Kaizen Itazura Jounin Extraordinaire

"If the dead could speak, there would be no war."



Name:Itazura, Kaizen
Nickname:Zen of The Shade. Bleak Sage
Age:20
Gender:Male
Village:Konohagakure no Sato
Village Rank:Jounin
Skill Rank:A




Height:6ft. 3in.
Weight:190
Hair color:White
Eye Color:Mixed(Black/Red)
Looks Image:
Looks Description:Kaizen is an extremely attractive and well groomed man. His eyes droop lazily when not in distress giving him a very bored or nonchalant look. He is lean but muscular with an aura of wisdom about him. He holds himself some what lazily giving him a slouched stance, even in combat. He conceals the lower part of his face making him look excessively cool beans. He has pale white skin with a flawless complexion which draws more attention to his bright eyes. His gear practically gleams from the amount of time he has spent maintaining them. Especially the pearl white bear mask that conceals his face.  Kaizen has a condition known as complete Heterochromia which is why he has two completely different eye colors. Protruding white spikes, chiseled looks, and a set of uniquely pleasant eyes Kaizen is a bit of a charming spectacle.



Personality Description:Kaizen in one word. Devotion. He fully commits to everything he does. Utterly devoted to his village, his clan, and his craft. He borders on obsessive or fanatical. Konohagakure and the Itazura clan define everything about Kaizen. Kaizen since a young age has been instilled with a deep sense of honor. Living strictly by his morale compass. They give him purpose, which in turn gives him drive. He can then parlay this drive to achieve great things. He is calm and collected seldom losing his cool. Kaizen will be the first to admit that he is bias to many things but, he is a person of reason. He allows himself to change his mind and make on field decisions seamlessly. Kaizen enjoys joking around with fellow comrades very much. He finds something comforting in the joy of those he has grown up with. Kaizen is greatly noted for his emotional depth amongst his closest comrades. Kaizen suffers from slight PTSD and desperately tries to hold on to the little things while he still can. Kaizen has a warm heart always willing to lend a hand for fellow Leaf citizens and shinobi in need. His selflessness has earned him the nickname "Teddy" amongst Konoha's younger generation. There is nothing more fulfilling for him then helping the people of Konoha without resorting to blood shed. He is however a tempered and seasoned killer. Brutally efficient and without remorse, Kaizen is terrible in his opposition of an enemy force. When he battles he steels his heart and does what needs to be done, so long as it does not conflict with his morale code. He believes that once you dawn the crest of Konohagakure you've given yourself over to the Hokage and Konoha completely. Ninjas are tools first and people second. They will be applied were they are most useful. Discarded when necessary, but a ninja should always be effective. Every shinobi in Kaizens eyes if need be are but cannon fodder to shield the village. This however does not mean he willingly and haphazardly wastes lives. Kaizen cherishes the lives of all those under his command and makes the best possible choices for them. Kaizen is a genius level Ninjutsu user. He strives to make sure that no other ninja in Soragakure is more dedicated to the art of ninja skills. Kaizen relies heavily on Ninjutsu. Alternating between explosive and overwhelming offense and then reverting to diversion/hit and run techniques. Repeat. Ninjutsu is an art and Kaizen is a master, his craft is beauty, precision, and destruction all rolled in one.
Kaizen is also very spartan when it comes to materialistic needs. He does however take time to enjoy the little things and meditate.

Likes:

• Learning new Jutsu
  
  
• Assisting the Hokage
  
  
• Meditation
  

Dislikes:

• Enemies of Konoha
     
  
• Failing missions
     
  
• Pop music
  

Catch Phrases:"You do understand what 'flee on sight' means don't you?"
Nindo:I, me, Itazura Kaizen accept and  understand the concept of personal responsibility. As such I have, and continue to strive to uphold myself to a high moral, mental, and physical standard. I have pledged my body and soul wholly to this village, my clan and my comrades. I am willing to kill, and without hesitation to be killed for the ideals I embody. This Is My Ninja way as is fitting.



Element Affinity: Raiton
Sub Element Affinity:Suiton



History:Background History:Prologue:
Kaizen was born to the current leader of the Itazura clan Ryuu Itazura and his wife Akiko Itazura. When he was born he received the Rite of destinies, the elders of the Itazura clan gauged his chakra. It was determined that he had enough chakra to become a shinobi. Kaizen's father began instructing him to fight once Kaizen was able to keep his balance while walking. The training was brutal the Itazura expect things from a 6 year old you would not believe striking him whenever he made mistakes, pain makes the best instructor. When he began attending the academy Kaizen as son of the clan head was expected to not only succeed in his training but to surpass most of his peers. One of his older Chuunin cousins would monitor him every day if he made one mistake, lost to one of his classmates, or slacked off. His father was sure to hear of it and that meant a beating followed by hard training. Despite all this Kaizen never lost his cheerful attitude he always new his father loved him more than any other person in the world. And after his father punished him his mother would be right there to hold him and make him feel special. Kaizen graduated from Konohagakure Ninja Academy at age 12 with flying colors.

Spoiler:

Genin:
Kaizen Itazura was selected to join team Natsuki a very accomplished Jounin. He knew his squad-mates from class although they weren't exactly friends. The first Naomi Shiziki was one of his many fan girls constantly fawning over him and he was sure she was never going to stop giggling when she found out they were to be in the same cell. He had to admit though she was pretty. The second Kenta Hiroshi a very big brawny kid he was well sort of an idiot, but he could hold his own in a fight. Kaizen constantly out did his teammates which delighted his sensei and parents to no end consistently getting A ratings on every mission. This estranged him and Kenta but made Naomi fall even deeper in love with him which served to further the bad feelings between him and Kenta. After a little over half a year team Natsuki was sent to investigate the possibility of some of the villagers of a powerful warlord conspiring against him. However they quickly discovered Dozo ninja planning on assassinating the warlord. Along side the warlords personal guard team Natsuki fought the mostly Chuunin level ninja. The battle was fierce destroying the warlords palace Kaizen displayed great ability and selflessness in the battle defeating many of the enemy and saving his team mates from an enemy Jounins attack which resulted in the lost of his left eye. Kenta later dragged him to safety and attempted to save a now knocked out Naomi but was beaten back by the enemy. Kaizen deployed a last minute desperation attack preventing the enemy from finishing off his teammates. When his sensei arrived slaughtering the ninja with one powerful Jutsu. When Naomi woke up Kaizen told her Kenta saved her which made Naomi finally see Kenta as a potential boyfriend although she still held on to the hope of Kaizen one day returning her love. Doing so resolved any bad feelings between him and Kenta. Shortly after this team Natsuki began training diligently for the Chuunin exams his sensei remarked between Kaizens Ninjutsu, Naomi's Genjutsu, and Kentas Taijutsu. They were the most complete team in the exams and if they worked together they would be unstoppable. During the first phase Kaizen had to help Kenta cheat in order to pass. During the second phase team Natsuki began taking out team after team until they were ambushed by two teams but were saved by Naomi. During the third phase Kaizen defeated Kenta to become a Chuunin alongside Naomi.

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Chuunin:
Team Natsuki continued their duties but with more dangerous missions. Life was pretty routine for Kaizen until Kenta finally completed the Chuunin exams. Prompting his Sensei to return to her Anbu duties while leaving Kaizen in charge of their team. Team Kaizen as it was now called became Konohagakures most talented recon cell. This attention allowed team Kaizen to be selected to scope out areas for any high risk military operations. Eventually Kenta convinced Naomi to go out with him and they became a legitimate couple. Kaizen still has the ability to make her blush with just a smile though something he uses to annoy his brawny team mate. Team Kaizen continued this level of performance for 3 years until They were ambushed by S rank Nukenin. Kaizen tried his best but they were just to powerful no matter how many hits his team landed they just kept coming. Kenta was the first to go down...permanently. And Kaizen was helpless he could barely keep up with his man and he could hear how badly Naomi was fairing from her screams. Finally Kaizen managed to separate himself from the ninja and save Naomi from her attacker. He put Naomi behind him and faced the ninja as best he could but suffered a crushing blow sending him flying back. The pain was blinding and seared through his whole body. He could barely see he thought for sure team Natsuki was done for. He saw Naomi kneeling over his body tears streaming down her face when he realized he was also crying they lost Kenta. He was really gone and they could do nothing, it was unreal he was so full of life. And now he and Naomi were going to die, out here so many things left undone. He heard Naomi call out the name of her most powerful Genjutsu then he passed out. When he came to Naomi and the ninja were gone but he and Kenta were still here. Kenta no... He looked at his friends lifeless body his face bloody and twisted in pain. He picked up his friends body and carried him back to the village.

Jounin:Kaizen worked as a regular Jounin until two anbu cells had been destroyed. This sudden lost of anbu lead the Hokage to begin recruiting the top young jounin into their ranks. Thanks to his dads connections, sensei, and his impressive track record Kaizen was selected to lead one of the new anbu squads. Kaizen took his position as captain and his anbu responsibilities deadly serious. He lead his team of up and comers expertly, tempering his up starts into battle hardened veterans. While at the same time gaining much infamy for himself. His anbu mask became a symbol of fear in enemy ninja. Kaizen was ruthless in his killing of his enemies following the your either with us or against us philosphy. He seldom left survivors and often went out of his way to not only complete his mission but also to kill any none Sora ninja near by just in case they were working against his village. His anbu squads 100% success rate and Kaizens tendency to leave no survivor gained him "Flee on sight status". When one of his teammates heard an enemy yell out a warning to his comrades when Kaizen was pressing his attack "Feign away from the shadows! The shadows are death!" because of Kaizens clans techniques. His squad mates began telling civilian on lookers that even Kaizens shadow could kill. Soragakure was more than happy to over hype Kaizens abilities which lead to the nickname "Zen of the Shade." Recently Kaizen has resigned from ANBU duties and taking up the mantle of a Jounin regular.

RP Sample:
Kaizen stood on a small island surrounded by water, the island was empty except for a few coconut trees. He was currently leaning against one of the trees with his eyes closed awaiting his opponent. He was suppose to fight some badass kunoichi from another land with a reputation for killing her opponents. He wanted to see for himself whether she was as good as she thought she was. I mean shes a kunoichi how tough could this girly be right? He picked this place special for his Jutsu if she was really strong he hoped this area would give him the edge. For now he just waited for her to arrive saving his energy.

Sameonna would enter the area through the deceptive use of the waters which surrounded the small island described by the aforementioned shinobi. Considering the environment would work to her advantage, she entailed such things by utilizing the very first opportunity she saw, activating the Hiding in Water Jutsu, completely disclosing any possibility that she could be seen. With his eyes closed, his sight would further be restricted as she activated the Hidden Mist Technique - condensing the water release to her benefit by clouding the island with fog. It would stretch over the oceanic horizon for a mile. Such density would not allow you to see your hand in front of your face.

Such was a problem that Sameonna didn't have to worry about. Being a trivalent user of the water release, as well as being a sensory ninja - she can sense her opponents out through the use of her chakra signature sensory skills. A muscle movement was enough to trigger such occurrences. The mist would merely act as a starting jutsu for what will happen soon after it fills the small world with her deception. The Sannin would slowly leave the presence of the water, utilizing her water walking capabilities to render her movement silent. She could already sense the presence of another shinobi, being as though he was a high ranked ninja with an allocated chakra level which was close to her own. Such extremities to prepare for things will go unnoticed as she enacted her next actions.

Three consecutive Utsusemi techniques would allow her to rapidly increase her movement speed, while spawning water clones thrice of her position. Guided by her will, the sand under their feet shifted approximately twenty feet from Kaizen's location. All three guided their hands upward, activating the air tubes within their arms to a heightened state. From the holes, three devastating wind attacks would burrow through the area, ripping apart what remained of the plant-life surrounding the man, threatening to rend him apart already. To ensure no chance of escape for the purpose of survival, the real Sameonna conducted a series of strategic outputs behind the ninja - activating two separate jutsu in perfect unison. The water drawn from the mist behind the man would morph into the form of hundreds of rabid sharks; closing in their short distance between him with razor-sharp teeth shown clearly. Such a technique would surround him in a circular motion, rendering left or right movement inert as well as covering his backside, while the wind attack from the front would block any possibility of escape in the middle.

The top of him, now being covered by yet another jutsu that would threaten to collapse atop him. Sameonna had used her intense speed, having already activated her level 2 cursed seal which would greatly improve her muscle guidance, interpreted the very meaning of the speed of sound. Giving no possible chance of escape from her saga of power, she would unleash an S-Rank technique in the form of a shark - pulling the water from the endless ocean before them toward her position. It would grow to a heightened form having all of this water to cope with. The shark above would come down from on high with tremendous force - and in the process absorb the very foundation of chakra the ninja would send outward in an attempt to defend against her triumphant reign. Through the additional usage of her Tsunami Style, the jutsu formerly used as well as the current one at hand would be empowered to an enhanced state, all of which would inevitably destroy the opponent before her.

Kaizen heard the rush of wind coming towards him and opened his eyes only to see he was surrounded by mist. Crap she jumped him well what did he expect they are ninja. He didn't know what she was doing all he knew was he didn't want to be here anymore. He quickly moved out of the way just at the tree he was leaning against shattered he narrowly avoided a second blast of wind but it still glanced his back ripping his shirt and skin. The glance off balanced him making him an easy target for the next wind attack sending him flying. The blow knocked him around and the mist disappeared forming hundreds of rabid sharks. He hit the ground hard but immediately rolled to his feet and winced from the pain he felt throughout his body, he didn't even want to think about how many cuts he suffered in that attack. Kaizen was renowned for the speed of his hand signs and in a blink of an eye performed the hand signs necessary for a powerful technique. He stretched out his hand and a halo of light formed then became a sphere in his palm. The sphere shot out two dozen lasers and each laser after hitting a shark would move on to hit another shark until all the sharks were destroyed. As soon as the attack left his hand and began killing the sharks, he noticed two giant sharks barreling down on him who was this girl? He created a wall of lightning above him in an attempt to save himself from that attack but his effort got him no where the shark broke through it and before he could react both sharks slammed into him. The force of the attack crushed him into the ground breaking him. He was sprawled out on his back gasping for air wheezing sickly his chest rose and fell slowly the pain was immense at first and then it went away he was numb all over his body going into shock. "Your good even better than the stories." He coughed up more blood and his every word sounded like a great struggle. "I would like to know the face of the person who did this to me..."

Sameonna watched as the attacks rippled throughout the area like the strategy she had prepared would have gone against any other ninja. Experienced or inexperienced. Regardless, as his paralyzed body lay in the sand, she would not have risked showing herself to the probability of leaving herself open. To compensate for this, she would manipulate the waters above his body to reveal an exact replica of her face. Having manipulated the particles on an atomic scale, she radiated the sunlight created by the blazing star to shine at specific areas and ranges, much like painting a picture or drawing something in pencil. A perfect non-distorted image of her face could be seen, even the flowing blonde hair she possessed.

"I am Sameonna Yuki.. It was an honor to have come across you here. My deepest apologies for your wounds, but your deeds have dubbed you an enemy in the eyes of your opponent. You have fallen, though I trust you will rise once more to the occasion should it call out to you for redemption. When it does.. I will be waiting."

Her voice seemed like it was being spoken from the watery picture itself, though could be heard from a distance not too far away. With the ending of her announcement, she would have the water disperse - which would cause it to fall onto the man, cooling off his now heated skin.

He watched the water form over his face and a pale blond girl appeared in The water, she was smart not approaching him herself. Kaizen smiled a bloody smile when he saw the girls reflection she was beautiful to say the least oh how he wished she had come ove here herself so he could use his claws to make a freak out of her. So this is who defeated me so easily huh I was a fool for under estimating her. Her voice was anything but what he expected it was soft and kind of sweet didn't look or sound like the sort of person who could so mercilessly assault him. He reveled in the water as it hit his face he was so thirsty and his breath became more and more labored. "The honor was all mine never in my life have I been defeated so easily you are incredibly powerful kunoichi. I will rise but I may never be the same ninja I was you have broken me." Kaizens body began shaking and a dark red glow overtook him a long tail grew from his back and his face slowly changed into a giant demon like bear. In a few seconds he looked nothing like his former self, he was immense his skin was thick and covered with sharp jagged fur and he had rows and rows of giant teeth. "You have bested me demon girl we could continue our fight but this was merely two see who was stronger and you have proven your worth beyond doubt. You are destined for great things kunoichi I just hope we never cross paths again.". His voice was booming rocking tHe entire island Kaizen took off running across the vast ocean towards his village to receive treatment for his human body. He glanced back at the island contemplating firing a Special Beast Ball to destroy the girl but dismissed the thought what if she survives and comes after him he shuddered inwardly just thinking about it. He was content with leaving the island and the girl behind but one day he thought he would not mind fighting the girl on more even terms.