Kokezaru Sarugami

**Signature Jutsu*** Pocket Gunpowder Technique

**Fire Release**

* Fire Release: Quick Fire Technique
* Fire Release: Fastball Special

## Canon Techniques

**Ninjutsu*** Body Flicker Technique
* Sexy Technique
* Summoning Technique (Monkeys)
* Transformation Technique
* Chakra Enhanced Strength

**Fire Release**

* Fire Release: Ash Pile Burning

## Tools

* Ignition Gloves
* Gunpowder

**Kokezaru Sarugami** (猿神虚仮猿, *Sarugami Kokezaru*) is a descendent of the Sarugami Clan and Sarutobi Clan. He is a young shinobi of the Leaf District who desires to become the greatest Monkey Sage surpassing even the legendary Yamazaru.

## **Background**

Kokezaru Sarugami was born within the dense jungles of the mysterious Monkey Island to Yūshizaru Sarugami and his wife Hotaru Sarutobi. When it comes to Kokezaru's upbringing he had a rather normal upbringing if you can call growing up in jungles inhabited by primates of varying sizes who live alongside ordinary people and shinobi normal. His parents raised him like any other clan member and throughout his early years he grew close to the resident's of the island and even gained his own companion in the form of Ryūzaru. They lived, trained and ate together and grew to be like family, but when Kokezaru turned 10 he had to leave so he could journey to the Leaf District and join the Ninja Academy.

Upon leaving he said good by to his father who remained on the island as he was a Monk of the Sannōji Temple (Basically a Sage-In-Training) and accompanied his mother back to the place of her birth where he was taken in by the Sarutobi Clan. During this time he trained hard, but also had a lot of fun especially by pranking his teacher and fellow students.

During this time at the academy Kokezaru would met a strange man who he had never seen before on a trip outside the village while he was training. The man was taller than the boy, possessing bright orange hair and emerald eyes. Little did he know this man was named Mowa Sozo and he was a powerful shinobi of the legendary Sozo Clan. Upon their meeting the two seemed to hit it off and soon formed a close bond like that of brothers. It was great time in Kokezaru's life and Mowa taught him many things about being a shinobi and helped him to grow, but suddenly out of the blue, for no reason that Kokezaru could think of Mowa vanished. Even though the lost pained the boy he chose to instead of being sad but to instead steel his resolve to achieve his goal.

## **Personality**

Kokezaru is the kind of carefree and goofy person. He's the type to dance around and have fun during any situation even if it is not the correct time for that type of action. He's also likely to make jokes at the worst possible time, though while Nozaru is a fun-loving, goofball he is also a shinobi and will always do his best to protect his friends and complete his missions.

## **Tools**

Tool wise Kokezaru carries most of your standard issue Shinobi Tools like Kunai, Shuriken, Smoke Bombs, Flash Bombs and Explosive Tags. Other than this standard shinobi equipment he is most likely always carrying Gunpowder with him in one way or another. He tends to use his Gunpowder in a number of ways, one of which is to throw it into the eyes of an opponent to blind them before setting it off. Another use of the Gunpowder is to conserve chakra by using it to aid in the power of his Fire Release Techniques by using the Gunpowder to accelerate the Flames and power up the Fiery Explosions. Last but not least would be his signature weapon, which is actually his personal summon and closest friend Ryūzaru. Kokezaru uses Ryūzaru's Baseball Bat Form in a variety of ways most of which are designed to trick or catch opponents off guard to allow him to prepare a strong attack.

## **Chakra and Attributes**

### Chakra Reserves

His chakra reserves aren't anything spectacular or amazing and are potential considered below average for someone of the Sarugami and Sarutobi. Even though his chakra reserves don't compare to other decedents of the clans, it isn't weak as his reserves are higher then the average shinobi. This simply means that Kokezaru has to be conservative with his chakra unlike his Sensei Mowa Sozo.

### Chakra Control

Kokezaru has above average skill in chakra control, and while not on the level of some of his friends and fellow Genin it isn't something to scoff at. This level of experience has come from his consistent training with his partners Ryūzaru and the Three Monkey Brothers.

### Life Force

Kokezaru has shown to possess a rather strong life force which can be attributed to his belonging to the Sarugami Clan who are renown for their strong life force. It has been seen when training with his sensei and partners that he isn't easily stopped and can survive rather harsh and brutal attacks and keep going.

### Willpower

Kokezaru is young man with a strong Will of Fire that allows him to push on threw almost any form of adversity he could undergo. This is proven ever present by the fact that he survived his childhood on Monkey Island with no scars or permanent injures which is considered a rather common occurrence due to the fact that many Monkey still have issues with humans and/or don't realise how strong they physically are.

### Intent

Kokezaru like most with a strong willpower tend to also possess a strong intent, and while Kokezaru at this moment doesn't have any skill in the art of imposing his will upon others at the time he has a lot of room to grow. With enough time Kokezaru may even manage to reach a point where he will be able to force others to be wary simply by enforcing his intent.

## **Abilities**

### Sensory

Kokezaru tends to be more of a front-line fighter and as such has neglected his sensory training and in turn, it has led to the boy only possessing a basic knowledge and understanding of the skill. His sensory being only at the basic level allows him to sense the presence of chakra in his vicinity. He doesn't yet have the skill to distinguish between individual signatures sadly.

### Intelligence

Kokezaru is an young shinobi with average intelligence. He should in no way be considered stupid or unintelligent, but neither should he be seen as a genius. Hes just your average person when it comes to brains, and the only time he is shown to be seemingly smarter than normal is when it comes to combat and trickery.

### Hand Signs

Kokezaru while still young and somewhat inexperienced has a solid skill and understanding of hand signs. This allows for him to weave hand signs much faster then the average person and even use less hand signs to initiate his jutsu. Even though he is experienced in the usage of Hand Seals he still has some room to grow before he'll reach a level comparable to his Sensei.

### Speed

With speed and strength being to of Kokezaru's most important aspects especially since he is known for utilizing the Hidden Leaf's Body Flicker Technique on the regular. While his speed isn't comparable to the likes of Rock Lee without his weights. His speed is great enough to leave behind after images and when used in conjunction with heat and friction he can leave by mirages to fool others. He uses his considerable sapped in battle help maneuver and get in the best position to make use of his dirty tactics.

### Strength

Kokezaru's strength is rather impressive for someone of his age who doesn't practice physicals enhancement techniques such a the Chakra Enhanced Strength Technique, and though at the same time he isn't anything amazing in the strength department as others around him he has potential to grow. His considerable strength had been built up threw strenuous and constant training with Mowa Sozo and the Monkeys during the time he's been alive.

### Durability

Durabilty is an area where almost none of Kokezaru's generation should be able to match. When it comes to his durability, Kokezaru is at a high level and it is all thanks to being raised on Monkey Island as the less human residents like to play a little rough. So due to this Kokezaru's body had grown and adapted to allow his to take an impressive amount of damage for someone his age before he finally drops.

### Stamina

Kokezaru's stamina isn't anything to great its rather average for a shinobi of his age. This means that in combat he cannot go to crazy and needs to try and conserve and make the most of his Stamina Reserves. This is made far more easy by the use of his Monkey Partners and Transformation Technique alongside his sneaky and deceptive combat style. Kokezaru still has a lot if room to grow so who knows what the future holds.

### Recovery

The Recovery Rate of young Kokezaru isn't anything special at all. It's actually rather average for a normal person his age, which is seen as a little odd as he is a descendent of the Sarugami who were a clan known for having great life force and decent recovery rates. Unfortunately for Kokezaru though as it seems that this trait of the family has skipped his generation.

## **Jutsu**

### **Taijutsu**

The art of Taijutsu is one of the greatest strengths in the arsenal of Kokezaru. He will often use it with his Bukijutsu, Ninjutsu and his summons to create dangerous combos and annoying tricks that can catch his opponents off guard. For most when they fight Kokezaru should be careful as no fight against Ryūzaru is ever a one-on-one match.

### **Ninjutsu**

While the art of Ninjutsu isn't Kokezaru's specialty it is still a skill he excels in in certain aspects. His actual skill in ninjutsu lies in his use of the basic Ninjutsu techniques taught to him at the Academy and by his sensei combined with his dirty tricks and his usage of Gunpowder to create dangerous attacks. Unlike most of his fellow genin who tend to often utilize elemental ninjutsu. Kokezaru while possessing an affinity to Fire Release is still too inexperienced and lacking in the area of chakra control to perform the Sarutobi Clan's 3 signature Hiden techniques, though with time effort and training he'll be able to use the techniques finally he's already learned. The greatest skill he has lies in his skill in the Transformation Technique which he excels at due to his constant training with Ryūzaru as all monkeys hailing from Monkey Island are said to possess great mastery of the basic technique.

### **Bukijutsu**

As a member of the Sarutobi and Sarugami Clans, Kokezaru is trained in the use of a variety of different ninja tools. His area of expertise isn't in any specific weapon, but he does seem to excel in shurikenjutsu, allowing him to throw shuriken and kunai with precision at complicated or moving targets. Kokezaru can guide shuriken to their mark by deflecting them off each other or using things such as Gunpowder and Explosive Tags to alter their direction. His skill in the art of Bukijutsu allows Kokezaru to make use of a variety of weapons allowing for the young shinobi to switch up his armaments at a moment's notice without losing a step.

### **Genjutsu**

Genjutsu is an area where Kokezaru is lackluster and is shown clearly by his usage of absolutely zero genjutsu in combat. This could be seen as a weakness but while his use of the art is non-existent he had taken time to train to avoid and counter the art.

### **Fūinjutsu**

While he is a member of the prestigious Sarutobi clan who have been known for using a number of sealing arts in their lifetimes, Kokezaru is not as skilled in the art as they were and prefers to rely on Trickery and straight-up fighting. While this is a fact it doesn't mean he isn't knowledgeable on the sealing arts and in fact does know basic fuinjutsu including his clan's own Sealing Technique: Release.

## **Companions**

**Ryūzaru** (竜猿, Lit. **Dragon Monkey**) is a young monkey hailing from the dense jungles of Monkey Island and is the personal companion of Kokezaru Sarugami. He is rather similar to Kokezaru in his personality as both can be rather carefree and goofy, though this shouldn't be allowed to fool you as just like Kokezaru he is a cunning trickster who will try to take advantage of any little mistake. When it comes to his capabilities Ryūzaru is much like the other monkey that has been used by other members of the Sarutobi and Sarugami. He is highly skilled in the use of the Transformation Technique and most often uses it to take the form of a gold & silver baseball bat (A traditional Indian mace). The form is referred to as Kōtetsusarubō *(硬鉄猿棒*, Hard Iron Monkey Club). While in this form much like his predecessors he is extremely durable and can withstand a lot of punishment. He knows very few ninjutsu preferring to specialise in Taijutsu, though when he does use his ninjutsu he had shown the ability to use the Shadow Clone Technique.

## **Triva**

* Kokezaru has a love of fruit and can more often than not be seen eating either peaches or bananas cultivated by the Monkeys.
* Kokezaru and Ryūzaru are always together so much so that one is never seen without the other.