Jiwari Uzumaki

## Jiwari

うずまき地割り Uzumaki Jiwari

**Jiwari Uzumaki** (うずまき地割り, *Uzumaki Jiwari*) is an academy student attending the academy in Sunagakure. His dream is to master a thousand different jutsu and to be considered the greatest shinobi in the history of the Land of Wind.

## Appearance

Jiwari wears a Binding Cloth around his neck as a scarf.

## Personality

Considering himself a son to the hidden sand village, the will of sand burns brightly inside of Jiwari’s heart; Jiwari's utmost loyalty lies in his love for his village.

A student of the game, Jiwari is always looking for ways to improve in all facets of life as well as constantly seeking the expansion of his jutsu arsenal. He does not work for the approval of others; instead he is self motivated and does not believe in the role of rivals in his life. Not necessarily because he does not believe himself to have an equal, but because his battle is with no one aside from himself. He strives each and every day to be a better version of himself and to be better in the next day than he was in the last. Jiwari pushes himself to his utmost limits with his training and enjoys challenging himself in any way possible, often conjuring imaginative ideas on the fly to make for a better training experience. While he normally works by himself, he is not beyond asking others for help, especially if they are clearly better at something than he is.

Jiwari is easily amazed by what he sees, even if he has seen it before. This trait is the foundation behind his dream of mastering a thousand jutsu. When he sees something he likes, Jiwari’s first instinct is to also be able to accomplish the same feat or produce the same result on his own terms. He is a very passionate learner, wanting to learn every jutsu that he can under the belief that it will make him the best shinobi that he can be. His passion for learning new jutsu is admittedly rather obscene; he will beg others to teach him new jutsu until they accept, and should he be denied of learning certain jutsu because they are unique to a certain clan, he is not above stalking someone and studying them secretly for his own gain. His curiosity in learning the mechanics of every jutsu helps him get along with shinobi of every village. He would rather make allies than enemies as there is a higher probability of allies being willing to share the secrets of their jutsu with him.

Jiwari was raised to see the world through the lens of a hierarchy. To survive, a shinobi must never settle for less than what they are capable of attaining. A shinobi must always set his eyes for the top of the food chain and do all they can to reach and maintain their prestige once there. The rich are the ruling class which govern over the rest, their power attributed by wealth and their prowess in battle.

## History

A clan feared throughout the world for their prowess in the arts of fuinjutsu, the Uzumaki were not beyond civil war; in fact, their distinct personalities, akin to that of savages, promoted internal conflict against one another. For, after all, this was the true testimony of their strength. It was the respect they held for one another that boasted they value one another as lethal targets; only through emerging victorious would an individual establish what they had set out to accomplish long ago. It was, by all means, survival of the fittest, and only those who were well equipped and prepared for war at all times managed to partake in the coming wars, concluding their survival and increasing the worth of their own existence. This was the level of intensity the Uzuamkai clan exhibited on a daily basis. For them, there was no such thing as a comrade. Some even believed the natural coloring of their hair was a mutation of generations of bloodshed. They were the most vile of creatures to ever lurk the depths of the darkness; it was in their very nature to wreck havoc upon others.

Eventually, the ferocious intellect of the Uzumaki led to their own demise. With relatives pitted against one another, the structure of Uzushiogakure —the hidden village inhabited almost solely by the Uzumaki tribe— gave way imminently, and many of its long term citizens were forced to flee through the wake of the fighting. The descendants of the tribe, who were branded cowards, and above all else, traitors, migrated towards the west to escape the outbreak of war. Along the way, many settled within the capital of the Wind Nation, Sunagakure, more pronounced as the village hidden in the leaves. However, during such a time, the scattered members themselves were defined by their courage; the more they traveled west, the harsher take they received in terms of living conditions. Certain members of the clan went far beyond the Land of Wind, refusing to share territory with other families. But the majority of them remained in the sand and became particularly prosperous.

The power invested within the bloodthirsty Uzumaki spanned the globe, with their skills nurturing in every which way. They were most prominent in Suna, and as such, many reconstructed a shrine in honor of them. This shrine would illustrate itself into the history of the shinobi world as the premiere doctrine to their legacy. With time their numbers continued to increase, and sooner than later their formidable talents enabled them to become the ruling family of the village that was hidden by sand. It is of popular belief that the color of their red hair is a sign of their shinobi prowess, being attributed to the slaughter of countless enemies. Hence the darker the mane the more prestigious the entity.

The desert proved to be a horrendous environment to call home in its early years. It appeared as one of the last places to raise a child, let alone establish a family of their own, however, as they entered the boundaries of the wading sand storms, they soon found themselves with an inescapable fate. They would almost be forced to live within the conditions of the hidden sand village; they would have to tolerate the horrific conditions bestowed upon them by the almighty sun that only increased the difficulty of their workload by shining its rays down upon them. While initially, it was perceived as a clear-cut weakness, the extra labor of these descendants proved vital in later on. In comparison to their allies around the globe —the relations of which were most likely unbeknownst to them— those in Sunagakure were especially well developed, and though their country may have foreseen less opportunities, it was eminent that their skill sets far exceeded that of the opposition.

What followed migration and loyalty was the long awaited restoration of the Uzumaki people. However, mostly because they were no longer aware of their blood, several members of the clan married outside the boundaries of the clan, resulting in the mixture of blood and abilities. Their physical features also took a noticeable effect, their skin growing darker to better suit the scorching rays of the blazing sun. One such example was the relationship forged between Kayou, a female member of the Uzumaki clan who worked as a tailor, and Shakitto, a chunin-level shinobi regarded for his proficiency in regards to the magnet release, and who more often than not found his robes tattered in battle. He was a frequent customer for Kayou’s clothing store; while initially he stopped by only to drop off and pick up his clothes, he soon found himself attracted to the tailor’s daughter, Kayou, who, after coming of age, had taken to her family’s business.

The affair was described by Shakitto as “love at first sight”. The two began meeting with one another on a daily basis, and it wasn’t long before the day arrived where Shakitto asked for Kayou’s hand in marriage, a customary tradition among the citizens of Sunagakure. Initially, however, his appeal had gone rejected, and Kayou was prohibited to meet with Shakitto due to a past occurrence, where he had been forced to massacre one of his own comrades for the success of the mission. He was not a well liked man because of such an event, and Kayou’s father believed he would again value his career over his loved ones. However, his opinion over Shakitto soon changed, following the latter’s efforts to protect the clothing shop during the attack on Sunagakure by a terrorist organization. In the midst of the scuffle, Shakitto lost an arm while protecting Kayou and her family from a falling boulder, which in itself was enough to convince Kayou’s father that he had come to change as a person.

The two married with acceptance from both parties. Not long after, Shakitto’s arm was replaced with a puppet arm by Saya, a famed craftsman in the village. Shakitto would combine the factors of his prosthetic arm with his magnet release, utilizing it in a manner in which the arm seemingly “stole” the weapons of its opponents, leading to his eventual moniker as The Clad Fist. While Kayou had never attended the academy, and as a result, never received any formal education in the ways of the shinobi, she still possessed a natural affinity to the wind release chakra nature, similar in comparison to another member of the Uzumaki clan. Though she did not know of this relation herself, the life force of her ancestors would continue to live within her and thereafter be inherited by her children, in combination with their father’s strong will.

During a mission away from the village —though still within the desert atmosphere— Shakitto was pitted into a corner after experiencing the rest of his squadron fall in battle, his captain included. During the conflict, Shakitto’s life was spared for a moment’s notice, as he had fallen into a sandpit during his escape and therefore was able to hide from the enemy. His thankfulness to the sandpit would result in the name of his second child, Jiwari. Additionally, Shakitto’s survival earned him recognition from the village elders, who quickly promoted him for the intel he had managed to gather. This would leave him in a state where he would have less time to spend with his family, something Jiwari would miss out on during his childhood.

At long last, Jiwari was brought into existence as the second child of Kayou and Shakitto, behind his elder brother, Koneru. Like his brother before him, Jiwari inherited his mother’s Uzumaki blood, which despite being minuscule in presence, took a great toll on his overall appearance and personality; akin to the descends of the Uzumaki tribe, Jiwari was branded with the red hair of his predecessors, and alongside it, a foul bloodlust for battle. However, this was tamed for the first stages of his life, where his competitive spirit often pitted him against Koneru in a battle of brothers. Koneru won, of course, not particularly because of his superiority in terms of age, but rather because of his talents in combat. While Jiwari was jealous of Koneru because of his excellence in the academy, Koneru cherished Jiwari as a dear younger brother; he valued his success even before his own.

## Abilities

As the top student in Sunagakure's academy, Jiwari is a shinobi in training that is worthy of bearing the proud name of the Uzumaki Clan. He is a prodigy among prodigies, making even those who are ordinarily deemed geniuses seem dull in comparison to the talents that he possesses.

* **High Chakra Reserves**: Even by the standards of the Uzumaki Clan, Jiwari was born with incredibly large chakra reserves, the likes of which are rarely seen, if ever. No shinobi in the history of Suna was ever retrieved from the womb of their mother while possessing the sheer amount of chakra as Jiwari.

### Ninjutsu

It is Jiwari's life goal to master a thousand jutsu. As an academy student, he is still in the process of compiling as many techniques as he possibly can.

* **Clone Technique** (分身の術­, *Bunshin no Jutsu*): This is a basic technique that every shinobi can use. Sunagakure's Ninja Academy specifically prevents students from graduating unless they master this technique, emphasizing its importance as a staple in any shinobi's arsenal. Users create one or more afterimages of themselves to move alongside them by forming three hand signs. Unlike most other clone techniques, these afterimages have no substance and thus are incapable of dealing any damage to their opponents. This makes it primarily useful for confusing enemies while other attacks are prepared. As the precursor to all cloning techniques, it is one Jiwari learned at a very young age, and its mechanics would set the foundation for the many cloning jutsu he would aspire to learn in the future.
* **Body Flicker Technique** (瞬身の術­, *Shunshin no Jutsu*): Speed is seen as an important element to any shinobi's set of skills, as operating in a timely fashion is believed to raise the probability of success many fold. Hence to raise one's own speed is not only a necessity but a downright expectation among the shinobi. This technique was created with that very concept in mind, enabling any shinobi to momentarily bolster their speed at the time it is cast. This is accomplished by using chakra to temporarily vitalize the body, bursting it forward at extreme speeds. However because this jutsu works through the mechanics of a singular burst at a time, it is traditionally only useful for linear movement and after it has been used the user's projected path cannot be altered. Jiwari learned this jutsu by himself, after sneaking into the Suna academy early one morning while it was still closed and helping himself to the personal library of books it contained. This jutsu was the second D-Rank level technique that he learned.
* **Body Replacement Technique** (変わり身の術­, *Kawarimi no Jutsu*): The central and most stereotypical ninjutsu of the ninja that is taught at every ninja academy around the globe, the Body Replacement Technique is one of the premier tactics possessed by any who refers to themselves by the title of shinobi. Its origins are unknown, forever lost to the etches of time as all have come to make use of it and wield its subtle yet dramatic power. Jiwari himself learned this jutsu while an academy student in Suna . The technique is executed in simple fashion: hand signs are formed, chakra is concentrated throughout the body, and the user replaces their physical likeliness with a non-sentient object. In most cases this non-sentient object is a loose log taken from a nearby tree. This technique is used in tandem with the Transformation Technique to mask the log in the guise of the user who casts the jutsu as a means of concealing the fact that a replacement has commenced.
* **Transformation Technique** (変化の術­, *Henge no Jutsu*): The very first technique that Jiwari ever learned while still only a student at the Suna academy. One of the fundamental techniques that a ninja is taught, it is one that is commonly used all throughout the world and its prominent use has produced a highly paranoid mindset within the average shinobi. Any who deems themselves a ninja must be especially wary of its usage at all times, as it is so commonly employed that there is simply no reliable method in deducing anyone's true identity. After forming the necessary hand seals, Jiwari is able to disguise himself into virtually any physical substance or medium that he has committed to his memory, be it an inanimate object such as a rock or a tree, a weapon wielded by ninja such as a shuriken or a famous sword, or even a person he has encountered in the past.

### Nature Transformation

Jiwari is only the second known shinobi in history to be able to wield all five elemental chakra natures, doing so by the age of 10 while still attending Sunagakure’s academy as a student. His ambition to become the greatest shinobi in the Land of Wind’s history led him on a quest to learn a thousand different jutsu; his arsenal of techniques is now full of jutsu of every element, making him very versatile on the battlefield.

**Water Release** (水遁, *Suiton*): Jiwari is proficient in the use of Suiton, employing it in many supplementary ways to aid him both in battle and in his everyday life. As the application of Silver Dust is Jiwari’s primary method of combat, the Water Release is instead used in such a way that it makes his use of the weapon that much better.

* **Water Release: Cleansing Salt Bath** (水遁・冷泉浄罪, *Suiton: Jouzai Reisen*): A jutsu created by Jiwari after he observed the camels of the desert, among many of its other animal inhabitants, utilize their tongues to lick the salts of mineral deposits clean. Similarly, this jutsu is used to wash the blood off of metal components, such as kunai, shuriken, and of course Jiwari’s trademark Silver Dust weapon, as even a small amount of blood can significantly increase the weight of the weapon, slowing it down. Water is emitted from Jiwari’s mouth, splashing the intended target and even cooling it down. If used on himself, it can completely erase Jiwari’s scent.
* **Water Release: Descending Shadow Grave** (水遁・下行影棺, *Suiton: Kakou Kagekan*): Those who enter the turfs of the desert must be cautious in the way they tread. For under the domain of Jiwari Uzumaki, every step is but an inch closer to inevitable death. This jutsu makes use of the Water Release to dampen the ground underneath the target’s feet, directly by their "shadow", converting the earth into quicksand by transmitting chakra through it. The victim then begins to descend into a bottomless pit, their movements confined by the stickiness of the swamp, until they are swallowed whole.
* **Water Release: Liquid Mineral Excavation** (水遁・液探鉱, *Suiton: Ekitankou*): A Water Release ninjutsu developed by Jiwari and later shared among the many benefactors of the Hidden Sand Village. Simply put, this jutsu converts the user’s chakra into liquid water, penetrating through the ground to mine for minerals. Once located, the water will then bring the minerals to the surface, bolstering the user’s supply of the given mineral after conjoining together with it. The main benefit of this jutsu is that is enables the user to save their chakra supply by not having to create the minerals themselves, and also forgoes the requirement of the Earth Release entirely by targeting preexisting minerals in the ground.

### Weapons

* **Silver Dust** (銀粉, *Ginpun*) is the name of the tool utilized by Jiwari Uzumaki, in combination with his special ability to convert chakra into magnetic forces. When he uses this ability, dark rings appear around his eyes. Silver Dust was first created by Jiwari sometime in his early childhood.Silver itself has its own fair share of advantages and disadvantages against Sand, Gold, and Iron. Unlike Iron, Silver is not so commonly found in the Earth's crust, making it a harder weapon to come by. However, Jiwari has configured a method of mining preexisting silver minerals from underground using the Water Release to compensate for this. As a metal, Silver is also noted to be harder and lighter than gold. Silver is also the most conductive metal on the periodic table, as well as the metal with the highest conductivity for heat.

## Trivia

* Jiwari rolled for a starting stamina level of 100.
* Jiwari rolled for a starting durability level of 94.
* Jutsu count: 7.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 *Jiwari Character Application*