Lazzy the Spazzy

As some of you know, I'm one of the mods of the Naruto RPG over in the Completely Off Topic forum. After having done this for a while, I have a pretty good idea of what I like in an RPer and what I don't like. This will be a short series of blog entries in which I outline exactly what I expect in an RPer in the Naruto RPG I help run, and what I don't expect. The RPG Etiquette Series—Examples you should (or shouldn't) follow: Chapter 1 First, let's start with the problem kid. This player constantly makes trouble for the mods and players alike, alienating the other members with his or her negative attitude and immature role-playing. This person is the sort that will usually get banned pretty soon after joining. The problem kid's profile: Everyone makes mistakes with their profiles, it usually can't be helped. But what differentiates a good role-player from a bad one, is when the player doesn't change their mistakes after asked. You can usually tell by reading their character profile that they just skimmed the rules. As you can see, this member clearly didn't spend much time on their profile. They just saw the title of the RPG, thought, "this might be fun", and scrolled down to the profiles, completely ignoring the rules and other important stuff. Then they skipped the instructions telling how to make each part of their profiles, probably because it was too long, and just added stuff in. Let's dissect this member's profile and take a closer look. Name: narutomaru Here we have the first problem. "Narutomaru" by itself isn't a bad name, if a good member came to us with that name we'd probably approve it. The problem comes when the member disregards our rules. We asked that the clan name come first and the given name last, but the member apparently didn't bother to read that one simple sentence. We're not even sure if "narutomaru" is his first name or last name. Age: 12 Nothing wrong with that. Rank: the highest one Now, there is something wrong with that, and you can probably tell what it is, so I don't need to explain. It's just further proof this guy didn't read the rules. Or follow common sense, for that matter. Personality: just like naruto Uh, no. Those of you in the NRPG havee probably all had me tell you to make your personalities longer, when you yourselves submitted your profiles, so you know what's wrong here. At this stage I'd be pretty frustrated. By now I can tell this member is just being lazy, and that they didn't just make a few innocent mistakes. This guy clearly doesn't care enough to read the rules. Appearance: like an average person Lol, What? Fighting style/skills: rasengan justu, chidori justu, raikiri justu, clone justu, all the fire ones, flying, the justu that makes a giant toad, ninetales, and the one the green guy does Oh man. *facepalm* I'd probably think this would be pretty funny, except my pride has been hurt here. Advent, Neon Bird, Greed, and I all spent way too much time writing this up for it to be disrespected in such a way. I'm seriously considering just stamping this unapproved and ignore the rest of the profile, but I'll read through the rest of it for formalities. I've already decided not to list out the person's mistakes, there are way too many for me to list. I'll just tell him or her to read the rules. Weapons: shrukin and those knive things i dont no wut ther called Now, there's nothing wrong with not knowing what kunai are called, we all forget sometimes and it's hard to remember all the technical details of a fictional world. But at this point it's clear this person hasn't just forgotten, he/she really doesn't care. Definitely not someone I'd want in this RPG. List of jutsu: the same as the ones in the fiting style More proof this guy doesn't know what he/she's talking about. You're supposed to put the list of jutsu here, not in the fighting style. Come on, read the instructions, people! It's not that hard! Clan: susakes clan, ther the ones with the red eyes Pathetic. Now let's say this member somehow gets his/her profile approved (don't ask me how). And the first post he/she makes is: Ooookay…*facepalm* I would probably have told him/her not to put the rasengan (and all of the other jutsu too, there's no way I would let him/her keep those) in the profile, and here he/she goes, using it again. That's a warning right there. Second. No "IC" or "OOC"…though coming from him/her, I wouldn't be surprised. If this guy didn't bother reading the profile rules, why would he/she read the general rules? Still, that's another warning right there. Also notice the bad grammar and spelling I intentionally used in there. No punctuation at all, no capitalization, he/she even switches points of view in the post, going from third to first person and back again. I've saved the most obvious for last. GOD-MODDING. Where did the kegafakure whatever thing come from? Narutomaru's supposed to be an Academy student, how'd he stop him? And doing all that in one post? This member would get three warnings right away. And on his/her first post, too. *facepalm* Let's say I intervene. My post: The problem kid reads this post and is just mad. He/she doesn't realize their mistake, so they post a flamey response. Okay, so this guy just badmouthed me. I'm mad, so I want to punish him/her. But, you know, anger aside, this guy did just break the rules again. I have a reason. My post: Problem kid's next post: And then he/she goes on to IC again: *facepalm* Problem kid gives a lousy excuse for his/her flamey and spammy post, but not only that he/she goes on to do it again. How infuriating. My post: Problem kid, of course, ignores my latest post (because it's too much trouble for him/her to read), and posts again. You know the drill. I post again, telling the problem kid to quit it. He/she finally notices my post after I bold it, underline it, and make it red. His/her response: My response: Surprisingly, the problem kid listens to me. After the week's over, the problem kid comes back. I've been dreading this day, but I'll see what happens. Problem kid's post: Hmm…well, you know, it's still bad, but compared to the other posts? A huge improvement. I'm actually a bit proud. And then the next day problem kid deteriorates again. My post: Notice how I'm being a bit unfair and mean in my last sentence. I'll address that in a future section of my RPG Etiquette series. Anyway, problem kid responds with a spammy post. But before that, let's say Neon Bird posts with a Chuunin exams post. *facepalm* WHAT DO I HAVE TO DO!!!!!??? I try to keep calm and tell the problem kid to stop. Problem kid's response: I'd probably just report problem kid's posts to an admin by this point and just get him/her banned. So, there you have it. The [short] career of a problem kid. Now you know what not to do in an RPG. Chapter 2 coming soon

Huh. Interesting. I read a theory very similar to this about a year ago, but I didn’t take it seriously…looking back, I suppose I should’ve. It’s not my place to say, but my guess is, being so big, he can generate a tremendous amount of force to “push-off” from the planet he’s on. After that, since there’s no resistance in space to slow him down, all he has to do is push off of space debris—asteroids, maybe—and travel through space for as long as he wants. Though, if the planet Mata Nui was on was so huge as to be able to hold him in its oceans, that must be an awfully big planet…I’m not sure it would even exist. Being so big, the planet would probably be a star instead. Though, that idea doesn’t really hold ground, since the BIONICLE universe is different from ours. Once again you’ve astounded us Greg. Great job.

Pretty cool to see you have jobs outside of LEGO. Just wanted to ask a question though, is this a reprinting of the original series, or a new series altogether?

*applauds* Great speech, Greg, and it served its purpose. It rang home to me, at least…even the fans have some say in Bionicle after all. Kind of strange to think that in a few years, the receptive readers and fans of a storyline could actually be the most active people in keeping the storyline going. I wouldn’t be sad if Bionicle ended. As long as LEGO keeps churning out great storylines and sets like they did with Bionicle, we’ll always be entertained. And sometime, maybe a decade or two into the future, one of the fans on BZP might get a job in LEGO…and even help bring Bionicle back. Though I guess that’s wishful thinking. Whatever the case, here’s to a great end of the year.

3) Kuma Nui.

I have a college consultant. We meet every month or so to discuss college applications or what I have to do to get into college…community service, awards, etc. In fact, I just came home from a seminar my consultant held, which was attended by myself as well as five others that my consultant is helping. The main thing we did was conduct a self-survey, designed to determine our strengths and weaknesses. Some categories included social consciousness, affection for knowledge, school enthusiasm, independence, self-understanding, career orientation, and more. I scored surprisingly low…I had only two strong points out of ten. My lowest score was self-understanding, meaning knowing what I want to do in my life, and what I want or don't want in general. Improving that score would be hard, it's not like I have to do something or follow a set formula to understand more about myself, I can only do that through interacting with people and doing what I'm already doing, and hope eventually I'll know who I am as a person. The category that particularly worried me, though, was career orientation. It was clear before I took the survey that I had no idea what I want to do after college. Definitely not something medical-related, I don't think I can take the stress. I don't want to be a computer engineer either, it seems to complicated for me. No menial tasks like garbage collector or gardener…But I don't know what I want to do. So I've decided to research the different careers I could go into. I'll study one career each week, and then write what I like and don't like about it on a weekly blog entry. I plan to use the following format: Income: Obviously important, since I want to make a decent living out of my job. Consistency of income is also important, for example that of a writer's could range from no income to the income of J.K.Rowling. Fun/Stress level: I don't want the sort of life portrayed in Office Space…a fun job is better than a boring job in my opinion.Some things I'd look for in this category is...what sorts of places to I get to go to in this career? Etc. Workload: Generally how much do I have to work to fulfill my job? Is the workload consistent, or erratic, like that of a computer engineer, where you often have last-minute projects and have to work late into the night? How much free time would I generally have? Prerequisites: Any special knowledge or skills I need to have, and how hard it would be achieving those prerequisites (like seven years of medical school for a doctor). This sort of ranking system is incomplete, so I would prefer input from as many people possible. After ranking the career in these separate categories, I would give it an overall score and decide whether the job suits me.

I've just changed my avatar to a 64x64 drawing that I edited myself, on Microsoft Paint. A year and a half ago I had been asking friends to make avatars or sigs for me, often to go with the fads at the time (Marvel fad, I is a Fish fad, etc.). Now, though, I can fully operate such complicated (so it seemed back then) computer applications to create or edit drawings of my own. Even though this is just a small accomplishment, I can't help but be proud of myself for finally getting one of several applications of the computer. I'm gradually getting better with computer stuff now, and no longer need as much help from my dad.

School is not going very well for me. I went from two weeks before school, with absolutely nothing urgent to do, just sitting around and surfing on the internet, to band camp the day after, eleven hours of marching around on the grass in the August heat. Looking back, that wasn't so bad. Compared to my Junior year of school, of course. All my classes are honors classes, and only one is easy (Band 4 Honors), though it makes up for that with the time required (marching season=I give up Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays). My entire schedule consists of Trig/Precalc Honors, English 11 Honors, AP Chem, AP Physics (yes, I'm doubling up in sciences…is it hard? Do you even need to ask?), French 4 Honors ("Madame, je ne comprends pas…"), and AP US History. What's better, is during the two weeks of band camp I kept sneezing every five seconds ("Band, atten-HUT!" "A-CHOO!" "Dress-center-dress!" "A-CHOO!" "Ready, front!" "A-CHOO!" "Taking it seven sets to letter B of Movement 1. Set!" "A-CHOO!"). Allergies. It was never this bad before though. Usually I could shrug it off. My sneezing fits got better once we moved to the lower field, which was made of Astroturf. But I only got a few days' rest. First week of school, I first came down with a fever, then lost my voice. It hurt to laugh. How pathetic is that? And then the week after that, after my fever went away and I got my voice back, I started to have coughing fits. Deep, throaty coughs that lasted several seconds at a time and got worse to the point of hurting my throat and lungs. Sneezing, I could understand before, but these coughing fits had never happened before. My dad said it was probably some sort of lung disease. "Emphysema, maybe. Bronchitis." Ridiculous. These were all diseases that smokers got. And I wasn't a smoker. The symptoms also didn't match. Of course, being the miser he is, my dad decided to wait a week. "It might go away," he said. "No sense in going to the doctor and wasting about a hundred bucks. Plus the oil money. It could be just allergies." Okay. I waited. It got worse. Yesterday during band practice we did the usual lap around the track. My lungs started burning when I couldn't get enough air, and after the lap I started coughing so hard my stomach actually heaved with the cough. I had to sit out of practice. So today my dad took me to the doctor's office. The doctor did the check-ups, and then announced, "Allergies." Just allergies. "But it's never happened before," I said. He shrugged. "The mucus in your body has clogged up in your throat, making breathing hard and causing all those coughs." Then he gave me boxes of medicine. We went home. I'm still coughing, and it still hurts, but at least I know it's not something serious anymore. It's just allergies. I hope. -BCE, signing off EDIT: My thanks to Black Six for helping to clear up my duplicate blog entry problem.

Well then. I'm there. I'm an Eagle Scout. After four years of community service, merit badges, camp outs, leadership...I've done it. ... It hasn't really hit me yet. XP But seriously, after looking at Eagle as the goal, the thing to strive for, it's hard for me to get used to finally being there. I suppose if I recount all my achievements, it might make it easier for me to accept. I started out later than everyone else. I didn't do Cub Scouts, and it was only in the March of my sixth grade year that I joined. It was great: everyone there was willing to help out, willing to answer questions. In my Troop, no one was indifferent to other people's needs. I have my Troop to thank for my desire to stay in Scouting. And the requirements. I was competitive, and when I saw those requirements in the back of my Scout Handbook, I had to fill them up. I quickly began advancing, making Tenderfoot, Second Class, and First Class in the space of three months. I have to admit that some of what I learned, I forgot. I was too busy rushing through my ranks to actually learn stuff. And I was a Patrol Leader, too. I suppose most people wait till they're older to go for such a position, but I was thrown into that almost immediately after I joined. I was chosen to lead the other new scouts, most of which were a year younger than I was. Our patrol was the best in its short lifetime (we named it the Dragons), and it wasn't just because of me. Everyone had my same competitive nature, everyone wanted to advance. We all had ambitions. Many of these people later dropped out, or stopped coming; school caught up to them. I stayed as a Patrol Leader for another term, and after a year I passed the torch to my Assistant Patrol Leader, someone who did even better than I did. Meanwhile, I took another position within the Troop, Chaplain's Aide. As Chaplain's Aide I was in charge of everything religious, including saying grace before meals during camping trips. But I also was responsible for making monthly reports about upcoming religious holidays. I really enjoyed my job: as one of the few (if not the only) Buddhist(s) in the Troop, I had to learn every other religion. Looking back, I suppose it made me religiously tolerant and aware; I understand now what's going on when one of my friends doesn't eat a particular meat product or at all, and I know what they're talking about when they mention "Lent" or "Ramadan". After my term was over, our patrol, the Dragons, was "disbanded". The Dragons had experienced an extremely successful year and a half, but according to tradition the new scouts had to be split up and feeded into the three senior patrols. I found myself in the Billy Goats, with a couple of former fellow dragons. Camping was excellent, and easily my favorite part of Scouts. It was really more about hanging out with friends than anything. We didn't really focus on learning wilderness survival skills or things like that, but we unwittingly ended up wiser after every trip. We learned important life lessons too. My favorite outing of the ones we went on--I actually have two--are desert camping and rafting. You've never really lived until you've faced six-feet high walls of water in Class Four rapids. And as for my other favorite activity, I enjoy just being in the desert...nothing but dunes and rocks all around you, the blue sky above...you feel incredibly small, but energized at the same time. It's the closest I've ever felt to nature. I definitely plan to visit the desert as much as possible when I'm an adult. I have so many more experiences, but ultimately the most memorable was during a weeklong summer camp on an island off the coast of California. My dad and I were canoeing--he had come along to chaperone on this trip--and we got caught in a current. The shore of this island happened to be surrounded by a thick mass of seaweed, and we had to fight both these and the current. It took almost an hour to get back to shore, but looking back, I feel like it was great. And finally, the trip I took this February, to Japan (you can see an entry about it if you look back a few months on my blog). I met thirty other scouts and adults, all of whom were hardcore--all of us were Eagle or Life scout (Life is the second highest rank in scouting), and most were Senior Patrol Leaders. I had the new experience of going on a Scouting activity with girls (Venturers, which are co-ed), and it actually wasn't all that different...sort of like the camp I went to last summer, with a college-esque atmosphere. I had a great time...I can't help laughing every time I recall us on Mount Fuji, running around in swimsuits and pelting snowballs at the Scoutmaster. Haha...good times. July 9th. That's the day I became an Eagle Scout. The Board of Review actually wasn't as bad as I thought. I went in, shook hands, sat down, and just talked. I had thought of it with apprehension, like an interview for an internship, but in fact, I acted like I was talking to my friends. I just relaxed, and everything went smoothly. Far from the little kid I was at eleven, who got tongue-tied at the thought of talking to adults. I've grown up...and Scouting might have something to do with it. Is this it? Am I done with Scouting? Lots of people in my troop have dropped out after becoming Eagle--it's great to have it on college apps, and after getting it, there's really no real reason to stay. But what will happen to new scouts coming in? I remember when I was a Tenderfoot. The senior scouts helped me through my first steps as a Scout. They're all in college now. They never dropped out. They stayed, and even those who didn't made Eagle were more than willing to mentor younger and more experienced scouts until they graduated and legally became adults. And what about those I met on the Japan trip? One of them had 106 merit badges, another had 50, as well as several Eagle palms, ranks you can get beyond Eagle. I think I'll do the same. I'll stay in scouting, keep getting positions, tutor incoming scouts--and get a few merit badges while I'm at it. After all, I'd be doing those scouts who mentored me a disservice if I didn't. I want to be like them. Scouting's not over for me. Not by a long shot.

TEAM 15 Brief Team History: n/a Sensei: Name: Heroga Kaizen. Age: 27 Rank: Jounin Personality: Kaizen has a goofy personality. He likes to fool around, mess with others, and other stuff like that. Despite his age, he acts like a young teenager. Not only does he almost never take anything serious, you can almost never take him seriously. Despite his behavior, he is a good friend, and a loyal one too. So he liked by many in the village. He can also be found at the academy, or at the park, playing with kids. And he is always nice to everyone. And if someone is mean to him, he look hurt, but in a goofy way. SO basically, he is always in a good mood. One odd thing about him is that he has an odd interest for dandelions. Why no one knows. But he can be seen looking at one for hours. Appearance: No one knows what Kaizen looks like. The only thing people know about Kaizen is that he has white hair. The rest of his body is covered up with armor and other ninja clothing. You can’t even see the color of his skin. Kaizen is 6ft 7, and wears your standard sandals that look more like shoes. He wears your standard black pants that goes down to his foot. He wears a black long sleeve shirt that goes to his hands which are covered completely with ninja gloves with the leaf village’s symbol on them. He also has your standard ninja bags on his lower back. He uses his leaf headband as a belt. He wears some shoulder armor, with your standard samurai chest place (both are grey.). He wears a face mask like Kakashi with a black and grey mask that looks exactly like Tobi’s over the face mask. And his white hair goes down to his shoulders. Fighting style/skills: Kaizen specializes in taijutsu and ninjutsu. He is also a wind and fire type user. As a Jounin, Kaizen has experience with both short, mid, and long range fighting. Kaizen is a master when it comes to using his katana in his fight. And combined with his wind chakra, it makes Kaizen even more of a threat. The same applies to his staff, which he uses with his wind chakra for some devistating blows. One of Kaizen’s weaknesses is genjutsu. Weapons: Kaizen uses a unique katana. Instead of most of the blade being black with a little silver at the back of it, it is mostly pure white with the back of the blade being black. He carries this sword in a white sheath on the right side of his waist. Kaizen also carries a staff that’s about 7ft long, and it can be turned into a whip of some sort (like the one Rock Lee used on the 3rd movie.). Team: 15 Clan: Kaizen belongs to the Heroga clan. The Heroga clan consists of a small group of nomads that exist throughout the many countries. There is no one country or village you can find them in. The members of the clan are also known for their light but strong bodies so that they can use their Kekkei Genkai to its fullest. And not everyone is born with the clans Kekkei Genkai. Their Kekkei Genkai has no official name like the Uchiha or Hyuuga clan’s. Some call it wind storm, and some call “air bending” (lol like avatar.). The Heroga clan is known for their wind Kekkei Genkai. The Heroga clans Kekkei Genkai allows the user to manipulate the wind and air around him or her however they want (Like how Gaara can manipulate sand to his will.). With this Kekkei Genkai, One can creates mini cyclones, or giant bursts of wind. They can send objects and people flying by shooting compact wind bursts towards people. They can use it to lift objects (Unless their too heavy. Full adults are too heavy for them, but young kids are about perfect.), and even themselves. The Heroga clan can also release this power from any part of their body. By doing so, they can almost fly, or hover in the air. But there are limits to the Kekkei Genkai. They can’t suffocate a human, or create giant Tornadoes. Genin: Name: Uchiha Saito Age: 13 Rank: Genin Missions completed: D: 1 C: 0 B: 0 A: 0 Personality: Friendly, warm, loves making new friends. He has a mild fear of blood and is disgusted with unnescesary cruelty or death. Somewhat restless, on occasion has trouble listening. He is determined and works on teamwork with his friends. He is sometimes distracted by sympathy for an animal or person that is in pain or having trouble. He is a little impatient. He is quick at memorising things, including handsigns. He is intellegent and a straight-A student. Appearance: He wears a green t-shirt with a black stripe down the middle and an Uchiha emblem on the back. He wars black gloves. His pants are khaki shorts and his kunai holster on his right leg. He wears standard Konoha sandals in black. He is near-sighted, but often wears contact lenses as he sees them easier to deal with, however outside of missions or ninja training he sometimes wears glasses. He has spiky black hair. His skin is somewhat pale. Fighting style/skills: He uses ninjutsu and sometimes taijutsu. In taijutsu he his effective in continuous blows and strong attacks. In ninjutsu he mostly uses fire and lightning type jutsus. He is a straitforward fighter and lacks the patience to use strategies or genjutsu. He combines speed and strength to deliver several devestating blows at a time. He is a hard trainer and learns jutsus quickly. He is a good tracker. His weaknesses include these: His fear of blood can make him freeze up in the midst of battle if he happens to see any gore.His sympathy for others can distract him and leave him open for attack. His non-observance can lead him directly into a trap. Weapons: He has standard shinobi weapons, although he also has 'summoning tags' that he can use. By attaching one to a kunai, the summoning tag-a clip-out from a summoning scroll-can summon several more kunai, creating a barrage of the daggers. List of Jutsu: Clone jutsu, Transform jutsu, Substitution Jutsu, Exploding Tag-Activate Clan: Uchiha Name: Raimei Shiru Member: Sum Dude Age: 17 Rank: Genin Missions completed: D: 1 C: 0 B: 0 A: 0 Personality: He is friendly towards those who aren't rude to him, and rude back towards those who are. He demands the best of himself, which is why he has purposely failed the academy graduation test every time(he doesn't believe he is ready to be a genin). He is sarcastic(very much so) despite the fact that he is not very good at it. He likes to lay on the ground outside at night and look at the stars, wondering what else is out there. He is very intelligent. Appearance: He wears loose clothing(a green T-shirt and blue jeans) and the standard ninja sandals. He wears the three swords he received from his father(one on his back with the hilt over his right shoulder and one on each hip.). He has dark brown hair, brown eyes, and is about 5'9" tall. He has tanned skin(he spends a lot of time outside polishing his skills). Fighting style/skills: He uses swords, which is the specialty of his clan. He usually uses the Raimei Kiru(the sword on his back) in his right hand and one of the other swords in his left, although he does use kunai and shuriken as well. He is very fast but has weaker upper body strength, and uses jutsu to offset this. He shows the most promise as a swordsman of anyone to ever come out of the Raimei Clan. Weapons: He has a sword that has been passed down through his clan for generations, called the Raimei Kiru, that he wears on his back. He wears two others swords, one on each hip. He is very skilled, though he hasn't reached the level of skill his father has, despite the fact that he can hold his own against him. List of jutsu: substitution technique and illusion clone technique, transformation and Shunshin Clan: The Raimei Clan. the Raimei Clan is a small clan, although it isn't dying. All the members of the clan have been sword masters, very fast(both in running and dashing and with their sword strokes) and prodigies of the sword. The Raimei Kiru, their sword that channels lightning chakra better than any other sword in the world, has been passed from the first born son to his first born son for generations. It is currently in Shiru's possession, although he can't channel chakra through it yet. Name: Hyuuga Cain Age: 12 Rank: Genin Missions completed: D: 1 C: 0 B: 0 A: 0 Personality: a cold person at most times, he is a loner more or less. His interests are training and becoming stronger. He acts respectively towards his allies and even his opponents and shows great honor, but above it, great chivalry. He acts cool, even on the losing side of a fight, and tries to maintain his cool attitude at all times. Appearance: White short hair, somewhat like Sasuke\'s hair style, white eyes like Hyuga clan members, wears a uniform like Neji\'s, his fathers, and lets his hair grow out at some points for his Taijutsu which of course will be made later when I get to add custom Jutsu to his arsenal. His pouch is on his right leg and wears a belt with his shuriken pouch on the back along with normal black sandals. Fighting style/skills: Specializes in the Gentle Fist and normal Taijutsu, but also uses Ninjutsu. He uses earth and lightning (doton and raiton) style Jutsu with long range earth and short range lightning. Weaknesses are: 1: overly uses Taijutsu, so is left open to some long range Ninjutsu and weapons, 2: Lightning takes a lot out of him 3: earth doesn't seem to be generally strong for his fighting style; his best would be higher leveled earth Jutsu. Great at stealth due to his own personal training. After the death of his aunt, Hanabi, Cain’s general outlook on life quickly became much more focused and dark. Cain began to train even more, focusing on developing a technique of his own self-named the Byaku Rendan, and vowed to make up for the death of his aunt. Following with this increase in his already serious personality, Cain has developed his Byakugan to be able to see up to 100 yards in one direction. Weapons: cords, demon shuriken, or whatever its called, katana that usually just remains at his home, but has trained with for a few years and only uses on special occasions. List of jutsu: Gentle Fist, Substitution, Illusion Clone. Clan: Hyuuga

TEAM 14 Brief Team History: n/a Sensei: Name: Hattori Hanzō Member: Kakumei Age: 24 Rank: Jounin Village: Konohagakure Personality: Hanzō's not a passive person, or someone who likes authority, he is a true ninja in keeping secrets and being sly and sneaky, yet he loves to have a laugh. He will not, however, remain cheerfull in battles. Quite the opposite. He will usually sink into a state of Zetsubō [despair] and lose the will to fight. He can also apply this state to other people. Fighting style/skills: Hanzō's special technique is similar to the Fourth Hokage's in which a person can move great distances in a second. A Space/time jutsu. He is also master in Gen and Ninjutsu, though lacking in Taijutsu, he can easily defeat someone of Chuunin leven in a Taijutsu battle. He will often use senbon or Kunai to attack. He is a long ranged fighter. Weapons: Senbon, Kunai, Shuriken, small Chakra blade carried in the small of his back. Team: 14 Relationships within team: n/a List of jutsu: N/A for now Clan: Hattori, a clan famous for it's prodigy Ninja. The Hattori Clan exists outside of Konoha, or any of the five great hidden villages. A Hattori, every century or so, will appear and become great, Hanzō is the latest to appear, and has so far proven that this theory is correct. Trivia: Hanzō fist appeared in Konoha, fully trained and capable, at the age of 14. Genin: Name: Koitoro Jatsume Member: Minun4 Age: 11 Rank: Genin Personality: He keeps to himself. He'll work with others, only when neccisary. He would rather let his kunai do the talking. The enviorment never fazes him. He trains all day because his mom is dead and his dad hates the clan, so he has enough to worry about. He loves his other family members more than his father. He acts cold to everyone. Appearance: He has a dark tan skin color, and is rough. He has dark brown hair and has his hair point to the right. His 5ft. tall and has green eyes. He wears a thin gray jacket, with plain blue t-shirt underneath. He has a watch and long jeans. He keeps his kunais on his right leg. He wears a black belt and standard shinobi sandals. He also wears a sache on his right shoulder. Fighting Style/Skills: He specializes in Ninjutsu, Fire style. He likes to fight mid-range, and he likes to start out with genjustu to slow his opponet, then use fire style jutsus. His weaknesses are: he is slower than other ninja; he always starts the same way (so he is predictable); and he doesn't have a lot of chakra, so his fire justus wear him out quickly. Since he can't fight for too long, he focuses more on scouting out territory. Jutsu: Substitution jutsu, shadow suriken jutsu, illusion cloneing, and the tramsformation jutsu. All curently basics. Clan: His clan has always been fighters, no matter at what the personal cost. Therefore, it comes to no surprise that his Kekkei Genkai is called "the sacrifice sword." It takes a lot of the person's chakra and hurts the person, but it comes into the form of a large, but light, sword. They would all lay down their life for their family (yes, even his father). Name: Mizuno Jiro Member: Zaktan of the Shadows Age: 14 Rank: Genin Personality: Unlike his older brother, Jiro is more calm and cheery, due to the fact that he was raised under better circumstances. He is easy to get along with probably due to the fact that he becomes the subordinate of social groups. However, like his brother, he has a feeling of neglect, and severely underestimates himself. Although rare, it can lead to mood swings of depression or violent bursts of anger. He is always striving to do his hardest to become the great shinobi his brother never got to be. However he prefers to take it easy, usually slacking off from training and practice and pursue other interests such as reading, shogi, bird watching and other past times. Appearance: Jiro is above average in height easily topping most classmates in the academy. He has neat black hair of medium length. Nowhere near close to girl’s hair length, but still longer in comparison to guys hair. It is done in a way so that part of his hair covers his left eye usually. He has dark brown eyes. They also look as though he just got up after a nap. His facial features are not as sharp as his brothers but not exactly “soft” either. His skin shade is darker than Caucasian but not quite at the asian tinge either. He usually sits and walks with a slouched posture. His usually clothing is an ultramarine Hawian with some yellow and orange patterns. Underneath he wears a cornflower blue short sleeve T-shirt. He wears Grey cargo pants that go past his ankles. He wears the standard sandals and wears to kunai pack on his right leg. Fighting style/skills: Mizuno lacks the ability to use even the most basic of ninjutsu or genjutsu due to a chakra disorder. The only exception to this is water jutsu to which he excels at, however he knows none. So he ends up studying basic taijutsu instead. However he is not physically dexterous so he usually resorts to setting traps or using all kinds of trickery to catch his opponent off guard and then strike a weak point. Due to this he has gained the ability to move about undetected and excel in stealthy operations. Weapons: Just the standard stuff List of jutsu: Clone Jutsu Substitution Jutsu Earth Release: Inner Decapitation technique Exploding tag release Clan: Mizuno Clan. The most powerful and feared clan in the land of waves. It is a large and thriving clan that has most control in the region. In the past it took full control of the Land of Water and declared war on neighboring nations. However it was eventually removed from power through civil war after being severely weakened by the shinobi of the land of earth. But as time progressed it managed to get back a seat of power in the regions politics. However under a peace treaty with the nation of fire it sent its clans successor Mizuno Ikari as a ward, who died after 10 years. They then surrendered the next one in line Mizuno Jiro. Members of the clan usually suffer under a genetic chakra disorder which makes use of earth, fire, lightning and wind jutsu difficult. However the clan excels at water jutsu, able to master them at fast rates and even continuously use these jutsu whilst a normal shinobi would have been long expelled of water chakra. Name: Yira Veran Member: Rakaru Age: 17 Rank: Academy student Personality: Veran likes to be with people and talk to them, but he doesn't really care to hang around goths, pessimists or any life hater. He does like to hear about legends and learn new things. He is kind to other people who are kind to him and treats those who are cruel with equal cruelity. He had lost his parents long ago to an illness and eversince had been with the academy (was around 13 at the time) He likes to fight as it ventailates his anger at others and he doesn't hurt any allies this way. Looks up to mentors and more wise and stronger people and tries to learn from them. He has had a hard life which from that he had learned things in the Academy rather quickly and doesn't forget things. He is very responsible for anything. Appearance: His skin color is white, texture is somewhat rough, his hair is black and semi-long that is pulled in a backward position, his eye color is a deep green which doesn't really reflect light, he is around 6'3" he wears black gloves, has no accessories besides for a few kunai, a small dagger, and a sworddoesn't wear any accessories or carry these weapons around he just knows how to use them (somewhat) and has them for protection in case anything really bad happened, wears a long sleeved T-shirt which is black and is made out of the typical fibers in most other T-shirts, he wears long black pants (he likes the color for he always feels somewhat cold and black soaks up the sun's heat, Keeps his kunai on his right leg,? wears a belt to hold his dagger when he carries it around it is a black leathery material, wears standard shinobi sandals, A small design is on his shirt which is a red dragon (is a dragon geek at times mind you) and thats it. Fighting style/skills: genjutsu is his specialty, Manipura, Which chakra, fire type-jutsu, mid-range fighter,He is strong for his age, but doesn't look it. Has good accuracy, and is flexible (to an extent), he has no disabilities and will start out with what he thinks is suitable in a battle, His weakness is his ability to hesitate at times in battle, and that he can be a little arrogant at times, he is overconfident and is sometimes not the easiest ally maker, He is relatively good at tracking (he was taught how to track from his father) Weapons: has a dagger, and a sword which he is pretty good with and that would be all. List of jutsu: substitution, and illusion, that is all he has so far. Clan: The Yira clan is a dying clan. Long ago it was established by Veran's great grandfather, but didn't thrive so well. It is rather small now they don't have a speciality.

My apologies for my irresponsibility. I never finished posting character profiles after leaving, but at least I'm doing it later, as opposed to never, right? ^^; Anyway, here's my first entry in my 5-entries-in-a-day series. Here goes... TEAM 12 Team history None (please PM me if you have a team history prepared) SENSEI -No profile listed- TEAM MEMBERS Name: Jitsuzai Takuna Age: 16 Rank: Genin Personality: He has a good sense of humour, though a lot of his jokes are deadpan and it’s hard to tell whether he’s joking or not. He’s quite serious but then again, he’s an easygoing kind of person. He speaks in a refined tone and tends to speak clearly, though being as lazy as he is, he sometimes lets his speech slip and speaks informally. In fact, one of his greatest failings is his laziness and apathy. Fortunately, he has good natural talent that counteracts his laziness. When in danger, he forces himself to calm down and think about the situation carefully, though when flung into combat, he just lets himself feel the area around him and go through the art of combat as naturally as he can. He’s a dreamer, sometimes spaces out and likes to think. He is originally from Kumogakure, The Village Hidden in the Clouds and he and his parents escaped there and defected to Konoha. He seems very easygoing about this and doesn’t let it get to him, as in Kumogakure, he was considered an outsider already, because everybody knew of he and his parents views on the war. As such, his loyalties lie with Konoha and he is prepared to fight his own countrymen. Appearance: His skin is very pale and his hair is black and straight, with a parting and the hair at the back reaching down to the bottom of his neck, the front coming down to his jaw. His eyes are a dark crimson. With regards to clothes, they are all black and he keeps fairly well covered up, with long sleeves and a polo-neck, occasionally wearing his gloves. His top is semi-loose, not tight but not loose enough to move around all that much, the torso buttoned up the front, with little pockets on the inside hiding razor disks and shuriken. He wears his kunai on his right leg and a short katana on his left leg. About his shoulders he wears a cape, though a very short one, the front not even covering his chest and the back not covering his shoulder blades completely. On his back, he wears twin katana, though these katana are more slim than usual and they are also straight, with a hidden edge along the back of them. His trousers are fairly loose, enough only to be completely manoeuvrable but not so that they are large enough to get in the way. There are subtle gold trimmings on his clothes and he looks fairly regal. On his feet, he doesn’t wear the usual sandals but he wears black jika-tabi. He also wears a belt in which he keeps small tools hidden. There are hidden pockets all over his clothes. (He doesn’t like to carry bags.) Fighting style/skills: He can fight with both his swords and his hands and is a short to mid-range fighter, being poor at long range. Fortunately, he can attain the distance he needs with ease, by using his kekkei genkai. When fighting he likes to keep the enemy guessing as to where he is and while he prefers to fight as a striker, as the way of the assassin, he can stand his ground and use his swordsmanship skills to fight steadfast, though this isn’t preferred as it’s removing one of his advantages; the ability to be all over his enemy. When fighting unarmed, he tends to fight with either his palms completely open or just his fingers curled over, his palm still exposed. When fighting this way, he tried to strike at vital spots, doing as much damage he can with as little power as he can, his physical strength not being very impressive. He sometimes uses bursts of electricity when he makes contact, in order to causes momentary spasms or to distract. His weakness is primarily those that are better at close range combat than he is, particularly those that are good at defending and countering or making very quick counter-attacks, making the Hyuuga particularly dangerous. He’s not strong against people that have wide attack ranges, like those that use water jutsu, as it is harder to dodge and harder to pass through. He’s weak against those that are better at mobility than he is which is rare but it does happen, this being his primary advantage. He’s weak against those that are able to keep him at a distance, like some that use a constant barrage, depending on how they go about doing it. He loses his greatest advantage against those that have an additional awareness, like the byakugan, as that can keep track of him despite moving so fast and unnaturally. His chakra type is a lightning aligned, though he believes that there is something else which aligns itself with him, also. (That is the ‘aether’, the fabric of reality, just so you know.) Weapons: Slim, straight twin-katana, which he can use both together or one at a time. He is capable of using curved katana, however and does switch to them occasionally. He also owns and is capable of using a two-handed longsword, though he hasn’t specialised in it. He seems to find that he prefers using razor disk as well as kunai, rather than just kunai themselves as they seem to behave in a different way when thrown, making it wise to alternate, to keep the enemy guessing. He keeps a short, straight katana on his left leg, as his twin swords become impractical when indoors. This sword his generally what his choice would be for assassination. Team: Sora’s character: Nara Soren & Omega’s character: Hyomi. His Sensei was Tenkai. Relationships within team: He knows that Hyomi has a crush on Soren and that she is very shy about it. He enjoys putting her in positions that where she is near Soren, just for the fun of watching her go red. He feels very much on the same wavelength as Soren, both of them being lazy though both of them still getting on with what they have to do. With regards to Hyomi, Takuna doesn’t dislike her and doesn’t find her annoying in any way, as she tends to be very quiet. Tenkai is someone that Takuna eagerly waits to be taught many different sword techniques by and respects his power and position of authority over him. List of jutsu: Genjitsubanare, his kekkei genkai, which allows him to deny various aspects of physics and reality, doing impossible things. Using this, he doesn’t need to use substitutions and replacements, as he is able to, for a short moment, let things pass through him or to be able to move without needing acceleration or even motivation, though he hasn’t really got the hang of letting things pass through him yet, that needing a certain amount of skill to get the knack. Despite this, he’s relatively quite skilled with his kekkei genkai. Enko oonami no jutsu, his standard lightning attack. This attack requires as much feel as it does chakra and seals, as not only do you input seals and use chakra to fire it, but depending on how you fore it, the strike can arc somewhat. He also has a jutsu where he can electrically charge his unarmed attacks, which I cannot remember the name of, (I have it at home, I think) to give them more potency or to cause detrimental effects to his enemy, depending on where he strikes them and how much power is pumped out. Using this ability is easy but using it well is extremely hard. Getting the right balance of power at the same time as having the right amount of accuracy is very difficult and he simply uses it as well as he can. His sword attacks are fairly freestyle and done by feel and thus, he doesn’t use many sword-based taijutsu. It is notable that he uses it in conjunction with his kekkei genkai, however and his general style is sometimes referred to as a taijutsu called Ninja art: ‘impossible assault’. Clan: Jitsuzai, a clan from the land of lightning that can altar their standing in reality in different ways, depending on how they train it. It’s best described as a form of physics denial. When they active their Genjitsubanare (their kekkei genkai) to its higher levels, their eyes go entirely black and they feel closer to the fabric of reality, able to detect fluctuations in it, which can mean sensing of strong physical disturbances in the area or an instinctive knowledge of what’s going on around them, even if they can’t see it. This, however, is nothing like the Byakugan. It only lets them know that something is happening in a certain area and they react by getting a feel for it and making it instinctive. For instance, while a Hyuuga would literally be able to see someone creeping up behind them, a Jitsuzai can only know that there is something happening behind them. In the end, it has the same effectiveness as an enhanced sense of hearing or echolocation. Using this makes up for their being able to move around unnaturally, which would normally even confuse the user. The Jitsuzai clan is very small but also very strong and their fighting styles are very varied. They all tend to use a weapon of some sort, most specialising in one weapon and then being fair at a few others. (Takuna picked unarmed and twin blades, to specialise in.) Their style depends on how their kekkei genkai has developed, most Jitsuzai acting as strikers. Name: Nara Soren Member name: .:Sora:. Age: 16 Rank: Genin Personality: Soren is laid back, quiet, and lazy, much like his uncle Shikamaru. Usually he can be found sleeping up on a tree branch or wandering around town, looking for something to do. Despite his lack of motivation, Soren is extremely intelligent and prefers to be an observer of a fight, figuring out his opponent's weaknesses and other important information. Appearance: Kinda long brown hair that goes down to the edge of his ears. He wears a small pair of frameless glasses and wears his headband around his left arm. Soren wears a pair of black cargo pants, and a dark green longsleeve shirt, covered by a black shortsleeve jacket. He also wears a small pouch on his right leg which holds his shruiken, kunai, and throwing needles. He alwasy carrys a small puppet with him where ever he goes. The puppet looks slightly like a ragdoll crossed with a voodoo doll, with a mouth stitched in a smile. Two black buttons are used for eyes. Fighting style/skills: Soren is particualary skilled in Genjutsu, using the shadows and other objects on the battle field to stay out of view and hidden. He specializes in the shadow possession type jutsu, his prefered one being the Shadow Puppet Possession jutsu. Soren is can easily loose focus in fights that extend over a long period of time. Due to his preferance to stay hidden and attack from afar, he can't take too many physical hits. He is also extremely weak in Taijutsu, using only Genjutsu. Usually, he has his puppet do most of the attacking for him, and only coming out of his hiding spot if he is in extreme danger. Weapons: Typical shruiken and kunai, as well as throwing needles and a small puppet which he uses for most of his Jutsu Team: Hyomi and Takuna (Although I'm not sure if Takuna is going to be playing again this time. Gravemind did RP as Hyomi, so that should be fine.) Relationships within team: Hyomi has a crush on him, although Soren is completely oblivious to her affections and just thinks she's weird. List of jutsu: Shadow Clone Jutsu: Creates Shadow Clones of Soren. Usually used in conjunction with his Puppet Jutsu. Shadow Possession Jutsu: Allows him to immobilize his opponents by taking control of their shadow. He can also make them mimic his movements and speech. Shadow Puppet Jutsu: Allows Soren to transfer his shadow into his puppet, becoming it. He can also use shadows to control the puppet from afar. Hiding Smoke Jutsu: Creates a cloud of black/grey smoke that obscures the view anyone around him. He usually uses it to create cover for himself and his teammates. Clan: Nara Name: Saito Hyomi Age: 13 Rank: Genin Personality: Hyomi always blushes when she is embarrassed; which is often. She is shy and usually stutters. She is easily frightened. When someone downs her she usually cries. On the inside she often wants to stand up, but is always afraid to do it. She has a vague interest in puppetry and Kankuro the great puppet master. Her hobbies include making puppets, studying Genjutsu, and thinking about Soren. Appearance: Hyomi has a dark skin color like her brother Ikashi, from living in the jungle. On her left arm is a birth mark shaped like a rose. He hair is a light blue and has a ribbon in it. Her hair is tied into two large buns which separate into really long hair. Her aye color is a nice combination of red and green (The Raidou). She is small and is approximately 5’4. She also has gloves on; they have the Saito clan symbol on it (A cross with a crow standing on it). She wears a green long-sleeved shirt over a belt and a blue skirt. She keeps her kunai on her left leg. She also wears the standard Shinobi sandals. She wears her headband around her belt. Fighting style/skills: Hyomi is specialized in Genjutsu. She has no talent for Ninjutsu which often inhibits her abilities. She is a long-range fighter preferring to use her puppets for physical combat. Using her small figure she usually manages to dodge most attacks. She usually starts out by placing the opponent in a genjutsu. Then she lures them into a trap against one of her puppets. Her weakness include that she has no talent in Taijutsu or Ninjutsu. She also is skilled in tracking. Weapons: Senbon Needles with a special poison that paralysis. She also has two puppets. Kira(Killer): Kira is a puppet that has a large cloak that hides its body. The head has three horns and a face like the one below this paragraph. It has a kunai sticking out of its mask which it can shoot them out. They have the poison on the aforementioned Senbon needles. On its body is a skeletal body with kunai jutting out of it. It also has a rib cage that is very sharp. It has kunai claws along with a shruiken launcher on the right arm. Kohei(Big Wall): A large puppet designed to be defensive. He is huge about the size of two refrigerators it has a large head about the size of a watermelon. It has a baby face. It is huge and big. There is a huge wooden plate over its entire body. Team: Soren,Takuna, and Tenkai Relationship With Team: Soren: Has a huge crush on him and blushes a lot when she is around him. Takuna: Hyomi thinks of Takuna as a friend. She is often willing to help him with his problems. Tenkai: Hyomi has huge admiration for her sensei and how strong he is. Clan: See Saito Ikashi’s clan and Kekkai Genkai.

ACADEMY STUDENTS Name: Kono Bora Member: MoE Age: 12 Rank: Academy student Missions completed: n/a Personality: Bora hides his true emotions on the inside so people don't think he is weak because on the inside he is kind, caring and want to help. His likes are ninja battles, training eating ramen. If he showed his inside emotion he would like to hang out with ninja buddies, and be a lot more social. His dislikes are losing in battles, failing exams in the academy, and sushi, but because he hides his emotions everyone think of him mean and angry. He also wants his dad to be proud of him because he could never do things right as a kid. Appearance: He has tan smooth skin, and lets his dirty-blond hair lie messy. He has blue eyes and is 5ft 6in tall. He has a special ring given to him by his father on his right ring finger with a big red pearl with the sign of tracking on it. He wears a navy-colored short sleeve top. Underneath his short-sleeved shirt is a fishnet shirt. He wears long gray pants and keeps kunai in a holster on his right leg. Bora wears standard shinobi shoes and is very muscular. His sword is kept on his back in a black sword pouch. Has a green backpack in which he keeps food and ninja gear for when he needs it. Fighting style: Bora has a natural affinity for the air and fire element. He specializes in low level taijutsu which are a swift direct combination of blocks and strikes with a lot of flying roundhouses and direct punches. However, Bora is also a mid range fighter because the blade of his sword can extend up to 5 meters (15 feet). His body is muscular but slim, allowing him to move very fast. He has the disability that he doesn't observe but charges without thought but is trying to overcome. He also hates to be told what to do and is horrible with team work. Finally he can't block low hit to the legs so he can fall easy. Bora usually starts out with the illusion clone jutsu. Bora is a very good information gatherer because of a clan trait. (see Clan) Rank: Academy student Weapons: A lightweight sword held in a pouch. Bora has only mastered this sword half way Justu: 1) Kawarimi/Substitution 2) Kage shuriken/shadow shuriken 3) Bunshin/Illusion Clone 4) Henge/Transformation Clan: The Kono clan is a small clan outside of the village. The clan developed over the 21 year skip and are exceptionally good at learning justu because of their chakra control. Bora's sword is a family heirloom that was passed down to him and he could extend the sword to at least 3 meters out of 5. Bora's clan is a small power in the leaf village but is starting to rise up and become greater. The Kono clan trait actually lets people materialize their chakra and have it take the form of a bird or insect. This chakra-spirit works the same way as a Kage Bunshin; it attaches to a target and follows it. When the user thinks the time is right he or she releases the chakra-spirit; gaining all information that the spirit received.

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I'm a wannabe/had-been Joe (regular Joe? ), who's going through the transition to a Tom. Basically, I originally did not buy sets because I began to dislike clone sets. I didn't mind in 2002, with the Bohrok, but back then I was still in grade school so thought different colors were the same as different sets. Not so now. Now, I would like to say that I am not buying sets because I refuse to do so, because having clone sets and re-using Inika builds (Piraka torso and/or Inika chest armor for three years in a row now) bores me. However, the reality is I'm not in control. The rest of the world is. I'm growing up, I'm at the age where I have to start to think about college now. My dad's teaching me how to drive for my learner's permit, I'm doing applications for intern, I'm studying for AP and SAT Subject tests, all that jazz. I simply don't have the time to spend on sets. So I'm afraid, in my case, you probably wouldn't get me back as a buyer even if you scrapped the clone sets. I was very excited about the Barraki last year, as they were unique, and I am excited now about the Makuta, but I can't buy them. I don't have the time to go to the nearest Toys R Us (one hour away), and I don't have the time for them even if I do buy them. In short, it's great to see that these changes will possibly be made (or have already been made), but unfortunately I won't be around to enjoy them.

TEAM 8 Brief team history: Team 8 is noted for completing its missions quickly and efficiently, and for its members. The sensei of Team 8 is arguably one of the most beautiful women in Konoha, and Shawn is known for his fearsome taijutsu and loud mouth. However, Team 8, like many other squads in Konoha, has seen its fair share of tragedy: Mizuno, one of the original members of the team, was brutally killed during their first A-rank mission (Noromatu Neozaka has since become a member of the team). Shawn, another member of the team, recently left Konoha following a fierce argument with his sensei, Heira, a few days prior during the Chuunin Exams. SENSEI: Name: Saito Heira Member: Kopaka-Angel of Ice Age: 21 Rank: Jounin Village: Konoha Appearance: Heira has pale skin, unlike the other members of the Saito clan, mainly because of the fact she was kidnapped and sold to a slave master. She is known for beauty though, her high cheek bones, long flowing black hair. She keeps a flower in her hair, and has yellow highlights in her eyes. Heira wears a tight yellow jumpsuit, with black stripes jetting down. In times not on a mission she dresses in a much more revealing outfit, consisting of bright yellow "hot pants", and a bikini, with a jacket over it. Background: Heira lived as a child in the jungles of the island that the Saito clan inhabited. When a pair of smugglers, disguised as fishermen, kidnapped the young Heira, her dad refused to pay the ransom money. After the ship was attacked by a group of ninja, hoping to stop the smugglers from smuggling a valuable scroll out of Konoha, one of the ninja, Harutobi Sanjo adopted Heira as his daughter. When Heira turned 15, her father told her of her true heritage. Shocked, Heira traveled to the island, only to realize that the Saito clan was know separated throughout the Great Countries. Heira returned to Konoha and discovered her brother, had settled a family in Konoha. She took the job of Sensei for her nephew and the team has stuck together for a while. Personality: Heira is quite serious while on a mission, often saving the lives of her students, two or more then three times. Despite this, when not on missions she is quite flirtatious. She often is brash, egotistical, and quite lazy, and she often takes a lot of time to pamper herself. Despite this Heira is quite serious in nature, often valuing her teammate’s life well above others. Relationships within team: Heira gets along well with the members of her team. Specifically, she found herself falling in love with one of her students, Uchiha Shawn, although unwillingly at first. The two went out, Heira deciding to ignore their three-year age difference, though eventually Heira put a stop to the relationship, attempting to keep their relationship merely that of a teacher-student one. This did not go well with Shawn, who has stopped speaking to her and opted out of recent Team 8 missions. Heira is a good teacher to Ikashi and Neo, helping them dealing with their problems when they have them. Abilities: Heira is an expert with genjutsu. She prefers to fight with only genjutsu, and usually lets her students distract her opponent long enough for her to go in and trap them. Heira hates killing, which is why she likes to incapitate them and leave them unable to fight. Heira’s genjutsu are powerful enough so that she can usually do this; very few can escape her illusions. In terms of other ninja abilities, Heira is average, barely passable with taijutsu and fairly proficient with ninjutsu. List of jutsu: 1) Sly Mind Affect Technique 2) Mist Servant Technique 3) Illusion Bell Needles: Heira uses her specially designed bells for this jutsu. By attaching the bells to senbon (throwing needles) and throwing them at her target, she can get them to dodge and subsequently ignore the bells. Additionally, the target may believe the bells are actually designed to lull them into a false sense of security. In actuality, she has strings attached to the bells, which allows her to ring them. The bells ring at a certain frequency, which directly affects the brain. This causes her target to see multiple copies of herself, making it impossible to tell the real one from the illusions. Additionally, the target loses their motor skills with continued exposure to the ringing. 4) Demonic Illusion: Tree Bind Death 5) Demonic Illusion: False Surrounding Techniques 6) Demonic Illusion: Double False Surrounding Techniques: This jutsu places another illusion on top of a previous illusion created by the user. If and when the target dispels the first illusion, they will not realize that a second is in place. The second surrounding can be controlled by moving chakra in your hands. These are only a few of Heira’s techniques, more will be introduced as time pasts. GENIN: Name: Saito Ikashi Member: Kopaka-Angel of Ice Age:15 Rank: Genin Personality: Ikashi has a deep hatred for those of higher class (The reason for this is detailed in the clan section). Ikashi works hard to pay for the expenses of his poor family. This is the reason why he has become a ninja. Often he is regarded as the family slob because of his informal and sometimes lazy attitude. The only time he actually feels work is necessary is when it will benefit the family. He is also overprotective of his little sister Saito Hyomi; if you hurt her, you hurt him. Appearance: Ikashi is 5'9 and has long flowing black hair. His skin is a darkish brown(Like Nico Robin from One Piece.). His eyes are green and have 1 red tomoe on them. He wears a black flowing jacket,with no shirt on. He wears black pants and wooden sandals. On his back is a large sword known as Susanoo. He also wears black gloves on each hand. His headband is on his neck. Fighting style/skills: Ikashi is a long-ranged and close-ranged fighter. He usually sends in Water clones to distract the enemy while he charges up chakra. He also uses a custom style of Taijutsu known as Striking fist. After charging up enough chakra, he makes multiple powerhouse attacks against the opponent until she gives up or is tired. His father has finally begun to teach him about the powerful family weapon Susanno. Lighting is his primary element, while Water is his secondary. He is currently trying to learn wind jutsu to become the master of the storm. Ikashi will rarely activate his Kekkai Genkai to take down a powerful foe. Weapons: Susanoo which looks like a ordinary sword, but in truth it holds the spirit of Susanoo, god of the storm and the sea. Ordinary: Looks like an oversized 0-Katana with strange symbols engraved on them. In truth it is kanji backwards. When the user says the correct words (open, heart of the Sea) it goes into activation form (which Ikashi has not unlocked yet.). Team: Team 8 Relationships within team: Shawn: At first Ikashi and Shawn fought mainly because of his fear that outsiders would worsen the clans wealth even more. He often insulted Shawn which eventually led to a fight. After this he began to open more up to Shawn. Later they have developed a friendship. Neo: Unkown. Neo had just joined the team after Mizuno was brutally killed. Heira: After learning Heira was her aunt she decided to protect her. Heira often helps him handle Susanoo when his dad is out on a mission. List of jutsu: Coming soon Clan: The Saito clan was found in the lush green environment of Jangakure, Village Hidden in the Jungle. In the large environment they lived in peace, until a warlord named Bozo came to the village. Bozo attacked and enslaved the Saito. He put them on large ships and sent them to the Village of Rain. Ikashi's dad managed to grab the Saito sword, Susanoo, before the clan was captured. Bozo made them work in the mines below the village, where people often died from the smoke and cave-ins. Eventually the Saito developed eyes that could see in the darkest places. Eventually the Saito learn the rhythms of rain constantly falling. Each rain drop was considered a Tomoe. Getting one of these Tomoe was considered an honor to have. Soon the clan begin to develop a fighting style along with a unique Kekkai Genkai. The clan begin to use the storms of the village to inspire the unique fighting style Striking Fist. It was a simple process, charging the hand with electric chakra and increasing your speed to deal super fast blows. Soon the clan became more powerful and rebelled against Bozo. Ikashi's father was the one that killed Bozo himself. Ikashi, then a child, saw the battle and hate those of upper-class who had power, because of the horrible deeds Bozo had done. Soon after, the Saito split up and separated around the world. Kekkai Genkai: The legendary Raikou Dou( Lighnting eyes)gives the user the ability to slow things down to see how it works (only in their eyes). It can also speed up things to see what the opponent is going to next. The tomoe in each eye increases this power. Name: Noromatu Neozaka “Neo” Age: 18 Rank: Genin Personality: Neo is a very odd young man. He prefers to use his fists rather than his brain which makes him look like an cool dude. But in fact, he is actually pretty smart. He believes in “Pride” and “Honor”, and is always trying to redeem himself for failing his father’s expectations. Neo can also get angry very fast. However, Neo is usually very nice to the people around him, unless they get him mad. Neo doesn’t really have any hobbies. But he can be found training most of the time though. Appearance: Neo is exactly 7ft tall, and has a very muscular body. He also has dark brown hair that is spiked up. He also has black eyes. His skin color is the average white color that most white-skinned men have. Neo wears dark black plants, and uses his head band as a belt. He doesn’t wear a shirt, and has a tattoo of the Noromatu clan symbol on his back (The symbol is a circle with a black shield followed by a red X behind the shield.). Neo will also start to carry a bag by his ninja tool bag behind his back. This bag will be used to store clay for his exploding clay jutsu’s. Fighting style/skills: Neo specializes mainly in Nin and Tai jutsu. He doesn’t believe in using genjutsu, and thinks that only cowards should use it. But Neo still knows how to counter Genjutsu. Neo is also a water/earth chakra type use (Can't use wood jutsu.). Neo’s body is also in excellent condition. And he prefers to start off a fight with a series of punches and kicks to warm himself up. Neo is also a mid- to close- range fighter. Neo’s top weakness is raiton jutsu’s. Well, it’s really his Kekkei Genkai’s weakness, which makes it his weakness. He isn’t good at long range combat either. Neo usually doesn’t think before he acts either, which can lead to his doom. And he really doesn’t have a non fighting skill. Weapons: Neo uses the diamond hard staff that his monkey summons can turn into in combat. The staff is capable of changing its size and length. This works well with Neo’s mid to short range combat style due to what the staff is capable of. Team: Neo is in Team 8. His sensei is Heira, and his teammates are Shawn and Ikashi. Relationships within team: Neo hasn’t spent much time with his team due to him only getting placed on the team shortly before the Chuunin exams started. Neo has helped out Shawn when he was down before, but that’s about it. List of jutsu: I will have that soon. Clan: Neo belongs to the Noromatu Clan. The Noromatu clan actually exists in a small village outside of the fire country. But when Neo’s father lost his memory on a mission days before the Uchiha massacre, he was found by someone who lived in the small clan. When his Dad was brought to the clan, he stayed with them for many years, until he regained his memories. But while he was there, he fell in love with Neo’s mom. The two got married, and when Neo’s dad regained his memories, moved to Konoha where they had Neo, followed by Soratu a couple years later. The clan is still alive and well in the small village. The Noromatu clan’s Kekkei Genkai is called the Ultimate Shield. When one activates this KG, there body turns jet black and hardens. Their hands turn more claw like, and there can’t be seen, which makes them look bald. The user’s eyes turn white, making it look like they don’t have any eyeballs. When the Ultimate Shield is active, the user is invulnerable to most attacks, and their bodies can adjust to the temperature, whether it be freezing cold, or burning hot. There strength is also increased. But the Shield has many weaknesses. Its main weakness is ration based jutsu’s. The shield is also like an over shield (Think of Halo). The Shield can only take so much damage in short amount of times. And if hit enough, the shield will break, and the user will be unable to use it until they get some cover, and they wait a couple of minutes. This leaves the user vulnerable for the time being. But there is more to the Shield than meets the eye. For the Shield has 4 alternate forms. The Ultimate Defense, Ultimate Attack, and Ultimate Speed. Also, all of these forms require extra chakra to use. When Ultimate Defense is active, the amount of damage the Shield can take is doubled. But if it is hit by a ration attack, it will revert back to the shield form right away. The user’s body becomes twice its normal size when the Defense is used, and your attack power will be decreased. With Ultimate Attack, the user’s strength is doubled. The user’s body muscles double in size. This allows the user to deliver stronger blows to the opponent. But the user’s speed is decreased. And with Ultimate Speed, the user’s speed is doubled. The user’s body also becomes lighter and sleeker. But the user’s defense is decreased. There are many more forms to the Ultimate Shield, but these are the only ones that Neo has been able to obtain. As with Team 10, I have some comments. 1) Kopaka, I need your list of jutsu. 2) Same with you, Greed. I'm not going to wait any longer for the list; you've put it off long enough as it is. Find the jutsu you had, compile it in a list, and send it to me.

Kawarimi? I'll add that. What about Henge/transformation? Or illusion clones? I'm also going to edit Kikou's profile once again, I put his weaknesses under the weapons section instead of under the fighting style. ^^;

Well, that's the problem. ^^; I can't put on a jutsu unless you tell me which ones you need. You don't have to draw Pucchi, a text description is fine too. Just relative size, etc, enough description so people can have a clear picture of it.

TEAM 10 Brief Team History: Team 10 is one of the most successful Genin teams; it is clear that Shikamaru put the right people in the same team, for its three members, Soratu, Ha, and Kikou, work as well together as brothers and are the best team in terms of teamwork. Team 10 has accomplished a surprisingly large number of high-level missions for a Genin team, and has largely met with success in completing them. SENSEI: Name: Hatake Zakiyu Member: All mods Age: 20 Rank: Jounin Village: Konohagakure Background: Zakiyu was born soon after the attempted coup by Root to take over Konoha. During the early years of his life Zakiyu had little contact with his father, who was often away on high-ranked missions. However, when he was five years old, his father suffered a devastating injury in a mission (leaving Kakashi’s left arm withered and his Sharingan eye near blind), forcing him to leave the front lines. Kakashi and Zakiyu’s relationship improved since then, spending more time with each other. Zakiyu came to develop pride in his clan, looking up to his father especially as a role model. He advanced through the ranks through pure hard work (he did not have the genius intellect of his father), becoming a Jounin at the age of 19. Team 10 was the first squad he ever led, and he finds the experience fun, if at times frustrating. He recently began dating Saito Heira, a fellow Jounin who is in charge of a squad herself. Personality: Hatake Zakiyu is normally calm but can be fun-loving and has a surprisingly good sense of humor, often enjoying playing tricks on his colleagues. Despite this, he is serious in battle. Zakiyu has achieved much in his life through hard work, and that is thus his code in life. Appearance: Zakiyu looks exactly like his father, Kakashi, save for his Sharingan eye and his mouth-mask (his friends joke that it was the good-looking mouth he inherited from his father that won Heira over). Zakiyu dresses like a regular Jounin, except for a flak jacket; he opts to leave it off, exposing his black shinobi jumpsuit. Over it is strapped a sword-belt, extending diagonally from right hip to left shoulder. The Hatake clan’s tanto is in turn strapped to the sword-belt. Zakiyu carries scrolls on the sword belt as well. Abilities: Despite being Kakashi’s son, Zakiyu lacks his father’s trademark technique; the Sharingan. Instead, his abilities lie in electricity- and earth-oriented elemental jutsu, and his swordfighting abilities; Zakiyu inherited the broken tanto of his father. A unique trait of Zakiyu’s is his white-colored chakra. Although the Hatake tanto emits white chakra when swung, Zakiyu is the only known person to actually have white-colored chakra himself. However, if there are any special skills attached to that strange chakra, it is latent, for so far Zakiyu’s abilities are that of an average Jounin. Clan: Hatake; Zakiyu does not have the Sharingan of his father, as that Sharingan was surgically attached to Kakashi’s eye socket and not a real Kekkei Genkai. GENIN: Name: Heikishou Kikou Member: Zyglakky Lazzy Age: 14 Rank: Genin Missions completed: D: 2 C: 3 B: 2 A: 1 Personality: Kikou seems quiet and a bit shy to outsiders, but his friends know him to have a different side to him. Kikou is cheerful and has a determined spirit, and can be quite outgoing at times. He is also intelligent, and is good with numbers and abstract thinking, meaning he can quickly go through mental formulas and equations. He hates it when his teammates fight or argue, and tries to act as the voice of reason. Kikou’s hobbies include running and target practice, and generally likes to relax on his free time. He loves Misou ramen and most types of sweet food. Kikou lives in a large family, with a nuclear family of two parents, one younger brother, and one younger sister, and many relatives in his clan. Because of this background, Kikou feels most at comfort in large groups, which explains his natural fighting style that complements teammates and friends. However, Kikou finds it hard being the role model for his siblings, and a challenge leading and teaching them. Kikou is very close to his second cousin, Tsurijo, who he feels is the older sister he never had. Appearance: Kikou is fairly tall for his age (5’7”), with light brown hair that sticks up in the same direction as Kisame's does, and refuses to lie flat. Kikou’s eyes are deep blue, and his skin is peach-colored and slightly tan from his numerous missions. Wears a huge green jacket that holds various scrolls in its pockets. Kikou wears a black tight-fitting T-shirt underneath the jacket. Kikou wears khaki colored pants, and black leather boots. He places kunai holsters on both legs (ambidextrous), and has smoke bombs, light bombs, shuriken, and more scrolls in the pouch on his belt. His belt has several straps with scrolls in them as well, providing Kikou with a huge arsenal of weapons. Kikou wears standard shinobi sandals with fishnet “socks” reaching up past his ankles. Originally when he first received his Genin headband, Kikou wore it wrapped on his forehead, but during the Chuunin exams, Kikou wore it loosely on his neck instead. Fighting style/skills: Expert in ningu, presumably the best ningu user in his class (Seeing as not many others in his class use ningu often, it is unknown whether or not his weapons skill can be matched). Also extremely accurate and dexterous. When throwing kunai or other projectiles at unmoving objects, Kikou has a 100% hit ratio from up to 300 meters away, and the ratio decreases beyond that point. Kikou can hit moving targets 80% of the time. Kikou is also ambidextrous, though he prefers to use his left hand more often. Kikou is a mostly mid-range fighter, and uses combinations of Tobidogu and Soshuha to make several weapons attack the opponent from different directions at once while he himself stays out of range--this is a unique fighting strategy of his. Sometimes Kikou also first uses Doton: Dochyuu Eigyo no Jutsu first, so he can attack the opponent from underground. This adds another advantage, which is that he can attack the enemy relentlessly from all directions without fear of getting hit or getting his allies hurt, since his allies will have gotten out of range as well. His genjutsu skills are lacking in proficiency--however, Uchiha Soratu has taught him tips on how to deflect genjutsu, so he can block it if it is cast on him. Kikou’s forte is mid-range, though he is a passable fighter at close-range as well, usually wielding giant kunai or sickles in close quarters combat. He prefers to remain back from the main battle, assisting his two teammates (who are both close-range fighters) with barrages of projectiles to distract their opponents and allow Soratu or Ha to move in for the blow. Kikou is analytical in battle, constantly noting any weak points or openings in his enemy’s movements. He often relays this information to his two teammates, who can then exploit this to their advantage. Kikou has learned how to form elemental wind chakra, but so far only uses it to augment the blades of weapons. He has the capacity for earth chakra as well, but hasn’t learned how to form it, only using it for some of his jutsu. In team 10, Kikou provides a level-headed side in battle, being a sort of background fighter, mostly assisting his teammates as best he can. However, Kikou is very dangerous on in his own as well, and a force to be reckoned with. When fighting alone, Kikou usually alternates between close-range and long-range fighting, using Hien and Reppushou in conjunction to make his throwing weapons sharper and faster. When a fight isn’t going his way, Kikou tends to create a makeshift mountain out of his surroundings with Doton: Doryuu Jouheki. This leaves Kikou on top of a huge rampart of earth and his enemy below, giving Kikou a short time to recover from an attack, or setting the field up for his other earth technique: Doton: Iwayado Kuzushi. This causes an avalanche from the mountain he has just created, turning around the tables and putting his enemy on the defensive. To prevent from being caught up in the avalanche himself, Kikou often has his personal eagle summon, Kenta, get him into the air. Kenta is a valuable addition to Kikou’s fighting strategy, providing him with fighting assistance, diversions, a life-line in case he needs it, or even recon. Kikou usually has Kenta fly around the battlefield without participating in any actual fighting. This may not seem dangerous at all, but Kenta actually searches for traps or tricks that may catch Kikou off-guard; for example, if Kikou’s enemy is hiding somewhere in the battlefield and having a clone fight, Kenta would notice this and relay the information to Kikou. In this way Kenta acts as a second pair of eyes and covers for Kikou in the same way that Kikou covers for his teammates in team battles. One of Kikou's notable weaknesses is his inaptitude for blocking genjutsu, noted above. Although he has trained often to deflect genjutsu, Kikou is still lacking in that department. Kikou also lacks the strength and stamina required for efficient close-range fighting, even though he can wield close-range weapons expertly. Tenten made a point of training that, slowly improving Kikou's stamina. Kikou has also found a way to make up for his lack of raw strength; he concentrates chakra through his weapons to make them more durable and give them more force. Weapons: Growing up around weapons his entire life, Kikou had great exposure to them. As an Academy student, he could wield staffs and giant kunai proficiently, and continued to increase his skill with them as he progressed. He also learned how to wield a sickle before taking his Genin exam, and has by now trained enough to become an expert with it. Kikou began to use bomb-type weapons more often while learning under Tenten, such as explosive tags and pouches, and smoke grenades, but it is yet to be seen how this affects Kikou’s fighting style. Kikou has shown interest in learning a long-range weapon, but hasn’t yet. Kenta, Kikou’s personal summon is a white-tailed eagle with brown downy feather and a beautiful white tail. He also has tufts of brown feathers sticking out of his head into a “spike”, almost like hair. Kikou received Kenta as a chick, and trained him by attaching weights to his claws. Because of this Kenta has sufficient strength to carry Kikou and one other person, and still fly easily. Major Battles: 1) Kikou, Ha, and Soratu vs. Zakiyu: This was set up by Zakiyu to determine the fighting styles and weaknesses of each person. Kikou stayed in the background and attempted to assist when he could, but could not keep up with Zakiyu's fast-moving ninjutsu. 2) Kikou vs. Ha: This was a training battle between the two of them, but it was cut short before a clear victor was determined, as the weapons factory they were fighting in (Kikou’s clan’s factory) was being heavily damaged from their battle 3) Kikou vs. Shadow Village Chuunin: This was just a chase from the roof of the factory to the main house of Kikou’s family; Kikou evaded the Chuunin’s attacks and managed to spring some traps of his own before his father stepped in and knocked out the ninja. 4) Kikou and Ha vs. Fugama and Ling: This was a short skirmish before the battles broke into one-on-one fights. Kikou and Ha were cornered by long-range weapon attacks, and once they successfully countered them and lured the ninja out, they began one-on-one fights. 5) Kikou vs. Fugama: Kikou fought against a Jounin of an unknown village, who was a genjutsu specialist. Therefore, Kikou was heavily outmatched, because of his lack of profiency in countering genjutsu. Luckily, using some tips that Soratu had taught him, he successfully repelled Fugama’s genjutsu assault and quickly incapitated him. However, Ling returned (he had been defeated by Ha earlier) and distracted Kikou long enough so Fugama could recover and summon his bull animals: Bjazi, a summon passed down from his former sensei, and Senjamaru, the king bull summon (equal to Gamabunta in strength). 6) Kikou vs. Tsurijo: Kikou and Tsurijo demonstrated all that they had learned since last seeing each other, and the battle ended with Kikou’s giant kunai cut in half by Tsurijo’s chakra blade. Tsurijo was the victor. 7) Kikou vs. Intaki: A very short battle in the desert near Sunagakure. A team of shinobi attacked Team 10, and originally Kikou and Soratu were fighting Eija. After Soratu used his improved Sharingan, however, Kikou began fighting Intaki. The team retreated soon after, so Kikou didn’t fight very much. 8) Kikou vs. Ha: This fight took place during the training for Chuunin Exams. Ha made it into the tower in the center of the Forest of Death, where Kikou was training, and after Kikou taught the Tobidogu technique to Ha the two had a sparring match. The battle ended with Ha as victor, and afterwards the two exchanged notes and gave each other tips on ways to improve themselves. 9) Kikou vs. Ha: After Tenten, Kikou's mentor, left on a mission, Kikou left the Forest of Death and encountered Ha once again. The two had a re-match of sorts, in which Kikou displayed his teamwork with his summon, Kenta. The fight ended with Kikou using a bomb to send the two falling towards the ground, making Kikou the victor. Team: Team 10, led by Hatake Zakiyu Relationships within team: Has great chemistry and strong friendships with both his teammates, Uchiha Soratu and Kumore Ha; has practiced extensively with Ha many times, and even developed a strategy with him, Epsilon Necrosis (This strategy has not been seen to its full extent, so it is unknown just how powerful or effective it is); recently, Kikou thought of a strategy that included all three members of Team 10 and took advantage of Soratu’s and Ha’s Sharingan Kekkei Genkai. Occasionally when Ha and Soratu get into arguments, as with who should lead the team, Kikou interrupts and stops the argument rather angrily. Outside of his team, Kikou considers Shawn a friend, often sparring with him and talking to him. List of jutsu: (not necessarily in order learned; shown with Japanese name first, then with English translation) 1) Bunshin no jutsu/Illusion clone 2) Kawarimi/Substitution 3) Henge no jutsu/Transformation 4) Doton: Dochuu Eigyo/Underground Projection fish 5) Doton: Doryuu Jouheki/Earth Style Rampart 6) Shunshin no jutsu/Body Flicker 7) Kuchiyose no Jutsu/Summoning technique 8) Soshuha/Manipulate Advancing Blades 9) Fuuka Houin/Fire sealing method 10) Tobidogu 11) Doton: Iwayado Kuzushi/Stone Lodging Destruction 12) Reppushou/Gale Wind Palm Clan: Heikishou: This clan specializes in fighting with weapons, including close-range, mid-range, and long-range. Almost all of the members of the Heikishou clan have wind-type chakra, to make their weapons sharper and deadlier; there are some exceptions, however. Some Heikishou clan members are able to use earth-type chakra as well as wind-type chakra from birth, but cannot mix them. Kikou is one of these exceptions. The Heikishou clan is also one of the largest producers of ningu, or ninja weapons, in Konoha. They own a large factory with innumerable shelves of weapons, including kunai and shuriken with sizes ranging from hand-size to as tall as an average adult, various cutting weapons of unique shapes and styles, clubbing weapons, long-range weapons like bows and arrows, flails, and more. Heikishou members tend to rely on weapons a lot in combat, wielding many different weapons in ingenious ways. Some are largely close-range fighters, like Kikou’s father with his sickle, some are mostly mid-range fighters, like Kikou, and some are even long-range fighters. Trivia: Kikou likes training in training ground 17. Name: Kumore* Ha (*Member of Uchiha clan; see Clan) Member: Necro Age: 14 Rank: Genin Missions completed: D: 2 C: 3 B: 2 A: 1 Personality: Having lost his father and seeming to be the cause of it, The few who know the truth about Ha's past would expect him to be a loner, And uncompassionate. However he usually has a rather easygoing and agreeable demeanor. Only his squad-mate Soratu, who suffered a similar loss in his past, knows about it, besides surviving family members. Often trying to be a peacemaker among his squad, He usually gets involved in the fight. Ha has a taste for Ramen, as well as a determination to become a skilled swordsman. Not easily startled, he isn't caught flatfooted by an ambush very often. When entering combat, unless for sport, such as a tournament, he is hesitant, and usually seeks a peaceful solution, often offering his opponents a "Last chance" to be captured before pulling the knife. Appearance: Black hair coming down in front of his face, His hair may seem untidy and unkempt, giving him a bit of a loner’s appearance, however the rest of what is visible of his face would make him seem more like a nerd than a warrior. His emerald eyes are hidden behind a pair of large, full-circle glasses that contain a deadly secret. The rest of his face is hidden behind bandage, but is not damaged, As on multiple occasions, in his team’s company usually, Ha has removed the bandages, usually for a jutsu requiring his mouth such as a fireball jutsu as well as for a meal. His peach-colored skin is tanned slightly as a result of much outdoor training, and its normal color is a light shade of tan as a result. Bandage covering his hands up to his knuckles, Ha wears a set of darker, Slightly earthy colours to help him blend in. His shirt is deep purple, His vest a dark shade of blue. His pants are an earthy shade of green, With his Konaha headband strapped to his lower left leg, The emblem facing out. His sleeves are rolled up halfway down his forearm, Where the bandage on his hand begins. He keeps a Katana hidden behind his left leg, And two large swords are on his back, Which he is learning Tobigodu to be able to keep as scrolls. Fighting style/skills: Ha tries to keep his Gen, Nin and Taijutsu in balance with each other, And is a potent fighter in each. His style is mainly short-range, However his speed allows him to close gaps rather quickly. Ha usually begins with a feint, As to get his opponents off-guard. He then falls back, Delivering a strong Taijutsu blow. Not knowing much Genjutsu, He does know some. He often uses his Water Clones in great amounts, Often sending them in rather than himself. A water specialist, He is strongest near a body of water, However has learned to take the scarce amounts of water in the air and transform it into usable water. He can only due this with Water Clones and to summon raw water without use in a jutsu at the moment. He prefers to end a fight quickly, And will, When all else fails, Use shots of Chidori to end the fight. Weaknesses: 1. While well-balanced, Ha does not specialize in any one area, Usually leaving his weaker than others in sed areas. 2. While he can close gaps fast, Ha is vulnerable when at a distance form his opponents. 3. Being a water specialist, Ha is at weakness away from water, With his Water clones being the only water-based Jutsu he does not need a body of water for. However, his water clones must remain 100 meters of the real body or Ha loses control of them. Weapons: Swords mainly. Though he often improvises, His weapon of choice is the Katana on his back, And he is also, Though not as much as with his Katana, Skilled with the larger swords on his back. In a pinch, Ha's glasses hold a deadly secret. When the thin wire frames are broken, The edges of the lens framing opens, Revealing spikes, Transforming the glasses into a pair of Shuriken. Ha does not actually need glasses, But uses these to seem weaker and so he has backup weapon if needed. List of jutsu: Suppose I'll start with what, As many of you from the original remember, Has become a trademark for Ha. 1) Mizu Bunshin/Water Clone 2) Water Prison 3) Kuchiyose/Summoning: Orca Whale At the current time, Ha can only summon one, a small whale named Puchi. 4) Tobidogu x2: Ha uses this with his two larger swords. 5) Chidori 6) Kirigakure/Hiding in Mist 7) Body Double Jutsu (Custom Jutsu): With an unbroken line of sight for 3 seconds, The user can disguise themselves perfectly as another for one hour. 8) Fireball/Goukakyu 9) Kawarimi/Substitution technique Team: Squad 10. Team members: Uchiha Soratu. Heikishou Kikou Squad leader: Hatake Zaikyu. Relationships within team: Thoughts on Soratu: Similar to Ha in many ways, Yet seems quiet. His brother can be annoying, But he is a fun guy to be around, And a competent fighter. Thoughts on Kikou: A great friend, And skilled with weapons. Has sorta become like a brother after Ha spending months living with him while his parents are away. Thoughts on Zaikyu: A lot like his father, Kakashi Hatake, In many senses, As well as his outfit. Also was a good source of free Ramen until a deal was hammered out between the two of them. Clan: Uchiha, Family name changed to Kumore by Ha's birth father, Who is now deceased. Hopefully you know what a Sharingan is and does. Trivia: Ha often uses training ground 29, as it is near a lake and thus has a large water source for his jutsu. Name: Uchiha Soratu. Member: Greed The Ultimate Shield Age: 15. Rank: Gennin. Personality: Soratu is a very clam, and pretty lazy guy. He prefers to stay out of fights, and arguments. He is usually very nice to the people around him, unless they did something to make him mad, or annoy him. But it’s very hard to annoy someone like him. But at times, he can get very emotional, especially when it involves his former sensei, Amuzara Riazaki. And if he ever gets into a fight, he will fight with everything he has. He is also very smart, and knows how to handle a situation. And he doesn’t have many hobbies. You can usually find him training in the Uchiha compounds. But for some unknown reason, he likes to read the infamous Ichi Ichi Tactics novel series, despite being under age. But he reads the book in a mature way, and isn’t considered a pervert like Kakashi and Jiyara. Appearance: Soratu has smooth white skin, with dark blue eyes. He has dark black hair that is spiked up towards his back. He wears a dark blue long sleeve shirt with the Uchiha Fan symbol on the back. He also wears long black pants. He also wears lighting amplifiers for his arms and legs, for some of his ration jutsu’s. They looked exactly like Dosu's, except these thinner and lighter. The amplifiers are also black. Also, Soratu wears a face mask that is connected to a regular black tank top shirt under his long sleeved one. The mask covers his face from the bottom of his face, to underneath his eyes, just like Kakashi’s. Soratu is about 6ft 2”. Fighting style/skills: Soratu specializes mainly in Nin-jutsu. His gen-jutsu is a little above average genning level, and his taijutsu is at standard gennin level. He is also a fire/lighting chakra type user. Soratu is good at mid and long range fighting but, not as good with close combat, unless he is using his swords. He is also currently working on some close range nin-jutsu. His speed is also above gennin level. Soratu has no disabilities, and his body is in good shape. His weaknesses are going up against people who specialize in taijutsu, use water jutsu’s, or use wind jutsu’s. Soratu is good at tracking, thanks to the wolves he can summon. But so far, he has not had to use this skill. List of jutsu: n/a Weapons: Soratu uses two twin katana’s that are kept in black sheaths. The name of both blades is Kitsuki. If you placed the two swords on the ground standing up, they would go up to Soratu’s shoulder (That’s how long the swords are.). The blades of the two swords are obsidian black. In the middle of the blades is a dark red line that goes through the blade. On the sides of the red lines are the tips of the Sharingan tomones (There’s two on each side of the blade, and there at the end of the red line, to begging of the line.). The hilts resemble Kakashi's Mangekyou Sharingan. And the handle is long, with a good grip. Soratu learned how to use a sword from his father, a master of the sword, and the previous owner of the kitsuki swords, when he was very young. He has mastered the way of the sword, and in doing so, his father gave him the twin kitsuki blades. Team: Soratu is in Team 10. His fellow team members are Uchiha Ha, Kikou Heikishou, and his sensei is Hatake Zakiyu. Relationships within team: Soratu gets along pretty well with his team. Soratu and Kikou usually help out each other with training, and Soratu and Ha get into fights here and there. And Soratu considers Zakiyu a pervert for always trying to take his books. But they make a good team, and there team work is good. Clan: Uchiha Clan Comments: 1) @Necro: While spell-checking and editing your profile, I noticed that you left out some of the lower level jutsu that you had at the beginning of the original RPG, namely Kawarimi and Henge. If you'll tell me specifically which E-rank jutsu you had so I can add that in...? You also need to add in a brief description of Pucchi's appearance; post it here. 2) @Greed: I've sent you numerous PMs on this subject and you haven't obliged so far. I need appearances for your wolf summons and your twelve jutsu; preferrably before the Chuunin exams start, please. 3) You may notice that, halfway through team 10, there are spelling and grammar mistakes. This is because, with so many profiles with their various spelling and grammar mistakes, I decided to go through all the profiles in the Word document I kept, and clean them up. The reason I stopped halfway through Team 10 was simply because I snapped; I'd already edited Teams 7, 8, and 9, and the Academy student profiles (including the current Teams 14, 15, and 16; back then they were still Acad students). Given the torture I went through, I hope you can forgive me of the various mistakes still in there. ^^; Anyway, there's Team 10 in all its glory. Team 8 will be posted next.

We're up next. I was going to put Team 8 next, but with Shawn's departure I'll save the now-two-member team for later. And after Team 10, I'll put 12, and then 14, 15, and we'll be done for now.