Ebi/Plot

# Plot Appearances

### Fish out of Water Arc

Debuting in the episode 'Something smells fishy...', Ebi and Kuji take the point of protagonists in this short narrative tale. Following washing up on the coast of Fire Country and travelling a starved 1 month path, the duo manage to bypass dangers via Kujis ferocity. Ofcourse, at this point they had zero knowledge or skill with shinobidom, so the wildlife and bandits were a definite issue.

Still, against all odds, the lads arrived at the villages gates. Upon the entry of Lord Yaketsuku as Hokage, the fishboy was just getting used to the lands, far too scared to ask anyone for help. Well, untill the fateful day he was picked up by Lady Kanon and miss Kizuna, which taught him about the basics of Chakra and the Terminology, along with Ebi revealing his true aspiration for becoming a shinobi. To become... a Hero!

Ebi has lived in miss Kizunas garden ever since, in the small body of water. He enjoys it, quite a lot.

### Resuno Arc

Ebi and Kuji played the roles of side characters during this segment of the story, getting tossed into it as Academy Students with a high risk of their own demise, starting with the infamous War at Hotsprings, where the duo we're unable to do anything but support fallen comrades and use dead soldiers equipment to make it out alive. The highlight of this arc for Ebi was him wiping out half of the enemy force with a boulder he tripped on, crushing them along with sending himself to the hospital, which earned the respect of many of his peers.

He also participated within the search for Sakais tomb, slipping on another boulder and hitting his head heard enough to correctly guess where it might be, getting rewarded via additional reccomendation letters for promotion from the Hokage himself, giving him a big confidence buff, if he didnt have to... go to the hospital again.

Their participation in the battle of Shukaku was rather traumatic, as the two quickly ran out of their academy student tier chakra supplies, getting evacuated with the other squads of genin. Luckily, they were all at a distance thanks to their superiors plans, but this was a rather hard sight for our Fishies to cope with, seeing their allies fall one by one.

And finally, during this arcs final act, these two were shown combatting the waves of reanimated with an arsenal of firearms they took from the armory and their bites, which leads up to Ebis initial interest in the tools. Upon the final clash leading upto Resunos defeat, Ebi was battered and tossed around, tightly clutching the injured Kuji in his arms to protect him with his life. Luckily, the situation ended with Aimatos quick thinking and an intervention from another timeline, sending them back to their original world from the Kamui Dimension. Ebi met his alternate self, aspiring to be more of a chad like the Ebikuji fusion. Upon saying their last goodbyes to Shinichi, an idol and hero, the two we're sent away for emergency treatment.

Many wounds, many experiences and many lessons were learnt by these two, who seem to have more favor in fates hands than anyone else did. Although the scars will stay forever, so will the accomplishments and steps forward theyve made.

Ebi and Kuji are one of the few people on Earth still recalling the events of this arc.

### Jumping the Shark Arc

Following the long and ardous recovery since the terrific conflict with the world eater, the two returned to their new day to day activities in the peaceful realm of Konohagakure. Missions, trainings, fishing- Everything and anything they can to keep pushing forward, wearing a smile on their face like many of their heroes have. During this segment, Ebi was picked up by Master Kounoji out of nowhere, kidnapped for training and joining squad 4. Along with this, he also trained with many of the bigshots of the village, most importantly Karitou Senju- Someone Ebi wishes to be like one day. He made long lasting friendships with Shizuo and Cosmic Uchiha, his squadmates, and many others he cant even list off. It felt so... strange. Ebi couldnt help but cry. People finally liked him! Some even looked upto him! He... he was someones hero!

During this segment of time, Ebi was also given a firearm and harpoon as an essential weapon to train with, incorporating it into his fighting style with... some difficulty. Even then, it was deemed enough to finally promote him to the rank of Genin with Hoku Senseis approval, whos return to the village he awaits every single day. The two sharks smile and cry forward into the future, unsure what lies next. Probably... more injuries.