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Sunshine Applications ([personal profile] sunshineapps) wrote2014-08-08 04:45 pm
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Tenzou/Yamato

Name: Yamato (Formerly Tenzou/Kinoe)
Canon: Naruto (Anime/Manga)
Journal: [personal profile] mokutonno
Gender: Male
Age: 26
Birthday: 10th August
Canon History: http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Yamato

Canon Abilities/Powers:

Kekkai Genkai: Mokuton (Wood Release)

Due to experimentation by Orochimaru when he was a child, Yamato possesses the fabled wood release bloodline limit of the first Hokage. This involves combining earth and water chakra in equal amounts and he has developed it to such an ability that it features heavily in most, if not all his combat encounters.

Ninjutsu:

Although a Shinobi of well rounded skill, Yamato’s clear strength is in his ninjutsu. The combination of his wood, water and earth release techniques gives him a clear advantage in his offensive, defensive and stealth/tracking abilities.
Due to his mokuton ability, Yamato can defensively transform part or all of his body to wood, make structures, form keys, create shields and also grow a wood clone from his own body that shares his chakra, making it traceable and also take more than one hit in combat. mokuton also gives him the ability to control or warp wooded areas around him, track others via an ingestible wooden pellet and blend completely with trees or other wooden structures for stealth/covert situations. He also shows incredible control of water and earth, using both offensively and defensively alongside his wood release technique.

Genjutsu:

He is listed as competent in genjutsu, but has rarely shown much use of the ability, preferring to fall back on his greater ninjutsu and taijutsu abilities.

Taijutsu:

Though not above average in strength, Yamato is quick on his feet and has little to no trouble defending himself in close quarter combat. He fights smart; using his opponent's strength against them and takes on multiple targets unphased. He also has a tendency to deflect attacks rather than use physical combat offensively, saving that primarily for his wood release technique instead.

Kenjutsu:

Yamato’s Anbu career has made him exceptionally skilled in the use of swords and as with the rest of his fighting style, he combines this strength with his mokuton to create openings and defend himself while he finishes off an opponent with his blade.

Fuuinjutsu:

In canon, Yamato is originally brought out of Anbu to make use of his mokuton ability by sealing/suppressing the Kyuubi’s chakra. He could only do this with the help of the First Hokage's necklace amplifying his powers as, without it, he admits he would not be able to. This being said, the mokuton does allow him to completely suppress and seal a regular beings chakra with little extra effort. As an extension of this, he is also shown to be competent in the sealing and summoning of item scrolls and triggers.


Third Databook

Ninjutsu: 4.5, Taijutsu: 4, Genjutsu: 3.5, Intelligence: 4.5, Strength: 3.5, Speed: 4, Stamina: 3.5, Hand seals: 3.5

Total: 31

Sunshineverse History:

The majority of Yamato’s history remains unchanged from canon up until the point before Danzo disbands Root. He still graduates the academy and achieves Chuunin at the age of 6, then is subsequently abducted by Orochimaru along with 59 other children for implantation and experimentation using the First Hokage's cells in the attempt to create another mokuton user.

When the experiment is abandoned by Orochimaru, Yamato witnesses the deaths of the children around him and as the sole survivor, finally escapes when the lab is discovered by Danzo who immediately takes him under his wing. Naming him Kinoe (as he has no memory of his life before), he is trained personally by Danzo in the use of his mokuton, growing up under his direction and tutelage and is assimilated into the ranks of Root soon after.

At the age of 10 he is ordered to track down a fleeing Orochimaru; encountering the Iburi clan and the young girl, Yukimi, who mistakes him for her younger brother Tenzou (also another of Orochimaru’s test subjects) and works both against and alongside Kakashi Hatake to stop the rogue sannin. As in canon, the clan is killed by the sannin (Yukimi being the sole survivor) to allow him passage through the village wide barrier using their special ability. Kinoe and Kakashi are unable to stop his escape in time and it is agreed that they never discuss the details of the mission or each others involvement and report back simply that they both failed to stop the escape.

Three years later, Lord Danzo disbands Root and for lack of a better place for him, Kinoe is transferred to regular Anbu under Minato’s direction. There he is assigned his first mission with Kakashi Hatake as his captain; ordered to investigate one of Orochimaru’s many abandoned laboratories, Kinoe (now Tenzou after Kakashi’s own suggestion in canon) experiences latent PTSD in the familiar environment and though it is a close call, manages to prove himself worthy of continued service in Anbu.

From then on, Tenzou distinguishes himself as a competent and experienced member of Anbu; working his way through innumerable missions and at the age of 21, is promoted to Captain and takes on his own team. Five years on and Tenzou has excelled in a roll of leadership, continuing an exemplary mission success record.

Now in the present day, Tenzou has been summoned by Obito to discuss his future career as a Shinobi; the Hokage showing signs of concern over a service record of some 16 years in Root and Anbu combined. Though Tenzou has showed no signs of trauma, he is carefully convinced by Obito to take a step away from active service and take on the role of mentor to Neji Hyuuga and the younger generation of Anbu operatives.

After an unexpected prompting from a fellow Shinobi for his new codename, Tenzou distances himself further from his solitary days in Anbu and takes on the name Yamato (chosen for his favourite period in architectural history), signifying his commitment to take on a more active role in village proper and the next stage in his life. after all, it has become somewhat of a tradition.


Sunshineverse Abilities/Powers:

Yamato’s abilities remain mostly the same from his canon skill set, only differing in his sealing ability. The Kyuubi remains locked away in Kushina, so his tailed beast sealing technique remains developed but ineffective without access to the first Hokage's pendant.

Appearance:

Yamato stands at 5’10, with pale skin, short, messy brown hair and dark, almond shaped eyes. He wears the standard blues/flack jacket combo of most Konoha ninja but forgoes the traditional headband in favour of a Konoha insignia forehead protector that frames his face (similar to that of the second Hokage). His under shirt also differs in that it is form fitting from the neck up; covering bottom half of his jaw, and he continues to use the Anbu standard of two equipment pouches over just the one.
As an Anbu captain he wears the standard uniform; his face guard fits under a red and green striped cat mask, the Anbu insignia tattoo visible at his left shoulder, equipped with two pouches and straight edge katana. The only visible change in Yamato since leaving Root to join Anbu has been his hair length; starting at past his shoulders on his first mission and getting progressively shorter with cuts as he aged.

Personality:

Yamato is a cautious and well prepared individual. Know for his ability to keep a cool head under pressure; he excels in reading and defusing combat or high tension situations. He takes a diplomatic approach to most of his social interactions, but when a mission is at stake, he is not beyond using fear to control those around him and will do everything in his power to reach a successful and favourable outcome. He is a stickler for the shinobi rules of combat, but a long career and much experience have kept him flexible in the interpretation of these tenants and he strikes a careful balance between a model shinobi and team player.

Yamato has a great love of architecture and this manifests in his mokuton structures; the style and shape of which change depending on what he’s been studying/admiring most recently. Outside of missions, Yamato has few other hobbies, preferring to train and refine his abilities, read or quietly explore the forests/towns of wherever he is stationed. Seemingly happy in his routine and his solitude, Yamato is close to few people; preferring to dedicate himself to the mission and the well being of his village.

Despite this, he is an otherwise very approachable and overly polite person; socialising easily when it is called for and assisting/protecting those around him without a second thought for how close their relationship with him is.

Though level headed in his work and amongst those he considers acquaintances; with those he truly respects or holds in high esteem, Yamato can be somewhat of a pushover emotionally. He is easily flattered and goaded, often times finding himself at the butt of pranks or jokes and will either respond in kind, or fall back on his impressive temper or scare tactics. He is quick to smile and joke with the few people he is actually close too and tends to never pass up the opportunity to get his own back; resorting to a childishness that few ever really expect of him. Yamato’s overall kind nature leaves him holding few grudges but he has been known to sulk or bristle if pushed too far or treated unfairly.

Strengths and Weaknesses:

+ Combat intuition. Yamato is quick to react when challenged and has an uncanny instinct for which of his elemental affinities will be most useful in a given situation.

+ Humble. Yamato is always the last to gloat or praise his own abilities, a fact that often works in his favour as many tend to underestimate him until the finally face him in combat. That being said, he is not afraid to show off when asked by someone with a genuine interest in what he can do.

+ Definitely not an angst baby. Despite no grounding and a downright tragic childhood, Yamato displays no outward signs of lasting trauma; proving to be damn near unflappable in the face of the sorrow and pain that often haunts the shinobi lifestyle.

+ Preparedness. Anbu develops a high level of caution and preventative action in it’s agents and Yamato is no exception. He rarely enters a situation blindly and is always the one to plan and think ahead.

- Chakra exhaustion. Primarily from the use of his mokuton ability. Though his reserves are impressive, continuous or extreme use of his wood release technique leaves Yamato immediately winded, a fact he attributes to not being a born/native mokuton user.

- Emotional vulnerability. Yamato is easily goaded or lead astray by those he admires of holds close to his heart. This manifests in many taking him to be somewhat of a pushover and can easily be used against him if he puts his trust in the wrong person.

- Obnoxious drunk. Not only is Yamato a lightweight around alcohol, he is also a downright mournful and chatty drunk. Nothing he says would set off a security alert, but it is clear that when inebriated, day to day grievances that he would usually keep to himself, find a very insistent voice.

- Traumatic past. Though it isn't something that generally dogs his footsteps, Yamato’s experiences at the hands of Orochimaru have left him with a healthy dislike of hospitals, surgeries and overly clean/laboratory type conditions. He is rarely, if ever, seen to stay too long within a recovery room if he can help it; preferring to work out his rehabilitation at home or literally anywhere that isn’t the stark bareness of a hospital.

Village Affiliation: Konohagakure

Rank: Chuunin (Anbu Captain)

Prose sample:

Yamato fusses with the collar of his flak jacket and regards his reflection critically, before dropping his hands and puffing out a sigh. The man staring back at him is not one he’d ever expected to see; his usual blacks and greys, replaced with regulation blues and greens and his /face/.. It’s entirely strange to have an identity besides Tenzou, besides /Lynx/ and he tilts his head, this way and that; flexing broad shoulders and cracking his knuckles in an attempt to settle into himself.

Finally, he smiles; the expression reaching his eyes and the last of his uncertainty leaving as quickly as it built up. Yes, he could become this too, become whatever his village required of him and if that was being a mentor, a teacher, he would step up to that role without hesitation.
With one last nod, Yamato turns from his hallway mirror and exits his tiny home, out into the sunlight of the mid afternoon.

The village, he finds, is a completely different experience in the day time and it’s with some measure of bemusement that he find himself quickly sucked into the main drag of the market street. Eyes trained above the crowds, Yamato let’s the ebb and flow of bodies pull him along; letting the sounds and sights crash over him and taking it all in as he walks.

The amount of colour is what strikes him the most; buildings he’d admired during his free evenings or moonlit reconnaissance runs, suddenly coming to life in reds and greens, instead of washed out in monochrome. The people too seem more alive; children laugh and screech, racing through the throng of bodies, mothers scold, insist on patience and all around there is chatter and commerce.

Here and there he spies the tell tale signs that distinguish Konoha as more than a civilian home; a flash of blue here, the glint off a metal leaf symbol there,the rhythmic ceramic click of someone taking to the roof above and the distant spark and flare of far off chakra from the training fields, all indicators of his fellow shinobi. The familiarity of it all makes him smile and Yamato thinks to himself that yes, he can find his place in the daylight just as well as he had in the shadow, after all, this is all home.


Bracket sample:

[Hair tied back and ankles crossed under the table, Tenzou leafs carefully through the large book under his elbow. Structures and detailed diagrams flicker past as he scans each page, quietly trying not to think about the picture he must paint. After all, it’s not everyday that a member of Anbu breaks into the village library at 3am, blood barely dry on his armour, to pursue books on architecture.]

Please don’t leave muddy paw prints in the aisles, Pakkun-san...I don’t want to upset the librarian more than I already have.

[He doesn't look up, but feels the warm weight of a small body settle against his leg all the same.]

Missive Sample:

[Yamato’s printed script suggests a man who is required to see more of his own handwriting than he would otherwise prefer and in response, has developed a begrudging legibility. Each word is a stretch of bold columns, hastily completed vowels and flourishing cross strokes, all made bold by his tendency to lean a little too heavily on his pen.]

Hokage-sama,

I respectfully request an explanation as to why I have been removed from all Anbu active duty rosters and why I have returned to rumours of my continued captaincy being in question?

It is not my place to question your authority or the commands of a direct order, but if this is due directly to any failing on my part, I wish to request a formal review or potentially a private audience, if you have time for me.

Thank you for your consideration,

Tenzou