Character Fields
Name|Aliases
Kohaku Sora
Age|Gender
12 | Male
Clan|Rank
Kohaku | Student
Affiliations
Konohagakure
Characterization & Prestige
Sora is the youngest member of the small and largely uninfluential Kohaku clan. Gentle hearted is the best way to describe him. He isn’t quite timid around others but tends to be soft spoken anyway. He is kind to a fault and quick to forgive, meaning he is also quite naive when it comes to people. He prefers to be close to friends and is a strong believer in the power of teamwork. Unfortunately, his skills aren’t quite up to par with many of his peers due to his lenient upbringing. However, he is eager to better himself for the sake of his dream, his friends, and his family
Origin Story
From the moment he was born, Sora had no real expectations placed on him. No passing of traditional techniques, no pressure to really think about what lay ahead of him, not even any push to go outside and make friends. The Kohaku clan had always been one of the weakest in the Leaf. As such, they’ve long given up trying to make a name of themselves. The path before Sora was simple. Attend the academy, graduate with at least average grades, and settle into a stable job. There was one issue, though. The path laid out before him and the path he wanted to take were two completely different things.
Naturally, Sora quickly became bored with doing the same daily routine of chores and nothing else every day. He had often seen other children his age passing by the house and was always curious about what they were like. So eventually, he decided to use some of his excessive free time to go out to the local playground and meet them. To his joy, they quickly became friends and began playing regularly. Mixed into these moments of relief from his full life were rather interesting conversations. Talks of becoming legendary ninja. Others making fun of such notions. After all, ninja were becoming outdated. Sora never actively participated in these conversations with his friends but he always had the same question running through his head as he listened.
What exactly IS, a ninja?
It wasn’t long before he began seeking out the answer. Strangely, and rather frustratingly, everyone he asked seemed to give him a different response. His clan members told him that they were an ancient relic. No longer needed. His friends told him they were awesome heroes who protected the leaf and went out on cool secret missions. Anyone else he asked usually fell under one of those two categories. The curious boy was getting no closer to the answer he desired. And so he decided. He would try his hardest to become one and find out for himself. Not just to sate his curiosity but also to learn more about himself. Perhaps there was more for him in life than the simple path. Maybe doing something completely unusual for him would lead to learning more about not just ninja, but himself and his potential. He’s nowhere near as prepared as some of his elite peers but he is determined to do his best.
Character Development & Conceptualization
My concept for Sora as a character isn’t anything too extraordinary. A boy who lived in a very small world for a long time has only just recently began taking his first steps outside his bubble of comfort. He has no grand destiny or even a significant background. Every step he walks on the unknown road ahead of him is an arbitrary choice on his part. I’m very much intending to tell a story of “Zero” to “Hero” as he develops alongside his peers. He has a lot to learn about ninja, how the world works as a whole, and most importantly his place amongst it all. I’m very interested to see how the story will end up. In a way, he and I will be sharing the same experience as we both dive into a world both familiar and new alongside soon-to-be friends. My intention isn’t for him to become a “main character” but rather a small part of something bigger. He won’t be walking the path alone, after all. That’s all, really. There isn’t a tremendous amount of depth to what I envision for Sora but I hope I can show you that even a simple concept can be a big part of a deep story.
Triple T's
Talents
Kekkai Ninjutsu - In his short time practicing the use of ninjutsu, Sora has found he has a knack for techniques that involve creating barriers. His skills are still at a very rudimentary stage, however.
Shurikenjutsu - Due to his below average strength, Sora has taken a shine to long range fighting via shurikenjutsu. His aim at the moment is average at best but he’s found that he has a good eye for tracking enemy movement to lead his shots.
Medical Skill - Thanks to some of his clan members who have occupations as doctors, Sora has picked up basic medical skills for use in a pinch. He hopes to learn medical ninjutsu in the future to build upon this
Cooking - As a side effect of spending much of his time at home, Sora has had plenty of time to pick up cooking and it is one of the few skills he can say he is proud of. He loves trying out different recipes for desserts on a regular basis.
Empathetic - Although Sora isn’t the most socially active person, he’s always had an inherent ability to pick up on the emotions of others. It comes in the form of a feeling in his gut that varies depending on the emotion being observed.
Tools
Lots of shuriken
2 kunai
A portable medkit
Techniques
E
Academy Basics
D
Sealed Binding Formation
Manipulated Shuriken Technique
B (NOT YET LEARNED)
Prismatic Pane - The user focuses their chakra to condense physical energy near the palms of their hands. The energy takes the form of a small, square, glass-like barrier that can block incoming attacks. The barrier stays just in front of the user’s hands so it can be repositioned via arm movement. The barrier is solid due to the condensed chakra but the protected area is small so effectiveness is heavily dependent on the user’s ability to react quickly and precisely. Sora cannot reposition the barrier very quickly due to being a novice at chakra control. As such, keeping it up for an extended period of time is impractical and inefficient for him at the moment.
Miscs