The Collector

“***Mom, tell me a story”***

***“There was once a pale man, with dark hair and a sad heart”***

***“Why was he sad, mom?”***

***“Everybody dreaded meeting him, so they hid from him.”***

***“What did he do mother? Did he find them?”***

***“He did not stop the search until he had found them, but they could not scream or run, it seems like he had erased their ability to do so.”***

***“Will he come for me?”***

***“Not if you behave son”***

## History

**The little information known about The Collectors origins, each area has had a different story on the being that served Sunagakure, it was said he would be sent to the most crucial tasks, once that cannot be failed, and he hasn't.**

**Stories would begin to spread on The Collector, through the village, and military ranks, it was once speculated that in his beginning, he had alerted the village on his family after catching them teaching morales of peace with other nations, he had watched them suffer plenty before their execution, yet it was said the boy had something “broken” inside him, for he did not shed a single tear, yet none can tell the story except Hao himself.**

**Being part of the Sunagakure force, he quickly climbed the ranks just from demonstrating frightening talents and abilities, being able to conjure and control Ice in the hot desert, unbeatable in Taijutsu and mastering his own style he had been noticed from early on by the Kazekage, and was eventually promoted to ANBU.**

**Yet after a single mission of assassination, a group of four ANBU had gone to eliminate a single target, none but Teenage Hao returned, it was later told the entirety of the targets guard and the allied ANBU were erased by Hao using a single jutsu, considered too dangerous to work publicly and with teammates, he was promoted to ANBU captain to be sent out on Solo missions, and act on the Kazekages will, he did not seek power, fame or glory, his life long goal was only to perfect his art of murder.**

**His methods and way of assassination had turned into folklore in some areas in the world, some say as The Collector approaches, the air around begins to freeze, and sound does not travel, for he comes and goes as silently as an owl.**

## Public knowledge and rumors.

At his earlier days, when he was less knowen, he would be seen training ***vigorously,*** quickly surpassing his peers with sheer force of will and his abnormally large amounts of chakra, mastering Taijutsu, Kenjustsu and Bukijutsu before moving towards mastering four elements, it was unknown why he never picked up Raiton, however it was after he was discovered by the higher ranks in Sunagakure for his talents, his most terrifying fit wasn't his ability to freeze over a desert or fight for hours, it was his comittment and focus, he would chase one to the end of the world if he would be tasked too.

Over the years his fits remained largly unsung of, but rumors spread, some said he was the strongest being to ever be born in Sunagakure, none brave enough to ask or test if those words were ever true.

After the ANBU incident and his promotion to ANBU captain, The Collector answers only to the man bearing the title of "Kazekage", in turn for his unwavering loyalty and success he **Received** many tokens of appreciation from the Kazekage, his own training gym, his own lab full to the brim with chemicals and toxins he expirmented on, some say the gifts are given out of fear The Collector ever wants to take the reigns of power, yet none have stepped into the abyss and looked up again.