Matsugami Shuji (formerly Shizuki)

[shizuki]

~User Data~

-Posting: Daily

-Time Zone: Central

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~Vital Statistics~

Name: Matsugami Shuji (formerly Shizuki)

Clan: Matsugami

Birthplace: Somewhere in Lightning Country

Current Residence: Kumogakure

Age: 25

D.O.B.: Some time in 2089

Sex: Male

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~Appearance~

-Height: 1m 87cm

-Weight: 58kg

-Hair: Black and cut short, close to his head.

-Eyes: Shuji's right eye is permanently closed, the entire area around it covered in the shiny white scar tissue indicative of a healed burn. The shape of the scarring leads one to believe that the eye was damaged in some kind of small explosion, though little else can be concluded from the old injury. The man's left eye is a dark shade of brown nigh-indistinguishable from black. Shuji is often seen squinting with his good eye, though it is uncertain to bystanders if he has poor vision or if he squints for other reasons.

-Clothing: Shuji prefers plain, concealing clothing. His standard uniform is a black, long-sleeved fleece jacket, denim jeans, thin black

gloves, steel-capped boots, and a black balaclava.

-Physical Description: Though he might have once been attractive, one can't really call the current form of Matsugami Shuji handsome. Deathly pale, gaunt as a skeleton, limbs like twigs, it's quite apparent that this is a man who has recently gone through great hardship. Though most of his body is covered by his enshrouding clothing, the little skin that peeks out is covered in scars and old wounds.

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~Persona~

Personality: If one were to describe Shuji in a single word, that word would be dour. It's very likely that if he can see a single person, Shuji will exude an aura of displeasure, accompanied by a stony silence.

Likes: Shuji enjoys spending time in nature and reading. Reptiles and insects are his very favorite subjects in both, being fascinated by the differences between them and mammals.

Dislikes: Shuji detests people that interrupt his quiet time, and anyone that is unnecessarily loud. He thinks that being louder than one needs to be is disrespectful and disgraceful. Because of his shyness, Shuji also dislikes being in crowded places around large numbers of people.

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~Background~

Current Allegiance: Kumogakure (?)

Relationships: Suffice to say that as a member of the clan that effectively conquered the world, Shuji isn't like much by his peers...or anyone, really.

History: Since the fall of the NCIA, the Matsugami and Nite clans have become an open shame to both the village of Cloud and the country of Lightning. As perhaps the most authoritative power during the reign of the NCIA by merit of holding the largest number of command positions, both clans are held responsible for the crimes, real or imagined, that were committed in the agency's name.

Caught in the tumult of the fall, Shuji, then Shizuki, was in one of the most culpable positions--clan heir. Though absent for the takeover and nearly all the reign of the NCIA, the young man was still publicly acknowledged as the inheritor (for the most part to hide his absence). Even in light of the fact that he had traveled to Iwagakure, seat of the resistance, to fight against the NCIA at the end of the war he was still persecuted as harshly or more so than the active participants. General opinion (in full ignorance of how most clan structures operate) seemed to be that he should have put a stop to operations that sparked the war, as though a single word from the heir could have stopped the machinations of the head.

The time immediately following the fall was terrible for many. The military infrastructure imposed by the agency came down, but the world was only beginning to return to the time before the empire. As follows the collapse of a government, crime exploded, even if only for a short time. People died of illness, starved, stole and murdered, and it was all laid at the foot of the NCIA. By proxy, the Matsugami, and especially the governance of the Matsugami, were held responsible for all the wrong following their supposed rule.

It was at this time that Shizuki, having outlived his usefulness to various rebel groups, was repatriated by those he was working alongside at the time. Though he'd gone AWOL to support the resistance, it was thought that Shizuki had been captured while hiding from the fallout of "his pet empire" dying. His father having already been "dealt with", Shizuki had the highest position among the clan members left, and the farcical courts used this to divest the entire clan of their estate and holdings. To twist the knife, Shizuki was even stripped of his name, those presiding stating that with nothing to inherit, there was no need for the heir's ceremonial name. Dubbed 'Shuji', the young man was then sentenced to a maximum security mine for an indeterminate number of years.

The mine...the time 'Shuji' spent in that deep, dark hell is a time he speaks of to no one. To those few left that knew him well, he had gone in a handsome, youthful, exuberant man and come out a pale shadow. He emerged only by the graces of the newly-inaugurated Raikage, though the memory of his clan's actions have not yet faded. His former abilities locked away, his body dessicated, he is reduced to the strength of a child freshly graduated. In the time he has been out, he has heard just how his "parole" will go from the slim number of allies his clan has left--allowed just enough time to regain a small measure of strength, then carted off on a sure-death mission by a missions office acting on spite instead of the Raikage's orders.

ShujiShizuki won't allow it. To paraphrase a former Hokage, he would not perpetuate or allow to perpetuate the cycle of hatred.

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Statistics

Death Bonus: None

Rank: Gennin

Level: 0

TXP: 0

Total Stat Points: (Your total stat points, at level 0 all characters have 500 stat points to assign to their various ability scores.)

-Stats-

(Health) 100

(Stamina) 90

(Chakra) 10

(Taijutsu) 100

(Defense) 40

(Ninjutsu) 20

(Genjutsu) 0

(Concentration) 0

(Speed) 50

(Accuracy) 50

(Evasion) 40

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~Skills~

(9 Used points/9 Total points)

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Perfect Storm (-0)

Momentum Style (-1)

First Aid Provider (-1)

Subtle Elementals: Earth (-1)

Quick Learner (-2)

Second Wind (-2)

Martial Artist (R2) (-2)

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Poor Chakra Molding (+3)

Sealed Genjutsu (+2)

Matsugami Blood (+2)

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~Techniques~

Jutsu Points: 4 Points Used/4 Total Points

Bunshin no Jutsu (Clone Technique)

Henge no Jutsu (Transformation Technique)

Kawarimi no Jutsu (Body Substitute Technique)

Touch and Go (Tachi Kyou Go) (-4)

Jutsu learned from Jounins: (You can learn up to 12 JP of jutsu from Jounin for free! Link to where you learned these techniques.)

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~Inventory~

(7 Slots Used out of 15 Slots Total)

--Armor:

Hitai-ate

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--Item Listing

-Items on Hand: 3 Shuriken, 3 Kunai, and 4 Senbon Needles

-Items in Vault: None

-Money on Hand: $125

-Money in Bank: 0

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~Logs~

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Edited August 10, 2010 by shizuki

[Azure]

Can't have Martial Artist R2 yet, 1 rank every 5 levels bud. And please flesh out more of his history. What happened with his whole arrest in Iwa thing? You kinda point that out indirectly.

I mean it isn't such a big deal but you talk mostly about his clan not him and we just had a big time skip. At least share why he changed his name?

[Eechi-go]

Uhm, why exactly would Kumo be treating his clan like this? There's really nothing they could have done during the war that could have been considered a 'war crime'. It wasn't nation vs nation so much as it was 'empire' vs 'ragtag group of misfits'.

Also, the outcome of the Kumo war, the motivations for the Raikage's dominance, as well as the entire political agenda of Kumogakure is not as you remember it. During the twilight hours of the war, I was given control of the Raikage and Kumogakure as a whole. I had no guidelines to work with, and staff at the time just said 'wing it.'

As such, the Matsugami, as far as Kumo's history is concerned, never attempted a coup to gain power of any kind. The history of the last three Kage have been rather cemented into the NA canon now, and I was never told there was any attempt on any leader's life, so it was never considered when overhauling the country.

Not to mention that the current Raikage is rather tolerant of everyone, especially his fellow man. Unless they JUST recently attempted a coup on him, there's really no reason to treat them all like junk.

[shizuki]

re: bg - what was there previously was my note to myself about rewriting my char's bg. kinda forgot about it after i spent like an hr+½ working on skills and jutsu. i think this should address both blue and eechi's concerns.

[Azure]

I think Kumogakaure actually liked the empire, so being a part of it wasn't really a problem, but you should talk to Eechi more about that one, were he to be prosecuted outside of the country, then it'd probably make more sense (I'm not sure if you said if it was in or out of Kumo).

Also, just wanted to clarify, you sure you want to start at level 0 when you can start higher? (Just gotta let you know that you can, you know the job ).

[shizuki]

well ultimately the reason doesn't matter but i needed the clan assets stripped, so if eechi wants me to rewrite that i'll just blame it on loss of face for kumo or something.'

edit: and yeah i remember i can get a death bonus or revive my old char if i wanted to, but i don't really want to.

Edited August 11, 2010 by shizuki