Name: Yugao Kenzaki
Age: 24
Gender: Female
Birthday: April 4
Height: 5' 7"
Weight: 129 lbs
Blood Type: AB +
Village: Kirigakure
Rank: Mizukage
Classification: Nuibari's wielder, one of The Seven Swordsman of the Mist
Academy Grad. Age: 9
Chuunin Prom. Age: 15
Jounin Prom. Age: 18
Personality: Yugao is aloof, can come off as cold, and relatively does not show off emotion. She does not hold back her opinion when speaking casually, but against opponents she will lie to her heart's content to get the result she wants. She is known for being very manipulative and conniving, skills that make her a master strategist which carried her up to her position as Mizukage. Though she does not show it, she cares about her village and it's people and knows what to say to provoke her subordinates to do their best. She has a gambling addiction which can be blamed on her family. She is quite egotistic yet self-proclaims that she hates herself.
History:The Kenzaki clan was a clan known for their master gamblers. However, unlike other gamblers they studied the behavior of humans and applied this to their gambling technique, often psychologically intimidating the opponents to ensure a victory. The head of the clan is chosen through a gambling tournament when the current head is close to death. Yugao's father is the current head of the clan. Twenty years before Yugao was even born, father had one illegitimate son, Otoni; the mother was a woman who had lost a bet for her virginity.
Otoni was considered to be the black sheep of the clan. He had resented their gambling addiction, and enrolled in the ninja academy to become a shinobi. His dream was to become one of the Seven Swordsmen of the Mist and then Mizukage. While at the age of 16 he had been considered a master of Nuibari and was accepted as one of the Swordsmen, he wanted to fully and completely understand and master Nuibari. He attained this complete mastery at the age of 20 , the same year Yugao was born. At the age of 5, the clan deemed her a gambling prodigy.
As a child, Yugao wore a mask to conceal her face at all times, when asked about it she claimed, "a face can show your moments of weakness and tell your opponent what you're thinking." Back then, she was still a child and could not control the emotions displayed on her face so she hid them with the mask. She now wears a mask occasionally, usually during battle. She enrolled at the Ninja Academy after growing bored of gambling with her clan and opponents that had come to challenge the clan all day.
She enrolled at the Ninja Academy after growing bored of gambling with her family all day. She wasn't considered a prodigy at all however, her ninjustsu and taijutsu skills were minimal, she only had great chakra control, however she had a below average supply of chakra, practically negating the skill. She graduated at the age of 9 just barely passing the ninjutsu and taijutsu courses but excelling at the written courses.
Yugao wanted to train under Otoni right after graduating from the academy. However he continually asked her for her reasons on why she wanted to be his successor. They settled the matter the Kenzaki way, through a bet. If she won the game of Shogi, she wouldn't have to tell him why she too wanted to follow in his path as a Swordsman of the Mist. If he won, she would have to tell her the reasons behind her sudden interest and follow his every order precisely. He had won, which shocked the gambling prodigy. He told her "I may be a ninja now, but I'm still a Kenzaki." Implying that he still studied human behavior and the games the Kenzaki love to play. Yugao's reason was she was envious of her elder brother's skill and wanted to follow in his footsteps. She also told him of how she grew tired of the lack of a sense of urgency when playing a simple game, she would rather play with her life on the line.
Unlike her brother, her chakra was not nearly as vast and with limited taijutsu it took her 9 years to master the Nuibari completely. Though she still had other commitments as a ninja and still had a gambling addiction, even 4 years would still a long time for a future Swordsman of the Mist to master their sword. During this time, they bonded as brother and sister though he was old enough to be her father. Yugao would tease him about becoming the Mizukage before him and he'd respond with "over my dead body." They made a promise that when he is the Mizukage, she would one day challenge him for the title.
Along with the art of wielding Nuibari, Otoni taught her the clan's unrealized Kekkei Genkai: Kunton (Haze Release). The users combined water and yin chakra to form a dark mist virtually impossible to see in. The second the victim is completely surrounded by the mist or breathes it in, the mist enters his chakra system. However, only those who have complete mastery in Genjutsu can utilize the mist in the opponent's system to place them under a Genjutsu. Otoni tells Yugao that he cannot master Genjutsu, but she can. After completing the Nuibari training, their main focus was getting her to master gejutsu. He coild only teach her the less powerful regular mist Genjutsu which can be broken with a simple Kai, and the effects aren't as strong. Their training came to an end when Otoni died at the age of 40 from a disease that he suffered from for a month.
After her brother died, Yugao became even more manipulative and conniving, saying that while he would be known for his strength and genius with Nuibari, she shall be known for her genius with manipulation and Genjutsu. Determined to master Genjutsu completely, Yugao spent two years on a deserted island with a hermit who left the village because he wanted to live peacefully with the ocean. He refused to teach her when she first asked. So she challenged him to a game of mahjong betting her career as a ninja for his teaching. She won and trained with him for 4 years.. At the age of 24, she developed two genjutsu techniques that utilize the Kunton. However, she can only use one once during a battle else she risks using up too much chakra. In order to perform another technique she absolutely had to be restored back to full chakra.
The last Mizukage had died within last year of Yugao's training. The Mist's council of elders decided that the position should be left to someone who is smart and strong, naturally. They planned to host a contest, not telling the shinobi that the prize was the title of Mizukage. A written essay exam based on strategy and diplomacy was the first part. Next they had a physical exam, pitting the contestants up against eachother saying that though it is a tournament, the winner would be determined by creativity, strength, and strategic skills.
Yugao had returned just as they were hosting the contest. She decided it would be a good way to test out her new Kunton, however not the genjutsu. Yugao exceeded on the written exam but lasted only three rounds of the tournament. She could have gone through more, but she had already used up the amount of her chakra she limited herself to using during the tournament. The elders decided she was an excellent candidate, and gave her the title. She refused, reluctant because of her promise she made with Otoni. The elders offered a compromise, they would give her the right to leave the village whenever she pleased once a month so long as it was for political/diplomatic matters. She finally agreed, deciding that this is what Otoni would want for her.
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Tailed Beast: N/A
Clan: Kenzaki
Weapons/Tools: Nuibari, senbon needles infused with the dark mist, Nuibari's thread which is made from her chakra, the sharpness is controlled through chakra control
Chakra Type: Water and Yin
Kekkei Genkai: Kunton (Haze Release)
Description Of Your KG: The users combind water and yin chakra to form a dark mist virtually impossible to see in however the darkness and thickness can be controlled through chakra control. The second the victim is completely surrounded by the mist or breathes it in, the mist enters his chakra system. However, only those who have complete mastery in Genjutsu can utilize the mist in the opponent's system to place them under a Genjutsu. The Kenzaki all have great chakra control but a below average supply. Otoni is the exception to this, he has great control and abundance, however he cannot perform any Genjutsu with it.
Signature Techniques:
Silent Killing
Suiton: Kirigakure no Jutsu (Hiding in Mist)
Hijutsu: Kirisame (Secret Technique:Mist Rain)
Kunton: Kurai no Kiri (Haze Release: Dark Mist)
Kunton: Zetsubou (Haze release: Despair) - the victim is ensnared by a genjutsu that brings out their greatest fears and anxieties and causes the victim to mentally break down if they are not strong mentally or mentally unstable. The victim thrashes and rages while caught in the genjutsu.
Kunton: Nise no Hakushin (Haze release: Fake Reality) - the victim is manipulated into believing everything is perfectly normal and proceeds to battle as usual, the victim uses the same movements outside of the genjutsu as he does within the illusion.
Nuibari no Mai (Dance of Nuibari) - While dodging and weaving and attempts at throwing or stabbing through enemies, Yugao weaves the thin thread of Nuibari around the surrounding area causing the opponent to get trapped within the thread
Nuibari no Ame (Rain of Nuibari) - Usually done in the air above the opponent, Yugao swings Nuibari around by the thread to gain speed then hurls it at the opponent then clones Nuibari so ten are hurled at the opponent
Nuibari no Ito (Thread of Nuibari) - technique used typically outside of battle, Yugao spends time making thread and embedding the dark mist within it
*Note: The genjutsu from Kunton are not well known, I only put them down so I could describe the techniques and have the RPers aware of what the two genjutsu she developed are.