Ashura Ōtsutsuki



was the younger son of Hagoromo Ōtsutsuki and heir to his teachings. He is also the ancestor of both the Senju clan, and the Uzumaki clan.

Background
As a child, Ashura lived in the shadow of his genius older brother Indra Ōtsutsuki. Having displayed no natural talent himself, Ashura came to realise the value of others and the power of the friends and allies he made. Eventually, he awakened his own power which equalled Indra's power.

On his deathbed, Hagoromo selected Ashura as his successor to carry out his dream of peace and understanding in the world. Indra, believing that he should have been chosen instead as it was his birthright, was manipulated into fighting Ashura. Both brothers died fighting over the title of the successor of Ninshū, but not before having offspring who would continue this feud for centuries to come. Indra's eventual descendants — the Uchiha clan — would feud with Ashura's eventual descendants — the Senju clan. Neither clan knew why or how their hatred of the other came to be.

Personality
Though the son of the famed Sage of the Six Paths, Ashura was born with no talent and thus could not accomplish much on his own. Instead, he valued depending on and cooperating with others. Ashura adored Indra and would constantly devote himself to studying, aiming to be like his older brother. With the help of his countless friends and allies, and through sheer hard work and determination, he awakened his own power. As he never lost sight of his principles and the love he had for others, he believed love to be the key to peace. This ultimately convinced Hagoromo to anoint Ashura as the successor to his Ninshū as Hagoromo wanted the world to adopt Ashura's way of thinking.

Appearance
Ashura had short, spiky brown hair — two locks of which were wrapped in bandages framing either side of his face in a similar manner to his brother. He possessed stern facial features. He wore what seemed to be a blank forehead protector and at a later time, bandages around his forehead. He wore a light-coloured kimono with magatama adorned around the collar. The kimono was held closed by a dark-coloured sash. Underneath, he wore a black full-body suit.