Kenjumaru

> *"You know what happens when you hide from me, my man!"*
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> - Kenjumaru, bloodlusted towards Sho Rokudo
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Kenjumaru (拳銃丸) is an Iwagakure-nin and Okami-nin known for his unique usage of an Iwagakure kinjutsu to create powerful explosions. A rebel from his first breath, he participated in rebelling against the Konoha Occupation Force almost immediately as they took over.

## Background

Born in Iwa in the midst of its recovery from its losses in the Third Great Shinobi War, Kenjumaru grew up in a poor family that narrowly managed to get him into the academy due to plummeting post-war tuition prices. He was a delinquent and a prominent troublemaker who nonetheless managed to pass. He liked to do what he wanted, and was often free to do so.

Kenjumaru served in the First Stone and Leaf War, where he developed a sadistic love of combat as it was strongly satisfying when it went his way. The war did not go his way, and he had just been promoted to a Chunin in combat when his village capitulated to Konoha. That freedom he grew up his was torn away by the cruel occupation force. He was angry, and grew rebellious, starting with simple acts of civil disobedience. He soon grew to find a jail cell not too uncomfortable, so his criminal acts slowly escalated.

He eventually went underground, where he pursued rumors of a powerful Kinjutsu that had not yet fallen into Konoha's hands. He entered the Liberation Front and grew close to its officials with his charisma, rhetoric, and fighting abilities until he was close enough to snatch it. In the dead of night, he fled the village and held onto the kinjutsu for safekeeping. After applying the kinjutsu, which gave him two hand-mouths capable of kneading Explosion Release chakra into objects, he became an assassin for hire.

After the Konoha Crush, believing Konoha to be weak Kenjumaru immediately returned to his home village and became a prominent member of Okami's Iwa Revolution.

## Personality

Kenjumaru is a noisy and upbeat man who is full of energy and life. He is guaranteed to be the loudest person in the room and also the most obvious one. He is very arrogant and mocking to his enemies, bordering on sadism. To further add to the list of un-Shinobi-like characteristics, Kenjumaru is also a flamboyant person who likes to make a show out of things. He also likes to be noticed and remembered and loves to boast. When he is present, it is difficult for things to be dull; Kenjumaru will often notice the dullness in the room and hype things up.

Ever since the First Stone and Leaf, Kenjumaru has loved the thrill of combat. He is a bloodthirsty and cunning fighter who uses trickery and surprise to land brutal, instant kills. Despite this, Kenjumaru also possesses a warrior's honor in the sense that he is willing to respect strong foes and usually play fair; he very much hates losing, however. He carries a strong disdain for cowardice due to a time where one of his genin-squad teammates froze up, causing Kenjumaru to get stabbed by a rogue Chunin.

He is a revolutionary first and foremost and is willing to forego his honor for his ideals, shown when he ganged up on Fumei Hyuga alongside Kiyoshi Nara, eventually killing her in a dishonorable and cruel manner. However, just minutes before, he had shown her mercy when she convinced him that she was sympathetic to the Revolutionary cause. Philosophically, Kenjumaru is a strong believer in the Revolution. Personally, he was most interested in freeing his beloved home village, but Tamura's charisma was able to win him over to the idea of saving the entire world except for Konoha, which Kenjumaru remained strictly antagonistic towards.

## Appearance

Kenjumaru is a short, fair-skinned man with blue eyes and a youthful appearance. He has a slender, light figure. He has wavy, messy cheek-length hair which he ties back into a broad topknot that often earns him comparison to a pineapple. Above his right hip is a scar in which he has no feeling which was earned by his attack by a rogue Chunin.

He originally dressed in the standard outfit of Iwa-nin but, after joining Okami, added on the uniform red cloak. After the update in uniforms, he ditched the cloak in favor of donning the group's Red Jacket, black pants, and brown shinobi sandals. In all iterations of his outfits, he also wore an orange scarf.

## Abilities

Kenjumaru's abilities stand out among the rest of his village as an Okami-nin, who are recruited both for their ideals and their strength. He also possesses two elemental affinities: Earth and Lightning, which combine together to create his Explosion Release. He is also a highly capable Fire Release user. He is a highly tactical mind capable of forming advanced and surprising strategies to win his fights as well as a genius who adapted the Iwagakure kinjutsu into an unusual and personal fighting style that allows him to be highly proficient and dangerous at almost any range.

### Jutsu

* Earth Release: Earth-Style Wall
* Earth Release: Hiding Like a Mole Technique
* Earth Release: Rock Lodging Destruction
* Explosion Release: Glass Blast Technique
* Explosion Release: Straight from the Underground Technique
* Explosion Release: Thunderclap Pistol
* Fire Release: Exploding Flame Shot
* Fire Release: Fire Dragon Bullet
* Fire Release: Flame Bullet

### Summons

Kenjumaru is a Falcon summoner and has been seen riding upon a giant falcon to oversee a battle and attack from afar.

## Trivia

* Kenjumaru's name is derived from the word 'Kenjuu' (拳銃) which refers to a handgun or revolver. '-maru' is a prefix frequently used in Japanese boy's names.
* Kenju, when spelled as '犬儒', means 'cynic'.
* Most of Kenjumaru's techniques are references to hip-hop slang, such as the blatant 'Straight from the Underground Technique' which is named after a lyric from the song 'Fuck The Police'.
* The shout "*katsu*" (喝), which Kenjumaru uses to remotely detonate some of his long-ranged attacks, is a shout used in Zen Buddhism to help eliminate distracting thoughts and focus energy.
* In a similar vein to his canon counterpart, Deidara, Kenjumaru tends to refer to those he respects as 'my man'.