Kokkuro Jiro

Kokkuro Clan

The Kokkuro is one of the Hiden clans of Konohagakure. Before birth, members of this clan are offered to a specific breed of insect allowing them to consume and replace one of their organs both replacing their function and altering the body as a while allowing them to gain several insectoid like traits and abilities. Because of this, its members are characterized by their use of insects as weapons as well as tendency to evolve themselves into insects.

Clan Abilities |
Bug Physiology: After the Consumption ceremony performed prior to birth the clan members will gain numerous traits that will make them appear more as bug's than human. This process starts in the womb and is completed after a large Beatle like bug called a "Heart Beatle" consumes the Fetus's heart & replaces its functions. The skin on their body is replaced by a hard black exoskeleton, their fingers & toes gain sharp claws as sharp as any blade which, their eyes are replaced with larger green compound eyes which enhance their vision granting then a 280* sight radius around their body & allow them to see both Infrared and ultraviolet light. While the user loses their nose they gain powerful Chemoreceptors in the form of several antennae on the head which allows them to detect odours that are in low concentrations miles from their original source.

Further Evolution can allow the user to gain even more bug like traits such as Insectoid wings, allowing them the ability to fly, and a large extendable scorpion tail with an accompanying pair of venom glands. At the start their Venom merely acts as a paralytic agent causing paralysis in their victims however it can be further evolved over time through the consumption of other venoms.

Bug Breeding: After the Consumption & birth the Heart Beatle is able to breed a variety of combat insects which vary in shape and size but the most common of which seem to be scorpions and Beatles. Growing them within the body, while easiest, is actually the most inefficient method and the primary method of breeding them is to grow them in Mud mounds that are seeped in sufficient blood and flesh of other living organisms.

Immortal Body of Bugs: More advanced Kokkuro have evolved their bodies even further and entirely replace their body with bugs. This process can be started by a 2nd Consumption ceremony where the Heart Beatle will actually consume the Brain of the host and evolve into a "Queen Beatle" the consciousness of the host and Queen will fuse together & will make the body a mere extension of the Queen Beatle. However there are notable personality changes to the Host after the 2nd Consumption. After the 2nd Consumption the entire body is replaced with Bugs including their internal organs however this also obviously removes the users nervous system. While they can still take on the form of a human it will still be hundreds if not thousands of bugs pretending to be a human. The advantages of this "Immortal Body of Bugs" is its inherent ability of damage negation and sharing as the host can split and shed damaged parts of its body and as long as the Queen Beatle stays living so does the Shinobi and damaged parts can be simply reformed from more bugs.

KOKKURO CLAN

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Clan Abilities |

Bug Physiology: After a process known simply as the "Consumption" a Chimera insect known simply as a Heart Beetle enters the body and both consumes and takes place of an individuals heart; both replacing its function and becoming the source of further mutations. Over time the target will mutate though most of these are unbeknownst to outsiders as the mutations take place under the skin. The user will gain a hard black exoskeleton underneath their skin, retractable claws in place of their fingertips, several compound eyes upon their head, multiple antenna, and several insectoid mandibles around their enlarged lotus-like mouths. But as previously stated the user will still retain their skin as it will now act as some sort of pseudo-cocoon for further mutations.

Their exoskeleton grants them a level of enhanced durability akin to bone and their body gains a level of increased agility. Even their blood becomes acidic. The compound eyes grant the Kokkuro a near 300* view of their surroundings with only the 60* behind their head left obscured. While the user loses their nose they gain powerful Chemoreceptors in the form of several antennae on the head which allows them to detect odours that are in low concentrations miles from their original source. Within their lotus-like mouth is a type of 'natural' filter which can filter out toxins and debris in the air making airborne toxins ineffective. With their claws they can easily sever flesh and wood with ease. Further evolution is possible by skilled members such as the addition of a large extendable scorpion like tail with multiple venom glands and even sets of wings that enable flight.

Bug Breeding: After their birth and Maturity the Kokkuro is able to breed a variety of insects which vary in shape and species including combat insects but the most common of which seem to be scorpions and Beatles. While the larval form of the insects are birthed within their body they are actually grown and raised outside of the body within specially cultivated mud mounds that are seeped and mixed with sufficient blood and flesh of living organisms; even more effective if the targets possessed chakra.

Nation + Village | (Example: Kozui no Kuni + Amegakure)

TECHNIQUES
Shell Technique | Koki-ru no Jutsu
Type: (Element or Category) | X-RANK
Cost: Negligible/Moderate/Taxing Burst/Drain | Chakra/Stamina
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Bug Man Clone Technique | Konchuu-Hito Bushin no Jutsu
Type: Non-Elemental | C-RANK
Cost: Negligible/Moderate/Taxing Burst/Drain | Chakra/Stamina
Description: Konchuu-Hito Bushin no Jutsu is a type of clone technique where the user gathers hundreds of their insects into a identical clone of themselves. After taking sufficient damage the clone will break apart into hundreds of insects which can then distract or attack the target.

Hiding in the Nest Technique | Sugakure no Jutsu
Type: Non-Elemental | B-RANK
Cost: Moderate | Chakra
Description: The Sugakure no Jutsu is a brutal supplementary type jutsu used by Bug Shinobi which allows the user to take on the appearance, scent, sound, and chakra signature of a target by consuming all but the targets skin and eyes. This is done by the user literally eating their way into the target and then adjusts their body to take on the appearance of a normal human. The skin can be further treated as to grant a rudimentary defense akin to wood. This can be done while the target is either alive or dead with the fresher the better.

Sonic Disruption | Japanese
Type: (Element or Category) | X-RANK
Cost: Negligible/Moderate/Taxing Burst/Drain | Chakra/Stamina
Description: The user and/or their combat bugs will begin to emit a ultrasonic frequency upon their targets from their throats. This sound will begin to disrupt their inner-ear causing their vision to blur and more importantly impede the users balance making it difficult to keep themselves upright while making them dizzier overtime; extended exposure can even cause the target to throw up.

English | Japanese
Type: (Element or Category) | X-RANK
Cost: Negligible/Moderate/Taxing Burst/Drain | Chakra/Stamina
Description: Describe the jutsu here. Include limits.

English | Japanese
Type: (Element or Category) | X-RANK
Cost: Negligible/Moderate/Taxing Burst/Drain | Chakra/Stamina
Description: Describe the jutsu here. Include limits.

English | Japanese
Type: (Element or Category) | X-RANK
Cost: Negligible/Moderate/Taxing Burst/Drain | Chakra/Stamina
Description: Describe the jutsu here. Include limits.

[ KOKKURO ] ★ Tokubetsu Jōnin
22 / Male / Nation / Occupation
✱ APPEARANCE
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Stemming from the Incident from his first Chūnin Exam attempt it can be easily said that Kokkuro's appearance is both terrifying and disgusting. His entire body is covered in burn scars to the point where its impossible to tell what he would even look like prior to the incident. The majority of the cartilage in his nose and ears is missing or melted and having only a semblance of both of these due to multiple skin graphs. However most people will not see his disfigured body as his entire body is constantly covered in bandages with only the skin around his eyes being visible to the outside world.

That being said Kokkuro is a very well built male having very distinct and visible muscles that while they may not make him appear like a strong man it would make it very obvious to not want to take him on in a melee. He wears his village Flak jacket over his body as both a sign of his rank and simple function. He wears his village insignia plate around his left upper arm in the form of a an armband.

Height: 6ft. 0 in. / 000 cm.
Weight: 205 lbs. / 00 kg.
Hair Color: N/A
Eye Color: Blue
Nation Emblem Worn: Armband - Upper left arm.
Special Marks/Features: Burn Scars across his entire body.

✱ PERSONALITY
Birthday: 00 MMM YYY
Kokkuro is a rather strange and reclusive Shinobi who would rather keep his thoughts and secrets to himself. Outwardly he is rather disciplined, reserved, blunt and straightforward however deep within far more dark and sinister thoughts take place. Years ago after he 'obtained' the Heart Beatle his personality changed drastically. Where before he was a rather kind and mellow Genin afterword's he became a far more cruel and merciless individual after his mind was influenced by the Bug tendencies of the Heart Beatle.

Hunter and Hunted | Whether he wants to or not usually the first thing he thinks of when he meets an individual is whether or they are the hunted or the hunter; it is only afterword's he thinks of minor things such as if they are an ally or enemy. Such a basic premise already shows a great deal of the type of mentality that Kokkuro possesses. Many would say that he is a product of a different time, one of a much more violent and brutal era. You're food until you prove otherwise!

Tame the Mind | After he was released from his duties from the ANBU Kokkuro was soon to find out that his mannerisms and tactics, while they fitted perfectly as a ANBU, stopped progressing. His superiors thought that his progress was becoming stagnant despite the fact that the type of hunter work he conducted fitted him to the very core. As such this is a bit of a sore spot for him and his 'release' is one of the few things that angers him.

Man of Mystery | Due to the trauma from the Incident and resulting damage to his body Kokkuro is very private and protective of his body as he does not like anyone seeing the scar's that cover his entire body. According to rumor it was even said that he nearly beat someone to death when they happened to glance upon his body when he was changing his bandages. This general mentality extends to his entire being, which is also a byproduct of his days in the ANBU, as he actively prevents people from finding out the extends of his abilities, techniques, and mutations. Even when he is in the village he doesn't keep a schedule nor will he ever take the same path twice if he can help it. He doesn't meet people in the same location twice nor will he go to the same location enough to become a "regular".

[ AFFILIATIONS ]
Allegiance: Nation / Village
Ninja Rank: Tokubetsu Jōnin
Occupation: ANBU Captain - Hunter-nin Corps Jonin Team Leader
Clan: N/A
Religion: N/A
Organization: N/A
Other: N/A
Miscellaneous Notes: Type them here, if any.

[ COMBAT ]
Chakra Affinities: (Doton), Raiton
Major: Bukijutsu
Minor: Ninjutsu
Miscellaneous Notes: Affinity for Otojutsu

Strong Man
A natural result of his years of strength training the sheer amount of raw strength that Kokkuro possesses is more than enough to catch others with chakra enhanced strengths with a single hand and easily overpower, lift people up by their necks with a single hand, or even destroy lower ranked Doton or Kekkai based defenses with his fists alone. To keep up with this strength he has the stamina pool to fuel it.

Heightened Vision & Reflexes
Strength is nothing if you cannot hit anything. Under his mentality Kokkuro went though continuous training to increase his eyes ability to see targets moving at higher speeds as well as react to them to counter. His vision is coordinated enough to be able to see through opponents with high movement speeds including those who are able to utilize afterimages or even see through Body Flicker techniques and counter accordingly.

Enhanced Speed
Kokkuro is considered to be quite fast for a man of his size as he is more than able able to cross great distances almost instantly and disappear from unfocused eyes even without the utilization of Body Flicker techniques. He is more than able to upkeep this with his endurance and stamina for much longer than others of his same rank.

Resistances
After nearly failing an ANBU mission as a result to falling prey to a targets Genjutsu Kokkuro spent a great deal of time with Genjutsu specialists in order to not only work on his ability to notice and detect Genjutsu placed upon himself but also increase his body's resistance to them. To Kokkuro Genjutsu's are multiple times more noticeable, end twice as fast on their own, and he can even cast a reflexive version of Kai upon himself without hand signs.

Assassin of the Mists
After joining the ANBU Kokkuro was immediately trained on the aspects of assassination including stealth and tracking. After his training he is also able to walk without making a sound, sleep with a larger part of his brain awake than normal so he can avoid attacks even in his sleep, and suppress his chakra signature as to evade enemy sensors. He is able to seamlessly blend in with his surroundings making it more difficult to naturally notice him without the use of other tracking techniques or abilities. In terms of tracking he is able to notice things others wouldn't and can track a target for miles by merely following their trail even days after they passed through and can completely fight opponents through mere sound alone.

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[ HISTORY ]
It is unknown as to who Kokkuro's parents are as the first time he showed up in village records was when he was anonymously placed in the care of the village orphanage. The woman who gave him up never gave a name nor did she show her face instead she simply left her newborn child in their care and disappeared. It was here that he was given the name Jiro.

By the age of 6 Jiro wasn't really known for anything as he did not really show any real talents in... anything as he was a fairly tame and timid child. While other children were off getting in trouble and having fun Jiro would be simply doing his own thing. Whether this was by his own choice or simply because the other children simply didnt like him is anyone's guess.

At the proper age Jiro was told to enlist in the Academy and through the years within the academy while Jiro showed relatively average talent in the various Shinobi disciplines he was eventually found to have a knack for Otojutsu, a relatively niche type of Ninjutsu that made him more suited for a support type role in a potential Shinobi Team.

Age 14 | With relatively unremarkable and average results, Jiro graduated the Academy after failing the Academy exam twice prior to passing. Despite his rather tame results as per tradition and regulation he was placed on a Genin team.

Eventually Jiro and his team were eventually recommended to participate in the Chunin Exams that were to be held in Konohagakure that year. Within the years that he was with his Genin Team and Jonin leader he began to come out of his shell and really start to show his skill as a support type ninja. While he did not have any type of potential Medical Ninja skill he became relatively skilled as a type of staller or harasser of enemies. As he would be able to place several types of negative effects on his targets with his Otojutsu including some Oto based Genjutsu. While he could hold his own against a similar level opponent he would not be able to defeat them rather he was better to stall and distract until he received reinforcements. He could really only showcase his skills in a team based environment.

Despite the rather good prospects in the Chunin Exams tragedy struck Jiro's team in the years Chunin Exams. During the second test of the exams Jiro's team was assaulted by another village's team. With Jiro's Otojutsu his team was able to hold their own and nearly escape the enemy team but at some point Jiro was captured and the rest of his team escaped. While attempting to get the location of his team Jiro was tortured by the enemy team and at some point he was covered in a flammable liquid and set aflame. When Jiro's team found him he was on deaths door with his body covered in 2nd and 3rd degree burns. Jiro was taken out of exams and rushed back to their village for treatment.

When he was brought to the doctors Jiro was still somehow awake, suspected to be only conscious through sheer anger and force of will, and informed that 100% of his body was covered in 2nd and 3rd degree burns. The damage to his body was so deep and thorough that even most of his nervous system was damaged meaning that he could not even feel most parts of his body anymore. The doctors told him that even if they were able to treat him he would be a cripple for the rest of his life... however long that would be.

Age 15 | After over a year of treatments and recovery the Doctors in his village informed him of the poor news. While his body was healed enough to be able to walk with a crutch he would never gain full function of his body ever again. From that point on Jiro had to come to terms with the simple fact that he would forever be a 15 year old Cripple. Disgusted with his own appearance Jiro continued to wrap his entire body in bandages. This was Jiro's life form this point on. The village cripple.

For several years Jiro continued on in this way. He would find odd and random jobs in order to make enough money for lodging and food but his condition made it difficult to do even the simplest of tasks. His old Jonin teacher would help him from time to time by calling in favors to get him a job or simply take him out to eat and give him a good meal every so often. His old Genin teammates however evaded him as they felt nothing but guilt and shame whenever they looked at him as they knew that it was their fault that this had happened to their teammate. Some of the favors brought Jiro back to the academy where he would teach a few class's as even though he could not perform any sort of Ninjutsu, Taijutsu, or Genjutsu he could explain the theory and methods. It was here in the academy nearly 4 years later that Jiro came across another individual a former shinobi and doctor.

Age 17 | After a few days of conversation Jiro soon found out that the doctor was a village specialist in artificial bloodlines and modifications and more importantly he needed a human test subject... he wanted Jiro. He also quickly admitted that he had specifically sought Jiro out, having heard his story and knew his... condition. He wanted someone who was willing to take the risk with him. The doctor told him that his 'treatment' was incredibly experimental and had not gone past animal testing at this point. But if it was successful Jiro would probably gain full function of his body again though it was just as likely, if not more, that Jiro would die to the experiment. Knowing that his lifespan was already cut short from his condition and would probably not see the age of 30 Jiro agreed to the experiment.

Within a lab somewhere in the village Jiro laid on a table and upon his chest was a large beetle the size of a fist. While the doctor had explained to him the process already, that this 'Heart Beetle' was the key to his recovery, the sight of this beetle frightened him to his very core. As he knew that this beetle was soon going to eat its way into his body, make its way into his chest cavity, consume his heart, and replace it while he alive and fully aware. He knew about the sheer amount of pain and torment he was about to experience but the thought of being able to walk again was more than enough to keep his will strong. After nearly 2 days of pain and torture the beetle completely took the place and function of his heart though he knew that this was only the start of his pain and for the next year Jiro did not leave this lab as his body morphed and mutated and slowly transformed into one more akin to a bug than man.

Age 19 | Nearly 2 years later Jiro... or rather now Kokkuro as he called himself was reaccepted as a Shinobi Genin and was allowed to retake the Chunin Exams. Unlike the last time where he was a weak and frail Support Genin Kokkuro took the spotlight as an incredibly terrifying combatant and swept through the exam. While those outside of the exam did not know what occurred at every interval those other Genin knew full well what they saw as several would remember the sight for the rest of their lives of their teammates being slaughtered and eaten alive by hundreds of bugs at the hands of a terrifying Bug Shinobi. After the exam, rather than become a simple Chunin, Kokkuro was brought straight into the ANBU and more specifically the Hunter-Nin Corps.

For the next 3 years Kokkuro basically disappeared from all official village records as he became a specialist in Hunting down other shinobi and at some point was granted the rank of Tokubetsu Jōnin. Though after 3 years and an unnamed number of classified missions Kokkuro was released from the Hunter-Nin corps despite his outstanding record. Though Kokkuro protested this to the Village head's they thought it would be best for his development as a village asset to expand his training and worldview outside of the Hunter-Nin corps.

Age 22 | ...

Kokkuro of the Red River / Hi no Kuni
While within the ANBU Hunter Corps Kokkuro was apart of a team who was tasked to track down and eliminate a Missing-Nin from Kirigakure who had defected. Unbeknownst to the team the Missing-Nin had already met up with a team of Konohagakure shinobi consisting of over 20 enemy shinobi. After Kokkuro's team fell in their trap at a large river the majority of his team was either killed or injured as well as all of his own combat insects. Having little option left Kokkuro used a technique to secretly infest and mutate the surrounding corpses into viscous bug men. In the resulting battle Kokkuro's team won with both the enemy shinobi and the Missing-Nin dead however with grave loss's. When reinforcements finally arrived from Konohagakure they found no corpses only the remnants of a battlefield and a river dyed red. After the battle Kokkuro's name was eventually identified by Konohagakure and in time the name "Kokkuro of the Red River" spread within their ranks.

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