Kafka Komedy

ᴊᴜʙᴏᴋᴋᴏ - ᴀ ᴋɪsʜɪᴍᴏᴛᴏ ᴜɴɪᴠᴇʀsᴇ

I noticed there is no space for E-rank jutsu. I assume we already know all of the these jutsu since we're genin?

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Surudo Shunbin

----------------------------- 私 の 村 と 一 族 の 文 化 を 広 め る -		----------------------------------------------------- 鋭 - 俊 敏

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⌈NAME⌋

Surudo Shunbin• 俊敏
sharp, pointed(びん) ╪ quick-witted, keen(しゅんびん)

⌈BIRTH⌋

3/14 • 15 • Male
A ╪ Shinabi
Surudo ╪ Kusagakure

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⌈APPEARANCE⌋

177 cm• 72 kg

Shunbin is a well-built young man-- not particularly tall, but with very toned muscles. His skin is a tad more tanned than most of the village, a light almond-like color. He has long, dark grey hair. The back is often gathered together in a ponytail, but the front is left messy, leaving two long bangs on either side of his face. Speaking of his face, it's quite sharp with a well-defined chin, though by no means gaunt. He has long fingers (a symptom of his Surudo heritage) and his left hand has an old, deep gash in it. It's not uncommon to see him with other, more temporary wounds as well.

⌈CLOTHING⌋

Flowing • Beige and Crimson

Shunbin's shinobi wear, from head to toe, is as follows. His forehead protector is crimson, and he ties it in such a way to create his distinctive ponytail. Around his neck he has an off-white scarf that pools around his shoulders and contains a few senbon. He wears a loose-fitting, low-cut beige uwagi with crimson highlights and long sleeves over a chainmail mesh shirt. He has an armband on each arm that also contain senbon. His fingers are pretty much constantly covered in bandages so that might as well be part of his outfit. His pants are black and reach to the knees. Finally, he wears socks and birch-wood geta, steel-plated on the bottom.

His casual, every day clothing is quite simple. He wears a white, long sleeved v-neck shirt similar to his uwagi. Often he swaps out his scarf for a dark-red bandana worn around the neck if it's a hotter day. If he's out and about he'll wear sunglasses as well. For bottom wear, he has a baggy, dark-red pair of pants to match his bandana, and for shoes he just has a pair of brown sandals.

When he sleeps, Shunbin wears boxers. That's it.

⌈SUPPLY⌋

Shunbin much prefers senbon to kunai or shuriken. While he of course does carry a few kunai and shuriken, he carries many more senbon than the average shinobi, and most are larger than average to accentuate their deadliness even when not used to strike acupuncture points. A spool of steel wire-string is kept on his person as well for use with said thrown weapons. He is also always equipped with an odachi worn on his back. His scarf also contains holsters for senbon, and when pulled up over his mouth he can use them for surprise attacks without his hands. Finally, he has armbands that hold some senbon for quick use.

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建前

⌈TATEMAE⌋

Hedonistic • Sarcastic • Laid-back

Shunbin is a fairly fun guy to hang around with, generally. He's witty and quick on the draw like most shinobi, and isn't afraid to let one know with sarcastic commentary, be you friend or foe. He doesn't often mean much by it though, as he's fairly easy-going. He doesn't hold grudges, doesn't make rivalries, and doesn't really get angry that much either. He has a very laid-back approach to things generally. Unless in a genuinely life threatening situation he'll be there to try and easy tensions with snarky quips. As such he's actually not a very good student. While he loves training and takes a great deal of enjoyment from exercise and physical activity, he doesn't much enjoy reading or writing material like shinobi history or stuff like that. And it is very hard to get him to do something he doesn't enjoy. He spends all the time he doesn't spend training eating, reading trashy novellas, or sleeping.

本音

⌈HONNE⌋

Ennui • Curious • Empathetic

This picture of a lackadaisical teen is not without depth however. Deep down Shunbin is a genuinely empathetic young man who doesn't like the idea of people killing each other. Forced into a ninja life like most of the Surudo, a dissatisfaction gnaws at Shunbin whilst performing his ninja duties. The day he dreads in which he must kill someone else is approaching much quicker than he would like, as well. Still, he is not totally consumed by angst. While not much of a scholar, Shunbin is naturally curious about the world, especially other cultures. He also tries to be genuinely friendly to almost everyone he meets, even if they don't treat him as well as he does them.

⌈NINDŌ⌋

The propagation of Kusagakure and Surudo's cultures.

Shunbin understands how close to the precipice both Surudo and Kusagakure as a whole have come in being wiped from the tapestry from history, or being fully integrated into another society. The Surudo's art of combat, the Kusagakure way of life, the shops and restaurants he's patronized... Shunbin understands that without protection, it could all be erased. Even if Shunbin doesn't find fulfillment in risking his life to protect others, he knows that right now Kusagakure needs protection if he wants it to stay free, so he fights.

⌈MOTIVATIONS⌋

Obligation

Shunbin is a ninja purely out of obligations he feels. An obligation to his family first and foremost, to foster and demonstrate his strength in defense of their home. This obligation, he feels, also extends to all citizens of Kusagakure. He is an able-bodied, strong, naturally gifted fighter. In these tumultuous times, one more warrior could be the thing that stops a war, or at least ensures Kusagakure survives it.

⌈NARRATIVE⌋

Like all current shinobi, Shunbin lived through the Second Shinobi War. Before the age of six, Shunbin experienced the fairly standard life of the Komin with his mother and father. There is not much to note here besides the forming of a friendship with another clan member, Asuka. Life was simple, and Shunbin spent in running around with Asuka. Things changed for everyone when the Second Shinobi War started, however. Those few of the Surudo clan who weren't drafted volunteered anyways: Asuka and Shunbin's parents included. The brutal six years stretched on for much of the kids young lives. Instead of playing games, the two now trained in the blade-- how Shunbin got the signature scar on his hand. In such trying times, Shunbin burnt out, creating the ash shell of sarcastic, almost nihilistic disregard he's known for. Still, this is when Shunbin discovered he did still enjoy exercise even if it was preparing for the eventuality of war. Asuka too grew from a sunny-warm child to a flaming ball of determination.

News came in first of Shunbin's parents. Both of them were crippled permanently, no longer able to fight, not in this war and not ever. For a Surudo member, this was almost worse than death. The pain he could see in both of them every day, and the pain he felt for them was indescribable. News of Asuka's parents came later. Neither would be coming home. This is what finally drew him over the line. Training with Shunbin was now personal. Whenever Shunbin 'won,' Asuka was infuriated and dejected. The two grew apart as arguments became common and toxic. Eventually they split into completely different cliques with the local child population, and never spoke again. Despite this, Shunbin kept up his training, alone.

Once Kusagakure's part in the war formally ended, the tournament of succession to determine the Saikyo. Despite her instance, Shunbin's father went against his mother's wishes and entered into the tourney despite his disfigured left half. He was the very first to lose-- to a sixteen year-old at that. For days he wouldn't speak except to mention the pity he saw on the boy's face when he won. Shunbin's father took his life shortly after, full of shame and hatred for his handicap. While the adults in the clan were respectful, as those of Shunbin's blood were often Saikyo, Shunbin occasionally heard the whispers of those his age about the coward who killed himself after such a thorough defeat. During this time Shunbin threw himself into his training as a distraction. To such a degree, even, it would not be uncommon for him to barely eat and pass-out.

After the reestablishment of the ninja academy, Shunbin was instantly enrolled by his mother. Their relationship was terse and rocky at this point, but Shunbin loved her, and the village. He reluctantly accepted this without comment, and with his time in the academy, began to felt like he needed to become a ninja for the sake of others. His academic career was a bit spotty, as he was second best in his class at taijutsu, but started fairly mediocre at everything else. He has run into Asuka a few times in the academy, but has never spoken to him again, unable to find the words to say to bury the hatchet. As of now he's a genin well on the way to chunin, much to his chagrin.

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⌈STRONG SUIT⌋

taijutsu • bukijutsu

⌈PRIMARY⌋

Shurikenjutsu

Like most of the Surudo clan, Shunbin is best at the use of shuriken, kunai, and senbon. His aim is great, and his strength means these wounds go deep. The manipulation of thrown weapons in flight with wire-string is also something he's very good at, and often he devises traps with them to conceal his thrown weaponry, trip, disarm, or otherwise impede an enemy's ability to protect themselves.

⌈SECONDARY⌋

Raiton jutsu

Shunbin's natural affinity is for lightning chakra, and he's quite good at using it. While he does know some lightning release jutsu, and does have the handseals for them down pat and all that, he often burns through more chakra than he intends. The techniques are powerful, but taxing and often imprecise. Instead he focuses more on channeling his lightning chakra through his weapons (his odachi, shuriken and wire-strings) to enhance his bukijutsu.

⌈TERTIARY⌋

Kenjutsu

Finally, Shunbin is pretty average in the department of swordplay. He's not doing the family proud in this department as he focuses much more shurikenjutsu and working towards getting his chakra under control, but he does know how to use a sword when worse comes to worse. He tries to keep enemies away with walls of projectiles generally, but if for some reason he is unable, his great strength allows him use of his odachi to perform this task. Powerful and still quite ranged attacks can come from him when using the blade, but his maneuverability takes a great hit when having to lug around such mass.

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⌈WEAPONRY⌋

Hoko-gata Senbon - - - - Odachi ▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔

These are larger than average senbon, four sided and blunt on one end. They are far deadlier than standard senbon, more in-line with the power of a shuriken or kunai, but lose out on some of the potential to be hidden on ones person or halt chakra flow. Shunbin also uses them as claw-type weapons. - A very large sword-- one with a blade of 100cm. Besides it length, there is a feature of note: the tsuba. It is shaped like a shuriken, and does not feature the standard kozuka and kogai. The blades size gives it massive reach and power, but at the cost of reduced maneuverability. The weight of the massive hunk of metal is much less unwieldy when moving than how much of that weight is spread around.

⌈D-RANK⌋

Sōshuriken no Jutsu - - - - - Ken ni Kakusareta Reta Sen - ▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔

Using wire-strings, the user can manipulate the direction of a thrown weapon already in flight. This has many uses, such as rebounding a strike that the enemy thought they had dodged, setting trip wires up on the fly, or swerving a shuriken so it can cover more angles. However, if the opponent is particularly observant, they can cut these strings and hamper the use of this jutsu. - A cone of kunai, senbon or shuriken are thrown at the enemy simultaneously. Hidden in this shower are two blades attached by a wire-string. These have two main uses. Firstly, one can intentionally aim those two to hit a parallel surface to create a hard-to-see tripwire almost instantaneously, and hide its creation from the enemy. Secondly, one could set the string to collide with the foe while the blades fly past. The enemy in this case acts as a sort of pole that the string will wrap around as the blades trajectory changes by the string getting stopped, tying the foe up. If these special shuriken are thrown in front of the rest of the blades, it would be very hard to dodge, Thrown behind, and the opponent will be caught off-guard when they think they're safe. Unfortunately, this technique is relatively useless against opponents with a dojutsu that increases their perception, and even then foes worth their salt would never fall for a trick like this twice. -

⌈C-RANK⌋

Raiton: Inazuma - - - - - - - Hyaku-Kunai, Hyaku-Sen Kabe ▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔

By performing the appropriate handseals, the user kneads their charkra into lightning and focuses it into two of their fingers. Afterwards, the user can thrust both fingers forwards at a target to send a bolt of lightening at them. This is the most basic of lightening release jutsu that actually casts the user's chakra at an enemy, and as such is built on for a lot of other jutsu. It doesn't do too much damage, and the range is generally about 100 meters, but more chakra can be expended for longer range and more damage, and the electricity can force weaker opponents muscles to contract, effectively stunning them. - The user spins in a circle, unleashing a flurry of kunai in all directions. Unbeknownst to the enemy, many of the kunai are connected by a wire-string. If assisted by trees or in an otherwise tight space, the user can create a wall of wire-strings that can help deflect techniques or impede forwards movement. Without surfaces to stick the kunai to, however, and the technique becomes a bit of a waste of wire-string. -

ᴊᴜʙᴏᴋᴋᴏ - ᴀ ᴋɪsʜɪᴍᴏᴛᴏ ᴜɴɪᴠᴇʀsᴇ

@Amore Keen like you wrote. Also, thanks!

ᴊᴜʙᴏᴋᴋᴏ - ᴀ ᴋɪsʜɪᴍᴏᴛᴏ ᴜɴɪᴠᴇʀsᴇ

@fledermaus Thank you for the confirmation and such! I will be keeping Surudo a lower-class clan, it's important to my ideas of them. Could you help me with the hiragana however? I'm not sure how to translate 俊敏 and 敏 from kanji. (If they are even in kanji-- my Japanese is almost non-existent.)

ᴊᴜʙᴏᴋᴋᴏ - ᴀ ᴋɪsʜɪᴍᴏᴛᴏ ᴜɴɪᴠᴇʀsᴇ

I'd like to run my clan concept by before I commit to writing everything down for it to make sure it's okay: The Surudo clan were nomad warriors from the land of steel who really didn't do ninjutsu and were caught in the cross-fire of the First Shinobi War. Soon after the war ended they became a clan in Kusagakure, but have become increasingly split down the middle in terms of supporting jitsu or hana. They'd mostly be bukijutsu (in particular use of senbon, wire strings and swords) practitioners and peacekeepers of some sort. Maybe internal police or auxiliary forces. Thoughts?

EDIT: Oh, and do you guys have that discord set up?

ᴊᴜʙᴏᴋᴋᴏ - ᴀ ᴋɪsʜɪᴍᴏᴛᴏ ᴜɴɪᴠᴇʀsᴇ

I'm in the same boat-- haven't watched every episode/read every volume but I do really enjoy the series-- especially the setting. Room for another addition?

REIGN IN HELL: Demonic Ultraviolent Action - Occult Cyberpunk Intrigue

@Dead Cruiser Sorry, gonna be tappin' out

Epithet Erased: Use Your Words

Jude didn't expect Penny's reaction to be as similar to his as it was. She handled it much more professionally and just generally better of course, but she too had lots of anxieties she had to deal with. Whether it was relatives or her own safety she was worried about he couldn't tell but it didn't particularly matter. The both of them had a goal-- finding their small charge. Penny looked at things coolly and logically of course, which helped Jude do the same. Her being blown farther into the island made sense-- she was much closer to the storm, and half of their weight probably. Devoting himself to a relatively attainable mission was a good way to not break down into a useless ball, so Jude followed Penny's lead, deep in thought. He followed Penny to the other two girls who were seemingly also having 'castaway jitters,' one assisting the other.

As Jude and Penny approached however, the blonde part of the short pair suddenly shot up, sort of cry-laughing, snot and tears still evident on her face. It looked like she was taking it the hardest of any of them, and had no idea how to deal with stuff like this. Jude frowned. He could definitely relate to that, especially not wanting to worry anyone. He'd be sure to tell her later that he was always worrying, and that his time didn't matter anyways, so maybe she could open up and let some of that fear and sadness out. Another young man, clearly familiar with her judging by the bizarre nickname. He opened the floor to them, after reassuring the snotty blonde.

"We're looking for a little girl." Jude pitched in first, surprising even himself. His tone lowered to more of a mumble after the burst of leadership. "Uh, she," Jude pointed to 'Mad Dog' "should know who we're talking about. The one who was clinging to Penny before... yeah. Ahem. We think she might have gotten carried further into the island cuz like, she's obviously smaller n' she was closer too so..."

Jude trailed off, scratching at his face. He had no idea why he rambled so much there. Before anyone could respond and promptly shut him out, an older woman approached the group. She was a proper adult, unlike Jude, who looked like she had her life together. And a job. She was probably around 35, Jude would guess, but incredibly attractive. Not that that mattered, of course. He sort of shrunk away from her, edging slightly closer to Penny, who was the closest thing he had to a safety net today.

Silver Gate Academy [Accepting New Players]

Ramyu Tal'saif

Feline Beastman of Gran Harenae

Overview

Ramyu is the youngest known practitioner of the Mountain Breaker style-- at the age of just five she began training under the supervision of an adoptive father to be put to work in the gladiator arenas. It was a rigorous process that left little time for development of any other skills, or friendships. After ten years of harsh training she was let into the ring and started out as a trend, before becoming an absolute phenomenon. 2 years going strong was enough for her existence to reach the ears of academy heads, and her prowess was recognized. As such, they sent out a missive letting her know that she was free to apply, travel expenses payed. The letter reached her before her adoptive father, and bringing it up caused the both of them to get into a harsh fight. Against his wishes she left anyways, seeking to finally make her own choices in life, and stop playing for the crowd. She is a relatively recent addition to the school, and her only friend as of now is Edward Lachance. He was the first person to ever give her a gift that she genuinely wanted, without any expectation of recompense or to push her training further: a strawberry parfait.

Combat Data - Skilled (C)

Despite being a 17 year old girl, and a feline beastman, Ramyu is incredibly strong. She uses the Mountain Breaker style, dual-wielding two massive great swords in a showy, flippant style that is equal parts acrobatic, dangerous and hard to approach. Spins and leaps, even while wielding her massive weapons, are her forte. She deals harsh damage and is able to keep multiple melee fighters at bay, but any other form of combat is hard to combat.

Silver Gate Academy [Accepting New Players]

Edward Lachance

Edward Lachance

^{Age: 17
Race: Earth Male
Nationality: British/French}

Personality

Edward is a naturally optimistic sort-- a life as pleasant as his will do that to you. He often preaches that things can and do get better in life, even if he understands not everyone is as blessed as him. He always goes out of his way to help others who aren't fortunate, as he believes his massive luck was a gift he is obligated to use to make life better for others. His sizable allowance is often spent on gifts for others, even. He appreciates his status in life, but is very humble about it, understanding he hasn't particularly earned it. He has a bit of an inferiority complex as a result, eager to prove himself but also commonly downplaying any success of his as luck.

In terms of hobbies, Edward is particularly into comic books and manga. Superman, Dragonball, and Naruto especially. That's partially why he's actually an excellent student despite his entirely average intelligence. He's very willing to train and study if it means access to real magical powers that he can use to do good. And to look cool and do cool things, but that's just a nice bonus.

Backstory

Edward was technically born in France, to two loving parents named Adeline and Damien Lachance. Right after Edward was born, however, Damien was offered a much higher paying position for his office job if he were to move to Britain. The two had been struggling and were worried about their child's well-being and took the offer, which turned out to be a blessing in disguise. Adeline was a painter, and her paintings finally took off once she began advertising them in Britain. All throughout Edward's life, the blessings of gods seemed to follow him. Winning games of chance was a near guarantee. He could call the flip of a coin 10 times in a row. At the age of 11, he advised his father on which numbers to pick for a lottery ticket, and their family was the only one to get the second tier prize that draw after a quadruple rollover.

Despite how easy Edward's luck would have been to abuse, the Lachance family were good people who had spent their childhoods being taught that money wasn't everything, and they passed that lesson down to their son. They also understood his gift, and took steps to make sure it didn't go to his head. Despite efforts not to stand out, his grades were often great, and allowed him to apply for a unique transfer-- to study abroad in Japan. His parents allowed him to do so, but as he was interviewed, he was stupefied by the process, despite his repeated success. Soon he would find out why. He had stumbled into a school of magic and wonder that hid underneath it an entire new world of elves, beasts and spell casting. Having stumbled here, Edward is convinced all of his luck was fate guiding him here so he could make a positive impact on this world-- and the magical one right next door.

Stats

END: 20 (F)
STR: 20 (F)
DEX: 17 (F)
AGI: 15 (F)
INT: 30 (F)
WIL: 20 (F)
CHR: 20 (E)
SPT: 30 (D)
LCK: 150 (A)

[Combat]

-Equipment-

Weapons

Knife

It seems to be just a switchblade that Edward could use to protect himself. However, there is a trick to it-- tapping the button actually sends out a small comb-- one has to hold the button to draw the real knife. He uses the comb to combat his hat hair whenever he's forced to take it off.

Gear

Arcture Academics Spellbook

Other

N/A

Independent

Martial Awakening - A permanent 40% boost to Spirit if it is over 50.
Graceful Charity - When you give gifts to people, they will be more cooperative to you moreso than normal.

Major Skills

Arcture Academics Vol. 1
Arcture Academics Vol. 2
Arcture Academics Vol. 3
FUJIWARA SHINTO EXORCISM V.1
Iga-Ryu Genin level

Minor Skills

N/A

Spells

Lighter
Faelight
Flashball
Light Buckler
Elemental Blast (Light)

Techniques

N/A

Spending Log

Current Skill Points: 12
Arcture Academics Volumes 1, 2 & 3 purchased for 1, 2 & 2 skill points.
FUJIWARA SHINTO EXORCISM V.1 Purchased for 2 SP
+10 INT, +2 DEX from Aresvius Battle
Iga-Ryu Genin purchased for 2 skill points