Kisui Iyoku

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"There are things out there that rest beyond our comprehension. Things that hold unimaginable power. If fallen into the wrong hands, they would bring about the destruction of the whole world. My goal is to make sure that does not happen.."

- Kisui Iyoku

Kisui Iyoku (きすいいよく) is an A-Rank Missing-Nin hailing from Kumogakure. The older brother of legendary kunoichi Shinzui Iyoku of the Hundred Fist art, Kisui is renowned for his own uniqueness. Within Kisui's soul lies another, the spirit of an ancient shinobi that guides him towards morally good paths, ensuring that the things he does leads to good for the people of the world. This has led him to traveling around the world, looking for ways he can do good deeds that help people.

Like Shinzui, Kisui is a bearer of Yin-Yang Release. Only difference is Kisui has a much more powerful grasp of it, capable of creating mountainous barriers with Yin-Yang Release: Blueprint, even creating mobile barriers that move according to attack patterns. This has given Kisui a reputation of being a shinobi to be feared by those who try to battle him.

Kisui's Nindō is working towards the brightest possible future. He wants to one day see a world where suffering and wars are a thing of the past, and he'll fight for that future to the death if he has to. Death is something Kisui never feared, it's living with the knowledge that the ones he tried to protect ended up dying. He constantly strives to improve himself every day, making sure he's always strong enough to protect the ones he cares most about.

Kisui has traveled the world for eleven years, always finding something new, though it's usually in the form of increased political tension. Still, he doesn't let these tensions cloud his judgement, not like he used to. His path is towards one of peace and happiness, as such, he chooses to remain confident in the future. He wishes to find the one who gave him that new outlook all those years ago one day and thank her for giving him something to believe in.

Because it was discovered he possessed a powerful technique, Mamoru, the Raikage, issued a ten million ryo bounty on his head, dead. Because if this, he has been on the run, keeping away from Kumogakure as much as possible. Thanks to a promise given to him by the former sixth provisional Kazekage Akagi before his death, Kisui evacuated to Sunagakure, where he became a native, all while keeping as much distance from Kumogakure as possible until things were calmed down.

The reincarnation of Hagoromo Ōtsutsuki, Sage of the Six Paths, Kisui awakaned the Rinnegan through his usage of Sage mode. Constant absorption of natural energy gave strength to the reincarnated energy until it eventually grew so strong, it enveloped Kisui's body, granting him not just the physical attributes of a young Hagoromo, but the Rinnegan, as well. This is not the only thing he's got going for him. Kisui is descended from an ancient group of Celestial beings, ones that are responsible for the Shinju's creation. There was just enough residual, genetic code to pass from generation to generation, manifesting into Kisui's genetic code when he was born.

Early life
Kisui's life was average, for the most part. At least, average for him, despite him being one of the most smartest individuals in Kumogakure. He graduated from the academy at age ten and became a Chuunin at twelve, using his book and battle smarts to land him into the spot of a young elite. By the time he turned fifteen, he was ranked up to Jounin, making him one of the youngest members to reach that rank. During one of Kisui's missions, he stumbled upon an old tomb outside of Kumogakure. The tomb was ancient, easily four hundred years old. Having found a seal on one of the graves, he peeled it off. The moment he did, a spirit emerged from the tomb and made its way inside of Kisui. This spirit had unfinished business, with the goal of wanting to spread peace in the world. By using Kisui, the spirit figured he could achieve this goal and finally rest in peace. The soul gave Kisui a mental voice that guides him, while also teaching him ancient forms of combat. During this time, Kisui began making preparations to start a personal journey, one that will hopefully led him find some answers to his questions. He wouldn't take the journey until he finished his missions, though, and held off on it until the time was right. During that time, he taught his sister, Shinzui, some of the basics of combat, hoping that it will help her with her dreams of making an impact in the village.

A lot of the missions Kisui was a part of had him traveling around the world, seeing each of the great villages firsthand. All he saw was political unrest between each of the villages, all of them having some sort of distrust with one another. The more he saw these villages, the more his tolerant views of political powers started to fade. How could they be so stubborn as to have such distrust with one another? It was something that weighed heavily on Kisui's mind. The more he was sent to these villages, the more pessimistic he became, doubting that peace could ever come between the villages. As long as they were willing to fight each other, he believed peace was nothing more than a folktale. Every mission that sent him to a village he hated, but he swallowed his pride and went through with them because even though he hated it, it was the "right" thing to do.

Kisui's travels and new friend
When Kisui finished his last mission, he packed his essentials, leaving Kumogakure after his promotion to Jounin. He has seen just how much political tension exists in the world. From the ever growing tensions between Sunagakure and Kumogakure, to the increased political unrest within Konohagakure. From his viewpoint, the world was preparing for war. But despite this, the ancient spirit within him believed that despite this potential oncoming war that peace could still be achieved. His viewpoint of the world was grim for most of his life because of the missions he had to undertake. All he saw was the darkness from the political tensions growing between the villages. It took just one person to change all of that; a girl he met on his travels. He could see that she had been through a lot, but she still looked... joyous, almost carefree. The spirit within him noted that her actions could potentially bring peace to the world one day one day.

As the two talked to each other, Kisui learned more about her. Her past, her pains, the things she gone through. He began to understand her and admired that despite what she had went through, she was willing to show joy to be within the world. When she began to clean her equipment, he noticed how much care she took in keeping them polished and refined. He could tell the tools she used had some age, but the way she kept them cleaned made them look almost new. That's when he felt a motivation; To fix the present, one must find a way to clean it for the future. By watching her clean and inspect her equipment, even though it was something small, that difference gave Kisui a new viewpoint of the world. He was so focused on seeing the dark that he forgot to see the light, but this girl changed all that. He was thankful for being introduced to that new viewpoint, but he never got the chance to thank her.

Later life and present
While Kisui continued searching for the girl who turned his life around, he began to learn many things. He got more in sync with his ancient spirit, forming a sort of student-teacher bond with the spirit. He was always being taught new things, despite the techniques being older than the spirit himself, but he took them to heart. Having more confidence than he did when he started his journey, Kisui was ready to see the world again, but this time with new eyes. As ten more years passed, Kisui saw the world with a new, more confident and optimistic viewpoint. Even through the political tensions growing stronger within the village, he saw opportunities for them to strive for peace. He learned that all the Kage were going to attend a summit meeting to discuss an even bigger threat, one he did not know of, but chose not to think about it, instead looking towards a brighter future. This was his new path; to strive for a world of peace, one where suffering and wars are a thing of the path.

He began visiting the villages again during his travels, but rather than think about the political powers that ruled them, he went there to talk to the people, get to know them more. He learned that there were quite a good number of people in each of the villages who were optimistic that the villages could one day see peace. It made him feel more confident in his goals and it gave him much more optimism. He took this time to view the villages from their humbler portions; He visited their shops, ate at their restaurants and talked to their people. He learned it's not just the Kage that makes the village unique, but the people who live there and help it grow commercially and economically.

Kisui's Bounty
When Mamoru was anointed Raikage, he placed a bounty on every shinobi that left the village with the knowledge of powerful attacks. Having mastery over the Flying Thunder God technique, Kisui was given a 10,000,000 ryo bounty for his execution. Having caught wind of his bounty, he ran to the only place he knew he would be safe; Sunagakure. He was granted asylum there should he ever need it, and now would be the best time. His views were rocked to their very core when he was marked as a criminal by his own village. He could no longer trust any Kumo nin, no matter who it may have been, for they might come after him to execute him. He now lives as an exile from his own village, no longer able to carry the title of shinobi.

The Search for His Friend
Despite Kisui being hunted by Kumogakure for his actions, he couldn't stand sitting idly by. He had a journey; he wanted to find his long lost friend, and if it meant traveling again, he'd do it. Only choosing to travel for a week at the maximum, Kisui kept a kunai with his Flying Thunder God formula on the hilt within the gate to Sunagakure just in case. His mastery over the technique lets him teleport to a formula no matter how far away it might have been. Keeping out of the views of anyone who looks suspicious, he looked high and low for her, but still never found her. Each day, his motivation sank lower and lower, wondering if he'd ever find his friend again. After a week of traveling, having cleared the entire walkable region excluding Kumogakure, he made his way back to Sunagakure with lowered confidence. All he could hope for is a potential word of ear about her, but that was a slim chance.

Gaining Sage Mode
Kisui had finally gotten sick and tired of feeling the way he did. He didn't let someone change his way of life just to throw it away. Traveling to the deserts that surround Sunagakure, Kisui learned of the Jackal Sage Anubis, living within one of the ancient structures far east of Sunagakure. He sought guidance from the human-animal Sage, who would agree to teach him Sage mode under one condition; He must accept the consequences that come from the power of emotions. Anubis incorporates the "Weighing of The Heart" technique to see the emotions that the heart carries. Seeing the negative emotions, Anubis initially declined teaching Kisui Sage mode, deeming it too dangerous for someone carrying such negative emotions. But Kisui, only wanting to gain some better understanding of the world, convinced Anubis to teach him the power of Sage mode. The first task at hand was eliminating the negative emotions of feeling betrayed.

Betrayal is one of the most powerful of the negative emotions, capable of changing even the strongest heart. To eliminate the emotions of betrayal, one must accept it. This was an obviously hard task for Kisui, as his trust for Kumogakure was shattered. Early on he achieved Sage mode, but with the feelings of betrayal weighing heavy on his heart, the form was imperfect. Anubis had to forcefully end the Sage mode to prevent Kisui from becoming violent, as the negative emotions become much more powerful in this imperfect state. After recovery, he focused away from going to Sage mode and onto the difficult task of accepting such a negative emotion. But the more he thought about it, the more he began to accept these feelings of betrayal. By accepting the negative emotions, the positive emotions can be free and flow freely through the heart. Through weeks of constant meditation, Kisui's emotions began to even out, eventually his positive emotions began to become more prevalent. Within two months of meditation, Kisui achieved the perfect state of Sage mode and with it, a refreshed state of emotional well being. He finally understood that it's not betrayal for what the village was doing, but protecting their well being. Though he accepts this, he knows Kumogakure isn't just going to let him back with an apology letter, so he decided to stay in Sunagakure.

Awakening the Rinnegan
Every night since he was born, as he slept, he saw visions; Visions of a young man with pale red hair and striking eyes showing the world the concept of Ninshuu. Every time he dreamed of it, he dreamed he was that man. They were dreams that he witnessed all his life, but couldn't put them into words. Every dream was of him as the same man, doing all sorts of different things, things not even the ancient spirit within him could put into words. When he fled to Sunagakure after Kumogakure placed a large bounty on his head for leaving the village with a powerful technique, his negative emotions began to slowly build up, sort of dragging him back to his old ways. After months of the negative emotions, he felt tired of them, and learned of a Sage deep in the deserts that surrounded Sunagakure. After days of traveling, he found the ruins the Sage of the Sands called home. Kisui consulted the Sage of the Sands, Anubis, to teach him Sage mode, hoping it would serve to rid him of his negative emotions.

After several months of meditation, he began to learn that the man in his dreams was Hagoromo Ootsutsuki, the Sage of the Six Paths. He spoke to Anubis about these dreams, wondering why they filled his sleepful nights. Anubis pondered on this, and came with the theory that those who are reincarnated from someone often have dreams of their past, the things they did. Anubis began to believe the troubled young man who wanted only to relieve himself of his intense negative emotions, may indeed be the reincarnation of Hagoromo himself.

Kisui couldn't really find himself to believe it. He didn't consider himself to be important enough to be reincarnated from one of the most powerful individuals in the Shinobi world. Why would he be the reincarnation of Hagoromo when someone even more powerful could have been chosen? The Sage came to the conclusion that reincarnation isn't always a precise path, and that it could be entirely a game of chance. But with Kisui's goals set so firmly with peace, it seems that the reincarnation had brought more than just dreams to the young and new Sennin. Regardless, Kisui still took the conclusions to heart and kept them locked in his mind, believing that maybe, deep down, he is Hagoromo's reincarnation. The first time he went into Sage mode during his training, he definitely felt some sort of ancient energy surfacing into him, almost like it was trying to break free.

Over time, Kisui began feeling that same power again every time he went into Sage mode. Eventually, his physical attributes began to change, slowly forming a different face. Eventually, he began to see in his reflection the man in his dreams; Hagoromo, but at the same time, he still had his own physical properties, like his black hair. He disregarded it at first, but over time, he felt something building up within him, something powerful. He was concerned about what it was, but he did his best to keep his mind off of it. Then, when he went into Sage mode again, something happened; As if a bubble burst, his body felt an explosion of energy.

This didn't come without its consequences though. Kisui described the energy's awakening as the most painful experience in his life. He found himself struggling to breathe as his body tried so hard to cope with the new energy. Still trying to come to terms with what happened, his body initially kept trying to reject the massive amounts of energy within. His mind also tried rejecting the memories of the Sage. Mentally, he had no idea who he was anymore as his mind struggled to process the memories of Hagoromo along with his own.

His body underwent severe spasms that sent shocks of pain throughout his entire body, leaving him unable to move. It wasn't until a Sunagakure native making their way back to the village who saw him and brung him to his home was he able to rest. For days, he was unable to move without his body undergoing severe spasms as it tried to adapt to the energy within him. He still had no memory of who he was, his mind still trying to process both memories at the same time. He felt like he was drained as his chakra began weakening, as if it was the only thing willing to accept the changes. The chakra from Hagoromo could not go through, though, not until his body accepted the energy. Looking in a mirror, he saw only emptiness, no vague idea of who he was. All he saw was a man without a name.

For days, he wandered Sunagakure, seeing people he once knew being nothing but a blur in his memory. Day in and day out, it was the same thing; Not knowing who he was and still dealing with the bodily spasms. After two weeks, his memory slowly started coming back and the bodily spasms had ceased; His body finally accepted the Sage's energy into Kisui's energy. The more he walked through Sunagakure, the more his memory began to recover. Eventually, he finally remembered who he was; Kisui Iyoku, formerly of Kumogakure, now of Sunagakure. And he was still on a journey; to find Shima Date once again. Finally, his memories bonded with Hagoromo's, and he began seeing what the Sage once did in his life, as if he lived those memories himself. Finally, his chakra accepted Hagoromo's chakra, and his body's reincarnated transformation was complete.

During this time, Hagoromo's spirit began teaching him how to tap into the Sage's power. Over time, Kisui pulled from Hagoromo's energies, pulling more and more with each session. For months, he would slowly pull energy a little bit at a time, with Hagoromo telling him stories of his past, the things he accomplished. Hagoromo believed one day, Kisui too, will change the world. He just needed a push in the right direction. Hagoromo allowed Kisui to pull on his energy for this purpose. As months turned by to a year, Kisui finally pulled enough energy to finally be able to draw on Hagoromo's Rinnegan. The changes were initially extremely painful, his eyes not ready for such a drastic change. As the eyes began to deepen into purple, the concentric circles slowly drew themselves out. Kisui likened the experience to "Acid being poured into my eyes while someone took a kunai to slowly carve the circles." Regardless, the transformation was complete, and the Rinnegan was awakened. Kisui felt his purpose was finally realized; He needed to bring peace to the world, and he knew just where to start.

Ascendency to Arihant
After his reunion with Shima and his joining with her, there was something he still needed to do; Complete his Sage energy and become a new Sage entirely. Looking to the teachings of his book, he got his answer. During the night, he would meditate, pulling in not just the natural energy from the world, but by using his Rinnegan, also pulling the energy from the cosmos itself. Cosmic energy poured through his body. With each night that passed, he continued meditating, absorbing more and more cosmic energy. After four nights of meditation, the cosmic energy brought upon a great change; His Anubian Sage energy synergized with the cosmic energy, giving him a new form of celestial energy. With this newfound power, he gave himself a new title, the Arihant of The Stars.

With his new energy, he taught himself a new technique, the Banshō Ten'in: Birth Of A Galaxy. This technique, brought forth by the energy of the cosmos allows him to create artificial galaxies, making small "planets" and "moons" that orbit around the cosmic energy that serves as the black hole that keeps it in orbit. The gravity in this zone becomes immensely increased, causing the ground itself to form a small crater due to the intense gravity. This gravity also serves as an accelerator, allowing Kisui to launch the spheres with Shinra Tensei at blinding speeds.

Kisui was not the first to have harnessed this celestial energy. Many eons ago, long before Kaguya's life, there existed a group of people who were so in touch with the celestial energies above them, they managed to harness that energy. Only they had the power to absorb cosmic energy. Without a moon to light the way, the people used this cosmic energy to light up the world. Eventually, they found a group of seeds. By imbuing these seeds with cosmic energy, they would grow to be immense and larger than any other tree that ever existed.

Thus, the birth of the Shinju began. These beings kept their power a secret from others who would out them as witches or other unholy beings. In secret, they tended to the trees, making sure their descendants did the same. This was to spread knowledge to those of the future, to show that their power is not unholy, but celestial. This went on for four hundred years. Then they just.... vanished. Nothing remained of their existence except the Shinju itself. The other seeds had long passed, no longer having access to the cosmic energy that gave life to the Shinju. All that is left is the God Tree. Kisui doesn't know it, but he is a direct descendant of these beings. He is the last of the Celestial beings that made this planet home.

Traveling Alone Once Again And Invitation to The White Crown
Once it was decided Shima felt the path she was walking needed to be done alone, Kisui respected her decision and began traveling once again. Despite traveling by himself for so many years, he never fancied traveling alone. But it was something he felt he needed to do. He wanted to see the world with awakened eyes, see the world through Hagoromo's memories and his own. He felt this would help him unlock the next four Paths and allow him to become a Rikudo. He felt it would be a long path, so he made sure to keep in contact with some of his connections in Sunagakure to make sure he had supplies when he needed them. It was during this time, he was granted an invitation to the Allied Anti Black Crown Mobilization Force, better known by the public as the White Crown, an organization dedicated to stopping the Black Crown from destroying the very way of life for the Shinobi world. He would be paired up with Takenshi Uchiha, Raido's brother.

Personality


Unlike Shinzui, who is hyperactive and care free, Kisui is laid-back and somewhat cautious. He's kind, but only to those he trusts. To others, he sides with an err of caution, making note that a lot of the people one can trust can end up stabbing him in the back. As such, he keeps a careful eye on people he meets on his journeys, having the voice within him letting him know whether or not the person can be trusted. He had trust issues with the spirit, until he learned of the spirit's intent. Having learned about the spirit's goal for peace, Kisui began to trust it to guide him on that path.

Kisui had initial pessimistic views of the world because of his travels, seeing only intense political tensions between each of the villages. It made him see only the bad in the world, even with the spirit's guiding words of peace. It wasn't until he met a certain individual, one who was joyous and carefree about the world around her, that he finally saw something; Even when the world is grim, there's still people out there who will look past that and live their life the way they want to. Kisui always wanted to thank her for showing him a new viewpoint in life, but he hasn't seen her since, which was years ago, when he was just starting out in his travels. Kisui has traveled the world several times over looking for the individual that changed his life, but he's never found her. During that time, even as the political tensions between the villages grew larger, his viewpoint was much stronger, all thanks to that one girl.

Kisui's laid back, but very protective, even when he's yet to find someone in his travels worth protecting. He chooses to protect them however he can with his ninjutsu, making sure that nothing happens to them as long as they are under his protection. Though he doesn't show it often, Kisui's feelings for the ones he cares about are strong. He has a big heart with the personality to match, even when it's laid back most of the time. All he wants to do is keep those close to him safe, and he will go to whatever lengths he has to in order to do so. If he's not pursuing these feelings, Kisui likes to read a good book every now and then. He enjoys delving into the story a good book can tell, almost feeling like he's one with the book itself. Reading also helps calm his nerves whenever he's stressed and it helps just keep him level headed.

When Kisui travels, he travels with a steady mind and calm demeanor. Going through the villages, he greets people with a respectful abearance, always inquiring about their day and just trying to converse with them in any way possible. Though he enjoys conversation, Kisui makes sure to avoid any negative topics, choosing more to converse in causerie topics. He's grown to be well known by people he's talked to throughout the villages he's visited, even enough where some of the shops give him a discount whenever he visits. Years of talking to people in the villages has earned him a reputation as kind but stoic individual who strives for peace.

If there's any village that has a piano, Kisui feels he has to play it. Music is the sound of progress to him, and him playing music that few have considered trying out makes him feel innovative, makes him feel more alive. The music tone he chooses to play ranges from calm to serene and anything in between. When he plays, he's in his own little world, constructing a one man symphony with just the piano at his fingers. He plays not for money, but to feel the rush of musical relaxation course through him as each press of the keys delivers a musical message.

When in combat, Kisui is calm, calculative, and focused. He lets nothing break through his concentration on the battle. When he's against his opponent, nothing gets to him, nothing changes the way he's thinking for that battle. A constant flow of information flowing through Kisui's mind gives him an advantage over those who try to use mental tactics to wear down their opponents. When his mind is concentrated and focused, nothing sets him off his strategies and he makes sure of that.

Having been marked as a terrorist by Kumogakure, he has lost all trust for any Kumo-nin. Now, he no longer makes his way to Kumogakure and nowadays stays within the safety of Sunagakure unless absolutely needed. As such, he keeps his travels as random as possible in order to throw off anyone suspicious of his actions. To further hide himself from being spotted, he does not wear the same clothes he once wore. His jacket was replaced with a Sunagakure hooded jacket that he keeps hooded over his head to avoid potential detection.

Though he promised he'd never let Kumogakure's actions get to him, that combined with the failure to find his friend has found him slipping back to his old, pessimistic ways. Though still bearing some small forms of optimism, his pessimism began to grow. He was worried; Worried that one of these days, he'll just end up as another casualty to bury in an unmarked grave, and worried that he may never find his old friend again. All he could hope for was to catch wind of her somewhere by word of mouth, but he didn't expect much from that and continued looking towards the sky, hoping for some sort of sign.

After months of feeling nothing but negativity, Kisui felt it was finally time for a change. Hearing rumors of someone finding a sage deep within the desert east of Sunagakure, he felt he would check it out for himself. After two days of traveling, he discovered a large, ancient temple that seemed to breathe life into the empty desert. Stepping within, he saw someone praying to a large altar. The being had a tall, slim body with the head of a jackal. This was Anubis, Sage of the sands. When he asked to be taught Sage mode as a means to find new meaning in his life, the sage taught him his ways. After two months of meditation, not only did Kisui learn how to utilize Sage mode, but by accepting his negative emotions, he became the person he was when he met his old friend. He was back to his better self once again. During this, he accepted his feelings of betrayal, instead embracing them as his mistakes.

When Kisui awakened the Rinnegan, what came through at first was intense feelings of pain and amnesia. He had no idea who he was, what he did, or how he got where he was now. All he knew was he had a lot of energy in his body and it was trying to cope with that energy. Day after day, he struggled to remember who he was and what he did, but nothing came up but a blur as his mind tried to process both his and Hagoromo's memories at once. Over time, certain things in his mind came back into memory as his mind came at ease with the memories. Within two weeks, his memory fully returned, along with memories of Hagoromo's life. With his memories restored, he felt happier than he ever had before, and he felt more determined than ever to find Shima once again.

Since awakening his Rinnegan, Kisui has become a much more kind spirited individual, showing a caring personality, especially to the one he deems closest to him. He shows no fear, bearing the heart of a warrior, a lover, and a thinker. All he wishes to live for is for his companion's protection and for the advancement of society. His groundbreaking theories about the universe are his hopes of providing an astounding change to the Shinobi world, showing that this world, and the universe that it inhabits, was created out of the biggest game of chance, and that people should live their lives respecting that.

Since Hagoromo's forming of his spirit with Kisui, his second spirit has had conflicts with it, disagreeing with the Sage's methods of peace. Kisui's primary soul has also seen conflict with the two, but in the end, they eventually settle to an agreement. This is largely contributed to Kisui's willingness to listen to conflicting ideals, having seen more than his fair shares of them, choosing an alternative ideal that all three spirits can agree with.

Appearance
Kisui has some physical traits he shares with his sister. Their hair is the same in shape, but not in color. Kisui's hair is a flat black. His eyes take on a sort of lazy look, small and blue, but still show a caring disposition. He's fairly tall and slim, choosing to wear a hoodie that bears the insignia of Kumogakure on the back. When he has bonded with his spirit, his physical attributes are greatly increased. His body mass increases nearly four fold, his face thins out and his hair grows quite long. His hoodie is replaced with leg platings and four bows are tied into his hair, two red, two yellow. He has a certain aura of free spirit that his appearance seems to take on, one that gives him his unique, laid back disposition.

He wouldn't normally stand out with how he looks, choosing to dress in a style that makes him feel comfortable. He never liked the feeling of a flak jacket, considering them to be too bulky and cumbersome. He wanted to wear something that didn't restrict his movement and allowed him room to breathe. As such, he prefers light clothes such as light jackets and pants, anything that doesn't restrict his movements or feelings of comfort.

He once had a headband that bore the emblem of Kumogakure. Since his exile from the village, he has scratched off the emblem from the cracked headband, remarking it with the Sunagakure emblem. He has since abandoned his Kumogakure outfit, replacing it with a Sunagakure outfit consisting of a red hoodie with tan pants and black shirt. When he travels, he keeps the hood over his head, choosing to wear an ANBU style mask that bears the kanji for "Exile", which the hood conceals.

After learning Sage mode, Kisui changed his outfit once again. Still bearing the colors of his Sunagakure outfit, his new attire consisted of Sage robes given to him by Anubis. During this time, he abandoned his old headband and replaced it with one that bore Anubis' name (アヌビス). His robes bear the same red his hoodie did, and his eyes have taken a drastic change; Below his eyes are Egyptian style flourishes that rest just under his eyes, and the pupils have taken on a vertical wide slit compared to the normal roundness they once had. His forehead protector is blue and the plate is tan, being made of sandstone.

When Kisui's reincarnated energy began to take hold, his appearance changed drastically. Facially, he began to resemble a young Hagoromo, while still keeping his hair, albeit more lengthened out. When he awakened the Rinnegan, his eyes changed completely, from blue, thin pupiled eyes to full purple, pupil to sclera, with concentric circles surrounding the eyes. When his memories restored after his reincarnative energy was completely mended with his own, he donned a new outfit; One of a red coat with nine dark blue tomoe in a three by three pattern with an Eye of Horus with a Rinnegon at the top of them adorning the back. Adorned on the sleeves were the same blue tomoe, along with three on each side of the inside and outside of the collar of his jacket.

Intense, physical training has built up the physique on his body immensely. What was once average body trim has been chiseled out into a fit, and very strong, physique, while still keeping a slim figure that compliments the muscle he has gained. Constant speed training has worked the muscles in his legs while his capoeira training helped improve his body overall. The demanding fighting style has given his body a complete workover, giving him a solid and very fit physique that contrasts greatly to his former body. During this time, his hair grew out more, becoming rather long. To remedy this, he keeps his hair tied into a ponytail.

Having decided he no longer liked having long hair, he trimmed it down and styled it back to how it once was. During this time, his Rinnegan had changed color, having been exposed to the cosmic energy he had absorbed. This turned it from a shade of purple, to a shade of blue.

Abilities
Kisui's abilities revolve solely around support for his allies. By utilizing Yin-Yang Release: Blueprint, Kisui can alter the landscape to give his allies an advantage. He can also buffer the landscape to better react to their ninjutsu should they choose to use it. Another thing Kisui can do with Blueprint is create defensive structures to protect his allies, like portable fortress walls. His structures can also react to an opponent's ninjutsu, reacting to the chakra signature of the technique in order to intercept and block it. By utilizing his Yin-Yang Release: Complete Weapon Summoning, Kisui can arm his allies with a weapon of their choosing, ranging from anything that his chakra can handle. Having learned the Flying Thunder God technique, Kisui's speed on the battlefield has been considered mythical, capable of being in several places at once. Awakening the Rinnegan enhanced his abilities even further, allowing him to perform more powerful techniques to expand into his role as a support fighter. His absorption of cosmic energy has purified his chakra, forming it back to the predecessor known as cosmic energy, granting him an immunity to a Byakugan and sensory nin's sensing capabilities, while also giving him resistance to Six Paths Senjutsu.

Ninjutsu
Ninjutsu is Kisui's dominant skill. A good number of his skills are support based ninjutsu techniques made solely to benefit himself and his allies, giving them a strong edge over their opponents. By utilizing Blueprint, Kisui can alter the landscape to give the advantage to his allies, creating choke points they can utilize to cut off their opponents from their allies. By utilizing it for defensive purposes, Kisui can create large structures that serve as protective barriers to defend his allies from attack. These structures can either be stationary to serve as temporary fortifications, or mobile in order to provide autonomous cover. Kisui can also create barriers that react to a technique's chakra signature, allowing it to intercept and block the attack from getting through. By utilizing his Complete Weapon Summoning, Kisui is capable of arming his opponents with whatever weapon they request, as long as he has the chakra to summon it. These ninjutsu skills make him an invaluable buffer that can be the defining advantage his allies would need.

Years of intense training has given Kisui a strong ninjutsu base while having only a handful of techniques. Despite his little amount of techniques, Kisui uses them beyond their normal potential, using them for newer purposes. Intense chakra reduction training has ensure that utilizing his techniques use up as little chakra as possible, allowing him to create many powerful weapons and barriers without having to worry about overusing his chakra. He's constantly improving himself, and his techniques become powerful as each day goes by as Kisui continues to break new boundaries for his techniques. There is no such thing as a plateau for Kisui, as he is endlessly expanding the usage of his techniques far and beyond what they were created for. His Blueprint technique has turned into an artform, capable of creating constructs straight out of someone's imagination. Whether they're simple barriers or even constructs that look like sentry towers, nothing is a problem for him as long as his chakra allows its creation.

Yin-Yang Release
Yin-Yang Release: Blueprint: Out of the ninjutsu Kisui prefers, he sides with techniques that can create. This makes Blueprint one of his signature ninjutsu techniques. A technique that's both simple and complex, his variation takes the daedal hand of nature and grasps it, allowing him to manipulate landscapes that are part of the laws of nature. Trees, the ground, these are his tools. All he needs is to apply his thoughts and Yin-Yang energy into their creation. By envisioning his changes, he applies Yin energy to create the shell, creating the basis for the change. By applying Yang energy, the changes take physical hold, transforming the landscape into the one of his choosing. But this doesn't just apply to nature. He has taken the time to use this technique to create powerful, defensive barriers.

These barriers are complex, almost living. By applying both Yin and Yang energy, along with a tertiary element like fire, he can give the barrier fire resistance, allowing the person behind it to withstand nearly any fire release technique. He can apply different elements for different effects, all serving the means of defense. By applying a more complex pattern of Yang energy, he can bring the barriers life. When combined with a tertiary element, these barriers don't appear visible. But the moment it "detects" an elemental technique nearby, it reacts to the technique, applying size and direction to block it in one spot rather than in a single, whole direction. Such an advanced use of Blueprint is reminiscent of the Landscape Altering Technique, but his utilization of it doesn't require a scroll, allowing him to use it whenever he needs to.

Yin-Yang Release: Complete Weapon Summoning: Another basis of creation, this is Kisui's second signature technique. A more advanced variation of Blueprint, this technique relies on the creation of weapons and armor. Since there's no local resources to utilize like with Blueprint, a more complex method of energy extraction is required. To kind of compensate for this, Kisui utilizes several tertiary elements. The main of these is fire, allowing the heat to create a proper substance. Then, the second tertiary element, earth is utilized, giving the heated element shape. Once the earth element is shaped into the weapon or armor of choice, water is utilized to cool it down. Once the process is complete, Yang energy is introduced, giving the creation life.

This application of different elements is quick, almost instant, but it's such a complex method of creation that even experts in all three fields it utilize are baffled as to how the elements could be combined in such a way to create arms and armor. Regardless, this is a solid technique, granting his allies an offensive edge along with himself, arming them with any weapon they require. He commonly arms his allies with weapons that have an advantage in the field of combat currently at play. Bows can be utilized to cut down on melee users from a distance, while more balanced weaponry at close quarters is utilized. If it's against a heavy weapons user, a more swift weapon is created like a sword. The weapons themselves are very light, being made of energy, allowing them to be used by virtually anyone.

Rinnegan
Since awakening his Rinnegan, Kisui's powers have gained a substantial boost. These powers are unique to him, providing boosts to his Blueprint and Complete Weapon summonings. Among these powers is a passive absorption of natural energy, allowing him to keep his powers at their peak. Among these powers, he has also awaken four of the six Paths. His usage of these powers are just as unique as his Yin-Yang usage.

Deva Path: One of the paths Kisui discovered when awakening the Rinnegan was the Deva path. With this path, he can provide an even greater defensive support for his allies by creating a repulsive barrier that stops and pushes back objects via the use of a minor form of Shinra Tensei. He can combine his Human Path with the Deva Path to create a full throttle Shinra Tensei, one that delivers massive damage on a spiritual level. Instead of blowing the physical body away like the normal Shinra Tensei does, it literally blows the target's soul away if used at full power, sending it to the Underworld for judgement. Usage of the Shinra Tensei at full power comes with the draw back of shortening his life span, though, so such a powerful technique is used only as a last resort. Utilizing it for defense doesn't cause this drawback, though, allowing him to provide greater defensive capabilities along side his barrier ninjutsu. The other drawback is the time period where it can't be used; Five seconds at the least when utilizing it for defensive purposes.

Outside of combat, Kisui learned how to utilize Banshō Ten'in in a unique way; By pulling objects towards him, Kisui can create temporary structures as a form of shelter when needed for emergencies. By utilizing sealing substances, he can bind the pieces together to keep them from falling apart. In combat, his Banshō Ten'in can cause orbital disruptions in areas where it's active, mimicking a sort of unstable galaxy in its newest formation. Objects caught in the field where its active will have wild orbits, even being thrown out of the field at intense speeds. By adding more energy into it, it can create a stable galaxy formation where the gravity is powerful enough to create small "planets" and "moons" that can be pushed as projectiles with Shinra Tensei, accelerated by the strong gravitational field.

Human Path: The second Path he unlocked, by utilizing his Human Path, Kisui can read the minds of a target while simultaneously removing their soul and sending it to the Underworld. When utilized along side his Deva Path, he can combine his Human Path with the Deva Path to create a full throttle Shinra Tensei, one that delivers massive damage on a spiritual level. Instead of blowing the physical body away like the normal Shinra Tensei does, it literally blows the target's soul away if used at full power, sending it to the Underworld for judgement. By utilizing it outside of combat, he can peer into a person's soul and observe their Dukkha; forms of negative energy that weigh down their soul. By seeing these Dukkha, he can help people who are troubled if they wish to accept help. Though without proper training in it, the Dukkha he can see is limited. Through training, though, his readings have become more tuned, allowing him to see more emotions than he did when he first awakened it.

Animal Path: The third Path unlocked, the Animal Path allows him to summon animals to his aid. Kisui experimented with different types of summons until he found what he considered the perfect summoning; Predatory animals. By utilizing birds of prey and land predators, he can attack from the sky or the ground, cutting off his foes and lead them right into a trap. One of his favorite summonings is the Cassowary, a large bird of prey that stands at over six and a half feet in height, weighing in at over a hundred and thirty pounds. Though this bird cannot fly, he is a fast runner, using his powerful legs to push him faster than an average human's running speed, and even beyond that thanks to the Rinnegan's powers. He has five inch long, sharp talons that can tear through metal plating and is capable of disemboweling and dismembering, delivering powerful kicks that are the among the strongest of any animal. His large body also gives him great durability, allowing him to take many hits before falling.

Another summon he likes to use is the wolf. Quick, agile and quick on her feet, the wolf can traverse through terrain unfavorable to a Cassowary, allowing her to get in spots the larger bird cannot. By using smart movements, the wolf can lead her target straight into the Cassowary's sharp talons. Though she's not as durable as the Cassowary, she can easily outrun him, using her four legs to push herself to incredible speeds, even greater than the usage of the Body Flicker Technique. Though a Flying Thunder God user might outspeed her, they won't be able to escape her sharp smelling senses. Capable of smelling human scents from up to a mile away, she ensures her target doesn't get away from her that easily. She uses her slim, agile frame to get into small areas that are hard to spot, allowing her to ambush an unsuspecting target and go in for the kill, using her sharp teeth and strong jaw muscles to deliver bone crushing and even limb dismembering bites.

His third summoning is known as the Lammergier, which is German for “lamb vulture”. It was believed that the most predatory vulture species fed on lambs – but lambs are unlikely to be targeted unless they are sick or dying. It is this bird’s penchant for hard food items that require aerial dropping to access that make it potentially dangerous. Lammergiers have adapted to favor the soft marrow inside bones, which is what remains when other vultures have stripped the carcass. To access the marrow, the bird carries the bones into the air and drops them to shatter on the rocks below. Kisui's summoning is no different, but more improved. He can fly at fast speeds given his size, and his Rinnegan grants him vision sharper than an eagle's. He is always carrying a large stone or other hard object that he stealthily drops from above, either to deliver a fatal blow on a target from below, or to get them running staight towards the wolf or cassowary. Kisui can sync his vision with the Lammergier to see what's going on from above, giving him a sharp vision that few can escape from. Outside of combat, Kisui utilizes his summons for hunting. By using each of the summons, he can target prey and kill them off for food and hides.

Asura Path: The fourth Path to be unlocked, the Asura Path has allowed him to further improve his combat proficiency. By summoning extra mechanical limbs, he can further protect himself and deliver a more brutal barrage of capoeira strikes, using the extra arms to allow him to dance around his opponents defenses. The mechanical structures also improve his physical strength and durability, granting him greater offense and defensive powers. In his right shoulder is a tri-barrel rocket launcher, with guided rockets he can control using his Rinnegan. By focusing on the rockets, he controls their movements with his eyes, guiding them straight to his target.

By combining his Asura and Animal Path powers, Kisui can improve his summonings by arming them in powerful, mechanized bodies, further improving their speed, durabilty and power. In this form, the Cassowary gains ten inch long, razor sharp talons capable of cutting through stone and metal with ease and can dismember even an armored limb. Thanks to the mechanical legs, his running speed is also improved, and his defensive prowess is greatly improved thanks to his mechanical frame. His kicks can tear a target to shreds in a heartbeat. The wolf gains better defensive stats alongside speed and senses.

Thanks to her mechanical frame, her legs allow her to keep up with even the Lighting Release Armor enhanced Body Flicker Technique, said to be one of the fastest forms ever seen, second only to the Flying Thunder God. Her senses are greatly enhanced, capable of picking up human scents from up to three miles away, allowing her to use strategies ahead of time and lead them straight into the Cassowary.

The Lannmergier is also improved greatly, the metal frame slims his body down somewhat, giving him a more streamlined frame, greatly improving speed. His vision is greatly enhanced and protected thanks to see through protective layering that doubles as telescopic lenses. In this form, he can develop bombs from his mouth to drop from below, allowing him to deliver dangerous air strikes. On his wings are two machine guns that fire several rounds a second, allowing him to swoop down and cut through large swaths of enemies. The drawback to using these summons is the large amount of cosmic energy required to augment them. Outside of combat, Kisui utilizes the enhanced strength of the mechanical limbs to help build greater structures while in the wild, or to lift heavy objects blocking his path.

Intelligence
Kisui's intelligence is incredible. Constantly thinking of his next move, he watches the battlefield very carefully, watching for even the most subtle change in surroundings. If he sees a change, he reacts to it in an intelligent and calm manner, using his ninjutsu to change it over to his allies' advantage. Every battle is like a game of chess to Kisui, and he is the rook that protects his allies with powerful buffer techniques that give them an offensive and defensive advantage against their opponents. His strategies rely solely on teamwork, and as long as he has a team to cooperate with, he can see them through as efficiently as possible. Kisui also utilizes his Flying Thunder God technique intelligently, using it to great lengths for when he has to go on the offensive. Prior to battle, Kisui places several formulas, each marked with a numerical symbol and an elemental or trap seal close to the formula, allowing him to create an area of effect entry attack.

When Kisui fights on his own, he takes everything into account; The playing field, the opponent he'll be up against, and even the weather during that fight. Everything is a factor for Kisui's strategies and he puts every factor to full use. When Kisui's formulating a strategy, they can be intricately drawn out. Nothing is left out when Kisui formulates a strategy, taking note of even the smallest details for his strategies. He never runs out of ideas and can improvise on the fly should his original strategy go awry. By focusing on how his opponent fights, he can develop a midfight strategy from there and figure out how to defeat his opponent as intelligently as possible. Every fight is like a chess match for Kisui, and all he's looking for is the check mate. All he needs is one of his pawns to trap his opponent's king or queen and he can emerge victorious.

His intelligence is both his blessing, and his curse. Long after the battle is over, strategies and counterstrategies run through his mind like water through a stream. Ideas constantly flowing through his head one after another into the endless void that is his vast intelligence. But for Kisui, he wouldn't have it any other way. It's his intelligence that has gotten him far in life. He constantly keeps his mind sharpened, free of redundancy. He's always reading something new, even if it's ancient. If he hasn't read something before, regardless of its age, it's new to him. Kisui's open to the ideas of gaining knowledge and looks for every opportunity to expand. He is capable of deciphering ancient languages and chemical reactions due to his constant reading. This intelligence has also expanded into music; Kisui plays the piano as a means of escaping the world. His emotions are played into every note, something that requires the knowledge to do so.

Possessing a vast knowledge of the Universe, Kisui knows more about the galaxies surrounding the solar system than nearly anyone else. Having written down and applied the theories of the speed of light, the Big Bang and many other things related to the universe in the Shinobi world, he has become a figurehead of scientific advances, paving the way for the future and building a reputation as one of the first cosmologists in the Shinobi world. It's this knowledge of the universe that gives him a joy of learning something new about the vast galaxies that make up the universe everyone lives in. He has written countless pages, mathematical equations, artistic representations and valid theories detailing the formation of the universe from the Big Bang, the properties of black holes, etc.

Speed
Having spent years of speed training, Kisui's speed was already at a high peak. This would be further increased by learning the Flying Thunder God technique, which allowed him to travel at even more incredible speeds. By utilizing his Flying Thunder God technique, his roles as a support nin were increased, allowing him to teleport to his allies and pull them to safety should one of his barriers fail to stop a technique. Constant chakra reduction training has allowed Kisui to use the Flying Thunder God technique without it putting a dent in his chakra supplies. His speed and almost apparitional usage of the Flying Thunder God technique has earned him the moniker of "Wraith of Kumogakure" (生霊の雲隠れ, Ikiryō no Kumogakure). Those that have fought him say they saw a spirit, one of large build with silver hair that took over him moments before Kisui used the Flying Thunder God technique to deliver a powerful finishing blow.

Kisui's base speed was already high from years of speed training, and learning the Flying Thunder God technique essentially quadrupled his speed capabilities. Since using the Flying Thunder God technique no longer requires a large amount of chakra for Kisui, he can use it constantly without worrying about his chakra supplies dwindling. This lets him take control of the battlefield with his speed, setting up traps for his opponents as he flashes from one formula to the next at speeds faster than the human eye can blink. By using his technique intelligently, Kisui ensures that the Flying Thunder God is enough to create an opening against an opponent that he can take advantage of.

Kisui has trained under the spirit's beliefs that one's body should move as smooth as water. As such, Kisui trains to keep his stride as smooth as possible, ensuring that nothing drags his step down. He has ran through thick mud countless times to improve his speed and stability while running in unfavorable territory. Thanks to this intense training, Kisui is capable of running through unfavorable terrain as smoothly as running through hard ground. Though this doesn't keep him free from everything. Obvious hazards like mudflows and powerful streams are capable of knocking anyone down, regardless of their strength, and Kisui is no exception.

Further expanding on his speed training after his close defeat against Matenrō, Kisui once again put his body to its absolute limit, using the newfound energy of the old Sage combined with his own to push himself to limits he's never pushed himself to before. Training in the harshest sandstorms the deserts of Sunagakure had to offer, every time he trained, he found himself able to resist the harsh winds of the desert, almost able to keep a jogging pace in the sandstorms. Weeks of training strengthened his legs to tremendous amounts, allowing him to run almost at a natural pace in the desert's unforgiving atmosphere.

Thanks to his new training, his speed has more than tripled from its already tremendously high amount. At this pace, he can almost keep up with his Flying Thunder God technique, which he had been using as a bench mark for his training. By calculating the time it takes to teleport versus the time it takes to run, he found his Flying Thunder God technique is only better by mere seconds, showing that his speed is at an elite pace. He continues to train his speed until one day, he can surpass that benchmark, turning him into an incredibly fast shinobi. Another benefit to his strengthened legs and improved speed is he can fluently deliver strikes almost faster than the brain can comprehend, delivering blinding fast kicks and blows that leave an opponent unable to retaliate.

By utilizing his Asura Path to mechanically manipulate his legs, Kisui's speed gains an even greater boost. After a single step, he's already gone in an instant, having moved so fast, time around him nearly freezes for a moment. This moment lasts as long as a flash of lightning, but because time has slowed down immensely, a flash of lightning is all Kisui needs to get the job done. His speed is incredible at this rate, outspeeding the likes of A and Minato Namikaze. But the usage of this requires a lot of energy and is to be used only when the opportunity is right.

Taijutsu
After his fight with Akagi, Kisui learned that taijutsu is a very important field of combat to utilize, having seen what his puppet Dragon was capable of. After leaving the desert following the battle, he began training in in taijutsu. His spirit began to help him, once having been a practitioner of taijutsu during his days among the living. Teaching Kisui what he knows, the spirit gave him tips on how to defend against strong attacks and counter off of an opponent's momentum. Kisui's elusive nature made him fitting for a semi-capoeira based fighting style, allowing him to use elusive movements in tandem with crippling attacks. Having spent five years of constantly training in his taijutsu, he's become a stronger combat practitioner. Capable of a wide variety of elusive physical attacks, Kisui confuses his opponent with constant evasive movements combined with powerful strikes made stronger by the momentum of his movement. By moving with an opponent's attack, he can transfer the momentum of his opponent into a counter attack, delivering an attack twice as strong.

Though his knowledge in taijutsu is quite vast, he uses it only as a fallback skill. A sort of last resort should someone be strong enough to break through his barriers. This does not make him a slouch in the department. If he has to, he can stand his own with his taijutsu long enough to either have his allies recuperate or until there's an opening he can exploit for a powerful counterattack. He has great defensive capabilities with his taijutsu, capable of intelligently blocking or evading physical attacks that leave his opponents wide open for a counterattack from him or his allies. Though he is skilled, Kisui is very conservative about who he chooses to fight back with his taijutsu. If the opponent he's up against is too strong for his taijutsu, he'll engage in evasive tactics to break the distance between him and his opponent.

When his spirit is bonded with the ancient spirit, his taijutsu gets an incredible boost. Being a traditional samurai, the spirit had tremendous skills in taijutsu. Since Kisui's memories are bonded with the spirits in this form, he gains the spirit's taijutsu skills as well. While in this form, Kisui can deliver a skillful array of physical attacks meant to disorient the opponent and leave them open for a swift and powerful counterattack.

Thanks to intensive speed training, Kisui has developed a tremendous amount of leg strength, allowing him to deliver crushing kicks that leave his opponent off guard. To ensure they do the most damage, he aims his kicks in vital areas more susceptible to taking damage, like the floating rib or behind the major part of the thigh. This ensures that every kick will deal the most damage and drain his opponent of their stamina.

Once again, Kisui found himself expanding on his taijutsu following his close defeat against Matenrō, he continued his training with Raido X, who taught him the physically demanding style of capoeira. Intense training in the harsh, unforgiving environment of Sunagakure put his physical limits to their absolute test, and every training session that passed, he was able to set a new benchmark. After Raido left Sunagakure to continue on a mission. Kisui began training himself more and more, pushing his body to the limit, training his taijutsu alongside his speed in the unforgiving sandstorms of Sunagakure. Thanks to his intense training, his skills in capoeira are near their peak. Now, at a tremendous physical peak, he can perform a brutal array of endless kicks and feints that leave his opponent completely off guard, allowing him to dance past their defense and deliver crushing blows that leave an opponent unwilling to fight him again in close quarters. His constant, blindingly fast movements allow him to dodge and counter attacks just on his moves alone, no longer having to rely on blocking to defend against physical blows. The strength in his legs are great enough to where he can shatter stone with a well placed kick.

One of the biggest things Raido taught Kisui was how to utilize his Rinnegan paths more fluently in combat. By teaching him how to use his Human Path, Raido taught him how to deliver punches that slowly drain an opponent's spiritual energy without having to rely on the Deva Path's Shinra Tensei. Raido told him that the more Paths he learned, the more he'd teach him on how to utilize them in close quarters combat. Utilizing his Asura Path, Kisui can use the extra limbs to further increase his lateral movements, allowing him to set up an even greater array of combinations that leave his opponent wide open for a powerful strike.

Hunter Skills
"When you're in the thick of the forest, you've got everything to make a perfect trap; Location, allocatable resources, and most of all, isolation. This gives you plenty of time to turn the forests into a death trap for your pursuers and allow you to escape with as little blood on your hands as possible."

Because he's traveled for so long, Kisui has learned to turn the forests into his ally. Every shrubbery, every tree and every small hill can be turned into a trap to slow down or stop his pursuers entirely. Kisui can turn forests shinobi know by heart into unknown territory in an instant, either changing the layout of the forest with his Yin-Yang Release Blueprint or fill it with traps that make his pursuers second guess the forests they called home. Kisui's just at home in the forests as he is in a village, capable of using the thick forestry to hide himself from opposition while he makes his escape, making him a talented escape artist.

Kisui can also craft tools by hand meant to hunt animals if he has to stay within a forest for any extended period of time. Though he could easily create one with his complete weapon summoning, he chooses not to in order to keep his chakra levels low enough to prevent him from being spotted by sensory nin. His hunting skills are proficient, capable of felling even the strongest beasts by hitting a vital part of their body, be it an artery or even the heart itself. Kisui can also carefully skin an animal to use its pelts for either a makeshift blanket or even for trading should he find himself back in Sunagakure. There's always a profit for fur to make clothing with so Kisui grabs what hides he can during his trip back.

Incognitive Abilities
"When you're a wanted man and in a heavily populated area outside of your safety zone, the last thing you want to do is stand out. Do everything you can to conceal your appearance while at the same time, looking like a normal member of the public. Overdoing it could end up making people, especially your pursuers, suspicious of you."

Kisui's skills at blending in with a crowd have made him a very hard to spot target for pursuers. By using sunglasses to conceal his Rinnegan and every day clothes normal people wear, he can basically turn himself invisible, using the crowd as his cloak against any pursuers. Every day it's a different outfit to ensure that he doesn't raise suspicion. He learned how to do this by picking up tips from some of the villages he went to, taking each of them to heart to make sure that he can do everything he can to keep hidden from any pursuers, especially those from Kumogakure. Thanks to his cosmic energy, his energy can no longer be detected by sensory-nin, as they are only able to detect chakra, not its primal state.

Energy Supply
Having absorbed the energy of the cosmos, Kisui's energy is no longer derived from chakra. His energy has reverted back to the primal, celestial archetype known as "cosmic energy". This energy originated prior to the rage of the Shinju. The Shinju's rage disrupted the balance of the planet's energies, corrupting the energy with its physical essence. This energy found itself within the spiritual energy of Kaguya, transforming itself into chakra. This chakra would spread around the world, passed on from generation to generation until any cosmic energy left on the planet was small if not nonexistant. The only energy left was what resided in the cosmos, deep in space where it originated. Thanks to Kisui's celestial inheritance, he was able to absorb this celestial energy, eventually "purifying" his body, removing any trace of chakra he once had, replaced with the cosmic energy. This energy consumes less than what chakra would, allowing him to use techniques that would be considered chakra intensive more easily.

Spiritual Bonding
During times of duress, Kisui was once able to combine his spirit and the ancient spirit together with Yin Release. When the spirits bond, Kisui uses Yang Release, giving him a completely transformed body; His physique is greatly increased, his hair becomes long and formed into front tails, and he dons an ancient suit of leg platings. He essentially takes on the form of the ancient spirit's original body, with some of his physical attributes combined into the body. The form is temporary, but helps replenish his body's chakra levels while also giving him a boost in his other abilities. Due to awakening the Rinnegan and Hagoromo's energies, bonding with his spirit has become more difficult, almost impossible to do. Though he can no longer bond with the spirit, he can still gain the spirit's spiritual energy to increase his chakra levels if he needs it.

Kenjutsu
"Every swing of the sword is a play of momentum. You have to move with that momentum to ensure that little effort is put into swinging the sword as possible. You want to make sure every swing has as little resistance as you can get out of it. That's what makes a clean sword strike."

At one point, Kisui could bond his spirit with the ancient spirit, gaining most of the knowledge the spirit had during life. One of the skills the spirit was masterful in was kenjutsu, being a traditional samurai. Capable of quick, precise strikes, Kisui can utilize combos to leave his opponent open for one well timed and powerful strike to bring down his opponent. By utilizing it with his Flying Thunder God technique, Kisui puts his moniker of Wraith of Kumogakure to good use, being the last thing a person sees before their fall. By utilizing his Sage mode, Kisui can put his kenjutsu to great use. By manipulating the air around him, he can utilize natural energy to sharpen the air with every swing of his sword, creating razor sharp swaths that cut through his opponent.

No longer able to rely on the spirit's bonding to improve his kenjutsu, Kisui began training himself in the art of the sword. Though the spirit couldn't bond with him, he at least taught him everything he knew about the sword art. Putting in more weeks of training, Kisui began to hone his skills with a blade so he'd be ready for nearly any confrontation. Carefully selected movements while keeping a strong stance helps him deliver strong, efficient slashes. By utilizing his Rinnegan, he can get a sense of where his opponent's attacks are going to come from and defend against them with the proper stance and formation. His style isn't flashy or elegant, but it gets the job done, nonetheless. His style could be described as the movements of a traditional samurai, using moves that only attack, counter, or defend.

Wound Regeneration
Every member of the Iyoku clan possesses a unique property. Whenever damage is sustained to their skin via cuts or other surface wounds, these wounds will, over time, length varying on severity, rise upwards to the surface of the skin before peeling away as dead skin. Kisui is capable of the same ability. As long as he refrains from physical confrontations as the wounds heal, he can heal deep cuts in days and shallow cuts in mere hours. This dead skin eventually blows away in the wind, leaving behind skin that has been untouched as if the cut was never there. When he is in Sage mode, this regeneration is amplified, as the natural energy accelerates his body's regenerative ability, drastically shortening the time that the cuts begin to surface, turning days into mere hours and hours into minutes.

Sage Mode


After learning the Jackal Sage Mode from Anubis, Kisui can now go into the perfect state. In this form, all of Kisui's abilities are improved tremendously. If he's in the desert when Sage mode is engaged, he gains resistances to heat and sand while having a small control over the sand itself. Kisui's speed is also increased greatly. His natural speed is pushed even further, allowing him to move faster than ever. This also applies to his Flying Thunder God technique. He no longer needs to create a seal before entering the void as he can utilize the Sage mode's natural energies to pull him into the spot he desires. He just has to concentrate on where he wants to go. His taijutsu also becomes greatly increased. By utilizing natural energy, Kisui can deliver a multitude of dangerous physical attacks. Attacks that look like they have missed can end up making contact.

But the best thing Kisui feels about Sage mode is the effect it has on his barriers. When creating barriers, they become tremendously strong, up to ten times stronger than barriers created under normal energy. This turns him into a powerful ally who can give his teammates a near impenetrable defensive edge. While in Sage mode, Kisui's barriers can change in size depending on how they need to be utilized, capable of changing quickly to adapt to changing situations.

When enough natural energy is gathered, Kisui can take it a step further. He can begin absorbing the energies of the undead to complete his Sage mode. In this form, the skin and and muscle is stripped from the body, replaced with a completely built, anthropomorphic Jackal style body. Within it is an opening, revealing part of his bony structure while also bearing a hood at the top, showing part of his skull. In this state, he can summon the undead to do his bidding, allowing him to further help his allies by giving them reinforcement. Such a state is difficult to achieve, though, and requires time to gather the energy required to enter this state.

Signature Techniques
Tornado Knee: Counter Step

Kisui's utilization of taijutsu tends to involve using as little energy as possible. As such, fluid movements and smooth blocking are a must for him. The Tornado Knee: Counter Step allows him to use little energy in delivering a powerful counter attack. To do as much damage as possible, Kisui aims for the jaw if he can, severing his opponent's equilibrium and leaving them open for further attack.

Sage Art: Symphony of A Thousand Slashes

While in Sage mode, Kisui's kenjutsu takes a considerable boost, which is sharpened greatly by the kenjutsu training he undertook. By altering the air with Yin-Yang Release: Blueprint and his Sage mode's natural energy, he can turn one strike from his sword into hundreds, even thousands, delivering a powerful barrage of devastating slashes from his sword. An incredible display of talent that makes him a powerful combatant.

Quotes
"If there's one thing I learned, it's that life will throw us a bad hand more often than we like. Now, we can choose to fold, give up before the dealer spreads the cards, or we can try our luck with the hand we've got, see where it takes us."

"It's about time I made a change. One that will reflect how the world sees me. Right now, they fear me, just like anyone who'd possess a dojutsu that has been credited to nothing but destruction. But today, it's time to break the shackles of fear and distrust. I'm going to show the world the Rinnegan can be used for good, as a symbol of peace and inspiration. I believe that's what Hagoromo would have wanted. He wouldn't want to see the world in this shape of discord and chaos."

"Look at all these people. All of them have something special. They all live unique lives, shaping the world in their own little way. You think that just because I have the Rinnegan it puts me above these people? No. The Rinnegan is merely a new set of eyes. But I'm still human, I'm still part of these people and always will be. More to the point, I'll be protecting these people from evil beings like you."

"I like drinking coffee alone and reading alone. I like to journey alone and walk home alone. It gives me time to think and set my mind free. I like eating alone and listening to music alone. But when I see a mother with her child, a girl with her lover, or a friend laughing with their best friend, I realize that even though I like being alone, I don't fancy being lonely. The sky is beautiful, but the people are sad. I just need someone who won't run away. Someone who I can trust and won't abandon me. I've had it happen too much for my liking. I've had an entire village basically abandon me and try to kill me, I've had to break contact with the one person who inspired me more times than I can count, and though I like to be alone, I just do not fancy being lonely. It's like a pit that you just can't jump. A road you just can't walk."

"My sister always said there are three things all wise man should fear; The sea during a storm, a night with no moon, and the wrath of a gentle soul."

"Fear. That one little tic that makes us scared. Why does it scare us so? Because we let it. We let fear run our lives because we believe it's more stronger than the courage we can achieve. But that's not true. Fear's strength lies in the illusion of control. If you grasp your courage and take control of it, you break that illusion. Now, you ask me what I fear. I have but one fear, and it's more rational than others. It's failing to protect someone when I knew I had the ability to. That's something you should be scared of, not be scared of the irrational. What else do I fear? Nothing. Because I don't let fear control my life. I control my life, not some foolish illusion."

"You never deprive a man of the things he loves. Of the people he loves, especially. If you take her away, I'll show you why they name storms after people."

"A hero's fate is never anything but tragic."

"Only fools rush in where angels fear to tread."

"One of the most basic rules of the universe is that nothing is perfect. Perfection just doesn't exist. If perfection existed, our universe wouldn't exist, and, in turn, neither would we."

"You've just gotta know when to be happy. We have to expect that not everything in life will go our way, and that we'll always suffer at some point in our life. But eventually, that suffering will turn to happiness. You've just got to decide when you want that suffering to turn into happiness."

"Many times in our lives, we are dropped, crumpled, and ground into the dirt by the decisions we make and the circumstances that come our way. We feel as though we are worthless; but no matter what happened, or what will happen, you will never lose your value. Dirty or clean, crumpled or finely creased, you are still priceless to those who love you. The worth of our lives comes not in what we do or who we know, but by who we are."

"All comes down to today, and either, we heal as a team, or we're gonna crumble. Inch by inch, play by play. Until we're finished. We're in hell right now, gentlemen. Believe me. And, we can stay here, get the shit kicked out of us, or we can fight our way back into the light. We can climb outta hell... one inch at a time. The margin for error is so small. I mean, one half a step too late or too early and you don't quite make it. One half second too slow, too fast and you don't quite catch it. The inches we need are everywhere around us. They're in every break of the fight, every minute, every second. On this team we fight for that inch."

"Please excuse me while I rearrange your organs in alphabetical order."

"Don't ever mistake my silence for ignorance, my calmness for acceptance, or my kindness for weakness."

"We can't just expect to find our path in the world by doing nothing. Footprints aren't made without walking through the sand."

"We all need something to believe in. Otherwise our lives are the same every single day. Just.... living, not enjoying it."

"Wisdom comes from years of listening when you'd have preferred to speak."

"Don't let anyone throw you off your path. Wherever your arrow lands, follow it, and don't let anyone stop you."

"To fix the present, you've got to scratch away the past; The betrayal, the guilt, and anguish, and clean it for the future. Kumogakure's actions doesn't set me off my path; It just paves it further."

"You can't wrestle demons without becoming stronger in the process. The only trick is to not grow horns yourself."

"Every miniscule pattern must be taken into account, every part of your surroundings. Everything is my ally once my strategies come to fruition."

"I need to find her again, wherever she may be. But with Kumogakure out for my blood, I may never find her again."

"You have three faces; The first face you show to the world. The second face, you show to your friends and family. The third face, you never show anyone."

"You know, I finally understand what Kumogakure's doing. They aren't performing an act of betrayal for hunting me.... They're just trying to protect their well being and security. It took the awakening of my Sennin energy to figure that out."

"You can't be everything you want... but you can't know what you can be or the true nature of yourself until you've tried everything. That is the meaning of self-discovery."

"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us."

Kisui's Shinobi Tips
"When you're in the thick of the forest, you've got everything you need to make a perfect trap; Location, allocatable resources, and isolation. This gives you plenty of time to turn the forests into a living death trap for your pursuers and allow you to escape with as little blood on your hands as possible."

"When you're a wanted man in a heavily populated area far from your safety zone, the last thing you want to do is stand out. Concealing your appearance is a top priority and must be taken quickly. Do everything to keep your appearance hidden while still appearing as a normal member of society. You want to blend in, but overdoing it could make you stand out even more."

"Every opponent is different. If you have to fight someone, pick your battles carefully. Keep a close eye on how they move, how they strike. Keep these patterns in your head and you'll eventually be able to counter their each and every move. Your goal is to get them out of their comfort zone as quickly as possible. Once you do this, you can go on the offensive, leaving them largely unable to retaliate."

"When infiltration is required, don't wear pitch black clothing. This would only end up making you as a visible silhouette. Instead, go for dark blue clothing under the moonlight, this will conceal your appearance much more efficiently and allow you to get to your destination much easier with less chances of you being detected."