| Rurohashi Ruri |
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| Personal Information |
| Birthplace |
Land of Wind |
| Birthdate |
May 21, 15 B.F. |
| Age |
23 |
| Height |
5'5" tall |
| Weight |
124 lbs |
| Hair Color |
Black |
| Eye Color |
Brown |
| Blood Type |
The type that probably tastes really bad to ghouls. |
| Kekkei Genkai |
N/A |
| Classification |
N/A |
| Areas of Expertise |
Ninjutsu, Tomogan  |
| Clan |
None |
| Affiliation |
 Sunagakure |
| Team |
Team 01 |
| Combat Information |
| Ninja Rank |
Jounin |
| Ninja Registration |
001414 |
| Genin-Equiv. Age |
12 |
| Chuunin-Equiv. Age |
13 |
| Jounin-Equiv. Age |
19 |
| Nature Type |
| Element |
Unknown |
| Family |
| Father |
Rurohashi Rurano |
| Mother |
Rurohashi Rikako |
| Sister |
Rurohashi Rinako |
| Signature Jutsu |
| Stored Fire Stream |
Ruri Rurohashi and her twin sister, Rinako, are ninja from the Land of Wind. They rose to the rank of Chuunin after the Clan Wars ended and Sunagakure had solidified its position as a global power. Four years after the Hidden Sand Village had been established, both Ruri and her older sister had become Jounin. They have seen good things and a whole lot of bad things, but they have grown as women, ninja, and human beings along the way. Fears and hatreds that have plagued the twins their entire lives are gradually being grappled with and resolved.
Ruri once had a personal goal of revenge… But she has seen too much death caused as a result of hate and attempts to exact vengeance to be willing to make more. The world has enough suffering to go around. Why add to it? Besides, she has people who need her.
Background
Ruri Rurohashi is the twin sister of Rinako Rurohashi. Ruri's father was Rurano Rurohashi, a Genjutsuist, and her mother was Rikako, a Taijutsuist. Though the twins' parents continued to fight in the Great Shinobi War, the two girls themselves were kept out of the fighting for as long as possible. Ruri grew to resent the other shinobi her parents associated with, as they seemed to constantly be trying to force her sister into training. She never understood why people thought that Rinako should be forced into battle. And over time, an emotional conflict developed internally for Ruri.
On the one hand, she wanted to protect her sister from these rude and aggressive people who kept fighting and arguing with her parents, trying to force them to 'give up' Rinako for training. She loved her sister deeply, and did not want to see her hurt. On the other hand, she resented that everyone was focusing on her sister instead of her. Though she loved her sister, she felt that she could be special too if she was given the chance. So both to defend her sister, and to prove her own worth, Ruri began to practice fighting, insisting that she be taught how to be a kunoichi.
Ruri's parents were reluctant at first, but they eventually realized that with Ruri and Rinako now eight-years old, and the dangerous situations and increasingly dangerous fights that they were getting into, with no sign of the war ending, they could not be certain they could protect their daughters forever. Thus they assented to training Ruri. However, at the same time Rinako was finally allowed to train as well, and under the supervision of the mysterious "others" that had originally been trying to force the twins' parents to allow such in the first place. And so a bit of a competition between the two began. At least from Ruri's point of view… Unfortunately for her, though Ruri trained hard to learn the ways of the ninja, she proved to be physically weak and terrible at Genjutsu… Meaning that the specialties of her parents were of little use to her. She would have to find a different way to excel.
Ruri may not have been equipped for Genjutsu or Taijutsu, but she did her best to at least improve her physical strength — to a point. In the end, however, with her sister having been taken away to be trained by mystery-jerks, she was feeling increasingly agitated about her lack of progress. She didn't know what was happening to Rinako, but whenever she saw her twin the other girl looked drained, stressed, and often sad. She could tell there was a rift that had formed between Rinako and their parents, but she didn't understand why her sister blamed them. Obviously it was the fault of the unnamed ninja! But Rinako didn't see it that way. Still, it did nothing to diminish Ruri's efforts. If anything she redoubled them, planning to become strong enough to keep all the weirdos away from her most precious and ONLY friend.
It all changed for Ruri when she was shown Explosive Tags. The destructive potential of a piece of paper with some markings on it was exceptional, yes, but that wasn't what intrigued her. Lots of people could blow stuff up. But the calligraphic art of Seals reminded her of the mark on her sister's stomach that she had seen so many times before. She didn't know what it meant. Was there a connection between the two? Things started to come together in her mind. Did Rinako have a Seal on her? Was that why she was treated differently? Some special Seal? Because Ruri was still only 9 years old, she didn't really understand that there were other applications for Seals. So she came to the logical conclusion: They planned to turn her sister into some sort of living bomb! That's why they wanted to train her! They wanted to train her to build up Chakra so they could detonate it all at once and kill their foes! Those monsters!
Ruri went as soon as she could to meet her sister to try to tell them about the terrible plan! At first her sister was scared and confused, but then when Ruri explained how she knew, and about the Seal on Rinako's stomach, Rinako just started laughing. Ruri was stunned. The laughter was short-lived, and soon Rinako just looked sad. It was that day that Ruri found out the real purpose behind the Seal. She found out that her sister had inside of her a monster that the other ninja intended to use as a weapon. She wasn't horrified. She didn't see her sister any differently. Instead she just became angry. Angry at the people who had done this. Angry at the ones trying to turn her own sister into some kind of mass-murdering tool. She vowed to herself that from that day forward she would work to master Fuuinjutsu, and one day free her sister from this terrible fate. And she would kill those responsible for this atrocity when she succeeded…
Three years passed and at the age of 12, Ruri had learned all she could be taught by those around her about Seals. None suspected her true goal. With her night and day studies to learn Fuuinjutsu and her high intellect, she eventually made a breakthrough. It seemed that a Jutsu Formula could be used for many things. More than just affecting whatever it was written on. Each Jutsu Formula had a specific Chakra signature or pattern, and if someone knew how to detect that Chakra pattern they could find all subjects marked with a specific Formula using their senses alone. She would have to do more research on Formulas but Ruri planned to create a specific Formula, which she could print on her own skin with Chakra-infused ink. Essentially, they would allow her to store objects and Jutsu on her person, becoming a sort of "living Scroll".
Once she was confident she had this Jutsu as close to perfect as possible, she marked her entire body with Chakra-ink and began working on how to use this unique style of Ninjutsu to fight. Her efforts were eventually recognized and she was sent missions — often with her sister. This was an unofficial indication that the two of them were now Genin-level ninja. One year later, as the twins became more and more competent, they were also sent out on more dangerous missions. Their skills improved greatly, and they were recognized as Chuunin-level. And then the Clan Wars ended, and Sunagakure was founded one year later. She has spent the last three years working with her sister to strengthen Sunagakure's position in the region.
Personality
At heart, Ruri is a scholar. She could have just as easily have been a brawler like her sister, but the same could be said of Rinako. What seperates them most is that Rinako has the natural resources available to excel at Taijutsu and even Ninjutsu thanks to the Chakra available from the Tailed Beast sealed inside of her, she has great strength and endurance, and she even heals faster than any normal human being. Ruri recognized early on that she lacked any of those advantages and so instead of focusing on things she knew she could not match her sister in, she devoted herself fully to expanding her intellect, her knowledge, and her skills. She could identify the correct course of action, or what enemy they were facing, or how best to serve in a "support" role for her sister, and Rinako would bring the pain to those who dared to get in the way of the twins.
However, though she originally entertained notions of "protecting" her sister, she still feels not-so-deeply within herself that she is not up to the task, that it will always be her who is being protected by Rinako, and she is more of a burden than a boon. For awhile, her partial-possession by the remnant of an enemy ninja named "Sheex" seemed like an ideal way to connect to and understand her sister. Ruri wanted to have a monster inside of her that she had to struggle against, to show she could be strong just like her sister.
She nearly wound up losing her mind, body, and soul to that monster in the process. At the least convenient moment, Sheex took over. He was successfully ejected from Ruri's body permanently, but it was almost too late. Now Ruri has no voice whispering in her head, she has repeatedly failed to live up to her own expectations, and she feels weaker than ever.
Add onto this that she has a crippling phobia of dead things -- especially dead things that are moving around when they should not be -- and Team 01 has an unpleasant habit of running into enemies that are dead or LOOK dead, and Ruri feels more and more like a coward for trembling when she should be stabbing. Rinako handles it fine. Why can't she? Well, things are getting worse for Ruri.
The source of her fear of undead and corpses in general is directly rooted in the tales of the Ghoul of the Desert that began almost 20 years ago, during the Clan Wars. The horrible cannibalistic monster that brought soul-chilling terror to civilians and ninja both for over a decade and a half has been a source of deeply rooted fear for Ruri almost her entire life.
Recently, she met the "mythical" creature in person on a mission. That mission was failed as a result of her horrified paralysis. She blames herself 100% for the mission's failure and being confronted with the truth of the Ghoul actually existing, as well as the fact that she ran with only a brief order to retreat and did not even make sure her friends and team mates were following her. Her self-confidence has taken a major hit.
She'll need the help of her sister, Kara, and Shemri to rebuild any degree of optimism about conquering her fears some day.
Ruri is usually serious in most situations, but does have a sense of humor — even if somewhat dark or strange. She doesn't sleep very well, and somehow manages to stay up for days at a time, working on one thing or another. The kunoichi then passes out, and after three hours or so, she is energized and ready for more. She isn't especially friendly to strangers, though she will be courteous to them, at least.
Appearance
At just under five-and-a-half feet tall, with a build that leans more towards slim than curvaceous, Ruri doesn't cut an imposing figure. Her form is toned and lean, the obvious product of a strict exercise routine, with a loosely defined musculature built for speed more than strength. Her curves are slender, yet obviously feminine, with a semi-tanned, even complexion holding very few blemishes. Her hair is a dark mass of raven locks, soft to the touch, and full in volume. Left to its own devices, it would fall just short of the small of her back, not quite coming down to her waist. Her face is youthful, with gently defined lines that point to her age being somewhere in the later teen years. Her eyes are brownish, the color of honey, and set under light, thin, immaculately plucked eyebrows.
A slim nose, straight, small and pointed, is positioned just above a pair of almost-thin lips, with just enough definition to them to give the upper one a cupid's bow.
Ruri wears a hita-ite (forehead protector) with the symbol of Sunagakure upon it. This protector is typically worn about her throat. When "on-duty" or just generally doing ninja-y things, Ruri wears a maroon lycra top on her chest and a beige Sunagakure-styled flak vest that together are designed to allow her to blend into the earth-tones of the desert at day or night. There are no sleeves to this garment, and her shoulders and arms are left exposed, aside form a pair of odd, padded bracers on each wrist that appear to have storage compartments in them.
Ruri wears a pair of tight, dark-grey pants that are made of a material similar to the lycra on her upper half, but with some bagginess to them to allow air circulation and thus diminish the heat she endures. The ankles, however, are sealed with elastic and have draw strings to close them even more tightly. This keeps the heat from the desert from rising up into her pants and also keeps out sand and dust during storms or ninja-running across the wastes of the Land of Wind. Likewise, the waistband can be cinched shut even more tightly. A belt hangs from her hips that are wide enough to identify her as a "woman" instead of a "girl". The belt has two ninja tool pouches. One has standard equipment, it seems, but the other has ink, needles, and various tattoo supplies, as well as a Bingo Book. Slots for scrolls also line the belt.
Ruri's feet are wrapped in linen bandages, and over that are rubber-soled tabi with special soles that minimize the possibility of slipping or going off balance when running on the sand by acting as sourt of "sieves" that funnel the grains backwards, beyond the wearer's heels. This means one can essentially "ski" across the desert to a limit degree, maintaining momentum with less effort, and terminating that movement by twisting the foot so that the grooves in the sandals are no longer facing the sand. This acts as a sort of "brake" for desert-based running. These sandals are less useful in other environments.
Ruri's arms are usually left bare, even in the deadly desert sun, exposing that she has a number of odd tattoos on her arms and shoulders, and even some on her collarbone and delving down towards her chest. The tattoos are Seals and Jutsu Formula, as well as some that are pictograms of things like fireballs, suits of armor, brick walls, and so on. Some are even just small kanji for various things. They are all highly stylized and arranged in an orderly manner.
Relationships
| Name |
Relationship |
Notes |
| Rinako |
My older sister. My friend. My… Well, that's none of your business, really. |
I love her. But I don't love the monster inside of her, and it has begun to sicken me to even touch her knowing there's a barely-controlled monster looking out through her eyes. Before I could just ignore it. Out of sight, out of mind, right? But Rin has started talking to the damn thing. Like, out-loud. I confronted her on it and she gave me some BS about the Seal being fine and it's just the monster gaining greater control over her because she used too much of its power. For some STRANGE REASON that was not comforting. She's going to try to "fix" this problem when we get back to Suna, but… I'm more scared than ever of losing her. I know what I promised her. I know I promised I'd stay out of it. I lied. I am going to do everything I can to kill that stupid turtle, even if I'm killed in the process. End of story. |
| Rurohashi Rikako |
Mommy dearest |
Rinako hates her. I haven't spoken to her in years. If I'm going to die soon… Or even if I'm not… I want to see her and father one more time. I need to make sure they know that I don't hate them or blame them for what that bastard did to my sister. |
| Rurohashi Rurano |
Daddy dearest |
I was never terribly close to him. I regret that now. He is everything that most other men aspire to be. He always treated both Rinako and me with love and understanding. He always treated mom as an equal, not just as "his wife". He did as much cooking, cleaning, and "woman's work" as mom did. He was compassionate to his allies, merciful to his enemies, and yet brave enough to do what needed to be done against those who threatened his family. When I think about what he must have gone through having to decide which of his baby girls was to be used as a host to a ravening monster, under threat of the death of himself and mom, and then BOTH of us taken regardless… Well, it pisses me off, really. It makes me want to kill that Bastardkage all the more. When I meet up with mom, I'm going to ask her to bring dad along too. |
| Name |
Relationship |
Notes |
| Shemri |
Friend, team mate, puncha puncha |
She has been with us ever since Team Ruri was formed. She is fiery, impatient, and impulsive. But she is also trustworthy and intelligent. Plus she is very brave, and totally unwilling to give up in the face of overwhelming danger. Infact… She is so unwilling that we sort of have to drag her away from the fighting at times. However, though I trust her, I do not trust her enough to tell her all of what I'm planning. If I won't even tell my sister that, why would I tell some loyal to the Village? |
| Kara |
Friend, team mate, eye-candy |
"I like big busts and I cannot lie." I figure that's the song that was going through her now-boyfriend's head when he first met her. Kara is energetic, upbeat, and… Silly. Very silly. She is also potentially THE most powerful individual on Team 01. Even if Rinako were to use the Bijuu's full power… I don't know if she'd have the conscious control necessary to survive an onslaught from all three of Kara's Puppets. I used to think Rinako was the strongest and I was second strongest. But after seeing Kara fight… I have revised that opinion. I trust Kara, but I don't really know her true loyalties. So she has to be kept out of the loop. |
| Nai |
Inside man, and professional butt-saver |
Bitchiness to be added. |
| Who are you? |
Don't talk to me. |
Bitchiness to be added. |
| Who are you? |
Don't talk to me. |
Bitchiness to be added. |
| Who are you? |
Don't talk to me. |
Bitchiness to be added. |
| Name |
Relationship |
Notes |
| Takumi |
Kara's sextoy. Boob fanatic. |
Bitchiness to be added. |
| Who are you? |
Don't talk to me. |
Bitchiness to be added. |
| Who are you? |
Don't talk to me. |
Bitchiness to be added. |
| Who are you? |
Don't talk to me. |
Bitchiness to be added. |
| Who are you? |
Don't talk to me. |
Bitchiness to be added. |
| Who are you? |
Don't talk to me. |
Bitchiness to be added. |
| Name |
Relationship |
Notes |
| Hibari |
The Freak |
Bitchiness to be added. |
| Itami |
Evil bitch-sama |
Bitchiness to be added. |
| Kuoroke |
Acid-punch guy |
Bitchiness to be added. |
| Who are you? |
Don't talk to me. |
Bitchiness to be added. |
| Who are you? |
Don't talk to me. |
Bitchiness to be added. |
| Who are you? |
Don't talk to me. |
Bitchiness to be added. |
| Name |
Relationship |
Notes |
| Sousa |
Bastardkage |
Bitchiness to be added. |
| Sheex |
Evil monster |
Bitchiness to be added. |
| Who are you? |
Don't talk to me. |
Bitchiness to be added. |
| Who are you? |
Don't talk to me. |
Bitchiness to be added. |
| Who are you? |
Don't talk to me. |
Bitchiness to be added. |
| Name |
Relationship |
Notes |
| Ghoul of the Desert |
;_; |
This one scares the piss out of me. 'Nuff said. |
| The Dead King |
T_T |
See above, only worse because he has thousands of other monsters just like him, and he makes a habit of killing people like my sister and tearing out their souls. |
Themes
Abilities and Skills
RP Logs
All missions listed are ones that were actually scened out. If they were not scened out then they will not be included in the tally. Unlogged scenes may still be included, as long as they were RPed.
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A Rank
B Rank
C Rank
D Rank
Social
OOC Stuff
Here's a list of various OOC things I've posted on the MUSH, or that are related to my character in some way.
Ninja Commercial #1
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Ninja Commercial #4
Ninja Commercial #5
Ninja Commercial #6
Ninja Commercial #7
Ninja Commercial #8
Ninja Commercial #9
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Ninja Commercial #12
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Ninja Commercial #14
NMR Babies 1
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