Ryuu stand at a respectable 6'0 with long, silky hair that he fondly keep good care of. He is often seen wearing different kind of adornments in the forms of hearings, rings or even colored strings on the few braids he keep in his hair. His explosive blue stare is often the first thing one would notice about his person. Ryuu's appearance has, as a matter of fact, often been the subject of many a young girls discussions.

Physical appearance may be only temporary, but on the few occasions we can actually afford to be noticed - why not make the most of it?

At first glance Ryuu looks just as narcissistic and self centered as his appearance make him out to be. His love of sarcasm and jests do not help either. In truth, however, Ryuu is a man who care deeply for his family and those he considers his friends. For those people he always have a hand extended, ready to help. For his duties - to the village and to his superiors - he never falters. he also have a great respect for life, which is part of the reason he insists on taking care of himself. To 'never lose a chance to live' is one of his motto.

One ought not be afraid of death - rather, of never having lived.

Ryuu's father sadly passed away three years ago now, leaving him as head of the Sakaguchi family. Wealthy and ancient, they possess a large domain on the edge of the village. In the center of that domain stand their family's residence: a large and beautiful traditional villa. That villa is surrounded by a vast and beautiful garden and flowers, trees and ponds that are very well taken care of by Ryuu himself - when he finds the time - and his family's aids. The garden is open to all of the village. The garden is important to the Sakaguchi family as it is a reflection of their deep belief that life is to be cherished and respected. Each and every members of the family every so often goes back to walk among it and meditate.

Coming from such a traditional family, Ryuu learned the value of humility and respect. Jesting is a counter effect of his seemingly constant good mood while his well kept appearance is, as he sees it, a way to give respect to the life he has. His sarcasm, however, has no excuses.

Ryuu was born gifted: Strategical Mind, Academic Genius, Skillful Shinobi. In his younger years, he had been first of his class and has been noticed by some. Like many a talented Shinobi, he went from Chunin to Jonin extremely fast. From there he was appointed the title of Jōnin with a special warrant of keeping the inside of the Village safe from any threat. Sort of like the 'head of the police'. As such, the recent disappearance of people and murders fell directly under his duties.

Such a waste of life. Such lack of respect. It must be stopped.

Chakra Type: Lightning and Fire

Fire and Lightning release

Hiden
Sakaguchi Clan's Hiden: By mixing the destructive power of the Fire techniques with the precision of the Lightning techniques, the Sakaguchi clan created what they call 'Red Thunder': A red coloured lightning more akin to plasma than fire or lightning. It cuts and burns on a molecular level. Ryuu is the most adept of his family at it.

Red Thunder release: Kaminari No Muchi ('Thunder's Whip'): Mixing Fire and Lightning Chakra between their hands then quickly extending it into a whip-shaped unstable red lightning, the user can then strike at a target. If the move connects, any wounds inflicted can only be healed by Yang Releases techniques that governs creation as to replace lost matter burnt by the Red Thunder. (Limit: The whip can only be kept short as to not lose power on such raw and dangerous energy - meaning the user have to get in close. Used as a finisher.)

Red Thunder release: Kasai Kiba ('Fire Fang'): A technique that rest on quickly gathering a less destructive form of Red Thunder in order to launch it as a quick long range yet accurate projectile shot through the mouth like a Katon technique. Can be shot in repetitions. (Limit: While fast and more dangerous than most Katon's fireball's techniques, still less powerful than all other Red Thunder techniques.)

Red Thunder release: Mugen Sakebu No Aka Ryu ('Infinite Roar of the Red Dragon'): A mostly forbidden technique known only by the head of the Sakaguchi clan. It calls upon the most raw form of the Red Thunder to be unleashed in front and around of the user and literally obliterate anything in it's path. This technique nearly guarantees the loss of control on the Red Thunder and spell doom for the user as well as anything in a 20 to 50 foot radius around.

Ai is only about 5'5 - which takes nothing away from her talents as a Kunoichi. Her hair are long and, as is the case in the small Maruyama clan, of a snow-white colour. Her eyes, with their deep brown colour, contradict with her pale hair and skin tone. Her clothes of choice are inherited from her past of belonging in the Anbu - minimal, light, dark and practical.

We've got a job to do.

Up until recently Ai 'did not exist'. As a member of the Anbu, only some Jonins, other Anbus and high officials of the Hidden Leaf really took notice of her. Three years ago, however, Ai was out of the special forces: by choice or not, it is not known. With the accord of her superiors, she then left the village only to come back some two years later. Surprisingly for an ex special Ops. member, she has a joyful and kind personality. In fact, after she was retrograded to a Jonin, her colleagues appreciated her positivism and general good personality that she was recommended to have a team of newly trained Genins under her.

Eyes front - the future's now.

Once she became a Genin, Ai's ninjutsu was not what caught the attention of the higher ups. It had been her taijutsu. More accurately, the speed and precision with which she delivered her attacks in the heat of battle. She was later chose to be trained and become a member of the Anbu's Oinin: Hunter-nins. For years she followed orders and located, hunted and disposed of missing-nins for the Hidden Leaf. Eventually, three years ago, an event occurred after which she decided to leave the Special Ops. forces. Her wish was granted and she left the village for reasons known only to her. Two years later, she came back with a newfound will - and abilities.

During her travels, she discovered 'Taka no sōdaina chōjō': The Magnificent Summit of Falcons. The residence of Falcons. While lesser than the three most widely known sages in the Toads, Snakes and Slugs, the Falcons still hold great abilities. Ai resided there during her self imposed exile and trained under the Falcon Sage. Never having been very skilled in ninjutsu it would have been hard to learn every techniques that would have been passed on to her. She instead focused on two unique techniques that would improve upon her taijutsu.

Chakra Type: Wind
Fūton: Wind Release - Access to Wind-type ninjutsu and techniques. Ai mostly uses it to enhance her taijutsu strikes with cutting wind pressure.

Hiden

Jinton: Swift Release - Can be used to move with incredible speed, becoming nothing more than a blur when in motion. Taijutsu become ineffective if the opponent cannot keep up with the speed.

Senjutsu: Falcon Sage Mode - Like any sage mode, it enhance the physical parameters of the body by gathering natural energy. Ai uses it to enhance her speed even further and add power to her already precise taijutsu strikes. Due to her lack of affinity with ninjutsu skills her Sage mode takes a greater toll on her than it would someone with higher reserves of chakra. She can keep the mode active only for a short amount of time, and is then rendered very vulnerable. Entering this Sage Mode, markings remembering the beak of a Falcon appear on her face and down her nose and mouth area. Black markings also appear around her eyes, which iris doubled in size and allow for greater vision and precision.

Average is the word that come to mind when talking about Minori. Height, looks, skills and academic talent are on par with a majority of young shinobi in Konohagakure. Two things only differentiate him from most others: his perfect white hair and his eyes' Dojutsu.

Better to not be noticed too much...

The Takahashi are a clan that actually come from the Land of Water. They have been living in a small village away from the Hidden Mist and Shinobi affairs. They always preferred the simpler life of farming and minding their own businesses. However their bloodline hold a secret that they kept for the longest of times - a Dojutsu. This particular Visual Prowess appear only rarely in the family, but all those that are born with it are hidden for most of their lives. Or worst. Minori was lucky in that his mother loved him more than any previous mothers who bore a child with the Takahashi Dojutsu. She hid him then fled the Land of Water. It is unknown even to Minori what happened to his mother after that, but he was brought to the Land of Fire and was raised by adoptive Shinobi parents in the Hidden Leaf.

I'm glad, but...

Growing up Minori did not make a lot of friends. Always silent and reserved he did not even try to socialize with most of his age. For the longest of time he was perceived as a potential threat to the village by some since he was from the Land of Water. Some feared that, once grown up, he could betray Konoha. While his adoptive parents do love him, this fear from others isolated him. It became even worse once he grew up to 10 and learned of his story: his mother dead. His father did not love him, obviously, and his entire clan would want him dead if he was to go back 'home'.

All of this made it so Minori isolated himself from others. Not only due to shyness, but also due to some fear, some anger and some sadness. His teachers often thought they saw potential in him, but he never tried to exploit it on his own and never has been too serious about his studies. He much preferred to be left alone with his thoughts.

Chakra Type: Water
Suiton: Water Release - Access to water-type ninjutsu and techniques. Not taught extensively in the Land of Fire.

Kekkei Genkai - Kyūsoku kōri no seisei ( 急速氷の生成 ): The Takahashi's Kekkei Genkai creates a radius of intense cold around them powerful enough to turn any water into ice instantly - including water inside of a living thing. This was one of the reason the Takahashi clan locked up most bearers of this kekkei genkai. Once trained, one can learn to control the effects of the intense cold and isolate the power, thus using it as a tool but it require great concentration and ample amounts of chakra. It has a radius of about 10-feet.

Kōri no bōchō (氷の膨張 - Ice Expansion): Growing up Minori had to learn himself how to use and control his kekkei genkai. Learning to focus and tap in his inner chakra, he learned how to isolate the power in basic shapes. Doing so he can gather any number of h2o particles in the air to create a solid barrier of ice of many form. The bigger, thicker and stronger it is, the greater concentration and chakra it take.