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DISTINCTION black sclera/eyes ∘ long, black hair ∘ indifferent blank expressions » indifferent, cold aura's predominate the Uragiri clan.«
PRESTIGE honest ∘ nihilistic, brave, self-sacrificial ∘ reckless » the Uragiri clansmen are all nihilistic in the sense that they are raised by their clan to provide a large amount of perfectly average soldiers to the village as part of the expectations placed upon this clan of pawns.«
GENETICS » large chakra reserves «
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SPECIALITY
LEGACY
The clan is built of pawns, and as such they fulfill the role of pawns. They are outcasts, disliked even among the pawns because of their strange appearances. But, there is an air of respect for them because while they are all painfully average, all of them are willing to lay down their lives for Kirigakure. It should be noted that (until Sakana) there have been no 'prime candidates' for clan outreach as there were never any above-average shinobi like him. Now, with the advent of Sakana rising to relative prominence for a genin, there is a chance they might become more.
VALUES
The Uragiri clan is a calm clan above all else, and prefer spending their time honing their population of koi spread between ponds and rice fields. They produce the finest koi in all of the known Shinobi world, although their koi are generally not for sale, only given out as gifts. They value hard labor, and all non-shinobi of the family work in a manual labor of some sorts, whether it be the wood industry, smiths, or shopkeeps. The shinobi part of the clan, which is numerous but as mentioned before very average, value their own sense of nihilism and preparedness to die for the village. An Uragiri that hesitates when entering battle out of fear for their own life is not an Uragiri that will earn the respect of the clan.
TRADITIONS
They are all named after fish of some sorts -- Sakana's father and mother are named Same and Koi, for example. Furthermore, they maintain the koi ponds and koi in the ricefields with an almost ritual or religious sense of fervor.
On the 3rd of August they celebrate the Koi festival, in which all Uragiri clanmembers gather in the Uragiri clan grounds (which are too small for all of them at once, a side effect of their status as pawns) and celebrate together. Here they hold a prize contest in which the person that produced the best Koi is given a prize of a small lump sum of money (barely enough to buy new shoes).
HEIRLOOMS
They are too poor to own heirlooms.
ORGANIZATION
The clan is built up like a traditional clan in that it has a clan head, although since large parts of the clan are civilians, the clan head is not necessarily a shinobi. Because of this, any matters dealing with shinobi business are deferred to the highest ranking shinobi of the clan, and in the case that there are multiple of the same rank, it is deferred to whichever has the most experience. Typically, this means senior shinobi are in control of the war-side of the clan. Because they are pawns, this control often shifts whenever the oldest most experienced shinobi dies.
FOUNDER Uragiri Sāmon ∘ passed away at age 78 ∘ sengoku jidai era » he was not particularly well known outside of the clan, but is mostly remembered for his fondness of salmon in his soup. An otherwise perfectly average shinobi. « list ∘ Uragiri Tsuna ∘ Uragiri Kingyo ∘ Uragiri Mongarakawahagi (ADOPTIVE)
CURRENT CLAN HEAD Uragiri Koi ∘ 41∘ current age » only recently having taken the position of senior shinobi, he is unknown by all outside of the clan « Uragiri Fugu ∘ Uragiri Unagi Uragiri Sakana
HEIR TO BE Uragiri Sakana ∘ 13∘ current age » because Sakana is potentially the heir of the clan if the political changes go through, he is well respected and regarded within the clan, doubly so because he is the first shinobi among the clan to produce above-average results, making him a genius among the clan even if comparatively he is not. Outside of the clan, he is a pawn, and thus a nobody, just another Uragiri. « Uragiri Same ∘ Uragiri Koi
CREATION
The clan was formed on the secluded Catfish Island, which remains an important place of worship for the Uragiri clan. The creation was non-exceptional and the clan was simply formed out of a continued line of family that shared the same traits.
INTEGRATION
Catfish Island finds itself situated in the Kirigakure archipelago, and although the Uragiri clan resisted integration for a long time, they finally caved in and joined the clan over continued threats of violence. By then it was too late to become a founding family or a secondary ranking family, and so they found their place as pawns -- the perfect place for a clan of which the majority of civilians subsisted off of fishing anyway.
PRESENTLY
The clan is still in very much the same position as back when it first integrated (as their integration was rather recent, during the lifespan of Uragiri Sakana himself). They are regarded with an evil eye at best, and downright hostility at worst, even by other pawns. This doesn't dissuade the Uragiri clan, especially now that they have vested their hopes of moving up in the world on Uragiri Sakana.
There is a growing movement in the clan to get rid of the traditional leadership of the clan and instead thrust the livelihood of the clan entirely on shinobihood, which would disinherit any civilians from becoming political leaders in the clan. As such, the leadership of the clan will remain hereditary, nd would most likely pass to Uragiri Koi, which would make Uragiri Sakana the heir. |