Birthplace: Village Hidden in the clouds, Kumogakure
Organization: (Where does your character's loyalty lie?)
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Ninja Information
Clan/Bloodline: Gale/Storm KG
Rank: Chuunin
Chakra Nature: Storm or Water/Lightning Natures (What element does your character's chakra have?)
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Appearance
Body Type and Shape: Atheletic, a bit rather scraney but muscular.
Height: 6'0, 182cm Weight:: 205 pounds, 92kgs Hair Color: Red Hair Style: Long hair, from the back and front. With long bangs that somewhat cover part of his face.
Eye Color: Brown Clothing: Long black like trench coat that's tattered up at the bottom of the coat. Mostly black clothes in general, grey top/shirt underneath the coat. Charcoal grey pants. sandal like shoes and wears black gloves.
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Biography
Background: Tashiro was born within the hidden cloud village. At a young age he got brought up under the art of Kenjutsu. At four years old he was given a wooden sword and was to learn how to use it. His father Jin Hokori was a strict man, many believed him was a rogue samurai that fled and joined the hidden cloud village. Those are just false rumors as he is just really good with a sword. Raised with by his father Jin after his mother Ari Hokori left them and left the hidden cloud village. His mother left the Cloud village to seek out and help the world. She was a doctor of sorts possessed knowledge of how to heal people. How to make medicines, and heal with Ninjutsu
For six years Tashiro learned how to use the sword, while undertaking studies to become a shinobi for the hidden cloud. For six years he sparred nearly day in and day out with his father. Most of his time he spent being beaten up by a sword and being criticized by his father each time he was hit by a wooden sword. During his tenth birthday he managed to score a single blow with his wooden sword when sparing with his father. A very light glancing blow but yet enough for his father to give him a real sword as he felt it was time. One year later at eleven years old Tashiro became a Genin.
At eleven years old a special trait emerged an anomaly or mutation. He started to show signs of possessing two chakra natures even the rare Kekkai Genkai, of the storm or gale release. When his Kekkai Genkai emerging he nearly killed a fellow Genin during a practice routine. With that many people started to be wary of him. As a Genin he found himself alone even some of his peers started to leave him alone. He was an outcast without actually becoming an outcast. Many thought he couldn't control his power and any one around him would be in danger if they got too close to him.
Eventually he became a Chuunin he was fifteen years old his father died the same day he became a Chuunin. Jin Hokori died during a mission for the cloud. His father being a 'special' jounin was out on a escort mission to escort a caravan He was killed by several Rogue ninja who attacked the Caravan. Jin didn't let a single rogue ninja touch the Caravan, even defeated the ninja not before taking a lot of damage along with being poisoned. He died before going back to the Hidden Cloud
Having not ties to the cloud left he felt more alone. During is days as a Chuunin he was often sent out on scouting missions and assassinations. Often enough he hunted down rogue ninjas similar to the ones who killed his father. Eventually he ended up killing the leader of the rogue ninjas, a low ranked ninja that just had a lot of money.
Eventually he decided to just leave. He ended up joining the Village of the end. Gobigakure. At the same time finding his mother on the way. His mother Ari Hokori left the village and ended up in the Village Hidden in the End. Leaving the Cloud village was easy in fact he was originally suppose to be sent on a mission to the village of the end on a scouting mission. Rather then complete the mission he defected into the village. Tashiro only found the his mother once he made it to the village.
Ari had made her way to Gobigakure unlike the most of the Cloud Village she wanted to help them, and decided to offer who skills as a doctor for the village. His reasons for going to Gobigakure and staying were because of his mother. She was his only family left so he left the Cloud to the End for this reason.
Today: Today, Tashiro lives within Gobigakure, with his mother who left him and his father when he was really young. He left the cloud village a year ago, going to a place where he is seen differently still for being different. Overall he feels happy with his family, even though he doesn't really know is mother. Also he feels like this could be a new start for him he can help this become his home
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Personality: Tashiro has a rather guarded personality. He is friendly and does try to get to know someone. If they don't look at him and judge him for his special traits then he will open up and be himself. He is a rather talkative person. Very kind and will lay down his life for his friend when they are in danger. If it is the other way and he is treated with distrust him or treat him as a 'freak'. He then keeps to himself. He shows that he doesn't care for them even if they are someone he has to protect.
Tashiro likes to cook surprisingly. It is one of those things, if he wasn't a shinobi he would be a cook or chef. He likes to eat many kinds of different food then attempt to make it himself, or tries to just make something up. Things that he hates, Tashiro hates snakes and spiders.
Classification (Hiden, medical, doujutsu, kinjutsu, ect.) Rank: B to A
Effect: Technique infuses the power of lighting and water into Tashiro's sword boosting its destructive power. The ability uses a rather large amount of chakra per second. The sword gets coated in a blue water lighting mixture. The water moving across the edge of the blade at blinding speeds increasing the cutting power, and enhanced by lighting. The attack can only be used for about one single strike at a time before using up the chakra used to create the blade. After one strike the attack begins to fade back into plain water The attack is used at quick bursts of raw gale/storm power. The attack makes a loud thunderous roar as it is activated.
Drawback:The huge draw back is the attack can only be currently used only once every thirty minutes. Over usage can damage the jutsu user causing burns around the hands that has to hold onto the sword. Kenjutsu. It also has high usage of chakra leaving the user drained after each use.
Name: Odori, Natsu (First name meaning summer, last name meaning dance)
Nickname/Alias: Aoi Bara, aka. Blue Rose. (His prostitute name)
Gender: Male
Age: 24
Age Appearance: He appears to be about his age, maybe a little younger.
Sexuality: Bisexual
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Loyalty
Village: Gobigakure no Sato/The Village Hidden at the End
Birthplace: Gobisakure no Sato/The Village Hidden at the End
Organization: Gobisakure no Sato/The Village Hidden at the End. Kataku no Kanki/House of Pleasure (The brothel he works for)
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Ninja Information
Clan/Bloodline: None
Rank: Chuunin
Chakra Nature: Raiton/Lightning Release
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Appearance
Body Type and Shape: Natsu has a slightly girlish figure, smaller waist, larger hips, ample rear end, but at the same time he's made up of lean, well defined, muscle. He's a pretty boy with a six pack.
Height: 5' 11" (180cm)
Weight: 165lbs (75kg)
Hair Color: A nice, bright orange that isn't so bright it blinds you in the sunlight.
Hair Style: Natsu's hair is long enough to go past his shoulders. Usually he keeps most of it tied back in a messy high pony tail. Most of his thick bangs are chin length and stay on the right side of his face, but a few stragglers refuse to cooperate and hang on the left. When he's working the stage, his hair hangs loose.
Eye Color: Light blue
Scars and Marks: Nastu doesn't have any remarkable scars as of yet, but he does have a tattoo. A tramp stamp of course. In the middle of his lower back is a blue rose, extending from the rose are thorn covered vines.
Clothing: Nastu doesn't wear much, no matter what job he's working at the time. His ninja gear consists of a short yukata that barely reaches his knees. The yukata is simple, a deep shade of purple with black trim and no fancy patterns. He wears a black sash around his waist to keep the yukata on, but it's worn rather loosely, hanging off his shoulders more often than not. Underneath his yukata he wears skin tight black shorts that leave very little to the imagination (Let's just say he's...gifted in more than his ample rear), but still protect the eyes of the innocent. On his right thigh he wears the usual ninja thigh pouch. On his upper right arm he wears his hitai-ate (Headband). He also wears the typical ninja open toed sandals in black.
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Biography
Background: The apple doesn't fall far from the tree as they say. Nastu was born to a prostitute and a man that neither mother or son know anything about. The House of Pleasure is a high class brothel, they take care of their own well. His mother was given plenty of time to rest, recover, and take care of Natsu after giving birth. When she had to work, those who had their nights off took care of him instead. It was like having a lot of mothers rather than just one.
The biggest rule in the House of Pleasure is that in order to stay there, you had to work. So Natsu was eight when he started working for them. Not dancing or taking clients, or even waiting tables. No, the young ones helped out with laundry, cleaning, and cooking.
When Natsu turned twelve he was given a choice. Take Shinobi lessons and learn to protect the brothel, learn to dance and entertain clients, or leave the brothel completely. Natsu knew he didn't want to leave his mothers behind, but he wasn't sure which of the other ones he wanted to do. So he picked both.
Because he was piggy backing dancing lessons, Shinobi lessons, and his usual duties at the brothel, it took him about two years to become a Genin. Because of the way things worked in such a small village, his training kind of stopped there. There wasn't enough new Genin to make a team, and nobody to teach the team even if there was. He took a class every once in a while to remember what he had learned, or took a small mission. But he really started focusing on his dancing more.
Natsu took to the stage for the first time at fifteen, and his first client less than a year later. He was really surprised when he found it to be fun. A lot more fun than Shinobi training actually. He was content with just taking clients and dancing. He stopped his Shinobi training completely.
Before he turned eighteen, Natsu was one of the most popular prostitutes, and by far the most popular dancer. He had long since stopped caring about the headband he had earned. Until one day the brothel needed his protection, and he got the snot beaten out of him. Not only that, but a few of the other prostitutes got hurt because he couldn't protect them.
While he healed, he realized that maybe he should focus more on the ninja stuff. When he was fully recovered, he started taking classes again and put more focus on the ninja stuff. Despite the fact that he didn't like it nearly as much as dancing. Though it was pretty fun to flirt with a tease the other students.
Over the course of the next two years, he focused on training and even developed his own jutsu, with the help of his teacher. It was just about a year ago that Natsu was put up for the Chuunin Exams, along with two other Shinobi from the village. He was made fun of for being older than the others, but passed the exams with flying colors. It was the only time he had gotten to travel to another country and see a real Shinobi village.
Today: After passing the Chuunin Exams, Natsu was hoping that he would get to return to the brothel full time, but as one of the strongest ninja in the village now, a lot more missions were given to him, even if he tried to refuse them. He still lives in the House of Pleasure, but only works there two nights a week most weeks. He still makes more than enough dancing, so the brothel's owners don't complain about it too much.
Personality: Natsu is a flirt, doesn't matter if you're a man or a woman, interested or not, he'll flirt like nobody's business. In fact, if you don't seem to like it, he'll just do it more for the pure purpose of teasing you. He's proud of what he does and isn't afraid to show it. He's stubborn to a fault and surprisingly tough, able to endure pain quietly and sometimes with a smile on his face. He's protective, overly so sometimes, and willing to throw himself in harms way to keep others safe. He's clever and charming, with a silver tongue and a wit to match. More often than not though, he'll take the flirting too far and pay the price for it. He keeps his emotions bottled up a lot, not wanting to burden other people with his problems. Sometimes it's hard to tell whether he's really that happy, or putting up one heck of an act.
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Special Traits
Knowledge of the Human Body Natsu knows what the body likes and what it doesn't like. He knows how to hit all the pressure points, either for good or for bad. One well placed senbon from him can paralyze you for life.
Dancing Natsu's skills as a dancer bleed over into his fighting, especially his defense. You'll soon find yourself frustrated over the fact that you can't hit the half dressed pretty boy you're up against.
Distraction Another skill bleeding over into his Shinobi ones. For better or for worse, Natsu is very good at flirting with the enemy and at the very least confusing them, and the most distracting them long enough for someone else to deal the final blow.
Chakra Control Natsu has very chakra control, so much so that he's the only one in the village, and out of the passing Shinobi he's met, who's able to do the jutsu he's developed. If he wanted to, he could be an excellent medic.
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Equipment
Weapon Pouch Natsu carries the usual weapon pouch on his left thigh, inside it are a few kunai and shuriken, but it is mostly filled with sebon, about two dozen to be exact.
Staff Kept right next to his weapon pouch is a foot long metal rod. This rod is a collapsible metal staff standing at about six feet tall. With the press of a button the ends of the staff extend out to their full length. This is his main form of weaponry.
War Fan In either sleeve of his yukata, Natsu keeps a prostitute staple. The war fan. Each one looks to be a harmless black fan, but the spokes are sharpened into deadly points, and he knows how to use them well.
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Jutsu:
Ninjutsu: Bushin no Jutsu/Clone Jutsu Natsu can create up to four clones and mainly uses it as another means of distracting the enemy.
Taijutsu: He doesn't have any special techiniques, but he is quite good at grappling and various types of joint locks.
Genjutsu: None
Name: Hansha/Reflect Classification Kekkaijutsu Rank: C Effect: Natsu creates a thin, rectangular, shaped barrier of chakra that can absorb and bounce back jutsu of the five basic elements. Drawback: The barrier is small, only large enough to cover Natsu and anybody standing behind him. It can only absorb jutsu of the five basic elements. If the barrier absorbs too much or takes too much damage in general, the barrier will break and Natsu will be hit by whatever broke through. At the moment, the barrier can only fully absorb and reflect C rank and lower techiniques. It can only absorb about half a B rank jutsu before the barrier is destroyed.
Sexuality: Bisexual(?)/Unknown, really. He hasn't really put any thought into romance or sexuality, since it was never too important for him.
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Loyalty
Village: Gobigakure no Sato/The Village Hidden at the End
Birthplace: Unknown; assumed to have been born during his parents journey to Gobigakure no Sato
Organization: Gobigakure no Sato/The Village Hidden at the End and Kumogakure/Village Hidden by Clouds (He has a bit of a fascination of shinobi from Kumogakure)
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Ninja Information
Clan/Bloodline: Uchiha Clan; Kekkei Genkai consist of the Sharingan and Mangekyo Sharingan. However, he does not possess either of these abilities, 'nor has any knowledge of them.
Rank: Genin...technically. He hasn't really been on a mission or taken any formal education, but he has learned how to control his chakra and use jutsu from his father.
Chakra Nature: Fire/Katon
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Appearance
Body Type and Shape: Although not exactly a 'muscular' guy, Koichi has been noticeably toned from years of working as a farmhand for his parents. His shape is relatively thin, but not enough to really make him look feminine.
Height: 6'1" Ft. (185 Cm.)
Weight: 176 Ibs. (80 Kg.)
Hair Color: Chestnut/Black
Hair Style: Koichi's hair is extremely unkempt and shaggy, to the point where he usually wears and headband to keep his bangs out of his face. He has added a ponytail to give his hair a bit of a style to it.
Eye Color: Amber
Clothing: Koichi tends to wear typical commoner's clothing, which consists of a robe with baggy sleeves and comfortable pants that he keeps tied with a piece of thick cloth. To go with his, Koichi has a pair of sandals that his mother made specially for him. Despite the advantage of other footwear, Koichi prefers to wear his hand-crafted and made with love sandals.
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Biography
Background: Koichi was never told of the details of his birth, other than that he was born during his parents journey to Gobigakure. When the Second Shinobi World War was under-way, his parents had fled the country due to having an anti-war sentimentality. As shinobi and Uchiha, they were expected to serve Konohagakure. With the threat of being branded as traitors, Koichi's parents packed what they could and left as quickly as they could. Of course, this was easier said than done. With war comes inhumane deeds; struggling to survive against robbers, rogue ninja, and even shinobi from Konoha that sought to bring them back. Along the way, his mother had given birth to him at a resting area. Luckily for his mother and himself, Medical-nin from Kumogakure were able to provide aid and make sure his delivery was safe. Hearing of a village that was kept safe and hidden by a barricade made by doton-users, his parents soon made their way to it so they could begin a new life.
As Koichi grew, his father began a small farm in order to help the village and earn a decent living...as well as to escape from the reality that he was a shinobi. At around the age of seven, Koichi began to assist on the farm; it was this time that their family had started to make a small name for themselves within the village. Growing up was easy enough for Koichi due to the helpful nature that he provided. For helping with odd-jobs when his father didn't need him for farming business, Koichi was able to give himself his own reputation as a kind and helping youth. This, combined with the strength and endurance he gained from hard labor, allowed Koichi to make even more money and find better jobs.
Eventually, a Chuunin from the village spoke to his father about the potential of his son becoming a shinobi, considering their bloodline. While he initially refused to allow his son to become a shinobi, his father was eventually forced to give in to the demands...on one condition; he taught his son. With that, Koichi began to learn the ways of becoming a shinobi, starting at the age of ten. While he initially started off his teachings with great efficiency, he began to struggle as he made his way into the higher levels of education. He wasn't a natural at all; in fact, he enjoyed the more 'normal' aspects of life, like fishing and farming. His father was frustrated by the slacking his son had and ever since, there seems to be no progress.
Today: Koichi is currently going about his everyday life as a farmhand and job hunter within the village. He is contempt with his lifestyle, especially now that he knows how to defend himself with jutsu. However, he feels like there was something that he had forgotten....some kind of deal his father made.
Personality: Koichi is your average young, working man; dedicated to his work and always trying to improve his trade. To some, Koichi seems to be rather plain man. However, looking harder at the boy reveals an air of potential, as if he could do so much more than what he could now. In fact, some people have stated that his gaze seemed to show a yearning for more than just working as a regular villager. While not necessarily courageous, Koichi is known for being able to stick to his guns during conflict. Perhaps one of the most noticeable things about Koichi is that he seems to be a little absent-minded when left to his own devices. Another quality, which is a huge subject of teasing, is his easily flustered attitude when faced with gratitude, flirting, praise, and embarrassing subjects.
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Special Traits
Hard Worker Unsurprisingly, Koichi's time as a farmhand and a job hunter has shaped him into a hard worker. While most might feel satisfied reaching a certain level, Koichi never appears happy until he has successfully reached his major goal. Every step is just one of many to him - stopping will only make the climb longer.
Hidden Potential, Terrible Control Like many Uchiha, Koichi has the potential to become a powerful shinobi. The problem being is that he was never raised with the mindset of being one. All of his time being a regular worker has stunted his development and only makes his potential harder to reach. While he can perform jutsu with ease, there seems to be a sloppiness to it. Perhaps with time and a strong enough dedication, Koichi can become a powerful shinobi...perhaps.
Brawler Koichi, despite not being all that excellent at the use of jutsu, has shown excellent progress in taijutsu and kenjutsu. In fact, it's almost astonishing that he was able to learn how to use both forms of fighting so quickly. His skills are considered to be inherited from his bloodline and not of his own natural ability.
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Equipment
Kunai Pouch Koichi, as instructed by his father, usually carries a small pouch with slots for easy access to kunai. While he's never had to use it before, it's always nice to carry it around. Koichi tends to wear it on his wrist from underneath his baggy clothing.
Ninjato Koichi carries around a ninjato on his lower back. It was originally used by his father and later passed down to him when he began his training. -====-
Taijutsu: Koichi doesn't know any Taijutsu techniques, but is skilled in the fighting style 'Arhat Fist', utilizing the 18 Hands Styles. He has also trained in small amounts of Aikido, although he has much to learn in the style.
Nickname/Alias: Haru, Haru-chan and the unofficial title of “The Clumsy Swordsman”.
Gender: Female ♀
Age: 19
Age Appearance: It's hard to say. Her meager height makes her look younger, but her massive amounts of muscle make her look older.
Sexuality: Heterosexual/Straight
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Loyalty
Village: Gobigakure no Sato – The Village Hidden at the End
Birthplace: Konohagakure no Sato – The Village Hidden in the Leaves
Organization: Konohagakure no Sato – The Village Hidden in the Leaves
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Ninja Information
Clan/Bloodline: None
Rank: Chuunin
Chakra Nature: Suiton – Water
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Appearance
Body Type and Shape: Although she makes people believe that her muscle does not take hours of daily training, this is actually not true. Haruka has a naturally endomorphic body type, which means that although gaining muscle is possible for her, it requires hard work for it to not become fat. Her body shape is mostly hourglass, due to the fact that she was blessed with wide hips and her shoulders have become broad with her muscles expanding.
Height: 5'0” - 152cm
Weight: 143 lbs - 65kg
Hair Color: Haruka's hair has an odd, purple color that would probably be described as “lavender”.
Hair Style: Haruka's hair is cut in three layers of length. The front, her bangs, are cut to just above her eyes. The sides, her “frames”, are cut to her shoulders. The back of her hair is mostly free-growing, but she does get it cut to her middle back once it reaches her bum.
Eye Color: Haruka's eyes are a deep, speaking gray color, much like that of steel. This color is common for members of the Hagane clan.
Scars and Marks: Haruka has several scars littering her body, with the most prominent and obvious one being a large, rather gross-looking scar on her left bicep where a branch penetrated the muscle during her first attempt at the Chuunin exams. She also has a large gash scar across the right side of her abdomen from the same occasion. Other than that, the rest of the scars are small and insignificant and one would barely even notice them being there, unless they already knew. Haruka lacks one of her front teeth, after a spar got a bit out of hand and her old teammate, Suzaku, ended up knocking it out. She has a rather large tattoo of a phoenix the back of her left shoulder. One can just see the the tips of the flames peeking out from beneath her top.
Clothing: Haruka wears a crimson, tall-necked top with gray patches on the shoulders. Along with this, she wears high-cut gray jean shorts, that hold in the fat that clings to her sides and accentuates her waist. Her ninja boots are long, to just under the knees, and has a small amount of heel on them, as well as open toes. Her clothes cling tightly to her skin, both for easy movement and to try and show off the fact that her frame is feminine. -====-
Biography
The story of how Haruka came to be is not one of unconditional love and burning passion that many can tell of the day their parents met. Rather, it is a tale of a young woman in training as a chef and a charming shinobi passing through her home town for a mission. The young woman, Someina, was still a year away from leaving her teenage years behind her, but yet choose to keep the small bloom of life growing within her. Haruka was born in the early spring, just when the cherry blossoms had started to bloom and Someina, the mother, had wanted to name her daughter after the pink flowers. The moment she saw the soft, lavender tufts of hair on her newborn's head, she decided that the name was not quite right for her little one and proudly told her mother that she wanted to name her Haruka (春=haru=spring, 花=ka=flower). Her mother, the grandmother, misunderstood the name and wrote it as 遙 (far off/distant) instead and so Haruka's name came to mean something far different from what her mother had wanted.
Despite the very early mishap in her life, Haruka grew up to be a spirited child. She was always full of energy, but liked her sleep as well. She was a perfectly easy baby, although a bit slow at learning. When she was three, she started asking questions. Who was her father and where was he? Her mother, worried about telling her only child the truth of how she had been conceived, told the wide-eyed girl that her father had been a great and strong ninja and that she did not know where he was. Because of that, Haruka decided at a young age that she wanted to be a ninja, too, and her mother agreed for them to leave their small home town and move to one of the great villages, Konohagakure no Sato, for Haruka to attend the Academy there instead of the measly opportunities ninja had in their home.
Haruka was very young when the war broke out. She did not feel it much, other than many of her friend's parents going off into battle; most of them never to return. A few times, the village was attacked, but the attackers never made it far enough that Haruka really noticed.
Throughout her childhood, Haruka would ask her mother small questions that seemed harmless enough, but would later define the way Haruka thought of herself. One day, when she was seven, she asked her mother; “Mommy? Was daddy strong?” Her mother's reply had been with a warm smile as she said; “Like an ox, sweetie.” On another occasion, Haruka had asked her mother; “Did daddy use a weapon? Some of the kids say that their daddies use weapons!” Once Haruka had stopped ranting on about how they had only been allowed to play with lame little kunai, her mother had told her; “Your father had a huge sword!” She had barely been able to keep the blush off of her cheeks from the innuendo of it.
As Haruka grew older, she also grew stronger. Every day, she would train. Every day, she ran longer and longer, lifted heavier and heavier weights and got better and better at hand to hand fighting. She was easily the physically strongest in her class when the time for graduation came, but she still could do very little in regards of using techniques. She could barely manage to form a clone, her transformations were mediocre at best and her substitutions often wound up unpredictable. She did manage to pass, though, mostly because so many ninja had died during the war and the village was in dire need of new shinobi. She proudly presented her headband to her mother. It brought tears to her eyes when her mother had given her a graduation present; a shiny and beautiful katana. It did not fit Haruka's style in the least, but it had a proud place on her wall as the very first item in her collection.
Haruka's teammates were both boys. One was a soft-spoken and sweet medic with an extensive knowledge on poisons and medicines by the name of Kenta while the other was a moody branch Hyuuga by the name Suzaku. Their sensei was a first-timer, more or less forced into teaching because so many of his peers had died in war. He was suffering from some PTSD and was for the most part just nervous about everything, but went by the name Tora. For the first year of their genin time, they did not leave the village for their missions. The world outside was still recovering from the newly finished war and no one wanted to risk the life of the children out there. They would spar every day; even on their days off, but it mattered very little. Despite both of her teammates' efforts to teach her how to mold and channel her chakra, she never really did manage to do it. She could mold it fine and Kenta told her that it was not the amount that was troubling her, but she just could not get the techniques to come out right. By the time they had been genin for two years, Haruka had only learned three techniques and relied almost solely on her close-combat skills and her teammates' help. It worked fine for them, with Haruka taking the role of the “tank”, gaining the attention of their foes and making sure that the “healer”, Kenta, could go unharmed while the “DPS”, Suzaku, tossed figurative fireballs from every angle at a distance.
Their team bond was good. Haruka had started crushing on Suzaku about three months after they became genin. Suzaku had bluntly informed her that he thought she was utterly unattractive with her big muscles, weird hair and missing tooth. Kenta had consoled her, telling her that she was beautiful in her own way. It took a year for Suzaku, after Haruka had started developing more feminine attributes, to agree with Kenta that Haruka was not ugly anymore. It took almost half a year after that before he agreed to go on a date with her. And just a month after that first date, they were officially an item.
The time came where the team was to take the chuunin exams and their sensei believed them to be ready for the task. They had not been. The results of the whole ordeal ended with Suzaku dead and Kenta retiring as a ninja, while Haruka was left with both physical and emotional scarring, but a fierce dedication to becoming even stronger, as well. Left without a genin team, Haruka went on a whole bunch of solo mission inside the village gates and most of her free time was spent either training like a madwoman or learning about medicines and poisons from Kenta, who now worked in his mother's herbal store. He taught her everything from which plants could be made into tea, to which plants could cause a slow and painful death as well as which plants could cure those poisons.
Soon, Haruka was placed in what they called a temporary team in order for her, as well as the others in her team, to take the chuunin exam again. All of them had either lost teammates or had them walk out of them and although Haruka did not bother to even try and form a real bond with them, Amaya and Noburo still became her friends. This time, Haruka was stronger, her teammates were stronger and the whole scene was different and they did manage to pass. In the final round, when Haruka had to fight some earth user one-on-one, the judges were impressed with her sheer strength as she smashed bounders with her bare hands and produced one weapon after another from scroll after scroll to toss at her enemy. Even though she ended up beaten and battered, with a broken arm and poison coursing through her veins, she did eventually manage to knee the guy in the nose hard enough to have him stay still after.
Haruka had thought that making chuunin would make her feel accomplished, but she still wanted to be more. She wanted to be stronger. She wanted to be better. She wanted to be a hero, like her dad. Her mother had, just like when she made genin, bought her a present. Apparently, she had bought it the first time Haruka had attempted the exam, but since she had not passed... well, she did not get a present. It was another sword. 判断は邪悪を降りかかる (Handan wa jaaku o furikakaru) was etched into the shiny steel of the blade and Haruka downright wept. She had the magnetic sheathe made the next day.
Today: After a while, Haruka realized that she would never reach her full potential if she remained in the safety of her home. There were so many memories there and she felt like the weight of her past was crushing her. One early morning, she packed all of her weapon scrolls into a bag, hefted Seidou onto her back and the the village without a word. She wound up in Gobi by sheer chance of luck because she was using the mountains around as a training site and decided to stick around and enjoy life for a little while. After treating her body like a temple her entire life, she wants to let loose and be young.
Personality: If you only just met Haruka, what you will see is a brash, loud, arrogant and somewhat rude person. Despite how she might appear, Haruka is a very insecure person. She is self-conscious about her looks, her powers and her brains. No matter how casually a remark may be said, she takes them to heart as critique. She gets easily hurt and easily angry, but calming her down is quite hard. Getting hurt is more common than getting angry and when her feelings are hurt, she will say nothing, but just draws into herself. Haruka does not do things halfway; if she gets angry, she will get murderous. If she gets sad, she will get depressed and when she is happy, she is ecstatic. Usually, she is quite happy.
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Special Traits
Will of Steel
Haruka's will of steel is something that is believed to be inherited by the Hagane blood that flows in her veins. She is stubborn like few and once she gets an idea into her head, she will not stop until her goal has been accomplished.
Not the Sharpest Tool in the Shed
Although Haruka will fly into uncontrollable, table-throwing and wall-demolishing, rage whenever someone informs her of this fact, she really is not the sharpest tool in the shed. Her brain works in mysterious ways and takes far longer to get to a conclusion than most; and most of the time her conclusions are wrong.
The Clumsy Swordsman
Despite the fact that she constantly trips over her own feet, branches or even pebbles, Haruka has chosen to wield a giant, two-hand broadsword as her main weapon. The will often fall over when swinging her sword, due to the sheer weight of it.
Chakra Beast
Despite the fact that Haruka's control of her chakra is far from great, she is not very likely to run out of it. She has copious amounts of chakra for her to use, mostly due to her excessive training in an attempt to perfect her chakra educed strength.
Chakra Enduced Strength
Haruka is obsessed with being physically strong and as so, she has gone as far as to make herself stronger by infusing her muscles with chakra. Due to this, her physical power is far beyond that of a regular human and she is capable of smashing boulders with her bare hands.
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Equipment
”Seidou (正道)”
Haruka's trusty sword. “Her” name means, “The Path of Righteousness”. “Seidou” is stuck to her back in a magnetic sheath where the blade is “clicked” into place and held there by four small claws.
Ninja pouch
Haruka has her ninja pouch fastened to the back of her belt; right above her left butt-cheek. Within this ninja pouch, she carries with her a roll of bandages, a bottle of rubbing alcohol, a flash of water and a nutrition bar.
Weapon holster
Haruka carries her weapon holster on her left thigh. The holster has room for five kunai, five shuriken, ten makibishi and ten senbon, which she almost always has stocked to the max.
Scroll Number One: Dexterity Scroll
Haruka’s first and most used scroll is her so-called Dexterity Scroll with the weapons she uses for battles where her brute force just is not enough and some skill and speed is needed.
Hoyo & Kisu (抱擁) & (キス)
In her Dexterity Scroll, Haruka carries a pair of sai knives that she has affectionately and humorously named “Hoyo & Kisu” or “Hugs and Kisses” in English.
Shojo (処女)
As one of her favorites when it comes to being quick on her feet, Haruka likes to bring her very first weapon, Shojo (Virgin), with her even if she hardly ever gets to use it.
Scroll Number Two: No-Kill Scroll
Haruka’s second to most used scroll is her so-called No-Kill Scroll, which holds the weapons she uses for battles where her intention is to not kill her opponent, nor cause any real harm to them; bruises and maybe a few broken bones are all these are good for.
Chou (蝶)
These tonfa were purchased on her first trip out of her birthplace. The guy she bought them from claimed them to be antique, with her teammates stating that that meant “old and used”. She bought them anyways and named them “Cho (Butterflies)”.
Bogire (棒切れ)
With the quite literal name of ”Bogire (Stick)”, Haruka’s bo-staff usually is not the most original weapon. It is quite useful, though, and great for keeping foes at a distance.
Tsubasa (翼)
Although even Haruka has no idea how these weapons got to be named the way they are, these nunchakus were named “Tsubasa (Wings)” by her teammate, Suzaku, when he bought them for her. She really has no clue how to use them and is more likely to hurt herself than her enemy, but she keeps them with her, anyways.
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Taijutsu: Haruka's main focus is on her Taijutsu, with her Chakra Enhanced Strength and Kenjutsu skills. Despite the fact that she is quite good at throwing a punch, she never bothered to name most of it and thinks of her so-called Taijutsu as more of a style than an actual technique.
Name: Chakra Enhanced Strength Classification Fighting Style Rank: A-rank Effect: Unlike the Chakra Enhanced Strength that Tsunade and Sakura use, Haruka's version of this ”technique” is not focused on chakra control in the same sense. The original version of this technique applied a layer of chakra around the extremities of the user in order to release it as an explosion-like punch or kick. Haruka's version of the technique functions in a way similar to opening the first of the Eight Chakra Gates and actually enhances her physical strength by pumping her chakra veins and thus her muscles full of chakra to such an extent that it seeps from her skin. Drawback: Very high chakra use as well as chances of severe chakra burns on both her skin and her chakra veins. Excessive use could render her chakra pathways useless.
Name: Shinpai no Hi (Judgement Day) Classification Kenjutsu Rank: C-rank Effect: Haruka uses her broadsword katana, “Seidou (Path of Righteousness)” in a series of slashing, brute force attacks, molding chakra to her feet to stay standing while she swings the sword, due to the weight in the force of her swings. Despite being “glued” to the ground, she still moves around. Drawback: The technique is physically straining, due to the weight of her sword, and takes constant concentration on her chakra flow to keep glued to the ground – if she does not, she will fall over.
Ninjutsu: Haruka cannot mold her chakra. Unlike most ninja, she is not able to blend her physical and mental energies together, as she is simply not smart enough and does not have the patience to activate the mental energy. As such, she cannot use any techniques that actually need to leave her body. Using her physical energy is much like working out; it tires out her body. She needs to eat, sleep and breathe more than others.
Name: Water Strike – Mizu Suto Classification Ninjutsu Rank: C-rank Effect: Haruka puts her hand or foot into water, drawing a bubble of water up clinging to the limb as she retracts it. Charging the bubble with her own physical energy, she can launch it as a sort of extension of her own strike and send it off much like if it were her own fist punching someone in the face. The bubble has quite short range and will lose its momentum rather quickly. Even when it has no “punch” left, it can still serve as a minor distraction, if the opponent was not prepared for a bubble in their face. Drawback: It uses her own physical energy and will tire her out as if she was doing something very physically straining. It has short range and it would take less of her to just run over and punch someone with her actual fist.
Genjutsu: Haruka is absolutely terrible at chakra control and as such knows nothing about Genjutsu except that pain can get her out of them.
Body Type and Shape: Ectomorph, basically rectangularly shaped, some muscle.
Height: 180 cm / 5'9”
Weight: 75 kg / 165 pounds
Hair Color: Black.
Hair Style: Your typical anime-pointy hair, about a hand's width long.
Eye Color: Green.
Scars and markings: Several, both big and small. One does not survive a ninja war without earning some. Most notorious are The coward’s mark - A big slash that goes across Mikio’s back from his right shoulder to his left hip. Burned hand - Mikio’s left hand sustained second degree burns during the war and is covered in scar tissue. Still usable though. Pin marks - Once Mikio found himself pinned to a big tree by a spear, it left an almost perfectly round red mark on his chest, just below the shoulder.
Clothing: Mikio's clothing are all white or black. As opposed to many ninjas he doesn't wear sandals, and prefers a sturdy pair of black boots instead. His pants reach halfway down his chins and are white. On the top half he wears a black, long-sleeved shirt, over that is a short-sleeved white closed vest. Even over that he wears a black coat long enough to cover his pants. The village's hitai-ate is worn across his forehead like it's supposed to. He also wears a white glove on his left hand to cover the scars.
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Biography
Background: Mikio was born a third of a century ago to one of the villages many, many prostitutes. His mother was never what you would call nurturing and as soon as possible young Mikio was handed over to the village's already overflowing orphanage. He still doesn't know who his mother is, and considering her occupation he sincerely doubts that even she knows his real father.
Mikio's earliest memories are from the orphanage, literally being surrounded by kids of all ages, and not enough adults to keep them busy. Like all orphanages this one suffered from under-staffing as well as an incredibly low budget. Some of the older kids showed promises as ninjas, so they could either go to what could only sarcastically be called the ninja academy or do the odd E-rank mission to get some funds for the place. As Mikio grew up he discovered his own ninja talent and after finishing the academy training joined the small army that would take every mission they could get their hands on in order to get some money. Money meant food, not just for them, but for all the kids.
During his earlier years Mikio often wondered about his parents and snuck into the keeper's office more than once to try and figure out who they were. As far as he knows he was never seen, or at least no one ratted him out, everyone in there was probably as curious as he and let him try. As Mikio grew it became obvious that the orphanage was too small, and he banded together with some other ninjas and rented a small house on the outskirts of the village. Rent was almost non-existent so a lot of the money that did not go directly to food for themselves could be sent to the orphanage.
Years passed, pretty uneventfully. Mikio practiced his ninja arts with his bunk mates, another reason for them to live outside of both the village and the orphanage. Then the war came. Rolling in over the village like a thunderstorm. Fire rained from the sky and metal slashed through the air right next to the innocent men, women and children of the village. Mikio fought as best he could together with his childhood friends and the other ninjas. However, even their best efforts were easily swept aside by the almost absurdly powerful ninjas of real hidden villages. In the end they could only defend themselves, try to protect the innocent or get out of the way as the more powerful jutsus were unleashed.
Many of Mikio's friends died in the war, and none died like a hero, very few died with a purpose. Most simply threw their bodies at the enemy, trying to at least distract them long enough to let someone else get away, but it rarely worked. The day the walls came up was one of the happiest in Mikio's life. It did not mean the end of the war, but at least the innocent villagers were a little bit safer. As the war wound down the village's ninjas stopped engaging in battle and fell back to simply patrol the wall, guard the entrance and protect the village.
Today: Today Mikio lives alone in the small house he once inhabited with a small group of friends He is one of the older ninjas that tries to teach children with talent at the school. When he isn't doing that he takes missions or stays at home to tend to his little farm. Much of his earnings from the school and missions still goes to the orphanage. Mikio remembers the war, the terror and the utter helplessness of facing a fully equipped and bloodthirsty jounin from a hidden village. Many of the children he teaches are too young to have seen the war at all, yet they talk about it as if war was a good thing. A ninja's life is war, and it is hell.
Personality: Mikio is an almost extremely open and kind-hearted man. He always has a smile on his face and a wink in his eye ready to go. He tells jokes and goofs off if he thinks he can get away with it, this is one of the reasons why the children likes him. He acts like a kid in some ways. But has shown to those around him that he can be respectable and responsible as well.
On the other hand, he has nightmares.
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Special Traits
Shuriken specialist - Mikio has made shuriken-throwing into his own art and is pretty much centered around it. Not only can he throw with great precision, other skills that follows involves judging a trajectory, general eye-hand coordination and finger dexterity.
Designer - Most ninjas use shuriken, but Mikio has designed almost all of his from scratch. He has everything. One thing that separates his shuriken from the normal ones are that they’re not designed to pierce and stick to the target, but rather slash and bounce off.
Conservation is key - Almost every technique in Mikio’s arsenal uses up resources. A shuriken thrown cannot be used a second later. Therefor he is very careful about noting where they go after he’s thrown them for easy retrieval. He also has a good mind for keeping track of how many he’s got left and how long they’ll last.
Charismatic - Mikio is always smiling and laughing around people. This means that most see him as a happy fellow and he’s pretty well-liked in the village for it.
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Equipment
Standard ninja equipment, leg pouch, an assortment of ninja wire, kunai and regular shuriken.
Six regular sized summoning scrolls containing almost every conceivable design of shuriken.
Scroll 1 & 2: Regular sized, normal shuriken. Roughly equivalent to ninja standard.
Scroll 3 & 4: Special shuriken. Here we find shuriken with special properties. Shuriken with holes that “whistle” as they fly. Shuriken with grooves that can carry poison. Hollow shuriken or shuriken with a dense core that flies at a different speed. Shuriken with slightly bent prongs that can maneuver in a certain way. You name it, he’s probably got it.
Scroll 5: Abnormal shuriken - The big ones, these hit the opponent with the same force as a sword would. Due to their size not as many can be carried in a scroll.
Scroll 6: Lost and found - A collection of shuriken that Mikio will use on special occasions. These are either failed experiments of his or shuriken left behind by someone else. Waste not, want not.
A healthy supply of exploding tags
A regular, straight single-bladed sword carried on his back.
Name: Dance of the first blade Classification Kenjutsu Rank: D Effect: (Literally this but with ordinary clones) The user creates two regular clones before proceeding to assault the enemy, with the clones attacking from two angles the user attacking from a third. The opponent will be hard-pressed to defend against all three simultaneously. Drawback: Only one attack is actually able to harm the opponent and if the opponent can see though the technique it is not hard to counter.
Name: Invisible sword assault Classification Shurikenjutsu Rank: C Effect: Originally developed for assaulting people inside houses from the outside, the user uses super-fast movement to jump between possible assault angles (windows). At each jump one or more shuriken are thrown at the target. The user always tries to use the target's blind spot as the next place to launch an attack from. In a best case scenario the user is able to attack from two directions almost simultaneously and make use of the opponent's blind spot. The user can potentially keep up the assault for as long as there are shuriken available. Drawback: This technique relies heavily on the element of surprise, once it has been seen through it should be easy to defend against or avoid.
Name: Rain of hellfire Classification Shurikenjutsu Rank: B Effect: Making use of a large number of both shuriken and exploding tags, the user sends a volley straight at the enemy. The goal isn't to hit, but to completely surround the target with the exploding projectiles. In a best case scenario there is no escape. Drawback: Uses a lot of resources. As the projectiles are not thrown to hit, an opponent that dodges early may evade the whole thing.
Village: Gobigakure, The Village Hidden in the End in that turd-shaped country.
Birthplace: Gobigakure, The Village Hidden in the End in that turd-shaped country.
Organization: Gobigakure.
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Ninja Information
Clan/Bloodline: The Aroi family was traditionally fishermen, and has produced very few ninjas. It does not possess a Kekkei Genkai.
Rank: Chuunin, for whatever that’s worth in Gobigakure.
Chakra Nature: Water
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Appearance
Body Type and Shape: Lean and toned.
Height: 5’3’’ / 160cm
Weight: 102 lbs. / 46.3kg
Hair Color: Black
Hair Style: Bun
Eye Color: Brown
Clothing: God, I don’t even know where to begin looking up the names for the types of clothing she’s wearing. But, it’s in the picture, and it’s pale purple. Her sleeves have pockets for storing scrolls and weapons, and she wears a belt with weapon pouches.
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Biography
Background: As far back as Megumi’s genealogy can be traced, her family lived in Gobigakure as fishermen. With the sea right there, how could one not go out there to get their grub? Megumi’s father, however, was one of the few villagers who showed an aptitude for becoming a ninja. Megumi idolized her father, seeing him as a great hero, and romanticized the idea of becoming a ninja. Whenever he came back from a mission, he would tell her about his exploits, trying to make life or death missions sound like fantastic adventures to keep his family from worrying.
Until the day he didn’t come back. A mission went bad and they were ambushed by leaf ninja. Megumi’s father made a valiant stand against their enemies so his comrades could escape. “Don’t worry, I’ve got a plan. These leaf Jounin are nothing.” He gave them a confident smirk promising to meet them back at the village. At least, that’s the story Megumi was told about how her father died.
From that day on, she devoted herself to seriously becoming a ninja. She still believed her father was a hero, even as one by one her father’s exploits were debunked by those she met along the way. She didn’t care that his squad failed more missions than they accomplished. She didn’t care that he lied to her about the bloody truths of being a ninja. She was proud to be his daughter and would make sure the ninja world would not forget Aroi family name.
Today: Megumi trained diligently under every sensei who would have her. She wanted to learn everything there was to know about being a ninja. Already she was learning what a small pond she lived in as even the most powerful Gobigakure shinobi could barely keep up with some of the genin the other villages trained. However, all her training thus far has been practical. She has yet to set foot outside of the village, and she’s eager to see how far she can go, even if that means meeting her father.
Personality: Megumi is proud, though not arrogant. She was not blessed with any outstanding abilities that many ninjas have, and had to claw tooth and nail to get where she is. She believes in hard work and has trained to exhaustion trying to perfect techniques. But, the flipside to her perfectionism is her stubbornness. At times she can be harsh and lash out at those who annoy her, but those who get to know her will see her softer side.
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Special Traits
(Make a bullet-point list of Special Traits for your character)
-Ninja Weapons expert
-Excellent tactician
-Knows about fishing because her family is mostly fishermen
-Grease Pots: Small clay balls filled with a slippery grease that burst upon impact.
-Black Eggs: Egg-like balls filled with ground up glass and pepper powder. Bursts upon impact.
-Clawed Gloves: Leather gloves with small, curved claws protruding from the palm. Can be used to block and redirect weapon attacks, or used offensively.
-Filtered Mask: A cloth mask that can be pulled over her mouth and nose to filter out toxins.
-Weapon Scrolls: Scrolls she carries on her belt that she uses to summon a weapon. She carries a scroll for each of the following weapons: Ninjato, Naginata, Kusarigama, Sais, Hook Blades, and Bo Staff. -====-
Jutsu:
Megumi discovered her elemental nature early in her training, but a lack of any decent mentors meant she was only able to learn the few Water Release techniques she knows by watching others passing through. She got lucky enough to spy on a Kirigakure ninja practicing on the outskirts of their village, and learned the foundations of a couple jutsus.
Name: Trap Geckos Classification: Summoning Rank: C Effect: During her training, Megumi met an old ninja from Amegakure who went rogue during Hanzo’s reign just before the Second Ninja War. He came to Gobigakure for its insignificance and was confident that nobody would look for him there. Megumi was thrilled to find a ninja from a powerful village and pestered the old man until he finally decided to offer her the Gecko Contract in exchange for leaving him alone. Megumi agreed, not knowing the difference between a gecko and a salamander, but thinking they were quite similar and expecting a powerful technique to rival the legendary Hanzo’s.
Unfortunately, the Trap Geckos she received were something completely different. They are a summon capable of storing ninja tools and scrolls inside of them, and releasing them at the user’s will. The Geckos are psychically connected to the user and can move and act at the user’s will.
Drawbacks: Trap Geckos have no means of defending themselves, and if they are killed, they disappear and take whatever is stored inside with them, making them lost forever. Controlling the geckos takes constant concentration, and the more geckos that are summoned at once, the larger the strain on the user’s mind.
Taijutsu:
No special Taijutsu techniques. Only what is necessary to use her numerous weapons.