Nichirin Sarutobi

## Nichirin Tokugawa

Nichirin Sarutobi(*徳川ニチリン Sarutobi Nichirin*) is a genin of Konohagakure and is a member of the Sarutobi Clan.

## Personality

Nichirin was born into the Sarutobi Clan which is something some would be grateful for, Nichirin cursed himself for it. This is because unlike many other prominent figures within the clan, Nichirin was born with no real talent or natural adaptiveness in Ninjutsu or in the ways of a Shinobi in general. This was something that many members tend to bring up, even asking him to remain a civilian, to not aspire to be a Shinobi because of its dangers. His passion does not coincide With what he is naturally good at. Nichirin himself has admitted that he is the exact opposite of a prodigy, that he is someone that will struggle and will continue to struggle only to recover the fraction of benefits and progress those with the innate skill and talent could reach. His exceptional work ethic is not really being enough to reach the goals that he's aiming for. This is why Nichirin is psychologically tortured by this "curse" as he calls it, the "curse of the ordinary".

Despite the constant naysayers telling him to give up and become a standard civilian, Nichirin's burning passionate will is possibly one of the greatest embodiments of "the will of fire". He refused to give in to both the doubts of others and the internal doubt within himself, Nichirin constantly worked harder, possibly harder than not just of those within his clan but also within his academy class. He's constantly training and working, refining his skills to the highest degree possible before even attempting to move onto another. Spending hours which turns to days of constant work. This dedication is what has allowed him to reach the level has managed to reach so far, which has allowed him to become a genin and continue to strive for better results, not being satisfied with what he has.

A key notable feature of Nichirin is his intelligence, a feature that has been overlooked by many growing up. He has a terrific understanding over the ways of the Shinobi world, it's ins and outs between the villages and their relationship with each other, along with critical thinking in terms of raw strategy. He can even sense or feel out those who have an innate gift for being a shinobi. He can merge seamlessly with a variety of people, to optimize both his and their own performance. This intellect is also see in his combative style, using a single jutsu in a variety of ways to use it as effectively as possible, able to use the "Fox Fire Jutsu" in his bout against his childhood friend Shion in their graduation exam in manners to constantly counter her variety of jutsus. He's also resourceful, not depending solely on his chakra or jutsus and finds a magnificent blend between using tools such as Kunais and shurikens to even out the odds that are stacked against him.

## Powers and Abilities

### Ninjutsu

#### Fire Release

Fire Release is Nichirin's natural affinity in terms of nature release, an affinity that is seen very prominently through the other members of his clan. While not quite gifted in using this natural affinity, Nichirin has mastered a single Jutsu, though it is thought the further he trains the stronger the more jutsus will become available to him.

* **Fire Release: Fox Fire (Snake → Ram → Monkey → Boar → Bird → Tiger)**: After completing the hand signs needed Nichirin manifests nine balls of fire in front or around him. Nichirin uses this jutsu in a few ways, for example by manifesting them directly infront of him to block oncoming attacks. Another one of his methods is manifesting these balls and instead of firing them off at once, he can fire them individually to prevent him needing to reactivate his jutsu.
* **Fire Release: Great Flame Technique**:The user kneads chakra in their stomach and expels a large stream of flames from their mouth that progressively widens with range. Nichirin had taught himself this technique after researching the Sarutobi clan diaries.

## Trivia

* The name "Nichirin" when translated means "sun"