Rō Kifū Sōichirō [1-Tails Jin]

Name: Rō Kifū Sōichirō
Nickname: N/A
Age: 15
Gender: Male

Height: 5'4"
Weight: 145 lbs
Appearance:

Head: Due to the very few years spent on this earth, Rō has no visible scars nor has he succumbed to blemishes and acne, thus what you get is somewhat of a baby faced monster. His mouth and all of that falls below it are shrouded behind an elevated neck portion of his clothing, and then even so he wears a grey facemask resting atop his upper lip. More than likely kept just above three inches, Rōarku's hair is light grey and even almost blonde under certain lighting conditions, this as well stems to his eyebrows and the all hair across his body. Lastly, what's not depicted above are his hazel eyes, a trait stemming from his mother that he happens to care for deeply.

Torso/Upper Body: Rōarku's body, defined and toned through years of physical training & punishment, appears to be in its prime. Although lean, its composition appears to be one built for speed and power, thus atoned to his signature fighting-style. Across his back vertically is a tattoo of his brother's name and the kanji for " My Brother Keeper" is placed just below in the center of his back.

Clothing: As the weather changes so does whatever Rōarku wears, though no matter what it is it has a feint reminder of the land of his previous residence. Though it is not uncommon to regularly find him in a sleeveless vest, it's colors ranging from brown to white to charcoal grey, with braces across his wrists. Typical for most shinobi, he wears a pair of charcoal grey open toed sandals with the heel revealed also, their height reaching just above the ankle and below his shins which are wrapped in bandages. Upon his lower region he wears a pair of loosely-fitted pants, black on the outside and dark beige on the inside, which are then wrapped to below the knee in what appear to be elastic bandages.


Land: Kusagakure no Sato
Character Rank: D
Clan: N/A
Element: N/A

Personality:

Much of what is known about Rō is not based upon what has come from his mouth, but what has been conveyed through his body language. More often than not this involves using it in its entirety to get his message across due to suffering from Mutism. The inability to vocalize his thoughts has been a handicap on Rō's life, but one he's overcome by developing an ambitious and headstrong nature about him that has left him unhindered by this ailment. Growing up he was taught to use sign language although living in a heavily populated military zone his efforts to communicate often left him with battle experience, good or bad, due to the various motions and intertwinement of his finger coming across as jutsu handsigns. Nowadays he carries around an assortment of writing utensils from pencil and notebook paper to chalkboards if he needs to "speak".

Rō often comes off as rude and "standoff-ish" to some when he does nothing but stare if they are a stranger to him, in truth, this is nothing more than a defense mechanism instilled in him to observe his targets and discern them as either friend or foe. He only knows those two concepts for humans, friend or foe, to be with or against. There was simply no other way for it to be with so many in the world whose sly nature would try to take advantage of his handicap, them interpreting his lack of verbal communication as a sign of ignorance and lack of knowledge. Like his descendants, Rō has no shame about him and this is furthered by his handicap as an outlet for the frustrations that come with it, thus he is prone to make a fool of himself at the expense of others even if just to cheer up someone.

In his adolescent mind, it was better to be seen this way than to not be seen at all, it was bad enough that he could not be heard. Rō has never seen himself as the protagonist of anyone's story, not even of his own, and as a result has become complacent in allowing others to benefit and grow by being the platform of support of which they can rise up from. Through his forced clumsiness and comical nature Rō has come to make friends and as such allowed people to know him on a deeper level, thus they have become aware of another form of communication known as the gummy bear system. Half-Fate and Half-Attitude, the Gummy Bear System is the act of removing a gummy bear and its color dictating or allowing a deeper insight into Noet's thoughts/mood. Red - Cherry, general positivity and passion whether from scene or a person. Blue - Raspberry, general trust. Yellow - Lemon, general cautious nature of self or around someone. Pink - Watermelon, general sensitivity. Green - Lime, general health of someone or self. White - Pineapple, this gummy bear is used sparingly a dictates whatever he wants by a display of some sort.

Character History: Rō was born outside of the traditional village system, thus he wasn't initially privy to the hardships that came with that lifestyle. Although, he did know the hardships of providing a future those that did end up in the military. For more than fifty years the Soichiro ranch served as a pipeline to the major villages and even minor nations ensuring that they received fresh produce and prime choice cuts of meats from their farm. Rō was born on their family's land, things weren't necessarily provided for him, but he did always seem to find away of getting what he wanted. Life on the ranch saw to it that the handicap that he was born with wasn't a factor, it wasn't until the boy's on ambition of becoming a shinobi did he become aware of how different a life people lived outside of the bubble of his own.

Unlike traditional students, Rō did not attend the academy and in fact never stepped foot past any of the village's gates until the day he was officially crowned a Genin. The royalties of his family allowed for a private tutor when his priorities on the ranch were taken care of for the day, thus by night he fell into much unsupervised mischief that only sharpened him into the person that he displays today. As he continued on with his studies a looming thought plagued his mind. After being assimilated into a village's military he would frequently be away from home, at any point his last visit home could have been the family's last chance of seeing their son. The relationship that he had with his parents allowed for him to be open about his thoughts and eventually the dialogue was had.

Rō's parents encouraged their son to follow his dreams much as they had done in continuing the families legacy of maintaining the farm, what their life consisted of did not have to be the full experience that he had. So with their blessings he left home embarking on the journey that would define his role in the Sōichirō lineage.