Shichi Shizuken

Shichi [Seven] Shizuken is an Anbu-level Special Jonin of Konohagakure (as of the epilogue). Unlike most Jonin, she excels in certain areas of the shinobi arts, but lacks the well roundedness of a normal Jonin. Specifically, Shichi specializes in kenjutsu and her own unorthodox fighting style(s), but she might not be the best choice for every mission. Even though most of her skills are probably that of a Jonin, she hasn't been promoted yet due to her young age and general inexperience with large-scale combative operations.

She was created by and belongs to Holly Winter originally from Naruto OC. Holly Winter has permanently migrated to Naruto Fanon.

Some details are intended for more mature audiences, reader discretion is advised!

Background
Shichi was abandoned at a young age by her parents. For a time, she held no identifiable surname. She was placed in the children's orphanage and was eventually enrolled in the ninja academy. Her classmates and teachers would soon notice how soft-spoken and quiet she was, and while not necessarily shy, she didn't speak all too much. Shichi excelled in her academics, receiving high marks particularly in mathematics. During ninja training, her classmates and instructors noticed how well she used a bokken and they took interest in her acquired love for kenjutsu. The nickname "Shizuken" started floating around; a mixture between shizuka for "quiet" and ken for "sword." It wasn't long after the creation of her nickname that academy instructors officially used it as her surname.

During her time at the academy, Shichi honed her kenjutsu skills and focused on her strengths instead of her weaknesses. She realized that, while she wasn't all that strong, she was quite fast and could end duels quickly. She also began to notice that, unlike most of her classmates, she couldn't keep up with them in terms of stamina or endurance; whenever she had to run laps in the field or participate in a duel, she knew it was wise to finish quickly before she became too fatigued. Additionally, during basic ninjutsu training, Shichi's instructors noted that she had abnormally low chakra reserves and therefore would be severely limited in the number of jutsu she could perform and the magnitude of her jutsu as well. One instructor even lent her a book to read on chakra control in the hopes that she could make the most of the little chakra she had.

For the remainder of her time at the academy, while other children would play with their friends or family, Shichi would practice her kenjutsu and chakra control skills, becoming able to fine-tune them to a point of such efficiency that her instructors considered her true chakra reserves to be around that of her peers, so long as they were within the realm of smaller jutsu. Shichi would also dedicate hours a week simply watching Genin and other ninja train in the Konohagakure training grounds. There, she learned many things through simple observation and her own mimicry of others' skills and styles.

She enjoyed watching Rock Lee and Tenten train. She found Tenten's fluency in the weapon arts to be fascinating and Rock Lee's work ethic to be inspiring.

As of Part I of Naruto, Shichi Shizuken is still an academy student of Konohagakure.

Personality
Shichi Shizuken is usually an honest and cynical, yet sweet girl who is soft-spoken, and doesn't talk too much. She's very intelligent and creative with regards to how she must overcome obstacles that stand in her way. She might not be the easiest person to talk to, but she means well and gets along adequately with the people she meets, however, when on missions, she can be quite merciless.

On missions, when it comes to her enemies, she takes no second chances. If she has been assigned a target to assassinate, the target in question will be taken care of. Often, her teammates will be taken aback by Shichi's efficiency and unforgiving ability to end the life of someone in the way of progress, but she assures them its for the sake of the mission, the village, and most importantly, herself.

It's not that Shichi loves killing, or adventure, or even the thrill of a mission. She simply can't afford to take chances. In her eyes, the world of ninja is built on deceit, lies, and manipulation, and if she is distracted or loses focus for even a moment, then her adversaries will seize any opportunity to betray her (like her parents). She dislikes inefficiency. If she hesitates before a kill, or defies the orders given to her, it could very easily turn the situation into a life-threatening one.

Shichi enjoys inventing her own chakra cost-efficient jutsu that work well with her preferred style of combat and assassination. She enjoys reading about sealing techniques, and seeking out help and advice from her peers, mentors, and occasionally the Hokage in order to learn and discover new techniques and more efficient ways to perform them. She also loves researching and experimenting with many types of paralysis techniques, as they can be used in conjunction with her blade to increase the likelihood of a successful assassination. Such would inevitably lead to her fascination with shibari: her guilty pleasure.

Personally, Shichi believes that any obstacle can be overcome if it is met with creativity and fortitude.

Shichi often proves to be quite the coward when faced with death. Though she wouldn't sell out a comrade (all too often), she clearly displays her fear and desperation through facial expressions, voice changes (tone), shaking, crying, pleading, and begging to be spared. She often exhibits these behaviors when faced with death, pain, torture, embarrassment, or has been captured or defeated in battle. She's quick to backstab.

When questioned about her interest in shibari, Shichi tends to become flustered and somewhat uncomfortable, as it is an embarrassing topic for her to discuss. Especially after she was discovered by her peers performing self-shibari once, she has a hard time admitting she likes it.

Intimately, Shichi would like a guy or girl (bisexual) who is more dominant and can rein her in if she takes things to far on a mission or loses her cool in public, etc. She likes men who respect her combat skills, surpass her intelligence, and treat her like a lady. She likes women who are are similar to her taste in men, though she would prefer if the woman as a little bit more feminine and submissive like herself. Shichi has been known to use her visual appeal on missions to gain information, seduce and poison targets, or to bribe her way out of a tricky situation involving an opponent she cannot defeat.

Appearance
Shichi Shizuken is a relatively short girl with crimson colored eyes similar to that of an Uchiha's Sharingan or Kurenai Yuhi/Sarutobi. She usually wears her black, navel-length hair either loose, or in a ponytail and her bangs frame her face similar to Hinata Hyuga's hair. Shichi has pale skin and fine features all across her body. She is a beautiful young woman enjoying the prime of her life.

Shichi Shizuken's outfit is mostly made from spider silk and consists of a revealing top that comes together near the breast area and exposes a fair amount of her back; her ninja headband is wrapped around her lower ribs through a loop in the back of her top, keeping the top from moving around too much. Under the exposed area of the back of the top, there is a red black widow symbol. She sports a short, but flexible skirt that reveals her legs; a few support bandages can be seen wrapping around the right side of her waist. On her upper left thigh, Shichi has a strap equipped with senbon and on her lower right leg, she wears a utility pouch which also sheathes a small dagger. She often wears revealing, slightly heeled sandals on her feet although it's not too uncommon to see her in simple "flip-flop" sandals. On her right arm, Shichi wears a long fingerless glove that extends past the elbow.

Shichi Shizuken carries her special chokuto (a single-edged straight sword) usually on her back or waist (although the picture does not show it). The chokuto, however, is no ordinary sword. Shichi used her skills in fuinjutsu to place a chakra absorption seal on the blade, so whenever it cuts, Shichi replenishes her chakra reserves. Additionally, the blade stores chakra and because the chakra itself is still and unmoving, it can be converted into sage chakra and be consumed by Shichi in order for her to enter spider sage mode (Rather than needing to use shadow clones).

While in sage mode, Shichi undergoes a few transformations. Her hair becomes more course and rough and her ribbon usually comes undone. The whites of her eyes turn black, her red eyes become more constricted, and sharp, crimson colored eyeliner appears around both eyes. Her cheeks flush full of color, a sign of the vitality of the nature energy. With regards to her teeth, her upper canines also become pointier and sharper. The effects of the spider senjutsu isn't just physical though, and consequently, Shichi's personality becomes a bit more sadistic and irritable. If she is wearing her "flip flop" sandals, she'll usually kick them off in order to expose her bare feet to surfaces. This allows her to stand on and run up walls without consuming chakra or needing to control it at the base of her feet. Additionally, she can now easily feel vibrations and chakra tremors in the ground thus effectively granting her sensory type abilities.

Shichi's apparel is black with crimson trim.

Abilities
Shichi Shizuken specializes in kenjutsu; her skill in the sword art is her strongest capability. However, she is also quite proficient in ninjutsu and senjutsu, lightning release in particular. Additionally, Shichi has an abnormal aptitude for chakra control. She has no kekkei genkei, but her chakra control is an abnormal talent. However, she doesn't have the chakra pool to draw from in order to learn medical ninjutsu.

Strengths:
 * Kenjutsu
 * Lightning Release
 * Spider Senjutsu
 * Chakra Control
 * Acrobatics & Dexterity/Flexibility
 * Silent Killing/Assassination
 * Kidnapping/Interrogation/Seduction
 * Paralysis Techniques/Shibari

Weaknesses:
 * Low Chakra Reserves
 * Low Stamina (Can't Fight Well For Long)
 * Low Endurance (Can't Fight For Long)
 * Weak Physical Strength
 * Low Consitution (Can't Take Hits)
 * Relatively Short in Height
 * Weak Mentality (Cowardly & Desperate)
 * Sword Durability (Can Break)
 * Niche Fighting Style

Strategical Preference: Shichi will attempt to incapacitate or bind her target in some way before striking in order to execute the victim quickly. She is quiet and efficient with her work. If drawn into open combat, she must end the fight quickly and will resort to using more powerful—yet draining—jutsu. Her assassinations are quick, her torture is effective, and her kidnapping skills are high-end. She is a master in shibari and the binding arts and she often uses these skills during her missions.

Techniques:

 * Lightning Release: Crimson Shock
 * This jutsu is a technique very similar to that of the Chidori and Raikiri in that it concentrates a substantial amount of lightning chakra in one’s palm. Similar to Purple Electricity, it's a short to medium range jutsu that doesn't produce tunnel vision, so it doesn’t require the Sharingan. However, although it's a fast lightning release jutsu, it's significantly slower than that of its counterparts. What it lacks in speed and penetrative piercing power, it makes up for in raw electrical power. A jab or thrust can be used to slightly increase its speed, but an open “tiger palm” or “slash” is often used to make contact with the target in close quarters encounters. Essentially, the speed of the jutsu is relative to how fast the user is rather than how fast the jutsu itself is. In medium range situations, Crimson Shock can extend from the user like a tether or lightning whip to harmlessly incapacitate or lethally shock a target. Incapacitation followed by an incredible surge of electrical energy can torture, subdue, and even kill a target. Crimson Shock is a lightning release jutsu invented by Shichi Shizuken. It has a dark and low chaotic sound and it appears red because of Shizuken's permanent spider-sage chakra. The jutsu can also be channeled through various mediums including Shizuken's sword, water, metals, etc. It increases the sharpness of her blade and her weapon's speed.


 * Lightning Release: Crimson Shock Senbon
 * A version of Lightning Release: Crimson Shock that uses shape manipulation to create a multitude of crimson-colored lightning senbon that can be shot at a target with great precision.


 * Lightning Release: Spinal Needles
 * An unorthodox lightning release jutsu that produces five lightning needles from the users spine. Each needle is approximately a foot in length and can be shot out of the users back in a similar fashion as lightning senbon. It’s primary function is very defensive; the needles can penetrate an enemy who is behind the user, especially if they are holding onto the user from behind. The needles can also launch a surprise attack and help in defending the user’s blind spot, as well as discouraging an opponent from attacking from behind. Spinal Needles is a technique invented by Shichi Shizuken and while the jutsu would usually appear white, blue, yellow, or even purple, Shizuken’s chakra produces crimson colored needles. The needles tend to rip holes in the clothing material it emerges from.


 * Water Release: Dark Fog
 * Similar to the Hiding in the Mist Technique, also known as the “Hidden Mist Jutsu,” Water Release: Dark Fog is Shizuken’s own version of it. The fog is a very dark gray color and limits visibility even more than its counterpart jutsu, however the area of the jutsu is less than that of the mist technique. Additionally, while the mist technique can be formed in the air or produced from the mouth, Water Release: Dark Fog can only be produced from the mouth. Dark Fog can be used offensively or defensively as a substitute for a smoke bomb if need be. Similar to the Hiding in the Mist Technique, the Byakugan can see through the fog while the Sharingan and Rinnegan cannot, except for rare exceptions with very powerful sharingan users.


 * Water Release: Water Prison Technique
 * A technique that traps a target in a sphere of water that cannot be escaped from by normal means. User must maintain contact, however a water clone may be used instead. Shichi has difficulty maintaining a water clone due to her chakra reserves, so this jutsu has limited use.


 * Water Release: Water Clone Technique
 * A clone technique that makes a tangible clone out of water worth one tenth the users power. They cannot move far from the original user and will dissipate if they take too much damage. The Water Release: Water Clone Jutsu works very well in conjunction with the Water Release: Water Prison Jutsu. Shichi never makes more than one of these clones at a time.


 * Sage Art: Web Clone Jutsu
 * A spider sage technique, the web clone jutsu is a technique that allows the user to create a clone of themselves out of spiderwebs. If the clone is destroyed, the webs can ensnare an unsuspecting target.


 * Sage Art: Binding Silk Jutsu
 * A spider sage technique, the Binding Silk Jutsu is a technique granted to a recipient of spider sage chakra. The jutsu allows the user to shoot out spider silk threads from their hands, feet, and mouth. The spider silk is incredibly strong and sticky and can be used incapacitate the target of the jutsu by wrapping them up in the spider silk or laying a silk trap. The silk can also be used to grapple, move, and reach objects. It is very hard to cut. Possibly weak against fire jutsu or high level lightning jutsu.


 * Fuinjutsu: Binding Silk Paralysis
 * Used in conjunction with Sage Art: Binding Silk Jutsu, this technique seals the spider silk that the target is trapped in. Can be used to seal reanimations.


 * Fuinjutsu: Chakra Draining Seal
 * A seal that absorbs the targets chakra and replenishes the user’s own. Shichi uses this seal to compensate for her very low chakra reserves. The seal is placed on Shichi’s sword(s) so that when it makes contact with or cuts the target, it absorbs some of their chakra. The chakra is stored in the blade itself and can be consumed by Shichi, or converted into Sage chakra.


 * Fuinjutsu: Grounded Chain Paralysis
 * A technique that upon contact with the target springs chakra paralysis chains up from the seal, binding the target. If the seal is placed on the ground as a trap, the target will be captivated and unable to move through normal means. If the seal is placed on the person, the silver chains wrap around the target itself as the origin point. The seal is permanent unless removed my the user, by another fuinjutsu, or some other means.


 * Space-Time Ninjutsu: Summoning Jutsu (Shibara)
 * A space-time ninjutsu that can summon a creature or object. Shichi can summon Shibara, a malicious giant spider that can take on the form of a very young, beautiful girl.


 * Kenjutsu: Circumlunar Slash
 * A sword slash that results in a single, large, light green, crescent-shaped chakra disk being propelled forward in the direction of the slash. If Shichi so chooses too, and has some available, she can use sage chakra in her slash in order to produce a more powerful effect.


 * Kenjutsu: Piercing Rain
 * The swordsman falls from the sky and pierces the target with the blade. The user is upright; the sword is facing down at the target.


 * Kenjutsu: Reverse Mist Beheading
 * A more complicated form of Piercing Rain that uses shadow clones and substitutions to trick the target into jumping into the air to avoid a hit, however, the user is falling from the sky with an attack.


 * Kenjutsu: Dance of the Crescent Moon
 * A famous kenjutsu technique where the user creates two clones; one attacking from each side of the target while the user lands a blow from the front.


 * General Skill: Silent Killing
 * A form of soundless assassination that is quick and instantaneous. Often used in conjunction with mist or smoke bombs.


 * Standard Clone Jutsu/Shadow Clone Jutsu
 * Shizuken can only produce up to 4 shadow clones at any given time and can produce up to 15 normal clones at any given time.

Kunoichi Stats
Kenjutsu is an additional category, so its stats are added at the end of the original Total.

Part I
For the entirety of Naruto Part I, Shichi Shizuken is a student at the Konohagakure ninja academy. During this time, she usually spends her days studying hard in school and training her shinobi skills when she has time to spare. Shichi rarely speaks and doesn't have many friends.

With regards to the ninja academy, Shichi consistently seeks advice from her teachers and inquires about techniques that she shouldn't learn until much older. For instance, she learns to run up walls using chakra from a very young age only because she simply asks an instructor for skills pertaining to chakra control.

With regards to Shichi's free time, she often spends it reading various books and novels, as well as documentaries for jutsu research. She also trains considerably more than most of her peers, as she finds little entertainment in socializing with classmates. Shichi focuses most of her training on kenjutsu and general acrobatics, as well as chakra control, however, she also practices various ninjutsu in the hopes of one day having the chakra reserves to use them.

During the finals of the chunnin exams, Shichi is a spectator in the bleachers of the leaf coliseum. When Kabuto Yakushi uses the Temple of Nirvana Technique to put everyone asleep during the chunnin exams, Shichi also falls asleep. She awakens when the conflict is resolved.

For the remainder of Part I, Shichi continues to progress as an academy student. By the end of Part I, she begins to study fuinjutsu through books.

Part II
During the time period between Part I and Part II, Shichi Shizuken graduates from the Konohagakure ninja academy and participates in the chūnin exams, successfully completing the exams with high marks. Unlike most of her genin peers, Shichi is promoted to chūnin alongside other shinobi such as Rock Lee and Hinata Hyuga. Even though Shichi loses her duel in the semi-finals, she is still granted the title of chūnin due to her chakra control skills and her kenjutsu finesse being the best seen throughout the exams.

At the start of Part II, Shichi is a chūnin taking on ordinary chūnin missions, although some might prove to be slightly more demanding than that of the average chūnin. Most of the time, Shichi either goes on missions, trains, or develops new jutsu that would specifically benefit her own style of combat. During this time she develops and perfects Lightning Release: Crimson Shock and Water Release: Dark Fog. Shichi also experiments with fuinjutsu and other sealing techniques.

During the destruction of Konoha by Pain, Shichi is killed by the Preta Path (the one that absorbs ninjutsu). Her Lightning Release: Crimson Shock Jutsu is rendered useless by the Preta Path's ninjutsu absorption technique. When the Preta Path broke Shichi's sword, she is left with no viable way of defending herself. She is slowly suffocated to death by the Preta Path's grip as he interrogates her.

Shichi Shizuken is revived when Nagato used Rinne Rebirth.

When Shichi uses a summoning jutsu for the first time, she discovers Spider Senjutsu, almost dying in the process and surviving by sheer luck. She spends the rest of Part II honing her skills.

Shichi does not participate in 4th shinobi war due to her age. Instead, she remains in the village alongside other shinobi such as Konohamaru Sarutobi.

After Part II, Shichi improves her skills to the point that she is promoted to the rank of special jonin.

Shibara of the Spider-Sage Art
Shichi eventually learns the techniques of spider-sage jutsu, and learns how to control her curse mark (official fan-fiction has yet to be written). While she learns under Jorōgumo, the spider-mistress, and Shibara, the spider-servant, Shichi becomes well acquainted with the two, especially Shibara, her future companion.

Shibara is Shichi's summon, however, she serves under her knew mistress: Shichi Shizuken. Rather than a simple pact agreement, the contract beteen the two is more similar to a life-oath of servitude and companionship to Shichi; such was the decree of the spider-mistress Jorōgumo. Thus, Shibara actually lives with Shichi and they share a home. The terms are simple: Shichi cares for Shibara and Shibara cares for Shichi.

Shibara is also the one to introduce and teach Shichi the art of shibari. An adept practitioner herself, having learned from the great Jorōgumo, Shibara teaches Shichi everything she knows... whilst pulling a few pranks every now and then.

Shibara can take the form a human-sized black widow spider, and can transform into a beautiful young woman of pale white skin, long and beautiful silver-white hair, and deep red eyes similar to Shichi. In her human state, she proves to be an able woman with expert kunoichi skills in long range spider jutsu and poison use. She can easily climb or walk up walls without the need to control chakra, and therefore never even wears a pair of sandals. She also carries a small tanto in the event she needs to fight close quarters; the tanto is usually poisoned. She wears a small, short, red dress with black trim. She is significantly shorter than Shichi and her personality is usually lighthearted, joking, teasing, and filled with dark humor and sexual innuendo. She can shoot webs and spider silk from her mouth and wrists.

In her spider form, Shibara looks like a massive black widow with a red insignia on her behind. She can leap incredible distances, ensnare her foes, shoot spider webs, lay traps, and bite her prey. Her upper body will still remain in human form, but her lower body takes the form of a spider and more legs are present.

Trivia

 * Shichi Shizuken is roughly translated to "Seven Quietsword" with Shichi meaning "Seven" and Shizu coming from Shizuka to mean quiet. Ken means sword. Her friends thought of nicknaming her "Shi-chan", but decided to opt for "Chi-chan" as "Shi" literally means "death."
 * Shichi has an affinity for lightning release jutsu and has acquired techniques in water release. Most of the jutsu she uses are of her own creation, but are still inspired by other jutsu such as Kakashi's Chidori and the infamous Hidden Mist Jutsu.
 * It's likely that Shichi struggles with fear and cowardice due to her living alone and lack of proper parenting or socialization.
 * Shichi strives to be the deadliest kenjutsu master while she serves as a kunoichi.
 * It is rumored that her parents were renegades from the land of iron and that Shichi is the heiress of a powerful Samurai Clan.
 * Shichi enjoys Shibari/Kinbaku, practicing on mannequins, Shibara, Saki Shiroshinku, and quite often: herself. She reserves such privileges for her fellow women. Shibara and Saki also tend to practice on Shichi. Shichi is a shibaraaretai.
 * Shichi's favorite things to do are: reading, studying, developing new techniques, honing her kenjutsu skills, shibari activities, and taking cold baths in the river on moonlit nights.
 * Shichi is surprisingly a very intimate and venereal person and likes to make time for herself or her significant others.
 * Shichi has always been physically attracted to both girls and boys, and does not find any preference in a monogamous or polyamorous relationship.
 * Shichi wishes to get married and (hopefully) start a family (adoption/Orochimaru is an option) after she finishes her work as an active kunoichi. She also wants to create a clan of Kenjutsu Specialists within konohagakure and to open up a school of shibari and kinbaku for young women who are interested in becoming shibaraaretai.
 * Shichi is in a polyamorous relationship with Shibara and her teammate Saki Shiroshinku. All three live together on a nice, secluded property they bought together with their combined funds. It's a traditional Japanese styled complex.
 * Shichi's favorite foods are pork buns and pomegranate juice. Her least favorite food is brussel sprouts.

Reference

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