[fontsize="12"]Name: Okami Ashi
Nickname: N/A
Age: 15
Gender: Male
Bloodline: Inuzuka
Affiliation: Anbu
Rank: Anbu-in-Training | Genin
Anbu Call-sign:
Country: Kaminari no Kuni
Village: Kumogakure no Sato
OOC Rank: A-Rank
Specialties: Taijutsu (Unarmed/Slashing/Bludgeoning) | Tracking | Speed
Nindo/Philosophy:
“Wolf Credo”
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Respect the elders….Teach the young…Cooperate with the pack
Play when you can…Hunt when you must…Rest in between
Share your affections…Voice your feelings…Leave your mark.[/fontsize]
[fontsize="12"]Height: 5' 9"
Weight: 127 lbs.
Build: Athletic
Character’s Physical Description: Ashi has distinct ash colored spiky hair that’s comes to his ears in terms of length and a pair of gold eyes that stare into his immediate surroundings with the feral ferocity like the wolf that he is. Although the boy is quite capable of wearing a lighter façade, the Okami almost can frequently be seen with his eyebrows slightly furrowed and a frowning mouth upon his mug that helps to form an annoyed scowl on his face as if he’s pissed at you, or at someone about something. His mother often raises the fact that he can be a ‘cutie’ when he is not choosing to wear that god awful grimace, but try telling a brick wall to smile. Even through a glancing moment his youthfulness is apparent and his teenage identity confirmed by the lack of bass in his juvenile tone. He shares the mixture of his father’s and mother’s facial appearance with a strong resemblance toward the former. However features like his pronounced claws on his hands and feet, plus the jagged teeth along with his inverted red triangles located under the eyes gives him that trademark Inuzuka impression.
The shinobi’s athletic lean frame was built and isn’t a birth right via divine genetics. He is yet another product of the shinobi environment, upbringing, and rigid Okami training. As a result Ashi has strapped on his ordinary skeleton not so ordinary wiry compact muscle and a rough bronzed skin that gives him an as tough as he looks look. So ironically when people inwardly or outwardly state that very phrase, they are correct. His overall bodily proportions are nothing special and are quite average given his size and stature.
The Okami possesses your standard Anbu starter pack attire, yet when he is off duty he wears something that fits his personality starting with his black sleeveless V-neck shirt with a tan fur trim collar as his Okami’s clan symbol is proudly stitched on the back of the garment in a central location. Often this shirt is found tucked into a pair of tactical pants with a green camouflage pattern with black knee-guards held up by a black leather belt with a wolf head as the belt buckle. The Okami only wears tan combat boots and nothing else as he finds the traditional shinobi sandals to be impractical footwear for numerous scenarios. On your casual days off or your more informal situations he wears typical clothing that fits teenagers his age are wearing.
The shinobi’s athletic lean frame was built and isn’t a birth right via divine genetics. He is yet another product of the shinobi environment, upbringing, and rigid Okami training. As a result Ashi has strapped on his ordinary skeleton not so ordinary wiry compact muscle and a rough bronzed skin that gives him an as tough as he looks look. So ironically when people inwardly or outwardly state that very phrase, they are correct. His overall bodily proportions are nothing special and are quite average given his size and stature.
The Okami possesses your standard Anbu starter pack attire, yet when he is off duty he wears something that fits his personality starting with his black sleeveless V-neck shirt with a tan fur trim collar as his Okami’s clan symbol is proudly stitched on the back of the garment in a central location. Often this shirt is found tucked into a pair of tactical pants with a green camouflage pattern with black knee-guards held up by a black leather belt with a wolf head as the belt buckle. The Okami only wears tan combat boots and nothing else as he finds the traditional shinobi sandals to be impractical footwear for numerous scenarios. On your casual days off or your more informal situations he wears typical clothing that fits teenagers his age are wearing.
Character’s Mental Description: Ashi is the type who hates it when others look down on him, and suffers from a superiority complex. He hates mercy and he hates pity, but is rather hypocritical in his approach to these two concepts as he is willing to show both. He is brutal and bloodthirsty as he adores the fury of battle, but worships the hunt even more. He lacks your typical manners that are common for most civilians and is highly untamed in his general lifestyle.
The Okami rarely backs down when challenged and is easily recognized as quite the prideful individual. Possessing a short fuse and explosive temper, Ashi tends to get into unwanted confrontations. Yet he does care for his fellow Kumogakurians and views them as a extension of his pack if the individual can earn his respect. He especially cares for Kuromaru and is one of the rare individuals he is willing to give his life for. Ashi is a personality you can easily hate, but have to grow to love as he is not the cold and distant type some may make him out to be.
The Okami rarely backs down when challenged and is easily recognized as quite the prideful individual. Possessing a short fuse and explosive temper, Ashi tends to get into unwanted confrontations. Yet he does care for his fellow Kumogakurians and views them as a extension of his pack if the individual can earn his respect. He especially cares for Kuromaru and is one of the rare individuals he is willing to give his life for. Ashi is a personality you can easily hate, but have to grow to love as he is not the cold and distant type some may make him out to be.
History: Ashi was born on August 19th, XXXX, he is the third and youngest offspring of Beta pair Teru and Amaterasu Okami. Being born Okami is “different” not like an abnormal special, but due to the fact the Okami seem far more animalistic in terms of lifestyle and education. They operate more like, no they absolutely operate akin to a wolf pack socially and in regards to their familial structure. As they opt to dwell in Kumogakure’s Ancient Forest, the Okami find the woodland beneficial for various reasons and purposes, but mostly it was a location that felt more like home than the actual rest of Kumogakure itself. So as a “pup”, life for Ashi was both dangerous, and entertaining. The life within the rough country teeming all around piqued Ashi’s interest as well as his cousins, yet what was so fun and enjoyable was a double edge sword as the forest had consumed four to five of his cousins in the early stages of his adolescence. Outsiders of the clan would find this horrific, but in truth this was a normal fact of life for an Okami youngling. Death was always breathing on the back of your neck and it always would be.
Yet what every Okami is bloodthirsty for from birth is the day they not only get the chance to join the academy which is optional, but they begin to join the hunt alongside other members and their fellow ninken members. So at eight, Ashi started his journey not only as a shinobi by enrolling into the academy, but also facing the dangers of hunting and tracking against the elusive animals and the untamed beasts of the forest. Meanwhile his pack social life and his Kumo social life were two totally different worlds, on one end his pack life was on the rise and in good standing, but his social life with the domesticated creatures of Kumogakure was horrible. Many kids were thrown off by his aggressive and brash behaviors not understanding and often misinterpreting his forms of communication as crude. However his skills as a shinobi were undeniable with the Okami displaying that he had inherited some latent talent. Although he did struggle with his academic portion of being a student, eventually Ashi had graduated.
As Ashi was recognized as a full fledge shinobi by Kumogakure, which was decent and a milestone sure, but not the milestone he truly respected. Upon reaching twelve he would begin his ‘Trial of the Beast’, a yearlong solo survival training with certain objectives. The trial was held by the Okami as a means to not only to weed out the weak, but also to determine those worthy of being considered a true Okami. Ashi being quite confident in his strength and inner will felt he was more than prepared for the journey ahead. Funny thing is feeling prepared and being prepared, Ashi would find out quickly were two different things.
The trial was grueling and probably meant to be, not only was it a test of physical endurance of an Okami, but it was more so intended to test the mind and the will of an Okami. Ashi was constantly hunting and then becoming the hunted, sleeping odd hours, constantly having to be on his guard, and yearning for the want of home, yearning for the companionship of the pack. When Ashi was at his lowest, at his bottom, cornered and bloodied with a foxbear staring him in his eyes. The Okami remembers THAT day, the sounds, the scents, but most importantly of all the moment. The very second his world changed, and his primal nature boiled his blood. When dire situations arise they awaken something in all of us, but for an Okami it is the Inuzuka lineage that takes a man and makes them a wolf. In a instant things change as it became wrong place, wrong time for the foxbear as Ashi’s make shift wooden spear ended up in the beast’s chest as animal like instincts and movements put him on top. His feral howl after the kill was his self acknowledgement of worthiness, the worthiness of the lineage circulating in his veins.
Upon returning home is the day he gained not a ninken, but his younger brother Kuromaru. It was also at this point that he started taking being a shinobi more serious and had a sudden drive to further his career. Seeking power, Ashi selected the Anbu branch as his primary focus, and in due course was given a exam. A exam that of course tested his tracking skills, which Ashi passed with flying colors and giving the Cloud Anbu a valuable asset. Now, Ashi continues the hunt for power, for strength as he now wants to be Alpha of the Okami and take the position from his powerful Uncle.
[/fontsize]Yet what every Okami is bloodthirsty for from birth is the day they not only get the chance to join the academy which is optional, but they begin to join the hunt alongside other members and their fellow ninken members. So at eight, Ashi started his journey not only as a shinobi by enrolling into the academy, but also facing the dangers of hunting and tracking against the elusive animals and the untamed beasts of the forest. Meanwhile his pack social life and his Kumo social life were two totally different worlds, on one end his pack life was on the rise and in good standing, but his social life with the domesticated creatures of Kumogakure was horrible. Many kids were thrown off by his aggressive and brash behaviors not understanding and often misinterpreting his forms of communication as crude. However his skills as a shinobi were undeniable with the Okami displaying that he had inherited some latent talent. Although he did struggle with his academic portion of being a student, eventually Ashi had graduated.
As Ashi was recognized as a full fledge shinobi by Kumogakure, which was decent and a milestone sure, but not the milestone he truly respected. Upon reaching twelve he would begin his ‘Trial of the Beast’, a yearlong solo survival training with certain objectives. The trial was held by the Okami as a means to not only to weed out the weak, but also to determine those worthy of being considered a true Okami. Ashi being quite confident in his strength and inner will felt he was more than prepared for the journey ahead. Funny thing is feeling prepared and being prepared, Ashi would find out quickly were two different things.
The trial was grueling and probably meant to be, not only was it a test of physical endurance of an Okami, but it was more so intended to test the mind and the will of an Okami. Ashi was constantly hunting and then becoming the hunted, sleeping odd hours, constantly having to be on his guard, and yearning for the want of home, yearning for the companionship of the pack. When Ashi was at his lowest, at his bottom, cornered and bloodied with a foxbear staring him in his eyes. The Okami remembers THAT day, the sounds, the scents, but most importantly of all the moment. The very second his world changed, and his primal nature boiled his blood. When dire situations arise they awaken something in all of us, but for an Okami it is the Inuzuka lineage that takes a man and makes them a wolf. In a instant things change as it became wrong place, wrong time for the foxbear as Ashi’s make shift wooden spear ended up in the beast’s chest as animal like instincts and movements put him on top. His feral howl after the kill was his self acknowledgement of worthiness, the worthiness of the lineage circulating in his veins.
Upon returning home is the day he gained not a ninken, but his younger brother Kuromaru. It was also at this point that he started taking being a shinobi more serious and had a sudden drive to further his career. Seeking power, Ashi selected the Anbu branch as his primary focus, and in due course was given a exam. A exam that of course tested his tracking skills, which Ashi passed with flying colors and giving the Cloud Anbu a valuable asset. Now, Ashi continues the hunt for power, for strength as he now wants to be Alpha of the Okami and take the position from his powerful Uncle.
