Taku
"Soft as starlight, Hard as stone."
TakumaShow
General Information Age: 12
Gender: Male
Height: 5'1
Weight: 110 lbs
Physical Features:
- Face/head: Takuma's face is quite soft and feminine, with a small chin and nose, and long eyelashes. His eyes are a deep, dark blue, which contrasts with his light blue hair. He keeps his hair at a medium length, with the bangs dropping down just a touch over his eyes.
- Body: Takuma is quite thin and lean; strong enough to perform his duties but nowhere near as muscular as other boys his age. His skin is quite pale as well, giving him an almost ghostly appearance at times. Aside from the occasional scar, his body is devoid of any major markings or tattoos, with the exception of his clan traits.
- Notable Features:As is the case with all Kouseki, Takuma was born with two small circular crystals in the backs of his hands, smooth and polished Lapis Lazuli. In his forehead is another crystal, the Blue Goldstone that he cut and shaped himself into the shape of a smooth circle. The Goldstone absorbs light well, almost appearing black, with many white speckles within it that make it look like a swirling spiral galaxy. In addition, his lips are a dark blue, in correspondance with the Lapis Lazuli he was born with.
Personality:
- General: Takuma is a very meticulous person, known for having a very keen attention to even the most minute details. More than once he's been accused of over analyzing a situation or object, even so far as to be called paranoid in situations where tensions are high and death is a possibility. But it is this very quality that has kept Takuma alive, as he's escaped or survived multiple situations solely due to paying attention to the innocuous details that many others overlook. This attention to detail is the most obvious when one looks at his puppets, as Takuma is always quick to repair, clean and improve his puppets whenever and wherever possible. He views them as works of art, and the blood and sweat that have been poured into every inch of their design is something that Takuma takes great pride in.
In contrast to these obsessive behaviors, Takuma is actually a very charismatic person. While he may be blunt from time to time, he usually knows when to cushion his words so as not to offend or hurt those being spoken to. Calm and sincere, Takuma is known for being very empathetic towards his comrades and friends, as if he can truly feel the same feelings as those he's empathizing with. Takuma is also a very protective person, putting the safety and prosperity of his allies above even himself. This of course means that, in a fight, Takuma is far more likely to protect a friend than to defeat an enemy. He would rather save an ally and let the bad guy get away then be responsible for a friend's death due to inaction. This fierce loyalty towards his allies is not easily earned, as Takuma finds it hard to trust after betrayals from his past. But if one works through his walls, Takuma will prove to be a great ally, protector and friend. - Hopes/Dreams: To improve upon and build newer, greater puppets. To uncover the lost secrets of Wind Country's deserts.
- Fears: Losing his Sanity. Dying in a dank crypt somewhere. Snakes
- Combat Mentality:At his core, Takuma is a puppeteer. Most of the fighting is done through the use of his Basilisk puppet, Tokage. However, he does possess a strong control over chakra, and is capable of using Shouton ninjutsu for a variety of offensive and defensive uses. Not one to jump in the fray himself, Takuma serves a team best by staying close enough to control his puppet and protect allies, but far enough away that he doesn't end up a liability.
Battle Information Village: Sunagakure no Sato
Rank: Genin
- Chakra Pool: 10
- Endurance: 5
- Control: 10
- Strength: 5
- Speed: 5
- Willpower: 5
- Power Rank: D
PuppetsShow
Tokage (Basilisk)Show
Tokage is a large, quadropedal puppet, it's shape and appearance a cross between a large dog and a large lizard. It's legs are reverse jointed, each 20 inches tall, supporting a 40x30 inch barrel chested body. Unless otherwise stated, Tokage's body is encased within Takuma's Shouton • Cosmic Embrace Technique, covering it's entire body in a non restrictive dark blue goldstone armor, with crystal spikes protruding out as an offensive defense. Extending off from the back end of this body segment is a 60 foot long tail, long and slender, with multiple points of articulation. Meanwhile, the front end of the puppet forms into a head of sorts, measuring a total of 20 inches with 8 inches of that devoted to the neck of the puppet. The skull itself contains two large yellow eyes and a triangular mouth with teeth made of sharpened crystal, treated by Shouton chakra to resist breaking. The framework of Tokage is a light metal, while the plating itself is a dark grain wood. The Cosmic Embrace technique shrouds the entire puppet with blue goldstone crystals, giving the puppet an appearance akin to a Crystalline Basilisk. As of yet, Tokage has no unique weapons, but it's natural claws and teeth are capable of dealing damage.Companions: (0/1)
Primary Affinity: Fuuton
Abilities and Concentrations
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| First Ability | Shouton Born to the Kouseki clan, this user is able to utilize Crystal Release, a fusion composed of Doton and Fuuton, and can make and use any custom or archived jutsu that require Shouton. Shouton has a absorbing effect. Passive (Absorbing)Show Shouton release alone is durable, hard, makes good defenses and produces weapons with ease, but is unique for its absorbing quality. Shouton jutsu have the ability to absorb chakra, and can be manipulated based on the chakra they absorb. This means that any jutsu that does not immediately destroy shouton techniques can actually make them stronger. If a shouton technique is struck by a D-rank jutsu, it is damaged as normal, and if it is not destroyed, the chakra used to damage it is absorbed, and can be used to activate a D-rank Shouton jutsu in response. This energy can be accumulated, where 2 D-ranks equal 1 C-rank, and 2 C-rank equal 1 B-rank and so forth. The absorbing effect does not negate damage to a shouton technique. This absorbing quality has no time limit to its use.
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| Ninjutsu | Kugutsu [Puppetry] is an old, tradition-bound style with some variation found within each Hidden Village. Chakra Strings are the progenitor style of Puppetry and is limited to Sunagakure ninjutsu only, due to the secret techniques. Chakra String users learns to utilize the tenketsu on their fingers to create strings of chakra, which can be used to control a multitude of things. Most users focus primarily on the use of puppets, wooden, or partially wooden contraptions. Puppeteers as they are called, rely on high control. |
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Jutsu
NinjutsuShow
ShoutonShow
~Shouton Activation • Explode
D – Ranked Ninjutsu
If a crystal has been activated, the user can do hand seals and focus on it, causing it to explode with a strength equal to [Control], causing crystal to be thrown about over a 10 meter area.
~Shouton • Crystal Run
D – Ranked Ninjutsu
The user will do a series of hand seals then thrust one of their hands forward, causing large crystal spikes 2ft in length to then burst from the ground in varying directions at a speed and strength equal to [Control], traveling to a distance of up to 10 meters.
~Shouton • Crystal Wall
D – Ranked Ninjutsu
The user will do a series of hand seals then throw their hands upwards. A crystal wall will break through the ground immediately in front of them, 5m in width and 3m in height, rising at a speed of [Control] with a strength of [Control].
Shouton • Cosmic Embrace
C-Ranked Ninjutsu
Takuma will perform a series of hand seals before placing his hand on a target, usually either himself or one of his puppets. In doing so, dark blue crystals will grow out from his body and enshroud the target touched, encasing them in a suit of crystalline armor. This armor is non restrictive, allowing for full range of motion without inhibiting movement options. In addition, this armor is lined with 2 inch spike protrusions of crystal, capable of piercing flesh if an enemy gets too close. The strength of this armor and the speed with which is manifests are equal to Takuma's [Control].
D – Ranked Ninjutsu
If a crystal has been activated, the user can do hand seals and focus on it, causing it to explode with a strength equal to [Control], causing crystal to be thrown about over a 10 meter area.
~Shouton • Crystal Run
D – Ranked Ninjutsu
The user will do a series of hand seals then thrust one of their hands forward, causing large crystal spikes 2ft in length to then burst from the ground in varying directions at a speed and strength equal to [Control], traveling to a distance of up to 10 meters.
~Shouton • Crystal Wall
D – Ranked Ninjutsu
The user will do a series of hand seals then throw their hands upwards. A crystal wall will break through the ground immediately in front of them, 5m in width and 3m in height, rising at a speed of [Control] with a strength of [Control].
Shouton • Cosmic Embrace
C-Ranked Ninjutsu
Takuma will perform a series of hand seals before placing his hand on a target, usually either himself or one of his puppets. In doing so, dark blue crystals will grow out from his body and enshroud the target touched, encasing them in a suit of crystalline armor. This armor is non restrictive, allowing for full range of motion without inhibiting movement options. In addition, this armor is lined with 2 inch spike protrusions of crystal, capable of piercing flesh if an enemy gets too close. The strength of this armor and the speed with which is manifests are equal to Takuma's [Control].
KugutsuShow
*[Puppetry Style • Puppet Transformation Technique]
D-Rank Ninjutsu
Much like the original Transformation Jutsu, the puppeteer does the needed handseals and causes their puppet to take on the appearance of their own body and their own body into the appearance of their puppet. By consistently emitting chakra throughout their body, the user is able to keep their appearance adjusted at the cost of their Chakra Pool draining over time. As this technique is quite strenuous to uphold, experienced shinobi may see more clearly through this delusive disguise. This technique lasts for a number of posts equal to that of the user's Chakra Pool.
*[Puppetry Style • Puppet Change of Body Stance Technique]
D-Rank Ninjutsu
After completing the necessary handseals, the user is able to quickly substitute his/her body with one of their puppets. This substitution allows the object to take the force of the attack that was meant for the user, additionally allowing the user to create distance between him/her and the opponent. This technique may only be used a total of two (2) times in a single thread, counting towards the (2) teleportation limit.
*[Puppetry Style • Initiate Puppetry Technique]
C-Rank Ninjutsu
The Puppetry Technique is a Ninjutsu technique used by puppeteers. By releasing chakra from their tenketsu, the puppeteer is able to release chakra strings from their finger. These strings are able to move 25 meters. This jutsu allows the puppeteer to attach their chakra strings to inanimate, chakra-less objects at [Control] Speed. While an inanimate object is being controlled, it’s treated as if it has a speed equal to the puppeteer’s control.
D-Rank Ninjutsu
Much like the original Transformation Jutsu, the puppeteer does the needed handseals and causes their puppet to take on the appearance of their own body and their own body into the appearance of their puppet. By consistently emitting chakra throughout their body, the user is able to keep their appearance adjusted at the cost of their Chakra Pool draining over time. As this technique is quite strenuous to uphold, experienced shinobi may see more clearly through this delusive disguise. This technique lasts for a number of posts equal to that of the user's Chakra Pool.
*[Puppetry Style • Puppet Change of Body Stance Technique]
D-Rank Ninjutsu
After completing the necessary handseals, the user is able to quickly substitute his/her body with one of their puppets. This substitution allows the object to take the force of the attack that was meant for the user, additionally allowing the user to create distance between him/her and the opponent. This technique may only be used a total of two (2) times in a single thread, counting towards the (2) teleportation limit.
*[Puppetry Style • Initiate Puppetry Technique]
C-Rank Ninjutsu
The Puppetry Technique is a Ninjutsu technique used by puppeteers. By releasing chakra from their tenketsu, the puppeteer is able to release chakra strings from their finger. These strings are able to move 25 meters. This jutsu allows the puppeteer to attach their chakra strings to inanimate, chakra-less objects at [Control] Speed. While an inanimate object is being controlled, it’s treated as if it has a speed equal to the puppeteer’s control.
History
Historical AccountsShow
Takuma was born to Matsu and Shino Kouseki on a quiet desert night, the oldest of two children. His younger sister, Koko, was born only two years after him, and so the two have spent a good deal of their lives together. The young Kouseki boy had always had a fascination with toy figures, finding the articulation of the various parts so interesting that he would take them apart and put them back together, just to see exactly how each part worked individually. As a member of one of the oldest and most prominent clans of Sunagakure, it was only natural that a career in the Shinobi Military was considered by Takuma. And when he saw his father's puppet for the first time, a large serpentine beast, he was sold; he too would become a shinobi and learn the ways of puppetry, putting together and operating his own toy figures for the benefit of the village.
The decision to join the academy also put him on the fast track for completing the infamous 'Coming of Age' Ceremony of the Kouseki clan, and so he was sent into a mine commonly used by the Kouseki to retrieve their minerals and gemstones to look for one that called to him. He went down deep into this shaft, not finding any stone that truly called to him. Before he knew it, the sun had risen and set, and the cavern was so dark one could barely see. But then, as he lit a lantern in the darkness, he looked ahead and saw a stone unlike any he had seen before. For a moment, he thought he was looking up at the night sky, full of swirling stars. But as he walked closer, he realized it was a stone; Blue Goldstone, to be precise. He had found the stone that called to him, and took great joy in chiseling a nice chunk of the stone out of the walls of the mine.
As he advanced through the academy, learning the ways of the shinobi, he found that while his physical skills were sorely lacking, he excelled far and beyond even graduated genin in the ways of chakra manipulation. Between his father's urgings and the boy's own aptitude, Takuma was given his first taste of the Kugutsu style by one of his mentors, and the shear joy he felt by manipulating each and every part of the training puppet reinforced his choice to become a shinobi. It was like breathing life into the lifeless. But if he were to truly become a puppeteer, he'd have to build his own puppet from scratch. So as he neared the date of his graduation, he gathered all sorts of spare parts and gizmos from his father's collection and began his work, carefully piecing together bits and baubles that even Matsu had forgotten he even owned. It had taken weeks, but by the time Takuma was finished, he presented his father with Tokage; the boy's very own puppet.
Finally, the day before his graduation from the academy, he somehow found the time to take the last of the Blue Goldstone he had left from the mines and slowly but surely carve it into a perfect circle. The way it was cut, made the whole gem appear as if it were a spiral galaxy, the very same one might see in the night sky. As the specimen was more than adequate, the Galaxy Goldstone was placed in his forehead with a painless graft, so that the next day he went to the academy with his coming of age complete and his rank of Genin attained. The next year or so would be full of ups and downs for the boy, but he wouldn't give up until he made his puppets the best they could be.
The decision to join the academy also put him on the fast track for completing the infamous 'Coming of Age' Ceremony of the Kouseki clan, and so he was sent into a mine commonly used by the Kouseki to retrieve their minerals and gemstones to look for one that called to him. He went down deep into this shaft, not finding any stone that truly called to him. Before he knew it, the sun had risen and set, and the cavern was so dark one could barely see. But then, as he lit a lantern in the darkness, he looked ahead and saw a stone unlike any he had seen before. For a moment, he thought he was looking up at the night sky, full of swirling stars. But as he walked closer, he realized it was a stone; Blue Goldstone, to be precise. He had found the stone that called to him, and took great joy in chiseling a nice chunk of the stone out of the walls of the mine.
As he advanced through the academy, learning the ways of the shinobi, he found that while his physical skills were sorely lacking, he excelled far and beyond even graduated genin in the ways of chakra manipulation. Between his father's urgings and the boy's own aptitude, Takuma was given his first taste of the Kugutsu style by one of his mentors, and the shear joy he felt by manipulating each and every part of the training puppet reinforced his choice to become a shinobi. It was like breathing life into the lifeless. But if he were to truly become a puppeteer, he'd have to build his own puppet from scratch. So as he neared the date of his graduation, he gathered all sorts of spare parts and gizmos from his father's collection and began his work, carefully piecing together bits and baubles that even Matsu had forgotten he even owned. It had taken weeks, but by the time Takuma was finished, he presented his father with Tokage; the boy's very own puppet.
Finally, the day before his graduation from the academy, he somehow found the time to take the last of the Blue Goldstone he had left from the mines and slowly but surely carve it into a perfect circle. The way it was cut, made the whole gem appear as if it were a spiral galaxy, the very same one might see in the night sky. As the specimen was more than adequate, the Galaxy Goldstone was placed in his forehead with a painless graft, so that the next day he went to the academy with his coming of age complete and his rank of Genin attained. The next year or so would be full of ups and downs for the boy, but he wouldn't give up until he made his puppets the best they could be.
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