Ashikaga, Kazuhiko [Konoha Chuunin]

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Ashikaga, Kazuhiko

"I will be remembered"

NAME:
Ashikaga, Kazuhiko

AGE:
19 (nineteen)

NICKNAME:
Kazu (informal)

Gender:
Male

RANK:
Chuunin

CLAN:
Senju

ORIGIN:
Hi no Kuni

VILLAGE:
Konoha

SPECIALTIES:
Ninjutsu
Taijutsu

ELEMENTS:
土 Doton
水 Suiton
木 Mokuton

VILLAGE INSIGNIA:
Belt Buckle

APPEARANCE

Kazuhiko is a young man of noble features and a gentleman by the social standard. He stands rather tall, though does not tower, at the height of five feet and eight inches. His weight is overly low and thus kept a secret, as many would consider him a near-anorexic and such a state of health is not befitting of a noble personage. Consequently his raw appearance leads to the impression that he is lithe, fast and nimble and indeed, his speed is a product of his slender physical form. In order to hide this knowledge from potential enemies however, Kazu often wears loose garments, though no aesthetic trick nor even his best efforts can fool a keen eye or a good ear, that needs but to listen or watch closely to the way he moves. At the same time, though pathetically thin unlike most 'common' men should be, the noble retains a muscular form: a testament to his specialisation in the martial arts.

Kazuhiko has a wonderfully picturesque face, appropriate to one of his heritage and wealth, which speaks of power and unattainable, god-like grace. Often-case lost in thought, it is commonplace for the youth to stare off absently, his lips constructed in an ambiguous, near-straight line that sways ever so slightly to mirror his thought process. His eyes are large, deep and golden - a fine mixture of Imperial Topaz and Scapolite. It is in his times of presence, that both his eyes and lips come to exert their full power; the prior burn wonderfully with a sense of insatiable curiosity and mysterious infallibility. His lips and particularly his smiles, are alive and earnest, displaying his perfect white teeth and the slight canine, wolf-like shape they attain. Kazu has a relatively small nose and a pair of rather thin, clearly opinionated eyebrows. His hair is brown-black, messy and unworthy of mention, with the exception of the slightest azure hue it is liable to display under the mysterious affections of sunlight.

Although in the past, Kazuhiko's fashion choice was so peculiar one could argue it was evidence to a deep-rooted, wealth-related eccentricism, recently he has undertaken a gradual deviation from this old, self-important style of unusual, exotic clothing to a new, more practical form of dress, reflecting his growing involvement with the shinobi world and consequently, his growing recognition of and comfort with his role as a shinobi. Whilst it is not necessarily rare to see him don a white collared shirt and long black coat, it is perhaps more common now, to see him favour an array of loose garments a-similar to those worn by Chunin or Jounin; on missions he will often don the vest associated with those ranks. Of course, he has a variety of styles, and depending on the situation, his clothing changes often - that is, his old way of dressing is still prominent, just perhaps more reserved for meetings and noble-interactions. His favourite accessory, for example, remains his ebony walking stick. Yet overall, Kazuhiko has become more open to variation and experimentation.

PERSONALITY

Kazuhiko can be best described as an enigma – a complex and almost chaotic mixture of feelings and thoughts, which make up an overly confusing and intricate personality. What makes his true persona so difficult to understand is the manner by which Kazuhiko was brought up. His parents, being rich and of noble birth, raised their only son in great luxury and encouraged a development of various traits, such as self-importance, adamancy and conceit. Thus, a significant part of the young man’s personality was manufactured and only through age and maturity, has he truly begun to develop, overcoming his artificial character. Indeed he has come to surpass many of the indoctrinated habits and personality quirks, becoming more ‘human’ as a result. Whether this is beneficial or detrimental, only the future can decide.

One of Kazuhiko’s defining traits is his pride. Having grown up to tales of greatness, to tales of his clan’s power and rich tradition, to tales of heroic Ashikaga leading the world to a better tomorrow, Kazuhiko was for many years blinded by an idealistic image of his family, and consequently, this fuelled his self-esteem, confidence and changed the way he viewed himself and others. For much of his adolescence, he believed himself superior to almost everyone else, yet it eventually came as a shock, for it became evident, that his family’s greatness was merely a huge hyperbole and that the truth was far different from his conceited view of the world. Though his confidence and pride remained intact, Kazuhiko’s eyes were opened to the fact that the great Ashikaga Clan had fallen, its obsessions, thirst for power and greed destroying a once illustrious name and image. This has bred his dislike and distaste for his kin, and it began a long process of attaining independence from his controlling family, which is still far from completion.

As expected of an heir to a powerful family, much effort was placed in Kazuhiko’s education, enhancing his natural intellect as well as instilling a unique charisma into him, seen through his quick and sharp tongue and the alluring, melodic voice with which he speaks. The young man is well versed in arguments and in rhetoric, bred to one day become a leader unlike the world has ever seen. His tutors pushed him to expand upon his memory and to attain a sense of perception, which he has since nurtured and which he has integrated into both the social and shinobi aspects of his life. Despite being taught to inspire loyalty with his sizeable charm and wit, Kazuhiko squandered such skills when he became bitter, disillusioned and cynical in his adolescence. Certain that his life was meaningless, that everything that there is to achieve in life was achieved for him, the young man fell into a curious state of angst and depression; only when he returned to his shinobi duties, did he once again feel like there was something to accomplish - something to aim for.

Despite displaying a degree of stubbornness that is a leftover product of his childhood, Kazuhiko is an extremely curious individual, that is, curious about and interested by people as well as knowledge - vast information of varying degrees of significance. In the past, he had shown a certain immaturity when it came to disagreements, yet since, Kazuhiko has grown to enjoy debates and arguments, having come to understand that they are merely devices for further intellectual progress. Whilst he still struggles with authority, meeting peers as well as superiors who had impressed him with their skill and personas, changed this. Since, his rebellious tendency has died down somewhat to an acceptable level. That is not to say that Kazuhiko is docile, rather that he has matured and opened his eyes to the workings of the world, even if these workings are not to his liking.

Kazuhiko is often characterised by the aura of calm and cool that he radiates. Although it's true that the young man has always been quite emotionally detached and had developed a calculated approach to most things long ago, age has developed this skill further. Since his turbulent, rebellious and bitter teenage era has passed, Kazuhiko is slowly edging towards a state of a serene, quiescent wisdom. His control over his emotions has improved drastically, and although he too suffers from mood swings and when the situation demands it, has a tendency to display a flavour of vivid emotions, he spends most of the time deep in thought or is otherwise mellow and quiet. Indeed, he has come a long way from his arrogant, obnoxious, younger-self.

COMBAT

Being both a highly intelligent individual and one versed in combat stratagem at that, yet also a young, fiery and energetic man, Kazuhiko is often categorised as extremely hard to fight alongside or fight against. Said to be exceedingly whimsical about his approach to each and every opponent, Kazu easily mixes aspects of Taijutsu with his wide and dangerous arsenal of Ninjutsu techniques, both of his Clan and of the Elements he possesses. His approaches often aim to understand the capacity and capabilities of his opponent, in which case clones, speech or other provocative means will be used to bring to light the opponent's skills (though this is not always how he will fight). From there, Kazu takes on a very selective and carefully planned approach, using the abilities and techniques he believes to be best suited to deal with his opponent.

However surprisingly, there is a very unusual 'hands-on' side and attitude to the Chuunin. He's not afraid of Hand-to-Hand Combat, nor is he afraid of trading Ninjutsu, or testing whose stronger or faster; in other words, Kazuhiko enjoys competition and wishes to test himself and his prowess against others. Although he doesn't have a photographic memory of any kind or likewise, an exceptional memory, Kazu is said to learn quickly whether from his mistakes or the mistakes of his enemy, often remembering, even if only the very bare details, of a Jutsu or a Style that the opponent has utilised. He's quick to pick up on Clans and, being observant, often realises when a trap or illusion is upon him. Therefore the longer the fight goes on, the more deadly Kazu becomes, as he grows to understand his opponent and his shortcomings.

SPECIAL CHARACTERISTICS

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HISTORY

The Ashikaga have always been proud of their past and traditions. A branch of the Senju, which eventually became its own independent entity, the Ashikaga have been recognised for their entrepreneurial skills more so than for their contributions to the village; indeed, some would even call them a business rather than a clan. To a large extent, this is quite accurate. Young members of the family are taught about the economy and ways of exploiting it as well as business practices, and are expected to contribute to the clan’s wealth and prove themselves financially able, by establishing their own businesses and seeing them grow and expand. When Kazuhiko was born, the Clan was already in its 10th generation, and things had changed drastically since the clan’s foundation. Whilst the Ashikaga had produced many talented shinobi, as the years passed more and more focus was placed on money, and indeed greed rather than honour, became the clan’s main focus. When Kazuhiko was born, he was taught independently of the shinobi system, and indeed, brought up to not only ignore the Academy, but also the Genin rank itself and as such, was raised with high expectations behind him.

As the only son of Ashikaga, Kokatsu a great focus was placed on Kazuhiko’s upbringing. He was surrounded at all times, by various tutors or specialists or learned-men, as well as noble and upper-class company. A vast knowledge was transferred upon him and he was taught the shinobi arts as well as the art of leading or fighting under duress; indeed, he was more than ready to become a chunin by the time he was of the (academy) graduating age. But young Kazuhiko was denied, perhaps rightly so, which put a great dent into his pride as well as made him bitter and threw him suddenly into an angst-filled adolescence stage of his life. Like many spoiled teenagers, he blamed the village for many years and yet also his parents as well as his family; he blamed many things, but never himself. Kazuhiko had few real friends, so he turned, perhaps somewhat ironically, to further training and spend much of his time reading or pursuing idle hobbies, such as playing instruments. He even partook in some vices, though fortunately did not develop an addiction of any kind. Whilst smoking became a habit of his for a few years, it was clear that he was deliberately doing so to show off his rebellious nature, but seeing as he gave up with relative ease as soon as the point was made, it’s doubtful that he was ever particularly fond of the drug.

Throughout his adolescent life, Kazuhiko was best characterised by his bitter attitude towards people. Convinced by his clan to act with a degree of superiority, this was magnified by the frustration he was filled with, so that he became utterly unbearable to almost anyone that wasn’t of his social class. At the same time, Kazuhiko pursued an oddly liberal lifestyle. He was always filled with a great curiosity and sought answers to many questions; he was always hungry for knowledge. People became interesting to him at some point, and he wished to understand them better, though of course this was not really intended to be a social endeavour. As such, although Kazuhiko never made new friends, he became aware of his own social capabilities. He found himself proficient in manipulation, something that he had done quite obliviously throughout the majority of his life, but now could consciously utilise. He saw that his voice had a charming quality about it and that his vast knowledge could easily impress others and grant him a favourable impression. Although he would not admit it at the time, though he considered his interactions a mere social experiment, the youth secretly enjoyed it all. As much as he tried to change this, Kazuhiko was human and had human instincts that no quantity of frustration or bitterness could erase.

A great change in Kazuhiko could be seen starting around his sixteenth birthday. Whatever the reason, the noble began a process of transformation. It is unknown whether he came to realise the sad state in which he was in, or came to enjoy the company of others too much or perhaps wished to rejoin the ranks of shinobi, but by the time he was seventeen and indeed rejoined the military, he was a changed man, though of course many of his detrimental traits had still remained.

However becoming a shinobi brought a great change. Kazuhiko’s position as a genin installed a degree of previously unfound humbleness into his character. He begrudgingly came to understand his position in the system, and through meeting various interesting and strong individuals, he saw that the system wasn’t necessarily wrong; for the first time in many years, he saw that he was weaker than others, that he had much to learn and that there was much ahead of him. It was refreshing to have a goal again, to feel hope and not frustration, to see gain in actual social interactions and slowly but surely, create bonds with his peers. Although the change wouldn’t be instantaneous, Kazuhiko began to smile again and laugh and care for someone other than himself. He didn’t necessarily shed all of his bad traits and habits, but certainly, he became more amiable and more bearable, and indeed some would even say, friendly and trustworthy. Indeed, Kazuhiko developed a somewhat new view on life that brought much relief to the village, which was plagued in the past by his bitter, dark figure. That Kazuhiko was gone and the newly-born young man wanted nothing to do with his old-self...

Little did he know that war was on the doorstep and things would be changed forever...

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Ashikaga, Kazuhiko's
Arsenal

Name: Genin Kit
Rank: C
Quantity: 1
Contents: 6 Kunai, 10 Shuriken, 9 Senbon, 10 Makibishi, 4 Exploding Notes, 3 Exploding Pouches, 3 Smoke Pellets, 12m String, 1 Windmill Shuriken, 1 File & Scissor.

Name: Ebony Walking Stick
Rank: D
Type: Close Range
Quantity: 1
Description: A simple walking stick or cane made from ebony wood, which makes it sturdy enough to aid an old man in supporting his body (or else be used as a fashionable accessory). Although it is not designed to be a weapon, a skilled individual can put it to a good use, due to its relative lightness, durability and long reach, which allows for quick strikes. It's only decoration is its golden handle.

◊ ACADEMY JUTSU

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◊ NON-ELEMENTAL JUTSU [2]

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◊ DOTON JUTSU [8]

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◊ SUITON JUTSU [12]

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◊ MOKUTON JUTSU [10]

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◊ KONOHA-SPECIFIC JUTSU [1]

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◊ TAI JUTSU [6]

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◊ SUMMONS

Arashi 嵐 {Storm}:

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Hey thur !! Your application looks very nice ^^ There's kinda only one thing I see that I would like to point out. I would like to see a bit of a longer personality.. I've liked to have 600 words when people apply for a clan.

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Edited ^^

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(1/2) approved.

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You're missing your face claim section.

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Done ^^

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2/2 Approved

Go make an account here.

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