Ryo: 69/4234
Prestige Perks: (6/6) [Accountant (Scaling)] | [Connections (Scaling)] | [Evolve - Natsumi/50 Control] | [Evolve - Natsumi/Space-Time] | [Scaling Fundraiser] | [Evolve - Niddhog/50 Control] | [Evolve - Natsumi/50 Sync]
Stat Trainings: 35/50
~::General Information :: Battle Information::~ ~::Abilities :: Concentrations :: History::~ ~::Jutsu::~
Age: 30
Gender: Male
Height: 6'2”
Weight: 185 Lbs
Physical Features:
- Face/head: Tatsuo's hair is colored dark red. The sides of his head are cut short and blended into the rest of his hair. The top is left to a slightly-longer-than-medium length while being swept back or molded into another style Tatsuo enjoys. His eyes are royal purple and seem like they would give off a low glow in pitch blackness. A small scar from a training accident is barely noticeable on the left side of his jaw. His ears are of normal size and have no exceptional shape or features to them along with his lips and nose being fairly average in size.
- Body: Tatsuo is a lean, mean, fighting machine; the epitome of an Iwagakure no Sato shinobi. Forged in his clan's hell known as the Akari Arena and the village's very own hell, the Catacombs, Tatsuo has trained his entire life to keep himself at peak physical fitness in order to survive and keep pushing forward. Straights lines and taut planes make up his body now as he has continued to hone it to its limits. Due to the location of Iwagakure no Sato and the lack of trees, Tatsuo sports a decent tan that helps to bring out the color of his hair and eyes.
- Natural Reach: 79"
- Notable Features: Tatsuo's bright eyes and a large scar on his right pectoral muscle from a training accident are the only noticeable features that would stand out if one were to strip him down.
Personality:
- General: Tatsuo has grown into becoming more quiet and reserved compared to his jounin years and earlier. The loss of his brother and perceived loss of girlfriend, who later turned out to be alive, caused his mental health to deteriorate to dangerous levels during the end period of his jounin years. Since then, he has come to terms with what has happened and makes a conscious effort to improve his mental health on a day-to-day basis. His accomplishments over the years and his own strength have spurned him on to become even greater and he no longer cowers or tries to hide away from intimidating people and situation, rather he welcomes them and tries his best to either help a person or point them in the direction of someone who can.
- Hopes/Dreams: Succeeding in his dream of becoming Tsuchikage, Tatsuo now pushes forward with the hope of uniting the western lands under Earth Country and forging lasting alliances to protect not only his own people but those of his allies as well.
Tatsuo has reached his dream of becoming a legendary ninja, having earned the rank of Bannin which only the most extraordinary of shinobi achieve. Pushing further, Tatsuo now aims for the mantle of Tsuchikage and to lead Iwagakure into a bright future. - Fears: Tatsuo worries for the other children of the Akari clan who are not as lucky as he was with his family, he fears for those who are beaten and manipulated or worse. He fears the negative aspects of his clan will become their central theme and wishes to prevent this from further developing and quashing it while possible.
- Combat Mentality: Tatsuo is, first and foremost, a taijutsu expert who leans on his mixture of speed, strength, and bodily control to bring him victory. He utilizes the combination of his multiple shiin to provide an overwhelming advantage in physical confrontations while using pseudo-Heavenly and Heavenly Taijutsu to deal with any long range threats he cannot bring into his effective range. When going against ninjutsu or genjutsu casters, he aims to force them into close range so that he may swing the battle in his favor.
Having tested his strength against many Iwa ninja, as well as against ninja of other villages during the Fur Country festival, Tatsuo is sure of his strength. He views himself as an apex predator on the battlefield, reserving the right to fight the strongest for himself. His encounter with the Leviathan in the Catacombs mutated his sense of fear. If something as terrifying and otherworldly as it had been unable to kill him, how could any human? Fear instead excites the man, increasing his own blood lust and exciting him for the battle ahead.
Rank: Tsuchikage || S-Rank
Village: Iwagakure no Sato
Stats: 250
Chakra Pool: 35
Endurance: 50 [-1]
Control: 15
Strength: 50
Speed: 50
Willpower: 50
Mastery: 50
Equipment:
15x - Kunai - Tatsuo keeps 7 kunai in each holster strapped to his leg
15x Exploding Tags - Tatsuo keeps these in his large pouch, rolled up as to conserve space.
1x Spool of Ninja Wire that can be fully undone to a length of 15 meters - Kept in his large pouch
Katana - 29 inch long blade, 9 inch long hilt with a black blade and black square guard. This katana is kept secured on the right side of his waist resting within a deep violet scabbard of lacquered wood. The blade can be activated with chakra to transcend physical obstacles, distance, and defensive measures with ease for 3 posts. When the user strikes, which can be combined with taijutsu, a portal will [Open] allowing it to travel to the desired point in space where another portal will [Open] striking whatever occupies the space, whether an enemy or not, bypassing cloaks, barriers, shields, and any other conventional defenses up to 160m.
Quote:[Convergence Strike]
S-Rank Ninjutsu
The user channels Jikukan chakra to their hands or a weapon allowing the user to transcend physical obstacles, distance, and defensive measures with ease for 3 posts. When the user attacks, which can be combined with taijutsu, a portal will [Open] allowing it to travel to the desired point in space where another portal will [Open] striking whatever occupies the space, whether an enemy or not, bypassing cloaks, barriers, shields, and any other conventional defenses up to 160m.
Wakizashi - 16 inch long blade, 5 inch long hilt with a black blade and black square guard. This wakizashi is kept secured on the left side of his waist resting within a deep violet scabbard of lacquered wood.
Tsuchikage's SheathShow
Tsuchikage's Sheath
A full body set of armor created by Tatsuo, Mitsuo, and Natsumi after a grueling forging process. Each piece of armor (gauntlets, helmet, chest, greaves) is incredibly resistant to damage (50 Strength/2.5x Defense Bonus) and is intricately woven with Fuuinjutsu that infuses them with the passives of Doton and Kouton.
Body - Scale armor covers the user from their neck to their toes backed with a matte black inner skinsuit made of cloth and two plates covering the thighs. A minimalist hauberk is combined to the Scale Armor with the crest of the Akari clan emblazoned in maroon on the front and two pairs of long rectangular flaps to help stabilize flight are located on the back.
Gauntlets - A pair of black gauntlets with four leaf shaped protrusions stretching upwards to the elbows that hug the forearm. These protrusions can be activated on each arm with chakra to rise up into a 1m diameter shield. Additionally, the palms of the gauntlets can be activated and whatever contacts next will move into the dimensional space, and then be immediately ejected at the opposite seal generated by the Boots. This can be used to avoid opponent attacks, but also to redirect them back at the opponent.
Greaves - A pair of black greaves that come up to the knees. These greaves can be activated to enable flight equal to a max of his Speed stat.
Boots - A pair of boots protecting the feet. Riveted plates cover the top and sides of the footwear while the heels and balls are layered in metal spikes arraigned in the shape of specific fuuinjutsu that carve into a surface when purposefully pressed, allowing the user to place whichever seal is needed in a flash.
Left Heel, Right Ball; Right Heel, Left Ball:
Helm - A black helmet that encompasses the user's head, it can fold back and minimize itself so that the user can converse normally. Two sets of eyes decorate the face with the primary pair located where the wearer's eyes would be and the secondary pair lower on the helm near the mouth/cheeks. These eye holes are protected with reinforced glass to prevent particulates from irritating one's eyes. Complex fuuinjutsu lines the inside of the helmet that allows it to ventilate and filter out airborne particulates (S) and project information gathered on targets in the form of a Heads Up Display as needed onto the tempered glass.
A full body set of armor created by Tatsuo, Mitsuo, and Natsumi after a grueling forging process. Each piece of armor (gauntlets, helmet, chest, greaves) is incredibly resistant to damage (50 Strength/2.5x Defense Bonus) and is intricately woven with Fuuinjutsu that infuses them with the passives of Doton and Kouton.
Body - Scale armor covers the user from their neck to their toes backed with a matte black inner skinsuit made of cloth and two plates covering the thighs. A minimalist hauberk is combined to the Scale Armor with the crest of the Akari clan emblazoned in maroon on the front and two pairs of long rectangular flaps to help stabilize flight are located on the back.
Gauntlets - A pair of black gauntlets with four leaf shaped protrusions stretching upwards to the elbows that hug the forearm. These protrusions can be activated on each arm with chakra to rise up into a 1m diameter shield. Additionally, the palms of the gauntlets can be activated and whatever contacts next will move into the dimensional space, and then be immediately ejected at the opposite seal generated by the Boots. This can be used to avoid opponent attacks, but also to redirect them back at the opponent.
Quote:*[Dimensional Fuuinjutsu • Perfect Redirection
A-Ranked Ninjutsu
The user must draw two copies of this fuuinjutsu, most often one they carry on themselves as a tag and one they place at a location outside of combat. The user will throw the tag at a projectile or jutsu and perform [Chakra Kai] activating the fuuinjutsu. Upon activation, the fuuinjutsu will activate, and whatever it contacts next will move into the dimensional space, and then be immediately ejected at the opposite seal. This can be used to avoid opponent attacks, but also to redirect them back at the opponent.
Greaves - A pair of black greaves that come up to the knees. These greaves can be activated to enable flight equal to a max of his Speed stat.
Boots - A pair of boots protecting the feet. Riveted plates cover the top and sides of the footwear while the heels and balls are layered in metal spikes arraigned in the shape of specific fuuinjutsu that carve into a surface when purposefully pressed, allowing the user to place whichever seal is needed in a flash.
Left Heel, Right Ball; Right Heel, Left Ball:
Quote:*[Dimensional Fuuinjutsu • Perfect Redirection
A-Ranked Ninjutsu
The user must draw two copies of this fuuinjutsu, most often one they carry on themselves as a tag and one they place at a location outside of combat. The user will throw the tag at a projectile or jutsu and perform [Chakra Kai] activating the fuuinjutsu. Upon activation, the fuuinjutsu will activate, and whatever it contacts next will move into the dimensional space, and then be immediately ejected at the opposite seal. This can be used to avoid opponent attacks, but also to redirect them back at the opponent.
*[Dimensional Fuuinjutsu • Sudden Escape]
S-Ranked Ninjutsu
The user must draw two copies of this fuuinjutsu, most often one they carry on themselves and one they place at a location outside of combat. Upon performing [kai] on one of the seals, it will open and the user is able to vanish into it. When they do, the opposite seal will automatically activate and force the user out of it, allowing them to instantly teleport to the location. Anyone the user is touching upon activation will move with them as well, if they do not resist. The seals must be within [Control]m of each other in order for this technique to work, otherwise it fails.
Helm - A black helmet that encompasses the user's head, it can fold back and minimize itself so that the user can converse normally. Two sets of eyes decorate the face with the primary pair located where the wearer's eyes would be and the secondary pair lower on the helm near the mouth/cheeks. These eye holes are protected with reinforced glass to prevent particulates from irritating one's eyes. Complex fuuinjutsu lines the inside of the helmet that allows it to ventilate and filter out airborne particulates (S) and project information gathered on targets in the form of a Heads Up Display as needed onto the tempered glass.
Companions: (3/3)
Primary Affinity: [Close Quarters Combat]
Akari:The main bloodline of the Akari clan is their shiin. While the size, shape, and abilities of the shiin depends on which chakra the organ is connected to. The shiin, while manifesting itself, is a constant within them. Unlike other similar clans, the shiin is the only thing that alters itself, leaving the Akari's body largely in tact. However, because of this, the shiin is just another part of the body, just as someone's arm or leg.
Astrashiin - Envelops entire head and has a violet hue. Around the eye area the muscle creating the Astrashiin is thin and retractable. It serves as a visor that can be lowered or raised if needed. When lowered, it has two eyes holes that provide some sight but not his usual vision. Atop the Astrashiin are two 6 inch long horns that point forward like a bull's horns. They are sharp and if needed, can gore someone. Mutation: The horns now double as echolocation sensory organs and can pick up vibrations in the air caused by people, objects, jutsu, etc up to [Endurance]meters away.
Lacrishiin - Covers the entirety of his body and connects to the bottom of his Astrashiin with an opening at the base of his spine for other shiin. The Lacrishiin shares the color of his Astrashiin, being a violet in hue and resembling a beetle’s shell with small 4 inch spikes extending from his elbows and knees with even smaller 3 inch spikes that can be retracted emerging from the tops of his hands. Mutation: Bioelectricity lines the Lacrishiin and applies the Raiton passive to the users strikes for half of its standard duration per the Strength of the strike.
Lacrishiin: Heavy Blades - Emerges from his shoulders. The first, on his right shoulder, has an armored section made up of a 3 layered pauldron like structures that covers his shoulder and upper arm. The smallest layer sits near his shoulder and the remaining two increase in size with the bottom most layer being the largest. From these pauldrons emerges a long blade. It is almost as long as his leg and at its base is double the thickness of his arm with the blade tapering off at its tip. The blade is incredibly sharp and able to cut through materials with ease. The second lacrishiin, on his left shoulder, mimics the first but has small differences. There are only two pauldrons emerging from his shoulder while the blade is only 2/3rds the length of the first lacrishiin. Both leave plenty of room for Tatsuo to use hand seals freely and are colored violet like the rest of his shiin. Mutation: The blades split into two and can be controlled like scissors, and can be launched as if they were projectiles based on [Strength]. Once launched, they grow after 1 post.
Lacrishiin Enhanced Melashiin: Spawns from the base of his spine and covered in coarse defensive scales with [Strength] Strength. It can spawn a total of 16 violet tentacles. Mutation: The tips split into four and possess a scaled-to mouth with a tongue and sharp teeth, pharynx, larynx, vocal cords, and esophagus connected to main stomach.
Lacrishiin Enhanced Eroshiin: Emerges from shoulder blades and form into 6'5" tall wings. The wings themselves boast a sleek, membranous structure reminiscent of bat wings, with a delicate, almost translucent quality that allows them to catch and play with ambient light. However, woven into the very fabric of these wings is a lattice of lightweight, yet incredibly durable, opaque violet scales. This armored framework serves a functional aesthetic purpose, ensuring they can withstand the rigors of flight and potential encounters with adversaries. Mutation: Long velvet down feathers form on the wings suppressing the sound of flight unless one has a B-ranked Hearing Perception technique.
Dergoshiin enhanced Lacrishiin: Heavy Bow: Forms around the left forearm in the design of a heavy crossbow. Two chitinous growths form the limbs of the bow while a 'rail' running down the forearms serves as a barrel to hold and stabilize the projectile. A heavy bolt made of the same chitinous material rests along the top of the forearm ready to fire. Mutation: Projectiles fracture upon impact causing a secondary explosion of 1/2 Str.
Sin Eater:The sheer amount of Akari and normal humans consumed by Tatsuo over the years has caused both his body and shiin to mutate and evolve past the norm both blessing and cursing him with their changes. These mutations have resulted in unique changes to each of his current shiin and will mutate any shiin he gains in the future along with granting him the ability to regenerate based on the amount of flesh eaten. Mutations are described at the end of the actual Shiin descriptions in [Akari]. Due to the fact his regeneration does not activate unless flesh is consumed, it does not require an -X Endurance/Chakra Pool. Rather than scaling off of 10-30 Control, 31-45 Control, and 46+ Control, it scales off of amount of flesh consumed such as digits (fingers, toes, etc), appendages (hands, feet, etc), and limbs/organs (arms, legs, heart, liver, etc).
Mastery Level Effect 1 Mutation Unlocked 10 Mutation Unlocked
+5 [Chakra Pool]20 Mutation Unlocked
+10 [Chakra Pool]25 Mutation Unlocked
+10 [Chakra Pool], +5 [Endurance]30 Mutation Unlocked
+10 Chakra Pool, +5 Endurance, +5 Strength50 Mutation Unlocked
+10 Chakra Pool, +5 Endurance, +5 Strength, +5 Speed
Empty:
| Concentrations | |
|---|---|
| Ninjutsu - 4 | Kouton, Iijutsu, Doton, Raiton |
| Taijutsu - 12 | [Stealth], [Perception], [Shiin Usage], [Close Quarters Combat], [Sword Weapons], [Projectile Weapons], [Heavenly Body Control], [Fortitude], [Medicine], [Deft Hands], [Natural Leader], [Rigid Structure] |
| Genjutsu - 0 | |
| Other - 1 | Tenkujutsu |
Tatsuo's parents were both chuunin within the ranks of Iwagakure no Sato. They had two other children that possessed a Melashiin and a Temershiin, so they were very common within the Akari clan. They figured that their third son would be the same, a common shiin user. They kept believing this until finally Kakuto, his father, started training Tatsuo. Once his shiin manifested, the small family felt blessed and cursed. Their son would be strong and influential, if he could survive. Kakuto and his wife, Mizami, started training their children immediately to protect themselves and to strengthen their youngest.
As a child, Tatsuo did not learn the importance of his shiin until his father explained it to him before he joined the Academy. From there on, Tatsuo was to keep his Astrashiin a secret and to lie about what shiin he truly had especially while in the village. His father and several of his fathers friends became a sort of bodyguard group for the young child. There were several times during his Academy days that he was attacked with his father coming to his rescue and saving him.
From the constant savings, his father grew strong and gained other shiins. As did the rest of his family. Not only was he blessed but so were they as they continued to grow strong. Tatsuo was horrible at genjutsu during his academy days and a little slow during combat training, but he got by with everything else. He found his niche in taijutsu and nintaijutsu and graduated the academy. For his graduation present, his father presented to him several bodies for him to devour. With these bodies and their shiins, his Astrashiin took in the shiins and made them apart of his body.
Tatsuo took to becoming a shinobi as a fish takes to water. From his first day as a genin, he was in the thick of missions and trainings in order to better himself and one day become a legendary ninja. His training took him from the safe confines from the village to the dangers of the steppes and back while the bonds he developed with his fellow villagers and clan mates multiplied over time. The decision to enter the chuunin exam was a no-brainer for the young Akari when the time came. He passed with conviction, the higher ups of Iwagakure no Sato recognizing his strength and granting him his wish for promotion.
Tatsuo breezed through the rank of chuunin with the same dedication to his craft that he had shown during his genin years as well. He met and befriended more Akari clansmen although some encounters led to blows and harsh words. During this time period as well, Tatsuo entered into a relationship with another Astrashiin holder while allowing another Akari who he had formed a friendship with to move into his home. Tatsuo partook in missions to help excavate and map out a new location underneath the village of Iwagakure no Sato itself. These encounters proved fruitful in helping him grow as both a person and as a shinobi.
Tatsuo’s time as a Special Jounin was trying. Several weeks after his promotion to Special Jounin, he was scheduled to partake in his next Arena fight within the Akari compound. Ready and willing, Tatsuo prepared for the bout with a barely contained fervor. The day of the fight, Tatsuo realized something was off about the event. The clan Arena was packed to the brim with clan members rather than there only being a couple dozen spectators at most. His opponent was another special jounin who possessed two phasmashiin and two melashiin. Tatsuo’s fight was quick and brutal; he literally ripped the man limb from limb and left him as only a torso with a head attached. The subsequent gore covered him in blood, earning him the moniker “The Bloody Demon of the Akari” from his clansmen and the village. Following his own fight, Kotaru, his adopted brother, had his own against a dergoshiin wielder with much promise. The fight ended in a victory for Kotaru but the growing excitement caused a riot to consume the Arena. Many Akari died that day as the clan ripped into each other before the Elders of the clan stepped in and cleaned up. The riot, along with his previous distaste of the Elders, only served to widen the animosity he had for the higher ups within the Akari clan.
Following his Arena fight were several missions which pushed Tatsuo towards another promotion, this time to jounin. It was unheard of for a shinobi to rank up so quickly and it earned him the attention of not only his clan but the village itself. With his promotion to Jounin also came more missions; these missions were directly related to the Catacombs and the surge of activity they were experiencing. Once more diving into their depths with Team 18, Tatsuo and his stalwart companions found themselves fighting for their lives against a monolithic Leviathan worm which had been released from the spirit realm. The fight pushed all three members of Team 18 to their limits and further beyond. Tatsuo was swallowed by the Leviathan and almost crushed within its stomach before he cut himself free and pierced its heart and tore his way out of its chest, killing it.
After slaying the Leviathan worm, Team 18 was found and rescued by a colony of spirits also unleashed from the mysterious, ancient fuuinjutsu lining the deep recesses of the Catacombs. A spirit formed of lava and obsidian was their guide within the small colony village and explained what it knew surrounding the Leviathan, the fuuinjutsu, and its own colony before helping the three members of Team 18 back to the FOB at the beginning of the Catacombs where they were taken to actual hospitals within Iwagakure no Sato for medical treatment. Shortly after their trying events in the Catacombs, Tatsuo underwent another traumatic event.
His elder brother Kaida, the oldest sibling of his family, was pitted against a much stronger opponent within the Arena and slaughtered in front of him. Tatsuo took the event as a sleight against his family by the Elders, a warning for them to fall in line like the rest. Not even two weeks later, his girlfriend, Akari, Ume, was thought to be Killed-In-Action along with her guardian, Akari, Koyama. The two events rocked the young jounin’s world, turning him into a cold person who had flashes on his previous freely expressed emotions.
Eventually coming to terms with and accepting what had happened with the help of a village sponsored therapist, Tatsuo's mental health recovered to a point nearly back to where he had been before everything. Shortly after the young man was promoted to Bannin, a rank reserved for only the most esteemed ninja of the village. Since then, the man has continued his shinobi career as the commander of Jousai as he reaches for Kageship.
As Commander of Jousai, Tatsuo led the efforts in the Catacombs. Their main purpose was to clear the vast area for use by the village and to make the problems go away. Tatsuo took the purpose to heart, purging the majority of creatures from the frontlines. The mutated spiders, rats, and other hostile creatures were pushed back deep into the farther reaches of the Catacombs where it became too difficult for the shinobi to chase them. Relying on their allies, the large mutated cockroaches and tiny glowing mushroom peoples, he was able to establish actual contact with the colony of spirits who had made the caves their homes. Hiken, the leader of the colony, and Tatsuo had been acquainted since the Leviathan Worm incident, the spirit being the one to save Team 18 back in the day.
With the immediate area of the Catacombs under Iwagakure control, Tatsuo left the mapping and construction efforts to Mitsuo. Tatsuo, with the numerous accolades under his young belt, was taken under the wing of the Tsuchikage, Chuutetsu Ishidai. Realizing he was being groomed, Tatsuo threw himself into the work study and was elevated to the position of Tsuchikage not long after. Unfortunately for him, his ascent to the seat was not meant to be peaceful.
Land grabs by Fire, Wind, and Lightning Country reached the ears of both the Earth Daimyo and himself. The Earth Daimyo, not one to be shown up, ordered the armies of Earth and Iwagakure to march on Pebble Country and secure it for themselves. Unlike the other lands annexed by the Great Powers, Pebble Country had the backing of another Great Power, Wind. This threw the world into war for five years, the period becoming known as the Great War. In Iwagakure's final battle of the war, Tatsuo faced off amongst several foes to cover the escape of other Iwagakure shinobi and was placed into a coma for several months but not before killing the squad.
Ishidai, having thankfully survived the war, had taken the hat up once again until such time he awoke from his coma or another successor was found. Several months later, Tatsuo woke up from the coma and immediately threw himself into rehabilitation to regain his strength. It didn't take him long; Tatsuo was back to fighting shape and reinstated as Tsuchikage once the physician declared him fit for service. Now, Tatsuo looks to unite the western lands under the banner of Earth Country while attempting to forge some sort of alliance with the new up and coming leaders of the minor countries.
Tatsuo came back with a vengeance from his coma. Immediately upon being reinstated, he continued the wishes of the Earth Daimyo to consolidate and annex the western countries who could not rely on the other Grand Five to come to their aid after the war. It did not take long for the Northern Wastes, Spirit's Nest, the Holy Land of Forest, and even the remnants of Miracle Country, Mercy Country, to come under the banner of Rock Country and Iwagakure no Sato. These events eventually cumulated into the Invasion of Wind Country.
Fierce battles broke out across the outer most borders of Wind Country as Iwa together with the hired help of Setsozoku fought the combined alliance of Suna, Konoha, and a surprise appearance from a lone Kumo squad. During this fighting, the Jounin Commander of Iwagakure no Sato and Tatsuo's mentor, Hibiki, was slain by the ANBU entourage of the former Hokage, Natsuki, Takeo. In retribution for the act, Tatsuo took the life of the former Hokage.
The combined forces of Iwa and Setsozoku faced heavy resistance from the Alliance and although they were success in the endeavor, many lives were lost that day and some were even captured. Now, Earth Country continues its slow march towards Sunagakure no Sato and its capital while recouping and recovering from their own wounds.
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Earth Country and Iwagakure no Sato took Sunagakure no Sato with oppressive might as the village fell within a day. The combined forces of Iwa and Kiri toppled the walls of Suna as an invading force of Konoha shinobi threatened Iwa proper but made no progress before retreating to live another day. From there, it didn't take long for the other strongholds of Wind Country to fall under Rock Country control.
Sunagakure was rebuilt with assistance and redesign by Iwa shinobi in the following months as officials disloyal to the new regime were weeded out and new ones placed in their stead. The heirs of each Suna clan, along with a contingent of other members, were brought to Iwagakure and placed as wards under the clans of Iwa to ensure loyalty from the Suna clan heads. Between taking measures to ensure loyalty within the ranks and an overwhelming force willing to kill any rebels into submission, a tense peace settled over the newly conquered village albeit with rebels popping up here and there within the deserts making up the country.
Tatsuo, during one of his visits to the Earth Daimyo after the war, found himself in an arranged engagement by the Daimyo himself as a way to secure lands and alliances for the future. Unable to deny the Daimyo, Tatsuo reluctantly agreed and found himself bringing the man's youngest daughter, Hayami, to Iwagakure for both of them to endure the coming future.
