| Karakuri Kaidan |
|
(Credit to Takeo for image) |
| Personal |
| Birthplace |
Sunagakure |
| Birthdate |
5/4/12 |
| Gender |
Male |
| Age |
23 |
| Height |
5'8" |
| Weight |
198 lbs. |
| Blood Type |
B+ |
| Kekkei Genkai |
Kugutsu Style Taijutsu |
| Classification |
None |
| Areas of Expertise |
Taijutsu |
| Clan |
Puppeteer |
| Affiliation |
Sunagakure |
| Team |
None |
| Rank |
| Ninja Rank |
Chuunin |
| Genin-Equivalent Age |
12 |
| Chuunin-Equivalent Age |
15 |
| Nature Type |
| Element (Affinity) |
none |
| Element (Secondary) |
n/a |
| Signature Jutsu |
| Mastered Armored Puppetry |
Karakuri Kaidan is a puppeteer who has given an arm and a leg for the village, literally. During his time on missions he has lost both his right arm and leg, since having replaced them with puppet parts he is known for his unique taijutsu style that involves fighting with a puppet like armor he pulls around himself, using his puppet armor, puppet arm, and puppet leg to fight against the enemies of Sunagakure.
Background
A talent for puppetry was indeed within Kaidan's grasp. He was born into a family of puppet makers and users. He found the process of building them to be rather neat, but using them was in some ways boring to him. He liked flicking out puppets but to him, it was a bit boring not to get your hands dirty. Why send something off to fight for you when you can just go get your hands dirty. As such, he started to create puppets that attached directly to him. Something he could pull on to his person, using chakra strings to move weapons or defenses into place at a moment's notice.
By the time he was 12 he had reached a level many would consider genin and when Sunagakure came to be he was immediately started as a genin, joining in with his armor like puppet. He rushed off to any mission that they would put him on, loving to get into fights and frankly enjoying showing off at any opportunity that arose. Unfortunately for him, his attitude didn't get him chuunin for quite a while. He reached the level of chuunin at the age of 16 despite being strong enough for it, many didn't believe he deserved leadership till he finally proved that skill and action can trump attitude. He might have had a bit of an attitude but he would act and when a mission went south fast, he acted.
The mission was to get a particular package back from a group of enemies and it had gone south fast. There were more enemies than expected and the chuunin in charge of the mission was being hounded by multiple enemies. In the situation, despite the danger the group was in, Kaidan acted with purpose. He rushed the package that was their target and lost his foot doing it. One of the enemies cut it clean off, and instead of stopping, Kaidan merely pulled his puppet armor in close to his foot, using it on the cut off foot to keep going and grab the package.
In the end, he lost a foot but the package was captured and he slipped off with it. As soon as he had it, his team was able to witdraw and the enemy went after him. Either by luck or skill, he was able to slip away stealthily and bring home the package. His actions earned him chuunin and his first puppet limb.
For some, losing a foot might be the end of a shinobi career. For Kaidan it was a mild inconvience and then it was an opportunity. Using puppetry, he created himself a new foot like he had used to grab the package on his most recent mission. Later, he would integrate it into his puppet armor. Progressively, he was even able to put a weapon into it to help him with his fights. As he ralized how much he gained with his new appendage, he became somewhat more reckless than he was before. As time passed, he became well known for his brash nature and a devil may care attitude. He would often take on missions above his rank if he was allowed just to push himself. Though, those that knew him knew it wasn't for the challenge but for the fun.
When the Silence hit Sunagakure, he was the first into the fight and one of the last out though the medics were the noes that had to drag him out. He had lost both his right arm and leg completely. They had to work to save his life and up until recently, he wasn't able to be about again. Once more, medics assumed he would be done as a shinobi, once more he rebuilt himself. Now, a full replacement of his right arm and leg, integrated into his puppetry and leaving him yet more opportunities.
Personality
To put a single sentence into his personality would be impossible. His most obvious trait is his somewhat lazy attitude. He focused hard on developing his armor purely for the purpose of being able to block with it without trying. His whole purpose for developing a powerful jutsu was so that he would have to do less work in order to use it. He doesn't believe in doing anything the hard way and is always looking for the easy way if possible. In some ways it actually sometimes makes him work really hard, especially if it means a lazier future.
His second most obvious trait is his devil-may-care attitude. He is reckless to say the least. In one mission he sacrificed his own foot just to get an objective done. He rushes into combat to fight if the cause is right and he often seems to ignore the consequences. He practically enjoys the possibility of danger. Rushing into any situation is enjoyable to him though it doesn't mean he does so without plan, he just prefers to be in the most dangerous situation.
Another thing about him is that he is very protective of those he cares about. He doesn't show it probably…ever. He does however care deeply. He finds allies, friends, and especially those he considers family to be very important and if they are in danger he will often put himself in danger save them, even if it might mean his death.
Appearance
Spiked up blond hair flows backwards over his head with some flecks of hair down over his forehead. His eyes are a greenish blue with a softly pointed nose and a smirking mouth with a strong jaw. His ears are pierced by a pair of gold rings that are worn loosely enough to move with him at times. He wears a trenchcoat like duster in a dark tan, dirtied with time and torn at the bottom. His right sleeve is ripped of revealing a right arm that is fully puppetry. His chest is bare with a bandage around his abdomen. His right arm is covered in the sleeve.
His blue pants are ripped along the right leg, tattered at the base to reveal that his right leg is also puppetry. His left foot is covered in a normal sandal which goes up to mid shin and has his pants tucked into it.
Relationships
| Name |
Relationship |
Notes |
| Sousa |
Kazekage |
The head of the village, Kaidan has had very little experience with him. |
| Kuoroke |
Council Member |
So far, Kaidan has had very little talk or time with Kuoroke. |
| Itami |
Council Member |
As far as it goes, Kaidan generally likes Itami even if she can be a bit gruff at times. He tends to like to make snarky and smart remarks to her, perhaps push his luck, but then again he has never played it safe in combat or with women. |
| Name |
Relationship |
Notes |
| Ayumu |
Odd Shinobi |
A strong Iga, he isn't sure what to think of the man just yet. |
| Arika |
Short Stackl |
Arika is an amusing young shinobi with a lot of interesting talent, though she is young yet. Hyperactive would be a good word to describe her. |
| Jiro |
Lil' Britchesl |
An angry little fellow most of the time. He wants to be taken so seriously but he's still just a kid. Never die attitude though, that's admirable. |
Ninja Journal
I can't believe how nuts those Silence guys were. An explosion that took off both my right arm and right leg? That guy killed himself just to take us out. There's something wrong with that. It's ok to rush into death but to purposefully seek out death? These guys aren't normal. That's for sure. Not to mention their leaders, siphoning chakra out of everyone and everything they touch. Well, either way, my time in the hospital is over and with the help of another puppeteer I was able to complete a project that will prevent these issues in the future. A new arm and a new leg.
Now, out of the hospital and back into it, I'm ready to get back into the fight. I will have to work a little while with these new limbs but I'm already feeling like they are mine. Feeling like they fit in with the rest of my body. We'll have to wait and see how things go.
It seems it is far easier to fight in my usual style with an arm and a leg that aren't real. I can whip out weapons with ease from those limbs and even burst chakra down them as well. This whole thing will work out well and I wonder. I wonder if perhaps I might be better off with limbs all made of puppetry. Some might call that a crazy idea but how crazy is it really? I already surround myself with my first puppet, why shouldn't I simply become the puppet? The question is how to pull it off. It's not going to be easy.
Even as I start to consider these ideas, I have reperfected the power of my puppet armor. I can block with quickness and ease with these new limbs. I can deflect away attacks at a moment's notice and not even have to try. It's the way it should be. It's armor, I shouldn't have to think about using it. Now, however, is the time to start working on my speed again. Other puppeteers believe in focusing only on their puppets but I want to perfect my own body first and then work on puppets outside of myself. Let people assume that if they get past the puppets to me that they will have an easy time. Let them make that mistake.
It seems that the Silence are back up to their old tricks and are now claiming somehow we broke the truce or peace or whatever bullst mad men tell themselves these days to make themselves feel better. Now Itami is wanting us to go out and fight and act like normal. Perhaps work with the other villages or the like. I mean, that is fine. I get that I just don't get why we don't build a giant coalition, find these jackaes and crush them under a wave of shinobi.
Sometimes, the leadership are too cautious with things. Isn't being in leadership about making the hard decisions? I get not rushing into things too hard but already I can see that the leaders of other villages are all standing around posturing at one another. Writing letters, trying to come out ahead, and I think sometimes everyone is so busy trying to pull ahead of everyone else, they don't see that the guys who aren't playing their game have already finished the race. The Silence isn't trying to posture, boast, or dance ahead of everyone. Trying to make points or concessions. They are ahead already, winning while we all argue over their dust.
What is with this kid? Some young Inuzuka kid somehow got himself involved in the fight with the Silence. He had no business there. A fresh genin nearly getting himself killed. Then I got involved because I care too d***ed much. I fought with the Silence while trying to get the kid to run and nearly died for it. I got torn to shreds. Is it because my body needs to be tougher in some way? I'm not really sure.
Either way, I got the kid out of harm's way and got him back to Konoha. I know that Itami was in the process of blowing up the field and got him out as that was happening. I found out later that they had won the day. Yuuma had escaped but it was going to work out no matter the case. I got to meet two more Inuzuka when I got Hige back to Konoha. They seemed pretty grateful for the kid's life. I really don't care as long as he learns that sometimes there are fights that aren't for you.
I am now without any limbs. I have made that decision myself this time. I wanted to do this. It feels so strange. They say the worst curse of all is to give someone what they want. Now I understand it. I can still kinda feel through them and yet I can't. It's not the same. There's gotta be a way to change that. What good is having a new set of limbs if I hurt my senses doing it? What good is going the full path to a puppet body if I am less of a shinobi at the end. This has to change.
Even as I move forward, I am starting to think that there are two particular styles of shinobi arts I have to learn if I wish to move forward. I am going to need to find a way to use medical ninjutsu and I'm going to have to learn some form of sensor style ninjutsu. Between those two arts I may be able to create a puppet body that is much like mine before. I may even be able to make more bodies for myself. We shall see.
Apparently the Silence cropped up everywhere. They were attacking in all the Lands. The main fight was near the crater where we were tricking Yuuma into his own doom. With the attacks all over, the main forces of Sunagakure had to defend the Land of Wind. As such, I was in charge of a contingent from Sunagakure and rushed off to the crater to help fight Yuuma directly. I was leading and yet the other leaders were Kage and Jounin. I was the only chuunin in charge. It was, interesting. And yet, there I was, at the lead. Fighting with my comrades in one of the most impotant fights of my life and surviving well. We were playing our ploy strong.
Yuuma took the bait and went straight for the poisonous power of the meteor we had brought there. He fought against some of the most powerful people in all the Lands while I directed and protected the forces of Sunagakure. The fight went on for probably no more than a few minutes but it felt like hours. The actual clean up did take that much time. We broken the Silence and scattered them. The other brother is still out there but it finally feels like we can breath. Even so, now there's a matter of another escapee. Someone else on the loose. I'm not sure what to think.
Even now, as I finish up work on one of my most powerful attacks to date, I feel the end of the journey I have made so far coming to an end. It's like a chapter on my life is ending as I begin to think on Medical Ninjutsu. I believe that will have to be my next pathway if I intend to make a powerful body for myself. That and Sensor abilities will have to be made mine. I can't simply set aside this idea. My power will grow greater if I can create a body that is more human. A body that can heal. Even better if I can capture other bodies and start to work on them as well.
This is all just theory at this point. I need to get to work on this new style and I'll need to talk with someone who has the capacity to truly teach me. I am going to have to look into this Daimyo of the Land of Tea I think. I have heard of him only briefly but apparently he is probably the world's greatest medical ninja. I can't just use medical ninjutsu, I have to really and truly understand it if I hope to succeed.
The red mist. I'm not sure how I feel about this new discovery. Something horrible is happening in the ruins of the Land of Wind. We are already setting up guards to watch over that horrible place. Something has infected the people who have passed through that area. Perhaps some were there already. Whatever it is they have been turned into something else. Something horrible that doesn't appear to care about joints, bones, or otherwise.
I'm not sure what we are going to do about this horror. Anyone who goes in there becomes like them if they don't get out quick. The mist causes people to become weaker and weaker till it simply takes over their body and mind. Are any of them saveable? Should we simply wipe out that whole area? Where did any of this start or come from? None of these questions have answers and I fear that the answers will lead to more questions. Questions we don't want the answers to. Is this something we sowed long ago in our younger years as a people or is this some outside threat? I am going to have to keep watch on this situation.
In the Land of Rivers the Red Mist has appeared and without warning. We went there because of the stories coming out of a major port that threatened to put a damper on trade for Sunagakure. We worked with those from Hanpa. I was expecting, or perhaps hoping, for something else. For some kind of person trying to use some other story to attack. Maybe even something just involving some bunch of thieves that happened to feed on fears of others. Sadly, I was worse than mistaken.
Upon going into the forest near the port, we found a small village being attacked by the Red Mist creatures that were once human. This time, however, there was something that might be called a leader. There was some kind of broken seal through which they were coming. There was something on the otherside. We were able to kill off the attackers, they went back through the portal…but Arika's clone went through, too. When whatever happened to it happened on the otherside, Arika seemed to become horrified to the point of silence. I will have to find out more about that later.
Finally my training had started. I met up with the Daimyo of the Land of Tea, Nagamura Shuuren. He was a very strange man to say the least. I thought I was odd. I am working with him not just for medical training, but also for pushing myself toward the eventual moment of becoming truly a puppet. I have already gone so far, there's no going back now. I have to complete this if I intend to truly reach my end goal. The ability to truly be immortal. I don't know if it is possible but if it is, this is the way to do it. I will be, in many ways, just chakra. This path is long, but I will get there.
The start of my training in medical ninjutsu was in learning simply to restart a fish's life. How strange is it that my first step toward immortality is in the act of bringing some fish back to life? That is the strangest way to start a story like this. I don't believe I'll write this one down if I ever do write any of this down. Who knows? Perhaps in a few years I'll simply be dead. It's hard to tell. This whole thing is a chance to say the least, but if I am ever going to be successful I will need Nagamura Shuuren to be with me every step of the way. He is the only one that I can think of or any one else can think of who would be able to help.
This is the end of my training. I was able to heal completely and save a convict. A man who really didn't deserve to be saved. He was my test subject though because he was destined for death anyway. All the ones I worked on were going to be put to death. As one final torture Shuuren decided they should be worked on by me. I have been able to heal them to his satisfaction though. Now, I am to leave off on my own and work on this path on my own.
Even as I move back to the Land of Wind, my sandy home, I can't help but think about the Red Mist. Are they immortal, too? Is that the future for those who chase immortality? I don't know if those things are immortal but I saw one spin its head all the way around backwards. Anything doing that should be dead and yet it wasn't. That seems to indicate some form of immortality. Strangely, all the medical training has me thinking more about the Red Mist. The strange way they moved. The strange actions they took. The odd hive mind like structure I've heard they have from others. Perhaps now I will be able to solve the nature of these things now that I have medical training.
Skills And Abilities
| Mastered Armored Puppetry |
| Puppet Physical III |
| Armored Puppetry III |
| Dash Step III |
| Puppetry Sharp II |
| Puppet Physical II |
| Armored Puppetry II |
| Dash Step II |
| Self Inflict II |
| Puppetry Sharp |
| Puppet Physical I |
| Armored Puppetry I |
| Dash Step |
| Perception II |
| Tree Walking |
| Water Walking |
| Kugutsu Style Ninjutsu |
| Kugutsu Style Taijutsu |
| Scroll Mastery |
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