Nihonto Kinzoku

Shinobi || Genin

"C'mon! It'll be fun! I promise!"

Information || Nihonto Kinzoku

Full Name: Kinzoku Nihonto ^{[Metal Sword]}
Alias: Gureru ^{[Errant One]}
Age: 12
Gender: Male
Country: Mizu no Kuni ^{[Land of Water]}
Village: Kirigakure no Sato ^{[Hidden Mist Village]}
Rank: Genin ^{[Nidaime Genin Cell]}
Relatives: Nihonto Clan

Persona || "If you can't find something to live for, you best find something to die for."

Kinzoku is very confident. He trains hard everyday to become better and better. He also strives to become the best there is at everything he does. He never gives up and is strong willed. He is always one up for a competition, and if he loses he would train and try again until he succeeds. When competing or in combat he is usually serious and almost never smiles.

Outside of combat, Kinzoku is easy to get along and very outgoing. He makes friends easily and is not someone most people forget. Though Kinzoku is very nice and friendly, he has a bad temper and is known to get out of control when he is mad, which could lead him to do something he shouldn't (which is why he is The Errant One). When he gets older, he wants to join the ranks of the Shinobigatana.

Appearance || Muscular

• NATIONALITY: Japanese
  
• ESTIMATED HEIGHT: 5'2
  
• ESTIMATED WEIGHT: 120
  
• EYE COLOR: Gold
  
• BUILD: Muscular
  
• HAIR COLOR: Blonde
  
• HAIR STYLE: Braid
  
• PREFERRED CLOTHING: Black sleeveless shirt under a black jacket with black pants, held up by a brown belt, topped with a red trench-coat, white gloves and black boot on his feet with red soles.

History || December 27

Kinzoku was born into the Nihonto Clan of Kirigakure on December 27. Being born to Kirigakure's infamous swordsman clan, Kinzoku was always into swords. Ever since Kinzoku was able to walk, he was trained to wield and utilize swords in unique ways to his clan. After learning to walk, Kinzoku was given the first of his swords. With this came numerous amounts of training. As expected of all young clan members, Kinzoku learned the Quick Draw Technique by the age of seven after multiple years of excessive training. At the age of seven, Kinzoku also joined the academy and a student in training to become a shinobi.

At the age of eight, Kinzoku started collecting swords to use in different manners. Each sword he collected had it's own purpose. During the time of war, Kinzoku's parents went off to fight, leaving Kinzoku to watch over himself. Because of this, that also meant Kinzoku had to get a job and support himself on top of continuing his studies. Therefore Kinzoku took up a job offering in a restaurant outside of Kirigakure as an entertainer. Using his swords, Kinzoku would juggle them and do multiple tricks.

That was when Kinzoku decided that at the end of every trick, he would throw the swords up and catch them in their sheathes. He figured it'd bring in more tips and allow him to have some extra money on the side for when his parents came back. Soon after that, Kinzoku used some of the training time, that he took out of his day to utilize his kenjutsu, to practice catching his swords in their sheathes. After a year of practicing, Kinzoku finally perfected the technique at the age of ten.

At the age of eleven, some bandits attacked the restaurant where Kinzoku worked at. Frozen in shock, Kinzoku watched in horror as the bandits terrorized the people and started damaging the restaurant. The bandits then got a hold of the people who ran the store who had become like family to Kinzoku due to him working there so long. As the first guy struck the manager, Kinzoku became enraged.

As soon as the guy's hand made contact with the manager's face, he would feel a steel fist come across his, easily knocking him out. When the others saw this they charged Kinzoku. Unsheathing his two short swords, Kinzoku slashed away at the first two and threw the swords in the air. He then pulled out his hunting knife and katana and threw the knife at one guy and decapitated the other with his katana as the two short swords landed in their sheathes.

As the last guy dropped, Kinzoku was now facing a mirror. And in the mirror, Kinzoku saw a steel version of himself standing before him. He had unlocked his kekkei genkai. Fading back to his regular form, Kinzoku put away his tools and helped the manager up. The manager then thanked Kinzoku and told him to take the rest of the week off. So after helping clean up and everything, Kinzoku went home to find that his parents had returned from the war.

With both of them still alive and unharmed, they all rejoiced. At dinner that night, Kinzoku informed them of everything that had happened while they were gone, including the day's event. His parents told him they were proud of him and would teach him the ways of their kekkei genkai. From there on out, Kinzoku went back to aggressive clan training and attending to his studies. Now Kinzoku is twelve, has learned a clan move called Henyou and just graduated from the academy to be placed in the Nidaime Mizukage's Genin Cell.

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Shinobi Equipment || Weapons/Items

Basic Shinobi Equipment: Kunais, Shurikens, Scrolls, Flak Vests, Flash Bombs, Smoke Bombs, Exploding Kunais, Exploding Notes, Exploding Pouches, Soldier Pills, Makibishis, Poison Bombs, and Wires.

Kunai Horusuta
Kunai Holster
These kunai holsters hold one steel kunai each and are located on the inside (bottom) of Kinzoku's sleeves. He has three in each sleeve with an explosive note wrapped around the hilt of each (but the note is not visible due to them being below the bandages that are wrapped around the hilt of all kunai). One of the kunai on each arm has a long thin steel wire attached to it. These holsters make is easier, faster and more efficient for Kinzoku to attain his kunai. Though he has more kunai in his pouch, these can be attained with little movement such as the flick of a wrist.

Chanbara
Sword Fight
Kinzoku has always loved swords and practiced with them since he was little. Over the years he has collected six chakra reactive swords in which he carries on his person. All the swords are light and his proficiency with them allows him to utilize them easily. He has a katana, two short swords, a single-sided sword, a double-sided sword, and a pocket/hunting knife.

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Shinobi Techniques || Jutsu

Bloodlimit: Nihonto Clan Kekkei Genkai

Kouzai ^{[Steel Material]}
The Nihonto Clan is very famous for their steel based kekkei genkai. By multiplying the metals already in their bodies and fusing it with their other cells, a member of the Nihonto Clan can change their entire body into stainless steel. This ability increases the damage they do with physical attacks greatly and makes them more immune to physical attacks (hitting them physically will hurt the attacker too). But unfortunately, it decreases their speed. Since Kinzoku practices his speed with his ability, his speed is only decreased by 5% (the more he practices it, the less it reduces his speed). Also, a member of the Nihonto Clan is able to control the steel which composes their body.

Henyou ^{[Changed Appearance]}
By being able to control and manipulate stainless steel, the Nihonto Clan can reshape the stainless steel in their body. By doing so, they can use the steel in their body to create weapons or objects of their choosing. Kinzoku's favorite weapon to create is a blade that comes out of his forearm

Chakra Nature: Raiton ^[Lightning]

Chakra Nature: N/A

Kenbu ^{[Sword Dance]}
After years of juggling and putting on shows with swords in a restaurant as an entertainer for money, Kinzoku started working on a fighting style utilizing this, that he calls Kenbu. Kenbu utilizes Kinzoku's skill in swordsmanship to unsheathe, strike and sheathe his sword. With this technique, Kinzoku quickly draws his swords, and uses them for however long and in whatever way he needs to. But the real trick is how he sheathes them; to sheathe his swords, Kinzoku throws them up with perfect precision and catches them in their sheathes. Kinzoku has trained so well in this technique that he can use it in the middle of an assault and/or in motion. If something hits the sword and alters it's motion, Kinzoku can quickly make the calculations in his head needed to still catch them.