by Sleeping Lion Wed Apr 01, 2020 4:24 am
To the very depths I have sunk,
My soul steeped in spite and rotten to the core.
The self righteous hide behind "Justice",
But I need no such mask, Guest.
Name: Jin, Saiya
Age: 21
Gender: Male
Village: Konohagakure No Sato
Rank: D Class || Genin
Title: Legion
Clan: Korikane
Bloodline: N/A
Element(s): Raiton || Doton || Shōton [Affinity]
Skill(s): Ninjutsu || Summoning
Stats
- Strength:D
- Constitution: D
- Stamina: C
- Speed: D
- Coordination: D
- Intelligence: C
- Perception: D
Unique Abilities: One-handed Seals: Pretty straightforward. A player may weave hand seals with only one hand. This results in a one tier loss of Coordination for that hand regarding hand seals.
Mo-Money: A player may start off with additional income, which the max amount correlates to the player's starting rank. Upon doing so 50% of all future income counts towards that sum with an interest of 50% as well. [100,000 Ryo]
Experience Advantage: A player may start with more experience that can be applied to their total. This amount may never be enough to advance into the next class and can always fall short by 1 experience. Doing this will put the player in debt, thus all generated experience must go towards paying off that experience debt before it can be applied anywhere else.
This can also be done if a player only wishes to gain a little more experience at the start. If the player chooses to start with equal or less than 50% experience for their next class requirement only half of the generated experience will go towards this debt. This UA can only be taken at creation and may not be added later. [250 EXP]
Appearance: Saiya is a tall man with red hair that spikes backwards in a windswept way. While most of his hair is red, a portion of it in the back is brown. A noticeable trait of his appearance is the mask he wears, which obscures his eyes and upper face. This mask is whitish-tan with red, Japanese style, flame-like symbols decorating the front, brown beast-like-ear pieces of cloth on the top of both sides, and two slits on each side, presumably to allow for vision.
Saiya wears a long-sleeved black trench coat with slit sleeves and more red designs and a white symbol on the left side. His trench coat is red on the inside with red flame-like accents at the bottom and a large emblem on the back, with a white tulip design covered by a red rose design. He wears long black pants and black shoes that are red on the bottom, and black gloves with more red emblems on their forehand, appearing to be a variant of the Greek letter Ω (Omega), the last letter in the Greek alphabet. He wears a black belt with white domino marks on it. His appearance generally consists of black and red.
History: Once upon a time, there was a little ninja that could! What he could do, he didn't do, and what he did do, he shouldn't have done. His days were filled with happiness, sunshine, and rainbows out the ass. He positively skipped everywhere he went, and the world was just so ha-- Sorry. I can't do that anymore. The false happiness is gonna make me puke.
This story isn't filled with happiness. There are no fucking rainbows, no eternal sunshine and no ponies talking to each other about what a wonderful day it is to go on a picnic. If you're looking for that, you're in the wrong place. No, this story is a bit darker than most, and not for the 'faint of heart'. Or, I could be just completely bullshitting you. Time will tell if you are capable of separating the truth from my ramblings. For now, please have a seat-- no, not that one. That one is reserved for the porcupine.
The story begins like so many others: a man and a woman. His father was a retired Anbu captain from Suna who wanted a quiet life: His mother was a seamstress from a small town outside of Suna. Together they built a life outside the busy walls of Suna, one where they could live out their days in happiness. Jin Tenji was tired of the political posing and in-fighting of his family, tired of the looks of contempt that he and his wife, Reimei Uzumaki, received from the other Jin. He moved himself and his wife to her home village. Tenji used his skills as a shinobi to become a hunter for his family, providing them with a wealth of food while Reimei was able to save them money by using her skills as a seamstress to keep the family clothed. Together, they built themselves a simple yet beautiful life.
Imagine their joy some three years into their wedded bliss when Reimei announced to Tenji and their close friends that she was carrying their first child. Tenji quickly wrote home to his family, excited about the bundle of joy on the way. Tenji's father was overwhelmed with joy-- but not many other people of the clan were happy. They did not like the prospect of their 'pure blood' being mixed with that of commoners, yet no one would dare voice their opinions against Tenji's father. But nothing could stop the sour expressions and mocking tones that were given to the couple when the elder Jin's back was turned as the young couple came to visit.
After nine months, Reimei gave birth to a bouncing baby boy, one whom she named Saiya. The child was born healthy with a head of white hair, much to his parents' shock. Thinking nothing of it, Tenji, Reimei, and Saiya lived happily together for years. As the child grew older, Tenji taught Saiya how to fend for himself in the wild; to hunt and track game, how to formulate traps with Fuinjutsu for smaller animals and the like, which Saiya took to like a fish to water. By the time the child was nine, he was spending several days a week camping in the nearby forest, coming home with enough small games to supplement his father's earnings. It was also around this time that Tenji taught Saiya Kyujutsu, or the art of archery as well as basic practice in Kenjutsu (strictly for the purpose of self defense against some of the larger creatures of the forest). Under his father's tutelage, Saiya's skills grew to be comparable to that of a genin shinobi.
On a personal level, Saiya was not one to always play nice with others. On the days that he went to the market with his mother, Saiya was in charge of watching the stall while Reimei handled the money. After a particularly nasty incident in which most of their trade was stolen, as a precaution, Saiya always rigged his stall with Fuinjutsu traps. As the thieves would attempt to steal skins from the stall, they'd find themselves rooted in place and staring down the shaft of an arrow until they either paid or were arrested. He had no mercy for would-be thieves -- even the children. An arrow launched near the foot to snare them with Fuinjutsu, followed by another to 'heat' their feet until they returned what they attempted to steal. As time passed, thieves grew wary of the child and his mother when they came into town, avoiding them entirely out of fear for their own safety; the child was less forgiving as he grew older. What were once simple traps designed to protect his wares evolved into more sinister displays of brilliance -- fingers were often lost, sometimes a whole hand. Of course, Saiya would return the appendages -- after the local police were informed.
It would be these 'incidents' that would prove to be the downfall of the happy family. The local mob boss was not happy with this little 'rebellion'. Other merchants, seeing a mere teenager protect his wares in such a way, were refusing to be exploited. Deciding that the best way to stop this newfound bravery was to make an example of the Saiya and his mother, the boss ordered his men to follow the family home and ambush them.
As the family settled down to dinner at dusk, there came a knock at the door. As Tenji got up to answer the door, the windows of their cabin were smashed inward, through which numerous armed thugs jumped through. The men, expecting to only see Saiya and his mother, were shocked to see the enraged Sharingan of Tenji, who promptly began to beat the life of the nearest thug with the door of their cabin. Tenji ordered Saiya and Reimei to get out of the house-- something that Saiya was able to accomplish with a bit of a struggle. Miraculously, the teen was able to snatch up his bow and quiver before grabbing his shrieking mother and pulling her with him through a window as Tenji covered their escape. Several of the thugs got out of the cabin to follow the duo as the cabin erupted into flames...
For the three men following Saiya and Reimei, life was about to take a fatal turn for the worse. Saiya and his mother fled into the parts of the forest that were laced with various hunting traps. The following hours were relatively simple for Saiya. He waited amongst the treetops until a trap had been activated, before moving closer and firing arrows into the unfortunate soul who had been caught. Once the last man was dead, Reimei and Saiya made their way to the main road, and traveled to Suna. Once there, the duo met with Tenji's father, explaining what happened. The elder Jin allowed them to remain in his house until the situation had been handled.
When Tenji's father returned a week later with news of the mobs 'sudden' vanishing in a sea of flames, he offered Reimei and Saiya a place to stay until they were able to get back on their feet. Reimei declined, opting to instead go back to her own home town of Hachō, with Saiya deciding to go along with her. Reimei herself had no family to speak of, but was determined to make it on her own with her son. As a precaution, they changed their surnames to keep any remnants of the old mafia from tracking them down.
So far, they have lived in peace, with Saiya taking up the role of providing food for them, and Reimei opening a small shop for them to sell in. Life was good for quite a while, until Reimei took ill. With no one to look after the shop because Saiya had to look after her, the pair soon were running low on funds. Desperate to find a solution, Saiya began to take on odd jobs to provide for them. That is, until he was approached by a man named Yurei with the promise of a job, housing, and someone to look after his mother constantly. Seeing no other solution, Saiya took up the man's offer.
The deal that Yurei proposed was simple; Reimei would be taken care of at a temple within Kaminari no Kuni, where Saiya would be free to visit her at any time. In exchange, Saiya was to simply live his life as normal, and when Yurei called upon him, Saiya would be expected to answer. Saiya, seeing no other alternative, accepted the conditions readily, without even questioning.
With his mother taken care of, Saiya left to pursue the life of a shinobi in Sunagakure for a brief time using the skills his father taught him in his young life. He was quickly able to impress the teachers of the shinobi academy who recommended him to be placed into advanced courses due to his prior knowledge.
Personality: "Please, do not mistake my silence for ignorance, my calmness for acceptance, nor my kindness for weakness."
Saiya is a quiet individual, an introverted and reflective soul. He does not speak unless spoken to, nor does he speak without thinking first. The outcome of this patient approach to socializing is often a witty remark, or wise saying. Even then, his responses are short. His voice is soft, almost fragile, as if he is shy. His quietness often sets him apart. His elders often said that he would grow up to be "the strong, silent type". He is a thinker, not in the battle sense, but philosophical, due to the teachings that the monks of the Monastery instilled in him. He’s polite and even gracious, particularly to people who treat him with respect. Those who do not treat him this way or those who insult him should know he will not hesitate to spit words of venom and bile in response and, when necessary, punch out a few teeth.
"Remember that guy that gave up? Yea, neither does anybody else."
Saiya takes his training seriously. There have been many times that he's gone out to train in the morning and not returned until well after sunset. While not power-hungry like most of his kin, he does believe in pushing himself past his limits. He lives by the philosophy of "If you place limits on yourself, then they will spread over into the rest of your life. There are no limits; hard work pays off -- you get what you put in. So why stop?" Saiya will try his best to train with multiple partners, just to increase his effectiveness in battle against different styles. He often practices jutsu and taijutsu combinations for hours on end, simply because he wishes to use them to their most effective potential i.e, practicing a jutsu to the point that he no longer needs to speak the jutsu's name to use it.
"Be polite. Be professional. Have a plan to kill everyone you meet."
In combat, Saiya tends to remain silent under the motto 'I'm not here to talk with you. If I am sent to the front line, then my orders are clear: I am to end your life by any means necessary, even if it costs me my own." In his eyes, the people who boast in battle annoy him greatly, often to the point of him breaking his code of silence to scream at them to shut up and let their skills do the talking. In battle, he often forgos speaking a jutsu's name, just to throw his opponent's off balance or even weaving false hand seals to confuse an opponent.
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