Kagetoki Naru

*War Hero* **Kagetoki Naru** or **Naruhiro** is co-leader and co-founder of Clan Murakami Sohei along with his wife Azgodeth. He is currently ranked second in overall duel rankings with over 5000 duel wins.

## History

Through the samurai swordsmanship of Kojin’s Style, Naruhiro tempered
 his body and sharpened his mind until thought and action became one.
Though he chooses to enter into violence as a last resort, the grace and
 speed witch which he wields his blade ensures resolution is always
rapid. As the last living practitioner of Kojin’s Style, Naruhiro has
devoted his life to finding able persons to carry on the legacy of his
lost Sensei Kojin formerly known as Unkown.[1]

Even before Naruhiro mastered Kojin’s Style, he was considered as a
skilled practitioner of the samurai swordsmanship. Born into wartime he
would soon prove his mastery when a massive invasion reached his remote
village Murakami (46,38 Naozaki). Naruhiro swept across the
battlefields, turning back the tide of vast infantry with rapid and
deadly strikes, much to the embarrassment of the enemy high command.[2]
 Recognizing the threat the Kojin’s Style disciples posed to their
invasion, the opposing high command chose to unleash a counterattack on
the home of the deadly swordsmanship. Those who somehow survived had
their minds twisted beyond repair. Naruhiro’s home was left in ruin.

At the war's conclusion, Naruhiro returned to the grotesque remains of
his village. There he became the attack's final casualty. Slain in
spirit, if not in body, Naru clung to the only feeling left within his
heart: vengeance. Driven only by his desire to punish those who'd
destroyed his home, Naruhiro spent years training in seclusion. He
became a deadlier swordsman than he had ever been, but true mastery of
Kojin’s Style still eluded him.[3]

At the height of Naruhiro's frustration, a fox of unusually noble
bearing interrupted his training. Standing as straight and tall as a
woman, the fox watched and mimicked Naru's movements. Naruhiro shooed
the fox away, but the agile creature took great amusement in turning
Naru's own techniques against him. Gradually, Naru felt his anger
subside as he sparred with the playful animal, and when the burden of
his hatred had fully lifted, he found he had caught the fox by her tail.
 Naru then understood that he would never master Kojin’s Style so long
as he pursued it for vengeance, and as he let go of the fox, he also
released his desire to shed his enemy's blood.[4]

Naruhiro thanked the fox for showing him what he'd been blind to, and
was surprised when the creature actually replied. The fox known as Azgodeth
 Mamori wished to learn Naru's art of fighting. It was an odd request,
but through it Naruhiro saw his new path: the way to honor the memory of
 his home village and Sensei was to pass their teachings on to a new
generation.[5]

In time Naruhiro began to form a more familiar bond with Azgodeth and
became romantically involved with her. In the meantime they are married
and live a lucky life together, sharing the same dream to rebuild in
Murakami a school of samurai swordsmanship.[6]

## Quotes

[1]: "Hesitation is the seed of defeat"

[2]: "The cycle of life and death continues, we will live, they will die."

[3]: "Doubt is the greatest enemy."

[4]: "Every mistake is a lesson. Never become a monster to defeat one."

[5]: "A true master is an eternal student"

[6]: "The blade of the sharpest sword, can't compete with the power of a peaceful mind."

## Quotes

[1]: "Hesitation is the seed of defeat"

[2]: "The cycle of life and death continues, we will live, they will die."

[3]: "Doubt is the greatest enemy."

[4]: "Every mistake is a lesson. Never become a monster to defeat one."

[5]: "A true master is an eternal student"

[6]: "The blade of the sharpest sword, can't compete with the power of a peaceful mind."