Post by tou on Jan 26, 2012 18:38:46 GMT -6
[/center]I AM… TOU HIBIKI
ARASHI NO KUNI, SHIPPUGAKURE
Age: 38
Rank: Arashikage
Position: Shinobi, Village Leader
Clan/Bloodline: -
MALE
STATUS
Single/Straight
STATUS
Single/Straight
Physical Appearance:
The main thing that’s commonly known and usually one of the first things noticed about Tou, is how he wears his shirt open, reveling a chiseled body, as if cut form stone. Through his extensive training he has developed an incredible body, and even at his age he appears young because he has kept in such great shape. Although despite thins he may often complain that his joints and what not kill him when they don’t just to play on his age and avoid doing work. Other then that he is a pretty common build, well nothing is really common about his body, and anyone who has ever seen him once would probably recognize him. Makes blending in hard and he hates attention, to much going on and causing to much stress.
He is a tall man though, and despite his remarkable body he is lean, more of a wirely muscle then huge and bulky. It makes hiding his true talents a bit easier, and in the past he has been greatly underestimated, physically speaking, many people thinking his body was for show. But really it hold hidden power and potential.
Dimensions::
Height: 6’6”
Weight: 235 lbs
Hair Color: Blue
Eye Color: Blue
Clothing:
-Nothing fancy or extravagant, and he doesn’t make his wardrobe around what he thinks people like. Mostly it’s just easy and what he’s used to so he wears it all the time. As seen in most of his pictures, he wears a white shirt, that has hidden buttons, but he seldom makes use of them. It falls just short of his pant line, and although he could pull up his pants and tuck in his shirt, buttoning it to be official, he’s a bloody Kage so who’s gonna tell him to? The shit has a high collar, and is pure white on the outside, and black inside, normally with the sleeves rolled up.
He has the symbol of his village on the back of his shirt, displaying it proudly, or his kage hat, worn over his shoulder may cover it from time to time if he has it with him. For pants he typically wears his white pants, that ted to be a bit baggy but not as much as the pictures portray. More like the jonin pants except white, falling to his ankles, complete with pockets to finish off his lazy demeanor. On his feet lie black ninja foot wear and his outfit is complete with a few other minor accessories.
As most ninja, he ahs a beige items pouch on his belt, a thick black belt around his waist, and a katana through it as well. Attached to his belt are two scrolls, one used specially for his transportation technique and another used for storage. He use to have a kunai holster around his left thigh, but over time he has moved on, using some very basic fuuin to store things more and more. He often remarks at how the weight of it made him a bit more secure,. You never know when you’ll need something as useful as a kunai holster, even for a kage. As the future…. Well she can be a fickle mistress.
Distinguishing Marks:
-He has two sealing tattoos on the inside of his wrists, made for his regular ninja tools, such as wire, and kunai and shuriken. Simple storage tattoo’s that are barley noticeable to the untrained eye. More notable are around his eyes, are two small blue marks that appear to be part of his skin. His teeth are also a bit more pointed, K9’s a bit dominant giving him a semi scary presence. Probably the most apparent, since his shit is so often open is the black tattooed kanji for Lightning on his lower stomach. A symbol for his proficiency.
[li] 12 Exploding tags
[/li][li] 25 Kunai
[/li][li] 30 Shuriken
[/li][li] 3 Smoke Bombs
[/li][li] 4 Soldier Pills
[/li][li] 60 Meters of Wire
[/li][li]Small Scroll
-[/li][li] 6 Giant Shuriken
-[/li][li] His Kuani
-[/li][li] 2 More small Scrolls
[/li][li] Another Small Scroll Containing Kohaku no Jōhei [Amber Purifying Pot ]
[/li][li] 1 Katana
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With Great Power, Comes Great Risk and Greater Sacrifice.
You Don’t Need to Hide My Friend, For I am Just Like You.
You Don’t Need to Hide My Friend, For I am Just Like You.
Likes:
- Being Left alone, and not having anything to do. He ahs done so much in his life time he greatly enjoys just laying around reminiscing and telling stories.
- Eating. Food, sweets, anything is a nice break and a nice excuse to get out of the office.
- Skill. He respects power and enjoys seeing it grow. The youth are incredibly intriguing, always reaching higher and pushing forward. They remind him of himself in his youth.
- Raiton! He loves lightning. While holding a healthy respect for the other elements and abilities, he respects and holds Lightning to the highest regard.
- Being right. He’s like a little kid, and when he’s right he rubs it in everyone’s face!
- The Past. Although some times were hard, memories make us who we are and he enjoys thinking and talking about the past.
Dislikes:
- He hates work! It defies everything he loves… kinda. He complains it makes him an old man.
- Boring or people who are to cocky. He likes to make sure those that are over confidant know their place. He has learned the hard way, That you are NEVER the best. Once you believe you are you will be beaten.
- Genjutsu. He thinks it’s a weak mans tool. A true warrior fights with their body and spirit. The mind is utilized for thoughts, and those are precious. It’s the same as going for a man’s heart cause your to afraid to fight the man himself. He respects it’s power, but hates it for being so disrespectful.
- Crowds and bothersome things. Mainly being yelled at, or having a ton of things going on at once. Such things cause stress and he HATES stress. It makes him old.
- Bossy People. They are just jerks. He is the boss, and while it’s his job to give orders, he still tries to make sure He doesn’t come off bossy, unless the situation is desperate.
Personality:
-Many things can be used to describe Tou. He’s dedicated, form his years training his chakra, taijutsu, and nin and in his fierce loyalty to Shipukagure. He can become extremely single minded when he is faced on a dire goal, but often he is much more lax. He has had a long life and likes to relax now. While his position of kage demands much of him, he often needs to be hassled to do his duties. He takes his job seriously, but he plays it off. It’s just appear work after all.
He likes to lounge and be sleepy but he can be very serious when he feels the need. Often over-reacting about situations he feels personally about. It’s true, the Kages don’t get out very much anymore, and when he gets the opportunity he likes to stretch his legs. Although those opportunities seldom come. He loves sweets and acts bored in most situations although he holds a healthy respect for power. He’s spent a good portion of his life pursuing it, and knows what true power gets you. He finds the youth interesting, funny even. Although his heart is heavy for those in anger or pain and those who seek power out of it. They have yet to know true suffering and in those paths they will surely find it.
He likes to try to joke around, although he’s very bad at it. His jokes usually only make sense to him and he laughs and other normal social things of this new age escape him so normal jokes make no sense. He hates being treated officially and prefers to just hang out, tiring to connect to his ninja, but they fear or respect him to much to often indulge him and really relax in his presence. That’s what true power gets you.. excluded from true friends I guess.
He knows love. Well knew. When it comes to pain, he can recognize it in people. Pain is virtually the same, although the causes are different everyone suffers. He once held love close to his heart, made it his world and it replaced all longing for power. He found happiness. Then it was torn form him and he knew rage. Nothing but black fury. He came back from the abyss and when he see’s it, he knows, as do others who have know real anguish. Much like true power, it changes something in a person. It’s changed him, making him much softer then he was in his youth, always leaving a hole in him form the los, regret, anger, and longing Above all he has returned, a broken man, but made whole for his people, whom he ahs taken in place of his loss.
History:
Steps to Greatness
- Even before the academy he showed great promise. He was incredibly skilled in the use of taijutsu even from before entering the academy, and due to his odd features, and hair color, he was teased a bit. Thus allowing him to display such talents. But his dreams and aspirations drove him, as did his love and encouragement form his parents. His father was once the Head Jonin, and often brought little Tou along to see the Arashikage. Growing up around such power people gave him a dream very early on to be as powerful as them. He wanted to be the best, the greatest in the village, which meant one day.. he would be the Arashikage!
So form day one he trained hard, seeking advice from his father and even the kage when possible. Before he went into the academy he already knew many of the basic technique, after private training from his father. He was one of the youngest ever to be admitted to the academy and among the same to ever graduate to Genin. From the beginning, he has been a rash, impatient boy, with incredible skill in Taijutsu and Ninjtsu, developing lightening skills young. People new the boy had a bright future ahead of him, and even his rivals from the academy, a smart ass brute named Goro was around ever corner, on another team, but a child hood rival. Constantly challenging Tou and as Goro was older and bigger, it was always interesting to see the outcome.
He progressed incredibly, and as you would have guessed focused on his strengths, always seeking the next step or big challenge to overcome in his pursuit of power. For without it he’d never make it as the Kage. It was at this point he started to notice a girl on Goro’s squad that was always around. Her name was Akira, and although Tou brushed it off at first, she was incredibly beautiful for her young age, soft features and a glow about her that was radiant. He golden hair seem to take in the sunlight and become golden and glow witch was such an enticing sight. But he always pushed such thoughts form his mind. His rival was her teammate and he had his life set, gain power, be the greatest, become the Arashikage.
Seizing Opportunities:
-A mission, a simple C rank retrieval mission came about. They were simply to meet a currier and deliver them to the village. But things went wrong. Too late word reached the village that the package was extremely sensitive Intel that would have made the mission A ranked and required more Jonin presence. Instead, the genin team and a chunin captain made the pick up at the docks, and we’re ambushed, forcing them to fight off a large mass of unidentified enemies. Taking refuge in the ship after they realized fighting wasn’t an option became their only option but not for long. It was here that Tou first displayed his greatness in action.
His plan, he run out, with clones of his teammates, and a similar looking package on his back as a distraction. It worked, an explosion on the rear of the ship and he and the clones raced out the front, hoping the distraction from the escape was enough to make the enemy bite, and it was. They were on him in moments, but in the confusion, his team took off to the village to get help with the package as Tou acted as the decoy. He went down pretty quickly, getting the enemy in close as they inspected him and the package. The strange blue haired boy had a few kunai and shuriken in him and seemed done for, but he was far from that.
See he wanted them close, one of his top skills was Taijutsu. He sprung on them, catching the 3 enemy shinobi off guard, 2 had realized it was a decoy, and were after his team but they wouldn’t catch them. The village had sent two other teams to help recover the team and the Intel. They continued on to recover Tou and were able to eliminate the enemy and upon finding Tou, he was sitting on the bodies on the enemy, a crooked and cocky smile on his face, while he bled from various places and metal blades stuck out of him. He had won, and gained another audience with the Arashikage.
This meeting was to congratulate the boy on a job done with outstanding commendation. For showing incredible self sacrifice for the mission, his team and the village, he was promoted to chunin and given a choice. Well three. The Kage told him he could use a boy of his skill in his special Black ops unit, he could continue in his squad, or… The third option was presented by the current kages brother. An incredibly power and renown man, known for his incredible lightning colored black. He approached the boy and after being so impressed with his actions offered to personally take the boy and train him. The greatest chance for power out of the three, Tou saw as learning form the Kage’s brother, Lord Kazumi.
Check Mate:
-And so it was, Tou went with Lord Kazumi, and their training across the world began. This was the time in Tou’s life where he discovered much about himself. Not only through his intensive and at times complex training, but also just through seeing the world. Before leaving the village he had gotten another glimpse of Akira… their eyes had met and for some reasons the entire time he was training, it was always an image burned into his mind. He had no idea why that was important to him..
Moving onto his training, well it was the most intense training he’d ever been though. There was something to be said about training in the village alongside your peers, but when training with a master, one of the elite, things change. It seemed he barely had a single night were he didn’t pass out from exhaustion or being sore all over, only to get up and do it all over again. This really pushed his body to the limit and then further creating new limits. His physical strength, speed, endurance, and stamina were increased in amazing ways in through it all and he came out far better in his Taijutsu then he could have ever imagined.
In this time his skills advanced more and more, almost as if his potential were limitless. He began developing a special nintaijutsu technique utilizing his chakra flow. But it took time and he was growing anxious to return to the village. He was a young man now, and he missed home, his father and mother, and a burning desire to See Akira again. And so it was, they traveled back, after fulfilling many tasks and adventures in the world, all the while developing Tou’s skills to their fullest, and when he returned home he was on the brink of unlocking a skill he’d calming as one of his crowning achievements.
Something Greater Then Power?
-He was a star, the prodigal son returning from his training with the great Lord Kazumi , word quickly spread of hi return and he was assigned two squads, one as an ANBU agent, and one as a normal shinobi. After a few missions in both he had finally broken that barrier and held a new power, his lightning armor. It was his key. His armor made him incredible, taking him from great, to incredible in so many ways. He was now a real player in the power board, if not the most prized piece, but still he felt there was more in this new, nintai, that could grant him True Power.
He ran into Akria at some point, while debating his struggle for this True power, and something happened. His mind around her was blank, only filled with thoughts of her. He didn’t lust for power, and he don’t think of missions or greatness. She was it. When had this happened? And when had she become a women, such beauty… They talked, laughed, and when they weren’t on missions they were together.
Months passed and they were incredible. They were inseparable, and soon knew everything about one another. She wasn’t thrilled with his pursuit of power, she said it distracted him form what was important in life, it distracted him and drove him. She felt that other things were important and those thoughts always wondered what she meant, but when he locked eyes with her… he felt like he knew but it was on the tip of his tongue, escaping him. She was becoming his world, slowly but surely he was listening to her more, he was wanting to spend more and more time with her, no amount ever seemed to satisfy him.
Everytime he was separated from her, he fought hard to end his mission or whatever it was that kept them apart so he could hold her again. One particular mission made him realize just what she had meant before, and what she really meant to him. Her team had been sent on a mission to retrieve Intel form another village about suspicious movement. He had just been promoted to the rank of Jonin for his outstanding service in the black ops division and regular forces, and he was anxious to have her home. He knew the risks of the mission, while in the enemy land it was dangerous, she could be attacked, hurt, and if caught and not killed the village would dismiss any knowledge of her or her mission. She’d be on her own.
Reports came in, they had discovered some hostile movement, and then their were screams. He had earned the right to be in the room with the officials as they listened to the recorded message, and his heart was nearly destroyed as screams filled the transmission. Then an enemy shinobi came on, stating their operatives were dead, and whoever was on the other end would soon be as well. Fear overtook Tou, not for himself or anyone in the room, but for his Akira. He was instructed to do nothing! She was dismissed, presumed dead and there was nothing the village could do but act as if nothing was to happen. Tou was meant to be under constant observation to make sure he didn’t do anything rash.
That’s exactly what he did. His mind was lost with fear, anguish, sadness, and he had to find her. His Akira was alone in the world and he would not stand by idly. At night he dealt with his watchers, knocking them to easily and leaving he village gates as he went in pursuit of his heart. It took him a full two days to reach the battle area, mostly searching for it, but there was still destruction from a large scale fight and against one tree, in the bark was strands of golden hair. His Akria’s golden hair… he found the tracks leading away from the battle and followed in hot pursuit, anger making his mind black.
Not long did it take him to catch the caravan, and in the cover of night, a blazing body rampaged the group. No man was left untouched, unharmed, unbroken. He was a glowing, monster covered in lightning as he tore through them searching fro her. 3 days of fury exacted in a moment of blind anger and sorrow, until the sun returned to the world. He found her and one other of her comrades form the mission and was flooded with relief. He returned to the village and was scolded severely, but none of it mattered, he had her back.
Over time they forgave him, and he was even able to procure some more of the enemies plans. They told of an oncoming invasion on the village that was crucial to preventing such an act. All in all, the world kept spinning.
True Power, or Eternal Bliss?:
-A few months passed, and the village was ready to act. Tou was on the cusp of yet another break through in his Nintai ability, already increasing his chakra pool immensely, and he was to be crucial to the movement to protect the village. The village was building a safety net as well, a village known as Sa-Rakin, and it was to become a safe haven for the Hidden storm. Soon they assumed they were ready, and people moved in, many of the villages families moved there in order to assure safety from the oncoming assault that was foretold from all the gathered enemy Intel.
As Fate would have it, Akira approached Tou, and wanted to discuss something life changing for the both of them. Tou’s family was moving to Sa-Rakin, and Akira wanted to as well… she was retiring from the Shinobi life. It was dangerous and she was tired of fighting. She tried to persuade him to do the same, with talk of being together with their families forever, maybe even starting one of their own…
If he knew then what he knows now…. He would have accepted and forgotten his aspirations of power, he would go back and take the chance to bliss with a beautiful wife and family if he only had the chance. Sadly at the time, the thought of completely forgetting his conquest to power, when he was so close to getting his dream, True Power… and the village would need him for the coming fight. He had to say no, he couldn’t agree to that. But she made him promise. He’d consider it. By the end of the day the thought of his family to be was so powerful he promised, after this was done he’d quite, he’d move to Sa-Rakin right behind her and his family and they would never be apart again.
Not a week after she and many others moved did the village get attacked. But… it wasn’t the Village they had all thought. Bombs went off in Shipu and they discovered a mole, a traitor, crazed and admitting to them all being fools and that they should have watched their backs better… or rather their hearts. Then calls came in, Sa-Rakin was under attack.
Hero of Sa-Rakin:
-The most powerful went in force, The current Arashikage and his brother included. Tou was struck, unable to move. His world was shattering and he was the victim of the final bomb. The explosion in the building behind him left him injured and buried in rubble. But nothing could break him form his shock, his world was….breaking. By the time he came to and realized the situation he was a whirlwind crashing through the land to Sa-Rakin. He erupted upon the village, battling the incredible number of enemies like a mad man. His vision was going black as he fought for love, for his family, mother and father… his heart Akira, and his village.
Fire rained like water, blood flowed like rivers, and smoke burned the eyes of all who loved in the area. No one came out unscathed, but Tou had found his true power, his supreme technique and thought he use of his Lightning armour no less. He was a monster, he was a hero. When the smoke cleared, the enemies were gone, he was standing among bodies of the fallen comrades and enemies, wounded but the victor, the village was safe once more.
But at the cost of life. Through everything, he found her, broken, life leaving, she didn’t have long for this world. Her last acts were to touch her blood covered finger to his heart, a choked whisper and a command to follow it, and a kiss to his forehead as he held her. He went on to find the bodies of his family, and help recover the rest of the fallen. The Village was reconstructed, into a memorial to the fallen, to the brave and loved, to Tou. Among the fallen were the Arashikage, His brother, Lord Kazumi, although badly wounded, took over temporarily as Kage and they conducted the funeral service fro the large number lost.
Akira’s parents came to Tou after the service, as he stood before her grave, and cried for him, holding him and praying for his great loss. He was saddened but it was their loss as well, he was confused… then their shock made it worse. He stayed at the funeral site fro days until he passed out from lack of food, water or rest. He was taken to the hospital where he would heal and rest until he could return to the grave sites. Her parents had told him… that Akira was with his child… that’s why she had wanted him to give up his career, and come with her to start a family… they had already started it.
Waking up After the Dream:
-He spent a year, living in a shack outside of the village, spending most of his time at the grave site, visiting the fallen, visiting his lost love and child and family. This was it, what she ment. Power…. He had it now. He was the hero of Sa-Rakin… the very title made him sick. He was no hero. He was responsible. If he had said yes, if he had taken Akira… then he could have saved them, saved everyone. He would have made the right choice. Power didn’t matter. Those close to you were all that mattered.
He realized that now. But now… it was too late. He was a broken man. It took him a long time to recover form this tragedy. Years passed and all he could do was train, to keep form thinking of the pain. But no matter what he did her face was burned into his mind, his heart. He later realized she’d always be with him. And she wanted him to follow his heart… what was he doing now? Again he had been to blind to listen to her. His heart longed to be full, he longed to be with his village again. What did he have anyway? The Village or the darkness…. He chose the village.
Returning after years, many after the tragedy of Sa-Rakin, and was greeted like a long lost son… but never forgotten. Lord Kazumi had been made the permanent kage, but he was very old now, very weak having never fully recovered from his wounds long ago. For the remainder of his days he had Tou act as his personal body guard and right hand. Little did Tou know, the man had an ulterior motive at work.
A Call… :
- The old man died, and in his will he had expressed a great desire to appoint Tou as the next Arashikage. Tou was shocked, just 35 and here was this major title being thrust to him. He was baffled but they went on to read that the old man had him his body guard and right hand to groom him for the work to come. As his student he knew Tou had what it took to do the job and after losing something so dear, no one was better suited to protect the village.
He was right, Tou was strong enough, he was already seen as a hero of the people, and after losing Akira and his family, he had replaced that lost part of himself with the village, he’d never let any harm fall to it or anyone here. They were all he had left. His long ago dream realized… but he came to the conclusion his dream had changed... He only wanted Akira and his family now…
But how could he refuse? His hear told him yes, to assume the tile and protect the people like he could never protect Akira. He accepted and was made Arashikage. The people rejoiced, the lost son returns and not long later the hero of the people is made their leader. Once again, the village was restored to it’s strength with a powerful leader in place, the future looks bright… but she can be a misleading and fickle mistress. Tou will not let the same pain and sorrow he has lived though become a reality for any of his people. He has already decided on that, they will know happiness, that of which he lost.
Do What’s Right, For the Right People.
TAIJUTSU/NINJUTSU/GENJUTSU
TAIJUTSU/NINJUTSU/GENJUTSU
Release(s):
Lightning [Raiton]
Special Abilities:
Taijutsu Master:
-Through his extensive training and years of hard work and dedication, meaning his entire life, few if any compare to Tou In Taijutsu. He is a Master among men and knows it. He is a brute, incredibly powerful and his hand speed is immaculate. Not only is he highly skilled in a number of different styles but he knows about even more. Meaning if his skill wasn’t enough his knowledge would be more. He is so proficient in fact that basically all of his skills are Taijutsu related, and he has combined his Ninjutsu into his Taijutsu, becoming the leading example of NITAIJUTSU. He has even begun to delve into kenjutsu, the art of the sword. Although he isn’t incredibly good, he is proficient and a moderate swordsman like many in his village. Although without a doubt it holds no candle to his Taijutsu ability.
Body Perfection
-Years of being the best, physically speaking, have given him the ideal body. He has toned himself and put so much effort into his body that it is a well oiled machine. His strength, although it he may look deceiving, is incredible as is his brute speed. Even for a Kage he is remarkably fast without the aid of jutsu. Although his strength is the most impressive, for without the aid of jutsu is often considered the strongest man alive, although mostly just whispered or boasted about around Shippu. He is the epitome of what hard work your entire life, most of which has been dedicated to Taijutsu and furthering his skill, has gotten him.
Chakra Pool:
-Tou’s chakra pool has been massive since birth, but over time it has grown even more enormous. Though he is not near the levels of a bijuu, his chakra supply is massive in it’s own right, much larger then a normal or even a special shinobi of a Jonin rank. It is truly ridiculous and when sensors catch him, he’s often mistaken for some kind of otherworldly creature for no one could ever possess such a chakra level. Not only that but he has incredible control over such a pool, able to manipulate it very well, due to his extensive Taijutsu training, he has been able to apply that to his chakra control.
Techniques:
S
Jigokuzuki [Hell Stab]
A[/u]
Raigā Bomu [Liger Bomb]
Rariatto [Lariat]
[Lightning Release Armor]
Raiton Tsuyoi Kanadzuchi [Lighting release: Mighty Hammer]
Raiton no Yoroi Boushi Ken[Lightning Armor Spinning Blade]
Raiton no Yoroi Enji no Jutsu [Lighting Release: Armor Expansion Technique]
Raiton Shunshin no Jutsu [Lightning Release Body Flicker]
B[/u]
Erubo [Elbow]
Raiton Marui Taku [Lighting Round House]
Seiteki Kai [Static Release]
Raigyaku Suihei [Lightning Oppression Horizontal]
Raiton no Yoroi Kougake [Lightning Armor Gauntlet]
Raiton no Yoroi Ken [Lightning Armor Blade]
Raiton Kichigai Dasshu [Lightning Release: Mad Dash]
C[/u]
Ōkashō [Cherry Blossom Impact]
Tsūtenkyaku [Heavenly Foot Of Pain]
Raiton Toukai [Lightning Destruction]
Kage Buyō [Shadow Dance]
Shishi Rendan [Lions Combo]
Ikazuchi Dageni [Thunder Strike Clap]
Baisuu Kobushi Kyoubou [Multiple Fist Frenzy]
Shifutii Hando Kyodanda [Shifty Hands Projectile Capture]
Sōfūshasan no Tachi [Manipulating Windmill Triple Blades]
D[/u]
Shunshin no Jutsu [Body Flicker]
Aian Kurō [Iron Claw]
Konoha Reppū [Leaf Gale]
E[/u]
Henge no Jutsu [Transformation Technique]
Bunshin no Jutsu [Clone Technique]
Nawanuke no Jutsu [Escape Technique]
Kawarimi no Jutsu [Substitution Technique]
Kakuremino no Jutsu [Cloak of Invisibility Technique]
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