Yoriyama Ruuji

Academy: When he was only a few months old, Ruuji was left at an orphanage, since his mother was homeless and couldn’t care for him. Because Kirigakure was always in need of new shinobi , the Orphanage would send a few orphans with a healthy and good body, including Ruuji, were sent to the Academy to learn the way of the ninja. Every day after school had ended, Ruuji would watch many of his classmates being picked up by their loving parents. He envied those children, for he knew that after his lonely trip home, he would just be another kid at the orphanage, nothing special in anyones eyes. In order to block out the pain, Ruuji focused completely on his progress as a ninja, spending almost every speck of free time studying and practicing. This made him an outcast, since he never played with other children. Most of the students would simply leave him alone. He graduated the academy when he was thirteen, with one of the highest grades.

Genin: Now a genin, Ruuji was placed in a typical four-man team consisting of three genin and a jounin teacher. Ruuji was the strongest out of the three in terms of skill, but was often known to be uncaring towards his teammates. Ruuji, since he had never learned anything about love and friendship and the likes, he claimed that individual ability is all that counts. The other genin started to strongly dislike Ruuji, and the boy was once again an outcast. In the eyes of his sensei and the other adult-shinobi however, this was fine, as Kirigakure was known for its “survival of the fittest”- mentality.

When he was a genin, Ruuji went to his first battlefield. An old castle was reported to serve as a hideout for a large band of bandits now, and Ruuji’s team, along with a few other teams, were sent to deal with it. Kiri had severly underestimated the number of bandits, however, and although all of the jounin managed to stay unharmed, many genin had lost their lives. Ruuji, however, made it out alive simpy by focusing completely on combat and not caring about his teammates. Although many of the young genin were traumatized by the gruesome battle, for Ruuji it was the best thing ever. Having never felt “alive”, because of his grim life, the thrill of battle and the joy of combat made him feel more real than he ever felt before. This began his passion for combat and his bloodthirstiness. Although his jounin captain didn’t approve, saying Ruuji was too selfish to be considered a team captain, he was still promoted to chuunin at the age of 15, shortly after the battlefield.

Chuunin: During his Chuunin times, Ruuji met a person that had great influence on his philosophy. He was placed in a small special team consisting of three other chuunin. Two of the other chuunin were both rude and loudmouthed, nothing but talk. The other chuunin, a girl named Nanako, was a shy and quiet girl. She hardly spoke, and when she did it was usually accompanied by a lot of stuttering and blushing. During their first real battle against another chuunin team from an enemy country, Nanako showed her true self. What she lacked in talent, she made up for in will. The enemy chuunin were stronger then Ruuji’s team, and managed to overpower them at first. However, no matter how much the enemy chuunin would beat her up, she would continue to fight, eventually defeating one of the chuunin. As the other three were dumbfound, Ruuji and Nanako used their surprise to their advantage and finished the three while they were still wondering what the hell was going on. Seeing Nanako’s strong will, he started to respect her. As the two big talkers could do nothing but cower in fear against the superior enemies, this event triggered Ruuji’s belief that only during a fight ones true self would emerge. This made him think even higher of combat, viewing it as a test for mankind. He also came to respect strong-willed people in general.

Nanako gained Ruuji’s respect, and the two worked together flawlessly. Nanako in turn was fond of Ruuji for being the first person ever to respect her. The two became close friends, among the other chuunin there were even rumors about a romance, although this was never confirmed by any of them. This came to an end however, when Nanako died in combat. The four of them were on a mission when they were ambushed by an enemy. Ruuji and the other two got away, but Nanako didn’t survive. Most people predicted that Ruuji would be sad, but “disappointed” turned out to fit the description much better. Nanako had failed the test after all, and was in Ruuji’s eyes no more than average from that day on. It did lead him to respect strong-willed people however.

When he was seventeen, the massacre against Kekkei Genkai users started. Later in his life, Ruuji would describe this event as one of the most beautiful times of his life. Since Kekkai Genkai users are skilled in general, depending on how adept they are with their Kekkai Genkai, he fought a lot of powerful opponents. It also earned him a lot of respect from the village.

Jounin: Ruuji became a jounin at twenty years age. During this time he had gained a lot of the elders respect for the many missions he successfully finished, and his achievements in the Kekkai Genkai users. He was also noted for his great skill on the battlefield, becoming absorbed completely in combat. For four years he managed to keep up his reputation. However one day, during another battlefield, Ruuji came across a very powerful opponent, a shinobi-captain of a small resistance group that was against the new Mizukage and her softer approach. The man had been an ANBU, and was very skilled. He managed to win, but becoming so absorbed by combat he ruthlessly killed a number of genin in the process by attacking the enemy even though the genin were clearly in the way. Ruuji was sent to prison for killing his fellow shinobi.

Ruuji was sentenced for ten years. After that, he wouldn’t be allowed to become a shinobi anymore, thus seemingly ending his career. Not all was as it seemed, however. A secret research team, led by an advisor of the Mizukage, a man named Akumo, had started experimenting on shinobi, modifying their bodies in order to give them more power. This team was founded secretly and behind the Mizukage’s back. The goal was to create a group of powerful, modified shinobi that Akumo would use to attempt a Coup de Tat. The research facility was hidden underground, the entrance hidden somewhere in Akumo’s mansion.

In order to gain test subjects, Akumo would bribe several corrupt prison guards. These prison guards would smuggle prisoners to the research facility. There, the prisoners would be locked in another cell not much bigger than their old one, the only moment they would leave being when they were required for testing. Ruuji was among these prisoners. After doing various experiments on him, Ruuji had gained a more lizard-like appearance, with a pale skin, yellow eyes and an extendable tongue. He also had four arms and a tail.

After the experiments, the researchers placed Ruuji in a small arena together with three jounin-leveled shinobi who had also undergone various body-altering experiments. This was to test which modification was the most effective. The four nin were to have a free for all fight to the death. Ruuji was the only survivor, and thus the most successful experiment. The researchers continued testing Ruuji, watching his progress. Ruuji quickly developed an own fighting style that involved using taijutsu and ninjutsu at the same time. It also allowed him to cast jutsu much quicker, as handseals are done twice as fast with four hands.

As long as Ruuji was allowed to fight, he had no reason to complain. It didn’t take long for the researchers to create a new, improved method of altering bodies.. A few weeks after receiving his new body , Ruuji was told that he would return to the prison because the researchers needed a new test subject, and he was basically outdated. Refusing to go back to boring prison life, Ruuji killed the ten researchers and fled the hidden village itself. On his way out, Ruuji mercilessly killed any shinobi that tried to stop him, no matter what rank they were. In total, about thirty people were killed, ten researchers and twenty shinobi, a combination of genin, chuunin and jounin. His actions were not all bad, however, as when the village’s shinobi followed Ruuji trail of destruction, they discovered the research facility hidden in Akumo’s mansion. Akumo himself wasn’t present during Ruuji’s outbreak. He and everyone linked to the group were arrested and sent to jail.

Missing-nin: Ruuji was branded a missing-nin for his actions, and started traveling the Shinobi world looking for powerful opponents. He would usually seek out places that were going through war, offering his services. Although some places refused to employ a rogue ninja, Ruuji got a decent amount of jobs, allowing him to experience the thrill of battle once more. He became quite renown in a short time, as his abilities on the battlefield were remarkable.

Trouble was heading for Sunagakure no Sato. The village’s massive cliff walls could be seen rising from the desert from miles away. These walls provided the village with both protection and security. From these high walls, patrolling shinobi would be able to see anyone who was closing in on the village from miles away, making it nearly impossible to sneak up on it. Nearly, that is. Granted, on a clear, pleasant evening like this traveling above the surface would make one completely visible to anyone standing on Suna’s walls. Above the surface, that is. Unknown to the sentries patrolling the cliffs, a threat closed in on Suna, moving towards the village from under the dunes. It was Rainen. Using Doton to travel underground, he was closing in on the village quickly. This technique was one of Rainen’s favorites. It took surprisingly little chakra yet it could be used in more ways than can be counted on two hands.

Rainen had a plan. A plan to start a war between Oto and Suna. He had been plotting to destroy his former village for two years. To this end he had joined the Akatsuki, a powerful organization composed of some of the world’s most dangerous criminal shinobi. Deadly as this group was, however, S-ranked criminal named Rainen wasn’t satisfied. The organizations had other priorities than the destruction of Oto, and Rainen couldn’t wait for them to finish those. He was impatient. He would set in motion the engine of the Sound’s destruction himself! Otogakure no Sato was a mighty village nowadays, having defeated both Iwagakure and Kumogakure in its rise to power. Rainen knew that. He had contributed to those victories himself! He had been fighting on the front lines in the war versus Kumogakure no Sato. Yes, Oto was strong, therefore it needed a strong enemy. Sunagakure had recently opened its gates to missing-nin looking for a second chance. Even outside of Akatsuki, there were a lot of incredibly powerful missing-nin walking around in the shinobi world. Some of which indeed heeded the Kage’s call. These shinobi greatly added to Suna’s military power, making it the perfect enemy against Oto

In the meantime, Rainen had reached Suna and was now traveling underneath the walls. As soon as he popped up at the other side of it, standing behind a tall building, he instantly performed a quick, one handed seal. All that was required for the simple Transformation Technique. In an instant the young man in the Akatsuki cloak with his blue hair was transformed in an entirely other person. A man in his thirties with blonde, short hair and a scar on his chin. He wore the typical Otogakure outfit and an Otogakure headband. In this disguise, the plan was to damage the village and raise hell, then retreat before he would get caught. But he would make sure people would get a clear glimpse of his Otogakure headband. That would pit Suna against Otogakure. And with hints about an allegiance soon, so would Akatsuki…

He was going to use as little chakra as possible, however. There was a chance he might get into a fight against an equal opponent, maybe even the new Kage himself. In that case, he would need all his chakra. Luckily both Underground Submarine Voyage and Transformation were very chakra-efficient so Rainen’s chakra reserves were as good as full. And with that, Rainen dashed off. To the kage building he went. The best way to start a war was to attempt an assassination on the new Kazekage, or Dezatokage as he apparently changed the name of the rank. Of course all he would do was attempt assassination with one attack and retreat afterwards.

And so, after sneaking through the village trying to find the most abandoned route he could take, silencing the occasional lonely civilian by slitting their throat with a kunai before they could react, the disguised Rainen had reached the Kage building. He didn’t mind the trail of blood he had left behind. Someone would come across it soon enough, but that was fine. He WANTED to be discovered. Just not before he had staged his assassination-attempt on the Dezatokage.

Now came the moment. He had to be quick. He had to reach the kage building’s balcony, the one that leaded to the Dezatokage’s office. However going in from the inside would definitely get him spotted with the abundance of shinobi crawling around in there. So his best option was to scale the building’s wall using chakra to maintain his grip while walking vertically. However that, too, would leave him with a risk of getting caught. Just as Rainen was considering other idea’s, he heard a distant scream. A woman’s scream. Someone had discovered one of the corpses. Rainen smiled. He owed that woman a thanks. Now the attention of every shinobi in the village would be directed to the source of this scream. No one would watch the Kage building! So Rainen dashed. With speed typical to an S-rank melee specialist but insane for a normal human and impressive, though traceable, to a jounin’s trained eyes, Rainen dashed up the building. He didn’t waste a single second, gratefully using the woman’s diversion to its fullest.

And landed on the balcony to the Kage’s office. Now for the assassination attempt and he would be out of here in an instant. Rainen had barely landed or he opened op a summoning scroll making a swarm of kunai burst through the window that led to the Kage’s office. Some of the kunai had explosive tags attached to them, and the explosions would immediately alert the village, as well as increasing the killing potential of the attack. Of course Rainen didn’t expect someone powerful enough to hold the position of Kage to die that easily, but the added killing power made the assassination attempt look more believable, making it seem like the assassin really tried.