Name: Kenshiro
Nickname/Alias: "The Man with Seven Scars"
Age: 34
Gender: Male
Looks: 
Personality: Kenshiro is a very stoic, sullen, and calm man. After years of grief, he typically has the same gloomy frown or a neutral line of mouth day from day that resembles emotional repression. He rarely smiles and has a "tough boy" badassitude. At the same time, Kenshiro is kind-hearted, compassionate, considerate, and empathatic to those who need his help or is suffering from deep grief. When he's filled with great sadness and empathy when someone that he honors and respect dies or when he faces an opponent that is righteous but misguided, he openly sheds many tears. Against his sworn enemies, he's absolutely cold-blooded and stone-hearted. Against those who are his opponent but has a sense of decency, pride, and honor he is relatively kind-hearted to. Kenshiro follows a warrior's honor and pride very closely since he walks the path of a true warrior and he tries his best to keep his promises. He has a sense of decency, morals, and sets his own values that he lives up to.
Despite the more nicer side of Kenshiro, he's usually cool and rarely talks to great extent. His heart and soul bears tremendous sadness, sorrow, and grief that he keeps to himself and walks as a lone wolf. This reflects his choice to become a wanderer/hermit, he travels from place to place to gain new knowledge, protect the innocent and the weak from the corrupt and criminals, and to maintain a distance between the people he loves. Despite past experiences that had an immense impact on his character, Kenshiro still loves, probably he's more loving than he's ever been because of what he's been through. From the time he was adopted to current time, love has only served to make him stronger and better. He has a dry sense of humor, can be cruel and merciless against evil, and does not have a shred of regret when killing off trash and stomping on them with Hokuto Shinken. He still has a level of resentment against the art he holds, but not so much that he'll not use it when he's in a fight. A careful observer can see the deep sadness of Kenshiro in his eyes.
Kenshiro loves his family above all else, besides his nature as a warrior and martial artist. Even after all the things he did, he still highly admires and respects his older brother Raoh and still strives to surpass him. He revers his father Ryuken. He loves Yuria. He also has a regretful caring for his fallen friends and comrades. Kenshiro regards moral nobility. Kenshiro is no longer naive and soft-hearted, but he may be slightly empty-headed when introduced to things like modern technology. He acknowledges that as the successor to a deadly martial art like Hokuto Shinken, his only tomb is within combat. For leisure, he experiments with acupuncture and medicine. Overall, Kenshiro is a compassionate, stoic, honorable warrior.
Catch Phrase: "You're already dead (Omae wa mo shindeiru)"
"ATATATATATATATATATATATATATATA!!"
Family Name: Hokuto Soke
Kekkei Genkai: Hokuto Shinken ~ North Star Divine Fist
Hokuto Shinken is a 2000-year old martial art style that mainly acts as a method of assassination. Because of Hokuto Shinken's extremely deadly nature, it's known as the most lethal Taijutsu style and one of the most ancient assassination styles. It's so powerful that the Hokuto Shinken users line is limited to the "one master per generation" rule in which there can only be one successor of the style at a time and everyone else who has learned it must have their fists sealed away somehow to prevent them from using the martial art and the former master who taught it to the new master must renounce their ways in Hokuto Shinken and never use it again or they'll have their memories erased. Hokuto Shinken focuses on the 708 Keiraku Hiko (otherwise known as pressure or power points) and striking them in order to trigger unique effects of the target's body, most notably destroying the body from within, manipulating the body to the user's advantage, or for healing. To press on the power points, one must channel their energy and strength right on the point. Originally, this was done simply by using specific areas such as the fingers to poke into the skin and press the pressure point from there. In some cases, depending on the pressure point, just hitting it with the right energy outpot is not enough. The user may have to hit it multiple times within a specific time interval (usually x amount of times within a second). It should also be noted that in terms of how hard one must press on a pressure point, it could be done lightly or softly or hard/firmly. So long as the pressure point is touched, it does not matter if it's a light or hard attack. However, due to the varying hardness of a person's body and pressure points so distant within the body that they can't be reached or known, recent Hokuto Shinken successors have combined chakra from Ninjutsu into their Taijutsu style for the best (and devastating) results. Therefore, practitioners must master chakra control so they can use Hokuto Shinken to its fullest. The use of chakra to extend hit range also contributes to the fact that it does not matter if the press attack is light or hard, so long as the pressure point is nailed upon. This manipulate effects on the body (that most people in the world are completely unaware of) in various ways that make Hokuto Shinken constantly perfecting into a better style. Also, users of the style must have an exceptionally strong body to utilize Hokuto Shinken, which is why they must learn how to utilize all 100% of their body's strength instead of 30%. Practitioners must also learn how to utilize toki. Successors of this art must have supreme accuracy, speed, and body control. They need to memorize the exact locations of the Keiraku Hiko and use attack speed to activate those points. As such, a user must excel in Taijutsu and medical ninjutsu. Despite Hokuto Shinken's secrecy and rarity, it's a rather known style to the top authorities of the village a successor has loyalties to or whoever travels/wanders alot and happens to hear information about it.
KKG Jutsu: Listed in Hokuto Shinken section of Jutsus
Province: Konohagakure/Free Lands
Title Rank: Elite Jounin/Wanderer
Skill Rank: S
Skill Specialty: Main: Taijutsu
Sub: Ninjutsu
Tertiary: Medical Ninjutsu
Elemental Affinity:Main: N/A
Sub: N/A
Special Characteristics: *Hokuto Shinken/Superhuman Body: Kenshiro is the current successor of the ancient ultimate assassination martial art known as Hokuto Shinken. As such, he's currently the strongest master of the art which does have major benefits. In addition to using the deadly martial art as an unique way to kill off your opponents no matter who they may be, Kenshiro's mastery over the style grants him nigh-unrivaled Taijutsu prowess, expert medical and human anatomy knowledge, and several superhuman physical capabilities. Hokuto Shinken is an unique part of Kenshiro because it's an art that can only be passed on to one successor, where all other learners must have their fists sealed away. Through training in this art, Kenshiro has gained a superhuman body which leads to sub-categories of this characteristic:
Strength: At base, Kenshiro possesses a superhuman lifting strength of almost 300 tons. This means he can lift and throw massive multi-hundred ton boulders and small-sized buildings. He has a striking strength of 40 tons+, which is a truly substantial superhuman strength capacity. While tapping into the power of Hokuto Shinken, Kenshiro's strength multiples in all areas multiply by 3 times.
Speed/Reflexes: At base, Kenshiro can run at an average of 40 meters per second and has superhuman reactions. Using Shunshin, he can move up to nigh-transonic speeds. While tapping into the power of Hokuto Shinken, his travel movement speed is at the mid supersonic level, his attack speed at faster than the human eye can see level (80 strikes per second at max), and his reactions at the low hypersonic level.
Senses: Kenshiro has phenomenal sense of sight, hearing, smell, and taste. He can see things clearly from several dozens of meters away. His noise is as good as a hound's. His tongue can easily detect various types of poisons in a way. He also has enhanced hearing, moderately above the peak human hearing range.
Durability/Endurance: As a Hokuto Shinken master, Kenshiro's body resistance is not only a lot tougher but also harder than most humans. Attacks that can cut through low-hard metals such as iron cannot pierce through his body with ease. He can also endure poison for much longer than what normal humans can. Kenshiro can tank through major impacts and small explosions. His body is built for endurance and hand to hand combat, so fighting Kenshiro with just Taijutsu-based or direct solid attacks from the body parts is ineffective, as his body can tank such physical blows, for the most part unless the opponent is at least almost equally as strong or skilled in their art as compared to Kenshiro. He can also burst through some chakra-based attacks without much difficulty depending on the power of the attack. At base, his body holds small building level+ durability. When amped, he has large building level+ durability as well as superhuman physical endurance.
Stamina: Because of his intense training in Hokuto Shinken and control over his body, Kenshiro has greatly superhuman stamina, allowing him to keep on fighting for a couple of days without tiring significantly. His body can remain strong for several days without eating or drinking as well as he can spend a few days without sleeping with little trouble. His capacity and lust for battle copes well with his raw stamina which allows him to recover from wounds much quicker than what it would take for an average human.
Accuracy: Kenshiro has exceptional aim and precision which is essential in Hokuto Shinken. Kenshiro has an innate memorization of all the pressure and vital points and their exact location within the human body and is able to hit those points dead-on consecutively to trigger the killing effects at tremendous speed.
Flaws/Weaknesses: - No elemental natures.
- Although his body somewhat makes up for the weaknesses any nigh-superhuman hearing would have due to excess noise, Kenshiro is somewhat vulnerable to extremely loud noises, often getting dizzy and distracted.
- Taijutsu-based fighting style. His fighting style is based mainly on physical hand-to-hand combat, which is notable for its short-range limitation and relies on direct physical damage for victory. As such, Kenshiro is limited in ninjutsu and non-Taijutsu related fields for use in offense, support, and defense. A disadvantage against Ninjutsu specialists with large-scale special attacks.
-Slight naitivity and kind-heartedness/empathy
-Durability: If his enemy has huge durability (or at least durability much higher than his pressure-point directed Hokuto Shinken striking power, then Hokuto Shinken is pretty much nullified since he can't bypass the body hardness and skin to reach the pressure points efficiently.
-Pressure Points: If the opponent's pressure points are arranged in a way different than a normal person's and Kenshiro has no knowledge about that, they don't have presure points, or if their pressure points are "inactive" or has a strong enough protection, then the Hokuto Shinken martial art is basically nullified (though, only temporarily nullified if the location of the pressure points are different and advantage will return if Kenshiro knows their locations). The presure points may also not be able to be reached if the body or parts of the body is too rubber-like, elastic, soft, or gummy.
Name: Nunchucks
Amount: 1
Appearance: 
Length of Chain: 2 feet
Length of Sticks: 1.5 feet
Rank: C
Special Abilities: The metal chains betwen the sticks are far tougher than steel, and the sticks themselves are made of metal that are as hard as titanium.
Origin: Specifically modified during Kenshiro's Chunin training, he developed his own rigorous training course and took up to weaponry skills with the nunchuck to forward his Taijutsu skills. The nunchuck that he had requested from a weaponsmaster was made from very strong material that would make the nunchuck very resilient and durable, long, and tough enough for Kenshiro's superhuman body and strength to handle it easily.
Hokuto ShinkenName: Rocky Mountain Splitting Wave
Rank: C
Range: N/A
Description: Ganzan Ryohan Ha is a Taijutsu technique utilized by Kenshiro. It's a straightforward technique of the Hokuto style, as Kenshiro simply delivers a hand-chop on the top of the target's head, crushing their skull and considerably distorting the shape of their head.
Name: Cutting Bone and Tendon
Rank: B
Range: Close
Description: Dan Kotsukin is a Hokuto Shinken technique in which Kenshiro strikes the Meimon pressure point two times within a second on the biceps area and the victim's muscles will explode.
Name: Strike Down Fingers
Rank: A
Range: Close
Description: Gekitsui Shi is a Hokuto Shinken technique in which Kenshiro strikes the Hyakkai pressure points within his opponent's forehead with four fingers four times within a second. When he removes his fingers after those four times, the target will have 3 seconds left to live, in which they'll suddenly collapse as their brain suddenly turns off completely.
Name: Hundred Crack Fist
Rank: B
Range: Close
Description: Hyakuretsu Ken is a Hokuto Shinken technique developed by Kenshiro. Kenshiro launches over 100 strikes delivered at tremendous speed (25 strikes per second) aimed at the 708 Keiraku Hiko pressure point areas all over the opponent's body. After 10 seconds, once various pressure points have been hit at once, the victim's entire body will violently explode where all of their body parts are blown apart and there is nothing left but a puddle of blood with some organs and limbs in it.
Name: Two Finger Nil-Space Grasp
Rank: C
Range: Close-Long
Description: Nishi Shinku Ha is a Hokuto Shinken technique in which Kenshiro catches a projectile with his two fingers and then deflects it back with supreme accuracy and velocity, leading to the loss of an important body part of whoever threw the object.
Name: Big Dipper Remorse Fist
Rank: B
Range: N/A
Description: Zankai Ken is a Hokuto Shinken technique utilized by Kenshiro. Kenshiro strikes the four Shigo pressure points which is located in the forehead at the same time and holds it there for two seconds. The opponent will then have three posts to live before their head explodes from within. During this time interval, the victim has the chance of feeling some remorse for their sins.
Name: Bone Crushing Fist
Rank: A
Range: Close
Description: Kaikotsu Ken is a Hokuto Shinken technique characterized by Kenshiro using two fingers to strike the Dankyochūketsu pressure point on the forehead, causing the skeleton within the opponent's body to break, leading to a gruesome death of violent internal bleeding.
Name: Big Dipper Steel Muscle Cutting Kick
Rank: B
Range: Close
Description:Gokin Bundan Kyaku is a Hokuto Shinken technique utilized by Kenshiro. Kenshiro will strike the Kyosei pressure points located below the target's elbow area three times within a second which will cause the muscles to contract and weaken considerably.
Name: Big Dipper Eight Agonies Nine Breaks
Rank: A
Range: CLose
Description: Hachimon Kudan is a Hokuto Shinken technique utilized by Kenshiro. Kenshiro will strike the Kokketsu pressure point between the opponent's eyes and three seconds later, they'll experience eight different sensations of the most excruciating pain their body can take with one minute intervals between each. After that, the pain recedes. It can be negated while the pain is active by pressing very hard on the temples or the Kokketsu again.
Name: Neck Twisting Face Breaking Fist
Rank: B
Range: Close
Description: Koshu Hagan Ken is a Hokuto Shinken technique that strikes the Toi pressure point on the nose six times, which causes the head to split in half.
Name: Years of Truth Revelation
Rank: C
Range: Close
Description: Toshishin Bakuro is a Hokuto Shinken technique in which Kenshiro strikes the Jogaku pressure point at the gum area of the teeth in the upper jaw. A useful interrogation technique, this causes the victim to reveal any and all they know about what Kenshiro tells them to reveal. It can be negated by striking the pressure point again.
Name: Big Dipper Sattva Fierce Flying Sword
Rank: S
Range: CLose
Description: Hokuto Ujo Ken is a very powerful Hokuto Shinken technique in which Kenshiro strikes the Jinchukyoku pressure point, one of the most destructive pressure points in the human body, located on the opponent's neck. This causes the opponent's entire body to explode from within three seconds later.
Name: Temple Lively Hole
Rank: S
Range: Close
Description: Kenshiro will aim at the Sekkatsu-ko pressure points three times located on the thigh area which will increase muscle growth, bone density, and blood flow to grant him an incredible strength boost. However, doing this will ultimately shorten his lifespan considerably, usually meaning that Kenshiro will die after use or will remain very weak for some time. Because of the extreme risks of using this technique, it's generally used as a last resort during a final battle against a stronger foe. The power boost lasts for twenty posts. After use, all of Kenshiro's strength will be drained for a week.
Name: Fighting Aura
Rank: B
Range: Close-Long
Description: Toki is a Ninjutsu technique utilized by Kenshiro. Kenshiro will release a glowing blue aura from him made of immensely dense physical energy. Emanating from Kenshiro's body, this particular type of physical energy manifests itself in direct view and may flow like chakra. Using his own physical energy, Kenshiro can use the energy from this aura to attack up to long distances without moving or physically touching the opponent. It's an entirely physical attack and cannot be affected by chakra-absroption techniques or the like. To utilize this, Kenshiro would have to consume a moderate amount of chakra and enter a battle state in his mind. Only those that are well-versed in Hokuto Shin Ken and possess a great body structure can utilize this. It's quite versatile in defense and offense.
Name: Art of Dragon's Breathing
Rank: C-S
Range: Close
Description: Tenryu Kokyu Ho is a Hokuto Shinken technique. Kenshiro enters a deep meditative state through controlled breathing, and it allows him to tap into the power of Hokuto Shinken. He can utilize his body's full potential by increasing the amount of body strength he can use up to 100%. This ability is akin to the Hachimon technique, as the Kaimon (release of the first gate) grants the user 100% of their body's strength instead of just 100%. However, this technique doesn't grant the Hokuto Shinken user far past the chakra boost the Kaimon grants, and therefore the side effects of afteruse of this technique is almost negligible compared to the Hachimon. It multiples Kenshiro's strength to superhuman levels and body capabilities several times. The physical energy released also greatly increases Kenshiro's durability, making his body much harder than steel and a lot tougher as well. His speed is also increased considerably, amping him to high end supersonic movement levels, hypersonic reflexes, and granting him attack speed with his arms and legs fast enough to easily perform the requirements for the execution of all Hokuto Shinken techniques. Because the expansion of strength is similiar to the release of Kaimon and not much chakra flows out as a result, the Hokuto Shinken practitioner is nowhere near the risk of death and does not face the same consequences as they have control over their body. Use of this technique causes whatever Kenshiro's wearing on his torso to explode. Kenshiro can stay in this state for as long as the battle is going, but after he deactivates it, he'll feel great fatigue.
Name: Water Reflection Spirit
Rank: B
Range: Close-Long
Description: Suieishin is a Hokuto Shinken technique and is one of the most secretive techniques of the style. While tapping onto the power of Hokuto Shinken, it allows Kenshiro to memorize and replicate an opponent's physical hand to hand fighting style or martial art specialty. This allows Kenshiro to virtually learn any martial art style and depending on how experienced and masterful the one being replicated is, Kenshiro can also "see through" the style and discover the weaknesses behind the special techniques of said style. Of course, there are limitations to this. Since it's mainly based on Kenshiro's sight, if the opponent's style is too fast that his eyes simply cannot percieve it, then Kenshiro cannot replicate it. if Kenshiro does not meet the requirements for the style such as the raw strength necessary to carry it out, then he cannot copy it. The longer the opponent uses the style, then the more Kenshiro can understand it. This is most effective against just pure physical-based martial arts. While using this technique, Kenshiro can also detect if he's under a genjutsu or not as if he cannot at all observe the person who he's using the technique on, then that person is an illusion.
Name: Sobering Sharp Hole
Rank: A
Range: Close
Description: Seioi Ko is a Hokuto Shinken technique in which Kenshiro presses the Ryugan pressure point six times in less than a second located in the middle of the chest. The Ryugan causes the body's pain reception to be extremely sensitive as if the body is just a mass of exposed nerves. This would mean that the slighest touch on the victim will cause extreme pain.
Name: Meteorite Face Breaker
Rank: B
Range: CLose
Description: Ryusei Hagan Bureka is a Hokuto Shinken technique in which Kenshiro uses brute force in his strikes to considerable distort or actually split off the face of an opponent. Contact with such an attack would at least mean severe concussions and skull/brain damage, causing the opponent to pass out or die a few moments later.
Name: Antidote Technique
Rank: B
Range: Close
Description: Gedokujutsu is a Hokuto Shinken technique in which Kenshiro strikes the Anbakuko pressure point located right next to the heart in order to enhance the body's protection against poison, venom, toxins, and dangerous chemical/foreign substances that harm the body and focuses toki into the body to destroy and eliminate the substance. Constant usage will result in a fair drain of stamina and strength.
Name: God Punishment Fist
Rank: A
Range: Close
Description: Kami Bachiken is a Hokuto Shinken technique in which Kenshiro strikes the Gakuchu pressure point in the middle of the victim's forehead which causes the head to explode. First, the head will cave in. Second, the head will distort and move about in all manners including expanding in all parts one by one unsightfully. Finally, the head will start to rip itself apart and it'll explode.
Name: Will of Spirit
Rank: S
Range: N/A
Description: Seiiyoku is a Hokuto Shinken technique that can only be learned by few successors. Those who can utilize this must have mastery over toki and must be extremely strong in spirit/soul (most often accomplished through experience and emotional urges). This technique is done unconsciously as a final defense. Whenever Kenshiro is unable to fight such as being knocked out, in a coma, being incapicitated while still being very much alive, or asleep and danger is approaching him, Kenshiro's internal senses will kick in and (if he's still capable of using toki) his spirit will fight for him even if he consciously cannot. The spirit will be able to utilize all of Kenshiro for battle though actual usage of Hokuto Shinken through pressure points rarely happens as it's inaccurate without Kenshiro's consciousness and depends on pure luck. When Kenshiro regains his senses, all that happened while in this subconscious state is a blur.
Name: Point of Life
Rank: B-A
Range: Close
Description: Ten no Myou is a Hokuto Shinken technique that strikes the various Aketsushu pressure points of life in order to heal the body. This can cure minor poisons and toxins as well as major ailments, illnesses, and diseases (such as cancer).
Name: Restful Sleep Peace Hand
Rank: C
Range: Close
Description: Heion Nemuriitsu Te is a Hokuto Shinken technique in which Kenshiro strikes the Shinfukumen pressure point four times on the opponent's forehead which knocks them out and puts them in a peaceful state of sleep, giving a tranquilizer effect. The opponent will come to within a few days at most.
Name: Soft-Breaking Slash
Rank: B
Range: N/A
Description: Kenshiro strikes at the Daikyokin pressure points in the opponent's tummy hard in order to solidfy gummy flesh or elastic-like skin of the sort to the point that they're like stone, allowing Kenshiro to strike at the pressure points.
Name: Nothingness Attack
Rank: B
Range: Close
Description: Kyomu Shidan is a Hokuto Shinken technique in which Kenshiro taps the Zusetsu pressure points on the back of an opponent's head twice within a second in order to erase the victim's memory. Kenshiro can manipulate this to make the victim forget certain parts of their knowledge or make them forget who they are entirely.
Name: Big Dipper Sattva Fierce Flying Smash
Rank: A
Range: Close
Description: Ujo Mosha Ha is a powerful Hokuto Shinken technique in which Kenshiro delivers multiple strong blows to the opponent's chest, and then a final powerful blow to the heart,sending a tremendous shock all over the opponent's body, which will eventually lead to the breakdown of the opponent's muscular system.
Name: Raging Flame Reverse-Flow Punch
Rank: A
Range: Close
Description: Rekka Gyakuryu Ken is a Hokuto Shinken technique in which Kenshiro strikes the Zenchou pressure point within the target's throat 5 times, causing the throat to close and the escape of air and anything within it will be prevented. Afterwards, the victim will choke and suffocate to death.
Name: Thousand Hand Destruction Fist
Rank: A
Range: Close
Description: Senjukai Ken is a Hokuto Shinken technique developed by Kenshiro. Kenshiro increases the power of the original Hyakuretsu Ken by multipling the number of strikes. Kenshiro will now launch 1000 strikes at a speed of 80 punches per second, possibly aimed at the pressure points all in the opponent's body. Afterwards, even if the opponent is durable enough to survive such a devastating attack which would normally kill anybody, their entire body will implode from within.
Name: Seven Points of the Star of Death
Rank: A
Range: Close
Description: Shichishi Seiten is a Hokuto Shinken technique in which Kenshiro launches several punches to the Keichu pressure points in the middle of the opponent's chest. A few seconds later, the opponent's ribs will implode.
Name: Heaven Breaking Stance
Rank: -
Range: -
Description: Tenha no Kamae is the ultimate HOkuto Shinken stance. It resembles the Hokuto constellation, with the opponent's body postured, the left arm hanging out in a L-shaped upwards above the left shoulder and the right arm hanging out downwards below the right hip. When taking into this stance, Kenshiro can channel his Toki to its fullest and access Toki-based Ninjutsu attacks.
Name: Big Dipper Iron Palm Wave
Rank: B
Range: Close-Long
Description: Hokuto Gosha Ha is a Hokuto Shinken ninjutsu technique. Kenshiro concentrates a large amount of Toki into his hand and then fires it in the form of a tremendous blast capable of covering and destroying an entire large building. The technique is one of Kenshiro's strongest attacks and allows him to kill without physical contact from a far range.
Other Taijutsu:Name: Strong Fist Style
Rank: -
Range: Close
Description: Gouken is fighting style developed in Konohagakure. The Gouken form focuses on injuring the body and breaking bones, dealing primary damage to the outer body through external physical means. Kenshiro'[s Go no Ken was developed through his training in Hokuto Shinken and adoption/fusion of other Taijutsu styles he learned and refined while in Konoha. Kenshiro's style is almost identical to the known style in Konoha, with Kenshiro's emphasis is the use of immense force to overwhelm enemies and augment their strength while fighting an opponent, but the purpose is to deal direct physical damage to the external side of the body by targeting notable areas.
NinjutsuName: Thrust of Death
Rank: C
Range: N/A
Description: Shitsuppari is a Ninjutsu technique utilized by Hokuto Shinken users. Kenshiro channels chakra to his fingers to refine his strength and extend the reach of his fingers and their attack/hit range. Using the chakra, he can easily press on pressure points once he presses on the area of skin on the body that they're near. This is a technique designed for reaching all of the Keiraku Hiko pressure points in the case , depending on the effect and locational distance, the pressure point may be hard or impossible to touch relying on raw physical strength. Therefore, using this technique, those difficult Keiraku Hiko will be easily nailed (this technique is usually required for Hokuto Shinken techniques targeted at pressure points that are above B-rank. )Instead of relying on the Hokuto Shinken style, Kenshiro can also just use the technique for cutting through layers of steel, concrete, and solid rock.
Name: Transformation Technique
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Rank: E
Range: -
Description: Using chakra, the user can change their physical appearance.
Name: Body Flicker
Rank: D
Range: -
Description: Kenshiro can speed himself up using chakra to vitalise his body, allowing him to "flicker" to places by considerably increasing his speed to around 300 m/s, though only for short distances or for short bursts of speed over longer distances.
Name: Kai ~ Release
Rank: D-S
Range: N/A
Description: Kenshiro utilizes chakra control over his body to dispel a genjutsu placed on him.
History: Kenshiro was born in Konohagakure and whose father was a descendent of the Hokuto Sokei family, but was orphaned at 3 months. He was taken in by Ryuken, a Jounin and the previous Hokuto Shinken successor and master, after Ryuken discovered that Kenshiro was a direct, blood descendent from the original master and founder of Hokuto Shinken, Shuken. Ryuken named Kenshiro after Ryuken's uncle, Kenshiro Kasumi, who was the Hokuto Shinken successor before Ryuken. Kenshiro had an adoptive older brother named Raoh, who was also orphaned and raised by Ryuken as the next successor to Hokuto Shinken. Raoh was 6 years ahead of Kenshiro. At the age of 6, Kenshiro found Raoh practicing Hokuto Shinken and got extremely interested in it. He asked Raoh to teach him the art and after several requests, Raoh reluctantly taught Kenshiro one move. But Ryuken found out and warned that since Hokuto Shinken follows the "one successor at a time" rule, if Kenshiro were to continue practicing the art, one of them would have their fists sealed and smashed so they will never be able to practice Hokuto Shinken ever again. Regardless, Kenshiro accepted because he really wanted to surpass his older brother Raoh who was his role model. So at the age of 5, Ryuken actually began teaching Kenshiro Hokuto Shinken. Due to Kenshiro's Hokuto Sokei blood lineage, he was able to learn this art, albeit with extreme difficulty and effort, followed by the need to develop a massive body potential to be able to handle the power of the art in the first place. Kenshiro developed great Taijutsu skills at a young age and was also taught basic living/academic skills as well as knowledge of the other martial arts in Konohagakure.
When Kenshiro entered the Academy at age 7, he easily passed within a year. He quickly got the handle of all ninja tools that were given to him, was able to utilize all three of the basic ninja Ninjutsu techniques, completed knowledge tests on Konohagakure's history and the Shinobi World, and was at the top of his Academy grade in Taijutsu and all hand-to-hand related fields by a wide margin. During his Academy years, Kenshiro often trained and sparred with Raoh lightly every single day to gauge each other's skills. He learned the very foundations and basics of Hokuto Shinken, starting with the pure straight-up Hokuto attacks that do not involve pressure points from Ryuken and then putted them to the test against Raoh. Of course, Raoh outclassed and outshoned Kenshiro tremendously. This just increased Kenshiro's desire to live up to Hokuto Shinken's name and stand with his brother. Upon graduation, Kenshiro had a mind sharper than most of the other kids in his grade and a very tough body.
As a Genin, Kenshiro had a Taijutsu master for his sensei, an Inuzuka for a teammate, and a Nara. He went on several missions with them, learning from his teammates, sensei, comrades, and experience. He adopted what he learned and incorporated it into his battle style and self. His master, in particular, showed him powerful kung fu from his own unique Taijutsu style. He met Shin, a heir to the Nanto Seiken; a martial art sect opposite that of Hokuto, who became his best friend. Shin and he used to practice their Taijutsu against each other when they were this young. He also completed the strength training required for Hokuto Shinken at the early stage, which prompt Ryuken to move him to where the real teaching began; pressure points. Kenshiro had to learn and memorize the exact locations of all 708 Keiraku Hiko and practice in acupuncture. Nearing the age of 9, Kenshiro's squad enlisted in the Chunin Exams. He cleared his path with great difficulty through the examination and prevailed as the top 4 Genin to become Chunin.
As a Chunin at the age of 9, Ryuken fully understood Kenshiro's potential as a Hokuto Shinken successor and gave both Raoh and he equal attention. After Kenshiro successfuly memorized the Keiraku Hiko, Ryuken taught Kenshiro the basic true Hokuto Shinken techniques and how to utilize the Toki. He gave the deadly martial art to him and taught him how to press on pressure points to induce a killing effect. Ryuken prompted Kenshiro to apply it on a small bear, but Kenshiro refused, saying that since the animal did nothing wrong, he was an innocent person. Ryuken was stunned by Kenshiro's compassion, kindness, and consideration as opposed to how Raoh was developing. After a few B-rank missions, Ryuken caused Kenshiro train intensely with mighty effort on a daily basis. He taught him dozens of Hokuto Shinken moves involving the 708 Keiraku Hiko. Kenshiro trained for supreme accuracy, speed in reactions, attack arm motion, and travel movement, strength, endurance, stamina, durability, precision, aim, and acrobatic skill. At the age of 13, Kenshiro had the fist of an assassin with all that he learned and also achieved superhuman aspects of human skills and feats. At around this time, Konohagakure was involved in a brutal war with other villages. Kenshiro went on his first A-rank mission to an enemy village and be a spy there for long term as a medical ninja in that village. As he entered the village, he fell in love with a girl the same age as him named Yuria. Yuria owed a debt to Kenshiro for saving her dog from thugs who wanted to capture it and eat it. She invited him over as a guest, which Kenshiro set up his spy post in. One year later, Yuria could no longer stand that the civil war within her village had massively upset her and she desperately wanted to leave. Kenshiro sought Yuria out and revealed that he was a spy from Konoha, but wanted to be with her and invited her over to Konoha. Yuria accepted and followed him over to Konoha.
Upon their return, Kenshiro gave various scrolls of information to his superiors and he was congratulated for the massive success of a major mission. Yuria was so happy and dazzled by the nature and joy within Konohagakure and that she witnessed that she decided to live with him forever in the village. She was taken in by Ryuken and she lived with the Hokuto warriors. Without much attention to notice it, Raoh was deeply attracted to her, but his respect for his brother surpressed his desire. He spent many happy days with her, until he was called in for another assignment with Raoh, this type a top secret mission from the ANBU. It was an assassination task directed at one of the top ninja of another village. On this day, Kenshiro developed his own Hokuto Shinken technique in which he would shout "ATATATATATATATATATAT!!" as he dealt many punches to an opponent. On the road, Raoh gave away many secrets of Hokuto Shinken to Kenshiro that he wasn't aware of. Upon reaching their target, the Hokuto brothers found high difficulty killing the target, but finally succeeded, but not without leaving Kenshiro in a near-dead state. After Kenshiro's return, he met his master again and invited him over to his household to spar for old times's sake. His master agreed, saying that he'll be leaving the village for awhile and he'll do it for the memory. Kenshiro and his former sensei practiced in the field outside the Hokuto house, when Ryuken came in, studied the sensei's Taijutsu, and was familiar with it. Then it hit him once he recognized it. Nanto! Kenshiro's sensei was the master of Nanto Hoo Ken, the strongest Nanto martial art. Upon realizing that Ryuken was the Hokuto Shinken master and that he had found out about his ability, he abruptly apologized for disturbing the Hokuto ground and left immediately. The next day, Kenshiro's sensei was found dead. It was determined to be out of murder.
Angered and sad, Kenshiro joined the village investigation forces to uncover who had killed him. He worked with the medics and found a good trace of DNA left behind. Analyzing the DNA for a few days, they determined it belong to a man named Souther from a large town in the outskirts of the Land of Fire. Kenshiro went on to track down Souther with his superhuman senses and met him at at his town. There, he found out that Souther was the successor to Nanto Hoo Ken and became the one and only master of the art (like Hokuto Shinken) by killing his master. He learned this from a man named Shu, a Nanto warrior who was rebelling against Souther's rule and gathered a resistance, He disocvered that he used his right to enslave and rule over the entire town and he had all of the population built a small pyramid in honor of his master and him. Deeply angered by this act, Kenshiro confronted Souther and fought him. He launched one of Hokuto Shinken's most powerful techniques by nailing the location of the most destructive pressure point that he learned about, the Jinchurkyoku. However, after 3 seconds, Souther did not die. Souther proclaimed that Hokuto Shinken was useless against him, for he had a body granted to him by God that can't be defeated by another fist. Kenshiro tried again but it barely hurt Souther. Souther learned a powerful Nanto Hoo Ken attack right at Kenshiro's chest, incapicitated him, and defeated him. Before Souther can finish him off, Shu rescued him. The next day, Kenshiro woke up desiring to kill Souther. With his body full healed, he approached Souther again, and battled him a 2nd time. This time, by jabbing him deep into his body and using his enhanced sense of hearing and touch, he was able to read Souther's blood flow and heartbeat and discover that he had dextracardia situs inversus, which meant that his heart is on the right side and all of his pressure points are inverted from their normal order. Upon learning Souther's secret, he used the distance between Souther's theoritical and actual heart positions and the flow of blood to roughly guess where Souther's pressure points should be. He nailed 3 of his pressure points, which began the explosion of his muscles. However, Souther resisted the Keiraku Hiko effect with difficulty, which shocked Kenshiro. Souther then took the only Nanto Hoo Ken stance which signifies that Souther has faced an equal enemy and used his art's ultimate technique, amping his speed to the point that he speedblitzed Kenshiro consecutively. Kenshiro then took on Hokuto Shinken's ultimate stance Tenha no Kamae and used his Toki to form a strong barrier that abruptly stopped Souther. He launched Ujo Mosha Ha on Souther, which momentarily stunned him and resumed the overloading of his musles. Kenshiro refused to deal more damage to his opponent. Taken in by his rival's determination and compassion, Souther asked why he wanted to avenge their master. Kenshiro said that it was out of duty and admiration of the great man who taught him how to fight. Souther thought about this, stood up, and proclaimed "I am the Holy Nanto Emperor Souther! I won't be killed by Hokuto Shinken!" and he stabbed himself in the heart, killing himself. Kenshiro heard Souther's final words, which was him saying that he was glad Kenshiro was his final opponent and he died. Suddenly, a Nanto elder appeared before Kenshiro and told him the truth. He told Kenshiro that until a few days ago Souther was a loving, caring, and kind man who loved his master who treated Souther like his son. However, because of Nanto Hoo Ken's one successor at a time rule (like Hokuto Shinken's) and the fact that the master was already old and past his prime, he purposefully tricked Souther into killing him by pulling Souther's hand into his heart, killing himself. Souther thought this meant that his master never loved him and only wanted to preserve Nanto Hoo Ken, which made him mad and corrupted, thus leading to the events. Kenshiro grieved for Souther after hearing this, because he now realized that Souther was righteous and honorable, but was just very misguided. He thought about his own destiny. He left town and returned to Konoha.
Following news of Souther's defeat and numerous A-rank missions, Kenshiro was promoted to the rank of Jounin at the age of 18. At this stage, Ryuken taught Kenshiro all Hokuto Shinken techniques that he knew and mastered all of them with acute precision, performance, and execution. With his Taijutsu skill, superhuman stats, and Hokuto Shinken prowess, Ryuken realized Kenshiro as a worthy successor. But of course, Raoh was still above Kenshiro in Ryuken's mind seeing as how his Hokuto Shinken prowess far surpassed Kenshiro's. While Kenshiro continued to practice and perfect Hokuto Shinken over the years against various enemies, Kenshiro had also joined the ANBU Black Ops. Although his knowledge of medical ninjutsu and pressure points was still very high, he still managed to refine and increase that knowledge while within the ANBU, further strengthening his Hokuto Shinken. Kenshiro perfected the fist of the assassin, having to have endure maximum training to master various assassination techniques, tracking methods, and advanced ways of dealing information. Ryuken put Kenshiro through numerous tests of strength and courage, and also had him endure extremely intense training of ridiculous difficulty and maximum effort to heighten his body high enough to the point that he easily, undoubtedly reached superhuman levels. At the age of 20, the succession choice changed for Ryuken. A gradual evolving change in Raoh had reached its breaking point. Raoh was now ruthless, greedy, confident, cruel, devious, but most of all, extremely ambitious. His ambition led him to develop a god complex, in which he wanted to rule over the Shinobi World as the greatest martial artist of all time and be the unrivaled King of Taijutsu. Ryuken frowned deeply upon this ambition, and gave up on Raoh and finally chose Kenshiro as the successor on a test day. Upon hearing the news, Kenshiro felt extremely honored, shocked, and upset. For he knew that his brother Raoh was the better fighter and he still admired him to the fullest extent as a brother. He knew that there will be a feud between Ryuken and Raoh. And there was. When Kenshiro became the new successor and master of Hokuto Shinken on selection day, his brother Raoh quietly stormed out of the room. Kenshiro decided to move out of the village to a faraway place with Yuria, but he was stopped by a devious Shin. His best friend claimed that now Kenshiro's the new Hokuto Shinken successor and that he's the new Nanto Seiken successor, he can reveal to Kenshiro that Yuria is really from the Nanto lineage and taht she belongs to him. Kenshiro refused to give her up, but also cannot fight his childhood friend so he was severely restricted in his retaliation. Shin went full on out, and quickly disposed of Kenshiro. He engraved seven marks on Kenshiro in the pattern of the Hokuto constellation, in mockery of Hokuto Shinken compared to him. Kenshiro called out for Yuria, before passing out. The next day, Kenshiro woke up in the hospital shouting for Yuria. An ANBU black op passed by to tell him even more tragic news. His father, Ryuken had died. Word is that Ryuken had spotted and stopped Raoh from leaving the village with Hokuto Shinken and continuing his ambition, and the two fought. At first, Ryuken had the surprising advantage with his speed and Hokuto Shinken that overwhelmed Raoh. When he had him disorientated and vulnerable, Ryuken went for the final blow that would seal Raoh's fist forever, but then had a heart attack from his advanced old age of being well over 70. Raoh then left the village with his mighty horse Koku-oh. Upon hearing this and grieving, Kenshiro was extremely sad and angry that two tragic events occured after his succession to Hokuto Shinken, cursed the art and then resigned from ANBU, left the village, and wandered the lands.
OVer the next six months, Kenshiro took shelter in various small villages while protecting them from thugs and the like. Because of his Robin Hood-like heroic reputation, he earned the moniker the "Man with the Seven Scars" because of the seven deep scars he suffered from Shin that still stayed upon him to this very day. One day, he was discovered by the Nanto Suichou Ken successor Rei. Rei explained that he was a shinobi from Kirigakure and that Kenshiro's brother Raoh had overrun the district he was from. He explained that Raoh is developing an army that will serve as a force to overthrow the government of the village. Raoh is now called "Ken-oh" or King of Fist and he recognizes himself as the true master of Hokuto Shinken. Rei is part of a rebellion and wanted Kenshiro's assisatnce to counter Ken-oh. Kenshiro refused, stating that upon the months after his depature, he has never used Hokuto Shinken. Rei then attacked Kenshiro, forcing him to come to his senses. Kenshiro, now so keen to die just yet to someone who wanted to end his brother's reign, fought back. At first, he used only nunchucks and raw physical strength attacks to fight. But then Nanto Suichou Ken's most powerful cutting technique was applied, Kenshiro needed to end the fight quickly. So he struck Rei's Ryugan, made him crash into the ground, and the insane pain left him incapicitated. Despite the pain, Rei told Kenshiro that even if he dies, he would like Kenshiro to participate in the rebellion. He said that whatever had happened to him to cause him to forsake his power, he assured to Kenshiro that Hokuto Shinken is sometimes a curse to the successor, but also a blessing to have such power and a gift to the people who needed him. He continued on that it is the duty of the Hokuto Shinken successor to protect and save the people from the evils like Raoh. Kenshiro, taken in by Rei's determination in countering Raoh who caused his father's death and rebelled against Hokuto Shinken as well as his words, finally had a change of heart and agreed to join Rei, re-opening his heart to Hokuto Shinken.
First, Kenshiro sought out for someone he knew will participate in the rebellion. He reached the outskirts of the Land of Fire, fought his way through Nanto masters like Yuda and Amiba who threatened Kenshiro's journey, and reached for the leader of a small empire at the edge of the country, Shu. But Shu had changed. Unknowing to Kenshiro, Shu had aligned himself with Ken-Oh. Kenshiro confronted Shu and questioned him for his act. Shu responded by saying that since Souther's defeat, he had procurred blindness. He allied himself with Ken-Oh, because he thought that with Hokuto Shinken's pressure point arts and application in the medical field, it can cure blindness for him. Kenshiro ridiculed the existence of such pressure point, and prompted his friend to come out of it and join the rebellion. Shu refused, saw Kenshiro as an enemy, and they both fought. After a hard battle in which Shu was losing, Shu could suddenly see again. He saw that God have given him one more chance by giving him the miracle of sight, and he saw that it was because of Kenshiro that this occured. Shu joined the rebellion and secretly acts as a spy to Ken-Oh. At the age of 25, Kenshiro returned to the village. He continued to improve, perfect, and refine his Hokuto Shinken, nunchuck skills, and overall Taijutsu prowes by adopting other fighting styles. Eventually, the entire village recognized him as the master of Hokuto Shinken and was highly revered. It was said that his power rivaled that of the ANBU Captain. Kenshiro left on a S-rank mission to track down the rogue and his former friend, Shin. He traveled across the world until he fought Shin in the Land of Wind. Shin scoffed when he saw Kenshiro, seeing him as the naive pitiful man that he was once. But over the years since his master's death, Kenshiro had gotten more stoic, more sullen, battle-hardened, merciless, cruel, stone-hearted, and tougher. He did not hold back, and easily defeated Shin by nailing a pressure point that would cause his death. Kenshiro asked where Yuria was. Shin responded that she left him long ago, for she always had Kenshiro on her mind and never loved him. Shin jumped out and commited suicide. That was the last Kenshiro saw of his former friend. Upon returning, Kenshiro joined up with Rei, who became his new best friend, and the two traveled to Kirigakure to battle Raoh. Unfortunately, Raoh's army has gotten bigger and bigger as well as stronger and stronger due the point that it can now launch war on the whole of Kirigakure. Rei and Kenshiro battled their way to Ken-Oh in the Land of Water, fighting through his henchmen such as Falco, Devil Rebirth, and Fang King. Eventually, Kenshiro was left with defending Kirigakure against such people, in which he developed his catchphrase "You're already dead" (Omae wa mo shindeiru) after nailing a death pressure point on his opponents. Rei had the opportunity of facing Raoh alone. When Kenshiro was done with the grunts, Kenshiro ran after Rei to help him. But when he got there, he found his brother Raoh sitting on his horse holding Rei up over him with just one finger, and that finger pressed upon the pressure point that caused the victim to cough up all of their blood within 3 minutes. A bloodlusted, pissed off Kenshiro held on to Rei, asking why he had not waited for him. Rei weakly responded that it was to return the favor that he owed him for joining him. He prompted Kenshiro not to fight him, for Raoh had casually defeated Rei without much effort all while sitting on his horse. Shortly afterwards, Rei died. Upon seeing another friend die upon him again, Kenshiro fought Raoh; a duel between Hokuto brothers at full power, with the intention to the death. Raoh was frighteningly strong, as expected as he was the person that Kenshiro admired and respected most, but Kenshiro was also strong, as Raoh had admitted. Raoh said that Kenshiro did not have the soft-hearted gentleness or naitivity that he once had. But that was not enough to overcome Raoh. Raoh beated Kenshiro to near-death, but only after Raoh had suffered some grievously severe wounds on him and could not deal the final blow due to his weakened state.
Kenshiro was acknowledged as a hero in Kirigakure, but was deported back to Konoha without trouble. For the next six years, Kenshiro held the sadness and sorrow within him for his losses and the burden of being the successor to a cursed art. He continued to heighten his kung fu from battling many strong foes and heavy training to perfect his body and skills to what it is today. By the time he turned 32, Kenshiro was acknowledged as a top Jounin in the village and then he became something like a hermit. He would work sometimes as a warrior from Konoha, and then sometimes he would wander to other lands without telling anyone, disappearing as if he were a ghost all along. Currently, he has the powers and abilities of a man of Hokuto. He has the reflexes, the attack speed, the precision of nailing pressure points, and acute knowledge of the Keiraku Hiko. He is now wandering somewhere in the Land of Lightning, befriending people like Juuza and Shachi. Perhaps one day, he'll return to his homeland.
Fri May 04, 2012 4:44 pm
