[center][url=http://fc00.deviantart.net/fs10/i/2006/083/9/b/Fei_Long_Reibuntai_style_by_CaptRosko.jpg]"When in doubt, aim for the crotch!"[/url] -Hiroto Narumi, Taijutusu for Dummies [b]Basics[/b] [b]Name:[/b] Hiroto Narumi [b]Age:[/b] 14 [b]Gender:[/b] Male [b]Birthplace:[/b] Iwagakure --- [b]Known history and secrets[/b] [b]Personality:[/b] Hiroto is a hot head and a bit of a smartass, but to his credit he usually makes a fair point in regards to the latter, as proven by the above motto about aiming for the crotch. Sure, it sounds harsh and totally unfair, but when was fighting ever supposed to be about fairness in the first place? Hiroto was was raised and trained in the infamous Nine-Point Discipline, explaining where his "kicking below the belt" philosophy stems from. Though when it's not about fighting, Hiroto tends to lean more toward being a joke-cracking clown than anything else. So while he is admittedly insufferable to be around, he's still a good fighter and, hey, sometimes his humor makes a surprisingly valid point, ergo it becomes genuinely funny. [b]History:[/b] Originally born to a family of sushi vendors, Hiroto abandoned that lifestyle at the first opportunity to become a ninja. It wasn't that he hated sushi or his family, quite the opposite, in actuality he was tired of his family being complete nobodies and wanted to put the name Narumi on the map, and becoming a ninja was the best way to do that. Of course, once he was actually in the academy, he found becoming a ninja to be harder than he expected. Despite the fact that Ninja's were supposed to be great spies and tough fighters, becoming one apparently required an obnoxious amount of reading and written tests. What, Hiroto often wondered, did writing this monotonous crap down on paper have to do with being a kick-ass ninja? Still, he persisted and earned himself a headband soon enough. Some of the teachers could tell that Hiroto was far more suited to combat over all that cloak-and-dagger spy stuff. One of them in particular was part of the Nine-Points Discipline, and apparently felt that Hiroto would fit right in, and so he invited the newly christened ninja to start training with him. While Hiroto is still a fairly new disciple of the Nine-Point style, his new teachers are confident that he's got the right stuff to go all the way with it. [b]Clan:[/b] Narumi, and sadly they are not ninjas, but Hiroto is part of the Nine-Point Discipline. [b]Dreams and aspirations:[/b] To master his Discipline, put his family's name on the map, and to kick the collective asses of anyone who tries to stop him from achieving those goals. [b]General strengths:[/b] He can generally hit pretty hard and take quite a bit of punishment from opponents before finally going down. He's also tenacious, having once been compared to a bulldog, stubbornly refusing to let go of any challenge presented to him. [b]General weaknesses:[/b] His focus on Taijutsu obviously gives him a disadvantage against opponents who like to stand back and spam ranged attacks. His hot-headedness isn't exactly a flattering trait and therefore others might find it difficult to work with him. --- [b]Combat intel[/b] [b]Known chakra natures:[/b] Earth [b]Kekkei Genkei:[/b] None [b]Skill Specialization:[/b] Taijutsu. Hiroto practices the Nine-Point Discipline, a style of Taijutsu that is infamous for it's lack of subtlety. Basically it boils down to making damn well sure you are the one who walks away from the fight, no matter what kind of cheap shots or dirty fighting you have to resort to. Most Taijutsu styles emphasize the use of only [i]four[/i] striking points, the hands and feet. This discipline, on the other hand, entails the use of [i]nine[/i] points, the aforementioned hands and feet as well as one's elbows, kneecaps, and head if necessary. This makes the ninja in question a far more versatile fighter and, as a result, much more difficult for opponents to read or predict. It's not without its problems though. For one thing, it's a very difficult discipline to practice, easily requiring twice as much rigorous training as the average Taijutsu specialist to accommodate for the toughening of extra body parts beyond the fists and feet. It's also a controversial discipline, with detractors often scorning it for its use of what they believe are "dishonorable techniques", and for the teachers' tendency to employ tough-love training on their students, thus being believed to be the most cruel of Taijutsu masters. [b]Jutsu's that (s)he has shown capable of using:[/b] [b]Canon:[/b] Basic Academy Techniques, [url=http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Earth_Release:_Earth_Fist]Rock Fist Technique[/url] [b]Custom[/b] [b]Name:[/b] Chaotic Combo [b]Kind Of Jutsu:[/b] Taijutsu [b]Range:[/b] Short [b]Rank:[/b] D [b]Nature:[/b] None [b]Handseals:[/b] None [b]Description:[/b] A straight-forward 8-hit beat down. It's name reflects the random nature of the strikes, as they come from random directions and from random striking points. Ergo, no two uses of this technique are ever a hundred percent identical, but each are equally effective. [b]Weakness:[/b] The opening strike of the combo is generally straight-forward, and thus easy enough to block or dodge. It's the follow-up attacks that are more difficult to deal with, as they are usually swifter and almost always being of a much more unorthodox nature (ie a headbutt or a knee into the groin) meant specifically to catch opponents off guard. [b]Name:[/b] Giant Step [b]Kind Of Jutsu:[/b] Taijutsu [b]Range:[/b] N/A [b]Rank:[/b] D [b]Nature:[/b] None [b]Handseals:[/b] None [b]Description:[/b] Despite its name, it is not a "step", rather a strong leap into the air, through which a user can reach an aerial opponent or, more often than not, put themselves in a prime position to follow up with an aerial technique of their own. [b]Name:[/b] Earth Release: Meteor Kick Technique [b]Kind Of Jutsu:[/b] Ninjutsu, Taijutsu [b]Range:[/b] Short/Mid [b]Rank:[/b] C [b]Nature:[/b] Earth [b]Handseals:[/b] Snake -> Ram -> Dog -> Rat -> Snake -> Tiger [b]Description:[/b] From an aerial position, the user comes crashing down on his opponent, their legs transformed into stone by Earth nature chakra. [b]Weakness:[/b] Being an attack from above, it's almost impossible to not see coming, unless the attack just so happens to be coming from a place of cover. Due to this, the technique is generally used as a means to open a fight with a surprise kick from above, though it does make for an interestingly poetic finisher against opponents too stunned or fatigued to defend themselves from it.[/center]