[Hideo Orochi]

Hideo Orochi

ALIAS

BASIC INFORMATION

NAME: Hideo Orochi
AGE: 46 yrs.
GENDER: Male
BIRTHDAY: 07-23-977
VILLAGE: Kusagakure no Sato
CLAN: Hohei
RANK: Elite Jounin
POSITION: Head Academy Instructor
OTHER ALIAS:
Kusa's One-Eyed Foxhound [World]
Orochi earned this name for his consistent capture and/or elimination of missing-nin from Kusagakure and other shinobi villages through the world. A saying came about that it did not matter how cunning of a fox any missing-nin was so long as you sent the foxhound to run them down.

Taikun - (Supreme Commander) [Clan - Limited]
Not generally said aloud or even known by all the clan members, Orochi serves in the role of Taikun within the Hohei clan. While this doesn't give him any visible authority within the clan, it does place him in charge of the Metsuke as well as charges him with the responsibility of keeping an eye on the Shikken and Naidaijin for any evidence of betraying the Daimyou.

Boss [Clan/ANBU]
A simple term that seems to have always been used for the commander of the Daimyou's Platoon which is meant to oversee his protection should the Daimyou visit Kusagakure. While many might not understand the entirety of the meaning behind the role, they do at least understand that whoever ends up in the position is to be given respect. Given the number of Hohei around the village who frequently referred to Orochi by this name, during his time in Kusagakure's ANBU a great many of his subordinates there also began to refer to him as such.

Field Cultist [Insult]
Meant to mock the Hohei for their zealous loyalty to Nohara no Kuni's Daimyou as well as their near cult like treatment of those who dare to even so much insult the Daimyou. While not an insult one would generally say anywhere near a Hohei, unfortunately there are those that would be stupid enough to do so from time to time. Orochi like many of his fellow clans men would at least shun these people or possibly even violently enlighten them to the Daimyou's greatness if he believed some offense was great enough.

APPEARANCE

HEIGHT: 6'3''
WEIGHT: 220 lbs.

At a glance Orochi is a man who would blend into a crowd fairly easy, with the only distinct feature being his eyepatch. His hair is around three inches long and is colored close to milk chocolate with his tightly trimmed moustache and beard being colored the same if a bit rougher texture. Where hair doesn't cover his face somewhat pale skin is visible, the color similar to a manilla folder. About the only other distinguishing feature the man has apart from the previously mentioned eyepatch would be his slightly above average height and even then the height helps to make his muscular build appear to others more athletic than muscular.

As for Orochi's typical clothing, its overwhelming plainess makes it stand out in a crowd, but helps the man blend into Kusagakure's surrounding fields and forests. Consisting of black boxer-briefs, a long sleeve black shirt , dark olive green fatigues, a lighter olive harness and black fingerless gloves it is easy for Kusa residents to recognize that Orochi formerly belonged to the ANBU. The only two pieces of cloithing that are not standard issue would be his black eyepatch which covers the empty socket on his right side and the dark olve green length of cloth used to hold his hair away from his face.

The clothing mentioned above is worn by Orochi nearly every day of the year with very few exceptions; the man having nearly two dozen sets of the exact same outfit. Furthermore he has a few additional pairs of the outfit, but in varying colors and patterns which are more suited for different terrain such as a tan and khaki colored one for desert regions or a white and gray one for in snow.

While the overwhelming majority of Orochi's clothing is very utilitarian as described previously that is not to say that he does not have any outfits which could be seen as ceremonial or dignified. The more often worn of these is the pitch black kimono with white haori bearing the black and red foot of the Hohei clan upon the back. This outfit is typically worn when meeting with the Daimyou, during festivals or during banquests held to welcome a particularly important guest.

PERSONALITY

NINDO: "I will sacrifice my personal peace if it means the people of Nohara no Kuni may continue to live their lives in peace. However, I will sacrifice that peace or anything else should the Daimyou will it."

To the General Onlooker
From afar or through the casual meeting, Orochi seems like an overly energetic and friendly individual. To some his friendliness and failure to adhere to the majority of formalities may even come across as rude. Typically Orochi is the first to crack a joke, give someone a slap on the back or make a bad pun. If asked about his character most people would likely state that while he is a bit of an odd guy that he is a good man overall.

To his Fellow Shinobi & Clan
For those who come to know Orochi to some extent, they will quickly realize that he very easily becomes invested in other people's lives. If he hears about someone struggling to make ends meet he is typically the first to offer a helping hand without being asked to do so and even if refused may continue to try and find some way to help. Due to this he has gained a reputation as a very dependable sort of guy, one who is happy to play whatever role it is you need him to play whether that's a friend, a teacher, a drinking buddy or a rival.

To his Closest Friends & Family
Getting to the very core of his personality, Orochi is known for his dedication and willingness to sacrifice whatever is necessary for the goals laid out for him. While he genuinely is an upbeat and friendly individual, he finds no issue with flicking his emotions off like a light switch.

To Orochi the job comes first and foremost and that job is protecting and obeying the Daimyou. Even if that meant he had to sacrifice his friends, family, wealth, honor, himself or anything else he would do so without hesitation or an ounce of regret for his actions within his heart.

HISTORY

A Snake is Born
TEXT about parent's being nothing too special, but were descended from the original Ashigaru

Indoctrination
text - Early childhood and essential brainwashing towards the worship of the Daimyou

First Shedding
text - Orochi's entrance into the academy

FIGHTING STYLE

While many might see Orochi's method of fighting as being entirely without reason or direction or if they are feeling more polite, perhaps may go so far as to call it the marking of a true generalist. The truth is that even while he may study a great variety of techniques, there is a certain method or rules of engagement that he typically follows.

Generally Orochi will attempt at feeling out an enemy with ranged attacks and against more experienced opponents may even fake his "missing" eye being more of a hinderance than it actually is. Constantly turning to keep his good eye on them in hopes of getting them to try and attack his "blind side" and turn the attempted attack back on them by using his sensory skills to keep track of them.

If the long range attacks fail and the opponent for whatever reason opts not to close the distance, then Orochi will move into weakening the enemy or enemies as much as he can through strategic use of genjutsu and fuuinjutsu. As soon as he feels they are sufficiently weakened then he will opt to move into melee combat. While he does have weapons, he does have a slightly greater preference for taijutsu so as to keep his hands open for when handseals are required.

It typically is only in dire circumstances or in the rare case that he witnesses a technique he truly wishes to learn that he will actually flip his eyepatch up to reveal the sharingan hidden beneath it. The sharingan as most implants puts a noticeable drain on his reserves of chakra and honestly paints a bit of a target on his back since they are currently allied with the village the Uchiha call home. Still, it is a formidable tool in his arsenal, allowing him to break or reverse many genjutsu, have an easier time tracking the movements of his enemies and copying techniques to use against them.

So while the polite phrasing of him being a true generalist is very much true, the notion that he approaches fights recklessly could not be further from the truth; although this mis understanding is to be expected when he goes out of his way to reinforce it so as to make others underestimate him as well as hides the greatest tool in his arsenal more often than not.

COMBAT INFORMATION

NATURAL CHAKRA: Doton
CHAKRA AFFINITIES: Doton, Suiton & Fuuton
PRIMARY SPECIALIZATION: Generalized
SECONDARY SPECIALIZATION: N/a

INVENTORY

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SPECIAL ABILITIES

Implanted Sharingan - Three Tomoe
Originally something of a war trophy held by the Daimyou of Nohara no Kuni, the eye was gifted to Orochi upon his ascension to the position of Taikun has come in handy on a multitude of occassions. The plethora of abilities pairs extremely well with Orochi's more generalized fighting style with it being able to aid him in breaking or reversing enemy genjutsu, copy many techniques he might see as well as aiding in following the physical movements of his opponents.

Orochi however does have to be careful in its usage. Not only is the sharingan somewhat chakra hungry, but it carries with it a lot of political baggage given their current alliance with Konohagakure and even discounting the likely demands that would come from their ally for its return it also paints a large target on his back from anyone who would wish to have such a doujutsu for themselves.

Enhanced Chakra Control
Given Orochi's method of combat, it is no real surprise that he has placed an emphasis on improving the control he has over his chakra. By removing wasteful excesses of chakra from his techniques this helps him to preserve his chakra reserves so as to try and keep pace with other shinobi who might have more than him. This perfected level of control also has greatly aided him in developing several other of his capabilities such as one-handed seals, his ability to perform multiple techniques simultaneously and his capabilities as a sensor-nin.

Sensor-Nin
Initially developed to help him overcome losing one of his eyes, it still proves immensely valuable as it allows him to overcome the intrinsic handicaps that come with keep his sharingan covered most of the time. Given his broad range of study, Orochi's sensory does not quite have the same range as those who truly specialize in it, with him able to passively sense entities within five-hundred meters and should he focus his effort can extend his sensing to a maximum of two and a half kilometers.

While he is capable of these longer sensory ranges, Orochi primarily uses this as a means of working around his lack of depth perception and limited field of view while his sharingan is covered, even going so far as to use it as a method of tricking his opponents into erroniously attacking his "blind side" only to counter them when they believe themselves to have the upper hand.

Quickened Techniques
Through expert control of his chakra honed over a great many years, Orochi has mastered the skill of rendering handseals with a single hand instead of two. Originally this skill was trained to help keep one of his hands free to aid in wielding weapons during his time in , it later became a means of using a hand defensively and later still a component of using multiple jutsu at the same time. Regardless of which function this skill is being put towards, the versatility it offers is without question.

Multi-Tech Performance
Having developed the ability to use one handed seals to either speed up the usage of a single technique by beginning the next seal with one hand while the other hand is still completing the other; Orochi sought to bypass the limitation of only being able to use two techniques if they were designed to be used alongside other technques. To this end he has undergone training to condition his manipulation of chakra so as to become capable of keeping a strong divide between areas of his body's chakra pathways while molding chakra to ensure that techniques do not interfere with one another.

Due to how much concentration this requires in terms of chakra control; the typical wastelessness of his control is absent when using two techniques not normally meant to work together as it must be used to keep the chakra of the two techniques from interfering with one another; this makes all techniques used in this manner cost one stage higher than normal and would make it utterly impossible for him to use two very high cost techniques not meant to work together.

Experience of a Generalist
Due to the wide variety of techniques Orochi has learned to use over his lifetime and the even greater number of techniques he has come across, but never fully learned; he is capable of often recognizing techniques being used by his opponents when in the field just from the various required setups for the technique, the handseals used or a variety of other factors. Those he recognizes are limited to universal techniques B rank and lower that would fall under the generalist specialization. Just because he is moderately aware of the techniques does not give him any greater insight into learning the techniques more quickly than others in itself, but would help him be better able to employ them effectively when copying them with his implanted sharingan..

TECHNIQUES

S-RANK

N/a - LOCKED OUT

A-RANK

Sharingan Techniques
* Kyō Tenchi-ten [Mirror Heaven and Earth Change]
* Saimin [Hypnosis]
Doton Ninjutsu
* Doton: Yomi no Te [Earth Release: Hands of the Underworld]
Fuuton Ninjutsu
* Kaze no Yaiba [Blade of Wind]
Fuuinjutsu
* Gogyou Fuuin - [Five Elements Seal]
Bukijutsu
* Hisuikaga [Rising Tide Fang]

B-RANK

Non-Elemental Ninjutsu
* Chakura Yokusei [Chakra Suppression]
* Kage Bunshin no Jutsu [Shadow Clone Technique]
* Ranjishigami no Jutsu - [Wild Lion's Mane Technique]
Fuuton Ninjutsu
* Jūha Shō [Beast Tearing Palm]
Genjutsu
* Shibi Hontou no Jutsu [Rust Reality Technique]
* Atorasu no Futan [Atlas' Burden]
Taijutsu
* Naifu [Knife]
* Bokusā no Sutansu [Boxer's Stance]

C-RANK

Non-Elemental Ninjutsu
* Henge no Shin [True Transformation]
* Kai [Release]
Barrier Ninjutsu
* Kekkai no Yoroi [Barrier Armor]
Doton Ninjutsu
* Dochuu Eigyo - [Underground Fish Projection]
Suiton Ninjutsu
* Mizuame Nabara - [Starch Syrup Capture Field]
Fuuinjutsu
* Kyūshū Fūinjutsu [Attraction Seal Technique
* Hanpatsu Shīru [Repulsion Seal]
* Hikin Fuinjutsu [Generic Sealing Technique]
Taijutsu
* Fukisoku Kaihi [Irregular Dodging]
* Kasoku Suru [Accelerate]
* Fukisoku Kaihi [Irregular Dodging]

D-RANK

Non-Elemental Ninjutsu
* Shunshin no Jutsu [Body Flicker Technique]
* Kinobori no Waza [Act of Tree Climbing]
* Suimen Hokou no Waza [Act of Water Surface Walking]
Barrier Ninjutsu
* Kekkai: Kabe [Barrier: Wall]

E-RANK

Non-Elemental Ninjutsu
* Henge no Jutsu [ Transformation Technique ]
* Bunshin no Jutsu [Clone Technique ]
* Kawarimi no Jutsu[ Substitution Technique]
* Kakuremino no Jutsu[ Cloak of Invisibility Technique]
* Nawanuke no Jutsu [Rope Escape Technique]

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