[OOC] Naruto: Fire From Ember (open/accepting)

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[desdamin]

Fire from Ember

Konoha is enjoying a time of peace under the watchful eye of Hokage Hyuuga Seiji whose stewardship began after end of the Third Shinobi World War and which saw the end of the Nine-Tail's rampage across the land twelve years prior. But while they've achieved a fragile peace, seeds of its destruction have already been planted and must be weeded out. The Leaf's alliance with the Village Hidden in the Sand is unsettling to some of the other villages who view this pairing as an unbalancing of power. Some have even made overtures of arms-building, just in case the Ninja of the Leaf turn their great power upon them. Meanwhile, a former Missing-Nin from the Leaf has founded their own rogue village in the Land of Sound where they host criminals and other rogue shinobi for unknown purposes. Still more unnerving is the rumor of a group of elite shinobi wreaking havoc in several high-level outposts leaving not even the most powerful alive. Can the fire of Konoha survive?

A Bit About What You Can Expect

Welcome to Fire from Embers! I'm your host, Desdamin, and I absolutely hate summaries, so I'll get right to what you can expect. I generally have a very simple framework, but have a whole heckuva a lot of plot going on behind the scenes, which I allow characters to become privy to or not. It's my intention to give you guys a good mix of plot and freedom to do as you please and create your own stories. This means that what you see in the above description of the plot is going to necessarily be a thin veneer covering only what I can without giving anything away. Okay! Let's get on with it!

An Alternate Universe

This is an Alternate Universe RP that begins at the beginning of the Naruto Timeline and, which while it shares many similarities with the original, is not the same. There are, for example, very few canon characters aside from historical figures and the even then events may not have proceeded in the same way nor ended in the same way.

Some important things to note...

-Power Levels will not reach the ridiculous heights that the originals got to. Not even close.
-No Rinnegan. Sharingan is limited to its abilities from the beginning of the show pre-Shippuden.
-The Swords of the Mist aren't exactly the same.
-The Uchiha Massacre hasn't happened.
-Most of the power canon moves were developed by and are being used by characters other than who had done so originally.
-I will not allow any Genjutsu that would essentially be an instant kill. If you want Genjutsu, be warned.
-The origin of Chakra is the cycle of life and death. There are no moon men.
-Any specific question can be directed towards me, the thread lead, and I'll update as needed.

Rules

I'm not going to spend a lot of time making a lot of rules. I'd rather treat y'all like adults, so...

-Keep your posts readable, grammatical, and thought through. Certainly don't ignore other players' posts or character agency.

-Don't cause drama, obviously. If you've a problem with the rp or a player, take it up with me before you cause some big thing.

-I vet kind of hard and you can expect me to be critical of almost everyone's profiles, at first. This is to save trouble later. I'm willing to work with you, usually, to find something that can work. If, for some reason, you want to play a canon character, you'll be held to a higher standard.

-I don't expect one liners or novels. Give people enough to actually respond to and try for a bit of meat. If you really can't think of much, perhaps do a collaborative post to get a lot out quickly. Try to keep collaborative posts from a single perspective for readability.

-I reserve the right to kick out anyone for any reason whatsoever. My rules aren't technical and I won't be rules-lawyered into changing my mind. Act right.

[Helios J Mears]

I have arrived, with very little ceremony, as is to be expected

[Helios J Mears]

A profile for your perusal. May need some adjustment.

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✖ ‖ N a m e

Takayuki Mekakushi

✖ ‖ A g e / B i r t h d a y

26 / June 9th

✖ ‖ G e n d e r

Male

✖ ‖ B o d y T y p e

6'0" tall and 187 lbs, lithe, but not weak

✖ ‖ V i l l a g e

Konohagakure

✖ ‖ C l a n

Mekakushi
The Mekakushi are a small clan, comprising mainly of low ranked shinobi and civilians due to their bloodline, the Surge Release, which often makes them ill-suited to ninja duty. Nevertheless, they played a role in establishing the village's infrastructure, and have established themselves as a significant merchant clan. Mekakushi can often be quite nasty to those of their clan who try to become ninja, through a mix of jealousy and dislike of their Kekkei Genkai.

✖ ‖ F a m i l y

Father: Dai Mekakushi. After a short-lived shinobi career, he buried himself into business and is now a reputable and considerably wealthy businessman. Large, jovial and considerate. He has a fairly good relationship with Taka, always having been supportive of him, but can be a little distant. He's a good guy to drink with. Takayuki's often too busy to see him nowadays.
Mother: Tomoko Mekakushi, (deceased). Died when Taka was seven.
Siblings: None
Others:

✖ ‖ R a n k

Jounin

✖ ‖ T i t l e s / N i c k n a m e s

His name is often shortened to Taka. He goes by Takayuki The Mirage in the Bingo Book

✖ ‖ P e r s o n a l i t y

Taka is a very driven person, determined to prove himself to the world. His clan was often mocked for being incapable of simple jutsu thanks to their 'useless' bloodline, and it left a deep imprint on him. As a young student in the Academy, he was often bullied, and soon made an oath to put his traits to good use. Since then, he's defied the world multiple times, instilling a deep sense of pride as he made his way to Jounin rank. He reacts badly to anyone who ignores this, as well as those who make life hard for the unfortunate. On the other hand, he can be a very kind person, willing to do a lot for people he may not know that well. He makes friends for life, and refuses to back down from protecting them. The same would go for any students of his. He speaks clearly, in a fairly relaxed tone of voice, and it's rare to see him without a small smile on his face. Whether it's bitter, prideful, happy or whatever else is hard to tell. However, there is a deep rage inherent in Taka, running hidden below the surface. Rage at himself, his family, the world; all things. He tends to channel this towards something constructive, but this isn't foolproof. He would chase someone to the ends of the earth if they dared harm someone precious to him, and if he were to break... Well, let's just say that it wouldn't be pretty.

✖ ‖ L i k e s

✖ - His Friends
✖ - Fruit
✖ - Proving his Speed
✖ - Sushi
✖ - Jogging
✖ - Teaching

✖ ‖ D i s l i k e s

✖ - Slugs
✖ - Avocados
✖ - Arrogant people
✖ - Being angry

✖ ‖ N i n d o

"I will outrun the world, and turn that speed on those who would destroy mine."

✖ ‖ B i o g r a p h y

Taka was born to a fairly happy household. His father, being occupied with business, didn't often see him, but he loved the man just the same, and often tried to impress him. He doesn't remember his mother well, but she was the more competent ninja, as well as his inspiration. Later, when she died of an unidentified illness, He swore to become a ninja who would make her proud. During this time, he trained in hand to hand combat using his mother's scrolls, while becoming much closer to his father, who made an effort to spend more time with his son.
Taka first learned of his clan's reputation in the academy, which he managed to enter at the age of eight, but refused to let it deter him. Those early years were some of his hardest. He grew up under pressure both from himself, those around him, and the world. As he forced himself through the academy, the village grew around him, and after graduating, he found himself dropped into a bloody world. He soon became renowned for his steadfast determination and fierce protectiveness, and was granted a field promotion to Chuunin after saving his teacher's life. His teammates, unfortunately, weren't so lucky.
Throughout this time, he was gradually honing his skills, and was able to make small contributions to the village's stregth and reputation, despite barely being a teenager. This was mainly a combination of tenacity, and the rage instilled in him by the deaths of his teammates. Later on, having further honed his skills, he took the Jounin trials and was promoted, gaining a fearsome reputation as a powerful ninja, as well as potentially the fastest man alive.

✖ ‖ K e k k e i G e n k a i

Surge Release: A Bloodline which causes an abnormally fast flow of Chakra through one's coils. While this makes control difficult, and thus makes learning conventional Jutsu much harder, the clan's ninja element has learned to utilise it in unique ways, leading to the formation of a distinct style. When applied to physical Chakra, it allows for a sudden and insane burst of speed.

✖ ‖ N a t u r e s

Lightining and fire

✖ ‖ T a l e n t s

He's an excellent endurance runner, capable of going without pause for potentially days on end. Even without his high-end techniques, he's probably one of the fastest men alive, capable of running at a constant 80 mph for days before depleting his chakra, and sprinting at speeds in excess of 150 for short periods. His perception is also impeccable, with reaction times within a fifteenth of a second. He's a competent flower arranger, enjoys pottery, Carves fruit when he's bored and is renowned for his decoupage.

✖ ‖ J u t s u

Due to how wild his Chakra is, many of his techniques require long chains of hand seals. While he's fast enough that this doesn't impact combat too badly, it does mean that losing the use of a hand could potentially be very bad.

Basic Jutsu

Body Flicker
Shadow Clones, (up to five at a time)
Substitution

Lightning Release

The speed at which chakra exits his Tenketsu means that Taka's lightning techniques are dense, volatile and carry extremely high currents.

Plasma Flicker: A strobing cloak of extremely bright Lightning Chakra that surrounds Taka, making his movements seem jolted and stuttering. It can also induce seizures if pushed far enough, and has the effect of a flash bang when dispelled.

Shocking Ram: A dense aura of Lightning around the arms, torso and head which tears and electrocutes anything in front of him. Can't be held for very long without risk of self-injury.

Typhoon cutter: A thrown kunai tied to ninja wire and set at a spin. Lightning chakra is conducted down the wire and creates a kind of drill.

Plasma Wave: A simple discharge of chakra. Up to seven high-impact currents of lightning blast from Taka's body and home in onto a target.

Surge Release - Godspeed Shroud: Taka imbues his own body with Surging Lightning chakra, Allowing him to access his highest speeds, and boosting his offensive capabilities significantly. Can be held for around 2 to 3 minutes while fighting, Or for several hours from full chakra reserves when he's using it to run. It also spikes his hair.

Fire Release

Taka's Fire techniques Burn hot and fast, usually appearing bright green, and tend to cause high damage for a short period of time.

Surging Flare: A variant on the great fireball that travels faster and is more accurate, at the cost of losing some potency. Its trajectory can be controlled to an extent.

Exploding Flame Shot: A ball of Fire chakra that's hurled at an opponent and bursts on impact.

Surging Phoenix Flower: A cloud of small, hot and blindingly quick fireballs that can move independently. Not very powerful, but useful for distraction or concealing projectiles.

Burning Assault: Taka cloaks his hands in fire and launches a barrage of punches and palm strikes at an opponent, moving fast enough that his hands are a blur.

Flash Fryer: A pulse of Fire Chakra is forced into the ground, where it shockwaves out, harming anyone within its radius.

Surge Release

Taka is always using his surge chakra for something, from moving to jutsu. It makes his movements faster, his perception quicker, and his Jutsu wilder. He invented all of these Jutsu himself. Most of these techniques drain his already wild chakra even faster than usual. As such, other than the Surging flicker, which only drains a little more than the standard shunshin, he only uses them when absolutely necessary.

Supreme Phase: By planting his feet and channeling fully activated Surge chakra through his body, Taka can vibrate so quickly that attacks phase straight through him. He can't move while using it, and can only hold it for just over a second at most at a time, but it only takes one hand seal, or five one-handed seals, and is a perfect guard. Used mainly as a panic button.

Surging Flicker: An upgrade to the shunshin that moves at incomprehensible speeds, allowing him to pop around a battlefield at will.

Godspeed Flicker: By imbuing the Surging flicker with the Godspeed shroud, Taka's perception of time slows to a crawl for a second of real time, letting him act at what he perceives as normal speed for ten seconds. The sheer physical and mental strain of this technique means that even from full reserves, any more than three or four uses without rest could incapacitate or even kill him, but it allows an incredible advantage.

Assassination Mirage: By Activating the godspeed shroud while Plasma Flicker is active, Taka can leave afterimages of himself that are present at the same time as him. Picture a copy of Taka, moving slightly later than him, and slightly behind, When actually, he's moving REALLY fast, and using the strobe effect of the Plasma Flicker to confuse an opponent's eyes. By combining this with shadow clones, Taka can cause potentially deadly levels of confusion in an enemy. This technique causes lightning burns if used for too long.

✖ ‖ W e a p o n s A n d T o o l s

Two pouches of kunai, a pouch of shuriken, a large roll of Ninja wire, a heavy pair of bladed iron knuckles and a pair of concealed daggers holstered to his wrists.

✖ ‖ F i g h t i n g S t y l e

Taka darts around the battlefield at speed, running distraction duty and taunting enemies, while launching projectiles or taijutsu assaults at unpredictable intervals. He sometimes seems like he's in three places at once, and packs a hell of a punch whenever he does attack.

✖ ‖ T h e m e S o n g

Shine - Mr Big

✖ ‖ P l a y e d B y

Helios J Mears

[Vexxed Vex]

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Kiyoshi Hyuuga

✖ ‖ A g e / B i r t h d a y

13 / March 7th

✖ ‖ G e n d e r

Male

✖ ‖ B o d y T y p e

Slightly taller than average for his age, standing at 5'6" with a lithe build.

✖ ‖ V i l l a g e

Konohagakure

✖ ‖ C l a n

The Hyūga Clan
One of the four noble clans of Konohagakure, as well as the strongest clan in the village. All members born into this clan possess the Byakugan, a kekkei genkai that gives them extended fields of vision and the ability to see through solid objects and even the chakra circulatory system, amongst other things. Members of this clan also possess an innate ability which allows them to expel chakra from any of the tenketsu in their body.

✖ ‖ F a m i l y

Father: Nobuo Hyuga - As one of the contenders for the Head of the Hyuga Clan, he is a strict and serious man. He is a traditionalist to the core, believing that the Hyuga Clan is one of if not the best that Konoha has to offer. As such he is rather demanding and encourages the whole of the clan to strive for greatness.
Mother: Fumiko Hyuga - A seemingly gentle and quiet woman in public, Fumiko is a kind and stubborn individual who is quick to stand up for herself and does not allow many people to steamroll her opinions or decisions.
Siblings: Kaede Hyuga - Younger brother in his second year of the academy. He is a rambunctious boy who enjoys playing and teasing others.
Shizuko Hyuga - Baby sister only recently born, bears more resemblance to their father despite having their mother's brown hair.
Others: A plethora of cousins, aunts, and uncles.

✖ ‖ R a n k

Genin

✖ ‖ T i t l e s / N i c k n a m e s

He often asks to just be called Kiyo, though many of the older branch members address him as Young Master.

✖ ‖ P e r s o n a l i t y

A gentle soul, he is a happy and calmed soft-spoken young man with a penchant for "Mothering" those he cares for. Kiyoshi is usually caring, and loving, often showering loved ones in the affection of one kind or another. He is also kindly straightforward and blunt, believing that it is better, to be honest, and clear with his thoughts than lie or manipulate others. He can come off as aloof or cold to those he does not trust and is fiercely protective of his comrades and loved ones.

✖ ‖ L i k e s

✖ - Jasmine tea
✖ - Gardening
✖ - Training
✖ - Studying
✖ - Playing with and taking care of his younger family members.

✖ ‖ D i s l i k e s

✖ - Unnecessary Violence
✖ - Sweets
✖ - Cowardice
✖ - People who make fun of or hurt his branch family members
✖ - Darkness

✖ ‖ N i n d o

"My word is my bond, my allies my strength. With them, I will accomplish all I set my mind to!"

✖ ‖ B i o g r a p h y

Born to the Hyuga clan, and a possible heir to the clan, Kiyoshi was taught from a young age to embody the spirit of the Hyuga. To be calm, calculating, and most of all merciless to your enemies and for a time he did. Constant chakra control training as well as learning the basics of the Gentle Fist taijutsu style, physically he was the perfect Hyuga. The only caveat being his own underdeveloped Byakugan. Unable to access the dojutsu that was the clan's lay to fame, Kiyoshi forced himself to train in stressful conditions, most commonly a pitch-black room wherein he would have to spar with one of his cousins. It was this harsh training that not only allowed him to unlock the Byakugan's full use at the age of 8, but also caused him to develop a slight fear of the dark.

Despite his impatience in accessing the kekkei genkai, he is actually glad that he took so long to fully awaken his Byakugan as it allowed him to see things in a different light, especially just how much the shinobi of his family depend on the ocular asset. As well as the fact that it was not their kekkei genkai that made the clan strong, nor their taijutsu style but instead the way that they worked together in tandem. With this knowledge, Kiyoshi decided that he would do whatever he could to aid his family as well as any future ninja squad he was placed in. This decision was only further cemented when they began to learn about the different types of Shinobi and he set sights on what was arguably one of the most difficult fields - medical ninjutsu.

✖ ‖ K e k k e i G e n k a i

Byakugan

✖ ‖ N a t u r e s

Water/Wind

✖ ‖ T a l e n t s

• Surprisingly flexible
• Agile
• Excellent eyesight (even without Byakugan)
• Comprehension of anatomy and body systems
• Knowledge of poisons and poison making (Herbal only)

✖ ‖ J u t s u

Taijustu

Eight Trigrams: 16 Palms - The Eight Trigrams Sixteen Palms is a maneuver of the Gentle Fist fighting style. It is essentially a halved version of the Eight Trigrams Thirty-two Palms but seems to be no less effective. This technique is used to close off the flow of chakra through sixteen chakra points of an opponent's chakra pathway system. This hinders their ability to use chakra for quite some time and makes it difficult for them to move. If the correct chakra points are disabled, the technique can cause unconsciousness and internal damage.

Jutsu

Ketsueki Gyouko: Blood Coagulation - The most basic of Medical Ninjutsu, the user hovers their hand over an open wound and uses their chakra to speed up healing slightly. This is primarily used for smaller injuries as it essentially only scabs the wound over and any strenuous movement risks opening it again.

Sansokyoukyuu: Oxygen Supply - Another basic medical technique. By focusing chakra on the chest area, the user can aid breathing. The chakra helps the lungs expand easier by making the chest and neck muscles temporarily more efficient. This expands the airways and pulmonary blood vessels to increase oxygen intake on a cellular level. This is primarily used to treat smoke inhalation and minor breathing problems. Using more chakra the user can also remove liquids such as water or blood from the lungs. Although the Jutsu can be used to clear the lungs and airways it has little to no effect on airborne poisons or irritation of the throat or lungs caused by inflamed alveoli or bronchi.

✖ ‖ W e a p o n s A n d T o o l s

Two side pouches of Bo-shuriken (Thicker Senbon needles), One pouch of regular senbon, a small jar of poison, antidote vials, a basic sealed medical kit, and one utility Kunai.

✖ ‖ F i g h t i n g S t y l e

Kiyoshi prefers to keep a distance, attacking specific muscle groups with his senbon or poisoning his opponent with them or his bo-shuriken. As he plans to become a medic, he tries to avoid confronting an enemy in person. However, he is no slouch when it comes to close combat due to his training in the gentle fist style.

✖ ‖ T h e m e S o n g

Shadows - Lindsey Stirling

✖ ‖ P l a y e d B y

Vexxed Vex

[desdamin]

Well, I've seen what you're thinking and I think the character could be fun.

They are a bit too powerful for a genin and would like to remind you that you don't have to list academy jutsu (it's assumed you know them unless otherwise stated). Gentle Fist is itself, for example, something to list as a jutsu and you seem to have skipped sixteen palms and gone straight to the 32 and 64 palms. If you wanted Gentle Fist, Sixteen Palms, and your medical jutsu, I'd approve. You can build up more later, especially since you're sort of branching between two skill-sets.

Byakugan is not a guaranteed ability among the Hyuuga, it isn't unimaginable that some access the abilities of it a bit later than others. I'm not sure it would necessitate intense training. Generally, the Hyuuga have sort of focused their attention on the child with the greatest potential (see Hinata and Hanabi). Being heir is not guaranteed.

As I mentioned in the PM, Seiji Hyuuga was head of Clan until he abdicated upon becoming the Hokage. If your character's father was Seiji's younger brother or something like that, we could change potential succession lines, if it's a big part of your character, or even have the line of succession up for grabs between them. Could be interesting.

How Branch and Main House are picked in the manga is... rather nebulous, but your younger sibling isn't necessarily Branch House or only the heir would ever be Main House. I think Hizashi was chosen as Branch specifically because they were twins, not because Hizashi wasn't heir. For reference, Hanabi also wasn't made Branch (and neither was Hinata) despite both having been declared heir at various points. It's a little silly.

I'd suggest adding a basic medical kit to your list of supplies so's you can practice field medicine, if need be, give you a bit more versatility there.

Alright! Those are my notes, as of now! May come up with more later.

[Vexxed Vex]

@desdamin I edited the areas you mentioned, having Nobuo a contender for the title of Clan head and therefore Kiyoshi as a possible heir to the title. Also, instead of being forced into the training, Kiyoshi did it himself though he still has the minor fear of the dark. Furthermore, I removed the part about Kaede being put in the branch family and fixed the Jutsu and supplies.

[desdamin]

Alright, looks good to me. Post ‘im up!

[DoomFlavored]

Too much d&d to prepare during the week, but after Saturday you shall be getting sword boi :)

[desdamin]

Excellent! I shall be trying to post today, probably, with either the hokage or the magnificent crab hidden in the leaf.

[DoomFlavored]

Finally done!

[DoomFlavored]

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Rashiku Karata

✖ ‖ A g e / B i r t h d a y

12, December 16th

✖ ‖ G e n d e r

Male

✖ ‖ B o d y T y p e

Short and Skinny, but not frail or thin.

✖ ‖ V i l l a g e

Konohagakure, Kirigakure Refugee

✖ ‖ C l a n

Karata
The Karata, originally from the mist, focused heavily on the art of swordsmanship. Even more so than many other clans. Jutsu was of course encouraged, but it would be up to each individual clan member as to how he or she would tie it in to their sword style.

While known in the Mist for their prowess with kenjutsu, the Karata had another ability which earned them status within Kirigakure. Their eyes were particularly malleable when it came to chakra and dojutsu. Though lacking abilities on their own, they could be adapted fairly easily to accept the abilities of other known clans. Kirigakure saw an opportunity with this, and attempted to use them to create an all new dojutsu to counter the Leaf's famous Dojutsu clans. After experimentation during the shinobi wars, they were partially successful in mimicking some of the Sharingan, but ultimately considered a failure by the Mist. Despite the Kirigakure command's opinion, the Karata Eye's developed abilities became the pride of the clan, and they continued developing over the generations.

This new Kekkai Genkai however would ultimately be the Clan's downfall, as Kirigakure grew to distrust those with bloodline abilities immensely. The Karata fell during the culling of the clans, with all having been believed to be cut down and left to the crows.

✖ ‖ F a m i l y

Father: Ransu Karata (Deceased)
Mother: Shizuku Karata (Deceased)
Siblings: Older brother, Raizen Karata (Deceased)

✖ ‖ R a n k

Genin / Battalion 1

✖ ‖ T i t l e s / N i c k n a m e s

Snowy

✖ ‖ P e r s o n a l i t y

Usually quiet, as he has a tendency to speak more harshly than he intends. Having grown up in the Mist Village, more direct dialogue was the norm, particularly in his clan. Words meant to be as precise and pointed as their blades. He tries to be friendly and gentle most of the time, but when he gets into a fight he is very focused and competitive, aiming to win, for a loss means death. Social situations can be quite difficult, not due to being him shy, but more because of naivete and misinterpreting people's expressions. Often he takes things too literally, and not understanding slang terms most of the time unless they are quite obvious.

A private hobby that he doesn't share much is his talent for drawing. Rather bashful about it, he is skilled enough to easily be a skilled manga artist if his story writing wasn't absolutely terrible.

✖ ‖ L i k e s

✖ - Swords and Dueling
✖ - Drawing
✖ - Acrobatics and Parkour
✖ - Girls
✖ - Animals

✖ ‖ D i s l i k e s

✖ - Fireworks
✖ - Bandits and Thugs
✖ - Sneaking
✖ - Vinegar
✖ - Finances

✖ ‖ N i n d o

"To bring honor and restoration to my clan. And to bring down Kirigakure."

✖ ‖ B i o g r a p h y

Living in the Bloody Mist was far from easy. Training was brutal, and most didn't survive. Half alone being eliminated just for the survivors to graduate as genin. Rashiku grew up in this life, with the only difference being that his own clan's fellow genin managed to survive the tests somewhat more often than other clans. His own test taught Rashiku just how quickly battles could go. A battle with a fellow student that specialized in spiked earth jutsu. It was difficult, close, but lasted less than ten seconds. The opening burst forth with a volley of spikes made from the ground. Rashiku managed to parry most of them while running in, but had two of the smaller ones pierced into his shoulder. His opponent tried to bring forth another volley, but Rashiku reached him before he could, slashing his leg. The boy dropped to his knee, keeping his hand seal and completing it, making another spike raise straight out of the ground to spear Rashiku. That would have been it, but his blade was already swinging again downwards. As the spike began to pierce into Rashiku's thigh, his Blade cleaved down into the other boy's skull, ending the duel instantly with the spike losing form. Rashiku limped away, lucky that he didn't have permanent damage to his leg.

Being a genin of the Mist did not last long. Barely a month after his graduation, Kirigakure sent its armed forces to eliminate all clans that possessed Kekkai Genkai. The fires across the village and the outskirts lit the rainy night, while blood stained the soil. Before the Karata could gather their members to escape, explosions rocked the compound. Tags, Bombs, and fire jutsu erupted through the walls, with the Mist forces storming in right after. Even with multiple members of the clan being Jounin, the sheer number of enemies soon turned the scene into a gore-strewn slaughter. Rashiku only survived after his father jumped into multiple kunai laced with tags that had been thrown at the boy. "Run..." With a final look to his son, Ransu tackled the thrower and pressed them both into the back wall, exploding and creating an opening. The hardest part was going through the hole in the wall, covered in blood and pieces of his father, but with the other ways all leading to more screams of battle and death, the boy ran out and escaped into the night.

For the entire night, Rashiku ran, avoiding the armies as he tried to reach the border. Using his chakra sensing abilities to stay away from any other signatures. As he reached the forest border, he couldn't keep his sensing up any further, his chakra exhausted. And moments after that, a group of shinobi dropped down infront of him, weapons at the ready. The boy attempted to fight them, but he was defeated very quickly and knocked unconscious. Upon awakening, he found himself bound to a tree, with four people infront of him. "He's awake..." Getting an easier look, he could see that their uniforms were not of the Kirigakure army. It became clear that they were scouts of another group as they questioned him, asking what had happened in Kirigakure that the army had mobilized against its citizens. Truthfully he didn't know much, but he saw no reason to lie at this point, and told him of the attack on his clan, and others from what he could see. Certain clans were targeted, though as to why, he was unsure.

He fully expected to be killed by these scouts, once they had what they wished to know. But instead, the leader of them asked if he would be going back to the village. Rashiku adamantly said no, that he would probably try to hide elsewhere, never to return. At hearing that, the scout group discussed among themselves, before offering him sanctuary within the Leaf Village instead. For a moment his first instinct was to decline, with Konoha having been labeled as his enemy, but the thought soon turned around. Kirigakure was his enemy now, who destroyed his clan and family. And Konoha was their most hated enemy. The boy nodded and agreed, telling them that he'd join Konoha and their shinobi force.

✖ ‖ K e k k e i G e n k a i

Karata Eye - The Karata clan naturally has a strong affinity towards dojutsu, and when the clan was still in high status in Kirigakure, they attempted to create a power which could rival or surpass the Sharingan of the Konoha's Uchiha. The end result was that they were unable to replicate the hidden powers of the higher sharingan, but instead were able to surpass it in the use of perception.

A user can put chakra into his eyes and focus on everything he perceives, and also slow down all of his senses. This technique makes the world seem like it is moving in slow motion, allowing him to react as efficiently as possible to whatever situation he notices. However, even if he can see and hear, or smell what is happening, this ability does not increase his bodily speed. If an attack is fast enough, he will still see it coming, but may not have time to effectively avoid it.

The Karata Eye also provides the ability to sense chakra upon focusing, along with the strength of the signature. The perception even can detect chakra through solid objects like a wall. It cannot differentiate between specific chakra signatures, or the element of the chakra. It can only sense the presence of, and how powerful it is. Though, the user can sometimes guess a specific person by recognizing their exact chakra strength. But only if they know said person well.
This makes it very difficult for enemies to sneak up on a user of Karata Eye, as even non-shinobi have weak signatures the give their position away. While this jutsu is active, the user's eyes glow an intense, bright blue, like their normal color except as if neon. This makes a user very easy to spot if he tries to use it while sneaking.

While Rashiku has not learned how to do this yet, some of his fellow clan members had developed further additions. Such as nightvision, thermal, and others.

✖ ‖ N a t u r e s

Lightning
Wind

✖ ‖ T a l e n t s

Swordsmanship - Rashiku is quite skilled with bladed weaponry. Particularly in the sword arts that originate from his clan.

Dexterity and Precise Movements - Highly skilled control of one's own body is one of the main methods taught in Karata swordsmanship, as the slightest shift of angle is the difference between a blow parried, and one that gets through one's guard and sinks into their shoulder. Rashiku has a lot of precise control over where he wishes to move, quickly, stopping right where he wants to. It also extends to acrobatics, but usually he prefers to stay on the ground.

Self-training - He is able to teach himself techniques very proficiently. He almost works best this way, provided he has the necessary tools and instructions to learn.

Drawing - Rashiku could potentially make a successful alternate career out of drawing manga if his story-writing abilities were any good. He frequently draws in secret, with varying amounts of ecchi.

✖ ‖ J u t s u

Basic Jutsu

Hider

Shunshin no Jutsu (Body Flicker Technique)
A high-speed movement technique, allowing a ninja to move short to long distances at an almost untraceable speed.
Rashiku can do this jutsu with a one-handed seal.

Raiton | Lightning Nature

Hider

Raite no Jutsu (Hands of Thunder Technique)
Makes a sudden burst of electricity that is expelled onto the next item touched. Normally, this is used to give someone an extra shock along with a punch to the face.
The technique has enough power to knock most opponents unconscious, but is rarely lethal.

Taijutsu and Kenjutsu

Hider

Jiki-uchi (Opportunity Strike)
A focusing technique for determining the best place to strike at after an opponent creates an opening in their defense. Can only be used while the opponent is attacking and their strikes are being dodged (not blocked) within striking range.

Kenjutsu: Iaido (Sword Art: Iaido)
The user performs a slash after quickly drawing his sword,a maneuver using momentum to gain power named Iaido and the basics of the iaijutsu style.

Karata no Ken no Sutansu - Attouteki na Kougeki (Karata Sword Stance - Overpowering Assault)
A extremely aggressive stance taught in the Karata family. Mostly for use against other weapon-users, the strikes that come from this stance are designed to overwhelm the opponent with continuous hard strikes, designed to break through the enemy's guard or just cleave through them.
The form uses sword swings that have a lot of momentum, so every strike has some pull back (the user bringing back the weapon further to get more power in the swing), leaving the user open to counter-attack quite often, at least until the speed picks up enough where getting a strike in becomes very difficult.
What makes the technique successful, is the increasing furiosity in which the strikes are delivered. Every hit seems to have the force of a battering ram behind it, throwing opponents off balance and making them difficult to keep guarding against. Another intimidating factor is that each strike is designed to flow into the next, making the attacks just a continuous, overwhelming assault, getting faster the longer it goes, which is where it gets its name.

Karata no Ken no Sutansu - Kanpekina ito Tekina Ugoki (Karata Sword Stance - Flawless Deliberate Movement)
This is the main Stance used in the Karata clan as it tends to be the most useful in majority of combat situations. The stance focuses on the user making many, short, quick, and most of all, tactical, movements. In this state every move is meant to serve a purpose, and put the user into an advantageous position. Most of the time this involves quick sidesteps, dodging attacks in a way that puts an opponent off balance, and the very occasional spin in order to rotate around the target.
The concept also goes into the attacks made in this state as well. Each strike is supposed to serve a purpose, either to strike at an opening, or to create one.

✖ ‖ W e a p o n s A n d T o o l s

Aotsume - Blue Talon - Rashiku uses a sword with two blades going the same direction. Meant for easier deflection of projectiles, along with harsher wounds inflicted on enemies. This makes the sword noticeably heavier than a standard one of equal size. The length puts it just above the classification of Katana and into Odachi, the blade in total being three and a half feet long.

Rashiku also uses Kunai for ranged attacks, sometimes employing explosive tags along with them. More frequently, he uses flash tags as a distraction and cover for his movements, as he doesn't like using the truly explosive ones. While he doesn't enjoy the blasts, their destructive power and applications cannot be ignored.

✖ ‖ F i g h t i n g S t y l e

Rashiku's fighting style focuses on speed, tactics, and getting in a strike at the perfect opportunity. He is forward and aggressive, but also defensive in the aggression. That means he will attack in order to make the opponent attack, giving him an opportunity for them to make a mistake for him to counter.

Most of his abilities focus on the excellent use of swordsmanship. Body Flicker technique helps a lot with evasive maneuvering and getting in a strike where his opponent doesn't suspect it. While Rashiku specializes in close-combat, he knows very well how to use kunai to his advantage.

✖ ‖ T h e m e S o n g

Diamond Eyes - Shinedown

✖ ‖ P l a y e d B y

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[King Kindred]

My two CS's will be done today. Thankfully the second one won't have to be as extensive.

[desdamin]

My two CS's will be done today. Thankfully the second one won't have to be as extensive.

@King Kindred

Excellent! Can't wait to see!

[Helios J Mears]

How go things for everyone?

[desdamin]

Not bad, Hel, not bad! You?

[Helios J Mears]

Modestly well, Des, modestly well

[desdamin]

You would say that, you yellow belly varmint

[Helios J Mears]

How go things, all?

[DoomFlavored]

Good. Just waitin on folks to get characters in, and posts to form.

[King Kindred]

Things are going good. Now that my birthday week is coming to a close I can finally finish my characters.