Sam'e Narukagami

**Old Man of the Mist** (lit. "霧の翁", *Yama no Kiri*), **God of Shinobi** (lit. ("忍の神", *Shinobi no Kami*), **Ōwatatsumi no Kami** (lit. "大綿津見神", Great Deity Of The Sea) **Tailed Beast without a Tail** (lit. ("尾を持たない尾獣", *O o Motanai Bijū*), **Daimaō** (lit. "大魔王" *Great Demon King*), **The Calamity Trigger** (lit. "蒼の継承者", Karamiti Torigā), **Teacher** (lit. "先生", Sensei), **Grandmaster** (lit. "宗家", Sōke), **Blue Ogre** (lit. "青鬼", Blue Oni)

## Overview

### Translation

* **Sam'e**

(鮫 , *"Shark"*)

## Character Data

### Affiliation

* Naraka
* United Republic

## Relationships

### Compainions

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**Sam'e Narukagami** (鮫, *Narukagami Sam'e*) the mythical Shinobi of legend who has slain countless lives and conquered countless battlefields, whose very legacy has allowed the Land of Water to flourish and expand into an ever growing Empire, and inspired an entire generation of water users to obtain a level similar to his own due to his publicly claimed title as the one true **Suijin** (水神, *Water God*). Having mysteriously disappeared for several years he has returned for purposes unknown to all except himself. Yet the progenitor of the Vishashara Genocide has been seen traveling from Village to Village, Land to Land, looking and searching for something all with an unnatural calmness for someone once herald as the Harbinger of the **Bloody Mist** (前触れ血霧の里, *Maebure Chigiri no Sato*). Rumors spread of his objectives and fear once again begins to grow as his name pollutes men's hearts.

## Personality

Once herald as the **Mad Dog** (狂犬, *"Kyōken"*), and wildly known for his lust of battle on and off the battlefield, a man with an unquenchable thirst for bloodshed, violence, and war these were the things that summed up Sam'e Narukagami. Yet as the years grew longer and the amount of seasons that passed became a blur his youthful rage against the world tempered and became a mild mannered veteran of the world.

With his unbridled rage and thirst for violence has become tempered by age and wisdom, a harmonious unison of his seemingly polar personalities through years of isolation and meditation has lead to the birth of a powerful Shaman and mediator of the world. After the years of killing, and the years of fighting, Sam'e has found his own form of balance equally in combat and in the wilderness - still a warrior and more than ready to fight those who seek it - he always holds back enough not to kill most opponents, even letting them live even if they were after his head if he sees value in their potential in the world and simply breaking the *Chains of Fate* that bind them to whatever seems to hold them in life. His philosophy now more of an *Arbiter of Balance* that seeks to balance the Spiritual and Physical aspects of the world sharing this outlook on life with his future wife Owa Sozo.

## Appearance

The sin of vanity is something many are guilty of committing, especially in their youth, and Sam'e was no exception to this. Once wearing only the finest of clothing, the most glaring of outfits, armors, and newest designs - he truly soaked in the life of a Daimyō - yet as he continued to age and continued to mature those obnoxious designs and attires were slowly and surely thrown aside to where they belong. His appearances become more and more simple as time went on, until present day, where the most outstanding outfit he could be seen in is for formal events only - a simple black sleeved robe. Yet outside of these events he can be seen mostly wearing a standard black gi outfit.

Outside of his conservative appearance Sam'e can still be easily recognized by his blue hair and sea green eyes sporting bushy eye brows, tamed hair, and a glorious beard his outward appearance marked by the wrinkles of his age. Yet unlike most others of his age his muscular appearance is completely un-phased by his age. Still sporting a body nearly absent of any body fat and trimmed to near bodily perfection, if he was to take off his clothing, it would seem he had the body of one nearly half his age. Yet as most with enough power one's appearance can be molded with little to no effort and Sam'e has often been seen more in his younger appearance than the aged man of legend.

## Tools

* Samehada: The most terrifying of the seven blades, it has the appearance of a giant knife covered in shark scales. It is a sentient, living weapon and has the ability to "eat" chakra. It is also called a Greatsword (Daitō). The amount of years spent together between Samehada and Sam'e rival that of the infamous Kisame Hoshigaki himself. Throughout their adventures they have slain countless shinobi, royalty, civilians, bandits, pirates, and all the like... their bond is absolute and fears of having the blade betray him doesn't even take the form of a fever dream. Having being bonded together for so long, Sam'es own body has begun to take in Samehada's own biological make up, marking him as a perfected owner of the blade, and through his mysterious training he has learned to harness these very **cells** to use Samehada's chakra eating capabilities without even using the blade itself.

* **Oni Club**: Multitude of depictions of *Oni* throughout history often depict them with massive clubs of wood, iron, or steel. Symbolizing the pure strength the creatures possessed to swing such mighty weapons, not only with a single arm, but with the destructiveness of a small army capable of defeating even legendary heroes with ease if not for the aid these heroes received from outside sources. These depictions are not far from the truth, however, as the Kanabo or sometimes labelled Tetsubō holds a symbolic place among certain Oni and the Oni Clan in general. A comparable object would be the gunbai of the Uchiha Clan holding both an offensive and defensive purpose, but more commonly seen as simply a depiction of their allegiance. Yet the Kanabō that the Lords of the Oni possess are not made of steel nor iron, but of petrified Gargonite, the same material responsible for their mutations. A malleable and chaotic substance that created the first of their kind, it's origin a mystery to most, and a well kept secret to others and often only the being sitting on the Black Throne has the knowledge of it's origin - yet the material itself can be found in multitude of forms within the realm of Naraka. Unlike the 'active' form of Gargonite which has the capability of mutating chakra either through absorption or nullification, petrified acts a deterrent in it's weakest form and can completely repel chakra based techniques allowing for the more physically gifted Oni Lords to literally bat away their opponent's jutsu. The material itself is indestructible to chakra based attacks simply due to the mechanics of the repelling nature of the Gargonite itself yet wear and tear can break the weapon down to become even less effect as an instrument of battle, but even in it's petrified state the weapon is extremely receptive to elements of it's home dimension, as it can be repaired with an influx of Oni based chakra repairing any damage done to it.

## Abilities

* **Sage Mode**: Ironic for one who raged against the world has become a being who has perfectly integrated with it. Throughout his life Sam'e has always relied on his instincts to guide him in the heat of battle or when developing new and powerful jutsu or techniques always having a 'voice' that guided him down a path he could always feel, but never see. Yet after leaving the world to submerge himself in isolation that voice finally revealed itself to be none other than himself... a version of him that was perfectly integrated with the world around him that understood and lived within the flow of the world, as for he was someone who walked the line of life and death. A being who personified the yin and the yang that was the world itself and on a instinctual level 'swam' through the currents of that flow - that natural energy. For before he even had the smallest grasp on sage techniques he proved himself worthy - to the world itself - for the title of Sage (*lit*, "仙人" Sennin), for a sage is someone who is renowned for their power, wisdom, or holy standing Sam'e fully fitting the former two for even though he bathed in the blood of countless and lusted for battle he was never one to lose himself to it's madness... even when succumbing to his anger. Through his powerful connection to Yin and Yang and months of meditation Sam'e had not only mastered Sage Mode, but Sage Hood as well, leaving him in a constant 'Sage state' for a being who lived in the flow of the world his body passively absorbs natural energy allowing him to permanently remain in Sage mode even while in combat, and with the mastery of Sage hood he is capable of entering the state instantly - just like the famous Hashirama Senju. Yet unlike those who were taught by the Frogs of Mount Myōboku, or the Snakes of Ryūchi Cave Sam'e does not gain any unique offensive abilities with his Sage mode, mostly just the standard increase of physical strength, speed, stamina, reflexes, perception, and durability. Combined with an increase of strength in ninjutsu, genjutsu, and taijutsu.