and connected one, for the most part. The only real conflict ever presented before him was his father's staunch resolve to deny him from becoming a shinobi. Katsuo had seen both his father and brother become shinobi, only to die meaningless deaths and only him and his mother around to mourn them, and he didn't want Tatsuya to become just another forgotten grave in the cemetery, killed before his time because he was nothing but a pawn for the Confederation to use at their leisure. Tatsuya, on the other hand, was adamant about it, wanting it more than anything else. Finally, Katsuo agreed to let the boy become a shinobi, but only if he could make a weapon that would impress him, and not a second before. The task was seemingly impossible for a then 10-year old Tatsuya, but he went at the challenge with a determination that blazed liked a wildfire. Using Kajiya sealsmithing techniques, as well as his own talent and skill with the tools available to him, he worked on numerous weapons, each a good viable weapon, but never reaching Katsuo's standards until one day, 4 years into the agreement, when he presented Ketsui to his father. The blade was spectacular, it's functions both practical and unique to it. It was a weapon deserving of the name Kajiya, and true to his word, Katsuo finally allowed Tatsuya to be a Shinobi, though he still doesn't like the idea. Katsuo Kajiya \| 51 \| Father, Reknowned blacksmith and owner of the Kajiya Weapon Store, where Quality is guaranteed, located somewhere in Minato City Katsumi Kajiya-Terumi\| 53 \| Mother, An intelligent weapon maker, she's fallen into depression after the destruction of her homeland, and though it has had some breaks, the sadness always returns in the end Manami Kajiya-Terumi \| 26 \| Sister, Works at the shop full time and is currently working as an apprentice under her father. 【Dreams and fears】 Tatsuya dreams of one day making a weapon that is on par with that of those of the Seven Ninja swordsman, as well as becoming a reknowned shinobi that would be an inspiration for others. Tatsuya somewhat fears his Kekkei Genkai, as he's afraid that he might accidentally hurt, and even kill someone one day due to him not being able to control it properly. Personnel files Warning: keep locked in filing cabinet These files are intended for trusted eyes only. If you are not authorized by the Hokage or his assistant, put these files away. Personal files for: Full name: Tatsuya Kajiya-Terumi Nicknames: Interests: Likes: Dislikes: Catchphrase: “” Personal relationships with others Full name: Nicknames: list what nicknames your character has for this character Opinion: Good, bad, neutral? Shared history: give a summary of about 1-2 paragraphs of what history these characters have shared before the start of the IC, or during it. Full name: Nicknames: list what nicknames your character has for this character Opinion: Good, bad, neutral? Shared history: give a summary of about 1-2 paragraphs of what history these characters have shared before the start of the IC, or during it. Add more as needed, remove this line when done.
51,233	1,381	140	1,428	199	Masato Saruwatari Confederation Shinobi Sunagakure Lecture Hall- The Previous day Masato had a great time, standing around and talking with his new compatriots while they could. He had never been a very social person so his pieces always ended up being shorter, he preferred listening to the other two anyway. However the exercise in interpersonal communication began wearing him out, he simply wasn’t used to talking at length with people for the sheer purpose of talking, but luck seemed to be on his side for instead of having to excuse himself and possibly come off as rude he was was saved by an alert that popped up on their phones. The simplicity of the device was perfect for him and he went through all the needed steps to both silence the beeping and get to the message quickly. Just as he had predicted during the start of his conversation with the Akimichi, they were being mobilized rapidly though for the time being all they were informed of was a location that they would be using for their base of operations. When asked for his number by the Hyuga he hesitated for a moment before saying it outloud for both of his new comrades in case either wanted to get a hold of him. With that the other two both began wandering away, leaving Masato to his own devices. He waited until both of them had gone away before slumping against the wall. Taking a deep breathe he took some time to collect himself, before he took off in the general direction that Setsuko had gone in. He knew that since they had a base of operations now they would likely be getting sent out sooner rather than later. Amegakure Outpost- Current Day After the initial tour of the facility that he received upon arriving, Masato set to wandering aimlessly allowing his feet to direct him towards a destination. However this was not what he wanted to do, it was simply the best option at the moment. He would much rather spend the time studying his family’s scrolls, in order to either gain control over another construct or learn how to use his current ones more efficiently. Unfortunately those scrolls were still at his home in Konoha, and he didn’t want to risk asking his parents to send them to him since there was a chance they could be intercepted along the way. So instead he went with the next best option. For a while he went in circles through the building, going up and down floors, walking down hallways and then back tracking through them, making a mental map of the facility. He wasn’t sure how long they would be stationed in the area, but he wanted to be able to know how to get to any location within it in the fastest manner possible. Eventually his wanderings lead him back to the Control Room, he stood outside of it for a moment before he recalled something he had been meaning to do for a while. With a goal in mind he moved with purpose, slipping into the room and taking a moment to look around. He soon found what he was looking for, a person who seemed to have authority while also currently not preoccupied with anything else. As he approached the individual he lifted his hand to gain their attention. Once they turned towards him, an eyebrow raised, Masato began to speak. ”Hello sir, I have a request to make. I would like to take a look at our roster.” The man he was speaking to raised his eyebrow further, before holding out his hand. “I will need to see your ID first, and know the reason you want access to this information.” ”Of course sir, during the attack at the festival I noticed that many Confederate shinobi let down their guard as soon as they noticed that a person approaching them did not bear the red armband of the terrorists. I was guilty of this as well, but it got me thinking about how easy it would be for one to simply disguise or remove their armband and catch us off guard. With that in mind I decided that I wanted to look at everyone aligned with us, so I would be prepared in the event one of the Red Sages decided to do what I just described.” While he spoke Masato reached down into his pocket to retrieve his ID, which he placed in the held out hand of the man. The man nodded a bit while he looked over Masato’s ID, before returning it to him. “As a Chuunin you are cleared to access the base roster, which contains active members and basic records. It should suit your purposes as all you need are their faces.” He gestured for Masato to follow him, which the chuunin did without hesitation. He was lead to a group of computers off to the side, which the man quickly activated and pressed a few buttons before moving to the side so Masato could sit. “There you are, if you have any questions I will be where you found me. You aren’t allowed to print off any documents and you aren’t able access any other files aside from those before you.” As Masato sat down he nodded to the technician to indicate he understood, his focus already on the faces and names that were on the screen. He took his time, looking over each face and name several times, using various mental systems to form links so he would be able to remember them all.	Lost's Retinue of Surprisingly Not Stereotypical Shinobi. “There is nothing more satisfying than seeing your strategy succeed.” Masato is an average looking individual, he isn't one of those that could easily be picked out a crowd. He stands right around 5'9 and weighs 140 lbs. His choice of clothing also isn't unique, aside from the Chuunin vest that he wears at all times he is dressed in plain t-shirts that vary in color from white to slightly darker white and dark gray jeans. In colder weather he will wear the jacket that is seen above. Personnel files. Access only by security personnel with a C3 clearance. 【Full Name】 Masato Saruwatari 【Alias】 N/A for now 【Affiliation】 The Hamajō Confederation 【Age】 18 【Sex】 Male 【Sexuality】 Straight 【Birthplace】 Konohagakure 【Bloodline】 Saruwatari 【Rank】 Chūnin Psych. report. Medical secrecy applies. 【Personality】 Masato is best described as a cool and distant individual, however this attitude is not a method of preventing bonds or anything related it was simply how he was raised. He is fully capable of affection his method of showing it is just dialed down more so than most. In his own way he is very passionate even if it doesn't translate well to the outside world. When talking about his family, chess, etc there is a distinct gleam in his eyes if one would look close enough. In line with his base personality Masato approaches negative scenarios with a level head, analyzing every thing that makes up the event before he decides what his reaction will be. While at first this makes him seem insincere, and even colder, this is not the case. He simply knows that emotions can cause one to overreact and does his best to avoid doing so. 【History】 To say that Masato had a childhood would be a vast exaggeration of the early years in his life. Before he was able to read his parents would spend the entire day reading to him, but they never read from children's books. Instead he listened to them read page after page of books written by strategist from long ago. His family had always been known for their intelligence, and his parents were determined to follow that legacy. As soon as he could read on his own his days were consumed by it, though the topics ended up becoming more varied ranging from mathematics to poetry. Once he entered school Masato excelled for quite some time, partially due to his parents tutoring him at home during this time. However when he reached the age of 10 and was given the chance to graduated it was pulled away from him. While initially the school thought it would be fine to push him forward they soon discovered that his taijutsu was not up to the task and he ended up having to go through another year of school before progressing. This set back discouraged him for a time, but this vanished shortly once his parents began to teach him their Hiden jutsu moveset. His last year at this level of schooling went by quickly as much of his time outside of it was spent learning his family's signature jutsu. While he had been at the top of his class during his younger years he fell behind a bit when he advanced to the next level, though that had nothing to do with the material being too dificult. More and more of his time was being devoted to his extracurricular studies and he simply didn't have time to do all of the work assigned to him. This naturally lead him to falling out of his position at the top but he did not care in the slightest, nor did his parents since he was progressing through their training at a rapid pace. He ended up graduating at the age of 15 and was promoted to the rank of Chunnin as expected. Since then he has divided his time between taking on missions and furthering his control and skill with his jutsu, with much more attention being given to the latter. 【Family ties】 He is the only child in his household and he has a very close bond with both his mother and father. The Saruwatari family are very close and rather reclusive, though this is mainly due to the fact that they enjoy activities that are typically carried out in seclusion and not out of a dislike for the company of others. Hatta Saruwatari \| Father \| 45, Resides on the Family's property on the outskirts of Konoha, Retired Shinobi Diao Saruwatari \| Mother \| 39, Same as above, Active Jounin 【Dreams and fears】 Masato wants nothing more than to contribute to his family's legacy and prove that he is worthy of doing so. Naturally his greatest fear is falling short of this and fading into obscurity or worse damning the Saruwatari name to the point that it is meaningless. Combat reports. Gathered from evaluation reports after missions. 【Fighting style】 Outside of his signature jutsu moveset, Masato is inept at almost every aspect of fighting. When his opponent manages to close the distance and engage in close quarter combat he is forced to rely on dodging until he can intercept his opponent with one of his constructs. 【Hiden】 Hiden: Construct Army Description: Construct Army is a Jutsu that was created by the Saruwatari family many years ago. The user is able to summon a number of different constructs, the exact types differ not only between people but it also depends on what avenues of the jutsu the particular individual pursues. These constructs are in essence non-sentient summons that obey the user completely, though this obedience varies on a couple of factors that will be described later in each individual summon's section. While most of the construct types are discovered through careful study of one of the numerous scrolls that have been passed down every once in a great while a new one will be discovered, after which it is then recorded in either a scroll that has not been filled or in a new one. The constructs are controlled by either vocal commands, movement based commands, or a combination of the two. Strengths: While each type of construct has it's own strengths the universal strength of this Hiden is it's versitility. The individual strengths of each type will be described in their section. Weaknesses: Much like the strengths each type of construct has it's own weaknesses which shall be detailed in their area. However they also all carry a universal weakness and that is that they are completely useless if their user is unable to command them. This can be caused by either preventing them from speaking or moving. In addition the usefullness of the constructs can be hampered if the user's vision is effected, either by targeting the eyes directly or using the environment.. Note about the amounts of Constructs At his current skill level Masato is able to have complete control over a total of 6 C rank constructs, any more than that will lead to a degridation in his control with one exception which will be made obvious shortly. I will now list the total amounts of constructs he can have, including variations. These numbers indicate the max he can have while still retaining complete control over them. 6 C Rank 2 B Rank or 1 B Rank and 3 C Rank 1 A Rank Custom made techniques】 Jutsu name: Footsoldier Construct Rank: C Rank Range: Close range, must be within blade range. Description: The Footsoldier is one of the four basic constructs that Masato has, and of them it is both the weakest and strongest. This is due to the fact that it is average in all areas, while the other three each of a specialization. The Footsoldier is equipped with a simple katana and basic armor. It has decent defence against blunt force attacks while it is weak to piercing strikes. Jutsu name: Shieldbearer Construct Rank: C Rank Range: N/A Description: As the name implies the Shieldbearer Construct is a defense construct that's primary goal is to defend Masato. They come equipped with a large shield and heavy armor. This naturally upsets their movement speed making them the slowest of the base constructs. They have very high defense against blunt force attacks and reasonable defense against piercing ones, however either can destroy them if they land on an unarmored/low armored area though the piercing is more likely to do so. These areas are the same you would find in most armors, the joints, the neck, and the eyes. Given their defensive specialization they have no method of dealing damage. Jutsu name: Bombarder Construct Rank: C Rank Range: Close in the sense that they must be aligned with their target, but they can be very high above them. Description: The Bombarder Construct is the only one of the four basic ones that does not stand on the ground, it is also the only one that is not humanoid. Instead it is shaped like a small bird. Of the basic constructs it is the fastest but it also has the weakest defense needing to take only one hit in order to be destroyed. The Bombardier's purpose is to fly over the enemy and drop an explosive that has the blast range and power equal to that of a regular explosive tag. They can only drop one at a time and afterwards they have to go on a 'cooldown' in order to create another one. Jutsu name: Archer Construct. Rank: C Rank Range: Most effective at Medium range but can strike from Long distance with a decrease in accuracy. Description: The Archer Construct is the final of the basic 4 and it focuses on distance attacks with the use of a bow. It is the second weakest in terms of defense, though the difference between it and the Bombardier is very small. Unless the strike hit's one on the arm or leg it only takes one hit to destroy it. Each construct has a quiver filled with 25 arrows. They do not carry any melee weapons as they are designed to stay outside of the range of their target. Jutsu name: Drill Sergeant. Rank: C Rank Range: N/A. Description: The Drill Sergeant allows Masato to have an additional 2 C Rank constructs on the field without a loss of control. This means that if he wished he could use 6 Drill Sergeants in order to double the amount of C rank constructs he can use. However if the Drill Sergeant is destroyed he will lose that increased control immediately and will have to get rid of the extra constructs or risk disobedience. In addition he can only use the initial 6 Drill Sergeants at most, he can not use them to control additional Drill Sergeants. The construct itself is between the Footsoldier and the Shieldbearer in terms of defense, it wears no armor but is highly durable. It would take two blows that would be fatal to a human to destroy it, or 4 in non lethal locations. Of course this can be decreased to one if it loses it's head. Jutsu name: Assassin Rank: B Rank Range: This model requires extreme close range to be at it's most effective. Description: The Assassin is the fastest of all of his current constructs, while also by far the stealthiest capable of masking its presence from lesser skilled Chunnin down. It has very weak defenses, equal to that of the Bombarder, but it is highly skilled in close quarter combat. It's agility allows it to dodge and parry for quite sometime while it attempts to make an opening to land a killing blow. It is equipped with a tanto and dark clothing. Jutsu name: The General Rank: A Rank Range: Close range. Description: As its rank would indicate The General is the strongest of Masato's current constructs. While most of the other constructs stand right around Masato's height, with the exception of the Bombarder, The General stands at 6'3. He is equipped with a stronger katana than the footsoldier and armor that is equal to that of the Shieldbearer. His movement speed is still hindered but not to the degree of the Shieldbearer. With his armor and durability it takes seven solid hits to destroy him, but like most of the others this can be circumvented. In the Case of The General if he is his directly in the eye he will either be disabled or completely destroyed.
51,234	1,381	141	1,306	383	Setsuko Armed Forces Outpost - Training The Hamajo Confederation Still Alive Setsuko's eyes widened as Higoho had grabbed her hand to keep it in place. Before this she was sure the small combination of attacks would hit, and indeed it did, but she didn't think that he'd willingly take the hit up until she was completely vulnerable to an attack at this point. Thinking about what had happened it would make sense for him to take the hit as not taking it would mean losing a valuable opportunity to attack once again. As she thought that Setsuko cursed under her breath at the fact that she was unskilled to hold a fight with her clansman for no more than 5 minutes. For those watching it could be almost laughable to watch the fight since it was obvious who was the stronger one. In a panic she had used her left hand to quickly block Higoho's right hand that was heading straight for the same spot she was hit before, but right after Higoho let go of her hand he used that same hand to hit her chest. Again. "Dammit," she spat as she coughed up a storm. He used chakra in this one. "It...hurts DAMMIT!" After yelling that she suddenly glanced to her right just in time to see an attack aimed at her shoulder. Finally having an idea after getting beaten up (again) Setsuko stood there as she would let the attack continue its course without giving any indication that she'd block it. She would wait for half a second as Higoho's hand got closer to hitting her shoulder. If she were to concentrate chakra to a certain area right now then Higoho would be able to see what she was up to, and alter his attack. I have to plan it right, she'd think to herself as it was time to put her idea into action. After the split second she would exhale to be able to release some of the nervousness, and close her eyes to wish for the best. She then opened her Byakugan eyes, and would concentrate more than a small amount of chakra to her left hand to keep Higoho from realizing too soon. Because his hand was practically an inch from her shoulder at this point Setsuko would suddenly swing her arm outward in an attempt to have at least her pointer finger, and middle finger hit right under Higoho's elbow. Because she was forcing chakra to her fingers as Higoho attacked the audience that had gathered to watch the fight would be able to see bits of chakra flare out of her hand. It was dangerous to be forcing a said amount of chakra in that manner, but the actual amount she had gathered wouldn't cause serious damage to Higoho. It was simply because she was forcing the chakra at all that it had become, bit by bit, visible. The attack was meant to stop the chakra from continuing to send its supply to his hand, but she didn't have the time to concentrate much chakra to her fingers, so the attack wouldn't stop his chakra flow. Instead, it was simply meant to unbalance the chakra to keep the attack from its true strength. That is, if he didn't notice that she was planning a split-second attack. Literally. Whatever the outcome was to be Higoho's attack would land on her shoulder with or without it's chakra, and she'd take a few steps back "I'm going to feel this later.." she'd say to herself as the pain at the moment was numb due to the adrenaline. Not only that, but her breathing grew heavier as the "training" continued on. The Kohonjenpou Warehouses - En Route - - Before they were able to continue fighting Setsuko was startled by the alarms that went off. Right after the alarms went off her name was called multiple times followed by a meeting place, and the approval of organizing a team for what was time come. She looked up as red lights continued to flash, and then looked back down at Higoho. "Sorry." she'd say as she would run out the door of the training box to make her way back to her room. What is going on? Once there, she'd see that her usual clothes was now clean on the bed right by an ipad that would be used for scouting out who to take on the mission. She rapidly took off the extra clothes she had on to be able to put the clothes she was most comfortable with on, and after that would strap on the necessary equipment along with finishing her wear with the Haori going under the Obi. Once she was ready to go Setsuko grabbed the ipad that as on the bed, and stormed out of the room to run to where she was instructed to be. Along the way she'd unlock the ipad to scan through a few files of possible teammates. "No...no...Maybe-no, no...yes!" As she found possible candidates she'd click on the file, and was given the option of sending a select text to their phones that ordered them to meet at so and so area that she'd have to fill in herself each time she picked a person for the team. Not only that, but the file was also brief with their skill level as well as what they were capable of, so she would run over possible battle plans to fit not only their needs, but hopefully the mission as well once she got the details of what was going on. Time For Action! Right when she made it to Hangar 01 someone there, possibly an assistant to the whole ordeal, would finally give her an explanation as to what was going on. "You are to not let them reach their goal, understood?" Setsuko nodded once. "Hai, understood." After that briefing her teammates would arrive, and they would be led to VTOL that would take them to their location. Once in, she'd be told that it would take 10 minutes to reach their battlefield, and figured that was the best time to talk to her new team on what to do. Even if she was nervous as hell at the fact that she'd be leading a team at all Setsuko grabbed the headphones hanging infront of her, and waved for the others to put them on as well. "Urm," the microphone would make a high-pitched squeak noise as she was too close to it, so she'd adjust the mic to fix that. "Hey guys, I'm Setsuko Hyuga, and I'm going to be uh, leading this team." the static buzzing noise could be heard even when she talked, but because her voice would turn the buzzing down a notch what she would say could still be heard; loud and clear. "I'm going to get right to the point." "Masato, when we reach our destination you make sure you're the first one seen by the enemy." She held the ipad up to her face to skim through his file first. "I'm not sure how your construct works, and I know you like to fight at a distance," Setsuko looked up to him. "But you have to be the one to get hit first." she'd smile to him then look back down at the tablet as she'd scroll to the next person. "Akamichi," she'd point to Chokurou. "Masato is going to get slammed with attacks from the enemy, but leave him be. You're to sneak around to find the strongest one, and make sure to surprise them good." Once again she scrolled down, and reached the last person on the list. Tetsuba, huh. Now I know his name. "Tetsuba," she then looked up at him. "The only thing I have to say to you is stay away from sight at all costs." She then locked the ipad, set it down, and looked to all of them as she rested her arms on her lap. The pain from training was starting to come back to her, so she would attempt to hide it. "The plan is simple. Pick out who to fight, and separate. Except for you Tetsuba," she pointed to Zay. "You need to focus on the right time to use your attacks since we're going to be the official decoys of the battle." Setsuko then smirked. "That's right, decoys. Masato, Akamichi, and me are to take the enemy head on while Tetsuba here attempts to find the right time to, uhm, use a good technique. That bein' said, I'd suggest we do that too, so don't use strong techniques off the bat, or you'll have to pay for my dinner later." As the VTOL was less than 5 minutes from their destination Setsuko would sit back up. "The mission is us keeping the enemy from getting their hands on Madara's Gunbai, and Sasuke's sword that's hidden in a vault at a warehouse." she'd pause to see if the others reacted to the news. If she was allowed to she'd freak out about the news, but the nervous feeling she had was stronger than being shocked over what was going on. "Anyways, if worse comes to worse then retreat, but that's only if you're already seeing the light, okay?" Setsuko looked around at everyone wondering if she was making a good tactic, or was sending everyone to their grave. Because of that thought Setsuko would nervously reach behind her to tighten the headband she had on this time. Don't get nervous Setsuko, calm down. Whatever the case was if anyone had any suggestions she'd be open to them, but they'd have to speak fast as the helicopter was closing in on their destination.	l0ck0n's Decent, Mundane yet badass because she's a Hyuga of a Character "Chains hold me hostage. The ransom? Death." Setsuko wears her headband traditionally on her forehead with wrapping under it, so in case the headband were to fall off the cursed seal of the Branch House would not show. Not only that, but she also leaves her bangs out of the headband, and has it on the left side while having the rest of her hair in a bun. Rarely does she ever leave her brown hair loose, but when she does the hair is roughly 17 inches long. She has two ear piercings, and wears black earrings. She wears a black scarf that she keeps on at all times, a sleeveless blouse that fits her perfectly, and arm sleeves that are cut to reveal her fingers. When it's could outside, or she's on a mission Setsuko wears a styled Haori under a worn-out Obi that a store manager gave her for less than it's original price. Because she's a cheap-stake. She wears the Obi even if she's not wearing the Haori to keep from showing her stomach since the blouse is cut 2 inches below the chest. For pants she wears light grey shorts that have loose, but small pockets. Underneath the shorts she wears thin leggings while finishing it off with the traditional Shinobi shoes. Her height is 5ft 5in, weighs 134lbs, and isn't thin whatsoever. Her build is more on the Mesomorph side what with her having some muscle on her bones yet she doesn't have too much muscle. Her face is longer than rounder, and she doesn't care if it gets a scrape or two. Even if Setsuko is into the decent fashion of a Shinobi she doesn't have too cute of a face being more rough around the edges making up for it with a small round nose, and light skin. Orchard of Mines Personnel files. Access only by security personnel with a C3 clearance. 【Full Name】 Setsuko Hyūga 【Alias】 Nao 【Affiliation】 She is a shinobi to the Confederation, but isn't loyal to them. 【Age】 18 【Sex】 Female 【Sexuality】 Heterosexual 【Birthplace】 Konohagakure 【Bloodline】 Hyūga Clan 【Rank】 Chūnin Psych. report. Medical secrecy applies. 【Personality】 Setsuko is nothing of the calm, cool, and collected type of Shinobi. She's quite short-tempered at times, and can be reckless either off the battle field or on it. Not only can she be reckless, but she can also be impulsive on the battlefield which tends to bring with it mistakes and such while not intending to do so. Even if she comes off quite strong, and well, rude to others she's actually soft-hearted, and is willing to strike up a conversation with anyone. Because she's willing to be social Setsuko is easygoing as well, and likes to crack a joke here and there without fully understanding that her jokes aren't as funny as she thinks they are. Despite taking most of her time to practice Setsuko likes to balance that out with being able to relax, and enjoy the smaller things in life like food. Food is her go-to thing to do as well as weapon shopping, and doesn't like to miss a moment of it. Even if Setsuko is easy going the battlefield excites her, and she likes to be the first one to enter it even if she hasn't gotten fully used to her fighting style since she doesn't always use the Gentle Fist. Because of this Setsuko likes to read different kinds of combat books to increase her knowledge, but seems to never finish one. Secretly, she likes to read romance books, and likes the idea of romance though she doesn't believe she'll ever find someone for herself because love in the real world to her doesn't exist. Setsuko doesn't easily trust people (males), and doesn't try to get too close to someone no matter if it's a possible friend, or a comrade. 【History】 Childhood - (0-6): Setsuko was born to a Hyūga Branch member for a mother, and a traitor Red Sage of a father. Her beginning years involved both her parents since her father at the time still made others believe he was someone else. Her mother had given up the Shinobi life at the young age of 20, and wanted to start a family. Even if she had put her ninja things away the Hyūga had still kept a close eye on her to see if her child would have the Kekkei Genkai. For a while her parents cared for her like any other parent would, and made sure she was as happy as any child should be in those years. At age 4 all of that would come to a halt. Sadly, she had been born with the Byakugan the Hyūga clan was waiting for, and was taken away from them to be given the cursed seal as well as be taken care of by the Branch House. Being a little girl she understood nothing, and would continue to understand nothing until years later. Right after she was taken her father had disappeared only to come back with a few members of the Red Sages. At night they would enter the Hyūga territory, and attempt to take back what was without knowing that she had already been given the cursed seal. The mission was unsuccessful, and the punishment was death for every single member including her father. Setsukos mother had been taken in under the accusation that she had been recruited by her father while they were together. Distraught, and furious her mother would become a shinobi once again to be able to get revenge on the rebel group who, in her theory, had used her to try to get the Byakugan for themselves. Through all of that Setsuko would stay, and train at the Branch house up to age 7 where she would then be sent to Ninja Academy. Base School Years - (6 to 10-14): While in the academy as well as in the care of the Branch house Setsuko only got to see her mother. She had no knowledge of her father, and at that she would not even be able to say his name. In the Academy she would get picked on by her strange eye color, and would pick fights herself since she was to take crap from no one. At one point she had met someone with a similar eye color as her who, come to find out later, was also a Hyūga. She would challenge him multiple times, but each time he'd turn the other way which made her angry. It was almost like he would make himself believe she never even existed. Not only that, but the bullies wouldn't touch him because of how strong he was, so she'd do what she could to prove that she could be as strong. Mostly to get the mean kids off of her back. Because that kept failing she decided to fight him head-on which ended in her losing horribly. Even if she had lost the bullying had calmed down since she had picked a fight with a strong kid, and would do her best to show the boy that she existed. High School Years - (10-14 to 14-18): Once she reached High School Setsuko would find out who her father was. Before she reached high school she was a determined little kid who would do anything to find him. Her mother had told her what had happened at age 13, or at least her version of it, and a year later would be killed on a classified mission. With her parents both gone Setsuko would train almost nonstop to help her deal with the emotions that came with her parents death. As Setsuko passed each grade she'd begin to question if what she was doing is right due to the fact that she had parents by the hands of the confederation no matter how one looks at it. In a sense she also felt that they had left her because of their own desires, so she decided to speak about neither of them from that day on since the only thing that came with their memory was pain. While in High School She would see the kid from time to time that beat her when they were little. She noticed that he was unusually strong yet didn't have the muscle for it which made her wonder what type of person he was. She had found out his name because he was quite the topics of discussion which was shocking to her, but had heard something different about it each time. At one point she had tried to strike up a conversation, but it ended badly; It didn't end in her getting beat up, but somehow the guy still managed to ignore her which, in her opinion, was time to call it quits. As graduation came her skills were better than average, but never as good as Higōhō Hyūga which would irritate her when she'd think about it. Not only that, but the Hamajo Confederation would monitor her in case she were to do something against them, and the Hyūga Main Branch would assure her that if she were to do anything out of the ordinary she would be killed. She was upset to know that what she wanted was not to be a Shinobi to the Hamajo Confederation yet to also know that she had no choice to. 【Family ties】 Setsuko at one point did have both parents, but now she lives alone in an apartment. Akane Hyūga \| Mother \| 23, Konohagakure, Shinobi to the confederation, deceased. Masao Akiyama \| Father \| 25, Red Sages, deceased. 【Dreams and fears】 Setsuko dreams of becoming a legendary Kunoichi despite her lack of talent. She hopes to one day become as amazing as the famed Neji Hyuga who was able to get past his fears, and become even stronger. Her main fear is to be abandoned once again by the people she loves/she is close to. Combat reports. Gathered from evaluation reports after missions. 【Fighting style】 Setsuko doesn't use the Gentle Fist fighting style unless it is her last resort, or unless the squad leader demands it. The Kunoichi usually packs many different types of ninja weapons such as the exploding pouches, the Shuriken, the Windmill Shuriken (her favorite, and first resort), and the usual kunai. She usually uses these to fight with more often as well as close-combat fighting. 【Kekkei genkai, or bloodline limit】 Bloodline limit name: Byakugan Description: "The Byakugan is usually manifested as very distinctive eyes, characterized by their enlarged and featureless white/lavender irides with no visible pupils. While active, the pupils become more distinct and the veins near their temples bulge. The Byakugan gives the user a near 360º field of vision, except for one blind spot at the back of the neck above the first thoracic vertebra. The range of this vision varies between users and in fact can be improved with training." Strengths: Setsuko can reach a maximum range of 9 Kilometers. Weaknesses: At one point Setsuko trained for too long with the Byakugan to try, and master its abilities. Because she had trained nonstop with the Kekkei Genkai (Which is something no one is ever recommended to do) she has permanently strained her vision. The strain has handicapped her to where she may miss details while fighting. She refuses to wear specially made glasses for it. Not only that, but Setsuko doesn't know that the Byakugan has a blind spot. 【Ninja techniques】 A rank techniques: Kekkei Genkai, Hiden, Taijutsu Eight Trigrams One Hundred Twenty-Eight Palms B rank techniques: Kekkei Genkai, Hiden, Taijutsu Eight Trigrams Thirty Two Palms Kekkei Genkai, Hiden, Taijutsu Eight Trigrams Palm Rotation : Setsuko can only hold this technique for a maximum of 10 seconds, and at that the technique is weak since it is something she was experimenting on while messing around with their ability to control the chakra better. Kekkei Genkai, Hiden, Taijutsu Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms Guard : Like the Palm Rotation this technique is weak due to the fact that she is only able to use it as a defense. She cannot form her chakra into thin blades, so using it as a defense is her only option. C rank techniques: Kekkei Genkai, Hiden, Ninjutsu Water Needle Kekkei Genkai, Hiden, Taijutsu Gentle Fist Vacuum Palm D-E rank techniques: N/A 【Custom made techniques】 Jutsu name: Kekkei Genkai, Hiden, Ninjutsu : Eight Trigrams Grid Trap Rank: C Range: This technique can stretch from the person using it to as far as 6 meters. At what range is this technique useful? You can measure this in 'long' 'medium' or 'short' but those are rather vague. If you wore depth, use a distance such as meters. Description: The jutsu uses the seals of the Tiger, Ox, Ram, and Bird. Essentialy it's like the Grid Palm technique where the user slams their hand on the ground creating a network of grids to the range they desire, but instead of inflicting pain on the victim the jutsu is used like a bear trap. Once someone, an ally or an opponent, steps into the grid network their foot/feet cannot be lifted back up, and they're stuck there as if glue is holding them to the ground. After that, the network quickly begins to slide up the victim restraining their movements little by little as if they're being tied up in rope. While the grid works its way up it sends pulses of chakra to the victims chakra pathway system not only making them feel uncomfortable, but also makes it a bit harder for the user to use jutsus due to the fact that their chakra pathways are being disrupted. The chakra pulses do no such damage a person, and if the victim can easily ignore the pinching sensation internally then getting out is no difficult task. To get out of the jutsu one simply has to focus a small amount of chakra to the bottom of their feet due to the fact that Setsuko doesn't apply much chakra to the jutsu, and because that small amount would cancel out the jutsu then the victim would be free. If they don't figure this out then the grid would slid its way up until the person is covered in the network, and then break into a million pieces as it fades into nothing. It takes about 5 seconds for the users chakra pathway to readjust itself, but no harm comes to the person. From start to finish the jutsu lasts for a maximum amount of 6 minutes, and does not warn Setsuko in any kind of way that someone fell for the trap. Once the trap is sealed to the ground it stays there, but because there's only a small amount of chakra put into it the jutsu fades after 3 minutes if no one has stepped in it. Setsuko mostly uses the jutsu to stall for time, as a distraction, and/or a trap. If she puts more chakra into the jutsu then it could possibly cause severe internal damage as the chakra pulses would become much stronger, but she never does to be able to use the jutsu often. 【Weaponry, tools and objects.】 Weapon, tool or object name: Description: In its folded state, all four arms of the shuriken are folded together. When fully unfolded the large shuriken can be thrown through the air. This is the first thing she makes sure to pack, and is her first resort in battle. Even if it's her first resort she doesn't unfold it unless she's willing to let it go (for the greater good) for the rest of the fight/battle since the shuriken isn't a boomerang that will come back to her after throwing it.
51,235	1,381	142	925	1,132	Kanata, Undecided, "In A Mission I Don't Even Want To Be In" Something Yakoul said before leaving REAAAAALLY bugged Kanata. "we're dropping robocop here to Ame in a few hours." Yeah, from the get-go it sounded fishy as fuck. However, Kanata assumed that there was still some humanity inside the thing that was Yakoul. She thought it'd never actually even consider just dropping Mirai off like it were some kind of cartoon. When the hood of the limo opened, she was sure that something idiotic was about to happen. ......she never did expect what really happened. "WHAT THE FUCKING HELL WAS THAT?!" She turned to Yakoul with a face filled with disbelief. "THIS ISN'T A FUCKING CARTOON. IN FACT, FROM WHERE THE FUCKING HELL DID YOU PULL THAT OUT FROM?!" After shouting, she started taking deep breaths. She was too pissed after that... fucking cartoonish thing. She'd get herself slapped again, or worse. After arriving to the spa resort, Kanata sighed again. "This'd be the perfect vacation trip if just the cat didn't fucking get so excited. Urgh... and I was so happy to see Mirai." She put a single hand on her hip and sighed. "Yes, it is just the kind of place I dream of. IF I were here with a cute guy," Or Aoi. No, she blushed and quickly shook her head, before she went on. "But I'm stuck here with you two in some kind of mission." She shrugged and sighed, before turning to Tanji and hearing his theory of just what Yakoul was. A ninneko, huh? And a sage? Well, Kanata definitely had to hold back from laughing. Well, Tanji did not actually seem to be wrong but he was definitely NOT right. "Don't get offended, but," Kanata smirked. She knew what she was about to say was extremely dangerous, with that slap from yesterday and whatnot. Of course, her brain didn't quite catch up on that before she could start saying nonsense, "if Yakoul-sama is a sage, then I am the princess of the moon. If anything, I'd say that Yakoul-sama is some kind of puppet or something... similar to what they use in Sunagakure but he somehow has a soul in. I mean, not all of his actions look exactly human, do they? But well, that's just my opinion. I could be wrong, I could right. Doubt it'll tell us what it is anyway." Kanata explained her own theory, and bowed down to the two women in kimono coming out as they went in. "Err, anyway, what is this? Some kind of game or something? Why didn't you let me in, then? I fuckin' love games, after all." After Mirai's propulsion back in Ame, Kanata finally seemed a lot less rigid that before. It seemed that she had finally let her stress behind. Anzai, Red Sages, Reinforcements? The alarm sounded, making Anzai turn his head to the source. It was several meters away but the blind shinobi could very clearly detect where from where it was coming. Then, he turned his head back to Tametomo and nodded, "At once." He nodded and then disappeared to make guard the front door. He took his sword out and prepared himself for battle. However, Seijo was quick to change her mind and order him back. Yeah, the VTOL arriving really did seem a bad thing and protecting Nori and Yudai, the ones disarming the other vault door took precedence. "Of course, Tametomo-sama. I just wish you made up your mind all at once." He said with an slightly sarcastic voice. He turned on his heel and went back to where Seijo and the others were. He stood beside Seijo with his blade unsheathed, ready to fell anyone coming into his range. Then, Nori came in with an interesting suggestion. Lifting some mist to hinder the sight of their opponents, but Anzai was blind to begin with, and though he could 'see' mist, it did not hinder his ability at all. A human had way more electrons, and their shape was more easily identifiable. "No, it would not hinder me at all. Feel free to release it and it will help me greatly." Anzai turned to Nori with a bit of a smile. "Mist is a gas, but it is water nonetheless... unless it is purified water, it should not hinder me at all, and I sorely doubt your mist is made out of that." Anzai explained shortly, but did not go into too much details. "Tametomo-sama, they are relatively near. I can hear their transport approaching us. I cannot give you an estimate, but they will be here very soon." He turned back to Seijo. "Any orders before we head into battle, milady? Or do I just take their lives as quick as they come in."	I want a cool name for where I keep my characters too “Who might that handsome guy in the mirror be? Ah, it's just me.” Meet Amatsurahashi Mikoto. A young man standing at 1.79 meters who probably spends more time looking at himself in the mirror than actually fighting. His long red hair made into a ponytail is probably the one with the best care in the whole army, even among the women. His fair skin has so many layers of creams and other chemicals that some men think he'll explode if there's some fire near him. His blue eyes have never been seen in another state than their almost always perfect one in which Mikoto keeps them. There are some rumors going around that say his eyes can't actually be that pretty alone, saying that they MUST be using contact lenses. He is so picky with his food and training menu to keep his slim, yet strong build, that many come to take his advice on how to take better care of their own physique. Amatsurahashi Mikoto, the man who spends a lot of time trimming himself and is actually not gay. That is the man standing before you. Personnel files. Access only by security personnel with a C3 clearance. 【Full Name】 Amatsurahashi Mikoto 【Alias】 That one not-gay guy that seems gay AKA Metrosexual. 【Affiliation】 Red Sages. 【Age】 20 【Sex】 Male 【Sexuality】 Heterosexual. Might be willing to change in the future. 【Birthplace】 Kirigakure. The Village Hidden In The Mist. 【Rank】 Chūnin Psych. report. Medical secrecy applies. 【Personality】 Have you ever met that one person that just seems to sing everything when he talks? That's the kind of person Mikoto is. A lot of people think he is annoying, but he just shows no signs of changing. Ever since he was a child he's had one rule with which he lives by. To never change himself even if others want to change him. Always remain true to the desires of his heart. He is that kind of whimsical guy. He loves art, music and just about anything that expresses the true desires of the heart. He spends a great deal of time in unnecessary and excessive grooming. He also seems to vastly prefer the company of men rather than the company of woman. These are just some of the reason as to why a lot of people think Mikoto is actually homosexual. Mikoto is only really picky when it comes to women, not to mention that he isn't popular with woman either because of how effeminate he seems at times. Several of his close friends actually know this, and still like to tease him about that. Having sparked several misunderstandings, Mikoto has made an habit of introducing himself with his sexuality in his introduction line. Despite his love for his beauty, Mikoto is neither an stranger to fight nor is he scared of them. He is not a ninja just for show. Mikoto's will to fight is just as much, if not even more, than other ninjas. He will never run away, nor will he ever admit he is outpowered. That's why he believes it is wrong for shinobi's to only be after money and not to follow their heart's desires. He does, however, protect his face a lot more than any other shinobi does. His reason to be one of the Red Sages is simple; "Doesn't freedom sound like a beautiful concept to you? I'd very much like to see what true freedom is like." 【History】 What can you expect from Mikoto's story? Yes, he was bullied as a kid. Yes, he was beaten up a lot as a kid. No, he was not mentally scarred or traumatised by this. Mikoto actually fought back. He's never been afraid of getting his hands dirty. Though he's always been a dilligent student, more than once has he been scolded by his teachers because of how many fights he got himself into. During elementary school, he had to fight his way through bullies and smart-asses who thought he was nothing more than a sissy. It wasn't until he started going to junior high school that he discovered a better way to deal with bullies instead of fighting them. Completely ignoring them. Why, there's nothing more infuriating than the sissy you are trying to piss off completely ignores your very existance. It ended up either with the guys giving up and moving on to their next victim or them trying to beat up Mikoto, which ended up badly for them. Again. By the time he entered high school, Mikoto had created a reputation for himself. Never again did he have to deal with idiots trying to piss him off. Sadly, it was... boring. Extremely so. How could he ever relieve this boredom? Already studying to be a ninja and a Chuunin, and the Hamajo Confederation didn't seem eager to start a war any time soon. Then, what could little old Mikoto do to relieve his thirst for fighting? The Red Sages was the only thing that came to his mind. 【Family ties】 The Amatsurahashi family. Harsh in their ninja training, lax in their concept of what a man should be. Why you ask? Mikoto's father died when he was 4 on the way to the hospital when Mikoto's sister was about to be born. So, Mikoto had to quickly grow up and become the man of the house and so, he had no time to have his lunch handed over to him by some guys who taught were better than him. Not to mention he had an example to set for his sister. Amatsurahashi Haruka \| Mother \| 42, Kirigakure, Reitred Shinobi Amatsurahashi Kanata \| Sister \| 16, Kirigakure, Shinobi, Chuunin 【Dreams and fears】 His dream is to see actual freedom. To be able to see what it truly means for a shinobi to be able to be free. He'd also like to learn how to play an instrument, ANY instrument. His deepest and darkest fear is for all that is beautiful to him, including his family, to be taken away from him all at once. To leave him at the mercy of a world where nothing can no longer make him feel alive. Basically, being alive but dead inside is his biggest fear. Combat reports. Gathered from evaluation reports after missions. 【Fighting style】 Many describe Mikoto's fighting style as refined and entracing. They say it is like watching him dance instead of fighting. Still, Mikoto's taijutsu is deadly and precise. There is no wasted effort, no wasted moves. Everything is made to be a beautifully perfect fighting style for Mikoto. Rhythm and tempo are the bases for his taijutsu style. He always tries to imitate a song playing inside his head as he fights, trying to match the timings of his strikes and the timing to avoid and counter-attack. Thanks to his being knowledgeable about several types of music, it is easy for him to change gears in the blink of an eye. He tends to use bojutsu, a fighting style through the use of a staff, when he thinks taijutsu is no longer enough to defeat someone. He usually combines bojutsu with ninjutsu to make an even more lethal style. He is more of a physical fighter rather than using ninjutsu and genjutsu. His ninjutsu acts more as a support for his fighting style and he tries to avoid using genjutsu, mainly because it isn't his best subject. His ninjutsu focuses on the use of water as a high speed waterjet to cut through things. 【Kekkei genkai, or bloodline limit】 Doesn't have one. 【Ninja techniques】 A rank techniques: Water Release: High Speed Jet B rank techniques: Water Release: Water Beast Water Release: Hiding in Water Technique C rank techniques: Water Release: Water Gun Water Release: Water Whip Water Clone Technique D-E rank techniques: All basic Academy E ones. 【Custom made techniques】 Jutsu name: Water Release: High Speed Jet Rank: A Range: Short Range, can only be use in hand-to-hand combat. Description: The user releases a high speed stream of water from their finger tips and envelops both of their hands in a water jet that can cut through just about anything. This technique, however, is as harmful to the user as it is to their opponent, and can only be used once in a fight to avoid further damage to their hands and/or weapons. Depending of the Chakra output of the user, this move becomes more powerful and becomes able to cut through harder materials. How much the chakra is being used also determines how long this jutsu can last. At minimum output, the Jutsu can cut through wood easily and can last about an hour (6 posts) without damaging the user's skin. In a weapon, it can last for a complete hour (6 posts) before it starts eating away at the materials of the weapon. At medium output, the jutsu can cut through bone, rock and even iron. The user can mantain it for 15 (3 posts) minutes without major damage to their hands. In a weapon, it can last for 30 minutes (4 posts). At maximum output, the jutsu can cut through just about any kind of metal standing in its way, though it won't be able to cut through chakra enhanced weapons, diamonds or crystal release jutsus. In the user's hands, it can only last for a minute (1 post) before there is major damage and in a weapon it can last for 5 minutes (2 posts) before it destroys the weapon completely. 【Weaponry, tools and objects.】 Weapon Name: Sonatta Weapon, tool or object type: Staff Description: A large white and black staff that is about the same height as Mikoto himself. It is made out of wood and has two metal plates at both of its ends, so it can withstand Mikoto's High Speed Jet Jutsu. “Yeah, I am that guy's sister. No, I won't get you a date with him. Why? Because he doesn't freakin' like dudes!” Standing at a not even surprising 1.64 meters and a rather slim and flimsy frame, it is Amatsurahashi Kanata. Like her brother, she has fiery red hair and blue eyes, but neither of them are as well cared for as his. In fact, her brother likes to point out the split ends her hair might have. Her hair is long and usually kept in a pair of twintails that reach her waist. Her blue eyes are big and have been called cute several times, by relatives and her mother, mainly. Her fair skin does have some cream put into it but not the ungodly amounts her brother uses. Like other men, she fears she might catch fire if she imitates her brother. Her frame is slim but well trained, as expected of any shinobi. The problem lies in her chest, something she has a strong complex about and what often makes others confuse her for a boy (given how her brother is). A teenager who'd like to put as much attention on her appearance as her homo brother, Amatsurahashi Kanata. Personnel files. Access only by security personnel with a C3 clearance. 【Full Name】 Amatsurahashi Kanata 【Alias】 Little Sister 【Affiliation】 Undecided 【Age】 16 【Sex】 Female 【Sexuality】 Straight 【Birthplace】 Kirigakure 【Bloodline】 Amatsurahashi 【Rank】 Chūnin Psych. report. Medical secrecy applies. 【Personality】 Unlike her brother who has 'shit for brains', Kanata is a lot more normal than her egocentric and metrosexual brother, if a lot more tomboyish than your regular kunoichi. But let's be honest here, what screams femininity more than a girl in a tight suit jumping around and throwing sharp things at others? Foul-mouthed by nature, full of hormones thanks to her age and Kanata's short fuse make her an adorable pack of emotions, insults, bad words and sarcasm all in one. She's known for not holding anything back, and this has gotten her in a lot more of problems than she's ever wanted to have. Her tongue moves faster than her brain can catch up, hurling insults at people she shouldn't piss off. She depends a lot on her brother Mikoto to get her out of such situations. An idiot by birth not by choice, Kanata has found herself in more than one tight spot both in school and in the streets. She often comments on how life wouldn't be as exciting if she didn't get in as much problems as she does, though. Add to all of this the fact that she has several complexes about her body and life and it just makes her the perfect adolescent with attitude problems. She just needs to run away and the pack should be complete. Among her several complexes, she's got a complex about her chest and an inferiority complex towards her brother. Don't try to mention her height or call her a boy either. Overall, Kanata is a short-tempered idiot with a big mouth AND some ability as a ninja. At least she knows how to fight AND when she should just run for it instead of fighting. "Live to fight another day. Those idiots will never catch me anyway, not with mighty homo Mikoto watching my back." 【History】 Unlike her brother, Kanata was largely ignored in her school years, all the way from elementary school it was just a big whole of... nothing. Have you ever seen your graduation photo and noticed a guy that is there but you never actually saw? If not, that's what several people thought after getting their graduation photo and finally noticing Kanata. Everyone expected big things from Amatsurahashi Mikoto's sister, only to be let down by the extremely pragmatic and sarcastic Kanata. Her existence mostly went unnoticed until she finally became a Chuunin. Pairing up with her brother and going out in missions made them a deadly combo. Finally, people started noticing Kanata and she wasn't sure of whether this was a good or bad thing. Well, she never really did have a lack of friends, she just was in that small group that mostly went unnoticed by others. Later she determined that it was bad. Real bad. They all came to her with words like 'Oh, did Mikoto have a sister? Never knew.' or 'Wow, to think you could actually do something!'. What came after those comments was most definitely not pretty. Having gained a bad reputation this time around, people started to actually avoid her. Well, her fame was short lived, and it was good that it was. 【Family ties】 Kanata's father died before she was born, so she only has her older brother and mother to rely on. While she is fond of and loves the two of them, she does find them, Mikoto specially, annoying. Amatsurahashi Haruka \| Mother \| 42, Kirigakure, Retired Shinobi Amatsurahashi Mikoto \| Brother \| 20, Kirigakure, Shinobi, Part of the Red Sages, "Full time homo" 【Dreams and fears】 She dreams of one day surpassing her ever so perfect and beautiful brother, or at the very least shake off the feeling of inferiority she feels towards him. Her biggest fear is not being able to go to the next One Direction concert living in the shadow of her brother. Also to be noted, she is scared witless of Mikoto's imminent death if he keeps doing dangerous things. Combat reports. Gathered from evaluation reports after missions. 【Fighting style】 Never to shine herself but to give others the opportunity to shine, Kanata's fighting style is a purely supportive one. She can indeed defend herself in hand to hand combat, yes, but her true talent comes out when she is fighting alongside someone else. Her specialty are ninjutsu and genjutsu used to support a more aggressive battle style like her brother's. She intends to stall, hinder and trip her opponents at every step they give. Even if they are about to hit their mark, she'll make sure that what they hit is nothing more but an illusion she's made. Cunning and brains, not muscles and... more muscles, are what make her a formidable fighter. She uses water release, but unlike her brother, she uses mist and barriers to hinder her opponents. Her taijutsu is the weakest part of her fighting style as a whole. She can easily be overpowered by any opponent with more experience in hand to hand combat or otherwise. Her taijutsu is focused on the use of her legs, since her arms are more like sticks. She uses a combination of muay thai and tae kwon do to keep opponents at bay while she uses her hands to prepare her next jutsu. Kanata also tends to use submission holds against opponents bigger than her, in order to keep them from moving and to give herself more time to cast her next jutsu. Thanks to her being bad at taijutsu, she carries even more kunais than the average shinobi. 【Kekkei genkai, or bloodline limit】 Thank God I don't need to fill this longass form 【Ninja techniques】 A rank techniques: Water Release: Water Heavens Convergence B rank techniques: Water Release: Water Formation Pillar Water Release: Water Beast Illysionary Mist C rank techniques: Water Prison Technique Water Release: Water Gun Water Clone Technique Water Release: Enveloping Mist D-E rank techniques: Hidden In Mist Technique 【Custom made techniques】 Jutsu name: Water Release: Enveloping Mist Rank: C Range: Large, it covers an area of 30 meters around the user. Description: The user, Kanata, releases mist from the tip of her fingers that envelops a wide are around her. It does nothing more, nothing less. Once the mist is out of Kanata, it does not take any chakra for her to mantain it. 【Weaponry, tools and objects.】 Weapon, tool or object name: Kunais. Lots and lots of them. Weapon, tool or object type: Throwing Kunai Description: Simple kunais in ungodly quantities. Makes you wonder where the hell is she hiding so many of them. “Calm yourself. I mean you no harm. ... Your heartbeat is starting to calm down. Good.” An intimidating man standing at 1.80 meters and a man of nerves made out of steel, Kisaragi Anzai. He's got short and spiky black hair falling right over his face. He uses a headband at the top of his forehead to not let it rub against his face, since he is pretty sensitive. Anzai's skin is dark brown, making for a perfect example of the trademark Kumogakure ethnicity. He's got gray eyes, but he always keeps his eyes shut. Unlike many cliché anime characters, Anzai actually keeps his own eyes shut because he is blind. His physique is quite buff and muscular, something that affects his diet quite a lot since he needs to eat a lot more than your regular shinobi. Despite his physique and Kekkei Genkai, Anzai keeps always keeps a cane by his side. The Blind Assassin, Kisaragi Anzai. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Personnel files. Access only by security personnel with a C3 clearance. 【Full Name】 Kisaragi Anzai 【Alias】 The Blind Assassin, Anzu 【Affiliation】 Red Sages 【Age】 25 【Sex】 Male 【Sexuality】 Asexual/Bi-romantic (think I saw someone use the word hetero-romantic somewhere, so I'm borrowing the idea) 【Birthplace】 Kumogakure 【Bloodline】 Kisaragi 【Rank】 Jounin -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Psych. report. Medical secrecy applies. 【Personality】 Calm and stoic are the words that best define Anzai. He's lived his life having to take calm and well-thought steps due to his blindness. It gives you more time to think, in a way. Everything he does is well-thought and meditated, even his jokes, which tend to be overlooked because of his monotone tone of voice. Because of his legendary calmness and his habit of meditation, many often believe that Anzai is, in fact, sleeping. He has fallen asleep while meditating if we are being completely honest, but it is a rare occurrence indeed. Once, someone stepped over him while sleeping. Anzai is really prideful, despite his usual cool demeanor. Offering to help him go down the stairs or other friendly offers for help upset him greatly and, despite not losing his cool demeanor, you'll find yourself threatened by that same calm nature. In a nutshell, feeling pity for him can really work against you. "Even as I am blind, I can see far more than you." His mannerisms and calmness often lead others to believe that he is expressionless, or worse, emotionless. This is most certainly not true, but Anzai does manage to keep his emotions in check most of the time. This is because he understands and accepts all of his emotions, which has also made him able to tell a person's mood through the tone of their voice or what they are feeling through the beat of their heart. These two abilities, though, are rendered useless in battle as he cannot focus his hearing solely in his opponent, otherwise he'd feel he's leaving himself open. As with everything else, Anzai tends to keep calm and stoic even in the most heated of situations, making him both an intimidating and terrifying foe. 【History】 The long line of Katsuragi shinobi felt that its long tradition of warriors had come to an end when they discovered that Anzai, next in line to become the head of the small clan, was born blind. Not having sight, an almost indispensable tool in the trade of being a ninja. They thought all was lost were it not for what they noticed later. The boy could indeed see and his 'sight' could reach even further than their own. The Kekkei Genkai of the Kisaragi allows them to feel electric currents, but only when thrown in a jutsu, making it a highly defensive type of Kekkei Genkai that could only protect them against an specific type of jutsu. Anzai's blindness took it a step further. Anzai could actually sense the small electrical charges carried by electrons, and that permitted him to make an image inside of his head of what things would look like if he could see, and what made it better was the fact that his 'vision' covered a whole 360 around him. It was blurry at first, of course. Untrained and instinctive, the Kisaragi could not pass up on such an opportunity. Regardless of his shortcomings when he first started training, the Kisaragi finally were able to make an specially deadly and stoic shinobi out of Anzai, who could now see clearly after refining the use fo his Kekkei Genkai. Once he got clearance to become a Jounin, however, what followed were years full of frustration. Everyone looked down on him because of his blidness. They wouldn't allow him to participate in missions, and he would remain mediocre because the Confederation frowned upon physical demonstrations of power, at least between their own armies. The last straw was when his commander called him weak, and that he couldn't kill him even if he were sleeping. Making a live demonstration, Anzai went to the Red Sages dragging his commander's body by the neck. The commander was known to be a powerful but arrogant commander that had been hindering several of the operations of the Red Sages. He hoped that such a demonstration would be enough for the Red Sages to acknowledge his potential. Thankfully for them, they did. 【Family ties】 Anzai's family is filled with strong warriors, warriors that would risk their lives at the beck and call of their masters. So was the case with both of Anzai's parents, who died while he was still training. His only remaining (close) family is his grandfather. Kisaragi Youtsugi \| Grandfather \| 81, Kumogakure, Old fart too proud to retire from being a shinobi. 【Dreams and fears】 Anzai dreams of making his a powerful clan, one rivaling the Uchiha or the Hyuuga. Despite not seeing (pun intended) the allure of the intercourse, Anzai does wish to have an heir who inherits both his powerful Kekkei Genkai and blindness, horrible as it may sound. He thinks of himself as the next step towards greatness for his clan. An improvement over those before him and the true potential of their Kekkei Genkai. His biggest fear, though odd but logical considering his personality, is to be able to see with his eyes. He feels he'll lose his powerful KG if he sudeenly becomes able to see. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Combat reports. Gathered from evaluation reports after missions. 【Fighting style】 A dojutsu without eyes. So many have described Anzai's battle style. His genjutsu skills are non-existant, perhaps because he cannot see in the traditional way, but his lack of skill in genjutsu is compensated by his skill in ninjutsu and kenjutsu. He keeps his sword concealed inside the cane he always carries with himself. His fighting style is one that prioritizes domination over the battlefield. If people ambush him, then he'll keep everyone at a safe distance through the use of his ninjutsu, and then engage each of them with his sword and finish them quickly. He's been called the Blind Assassin because he always aims to end his fights quickly, before his opponent can catch up on the several weaknesses of his Kekkei Genkai. If he is overwhelmed or has spent too much in a fight, he tends to retire as quick as possible and fight another day, despite his prideful personality. He is dead set on not letting anyone know of the weaknesses of his abilities, and will surely kill anyone who catches on on them. 【Kekkei genkai, or bloodline limit】 Bloodline limit name: Denkaku (電覚) Description: The Kisaragi KG allows the clansmen to sense strong currents of electricity, like those produced from a Lightning Release ninjutsu. Anzai's lack of sight, however, makes this ability extremely powerful, and allows him to sense even the small electrons that are around almost every atom, which allows him to make complete 360 images in a range of 10 meters around him. The KG also allows the Kisaragi to use an special type of ninjutsu because of the constant electric wave that surrounds them. Anzai's is neither stronger nor weaker than those before him. Strengths: Allows Anzai to make 360 images of the terrain he is in. Can dodge Lightning release ninjutsu easily thanks to being able to detect them from wherever they are coming. Due to the excited atoms of a hot body, Anzai can also sense Fire Release rather clearly and can sense even more clearly any individual with a high body temperature. Anzai can become a walking stungun by amplifying the electric wave going around him. If extremely concentrated and in only one individual, Anzai can predict their next attacks by seeing the electricity running through their muscles as they move. This, however, makes him blind to any other thing happening in his surroundings. Weaknesses: Being hit by Wind Release, the usual weakness of Lightning release, can either make his vision blurry or blind him completely, if the jutsu is strong enough(B jutsus and stronger). He cannot sense Ice Release or any body at Absolute Zero temperature. (Not necessarily a shinobi, could also be metal). Due to the lack of electrons in their atoms, Anzai can't sense gases either. 【Ninja techniques】 A rank techniques: Lightning Release: Depht Charge Lightning Release: Walking Stungun B rank techniques: Lightning Release: False Darkness Lightning Release: Lightning Trap C rank techniques: Lightning Release Wall Lightning Release: Electromagnetic Murder D-E rank techniques: None worth mentioning. 【Custom made techniques】 Jutsu name: Lightning Release: Walking Stungun Rank: A Range: Short Range Description: Using Lightning Release, Anzai supercharges his nervous system after amplifying the natural electric wave surrounding his body and reversing it inside, but unlike A's Lightning Chakra mode, Anzai does not enhance his physical capabilities. The electricity surrounding Anzai also becomes visible to any of his enemies as small lightning courses his arms, chest and legs. Touching Anzai while doing this will result in an extremely painful and stunning electric shock, that renders taijutsu useless against him. While this does not actually hurt Anzai, it does leave him paralyzed for a long while afterwards, so he does not use it that often. The longest he can keep this technique activated is for 5 posts. Anzai theorizes that if his whole body was sedated and his mind wasn't, he could use this technique to move. He hasn't had the opportunity to prove this theory, though, and the fact that he still needs to make the hand seals makes it... kind of pointless. Jutsu name: Lightning Blade: Heaven Piercing Lunge Rank: S Range: Short to Mid Range Description: Anzai thrusts his weapon forward and, much like like the Chidori Katana of Sasuke, creates a highly condensated flow of Lightning release chakra with a range of 10 meters. Though it does not chirp loudly like the Chidori Katana, there is indeed a low, cracking sound that warns of its arrival, not to mention that when it hits, it makes the same sound as a thunder striking the ground as all of the compacted energy dissipates after hitting its target. It is compact and quite small, and its range falls short to other jutsu, but it is a jutsu that can pierce through mostly anything, unless faced with a weapon with flowing Lightning Release chakra or Air Release chakra. Thanks to Anzai's detection and skill, he can make the attack change its course as he wants, though not as many times as he'd like. After moving it three times, the jutsu disappears. Though extremely lethal as it can pierce easily through someone's head or ribcage in an attempt to kill Anzai's enemies, it really depends a lot of where it hits. Jutsu name: Lightning Release: Lightning Spread Rank: C Range: Long Range Description: A variation of the Electromagnetic Murder jutsu. Putting both of his hands on the ground, Anzai releases lightning in a range of 20 meters to keep his opponents away. Jutsu name: Lightning Release Wall Rank: C Range: Short to Mid Range Description: Using Lightning Release, Anzai erects (( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)) a wall with a maximum range of 10 meters, that can be extended to 20 if he places seals to help him keep it up. The wall is made up of violent electric bolts, making it harmful for anyone trying to get past it, whether they want to enter it or exit it. It doesn't seem to affect Lightning Release users as much, though. The only way to dispel it is to either defeat Anzai or, if it is being used at mid range, to take off the seals previously placed by Anzai. 【Weaponry, tools and objects.】 Weapon, tool or object name: Silent Death Weapon, tool or object type: Sword Cane Description: A sword hidden inside a cane that would otherwise be used to aid his walking. How it looks
51,236	1,381	143	1,105	2,351	Katsuko Moto A grin formed on the jonin's face. "I like the confidence I'm feeling here," Katsuko remarked aloud, slowly getting back to his feet from his relaxed position on the floor. "I should also note that we should pilfer a few extra things while we're there." At this point Katsuko was deviating from the mission objective that Seijo had given him. He turned to face the Archive down the street, looking down on it for one final scan for enemies. "When they check what is missing afterwards they will have a harder time identifying what we truly wanted if we stole more than just the sewer plans. It would be obvious what our future goals would be if that was the only thing missing, ya know." Without any further ado Katsuko leaped off the rooftop they were on towards the archive building. It was a bit distant, but he was able to clear the distance in one jump with his impressive physical capability. However, the moment he landed on the rooftop he felt something underneath his hands and feet. A small electric shock jolted through his body when he landed on the strings, causing him to briefly tense up. The damage they dealt was negligible but Katsuko's mistake certainly wasn't. A scowl formed on his face. Why would she be using a technique like this right now? We just launched an attack yesterday. There's no way they could've predicted us to show up again at this exact location! But it didn't matter what was expected or what wasn't. Fact was that he just triggered some sort of early detection technique. And Mikoto and Saketsui might set it off as well when they caught up. Right now they would only detect one person and they wouldn't even be sure if it was a raid yet or not. A bird could've set off the trap for all they know. But if everyone sets this off in different spots it will suddenly get incredibly suspicious. He turned back to face Mikoto and Saketsui, who by now were probably just about to jump onto the rooftop as well. Rather than using words, an action that would come with the risk of further detection, Katsuko crossed his arms overs his chest and motioned outward to make an 'X' gesture. It was a sign for them to not come any closer. Someone's going to come check the roof in a moment. I'll dispatch that person while these two... Katsuko then motioned to his right, the east side of the building. They can go in through one of the windows. They'll set off the trap as well but having two angles of attack is better than one. After pointing to his right he made a downward motion and then brought his hand back in, a gesture for them to break in through a window on that side of the building. He hadn't established any hand signals before the mission with them, so he hoped they understood it in one go. He then brought his attention to the rooftop entrance, standing perfectly still in the same spot as he waited for someone to come up. Man, if I mess this up... That'll be embarrassing. Mirai Yumiya Something seemed amiss to Mirai rather quickly. She had been informed that she would be going to Amegakure's outpost from here, but there must've been a mix-up on her end. She thought it was with Yakoul. Evidently it wasn't. Kanata joined in the limousine and seemed quite relieved to see Mirai and was particularly enthusiastic with her greeting. The blue-haired girl became visibly flustered when Kanata grabbed her hands. Not that she took the situation sexually, but she was self-conscious about her prosthetic arm and was quick to retract it from the other girl's grip. "It's... good to see you too," she finally responded, though her eyes moved towards Yakoul as he began talking on the phone. Yelling was what he was really doing. In his usual, vulgar fashion. Something Mirai would never get used to, nor would she ever want to. He was clearly the most displeased with her mistake. Rather than say anything and possibly compound her mistakes further, Mirai decided to avoid talking with him for the time being. That is, until he referred to her as 'robocop'. At that point she purposefully avoided looking at him. In her best effort to pretend that his words didn't hurt her emotionally she played as if she simply didn't hear him. Her prosthetic fingers curled and uncurled a few times, like how someone would test if they had feeling in their hand after it fell asleep, but she quickly stopped and did her best to avoid bringing attention to herself and especially her robotic arm. "You never gave me your phone number, yesterday," Mirai informed Kanata, reminding the other girl about her mistake the previous day to derail the possible conversation that would focus on Mirai's current mistake today. The trip to Ame was relatively uneventful. Mirai mostly ignored, or at least tried to, whatever Yakoul spoke about. She didn't like him, and she definitely didn't want to hear what he had to say. He was a superior, however, and so she only paid attention whenever he would directly address her. She spent most of the time, however, conversing with Kanata. They even exchanged phone numbers so that Mirai could get a hold of her new friend in the future rather than relying on chance to see her. Considering the 'war' they were going to be getting into, however, it didn't seem like they would be spending too much time together socially in the near future. When they finally reached Amegakure and stopped, Mirai felt like something was wrong. This isn't the outpost. Why are we stopping here? She didn't voice this, of course, but she looked to Yakoul for answers. And an answer he gave her. Like something out of a corny movie or cartoon, Mirai's seat in the limousine rocketed into the air with her still buckled in. She let out a girlish scream of surprise the entire way up into the air, only ceasing the embarrassing reaction around the peak of her flight. What is going on!? Why would he do this to me!? As the ejected seat began to descend over the Ame Outpost, Mirai began to panic slightly due to the angle of her descent. She began tilting forward naturally and realized that landing on her head would be undesirable for a number of reasons. Her prosthetic arm reached to the seatbelt over her chest, easily ripping the leather and freeing herself from the seat. She may not be the most athletic or skilled shinobi, but from that point on she was able to right herself in the air and land on her feet. Similarly like a cartoon, Mirai began to skid across the ground when she landed. She held her arms out to her side and kept balance for the several meters it took to come to a halt. The seat had landed after her, due to being lighter, almost right on top of her. It made a cracking noise and bounced a few times, but seemed relatively intact and didn't hit anybody or anything. Was it luck that she was unharmed and nobody else was? Did Yakoul predict this outcome or did he not even care beyond getting her out of the car? I wish I could complain to father about him, but someone important like a general would never get fired just for being mean, Mirai wondered to herself, taking a moment to brush any dust off her clothes. She didn't even realize it was raining until now, prompting her to scramble into the rucksack she brought along. A small umbrella was procured and she promptly opened it to protect herself from getting drenched any further. She held the umbrella in her prosthetic hand while she used her right arm to pull out the plastic badge from her pocket and fix it to her chest again. I suppose I should have this on. It probably means something. Or it's a cruel prank from the cat man... With a relenting sigh, Mirai strode forth into the Amegakure Outpost. It seemed nobody witnessed her landing, though she couldn't have been able to tell if anyone heard her earlier scream or not. It was a good distance away from when she made the ruckus, after all. So at least she felt confident nobody could've heard that. And even if they did they probably wouldn't associate it with her. Right? I guess I should find something to do or someone to tell me what is going on. It's always so confusing without Aneko. She's much better at keeping track of things than I am.	j8cob's Characters of Moderate Interest and Adequate Writing “Anything for the greater good; there is no measure too extreme.” A man of average height and athletic build, Ryuunosuke would barely stand out in a crowd if it wasn't for his aura and his wardrobe. He wears a white military-style jacket so pristine and white it is impossible to not see, a black formal suit underneath for when his presence doesn't need to be flaunted, and of course he keeps his elegant sword sheathed at his hip. Top it off with white dress pants, polished black boots, sleek gloves, and noble blonde hair and one can't fail to recognize Ryuunosuke at a glance. While his features may be attractive and his clothes may be regal, he is always accompanied by an aura of authority. One cannot look at him without either fearing him or being struck by awe in his presence. He practically radiates power. Personnel files. Access only by security personnel with a C3 clearance. 【Full Name】 Ryuunosuke Hamajō 【Alias】 Ryuu, The Great President, The Dragon, Lord Hamajō 【Affiliation】 Hamajō Confederation 【Age】 30 【Sex】 Male 【Sexuality】 Nobody knows, nobody asks. 【Birthplace】 Nobody knows, nobody asks. 【Bloodline】 Hamajō - An unknown family, only Ryuunosuke bears the name. 【Rank】 President of the Hamajō Confederation Psych. report. Medical secrecy applies. 【Personality】 A hero, a villain. A kind soul, a ruthless killer. A heart of gold, a fist of iron. There are many descriptions of Ryuunosuke's character that all depend on who you ask. To some he is a man of great respect, a legendary hero that has fought for his ideals and won. To others he is an opportunist and a fiend, an infamous villain that took power through bloodshed. The truth is these descriptions are all of the same man and they are all accurate. Though noble in presence he justifies all his actions as a means to an end. He truly believes he is saving the world and unifying all the people, and he isn't afraid to slaughter anyone that gets in his way of that vision. All who oppose him are an evil that must be destroyed. He is all that is good and just, so any enemy is naturally evil and irredeemable. The greater good, to Ryuunosuke, is something worth reaching even if he has to climb a mountain of bodies to achieve it. 【History】 The origin of the man named Ryuunosuke Hamajō is shrouded in mystery. There are no documents or eye-witness accounts, he seems to have simply appeared fifteen years ago as a mature and worldly teenager. There are rumors and stories of his early life but none have been confirmed by Ryuu. Even his closest friends and allies have only sparse details on his background. One of the popular propaganda pieces from the beginning of the Hamajō Confederation was the intentional spreading of a rumor that he was truly born from a dragon. This was intended more to bolster support than actually explain who he is, but it caught on as the prominent myth to serve as his "explanation." The earliest report of his existence came when a young, blonde teenager wearing homemade pelts as clothes while carrying a sword entered a clothing store in a rural town just south of the border between the Land of Fire and the Land of Lightning. When questioned about his clothes he said rather simply "my old ones were too small and I didn't have many options." When asked who he was, he simply replied "Ryuunosuke Hamajō." After performing several oddjobs to pay off the man for a modern wardrobe he left the city to continue on his journey. This was the first time his name was spoken and it was far from the last. Over the next four years he traveled across the world like a wandering swordsman. He was only a teenager at the time, many didn't take him seriously, and many more tried to take advantage of him. Despite the cruel world he lived in, he was a kind soul. A strong soul. He always spared his attackers, granting mercy on most who crossed him. It was through this kindness that he made his allies. In time he had gathered a group of six followers, each one a man or woman he had defeated and spared. These friends, too, had their own followers and connections. They were all powerful, strong shinobi from all over the world. People of respect and admiration, and they all respected and admired Ryuunosuke. He was a kind and merciful soul. He was a champion of peace. His name began to spread and his group was given the name of the Dragon's Den. While his fame grew and more and more people joined his cause, Ryuunosuke grew less kind. His merciful nature, after years of being tested, began wearing away when he was seventeen. The change was slow and gradual. Many didn't notice it, Ryuunosuke to this day hasn't noticed it, but somewhere along the line he stopped sparing his enemies. But it didn't matter by that point. He had a small army of loyal followers, positioned all over the world. Dragon's Den was becoming big enough for the Kages of the Hidden Villages to take notice. But by then it was already too late. All they needed to create a new world order was a spark. They had many thousands of supporters and the potential to gain hundreds of thousands. The idea of world peace and global harmony was enticing, after all. The message they preached was that only through unity could everyone come to a mutual understanding. Only by coming together could mankind be strong enough to carry on. The spark came when the leader of Amegakure publicly cast the seven prominent members of Dragon's Den out of the village. He claimed they were a cancer to the world, that they would only cause global warfare if they continued on their path. He demanded they leave his village and never step foot in it again. A fifteen year-old Ryuunosuke would've accepted the man's decision and demonstrated his kindness and understanding by leaving. But Ryuunosuke was nineteen now. He no longer spared his enemies. Amegakure was the first to be taken in. His army of supporters only grew, making Dragon's Den a very important and very powerful organization. This prompted a name change, at the behest of Ryuunosuke himself. If they were to lead the people fairly it could not be left up to one person. Instead there would be a council at the top, an oligarchy. These nations would become one big confederation, Ryuu proposed. And from that day forward began the rise of the Hamajō Confederation. The rest is history. In less than a year the Hamajō Confederation was able to secure all the Hidden Villages, forcing their respective countries into submission. Each nation in the Confederation was represented by one of the original six members of the organization, with Ryuunosuke serving as the President of the Council and accordingly the President of the Hamajō Confederation. Their victory was celebrated across the world by their armies and supporters, but their work was not yet complete. The world was not yet properly unified. Enemies to the peace still existed. He was so young then, practically ruling the world before he was even twenty. Times have changed, he has changed. What was once a kind boy has grown into a hardened man. Peace could not be maintained through kindness, he reasoned. It could only be kept through order, loyalty, and force. This was unanimously agreed by the entire Council. The groundwork for a prosperous future had been laid out, and to some extent it has succeeded over the past eleven years. Many people are happy and safe. But not everyone. The Red Sages, in particular, have been the biggest thorn in Ryuu's side. These violent and chaotic rebels. They failed to understand his vision, to understand what's best for them. Their mere existence was a sign: Ryuunosuke's utopia was far from complete. He hadn't achieved world peace yet. There was still more obstacles in his path. Even after unifying all the nations he still had enemies. And Ryuunosuke doesn't spare his enemies anymore. 【Family ties】 Nobody knows what his family life was like. When asked, Ryuu says that he loved his parents but they had passed away when he was only eight. He also says that he had no siblings. 【Dreams and fears】 The hopes and dreams of Lord Hamajō are no secret: his greatest wish is to unify the entire world in a peaceful, prosperous utopia. He has already made great strides towards accomplishing this and shows no signs of changing his mind. His fears, on the other hand, are less known. First and foremost would be the fear of the Confederation collapsing. But, after that, he is known to be paranoid of his own organization for traitors, constantly ordering investigations in an attempt to expose any and all assassination plots against him. A small fear he has that is only known by the select few he had begun the Hamajō Confederation with is his mild fear of crowds and public speaking. This is something he can keep under control, but he is always visibly uncomfortable when surrounded by many people. This also relates to his paranoia. 【Songs】 The Dragon's Name (Instrumental) The Hero's Path The Villain's Way The Conqueror's Blade (Instrumental) “Being the strongest man in the world isn't easy, but I wouldn't have it any other way.” Katsuko is not built lithe like most ninja, instead having a tall and muscular body. His extra bulk is always apparent regardless of garments. His signature red hair makes him easily identifiable, if his size wasn't already a good enough indicator. He often wears only the clothes depicted in the picture above, but he also wears white or black shirts with the Konoha emblem emblazoned on the chest as well as red jackets whenever he is not in combat. He only removes the jacket when he gets into a fight. Personnel files. Access only by security personnel with a C3 clearance. 【Full Name】 Katsuko Moto 【Alias】 "The Bloody Fist" ; Kat 【Affiliation】 Red Sages 【Age】 26 【Sex】 Male 【Sexuality】 Straight 【Birthplace】 Konohagakure 【Bloodline】 Moto - A small family that has lived in Konoha for generations. Prides itself on producing powerful shinobi, though far too small of a family to compete with larger clans. 【Rank】 Jounin Psych. report. Medical secrecy applies. 【Personality】 Bold, confident, and determined. Katsuko is a man of pride who values strength just as much as he values honesty and loyalty. He doesn't withhold his opinion aside from rare circumstances and is surprisingly a capable listener to the opinions of others. He treats others with respect, though his confidence sometimes dips into cockiness when addressing those who challenge him. Many find him to be a reliable person, the kind of guy who will fulfill a promise if he makes one. He will talk tough, and everyone knows he is strong, but he is never quite intimidating. He is just light-hearted enough to make him fun to be around but still capable of being serious when it is required of him. 【History】 Born to a simple family in a simple home, Katsuko was raised to become a shinobi like his father, Jinkama. His mother and father took in his older cousin when she was nine and Katsuko was six, due to her parents' tragic deaths in the field as shinobi. Between him, his father, and his cousin, the Moto household had plenty of shinobi and training together. While Jinkama had always been a prodigious swordsman, Katsuko and his cousin Keiko turned out to be geniuses in their own respective fields of taijutsu and ninjutsu respectively. As Keiko and Katsuko became older teens the Hamajo Confederation took over. Katsuko was only a chuunin at the time but still tried his best to defend Konoha alongside his family and comrades. But the opposing army was too great and the order to surrender was given once Konoha's leaders had been slain. The Choko siblings that were in control had perished and the jounin commander disappeared without a trace, forcing the cooperation of the rest of Konoha's forces. After a while Katsuko grew accustomed to the new way of life. But his father never did. Jinkama was one of the first to join the Red Sages, secretly leading operations against the Confederation as a senior officer. It wasn't until Katsuko was already 22 years old and a fresh jounin himself that his father was finally found out. In an ambush attack he was struck a mortal blow, killing him later that night from his blood loss and damaged heart. In his dying hours he confessed his plans and ideals to Katsuko and his cousin, spurring them both into action. The Confederation came to their house the next day, retrieving Jinkama's body and subjecting the entire Moto family to a thorough investigation. They passed and were let go, but were put under watch for several months following the event. After his leash had been loosened, Katsuko joined the Red Sages and brought his cousin along too. Unlike their father they were young and unfit for leadership. This made it easier to stay under the radar, but it meant they were only grunts in the grand scheme of things. Over the past few years they have made their way up the ladder, earning respect from their peers for their strength and skill as shinobi. Lately Katsuko has become interested in taking a leadership role for the cause, much like his father did before him. Only this time he has made sure to cover all his bases and prioritize the secrecy of his plans, which his father clearly failed at. Only time will tell how this strong, determined young man will affect the outcome of the brewing civil war. 【Family ties】 Growing up in a tight-knit household, one would expect Katsuko to be very close with his family. But considering every member of his family is largely independent, they are actually quite distant despite their good standings. Whether it is out of stubbornness or laziness, one cannot tell. But the Moto family rarely gathers, but when they do they all appreciate and respect each other like any functioning family would. Jinkama Moto \| Father \| Died at 49, former jounin in Konoha's armed forces. Akira Moto \| Mother \| 50, Konohagakure, owns a grocery store and is generally respected by her community. Keiko Moto \| Cousin \| 29, Konohagakure, jounin and older cousin that Katsuko grew up with. 【Dreams and fears】 Katsuko has a few dreams including establishing himself as the strongest man in the world and seeing the Red Sage's cause through to the end, to create a world where everyone is free and capable of autonomy. When it comes to fears he may seem to be fearless, but Katsuko fears humiliation above all else. Even death does not muster fear in his heart like his name being brought to shame. Combat reports. Gathered from evaluation reports after missions. 【Fighting style】 Katsuko is a taijutsu master, brutalizing his foes through sheer power and speed. While his ranged options are limited, he has little difficulty in closing any gaps of range to maximize his offensive prowess. His durability and sheer determination is nothing to shake a stick at either, allowing him to tank blows in order to easier land hits on his foes. While his strength is already something fearsome, he is known to exploit his opponent to tip the scales even further in his favor. He may not be the brightest bulb but he sure is the toughest, and he knows it. Expect a beating from hell if you dare cross Katsuko. 【Kekkei genkai, or bloodline limit】 Bloodline limit name: Chikaroatoshi Description: An ocular kekkei genkai, like the Sharingan or Byakugan. By using his eyes as a medium, Katsuko is able to access the chakra of his opponents through their eyes (tapping into the first two of the Eight Gates). This allows Katsuko to steal his foe's chakra simply through eye contact. The range does not matter, as it is eye contact at any range, but the duration of contact that determines the loss. An inept user may drain chakra slowly, but someone as versed as Katsuko can drain an enemy of their entire chakra pool in less than ten seconds of maintained eye contact. The chakra that is siphoned goes directly into Katsuko's system, powering him further and allowing him to demonstrate more strength and speed on top of gaining more stamina. A crafty and debilitating ability, but not the most stealthy. When using this ability, Katsuko's eyes turn from red to gold and have a faint glow. This can be considered a warning, as any and all eye contact made with him at that point will drain chakra, regardless of whether they are friend or foe. Strengths: The ability to drain chakra from an enemy at a distance, without prior contact, is a pretty good strength. It stacks further when one considers that Katsuko can effectively grow faster and stronger through the duration of a battle while his foes grow weaker and more tired at a much greater rate than they normally would. Weaknesses: An obvious way to avoid losing chakra is to avoid eye contact. If one makes eye contact and then breaks it off, the siphoning is broken off as well. Chakra may drain at an alarming rate, which experienced shinobi will feel and realize quickly that Katsuko is draining them, thus allowing them to avert their gaze before they reach the point of passing out. Avoiding eye contact altogether prevents any less of chakra. However, an actual weakness here, Katsuko can only absorb so much energy before he would overload. This amount is incredibly high, however, and would require many, many shinobi to accomplish. A more realistic alternative is to make him absorb "unsafe" chakra, such as Natural Chakra, which Katsuko's body would be unable to withstand in quantity. If he somehow overloads or absorbs a substantial amount of unsafe chakra, then his chakra system will be disabled and he would likely die. 【Ninja techniques】 S rank techniques: One Thousand Eyes Technique A rank techniques: Chakra Enhanced Strength Great Cataclysm B rank techniques: Earth Release: Earth Spear Earth Release: Earth-Style Wall C rank techniques: Earth Release: Hiding Like a Mole Technique D-E rank techniques: Academy Techniques Vantage Strike 【Custom made techniques】 Jutsu name: One Thousand Eyes Technique Rank: S Range: Self ; Line of Sight (range irrelevant) Description: This is Katsuko's ace-in-the-hole, his ultimate technique if you will. It requires no handseals to activate but takes five seconds to properly manifest. Throughout the five seconds of warm-up many dozens of eye tattoos appear across his entire body. At the five second mark the black tattoos all turn golden and activate. These become conduits for Katsuko's eyes. Being that Katsuko is now looking through many angles around him all at once, it leaves him with no visual blind spots. However the true power of this technique doesn't lie in visual acuity but instead by serving as a medium for his Kekkei Genkai. While normally a foe may be able to fight to some degree by avoiding eye contact with Katsuko, this technique makes that almost impossible. Looking at him at all will result in losing chakra, fast. Even more so: this allows him to steal chakra from many people all at once. Naturally this means his strength, speed, and chakra pool increase at a staggering magnitude of order. Whether he is fighting one man or an entire army it does not matter. The downside to this technique lies in its strength: by absorbing chakra at a much higher rate he gets closer to overloading on "unsafe" chakra at a much higher rate as well. A seemingly simple but devastatingly powerful technique in all, generally reserved for situation when Katsuko is heavily outnumbered but can be used if faced against a sly opponent that refuses to lose their chakra. It is worth noting that this will also steal chakra from allies, as Katsuko's eyes cannot pick-and-choose who they steal from. ANYONE who looks at him will lose their power. Jutsu name: Great Cataclysm Rank: A Range: Short Description: An attack that utilizes Katsuko's Saihyousen weapon. By using it's incredible weight and Katsuko's incredible strength, an earth-shattering slam attack is performed after leaping into the air. While the attack is clearly telegraphed and easy to read, it is regarded as A rank due to the sheer damage output. A direct hit is fatal, and even a miss can deal severe damage due to the shockwaves and shattering earth. The impact is like a small earthquake and can disrupt the balance and focus of both friend and foe alike. An imposing attack that is mostly for striking fear into his enemies through demonstration of force rather than getting the direct hit, though it isn't very slow so direct hits can happen with grotesque result. Jutsu name: Vantage Strike Rank: D Range: Short Description: An opening punch from a stealthy approach. This is often Katsuko's entry into a battle. Using the element of surprise a heavy punch is delivered to the solar plexus (from the front) or the spine (from the back) depending on angle. Can easily defeat a foe by itself, only the hardiest of people will can take the hit. Dodging it is the best way to go for sure. Like seriously, dodge this fucking punch or it's over before it begins. Don't test Katsuko, you don't want to even try to block this shit. 【Weaponry, tools and objects.】 Weapon, tool or object name: Saihyousen Weapon, tool or object type: Massive Clubbing-type Weapon Description: An incredibly heavy weapon that very few can wield. A three meter long steel rod with half its length fitted with two solid steel spheres. This makes the handle a meter-and-a-half and the striking area the same length. This massive weapon weighs a literal ton, meaning that for the few like Katsuko who can swing it it will provide terrifying power behind every blow. Not only does its sheer size and imposing figure strike fear into his foes but just one swing is often all it will take to make an opposing force surrender. Nobody wants to die from being crushed and having all their bones broken simultaneously. Katsuko keeps this weapon sealed in a small scroll he keeps on his belt, as carrying it around would be awkward and uncomfortable. He can wield it without Chakra Enhanced Strength or using his Kekkei Genkai, but without either his attacks become slow and easy to dodge. With his "buffs" active he can wield this behemoth like a samurai would wield a katana. “I just have to keep trying, I guess...” First and foremost, Mirai's most striking feature is not her blue hair, the scar on her nose, her red eye, or even her blind left eye. It is her left arm, or rather the lack thereof. When out of the house she has a metal prosthetic arm in its place to allow her to keep functioning as a shinobi. While her stature is generally slim, not having any more muscle than she needs to lift her own weight and move around at an acceptable speed, her prosthetic arm is a bit bulkier than her real one. As for clothes she generally wears the garments depicted in the picture above but is known to wear dresses on fancy occasions or wear heavier clothes on chilly days. Due to wearing heels many think she is of average height but she is actually on the short side, standing at a mere 158cm tall. Personnel files. Access only by security personnel with a C3 clearance. 【Full Name】 Mirai Yumiya 【Alias】 That One-Armed Girl 【Affiliation】 Undecided, sticks with Confederation presently 【Age】 17 【Sex】 Female 【Sexuality】 Straight 【Birthplace】 Amegakure 【Bloodline】 Yumiya - A noble family of Amegakure, clad in wealth and prestige. 【Rank】 Chūnin Psych. report. Medical secrecy applies. 【Personality】 Pragmatic, cynical, and doubtful. Mirai has a bad habit where she doesn't have much self-respect or self-confidence. She is quick to rely on others, both in and out of combat. While she is weak-willed that isn't to say she has no will at all. In fact she can be very stubborn and determined when pushed hard enough to rely on herself. This can come across as almost hypocritical, as her passive and depressing personality would make one think she would be unable to actually try to do anything. To that same effect, once Mirai has actually bolstered her will she casts away pride, honor, and any other emotion that would impair her actions. There is no such thing as a "low blow" to her. If she has to fight, she will go to whatever length it takes to survive or kill her opponent, depending on the situation. She isn't prone to rage, but many think that she enters an enraged state due to her ferocity even though her actual emotion would be more akin to panic or fear. 【History】 Born to the wealthy Yumiya family, Mirai was raised just as one would expect from her class. Most of the parenting she received was from household servants, particularly her personal servant Aneka, while her real parents were too busy. Busy with what? Her father, Makoto, has been a part of the Hamajo Confederation since its early days. Nobody knows what he does, exactly, but he had supplied his fortune when it was first starting up. He doesn't seem to do much anymore yet still holds prestige and position among the government for his support. Now Mirai's mother, on the other hand, had even less of an excuse. She had no job. She instead dedicated her life to knowledge, reading as many books as she could even at the cost of family time. So that was her early childhood. She received in-home education, private tutoring from Aneka, for several years. But, as she began to mature, she realized that she didn't enjoy her life. It was boring, dull, had no meaning. Her family wasn't loving, she had no friends, and had no talents. When Mirai was eight years old she decided she would go to Konohagakure to learn how to become a shinobi at their academy. Naturally her parents were against the idea initially, but it was evident they had some kind of love or bond with their child for they eventually relented and granted her wish. Since there was no family in Konoha nor could her parents spare the time to go with her, Mirai was attended by Aneka for the "duration of her stay in Konohagakure." And so the two traveled. Mirai began attending the Ninja Academy and so did Aneka, despite the fact the servant was already a full-grown woman. Aneka Toyama figured she would need to learn the shinobi arts if she wanted to properly care for and protect Mirai. The young girl became a genin at the age of 12, but it was apparent that she was not particularly... skilled. She was among the bottom ranks of her class and despite growing over the years never really improved at the same rate her classmates did. At first it frustrated her, but after a while it became something she felt accustomed to. She was given low-expectations, little respect, and barely any time of the day. Ironically it was nothing new to her. Mirai couldn't make any progress as a genin until she was sixteen. A mission went horribly wrong. The squad she was in was supposed to eradicate a bandit camp. But somehow, some way, the two chuunin and one genin were not prepared enough for the battle. Once her squadmates had been defeated and captured, Mirai attempted to flee but to no avail. She simply wasn't fast enough to escape or strong enough to break free. The resulting beating she received ended up putting a scar across the bridge of her nose and leaving her blind in one eye. The bandits later tortured the teenagers, trying to extract information out of them. Mirai attempted to escape during her interrogation, prompting an angry and violent response from her captors and resulting in the loss of her left arm. That night the squad was rescued by a (better) team of shinobi. After the bandits had all been killed or captured, Mirai was given medical treatment but they could not find her severed arm to attempt to reattach it. She was later told that it was the Red Sages who had done this damage to her, and that it was likely her career as a shinobi was over. Her hampered vision and physical capability made the Confederation put her on indefinite standby, a polite way to say early retirement. While Mirai seemed accepting of her fate, her servant Aneko (who has been a chuunin for a while by now) knew that she was heartbroken. Rather than let her resign to her fate, Aneko contacted her parents back in Amegakure to update them on her situation and get their help. And as such Makoto ordered the construction of a prosthetic arm that wouldn't just fully replace Mirai's original but exceed it's capability in terms of utility. If she was going to be a kunoichi then she was going to be a good one, and a good kunoichi needs good armaments. And arms. Mirai was shocked when she finally received the prosthetic, amazed at how well it worked and how useful it was. With a new motivation to get back into the game, Mirai began trying her best to work her way up the ranks. After receiving a new arm and undergoing intensive training with Aneko she finally made it to chuunin rank at seventeen, granted it was by the skin of her teeth. Nevertheless she was proud of her accomplishment, despite her monotone demeanor and the disapproving looks of her comrades. Her next goal is to become jounin, though considering the slow climb so far she isn't deluding herself over the difficulty and time it will take. 【Family ties】 Mirai's family was never particularly close or intimate. Father was always busy, mother was always locked away by herself with her books, and Mirai was always left to her own devices. Most of her care was seen through family servants rather than her parents. While Mirai can't say she "loves" her family, she does hold a natural soft spot in her heart for them. The only time they really spent together was dinnertime and holidays. Otherwise they were all alone, despite living in the same house. Makoto Yumiya \| Father \| 42, Amegakure, his exact job is unclear but he seems to be a part of some kind of committee established by the Confederation. Chiyuri Yumiya \| Mother \| 36, Amegakure, housewife who owns a whole library full of books that is always growing. Aneka Toyama \| Personal Servant \| 29, Amegakure, Mirai's personal maid that has taken care of her since she was a toddler. No blood relation. 【Dreams and fears】 In her depressing state, Mirai doesn't have many dreams. But, despite what she may say or feel, deep down inside she wants to become someone worthy of respect. Someone for others to look up to, like a role model or a hero. While she has a lack of dreams, she has no lack of fears. Ranging from the mundane such as bugs and dark places to the more serious fears such as having no friends, having no family, and even dying. Death is what she fears above all else. Combat reports. Gathered from evaluation reports after missions. 【Fighting style】 Mirai doesn't have impressive taijutsu, ninjutsu, or genjutsu skills. To combat her general lack of natural talent she has come to rely on weapons and tactics. She is proficient with many kinds of weapons and tools, using her skills and her arsenal to her advantage to combat her physically superior opponents. She prefers to keep range and use surprise attacks, making her a bag of tricks that could be potentially fatal to the unwary or overconfident. Mirai may come across as underwhelming but perhaps that truly is her greatest asset. 【Ninja techniques】 A rank techniques: N/A B rank techniques: Self Destruct C rank techniques: Lightning Release: Electromagnetic Murder Lightning Release: Lightning Rod Poison Spike D-E rank techniques: Hidden Needle Cannon Academy Techniques 【Custom made techniques】 Jutsu name: Poison Spike Rank: C Range: Short Description: A hidden spike lathered in a neurotoxin is propelled from the palm of her mechanical arm, reaching a full length of four inches. It pops out at high speed so as to punch through thin armor or cloth as well as breaking the opponents skin. Very useful as a surprise attack when the enemy is close. The spike will be retracted after half a second, concealing it and allowing full use of her hand again. The toxin itself can be lethal in large doses (i.e. stabbed multiple times) but most victims will survive even without medical assistance. The toxin numbs the target over time, eventually reaching the point where they have incredible difficulty controlling their body. In higher doses it even affects their thought processes as their brain is numbed as well. A single stab can't defeat an enemy unless they are small and have a fast metabolism, but two or three stabs will be enough to bring down an average-sized adult over the course of five to ten minutes. Four doses or more is when it starts to become dangerous, becoming lethal to the average-sized adult at six (that is: without proper medical attention). Jutsu name: Hidden Needle Cannon Rank: D Range: Short-Medium Description: As compared to the hidden spike coming from the mechanical arm's palm, these needles fire from the outside of the forearm in a wide volley. A total of twenty senbon are shot out all at once, much like an open choke shotgun blast. Naturally the lack of accuracy hinders the effective range, but the senbon can travel over 100m from the propulsion. However, actually hitting a target at that range isn't feasible. Rather it is perfect for a painful surprise on an advancing enemy within 10m. The wide spray practically guarantees damage and the unexpected angle of attack adds versatility. Once the senbon are fired this attack cannot be used until Mirai reloads her arm, which is better done outside of battle due to the tedious nature. Jutsu name: Self Destruct Rank: B Range: Medium - 20m radius Description: If desperate times call for desperate measures, Mirai can use her prosthetic arm as a bomb. As it is loaded with explosives, all it takes for her to activate the countdown is her own will and some chakra. Once triggered it has a three second countdown before detonation. This gives Mirai just enough time to detach the arm and reach a distance she where she will survive the shockwave and avoid the explosion itself. Once the timer is started it cannot be cancelled, but thankfully it can only be started by Mirai thanks to her chakra connection with the arm. An obvious downside is that Mirai loses her better arm from using this technique, and it took a good while for it to be built the first time. Getting another could take up to two weeks, leaving her weak and unfit for duty for that duration. Debatably the bigger weakness would be the possibility of her not getting out of the blast zone in time, as the fuse is short and the range is wide. Thankfully she's had some practice and could probably make it. Probably. Same goes for any opponents who realize what is going on. They, too, have the same three seconds to make a break for it. 【Weaponry, tools and objects.】 Weapon, tool or object name: Left Arm Weapon, tool or object type: An advanced, mechanical prosthetic arm that Mirai uses during her waking hours. Description: Made of steel and powered by chakra, this arm is far superior to the one Mirai had lost. Not only is it incredibly durable and stable, but it also has multiple hidden weapons integrated into the forearm for surprise attacks. It houses a mechanism that fires a brief volley of senbon, contains a hidden poison-tipped spike, and even multiple exploding tags that will detonate if the arm is severed from Mirai (again). It also boasts significantly higher strength as compared to her right arm, as the entire left arm up to the shoulder is prosthetic. Notably it also weighs a respectable amount, adding onto Mirai's total weight on a scale to make her seem much bulkier than she actually is. Despite this weight it moves at an identical speed to her right arm, though because it is made of metal it packs much greater force behind every movement. Weapon, tool, or object name: Kunai Weapon, tool, or object type: Kunai Description: They're fucking kunai. Weapon, tool, or object name: Shuriken Weapon, tool, or object type: Shuriken Description: They're not fucking kunai. Weapon, tool, or object name: Smoke Bombs Weapon, tool, or object type: Smoke Bombs Description: Small bombs that explode into smoke, useful for many things. Direct hits don't really hurt anyone though, unfortunately. Can be attached to kunai for greater distance on throws. Weapon, tool, or object name: Ninjato Weapon, tool, or object type: Ninjato Description: A short sword with a straight blade, positioned horizontally across the back of Mirai's waist. Useful for, surprise, cutting things. This is Mirai's primary method of self-defense should an opponent get too close for her comfort. Weapon, tool, or object name: Explosive Tags Weapon, tool, or object type: Explosive Tags Description: Chakra-infused tags that detonate a few seconds after activation. Useful for blowing things up. Can be attached to kunai for a flashy surprise.
51,237	1,381	144	76	63	The Red Sages \| Sunagakure \| / / Saketsui was in no rush to get things done. His own Jounin had been entitled to getting things finished with as quick as possible for the smoothest progression, but Saketsui did not have that inclination nor did he have any sort of responsibilities here -- aside from the fact that he owed these two and Seijo some sewer plans. To kill the Jounin may have been a side mission that they'd do if it hit them in the face, but Saketsui wanted to do it for the sake of saying that he did. Fighting countless Shinobi while fending off a confederate Jounin sounds like something heroic. All the more a reason. While he didn't blare his own desires out loud, they showed with good clarity in his face. Expression after another, his very face twisted time and time again to show his thrill. He witnessed Katsuko go, and with both hands on his swords, prepped himself pretty well to get off the landscape and into the rooftop. But he came to a sudden halt when Katsuko signaled him. The sign was distinct. For a good while, the message Katsuko tried to convey was ambiguous for the most part, but when he persistently kept at it, Saketsui's subconscious picked it up, and from there, his entire body was similar to a receptor in the way it came to a stop. He pulled back and begun to decipher -- one part of the message after another. He broke it down in his head and, after a good minute or two, understood the intricacy of what Katsuko was trying to tell them. The short of it was, "Traps." he turns his head to Mikoto and addresses him. To find out what exactly Katsuko wanted them to do already stole a bit of their already short allotted time, and that meant that Saketsui and Mikoto had to be quicker than they initially aimed to. His voice lowers down to half a whisper. He doesn't want any confederates to overhear their presence, because then the whole plan would fall over itself. Of course, the plan was already threatened by the way things were panning through, and the plan relative to their rendezvous at the top of the corresponding roof fell short due to a few complications. That, coupled with the fact that if they're unfortunately discovered, the opposing Jounin -- and the confederates for that matter -- would have a head start in a fight that could lead to the perish of Saketsui, Mikoto, and even Katsuko if they're unlucky. That's why, the smoother the whole idea of getting the sewer plans and more than that, the easier it will be for them to retreat if things go sour. Of course, stealth so early on may sound pointless if they are going to attack the Jounin irregardless of their circumstance, but to have a surprise hit on her could potentially put them much farther ahead, in terms of both firepower and generalized experience. The way Saketsui looks at Mikoto shows just how much he's willing to get done, and the way he speaks to him just owes to his reliability when it comes to pressurized contingencies. "The roof has traps, so we're going to have to take the window in. There's a good chance of discovery once we're inside, too, so just watch out. Once we're in, we can't go back." That last bit was mostly in regard to his self-esteem. He didn't want to lose focus. Not now, not during the fight, and not anytime after. He wanted to stay here, his head up, concentrated. So after he tells Mikoto exactly what was going to happen from what he understood, Saketsui immediately takes forwards with a burst of speed. He doesn't look back to check if Mikoto moved too, because he's worried about himself. He does not draw his swords just yet, but he keeps his hands at his waistline should there be something he needs to endeavor for. The windows are nearer to them than he actually thought -- it might just be nervousness that gave him the wrong image -- so he walks up, pulls it open and jumps in, as silent as he possibly can. He sets a trap off, but he's hoping that with this angle he's surprisingly gotten himself into. Him, the soon to follow Mikoto, and Katsuko now had several directions they could approach from, which virtually created numerous other opportunities. What his eyes perceive next are the sewer plans. That's what he's going for, and that's what he's hoping he can reach unstopped.	"Do what can be done. Leave the rest to destiny and other bullshit.” Saketsui is not buff, although he is impeccably lean. He underwent physical practice to a point where his body grew comfortably thin, blessed with strength that came to him only after training. He is strenuous in his attire, although his looks appear meager and slight. He is a possessor of swarthy, black hair and ever-looking eyes. His lips are cherry red and his ears are pointy, with an olive sort of complexion about him, tanned in yellow and white. He is significantly more dark than his kin, though, attributed solely to his foreign mother. He is 5'9 in height, much shorter than his facial expression implies and he only weighs 112 lbs. His limbs are all tall, however, which comes to great supplement to his exiguous stature. Although evermore a short man, Saketsui still wields the kind of threatening look that brings fear. Sharp, dingy eyes will look forth now and forever. Personnel files. Access only by security personnel with a C3 clearance. 【Full Name】 Uchiha Saketsui 【Alias】【Affiliation】 The Red Sages 【Age】 Eighteen 【Sex】 Male 【Sexuality】 Straight 【Birthplace】 Konohagakure 【Bloodline】 Uchiha 【Rank】 Chūnin Psych. report. Medical secrecy applies. 【Personality】 Saketsui has a bit of an atmosphere to him, although it is nothing to fear. Primarily, he enjoys remaining calm and steady, with ever-present focus all around. He is not swimming in depths of darkness or such, but with a sort of demeanor that spells out exotic, Saketsui is accepting of those around him but rejected when it comes to then actually acknowledging him, which is very understandable in more terms than just one. While he may be a part of socialization, it is not necessarily a part of him. Aside from this, Saketsui is an honorable man, who lives with a sense of personal justice that makes him extremely righteous and infrequently considerate. In personal measure, Saketsui is generally a quiet man. He does not enjoy speaking when it's useless, although that does not define him a dark and unapproachable man. In fact, Saketsui is prominently social, despite liking to keep to himself when he needs a bit of alone time, just like every other person does. While he is unable to reach out to conversation, he'll take it on when it comes in front of him. Saketsui is not all threatening and sad, however, as he is extremely fond of staying in touch with respectful ones, and always keeping to his words. That is why he is a considerable Uchiha, not only in strength but in prestige, as he finds solace in pride and ego towards his clan, all of it's men, and his family. In his case, he is not an active achiever of friends, but the scant amount that he has is all he's ever needed. That's why Saketsui finds ease in socialization and concentration, both of which are aspects necessary to interact with not only the aforementioned pupil, but higher-ups as well. Additionally, Saketsui has great appreciation towards combat, even though he finds it rather disruptive and deterrent, combat has to happen and with his recent participation with the activities of the Red Sages, Saketsui promised to fight until the day his life flashes before his eyes. That's why he's taken certain habits during combat to improve his experience, like serenity of mind, preceding meditation if possible, addressing the opponent, and many more that will retain his focus and make sure he's not too redundant to divert from battle ahead and stay to his usual sense of protection and being the 'underdog', something that's always been his downfall. Taught to shield those thoughts that loved ones come first, he's long since discarded that mindset and replaced it with something a bit more intermittent. Adrenaline rush. To keep himself going even when he's tired, beaten and driven to the edge of life. Aside from this, Saketsui wields the Sharingan as if it is a part of him. He's forgotten about all of the family history that implies the Sharingan's previous malice, and uses it as a blessing. A godsend gift. He is able to comprehend that usage of the Sharingan should only come after severe disorientation to himself or others that require him to pull it out. With Saketsui, it is not only a power-up, but a trump card, which is why he's more into his own strength and power. Self-esteem was first to possess his eyes, much before the Sharingan came about to replace it. Or only add to it. 【History】 Saketsui's story is not as simplistic as it can be. First, his birth. There was a lot wrong with it. His mother was a Kirigakure province shinobi, someone averagely sophisticated and more gentle than the skies themselves. She may have possessed a heart of gold, but she wasn't too keen on leaving his father, and had to change for HIS sake. Saketsui's grandfather from his dad's side was a martyr, so naturally his son came out to be a staid, solemn man. He was quiet, not a man to tell a lot over the dinner table. That's why Saketsui did not have the most valuable childhood. His mom treated him just as well and as bad as any other mom who expects prestige from her son, solely because she wanted the best for him. His household was meticulously peaceful, but sporadic missions overturned the more amicable frequency of the house and Saketsui had the endure the sight of his father leave. Go. The Hamajo Confederation had him at work consistently, although he came about time after time to greet his son and wife, both of which he showed sincere appreciation towards. But, Saketsui had no gratitude towards his father, his mother or the Confederation itself. But that was not enough to swell a sense of declination in the young Uchiha. It was uncharted to him the fact that he was born with that surname. They'd called him by his first name for the first years of his life. His memory is boggy. Information is kept in dire secrecy. At the youngest age, a sole son that was hailed a gift, Saketsui never enjoyed the company of siblings, and that is why he had to battle alone. Fight in solitude. Isolation threatened his peace. His mind. He had no meditation, he was too weak. Too fragile. Too vulnerable. That's why Saketsui had a severe case of personal depression. It came like a storm. He kept to himself at all times, shared his own secrets and darkly addressed his own problems. Circumstances did not allow him to have too many friends, because introductions could not be appropriately made, and Saketsui had the sort of personality you were forced to get used to for potent enjoyment. That is why, growing up, Saketsui hated what was known as the Shinobi world. The Hamajo Confederation. He hated his -parents- more than anything, and at his earnest, he absolutely loathed anyone that exposed him to this life. This earth. But despite this, Saketsui was still persistent when it came to education. He'd joined the academy in hopes of becoming a Shinobi. He was not overwhelmingly strong, as he hadn't been undergoing practice since his childhood. He was but a mild part of the academy, and those much better than him received respect and rewards. Achievements. Whilst he sat back and watched, riddled in anger and agitation. But that brewed more and more as days, weeks, months, even YEARS went by. Following his graduation and his official becoming of a Genin, Saketsui received his first gift from his father. The . The Hamajo Confederation sent his dad on a mission that was not too strategical. Partaking in it was a small squad of six that had been ambushed and assassinated in the midst of the forest. Their travels were cut short and Saketsui's father was unfortunately put down into his deathbed. With a lack of inexperience, Saketsui was unsure as to what he could potentially do now. Before his father's death, he shared something with Saketsui that made him recoil. His response was unruly, well-deserved of what cruelty they did to him. He fell to his knees. Tears fell that day. Tears transparent through them red eyes. Shining very bright. A swirl that spun about. "You are a part of us. Our pride, Saketsui. The Uchiha." He did not know. He didn't want to know. All he did following that was walk out, but he vowed to keep his pleasure in tact. To stay alive. Strong. To keep himself on constant comfort. He didn't want to suffer for so long. Solitude was banished. He sought the outside, he wanted to make a pleasurable change. His early life as a Shinobi changed too quickly, and he rose in strength at a much faster pace than he did previously. Slowly, it'd transformed him into a respectable Genin of the Hamajo Confederation. But he realized something along his journey, that the Confederation was the populace that completely wronged him, his family, and his father. So when he hit the proper age, Saketsui decided to abandon his mother and seek out more. Strength and pleasure. And to right what is wrong. What was untrue. He left. He turned his back to the world and sought a better kind of peace. He sought that in The Red Sages. 【Family ties】 Saketsui has minimal family ties with both parents, as he’s been treated with relative simplicity by his mother and father, both of which expressed no gratitude towards any of their son’s prior achievements. They deserve no significant mention, except for the fact that his mother managed to contribute to his upbringing much more than he’d ever admit. His father, on the other hand, had no effect in being raised, attributing towards him no more than a gain of strength Saketsui admittedly does not like anymore than he did his own parents. With minimal guidance at hand, Saketsui had of course strayed far from the ‘family bonds’ circuit, so much that he let loose his Uchiha Pride and left the village, seeking refugee in whatever else can he call family. 【Dreams and fears】 Saketsui does not have any actual dreams, beyond the redundant desire of power and strength, which honestly everyone seeks in their own way. Saketsui is able to express this want with staggering accuracy, thus making it seem as though it’s his real purpose. Supposedly, Saketsui is far more simple than to be wooed by strength alone, and seeks a mystery that he himself has not figured out yet. The fact that he dared journey away from the Hamajo Confederation and the Konohagakure province shows that he’s willing to discover. Combat reports. Gathered from evaluation reports after missions. 【Fighting style】 Shortly would normally indicate that Saketsui possesses no solid fighting style, and saying so would be wrong. Saketsui fighting is identifiable in that it is more reliant on a prominent combination of dual-wielding swords and different forms of ninjutsu applicable in less elaborate but far more innovative ways. A creative fighter on the go, Saketsui is strategic enough to go through battle with little to no losses on his part, with singular maintenance on his own health and keeping himself safe, this implies that Saketsui is a shift fighter, someone able to change from defensive to offensive in a few seconds. Tactic after another with proper follow up then allows him to – while parrying strikes at a pace he sees fit – counterattack and efficiently keep up with his enemy. His own Kekkei Genkai helps him much more with this style. 【Kekkei genkai, or bloodline limit】 Bloodline limit name: Sharingan Description: The Sharingan is a part of the trio of unblemished Dojutsu that either haunt or bless Konohagakure. The Sharingan itself is the color of the flames, the ‘Eye of the Heart’, as told by those who have known it. Red in it’s color, it possesses a wondrous hue that engulfs the eye fully. In Saketsui’s case, three tomoe’s swirl about and manifest inside his eye, one that has three and the other has two, instead. Strengths: The Sharingan grants the wielder two broad abilities: the "Eye of Insight" (洞察眼, Dōsatsugan) and the "Eye of Hypnotism" (催眠眼, Saimingan). Although the abilities are not literally restricted to certain eyes, Even within these two categories, there may exist several distinct though similar abilities: The Eye of Insight gives color to chakra, allowing it to be fully identifiable during combat and even outside of it. It also gives clarity to perception, paying further heed to each and every detail in movement, any physical action that takes place is reflexively absorbed by the Sharingan and given to the wielder’s head, through which they are able to see through their motion. The Sharingan, as though it is precognition, when advanced to a certain point that it allows Saketsui to read actions and act against them when needed. The Eye of Hypnotism, on the other hand, allows usage of the Genjutsu: Sharingan, a technique exclusive to this Kekkei Genkai. This Genjutsu is applicable to any target of any strength so long as they sustain eyesight with him, and the Genjutsu allows him to control the person by literal means. Weaknesses: The well known weakness of the Sharingan is that it is easily countered, because people prior to the rebirth of the Uchiha Clan have witnessed it in use so many times, that it became a worldwide popular aspect of the Shinobi world. The Sharingan is thus easy to see through and work against. 【Ninja techniques】 A rank techniques: B rank techniques: Flying Swallow Katon: Haisekisho Kage Bunshin no Jutsu C rank techniques: Katon: Goukakyu no Jutsu Kuchiyose no Jutsu: Hawk D-E rank techniques: All Academy Jutsu 【Custom made techniques】 Jutsu name: Shinobiyoru Ken no Gishiki Rank: C Range: Short, melee range. Description: The Ceremony of the Creeping Sword is a technique where accuracy and detail is implied. The Taijutsu is more of a form than an actual attack, whereas Iaido is an ability that Samurai utilized to achieve swift beheading, the Ceremony of the Creeping Sword is slow, calculated and articulate. Where depth is applicable, he puts strain. First and foremost, the technique is initiated similar to the aforementioned one, where Saketsui places both hands on opposite hilts – left to right and right to left – and draw the swords in a cross. With speed and precision, the distance is broken between Saketsui and his enemy and one sword comes down in a quick, unrelenting brandish. But the Ceremony of the Creeping Sword owes it’s name to the proper usage of what follows. If the initial strike is by luck evaded, then the other sword, as though a shadow of the one before, comes about. By coordinating a proper distraction with the first slash that comes as a feint more than anything, the other sword is without distraction able to disappear and reappear, something akin to Ninjutsu but far more complicated. Focus is drawn –away- from the second sword by putting all of his strength on the first one, and then the second strike is able to rip down unseen, making it extremely difficult to avoid. With the addition of the Sharingan that pays significant heed to any movement the enemy makes, this technique is far more effective. The one weakness that the Ceremony of the Creeping Sword has is that, once an opponent has witnessed it, the technique can NEVER work on that same target again, because their eyesight and memory have already absorbed the technique’s speed and accuracy, and it is rendered useless if the other blade goes noticed by a single tick. The other disadvantage is that any wielder of the Sharingan is capable of seeing the other blade, assuming that it is activated at the time. 【Custom made techniques】 Jutsu name: Hissatsu: Henge no Jutsu Rank: C Range: Self Description: While the Henge no Jutsu is a widely known technique with Shinobi that graduate from the academy, Saketsui is able to employ a more diverse form of the technique. After utilizing the Kage Bunshin no Jutsu, Saketsui can then either transform himself into a sword or transform one of his bunshin into a sword . The sword that manifests has no sharpness whatsoever, but can be combined with Samurai Sabre Technique to gain an extra sting to it, because both him and the clone are able to knead chakra and thus the effect is essentially made much stronger. However, as Saketsui is only proficient at dual-wielding, he is forced to use this technique in tandem with Kage Bunshin no Jutsu and Samurai Sabre Technique, which will have a huge toll on his chakra reserves in the long run. 【Custom made techniques】 Jutsu name: Dance of the Full Moon Rank: A Range: Short, melee range. Description: Dance of the Full Moon is a direct variation to the Dance of the Crescent Moon, which is a series of strikes that come from several directions that aim to deter an enemies’ line of evasion. First, a handseal is performed and both swords are individually pulled. With respect to his own speed, Saketsui then brings three, not two, Kage Bunshins, one from up and two from the east and west. Then, they close in on their enemy. Honing in with potent precision, each clone then creates a cross and beckons chakra to cover their swords, after which they strike in tandem at a singular opponent. This technique is supremely efficient because, while it may be arbitrary that an enemy does not avoid it, the technique itself can repeat itself constantly until the opponent is actually hit. Despite the fact that this technique can go on for long, the Kage Bunshin cannot be maintained for longer than a few minutes, which then renders this ability unusable for a good while. That, coupled with the dire need to sustain his own chakra, brings about a huge disadvantage to the technique that cannot be overlooked. 【Weaponry, tools and objects.】 Weapon, tool or object name: Mūn setsudan ken Weapon, tool or object type: Sword / Katana. Description: The Mun Setsudan Ken is one of the two swords Saketsui is fond of putting to use. The sword itself hs a dark-colored handle and a matching scabbard. The blade is extremely sharp and durable, able to withstand great punishment before actually breaking a part. Weapon, tool or object name: Hangetsu-kiri ken Weapon, tool or object type: Sword / Katana. Description: Respective to the previous sword, the Hangetsu-kiri ken is far more sharper and dangerously long, with a white hilt and a black scabbard, owing this kind of opposite coloring to the fact that it’s named the Half-Moon Cutting Sword. This one is essentially the same as the Mun Setsudan Ken, although it is far more recipient of chakra in general and crafted in such a way that it’ll accept his chakra better than any other sword could. The Hangetsu-kiri Ken is also the sword any bunshin will transform to if the Hissatsu: Henge no Jutsu is used, as by default it is Saketsui’s primary choice.
51,238	1,381	145	2,089	1,979	Arima Shuu - Tametomo The Red Sages The Auction House While enjoying the many delicacies offered within the auction house's lobby room that served more as a bal room than anything else, Arima monitored the various suits overlooking the whole scene. He could easily identify most of the security force, but there were clearly concealed ones monitoring just as much as he was. As such, he had to be rather slick about his whole approach. He'd enter idle conversations with other participants of the event, sharing a glass of white wine while on the side getting some voluptuous foie gras to go with it. Though Arima had never lived like an elite, adapting and keeping up appearances was his thing, allowing him to easily blend in. Naomi had since then left and was burning away minutes. Even though there was no clear indication whether she was going through smoothly with the plan or not, the leader of the squad started to feel anxious. The more he studied the area, the more he noticed there was a lot of security, and that's not even considering the evident reinforcements if they were forced to use the explosives. Whether a miracle or a curse, his torment would meet an end when he'd notice a very familiar suit and smell of cigarettes in the area. Added to that the scarlet hair, Aro was quickly distinguished by Arima. Panicked, this was evidently not part of the plan, who was standing guard outside? This guy was trouble, and Arima knew it from the start. While it wouldn't be enough to accuse him as a traitor, he'd clearly be a threat if this was his way of taking the initiative. If this place wasn't so crowded, the Tametomo would have a hell of an explanation with the Sarutobi. It would be thanks to Naomi's voice that Arima had calmed down a bit and focused on the objective despite the impromptu change of plans from the newcomer. Of course, he couldn't speak through the commlink, but he would swiftly press his finger behind his ear, pretending to scratch it, in order to make the piece of equipment simulate a couple of beeps. This was the signal for Naomi to proceed a they barely had two minutes left. To stay natural a little longer before everything would go to shit, Arima approached a waiter, asking for one of those delicious baba au rhum, anticipating the explosion to mess with the lightning and cause immediate panic. His position was tactical of course, as he neared the bathrooms himself and if the ventilation plans were correct, he could evacuate safely and regroup with Naomi given that she'd escape as well. Aro on the other hand, he was on his own if he was going to improvise like this. Yakoul Kakariko The Confederation's General of Armed Forces The VERY Relaxing Spa Relaxation Domain Like music to its ears, Yakoul acknowledged Tanji's answer fully and was actually impressed that he wasn't so far from the truth. Though the deal was that he was to find exactly what it was, or at least have mostly truths in them. A long silence reigned, which would make Kanata's rude comments all the more louder for the general to consider in its punishment. Initially Kanata wasn't going to get anything physical today, but she just had to push it. Stopping in the middle of the paved road, the feline turned its head slightly to peer over at the duo, the malice being almost visible from their perspective. Oh and, it was very much offended, Kanata. "Holy fuck, that's ... Actually pretty cool Tenga, I better write that on my shiteater resume. But, unfortunately for your scrawny ass, you're pretty fucking wrong. I'll make it lighter, because there is some truth to it." It at least gave the illusionist shinobi that much before its tail swayed at a suspiciously quick pace. Before Tenji would know it, he'd feel the soft fur of the tail's end pushing the back of his skull forward without actually hitting him. The strength and speed invested in the strike however would throw the guy's face directly at the concrete he was standing on. At the worst, he'd get a pretty bruised up cheek and bleeding lips, though he'd feel this for at least a week. And Yakoul was going soft there. The animal wasn't done however, as the tail quickly whipped itself diagonally upwards to slap Kanata as it did yesterday, sending her a meter off her feet and down toward an artificial pond next to the walkway. The slap wasn't strong, but would be mostly designed to get the girl into that mass of water. They were both punished, and the general was satisfied. "You too, you should learn to shut the fuck up sometimes." The scene was done, Yakoul had its fun, now they'd have to get down to business. Passing by the two women who greeted them from afar, the feline waved them away as it headed for the VIP room it seemed to be accustomed to. The room was a large, Japanese-style hotel room, sans the cramped storage element, with sliding doors. The two were welcomed to join the beast and enjoy the cleanliness and quality of the room. Nepotism pays after all. Without saying a word, Yakoul would vanish into a connected room, only to come out a mere second later with a white bathrobe on. The two would have noticed that the place was a hot springs paradise, with many different 'floors' climbing the mountain that was once a volcano. Many rooms surrounded the main building they entered and resided in, but multiple small villas next to larger springs were illuminated. The shadows of the clients enjoying both male and female company were purposely visible to add to the mood of customers seeking the most delightful of experiences. Most workers were women however, wearing beautiful kimonos and either patrolling the whole spa or just serving as house maids. "If you lot wanna get butt naked or just comfy, by my motherfucking guest. We fucked around, now we discuss business. Gozoboro is probably getting informed that I'm around so he won't waste time gathering assholes for protection and addressing us directly." The creature sat down on one of the cushions set before a small table with sake already served in them as if they were already expecting Yakoul and its colleagues. It chugged the small cup before resting it left elbow the table and use its hand as support for its chin. "I want your prognosis of the area. Tunja, how many cunts will be an issue once we get volatile? Kanata, got anything to monitor assholes that may be eavesdropping. I can't tell you how much I fucking hate peeping Toms. In any case, you both know your roles when the fat fuck gets in reach in and shit hits the fan, right?"	Spode's Magical Character Emporium of Wonders V.2! DLC pack Coming soon. Buy Season Pass Now! “I'm gon' fuck me some motherfuckers.” 1m75 - 72 KG At first glance, it is almost impossible to not have any preconception regarding Yakoul's normal appearance, an issue that costed the lives of many. Yakoul looks like the typical cat-human people see in various media and have bizarre fantasies about, though the reasons behind its current for are a lot less fantastic. Everyone notices the white cat ears and the long tail, which various in size for no apparent reason, and would usually dumb it down as 'too cute to be threatening'. That's until they see its teeth. Otherwise it can also alternate its cat pupils, usually forming them when in combat. They're orange regardless of the form. Now that the kitty aspects are out, the next issue is ... Well the rest. Its silhouette is completely androgynous. Somewhat curvy bottom part but facial traits that look more like a young male teen's than a female's. Its chest appears to look more like pectoral muscles than breasts. The hair style doesn't help either, being short and curly/messy. Its gender will always remain a dark enigma those in the Confederation hope to crack some day. Or not. Freaks. In terms of attire, it wields a navy blue, long sleeved shirt with golden buttons in the center. An orange pair of shorts to keep its legs warm along with long, same colored socks that nearly reach the knees. It does not wear sandals, ever, but a pair of navy blue shoes it can easily slide on its feet without having to deal with laces or velcro. Personnel files. Access only by security personnel with a C3 clearance. 【Full Name】 Yakoul Kakariko 【Alias】 The Badass who Fucked Konoha (Self proclaimed) Hamajo's Monstrous Hero Kitty Cat 【Affiliation】 The Hamajō Confederation 【Age】 113 【Sex】 ? 【Sexuality】 A lot of things 【Birthplace】 Hidden in the Grass 【Bloodline】 N/A 【Rank】 General of the Confederation's Armed Forces - Jonin Commander Equivalent Psych. report. Medical secrecy applies. 【Personality】 Yakoul earned the title of War hero and trump card of the Confederation's army 11 years ago because of its genius regarding the Art of War and overall capabilities in the field. A lot of it is true, as Yakoul has never backed down from a fight (doesn't mean it never lost), winning against any type of individual conceivable, whether they are intelligent, dumb, strong or frail, it always found a way. This much praise made it a main figure to the Confederation's political and social life, despite all of it being based on prestige told by the Confederation itself. Many know of how ruthless Yakoul is, breaking the 'cute cat' image it once had, but the details remain rather vague and exclusive to inner circles. In truth, although it wields the willpower and charm of an extremely successful warlord, it is undeniably an unpredictable force of malice no one other than the top ruler of the Confederation has managed to tame. It holds the nickname of monster for a reason for anyone who has actively been an obstacle to the feline has lived the merciless and downright cruel fury of the beast. Only through tactical advantage does it show mercy, otherwise it has no qualms in exposing its perverted and sick mind to those it simply wants to rob something from. Ironically, apart from war, it is an individual completely absent of common sense. Mundane activities are engaged in the most eccentric and downright surreal fashion with this critter. Despite emitting one of the most foul presences in the entire world, it has a surprising way of illuminating rooms for people it shares a sense of camaraderie with to avoid getting bored. Indeed, it has a terribly thin attention span. Speaking of comrades actually, as monstrous as it may be, it built itself a rationale that gives actual human value to its close colleagues, only to use their deaths as a catalyst to fill itself with anger and many other emotions to slaughter superior enemies. Does it feel something when someone close dies? Sure, and it knows it, hence why it uses it. Keeping up with unpredictability, its behavior has been deemed so sporadic, it is impossible to truly form a friendship with it. Now the reason being that as much as it enjoys messing around when in free time or just during transition phases in a conflict, one thing will get it to laugh while another almost completely identical will earn the instigator an impromptu vasectomy. Needless to say, many have come and left Yakoul's squad not because of the intense battlefield, but by the insane moodswings. Did I mention its intuition? If it has a bad feeling about you, prepare to have a bad time. Needless to say, ti remains a really good judge of character, as would be any leader. This deserves the final paragraph and serves as a warning to everyone. Profanity is its mother tongue and has a very horrible accent when speaking. In most sentences, it will enter a pointless swear, and this increases depending on how passionate it gets. Add to that a shamelessly crude attitude and we have the most foul individual in the Confederation as one would expect. It doesn't always insert swear words, but they seem to illustrate quite well what its intentions are most of the time. 【History】 Yakoul has lived far longer than most people on this earth, all thanks to the inherited powers of its supposed 'cursed' clan. It didn't feel all that bad to it, quite the contrary, it got eternal life all to itself. The feline essentially saw history happen before it, not that it did much to actually archive it or even remember, it was just there, existing and eating whatever it attacked in a village, whether it be livestock, pet or people. Like many of its clan, it terrified the populace because of its jumps of rage and general disregard for their lives. Yeah no, Yakoul isn't this dual-personality type. It always lived as if its surges of violence were just it being in a bad mood rather than lack of control. Decades went on and it would only be when encountering a group a very strange looking individuals, nothing like those annoying shinobi that were sometimes a little too hard to kill. They were strong, but also quite tasty looking, and Yakoul liked that a lot. Wanting a piece of these people, its blood would quickly be rust to the blades of the leader's right hand. The animal didn't beg for mercy, but rather stared at the dominant being of the group, fantasizing on how it would have been great to have that body all to itself in its cavern. It was not because of its potential that it was spared, however, but because of its amusing appearance. The monster that would eventually be one of the pivotal figures in the war was recruited for looking somewhat like a cat. Well, "recruited", it served as decor for the leader's luxurious tastes. It wouldn't be until the first days of war that Yakoul would prove its worth as more than just a soldier. At first, it was simply sent on small missions due to its enhanced senses and general aggressiveness toward foes. It didn't mind, it had free food and could rip anything to shreds when asked. Doing dirty work was just a small repayment. Its talents as a war leader flourished when confronted to its first ambush. Somewhat devoid of extreme intelligence, it mixed what it learned through living so long and instinct to divide strategies to minimize losses. Though this time it was actual comrades and not food something it would protect in some cave or stolen house. Few casualties and a need to make a profanity filled speech to pump its men, Yakoul was given the title of General. Why? Because the leader could, not that it really earned it or anything. It just made its superior happy and proved its worth. Many events during the war were under its leadership, and generally it kept the upper hand and quickly understood the art of war. One could say it was more or less its destiny to hold such a position as it lived in relatively poor countries where small conflicts were rampant and only through strategy was survival possible. What would mark Yakoul as a war hero would be how it led its men to the doors of Konoha and in three days time, murdered with its bare hands the leader of the 11th Corp, the equivalent of Root at the time. Fujitora Choko was killed, and Ayame Choko, the Hokage, would have the same visit by Yakoul. Many speculate that Ayame was never there to begin with, but soldiers attest that Yakoul had killed her as well. Of course, victors are the ones who write history, so even knows if this whole damn history section is legit and not me making a BS Shyamalan on you? Thought so. After the war, Yakoul's been ... Quiet. Simply because the Red Sages have been too sporadic for it to actually care enough. It is mostly seen in public events with its master or simply to keep itself entertained. 【Family ties】 It doesn't have any known relatives. Unless you count every stray cat in the world. The Great President \| Master and Pet \| N/A - Amegakure Capital 【Dreams and fears】 Yakoul dreams to simply do whatever it wants the next day. As of now, it fights for its master in a more zealous manner than anything. But if its superior were to die, it could very well change its passion on a whim. As of now, it simply wanted to endlessly fight the rebels, over and over, and hopefully even die a horrible death at their hands. Not that it actively tries to die, it's simply a fantasy. Combat reports. Gathered from evaluation reports after missions. 【Fighting style】 Swift and deadly. Yakoul's fight have often been rather quick, or at least when it decides to go on the offensive anyway. Most of the time it falls on taunts and easily evades and/or blocks strikes it can see coming beforehand. Easily finding the flaws in the techniques employed by the opposition, when confident enough it can end it, Yakoul will strike where it hurts the most. This of course depends on the caliber of the opponent, as those who prove to be a lot more keen on their moves will force the beast to actually prod something out of them with actual violence. When in its lethal mindset, it greatly utilizes its strong tail as a third member to gain an easy advantage on the enemy, as well as keep many of its abilities a 'surprise' for the enemy to discover. Because of this, it prioritizes close quarters combat 3/4 times, especially considering its Jutsu pool. The issue with it fighting longer and longer, however, is that it slowly loses patience and lets its more berserk state take hold, pushing Yakoul to lose a decent thought process out of anger and sheer brutality. 【Kekkei genkai, or bloodline limit】 Bloodline limit name: Juugo's Clan Kekkei Genkai Description: Many consider this Kekkei Genkai as the cheap counterpart of the Sage mode. Yakoul would of course strongly disagree. To start off with the basics, this KG enables the wielder to passively absorb Senjutsu Chakra (Natural Energy) all the time, leaving it with some pretty gargantuan chakra pools. The effects can often be dumbed down to bursts of anger and berserk states, but Yakoul has since grown accustomed to it. However, bien exposed to it for so long, it has developed animal-like traits similar to beings untrained in Sage Art that have absorbed too much Senjutsu chakra. In this case, it acquired feline traits. It is also the cause of Yakoul's massive longevity and seemingly eternal youth. Because it is mostly under control, Yakoul can freely manipulate its own body and expose select parts to 'curse' with his Sage Transformation. Essentially, it can manipulate the form of its body, sprout wings or grow axe blades on its forearms. The possibilities are massive, as long as they aren't too exaggerated. Chakra cannons are also a dominant trait in the Sage Transformation. Generally users of this KG can tank massive blows that prowl through their flesh and pierce their members without an issue as seen when Juugo not only had a massive hole in his arm but also his chest and recovered without an issue. However the more this ability is used, the less coherent the thought process Yakoul's approaches will be. As much as it is used to it, it will eventually lose grip and wildly attack anything if battles push it too far. Withering down Yakoul's endurance makes it the best tactic to make it a lot more dangerous and violent, but also more predictable and easily deceived. Strengths: The KG offers overwhelmingly high amounts of chakra as well as access to natural energy. Naturally users have immense strength, which only increases when enhancing certain parts of their bodies (easily rivals CES). Resilience and a particularly versatile movepool are probably the biggest strengths in there. The added bulk of the sage transformation can be compensated with the chakra jets. Weaknesses: Surprisingly has few, but the lack of control through continuous use is rather exploitable. When transformed, whether it is berserk or not, the moves appear to be more predictable and easy to anticipate, in exchange for simply more destructive power. 【Ninja techniques】 S rank techniques: 1 Compulsory Subjugation A rank techniques: 3 My Favorite Cancer Perfect Symbiosis Enhanced Scales B rank techniques: 4 Super Mega Ultra Go to Hell Cannons Fire Cannon Dash Genjutsu: Cat and Mouse Suffocating Haze C rank techniques: 5 Up yours: Style One Swiisssshhhhh Shotgun Special Lil' Sluggers Regeneration Absorption D-E rank techniques: 3 Hiding in Surface Technique Overwhelming Killing Intent Yakoul's Juinjutsu 【Custom made techniques】 Jutsu name: I'm just fucking better than you! (Also known as Compulsory Subjugation) Rank: S Range: 0 - 50m Description: As Yakoul's Trump card, Compulsory Subjugation is a tool it prefers to use in very specific scenarios and often saves it as a 'Grand Finale' for people like Souji Tametomo. It manifests itself in three tentacle-like appendages emerging from Yakoul's spine with only the tips being of a completely black color, the rest remaining beige/gray like the typical KG transformation. They all hold tremendous strength with the capability of slapping away boulders with one alone and they can strength up to 50 meters. Though as strong as they may be, they remain easy to cut like flesh and inflict gargantuan pain to Yakoul when cut, and even more when being reattached or regenerating, thus forcing its stamina to plummet. But its greatest strength doesn't lie there. The tips are where the ability shines. They are ridiculously sharp, but can still be blocked by robust defenses. Of course once they manage to actually inflict damage, here the fun begins. If one were to be simply scratched by the tentacle, they could have a small piece of Yakoul's flesh in them, not big enough to be game breaking, but enough to bond with their flesh and bone of the area. A large amount of pain occurs as the incompatible flesh acts like a cancer and forces the muscles to tense and twist on each other. If done on an arm or leg, the bones would easily snap and rend the member worthless but it would end there (except for the pain), while if on the body, the organs run the risk of being completely ripped to shreds. The solution is simple, stab the area that was cut, the bleeding will cause a lot of the Sage Transformation flesh to ooze out. The blood loss won't be enough to kill but will render largely ineffective. That's if they can close the wound. If the tentacle is stabbed, however. Everything changes. Large amounts of Yakoul's own flesh is injected in the body, ripping apart muscles and bones as they go, essentially making it a game over unless a third party severs the appendage before it can completely possess the body. Immediate medical treatment can held control this, though the victim is decommissioned. If Yakoul possesses the individual entirely and destroys them from the inside out, they will evidently die. But only to revive as a mindless beast under Yakoul's command, like a pet. They would be possessed by the Sage Transformation entirely, looking exactly like the second stage transformation. They can use the same abilities they once had, barring tactics. The only escape would be death, unless some miracle doctor finds a cure. cough Jutsu name: My Favorite Cancer Rank: A Range: N/A Description: Similar to the Fission Technique, the function is similar, however it is interconnected with the Sage Kekkei Genkai. Essentially Yakoul splits itself physically to produce two teen-like Yakoul. I can go up two four with small kid versions. They are generally physically weaker as they go along and divide, as well as simply having weaker abilities (And the S rank Technique sealed). However they are capable of gathering natural energy individually and slowly grow. When divided by two, about 5 posts are needed for both Yakoul to be fully grown, 8 (4 to be teen sized) for the smaller one. When destroyed, they turn into puddles of flesh that glues itself back into a fission clone, giving back the chakra. When split they can't have more chakra than the average individual unlike a full Yakoul who can have an overwhelmingly high surplus. After 5 posts where they're fully grown, they're forced back into one Yakoul as the technique expires. Jutsu name: Perfect Symbiosis, Bitch. Rank: A Range: 150 KM Description: One could call this an extremely advanced version of sensory, but it really is a mastery of Senjutsu chakra to the extent where someone incapable of being a Sage could master it. Yakoul becomes 'One' spiritually with nature, which is everywhere, making it almost completely undetectable by sensors. Its chakra can be seen by Sharingan, Rinnegan and Byakugan, but locating Yakoul is extremely difficult in long distances. The only exceptions are either Sages or those with this ability (or equivalent). But this also gives a tremendous advantage in sensory skills for Yakoul. When actively using this ability, its pupils dilate like a cat's as it uses natural energy as a powerful sensory ability for both extremely long ranges and close range. When going long range, it is mostly good for finding very specific chakra signatures and presences in remote areas as well a detecting who is in what area and how many beings there are there. When in close range, it can essentially take over for sight and sound as it gives a very precise input on what approches, what form it has and how fast it is moving. Its enhanced sense of smell and hearing usually compliment the job perfectly. Jutsu name: Awesome as shit Scales Rank: A Range: Personal Description: Developed after killing Fujitora Choko, Yakoul decided to innovate a bit defensively, and thus also evolve offensively, by taking elements from the Heavenly Blood. Here, it must use Sage Transformation before this becomes possible. Yakoul is capable of having 'scales' rapidly grow on affected parts of its body by concentrating both senjutsu chakra and stamina to make them steel-hard. Indeed, it affects both the physical and chakra state of the user, making it something that can't be entirely recovered by passive natural energy absorbing. These can easily block non-enhanced weapons and take multiple hits from those. It takes stronger Ninjutsu to break through. The seconde usage it has requires a lot less stamina, almost none, but it loses all of its value. Using a bit of wind chakra on its pores, Yakoul can simply fire these scales in large waves like large, diamond-shaped kunai in a direction it chooses without actually moving. Being made of chakra they have higher piercing capability, but they are somewhat slower and more predictable than the ninja tools. Their strength mostly lie on the being ejected from anywhere at anytime. Jutsu name: Fire Cannon Dash Rank: B Range: 30m - 100m Description: A simple technique that utilises both Fire release and the Juugo clan's cannons. In this technique they're generally on the back and the elbows and take en entire post to charge with heat. Yakoul can still do whatever during that post except for cannon usage, but the increase in energy is very apparent. In the next post it can choose to either keep the cannons red hot for up to three turns before releasing the technique, and during that wait it can use cannon abilities but with a 50% penalty in power. When it it used however, Yakoul can travel between 30m to 100m in speeds that rival even body flicker, all the while being in control of its body. However it can only travel in a straight line, making somewhat predictable the first go, but extremely lethal if not ready. Jutsu name: Genjutsu: Cat and Mouse Rank: B Range: Sight and Sound Description: Yakoul's only real Genjutsu other than the basic stuff, which uses both visual and sound queues to make it exceptionally difficult to pinpoint. Here it will sway its tail from left to right while applying it, those who simply look at Yakoul will see the tail move regardless if they focus on it. The Yin chakra already has its effect and simply needs an activation. The sound required is a simply crack of its jaw, something it does all too often in a fight, whether it applies it or not. Breaking free is the typical methods, but it doesn't make one immune to it. The effects are simple, once affected, the perception of the victim is severely flawed. They will feel as though they are seeing through the eyes of a mouse, or any small critter really and the whole environment, including Yakoul is giant. As such, all they would see would be a giant Yakoul attacking them, its massive movements easily covering their whole line of sight and making it horribly tedious to predict anything. Jutsu name: Suffocating Haze Rank: B Range: Description: Fusing Wind and Fire chakra, steam-like incense that covers a large amount of ground with Yakoul being the center of it all. When using this ability Yakoul cannot utilise its other cannon abilities. The effects are simple, it imposes a powerful heatwave in the whole field and a bit beyond really quickly with a slight haze to make visibility harder for others. Plants, even trees, die in the first seconds of the technique drying up almost anything, the insects follow shortly after and animals feel extremely dehydrated. Bigger summons also feel the huge toll as their big bodies are confiscated of a large amount of water, making them just as susceptible. Trained shinobi can withstand it easily, other lifeforms not so much. Water techniques suffer the most from it, bring mostly dried up and losing most of their strength. Lightning, because of wind chakra infused, become a little weaker but mostly inaccurate in both targeting and usage (chakra control is simply harder). Wind Techniques suffer a similar effect to Lightning, being eaten up by the fire aspect. Earth suffers more slowly, drying up and losing solidity eventually. Only Fire techniques are enhanced here to Yakoul's advantage. Lasts for five posts, cool down for five as well. Jutsu name: Shotgun Special Rank: C Range: Close, extends to about 10m Description: A wind based ability that is mostly non-lethal (unless you suck) which consists in releasing strong air pressure from the cannons protuding from Yakoul's body. The released pressure acts like a shotgun shell, extremely strong push back when in point black, but loses it strength as it goes along. The effect of distance really depends on the individual strength of each, but it's generally meant to keep people away in a pinch. Also useful to eject oneself really quickly into the air or to a direction. Jutsu name: Lil' Sluggers Rank: C Range: N/A Description: Yakoul uses a much weaker version of the Fission technique, letting a bit of its flesh drop on the ground and ignite thanks to fire chakra. It quickly hoards natural energy to grow into a child-sized humanoid golem, similar to Deidara's puppets, as they start charging in at whatever Yakoul wants gone. They can morph their limbs and bodies to an extent, forming blades and bizarre/flexible shapes. They're slow and somewhat predictable, but damaging them will result in more of them coming back. It is being completely destroying them into sufficiently small pierces that the flames covering them overpowers their regeneration and they just die. They're more of a very annoying distraction than anything. Jutsu name: Delicious Grub Rank: C Range: Close Description: This deserves some explaining. In a large battlefield full of NPC's, this technique essentially allows Yakoul to recover from non-fatal injuries easily as it barely requires any chakra and simply uses to heal its damaged body. So some specifications are needed. In order to fully absorb a body and heal major wounds it needs to be immobile for two posts, as in it can't move from that point, but can still use jutsu and so on to defend itself. Jutsu name: Overwhelming Killing Intent Rank: D Range: Up to 5 KM Description: Yakoul's aura is so foul and its chakra levels massive enough to have nearby individuals actually feel the pressure of its bloodlust on their shoulders. Only the strongest shinobi around will not fear a tint of fear as their natural instincts would force them to have when confronted to such a deadly predator. It is capable of using it from pretty big distances when it is stalking certain individuals to put them on their guard all the while destabilizing them. Jutsu name: Yakoul's Seal of Approval Rank: N/A Range: Personal Description: Almost exactly like Orochimaru's Curse Seal since it did come from the Kekkei Genkai after all. The Confederation saw great potential in this and made it possible for Yakoul to impose Juinjutsu on certain victims and disobedient followers. It doesn't spread it like free candy however, as it is also a source of power that could easily push unworthy individuals into berserk-like states and be an issue to society. 【Weaponry, tools and objects.】 Weapon, tool or object name: Tease Weapon, tool or object type: Claw Rings Description: A set of Claw Rings worn in every finger except the thumbs. Why? Because they're freaking cool. Also they're specially designed to have wind chakra channel out of the pointed blade form 30 cm air claws. They're hard to see at first glance and cut like any chakra enhanced blade (because its chakra yah). Weapon, tool or object name: Ninjato Weapon, tool or object type: Just a Ninjato Description: Just a Ninjato is carrier around for no reason. Weapon, tool or object name: Awesome clothes Weapon, tool or object type: Clothes Description: It always wears the same clothes, and they can survive being burnt and its super transformations. They don't protect from damage, they just prevent you from seeing Yakoul naked. “By the honor of the Tametomo, I will fight to the death for all our freedoms.” 1m83 - 88 kg A rather tall lad with a well built body, Arima does have the looks on his side. Not the most attractive but that isn't his only asset. With black, almond shaped eyes and straight black hair, some would expect him to be some Uchiha rather than related to the Red Sages leaders. Not so broad shoulders but evidently trained arms and dexterous hands. In terms of attire, he takes whatever he needs to blend in, but often sticks to the Confederation uniform to keep as inconspicuous as possible as a shinobi. He's always seen wearing black combat gloves alone with these odd navy blue boots he wears instead of the common sandals. He's also fond of cloaks when executing covert operations despite having a mask at his disposal, he just likes it. Personnel files. Access only by security personnel with a C3 clearance. 【Full Name】 Arima Shuu - Tametomo 【Alias】 The Rising Sage The Great Red Sage's Cousin The Pussy 【Affiliation】 The Red Sages 【Age】 17 【Sex】 Male 【Sexuality】 Straight 【Birthplace】 Amegakure 【Bloodline】 Tametomo's Shuu branch 【Rank】 Chūnin Psych. report. Medical secrecy applies. 【Personality】 A pretty boy with a status that easily earns him social recognition. Arima doesn't mind utilizing the Tametomo name when in rebel grounds to pride himself over his lineage, something that does get him some female attention. Quite the hotshot and showoff with his rather advanced techniques he dedicates to his own clan, one could say he's the type of popular kid that everybody knows whether they like it or not. In the midst of his demonstrations and indulging himself in praises, he simply loves to maintain a cold and distant attitude, to play the 'mysterious' guy while saying encouraging phrases regarding honor and all that jazz. What most don't see however is that he is far under the expectations of the usual Tametomo, he's a pushover. Souji was quite the thing at his age and that's not even mentioning Tarara, both his cousins. He's very aware of this, as are some of his closer colleagues. He's aware that he neither has their skill nor inherited traits to make him as grandiose as they are. But instead of accepting himself, he remains deluded when facing the crowd of peers that stand in awe when he does anything really. At least this works with the newbies. While insecure, he's also somewhat of a coward, having barely ever been in the battlefield and lied more than once about his experiences. The scar on his lip is the one his family laughs about the most. As much as he may seem confident when playing a facade, he is devoid of any authority and presence. This is particularly true when he's into a girl that doesn't send back the feelings. He's hopeless and stammering. And the more he feels emotionally cornered like this, the easier it is for people to call him out on his bullshit. 【History】 Born six years prior to the massive world war, Arima lived a peaceful life before and after the events really. His family was largely protected by the heads of the rebelling force against the mighty crusading army. It was around age 8 that he developed this idea that he was part of a big family, like the Uchiha or the Kazekage lineage. That he was destined to help this world too by leading it to safety with the Red Sages. Becoming a shinobi thus became a thing, but he was quickly disillusioned when he realized it was rather tough. He put hi spirit in it sure, but often got discouraged when more talent prodigies bested him in almost every field. Nonetheless, this sense of pride remained strong, and while he was named Shuu and Tametomo was a pariah name, he knew that among the inner circles of his family he was seen as special because of this. Becoming a chuunin was a rather average experience for him, he always blamed his teammates for his shortcomings and hardly passed the exams needed. Nonetheless, he made it, and quickly backed out of as many Confederation activities as he could. He was entirely dedicated to the Red Sages and would demand to be trained under their own men rather than by the typical government bound shinobi. Eventually he'd be recognized capable of conducting covert operations, and in his first he was paired with an experience Jonin. The goal was simple, find and infiltrate a simple weapons barrack and set it to blow up. When Arima would tell this tale of course, it was one of the main secret warehouses for quality weapons manufacturing among other things. He didn't lie that the operation was successful however, and exaggerated the few patrols confused and searching around the area with multiple special Ops pursuing them through the border. But hey, details. Oh and yes, that's where he got his scar. The special ops offered a great version of this story, but the thing was that they had to stop their trip for a rest, and who said rest also said snack break. Being the idiot that he is, he tried to open the sealed can with his teeth since most of their tools were left behind to hide evidence. A beautifully vertical and bloody cut on his lip. Well at least the lid was silver like the blade of those commando ninjas. Nowadays he tells this tale, and many believe him due to mostly his status and the fact that despite not being on par, he is a pretty good shinobi who ca handle his own. Some of his teammates were still tipped off about the real events and see right through his make believe, but even while knowing that he tries to stick with the fake alternative to make himself feel better about ... Things. 【Family ties】 Being raised within a branch of the Tametomo, he's known to be related to the two great leaders of The Red Sages. Both his parents are alive and well and he has no siblings. They go under the surname Shuu to avoid any attention from the Confederation. Toroi Shuu \| Father \| 49, Amegakure, Former Chuunin and now door to door salesman Kurona Shuu \| Mother \| 37, Amegakure, Chuunin under the Confederation, serving as a mole for The Red Sages Souji Tametomo \| Cousin \| 27, N/A, Leader of The Red Sages, 1st Degree cousin with Kurona Shuu Chieko Honma \| Friend \| 15, Konoha, Member and colleague in The Red Sages, He hopelessly has a crush on her and they've been partnered before (strong synergy as they both use lightning) 【Dreams and fears】 He dreams of actually reaching the level of his cousins and maybe one day be worthy of carrying on at least some of The Red Sage's legacy. He's absolutely scared of his current condition, of not being good enough for any of this. He also fears the intense battlefield, the inevitable possibility that he'll die. Combat reports. Gathered from evaluation reports after missions. 【Fighting style】 Obviously oriented toward a style of kickboxing, focusing primarily on the electrical nature of his boots to channel ninjutsu. He is rather speedy in his methods, going for quick hit and run strikes when he sees the opportunity, sometimes even being quite impulsive. He has a hard time making a decent strategy when under pressure, but when he has one, it's sure to make some heads burn. He often attempts to lands as quickly as possible a finisher move even if it wouldn't be the wisest thing to do. 【Kekkei genkai, or bloodline limit】 Nope, All skill. 【Ninja techniques】 A rank techniques: Cosmos Finale: Electrovoid B rank techniques: Shadow Clone Technique Tametomo Cosmos Style: Guillotine Wave Tametomo Cosmos Style: Storm C rank techniques: Lightning Release: Lightning Beast Tracking Fang Cosmos Style: Z-line Cosmos Style: Thunderball Cosmos Style: Hard Counter D-E rank techniques: Demonic Illusion: Lightning Flash Pillar 【Custom made techniques】 Jutsu name: Cosmos Finale: Electrovoid Rank: A Range: Contact Description: This time a strange, yellow lightning it focused on both Glorious Cosmos as if Arima was charging an attack. As usual, he attempts to strike down the enemy, whether they dodge or block, it doesn't matter. The energy is suddenly released and manifests itself as a bolt of lightning traveling randomly in a small radius. A wind attack or an explosion would quickly dispel it. However, if it were to hit a chakra entity other than its maker, it would disperse and be absorbed by their body. The victim won't feel any pain, actually, they won't feel anything at all. If this bolt manages to hit someone, they will be completely robbed of their sense of touch as their spinal cord and brain were struck in a specific manner. They will not feel themselves standing, making them lose all sense of balance, their members will move oddly whenever they're not directly looking at them. They won't feel themselves throwing the command to move and as such they can't know if their movements are coherent enough to make a simple gait. The effects last for three posts before the sense is regained, though even the most trained are barely efficient after this. Jutsu name: Tametomo Cosmos Style: Guillotine Wave Rank: B Range: Contact + 50m Description: Inspired by the famous Raikage Guillotine Drop, Arima charges a large amount of chakra on one of the Glorious Cosmos, making it flash in blinding bright blue. All he has to do is simply crash in a powerful downward kick, not necessarily like the Guillotine drop, but it needs to be well placed. The impact would be akin to a full powered chakra enhanced strength hit, causing a massive shockwave of electricity that would shock anyone in a 50m radius, though only slight burns and movement slowing would occur, the pushback however would be fierce. Those hit, whether directly or blocked, will inevitably suffer a large amount of lightning chakra striking them in all directions. This makes for really powerful finisher. The chakra taxing is immense, making it only possible to use twice in a fight as of now with a risk of damaging his leg. Jutsu name: Tametomor Cosmos Style: Storm Rank: B Range: 30 meter radius Description: By kicking a wave of about twenty Thunderballs in the air, they all stand at a halt around the field like a dome of some kind, endlessly spinning around as if Arima manipulated them. They can be popped, but exploding one won't cause a chain reaction strangely enough. Under Arima's command, they will suddenly stop and rush in to converge at a targeted spot. It isn't too difficult to notice them striking and to evade them, however if one were to take a hit, the explosion will be particularly deadly in the epicenter, usually leading to death or knock out. Within the radius, major burns can still occur as well as electrical sparks running through the body to immobilize and/or cripple movement for a short period of time. Jutsu name: Cosmos Style: Z-line Rank: C Range: Up to 50 meters in the air and down under Description: A somewhat more complicated techniques. Lightning chakra is focused on the Glorious Cosmos as Arima uses either the Ice Skates or Rollers mode. The start to flash a brighter blue as he traverses a specific trajectory, leaving a black line on the ground he came in contact with (even water). He can make one as long as 50 meters. The thing is, this line is charged with lightning chakra, and any large entity of chakra crossing it will have all the lightning stored in them zapped into them, like an electric wall. The effects are nasty burns and short term immobility. To avoid it, one must get over 50 meters over the line or 50 meters below. Jutsu name: Cosmos Style: Thunderball Rank: C Range: 0 - 150 m Description: A very simple technique that involves Arima making a simple kick, whether forward, upward, to the side, it doesn't matter. What occurs is that by molding a tiny bit of chakra in the Glorious Cosmos, he is capable of releasing a speeding ball of blue lightning the size of a basketball at the direction he kicked, going as fast as a shuriken. When hitting something, it will explode in an explosion comparable to an explosive tag but with the affect effect of electricity that can leave paralyzed for a short time and leave extra burns. They can easily be dispelled with a projectile. Jutsu name: Cosmos Style: Hard Counter Rank: C Range: Contact Description: A simple technique that involves Arima performing a perfectly timed kick on an electric attack, whether it is chakra or other. By perfectly intercepting the electricity, the Glorious Cosmos is capable of sucking out the bolt. However, this can only work if the attack is focused in one point that isn't too big and doesn't still hit Arima. Secondly, it can't be too strong, so B rank and under only can be drained. It fills in the battery, and in return restores a little bit of chakra. 【Weaponry, tools and objects.】 Weapon, tool or object name: Glorious Cosmos Weapon, tool or object type: A pair of enhanced combat Boots Description: A pair of navy blue boots that look completely ordinary at first glance, reaching up to about his knees. Whens responding to Arima's chakra, they get covered in a sky blue aura with electrical sparks visible from time to time. Once active, the Glorious Cosmos become enhanced by stockpiled chakra, making them as hard as chakra enhanced steel, thus more than capable of countering most weapons. This 'chakra' that is stored inside each piece is actually dependent of an individual battery in each filled with lightning chakra, but it can also be charged with normal forms of electricity. Now don't go think he can sponge lightning, not quite, but it can accumulate energy gathered through movement of any kind. The aura surrounded can thus continuously replenish itself thanks to movement, and as such can also deliver rather nasty blows too. The electric aura will defuse visible shocks of electricity, although not all that dangerous, they can leave burns and even cause violent muscle spasms if hit in areas near the heart and lungs. The Glorious Cosmos are capable of switching into different 'modes', going to rollers blades and ice skates for greatly enhanced mobility. Needless to say he's faster than the average shinobi run with this. As such Arima can easily use the ice skates to utilise them them as lethal blades when going close and personal. “Ladies and Gentlemen, and everything in Between!” 1m51 - 40 Kg With adulthood, Aoi had her look adapt to her new circumstances, giving a lot less of a child-like impression and one more akin to a woman thriving in her life. To start off, she dedicated her look to her usage name she employs in her job by dyeing her hair sky blue, going along perfectly with her naturally blue colored, dazzling eyes. The way she styles her hair varies depending on trends and demands from her current position, as of now she keeps the look on the picture as it is Myaka Shouho's main hairstyle these days. Untied they reach the middle of her back. She appears to be rather well pampered with quality makeup on during any of her outings and attires that are mostly seen on big shot magazines. Quite often with eye capturing colors, she purposely takes a more flashy appearance to please the demand of her viewers and accomplish her daily motives within the Confederation's News Network and Public Relations. In more casual circumstances where she either doesn't want to be recognized or is fighting, she's wearing a pair of high-heeled white boots, black jeans with a combat bet containing multiple small pouches, a black tank top and a white jacket over it. Her stature is rather small, but only 151 cm in height and rather light, she doesn't bode the muscle mass of many of her shinobi peers, but such bulk would only trample on her style. Her petite silhouette does demonstrate minuscule levels of strength, but her body is rightly trained in the art of gymnastics and flexibility. A malleable body that can adapt to many situations and adopt techniques a lot easier than one geared to toning muscle. Personnel files. Access only by security personnel with a C3 clearance. 【Full Name】 Aoi Fuegushi 【Alias】 Aoi Don Maquia - Former Name Hamajō's Blue Voice 【Affiliation】 The Hamajō Confederation 【Age】 28 【Sex】 Female 【Sexuality】 Homosexual 【Birthplace】 Amegakure 【Bloodline】 The Don Maquia troupe: Although not officially bloodline, the circus troupe prepares their young to perform certain arts and master certain abilities generally unknown to the world. 【Rank】 Jonin Psych. report. Medical secrecy applies. 【Personality】 Once a bubbly airhead, Aoi had since matured a whole lot since the war, becoming a lot more conscious of what she says and how she behaves around people. That said, she is a very illuminating and energetic presence, absolutely impossible to miss within a crowd or an occupied room. She still oozes positive aura despite what happened in Konoha 11 years back, searching for ways to make the situation better for everyone. While still having a need to be the center of everything, she did learn to let her attention gobbling and egocentric desires a rest. Nonetheless, she doesn't mind discussing various things she's achieved and something cut people off to express her sometimes misinformed opinion. She means well, but Aoi isn't one to be completely self-conscious either. Because of this, she can't be a social butterfly, but her powerful presence makes for unique charm and charisma to both sexes and her eloquence as a performer allowed her to gain access to positions that were only available in her dreams. Even things she doesn't quite understand, at all, she can make them convincing enough with the right look and her way of expressing it. A crowd pleaser for sure, all this attention and success have gone up to her behavior however. Now a seductress of the highest caliber, she doesn't mind dressing sexy to seduce those of the fairer sex she deems attractive. In spite of this, she's truly looking for someone she could end up with but fails to produce the exact result her now complex mind expects. The biggest enigma about Aoi would be her her brains, her intelligence. Although brainy with random trivia, she isn't the brightest one of the bunch that's for sure. Her vocabulary isn't too large and sometimes says things she just doesn't know the definition of. She's also ignorant when it comes to understanding more complex issues linked together and has trouble associating ideas, in a sense she isn't the most logical person either. This however comes into question when she clearly demonstrates creativity that surpasses a lot of conditioned shinobi. In the field, she is particularly efficient, at the level of her Prodigy counterpart Yamato, with usually very crafty and deceptive tactics used to finish off any type of foe. She doesn't outsmart them, but she pulls off the most unexpected of things while holding a large amount of skill. Despite this, Aoi is something that is easily influenced and holds her situation dearly. Meaning she can be manipulated through things like morals and people's views on her, as yes she actually cares about what people think. She is indeed loyal to the Confederation, but it can be broken given the right initiative by the opposing forces. 【History】 Before the Hamajō reign: Like many children living in an era of poverty in smaller countries, Aoi was abandoned by her parents a few hours after her birth. Fortunately the parents didn't randomly leave her at a home but instead confided her to the renown Don Maquia troupe as they passed the country. They knew leaving an abandoned child there would motivate them to keep it, as it was how they usually made staff. And so, she was raised in a gypsy-esque environment where travelling was frequent and work was every day, no real weekend. As she grew up, Jouro Don Maquia would not cut her some slack and initiated her to the realities of labor and hardships, but she never really complained as it felt normal to her. It didn't mean she was devoid of any fun, if anything fun was something they managed to develop during work and practice for performances. Usually by mixing the two, Aoi and her closest friend Mia had fun doing their chores while doing various acrobatic acts. She was happy with what she had, and couldn't care less about her biological parents. At one point, she'd be initiated to one of the troupe's secrets, a special way to manipulate chakra without being unique. She had a strong affinity for water, being from the Rain village, and naturally developed the abilities to hide in water and rain, but she had no knowledge of chakra otherwise. The basics were learned through usual practice, walking on water impressed many civilians, so it was general practice, substitution made great magic effects, fake clones too and so on. Chakra was something that enabled great success for the troupe, however the true secret revealed to Aoi's specific affinity would be her mucus ability. With it, she'd easily impress her audience while being exceptionally flexible in most domains. Initially, it wasn't meant to be a weapon, but through creativity, she managed to defend herself from low bandits trying to rob the troupe. Eventually reaching Konoha, multiple Jounin took notice of her unique capabilities that they had never seen before and offered her the chance to become a ninja. Realizing how it would approach her to her goal, she righteously accepted and moved on as a Genin without any Academy training (she was more than capable in entry levels). The only problem would be that she'd be unable to read and write, causing problems to her superiors. Sure she managed to learn most of it, but she isn't quite efficient at it, being a slow reader and writing so poorly it's barely comprehensible. She easily learns new lingo, however. After the Hamajō reign: Many events in Konoha honed her as a shinobi, built her as a lover and ascended her as a potential star. The war swept all that away, her skills were no match, her lover drowned into despair and all she worked for was tuned into ash by this coming of a new world. Disoriented and lost, she clung onto her falling girlfriend, Akio, who took the events extremely badly. Occasional abuse in multiple ways and the general change of behavior from the older one of the couple ended up infuriating the now disillusioned Aoi and prompted her to simply abandon the wreck once and for all. She hated this new world, it changed everything, and her naive self liked how things were. Now it was all controlled and safe, no risk worthwhile or a crowd to please as everyone was too busy to recover. Or so she thought. In reality her talents were exactly what the populace needed in this time of rapid reconstruction and loss. She had lost her masters, her friends and her lover, but the Phoenix would rise from its ashes and burn brighter than ever. Making a small reputation, she'd make herself known by higher generals of the Confederation, including Ryuu and Yakoul. Though she had potential, the genius that is Ryuu saw how malleable her mind was and simply offered something she couldn't refuse. Along with Yamato, she's one of the higher shinobi in the Confederate entourage, though she also holds a prime position in the Presidents inner circle. She doesn't have a voice in the matters, but she stands as the head of public relations, the face of the Government when the President isn't the one making declarations. To add to that, she's been given the position of primary news anchor for the Government's main news channel, or at least the most popular one, and is often given the ability to host other shows sponsored by the same channel. Because of this, Aoi's become a rather relevant icon to the Confederation. At a point during her career, she chose the name Fuegushi as surname to replace her previous one as a step through grief. Indeed, upon learning the fact that her childhood troupe had been missing now for years without a trace, she finally accepted they were permanently gone. 【Family ties】 Aoi's ties are rather strange to say the least. She wasn't raised by ordinary parents, but rather grew up as a carny along with the entire Don Maquia troupe. Her relationship with them is worthy of a sibling-type relation, as they grew up with her since she was in diapers. They did not object to her ambition of becoming a famous ninja, having formed her for such usage in any case. They continue to support her through letters and regular visits at Konoha. As of now, the troupe has been missing since the end of the war, many consider them dead, including Aoi who grieved them. Jouro Don Maquia \| Adoptive Father \| 67, Missing, The leader of the Don Maquia Troupe, regarded as the father of every member, he is highly respected and no one dares to question his authority. Mia Don Maquia \| Spiritual Sister \| 28, Missing, A professional acrobat in the troupe, she was Aoi's best friend and closest 'sister'. Bo Don Maquia \| Spiritual Uncle \| 55, Missing, The lion tamer of the troupe, he often took care of Aoi when she had fallen ill or when Jouro wasn't around. Guru \| Pet \| 19, In Aoi's big house, Aoi's attributed animal she had to raise. It is an elephant she often uses in her performances in the troupe. Akio Tendou \| Ex-Lover \| 29, Not here, Aoi's first girlfriend after changing her love interest paradigm. The relationship ended little after the end of the war as Aoi was simply fed up with her bullshit. 【Dreams and fears】 Having achieved her first goal of being a renown figure in not only a big village, but now the whole world, she only dreams of creating new and exciting things for the world to see. She tries her best to have people see the bright side of this world, to keep it intact. She fears losing this imperfect world and falling into the oubliette, or worst yet being seen as a devil for supporting a state that people were, for some reason, fed up with. Combat reports. Gathered from evaluation reports after missions. 【Fighting style】 Sporadic and relying a lot of deceit to defeat her foes with grace. Aoi holds the idea of making her fights a spectacle, a show to be enjoyed, as such her fighting style has new been geared to manipulate the way they perceive things while making it a powerful experience for everything, whether it is good or bad. She uses her creative skills to have Genjutsu applied in the most unsuspecting of ways and circumstances, making her almost unbelievably difficult to reach at times. She enjoys employing her Hiden since it is her only ninjutsu weapon and often times only solely rely on it when going on the offensive. This isn't to be confused with the idea that she is a potent fighter up close. Though she prefers mid rage considering none of her abilities are efficient at long range and her small frame makes her vulnerable to close quarters, she is very well versed in taijutsu as a former circus clown and performer. Agile and swift with reflexes typical of an expert in the senses, she easily uses her martial arts skills to use the enemy's strength against them and lay them flat quickly. 【Kekkei genkai, or bloodline limit】 Bloodline limit name: Mucus Surprise Description: Although not a true bloodline limit, very few in the world are able to master this ability. Essentially it requires initiation from birth and at least an affinity to water, thus it can be classed as a form of Hiden. Rare societies such as the Don Maquia troupe have maintained its secrets. Basically, it enables the wielder to turn their chakra into different form of oozing mucus that can take the form of different imagined objects and have the properties of things such as rubber or gum. The possibilities are quite huge but the product coming from it is thick liquid-like substance that almost always sticks. Strengths: Generally it keeps the properties of rubber and gum, making it not only dangerously adhesive but strongly resistant to kinetic force coming from blunt strikes. When used as a medium to trap others, it is surprisingly lethal and effective. Strongly resistant to burns as it is originally made of water, conducts electricity poorly due to composition however. Weaknesses: Generally easy to cut through depending on the mass and density, which only require extra strength put into cuts. Those with superior physical strength can resist the stickiness to a great extent, even break it under conditions. 【Ninja techniques】 S rank techniques: Super Mega Magician's Secret! (May or may not have one. Will have it validated when I decide to give her one. Because I won't be using her as a PVP character yet, it isn't a big deal. I mostly want to introduce her.) A rank techniques: 3 Gooey Bungee! Jellyfish Sting! Mumbo Jumbo! B rank techniques: 4 Mister Spodes! Gooey Replica Mirrored Bizarro! Dance of the gallant C rank techniques: 4 Water Release: Starch Syrup Capturing Field Freeze Snap! Gooey Surprise! Snot Bubble! D-E rank techniques: 3 Water Release: Hiding in Water Technique Water Release: Hiding in Rain Technique Demonic Illusion: Double False Surroundings Technique *Basic Jutsu 【Custom made techniques】 Jutsu name: Gooey Bungee Rank: A Range: From 0 to 80 meters to apply it, maintained in over 200 meters Description: A transparent strand of mucus is created from her body and can be released from any point she desires. The strand itself can have one end stuck against a target she had contact with as much as she can have it latch onto something from a distance (by pointing at it or something similar). While being transparent, it has little to no texture and can barely be felt if touching the skin due to its lack of smell, taste or consistency. This mucus, however, is dangerous for many reasons. It can contract and release whenever Aoi desires (its her chakra after all), the contraction being exceptionally powerful like a form of 'super-rubber', allowing her to pull our push relatively heavy thing by simply connecting the strand to her index finger. The strength and weight of the target will determine the amount of chakra is demands for the contraction strength. She can also transfer it from her finger to say another target and have it contact, causing one or both the targets to be pulled and hit each other. She can use up to fifteen at once. They can be easily cut, however they do not vanish, making them susceptible to being reattached at any moment. Ripping it off would be logical, however if it was to contract, it would be relatively futile. On lighter objects, it can tighten itself to a point where it can act like a chakra thread, manipulating said smaller objects at will, though that doesn't mean she can be as precise as a puppet master. Jutsu name: Unexpected Reveal: Jellyfish Sting! Rank: A Range: Contact Description: A technique developed during the time when Aoi was under evaluation for "Jonin confirmation". Given the lack of examination, she was put under Katsu Hyuuga's care for testing. Forming a type of student - teacher bond, they grew accustomed to each other's abilities and were able to create this technique. Utilizing the same principles as the soft fist fighting style, Aoi either uses the tip of her fingers or the pointed knuckles of her major fingers to "spray" raw mucus chakra. Unlike Hyuuga, she cannot pinpoint it on either tenketsu or on organs to have a result, but she can have the raw chakra pierce through armor (still requires contact) and flesh and have it take solid form a second later. The result is mucus chakra clogging primarily the nervous system and somewhat of the chakra system (mostly efficient on members). If hitting an arm for instance, the nervous messages from let's say the elbow if hit there down to the hands will be blocked, essentially paralyzing the forearm. With the body, hitting the abdomen or the chest strongly reduces mobility to the point where coordination is difficult (members remain normal), the more it is hit the more one will feel exhausted. If the spine, neck or head are hit, they are instantly paralyzed. No matter where, the effects of each hit lasts for two posts. They are also very easy to counter with a strong punch considering Aoi's poor strength, making it an ability extremely efficient but ridiculously risky. The fact that it can just be substituted with a simple stab also gears this to a more non-lethal approach. Jutsu name: Mumbo Jumbo! Rank: A Range: Touch Description: Possibly the most terrifying jutsu used by Aoi and the 'magician's secret' she's never revealed to the public. This is a genjutsu that requires that her chakra enters into contact with an opponent, either via contact or through ninjutsu. With this done, the magic can begin. The victims become completely blind to Shinobi magic and are unable to see or feel Aoi's chakra, and by extension, the forms they take. Any form of ninjutsu she uses will appear strangely, but she'll often make it appear as though they're part of something else, like a trick to deceive the opponent and make them weary. Sensors can see their own chakra as well as chakra in Aoi's body, but not what comes out of it, as such they can see they're under a genjutsu, but when are they not with Aoi? Jutsu name: Mister Spodes! Rank: B Range: Can reach up to 20 meters (tentacles) Description: Using the same cloth as Abra Kadabra, Aoi twists and turns the handkerchief with blinding speed (such as a clown making a balloon animal) until it forms a hollow Octopus with a ^0^ face. It would only be when she tosses it while doing the Ram seal that it suddenly gets filled with a mass of mucus in it. It becomes about 2 feet in height and holds eight tentacles likes a regular octopus. They aren't very mobile and are generally very slow, however their tentacles extend rather quickly and can catch someone off guard. The mucus in the tentacles serves as a form of suction cup that keeps what it captures stuck in a tight bind similar to Gooey Surprise (with same limits). The Mister Spodes can easily glues themselves to the ground to prevent enemies from dragging them, essentially making them very useful seals to non-superhuman fighters. They die when their head it damaged (to the point where it leaks). Aoi can make up to four of them per fight and they can also be used as body replacement dummies. They also have a very eerie tendency to wail 'Boyoyoyoyon' quite often, no one knows how this is possible. Jutsu name: Gooey Replica! Rank: B Range: Self, Clone technique Description: Essentially shadow clone technique applied on mucus. The clones are composed of strange, green mucus and are able to move like regular people. They can also use mucus abilities with half the power of the original (in exception to techniques higher in rank than this one). When they die, they explode into a heavy mass of mucus that sticks onto anything around them, hence their use as suicide bombers to hinder the movements of an opponent. Up to seven can be made per fight. Jutsu name: Mirrored Bizarro! Rank: B Range: Smell Description: A genjutsu that depends on smell related activation. Because Aoi constantly wears a high quality Lavender perfume that ca be smelled from multiple meters away, she she exploits that fact to make it extremely hard to detect. In this circumstance, she performs a single hand seal, often doing it after doing another jutsu to make the enemy believe only one jutsu was made, but she actually makes her chakra adopt an aroma the same as her perfume. The smell is strong but hardly noticeable due to it being normal in her presence, but it deeply affects the perception of the people infected. In this case, everything they perceive will be inverted in direction, left is right, up is down. They will see everything this way, but the reality of it will be the contrary. The victim can pick up on it as they can also hear the real version attacking in the opposite side (as well as sense it via chakra sensing), but the illusion remains overwhelmingly real, and without a release, their reflexes will likely make them sloppier as it would seem as though they are genuinely attacked from the illusion. Jutsu name: Dance of the gallant Rank: B Range: Sight Description: A Genjutsu that is activated whenever the patterns on her umbrella are seen as they hold a hypnotic effect combined with her chakra. The effects allow her to create a replica of herself between 0 m to 1 m away from her, no matter the side. It will mimic movements typical of Aoi, however the true Aoi is completely replaced by the false one. This is usually made to confuse close range attackers, making them think she is capable of dodging everything before taking the right opportunity to strike. This can also be used to simply confuse any form of attacker into hitting the false image while th real remains concealed. Exceptionally deadly if the genjutsu isn't noticed fast enough. The image can of course move around as long as Aoi is in the perimeter. Jutsu name: Freeze Snap! Rank: C Range: Sight - Sound Description: Aoi forms a small ball of Yin chakra and simply tosses it in the air or on the nearby ground, only to have it pop like fireworks or a firecracker. The flash is so bright, it works as a flashbang. The effects are simple, those exposed regain their sight extremely fast, the flash was barely a millisecond, but they'll feel an endless buzzing sound in their ears with nothing else and the world around them frozen in time. Everything looks like the instant before the bang went out. Evidently a Genjutsu, it is easy to notice and Kai out. Jutsu name: Gooey Surprise! Rank: C Range: Close, in person. Description: A much more developed variation of the transformation technique. Indeed, the user covers themselves with a gooey layer of mucus capable of taking different shapes and sizes, colors and textures. The mucus is highly adhesive though, enough to make it act like quicksand: The more there's resistance, the deeper it gets, though it cannot be that deep because of Aoi's thin figure. It is very useful for trapping though not too specialized in hand to hand combat. Those specialized can use their techniques to break free with relative ease, though it doesn't mean that they're immune to the immediate effects. It doesn't give immunity to heat either, though it does slightly reduce overall damage, along with any other type of damage really. Jutsu name: Snot danger parade! Rank: C Range: Varies, close to medium usually. Description: By either using a specific hand sign or inhaling things like pepper, Aoi sneezes large mucus bubbles capable of swallowing more than one individual. The larger that it can get would be as large as a horse. Those trapped inside can easily pop it, however it would result in the bubble imploding, not only causing strong pressure to hit their bodies, rendering most to a rather confused and head aching state, while being covering in dense mucus stuck on the ground. This also causes smaller, human size bubbles to take shape. If the popping is made from outside, the explosion is general and hits everyone except those inside. 【Weaponry, tools and objects.】 Weapon, tool or object name: Fuegushi Weapon, tool or object type: Umbrella Description: A strange, light blue umbrella Aoi carries around with her. It appears to be the type en vogue these days, but her's holds a strange butterfly-like black pattern on it which enables one of her genjutsu. The handle can be removed to revealed a concealed blade, slightly shorter than a rapier. This Umbrella is capable of releasing a powerful kinetic force at close range when opened, making it capable of repelling powerful projectiles without even a recoil when the timing is right, making some unsuspecting close rangers stumble back in surprise as well. It is chakra enhanced and its fabric is strangely durable yet thin. Weapon, tool or object name: Magic Cards Weapon, tool or object type: Cutting weapon Description: A set of playing cards forged to be as sharp as a kunai, however lighter and more malleable. They are easier to use but weak in one on one blade fights as their small weight makes them easy to break through. They are perfect for assassination and tactically placed hits, however.
51,239	1,381	146	2,400	2,978	Tetsuba Zaisette Sunagakure - Lecture hall Zay's pale pupils glanced at the Hyuga's knuckles as they tensed up, before returning eye contact. "Who are you again?" Higoho said, brushing at Zay's ego lightly. Feh, it was to be expected. Zay wasn't particularly popular, nor did he see any value in fame, but that tiny comment managed to crack his smile, draining what little enthusiasm he'd woven into his expression. Regardless, Higoho began to dig up some level of refinement, only to sprinkle his shit-soaked style of speech with superficial mannerisms. Family name? Honor? Zay couldn't help but scoff as Higoho went on, but he managed to keep from smiling. And then that arrogant twat leaned in close, prompting Zay to cringe at his contorted expression. Eugh... Although his words rang hollow to the silver shinobi, the boy's face was quite an... Unruly sight to behold. Zay maintained his composure as best he could, trying not to laugh at the Hyuga boy's expression, or at the insinuation that he'd been trying to impress Kaori. “Unless you wanna throw down, right here, right now, in the middle of the crowd, shithead. I'll kick your ass to the curb in front of everyone.” Although it was somewhat entertaining to see Higoho's reaction, Zay had no real intention of getting himself into any unnecessary physical conflicts. But maintaining a disdainful posture proved to be exhausting. For a split second, he'd considered turning that announcement hall into a battleground. Fortunately, before he could even say another word, Higoho turned away and disregarded Zay entirely. What an annoying brat. Zay thought, Exhaling and smiling to himself as other shinobi left the room, one after another, until he was all alone. Aboard the VTOL - En Route to the Kohonjenpou Warehouses It wasn't on vibrate after all Zay thought to himself, scratching the paint off of his old, clunky cell phone as it rested in his back pocket. He wasn't very happy with the premise that Setsuko laid down for him and his two comrades. From the looks of it, she didn't seem all that confident in her plan either. Zay cleared his throat as Setsuko tightened her headband, attempting to interject as politely as possible. "Yes, Erm- Setsuko... As excited as I am to 'use a good technique' with opportune timing, I don't think my Jutsu is the most effective tool for what you're proposing. I'm not insinuating that you didn't look over my files thoroughly, but just how confident are you that this plan is structurally sound?," Zay asked, gesturing towards her curiously. Although Zay wasn't being dishonest, he was certainly underselling himself to avoid the weighty responsibility he had been given. Before she could respond to his deceptive inquiry, Zay formed a single Silver Kunai in his hand and waggled it about lazily. " My mobility is less than impressive if I'm to put any of my more powerful Jutsu to effective use. Furthermore, none of this silver stuff can get very far away from my body without dissolving. Although it may not come across at a first glance, my Kekkei Genkai is very defensive. What you're proposing sounds awfully risky," He rasped, stretching his neck. Whatever happened, Zay wasn't eager to debate the technical aspects of Setsuko's orders. He would just have to make due with his captain's orders.	Tex's "Astoundingly Deep Character" Emporium "A heartbeat is the body's most monotonous chore, essential though it may be." Appearance bio: Height: 5'8'' Weight: 155 lbs Skin: Very pale white. Hair: White, reflective, and messy. His bangs are parted above his right eye, and held behind his ears, with several strands standing rigidly on end, and moving freely with his head. The rest of his hair is tied back into a short pony-tail, severe just below his shoulders. Body details: Medium build, top-heavy, but not very muscular overall. Somewhat lanky. Facial Details: Sharp features. Very small nose, thin lips, droopy eyes. His jawline is very fine, and pointed at every angle. Short face, long neck. Clothing: Wears a white set of pants with his family crest embroidered on either thigh, and an iron crotch-guard. Typically bare-footed. Owns sandals that he prefers to carry on a rope around his neck rather than wear. Usually shirtless, will wear whatever is accessible in cold weather. Personnel files. Access only by security personnel with a C3 clearance. 【Full Name】 Tetsuba Zaisette 【Alias】 Zay, or Za-se 【Affiliation】 Undecided 【Age】 21 【Sex】 Male 【Sexuality】 Asexual / Hetero-romantic 【Birthplace】 Iwagakure 【Bloodline】 The Tetsuba are practically extinct, and have no significant reputation outside of Iwagakure, where their 'silvered' hair has become a fleeting sign of bad luck. 【Rank】 Chūnin Psych. report. Medical secrecy applies. 【Personality】 In a word? Lazy. His lack of dedication, and methodical lifestyle is simply a byproduct of his mental lethargy. Zay is capable- Far more capable than most would like to admit, but his motivation does not match his potential. When speaking on his terms, rested and free of responsibility, Zay's speech is refined, polite, and he is very attentive to detail. In most cases however, Zay does not consider himself very 'rested' and acts completely aloof, purposely insulting the intelligence of others, and showing minimal interest in serious discussion. His attitude often causes conflict between him and his peers, making his life even harder than he already thinks it is, and perpetually forcing himself into a downward spiral. That being said, Zay perceives life itself as less than noteworthy, quoted as claiming the human heartbeat to be 'The body's most monotonous chore' on more than one occasion. Questions regarding his history or opinions on the general status of the Shinobi world are often met with a ballad of anecdotal references, and depressing metaphors that tend to highlight the negative aspects of being alive. Due to his seemingly infinite disdain towards basically everything, most perceive Zay as an angst ridden peon who cares nothing of his friends, family, or own well being. However, nothing could be farther from the truth. Despite what his nihilistic charade would suggest, he's a particularly caring individual that places tremendous importance on not only his own well-being, but that of all living things, and more importantly, the freedom they are entitled to. There's nothing more important to him than the heart that keeps him standing, and by extension, the people that give it the courage to beat freely. However, Zay prioritizes himself over all others. He claims that he would never risk his life, even if it were for the safety of a loved one. Truth be told, his attitude keeps him from actually developing any strong relationships, and his known family has been dead for years. Still, he considers his allies precious, and will do everything he can to keep their hearts beating if it doesn't end up putting his own life at serious risk. One could infer that Zay purposely distances himself from others to avoid the responsibility that coincides with friendship and romance, but since he is awfully secretive about his personal affairs, nobody's really been able to pry a solid explanation from his stubborn brain-case. 【History】 Zay's life started off rich with love and wealth. Born in Iwagakure, he lived out his infant years in the care of his mother and father, both of whom had little to worry about, easily living off of the funds that Ikaette Tetsuba, Zay's mother, earned from her career as a Shinobi for Iwagakure. Sadly, as expected, his mother eventually found herself caught up in the conflict brewing between the nations, which ultimately put her family at risk. As one of the few breathing Shinobi capable of advanced, and more often than not, forbidden Jutsu familiar within the dwindling Tetsuba Clan, interest in her Copper Release's industrial capabilities grew, and her family would soon find their beloved wife and mother, missing indefinitely. Zay's father took it upon himself to contact Ikaette's sister, Tskia, asking her to take Zay far from Iwagakure, hoping that she would be able to keep him safe. News of his death quickly rose to attention not more than a month after Tskia's departure, and left the Tetsuba Clan with only two living members. Tskia rose Zay as her own, treating him as the son she'd never had, and teaching him the basis of his family's ninjutsu. Even so, Zay was one to question every minute detail behind the lessons he'd received. this often lead to questions regarding the Tetsuba Clan, and by extension, his parents. Of course, Tskia was never at liberty to reveal much to Zay, in fear he'd get himself involved in the wars that might've followed the last. Due to the secrecy that enveloped his training however, Zay didn't take to his aunt's lessons very kindly, and instead spent all of his time training himself in the art of silver Release with his aunt's wisdom as a very loose basis. When the conflict between nations ceased, Tskia was beyond relieved, quickly adopting the ideals of the Hamajō Confederation as they took to power, and bastardizing the red Sages for their naive outlook on the way society had 'evolved' so to speak. She tried her best to instill these beliefs on a young teenage Zaette, but unfortunately for her, he was not concerned with her thought process on the matter. Fortunately, that didn't mean he sympathized with the red sages, either. His neutrality would prove a trying obstacle for Tskia to deal with in the coming years, and it strained their relationship quite significantly. Tskia would become more and more loyal to the teachings of Hamajō, while Zay would become less and less concerned with the goings-on around him, or his aunt. On his 14th birthday, it became painfully evident that Zay would not play any major role in the fight between Hamajō and the Red sages. That's what his aunt would believe, and to this day, that hasn't changed. At the age of 17, around the time that Zay had achieved the rank of Chuunin, Tskia had fallen fatally ill, and was home-bound. Although it was difficult, Zay was forced to support both himself and his aunt on what little money he could earn through the few missions he was approved for. Ultimately, Tskia passed away, leaving Zay to fend for himself. On her death bed, Tskia told Zay of his parents and their fate, along with the history of their family. Although he didn't change the way he behaved, his aunt's death, and his family's history took a serious toll on his inner thoughts, and changed the way he looked at life, and death. Zay, without a mentor, continued to develop his silver release on his own. Zay now spends his time conducting missions as a registered shinobi. When he isn't on assignments, sleeping, or training his jutsu, Zay spends all of his time outside, walking outside city limits as much as he can. 【Family ties】 Zay has no living relatives to his own knowledge, but it's likely that some have survived to this day. Regardless, he doesn't care enough to look into the possibility. 【Dreams and fears】 "I dream of a world where everyone can lay their backs against softened grass, and gaze at clouds without fear of fire or fist" "Spiders are horrible, but they kill moths, and moths are a plague on my very sanity" Combat reports. Gathered from evaluation reports after missions. 【Fighting style】 Zay harnesses the power of his silver release almost exclusively. That is to say, he refuses to even acknowledge Taijutsu, Genjutsu, and most other ninjutsu as a viable option of combat. Zay is proficient at close-mid range combat, with limited long-range options. He focuses on a iron-hard defense to compensate for his lack of ranged options. 【Kekkei genkai, or bloodline limit】 Bloodline limit name: Silver Release Description: Silver release allows members of the Tetsuba Clan to mold fire and Earth chakra natures into a shimmering metallic liquid, hence the name 'silver release'. This substance can be used in a plethora of different ways using subsequent jutsu as long as the user's chakra remains infused inside of the liquid, but without proper concentration, it is impossible to do much more than move it along the ground at a snails pace. It is also impossible to control this liquid if it travels more than 15 yards away from the user. If any of this substance leaves the user's 15 yard radius, whether it is in solid or liquid form, will quickly dissolve into raw chakra. Users can also reabsorb this liquid to replenish their chakra pool with diminished returns. Due to these limitations, silver release users are not very mobile, and instead rely on the agility and durability of their jutsu. In use, the silver liquid acts as a base for several techniques. The most common application is consuming opponents in range and smothering them to death. It can however be hardened to create temporary weapons, large scale attacks, barriers, armor, and various mechanisms relative to the user's knowledge of the technology they are trying to mimic. More advanced users of Silver release can sense the presence of other living things within their pool as long as they are connected by a constant stream of chakra, coat their entire body in an armor that removes their sense of sight and hearing but makes them nearly impervious to physical assaults, temporarily patch wounds by fusing the liquid with their skin, heat the liquid to boiling temperatures, and in very rare cases, transfer their body instantaneously from one section of their puddle to another with a delayed reemergence. It's rumored that certain Tetsuba could create golden, Copper, and even mercury based liquid metals, but nothing has been confirmed, and their lineage runs so thin that it's difficult to confirm or deny such rumors. Members of the Tetsuba Family are known to have very pale skin, reflective white hair, and silver blood. These effects appear to be purely cosmetic and otherwise have no effect on their biology whatsoever. Tetsuba Shinobi Strengths: Ray's mastery of Silver release is exceptional, and it wouldn't come as a surprise considering he does not practice any ninjutsu that would not coincide with his Kekkei Genkai. At his current mastery, Zay can keep a constant pool of Silver going at the full 15 yards from his body for a considerable amount of time before it begins to strain his Chakra reserves. His mid-close range combat is unmatched in many scenarios, disallowing easy movement within his radius without immediate danger. His liquid can nullify most wind natured ninjutsu, protect against some earth/water/fire natured ninjutsu, and offer substantial protection from most forms of attacks when hardened en-masse. Zay's agility with his silver allows him to cast jutsu in quick succession, giving the liquid considerable agility when he is focused. Weaknesses: Without a ready supply of silver, Ray is practically defenseless, only able to conjure weapons and small short-range projectile type jutsu quickly enough to defend himself. Even with a pool at the ready, Zay is incapable of firing ranged attacks outside of his range effectively. His mobility with the pool is also very slow, and he cannot travel long distances without being encumbered by his jutsu. While channeling a substantial pool of silver, Ray requires immense concentration, disallowing him to move his body too quickly at risk of his entire jutsu falling apart momentarily. If he is forced to dodge, or struck by anything that would interrupt his concentration, any hardened liquid could instantaneously melt back down into liquid form, and any silver under his control will fall back into his pool, including any weapons or armor he's equipped himself with. Additionally, his silver is highly-conductive, allowing lightning-natured jutsu to travel effortlessly along the entire expanse of the pool as long as it is connected, or close enough to allow a current to travel throughout. Certain Lightning-natured Jutsu can also pierce through any solidified silver effortlessly, and even destroy portions of his liquid. Conjuring the liquid, albeit quick, also requires an initial Chakra dump that nearly drains Zay of half his energy. Additionally, Zay can only sustain a pool for about 10 minutes before he runs out of energy, assuming he rations his chakra sparingly. 【Ninja techniques】【Custom made techniques】 Jutsu name: Silver Release: Forge Rank: D Range: Short-Medium Description: Creates a weapon or device based on the user's knowledge and skill either somewhere in a mirror pool nearby, or in the user's hand using newly created liquid silver. The weapon's strength is on par with average steel, and resonate with Chakra very well. Jutsu name: Silver Release: Constellation Rank: D Range: Medium Description: Fires an array of tiny silver balls from either the user's mouth, or from any point in his mirror pool, with a width of about 15 feet. These have the potential to break skin and heavily bruise upon impact, but are not usually deadly. Can travel up to 25 Yards away from the user despite his limitation, but once leaving the 15 yard radius, they decrease in power to a point of absolute worthlessness. Jutsu name: Silver Release: Mirror Pool Rank: C Range: Short-Medium Description: The basis of Zay's Jutsu. Creates a reflective pool as the user's feet that spread out quickly. Can be channeled to extend the range of the pool, or to absorb the chakra infused in the liquid with diminished returns. This liquid can be controlled with the user's Chakra while it exists. The user can sense anyone touching the Silver if they are within his radius, and 'feel' their chakra network. All attacks within range, liquid or solid, are considered part of the Mirror pool. Jutsu name: Silver Release: Boiling Flow Rank: C Range: Short Description: The user instantly heats up a section of liquid silver for a few seconds. Effect persists if the liquid is solidified, allowing for heated jutsu followups. Jutsu name: Silver Release: Tempid Mail Rank: C Range: N/A Description: Covers the user's skin in a thin layer of liquid silver that can be hardened at will with other Jutsu types. Jutsu name: Silver Release: Solid Wall Rank: C Range: Short-Medium Description: Raises a wall at any point in the mirror pool to intercept an attack. Fast, but not effective as an offensive option. Jutsu name: Silver Release: Solid Mail Rank: B Range: N/A Description: Covers the user in a thick layer of hardened steel. Blocks nearly all forms of attack, but blocks out the user's sense of Smell, Sight, And Hearing. Jutsu name: Silver Release: Tepid Flow Rank: B Range: Short-Medium Description: Slices forth with a blade of liquid silver from any point within the user's radius, with enough force to sever limbs. Cannot break through guards, but will not be stopped unless blocked in its entirety; Due to its liquid nature, it will simply phase around swords and small shields. Jutsu name: Silver Release: Solid Flow Rank: B Range: Short-Medium Description: Launches a solid spike from any point in the user's mirror pool. The thicker the spike, the stronger, and slower, the strike. Often used in quick succession to create multiple spikes at once. Jutsu name: Silver Release: Tether Rank: A Range: Long Description: The user coats his hand in a rubbery silver, with a higher concentration of chakra, and extends it into a amorphous whip, which they can then fling around for about a minute before it loses form. While active, this tether acts as an extension of the user's chakra network, allowing it to exist outside the normal range of the user's pool, and increasing their pool's range to be 15 yards from wherever the tether reaches. This tether can also latch onto targets, including shinobi, but cannot be detached from the user unless they cancel the jutsu. Requires a large amount of chakra to form. 【Weaponry, tools and objects.】 Zay carries no Ninja weaponry, and prefers to create his own.
51,240	1,381	147	1,918	8,262	Akio Tendou Sunakagure, Archive Building, Hamajo Confederate Akio didn’t pay much attention to the first trigger, as it was on the roof and had been triggered several times that day by pigeons and the like, though she still figured she should send a pair of chunin to investigate. However, before she did, she felt another shock, this one coming from a string see set by a window. Her eyes narrowed in suspicion, looking between the two directions, before finally bringing her hand up to her ear piece. “Two different strings have been sprung. Could be nothing, but all the same, I’m going to investigate the second disturbance. Squad 3, go to the roof and check it out.” She heard a few less than enthusiastic replies from the aforementioned squad, as well as a general muttering of chunin promising to be on their guard. This wasn’t the first alert that she’d given, and it seemed like the men under her command were getting tired of being sent on wild goose chases. Akio rolled her eyes and clicked her teeth before getting up out of her chair and making her way towards the area of the other disturbance, holding her head ever so slightly as she was still suffering from her hangover. Squad 3 would head up to the roof in a rather bored fashion, opening the door to see Katsuko standing there. They’d freeze for a moment, surprised to see that there was actually somebody up here, before quickly gaining their bearings and fanning out to surround the lone shinobi. One of them would throw a brace of shuriken at the man, while another would attempt to launch the phoenix fire jutsu at him. While that was happening, another was planning to catch him in a genjutsu, throwing a barrage of beled Senbon at him in order to catch him in it. Meanwhile, Akio would soon approach the area where she’d felt the disturbance, and would soon find a young shinobi searching through files. Not in the mood to really ask questions, she’d run through hand seals before lashing out with her hand, unleashing a stream of electrical energy at the intruder. With her other hand, she’d be quick to pull out a number of shurikens that she’d launch in their direction immediately after she finished her first attack, hoping to catch them off guard, before taking a leap back. She hoped that her opening strike had bought her enough time so that she could form her Thunder Bow and fire off a few shots. If the intruder managed to dodge those first to attacks however, she’d switch to using the Pulse Blast Technique, leaping back as she tossed it forward. The resulting shockwave would be two-fold, as it would alert the others that their was an intruder in the building and bring them here, as well as propel her further away from her assailant to get the distance she prefered. She’d hit the ceiling a little harder than she’d like, sticking to it with chakra though she had to put a lot more concentration into it then necessary, as the loud bang from her jutsu, followed by the impact with the ceiling and the blood now rushing to her head while she stood up, caused her headache to flare up again, and while she still had a visual of her target, her ability to react would be noticeably hampered. Fuckin’ Hell . . . Why couldn’t my gut be wrong just this once. if I die because of a goddamn hangover, I’m going to find Kami and strangle the fucker myself.00 I kinda assumed from your post that Saketsui was rifling through files, so if that’s wrong, then tell me and I’ll edit it. Tatsuya Kajiya-Terumi Amegakure, Outpost, Hamajo Confederate Tatsuya breathed a sigh of relief as Setsuko passed by him, glad that he’d get to relax a bit more before he got sent on a Sage hunt. Turning away from the Hyuuga, he looked around at a few of the glass cages before deciding on one. However, before he made it, he noticed that blue haired girl from before, though she was missing her friend this time around. She looked to be a little aimless, so Tatsuya decide to delay Bishamon’s ass kicking for now and go talk to her. As he approached however, he suddenly noticed something about the girl that he had somehow missed before. Her arm was completely robotic, and looked fucking awesome too. Part of him really wanted to ask a flurry of question regarding it's specifications, how it was made, and how it functions, but he suppressed those urges as he walked up, giving a slight wave as he did so. “Sup, how’s, uh . . . being in charge feel?” He said a bit awkwardly, his raised hand falling behind his head as he tried to think of something of something else to say. He hadn’t really thought through the process, and was currently struggling with a way to continue the conversation without bringing up the arm, which was currently in the forefront of his mind. However, after a few moments of silence he came up with something else to mention that he had observed. “So, I see you’re friend from before isn’t here? She get sent out on a patrol or something?”	Name: Katon: Phoenix Egg Bomb(Subject to change) Rank: A Range: Mid Description: After making the needed hand seals, Akio conjures up a concentrated inferno of blazing heat, focusing it over her palm. It'll take a post for this jutsu to charge up, but when it does the flames will take on a egg-like shape as Akio thrusts her hand out to launch it at her foes. Upon impact with an object, the egg will explode with a huge amount of force and intense white hot heat. The radius of the explosion would be somewhere between 5-10m, though the intense heat can be felt from much farther away, burning skin, drying up moisture in the air, and causing fatigue through dehydration if an enemy is caught near the edge of the blast. The explosion itself takes the form of a phoenix rising high into the sky. The flames that the explosion created will stay for about 2 posts, however, the heat lessening by a great deal until it finally fizzes out. At this point, Aoi can use this jutsu with little strain, upping her usage to about 6 times before it starts to take it's toll. Seiteki Suji no Jutsu (Static Strings Technique) Rank:D Description: This skill allows the user to create strings of electricity that can either act physically as strings, or as a medium that can send small shocks to an opponent. One of this technique's most useful features is its ability to allow the user to detect outsiders. When the strings are placed around an area, they are often fairly difficult to see, and unnoticed by the quick eye. But when the string is used to detect outsiders, they can adapt a quality that is string-like and electrical at the same time. This quality makes the static strings into a string of electricity, but with such a weak current that it is rarely noticed by Shinobi who accidentally walk through the strings. However, when this happens, the user at once will feel a small shock in their fingers, or where ever else they are keeping the strings intact. But unless the opponent felt the weak current as they walked through the strings, the opponent will usually never know the strings were there. But beyond its ability to detect outsiders, this skill can be used as a normal string when it is needed but none is around, or it can be used to create small shocks to other people. However, the shocks are only a little bit stronger than static electricity, and usually do no damage at all. Jutsu Name: Raiton: Thunder Bow Rank B Range Mid to Long Can be fired at a target up to a 100m away Description: Akio forms a bow out of lightning chakra, from which she can draw back and fire bolts of electricity from, the amount of power dealt depending on how long she holds it for. A quick draw only does a low-medium amount of damage and has no lingering effects. A Charged shot, which takes about 1 post to form up, does a fair deal more damage and will leave the target temporarily stunned if direct contact is made. The charged shot can also be split into four homing shots, which'll lock onto the opponents chakra signature. These only do slightly more damage than a quick shot on their own, but if all three hit the same target, then the damage can be even greater than a charged shot and can explode out to damage foes within a meter of the target. Akio can now fire a detonation shot with a charged up bolt, which is less powerful overall, but can paralyze a whole group of individual for a few moments. She can also create a piercing shot, which has more focused electrical energy for more power and damage, but has reduced ranged as well, only being able to go about half as far as a normal charged shot. The piercing shot can pierce through most standards armors and defensive jutsu of equal rank or lower, not including elemental weakness into play, in which it can probably partially get through lower A-rank Earth Style Jutsu and be halted by upper C rank Wind Style jutsu. Static strings can be attached to the quick fire shots, so that if they hit, the user can hold the foe in place by running a constant stream of electricity through it, locking her muscles in place. If this is done, neither Akio nor the target can move so it's not a good move for one on one, but good for lining up holding an enemy in place for another teammate to take down. Edit: Through training, Akio has managed to work down the weakness of her static strings down so that only one of her limbs is paralyzed and not her whole body, meaning that she won't be able to form jutsu while holding a foe down, but she can still move, dodge attacks, and counterattack reasonable well, though she still has to be able to keep some focus on the connection while moving, or else it'll break, thus she won't be able to move as fast as she normally could. Katon: Myaku Hitofuki no Jutsu (Fire Release: Pulse Blast Technique) Rank: B Range: Close to Mid Description: An extremely useful jutsu, this one has the effect of flushing out or separating multiple opponents. Hurling a fireball about the size of a basketball, it is meant to be dodged in order to be effective. For at center of this fireball is a gaseous core which, when the spherical attack finally makes contact with something, will explode and this gas will expand rapidly in a loud bang. The bang is simply a precursor though, as instantly afterwards a sharp concussive force will issue out all around the center of the blast. Though the explosion of the attack itself is not very strong, the force it sends out is enough to knock anyone who is within a certain radius of it flying. Katon: Kudakasei no Jutsu (Fire Release: Shatter Force Technique) Rank: A Range: Close Range technique, with the base diameter of the blast radius being around 5 meters Description: Built upon the principles of Katon: Myaku Hitofuki no Jutsu, this technique instead acts as a much more powerful, centralized version. Gathering heat in between both hands the user focuses it until it cannot be condensed further. Manifested as a sphere of raw, glowing energy it is at first held at bay as if only for show. Then, given any cue, the user slams the sphere into the ground, causing it to explode with the power of pure heat behind it. The user is unaffected by this burst of power, but anyone within the radius of the blast suffers some unsettling consequences alongside the devastating concussive force it sends forth. This technique, by sheer strength alone, has even been known to crack boulders. Separate effects of the jutsu are that the intense heat dehydrates any opponents caught within the radius of the blast, drawing them closer to fatigue, blurring their vision and causing mild headaches all the while. Minor, first-degree burns may also result from this technique. Jutsu Name: Raiton: Raikou Hitofuki no Jutsu (Lightning Release: Lightning Blast Technique) Rank: C Range: Close to Mid Description: This jutsu allows the user to fire off a continuous blast of electrical energy at an opponent, causing only minor burns but a great deal of pain as it courses through the foes system. Jutsu Name: Raiton: Cloak of the Thundering Phoenix Rank: S Range: Self Description: A Variant of the Lightning Armor Jutsu, this jutsu cloaks the Akio in an intense aura of electricity that takes the form of phoenix around them. While under the influence of this jutsu, Akio's speed, reaction time, and physical attack power gains a substantial increase, though not to the level that is seen by users of the original technique, as well as boosting the power of her Raiton jutsu, thus negating the charge up of her more power Thunder bow attacks. She can also up her mobility on the battlefield by gliding and hovering in the air for short periods of times using the wings this jutsu gives her, though she has yet to achieve true flight using this technique. Finally, the wings can also be formed into a defensive wall at a moments notice, incase she's targeted by an attack she can't dodge, but they can only block a single attack of up to A-rank in power, and Wind Style jutsu of Mid A-rank and higher will always be able to partially get through these defenses. Once the attack has been blocked, the wings will disperse and Akio will spend the remainder of the jutsu's duration moving at a reduced speed compared to before, though still noticeably faster than her base speed, as well as no longer being able to hover or glide due to the loss of her wings. This jutsu duration is for about 6 posts, though it can be lengthened to up to 9 by feeding more chakra into it, though this worsens the drawback once the jutsu ends. After the base duration runs out, her entire body will become numb and cause her speed and reaction time to drop as a result. This lasts for about three posts, but if she lengthened it, it can lengthen to about 6 posts and only allows her to move at a third of her base speed. If she tries to go over that limit, though possible, it will result in her body becoming completely paralyzed, as well as the obvious threat of chakra exhaustion. 【Weaponry, tools and objects.】 Weapon: Shuriken Description: A basic tool every ninja should have, it can be lethal if it hits a vital spot, but they are also good in creating some space for the fighter. Tool: Chakra Pill Description: Weapon: Kunai Description: A basic tool every ninja should have, it's the only weapon Akio has when it comes to CQC fighting. Weapon: Tanto Description: A short, straight, single edged dagger that has no point and is used primarily for slashing attacks. Weapon: Ninja Wire Description: A strong metal wire that can be used in various ways. Weapon: Senbon Description: A precision tool that, despite it's low lethality, can be very effective in slowing down and paralyzing an opponent if they are placed in the right place. Medical secrecy applies. 【Personality】 After the war and her break-up with Aoi, Akio has become a very emotionally withdrawn individual, focusing only on either training or her duties as a shinobi, and spending very little time socializing with others anymore. While she still has the sarcastic remark or joke ready whenever it's needed, she no longer talks with people in depth. If they try to get to know her personally, she'll either redirect the conversation away from herself or just shut down, not speaking another word until the person gets the message and leaves her alone. Along with this, Akio has developed a bit of a drinking habit, not a terrible one, but noticeable. She always tends to have one bottle of some form of liquor on her when not on a mission, and she can be a bit cranky at times on missions due to the fact that she can't drink while on the job, a self-imposed rule so that her habit never interferes with her work. On really bad days, however, one could find Akio totally hammered in her home, in which she becomes a depressive, self-loathing mess that is constantly asking people to comfort her and listen to her problems, as well as provide . . . other forms of relief. 【History】 Before the massacre, her life wasn't really that great as her father saw her as nothing as a mistake and an embarrassment for two reasons. The first is that she was a bastard child, a mark of shame on his honor as the Tendou family patriarch, though it was that same honor that duty bound him to take the child in, as her mother had died during childbirth. The second reason was that she was never good enough, and while she wasn't the most skilled of individuals, she was still rather good, some would say better than most. But it was never enough for Akira Tendou, he demanded perfection, and severely punished those who did not meet his requirements. And as she hardly ever did, she was often met with scorn from her father, who never once acknowledged her as his daughter. And while that should've devastated her, she didn't find herself minding too much. She never once considered Akira Tendou as her father in the sense that he was a man to come to with her woes, worries, and needs, as that regard went to her older brother, Kokatsu. Ever since she came into their home, Kokatsu was extremely protective of her, getting into several fights with Akira and most of them ending in some sort of violence. Since she was young, she never got to see Kokatsu darker side, and she believes that he wanted to keep it that way as he made extreme efforts to avoid telling her about his job in any specific detail. He also expressed some sorrow when it became apparent that she was going to be joining the Shinobi forces, though never actively spoke out against it, unlike her father who was certain that she'd never pass and if she did, never make it pass a lowly genin. If things had continued as normal, then he may have been right, for even she had begun to doubt her self and her reasons for becoming a ninja, of whether she was ready for the life they lived. But instead, soon after her seventh birthday, all hell broke loose. A ceremony was held, as Akira had decided to pass on his position as Clan Patriarch to his son, claiming he had never been prouder for him. Kokatsu took the Tendou blade(an artifact past down from Patriarch to Patriarch since before the elemental nations were even concieved) and, with a smile as bright as the sun, slew his father where he stood, dropping the weapon to perform a quick string of handsigns before slamming his fingers into the fresh corpse. An eerie red light rose from the ground around him, and it was until many months after the event that she would hear that at the time, seals popped up all throughout the city. And so it was that Kokatsu opened a portal between this world and a world of darkness to unleash death upon all who lived within it. Only a single order was given, spare the children of the Tendou clan, they had done no wrong. And so it was that behind a veil of darkness, hundreds if not thousands died horrid, painful deaths, all the while a menacing laugh would echo through out it all. When the barrier fell and the demons fled, Kokatsu held out his hand for Akio to grab, only for her to flinch away, looking at her blood trenched sibling in horror. Akio couldn't remember a time where her brother had looked more hurt then at that time, and yet she also couldn't remember a time where he seemed more relieved. He offered no pressure or force, just left without a word, and leaving her alone in a nightmare of blood, death, and sorrow. After the event, the Tendou children were taken in and eventually handed over to adoptive parents to raise them. Of those children, four would go insane from the trauma of what they witnessed as they grew up, one even committing suicide after slaughtering his adoptive parents. Tendou children where treated with a mix of pity, fear, and for Akio, hatred. Given how closely related she was to Kokatsu, there were people, kids especially, who would take out their grief of lost loved ones out on her. This made it hard for her to trust and approach people, and also made it so she hated her features that so easily gave her away. But in the midst of these hardships, an ember began to burn bright with newly discovered passion. She developed a burning drive to train herself, to become as strong as possible. She was able to pass the academy with only minor difficulties, and did her best in her genin missions no matter what the they were. However, in the early years of her life, this passion nearly consumed her, as she withdrew from everyone, constantly running herself into the ground, and then some, for a reason that she wasn't even sure of. In actuality, she felt partially to blame for what happened to Kokatsu, thinking in her subconscious mind that if she had somehow been there for him more, it could've been avoided. As life went on, however, she found herself to be taken unde the wing of Tsukiko Umene. The older jonin would drop by from time to time to check up on her, and if she felt it necessary, beat her in to shape. While at first Akio resented the woman, she eventually began to grow more attached to her as time went on, to the point where she thinks of the wild woman as the big sister she never had. Due to Tsukiko's influence, Akio began to open up to other people a little more and try to overcome her weaknesses. Also because of Tsukiko, the young Tendou can tend to have a rather vivid and imaginative vocabulary when sufficiently angered or upset, as well as having a bit of a nasty temper. As of now, she's living in a rented apartment in downtown, having moved away from her foster parents the moment she became a genin, never to speak to them again. The war was a defining moment in Akio's life . . . and not for the better. while she wasn't a stranger to loss or violence, she had never felt in the scale that she had in the war. Many good friends died in the fighting, only to die in vain as the Confederation came to rule everything. However, instead of being filled with anger and indignation, she just felt broken and afraid. As she recovered, she began to withdraw from the world, drinking more often, and geting into fights with her girlfriend Aoi, until it finally culminated in Akio breaking it off in a fit of drunken passion. She immediately regretted it afterwards, but instead of going after her and begging forgiveness, she simply let the relationship die. Despite still having strong feelings for Aoi, she just didn't want to feel the pain of losing her, imagining that it'd be worse than anything else she'd ever experienced. Since she couldn't force Aoi to stop being a kunoichi, she decide that it'd be best for the two o end their relationship, thinking it'd be easier for both of them in the long run. This belief has long since died in her mind, as she only continues to feel more and more empty inside, but she feels like it's much much too late to fix her mistake. So she lives her days in misery, with her only companions being the alcohol she keeps by her side and the odd stranger that it invites to her bed every so often. 【Family ties】 Akio feels nothing for her family name, and had nothing but fear for her father. Her brother and a few of the braver clan members were the only ones in her family to show her any kindness, though not without punishment. Her foster family after the Massacre were kind at first, but soon grew distant as she showed a great lack in interest in them. After that, they simply ignored her and she ignored them. Not the perfect home, but it was peaceful at least. Tsukiko Umene \| Big Sister figure \| 42, Current Condition and location is unknown Kokatsu Tendou \| Half-Brother, Father figure \| 42, Unknown, Jonin and Missing-nin Makoto Tendou \| Half-Sister\| 23, Unknown, Kidnapped by her brother on the Night of the Massacre 【Dreams and fears】 Akio currently has no dreams beside a vain hope of making up with Aoi, but it's one she doesn't actively try to pursue. As for fears, she still fears losing Aoi, and their separation has only intensified this fear, as now not only will she lose her former lover, but she'll lose any chance for reconciliation. Personnel files Warning: keep locked in filing cabinet These files are intended for trusted eyes only. If you are not authorized by the Hokage or his assistant, put these files away. Personal files for: Akio Tendou Full name: Nicknames: Interests: Training, playing the flute, Photography, Archery Likes: Drinking, being alone, people who can respect her desire to keep to herself, Archery Dislikes:Drinking, Herself, Yamato, braggarts, perverts, tight clothing Catchphrase: “” Personal relationships with others Full name: Aoi Don Maquia Nicknames: Opinion: ? Shared history: give a summary of about 1-2 paragraphs of what history these characters have shared before the start of the IC, or during it. Full name: Nicknames: list what nicknames your character has for this character Opinion: Good, bad, neutral? Shared history: give a summary of about 1-2 paragraphs of what history these characters have shared before the start of the IC, or during it. Add more as needed, remove this line when done. “Uhhh . . . Never Give up? That's a good motto, right?” Tatsuya is tall at around 6'2, and has a rather muscular upper body due to his work in the forge. His hands and arms are covered with numerous scars, burns and callouses due to the work he does every day, but he wears them with pride as they are the symbol of all his hard work. His red eyes come from his father, and shiny red hair comes from his mother. He also has a tattoo on his upper right arm of Ketsui lodged in the mouth of an active volcano. He got it the day he became a Genin as a symbol to never forget the determination it took to get him there, so that no matter how long the road to greatness looked, he'd never give up. His normal clothing style is usually a plain white T-shirt, some jeans and steel toed boots( a nessecity in his profession). He sometimes where a jacket if it;s cold enough for one, but more often than not, that's it for his casual wear. His combat outfit is a black, long sleeve shirt, a jacket over that, black combat pants and shinobi sandals. Personnel files. Access only by security personnel with a C3 clearance. 【Full Name】 Tatsuya Kajiya-Terumi 【Alias】 N/A 【Affiliation】 The Hamajō Confederation, though he does have his doubts and could be swayed to the other side 【Age】 17 【Gender】 Male 【Birthplace】 Konoha 【Bloodline】 Terumi Bloodline 【Rank】 Chunin Psych. report. Combat reports. Gathered from evaluation reports after missions. 【Fighting style】 Tatsuya is a more weapon-based fighter, specialized in Kenjutsu mostly, as that is the weapon he uses most often, and has the most skill in using. That being said, his Taijutu is serviceable enough that he's not completely defenseless without his weapons, but it'll only do him so well for so long, especially against a skilled Taijutsu fighter. His Ninjutsu is also quite good, with a focus on controlling the battlefield rather than simply blasting his opponents away. Up close, Tatsuya is a very good fighter, but he often has issues against distance opponent unless he can figure out a way to get them to come to him. He can either uses his jutsu to force his foe closer, or takes the battle to them instead. When it comes to using his Kekkei Genkai, he can sometimes use it to distract his opponents by making the ground underneath their feet really hot via forming lava just below the surface. A sneaky, but effective strategy, especially when facing an enemy of a higher skill level than him, as that split second distraction could give him just the edge he needs to either escape, or end a fight. 【Kekkei genkai, or bloodline limit】 Bloodline limit name: Lava Release Description: The lava release is a very versatile Kekkei Genkai that has multiple variations and abilities depending on how one uses it. For Tatsuya, he bears an affinity for manipulating volcanic materials like as Magma making a very, very deadly opponent to go up against. His Lava attacks can change the very battlefield, giving him a good amount of Offensive, defensive, and crowd controlling abilities. An added plus to this ability is that one can convert certain earth-style techniques into Lava style ones, at the cost of an increased chakra cost. With some practice, Tatsuya has also been able to create a rubber-like material as well, which he can change the consistency of his chakra to make it work as an adhesive. While he's not skilled enough with it yet to use it in battle, in time it could add to his crowd control and supportive abilities. Tatsuya himself suffers no ill effects from his use of this ability, and seems to have a bit of heat resistance as well, though not enough to make a real difference against a fire jutsu(this doesn't include his own lava, which he's immune to). It's a neat party trick for him to snuff out a cigarette on with his hands, but that's about it. Strengths: The lava style is a highly variable ability, granting nearly unparalleled offensive capability, effective defenses, and crowd control capabilities. Weaknesses: Lava attacks can be effectively countered by a strong enough Water attack, cooling down the magma into rock. Also, this ability is highly destructive, endangering both friend and foe if Tatsuya isn't careful about what abilities he uses and how he uses them. 【Ninja techniques】 A rank techniques: B rank techniques: Shadow Clone Jutsu C rank techniques: Fire Release: Crimson Earth Spider Earth Release: Subterranean Voyage D-E rank techniques: 【Custom made techniques】 Jutsu Name: Doton: Ishi Yoroi no Ude (Earth Release: Stone Bracers) Rank: D Range: Self Description: By taking dirt and rubbing it on their arms or legs, after performing the necessary hand seals, a shinobi is able to create very durable defensive bracers that add extra protection when using the arms to block. The chakra that is infused in them help to soften the blows of any physical attacks. These are very useful for taijutsu users or to defend against an onslaught of upper body blows. These bracers are designed to block physical attacks only. However, by channeling Yoton Chakra into the Jutsu, the rocks and what not can heat up to a degree that while the burns they cause are minor, they can be extremely painful and distracting to the opponent. Jutsu Name: Tsuchi Tou Tou (Swift Earth) Rank: D, B with the addition of Yoton chakra/used with his Lava Creation Jutsu Range: Current range would be 10 meter at maximum, with 2 meter width, and the earth moves at high speeds Description: When performing this jutsu the user places his hands on the ground and causes it to move rapidly away as if it were a conveyor belt. As the shinobi increases in skill and rank the size, speed, and range of this jutsu all increase. While little more than a delaying tactic, if mixed with Lava Creation, it can create a rather deadly surge of lava heading straight toward the target at high speeds. Jutsu name Lava Style: Lava Creation Rank: B Range: 2 meters in diameter from the starting point Description: The user will first channel chakra into the ground, thus turning the ground to lava. The process is quick, as the ground will melt away into the liquid-like lava. This lava can be used to aid in his other lava based jutsu by creating a source which he can manipulate, instead of creating it himself. To increase the base area that is converted, the user must have both of his hands in contact with the ground. Jutsu Name Lava Style: Lava Spray Rank: B Range: Mid Description: After making the needed handseals, Tatsuya builds up Lava Style chakra inside of his gut before blasting out a jet of molten lava into the air, causing a dangerous and widespread rain of lava droplets to fall to the ground. The spread of this jutsu makes it nearly impossible to dodge, though it can be blocked if the foe has the capability. Alternatively, Tatsuya can also just fire the magma jet directly at the foe in a fast moving stream. Jutsu Name Lava Style: Weapon Creation Rank: D Range: Any active Lava source with in 30 meters Description: The user of this jutsu will first channel chakra into an active source of lava, which will cause it to rise up quickly and making the lava thicker then usual, allowing the user to then mold it into a weapon with a few simple gestures. The weapons created will be about as hard as steel, but are usually rather crude and blunt. Jutsu Name Katon: Nenshou Tosshin (Fire Release: Burning Rush) Rank: C Range: Sphere goes is 2 meters long in diameter Description: A two-part technique in which the user blocks an attack by creating a sphere of fire around themselves, and after blocking the attack, the fires converge on his feet, cloaking them in flames. The fire on his feet can be used twice to launch him at his foes somewhat faster than before. The effect lasts for about 3 posts. Jutsu Name Lava Style: Eruption Rank: A Range: Affected area would be have a diameter of about 25-30 meters, power explosions have a blast radius of about 10 meters(one or two holes), 8 meters for 3 or 4, 4 meters for 5 or 6, 2 meters for 7 or 8. Description: In preparation for this technique, Tatsuya will channel chakra through the earth to create Yoton beneath it's surface over a period of time (2 Posts). As a result of this action, the surface of the affected area will become noticeably hotter as the lava beneath is pushed toward the surface by the built up pressure. Tatsuya can then release this build up pressure by creating small craters in the ground with either explosion tags, thus releasing this pent up magma in a explosive Mini-eruption at every point where a hole was created. The more holes the smaller the explosion will be, and vice versa in that less holes will equal more power explosions. With the combination of the explosion and lava this jutsu can lead to severe injuries and even death if a foe is got unaware. It can also create several lava pools after use, which Tatsuya can then use to his advantage to control how his opponent moves around the battlefield. A side effect of this technique is that it will lead to a nasty surprise to anyone trying to move underground or using ground shifting Dojutsu. The former for obvious reasons, and the latter because it will weaken the ground around them, causing the jutsu to activate prematurely. Weaknesses are the preparation time, making it something that can't be effectively used without either a teammate or pre-planning. It can also be activated prematurely by the above method, and can't be used in certain areas. 【Weaponry, tools and objects.】 Tool Name: Bag of Dirt Description Enough said, for Stone Bracers when there isn't much dirt around. Just in case Weapon Name: Ketsui Weapon Type A double-edged Bastard Sword Description Ketsui is the sword that Tatsuya had to make to be allowed to become a shinobi by his father, a blade of unquestionable quality and a showing of true talent and hard work to be made by one as young as him. NOt only does it have a keen edge and made from durable metal, but during the forging process(where a mix of traditional and modern techniques were applied) he inscribed special seals into the metal to give it an extra function. The blade could now store elemental chakra with in itself and circulate it through the blade more effectively, enabling it to more effectively take on the aspects of whatever element it pumped into it. This also makes it capable of forming advanced chakra natures, such as Tatsuya's own Lava Release, with remarkable ease. And since it's able to store chakra as well, that means that one can fully charge it before a mission and activate and deactivate the seals inside with a simple one handed seal and a little chakra. Chakra effects: Fire: The blade is wreathed in a thin, but intense veil of fire, allowing it to cut through metals with only moderate difficulty and cause third degree burns. Earth:The blade becomes denser and more durable Lava: The Blade becomes as Hot as Molten Lava, cutting through metal with ease as well as getting a slight increase in durabilty The charge is big enough that it can keep the blade active for a total of 5 posts. The Lava style requires more chakra, however, so he can only hold that for about 3 posts instead of 5. Tool Name: First Aid Kit Description A basic medical kit that holds several chakra pills, first aid supplies Weapon name: Shuriken Description: Sharpened, four-pronged metal stars, useful for throwing. They can also be used for close combat, but not very efficiently. Although small, they can be used to distract, pin down enemy shinobi, or if accurate enough, can kill or incapacitate an enemy. They have an open circle in the centre, useful for grabbing with a finger, to avoid cutting oneself, or to put thread through. The circle is also beneficial to the weapon's overall aerodynamics, ensuring more accurate trajectories. Weapon name: Kunai Description: A black dagger with a handle wrapped in bandages and a small ring attached to the end of it. The kunai is designed for thrusting and stabbing, though it can still do some damage if thrown despite not being designed for it, and is about the length of one's hand. Weapon name: Explosive tags Description: These tiny slips of paper with seals drawn on them can pack quite a punch if used correctly, and can even be attached onto an enemy directly. Also can be attached to thrown kunai for accurate delivery or have a bunch wrapped into a ball for a more devastating payload. Medical secrecy applies. 【Personality】 Tatsuya is an honest and sociable sort, one who believes that the best way to get something is to earn it through the sweat of your brow and the strength of your will. He's very open in both mind and personality, accepting of pretty much everyone, and at times a bit too forgiving, which people have taken advantage of in the past and probably will continue to do so in the future. However, don't take that as him being slow witted or foolish, as his mind is as sharp as the blades he forges, and he has a keen intuition, honed by years of attending his family's shop, for picking out when people are lying to him or trying to pull the wool over his eyes. He tries his best to remain courteous with all kinds people, but he's no pushover, and if you don't back off nicely, he will make you back off, whether it be through words or actions. Tatsuya is also a bit of an artist, putting his experience in the forge into various metalworking projects and sculptures. While he's not terrible, it's obvious to see that e's still trying to find his niche with the art, as every piece is very different from one another, and he has yet to see one he particularly likes yet. He's also good at drawing, but that kind of a necessity when making designs for weapons, armors, and other such works, but he does sometimes take time out of his busy days to just relax and draw the world around him, mostly just random people on the street who catch his interest. While usually rather humble and modest, Tatsuya takes great pride in what he calls his true art form, forging weapons and armors of his own that have a cool style while still remaining practical in use. He treats every work like a piece of art, and has also taken to learning several weapon types, because he always feels that if he knows how to use the weapon himself, he can better forge it for his customers. His favorite type of weapon is the sword, but he's also learned how to effectively use other weapons, such as the staff, spear, and Naginata. 【History】 Tatsuya's father comes from a clan of reknowned blacksmiths that originated from Mizu no kuni. They were known as the Kajiya Clan, and it's said that it was members of their clan responsible for forging the blades of the Seven Ninja swordsman. However, sometime after the rise of the Seventh Hokage, Naruto Uzumaki, a faction of the clan separated from the main branch and left Mizu no kuni, for reason's that very few outside the clan know about. The faction soon splintered off from each other, settling in several different lands across the world, keeping the name of their clan where ever they go to show that they still pride themselves in their linage. His father, Katsuo, was born and raised in Konoha, living there for 17 years before he decided to travel to Kirigakure in order to find out more about his heritage. It was there were he met his wife-to-be, Katsumi Terumi. She was an eccentric inventor, and often considered to be the black sheep of her clan due to her . . . odd mannerisms. While the two didn't get along when they first met, their mutual love to create eventually formed into a relation ship, and after a 5 years, Katsuo returned home with Katsumi to Konoha with her father's blessing, where they were to be happily married 3 years later. Fast forward 10 years in the future to the birth of Tatsuya, their second child and first born son. Tatsuya's early years where tough at first, as he was a rather weak baby, but he pulled through, eventually growing healthy and strong without any complications. Tatsuya soon spent a great amount of time with both of his parents in their respective workshops, and while he tended to lean towards his dad's work then his mother's, he found both of them interesting. As soon as he was able, he would assist them in every endeavor they undertook, no matter how small a task they gave him to do. His family was a happy and connected one, for the most part. The only real conflict ever presented before him was his father's staunch resolve to deny him from becoming a shinobi. Katsuo had seen both his father and brother become shinobi, only to die meaningless deaths and only him and his mother around to mourn them, and he didn't want Tatsuya to become just another forgotten grave in the cemetery, killed before his time because he was nothing but a pawn for the Confederation to use at their leisure. Tatsuya, on the other hand, was adamant about it, wanting it more than anything else. Finally, Katsuo agreed to let the boy become a shinobi, but only if he could make a weapon that would impress him, and not a second before. The task was seemingly impossible for a then 10-year old Tatsuya, but he went at the challenge with a determination that blazed liked a wildfire. Using Kajiya sealsmithing techniques, as well as his own talent and skill with the tools available to him, he worked on numerous weapons, each a good viable weapon, but never reaching Katsuo's standards until one day, 4 years into the agreement, when he presented Ketsui to his father. The blade was spectacular, it's functions both practical and unique to it. It was a weapon deserving of the name Kajiya, and true to his word, Katsuo finally allowed Tatsuya to be a Shinobi, though he still doesn't like the idea. Katsuo Kajiya \| 51 \| Father, Reknowned blacksmith and owner of the Kajiya Weapon Store, where Quality is guaranteed, located somewhere in Minato City Katsumi Kajiya-Terumi\| 53 \| Mother, An intelligent weapon maker, she's fallen into depression after the destruction of her homeland, and though it has had some breaks, the sadness always returns in the end Manami Kajiya-Terumi \| 26 \| Sister, Works at the shop full time and is currently working as an apprentice under her father. 【Dreams and fears】 Tatsuya dreams of one day making a weapon that is on par with that of those of the Seven Ninja swordsman, as well as becoming a reknowned shinobi that would be an inspiration for others. Tatsuya somewhat fears his Kekkei Genkai, as he's afraid that he might accidentally hurt, and even kill someone one day due to him not being able to control it properly. Personnel files Warning: keep locked in filing cabinet These files are intended for trusted eyes only. If you are not authorized by the Hokage or his assistant, put these files away. Personal files for: Full name: Tatsuya Kajiya-Terumi Nicknames: Interests: Likes: Dislikes: Catchphrase: “” Personal relationships with others Full name: Nicknames: list what nicknames your character has for this character Opinion: Good, bad, neutral? Shared history: give a summary of about 1-2 paragraphs of what history these characters have shared before the start of the IC, or during it. Full name: Nicknames: list what nicknames your character has for this character Opinion: Good, bad, neutral? Shared history: give a summary of about 1-2 paragraphs of what history these characters have shared before the start of the IC, or during it. Add more as needed, remove this line when done.
51,241	1,381	148	1,221	49	Tanji Tsugiharu Near The Confederation Embassy's Entrance, Sunagakure Tanji had been confident with his answer and even nodded along to Kanata's own hypothesis, but found it doubtable. At least she had nothing to lose playing this 'game', it was Tanji face that was on the line here. Still with his best attempt, he would be a liar if he said he wasn't the least bit smug on that facet, and the Boss seemed to nod at some aspect. Unfortunately all that became moot as he got really intimate with the concrete floor. As he clutched his jaw he tried to ponder where exactly that force came from. Turns out his theory wasn't as fool proof as he thought. To make it worse he believed he heard comrade Katana taking a forced dive into some pond; poor girl, outspoken as she may be, just wasn't having her day. Nevertheless, the hotsprings were an impressive sight to behold. Built upon a volcano that fed hot water from a multitude of natural springs, the whole resort exuded a calm relaxing aura. What came to a surprise were the certain types of activities that many of the other spa-goers had partaken in. It made Tanji rather uncomfortable, but he didn't want to create a fuss about something that the Boss wasn't bothered with. When they arrived to their own quarters and the Boss making itself comfortable and spoke again, "If you lot wanna get butt naked or just comfy, by my motherfucking guest. We fucked around, now we discuss business. Gozoboro is probably getting informed that I'm around so he won't waste time gathering assholes for protection and addressing us directly." Tanji just gave a nervous laugh and kept his modesty wrapping the bathrobes tighter to himself. However he didn't slink at the offer of drink, and partook in some of the sake as he nodded at the Boss' acknowledgement of a sorta-time-limit to their "delicate" operation. "I want your prognosis of the area. Tunja, how many cunts will be an issue once we get volatile? Kanata, got anything to monitor assholes that may be eavesdropping. I can't tell you how much I fucking hate peeping Toms. In any case, you both know your roles when the fat fuck gets in reach in and shit hits the fan, right?" Simple enough instructions, it was for the best that the squad prepare now. Undoubtedly, the Boss could easily defeat a battalion of guards but that would be counter-productive to their goal and Tanji hoped that they wouldn't have to go loud. Still, he could do well to know the exact numbers present. He nodded, confident he knew his duty. "Got it Boss," and then turned to his squadmate, "Good luck to you friend, hope you do the Confederacy proud," before giving a slight smile in a teasing manner, "And hope you don't get to know more of the Boss' martial prowess." He excused himself, playing the role of intrepid tourist, doning his innocent but forgettable face as he made himself to the public baths. He'd resign to just staying close to the showers, cleaning himself as he set to eavesdrop information from the bath-goers. It didn't have to be much, passing gossip from clients and employees alike in the room, and if he was lucky spotting an actual guard he could "persuade" to give up some information. This would go on, Tanji seamlessly transitioning from showers to spring to getting dressed and moving to another wing until information was passed along to his ears.	“I think he's dead -er, well, everybody else think he is, but now I'm not sure.” An unassuming man by most standards, not impressive or lacking in most aspects, just simply there. Short, if a bit rustled, brown hair, with a square face free of any scars or blemishes and average everyday brown eyes, in the academy you wouldn't really notice him in the sea of exceptional talent, but he gets by.Not particularly skinny, tall, muscular, just a healthy and acceptable male in his early 20's. Probably not going to amount to much beyond being a low-tier Jonin if he's lucky. Probably. Personnel files. Access only by security personnel with a C3 clearance. 【Full Name】 Tanji Tsugiharu 【Alias】 The Master Coward 【Affiliation】 Confederacy 【Age】 22 【Sex】 Male 【Sexuality】 Straight 【Birthplace】 Kusagakure 【Bloodline】 The Long, and Ancient Line of Stalwart Customs House Guards, the Tanji House has protected the village from attacks from undeclared fruits, paperless neer-do-wells, and other dangers of the Border. 【Rank】 Chunin Psych. report. Tanji Tsugiharu has exhibited little to no extreme beliefs or jarring idiosyncrasies (which in itself might be one). The Confederacy has deemed him a loyal citizen of the state. He has a positive work ethic, follows rules and regulations to the letter save for the most exceptional situation (of which he has been disciplined and reprimanded as per the law). He is as kind and self-less as any bachelor of the confederacy is and is devoted to his position. 【Personality】 Rather mundane. Pleasant enough in many social interactions, and prefers to follow conversations rather than lead them himself. That said he has some good friends back in his home town and has made a decent few in his new post. Amicable to his clients, but oddly stoic and unfeeling when it comes to dealing with traitors and rebels. He prefers to spend his free time drinking with close friends in a quiet homely tavern or ramen shop, and has an odd fixation with karaoke. When off duty he spends his days with his small family back in his home town. In battle he is as serious as any good shinobi should be in those situations. He is selfless in his duty to the confederacy and has volunteered to be bait on multiple occasions on the condition that the battle ends quickly afterwards. When plans fail and battles are drawn out he doesn't panic too much, but 9 times out of 10 will opt to lead or support a withdrawal. "Live to fight another day." 【History】 Tsugiharu's parents were simple Chunin Guards with a Customs House on a major trade route, their duties were rather mundane and drool, but once in a while held excitement when travelers had disagreements with the customsofficer. The couple resided in a modest home after an unplanned pregnancy had made the two man and wife. It was tough going at first but the relative isolation and non-relevancy of the village made for a peaceful life, and they grew content and able with the new family. 14 years after the birth of their first son, and with much more financial stability the 2 deemed themselves ready for another son. The Tanji house lived peacefully for 3 more years until the dissent and turmoil of the Confederacy reached their village leading to a violent terrorist attack on the village's crossroads leading to their deaths. This left the 17 year old boy to care for his young brother, fortunately the Proprietor of the Customs House, who at that point was now an old family friend offered to shelter the 2 orphans until the 18th birthday of the elder brother who decided to not rely on the kindness of the Customs Master any longer. Such the 2 siblings lived in a shabby apartment the elder supporting the small family as a Customs House guard like his parents. He, Tanji Hamurato, would continue to support (and sometimes spoil) his younger brother as he took his own wife(Tanji Orimoto) and had a daughter (Tanji Ekka) of their own while was just starting high-school. Tsugiharu was an average student in his own right never excelling or lacking in any field or discipline. He was studious and forthwith at the academy but never went above or beyond what was required. His work as a Genin in his squad was also mundane sticking to class D and lower missions, in exception to one class C defense contract. Simply tasked with defending a local tavern from extorting thugs (non-shinobi rabble), the mission report told of the 3 genin having to deal with some thugs as the accompanying Jonin talked with the owners, but nothing really came out of it. However rumors that local gangster being rather jumpy, defensive and generally paranoid around small sounds and shadows circulated around the tavern's area. Come the Chunin exams though he displayed adept problem solving and leadership skills within his squad, but that might have just been in need rather than by ambition. He opted to remain quarrel-less and jovial with the other Genin and never really showed exceptionaltalent other than what was required to get through the trials. However it can be noted that during the elimination tournament that the young Tanji employed some rather harsh and quick measures using poisons, weapons and simple genjutsus to end matches before his opponents can truly pull out their trump cards. A good thing too, for the proctors had stated that if not for his "bag of cheap tricks" his opponents would have easily out-classed him had the fight dragged on. He was unceremoniously given the rank of Chunin, barely passing after having been defeated by the more Capable Genin that saw through his ruses in the final rounds of the tournament. After graduating opted to become a Contract work Shinobi unlike his family before him. He takes missions for the Confederacy as many times as he can, but seems to seek missions pertaining to the rooting out and apprehension of dissident and unloyal citizens and terrorists. Currently lives by himself in a modest apartment close to his work place. 【Family ties】 Lower-Middle Class, had some hardships for sure, but was never truly in danger of starving or dying of exposure. Such a life made Tsugiharu rather humble and soft-spoken. Hopes to keep up with his duties and occasionally visits his brother and his family. Tanji Hamurato \| Elder Brother \| (36), Kusagakure, Currently a guard at a customs house. Sanguine, always optimistic and smiling in many situations. Tanji Orimoto \| Sister-in-Law \| (35), Kusagakure, Housewife of Hamurato, Choleric, rather plain but has the charm of a country girl going for her. Demure and rather quiet in contrast to her husband. Tanji Ekka\| Niece \| 9, Kusagakure, Student, Mercurial, tempermental and extremely competitive. A bit of a tomboy and a much more naturally talented than her father and uncle in the academy. 【Dreams and fears】 Dreams of finally bringing the traitors and belligerents of the Confederacy to justice and hopes to finally see peace and order to the state. Fears of losing his family to the dangers that is the enemies of the Confederacy. Combat reports. Has a quite odd fighting style and might be the epitome of "work smarter not harder." Picks and chooses his engagements when he knows the enemy may be taken down quickly and with minimal loss. This usually ends up with him or a squad-mate in grievous condition so long the opponent is taken out before unnecessary damage is done to anybody else. Such operations usually include him stringing together a myriad of feints, illusions and gambits to ensure the enemy can be taken down in one decisive attack by his squad rather than prolonged engagements. This unfortunately makes him rather sub-par when caught unawares. As such he is most delegated to planned attacks on high value targets to either eliminate, apprehend or interrogate 【Fighting style】 Some might call his methods cowardice but it has kept him alive. He employs the liberal use of clones supplemented by heavy use of false sounds and images using his specialized study in illusionary genjustsu. He chips away at his opponents using small thrown weapons like shurikens and senbons to keep his opponent on edge and unfocused. While his genjutsu gives ample distractions and false visions he also uses fine rope and bells tied to said weapons to create snares and distractions for the slim but inevitable chance that his opponent finally makes a mistake. When they do he delivers a powerful and dibilitating poisons through the same methods as above when the opponent finally opens themselves up to receive his limited supply. 【Kekkei genkai, or bloodline limit】 NONE 【Ninja techniques】 A rank techniques: Bringer of Darkness Technique B rank techniques: Demonic Bells: Phantom Sound Chains (Uses a Network of Tuned Bells strung onto ropes to create a melody rather than a flute) Interrogation Genjutsu C rank techniques: Earth Release: Underground Projection Fish Technique. Illusion Bell Needles False Place Technique Sly Mind Affect Technique D-E rank techniques: Hell Viewing Technique Shadow Senbon Haze Clone Technique. Academy Jutsus (Substitions, transformation, clone) 【Custom made techniques】 False Sound Rank: C Range: Short - Medium (0m~10m) Description: Once someone is affected by the jutsu causes them to hear sounds under direction of the ninja that casted it. Can be dispelled as normal genjutsu can. Single target per cast (but can be casted on multiple targets). Also relies on the opponent being knowledgeable enough to make the sounds realistic (or not realistic) as possible. Jutsu name:Shadow Weapon Rank: C Short (Before throwing or using weapon): Description: Hide a small thrown weapon in the shadow of another item as it is being thrown. Not a summoned weapon, typically can be countered simply by opponent witnessing the actual weapon being thrown shortly after the concealing weapon is thrown, and dodging for 2 projectiles rather than 1. Additionally the weapon cannot transfer between shadows and becomes a normal seen projectile after the shadow is passed. 【Weaponry, tools and objects.】 Weapon, tool or object name: Senbon Weapon, tool or object type: Thrown Projectile Description:Small thin and light weapon the looks similar to sewing needles. No terribly damaging but can chip away at an opponent. Weapon, tool or object name: Shuriken Weapon, tool or object type: Thrown Projectile Description:Ninja stars man, common. Weapon, tool or object name: Kunei Weapon, tool or object type: Knife Description:Staple weapon of any good ninja. Weapon, tool or object name: Bells Weapon, tool or object type: Tools Description:Small bells that can be tied to throwing weapons. Weapon, tool or object name: Fine Silk Rope Weapon, tool or object type: Tool Description:Incredibly thin, almost invisible rope that is insanely durable yet flexible.
51,242	1,381	149	925	1,132	Mikoto, Red Sages, Another Mission, yay! Mikoto watched everything that Katsuko did and was about to follow behind Saketsui by using his staff with a nearby electric line and jumping off to the next rooftop. Saketsui came to a sudden halt, however, and so did Mikoto. He turned his head to the Uchiha with a perked up eyebrow. What was actually happening that made him back down? Perhaps he could see something with his Sharingan? Was it even active? He preferred to trust the pair of eyes in Saketsui's sockets and wait as well. Trap, so the Uchiha said. He brought a hand to his hip and let out a chuckle. They were ready for anything, or so it seemed. "Well, if you'd do me the honor." Mikoto bowed down and motioned forward with his hand. The man was quick to follow through with what Katsuko was trying to instruct them. He went through the window and even seemed to have set off some trap too. That is what happens when you've no grace. Mikoto sighed and shook his head, before following behind the man while following his original plan. To use one of the electric lines along with his staff to jump to the next building. He decided to enter through the same window that Saketsui had gone through. If there were problems, Mikoto knew he could handle anyone, but too much people in a single place would definitely be a problem for him. He preferred to keep himself near Saketsui in case something bad actually happened. However, he didn't went on the ground, he didn't even let his feet touch the sides of the window, using his staff as support. "You have to keep yourself out of the ground. You saw what happened with Kat back there, and it'd be best if we didn't separate. If we found that jounin while alone, we definitely wouldn't make it alive." He knew he could. He could possibly kill her, but he still needed to get an answer out of the Uchiha. "Watch and learn." Mikoto smiled. The roof couldn't be trapped as well. Perhaps the tables and chairs were, but the roof couldn't be. They couldn't expect someone as crazy as Mikoto willing to make his way though the roof, but it was all a matter of grace. Like a gay butterfly ballerina, Mikoto jumped forward to the ceiling fan and hold onto it with his legs. The ceiling did make some crude sounds after he hanged onto it, but it didn't fall down. Yet, anyway. Mikoto then impulsed himself towards a sofa nearby the door of the room and turned back to Saketsui, before shushing him. If he wanted to say anything, he'd have to be quiet until- The knob of the order was turned and someone was about to come in. Mikoto readied his staff to hit the shinobi that was going to come through the door. However, when the one coming from the door was a girl already making hand seals for an attack, Mikoto knew a simple faceful of staff could not fell the woman so easily. This was probably the jounin Katsuko had warned them of. He waited and saw that indeed, she could only sense Saketsui and had only gone on to attack him. Mikoto still had the element of surprise, thanks to being next to the door and stopping just before his attack. The woman threw both an electrical ninjutsu and shuriken at Saketsui. The redhead started making his own hand seals for an attack. "Water Release! Water Gun Jutsu!" Mikoto put both hands forward and then shot a bullet of water towards Akio. If the woman used electricity, then making her wet should stop her from getting electricity all over her body, otherwise she'd shock herself. That was part of Mikoto's thinking process while he casted the jutsu. Of course, he wouldn't let down with just that and jump forward to pin the alcoholic jounin down with his staff. Getting her to surrender and then taking her life swiftly and beautifully would be ideal. Kanata, Undecided, Erotically wetA Pond Well, what did she expect? That Yakoul would buy her ice cream after her smartassy comment? Well, of course not. She head on expected the slap. Slap me once, it's my fault, slap me twice, I'm not so stupid. Kanata put her guard up against Yakoul's slap and it hit her arm, throwing her into the air as the thing had planned. If the thing was serious, it could probably break her arm, so she was sure it wouldn't. She did not expect, though, that his objective wasn't to hurt her but rather to push her into the pond and get her all wet. There were some white parts of her outfit, so when she surfaced from the not-so-deep pond, she brought both arms to her chest to cover it. She had almost no chest, but she wouldn't give Tanji a free show, even if he wasn't interested in it in the least. "Fucking hell! Now I'm all wet." Kanata shouted, before sighing and turning to Yakoul "Trust me, if I knew how, I'd already had done it. It is hard not knowing how to shut the fuck up sometimes." Kanata then brought herself out of the pond and followed after Yakoul shaking of cold after what had just happened. She decided to rent a yukata to change out of her wet clothes. She couldn't maneuver as well with the Yukata, but she could just rip the bottom of it if things got spiky. Of course, she changed in the bathroom. She then followed after everyone to the room and sat in front of Yakoul. If it wanted to talk business, then Kanata should go ahead and do so in a comfortable position. She'd just have to make sure that Yakoul didn't get temperamental like yesterday. The room was a nice one. Traditional Japanese style, some sliding doors made out... that sort of paper thing Japanese houses had. A table at the center, cushions and a balcony with two chairs and a small table typical of any good Japanese hot spring resort. When Yakoul asked if she had anything to keep Peeping Toms away, she knew that there was indeed something in her arsenal that oculd work in their favor. "I've the Illusionary Mist jutsu. People might stay away of the room just because of the mist. I can also put Water Clones outside the room set to encase anyone near here in Water Prisons if need be. I also recommend checking the room for any kind of bug... if this is serious, we should make sure no one is listening to what we have to say." Kanata said. Tanji too seemed to about to be off to do what Yakoul told him too, but his teasing smile and yet formal 'comrade' shit was something Kanata really did not like. "Hey, Tanji-kun. Just Kanata is all right. No need to be so stiff, at least with me. I hate it when people are stiff. And hope you too, err, do the confederacy proud!" With a small salute, Kanata saw the loyal Confederacy soldier out of the room. "I kind of do. We just have to protect his fat ass, right? With so much damn water, using the Water Heavens Convergence jutus would be fucking great for us. Some of my clones could turn into Gozoboro-dono as well to confuse everyone as to which is the real one. In any case, I'll do as I'm told and I'll make sure to do it fucking right." For once, Kanata seemed pumped up to do the mission. It didn't seem like Mikoto was around, so everything should be all right.	I want a cool name for where I keep my characters too “Who might that handsome guy in the mirror be? Ah, it's just me.” Meet Amatsurahashi Mikoto. A young man standing at 1.79 meters who probably spends more time looking at himself in the mirror than actually fighting. His long red hair made into a ponytail is probably the one with the best care in the whole army, even among the women. His fair skin has so many layers of creams and other chemicals that some men think he'll explode if there's some fire near him. His blue eyes have never been seen in another state than their almost always perfect one in which Mikoto keeps them. There are some rumors going around that say his eyes can't actually be that pretty alone, saying that they MUST be using contact lenses. He is so picky with his food and training menu to keep his slim, yet strong build, that many come to take his advice on how to take better care of their own physique. Amatsurahashi Mikoto, the man who spends a lot of time trimming himself and is actually not gay. That is the man standing before you. Personnel files. Access only by security personnel with a C3 clearance. 【Full Name】 Amatsurahashi Mikoto 【Alias】 That one not-gay guy that seems gay AKA Metrosexual. 【Affiliation】 Red Sages. 【Age】 20 【Sex】 Male 【Sexuality】 Heterosexual. Might be willing to change in the future. 【Birthplace】 Kirigakure. The Village Hidden In The Mist. 【Rank】 Chūnin Psych. report. Medical secrecy applies. 【Personality】 Have you ever met that one person that just seems to sing everything when he talks? That's the kind of person Mikoto is. A lot of people think he is annoying, but he just shows no signs of changing. Ever since he was a child he's had one rule with which he lives by. To never change himself even if others want to change him. Always remain true to the desires of his heart. He is that kind of whimsical guy. He loves art, music and just about anything that expresses the true desires of the heart. He spends a great deal of time in unnecessary and excessive grooming. He also seems to vastly prefer the company of men rather than the company of woman. These are just some of the reason as to why a lot of people think Mikoto is actually homosexual. Mikoto is only really picky when it comes to women, not to mention that he isn't popular with woman either because of how effeminate he seems at times. Several of his close friends actually know this, and still like to tease him about that. Having sparked several misunderstandings, Mikoto has made an habit of introducing himself with his sexuality in his introduction line. Despite his love for his beauty, Mikoto is neither an stranger to fight nor is he scared of them. He is not a ninja just for show. Mikoto's will to fight is just as much, if not even more, than other ninjas. He will never run away, nor will he ever admit he is outpowered. That's why he believes it is wrong for shinobi's to only be after money and not to follow their heart's desires. He does, however, protect his face a lot more than any other shinobi does. His reason to be one of the Red Sages is simple; "Doesn't freedom sound like a beautiful concept to you? I'd very much like to see what true freedom is like." 【History】 What can you expect from Mikoto's story? Yes, he was bullied as a kid. Yes, he was beaten up a lot as a kid. No, he was not mentally scarred or traumatised by this. Mikoto actually fought back. He's never been afraid of getting his hands dirty. Though he's always been a dilligent student, more than once has he been scolded by his teachers because of how many fights he got himself into. During elementary school, he had to fight his way through bullies and smart-asses who thought he was nothing more than a sissy. It wasn't until he started going to junior high school that he discovered a better way to deal with bullies instead of fighting them. Completely ignoring them. Why, there's nothing more infuriating than the sissy you are trying to piss off completely ignores your very existance. It ended up either with the guys giving up and moving on to their next victim or them trying to beat up Mikoto, which ended up badly for them. Again. By the time he entered high school, Mikoto had created a reputation for himself. Never again did he have to deal with idiots trying to piss him off. Sadly, it was... boring. Extremely so. How could he ever relieve this boredom? Already studying to be a ninja and a Chuunin, and the Hamajo Confederation didn't seem eager to start a war any time soon. Then, what could little old Mikoto do to relieve his thirst for fighting? The Red Sages was the only thing that came to his mind. 【Family ties】 The Amatsurahashi family. Harsh in their ninja training, lax in their concept of what a man should be. Why you ask? Mikoto's father died when he was 4 on the way to the hospital when Mikoto's sister was about to be born. So, Mikoto had to quickly grow up and become the man of the house and so, he had no time to have his lunch handed over to him by some guys who taught were better than him. Not to mention he had an example to set for his sister. Amatsurahashi Haruka \| Mother \| 42, Kirigakure, Reitred Shinobi Amatsurahashi Kanata \| Sister \| 16, Kirigakure, Shinobi, Chuunin 【Dreams and fears】 His dream is to see actual freedom. To be able to see what it truly means for a shinobi to be able to be free. He'd also like to learn how to play an instrument, ANY instrument. His deepest and darkest fear is for all that is beautiful to him, including his family, to be taken away from him all at once. To leave him at the mercy of a world where nothing can no longer make him feel alive. Basically, being alive but dead inside is his biggest fear. Combat reports. Gathered from evaluation reports after missions. 【Fighting style】 Many describe Mikoto's fighting style as refined and entracing. They say it is like watching him dance instead of fighting. Still, Mikoto's taijutsu is deadly and precise. There is no wasted effort, no wasted moves. Everything is made to be a beautifully perfect fighting style for Mikoto. Rhythm and tempo are the bases for his taijutsu style. He always tries to imitate a song playing inside his head as he fights, trying to match the timings of his strikes and the timing to avoid and counter-attack. Thanks to his being knowledgeable about several types of music, it is easy for him to change gears in the blink of an eye. He tends to use bojutsu, a fighting style through the use of a staff, when he thinks taijutsu is no longer enough to defeat someone. He usually combines bojutsu with ninjutsu to make an even more lethal style. He is more of a physical fighter rather than using ninjutsu and genjutsu. His ninjutsu acts more as a support for his fighting style and he tries to avoid using genjutsu, mainly because it isn't his best subject. His ninjutsu focuses on the use of water as a high speed waterjet to cut through things. 【Kekkei genkai, or bloodline limit】 Doesn't have one. 【Ninja techniques】 A rank techniques: Water Release: High Speed Jet B rank techniques: Water Release: Water Beast Water Release: Hiding in Water Technique C rank techniques: Water Release: Water Gun Water Release: Water Whip Water Clone Technique D-E rank techniques: All basic Academy E ones. 【Custom made techniques】 Jutsu name: Water Release: High Speed Jet Rank: A Range: Short Range, can only be use in hand-to-hand combat. Description: The user releases a high speed stream of water from their finger tips and envelops both of their hands in a water jet that can cut through just about anything. This technique, however, is as harmful to the user as it is to their opponent, and can only be used once in a fight to avoid further damage to their hands and/or weapons. Depending of the Chakra output of the user, this move becomes more powerful and becomes able to cut through harder materials. How much the chakra is being used also determines how long this jutsu can last. At minimum output, the Jutsu can cut through wood easily and can last about an hour (6 posts) without damaging the user's skin. In a weapon, it can last for a complete hour (6 posts) before it starts eating away at the materials of the weapon. At medium output, the jutsu can cut through bone, rock and even iron. The user can mantain it for 15 (3 posts) minutes without major damage to their hands. In a weapon, it can last for 30 minutes (4 posts). At maximum output, the jutsu can cut through just about any kind of metal standing in its way, though it won't be able to cut through chakra enhanced weapons, diamonds or crystal release jutsus. In the user's hands, it can only last for a minute (1 post) before there is major damage and in a weapon it can last for 5 minutes (2 posts) before it destroys the weapon completely. 【Weaponry, tools and objects.】 Weapon Name: Sonatta Weapon, tool or object type: Staff Description: A large white and black staff that is about the same height as Mikoto himself. It is made out of wood and has two metal plates at both of its ends, so it can withstand Mikoto's High Speed Jet Jutsu. “Yeah, I am that guy's sister. No, I won't get you a date with him. Why? Because he doesn't freakin' like dudes!” Standing at a not even surprising 1.64 meters and a rather slim and flimsy frame, it is Amatsurahashi Kanata. Like her brother, she has fiery red hair and blue eyes, but neither of them are as well cared for as his. In fact, her brother likes to point out the split ends her hair might have. Her hair is long and usually kept in a pair of twintails that reach her waist. Her blue eyes are big and have been called cute several times, by relatives and her mother, mainly. Her fair skin does have some cream put into it but not the ungodly amounts her brother uses. Like other men, she fears she might catch fire if she imitates her brother. Her frame is slim but well trained, as expected of any shinobi. The problem lies in her chest, something she has a strong complex about and what often makes others confuse her for a boy (given how her brother is). A teenager who'd like to put as much attention on her appearance as her homo brother, Amatsurahashi Kanata. Personnel files. Access only by security personnel with a C3 clearance. 【Full Name】 Amatsurahashi Kanata 【Alias】 Little Sister 【Affiliation】 Undecided 【Age】 16 【Sex】 Female 【Sexuality】 Straight 【Birthplace】 Kirigakure 【Bloodline】 Amatsurahashi 【Rank】 Chūnin Psych. report. Medical secrecy applies. 【Personality】 Unlike her brother who has 'shit for brains', Kanata is a lot more normal than her egocentric and metrosexual brother, if a lot more tomboyish than your regular kunoichi. But let's be honest here, what screams femininity more than a girl in a tight suit jumping around and throwing sharp things at others? Foul-mouthed by nature, full of hormones thanks to her age and Kanata's short fuse make her an adorable pack of emotions, insults, bad words and sarcasm all in one. She's known for not holding anything back, and this has gotten her in a lot more of problems than she's ever wanted to have. Her tongue moves faster than her brain can catch up, hurling insults at people she shouldn't piss off. She depends a lot on her brother Mikoto to get her out of such situations. An idiot by birth not by choice, Kanata has found herself in more than one tight spot both in school and in the streets. She often comments on how life wouldn't be as exciting if she didn't get in as much problems as she does, though. Add to all of this the fact that she has several complexes about her body and life and it just makes her the perfect adolescent with attitude problems. She just needs to run away and the pack should be complete. Among her several complexes, she's got a complex about her chest and an inferiority complex towards her brother. Don't try to mention her height or call her a boy either. Overall, Kanata is a short-tempered idiot with a big mouth AND some ability as a ninja. At least she knows how to fight AND when she should just run for it instead of fighting. "Live to fight another day. Those idiots will never catch me anyway, not with mighty homo Mikoto watching my back." 【History】 Unlike her brother, Kanata was largely ignored in her school years, all the way from elementary school it was just a big whole of... nothing. Have you ever seen your graduation photo and noticed a guy that is there but you never actually saw? If not, that's what several people thought after getting their graduation photo and finally noticing Kanata. Everyone expected big things from Amatsurahashi Mikoto's sister, only to be let down by the extremely pragmatic and sarcastic Kanata. Her existence mostly went unnoticed until she finally became a Chuunin. Pairing up with her brother and going out in missions made them a deadly combo. Finally, people started noticing Kanata and she wasn't sure of whether this was a good or bad thing. Well, she never really did have a lack of friends, she just was in that small group that mostly went unnoticed by others. Later she determined that it was bad. Real bad. They all came to her with words like 'Oh, did Mikoto have a sister? Never knew.' or 'Wow, to think you could actually do something!'. What came after those comments was most definitely not pretty. Having gained a bad reputation this time around, people started to actually avoid her. Well, her fame was short lived, and it was good that it was. 【Family ties】 Kanata's father died before she was born, so she only has her older brother and mother to rely on. While she is fond of and loves the two of them, she does find them, Mikoto specially, annoying. Amatsurahashi Haruka \| Mother \| 42, Kirigakure, Retired Shinobi Amatsurahashi Mikoto \| Brother \| 20, Kirigakure, Shinobi, Part of the Red Sages, "Full time homo" 【Dreams and fears】 She dreams of one day surpassing her ever so perfect and beautiful brother, or at the very least shake off the feeling of inferiority she feels towards him. Her biggest fear is not being able to go to the next One Direction concert living in the shadow of her brother. Also to be noted, she is scared witless of Mikoto's imminent death if he keeps doing dangerous things. Combat reports. Gathered from evaluation reports after missions. 【Fighting style】 Never to shine herself but to give others the opportunity to shine, Kanata's fighting style is a purely supportive one. She can indeed defend herself in hand to hand combat, yes, but her true talent comes out when she is fighting alongside someone else. Her specialty are ninjutsu and genjutsu used to support a more aggressive battle style like her brother's. She intends to stall, hinder and trip her opponents at every step they give. Even if they are about to hit their mark, she'll make sure that what they hit is nothing more but an illusion she's made. Cunning and brains, not muscles and... more muscles, are what make her a formidable fighter. She uses water release, but unlike her brother, she uses mist and barriers to hinder her opponents. Her taijutsu is the weakest part of her fighting style as a whole. She can easily be overpowered by any opponent with more experience in hand to hand combat or otherwise. Her taijutsu is focused on the use of her legs, since her arms are more like sticks. She uses a combination of muay thai and tae kwon do to keep opponents at bay while she uses her hands to prepare her next jutsu. Kanata also tends to use submission holds against opponents bigger than her, in order to keep them from moving and to give herself more time to cast her next jutsu. Thanks to her being bad at taijutsu, she carries even more kunais than the average shinobi. 【Kekkei genkai, or bloodline limit】 Thank God I don't need to fill this longass form 【Ninja techniques】 A rank techniques: Water Release: Water Heavens Convergence B rank techniques: Water Release: Water Formation Pillar Water Release: Water Beast Illysionary Mist C rank techniques: Water Prison Technique Water Release: Water Gun Water Clone Technique Water Release: Enveloping Mist D-E rank techniques: Hidden In Mist Technique 【Custom made techniques】 Jutsu name: Water Release: Enveloping Mist Rank: C Range: Large, it covers an area of 30 meters around the user. Description: The user, Kanata, releases mist from the tip of her fingers that envelops a wide are around her. It does nothing more, nothing less. Once the mist is out of Kanata, it does not take any chakra for her to mantain it. 【Weaponry, tools and objects.】 Weapon, tool or object name: Kunais. Lots and lots of them. Weapon, tool or object type: Throwing Kunai Description: Simple kunais in ungodly quantities. Makes you wonder where the hell is she hiding so many of them. “Calm yourself. I mean you no harm. ... Your heartbeat is starting to calm down. Good.” An intimidating man standing at 1.80 meters and a man of nerves made out of steel, Kisaragi Anzai. He's got short and spiky black hair falling right over his face. He uses a headband at the top of his forehead to not let it rub against his face, since he is pretty sensitive. Anzai's skin is dark brown, making for a perfect example of the trademark Kumogakure ethnicity. He's got gray eyes, but he always keeps his eyes shut. Unlike many cliché anime characters, Anzai actually keeps his own eyes shut because he is blind. His physique is quite buff and muscular, something that affects his diet quite a lot since he needs to eat a lot more than your regular shinobi. Despite his physique and Kekkei Genkai, Anzai keeps always keeps a cane by his side. The Blind Assassin, Kisaragi Anzai. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Personnel files. Access only by security personnel with a C3 clearance. 【Full Name】 Kisaragi Anzai 【Alias】 The Blind Assassin, Anzu 【Affiliation】 Red Sages 【Age】 25 【Sex】 Male 【Sexuality】 Asexual/Bi-romantic (think I saw someone use the word hetero-romantic somewhere, so I'm borrowing the idea) 【Birthplace】 Kumogakure 【Bloodline】 Kisaragi 【Rank】 Jounin -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Psych. report. Medical secrecy applies. 【Personality】 Calm and stoic are the words that best define Anzai. He's lived his life having to take calm and well-thought steps due to his blindness. It gives you more time to think, in a way. Everything he does is well-thought and meditated, even his jokes, which tend to be overlooked because of his monotone tone of voice. Because of his legendary calmness and his habit of meditation, many often believe that Anzai is, in fact, sleeping. He has fallen asleep while meditating if we are being completely honest, but it is a rare occurrence indeed. Once, someone stepped over him while sleeping. Anzai is really prideful, despite his usual cool demeanor. Offering to help him go down the stairs or other friendly offers for help upset him greatly and, despite not losing his cool demeanor, you'll find yourself threatened by that same calm nature. In a nutshell, feeling pity for him can really work against you. "Even as I am blind, I can see far more than you." His mannerisms and calmness often lead others to believe that he is expressionless, or worse, emotionless. This is most certainly not true, but Anzai does manage to keep his emotions in check most of the time. This is because he understands and accepts all of his emotions, which has also made him able to tell a person's mood through the tone of their voice or what they are feeling through the beat of their heart. These two abilities, though, are rendered useless in battle as he cannot focus his hearing solely in his opponent, otherwise he'd feel he's leaving himself open. As with everything else, Anzai tends to keep calm and stoic even in the most heated of situations, making him both an intimidating and terrifying foe. 【History】 The long line of Katsuragi shinobi felt that its long tradition of warriors had come to an end when they discovered that Anzai, next in line to become the head of the small clan, was born blind. Not having sight, an almost indispensable tool in the trade of being a ninja. They thought all was lost were it not for what they noticed later. The boy could indeed see and his 'sight' could reach even further than their own. The Kekkei Genkai of the Kisaragi allows them to feel electric currents, but only when thrown in a jutsu, making it a highly defensive type of Kekkei Genkai that could only protect them against an specific type of jutsu. Anzai's blindness took it a step further. Anzai could actually sense the small electrical charges carried by electrons, and that permitted him to make an image inside of his head of what things would look like if he could see, and what made it better was the fact that his 'vision' covered a whole 360 around him. It was blurry at first, of course. Untrained and instinctive, the Kisaragi could not pass up on such an opportunity. Regardless of his shortcomings when he first started training, the Kisaragi finally were able to make an specially deadly and stoic shinobi out of Anzai, who could now see clearly after refining the use fo his Kekkei Genkai. Once he got clearance to become a Jounin, however, what followed were years full of frustration. Everyone looked down on him because of his blidness. They wouldn't allow him to participate in missions, and he would remain mediocre because the Confederation frowned upon physical demonstrations of power, at least between their own armies. The last straw was when his commander called him weak, and that he couldn't kill him even if he were sleeping. Making a live demonstration, Anzai went to the Red Sages dragging his commander's body by the neck. The commander was known to be a powerful but arrogant commander that had been hindering several of the operations of the Red Sages. He hoped that such a demonstration would be enough for the Red Sages to acknowledge his potential. Thankfully for them, they did. 【Family ties】 Anzai's family is filled with strong warriors, warriors that would risk their lives at the beck and call of their masters. So was the case with both of Anzai's parents, who died while he was still training. His only remaining (close) family is his grandfather. Kisaragi Youtsugi \| Grandfather \| 81, Kumogakure, Old fart too proud to retire from being a shinobi. 【Dreams and fears】 Anzai dreams of making his a powerful clan, one rivaling the Uchiha or the Hyuuga. Despite not seeing (pun intended) the allure of the intercourse, Anzai does wish to have an heir who inherits both his powerful Kekkei Genkai and blindness, horrible as it may sound. He thinks of himself as the next step towards greatness for his clan. An improvement over those before him and the true potential of their Kekkei Genkai. His biggest fear, though odd but logical considering his personality, is to be able to see with his eyes. He feels he'll lose his powerful KG if he sudeenly becomes able to see. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Combat reports. Gathered from evaluation reports after missions. 【Fighting style】 A dojutsu without eyes. So many have described Anzai's battle style. His genjutsu skills are non-existant, perhaps because he cannot see in the traditional way, but his lack of skill in genjutsu is compensated by his skill in ninjutsu and kenjutsu. He keeps his sword concealed inside the cane he always carries with himself. His fighting style is one that prioritizes domination over the battlefield. If people ambush him, then he'll keep everyone at a safe distance through the use of his ninjutsu, and then engage each of them with his sword and finish them quickly. He's been called the Blind Assassin because he always aims to end his fights quickly, before his opponent can catch up on the several weaknesses of his Kekkei Genkai. If he is overwhelmed or has spent too much in a fight, he tends to retire as quick as possible and fight another day, despite his prideful personality. He is dead set on not letting anyone know of the weaknesses of his abilities, and will surely kill anyone who catches on on them. 【Kekkei genkai, or bloodline limit】 Bloodline limit name: Denkaku (電覚) Description: The Kisaragi KG allows the clansmen to sense strong currents of electricity, like those produced from a Lightning Release ninjutsu. Anzai's lack of sight, however, makes this ability extremely powerful, and allows him to sense even the small electrons that are around almost every atom, which allows him to make complete 360 images in a range of 10 meters around him. The KG also allows the Kisaragi to use an special type of ninjutsu because of the constant electric wave that surrounds them. Anzai's is neither stronger nor weaker than those before him. Strengths: Allows Anzai to make 360 images of the terrain he is in. Can dodge Lightning release ninjutsu easily thanks to being able to detect them from wherever they are coming. Due to the excited atoms of a hot body, Anzai can also sense Fire Release rather clearly and can sense even more clearly any individual with a high body temperature. Anzai can become a walking stungun by amplifying the electric wave going around him. If extremely concentrated and in only one individual, Anzai can predict their next attacks by seeing the electricity running through their muscles as they move. This, however, makes him blind to any other thing happening in his surroundings. Weaknesses: Being hit by Wind Release, the usual weakness of Lightning release, can either make his vision blurry or blind him completely, if the jutsu is strong enough(B jutsus and stronger). He cannot sense Ice Release or any body at Absolute Zero temperature. (Not necessarily a shinobi, could also be metal). Due to the lack of electrons in their atoms, Anzai can't sense gases either. 【Ninja techniques】 A rank techniques: Lightning Release: Depht Charge Lightning Release: Walking Stungun B rank techniques: Lightning Release: False Darkness Lightning Release: Lightning Trap C rank techniques: Lightning Release Wall Lightning Release: Electromagnetic Murder D-E rank techniques: None worth mentioning. 【Custom made techniques】 Jutsu name: Lightning Release: Walking Stungun Rank: A Range: Short Range Description: Using Lightning Release, Anzai supercharges his nervous system after amplifying the natural electric wave surrounding his body and reversing it inside, but unlike A's Lightning Chakra mode, Anzai does not enhance his physical capabilities. The electricity surrounding Anzai also becomes visible to any of his enemies as small lightning courses his arms, chest and legs. Touching Anzai while doing this will result in an extremely painful and stunning electric shock, that renders taijutsu useless against him. While this does not actually hurt Anzai, it does leave him paralyzed for a long while afterwards, so he does not use it that often. The longest he can keep this technique activated is for 5 posts. Anzai theorizes that if his whole body was sedated and his mind wasn't, he could use this technique to move. He hasn't had the opportunity to prove this theory, though, and the fact that he still needs to make the hand seals makes it... kind of pointless. Jutsu name: Lightning Blade: Heaven Piercing Lunge Rank: S Range: Short to Mid Range Description: Anzai thrusts his weapon forward and, much like like the Chidori Katana of Sasuke, creates a highly condensated flow of Lightning release chakra with a range of 10 meters. Though it does not chirp loudly like the Chidori Katana, there is indeed a low, cracking sound that warns of its arrival, not to mention that when it hits, it makes the same sound as a thunder striking the ground as all of the compacted energy dissipates after hitting its target. It is compact and quite small, and its range falls short to other jutsu, but it is a jutsu that can pierce through mostly anything, unless faced with a weapon with flowing Lightning Release chakra or Air Release chakra. Thanks to Anzai's detection and skill, he can make the attack change its course as he wants, though not as many times as he'd like. After moving it three times, the jutsu disappears. Though extremely lethal as it can pierce easily through someone's head or ribcage in an attempt to kill Anzai's enemies, it really depends a lot of where it hits. Jutsu name: Lightning Release: Lightning Spread Rank: C Range: Long Range Description: A variation of the Electromagnetic Murder jutsu. Putting both of his hands on the ground, Anzai releases lightning in a range of 20 meters to keep his opponents away. Jutsu name: Lightning Release Wall Rank: C Range: Short to Mid Range Description: Using Lightning Release, Anzai erects (( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)) a wall with a maximum range of 10 meters, that can be extended to 20 if he places seals to help him keep it up. The wall is made up of violent electric bolts, making it harmful for anyone trying to get past it, whether they want to enter it or exit it. It doesn't seem to affect Lightning Release users as much, though. The only way to dispel it is to either defeat Anzai or, if it is being used at mid range, to take off the seals previously placed by Anzai. 【Weaponry, tools and objects.】 Weapon, tool or object name: Silent Death Weapon, tool or object type: Sword Cane Description: A sword hidden inside a cane that would otherwise be used to aid his walking. How it looks
51,243	1,381	150	76	63	The Red Sages \| Sunagakure \| / / Saketsui was never actually convinced that what he's done could be detrimental to the mission. Sure, the signal that the trap sent off was blaring and obvious, and Saketsui was definite that him and Mikoto would eventually be discovered, but that was not a mental qualm to him. A side-effect of confidence, supposedly. He balances down on his feet and looks around. There wasn't much to represent any sewer plans or relevance to the Red Sages, so before Mikoto's timely arrival he shuffles through desk after desk, making sure not to skip too many vital pieces of information. Subconsciously, he was aware that he'd be assailed by Shinobi in just a few minutes, maybe under, but what comes with his self-esteem is the ability to recognize his own capabilities, where he is compromisable and where he is not. Saketsui measured and understood his strengths long before he delved deep into this territory. When he sees Mikoto move about and give him advice, Saketsui nods his head, but recognizes that it's far too late for stealth now. Akio Tendou steps into the room, and Saketsui does not have time to glare straight at her, because she is not talking whatsoever. Her initial strike is just as vicious as he imagined. A charge of electricity breaks out and threatens Saketsui's safety. He pulls back with his legs and backflips to a bit of an effective distance. This does not necessarily render him a-okay, as he is hailed with shuriken not too soon after. This is when he brandishes the two blades resting at his waistline. Edges that bear tenacity and polish. The swords tear at the shurikens one by one, until they're all completely deflected. When he looks up, Saketsui's eyes sunk in deep red, a crimson so unseemly that brings dismay and aversion. It was the Sharingan, activated with all of it's grandeur and grace. Then, when Mikoto attacks in his stead, Saketsui already perceives that Akio motioned for yet another jutsu. That's when he leaps right out of the building, and sheaths his swords ever-so-casually. He makes sure not to break his stance, though. His poise is relevant to the competence of his coming technique. Two index fingers collide, and three Kage Bunshin are created out of pure smoke. These three dart into the building to replace Saketsui, and each utilize copied versions of the two swords Saketsui possesses. He, on the other hand, takes the roof with Katsuko, but does not do anything too prominent just yet. He waits out the fight Akio is taking on with Mikoto and his three Bunshins, hoping to draw out some of her strongest jutsus out of assumption that Saketsui is among those three. He hoped Mikoto created enough of a diversion for her not to see Saketsui perform the Kage Bunshin and leap into the roof, but if she saw it, that'd still not technically nullify what Saketsui has in mind. His fingers interlock in preparation for a certain Jutsu. Several are made, but nothing is actually done just yet.	"Do what can be done. Leave the rest to destiny and other bullshit.” Saketsui is not buff, although he is impeccably lean. He underwent physical practice to a point where his body grew comfortably thin, blessed with strength that came to him only after training. He is strenuous in his attire, although his looks appear meager and slight. He is a possessor of swarthy, black hair and ever-looking eyes. His lips are cherry red and his ears are pointy, with an olive sort of complexion about him, tanned in yellow and white. He is significantly more dark than his kin, though, attributed solely to his foreign mother. He is 5'9 in height, much shorter than his facial expression implies and he only weighs 112 lbs. His limbs are all tall, however, which comes to great supplement to his exiguous stature. Although evermore a short man, Saketsui still wields the kind of threatening look that brings fear. Sharp, dingy eyes will look forth now and forever. Personnel files. Access only by security personnel with a C3 clearance. 【Full Name】 Uchiha Saketsui 【Alias】【Affiliation】 The Red Sages 【Age】 Eighteen 【Sex】 Male 【Sexuality】 Straight 【Birthplace】 Konohagakure 【Bloodline】 Uchiha 【Rank】 Chūnin Psych. report. Medical secrecy applies. 【Personality】 Saketsui has a bit of an atmosphere to him, although it is nothing to fear. Primarily, he enjoys remaining calm and steady, with ever-present focus all around. He is not swimming in depths of darkness or such, but with a sort of demeanor that spells out exotic, Saketsui is accepting of those around him but rejected when it comes to then actually acknowledging him, which is very understandable in more terms than just one. While he may be a part of socialization, it is not necessarily a part of him. Aside from this, Saketsui is an honorable man, who lives with a sense of personal justice that makes him extremely righteous and infrequently considerate. In personal measure, Saketsui is generally a quiet man. He does not enjoy speaking when it's useless, although that does not define him a dark and unapproachable man. In fact, Saketsui is prominently social, despite liking to keep to himself when he needs a bit of alone time, just like every other person does. While he is unable to reach out to conversation, he'll take it on when it comes in front of him. Saketsui is not all threatening and sad, however, as he is extremely fond of staying in touch with respectful ones, and always keeping to his words. That is why he is a considerable Uchiha, not only in strength but in prestige, as he finds solace in pride and ego towards his clan, all of it's men, and his family. In his case, he is not an active achiever of friends, but the scant amount that he has is all he's ever needed. That's why Saketsui finds ease in socialization and concentration, both of which are aspects necessary to interact with not only the aforementioned pupil, but higher-ups as well. Additionally, Saketsui has great appreciation towards combat, even though he finds it rather disruptive and deterrent, combat has to happen and with his recent participation with the activities of the Red Sages, Saketsui promised to fight until the day his life flashes before his eyes. That's why he's taken certain habits during combat to improve his experience, like serenity of mind, preceding meditation if possible, addressing the opponent, and many more that will retain his focus and make sure he's not too redundant to divert from battle ahead and stay to his usual sense of protection and being the 'underdog', something that's always been his downfall. Taught to shield those thoughts that loved ones come first, he's long since discarded that mindset and replaced it with something a bit more intermittent. Adrenaline rush. To keep himself going even when he's tired, beaten and driven to the edge of life. Aside from this, Saketsui wields the Sharingan as if it is a part of him. He's forgotten about all of the family history that implies the Sharingan's previous malice, and uses it as a blessing. A godsend gift. He is able to comprehend that usage of the Sharingan should only come after severe disorientation to himself or others that require him to pull it out. With Saketsui, it is not only a power-up, but a trump card, which is why he's more into his own strength and power. Self-esteem was first to possess his eyes, much before the Sharingan came about to replace it. Or only add to it. 【History】 Saketsui's story is not as simplistic as it can be. First, his birth. There was a lot wrong with it. His mother was a Kirigakure province shinobi, someone averagely sophisticated and more gentle than the skies themselves. She may have possessed a heart of gold, but she wasn't too keen on leaving his father, and had to change for HIS sake. Saketsui's grandfather from his dad's side was a martyr, so naturally his son came out to be a staid, solemn man. He was quiet, not a man to tell a lot over the dinner table. That's why Saketsui did not have the most valuable childhood. His mom treated him just as well and as bad as any other mom who expects prestige from her son, solely because she wanted the best for him. His household was meticulously peaceful, but sporadic missions overturned the more amicable frequency of the house and Saketsui had the endure the sight of his father leave. Go. The Hamajo Confederation had him at work consistently, although he came about time after time to greet his son and wife, both of which he showed sincere appreciation towards. But, Saketsui had no gratitude towards his father, his mother or the Confederation itself. But that was not enough to swell a sense of declination in the young Uchiha. It was uncharted to him the fact that he was born with that surname. They'd called him by his first name for the first years of his life. His memory is boggy. Information is kept in dire secrecy. At the youngest age, a sole son that was hailed a gift, Saketsui never enjoyed the company of siblings, and that is why he had to battle alone. Fight in solitude. Isolation threatened his peace. His mind. He had no meditation, he was too weak. Too fragile. Too vulnerable. That's why Saketsui had a severe case of personal depression. It came like a storm. He kept to himself at all times, shared his own secrets and darkly addressed his own problems. Circumstances did not allow him to have too many friends, because introductions could not be appropriately made, and Saketsui had the sort of personality you were forced to get used to for potent enjoyment. That is why, growing up, Saketsui hated what was known as the Shinobi world. The Hamajo Confederation. He hated his -parents- more than anything, and at his earnest, he absolutely loathed anyone that exposed him to this life. This earth. But despite this, Saketsui was still persistent when it came to education. He'd joined the academy in hopes of becoming a Shinobi. He was not overwhelmingly strong, as he hadn't been undergoing practice since his childhood. He was but a mild part of the academy, and those much better than him received respect and rewards. Achievements. Whilst he sat back and watched, riddled in anger and agitation. But that brewed more and more as days, weeks, months, even YEARS went by. Following his graduation and his official becoming of a Genin, Saketsui received his first gift from his father. The . The Hamajo Confederation sent his dad on a mission that was not too strategical. Partaking in it was a small squad of six that had been ambushed and assassinated in the midst of the forest. Their travels were cut short and Saketsui's father was unfortunately put down into his deathbed. With a lack of inexperience, Saketsui was unsure as to what he could potentially do now. Before his father's death, he shared something with Saketsui that made him recoil. His response was unruly, well-deserved of what cruelty they did to him. He fell to his knees. Tears fell that day. Tears transparent through them red eyes. Shining very bright. A swirl that spun about. "You are a part of us. Our pride, Saketsui. The Uchiha." He did not know. He didn't want to know. All he did following that was walk out, but he vowed to keep his pleasure in tact. To stay alive. Strong. To keep himself on constant comfort. He didn't want to suffer for so long. Solitude was banished. He sought the outside, he wanted to make a pleasurable change. His early life as a Shinobi changed too quickly, and he rose in strength at a much faster pace than he did previously. Slowly, it'd transformed him into a respectable Genin of the Hamajo Confederation. But he realized something along his journey, that the Confederation was the populace that completely wronged him, his family, and his father. So when he hit the proper age, Saketsui decided to abandon his mother and seek out more. Strength and pleasure. And to right what is wrong. What was untrue. He left. He turned his back to the world and sought a better kind of peace. He sought that in The Red Sages. 【Family ties】 Saketsui has minimal family ties with both parents, as he’s been treated with relative simplicity by his mother and father, both of which expressed no gratitude towards any of their son’s prior achievements. They deserve no significant mention, except for the fact that his mother managed to contribute to his upbringing much more than he’d ever admit. His father, on the other hand, had no effect in being raised, attributing towards him no more than a gain of strength Saketsui admittedly does not like anymore than he did his own parents. With minimal guidance at hand, Saketsui had of course strayed far from the ‘family bonds’ circuit, so much that he let loose his Uchiha Pride and left the village, seeking refugee in whatever else can he call family. 【Dreams and fears】 Saketsui does not have any actual dreams, beyond the redundant desire of power and strength, which honestly everyone seeks in their own way. Saketsui is able to express this want with staggering accuracy, thus making it seem as though it’s his real purpose. Supposedly, Saketsui is far more simple than to be wooed by strength alone, and seeks a mystery that he himself has not figured out yet. The fact that he dared journey away from the Hamajo Confederation and the Konohagakure province shows that he’s willing to discover. Combat reports. Gathered from evaluation reports after missions. 【Fighting style】 Shortly would normally indicate that Saketsui possesses no solid fighting style, and saying so would be wrong. Saketsui fighting is identifiable in that it is more reliant on a prominent combination of dual-wielding swords and different forms of ninjutsu applicable in less elaborate but far more innovative ways. A creative fighter on the go, Saketsui is strategic enough to go through battle with little to no losses on his part, with singular maintenance on his own health and keeping himself safe, this implies that Saketsui is a shift fighter, someone able to change from defensive to offensive in a few seconds. Tactic after another with proper follow up then allows him to – while parrying strikes at a pace he sees fit – counterattack and efficiently keep up with his enemy. His own Kekkei Genkai helps him much more with this style. 【Kekkei genkai, or bloodline limit】 Bloodline limit name: Sharingan Description: The Sharingan is a part of the trio of unblemished Dojutsu that either haunt or bless Konohagakure. The Sharingan itself is the color of the flames, the ‘Eye of the Heart’, as told by those who have known it. Red in it’s color, it possesses a wondrous hue that engulfs the eye fully. In Saketsui’s case, three tomoe’s swirl about and manifest inside his eye, one that has three and the other has two, instead. Strengths: The Sharingan grants the wielder two broad abilities: the "Eye of Insight" (洞察眼, Dōsatsugan) and the "Eye of Hypnotism" (催眠眼, Saimingan). Although the abilities are not literally restricted to certain eyes, Even within these two categories, there may exist several distinct though similar abilities: The Eye of Insight gives color to chakra, allowing it to be fully identifiable during combat and even outside of it. It also gives clarity to perception, paying further heed to each and every detail in movement, any physical action that takes place is reflexively absorbed by the Sharingan and given to the wielder’s head, through which they are able to see through their motion. The Sharingan, as though it is precognition, when advanced to a certain point that it allows Saketsui to read actions and act against them when needed. The Eye of Hypnotism, on the other hand, allows usage of the Genjutsu: Sharingan, a technique exclusive to this Kekkei Genkai. This Genjutsu is applicable to any target of any strength so long as they sustain eyesight with him, and the Genjutsu allows him to control the person by literal means. Weaknesses: The well known weakness of the Sharingan is that it is easily countered, because people prior to the rebirth of the Uchiha Clan have witnessed it in use so many times, that it became a worldwide popular aspect of the Shinobi world. The Sharingan is thus easy to see through and work against. 【Ninja techniques】 A rank techniques: B rank techniques: Flying Swallow Katon: Haisekisho Kage Bunshin no Jutsu C rank techniques: Katon: Goukakyu no Jutsu Kuchiyose no Jutsu: Hawk D-E rank techniques: All Academy Jutsu 【Custom made techniques】 Jutsu name: Shinobiyoru Ken no Gishiki Rank: C Range: Short, melee range. Description: The Ceremony of the Creeping Sword is a technique where accuracy and detail is implied. The Taijutsu is more of a form than an actual attack, whereas Iaido is an ability that Samurai utilized to achieve swift beheading, the Ceremony of the Creeping Sword is slow, calculated and articulate. Where depth is applicable, he puts strain. First and foremost, the technique is initiated similar to the aforementioned one, where Saketsui places both hands on opposite hilts – left to right and right to left – and draw the swords in a cross. With speed and precision, the distance is broken between Saketsui and his enemy and one sword comes down in a quick, unrelenting brandish. But the Ceremony of the Creeping Sword owes it’s name to the proper usage of what follows. If the initial strike is by luck evaded, then the other sword, as though a shadow of the one before, comes about. By coordinating a proper distraction with the first slash that comes as a feint more than anything, the other sword is without distraction able to disappear and reappear, something akin to Ninjutsu but far more complicated. Focus is drawn –away- from the second sword by putting all of his strength on the first one, and then the second strike is able to rip down unseen, making it extremely difficult to avoid. With the addition of the Sharingan that pays significant heed to any movement the enemy makes, this technique is far more effective. The one weakness that the Ceremony of the Creeping Sword has is that, once an opponent has witnessed it, the technique can NEVER work on that same target again, because their eyesight and memory have already absorbed the technique’s speed and accuracy, and it is rendered useless if the other blade goes noticed by a single tick. The other disadvantage is that any wielder of the Sharingan is capable of seeing the other blade, assuming that it is activated at the time. 【Custom made techniques】 Jutsu name: Hissatsu: Henge no Jutsu Rank: C Range: Self Description: While the Henge no Jutsu is a widely known technique with Shinobi that graduate from the academy, Saketsui is able to employ a more diverse form of the technique. After utilizing the Kage Bunshin no Jutsu, Saketsui can then either transform himself into a sword or transform one of his bunshin into a sword . The sword that manifests has no sharpness whatsoever, but can be combined with Samurai Sabre Technique to gain an extra sting to it, because both him and the clone are able to knead chakra and thus the effect is essentially made much stronger. However, as Saketsui is only proficient at dual-wielding, he is forced to use this technique in tandem with Kage Bunshin no Jutsu and Samurai Sabre Technique, which will have a huge toll on his chakra reserves in the long run. 【Custom made techniques】 Jutsu name: Dance of the Full Moon Rank: A Range: Short, melee range. Description: Dance of the Full Moon is a direct variation to the Dance of the Crescent Moon, which is a series of strikes that come from several directions that aim to deter an enemies’ line of evasion. First, a handseal is performed and both swords are individually pulled. With respect to his own speed, Saketsui then brings three, not two, Kage Bunshins, one from up and two from the east and west. Then, they close in on their enemy. Honing in with potent precision, each clone then creates a cross and beckons chakra to cover their swords, after which they strike in tandem at a singular opponent. This technique is supremely efficient because, while it may be arbitrary that an enemy does not avoid it, the technique itself can repeat itself constantly until the opponent is actually hit. Despite the fact that this technique can go on for long, the Kage Bunshin cannot be maintained for longer than a few minutes, which then renders this ability unusable for a good while. That, coupled with the dire need to sustain his own chakra, brings about a huge disadvantage to the technique that cannot be overlooked. 【Weaponry, tools and objects.】 Weapon, tool or object name: Mūn setsudan ken Weapon, tool or object type: Sword / Katana. Description: The Mun Setsudan Ken is one of the two swords Saketsui is fond of putting to use. The sword itself hs a dark-colored handle and a matching scabbard. The blade is extremely sharp and durable, able to withstand great punishment before actually breaking a part. Weapon, tool or object name: Hangetsu-kiri ken Weapon, tool or object type: Sword / Katana. Description: Respective to the previous sword, the Hangetsu-kiri ken is far more sharper and dangerously long, with a white hilt and a black scabbard, owing this kind of opposite coloring to the fact that it’s named the Half-Moon Cutting Sword. This one is essentially the same as the Mun Setsudan Ken, although it is far more recipient of chakra in general and crafted in such a way that it’ll accept his chakra better than any other sword could. The Hangetsu-kiri Ken is also the sword any bunshin will transform to if the Hissatsu: Henge no Jutsu is used, as by default it is Saketsui’s primary choice.
51,244	1,381	151	1,105	2,351	Katsuko Moto The two chuunin were quick to understand the situation and opt for an alternate entrance. Katsuko knew they would probably set off a trap as well, but this would force the enemy to split up as well as them. Katsuko remained standing in the same spot until the rooftop entrance opened and several young shinobi appeared. Now he could move around without consequence. The three Confederate shinobi that appeared before him began to spread out quickly but Katsuko already dashed towards the center one, whom decided to throw shuriken at him in an attempt to keep him at bay. That plan backfired quickly as the red-haired man flipped to the side away from the barrage, sticking his arm out in the process and catching three of the shuriken between his knuckles. The moment he was back on his feet from his dodge he launched them towards the one throwing strange senbon needles at him. The needles didn't seem to be aimed directly at him, as only one stuck into his right arm and seemed to do very little to slow him down. He's trying to use a genjutsu, judging by the bells, Katsuko noted, jumping straight into the air several meters to avoid the incoming fire technique. He used his other arm to remove the senbon and toss it away before returning his gaze to the rooftop below. I'm just gonna take them all out at once and make a shortcut into the building at the same time. He raised his left leg, coming down from the sky with an axe kick already prepared. But to make matters worse he activated his Chakra Enhanced Strength. The rooftop wasn't going to survive this attack. "Outta my way!" Katsuko called out as he slammed the heel of his foot onto the roof. The impact immediately shattered the rooftop, sending debris and the three shinobi flying. Considering the lack of a direct hit it was very likely that they took little to no damage, but the chaos and confusion coupled with the distance they'd get would provide a brief reprieve from their attacks. The shinobi were knocked off the building completely, though it wasn't like they would be particularly injured from the event. Just dazed and shaken. With the roof caved in, Katsuko landed on the floor below with a somersault. He was on his feet in a split-second, fists prepared to strike any nearby enemies. But there were none. Everyone in the building must've felt that one. Oh well. Better catch up to the kids. I think they're on the floor below me, if not this one. The jounin took a look around, quickly determining that the room he fell into wasn't part of the Archive's storage and accordingly wouldn't have the sewer plans. Akio wasn't among the ones that searched the roof, so she's probably responding to their entry. They can probably stand up to her if they work together. Wait a minute. I could've sworn I heard something... Katsuko looked back up towards the now open roof. Saketsui jumped up right as I broke the ceiling, didn't he? Where did he go from there? Did I knock him down to the ground level as well or is he still up there? Mirai Yumiya Mirai didn't walk very far before encountering a red-headed boy. A tall one at that. She had to tilt her umbrella slightly to look up at him. Tatsuya had started talking to her out of the blue, something that clearly surprised her judging by her silent stare that he received in return. Only after an awkward moment of silence did Mirai realize that she should probably respond to him. The realization she had was visible as well, as the blank stare was wiped away by a shocked expression before relaxing into a neutral state. "My friend? Have I met you before?" she answered, clearly confused as to how he could know about Aneko if she had never met Tatsuya before. She tried to rack her brain for a moment but was drawing blanks. Oh well, may as well answer him. "She's out on patrol today, yes," Mirai finally answered. "And she's a family friend. I've known her all my life." That answer was much better than saying Aneko's main job for the past seventeen years was to watch over Mirai and take care of her. It would be too embarrassing to say something like that to people who wouldn't understand the position she's in. The blue-haired girl looked away from Tatsuya for a moment, feeling like he was staring at her too much. It's definitely my arm. She brushed the hair out of her face for a moment, a natural motion whenever she's feeling a bit nervous or anxious. This revealed her blind eye briefly, but considering she couldn't see out of it it didn't occur to her that it was visible. "Wait... You were at the meeting yesterday, weren't you?" She returned her attention to the boy. She just realized that he was standing in the rain completely comfortable without an umbrella. Hers was far too small to share with him so she didn't even consider it, but it seemed strange to her that someone would be perfectly fine with the weather.	j8cob's Characters of Moderate Interest and Adequate Writing “Anything for the greater good; there is no measure too extreme.” A man of average height and athletic build, Ryuunosuke would barely stand out in a crowd if it wasn't for his aura and his wardrobe. He wears a white military-style jacket so pristine and white it is impossible to not see, a black formal suit underneath for when his presence doesn't need to be flaunted, and of course he keeps his elegant sword sheathed at his hip. Top it off with white dress pants, polished black boots, sleek gloves, and noble blonde hair and one can't fail to recognize Ryuunosuke at a glance. While his features may be attractive and his clothes may be regal, he is always accompanied by an aura of authority. One cannot look at him without either fearing him or being struck by awe in his presence. He practically radiates power. Personnel files. Access only by security personnel with a C3 clearance. 【Full Name】 Ryuunosuke Hamajō 【Alias】 Ryuu, The Great President, The Dragon, Lord Hamajō 【Affiliation】 Hamajō Confederation 【Age】 30 【Sex】 Male 【Sexuality】 Nobody knows, nobody asks. 【Birthplace】 Nobody knows, nobody asks. 【Bloodline】 Hamajō - An unknown family, only Ryuunosuke bears the name. 【Rank】 President of the Hamajō Confederation Psych. report. Medical secrecy applies. 【Personality】 A hero, a villain. A kind soul, a ruthless killer. A heart of gold, a fist of iron. There are many descriptions of Ryuunosuke's character that all depend on who you ask. To some he is a man of great respect, a legendary hero that has fought for his ideals and won. To others he is an opportunist and a fiend, an infamous villain that took power through bloodshed. The truth is these descriptions are all of the same man and they are all accurate. Though noble in presence he justifies all his actions as a means to an end. He truly believes he is saving the world and unifying all the people, and he isn't afraid to slaughter anyone that gets in his way of that vision. All who oppose him are an evil that must be destroyed. He is all that is good and just, so any enemy is naturally evil and irredeemable. The greater good, to Ryuunosuke, is something worth reaching even if he has to climb a mountain of bodies to achieve it. 【History】 The origin of the man named Ryuunosuke Hamajō is shrouded in mystery. There are no documents or eye-witness accounts, he seems to have simply appeared fifteen years ago as a mature and worldly teenager. There are rumors and stories of his early life but none have been confirmed by Ryuu. Even his closest friends and allies have only sparse details on his background. One of the popular propaganda pieces from the beginning of the Hamajō Confederation was the intentional spreading of a rumor that he was truly born from a dragon. This was intended more to bolster support than actually explain who he is, but it caught on as the prominent myth to serve as his "explanation." The earliest report of his existence came when a young, blonde teenager wearing homemade pelts as clothes while carrying a sword entered a clothing store in a rural town just south of the border between the Land of Fire and the Land of Lightning. When questioned about his clothes he said rather simply "my old ones were too small and I didn't have many options." When asked who he was, he simply replied "Ryuunosuke Hamajō." After performing several oddjobs to pay off the man for a modern wardrobe he left the city to continue on his journey. This was the first time his name was spoken and it was far from the last. Over the next four years he traveled across the world like a wandering swordsman. He was only a teenager at the time, many didn't take him seriously, and many more tried to take advantage of him. Despite the cruel world he lived in, he was a kind soul. A strong soul. He always spared his attackers, granting mercy on most who crossed him. It was through this kindness that he made his allies. In time he had gathered a group of six followers, each one a man or woman he had defeated and spared. These friends, too, had their own followers and connections. They were all powerful, strong shinobi from all over the world. People of respect and admiration, and they all respected and admired Ryuunosuke. He was a kind and merciful soul. He was a champion of peace. His name began to spread and his group was given the name of the Dragon's Den. While his fame grew and more and more people joined his cause, Ryuunosuke grew less kind. His merciful nature, after years of being tested, began wearing away when he was seventeen. The change was slow and gradual. Many didn't notice it, Ryuunosuke to this day hasn't noticed it, but somewhere along the line he stopped sparing his enemies. But it didn't matter by that point. He had a small army of loyal followers, positioned all over the world. Dragon's Den was becoming big enough for the Kages of the Hidden Villages to take notice. But by then it was already too late. All they needed to create a new world order was a spark. They had many thousands of supporters and the potential to gain hundreds of thousands. The idea of world peace and global harmony was enticing, after all. The message they preached was that only through unity could everyone come to a mutual understanding. Only by coming together could mankind be strong enough to carry on. The spark came when the leader of Amegakure publicly cast the seven prominent members of Dragon's Den out of the village. He claimed they were a cancer to the world, that they would only cause global warfare if they continued on their path. He demanded they leave his village and never step foot in it again. A fifteen year-old Ryuunosuke would've accepted the man's decision and demonstrated his kindness and understanding by leaving. But Ryuunosuke was nineteen now. He no longer spared his enemies. Amegakure was the first to be taken in. His army of supporters only grew, making Dragon's Den a very important and very powerful organization. This prompted a name change, at the behest of Ryuunosuke himself. If they were to lead the people fairly it could not be left up to one person. Instead there would be a council at the top, an oligarchy. These nations would become one big confederation, Ryuu proposed. And from that day forward began the rise of the Hamajō Confederation. The rest is history. In less than a year the Hamajō Confederation was able to secure all the Hidden Villages, forcing their respective countries into submission. Each nation in the Confederation was represented by one of the original six members of the organization, with Ryuunosuke serving as the President of the Council and accordingly the President of the Hamajō Confederation. Their victory was celebrated across the world by their armies and supporters, but their work was not yet complete. The world was not yet properly unified. Enemies to the peace still existed. He was so young then, practically ruling the world before he was even twenty. Times have changed, he has changed. What was once a kind boy has grown into a hardened man. Peace could not be maintained through kindness, he reasoned. It could only be kept through order, loyalty, and force. This was unanimously agreed by the entire Council. The groundwork for a prosperous future had been laid out, and to some extent it has succeeded over the past eleven years. Many people are happy and safe. But not everyone. The Red Sages, in particular, have been the biggest thorn in Ryuu's side. These violent and chaotic rebels. They failed to understand his vision, to understand what's best for them. Their mere existence was a sign: Ryuunosuke's utopia was far from complete. He hadn't achieved world peace yet. There was still more obstacles in his path. Even after unifying all the nations he still had enemies. And Ryuunosuke doesn't spare his enemies anymore. 【Family ties】 Nobody knows what his family life was like. When asked, Ryuu says that he loved his parents but they had passed away when he was only eight. He also says that he had no siblings. 【Dreams and fears】 The hopes and dreams of Lord Hamajō are no secret: his greatest wish is to unify the entire world in a peaceful, prosperous utopia. He has already made great strides towards accomplishing this and shows no signs of changing his mind. His fears, on the other hand, are less known. First and foremost would be the fear of the Confederation collapsing. But, after that, he is known to be paranoid of his own organization for traitors, constantly ordering investigations in an attempt to expose any and all assassination plots against him. A small fear he has that is only known by the select few he had begun the Hamajō Confederation with is his mild fear of crowds and public speaking. This is something he can keep under control, but he is always visibly uncomfortable when surrounded by many people. This also relates to his paranoia. 【Songs】 The Dragon's Name (Instrumental) The Hero's Path The Villain's Way The Conqueror's Blade (Instrumental) “Being the strongest man in the world isn't easy, but I wouldn't have it any other way.” Katsuko is not built lithe like most ninja, instead having a tall and muscular body. His extra bulk is always apparent regardless of garments. His signature red hair makes him easily identifiable, if his size wasn't already a good enough indicator. He often wears only the clothes depicted in the picture above, but he also wears white or black shirts with the Konoha emblem emblazoned on the chest as well as red jackets whenever he is not in combat. He only removes the jacket when he gets into a fight. Personnel files. Access only by security personnel with a C3 clearance. 【Full Name】 Katsuko Moto 【Alias】 "The Bloody Fist" ; Kat 【Affiliation】 Red Sages 【Age】 26 【Sex】 Male 【Sexuality】 Straight 【Birthplace】 Konohagakure 【Bloodline】 Moto - A small family that has lived in Konoha for generations. Prides itself on producing powerful shinobi, though far too small of a family to compete with larger clans. 【Rank】 Jounin Psych. report. Medical secrecy applies. 【Personality】 Bold, confident, and determined. Katsuko is a man of pride who values strength just as much as he values honesty and loyalty. He doesn't withhold his opinion aside from rare circumstances and is surprisingly a capable listener to the opinions of others. He treats others with respect, though his confidence sometimes dips into cockiness when addressing those who challenge him. Many find him to be a reliable person, the kind of guy who will fulfill a promise if he makes one. He will talk tough, and everyone knows he is strong, but he is never quite intimidating. He is just light-hearted enough to make him fun to be around but still capable of being serious when it is required of him. 【History】 Born to a simple family in a simple home, Katsuko was raised to become a shinobi like his father, Jinkama. His mother and father took in his older cousin when she was nine and Katsuko was six, due to her parents' tragic deaths in the field as shinobi. Between him, his father, and his cousin, the Moto household had plenty of shinobi and training together. While Jinkama had always been a prodigious swordsman, Katsuko and his cousin Keiko turned out to be geniuses in their own respective fields of taijutsu and ninjutsu respectively. As Keiko and Katsuko became older teens the Hamajo Confederation took over. Katsuko was only a chuunin at the time but still tried his best to defend Konoha alongside his family and comrades. But the opposing army was too great and the order to surrender was given once Konoha's leaders had been slain. The Choko siblings that were in control had perished and the jounin commander disappeared without a trace, forcing the cooperation of the rest of Konoha's forces. After a while Katsuko grew accustomed to the new way of life. But his father never did. Jinkama was one of the first to join the Red Sages, secretly leading operations against the Confederation as a senior officer. It wasn't until Katsuko was already 22 years old and a fresh jounin himself that his father was finally found out. In an ambush attack he was struck a mortal blow, killing him later that night from his blood loss and damaged heart. In his dying hours he confessed his plans and ideals to Katsuko and his cousin, spurring them both into action. The Confederation came to their house the next day, retrieving Jinkama's body and subjecting the entire Moto family to a thorough investigation. They passed and were let go, but were put under watch for several months following the event. After his leash had been loosened, Katsuko joined the Red Sages and brought his cousin along too. Unlike their father they were young and unfit for leadership. This made it easier to stay under the radar, but it meant they were only grunts in the grand scheme of things. Over the past few years they have made their way up the ladder, earning respect from their peers for their strength and skill as shinobi. Lately Katsuko has become interested in taking a leadership role for the cause, much like his father did before him. Only this time he has made sure to cover all his bases and prioritize the secrecy of his plans, which his father clearly failed at. Only time will tell how this strong, determined young man will affect the outcome of the brewing civil war. 【Family ties】 Growing up in a tight-knit household, one would expect Katsuko to be very close with his family. But considering every member of his family is largely independent, they are actually quite distant despite their good standings. Whether it is out of stubbornness or laziness, one cannot tell. But the Moto family rarely gathers, but when they do they all appreciate and respect each other like any functioning family would. Jinkama Moto \| Father \| Died at 49, former jounin in Konoha's armed forces. Akira Moto \| Mother \| 50, Konohagakure, owns a grocery store and is generally respected by her community. Keiko Moto \| Cousin \| 29, Konohagakure, jounin and older cousin that Katsuko grew up with. 【Dreams and fears】 Katsuko has a few dreams including establishing himself as the strongest man in the world and seeing the Red Sage's cause through to the end, to create a world where everyone is free and capable of autonomy. When it comes to fears he may seem to be fearless, but Katsuko fears humiliation above all else. Even death does not muster fear in his heart like his name being brought to shame. Combat reports. Gathered from evaluation reports after missions. 【Fighting style】 Katsuko is a taijutsu master, brutalizing his foes through sheer power and speed. While his ranged options are limited, he has little difficulty in closing any gaps of range to maximize his offensive prowess. His durability and sheer determination is nothing to shake a stick at either, allowing him to tank blows in order to easier land hits on his foes. While his strength is already something fearsome, he is known to exploit his opponent to tip the scales even further in his favor. He may not be the brightest bulb but he sure is the toughest, and he knows it. Expect a beating from hell if you dare cross Katsuko. 【Kekkei genkai, or bloodline limit】 Bloodline limit name: Chikaroatoshi Description: An ocular kekkei genkai, like the Sharingan or Byakugan. By using his eyes as a medium, Katsuko is able to access the chakra of his opponents through their eyes (tapping into the first two of the Eight Gates). This allows Katsuko to steal his foe's chakra simply through eye contact. The range does not matter, as it is eye contact at any range, but the duration of contact that determines the loss. An inept user may drain chakra slowly, but someone as versed as Katsuko can drain an enemy of their entire chakra pool in less than ten seconds of maintained eye contact. The chakra that is siphoned goes directly into Katsuko's system, powering him further and allowing him to demonstrate more strength and speed on top of gaining more stamina. A crafty and debilitating ability, but not the most stealthy. When using this ability, Katsuko's eyes turn from red to gold and have a faint glow. This can be considered a warning, as any and all eye contact made with him at that point will drain chakra, regardless of whether they are friend or foe. Strengths: The ability to drain chakra from an enemy at a distance, without prior contact, is a pretty good strength. It stacks further when one considers that Katsuko can effectively grow faster and stronger through the duration of a battle while his foes grow weaker and more tired at a much greater rate than they normally would. Weaknesses: An obvious way to avoid losing chakra is to avoid eye contact. If one makes eye contact and then breaks it off, the siphoning is broken off as well. Chakra may drain at an alarming rate, which experienced shinobi will feel and realize quickly that Katsuko is draining them, thus allowing them to avert their gaze before they reach the point of passing out. Avoiding eye contact altogether prevents any less of chakra. However, an actual weakness here, Katsuko can only absorb so much energy before he would overload. This amount is incredibly high, however, and would require many, many shinobi to accomplish. A more realistic alternative is to make him absorb "unsafe" chakra, such as Natural Chakra, which Katsuko's body would be unable to withstand in quantity. If he somehow overloads or absorbs a substantial amount of unsafe chakra, then his chakra system will be disabled and he would likely die. 【Ninja techniques】 S rank techniques: One Thousand Eyes Technique A rank techniques: Chakra Enhanced Strength Great Cataclysm B rank techniques: Earth Release: Earth Spear Earth Release: Earth-Style Wall C rank techniques: Earth Release: Hiding Like a Mole Technique D-E rank techniques: Academy Techniques Vantage Strike 【Custom made techniques】 Jutsu name: One Thousand Eyes Technique Rank: S Range: Self ; Line of Sight (range irrelevant) Description: This is Katsuko's ace-in-the-hole, his ultimate technique if you will. It requires no handseals to activate but takes five seconds to properly manifest. Throughout the five seconds of warm-up many dozens of eye tattoos appear across his entire body. At the five second mark the black tattoos all turn golden and activate. These become conduits for Katsuko's eyes. Being that Katsuko is now looking through many angles around him all at once, it leaves him with no visual blind spots. However the true power of this technique doesn't lie in visual acuity but instead by serving as a medium for his Kekkei Genkai. While normally a foe may be able to fight to some degree by avoiding eye contact with Katsuko, this technique makes that almost impossible. Looking at him at all will result in losing chakra, fast. Even more so: this allows him to steal chakra from many people all at once. Naturally this means his strength, speed, and chakra pool increase at a staggering magnitude of order. Whether he is fighting one man or an entire army it does not matter. The downside to this technique lies in its strength: by absorbing chakra at a much higher rate he gets closer to overloading on "unsafe" chakra at a much higher rate as well. A seemingly simple but devastatingly powerful technique in all, generally reserved for situation when Katsuko is heavily outnumbered but can be used if faced against a sly opponent that refuses to lose their chakra. It is worth noting that this will also steal chakra from allies, as Katsuko's eyes cannot pick-and-choose who they steal from. ANYONE who looks at him will lose their power. Jutsu name: Great Cataclysm Rank: A Range: Short Description: An attack that utilizes Katsuko's Saihyousen weapon. By using it's incredible weight and Katsuko's incredible strength, an earth-shattering slam attack is performed after leaping into the air. While the attack is clearly telegraphed and easy to read, it is regarded as A rank due to the sheer damage output. A direct hit is fatal, and even a miss can deal severe damage due to the shockwaves and shattering earth. The impact is like a small earthquake and can disrupt the balance and focus of both friend and foe alike. An imposing attack that is mostly for striking fear into his enemies through demonstration of force rather than getting the direct hit, though it isn't very slow so direct hits can happen with grotesque result. Jutsu name: Vantage Strike Rank: D Range: Short Description: An opening punch from a stealthy approach. This is often Katsuko's entry into a battle. Using the element of surprise a heavy punch is delivered to the solar plexus (from the front) or the spine (from the back) depending on angle. Can easily defeat a foe by itself, only the hardiest of people will can take the hit. Dodging it is the best way to go for sure. Like seriously, dodge this fucking punch or it's over before it begins. Don't test Katsuko, you don't want to even try to block this shit. 【Weaponry, tools and objects.】 Weapon, tool or object name: Saihyousen Weapon, tool or object type: Massive Clubbing-type Weapon Description: An incredibly heavy weapon that very few can wield. A three meter long steel rod with half its length fitted with two solid steel spheres. This makes the handle a meter-and-a-half and the striking area the same length. This massive weapon weighs a literal ton, meaning that for the few like Katsuko who can swing it it will provide terrifying power behind every blow. Not only does its sheer size and imposing figure strike fear into his foes but just one swing is often all it will take to make an opposing force surrender. Nobody wants to die from being crushed and having all their bones broken simultaneously. Katsuko keeps this weapon sealed in a small scroll he keeps on his belt, as carrying it around would be awkward and uncomfortable. He can wield it without Chakra Enhanced Strength or using his Kekkei Genkai, but without either his attacks become slow and easy to dodge. With his "buffs" active he can wield this behemoth like a samurai would wield a katana. “I just have to keep trying, I guess...” First and foremost, Mirai's most striking feature is not her blue hair, the scar on her nose, her red eye, or even her blind left eye. It is her left arm, or rather the lack thereof. When out of the house she has a metal prosthetic arm in its place to allow her to keep functioning as a shinobi. While her stature is generally slim, not having any more muscle than she needs to lift her own weight and move around at an acceptable speed, her prosthetic arm is a bit bulkier than her real one. As for clothes she generally wears the garments depicted in the picture above but is known to wear dresses on fancy occasions or wear heavier clothes on chilly days. Due to wearing heels many think she is of average height but she is actually on the short side, standing at a mere 158cm tall. Personnel files. Access only by security personnel with a C3 clearance. 【Full Name】 Mirai Yumiya 【Alias】 That One-Armed Girl 【Affiliation】 Undecided, sticks with Confederation presently 【Age】 17 【Sex】 Female 【Sexuality】 Straight 【Birthplace】 Amegakure 【Bloodline】 Yumiya - A noble family of Amegakure, clad in wealth and prestige. 【Rank】 Chūnin Psych. report. Medical secrecy applies. 【Personality】 Pragmatic, cynical, and doubtful. Mirai has a bad habit where she doesn't have much self-respect or self-confidence. She is quick to rely on others, both in and out of combat. While she is weak-willed that isn't to say she has no will at all. In fact she can be very stubborn and determined when pushed hard enough to rely on herself. This can come across as almost hypocritical, as her passive and depressing personality would make one think she would be unable to actually try to do anything. To that same effect, once Mirai has actually bolstered her will she casts away pride, honor, and any other emotion that would impair her actions. There is no such thing as a "low blow" to her. If she has to fight, she will go to whatever length it takes to survive or kill her opponent, depending on the situation. She isn't prone to rage, but many think that she enters an enraged state due to her ferocity even though her actual emotion would be more akin to panic or fear. 【History】 Born to the wealthy Yumiya family, Mirai was raised just as one would expect from her class. Most of the parenting she received was from household servants, particularly her personal servant Aneka, while her real parents were too busy. Busy with what? Her father, Makoto, has been a part of the Hamajo Confederation since its early days. Nobody knows what he does, exactly, but he had supplied his fortune when it was first starting up. He doesn't seem to do much anymore yet still holds prestige and position among the government for his support. Now Mirai's mother, on the other hand, had even less of an excuse. She had no job. She instead dedicated her life to knowledge, reading as many books as she could even at the cost of family time. So that was her early childhood. She received in-home education, private tutoring from Aneka, for several years. But, as she began to mature, she realized that she didn't enjoy her life. It was boring, dull, had no meaning. Her family wasn't loving, she had no friends, and had no talents. When Mirai was eight years old she decided she would go to Konohagakure to learn how to become a shinobi at their academy. Naturally her parents were against the idea initially, but it was evident they had some kind of love or bond with their child for they eventually relented and granted her wish. Since there was no family in Konoha nor could her parents spare the time to go with her, Mirai was attended by Aneka for the "duration of her stay in Konohagakure." And so the two traveled. Mirai began attending the Ninja Academy and so did Aneka, despite the fact the servant was already a full-grown woman. Aneka Toyama figured she would need to learn the shinobi arts if she wanted to properly care for and protect Mirai. The young girl became a genin at the age of 12, but it was apparent that she was not particularly... skilled. She was among the bottom ranks of her class and despite growing over the years never really improved at the same rate her classmates did. At first it frustrated her, but after a while it became something she felt accustomed to. She was given low-expectations, little respect, and barely any time of the day. Ironically it was nothing new to her. Mirai couldn't make any progress as a genin until she was sixteen. A mission went horribly wrong. The squad she was in was supposed to eradicate a bandit camp. But somehow, some way, the two chuunin and one genin were not prepared enough for the battle. Once her squadmates had been defeated and captured, Mirai attempted to flee but to no avail. She simply wasn't fast enough to escape or strong enough to break free. The resulting beating she received ended up putting a scar across the bridge of her nose and leaving her blind in one eye. The bandits later tortured the teenagers, trying to extract information out of them. Mirai attempted to escape during her interrogation, prompting an angry and violent response from her captors and resulting in the loss of her left arm. That night the squad was rescued by a (better) team of shinobi. After the bandits had all been killed or captured, Mirai was given medical treatment but they could not find her severed arm to attempt to reattach it. She was later told that it was the Red Sages who had done this damage to her, and that it was likely her career as a shinobi was over. Her hampered vision and physical capability made the Confederation put her on indefinite standby, a polite way to say early retirement. While Mirai seemed accepting of her fate, her servant Aneko (who has been a chuunin for a while by now) knew that she was heartbroken. Rather than let her resign to her fate, Aneko contacted her parents back in Amegakure to update them on her situation and get their help. And as such Makoto ordered the construction of a prosthetic arm that wouldn't just fully replace Mirai's original but exceed it's capability in terms of utility. If she was going to be a kunoichi then she was going to be a good one, and a good kunoichi needs good armaments. And arms. Mirai was shocked when she finally received the prosthetic, amazed at how well it worked and how useful it was. With a new motivation to get back into the game, Mirai began trying her best to work her way up the ranks. After receiving a new arm and undergoing intensive training with Aneko she finally made it to chuunin rank at seventeen, granted it was by the skin of her teeth. Nevertheless she was proud of her accomplishment, despite her monotone demeanor and the disapproving looks of her comrades. Her next goal is to become jounin, though considering the slow climb so far she isn't deluding herself over the difficulty and time it will take. 【Family ties】 Mirai's family was never particularly close or intimate. Father was always busy, mother was always locked away by herself with her books, and Mirai was always left to her own devices. Most of her care was seen through family servants rather than her parents. While Mirai can't say she "loves" her family, she does hold a natural soft spot in her heart for them. The only time they really spent together was dinnertime and holidays. Otherwise they were all alone, despite living in the same house. Makoto Yumiya \| Father \| 42, Amegakure, his exact job is unclear but he seems to be a part of some kind of committee established by the Confederation. Chiyuri Yumiya \| Mother \| 36, Amegakure, housewife who owns a whole library full of books that is always growing. Aneka Toyama \| Personal Servant \| 29, Amegakure, Mirai's personal maid that has taken care of her since she was a toddler. No blood relation. 【Dreams and fears】 In her depressing state, Mirai doesn't have many dreams. But, despite what she may say or feel, deep down inside she wants to become someone worthy of respect. Someone for others to look up to, like a role model or a hero. While she has a lack of dreams, she has no lack of fears. Ranging from the mundane such as bugs and dark places to the more serious fears such as having no friends, having no family, and even dying. Death is what she fears above all else. Combat reports. Gathered from evaluation reports after missions. 【Fighting style】 Mirai doesn't have impressive taijutsu, ninjutsu, or genjutsu skills. To combat her general lack of natural talent she has come to rely on weapons and tactics. She is proficient with many kinds of weapons and tools, using her skills and her arsenal to her advantage to combat her physically superior opponents. She prefers to keep range and use surprise attacks, making her a bag of tricks that could be potentially fatal to the unwary or overconfident. Mirai may come across as underwhelming but perhaps that truly is her greatest asset. 【Ninja techniques】 A rank techniques: N/A B rank techniques: Self Destruct C rank techniques: Lightning Release: Electromagnetic Murder Lightning Release: Lightning Rod Poison Spike D-E rank techniques: Hidden Needle Cannon Academy Techniques 【Custom made techniques】 Jutsu name: Poison Spike Rank: C Range: Short Description: A hidden spike lathered in a neurotoxin is propelled from the palm of her mechanical arm, reaching a full length of four inches. It pops out at high speed so as to punch through thin armor or cloth as well as breaking the opponents skin. Very useful as a surprise attack when the enemy is close. The spike will be retracted after half a second, concealing it and allowing full use of her hand again. The toxin itself can be lethal in large doses (i.e. stabbed multiple times) but most victims will survive even without medical assistance. The toxin numbs the target over time, eventually reaching the point where they have incredible difficulty controlling their body. In higher doses it even affects their thought processes as their brain is numbed as well. A single stab can't defeat an enemy unless they are small and have a fast metabolism, but two or three stabs will be enough to bring down an average-sized adult over the course of five to ten minutes. Four doses or more is when it starts to become dangerous, becoming lethal to the average-sized adult at six (that is: without proper medical attention). Jutsu name: Hidden Needle Cannon Rank: D Range: Short-Medium Description: As compared to the hidden spike coming from the mechanical arm's palm, these needles fire from the outside of the forearm in a wide volley. A total of twenty senbon are shot out all at once, much like an open choke shotgun blast. Naturally the lack of accuracy hinders the effective range, but the senbon can travel over 100m from the propulsion. However, actually hitting a target at that range isn't feasible. Rather it is perfect for a painful surprise on an advancing enemy within 10m. The wide spray practically guarantees damage and the unexpected angle of attack adds versatility. Once the senbon are fired this attack cannot be used until Mirai reloads her arm, which is better done outside of battle due to the tedious nature. Jutsu name: Self Destruct Rank: B Range: Medium - 20m radius Description: If desperate times call for desperate measures, Mirai can use her prosthetic arm as a bomb. As it is loaded with explosives, all it takes for her to activate the countdown is her own will and some chakra. Once triggered it has a three second countdown before detonation. This gives Mirai just enough time to detach the arm and reach a distance she where she will survive the shockwave and avoid the explosion itself. Once the timer is started it cannot be cancelled, but thankfully it can only be started by Mirai thanks to her chakra connection with the arm. An obvious downside is that Mirai loses her better arm from using this technique, and it took a good while for it to be built the first time. Getting another could take up to two weeks, leaving her weak and unfit for duty for that duration. Debatably the bigger weakness would be the possibility of her not getting out of the blast zone in time, as the fuse is short and the range is wide. Thankfully she's had some practice and could probably make it. Probably. Same goes for any opponents who realize what is going on. They, too, have the same three seconds to make a break for it. 【Weaponry, tools and objects.】 Weapon, tool or object name: Left Arm Weapon, tool or object type: An advanced, mechanical prosthetic arm that Mirai uses during her waking hours. Description: Made of steel and powered by chakra, this arm is far superior to the one Mirai had lost. Not only is it incredibly durable and stable, but it also has multiple hidden weapons integrated into the forearm for surprise attacks. It houses a mechanism that fires a brief volley of senbon, contains a hidden poison-tipped spike, and even multiple exploding tags that will detonate if the arm is severed from Mirai (again). It also boasts significantly higher strength as compared to her right arm, as the entire left arm up to the shoulder is prosthetic. Notably it also weighs a respectable amount, adding onto Mirai's total weight on a scale to make her seem much bulkier than she actually is. Despite this weight it moves at an identical speed to her right arm, though because it is made of metal it packs much greater force behind every movement. Weapon, tool, or object name: Kunai Weapon, tool, or object type: Kunai Description: They're fucking kunai. Weapon, tool, or object name: Shuriken Weapon, tool, or object type: Shuriken Description: They're not fucking kunai. Weapon, tool, or object name: Smoke Bombs Weapon, tool, or object type: Smoke Bombs Description: Small bombs that explode into smoke, useful for many things. Direct hits don't really hurt anyone though, unfortunately. Can be attached to kunai for greater distance on throws. Weapon, tool, or object name: Ninjato Weapon, tool, or object type: Ninjato Description: A short sword with a straight blade, positioned horizontally across the back of Mirai's waist. Useful for, surprise, cutting things. This is Mirai's primary method of self-defense should an opponent get too close for her comfort. Weapon, tool, or object name: Explosive Tags Weapon, tool, or object type: Explosive Tags Description: Chakra-infused tags that detonate a few seconds after activation. Useful for blowing things up. Can be attached to kunai for a flashy surprise.
51,245	1,381	152	800	3,846	Chokurou Akimichi, Confederate Conference, The Kohonjenpou Warehouses - En Route Cho had been training since the morning if the sweat from his brow was anything to go off of. He was drenched head to toe but it was worth it. A rather large hole with a trench running along it was the sign of what was Chokurou's best move at a more controlled state. He leaned back with his hands on his side as he took in a few deep breaths before reaching over to his gear and taking out a bottle of water and some jerky. 'It's still not perfect yet. Jeez. How did Kashi manage to master it?' He sat down and ate as he surveyed the damage, thinking about how he could buff out the flaws in his technique. He shook his head and sighed as he stood, grabbed his things and headed back to his room. After a much needed shower he decided to pass out for a bit to regain his stamina. A few hours had passed before he heard the chime of his phone. Chokurou had received a text from Setsuko about basically being selected for a mission, something he wasn't too keen o during right away but it was something he had to do. Not that he had too much of a choice. He sighed as he looked down at his phone and the text message before swiping it off of his phone's screen. Cho was relaxing in his bed when he had gotten the text message. He sat up, scratched the back of his head and grabbed his bo staff before heading out the door to his room. He had made his way through the camp and to the VTOL ship where he now met his teammates. They would get onto the transport and fly out of the base, Setsuko debriefing them along the way. He sat there quietly. His hands rested on his knees, his elbows outward, almost sage like. His eyes were closed as he breathed in slowly as he heard her begin with the mission break down. She must have moved onto him as he opened his eyes when he heard his name. "Masato is going to get slammed with attacks from the enemy, but leave him be. You're to sneak around to find the strongest one, and make sure to surprise them good." Cho raised an eyebrow as he looked over at Masato and shrugged. Soon enough he found out that they were to keep Madara's gunbai and Sauske's sword out of the hands of the Red Sages. To this he only shrugged but they had alot of the confederate guarding or attacking different things for different reasons. He assumed it was more for a moral booster though he knew that both weapons had some amazing attributes to them. After Tetsuba explained his thought on the plan of attack, and showing off his ability, Chokurou chimed in. "Well, I'm just ready to get things moving but of all things, why those two weapons?"	"Oh yeah. Teriyaki beef with broccoli and rice. Nice snack after a hard workout.” Being of Akimichi descent it is no surprise that his has an above average frame. Cho stands at around 1.97 meters and 145 kg. Unlike most "fatties" however, Cho's weight is distributed fairly equally with the only difference is having slightly more weight in the front. Starting from his head he has short light brown hair along the sides and back, almost like a fade, with much more on top that he likes to comb back. His eyes are of a medium shade of brown. Around his mouth is a small stubble of a goatee that is usually well kept and neat. As most Akimichi, Cho adorns the traditional war paint. For him it is a red bar that goes from his chin to his lower lip and two bars on both sides of his eyes that run to the sides of his cheekbones and down. He usually wears black sandals and grey combat pants, rolled and taped near the top of the sandal. On the upper torso he adorns a long blue sleeve shirt with a mesh undershirt. A grey trench coat is worn over the long sleeve shirt and resembles that of what Chouji Akimichi wore. Personnel files. Access only by security personnel with a C3 clearance. 【Full Name】 Akimichi Chokurou 【Alias】 Cho-san, Kurou-san 【Affiliation】 Currently undecided. 【Age】 21 【Sex】 Male 【Sexuality】 Heterosexual 【Birthplace】 Konohagakure 【Bloodline】 Akimichi 【Rank】 Chūnin Psych. report. Medical secrecy applies. 【Personality】 When he was young he was short tempered and quick to fight but now, Chokurou is a polite, playful and proud member of the Akimichi clan as he is usually seen helping in some way with the Akimichi affairs whether showing hospitality for the leaders of other clans when they visit or something as simple as helping family train. Unlike his cousin, Chokashi, who is usually seen as the more social one of the two, Chokurou is more on the reserved side in social settings, tending to let others start the conversation before speaking up. Despite his reserved personality, he is quick with his wit and that only adds to his charm. He doesn't usually say no to helping a friend unless there is something important going on in the Akimichi compound. Chokurou on his days off can usually be found at the Akimichi training grounds, the hot springs in the area or any of the hibachi in the area. Chokurou usually wears a smile on his face and has a somewhat loose posture when in a calm setting or situation such as being with friends and whatnot. He can be a bit of a drinker and this is thanks to Chokashi on Chokurou's 20th birthday when he went shot for shot with his cousin which landed hem both on their asses. Usually when drinking with friends he is a bit more talkative thanks to the obvious fact that liquor is involved but it's when he's drunk that he is more unpredictable. Chokurou tends to tense in more stressful situations but mostly can only be seen in his eyes since they are the first to show signs that he is worried, annoyed or angry, falling back onto a smile when angered. His views of the confederation and the Red Sages are usually kept to himself. When he went into the academy school he was aware that he would be working for the Confederation but the Akimichi, including Chokurou, and the Nara clans could care less about confederation and rather the safety of Konohagakure. If they are called upon they will fight for the Confederation but their concerns will mostly be for Konaha. 【History】 The story for a lot of those in the Akimichi clan are similar in their early years, revolving around being teased for their weight and whatnot and for Chokurou it was no different. His mother always taught him that he was to respect others in order to be respected but kids are kids and they don't usually listen and as such Chokurou never hesitated in fighting back, especially those who disrespected him or his family. This mindset of "hit first ask questions later" would cause problems in the academy even though physical training included sparring it didn't include sending kids to the hospital. Cho would come home to find his parents talking to the academy teacher about his behavior and would be immediately punished and sent to the training grounds to train for X amount of hours until his father felt he was ready or told to help out around the compound on the weekends when his friend, a young Nara, would be available to hangout. Many would think that his punishment was a bit too extreme but the Akimichi never strayed from the old ways as far as training went. Monitored by his cousin, Chokashi, he would learn from his cousin how to fight his way. Chokashi told him "So what if your fat or your mother and father are? Why do the Inuzuka have dog features or why does the Aburame Clan hide their faces? Because that's what makes them who they are. Don't forget that." Years would go on with this running through Cho's head as he slowly started to incorporate this into his mindset. The first few times after Chokashi talked with him he didn't get it until he started to take notice to the different clans and saw the similarities that Chokashi had told him. Slowly he started to except who he was and no longer let this bother him. By graduation he had already seen close to 60 fights and the fights stopped closer to graduation. After graduation and he was placed in a team, he increased his training with his cousin and his father while beginning to learn what he would do within the clan. Time would go by and Chokurou would become much more involved with the clan's affairs so time with friends would lessen or become rather dull due to his mind focusing more-so on what was happening politically with the Akimichi, specifically to the recent happenings between the Red Sages and the Confederation. He still has the mindset of remaining neutral in the whole matter but he knows he has to do what konaha asks of him. 【Family ties】 The Akimichi are a close nit, traditional family, usually taking care of one another first before moving out towards the community, minus the Hokage or whoever was in charge at the time. Usually politics and such remain in the compound unless the clan leader says otherwise. The clan has not currently come up with a concrete decision on which side they stand for between the Red Sages and the Confederation but have opted for the answer of protecting the citizens of Konohagakurefrom anything that may put them in danger. Besides that the Akimichi clan has, after 200 years, maintained their relations with both the Nara Clan and the Yamanaka Can. Chokashi Akimichi \| Cousin (Surrogate Brother) \| 30, Akimichi Compound (Konohagakure), Jonin. Chokashi considers Chokurou as his "little brother" and has taught him what he knows as far as combat especially the Buddhist Palm and helped break him from his wall flower attitude. Choujiro Akimichi \| Father \| 51, Akimichi Compound (Konohagakure), Jonin and Advisor to Clan Leader. Chizuzu Akimichi \| Mother \| 48, Akimichi Compound (Konohagakure), Cooking Ninja and took him how to cook for friends and family as well as taking pride in his work. 【Dreams and fears】 He wants to be not the best ninja or whatever but rather a member of the ANBU Black Ops with the codename "Bear". But everyone can have dreams. He fears another great war like the one Naruto and Chouji and the great eleven had to deal with. Losing friends and family in that way would be his worst fear. Combat reports. Gathered from evaluation reports after missions. 【Fighting style】 Chokurou is quite the powerhouse thanks to the training his father and cousin put him through. He is able to take a beating and continue forwards while providing heavy blows and powerful jutsu. He has no problem getting close and starting a grappling game or staying back and on the defensive. Cho's signature, much like his cousin, is the Buddhist palm, a powerful jutsu that can be used directly or at a distance and can be combined with a few of the Akimichi secret jutsu as well. His stance is basic with left hand open while his right remains closed. 【Ninja techniques】 A rank techniques: N/A B rank techniques: Chōharite Baika no Jutsu Kage Bunshin no Jutsu C rank techniques: Bubun Baika no Jutsu Doton: Moguragakure no Jutsu Nikudan Sensha D-E rank techniques: Knows basic academy Jutsu 【Custom made techniques】 Jutsu name: Akimichi Style: Buddhist Palm Rank: A Range: Touch - 17 meters (pending chakra imput) Description: How it is made: Chakra is concentrated in the palm of the hand and condensed to a fine point. Once it is at the users liking, it is forcibly released from the palm outwards in a cone like shape. From max distance it is enough to knock back an opponent and cause loss of breath. Half the max distance has enough force to knock back single or multiple targets a few meters with a chance to cause disorientation and/or loss of hearing. Direct impact and up to 1.8 meters is enough to shatter bones, rupture organs, cause brain damage or death but once again this also depends on the amount of chakra used and its density. Appearance: When forming it gives off a light golden hue before turning into a bright gold at the center of the palm. It can also turn to a whitish-gold but this is mostly at a higher level of mastery that Cho has not reached yet. When released, a quick flash of white followed by a dark gold cone-like beam is shot outward, enveloping those in its path. Sound: When forming, it's sound is relatable to that of a group of monks meditating (humming or whatever it's called) and then when released, sounds very similar to multiple gongs being hit in unison. Weakness: Like the Akimichi human boulder technique, it is limited in direction as it is a linear attack. Also thanks to how powerful the attack is. It is very taxing on the user's chakra, allowing the use of this move limited to a few times. For Cho, 4 times is max before chakra exhaustion. The best way to negate this attack is with any high powered wind attacks. 【Custom made techniques】 Jutsu name: Earth Style: Terra Vice Rank: C Range: Up to 17 meters Description: Chakra is gathered into the users hand and then thrust into the ground. The chakra disperses throughout the ground. Once the target is in range. Earth is infused with the chakra and juts out of the ground in the form of what can be described as a bear-trap like vise. The snap of the jaw like rock is enough to strain and muscles, pending if the target is trapped and struggles to free themselves. 【Weaponry, tools and objects.】 Weapon, tool or object name: Three Coloured Pills (Sanshoku no Gan'yaku). Weapon, tool or object type: Tool: Pills Description: The Three Coloured Pills are secret medicines used by the Akimichi clan. As the name suggests, there are three pills, each with a different colour. First is the green Spinach Pill (Hōrengan), next is the yellow Curry Pill (Karēgan), and last is the red Chilli Pill (Tongarashigan). By forcibly converting the body's fat reserves into chakra, each successive pill ingested gives a tremendous power boost. The Chilli Pill is even said to increase one's power a hundred times. However, the pills have a drawback. Each pill damages the body, poisoning it and since the third pill converts all of one's fat reserves, the user will become dangerously emaciated. It is said that after the third pill, death is imminent. However the Nara Clan has done extensive research on the pills since the Fourth Shinobi War and have lessened the negative effects of the first two pills and have managed to lower the risk of death in the third pill by 20%. Still, this doesn't change the fact that the colored pills are still dangerous as the first two still have the negative drawbacks as they did in the past even if it has been decreased. The first pill can last about 5-6 posts and the second can 2-3 posts. However, because the chili pepper is so potent, it can only last 1-2 posts. Weapon, tool or object name: Hikaze Weapon, tool or object type: . Description: Size/Appearance: 180cm in height and 11cm in diameter. Both ends expand outwards to much larger cylinders, each approximately 20.32cm in diameter. Each side is engraved with one of the kanji for the elements. One side is engraved with "Fire" and the other side with "Wind" Make: Chakra infused materials and alloys that allow for flexibility and versatility as well as speed and damage capabilities by adding such natural affinities to the staff such as wind and fire (one at each end). Abilties: Chakra can be pumped into the Staff to provide a burst of fire at one end or a blast of wind on the other. Weapon, tool or object name: Kunai Weapon, tool or object type: Throwing Knife Description: Standard Konahagakure issued throwing knife. Weapon, tool or object name: Shuriken Weapon, tool or object type: Throwing Star Description: Standard Konahagakure issued throwing star. Weapon, tool or object name: Explosive Tags Weapon, tool or object type: Ninja Utility Description: Standard Konahagakure issued explosive tags. They are infused with chakra and on command will explode.
51,246	1,381	153	1,306	383	Setsuko Kohonjenpou Warehouses The Hamajo Confederation - - Setsuko considered what Tetsuba had said at the fact that she was putting someone who was skilled in close combat in the back; practically the one who'd give them the edge in the battle. She'd nod her head at what he would continue to tell her, and when he had made a silver weapon Setsuko would stare in shock at how well-made the weapon would look. "That's pretty neat." she'd say to herself, though would know that anything she'd say the others could hear through their headphones. The young kunoichi would once again rest her elbows on her lap, but this time would look Tetsuba straight in the eyes if he'd allow her to. "Honestly," she'd say, louder so others could hear through the static. "I have no confidence in this plan." At that, she laughed. It was an honest fact that she had no confidence whatsoever in this plan since she had only met the others may once or twice at most. It's not like she was going to lie, and tell them that she had full confidence as that would just cause a mess of things o the field. Not only that, but she had not seen either of them fight - Actually. She has seen a few fight, but it was brief. Because it was brief she would not been able to gather any kind of information on them, so selecting them for this mission was simply because she had met them earlier. "I will tell you this." Setsuko then cleared her throat. "If you want to die because you're afraid of pushing your limits then be my guest, but I guarantee you I'll fight you myself if you let any of them die." she'd point back and forth from Masato to Akamichi. "If you feel that my plan isn't going to work the I'm all for ideas since I'm not the best leader," she'd grab the ipad that she had put down beside her a few minutes back, and unlocked it to push a notification that wouldn't go away. As she did that the pain in her chest came back in a pulse, but she held back a wince to keep from the others possibly finding out she had a temporary weakness right before they were to fight. "Though try to remember who we're going against." Setsuko then held it up for Tetsuba to see. "The Red Sages are skilled no matter who you look at, and if we need to keep them far from their goal then using something risky is the best idea I've got." Setsuko was shocked that she had sounded quite like a leader, so after she had said what she did she'd smile as well as nod to herself. It would look strange since a few seconds ago she was lecturing a member on how their plan could work because it was unorthodox to each of their fighting skills, but damn, she should really rethink this authority job. I think it pays more too...At least, that's what I've heard. "Er, anyways," she cleared her throat again as she set the ipad back down. "I'm not sure why they want those weapons since I wasn't told any more than what I just told you, but I'd assume because they're powerful?" "I mean, think about it. These weapons are legendary-" As the aircraft closed in on their location they'd be signaled that it was about time to start dropping down. At this point Setsuko's heart began pumping faster than normal since she was not only excited, but also nervous. It had been a while since she was able to join an actual battle, but to be the leader of a group that was to battle? that was a different story all on its own. As those thoughts ran through her head Setsuko was quickly instructed on how to go down the thick string that was hooked onto the craft, but because she wasn't given enough time to brace herself Setsuko yelled half of the way down. The fall was pretty hard, and Setsuko almost fell from the unbalance, but would catch herself just in time to be able to stand up. "Yes." she'd congratulate herself. Right after dropping down Setsuko would attempt to get her head in the game by looking around to see where they were, but had to rub her eyes a bit to adjust. It didn't help that she was far-sighed, but even so the one thing the kunoichi did know was that they'd been dropped off at some warehouses where the enemy would be. Because there was no time to waste Setsuko would create a simple Tiger hand seal to activate the Byakugan as it was the only way for her to spot their target(s). "Oh," she'd murmur to herself. "I should have worked on my range..." As she was working on being comfortable with the Kekkei Genkai Setsuko glanced around to the others. "Any ideas?" without letting them answer she glanced back to be able to scan the area she could see to try and find some enemies. "Doesn't look like there's any, so let's roll."	l0ck0n's Decent, Mundane yet badass because she's a Hyuga of a Character "Chains hold me hostage. The ransom? Death." Setsuko wears her headband traditionally on her forehead with wrapping under it, so in case the headband were to fall off the cursed seal of the Branch House would not show. Not only that, but she also leaves her bangs out of the headband, and has it on the left side while having the rest of her hair in a bun. Rarely does she ever leave her brown hair loose, but when she does the hair is roughly 17 inches long. She has two ear piercings, and wears black earrings. She wears a black scarf that she keeps on at all times, a sleeveless blouse that fits her perfectly, and arm sleeves that are cut to reveal her fingers. When it's could outside, or she's on a mission Setsuko wears a styled Haori under a worn-out Obi that a store manager gave her for less than it's original price. Because she's a cheap-stake. She wears the Obi even if she's not wearing the Haori to keep from showing her stomach since the blouse is cut 2 inches below the chest. For pants she wears light grey shorts that have loose, but small pockets. Underneath the shorts she wears thin leggings while finishing it off with the traditional Shinobi shoes. Her height is 5ft 5in, weighs 134lbs, and isn't thin whatsoever. Her build is more on the Mesomorph side what with her having some muscle on her bones yet she doesn't have too much muscle. Her face is longer than rounder, and she doesn't care if it gets a scrape or two. Even if Setsuko is into the decent fashion of a Shinobi she doesn't have too cute of a face being more rough around the edges making up for it with a small round nose, and light skin. Orchard of Mines Personnel files. Access only by security personnel with a C3 clearance. 【Full Name】 Setsuko Hyūga 【Alias】 Nao 【Affiliation】 She is a shinobi to the Confederation, but isn't loyal to them. 【Age】 18 【Sex】 Female 【Sexuality】 Heterosexual 【Birthplace】 Konohagakure 【Bloodline】 Hyūga Clan 【Rank】 Chūnin Psych. report. Medical secrecy applies. 【Personality】 Setsuko is nothing of the calm, cool, and collected type of Shinobi. She's quite short-tempered at times, and can be reckless either off the battle field or on it. Not only can she be reckless, but she can also be impulsive on the battlefield which tends to bring with it mistakes and such while not intending to do so. Even if she comes off quite strong, and well, rude to others she's actually soft-hearted, and is willing to strike up a conversation with anyone. Because she's willing to be social Setsuko is easygoing as well, and likes to crack a joke here and there without fully understanding that her jokes aren't as funny as she thinks they are. Despite taking most of her time to practice Setsuko likes to balance that out with being able to relax, and enjoy the smaller things in life like food. Food is her go-to thing to do as well as weapon shopping, and doesn't like to miss a moment of it. Even if Setsuko is easy going the battlefield excites her, and she likes to be the first one to enter it even if she hasn't gotten fully used to her fighting style since she doesn't always use the Gentle Fist. Because of this Setsuko likes to read different kinds of combat books to increase her knowledge, but seems to never finish one. Secretly, she likes to read romance books, and likes the idea of romance though she doesn't believe she'll ever find someone for herself because love in the real world to her doesn't exist. Setsuko doesn't easily trust people (males), and doesn't try to get too close to someone no matter if it's a possible friend, or a comrade. 【History】 Childhood - (0-6): Setsuko was born to a Hyūga Branch member for a mother, and a traitor Red Sage of a father. Her beginning years involved both her parents since her father at the time still made others believe he was someone else. Her mother had given up the Shinobi life at the young age of 20, and wanted to start a family. Even if she had put her ninja things away the Hyūga had still kept a close eye on her to see if her child would have the Kekkei Genkai. For a while her parents cared for her like any other parent would, and made sure she was as happy as any child should be in those years. At age 4 all of that would come to a halt. Sadly, she had been born with the Byakugan the Hyūga clan was waiting for, and was taken away from them to be given the cursed seal as well as be taken care of by the Branch House. Being a little girl she understood nothing, and would continue to understand nothing until years later. Right after she was taken her father had disappeared only to come back with a few members of the Red Sages. At night they would enter the Hyūga territory, and attempt to take back what was without knowing that she had already been given the cursed seal. The mission was unsuccessful, and the punishment was death for every single member including her father. Setsukos mother had been taken in under the accusation that she had been recruited by her father while they were together. Distraught, and furious her mother would become a shinobi once again to be able to get revenge on the rebel group who, in her theory, had used her to try to get the Byakugan for themselves. Through all of that Setsuko would stay, and train at the Branch house up to age 7 where she would then be sent to Ninja Academy. Base School Years - (6 to 10-14): While in the academy as well as in the care of the Branch house Setsuko only got to see her mother. She had no knowledge of her father, and at that she would not even be able to say his name. In the Academy she would get picked on by her strange eye color, and would pick fights herself since she was to take crap from no one. At one point she had met someone with a similar eye color as her who, come to find out later, was also a Hyūga. She would challenge him multiple times, but each time he'd turn the other way which made her angry. It was almost like he would make himself believe she never even existed. Not only that, but the bullies wouldn't touch him because of how strong he was, so she'd do what she could to prove that she could be as strong. Mostly to get the mean kids off of her back. Because that kept failing she decided to fight him head-on which ended in her losing horribly. Even if she had lost the bullying had calmed down since she had picked a fight with a strong kid, and would do her best to show the boy that she existed. High School Years - (10-14 to 14-18): Once she reached High School Setsuko would find out who her father was. Before she reached high school she was a determined little kid who would do anything to find him. Her mother had told her what had happened at age 13, or at least her version of it, and a year later would be killed on a classified mission. With her parents both gone Setsuko would train almost nonstop to help her deal with the emotions that came with her parents death. As Setsuko passed each grade she'd begin to question if what she was doing is right due to the fact that she had parents by the hands of the confederation no matter how one looks at it. In a sense she also felt that they had left her because of their own desires, so she decided to speak about neither of them from that day on since the only thing that came with their memory was pain. While in High School She would see the kid from time to time that beat her when they were little. She noticed that he was unusually strong yet didn't have the muscle for it which made her wonder what type of person he was. She had found out his name because he was quite the topics of discussion which was shocking to her, but had heard something different about it each time. At one point she had tried to strike up a conversation, but it ended badly; It didn't end in her getting beat up, but somehow the guy still managed to ignore her which, in her opinion, was time to call it quits. As graduation came her skills were better than average, but never as good as Higōhō Hyūga which would irritate her when she'd think about it. Not only that, but the Hamajo Confederation would monitor her in case she were to do something against them, and the Hyūga Main Branch would assure her that if she were to do anything out of the ordinary she would be killed. She was upset to know that what she wanted was not to be a Shinobi to the Hamajo Confederation yet to also know that she had no choice to. 【Family ties】 Setsuko at one point did have both parents, but now she lives alone in an apartment. Akane Hyūga \| Mother \| 23, Konohagakure, Shinobi to the confederation, deceased. Masao Akiyama \| Father \| 25, Red Sages, deceased. 【Dreams and fears】 Setsuko dreams of becoming a legendary Kunoichi despite her lack of talent. She hopes to one day become as amazing as the famed Neji Hyuga who was able to get past his fears, and become even stronger. Her main fear is to be abandoned once again by the people she loves/she is close to. Combat reports. Gathered from evaluation reports after missions. 【Fighting style】 Setsuko doesn't use the Gentle Fist fighting style unless it is her last resort, or unless the squad leader demands it. The Kunoichi usually packs many different types of ninja weapons such as the exploding pouches, the Shuriken, the Windmill Shuriken (her favorite, and first resort), and the usual kunai. She usually uses these to fight with more often as well as close-combat fighting. 【Kekkei genkai, or bloodline limit】 Bloodline limit name: Byakugan Description: "The Byakugan is usually manifested as very distinctive eyes, characterized by their enlarged and featureless white/lavender irides with no visible pupils. While active, the pupils become more distinct and the veins near their temples bulge. The Byakugan gives the user a near 360º field of vision, except for one blind spot at the back of the neck above the first thoracic vertebra. The range of this vision varies between users and in fact can be improved with training." Strengths: Setsuko can reach a maximum range of 9 Kilometers. Weaknesses: At one point Setsuko trained for too long with the Byakugan to try, and master its abilities. Because she had trained nonstop with the Kekkei Genkai (Which is something no one is ever recommended to do) she has permanently strained her vision. The strain has handicapped her to where she may miss details while fighting. She refuses to wear specially made glasses for it. Not only that, but Setsuko doesn't know that the Byakugan has a blind spot. 【Ninja techniques】 A rank techniques: Kekkei Genkai, Hiden, Taijutsu Eight Trigrams One Hundred Twenty-Eight Palms B rank techniques: Kekkei Genkai, Hiden, Taijutsu Eight Trigrams Thirty Two Palms Kekkei Genkai, Hiden, Taijutsu Eight Trigrams Palm Rotation : Setsuko can only hold this technique for a maximum of 10 seconds, and at that the technique is weak since it is something she was experimenting on while messing around with their ability to control the chakra better. Kekkei Genkai, Hiden, Taijutsu Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms Guard : Like the Palm Rotation this technique is weak due to the fact that she is only able to use it as a defense. She cannot form her chakra into thin blades, so using it as a defense is her only option. C rank techniques: Kekkei Genkai, Hiden, Ninjutsu Water Needle Kekkei Genkai, Hiden, Taijutsu Gentle Fist Vacuum Palm D-E rank techniques: N/A 【Custom made techniques】 Jutsu name: Kekkei Genkai, Hiden, Ninjutsu : Eight Trigrams Grid Trap Rank: C Range: This technique can stretch from the person using it to as far as 6 meters. At what range is this technique useful? You can measure this in 'long' 'medium' or 'short' but those are rather vague. If you wore depth, use a distance such as meters. Description: The jutsu uses the seals of the Tiger, Ox, Ram, and Bird. Essentialy it's like the Grid Palm technique where the user slams their hand on the ground creating a network of grids to the range they desire, but instead of inflicting pain on the victim the jutsu is used like a bear trap. Once someone, an ally or an opponent, steps into the grid network their foot/feet cannot be lifted back up, and they're stuck there as if glue is holding them to the ground. After that, the network quickly begins to slide up the victim restraining their movements little by little as if they're being tied up in rope. While the grid works its way up it sends pulses of chakra to the victims chakra pathway system not only making them feel uncomfortable, but also makes it a bit harder for the user to use jutsus due to the fact that their chakra pathways are being disrupted. The chakra pulses do no such damage a person, and if the victim can easily ignore the pinching sensation internally then getting out is no difficult task. To get out of the jutsu one simply has to focus a small amount of chakra to the bottom of their feet due to the fact that Setsuko doesn't apply much chakra to the jutsu, and because that small amount would cancel out the jutsu then the victim would be free. If they don't figure this out then the grid would slid its way up until the person is covered in the network, and then break into a million pieces as it fades into nothing. It takes about 5 seconds for the users chakra pathway to readjust itself, but no harm comes to the person. From start to finish the jutsu lasts for a maximum amount of 6 minutes, and does not warn Setsuko in any kind of way that someone fell for the trap. Once the trap is sealed to the ground it stays there, but because there's only a small amount of chakra put into it the jutsu fades after 3 minutes if no one has stepped in it. Setsuko mostly uses the jutsu to stall for time, as a distraction, and/or a trap. If she puts more chakra into the jutsu then it could possibly cause severe internal damage as the chakra pulses would become much stronger, but she never does to be able to use the jutsu often. 【Weaponry, tools and objects.】 Weapon, tool or object name: Description: In its folded state, all four arms of the shuriken are folded together. When fully unfolded the large shuriken can be thrown through the air. This is the first thing she makes sure to pack, and is her first resort in battle. Even if it's her first resort she doesn't unfold it unless she's willing to let it go (for the greater good) for the rest of the fight/battle since the shuriken isn't a boomerang that will come back to her after throwing it.
51,247	1,381	154	2,089	1,979	Yakoul Kakariko The Confederation's General of Armed Forces The VERY Relaxing Spa The two were at least pretty compliant, not that Yakoul didn't have any impact on this, the tail was strangely very persuasive and an excellent motivating factor. The feline waved at Tanji as he proceeded to do what was apparently expected, get a good sniff of the area and an overview of the possible resistance they'd have to face. If Yakoul were to be honest, this would be somewhat irrelevant. Most of the staff were undertrained and simply hired muscle that would barely stand a chance against a chuunin, let alone the General. In all, the two chuunin officers were mostly working to cut Yakoul some slack as the operation was going to be quite messy no matter how much detergent they'd stock up on along the way. "Heh, it ain't the shitty mics I'm worried about, it's one of these retards telling our bitch of a target to run away before he can teach him some bondage a bit. If one's being suspicious just ... Fucking I don't know, kick his ass." The bored commander explained, evidently not all that invested in the job as it would rather be in the hot springs, but it knew full well that Gozoboro was going to walk in their VIP room any second now. It didn't help that it could easily recognize people's footsteps against the wooden floor and simply use its detection ability to confirm a fat fuck was coming their way. The animal person stretched its back and yawned as a normal physical response to this action. "Yeah, we gotta 'Protect' him." Yakoul would literally do the quotes with its fingers in the air, clearly indicating that what they were going to do was a bit more nuanced than just a simply interview. "Just keep any dipshit I don't like out of here. And I don't fucking like a lot of people, gurl." But then, the creature's ears perked as its eyes widened as if it had just formulated a million ryo idea and was about to make some massive breakthrough. Grinning in a rather suspicious way as it stare at Kanata, it would only add. "Actually, fuck that. You'll have new orders. Going to teach you how to motherfucking talk." It said in a cryptic manner, though it was clearly a jab to her admitting at a lack of eloquence and an over-dosage of impulsiveness. As Yakoul was going to add something else, the sliding door opened. Yakoul expected Tanji, but instead was the package they were to take care off. A fat, bald man waking with one of the most imposing frames Kanata would see in her life. Katsuko? Nothing compared to this obese giant. Gozoboro Haishu walked in with a cigar in his mouth and took a seat on one of the cushions set next to the table, right in front of Yakoul. Both high profiles didn't say a word for a while and just stared at each other while the fat man inhaled the tobacco in his quality cigar. The general beamed after a few seconds, evidently pleased at something. "Yakoul." "Fat fuck." They exchanged words before another awkward silence and then a burst of laughter from both sides before they'd do a really retarded fist bump. It was clear they knew each other quite well, though that was to be expected given Yakoul's fondness of the place. Just as clear as Yakoul's lack of care when plotting against a man that seemed to consider it at least as some kind of buddy. "So what brings you here? You usually call so I can get the maids ready for you. What's up?" "Hah, well as you can see, I brought my own bitch this time around." It joked while pointing at Kanata with its thumb before continuing. "I'm fucking around. This girl, her name's Kanata, right? Eh who cares? Anyway, she has some questions for you, right?" Yakoul was indeed having fun with this, giving an insane amount of responsibility to Kanata all of a sudden. A big ball of stress for the young girl but just a silly game for Yakoul, it truly showed how their realities were so far apart. Any minute now, Tanji were to come back, most likely detecting a significant amount of 'staff' roaming the VIP area as Gozoboro entered the scene. The feline almost expected the confederate zealot to come in as would some special service agent and whisper very important information to the cat's hear just to feel like in one of those over the top action movies.	Spode's Magical Character Emporium of Wonders V.2! DLC pack Coming soon. Buy Season Pass Now! “I'm gon' fuck me some motherfuckers.” 1m75 - 72 KG At first glance, it is almost impossible to not have any preconception regarding Yakoul's normal appearance, an issue that costed the lives of many. Yakoul looks like the typical cat-human people see in various media and have bizarre fantasies about, though the reasons behind its current for are a lot less fantastic. Everyone notices the white cat ears and the long tail, which various in size for no apparent reason, and would usually dumb it down as 'too cute to be threatening'. That's until they see its teeth. Otherwise it can also alternate its cat pupils, usually forming them when in combat. They're orange regardless of the form. Now that the kitty aspects are out, the next issue is ... Well the rest. Its silhouette is completely androgynous. Somewhat curvy bottom part but facial traits that look more like a young male teen's than a female's. Its chest appears to look more like pectoral muscles than breasts. The hair style doesn't help either, being short and curly/messy. Its gender will always remain a dark enigma those in the Confederation hope to crack some day. Or not. Freaks. In terms of attire, it wields a navy blue, long sleeved shirt with golden buttons in the center. An orange pair of shorts to keep its legs warm along with long, same colored socks that nearly reach the knees. It does not wear sandals, ever, but a pair of navy blue shoes it can easily slide on its feet without having to deal with laces or velcro. Personnel files. Access only by security personnel with a C3 clearance. 【Full Name】 Yakoul Kakariko 【Alias】 The Badass who Fucked Konoha (Self proclaimed) Hamajo's Monstrous Hero Kitty Cat 【Affiliation】 The Hamajō Confederation 【Age】 113 【Sex】 ? 【Sexuality】 A lot of things 【Birthplace】 Hidden in the Grass 【Bloodline】 N/A 【Rank】 General of the Confederation's Armed Forces - Jonin Commander Equivalent Psych. report. Medical secrecy applies. 【Personality】 Yakoul earned the title of War hero and trump card of the Confederation's army 11 years ago because of its genius regarding the Art of War and overall capabilities in the field. A lot of it is true, as Yakoul has never backed down from a fight (doesn't mean it never lost), winning against any type of individual conceivable, whether they are intelligent, dumb, strong or frail, it always found a way. This much praise made it a main figure to the Confederation's political and social life, despite all of it being based on prestige told by the Confederation itself. Many know of how ruthless Yakoul is, breaking the 'cute cat' image it once had, but the details remain rather vague and exclusive to inner circles. In truth, although it wields the willpower and charm of an extremely successful warlord, it is undeniably an unpredictable force of malice no one other than the top ruler of the Confederation has managed to tame. It holds the nickname of monster for a reason for anyone who has actively been an obstacle to the feline has lived the merciless and downright cruel fury of the beast. Only through tactical advantage does it show mercy, otherwise it has no qualms in exposing its perverted and sick mind to those it simply wants to rob something from. Ironically, apart from war, it is an individual completely absent of common sense. Mundane activities are engaged in the most eccentric and downright surreal fashion with this critter. Despite emitting one of the most foul presences in the entire world, it has a surprising way of illuminating rooms for people it shares a sense of camaraderie with to avoid getting bored. Indeed, it has a terribly thin attention span. Speaking of comrades actually, as monstrous as it may be, it built itself a rationale that gives actual human value to its close colleagues, only to use their deaths as a catalyst to fill itself with anger and many other emotions to slaughter superior enemies. Does it feel something when someone close dies? Sure, and it knows it, hence why it uses it. Keeping up with unpredictability, its behavior has been deemed so sporadic, it is impossible to truly form a friendship with it. Now the reason being that as much as it enjoys messing around when in free time or just during transition phases in a conflict, one thing will get it to laugh while another almost completely identical will earn the instigator an impromptu vasectomy. Needless to say, many have come and left Yakoul's squad not because of the intense battlefield, but by the insane moodswings. Did I mention its intuition? If it has a bad feeling about you, prepare to have a bad time. Needless to say, ti remains a really good judge of character, as would be any leader. This deserves the final paragraph and serves as a warning to everyone. Profanity is its mother tongue and has a very horrible accent when speaking. In most sentences, it will enter a pointless swear, and this increases depending on how passionate it gets. Add to that a shamelessly crude attitude and we have the most foul individual in the Confederation as one would expect. It doesn't always insert swear words, but they seem to illustrate quite well what its intentions are most of the time. 【History】 Yakoul has lived far longer than most people on this earth, all thanks to the inherited powers of its supposed 'cursed' clan. It didn't feel all that bad to it, quite the contrary, it got eternal life all to itself. The feline essentially saw history happen before it, not that it did much to actually archive it or even remember, it was just there, existing and eating whatever it attacked in a village, whether it be livestock, pet or people. Like many of its clan, it terrified the populace because of its jumps of rage and general disregard for their lives. Yeah no, Yakoul isn't this dual-personality type. It always lived as if its surges of violence were just it being in a bad mood rather than lack of control. Decades went on and it would only be when encountering a group a very strange looking individuals, nothing like those annoying shinobi that were sometimes a little too hard to kill. They were strong, but also quite tasty looking, and Yakoul liked that a lot. Wanting a piece of these people, its blood would quickly be rust to the blades of the leader's right hand. The animal didn't beg for mercy, but rather stared at the dominant being of the group, fantasizing on how it would have been great to have that body all to itself in its cavern. It was not because of its potential that it was spared, however, but because of its amusing appearance. The monster that would eventually be one of the pivotal figures in the war was recruited for looking somewhat like a cat. Well, "recruited", it served as decor for the leader's luxurious tastes. It wouldn't be until the first days of war that Yakoul would prove its worth as more than just a soldier. At first, it was simply sent on small missions due to its enhanced senses and general aggressiveness toward foes. It didn't mind, it had free food and could rip anything to shreds when asked. Doing dirty work was just a small repayment. Its talents as a war leader flourished when confronted to its first ambush. Somewhat devoid of extreme intelligence, it mixed what it learned through living so long and instinct to divide strategies to minimize losses. Though this time it was actual comrades and not food something it would protect in some cave or stolen house. Few casualties and a need to make a profanity filled speech to pump its men, Yakoul was given the title of General. Why? Because the leader could, not that it really earned it or anything. It just made its superior happy and proved its worth. Many events during the war were under its leadership, and generally it kept the upper hand and quickly understood the art of war. One could say it was more or less its destiny to hold such a position as it lived in relatively poor countries where small conflicts were rampant and only through strategy was survival possible. What would mark Yakoul as a war hero would be how it led its men to the doors of Konoha and in three days time, murdered with its bare hands the leader of the 11th Corp, the equivalent of Root at the time. Fujitora Choko was killed, and Ayame Choko, the Hokage, would have the same visit by Yakoul. Many speculate that Ayame was never there to begin with, but soldiers attest that Yakoul had killed her as well. Of course, victors are the ones who write history, so even knows if this whole damn history section is legit and not me making a BS Shyamalan on you? Thought so. After the war, Yakoul's been ... Quiet. Simply because the Red Sages have been too sporadic for it to actually care enough. It is mostly seen in public events with its master or simply to keep itself entertained. 【Family ties】 It doesn't have any known relatives. Unless you count every stray cat in the world. The Great President \| Master and Pet \| N/A - Amegakure Capital 【Dreams and fears】 Yakoul dreams to simply do whatever it wants the next day. As of now, it fights for its master in a more zealous manner than anything. But if its superior were to die, it could very well change its passion on a whim. As of now, it simply wanted to endlessly fight the rebels, over and over, and hopefully even die a horrible death at their hands. Not that it actively tries to die, it's simply a fantasy. Combat reports. Gathered from evaluation reports after missions. 【Fighting style】 Swift and deadly. Yakoul's fight have often been rather quick, or at least when it decides to go on the offensive anyway. Most of the time it falls on taunts and easily evades and/or blocks strikes it can see coming beforehand. Easily finding the flaws in the techniques employed by the opposition, when confident enough it can end it, Yakoul will strike where it hurts the most. This of course depends on the caliber of the opponent, as those who prove to be a lot more keen on their moves will force the beast to actually prod something out of them with actual violence. When in its lethal mindset, it greatly utilizes its strong tail as a third member to gain an easy advantage on the enemy, as well as keep many of its abilities a 'surprise' for the enemy to discover. Because of this, it prioritizes close quarters combat 3/4 times, especially considering its Jutsu pool. The issue with it fighting longer and longer, however, is that it slowly loses patience and lets its more berserk state take hold, pushing Yakoul to lose a decent thought process out of anger and sheer brutality. 【Kekkei genkai, or bloodline limit】 Bloodline limit name: Juugo's Clan Kekkei Genkai Description: Many consider this Kekkei Genkai as the cheap counterpart of the Sage mode. Yakoul would of course strongly disagree. To start off with the basics, this KG enables the wielder to passively absorb Senjutsu Chakra (Natural Energy) all the time, leaving it with some pretty gargantuan chakra pools. The effects can often be dumbed down to bursts of anger and berserk states, but Yakoul has since grown accustomed to it. However, bien exposed to it for so long, it has developed animal-like traits similar to beings untrained in Sage Art that have absorbed too much Senjutsu chakra. In this case, it acquired feline traits. It is also the cause of Yakoul's massive longevity and seemingly eternal youth. Because it is mostly under control, Yakoul can freely manipulate its own body and expose select parts to 'curse' with his Sage Transformation. Essentially, it can manipulate the form of its body, sprout wings or grow axe blades on its forearms. The possibilities are massive, as long as they aren't too exaggerated. Chakra cannons are also a dominant trait in the Sage Transformation. Generally users of this KG can tank massive blows that prowl through their flesh and pierce their members without an issue as seen when Juugo not only had a massive hole in his arm but also his chest and recovered without an issue. However the more this ability is used, the less coherent the thought process Yakoul's approaches will be. As much as it is used to it, it will eventually lose grip and wildly attack anything if battles push it too far. Withering down Yakoul's endurance makes it the best tactic to make it a lot more dangerous and violent, but also more predictable and easily deceived. Strengths: The KG offers overwhelmingly high amounts of chakra as well as access to natural energy. Naturally users have immense strength, which only increases when enhancing certain parts of their bodies (easily rivals CES). Resilience and a particularly versatile movepool are probably the biggest strengths in there. The added bulk of the sage transformation can be compensated with the chakra jets. Weaknesses: Surprisingly has few, but the lack of control through continuous use is rather exploitable. When transformed, whether it is berserk or not, the moves appear to be more predictable and easy to anticipate, in exchange for simply more destructive power. 【Ninja techniques】 S rank techniques: 1 Compulsory Subjugation A rank techniques: 3 My Favorite Cancer Perfect Symbiosis Enhanced Scales B rank techniques: 4 Super Mega Ultra Go to Hell Cannons Fire Cannon Dash Genjutsu: Cat and Mouse Suffocating Haze C rank techniques: 5 Up yours: Style One Swiisssshhhhh Shotgun Special Lil' Sluggers Regeneration Absorption D-E rank techniques: 3 Hiding in Surface Technique Overwhelming Killing Intent Yakoul's Juinjutsu 【Custom made techniques】 Jutsu name: I'm just fucking better than you! (Also known as Compulsory Subjugation) Rank: S Range: 0 - 50m Description: As Yakoul's Trump card, Compulsory Subjugation is a tool it prefers to use in very specific scenarios and often saves it as a 'Grand Finale' for people like Souji Tametomo. It manifests itself in three tentacle-like appendages emerging from Yakoul's spine with only the tips being of a completely black color, the rest remaining beige/gray like the typical KG transformation. They all hold tremendous strength with the capability of slapping away boulders with one alone and they can strength up to 50 meters. Though as strong as they may be, they remain easy to cut like flesh and inflict gargantuan pain to Yakoul when cut, and even more when being reattached or regenerating, thus forcing its stamina to plummet. But its greatest strength doesn't lie there. The tips are where the ability shines. They are ridiculously sharp, but can still be blocked by robust defenses. Of course once they manage to actually inflict damage, here the fun begins. If one were to be simply scratched by the tentacle, they could have a small piece of Yakoul's flesh in them, not big enough to be game breaking, but enough to bond with their flesh and bone of the area. A large amount of pain occurs as the incompatible flesh acts like a cancer and forces the muscles to tense and twist on each other. If done on an arm or leg, the bones would easily snap and rend the member worthless but it would end there (except for the pain), while if on the body, the organs run the risk of being completely ripped to shreds. The solution is simple, stab the area that was cut, the bleeding will cause a lot of the Sage Transformation flesh to ooze out. The blood loss won't be enough to kill but will render largely ineffective. That's if they can close the wound. If the tentacle is stabbed, however. Everything changes. Large amounts of Yakoul's own flesh is injected in the body, ripping apart muscles and bones as they go, essentially making it a game over unless a third party severs the appendage before it can completely possess the body. Immediate medical treatment can held control this, though the victim is decommissioned. If Yakoul possesses the individual entirely and destroys them from the inside out, they will evidently die. But only to revive as a mindless beast under Yakoul's command, like a pet. They would be possessed by the Sage Transformation entirely, looking exactly like the second stage transformation. They can use the same abilities they once had, barring tactics. The only escape would be death, unless some miracle doctor finds a cure. cough Jutsu name: My Favorite Cancer Rank: A Range: N/A Description: Similar to the Fission Technique, the function is similar, however it is interconnected with the Sage Kekkei Genkai. Essentially Yakoul splits itself physically to produce two teen-like Yakoul. I can go up two four with small kid versions. They are generally physically weaker as they go along and divide, as well as simply having weaker abilities (And the S rank Technique sealed). However they are capable of gathering natural energy individually and slowly grow. When divided by two, about 5 posts are needed for both Yakoul to be fully grown, 8 (4 to be teen sized) for the smaller one. When destroyed, they turn into puddles of flesh that glues itself back into a fission clone, giving back the chakra. When split they can't have more chakra than the average individual unlike a full Yakoul who can have an overwhelmingly high surplus. After 5 posts where they're fully grown, they're forced back into one Yakoul as the technique expires. Jutsu name: Perfect Symbiosis, Bitch. Rank: A Range: 150 KM Description: One could call this an extremely advanced version of sensory, but it really is a mastery of Senjutsu chakra to the extent where someone incapable of being a Sage could master it. Yakoul becomes 'One' spiritually with nature, which is everywhere, making it almost completely undetectable by sensors. Its chakra can be seen by Sharingan, Rinnegan and Byakugan, but locating Yakoul is extremely difficult in long distances. The only exceptions are either Sages or those with this ability (or equivalent). But this also gives a tremendous advantage in sensory skills for Yakoul. When actively using this ability, its pupils dilate like a cat's as it uses natural energy as a powerful sensory ability for both extremely long ranges and close range. When going long range, it is mostly good for finding very specific chakra signatures and presences in remote areas as well a detecting who is in what area and how many beings there are there. When in close range, it can essentially take over for sight and sound as it gives a very precise input on what approches, what form it has and how fast it is moving. Its enhanced sense of smell and hearing usually compliment the job perfectly. Jutsu name: Awesome as shit Scales Rank: A Range: Personal Description: Developed after killing Fujitora Choko, Yakoul decided to innovate a bit defensively, and thus also evolve offensively, by taking elements from the Heavenly Blood. Here, it must use Sage Transformation before this becomes possible. Yakoul is capable of having 'scales' rapidly grow on affected parts of its body by concentrating both senjutsu chakra and stamina to make them steel-hard. Indeed, it affects both the physical and chakra state of the user, making it something that can't be entirely recovered by passive natural energy absorbing. These can easily block non-enhanced weapons and take multiple hits from those. It takes stronger Ninjutsu to break through. The seconde usage it has requires a lot less stamina, almost none, but it loses all of its value. Using a bit of wind chakra on its pores, Yakoul can simply fire these scales in large waves like large, diamond-shaped kunai in a direction it chooses without actually moving. Being made of chakra they have higher piercing capability, but they are somewhat slower and more predictable than the ninja tools. Their strength mostly lie on the being ejected from anywhere at anytime. Jutsu name: Fire Cannon Dash Rank: B Range: 30m - 100m Description: A simple technique that utilises both Fire release and the Juugo clan's cannons. In this technique they're generally on the back and the elbows and take en entire post to charge with heat. Yakoul can still do whatever during that post except for cannon usage, but the increase in energy is very apparent. In the next post it can choose to either keep the cannons red hot for up to three turns before releasing the technique, and during that wait it can use cannon abilities but with a 50% penalty in power. When it it used however, Yakoul can travel between 30m to 100m in speeds that rival even body flicker, all the while being in control of its body. However it can only travel in a straight line, making somewhat predictable the first go, but extremely lethal if not ready. Jutsu name: Genjutsu: Cat and Mouse Rank: B Range: Sight and Sound Description: Yakoul's only real Genjutsu other than the basic stuff, which uses both visual and sound queues to make it exceptionally difficult to pinpoint. Here it will sway its tail from left to right while applying it, those who simply look at Yakoul will see the tail move regardless if they focus on it. The Yin chakra already has its effect and simply needs an activation. The sound required is a simply crack of its jaw, something it does all too often in a fight, whether it applies it or not. Breaking free is the typical methods, but it doesn't make one immune to it. The effects are simple, once affected, the perception of the victim is severely flawed. They will feel as though they are seeing through the eyes of a mouse, or any small critter really and the whole environment, including Yakoul is giant. As such, all they would see would be a giant Yakoul attacking them, its massive movements easily covering their whole line of sight and making it horribly tedious to predict anything. Jutsu name: Suffocating Haze Rank: B Range: Description: Fusing Wind and Fire chakra, steam-like incense that covers a large amount of ground with Yakoul being the center of it all. When using this ability Yakoul cannot utilise its other cannon abilities. The effects are simple, it imposes a powerful heatwave in the whole field and a bit beyond really quickly with a slight haze to make visibility harder for others. Plants, even trees, die in the first seconds of the technique drying up almost anything, the insects follow shortly after and animals feel extremely dehydrated. Bigger summons also feel the huge toll as their big bodies are confiscated of a large amount of water, making them just as susceptible. Trained shinobi can withstand it easily, other lifeforms not so much. Water techniques suffer the most from it, bring mostly dried up and losing most of their strength. Lightning, because of wind chakra infused, become a little weaker but mostly inaccurate in both targeting and usage (chakra control is simply harder). Wind Techniques suffer a similar effect to Lightning, being eaten up by the fire aspect. Earth suffers more slowly, drying up and losing solidity eventually. Only Fire techniques are enhanced here to Yakoul's advantage. Lasts for five posts, cool down for five as well. Jutsu name: Shotgun Special Rank: C Range: Close, extends to about 10m Description: A wind based ability that is mostly non-lethal (unless you suck) which consists in releasing strong air pressure from the cannons protuding from Yakoul's body. The released pressure acts like a shotgun shell, extremely strong push back when in point black, but loses it strength as it goes along. The effect of distance really depends on the individual strength of each, but it's generally meant to keep people away in a pinch. Also useful to eject oneself really quickly into the air or to a direction. Jutsu name: Lil' Sluggers Rank: C Range: N/A Description: Yakoul uses a much weaker version of the Fission technique, letting a bit of its flesh drop on the ground and ignite thanks to fire chakra. It quickly hoards natural energy to grow into a child-sized humanoid golem, similar to Deidara's puppets, as they start charging in at whatever Yakoul wants gone. They can morph their limbs and bodies to an extent, forming blades and bizarre/flexible shapes. They're slow and somewhat predictable, but damaging them will result in more of them coming back. It is being completely destroying them into sufficiently small pierces that the flames covering them overpowers their regeneration and they just die. They're more of a very annoying distraction than anything. Jutsu name: Delicious Grub Rank: C Range: Close Description: This deserves some explaining. In a large battlefield full of NPC's, this technique essentially allows Yakoul to recover from non-fatal injuries easily as it barely requires any chakra and simply uses to heal its damaged body. So some specifications are needed. In order to fully absorb a body and heal major wounds it needs to be immobile for two posts, as in it can't move from that point, but can still use jutsu and so on to defend itself. Jutsu name: Overwhelming Killing Intent Rank: D Range: Up to 5 KM Description: Yakoul's aura is so foul and its chakra levels massive enough to have nearby individuals actually feel the pressure of its bloodlust on their shoulders. Only the strongest shinobi around will not fear a tint of fear as their natural instincts would force them to have when confronted to such a deadly predator. It is capable of using it from pretty big distances when it is stalking certain individuals to put them on their guard all the while destabilizing them. Jutsu name: Yakoul's Seal of Approval Rank: N/A Range: Personal Description: Almost exactly like Orochimaru's Curse Seal since it did come from the Kekkei Genkai after all. The Confederation saw great potential in this and made it possible for Yakoul to impose Juinjutsu on certain victims and disobedient followers. It doesn't spread it like free candy however, as it is also a source of power that could easily push unworthy individuals into berserk-like states and be an issue to society. 【Weaponry, tools and objects.】 Weapon, tool or object name: Tease Weapon, tool or object type: Claw Rings Description: A set of Claw Rings worn in every finger except the thumbs. Why? Because they're freaking cool. Also they're specially designed to have wind chakra channel out of the pointed blade form 30 cm air claws. They're hard to see at first glance and cut like any chakra enhanced blade (because its chakra yah). Weapon, tool or object name: Ninjato Weapon, tool or object type: Just a Ninjato Description: Just a Ninjato is carrier around for no reason. Weapon, tool or object name: Awesome clothes Weapon, tool or object type: Clothes Description: It always wears the same clothes, and they can survive being burnt and its super transformations. They don't protect from damage, they just prevent you from seeing Yakoul naked. “By the honor of the Tametomo, I will fight to the death for all our freedoms.” 1m83 - 88 kg A rather tall lad with a well built body, Arima does have the looks on his side. Not the most attractive but that isn't his only asset. With black, almond shaped eyes and straight black hair, some would expect him to be some Uchiha rather than related to the Red Sages leaders. Not so broad shoulders but evidently trained arms and dexterous hands. In terms of attire, he takes whatever he needs to blend in, but often sticks to the Confederation uniform to keep as inconspicuous as possible as a shinobi. He's always seen wearing black combat gloves alone with these odd navy blue boots he wears instead of the common sandals. He's also fond of cloaks when executing covert operations despite having a mask at his disposal, he just likes it. Personnel files. Access only by security personnel with a C3 clearance. 【Full Name】 Arima Shuu - Tametomo 【Alias】 The Rising Sage The Great Red Sage's Cousin The Pussy 【Affiliation】 The Red Sages 【Age】 17 【Sex】 Male 【Sexuality】 Straight 【Birthplace】 Amegakure 【Bloodline】 Tametomo's Shuu branch 【Rank】 Chūnin Psych. report. Medical secrecy applies. 【Personality】 A pretty boy with a status that easily earns him social recognition. Arima doesn't mind utilizing the Tametomo name when in rebel grounds to pride himself over his lineage, something that does get him some female attention. Quite the hotshot and showoff with his rather advanced techniques he dedicates to his own clan, one could say he's the type of popular kid that everybody knows whether they like it or not. In the midst of his demonstrations and indulging himself in praises, he simply loves to maintain a cold and distant attitude, to play the 'mysterious' guy while saying encouraging phrases regarding honor and all that jazz. What most don't see however is that he is far under the expectations of the usual Tametomo, he's a pushover. Souji was quite the thing at his age and that's not even mentioning Tarara, both his cousins. He's very aware of this, as are some of his closer colleagues. He's aware that he neither has their skill nor inherited traits to make him as grandiose as they are. But instead of accepting himself, he remains deluded when facing the crowd of peers that stand in awe when he does anything really. At least this works with the newbies. While insecure, he's also somewhat of a coward, having barely ever been in the battlefield and lied more than once about his experiences. The scar on his lip is the one his family laughs about the most. As much as he may seem confident when playing a facade, he is devoid of any authority and presence. This is particularly true when he's into a girl that doesn't send back the feelings. He's hopeless and stammering. And the more he feels emotionally cornered like this, the easier it is for people to call him out on his bullshit. 【History】 Born six years prior to the massive world war, Arima lived a peaceful life before and after the events really. His family was largely protected by the heads of the rebelling force against the mighty crusading army. It was around age 8 that he developed this idea that he was part of a big family, like the Uchiha or the Kazekage lineage. That he was destined to help this world too by leading it to safety with the Red Sages. Becoming a shinobi thus became a thing, but he was quickly disillusioned when he realized it was rather tough. He put hi spirit in it sure, but often got discouraged when more talent prodigies bested him in almost every field. Nonetheless, this sense of pride remained strong, and while he was named Shuu and Tametomo was a pariah name, he knew that among the inner circles of his family he was seen as special because of this. Becoming a chuunin was a rather average experience for him, he always blamed his teammates for his shortcomings and hardly passed the exams needed. Nonetheless, he made it, and quickly backed out of as many Confederation activities as he could. He was entirely dedicated to the Red Sages and would demand to be trained under their own men rather than by the typical government bound shinobi. Eventually he'd be recognized capable of conducting covert operations, and in his first he was paired with an experience Jonin. The goal was simple, find and infiltrate a simple weapons barrack and set it to blow up. When Arima would tell this tale of course, it was one of the main secret warehouses for quality weapons manufacturing among other things. He didn't lie that the operation was successful however, and exaggerated the few patrols confused and searching around the area with multiple special Ops pursuing them through the border. But hey, details. Oh and yes, that's where he got his scar. The special ops offered a great version of this story, but the thing was that they had to stop their trip for a rest, and who said rest also said snack break. Being the idiot that he is, he tried to open the sealed can with his teeth since most of their tools were left behind to hide evidence. A beautifully vertical and bloody cut on his lip. Well at least the lid was silver like the blade of those commando ninjas. Nowadays he tells this tale, and many believe him due to mostly his status and the fact that despite not being on par, he is a pretty good shinobi who ca handle his own. Some of his teammates were still tipped off about the real events and see right through his make believe, but even while knowing that he tries to stick with the fake alternative to make himself feel better about ... Things. 【Family ties】 Being raised within a branch of the Tametomo, he's known to be related to the two great leaders of The Red Sages. Both his parents are alive and well and he has no siblings. They go under the surname Shuu to avoid any attention from the Confederation. Toroi Shuu \| Father \| 49, Amegakure, Former Chuunin and now door to door salesman Kurona Shuu \| Mother \| 37, Amegakure, Chuunin under the Confederation, serving as a mole for The Red Sages Souji Tametomo \| Cousin \| 27, N/A, Leader of The Red Sages, 1st Degree cousin with Kurona Shuu Chieko Honma \| Friend \| 15, Konoha, Member and colleague in The Red Sages, He hopelessly has a crush on her and they've been partnered before (strong synergy as they both use lightning) 【Dreams and fears】 He dreams of actually reaching the level of his cousins and maybe one day be worthy of carrying on at least some of The Red Sage's legacy. He's absolutely scared of his current condition, of not being good enough for any of this. He also fears the intense battlefield, the inevitable possibility that he'll die. Combat reports. Gathered from evaluation reports after missions. 【Fighting style】 Obviously oriented toward a style of kickboxing, focusing primarily on the electrical nature of his boots to channel ninjutsu. He is rather speedy in his methods, going for quick hit and run strikes when he sees the opportunity, sometimes even being quite impulsive. He has a hard time making a decent strategy when under pressure, but when he has one, it's sure to make some heads burn. He often attempts to lands as quickly as possible a finisher move even if it wouldn't be the wisest thing to do. 【Kekkei genkai, or bloodline limit】 Nope, All skill. 【Ninja techniques】 A rank techniques: Cosmos Finale: Electrovoid B rank techniques: Shadow Clone Technique Tametomo Cosmos Style: Guillotine Wave Tametomo Cosmos Style: Storm C rank techniques: Lightning Release: Lightning Beast Tracking Fang Cosmos Style: Z-line Cosmos Style: Thunderball Cosmos Style: Hard Counter D-E rank techniques: Demonic Illusion: Lightning Flash Pillar 【Custom made techniques】 Jutsu name: Cosmos Finale: Electrovoid Rank: A Range: Contact Description: This time a strange, yellow lightning it focused on both Glorious Cosmos as if Arima was charging an attack. As usual, he attempts to strike down the enemy, whether they dodge or block, it doesn't matter. The energy is suddenly released and manifests itself as a bolt of lightning traveling randomly in a small radius. A wind attack or an explosion would quickly dispel it. However, if it were to hit a chakra entity other than its maker, it would disperse and be absorbed by their body. The victim won't feel any pain, actually, they won't feel anything at all. If this bolt manages to hit someone, they will be completely robbed of their sense of touch as their spinal cord and brain were struck in a specific manner. They will not feel themselves standing, making them lose all sense of balance, their members will move oddly whenever they're not directly looking at them. They won't feel themselves throwing the command to move and as such they can't know if their movements are coherent enough to make a simple gait. The effects last for three posts before the sense is regained, though even the most trained are barely efficient after this. Jutsu name: Tametomo Cosmos Style: Guillotine Wave Rank: B Range: Contact + 50m Description: Inspired by the famous Raikage Guillotine Drop, Arima charges a large amount of chakra on one of the Glorious Cosmos, making it flash in blinding bright blue. All he has to do is simply crash in a powerful downward kick, not necessarily like the Guillotine drop, but it needs to be well placed. The impact would be akin to a full powered chakra enhanced strength hit, causing a massive shockwave of electricity that would shock anyone in a 50m radius, though only slight burns and movement slowing would occur, the pushback however would be fierce. Those hit, whether directly or blocked, will inevitably suffer a large amount of lightning chakra striking them in all directions. This makes for really powerful finisher. The chakra taxing is immense, making it only possible to use twice in a fight as of now with a risk of damaging his leg. Jutsu name: Tametomor Cosmos Style: Storm Rank: B Range: 30 meter radius Description: By kicking a wave of about twenty Thunderballs in the air, they all stand at a halt around the field like a dome of some kind, endlessly spinning around as if Arima manipulated them. They can be popped, but exploding one won't cause a chain reaction strangely enough. Under Arima's command, they will suddenly stop and rush in to converge at a targeted spot. It isn't too difficult to notice them striking and to evade them, however if one were to take a hit, the explosion will be particularly deadly in the epicenter, usually leading to death or knock out. Within the radius, major burns can still occur as well as electrical sparks running through the body to immobilize and/or cripple movement for a short period of time. Jutsu name: Cosmos Style: Z-line Rank: C Range: Up to 50 meters in the air and down under Description: A somewhat more complicated techniques. Lightning chakra is focused on the Glorious Cosmos as Arima uses either the Ice Skates or Rollers mode. The start to flash a brighter blue as he traverses a specific trajectory, leaving a black line on the ground he came in contact with (even water). He can make one as long as 50 meters. The thing is, this line is charged with lightning chakra, and any large entity of chakra crossing it will have all the lightning stored in them zapped into them, like an electric wall. The effects are nasty burns and short term immobility. To avoid it, one must get over 50 meters over the line or 50 meters below. Jutsu name: Cosmos Style: Thunderball Rank: C Range: 0 - 150 m Description: A very simple technique that involves Arima making a simple kick, whether forward, upward, to the side, it doesn't matter. What occurs is that by molding a tiny bit of chakra in the Glorious Cosmos, he is capable of releasing a speeding ball of blue lightning the size of a basketball at the direction he kicked, going as fast as a shuriken. When hitting something, it will explode in an explosion comparable to an explosive tag but with the affect effect of electricity that can leave paralyzed for a short time and leave extra burns. They can easily be dispelled with a projectile. Jutsu name: Cosmos Style: Hard Counter Rank: C Range: Contact Description: A simple technique that involves Arima performing a perfectly timed kick on an electric attack, whether it is chakra or other. By perfectly intercepting the electricity, the Glorious Cosmos is capable of sucking out the bolt. However, this can only work if the attack is focused in one point that isn't too big and doesn't still hit Arima. Secondly, it can't be too strong, so B rank and under only can be drained. It fills in the battery, and in return restores a little bit of chakra. 【Weaponry, tools and objects.】 Weapon, tool or object name: Glorious Cosmos Weapon, tool or object type: A pair of enhanced combat Boots Description: A pair of navy blue boots that look completely ordinary at first glance, reaching up to about his knees. Whens responding to Arima's chakra, they get covered in a sky blue aura with electrical sparks visible from time to time. Once active, the Glorious Cosmos become enhanced by stockpiled chakra, making them as hard as chakra enhanced steel, thus more than capable of countering most weapons. This 'chakra' that is stored inside each piece is actually dependent of an individual battery in each filled with lightning chakra, but it can also be charged with normal forms of electricity. Now don't go think he can sponge lightning, not quite, but it can accumulate energy gathered through movement of any kind. The aura surrounded can thus continuously replenish itself thanks to movement, and as such can also deliver rather nasty blows too. The electric aura will defuse visible shocks of electricity, although not all that dangerous, they can leave burns and even cause violent muscle spasms if hit in areas near the heart and lungs. The Glorious Cosmos are capable of switching into different 'modes', going to rollers blades and ice skates for greatly enhanced mobility. Needless to say he's faster than the average shinobi run with this. As such Arima can easily use the ice skates to utilise them them as lethal blades when going close and personal. “Ladies and Gentlemen, and everything in Between!” 1m51 - 40 Kg With adulthood, Aoi had her look adapt to her new circumstances, giving a lot less of a child-like impression and one more akin to a woman thriving in her life. To start off, she dedicated her look to her usage name she employs in her job by dyeing her hair sky blue, going along perfectly with her naturally blue colored, dazzling eyes. The way she styles her hair varies depending on trends and demands from her current position, as of now she keeps the look on the picture as it is Myaka Shouho's main hairstyle these days. Untied they reach the middle of her back. She appears to be rather well pampered with quality makeup on during any of her outings and attires that are mostly seen on big shot magazines. Quite often with eye capturing colors, she purposely takes a more flashy appearance to please the demand of her viewers and accomplish her daily motives within the Confederation's News Network and Public Relations. In more casual circumstances where she either doesn't want to be recognized or is fighting, she's wearing a pair of high-heeled white boots, black jeans with a combat bet containing multiple small pouches, a black tank top and a white jacket over it. Her stature is rather small, but only 151 cm in height and rather light, she doesn't bode the muscle mass of many of her shinobi peers, but such bulk would only trample on her style. Her petite silhouette does demonstrate minuscule levels of strength, but her body is rightly trained in the art of gymnastics and flexibility. A malleable body that can adapt to many situations and adopt techniques a lot easier than one geared to toning muscle. Personnel files. Access only by security personnel with a C3 clearance. 【Full Name】 Aoi Fuegushi 【Alias】 Aoi Don Maquia - Former Name Hamajō's Blue Voice 【Affiliation】 The Hamajō Confederation 【Age】 28 【Sex】 Female 【Sexuality】 Homosexual 【Birthplace】 Amegakure 【Bloodline】 The Don Maquia troupe: Although not officially bloodline, the circus troupe prepares their young to perform certain arts and master certain abilities generally unknown to the world. 【Rank】 Jonin Psych. report. Medical secrecy applies. 【Personality】 Once a bubbly airhead, Aoi had since matured a whole lot since the war, becoming a lot more conscious of what she says and how she behaves around people. That said, she is a very illuminating and energetic presence, absolutely impossible to miss within a crowd or an occupied room. She still oozes positive aura despite what happened in Konoha 11 years back, searching for ways to make the situation better for everyone. While still having a need to be the center of everything, she did learn to let her attention gobbling and egocentric desires a rest. Nonetheless, she doesn't mind discussing various things she's achieved and something cut people off to express her sometimes misinformed opinion. She means well, but Aoi isn't one to be completely self-conscious either. Because of this, she can't be a social butterfly, but her powerful presence makes for unique charm and charisma to both sexes and her eloquence as a performer allowed her to gain access to positions that were only available in her dreams. Even things she doesn't quite understand, at all, she can make them convincing enough with the right look and her way of expressing it. A crowd pleaser for sure, all this attention and success have gone up to her behavior however. Now a seductress of the highest caliber, she doesn't mind dressing sexy to seduce those of the fairer sex she deems attractive. In spite of this, she's truly looking for someone she could end up with but fails to produce the exact result her now complex mind expects. The biggest enigma about Aoi would be her her brains, her intelligence. Although brainy with random trivia, she isn't the brightest one of the bunch that's for sure. Her vocabulary isn't too large and sometimes says things she just doesn't know the definition of. She's also ignorant when it comes to understanding more complex issues linked together and has trouble associating ideas, in a sense she isn't the most logical person either. This however comes into question when she clearly demonstrates creativity that surpasses a lot of conditioned shinobi. In the field, she is particularly efficient, at the level of her Prodigy counterpart Yamato, with usually very crafty and deceptive tactics used to finish off any type of foe. She doesn't outsmart them, but she pulls off the most unexpected of things while holding a large amount of skill. Despite this, Aoi is something that is easily influenced and holds her situation dearly. Meaning she can be manipulated through things like morals and people's views on her, as yes she actually cares about what people think. She is indeed loyal to the Confederation, but it can be broken given the right initiative by the opposing forces. 【History】 Before the Hamajō reign: Like many children living in an era of poverty in smaller countries, Aoi was abandoned by her parents a few hours after her birth. Fortunately the parents didn't randomly leave her at a home but instead confided her to the renown Don Maquia troupe as they passed the country. They knew leaving an abandoned child there would motivate them to keep it, as it was how they usually made staff. And so, she was raised in a gypsy-esque environment where travelling was frequent and work was every day, no real weekend. As she grew up, Jouro Don Maquia would not cut her some slack and initiated her to the realities of labor and hardships, but she never really complained as it felt normal to her. It didn't mean she was devoid of any fun, if anything fun was something they managed to develop during work and practice for performances. Usually by mixing the two, Aoi and her closest friend Mia had fun doing their chores while doing various acrobatic acts. She was happy with what she had, and couldn't care less about her biological parents. At one point, she'd be initiated to one of the troupe's secrets, a special way to manipulate chakra without being unique. She had a strong affinity for water, being from the Rain village, and naturally developed the abilities to hide in water and rain, but she had no knowledge of chakra otherwise. The basics were learned through usual practice, walking on water impressed many civilians, so it was general practice, substitution made great magic effects, fake clones too and so on. Chakra was something that enabled great success for the troupe, however the true secret revealed to Aoi's specific affinity would be her mucus ability. With it, she'd easily impress her audience while being exceptionally flexible in most domains. Initially, it wasn't meant to be a weapon, but through creativity, she managed to defend herself from low bandits trying to rob the troupe. Eventually reaching Konoha, multiple Jounin took notice of her unique capabilities that they had never seen before and offered her the chance to become a ninja. Realizing how it would approach her to her goal, she righteously accepted and moved on as a Genin without any Academy training (she was more than capable in entry levels). The only problem would be that she'd be unable to read and write, causing problems to her superiors. Sure she managed to learn most of it, but she isn't quite efficient at it, being a slow reader and writing so poorly it's barely comprehensible. She easily learns new lingo, however. After the Hamajō reign: Many events in Konoha honed her as a shinobi, built her as a lover and ascended her as a potential star. The war swept all that away, her skills were no match, her lover drowned into despair and all she worked for was tuned into ash by this coming of a new world. Disoriented and lost, she clung onto her falling girlfriend, Akio, who took the events extremely badly. Occasional abuse in multiple ways and the general change of behavior from the older one of the couple ended up infuriating the now disillusioned Aoi and prompted her to simply abandon the wreck once and for all. She hated this new world, it changed everything, and her naive self liked how things were. Now it was all controlled and safe, no risk worthwhile or a crowd to please as everyone was too busy to recover. Or so she thought. In reality her talents were exactly what the populace needed in this time of rapid reconstruction and loss. She had lost her masters, her friends and her lover, but the Phoenix would rise from its ashes and burn brighter than ever. Making a small reputation, she'd make herself known by higher generals of the Confederation, including Ryuu and Yakoul. Though she had potential, the genius that is Ryuu saw how malleable her mind was and simply offered something she couldn't refuse. Along with Yamato, she's one of the higher shinobi in the Confederate entourage, though she also holds a prime position in the Presidents inner circle. She doesn't have a voice in the matters, but she stands as the head of public relations, the face of the Government when the President isn't the one making declarations. To add to that, she's been given the position of primary news anchor for the Government's main news channel, or at least the most popular one, and is often given the ability to host other shows sponsored by the same channel. Because of this, Aoi's become a rather relevant icon to the Confederation. At a point during her career, she chose the name Fuegushi as surname to replace her previous one as a step through grief. Indeed, upon learning the fact that her childhood troupe had been missing now for years without a trace, she finally accepted they were permanently gone. 【Family ties】 Aoi's ties are rather strange to say the least. She wasn't raised by ordinary parents, but rather grew up as a carny along with the entire Don Maquia troupe. Her relationship with them is worthy of a sibling-type relation, as they grew up with her since she was in diapers. They did not object to her ambition of becoming a famous ninja, having formed her for such usage in any case. They continue to support her through letters and regular visits at Konoha. As of now, the troupe has been missing since the end of the war, many consider them dead, including Aoi who grieved them. Jouro Don Maquia \| Adoptive Father \| 67, Missing, The leader of the Don Maquia Troupe, regarded as the father of every member, he is highly respected and no one dares to question his authority. Mia Don Maquia \| Spiritual Sister \| 28, Missing, A professional acrobat in the troupe, she was Aoi's best friend and closest 'sister'. Bo Don Maquia \| Spiritual Uncle \| 55, Missing, The lion tamer of the troupe, he often took care of Aoi when she had fallen ill or when Jouro wasn't around. Guru \| Pet \| 19, In Aoi's big house, Aoi's attributed animal she had to raise. It is an elephant she often uses in her performances in the troupe. Akio Tendou \| Ex-Lover \| 29, Not here, Aoi's first girlfriend after changing her love interest paradigm. The relationship ended little after the end of the war as Aoi was simply fed up with her bullshit. 【Dreams and fears】 Having achieved her first goal of being a renown figure in not only a big village, but now the whole world, she only dreams of creating new and exciting things for the world to see. She tries her best to have people see the bright side of this world, to keep it intact. She fears losing this imperfect world and falling into the oubliette, or worst yet being seen as a devil for supporting a state that people were, for some reason, fed up with. Combat reports. Gathered from evaluation reports after missions. 【Fighting style】 Sporadic and relying a lot of deceit to defeat her foes with grace. Aoi holds the idea of making her fights a spectacle, a show to be enjoyed, as such her fighting style has new been geared to manipulate the way they perceive things while making it a powerful experience for everything, whether it is good or bad. She uses her creative skills to have Genjutsu applied in the most unsuspecting of ways and circumstances, making her almost unbelievably difficult to reach at times. She enjoys employing her Hiden since it is her only ninjutsu weapon and often times only solely rely on it when going on the offensive. This isn't to be confused with the idea that she is a potent fighter up close. Though she prefers mid rage considering none of her abilities are efficient at long range and her small frame makes her vulnerable to close quarters, she is very well versed in taijutsu as a former circus clown and performer. Agile and swift with reflexes typical of an expert in the senses, she easily uses her martial arts skills to use the enemy's strength against them and lay them flat quickly. 【Kekkei genkai, or bloodline limit】 Bloodline limit name: Mucus Surprise Description: Although not a true bloodline limit, very few in the world are able to master this ability. Essentially it requires initiation from birth and at least an affinity to water, thus it can be classed as a form of Hiden. Rare societies such as the Don Maquia troupe have maintained its secrets. Basically, it enables the wielder to turn their chakra into different form of oozing mucus that can take the form of different imagined objects and have the properties of things such as rubber or gum. The possibilities are quite huge but the product coming from it is thick liquid-like substance that almost always sticks. Strengths: Generally it keeps the properties of rubber and gum, making it not only dangerously adhesive but strongly resistant to kinetic force coming from blunt strikes. When used as a medium to trap others, it is surprisingly lethal and effective. Strongly resistant to burns as it is originally made of water, conducts electricity poorly due to composition however. Weaknesses: Generally easy to cut through depending on the mass and density, which only require extra strength put into cuts. Those with superior physical strength can resist the stickiness to a great extent, even break it under conditions. 【Ninja techniques】 S rank techniques: Super Mega Magician's Secret! (May or may not have one. Will have it validated when I decide to give her one. Because I won't be using her as a PVP character yet, it isn't a big deal. I mostly want to introduce her.) A rank techniques: 3 Gooey Bungee! Jellyfish Sting! Mumbo Jumbo! B rank techniques: 4 Mister Spodes! Gooey Replica Mirrored Bizarro! Dance of the gallant C rank techniques: 4 Water Release: Starch Syrup Capturing Field Freeze Snap! Gooey Surprise! Snot Bubble! D-E rank techniques: 3 Water Release: Hiding in Water Technique Water Release: Hiding in Rain Technique Demonic Illusion: Double False Surroundings Technique *Basic Jutsu 【Custom made techniques】 Jutsu name: Gooey Bungee Rank: A Range: From 0 to 80 meters to apply it, maintained in over 200 meters Description: A transparent strand of mucus is created from her body and can be released from any point she desires. The strand itself can have one end stuck against a target she had contact with as much as she can have it latch onto something from a distance (by pointing at it or something similar). While being transparent, it has little to no texture and can barely be felt if touching the skin due to its lack of smell, taste or consistency. This mucus, however, is dangerous for many reasons. It can contract and release whenever Aoi desires (its her chakra after all), the contraction being exceptionally powerful like a form of 'super-rubber', allowing her to pull our push relatively heavy thing by simply connecting the strand to her index finger. The strength and weight of the target will determine the amount of chakra is demands for the contraction strength. She can also transfer it from her finger to say another target and have it contact, causing one or both the targets to be pulled and hit each other. She can use up to fifteen at once. They can be easily cut, however they do not vanish, making them susceptible to being reattached at any moment. Ripping it off would be logical, however if it was to contract, it would be relatively futile. On lighter objects, it can tighten itself to a point where it can act like a chakra thread, manipulating said smaller objects at will, though that doesn't mean she can be as precise as a puppet master. Jutsu name: Unexpected Reveal: Jellyfish Sting! Rank: A Range: Contact Description: A technique developed during the time when Aoi was under evaluation for "Jonin confirmation". Given the lack of examination, she was put under Katsu Hyuuga's care for testing. Forming a type of student - teacher bond, they grew accustomed to each other's abilities and were able to create this technique. Utilizing the same principles as the soft fist fighting style, Aoi either uses the tip of her fingers or the pointed knuckles of her major fingers to "spray" raw mucus chakra. Unlike Hyuuga, she cannot pinpoint it on either tenketsu or on organs to have a result, but she can have the raw chakra pierce through armor (still requires contact) and flesh and have it take solid form a second later. The result is mucus chakra clogging primarily the nervous system and somewhat of the chakra system (mostly efficient on members). If hitting an arm for instance, the nervous messages from let's say the elbow if hit there down to the hands will be blocked, essentially paralyzing the forearm. With the body, hitting the abdomen or the chest strongly reduces mobility to the point where coordination is difficult (members remain normal), the more it is hit the more one will feel exhausted. If the spine, neck or head are hit, they are instantly paralyzed. No matter where, the effects of each hit lasts for two posts. They are also very easy to counter with a strong punch considering Aoi's poor strength, making it an ability extremely efficient but ridiculously risky. The fact that it can just be substituted with a simple stab also gears this to a more non-lethal approach. Jutsu name: Mumbo Jumbo! Rank: A Range: Touch Description: Possibly the most terrifying jutsu used by Aoi and the 'magician's secret' she's never revealed to the public. This is a genjutsu that requires that her chakra enters into contact with an opponent, either via contact or through ninjutsu. With this done, the magic can begin. The victims become completely blind to Shinobi magic and are unable to see or feel Aoi's chakra, and by extension, the forms they take. Any form of ninjutsu she uses will appear strangely, but she'll often make it appear as though they're part of something else, like a trick to deceive the opponent and make them weary. Sensors can see their own chakra as well as chakra in Aoi's body, but not what comes out of it, as such they can see they're under a genjutsu, but when are they not with Aoi? Jutsu name: Mister Spodes! Rank: B Range: Can reach up to 20 meters (tentacles) Description: Using the same cloth as Abra Kadabra, Aoi twists and turns the handkerchief with blinding speed (such as a clown making a balloon animal) until it forms a hollow Octopus with a ^0^ face. It would only be when she tosses it while doing the Ram seal that it suddenly gets filled with a mass of mucus in it. It becomes about 2 feet in height and holds eight tentacles likes a regular octopus. They aren't very mobile and are generally very slow, however their tentacles extend rather quickly and can catch someone off guard. The mucus in the tentacles serves as a form of suction cup that keeps what it captures stuck in a tight bind similar to Gooey Surprise (with same limits). The Mister Spodes can easily glues themselves to the ground to prevent enemies from dragging them, essentially making them very useful seals to non-superhuman fighters. They die when their head it damaged (to the point where it leaks). Aoi can make up to four of them per fight and they can also be used as body replacement dummies. They also have a very eerie tendency to wail 'Boyoyoyoyon' quite often, no one knows how this is possible. Jutsu name: Gooey Replica! Rank: B Range: Self, Clone technique Description: Essentially shadow clone technique applied on mucus. The clones are composed of strange, green mucus and are able to move like regular people. They can also use mucus abilities with half the power of the original (in exception to techniques higher in rank than this one). When they die, they explode into a heavy mass of mucus that sticks onto anything around them, hence their use as suicide bombers to hinder the movements of an opponent. Up to seven can be made per fight. Jutsu name: Mirrored Bizarro! Rank: B Range: Smell Description: A genjutsu that depends on smell related activation. Because Aoi constantly wears a high quality Lavender perfume that ca be smelled from multiple meters away, she she exploits that fact to make it extremely hard to detect. In this circumstance, she performs a single hand seal, often doing it after doing another jutsu to make the enemy believe only one jutsu was made, but she actually makes her chakra adopt an aroma the same as her perfume. The smell is strong but hardly noticeable due to it being normal in her presence, but it deeply affects the perception of the people infected. In this case, everything they perceive will be inverted in direction, left is right, up is down. They will see everything this way, but the reality of it will be the contrary. The victim can pick up on it as they can also hear the real version attacking in the opposite side (as well as sense it via chakra sensing), but the illusion remains overwhelmingly real, and without a release, their reflexes will likely make them sloppier as it would seem as though they are genuinely attacked from the illusion. Jutsu name: Dance of the gallant Rank: B Range: Sight Description: A Genjutsu that is activated whenever the patterns on her umbrella are seen as they hold a hypnotic effect combined with her chakra. The effects allow her to create a replica of herself between 0 m to 1 m away from her, no matter the side. It will mimic movements typical of Aoi, however the true Aoi is completely replaced by the false one. This is usually made to confuse close range attackers, making them think she is capable of dodging everything before taking the right opportunity to strike. This can also be used to simply confuse any form of attacker into hitting the false image while th real remains concealed. Exceptionally deadly if the genjutsu isn't noticed fast enough. The image can of course move around as long as Aoi is in the perimeter. Jutsu name: Freeze Snap! Rank: C Range: Sight - Sound Description: Aoi forms a small ball of Yin chakra and simply tosses it in the air or on the nearby ground, only to have it pop like fireworks or a firecracker. The flash is so bright, it works as a flashbang. The effects are simple, those exposed regain their sight extremely fast, the flash was barely a millisecond, but they'll feel an endless buzzing sound in their ears with nothing else and the world around them frozen in time. Everything looks like the instant before the bang went out. Evidently a Genjutsu, it is easy to notice and Kai out. Jutsu name: Gooey Surprise! Rank: C Range: Close, in person. Description: A much more developed variation of the transformation technique. Indeed, the user covers themselves with a gooey layer of mucus capable of taking different shapes and sizes, colors and textures. The mucus is highly adhesive though, enough to make it act like quicksand: The more there's resistance, the deeper it gets, though it cannot be that deep because of Aoi's thin figure. It is very useful for trapping though not too specialized in hand to hand combat. Those specialized can use their techniques to break free with relative ease, though it doesn't mean that they're immune to the immediate effects. It doesn't give immunity to heat either, though it does slightly reduce overall damage, along with any other type of damage really. Jutsu name: Snot danger parade! Rank: C Range: Varies, close to medium usually. Description: By either using a specific hand sign or inhaling things like pepper, Aoi sneezes large mucus bubbles capable of swallowing more than one individual. The larger that it can get would be as large as a horse. Those trapped inside can easily pop it, however it would result in the bubble imploding, not only causing strong pressure to hit their bodies, rendering most to a rather confused and head aching state, while being covering in dense mucus stuck on the ground. This also causes smaller, human size bubbles to take shape. If the popping is made from outside, the explosion is general and hits everyone except those inside. 【Weaponry, tools and objects.】 Weapon, tool or object name: Fuegushi Weapon, tool or object type: Umbrella Description: A strange, light blue umbrella Aoi carries around with her. It appears to be the type en vogue these days, but her's holds a strange butterfly-like black pattern on it which enables one of her genjutsu. The handle can be removed to revealed a concealed blade, slightly shorter than a rapier. This Umbrella is capable of releasing a powerful kinetic force at close range when opened, making it capable of repelling powerful projectiles without even a recoil when the timing is right, making some unsuspecting close rangers stumble back in surprise as well. It is chakra enhanced and its fabric is strangely durable yet thin. Weapon, tool or object name: Magic Cards Weapon, tool or object type: Cutting weapon Description: A set of playing cards forged to be as sharp as a kunai, however lighter and more malleable. They are easier to use but weak in one on one blade fights as their small weight makes them easy to break through. They are perfect for assassination and tactically placed hits, however.
51,248	1,381	155	2,400	2,978	Tetsuba Zaisette The Kohonjenpou Warehouses Zay let the kunai between his fingers fall to the ground and dissolve at Setsuko went on to affirm his worries, to some degree. This was a horrible idea. What awful luck. Why did it have to be him? Feh, maybe it was destiny pulling his lazy ass into the line of fire to protect the least capable Shinobi, or maybe he was just being punished for thinking like a condescending asshole. At any rate, it looked like he was going to have to step forward and protect his new allies, regardless of his orders. As Setsuko and Chokurou began to exchange thoughts about Madara's Gunbai, Zay began to think of the possibilities that awaited his team. He didn't care much for history, especially that regarding Madara. That horrific old monster was nightmare fuel. Supporting fire, that's not an option. What about a defensive approach? Zay thought to himself, as the aircraft came to a stop over their drop-zone. Perhaps he could stay out of sight, while keeping his allies safe. But how? If only he'd known more about his Kekkei Genkei's capabilities. His aunt had told him stories about how his mother had found a way to counteract the metal pool's weakness, but there'd never been a point where Zay could even begin to grasp the theory that went into such complex Chakra control. Damn it all! Zay shook the feeling of inadequacy and slid down after Setsuko, landing behind her, careful not to injure his ankles. He briefly looked up at the VTOL to see if his other two allies were descending, before approaching Setsuko and patting her shoulder abruptly. "You're not gunna have to fight me," Zay assured Setsuko, before turning towards the other two Shinobi with a forced smile, "If any of you need support, get within 15 yards of me. I'll keep my Jutsu small to maintain mobility for our initial approach. Don't worry about being too loud if you're in danger, there's not a lot capable of smashing through my silver." Hopefully he could manage to protect them all. 'Course, aside from Setsuko, he hadn't the slightest idea what his allies were capable of, and he'd forgotten to ask.	Tex's "Astoundingly Deep Character" Emporium "A heartbeat is the body's most monotonous chore, essential though it may be." Appearance bio: Height: 5'8'' Weight: 155 lbs Skin: Very pale white. Hair: White, reflective, and messy. His bangs are parted above his right eye, and held behind his ears, with several strands standing rigidly on end, and moving freely with his head. The rest of his hair is tied back into a short pony-tail, severe just below his shoulders. Body details: Medium build, top-heavy, but not very muscular overall. Somewhat lanky. Facial Details: Sharp features. Very small nose, thin lips, droopy eyes. His jawline is very fine, and pointed at every angle. Short face, long neck. Clothing: Wears a white set of pants with his family crest embroidered on either thigh, and an iron crotch-guard. Typically bare-footed. Owns sandals that he prefers to carry on a rope around his neck rather than wear. Usually shirtless, will wear whatever is accessible in cold weather. Personnel files. Access only by security personnel with a C3 clearance. 【Full Name】 Tetsuba Zaisette 【Alias】 Zay, or Za-se 【Affiliation】 Undecided 【Age】 21 【Sex】 Male 【Sexuality】 Asexual / Hetero-romantic 【Birthplace】 Iwagakure 【Bloodline】 The Tetsuba are practically extinct, and have no significant reputation outside of Iwagakure, where their 'silvered' hair has become a fleeting sign of bad luck. 【Rank】 Chūnin Psych. report. Medical secrecy applies. 【Personality】 In a word? Lazy. His lack of dedication, and methodical lifestyle is simply a byproduct of his mental lethargy. Zay is capable- Far more capable than most would like to admit, but his motivation does not match his potential. When speaking on his terms, rested and free of responsibility, Zay's speech is refined, polite, and he is very attentive to detail. In most cases however, Zay does not consider himself very 'rested' and acts completely aloof, purposely insulting the intelligence of others, and showing minimal interest in serious discussion. His attitude often causes conflict between him and his peers, making his life even harder than he already thinks it is, and perpetually forcing himself into a downward spiral. That being said, Zay perceives life itself as less than noteworthy, quoted as claiming the human heartbeat to be 'The body's most monotonous chore' on more than one occasion. Questions regarding his history or opinions on the general status of the Shinobi world are often met with a ballad of anecdotal references, and depressing metaphors that tend to highlight the negative aspects of being alive. Due to his seemingly infinite disdain towards basically everything, most perceive Zay as an angst ridden peon who cares nothing of his friends, family, or own well being. However, nothing could be farther from the truth. Despite what his nihilistic charade would suggest, he's a particularly caring individual that places tremendous importance on not only his own well-being, but that of all living things, and more importantly, the freedom they are entitled to. There's nothing more important to him than the heart that keeps him standing, and by extension, the people that give it the courage to beat freely. However, Zay prioritizes himself over all others. He claims that he would never risk his life, even if it were for the safety of a loved one. Truth be told, his attitude keeps him from actually developing any strong relationships, and his known family has been dead for years. Still, he considers his allies precious, and will do everything he can to keep their hearts beating if it doesn't end up putting his own life at serious risk. One could infer that Zay purposely distances himself from others to avoid the responsibility that coincides with friendship and romance, but since he is awfully secretive about his personal affairs, nobody's really been able to pry a solid explanation from his stubborn brain-case. 【History】 Zay's life started off rich with love and wealth. Born in Iwagakure, he lived out his infant years in the care of his mother and father, both of whom had little to worry about, easily living off of the funds that Ikaette Tetsuba, Zay's mother, earned from her career as a Shinobi for Iwagakure. Sadly, as expected, his mother eventually found herself caught up in the conflict brewing between the nations, which ultimately put her family at risk. As one of the few breathing Shinobi capable of advanced, and more often than not, forbidden Jutsu familiar within the dwindling Tetsuba Clan, interest in her Copper Release's industrial capabilities grew, and her family would soon find their beloved wife and mother, missing indefinitely. Zay's father took it upon himself to contact Ikaette's sister, Tskia, asking her to take Zay far from Iwagakure, hoping that she would be able to keep him safe. News of his death quickly rose to attention not more than a month after Tskia's departure, and left the Tetsuba Clan with only two living members. Tskia rose Zay as her own, treating him as the son she'd never had, and teaching him the basis of his family's ninjutsu. Even so, Zay was one to question every minute detail behind the lessons he'd received. this often lead to questions regarding the Tetsuba Clan, and by extension, his parents. Of course, Tskia was never at liberty to reveal much to Zay, in fear he'd get himself involved in the wars that might've followed the last. Due to the secrecy that enveloped his training however, Zay didn't take to his aunt's lessons very kindly, and instead spent all of his time training himself in the art of silver Release with his aunt's wisdom as a very loose basis. When the conflict between nations ceased, Tskia was beyond relieved, quickly adopting the ideals of the Hamajō Confederation as they took to power, and bastardizing the red Sages for their naive outlook on the way society had 'evolved' so to speak. She tried her best to instill these beliefs on a young teenage Zaette, but unfortunately for her, he was not concerned with her thought process on the matter. Fortunately, that didn't mean he sympathized with the red sages, either. His neutrality would prove a trying obstacle for Tskia to deal with in the coming years, and it strained their relationship quite significantly. Tskia would become more and more loyal to the teachings of Hamajō, while Zay would become less and less concerned with the goings-on around him, or his aunt. On his 14th birthday, it became painfully evident that Zay would not play any major role in the fight between Hamajō and the Red sages. That's what his aunt would believe, and to this day, that hasn't changed. At the age of 17, around the time that Zay had achieved the rank of Chuunin, Tskia had fallen fatally ill, and was home-bound. Although it was difficult, Zay was forced to support both himself and his aunt on what little money he could earn through the few missions he was approved for. Ultimately, Tskia passed away, leaving Zay to fend for himself. On her death bed, Tskia told Zay of his parents and their fate, along with the history of their family. Although he didn't change the way he behaved, his aunt's death, and his family's history took a serious toll on his inner thoughts, and changed the way he looked at life, and death. Zay, without a mentor, continued to develop his silver release on his own. Zay now spends his time conducting missions as a registered shinobi. When he isn't on assignments, sleeping, or training his jutsu, Zay spends all of his time outside, walking outside city limits as much as he can. 【Family ties】 Zay has no living relatives to his own knowledge, but it's likely that some have survived to this day. Regardless, he doesn't care enough to look into the possibility. 【Dreams and fears】 "I dream of a world where everyone can lay their backs against softened grass, and gaze at clouds without fear of fire or fist" "Spiders are horrible, but they kill moths, and moths are a plague on my very sanity" Combat reports. Gathered from evaluation reports after missions. 【Fighting style】 Zay harnesses the power of his silver release almost exclusively. That is to say, he refuses to even acknowledge Taijutsu, Genjutsu, and most other ninjutsu as a viable option of combat. Zay is proficient at close-mid range combat, with limited long-range options. He focuses on a iron-hard defense to compensate for his lack of ranged options. 【Kekkei genkai, or bloodline limit】 Bloodline limit name: Silver Release Description: Silver release allows members of the Tetsuba Clan to mold fire and Earth chakra natures into a shimmering metallic liquid, hence the name 'silver release'. This substance can be used in a plethora of different ways using subsequent jutsu as long as the user's chakra remains infused inside of the liquid, but without proper concentration, it is impossible to do much more than move it along the ground at a snails pace. It is also impossible to control this liquid if it travels more than 15 yards away from the user. If any of this substance leaves the user's 15 yard radius, whether it is in solid or liquid form, will quickly dissolve into raw chakra. Users can also reabsorb this liquid to replenish their chakra pool with diminished returns. Due to these limitations, silver release users are not very mobile, and instead rely on the agility and durability of their jutsu. In use, the silver liquid acts as a base for several techniques. The most common application is consuming opponents in range and smothering them to death. It can however be hardened to create temporary weapons, large scale attacks, barriers, armor, and various mechanisms relative to the user's knowledge of the technology they are trying to mimic. More advanced users of Silver release can sense the presence of other living things within their pool as long as they are connected by a constant stream of chakra, coat their entire body in an armor that removes their sense of sight and hearing but makes them nearly impervious to physical assaults, temporarily patch wounds by fusing the liquid with their skin, heat the liquid to boiling temperatures, and in very rare cases, transfer their body instantaneously from one section of their puddle to another with a delayed reemergence. It's rumored that certain Tetsuba could create golden, Copper, and even mercury based liquid metals, but nothing has been confirmed, and their lineage runs so thin that it's difficult to confirm or deny such rumors. Members of the Tetsuba Family are known to have very pale skin, reflective white hair, and silver blood. These effects appear to be purely cosmetic and otherwise have no effect on their biology whatsoever. Tetsuba Shinobi Strengths: Ray's mastery of Silver release is exceptional, and it wouldn't come as a surprise considering he does not practice any ninjutsu that would not coincide with his Kekkei Genkai. At his current mastery, Zay can keep a constant pool of Silver going at the full 15 yards from his body for a considerable amount of time before it begins to strain his Chakra reserves. His mid-close range combat is unmatched in many scenarios, disallowing easy movement within his radius without immediate danger. His liquid can nullify most wind natured ninjutsu, protect against some earth/water/fire natured ninjutsu, and offer substantial protection from most forms of attacks when hardened en-masse. Zay's agility with his silver allows him to cast jutsu in quick succession, giving the liquid considerable agility when he is focused. Weaknesses: Without a ready supply of silver, Ray is practically defenseless, only able to conjure weapons and small short-range projectile type jutsu quickly enough to defend himself. Even with a pool at the ready, Zay is incapable of firing ranged attacks outside of his range effectively. His mobility with the pool is also very slow, and he cannot travel long distances without being encumbered by his jutsu. While channeling a substantial pool of silver, Ray requires immense concentration, disallowing him to move his body too quickly at risk of his entire jutsu falling apart momentarily. If he is forced to dodge, or struck by anything that would interrupt his concentration, any hardened liquid could instantaneously melt back down into liquid form, and any silver under his control will fall back into his pool, including any weapons or armor he's equipped himself with. Additionally, his silver is highly-conductive, allowing lightning-natured jutsu to travel effortlessly along the entire expanse of the pool as long as it is connected, or close enough to allow a current to travel throughout. Certain Lightning-natured Jutsu can also pierce through any solidified silver effortlessly, and even destroy portions of his liquid. Conjuring the liquid, albeit quick, also requires an initial Chakra dump that nearly drains Zay of half his energy. Additionally, Zay can only sustain a pool for about 10 minutes before he runs out of energy, assuming he rations his chakra sparingly. 【Ninja techniques】【Custom made techniques】 Jutsu name: Silver Release: Forge Rank: D Range: Short-Medium Description: Creates a weapon or device based on the user's knowledge and skill either somewhere in a mirror pool nearby, or in the user's hand using newly created liquid silver. The weapon's strength is on par with average steel, and resonate with Chakra very well. Jutsu name: Silver Release: Constellation Rank: D Range: Medium Description: Fires an array of tiny silver balls from either the user's mouth, or from any point in his mirror pool, with a width of about 15 feet. These have the potential to break skin and heavily bruise upon impact, but are not usually deadly. Can travel up to 25 Yards away from the user despite his limitation, but once leaving the 15 yard radius, they decrease in power to a point of absolute worthlessness. Jutsu name: Silver Release: Mirror Pool Rank: C Range: Short-Medium Description: The basis of Zay's Jutsu. Creates a reflective pool as the user's feet that spread out quickly. Can be channeled to extend the range of the pool, or to absorb the chakra infused in the liquid with diminished returns. This liquid can be controlled with the user's Chakra while it exists. The user can sense anyone touching the Silver if they are within his radius, and 'feel' their chakra network. All attacks within range, liquid or solid, are considered part of the Mirror pool. Jutsu name: Silver Release: Boiling Flow Rank: C Range: Short Description: The user instantly heats up a section of liquid silver for a few seconds. Effect persists if the liquid is solidified, allowing for heated jutsu followups. Jutsu name: Silver Release: Tempid Mail Rank: C Range: N/A Description: Covers the user's skin in a thin layer of liquid silver that can be hardened at will with other Jutsu types. Jutsu name: Silver Release: Solid Wall Rank: C Range: Short-Medium Description: Raises a wall at any point in the mirror pool to intercept an attack. Fast, but not effective as an offensive option. Jutsu name: Silver Release: Solid Mail Rank: B Range: N/A Description: Covers the user in a thick layer of hardened steel. Blocks nearly all forms of attack, but blocks out the user's sense of Smell, Sight, And Hearing. Jutsu name: Silver Release: Tepid Flow Rank: B Range: Short-Medium Description: Slices forth with a blade of liquid silver from any point within the user's radius, with enough force to sever limbs. Cannot break through guards, but will not be stopped unless blocked in its entirety; Due to its liquid nature, it will simply phase around swords and small shields. Jutsu name: Silver Release: Solid Flow Rank: B Range: Short-Medium Description: Launches a solid spike from any point in the user's mirror pool. The thicker the spike, the stronger, and slower, the strike. Often used in quick succession to create multiple spikes at once. Jutsu name: Silver Release: Tether Rank: A Range: Long Description: The user coats his hand in a rubbery silver, with a higher concentration of chakra, and extends it into a amorphous whip, which they can then fling around for about a minute before it loses form. While active, this tether acts as an extension of the user's chakra network, allowing it to exist outside the normal range of the user's pool, and increasing their pool's range to be 15 yards from wherever the tether reaches. This tether can also latch onto targets, including shinobi, but cannot be detached from the user unless they cancel the jutsu. Requires a large amount of chakra to form. 【Weaponry, tools and objects.】 Zay carries no Ninja weaponry, and prefers to create his own.
51,249	1,381	156	1,221	49	Tanji Tsugiharu Sunagakure Tanji skin was a bright pink, the constant scrubbing and dips into multiple baths finally bared their fruits. At least he was clean. Clean and well informed. Well, as informed as you would expect. A simple head count, and it was quite a bit, as well as their routes and habits. Most of the "bodyguard" were thugs and miscreants meant to be meatshields for their patrons, untrained in martial skill or any shinobi arts. Still it wouldn't hurt to plant seeds of deceit within them. Tanji formed his seals for his false sound on lone guards and the heads of wandering patrols, it didn't take much to plant the genjutsu but would serve him immensely soon enough and he highly doubted any were skilled enough to notice it before it was actively used. Tanji could send a mass message to all affected or use a specific sound or voice to those he could see in a decent range. After his seeds planted and a quick recount of the "staff"'s strengths Tanji started making his way back to the room and wasn't surprised when he saw guards posted about in greater number around the room when he noted that the head honcho himself was already conversing with the Commander. A fat and rather ugly man. Crude and vulgar looking, he seemed the type that would need to be monitored and fixed at the Confederacy's discretion. The conversation was civil enough, then the Commander directed the piggish man to speak with Kanata. Tanji raised a brow, but just nodded to his 2 allies and made his way to sit behind the Boss and formed seals hidden under his bathing towels for false sound and placed them on the Boss and Kanata. A little trick he found when working a diplomacy scandal with the 11th, a psuedo-one-way-telepathy that worked on only those he could actively see, or simply for all those within range if no unwanted listeners were affected. A bit limited but it allowed him to relay information to his comrades without the chance of being overheard. 'Boss and comra- er, Kanata' remembering her desire to be less formal, 'Don't be alarmed, just wanted an easier and more discrete method of communication with you. It is only one way, and your mind is still your own, but I made this especially weak and can be dispelled with a simple thought if you do not like it. If you wish me to keep using it, roll your right shoulder,' He waited for a reply. He would continue with the report of enemy number and limited capability. 'Do you receive? Shrug for affirmative, remain still for negative.' He did admit it was a bit jarring to suddenly hear a voice from nothing, but he hoped they were familiar enough to accept why he didn't want to reveal this out loud with such thin walls. Still he understood if they wouldn't want to be put under a genjutsu as the art had bad reputations that sometimes trumped its utility.	“I think he's dead -er, well, everybody else think he is, but now I'm not sure.” An unassuming man by most standards, not impressive or lacking in most aspects, just simply there. Short, if a bit rustled, brown hair, with a square face free of any scars or blemishes and average everyday brown eyes, in the academy you wouldn't really notice him in the sea of exceptional talent, but he gets by.Not particularly skinny, tall, muscular, just a healthy and acceptable male in his early 20's. Probably not going to amount to much beyond being a low-tier Jonin if he's lucky. Probably. Personnel files. Access only by security personnel with a C3 clearance. 【Full Name】 Tanji Tsugiharu 【Alias】 The Master Coward 【Affiliation】 Confederacy 【Age】 22 【Sex】 Male 【Sexuality】 Straight 【Birthplace】 Kusagakure 【Bloodline】 The Long, and Ancient Line of Stalwart Customs House Guards, the Tanji House has protected the village from attacks from undeclared fruits, paperless neer-do-wells, and other dangers of the Border. 【Rank】 Chunin Psych. report. Tanji Tsugiharu has exhibited little to no extreme beliefs or jarring idiosyncrasies (which in itself might be one). The Confederacy has deemed him a loyal citizen of the state. He has a positive work ethic, follows rules and regulations to the letter save for the most exceptional situation (of which he has been disciplined and reprimanded as per the law). He is as kind and self-less as any bachelor of the confederacy is and is devoted to his position. 【Personality】 Rather mundane. Pleasant enough in many social interactions, and prefers to follow conversations rather than lead them himself. That said he has some good friends back in his home town and has made a decent few in his new post. Amicable to his clients, but oddly stoic and unfeeling when it comes to dealing with traitors and rebels. He prefers to spend his free time drinking with close friends in a quiet homely tavern or ramen shop, and has an odd fixation with karaoke. When off duty he spends his days with his small family back in his home town. In battle he is as serious as any good shinobi should be in those situations. He is selfless in his duty to the confederacy and has volunteered to be bait on multiple occasions on the condition that the battle ends quickly afterwards. When plans fail and battles are drawn out he doesn't panic too much, but 9 times out of 10 will opt to lead or support a withdrawal. "Live to fight another day." 【History】 Tsugiharu's parents were simple Chunin Guards with a Customs House on a major trade route, their duties were rather mundane and drool, but once in a while held excitement when travelers had disagreements with the customsofficer. The couple resided in a modest home after an unplanned pregnancy had made the two man and wife. It was tough going at first but the relative isolation and non-relevancy of the village made for a peaceful life, and they grew content and able with the new family. 14 years after the birth of their first son, and with much more financial stability the 2 deemed themselves ready for another son. The Tanji house lived peacefully for 3 more years until the dissent and turmoil of the Confederacy reached their village leading to a violent terrorist attack on the village's crossroads leading to their deaths. This left the 17 year old boy to care for his young brother, fortunately the Proprietor of the Customs House, who at that point was now an old family friend offered to shelter the 2 orphans until the 18th birthday of the elder brother who decided to not rely on the kindness of the Customs Master any longer. Such the 2 siblings lived in a shabby apartment the elder supporting the small family as a Customs House guard like his parents. He, Tanji Hamurato, would continue to support (and sometimes spoil) his younger brother as he took his own wife(Tanji Orimoto) and had a daughter (Tanji Ekka) of their own while was just starting high-school. Tsugiharu was an average student in his own right never excelling or lacking in any field or discipline. He was studious and forthwith at the academy but never went above or beyond what was required. His work as a Genin in his squad was also mundane sticking to class D and lower missions, in exception to one class C defense contract. Simply tasked with defending a local tavern from extorting thugs (non-shinobi rabble), the mission report told of the 3 genin having to deal with some thugs as the accompanying Jonin talked with the owners, but nothing really came out of it. However rumors that local gangster being rather jumpy, defensive and generally paranoid around small sounds and shadows circulated around the tavern's area. Come the Chunin exams though he displayed adept problem solving and leadership skills within his squad, but that might have just been in need rather than by ambition. He opted to remain quarrel-less and jovial with the other Genin and never really showed exceptionaltalent other than what was required to get through the trials. However it can be noted that during the elimination tournament that the young Tanji employed some rather harsh and quick measures using poisons, weapons and simple genjutsus to end matches before his opponents can truly pull out their trump cards. A good thing too, for the proctors had stated that if not for his "bag of cheap tricks" his opponents would have easily out-classed him had the fight dragged on. He was unceremoniously given the rank of Chunin, barely passing after having been defeated by the more Capable Genin that saw through his ruses in the final rounds of the tournament. After graduating opted to become a Contract work Shinobi unlike his family before him. He takes missions for the Confederacy as many times as he can, but seems to seek missions pertaining to the rooting out and apprehension of dissident and unloyal citizens and terrorists. Currently lives by himself in a modest apartment close to his work place. 【Family ties】 Lower-Middle Class, had some hardships for sure, but was never truly in danger of starving or dying of exposure. Such a life made Tsugiharu rather humble and soft-spoken. Hopes to keep up with his duties and occasionally visits his brother and his family. Tanji Hamurato \| Elder Brother \| (36), Kusagakure, Currently a guard at a customs house. Sanguine, always optimistic and smiling in many situations. Tanji Orimoto \| Sister-in-Law \| (35), Kusagakure, Housewife of Hamurato, Choleric, rather plain but has the charm of a country girl going for her. Demure and rather quiet in contrast to her husband. Tanji Ekka\| Niece \| 9, Kusagakure, Student, Mercurial, tempermental and extremely competitive. A bit of a tomboy and a much more naturally talented than her father and uncle in the academy. 【Dreams and fears】 Dreams of finally bringing the traitors and belligerents of the Confederacy to justice and hopes to finally see peace and order to the state. Fears of losing his family to the dangers that is the enemies of the Confederacy. Combat reports. Has a quite odd fighting style and might be the epitome of "work smarter not harder." Picks and chooses his engagements when he knows the enemy may be taken down quickly and with minimal loss. This usually ends up with him or a squad-mate in grievous condition so long the opponent is taken out before unnecessary damage is done to anybody else. Such operations usually include him stringing together a myriad of feints, illusions and gambits to ensure the enemy can be taken down in one decisive attack by his squad rather than prolonged engagements. This unfortunately makes him rather sub-par when caught unawares. As such he is most delegated to planned attacks on high value targets to either eliminate, apprehend or interrogate 【Fighting style】 Some might call his methods cowardice but it has kept him alive. He employs the liberal use of clones supplemented by heavy use of false sounds and images using his specialized study in illusionary genjustsu. He chips away at his opponents using small thrown weapons like shurikens and senbons to keep his opponent on edge and unfocused. While his genjutsu gives ample distractions and false visions he also uses fine rope and bells tied to said weapons to create snares and distractions for the slim but inevitable chance that his opponent finally makes a mistake. When they do he delivers a powerful and dibilitating poisons through the same methods as above when the opponent finally opens themselves up to receive his limited supply. 【Kekkei genkai, or bloodline limit】 NONE 【Ninja techniques】 A rank techniques: Bringer of Darkness Technique B rank techniques: Demonic Bells: Phantom Sound Chains (Uses a Network of Tuned Bells strung onto ropes to create a melody rather than a flute) Interrogation Genjutsu C rank techniques: Earth Release: Underground Projection Fish Technique. Illusion Bell Needles False Place Technique Sly Mind Affect Technique D-E rank techniques: Hell Viewing Technique Shadow Senbon Haze Clone Technique. Academy Jutsus (Substitions, transformation, clone) 【Custom made techniques】 False Sound Rank: C Range: Short - Medium (0m~10m) Description: Once someone is affected by the jutsu causes them to hear sounds under direction of the ninja that casted it. Can be dispelled as normal genjutsu can. Single target per cast (but can be casted on multiple targets). Also relies on the opponent being knowledgeable enough to make the sounds realistic (or not realistic) as possible. Jutsu name:Shadow Weapon Rank: C Short (Before throwing or using weapon): Description: Hide a small thrown weapon in the shadow of another item as it is being thrown. Not a summoned weapon, typically can be countered simply by opponent witnessing the actual weapon being thrown shortly after the concealing weapon is thrown, and dodging for 2 projectiles rather than 1. Additionally the weapon cannot transfer between shadows and becomes a normal seen projectile after the shadow is passed. 【Weaponry, tools and objects.】 Weapon, tool or object name: Senbon Weapon, tool or object type: Thrown Projectile Description:Small thin and light weapon the looks similar to sewing needles. No terribly damaging but can chip away at an opponent. Weapon, tool or object name: Shuriken Weapon, tool or object type: Thrown Projectile Description:Ninja stars man, common. Weapon, tool or object name: Kunei Weapon, tool or object type: Knife Description:Staple weapon of any good ninja. Weapon, tool or object name: Bells Weapon, tool or object type: Tools Description:Small bells that can be tied to throwing weapons. Weapon, tool or object name: Fine Silk Rope Weapon, tool or object type: Tool Description:Incredibly thin, almost invisible rope that is insanely durable yet flexible.
51,250	1,381	157	1,306	383	Setsuko The Kohonjenpou Warehouses - Fighting (Finally) The Hamajo Confederation I'm not putting the title - Because the VTOL dropped them off a mile from the warehouses Setsuko signaled for everyone to start running left from where they stood. Before she was able to give the signal however, she looked in the planned direction and was alarmed to see dark black plums bellowing from that direction. "Shoot," Setsuko said as she began to sprint in that direction. As she ran her thoughts would become jumbled as the smoke meant that the enemies were either causing simple havoc, or already attempting to open the vault. "Change of plans." she glance back to the others who were easily keeping up with her despite suddenly running. It was a fairly weak plan that she had thought up through the mess of things that was going on in her head as they didn't have any time for the initial plan. It was an all or nothing situation at this point, and they might as well do what they can to keep the enemies from doing any more damage. Whether they got the weapons already, or not was something they would have to see once there, but if they did have them then improv was the best solution. As they reached the clearing Setsuko turned around to see that the warehouses were still in tact, but out of one of them smoke poured out of the windows up top. Setsuko stopped running to let the others continue making their way to the warehouse, and as she came to a halt she made the said hand seals: Tiger → Boar → Ox → Dog. 2 shadow clones appeared beside her, and one would begin running with the rest of the group as the other stood back with her until it was told otherwise. She wasn't the smartest ninja, but figured because the enemy was focused on not only the mission, but as well as the confederates hauling ass to stop them they'd forget the simple qualities that distinguished shadow clones from the actual person. While the clone ran with the others Setsuko would jog right with the clone she had by her, and look for the usual door entrance to attempt to put her own plan into action. "You're going to go in with me when we begin fighting, but first let me see..." As Setsuko, and the clone looked for an entrance the clone that went with the rest would briefly explain the general idea of the plan before everyone was to go solo. "We're going to hit the enemy in one wave, and once we see what we have, you," she'd pointed to Tetsuba. "Mark someone, and lure them away." "As for you," she'd pull on Akamichi's shirt. "You're the official tank. Keep the rest occupied. Masato," she'd turn to the last, and final person. "Stay back." With that, clone Setsuko ran toward the nearest window as she would shake her hand to relax it. She then slammed her fist on a window to break it as that was the signal for the enemy inside to freak out a bit. As if they'd freak out, but they'd at least know what was coming. She wasn't one for stealth anyway, so having the enemy know that she was coming was the best way to start a fight in her opinion. Because the window was broken she placed her hand on the window sill to jump in, and began to squeeze her way in between crates of wrapped boxes, and machinery. As she did that she turned to the window to see Masato making a few hand signs after he had also entered through the window. What came after was strange as there were birds that began flying around, but soon would fly in the direction of the enemy. She couldn't make out what Masato had said, but didn't think twice. Setsuko was surrounded by all of the boxes, so all she had to do was follow the birds as they would begin dropping their explosives in the general area of the enemy. It was confusing to say the least, but the birds helped the clone be able to make it out of the box mess. Time for my grand entrance, the clone thought as she'd lay eyes, finally, upon the enemy. As all of this was going on Setsuko's Byakugan was still in tact, and by this time she was getting used to it. The only problem was her sight, but that could be easily fixed when moving closer to the warehouse to see if one of the doors was open. As she'd turn the knob the door opened with a dragging noise as the door wasn't made right when building the warehouse. She'd close it shut again, and with her byakugan would look through the walls to see what was going on. Glad I took training seriously when I was little. "Oh..." Inside there were few people, but simply looking at their pathways could tell Setsuko that this wasn't going to be easy. "Well, Let's keep them from escaping the first few minutes in." She'd murmur to herself. "8 Trigrams Grid Palm!" Setsuko would say after making the required hand seals, and then placing her hand on the ground in front of the door. The grid wasn't as long as she would usually have it, but it would be enough to cover most of the door floor. "Crap." Setsuko spat. "Stop messing up." she'd tell herself due to the fact that she put the trap in front of the door they were supposed to go in through. "Well," She'd walk backwards to see if there was another way in, and would see a broken window right before the corner was to turn into the door. "We'll go in through there..."	l0ck0n's Decent, Mundane yet badass because she's a Hyuga of a Character "Chains hold me hostage. The ransom? Death." Setsuko wears her headband traditionally on her forehead with wrapping under it, so in case the headband were to fall off the cursed seal of the Branch House would not show. Not only that, but she also leaves her bangs out of the headband, and has it on the left side while having the rest of her hair in a bun. Rarely does she ever leave her brown hair loose, but when she does the hair is roughly 17 inches long. She has two ear piercings, and wears black earrings. She wears a black scarf that she keeps on at all times, a sleeveless blouse that fits her perfectly, and arm sleeves that are cut to reveal her fingers. When it's could outside, or she's on a mission Setsuko wears a styled Haori under a worn-out Obi that a store manager gave her for less than it's original price. Because she's a cheap-stake. She wears the Obi even if she's not wearing the Haori to keep from showing her stomach since the blouse is cut 2 inches below the chest. For pants she wears light grey shorts that have loose, but small pockets. Underneath the shorts she wears thin leggings while finishing it off with the traditional Shinobi shoes. Her height is 5ft 5in, weighs 134lbs, and isn't thin whatsoever. Her build is more on the Mesomorph side what with her having some muscle on her bones yet she doesn't have too much muscle. Her face is longer than rounder, and she doesn't care if it gets a scrape or two. Even if Setsuko is into the decent fashion of a Shinobi she doesn't have too cute of a face being more rough around the edges making up for it with a small round nose, and light skin. Orchard of Mines Personnel files. Access only by security personnel with a C3 clearance. 【Full Name】 Setsuko Hyūga 【Alias】 Nao 【Affiliation】 She is a shinobi to the Confederation, but isn't loyal to them. 【Age】 18 【Sex】 Female 【Sexuality】 Heterosexual 【Birthplace】 Konohagakure 【Bloodline】 Hyūga Clan 【Rank】 Chūnin Psych. report. Medical secrecy applies. 【Personality】 Setsuko is nothing of the calm, cool, and collected type of Shinobi. She's quite short-tempered at times, and can be reckless either off the battle field or on it. Not only can she be reckless, but she can also be impulsive on the battlefield which tends to bring with it mistakes and such while not intending to do so. Even if she comes off quite strong, and well, rude to others she's actually soft-hearted, and is willing to strike up a conversation with anyone. Because she's willing to be social Setsuko is easygoing as well, and likes to crack a joke here and there without fully understanding that her jokes aren't as funny as she thinks they are. Despite taking most of her time to practice Setsuko likes to balance that out with being able to relax, and enjoy the smaller things in life like food. Food is her go-to thing to do as well as weapon shopping, and doesn't like to miss a moment of it. Even if Setsuko is easy going the battlefield excites her, and she likes to be the first one to enter it even if she hasn't gotten fully used to her fighting style since she doesn't always use the Gentle Fist. Because of this Setsuko likes to read different kinds of combat books to increase her knowledge, but seems to never finish one. Secretly, she likes to read romance books, and likes the idea of romance though she doesn't believe she'll ever find someone for herself because love in the real world to her doesn't exist. Setsuko doesn't easily trust people (males), and doesn't try to get too close to someone no matter if it's a possible friend, or a comrade. 【History】 Childhood - (0-6): Setsuko was born to a Hyūga Branch member for a mother, and a traitor Red Sage of a father. Her beginning years involved both her parents since her father at the time still made others believe he was someone else. Her mother had given up the Shinobi life at the young age of 20, and wanted to start a family. Even if she had put her ninja things away the Hyūga had still kept a close eye on her to see if her child would have the Kekkei Genkai. For a while her parents cared for her like any other parent would, and made sure she was as happy as any child should be in those years. At age 4 all of that would come to a halt. Sadly, she had been born with the Byakugan the Hyūga clan was waiting for, and was taken away from them to be given the cursed seal as well as be taken care of by the Branch House. Being a little girl she understood nothing, and would continue to understand nothing until years later. Right after she was taken her father had disappeared only to come back with a few members of the Red Sages. At night they would enter the Hyūga territory, and attempt to take back what was without knowing that she had already been given the cursed seal. The mission was unsuccessful, and the punishment was death for every single member including her father. Setsukos mother had been taken in under the accusation that she had been recruited by her father while they were together. Distraught, and furious her mother would become a shinobi once again to be able to get revenge on the rebel group who, in her theory, had used her to try to get the Byakugan for themselves. Through all of that Setsuko would stay, and train at the Branch house up to age 7 where she would then be sent to Ninja Academy. Base School Years - (6 to 10-14): While in the academy as well as in the care of the Branch house Setsuko only got to see her mother. She had no knowledge of her father, and at that she would not even be able to say his name. In the Academy she would get picked on by her strange eye color, and would pick fights herself since she was to take crap from no one. At one point she had met someone with a similar eye color as her who, come to find out later, was also a Hyūga. She would challenge him multiple times, but each time he'd turn the other way which made her angry. It was almost like he would make himself believe she never even existed. Not only that, but the bullies wouldn't touch him because of how strong he was, so she'd do what she could to prove that she could be as strong. Mostly to get the mean kids off of her back. Because that kept failing she decided to fight him head-on which ended in her losing horribly. Even if she had lost the bullying had calmed down since she had picked a fight with a strong kid, and would do her best to show the boy that she existed. High School Years - (10-14 to 14-18): Once she reached High School Setsuko would find out who her father was. Before she reached high school she was a determined little kid who would do anything to find him. Her mother had told her what had happened at age 13, or at least her version of it, and a year later would be killed on a classified mission. With her parents both gone Setsuko would train almost nonstop to help her deal with the emotions that came with her parents death. As Setsuko passed each grade she'd begin to question if what she was doing is right due to the fact that she had parents by the hands of the confederation no matter how one looks at it. In a sense she also felt that they had left her because of their own desires, so she decided to speak about neither of them from that day on since the only thing that came with their memory was pain. While in High School She would see the kid from time to time that beat her when they were little. She noticed that he was unusually strong yet didn't have the muscle for it which made her wonder what type of person he was. She had found out his name because he was quite the topics of discussion which was shocking to her, but had heard something different about it each time. At one point she had tried to strike up a conversation, but it ended badly; It didn't end in her getting beat up, but somehow the guy still managed to ignore her which, in her opinion, was time to call it quits. As graduation came her skills were better than average, but never as good as Higōhō Hyūga which would irritate her when she'd think about it. Not only that, but the Hamajo Confederation would monitor her in case she were to do something against them, and the Hyūga Main Branch would assure her that if she were to do anything out of the ordinary she would be killed. She was upset to know that what she wanted was not to be a Shinobi to the Hamajo Confederation yet to also know that she had no choice to. 【Family ties】 Setsuko at one point did have both parents, but now she lives alone in an apartment. Akane Hyūga \| Mother \| 23, Konohagakure, Shinobi to the confederation, deceased. Masao Akiyama \| Father \| 25, Red Sages, deceased. 【Dreams and fears】 Setsuko dreams of becoming a legendary Kunoichi despite her lack of talent. She hopes to one day become as amazing as the famed Neji Hyuga who was able to get past his fears, and become even stronger. Her main fear is to be abandoned once again by the people she loves/she is close to. Combat reports. Gathered from evaluation reports after missions. 【Fighting style】 Setsuko doesn't use the Gentle Fist fighting style unless it is her last resort, or unless the squad leader demands it. The Kunoichi usually packs many different types of ninja weapons such as the exploding pouches, the Shuriken, the Windmill Shuriken (her favorite, and first resort), and the usual kunai. She usually uses these to fight with more often as well as close-combat fighting. 【Kekkei genkai, or bloodline limit】 Bloodline limit name: Byakugan Description: "The Byakugan is usually manifested as very distinctive eyes, characterized by their enlarged and featureless white/lavender irides with no visible pupils. While active, the pupils become more distinct and the veins near their temples bulge. The Byakugan gives the user a near 360º field of vision, except for one blind spot at the back of the neck above the first thoracic vertebra. The range of this vision varies between users and in fact can be improved with training." Strengths: Setsuko can reach a maximum range of 9 Kilometers. Weaknesses: At one point Setsuko trained for too long with the Byakugan to try, and master its abilities. Because she had trained nonstop with the Kekkei Genkai (Which is something no one is ever recommended to do) she has permanently strained her vision. The strain has handicapped her to where she may miss details while fighting. She refuses to wear specially made glasses for it. Not only that, but Setsuko doesn't know that the Byakugan has a blind spot. 【Ninja techniques】 A rank techniques: Kekkei Genkai, Hiden, Taijutsu Eight Trigrams One Hundred Twenty-Eight Palms B rank techniques: Kekkei Genkai, Hiden, Taijutsu Eight Trigrams Thirty Two Palms Kekkei Genkai, Hiden, Taijutsu Eight Trigrams Palm Rotation : Setsuko can only hold this technique for a maximum of 10 seconds, and at that the technique is weak since it is something she was experimenting on while messing around with their ability to control the chakra better. Kekkei Genkai, Hiden, Taijutsu Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms Guard : Like the Palm Rotation this technique is weak due to the fact that she is only able to use it as a defense. She cannot form her chakra into thin blades, so using it as a defense is her only option. C rank techniques: Kekkei Genkai, Hiden, Ninjutsu Water Needle Kekkei Genkai, Hiden, Taijutsu Gentle Fist Vacuum Palm D-E rank techniques: N/A 【Custom made techniques】 Jutsu name: Kekkei Genkai, Hiden, Ninjutsu : Eight Trigrams Grid Trap Rank: C Range: This technique can stretch from the person using it to as far as 6 meters. At what range is this technique useful? You can measure this in 'long' 'medium' or 'short' but those are rather vague. If you wore depth, use a distance such as meters. Description: The jutsu uses the seals of the Tiger, Ox, Ram, and Bird. Essentialy it's like the Grid Palm technique where the user slams their hand on the ground creating a network of grids to the range they desire, but instead of inflicting pain on the victim the jutsu is used like a bear trap. Once someone, an ally or an opponent, steps into the grid network their foot/feet cannot be lifted back up, and they're stuck there as if glue is holding them to the ground. After that, the network quickly begins to slide up the victim restraining their movements little by little as if they're being tied up in rope. While the grid works its way up it sends pulses of chakra to the victims chakra pathway system not only making them feel uncomfortable, but also makes it a bit harder for the user to use jutsus due to the fact that their chakra pathways are being disrupted. The chakra pulses do no such damage a person, and if the victim can easily ignore the pinching sensation internally then getting out is no difficult task. To get out of the jutsu one simply has to focus a small amount of chakra to the bottom of their feet due to the fact that Setsuko doesn't apply much chakra to the jutsu, and because that small amount would cancel out the jutsu then the victim would be free. If they don't figure this out then the grid would slid its way up until the person is covered in the network, and then break into a million pieces as it fades into nothing. It takes about 5 seconds for the users chakra pathway to readjust itself, but no harm comes to the person. From start to finish the jutsu lasts for a maximum amount of 6 minutes, and does not warn Setsuko in any kind of way that someone fell for the trap. Once the trap is sealed to the ground it stays there, but because there's only a small amount of chakra put into it the jutsu fades after 3 minutes if no one has stepped in it. Setsuko mostly uses the jutsu to stall for time, as a distraction, and/or a trap. If she puts more chakra into the jutsu then it could possibly cause severe internal damage as the chakra pulses would become much stronger, but she never does to be able to use the jutsu often. 【Weaponry, tools and objects.】 Weapon, tool or object name: Description: In its folded state, all four arms of the shuriken are folded together. When fully unfolded the large shuriken can be thrown through the air. This is the first thing she makes sure to pack, and is her first resort in battle. Even if it's her first resort she doesn't unfold it unless she's willing to let it go (for the greater good) for the rest of the fight/battle since the shuriken isn't a boomerang that will come back to her after throwing it.
51,251	1,381	158	800	3,846	Chokurou Akimichi, Confederate Conference, The Kohonjenpou Warehouses - En Route The Akimichi eyes widened slightly at the thought that Setsuko had no confidence in her own plan. It definitely wasn't a morale booster and even more so coming from their team leader. His head sunk low as he mumbled something and rubbed his temples before sliding his hands down his face. The audio over the comms would be indiscernible so it was impossible to make out what he said however he quickly stood up and looked at her as they neared the drop zone. "Look, I'm not going to say the plan isn't efficient or ridiculous, but I will say NEVER say you lack confidence in a plan. It drops morale and can drop the integrity of the team, especially if it's the Team LEADER saying said comment." He gave her a look of disapproval with a hint of disrespect, however unnoticeable. As they neared the drop site he took a deep breath and looked out the side. Definitely a bit of a drop. He shook his head and stepped out, taking advantage of his clans abilities, he extended his legs after a certain point to make it like he only jumped 10 feet rather than what the height was. He lowered himself down and looked over at Setsuko with a smirk and a light chuckle. It lasted only a second or two until he focused in on the mission. He looked a Setsuko and nodded. "Ready when you are." His other teammate, Tetsuba had already landed next to her and seemed ready to go. He glanced over at him before looking back up at the VTOL ship. "Hopefully I can handle myself. My cousin taught my some nifty jutsu that I want to try out." He looked back towards Setsuko as she began to sprint in one direction. Quickly he followed behind, easily keeping pace. They had made their way to one of the warehouses, possibly the one they needed to get in to and it didn't take long for the chaos to begin. Masato with his birds, Setsuko with her, grid palm? Seemed to a few enemy in place while Masato's birds bombarded the opposition. He didn't know what to do but looking off to his side he did take notice to a set of stairs leading to a doorway. A catwalk perhaps? "I'll take the high route and I'll go from there. Setsuko. What the hell is Grid Palm? Can I stand on that if-" As if on cue, a few enemy nin burst through the door way but Chokurou reacted instantly. His right hand cocked back and extended outward towards them, expanding with the Akimichi Clan's Partial Expansion Jutsu. His enlarged fist hit them with enough force to throw them back threw the doorway as he reached the top step. Quickly following her orders to act as "tank", he expanded his body outward and into a ball. A bit of steam was let off from where his head, arms and legs would be as he revved himself up and bolted down the open corridor, running over multiple ninja in the process. He would slam into the end of the hallway, causing the place to rumble slightly. Hopefully that drew attention away from the rest of the team.	"Oh yeah. Teriyaki beef with broccoli and rice. Nice snack after a hard workout.” Being of Akimichi descent it is no surprise that his has an above average frame. Cho stands at around 1.97 meters and 145 kg. Unlike most "fatties" however, Cho's weight is distributed fairly equally with the only difference is having slightly more weight in the front. Starting from his head he has short light brown hair along the sides and back, almost like a fade, with much more on top that he likes to comb back. His eyes are of a medium shade of brown. Around his mouth is a small stubble of a goatee that is usually well kept and neat. As most Akimichi, Cho adorns the traditional war paint. For him it is a red bar that goes from his chin to his lower lip and two bars on both sides of his eyes that run to the sides of his cheekbones and down. He usually wears black sandals and grey combat pants, rolled and taped near the top of the sandal. On the upper torso he adorns a long blue sleeve shirt with a mesh undershirt. A grey trench coat is worn over the long sleeve shirt and resembles that of what Chouji Akimichi wore. Personnel files. Access only by security personnel with a C3 clearance. 【Full Name】 Akimichi Chokurou 【Alias】 Cho-san, Kurou-san 【Affiliation】 Currently undecided. 【Age】 21 【Sex】 Male 【Sexuality】 Heterosexual 【Birthplace】 Konohagakure 【Bloodline】 Akimichi 【Rank】 Chūnin Psych. report. Medical secrecy applies. 【Personality】 When he was young he was short tempered and quick to fight but now, Chokurou is a polite, playful and proud member of the Akimichi clan as he is usually seen helping in some way with the Akimichi affairs whether showing hospitality for the leaders of other clans when they visit or something as simple as helping family train. Unlike his cousin, Chokashi, who is usually seen as the more social one of the two, Chokurou is more on the reserved side in social settings, tending to let others start the conversation before speaking up. Despite his reserved personality, he is quick with his wit and that only adds to his charm. He doesn't usually say no to helping a friend unless there is something important going on in the Akimichi compound. Chokurou on his days off can usually be found at the Akimichi training grounds, the hot springs in the area or any of the hibachi in the area. Chokurou usually wears a smile on his face and has a somewhat loose posture when in a calm setting or situation such as being with friends and whatnot. He can be a bit of a drinker and this is thanks to Chokashi on Chokurou's 20th birthday when he went shot for shot with his cousin which landed hem both on their asses. Usually when drinking with friends he is a bit more talkative thanks to the obvious fact that liquor is involved but it's when he's drunk that he is more unpredictable. Chokurou tends to tense in more stressful situations but mostly can only be seen in his eyes since they are the first to show signs that he is worried, annoyed or angry, falling back onto a smile when angered. His views of the confederation and the Red Sages are usually kept to himself. When he went into the academy school he was aware that he would be working for the Confederation but the Akimichi, including Chokurou, and the Nara clans could care less about confederation and rather the safety of Konohagakure. If they are called upon they will fight for the Confederation but their concerns will mostly be for Konaha. 【History】 The story for a lot of those in the Akimichi clan are similar in their early years, revolving around being teased for their weight and whatnot and for Chokurou it was no different. His mother always taught him that he was to respect others in order to be respected but kids are kids and they don't usually listen and as such Chokurou never hesitated in fighting back, especially those who disrespected him or his family. This mindset of "hit first ask questions later" would cause problems in the academy even though physical training included sparring it didn't include sending kids to the hospital. Cho would come home to find his parents talking to the academy teacher about his behavior and would be immediately punished and sent to the training grounds to train for X amount of hours until his father felt he was ready or told to help out around the compound on the weekends when his friend, a young Nara, would be available to hangout. Many would think that his punishment was a bit too extreme but the Akimichi never strayed from the old ways as far as training went. Monitored by his cousin, Chokashi, he would learn from his cousin how to fight his way. Chokashi told him "So what if your fat or your mother and father are? Why do the Inuzuka have dog features or why does the Aburame Clan hide their faces? Because that's what makes them who they are. Don't forget that." Years would go on with this running through Cho's head as he slowly started to incorporate this into his mindset. The first few times after Chokashi talked with him he didn't get it until he started to take notice to the different clans and saw the similarities that Chokashi had told him. Slowly he started to except who he was and no longer let this bother him. By graduation he had already seen close to 60 fights and the fights stopped closer to graduation. After graduation and he was placed in a team, he increased his training with his cousin and his father while beginning to learn what he would do within the clan. Time would go by and Chokurou would become much more involved with the clan's affairs so time with friends would lessen or become rather dull due to his mind focusing more-so on what was happening politically with the Akimichi, specifically to the recent happenings between the Red Sages and the Confederation. He still has the mindset of remaining neutral in the whole matter but he knows he has to do what konaha asks of him. 【Family ties】 The Akimichi are a close nit, traditional family, usually taking care of one another first before moving out towards the community, minus the Hokage or whoever was in charge at the time. Usually politics and such remain in the compound unless the clan leader says otherwise. The clan has not currently come up with a concrete decision on which side they stand for between the Red Sages and the Confederation but have opted for the answer of protecting the citizens of Konohagakurefrom anything that may put them in danger. Besides that the Akimichi clan has, after 200 years, maintained their relations with both the Nara Clan and the Yamanaka Can. Chokashi Akimichi \| Cousin (Surrogate Brother) \| 30, Akimichi Compound (Konohagakure), Jonin. Chokashi considers Chokurou as his "little brother" and has taught him what he knows as far as combat especially the Buddhist Palm and helped break him from his wall flower attitude. Choujiro Akimichi \| Father \| 51, Akimichi Compound (Konohagakure), Jonin and Advisor to Clan Leader. Chizuzu Akimichi \| Mother \| 48, Akimichi Compound (Konohagakure), Cooking Ninja and took him how to cook for friends and family as well as taking pride in his work. 【Dreams and fears】 He wants to be not the best ninja or whatever but rather a member of the ANBU Black Ops with the codename "Bear". But everyone can have dreams. He fears another great war like the one Naruto and Chouji and the great eleven had to deal with. Losing friends and family in that way would be his worst fear. Combat reports. Gathered from evaluation reports after missions. 【Fighting style】 Chokurou is quite the powerhouse thanks to the training his father and cousin put him through. He is able to take a beating and continue forwards while providing heavy blows and powerful jutsu. He has no problem getting close and starting a grappling game or staying back and on the defensive. Cho's signature, much like his cousin, is the Buddhist palm, a powerful jutsu that can be used directly or at a distance and can be combined with a few of the Akimichi secret jutsu as well. His stance is basic with left hand open while his right remains closed. 【Ninja techniques】 A rank techniques: N/A B rank techniques: Chōharite Baika no Jutsu Kage Bunshin no Jutsu C rank techniques: Bubun Baika no Jutsu Doton: Moguragakure no Jutsu Nikudan Sensha D-E rank techniques: Knows basic academy Jutsu 【Custom made techniques】 Jutsu name: Akimichi Style: Buddhist Palm Rank: A Range: Touch - 17 meters (pending chakra imput) Description: How it is made: Chakra is concentrated in the palm of the hand and condensed to a fine point. Once it is at the users liking, it is forcibly released from the palm outwards in a cone like shape. From max distance it is enough to knock back an opponent and cause loss of breath. Half the max distance has enough force to knock back single or multiple targets a few meters with a chance to cause disorientation and/or loss of hearing. Direct impact and up to 1.8 meters is enough to shatter bones, rupture organs, cause brain damage or death but once again this also depends on the amount of chakra used and its density. Appearance: When forming it gives off a light golden hue before turning into a bright gold at the center of the palm. It can also turn to a whitish-gold but this is mostly at a higher level of mastery that Cho has not reached yet. When released, a quick flash of white followed by a dark gold cone-like beam is shot outward, enveloping those in its path. Sound: When forming, it's sound is relatable to that of a group of monks meditating (humming or whatever it's called) and then when released, sounds very similar to multiple gongs being hit in unison. Weakness: Like the Akimichi human boulder technique, it is limited in direction as it is a linear attack. Also thanks to how powerful the attack is. It is very taxing on the user's chakra, allowing the use of this move limited to a few times. For Cho, 4 times is max before chakra exhaustion. The best way to negate this attack is with any high powered wind attacks. 【Custom made techniques】 Jutsu name: Earth Style: Terra Vice Rank: C Range: Up to 17 meters Description: Chakra is gathered into the users hand and then thrust into the ground. The chakra disperses throughout the ground. Once the target is in range. Earth is infused with the chakra and juts out of the ground in the form of what can be described as a bear-trap like vise. The snap of the jaw like rock is enough to strain and muscles, pending if the target is trapped and struggles to free themselves. 【Weaponry, tools and objects.】 Weapon, tool or object name: Three Coloured Pills (Sanshoku no Gan'yaku). Weapon, tool or object type: Tool: Pills Description: The Three Coloured Pills are secret medicines used by the Akimichi clan. As the name suggests, there are three pills, each with a different colour. First is the green Spinach Pill (Hōrengan), next is the yellow Curry Pill (Karēgan), and last is the red Chilli Pill (Tongarashigan). By forcibly converting the body's fat reserves into chakra, each successive pill ingested gives a tremendous power boost. The Chilli Pill is even said to increase one's power a hundred times. However, the pills have a drawback. Each pill damages the body, poisoning it and since the third pill converts all of one's fat reserves, the user will become dangerously emaciated. It is said that after the third pill, death is imminent. However the Nara Clan has done extensive research on the pills since the Fourth Shinobi War and have lessened the negative effects of the first two pills and have managed to lower the risk of death in the third pill by 20%. Still, this doesn't change the fact that the colored pills are still dangerous as the first two still have the negative drawbacks as they did in the past even if it has been decreased. The first pill can last about 5-6 posts and the second can 2-3 posts. However, because the chili pepper is so potent, it can only last 1-2 posts. Weapon, tool or object name: Hikaze Weapon, tool or object type: . Description: Size/Appearance: 180cm in height and 11cm in diameter. Both ends expand outwards to much larger cylinders, each approximately 20.32cm in diameter. Each side is engraved with one of the kanji for the elements. One side is engraved with "Fire" and the other side with "Wind" Make: Chakra infused materials and alloys that allow for flexibility and versatility as well as speed and damage capabilities by adding such natural affinities to the staff such as wind and fire (one at each end). Abilties: Chakra can be pumped into the Staff to provide a burst of fire at one end or a blast of wind on the other. Weapon, tool or object name: Kunai Weapon, tool or object type: Throwing Knife Description: Standard Konahagakure issued throwing knife. Weapon, tool or object name: Shuriken Weapon, tool or object type: Throwing Star Description: Standard Konahagakure issued throwing star. Weapon, tool or object name: Explosive Tags Weapon, tool or object type: Ninja Utility Description: Standard Konahagakure issued explosive tags. They are infused with chakra and on command will explode.
51,252	1,381	159	2,400	2,978	Tetsuba Zaisette The Kohonjenpou Warehouses Zay followed after Chokurou from a distance as his team began to surround the warehouse, while forming a small pool of silver at his feet, roughly 3 yards in diameter. With such a small pool, he could still support from several yards away, while retaining a large amount of mobility. Hell, he might have been able to jump with that much silver, but trying something that risk wouldn't be in his best interest. But as Chokurou continued forward, he was intercepted by a few enemy nin. They were dispatched easily, easing Zay's anxiety for a minute as he hugged the wall several feet away from the entrance way that Chokurou had decided to use, scanning his surroundings carefully. Of course, the Akimichi took a rather thunderous approach, as any tank would, rumbling the very foundation of the warehouse as he crashed against the end of a hallway. Zay followed through quickly, making his way through the door as quietly as he could. Even though their injuries were heavy, Zay took extra caution, fashioning a Silver Kunai in his hand and burrowing it into each of shinobi's skulls, one after another in quick succession. His Silver pool was unsteady as he moved about, rippling constantly before smoothing out every time he stopped. I suppose it's the loud approach, then Zay thought to himself, somewhat irritated by the situation that his team had found themselves in. Hopefully this would turn out well in the end. Of course, from the sound of it, nobody had intercepted any high-ranking Red Sage shinobi yet. That'd be Zay's time to shine, according to Setsuko's orders. All he had to do was single them out one by one. In close range combat, there were very few that could match Zay's reflexes, and these narrow passageways only improved his jutsu's strength. Well, assuming his enemies couldn't see through walls, anyways.	Tex's "Astoundingly Deep Character" Emporium "A heartbeat is the body's most monotonous chore, essential though it may be." Appearance bio: Height: 5'8'' Weight: 155 lbs Skin: Very pale white. Hair: White, reflective, and messy. His bangs are parted above his right eye, and held behind his ears, with several strands standing rigidly on end, and moving freely with his head. The rest of his hair is tied back into a short pony-tail, severe just below his shoulders. Body details: Medium build, top-heavy, but not very muscular overall. Somewhat lanky. Facial Details: Sharp features. Very small nose, thin lips, droopy eyes. His jawline is very fine, and pointed at every angle. Short face, long neck. Clothing: Wears a white set of pants with his family crest embroidered on either thigh, and an iron crotch-guard. Typically bare-footed. Owns sandals that he prefers to carry on a rope around his neck rather than wear. Usually shirtless, will wear whatever is accessible in cold weather. Personnel files. Access only by security personnel with a C3 clearance. 【Full Name】 Tetsuba Zaisette 【Alias】 Zay, or Za-se 【Affiliation】 Undecided 【Age】 21 【Sex】 Male 【Sexuality】 Asexual / Hetero-romantic 【Birthplace】 Iwagakure 【Bloodline】 The Tetsuba are practically extinct, and have no significant reputation outside of Iwagakure, where their 'silvered' hair has become a fleeting sign of bad luck. 【Rank】 Chūnin Psych. report. Medical secrecy applies. 【Personality】 In a word? Lazy. His lack of dedication, and methodical lifestyle is simply a byproduct of his mental lethargy. Zay is capable- Far more capable than most would like to admit, but his motivation does not match his potential. When speaking on his terms, rested and free of responsibility, Zay's speech is refined, polite, and he is very attentive to detail. In most cases however, Zay does not consider himself very 'rested' and acts completely aloof, purposely insulting the intelligence of others, and showing minimal interest in serious discussion. His attitude often causes conflict between him and his peers, making his life even harder than he already thinks it is, and perpetually forcing himself into a downward spiral. That being said, Zay perceives life itself as less than noteworthy, quoted as claiming the human heartbeat to be 'The body's most monotonous chore' on more than one occasion. Questions regarding his history or opinions on the general status of the Shinobi world are often met with a ballad of anecdotal references, and depressing metaphors that tend to highlight the negative aspects of being alive. Due to his seemingly infinite disdain towards basically everything, most perceive Zay as an angst ridden peon who cares nothing of his friends, family, or own well being. However, nothing could be farther from the truth. Despite what his nihilistic charade would suggest, he's a particularly caring individual that places tremendous importance on not only his own well-being, but that of all living things, and more importantly, the freedom they are entitled to. There's nothing more important to him than the heart that keeps him standing, and by extension, the people that give it the courage to beat freely. However, Zay prioritizes himself over all others. He claims that he would never risk his life, even if it were for the safety of a loved one. Truth be told, his attitude keeps him from actually developing any strong relationships, and his known family has been dead for years. Still, he considers his allies precious, and will do everything he can to keep their hearts beating if it doesn't end up putting his own life at serious risk. One could infer that Zay purposely distances himself from others to avoid the responsibility that coincides with friendship and romance, but since he is awfully secretive about his personal affairs, nobody's really been able to pry a solid explanation from his stubborn brain-case. 【History】 Zay's life started off rich with love and wealth. Born in Iwagakure, he lived out his infant years in the care of his mother and father, both of whom had little to worry about, easily living off of the funds that Ikaette Tetsuba, Zay's mother, earned from her career as a Shinobi for Iwagakure. Sadly, as expected, his mother eventually found herself caught up in the conflict brewing between the nations, which ultimately put her family at risk. As one of the few breathing Shinobi capable of advanced, and more often than not, forbidden Jutsu familiar within the dwindling Tetsuba Clan, interest in her Copper Release's industrial capabilities grew, and her family would soon find their beloved wife and mother, missing indefinitely. Zay's father took it upon himself to contact Ikaette's sister, Tskia, asking her to take Zay far from Iwagakure, hoping that she would be able to keep him safe. News of his death quickly rose to attention not more than a month after Tskia's departure, and left the Tetsuba Clan with only two living members. Tskia rose Zay as her own, treating him as the son she'd never had, and teaching him the basis of his family's ninjutsu. Even so, Zay was one to question every minute detail behind the lessons he'd received. this often lead to questions regarding the Tetsuba Clan, and by extension, his parents. Of course, Tskia was never at liberty to reveal much to Zay, in fear he'd get himself involved in the wars that might've followed the last. Due to the secrecy that enveloped his training however, Zay didn't take to his aunt's lessons very kindly, and instead spent all of his time training himself in the art of silver Release with his aunt's wisdom as a very loose basis. When the conflict between nations ceased, Tskia was beyond relieved, quickly adopting the ideals of the Hamajō Confederation as they took to power, and bastardizing the red Sages for their naive outlook on the way society had 'evolved' so to speak. She tried her best to instill these beliefs on a young teenage Zaette, but unfortunately for her, he was not concerned with her thought process on the matter. Fortunately, that didn't mean he sympathized with the red sages, either. His neutrality would prove a trying obstacle for Tskia to deal with in the coming years, and it strained their relationship quite significantly. Tskia would become more and more loyal to the teachings of Hamajō, while Zay would become less and less concerned with the goings-on around him, or his aunt. On his 14th birthday, it became painfully evident that Zay would not play any major role in the fight between Hamajō and the Red sages. That's what his aunt would believe, and to this day, that hasn't changed. At the age of 17, around the time that Zay had achieved the rank of Chuunin, Tskia had fallen fatally ill, and was home-bound. Although it was difficult, Zay was forced to support both himself and his aunt on what little money he could earn through the few missions he was approved for. Ultimately, Tskia passed away, leaving Zay to fend for himself. On her death bed, Tskia told Zay of his parents and their fate, along with the history of their family. Although he didn't change the way he behaved, his aunt's death, and his family's history took a serious toll on his inner thoughts, and changed the way he looked at life, and death. Zay, without a mentor, continued to develop his silver release on his own. Zay now spends his time conducting missions as a registered shinobi. When he isn't on assignments, sleeping, or training his jutsu, Zay spends all of his time outside, walking outside city limits as much as he can. 【Family ties】 Zay has no living relatives to his own knowledge, but it's likely that some have survived to this day. Regardless, he doesn't care enough to look into the possibility. 【Dreams and fears】 "I dream of a world where everyone can lay their backs against softened grass, and gaze at clouds without fear of fire or fist" "Spiders are horrible, but they kill moths, and moths are a plague on my very sanity" Combat reports. Gathered from evaluation reports after missions. 【Fighting style】 Zay harnesses the power of his silver release almost exclusively. That is to say, he refuses to even acknowledge Taijutsu, Genjutsu, and most other ninjutsu as a viable option of combat. Zay is proficient at close-mid range combat, with limited long-range options. He focuses on a iron-hard defense to compensate for his lack of ranged options. 【Kekkei genkai, or bloodline limit】 Bloodline limit name: Silver Release Description: Silver release allows members of the Tetsuba Clan to mold fire and Earth chakra natures into a shimmering metallic liquid, hence the name 'silver release'. This substance can be used in a plethora of different ways using subsequent jutsu as long as the user's chakra remains infused inside of the liquid, but without proper concentration, it is impossible to do much more than move it along the ground at a snails pace. It is also impossible to control this liquid if it travels more than 15 yards away from the user. If any of this substance leaves the user's 15 yard radius, whether it is in solid or liquid form, will quickly dissolve into raw chakra. Users can also reabsorb this liquid to replenish their chakra pool with diminished returns. Due to these limitations, silver release users are not very mobile, and instead rely on the agility and durability of their jutsu. In use, the silver liquid acts as a base for several techniques. The most common application is consuming opponents in range and smothering them to death. It can however be hardened to create temporary weapons, large scale attacks, barriers, armor, and various mechanisms relative to the user's knowledge of the technology they are trying to mimic. More advanced users of Silver release can sense the presence of other living things within their pool as long as they are connected by a constant stream of chakra, coat their entire body in an armor that removes their sense of sight and hearing but makes them nearly impervious to physical assaults, temporarily patch wounds by fusing the liquid with their skin, heat the liquid to boiling temperatures, and in very rare cases, transfer their body instantaneously from one section of their puddle to another with a delayed reemergence. It's rumored that certain Tetsuba could create golden, Copper, and even mercury based liquid metals, but nothing has been confirmed, and their lineage runs so thin that it's difficult to confirm or deny such rumors. Members of the Tetsuba Family are known to have very pale skin, reflective white hair, and silver blood. These effects appear to be purely cosmetic and otherwise have no effect on their biology whatsoever. Tetsuba Shinobi Strengths: Ray's mastery of Silver release is exceptional, and it wouldn't come as a surprise considering he does not practice any ninjutsu that would not coincide with his Kekkei Genkai. At his current mastery, Zay can keep a constant pool of Silver going at the full 15 yards from his body for a considerable amount of time before it begins to strain his Chakra reserves. His mid-close range combat is unmatched in many scenarios, disallowing easy movement within his radius without immediate danger. His liquid can nullify most wind natured ninjutsu, protect against some earth/water/fire natured ninjutsu, and offer substantial protection from most forms of attacks when hardened en-masse. Zay's agility with his silver allows him to cast jutsu in quick succession, giving the liquid considerable agility when he is focused. Weaknesses: Without a ready supply of silver, Ray is practically defenseless, only able to conjure weapons and small short-range projectile type jutsu quickly enough to defend himself. Even with a pool at the ready, Zay is incapable of firing ranged attacks outside of his range effectively. His mobility with the pool is also very slow, and he cannot travel long distances without being encumbered by his jutsu. While channeling a substantial pool of silver, Ray requires immense concentration, disallowing him to move his body too quickly at risk of his entire jutsu falling apart momentarily. If he is forced to dodge, or struck by anything that would interrupt his concentration, any hardened liquid could instantaneously melt back down into liquid form, and any silver under his control will fall back into his pool, including any weapons or armor he's equipped himself with. Additionally, his silver is highly-conductive, allowing lightning-natured jutsu to travel effortlessly along the entire expanse of the pool as long as it is connected, or close enough to allow a current to travel throughout. Certain Lightning-natured Jutsu can also pierce through any solidified silver effortlessly, and even destroy portions of his liquid. Conjuring the liquid, albeit quick, also requires an initial Chakra dump that nearly drains Zay of half his energy. Additionally, Zay can only sustain a pool for about 10 minutes before he runs out of energy, assuming he rations his chakra sparingly. 【Ninja techniques】【Custom made techniques】 Jutsu name: Silver Release: Forge Rank: D Range: Short-Medium Description: Creates a weapon or device based on the user's knowledge and skill either somewhere in a mirror pool nearby, or in the user's hand using newly created liquid silver. The weapon's strength is on par with average steel, and resonate with Chakra very well. Jutsu name: Silver Release: Constellation Rank: D Range: Medium Description: Fires an array of tiny silver balls from either the user's mouth, or from any point in his mirror pool, with a width of about 15 feet. These have the potential to break skin and heavily bruise upon impact, but are not usually deadly. Can travel up to 25 Yards away from the user despite his limitation, but once leaving the 15 yard radius, they decrease in power to a point of absolute worthlessness. Jutsu name: Silver Release: Mirror Pool Rank: C Range: Short-Medium Description: The basis of Zay's Jutsu. Creates a reflective pool as the user's feet that spread out quickly. Can be channeled to extend the range of the pool, or to absorb the chakra infused in the liquid with diminished returns. This liquid can be controlled with the user's Chakra while it exists. The user can sense anyone touching the Silver if they are within his radius, and 'feel' their chakra network. All attacks within range, liquid or solid, are considered part of the Mirror pool. Jutsu name: Silver Release: Boiling Flow Rank: C Range: Short Description: The user instantly heats up a section of liquid silver for a few seconds. Effect persists if the liquid is solidified, allowing for heated jutsu followups. Jutsu name: Silver Release: Tempid Mail Rank: C Range: N/A Description: Covers the user's skin in a thin layer of liquid silver that can be hardened at will with other Jutsu types. Jutsu name: Silver Release: Solid Wall Rank: C Range: Short-Medium Description: Raises a wall at any point in the mirror pool to intercept an attack. Fast, but not effective as an offensive option. Jutsu name: Silver Release: Solid Mail Rank: B Range: N/A Description: Covers the user in a thick layer of hardened steel. Blocks nearly all forms of attack, but blocks out the user's sense of Smell, Sight, And Hearing. Jutsu name: Silver Release: Tepid Flow Rank: B Range: Short-Medium Description: Slices forth with a blade of liquid silver from any point within the user's radius, with enough force to sever limbs. Cannot break through guards, but will not be stopped unless blocked in its entirety; Due to its liquid nature, it will simply phase around swords and small shields. Jutsu name: Silver Release: Solid Flow Rank: B Range: Short-Medium Description: Launches a solid spike from any point in the user's mirror pool. The thicker the spike, the stronger, and slower, the strike. Often used in quick succession to create multiple spikes at once. Jutsu name: Silver Release: Tether Rank: A Range: Long Description: The user coats his hand in a rubbery silver, with a higher concentration of chakra, and extends it into a amorphous whip, which they can then fling around for about a minute before it loses form. While active, this tether acts as an extension of the user's chakra network, allowing it to exist outside the normal range of the user's pool, and increasing their pool's range to be 15 yards from wherever the tether reaches. This tether can also latch onto targets, including shinobi, but cannot be detached from the user unless they cancel the jutsu. Requires a large amount of chakra to form. 【Weaponry, tools and objects.】 Zay carries no Ninja weaponry, and prefers to create his own.
51,253	1,381	160	1,787	2,152	Seijo Tametomo „Lady Commander Tametomo” Red Sage Bottles Up The building rumbled as a foreign power crashed against a wall, it seemed. The wall crumbled, and the sound of a window shattering above was also heard. Seijo gritted her teeth as she waited for.. something.. to happen. Surely enough something did happen. A few 'birds' came flying towards them, and Seijo was quick to bark an order. “Yudai! Nori! Deal with those things. Anzai, stay here and cover us from whatever gets through. I'm gonna make sure that this battlefield is better suited to us.” As she spoke to them she formed seals rapidly, at a very high speed, before planting her palms on the ground as if she was summoning something. But from her arms spores and moss came forwards, towards the ground, slowly covering the area around her. As the jutsu progressed more and more of the concrete got covered by the moss and fungal spores, even sprouting some toadstools and seedlings here and there. The entire warehouse would slowly be devoured by the moss, climbing up the warehouse stands and small portions of the wall. As soon as she was satisfied with the covered area she'd stand up again and cross her arms, keeping a look out for whoever was out there. From a set of boxes, a girl approached, unknown to Seijo's team that this was a mere clone. Never the less it was perceived as a danger by Seijo. She immediately formed more handseals, not willing to risk the mission simply by attempting to spare her powers. As she finished the string of seals she set a few steps forward rapidly, closing the distance slightly before placing her hand over her mouth with the palm aimed towards Setsuko. She inhaled, then exhaled loudly, 'blowing' onto her hand. As she did so the spores that she'd used against Akio before came out of her palm, covering the area that Setsuko was standing in. Or atleast, the clone was standing in. “Team! Spread out and deal with this threat. If they're stupid enough to face us one by one, they deserve to die one by one. Anzai, Nori, you stay together. Yudai, come with me.” she'd say as the spores were spread in Setsuko's area, no doubt dealing with the threat or atleast forcing them back. In case the clone escaped the storm of spores before it could actively endanger it, Seijo would grab a kunai and immediately give chase expecting Yudai to follow. Meanwhile Anzai and Nori were left to their own devices, but it made most sense for them to visit the area where the wall had been crumbled by.. whatever shinobi that was.	Partisans Cool Guy Group Entry not allowed to peasants I'm talking about you Savato “To kindle that memory is all I strive for - all this, it has no greater purpose to me. But it's all I can do.” Pictured on the left, Seijo is obviously a well matured woman. Her age would probably be estimated in her early twenties, around 23 or so. That seems to be fairly accurate given her personnel files. What stands out most in her physique are probably her white, short hair and her large breast size. She struts a feminine hourglass figure with wide hips and a wide chest, and a smaller waistline. Adding to that her hips often sway side to side effortlessly, only adding to her appearance as a good looking woman. She stands rather tall for a woman at about 1.74m, and weighs approximately 62 kilo's, though you can guess where most of that weight is located. Her jawline is sharp, almost as if drawn with a pencil and a ruler. Her chin is slightly pointed, but rounded off enough to stop it from appearing like a pointy spear, ready to pierce your body. She has a small mouth with somewhat thin lips, which are pale in color and are only a slight tint darker than her skin. Her large eyes are a brown colour, framed by her eyebrows. Her eyebrows are thin, most likely maintained by Seijo herself. The only thing that stops people from seeing her as only a beautiful woman, are most likely her facial expressions. She's quick to anger. Personnel files. Access only by security personnel with a C3 clearance. 【Full Name】 Seijo Tametomo 【Alias】 Lady Tametomo, commander Tametomo 【Affiliation】 Red Sages 【Age】 27 【Sex】 Female. Should be obvious, heh. 【Sexuality】 Noticeably bisexual. 【Birthplace】 Amegakure. 【Bloodline】 Tametomo. 【Rank】 Lady Commander of the Red Sages, approximated jonin level. Psych. report. Medical secrecy applies. 【Personality】 Assessments of Seijo have shown her to be a brotherly-friendly type of person. She's someone that enjoys very much when you fall down face first in the muddy puddle, and who will gladly spend a few years laughing about that. Never the less she's outgrown that feeling, or at the very least tried to. She's more serious now, which is in line with her position as Lady Commander of the Red Sages. She's still bitter - about the confederation, about the wars, about everything really, and she makes no attempts to hide that. She hates everything about the Confederation, and in her mind, if you are not a Red Sage, you must be a confederate sympathizer. That has grown increasingly prominent in her plans on beating the Confederation now that her brother Tarara died. She's very vengeful, you could say, and it's hard for her to let go of a grudge. Besides this she's also very cocky when it comes down to it, perhaps a bit ruthless, but so far nobody has really dared to stand up against her or question her plans - and she intends to keep it that way. To her, nothing will stand in the way of beating the Confederation, not even her own death. And while before she was fighting merely for freedom, since Tarara's death she's also fighting for him. 【History】 Seijo was born in Amegakure two years apart from her older brother Tarara. They were a semi-happy family, as life in Amegakure wasn't always that great. Especially when it became apparent that two Amegakure shinobi, Ayame and Fujitora, had taken power in Konohagakure. The Amegakure people faced paranoia from all other nations than Konohagakure, seriously hurting their trade power. Then again, it didn't seem to matter much as shortly after Ayame and Fujitora came to power wars started breaking out. Some were even started by Ayame and Fujitora, so it was no surprise Amegakure got involved quickly. By the time that had all happened, Seijo was already a shinobi of fighting age, and was pushed to the front. Luckily for the family all our of them were shinobi, her mother being a strong shinobi with some sensory powers, her father being a taijutsu specialist and her older brother, Tarara, being simply a shinobi. What put Seijo apart from the rest of her family was the utilization of a special kekkei genkai that seemed to have skipped a few generations. In the wars sometimes she'd fight alongside her family, sometimes she'd fight alone with her own squad, but luckily for them they all returned home safe and sound - though Tarara had lost an eye to an enemy kunai. The wars weren't really finished, but something greater was at large. The Confederation arose some time later, and Amegakure being a small village wasn't able to withstand the pressure. They were forced to integrate into the Confederation and were made into the capital - many Amegakure citizens were forced to leave to make way for presidential buildings, apartments for envoys etcetera. While Seijo's mother and father remained behind to 'hold down the fort', Tarara and Seijo left to join up with a band of 'outlaws' that roamed the land. They were Amegakure shinobi who refused to submit to the Confederation, so not quite the rebels they were made out to be. They roamed around the lands for some time and sometimes clashed with other shinobi groups, conflicting for reasons that were no longer valid ever since the confederation had taken over. Over time Tarara grew to become the leader and Seijo his right hand, since there were deaths aplenty in these times and the leaders were usually prime targets - if not for mutiny then for battle with other shinobi groups. At that time the Red Sages were already around and Tarara led the group to join with the Red Sages. The organisation was picking up pace quickly and they made Tarara a captain, and was immediately sent out on missions. The missions varied greatly and Seijo was sometimes sent on missions too, ranging from picking up some equipment, to sabotaging infrastructure. Over time Tarara showed his leadership qualities again and when the previous leader died from old age, Tarara was designated to take over. Seijo wasn't bitter about being in his shadow so much, just wishing to do what was right for her family. But unfortunately Tarara didn't last long, as he was assasinated in the dead of the night by some special operations force from the Confederation. The fight didn't last long at all - Tarara and the few shinobi that were around put up a fierce fight but there were many shinobi, and not enough of the Red Sages. Before reinforcements could arrive Tarara was killed. There was no designation of leadership. To Seijo, there was no question who would take over. It would be her, or she'd leave the Red Sages and do the job herself. But when she claimed leadership, there wasn't anyone that wished to oppose her at that time. The fire burning in her eyes now was enough to dissuade anyone from attempting that, even if they had wanted to. 【Family ties】 The family Seijo grew up in wasn't anything special. There's no sobstories involved, with dead parents, loss of loved ones in the past, growing up an orphan. And there weren't so many happy stories, given that they were in Amegakure, which wasn't exactly the most peaceful nor rich place in the world. Never the less she loves her family, or what is left of it at the current point in time. After all, conflict breeds death. Tarara Tametomo \| Brother \| 30 at time of death, Amegakure, lord commander of the Red Sages. He always loved Red Panda's. Seijo didn't, and she regrets that now. Oiro Tametomo \| Father \| 56, Amegakure, ex-shinobi, currently has a ramen restaurant that serves to the poor. It also serves to the rich. Really, it serves to anyone, he just says he serves to the poor because that sounds better. Rei Tametomo \| Mother \| 54, Amegakure, ex-kunoichi and professional nagger. She likes to nag about a lot of things, especially about Oiro not making his ramen properly. 【Dreams and fears】 Seijo's dreams are really only related to destroying or atleast getting even with the confederation. Besides that she wishes to see her father and mother again in peace one day, but she realizes that that might not be a possibility. Another dream is to meet with one of the Choko siblings - Fujitora or Ayame - though she has heard that it's possible both are deceased since the Confederation took over. Her fears, well, she hasn't many, which has more to do with her attempts at being seen as a coldheaded leader. She ofcourse fears losing her life - she is human and every human fears this. But this fear isn't in the back of her head whenever she enters battle. A fear that is also present is the fear of losing her followers - while she doesn't care directly for their support, she knows she needs them to succeed in her goals. Combat reports. Gathered from evaluation reports after missions. 【Fighting style】 Seijo is a medium distance fighter with a focus on utilizing jutsu to keep the enemy at bay and kill them. That aside however she possesses some strength and is capable of using taijutsu if she needs to as well - quite adequately even. 【Kekkei genkai, or bloodline limit】 Bloodline limit name: Fungus Release Description: The Fungus release allows the user a control over fungal-style plants and moss, which would be able to sprout from the users touch. Remarkably harmless in how it sounds, it's been weaponized quite well through years of practice. The origins of this release are unknown, but the uses are not. It doesn't manifest in clear sight, as the fungus used in this release are housed inside the users body, feeding off of the waste the host produces. As such the user has a notoriously quicker metabolism, as well as a noticeably lower rate of human waste dispersion. In use, the release manifests itself through the obvious moss and fungus it produces. The moss is highly flammable, but the large area of effect jutsu's that can be used with it can cause a spreading fire, or even an explosion, since the spores it releases are very dense. This might inadvertently trap everyone inside the technique, friend or foe, in a fiery vortex. Besides that, the moss has some interesting capabilities, such as genjutsu inducing properties, poison inducing properties or even a chakra and dead tissue absorbing quality, much a kin to real moss and fungi. Some specific branch of the fungi even have mind-controlling capabilities, but it's required to induce the fungal spores into the target by touch, after which it will grow it's way towards the targets brain internally and take over, collect info or possibly control them. Strengths: Versatile and allows the user to regain strength and chakra mid-battle through absorbtion of dead tissue. It's got a great variety for many situations and it's not obvious exactly what is going on with this bloodline limit until it's used. Weaknesses: Fire and (controlled) chakrablasts can somewhat easily deal with the fungi, although you have to be careful with the chakra since the moss can also feed off of it if used improperly. Besides that, it becomes easy to see what the bloodline limit entails once it's used, as it's obvious this is moss or fungus. 【Ninja techniques】 A rank techniques: Shuriken Shadow Clone Jutsu Assimilate All Creation Technique B rank techniques: Barrier: Dome Method Technique 【Custom made techniques】 Jutsu name: Fungus Release: Transportation Technique Rank: C Range: N/A. Description: Forming the tiger seal, the user sinks into the ground into a small circle of moss with toadstools in it, seemingly dissapearing. A simple transportation technique, this technique will then allow the user to appear somewhere else in the same circle of moss with toadstools in it, which seem to appear out of nowhere to anyone watching. The technique is usable in battle, but the sinking effect is slow allowing opponents to land hits while she is 'sinking' into the patch of moss. Never the less, the appearing effect is quickly, allowing Seijo to appear out of nowhere rather quick and attacking. Jutsu name: Fungus Release: Invocation of Nature Rank: B Range: 500m diameter. Description: After forming a boar-hare-ram seal string, and then slamming the palm into the ground, the user can transform the area around themselves into a mossy field by spreading the moss inside their body rapidly over the land, capable of terraforming even the most arid lands into moss and fungus covered 'grasslands' which will quickly (10 minutes) give rise to many forms of plantlife and even small trees (30 minutes). This technique seems semi-useless but it allows the user to transform land into something both useful, and to create a place where she is at home. Jutsu name: Fungus Release: Control of Nature Rank: B Range: 500m diameter. Description: Using the moss that is already present in an area, the user is able to control the fungus and moss to a degree, making it capable of grabbing feet, forming walls and also spreading it even further, as long as the controlled substance stays in contact with moss or the user. Jutsu name: Fungus Release: Deterioration of Spores Rank: B Range: A cone of 20m outwards of the user, in a triangle shape. Description: Inhaling deeply and placing an open palm in front of the mouth, the user exhales and blows out a large amount of spores over the area in front of her, which carry a poisonous substance that can cause anyone that inhales the spores to start breathing heavily, growing stronger and ultimately choking them by growing fungal growths in their throat over the course of a week if left untreated. Anyone that gets into contact with them externally, such as skin contact, will develop rashes which burn heavily, but are non lethal and can easily be treated as well. Jutsu name: Fungus Release: Fungal Chakra Sap technique Rank: A Range: Touch. Description: After spreading fungus from one person (user) to the other (target) the user is able to 'infect' the target with fungus, by touching them and so spreading the fungus and moss to them. The user might notice, but will find it is hard to get rid of the fungus once it's internal through the chakra tenketsu. Once inside, the fungus will slowly sap away the enemies chakra, eating it to strengthen itself. After approximately a minute, the chakra eating fungus will be 'full' and detach itself, either falling off of the body, or being taken away by the blood system of the target. Jutsu name: Fungus Release: Hallucination of Spores Rank: B Range: A cone of 50m outwards from the user. Description: Inhaling deeply and placing an open palm in front of the mouth, the user exhales and blows out a large amount of spores over the area in front of her, which are infused with the users' chakra and can carry over a genjutu upon being touched by a spore. Since it's easy to be freed from a genjutsu this technique is generally used only when fighting small groups. The genjutsu is capable of doing pretty much anything a high level genjutsu can do, giving the user pretty much full control over the effects of the genjutsu, while using the subconcious of the target to identify and use psychologically harmful events. Jutsu name: Fungus Release: Greater Deterioration of Spores Rank: A Range: An area of 1km in diameter. Description: Similar to the normal deterioration of spores technique, this technique can cover entire battlefields in spores, transmitting the poison to anyone that inhales the spores, and also onto any allies that get harmed. Jutsu name: Fungus Release: Ultimate Siphoning Jutsu Rank: S Range: Medium Description: After covering a field in moss, the user will then use their Control technique to encase an opponent in a special type of moss that hardens tremendously when it comes into contact with foreign chakra. It makes it able to withstand hard blows from taijutsu, weaponry and most jutsu. Encasing the opponent, the user then starts using the moss to siphon chakra, and transfer it to themselves to refill their reserves. What makes this S-rank is the speed at which this occurs - within ten minutes a target will be drained of nearly all chakra, at which point the technique can be disabled and the target 'freed' although with the little amount of chakra they would have left, they'd be as good as disabled for the duration of the fight. Jutsu name: Summoning: Neki the Newt Rank: C Range: N/A. Description: This summoning technique summons Neki the Newt. Given the qualities of a newt, this newt is capable of high speed water traversal as well as shooting water out of it's mouth. It's size is medium sized (it's aproximately 2m. high and 4m. long) and is big enough to carry two people in it's mouth at once if they are standing up. Weaknesses: Weaknesses to all internal fungi, such as the inhalation of the poisonous spores, or being touched by either the fungal parasite technique or chakra sap technique are external chakra. This is due to the fact that the moss and fungi adapt to the targets chakra, feeding off of it for sustainability. Any external chakra will offset it and make it deteriorate, as well as the effects with it. As such you can be pulled out of the genjutsu with external chakra (as is the case with regular genjutsu as well), you can stop the effects of spreading poisonous moss and fungus due to the Deterioration of Fungus technique, although the effects it's had on the target up until that point will remain (i.e you won't get rid of the rash, or the internal burning sensation it created). A weakness for external moss (the spores in the air, or the moss on the ground) is that it's highly flamable, however this is also a strength because it can be used against you. “I do not give to receive - I simply take.” If I die tonight Higōhō is a man of reasonable build, especially considering he practices a mostly non contact style of fighting. He's not precisely buff, more like lean, but that's just the way he likes it. His arms are toned as well as his chest and stomach which is more or less the extent of his build. He has a rounded jawline, with a round chin, protruding slightly from the rest of his faces' contours. The skin on his face is rather tight - it wouldn't be possible to pinch and pull his cheeks. He has a very thin nosebridge, and a slightly pointed nose. If one had to label it, his nose were likely to be seen as about average sized. Some of his facial features that stand out a lot are his pure white eyes which conflicts with his black hair and the black shirts he always wears. Although his outfit always changes (he's quite aware of fashion, and although he doesn't follow the latest trends, he likes to dress in ways that make him feel good) he has one consistent piece of clothing in his look - his necklace. On this necklace is the mon of the Hamajō Confederation. One could say he is very much a patriot. And the nice things one can say about him end about there. Personnel files. Access only by security personnel with a C3 clearance. 【Full Name】 Higōhō (meaning illegitimate) Hyuga 【Alias】 Bastard 【Affiliation】 The Hamajō Confederation 【Age】 Eighteen (18.) 【Sex】 Male. 【Sexuality】 Straight. 【Birthplace】 Konohagakure. 【Bloodline】 Arguably.. Hyuga. 【Rank】 Chūnin Psych. report. Medical secrecy applies. 【Personality】 Higōhō isn't a nice person whatsoever. He's very sure of himself, cocky to some, arrogant to others. It doesn't help that he's not weak, either. He believes very strongly in himself, and although he's smart enough to know that he's no Madara or Pain, he knows he's strong. Not only is that because of the Byakugan, it's also because of his own hard work he thinks, as well as some natural skill he feels like he has. His cockiness and arrogance has lead him to become quite careless when conversing with people - you can call him an asshole, a lighter term would be being rude. Truth is, he just doesn't really care. If a girl asks him what he thinks of her dress, and he doesn't like it, he'll tell her the dress is ugly. If her face is ugly too, well, he'll probably tell her that too. Though that doesn't mean he would dislike this person, he just thinks himself above most people, so he feels a right to say that. Ofcourse, if he likes something, he isn't afraid to say that either. But he doesn't like that much things. In battle.. do I even need to say this? He's arrogant. He's a bit overzealous at times, and doesn't know his own limits, willing to take on things that are above his own skill level. But so far that's not really ever gone wrong terribly. Aside that, you can call him dumb, or you can call him brave, but he doesn't really give up. You'll have to kill him, knock him out, or cut off his legs and arms if you want him to stop getting up after you pummel him. To him, it doesn't matter. Dying is more honorable than giving up. Besides his arrogant appearance and his lack of care for people around him - the catch is that really he does care. Being a bastard child and - boo-hoo-hoo - not receiving a lot of attention, love, nurturing and care, meant that to Higōhō he had to appear like he didn't care, to not give his father the satisfaction of being broken by his lack of care. This carried over to his adult years. And while he might not care for others because he likes them, he cares for their well being since they are in the same battalion. So, he'll be very sacrificial if he needs to be, willing to give his life up for something like a mission or another person. 【History】 Higōhō was born 18 years ago, to a Hyuga side branch member and a woman of lesser morals. Not exactly a brilliant future ahead of himself, especially since he was born with the Byakugan and thus it was demanded that he was handed over to the Hyuga's He was immediately given the cursed seal on his forehead. A stain of shame on his father's reputation, and already that of his own. Not like a newborn baby was aware of such concepts as reputations. But during his childhood his father made it painfully obvious that he wasn't exactly wanted - 'an accident' - and later one even went as far as saying that he was a stain on the family name, a bastard child who was never meant to be. He shrugged it off, really, because at that point it became apparent that his father was a deadbeat, only allowed to stay in the Hyuga home because his drinking problem and gambling addiction would bring shame to the family if word ever got out. Most of his childhood he was micro-managed by the nannies and tutored by the older members. More often than not he was treated as a child that wasn't supposed to be there, but they put up with him regardless. He showed progress in using the byakugan, especially the gentle fist, as if some sort of innate skill with that style was already within him. Whether that was true or not remained to be seen but fact of the matter was he did good in classes. As soon as he became 7, he was sent to the shinobi academy, because a bastard child had nothing better to become than a shinobi anyway. He did well. Well enough, anyway. Didn't exactly want to be there but hadn't much other choice. At that point in time he had already thought to himself that his only purpose in life was really to be a shinobi - and to fight for the confederation. The confederate soldiers were sort of his heroes, warriors fighting to protect their homes, true patriots, yadda yadda. He loved them. So, he figured, why not become one? The Confederation took over at that point and since then his class was kind of filled with masses of kids. That meant that, even though there were many prospect shinobi that were at a good level, there were far more useless kids who were only there because their parents want them to be. And that meant Higōhō would stand out a little. Welp, he passed, no big surprise. Got to be a genin running around doing stuff like saving kittens from trees and stuff. It didn't matter, he was still a confederate shinobi, which felt good. It didn't take him too long to become a chunin - the Confederation took an interest in him due to the Byakugan, and so his promotion came rather easy. And here we are! 【Family ties】 His family is mostly the Hyuga clan - his father, ofcourse, and then the nannies and teachers that he worked with. The other kids, he supposes, were 'okay'. He didn't really got bullied, so that's a plus. Katso Hyuga \| Father \| 47, his room in the Hyuga estate, professional deadbeat. 【Dreams and fears】 He dreams of, one day, becoming a jonin and leading a team, or perhaps even becoming a captain for the confederation and entering the political world of the Confederation. Besides that, he kinda wants to live a calm life after his service. What a simple soul. His fear is probably dying by Curse Seal - it'd be hard knowing you're gonna die without being able to fight back. Combat reports. Gathered from evaluation reports after missions. 【Fighting style】 Higōhō is a very close combat oriented fighter, using the gentle fist. He is a proficient gentle fist user, capable of ousting most other nintaijutsu users with his own, and being a force to be reckoned with even within the Hyuga clan. That is not to say he'll beat anyone, however. 【Kekkei genkai, or bloodline limit】 Bloodline limit name: Byakugan Description: I can copy paste this URL here or you can just read it if you have no idea about byakugan (you barbar). His byakugan has a maximum range of 12 km, though that's only when he's not doing anything intensive (such as fighting). 【Ninja techniques】 A rank techniques: Eight Trigrams Mountain Crusher B rank techniques: Gentle Fist (style) Eight Trigrams Vacuum Palm Eight Trigrams Sixty-four Palms Eight Trigrams Thirty-two Palms C rank techniques: Palm Bottom Tenketsu Needle 【Custom made techniques】 Jutsu name: Eight Trigrams Vacuum Combo Rank: C Range: Very close. Description: The jutsu is nothing more than a combination of a gentle fist move with the vacuum palm move. First the user spins around on their axle, using their left/right hand (depending on the way you spin) to open up the victims' body by slapping away any defensive hand placements, before slapping their palm forwards and using the vacuum palm technique. “Watashi wa Kami - I am still God.” Over the past 11 years Yamato hasn't changed much - appearance wise - in comparison with before the Hamajo confederation arrived. He's grown in size, reaching up to 1.83cm by now. He still dresses the same - tshirts, a-shirts or sweatshirts with some form of jacket over them. He usually wears chino's like he did before, but has traded his slip-in's for a pair of black combat boots. Yamato is defined as a handsome boy, having a chiseled jawline and somewhat skinny-looking cheeks. His nose bridge is quite thin, although not as if it were a stripe. Contrary to most with a thin nosebridge, his nostrils are also thin. Besides that he has no specific bone structure related characteristics. His eyes are a deep dark green, but not so dark that they can be mistaken for a grey-black colour. In accordance with genetics they are slightly slanted. The most defining features on his face are most likely his 3 large, reddish old scars running across his nose. Yamato's body is 'normal' in terms of muscle and fat, though it's improved compared to 11 years ago. He has some obviously defined muscled due to the nature of their schooling, as a normal shinobi is expected to keep up with his athletic properties. His arms are skinny, meaning that the muscles there are by nature more defined, but due to hard training, they are also very much so toned to perfection. Without flexing you could most likely see the muscles regardless. The same goes for his legs. His chest is not very broad nor does it extend towards the front due to musclemass. As such he has a rather 'normal' looking chest. Regardless he does have some definition there, although you probably wouldn't see it very often due to his clothes. Personnel files. Access only by security personnel with a C3 clearance. 【Full Name】 Yamato Minamoru 【Alias】 Phoenix-touched 【Affiliation】 The Hamajō Confederation 【Age】 29 【Sex】 Male 【Sexuality】 Heterosexual 【Birthplace】 Konohagakure, regretably 【Bloodline】 Minamoru 【Clan Name】 Minamoru-shi 【Customs】 The Minamoru used to be very traditional, and they still are, holding onto values of old. Although as every other clan they have to grow with the times, and as such many customs have become merely symbolical and don't actually hold much significance. These customs are almost always on par with that of the other clans, since the clan is not much different from the others. That said, they have since their waning influence, dabbled more into even darker trades, and many of the Minamoru which were not shinobi, have become actively involved in the illegal arms trade, drugs trade, prostitution and other illegal activities. 【Special Traits】 Males are known to be born with black hair specifically, with the females usually being born with either black hair, or white hair. Chances seem to be 50/50 for either of the colour. Their eyes are green, differing only in coloration between dark and light green. The Minamoru do not have any hiden or kekkei genkai - in fact, they despise kekkei genkai and see it as a curse, where as hiden are seen as a pest, but 'acceptable.' 【Influences】 The Minamoru influence on Konohagakure was very, very big. Some of it was subtle, such as underground influences due to the Yakuza affiliations they have, or rather.. the fact that they lead one of the three largest Yakuza groups in Konohagakure, and dealt in things like Senju DNA, Sharingan black trade (rare) or even the drug trade. Their affiliations in this field are obvious to those involved, but to the outside world, it seems completely preposterous that the Minamoru, a powerful and high 'n mighty clan is involved in this. Besides that they were a huge economical influence 11 years ago, because they owned more or less 60% of all of Konoha's economical centre with Minamoru Enterprises. The remaining 40% is, thankfully for Konoha, not theirs since the other Yakuza groups were trying hard to wrangle control away from them. The fact that they own most of the economical centre should probably say enough about their economical influence but this is not to say that all this money flows directly into the pockets of the Minamoru clan - bribes, wages, etcetera all is paid from these funds. Finally the political aspect of the clan, which was not as big as it's underground or economical influence. Never the less it's still present - the fact that the Minamoru are a shinobi clan in essence (though, that is debateable very much so) gave them a small influence, and their alliances with other clans, as well as their feuds with some of the others, are a reason that they were politically well regarded, though not as high as the Hyuga or the Uchiha, or even the Uzumaki's although those have recently been more forthcoming towards the Minamoru. Ever since the death of Reijo at the hands of Fujitora Choko, the clan has fallen, and fallen deep. The only Minamoru of relative high stands are the shinobi, and even those have been falling ever so slightly. The only two remaining shinobi with a grain of honor left are Reijo's children - Rei Minamoru, a 25 year old medical kunoichi, and Yamato Minamoru himself, the heir to the clan after his uncle passes away. Never the less the clan has no estates left - all financial enterprises, shops, financial buildings were given away by Fujitora Choko to rival companies to ensure that the Minamoru held Yakuza group received no financing. Their political power waned as Reijo was the politician of the clan - the other Minamoru were regarded as too hotheaded and his uncle was a drunk, so he barely did anything with the clan. The Minamoru are barely a remnant of themselves, if they can even be called that. 【Relations】 Naito - the Naito clan is one of the clans that the Minamoru have been feuding with for the longest time. The feud started about 200 years ago, when both the Minamoru and the Naito were relatively new to Konoha. Ever since it's been dubbed the Feud of the Tiger and the Dogs. The long standing feud hasn't subsided just yet as members of this clan frequently clash - be it with words, swords, or politics. No longer applicable. The Naito clan is wiped out. 【History】 The Minamoru clan was founded quite recently compared to the other clans such as the Uchiha or the Hyuga. They were not part of the original founding clans, and migrated later as a result of economical changes. They weren't originally shinobi but quickly managed to adapt into a Shinobi clan effortlessly. They were comprised of highly driven individuals that wished to become the greatest at, more or less, whatever they attempted. It didn't always succeed, actually, more often than not, but you only need to give one glance to the current status of the clan to see how far they kicked it in those 200 years, compared to the Uchiha. Never the less they don't quite fit into Konoha - they are not so much underhanded, and wouldn't do anything to directly harm Konoha, but they are very self centered and do anything they do for the clan or themselves, not for Konoha. Konoha is simply a means to an end for them. Never the less a feeling of pride and honour is also common place in the clan so Konoha needn't worry about the Minamoru betraying them. They do what they do for themselves, or atleast so they say, but deep down most of the Minamoru are quite self sacrificial, especially the shinobi. Those that aren't in the shinobi trade are often a whole different breed of people, mostly simply normal people and civilians. In short, that means they have a tough skin, cussing, feuding, and appear somewhat rude and cold. Underneath that however are people that deeply respect tradition, hierarchy and self sacrifice. They might not show it but it's definetely there. Moving on, they also don't fit Konoha because they are very outspoken against kekkei genkai - and sadly for Konoha (or the Minamoru's, depending on who you ask) there are plenty of clans with kekkei genkai's. This has been reason for them to be a bit of an outcast-clan compared to others, distancing themselves from main Konoha, living outside the village. Up until the mid-years, between Sarada and Boruto's births, and current situation, they were insignificant, standard fodder clans. However it was then that they broke through with the arrival of the ronin, that fueled the underground Yakuza operations that some of the Minamoru were involved in. Due to this they suddenly raised in power unexplainedly, gaining more funds to further their political influence and economical presence. It didn't take long before Reijo took over 40-so years later, and furthered that all even more, expanding their influences rather rapidly. 11 years later, in the Hamajō Confederation, there's not much left of the Minamoru clan. All estates are gone, only the housing area remaining. Everything is, more or less, gone. Only Fujitora Choko and his 11th corps are to be blamed - that much any shinobi in the Minamoru clan will tell you. 【Rank】 Jonin Psych. report. Medical secrecy applies. 【Personality】 Yamato used to be seen as a thug or a criminal in the making. Not far from the truth given his father was the largest criminal in the entire village - something Yamato has no particular feelings towards since to him it was a way of life since his birth. However Yamato was never a criminal - he might've done questionable things during his services to the Hamajō Confederation but never anything that he'd consider criminal activity. Something else that characterizes him is his aggressive tendencies, as he is very very quick to anger and is, very much so, an asshole to everyone he meets. Those that know him for longer, such as Akio Tendou or Aoi Don Maquia will testify to this. Yamato is a bright young man, widely regarded in Konohagakure as a prodigy of attack. This is seen in his psyche as well, as the boy has shown aggressive and violent tendencies from time. Some would call it a short fuse.. and others call it being a thug in the making. Regardless of which is true, the boy also has shown impeccable resilience, steadfastness and a healthy dose of respect for tradition. Rumor within the Minamoru clan has said this is due to the amount of training that got instilled into him at an early age, and that he instills into himself daily even still. The boy also hates kekkei genkai for one reason or another, a sentiment shared by the entire clan, and some radicals even go so far as to wish those with a kekkei genkai dead. Yamato is a good student, and gets very good grades compared to those in the same years as him. He has shown a talent for, how could it be anything else, taijutsu and nintaijutsu, focusing especially on the offensive. This goes well with his aggressive nature and he is known to be able to take down opponents in a matter of seconds, although his defense is less than average. Despite attempts to convince him, his resilience has proven that fruitless. Then again, the boy has always been a prodigy and nobody has been able to prove that the boy might need a defense as well. This has affected his personality in a more or less negative way, although that is open to interpretation. The boy is somewhat- no, very arrogant, and while he wouldn't boast about his skills, he is fully aware of his status as a prodigy. This has given him the idea that he is above everyone else, and he has remained to keep this idea as he's been unhindered by anyone who could prove him wrong. Watashi wa Kami - in his eyes, he is God. 【History】 Pre Hamajō Confederation Yamato's childhood years were essentially a calmth before the storm. He spent his first four years as most children his age did - calmly in the arms of his mother, and playing outside. Then at the age of four, his father decided that it was time for him to become ready. Determined to make the clan greater than it already was, he hired a teacher who was to teach Yamato the basics about being a shinobi. No, he didn't learn any techniques, but learnt the mental side of shinobi's, namely rules, history and things you needed to know. This affected his school career indirectly as he had more background knowledge than most when he entered base school. During his time at base school he still had interest in making friends and preferred to learn techniques, practice taijutsu or throwing and fighting with kunai and shuriken. He often sparred with others, showing of his tenacious and aggressive nature in these matches. He often ended up fighting kids that were bigger and older, beginning to make a name for himself. He became a genin at the age of 12 like most others and went on to attend the high school to become a chunin. In that aspect, while he was a prodigy, he was like everyone else. During high school years he maintained a very steady level of training, to maintain his position within the clan which had grown by now. He became, more or less, the pride of his clan and family, and went unrivaled within the clan. In highschool he maintained a same degree of authority, although there were those that had problems with it, he found that he barely had any problems maintaining his position as the people that objected were often not even close to his level of mastery. Although this makes him sound like a hard ass, all he wanted was for people to more or less leave him alone. The only people he could really get along with was his own family. And even that was strenuous at times. Later, he became semi friends with Aoi, who had shown Yamato to be more capable than she let onto. Never the less they weren't ever close to friends - more so, being colleagues that enjoyed working together with each other more than if they had to work with others, the exception to that being Akio, who was Aoi's preferred companion for a long time. As for the hatred of people with kekkei genkai, it stems from the preconceived notion that people with kekkei genkai seem to think themselves special, untouchable or even godlike, and when you pair that with historical events focusing around kekkei genkai and being mostly negative (Infinite Tsukuyomi, Hyuga clan being a prime target to other villages), it results in a hatred that is widespread among this clan, which has seen it's fair share of bad luck to do with kekkei genkai during the centuries. Besides that Yamato is of the opinion that he could beat a kekkei genkai easily through strength and a superior will to work for something. Arrival of Hamajō Confederation During the arrival of the Hamajō Confederation Yamato played a part in the taking of the city. While he was defending the city at first, he switched sides halfway through after realizing that the Hamajō Confederation wasn't all that bad - in fact, it was better than Ayame and Fujitora. It didn't help that Fujitora was responsible for the death of his father - and in turn, the near death of his family. The Hamajō Confederation would have a larger chance to make his family important again. He arrived on scene near the 11th corps headquarters, which was where Fujitora was holed up. Finding himself trailing mostly behind dead bodies, he soon find the source of this - Yakoul. The cat-like person had slaughtered most of the 11th corps, including Saburo and Daiki, two people that Yamato had hoped to kill for himself. Above all, it had killed Fujitora - which was a crime in the eyes of Yamato, blinded by honour. Knowing better than to take revenge by attacking Yakoul, he simply boded his time. He got promoted within the Hamajō Confederation and is now a captain, or otherwise known as Jonin, largely in service at the Amegakure capital. However, recently he's received orders to go to the border area to investigate a compound, and meet with commander Yakoul, who'll be making further use of his services. 【Family ties】 Yamatos family was rather normal, if you keep in mind that he grew up with a family that was not only his father and mother but also included close relatives of those people. Given that his father is the clan head, he has always felt like the entire clan was his family, and not just his father and mother. As such he always felt a great drive to do well, for the honor of the clan. Furthermore the birth of his younger sister when he was 2 added to his drive as he was under the pretense that he'd get to, or even have to, teach her. Reijo Minamoru \| Father \| 43 at time of passing, Konohagakure, used to be often away on bussiness, was a politician and economist, it's said he has a pair of mistresses in any city. Mika Minamoru \| Mother \| 47, Konohagakure, restaurant owner and mother, she is a hard worker who never complains. Atleast she likes to think that she doesn't. Rei Minamoru \| Sister \| 25, Konohagakure, medical shinobi. Popular girl, but unlike Yamato she finds practicing boring and she'd rather spend her time away from home with friends. 【Dreams and fears】 Yamato secretly dreams of a world where there are no kekkei genkai as this would, in his eyes, greatly reduce conflict. Furthermore he dreams of making the Minamoru clan even greater than his father did, to outdo him in something that his father was already very good at. As for fears, Yamato fears causing death and dishonor to the clan, which goes without saying. Besides that he also fears losing respect from the clan and, to a lesser degree, to other shinobi of the Hamajō Confederation. Combat reports. Gathered from evaluation reports after missions. 【Fighting style】 Yamato's fighting style revolves entirely around the attack, offensiveness and taking down an opponent with hard hitting blows. Defense is almost nonexistant in his style, as he barely needs it. He is extremely resilient, as mentioned before, and as such he can take a lot of hits of any kind without showing signs of pain. Besides that, he is also someone who never, ever gives up. As such he will keep getting up even if he knows he cannot win - an admirable trait to some and a sign of stupidity to others. Another aspect of his style is courage, in the form of never being frightened. He is going to be the first to jump into battle and he's going to do so with an aggression bound to shake hearts and silence voices. 【Ninja techniques】 B rank techniques: Katon: Great Fire Destruction C rank techniques: Katon: Great Fireball Technique 【Custom made techniques】 Jutsu name: Minamoru-shi: Nokori Onaji (Minamoru Clan: Remain the Same, 残り同じ) Rank: S Range: N/A Description: This technique is, more or less, what constitutes Minamoru's hiden. It was created by Yamato due to his reckless nature and desire to enter the fray as the first one in - which was a negative thing before. Now, that turns into a good thing. The technique utilizes a very very small amount of chakra, which gathes in a 'pool' of chakra within the user. In general, there's never been a time where the chakra gets used up so quickly in usage of the technique that it completely empties out. This passive ability consumes chakra at a very slow rate constantly, even when not in combat. Luckily Yamato's chakra pool is large enough to sustain it. This ability works through getting hurt - as strange as it may sounds - converting damage done to the user and turning it into raw power. In effect, that means that 'more damage input = more damage output' in simple terms. Muscles are stimulated by the damage, as well as the psychological will to fight on. This allows Yamato to press on past his normal limits - which were already extraordinarily high - and keep fighting even with broken bones, torn muscles or large gaping wounds. The drawbacks to this are, ofcourse, that he's going to be less accurate and skillfull, but more powerful. In short attacks will be more powerful but he'll have a harder time hitting, ofcourse that depends largely on the type of wounds too. That's not to say that he heals them instantly - if he receives a mortal wound, he'll die pretty much if he doesn't receive treatment regardless of the jutsu. But receiving wounds does make him stronger, both in how he feels and how he actually is. It doesn't make him less mortal - but he sees him self as a God. Would he believe he's still mortal? Jutsu name: Minamoru-shi: Chakurabāsuto (Minamoru Clan: Chakra Burst, チャクラバースト) Rank: A Range: 5m-10m Description: Releasing one fourth of the chakra stored in his pool for the Nokori Onaji technique, he releases a pure burst of chakra out of his entire body, causing a shockwave of chakra. This shockwave can extend between 5m and 10m, dependant on how large his pool currently is. The shockwave is powerful enough to send shinobi that don't hold themselves down on the ground flying, sending lightweights (80<kg.) flying atleast 20 meters at high speed, and sending heavyweights (80>kg.) stumbling out of the shockwave area. Objects are sent flying away too, such as kunai, leaves and other random items in the area. The jutsu isn't incredibly damaging on it's own, dependant on objects in the area. For instance, in an empty dirt field, there'll be no objects to send flying, and no objects for the enemy to crash into. So, damage will be reduced to perhaps some light scraping from scraping on the ground. In a forest, or a densely built in city, the damage will be more extensive, given that the enemy might fly into trees, rocks, buildings, roadsigns, etcetera. Jutsu name: Katon: Great Fire Fists Rank: A Range: Close Description: The technique begins by creating a short series of seals ended by a Tiger seal - although since this is Yamato's signature move, he has perfected it to the point where he doesn't need to form the seals any longer. After this the user flicks his wrists and they are set ablaze. Not yet taking a shape the user must focus the chakra around this area for a short period, in the case of Yamato a second or two. After this is done the fire becomes hotter, akin to a bunsenburner in heat, and the fire will take the color blue as a result. The resulting heat is enough to roast skin even if it's not touching the fire, and enough to severely burn anyone that gets in direct contact with the flames, enough to cause third degree (yes, that hot) burns when you get directly hit by a punch of this technique. Anyone standing nearby Yamato will feel the heat emenating off of the boy, whether they are friend or foe, before he leaps into the battle. The fire takes the shape of a lions head, akin to the two guarding lions that stand outside most wealthy places or places of public interest. Jutsu name: Katon: Great Fire Extraction Rank: A Range: Close Description: Yaoku's Revenge sets the user ablaze for a short time, appearing to others as an explosion. In reality it works as a distraction, while the user cocks his hand back which is then lit ablaze. The single hand will be heated up so much, that it overpowers even the Fists of a Tiger technique, heating up to the extent where it will be able to melt both skin, muscle and bone. The intensity of the technique requires so much chakra that it is pretty much useable only thrice. After the required heat is reached, a matter of seconds for Yamato, the user lunges forwards through the explosion he caused himself and launched his fist into the enemy, melting skin first, then fat and muscle, and finally bone before the hand cools down. If used effectively, and the hit connects, it will be a tremendous attack able to incapacitate or kill most enemies. But it requires accuracy, something that is often lacking when an enemy is moving around, and also because the explosion caused by Yamato would obscure his vision. Besides that, the attack leaves him rather exhausted, so that he'd have to retreat from the fight, something that Yamato could obviously never do. As such it's likely for him to overexert himself after using this technique. Jutsu name: Katon: Great Fire Bind Rank: B Range: 10 meter in front of Yamato Description: To be used in conjuction with the Great Fire Extraction technique, but useable on it's own too. This technique is not neccesarily a fighting technique, the sole technique in Yamato's arsenal that isn't focussed 100% on the offense. However it is used as a runner up to a very offensive move. After forming a boar and tiger seal, the user holds the tiger seal while a set of 2 fiery hands emerge from his back, quickly coming out at a rapid speed. These hands will head for the enemy almost instinctively, and grab the enemy by the arm. Once grabbed it will be virtually impossible to get out lest you have a teammate that is able to free you or you work out a genius way to break free. Because the hands are made of flames you will receive slight burning although the burns will not be harmful whatsoever, akin to a D rank fire jutsu if not less harmful. The true fear you should have.. is the follow up jutsu. There is a slight reaction time between being grabbed and the start of the technique, around 1.5 seconds, but dodging will only end up causing the hands to chase you for a longer time. The only true escape is to get out of the 10 meter mark, but that will be hard with just 1.5 second to escape. It's possible for ninja's with above average jutsu, however. Another weakness, aside from it's length, is it's weakness to both water and earth defensive jutsu, such as the earthen walls or the water techniques that send out half an ocean. Using wind or fire against these hands is nearly useless, matter of fact it's counter productive because adding more fire to the arms will have no effect, while using wind based jutsu on them will fuel the flames, speeding them up even more. Electrical jutsu are useless, too, because electricity will go through the hands. An extraordinarily fast shinobi (read: faster than Yamato) will be able to dodge the hands initially and then attack quickly after if he times it right, because attacking Yamato and forcing him to release the tiger seal will stop the jutsu. However, if Yamato moves but still holds the seal, the jutsu will continue. The time it takes to form the hands and attempt to grab the opponent is all within 1 post, but the actual act of grabbing depends on it being dodged/ran away from, and as such can only happen in the 2nd post. Jutsu name: Fuuton: Greater Fire Fists Rank: C Range: N/A. Description: Technically not a technique on it's own, but still classified as one, the user will not have to form any seals, instead he simply has to augment fuuton chakra in his fists and release it into his fists of the Fire Fist jutsu. Due to Fuuton acting as 'fuel' (fuel for fire is oxygen, a source and burnable material) the fire will begin to burn even hotter, turning the fire blue and causing the area it's used in to appear 'darker' or closer to nightfall. This is due to the bright source of light making the environments appear darker than they really are simply because of the contrast or difference in lightsources. Even on a blue sky, clear lit day it will appear as if it were 00:00 midnight. The fists of the Fire-tiger will burn so hot, the radius at which the heat can be felt greatly expands and even those standing close to Yamato during the usage of this will feel uncomfortably warm, and if they stay near long enough, might begin getting a serious sunburn. The main effect also increases, still holding onto the 3rd degree burns upon connecting a hit, but adding in the additional fuuton element of a highly increased knockback and a cutting effect, too. You will go flying most definetely when you get hit by this augmented technique, sending lighter opponents up to 100m away and heavy, fat opponents at a weight of 200kg about 30 meters. Furthermore, there will be slight cuts, as if you got hit by 20 kunai at once. Ofcourse, that's all superficial wounds - nothing life threatening, but definetely painful. Like most nintaijutsu, this is extemely destructive, but exerting at the same time. There is no real weakness to this technique, as it's not really a technique to begin with but more so an augmentation or reinforcement of another. As such, weaknesses of the Fists of the Tiger still exist, such as suiton jutsu or defensive doton jutsu. Even so, the usage of this extra fuuton jutsu will allow the user to simply brute-force his way past many of these jutsu anyway, most notably doton. Suiton will always be a problem for fire users and this technique is no exception. Jutsu name: Katon: Great Fire Bomb Rank: B Range: 7.5m Description: This technique is a secret trump card held in high regard by the Minamoru clan. Not many outside of the clan know of it, because it's a rather rough technique on both the victim and the user. The users can begin this technique by forming the Tiger seal, after which it cannot be stopped anymore. The user envelops themself in flames, starting out akin to any other fire technique and indistinguishable at this time, looking rather harmless. However this all leads to an explosion. An explosion of the user itself into fiery death. In essence it's a fiery suicide technique that will blow up the user plus anything within 3.5m of the technique, and will damage anything up to 7.5m around the technique. The bad side? If you use this technique you die. Jutsu name: Minamoru-shi: Jisatsu-ryō (Minamoru Clan: Suicide Charge, 自殺料) Rank: B Range: 50m. Description: Utilizing his Futoon element, the user 'boosts' his speed quickly by displacing air in front of him towards his back, to travel quicker similar to how an airplane gains lift. However, this technique isn't fast enough to create lift and neither is Yamato shaped in order to create lift.. However, this will give him speed. Using this speed the use pummels himself into the enemy ranks, most likely a larger group of enemies. The head on charge manifests itself into simply crashing into the enemies with limbs extended, punching left and right to get as many hits in as possible. Defense is NOT a part of Yamato's vocabulary. This can be easily protected against by, say, creating an obstacle like a doton-sphere to protect yourself/you friends (if you're friendly like that.) 【Weaponry, tools and objects.】 Weapon, tool or object name: Backpack. Weapon, tool or object type: It's.. a backpack. Possibly filled with explosive tags. Description: It's a fucking explosive backpack bomb. Bag-o-bombs. EASY.
51,254	1,381	161	925	1,132	Kanata the Flattop, Undecided, "Telepathy? That's AWESOME" Kanata nodded and was about to start making hand seals, until the fucking cat decided it was time to be mister Morals. "W-Wha! How I talk shouldn't be a problem if I keep my damn yapper shut when you get all political and shit, right?" Kanata refutted. Luckily for her, though, the cat did not have any time to try and 'teach her how to talk properly', as the lard ass came into the room. He was definitely intimidating but considering the thing beside her, he was like a small piggy in a farm. "PFFFT. Not like you can talk without cursing at least three times in a fucking sentence. Fucking cat" The girl thought to herself. Still, the cat and lard-ass-kun seemed to get along plenty well. Kanata guessed it was because the cat spent a lot of time around here, fooling around with the maids. Yeaaaaah.... he was definitely a male. This was the definitive proof she needed to get the thing classified in one of the sexes. Then, he had the guts to call her a bitch, "EX-FUC-!" She was about to swear there. Probably not good if she wanted to make a good impression on lard ass sitting across of her. She brought a single hand to her mouth and did her best to sound as fucking cutesy as she could. Definitely not something she would do on a regular basis, but, well, once a year couldn't hurt. "I-I mean, it is a pleasure to meet you, sir, a-and," she turned to Yakoul, a vein popping up in her forehead. She was trying to convery her message with her eyes, 'Fuck you, fucking cat'. "Y-Yes, I do have some questions for you. U-Um," Kanata was tempted to ask how the fuck the guy got so fat, but luckily, Tanji's telepathy reached her, stopping her tongue from moving again without thought. She did just as instructed and rolled her shoulder slightly, "W-what would you say is the reason for your success as a, hm, hot spring owner?" Honestly, the girl didn't even know what the fat guy's role in all of this was. Hell, she wasn't even sure of whether or not the guy was the owner of the hot spring resort. "I-I just ask this out of mere curiosity and as a, um, ice breaker, I guess." She shrugged. It had to at least look natural, or they would be unto them. Anzai, Red Sages, What The Fuck Just Happened To The Roundy Image Of course, no movement escaped Anzai's hearing, but how sudden it all was definitely confused the blind ninja quite a bit. These ones were not playing around. That much was certain. Anzai nodded after receiving his new orders, and then turned to Anzai. "Acknowledged. Yudai-sama, let us make haste. This should be handled swiftly." Anzai readied his sword and hurried forward to the hallway where the noise had come from. He found there a... ball? It was some kind of ball, but how defined it was... mayhap it might've been a human? A ninja? The Akimichi clan of Konoha had a jutsu that expanded their bodies like this, didn't they? There was also someone else. He had some kind of odd pool around him. A kekkei genkai? Things had suddenly taken a turn for the interesting, it seemed. "I see... two shinobi. One of the Akimichis, another with an odd kekkei genkai. And it seems that odd formation around him is not only around him, but also by the walls. Hm..." Anzai's mouth turned into the ghost of a smile. Whatever was in the walls still went into his range. How odd. This should make for a pretty good fight. "Yudai-sama, make sure you stay inside the barrier or outside of it... Otherwise it is going to hurt." Anzai started making hand seals at an astonishing speed, and then slammed both hands against the floor. Electricity expanded from his palms and quickly covered the area in his barrier, "Lightning Release Wall!" He put up an electrical wall of 10 meters. Exactly the same as the range of his own kekkei genkai Either the Akimichi would be left inside alone because the other shinobi was able to jump outside before he put up the wall, or both would be left inside the wall, and in the off case that the two of them were able to jump outside his barrier well... it would put the both of them in a pickle, since they wouldn't be able to go through that hallway. Turning their eyes off of Anzai for just a little while would be their downfall. He had it all covered, even if they wanted to open a hole in the wall and go through there, Anzai could get at least one of them.	I want a cool name for where I keep my characters too “Who might that handsome guy in the mirror be? Ah, it's just me.” Meet Amatsurahashi Mikoto. A young man standing at 1.79 meters who probably spends more time looking at himself in the mirror than actually fighting. His long red hair made into a ponytail is probably the one with the best care in the whole army, even among the women. His fair skin has so many layers of creams and other chemicals that some men think he'll explode if there's some fire near him. His blue eyes have never been seen in another state than their almost always perfect one in which Mikoto keeps them. There are some rumors going around that say his eyes can't actually be that pretty alone, saying that they MUST be using contact lenses. He is so picky with his food and training menu to keep his slim, yet strong build, that many come to take his advice on how to take better care of their own physique. Amatsurahashi Mikoto, the man who spends a lot of time trimming himself and is actually not gay. That is the man standing before you. Personnel files. Access only by security personnel with a C3 clearance. 【Full Name】 Amatsurahashi Mikoto 【Alias】 That one not-gay guy that seems gay AKA Metrosexual. 【Affiliation】 Red Sages. 【Age】 20 【Sex】 Male 【Sexuality】 Heterosexual. Might be willing to change in the future. 【Birthplace】 Kirigakure. The Village Hidden In The Mist. 【Rank】 Chūnin Psych. report. Medical secrecy applies. 【Personality】 Have you ever met that one person that just seems to sing everything when he talks? That's the kind of person Mikoto is. A lot of people think he is annoying, but he just shows no signs of changing. Ever since he was a child he's had one rule with which he lives by. To never change himself even if others want to change him. Always remain true to the desires of his heart. He is that kind of whimsical guy. He loves art, music and just about anything that expresses the true desires of the heart. He spends a great deal of time in unnecessary and excessive grooming. He also seems to vastly prefer the company of men rather than the company of woman. These are just some of the reason as to why a lot of people think Mikoto is actually homosexual. Mikoto is only really picky when it comes to women, not to mention that he isn't popular with woman either because of how effeminate he seems at times. Several of his close friends actually know this, and still like to tease him about that. Having sparked several misunderstandings, Mikoto has made an habit of introducing himself with his sexuality in his introduction line. Despite his love for his beauty, Mikoto is neither an stranger to fight nor is he scared of them. He is not a ninja just for show. Mikoto's will to fight is just as much, if not even more, than other ninjas. He will never run away, nor will he ever admit he is outpowered. That's why he believes it is wrong for shinobi's to only be after money and not to follow their heart's desires. He does, however, protect his face a lot more than any other shinobi does. His reason to be one of the Red Sages is simple; "Doesn't freedom sound like a beautiful concept to you? I'd very much like to see what true freedom is like." 【History】 What can you expect from Mikoto's story? Yes, he was bullied as a kid. Yes, he was beaten up a lot as a kid. No, he was not mentally scarred or traumatised by this. Mikoto actually fought back. He's never been afraid of getting his hands dirty. Though he's always been a dilligent student, more than once has he been scolded by his teachers because of how many fights he got himself into. During elementary school, he had to fight his way through bullies and smart-asses who thought he was nothing more than a sissy. It wasn't until he started going to junior high school that he discovered a better way to deal with bullies instead of fighting them. Completely ignoring them. Why, there's nothing more infuriating than the sissy you are trying to piss off completely ignores your very existance. It ended up either with the guys giving up and moving on to their next victim or them trying to beat up Mikoto, which ended up badly for them. Again. By the time he entered high school, Mikoto had created a reputation for himself. Never again did he have to deal with idiots trying to piss him off. Sadly, it was... boring. Extremely so. How could he ever relieve this boredom? Already studying to be a ninja and a Chuunin, and the Hamajo Confederation didn't seem eager to start a war any time soon. Then, what could little old Mikoto do to relieve his thirst for fighting? The Red Sages was the only thing that came to his mind. 【Family ties】 The Amatsurahashi family. Harsh in their ninja training, lax in their concept of what a man should be. Why you ask? Mikoto's father died when he was 4 on the way to the hospital when Mikoto's sister was about to be born. So, Mikoto had to quickly grow up and become the man of the house and so, he had no time to have his lunch handed over to him by some guys who taught were better than him. Not to mention he had an example to set for his sister. Amatsurahashi Haruka \| Mother \| 42, Kirigakure, Reitred Shinobi Amatsurahashi Kanata \| Sister \| 16, Kirigakure, Shinobi, Chuunin 【Dreams and fears】 His dream is to see actual freedom. To be able to see what it truly means for a shinobi to be able to be free. He'd also like to learn how to play an instrument, ANY instrument. His deepest and darkest fear is for all that is beautiful to him, including his family, to be taken away from him all at once. To leave him at the mercy of a world where nothing can no longer make him feel alive. Basically, being alive but dead inside is his biggest fear. Combat reports. Gathered from evaluation reports after missions. 【Fighting style】 Many describe Mikoto's fighting style as refined and entracing. They say it is like watching him dance instead of fighting. Still, Mikoto's taijutsu is deadly and precise. There is no wasted effort, no wasted moves. Everything is made to be a beautifully perfect fighting style for Mikoto. Rhythm and tempo are the bases for his taijutsu style. He always tries to imitate a song playing inside his head as he fights, trying to match the timings of his strikes and the timing to avoid and counter-attack. Thanks to his being knowledgeable about several types of music, it is easy for him to change gears in the blink of an eye. He tends to use bojutsu, a fighting style through the use of a staff, when he thinks taijutsu is no longer enough to defeat someone. He usually combines bojutsu with ninjutsu to make an even more lethal style. He is more of a physical fighter rather than using ninjutsu and genjutsu. His ninjutsu acts more as a support for his fighting style and he tries to avoid using genjutsu, mainly because it isn't his best subject. His ninjutsu focuses on the use of water as a high speed waterjet to cut through things. 【Kekkei genkai, or bloodline limit】 Doesn't have one. 【Ninja techniques】 A rank techniques: Water Release: High Speed Jet B rank techniques: Water Release: Water Beast Water Release: Hiding in Water Technique C rank techniques: Water Release: Water Gun Water Release: Water Whip Water Clone Technique D-E rank techniques: All basic Academy E ones. 【Custom made techniques】 Jutsu name: Water Release: High Speed Jet Rank: A Range: Short Range, can only be use in hand-to-hand combat. Description: The user releases a high speed stream of water from their finger tips and envelops both of their hands in a water jet that can cut through just about anything. This technique, however, is as harmful to the user as it is to their opponent, and can only be used once in a fight to avoid further damage to their hands and/or weapons. Depending of the Chakra output of the user, this move becomes more powerful and becomes able to cut through harder materials. How much the chakra is being used also determines how long this jutsu can last. At minimum output, the Jutsu can cut through wood easily and can last about an hour (6 posts) without damaging the user's skin. In a weapon, it can last for a complete hour (6 posts) before it starts eating away at the materials of the weapon. At medium output, the jutsu can cut through bone, rock and even iron. The user can mantain it for 15 (3 posts) minutes without major damage to their hands. In a weapon, it can last for 30 minutes (4 posts). At maximum output, the jutsu can cut through just about any kind of metal standing in its way, though it won't be able to cut through chakra enhanced weapons, diamonds or crystal release jutsus. In the user's hands, it can only last for a minute (1 post) before there is major damage and in a weapon it can last for 5 minutes (2 posts) before it destroys the weapon completely. 【Weaponry, tools and objects.】 Weapon Name: Sonatta Weapon, tool or object type: Staff Description: A large white and black staff that is about the same height as Mikoto himself. It is made out of wood and has two metal plates at both of its ends, so it can withstand Mikoto's High Speed Jet Jutsu. “Yeah, I am that guy's sister. No, I won't get you a date with him. Why? Because he doesn't freakin' like dudes!” Standing at a not even surprising 1.64 meters and a rather slim and flimsy frame, it is Amatsurahashi Kanata. Like her brother, she has fiery red hair and blue eyes, but neither of them are as well cared for as his. In fact, her brother likes to point out the split ends her hair might have. Her hair is long and usually kept in a pair of twintails that reach her waist. Her blue eyes are big and have been called cute several times, by relatives and her mother, mainly. Her fair skin does have some cream put into it but not the ungodly amounts her brother uses. Like other men, she fears she might catch fire if she imitates her brother. Her frame is slim but well trained, as expected of any shinobi. The problem lies in her chest, something she has a strong complex about and what often makes others confuse her for a boy (given how her brother is). A teenager who'd like to put as much attention on her appearance as her homo brother, Amatsurahashi Kanata. Personnel files. Access only by security personnel with a C3 clearance. 【Full Name】 Amatsurahashi Kanata 【Alias】 Little Sister 【Affiliation】 Undecided 【Age】 16 【Sex】 Female 【Sexuality】 Straight 【Birthplace】 Kirigakure 【Bloodline】 Amatsurahashi 【Rank】 Chūnin Psych. report. Medical secrecy applies. 【Personality】 Unlike her brother who has 'shit for brains', Kanata is a lot more normal than her egocentric and metrosexual brother, if a lot more tomboyish than your regular kunoichi. But let's be honest here, what screams femininity more than a girl in a tight suit jumping around and throwing sharp things at others? Foul-mouthed by nature, full of hormones thanks to her age and Kanata's short fuse make her an adorable pack of emotions, insults, bad words and sarcasm all in one. She's known for not holding anything back, and this has gotten her in a lot more of problems than she's ever wanted to have. Her tongue moves faster than her brain can catch up, hurling insults at people she shouldn't piss off. She depends a lot on her brother Mikoto to get her out of such situations. An idiot by birth not by choice, Kanata has found herself in more than one tight spot both in school and in the streets. She often comments on how life wouldn't be as exciting if she didn't get in as much problems as she does, though. Add to all of this the fact that she has several complexes about her body and life and it just makes her the perfect adolescent with attitude problems. She just needs to run away and the pack should be complete. Among her several complexes, she's got a complex about her chest and an inferiority complex towards her brother. Don't try to mention her height or call her a boy either. Overall, Kanata is a short-tempered idiot with a big mouth AND some ability as a ninja. At least she knows how to fight AND when she should just run for it instead of fighting. "Live to fight another day. Those idiots will never catch me anyway, not with mighty homo Mikoto watching my back." 【History】 Unlike her brother, Kanata was largely ignored in her school years, all the way from elementary school it was just a big whole of... nothing. Have you ever seen your graduation photo and noticed a guy that is there but you never actually saw? If not, that's what several people thought after getting their graduation photo and finally noticing Kanata. Everyone expected big things from Amatsurahashi Mikoto's sister, only to be let down by the extremely pragmatic and sarcastic Kanata. Her existence mostly went unnoticed until she finally became a Chuunin. Pairing up with her brother and going out in missions made them a deadly combo. Finally, people started noticing Kanata and she wasn't sure of whether this was a good or bad thing. Well, she never really did have a lack of friends, she just was in that small group that mostly went unnoticed by others. Later she determined that it was bad. Real bad. They all came to her with words like 'Oh, did Mikoto have a sister? Never knew.' or 'Wow, to think you could actually do something!'. What came after those comments was most definitely not pretty. Having gained a bad reputation this time around, people started to actually avoid her. Well, her fame was short lived, and it was good that it was. 【Family ties】 Kanata's father died before she was born, so she only has her older brother and mother to rely on. While she is fond of and loves the two of them, she does find them, Mikoto specially, annoying. Amatsurahashi Haruka \| Mother \| 42, Kirigakure, Retired Shinobi Amatsurahashi Mikoto \| Brother \| 20, Kirigakure, Shinobi, Part of the Red Sages, "Full time homo" 【Dreams and fears】 She dreams of one day surpassing her ever so perfect and beautiful brother, or at the very least shake off the feeling of inferiority she feels towards him. Her biggest fear is not being able to go to the next One Direction concert living in the shadow of her brother. Also to be noted, she is scared witless of Mikoto's imminent death if he keeps doing dangerous things. Combat reports. Gathered from evaluation reports after missions. 【Fighting style】 Never to shine herself but to give others the opportunity to shine, Kanata's fighting style is a purely supportive one. She can indeed defend herself in hand to hand combat, yes, but her true talent comes out when she is fighting alongside someone else. Her specialty are ninjutsu and genjutsu used to support a more aggressive battle style like her brother's. She intends to stall, hinder and trip her opponents at every step they give. Even if they are about to hit their mark, she'll make sure that what they hit is nothing more but an illusion she's made. Cunning and brains, not muscles and... more muscles, are what make her a formidable fighter. She uses water release, but unlike her brother, she uses mist and barriers to hinder her opponents. Her taijutsu is the weakest part of her fighting style as a whole. She can easily be overpowered by any opponent with more experience in hand to hand combat or otherwise. Her taijutsu is focused on the use of her legs, since her arms are more like sticks. She uses a combination of muay thai and tae kwon do to keep opponents at bay while she uses her hands to prepare her next jutsu. Kanata also tends to use submission holds against opponents bigger than her, in order to keep them from moving and to give herself more time to cast her next jutsu. Thanks to her being bad at taijutsu, she carries even more kunais than the average shinobi. 【Kekkei genkai, or bloodline limit】 Thank God I don't need to fill this longass form 【Ninja techniques】 A rank techniques: Water Release: Water Heavens Convergence B rank techniques: Water Release: Water Formation Pillar Water Release: Water Beast Illysionary Mist C rank techniques: Water Prison Technique Water Release: Water Gun Water Clone Technique Water Release: Enveloping Mist D-E rank techniques: Hidden In Mist Technique 【Custom made techniques】 Jutsu name: Water Release: Enveloping Mist Rank: C Range: Large, it covers an area of 30 meters around the user. Description: The user, Kanata, releases mist from the tip of her fingers that envelops a wide are around her. It does nothing more, nothing less. Once the mist is out of Kanata, it does not take any chakra for her to mantain it. 【Weaponry, tools and objects.】 Weapon, tool or object name: Kunais. Lots and lots of them. Weapon, tool or object type: Throwing Kunai Description: Simple kunais in ungodly quantities. Makes you wonder where the hell is she hiding so many of them. “Calm yourself. I mean you no harm. ... Your heartbeat is starting to calm down. Good.” An intimidating man standing at 1.80 meters and a man of nerves made out of steel, Kisaragi Anzai. He's got short and spiky black hair falling right over his face. He uses a headband at the top of his forehead to not let it rub against his face, since he is pretty sensitive. Anzai's skin is dark brown, making for a perfect example of the trademark Kumogakure ethnicity. He's got gray eyes, but he always keeps his eyes shut. Unlike many cliché anime characters, Anzai actually keeps his own eyes shut because he is blind. His physique is quite buff and muscular, something that affects his diet quite a lot since he needs to eat a lot more than your regular shinobi. Despite his physique and Kekkei Genkai, Anzai keeps always keeps a cane by his side. The Blind Assassin, Kisaragi Anzai. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Personnel files. Access only by security personnel with a C3 clearance. 【Full Name】 Kisaragi Anzai 【Alias】 The Blind Assassin, Anzu 【Affiliation】 Red Sages 【Age】 25 【Sex】 Male 【Sexuality】 Asexual/Bi-romantic (think I saw someone use the word hetero-romantic somewhere, so I'm borrowing the idea) 【Birthplace】 Kumogakure 【Bloodline】 Kisaragi 【Rank】 Jounin -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Psych. report. Medical secrecy applies. 【Personality】 Calm and stoic are the words that best define Anzai. He's lived his life having to take calm and well-thought steps due to his blindness. It gives you more time to think, in a way. Everything he does is well-thought and meditated, even his jokes, which tend to be overlooked because of his monotone tone of voice. Because of his legendary calmness and his habit of meditation, many often believe that Anzai is, in fact, sleeping. He has fallen asleep while meditating if we are being completely honest, but it is a rare occurrence indeed. Once, someone stepped over him while sleeping. Anzai is really prideful, despite his usual cool demeanor. Offering to help him go down the stairs or other friendly offers for help upset him greatly and, despite not losing his cool demeanor, you'll find yourself threatened by that same calm nature. In a nutshell, feeling pity for him can really work against you. "Even as I am blind, I can see far more than you." His mannerisms and calmness often lead others to believe that he is expressionless, or worse, emotionless. This is most certainly not true, but Anzai does manage to keep his emotions in check most of the time. This is because he understands and accepts all of his emotions, which has also made him able to tell a person's mood through the tone of their voice or what they are feeling through the beat of their heart. These two abilities, though, are rendered useless in battle as he cannot focus his hearing solely in his opponent, otherwise he'd feel he's leaving himself open. As with everything else, Anzai tends to keep calm and stoic even in the most heated of situations, making him both an intimidating and terrifying foe. 【History】 The long line of Katsuragi shinobi felt that its long tradition of warriors had come to an end when they discovered that Anzai, next in line to become the head of the small clan, was born blind. Not having sight, an almost indispensable tool in the trade of being a ninja. They thought all was lost were it not for what they noticed later. The boy could indeed see and his 'sight' could reach even further than their own. The Kekkei Genkai of the Kisaragi allows them to feel electric currents, but only when thrown in a jutsu, making it a highly defensive type of Kekkei Genkai that could only protect them against an specific type of jutsu. Anzai's blindness took it a step further. Anzai could actually sense the small electrical charges carried by electrons, and that permitted him to make an image inside of his head of what things would look like if he could see, and what made it better was the fact that his 'vision' covered a whole 360 around him. It was blurry at first, of course. Untrained and instinctive, the Kisaragi could not pass up on such an opportunity. Regardless of his shortcomings when he first started training, the Kisaragi finally were able to make an specially deadly and stoic shinobi out of Anzai, who could now see clearly after refining the use fo his Kekkei Genkai. Once he got clearance to become a Jounin, however, what followed were years full of frustration. Everyone looked down on him because of his blidness. They wouldn't allow him to participate in missions, and he would remain mediocre because the Confederation frowned upon physical demonstrations of power, at least between their own armies. The last straw was when his commander called him weak, and that he couldn't kill him even if he were sleeping. Making a live demonstration, Anzai went to the Red Sages dragging his commander's body by the neck. The commander was known to be a powerful but arrogant commander that had been hindering several of the operations of the Red Sages. He hoped that such a demonstration would be enough for the Red Sages to acknowledge his potential. Thankfully for them, they did. 【Family ties】 Anzai's family is filled with strong warriors, warriors that would risk their lives at the beck and call of their masters. So was the case with both of Anzai's parents, who died while he was still training. His only remaining (close) family is his grandfather. Kisaragi Youtsugi \| Grandfather \| 81, Kumogakure, Old fart too proud to retire from being a shinobi. 【Dreams and fears】 Anzai dreams of making his a powerful clan, one rivaling the Uchiha or the Hyuuga. Despite not seeing (pun intended) the allure of the intercourse, Anzai does wish to have an heir who inherits both his powerful Kekkei Genkai and blindness, horrible as it may sound. He thinks of himself as the next step towards greatness for his clan. An improvement over those before him and the true potential of their Kekkei Genkai. His biggest fear, though odd but logical considering his personality, is to be able to see with his eyes. He feels he'll lose his powerful KG if he sudeenly becomes able to see. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Combat reports. Gathered from evaluation reports after missions. 【Fighting style】 A dojutsu without eyes. So many have described Anzai's battle style. His genjutsu skills are non-existant, perhaps because he cannot see in the traditional way, but his lack of skill in genjutsu is compensated by his skill in ninjutsu and kenjutsu. He keeps his sword concealed inside the cane he always carries with himself. His fighting style is one that prioritizes domination over the battlefield. If people ambush him, then he'll keep everyone at a safe distance through the use of his ninjutsu, and then engage each of them with his sword and finish them quickly. He's been called the Blind Assassin because he always aims to end his fights quickly, before his opponent can catch up on the several weaknesses of his Kekkei Genkai. If he is overwhelmed or has spent too much in a fight, he tends to retire as quick as possible and fight another day, despite his prideful personality. He is dead set on not letting anyone know of the weaknesses of his abilities, and will surely kill anyone who catches on on them. 【Kekkei genkai, or bloodline limit】 Bloodline limit name: Denkaku (電覚) Description: The Kisaragi KG allows the clansmen to sense strong currents of electricity, like those produced from a Lightning Release ninjutsu. Anzai's lack of sight, however, makes this ability extremely powerful, and allows him to sense even the small electrons that are around almost every atom, which allows him to make complete 360 images in a range of 10 meters around him. The KG also allows the Kisaragi to use an special type of ninjutsu because of the constant electric wave that surrounds them. Anzai's is neither stronger nor weaker than those before him. Strengths: Allows Anzai to make 360 images of the terrain he is in. Can dodge Lightning release ninjutsu easily thanks to being able to detect them from wherever they are coming. Due to the excited atoms of a hot body, Anzai can also sense Fire Release rather clearly and can sense even more clearly any individual with a high body temperature. Anzai can become a walking stungun by amplifying the electric wave going around him. If extremely concentrated and in only one individual, Anzai can predict their next attacks by seeing the electricity running through their muscles as they move. This, however, makes him blind to any other thing happening in his surroundings. Weaknesses: Being hit by Wind Release, the usual weakness of Lightning release, can either make his vision blurry or blind him completely, if the jutsu is strong enough(B jutsus and stronger). He cannot sense Ice Release or any body at Absolute Zero temperature. (Not necessarily a shinobi, could also be metal). Due to the lack of electrons in their atoms, Anzai can't sense gases either. 【Ninja techniques】 A rank techniques: Lightning Release: Depht Charge Lightning Release: Walking Stungun B rank techniques: Lightning Release: False Darkness Lightning Release: Lightning Trap C rank techniques: Lightning Release Wall Lightning Release: Electromagnetic Murder D-E rank techniques: None worth mentioning. 【Custom made techniques】 Jutsu name: Lightning Release: Walking Stungun Rank: A Range: Short Range Description: Using Lightning Release, Anzai supercharges his nervous system after amplifying the natural electric wave surrounding his body and reversing it inside, but unlike A's Lightning Chakra mode, Anzai does not enhance his physical capabilities. The electricity surrounding Anzai also becomes visible to any of his enemies as small lightning courses his arms, chest and legs. Touching Anzai while doing this will result in an extremely painful and stunning electric shock, that renders taijutsu useless against him. While this does not actually hurt Anzai, it does leave him paralyzed for a long while afterwards, so he does not use it that often. The longest he can keep this technique activated is for 5 posts. Anzai theorizes that if his whole body was sedated and his mind wasn't, he could use this technique to move. He hasn't had the opportunity to prove this theory, though, and the fact that he still needs to make the hand seals makes it... kind of pointless. Jutsu name: Lightning Blade: Heaven Piercing Lunge Rank: S Range: Short to Mid Range Description: Anzai thrusts his weapon forward and, much like like the Chidori Katana of Sasuke, creates a highly condensated flow of Lightning release chakra with a range of 10 meters. Though it does not chirp loudly like the Chidori Katana, there is indeed a low, cracking sound that warns of its arrival, not to mention that when it hits, it makes the same sound as a thunder striking the ground as all of the compacted energy dissipates after hitting its target. It is compact and quite small, and its range falls short to other jutsu, but it is a jutsu that can pierce through mostly anything, unless faced with a weapon with flowing Lightning Release chakra or Air Release chakra. Thanks to Anzai's detection and skill, he can make the attack change its course as he wants, though not as many times as he'd like. After moving it three times, the jutsu disappears. Though extremely lethal as it can pierce easily through someone's head or ribcage in an attempt to kill Anzai's enemies, it really depends a lot of where it hits. Jutsu name: Lightning Release: Lightning Spread Rank: C Range: Long Range Description: A variation of the Electromagnetic Murder jutsu. Putting both of his hands on the ground, Anzai releases lightning in a range of 20 meters to keep his opponents away. Jutsu name: Lightning Release Wall Rank: C Range: Short to Mid Range Description: Using Lightning Release, Anzai erects (( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)) a wall with a maximum range of 10 meters, that can be extended to 20 if he places seals to help him keep it up. The wall is made up of violent electric bolts, making it harmful for anyone trying to get past it, whether they want to enter it or exit it. It doesn't seem to affect Lightning Release users as much, though. The only way to dispel it is to either defeat Anzai or, if it is being used at mid range, to take off the seals previously placed by Anzai. 【Weaponry, tools and objects.】 Weapon, tool or object name: Silent Death Weapon, tool or object type: Sword Cane Description: A sword hidden inside a cane that would otherwise be used to aid his walking. How it looks
51,255	1,381	162	1,918	8,262	Akio Tendou Sunagakure, Confederate Archive Building, Hamajo Confederate Akio cursed as she heard a voice coming from behind her, but before she could manage any defense she was hit by the attack and set across the room into a nearby shelf. Dazed by the attack, she barely managed to role put of the way of Mikoto's following strike , though was quickly met with three pairs of Sharingan staring her down as three clones of the previous attacker charged towards her with drawn blades. Knowing that she was in a terrible position and needed to get out before it got any worse, she was quick to initiate the substitution jutsu, leaving behind a burned book covered with explosive tags to detonate, likely destroying the clones and possibly harming the attacker with the staff if he hadn't managed to get out in time. She might have tried to hit them with her thunderbolt jutsu, but considering that the last attack had left her covered in highly conductive water, that would be a very, very bad idea. The explosion would also provide some cover for her escape, as she quickly dived through the now unguarded door, leaving a few more explosive tags to take care of any possible followers. She'd make her way towards a more open area in the building, a large library in the center of the building that was open to almost all the floors, and thus held a lot more maneuverability than the rest of the building. As she made her way to the area, keeping an eye out for any potential sneak attacks or pursuers, she pressed a button on her ear piece, quickly making contact with the other squads. "Tendou-san, what's going on? I heard a bunch of loud noise form the roof, all most like it fucking collapsed, and then a loud bang from the lower floor? Are we being attacked?" Said the recognizable voice of the new chunin before, Arata. "NO SHIT! Brilliant analysis, Arata, and here I thought it was a bunch of abnormally aggressive salesman. Now stop being a idiot and listen, you need to send a request for back up to HQ and get those archivers to start destroying as many files as they can., Whatever they have hear is probably backed up somewhere else, and if not, it's better than letting the enemy get whatever information they're looking for. NOw get the other squads together and tell them to do the same. THe priority here is to make sure that the enemy doesn't get whatever it is that they're after, so I don't care if you have to burn this building to the ground to do that, am I fucking clear?" She spoke in a highly agitated whisper as she began to think over how extremely fucked she currently was. Great, so we've got at least three intruders, no idea what they want, and no clear idea of their general level of skill. Only good thing about this whole situation is that the adrenaline is helping to clear my hangover up. Praise Kami for that small blessing. After that, she would run through a string of handseals, holding her hand out in front of her as she came to a stop near the entrance to the open area, walking into the open foyer, a small ball of fire and heat quickly forming in the palm of her open hand. The heat was helping to quicken the drying process, which meant she would be able to use her more precise jutsu soon enough, but for now, this would have to do. Keeping her eyes open for any possible threats, she notice the cracks in the ceiling not to far away from her on the upper floors, probably a result of the fight on the roof, which meant that whoever had done that was probably really close by. Fan-fucking-tastic. ((OOC: The open area is like this, but with about three floors, including the ground floor. Katsuko would be on the third floor in a room not too far away from the main area, with Mikoto and Saketsui being in a room that, while isn't far from the area, is still a little ways. Their are about 3 squads of three in the building that are on high alert and running through the building in a rush to handle the information and deal with any intruders, with one more squad outside that's getting it's bearings after getting thrown out of a building. If I messed up or missed something, then please let me now and I'll go fix it as soon as I can.)) Tatsuya Kajiya-Terumi Tatsuya internally cringed at her question, a bit silent as he wondered if he was being a bi weird with his greeting. It had been a bit of casual observation, but then it was very possible she hadn't been paying attention to him yesterday. hell, the only reason he remembered her was because she had been talking about lunch with said friend. Luckily, before he could say anything else in an attempt to explain himself, she decided to answer him anyway. Her nervous actions after that left him confused at first, than embarrassed as he realized that maybe he hadn't been a little less than subtle with his interest with her prosthetic, his running through his wet hair in slight exapseration at his own lack of tact. Luckily, he managed to maintain the good sense to not draw any extra attention to the afflicted eye that she revealed to him, probably unknowingly, through her actions. He was curious about it, of that their was little question, but such questions weren't appropriate to ask someone he just met, and he had been raised to mind his own business whenever possible. Her business is her business, and I've got no right to infringe on that, no matter how curious I am. He started to chew on his thumbnail, feeling as if the silence had string on for a bit too long, when the girl suddenly seemed to remember him, as well as giving him a slightly strange look after asking her question. "Yeah, you and your friend were talking about lunch and passed around me while I was . . . thinking about some things after listening to that crazy cat thing speak it's stupid propaganda. Only reason I remember is because it made me interested in getting my own lunch, which in turn led to some random red headed woman cleaning out my wallet, but that's a story for another day." As Tatsuya spoke, he noticed a certain something about the girl that he hadn't before, mainly that she had an umbrella. Looking up at the sky, Tatsuya finally noticed the slight chill that had crept up on him and how waterlogged his clothes were starting to become. "Anyway, ho about we go inside before I catch my death out here, yeah? You should see some of the stuff they have in here, it's like the most hi-tech place I've ever seen in my life. It's pretty cool, though it makes one thing if the confederate spends its money on anything but the military. They even have these weird class cages where you can basically create any kind of environment you can imagine. It's really crazy the kind of things that have been developed in the past few years." Tatsuya would say as he started walking slowly into the building, looking back to see if Mirai is following, and being sure to casually open the door for her. Once inside, Tatsuya would suddenly come to a bit of a realization that he still didn't know the girl's name, and she didn't know his. "Oh, I forgot to mention earlier, but my name's Tatsuya Kajiya-Terumi." He put out his hand in greeting after a semi-futile attempt to dry it off on his pants.	Name: Katon: Phoenix Egg Bomb(Subject to change) Rank: A Range: Mid Description: After making the needed hand seals, Akio conjures up a concentrated inferno of blazing heat, focusing it over her palm. It'll take a post for this jutsu to charge up, but when it does the flames will take on a egg-like shape as Akio thrusts her hand out to launch it at her foes. Upon impact with an object, the egg will explode with a huge amount of force and intense white hot heat. The radius of the explosion would be somewhere between 5-10m, though the intense heat can be felt from much farther away, burning skin, drying up moisture in the air, and causing fatigue through dehydration if an enemy is caught near the edge of the blast. The explosion itself takes the form of a phoenix rising high into the sky. The flames that the explosion created will stay for about 2 posts, however, the heat lessening by a great deal until it finally fizzes out. At this point, Aoi can use this jutsu with little strain, upping her usage to about 6 times before it starts to take it's toll. Seiteki Suji no Jutsu (Static Strings Technique) Rank:D Description: This skill allows the user to create strings of electricity that can either act physically as strings, or as a medium that can send small shocks to an opponent. One of this technique's most useful features is its ability to allow the user to detect outsiders. When the strings are placed around an area, they are often fairly difficult to see, and unnoticed by the quick eye. But when the string is used to detect outsiders, they can adapt a quality that is string-like and electrical at the same time. This quality makes the static strings into a string of electricity, but with such a weak current that it is rarely noticed by Shinobi who accidentally walk through the strings. However, when this happens, the user at once will feel a small shock in their fingers, or where ever else they are keeping the strings intact. But unless the opponent felt the weak current as they walked through the strings, the opponent will usually never know the strings were there. But beyond its ability to detect outsiders, this skill can be used as a normal string when it is needed but none is around, or it can be used to create small shocks to other people. However, the shocks are only a little bit stronger than static electricity, and usually do no damage at all. Jutsu Name: Raiton: Thunder Bow Rank B Range Mid to Long Can be fired at a target up to a 100m away Description: Akio forms a bow out of lightning chakra, from which she can draw back and fire bolts of electricity from, the amount of power dealt depending on how long she holds it for. A quick draw only does a low-medium amount of damage and has no lingering effects. A Charged shot, which takes about 1 post to form up, does a fair deal more damage and will leave the target temporarily stunned if direct contact is made. The charged shot can also be split into four homing shots, which'll lock onto the opponents chakra signature. These only do slightly more damage than a quick shot on their own, but if all three hit the same target, then the damage can be even greater than a charged shot and can explode out to damage foes within a meter of the target. Akio can now fire a detonation shot with a charged up bolt, which is less powerful overall, but can paralyze a whole group of individual for a few moments. She can also create a piercing shot, which has more focused electrical energy for more power and damage, but has reduced ranged as well, only being able to go about half as far as a normal charged shot. The piercing shot can pierce through most standards armors and defensive jutsu of equal rank or lower, not including elemental weakness into play, in which it can probably partially get through lower A-rank Earth Style Jutsu and be halted by upper C rank Wind Style jutsu. Static strings can be attached to the quick fire shots, so that if they hit, the user can hold the foe in place by running a constant stream of electricity through it, locking her muscles in place. If this is done, neither Akio nor the target can move so it's not a good move for one on one, but good for lining up holding an enemy in place for another teammate to take down. Edit: Through training, Akio has managed to work down the weakness of her static strings down so that only one of her limbs is paralyzed and not her whole body, meaning that she won't be able to form jutsu while holding a foe down, but she can still move, dodge attacks, and counterattack reasonable well, though she still has to be able to keep some focus on the connection while moving, or else it'll break, thus she won't be able to move as fast as she normally could. Katon: Myaku Hitofuki no Jutsu (Fire Release: Pulse Blast Technique) Rank: B Range: Close to Mid Description: An extremely useful jutsu, this one has the effect of flushing out or separating multiple opponents. Hurling a fireball about the size of a basketball, it is meant to be dodged in order to be effective. For at center of this fireball is a gaseous core which, when the spherical attack finally makes contact with something, will explode and this gas will expand rapidly in a loud bang. The bang is simply a precursor though, as instantly afterwards a sharp concussive force will issue out all around the center of the blast. Though the explosion of the attack itself is not very strong, the force it sends out is enough to knock anyone who is within a certain radius of it flying. Katon: Kudakasei no Jutsu (Fire Release: Shatter Force Technique) Rank: A Range: Close Range technique, with the base diameter of the blast radius being around 5 meters Description: Built upon the principles of Katon: Myaku Hitofuki no Jutsu, this technique instead acts as a much more powerful, centralized version. Gathering heat in between both hands the user focuses it until it cannot be condensed further. Manifested as a sphere of raw, glowing energy it is at first held at bay as if only for show. Then, given any cue, the user slams the sphere into the ground, causing it to explode with the power of pure heat behind it. The user is unaffected by this burst of power, but anyone within the radius of the blast suffers some unsettling consequences alongside the devastating concussive force it sends forth. This technique, by sheer strength alone, has even been known to crack boulders. Separate effects of the jutsu are that the intense heat dehydrates any opponents caught within the radius of the blast, drawing them closer to fatigue, blurring their vision and causing mild headaches all the while. Minor, first-degree burns may also result from this technique. Jutsu Name: Raiton: Raikou Hitofuki no Jutsu (Lightning Release: Lightning Blast Technique) Rank: C Range: Close to Mid Description: This jutsu allows the user to fire off a continuous blast of electrical energy at an opponent, causing only minor burns but a great deal of pain as it courses through the foes system. Jutsu Name: Raiton: Cloak of the Thundering Phoenix Rank: S Range: Self Description: A Variant of the Lightning Armor Jutsu, this jutsu cloaks the Akio in an intense aura of electricity that takes the form of phoenix around them. While under the influence of this jutsu, Akio's speed, reaction time, and physical attack power gains a substantial increase, though not to the level that is seen by users of the original technique, as well as boosting the power of her Raiton jutsu, thus negating the charge up of her more power Thunder bow attacks. She can also up her mobility on the battlefield by gliding and hovering in the air for short periods of times using the wings this jutsu gives her, though she has yet to achieve true flight using this technique. Finally, the wings can also be formed into a defensive wall at a moments notice, incase she's targeted by an attack she can't dodge, but they can only block a single attack of up to A-rank in power, and Wind Style jutsu of Mid A-rank and higher will always be able to partially get through these defenses. Once the attack has been blocked, the wings will disperse and Akio will spend the remainder of the jutsu's duration moving at a reduced speed compared to before, though still noticeably faster than her base speed, as well as no longer being able to hover or glide due to the loss of her wings. This jutsu duration is for about 6 posts, though it can be lengthened to up to 9 by feeding more chakra into it, though this worsens the drawback once the jutsu ends. After the base duration runs out, her entire body will become numb and cause her speed and reaction time to drop as a result. This lasts for about three posts, but if she lengthened it, it can lengthen to about 6 posts and only allows her to move at a third of her base speed. If she tries to go over that limit, though possible, it will result in her body becoming completely paralyzed, as well as the obvious threat of chakra exhaustion. 【Weaponry, tools and objects.】 Weapon: Shuriken Description: A basic tool every ninja should have, it can be lethal if it hits a vital spot, but they are also good in creating some space for the fighter. Tool: Chakra Pill Description: Weapon: Kunai Description: A basic tool every ninja should have, it's the only weapon Akio has when it comes to CQC fighting. Weapon: Tanto Description: A short, straight, single edged dagger that has no point and is used primarily for slashing attacks. Weapon: Ninja Wire Description: A strong metal wire that can be used in various ways. Weapon: Senbon Description: A precision tool that, despite it's low lethality, can be very effective in slowing down and paralyzing an opponent if they are placed in the right place. Medical secrecy applies. 【Personality】 After the war and her break-up with Aoi, Akio has become a very emotionally withdrawn individual, focusing only on either training or her duties as a shinobi, and spending very little time socializing with others anymore. While she still has the sarcastic remark or joke ready whenever it's needed, she no longer talks with people in depth. If they try to get to know her personally, she'll either redirect the conversation away from herself or just shut down, not speaking another word until the person gets the message and leaves her alone. Along with this, Akio has developed a bit of a drinking habit, not a terrible one, but noticeable. She always tends to have one bottle of some form of liquor on her when not on a mission, and she can be a bit cranky at times on missions due to the fact that she can't drink while on the job, a self-imposed rule so that her habit never interferes with her work. On really bad days, however, one could find Akio totally hammered in her home, in which she becomes a depressive, self-loathing mess that is constantly asking people to comfort her and listen to her problems, as well as provide . . . other forms of relief. 【History】 Before the massacre, her life wasn't really that great as her father saw her as nothing as a mistake and an embarrassment for two reasons. The first is that she was a bastard child, a mark of shame on his honor as the Tendou family patriarch, though it was that same honor that duty bound him to take the child in, as her mother had died during childbirth. The second reason was that she was never good enough, and while she wasn't the most skilled of individuals, she was still rather good, some would say better than most. But it was never enough for Akira Tendou, he demanded perfection, and severely punished those who did not meet his requirements. And as she hardly ever did, she was often met with scorn from her father, who never once acknowledged her as his daughter. And while that should've devastated her, she didn't find herself minding too much. She never once considered Akira Tendou as her father in the sense that he was a man to come to with her woes, worries, and needs, as that regard went to her older brother, Kokatsu. Ever since she came into their home, Kokatsu was extremely protective of her, getting into several fights with Akira and most of them ending in some sort of violence. Since she was young, she never got to see Kokatsu darker side, and she believes that he wanted to keep it that way as he made extreme efforts to avoid telling her about his job in any specific detail. He also expressed some sorrow when it became apparent that she was going to be joining the Shinobi forces, though never actively spoke out against it, unlike her father who was certain that she'd never pass and if she did, never make it pass a lowly genin. If things had continued as normal, then he may have been right, for even she had begun to doubt her self and her reasons for becoming a ninja, of whether she was ready for the life they lived. But instead, soon after her seventh birthday, all hell broke loose. A ceremony was held, as Akira had decided to pass on his position as Clan Patriarch to his son, claiming he had never been prouder for him. Kokatsu took the Tendou blade(an artifact past down from Patriarch to Patriarch since before the elemental nations were even concieved) and, with a smile as bright as the sun, slew his father where he stood, dropping the weapon to perform a quick string of handsigns before slamming his fingers into the fresh corpse. An eerie red light rose from the ground around him, and it was until many months after the event that she would hear that at the time, seals popped up all throughout the city. And so it was that Kokatsu opened a portal between this world and a world of darkness to unleash death upon all who lived within it. Only a single order was given, spare the children of the Tendou clan, they had done no wrong. And so it was that behind a veil of darkness, hundreds if not thousands died horrid, painful deaths, all the while a menacing laugh would echo through out it all. When the barrier fell and the demons fled, Kokatsu held out his hand for Akio to grab, only for her to flinch away, looking at her blood trenched sibling in horror. Akio couldn't remember a time where her brother had looked more hurt then at that time, and yet she also couldn't remember a time where he seemed more relieved. He offered no pressure or force, just left without a word, and leaving her alone in a nightmare of blood, death, and sorrow. After the event, the Tendou children were taken in and eventually handed over to adoptive parents to raise them. Of those children, four would go insane from the trauma of what they witnessed as they grew up, one even committing suicide after slaughtering his adoptive parents. Tendou children where treated with a mix of pity, fear, and for Akio, hatred. Given how closely related she was to Kokatsu, there were people, kids especially, who would take out their grief of lost loved ones out on her. This made it hard for her to trust and approach people, and also made it so she hated her features that so easily gave her away. But in the midst of these hardships, an ember began to burn bright with newly discovered passion. She developed a burning drive to train herself, to become as strong as possible. She was able to pass the academy with only minor difficulties, and did her best in her genin missions no matter what the they were. However, in the early years of her life, this passion nearly consumed her, as she withdrew from everyone, constantly running herself into the ground, and then some, for a reason that she wasn't even sure of. In actuality, she felt partially to blame for what happened to Kokatsu, thinking in her subconscious mind that if she had somehow been there for him more, it could've been avoided. As life went on, however, she found herself to be taken unde the wing of Tsukiko Umene. The older jonin would drop by from time to time to check up on her, and if she felt it necessary, beat her in to shape. While at first Akio resented the woman, she eventually began to grow more attached to her as time went on, to the point where she thinks of the wild woman as the big sister she never had. Due to Tsukiko's influence, Akio began to open up to other people a little more and try to overcome her weaknesses. Also because of Tsukiko, the young Tendou can tend to have a rather vivid and imaginative vocabulary when sufficiently angered or upset, as well as having a bit of a nasty temper. As of now, she's living in a rented apartment in downtown, having moved away from her foster parents the moment she became a genin, never to speak to them again. The war was a defining moment in Akio's life . . . and not for the better. while she wasn't a stranger to loss or violence, she had never felt in the scale that she had in the war. Many good friends died in the fighting, only to die in vain as the Confederation came to rule everything. However, instead of being filled with anger and indignation, she just felt broken and afraid. As she recovered, she began to withdraw from the world, drinking more often, and geting into fights with her girlfriend Aoi, until it finally culminated in Akio breaking it off in a fit of drunken passion. She immediately regretted it afterwards, but instead of going after her and begging forgiveness, she simply let the relationship die. Despite still having strong feelings for Aoi, she just didn't want to feel the pain of losing her, imagining that it'd be worse than anything else she'd ever experienced. Since she couldn't force Aoi to stop being a kunoichi, she decide that it'd be best for the two o end their relationship, thinking it'd be easier for both of them in the long run. This belief has long since died in her mind, as she only continues to feel more and more empty inside, but she feels like it's much much too late to fix her mistake. So she lives her days in misery, with her only companions being the alcohol she keeps by her side and the odd stranger that it invites to her bed every so often. 【Family ties】 Akio feels nothing for her family name, and had nothing but fear for her father. Her brother and a few of the braver clan members were the only ones in her family to show her any kindness, though not without punishment. Her foster family after the Massacre were kind at first, but soon grew distant as she showed a great lack in interest in them. After that, they simply ignored her and she ignored them. Not the perfect home, but it was peaceful at least. Tsukiko Umene \| Big Sister figure \| 42, Current Condition and location is unknown Kokatsu Tendou \| Half-Brother, Father figure \| 42, Unknown, Jonin and Missing-nin Makoto Tendou \| Half-Sister\| 23, Unknown, Kidnapped by her brother on the Night of the Massacre 【Dreams and fears】 Akio currently has no dreams beside a vain hope of making up with Aoi, but it's one she doesn't actively try to pursue. As for fears, she still fears losing Aoi, and their separation has only intensified this fear, as now not only will she lose her former lover, but she'll lose any chance for reconciliation. Personnel files Warning: keep locked in filing cabinet These files are intended for trusted eyes only. If you are not authorized by the Hokage or his assistant, put these files away. Personal files for: Akio Tendou Full name: Nicknames: Interests: Training, playing the flute, Photography, Archery Likes: Drinking, being alone, people who can respect her desire to keep to herself, Archery Dislikes:Drinking, Herself, Yamato, braggarts, perverts, tight clothing Catchphrase: “” Personal relationships with others Full name: Aoi Don Maquia Nicknames: Opinion: ? Shared history: give a summary of about 1-2 paragraphs of what history these characters have shared before the start of the IC, or during it. Full name: Nicknames: list what nicknames your character has for this character Opinion: Good, bad, neutral? Shared history: give a summary of about 1-2 paragraphs of what history these characters have shared before the start of the IC, or during it. Add more as needed, remove this line when done. “Uhhh . . . Never Give up? That's a good motto, right?” Tatsuya is tall at around 6'2, and has a rather muscular upper body due to his work in the forge. His hands and arms are covered with numerous scars, burns and callouses due to the work he does every day, but he wears them with pride as they are the symbol of all his hard work. His red eyes come from his father, and shiny red hair comes from his mother. He also has a tattoo on his upper right arm of Ketsui lodged in the mouth of an active volcano. He got it the day he became a Genin as a symbol to never forget the determination it took to get him there, so that no matter how long the road to greatness looked, he'd never give up. His normal clothing style is usually a plain white T-shirt, some jeans and steel toed boots( a nessecity in his profession). He sometimes where a jacket if it;s cold enough for one, but more often than not, that's it for his casual wear. His combat outfit is a black, long sleeve shirt, a jacket over that, black combat pants and shinobi sandals. Personnel files. Access only by security personnel with a C3 clearance. 【Full Name】 Tatsuya Kajiya-Terumi 【Alias】 N/A 【Affiliation】 The Hamajō Confederation, though he does have his doubts and could be swayed to the other side 【Age】 17 【Gender】 Male 【Birthplace】 Konoha 【Bloodline】 Terumi Bloodline 【Rank】 Chunin Psych. report. Combat reports. Gathered from evaluation reports after missions. 【Fighting style】 Tatsuya is a more weapon-based fighter, specialized in Kenjutsu mostly, as that is the weapon he uses most often, and has the most skill in using. That being said, his Taijutu is serviceable enough that he's not completely defenseless without his weapons, but it'll only do him so well for so long, especially against a skilled Taijutsu fighter. His Ninjutsu is also quite good, with a focus on controlling the battlefield rather than simply blasting his opponents away. Up close, Tatsuya is a very good fighter, but he often has issues against distance opponent unless he can figure out a way to get them to come to him. He can either uses his jutsu to force his foe closer, or takes the battle to them instead. When it comes to using his Kekkei Genkai, he can sometimes use it to distract his opponents by making the ground underneath their feet really hot via forming lava just below the surface. A sneaky, but effective strategy, especially when facing an enemy of a higher skill level than him, as that split second distraction could give him just the edge he needs to either escape, or end a fight. 【Kekkei genkai, or bloodline limit】 Bloodline limit name: Lava Release Description: The lava release is a very versatile Kekkei Genkai that has multiple variations and abilities depending on how one uses it. For Tatsuya, he bears an affinity for manipulating volcanic materials like as Magma making a very, very deadly opponent to go up against. His Lava attacks can change the very battlefield, giving him a good amount of Offensive, defensive, and crowd controlling abilities. An added plus to this ability is that one can convert certain earth-style techniques into Lava style ones, at the cost of an increased chakra cost. With some practice, Tatsuya has also been able to create a rubber-like material as well, which he can change the consistency of his chakra to make it work as an adhesive. While he's not skilled enough with it yet to use it in battle, in time it could add to his crowd control and supportive abilities. Tatsuya himself suffers no ill effects from his use of this ability, and seems to have a bit of heat resistance as well, though not enough to make a real difference against a fire jutsu(this doesn't include his own lava, which he's immune to). It's a neat party trick for him to snuff out a cigarette on with his hands, but that's about it. Strengths: The lava style is a highly variable ability, granting nearly unparalleled offensive capability, effective defenses, and crowd control capabilities. Weaknesses: Lava attacks can be effectively countered by a strong enough Water attack, cooling down the magma into rock. Also, this ability is highly destructive, endangering both friend and foe if Tatsuya isn't careful about what abilities he uses and how he uses them. 【Ninja techniques】 A rank techniques: B rank techniques: Shadow Clone Jutsu C rank techniques: Fire Release: Crimson Earth Spider Earth Release: Subterranean Voyage D-E rank techniques: 【Custom made techniques】 Jutsu Name: Doton: Ishi Yoroi no Ude (Earth Release: Stone Bracers) Rank: D Range: Self Description: By taking dirt and rubbing it on their arms or legs, after performing the necessary hand seals, a shinobi is able to create very durable defensive bracers that add extra protection when using the arms to block. The chakra that is infused in them help to soften the blows of any physical attacks. These are very useful for taijutsu users or to defend against an onslaught of upper body blows. These bracers are designed to block physical attacks only. However, by channeling Yoton Chakra into the Jutsu, the rocks and what not can heat up to a degree that while the burns they cause are minor, they can be extremely painful and distracting to the opponent. Jutsu Name: Tsuchi Tou Tou (Swift Earth) Rank: D, B with the addition of Yoton chakra/used with his Lava Creation Jutsu Range: Current range would be 10 meter at maximum, with 2 meter width, and the earth moves at high speeds Description: When performing this jutsu the user places his hands on the ground and causes it to move rapidly away as if it were a conveyor belt. As the shinobi increases in skill and rank the size, speed, and range of this jutsu all increase. While little more than a delaying tactic, if mixed with Lava Creation, it can create a rather deadly surge of lava heading straight toward the target at high speeds. Jutsu name Lava Style: Lava Creation Rank: B Range: 2 meters in diameter from the starting point Description: The user will first channel chakra into the ground, thus turning the ground to lava. The process is quick, as the ground will melt away into the liquid-like lava. This lava can be used to aid in his other lava based jutsu by creating a source which he can manipulate, instead of creating it himself. To increase the base area that is converted, the user must have both of his hands in contact with the ground. Jutsu Name Lava Style: Lava Spray Rank: B Range: Mid Description: After making the needed handseals, Tatsuya builds up Lava Style chakra inside of his gut before blasting out a jet of molten lava into the air, causing a dangerous and widespread rain of lava droplets to fall to the ground. The spread of this jutsu makes it nearly impossible to dodge, though it can be blocked if the foe has the capability. Alternatively, Tatsuya can also just fire the magma jet directly at the foe in a fast moving stream. Jutsu Name Lava Style: Weapon Creation Rank: D Range: Any active Lava source with in 30 meters Description: The user of this jutsu will first channel chakra into an active source of lava, which will cause it to rise up quickly and making the lava thicker then usual, allowing the user to then mold it into a weapon with a few simple gestures. The weapons created will be about as hard as steel, but are usually rather crude and blunt. Jutsu Name Katon: Nenshou Tosshin (Fire Release: Burning Rush) Rank: C Range: Sphere goes is 2 meters long in diameter Description: A two-part technique in which the user blocks an attack by creating a sphere of fire around themselves, and after blocking the attack, the fires converge on his feet, cloaking them in flames. The fire on his feet can be used twice to launch him at his foes somewhat faster than before. The effect lasts for about 3 posts. Jutsu Name Lava Style: Eruption Rank: A Range: Affected area would be have a diameter of about 25-30 meters, power explosions have a blast radius of about 10 meters(one or two holes), 8 meters for 3 or 4, 4 meters for 5 or 6, 2 meters for 7 or 8. Description: In preparation for this technique, Tatsuya will channel chakra through the earth to create Yoton beneath it's surface over a period of time (2 Posts). As a result of this action, the surface of the affected area will become noticeably hotter as the lava beneath is pushed toward the surface by the built up pressure. Tatsuya can then release this build up pressure by creating small craters in the ground with either explosion tags, thus releasing this pent up magma in a explosive Mini-eruption at every point where a hole was created. The more holes the smaller the explosion will be, and vice versa in that less holes will equal more power explosions. With the combination of the explosion and lava this jutsu can lead to severe injuries and even death if a foe is got unaware. It can also create several lava pools after use, which Tatsuya can then use to his advantage to control how his opponent moves around the battlefield. A side effect of this technique is that it will lead to a nasty surprise to anyone trying to move underground or using ground shifting Dojutsu. The former for obvious reasons, and the latter because it will weaken the ground around them, causing the jutsu to activate prematurely. Weaknesses are the preparation time, making it something that can't be effectively used without either a teammate or pre-planning. It can also be activated prematurely by the above method, and can't be used in certain areas. 【Weaponry, tools and objects.】 Tool Name: Bag of Dirt Description Enough said, for Stone Bracers when there isn't much dirt around. Just in case Weapon Name: Ketsui Weapon Type A double-edged Bastard Sword Description Ketsui is the sword that Tatsuya had to make to be allowed to become a shinobi by his father, a blade of unquestionable quality and a showing of true talent and hard work to be made by one as young as him. NOt only does it have a keen edge and made from durable metal, but during the forging process(where a mix of traditional and modern techniques were applied) he inscribed special seals into the metal to give it an extra function. The blade could now store elemental chakra with in itself and circulate it through the blade more effectively, enabling it to more effectively take on the aspects of whatever element it pumped into it. This also makes it capable of forming advanced chakra natures, such as Tatsuya's own Lava Release, with remarkable ease. And since it's able to store chakra as well, that means that one can fully charge it before a mission and activate and deactivate the seals inside with a simple one handed seal and a little chakra. Chakra effects: Fire: The blade is wreathed in a thin, but intense veil of fire, allowing it to cut through metals with only moderate difficulty and cause third degree burns. Earth:The blade becomes denser and more durable Lava: The Blade becomes as Hot as Molten Lava, cutting through metal with ease as well as getting a slight increase in durabilty The charge is big enough that it can keep the blade active for a total of 5 posts. The Lava style requires more chakra, however, so he can only hold that for about 3 posts instead of 5. Tool Name: First Aid Kit Description A basic medical kit that holds several chakra pills, first aid supplies Weapon name: Shuriken Description: Sharpened, four-pronged metal stars, useful for throwing. They can also be used for close combat, but not very efficiently. Although small, they can be used to distract, pin down enemy shinobi, or if accurate enough, can kill or incapacitate an enemy. They have an open circle in the centre, useful for grabbing with a finger, to avoid cutting oneself, or to put thread through. The circle is also beneficial to the weapon's overall aerodynamics, ensuring more accurate trajectories. Weapon name: Kunai Description: A black dagger with a handle wrapped in bandages and a small ring attached to the end of it. The kunai is designed for thrusting and stabbing, though it can still do some damage if thrown despite not being designed for it, and is about the length of one's hand. Weapon name: Explosive tags Description: These tiny slips of paper with seals drawn on them can pack quite a punch if used correctly, and can even be attached onto an enemy directly. Also can be attached to thrown kunai for accurate delivery or have a bunch wrapped into a ball for a more devastating payload. Medical secrecy applies. 【Personality】 Tatsuya is an honest and sociable sort, one who believes that the best way to get something is to earn it through the sweat of your brow and the strength of your will. He's very open in both mind and personality, accepting of pretty much everyone, and at times a bit too forgiving, which people have taken advantage of in the past and probably will continue to do so in the future. However, don't take that as him being slow witted or foolish, as his mind is as sharp as the blades he forges, and he has a keen intuition, honed by years of attending his family's shop, for picking out when people are lying to him or trying to pull the wool over his eyes. He tries his best to remain courteous with all kinds people, but he's no pushover, and if you don't back off nicely, he will make you back off, whether it be through words or actions. Tatsuya is also a bit of an artist, putting his experience in the forge into various metalworking projects and sculptures. While he's not terrible, it's obvious to see that e's still trying to find his niche with the art, as every piece is very different from one another, and he has yet to see one he particularly likes yet. He's also good at drawing, but that kind of a necessity when making designs for weapons, armors, and other such works, but he does sometimes take time out of his busy days to just relax and draw the world around him, mostly just random people on the street who catch his interest. While usually rather humble and modest, Tatsuya takes great pride in what he calls his true art form, forging weapons and armors of his own that have a cool style while still remaining practical in use. He treats every work like a piece of art, and has also taken to learning several weapon types, because he always feels that if he knows how to use the weapon himself, he can better forge it for his customers. His favorite type of weapon is the sword, but he's also learned how to effectively use other weapons, such as the staff, spear, and Naginata. 【History】 Tatsuya's father comes from a clan of reknowned blacksmiths that originated from Mizu no kuni. They were known as the Kajiya Clan, and it's said that it was members of their clan responsible for forging the blades of the Seven Ninja swordsman. However, sometime after the rise of the Seventh Hokage, Naruto Uzumaki, a faction of the clan separated from the main branch and left Mizu no kuni, for reason's that very few outside the clan know about. The faction soon splintered off from each other, settling in several different lands across the world, keeping the name of their clan where ever they go to show that they still pride themselves in their linage. His father, Katsuo, was born and raised in Konoha, living there for 17 years before he decided to travel to Kirigakure in order to find out more about his heritage. It was there were he met his wife-to-be, Katsumi Terumi. She was an eccentric inventor, and often considered to be the black sheep of her clan due to her . . . odd mannerisms. While the two didn't get along when they first met, their mutual love to create eventually formed into a relation ship, and after a 5 years, Katsuo returned home with Katsumi to Konoha with her father's blessing, where they were to be happily married 3 years later. Fast forward 10 years in the future to the birth of Tatsuya, their second child and first born son. Tatsuya's early years where tough at first, as he was a rather weak baby, but he pulled through, eventually growing healthy and strong without any complications. Tatsuya soon spent a great amount of time with both of his parents in their respective workshops, and while he tended to lean towards his dad's work then his mother's, he found both of them interesting. As soon as he was able, he would assist them in every endeavor they undertook, no matter how small a task they gave him to do. His family was a happy and connected one, for the most part. The only real conflict ever presented before him was his father's staunch resolve to deny him from becoming a shinobi. Katsuo had seen both his father and brother become shinobi, only to die meaningless deaths and only him and his mother around to mourn them, and he didn't want Tatsuya to become just another forgotten grave in the cemetery, killed before his time because he was nothing but a pawn for the Confederation to use at their leisure. Tatsuya, on the other hand, was adamant about it, wanting it more than anything else. Finally, Katsuo agreed to let the boy become a shinobi, but only if he could make a weapon that would impress him, and not a second before. The task was seemingly impossible for a then 10-year old Tatsuya, but he went at the challenge with a determination that blazed liked a wildfire. Using Kajiya sealsmithing techniques, as well as his own talent and skill with the tools available to him, he worked on numerous weapons, each a good viable weapon, but never reaching Katsuo's standards until one day, 4 years into the agreement, when he presented Ketsui to his father. The blade was spectacular, it's functions both practical and unique to it. It was a weapon deserving of the name Kajiya, and true to his word, Katsuo finally allowed Tatsuya to be a Shinobi, though he still doesn't like the idea. Katsuo Kajiya \| 51 \| Father, Reknowned blacksmith and owner of the Kajiya Weapon Store, where Quality is guaranteed, located somewhere in Minato City Katsumi Kajiya-Terumi\| 53 \| Mother, An intelligent weapon maker, she's fallen into depression after the destruction of her homeland, and though it has had some breaks, the sadness always returns in the end Manami Kajiya-Terumi \| 26 \| Sister, Works at the shop full time and is currently working as an apprentice under her father. 【Dreams and fears】 Tatsuya dreams of one day making a weapon that is on par with that of those of the Seven Ninja swordsman, as well as becoming a reknowned shinobi that would be an inspiration for others. Tatsuya somewhat fears his Kekkei Genkai, as he's afraid that he might accidentally hurt, and even kill someone one day due to him not being able to control it properly. Personnel files Warning: keep locked in filing cabinet These files are intended for trusted eyes only. If you are not authorized by the Hokage or his assistant, put these files away. Personal files for: Full name: Tatsuya Kajiya-Terumi Nicknames: Interests: Likes: Dislikes: Catchphrase: “” Personal relationships with others Full name: Nicknames: list what nicknames your character has for this character Opinion: Good, bad, neutral? Shared history: give a summary of about 1-2 paragraphs of what history these characters have shared before the start of the IC, or during it. Full name: Nicknames: list what nicknames your character has for this character Opinion: Good, bad, neutral? Shared history: give a summary of about 1-2 paragraphs of what history these characters have shared before the start of the IC, or during it. Add more as needed, remove this line when done.
51,256	1,381	163	1,306	383	Setsuko Kohonjenpou Warehouses - Fighting The Hamajo Confederation Heavy Violence - - -poof- "Wait," she held her hand out as the clone had thought it was it's time to go next. A wave of information from the clone that had been attacked had flooded her head enough for her to get a headache, and because she had only used the clone for information a handful of times other than this one then it did actually give her a headache. At that her byakugan had deactivated, and Setsuko would look to the clone wondering what else could be done with it instead of sending it to it's death. Of course it wasn't going to die; just go poof, but she didn't have unlimited power like the legendary Naruto so wasting it would be a dumb move only genin would make. She could almost hear Higoho calling her a baka as if she had made that decision, and that was to an extent annoying. There wasn't any time to stand there, and go over the information that the clone had gladly given her. She wasn't planning for the enemy to go into battle off the bat like that, but was content that her clone was useful in providing some type of knowledge on the enemy. The thought of fighting someone who wasted not one second on being the first - er - second to attack was exhilarating as it made her want to jump into battle right away. That would have to wait however as she signaled for her clone to follow her to the broken window. "So that's how it broke..." she whispered to herself as the memory of how it broke came to her. "Wouldn't expect less from me, myself, and I." "Hey," she'd say to the clone. "Go in here, but don't do anything other than give Masato the order to engage." Before heading to the opposite end of the warehouse Setsuko would add one more thing to the order. "Oh, and tell him good job with the bombs." The clone Setsuko would go in through the window like the first one had done while the original Setsuko ran parallel to the wall to reach the other side. Setsuko was going to get another angle of the warehouse, and make her own plan of entering now that she had a slight idea of how the enemy fought. The jutsu the female enemy used was confusing no matter how many times she ran the image through her head, but her forte wasn't in deciphering jutsu attacks. It was stopping them even if she wasn't the best of the best at it. If she could slightly stop that woman's strange jutsu then she could possibly even the playing field. Maybe she's a commander...Nah, she can't be. How cool would it be to get rewarded for killing a commander though? The raise... As Setsuko was...busy the clone would carefully get in the warehouse through the window, and look for Masato. Where to start in the mess of stacked boxes was questionable up until she easily saw Masato hiding behind another crate. She whistled to get his attention, and as he turned to see who had made that sound the clone ducked behind a large crate, and crawled over to Masato. "Oi, good job with the bombs," Clone Setsuko gave him a thumbs up. "Also, you should engage. I said so." With that simple order Masato created a set of hand signs that would summon what assumed to be the Drill Sergeant Jutsu along with two of its smaller constructs. The clone would stare at the shinobi; wide-eyed at how Masato had summoned something she had never seen before. Yet Masato wasn't done as he would again make a few hand signs to summon an Archer construct to go along with it. "You," he pointed to the Sergeant. "Take the foot-soldier, and shield-barrier close to the enemy that attacked Setsuko; over there." He gestured to the woman who had just said something to her team. "You two," Masato then pointed to the two constructs behind it. "Attack as a team, and defend as a team." Before they were to leave Masato would then instruct the archer construct to find a place to shoot since there were boxes on top of boxes to be able to shoot from. Because if his weakness Masato would nod to the clone Setsuko before turning away to find a new hiding spot that his constructs would be able to see him from.	l0ck0n's Decent, Mundane yet badass because she's a Hyuga of a Character "Chains hold me hostage. The ransom? Death." Setsuko wears her headband traditionally on her forehead with wrapping under it, so in case the headband were to fall off the cursed seal of the Branch House would not show. Not only that, but she also leaves her bangs out of the headband, and has it on the left side while having the rest of her hair in a bun. Rarely does she ever leave her brown hair loose, but when she does the hair is roughly 17 inches long. She has two ear piercings, and wears black earrings. She wears a black scarf that she keeps on at all times, a sleeveless blouse that fits her perfectly, and arm sleeves that are cut to reveal her fingers. When it's could outside, or she's on a mission Setsuko wears a styled Haori under a worn-out Obi that a store manager gave her for less than it's original price. Because she's a cheap-stake. She wears the Obi even if she's not wearing the Haori to keep from showing her stomach since the blouse is cut 2 inches below the chest. For pants she wears light grey shorts that have loose, but small pockets. Underneath the shorts she wears thin leggings while finishing it off with the traditional Shinobi shoes. Her height is 5ft 5in, weighs 134lbs, and isn't thin whatsoever. Her build is more on the Mesomorph side what with her having some muscle on her bones yet she doesn't have too much muscle. Her face is longer than rounder, and she doesn't care if it gets a scrape or two. Even if Setsuko is into the decent fashion of a Shinobi she doesn't have too cute of a face being more rough around the edges making up for it with a small round nose, and light skin. Orchard of Mines Personnel files. Access only by security personnel with a C3 clearance. 【Full Name】 Setsuko Hyūga 【Alias】 Nao 【Affiliation】 She is a shinobi to the Confederation, but isn't loyal to them. 【Age】 18 【Sex】 Female 【Sexuality】 Heterosexual 【Birthplace】 Konohagakure 【Bloodline】 Hyūga Clan 【Rank】 Chūnin Psych. report. Medical secrecy applies. 【Personality】 Setsuko is nothing of the calm, cool, and collected type of Shinobi. She's quite short-tempered at times, and can be reckless either off the battle field or on it. Not only can she be reckless, but she can also be impulsive on the battlefield which tends to bring with it mistakes and such while not intending to do so. Even if she comes off quite strong, and well, rude to others she's actually soft-hearted, and is willing to strike up a conversation with anyone. Because she's willing to be social Setsuko is easygoing as well, and likes to crack a joke here and there without fully understanding that her jokes aren't as funny as she thinks they are. Despite taking most of her time to practice Setsuko likes to balance that out with being able to relax, and enjoy the smaller things in life like food. Food is her go-to thing to do as well as weapon shopping, and doesn't like to miss a moment of it. Even if Setsuko is easy going the battlefield excites her, and she likes to be the first one to enter it even if she hasn't gotten fully used to her fighting style since she doesn't always use the Gentle Fist. Because of this Setsuko likes to read different kinds of combat books to increase her knowledge, but seems to never finish one. Secretly, she likes to read romance books, and likes the idea of romance though she doesn't believe she'll ever find someone for herself because love in the real world to her doesn't exist. Setsuko doesn't easily trust people (males), and doesn't try to get too close to someone no matter if it's a possible friend, or a comrade. 【History】 Childhood - (0-6): Setsuko was born to a Hyūga Branch member for a mother, and a traitor Red Sage of a father. Her beginning years involved both her parents since her father at the time still made others believe he was someone else. Her mother had given up the Shinobi life at the young age of 20, and wanted to start a family. Even if she had put her ninja things away the Hyūga had still kept a close eye on her to see if her child would have the Kekkei Genkai. For a while her parents cared for her like any other parent would, and made sure she was as happy as any child should be in those years. At age 4 all of that would come to a halt. Sadly, she had been born with the Byakugan the Hyūga clan was waiting for, and was taken away from them to be given the cursed seal as well as be taken care of by the Branch House. Being a little girl she understood nothing, and would continue to understand nothing until years later. Right after she was taken her father had disappeared only to come back with a few members of the Red Sages. At night they would enter the Hyūga territory, and attempt to take back what was without knowing that she had already been given the cursed seal. The mission was unsuccessful, and the punishment was death for every single member including her father. Setsukos mother had been taken in under the accusation that she had been recruited by her father while they were together. Distraught, and furious her mother would become a shinobi once again to be able to get revenge on the rebel group who, in her theory, had used her to try to get the Byakugan for themselves. Through all of that Setsuko would stay, and train at the Branch house up to age 7 where she would then be sent to Ninja Academy. Base School Years - (6 to 10-14): While in the academy as well as in the care of the Branch house Setsuko only got to see her mother. She had no knowledge of her father, and at that she would not even be able to say his name. In the Academy she would get picked on by her strange eye color, and would pick fights herself since she was to take crap from no one. At one point she had met someone with a similar eye color as her who, come to find out later, was also a Hyūga. She would challenge him multiple times, but each time he'd turn the other way which made her angry. It was almost like he would make himself believe she never even existed. Not only that, but the bullies wouldn't touch him because of how strong he was, so she'd do what she could to prove that she could be as strong. Mostly to get the mean kids off of her back. Because that kept failing she decided to fight him head-on which ended in her losing horribly. Even if she had lost the bullying had calmed down since she had picked a fight with a strong kid, and would do her best to show the boy that she existed. High School Years - (10-14 to 14-18): Once she reached High School Setsuko would find out who her father was. Before she reached high school she was a determined little kid who would do anything to find him. Her mother had told her what had happened at age 13, or at least her version of it, and a year later would be killed on a classified mission. With her parents both gone Setsuko would train almost nonstop to help her deal with the emotions that came with her parents death. As Setsuko passed each grade she'd begin to question if what she was doing is right due to the fact that she had parents by the hands of the confederation no matter how one looks at it. In a sense she also felt that they had left her because of their own desires, so she decided to speak about neither of them from that day on since the only thing that came with their memory was pain. While in High School She would see the kid from time to time that beat her when they were little. She noticed that he was unusually strong yet didn't have the muscle for it which made her wonder what type of person he was. She had found out his name because he was quite the topics of discussion which was shocking to her, but had heard something different about it each time. At one point she had tried to strike up a conversation, but it ended badly; It didn't end in her getting beat up, but somehow the guy still managed to ignore her which, in her opinion, was time to call it quits. As graduation came her skills were better than average, but never as good as Higōhō Hyūga which would irritate her when she'd think about it. Not only that, but the Hamajo Confederation would monitor her in case she were to do something against them, and the Hyūga Main Branch would assure her that if she were to do anything out of the ordinary she would be killed. She was upset to know that what she wanted was not to be a Shinobi to the Hamajo Confederation yet to also know that she had no choice to. 【Family ties】 Setsuko at one point did have both parents, but now she lives alone in an apartment. Akane Hyūga \| Mother \| 23, Konohagakure, Shinobi to the confederation, deceased. Masao Akiyama \| Father \| 25, Red Sages, deceased. 【Dreams and fears】 Setsuko dreams of becoming a legendary Kunoichi despite her lack of talent. She hopes to one day become as amazing as the famed Neji Hyuga who was able to get past his fears, and become even stronger. Her main fear is to be abandoned once again by the people she loves/she is close to. Combat reports. Gathered from evaluation reports after missions. 【Fighting style】 Setsuko doesn't use the Gentle Fist fighting style unless it is her last resort, or unless the squad leader demands it. The Kunoichi usually packs many different types of ninja weapons such as the exploding pouches, the Shuriken, the Windmill Shuriken (her favorite, and first resort), and the usual kunai. She usually uses these to fight with more often as well as close-combat fighting. 【Kekkei genkai, or bloodline limit】 Bloodline limit name: Byakugan Description: "The Byakugan is usually manifested as very distinctive eyes, characterized by their enlarged and featureless white/lavender irides with no visible pupils. While active, the pupils become more distinct and the veins near their temples bulge. The Byakugan gives the user a near 360º field of vision, except for one blind spot at the back of the neck above the first thoracic vertebra. The range of this vision varies between users and in fact can be improved with training." Strengths: Setsuko can reach a maximum range of 9 Kilometers. Weaknesses: At one point Setsuko trained for too long with the Byakugan to try, and master its abilities. Because she had trained nonstop with the Kekkei Genkai (Which is something no one is ever recommended to do) she has permanently strained her vision. The strain has handicapped her to where she may miss details while fighting. She refuses to wear specially made glasses for it. Not only that, but Setsuko doesn't know that the Byakugan has a blind spot. 【Ninja techniques】 A rank techniques: Kekkei Genkai, Hiden, Taijutsu Eight Trigrams One Hundred Twenty-Eight Palms B rank techniques: Kekkei Genkai, Hiden, Taijutsu Eight Trigrams Thirty Two Palms Kekkei Genkai, Hiden, Taijutsu Eight Trigrams Palm Rotation : Setsuko can only hold this technique for a maximum of 10 seconds, and at that the technique is weak since it is something she was experimenting on while messing around with their ability to control the chakra better. Kekkei Genkai, Hiden, Taijutsu Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms Guard : Like the Palm Rotation this technique is weak due to the fact that she is only able to use it as a defense. She cannot form her chakra into thin blades, so using it as a defense is her only option. C rank techniques: Kekkei Genkai, Hiden, Ninjutsu Water Needle Kekkei Genkai, Hiden, Taijutsu Gentle Fist Vacuum Palm D-E rank techniques: N/A 【Custom made techniques】 Jutsu name: Kekkei Genkai, Hiden, Ninjutsu : Eight Trigrams Grid Trap Rank: C Range: This technique can stretch from the person using it to as far as 6 meters. At what range is this technique useful? You can measure this in 'long' 'medium' or 'short' but those are rather vague. If you wore depth, use a distance such as meters. Description: The jutsu uses the seals of the Tiger, Ox, Ram, and Bird. Essentialy it's like the Grid Palm technique where the user slams their hand on the ground creating a network of grids to the range they desire, but instead of inflicting pain on the victim the jutsu is used like a bear trap. Once someone, an ally or an opponent, steps into the grid network their foot/feet cannot be lifted back up, and they're stuck there as if glue is holding them to the ground. After that, the network quickly begins to slide up the victim restraining their movements little by little as if they're being tied up in rope. While the grid works its way up it sends pulses of chakra to the victims chakra pathway system not only making them feel uncomfortable, but also makes it a bit harder for the user to use jutsus due to the fact that their chakra pathways are being disrupted. The chakra pulses do no such damage a person, and if the victim can easily ignore the pinching sensation internally then getting out is no difficult task. To get out of the jutsu one simply has to focus a small amount of chakra to the bottom of their feet due to the fact that Setsuko doesn't apply much chakra to the jutsu, and because that small amount would cancel out the jutsu then the victim would be free. If they don't figure this out then the grid would slid its way up until the person is covered in the network, and then break into a million pieces as it fades into nothing. It takes about 5 seconds for the users chakra pathway to readjust itself, but no harm comes to the person. From start to finish the jutsu lasts for a maximum amount of 6 minutes, and does not warn Setsuko in any kind of way that someone fell for the trap. Once the trap is sealed to the ground it stays there, but because there's only a small amount of chakra put into it the jutsu fades after 3 minutes if no one has stepped in it. Setsuko mostly uses the jutsu to stall for time, as a distraction, and/or a trap. If she puts more chakra into the jutsu then it could possibly cause severe internal damage as the chakra pulses would become much stronger, but she never does to be able to use the jutsu often. 【Weaponry, tools and objects.】 Weapon, tool or object name: Description: In its folded state, all four arms of the shuriken are folded together. When fully unfolded the large shuriken can be thrown through the air. This is the first thing she makes sure to pack, and is her first resort in battle. Even if it's her first resort she doesn't unfold it unless she's willing to let it go (for the greater good) for the rest of the fight/battle since the shuriken isn't a boomerang that will come back to her after throwing it.
51,257	1,382	0	2,037	787	The sky parted just enough for the morning sun to pierce the clouds, creating what looked like a ray of light to any that weren't in it, and simply a blinding light to those that were. The buildings seemed almost as if they were reaching up from the ground in an attempt to get some light, while still trying to maintain a stable, almost noble, appearance. The spire that Hephaestus, the deity of blacksmithing, sold wares from, stood tall and proud in the center of the city, built just over top of the dungeon itself, as to cause convenience for the adventurers who wished to avoid going too far out of their way for new equipment. Citizens of Orario walked about, beginning their day-to-day chores while the mass of adventurers that often started their adventures were gathering in the town square. Of course, there would be more that came later in the day, or those that adventured at night, or even those that were taking a day off. The life of an adventurer is what many would call a free life, one in which, so long as you saved enough, you could take a break almost any day you wanted, or fight constantly until you could safely retire. There were not, however, only adventurers here. There were also supporters, hefting around large bags to help adventurers with carrying the loot that they receive, as well as gods and goddesses seeing off the adventurers if they so chose. Other gods and goddesses may have been out working to sustain their familia along with their newer adventurers, or simply waiting at their familia's home, doing as they pleased. The supporters would be searching for adventurers to aid, and adventurers would either be looking for a party, or going in already unless they were simply there for their own needs. Shin yawned, stepping in between the tall buildings, spotting a tavern that's patrons wouldn't arrive until later that night, and its staff was working tirelessly to get it up and running before then. He turned his eyes back to the town square, to which he had almost arrived. He saw a supporter run past him, asking the adventurer they intended to go in with if they were ready. He frowned slightly, having not been in the dungeon quite yet, but already seeing the benefits of one such supporter. I know that my goddess just raked in a few new adventurers, me being one of them... So I wonder whether any of them want to team up... He glanced about, searching for any that may seem fairly new to the adventuring world.	Name: Mizushi Seikou (First name Seikou) Appearance: Gender: Male Personality: A cheerful guy who likes to be around the others in his familia. Seikou is friendly and tries to get along with everyone. He does not socialize well outside of his familia, however. Loyal to his god/goddess, he wishes to do as much as he can for them. If there were anything to threaten his fellow familia, he would instantly help defend them. He can be a bit slow at understanding the situation and does not understand sarcasm well. Seikou has been trying to learn to though. Bio: At a young age, Seikou's parents were killed, in an accident. This lead to Seikou being left to fend for himself. Most of the people around him did not want anything to do with him. An abandoned child, with nothing, no family, no money, no future. Being left alone, left Seikou unable to trust other people. His way of life forced him to follow thievery. Unable to sustain a living for himself through any means, Seikou stole things to sell and get money for food and other day to day expenses. Without anyone to trust, there wasn't much of a chance to speak to people, to understand social etiquette and things such as sarcasm. Having nowhere to live, meant that he would always get soaked in rain, and freeze during the cold nights, or suffer from the heat. There was nothing to his life in his eyes, just take and live till you die. Seikou was never caught when he stole. This lead to him eventually wanting to steal more things to at least get a small place to live. To avoid the elements and be able to sleep somewhere. Slowly stealing more things, until one day he stole from a god/goddess. However, he was caught while trying to steal. With that he assumed he would be killed, nothing left of this life. Waiting for his death, he closed his eyes. Waiting, nothing happened. Suddenly, the goddess told him to open his eyes. Unsure why, he listened to those words and complied. The goddess asked him, why does he steal. Once again, Seikou complied and answered, telling the goddess about his life. You poor thing, he was told as a reply. Why don't you join my familia? You will have food and water, a clean place to stay, and people you can talk to. Amazed, Seikou was shocked. He asked, why would the goddess do such a thing for him. All that there was, was a smile. With that, Seikou joined the familia of the goddess, after, he insisted, to pay his debt for trying to steal from her. Other: Age: 16 Has a saying: One must flow like water, to succeed in life. (A pun on his name) Familia: Athena Equipment: Weapons: Chakrams Armor: Light-metal chest-plate and leggings Leather gloves and boots STR: 10 DEF: 10 WPN: 10 AGI: 10 MAG: 10
51,258	1,382	1	1,895	2,732	Armor. Magna ruffled with her armor, securing it and bashing a fist into it once or twice. "Check." She looked at the Sword at her side and the shield on her arm. "Weapon and Shield? Check." She looked over her appearance before continuing on to Town Square from the alley way she was. She had just made it to town and been picked up by a goddess. Athena. "If I remember, there were others that just joined, weren't there. Perhaps I should ask them to join?" Now she was just trying to remember their names and what they looked like. "I'll remember when the time comes." She comforted herself as she moved into Town Square. The pure amount of people here was staggering though. People with weapons and armor. Those supporters with bags to carry everything. Magna laughed when she thought of if she could do the supporter role or not. Supporters, from what she understood, were more about picking things up and the like. Magna was a warrior, she joined Athena's familia to fight. On that note, "I need to find someone to. . ." Not too far from where she was, she saw a familiar face. Someone else from her familia. "What was your name? Shin? Right?" She asked. "You going out to the Dungeon too?"	Name: Magna Goldvein Appearance: Gender:Female Personality: Magna is a rather calm and friendly individual, though is she is annoyed enough she loses her cool and can verbally explode in someones face. Typically though she sees to help those that need it. She sees herself as an intellectual as well a fighter, logical yet fierce, ready to fight when necessary. Bio: Magna comes from a village of miners and smiths. Her father a miner and her mother a smith. When she was young, her village was ravaged by a small band of creatures, goblins mostly. An adventurer visited to help the village out, for a price of course. Magna decided to approach the adventurer one day as he was taking a break during one of his watches. Amused, the adventurer decided to teach her the basics of combat, imparting his on style on the young girl. Finally, one day the adventurer decided to follow some of the monsters back to their “nest” and slew the lot of them. With the amount he had already clear, it wasn’t all too hard to finish them off. As he returned he was lauded as a hero to the village. As he left, he told Magna to figure out her own style and if she wanted to continue and get stronger, to head to the Dungeon city when she was older. Helping her mother and father as well as improving swordplay in the meantime, Magna had finally decided to journey to the city at 18 falling in with the Athena Familia. Familia: Athena Equipment: -Longsword -Heater Shield -Light Metal Breastplate, Shoulder-pieces and Greaves. -Leather Gloves and Pants Other: STATS: STR: 10 DEF: 10 WPN: 10 AGI: 10 MAG: 10
51,259	1,382	2	2,037	787	Shin perked up slightly when he heard a voice speaking his name, and turned his eyes to the girl. "Yeah... And you're Magma? No, wait, sorry, Magna." He nodded as he hoped he got the name right. "Yeah, I'm heading in to the dungeon. I was actually looking for an adventuring friend or two to come along with me." He nodded to her, "Did you want to team up, at least for today?" He glanced to the dungeon, "I hear there's a lot of dangers in there, and the more of us, the less trouble we're in, I'd assume." He glanced to her, trying to judge what kind of fighting style she might use with her current equipment.	Name: Mizushi Seikou (First name Seikou) Appearance: Gender: Male Personality: A cheerful guy who likes to be around the others in his familia. Seikou is friendly and tries to get along with everyone. He does not socialize well outside of his familia, however. Loyal to his god/goddess, he wishes to do as much as he can for them. If there were anything to threaten his fellow familia, he would instantly help defend them. He can be a bit slow at understanding the situation and does not understand sarcasm well. Seikou has been trying to learn to though. Bio: At a young age, Seikou's parents were killed, in an accident. This lead to Seikou being left to fend for himself. Most of the people around him did not want anything to do with him. An abandoned child, with nothing, no family, no money, no future. Being left alone, left Seikou unable to trust other people. His way of life forced him to follow thievery. Unable to sustain a living for himself through any means, Seikou stole things to sell and get money for food and other day to day expenses. Without anyone to trust, there wasn't much of a chance to speak to people, to understand social etiquette and things such as sarcasm. Having nowhere to live, meant that he would always get soaked in rain, and freeze during the cold nights, or suffer from the heat. There was nothing to his life in his eyes, just take and live till you die. Seikou was never caught when he stole. This lead to him eventually wanting to steal more things to at least get a small place to live. To avoid the elements and be able to sleep somewhere. Slowly stealing more things, until one day he stole from a god/goddess. However, he was caught while trying to steal. With that he assumed he would be killed, nothing left of this life. Waiting for his death, he closed his eyes. Waiting, nothing happened. Suddenly, the goddess told him to open his eyes. Unsure why, he listened to those words and complied. The goddess asked him, why does he steal. Once again, Seikou complied and answered, telling the goddess about his life. You poor thing, he was told as a reply. Why don't you join my familia? You will have food and water, a clean place to stay, and people you can talk to. Amazed, Seikou was shocked. He asked, why would the goddess do such a thing for him. All that there was, was a smile. With that, Seikou joined the familia of the goddess, after, he insisted, to pay his debt for trying to steal from her. Other: Age: 16 Has a saying: One must flow like water, to succeed in life. (A pun on his name) Familia: Athena Equipment: Weapons: Chakrams Armor: Light-metal chest-plate and leggings Leather gloves and boots STR: 10 DEF: 10 WPN: 10 AGI: 10 MAG: 10
51,260	1,382	3	1,585	1,028	Seikou Getting his gear together, Seikou exited from his room. It was early in the morning, most of the others in the familia were asleep or left already. He was excited. After about 10 years, Athena had granted him the freedom to be an Adventurer in the familia. Working in her shop for so many years to repay her kindness of sparing him and even giving him a place to live. The others in the familia celebrated, at least most of them. there were those who still disdained him, considering what he had done. Seikou understands that, but continues to work on it. He has shown dedication to Athena through his work and even catching a thief who tried to steal from her. Heading out with his armor and set of chakrams, he was heading for the dungeon for the first time. Seikou thought it would be best not to bother the other adventurers in the familia. Heading out, to the guild for advice, he noticed a couple of people. Some of the newest recruits to the familia. Although, Seikou had been in the familia for a while, he only recently became an adventurer, so in a sense, he was as new as these two. "Hey, Shin and .... Magna, right?" Seikou called out to the two, pointing to each of them respectively to make sure he got the right name with the right person. "You guys heading to the dungeon? Have you gone to the guild yet? They have people to give out advice to starting adventurers and have lots of information, why don't you head there first?" Seikou suggested.	Name: Athena Gender: Female Pantheon: Greece Specialty: Goddess of Intelligence, Wisdom, Courage, Art Personality: Athena is a cheerful person who enjoys her Familia and would do anything for those that worship her. She can be a headstrong person who would rather do things her way rather then listen to what others have to say when things get heated. For the most part, Athena is a mellow person who enjoys the Arts and would rather relax and shirk her responsibility then take things seriously. Other: Her Familia owns large crafts and art stores across the city as a secondary source of income for the money brought in by the adventurers. Athena also has a large snow white barn owl that can be found with her at all times.
51,261	1,382	4	1,895	2,732	Magna turned to the other member of the familia that just showed up. She still wasn't too good with names, so she didn't even bother trying to say this new guy's. "Not yet, perhaps we could head there. It wouldn't hurt I suppose, though I do just want to get into the dungeon to fight." She unsheathed her sword to show it off, of sorts. "My mother made this sword. I want to use the weapon she made for me. It's no Hephaestus familia weapon, but I'm glad to use it." Setting it back into place she continued, "However, if you guys want to go I'll head there with you guys. Wouldn't be too good to go in there by myself, I'm not too sure what to expect."	Name: Magna Goldvein Appearance: Gender:Female Personality: Magna is a rather calm and friendly individual, though is she is annoyed enough she loses her cool and can verbally explode in someones face. Typically though she sees to help those that need it. She sees herself as an intellectual as well a fighter, logical yet fierce, ready to fight when necessary. Bio: Magna comes from a village of miners and smiths. Her father a miner and her mother a smith. When she was young, her village was ravaged by a small band of creatures, goblins mostly. An adventurer visited to help the village out, for a price of course. Magna decided to approach the adventurer one day as he was taking a break during one of his watches. Amused, the adventurer decided to teach her the basics of combat, imparting his on style on the young girl. Finally, one day the adventurer decided to follow some of the monsters back to their “nest” and slew the lot of them. With the amount he had already clear, it wasn’t all too hard to finish them off. As he returned he was lauded as a hero to the village. As he left, he told Magna to figure out her own style and if she wanted to continue and get stronger, to head to the Dungeon city when she was older. Helping her mother and father as well as improving swordplay in the meantime, Magna had finally decided to journey to the city at 18 falling in with the Athena Familia. Familia: Athena Equipment: -Longsword -Heater Shield -Light Metal Breastplate, Shoulder-pieces and Greaves. -Leather Gloves and Pants Other: STATS: STR: 10 DEF: 10 WPN: 10 AGI: 10 MAG: 10
51,262	1,382	5	2,037	787	Ryan shook his head, looking to the dungeon. "Adventure calls..." He looked to the others, "If you two want to join me, come on, I think we have a good number... Think we should skip the first floor entirely?" He glanced between the two, then spoke up once more "If... You're both joining me, that is." He glanced towards the direction of the dungeon, tensing up slightly.	Name: Mizushi Seikou (First name Seikou) Appearance: Gender: Male Personality: A cheerful guy who likes to be around the others in his familia. Seikou is friendly and tries to get along with everyone. He does not socialize well outside of his familia, however. Loyal to his god/goddess, he wishes to do as much as he can for them. If there were anything to threaten his fellow familia, he would instantly help defend them. He can be a bit slow at understanding the situation and does not understand sarcasm well. Seikou has been trying to learn to though. Bio: At a young age, Seikou's parents were killed, in an accident. This lead to Seikou being left to fend for himself. Most of the people around him did not want anything to do with him. An abandoned child, with nothing, no family, no money, no future. Being left alone, left Seikou unable to trust other people. His way of life forced him to follow thievery. Unable to sustain a living for himself through any means, Seikou stole things to sell and get money for food and other day to day expenses. Without anyone to trust, there wasn't much of a chance to speak to people, to understand social etiquette and things such as sarcasm. Having nowhere to live, meant that he would always get soaked in rain, and freeze during the cold nights, or suffer from the heat. There was nothing to his life in his eyes, just take and live till you die. Seikou was never caught when he stole. This lead to him eventually wanting to steal more things to at least get a small place to live. To avoid the elements and be able to sleep somewhere. Slowly stealing more things, until one day he stole from a god/goddess. However, he was caught while trying to steal. With that he assumed he would be killed, nothing left of this life. Waiting for his death, he closed his eyes. Waiting, nothing happened. Suddenly, the goddess told him to open his eyes. Unsure why, he listened to those words and complied. The goddess asked him, why does he steal. Once again, Seikou complied and answered, telling the goddess about his life. You poor thing, he was told as a reply. Why don't you join my familia? You will have food and water, a clean place to stay, and people you can talk to. Amazed, Seikou was shocked. He asked, why would the goddess do such a thing for him. All that there was, was a smile. With that, Seikou joined the familia of the goddess, after, he insisted, to pay his debt for trying to steal from her. Other: Age: 16 Has a saying: One must flow like water, to succeed in life. (A pun on his name) Familia: Athena Equipment: Weapons: Chakrams Armor: Light-metal chest-plate and leggings Leather gloves and boots STR: 10 DEF: 10 WPN: 10 AGI: 10 MAG: 10
51,263	1,383	0	456	59	Adventure 1 Rift Runners GM:Deserted Now hiring for new positions: Privately funded expedition. You will need training no matter what, so every level of experience is accepted. I am looking for people that need something more than a classic job. Pay is GREAT, could count for college credit too I suppose. Expedition could potentially last up to a year without contact back home in potentially harsh environments, so make sure you are ready for it. Medical Team is already provided, but if you want to double up, great. I am accepting people of all ages and work experience. The Application: That was when you first found the job. The posting was almost invisible, and you almost missed it. It was floating in a sea of scams, and crap-jobs friendlied up to appear as something else. In fact, you were reserved about even handing your information over to your current employer, half expecting there to be no response but an assault on your means of contact with a million salesmen peddling nothing that you wanted. However, sure enough, there was a quick response, a quick interview, and eventually a quick job-offer. The men who interviewed and hired you were two fold. The plump and very bald (not even eyelashes) Victor Vincent, triple Ph.Ds in theoretical physics, quantum theory, and nuclear physics. Though he had every rite to lord his doctorates over you, he was a humble and quiet sort of man who seemed more nervous about hiring and interviewing than you were. His associate, Daubs McFarrell was a diametric opposite of Victor. Tall and gangly, covered in a beard and extra hair, and wore glasses that were probably manufactured in the 70’s. He had a lot to say (often coming across as accusatory) and never seemed satisfied no matter how eloquent your answer was. These two had just gained numerous patents, and Victor was running this little dream child from infancy, and therefore was not a very well funded or well established business. Whenever questions arose about duties or operations he would simply answer. “Well, you would be the first.” or “We haven’t exactly got to that point yet, it is still in the experimental stage.” However, they had budgeted a large amount for some really good healthcare and great pay considering your background was pretty unremarkable. But, still, life had opened a gap that let you land into this new job without any better options, regardless of how mysterious it was. Therefore when the phone call came back to you, and the offer was on the table; money seemed to be transfigured into oxygen and you could breathe and pay your bills again without that nasty acidic flavor in the back of your throat. The Training: Your first week at work was remarkably normal. You were to be part of an expedition, might be out of contact for as long as a year. So the pay was actually non-taxable as well (which was totally awesome) the prospect of a year away from your comfortable lifestyle was a little disconcerting, but you were assured that the year was only if everything that COULD go wrong, DID go wrong. More accurate predictions was that it should last a month or less depending on how successful the trip was, but to be prepared if there were any complications. Your training was in an empty machine shop that was rented. The cement floor and large garage door was the only permanent fixtures. Everything else was rickety desks, some aged office chairs, and dusty computers probably handed down from someone who had upgraded to the latest and greatest. Here, you were run through a series of simulations and explained how to handle various problems. Most of it was tackled via computer, but some of the tasks involved swapping out modules of equipment that you had no clue as to its purpose. Many of the parts had pieces of wood or poor welding jobs that screamed of hand-crafting. You were usually alone in your training, occasionally someone else sat at a station immersed in their own duties. When you showed a quick mastery, Victor was well pleased and assured you that your efforts would not be alone on the ship. The ship? Well, of course the idea of a spaceship raced past your mind. In this day and age why wouldn’t it? It was possible, much of your tasks were out of the ordinary and you did not suspect that it would be a naval vessel since swimming and nautical terminology was blatantly ignored, such as references to “left” and “right” rather than “port” and “starboard.” But if it was a spaceship, where was there to even go for a month? The moon? Mars? Maybe a half-month out and a half-month back with NO destination in mind just to test out a new form of travel? This statement alone seemed fantastic and shot your assumptions into believing it a watercraft again, but not really settling on the idea. The Expedition After a few weeks, Victor explained that everything was ready... that the expedition was going to commence. All that was lacking was orientation, and then departure. It was arranged to meet at the workshop in order to meet with the crew and then the rest of the day everyone would be free to pack and get their last minute affairs in order (your hourly wage was on Victor’s dime.) Then, the next morning, everyone was to collect at the workshop with luggage so that they could take a shuttle to the airport together without having to pay for parking. And so our expedition begins. On that day, the sun seemed reluctant to rise and stubbornly lurked behind the rocky mountains to the east. Though late spring, it was far from comfortable at this time, it was down right cold. Even so, the temperature for your speck in Colorado was to shoot up to mid 90s once the sun had a chance to roast everything in its path, unencumbered by atmosphere, latitude, humidity, or clouds. Everybody clustered together at the locked doors, waiting for either Daubs or Victor to come along and open it for you... with doughnuts and coffee as promised.	Name: Evelyn (Evie) Leigh Ayers Gender: Female Role In Party: Jack/Wizard Personality: Evie is fairly easygoing and unflappable. Intrigue: Evie is a true renaissance woman. While she is primarily an engineer and has a varied educational background including specialities in history and science. In her free time when she’s not taking classes (for fun) or working as a mechanic, she’s often practicing Muay Thai. Description: Evie in her early 30s and is tall and slender with long blonde wavy hair and blue eyes. Motivation: Evie is always up for an adventure or an opportunity to learn something new. She’s down for anything that seems unusual or like it will be a new experience. Character Ideal: A jack of all trades/skill monkey type character. The go to person for any problem. Character Sacrilege: Having her intelligence/skills be totally irrelevant or permanently disabled. While it would be possible to cope with a temporary loss, a permanent mental handicap would ruin it.
51,264	1,383	1	655	2,889	Henry, but everyone calls me Tank. And I have absolutely no idea what ship this is gonna be. The big man stood outside in the cold, wrapped up in almost four layers of clothing. Undershirt, tee shirt, a jacket and a parka. And yet the cold wind still found ways to seep through the fabric and against his flesh. It fucking sucked. "Well it damn well better be a good job. If our employer's making us wait out in the cold like this, he'd better be prepared to have a couple of snowmen and snowwomen for employees." He folded his arms and huffed a cloud of water vapour. It was way too cold for this kind of waiting.	Name: Henry "Tank" Dellinger Gender: Male Role In Party: Healer/Defender Personality: Loud, boisterous and friendly, Henry is that type of friend that you have that's enthusiastic about everything. With a big, booming voice and a hearty and infectious laugh, he's not always the focus of the party or the important one of the lot, but you know that without him, your group of friends would be that less fun. Intrigue: Even though Henry is loud, boorish and a bit of a knucklehead, he also has an amazingly big heart. He can tell when someone's not feeling their greatest, and will sit down with them and listen should they require someone to talk to. For a loud, headstrong man, his soft side is incredibly quiet. Description: Henry stands at a whopping 6' 8", weighing in at nearly 300 pounds, because of all the lifting and training he does. He has a head of short, close-cropped brown hair and equally brown eyes, and his tanky build is very recognisable. Motivation: To make sure that everyone around him is smiling and happy and alright. Character Ideal: To realise that his soft side is also a part of him, and as such he shouldn't be afraid to be soft more often when his friends need it. Character Sacrilege: All of his friends die or leave him.
51,265	1,383	2	2,483	4,749	Kyle sat in thebuilding once again going through the computer to see if there was any information on it. Once again all he found was some old Facebook and Youtube posts, and a save game of Civ 5. Well, I guess I'll find out what's going on soon enough. he thought. They really were paranoid of someone finding out about this project if they won't even keep the information on a networked computer. Still, he had to admit that it was a sensible precaution. One could never be too cautious where industrial espionage was likely. He checked his cellphone, an Android that had a few modifications to enhance its security, to make sure it was charged, then went through his bag once again. PSP and games, check. Harddrive with games, movies, music, etc., check. Most people would waste their "personal affects" allotment on clothes and toiletries. Their employer would provide all of that, though, so why waste your space on it? The one thing he was certain to bring, however, were several bottles of soda syrup, as he doubted they would have any onboard. Every computer tech needed their sodas. After he was sure that he had everything, he zipped up his backpack, turned off the lights and computer and walked to where the others were. "You guys do know you could have waited inside the building, right?" he said to the people gathered there.	Character Sheet Basics Name: Gender: Role In Party: Tell us what your character does, pick two from the list in the hider. Select 2 of the roles for the party. This will give us enough diversity that nobody is standing on anybody-else’s toes. This really isn't something to go crazy trying to fine-tweak it. It is just to give a general idea for everybody to say "Oh, he kills people" or whatever. Nuker: A Nuker focuses on delivering massive quantities of damage. Fighter: A fighter is mostly a combat base but can function on his own both as a nuker and a defender but as a lesser degree of both. Defender: A defender acts as a barrier between opponents and the party usually soaking up damage. Thief: A thief knows how to avoid detection. Healer: A healer repairs the group. Wizard: A wizard can think up potent solutions for pretty much any problem, however, he doesn't do well when caught off guard. Outdoorsman: An outdoorsman usually deals with nature is some way, shape, or form. This also includes a spectrum of mobility. Leader: A leader focuses influencing people. Support: A support person has a variety of ways to help (such as a pilot), or takes the abilities of others and boosts them in some way (such as a bard.) Jack: A Jack (as in Jack of all trades) knows a little about a lot. He is basically ready for any situation that arises. Wildcard: A Wildcard is a character that, for the most part, is completely unspectacular until a specific situation arises and then they are indomitable. Some examples include... -Immune to vampirism, zombieism, werewolfism (or some form of transformation) -Secretly rich or royalty (or other social standing) -PhD in Dance (or other hidden skill) -Vampire slayer (or other such ability) -Immune to fire or heat (or other such power) -Immune to time/dimensional alterations (or other such protection) Squatter: A Squatter isn't particularly good at anything. Think "jack-of-no-trades" for the most part they are trying to tag along with the big dogs but are clearly outclassed in every way. Personality: Intrigue: (Aspects of your character that make them interesting. This really isn't another part of your behavior. This is stuff like being short, having rotten luck, being easy to pick out in a crowd, someone hates their guts, etc...) Description: (This is where you put height, weight, etc...) Motivation: Character Ideal:(What you want to eventually turn this character into? If you want them to get rich what are you going to do with the money? If they become badass, what are you intending to happen once they do? Do you just want to see how far things go?) Character Sacrilege: (Something that would cause character exit, or make them no longer fun to play.) 1) Your character wants to be rich... they become rich. Now what? Wouldn't they retire? 2) You make a badass warrior, but the GM has introduced a love interest (through rolling or a spell or something like that.) However, you really don't want to see your spiky-armored bundle of muscles doing nice things for his "snuggle bug." 3) You make a bikini model, but then she suffers some sort of scarring injury. You think it is about time you hurl her into swarms of orcs and undead without any defense. 4) Your character is actually something that you worship, he gets hurt or doesn't immediately succeed at something. Suddenly your view of perfection is shattered and you don't want to play any more. If we record these aspects, this will prevent us from all making the same character, etc... If you have some aspect you don’t intend on changing, put a 🔒 by the title like this... 🔒Personality:Bat-poop crazy emotional freak out weirdo. This doesn’t mean that someone else isn’t allowed to have down what you do, just that you are not planning on changing any time soon and therefore a GM can plan ahead for it. Don’t forget to communicate, communicate, communicate. We can build characters off of other people’s characters that makes for some super-fun gaming, but we can’t do that unless we start talking. History, Skills, and that other stuff is going to be dependent on the adventure, but for this moment in time, we can (optional) include history on your character sheet if it is actually something of relevance and something you want to keep. (Like growing up in a super-rich family or something.) At this time we shall make characters that are humans from Earth in the here-and-now, and a hum-drum every-day life. Make them the closest thing to what you want to play while still being considered "normal" by society. In other words, the bare bones of your intended character.
51,266	1,383	3	15	3,140	The dark and vacant building made the small group entering seem like a calamity as footfalls were multiplied by echoes. It sounded like an army had entered. The reason why nobody was able to get in was because the door would automatically close and lock and only be opened with a key or from someone inside. This was the low security end, however, for there were also 3 boxes that nobody had been inside of (even Daubs so far as anybody could tell.) There were also big stickers warning of high voltages and high-powered lasers, cautioning for hard hats, and only properly trained individuals being permitted access. Around these were steel cages with at least 3 padlocks on the door, and another lock on the box itself. Kyle managed to be inside, because he had never left the night before. The simple lock system, while relatively simple to bypass if you had the right equipment, could not be electronically hacked. All he had to do was stow himself in the empty office, tucked behind the ancient couch that had been picked up by a dumpster, and the coffee table that had a leg that would fall off as soon as any cross force was applied. Ah... the break room. The promise of a heated building was an exaggeration. Being mildly insulated, it was able to retain some of the blazing heat from the day before and release it slow enough so that it was tolerable before the sun blasted it again. The big difference was that the wind rattled the massive garage door instead of worming its way through clothing. It wasn't much longer after that with people having pointless conversations about nothing in particular such as "being tired" or commenting on the lack of anything around their job site. Then, there came the distinct noise of the door being opened and other people entering. It was Daubs and Victor accompanied by a rather professional looking woman (who was poorly dressed in high heels and trying to walk across the gravel parking lot.) Nobody had seen the lady before. Sure enough, bright orange containers held doughnuts, coffee, and some other treats. Daubs was less than pleased to see that people weren't outside freezing. Upon noticing the group, he looked surprised, then glanced back at the door, then back at the group and his face turned beat red. His gangly frame stomped toward everyone almost with a comical edge. "Alright! which one of you is the ghetto rat?" He accused, glaring around the room challenging anybody who dared to take pride in the fact. His gaze fell on Arrow, "It was you wasn't it?" Her finger shot out, pointing prominently at Kyle. "Don't bother denying it, people like you..." "Okay, okay, teamwork day, everybody," Victor interrupted. Though quite a massive fellow, his voice was far from bass and didn't really seem to fit him. However much Daubs was enraged, he let the issue drop, but not without an "I'm watching you" gesture to Arrow. Victor took center stage, promptly pulling a document out of his pocket and skimming through it. "Oh, right. So, yah, none of you know each other yet. So, I guess we should get that out of the way then. I will be functioning as your captain as well as the senior engineer Daubs, here, will be our doctor” He began pointing around the room as he made introductions. “We have Kyle Johnson. Kyle you will be our N-Dimension Specialist as well as our Quartermaster Our junior engineer as well as being in charge of Reactor and Drive Systems Operations is Evelyn Ayers Tobias... Tobias... I can’t remember his last name. He will be taking on the positions of Scopes as well as a Research Assistant Tank Dellinger will be our Isolation Control Specialist and Field Medic Jacqueline Richter is our Navigator as well as Tactical Support Adah Christo will be our Pilot and Botanist So, there we go, everybody knows everybody now. Oh, right, except for Pammy. Pammy here is a team-builder counselor something or another. So, she’s super good at getting people to intimately know each other and really work well together without biting off each other’s heads and stuff like that.” It was clear that Pammy didn’t care much for the introduction, but she plastered on the most overdone (and easily seen through) smile you have ever seen. “Wow, it is so great to meet each and every one of you wonderful individuals. Today we are going to have great fun, and we are going to learn to trust each other too...” She began droning on and on about superficial business rules to try to force random people tossed into the same lot to like each other. There was patronizing worship of mundane accomplishments of everyone that made it quite clear that she had no clue who any of you were and that she had no clue the sort of social dynamics that were in store for all of you.	Name: Thobias Thane Gender: Male Role In Party: Nuker/Wildcard Personality: Tobias is the definition of "that guy in your friend circle". He is many things but definetly not normal. He can sometimes be as calm as a gentle gust of summer wind or be batshit crazy flippin out about everything. And these emotions trigger at almost random. He has a specific way of seeing the world and as such he is often seen as rude or agressive. Then again, he is mostly just a party face that tries to make a joke whenever possible, and helps his friends in need. And crazy. Mostly crazy. Intrigue: Tobias has a gigantic trivial knowledge about random bullshit. He is often seen making references and trying to pull weird trivia jokes. He is sort of a genius that doesn't like that title at all so he acts much dumber than he actually is. Main reason for his weird behaviour. Oh, and he is EXTREMELY sensitive to music, depending on the tune he can get depressed in just a second, or maybe fills up with joy instantly. Description: He is just an average guy if you look at him. Nothing fancy. Basic T-shirt, jeans and sneakers combo. He stands around 170 centimeters tall and weighs around 60 kilos. (for you imperial peasanats that is 5'7" and 120 pounds) Motivation: Tobias isn't really motivated by a higher goal, he just goes with the flow. He is not hesistant to swim against the flow however, making him excellent in dire moments. His goals are usually these: get dressed, get food, go to sleep. That said if he DOES have a goal he is extremely determined. Character Ideal: Tobias is already a nutjob below the average guy mask, but his real powers shine when he can live out his full self. As such he is the best kept as a secret card, one that is really powerful if faced against danger, but not helpful at all otherwise. Character Sacrilege: Without people and events to amuse him and drive him out Tobias pretty much prefers to spend time at home minding his own business.
51,267	1,383	4	1,850	554	The squeak of a utilitarian folding chair sliding a few inches was the first announcement of her presence that Jacqueline gave. Presumably she must have entered with the group, though between not having said a word and dropping into the first available chair, it's not surprising that she was overlooked. Rising to her feet, a lack of sleep was plainly visible on her face and in her tone of voice. "Excuse me, Victor? I got lost trying to find this place for the first time, and that was with a map. I don't know where we're going or what we're riding to get there, but I'm probably not going to be help with much except getting lost fast." Abandoning the comfort of the cheap chair, she hefted a surprisingly compact duffle bag and shuffled over to join the rest of the group a bit more directly. "Team building exercises though, that sounds fun. Come on then, let's all learn to trust each other with the jobs none of us know how to do, hm?" Her somewhat sardonic tone lost its edge to the yawn she fought to suppress towards the end of her sentence. Now standing with the others, it was quite apparent that she was not someone who was managing to hold down any sort of sleep schedule. To her credit, she seemed to be pushing her way through to the best of her abilities, and the smell of black coffee on her breath implied that however out of it she may be, she was likely worse before.	Name: Jacqueline Richter Gender: Female Role In Party: Fighter / Defender Personality: Often quiet, Jack generally prefers action to talking. She could be mistaken for being a bit slow in the head at first, but those who know her know that she just prefers to choose her words carefully. Despite her often gruff demeanor, she has a sense of humor and enjoys cracking dry jokes when she sees a chance. She does have a caring side to her, though due to how she tends to express it she often ends up intimidating those she is trying to protect. Intrigue: She is incongruously well-read considering her background, and actually has a good head for poetry and song lyrics. Description: Jacqueline grew up on a farm, and she looks like it. Already naturally on the tall side, an upbringing filled with tossing hay bales and working with heavy machinery has left her with a surprisingly powerful build. It's not something that she seeks to show off, and indeed her clothing choices don't actually make her look as strong as she is—she would rather wear a flannel jacket instead of a tanktop. Forest-green eyes and messy blonde-but-almost-brunette hair complete her image. Motivation: Jackie is mostly content to live a quiet life, but she doesn't hesitate to step up when her friends or those she cares about are in trouble or need her help. Character Ideal: The quiet brawler who lives in her head and can be turned to for help. Character Sacrilege: Jacqueline needs to have people she cares about. Otherwise, she has no motivation to do much beyond farming and reading.
51,268	1,383	5	2,483	4,749	"Ghetto Rat?" Kyle asked, "do you mean because I decided to guarantee I was here early by not leaving?" Then some woman showed up and Victor started handing out work assignments. A woman then started talking about team building exercises in a too-exited voice. The way she said it, though, left him an opportunity to joke around a bit. Kyle raised his hand. "I assume we're going to get additional training. I kind of need to know what an N-Dimension is before I can specialize in it." He stepped next to one of the women there. "A far as getting to know my team "intimately", I'm not into guys." He looked at the woman beside him. "But some of the crew I wouldn't mind getting to know a lot better." Then he addressed the woman he was looking at. "So, what's your name?"	Character Sheet Basics Name: Gender: Role In Party: Tell us what your character does, pick two from the list in the hider. Select 2 of the roles for the party. This will give us enough diversity that nobody is standing on anybody-else’s toes. This really isn't something to go crazy trying to fine-tweak it. It is just to give a general idea for everybody to say "Oh, he kills people" or whatever. Nuker: A Nuker focuses on delivering massive quantities of damage. Fighter: A fighter is mostly a combat base but can function on his own both as a nuker and a defender but as a lesser degree of both. Defender: A defender acts as a barrier between opponents and the party usually soaking up damage. Thief: A thief knows how to avoid detection. Healer: A healer repairs the group. Wizard: A wizard can think up potent solutions for pretty much any problem, however, he doesn't do well when caught off guard. Outdoorsman: An outdoorsman usually deals with nature is some way, shape, or form. This also includes a spectrum of mobility. Leader: A leader focuses influencing people. Support: A support person has a variety of ways to help (such as a pilot), or takes the abilities of others and boosts them in some way (such as a bard.) Jack: A Jack (as in Jack of all trades) knows a little about a lot. He is basically ready for any situation that arises. Wildcard: A Wildcard is a character that, for the most part, is completely unspectacular until a specific situation arises and then they are indomitable. Some examples include... -Immune to vampirism, zombieism, werewolfism (or some form of transformation) -Secretly rich or royalty (or other social standing) -PhD in Dance (or other hidden skill) -Vampire slayer (or other such ability) -Immune to fire or heat (or other such power) -Immune to time/dimensional alterations (or other such protection) Squatter: A Squatter isn't particularly good at anything. Think "jack-of-no-trades" for the most part they are trying to tag along with the big dogs but are clearly outclassed in every way. Personality: Intrigue: (Aspects of your character that make them interesting. This really isn't another part of your behavior. This is stuff like being short, having rotten luck, being easy to pick out in a crowd, someone hates their guts, etc...) Description: (This is where you put height, weight, etc...) Motivation: Character Ideal:(What you want to eventually turn this character into? If you want them to get rich what are you going to do with the money? If they become badass, what are you intending to happen once they do? Do you just want to see how far things go?) Character Sacrilege: (Something that would cause character exit, or make them no longer fun to play.) 1) Your character wants to be rich... they become rich. Now what? Wouldn't they retire? 2) You make a badass warrior, but the GM has introduced a love interest (through rolling or a spell or something like that.) However, you really don't want to see your spiky-armored bundle of muscles doing nice things for his "snuggle bug." 3) You make a bikini model, but then she suffers some sort of scarring injury. You think it is about time you hurl her into swarms of orcs and undead without any defense. 4) Your character is actually something that you worship, he gets hurt or doesn't immediately succeed at something. Suddenly your view of perfection is shattered and you don't want to play any more. If we record these aspects, this will prevent us from all making the same character, etc... If you have some aspect you don’t intend on changing, put a 🔒 by the title like this... 🔒Personality:Bat-poop crazy emotional freak out weirdo. This doesn’t mean that someone else isn’t allowed to have down what you do, just that you are not planning on changing any time soon and therefore a GM can plan ahead for it. Don’t forget to communicate, communicate, communicate. We can build characters off of other people’s characters that makes for some super-fun gaming, but we can’t do that unless we start talking. History, Skills, and that other stuff is going to be dependent on the adventure, but for this moment in time, we can (optional) include history on your character sheet if it is actually something of relevance and something you want to keep. (Like growing up in a super-rich family or something.) At this time we shall make characters that are humans from Earth in the here-and-now, and a hum-drum every-day life. Make them the closest thing to what you want to play while still being considered "normal" by society. In other words, the bare bones of your intended character.
51,269	1,384	0	151	132	Max Avendir arrived at the site after he got the call. It was a dimly lit alley to the side of a liquor store. He saw the body laying there limp and lifeless, but not a drop of blood. Something was very wrong here, It wasn't a normal kill. It had to be done by something supernatural. Max walked over to the body, ducking under the police "do not cross" tape. He saw the police chief standing there with a sunken look on his face, as he motioned for max to check the body. Max crouched down and ran his hand down the victims arm. The vision came to him instantly and he saw it all in split seconds. An imp like demonic looking creature, very gangly and wispy was controlling the body and as it lay lifeless, it appeared that the soul was being sucked out and put into a small cube-like box. As instantly as the vision came it disappeared and a gust of wind gave a chill in the air. Max felt uneasy, like something was lurking, perhaps hiding in the shadows. He walked over to the police chief and motioned him to come close. Max explained the vision and told him this was a job for none other than the task force. Max assured the chief that his force would get to the bottom of it. Walking away, Max pulled out his phone and started punching numbers on the keypad. After a few rings, a voice answered. "Meet me at the coffee shop in 30. We need to talk. Something's come up and I'm gonna need the task force at hand. Get them all to come down. See you in 30." Max hung up the phone and began to walk down the city block, turning and looking behind him every few minutes. He felt like someone was following him, but it wasn't a someone it was a something. ((OOC: Anyone of you guys can jump in and be the one Max was calling and speaking to. I didn't use names so as to leave it open ended.))	Name: Max Avendir Age: 25 Gender: male Weapons: Appearance: But he has the buster sword strapped to his back. Personality: He's a bit set in his ways, sort of cocky and has a dark sense of humor Bio: Leader of the task force, discovered his "power" when he was 18. He lived with his mother, as his father had left when he was only 2. One night he came home to find his mother killed and her body left on the floor with her eyes still open. Max closed his mothers eyes and prayed for her safe to heaven, but as he closed her eyes he saw the ones who killed her and he freaked out, started crying, fell over and leaned on his mother's body and saw the image of the killers again. It was at this point that he realized this must be something he could do and deemed to find the killers and avenge his mothers death. When he was 20 he met a guy who told him that he should use the gift to help people, but when he started his own freelance detective agency, he encountered all the supernatural occurrences and shortly after the task force was formed.
51,270	1,384	1	230	4,068	Jack was delicately working on one of his latest seals. One of soul binding. This time on the head of a suit of armor. Since he was only using a soul he trusted he could just bind it whenever he wanted. Like his pistol with its binding ritual to himself. The runes he had placed on it had bound it to his touch only. It would fire so long as he held it and willing wished it to be fired. This was just the protocol in case he was controlled by something evil. This seal was for the reason that he needed to see if his ritual could effectively raise the dead. Chanting slowly he finished drawing the ward and it lit up. The helmet then began to fly around the room and singing something bawdy. Jack thought it was opera of some kind. After a few minutes he grabbed the helmet and erased the ward. The singing stopped as his phone rang. It was Max. "Hello?" He said nodding as he listened. "I'll be there. " He said as he hung up. He grabbed his ward book and his weapons. As he left he texted the group to get to the coffee shop. Jack got on his motorcycle and sped off towards the shop. Once there he would pull up and walk to coffee ship. He had beat Max here. How odd. He had given Max a ward of protection in case he needed it. He would be fine with out it though. He sat at the table and ordered a coffee.	Name: Jack "The Hammer" Troy Age: 24 Gender:Male Weapons: Appearance: Personality: He is a bit of a joker. He is always cracking jokes and uses this to hide his feeling. He honestly intelligent but likes to hide it behind his jokes and a smile. Something clearly has happened in his past that scared him. Bio: He was born to a family of well different people. His father had been attacked by something when he was little so he trained Jack and his little brothers how to fight back. His skills are mainly in fighting the evils of the world. He is specialized the way of fighting back against most creatures however there is a catch. His father and youngest brother was killed during a rather violent fight. Jack decided to join the task force after he got out of the military. He very rarely wears his old uniform if ever. Other: He got his nickname from how hard he punches. He is a rather great fighter except he prefers his weapons. Power: He knows a great deal of blood magic. He can draw wards in blood to have different effects. For example one ward could keep an enemy out for a bit depending on how powerful the ward is. Or using his blood he could heal an injury. Perhaps he could harm an enemy with a different seal.
51,271	1,384	2	156	1,661	The knife slid from her hand smoothly, slicing through the air and embedding into the target that just so happened to be a picture of some chauvinistic pig whose name currently escaped her. Henry was intensely satisfied when the knife tore through the big, bald head. The woman was tense and antsy, she hadn’t been able to work lately and she was starting to feel unproductive; she hated that feeling. She was itching to be out, killing sinister things. But no…she’s in her parents’ basement, throwing darts at a crappy picture. The situation could have been a tad bit better if she was allowed to practice at her apartment, but the neighbors had a problem with noise. Biting her lip, she threw another knife and it accidentally slipped, barely nicking her finger. Cursing under her breath, she picked it up and threw it harder than she had previously. Her phone began to buzz like those flies that you can never see, but you always hear. Jumping, she prayed for a mission or anything! She unlocked her phone and the awaited message was staring back at her. Now, she will never admit this to anyone if they asked, but she squealed in excitement at the prospect of a new case. She quickly threw on clothes and boots before stomping her way up the stairs and to her vehicle. On the ride to the coffee shop, her fingers drummed eagerly on the wheel and her leg trembled with ecstasy. She had so much energy to burn; she was praying that it would be a good fight. She pulled up and parked the car into a spot before thrusting the door open and tripping out.	Name: Henrietta “Henry” Abney Age: 26 Gender: Female Weapons: She has throwing knives. Personality: Henry is a hotheaded woman who refuses to be treated unequally. She is a big feminist and hates unfair treatment regarding anyone based on gender, race, sexuality, etc. She is straightforward and is not afraid to speak her mind, even if it hurts others, and is majorly sarcastic. She is a perfectionist, as well as a workaholic, and must have everything the way she likes it. Henry is not afraid to question authority, might even jump at the chance, but in the end, she is loyal to the extremes and will lay down her life for her teammates. Bio: Henry is the daughter of a reporter and an author, but that is not what got her into the supernatural. Her grandfather, Henry – which she was named after – was obsessed with the supernatural and was convinced that his wife was trying to contact him as a ghost. Growing up, Henrietta had become submerged in her grandfather’s stories and they became extremely close. They bonded over the supernatural possibilities as they were both enamored with the idea of a world they couldn’t grasp. When Henrietta grew older, however, she began to believe in her grandfather’s fairytales less and less until finally she refused to talk about it. The two had grown apart; Henrietta was now a teenager who was busy with life, while Henry was rotting away in his home, retired and lonely. Henry died when Henrietta was sixteen. The doctors say it was of a heart attack, but Henrietta was traumatized by his death and felt such an immense disbelief, that she began to believe that something of the supernatural did it. There was no proof of such things, but that didn’t stop Henrietta from looking. Henrietta even adopted her grandfather’s name, Henry, as a shortened version of her own in remembrance of him. Her parents began sending her to grief counseling, therapy, anything that would get rid of her delusions. Henry stuck by her theory, she delved into the supernatural world and no one was ever able to get her out. Other: She has a sweet-tooth. --- So, I adore girls having guy names by the way. Though, I only like it if it's short for a feminine name. Anyways, I was thinking Henry would have premonition? Does this sound alright? And is my character okay?
51,272	1,384	3	151	132	Max walked up to the coffee shop, still weary of what was trailing him. He felt better though once he walked inside because the thing that was on his tail certainly wasn't about to follow him in the coffee shop filled with all the patrons. Looking around, Max saw Jack at a table and walked over to him and pulled out a chair and sat down. "Yo, Jack, what a day I've had. There's a new case we just gotta take, but I'll inform when everyone gets here. Lets just say I have a feeling this is the big one and its gonna be a doozy of case, but what's up with you?" As he finished his last word and the waitress walked by, Max snapped his fingers. "Hey, be a doll and get me a double espresso and make it snappy. I have a feeling I'll be up all night." With that, he turned back to Jack before he could answer the first question and he asked him another. "So you didn't feel anything strange when you got to the coffee shop did you? I mean I think some sort of thing was following me here. I couldn't be certain, but I felt its presence. Oh and you did tell everyone to meet us here, right? Cause there late and we need to get down to business." At that moment the waitress put Max's espresso on the table. He snatched it up the second she put it in front of him and he took a sip. Ah, how Max loved his espresso.	Name: Max Avendir Age: 25 Gender: male Weapons: Appearance: But he has the buster sword strapped to his back. Personality: He's a bit set in his ways, sort of cocky and has a dark sense of humor Bio: Leader of the task force, discovered his "power" when he was 18. He lived with his mother, as his father had left when he was only 2. One night he came home to find his mother killed and her body left on the floor with her eyes still open. Max closed his mothers eyes and prayed for her safe to heaven, but as he closed her eyes he saw the ones who killed her and he freaked out, started crying, fell over and leaned on his mother's body and saw the image of the killers again. It was at this point that he realized this must be something he could do and deemed to find the killers and avenge his mothers death. When he was 20 he met a guy who told him that he should use the gift to help people, but when he started his own freelance detective agency, he encountered all the supernatural occurrences and shortly after the task force was formed.
51,273	1,384	4	230	4,068	Whilst Max walked into the shop Jack had been reading from his book. It was old fashioned but he was an old fashioned guy. He was going to bind a soul if it was the last thing he did. Or he would have to deal with a singing suit of armor forever. He would be the laughing stock of his family if he did that. It could be the soul being bound. He found it endlessly hilarious that the blood Mage was packing heat. He did not need the gun only his dagger. Warning bells started to ring in his head as Max said they had to take the case. That usually entailed some Unspeakable Horror or creature of the night rising to eat the tasty humans. It would require the team to kick it back to whatever put it crawled out of and make sure it stayed. He was going to answer when he was interrupted in the way only Max could pull off. If they were not friends things would be different. "You know what? I swore I felt something following me near my apartment. Odd. My protection ward would forbid that... Unless it could get past the wards...Never mind that. I was trying to bind a soul to a suit of armor. It failed. The damn thing started to sing Carmen at the top of its voice. "Jack grumbled. This was not his first failure while he was with the team. There was one where the armor tried to eat the team. That had been fun to fix... "I texted them, Max. They are just busy. " He said trying to placate his friend. Patience was not his virtue... "Dare I ask what we are after? " Jack took a sip of his coffee. "A great Old One?" Jack joked."Oh maybe it is some creature from beyond the veil of time and space?" He saw Henry walking towards the shop.Jack waved her over to their table.	Name: Jack "The Hammer" Troy Age: 24 Gender:Male Weapons: Appearance: Personality: He is a bit of a joker. He is always cracking jokes and uses this to hide his feeling. He honestly intelligent but likes to hide it behind his jokes and a smile. Something clearly has happened in his past that scared him. Bio: He was born to a family of well different people. His father had been attacked by something when he was little so he trained Jack and his little brothers how to fight back. His skills are mainly in fighting the evils of the world. He is specialized the way of fighting back against most creatures however there is a catch. His father and youngest brother was killed during a rather violent fight. Jack decided to join the task force after he got out of the military. He very rarely wears his old uniform if ever. Other: He got his nickname from how hard he punches. He is a rather great fighter except he prefers his weapons. Power: He knows a great deal of blood magic. He can draw wards in blood to have different effects. For example one ward could keep an enemy out for a bit depending on how powerful the ward is. Or using his blood he could heal an injury. Perhaps he could harm an enemy with a different seal.
51,274	1,384	5	151	132	Max put down his espresso and looked at Jack. He didn't even know what to tell Jack about what it was they were dealing with, as he was unsure. The one thing he was sure of was that this was something big and it required the whole task force at hand. "Honestly, I haven't the slightest, but after the vision I had when I examined the body, I got a really bad feeling way worse than any I've gotten before. It's kinda scary really. Plus the fact that I felt like I was being followed as I was walking here doesn't help my feelings." Max picked up the espresso and took another sip. He just let the events settle in his mind, as he contemplated what was actually happening. "Actually, Jack, you know what, I'm pretty sure this has hell written all over it. You know who runs hell don't you? That asshole Satan and he's sending his minions to work for him and what do you suppose I am proposing? That's right let's stop this fucker before he causes any more damage. You in?" With that, he saw Henry walking through the door and he motioned for her to come over.	Name: Max Avendir Age: 25 Gender: male Weapons: Appearance: But he has the buster sword strapped to his back. Personality: He's a bit set in his ways, sort of cocky and has a dark sense of humor Bio: Leader of the task force, discovered his "power" when he was 18. He lived with his mother, as his father had left when he was only 2. One night he came home to find his mother killed and her body left on the floor with her eyes still open. Max closed his mothers eyes and prayed for her safe to heaven, but as he closed her eyes he saw the ones who killed her and he freaked out, started crying, fell over and leaned on his mother's body and saw the image of the killers again. It was at this point that he realized this must be something he could do and deemed to find the killers and avenge his mothers death. When he was 20 he met a guy who told him that he should use the gift to help people, but when he started his own freelance detective agency, he encountered all the supernatural occurrences and shortly after the task force was formed.
51,275	1,384	6	156	1,661	Henry strode towards the table and slipped into a chair happily. Though she tried to contain her excitement and hold her composure, it was obviously slipping through. She sipped at Max's espresso, something he probably didn't condone, before leaning forward and smiling. "I heard there was a case in town." She grinned. "Am I going to finally be doing something productive?" The woman was shaking with her anticipation and she held her breath, hoping this wasn't some stupid bonding thing. "Ah~ Waitress, please get me a caramel frappe, please." She called when the working woman walked by. No one said anything until the waitress had returned with the sweet drink which Henry began to guzzle.	Name: Henrietta “Henry” Abney Age: 26 Gender: Female Weapons: She has throwing knives. Personality: Henry is a hotheaded woman who refuses to be treated unequally. She is a big feminist and hates unfair treatment regarding anyone based on gender, race, sexuality, etc. She is straightforward and is not afraid to speak her mind, even if it hurts others, and is majorly sarcastic. She is a perfectionist, as well as a workaholic, and must have everything the way she likes it. Henry is not afraid to question authority, might even jump at the chance, but in the end, she is loyal to the extremes and will lay down her life for her teammates. Bio: Henry is the daughter of a reporter and an author, but that is not what got her into the supernatural. Her grandfather, Henry – which she was named after – was obsessed with the supernatural and was convinced that his wife was trying to contact him as a ghost. Growing up, Henrietta had become submerged in her grandfather’s stories and they became extremely close. They bonded over the supernatural possibilities as they were both enamored with the idea of a world they couldn’t grasp. When Henrietta grew older, however, she began to believe in her grandfather’s fairytales less and less until finally she refused to talk about it. The two had grown apart; Henrietta was now a teenager who was busy with life, while Henry was rotting away in his home, retired and lonely. Henry died when Henrietta was sixteen. The doctors say it was of a heart attack, but Henrietta was traumatized by his death and felt such an immense disbelief, that she began to believe that something of the supernatural did it. There was no proof of such things, but that didn’t stop Henrietta from looking. Henrietta even adopted her grandfather’s name, Henry, as a shortened version of her own in remembrance of him. Her parents began sending her to grief counseling, therapy, anything that would get rid of her delusions. Henry stuck by her theory, she delved into the supernatural world and no one was ever able to get her out. Other: She has a sweet-tooth. --- So, I adore girls having guy names by the way. Though, I only like it if it's short for a feminine name. Anyways, I was thinking Henry would have premonition? Does this sound alright? And is my character okay?
51,276	1,384	7	1,619	295	Finnegan's phone buzzed. From his pocket, a crow croaked—the custom notification sound he'd set for texts from Jack. They had work to do. As he shrugged on his wool coat and slipped a few gadgets into its ample pockets, he debated driving there. In the end, he decided not to. Parking would be hell, and he was willing to bet someone else would bring a car. He hailed a cab. Entering the coffee shop, he barely spared the others a look before striding towards the counter and ordering himself a coffee, black. Steaming mug in hand he dragged a chair from an adjacent table and sat down (with a clear view of the entrance) next to Max, Jack, and Henry. It was good seeing them. "Right, children. I hear we've got work. I imagine our lass here is fair excited to finally do somethin' productive," he said, nodding at Henry.	Name: Finnegan Witt Age: 46 Gender: Male Weapons: A regular Glock 19. 15 rounds a mag, 9mm, silver bullets. Appearance: Standing just below six feet tall, Finnegan isn't a particularly imposing sight. His wrinkles are deeper than you'd expect and his hair is completely grey, making him look older than his forty-six years. Personality: Bitter and sarcastic. Seems the sarcasm comes with the job. While he'll often speak to and treat the others like they're a bunch of youngsters, he knows they're his equals. He's happy to be on the team. Bio: "It's something of a bloody cliché, isn't it? An Irish priest who stopped believing in God and began playing with the dark arts and who's a little too fond of whiskey. "I still believe in Him, mind you. I've just realized that whatever He's doing up there, he's not terribly concerned with what's going on here on Earth. Ghosts, spirits, they answer when you call. "I always knew I wanted to be a priest. Felt the calling ever since I was a lad. Some years ago, I began to see things. Hear voices. Naturally, I was diagnosed with all sorts of issues. But in the end, I realised the things were real. From beyond the veil. 'Course, people don't take kindly to a reverend preaching about ghosts. If I hadn't left Ireland myself I'd've been run out. It's hard telling people to believe in a God who doesn't care about His children. Perhaps it's for the better. I do good here." Other: Something of a computer wiz.
51,277	1,384	8	1,923	1,222	Cassandra was practicing scanning magical objects when her phone rang and distracted her long enough for the spell to fizzle completely. "Oh… well, six times out of ten aren't bad." she gathered her supplies and put them away before checking her phone for any messages. The clean up took about twenty minutes, and when she checked her phone she realized she should have moved faster, because it was a call from Max. He probably had a case and they had been waiting on her at that coffee shop and everyone was already assembled and she was the last to arrive and they would be mad and- She took a breath to push out her panic. If she hurried to the shop now, regardless if she looked a little like she'd been climbing in a chimney, she could still almost make the meeting. She quickly grabbed her jacket and locked her door, running down the street both because it was close, and because she refused to buy a car. At last she reached the door and quietly opened it. She walked over to the table, sitting down in the nearest open spot. She looked like she was on the verge of tears. "I'm sorry that I'm late. I didn't mean to and time got away from me and suddenly you called but I didn't think it was a case so I just put all of my spell supplies away and then I heard the message and ran here." she spoke very quickly and when she finished she was nearly hiding under the table. "I'm sorry… don't be mad…"	Name: Cassandra Romano Age: 25 Gender: Female Weapons: Magic. Specializes in elemental and offensive magic. Can use voodoo and some black magic, but is far less skilled in those areas. Carries a small handgun loaded with silver bullets for an emergency, but she's an extremely poor shot and inexperienced with a gun. Sometimes carries an electronic book device of filled with occult books with her for reference. Appearance: Cassandra often wears a black hoodie jacket and uses it to cover as much of her face as she can when in a large crowd of people she doesn't know. Personality: Cassandra is shy and prefers to study magic over interacting with others. She often ducks behind other people that she trusts if a stranger talks to her or she is feeling crowded. Cassandra is gifted in the studies of elemental magic, and is frustrated when she fails at other types of magic. She is scared of brutish and loud people, and as such normally hides if any government agents talk to her. If someone manages to make her angry, then she loses control of her powers, often times ending her 'tantrum' in flames or complete destruction. Cassandra is very kind, often times wondering if there's any way to rehabilitate the monsters that the task force often fight. She is ironically decent with computers, given her history. Bio: At birth, Cassandra had garnered the attention of a secret cult consisting of the well-off or the higher echelons of society. Namely, a mysterious fire broke out in the nursery and could only be out out when Cassandra had stopped crying. She was soon stolen out of the nursery and given to the cult's head member, Casio Romano. It was widely accepted by the average citizen that she was his daughter, and by the cultists, a Demi-god sent by The Lord himself. When she was ten, Cassandra witnessed her cultist family be slaughtered by a rival cult. When she was discovered, the rival cult trained her and forced her to do their dirty work. For years was subjected to treatment like an animal, beaten when obstinate, and expected to be silent. Cassandra was subjected to the rival cult for ten years, often times enhancing her powers for elemental magic. Until the day she fulfilled a mission perfectly and was told that she failed. She was beaten near to death, and before passing out vowed to strike down her 'owners'. When she awoke, the building was merely a cinder with her in the middle with charred clothes. She was offered a spot on the task force, provided that she cooperate and never lash out like she had with the cult. Cassandra immediately agreed, and soon set to work trying to enhance her powers beyond elemental, to thank the group for saving her from what she later realized was an abusive 'home'. Other: Cassandra is a quick reader, she goes through medium sized (~200 pages) books in a couple days.
51,278	1,384	9	151	132	Max looked over at Cassandra. "It's quite alright, these guys just got here a few minutes ago themselves. I've not even told anyone what's been going on. But I suppose I should get on with the briefing then." He grabbed his espresso and drank it down as fast as he could. Max basically told Jack, but the short version. Now he was going to spill the beans to everyone else. "Alright, so heres the deal. I was called down to investigate what was thought to be a murder, but hell I don't think that's what it was. Well, not in the conventional means of the word. I checked out the body and the vision I saw basiclly leads me to believe that we are dealing with Satan. I saw a hell spawn minion and it seemed to be stealing the victims soul and putting it in a cube-like box. And then on my way here, I felt like I was being followed, by who knows what, probably another of Satans minions. So if my hunch is right, which most of the time I am, then we are dealing with the very likes of hell and we need to put an end to this shit. Lets send those fuckers back to where they belong. So who's with me? With that, Max sat back in his chair and awaited for their responses.	Name: Max Avendir Age: 25 Gender: male Weapons: Appearance: But he has the buster sword strapped to his back. Personality: He's a bit set in his ways, sort of cocky and has a dark sense of humor Bio: Leader of the task force, discovered his "power" when he was 18. He lived with his mother, as his father had left when he was only 2. One night he came home to find his mother killed and her body left on the floor with her eyes still open. Max closed his mothers eyes and prayed for her safe to heaven, but as he closed her eyes he saw the ones who killed her and he freaked out, started crying, fell over and leaned on his mother's body and saw the image of the killers again. It was at this point that he realized this must be something he could do and deemed to find the killers and avenge his mothers death. When he was 20 he met a guy who told him that he should use the gift to help people, but when he started his own freelance detective agency, he encountered all the supernatural occurrences and shortly after the task force was formed.
51,279	1,384	10	156	1,661	Henry shifted away from Cassandra, a woman who she only sometimes got along with. The girl was super duper anxious and conformed to the chauvinistic view of women. It disgusted her, really. The feminist preferred to keep the blubbering girl at a distance, though she tried not to upset her either. She really didn't want any crying on her end. When Max began to talk, Henry's full attention was on him. She was filled with adrenaline and she could feel her blood pumping: she wanted to be at that murder scene, not in this coffee shop talking about the object of her current desire. She hasn't had a case in a too long time, it felt like. The way Max spoke encouraged this antsy feeling in her, fanning the fire. Despite this, she tried extremely hard to keep her cool, even tried to look unimpressed. When his speech was over and done, everything laid out on the table, Henry began to slow clap, just because the moment would be perfectly ruined and it made such a sweet feeling inside that battled the boiling fire. "Great inspirational speech, Max."	Name: Henrietta “Henry” Abney Age: 26 Gender: Female Weapons: She has throwing knives. Personality: Henry is a hotheaded woman who refuses to be treated unequally. She is a big feminist and hates unfair treatment regarding anyone based on gender, race, sexuality, etc. She is straightforward and is not afraid to speak her mind, even if it hurts others, and is majorly sarcastic. She is a perfectionist, as well as a workaholic, and must have everything the way she likes it. Henry is not afraid to question authority, might even jump at the chance, but in the end, she is loyal to the extremes and will lay down her life for her teammates. Bio: Henry is the daughter of a reporter and an author, but that is not what got her into the supernatural. Her grandfather, Henry – which she was named after – was obsessed with the supernatural and was convinced that his wife was trying to contact him as a ghost. Growing up, Henrietta had become submerged in her grandfather’s stories and they became extremely close. They bonded over the supernatural possibilities as they were both enamored with the idea of a world they couldn’t grasp. When Henrietta grew older, however, she began to believe in her grandfather’s fairytales less and less until finally she refused to talk about it. The two had grown apart; Henrietta was now a teenager who was busy with life, while Henry was rotting away in his home, retired and lonely. Henry died when Henrietta was sixteen. The doctors say it was of a heart attack, but Henrietta was traumatized by his death and felt such an immense disbelief, that she began to believe that something of the supernatural did it. There was no proof of such things, but that didn’t stop Henrietta from looking. Henrietta even adopted her grandfather’s name, Henry, as a shortened version of her own in remembrance of him. Her parents began sending her to grief counseling, therapy, anything that would get rid of her delusions. Henry stuck by her theory, she delved into the supernatural world and no one was ever able to get her out. Other: She has a sweet-tooth. --- So, I adore girls having guy names by the way. Though, I only like it if it's short for a feminine name. Anyways, I was thinking Henry would have premonition? Does this sound alright? And is my character okay?
51,280	1,384	11	1,923	1,222	Cassandra noticed Henry's movement. Why did Henry dislike her so much? Did she say something wrong or have bad breath? Cassandra tried to get along with everyone, but maybe Henry was the only honest one in the bunch. Maybe they all hated her and only wanted her power. Just like everyone else she'd ever met. What was she doing wrong that upset Henry? Even though her emotional turmoil was tearing her up inside, the most Cassandra did was look at the table, and try to make herself smaller. She listened to Max's speech with half an ear. When he finished his speech, Cassandra looked up at him and thought about it. She could take on Satan? They could stop the end of the world? Wow, that sounded really exciting and like it would maybe test her skills. She had to do it though, since she was part of the group for better or worse. Cassandra gathered her courage and spoke. "I'm in. No one deserves to die, no matter the reason." she was shaking a little, scared of being the center of attention. "Plus, I might have a few words to say to Satan." With that, she sat down. She tried to calm down, and she didn't have her pen to doodle on the napkins, so what she did was touch the counter and make a little frost. It spiraled out and made crystalline swirls on the counter. Cassandra calmed down, taking a deep breath and relaxing. They weren't the same as the others. They weren't expecting so much of her, and she could do this. If they faced off against Satan, then she could practice her ice/water spells, if they didn't it wouldn't be a shame. She could do this.	Name: Cassandra Romano Age: 25 Gender: Female Weapons: Magic. Specializes in elemental and offensive magic. Can use voodoo and some black magic, but is far less skilled in those areas. Carries a small handgun loaded with silver bullets for an emergency, but she's an extremely poor shot and inexperienced with a gun. Sometimes carries an electronic book device of filled with occult books with her for reference. Appearance: Cassandra often wears a black hoodie jacket and uses it to cover as much of her face as she can when in a large crowd of people she doesn't know. Personality: Cassandra is shy and prefers to study magic over interacting with others. She often ducks behind other people that she trusts if a stranger talks to her or she is feeling crowded. Cassandra is gifted in the studies of elemental magic, and is frustrated when she fails at other types of magic. She is scared of brutish and loud people, and as such normally hides if any government agents talk to her. If someone manages to make her angry, then she loses control of her powers, often times ending her 'tantrum' in flames or complete destruction. Cassandra is very kind, often times wondering if there's any way to rehabilitate the monsters that the task force often fight. She is ironically decent with computers, given her history. Bio: At birth, Cassandra had garnered the attention of a secret cult consisting of the well-off or the higher echelons of society. Namely, a mysterious fire broke out in the nursery and could only be out out when Cassandra had stopped crying. She was soon stolen out of the nursery and given to the cult's head member, Casio Romano. It was widely accepted by the average citizen that she was his daughter, and by the cultists, a Demi-god sent by The Lord himself. When she was ten, Cassandra witnessed her cultist family be slaughtered by a rival cult. When she was discovered, the rival cult trained her and forced her to do their dirty work. For years was subjected to treatment like an animal, beaten when obstinate, and expected to be silent. Cassandra was subjected to the rival cult for ten years, often times enhancing her powers for elemental magic. Until the day she fulfilled a mission perfectly and was told that she failed. She was beaten near to death, and before passing out vowed to strike down her 'owners'. When she awoke, the building was merely a cinder with her in the middle with charred clothes. She was offered a spot on the task force, provided that she cooperate and never lash out like she had with the cult. Cassandra immediately agreed, and soon set to work trying to enhance her powers beyond elemental, to thank the group for saving her from what she later realized was an abusive 'home'. Other: Cassandra is a quick reader, she goes through medium sized (~200 pages) books in a couple days.
51,281	1,384	12	2,501	1,057	It would be a shame to watch you go, Max The voice came from a man who had been sitting at the counter the entire time, sipping on a mug of coffee silently, listening to the entire conversation. He took a big gulp as to finish his cup, got up from the counter and began walking toward the group revealing himself to be Christopher McAllister, "We all know you're Satan's favorite minion" He said jokingly, with a smile. Christopher grabbed a chair and sat down with the rest of the task force.	Name: Christopher McAllister Age: 29 Gender: Male Weapons: Revolver loaded with 6 Silver Bullets, 9mm, Blessed Combat Knife, Appearance: Christopher has his Revolver equipped in a holder on his waist, his 9mm strapped under his shoulder, and his Knife in a sheathe on his chest. Personality: Christopher is rather serious most of the time, due to his military background, and makes very few mistakes. Always focused and on task, but also confident in his abilities, and has a sense of humor. Christopher can be sincere, friendly, and has a lot of emotions built up inside, but accessing these emotions is nearly impossible. He is very affectionate, but will rarely to never show it, and may even be cold at times, simply to drive away these emotions, even so, Christopher will go out of his way to help his friends and teammates, and ensure their safety. Bio: Christopher grew up in an orphanage, and has no idea what happened to his parents, who went missing a year after Christopher was born, and are presumed dead. Never being adopted, Christopher joined the Military at 18, and served for 5 years until recruited by the CIA as a special agent. This job took Christopher all around, he is fluent in Russian, French, German, sketchy when it comes to Arabian. Although Christopher was well above average when it came to his job, he retired early, to seek answers about the disappearance of his family. Christopher knew, for a fact, that his families disappearance was tied with the supernatural, and so was Christopher. It was in his blood. When Christopher was 16, he had been sitting outside the orphanage he lived at around 8pm, unknown to Christopher, his body had matured enough to sustain a power passed down for generations, and his first transformation occurred, fortunately, with no witnesses. Christopher inherited the power of Lycanthropy. Transforming into a werewolf against his own will for the very first time, Christopher sprinted through a nearby forest, astonished and filled with a sudden rush of adrenaline, but soon passed out and awoke in the middle of the forest. With time, Christopher learned to control these outbreaks, and even call upon them at will. So far, these are the only supernatural situations Christopher has experienced. So far. Other: Christopher is a dog person.
51,282	1,384	13	151	132	Turning, Max looked over and saw Christopher. "Nice of you to finally join us. How long were you going to sit there before coming over? Well no matter, we're all here now. I think our first order of business is to double back and scour the area near where the murder happened. Maybe we can find some clues, but I didn't see much when I was there. And the odd thing too, there was no blood, just a lifeless shell of body. Strike me as strange. We should probably get the show on the road cause the longer we wait, the more things are likely to be totally fucked up for us and I don't need another fuck up. Not like the last time. So lets blow this popsicle stand and get a move on." It wasn't even a split second after the last word left his lips, that Max's phone started ringing. He took it out of his coat pocket and looked t the caller ID. It was Police Chief Hardy. Max answered it. A minute or two later he hung up and put the phone back in his pocket. He got up and with a distressed look on his face he addressed the task force. "That was police chief Hardy. We got some freaky shit happening. The body I just examined, well it just started moving. Looks to me like Satan has some sort of reanimation ritual going on. Lets get down there right now and stop this asshole from turning that body into something manipulated by hell. So much for trying to have a semi quiet evening." Max git up, turned and walked a few steps towards the door. He turned back around and motioned for the group to come. "Come on we've got some ass kicking to do."	Name: Max Avendir Age: 25 Gender: male Weapons: Appearance: But he has the buster sword strapped to his back. Personality: He's a bit set in his ways, sort of cocky and has a dark sense of humor Bio: Leader of the task force, discovered his "power" when he was 18. He lived with his mother, as his father had left when he was only 2. One night he came home to find his mother killed and her body left on the floor with her eyes still open. Max closed his mothers eyes and prayed for her safe to heaven, but as he closed her eyes he saw the ones who killed her and he freaked out, started crying, fell over and leaned on his mother's body and saw the image of the killers again. It was at this point that he realized this must be something he could do and deemed to find the killers and avenge his mothers death. When he was 20 he met a guy who told him that he should use the gift to help people, but when he started his own freelance detective agency, he encountered all the supernatural occurrences and shortly after the task force was formed.
51,283	1,384	14	230	4,068	The dead moved! Well he had been hoping for nameless horrors. Anything would be better than the living dead. The dead did not have much in the way of working circulatory systems/ So he would have to make a ritual up on the fly to contain it. That was his use right? Containment. Though what if it was some sort of reanimation ritual for use as something evil. Jack grabbed his book and followed after Max. "Away! To put a body back in its grave! This should be a lot of fun..." Jack grumbled as he went out the door.	Name: Jack "The Hammer" Troy Age: 24 Gender:Male Weapons: Appearance: Personality: He is a bit of a joker. He is always cracking jokes and uses this to hide his feeling. He honestly intelligent but likes to hide it behind his jokes and a smile. Something clearly has happened in his past that scared him. Bio: He was born to a family of well different people. His father had been attacked by something when he was little so he trained Jack and his little brothers how to fight back. His skills are mainly in fighting the evils of the world. He is specialized the way of fighting back against most creatures however there is a catch. His father and youngest brother was killed during a rather violent fight. Jack decided to join the task force after he got out of the military. He very rarely wears his old uniform if ever. Other: He got his nickname from how hard he punches. He is a rather great fighter except he prefers his weapons. Power: He knows a great deal of blood magic. He can draw wards in blood to have different effects. For example one ward could keep an enemy out for a bit depending on how powerful the ward is. Or using his blood he could heal an injury. Perhaps he could harm an enemy with a different seal.
51,284	1,384	15	156	1,661	Henry leapt from her seat and followed after the two, stumbling excitedly. She backtracked once she got to the door and returned to the table to grab her drink before following again. Ideas were circling her head, theories of what could have happened when she felt the familiar cold numbness rush over her. Everything went black around her when a dribble of red appeared in front of her. And then more red. And more until a splatter of crimson was everywhere. Warmth began rushing back into Henry's limbs as well as the color of her original surroundings. Swallowing, she decided this premonition was better kept to herself and she exited the coffee shop.	Name: Henrietta “Henry” Abney Age: 26 Gender: Female Weapons: She has throwing knives. Personality: Henry is a hotheaded woman who refuses to be treated unequally. She is a big feminist and hates unfair treatment regarding anyone based on gender, race, sexuality, etc. She is straightforward and is not afraid to speak her mind, even if it hurts others, and is majorly sarcastic. She is a perfectionist, as well as a workaholic, and must have everything the way she likes it. Henry is not afraid to question authority, might even jump at the chance, but in the end, she is loyal to the extremes and will lay down her life for her teammates. Bio: Henry is the daughter of a reporter and an author, but that is not what got her into the supernatural. Her grandfather, Henry – which she was named after – was obsessed with the supernatural and was convinced that his wife was trying to contact him as a ghost. Growing up, Henrietta had become submerged in her grandfather’s stories and they became extremely close. They bonded over the supernatural possibilities as they were both enamored with the idea of a world they couldn’t grasp. When Henrietta grew older, however, she began to believe in her grandfather’s fairytales less and less until finally she refused to talk about it. The two had grown apart; Henrietta was now a teenager who was busy with life, while Henry was rotting away in his home, retired and lonely. Henry died when Henrietta was sixteen. The doctors say it was of a heart attack, but Henrietta was traumatized by his death and felt such an immense disbelief, that she began to believe that something of the supernatural did it. There was no proof of such things, but that didn’t stop Henrietta from looking. Henrietta even adopted her grandfather’s name, Henry, as a shortened version of her own in remembrance of him. Her parents began sending her to grief counseling, therapy, anything that would get rid of her delusions. Henry stuck by her theory, she delved into the supernatural world and no one was ever able to get her out. Other: She has a sweet-tooth. --- So, I adore girls having guy names by the way. Though, I only like it if it's short for a feminine name. Anyways, I was thinking Henry would have premonition? Does this sound alright? And is my character okay?
51,285	1,384	16	2,501	1,057	Christopher followed Max, Jack, and Henry out the door. He pulled a cigar out from within his jacket, lighting it with a match, and took a puff. He then began checking his 9mm and Revolver, double checking the barrel and ammo, as was standard procedure before investigating the supernatural, or really anytime he was going anywhere at all. Returning his weapons to their holsters Christopher took another puff from his cigar and awaited Max's lead.	Name: Christopher McAllister Age: 29 Gender: Male Weapons: Revolver loaded with 6 Silver Bullets, 9mm, Blessed Combat Knife, Appearance: Christopher has his Revolver equipped in a holder on his waist, his 9mm strapped under his shoulder, and his Knife in a sheathe on his chest. Personality: Christopher is rather serious most of the time, due to his military background, and makes very few mistakes. Always focused and on task, but also confident in his abilities, and has a sense of humor. Christopher can be sincere, friendly, and has a lot of emotions built up inside, but accessing these emotions is nearly impossible. He is very affectionate, but will rarely to never show it, and may even be cold at times, simply to drive away these emotions, even so, Christopher will go out of his way to help his friends and teammates, and ensure their safety. Bio: Christopher grew up in an orphanage, and has no idea what happened to his parents, who went missing a year after Christopher was born, and are presumed dead. Never being adopted, Christopher joined the Military at 18, and served for 5 years until recruited by the CIA as a special agent. This job took Christopher all around, he is fluent in Russian, French, German, sketchy when it comes to Arabian. Although Christopher was well above average when it came to his job, he retired early, to seek answers about the disappearance of his family. Christopher knew, for a fact, that his families disappearance was tied with the supernatural, and so was Christopher. It was in his blood. When Christopher was 16, he had been sitting outside the orphanage he lived at around 8pm, unknown to Christopher, his body had matured enough to sustain a power passed down for generations, and his first transformation occurred, fortunately, with no witnesses. Christopher inherited the power of Lycanthropy. Transforming into a werewolf against his own will for the very first time, Christopher sprinted through a nearby forest, astonished and filled with a sudden rush of adrenaline, but soon passed out and awoke in the middle of the forest. With time, Christopher learned to control these outbreaks, and even call upon them at will. So far, these are the only supernatural situations Christopher has experienced. So far. Other: Christopher is a dog person.
51,286	1,384	17	1,923	1,222	Cassandra was the last out, carefully wiping the table clear of her frost spell. She rushed outside, barely noting Henry's weird little stop. The dead guy was moving again, and even though it was likely that Jack could use his powers to contain it, she liked to imagine that freezing the body might also be an option. It would kind of hard to move when all of your limbs would be frozen to the point that moving would snap them in half. Then maybe she could investigate the spell and perhaps replicate it if it was even possible. Yet, at the same time she hoped that she wouldn't go overboard and freeze the head. If the dead guy could talk then maybe she could get some answers out of him. Cassandra pulled herself out of thinking for a moment to reply as the others had. "Okay. I'll need a ride though... I sort of... ran the whole way to the coffee shop..."	Name: Cassandra Romano Age: 25 Gender: Female Weapons: Magic. Specializes in elemental and offensive magic. Can use voodoo and some black magic, but is far less skilled in those areas. Carries a small handgun loaded with silver bullets for an emergency, but she's an extremely poor shot and inexperienced with a gun. Sometimes carries an electronic book device of filled with occult books with her for reference. Appearance: Cassandra often wears a black hoodie jacket and uses it to cover as much of her face as she can when in a large crowd of people she doesn't know. Personality: Cassandra is shy and prefers to study magic over interacting with others. She often ducks behind other people that she trusts if a stranger talks to her or she is feeling crowded. Cassandra is gifted in the studies of elemental magic, and is frustrated when she fails at other types of magic. She is scared of brutish and loud people, and as such normally hides if any government agents talk to her. If someone manages to make her angry, then she loses control of her powers, often times ending her 'tantrum' in flames or complete destruction. Cassandra is very kind, often times wondering if there's any way to rehabilitate the monsters that the task force often fight. She is ironically decent with computers, given her history. Bio: At birth, Cassandra had garnered the attention of a secret cult consisting of the well-off or the higher echelons of society. Namely, a mysterious fire broke out in the nursery and could only be out out when Cassandra had stopped crying. She was soon stolen out of the nursery and given to the cult's head member, Casio Romano. It was widely accepted by the average citizen that she was his daughter, and by the cultists, a Demi-god sent by The Lord himself. When she was ten, Cassandra witnessed her cultist family be slaughtered by a rival cult. When she was discovered, the rival cult trained her and forced her to do their dirty work. For years was subjected to treatment like an animal, beaten when obstinate, and expected to be silent. Cassandra was subjected to the rival cult for ten years, often times enhancing her powers for elemental magic. Until the day she fulfilled a mission perfectly and was told that she failed. She was beaten near to death, and before passing out vowed to strike down her 'owners'. When she awoke, the building was merely a cinder with her in the middle with charred clothes. She was offered a spot on the task force, provided that she cooperate and never lash out like she had with the cult. Cassandra immediately agreed, and soon set to work trying to enhance her powers beyond elemental, to thank the group for saving her from what she later realized was an abusive 'home'. Other: Cassandra is a quick reader, she goes through medium sized (~200 pages) books in a couple days.
51,287	1,384	18	1,619	295	Right then, the Dark Lord himself. No wonder Max was eager to get going. In the years Finnegan had spent ridding the world of various supernatural threats—both alone and on Max's team—he'd encountered a tremendous amount of bad stuff. Vampires, insane covens, ghouls, but he'd never had to deal with the boss from bloody downstairs. This was big. He finished his coffee as the others got up. Outside the coffee shop, he put his hand on Jack's shoulder. "Hold up, lad." Taking a few steps to bring himself in front of Jack, Finnegan began to pull back his left coat sleeve. Several tattoos adorned his forearm. "I'll bet you're twisting yer head sideways trying to find a way to bind something whose blood doesn't pump. I think I might be able to help you." He pointed to a circular design close to his wrist. "Got this some years ago. Prevents a couple different types of reanimation once I kick th'bucket. Needless to say, we're not gonna tattoo the bloody thing, but you might be able to scale it up, hold it in place 'til we figure everything out. I'll text ye a picture of it on the road." He looked up and raised his voice slightly to address everyone: "Now, does someone want to give an old man a lift to our destination?"	Name: Finnegan Witt Age: 46 Gender: Male Weapons: A regular Glock 19. 15 rounds a mag, 9mm, silver bullets. Appearance: Standing just below six feet tall, Finnegan isn't a particularly imposing sight. His wrinkles are deeper than you'd expect and his hair is completely grey, making him look older than his forty-six years. Personality: Bitter and sarcastic. Seems the sarcasm comes with the job. While he'll often speak to and treat the others like they're a bunch of youngsters, he knows they're his equals. He's happy to be on the team. Bio: "It's something of a bloody cliché, isn't it? An Irish priest who stopped believing in God and began playing with the dark arts and who's a little too fond of whiskey. "I still believe in Him, mind you. I've just realized that whatever He's doing up there, he's not terribly concerned with what's going on here on Earth. Ghosts, spirits, they answer when you call. "I always knew I wanted to be a priest. Felt the calling ever since I was a lad. Some years ago, I began to see things. Hear voices. Naturally, I was diagnosed with all sorts of issues. But in the end, I realised the things were real. From beyond the veil. 'Course, people don't take kindly to a reverend preaching about ghosts. If I hadn't left Ireland myself I'd've been run out. It's hard telling people to believe in a God who doesn't care about His children. Perhaps it's for the better. I do good here." Other: Something of a computer wiz.
51,288	1,384	19	151	132	Max went out the door and surveyed his surroundings. Almost as soon as he stepped foot outside, the uneasy feeling returned. Whatever was following him on his way to the coffee shop was back. It's as if they waited for him, just so they could trail him once again. This bastard was at it again and Max wanted this thing dead, or at least sent back to the very hell it came from. He looked at the group and urged them closer. He spoke very low almost at a whisper. Max didn't want whatever it was to hear him. "I'm getting the sense that the very thing that followed me here, is at it again and on our tails once more, so we must be on the lookout. In the meantime I'll be needing a lift to the site. I walked all the way here and this sword is starting to kill my back." The sword strapped to his back was rather large and over sized, but that's the price you pay when you request a buster sword. Max wanted to get it off his back just even for the few minutes it took to get to the site. He stepped back a moment and looked around just checking out the area, trying to feel how close the hell spawn was, but he couldn't get a direct bearing on it's location. All he knew, was that it was close. "Now who's going to give me that ride? The faster we get there the faster we can deal with whatever it is that's playing reanimation games with the corpse."	Name: Max Avendir Age: 25 Gender: male Weapons: Appearance: But he has the buster sword strapped to his back. Personality: He's a bit set in his ways, sort of cocky and has a dark sense of humor Bio: Leader of the task force, discovered his "power" when he was 18. He lived with his mother, as his father had left when he was only 2. One night he came home to find his mother killed and her body left on the floor with her eyes still open. Max closed his mothers eyes and prayed for her safe to heaven, but as he closed her eyes he saw the ones who killed her and he freaked out, started crying, fell over and leaned on his mother's body and saw the image of the killers again. It was at this point that he realized this must be something he could do and deemed to find the killers and avenge his mothers death. When he was 20 he met a guy who told him that he should use the gift to help people, but when he started his own freelance detective agency, he encountered all the supernatural occurrences and shortly after the task force was formed.
51,289	1,384	20	156	1,661	Am I the only one who brought a car? Henry snapped, beckoning the three to her car. She settled into the driver's seat, buckling herself in and revving up the engine. She looked out the window once no one had made a move to get into the car and said to them, "Rules of the car: one, do not get any nasty shit on my leather; two, you get any ice anywhere in my car, I'll slit your throat; three, my car, my music. Last, but not least, you mention women being bad at driving one time - one fucking time - your ass is on the street." As if to defy them, she flicked it onto her favorite classical rock station and blasted it as loud as she could, almost injuring her own eardrums in the process. Henry rolled the window back up and forced herself to unlock the car. She had a feeling that if she allowed them to ride with her, her car wasn't going to make it through the week - almost like a curse...	Name: Henrietta “Henry” Abney Age: 26 Gender: Female Weapons: She has throwing knives. Personality: Henry is a hotheaded woman who refuses to be treated unequally. She is a big feminist and hates unfair treatment regarding anyone based on gender, race, sexuality, etc. She is straightforward and is not afraid to speak her mind, even if it hurts others, and is majorly sarcastic. She is a perfectionist, as well as a workaholic, and must have everything the way she likes it. Henry is not afraid to question authority, might even jump at the chance, but in the end, she is loyal to the extremes and will lay down her life for her teammates. Bio: Henry is the daughter of a reporter and an author, but that is not what got her into the supernatural. Her grandfather, Henry – which she was named after – was obsessed with the supernatural and was convinced that his wife was trying to contact him as a ghost. Growing up, Henrietta had become submerged in her grandfather’s stories and they became extremely close. They bonded over the supernatural possibilities as they were both enamored with the idea of a world they couldn’t grasp. When Henrietta grew older, however, she began to believe in her grandfather’s fairytales less and less until finally she refused to talk about it. The two had grown apart; Henrietta was now a teenager who was busy with life, while Henry was rotting away in his home, retired and lonely. Henry died when Henrietta was sixteen. The doctors say it was of a heart attack, but Henrietta was traumatized by his death and felt such an immense disbelief, that she began to believe that something of the supernatural did it. There was no proof of such things, but that didn’t stop Henrietta from looking. Henrietta even adopted her grandfather’s name, Henry, as a shortened version of her own in remembrance of him. Her parents began sending her to grief counseling, therapy, anything that would get rid of her delusions. Henry stuck by her theory, she delved into the supernatural world and no one was ever able to get her out. Other: She has a sweet-tooth. --- So, I adore girls having guy names by the way. Though, I only like it if it's short for a feminine name. Anyways, I was thinking Henry would have premonition? Does this sound alright? And is my character okay?
51,290	1,384	21	2,501	1,057	Christopher payed close attention at what Max was saying. He didn't pick up any unusual scent, could the creature be under some type of cloak or disguise? What if it had been amongst the customers in the coffee shop? He pondered whether or not there could be more than one of the damn things but that was unlikely, although he didn't rule it out completely. "Rules of the car: one, do not get any nasty shit on my leather; two, you get any ice anywhere in my car, I'll slit your throat; three, my car, my music. Last, but not least, you mention women being bad at driving one time - one fucking time - your ass is on the street." Christopher raised his hand, "I'll pass, wouldn't want to get any fur on your leather," he announced sarcastically. He then made his way into an alleyway located next to the coffee shop. He was out of sight for about ten seconds when the sound of an engine revving could be heard. Christopher pulled out of the alleyway slowly on his motorcycle. "I'll follow your lead Henry," he shouted over the sound of the engine.	Name: Christopher McAllister Age: 29 Gender: Male Weapons: Revolver loaded with 6 Silver Bullets, 9mm, Blessed Combat Knife, Appearance: Christopher has his Revolver equipped in a holder on his waist, his 9mm strapped under his shoulder, and his Knife in a sheathe on his chest. Personality: Christopher is rather serious most of the time, due to his military background, and makes very few mistakes. Always focused and on task, but also confident in his abilities, and has a sense of humor. Christopher can be sincere, friendly, and has a lot of emotions built up inside, but accessing these emotions is nearly impossible. He is very affectionate, but will rarely to never show it, and may even be cold at times, simply to drive away these emotions, even so, Christopher will go out of his way to help his friends and teammates, and ensure their safety. Bio: Christopher grew up in an orphanage, and has no idea what happened to his parents, who went missing a year after Christopher was born, and are presumed dead. Never being adopted, Christopher joined the Military at 18, and served for 5 years until recruited by the CIA as a special agent. This job took Christopher all around, he is fluent in Russian, French, German, sketchy when it comes to Arabian. Although Christopher was well above average when it came to his job, he retired early, to seek answers about the disappearance of his family. Christopher knew, for a fact, that his families disappearance was tied with the supernatural, and so was Christopher. It was in his blood. When Christopher was 16, he had been sitting outside the orphanage he lived at around 8pm, unknown to Christopher, his body had matured enough to sustain a power passed down for generations, and his first transformation occurred, fortunately, with no witnesses. Christopher inherited the power of Lycanthropy. Transforming into a werewolf against his own will for the very first time, Christopher sprinted through a nearby forest, astonished and filled with a sudden rush of adrenaline, but soon passed out and awoke in the middle of the forest. With time, Christopher learned to control these outbreaks, and even call upon them at will. So far, these are the only supernatural situations Christopher has experienced. So far. Other: Christopher is a dog person.
51,291	1,384	22	1,923	1,222	Cassandra ducked her head and sat in Henry's car. Why did it feel like the rule about ice was directed at her personally? Cassandra wouldn't do that to leather, she wasn't stupid. Yet she ducked her head in shame as Henry blasted the music. The music itself wasn't too bad, Cassandra just preferred it... quieter. "Thank you for the ride. I could have used magic to get there, but..." she trailed off, letting the other woman fill in the blanks. She shrunk back into the seat, just barely remembering to buckle the seatbelt as she did so. She thought more about what could have brought back the dead body, and the feeling of being watched that she'd felt when she left the coffee shop. Even though she acted meek and not that skilled, her past as a 'hitman' was still something she used regularly. Body language, scanning the crowds for unusual activity, and of course, arcane knowledge. It was how she knew Henry hated her, and it was why Cassandra was driving herself insane trying to figure out why. From the get go it seemed that Henry would refuse to talk to her or act as though Cassandra was something rotten stuck to the bottom of her shoe.	Name: Cassandra Romano Age: 25 Gender: Female Weapons: Magic. Specializes in elemental and offensive magic. Can use voodoo and some black magic, but is far less skilled in those areas. Carries a small handgun loaded with silver bullets for an emergency, but she's an extremely poor shot and inexperienced with a gun. Sometimes carries an electronic book device of filled with occult books with her for reference. Appearance: Cassandra often wears a black hoodie jacket and uses it to cover as much of her face as she can when in a large crowd of people she doesn't know. Personality: Cassandra is shy and prefers to study magic over interacting with others. She often ducks behind other people that she trusts if a stranger talks to her or she is feeling crowded. Cassandra is gifted in the studies of elemental magic, and is frustrated when she fails at other types of magic. She is scared of brutish and loud people, and as such normally hides if any government agents talk to her. If someone manages to make her angry, then she loses control of her powers, often times ending her 'tantrum' in flames or complete destruction. Cassandra is very kind, often times wondering if there's any way to rehabilitate the monsters that the task force often fight. She is ironically decent with computers, given her history. Bio: At birth, Cassandra had garnered the attention of a secret cult consisting of the well-off or the higher echelons of society. Namely, a mysterious fire broke out in the nursery and could only be out out when Cassandra had stopped crying. She was soon stolen out of the nursery and given to the cult's head member, Casio Romano. It was widely accepted by the average citizen that she was his daughter, and by the cultists, a Demi-god sent by The Lord himself. When she was ten, Cassandra witnessed her cultist family be slaughtered by a rival cult. When she was discovered, the rival cult trained her and forced her to do their dirty work. For years was subjected to treatment like an animal, beaten when obstinate, and expected to be silent. Cassandra was subjected to the rival cult for ten years, often times enhancing her powers for elemental magic. Until the day she fulfilled a mission perfectly and was told that she failed. She was beaten near to death, and before passing out vowed to strike down her 'owners'. When she awoke, the building was merely a cinder with her in the middle with charred clothes. She was offered a spot on the task force, provided that she cooperate and never lash out like she had with the cult. Cassandra immediately agreed, and soon set to work trying to enhance her powers beyond elemental, to thank the group for saving her from what she later realized was an abusive 'home'. Other: Cassandra is a quick reader, she goes through medium sized (~200 pages) books in a couple days.
51,292	1,384	23	151	132	Max looked over at Henry, "You gonna open the trunk so I can stash my sword? And I call shotgun. I never ride in the back seat, bad for my image. Let's put the pedal to the metal and get over there. I don't need n any reanimated corpses walking around this city." He shot Henry a look saying get your ass in gear, as he was anxious to see what exactly was going on with the body. He hoped it wasn't as he feared, but only way to be certain was to actually see what was going on. In his mind, he was preparing for the worst. He had a hunch that went along with his previous vision. If indeed the hell spawn had extracted the victim's soul, then quite possibly, the reanimation was just a demon that decided to inhabit the body as per "Big Man's" orders. Max got a chill up his spine as he felt the thing trialing them get closer. Max walked over as Henry popped the trunk and he placed his sword in there. It took up the whole length of the trunk diagonally. It's width almost filled up the trunk completely as well. Why he insisted on using this sword, was for his own reasoning, as he felt it the best protection he had. Closing the trunk, he went around the side of the car and opened the passenger side door and hopped in the seat. He turned over and looked at Henry. "Step on it sister, we got demons to slay." ((check the oc for a short back story on Max's buster sword))	Name: Max Avendir Age: 25 Gender: male Weapons: Appearance: But he has the buster sword strapped to his back. Personality: He's a bit set in his ways, sort of cocky and has a dark sense of humor Bio: Leader of the task force, discovered his "power" when he was 18. He lived with his mother, as his father had left when he was only 2. One night he came home to find his mother killed and her body left on the floor with her eyes still open. Max closed his mothers eyes and prayed for her safe to heaven, but as he closed her eyes he saw the ones who killed her and he freaked out, started crying, fell over and leaned on his mother's body and saw the image of the killers again. It was at this point that he realized this must be something he could do and deemed to find the killers and avenge his mothers death. When he was 20 he met a guy who told him that he should use the gift to help people, but when he started his own freelance detective agency, he encountered all the supernatural occurrences and shortly after the task force was formed.
51,293	1,384	24	156	1,661	Don't tell me what to do. Henry huffed but popped the trunk nevertheless. "Fuckin' Max with his fuckin' medieval sword. Guns exist for a reason..." She had muttered once he was slightly out of earshot. Of course he probably heard anyways, but this was not of Henry's concern. Instead she was fixated on picking a station, alternating between her two favorite classical rock stations. When Max got situated in her seat, she put the car in gear - ignoring the man's tasteless comment beside her - and swerved out of the parking lot. She could hear the sword skitter in the trunk and she growled under her breath, "That hunk of metal better not scratch up my car, Max." The road was crowded and Henry maneuvered deftly and illegally around the cars, paying no heed to the annoying honks others gave her. "What's the address for this place, again?"	Name: Henrietta “Henry” Abney Age: 26 Gender: Female Weapons: She has throwing knives. Personality: Henry is a hotheaded woman who refuses to be treated unequally. She is a big feminist and hates unfair treatment regarding anyone based on gender, race, sexuality, etc. She is straightforward and is not afraid to speak her mind, even if it hurts others, and is majorly sarcastic. She is a perfectionist, as well as a workaholic, and must have everything the way she likes it. Henry is not afraid to question authority, might even jump at the chance, but in the end, she is loyal to the extremes and will lay down her life for her teammates. Bio: Henry is the daughter of a reporter and an author, but that is not what got her into the supernatural. Her grandfather, Henry – which she was named after – was obsessed with the supernatural and was convinced that his wife was trying to contact him as a ghost. Growing up, Henrietta had become submerged in her grandfather’s stories and they became extremely close. They bonded over the supernatural possibilities as they were both enamored with the idea of a world they couldn’t grasp. When Henrietta grew older, however, she began to believe in her grandfather’s fairytales less and less until finally she refused to talk about it. The two had grown apart; Henrietta was now a teenager who was busy with life, while Henry was rotting away in his home, retired and lonely. Henry died when Henrietta was sixteen. The doctors say it was of a heart attack, but Henrietta was traumatized by his death and felt such an immense disbelief, that she began to believe that something of the supernatural did it. There was no proof of such things, but that didn’t stop Henrietta from looking. Henrietta even adopted her grandfather’s name, Henry, as a shortened version of her own in remembrance of him. Her parents began sending her to grief counseling, therapy, anything that would get rid of her delusions. Henry stuck by her theory, she delved into the supernatural world and no one was ever able to get her out. Other: She has a sweet-tooth. --- So, I adore girls having guy names by the way. Though, I only like it if it's short for a feminine name. Anyways, I was thinking Henry would have premonition? Does this sound alright? And is my character okay?
51,294	1,384	25	1,619	295	Henry was giving Max trouble about his sword. He couldn't blame her. Even in the sparsely populated coffee shop, it was a wonder nobody had called the police. At least most of the others tried to keep some semblance of a low profile. Concealed firearms, big coats—Finnegan himself had done away with dusty tomes and digitized his own collection of spell books. Add to that the combined knowledge of the Internet, and there was no need to drag books around. A phone and a gun did much these days. Of course, Finnegan suspected Max was just bloody vain. The sword, his eagerness to ride shotgun, it was right obvious that the lad liked being the leader and acting the part. Maybe a wee bit too much. Cassandra looked slightly out of it. He gave her arm a light squeeze. "Don't take it personally, love," he murmured to her. "Henry doesn't like anybody much. Hides it behind 'er tough feminist façade. Her bite's not quite as bad as her bark. If you're human, that is."	Name: Finnegan Witt Age: 46 Gender: Male Weapons: A regular Glock 19. 15 rounds a mag, 9mm, silver bullets. Appearance: Standing just below six feet tall, Finnegan isn't a particularly imposing sight. His wrinkles are deeper than you'd expect and his hair is completely grey, making him look older than his forty-six years. Personality: Bitter and sarcastic. Seems the sarcasm comes with the job. While he'll often speak to and treat the others like they're a bunch of youngsters, he knows they're his equals. He's happy to be on the team. Bio: "It's something of a bloody cliché, isn't it? An Irish priest who stopped believing in God and began playing with the dark arts and who's a little too fond of whiskey. "I still believe in Him, mind you. I've just realized that whatever He's doing up there, he's not terribly concerned with what's going on here on Earth. Ghosts, spirits, they answer when you call. "I always knew I wanted to be a priest. Felt the calling ever since I was a lad. Some years ago, I began to see things. Hear voices. Naturally, I was diagnosed with all sorts of issues. But in the end, I realised the things were real. From beyond the veil. 'Course, people don't take kindly to a reverend preaching about ghosts. If I hadn't left Ireland myself I'd've been run out. It's hard telling people to believe in a God who doesn't care about His children. Perhaps it's for the better. I do good here." Other: Something of a computer wiz.
51,295	1,384	26	151	132	Looking over from the passenger seat, Max addressed Henry. "I heard that. Your car better not scratch up my sword, it's my baby. But the place is down on 63rd. It's the alley next to Sam's Discount Liquor. You can't miss it. Look, I'm just all amped up here because of what's happening. Sorry if I'm letting my behavior run away with me. I mean no disrespect, but now's not the time for my apologies. It's ass kickin time and I'm ready to send these fucks back to hell." Max turned back in his seat and just sat there clenching his fists. Out of all the cases they've taken so far, this was surely going to be the biggest one yet. He was excited, but also cautious at the same time. If something got fucked, then hell would just run amok on earth and it'd be complete and utter chaos. Well this was it, he thought. Time to face the big man himself and put an end to his shit.	Name: Max Avendir Age: 25 Gender: male Weapons: Appearance: But he has the buster sword strapped to his back. Personality: He's a bit set in his ways, sort of cocky and has a dark sense of humor Bio: Leader of the task force, discovered his "power" when he was 18. He lived with his mother, as his father had left when he was only 2. One night he came home to find his mother killed and her body left on the floor with her eyes still open. Max closed his mothers eyes and prayed for her safe to heaven, but as he closed her eyes he saw the ones who killed her and he freaked out, started crying, fell over and leaned on his mother's body and saw the image of the killers again. It was at this point that he realized this must be something he could do and deemed to find the killers and avenge his mothers death. When he was 20 he met a guy who told him that he should use the gift to help people, but when he started his own freelance detective agency, he encountered all the supernatural occurrences and shortly after the task force was formed.
51,296	1,384	27	1,923	1,222	Cassandra held the seat belt tightly. If she pretended not to notice the horns or the yelling then she might even get through this without dying of a heart attack. Henry always drove so… illegally. Cassandra knew that should have just used a modified flame spell that would allow her to jet around places. That would have been safer than getting in the car with Henry. She recoiled when Finnegan squeezed her arm, but relaxed at his words. "Feminist? Like the suffragettes? I didn't know they still existed, but… why does that have to result in her being mean to me? I'm really trying… I'm really trying to be friends with you guys…" she didn't voice why she was scared to reach out to them too much. She always figured that sooner or later they'd go away too, like her old family. Everyone died, after all, and she couldn't help but wonder how long until she was alone again. "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to sound whiny…" It was terrifying when you weren't sure what to expect from someone. Would they lash out at her, or would they be friendly. She liked Max though, she wished she had that kind of social courage. He was always so excited and not afraid of anything. She wished she could get that excited about possibly facing off with Satan, but it felt like she was swallowing glass when she thought about it. She wished she had her e-reader grimoire, so she could read up on spells she could use to neutralize the reanimated body.	Name: Cassandra Romano Age: 25 Gender: Female Weapons: Magic. Specializes in elemental and offensive magic. Can use voodoo and some black magic, but is far less skilled in those areas. Carries a small handgun loaded with silver bullets for an emergency, but she's an extremely poor shot and inexperienced with a gun. Sometimes carries an electronic book device of filled with occult books with her for reference. Appearance: Cassandra often wears a black hoodie jacket and uses it to cover as much of her face as she can when in a large crowd of people she doesn't know. Personality: Cassandra is shy and prefers to study magic over interacting with others. She often ducks behind other people that she trusts if a stranger talks to her or she is feeling crowded. Cassandra is gifted in the studies of elemental magic, and is frustrated when she fails at other types of magic. She is scared of brutish and loud people, and as such normally hides if any government agents talk to her. If someone manages to make her angry, then she loses control of her powers, often times ending her 'tantrum' in flames or complete destruction. Cassandra is very kind, often times wondering if there's any way to rehabilitate the monsters that the task force often fight. She is ironically decent with computers, given her history. Bio: At birth, Cassandra had garnered the attention of a secret cult consisting of the well-off or the higher echelons of society. Namely, a mysterious fire broke out in the nursery and could only be out out when Cassandra had stopped crying. She was soon stolen out of the nursery and given to the cult's head member, Casio Romano. It was widely accepted by the average citizen that she was his daughter, and by the cultists, a Demi-god sent by The Lord himself. When she was ten, Cassandra witnessed her cultist family be slaughtered by a rival cult. When she was discovered, the rival cult trained her and forced her to do their dirty work. For years was subjected to treatment like an animal, beaten when obstinate, and expected to be silent. Cassandra was subjected to the rival cult for ten years, often times enhancing her powers for elemental magic. Until the day she fulfilled a mission perfectly and was told that she failed. She was beaten near to death, and before passing out vowed to strike down her 'owners'. When she awoke, the building was merely a cinder with her in the middle with charred clothes. She was offered a spot on the task force, provided that she cooperate and never lash out like she had with the cult. Cassandra immediately agreed, and soon set to work trying to enhance her powers beyond elemental, to thank the group for saving her from what she later realized was an abusive 'home'. Other: Cassandra is a quick reader, she goes through medium sized (~200 pages) books in a couple days.
51,297	1,385	0	2,600	607	Discussion Characters Cafeteria "Final preparations are being made, boss." The portly navigation officer, Matthiew "Matty" Grissom, spoke to Renault. An old time friend, Matty had accompanied the captain on many a voyage, delving into deep ruins of the old world and fighting off the most vicious of pirates to assail them. Grissom may weigh a little under three hundred pounds and tends to enjoy that one extra leg of mutton at dinner, but there are few that are as deadly with dueling pistols as he. Wearing a dark blue pinstripe suit and sporting a slicked back, black, head of hair above a broom of a mustache and his dark brown eyes, Grissom was no stranger to fashion. Renault counts him as one of his closest friends. "Excellently done, my portly friend." The captain said as he stood from his desk. He had been working on a table-mounted holographic projector that had navigational charts on it. He was planning their next route, which was to the island of Tirbetha, a pirate complex. He whistled and Asphexia looked up from it's perch across the room. It hopped into the air and flapped it's metallic wings, the propellers inside spinning up and giving him flight to reach Renault's shoulder. "Bah, just a few extra pounds on my bones, I swear." Grissom chuckled. "The crew is awaiting your orders sir." "Then lets not keep them waiting, shall we?" Renault turned toward the door leading out of the ship and opened it, stepping out onto the balcony that hung above the extravagant cafeteria below. Big enough to seat forty people, each east on the many benches and tables were packed with crew. Grissom came up to the railing and showed everybody just how loud he can be. "AAAAATEEEENSHUUUN CREWWW! CAAAAAAPTAIIIN ON DECK!" With many plates and foods flying at a few places in the tables, the crew in the cafeteria stood up and saluted. There were plenty that took their dear sweet time with it and others that ignored the fact that they had coffee all over their laps. "Welcome to the Crimson Dusicyon, crew!" The Captain yelled. "Now that you are all here, I will tell you the three rules of my ship. One: Take care of each other, you're all you've got! Two: My orders are law! I will not tell you to change who you are or how you operate, but cross me and I'll toss you off the side of the ship! And Three: Enjoy what time you have alive! You might lose it when you least expect it! Now rest up, get what you need from Havanah, and sleep well, for in the morning we are taking off to the pirate haven of Tirbetha. As some of you may have guessed, we have no home base. We're going to solve this dilemma. As ease! The captain nodded as the entire crew lowered their salute and sat back down to eat."I think this crew is going to do well. What do you think, Grissom?" "I agree, boss. Some are wet behind the ears, but a little live fire training 'ought to teach them what end of the gun fires the explody material. Plus, if that doesn't work, I'm sure that GeneralFaulkner will kick them in the shins and genitals until they get it through their heads...don't worry. Doctor Bishop will patch them up like new...a few might need new bulk heads though." "We have to give Teddy and his entourage something to do every now and then, right?" The captain said with a chuckle before he turned back to his quarters and went back to mapping routes and planning their attack while Grissom went down stairs to get his fair share of most of the food. _______ "Tirbetha...?" Cyrus thought to himself as he sat back down, looking up to the captain out of the corner of his eye. "Place is a mad house..." he grumbled. "Lots of psychos and mass murderers. Renault better know what he's doing or he's going to get us all killed." He shook his head and dug back into his mashed potatoes and lobster. "Gotta say, the cooks know how to make a damn good meal, they need to learn how to construct better drinks though. Their booze sucks...wait, this is water. Still not Cabernet Sauvignon." Cyrus had been pleasantly surprised by the quality of everything here on the ship, minus the lack of the most expensive wine in the Turquoise expanse. It was almost high class, but the captain made sure that everybody knew that this was no pleasure voyage. The best that he could get from him was that the captain made sure that his people were taken care of. Like a family almost, but not quite. Still a lot better than the rest of his family. However, he did have that itch in the back of the skull. That premonition that everything was about to go horribly wrong. It itched at his skull like a knife, but he ignored it for the most part. He was too busy enjoying the food. It was really nice food, plus, the cute girl that controlled the artillery of the ship across from him was...well, cute. When she looked up, he gave her a wink.	Age: 45 Gender: Male Appearance: Full Facial appearance: Face Armor: Heavy leather armor and a heavy shield. Clothing: Dark blue silk clothing. Weapons: A high caliber Lever action rifle. A jewel encrusted electrified saber. Miscellaneous items: He has a golden locket that contains an old holo-message of somebody waiting for him to return home after his endless voyage comes to an end. Biography: "Captain, we will be arriving at Shax within the hour. Will you be performing some final inspections?" The captain sat alone at his desk looking out of a window at the approaching landmass. He was holding something in his hand. "No, Matthiew. I will leave that to you today." The navigator stood silent for a moment before talking again. "Are you okay, boss?" The captain did not move much as he stared at something in his hands. Grissom approached and looked over his shoulder for a moment. The Captain was looking at the back of an eyepatch. His eyepatch. There was a picture embroidered into it, that of a young woman with long black hair. "Who is that, boss?" The captain kept silent for a time. He had taken off his eyepatch to look at the picture on the back again. Normally it sat over his missing eye, but now it stood bare, the darkness within the socket being a cruel reminder of his past. "An old lover. Gone now." He covered the wound again and stared out the window. "I never did tell you her story, did I?" "You did not, no." Standing across from one another in front of an open hatch in the bottom of a large airship, James and a woman with pitch black hair with black and red combat armor fitting snuggly on her body looked at each other and smiled. They both clicked buttons on their chests and a black cord popped out of their backs and latched onto the wall. They both jumped down the hole and plummeted to the firefight that was going on below. "She and I were part of a pirate clan called the Tiranade. We fought every battle together. We were inseparable. For a time, we thought we were invincible." The two stood on top of a fallen skiff, dead all around as the clan rejoiced, their two greatest soldiers standing on top the enemy captain's flagship, triumphant. "But, then the gaze of The Lost Wolves fell upon us. The Tiranade haven was attacked. It was a slaughter." They stood together now, back to back, pistols in their hands as they stared down the group of black and red garbed pirates before them. They smiled and leaped into action. "There was our last stand. Our clan had no survivors besides myself. I never even had the chance to say goodbye to her, her body was...unrecognizable among the corpses." A hand coated in blood sprung from underneath a pile of corpses, the area around it was on fire, filling the air with smoke and death. Renault's head emerged from the pile and he took in a sharp, deep, breath. He pulled himself out slowly, his right eye was missing, leaving only darkness in its place. He was covered in blood and bile. He gasped for air as he clawed his way out, rolling to the ground as he broke free of the thralls of his once living friends. "I remember well what I did after I narrowly avoided death. I went hunting." Standing atop a small sky scraper, Renault looked down onto a smaller building that had been rumored to be a small headquarters for the Lost Wolf command. He held up a small black detonator with a red button on it. When he clicked it, the building erupted into fire. He turned and walked away. "I had hunted them down until they were almost nothing. But their captain...Ulysses Tronik. Here covered recovered from every attack in mere days. For three months I had single handedly been wiping out hundreds of his men, even capturing his prized flagship, "The Deceit." The very ship you're standing in now. But...he was back the next week, even more powerful than before. He and his Lost Wolves simply came back again and again...." He sighed and wrung his hands for a few moments before standing up slowly and gesturing for him to lead the way. "I had taken the last photo I had of her and imprinted it to this eyepatch, so that I may always see her in whatever I do." He followed him out the door and to the cafeteria where the rest of the crew was waiting. They were a small group now, but soon they would be a force to be reckoned with. "...but you know the rest of the story. You were my first recruit." "Aye, boss, I am." "Now...you and I. We have him now. He's in Tirbetha, cornered like a rat. With this new crew, we will have him in our clutches. We'll rob him blind of everything he's ever valued, just as he did to me." Extra: His pet crow Asphexia is the only companion that he has had over the years. Fast, armed with an unshackled A.I. and an on-board stealth field. Asphexia is a powerful ally for the captain. Age: 29 Gender: Male Appearance: Clothing and face Armor: Lightly armored clothing with a bullet proof vest underneath. He likes to keep it quick and loose. Weapons: A heavy caliber sniper rifle that he carries in nearly all situations. In addition to his rifle he always carries his Revolver on him at all times. He also has a single Single black metal sword normally situated on his back. Miscellaneous items: He carries several magazines of ammo with him for all his weapons in a small bag at his side. He also carries a small bottle of brandy for particular nights when he can't sleep. He's always able to sleep when he's drunk. Biography: "So, I have a story for you guys today. About this guy I once knew that died a few weeks ago. His name was Brom. Brom was Born on a pathetic little rock out in the middle of nowhere, near the equator, on a really hot and sweltering monday, in the middle of the hottest season, on the anniversary of his late brother's death, mere hours after his father crashed into a tree with a hoverbike, breaking most of his bones." "Brom's birthday always sucked. He grew up poor, having to do nothing but watch the occasional trader ship pass by day in and day out for years, waiting, watching, for the perfect moment. See, he was the type of kid to want to explore but his parents paid little attention to him, instead letting him just learn how to be human from a computer monitor and feed him every now and then. But then one day...the trader ship decided to give him a visit. His parents never heard from him again." "At the ripe young age of ten, he was out on his own. He had joined the trader ship as a dishwasher, barely earning enough for him to rent the room that was on the ship, which was a cramped storage room with no bed. But to him, it was the best home he had ever had and he has had only two. It wasn't long before he jumped ship and found a new home in a large city island. A garden island named New Attica. What old Attica was like he'll never know, but the people were kind and he was able to get a job pretty easily. Things worked out very well until he turned 16, where he then joined the Nesychian military. He actually compared it to his childhood life there at first. He was beaten into the ground, served barely more than gray goop for food, and the water was 80% rust, 20% liquid substance that was NOT water. He knew things would get better, least somewhere in the back of his mind he did. He was able to ascend the ranks over the coarse of ten years and, with a lot of perseverance, the gray goop became freshly cloned Duck à l'orange, the crappy water became Cabernet Sauvignan, and he was getting laid every night." "That was until his superiors started ordering him to kill children. Then he had an issue, and he made it vocal. They had ordered him to wipe out an school because an enemy officer was visiting there at the time. Not just the officer, but the whole school, because it wasn't like he was trained as a military sniper during his time in the military...but fuck that noise, right? He was having none of that and resisted it, told his superiors to go screw themselves and he went and became a mercenary for the enemy side. They sent assassins after him, robots, a few hookers. He sent some of them back to their masters in pieces, others were too incompetent to shoot the guy with the sniper rifle and instead tried to kill civilians. Didn't end up well for him. He spent a few years with them, but he drifted away after awhile, sick of the war and sick of having to shoot people doing their jobs in the face. So he went freelancing and was immediately hired on by a captain with an eyepatch, and thus I'm a pirate now and here I am." "Wait, I thought this was a st-" "Shut up, Brom!" Extra: In addition to being a sniper and long range support for the group, Cyrus is also the resident bartender in the officer's lounge. For the officers, they get a very classically insane bartender to share secrets to that shall remain secret. For Cyrus: Free booze. All pictures are clickable. Non-player-characters Lead Navigator and 2nd in command: Matthiew "Matty" Grissom A large man weighing in just under 300 pounds. Matthiew takes pride in being the lead navigator and Captain Renault's second in command. He is not a fighter in any way, so how he exactly help up in the face of insurmountable danger at Renault's side is a mystery known only to him and the captain. Head mechanic Teddy Grufman. An toublemaker in his youth, Teddy grew up a farm boy that fixed tractors for a living before taking off when he was sixteen to join an engineering core. He doesn't speak much about his past and the captain doesn't ask considering the man is a wiz with machinery. He and his protege' Nikola have been keeping the engines in tip top shape with barely enough supplies for years.
51,298	1,385	1	1,602	2,499	~Doctor Cassandra Bishop~ This Morning Cassandra's eyes fluttered open to reveal the metallic roof of her small room. She yawned rather loudly, pushing herself up into a sitting position on her bed before stretching her arms. She rubbed the sleep from her eyes as she slid sideways so that her feet touched the cold metallic floor. Being the head doctor on the ship had its advantages. Primarily a room to her own, albeit small, but it was enough to make Cassandra feel at home. The walls were littered with various half ripped posters of the former occupant. She really had to decorate the place more in the future. Currently all she'd added was a potted plant, a canvas print and her cat's food and water bowls. Speaking of her cat, Ruby was currently toying with a small ball filled with catnip on Cassandra's desk. She grinned as she watched the small kitten for a while, before rising from her bed and stretching once again. She made her way to the bathroom where she had a quick shower before returning to her room and getting changed. She pulled her blinds open first, checking the weather to see what clothing would be appropriate. It was quite sunny today and so she opted for a mauve dress. Of course, her lab coat went on over said dress, but it wasn't thick enough to add any amount of substantial heat anyway. She made her way to the lab to no doubt see some young recruit who Faulkner had undoubtedly pushed too hard. Present Time Cassandra toyed with the food on her plate as she half listened to Cyrus tell some tale of grandeur no doubt. To be honest her mind was elsewhere. She couldn't pinpoint what it was, but she just had a gut feeling that something was going to go wrong. But then again, she was a bit of a pessimist. Her head shot left like a bullet as the captain's presence was announced. She laid her fork down on her plate, brushed herself off and stood, saluting to the captain. She never really understood why they saluted Renault. Not to say she didn't respect him, it just seemed kind of ironic to do something as militaristic as saluting when you're doing it towards a pirate. Cassandra had always thought that it was Faulkner that had swayed Renault into doing it, but she had never really cared enough to ask either of the two. As it turns out, the crew of the Crimson Dusicyon were actually getting some sort of homebase. Cassandra only hoped it was somewhere sunny, where she could go on holiday for a while without being called back to the ship too quickly because Faulkner 'Just had to throw the boy off the ship for being too dumb'. She picked up her fork again, stabbing a small portion of the lobster that she had cut up before raising it to her mouth and eating it. Cyrus was right, it was delicious. She suspected that Cyrus was drunk from the way he mistook water for an alcohol, but it was often hard to tell with the man. "Could just be really non-alcoholic vodka" She grinned. "Besides, you're not one to talk about alcohol being mostly water, Cyrus!" She joked. ~General Richard Faulkner~ This Morning The new recruits quarters were silent as the sun barely peeked its head out from over the horizon to begin the new day. A normal person would have slept for at least another 2 hours or so. But under Faulkner's regime you got up early and you went to bed early. Heavy boots thumped along the wooden floor and a trumpet sounded as Faulkner made his way up and down the quarters. The new recruits were startled to say the least. They had been warned about Faulkner but, they had never expected him to be wearing full military garb, with a revolver strapped to his thigh and a trumpet in one hand. "Rise and shine maggots, a day slept in is a day wasted and a day under my regime is never wasted!" He shouted, his voice booming and echoing within the room. The recruits stood, lined up in rows awaiting orders. Faulkner grinned, new recruits were always a delight to him. His walk was slow and decisive. He scanned each and every recruit, before selecting a rather scrawny, skinny looking fellow and marching straight over to him. Thus began the slew of insults and expectations that Faulkner spouted out every year. A few hours later and the deck of the Crimson Dusicyon was practically spotless and shining. The first job for every new batch of recruits was, of course, scrubbing the deck clean. Faulkner often said it built character, but it was more of a chance for him to insult them more. Surprisingly though, there was a big lack of any physical punishment being handed out. Faulkner seemed to be more than happy with his insults to ruin them with a punch. He grinned, holding his fist to his heart as he strode up and down the deck, admiring 'his' work. Present Time Faulkner stared down at the mighty steak that lay in front of him. He always loved dinner. Say what you will about pirates, but they always got high quality food. Much better than the shit they gave you in the core, hard to tell if that was meat or something pulled out of an exhaust pipe. He grabbed his steak knife and cut into the steak, he was overjoyed to see it was exceptionally rare, to the point where some blood could still be seen within the meat. Some would have said Faulkner was a sick man, others a man of fine taste. He picked the piece of steak he had cut up with his fork and was about to bite down on the delectable slice he had cut when the familiar sound of the captain coming on board echoed throughout the hall. Faulkner quickly dropped his fork, standing to attention and saluting. He quickly sat down after the speech was given. A homebase for the crew? To Faulkner that could only mean one thing. A place to train recruits without the restrictions of the ship. He was practically day dreaming about the possibilities when the smell of his steak rose to his nose. He returned to it, feasting like a true gent.	Name: Cassandra 'Cas' Bishop Title: Doctor/DR Age: 32 Gender: Female Armor: Cassandra does not participate in fighting unless absolutely necessary and as a result does not have a specific armour. She does, however, wear a light bulletproof vest when the ship is under attack. Clothing: The one piece of clothing that is a staple in Cassandra's wardrobe is her pristine white lab coat. Other than that, she usually dresses for the weather. Weapons: Cassandra keeps a pistol in her desk in case of emergency. She has been sufficiently trained in the use of it but prefers to sit and hide rather than get into the fray. Miscellaneous items: Biography: Cassandra Bishop was born on a snowy day in December, on one of the biggest and most industrial islands discovered. Her father, a factory owner would often push her into factory work and taking over the business for him. However, his mother had previously worked as a military doctor and urged Cassandra to go into medicine. Her father would often take her to the factory when she wasn't at school, to show her how things worked and how 'exciting' it could be. In all honesty, Cassandra was more interested in watching paint dry than she was interested in the factory after the second visit. However, much to her fathers dismay, she did make good friends with many of the children working at the factory and would often even bring them over to her house to play on many occasions. In her teens, Cassandra went through a rebellious phase which she keeps hidden to herself and wouldn't tell anyone. She began going under the name 'Raven', started dressing in solely black 'edgy' clothes and demanded that people take her seriously rather than do things that would make them take her seriously. She also began rebelling against her parents and told them she was going to join the army just to get back at them. About a year after the phase started it ended. She realized how much of an idiot she was being and begged her parents not to tell anyone that she brought back to the house about it. Her father still has fun to this day, calling her 'Raven' in idle conversation to wind Cassandra up. Her younger brother was born when she was just leaving higher schooling. Her father was much more relaxed on the factory business after his birth as he had realized that Cassandra was more interested in medicine and sciences than factory work. To put it bluntly, her mother won. She studied medicine and gained a doctorate at a university within the city, and went on to study sciences at the same university after gaining her doctorate. The only problem after getting these two qualifications was getting a job. It seemed like any place that she could use her qualifications was either full, didn't want someone who had no experience or turned Cassandra down for being 'overqualified'. Cassandra presumes this was because they thought they would have to pay her more, but in all honesty she would have taken the same pay as anyone else as long as it meant she could tinker around with the advanced equipment they had. What happened next was practically the most far fetched thing Cassandra had seen in her life. A pirate ship, 'The Crimson Dusicyon' pulled in to harbour, damaged and with many wounded men. The captain didn't have enough to pay for the vastly overpriced rates that most city hospitals charged and was going to settle for some cut rate backstreet doctor when Cassandra appeared. She offered her help for a reasonable price and got to work healing the crew. She, of course, had to get some help and used some of her pay to hire those back street doctors under her supervision. After doing what she would call an exceptional job, she was offered a place on the ship as the head medic. She accepted of course, with the condition that they fix up the medi-bay which was in dire straits to put it politely. Other than her work as a doctor, Cassandra also helps research and find new ways to improve the ship along with its weaponry. Extra: Cassandra has a small kitten that often prowls around her medi-bay. Title: General(Stripped, but demands people call him it anyway) Age: 48 Gender: Male Armor: Faulkner wears light armour capable of taking a few hits but still allowing maneuverability. Clothing: Seen in appearance. Weapons: -One large revolver, accompanied by a luger like gun. -One automatic rifle(Seen in appearance) -One large machete, carried in a sheath on his back. Miscellaneous items: Biography: The pub was rife with life and the sound of glasses clinking together was only muffled by the noise of people chatting and laughing as the night went on. A group of newly recruited pirates were chatting and telling tales of their 'badass' beginnings. Their chatter grew silent as the familiar sounds of heavy boots stomped passed them, heading to the bar. They spoke in hushed whispers, a stark contrast to the shouting and laughing that was going on. The boots returned to the table, scraping a chair back and slamming a bottle of whiskey down onto the flimsy, wooden table, sending splinters flying from the point where it impacted. Smoke rose from the cigarette of 'General' Faulkner. "Whatsa matter, pussies? You catch sight of a real man and you get your panties in a twist?" He spoke, his voice a gravelly jovious tone. He sent a hard punch to the arm of one of the younger recruits, laughing. "Come on Diana, I thought I taught you better than that?" He said to the young recruit, whose name was, in fact, Bill. "I heard you talking about your tales of valour" He mocked. "You limp dicks can't tell a good air battle from a fucking scuffle in the playground I can tell you that much" He said, laughing. "You wanna hear a real story? One with adventure, guns, women that you lilly livered pussies would only ever dream of?" He said, adding a sort of fast, breathless tone to the last part. He began nudging, Bill, coercing him into squeaking a small 'yes'. "Oh well, thanks Diana, I didn't know I needed your approval." He, yet again, mocked. "Well see, it all started back in my teens, when I just got done porking Diana's mother." He laughed to himself, taking a swig of his whiskey. His laugh was unaccompanied. "I was a bright eyed young boy scout with a hankering for war. And so, what did I do? Course I went and joined the core. A strapping young lad like me ain't fit for modelling, as handsome as I may be." He laughed again, taking yet another drink of his whiskey. "Almost got kicked outta bootcamp once, fer' fighting this little pussy who thought'd be a great idea to go and start spreading shit about me behind my back. Little pinko got what was comin' to him if you ask me, drill sergeant didn't think the same. Made me fucking run fifty laps in the rain, old cunt." He spat, pulling his chair inwards towards the table so he could rest his elbows on it. "I did get dropped into the war eventually though, fighting those damn Eastern Islanders. Fucking collection of pussy islands if you ask me, couldn't fight for shit." He took a drink. "We used to have this joke when we went flyin' and gunnin' down any Easterner we saw." He sat for a second or two, thinking to himself how it went. "Oh yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, It went like this" He held his hands out in front of him, bobbing them as he told the joke. "Anyone who runs, is an Easterner, anyone who stands still" He paused for effect. "Is a well disciplined Easterner!" He laughed, again unaccompanied. He punched, Bill again while laughing. He soon realized no one was laughing with him. "What's the matter, pussies? Your boyfriends all cheat on you with a better looking girl? Jeez it's like comedy hour at the morgue with you fucking mouth breathers." He coughed, returning to the story. "Anyway, it seems my CO took a liking to me and my handsome jawline and set me up fer promotion. I rose through the ranks like Diana's dick rises whenever he see's a new man enter the ship. Problem was, I eventually got to the position where they took me out of combat, started makin' me plan and shit. And then, they had the gaul, THE cheek to throw me out after I slapped around some recruit who said he had PSDT or somethin', sat rocking back and forth with legless men actin' like he was wounded. Fucking shitstick got me thrown out of the army." He took a gulp of his whiskey. "Fell in with Renault after that, crazy fucker was even able to give me a position as a fucking tactician and of course" His arms spread outwards, surveying the whole group. "As your trainer." He grinned, grabbing his drink by the neck and swaggering out of the pub singing an old shanty with a grin on his face. Richard Faulkner was born on a sunny day in June to a farmer couple. Much of his young life was spent by himself, farming with his parents and only really reading in his spare time. His parents were very overprotective and Richard had never travelled to another island until he was about 6. Which was when he saw the girl on the island next to his. He had heard very little about other islands, but he had heard his father talk of his friend on the island next to the one Richard lived on and had heard his mother ask in passing how their daughter was. As it turns out, the girl was just as sheltered as Richard was and their lives were remarkably similar. They both lived on small, farming based islands and had major interests in reading. It doesn't sound like a lot, but when the only people you've talked to for 6 years are your parents and the mail man it seems like a whole lot. Richard returned to the same spot where he saw the girl every day for 2 weeks. They would often just sit and wave at each other and attempt to have some sort of conversation without words as they were too far apart to actually talk without shouting and attracting unwanted attention. Eventually, Richard told his father about the girl and how he yearned to meet her. It took a bit of persuasion, but eventually his father and mother organised a get together on the other island for the two families. Richard and the girl, Marie got on like a house on fire. And as they grew, they became closer and closer until they eventually began 'dating' when in their late teens. Of course, both Richard and Marie had seen much more of the world by this point. And their families had let them visit the bigger islands to shop and whatnot. It was on one of these islands that Richard had seen a military parade that inspired him to join the 'core' as he puts it. Marie was strictly against the idea, but Richard assured her that it was for the best and that the monthly cheques he would get from the army would be a massive help in starting up a farm of their own like they had always talked about. Just before, Richard left for the army he had gotten married to Marie at the young age of 18. Richard wrote to Marie in secret while at bootcamp. He feared that he would be mocked or people would insult Marie if his fellow soldiers got wind of his relationship. Unfortunately, a younger, scrawnier private found one of Richard's scrapped letters and began mocking Richard about it, calling him a 'sap' and whatnot. Richard was moved camps for practically beating the kid to a bloody pulp. Richard flew straighter at the new camp though, and eventually did make it out of bootcamp and into the army. He was placed in an air based squadron during the war against the Eastern Island Confederation. He gained the nickname "The Duck Hunter" for his preference to act as a gunner rather than as a pilot. He became great friends with his CO who had a past in farming and would often talk crops with Richard as strange as that sounds. He helped him rise through the ranks as quickly as possible. Near the end of one of his later terms, just as he was about to be promoted to general, the Eastern Islanders launched an attack unlike any other they had done before. They attacked farms and sources of food. To cut a long story short, Marie was gunned down in cold blood along with the rest of her family. Many view this as the point at which Richard finally lost it. He became much more aggressive and began expressing a massive dislike for 'the enemy' as he put it, one which he had never expressed in public before. He was eventually dishonourably discharged from the military after slapping a soldier with PTSD, claiming that he had no real reason to be sitting with the wounded. After this, Richard fell into a state of depression and began drinking himself to death in bars on multiple different islands. That is, until he met with Captain Renault, who had heard of Faulkners reputation and offered him a position on his ship training new recruits along with helping plan out courses of action. Of course, Faulkner would be involved in said action. Extra:
51,299	1,385	2	1,700	2,632	A quartet of fingers drummed on the smoothed wood table, accompanied by the dull whirr of mechanisms upon each digit and the boisterous crowd of sky pirates fresh and old making the best of their new dining. Greyson sat slumped forward, picking away halfheartedly at some potatoes and a small slab of meat. Each new bite of food was met with slow, deliberate, and yet strained chewing, as he tried to keep himself from vomiting at the thought of having to actually stay aboard this tub. One could see it in his eyes- those beady amber globes, darting to keep a careful watch out for any crew facing his way. He was cautious, suspicious even, clearly not wanting anything to do with the rest of these free-spirited rogues. Then why, of course, would he put himself on a ship filled with a whole lot of the dogs if he held such spite for them? As one half-sensible brigand within his prison said, "At this point, you can either be free, or be dead. No in-between." Of course, to Greyson, there was no truth behind the saying. The apparent captain of the Crimson Dusicyon was made apparent, and much of the subordinates present stood to salute him hotly. From his corner against the window, meanwhile, Greyson slowly threw down his fork and stood up, not even bothering with a salute. Perhaps Mr. Renault was a perfectly reasonable and capable man (for being a sky pirate, at least), but to Greyson he could be no different than himself: guilty, until proven innocent never. If authorities gave themselves no reason to care, why should Grey himself, an otherwise unwilling civilian, make any further effort on his own part? "One: Take care of each other, you're all you've got!" Call him a cynic - no, go ahead, it's not like he has anything left in his crushed little heart to lose, besides his life blood - but Greyson found himself more of a nihilist now. People just weren't ever used to seeing the good in a man until it aligned directly with their own gains. If you saved a life, it wasn't out of the goodness of your heart, it was because they still had some personal use to you. "Two: My orders are law! I will not tell you to change who you are or how you operate, but cross me and I'll toss you off the side of the ship!" Case in point. Now Grey stood with his arms crossed, and barely repressed a sarcastic sigh at the captain's minced words. "And Three: Enjoy what time you have alive! You might lose it when you least expect it!" So, overall, I won't tell you how to live or act, but you'd better enjoy yourself and take care of others or else you're defying my will. So much for being a figure one could relate to. As the captain finished his speech with tomorrow's plans and dismissed the crew, Greyson plopped back into his seat with an audible skid on the floor. There was several bites of food left on his plate, but the shattered man couldn't care enough to stomach them. He was still reeling at what the next day was going to bring. A raid on Tirbetha... an island packed with the most sinful, scum-filled vagabonds this side of the horizon. Certainly, Renault was in a fat hurry to die, and just wanted a few good men to bring with him to the grave. Still, that had to be better than being at all left to the will of the disgusting outlaws of that place. Perhaps Greyson would consider it, when the time came. There was still that childish, idealistic spark that was yet keeping him alive now, though...	Name: Nikola Quirke, 'Gentleman, Adventurer, Inventor' (Pronounced: Quirk) Title: N/A Age: 28 Gender: Male Appearance: Nikola Facial appearance: Armor: His armor consists of a collared chest plate, brassy in color with a rubber interior. On the back of his armor, secured around his waist by a belt is a leather satchel containing a battery pack, a wire from said pack leads up the back of the armor and around the collar, connected to the metal surface of the chest plate by vacuum tube arrays, one positioned on the lower back and two over the shoulder blades; these vacuum tubes are encased in brass cages to protect them from damage in a gun fight. The way the army works is right before a projectile impacts the surface of the armor, an electrical field activates due to the presence of nearby metal and prevents the projectile making contact. The electric field can only work for a few shots before it needs to recharge, thus rendering the chest plate a standard piece of armor. Clothing: When not wearing his armor, Nikola indulges in the finer clothing that comes with being the ship's resident handyman; An old, red suit-vest with many, many patches, underneath said suit-vest he wears an off white shirt and around it's collar a blue neck tie (in the style of the one in the picture). On his legs he wears a simple pair of grey trousers and brown boots with magnetic discs beneath, giving him excellent stability on the decks, walls and ceilings of the vessel. Over his attire he wears a white apron with many pockets in the front where he deposits his tools and notebook. Atop his head he wears a white bandana, on top which is a pair of green lensed goggles. Weapons: 'Buck Kick' T-9 Revolver, modified to fire electric bullets. Miscellaneous items: -Jotter: His personal notebook of scribbles, notes, diagrams and annotations. When not at his table tinkering, or in the engine room running maintenance, he can be seen penning things down in that little book of his and even when he is doing the prior mentioned he finds time to jot. -Pocket of Ferret Nibbles: Hand made food for his ferret, it consists of breadcrumbs made soggy in soup and left to dry on his windowsill, he is occasionally seen feeding them to his pet and sometimes feeding them to himself. Biography: Born some time in mid Pluviôse, Nikola never had the had the good life. Nikola was initially brought into the world stillborn; during his transportation to the morgue however, he woke up screaming and wailing but otherwise completely healthy. He was taken home soon afterwards, home being a cramped apartment on an island of tenement buildings and smokey factories. Most of his childhood was spent in the dirty, tiny apartment that was his life and most of that time was spent lying on the floor and looking at the cracked display of a broken radio. When he must have been nine or ten a sudden epiphany struck him, it was a small wrapped box knocking him in the back of the head. Turing around to see where the offensive missile came form, he found the tired smile of his father entering the apartment, "happy birthday Nikola.." he mumbled before heading off to his room to collapse on the mattress. Nikola looked down at the wrapped parcel and began unwrapping it's brown paper skin; inside was a black plastic case with a see-through cover. The case was filled with small screwdrivers and a wrench kit, he furrowed his brows for a moment then turned to the radio. It was time. Nikola spent three days on the radio, cooped up in his room under the stairs, working by the hot light of his desk lamp. On the third day he put the back panel back on and with fingers crossed flicked the power nob. The display flickered to life, then died, then the entire radio exploded in a shower of sparks. 6 years later he found himself in the middle of adolescence and jumping from job to job with no success at holding one down, he was constantly being submitted into factories as a repairman and constantly fired for being found tinkering with the machines, though in truth he was making them better. So there he was, out on his ass again with no job and aging parents; in a huff he wondered the streets, his only companion Dorkface scurrying around his body before resting on Nikola's shoulder. He soon found himself walking down an air dock in some ramshackle (well more then normal) part of town, grumbling to himself and kicking a can down the pier. The smell of oil and ionized gas soon filled his nose, looking up he saw the inner workings of the most beautiful engine he had ever seen. It was attached to 'The Crimson Dusicyon'. Nikola ascended a set of scaffolding that lead up towards the engine, it creaked and groaned as he climbed but once at the top he was entranced. It was like looking up at the ceiling of a cathedral, a cathedral that was an engine and it was glorious; however upon closer inspection he found that it was plagued with problems. Locking round to see if anyone was nearby, he dived right in and began working on it, soon enough though he was disturbed from his deep, technical intercourse. Nikola was yanked out of his mechanical stupor by a gruff looking man, he appeared as if he were about to yell before he looked up and found everything in order and even some stuff improved upon. "Say.. Did you do this kid?" he asked a bit confused, Nikola nodded excessively, keeping his mouth shut to prevent his 'eep' from escaping, "very good," said the man with a nod of appreciation, "I could use someone like you," he looked down at the cowering boy, "well maybe when you're a bit older, keep practicing though, we might just dock here again and I'd like to see how you'll along." with that the man let him go and he scrambled back down the scaffold. Sure enough, 7 years later, the ship came back and Nikola was quick to get to he air dock, a young man in his early twenties itching for excitement... And the company of those luscious machines. He went straight to the Gruff man, ironically named Grufman and asked if there was any space for him. Though Grufman himself couldn't accept Nikola onto the crew, he could advertise him to the captain. Nikola was lead into the bridge and hunched over some charts was the captain, his face awash in the amber glow of a lamp and intense concentration. The pair, Grufman and Nikola strode over to the thoughtful figure, though it was Grufman doing most of the striding and Nikola scurrying behind. Nikola found himself living on a gantry hanging above the engine room, it was unpleasant to start with but after a few years he's turned that strip of catwalk into a little home for himself, installing a few shelfs and dragging down an old mattress. He was content, showing the ship's machines much love and attention and tinkering around with small inventions. Extra: -A pet ferret by the name of Dorkface. -Speaks in a soft slavic accent. -Has nervous/apprehensive tendencies that usually materialize in forms like bitting extremities and stuttering.
51,300	1,385	3	1,355	857	Previous Evening Light, white and hot came down from a desk-lamp poised above Nikola's hands, scurrying around the circle of illumination was Dorkface curious about what was going on, yet apprehensive about stepping into the harsh white light. In Nikola's hands was a watch he had found rattling around in the engine's housing, he brought it to Grufman's attention and it turned out that it belonged to a previous member of the crew. He turned it over and over in his hands before setting down the scorched time piece and picking out the smallest screwdriver he had. Gently, he turned the screws to the back plate and placed them on the desk nearby, upon lifting up the panel he sighed, everything was loose and rattling around in the watch's body. "It going to be loooong night." he mumbled. Upon those words, Dorkface bounded up his arm and came to rest on his shoulder, slowly turning himself around so he was facing the watch, then settling down to watch with half lidded eyes. Nikola tapped out all of the gears and springs and looked down into the empty husk of the watch, it would need a good cleaning and clean it he did. The stainless steel glinted in the harsh light of the desk-lamp and it sat there on his desk, clean and strapless, as Nikola had to dispose of the charred leather strips that were once straps. He had cleaned the face and buffed the glass, now all that was left was putting all the pieces back in their places. Nikola stuffed his hand into his pocket and poured a fist full of Ferret Food onto the desk; he was settling in for a long night. Present Dorkface opened her eyes and slowly and instantly squinted, the morning light was pouring into the space from porthole in the walls and hurt her little rodent eyes. Upon getting use to the light she surveyed her surroundings, beneath her Nikola's head was rested on the table and his hands dangled on either side of his body, he was asleep. She opened her mouth and yawned silently before proceeding to chomp down on Nikola's ear. Nikola woke up with a yelp and sat bolt upright, sending Dorkface tumbling through the air only to land on her feet on the desk. He glared at her and she looked down at the desk beneath her paws, smiling sheepishly. "Was that really necessary.." he groaned, leaning to crack his spine on the chair back, she simply replied with a bob of her head and her attention was taken by the somewhat depleted pile of bits left on the desk from the previous night. Letting Dorkface chow down on what was left of her bits, Nikola rose from his chair and groaned as he stretched his arms back and sighed with relief as he let them fall back down on either side of his body. He trotted over to his cabinet, the catwalk beneath his feet rustling gently, he slipped out of his apron and shrugged into his suit-vest, slipping his tie on with practiced ease. Looking out of the porthole Nikola smiled, it was a gorgeous blue day outside. He strode over to his desk and picked Dorkface up, putting her on his shoulder and pocketing the watch. He vacated his room and locked the door behind him for two reasons, one was because that was his ‘room’ and two because the engine was right below the catwalk and if one were to fall in they’d die. As he clonked down the metal halls, he fiddled with the watch in his pocket, he was sure he could get good money out of it if he sold it, or he could get it a new strap and wear it himself. As he ruminated on what to do with it, he stepped in to the cafeteria and got into line for what must have been lunch or something; he didn’t get anything fancy, soup and a nice mini-loaf of bread. Upon joining the crew he quickly found out he couldn't stomach most of the food on offer, to seemed that his body had grown use to 'poor people' food and just couldn't handle nice things. Nikola found himself a seat on the end of a bench and plonked himself down, placing his tray on the table and pulling out his not book. On the far end of the table it appeared that a minor kerfuffle was going on, between a bunch of men and a lone female, Nikola didn't intrude, instead he picked up his pen and as he ate drew. However soon he was interrupted by the yell of the captain and stood to attention, even Dorkface standing on her hind legs as if to express her respect to the captain. Upon dropping his hand down from his salute, Nikola's mind wandered off and he only managed to pick up a few words. "New base?" he mumbled to himself and plonked back down into his seat, finishing his drawing with a tentative Dorkface watching from her spot on the other page.	Name: Nathaniel Norstrom Title: Nate, Nathan, Niel Age: 27 Gender: Male Appearance Armor Weapons: Pistol x2 Superheated Katana Shaped Charges x4 Miscellaneous items: Ballcap Radio Binoculars Biography: Born to a simple cyber-merchant family, Nico had been around technology for about as long as he'd been alive. Tinkering with different mechanisms and gizmos, the innermost workings of a machine became almost second nature to the boy. It was this prodigious talent that his father had come to nurture, often taking the boy to his shop so he could better hone and temper the skills of his offspring. By the time the boy turned 10, he was a sought after craftsman by the local people, able to fix and create things others deemed impossible at the time. Being so focused on his skills, didn’t leave Nic a lot of time to converse with kids his age, often sitting and overhearing stories from the different tradesmen and vagabonds that had been passing through. It wasn’t long before the child felt lonely, but his attempts to connect with those his age were often met with blank stares and ridicule. He was wise beyond his years, seeming almost alien to those he now reluctantly called his ‘peers’, but that didn’t stop him yearning for social connection. As such, Faris was born. Faris, a very simple automaton, was merely meant to be a plaything for the child of his own design. Though highly unremarkable when dormant, Faris sprung to life at a moment’s notice, retrieving small tools and effects at his creators request. Secretly, he confided in this little machine more than any living thing, seeing it as his only true friend out of all the world. As Nicholas grew older, he couldn’t help but notice that things were changing around him. His father seemed a bit more on edge, and a sudden influx of unsavory customers had begun making trips to the shop. Nic didn’t really mind it all that much, until his father forbade him from coming into the shop anymore. This was a heavy blow to the boy, one that he would not accept lying down. Machines were his life! How dare his father try to take his only joy in the world from him? So Nicholas began plotting, trying to devise a way that he could sneak into his father’s shop undetected. It was with this idea that he began retrofitting Faris, placing recording hardware and crafting an interface of which to receive information from his newly re-purposed contraption. One night, he decided it was his time to act, and with that, the boy made his way back to his father’s shop. It wasn’t odd for Nic’s father to spend extra time at the shop, but tonight was odd even for him. It had been well over a few hours, and part of the reason Nic snuck out that night versus waiting any longer. As he crept up behind the shop, an uneasy feeling settled over him. There was a series of loud noises coming from the shop, but this wasn’t the wielding and hammering he had become accustomed to… No, this was much more chaotic. Commanding Faris to scout out the building, the boy ducked against the back wall of the building, slipping inside the door that his father always kept unlocked. What the boy saw next stunned him, a bloody and beaten man strewn about the floor as a gang of men stood above him, some with blood still fresh on their knuckles. Though he couldn’t get a clear view, he was sure Faris was now in position to see what was going on. Triggering the hud for his machination, the images that were present to the machine would become present to his master… But why was Faris watching him? As the boy began to ponder why his machine was observing him, a harrowing voice rang out from behind him. “It’s not polite to eavesdrop, kid!” Shaken, Nicholas attempted to turn himself towards the source of the sound, only to feel himself shoved forward to the floor. Even before looking up, he knew all eyes were upon him, “This kid’s snoopin‘ around boss. Want a round in him?” Looking up from his prone position, Nic’s eyes began to scan the room. Though much remained clouded, the fear distorting his sight, one image was perfectly clear… The body on the floor? His father’s. “Dad!” the boy pushed himself up from the floor, attempting to rush to his father’s side. He wouldn’t make it very far, as he was pushed down again. “Nico…” Was all the battered man could utter in reply, reaching out for his boy before one of the men kicked his arm away, causing a heavy groan from the man. “So, this is your boy, Marcus? I’ve heard so much about him,” A well-dressed figure spoke from the front doorway. It was clear that this was the leader of the group before the boy, his flesh littered with tattoos and piercings that seemed almost as outlandish as his clothes. Still, his mere presence provoked fear in the boy as the man began to make his way towards him. “Tell me,” the man spoke again, placing himself merely a foot from the boy, “is that little contraption yours?” As Nic followed the man's gaze, he realized Faris was the object in question. Hesitant at first, the boy eventually nodded. “I see… And where did you get such a thing, hmm?” “I- I made it…” Nic whispered inaudibly, before hanging his head. A heavy hand snapped to his chin and forced his head to raise, forced to match his assailants gaze once more. “Come again?” The man spoke once more, his entire form clouded in a stench of liquor and smoke. “I made it!” the boy replied, practically shouting in panic. An odd silence fell over the room as his head was released, the leader turning his back on the boy and directed his attention to his father. After what seemed like an eternity of silence, the man spoke again, “I think this will settle your debts... For now.” And with that, the boy was knocked unconscious; the last thing he heard was the sound of his father’s protest. And so the boy would work as a captive for the bandits for many years, patching up their equipment and repairing their machines. Very rarely was he given time to himself to actually enjoy his work, relying on Faris to keep his sanity intact and provide him a symbol of what he longed for. Over time, his despair turned to rage, and fueled his desire to escape. Spending so much time around the bandit’s weapons, he began remembering their schematics and sneaking parts away to replicate them. But that wasn’t enough… He knew as he was, he’d merely get himself killed the moment he stepped out of line, but something had to be done. As time went by, Nich feared he would never get the chance to truly be free, and be doomed to a life of slavery. Yet, out of his darkness, a glimmer of hope emerged. After a raid, the bandit’s returned to the base with their spoils, all too eager to boast and brag about their new trophies. However, one piece stood out. At first glance, it seemed to be nothing more than a tattered recon suit. To the uninitiated, it was merely a worthless piece of scrap, but to Nicholas… This was his moment. Without fail, his captives tossed their ill-gotten wears on the man for repairs, and with this, he began his work. It took the better part of a year and with it several more bruises and scars, but the armor was finally ready. It was designed to enhance the wearers agility and speed, all while bolstering as little bulk as possible. With this, Nich may actually have a chance to escape. Using Faris, he began surveying the compound; keeping track of patrol routines and guard rotations over the span of a few days. With all the information he could obtain analyzed and processed, Nicholas made his move. With armor and weapons dawned, he snuck out of his cell and about the compound. He did well not to draw attention, his movements spurred on by a mixture of fear and purpose… But it wouldn’t be long before the bandits noticed his absence and raised the alarms. Luckily, he had managed to rig explosives to several of the vehicles before making his escape in one he had commandeered; but not before casting a short glance behind him as the bombs ignited in a glorious burst of flame. Now free to do as he wished, Nicholas set out to return to his family, only to discover they had packed up and moved on some time ago. Part of the locals said it was to escape the bastards that had been harassing them for protection; others said it was to escape a tragic memory. No one knew the truth of what had happened but Nicholas knew this… He was on his own once more. Since his discovery, he’d begin traveling about the world, looking for a purpose for him and his machinations. For awhile, he merely took odd jobs that others overlooked. Smuggling, demolition work, maintence, or crafting custom gear and machines, all of which he had done in the 3 year span he was alone. However, there was never a day where he didn't look back over his shoulder at least once. Though free from his captors, the fear they had instilled in him was still relevant. Though a freeman in body, he was a slave in mind. Try as he might, he was never able to convince himself that he was truly free... Until the Sky Pirates of the Crimson Dusicyon gave him that chance. With an opportunity to make name for himself and banish his innate fears, Nicholas signed on as a mechanic for the vessel. With Faris at his side, the young man stands ready to face whatever adversity comes his way. Extra: Considered a mechanical genius. Values his machines as if they were people Standoffish and cynical Has a soft spot for Faris (his robotic companion shown in picture) Doesn’t speak on his past Novice in combat, yet excels in stealth
51,301	1,385	4	618	302	I sung of Chaos and Eternal Night, Taught by the heav'nly Muse to venture down The dark descent, and up to reascend... Carson cradled the worn old book in her hands and continued to read through its delicate pages for quite some time. It had come into her possession from another member of the crew some few weeks ago. When she was finished with it she would, in turn, pass it to another who took interest. It was a strange ritual that had developed among several denizens of the crew and spread rapidly. She sat curled in a chair in the corner of the officers lounge with her left leg straight. Things had been rather hectic on the Dusicyon with the new recruits cutting their teeth and she had taken to seeking out places of peace and quiet when she had time. The quarters she occupied, though kept exceptionally neat and orderly by her own hand and a few of her comrades', was not always the best place to find solitude. The light coming through the small windows changed in hue from late afternoon gold to evening red. It only occurred to her that dinner would be served soon when she began to find it hard to see the words on the page. Coming to a good stopping point she slipped a piece of scrap paper, with a completed to-do list scrawled on it, between the pages and rose out of the chair. The book would be dropped off at her quarters on the way. She took long, quiet strides hampered by a slight limp to the door and left the lounge empty. The sunset was brilliant from the deck and she walked slowly, letting her hips rock rather than keeping a straight-laced military strut, and enjoyed it. Not only did she want to enjoy the light painting the clouds, but also the stark cleanliness that had found the well-traveled deck. The corner of her lips only just turned up. Her fingers drifted over a freshly polished hand rail. Once in the cafeteria she took her place in line and chose her food quickly. She didn't bother to make pleasantries with anyone. She had only just sat down when the captain entered. She didn't have to wait for Grissom's bellowing to immediately snap back up into a salute as rigid as a marble statue. Others did the same only a second or two later. Solid ground. An interesting prospect for this crew. It had been nearly two years at this point since she had been picked up by Renault on that hellish little spit of an island and she could count on one hand the number of times she had stepped off of the ship. While the concept now seemed strange to her, she couldn't help but think it was a much needed asset. The crew was growing steadily. Perhaps the Captain should begin considering the procurement of a fleet in the future as well. Now casual conversation resumed and she listened as banter flew across tables while eating her simple meal of steak with no seasoning, greens with no sauce and baked potato with no butter. Water was all she drank. A necessity she saw as the luxury it really was. When Cyrus winked at her she had just, unfortunately, looked up. In return, all he got for his efforts was a cold, deeply unimpressed stare. She kept eye contact with him until it became uncomfortable to the point of being scathing and then turned her attention to Faulkner, a few seats down. "General," Carson spoke in a low, soft and highly articulate voice, "The deck is in flawless condition this evening. It's been some time since I've seen it shine quite like that. You have my commendation."	Name: Carson Gerlach Title: Gunner Age: 30 Gender: Female Appearance: Armor: Clothing: As shown in appearance. Weapons: -ZX-1 -Standard Knife -Boarding Axe Miscellaneous items: -Signal Flares -Journal -Wallet -Dog Tags Biography: "Lieutenant! Your boarding party is clear to move. Secure the vessel and clear out survivors." "Yes, Sir!" Lieutenant Gerlach affirmed through her headset. The belly of the massive battleship opened before them over the infinite layer of clouds below and a smoking enemy airship flying a white flag. A squad of soldiers stood with her, fully armed and ready to repel down to seize the ship. "Move out!" She gave the order and watched as the squad fearlessly took the dive into the sky, with nothing but their ropes and descenders to hold them. She was the last one out of the ship. The wind whipped and tore at her clothes for several long moments as she made her rapid drop and she felt her stomach rise into her throat. Soon enough she was putting on the pressure to slow herself down for the last dozen feet or so and her heavy combat boots made a satisfying THUNK on the rigid balloon top. The squad was already moving to the deck proper by way of the maintenance ladders. Before she had made it down behind them shots had already rang out. Lieutenant Gerlach arrived as the last uniformed crew member fell to the ground clutching at the hole where a laser had punched through his chest. Five others like him lay scattered in the corridor. "Get to the bridge," she ordered, stepping over one of the bodies. They made their way up the ship with remarkable speed and efficiency. Once one of the enemy officers came at them with a gun, but the squad was ready. The crew of this frigate was not. They had barely fired on them when the two ships first engaged and surrendered quickly, but she knew as well as anybody else that the Nesychian Navy did not take anyone aside from high ranking officers as prisoners. The crew in the bridge was warned of their coming by the sounds of death coming from the two men that stood guard. The squad entered swiftly. "ON YOUR KNEES! NOW!" Gerlach screamed at them. Her squad joined in with the orders. With rifles pointed at them and their hands in the air the officers willingly went to the ground. She saw a lot of stripes. A few of them would make useful bargaining chips, especially the captain. Said captain was eying her as she made the call back to her commander. "The bridge is secure, Commander." "Rodger that. Hold them there until we get the rest of our boarding parties down." "Yes, Sir." "Please," the captain begged her, "The rest of the people on this ship, please let them go. They aren't military, this is a transport ship." Gerlach put her rifle back in his face, "What are you talking about? You're flying colors and wearing naval uniforms. Don't play with me." "Refugees! They're refugees from the war. Not soldiers, please let them go." "What!?" Gerlach stood with her Commander over-looking a cargo hold laden with cots, tents, makeshift lavatories, tables and terrified civilian families. The Commander sighed as he took a long drag off of his cigarette. "Stupid bastards, sailing through captured airspace like this. Got what was coming to 'em," he growled, "Lieutenant, you and the rest of the men finish up here. Pitch the garbage, bodies and anything we can't use out of the loading bay. I want the lower decks completely cleared." "Sir? What about the refugees?" she asked. "You heard me. We have all the prisoners we need and most of the crew have already been executed. Just need to finish the clean up." "Sir, most of these refugees are children. They aren't soldiers. They aren't a threat to us." "Lieutenant are you questioning your orders?" "I-- No, Sir. I just--" "Lieutenant, if this deck isn't cleared in the next two hours I will personally see to it that you are flogged, stripped of your rank, sent to the captains quarters, then to my quarters and then thrown in the brig for the rest of this war. The only reason you've been able to climb the ranks is because of your dear daddy Admiral, but don't think that is going to make anybody give a rat's ass if you make it out of this shit storm intact or not," he breathed a puff of smoke into her face, "Understood?" "Yes, Sir," she said quietly. Gerlach wiped the vomit from her mouth and staggered out of the women's lavatory. She did her best to straighten her uniform but her hands fumbled with the fabric and she was so dizzy she wouldn't have been able to tell if it was right side out or not. She put her hand on the wall to steady herself before walking down the narrow hall to the lounge. She couldn't bring herself to eat. The food on the ship was turning sour and beginning to make the crew sick. She hadn't been able to keep even good food down since that day. The liquor had long since dried up making it impossible to ignore the pain they all felt. Moral had plummeted, fights broke out, whipping and flogging was occurring on a daily basis and they were still weeks out from their next port. All while the Captain raided any passing, non-military ship, even ships from their own nation. Most of the goods plundered were either sent back to the home land or kept for himself. As she entered the lounge her eyes were on the floor. Suddenly a hand was clapped around her mouth and an arm hooked around her neck in a choke hold. The poor sap that held her found himself with a foot swept out from under him and thrown in an arch before landing on his back and staring up at the ceiling and the young, dazed lieutenant. Two other men came after her, grabbing each arm and forcing her to the ground. "Lieutenant, stop! Please!" one of the men hissed, "We aren't going to hurt you, just be quiet." "Damnit I think she broke my arm, the man on the ground," moaned. "Yeah? Well that's your own fault. What the hell were you thinking, shit-for-brains?" another standing beside a table full of soldiers in various states of shock said. She was allowed up once she relaxed but found that the two men who had subdued her were now blocking the exit. All around the room gaunt men and women in uniforms and serious, tired expressions stared at her with a sort of malice. She felt cold. They had all been facing one direction. None of them had food or drink, cards or books, paperwork or letters. "What's going on here?" she demanded. Petty Officer Wells approached her slowly, "Make your move wisely, Sir," he warned, "Not that I don't trust you, but you report to the assholes at the top and we aren't taking chances. We're armed and we will make sure nobody finds you if you cause trouble." She stood still and glared at him, "Explain." "We're done," he said, "We're done with the war, we're done starving and eating rotting food, we're done fighting for the royal fatass' stupid territory disputes, we're done being beaten and raped, and we're done killing people so the higher ups can get their rocks off." "You're not suggesting..." "Mutiny. We're taking the ship." Gerlach's eyes widened and she cast a frantic glance around the faces in the room once more. They were serious. "That's treason," she said, "Every single one of us will be tortured to death if we're caught." "Of course we will," Wells shrugged, "Pretty good incentive to not get caught, huh? The way I see it, most of us are on our way to a slow, painful death anyway. Would you rather die as some sad sorry pawn of an oppressive nation, or drunk, happy and fighting?" "What will you do afterward? This is rash, Wells." "So is butchering civilians and throwing the ship into unnecessary combat... No, 'rash' really isn't the word I'd use for that actually, but you get the point. Afterward," he shrugged, "Some of us want to defect, others want to take the ship and get out of the combat zone all together. Leave this place and settle somewhere more peaceful. Anything is better than this. I saw you after we captured the Koraaga. I know you want out." Gerlach frowned at him and took a deep breath, the fatigue showing in her face, "This is insane." "Yes it is." "... I'm in." Blood and scorch marks painted the upper decks where many of the officers had made their last stand. The captain's laser riddled body hung stiff and dripping from a chain hooked to one of the steel support beams. A demonstration to the captured officers now on display for the angry pirates. Gerlach stood beside Wells on the raised platform where the captain and commanders usually addressed assemblies. All of them were now with out rank and rallied as equals. She watched with a rifle in her hands and a fire in her eyes. There had been little resistance. The fifty or so officers could not stand up against several hundred enlisted men for long. A handful allowed themselves to be captured quietly. One by one they were passed before the assembly for judgment. The cruel, corrupt and unjust were met with hails of hissing, insults, and curses before being put to a quick death. One round in the back of the head. Those who had proven themselves to be good soldiers and good men only doing what they had to in order to survive were given a vote and a second chance so long as they joined the cause and allowed themselves to be stripped of rank like the rest of them. A pile of bodies soon grew. Then her former Commander was brought out. The consensus was reached almost immediately. The man was a killer, a rapist, sadistic, cruel and sick. Some of the things that were screamed at him embarrassed the members of the mob even. "I want this one," Gerlach whispered to Wells. He sized her up for a moment, "Fine. I understand." She didn't put the bullet into the back of the man's head. She walked around him while he was on his knees so that he would have to look at her face. She put the barrel between his eyes. He spat and smiled. She pulled the trigger. Six weeks later Carson was dragging herself and her broken leg across the jagged rocks of an unsettled island to the south. Cannon fire continued to rain down on the crash site and scream through the skies above as the two ships fought. One with Nesychian colors, the other unmarked. The newly renamed Tarakan towered out of the ground where it had collided with the rocks in a massive catastrophic heap of hellfire and twisted metal. The ship they had risked their lives to steal away from their home land had been struck down by its previous owners. It was apparent they would rather see her torn to shreds than in the hands of traitorous pirates. Blood coated her face and limbs. Charred corpses and mortally wounded men were scattered across the island's edge. She scrambled as best as she could to find cover from the flames and debris. A shockwave ripped through her body and the air as one of the Nesychian ship's engines exploded. She found her way into the trees and into a shallow cavern formed by collapsed boulders. There she stopped to catch her breath and allow the pain to subside a little. She propped herself up with her back to the rocks and a rifle in her arms to watch the ship go down. It fell slow and heavy. It's side scrapped against the island's shore but missed any sort of safe landing doomed to plummet into the thick abyss. The unmarked ship had sailed out of sight. Now she was alone, wounded and hand in hand with death if she could not find rescue, medical attention and resources. She could barely move. Shell shocked and with no idea what to do next, she clung to the gun and waited for her thoughts to untangle. Her blood was pooling beside her hip. She struggled to blink it out of her eye. Her hearing was nothing more than static. She was loosing track of time and struggling to hold her head up. Her hands started to shake. It was some time before the burning ambiance was interrupted. Several figures combed the beach some distance away from the cavern. One locked eyes with her. He yelled back to his comrades before they hurriedly approached her. With what little strength she had left, Carson snapped the rifle up. "STAY BACK!" she yelled, "DON'T TRY ME! I'LL FUCKING SHOOT YOU!" They stopped, put their hands up and tried to reason with her, but at this point only a few words were making it through to her. From what she could see none of them were wearing an official uniform of any kind. They carried a hodge-podge of non-standard equipment and weapons. Pirates. Not from her crew though. It was then that a man with an eye patch came through the group and crouched down beside her. He was unarmed and asked her to put the gun down several times. Finally she ran out of strength to hold it up. When she wasn't immediately seized she allowed herself to relax. She really didn't have a choice. "Help me up," she managed to growl at him. Extra: Carson's skills are largely in coordination. She is an experienced gunnery liaison on war ships and specializes in big guns and artillery. She has made it a point to make the Dusicyon's armament her business. She can handle a rifle like the best but would rather stay out of close combat. She has never been one for pistols or small caliber weapons and struggles to aim them without constant practice. Though she can handle herself in a fight like any other member of the crew, her hand to hand skills are nothing too remarkable. She is quiet and serious and has a fierce will to fight, survive and be free.

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