Sho Rokudo (V2)

Sho, dressed casually

> *"It was a pain in the ass to get here, but goddamn if I ain't ready to rock."*
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> - Sho, rearing to fight
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**Sho Rokudo (**六道将; *Rokudo Sho*)is a Kirigakure-born shinobi of Konohagakure. From a young age, the boy was an exceptional ninja with an unsettling love of combat. He is a kenjutsu specialist known for his great speed and unique Kekkai Genkai in which he is the only possessor in the entire world, **Kagekagamimyaku**, which allows him to merge with and move through shadows.

Born of a Kirigakure clan who fled the Bloody Mist when Sho was barely old enough to walk, Sho is the sole survivor of this clan which perished due to a cruel winter and bandit attacks. Sent in on a river, he washed up in Konoha as an orphan. After awakening his Kekkai Genkai, Sho was adopted by the Shinonome clan.

## Personality

Most people who know Sho would consider him to be a cool, charismatic, and calm person. He is extraordinarily laidback and non-judgemental, avoiding stereotypes due to the stigma attributed to his adoptive clan. However, Sho is also a little pompous, and can be crass in speaking his mind when he has something to declare. Sho is also notoriously perverted, and has a reputation for being an expert flirt who constantly brings different women home.

Sho is a fearless person; that is to say he is a daredevil who does not fear danger. He is unusually attracted to combat and danger, and has a reputation for being a brutal fighter with a disturbingly high pain tolerance and a feral demeanor. He loves kenjutsu with a passion and it is his favorite method of combat. Sho's personal philosophy revolves around loyalty to one's friends and nothing else. As an avid warrior, he has a strong disdain for pacifism and cowardice.

## Appearance

Sho is a slender, tall, and pale-skinned man with intimidating yet colorful maroon eyes. He has dark purple, almost black, hair which is tied back into a topknot. Its worn straight but fairly messy, with fringes framing and hanging over his face. Among women, Sho is considered one of the most handsome men in the village, with beautiful and somewhat feminine facial features.

He has an eccentric and grand sense of fashion which betrays the subtlety expected of a shinobi. He employs street fashion, such as sweatpants, shirts, hoodies, and jackets combined with shinobi gear. He used to import such clothing from Shinjugakure, but now he has to rely on custom-tailored replications much to his chagrin. Sometimes, Sho pushes the boundaries of what is considered masculine clothing. At times he may wear crop-tops, wedge shinobi sandals, or strapless shirts for example. He also frequently paints his nails.

Sho wields an elongated ninjato with a black guard with silver highlights, matching the silver of the weapon's pommel. The grip is messily wrapped in purple straps.

## Relationships

### Miroku Oki

Sho and Miroku served together in the Second Stone and Leaf on the Recon Team. They did not get along, but reunited after the war and developed a friendship, bonding over camaraderie as veterans of the war and of their team. In a way, Sho is like Miroku's 'cool friend'.

## Abilities

As a natural prodigy, Sho possesses above average fighting capabilities for his age. Sho's speed is one of his most notable traits in general; so much so that common chunin are unable to even process his movements while other jonin can struggle to keep up. While not lackluster in strength, it isn't his area of specialty. He is, however, a highly potent user of kenjutsu capable of cutting his way through crowds of enemies in a blitz and his taijutsu is decent, allowing him to mix the two to a slight degree. Sho's natural affinity and main element is Water Release and he is also capable of Fire and Lightning Releases. In battle, Sho is known to be unusually bloodlusted; he possesses a freakish tolerance towards pain and is capable of fighting in an aggressive manner others may struggle to do.

Using his Kekkai Genkai, **Kagekagamimyaku** (影鏡脈, *Shadow Mirror Pulse*), Sho is capable of using shadows as an entryway into a dark mirror dimension. In this dimension, he can see but cannot interact with the real world. Furthermore, he cannot be sensed or interacted with by those in the parallel world. While in this dimension, the user experiences heavy chakra drain, but the dimension allows the user to move at speeds comparable to the Body Flicker without effort.

### Jutsu

* Dance of the Crescent Moon
* Dancing Blade Risk
* Fire Release: Flying Grenade Jutsu
* Lightning Release: Lightning Bullet Jutsu
* Lightning Release: Lightning Whip Jutsu
* Shadow Clone Technique
* Water Release: Gunshot
* Water Release: Water Bullet Technique
* Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet Jutsu
* Water Release: Water Forge Technique

## Trivia

* Sho (将) is a Japanese word referring to a person in position of leadership and more specifically military leadership, ie. Shogun. His surname, Rokudo, is the Japanese term for the Six Paths in Buddhism.