[Accepted]Nara, Shikatsu

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Nara, Shikatsu

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General Information Age: 13
Gender: Male
Height: 64.5 inches
Weight: 117 lbs
Physical Features:

• Face/head: Shikatsu is blessed with a diamond face shape, his chin and forehead narrow with high cheek bones. A medium length mop of black hair covers his head and barely falls into his eyes and over his ears. A stud piercing adorns his left ear lobe along with a band piercing higher up on the lobe. Like all Nara men, his eyes are small and black.
• Body: Slightly taller than others his age, Shikatsu is a pale child with a lanky body. His body is lightly muscled although pockets of baby fat still remain, the boy just in the midst of puberty.
• Notable Features: N/A

Clothing/Accessories: Shikatsu's attire is very plain: a black t-shirt with a black hooded jacket on top with a pair of beige trousers and black combat boots protecting his feet. His belt buckle bears the symbol of Konoha on the front. He also keeps a deer skull that has been polished and cleaned. The skull has goat horns merge onto the top of it instead of antlers, it is attached to his belt by a small piece of rope that goes through a tiny drilled hole. Shikatsu will sometimes wear the mask depending on if he thinks it will add a fright factor to those he is dealing with.
Personality:

• General: He is quiet and, like all men of the Nara Clan, quite lazy when it comes to things he is uninterested in. Shikatsu is not much of a people person and instead prefers to spend much of his time alone inside of the Nara Clan Forest tending to the deer.
• Hopes/Dreams: He is still young and not far into his Shinobi career, currently his dream is just to get stronger and develop himself as a Shinobi.
• Fears: Shikatsu is unlike others his age and is rather desensitized to death, whether it be others or the thought of his own. His current fears are rather mundane things such as failing a mission or having a jutsu backfire on him. If he was to really dig deep down and think about what he was afraid of it would have to be something like another invasion of the village by Missing Ninja.
• Combat Mentality: His strategy for combat is simple. He relies on clones and his companions to do the majority of the frontline or support work while he strategizes and coordinates the battle from the back line. If he is forced to get in close, Shikatsu is trained in the usage of daggers to defend himself. If forced on the offensive with his blades, he will focus on striking weak points to land critical hits to his opponent.

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Battle Information Village: Konohagakure no Sato
Rank: Genin

• Ninjutsu₊: 10
• Taijutsu: 3
• Genjutsu: 2
• Stamina₊: 4
• Control₊: 7
• Strength: 3
• Speed₊: 4
• Instinct: 7

Equipment:

• Twin Daggers: A twin set of daggers, the blades measure 12 inches in length with 5 inch handles. The blades are serrated along the front edge with the backs tapering inward for 3 inches starting at the middle of the blade before curving upwards and continuing into the handles. The blades are black with a burnt orange trim lining the edges and backs of the blades. They're kept within two sheaths, one on each hip.
• x15 Kunai: Standard issue kunai stowed away within his thigh holster.
• 15 Exploding Tags: Standard issue exploding tags stowed away within his pouch.
• x20 Shuriken: Standard issue shuriken stowed away within his pouch.

Primary Affinity: [Katon]

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Abilities, Concentrations, and Specialization

Abilities
First Ability Shikatsu, through his Nara heritage, has learned to infuse portions of his own shadow with the shadow of a fallen foe and form a shadow wraith in their likeness. This gives him four [4] companions, each companion is separate from the other and can be any type of companion. There is no limit to ranks for companions.
Second Ability
Third Ability

Concentrations
Ninjutsu - 3/3	NinjutsuShow 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 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. To get this concentration the user must be an Elemental Ninjutsu Specialist, and have picked Control as one of their specialized stats. 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. 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 (Ingition)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 stat of the individual jutsu. 1-14 Strength Requirement: First Degree Burns 15-24 Strength Requirement: Second Degree Burns 25-34 Strength Requirement: Third Degree Burns 35+ Strength Requirement: Fourth Degree Burns
Taijutsu - 1/1	TaijutsuShow 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.
Genjutsu	-

Having devoted their lives to mastering the Elemental affinities, this shinobi is classified as an Elemental Ninjutsu Specialist. Elemental specialist are able to devote a total of 10 concentrations to elemental concentrations, unlike most people who are capped at 8. The user is not able to access any specializations that are marked for Ninjutsu Specialist, but instead, can now pick up concentrations marked for Elemental Specialists. Additionally, their two additional concentrations MUST be used for elements. They cannot use them for ninpou styles. However, they are only able to devote a max of 5 concentrations to Taijutsu, and a max of 5 concentrations to Genjutsu.

As a Ninjutsu Specialist, Shikatsu is able to utilize Ninjutsu concentrations reserved for specialists, but cannot utilize non-elemental ninjutsu specializations. Additionally he is able to enter the God Tier [45+] on select stats, and meaning as a specialist he can select stats to break into the God tier. These stats can only be [Ninjutsu], [Speed], [Control], and [Stamina].

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Jutsu

Nara JutsuShow

Shadow Kunai
D-Rank Ninjutsu
After channeling and flooding a shadow with chakra the user will cause a shadow on their body to move toward their hand with a speed of 5, forming into a solid kunai when it reaches their hand. The kunai is just like any other kunai in terms of durability and sharpness, and lasts for up to 3 posts.

Shadow Hold
D-Rank Ninjutsu
After channeling and flooding a shadow with chakra, the user will cause the shadow to keep whatever is on top of in place with a strength of 5. Lasts for 3 posts.

Shadow Shield
D-Rank Ninjutsu
After channeling and flooding a shadow with chakra, the user will cause it to rise up in front in a six foot tall, three foot wide shield with a speed of 4 and a strength of 6. Lasts for 3 posts.

Shadow Jab
D-rank Ninjutsu
After channeling and flooding a shadow with chakra, the user will cause it to extend out wards in a thin spike with a speed of 7 and a strength of 3 up to 10 meters from the point of origin.

Shadow Tendril
D-Rank Ninjutsu
After channeling and flooding a shadow with chakra, the user will cause their shadow to rise up off the ground in the form of a single tendril, about 3 inches in diameter. The tendril can be manipulated with a strength of 4 and a speed of 6 up to 10 meters from the point of origin. Lasts for 3 posts.

Shadow Imitation
C-Rank Ninjutsu
After channeling and flooding a shadow with chakra, the user will send their shadow out across a surface toward a target, aiming to connect it to the opponent's shadow. If contact is made, the user and the opponent will be linked together in movement, so that everything the user does is mimicked by the opponent. The initial shadow moves with a speed of 8 and the hold can be broken with a strength of 12. Lasts for 6 posts. Other Ninjutsu cannot be used during the duration of this technique.

Shadow Skin
C-Rank Ninjutsu
After channeling and flooding their shadow with chakra, the user will cause their shadow to crawl up their body at 2 Speed, covering them from head to toe in a protective armor with 8 Strength. Lasts for 5 posts.

Shadow Extraction
C-rank Ninjutsu
Shikatsu will meld his own shadow with the shadow of a fallen foe before attempting to create a shadow wraith. Those with a [Control] lower than Shikatsu's [Control+Ninjutsu]/2 will have a shadow wraith created in their likeness while the jutsu will fail if it is higher. Shadow wraiths of stronger foes will require more chakra and will form a stronger Companion. Shadow wraiths created through this jutsu are treated as summons and when not summoned reside within Shikatsu's own shadow.

Shadow Summoning
C-rank Ninjutsu
The Shadow Summoning jutsu allows Shikatsu to bring forth his shadow wraiths from his own shadow to fight on his behalf. The chakra used for this technique varies, as it is dependent on the size and rank of the shadow wraith being summoned. Once one has been summoned, the user will experience a constant drain on their chakra for as long as the summon is in place. This drain is also dependent on the size and rank of the summon.

Shadow Guard: Knight
C-Rank Ninjutsu
After channeling and flooding a shadow with chakra, the user will cause the shadow to rise up, forming into the rough likeness of a person. Lasts for 5 posts. The clone has the following stats:

• Taijutsu: 8
• Speed: 6
• Strength: 8
• Stamina: 5

KatonShow

Katon • Fireball
D-Rank Ninjutsu
After channeling the user draws in a deep breath before exhaling out a 1 meter diameter fireball at the opponent. It travels up to 10 meters away at a speed of 5 and a strength of 5.

*Katon • Heated Blade
D-Rank Ninjutsu
By channeling katon chakra into a metal weapon or blade, the user will cause it to grow hotter and cover the blade in flames. The imbued weapon will be able to carve through defenses of 5 or less strength with ease.

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History

Historical AccountsShow

Nara, Shikatsu was born to two Chuunin of Konohagakure no Sato. His parents, a couple in their late 20s, immediately moved out of their dinky apartment when he was born and into a larger house on the outskirts of the Nara forest. Shikatsu's childhood growing up was mundane; he was a quiet child who kept to himself and would spend his free time after his Academy classes and clan training in the Nara forest tending to the deer rather than spending time with the other children his age.

Shikatsu graduated from the Academy in the bottom half of his class due to his inherited Nara laziness and was placed into a genin team led by a newly minted jounin sensei; a gungho young man in his 20s who had recently been promoted to the rank. Stuck with tedious D-rank missions for weeks, the lives of he and his team took a different turn during a routine mission to guard a caravan from bandits. The number of bandits they had been told would be there was false information; triple the expected number had ambushed them leading to the deaths of both his team mates and his jounin sensei who had been unable to fend off the sheer numbers of enemies, leaving the boy the sole survivor of the incident. He had been knocked unconscious by a blow to the back of his head and been mistake for a corpse by the bandits, only coming to the next morning in a field of corpses.

Now untied to a team or sensei, Shikatsu aimlessly wanders the Nara forest during the majority of his free time, training his mind and body.

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