Name: Shiki Kikuko
Height: 4'7
Weight: 74
Age: 11
Sex: male
Hair: Dark Purple
Eyes: the left eye is a pristine purple while the right is pure black, this alters when his blood limit is active.
Description - a really petite young man his frame though skinny is still very fleshed out. He pretty much always gets mistaken for a girl. His hair weaves a very long and straight path down to his waist. The right side of his face he usually leaves covered over with his hair, though he's really effeminate facially with small nose, and chin, high cheek bones. On his back is a large marking similar to the curse jutsu that was cast upon his father, the pattern is .
He's yet to grow any body hair or show any signs of puberty. He's wearing a very loose long white pair of pants whose sides (both inner and outer) are sliced open letting his legs show. The shirt is a backless one whose front comes up from his pant and merges toward a loop around his neck; the outer one inch rim is red, while the center of it is white. Around his waist is a red sash that ties around 2 times, before knotted on the side and being let down the right side of his leg. With shoulder length skin smooth white gloves that merges with a larger glove near the wrist but proceeds to his hand with finger holes for the pointer and pinky. The larger black glove acts like a hand protector, it encompasses the hand slightly past the wrist all the way to the front knuckle where it squares off.
Weapons – he carries a pair of sai’s the main pointer of each is 1 foot with the side pointers at 6 inches. They are normally rested on his back crosswise, through the red sash at his waist; underneath them is a weapon/item scroll. On his right leg he has the standard gear bag with Shuriken, flash bang, etc… however he keeps his explosive tags on the inside part of his outer black gloves on the left hand, and carries no kunai’s. Down his back he keeps a 55 cm kodachi which is strapped against his back, down into a thin sheath diagonally, the handle appearing above his left shoulder.
Background –
These beginning events actually occur in an alternate dimension similar to the Naruto verse.
His father Kenzo Kikuko was a black sheep of his family and was born without any trace of his families’ blood heritage and thus was cast out from his clan at an early age. Kenzo eventually became a ninja and thief using his own self created jutsu's to make a living rising up to a A rank level in the bingo book, eventually in his travels he hit the richest households in the hidden village of the Shadows where he was promptly caught and beaten senseless.
The clan decided that his skills could be useful and binded him to the clan using a powerful curse jutsu. His mother Hibana Meiou was a member of a very prominent ninja family in the village of the Shadows which cursed Kenzo, in fact she was the one who caught him in the first place, and was able to lighten his sentence from death. At first Hibana was placed in charge of Kenzo and was a very cruel to him; however over the years and many missions later the two fell in love.
Though her position in the clan would require that she marry the current head of the family. She however fell pregnant with Kenzo's children a pair of twins and knew that it was only time before the truth became apparent, The pair then attempted to run away only to be chased before they even left her chambers, The pair were eventually cornered in the treasury of the clan, Kenzo was fatally injured in the resulting fight, using the few moments left of his life due Kenzo attempted a sacrificial experimental jutsu's in a attempt to buy time for Hibana’s escape, Instead it had the effect of creating a vortex in the chamber which everything was absorbed leaving a 30 foot crater with nothing inside, the surprised ninja's thought that he had killed himself and his wife trying to take them with him.
Although the effect wasn’t what he was going for it still aided in there escape, the actual effect was that it sent people to the spiritual world where many of the astral other 'beings' come from. To be precise they arrived in the chamber of Kira keeper of the cursed blade Akujiki. It was there that kenzo breathed his last breath and Hibana had to fight for her life with Kira. Hibana even in her weakened pregnant condition showed enough perseverance that Kira acknowledge her as one worthy of his powers. Hibana was able to gain the favor of Kira and made a blood pact with him, though she choose to leave the cursed blade sealed. Kira was then sent her back to the mortal world, however she found herself in surrounding while familiar were completely different namely an alternate dimension namely the Narutoverse.
She quickly made her way around to the major ninja village of the area, in Konoha. She attempted to take refuge; however she was obviously injured and fainted soon after arriving in the village. She awoke in the hospital in Konoha after 2 weeks unconscious, she found her self confronting the Hokage who was rather intrigued with who she was. After questioning her the Hokage decided to trust her for now noting that she was pregnant, and what was to happen to her would be determined after birth since that village was not so harsh to throw a injured pregnant woman even if a trained ninja into the wild. She was placed under certain constraints but generally allowed to stay in the village.
Hibana would spend the next 4 years hidden inside the village of Konoha under watch as she gave birth to a solo child instead, the incidents during pregnancy had cased one of the twins to die before birth, and she named the both children Shiki. The pair was fraternal with a boy and girl, Of the 2 the male had survived but was very ill. Eventually she gained the trust of those around her but it wasn’t for another 2 years before the village accepted her, and made her an honorary Konoha ninja.
She raises Shiki as a only mother never even attempting to look for one to replace her lost love, however is a bit too motherly from loneliness and due to some unknown reason he was very sickly as a child, as a result she decides to home tutor him instead. The Gennin exam is one of the first times he's been allowed to go to the school, although he has had interactions with other people, due to his family background there is a still a slight mistrust of her due to her past which the Hokage decided to keep a village secret.
Shiki is generally a very happy person but will become completely serious when required. His home tutoring and overbearing mother have given what can only be called a skewed opinion of the world, as his ninja training began as soon as he recovered from his illness. His social skills are mediocre at best, due to lack of interaction with children his age, though he is usually polite to the extreme with unfamiliar adults. He though recovered from his childhood illness; as a result he has a lower then normal chakra and stamina amount that he can access. Therefore his mother trained him to work on precision and conservation. He usually sticks with his blood limit ability the Hitokagegen (soul shadow eye) since although the chakra type is unusual its chakra requirement is rather low for most abilities. More info on the abilities will be given as the story progresses...
General Abilities –
Hitokagegen – (soul shadow eye) – blood limit – it is an eye that allows the user to create a link to the astral world via the eye… The basic effect is that it allows for direct manipulation of ones astral existences, in short ones soul. The other effect of the eye is that it pictures everything it sees as the astral variation instead of its physical form. Instead of viewing things by the reflections of light, it sees things by the reflections of there souls and Ki usually in shades of white and black though there are exceptions. The Ki for males and females are very different though with male’s yang normally able to access the blood limit easier, the female ying variation is considered by far stronger. The male variation allows for the physical manifestation of non-corporal objects through the gates, the females can do the reverse transforming physical things into astral level of existence.
Description - For males it causes the eyes to turn completely black, the iris however turns white as it is used, for females it causes the eyes to turn completely white, the iris turning black as it is used.
Kimon hitokagegen – (Soul Gate shadow eye) – the evolved version – in the history of the village of the Shadow there has only been known to have been only one ninja that has ever developed this and that was over 300 years ago, it has never been replicated before so the limits and abilities are unknown.
Juu An’ya/Hyourin Ryu - (10 Night’s/Moon’s Style) – this is the standard fighting style used by those of the Shadow clan, the Night style is made for males while the moon style is for females.
Akuba (Curse) Jutsu’s – some are specialized Shadow Clan jutsu’s… extremely cruel…most considered forbidden in Konoha and the rest of the Narutoverse.
Kuukuu (void) Jutsu’s – These were what Kenzo was infamous for, the concept and usage is to very advance displacing time for short duration into tiny localized areas, most of the knowledge was lost with Kenzo’s death.
Kira – the guardian of Akujiki – King Mantis – its entire body is similar to a preying mantis though his body carapace is instead like a glass panel, completely transparent. Its duty is to watch over the cursed blade and serve those that can truly wield it.
Akujiki – a demonic sword it feeds on the life-force of it owner unless is tamed by the wielder or is sated by souls. Its power is immense as the blade is ancient, forge in the heat of a battle long past. It can possess people, eat souls, and can cuts through the dimensions itself.
Specific Jutsu’s –
Jin’ei Bushin no Jutsu – (soul clone technique) Male Hitokagegen - Allows for soul clone via the hitokagegen to replicate there shadow into a physical entity, usually appearing much blackened afterimage it is merely a conscious extension a of the persons soul into a semi physical form. The Clone in relation to the user has no physical form and can move through matter like a ghost, however it can be as solid as the real thing depending. This technique can only be used in close range and cannot expand more then 5 feet from the user. In combat relation just think of the ability to make clones that cannot be damaged but can physically materialize themselves to strike. This technique requires intense concentration though minimal chakra amounts.
Hitokage Gaikai – (True shadow form) - Male Hitokagegen – allows for the astral variation to add on to the physical variation of an object or user, increasing its size/reach and power. The Object or person looks unaffected however the shadow of the object will show what the layering effect has actually done.
Seirei no Jutsu - (apparition/ghost technique) female Hitokagegen - Considered a absolute defense type ability – it allows one to wrap ones physical form with a thin astral level of existence, allowing the user to ‘ghost’ (transform physical into astral) there body at will. This technique can also apply to anything the user is wearing or wielding. The jutsu has a High Chakra requirement for continuous use.
Haji no Jin’ei - (soul grip) - female Hitokagegen – While in astral form, you strike and rip the chakra of the opponent, the advanced version allows for the digestion of the ripped chakra which allows the eater to obtain the information on any jutsu’s the opponent was performing when struck. If eaten the chakra also physical regenerates the eaters own stamina.
Yume no kon jutsu - (dream of the soul technique) - Unisex Hitokagegen – special genjutsu that applies doesn’t apply to the standard 5 senses, it instead directly influences the target through there chakra, only usable when a target is charging there chakra from stamina. It works by manipulating there chakra while it is in transition it causes the users own chakra to causes the illusion that they are succeeding in whatever there jutsu was while there really have just stopped what they were doing and froze.
Dokuritsushin no Jutsu – (Independent Spirit Technique) – Unisex Hitokagegen – it allows one to split the actions of the soul from the rest of the body, allowing the soul to perform jutsu’s on the astral level which then directly affect the person’s physical body.
Posted: Tue Sep 20, 2005 9:47 pm