Sho Rokudo

Sho, dressed casually

> *"Humans are naturally engineered to appreciate mystery.""*
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> - Sho to his friends
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**Sho Rokudo (**六道将; *Rokudo Sho*)is a Kirigakure-born shinobi of Konohagakure. From a young age, the boy was an exceptional ninja with an unsettling love of combat. He is a kenjutsu specialist known for his great speed and unique Kekkai Genkai in which he is the only possessor in the entire world, **Kagekagamimyaku**, which allows him to merge with and move through shadows.

Born of a Kirigakure clan who fled the Bloody Mist when Sho was barely old enough to walk, Sho is the sole survivor of this clan which perished due to a cruel winter and bandit attacks. Sent in on a river, he washed up in Konoha as an orphan. After awakening his Kekkai Genkai, Sho was adopted by a minor clan.

## Personality

Most people who know Sho would consider him to be a cool, charismatic, and calm person. He is extraordinarily laidback and non-judgemental, avoiding stereotypes due to his own experience with being the victim and user of them. However, Sho is also a little pompous, and can be crass in speaking his mind when he has something to declare. Sho is also notoriously perverted, and has a reputation for being an expert flirt who constantly brings different women home.

Sho is a fearless person; that is to say he is a daredevil who does not fear death. He is unusually attracted to combat and danger, and has a reputation for being a brutal fighter with a disturbingly high pain tolerance and a feral demeanor. He loves kenjutsu with a passion and it is his favorite method of combat. Sho's personal philosophy revolves around loyalty to one's friends and nothing else. As an avid warrior, he has a strong disdain for pacifism and cowardice.

## Appearance

Sho is a tall, pale-skinned man with a slender frame. He has an athletic, lean body primed for agility and speed; every inch of his body is toned to the max without much bulk, so he sports a light six-pack. He has purplish-black hair tied back into a messy, high ponytail. Loose hair frames his face and forms bangs; countless free-standing strains stick out in many directions. He is commonly considered to be handsome or even beautiful by others, and is especially renowned for his vibrant but fierce maroon eyes. He has a sharp, short nose and faintly pink lips.

He has never been much for dressing like a typical shinobi. That is to say that, beyond shedding typical shinobi uniform, he goes a step beyond and tends to forgo subtlety itself. He enjoys mixing street fashion with shinobi gear. Generally, he likes easy, comfortable clothes; he often dresses in what one could be considered an elegant version of clothes one could fall asleep in. He used to import such clothing from Shinjugakure, but the stigma against foreigners has forced him to find other methods. Sometimes, Sho pushes the boundaries of what is considered masculine clothing. At times he may wear crop-tops, wedge shinobi sandals, or strapless shirts for example. He also frequently paints his nails.

## History

Sho debuted alongside his close friends, Kenjiro Noriaki and Miroku Oki, during the Springtime of Youth Festival. They were not supposed to partake in the festival due to the fact that they are not Jounin, so they watched from the rooftops. Eventually, they decided to break the rules; Sho expressed his interest in kimonos, as they made women look mysterious. Rakuyo Uchiha bumped into Sho, spilling a drink on his uniform, then offered to buy everyone ramen to repay the group. The Uchiha found himself tagging along with them for the rest of the night. Eventually, they bumped into Mikoto Uchiha, and their idle chatter about Uchiha girls irritated her and caused her to leave. Afterwards, they met Kokoro Hasukawa, who was pretending to be a child in need of aid. As the girl lured them into position, they all grew suspicious of her. Suddenly, they were attacked by Kirigakure jonin in an ambush, and the fight soon moved to the rooftops. Kenjiro was knocked out by Jinchuriki Resonance.

After a brief, high-speed physical struggle, Sho eliminated one of the Jonin. Using the Bringer-of-Darkness technique, he blinded the jonin. In turn, the infiltrating shinobi used advanced iaido technique to prepare for Sho's assault. Using the Dance of the Crescent Moon kenjutsu technique and sheer speed, he overwhelmed the jonin's defense, slashing him up with such force that the roof was split open. After winning their battles, the group returned to find Kokoro looming over the body of another girl, who turned out to be Mizuika Namako. After a brief conversation, Sho immediately attacked Kokoro to detain her; Miroku mistakenly intervened, believing he intended to kill her. Nonetheless, Sho ended up deferring to Miroku's diplomacy, but not without informing her that he had no qualms with killing her if she was non-compliant. Afterwards, she was forced to pretend to be Sho's little sister so that the group could retreat to Miroku's apartment without gaining any suspicion.

## Abilities

As a natural prodigy, Sho possesses above average fighting capabilities for his age. Despite being a chunin and only 17, Sho is comparable to most jonin in skill. During a fight against infiltrators from Kirigakure, Sho faced off with and eliminated a jonin-rank kenjutsu user. Sho's speed is one of his most notable traits in general; so much so that common chunin are unable to even process his movements while other jonin can struggle to keep up. During a confrontation with ANBU, he shocked them with his speed, and has proved consistently able to overwhelm even some Sharingan users. While not lackluster in strength, taijutsu and brute force isn't his area of specialty. He is, however, a highly potent user of kenjutsu capable of cutting his way through crowds of enemies in a blitz and his taijutsu is decent, allowing him to mix the two to a slight degree. Sho's natural affinity and main element is Water Release and he is also capable of Fire and Lightning Releases. In battle, Sho is known to be unusually bloodlusted; he possesses a freakish tolerance towards pain and is capable of fighting in an aggressive manner others may struggle to do. This is referred to as his "Battle Mode".

Using his Kekkai Genkai, **Kagekagamimyaku** (影鏡脈, *Shadow Mirror Pulse*), Sho is capable of using shadows as an entryway into a dark mirror dimension. In this dimension, he can see but cannot interact with the real world. Furthermore, he cannot be sensed or interacted with by those in the parallel world. While in this dimension, the user experiences heavy chakra drain, but the dimension allows the user to move at speeds superior to the Body Flicker without effort. This movement boon is granted without the limits of physics; in the Mirror World, the user is allowed full 3D movement through all objects, essentially granting temporary flight or 'no-clip'. However, he does not have x-ray vision in the Mirror World. Furthermore, if he runs out of chakra in the Mirror World, he is violently ejected out of the nearest shadow.

It should be noted that unlike the shadow techniques of the Nara Clan, Kagekagamimyaku's definition of what counts as a 'shadow' is far more liberal. Whereas the Shadow Imitation Technique and its subjutsu require a standard shadow (and therefore cannot be used in deep darkness), Kagekagamimyaku treats all darkness as a shadow. The rationale for that the Shadow Imitation Technique uses the shadows of living beings, while 'darkness' is generally the shadow of inanimate things or the Earth itself. This means that the Kekkei Genkai becomes extraordinarily strong at night. Furthermore, the chakra consumption of Kagekagamimyaku is dependent on one's position relative to the real world. While moving in a spot in the Mirror World which corresponds to a more well-lit part of the Real World, chakra costs are at their highest to use Kagekagamimyaku. However, when everything is dark, the user becomes unfathomably powerful as every surface is doused in the shadow of night and chakra costs become low. Ironically, this very rule also means that it is most efficient to not fly through the air if possible, and to instead move within the earth where no light reaches. This option is available for ground-based battles, but in places like the Forest of Death this is not so applicable as one most move through the air to reach other trees.

### Jutsu

* Dance of the Crescent Moon
* Dancing Blade Risk
* Shadow Clone Technique
* Water Release: Water Forge Technique
* Water Release: Water Bullet Technique
* Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet Jutsu
* Water Release: Gunshot
* Fire Release: Flying Grenade Jutsu
* Lightning Release: Lightning Whip Jutsu
* Lightning Release: Lightning Bullet Jutsu
* Bringer-of-Darkness Technique
* Temple of Nirvana Technique

## Trivia

* Sho (将) is a Japanese word referring to a person in position of leadership and more specifically military leadership, ie. Shogun. His surname, Rokudo, is the Japanese term for the Six Paths in Buddhism.