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Wanyūdō Uzumaki; Head of the Uzumaki Clan
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In the center of Uzushiogakure, a sacred whirlpool is maintained in honor of the village's founders. Sealed within a rock at the bottom of that small maelstrom, this scroll once lay untouched for years.

My name is Wanyūdō, of the great sealing clan, the Uzumaki. If you were the one who unsealed this scroll, then I assume you are as well. Whatever you may think of me, whatever the histories may say of me, whatever you may make of what I have written here, know that I once led the clan you are a part of, for as I write this, I am the head of the clan. Here is recorded the details of my life until now. I am still young, but I feel I should record my life, so that my successors may know whence they came, and thus know themselves.

I was born just under thirty years ago, which you should know is, as I have said, just past childhood for our clan. My father, Goemon, was the clan head at the time, and was known for his skill in taijutsu moreso than any other in our clan. I was the youngest child of his, my brother Nuekaze being older. I grew up as a noble member of the clan, but was never the one who was expected to lead the clan. My brother was trained to lead, and I to follow. By the time I was seventeen, I was a warrior, a general, but not a leader, not a ruler. I did as I was told, as I was supposed to. I did not give the orders. I was trained to kill my enemies, not to lead my people. That was why it was a disaster of all possible kinds when my brother and father were killed by the Uchiha. My brother was captured in battle with them, leading an assault along with me. I was not beside him because I had been sent to ambush their camp, a fruitless pursuit as it had been moved overnight. Had I been with the frontal assault, I have no doubt they would have survived. My brother may have been the stronger in terms of raw power, but I was always the best in battle. I had a cooler head, a better grasp of strategy. My father went to the Uchiha to negotiate for his release, but was betrayed and boiled alive. In that fashion, my brother and father died in the shinobi fashion and I took the place meant for them. Shinobi's lives are sometimes the cruelest of jokes.

I took up the position of clan head shortly after that, but I was little more than a figurehead for a time. I did not realize it then, but now that I have, I think it was a good thing I did not. I would have been outraged, but I would not have seen its necessity. I had not been trained for the post. I did not yet have the leader's mentality. I was younger than my brother by seven years. Perhaps most worryingly, I was emotionally compromised by the deaths of my father and brother. I would have ruined our clan had I been given full command of the reins at that point. My aunt, youngest of my father's siblings, took responsibility for all real issues, since a women would not be seen as usurping authority. Meanwhile, my two uncles looked after me, one keeping me in hand while the other made it his job to tutor me as my brother had been tutored. By the time my aunt caught sick, I was twenty-two and well-prepared to take up the command of the clan. After his death, I followed the period of mourning with a proclamation of my new position. It was well-received.

I have become notable through the entire area in the years since, nearly as renowned as my relative Ritsuryo within this region that some have begun to call the Land of Fire. My hammer is feared for its ability to crush almost as much as my fingers are for theirs to seal. I am called the Basilisk, like that exotic lizard which merchants once sold to our clan. My son loved it so, for its ability to walk on water with such rapidity, as if the act weren't miracle enough in itself. My speed is only enhanced by the rain which slows others down, and with my Gecko Seal I can cling to any surface so well that I can appear to bounce about terrain. Yet for all that, I was not as good a leader as history might have you believe. At least here, I want my true legacy to be recorded, not the image my family would show to the world.

I was foolish, once. I had been head of the clan for two years, so I should have been wiser, but in those days I strove far too hard to change myself. I fancied that I had to erase my training as an officer in order to be a better leader. I did not realize that in the sinobi world, a leader is just a warrior who fights at different times, and in different ways. In my haste to be an ideal leader, I overlooked this, and forgot the caution I had been taught when i was younger. I was too bold, and thought to attack Sora-ku, an old stronghold of the Uchiha's. I knew that the Senju, our distant cousins, were the ones who had the greater military strength, who usually carried out the larger operations, especially against foes such as the Uchiha, but I strove to be independent of them, and that was my downfall. One of my uncles led an attack that caught them by surprise, while I sealed the city off. A secondary force caught me by surprise, however. In my pride I had not expected to be anticipated. They attacked our base camp first, then came to push us out. We did our bit and left. But then we got back, and everyone was gone. Some of them came back when we sounded the alarm, but others, we only found bodies, if that. My baby son's blanket was wrapped around him, hidden in a cave with blood near the entrance. I was looking for two people in the cave, but we never found the other. It's a miracle I'm still alive and sane. For a while afterwards, I don't know if I qualified as either.

During my years as clan head, I like to think that I have accomplished much despite all my flaws, but then that is the human failing. We think too highly of ourselves even when we despair at our imperfections; we cannot escape the curse of perspective. Nevertheless, I do know that I have done some, though not as much as I should hope I will yet be remembered for. The Uchiha have learned that I do not forget, and will not yet forgive, and I count that as one of my greatest redeeming qualities, for all my flaws as a leader. I may not be able to act above the law or always do what must be, for I was raised under the mantra of "duty" and "honor", but I can do what must be done in regards to our enemies. Yet, I hope to deal them a still-greater blow. Our cousins the Senju have been growing tired of this foolishness with the clans as well. Sometime soon we together may make an end to it. That is my goal, and if I do not achieve it, my son Yatagarasu will have too. he is a good lad, and since his mother died his life is the one thing I care about more than vengeance. Family, in life or death, is the most important thing. When I said you should remember that I lead this clan, I was wrong. If you remember nothing else of this manuscript, pay heed to nothing else in it, know that I held family above all else, whether they were related by blood or by other bonds.

~Abilities~
Wanyūdō is renowned for his speed and agility, which he enhances by wielding a meteor hammer, which emphasizes speed of the strike in order to generate force and nearly unstoppable attacks. He outspeeds foes even more in battlefields covered with water, using his chakra and special movement techniques, both running and swimming, to enhance his speed in heavy rain or deluges, rather than being hindered like others. His Gecko Seal allows him to cling to surfaces for even more versatility on the battlefield. His typical battle style involves covering the field with Hurricane Art techniques, and then wreaking havoc with speedy strikes on opponents. In one-on-one battles or when his side is faring ill, he will resort to more Hurricane Arts for stronger attacks, and sometimes utilize his Yata Kagami technique, which allows him to seal and unseal attacks using his Hurricane Arts, dampening the opponent's ability to utilize jutsu.

Strength: 7/10
Dexterity: 10/10
Constitution: 7/10
Intelligence: 10/10
Wisdom: 8/10
Charisma: 9/10
~Jutsu~
Hurricane Art: Hydra Technique

Wind Release: Spiralling Wind Ball

Wind Release: Divine Wind

Water Release: Water Gathering Gorgon

Water Release: Water Dragon Whip

War of Ten Souls Seal

Gecko Seal

Hurricane Arts

Monsoon Emperor Technique: Yata Kagami

~Weapons~
Meteor Hammer
Edited by Thepantheon, May 17 2011, 12:26 AM.
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