Kagiya Ametsuchi

Kagiya Ametsuchi (あめつち鍵屋, Ametsuchi Kagiya) is an ex-Tokubetsu Jōnin class shinobi of Sunagakure, a young man born of the nearly extinct Ametsuchi clan. His family was part of a sect of the clan that had defected from the majority, housed in Uzushiogakure; the Ametsuchi were direct descendants of the Uzumaki, and like their cousins, the Ametsuchi clan was known for its Fūinjutsu prowess. However, Kagiya’s clan were also masters of Space-Time ninjutsu, melding it with their seals in their unique style of Fūinjutsu. Raised by parents who were former nomads, the King of the Void (キングのむなしい, Kingu no Munashī) was trained by his father in the clan’s special sealing arts. Kagiya has achieved a level of mastery with the Ametsuchi clan’s signature dimension based sealing that earned him a vital role in Sunagakure’s Sealing Division, rising to the rank of captain, overseeing the Division’s operations.

In the realm over which the Ametsuchi clan has domain, Kagiya’s mastery of the clan Fūinjutsu techniques grant him supremacy. His passion for the clan’s method of sealing-literally opening portals to the Void Kingdom, sealing items, animals, people, etc., within them, and closing the portals with a special “chakra key”-have exacerbated into an obsession with locks, keys, doors. This abnormal fixation of the Kingdom Key (おうこくかぎ, Ōkoku Kagi) is the thread that constitutes the fabric of his dreams; as is the norm for the Ametsuchi, Kagiya is a trained professional locksmith, having apprenticed under his father in his childhood. His skill is on the level of genius, as it has been noted he can pick any lock in existence with the right tools. Skilled in his clan’s craft, he was responsible for aiding his father in the family locksmithing business as a child and teenager, before flourishing and eventually leaving behind his home.

A warped psyche, Kagiya’s abilities have made him exceedingly hubristic. He loftily lords himself over others, proud to be possibly the most exceptional member of the Ametsuchi clan to date. The Heartless (れいげん, Reigen) has tapped into the power that adorned his ancient clan with infamy and irrevocable notoriety: he is able to seal the emotions of a human being within the Void Kingdom. However, this is not without a heavy toll. Those who know of the Ametsuchi’s history and abilities have noted that the few gifted who have mastered this emotion sealing give up a bit of their own emotional capacity each time it is used; Kagiya especially is an example of this, as he himself has claimed that “my heart has fallen victim to the void, and alas, only one with my abilities may reclaim it...”

Having lost his own heart, Kagiya wanders the world, attempting to unravel its secrets in hopes it will yield a descendant of his clan. His quest is one to reclaim in entirety his heart, to defeat the numbness with which he is afflicted by his own doings; remembering distantly the sweet sensations of emotion, and desiring fervently to recapture them once more. The sealing of Kagiya’s heart has left him desolate, psychologically twisted; the trauma of being separated from his emotions has mentally injured him, thus, he seeks the stability and pleasure of feeling.