Gezō Shimura

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## Jutsu

**General Skills*** Body Flicker Technique
* Body Replacement Technique
* Clone Technique
* Manji Formation
* Rope Escape Technique
* Transformation Technique

**Ninjutsu**

* Desert Spada C-Rank
* Sand Binding Coffin C-Rank
* Shield of Sand C-Rank

**Gezō Shimura** (志村下蔵) is a Genin of Konohagakure who is the current Jinchūriki of the One-Tailed Beast. Even before the beginning of his life, he had already been destined to be the Jinchūriki of the One-Tailed Beast following its capture in the previous Shinobi World War. Shortly after his birth, and the sealing of the tailed beast, Gezō and his family were relocated to a manor half a mile west of Konoha. There he would grow and mature quickly. At some point before he was trained to be a ninja, a terrible accident occurred in his family home. All of his immediate family, as well as those serving under the household, were killed in the accident. To this day, there is a rumor that you can hear the crying and screaming of the beast that killed them all when passing the Shimura house on a full moon's night.

While never officially enrolled into the Academy, Gezō was still taught how to be a ninja at his own home. There were exceptions, days where Gezō would be brought into the Academy. He was only ever allowed to spar certain students under very strict circumstances, and more than half the times he was allowed to do so they always ended in the injury of his fellow partner. These spars happened more than several times during Gezō's visits to the Academy, and by the end the idea was altogether abandoned and he was removed from the Academy.

Despite the marring tragedies of his life, Gezō has proved to be a responsible, conscious ninja. Recently, he was promoted to Genin. He is expected to join a squad soon, although it is unclear under what conditions he is expected to work under.

## Personality

Gezō is better said to be someone who is too mature for his age. Deadly serious and paranoid would be two traits that could be used to describe him. He is a good person at heart, although his fear of his own powers severely hampers his true strength. Although he is well-acquainted with social conventions, he prefers to keep his distance from people. Not because he inherently dislikes conversation, but instead because he's afraid of hurting anyone close to him. He will blame himself for the unfortunate things that happen in his life, even when these things aren't his fault to begin with. However, in dangerous situations that call for it, he can be pushed to fight. Especially when it comes to the protection of something he values.

From a life of solitude and tragedy, Gezō has developed a cynical personality. While he wishes for only the best, he's convinced that only the worst will come from his presence among others. This is something he is overly paranoid of, to the point that he has developed a strong insomnia giving him only a little amount of time to rest. While he tries to relax around others, he is almost hostile when it comes to the point of others coming closer to him. This desperate anger of his doesn't help either when it comes to keeping the One-Tailed Beast in check, making it even more dangerous for anyone to be close to him.

Through everything, Gezō places a deal of crushing guilt upon himself for the misfortune he has been given in his life. Even if the misfortune in question has no relation to any of his actions. Ever since the incident that led to the death of his family, he's gained this attitude. This weight he places it is not without its benefits, in some twisted ways. It places a value of importance on the lives of those he works with, no matter what he thinks of them personally. Which also ties into his general willingness to use whatever is necessary if it means protecting something he sees as important, whether it be lives or ideals.

**The One-Tailed Beast knows Gezō's weakness.**

### Likes

* Animal: Flying Fish.
* Color: Lilac.
* Food: Surume.
* Hobby: Fishing.

### Dislikes

* Animal: Tanuki.
* Color: Crimson.
* Food: Goat.

## Appearance

Gezō is a tall, and lithe individual. While not particularly strong or fast, he looks well-built for someone of his age. He has heavily tousled, lavender hair, with nearly-matching colored eyes that are a shade of violet. His face is gaunt, and he has dark bags under his eyes that developed from his constant lack of sleep. Gezō's gourd is shaped like a typical calabash gourd bottle made entirely of sand. Its neck is long and thin, and ends at a cork firmly planted into the bottle. Inscribed on the gourd are various Bagua, all of the same character "☳". Wrapped around the middle of the gourd is a thick, violet rope that ends in a large horse-hair tassel.