Kiroku Hinode

The Sakeme Clan (Riptide) Special Jutsu: Reflection style (explained in backstory) Village: Hidden Mist Village Leader: To be decided Uniform: Tank top with high arm guards, going halfway up bicep Long ago, as a method of reinforcing the mist's strength, the Kage ordered a special task force made, for eliminating the ninjas that their villages own shinobi did not have the power to. Combining willing participants from the hunter nin and various swordsmen, the Sekeme force was formed in secret, as some would call it unethical. The force grew over the years, taking out the biggest threats in the land. Moving like shadows, striking like snakes, Sekeme became a feared group across many lands. The force, spending nearly all of their time together, became closer than brothers, forming one of the mist's clans. Members of the clan, from age four, were taught how to use the sword like an extension of the body. Through grueling trainingand punishment, the members that came out alive became excellent swordsmen. Though frowned upon, if a member desired a different destiny than was expected, they could seek special training from experts on their sought after mastery. Despite the clan heavily relying on the skill of its men in combat with the blade, medics were much respected and honored. A few years after the clan being formed, its leader Kushimaru was brutally murdered by Maight Dai. One of his close companions, Kaito, had a son, Fukahire, who was soon elected because of his skill with the blade and enormous chakra bank. Fukahire quickly began research on a new style of jutsu, spending many nights meditating with his close advisors. Confident in their skill with the blade, Fukahire sent out 10 shinobi of the clan to execute the leader of the Leaf Village's Suwa clan. Despite the power of the ninja sent, after a long struggle in between the two forces, Suwa came out on top,murdering the remaining ninja. A few weeks later, news reached Fukahire. The leader sobbed, as nearly half of his clan, including some of his closest friends, were now dead. Fearing the same outcome for his son's generation, he doubled the effort to train the Sekeme shinobi to be unstoppable killing machines. The new method of training taught a sword technique never tested in battle, only discussed among the clan elders. The technique required quick movement, using the blade as a distraction as well as a weapon. Fukahire was seeing progress in the young ones, but the blades were unfit for the new way of battle. They required a light, yet strong sword, as to be swung fast as the wind and hit harder than an earthquake. Fukahire set out into the mountains after a fabled blacksmith from the Land of Iron. A few weeks later, he stumbled across the cavern housing the man in question, Haruto. Knowing that the lands remained safe because of this group of mist ninja, Haruto agreed to supply swords to the clan. To prove his worth to Fukahire, he crafted him a katana like no other the leader had seen before. Light as air and stronger than titanium, Fukahire paid him in advance, providing a small group of men to escort Haruto to the village. Returning to the village Fukahire was assassinated by a squad sent from the ANBU Black Ops. His son Kisuma, was brought his fathers sword by a messenger ninja weeks later. Holding a tournament to determine the new leader, Akuma came out on top, popular for his unusual style of wielding two two-handed blades at once, juggling them in the air and slashing in between, creating a barrage of attacks. Kisuma made a blood oath, using his fathers sword, to become leader and avenge Fukahire. Putting in twice the effort as the other kids, all except Kurimu, his childhood rival, he rose in skill and strength. Akuma, as leader, began the tradition of weekly tournaments, anyone above age 16 eligible to enter. Among master swordsmen, these one versus ones were high intensity, high speed tests of strength. Already popular enough, Akuma finished Fukahire's studies, producing the Reflection style. Requiring both the enemy and user to be by a reflective surface, this style also required precise timing and enormous amounts of chakra. The jutsu allowed users use the users reflection to control the opponents reflection, similar to shadow possession, and is highly useful in large expanses of water. As members mastered the style, they began carrying vials of water, used to create reflections in any situation. Kisuma and Kurimu, both now 16, began taking part in the tournaments. The two were a perfect display of how deadly the new sword technique was combined with reflection style. The older members, who had been set in their ways, stood no chance against the two shinobi. In the final match, Kurimu and Kisuma faced off in a fast paced display of skills. In the end, both ninja forfeit, strengthening the bonds they had built over the years. The corps of medics within the clan had grown over the years, taking up almost half the clan. The healers had discovered an effective method of mixing combat and health of their fellow ninja. Akuma was killed a few years later during an assassination mission, setting off a trap and revealing his location. The elders wanted a tournament, yet most already had a leader in mind. Kisuma was quickly elected to leadership, as many had seen his skill in swordsmanship. Kisuma almost immediately promoted his former rival Kurimu to elder, not being able to imagine leading without his closest ally. With Kisuma as leader the clan thrived, experiencing power they had always desired. Whispers on the wind, shadows in the night, the Sakeme lives on....

Clan: The Yoake Clan (Means Rising Dawn) Location: Leaf Village Clan Leader: Myself, SiegeNinja The Yoake Clan was once a very powerful clan. If they weren't fighting battles against other villages, they were fighting among themselves. They were the perfect embodiment of the Will of Fire that all Leaf ninja have inside of them. During the Great War, The Yoake Clan directly disobeyed orders by the fourth Hokage. The Hokage had commanded them to withdraw from the battle for their safety. Of course, they weren't listening. Obsessed with the heat of battle and the screams of men, the expert swordsman carried on, cutting all who stood in their way to ribbons, foe and ally alike. Although the had a great impact on the fate of the village, they had disobeyed direct orders. Many of the Yoake clan had fallen in battle, leaving only five members alive. The living members of the Yoake Clan were punished by being forced to live in the sewer system under the leaf village, becoming one with the darkness. But in the years following the punishment, the clan repopulated. The five remaining members became honored elders of the clan. And from the darkness, they began to rise. Doujutsu: Through their many years living in the darkness, their eyes have developed almost perfect night vision, allowing them to see great distances in the dark without hindrance Skills: The Yoake Clan members are excellent swordsman, wielding swords like an extension of their body Clothing: They wear long trench coats and black face masks, depicting a demons mouth