Tankun | The Sand Monk V.2

Typhon · Jul 20, 2017

Basic Information

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Name: Tankun | Nickname: Sand Monk | Gender: Male | Age: 26 | Clan: None

Looks: Tankun is a slender man of moderate height. His hair is a sandy blonde with a good amount of length reaching his mid-back. His hair breaks off into spikes in a manner that aims to replicate the tail of the Ichibi. Blue tattoos line his face and body, particular around his black and yellow eyes. During his travels he wears an orange robe with black lining and a thick red sash. His legs are covered by black pants with tape wrapped around his shins. He wears a standard pair of sandals on his feet and often sports a rice hat with several decorative tags hanging from the brim. While in battle he sometimes wears a white and orange porcelain Tanuki mask in the style of other ANBU ninja.

Personality: Much like Tanuki who raised him, Tankun is not a serious man. He is often aloof, drinking sake, or tricking others for humor or to take something he wants. As he was raised outside of human civilization he is ignorant of many customs and morals which can get him into some trouble.

Village Info
Village of Birth: Sunagakure
Village of Alliance: Konohagakure

Rank//Chakra Info
Ninja Rank: S-Class
Specialty: Sand | Wind | Tanuki
Elements:

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- Wind
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- Earth
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- Water
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- Fire
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- Lightning
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- Sand

Your ninjutsu:

Ninjutsu
Genjutsu
Taijutsu
NB Taijutsu (Non-Elders Teachings)
Chop Hanging Fist - Creator
Giant Tortoise Style - Creator
Jaguar Summonings - Owner
Tanuki Summonings - Owner

Background Info

History: Tankun was not born to that name. He was born to a fairly average family in a small desert town on the outskirts of Sunagakure. Before his first memory the town was met with destruction. During a failed transfer of Shukaku to a new host the beast was set free and went on a rampage. His town was utterly destroyed in Shukaku's rage. Following the attack a group of Tanuki visited the site, as they often do after the appearance of their chosen deity. While searching the rubble they were unable to find a single survivor, aside from a small infant who had been untouched by the destruction. That boy was Tankun.

Will the town destroyed and his family dead, the Tanuki took the child with them. They saw his survival as a sign of holiness and believed that Tankun must have some connection to the tailed beast. They brought Tankun back to their home land, Hachi-takioashisu, the Eight Falls Oasis. It is here that Tankun was raised, as well as worshiped. Being raised in such a manner, in a place such as the Eight Falls, by beings such as the Tanuki, comes with its perks. It is a life of luxury, filled with pampering, sake and fun. It also brings with it the opportunity to travel the world. Each time their God appeared, the Tanuki would go on a pilgrimage to that location. This typically was to other areas of Suna, but every once in a while Shukaku would be released elsewhere.

It is on these journeys that Tankun was exposed to the world of Shinobi. Taking an interest in the ninja arts, he began befriending and training under a number of talented ninja. He quickly learned the arts and became a talented fighter in his own right. Along this path he also discovered a latent talent passed down from his parents, the ability to manipulate sand. This ability only furthered his divinity in the eyes of the Tanuki as it was the power of their God. As could be expected, these pilgrimages often led to Tankun crossing paths with Gaara, the current Jinchuuriki of the One Tailed Beast. As the vessel to their God, the Tanuki worship Gaara as though he were Shukaku himself. Gaara, however, rebuffs this worship as he had long viewed the beast as a curse. While he hides his feelings, Tankun has grown to resent Gaara for both eclipsing his status within the Tanuki, and rejecting that adoration. Thus Tankun has decided that he will one day take Shukaku from Gaara and become its rightful vessel.

It is this darkness which allowed Tankun to fall into the hands of Shimura Danzo. After the Chunin Exams when Gaara released Shukaku, Tankun and the Tanuki visited the leaf on one of their usual pilgrimages. It was here that Tankun was approached by the Konoha elder and promised the power to take what he desired. Tankun had grown bored of his life and saw an opportunity to expand his horizons. He spoke with his adoptive family and convinced them to let him stay for some time. Tankun continued to develop his power within the remnants of a now shattered Root. He had more freedom than most members and was somewhat of a wildcard, acting of his own will from time to time rather than a strict adherence to Danzo's word.

His plan of using Danzo to gain the Ichibi was put to rest during a recent war that took place in the village. During this war, Danzo was gravely injured leaving the deal unfulfilled. Tankun decided to remain in the village and continue working towards his goal with the hope that Danzo will heal from his wounds and fulfill his end of the bargain. But now, Tankun has acknowledged the possibility that he will have to secure the beast himself and thus has begun to sharpen his skills to become as powerful as he can. When the time comes he will take Shukaku for himself, but until that day he will do what he must.

Other

Elemental Specialty: Tankun's primary element is that of wind, granting him all the expected abilities that come with it. He is also a user of the Sand kekkei genkai, which he has become quite the capable master of.

Sensory: This is a very advanced of advancing the ability to feel and sense chakra. The technique allows the user to concentrate and detect someone's chakra. Users can use this to determine the nature of a jutsu used as well as sense masses of chakra. The use of this can be compared to Sharingan's brutish level of sensory, able to sense collection of chakra but not the level of clarity and precision Byakugan has.

Scorpio: Specialized gourd used by Tankun during battle.

(Sukopion) - Scorpio

Type: Weapon
Rank: S
Range: Short
Chakra: N/A
Damaga: N/A
Description: Scorpio was developed as a weapon for sand users to replace the typical gourd of sand seen used by people such as Gaara. While the gourd itself was useful, it had little value beyond being a simple container for the sand inside. The Scorpio on the other hand was developed to not only carry sand, but to be a useful tool in battle. The shape is designed after the tail of a scorpion, with numerous segments which end with a stinger-like head. The segments are each composed of dozens of hand-sized "scales" which each are hollow, sharply edged and filled with sand. These scales are loosely bound and designed in a way that allows the user to release them at will. In close quarters combat, this allows the user to swing the tail for attacks and defense by controlling the sand inside with hand movements. The scales carry an inherent A-rank durability. The head segment of Scorpio has a nozzle where a scorpion's tail would have its stinger. This is where the sand inside is commonly released from, though it can also be released from between the scales for quicker access. In terms of abilities, the Scorpio has several.

An A-ranked highly compressed stream of sand can be fired from the nozzle reaching up to long range.
The scales can be released along with sand to swirl violently around a target. This can be used as an A-ranked attack up to mid-range by having the scales slice up the target, or as an omnidirectional shield around the user.
The user can use the sand within the tail to extend its reach momentarily, similar to Renji extending Zabimaru, for quick B-rank strikes up to mid range.
The strongest attack allows the user to release all of the sand from the nozzle of Scorpio in the form of a violent tornado. The tornado can be made directly from the nozzle and extend up to long range in any direction the user wants (horizontal, diagonal, vertical, etc.) or, they can stab the nozzle into the ground and have the tornado form from directly below the target. The tornado is S-ranked in strength and can be used twice, requiring the weapon to be replenished after each usage.

To replenish the interior of the weapon with sand the user can stab the nozzle into the ground and draw in sand (directly drawing in sand, or converting earth into sand). Because of the size of the weapon, it can be a bit cumbersome to the wielder. While wearing it they lose speed equivalent to one rank, though this penalty can be removed by devoting 15 chakra per turn towards supporting the weapon through sand manipulation. As it could be an annoyance to carry a weapon of this size everywhere, the user can summon it from a scroll kept on their belt when needed. Due to the construction of the weapon its very difficult to fully destroy. Precision attacks can cause the tail to shatter, and destroy a couple of scales, but it can simply be reformed the following turn.
-Simplified appearance: Fairy Tail's Scorpio tail x Shukaku's tail
-All abilities (aside from freeform CQC) count as a move in the user's turn and follow the standard rank/chakra cost/damage guidelines. Each has a one-turn cooldown.
-Loss of speed of one rank, or loss of 15 chakra per turn while wearing.
-Can only be used by sand users.

Weapons: Tankun carries the traditional assortment of ninja tools within pouches sewn into his robe. This allows him quick access to items such as kunai, shuriken, paper tags, smoke bombs, etc. On his back he carries both a long staff, which he is proficient in battle with, and a metallic shield that was given to him during his travels.

The Will of Darkness: While not a traditional adherence to this Will, Tankun has fallen under the wing of its creator Danzo Shimura. He has taken the aggressive approach to village defense, but views it from a practicality point of view rather then a strong belief. He tends to not harbor ill-will towards his targets, instead viewing his missions as game-like in nature.

Theme Song and Background Music:

[video=youtube;fsR9LbBNtG0]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fsR9LbBNtG0[/video]

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