Yasumaru Chikamatsu

Yasumaru "Macabre" Chikamatsu is a twenty-one year old male shinobi hailing from the famous Sunagakure. As a newly-elected member of Suna's Council, Yasumaru is ranked directly below the Kazekage: Reto Hayaji himself, alongside eleven other members of the council who help govern the village. Yasumaru is also a high-ranking member of the Puppet Brigade, founded by Yoshimaru Chikamatsu, who is its Chief, as well as another member of the council and Yasu's father. Additionally, Yasumaru is the heir of the Chikamatsu Clan, the clan that created the first weaponized puppets, and utilized them in battle among shinobi. Currently, Yasumaru is a mindless and obedenient slave to his abusive father, who plans to use Yasumaru to further his own goals and ambitions. 
==Personality==
Yasumaru is usually a shy, timid, and calm young man who carries himself with a mysterious aura. He is calm, collected, and composed in nearly all situations. In addition, he analyzes every person he comes across for seemingly no reason: Going out of his way to scan them up, down, and all around.
The constant abuse he has received from his father has caused him to become quite fearful and intimidated by him: Making him completely loyal and obedient to his father. Additionally, Yasumaru has a rather pessimistic outlook on life. He believes he is simply a tool that must do his father's bidding, become the clan head, and continue his father's legacy.
He has almost no true sense of self, with his whole world revolving around pleasing his father. This mentality of his has been molded since a very young age: As his father has physically and verbally abused him since he was a toddler. Essentially, all of this makes Yasumaru into a peculiar individual with an unpredictable side.
Above all else, Yasumaru's most key trait is his unmatched ruthlessness and savagery in battle. His cold-blooded nature and lack of mercy has earned him the moniker Macabre: Due to his habit of leaving behind a horrifying display of carnage after every fight. It is believed that due to Yasumaru's horrible upbringing, all of the pent up negative emotions that he has felt has manifested themselves as pure killing intent and rage when on the battlefield. This makes Yasumaru into a complete killing machine who will wildly attack and wipe out the opposition in a matter of moments.
In contrast to his monstrous nature, Yasumaru is actually quite intelligent in battle and always employs multiple strategies and tactics at once. This is done to quickly confuse, overwhelm, and destroy his opponent so that they cannot defend themselves properly in time. His keen intellect and mind combined with his savagery has made him quite the deadly foe, and the untamed beast within him only grows the more he fights. 
==Background==
===Early Life===
*Yasumaru Chikamatsu was born on September 11th, Year 909 in the Land of Dunes. Yoshimaru and Shinobu Chikamatsu were his parents, and they raised him to become a proper heir of the clan.
*As he grew up, Yasumaru was trained in the shinobi arts, specifically the ways of the puppet master. He excelled in this area of combat, having a natural talent for it, and he became one of the best puppet masters in his clan at a young age.
*While Yasumaru trained to become the perfect shinobi, he was also routinely physically and verbaly abused by his father Yoshimaru. So was his mother, as well as his younger sister, Yoshiko. His father Yoshimaru was very cruel and misogynistic, and his constant abuse made Yasumaru, his mother, and his sister very obedient. 
*As he grew and trained, Yasumaru fought countless battles against various clans since a young age. This, combined with the abuse that his father had inflicted upon him, made Yasumaru into a pure killing machine on the battlefield. This earned him the moniker Macabre.
*As Macabre, Yasumaru built the reputation of being a "savage puppet master" who showed no mercy on the battlefield. He was known for leaving behind a gruesome scene of carnage after every battle he was involved in. His reputation grew, and soon people from nearby countries learned of Yasumaru's existence. Currently, Yasumaru's reputation continues to gradually rise as he continues to undertake more missions and slaughter more people. 
==Abilities==
Due to being born as a member of the Chikamatsu Clan during the Warring States Period: Yasumaru is an extraordinarily skilled and proficient puppeteer master. He has displayed exceptional talent in the ways of the puppet master since a very young age and is hailed as one of his clan's finest shinobi it has produced. He has taken the lives of many other skilled and dangerous opponents over the years, shinobi and samurai alike, and has become known as Macabre in nearby small countries: a moniker he gained for his ruthlessness in batttle.
Currently, Yasumaru is known as a powerful member of Sunagakure's Puppet Brigade, and one of the finest shinobi the village has at the moment. He is known for being a member of the famous Chikamatsu Clan, specifically as its heir, and also as a member of the unoffical group known as "The Six". 
===Chakra Prowess===
Yasumaru's chakra is naturally colored dark purple, rotates clockwise throughout his chakra pathway system, and gives off a mixture of hot and cold at the same time: described as "uncomfortable", "disturbing", or simply "burning" to those who are adept sensors. One of Yasumaru's most defining traits is his superb chakra control. He has refined and honed this skill since an extremely young age: which also makes him have a natural affinity for using medical ninjutsu or genjutsu. He combines his masterful control over his chakra with his average reserves which enables him to use the absolute minimal cost of chakra necessary for any jutsu: meaning he can conserve a large amount of chakra during battle, enabling him to last longer than even others who have larger reserves but worse chakra control than he does.
In addition, Yasumaru is capable of drawing from and sending chakra throughout the entirety of his body proficiently, enabling him to temporarily empower specific parts of his body more-so than others at a time. He can use it to enhance his physical paramaters such as strength, speed, and durability by focusing the chakra into specific muscles at a time. He can also it across his entire body at once, although this is more draining than using it on a specific body part: but it is good for defending himself from attacks. This jutsu of his is specifically known as Chikara, which means power. He is also exceptionally skilled at the use of the chakra transfer jutsu, able to change his own chakra type to match that of others, so that the inserted chakra will not be toxic or poisonous to them.
===Sensory Perception===
Yasumaru is a Chakra Sensing Type, therefore meaning he can sense chakra in all of its various forms. However, he cannot passively sense, and must switch his chakra to "sensory mode" in order to use it. When using it, he can sense chakra across long distances, and even longer distances if it's a partciularly powerful chakra. He can also sense some of the most subtlest chakras, making him a master of detection when using this ability. His skill with his sensing is good enough that he can still be aware of his surroundings even when his other five senses are disrupted by something, making him capable of fighting effectively in various conditions. This is specifically extremely useful for dealing with attacks that he himself cannot see: such as feints, blindsides, or sneak attacks. Yasumaru can also sense when he, his allies, and people around him in general are also currently under the effects of genjutsu: making him well-suited to countering it and dispelling it entirely. 
===Puppet Ninjutsu===
As a member and prodigous heir of the Chikamatsu Clan, the founders of the art of puppetry, Yasumaru specifically employs puppets in battle agaunst his opponents. In order to do this, Yasumaru uses what is known as chakra threads in order to control and manipulate his puppets properly. Due to his mastery over this art, Yasumaru is capable of controlling his own puppets to an even greater extent than most members of his clan and puppet masters in general. He has honed his ability with it so much to the point that he can control one puppet entirely with one finger at a time: something most puppet masters cannot do at all. On top of this, in order to control a puppet the user must first move their fingers, creating a time lag that can be exploited by some depending on their own abilities. 
However, due to the speed at which Yasu has trained his own hands to operate at, this weakness is almost nonexistent for him: unless he is facing someone with impressive ocular prowess, and even then, they usually cannot follow his movements very well. Even more impressively, Yasumaru's superb chakra control enables him to make his chakra threads impercitbly thin, making it even harder for onlookers to know what exactly he is doing with his puppets in battle: as they're basically invisible. He can also use the nigh-invisible threads to latch onto opponent's themselves, their weapons, or their projectiles without them noticing in order to gain the advantage against them in various ways. 
====Dozoku-Shin====
Dozoku-Shin, most commonly known simply as Dozoku, is Yasumaru's signature puppet that he created and has refined over time ever since he was a young child. Ever since then, Yasu has used the puppet almost exclusively in battle over the years. During the battle known as "The Final Battle" of the Warring States Period, Yasu's puppet Dozoku was heavily damaged and nearly destroyed. As a result, after returning to his homeland, he recreated Dozoku more powerful than ever by using the white silica sands where he lived. By pouring large volumes of chakra into the specially-made sand, he was able to make the quality of it much higher than usual as he crafted Dozoku from it. As a result, the new and improved Dozoku is physically stronger, faster and more durable than ever before. 
As a powerful puppet, Dozoku is effective at fighting from all ranges of combat and can do various things. It is capable of performing well in melee, specifically by using it's retracttable and extendable sharp claws, spears that can be produced from the palm of its hands, and talons that can be protruded from its forearms. The claws, spears, and talons are all laced in a naturally-made version of Yasu's white poison by default. So by retracting them and then extending them again, Yasu is capable of altering what poison they're laced with by using the inner mechanics and workings of the puppet: allowing it to use all five of his different types. Also since they're all natural and made from plantlife, none of these poisons can be absorbed by those with unqiue chakra absportion abilities. This makes Dozoku perfect for fighting those who can absorb chakra. 
In terms of mid and long-range combat, Dozoku's mouth is equipped with unique mechanics of its own. In the center of it, it has three different ciricular holes each with a specialized function. The upper right hole fires out poisonous senbon, the upper left hole fires out smoke or poisonous clouds, and the bottom center hole fires out a concentrated explosion produced by utilizing explosive tags within the puppet's extremely durable body. When used together, all three holes for example, can result in the enemy being stunned and disoriented by the clouds, hit by senbon, and then finished off with the powerful concentrated explosion. To make matters worse, Dozoku can also utilize its eyes to produce powerful flashes of light via flash bombs kept within its body at all times: which can lead to further stunning the opponent and quickly taking them out. Nonetheless, above all else, Dozoku's greatest ability is its unmatched mobility and defensive abilities. As Dozoku can sprout chakra wings in order to fly from its shoulder guards, and use its large majestic staff (that is usually kept on its back when not flying) to use its signature jutsu known as the Secret Purple Jutsu: Mechanical Light Sphere. The sphere is a powerful highly condensed sphere of chakra, that is super effectvie against blocking and deflect all types of physical attacks. It is Yasu's ultimate defensive jutsu, and both its size and strength can be adjusted depending on how much chakra he pumps into it at the time. 
====Chikamatsu Collection====
The Chikamatsu Collection is a unique collection of ten special puppets created by the founder of the Chikamatsu Clan: Monzaemon Chikamatsu, that get passed from generation to generation. All ten of the puppets are quite powerful when working together, and can perform various combination attacks. However, the puppets were all nearly destroyed and left unable to used after "The Final Battle" that took place in the Warring States Period between the Senju and Uchiha, as well as their various allies. Afterwards, Yasumaru would search for a way to rebuild them all brand new and more powerful than ever. Fortunately, Yasumaru's father, Yoshimaru, would discover the existence of a gargantuan special tree known as the "Tree of Knowledge" located in the Land of Waterfalls' hidden village, Takigakure, also known as the Hidden Waterfall Village. This Tree of Knowledge has existed for a few centuries, and has been grown and fed by using the chakra of those who lived there and tended to the tree for a long time. As a result, the tree is extraordinarily powerful and produces the strongest type of natural wood in the world: making it well-sought after by those who know about it. 
During a special mission to the visit the Tree in secret, Yasumaru and his father managed to steal some of the tree's high-quality wood, and Yasu himself used it to recreate the Chikamatsu Collection brand new and much stronger than ever. His new generation of Chikamatsu puppets are now all much physically stronger, faster, and more durable than before. On top of this, they also possess the ability to passively absorb sunlight like the tree itself. Therefore, if they're ever damaged by something, as long as they're exposed to enough sunlight, their wounds will regenerate overtime and the puppets will rebuild themselves. The Chikamatsu Collection puppets and therefore way more powerful than any other puppets produced by Yasumaru's clan, or by anyone in Suna, making them currently the most powerful puppets in the entire shinobi world. 
The actual abilities that the ten puppets possess are tremendous to say the least, as they can be used for various purposes within combat. Firstly, all of the puppets are equipped with Yasu's basic naturally-made white poison by default like Dozoku is, and they can easily swap between all of the various types if necessary at a moment's notice. They also all possess the ability to use the basic Mechanical Light Shield jutsu and mechanism to defend Yasu. If they all come together, they're also capable of using what is known as the Secret White Jutsu: Mechanical Light Sphere of Absolution that is an even more powerful defense than the one Yasu uses with Dozoku: as it is effective against not only physical attacks, but many types of attacks in general due to its solidity. All of the puppets are also used to do different things, as they all take different roles. Puppet 1 and Puppet 2 are specifically used as Yasu's "bodyguards", they possess the greatest level of physical strength and toughness over the rest, so they use their huge fists to augment their immense striking power and engage opponents in melee combat for Yasu to defend him up close. Next, there are Puppets 3 and 4, who are used to attack enemies from afar as Puppet 4 extends its arm to grab onto Puppet 3, who transforms its head into a segmented chakra-blade that emits toxic medical chakra, that is then thrown around at incredible speed to slash through and sicken all those who made contact with it immediately on impact. Then, there is Puppet 5, that produces an extremely long series of poison-laced spikes from its head that it uses to impale and bind together multiple foes at once from a distance. The spikes can also be launched via its head to impale people from afar. After that, there are Puppets 6, 7, and 8 who are all naturally imbued with the power of Wind Release. Due to this, they can all use multiple powerful and large-scale ninjutsu that can be used effectively at all ranges while working in unison as a perfect trinity. Almost last, there is Puppet 9, that uses its two broadswords to entgages enemy up close and cut them to peices using its incredible cutting power by flowing chakra through its blades. Last, and the most fearsome one of them all is Puppet 10, that although has little offensive capability, is able to use the gathered sunlight within its body to use an enormous Solar Flare to completely blind and disorient all onlookers of the battle. It does this when it launches its Lion-Headed Cannon, which on impact, immediately paralyzes the enemy, binds their chakra, and seals off all of their chakra points so that they cannot use chakra or move at all. It is because of these ten puppets that Yasu is viewed as someone who will inevitably surpass his father one day, and become the strongest head of the Chikamatsu Clan his clan has ever produced. 
===Ninjutsu List===
*Sealing & Unsealing Jutsu - The Sealing and Unsealing jutsus are two basic jutsus that enable Yasumaru to seal basic objects into his scrolls for later use. He specifically uses it to seal away his weapons and puppets into his bracelets or scrolls, only unseal them later for use in combat. He also uses it to store water, food, medicines, and medical tools for any situation during long travels. 
**Summoning: Lightning Flash Blade Creation - By storing his senbon in the bracelets around his arms, Yasu can immediately recall them later and fire them off without any wasted movement at his opponents at the "speed of lightning". By using this jutsu, in tandem with his own already impressive attack speed, Yasu can amplify it even further to launch a relentless volley of high-speed senbon to quickly overwhelm and kill unsuspecting foes. 
*Body Flicker Jutsu - Yasumaru is an elite user of the Body Flicker Jutsu, as his superb chakra control enables him to use it on a level much higher than most are capable. He specifically uses the White Sand Body Flicker, and when he uses it he briefly moves at a blistering speed that those with unaided eyes will have difficulty perceiving. When he combines it with his self-made jutsu known as Chikara, he refers to the new combination as Ninja Art Body Flicker Jutsu: Chikara. This new jutsu being much more powerful than the previous one, as he can now increase his movement speed to much further heights for a short period: allowing him to catch enemeis off-guard with awe-inspiring speeds. 
*Secret Purple Jutsu: Mechanical Light Sphere -
*Secret White Jutsu: Mechanical Light Sphere of Absolution -
*Wind Release: Air Bullets - 
*Wind Release: Breakthrough -
*The Three Jewels of Shinetsuhiko -
===Medical Ninjutsu List===
*Mystical Palm Jutsu - A jutsu that uses the power of Yang Release to utilize medical chakra to heal the body inside and out. Chakra is sent from the hand into the wounded area increasing it's natural recovery ability. If Yasumaru chooses, he can overload the target's internal circulatory system with chakra: causing them to enter a comatose state and become incapcitated. 
*Yang Healing Wound Destruction - A jutsu in which Yasumaru preemptively anticipates where an enemy's attack is going to land, and applies medical treatment to it beforehand. This reduces the damage to the absolute minimum, and makes it easier for the wounds to be healed after they've been inflicted. However, the extent of which it can heal is dependent on how much chakra is poured into it, and even then, it cannot heal extremely serious wounds. 
*Poison Mist - A jutsu that combines ninjutsu, chemistry and medical knowledge. By kneading chakra in the body and converting it into chemical substances, the mist can be expelled from the mouth that quickly transforms into a large cloud of poison. Different types of poisons can be used: so long as Yasumaru understands the chemical makeup of the poison he is creating. 
**White Poison Mist - A jutsu that creates a large white cloud of powerful paralyzing poison, once inhaled, the poison begins to go to work and paralyze the victim: making them unable to keep fighting or even properly mold and utilize their own chakra. However, it is complete non-lethal and does not actually harm the person at all. Its effectiveness is also determined by how much of the poison is used on them, as in small doses, it will not do much, so a decent amount of exposure is needed in order to be truly effective. 
**Yellow Poison Mist - A jutsu that creates a large yellow cloud of poison that causes a variety of effects. On contact with the eyes or inhaled, the yellow gas will blind the victim by severely irritating their eyes and causing them to choke and cough heavily. As the gas is effective against damaging the mucus membranes of the body, causing the target to be disoriented afterwards: leaving them open to being attacked. Nonetheless, the actual effects that the gas has on the target are mostly non-lethal. It is primarily used as a distraction or to create openings against the opponent. 
**Red Poison Mist - A jutsu that creates a large red cloud of poison that causes 1st and 2nd degree burns on contact. The gas is also extremely flammable, and when exposed to the slightest spark or flame, it immediately generates a massive explosion that will cause severe 3rd and 4th degree burns to everyone caught within its blast radius: which is most likely certain-death. 
**Blue Poison Mist - A jutsu that creates a large blue cloud of poison that causes hallucinations, delirium and delusons. However, the poison takes a while to take affect after being used on the opponent. So it is primarily used against opponent's that Yasu himself cannot properly defeat, only stall against, and instead must wait until his poison takes effect on them. 
**Black Poison Mist - A jutsu that creates a large black cloud of poison that has tremendous killing capabilities. This poison is so powerful that by breathing in even a small portion of it, it will lead too one's guaranteed death. However, this poison takes a long time to actually go into effect, and will take about 1 to 2 days to fully work its way throughout someone's system and kill them. Also due to its complexity, it takes a substantial amount of chakra to use in the first place: so Yasu cannot use it very often in battle. It is mostly useful for causing the opponent immediate and excrcuiating pain, that will last until they die a day or two later. 
*Chakra Scalpel - A jutsu that creates a small and sharp blade around one's hands composed of chakra. The blade is usually used for small medical incisions, in order to perform surgeries or autopsies. However, Yasumaru's skill with it is so great that he can use it offensively in battle. The blades he creates can easily slice through flesh, bone and even clash with swords. The blade's affects are also internal once they contact the target, being able to slice through their muscles and tendons and render them immobile. This makes this a very useful and dangerous jutsu when used by Yasumaru.
**Delicate Illness Extraction Jutsu - A jutsu that involves removing pathogens or toxins from the target's body. This is done by first locating the affected area, and performing an incision. Next, medicinal fluid is inserted into the wound and the poison is extracted along with the fluid by using chakra. This both lessens the damage and heals the target's body in the process, although their recovery will not be instant unless they're treated afterwards. 
===Shurikenjutsu List===
*Shadow Shuriken Jutsu - Due to Yasumaru's superb skills with senbon and his attack speed, Yasumaru is perfectly capable of aligning a senbon within the shadow of another senbon after it has been thrown at the target. This gives off the illusion there is only one senbon, when in reality there are two, and if the first is dodged Yasumaru can manipulate the second one with chakra threads to take the opponent by surprise and pierce them.
*Manipulating Attack Blades - By exerting his chakra over a small area, Yasumaru can make small weapons, such as senbon, levitate in the air and control them. When this jutsu is combined with chakra threads his control over the weapons is increased even further and they can be used to deliver more precise and lethal shots. 
===Intelligence===
As a medical-nin and puppeeter who employs poison, Yasumaru is knowledgeable in a mixture of human physiology and biology, as well as chemistry and toxicology. He uses this knowledge to create a variety of poisons, antidotes, drugs, and potions for various uses. The poisons that he creates are extremely complex and require extreme precision and technique in order to create. They're all plant-based, made from using plants native to the Land of Wind.
In battle, since he specializes in the usage of senbon, Yasumaru has educated himself on the all of the pressure points located within the body. He is even capable of hitting the points with such precision that he can cause what appears to be death in his targets. Outside of battle, he can quickly examine someone and come up with accurate determinations of their ailment and cure it on the spot by using only a small amount of resources. He is also quite observant and analytical, being able to quickly determine the strengths and weaknesses of an opponent he has only briefly faced. 
===Stats===
==Trivia==
*Yasumaru means "peaceful circle" whilst the meaning of his family name is unknown. However, it is based on the real-life poet and puppeteer known as Monzaemon Chikamatsu. 
*A Dozoku-Shin is simply an ancestral kami or god of a dozoku or clan. 
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