Kenzo Sarutobi

## **Personality & Behavior:**

Kenzo is a very calm and patient person, he doesn't like conflict between his allies and tries to prevent it. He can be a bit distant at times because he is often lost in thought. Kenzo is not an easy person to anger but, when he is, he will go off by himself as to keep from hurting anyone. Kenzo can be a stern teacher, wanting only the very best for those he takes under his wing.

## **Appearance:**

Kenzo has dark red hair covering his eyes, dark circles under his eyes (from lack of sleep), blue eyes, a small black goatee, two lip piercings, and 4 nose piercings. He stands as 5' 9" tall with a slender, yet muscular build.

## **Background:**

Kenzo Sarutobi was born on a rainy
July evening, it was the tenth day of the month, and aside from the rain there
was nothing special to note aside from a family growing one member larger.  It was a small family, only Kenzo, his mother
Saadia, and his father Jinzo. It had been a family of shinobi up until the
point of Saadia becoming pregnant, when the family had learned the news, both
Saadia and Jinzo had retired from their very dangerous life they had been
living side by side. They had moved to a remote village where there was no need
of ninja so that they could live their lives in peace. The couple had decided
shortly after the birth of their son, that he should live a normal life, away
from the harsh world that they had been brought up in. Saadia and Jinzo cared
deeply about the wellbeing of their child, wanting for him to live a nice and
peaceful life, one without bloodshed and violence.

At the age of three, having learned
to walk and talk in the two years prior, youn Jinzo had began to discover his
love of adventure. He would take every chance he got to try and escape his
little home and explore the village that awaited him. His father, Jinzo, having
been a tracker nin in his past life, would always catch little Kenzo before he
could make any sort of escape. Saadia always loved watching the interactions
between the two of them, as it would almost always end with Jinzo grabbing the
little Kenzo by the leg and taking him back to his room upside down. Little
Kenzo always loved the interaction between his and his father but, his mother
had always seemed distant to him, like she would only watch from afar, never
wanting to actually approach the boy. As another year went by, this would
remain the daily routine, Jinzo playing with the boy and Saadia always watching
from a safe distance, a look of sadness in her eyes. Kenzo didn’t come to
understand it until the following year shortly after he had turned five years
old.

A short few months after Kenzo had
turned five years old, his mother, Saadia, had fallen deathly ill and passed
away. Jinzo was stricken with horrible grief over the death of his beloved
wife, leaving his young son to deal with the loss of his mother by his
lonesome. The young boy didn’t feel any sadness over his mother’s passing but,
he did feel strange, Kenzo knew that he would never see his mother’s shy smile
as he played with his father ever again but, he wasn’t sad just confused. After
several month’s had passed, Kenzo’s father had fallen into a deep depression
and had began to neglect the young boy. Just before his sixth birthday, a
strange man had arrived at his home, saying that he was there for Kenzo. His
father seemed to know what the man was talking about and directed him towards
the young boy. The strange man quickly introduced himself as his father’s older
brother, Hideo, making him Kenzo’s uncle. Kenzo was reluctant to leave his
father but, he understood that he would have to so that he could live a healthy
life.

Kenzo and Hideo traveled together
for a few short months, until reaching a village known as Yumegakure. Upon
arriving here, Hideo informed Kenzo that he would be joining the after turning six years
old. Before that time, Hideo would teach him the very basics of being a ninja
and he would teach him of his lineage. Kenzo was of the Sarutobi clan, a
respected clan of people in the world of shinobi. Hideo spent all his time with
the young boy up until the day that he would join the academy. The years that
Kenzo was in the academy were very intriguing to the young boy and it filled
him with excitement. As the years went by, Kenzo learned all of the basics of
becoming a ninja, and he couldn’t wait for the day that he could officially
become one. At the age of 12, Kenzo graduated from the academy near the top of
his class and was assigned to a team of Genin. He was placed on Team 2 with a
young man from the Aburame clan and a young woman from the Yamanaka clan. The
three of them had arrived to the meeting place they had been told to meet at by
the man who would be their sensei. As they waited around for the man the three
exchanged their names. The young boy was known as Keiji Aburame and the girl
was known as Chie Yamanaka. As they finished their exchanging of names their
sensei would finally arrive. Much to Kenzo’s surprise, the man who would be his
sensei was none other than Hideo.

Hideo would make his introduction
to the team and after hearing their own he would present them with a small
task. The task was fairly simple, Hideo had wanted them to simply take the
small flower he had placed on his ear. The three genin looked at each other and
began to converse amongst themselves. Keiji was a bit reckless in his plan,
just wanting to rush in and make a grab at the flower but, both Kenzo and Chie
objected to the idea. They needed a plan, Kenzo knew that he wasn’t going to
make it easy on them, especially since Kenzo was family. As Chie and Kenzo
began to formulate a plan together, Keiji rushed Hideo and was easily knocked
flat on his back. Both Chie and Kenzo watched as Keiji rushed at Hideo again
and again, failing to grab the flower from Hideo’s ear every time. After many
failed attempts, Keiji finally rejoined the two and decided to hear out a plan.
The plan was rather simple and would only work if the three operated together
perfectly. The plan was to have Keiji and Kenzo work together to keep Hideo
distracted long enough for Chie to use her Mind Body Switch Technique and take
control of his body. As the three put their plan into action, Keiji would
release his insects onto Hideo attempting to drain his charka while Kenzo would
keep him busy with taijutsu. It was a difficult struggle to battle someone of a
higher rank but in the end, the two distracted Hideo long enough for Chie to
use her technique and catch Hideo within it. Now under the control of Chie,
Hideo would take the flower off of his ear and hand it to Kenzo, now releasing
her jutsu. Once again back under his own control, Hideo congratulated the three
young genin and welcomed them onto his team, starting Team 2’s journey into the
ninja world.

As the months went buy, Team 2 grew
closer and formed a deep bond together. Both Kenzo and Chie had formed an even
deeper bond than any of the other’s on the team. They had grown to be best
friends, spending all of their time together, whether on a mission or not. As
time passed by, the Chunin exams arrived, and it would be time for the
village’s genin to prove if they were worthy of being promoted to Chunin. As
the exam went on, Keiji had lost his second battle but, both Chie and Kenzo had
advanced up to the final fight. The winner of this battle and select others
deemed worthy during the trials would be promoted to Chunin. As Kenzo entered
the arena the fights were held in, he would bow to Chie, as to show his respect
for the young woman he had grown fond of. The two would begin their battle,
holding nothing back. It was a long and drawn out fight but, eventually Chie
would be crowned the victor after knocking Kenzo out, rendering him unable to
fight any longer. The both of them were taken to a medical station to have
their wounds gained from the battle taken care of. After they were both taken
care of, Kenzo would approach Chie and confess his feeling for her. Much to his
surprise, Chie had been waiting on him to tell her how he felt and gave him a
soft kiss as a reward for a good fight. That day Both Chie and Keiji had been
given the rank of Chunin, leaving Kenzo as the only genin left on his team.

Several years passed, and having
achieved the rank of chunin, Kenzo, now 16, was now free to go on missions by
his lonesome. His relationship with Chie had only grown stronger, the two were
a perfect couple. They went on many missions together taking on as many
challenges as they could face. Keiji would accompany them occasionally but, he
had grown into a man who appreciated solitude and would rather go on missions
alone. As Kenzo and Chie bonded closer together, they would grow intimate with
each other. The two would move into a small apartment in the village together
and begin a new life together. Two years passed and both Chie and Kenzo were
promoted to the rank of Jonin. Upon being promoted, Kenzo would propose to
Chie, wishing to be a part of her life until it ended. Chie happily accepted
his proposal and the two were to become wed in the winter. As the months went
by and winter approached, Chie and Kenzo went on one last mission together. The
mission was to find and eliminate some rogue nin in the area, tracking them had
been quite easy as they left a very obvious trail but, the two they had been
tracking had shown that they were clearly powerful. Chie and Kenzo made their
approach on the rogue nin and made their attack. It was a simple plan, catch
them off guard and gain the upper hand and for the most part that is what had
happened. Everything was going well, Kenzo had taken care of one of the rogue
nin and Chie had taken care of hers but, something was off. Chie was severly
wounded and fallen. Kenzo ran to her side in a panic over her injuries. Neither
one of them knew anything of medical ninjutsu nor was there a village nearby
that could help her. This would be the last time that Kenzo would see Chie
alive. The two cherished their last moment as Chie passed, then Kenzo took her
back to the village to be buried. After Chie’s funeral, Kenzo could no longer
get any sleep, after staying awake for 3 days he finally passed out in his
room. Kenzo, spent the next several months going out on missions to keep
himself distracted from everything, shutting out both Hideo and Keiji from his
life as he did some soul searching.

A year after Chie had died, Kenzo
had come to accept the fact that he needed to move forward with his life, the
last year had taken its toll on him, leaving dark circles under his eyes from
the severe lack of sleep he got and it had strained his relationship with his
only remaining friend. Kenzo took some time away from doing missions so that he
could try and repair any damage he had caused to his relationships with Hideo
and Keiji. Both his uncle and Keiji happily welcomed him back into their lives,
allowing him to feel at home for the first time in the last year. The next two
years went by smoothly, Kenzo becoming his old self again, and taking less
dangerous missions. Hideo had retired to his home, no longer taking any
missions, deciding to live out his days watching over his home instead. Keiji
had resumed going on his missions both with small groups and by himself but,
Kenzo wanted a shift in his life. Now 21 years old, Kenzo had grown weary of
just going out on mission after mission, he wanted to follow what his Uncle
Hideo had done, he wanted to teach a genin team of his own. He had brought up
the idea before but he was unsure if he would be approved for it or not. A few
days after he had brought up the idea, Kenzo awoke from what short slumber he
had the previous night to find an envelope had been shoved under his door. He
opened the letter carefully, as to not damage its contents, and took out the
letter inside. Upon reading the letter, Kenzo was happy to find out that he had
been approved to have a team of genin under his wing, Kenzo was excited to get
to know the young genin he would be assigned. He was curious as to who the
other team leaders were but, surely he would meet them soon enough. For now
though, Kenzo had to go let everyone know the good news.

## **Jutsu List:**

**Academy Jutsu:**

Body Replacement Technique - Rank E

Clone Technique - Rank E

Transformation Technique - Rank E

Rope Escape Technique - Rank E

Genjutsu: Release - Rank E

Enclosing Technique - Rank E

Unsealing Technique - Rank E

Fire Release:

Fire Release: Great Flame Technique - Rank A

Fire Release: Ash Pile Burning - Rank B

Fire Release: Fire Dragon Flame Bullet - Rank B

Fire Release: Great Fire Annihilation - Rank B

Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique - Rank C

Fire Release: Phoenix Sage Fire Technique - Rank C

Wind Release:

Blade of Wind - Rank A

Wind Release: Vacuum Great Sphere - Rank B

Wind Release: Vacuum Sphere - Rank B

Wind Release: Vacuum Wave - Rank B

Wind Release: Gale Palm - Rank C

Wind Release: Great Breakthrough - Rank C

Scorch Release:

Scorch Release: Incinerating Flare Technique - Rank S

Scorch Release: Extremely Steaming Murder - Rank A

Taijutsu:

Leaf Strong Whirlwind - Rank B

Heavenly Foot of Pain - Rank C

Leaf Great Whirlwind - Rank C

Supplementary Jutsu:

Flying Swallow - Rank B

Shadow Clone Jutsu Technique - Rank B

Body Flicker - Rank D

## **Weapons Inventory:**

Maximum Capacity at Genin (50 pieces) Chunin (60) Jonin (70)

§  **K**§  **Kunai (cost 2 pieces):**

§  **Shuriken (cost 1.5 pieces each):**

§  **Senbon (cost 1 piece each): 16 (16)**

§  **Makibishi Spikes (cost 0.5 pieces for set of 10): 2 sets (1)**

§  **Small Scroll (cost 3 pieces each):**

§  **Medium Scroll ( cost 4 pieces each):**

§  **Large Scroll (cost 5 pieces each):**

§  **Smoke Bomb (cost 3 pieces each): 5 (15)**

§  **Paper Bomb (cost 4 pieces each - Max 20): 6 (24)**

§  **Any sword (cost 6 pieces each): 1 (6)**

§  **Any other weaponry: (cost 8 pieces each): 1 Bo staff (8)**

Total 70/70

## **Roleplay Library:**

A Walk at Dawn: A Group Gathering

A Stunning Encounter

The Great Shima Bridge Incident

The Return: Kenzo and Miyabi's Journey

Amidst the Sakura Trees: Team Two Meets!