Owner: Muramasa, Maido
Hirohito, Tsukiko
Theme Song
Kiko

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DescriptionShow Like many of the village of the hidden mist, Tsukiko's skin is exceedingly pale. This is by no means a genetic trait, it's just part of being in Kirigakure. There's a distinct lack of sunshine and stuff, ya know? Her hair is black, comparable to a raven. Plain and simple. She tends to keep the back of it tied up in a bun, with a blood red ribbon. The bangs generally hang down onto either side of her face, not obscuring her vision in the slightest. A little taller than your average twenty-two year old female, Tsukiko is also rather toned. As in, there exists very little to no fat on her body. Pure muscle. This is in part due to being a ninja, but mostly due to being a ninja and specializing in taijutsu. Gotta stay in shape, right? Tsukiko has a tattoo which goes across her shoulder blades, high on her back. This tattoo is done with white ink, and is barely visible against her skin. What the tattoo consists of however, is rather magnificent. It is the sequence of the Lunar Phases. From the left, the tattoo starts with the full moon, then the waxing gibbous. Next comes the first quarter, following by the the waxing crescent. In the middle, directly on her spine is the new moon. To the right of that is the waning crescent, the third quarter, and the waning gibbous. The sequence ends with another full moon. Additionally, Tsukiko has pronounced collar bones. Clothing/AccessoriesShow HHR MaskShow ![]() Her usual mission attire consists of most washed out dark blue colors. The top is long-sleeved, tight-fitting, and dark blue in color with hints of purple here and there for aesthetics. Though it fits snuggly, it in no way hinders her movement and is made of a rather stretchy material. Over this, she has a dull blue and purple leather jacket, contouring to her figure for the most part but loosening at the armpits, elbows, and around the navel. Around her waist, a dark blue sash-like cloth. It functions as a belt and makeshift pocket, for she can easily tuck away items into the folds of its fabric such as her mask or forehead protector which is kept clean and has a dark blue fabric. The sash also serves to keep her cloak in place when not fully being utilized, allowing it to fall down and flower behind her as she moves about. The cloak itself is a dark blue-gray in color and easily shrouds her face when the hood is on. Secured to the sash-like belt are several shinobi pouches which Tsukiko uses to house her various tools and weaponry. On the front of her porso, two shinobi pouches are secured by her hips. This setup is paralleled on her backside, with two other pouches similarly placed along her buttocks. Running along her left hip, between her two left-most shinobi pouches is a leather strap that is specifically designed to serve as a holster for her fabled weapon, Mikazuki. Her pants are loose-fitting, though do not usually appear as such due to being constricted by her shin greaves. They are a dark yet dull indigo. Tsukiko's shinobi sandals are much like the standard issue for Shinobi in Kirigakure, but with a few key differences. First and foremost, they are closed-toed and extend a bit higher than the typical pair and provide a bit of extra protection past the ankles. They are black in color. One of Tsukiko's other generally used outfits is not normally utilized for missions but more so when traversing the village or country as a representative of the Hirohito or Muramasa families. This outfit is much less combat-oriented, but still able to house all of her equipment either under or over the rest of it. The top for this set up is dark gray and black, the sides of her torso being covered in a thin gray material, though becoming thicker and darker as it covered the middle of her navel, chest, and back. The darker sections of a bright red trim that runs parallel to the edge of thh darker portions, giving a defining outline to the material. Around her neck, Tsukiko wears a black scarf, folded over her right shoulder and her head, forming a hood. The scarf is rather long and while the one end of it flows down to her knees, the other is secured in place with a red and black pin at her left shoulder. Black eblow gloves run up Tsukiko's arms with this outfit, with a bright red stitching pattern adorning the back of her hand and trailing up towards the elbow. Her pants are a very dark gray and contour to her figure rather sharply, seeming to flow seamlessly with the black shoes she wears upon her feet. A black slightly translucent beach-scarf is wrapped around her waist, tying on the left side and covering most of her right leg. The shoes have red-trimmed black leather buckles that secure them in place over the legging-like pants. The last of Tsukiko's usual outfits is namely utilized when she feels the need to go out and about as a civilian, enjoying social activities with the other villagers and not at all having to worry about the shinobi life. For the most part, the entire arrangement is black in color with select areas being trimmed in an iridescent blue-green fabric. The topic is tight-fitting, several buckles wrapping around just below her breasts. Her collar bones and upper chest are revealed with this outfit, though her neck is entirely covered by the fabric of the hood. The hood itself if black on the outside with a dark green on the inside, accenting the rest of her outfit. The sides of the hood connect to the arms of the top, but break away into two tails the flow down to her chest, meeting together and secured with a sea green tie. The arms of the top are long and include her middle finger and thumb, encasing them in the black and thin fabric. A few black leather buckles adorn the wrists on her right side, with only a single black buckle adoring the left wrist. Towards the top of the arm, just below the shoulders are a spiral-pattern, turquoise in color. Tsukiko's leggings are black with a very subtle print layed upon them, swirls of blue-green that show at the top of her legs, circling around the entire way. The lower portion of her legs are shrouded by her boots, black in color and with many buckles that run from above the ankle to just under the knee. A belt lines Tsukiko's waist, several long pieces of fabric jutting from the bottom, black in color. One piece flows past her groin and down to her knees, the other two pieces come down at her hips, symmetrically falling down her legs on the outside. These black protrusions are trimmed along the edges with a light blue line. In any situation, Tsukiko is said to smell of Lilac, due to an extra strong perfume that she wears which is custom made for her especially. EquipmentShow Backpack: Barbed Greaves: Vambraces: Mikazuki: Hip Pouches: PersonalityShow To Tsukiko, the village is the most important aspect of her life, second only to her worship of the Lunar Goddess Mizuki. Tsukiko aspires to become the Mizukage so that she can lead the village of Kirigakure and help Water Country as a whole to become the most powerful of the five great nations of the world. Tsukiko is known for her calm mind in combat situations, anaylizing things before jumping into the fray, even though up close and personal is where she excels the most. As far as hobbies go, Tsukiko enjoys reading, training, and fishing though she is not that great at the latter. As a Hirohito, Tsukiko makes sure to carry herself well, keeping her mannerisms in check so as not to disgrace the family name. That being the case, she generally speaks in an extraordinarily polite manner when out and about socializing, only opening up and showing her true personality instead of the royal mask after having formed a deeper connection with someone. In a similar mindset, Tsukiko does not generally show much affection for others unless they've spent a great deal of time together, being unable to truly appreciate someone as a person until she has gotten to know them better. In that sense, it could be said that she doesn't care about anyone that doesn't get to know her on a personal level. Even though that may be the case, she is not entirely against helping those who are in need. Having favors owed to you as a blessing, as is a common lesson taught in the Hirohito family. Not generally one to take risks, Tsukiko will take the best plan of action she can come up with, but is not against changing things up should things go down the wrong path. Even though she is against taking risks, every so often her curious nature will get the best of her, opting to see how things work out rather than control the situation more directly. Seen as ambitious, she is known to do whatever it takes to achieve her goals, be them long term or short term and isn't above manipulating others to get what she wants. Tsukiko takes a long time to fully trust anyone, being a noble in the Hirohito family has made it become permanently engraved in her brain. Always careful to watch her back, she is not so much paranoid as living truthfully. Other noble families may very well want her dead. After all, she does live in Kirigakure. Generally considered to be an honest person, Tsukiko will occasionally lie if it will make the situation on hand transition easier into her favor. White lies come easily to her too, anything to butter up a client or friend. Her loyalty to the village, her supervisor, and her families are unquestionable, Tsukiko would never defect from the village unless she had what she though was a very good reason. As far as her romantic life goes, Tsukiko hasn't generally had much time to herself away from work in order to form a meaningful relationship, but has found herself having a lot more time on her hands lately so that could very easily change. That being the case, she has had a few flings every here and there but nothing lasting longer than a one-night-stand. Tsukiko doesn't particularly mind either gender and although she isn't against the idea of a contract marriage, she would prefer not to have one unless there was still another type of bond between the two of them. It could be said that Tsukiko is able to show a great deal of sympathy, but whether that is a part of her Hirohito mask or something she really feels, noone but her can say for sure. Personally, she does get a little emotional at the misfortune that might befall those close to her, but if she doesn't really know someone then she doesn't generally care. As far as social events go, she is rather outgoing, but not said to be overbearingly so. She drinks only on occasion, usually when it is expected of her due to things such as the previously mentioned social events but for the most part doesn't keep liquor on-hand around her house save for special occasions. HistoryShow When she was first born, Tsukiko was not of the Hirohito family. No, she was a Muramasa. Known by many as blood-thirsty savages, the Muramasa family had a stigma associated with them which caused Tsukiko to be shunned by the other children around her age. Not that she cared, or even noticed for a while. She spent the first handful of years of her life not knowing. Being raised by just her mother Tsukiki would never find out what happened to her father until later on in life. Such as it was, she had no father figure in her life until her mother wed when Tsukiko was seven years old. From that day forward Tsukiko bore the Hirohito surname, as did her mother. The children still treated her as though she had the plague however, but it was around that time that Tsukiko really began to take notice of it. So be it, she decided. She'll just have to prove all of them wrong, and Tsukiko set out to give one hundred percent at everything she did. Seeking out her mother's guidance, Tsukiko trained in hand-to-hand combat at an early age, before ever enrolling into the academy. It was discovered that she excelled at it, and she quickly proved herself to be on par with the average genin in terms of taijutsu prowess when she was nine years old. Her experience in ninjutsu and genjutsu however were far from lovely. Tsukiko enrolled into the academy at the age of ten years old. She breezed through each and every taijutsu lesson, easily taking down her partner whenever instructed to do so. Through the academy, she learned how better to use ninjutsu and genjutsu, but she was never truly good at it. In fact, even upon graduation she was below average. As expected, she made up for it with her supreme taijutsu prowess and her intelligence. Graduating from the academy at the age of eleven, Tsukiko inherited a unique weapon from her mother. She was told that the weapon was passed down by the women in her family for many generations, and that while the weapon seemed easy to learn, it was difficult to master. It would be a few years before she ever attempted to learn how to use it. before she would train in learning how to use it, she would often admire it when she was at home. During her career as a genin, Tsukiko spent quite a bit of time training the academy students in taijutsu. It was an easy way to make a bit of money and gave her something to do between the few missions she was asked to go on. At the age of thirteen, she was assigned a genin partner. A kid from the academy class after hers, the rival partner performed rather well in genjutsu, average in ninjutsu, and lacking in taijutsu. The two of them trained with each other often to try and balance out Tsukiko's awful ninjutsu and genjutsu, and the other's taijutsu. In following with the tradition's of Kirigakure, Tsukiko's chuunin exam involved a one versus one spar against her genin partner. She was fifteen years old at the time, and had a very basic knowledge of how to use Mikazuki, the weapon passed down to her from her mother. Though most everyone observing the spar expected her opponent to win, Tsukiko triumphed over her opponent. The encounter was rather short, honestly. Tsukiko used her superior speed to close the gap and knock her opponent prone while they were in the middle of trying to string together hand seals. Hooking her weapon around the opponent's neck, and holding their arms behind their back, Tsukiko's opponent was forced to forfeit, or die. Forfeit it was. Since then, Tsukiko has trained extensively, learning the ins and outs of her inherited weapon and the history it holds in her family lineage. She has also devoted her life to the following of the lunar goddess Mizuki. Tsukiko went on to investigate a series of ancient cult tombs and progress in the ranks of Shinobi and work closely with her cousin Hirohito, Hideki. Additionally, she has joined the Head Hunter Division and made friends with Karagata, Shiv. She has been given the title of Special Jounin. |
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Combat StyleShow General Combat Style: Shinden Kenjutsu: Abilities: 0/1Show Primary Ability: ConcentrationsShow Ninjutsu Concentrations:0/1Show . Taijutsu Concentrations: 2/4Show Rigid Structure: Sword Weapons: Genjutsu Concentrations: 0/4Show .
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D-Ranked: 5:*Shinden • Stream Splitting
D-Rank Taijutsu Maneuver
Prerequisite: 10 Strength
Lifting their sword above their head the user of this technique drives it down in one fluid motion with their blade aimed to slash through or into whatever they are attacking. The force of this technique is amplified by the fact that their stance is aimed to enhance muscle tension and torque, allowing them to make the single slash a very powerful one.
*Shinden • Branch Cleaver
D-Rank Taijutsu Maneuver
Prerequisite: 10 Strength
While the basic techniques of Shinden revolve around heavy slashes from standing positions this technique is about harnessing the same destructive potential while moving. Rushing at a foe quickly, the user slashes in a downward motion in order to maintain momentum. The sword is typically swung from right to left or from left to right instead of straight down, the attack usually stopping at waist level to keep from potentially stumbling. While less destructive than some Shinden techniques, it still retains utility in battles of movement.
*Shinden • Fake Out
D-Rank Taijutsu Maneuver
Prerequisite: 10 Strength
A technique designed to interrupt foes; the user pulls their hands up on their sword to expose more of the hilt while in typical Shinden stance. Once an opponent comes within range, the user yanks the hilt down in a smashing manner against the foe or a similar target. Afterwards, the user follows with a less damaging downward slash at a foe, making this effective for surprise purposes.
*Shinden • Grass Cutter
D-Rank Taijutsu Maneuver
Prerequisite: 10 Strength
With a stance shift, the user quickly draws their weapon to their waist with the blade facing away from their body. The user then delivers a quick and brutal horizontal thrust forward, followed by a slice, inspiring its name by cutting down unwary opponents. The technique is defensive in nature, allowing the user to guard with the intent to counter.
*[Shinden • Sword Shield]
D-Rank Taijutsu Maneuver
Prerequisite: 10 Strength
As most Shinden users wield rather large blades, The user of this technique has trained themself to use the width of their blade as a sort of shield, using it to deflect most small weaponry and block blows reliably. Users should be very liberal with the use of this technique, as too strong a blow could damage their weapon and render it useless, while too thin a weapon makes the use of this technique more difficult than one with a wider blade.
C-Ranked: 5:*Shinden • Form Improvement
C-Rank Taijutsu Stance
Prerequisite: 15 Strength
The user assumes a somewhat curved stance by drawing one elbow down and bending it back so that the sword points straight up above the user with the left hand at cheek level and the right hand at eye level. This shifts the sword into pointing straight up instead of curved in any direction, allowing for firm and quick slashes and thrusts. This stance also allows the user to recover from an attack at a greater speed, preserving the user's defensive position without sacrificing the power behind their attacks.
*Shinden • Grounding Blade
C-Rank Taijutsu Maneuver
Prerequisite: 15 Strength
The user he blade of their sword into the ground and then slashes sideways creating a fairly deep deep crater, around five inches, in the ground in front of them, kicking up a splash of rocks and dust to blind and harry foes. The user then lunges into their foe with an attempt to knock them over or slash at their legs. Foes with at least equal Strength to the user can avoid being knocked over and can maintain ground, preventing the follow-up slash.
*Shinden • Aerial Saw
C-Rank Taijutsu Maneuver
Prerequisite: 15 Strength
Leaping up off the ground in any Shinden stance, the user draws their blade down and creates a powerful overhead slash which doubles as a defensive movement, the user capable of moving the sword to displace weight and momentum to change direction if needed. With this technique, the user can also form heavy slashes on uneven or unstable terrain without dependancy on solid ground.
*Shinden • Uproot
C-Rank Taijutsu Maneuver
Prerequisite: 15 Strength
Bringing their blade down and pointing the tip towards their enemy, the user will thrust the length of their blade into his opponent in an attempt to jam their sword through the opponent's torso. To finish the technique the user will lift their target off of their feet by lifting the blade before throwing them as far as they can, swinging the blade to fling them off the tip.
*Shinden • Shield of Swings
C-Rank Taijutsu Maneuver
Prerequisite: 15 Strength, 15 Taijutsu
The user will swing their blade in a seemingly wild fashion without truly aiming to connect with a target, at least not with any real accuracy. While it seems to be totally uncalculated to the untrained eye, the user is in fact swinging their weapon in such a way to protect themselves from other attacks while making their approach. By swinging the blade in large circles around their body, they create a whirlwind of strikes that not only serve to bat away blows of lesser strength, but can easily tear apart an opponent on a direct hit.
B-Ranked: 2:*Shinden • River Splitting
B-Rank Taijutsu Maneuver
Prerequisite: Shinden • Stream Splitting, 25 Strength
The user focuses an amount of muscle tension and force of a Shinden stance into a single point on the blade, usually the upper half, and then drives it down with enough force to cause a pressure backlash against everything it hits. This creates a pressure wave that flies 5 meters forward at 1/4th the strength of the user. The wave is capable of striking back water and kicking up rocks and dirt as it flies.
*Shinden • Lightning Bolt
B-Rank Taijutsu Maneuver
Prerequisite: 25 Strength
A technique similar to the Fake Out technique, it can cause incredible damage for anyone caught in it. The user assumes a standard shinden stance, bringing their blade down. In mid-slash, however, the user quickly spins the sword and grips it like a dagger, switching from a slash to a quick downward thrust that can trap weapons, impale objects or skewer through most normal substances with the length of the blade.