Kouin grew up in an upper class part of the Hidden Mist Village due to his roots leading to Santaru Kaze Raiden as his grandfather. He lived a rather comfortable life style, but it was due to all the hardship and turmoil that his forefather endured, if it weren't for him it would be all for not, and they could be sleeping out in the middle of no where.
His father was much like his father; pure Santaru blood, crystalline blue eyes, electromagnetic pull, light blonde hair , but Kouin on the other hand didn't have any of that; the Santaru blood was lacking in him. His father was worried that the legacy might die with his offspring, but he had a son, and that was good enough for him, but even if the Santaru blood didn't run strong in him, he still carries that seed.
Kouin started the academy the day he was old enough to enroll, but being apart of the heritage he is, he got awkward looks, but they never affected him. The fact that he wasn't a full blooded Santaru like his father or grand father did bother him slightly, but he knew he was bound for something great, and it was his goal to achieve that greatness.
Kouin excelled through his classes at an unusual pace, as if something was making him Haste, but regardless, he was completing classes, courses, tests at breakneck speeds, and accurately; his teachers were frankly astounded, and confused all at the same time. His homeroom teacher, who was also his ninjutsu instructor, was talking to his other two teachers, "How is he getting through everything so quickly?" His other teachers simply shrugged, thinking he was just a talented shinobi, but then his homeroom teacher mentioned something that got them thinking, "Could he be cheating in anyway? The thought was down right absurd, but not one hundred percent far fetched in their eyes. They decided give him his advancement examination early, and privately, just to observe him more closely.
When he got the letter in the mail he was as happy as could be; he'd be advancing early, what more could he ask for?
Three days had passed, and the day of his examination has arrived; for the last three days and two nights, he had been mentally, physically, and spiritually preparing himself for this exam. He got up and headed straight for the meeting area.
His ninjutsu instructor was the first to address him, "You'll made stellar movement in your studies and practice Kouin, they are quite phenomenal." He took a step forward and took a deep breath, "Too phenomenal..." His other instructors simply nodded, but Kouin was confused, What is this all about? I was just doing what felt like I've done once before...
Kouin took a meager step back, prepared to make a split second decision, but his instructor shouted at the top of his lungs, "HOW DID YOU ALL THAT SO PERFECTLY?!?!?!? Kouin sized up the shouting instructor, About 5'6, lean, chuunin ranked, with two others with relatively same build as back up.... That's a losing battle... He catches a slight glimpse of instructor pulling back one leg and getting into a stance, "This is your exam. Survive. Kouin gulped in slight fear, and tried to recompose himself.
As his instructor lunged violently him, with what looked to be the intent to kill, Kouin couldn't help but feel he was watching him move at a much slower rate than what he should have been, I can see it... See what he is going to do... But why? He didn't have time to think why he could, all he could do was take advantage of this skill. His movements quickened, and reality seemed to return to normal speeds, and he was ready for what he had in store.
His instructor's fist began to radiate a scorching hot blaze that could melt even the strongest of metals, but Kouin was prepared for it, he tucked his arms close to his body, and spun around his instructor and set a swift kick to the back of the knee. They both gasped in surprise, "How.... How did you see it coming, I should be faster than you!" Kouin was trying to get a grasp on what just happened as much as his instructor was too, but all he could say was this, "I saw it before it happened..."
His instructor just began to laugh, "Saw it before it happened huh? Well see this!" Kouin couldn't see anything time, not action at least, but he see the rippling of water, What does that mean? He quickly tried to process the meaning of the ripples... Dispersing Kouin looked forward and dead on at his instructor, "You asked me to survive, while that is here! He noticed the smug look on his face "You have a lot of moxie kid. He shot his jutsu towards Kouin, and he had one thing to say, ALLONS-Y! He shot both hands up towards the jutsu, and began making it ripple outward into weaker, and weaker bits, till it was nothing.
Kouin collapsed to one knee, with staggered speech, he looked at his instructors, "I've survived more any academy student.. And then he passed out. Eventually when he came to, he was awoke to the shining glare of his own headband, I did it.. And then he went back to sleep.
Two years have passed since he took his 'genin exam', and he enrolled into the AiT program, now was the time he'd make his mark into the league of the full fledged Anbu Black Ops. Looking up at the sky Kouin could see the obsidian colored raven circling above. Eventually the raven dropped a scroll near Kouin; looking it over, he could only nod, this was the moment he had been waiting for. Swirling his scarf around his neck, and pulling on his coat, he made headway towards his location. Little did he know, their would be a very close person to him that dies.
Reaching the ruins located on the outskirts of town, he sees another scroll slid onto a tree branch. Reaching for it slowly, he notices the slight glimmer of trip wires; pulling out a kunai, he grabs part of the wire between his hand and the scroll. Grabbing the scroll, Kouin quickly ducks back, and watches as a barrage of kunai fly by; unraveling the scroll, he looks ominously into the entrance of the ruins, Guess I have to go in there. Tossing the scroll in the air, Kouin shoots a ball of lightning at the scroll to set it in flames.
Walking into the ominous arches of the ancient ruins of some old civilization or something, Kouin ventured in to see what he must do. Bats suddenly came flying out, but Kouin didn't even flinch, he has been trained to stay vigilant and not let the unexpected surprise him. As he walked deeper and deeper in the cavern, the smell of blood seemed to ripen, as if he was getting closer to a large pool of fresh blood, What on earth am I dealing with? Still venturing downward, he began to investigate his surroundings, and to no surprise, blood. Blood covering the wall in a streak, as if someone was dragged down this cavern recently; he knelt down and touched his finger to it and rubbed his fingers together, Still fresh... Getting up and getting a good around, Kouin continued to make his way further down the cavern. I might not be too late.
The smell of fresh blood continued to thicken, and it wouldn't lighten up, he was definitely getting close to the source.
Seeing a light around the corner, Kouin stops at the corner, and peers around it, and for a moment he was simply mortified; a pool of fresh drained blood dead in the center, 'cultist' ripping the blood out of 'sacrifices' and filling the pool even more, but one of the sacrifices looked familiar. Light blonde hair, crystalline blue eyes... Kouin clenched his hand into a fist, Dad.... The rage almost completely overwhelmed him, but then he got his composure back. If I don't hurry he will die... He had to quickly size up the enemy; taking another look around, Three cronies, one leader. If I can release my dad than it will be a two versus four Kouin took a step into the limelight, and took a hard lock on the man who is holding down his dad, Dad! Absorb! Quickly, Kouin shot off a giant shot of lightning threw the captor's arms, forcing him to release. The one is only slightly injured, and they all begin to circle Kouin and his father. This maybe it His father just began to laugh, My father always told me never to give up, no matter how hard things gets. Do you think he would be here if he just decided to give up because things were too hard? No. We stand and we fight. Kouin gave his father a quick glance, and nodded, You're right.
Kouin's father started with the classic Santaru's updraft, knocking the already damaged one into a near by wall, putting him out of his pain. Kouin saw the movements of another of the 'cultist' moving viciously towards him, sending his hand to his side he formed a solid ball of lightning in his hand, and rammed it into the oncoming attacker, sending him to the floor. The final cronies was taken out by Kouin's father, but while his fathers back was turned, the leader came from behind and jammed his hand through his father's chest cavity, letting all the blood just drain out. Kouin looked in pure shock. His already electrified hand grew even brighter, till it grew so bright it was almost blinding, You have no idea what a big mistake you just made. As Kouin was sending Kirin in for the attack, Kouin saw the ripples once more, Send it into multiple attacks.... As Kouin sent out Kirin, he did a pulsating motion with his hand, and Kirin began to split into multiple attacks, and Kouin uttered one word, Allons-y
As the leader fell to the ground, Kouin rushed up to his father, No... You can't die now! His father just put on a genuine smile and placed his hand on Kouin's shoulder, There's nothing you can do son, my time is up, the damage is too great This was too much for Kouin to handle; he began to dig as deep as he could for that inner power he once had, I can fix this! Kouin began concentrating as hard as he could, he could slowly begin to feel onset damage disappear, yet he could still feel his father's blood pouring out the back, It only sealed the front.... He used his free hand to punch the solid ground, I'm sorry... His father let out one final laugh, Don't be sorry, I'm proud of you... And in that moment his father had died in his hands.
Kouin sat there for a good hour in sheer silence, unsure of what to do. Time continued to pass on, and he eventually stood up and decapitated the leader's head and began making his way back HQ. The trek took an hour in itself, and standing outside the building another hour, but he eventually went in the office, and dropped the 'cultist' leader's head on the sennin's desk, Mission accomplished.
