Arashi Inuzuka

"No use hiding, I can smell you from here."

- Arashi Inuzuka

Arashi Inuzuka (犬塚嵐) is a Chunin level shinobi of Konoha, and a member of the ANBU forces; he refuses to increase his rank, as he claims being a Chunin gives him more time to kill.

Background
Arashi was given him originally as a nickname, back before his parents came up with a name, due to the fact that he never stopped crying or making noise as a child; it was like a storm ripped through the house. The name quickly stuck. Although it got better as he got older, his parents never let him forget it.

Deciding he wanted to be a great shinobi like his father, he begged and pleaded to become one, until his parents enrolled him in the Academy the following week. He would join a class full of his peers, which included the infamous Itachi Uchiha, in graduating a short few years later.

When Arashi turned six years of age, he was given a ninken with which he would grow. He was quick to name him Yukimaru, due to his lightly colored fur.

Personality
Arashi is always active and ready to go, roaring with energy as his parents say. However, he does have a couple of the key traits of the Inuzuka clan. First, he tends to speak before he thinks, ending up in a whole lot of trouble. Second, he's always itching for a fight to assert himself. And more importantly, third, he's always leaping at the chance to protect his friends.

A bit more even tempered than most Inuzuka, however, Arashi has grown to overcome most of his trouble creating tendencies, although he still does tend to put his foot in his mouth.

Abilities
Arashi's fighting style, much like all other Inuzukas, evolves around collaboration techniques along with his companion Yukimaru. However, he's also capable of using a ninjatō due to his stint in ANBU. He has keen senses, and for that reason is able to track or listen in to conversations over large distances. He tries not to depend too much on his clans techniques, as it does make him predictable to enemies, so he does have a firm knowledge of ninjutsu and kenjutsu.