Katsutake Ryuuzouji

Katsutake Ryuuzouji (勝武竜三路) is one of Kumogakure's many jonin. Famed as a powerful shinobi of impressive ninja skill, Katsutake’s true goal was to travel the world in search of knowledge that would help him, physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually, but due to expectations on him placed on him since birth he has left his dreams behind becoming a great shinobi in the process. Through the worlds, he became known as the "Great Sage Equal to Heaven" due to his prowess in ninjutsu, taijutsu, summoning and transformation, plus his incredible Senjutsu.

## Background

From the moment **Katsutake** became aware of his surroundings, he knew there was more to life than becoming a shinobi like everyone in his family has done before him, though due to the expectations of his family he never had enough courage to fulfill his dream of tracking the world and when he became a shinobi, he felt an obligation to not only his family but to his village to get stronger and be of more use to it. His thought process was then challenged when on a mission his brother died right in front of him, however his brother’s last words were to protect there family and there village furthering solidifying his ideals.

## Personality

Katsutake was very lazy and laid back as a kid always doing just the bare minimum to pass his classes and his exams, never overachieving on anything. This changed over the years as his parents became harder and harder on him, making his develop a sort of perfectionist personality, always overachieving and always trying to reach perfection, his older brother, the “Golden child” always assured him that he didn’t need to be perfect. When Katsutake became a Shinobi he always followed any orders his village gave him and always did to the best he could giving him a near perfect record, but just like they were younger his brother always held him down due to the fact that he knew to well what a perfectionist can cause in relationships with their father being on himself. Due out his childhood he was always taught by his father and even his brother that the village was almost more important than himself and that he as a shinobi should do whatever is best for the village no matter the cost of it, this was further engraved into Katsutake’s psyche when his own brother’s words were to protect their family and their village. Now in his 30s, Katsutake still believes a Shinobi should put the village ahead of himself, he is now more laid back in his ideals

## Nindō

According to Katsutake, his ninja way is "*to protect his family and village no matter what*" saying that he inherited his Nindō from his brother.

## Appearance

Katsutake is a tall muscular man in a tank top with glasses along with robes tied around his waist wrapping back to his hands. He wears his shinobi head-band on his forehead, and blonde hair, tied backwards in a classical/old-fashioned way with what seems to be a golden type of crown. He also dons earrings, a pair of rectangular glasses, and has elongated earlobes. He has sharp canines and is seen most of the time sucking a lollipop. The tank top he wears is accompanied an eyepatch-wearing rabbit design with the word "USACHAN" written right below it. The rabbit is possibly in reference to the Buddhist tale of the moon rabbit, which symbolizes an ultimate act of altruism. Katsutake's eyes are completely black without pupils.