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❝You hail from a long line of heroes, forged from strength and sacrifice. Our enemies may be deadly and merciless, but so are you.❞
● ○ Basic Info
Name: Ashitaka Emishi
Nickname: Penguin | Guardian
Gender: Male
Age: 19
Clan: マンダロア | Mandalore
Height: 188.976 cm
Weight: 185 lbs
Looks: Ashitaka looked like your average nineteen year old kid. Shaggy brown hair, blue eyes, a lean and athletic build. He stood six feet two inches tall and weighed one hundred and seventy-five pounds. He usually wore a blue shirt with darker blue sleeves underneath the shirt. His pants were white with knee high blue socks. He also had a small but noticeable scar under his left eye from a past encounter from an old friend named San. He usually had his hand crafted sword attached to his left hip. On his right hip, Ashitaka carried a pouch which contained various ninja tools such as shuriken, kunai, flash bombs, smoke bombs, wire, a lighter, and paper bombs. On his back, he usually carried a red and black composite bow with stone tipped arrows. Ashitaka had crème colored cloth wrapped around his feet that acted as shoes. This allowed him to move silently and swiftly through various areas, making him almost undetectable due to the cloth's noiseless qualities.
Personality: Ashitaka can be described as a lax and carefree person most of the times. He almost always is seen with a grin unless the situation calls for something different. Around his friends, Ashitaka is always telling them corny jokes and embarrassing stories about himself or others. He really doesn't care what other people think of him and is very protective of his friends, and has risked his life for his friends on more than one occasion. Ashitaka has a never give up attitude and usually sticks to plans, but has a lazy streak that sometimes gets the better of him. One of Ashitaka's most prominent personality traits is his curiosity. He needs to know everything and hates being out of the loop. When his friends tell secrets to each other while Ashitaka is around, he can get very annoyed until they tell him what they were saying.
● ○ Village Info
Village of Birth:![]()
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Village of Alliance:
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● ○ Rank & Chakra Info
Ninja Rank: Unofficial Sage
Specialty: Suiton | Taijutsu | Kyūjutsu | Art of the Flying Penguin | Mandalore
Elements:
✘水 Suiton ➠ Mastered
✘火 Katon ➠ Completed
✘風 Fūton ➠ Completed
✘雷 Raiton ➠ Completed
✘土 Doton ➠ Mastered
Your ninjutsu:
✘忍 Ninjutsu ➠ Completed
✘幻 Genjutsu ➠ Completed
✘体 Taijutsu ➠ Mastered
✘剣 Kenjutsu ➠ Completed
✘スパイダー Spider Contract ➠ Completed
✘サメの契約 Shark Contract ➠ Completed
✘体術 Narutobase Taijutsu ➠ C-ranks
✘功夫 Kung Fu ➠ Completed
✘フライングペンギンのアート Art of the Flying Penguin ➠ Mastered
✘税関You must be registered for see links➠ Completed
✘マンダロア Mandalore ➠ Leader
Type: Supplementary
Rank: S
Range: Short
Chakra Cost: N/A
Damage points: N/A (+1 Rank Suiton)
Description: One of the ten Akatsuki Rings worn on the right index finger. This Ring is made out of an Indestructible blueish green stone that increases the water manipulation abilities of the user. All water technique's strength are increased by one rank, with the exception of S ranked techniques and above, and Handseals are decreased by 1/2. This ring produces a hidden frequency received by other rings providing a hidden form of communication among ring bearers.
Five times per battle, it can change the properties of a water technique, giving it Syrup, Boiling or Freezing abilities, adding +20 damage instead of +1 rank, but being unable to produce water techniques in the following turn.
Note:
-Can only be worn by a Member of Akatsuki
Type: Supplementary/Offensive
Rank: D
Range: N/A
Chakra cost: N/A
Damage: N/A
Description: Similar to the concept of Malice Bombs, shinobi of the Spider contract have learned to harness the powerful venom of some of the most dangerous spiders in their arsenal. The venom, once gained, is then applied to the ninjas' weapons to offer much more lethal potential beyond sharp blades and blunt edges. Unlike Malice Bombs, the venom isn't specified (neither Necrotic or Neurotic) and is a cocktail of both variants. Also, the venom isn't vaporized but is kept in liquid form but dried when placed on the weaponry. This way the venom can stay discreet and catch the opponent by surprise should he be as much as grazed by said weapon(s). However, to coat so many weapons in venom it looses its toxicity as it is 'stretched' among so many tools. Instead of grim and immediate effects like that of Malice Bombs the effects of the venomous weaponry are much more mild, but when applied in large amounts can prove their destructive power. For an opponent grazed, slashed, or stabbed by the weaponry he/she will lose feeling in said limb area affected. They will still be able to move it and have it function on their behalf, but sensation would be lost as well as the spider venom settling in their system. One graze is mild and will probably go unnoticed. Each time the opponent is afflicted with these venomous weapons it equals to a D ranked attack, and it stacks each time they get exposed to the weapons so a second occasion will turn the D ranked affliction into a C ranked affliction. Then on the next exposure it turns to a weak B ranked, then a full fledged B ranked. If the opponent manages the venom to be stacked to that of a full S ranked technique they will die as the venom builds up in the their system over time. So in total it takes sixteen strikes from a venomous weapon to kill the opponent (x16 D ranks= 1 S rank) and this can come in the form of slashes, stabs, and cuts as mentioned before, below is a small table of ranks and accompanying afflictions:
D Rank= No noticeable affliction
C Rank= Slowed reaction and cognitive actions
B Rank = Blurred vision, slightly slurred speech
A Rank= Involuntary coughing, bleeding from eyes, nose, mouth and ears
S Rank= At the end of the turn victim dies
Note(s):
- Can only be applied to weapons with blades such as kunai, swords, shurikens
- Bios with this ability must specify which type of weapon is being used as venomous, meaning one can't have venomous shurikens and a venomous sword
- Must have signed the Spider contract
● ○ Background Info
History: Ashitaka was born in Konohagakure into a decent family. He had a mother, a father, an older half brother, a younger sister, and a younger brother. His parents had a tough time making ends meet, but they did it week in and week out. To help his parents, Ashitaka taught himself how to shoot a bow and hunt in the woods. As a young boy, Ashitaka could sneak through the woods without being noticed by rookie ninja due to his quiet and swift movements, and his accuracy with a bow was unmatched. After some years of living a hard but fulfilling life, Ashitaka left for Amegakure to join their ninja academy. Along his travels to Amegakure, Ashitaka had met a young boy named Edward. Ashitaka knew this Edward guy would become his eternal rival. They both entered Amegakure and were teamed together to try and take away bells from Yard and Howard-senpai. Although the duo failed miserably against the veteran Amegakure members, they learned to trust each other. The Fuukage even placed the duo in the same squad due to their amazing teamwork. Then Edward left Amegakure to join the Nekura clan, which rumor had it was a horrible and evil clan, which was the exact opposite of Edward. Vegeta became the new captain of squad one and things went well for a while. Then a man named Sharingdork became aware of Shouri and Ashitaka's potential and deemed them his personal students. Ashitaka was elated to become a personal student of such a man, along with his fellow brother Shouri. Sharingdork, the head of the Nekura clan, picked them. It was almost too good to be true.
Months of training ensued with Shouri and Ashitaka became stronger and smarter each day. Sharingdork taught Ashitaka about chakra, life, ninjutsu, and ninja tactics. If there ever was a more skilled man than Sharingdork, Ashitaka would be impressed. After completing a portion of their training, Sharingdork had to leave due to unknown reasons and vanished, leaving his senpai Noni to help Ashitaka with katon. After a month of training with Noni, Ashitaka began to understand and love fire, and even mastered fire under Nathan-sensei. After a while of doing nothing, Ashitaka decided it was time to progress more. He messaged the Fuukage in hopes of training in raiton or the art of the sword, and he got both. The Fuukage needed someone competent to let his senpai Akasha train, and Ashitaka had no objections. A month or so passed with the two, and Ashitaka became stronger than ever. He found out he loved the raiton element due to Akasha-senpai
Around this time, Ashitaka felt it was time to leave Amegakure. He was tired of some things in that village he may never talk about in his life. Maybe it was the favoritism, maybe it was how people didn't respect him. Maybe it was even that old ass tyrant who was a complete ass. It didn't matter, he just knew it was time to leave. After leaving, he then felt something telling him to go to Konoha. His best friend Souji-senpai lived in Konoha and kept writing to him to come, but Ashitaka was sure this wasn't Souji's doing. Deviation might have been doing it, but Ashitaka decided it wasn't something his friend wouldn't do. It was a weird feeling and Ashitaka wanted to figure out what it was, so he went on a trek to Konoha. As he arrived at the village, Ashitaka stopped at the gates to see the one and only Scorps. Of course, this is who it was! The voice in his head was the Binkan using his mind powers. Thank goodness he did it too. After a couple days in Konohagakure, Souji-senpai convinced his sensei, Adachi-sensei, to let Souji teach Ashitaka doton. Ashitaka's natural talent caught Adachi-sensei's eye, and Adachi-sensei began to teach Ashitaka in the form of taijutsu. After a couple months of training with Adachi, Ashitaka sought out his old friend and sensei, Sharingdork. The duo had become rather close in these past couple of training sessions, with Sharingdork showing Ashitaka how to fight and creating new fighting styles. Ushiro-senpai even felt the need to train Ashitaka in the wind element. Ashitaka always looked up to Ushiro and his amazing usage with a bow.
After weeks on end of nothing to do, Ashitaka strolled around the village gates and was shocked to see his friend, Loki. Apparently, Loki had just become the head of a great clan known as the Gyojin. Loki made his way to Konoha just to invite Ashitaka to the clan. Of course Ashitaka accepted and knew he was born from a Gyojin. He was super athletic, never got sick, and loved to play in the water. Things were finally turning out great! Or so it seemed. The village of Konoha was growing stale for his liking. The leader he looked up to wasn't around, he wasn't invited into any squads, and worst of all most of his friends just usually slept in and never came to the tavern to converse with him. As things were getting worse by the day, he heard the ninja at the borders being confronted by enemy ninja wearing nothing but Anbu masks and Kirigakure attire. Ashitaka and the Konoha ninja tried to persuade the lunatics from attacking, as they were clearly outnumbered and outclassed, but the invaders thought otherwise. One by one they fell and the last one confronted Ashitaka as he challenged him to a fight to the death. After a heated battle that lasted but a moment, the opposing ninja had fallen with a kunai to the throat.
A day or so after the invasion, the Hokage asked all Konoha ninja to do him a favor in the form of a mission. He asked the villagers to bring various body parts of ninja corresponding to the villages they stayed in to spice things up. Having already defeated a ninja from Kirigakure, Ashitaka made his way out and cut off a part and dropped it at the mansion doors, then made his way to Sunagakure. As he made his travel there, his friend Sach and Excalibur caught up with him and would be his back-up after they found someone who peaked his interest, but he had other plans. Once at Sunagakure, Ashitaka took his headband off and tossed it to the Konoha ninja, telling them that he was tired of the village and needed something else. Although, if he heard that his friends Edward and Souji were harmed in any way from this incident, he would personally travel back and kill every person who was involved. With that statement, he left for Iwagakure in search of the Tsuchikage and his sensei Vex who dubbed Ashitaka a senpai.
After going to Iwagakure and finding the Tsuchikage, Ashitaka began to get a feel of the place. It was normal, and pretty funny at times, but it wasn't for him. He had no quarrel or problems with the people there, but it didn't have the feeling he hoped it would have had. Even with his fellow village mate Drackos, it didn't feel right to him. That, coupled with the problem of having too many villagers, Ashitaka thought it was time to leave and go someplace else. That is when the Hokage, Galen showed up at Iwagakure to personally deal with Ashitaka. Ashitaka could tell how frightened some of the Iwagakure ninja were of Galen, and they should have been. As Galen and Ashitaka met, they conversed on why Ashitaka left in the first place. Boredom was an issue, but the main reason why he left is that the inactivity of the village and that no one really accepted him in their ranks. Galen reassured Ashitaka that it was not the case anymore, and he could always go back. With Galen's reassurance, Ashitaka made his way back to Konoha and would hopefully stay there his whole life, but in turn he had to give up his senpai position.
Things got bad in a hurry. Not long after rejoining his former village, it was under attack from Kumogakure, Amegakure, and Iwagakure mostly from the Hokage's body part bounty. This frightened some of the citizens and ninja inside of Konoha, but Ashitaka knew they could put up a fight. After going out into the borderlands to redeem himself from leaving, he met a Kumogakure ninja whose hands were paws. It was a weird birth defect maybe, but after a very quick moment, Ashitaka killed the ninja and cut off his hands to experiment with. Then, he met someone from Iwagakure that he was insanely terrified of. She was real pretty, but her chakra levels were insane, almost matching Galen's himself. Ashitaka tried hiding his fear by spewing a slimy sphere of spit at the girl, but it backfired. Not a second later was he put under a genjutsu and knocked the hell out, losing consciousness for the rest of the war.
When he woke up, Excalibur who was now in charge of the Mandalore clan invited Ashitaka a position inside of the Mandalore family due to his insane fighting skills shown on the battlefield. After contemplating on whether or not to do it, he finally gave in and decided he would try it out now that his Gyojin powers faded into nothingness. What was there to lose after all? Not to mention the benefits of having the incredible armor were unparalleled in an age of barbaric fighting. Soon after recuperating fully, Ashitaka found himself at peace. He got a good job, being in charge of a squad he liked, and often sparred his friends inside the village. People he loved to spar like Edward and Souji were now becoming far better than himself, achieving the title of sensei and began choosing senpai of their own. Even some of the new members such as Kakashi and Six Paths were beginning to show unparalleled skill for their age. Maybe one day, just maybe, one of those two might become Hokage. It wasn't until about a month after he rejoined Konohagakure that his sensei, Fuu, called for his help to stabilize Amegakure. Not one to turn down helping others, Ashitaka quickly made his way to Amegakure after wishing his villagemates a final goodbye, never to return to the Leaf again.
It wasn't very long after arriving in Amegakure that Ashitaka realized this was not the same village he left one year ago. The place he loved, the people he grew up and fought with have changed and left. There was disorder and mutiny inside the village, festering like a wound. At the head of the many Coups were Sado and Bruce, two indifferent Shinobi of the rain. One of those Shinobi, Bruce, had a sickness in the mind most likely whilst Sado was influenced too heavily by Bruce. One random night, Bruce wandered into the rain with his girlfriend, Naruta, and the two were never seen again. His old squad captain, Vegeta, tried hard for the village, and without the corruption of the Valentine leader, Vincent, this village might prosper one day, but not with Ashitaka. This village was definitely not for him anymore, and it was beginning to look as if no village was meant for him; until the man he beat in Konohagakure's Borders came to invite Ashitaka to Kirigakure no Sato.
This man was named Lancer, and he looked immensely more powerful and more skilled than he had when Ashitaka beat him at Konohagakure. Maybe Lancer was coming back from a gruesome injury or early retirement. The tales of his self made jutsu traveled through the lands, and some say he studied under the master of making jutsu, Kakuzu. Shortly after joining Kirigakure, Ashitaka received a promotion within his clan for helping improve jutsu within the clan, alongside with a member named Inch, another Mandalore Champion. That is when Ashitaka met the all knowing Binkan, the Regent of Kirigakure. The Regent found Ashitaka and a man who was a self proclaimed Admiral, Pantha was his nickname, then the trio set off for the people who attacked their village. Pantha used his bug summons to travel the lands, feeding Ashitaka information since the all knowing Regent kept to himself like it was some satisfaction by not aiding others. When the trio finally found the assailant, a Yuki named Shino and an Uchiha named Anubis, Ashitaka and the Regent attacked whilst Pantha stayed back as a last line of defense. The Regent easily dispatched of his foe, barely traceable to the eye of Ashitaka. It was definitely gruesome...how could a man that cruel have so much power? It was very concerning, maybe something to take up with the Mizukage. Then Ashitaka's opponent begun an assault.
Ashitaka, within seconds, formulated a plan so mischievous and deceitful that when people found out, he would be dubbed a true Kirigakure Shinobi. Ashitaka easily deflected the attack of the assailant as the Regent and Pantha stayed back, looking at the new oncomer, Liliana Uchiha, who Ashitaka only heard rumors of. Ashitaka then told the Yuki ninja that he was done with Kirigakure, and the two should form an alliance. Ashitaka then produced two Mandalorian Drones and sent one to his newfound "partner", creating an elaborate ruse that if the two Kirigakure Shinobi would attack, the drone would protect him without any problems. Once the drone was in the hands of his newfound partner, Ashitaka formed a hand seal and detonated the drone, blowing his opponent's body to bits into the deep sea as Liliana and the rest watched the crimson red blood splatter everywhere. He then grabbed the mangled head and gave it to the Regent and went home with Pantha, since the Regent and Liliana had business to attend to, which looked rather boring for two gruesome powerhouse humans.
The events that followed the attack of Kirigakure were nothing to note. Ashitaka lived peacefully with his village mates, and even though arguably the most talented Kirigakure Shinobi named Kakuzu left for Konoha, Kirigakure was doing well. Ashitaka made a bunch of new friends, including people like Moofy, Pantha, Riker, Joker, Yanks, Blackcrow, Savage, and Rayder. He spared regularly with these people, but the biggest challenge was fighting a village member called Moofy. Ashitaka challenged Moofy to a spar, wanting to take a shot at maybe the most refined Shinobi of the new generation. The battle was fierce, full of skill and tactics, with a mix of ninjutsu, kenjutsu, and taijutsu. They both seemed evenly matched for a time, then Ashitaka got cut on the hand and Moofy got the upper hand. Ashitaka rushed in for one last push, and as he did, Moofy used Ashitaka's speed against him. Moofy shot out needles from his mouth as Ashitaka was moving beyond his regular speed, and was unable to react to the needles that were spewed at him in time. The medical ninjas saved his life, but the fight was probably the funnest fight in Ashitaka's life. He swore he would fight this man one more time before he died, and this time he wouldn't hold back! This was at the time another series of attacks happened in Kirigakure.
There were no less than five different incoming attackers trying to invade Kirigakure. Not exactly a full on siege, but enough to make any village wary of a threat. The Mizukage personally chose Ashitaka and two other ninja to deal with the intruders at the Shivering Sea. It was there Ashitaka met the Yuki he thought he killed with the Regent. This was quite the conundrum to say the least. It was then and there that Ashitaka decided he would kill that man, once and for all. The man attacked as he stood on the sea, and Ashitaka skillfully dodged the attack and simultaneously used the water under his opponent to suck him deep into the ocean, trying to crush him with the sheer pressure of the water. Then Ashitaka wounded his opponent with a jutsu of his, creating fifty sharp penguins made of water that sliced his opponent to ribbons as he fell into the Shivering Sea. Somehow, his opponent began to swim away with the use of ninjutsu, but Ashitaka knew he wouldn't last long with those wounds. It was then Ashitaka had to go back to the village to relay the message to his Kage. After a couple weeks of mediocre fighting, Kirigakure finally repelled the assault lead by a man named Jack, a ninja Ashitaka would be sure to kill.
During the period of relaxation, Ashitaka finally completed fuuton under a village mate named Joker, senpai to the legendary Souji. Later Ashitaka completed taijutsu under his good friend Edward-sensei, and noticed an immediate change in his physical conditioning and power. This is about the time when Noni, the Mizukage, announced a village tournament would be held. Everyone in the village was psyched, almost crazed with the idea that an actual village tournament was going to be held, and the winner would get actual prizes that could increase their strength such as a cursed seal, leg weights, or the most sought after prize, Fuuinjutsu! Not a lot of chances like this come often, and some brave Kirigakure Shinobi had to sacrifice their freedom to become an official of the village so that others could have fun. If it were not for Gutsy and Reborn, Ashitaka would have never had the chance to join the tournament and prove his worth to his new village...his new home, Kirigakure no Sato.
The first match of the tournament was to be Ashitaka Emishi versus a pair of demonic twins called Seventeen and Eighteen. Apparently they were from a clan where they could merge and unmerge bodies at will, but that didn't scare Ashitaka. Already having promised himself and his sensei that he should be restricted to suiton for the safety of his village mates, Ashitaka began materializing water around his opponent as he closed in for taijutsu oriented attacks. His opponent was brighter than most, due to Ashitaka going in for a kick to the head then activating a cloak of raiton to shock Ashitaka. Though Ashitaka took a hit from his opponent, the judge of the fight ruled that Ashitaka was more skillful and did not make mistakes opposed to the twins, who misused some jutsu and did not perform others right. This tournament was off to a great start for Ashitaka!
The next match was without a doubt the best performance in the tournament to date. Ashitaka had to go against a man named Rayder, who beat a Mandalore named Mudo who was ranked higher than Ashitaka. The match started off with his opponent turning the field into a swamp, in which Ashitaka released water from his feet to get out of the swamp. His opponent then shot out rock and lightning towards Ashitaka's head, aiming to kill his friend. Ashitaka replied with a spectacular taijutsu maneuver, using Drunken Fist and Suiton no Jutsu to simultaneously duck and roll under the incoming assault as well as to pressure the opponent into a quick defense. His opponent was bewildered, and put up an armor of doton to protect himself from the suiton as Ashitaka ran towards the man. Using a move that Moofy used against him, Ashitaka spewed a torrent of needles into the only open spot on the man, his eyes, rendering him blind. The judge was amazed with Ashitaka, announcing his skill to the whole of Kirigakure no Sato. The Mizukage was even impressed, and in return taught Ashitaka some neat jutsu that Ashitaka thought were some of the best jutsu in the world!
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Education and armor,
Self-defense, our tribe,
Our language, our leader
— All help us survive.
Mandalore Clan ➠ Upon being accepted into the Mandalore clan after finding out about his heritage and how it did not tie into the Gyojin, Ashitaka received an expertly crafted suit of armor that outfitted his body flawlessly. This suit of armor allowed him to do things regular people could not do such as obtain a variation of flight, a type of sensory power, and other powers that he had not learned but would most certainly achieve. After months of being in the clan, Ashitaka beat out the previous leader for the leadership role.
Water ➠ Ever since being a kid, Ashitaka has always been superb in using suiton ninjutsu. As Ashitaka aged, growing into a young man, all he used was suiton ninjutsu in village tournaments or even in real life and death situations. Ashitaka became so great with the usage of suiton, he was awarded the ring Azure once he made his way into the Akatsuki.
Earth ➠ When Ashitaka grew up, he realized that he had an affinity towards doton. After months of practice, Ashitaka can perform all doton jutsu with excellent speed, faster than your average Shinobi and with great speed and power.
Kenjutsu ➠ Ashitaka always fought with friends as a kid, and to combat them, he used a wooden stick in the shape of a sword. He always bested his friends with his great Kenjtusu usage, showing that he was swing faster, harder, and with more agility than your average Kenjutsu user.
Archery ➠ Ever since he could remember, Ashitaka hunted with his dad. On Ashitaka's eighteenth birthday, he received a red and black composite bow, and mastered it's use. He could shoot a grouping the size of a quarter from forty yards away, which is a remarkable feat.
Taijutsu ➠ After completing his training in Taijutsu with one of his best friends, Edward-sensei, Ashitaka felt at the peak of his natural talent. He could hit harder, move faster, react on par with ridiculous taijutsu specialists, and finally learned every taijutsu technique he could.
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After going to Iwagakure and finding the Tsuchikage, Ashitaka began to get a feel of the place. It was normal, and pretty funny at times, but it wasn't for him. He had no quarrel or problems with the people there, but it didn't have the feeling he hoped it would have had. Even with his fellow village mate Drackos, it didn't feel right to him. That, coupled with the problem of having too many villagers, Ashitaka thought it was time to leave and go someplace else. That is when the Hokage, Galen showed up at Iwagakure to personally deal with Ashitaka. Ashitaka could tell how frightened some of the Iwagakure ninja were of Galen, and they should have been. As Galen and Ashitaka met, they conversed on why Ashitaka left in the first place. Boredom was an issue, but the main reason why he left is that the inactivity of the village and that no one really accepted him in their ranks. Galen reassured Ashitaka that it was not the case anymore, and he could always go back. With Galen's reassurance, Ashitaka made his way back to Konoha and would hopefully stay there his whole life, but in turn he had to give up his senpai position.
During the period of relaxation, Ashitaka finally completed fuuton under a village mate named Joker, senpai to the legendary Souji. Later Ashitaka completed taijutsu under his good friend Edward-sensei, and noticed an immediate change in his physical conditioning and power. This is about the time when Noni, the Mizukage, announced a village tournament would be held. Everyone in the village was psyched, almost crazed with the idea that an actual village tournament was going to be held, and the winner would get actual prizes that could increase their strength such as a cursed seal, leg weights, or the most sought after prize, Fuuinjutsu! Not a lot of chances like this come often, and some brave Kirigakure Shinobi had to sacrifice their freedom to become an official of the village so that others could have fun. If it were not for Gutsy and Reborn, Ashitaka would have never had the chance to join the tournament and prove his worth to his new village...his new home, Kirigakure no Sato.