Board Thread:Rebirth: Applications/@comment-2001574-20141027180310

1. Why is your character obtaining Sage Mode and/or Cursed Seal?

Dorutan never really considered aiming for something such as Sage mode. It was only after he found himself in Mount Myobuku did he request to learn how to utilize Sage mode at the recommendation at one of the toads who helped bring him to Mount Myobuku.

2. How will your character learn Sage Mode? Which animal will they learn it from?

It was quite a long time ago, a good thirty years ago now. After constantly going to different Shinobi to train his skills, he met up with Jiraiya, who taught him some basic ninjutsu skills initially, but eventually he began to train Dorutan further in more advanced skills like physical chakra control. Noticing the knack Dorutan had for chakra control, combined with an almost primal goal of achieving peace to all the surrounding nations, Jiraiya felt that the training he gave him would bring Dorutan closer to that goal. He also noticed Dorutan had a noticeable grasp of natural energy within himself and a rather large chakra pool and he was in good, physical condition. After Dorutan's training was complete, Jiraiya and him went their separate ways. Wanting to improve his skills, he continued training for several days at a time, not even bothering to rest, until it finally became too much for him and he ended up passing out.

Upon waking up, he found himself in a house inhabited by two toads, who surprised him at first with their grasp of speech. It was then he was told that he was brought to Mount Myoboku by a group of toad messengers making their way back from Konohagakure. Seeing an inner potential in Dorutan and not wanting to leave him to his injuries so far off from the nearest village, they got some help from one of the larger toads and escorted him to Mount Myoboku. The Toad Sages were skeptical of bringing a largely unknown human onto the mountain, but nonetheless, they pondered on their potential decision. It was now up to time to decide whether or not the toads will train him in the use of Sage mode. A day passed by before they made their decision. They would train him, but it would be a long and difficult journey ahead. Despite the difficulties, Dorutan accepted their training.

On the first day, they began inspecting Dorutan's physical frame, noting it was in a strong, fit condition. From there, they wanted him to test his chakra control. Raising up his hand, he began forming a faint ball of chakra in his hand. It was unrefined, but it showed Dorutan possessed some form of external chakra control. They found he at least met some of the basic prerequisites, but now it was onto the main task at hand; Utilizing natural energy to transform one's body and energy. To make sure he was turned to stone due to a failed attempt, they watched over his meditation with their oil. The first time went off pretty badly. His body rejected the natural energy as he was putting in too much physical energy. The physical energy acted as a roadblock and kept the natural energy from entering his body. Once they saw his body turning to stone, they applied the oil to halt and reverse the process.

The next day, they recommended he start trying to focus more on his spiritual energy instead of evening it out. The frogs learned his physical energy was slightly higher than his spiritual energy, which means it becomes more dominant when he tries to pull on his spiritual and physical energies. Dorutan agreed to apply by the recommendation and began meditating, but pulling more on his spiritual energy. But he ended up pulling too much spiritual energy and it began blocking the natural energy from reacting to his physical energy, and the same thing happened again. He was getting closer, but it was always the case of putting in too much of one or two, not enough of the other. Over the course of weeks, he began getting closer and closer to that perfect mix of spiritual, physical and natural energy. Though the transformations went through, they were all imperfect, as there wasn't a perfect mix of all three energies. Each form was different depending on what energy was dominant at the time. After a month and a half of meditation, he finally found that perfect mix of all three and was able to awaken his perfect state of Sage mode. But it would be several more months before he could use it long enough to where his body doesn't immediately just dump the energy out all at once.

3. Initially, will your character have access to an Imperfect Sage Mode or a Perfect Sage Mode? If Imperfect, will it progress to a Perfect Sage Mode?


 * It's imperfect at his first few attempts, after all, no one gets it right on their first go. What he found out was he was putting in too much physical and spiritual energy and not enough natural energy. Over the course of weeks, he would keep getting closer, but it was usually too much of either of the three energies and not enough of the rest. But as he kept meditating, he slowly began to increase his natural energy to meet up with his physical and spiritual energy, little by little, until eventually reaching the perfect state. Though he was able to perfect the state in a month, it would be months more before he would actually perfect it in a way that he could use it for any applicable purposes.

4. How will your character obtain the Cursed Seal? What type of seal is it? And what kind of power grants it?

5. What are the drawbacks of the Cursed Seal?

5. Briefly detail what your plans are, at the moment, for your character if he/she is approved for Sage Mode and/or Cursed Seal? What will they do with it? How will they improve or utilize it in a fashion that is unique to them, rather than a rehash of canon character usage or maybe even other fanon characters?


 * Should Dorutan be able to learn Sage mode, he would use it to further himself on his path to bringing peace. Furthermore, he would train himself to combine it with his Tetsuigan to further enhance his capabilities as a Shinobi. This would be apparent after decades of looking to improve himself. 