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Nara Tousha [Artist by nature, killer by instinct, poet by accident, and vagabond by choice] |
General Information
Age: 40 Gender: Male Height: 5'10'' Weight: 184 lbs Physical Features: Like most Nara, Tousha has pale skin, thin eyes, black hair, and a resting stern expression. Face/head: Thin eyes, bold brow, stubbly beard. Long, black hair usually tied back into a loose ponytail. Body: Medium build, modest among Shinobi of his caliber. Despite his age Tousha's body is lean and deceptively strong. Notable Features/Habits: Feint scar across forehead, various scars riddling body. His hair is also notoriously unruly when not pulled back into a ponytail. He often rubs at his beard or runs a thumb along the scar on his forehead in an absent minded way. His smile is often lazy and carefree. ClothesShow
When traveling and hoping to remain anonymous Tousha wears simple and durable clothing, including a dark, collared cloak that drapes heavily over his left side, a dark circular hat with a wide brim, slim, dark pants that are tied off at the bottom with light grey cloth and dark open-toed ninja sandals. Tousha's Konoha uniform consists of a dark and light grey flak jacket with a tall collar, a black shinobi shirt with an extended left sleeve adorned with the kanji for "Hokage," black ninja trousers tied off at the end with white cloth, black open-toed ninja sandals and a decorative waist sash emblazoned with red-winged blackbirds. The Nara clan symbol is sewn into the shorter right sleeve of his shirt. Tousha's casual wardrobe includes long sleeved Shinobi shirts of black, dark gray, or navy blue, most of which emblazoned with either Konoha's or the Nara clan's symbols, or sometimes both. He also prefers Shinobi trousers or scandalously short shorts. PortraitShow Konoha's Vagabond - Nara Tousha PersonalityShow
Tousha is not a man easily understood or defined. He is both level headed and unstable, modest and annoyingly arrogant, respectful and rude, honest and sly. The Shinobi loves to make people laugh almost as much as he loves laughing and he'll never say no to a good story, even if he's heard it before. He's a man who firmly believes that life shouldn't be taken too seriously despite falling apart at seemingly insignificant things. He enjoys drinking but dislikes being drunk, and vastly prefers the company of women over men. He’s also a sucker for tea, but hates the cheap powdered stuff. The Bannin is generally a peace-loving man who will almost always try to talk his way out of fighting, though he dislikes insulting his opponents by refusing an adamant challenge. He finds little satisfaction in combat but won’t shy away from it when he needs to. The Bannin always maintains a shadow of respect for his opponents, almost seeming polite and familiar despite fighting to the best of his ability. Even when fighting powerful opponents Tousha rarely loses his cool, going as far as making small talk or joking around with them. If an opponent pushes him far enough to find his temper, usually by opposing his standards of honor and integrity, Tousha’s mood becomes dark and resentful. As a leader and mentor, Tousha believes that he should share a feeling of familiarity and equality with those that hold a rank beneath him. He never acts superior towards anyone and often diminishes unnecessary or unwarranted praise with humility and poise. And if there's one thing the Bannin hates more than being put on a pedestal he doesn't think he deserves, it's formality. When faced with on overly formal person, regardless of the position of power they hold, Tousha will speak to them as he does everyone else. Hopes/Dreams: Finding a new perspective, improving the reputation of Shinobi kind, drinking the perfect cup of tea. Fears: Losing his daughter, failing his village and comrades, becoming apathetic. Combat Mentality: Prefers mid range, though capable of close and long range combat. Versatile Ninjutsu specialist, relies on speed and polished chakra control over brute strength. Able to easily adapting to teammates regardless of familiarity, prefers non lethal solutions if possible. Aliases: The Blackbird, Konoha's Vagabond, Shadow Eater. |
Battle Information Village: Konohagakure no Sato Rank: Chakra Pool: 40 Endurance: 30 Control: 50 Strength: 30 Speed: 50 Willpower: 50 Specialist: 50 Companions: (0/1) Primary Affinity: Katon EquipmentShow
Ninjato - Straight edged blade, simple but expertly crafted. Blade measures 24 inches. Sheathed diagonally behind lower back. Jutte - Defensive weapon used to catch blades, sports sharpened point. Blade measures 8 inches. Sheathed on cloth belt, left hip. Tanto - Short, straight blade. Hidden at the end of Ninjato sheath, blade measures 8 inches. Thigh holster: - 4x kunai - 2x kunai with the Charge Fuuinjutsu • Replacement Seal seal - 2x explosive tag kunai - 8x shuriken - 1x small storage scroll storing 15x Kunai Back ninja pouch: - 3x steel wire, coiled into spools of 25 feet - 2x smoke bomb - 2x flash bomb - 1x scroll with the *Charge Fuuinjutsu • Doppelgänger Trap seal - Basic medical kit, includes gauze, burn ointment, needle and thread, medical tape, bandages Back hip holster: - 8x sticky explosive tags - 5x dummy explosive tags Flak jacket: - 2x kunai sheathed at low back - 2x kunai sheathed on right side Eight Gates: Aperture FormationShow
Through years of diligent training and mastering the art of controlling chakra by necessity, Tousha has unlocked the ability to hyperfocus the chakra passing through his own chakra network by altering the Eight Gates. The Eight Gates primarily act as a natural, biological failsafe, preventing anyone from utilizing so much of their potential energy that it causes bodily harm. Rather than releasing these Gates entirely Tousha is able to narrow the openings that allow chakra to flow through the body at these key junctions, effectively concentrating his chakra network and allowing him to push beyond the normal bounds of Chakra Control. While the Eight Gates: Aperture Formation is in effect Tousha is granted several benefits and the main channels of his chakra network become semi-visible, glowing with a subtle, light blue energy, due to the highly concentrated amount of chakra flowing through them. With each level of Gate narrowing, this visible chakra-hued glow becomes more and more noticeable and widespread. Aperture Settings - F2 (10 Mastery) - The Eight Gates narrow slightly, somewhat improving chakra control: +5 Control - F4 (20 Mastery) - The Eight Gates narrow a moderate amount, improving chakra control and allowing the user to effectively burn less chakra to equal effect due to the high concentration of chakra flow: +5 Control, +5 Chakra Pool - F8 (30 Mastery) - The Eight Gates narrow significantly, improving chakra control, chakra efficiency, and and Endurance due to the high concentration of chakra saturating the body: +5 Control, +5 Chakra Pool, +5 Endurance - F16 (40 Mastery) - The Eight Gates narrow greatly, improving chakra control, chakra efficiency, bodily endurance, and speed output: +5 Control, +5 Chakra Pool, +5 Endurance, +5 Speed - F22 (50 Mastery) - The Eight Gates narrow almost entirely, improving chakra control, greatly improving efficiency, bodily endurance, and speed output: +5 Control, +10 Chakra Pool, +5 Endurance, +5 Speed |
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First Ability | Shadow InfusionShow Due to Tousha's masterful chakra control he has unlocked the ability to infuse elemental chakra and even his own body with Nara chakra. This results in Kōnton (Dusk Release) when applied to elemental jutsu and his physical person, which alters the effects of what is infused in various ways. It should be noted that any partial transformations of Tousha's body cannot be maintained for more than 2 posts and can even result in physical harm if maintained for any substantial amount of time.
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Second Ability | Eight Gates: Aperture FormationShow Through years of diligent training and mastering the art of controlling chakra by necessity, Tousha has unlocked the ability to hyperfocus the chakra passing through his own chakra network by altering the Eight Gates.
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Concentrations (18/18) | |
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Ninjutsu | Shadow ManipulationShow Shadow Manipulation Less of an element and more like a specialty, the members of the Nara Clan are able to manipulate both their own shadows and shadows in the surrounding area. This chakra allows them to use various techniques that allow them to create effective traps to use against an opponent as long as there is enough light in the area to create the shadows needed to do so. If there is absolutely no light present in the area of the Nara member, they are unable to use their shadow techniques. Requires an above average Instinct and Control for the character's rank. The range at a clan member can manipulate shadows is dependent on their control stat: 6: Can control their own shadow. 12: Can manipulate shadows in a 1 meter area. 18: 5 meter area. 24: 10 meter area. 30: 15 meter area. 36: 20 meter area. 42: 25 meter area. 48: 30 meter area. KatonShow Katon Affinity A character with this concentration is able to utilize Katon, and can make and use any custom or archived jutsu that require the Katon affinity. Katon has a passive ignition effect. Passive (Ignition)Show Katon's effect is ignition, which means that all katon jutsu, regardless of effect, start and spread fire from their source. Once a jutsu has been performed, the fire from the jutsu spreads at 1/3rd the speed of the technique, rounded down. That means a C-rank katon jutsu that moves at 13 speed would create subsequent fires that spread at 4 speed. These secondary fires require flammable material to continuously spread, otherwise they will burn out on their own. Additionally, the strength of burns on organic material from katon jutsu is determined by the strength of the technique 15-24 Strength: Second Degree Burns 25-34 Strength: Third Degree Burns 35+ Strength: Fourth Degree Burns RaitonShow Raiton Affinity A character with this concentration is able to utilize Raiton, and can make and use any custom or archived jutsu that require the Raiton affinity. Raiton has a shocking effect. Passive (Shocking)Show Raiton has the effect of shocking, which means causes it's effect to be diffuse upon impact. In organic material, this causes nervous stimulation which results in numbness, tingling, loss of sensation, and sometimes paralysis. In inorganic material, this means that the strength of the jutsu diffuses across an area 2x the size of the attack. In a jutsu that creates a lightning ball 2m in diameter, if it struck a wall the size of the attack would cover a 4m area. Additionally, the strength of the nervous effect on organic material from raiton jutsu is determined by the strength of the technique. 15-24 Strength: Loss of Sensation 25-34 Strength: Localized Paralysis 35+ Strength: Diffuse Paralysis SankatonShow Sankaton Affinity A character with this concentration is able to utilize Sankaton, and advanced form of Katon, and can make and use any custom or archived jutsu that require the Sankaton affinity. Sankaton has an eroding effect. Those without the Elemental Specialization cannot make custom Sankaton jutsu. Passive (Erode)Show Sankaton is an incorporeal element that comes in the form of a fine red haze, that exudes warmth, and has the ability to erode. Anything physical that comes in contact with Sankaton is eaten by the energy, which consumes the Sankaton. This gives Sankaton incredibly powerful offensive and defensive capabilities. Sankaton jutsu are notoriously draining, and are known to push the user to the absolute limit. Sankaton jutsu are limited in size by their control prerequisite, which can make them difficult to use effectively. Sankaton is unaffected by energy based elements, and the two simply pass through them. This makes Sankaton's strength, and it's weakness non-matter based elements.
FuutonShow Fuuton Affinity A character with this concentration is able to utilize Fuuton, and can make and use any custom or archived jutsu that require the Fuuton affinity. Fuuton has an cutting effect. Passive (Cutting)Show Fuuton has a natural cutting property to it, that exists in all jutsu unless otherwise stated. This gives fuuton a unique opportunity to strike with additional power, and to act as a offensive defense. Regardless of their purpose fuuton jutsu passively cut with no distinct pattern at 1/2 the strength of the technique rounded down unless otherwise stated. This means if someone punched a 20 strength fuuton wall, they would get cuts on their hand applied with 10 strength. This also means that fuuton jutsu specifically designated to cut things can create devastating wound by essentially striking twice. Fuuinjutsu: Storage and ForceShow
This user is able to utilize Storage Fuuinjutsu and Force Fuuinjutsu, making it possible for them to utilize any jutsu with the Storage or Force Classification. Storage Fuuinjutsu can be used to store supplies, weapons, armor, or anything in between. Force Fuuinjutsu are used to release, counteract, and capture energy. Fuuinjutsu: Charge and AugmentShow
This user is able to utilize Charge & Augment Fuuinjutsu, making it possible for them to utilize any jutsu with the Charge Classification. Charge Fuuinjutsu are used to create jutsu-like effects using seals. Augment Fuuinjutsu are used to enhance or limit the power of whatever they are placed on.
Elemental Jutsu: Advanced ChannelingShow
This user has superb chakra control, and has learned to perform jutsu by channeling, without the use of hand seals. The user can channel any elemental Ninjutsu that is designed to be channel, and there are no specified parameters in which a jutsu must fall to be channeled by this method.
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Taijutsu | PerceptionShow The fundamental skill of [Perception] describes the user’s practiced methods of more keenly focusing their senses for a short time. This facilitates their use of related Taijutsu.
Sword WeaponsShow The fundamental skill of [Sword Weapons] indicates the user’s proficiency with swords and sword-like weapons such as knives, daggers, sword-breakers and the like. This facilitates their use of related Taijutsu. Deft HandsShow The fundamental skill of [Deft Hands] indicates the user’s proficiency with using their hands in very specific and complex movements, like sleight of hand and targeting very small and specific points on an opponent’s body. This facilitates their use of related Taijutsu in various ways.
StealthShow The fundamental skill of [Stealth] describes the user’s proficiency in remaining silent, unseen and unnoticed as they go about tasks. This facilitates their use of related Taijutsu.
AcrobaticsShow The fundamental skill of [Acrobatics] includes the user’s ability to contort their body into unfamiliar positions in order to avoid attacks, as well as the user’s ability to fall safely and perform Ukemi and other feats of gymnastics. This facilitates their use of related Taijutsu.
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Genjutsu |
Sight InitiationShow
This user has learned to use visual cues to initiate genjutsu. Allowing them to perform actions, or draw the eyes to something to capture their targets in a genjutsu.
Sound InitiationShow
This user has learn to use sound cues to initiate genjutsu. Allowing them to create sounds and sustain sounds to capture their targets in a genjutsu.
Touch InitiationShow
This user has learn to use physical sensations to initiate genjutsu. Allowing them to physical touch the target, or touch them with objects to capture their targets in genjutsu.
Status GenjutsuShow
This user has learned how to utilize Status Genjutsu that impose mental and cognitive effects on their target.
Warp GenjutsuShow This user has learned to combine the basics of Status and Illusion genjutsu, allowing them to use single techniques to create sensory illusions, as well as status changes on their target.
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History
BiographyShow
Nara Tousha: A Brief History
Tousha was born in the spring to an inconsequential Nara couple. At least, inconsequential to the world of the Shinobi. His father had served Konoha as a Genin for many years but retired to pursue a simpler life with a kind and caring Nara woman. Together they would open a simple tea shop that would quickly become beloved by the people of the Hidden Leaf Village. A few years after becoming married the couple would have a child, a boy with the jet black hair of his mother and the stern brow of his father. Like any new parents they shared a great hope that their child would grow up to be successful and happy, regardless of whichever path he decided to walk. Though appearing unordinary and typical in his first few years, to his parents nothing could be further from the truth.
It was common for representatives from the Ninja Academy to survey and inspect children birthed into the dozens of Shinobi Houses and Clans each year. The choice to join the academy was ultimately up to the children and their parents, but records were always meticulously kept regarding the innate abilities of Konoha’s youth for the sake of thoroughness. Tousha’s parents proudly watched as an Academy instructor ran through a few simple tests to determine the young boy’s aptitude. To the instructor's surprise the Nara child possessed a rare and unique chakra signature, one so versatile that he would ultimately be able to utilize all of the basic Chakra Natures. And, to his further surprise, Tousha had inherited the ability to combine these chakra elements with the Nara Clan’s shadow techniques from his mother’s side, a power that hadn’t been seen in generations.
Despite such potential, Tousha’s parents were saddened to hear that the instructor also concluded that the boy’s chakra reserves were so limited that performing even basic jutsu could completely deplete his chakra. It would be too dangerous to the child’s health to allow him into the Academy, and that would be the end of it. It would be years before Tousha’s parents told him about his innate powers, provoked by the young boy asking questions about his friends joining the Ninja Academy and learning peculiar tricks. Any other child may have been satisfied with avoiding learning something that could have easily killed him, but Tousha didn’t like being told he couldn’t do something. So, without his parents knowledge, Tousha starting asking his friends questions about the tricks they were learning. And, more dangerously, Tousha started trying to replicate them.
It wouldn’t be long before Tousha found himself in the hospital. After attempting to complete a simple clone technique, the boy’s limited chakra reserves were very nearly drained. Most of the children who had egged him on ran home, frightened of being punished, but a Nara boy, Tanshi, ran to his instructor instead. Together they brought Tousha to The Leaf’s medical facilities and managed to save his life. Upon hearing this news the boy’s parents were as furious as they were scared. They were about to forbid the young Nara from ever attempting anything like this again, but Tanshi’s instructor stepped forward and introduced himself as Mimota Hiroto, one of the Academy’s newest and youngest instructors. He explained that, given his parents consent, he would personally monitor Tousha and help him become a fine Shinobi. When asked why he would go to such lengths to help their child Hiroto simply stated that he saw himself in Tousha, and that such tenacity would make for an excellent student. Besides, better to safely keep tabs on the young Nara because more likely than not the boy would try to perform jutsu on his own again.
Reluctantly, and to Tousha’s delight, his parents agreed to admit their only child to the Ninja Academy under the agreement that Hiroto would personally see to his development.
Tousha’s first months at the Academy were grueling. Though the boy possessed great chakra flexibility and an impressive stubbornness, his stamina was less than lacking. Even the simplest technique would often leave the boy winded, despite his natural ability to control the shaping of chakra. In fact, Tousha quickly caught on to just about any subject the Academy could throw at him. Mathematics, physics, Genjutsu, Taijutsu, creative problem solving, regardless of the subject Tousha seemed to learn well and fast. He rarely found himself at the top of the class in these subjects, but he never strayed far from it. A few days a week after classes Tousha would report to Hiroto for additional training. His instructor’s rules were simple: Tousha would never try to mold chakra outside of the Academy without explicit permission, and he would always stop when he was told to stop. Patience never sat well with Tousha, but the alternative was far more frustrating than anything Hiroto could throw at him.
Slowly, meticulously, Tousha began to improve. Like any muscle a Shinobi’s chakra supply could be worked to its limit, only to regrow stronger than before.
Despite his chakra stores still being lesser than that of most of his graduating class, Tousha was raised to the rank of Genin alongside many of his childhood friends, including Tanshi. He would be placed on a squad with two other Genin, neither of which he had any complaints about. They would be lead by a recently promoted Jounin; his instructor, Hiroto. Together they would go from competent to skilled, eventually becoming powerful enough to enter the Chuunin exams. To no one’s surprise the entire team excelled in the exams, and each one would be granted the rank of Chuunin after their first attempt. His parents’ pride was only matched by that of his instructor, guiding the young Nara as best he could along the way.
Years would pass before Hiroto would start to show signs of illness. Now in his late teens, Tousha would notice subtle changes in his instructor’s movements, as if simple movements were becoming more strained. The Nara would eventually gather the courage to confront his instructor, and was shocked to learn that Hiroto had been fighting against a neurological disease for several years. The disease itself attacked the Jounin’s nervous system, slowly eroding it and making otherwise practiced movements more and more difficult. Only his wife and the Hokage knew of the disease, but Hiroto had been told that once the disease began compromising not only his own but his team’s safety, that he would be forced to retire. Tousha decided to keep this information to himself, not wanting to end the career of the man who helped him overcome his own limitations. It wouldn’t be until just over a year later, when Hiroto’s impaired reflexes nearly killed one of the Nara’s teammates, that Tousha went to the Hokage.
Hiroto was furious. Being forced to retire from his life as a Shinobi broke the man Tousha called Sensei and friend, turning him into a different person nearly overnight. For months Tousha would avoid his company, relishing in missions that would keep him from the village for as long as possible. Though it made him feel like a coward, Tousha knew it was for the best. He figured that Hiroto needed time to think, and to come to terms with what had happened. That maybe the time apart would quell his anger. Tousha would be right in that, but when Hiroto’s anger eventually faded he was left a shell of a man, his disease progressing faster than expected due to his physical inactivity. A heavy depression would weigh down on the Jounin, and would ultimately drive him to attempting to take his own life.
The evening Hiroto planned to end his life was the same day Tousha decided to pay a visit. He would find the house empty, or so he thought. From upstairs Tousha would hear a loud thud and a groan. The Chuunin bolted up the stairs and threw open his sensei’s door only to find the man on the floor, desperately clutching at the handle of a knife. He was attempting to shove the blade into his own chest, but couldn’t find the strength to keep hold of the weapon. At first Tousha moved to take the blade away, but Hiroto refused to hand it over and wailed when the Nara made any motion to stop him from carrying out the suicide. Hiroto would begin begging Tousha to help him end his own life, that he wanted to die before his mind became trapped in a useless body. Tousha thought of the Jounin’s wife, who had recently become pregnant, and stopped himself from carrying out his sensei’s wish.
The last time Tousha would see his sensei would be watching a group of Konoha medical ninja carrying him off to the hospital, pleading for them to end his life.
Tousha would find solace in his work as a Shinobi, welcoming anything that would distract him from the guilt he felt towards not helping his sensei. Years would pass, he would fall in love, he would father a daughter, become a Jounin and then, unexpected to even himself, Tousha would be chosen to take the trials to become the next Hokage. He would pass these trials and become one of the youngest Hokage in Konoha history at the age of 26. He would retain his title for over a dozen years, all the while making enemies of the Konoha’s Council due to his laid back attitude and progressive ideals. It would be shortly after a Missing Ninja attack on the village led by Fushinko Yaku that the Council would blackmail Tousha into stepping down from Kage, claiming that they and several Clan Heads would use him as a scapegoat for the lack of defenses that allowed the attack to succeed in the first place. They also threatened to make life difficult for his daughter, Sin, if he refused to step down.
Tired from years of fighting the Council and growing restless from the duties of Hokage, Tousha agreed. It would be shortly after his fall from Kage that Tousha would decide to leave the village for a time. Not out of malice, but to see the world and find a new Shinobi way. It would be years before the Bannin would return to the Hidden Leaf, having experienced countless adventures on his travels across the Great Shinobi Nations.
But that’s a story for another time, and another place.
Tousha was born in the spring to an inconsequential Nara couple. At least, inconsequential to the world of the Shinobi. His father had served Konoha as a Genin for many years but retired to pursue a simpler life with a kind and caring Nara woman. Together they would open a simple tea shop that would quickly become beloved by the people of the Hidden Leaf Village. A few years after becoming married the couple would have a child, a boy with the jet black hair of his mother and the stern brow of his father. Like any new parents they shared a great hope that their child would grow up to be successful and happy, regardless of whichever path he decided to walk. Though appearing unordinary and typical in his first few years, to his parents nothing could be further from the truth.
It was common for representatives from the Ninja Academy to survey and inspect children birthed into the dozens of Shinobi Houses and Clans each year. The choice to join the academy was ultimately up to the children and their parents, but records were always meticulously kept regarding the innate abilities of Konoha’s youth for the sake of thoroughness. Tousha’s parents proudly watched as an Academy instructor ran through a few simple tests to determine the young boy’s aptitude. To the instructor's surprise the Nara child possessed a rare and unique chakra signature, one so versatile that he would ultimately be able to utilize all of the basic Chakra Natures. And, to his further surprise, Tousha had inherited the ability to combine these chakra elements with the Nara Clan’s shadow techniques from his mother’s side, a power that hadn’t been seen in generations.
Despite such potential, Tousha’s parents were saddened to hear that the instructor also concluded that the boy’s chakra reserves were so limited that performing even basic jutsu could completely deplete his chakra. It would be too dangerous to the child’s health to allow him into the Academy, and that would be the end of it. It would be years before Tousha’s parents told him about his innate powers, provoked by the young boy asking questions about his friends joining the Ninja Academy and learning peculiar tricks. Any other child may have been satisfied with avoiding learning something that could have easily killed him, but Tousha didn’t like being told he couldn’t do something. So, without his parents knowledge, Tousha starting asking his friends questions about the tricks they were learning. And, more dangerously, Tousha started trying to replicate them.
It wouldn’t be long before Tousha found himself in the hospital. After attempting to complete a simple clone technique, the boy’s limited chakra reserves were very nearly drained. Most of the children who had egged him on ran home, frightened of being punished, but a Nara boy, Tanshi, ran to his instructor instead. Together they brought Tousha to The Leaf’s medical facilities and managed to save his life. Upon hearing this news the boy’s parents were as furious as they were scared. They were about to forbid the young Nara from ever attempting anything like this again, but Tanshi’s instructor stepped forward and introduced himself as Mimota Hiroto, one of the Academy’s newest and youngest instructors. He explained that, given his parents consent, he would personally monitor Tousha and help him become a fine Shinobi. When asked why he would go to such lengths to help their child Hiroto simply stated that he saw himself in Tousha, and that such tenacity would make for an excellent student. Besides, better to safely keep tabs on the young Nara because more likely than not the boy would try to perform jutsu on his own again.
Reluctantly, and to Tousha’s delight, his parents agreed to admit their only child to the Ninja Academy under the agreement that Hiroto would personally see to his development.
Tousha’s first months at the Academy were grueling. Though the boy possessed great chakra flexibility and an impressive stubbornness, his stamina was less than lacking. Even the simplest technique would often leave the boy winded, despite his natural ability to control the shaping of chakra. In fact, Tousha quickly caught on to just about any subject the Academy could throw at him. Mathematics, physics, Genjutsu, Taijutsu, creative problem solving, regardless of the subject Tousha seemed to learn well and fast. He rarely found himself at the top of the class in these subjects, but he never strayed far from it. A few days a week after classes Tousha would report to Hiroto for additional training. His instructor’s rules were simple: Tousha would never try to mold chakra outside of the Academy without explicit permission, and he would always stop when he was told to stop. Patience never sat well with Tousha, but the alternative was far more frustrating than anything Hiroto could throw at him.
Slowly, meticulously, Tousha began to improve. Like any muscle a Shinobi’s chakra supply could be worked to its limit, only to regrow stronger than before.
Despite his chakra stores still being lesser than that of most of his graduating class, Tousha was raised to the rank of Genin alongside many of his childhood friends, including Tanshi. He would be placed on a squad with two other Genin, neither of which he had any complaints about. They would be lead by a recently promoted Jounin; his instructor, Hiroto. Together they would go from competent to skilled, eventually becoming powerful enough to enter the Chuunin exams. To no one’s surprise the entire team excelled in the exams, and each one would be granted the rank of Chuunin after their first attempt. His parents’ pride was only matched by that of his instructor, guiding the young Nara as best he could along the way.
Years would pass before Hiroto would start to show signs of illness. Now in his late teens, Tousha would notice subtle changes in his instructor’s movements, as if simple movements were becoming more strained. The Nara would eventually gather the courage to confront his instructor, and was shocked to learn that Hiroto had been fighting against a neurological disease for several years. The disease itself attacked the Jounin’s nervous system, slowly eroding it and making otherwise practiced movements more and more difficult. Only his wife and the Hokage knew of the disease, but Hiroto had been told that once the disease began compromising not only his own but his team’s safety, that he would be forced to retire. Tousha decided to keep this information to himself, not wanting to end the career of the man who helped him overcome his own limitations. It wouldn’t be until just over a year later, when Hiroto’s impaired reflexes nearly killed one of the Nara’s teammates, that Tousha went to the Hokage.
Hiroto was furious. Being forced to retire from his life as a Shinobi broke the man Tousha called Sensei and friend, turning him into a different person nearly overnight. For months Tousha would avoid his company, relishing in missions that would keep him from the village for as long as possible. Though it made him feel like a coward, Tousha knew it was for the best. He figured that Hiroto needed time to think, and to come to terms with what had happened. That maybe the time apart would quell his anger. Tousha would be right in that, but when Hiroto’s anger eventually faded he was left a shell of a man, his disease progressing faster than expected due to his physical inactivity. A heavy depression would weigh down on the Jounin, and would ultimately drive him to attempting to take his own life.
The evening Hiroto planned to end his life was the same day Tousha decided to pay a visit. He would find the house empty, or so he thought. From upstairs Tousha would hear a loud thud and a groan. The Chuunin bolted up the stairs and threw open his sensei’s door only to find the man on the floor, desperately clutching at the handle of a knife. He was attempting to shove the blade into his own chest, but couldn’t find the strength to keep hold of the weapon. At first Tousha moved to take the blade away, but Hiroto refused to hand it over and wailed when the Nara made any motion to stop him from carrying out the suicide. Hiroto would begin begging Tousha to help him end his own life, that he wanted to die before his mind became trapped in a useless body. Tousha thought of the Jounin’s wife, who had recently become pregnant, and stopped himself from carrying out his sensei’s wish.
The last time Tousha would see his sensei would be watching a group of Konoha medical ninja carrying him off to the hospital, pleading for them to end his life.
Tousha would find solace in his work as a Shinobi, welcoming anything that would distract him from the guilt he felt towards not helping his sensei. Years would pass, he would fall in love, he would father a daughter, become a Jounin and then, unexpected to even himself, Tousha would be chosen to take the trials to become the next Hokage. He would pass these trials and become one of the youngest Hokage in Konoha history at the age of 26. He would retain his title for over a dozen years, all the while making enemies of the Konoha’s Council due to his laid back attitude and progressive ideals. It would be shortly after a Missing Ninja attack on the village led by Fushinko Yaku that the Council would blackmail Tousha into stepping down from Kage, claiming that they and several Clan Heads would use him as a scapegoat for the lack of defenses that allowed the attack to succeed in the first place. They also threatened to make life difficult for his daughter, Sin, if he refused to step down.
Tired from years of fighting the Council and growing restless from the duties of Hokage, Tousha agreed. It would be shortly after his fall from Kage that Tousha would decide to leave the village for a time. Not out of malice, but to see the world and find a new Shinobi way. It would be years before the Bannin would return to the Hidden Leaf, having experienced countless adventures on his travels across the Great Shinobi Nations.
But that’s a story for another time, and another place.