Hokage Kamen

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Player Name: Sparda
Time Zone: EST

= Physical Traits =
Name: Hokage Kaou/Kamen
Age: 40
Grade Level: Teacher
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 215lbs
Body Type: Batman-like.
Eye Color: Blue
Hair color: Black

= Personality =
Likes: Soft Music, fire
Dislikes: Injustice, Suffering
Kinks: Large breasts, ephebophilia, maiesiophilia, public sex.
Fears: Love, losing what he holds dear.
Favorite Foods: Sushi
Favorite Music: Any.
Hobbies: Music and motorcycle riding.
Academic Speciality: History and Finance.

= History =
Kamen is the only child of Kurei and Neon, conceived and born after the battle with SODOM was over. Despite his other social misgivings and shortcomings, Kurei was.. well.. extatic to have a child. A new life to care for. A new life to protect with every fiber of his being, and this time, he wouldn't fail. Kurei ordered all of his followers to protect, adore and serve his child until he grew old enough to be worthy or unworthy of their respect, as Kurei would never force his loyal friends to do something they didn't want to, but protecting a child was not out of their characters. Kurei and Neon decided to name their child 'Kamen', meaning 'Mask', in hopes that around their infant son, they could finally shed theirs. It didn't work out quite this way. Because of the way Kurei was raised, he still believed that hiding yor emotions and true feelings was the only way to keep yourself and your loved ones safe. And Neon was still obsessed with having people love her. Thier child was no exception. His real name, on all legal papers, however, was Hokage Kaou.
Kamen was, in a sense, a very privileged child. Protected day and night from assassins and dangers real and imagined by his father's loyal guardians, Kamen was a little isolated from the rest of the world, but didn't mind, because he never lacked in companionship. Whether Joker and Raiha's humour or quiet meditation with Jisho's spirit, Kamen was never alone, even when away from his parents. Both his parents cared for him very much and did their best to raise their child well, or as well as they could with their principles. This is where Kurenai and Raiha came in, to educated Kamen in other aspects of life than growing up strong and being loved.
There was a problem with this upbringing, however. Kamen went through the normal progression of a child, but was never truly disciplined. No matter what he did wrong, outside of training, Kurei UTTERLY refused for his child to be harmed, by himself, his guardians, or even his wife. Not once in his entire life was Kamen yelled at by his father. Kurei could not bring himself to raise his voice to his son, or a hand to discipline him, or even let Neon do so. He simply, calmly explained to him why what he was doing was wrong... leaving Kamen utterly terrified to ever try it again, as Kurei is a lot scarier calm than enraged. Because of this, Neon let slide the fact that they couldn't discipline their child, but at the same time, Kamen developped a simple attitude of 'If You Can't Make Me Stop, There's No Reason I Should' towards most things in life, and a somewhat skewed concept of right and wrong.
Kamen was also thaught early on what his parents considered to be the most important things in life. Neon explained in details to her child how being alone and unloved is a fate worse than death, how one must make sure as they go through life to have someone to love them and love back, whether physically, filially or otherwise, and that if one isn't loved, their life will be a horrible, terrible thing. From Kurei, he learned the harsh life, that whatever you loved, if you did not protect it completely, you had to keep away from you at all costs, to not let people know how you feel, otherwise everything you love and that loves you back is doomed to die because of it. That hiding your emotions is the only way to go, and that to be strong you have to be able to cast aside everything in a heartbeat. This had a...major affect on the child's mental stability, as he shared the genetic defect of his father's chemical imbalance, which made his rationalisations of right and wrong... odd. Most of his morality he got from Raiha and Kurenai, through Kurei's words, which gave him a kinder aspect than one might think, but still raised by the words of an unjustly killed young woman and a consummate, if comedic, warrior. Joker thaught him to make bad jokes, and keep people guessing. Jisho's simple presence thaught him quiet fortitude in the face of adversity.
From a very young age, Kamen was raised and trained to carry out his grandmother's goal, albeit with Kurei's stance on it. He was to be the heir of the Hokage Ninja clan, but since Kurei had turned his back on that name and let his brother have it, Kamen was raied to be the clan leader of the Ura Hokage Uruha. Kurei himself had not be trained as a ninja, and simply had memories of a childhood in a ninja clan, and as such sought out modern day masters of ninjutsu to train his son to create a clan out of the Ura Hokage Uruha. Kurei and Raiha handled the training of Kamen in the ways of the warrior, and this was the only time Kurei allowed himself and others to actually harm his child.. all in the ways of training, never more, never less. Kurei's drive to see a strong son was tempered by his unending kindness and tender nature, which made for the perfect balance. Raiha was already a master warrior, and knew what to do to make Kamen strong. The mix of styles of Raiha's finesse and Kurei's overwhelming power made Kamen into a versatile and powerful fighter, probably better at this than he was at actual ninjutsu. As such, his fighting style, unlike most other shinobis, isn't Taijutsu, but Raiha's style (unmentionned) and Kurei's style (mix between karate and assassination techniques.).
As Kamen grew, his father acquired a Tekkou and started to train him in the use of his flame. Unlike his father and uncle, he did not have a mystical animal, so using and mastering his flame was not especially hard. It manifested naturally, under the guidance of his father, in the shape of a bat. Ironic for one with the cursed flame.
Furthermore, he discovered his flame could be used for protection or attack, for immobilisation and murder, for every imaginable contrast that tools gives you.. and so, he changed his focus towards learning how to use his flame as a ninja, and ended up learning on his own, with a natural ability, how to use chains and the mankiri gusari (Chain Sickle Ninja Weapon). He was very pleased with this, as this made him not only a stronger ninja, but a worthy heir to be an Ura Hokage Uruha Flame Master.
His mother, not wanting her son to grow up into nothing but a killing machine, tried her best to educate him as a proper Japanese nobleman, teaching him the arts of music and litterature. She herself wasn't especially fond of litterature, but she was a fairly intelligent woman, and a master musician, which apprently, Kamen had inherited. However, while he had a much higher talent for music than he had for even fighting, but claimed this was not something he wanted to focus on. He was, of course, lying, since he was terrified of displeasing his father, and wanted very hard to bring the name of Ura Hokage Uruha as a feared and respected ninja clan, moreso than even the Hokage were in their heyday. However, in his spare time, all the boy could do was listen to music and copy it to the best of his ability, or even sometimes compose on the spot. He did not let his father know this, as he had to become the Leader of the Ura Hokage Uruha.
To become the leader of the Ura Hokage Uruha, however, Kamen had to become stronger than his flame. To accomplish this, Kurei put a simple test on Kamen. For him to become the next leader, he had to best Jishou in personal combat, without the use of his flame. After preparing for a month and a week, Kurei finally took on the flame giant in his father. It took everything in him to actually make it, but after a pitched battle, Kamen managed to beat Jishou, and was acknowledged as the Leader of the Ura Hokage Uruha.
Kurei's inherited and taken money from Mori Kouran assured Kamen an education. He has the best high school education from private tutors, a strong buisness acumen learned from the best accountants in the Kongoji Masamune Zaibatsu, and the other rudiments of culture and humanity that can be learned in books and with practice. All he needed was practical skill. Kamen learned from his father of his uncle, and that his uncle also had a daughter. Intrigued at the concept of meeting his 'sibling', Kamen, when he turned 20, asked his father if he could leave the lands. He didn't say it was for this, but seeing the transparent nature of his family, Kurei accepted knowing full well why. However, he made his son promise to try to find other ninjas worthy of joining the Ura Hokage Uruha, which was an excuse for him to let his son go out in the world. Mori Kouran was dead, and all his other enemies were gone, so he had little reason to fear for his son. It was time to let go.
Kamen met several people on his journey to make himself a new clan, some of which he even became intimate with. From this union came a son he wasn't aware of, who appeared before him at the tender age of 14, telling him his family and friends had been killed in a revenge ploy by a dangerously powerful shinobi. Unsure of what to do, but knowing this boy to be his son, Kamen took him in and helped him learn about life in Kyoto, then enrolled him in the Aensland Academy.

= Special Abilities =
-Utsutemi no Jutsu: The fabled ninja substitution technique. Kamen learned this from an early age, the ability to substitue yourself with a log, or any other available item, to trick an opponent's attack. He has become very good at this.

-Multiple Bodies Technique: Kurei's technique learned from the Master Genjuro. Kamen learned this technique from his father, in which he makes 6 duplicates of himself, and his flames, to move around at high speed and confuse the opponent. He usually masks his aura as best he can and moves around rapidly during this technique, making it harder for his opponents to spot him. These copies are fully physical, as he learned the advanced version of the technique.

-Yashamaru's Wires: Powerful wires made of women's hair, dipped in special oils, attached to the fingers, which react according to the user's finger motions. Kamen has mastered the ability to use them at any time, for offense and defense. These wires can cut through rock with enough force and applications.

-Time Manipulation Jutsu: A Jutsu which allows a leap through time, and renders the user immortal. This is a forbidden Jutsu, and is not to be
used except in the most DIRE of circumstances, as mortality is a precious gift and immortality is quite the burden.

POWERS:
Kamen's primary power is the fact that he is an Hokage Flame Master, like Hotaru, his cousin. His father was born with a cursed purple flame, and he has inherited this aspect of the power, as the Hokage Flame is hereditary from parent to child. This flame is spiritual in nature, and burns unnaturally hot, to the point where most normal fires can't compare to it. This flame grants him the following abilities:
-Superior Physical and Spiritual Capabilities. Able to harm demons and the like due to his flame, and move/hit at their level.
-Superhuman resistance to fire and heat. Kamen will burn much, much slower than he should. However, he is not immune to flame, not even his own, The advantage to this is that other mystical flame or flame-like attacks burn him much slower than they should, so a magical fireball will not hurt much.
-His Flame's form is that of a giant vampire bat. He can alter it's size, but for the most part, Kamen usually keeps it at a 3-4 feet length to be intimidating, or a smaller, foot length to keep on his arm and shoulder. In contrast to his father's Kurenai's angel wings, Kamen somtimes makes the bat grow it's wings out of his back as an intimidation factor. He CAN use them to slow his descent or help in a jump, but these are mostly meant for show.
-His Flame's power is the 'Mastery Form'. Kamen can make his flame take the shape of any weapon, armour, shield, or other inanimate object, of which he's trained intensively to use, then wield and use the flame as a solid manifestation of that object, except with total control over it, as the flame is part of his body. However, he can only make one 'type' of weapon or object at a time, so he can only make a sword, or pair of swords, or a volley of kunai, or a set of armour. He cannot make two items at once (Not a shield and sword), and he cannot make multiple copies of the same item if he can't wield them (I.E., he can't make two claymore swords, but twin nunchaku or sai would work.) The exceptions to this rule are below.
-He's mastered three techniques with his flame:
--Rain of Death: Making a bow of fire, he can shoot an arrow, which will multiply into many arrows of fire as they head for their target, covering a wider area, and hitting harder. He can apply this technique to kunai or shuriken.
--Multiple Kunai: Kamen can throw as many Kunai as he wants with his flame, each will hit as a normal weapon would, but burn as well. He can also make as many copies as he wants, they will not vanish when he reforms another unless he wills it. This also applies to shuriken, but he rarely does this.
--Chains of Passion: Kamen can cover himself in chains and chain sickles, as these are his primary weapons. He can fire a dozen or so of these at a time, and unlike the other weapons, these can come out of any part of his body. He spent a lot of his time learning to master this, and this is the maximum manifestation of his power.
-He can only control his flame while wearing a Tekkou. These are a set of rings on his fingers. If he removes these at any time, his flame will grow out of control and consume him, slowly but surely, unless it is replaced.

= Talents and Skills =
-Ninjutsu: Amazing
-Taijutsu: Excellent
--Known Styles: Kempo, Capoeira, Jiujitsu
-Ninja Weapons: Very Good
--Throwing Weapons: Very Good
--Chains: Excellent.
-Leadership: Excellent.
-Music: Amazing. Master Level composer and performer, just rarely does so.
-History: Amazing.

= Notable Items =
Hokage Tekkou: Kamen's rings, which were made by Kagerou, to contain the power of Kamen's flame. If his rings are removed he can't control his flame, though he needs to summon it to lose control of it.
Tear Gem Earring: Kamen received a teargem earring from Yukihana, which allows him to contain his otherwise volatile personality and endure his crippling fear of emotional attachement.