Chishu

Chishu's faceclaim ref.

### Affiliation

Unnamed Kirigakure rebel faction (as vicarious member)Kenpachi Bushikawa (as student)

> *"I should ask you a question, however.. what do you think it means to be human?"*
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> - Chishu, unafraid of death
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**Chishu** (蜘蛛) is a missing-nin in Kirigakure. She is a socially timid, but stoic and highly talented shinobi. After seeking him out, Chishu came to undergo training by a rogue member of the Seven Ninja Swordsman of the Mist, Kenpachi Bushikawa, who wields the Samehada.

### Background

> *"My wonderful daughter.. what does it mean to be an excellent shinobi?*
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> *Have you decided your ninja way?*
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> *Then go on.. go forward into oblivion."*
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> - A memory of Chishu's
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From what Chishu has explained of her past, she was born into slums without a family as, most likely, the civil war had orphaned her. From a young age, she began running errands for criminals. She described her early life as 'chaotic', 'uninhabitable', and 'without a future'. Her fortunes changed when a kind traveler adopted her and taught her how to be a shinobi. She spent several years studying a wide variety of shinobi arts and apparently was never able to settle on one, leading her eventually to try kenjutsu.

### Personality

Not much is known of Chishu as a person. The first impression that she gives people is that the light has left her eyes; she stares into space dispassionately at most times. She seems to never display any emotion, as when she experiences small bursts of anxiety or curiosity, she does not visually make it obvious. She wears a blank, somewhat solemn expression on her face at all times. One thing to note about her is her professional nature; she uses formal figures of speech and asks a lot of deep-rooted philosophical questions. In battle, she is a very efficient ninja with a keen battle sense. Kenpachi was easily convinced that she did not fear death; when he asked her so, she claimed that her life was secondary to her goals before asking him what he believed it meant to be human.

Chishu suffers from social anxiety. While she, as a professional, does not struggle to approach people, she is prone to assuming preemptively that she has annoyed or bothered others. After suggesting that Kenpachi was lucky to have been chosen by the Samehada, she was quickly corrected; to which she submissively bowed her head and apologized. She also expressed some embarrassment at believing that the Samehada was a living creature, as she had developed an impression that such a thing was incorrect. In general, Chishu struggles to maintain eye-contact in conversations, and prefers to defer to her conversation partners. Despite all of that, she has displayed a remarkable talent for acting deceptively in social encounters, uninhibited by nervousness and enhanced by a quick wit. For example, when Nakao Yuki became aggressive towards her out of suspicion, she was able to convince him that she was a cowardly member of the Mizukage faction who had fled the battlefield and hoped to make up for it by assisting in research. Once the need for this facade had past, she instantly reverted to her analytical, professional nature.

### Appearance

Chishu appears as a woman of average height with soft, pale skin. She is commonly considered to be beautiful, with large but sharp black eyes and long eyelashes. She has a small nose, slightly thick pink lips, and straight eyebrows. Her dark blue hair is worn in a bob which seems to curve in on the sides and out in the back. Her bangs nearly drape over her eyes, which possess lensless blue glasses. She is typically found wearing a greyish blue mantle with a high collar and flowing sleeves. Over this, she wears black Jonin pants, blue shinobi sandals, and white socks. In Kiri fashion, she has camouflage leg warmers, and the obi to her mantle matches these leg warmers. Her hands are concealed by white gloves, which have arm warmers over them. Two fancy waist-belts are wrapped around her obi, to which her equipment pouch is mounted.

### Abilities

Chishu never attended a shinobi academy, and was instead informally educated by a traveling shinobi from a young age. Despite this, Chishu shows remarkable talent for her age. She considers herself to be "better than any Chunin" -- a statement made from a dry, analytical place -- but may be lowballing herself. She has shown a proficiency with kenjutsu which allowed her to defend (albeit briefly) a close-range assault by the wielder of Samehada. She uses a retractable, arm-mounted blade. She tends to lace them with poison which is strong enough that after a blade was broken, she decided to destroy the weapon entirely and replace it altogether. During her fight with Kenpachi, she displayed a number of abilities which suggest a much broader range of talents. Her chakra natures include fire, wind, and lightning; it is unknown which one is her affinity. While little has been seen of her fighting abilities in general, she is described as having a remarkable combat instinct.

> *"There seemed to be an immediate shift in [Chishu]. Whereas she was timid, unwilling to look him in the eye much, in battle she clearly had a refined killer's spirit. Her intent to kill him was palpable and her fear was unnoticeable if she had any. That was more than one could ask for from many shinobi."*
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> - An excerpt from Chishu vs. Kenpachi
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#### Jutsu

* Flying Swallow
* Fire Release: Intelligent Hard Work
* Wind Release: Pressure Damage
* Unnamed lightning jutsu

### Relationships

#### Kenpachi Bushikawa

Kenpachi is her sensei. After a fateful meeting between then, Chishu sought his wisdom. This led to her becoming his kenjutsu student, as well as a spy allowing her to track his rival Seven. While neither know each other very well due to the new nature of their relationship, they are somewhat friendly, exchanging stories and philosophical questions.

#### Nakao Yuki

She stumbled upon him in the village and, much to her confusion, quickly earned his suspicion and ire. To avoid a fight, she created the false identity "Kumoko", a cowardly soldier who fled combat and -- out of guilt -- decided to help in the war through research. Knowing how dangerous he can be, she made a mental note to avoid frequently visiting Tatekyo.

### Trivia

* Chishu has no equivalent characters in V2; she is a purely original V3 creation.
* She's surprisingly feminine; she is fond of make-up and fashionable clothing.
* Can kill Bri (one of the admins) in half a second