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Naruto: Continuum

I have an intro post written if that helps, lol..

Naruto: Continuum

Namine Akizakura

Name: Namine Akizakura
Age|Gender: 37|Female
Alliance: Kumogkure
Rank: S - Jounin, Aid to the Raikage
Clan: The Akizakura clan, named for the cosmos flower which symbolizes order, beauty, and balance, traits found in many of the Akizakura clan, especially their women. They are known for having strawberry blonde, blonde or sometimes even dark red hair, either wavy or straight. The women's role is anything but just a caregiver in this clan, as the Akizakura are a clan that has had to defend themselves from persecution more than once, and are masters of the art of deception and self-defense. Their unique Kekkei Genkai allows them to fool and deceive their opponents very easily, but requires a quelled ego and a witty mind. Few members of the Akizakura actually possess the Jibun no Shindo, and even fewer can master it.

The Jibun no Shindo originated in a woman born before the first Shinobi war, but after the dawn of Ninshuu. The woman was Kaguya Akizakura, a balanced woman of great strength who preached that women were just as good of fighters as men were, as many women felt their place was at home playing the role of a caregiver. Kaguya agreed only with the point of women being excellent caregivers, as she herself was a mother who embraced her maternal instincts and spread love to everyone she met. She was a beautiful soul, and had a flawless body to match. However, she preached that women should not be subservient in a Shinobi society due to their maternity, rather it gave them the strength to be some of the greatest Kunoichi ever. The maternal instinct and the nature of wanting to protect what one loves, especially one's children, she taught that these emotions of love were the most powerful weapons any Shinobi could learn to utilize.

This was not all. Along with embracing one's own emotions to be utilized as strength, she spoke of tolerance and understanding, that the emotions of others were a product of their experiences, and people did not choose to be how they were, they merely act based on how they view a situation. Kaguya taught compassion and empathy, to learn from others' perspectives and to take strength from them as well, for the world was not to be experienced alone. She said that the world itself had a soul, just like each human did. And the soul of the universe was within us all, we simply had to find it. She said that each and every object and organism of the universe had its own soul, memories and purpose here. Kaguya had the insight to be able to see into objects and discern their past leading up to the present, and was able to discern how situations would unfold based off of the emotion's of others around her. She became so in tune with the souls of those around her that she could temporarily blend her own soul with them, assimilating them as part of herself. She spoke of the process in which we all touch each other's souls upon meeting in some form, and that each person you interact with retains a part of you from that interaction, and with each successive interaction the part of you that is in them will grow. And so Kaguya lived by these beliefs, and collected parts of all the souls she came across, and so she loved them, just as she loved her family.

Thus, the Akizakura clan was born. To her daughter, and her granddaughter, and her great granddaughter, until she passed, she taught to embrace their emotions and to always be weary of the emotions of others. And so, every woman that was born throughout her lineage was birthed with the gift to be in tune with one's own soul, and to be in tune with the souls of others and of the world around them.

Kekkei Genkai: Jibun no Shindo (Vibration of Oneself) - This is a powerful Kekkei Genkai centered around energy and emotions. All who possess this Kekkei Genkai are extremely empathic by nature and can literally feel others' emotions when they are near them. When the wielder of this Kekkei Genkai builds a strong bond with another person or animal, they can feel strong emotions come from them from very far away, and in return those who connect with an Akizakura will feel surges of emotion from them occasionally. This causes confusion in young Akizakura who are not used to feeling such strong emotional tides, and often takes years of getting used to to be able to discern the emotions apart from one another.

Beyond feeling just mere emotions, anyone possessing the Jibun no Shindo is capable of feeling another's energy in various forms, most notably the ability to feel their chakra and changes in one's chakra without even having to look at them. With this, Akizakura are some of the most skilled sensors in the world as they can track down individual chakra signatures over vast distances as long as they have 'felt' their chakra presence before and are also human lie detectors in the manner of detecting subtle differences in one's body and chakra when they lie. Those possessing the Jibun no Shindo can feel the heartbeats and presences of others around them, and can feel various forms of chakra. For example, an Akizakura with this Kekkei Genkai can feel the chakra nature of someone they are near, for each person's chakra is unique. In the same rite, they can feel when they are in a Genjutsu due to the chakra disturbances in their body and in the area. This level of awareness can be very overwhelming at times, especially when emotions run high and there is a lot going on around them. However it is a blessing, as the Akizakura are nearly always aware of their surroundings due to their ability to feel and process the energy of the atmosphere, limited only by how much control and progression they have with their Kekkei Genkai. The connections the user develops with this Kekkei Genkai are for life, so once they have registered a person's unique chakra signature and felt their energy, they can track them over great distances. The range of their Kekkei Genkai is only limited by the user's concentration and personal skill with Jibun no Shindo.

This Kekkei Genkai is unique in the way that some Akizakura have developed it. Users are able to feel objects and 'empathize' with them, literally assimilating part of the substance into their own body and taking on its properties via a connection between the physical energy of the object and the user. e.g. the user touches metal and assimilates it into their arm, giving their arm metallic properties for a short duration, or until the user willfully cancels it. This gives birth to hundreds of possibilities, and by assimilating with the Chakra of another they are able to gain insight into their abilities. The assimilation aspect is hard to control and due to this, young Akizakura may only assimilate parts of their body with objects at a time, and cannot perform full-body assimilations just yet, nor can they perform multiple assimilations at once.

A very special trait of this Kekkei Genkai, which only a fraction of those who are born with the Jibun no Shindo are then also born with this, is the ability to feel deep connections within entities through mere touch by assimilating part of their chakra and soul into them, forming a deep bond where the user unifies themselves with the entity. For example, when the wielder of this unique trait touches a sword, they will gain the knowledge of all who have wielded the sword, and knowledge of all battles that sword has taken part in, and the events leading to how the sword is where it is now. This skill is emotionally overwhelming as it transfers memories and experiences into the user rapidly, which is a portal for negative emotions and positive emotions alike into the user. As such, it cannot be used continuously as it drains the user's mental energy. When used on another person the amount of knowledge and experience seen from them depends on how long contact is established, as such small periods of contact will only allow for a light form of insight into the energy of the person, like clues about their past and personality, and their nature as human beings. Long periods of contact allow for a much deeper connection to be established, similar to seeing another's life through their point of view, however this cannot be done to immediately gain skills or techniques from another, as it would still require first-hand practice in order to learn anything they have been given insight to, akin to learning in theory but not learning through personal application to said concepts.

Traits: All of Namine's accomplishment stems from her humbleness amidst a garden of brilliance. She is collectively aware of herself and her surroundings simultaneously. She passively feels the energy of everything around her. She is revered as a master of chakra control and a healer of the body an soul. She is extremely quick and agile in both body and wits, equating to her balanced swordsmanship.

Appearance

Appearance:

Personal Data

History: Namine was born during turbulent times. The Akizakura clan did not have much of a name for itself, as their abilities included much deception and avoidance of combat unless necessary. Despite those facts, the Akizakura, specifically their women, were targeted for their unique skills and were seen as a threat when they collaborated their abilities. In a clan full of sensors, you'd think they had each other's backs and could stay out of trouble. This was not the case as some might have liked to think... Before the First Shinobi World War began most of the Akizakura were hunted and exterminated, the survivors thrown on the run and into hiding. When they could not hide, the clan members proudly stood together in the face of danger. Their fate was almost always death, albeit a noble one.

Namine's father died in the first massacre of the Akizakura which occurred long before the First War. The systematic extermination of the Akizakura began over a decade before the war and continued all the way until its end. Her mother took her, a young girl at the age of seven who at the time who could not hide herself, and the Nuru-Kukan no Tachi away from their home in Kumogakure. They were on the run for a while, and it was hard to keep away from the enemy Shinobi hunting them. Her mother was a valiant woman who vowed to protect her daughter with her life. The love of her mother kept her alive, and she memorized the warm feeling of love that her mother brought her with her Kekkei Genkai.

The women of the Akizakura are strong, maternal caregivers, full of love and charity. These traits were passed down to Namine, in addition to the balance and beauty that her mother was known for. Namine's mother was the matriarch of the clan at the time, so her face was well-known in some parts of the country. She did her best to hide her daughter, they hid for years, but it was not enough. She could sense the impending doom drawing nearer each day, and eventually made the toughest decision of her life. She relinquished possession of Namine over to an orphanage, explaining to the young girl that she must hide herself at whatever cost, for she was a unique soul that was meant to bring love into a new era of the Shinobi world. She promised that one day Namine would never have to hide her identity, and that she would be one to usher in a new order to the world.

Her mother was found and was killed, not before putting up the fight of her life. She fought without Nuru-Kukan no Tachi, the blade that she left to her daughter, eventually perishing in the First Shinobi World War. Namine grew up alone and resisted any form of connection from those around her. A few short years after her mother died, the country's political climate became somewhat unstable. It was hard for her to understand, all she knew was that she had a gift that needed to be hidden from the world. Her mother's parting words stuck with her for the rest of her life, echoing through her dreams and guiding her through life with the promise of peace.

The First War began after Namine's parents had both passed. The young orphan was but twelve years old when the war began. Fifteen years later she would be a grown woman of 27 at the close of the battle. Any of her relatives that survived could not be found, as they most likely fled and went into hiding. A memorial was set up for her mother, as she was a prominent figure in Kumogakure before the war. During this fifteen year span there would be no academy days, no graduation or Genin squad to be placed in. She saw battle. Bloodshed. Death. They threw her to the fire and somehow she came out alive. For the entirety of the war she never backed down, never once decided that she was going to give up. She held onto her mother's will, after all.

She viewed the opportunity of being a Kunoichi of great skill as more of an obligation. There was not a chance she was going to let her mother's will fade away, the bar was set high from birth and she would live up to her name as an Akizakura even if her identity had to remain concealed. She went from Genin to Jounin by the time the war had ended. It left her desensitized for a few months. Food did not taste the same, nor did she take pleasure in smelling the flowers of the garden around where her mother was buried. For a while she did not go to that place, but when she finally did, she ccould not help but to cry for hours for all the time her mother spent fighting to protect her from such horrors. In the end Namine was left alone to protect the ideals of the Akizakura from going extinct.

Namine matured mentally beyond her years, collecting experience and empathizing with the efforts and actions of those she had encountered along the way. She had become a master swordsman and had begun work as an illusory speciality. Believing that ending suffering could be done by teaching the value of love, and this core belief became the root of her teachings. She was even able to come to terms with her mother's death and forgave the world for taking her family at such a young age.

After that Namine grew into a stunning image of her mother with even greater skill as a Genjutsu artist and renowned swordsman. She spent days on end alone with nothing but her sword. She would meditate in the forests with only its company and delve into the memories the sword held within. Eventually she came to know each member of her family who had wielded the sword going all the way back to Kaguya Akizakura. In fact, she spent so much time training and meditating with Nuru-Kukan no Tachi she was shown a vision of its birth and creation. Before that moment, she was told by her mother that everything had a soul, even inanimate objects. She did not fully grasp that concept until knowing how her ancestors' sword was born. It was pulled directly from nothing, a point of zero energy, by none other than Kaguya herself, and given form and life using the principles of Yin and Yang. At that precise moment she felt a pensive connection between her and the sword, as if the soul of Nuru-Kukan was acknowledging her soul and her ownership of the blade as a true swordsman. This was a key event in her development as seeing the principles of Yin and Yang in action through her Kekkei Genkai gave her a new perspective on life as well as her swordsmanship.

Namine gained a newfound respect for life, nature and all that occupied this plane of existence. She studied long and hard on the aspects of Yin and Yang and the roles they played in the world. This knowledge of life that was gifted to her led to a deep appreciation of nature and so she started a garden next to the gravesite of the Akizakura clan. After beginning the garden and filling it with all different types of plants and flowers she felt it was still lacking, and in her mind a new path opened when she became aware of the void in her garden. The garden was her life, and it had an emptiness to it. There were no conflictions in her mind, Namine left that very day and spent her late twenties after the war all the way into her early thirties traveling the world in search for philosophical meaning in the world.

She met hundreds of people during these beautiful years, experiencing bounds of love and finding peace within herself, a certain kind of calmness overtook her during this journey. A type of gratefulness for her life that kept her content at all times, never needing more than what was given to her and never needing to rush anywhere. Her patience peaked, and she easily empathized with all the concerns and troubled of everyone she met. Whilst traveling and gaining knowledge and helping others she also collected hundreds upon hundreds of species of plants, making journeys back to her garden at home when she could to bring the many new species back to her home in Kumogakure.

When she felt whole and complete inside, and had grown comfortable with only herself and Nuru-Kukan, she finally returned home to a radiant, lively garden. It was beautiful with all the colors of the rainbow fitting in somewhere in her garden, so many intoxicating aromas drifting from her plants, and some colorful poisons lurking in the corners of her garden. Now that she had returned home, Namine settled down and became a teacher of philosophy, psychology, and a well-known kenjutsu specialist. She agreed to take any student willing to learn and adapt to her teachings.

So for a while Namine was content being one of Kumogakure's youngest Jounin-sensei, however she only ever led one squad of Genin before the First Raikage plucked her from the herd and requested that she humbly serve him as head of the Sensory Division and Aid to the Raikage. Only during times of war would she act as the literal head of a unit, whereas most of her day to day duties would be accompanying the Raikage. There was no choice but to oblige seeing as Namine had no other path to walk, no family to take care of, and very few friends that had stuck around. One such peer was Genmyou, whom Namine had been sent on several missions with after he arrived in Kumogakure.

The Antare clan was a prominent one in Kumo, and they back Genmyou throughout hit stay. The Akizakura were once very close with the Antare before the massacre of her clan. Because of this the elders of the Antare who knew of Namine's true identity sent aid to her throughout her troubled childhood, revealing themselves as her benefactor much later in her life when they helped her receive her promotion- not that she really needed their help, her skills often spoke for themselves.

This blend of occurences and relationships made Genmyou's transition into the seat of Raikage very fluid- albeit only for Namine. Aside from the Antare, the elders of Kumogakure did not take well to the Second Raikage at first. It was only due to their mutual relationship with the Antare that Namine did not mind abiding her servitude to a new lord.

Personality: Namine is a shy woman, though it does not seem this way due to her constant connection with the internal world, and her Kekkei Genkai being a bridge from the external world into her internal mind. She constantly switches between the two, from taking in all of the energy around her, to withdrawing herself into her own little bubble. She is pensive, forming opinions of others and scenarios based on not only her thoughts and emotions but from the emotions that others give off pertaining to what she is thinking about. She views the world as an analytical web spun from exchanges of energy.

She is a very aware woman who does not miss a beat, keeping up in conversation easily due to her ability to anticipate others' actions based on their feelings and body language, which her sensory abilities remind her of often. Her analytical mind only hinders her when she is alone and her thoughts are left to race each other in circles, leading to over-analyzing and occasional bouts of depression. Deep down, she is a strong girl mentally who deals with tragedy well. Due to her Jibun no Shindo she is highly capable of dealing with her emotions and counseling others with theirs.

Her clairvoyant ability to feel the memories of those who she comes into contact with either through personal connection or the assimilation of objects gives her knowledge and wisdom beyond her years, and is often thought to be much older than she truly is because of this. She is very outgoing from her years traveling as a ronin and takes on new experience with an open heart. She is full of love straight down to the core, and enjoys spreading this love very much, while she is not hesitant to guard it from evil who seek to destroy it.

Combat Style: Namine remains distant from combat, mostly focusing her efforts as a sensor. Her sensory and emotional abilities are better used at a distance, not engaged directly in battle. Some think she is unskilled in the art of combat, but that cannot be further from the truth. All Akizakura women are instructed in self-defense, and Namine has embraced that aspect of her clan. She was first taught deception, how to avoid battle, before being taught how to mentally and physically deal with confrontation. While she is a fragile woman, her agility and reflexes are her strong suits when it comes to battle. Namine may be more suited as a sensor but she can hold her own in a hand to hand bout. She is stern and determined, never losing focus of her opponents. She combines this with the nimble gracefulness of her personality, coordinating them to create an elegant form of combat.
Nature Release: Yin-Yang

Jutsu

Jutsu List
Chakra Suppression
Meisaigakure no Jutsu
Generic Sealing - Seals tattooed on her wrists to summon her items, as she likes to travel lightly
Interrogation Technique
DoubleFalse Surroundings
Mirror Heaven and Earth
Ephemeral
Sly Mind Affect

Jutsu Name: Sakuzuke Ne (Planting Roots)
Jutsu Type: Sensory Ninjutsu
Rank: C-A
Effective Range: The range of Jibun no Shindo
Nature Type: N/A
Description: Upon placing a small portion of the user's chakra into a person or object, an Akizakura using the Jibun no Shindo can feel the location of where their chakra is at all times, meaning this technique is used to track objects and people that she has become a part of by placing her chakra within them, forming a bond of physical energy from the object and the Akizakura's spiritual energy. More skilled Akizakura can use this technique to obtain visual images of where the object/person sharing the bond is, or to obtain sensory information from the area.

By assimilating her chakra with another person, she is able to gain insight into their emotions, taking them on as if they were her own. These feelings must be balanced out within the user in order to correctly deal with them and keep her mind in order. In addition to feeling the emotions of the other, she is able to track their whereabouts by sensing the chakra within them. This allows for the simple application of certain Genjutsu as their is already a chakra connection established.
Drawbacks: Usefulness of the technique depends on the skill of the user and their progression with the Jibun no Shindo. A small seal appears on whatever she marks with her chakra. The mark would only be visible when she's paying attention to it and on the moment of contact. Perhaps it'd be more visible when she's paying more attention to the person it is on. Additionally, if someone has exceptional chakra control, they can either purge her chakra from their system, or isolate it given the proper effort and focus.

Jutsu Name: Chishikiji Douka (Information Tree Assimilation)
Jutsu Type: Ninjutsu
Rank: B-S
Effective Range: Touch
Nature Type: N/A
Description: The user of the Jibun no Shindo is able to touch an object and feel its properties, as members of this clan believe everything that has matter, has a soul. Thus by assimilating them into their own body they may borrow these properties for a short while via a connection between the object's physical energy and her spiritual energy. These borrowed aspects can be almost anything, and allow the user a variety of options in the midst of a fight.
Drawbacks: One assimilation requires a constant drain of chakra, multiple or full-body assimilations put strain on both the user's physical body as well as their mind due to the joint bond created by each assimilation

Jutsu Name: Itowohiku (Pulling the Strings)
Jutsu Type: Genjutsu
Rank: D-S
Effective Range: The range of Jibun no Shindo
Nature Type: Yin
Description: The ability of an Akizakura to force their will and emotions upon others after performing hand seals, for simple thoughts/emotions only a one-handed seal is necessary. By empathizing with someone, she can transfer subtle thoughts, suggestions and emotions to their being. These effects can be resisted but due to the subtle nature of this Genjutsu it is hard to realize that a Genjutsu is being afflicted. Skilled users can create entire scenarios in victims' heads that lead them to a set conclusion that feels logically sound, leading to deceptive illusions.
Drawbacks: It is a matter of willpower and awareness

Jutsu Name: Ryuutai Koudan (Fluid Story-Telling)
Jutsu Type: Genjutsu
Rank: D-S
Effective Range: The range of Jibun no Shindo
Nature Type: Yin
Description: The advanced addendum to Itowohiku, requiring three hand seals to activate. This technique allows the user to create an illusion based off of the target's emotions and desires. The illusion is very realistic in the sense that the user who is creating the illusion has the target's desires and will in mind, forming a story of sorts that the victim will play through as if it were actually happening, forming an elaborate world that the victim believes to be true. They have full sensory control as long as the victim believes the world to be true.
Drawbacks: The story will continue only as long as the enemy believes they are in reality. As soon as they logically assume the scenario is Genjutsu, it will end automatically

Jutsu Name: Kokoronokizu (Emotional Scarring
Jutsu Type: Genjutsu
Rank: B
Effective Range: Jibun no Shindo
Nature Type: Yin
Description: After establishing a connection with the Jibun no Shindo the user forms six hand seals to activate a Genjutsu which alters the opponent's sense of balance and direction, inverting their motor skills so that left is right, up is down, forwards is backwards, and vice versa. This illusion is an obvious one, though quite troublesome as all of the opponent's movements will be backwards, making even simple tasks like forming hand seals a challenge. This technique hinges on using the opponents reflexes against them, seeing as one would automatically jerk to the right if attacked from the left, it would cause them to move right into the oncoming attack, for example.
Drawbacks: Other than being an obvious illusion to skilled ninja, it has the generic Genjutsu weaknesses. In addition, intelligent or quick-witted shinobi can manage by intentionally trying to move the opposite limb to produce their truly desired actions.

Jutsu Name: Kaihousou (Open Wound)
Jutsu Type: Genjutsu
Rank: A
Effective Range: Jibun no Shindo
Nature Type: Yin
Description: This technique requires Namine to have already placed the target under Kokoronokizu. After applying the first layer this Genjutsu becomes the second layer she forms three hand seals. With the inverted motor skills already in place, this illusion then inverts the enemy's perception. Everything they see will be inverted, the sky being below them and the ground above, everything coming at them will appear to come from the opposite way. The opponent will then appear to be moving normally, their vision inverting their already inverted movements, so that someone under both techniques will not notice right away.

The initial inversion is much more subtle in this illusion than its predecessor. The opponent will not realize their inverted perception until their physical movements do not correlate with their desired action. As the realization of the inverted world comes to them they will experience feelings of disorientation, nausea and vertigo.
Drawbacks: This technique, again, plays on the opponent's reflexes in hope that they succumb to the base instinct to dodge in the appropriate direction, the resulting inverted failure being the devil within the details of this technique.

Jutsu Name: Rasenketsui (Blood Spiral)
Jutsu Type: Genjutsu
Rank: C
Effective Range: Jibun no Shindo
Nature Type: Yin
Description: This nuisance of an illusion is invoked by forming three hand seals, holding the third and remaining still in order to begin the illusion. Upon forming the third hand seal the target's vision will begin to spiral around the center of their vision, distorting everything outside of the center of focus. The longer Namine holds the third seal the more their vision will churn, eventually twisting until their vision is nothing but a spiral of twisted colors, indiscriminate from a kaleidescope of sorts. As they turn to look around the objects in their vision will spiral around the center of their focus, making it difficult to truly target an enemy's position and launch a precise attack.
Drawbacks: The user has to stand still and hold a hand seal in order to create the illusion. If the opponent can force the user to move before fully obscuring their vision into a blurred spiral the potency drastically decreases. Basic Genjutsu weaknesses apply.

Jutsu Name: Tabisou no Kiri (Fog of the Traveling Priest)
Jutsu Type: Genjutsu
Rank: B
Effective Range: Jibun no Shindo
Nature Type: Yin
Description: Namine first forms several single-handed seals, holding the final seal in order to cast this illusion upon her target. The victim begins to see trails from moving objects within their vision, blurring their perception of their surroundings in order to create temporary blind spots within their vision. The tails of the trails dissipate after a few seconds, fast enough where if someone stared straight ahead and nothing within their vision moved they would regain a normal perception after seven seconds.
Drawbacks: She must hold a single-handed seal to perpetuate the 'Fog'

Jutsu Name: Norou no Seika (Hymn of the Damned)
Jutsu Type: Genjutsu
Rank: A
Effective Range: Within earshot
Nature Type: Yin
Description: Namine forms twelve hand seals in quick succession to create the illusion. It begins by warping the opponent's sense of hearing, causing everything around them to sound slightly farther away than normal, and a bit quieter just after performing hand seals. This technique initiates a soft, high-pitched ringing upon activation that is entirely negligible at first but gradually intensifies to the point where it becomes a nuisance after about thirty seconds. After a minute it starts to drown out far away sounds, another thirty seconds later and it begins to dull sounds in the vicinity, and after five minutes it becomes agonizing to the point that it drives weak-willed shinobi who cannot escape it into a maddening rage.
Drawbacks: The time required to build up to its full intensity, number of hand seals and other standard weaknesses

Jutsu Name: Kiriyoku Nyusen (Chosen Will)
Jutsu Type: Genjutsu
Rank: S
Effective Range: Jibun no Shindo
Nature Type: Yin
Description: The technique can be activated when the opponent is looking at Namine, and when Namine is looking back at her opponent. An ominous presence fills the air to begin this illusion. Namine's demeanor usually takes a stark turn to begin this technique, her attitude becoming very dark. The opponent will begin to feel as though gravity is intensifying, thoughts of all of the most traumatic and horrifying experiences will flood their mind. All of their greatest fears will bombard them and torment them as fear itself paralyzes their movement, only the strongest willed Shinobi will have the ability to resist this part of the technique.

Standard Genjutsu weaknesses are hardly effective against this emotionally-tormenting illusion. A small amount of pain or a single attempt at using Kai will almost always fail to break this technique, as it is elaborately layered in order to cause as much mental havoc as possible in a short amount of time. The specific images brought to the victim are unique, they are created by the thoughts and feelings Namine gathers just by emotionally digging through people as she spends time around them. Thus, someone she has just met is hardly suscpetible to this technique, and thus the opposite being someone she has known for some time would be deathly afraid of this illusion.
Drawbacks: Simply looking at one another is enough for Namine to initiate the technique, although sufficient time must be spent around the opponent for them to be susceptible to this technique. Those who she knows more about are more susceptible. In addition, this technique is extremely taxing on her chakra reserves, leaving her fatigued after a single use.

Weaponry

Weaponry: On her wrists, there are tattooed generic seals that correspond with generic Shinobi tools, including but not limited to kunai, shuriken, senbon, ninja wire, explosive tags, kodachi, medical tools, flasks of water, flash bombs, smoke bombs,

Nuru-Kukan no Tachi (Null-Void Blade) - A blade passed down through the women of the Akizakura clan. The sword is very powerful, and grows with the user as it is wielded. It is never carried, merely summoned to the user's hand through a generic seal, which can be used to summon the blade regardless of its location. The blade is somewhat sentient in a way, as it contains all the memories and experiences of those who wielded it, and will give the wielder visions of those experiences and emotions over time to facilitate the growth of the wielder. Rare Akizakura members possessing the ability to 'feel' the memories of what they touch can access these memories and experiences on their own when called upon. Throughout the clan's history the sword is passed down from the oldest woman of the clan to her daughter, who is instructed to pass it onto her daughter, or in case of a woman born without daughters, to the next youngest girl in the clan. It is used for protection and growth, as a clan revolving mainly around matriarchal principles it is not abnormal to pass down such a powerful sword to young, developing kunoichi. The sword's power lies in its ability to neutralize energy. The primary function of the blade is to calm the wielder of the emotional stress put on them from their Jibun no Shindo, allowing clarity of thought amidst even the most tumultuous of situations. The blade's reputation of being incredibly powerful comes from the fact that it is ideal for disrupting and counteracting Jutsu (especially Ninjutsu) by nullifying the effects of chakra, however the blade comes at a cost. Wielding it outside of its sheathe comes with a constant chakra drain. As a practiced swordsman wielding this blade since her mother passed coupled with her stout chakra control she can wield the blade for up to one hour minutes per day without fatigue. Anything over and Namine begins to feel physical strain and chakra exhaustion.

Miscellaneous: The name Akizakura Namine means Cosmos, A blade to drive out evil spirits

Naruto: Of Compassion and Tyranny

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Naruto: Of Compassion and Tyranny

Sorry for the inactivity but I have more time to post during the week now

Naruto: Of Compassion and Tyranny

Even while unconscious the feeling of care and safety within Ra's arms reached her drowning mind throughout the torment that ensued from feeling the pain of the One-Tailed Jinchuuriki. Just as the pair reached the infirmary Namine was conscious enough to thank Ra in a drowsy tone. The medics guided her over to a cot where she sat and formed a hand seal, channeling positive energy and stabilizing her chakra. Slowly folding her legs she closed her eyes gently, her presence radiating discipline and balance. She remained stoic for a long moment.

The arrival of Nikuya was a shock to the other medics in the infirmary. If it were not from the strength of Matatabi's presence inside of the young girl, Namine would not have been shaken a feather by the commotion in her state of mind. She gracefully glided off the bed across the room, the other medic-nin allowing her to view the Jinchuuriki of the Two-Tails. There was no indication that the severity of the girls wounds were of any immediate concern to Namine. She rolled up her right sleeve and placed her hand on Nikuya's seal. For a brief moment she felt connected to the Two-Tails, feeling its entrapment within the girl.

After just feeling the suffering from Shukaku entering Ryuza, Namine saw Nikuya's physical wounds as trivial compared to the physical and mental agony that was included with being a Jinchuuriki. The seals on her right hand that extended up her wrist and forearm glew brightly with a white light as the burns, cuts and bruises that littered Nikuya's body returned to their natural healed form in a matter of moments. Namine's dual Yin-Yang chakra reconstructed her wounds together and regenerated the tissue from her bones within a few short moments, leaving only minor scars that would undoubtably heal soon seeing as she was a Jinchuuriki.

After the process was done Namine detached herself from the situation before the girl woke up. After experiencing Shukaku's sealing and encountering Matatabi, it triggered a thought in Namine's mind, trailing off into the suffering she had just absorbed. She wanted to speak with the Two-Tails, but she awoke shortly after Namine had done her work and sprang off toward the conference room. Regardless of what she perceived, there would be slim to no soreness in her body after Namine's treatment. Her remarkable healing potential was something very rare that few grasped.

Namine was quite curious as to what had transpired during her unconscious period. She had numerous questions including why the Two-Tails had returned from Konoha so injured. Her speculation led her to believe that the mass unrest she felt before from Konoha and Kiri had been a revolt from the Rebel thorn in Shoko's side. She had missed the end of the battle, her conclusion being the mercenaries were wiped clean. From what she could see the infirmary was lively with survivors who would certainly be converted to soldiers for the Empire. The Empress certainly knew of the fate of Konoha at the very least due to Nikuya's arrival. So she devised to speak with Shoko herself on the matter.

Quietly making her way through the castle, Namine darted in and our of the many passageways and corridors of the castle, taking the shortest route to Shoko's private quarters. However she did not enter, a strange feeling overcame her as she raised her hand to knock at the door. She felt.. nothing? she could not sense the chakra of the Empress or anyone in the room for that matter. All that Namine could perceive was raw emotion. Her hand raised to knock, she hesitated as a strange feeling settled within her. A magnificent, refined innocence was glowing like a small dwarf star of pure light from within the confines of Shoko's quarters. A strong bond of intimacy gently caressed the atmosphere before a spiral of anxiety and a fear of the unknown closed the situation.

Namine was very confused, she was processing the emotional scenario she had just encountered without any vital facts on what had actually transpired. All she had were emotions. And suddenly the Empress's presence was upon her again, and so Namine quickly tapped on Shoko's door to signify her presence. She put the thought behind her as she prepared to greet her leader.

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SoleAccord said
Hm, I'd say no, wouldn't make sense. Orochimaru made it for one purpose and without him there shouldn't be one ...unless someone happened to somehow make it but given the peace treaty terms I'd say its impossible now.

Could I possibly make the sound village and the pre-Empire Otokage if I had an original idea for such? :3 I'd run it by you and Pierce of course!

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Yakoul's unwarranted presence in the dungeon offset Namine a smidgeon. She cocked an eyebrow at him as his words accosted the very backbone of what she stood for. The lack of compassion in his voice.. and the way he spoke of the concepts of war and of the lives of human beings in such a careless, casual nature. The creature boasting its selfish lifestyle to a woman of great empathy with such an apathetic tone, this creature was clearly lower than the worms in the dirt around which the blooming ideologies of the Akizakura supplanted Yakoul's foul delusion of turning children into drones devoid of sentience. The manner in which he spoke of the rebels as less than human, as nothing more than beast, she looked down upon him for such ignorance. This condescension was quickly erased with pity, knowing full well that a simple-minded creature of Yakoul's caliber was not capable of understanding these things.

At this point Namine silently welcomed the Empress's presence knowing full well that her questions would be given proper answers. It was never her intention to insult the woman's grace or character but given the circumstances Namine could not help but be swayed a certain way by her emotions. The arrival of their model leader dispersed the tension which fogged the room, and her simple presence created an orderly atmosphere just as she released her black aura upon them. Namine's eyes widened as her mind caved inward and was absorbed into the experiences presenting themselves to her from the dawn of man. They cycle of suffering battered her mind though she was all too familiar with its embrace, Namine's eyes met the Empress's. "A noble cause, yes?" The visions ceased as her aura receded back into her body. These visions reminded Namine vividly of the oppression the Akizakura clan felt and rekindled emotions brought about by the death of her mother.

Gently, her hand covered her mouth as her fiery eyes looked over the Empress. The effect the visions had on her cut deep, her views on the Empress differed slightly under these circumstances.. She wanted to cry out her emotions, to unleash her deepest concerns of the matter. A daunting presence dragged her focus elsewhere... a beast of raw power and anger amassed itself beyond the walls of the castle. Ryuza's words matched Namine's senses, her attention being pulled away from the scenario at hand out into the world. Her eyes looked distantly beyond the walls of the castle as an uneasy feeling caused her legs to tremble. She fiercely grounded herself as the weight of the next moment nearly brought her to her knees.

Shukaku was tearing its way through the forest toward the castle. Namine had a feeling this was not the cause of her unease. The feelings resonating from Shoko did not reflect this, as her calmness seemed to show her confidence in her control of this situation. It was a vibration coming from the entire world... it seemed a vast unrest was coming, and it was coming now. The death of hundreds resounded all the way to the Empress's castle as it overtook Namine, she could feel it en masse from Konoha and Kirigakure. The death was much more swift in Kirigakure like a knife quickly being jabbed into Namine's spine. It was Konoha in which the conflict was being dragged out, twisting the knife that already afflicted her. She gripped her stomach as nausea set in, the feeling of widespread suffering almost bringing her to the point of vomiting.

Namine was left alone with Ra where she could finally hear her colleague out, although the tumultuous storm of emotions continuing to pelt her mind until an emotional bolt of lightning struck her spine. She stood tall as a massive oppressive force followed the civil unrest among the two villages. The oppression came from none other than the Empress herself as she tamed the will of the sleepless beast and sealed it into... Ryuza? Shock overcame Namine, the feeling of Shukaku being driven into the girl amounted to an incredible amount of suffering. The pain in which a human being felt undergoing the process of becoming a Jinchuuriki... she had never felt such a thing before. The feelings of suffering conjured by the Empress's aura swept back into her mind as visions of the future berated her. Namine looked to Ra with deeply saddened eyes in the way one would look to a friend in need, but before Namine could reply to Ra she was hitting the floor with a thud when Shukaku was sealed into the poor, unknowing Ryuza.

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By the time Namine had completed her healing she had reasoned with herself about the nature and origin of Yakoul's invitation. Their worlds, Namine's and Yakoul's, were of two opposite ends. Was it possible for the cold world of carnal desire to meet with the world of compassion and love? A foolish, younger Namine would say no. She would say that there is no justification for the actions born from hatred. A wiser woman would know that love and hatred form a middle ground, and that one cannot be without the other. One finds balance at the heart of that paradox, a resounding balance that comes from within projected outward into the world.

To force onself on another, to dominate their will and impose your own onto them... That was a realm devoid of love. The young girl stared off into a dark corner of the prison as Ra spoke to her back. She looked down at Ryuza, feeling the conscious energy come to life like a flame in her mind. She looked back at the corner of the room again, losing herself in her thoughts... Her eyes glowered for a brief moment, her mouth wound up tight as she mulled over the possibilities in her head.

"No... That won't be necessary.." Namine responded softly, her tone seemed distant as her mind was lost in the sea of emotion that surrounded the situation. "It is only natural, despite how disgusting it may be to have such intention. The lust for power and control is reflected in all of us, somehow." She was silent for what seemed like a long moment. The image of the Empress stroking Yakoul's head affectionately flashed into Namine's mind. She turned away from Ryuza to look Ra in the eye. Her eyes were full of emotion, glossed over so much so that she appeared to be on the verge of tears, though Namine was more in control of her emotions than it seemed.

"How is this justified...?" She hissed, her eyes narrowing in passionate defiance. Gritting her teeth, she searched for answers in Ra's eyes, knowing of her clear-cut devotion toward the Empress and the Imperial cause in general, but would she stand for a cause that facilitated and enabled a rapist to express his intentions freely? How was it so that the Empire's cause was righteous because they brought stability and unity but at what cost? Did the ends justify the means, even when the means meant employing the services of a rapist? Just because the army they were facing were greedy mercenaries it meant that their lives held less value than the Imperials? This ideology of social darwinism was a recurring theme throughout the history of shinobi and Namine questioned if its place in their society was truly valid.

"Are we so self-righteous that the slaughter of thousands is justified because we deem them not fit to participate in this Imperialistic experiment? And Empress Shoko is to reward those of Yakoul's nature for their duty to her just as long as they follow orders, regardless of the ethical issues of their character? Is their no moral standard for her to hold us to, her subordinates? Is her mission to conquer the world by any means necessary?" Namine rambled on, allowing her emotion to pour forth from her onto the company of Ra. She took a deep breath to balance herself as her feathers were just a tad ruffled at Yakoul's invitation.

She hung her head for a moment. "Don't get me wrong, Ra... There is a fine line between the two sides of this war, and one must always know there they stand. And there is no question where I lie here, but can these kinds of questions go without answers?" Namine raised her head as she spoke to look into the eyes of the woman who stood on the same side of her. Perhaps Namine needed reassurance that she was in fact walking the right path in life. To be on the same side as a rapist, it was an unsettling factor of her disposition.

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I'm glad Namine isn't included in the senseless carnage of mercenaries :p Prison duty with a little girl is cool.

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Death... It was so unfathomable that in one moment she could be standing here observing the beauty and danger that is life and in the next the conscious independent soul that claimed her identity could no longer be tethered to this realm. Her skin crawled as the battle ensued, an uneasy tension overtaking her. The number started at over five thousand; over five thousand unique individual souls moving toward their position. They may have been hired goons working for the highest bidder, but they were human beings with a soul. Namine sensed it all. Every inch of the battlefield was hers, from the surges of electrified water to the Senju's crushing roots to the tentacle monster rambunctiously impaling everything with a heartbeat. The Empress would be pleased, but Namine was sick to her stomach. She sensed the light of every soul disappear as it happened, she sensed the painful desperation of the wounded survivors trying to free their half-dead comrades who were crushed in between the Senju's roots. Another part of the forest was lit ablaze where Namine felt each and every moment of intense agony felt by the mercenaries as they burned alive.

All of this death, all of this pain, all of this hatred, and those who served the Empire were made to believe there was a jsut cause behind all of this? Namine was simply following orders, and had grown so accustomed to dealing with scenarios of this nature that there were no indications from her facial expression or body language of her discontent toward the situation whatsoever. She looked over to the Empress and searched as deep as she could... just what were her intentions behind all of this?

The affection the Empress displayed toward Yakoul, was it even real? Did she truly value this sick beast as anything more than a simple bodyguard? The question flowed through Namine's mind as Shoko seemed more focused on Ra and her suggestion. Namine marvelled at Ra's ability to manipulate others, not to say she was manipulating Shoko in any form as such efforts would go wasted, but her ability to turn the hearts of men to their side was a very potent ability indeed. Namine wondered for a moment why Ra was so complacent where she was in life...

Shoko glanced over at Namine and for a brief moment the two locked eyes, almost as if the Empress was sending a clear-cut message to Namine about the depth of her sensory abilities. Namine's bright blue eyes held a deep seated love for this world, though this love was buried in sadness. Namine turned away from the Empress's gaze and felt a strange presence coming their way. "Catapults?" The Empress assumed as a large boulder appeared to be coming their way. Shoko already had her hand out to block it before Namine could get a word in.

"That's not..." Namine began but stopped herself. It was too late and her words would fall on deaf ears anyway. She could sense the intense feelings of revenge coming from the boulder before it transformed back into the kunoichi. What stood out most was the fact that boulders didn't usually come with the will to murder the empress, though the young girl lacked a true intention to kill. Namine allowed the situation to play out with the Empress until she gave the order for Namine to bring her to the prison. Yakoul had been quick to guard Shoko who had never lost her full control of the situation even for a moment. Namine quickly sensed the displeasure from the beast as thoughts of sexual perversion floated through her mind, obviously coming from Yakoul. As it lifted the poor girl by the neck it gazed into Namine's eyes. Namine firmly believed that eyes were the windows into the soul, and within Yakoul's soul there was an ocean of pure, unbridled malice that was met with an unconditional love from Namine. Her eyes moved away from Yakoul's onto the girl.

The sick creature's open invitation to rape the poor girl's unconscious body repulsed Namine, though again she made no visible expression of her displeasure. "I'll be fine by myself. Thank you, Yakoul." Namine stated as she retrieved Ryuza's body, looking the creature in the eyes as she did so before carrying her through the castle to the prison. There she placed the girl's body inside one of the cells atop a cot. Namine rolled up her right sleeve to reveal an intricate tattoo full of seals. She could sense the pain and dissatisfaction coming from Ryuza even though she was not conscious. Namine waved her right arm over the girl, covering her in a warm, white light. The girl would awake feeling refreshed and healed. The pain and physical damage Yakoul inflicted would be gone entirely. Namine's Shiyuuto no Uwan was a marvelous technique.

"How are you feeling, Miss Ryuza?" Namine would ask the young girl once she awoke. Namine maintained a warm smile and a very pleasant, genuine tone. Though the circumstances were grim, Namine manageed to keep up a compassionate aura wherever she went. And although this girl was jut on the side of the mercenaries and trying to assassinate the Empress, none of that mattered to Namine. She simply saw a young girl in need of guidance.