Fandom Naruto: Leaves in the Wind (CS)

[KnightOfNight]

Approved characters:

Shihashi Kotone - Scion
Maeda Yasu - KnightOfNight
Umemura Tamatsuki - CNHart
Chubu Neru - Ixacise
Masamune Kotegiri - Shining Wizard
Yamata Kotori - rennuelaw
Shinrai Shizuka - Kloudy
Hanamura Katsuyoshi - Duwang
Yuki Niji - Fearlesstiger
Aoki Naoko - clarinetti
Takaya Ruka - Zerohex

Spoiler: Character Sheet

Name: (Family name first, given name second)
Age:
Appearance: (written description and/or picture)


Nindo: (What's your ninja way?)

Personality: (What is your character REALLY like?)

Clan background: (Does your character come from a clan? Who are they led by? What are they known for?)

Background: (What made them the way they are? Where did they come from?)



Chakra Nature(s) type:

Strengths: (What is your character good at?)

Weaknesses: (What is your character bad at? Do they suffer from any conditions?)

Weapons:

Fighting style: (How does your character fight?)

Taijutsu: (examples of commonly used techniques go here)

Ninjutsu: (examples of commonly used techniques go here)

Genjutsu: (examples of commonly used techniques go here)

Hidden techniques/Bloodline Trait: (Show some restraint my dudes)

Extra: (Something you want to add but isn't covered? Here's the place)

 

[Scion]

Spoiler: Shihashi Kotone

Name: Shihashi Kotone
Age: 18
Appearance:
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Nindo: A bad wife spells a hundred years of bad harvest.


Personality: Kotone is an enigma wrapped inside a riddle stuffed inside a ceremonially prepared cookie. That is to say she has layers. She presents an aloof, but not necessarily cold, front to show a tempered woman. This in turns hides a more volatile and emotional core, ranging from great joys, to great angers, to great sorrows all of which derive from fairly simplistic but deep desires Kotone has. She very much dislikes truly opening up to others as she feels that they will judge her poorly for the very real desires she has.

Clan background: The Shihashi Clan is currently led by Shihashi Yoshirou, an elderly scholarly type who has a habit for gambling and a keen mind inspired by academia and dash of “street lessons”. He is viewed somewhat hesitantly among the Clan for not sticking as thoroughly to their traditions, such as allowing clan members to engage in more personal relationships than forcefully keeping others stuck being open, alongside putting encouragement to more ‘practical’ lessons than those you can just get from a book. However despite hesitation from more staunch traditionalists of the clan, he is still viewed fairly respectfully as he has helped keep the clan in a nice spot, has a shrewd mind as to be expected from the head of the clan and he’s generally a likable figure.

The Shihashi Clan are from the Land of Fire, and are not a ninja clan with very few if any being sent off to the academy. The Shihashi Clan are a clan of courtiers, scholars and academics who are frequent members of the court of the Daimyo of the Land of Fire. Shihashi clansmen and clanswomen serve as archivists, ambassadors, entertainers and general scholars and educators. There is not much of a distinction between clansmen and clanswoman, except generally more women than men serve as entertainers who would generally take a vow to avoid getting into relationships, and generally more men serve as ambassadors than women.

Depending on who you ask, the Shihashi Clan could be considered to be full of shrewd thinkers or cowardly pencil-pushers. However the most notorious view of the Shihashi Clan revolves around those who serve as the courtly entertainers, who specialize in rather intricate and traditional methods of entertainment. This dark view is due to the particular oath those members take and from actions from a small portion of the clan.


Background: The Shihashi Clan are not usually in the business of sending out their offspring to the academy to produce ninja; the Shihashi Clan focus on the art of the more courtly affairs of the Daimyo of the Land of Fire. As such the children of Shihashi are taught more scholarly affairs and that of entertainment which was the case for Kotone.

She was rigorously taught how to be a courtier of the realm by her not only her parents but of others from the clan, as she could not be allowed to perform poorly and bring shame upon them. As such as knowing proper tea rituals, how to play various instruments for entertainment and being taught a wide variety of scholarly subjects to engage for stimulating conversations with in order to provide them entertainment. Kotone was content with this, and was quite ready for following the path of a Shihashi Courtier. However as she grew older a most dangerous thing had finally come to realization...

No it wasn’t the attack of the Nine Tails and the destruction it caused, that actually helped her. No it was the fact that she would never be able to marry if she continued down this line, and Kotone was not about to let that happen. For she had heard of so many great stories, she knew her mother was married to her father and they had such a wonderful life together and she wanted to have a life like that.

Fortunately for her as she was being trained for a more proper role in her Clan, members began to notice that Kotone had some, affinities, for a path that they often would neglect; the path of the ninja. With the devastation caused by the Nine Tailed Fox, Kotone pleaded her case to Elder Yoshirou, who gladly gave her the permission to set forth on the path of the ninja knowing that she would do some great things...

Chakra Nature(s) type: Only known chakra nature of Shihashi Kotone is Yin.

Weapons: Kotone does not carry any weapons per se, well apart from a couple of standard kunais and shuriken, but she does carry some smoke bombs, alongside flute for more auditory sense. (Alongside possibly a Shamisen but she treasures it too much to risk in ninja battling.)

Strengths:
Genjutsu Prodigy
Knowledgeable About Politics/Scholarly Lore
Knows Various Scholarly/Political Peoples
Courtly Entertaining Skills

Weaknesses:
Weak Constitution
Physically Weak
Untrained Physical Combat Style
Somewhat Easy to Emotionally Provoke


Fighting style: Shihashi Kotone fights through deceit and trickery, and if that cannot be accomplished successfully trying as hard as possible to run away. Kotone fights from a long distance, preferring to spy and target foes. If possible she will carefully watch and analyze patterns while setting up Genjutsu traps to whittle away at the mind of the opponent to breaking them. If actually staring down an opponent head on she will attempt to set off a Genjutsu or smokebomb or applying some manner of charm or other deceit, to stall them from actually being able to easily beat her up so she can retreat to a distance and either flee if the battle is too great or try again.

Taijutsu:
Running Away
Inept Flailing
Throwing Smoke Bombs

Ninjutsu:
Cloak of Invisibility Technique
Clone Technique


Genjutsu:
Demonic Illusions: Ancestral Sins – This technique revolves around forcing the opponent to see and hear vividly the disappointment of their ancestors, they see horrific visions of relatives expressing great anguish and sorrow which batters the mind of the victim, to the point of losing consciousness if allowed to persist, from either the guilt they have or from having to even continue to see these people.
Demonic Music: Dissonance - This technique of Genjutsu requires a form of musical tone, whether that be through song or via an instrument. This technique requires the targets to be near the user and being able to hear them initially. If they are able to hear, at first they are treated to a pleasant and harmonious tune which imparts a feeling of ease and slowing down their muscles. This then abruptly shifts into dissonant music which imparts horrific images and feelings in the listener as they start to feel their skin crawl as if the horrible musical notes are coming from within their body. Continued listening to this technique drives an urge to start mutilating themselves to remove the dissonance from them until either they pass out from the mental scarring or physical traumatize themselves enough under the influence of the technique, or a more peaceful option, are freed by stopping the singer or being taken out of the range of the music.
Demonic Illusions: False Surroundings Technique
Paralyzing Flute
Demonic Flute: Phantom Sound Chains


Hidden techniques/Bloodline Trait:
Nope

 

[KnightOfNight]

Spoiler: Maeda Yasu

Name: Maeda Yasu
Age: 19
Appearance:
5'7", despite appearances there's few parts of Yasu's body that can be described as soft.


Nindo: "This world ain't big enough to knock me down, it wont ever happen!"

Personality: Yasu is a cheerful, but vulgar person. Some would argue too cheerful and vulgar, but she doesn't listen to people with opinions like that. Life is meant to be enjoyed without restraint because you never know when your time will come. At the end of the day, she simply doesn't see sadness as something to waste her time on and tries to encourage others to feel the same way.

Clan background: The last head of the household was Maeda Katashi, a man once known for his patience and his taijutsu. the Maeda family was known for their unique taijutsu and their iron bodies, however, this eventually led to them shrinking from a proper clan to a small family. While their style created legendary fighters at times, it created countless more broken men and women.


Background: Yasu, like every ninja of the Maeda family, was trained from an early age to toughen her body. Years upon years of countless objects smashed against her and smashed by her trained her physically and mentally to never flinch from strikes and to never hesitate in her own blows. What would have easily been seen as a horrible, abusive childhood was perfectly normal in her family and even when she discovered other children didn't grow up like that, she still looked back on those days fondly. In fact, she started to appreciate it even more when she realized it gave her an edge over others.


When the Nine Tailed Fox attacked the village, the Maeda family did everything they could to protect as many civilians as possible. While they did a lot to minimize loses; her father, mother, and older brother died that day, leaving her the only Maeda left alive. Despite this, Yasu was happy that they died saving people, as such a death was easily considered a worthy one.


After becoming a chunin, her team went on what should have been an easy mission, however the unknown presence of a highly skilled mercenary changed everything. When everything was finally over, only a battered, but unbroken, Yasu was left alive. When she returned to the village, she made it perfectly clear to everyone that her team, not just her, completed the mission and that her fallen friends should be celebrated rather than mourned.



Chakra Nature(s) type: Earth, Lightning

Strengths:
Incredibly tough body
Skilled in taijutsu

Weaknesses:
Weaker than the typical taijutsu user
Explosion Release can send her flying back as well if not completely stable on the ground

Weapons:
Her body and an assortment of small iron balls.

Fighting style:
Yasu prefers to wait for her opponent to make the first move. Once she gets a feel for their fighting style, she begins to fight back with precisely aimed counter attacks.

Taijutsu:

Spoiler: Stances

Sanchin - This stance is the core element of her fighting style. Her balance in this stance is unfaltering, it would take nothing less than the destruction of the ground below her to knock her off her feet. While in this stance, Yasu can even withstand the recoil from her Explosion Release. [X] [X]

Spoiler: Strikes

Shoken - A punch that strikes the foe with a single knuckle. It focuses the force of the blow into a smaller space to increase tissue damage. It is used for striking soft spots and pressure points.

Sokusen - A kick that strikes the foe with the toe. Much like the Shoken, it focuses the force into a smaller space, however it can safely be used against any part of the body.

Nukite - A thrust performed with the fingertips. Like the previous two strikes, it focuses the force of the blow into a smaller space. It is rumored that Taijutsu masters of the Maeda clan could thrust their fingers through the rib cage with this technique.

Ninjutsu:
N/A

Genjutsu:
N/A

Hidden techniques/Bloodline Trait:
Explosion Release - Yasu uses this technique to create explosions that erupt out from her body when impacted.

The most basic use of this technique is to simply strike the foe, causing a devastating point blank explosion.

A more creative use of it is to strike at her surroundings or even the ground itself to send her flying in the opposite direction. While this does greatly increase the speed at which she can move, she has no real way to decelerate early if she overshoots herself.

The riskiest use of the Explosion Release, but possibly her favorite, is to allow the enemy to trigger the explosions with their own attacks. While this makes it nearly impossible for it to be avoided, it has to be used with caution as she has to be physically hit for it to do anything and while it can reflect ranged weapons, there's no guarantee they will hit anything.

 

[CNHart]

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Spoiler: Umemura Tamatsuki

Appearance

Name: Umemura Tamatsuki
Age: 16

Nindo​

A lack of Diligence leads to Stagnation


Personality​

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Tama is incredibly candid when he addresses most individuals, especially those he considers peers and those lower in rank than he. While he holds the same straightforwardness towards superiors, respect is given until an absolute reason to do otherwise has been provided. This blunt attitude can end up in him expressing judgement at times, of which he imparts as periodical assessments. Regardless of how it’s taken, such is purely to invoke a drive within his colleagues; even if he understands not everyone will react positively to his method.



Background​

Contrary to the popular belief, his demeanor that drips of a strict upbringing; Tama couldn’t have been to more passive parents. Loving and caring, of course, but both were average working class citizens in the village, his mother worked at a tailors not far from their home while his father owned a small bento cart just outside. They saw the horrors of the Nine Tails attack, but weren’t any sort of individuals who could have been involved; due to this, most of Tama’s adolescence was filled with stories meant to scare him into a life similar to theirs.

He was once a cheery, carefree boy but at some point his personality altered; his parents argue it was his dream to pursue the Ninja Way that did it, classmates would say he was faced with being dropped from the Ninja Academy and that served as his ultimatum. Whatever the cause, the trade off was a very extreme work ethic; he reshaped his life to aid in achieving his goals.

The most peculiar part of his life can arguably be his fascination with blades, in particular, swords; like the Shinobi’s own Ninjato. During his time as a Genin, he experienced what it was like to be on the wrong end of a blade, yet also subsequently how it felt to be the one wielding the blade. His love for swordsmanship has brought him the goal to become the greatest sword-wielding Shinobi in the Leaf. His Taijutsu, to meet this end, has become his main selling point; he paired this with his application of Genjutsu to create a unique style of swordplay that he desires to hone into one he could name in the future.

Chakra Natures
Wind | Lightning
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Strengths​

Talented Ninjato wielder (Kenjutsu)​

Competent Genjutsu User​

Exceptional Speed


Weaknesses​

Poor Strength​

Poor Ninjutsu

No Sense of Smell (Scent)






Weapons

- Ninjato -

Fighting style: Tama combines his use of Swordplay Taijutsu with a complex array of visual and auditory illusions (Genjutsu) to gain an upper hand; he uses his weapons blunt side more than lethally. The techniques he uses with the Sword can best be described as Feint-Heavy; he goads opponents into mistakingly moving to block so he can capitalize on the provided opening elsewhere.

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Taijutsu
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Quick Draw - Limited mostly to Tama’s first strike with his Ninjato, as the name suggests; this requires his weapon to either be sheathed or at the very least in a neutral position. When the enemy nears his zone of control, he lashes out with a quick strike meant to be defensive and offensive at the same time. His lightning release can be applied to this for potential, however light, paralysis damage.

Fencing Jabs - When in close quarters, Tama utilizes this technique to provide a mix of feint and lethal sword thrusts; they generally start out slow at an attempt to lull the enemy into attacking or misjudging Tama’s own ability. The attacks will suddenly pick up an incredible amount of speed shortly thereafter and be akin to a swarm of bees with deadly stingers.

Over-Under Slash - This technique is only usable when he has a Mist Clone en-route to the enemy; while it can be applied in a few different ways, the mainstay is Tama sending the clone forth then following closely behind but masking his own presence. The clone will go for a simple, but seemingly deadly overhand slash, then at the last moment before impact, Tama himself arcs his blade from below right through the clone itself. The big drawback to this attack is that due to the Mist Clone’s odd, harmless explosion; his own vision will be impaired for a few seconds.

Ninjutsu​

Lightning Ball -The user creates spheres of electrical energy and launches them at the enemy. When they makes contact with the enemy, the spheres electrocute them and throw them back. This technique can also be used in rapid succession or fire multiple balls at once.

- Tama adds his own flare to this technique by using his sword to bat the balls of energy towards his opponent(s). Holds the exact same properties as the original application. -

Lightning Flash - Normally, the user launches a lightning-infused fūma shuriken at their opponent, knocking them back. The lightning trail it leaves behind is also capable of temporarily stunning their opponents. This attack can also be used mid-air, albeit at a shorter range.

- Tama can apply this technique to his sword for his next attack, but not actively hold the lightning-infusion on his blade for successive strikes. It holds the same properties, minus ranged attack as the original application. -

Lightning Fang - Tama sheathes his Ninjato, readies himself with a release, then rapidly draws his blade and slashes through the air twice; this creates two lightning bolts that can potentially electrocute enemies.

Genjutsu​

Mist Whirlwind - A technique that creates a rough, but mostly harmless cyclone out of the atmosphere from scratch or using any moisture based conditions in the area; like fog or nearby bodies of water.

Mist Bell - Surrounding or nearby fog begins to reverberate with ominous bell tolls, depending on the thickness of the fog it could come across as sparse or overwhelming.

Mist Clone - As the name suggests, this technique creates an fake, harmless clone that charges the targeted (or nearest) opponent from the users current location, then explodes into nothing; causing no damage.

Mist Fire - This technique is applied as an illusion; when released, if there is fog present, sparks of flame ignite around any opponents in the vicinity of the mist. The fire is harmless, but invokes both visual and auditory queues.

Mist Shadow - This technique is similar to the Clone, but can only be used in considerable darkness or while the user is enveloped in fog; the designated opponent is harassed by moving shadows that are identical to the user, but aren’t able to physically harm an enemy.

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Extra​

Team
Shinrai Shizuka - Hoshimaru Suba​

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[Kloudy]

Spoiler: Shinrai Shizuka

Name:
Shinrai Shizuka
(信頼静か meaning "Quiet Confidence")

Age:
17

Appearance:

Nindo:
"Honestly, quiet is better."

Personality:
Shizuka is an intelligent individual, however he doesn't apply his talent and prefers to act in a more lax manner. While polite enough, Shizuka is not particularly reliable when asked to run errands and his social skills are not entirely diplomatic, often accidentally offending others with his "say it how it is" no-filter honesty. Of course, he gets along with others thanks to his odd sense of humour and even odder interest in the other gender as of late. When things get serious, Shizuka is a pragmatic pessimist that looks at things from a completely logical point of view, exercising his impressive intelligence with striking plans and promising tactics. Unfortunately, this also sometimes causes Shizuka to simply give up in the face of overwhelming odds as he does not possess that fiery drive and motivation to press on through thick and thin.

Clan Background:
The Shinrai hail from a land far from the hidden leaf village, yet their exact whereabouts are uncertain. Although few in numbers, they are said to possess a powerful sound release hiden that focuses more on the destructive qualities of sound than their manipulative properties.

Background:
Shizuka did not know his parents. As an infant he was found in Konohagakure, placed in a basket directly outside the office of the current Hokage. No one had noticed the individuals that left just as swiftly and silently as they had arrived, but a single handwritten note lay in the child's wicker crib: "Shizuka Shinrai". After brief discussion, the Hokage decided to allow this baby to remain in Konohagakure as one of their own. The Shinrai were as obscure as folklore, but they were not completely unknown. A sound release user would prove useful to the Leaf, and it would be cruel to simply turn away this young child with nowhere to go.

Shizuka grew up in the academy as most kids had, training to become a ninja. However, the lack of parental guidance affected Shizuka in an unforeseen way. With no set goal other than to become a ninja and no one to push or motivate him, he grew up without any drive or impetus to strive for success, much to the confusion of his superiors or peers. In the end, it didn't matter though; it seemed he was naturally skilled at ninjutsu and had an incredible intellect despite his age. Shizuka joined his squad upon leaving the academy and trained to become a Chuunin with the others, making friends and learning new skills, but otherwise still just as undriven as before.

Character comparison:
Shikimaru

Chakra Nature
Wind and Yin

Strengths:
Speed - The ability to move very quickly with great agility.
Nintaijutsu - The ability to cleverly combine ninjutsu and taijutsu to create a completely different technique that possesses qualities form both. Shizuka often combines his speed with his sound release for enhanced physical close combat.
Hand Signing - The ability to quickly perform hand signs in quick succession to execute a ninjutsu. Shizuka skill in this has already become so great that observers begin to struggle to keep up with his pace.
Intelligence - The ability to think quickly and efficiently to find the correct answer or decision in relation to a posed question or situation. Shizuka is often placed in the position of strategist or leader when involved in working as a team.

Weaknesses:
Durability - The ability to withstand injuries. Shizuka has a lithe and slender frame, built more for dodging than taking hits. A decent kick to the head would probably concuss him for a good time (depending on who kicked him).
Over-Logical - A way of thinking that revolves purely around facts or educated speculation. Shizuka rarely places faith in others and like to plan based around what's true and what isn't. If faced with an overwhelming or hopeless enemy, it is highly likely that he will simply give up. Opponents can manipulate this as they wish by seeming more powerful than they are.
Genjutsu - The ability to inflict illusions upon others. Shizuka has very little talent in this particular field and has never really tried to improve it as a result. While he can recognise genjutsus due to his intelligence, combating them or inflicting his own will prove to be quite difficult for him.

Main weapons:
-Senbon sticks
-Various ninja tools

Fighting style:

Taijutsu:
Tenmetsu Suteppu (Blink Step) - A skilful purely taijutsu ability to surprise attack an aware enemy. The user waits for their opponent to blink, look away or lose focus. As this occurs, the user swiftly and suddenly moves forward with extreme speed to close the distance. To the opponent, the user appears to have teleported directly in front of them and causes them to be caught off guard. This is particularly useful for sudden preemptive attacks as the user holds the element of surprise during their attack, flustering and panicking their opponent to hinder their ability to react. By timing the move consistently well, the user may chain this to surprise opponents multiple times with their sharp movements, appearing to be blinking about their vision erratically. This move only requires exceptional perception and timing to execute.

Tatsumaki Gyakuten (Tornado Reversal) - An advanced taijutsu that is difficult to counter and can incapacitate unwitting opponents easily with powerful kicks. The user jumps up in the air vertically, spinning and twisting their entire body at extreme speed midair in front of an opponent. The user then completes the rotating airborne manoeuvre with a vicious kick, adding the full force of the spin to deal incredible damage to the enemy. If the initial kick is dodged, the user will continue to spin midair and execute multiple rotating kicks until it lands or the user falls back to the ground. If the initial, or any, kick is blocked or connects with the opponent, the user uses their target’s body as a pivot point for their kicking foot to spin their body around once more and deliver an even more devastating kick to the head. Chakra is infused into this last kick and has the ability to outright break the opponents neck from the sheer force of it. The user then falls back to the ground after the move is complete. Such a move is particularly intensive on the user’s body and stamina as well and therefore they will be noticeably more fatigued directly after executing the jutsu.​

Furīzunīdoru (Freezing Needle) - A masterful taijutsu that uses powerful perception, accuracy and speed to shut down opponents in a precise manner. The user must use their fingers to quickly press or pinch various nerves on the opponent’s body, removing access to certain body parts or functions as a result. This jutsu is capable of deadening arms or legs, slow physical reactions (not mental, i.e. your body reacts slower than your brain), stopping the use of hand seals, restricting breathing, causing nausea and even knocking the target unconscious. The user requires incredible reflexes or predictive abilities, focus, speed and precision with their strikes in order to hit the correct nerves at the right time whilst engaging an opponent. Very skilled taijutsu users may block these attempts with a decent degree of success if they are familiar with the style.

Furīzunīdoru: Senbon (Freezing Needle: Senbon) - A masterful taijutsu that performs in the exact same manner as the previous taijutsu, but instead of using their fingers the user utilises senbon sticks to press the nerves of an opponent. Extremely skilled users can shut down and paralyse opponents from a long distance through using their incredible precision and predictive abilities.

Ninjutsu:
Wind Release:
Tokutoku (Poisoned Vacuum) - The user performs several hands seals and then slams both palms together, using wind chakra to tightly compress a mass of air between his palms. Using their wind chakra, the user removes most of the oxygen from this compressed air for 15 seconds and then swiftly holds this to a target's mouth and nose. Unless the target is intentionally holding their breath, they will be made immediately unconscious due to the "poisoned air" they have inhaled.

Tsukigiri (Moon Slash) - The user gathers wind chakra in their arms or legs and compresses it into a thinner form. The user then throws forth the chakra at a target to produce a thin crescent-shaped blade of chakra at incredible speed. This technique despite requiring no hand seals can heavily damage the target's body, even chopping off limbs, and can penetrate through trees easily.

Genjutsu:
N/A

Hidden Techniques:
Sound Release:
Kakureta Koe (Hidden Voice) - A simple ninjutsu that utilises sound release to throw one's voice. The user can make their voice seem to come from behind an opponent, tricking them into turning towards it so as to strike from the opposite direction. This technique can also double up as an improvised ningenjutsu by increasing the volume intensity and making it seem as though the voice is coming from all directions at once.

Sairentokatto (Silent Cut) - A simple nintaijutsu technique similar to Tsukigiri that involves coating one's hands or feet in chakra. The user then vibrates this chakra quickly, causing any opponents nearby to struggle to predict/react to the strikes delivered from these hands or feet. Because the strikes generate no sound (as it is absorbed into the chakra itself) and appear to flicker/shift erratically from a visual standpoint, a target cannot rely on their senses to perceive the user's strikes properly and thus are disadvantaged in a hand to hand fight. Additionally, due to the vibrating chakra, the user's strikes are incredibly sharp and can through trees.

Jishinha (Seismic Wave) - The user performs several hand seals before then placing their hands on a surface. Chakra is then passed into the surface in frequent pulses, the resulting vibrations causing the material within to be disturbed with increasing effect. On a small scale, this can begin to cause internal damage to a person after a few seconds, however it also has the potency necessary to violently displace the earth in the immediate area.

Otobunshin no Jutsu (Sound Clone Jutsu) - A simple ningenjutsu that creates a clone of the user through the use of yin chakra. The clone itself is actually a vaguely humanoid blob of chakra that uses sound genjutsu to fool nearby targets into perceiving the user instead. It is destroyed upon taking damage, but releases a particularly loud sound that may cause slight pain to those nearby.

Kinsei Hakai (Balance Destroy) - This ninjutsu requires the user to push or otherwise throw the target off balance after performing a couple hand seals, simultaneously passing yin chakra into their body. This chakra immediately affects the eardrums and prevents the target from regaining their sense of balance for a short period, making every movement unsteady and difficult to execute.

Kyūkyoku Shijima (Ultimate Silence) - After forming the hand seals and holding the ram seal, the user coats his entire body in chakra. This chakra will absorb any sound waves released and nullified by the body, including those caused by stepping. This only affects sound emitted from the user or any sound release technique directed at them, since the sound waves get nullified. The flow of chakra is continually needed for such a technique to work.

Ekōrokēshon (Echolocation) - After performing several hand seals and building chakra in the throat, the user emits a sonar pulse of sound from their mouth. This sound bounces off physical objects in the user's immediate vicinity imperceptibly, allowing the user to detect anything nearby. Moving enemies are easier to detect than still enemies.​

 

[Ixacise]

Name: Chubu Neru
Age: 20
Appearance:

Nindo: Food and life both benefit from spice

Personality:
While it can be said that all humans are contradictory, this young man seems to embody that more drastically than others. On the one hand he is an excellent scholar in herbology/medicine and has the potential to great things with his skill, and when needed will be able to do his job competently. His own personal knowledge can even be surprising to experienced practitioners. On the other hand he is an incorrigible flirt and womanizer with a taste that skews for both the nubile and mature. He also uses his skill or perhaps misuses it to create cheap and tasty booze to sell to people most of the time instead of useful medicines and whatnot.

On day to day dealings he is pretty cool and and calm, and there exists a certain undercurrent of a mercenary nature. At east at first glance. He loves spicy food and with that he likes a good drink, the boozier the better for it gives a big appetite which allows him to engage in the gourmet delights of spicy foods. Such is his love for spicy food that he invented a variant of spicy fried chicken that produces a cherry red crust and equally reddish meat.

Clan background: He's a nobody

Background:
The background of the man known as Neru Chubu is both unremarkable and illdefined. He is not from any well known clan but does seem to have some family background involving medical knowledge and herbology. He managed to be get into ninja school and do well enough to pass and graduate from genin. Has been questioned about entering training as a med-nin but has so far declined such invitations.

Chakra Nature(s) type: Yang, Yin

Strengths:

• Spear fighting
• Skilled in medical knowledge
• Good cook
• Can be charming

Weaknesses:

• unreliable
• neglectful of genjutsu use/practice
• Slacker

Weapons: Collapsible spear that expands with some very minor chakra expenditure, hand-to-hand and, your generic ninja projectiles

Fighting style: Neru uses his spear in most combat encounters using its length to zone opponents as well as using strategic jabs and sweeps to keep them away from him and to hobble them. He uses his knowledge of chakra pathways to effectively do a type of acupuncture with the spear thrusts for further impairment as well as to cause damage. Despite the size of the weapon he is rather nimble with it. If he cannot use the spear due to size constraints he is far from helpless as he is skilled in unarmed taijutsu as well. His ninjitsus are also oriented to enhancing and complementing his spear fighting.

Taijutsu:
Basic spear fighting

Acupoint jabs- Hits that target specific pathways of the body meant to disable, hinder, or cause further harm

"Crucifixion" - It involves hitting the limbs at certain points and creating nodes of energy. This leaves the opponent stunned and spread out as if in a crucified pose, Neru then delivers a powerful upwards stab that lifts the paralyzed opponent into the air and skewers them downward driving them into the ground. At that moment the nodes are released forcing energy through the wrong directions in the pathways causing further harm. This is a finisher type move.

Ninjutsu:

Chakra enchanced spear attacks: It does stuff from coating his spear tip in a chakra blade to doing stuff like a projected energy swipe or a very long reached lung that can hit anything in its path of movement.

Chakra acupuncture spikes: Neru creates chakra needles/spikes which are then stabbed into the body and then dissolve into the target's own chakra stream. This can be used to heal or hurt.

Mirage clone: This technique creates an after image like clone used an escape. However it also functions like a shadow but much more specific and limited in its scope. Unlike the shadow clone, this clone with only last for a short time. It will also continue the last action Neru was doing for a bit before it dissipates. However the action carries the same physicality of him doing it himself. It's a selectively used technique that he employs for repositioning, escaping an attack while still carrying out his own attack, or if the opportunity presents itself, a combo attack. He can create multiple mirages but prefers to keep it limited. Multiple mirages cannot complete the action they spawned out from, however he can chain multiple actions and have them complete each action.

Misc medical jutsus: While he much prefers to use tonics and pills on his subjects, Neru recognizes the value of busting out a jutsu when you need to act swiftly. this is a catchall category for the other techs he would probably use that aren't the generic heal ouchies move cuz I don't want to comb through the wiki right now.

Hidden techniques/Bloodline Trait: (Show some restraint my dudes)

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[Shining Wizard]

Name: Masamune Kotegiri, The Blade Of Justice (Self-Proclaimed)
Age: 16
Appearance:

(It should be mentioned that she normally wears geta sandals and an oversized jacket with sleeves that drape over her hands)

Nindo: To cut my own path! To call no man my master! To be the blade that fights for its own sake! This is my ninja way!

Personality: Kotegiri is headstrong, independent, and more than a little dim. She hates taking orders from people, equating it with the servile relationship she rejects, and by the same token loves feeling like she's in charge, even if it's just lip service. She doesn't really understand things like subtlety or grace, opting to brute force basically every problem she's run into and, to her credit, it's been working pretty well so far.

Clan Background: The Masamune clan have been swordsmiths since the founding of their clan centuries hence, but that is not to say they content themselves with being mere ironworkers. The art of sword-forging is simply a byproduct, a means of honing their true product: Human weapons. This is not to imply the Masamune are a martial sect, mind- their human weapons are entirely literal, servants that transform into chakra-reinforced blades of unparalleled strength and sharpness, serving by their master's side until death. Mercenaries to the core, the Masamune clan has only one sacred rule: The sword does not choose it's target. To do so would be a betrayal of both their master's trust and the clan's honor.

Background: Kotegiri is- or rather was the daughter of the clan head; the legendary Sword Of The Hokage, Honjo Masamune. Renowned for his abilities both as the Hokage's aide and his trusted battle partner, he won the Masamune clan great admiration and influence within the village Hidden In The Leaves. Sadly, his abilities were stressed to the breaking point fighting against the Nine Tails and his sword form was shattered beyond repair. He now lies comatose in the hospital, spine irreversibly shattered. Compared to him, some would say the Hokage got off easily, merely dead rather than condemned to a lifetime of suffering.

Seeing her father in such a state instilled a deep fear into Kotegiri of being misused and someday ending up in the same state, and an even greater anger at her servile place in the world. On that day in the hospital, she made a vow: Kotegiri would hone herself, and become her own woman, cutting her own path through this world and answering to no master. She would become a blade that chose it's own targets, for it's own reasons. A blade of justice.

Chakra Nature: Fire

Strengths:
Bukijutsu
Swordsmithing
Downright freakish toughness and endurance
Strong instincts
Can sense [killing intent]

Weaknesses:
Subtlety
Stealth
Nonlethal applications of force
Dodging
Genjutsu
Constantly gives off [killing intent]

Weapons: A masterfully-crafted sheathe made for a katana, patterned with flame designs (no blade).

Fighting style:
Kotegiri uses a brutally lethal fighting style based off the fundamentals taught in her family's dojo, a counter-focused sword school based in iaido techniques. Her swordsmanship, however, has grown sloppy from casual everyday use and supplements itself with rapid-fire transformations to meet new challenges as they arise, cleaving opponents apart with unrelenting force.

Taijutsu:
Violent Punish: A counterblow technique that forms the ultimate focus of the Masamune sword style. This blade-drawing technique allows the user to unsheathe and bring their sword to bear at a moment's notice, allowing them to punish attacks from any angle. Kotegiri, at the moment, does not see much point to the technique.

Violent Strike: A sword form building off the Violent Punish, it uses the same fundamental principles of drawing and resheathing a blade to create a stance that can draw out a weapon's full power in a single strike of unparalleled speed and precision. There is, apparently, a third component to the technique, but Kotegiri's father died before teaching her.

Violent Break: A sword form that parries and then traps the opponent's blade within an empty sheath, followed by a twisting motion that irreparably shatters the blade or haft of the weapon. Notably, the same principles that make up the base technique can also be applied to limbs, using one's armpit as a sheathe.

Daisetsudan: A flying kesagiri chop that uses one's full weight to smash the collarbone, it can be combined with a blade to become a spectacular killing technique. An original skill developed by Kotegiri, it's still rough around the edges.


Ninjutsu:
Human Weapon Arts: Needle Prison - The user tackles their opponent, wrapping both arms around their waist, and then transforms into a iron maiden that crushes and pierces the victim all across their body.

Human Weapon Arts: Razor Wheel - The user transforms into a massive, bladed top propelled at blinding speeds by chakra, ramming into enemies and shredding them apart.

Human Weapon Arts: Iron Shirt - The user transforms their skin to armor in order to defend against attacks. The weight of said armor scales proportionately to it's hardness.

Human Weapon Arts: Partial Weapon Transformation - An offshoot of the Human Weapon Arts: God Killing Blade, the user transforms individual body parts into chakra-reinforced weapons in order to fight under their own power, most commonly the upper arms or lower legs. These weapons are a cut (no pun intended) above any form of mundane material or forging technique, and are able to rend apart metal and stone with ease in addition to parrying other chakra-based forms of attack.

Human Weapon Arts: God-Killing Blade: The user transforms their body into a nigh-unbreakable, chakra-reinforced weapon of unparalleled sharpness and destructive force; the ultimate weapon forged from pure willpower that reshapes itself to suit the wielder's current needs. Despite the name, this is not necessarily a blade, but could be any given object that resonates strongly with both the wielder and blade. Due to her prideful attitude, Kotegiri has never allowed another person to see her weapon form.


Genjutsu:
Illusions and stealth are for filthy cowards that can't confront their problems head to head.


Hidden Technique/Bloodline Trait:
Human Weapon Arts - The Masamune clan's bloodline technique allows to become living weapons. That's entirely literal, mind- their clan technique allows them to transform themselves into extremely powerful chakra-reinforced weapons to be wielded by their master, multiplying the strength of both fighters tenfold or more.

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[rennuelaw]

Spoiler: Yamata Kotori

Name: Yamata Kotori
Age: 19
Appearance: (written description and/or picture)

Kotori is a pretty, dark-skinned young man who stands at 5'9 with a slender almost feminine body type built for speed rather than strength. He possesses lavender catlike usually rimmed with eyeliner and long raven-black hair that extends all the way down to his waist.

Nindo: "I was put on this earth for two things, to piss people off and to protect the people I love"

Personality:
Kotori can be a bitch, he is sarcastic, snarky, shameless and vindictive to a fault. Years of being told he wasn't good enough have led him to him metaphorically freezing his heart. He can be friendly, he is even kind, usually towards little kids and those in need, but he is also closed off and blunt. He is incredibly empathic but won't let it show in fear of being seen as weak and unworthy of being a clan heir. He is incredibly intelligent and can be mature in serious situations but is usually just sarcastic, feisty and on occasion flirty and playful around others. Only those who he cares for and those willing to put in the work to melt his frozen heart will see the fiercely loyal, protective and caring person he is who was hurt by the clan he is supposed to lead.

Background:
[Triggerwarning: Suicide]
Kotori is the first son and the second child of the Yamata clan's main family. Due to his sister being the heir of the clan, Kotori's early life was that of a normal child, albeit more privileged than most. His mother and father were treated him and his siblings like the most important things in the world and protected them as much as they could but it wasn't enough. Kotori's father and mother were rare in the sense, they weren't like their fellow clansmen. They weren't arrogance and cruel, they didn't treat those who were weaker like them like trash. The members of the clan treated Kotori's older sister, the heir at that time, put immense pressure on the girl, leading her to suicide when Kotori was 8 years old. It didn't take long for Kotori to realize why his sister did what she did because all that pressure she endured was redirected at Kotori, led to him building around himself, blocking out the hateful words his fellow clansmen spoke behind his back because they thought he was weak. The death of his mother during the Nine-Tails attack only made those walls stronger.

Clan background:
TBA

Chakra Nature(s) type:
Water and Earth

Strengths:
-Acrobatics
-Speed
-Intelligence
-Taijutsu

Weaknesses:
-Closed Off
-Low Durability
-Genjutsu
-Chakra Control

Weapons:
-Spear
-Senbon

Fighting style:
Kotori is known for his graceful, dance like fighting-style, making use of quick turns and fast strikes, in addition, to use his glyphs to propel him forward through the air or to enhance his already immense speed.

Taijutsu:


Ninjutsu:
Earth Release: Earth Dragon Bullet
Earth Release: Earth Flow Divide
Earth Release: Earth Flow River
Earth Release: Earth Flow Spears
Earth Release: Earth Flow Wave

Water Pillar Thrust
Water Release: Water Dragon Whip
Water Release: Water Dragon Whirlpool Technique
Water Release: Azure Dragon Palm

Genjutsu:


Bloodline Trait:
The Yamata possess a bloodline trait known as Glyph. It allows the user to create objects similar to magic circles in an instant. These glyphs can be used to exert push and pull forces in addition to being able to be used as shields and platforms.

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[Duwang]

Spoiler: Katsuyoshi Hanamura

Name: Hanamura, Katsuyoshi
Age: 17

Spoiler: Appearance

Nindo: Respect Women

Personality:
To those unfamiliar with his exploits, Katsuyoshi may appear mysterious, as the strong and silent type. He conceals his face under a broad, bamboo hat. He is nothing actually like this. The real Katsuyoshi is headstrong and cocky, believing that his abilities are far superior than the others, and feeling himself superior to others with his "road less traveled" mentality. He prefers doing things the unorthodox way.

Among the Leaf Chunin, Katsuyoshi has a reputation for being flirtatious, hounding after women. He seems not to discriminate by color, creed, size, or shape; he almost never passes up the opportunity to flirt with a girl. Even when he isn't actively going after one, he'll often give looks to them, and in his mind, giving each one a rating from his own person 1-10 scale. Though others may not see it, Katsuyoshi does have two limits: He will not go after obviously underaged girls, and though he will flirt with them in a joking manner, he will not after leaf kunoichi, preferring to keep relationships with them strictly professional.

Clan background:
In the past, the Hanamura was an obscure name used to refer to the genjutsu used by certain individuals of a certain family. They were known for being spies, employing a strange jutsu which allowed separate individuals to move as if they were all created by a clone jutsu. As time went on, the Hanamura name faded into obscurity. In modern times, it is a name associated with the owners of a small flower shop in the Hidden Leaf.

Background: (What made them the way they are? Where did they come from?)
If anybody asked, nobody really knew who the Hanamura clan were. If one were to guess, if someone said that they weren't ninja, the guesser would not entirely be incorrect. The Hanamura clan had not produced ninja in generations though it was Katsuyoshi's ambition since he was a child to become Hokage (believe it). He was unassuming in the academy, his results being practically dead average. When it came time to test, Katsuyoshi managed to do his clones and substitutions without much trouble given that he practiced a fair amount. The same was true for his first year as a genin, not really standing out.

Things changed for Katsuyoshi during the attack of the Nine Tailed Fox. Though he was a ninja, Katsuyoshi hid alongside the rest of his family, using his ninja techniques primarily to evacuate civilians. Though he did contribute somewhat, his passive contributions fell flat to his colleagues, some of whom had given their life in trying to capture the fox. It was because of this shame that Katsuyoshi pushed himself. Through a scroll held in his clan's basement, Katsuyoshi taught himself his clan's jutsu, which had not been used in generations. He had no talent in ninjutsu, but he could still train himself in taijutsu and genjutsu. He often used genjutsu on himself, trying to withstand the illusions. Then, during the chunin exams, Katsuyoshi managed to shine through despite his bad reputation.


Chakra Nature(s) type: No Known Nature

Strengths:
Good with the ladies
Powerful Genjutsu
Tactically Minded

Weaknesses:
Lack of willingness to take risk
Weak Ninjutsu
Sometimes comes on a little too strong with the ladies

Weapon:
Bokken - Sheathed on Katsuyoshi's sash is a wooden sword held in a wooden sheathe, made to look like a proper katana while inside the sheathe. Though it is a wooden sword, the edge is sharpened to the point where, if Katsuyoshi really wanted to, he could cut with the sword.

Fighting style:
As a ninja, Katsuyoshi is described to fight like a trickster. He uses a combination of clone jutsu and genjutsu to trick his opponent, using substitution jutsu alongside his speed in order to avoid actual oncoming attacks. He uses his genjutsu to lure enemies into traps or to make them believe that he is a much stronger fighter than he actually is, making an illusory copy of himself appear to copy his opponent's jutsu as a show of strength, even though nothing is actually happening. Katsuyoshi's fights are often slow and more about attrition. If someone doesn't fall into one of his traps, then he waits for his opponent to tire, pressuring him/her using illusions before going in for the final strike.

Taijutsu:
Iaijutsu
Judo

Ninjutsu:
Invisibility Cloak
Transformation Jutsu

Genjutsu:
Clone Jutsu
Genjutsu: Flower Hill
Genjutsu Binding

Hidden techniques/Bloodline Trait:
Hanamura - The hidden technique of the Hanamura clan. It allows the user to read surface thoughts and communicate telepathically with a select number of individuals within fifty meters of the user. Though it is fairly simple, there are various intricacies of the technique in which Katsuyoshi still isn't sure of. It is limited in its telepathic capability in that while Katsuyoshi can communicate to others affected by his technique, other people who are affected cannot communicate with one another except through Katsuyoshi without learning the move themselves. The most intricate part of Katsuyoshi's technique is its ability to share the affects of genjutsu between those within the link, thus allowing Katsuyoshi to use genjutsu normally targeted toward a single individual to effect multiple targets at once. In order to effectively have all targets experience the same illusion, Katsuyoshi must also be affected at least to some extent by the same genjutsu.

Extra: Apparently Hanamura is a map in Overwatch which I hadn't noticed because I don't play the game.

 

[Fearlesstiger]

Spoiler: Yuki Niji

Name: Yuki Niji

Age: 20

Appearance:

Nindo: "Don't stay frozen in place, always be moving forward."

Personality: Niji can be pretty distant and cold at times. This doesn't stop him from being extremely loyal to his friends and teammates. He is a bit of a loner so he's not too comfortable with large groups of people or strangers. He still tries to be kind when he can so he doesn't seem nearly as cold but it's a struggle.

Clan background: The Yuki clan was nearly completely eliminated from history at one point due to their Ice Release. The survivors of this hunt went into hiding for their own safety. Since then Ice Release users have popped up outside the Land of Water with very few knowing of their connection to the Yuki Clan.

Background: Niji was born on the outskirts of the Land of Snow. He had a pretty happy childhood, up until the night his family's home burned down with his parents inside. Niji had been staying at a friends home so he was the only survivor. No one was able to determine if the fire was an accident or arson but Niji was quickly sent him to an orphanage. During his stay at the orphanage he was taught a few Ice Release techniques that used existing ice and snow by the owner, not knowing about the child's kekkei genkai. When he was old enough to enter a ninja academy he chose to be sent to Konohagakure for further training.
As Niji trained he was surprised when his kekkei genkai fully awakened, allowing him to perform the jutsu he knew without the aid of preexisting ice. This helped a lot in his training as he was able practice techniques that he wouldn't normally be able to use in Konohagakure. When he graduated he chose to stay in Konohagakure instead of going back home to the Land of Snow. He had more friends there than back home, plus he didn't have any loved ones to go home to.
Niji enjoyed his time as a ninja and was an excellent addition to his squad. When it came time fore his to take the chunin exam he managed to pass first try but was severely injured in the final round. He had to stay in the hospital for several weeks before he was well enough to be released. While in the hospital he was afraid his squad had replaced him so he was surprise to learn that his squad hadn't even taken any missions since his injuries when he got out of the hospital. Thanks to intense training during his free time Niji was able to pass the Jonin exam without sustaining too much damage. Since then he has been considered for both the Anbu and a sensei position but he hasn't been confronted about either just yet.


Chakra Natures type: Wind, water, and ice

Strengths:
Possesses incredible speed and chakra reserves
He's knowledgeable in ninjutsu and understands the basics of taijutsu

Weaknesses:
Is lacking in physical strength
Doesn't fully grasp the idea of genjutsu
Due to being born in the Land of Snow he is susceptible to heat stroke during hot weather. To prevent this he must manipulate his own body temperature which can eat up a lot of chakra.
Has abandonment issues caused by the loss of his parents and years of living in an orphage

Weapons:
None other than the basics

Fighting Style:
Prefers to keep his distance by using long range attacks but if forced into a hand-to-hand situation he will use his chakra to enhance his strikes. He will sometime lower the temperature of the surrounding area to cause snow to fall, lowering visibility.

Taijutsu:
Piercing Cold - By injecting ice chakra into the opponent's body with each strike the user is able to cause a range of effect to occur. These effects can range from ice crystals forming in the bloodstream to severe frostbite that can lead to permanent damage if left untreated.

Ninjutsu:
Ice Release: Frozen Capturing Field - Freezes the ground underneath a target in a way that can immobilize and freeze their feet, rendering them motionless for a period of time.
Ice Prison Technique - This technique allows the user to infuse their chakra with ice on the ground and bring it to the surface. The user can then trap their opponent within the ice by controlling its movements and completely surrounding them in the ice. It is strong enough to withstand basic fire techniques, because the ice has already been infused with the user's chakra.
Ice release: Swallow Snow Storm - Creates a cluster of ice needles in the shape of miniature swallows, which the user then launches at the opponent. These needles can change direction in midair and can maim the opponent with their sharp wings.
Ice Release: Radiant Dragon Blizzard - Sends out a icy dragon that glistens with every color of the rainbow to strike the opponent. The impact of the dragon is so great that it can easily launch the opponent high into the air if it hits.
Ice Release: Twin Dragon Blizzard - An advanced version of the Ice Release: Radiant Dragon Blizzard that releases two dragons that merge into a massive tornado.
Ice Release: Tearing Dragon Fierce Tiger - Creates a giant tiger out of ice so cold it can freeze any water technique it comes in contact with.

Genjutsu:
N/A

Hidden Technique/Bloodline Trait:
Ice Release - Allows the user to create ice from nothing by combining water and wind chakra. An Ice Release user's presence can lower their surroundings' temperature, causing snow to fall in the immediate vicinity. They can also reduce their own body temperature.

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[clarinetti]

Spoiler: Aoki Naoko

Name: Aoki Naoko

Age: 17

Appearance:

Standing at 5’5, years of training have molded the woman into a hard, sinewy figure. The kunoichi carries herself in a self-assured fashion, exuding ease moreso than arrogance.

Nindo: We cannot always control what happens to us. What we can control is how we choose to perceive and respond to it.

Personality: On a day to day basis, Naoko comes across as a warm, affable individual who values duty and trust above all. She isn’t one to procrastinate or shirk her responsibilities, tackling any challenge before her with a quiet zeal. At the same time, while she prides herself in helping to support her family, she wishes she had more time to hang out with her friends. As a result of her infrequent appearances, she strives to make up for this by being more accommodating and considerate of others when she is around. In contrast to the competitive enthusiasm which many of her peers embrace, the kunoichi tends to be more relaxed and level-headed, and in conflict often seeks to mediate disputes.

While she is seldom one to direct anger at others, the chunin becomes downright frigid when someone’s recklessness threatens the safety of herself or others around her. Joking around is all well and good on one’s down time, but on a mission idiocy will not be tolerated by the kunoichi. When on a mission she takes the well-being of her comrades very seriously, sometimes to the point of being a buzzkill. Naoko doesn’t make choices with unnecessary risk when possible, and when a battle seems futile is the one willing to assess whether it’s best to fight or flee.

Clan background: The Aoki clan are a mid-sized family who originate from Ishigakure, in the Land of Stones. While the founding members purportedly had the ability to wield the Magnet Release, it has been many generations since any clan members have demonstrated this skill. Since then, the family have become renowned masters of weaponry and bukijutsu, but the name is scarcely known outside the region, and a combination of poor finances and regional strife have left the family in difficult circumstances. Besides the main branch in Ishigakure, a small offshoot exists in Konoha led by Toshi Aoki.

Background: Naoko was born in Ishigakure, her father being a shinobi of the Land of Stones whilst her mother was a kunoichi from Konohagakure. The middle child of three daughters, most of the girl’s memories of her early life are sparse yet fond. In truth though, this was a period of unrest for the small nation as both Sunagakure and Iwagakure constantly invaded the region as part of their ongoing conflict with one another. Eventually, after her sibling Fumiko was born, the kunoichi and her family relocated to Konoha in light of mounting tensions, though most of her extended relatives remained. Upon moving to the village, both Naoko and her elder sister Haruka began attending the Ninja Academy.

While violence had been in the peripheral of her youth, the teenager found herself confronted directly by it the night the Nine-Tails struck. As a genin, the turquoise-haired girl was kept far from the worst of the fighting, assisting in evacuating the elderly and children. The family did not survive the incident completely unscathed however; in the battle, Haruka was severely injured and subsequently became paralyzed from the waist-down, ultimately ending her career as a shinobi. Her mother Yoko was also badly wounded during the attack, and to this day suffers chronic pain and requires a cane to walk. In light of these circumstances, Naoko took on the role of main caregiver along with her father, a responsibility which has deeply influenced her personality since. While the young woman recognizes there are many more who endured worse fates, the burden of supporting her family weighs heavily on her, and it’s made her more wary when it comes to the preservation of herself and her teammates in combat.

Chakra Nature(s) type: Wind, Earth

Strengths:

• Chakra Stores: For one of her age, the kunoichi has a particularly large chakra pool, such that she has the reserves to use demanding ninjutsu techniques without tiring. Allies can also draw from her chakra stores when needed.
• Bukijutsu: From a young age, Naoko has honed her skills with weaponry to a precise craft. She prides herself on her swordsmanship above all else, this playing a prominent part of her fighting style.
• Endurance: Though not the strongest fighter, the leaf-nin can take a thorough beating and still get back up for the next round with little complaint.

Weaknesses:

• Speed: Most opponents can comfortably out-speed Naoko, and the perceptive individual can dodge her blade. In turn, when forced to play defense the shinobi usually struggles to evade and thus has to block, parry, or simply endure the attack.
• Chakra Control: Despite the chakra pool at her disposal, much of her energy goes to waste in executing jutsu. Though she can use techniques that require a great deal of chakra, repeated use will still quickly drain her.
• Taijutsu: Without her blade or auxiliary weapons, the kunoichi is notably more vulnerable in close-range combat as her direct hand to hand taijutsu skills are below-par.

Weapons:

• Odachi: Her primary weapon is a greatsword which she carries on her back. Infused with her wind-style chakra, the blades’ strength and sharpness are augmented. Outside of offensive purposes, it is often used to parry or deflect blows as well as to direct gusts of wind in tandem with her ninjutsu.
• Chain Whip: An iron chain approx. 6 ft long with a steel ball on one end and a handle on the other. Mainly utilized when seeking to smash rather than slice objects or aid in creating small tornadoes.

Fighting style: The kunoichi’s approach in facing opponents is to allow the enemy to wear themselves out and use up their chakra before going in for the takedown. As speed is not her forte, she instead focuses on blocking or redirecting incoming attacks through a combination of swordsmanship and ninjutsu. Naoko also tends to use her environment to her advantage by altering the battlefield, trapping enemies or limiting their field of vision through the creation of dust storms to buy herself time. When it comes to the offensive, she relies primarily on her blade to overwhelm her weakened quarry.

Taijutsu: TBD

Ninjutsu:

• Wind Release: Dust Cloud Technique
• Wind Release: Swift Wind Wall
• Wind Release: Breakthrough
• Wind Release: Divine Wind
• Wind Release: Vacuum Sword
• Earth Release: Flying Thrown Stones
• Earth Release: Rock Armour
• Earth Release: Earth Prison
• Earth Release: Fissure

Genjutsu: TBD

Hidden techniques/Bloodline Trait: N/A

Extra: TBD

 

[Zerohex]

Spoiler: Takaya Ruka

Name: Takaya Ruka
Age: 22
Appearance:

Ruka cuts quite the imposing figure despite his feminine name, standing at a respectable 6ft1 and weighing a considerable 230 pounds of polished muscle, with lightly tanned olive skin, tightly cropped black hair and sharp hazel eyes. His spectacularly developed physique can't be understated, gifted as he is with an enviable "inverted triangle" upper body, with a slimmer core and waist leading to a broad chest and shoulders, arms like pythons with a long 80 inches of reach, powerful bull-like legs and a log for a neck. Although his features are well preserved his body sports a large number of markings, especially conditioning callusing on his limbs, scar tissue on the forehead and brows, a flattened nose and cauliflower ears.

Clothing-wise, Takaya likes a good, snug fit and light garments to keep things from getting in the way during a scuffle. His primary clothing is a pair of striped red and white shorts (Land of Fire represent), and rather than open sandals he wears matching athletic shoes which provide traction and ankle support. Along with this he usually wears a simple white tanktop and a red hoodie that can both be easily done away with if need be, and he generally sports some manner of slight cloth wrapping around his hands and wrists for better grip and support.

Nindo: To wrestle victory from all challenges.

Personality:
Taka is an odd dude. Typically he comes across as calm and easygoing, an open-minded and fairly adventurous sort who marches to the beat of his own drum and dislikes responsibilities but who is also kind, loyal, giving and honest. He's also got a definite rogueish streak to him, however. Stubborn, honest to a fault and rarely willing to back down or let slights go, Takaya openly enjoys solving issues through violent conflict and respects nothing but strength, especially martial strength as a dedicated fighter himself. He's also a firm believer in self reliance and tends to look down on those he feels were gifted with privileges, took the easy way out or are otherwise not trying hard enough to help themselves.

Clan background:
The Takayas aren't a clan in the same grandiose sense as shinobi dynasties, but they are a family that has consistently been involved in martial arts across the years. They trace their origins to the curious Island of Shells, a vassal territory of the Land of Fire serving as a trade port for both the Land of Water and Land of Lightning. By agreed upon edict to preserve the peace, the island is forbidden from training ninjas and its populace barred from carrying weapons of war, pushing the locals towards improvised weapons and hand to hand development for self defense, with the island's name coming from the use of native turtles' shells as a defensive tool.

An ancestor of Ruka's was a famed archer in the local court, Taka's great grandfather was a fisherman who won fame for fending off pirates armed only with an oar, his still living grandfather was a respected sumo wrestler before becoming a coach and his aunts are licensed masters of traditional Jujutsu schools. None of these pursuits were enough for Ruka's father Ikuhisa, however, who sought to expand his knowledge of all things martial in the search of an ultimate school of combat. While his family's practices flourished, the not as gifted and less athletic Ikuhisa traveled the world and learned from masters all over, delving deep into shinobi taijutsu, fighting ninja often and losing plenty.

Ruka's father is technically the current clan head but also its black sheep, famed mostly for his unsuccesful, one-sided rivalry with martial arts experts from the Cloud Village and his apparently fruitless search for an ideal, polished system that could teach anyone effective fundamentals to a high level. He attracts few students to his dilapidated gymnasium and even fewer seem to make real progress with his teachings. It would seem the only thing he has to show for his travels is his wife Takaya Megumi, herself an excellent swimmer, and the son borne from such a union.

Background:
Ruka has long idolized his father, and always will. He never tolerated people badmouthing him, he hated students for leaving their dojo and he diligently studied under the man ever since it was feasible for him to do so. He strongly believes in his father's research, endless tomes meticulously detailing a staggering number of martial practices from far and wide, and is driven to prove its worth and his own along with it. His drive to succeed saw him develop at a tremendous pace, boasting a knowledge of martial arts to match that of students from the major shinobi villages, and the rest of his family saw in him the promise of Ikuhisa's methods and helped train him further.

It wasn't long until he became famed in his small island, the enfant terrible of their martial arts community, a youth as beloved for his spirit and enthusiasm as he was loathed for his tendency to pick fights and criticize other schools. Things weren't always perfect, he lost plenty of matches to bigger, stronger boys or those whose styles he did not understand, but he always learned, always improved, always took the rematches. He was good, very good, but eventually he came to realize he was a big fish in a small pond. Even with their culture there was only so much he could learn, see and do from the island, and so Ruka started craving the freedom to wander that his father had once had.

The boy's opportunity came from an official visit by shinobi from the Village of the Leaf, escorting important traders. Ruka had always wanted to test himself against true taijutsu, and a young, recently graduated genin accompanying his master heard of Takaya's reputation and asked to test it for himself in a public match as entertainment. Words were exchanged, blows struck, and by the end Ruka found himself with a trophy forehead protector and an invitation to join the Academy in the mainland. Though he still felt a sense of rivalry with shinobi over their dominance of the martial world and his father's repeated humiliations, Ikuhisa gave his son his blessing and urged him to go and expand his horizons.

Though deficient in many fields and older than the typically accepted entrants, Takaya's physical acumen, fighting prowess and growth under duress were impossible to ignore and carried him to a succesful term in the Village of the Leaf. If nothing else, his continued ability to batter any adversary put in front of him seemingly ensured him a good future as a shinobi. After a sort, anyway, because Ruka doesn't consider himself a ninja and still refuses to learn ninjutsu or genjutsu. A fistfighter is what he is and that's all he needs to be in his mind.

Chakra Nature(s) type: None

Strengths:
-Outstanding physicals across the board, very strong and tough in particular
-Masterful hand to hand fighter, very good at other athletics in general
-Unbreakable willpower lets him push himself beyond normal limits and renders him exceedingly resistant to genjutsu

Weaknesses:
-No ninjutsu of any kind
-No genjutsu of any kind
-His taijutsu style is actually quite simple and basic all things considered

Fighting style: Vale Tudo
An evolution of "no holds barred" practices, grappling contests where all submission holds are used along with safer pinning and controlling techniques, Ruka calls his father's eclectic full contact style Vale Tudo, a term that means "anything goes". Despite the naming, Takaya eschews what he considers dirty and cowardly techniques such as attacking the groin or poking the eyes, fighting primarily via a wide range of proven, reliable basics of combat and self defense that he has polished to a fantastic degree. Though lacking in complex advanced techniques, the undeniable core effectiveness of his methods can make it so even other experts find themselves pressed to find or exploit holes in a fight.

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[KSMI]

• Basics
• Combat
• Backstory

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  Suba Hoshimiru
  "W-..wait! I thought the inteview was like..tomorrow!" -- "Eh. .not quite."​
  NAME: Suba "Short Stack" Hoshimiru
  
  AGE: 16
  
  BUILD: 5'0" / 109 Lbs ( Short, Thin, Soft )
  
  NINDO: "Shine the best, a-..and ..wait I had it. Oh! and the brightest!"
  
  PERSONALITY: Suba Hoshi. 109 pounds of unrivaled competitiveness. To Suba life is but a grand competition that won't end until she is standing on top. The best. However, the competitive spirit only awakens when she is flustered or angered; which in of itself is no difficult task given her spotty temper depending on the situation. When at ease, Suba is a joking, kind-hearted child that inwardly enjoys being of service to others. Being one of ten identical sisters, Suba has the tendency to go above and beyond to distinguish herself from a crowd out of pure discomfort with blending into the crowd. Though she'd be hard-pressed to admit it, the kunoichi lights up when receiving compliments, or when in the presence of cuddly animals ( Cats, for example ).
  
  In terms of combat, Suba is still learning to control her hyper-activeness and may occasionally jump the gun depending on the situation. With a keen eye, she prioritizes observing the flow of battle and to quickly access how wounded her comrades are to decide when, and where her services are needed. Oh..and sweets. She loves those.
  
  CLAN BACKGROUND: TBA
  
  STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES:
  
  • [+] Vigilant - Exceptionally sharpened senses designed for spotting small details, and an easier time recognizing genjutsu.
  • [+] Extensive Medical Knowledge - Ease with creating / spotting / using medical equipment and, or poisons. User holds a wealth on knowledge on this topic.
  • [+] Large Chakra Pool - The user has a large wealth of chakra for her ninjutsu to pull from.
  • [+] Great Chakra Control - Skill with molding their chakra, and using it effectively as possible to sustain it for longer than the average shinobi.
  • [-] Weak Durability - She has a small, soft, feminine frame.
  • [-] Weak Genjutsu - She is sub-par in ways of performing, and or learning genjutsu.
  • [-] Wavering Patience - Tendency to jump the gun, or act before thinking. Especially if hyped on sugar.
  • [-] Overly Competitive ( Wavers ) - Tendency to lose focus from becoming engulfed in winning.
  
  WEAPONS: ---
  
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  Combat Information
  "Annd then I gave 'em a left, n' a right, n' a left, n' a right!" -- "...*Sweat drop*"​
  NATURE TYPES: Water, ---
  
  HIDDEN TECHNIQUE: None
  
  TECHNIQUES ​
  TAIJUTSU
  - N/A
  
  NINJUTSU
  Kuchiyose no Jutsu ( "Summoning Jutsu" ): A technique to summon a target the user has signed a contract with.
  
  
  • [ First Summoning ] Shirudo: Shirudo. A male member of the slug family sitting at 6'0" ft. The summoning known as Shirudo would have the world believe he is as laid-back and uncaring as they come. However, underneath the facade the slug is a perfectionist at heart and has a burning passion to become the greatest slug that ever slugged. It is through a common goal both Suba, and Shiru meshed together so well, even despite their odd back and forth. Given the squishy, and durable composition of the summon's body, he can house up to two average-sized people inside himself to shield from physical and falling damage. Additionally Shirudo can spit acid to melt up to steel, and below in durability. Shirudo can also transfer his chakra into a target to heal their wounds, and also divide himself into smaller clones to provide support to an entire group at a time.
  
  Chakra Transfer Jutsu: A technique to transfer a desired amount of chakra from the user, to a target. Given the lack of mastery with this jutsu, physical touch is required to perform this jutsu. Despite mastery, Suba can deliver brief surges of chakra to allies to amplify the strength of their jutsu. Suba's slugs, however, are the exception. They can receive the chakra from Suba from any range, then gift it to whoever they are currently attached to. This allows the kunoichi to gift chakra, and or amplify a team's offensive ability without having to directly be present. This alternative use of the Chakra Transfer Jutsu has high chakra drain, and typically only used upon necessity.
  
  Chakra Scalpel: A medical technique to coat the hand(s) in a blade of chakra for to make highly accurate incisions. Said incisions can be made inside the body to prevent creating open wounds, or infection. Given Suba's high level of chakra control, she can use the chakra scalpels offensive to cut through flesh, or even wood with ease.
  
  Mystical Palm Technique: A medicinal technique that involves sending a precise amount of chakra into a wound, or afflicted region to speed up the individual's healing process.
  
  Delicate Illness Extraction Technique: A focus-demanding medical technique used to extract toxins, and or pathogens while simultaneously healing the damage caused by said ailment. After the toxin has been extracted, the substance can be examined to create an anti-dote for the patient seeing as this jutsu is not guaranteed to extract the entirety of the toxin.
  
  Slug Saliva Gun Jutsu: A combo-technique that involves Suba infusing a slug summoning with chakra, said slug converting the access chakra into acidic saliva and expelling it at a much larger quantity than typically possible to unleash a wave of acidic liquid capable of melting through even metals such as steel. The attack can be unleashed as a wave to handle groups of enemies, or can be expelled rapidly in small doses like bullets for more precise aiming. Given the potential back-firing nature of the attack, the acidic level of the liquid can be nullified by Suba.
  
  Slug Saliva Clone: A variant of the Water-Clone Technique. Upon receiving damage, the clone shifts into a pile of acidic liquid that can melt flesh, or iron. Derived from high Chakra Control, Suba in exchange for higher chakra cost, can make the clones explode spontaneously or upon impact to messily scatter the liquid onto anyone within twelve feet of the clone.
  
  Water Tailed Beast: In exchange for a moderately high chakra cost, and a decently long string of handseals, a large collection of water appears before the user in the form of a tall, thin serpentine with a fox's head with three smaller identical bodies of water stemming from its behind to loosely mimic the appearance of a multi-tailed fox, or "Kitsune". The water fox and its extensions can turn on a dime and easily weave through complicated terrain from close to long ranges and spiral rapidly to act as water-based drills to pierce through opposition, or the ground for underground travel. Alternatively the jutsu's drill-like spiraling can be canceled to instead strike with heavy pressure, and blunt force. Having to actively manipulate the large mass of water, the user is required to keep their hands united or else the jutsu will collapse on itself. ( Visual Reference )
  
  As for team usage, the water fox or any of its tails can be used to house a single person each. With the person inside, the fox or its tails become nothing more than a swift jet of water that can help team-mates with gaining momentum, reaching tall heights, or improvised usage. Lastly, the jutsu can be infused with wind chakra to amplify its speed, and destructive force.
  ( Visual Refernece: 1, 2 )
  
  GENJUTSU
  - Basic Academy Genjutsu
  
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  Story
  "I..don't think thats how it went." -- "Yuh huh.." -- "Nah." -- "Yuh huh.." -- "Nope." -- "Yuh huh!" -- "You're..annoying." -- "Yuh huh! --....n-no wait!"
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  "There once was a Suba. A suba so super she was tasked with the mission of becoming the BEST! She would wack, smack, and wack adversity left and right on her quest. The brilliant kunoichi graduated the academy at the top of her class, easy peasy! Annd..hmm..Annd she went on to become a chunin through crazy hard work. At this rate, shes on the course of becomin' the best shinobi that ever livveed! Mm. Yeaah." - Suba
  
  *Giggle* "Uh huh..so..what really happened?" - ???
  
  "Maaan. I just told'ja! Weren't you like . .listenin'?" Suba turns away from the questioning individual, the facade of a cocky grin dimming into a gradual look of despair. The truth of her past contained within her glossy glare into what seemed to be...nothing.
  
  To Be Continued.