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@slackpack problem is you'd need at least three others in a given country to have a team (or so I suppose, not sure what the GM's are planning) so the decision to have 5 open villages probably means people are gonna need to run a multitude of characters to fill teams in each village.

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@Red Alice Sadako will be in the leaf because her personality will match it best. Sakana will depend entirely on whether he's accepted because he's young, a jonin, and his kit is pretty strong, so I'll likely tone it down to be a bit more specific to him given the setting of this RP. I'm still unsure where, so if he's accepted by the GM's I'll probably use him to fill a hole in a team that needs a sensei. If he's not, I might transform him into a genin in whatever village needs a genin to fill a team.

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@Ephemeral to be fair it's kind of part and parcel for naruto rp's lol.

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@Odin This is an open forum, if you post something publicly it may be subject to discussion. At the end of the day, I'm just one of your fellow roleplayers - If you're not interested in my feedback, you're free to just wait for GM approval/disapproval. That doesn't mean I'm disallowed from sharing my critique.

I'm not sure how familiar you are with the series, but Ninjutsu is usually a pretty private affair in the Manga. Countries don't exactly share their techniques, and the teaching of Ninjutsu is handled individually by teachers (or oneself, if self-taught), or privately by members of the Shinobi's family. You don't go to ninja school to learn these advanced techniques, because they're not public domain.

And no, the Uchiha's signature Great Fireball Technique is not as simple as "breathing fire". As somebody with Katon, you can't just direct chakra to your lungs and exhale to destroy your enemies. If that's all there was to it, then it wouldn't be nearly important enough to be considered a coming of age ceremony for one of the most elite families in Konohagakure.

It's true that another village might have something similar, and it might also be directed from their mouth. But there is no way it would be identical, considering the differences in culture and practices between countries.

@Black Alice

bruh

if you have anything else to bring up please do it in PM, I'm not interested in shitting up this thread

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@Odin They were created by the Uchiha Clan, and are only ever used by Uchiha members. There is no canon indication given that any of the signature Katon techniques of the Uchiha Clan are used outside of it, so it's a pretty long jump of reason to assume they're freely available just because they're not well guarded secrets.

You would need a pretty good reason to be using techniques from another village in the first place, which doesn't seem to be covered in your character's backstory. Exclusive to the clan or not, it's still a Konoha ninjutsu. Where (and why) did you learn it, exactly?

I'm not trying to be combative, here. It's just important when you're building something in an established universe, to step back and think "Am I being respectful to the source material?". If it's important to your character to have these foreign ninjutsu in your arsenal, then some thought should be put into why they're there. That thought should amount to something more significant than, "they're fire jutsu, I'm a fire man".

And if it's not important to the character, why is it even there in the first place? To pad out the jutsu list with more combat options?

@Black Alice

Bro what on earth are you saying? Did you read what I said? I literally copy pasted it over without changing anything to get an affirmation on the concept. I'm not applying to Amegakure. I thought I was clear about that. It's not like they're summoning Uchiha symbols out of fire. They're literally shooting fire. Out of their mouth. It's not super complicated. If it pleases you, the new queen, I could just make them into a custom jutsu that does the exact same thing. Which is shooting fire out of their mouth.

Now if it pleases you, I'll wait from feedback from the actual GM's rather than the backseat GM.

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@Black Alice On note one, that is part of the reason I said I wanted the GM's to look at the concept, and as for note two, I don't see it stated anywhere that they are only Uchiha techniques, just that they are used by them. Fire techniques aren't exactly a hiden, you know?

EDIT: so to clarify, I'm not applying to the rain, I just literally copy pasted my characters over from a previous RP so that I can get cleared on their concept/jutsu's before I put work into changing them to fit this RP.

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@Prosecco Spot is/are meant to be open afaik!

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@Experiment 249@Odin

I would presume that operating off the quoted opening post, the GM is open to older, more experienced characters- so long as they help guide the narrative(Likely as teachers for the younger characters I presume). Going off the wording, it's likely something to be handled over PMs with the current GM team; @Zora and @Reflection (As far as I know).

@Red Alice

Yeah, that was my assumption too - but generally the GM's take care of that and well, we have 5 villages in this RP, so that's gonna be a handful and a half.

roleplayerguild.com/posts/4870719

in case anyone didn't get the @ for some reason

@Experiment 249

I did miss it, thanks.

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@Zora @Reflection

Here are my two dumps of a previous RP -- just want a heads up on whether these are okay, or if I should alter them. If jonin spots are taken, I'm happy reworking Sakana into a genin. Keep in mind that the history is just a stand in at this point because I need to re-write them. Please just look at the overall concept because the history just makes no sense at the moment. :)

Uragiri Sakana

Uragiri Sakana

“Manaita no ue no koi, a carp on the cutting board.”
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▸ Name:

Uragiri Sakana

▸ Nicknames:

Blackeye

▸ Clan:

Uragiri clan

▸ Rank:

Jonin

▸ Sex:

♂

▸ Sex appearance:

♂

▸ Age:

16 years old

▸ Age appearance:

Late teens.

▸ Sexuality:

Hetero

▸ Birthplace:

Amegakure

▸ Village:

Amegakure

▸ Affiliations:

ｘ Uragiri-ichizoku.
ｘ Amegakure no Sato.
ｘ Uragiri koi breeding grounds.

▸ Chakra natures: Choose one and remove this line. Additional images can be found on Narutopedia.

Primary nature:

Katon.

Secondary nature:

Suiton.

Tertiary nature:

Doton.

▸ Wardrobe:

Sakana frequently dresses in more or less standard Amegakure garb for jonin. He prefers to wear black wifebeaters with his flak vest over it, with skin tight gloves that reach all the way up to his biceps. It leaves just a tiny bit of his shoulder uncovered. Similarly his gloves have finger cutouts so he can still use his feeling senses to work. Not like Shinobi are known for their understanding of fingerprints anyway, so it's not like he has to worry about leaving fingerprints during his work.

He wears the standard shinobi slacks with shinobi footwear. It's standard issue and thus, standard wear for him. During his freetime he slips into something more casual like a sweater and slacks, but overall he doesn't really find himself pre-occupied with fashion.

On the other hand he takes good care of his body - not just in terms of fitness, but also in less direct ways. Combing his hair, washing it, all that stuff is something Sakana (and the entire Uragiri clan for that matter) takes great care and pride in. Something interesting for you to know, I suppose.

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Biography

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▸ History:

Sakana was born in Amegakure and immediately enrolled in the Shinobi Academy once he came of age to do so -- his father being a teacher at the academy (well loved by children for his strange, but cool appearance) and his mother being part of the border-guard units, it seemed like a logical step to enroll him. The Uragiri clan itself was a clan that was only partially shinobi in nature, and who were largely shunned in 'regular' life due to their uncanny appearances, but when it was time to enter war they were suddenly well liked due to their populous clan that could provide large amounts of shinobi, despite their otherwise high percentage of civilian members.

The Uragiri had no problems integrating into Amegakure at it's creation despite their strange appearances, and were accepted as hard working clansmen who were willing to do any job they were handed - they were always an industrious people specializing in forestry and farming, but seemed to be almost natural craftsmen too, and it wasn't long before the Uragiri had built up a quarter of their own complete with a clan house where they performed all sorts of menial tasks for the benefit of Amegakure as a whole.

The shinobi underwent a similar process, falling in line quickly and becoming a part of the shinobi forces, although their initial numbers meant they made a mediocre addition at best. They were not exactly famous for their skill either, excelling only at averageness it seemed. Luckily or unluckily for Sakana, depending on your viewpoints, he was raised as a shinobi by his parents, both of whom were jonins at some point in time, and who drilled him rather hard for Uragiri standards. No, this isn't the story of a genius coming to birth by his parents forcing him to use kunais at the age of three. They were still loving parents and did their best - they just trained him really hard as well.

Partially that was because Sakana had a natural drive to improve. He was a natural at being a shinobi too and in the academy did rather well for himself, finishing in the top 10%. As a genin he did standard genin jobs for that time and saw some action, and was promoted to chunin after an incident in which he was forced to take over a leadership role after their jonin had been caught in a particularly nasty genjutsu. Although the mission failed and the targets got away with the loot, Sakana was praised for getting the jonin out of there and preventing the genjutsu from taking hold on his team. Not a particularly heroic story all things considered, but all in all a decent reason for promotion.

During the intermission between his promotion to chunin, and his sure-to-follow jonin promotion, he met a wise man who was travelling through Amegakure while visiting shrines. As Amegakure was home to the Children of the Prophesy some 150 or so years earlier, it seemed like a natural place to stop and rest for the journey. While the man was there Sakana learned the true story of the Sage of the Six Paths and began forming his own theory on his life, death and fate was decided. The Sage was looking over everyone but not everyone was given the same degree of skill at birth, and not everyone progressed at the same rate despite hard training and work. That had to mean something.

Two years later, he was finally enrolled for the jonin exams, which were sure to provide him with yet another milestone in life. He didn't worry about it, saying only that fate had been sealed and not even the greatest forces in the world could move it now. If he was destined to be a jonin, it would be so. If the Sage wills it.

_{Uragiri-ichizoku clan mon}

The Uragiri clan is relatively unknown, even in Amegakure. They provide mostly standard civilians in Amegakure who work in the industrial plants creating metal and tools. They all stand out, however, due to the black and yellow eyes that run in their family - any Uragiri clan member is recognizable by their eyes. This trait, while genetic, can be recessive and there are very few Uragiri clan members who do not have these eyes - but they do exist. In such a case the clan members can be identified by their clan icon, which is a set of black and white koi circling each other. The image is fitting, given that their eyes give them a somewhat fishy appearance.

The clan is primarily (90%) just pure civilians that mostly work in shops or the industry. The remaining 10% are shinobi, like Sakana. And, while they are good at what they do, they are typically not very well renowned - not because nobody likes them or so, but just because they are pretty average all together. For that, Sakana is pretty much the one exception. In doing so, he has also become the clans' pride, more or less. That in and of itself isn't saying much, because even being above-average would make you a point of pride in the Uragiri clan.

▸ Personality:

✓ Brave.

Sakana's over-reliance on fate to guide him means that he is brave to the point of stupidity, often jumping in and relying on his innate abilities to see him through. This is not to say he is without tactic or strategy, more so than that once he has made a plan, he will put his 100% into that plan, and see it through no matter what.

✗ Reckless.

Easily perceived as a more fitting word for 'stupid bravery,' Sakana can be rather reckless in his pursuit of success and doesn't shy away from injury (or death if need be) to achieve his goals.

✓ Straight forward

Sakana isn't one to be subtle in what he means or thinks and will bluntly state what he believes, allowing him to transfer his ideas easily and without much hassle in trying to cushion things or beat around the bush.

✗ Rude

The same straight-forwardness also means that at time he can say things that are perceived as rude, mean or both, which is not really an ideal quality for a sensei that is meant to usher in the next age of shinobi.

✓ Hard-working

Fate is not an excuse to cease working, as Sakana understands that being a hard worker is also a part of faith. He has taken this onto himself and has worked endlessly from the day he was enrolled to the current day, to ensure that he could follow his fate.

✗ Greedy

At times, Sakana can be seen as greedy. He has the mentality of 'I take what is mine, and then I take some more' when he is allowed to -- rummaging through dead shinobi's pockets for trinkets and other goods isn't uncommon to him. Not entirely negative (if he killed something, he deserves the spoils.. right?) it does leave a sort of stain on his reputation -- if he were ever to become better known internationally, they would no doubt frown at this habit.

✓ Decisive

Not someone to toil a decision more than a few seconds in a heated moment, he is not one to get hung up on emotions -- fate takes care of that for him -- and thus he can be very decisive when he needs to be. Cutting a man's throat is not something that is hard to him and though he is not a bloodthirsty shinobi gone mad with bloodlust, he is certainly not a very emotional person.

✗ Unempathetic

He would sooner kick a student of his in the ribs when they're down to teach them that combat (and life) isn't fair, than help them back up and tell them 'good job' even if they lost.

▸ Dreams and hopes:

ｘ To become a well-known Shinobi on par with the legendary Sannin, or better.
ｘ To continue bringing in revenue for Amegakure (can be perceived as 'to keep being succesful in missions'.
ｘ To elevate the Uragiri clan from a no-name clan who is shunned or unknown to a clan worthy of respect.
ｘ To teach his students the importance of fate and the Sage of the Six Paths.

▸ Desires:

ｘ Respect, glory, fame from all shinobi in the world.
ｘ Respect, glory, fame from all Amegakure shinobi.
ｘ Missions that allow him to show his capabilities.
ｘ To develop a jutsu of his own, that only he can perform.

▸ Fears:

ｘ The destruction of his village (Amegakure) would most likely seal his fate to be an early death, so he fears this.
ｘ While his own death is a non-issue to him, he fears the emotional response he will have to the death of his family (a fear that is present in most people -- more so for someone who is aware of these responses but doesn't neccesarily feel them at most times).
ｘ To learn that 'fate' is not real, or not as rigid as he believes, would be a serious destruction of everything Sakana knows -- luckily this is a fear he isn't aware of neccesarily, though it is very present in his subconscious.
ｘ The deaths of his students would undoubtedly be part of his and their own fates, though it would put a serious black mark on his track record.

▸ Motivations:

Sakana's motives are linked closely to the following 5 things: fate, fame and glory, respect, godhood. Despite his belief in fate (and the uncontrollable nature of it) he believes that he is destined for great things and is worthy of fame, respect and glory, and has worked hard to obtain it. A secret, but very present motive is that Sakana aspires to achieve 'shinobi godhood' and to surpass even those legendary shinobi like the sannin -- to be as great as Uzumaki Nagato, Uzumaki Naruto, Uchiha Sasuke, Uchiha Madara and all their peers.

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▸ S-rank Techniques

Ura Shishō Fūin

▸ A-rank Techniques

Katon: Gōka Messhitsu
Katon: Gōka Mekkyaku

▸ B-rank Techniques

Katon: Gōka Mekkyaku
Doton: Doryū Jōheki
Suiton: Sensatsu Suishō
Hien
Fūinjutsu: Atsui! atsui! atsui!

▸ C-rank Techniques

Katon: Gōkakyū no Jutsu
Sūpu-jutsu: Sutōbu ​​o tentō
Suiton: Ja no Kuchi
Suiton: Amegakure no Jutsu
Sūpu-jutsu: Sūpu mizu
Sūpu-jutsu: Bōru

▸ D-rank Techniques

Doton: Earth Shelter
Katon: Karyūdan

▸ Custom Jutsu:

Sūpu-jutsu: Bōru
▸ Rank:

C.

▸ Range:

Up to 20 meters.

▸ Description:

This Doton technique forms the basis of a three-nature combination. The Bowl jutsu causes the target to be encased in a dome of earth around them, which then lifts up off of the earth on four earthen pillars. The jutsu is simple. There really isn't much to it - it doesn't kill, damage, or harm you, it just traps you inside the dome. That's bad, right?

▸ Weaknesses:

Well you can break free. Use S, A, B, or C-rank lightning based jutsu's to break through, or use sheer force if you're really that strong. Just do it in time before the next part of the combo.

Sūpu-jutsu: Sūpu mizu
▸ Rank:

C.

▸ Range:

Up to 20 meters.

▸ Description:

This Suiton based jutsu is the next step. Thought being trapped in a dome of earth was bad enough? WRONG! Through a hole in the top of the dome that briefly opens at the command of the user, the user then spews water into the 'soup bowl' until it's full of water. Congratulations, you'll now be drowning!

▸ Weaknesses:

Since this is a suiton jutsu, you could possibly use wind to create a bubble of air for yourself to breathe, though it's not drowning you need to worry about. At this stage of the combo it becomes more or less impossible to use electricity to free yourself from the dome as you'd electrocute yourself. Unless you're willing to risk that. Sheer force would still be enough to break free, but since water slows down movement, it'd likely have to come from the outside.

Or another solution. Maybe you can think of something. Better hurry before the next step, which is..

Sūpu-jutsu: Sutōbu ​​o tentō
▸ Rank:

C.

▸ Range:

Up to 20 meters.

▸ Description:

The final step in the three jutsu combo. True to it's name, this is the step that probably is the most dangerous for whomever gets trapped. Using the Katon nature, the user lights a fire underneath the earthen soup bowl/dome that they created, beginning to boil it at an alarming and dangerous rate for whomever is inside. Drown in the soup made of your own body! Muahaha! Ahem. There is no real defence for this step, if you are trapped.

▸ Weaknesses:

For outsiders it's possible to blow out the fire using wind jutsu, to quench it with a water jutsu, or to simply free those in the bowl with force. Electricity is possible but ill-advised since you'd probably electrocute your friends inside the bowl.

Fūinjutsu: Atsui! atsui! atsui!
▸ Rank:

B.

▸ Range:

Close-medium.

▸ Description:

The user seals or gets sealed 3 seals on their tongue, namely the characters for 'atsui' (熱い) meaning 'hot'. These seals contain fire jutsu up to the B rank Katon: Gōka Mekkyaku (can contain smaller ones like the regular Gōkakyū no Jutsu). Due to the small size of the seals, the jutsu are not quite as large as your average great fire annihilation, but the flames burn just as hot.

The technique is easily hidden and it'd require some real good eyesight to see these seals. Similarly, because the jutsu uses a standard jutsu, it is not quite apparent that they're using sealing to be used, and it's easy to mistake these for a jutsu being used without handseals. As such, finding out that seals are used in this technique will be extremely hard for anyone that doesn't have specifically good eyesight. The seals are activated by flowing jutsu to them to 'unfurl' them, and then allows the user to spew out the technique.

The three seals are aligned from front to back saying, hot! hot! hot!

▸ Weaknesses:

Adequately dodging the technique is easier the further away from you Sakana is -- the technique is still a simple Great Fireball Technique, so there are no additional things to account for except for the very sudden ability to summon the fireball. This technique will likely catch the opponent off guard -- which is what the difficulty is. Adequate response is still possible. Water also works well.

▸ Equipment and weaponry

2x straight edge corded dagger
▸ Type:

Dagger

▸ Description:

These are just two simple straight edged daggers, with corded handles. They're black, but do not have any special qualities other than being able to flow chakra with the Hien technique. They have an average length, and they're slung over Sakana's shoulders, going with both of them coming over his right shoulder.

▸ Equipment and weaponry

Dao
▸ Type:

Sword

▸ Description:

A simple dao with no defining techniques or special variables. It’s strong and can withstand combat against other regular strong weapons, but techniques with enhanced weaponry or so will chew through it easily.

Sakamachi Sadako

Sakamachi Sadako

“Hana yori dango -- dumplings over flowers.”
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▸ Name:

Sakamachi Sadako

▸ Clan:

Sakamachi-ichizoku

▸ Rank:

Genin

▸ Sex:

♀

▸ Sex appearance:

♀ -- could potentially be perceived as slightly tomboyish due to her hair, but is very obviously a female

▸ Age:

14 years old

▸ Age appearance:

Mid-teens

▸ Sexuality:

Bisexual

▸ Birthplace:

Presumably in the countryside of Amegakure no Sato.

▸ Village:

Amegakure no Sato.

▸ Affiliations:

ｘ Amegakure no Sato
ｘ Team Koko.
ｘ Minashigo-in Koyo Sabisu.

▸ Chakra natures:

Primary nature:

Fūton.

Secondary nature:

Katon.

Tertiary nature:

Raiton.

▸ Appearance:

The white bandaid on her nose hides a nasty scar, and though she is not sentimental about it or self conscious, she just prefers to hide it for some reason or another. She also has a big forehead (self insert) that she's rather self aware of, which she typically tries to hide with her fringes, though in batle she sweeps her hair over with her head, pulling the fringes back -- and exposing her large forehead. (Her forehead might or might not be that big, but she thinsk it is.)

She is typically seen riding a large salamander around Amegakure.

▸ Wardrobe:

Accentuating her lean mean fighting machine physique, she typically wears a tight crop top during work, exposing a sliver of her midriff and giving her a rather wide arc of movement. Her pants are loose and a darker beige color, cutting off with a tapered flexible hem at the knees, showing off a bit of her shins before bandages take over, followed up by high rising shinobi sandals. On her back is a small beige colored pouch that holds her shinobi gear.

Off-duty she wears items more resemblant of a regular person -- mostly all black, with standard fishnets, sweaters, shirts and other regular clothing.

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Biography

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▸ History:

Sadako doesn't know much about her early childhood -- presumably she was born within the borders of the Amegakure territory, but she certainly wasn't from the city itself as she recalls living in a forested rural area where they had rice paddies. She remembers that she had parents -- but either she has forgotten their faces, or the memory of their faces have been beaten out of her by the shinobi employment services -- otherwise known as the orphanage. Unlike the other orphans, Sadako wasn't really an orphan, but rather she was given up by her parents, and while they didn't exactly 'sell her', they did receive reimbursements financially for offering their daughter to the Armed Shinobi Forces of the Village hidden in the Rain. Think of it as early conscription.

This means that she is not exactly a broken child -- quite the opposite, because despite the treatment she's received in the orphanage, she did well overall and thus was mostly exempt from harsh punishment, so in all fairness she likely suffered the same amount as any other shinobi kid who was forced to train by their parents.

This would normally be a good thing -- not being broken, that is.

But it left her without an identity -- she had no clan she could claim descendancy to, because she didn't know her parents and was given an entirely new name by the orphanage. She had no sob-story she could hold on to, simply because, well, she didn't have a shitty life. She didn't feel inclined to be a social butterfly, and had an average amount of friends -- so she couldn't create her identity around being friends with everyone. Rather than accept it, she tried to overcompensate by standing out even more.

Regular training went over well, and it was around her tenth that she managed to unlock what could not reasonably be called a kekkei genkai, but wasn't exactly a hiden either. The innate ability to create chakra rods had always been linked directly to the Rinnegan, though it should've been expected that the process was something that could be replicated otherwise. Once this ability was discovered in her it was expected the Arekuruu would come to take her away -- except that didn't happen. She was considered far too average and lacked the large amount of fast progress that was usually required. Unknown to her, she was discarded almost immediately, and was simply perceived to have a future in the regular forces of Amegakure.

Once she entered the regular academy, training there alongside her training in the orphanage, she began to make more friends with regular people from clans and the likes -- she wasn't a girl that was overly present socially, but she was far from shy, preferring to hang out with her friendgroup instead. Studious and eager to prove herself as a shinobi, she performed well, and finished in the top 30% of the class, which is well above average, but not good enough to be noted by anyone special.

▸ Personality:

✓ Historian

During her search for an identity, she has poured over records upon records to find out if there were any more people like her. While unfruitful, it has imprinted a historical knowledge into her that is unrivalled among her peers.

✗ Self-imposed Exile

Although she doesn't perceive it as such, she essentially is on a self-imposed exile. She retreats from social situations where she doesn't feel comfortable as she is afraid she doesn't fit in -- even her own friend group ultimately saw Sadako retreat due to this.

✓ Diligent

Her desire to prove herself -- to herself, her peers, and her superiors -- means that she is diligent and will always work hard -- and not just work hard, but also work first. As she says, dumplings over flowers -- utility before form.

✗ Obsessive

Sadako can be rather obsessive, with identity and social issues but also in her labour, which is an extent of her search for an identity and her desire to fit in. Training is healthy, but she is obsessive about it in her attempts to prove herself to her peers, straining herself in the process and doing more damage than good in all likelihood.

✓ Humble

Sadako is not entirely sure about her capabilities and even if she were, she thinks she is sub-par and not good enough, resulting in a humble demeanor where she prefers to stay quiet -- if someone questions her strength, she is more likely to turn her head and agree in silence than to convince them otherwise. Her proof of strength she hopes to show through practice -- not speech.

✗ Low self image

Lacking an identity.. lacking a clan with status.. and believing that you are not good enough are all part of a cocktail that results in a low self-image.

✓ Accepting

Her desire to fit in means that she is accepting of everyone, from the lowest misfit to the most arrogant nobleman. This has it's limits (typically limited by time before she withdraws due to not fitting in) but overall she is capable of accepting everyone.

✗ Cynical, pessimistic

Sadako tends to always assume the worst, questions everything and everyone's motives, and believes that everyone has ulterior motives. While this may be true sometimes, it makes her hard to deal with when it comes to teamwork.

▸ Dreams and hopes:

ｘ To find a nindo for herself that she truly believes in.
ｘ Becoming a jonin and leading her own team of genin.
ｘ To find an identity, something she is or does.
ｘ Fitting in with her team.

▸ Desires:

ｘ Founding her own clan to replace the loss of her own.
ｘ Becoming an independent shinobi like the sannin, and traveling the world.
ｘ Becoming a teacher at the Shinobi academy or the orphanage.
ｘ Mentoring orphans.

▸ Fears:

ｘ The realization that, in the grand scheme of things, she is but a speck of dust.
ｘ Never finding an identity, never coming to accept herself.
ｘ Being shunned by the village.
ｘ Being hated or disliked by her team and sensei.

▸ Motivations:

What drives Sadako the most is her desire to be someone, no matter what that is. The pursuit of an identity and someone to be pushes her further in everything she does, not realizing that being 'Sadako' is enough. The potential to be a 'good' person is in her, but it doesn't get to come out simply because she is pushing herself so hard with other things that she doesn't have time to be good.

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▸ Kekkei genkai:

Gudōton (Truth-Seeking Release) alternatively known as Kuroibōton (Black Rod Release)

▸ Description:

Although it is less a kekkei genkai (having no notable family to speak of, much less shinobi) and also not quite a hiden, it certainly seems to fit the bill of either of those two. Although the chakra receptors previously used by Pain to transmit chakra, as well as make for impromptu weapons, are primarily linked to the Rinnegan, Sadako seems to possess an innate ability to copy the creation of these black rods or black weapons without having the Rinnegan.

These are known by different names depending on which historical figures used them, but ultimately they are the same, whether it is the chakra disruption blade, the chakra receiver, or the black receiver.

▸ Strengths:

The black weapons are made of an extremely resilient material and require extremely strong tools to even scrape off some small dust of the material. As such, it cannot be broken by conventional tools or weaponry such as katana, kunai, or the likes, and in fact, the material is more than likely strong enough to break those items.

Beyond this, the material is conductive to chakra and has the capability to disrupt chakra of those that get stabbed by the weapon, disrupting their ability to flow chakra to the area in question and, if used in several body parts, supressing chakra to such a degree that no chakra flow away from the reserves are possible at all.

Contrary to that, the user is capable of sending chakra to these rods remotely, allowing them to perform numerous jutsu this way.

▸ Weaknesses:

Although not susceptible to standard elemental means (katon, doton, etc) the material is sensitive to raw chakra and, using a style such as the gentle fist, it is possible to snap or break the material. Furthermore, the black rods that are lodged inside of an enemy are not sealed into it, meaning they can be removed by pulling them out -- though the pain of techniques used on them might be too much for the victim themselves to do it -- by the victim themselves or an ally.

▸ B-rank Techniques

Gudōton: Tengoku no Suijaku (Heavenly Debilitation)
Gudōton: Tenkū no Sakushi (Heavenly Illusion)
Fūton: Shinkūgyoku
Chakura no Hari

▸ C-rank Techniques

Gudōton: Kuroi bō no Tengoku no Keimusho (Heavenly Prison of Black Rods)
Fūton: Reppūshō
Chakura Yokusei no Jutsu
Chakura Hensō

▸ D-rank Techniques

Kuchiyose no Jutsu

▸ Custom Jutsu:

Gudōton: Tengoku no Suijaku (Heavenly Debilitation)
▸ Rank:

B

▸ Range:

Medium range

▸ Description:

After the victim has been impaled by at least one, and preferably more chakra receivers, the user will form the snake seal followed by the horse seal, and hold it there. This will send chakra into the black rods, which will then heat up slightly (not enough to cause pain) as the chakra is sent through the receivers, before they cause a painful sensation in the area around the receiver. This is best used on areas like the arms or legs, but can also be used elsewhere -- the pain is strong enough to debilitate an opponent, and from 2 chakra receivers onwards, it is unlikely that the target will be able to stand up.

▸ Weaknesses:

The way this jutsu works makes it extremely susceptible to chakra disruption one way or another. While the chakra stream itself will be hard to stop (it transfers near instantly for as long as the seal is maintained), preventing the user from holding the seal will stop the jutsu. Removal of the chakra receiver one way or another would also work -- for example breaking them or removing them.

Gudōton: Tenkū no Sakushi (Heavenly Illusion)
▸ Rank:

B

▸ Range:

Medium range

▸ Description:

After the victim has been impaled by at least one, and preferably more chakra receivers, the user will form the snake seal and then extend their hands forwards towards the target -- as if they are pushing an object away. As their chakra flows into the rods, and transfers to the victim, they will be cast under a genjutsu that disorients the target greatly, and reverses all intake of senses -- things that are on the left move slightly to the right, smells don't smell the same anymore, hearing is warped or completely changed.

The more chakra receivers are impaled in the enemy, the stronger the effects and, because of this, the more warped certain senses get (hearing goes from scrambled but audible hearing to straight up hearing different sentences, for example). If this effect is great enough, one may even induce vomiting from pure sensory overloard and confusion.

▸ Weaknesses:

Although the jutsu functions the same as the Heavenly Debilitation technique, there are some key differences, as this involves a genjutsu. Because of this, stopping the chakra flow will only work if the genjutsu is maintained constantly (by the user continuing to have their hands outstretched towards the victim). But this will not take the person out of the genjutsu. Destroying the receivers, dealing pain to the victim (like a squeeze or punch) or killing the user of the technique would result in the end of the genjutsu, but if the receivers are not removed, the jutsu can simply be recast.

Gudōton: Kuroi bō no Tengoku no Keimusho (Heavenly Prison of Black Rods)
▸ Rank:

C

▸ Range:

Within twenty meters

▸ Description:

The user forms a tiger seal, before stretching their hands into the ground and pushing their palm against it. The user then sends their black rods into the ground where they begin to expand outwards towards the victim, having several offshoots before emerging from the ground, rapidly sealing the victim in the prison. A fast escape is possible, of course, but once the prison is complete, it is nigh-impossible to escape without breaking the prison. Once the technique is complete, the user breaks the rod at their hands and can stand up again.

▸ Weaknesses:

The prison lacks any real offensive use at the moment, as jutsu and people can't go out of the prison but neither can jutsu or people go into the prison. So, it is more used for capturing people for interrogation or temporarily halting their advance.

The prison can be broken open with raw chakra attacks, such as the gentle fist -- though flowing chakra into the rods wouldn't do much as the rods suppress chakra.

▸ Summoning:

Boji
▸ Type:

Messenger salamander

▸ Description:

Boji is a small, slightly larger than a pen sized slamander with a leather strap specifically made to hold scrolls. It uhh, it runs errands and messages. That's it.

▸ Summoning:

Shibō
▸ Type:

Salamander

▸ Description:

Shibo is one of the salamanders that possess the power to perform ninpo, shinobi arts. Although he is not as strong as Hanzo of the Salamander's Kuro Sanshōuo, and not as large, though it is certainly a creature worthy of respect. It stands at about two and a half metres in height and two metres in width, though due to it's large tail, it reaches up to about 5 metres in total length if not more.

It has the capability to carry two people in it's mouth if they're standing, and three if they're sitting down. Sadako, however, mostly rides him on his head. The salamander is seemingly not very intelligent -- incapable of speech -- but seems to understand what is expected of it, like a well-trained attack dog.

It's speed is easily underestimated and while it isn't as fast as a hounddog or another animal, it can rack up a decent top speed if given a distance to reach higher speeds. This changes in the water -- it's easily one of the fastest creatures in the world when it's in the water.

It's abilities are mostly just the spewing of water at a very high pressure, enabling him to shoot people away. Similarly, it can use it's tail to smash people around, which would normally not be so scary, except the salamander has the ability to harder it's tail, giving it a much bigger 'oomph' than otherwise expected.

Lastly, it seems to heal itself through the use of water -- drawing it in through it's skin, making it a perfect animal in rainy or wet areas like Kirigakure or Amegakure, but it suffers greatly when it comes to much more dry areas like Sunagakure.

Character Contest #2: Junk Yard

I guess this one was a bust, huh?

See you guys next month! We're going to be delving into the world of magic.

@BrokenPromise

I did promise to vote, so I came here to look, and there was naught. Next time I'll make sure to advertise it a little.