Old Character Name: Koyanagi Jomei
Old Village/Missing: Missing (Stone)
OCR Type: Turning Jomei into an NPC
Last Known Whereabouts: Outskirts of the Fire Country
Old IC Rank: Chuunin
Vitals
New Character Name: Okada Kaji
Preferred Username: Okada Kaji
New Village/Missing: Cloud
New BL/CA: Exalted
New IC Rank: Anbu Captain
Former Occupation: Cloud ANBU Grand Commander
Affiliation(s): Former Leaf & Stone ANBU
Former Shinobi Rank: ANBU Sennin
ANBU Callsign: Yoake (Daylight)
Family: Yuii Kagetsu (Wife), Umeko Okada (Daughter), Tatsuo (Apprentice)
Other Notable Pupils: Sayomi, Hirateuchi
ANBU Team: Hoshi, Raku, Hayata Shin
Custom Class:
Soul Thief Savant
HP: 50+15 x Stamina
CP: 50 +15 x chakra control
Class Bonus: +5% chance of Inflicting Bleeding (Class Point Card), Kinjutsu
High: Melee, Visual Gen DC (Shinobi 101)
Average: Ninjutsu, Dodge, GenSave
Low: Ranged, GenDC
Personality
The Seasoned Veteran. Kaji is best described as a well-rounded individual with fiery determination tempered by time and experience. He is a balanced man who embodies his teachings, having spent a full career as a shinobi with several apprentices trained from the Academy to Jounin ranks. He is prideful of his commitment to duty and the code of honor he upholds, yet humbled by a wayward past and the experiences of failure. His is a soul that has been broken and mended time and again, growing stronger every time until the result is a hardened spirit with a will of stone. However, all of these breaks are small unsolvable gaps where weakness hides. Stress fractures: Kaji sometimes struggles when doubt rears its ugly head— the doubt of his own power, will, devotion, or love. Despite his body being honed to his peak, age challenges him, and living on every side of the shinobi experience has left him often questioning right and wrong. He is slow to trust others and believes that the most he should expect from a shinobi are for them to follow orders until they are unsupervised. As a leader he is a wise schemer, only choosing operatives he can expect to perform without reservations towards their mission. He believes in testing the beliefs and worth of his comrades, pushing them to their limits but never breaking them.
Placing Bonds Above All. The relationships Kaji has fostered in his long life come first as bonds he protects as the sum of his body of work. His love for his wife and daughter has redefined his view of life and is a constant motivator of his will to protect the innocence of the Hidden Cloud as the ANBU’s Grand Commander. It drives him to put both himself and his men at the front of efforts to preserve the lives of Cloud citizens, and Kaji has gone to great lengths to purge the ANBU of those who have self-destructive views of how they serve the village. The way Kaji loves is somewhat rigid, given he saw adoration as a dangerous fault before falling deeply for his wife, Yuii Kagetsu. Once his daughter Umeko Okada was born, Kaji began to reform his techniques when it came to how he treats others, somewhat softening as he considers that all men began the same, as innocent children before a cruel world got a hold of them.
A Shinobi Lives to Serve. Kaji’s story is one of a being lost and found time after time, dying and being reborn, broken and rebuilt. In the days of his youth, Kaji was made into a devout follower of an extremist leader who taught him to follow without question. He instilled the values of shinobi working without wavering: loyal, disciplined, and lacking a fear of demise in the service of his master. While his growth has mostly broken the shackles of his master’s teachings, Kaji has since found salvation through the blessings of the White Stag, a materialized aspect of the goddess of nature and life, Sakuya-hime. While the principles of good and evil are often manipulated by the ways of men, Kaji aligns his actions with nature, always choosing the path that best protects and benefits the greater world. He draws a line in the sand when it comes to shinobi and the natures of their powers, often recognizing the potential for evil in great strength. Innate powers are a threat in the hands of those who are not taught constraint. His distrust of potentially manipulative shinobi such as Uchiha with Sharingan dojutsu is more of a precaution than hatred, as he feels similarly about many shinobi blessed with powerful bloodline abilities.
Nindo
"If you don’t like something, change it.
If you can’t change it, change the way you think about it."
Physical Description:
Character Age: Early 50's
Gender: Masculine (He/Him/His)
Sex: Male
Beneath his gentlemen’s style and persona is an ectomorphic physique sculpted to near-perfection— the product of close to thirty years of militant shinobi training and service. He is slim by design and stands tall and lean, made for agility over acts of brutal strength. His body is free of heavy scarring despite years of rogue activity and hard labor. The few scars on his body serve as constant reminders of miscalculated actions: things he won’t repeat. His skin is of a tan complexion, and his hair is salt and peppered, and about shoulder length, and almost always blowing in a breeze. It appears as if his skill with the sword has carried over to the scissor, as he cuts the hair himself rather than seeking professional stylists. His eyes are like emerald gemstones that glow unnaturally, but their shape fits his face handsomely, resulting in a moderately attractive endgame.
Clothing & Style
It's fairly common for Kaji to dress in collared button-up shirts, with black suspenders and earth-toned slacks paired with black suede riding boots. In colder environments, he is known for adding a coffee-colored aviator jacket to his appearance. He doesn't try hard to look cool, it's just kind of effortless. Even on casual days, Kaji tends to latch a toolkit onto the back of his trousers and manages to conceal his sword Eelspine in a seal-tag form until trouble arises. And then there's his combat. Kaji’s combat costume layout is made to reflect simplicity and effectiveness. Every item maintains earth-toned shades, ready for adventures abroad or some stealthy activities. His wardrobe is fairly fitted to his body, and the clothing generally includes various pouches and zipper-lined pockets for tools. A few straps and pins are attached to reduce empty spaces. The exact items of clothing he wears change regularly but remains similar in nature, and at a minimum, all of his armors include enchanted protective fabric sewn into the chest, back, and abdominal areas. When operating within the Cloud, Kaji will generally don the traditional ANBU uniform, especially when conducting business within the ANBU Headquarters. In all cases, Kaji will also equip a haze gray or earth-toned cloak as needed, and always pins them with a pewter cast Sennin pendant, which he wears as the classifier of his status as ANBU Grand Commander rather than the traditional head protector.
Trivia and Et Cetera
Character History Summarized
Clan Request: Nah.
Death/Retirement Thread: Not applicable
Old Profile: Koyonagi Jomei
Old Training: Jomei's OLD Training
Old Dojo: Jomei's OLD Dojo
Special Usergroups: None.
Old Stats: Capped
Old OOC Rank: S
Stat Cut: None
New Stats: Still Capped
New OOC Rank: S
Jutsu Mastery Swaps: Keeping Everything
Purchased Augments
01. Trick Weapon
02. Toxify
03. Swift
04. Silencer x6
05. Rough Divide
06. Wired
07. Siege
08. Mirage
09. Quick Switch x2
10. Blood Rack x3
11. Razor Strike x3
12. Daze
13. Special Composition
14. Blitz
15. Spirit Link
16. Vampiric
17. Re-Energize x2
Name of Kinjutsu you own:
- Kaji is keeping Archsage
- Jomei formerly had Chimera and is keeping it as NPC again. Link to RP
Name of any Contract you currently own
- Lizard Contract (Kaji is Keeping)
- Tsukumogami Contract (Kaji is Keeping)
Name of any Cursed Seals you currently own:
Still actively roleplaying in any other threads?
No
Things you do NOT need to state, but take note of:
Things that do NOT transfer with your next character:
Please take notice of which ASP shop items that you have bought transfer with your character, and which do not.
ASP Shop Items:
Old Village/Missing: Missing (Stone)
OCR Type: Turning Jomei into an NPC
Last Known Whereabouts: Outskirts of the Fire Country
Old IC Rank: Chuunin
Vitals
New Character Name: Okada Kaji
Preferred Username: Okada Kaji
New Village/Missing: Cloud
New BL/CA: Exalted
New IC Rank: Anbu Captain
Former Occupation: Cloud ANBU Grand Commander
Affiliation(s): Former Leaf & Stone ANBU
Former Shinobi Rank: ANBU Sennin
ANBU Callsign: Yoake (Daylight)
Family: Yuii Kagetsu (Wife), Umeko Okada (Daughter), Tatsuo (Apprentice)
Other Notable Pupils: Sayomi, Hirateuchi
ANBU Team: Hoshi, Raku, Hayata Shin
Custom Class:
Soul Thief Savant
HP: 50+15 x Stamina
CP: 50 +15 x chakra control
Class Bonus: +5% chance of Inflicting Bleeding (Class Point Card), Kinjutsu
High: Melee, Visual Gen DC (Shinobi 101)
Average: Ninjutsu, Dodge, GenSave
Low: Ranged, GenDC
Personality
The Seasoned Veteran. Kaji is best described as a well-rounded individual with fiery determination tempered by time and experience. He is a balanced man who embodies his teachings, having spent a full career as a shinobi with several apprentices trained from the Academy to Jounin ranks. He is prideful of his commitment to duty and the code of honor he upholds, yet humbled by a wayward past and the experiences of failure. His is a soul that has been broken and mended time and again, growing stronger every time until the result is a hardened spirit with a will of stone. However, all of these breaks are small unsolvable gaps where weakness hides. Stress fractures: Kaji sometimes struggles when doubt rears its ugly head— the doubt of his own power, will, devotion, or love. Despite his body being honed to his peak, age challenges him, and living on every side of the shinobi experience has left him often questioning right and wrong. He is slow to trust others and believes that the most he should expect from a shinobi are for them to follow orders until they are unsupervised. As a leader he is a wise schemer, only choosing operatives he can expect to perform without reservations towards their mission. He believes in testing the beliefs and worth of his comrades, pushing them to their limits but never breaking them.
Placing Bonds Above All. The relationships Kaji has fostered in his long life come first as bonds he protects as the sum of his body of work. His love for his wife and daughter has redefined his view of life and is a constant motivator of his will to protect the innocence of the Hidden Cloud as the ANBU’s Grand Commander. It drives him to put both himself and his men at the front of efforts to preserve the lives of Cloud citizens, and Kaji has gone to great lengths to purge the ANBU of those who have self-destructive views of how they serve the village. The way Kaji loves is somewhat rigid, given he saw adoration as a dangerous fault before falling deeply for his wife, Yuii Kagetsu. Once his daughter Umeko Okada was born, Kaji began to reform his techniques when it came to how he treats others, somewhat softening as he considers that all men began the same, as innocent children before a cruel world got a hold of them.
A Shinobi Lives to Serve. Kaji’s story is one of a being lost and found time after time, dying and being reborn, broken and rebuilt. In the days of his youth, Kaji was made into a devout follower of an extremist leader who taught him to follow without question. He instilled the values of shinobi working without wavering: loyal, disciplined, and lacking a fear of demise in the service of his master. While his growth has mostly broken the shackles of his master’s teachings, Kaji has since found salvation through the blessings of the White Stag, a materialized aspect of the goddess of nature and life, Sakuya-hime. While the principles of good and evil are often manipulated by the ways of men, Kaji aligns his actions with nature, always choosing the path that best protects and benefits the greater world. He draws a line in the sand when it comes to shinobi and the natures of their powers, often recognizing the potential for evil in great strength. Innate powers are a threat in the hands of those who are not taught constraint. His distrust of potentially manipulative shinobi such as Uchiha with Sharingan dojutsu is more of a precaution than hatred, as he feels similarly about many shinobi blessed with powerful bloodline abilities.
Nindo
"If you don’t like something, change it.
If you can’t change it, change the way you think about it."
Character Age: Early 50's
Gender: Masculine (He/Him/His)
Sex: Male
Beneath his gentlemen’s style and persona is an ectomorphic physique sculpted to near-perfection— the product of close to thirty years of militant shinobi training and service. He is slim by design and stands tall and lean, made for agility over acts of brutal strength. His body is free of heavy scarring despite years of rogue activity and hard labor. The few scars on his body serve as constant reminders of miscalculated actions: things he won’t repeat. His skin is of a tan complexion, and his hair is salt and peppered, and about shoulder length, and almost always blowing in a breeze. It appears as if his skill with the sword has carried over to the scissor, as he cuts the hair himself rather than seeking professional stylists. His eyes are like emerald gemstones that glow unnaturally, but their shape fits his face handsomely, resulting in a moderately attractive endgame.
Clothing & Style
It's fairly common for Kaji to dress in collared button-up shirts, with black suspenders and earth-toned slacks paired with black suede riding boots. In colder environments, he is known for adding a coffee-colored aviator jacket to his appearance. He doesn't try hard to look cool, it's just kind of effortless. Even on casual days, Kaji tends to latch a toolkit onto the back of his trousers and manages to conceal his sword Eelspine in a seal-tag form until trouble arises. And then there's his combat. Kaji’s combat costume layout is made to reflect simplicity and effectiveness. Every item maintains earth-toned shades, ready for adventures abroad or some stealthy activities. His wardrobe is fairly fitted to his body, and the clothing generally includes various pouches and zipper-lined pockets for tools. A few straps and pins are attached to reduce empty spaces. The exact items of clothing he wears change regularly but remains similar in nature, and at a minimum, all of his armors include enchanted protective fabric sewn into the chest, back, and abdominal areas. When operating within the Cloud, Kaji will generally don the traditional ANBU uniform, especially when conducting business within the ANBU Headquarters. In all cases, Kaji will also equip a haze gray or earth-toned cloak as needed, and always pins them with a pewter cast Sennin pendant, which he wears as the classifier of his status as ANBU Grand Commander rather than the traditional head protector.
Trivia and Et Cetera
- Briggs Meyers Test Type: INTJ Introvert(34%) iNtuitive(28%) Thinking(44%) Judging(38%)
- - Secret Talent: Dancing
- - Practical Proficiencies: Animal Handling, Nature, Survival, Athletics, Perception, Stealth, Herbalist
- - Kaji is a former smoker.
- - Kaji is also a damn good horseback rider.
- - Prefers beer over other forms of alcohol.
- - Noteworthy Relationships: Yuii Kagetsu (Wife), Umeko Okada (Daughter), Tatsuo (Pupil) Sayomi (Pupil)
- - Naturally, distrusts and prepares counters for known Genjutsu Specialists and Uchiha.
- - Kaji is subconsciously aware that he is in an anime-based reality and occasionally breaks the fourth wall. These moments are very rare and finessed into threads.
Character History Summarized
Kaji Okada was born the second child of a lower-class family of lumber farmers living in the high-tree hills of Akatsuchi, a farming territory in the Land of Earth. Alongside two parents, two younger sisters and an older brother, Kaji’s family worked a sizeable patch of forest as serfs to wealthy aristocrats who owned a vast estate. The Okada family tended to this land almost independently. It was an age of false prosperity; where rich families owned land and hired villagers to cultivate their crops for little to nothing. The Okada family toiled sunrise to set for meager pay and a shanty roof over their heads. Even in this environment, young Kaji was recognized for his keen senses and sharp wit.
Destined for more, Kaji's intellect was first furnished when the Landlord imposed a heavy tax due to harsh winter tightening resources across their territory. In an effort to lessen the burden, young Kaji became hired help at the landlord's estate. As a bright lad, he was mostly put to work as a tutor to his employer's children; older children who would benefit from having Kaji to help them with their studies. The estate's owner was inspired by Kaji when the boy swindled him out yen one day with an impressive scam for a child his age. Perhaps in error, the estate owner thought he would elevate Kaji into being a greater servant by educating him. Through the estate's library of books, Kaji learned not only the intellectual tools expected of students, but he delved into the histories and cultures of civilizations far different from the meager farm life he knew. A book titled Shinobi of the Red Earth inspired Kaji to join the ranks of Iwagakure, where he knew any man could make a decent life for himself if worked for it. He desired life beyond squalor that held purpose.
Destined for more, Kaji's intellect was first furnished when the Landlord imposed a heavy tax due to harsh winter tightening resources across their territory. In an effort to lessen the burden, young Kaji became hired help at the landlord's estate. As a bright lad, he was mostly put to work as a tutor to his employer's children; older children who would benefit from having Kaji to help them with their studies. The estate's owner was inspired by Kaji when the boy swindled him out yen one day with an impressive scam for a child his age. Perhaps in error, the estate owner thought he would elevate Kaji into being a greater servant by educating him. Through the estate's library of books, Kaji learned not only the intellectual tools expected of students, but he delved into the histories and cultures of civilizations far different from the meager farm life he knew. A book titled Shinobi of the Red Earth inspired Kaji to join the ranks of Iwagakure, where he knew any man could make a decent life for himself if worked for it. He desired life beyond squalor that held purpose.
When he came of age Kaji left his family, essentially running away to do so. He chose to seek out his dream, even at the cost of the humble life he knew. Young but wise beyond his years, Kaji Okada gave up life with his family and threw himself to the wild world instead, seeking adventure. He worked his way into the Hidden Stone, which proved to be quite a task considering his lack of resources. By the proper age of 13, Kaji had escaped his life of servitude and enrolled in the ninja academy.
Almost two decades ago, society had a few major differences from the Hidden Stone we know today. As a young and talented teen with no family to turn to in the new life he chose, Kaji made for perfect ANBU material. Under the watchful eye of his overseer, Master Iwakura, Kaji would become one of the village's most successful protege assassins. Of course, his career began with simple jobs like most young Anbu; first filling information and support roles, before graduating to reconnaissance, and eventually elimination orders. He had a unique finesse when on the job. As he was taught, his methods were violent but executed to perfection. The bloody scenes left behind resembled gory art exhibits. Before he snapped, Kaji was close to meeting the record for covert kills on enemy turf.
You can imagine how that kind of reputation can come back to bite you in the ass. Rumors about his character sprang up like weeds. Whispers around the Shrine of Gods judged him as extreme. Time and time again he would place his comrades at risk, often using them as bait or harming them to reach his target. He was developing an unhealthy obsession with death. But when placed under the spotlight for analysis, Kaji always registered as a solid ninja. Simply following his master's decree, Kaji became a weapon aimed at the head of the stone. On a brisk autumn night he made an attempt on the life of the Tsuchikage of that era, but thankfully (for both him and the Kage) the attempt failed and he was captured alive, but cost the lives of two chamber guards.
Almost two decades ago, society had a few major differences from the Hidden Stone we know today. As a young and talented teen with no family to turn to in the new life he chose, Kaji made for perfect ANBU material. Under the watchful eye of his overseer, Master Iwakura, Kaji would become one of the village's most successful protege assassins. Of course, his career began with simple jobs like most young Anbu; first filling information and support roles, before graduating to reconnaissance, and eventually elimination orders. He had a unique finesse when on the job. As he was taught, his methods were violent but executed to perfection. The bloody scenes left behind resembled gory art exhibits. Before he snapped, Kaji was close to meeting the record for covert kills on enemy turf.
You can imagine how that kind of reputation can come back to bite you in the ass. Rumors about his character sprang up like weeds. Whispers around the Shrine of Gods judged him as extreme. Time and time again he would place his comrades at risk, often using them as bait or harming them to reach his target. He was developing an unhealthy obsession with death. But when placed under the spotlight for analysis, Kaji always registered as a solid ninja. Simply following his master's decree, Kaji became a weapon aimed at the head of the stone. On a brisk autumn night he made an attempt on the life of the Tsuchikage of that era, but thankfully (for both him and the Kage) the attempt failed and he was captured alive, but cost the lives of two chamber guards.
Following the assassination attempt, the council incarcerated Kaji, though there was heavy speculation that he would be put to death for treason. He faced constant surveillance in the Onyxian Sanctum. They would have put him to death if they simply followed the same rationality that left Kaji labeled a threat before the attack. A full investigation launched within the ANBU rooted out the mastermind who, through the years of brainwashing, prepared and coerced him into attempting the attack, in addition to several other incidents with his other pupils. Iwakura fled the village, confirming council suspicions. However, during those years it took to uncover the truth, Kaji was subjected to intense psychological reprogramming. A state-of-the-art project meant to turn prisoners into perfect shinobi was put to the test on a notorious killer. It was perfect for the scientists, and they did their worst. Yet, before the facility could finish their research, the program was defunded, and Kaji managed a period of solitude and peace to level himself once more. After four years and nine days, Kaji found freedom, and the council declared him to be a victim of manipulation. Though he was prosecuted, his corrupt master was never brought in alive to pay for his crime; instead, on the night Anbu operatives finally pinpointed his hideout, the strike team arrived to find him freshly slain, in an eerily familiar murder scene.
In the years following his release from imprisonment, Kaji began a new journey of discovery, seeking nature to show him who he could become without the will of man twisting and perverting his existence. While his probation required Kaji to remain tethered to the village, he became a rover in the wild, gradually reaffirming his identity and those skills dulled by his time in the Sanctum.
initially found a new calling in life as an instructor at the Hidden Stone’s Shinobi Academy. The ability to aid youth in a way that his own former master failed him brought about necessary closure for Kaji; however he would eventually have to leave the Academy role behind after a temporary reassignment to the Hidden Leaf. Following the Leaf’s retaking of their village from the Daimyo’s crazed tyranny, Kaji was deployed with other stone shinobi in order to help restore balance in their ally’s country. Upon moving to Konoha, his qualifications as an Academy Instructor came into question because of his past, and he was forced to return to what he knew how to best in the ANBU Corps. Although he was initially disappointed in being requested to return to a violent life, Kaji found the resolve to remain the different man from whom he was before his imprisonment, and chose to welcome Konoha as part of the new path he walked in life.
initially found a new calling in life as an instructor at the Hidden Stone’s Shinobi Academy. The ability to aid youth in a way that his own former master failed him brought about necessary closure for Kaji; however he would eventually have to leave the Academy role behind after a temporary reassignment to the Hidden Leaf. Following the Leaf’s retaking of their village from the Daimyo’s crazed tyranny, Kaji was deployed with other stone shinobi in order to help restore balance in their ally’s country. Upon moving to Konoha, his qualifications as an Academy Instructor came into question because of his past, and he was forced to return to what he knew how to best in the ANBU Corps. Although he was initially disappointed in being requested to return to a violent life, Kaji found the resolve to remain the different man from whom he was before his imprisonment, and chose to welcome Konoha as part of the new path he walked in life.
After joining an expedition to the Hidden Cloud at the behest of the Hokage, Kaji became an ambassador for the Leaf to the Cloud for a term of two years. In that time he became the master of an impressionable boy by the name of Tatsuo. Kaji was also lucky enough to forge a relationship with a Cloud Sennin by the name of Yuii. At the end of his term of deployment to the Cloud, Kaji found himself wanting to keep this new life he found there, marrying Yuii and starting a new family when their daughter Umeko was born. Kaji has since arisen in the ranks within the Cloud’s great Shinobi Army, served a lengthy tenure as ANBU Sennin and a revered leader who served the village honorably. In these years he’s made many allies and enemies from lands near and far— they are numerous and he’s only met more as time rolls on. The adventures of Kaji Okada have reached a new era, and are long from finished!
Clan Request: Nah.
Death/Retirement Thread: Not applicable
Old Profile: Koyonagi Jomei
Old Training: Jomei's OLD Training
Old Dojo: Jomei's OLD Dojo
Special Usergroups: None.
Old Stats: Capped
Old OOC Rank: S
Stat Cut: None
New Stats: Still Capped
New OOC Rank: S
Jutsu Mastery Swaps: Keeping Everything
Purchased Augments
01. Trick Weapon
02. Toxify
03. Swift
04. Silencer x6
05. Rough Divide
06. Wired
07. Siege
08. Mirage
09. Quick Switch x2
10. Blood Rack x3
11. Razor Strike x3
12. Daze
13. Special Composition
14. Blitz
15. Spirit Link
16. Vampiric
17. Re-Energize x2
Name of Kinjutsu you own:
- Kaji is keeping Archsage
- Jomei formerly had Chimera and is keeping it as NPC again. Link to RP
Name of any Contract you currently own
- Lizard Contract (Kaji is Keeping)
- Tsukumogami Contract (Kaji is Keeping)
Name of any Cursed Seals you currently own:
Still actively roleplaying in any other threads?
No
Things you do NOT need to state, but take note of:
- Abilities = All of your Abilities are auto-untrained upon rebirth. In order to have any Abilities for your new character, you must activate them by posting in your character’s Dojo topic in your new village.
- Character History = By suiciding/rebirthing, you're making a new character. This means your new character must not know or remember anything of your old character's life/thoughts/feelings. If your new character has ANY direct/indirect connection to your old character, you MUST state that in your new character history write up for Admin & Village approvals. All Medical or ANBU related experience should be reflected in your history along with CA or BL influence.
- Editing Your New Character Application = Do not edit a post you have made in your OCR. You must copy all of your information from your last post and add the changes to the new post. This is for papertrail reasons.
Things that do NOT transfer with your next character:
Please take notice of which ASP shop items that you have bought transfer with your character, and which do not.
ASP Shop Items:
