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Name:

Yukio Yagami

Alias:

The Black Beast

Age:

24

Gender:

Male

Rank:

Jounin/A-Rank

Personality:

Yukio has a very complex personality. Being born from a bloody situation and forced into a life of violence, Yukio had hardly any time to live like a normal child. While he experienced moments of happiness and joy, his true passion was warped into desiring to fight. Yukio tempered himself to become stronger and know how to hold his sword, eventually building a strong and very personal relationship with the blade he wields. Yukio' sword is also tied to his instinct for survival. His "struggler" attitude towards most things, however, has a rebound in which Yukio realizes the true value of what he had left behind after he has lost it. All this combined serves to fuel Yukio' large disregard of and hatred towards the concept of fate.

Yukio has a very tactical personality, when he is not enraged he will study his opponent thoroughly if given the opportunity. He has become a brilliant fighter because of this and on-top of his normal survival instincts, this advantage of his brain allows him to survive some of the most difficult battles. He is prone to using decoys and tricks to defeat his larger enemies, on-top of evasive maneuvers and hiding while looking for a weak spot. In his dearest needs, when facing death Yukio will act more like a wild animal with only the will to kill and survive. He will use anything that he can forge as a weapon and is not afraid to practically cover himself in blood to kill all of his enemies, making his will to survive in any situation grow stronger. Yukio is subject to bloodlust, getting an intense beastial satisfaction off of killing other people almost to the degree that he could be considered somewhat psychotic. He will occasionally grin in such a manner that makes him appear to be a demon and loves the feeling of killing scum. He's always open for a challenge and does not mind literally crushing somebody's body and internal organs to employ his battle techniques. That being said, Yukio has no morals on how he kills people and will easily slaughter anyone without giving it a second thought.

Yukio is, first and foremost, an incredibly resilient man. Despite the hardships, he has grown and changed considerably, gaining in both strength of body and mind. The brash stubbornness of his youth has melted into a somewhat "worldly" view on things and the people around him; he's come to realize over time what matters most to him and what he is willing to sacrifice to protect it - everything. He gives of himself relentlessly for the sake of those precious few who've managed to fight their ways into his heart despite the long voyage it took to get there; Yukio is both incredibly loyal and incredibly selfless, though this was not always the case. It took unfathomable loss for him to finally understand what his priorities truly were.

Beneath the outer layers of his personality the regret, the longing, the emotional distance, is an insatiable anger and blood lust that cannot hope to be tamed nor satisfied. He's constantly doing battle with himself in order to keep these emotions in check. The nature of these feelings are clear his hatred and pain caused by his childhood. Yukio suffers a kind of dementia brought on by post-traumatic stress. There have been times when he has hallucinated about a black dog that is the mental projection of all the pain and anguish he has suffered. The fact that the visions of the dog appear when he is awake indicate that he might be suffering from a mild form of schizophrenia as the dog has a life of its own and speaks to Yukio as if it is someone else.

Village:

Konoha

Clan:

Yagami Clan [+]

Clan History [+]

Early Years

The Nagato Province is one of the small villages that is within the Land of Iron, located in its north western area. For as long as the village has remained inhabited the Yagami have acted as the ruling authority figures, as well as its military. While predominately a samurai clan, the Yagami trace their lineage back to a minor shinobi clan, the Higurashi, who migrated to the village when they were nearly destroyed by a rival clan during the Shinobi Warring Clans Era. At the time, they were severely weakened and were at the mercy of the inhabitants. The clan head - Yagami Ryuu formed an alliance with the shinobi clan, by marrying the clan heiress Higurashi Mikumo. Shortly after, the Higurashi were integrated into the family passing down their secret techniques. The Higurashi however were not the only shinobi clan that was displaced during the Shinobi Warring Clans Era, with many other clans undergoing a similar metamorphosis with other island inhabitants.

Warring States Era

In time, many of the samurai clans began to amass their power, and as a consequence their borders. Soon civil war erupted throughout the Land of Iron, each clan vying for power. The Yagami first warred with the Sanada clan, a conflict arising from their competition for natural resources in the unhabitable villages nearby. This however lasted only few months, as both were unexpectedly attacked by the much larger clan the Kanada. Forced to abandon their differences the Sanada and the Yagami allied themselves to fight the war against the Kanada, a war that lasted for many years. The two clans were finally able to land a decisive victory over the Kanada, when they trapped its forces in a deadly pincer attack, cut off from supply lines. After several exhausting weeks of guerrilla combat the Sanada and the Yagami were able to destroy the Kanada. The two clans had since developed such respect and dependence on one another that they formed a permanent alliance. Since then, the Yagami and Sanada clans have beaten the test of time, surviving through hundreds of small conflicts and several major wars that has plagued the history of the Land of Iron.

Clan Information [+]

Population: The Yagami clan have undergone significant changes in their population since the years of the Bloody Mist. Prior to that, the Sanada clan composed roughly half of the clan's population, before their betrayal by the two elder brothers reducing them by two-thirds. After Kyo took the helm as clan head, they clan began to steadily rebuild itself, and experienced a boon in their population when they absorbed hundreds of bloodline limit users into their clan. With a new generation of clan members their total population is said to exceed almost a thousand, however not all members are of Yagami descent, many are splintered bloodline limit clans who are under their protection, and serve as additional forces.

Profession: The Yagami are primarily a military force, a samurai one at that and as such much of their exports/imports deal largely with the manufacture of weapons and armor. They have developed a highly advanced method of smiting, known as Hiden Kaji (秘伝鍛冶, "secret formula smiting") and is a closely guarded secret, which allows them to extract vast quantities of chakra from the rich chakra veins that comb through the island. It is also used as an all-purpose energy when electricity will not work. It can be infused into materials to strength, lighten or sharpen them; assemble goods from raw materials via chakra streams, and manipulate or negate the physical forces (gravity, friction, etc). It is their weapons though that garner the greatest respect, simply known as Yomibusou for the ebony metal of their weapons. These powerfully built weapons are extraordinarily durable, able to withstand extreme temperatures, damage from external forces and chakra based attacks. In fact, due to its high durability it is largely considered nigh indestructible. Weapons forged from the Yagami are highly prized, possessing some of the greatest sword-smiths outside of Hidden Mist itself.

Clan Politics: The Yagami are governed by a ruling council of members selected from the various families in the clan. However above them lies the clan head, who has the absolute authority, although the clan head will rarely overturn any decisions made by the council. The inheritance of clan head is passed down through two means, the first and most commonplace method is lineage. Now the Yagami have a rather complex method of determining who is next in line, when there are several children, as the clan head is free to choose who will be his heir. The other method is much rarer, but deals with the transmission of the clans most sacred art - the Gorin no Taisei. While nearly any member of the Yagami can learn the secrets of the Gorin no Taisei, very few show the potential to reach beyond normalcy in its use. There are those who are skilled enough, possessing the necessary traits to excel above and beyond others. In this case it is not uncommon for the clan head to choose one who has reached the pinnacle of their art. Now, the Yagami have always been philosophical in regards to the sword, codifying a foundation since the clans creation by which the clan head is to act and live their life. If these qualities are found in another, then they are to be considered a worthy choice for the clan.

Clan Religion: The Yagami along with many other clans are currently undergoing a cultural renaissance regarding the philosophy and use of the sword. For centuries the sword has been a tool, a means to an end given the constant civil wars plaguing the lands. But after the 2nd Great Shinobi War and the Bloodline Limit Purge, many clans have largely settled down. Before swordsmanship and other taijutsu skills were taught for the benefit that they would be used in war, but now that the time of war is over, many have begun to practice the martial arts for its own sake. The sword is evolving from "the sword that kills" to "the sword that gives life" a philosophy promoting the mastery and perfection of an art in a of religious fashion. As such there has been an explosive increase in the number of martial arts schools, all across the region, although clans tend to favor various ideals and concepts suiting the evolution of their own tradition. The Yagami specifically have a unique set of beliefs created since its founding, laid down by the first clan head Ryuu Yagami. It has since evolved into the present day Tsurugi-no-Kanjin (剣の肝心, "fundamentals of the sword").

Armaments [+]

History/Background:

Yukio was born and trained to be a killer. Every living step molded him into the beast. Let loose into the world becoming corrupted by the Empire, Yukio was the weapon that the Land of Iron gifted to the rebellion. The Empire would not be allowed to take down the last bastion of hope for the world. One of the few Samurai that was able to make it in Konoha, he now prepares to extinguish the light of the Empire and free his own people.

Organization:

Rebel

Tools/Weapons:

Fenrir - Fenrir has several abilities at its disposal that make this weapon very special to the user. The first ability Fenrir has is that it can store chakra from the user in its blade. The second ability Fenrir has it's that it can take the stored chakra and use it similar to the flying swallow technique. The third ability of Fenrir establishes fusion blade can be one great sword or six different blades at a blink of an eye.

Appearance/Picture: Fenrir is a six-piece sword assembly. The base sword and the others in its set are used by Yukio as his preferred weapon. As a set of six swords, Fenrir comes in a variety of shapes and sizes and are thus suited to a variety of combat situations, and can combine to a single large sword similar in size and function. This variety of uses and blades give the swords an array of uses by combining and separating different blades to suit the fighter's needs.

The main blade has two forms. In the first, the appearance is as described above, with the blade one solid length of metal except for the transition between the wide and thin halves. In the second, the blade is pulled in two lengthwise, the edges are locked apart and the sword's complex inner portion is visible, giving the blade an appearance not identical.

The hollow blade does not have an inner core as expected for a sword. Rather, it is essentially (though not exactly) a thick sheet of metal folded in a V-shape when looked from above, the sword's edge being the bottom point of the "V", with its lower one-third of its length wrapping around a red double-hilt. The hollow blade is locked onto the main blade's front edge, where it snugly covers the entire edge of the main blade, and its own edge serves as the striking point for the assembled sword. It is this addition that turns the completed construct from a symmetric shape.

The back blades are identical long swords, mirror images of each other, with one straight edge and one saw-toothed edge, with a long black hilt for each. The two swords are attached to the main blade's back, on both sides of the main blade's back edge, with the saw-teeth pointed forward toward the hollow blade. The addition of these two swords completes the fusion swords' trapezoidal silhouette.

The side blades are identical mirror image dagger-like swords, though they are long. They are single-edged, with a gear-like mechanism between the hilt and the blade that allows them to fold up like a switchblade. In the folded form the two side blades lock onto the two sides of the assembled sword, with their edges turned forward toward the main blade at the sword's front. One of the two blades can be quickly ejected from the assembly if needed, providing Yukio with a needed off-hand weapon.

Chakra Nature:

Lightning, Wind, Earth

Kekkei Genkai:

N/A

Special Traits:

[Taijutsu and Kenjutsu] Yukio's melee combat focuses on his precision and his techniques that he has honed after years of training. As such he commonly employs evasive tactics to avoid would be attacks and has learned to take advantage of an opponent's weight and stance to keep them off balance. Along with his desire for perfection, Yukio attempts to quickly and accurately target his opponents in a way that will easily and effectively debilitate them, killing if he needs to. Furthermore, his use of acrobatic feats in conjunction with his natural speed, Yukio can strike at difficult angles..

While his taijutsu is usually average for his rank, his melee combat seems to be at its greatest strength when he is utilizing a blade. Additionally, Yukio appears to prefer to utilize a sword while in combat. When utilizing a sword he appears to switch between several different stances depending on the situation, obviously showing that he has had a formal education when it comes to kenjutsu. It has been noted that his flow of chakra appears to change when switches between these stances. In addition to his raw abilities in the sword arts, Yukio has the ability to channel various types of chakra down the length of his sword for the purpose of increasing its cutting edge or performing several original techniques. Yukio's skill with a sword has developed to a level that a significant portion of his fighting style incorporates the usage of blades, in one way or another.

It was through training under Shinsui that Yukio attained a secret fighting style of a forgotten clan of Samurai. It was an ability to aim the katana's will, a method in which one could cut through steel, by eliminating the ability to cut through anything else. In this regard, one could direct the might of ten strikes in a single slash with this method. This power allows him to cut right through even elemental ninjutsu, such as massive fireballs. This technique though can only be used five times a day as it takes extensive muscle control and could literally rip his arm off if he tries to go farther.

[Peak Strength] Yukio's frail body has always been a weakness, and no amount of physical conditioning would change that. Compared to his allies, his physical strength has always been the weakest but that was before his mastery in the Gorin no Taisei. The ability to control ones life energy, and then give it form through yang energy is truly a marvelous concept, one that Yukio has developed extensively, allowing him to translate his will directly into raw power. He is at the least able to swing Fenrir like paper.

[Immense Endurance] The development of one's physical body is part of the foundation of the Gorin no Taisei in order to cultivate and develop one's Yang Chakra - life energy. It is a necessary component and one the Yagami has spent centuries perfecting through their unique training regiments to build and improve the bodies condition quickly, and efficiently. Yukio has undergone tremendous amounts of physical conditioning, granting him near-superhuman levels of endurance. His frame may be small, but he is capable of suffering through tremendous punishment. His will and determination are unmatched allowing him to carry on when his body has long since fallen.

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