The New Character:
Name: Senju Gaki / 千手 - 呀気
Name Meaning : Gaki, written with the Kanji's for "to bare ones teeth" and "spirit", speaks of Gaki's aggressive and dominant character.
Age: 12
Physical Description: Being slightly older than most other students in the academy Gaki's most obvious physical feature is his slightly bigger than usual size. At about 163cm he can usually be seen peering above the heads of the other students in class, with only a few other exceptions reaching his size. Enhancing this sight however is his enormous "hairdo". Unlike most other members of the Senju Clan, that seem to cultivate a calm and controlled appearance, Gaki has allowed his hair to grow long resulting in a big yellow mane to frame his face. Some of the hair usually hangs wildly into his face, hiding his big black eyes from other people, giving him an unkempt appearance that is often reprimanded by his father and other family members.
As for clothing he prefers to wear a slender, dark colored Hakama, occasionally bound just below the knee to allow his black boots to shine, and a reddish Haori with the Senju Clansymbol on his back. Anyone that takes a closer look at said Haori will notice that it has surely seen more years than its wearer, showing multiple patches and other traces of mending including a prominent cut across the symbol on the back. A white rope with a few bags and pockets is wrapped around his midriff to hold the entire ensemble together.
Most of his equipment can be found in pouches on his side where his gauntlets hang too.
Since Gaki doesnt like to be reduced to his age he has at some point started to wear a black skintight undershirt that covers his torso all the way up to his cheeks and chin, somewhat narrowing his face.
Mental Description: The most prominent characteristic that pertains to Gaki is his volume. As the second youngest sibling in a family of 6 he is used to being loud and noisy to get what he wants and he knows it too. It doesnt just stop there however. During his time in the academy, especially during his failed first class, Gaki has slowly started to drift towards a intimidating personality, picking on smaller students and bullying those that had little support from outside. While most teachers could surely see through his desire to be acknowledged and accepted for who he is, to most other kids of his age he just seems like an annoying brute, so unlike his brothers and sisters within the Senju Clan.
The negative sides aside however Gaki is very proud of the results he bears, even if not all of them are at the top of the class as he would like them to be. With a, more or less, realistic outlook on his abilities he is well aware of his flaws, although that does not change the fact that he prefers to build on his strengths instead of mending his weaknesses.
A different side of Gaki is shown when he is at home though. Towards his older brother and sister Gaki tends to behave almost submissive, holding back harsh critique and stinging words, while with his younger brother he tries to act like a protective and yet pretentious older brother that he imagines himself to be; even when his younger brother slowly starts to overtake him in terms of ninja skill.
History: Born into the great house of Senju, Gaki has always been kept informed about the great reputation he would have to uphold one day. For the first 5 years of his life he had been the youngest of 3 siblings, living in the kind of bliss that only young children get to experience. Then, when his older brother and sister left the home for the academy, he begun staying with only his parents, which quickly turned sour when his younger brother was born. With his older siblings gone, not only did most of the housework get left over for Gaki, but he also found himself constantly being compared to his older brother during home schooling.
With time it became clear that, while not the worst, Gaki could not measure up to his brother and sister in the academy not even to their younger days - and for a few months his life turned truly stressful when his homeroom teacher started the process of "whipping him into shape" as he called it. Daily missions, appropriately sized for a kid a year older than him, drained his stamina each and every time, while practicing hand seals under the supervision of his father made sure that he rarely had a break from practicing.
Only when his younger brother Onagi was born, a more or less open surprise, did Gaki feel a light relief from his duties.
His father and mother started doting on Onagi as soon as he was born which finally gave Gaki some free time of his own after his classes as well as the opportunity to gain some credit with his family as he watched his younger brother, without having to work himself to the bone for it.
For a few years things settled down into an almost comfortable rhythm. Every day Gaki spend practicing the early stages of chakra control, the occasional low-rank jutsu as well as the basics of taijutsu before getting some off time with Onagi, which he spent playing and joking around with the small kid.
Unfortunately however, this time was short lived as Onagi was soon starting to show signs of extraordinary chakra control. With Gaki reaching his 9th year it became clear that Onagi was showing all the signs of an oncoming prodigy. Even as a young child the young boy showed extraordinary abilities in controlling his chakra as well as a keen attention to the details of a ninjas work.
Soon Gaki felt himself in an even worse position than before. Pushed aside by his older siblings and overshadowed by his younger brother he noticed his parents attention shifting more and more away from himself.
Then, he entered the academy and for a while it seemed as though Gaki could still somehow retain some sort of respect within his family but then, day by day and week by week his scores in the academy started to sink as he found himself overwhelmed with his tasks at home and in the academy.
Soon it was clear that he wouldnt finish the academy that year and with these news his parents seemingly dropped him entirely. Class and practice at home was dropped for him while Onagi had to pick up the appropriately raised amount and his father would barely look at him.
For a short while Gaki tried to keep up with his studies and somehow reach a level that was worthy of attention but when even his teachers started to compare him to his younger brother he felt himself growing insensitive to the rejection of his family. While he still tried to protect Onagi from the steadily growing amount of work and practice, Gaki was started looking for ways to find a place for himself in the world.
It didnt take him long to figure out a path.
With his older siblings leading by positive example and his younger brother slowly solidifying his position as a prodigy within the family, Gaki found escape in rebellion.
Letting his hair grow long and unruly, taking up the old and worn clothing of his brother, even cutting into the symbol at one point of his life, and slowly turning towards rowdy behaviour against his fellow students Gaki quickly realized that this would get him right back into the eye of his father. Although he was now the constant target of rebuke and complaints he felt good. He felt seen.
Within the next few years he too, strengthened his position in the academy, even going as far as dropping one class to make sure that he stayed the strongest in his group.
Bloodline/Core ability: Senju
Intended Rang: Genin
) Dont really need anything else. :shrug:
