Susano Azume

"You're annoying, you hit me, you cry for no reason... I like you!"

- Shou's odd personality

Shou Akatsuki (寿暁, literally "Soaring Dawn") is a independent shinboi of Jonin level who currently travels the world, searching for the meaning in his life. Raised in the Hidden Swamp Village, Shou never became an ninja of the village, but left to pursue his own dreams and goals. Shou is mostly known for his distinctive green hair.

It is later revealed to him that a demon called Raou is currently imprisoned in his scarf. Occasionally, Raou's power has been known to leak into Shou's body, causing violent outbursts of chakra.

Appearance
Shou's most distinctive trait is his wild, green hair. While it is easy for allies to identify him, it also makes him an easier target for opponents who use long-range jutsu. He doesn't seem very fazed by this problem, even though a long-range attack lead to a brief awakening of Raou.

Shou usually wears a simple white tank-top, with a long, trailing white scarf, in which the demon Raou is sealed. Shou also wears black shorts and black sandals. He is usually covered in training bandages, due to his constant training and his bad sense of direction, which often leads him into painful situations.

Personality
Shou has a very likeable and happy-go-lucky mindset. He rarely lets things upset him, to the point where he will even carry defeated enemies to a local hospital for treatment. He has a foundness for incredibly cute things, to the point of chasing them down. Shou is a bit pervy, nosebleeding occasionally (though only under extreme conditions), and even aids comrades in peeking (though he occasionally doesn't understand why they do it.)

Shou's main trait is his horrible sense of direction, which often leads to him confusing roofs for roads, the ocean as a small river, and incredibly extreme left-right confusion. This isn't helped by Shou's tendency to misinterpret distances.