Soru Kurama

"'No..Boido...Let them suffer...Lets play with them longer..Lets make sure they never leave us!'"

Yume "Soru" Kurama (夢鞍馬一族, Sora Kurama) is a dangerous S-Rank Missing Nin who gained infamy after his conquering of Kirigakure's criminal underworld. After which, he adopted the name Soru, a corrupted version of the word "Sora", which means Emptiness. A name that almost matches his split personality, who's name is Boido or Void. As head of Kirigakure's Mafia, Soru introduced many innovations to increase both their power and influence in the land of water. Turning them into an organization similar to the Yakuza. Changes include recruiting young Shinobi who possess signs of delinquency, and following a set of rules called the Thieves Honor. The Thieves Honor simply forbidding any two family heads from interfering with the other as well as performing acts that are detrimental to the organization as a whole. Soru expanded the mafia's reach into different fields, including but not limited to, opium & Human trafficking, terrorist/mercenary jobs, Extortion and bodyguards for hire. Soru was once the Gifted Son of the Kurama, a child born from two Kurama members that excelled in the art of Genjutsu. A title which causes Hidden Leaf Shinobi to recognize him on sight. His head carries a large bounty, possibly the largest for someone his age due to defection and a large list of criminal activity. At the age of Seventeen, Soru became the youngest Mafia lord in history.

Appearance
When his Genjutsu first started to manifest itself at a young age, Soru's body suffered. Soru has always been shockingly skinny despite being tall for his age. A feature which worsened through time. When standing, Soru's bone protrude from his skin. Soru suffers from insomnia which affects his sleeping patterns. Giving him dark circles under both eyes, wrinkles and a ghostly appearance. Despite Soru's sickly physique, many have praised his jet black hair. Which flows down his back like a river made of darkness with petals of silk slowly floating through.

Soru wears a unique black set of light battle armor specially designed by a partner, funded by his financial success through criminal activity. He calls this special armor, "Ring on the Water (波紋)". It's design is familiar to the Anbu's armor set besides a few extra pockets meant for hidden smoke pellets. Over the armor, he sports a long black cloak also specially design. Soru's long distant relative and other golden child, Yakumo Kurama, used paintings to cast her powerful genjutsu. Soru took a similar approach. At a young age, Soru tattoo'd a closing third eye on his forehead. This third eye acts as a strong medium to cast his powerful genjutsu. In reality, the eye appears squinting. However, when trapped within one of his genjutsu, Soru's third eye comes to life; blinking and moving around freely. The third eye represents the great bridge into his mind where the entity Boido resides.

Boido (Void) is the split personality of Soru which physically manifested within his subconscious; creating a whole different plane of existence in the process. Within this world, Boido appears as a large reptilian dog with green scales. Within these scales are the faces of everyone ever killed within Soru's subconscious.

Personality
Soru has an older mentality. He prefers careful strategics over impulsive actions, making most of his battles, wars between minds. To him, mans greatest weapon is their brain as it is capable of achieving feats comparable to gods. The brain also serves as the foundation to all other great creations. This mindset causes him to reject failure. As the Mafia head, whenever one of his subordinates claim an impossibility, Soru will still force them to try. Believing the risk of death to be a great motivator. In his mind, humans become stronger when on their last leg as they have nothing else to lose.

Soru hates to waste time, making him impatient during Idle hours. To him, time is much more precious than any metal in the universe. Life has some value to him. He see's each and everyone of his underlings as useful. But, this does not mean he will not kill. Soru kills those who he deem detrimental to his cause, those who are too dangerous to live, those who hurt the innocent and those who wish to end his own life. Soru himself shows no emotion or sympathy. But he will use those two factors as tools for manipulation. A rumor has sparked in the underworld of Kirigakure's crime syndicate. 'The underworld is ruled by a man with Three Eyes whose illusions can erase entire villages off the face of the map. But never show any emotion in his presence. If you do, you will already be caught in the grasp of his greatest illusion.'. Soru earned this riddle from his extensive study of psychology. The greatest illusions are the Ones people cast on themselves, and so will use any emotion displayed as a tool in controlling someones actions. Soru once caused a rival boss to kill himself after trapping him in a weak illusion that showed him losing all his money. Simply because Soru saw how happy a few coins made him during a transaction. Unlike other mafia members, Soru has a detachment from worldly pleasures. Soru practices of detachment through keeping his virginity and refraining from drinking. Using his funding instead as a tool to push his dream forward rather than a tool for pleasure. His feelings towards the Five Great Villages are indifferent and will often visit one under the disguise of an old man. His quarrel lies within those with power. The elders and Kages of the five villages who use their rank and power for selfish pleasures. He also hates those who abandon free will to follow men that become gods through self appraisal. It is for this reason Soru left Konoha.

When fighting a strong adversary, Soru will rarely show any kind of impression. He might smirk and even chuckle, and rarely, give a compliment. Underneath his dark exterior, and ruthless outlook towards life, Soru believes in the power of relationships. He looks down upon those who are willing to abandon loved ones for petty worldly rewards. Even if it's to accomplish a mission. Soru has a unique tradition. During Shinobi missions to kill him, if he see's a teammate abandon someone, he will save the abandoned person, help him escape and kill the teammate as retribution. Soru forbids his closest kin from indulging themselves too much.

Soru's Kekkei Genkai gave birth to a monster known as Boido. Boido exist solely for destruction. A monster bent out on destroying everything and everyone. This monster came into physical existence when Soru reached the age of thirteen. The same age his powers began to go beyond human limits. Boido often took control of Soru's interrogation Genjutsu and killed his targets. Boido's personality is very similar to that of a very young child, in that he retains no form of compassion or remorse for any of his actions. Furthermore, due to his evil child-like personality and mind-set, he is incapable of developing empathy and comprehending the nature of his actions. Like a child, Boido follows his parent figure, Soru, who gives it commands and tells him when and where to kill. But, if deprived of enough bloodshed, Boido will force his way out. Boido's only reason for existence is to cause absolute destruction. He enjoys the destruction he brings, reveling in the devastation he wreaks. He is also utterly merciless, annihilating entire towns simply for the hell of it. He is not a sadistic killer seeking to bring pain to his victims, as he seemingly does not care, or even know about pain, nor does he seek to conquer and rule over anything. He merely seeks to have fun the only way he knows how; creating havoc and destruction. It is Soru who urges him not to kill...Urges to drag it out and torture his victims.

Powers and Abilities
Genjutsu: Soru, excluding the help of Boido, is primarily known for his immense mastery over Genjutsu. His skill with genjutsu is so vast that it is said to rival even those of master Uchiha. Most of his techniques focus around water and blood; Summoning oceans, deep sea creatures/monsters, and etc to attack and pin his opponent. Or making it rain blood and even summoning a wave of blood to "attack". His illusions once caused a target to suffocate himself as they believed they were drowning. He is also able to simultaneously affect multiple opponents with his techniques. Furthermore, he can revert the effects of genjutsu to the caster, a technique he can do quickly. His natural skill in Genjutsu allows him to use it in battle with little to no hand seals. Doing so causes the opponent to fall under it's affect easier in mid attack. Like Yakumo, Soru utilizes a medium to cast Genjutsu. His first and favorite being the third eye tattoo on his forehead. Soru also developed a more secretive medium. Through whistles, Soru can cast powerful AOE Genjutsu through the sense of hearing. He often disguises these whistles as bird calls. Only trains shinobi who can spot when an out of place bird call is being used will know when the Genjutsu has been cast. Soru can also cast his genjutsu through sounds he make such as clashing kunai or even words he speak. With enough concentration, Soru gained the ability to cast genjutsu through touch as well. Soru's genjutsu skills allow him to even appear in other shinobi genjutsu as well as free others. However, without the sharingan, he needs an outside force to tell when someone is under a genjutsu. With the aid of Boido, Dan's genjutsu mastery exceeds into monstrous levels. As a child, he inherited the clan's kekkei genkai in its entirety. His genjutsu is so powerful that only a person with equivalent genjutsu prowess has any chance of escaping. Which in itself is a rare spectacle. Soru even created a different plane of existence which Boido rules. Furthermore, the genjutsu is powerful enough to literally convince the victim's brain to physically reflect anything that happens to the victim within the genjutsu, to their body, making it possible for him to kill his opponents with genjutsu. Boido can activate this kekkei genkai with any genjutsu cast by Soru thus allowing all his genjutsu to potentially kill. Despite the frailty of his body, Dan's talent in genjutsu is completely overwhelming and has a wide area of effect, as he was able to put the entire Kirigakure criminal mob under a powerful illusion with a simple whistle. Soru's kekkei genkai is regulated by his subconscious (Boido). When he cast a Genjutsu, his kekkei genkai will usually come into affect. Soru's genjutsu goes deeper than conscious illusions. Soru has created genjutsu which can be used to manipulate others as well as delve deep into their minds. One Genjutsu technique even gives him a form of Memory Manipulation. Soru's genjutsu also attack more than sight. His stronger techniques cast illusions over the five senses, giving him the ability to manipulate what an opponent feels, touches, hears, taste, and smells.

Psychology Master: To go along with his Genjutsu, Soru spent his time studying how the brain works, and so, understands how people think. Allowing him to manipulate others even without the use of genjutsu. When combined with his kekkei genkai, Soru will often use his enemies worst fears to break them

Unique Taijutsu: Soru rarely uses offensive taijutsu. His weak body forbids the use of any truly powerful hits. He prefers to evade rather than fight hand to hand. Training this way built his body for speed, agility and other light aspects. Meaning he is physically weak and unable to truly cause hand to hand damage. His unique style of fighting uses a Tai Chi flow which focuses on evading and redirecting his opponents energy.

Enhanced Leadership: People who meet Soru often describe an air of leadership. Despite a Machiavelli way of thinking, Soru often possess a powerful determined aura which can inspire those around. These traits allow him to bind The Mobs together, despite being a organization filled with Rogue, S-Rank Shinobi, and assassin's from all over, and constantly at each other throats. Soru's leadership skills also benefit from his psychological mastery and power over genjutsu. He holds no problem with using fear to control as well.

Divided Mind (Split Personality): Soru's Kekkei Genkai split his personality into two, giving him a divided mind. Using his divided mind, Soru gained something many lack..A permanent partner. This takes the form of Soru hearing a voice in his head constantly. This voice being his subconscious. It often points out things that his conscious would miss, such as when Soru undergoes a subtle genjutsu or when something is in hiding. His divided mind can flow chakra in Soru's body. Allowing him to free Dan from others genjutsu. His divided mind also grants him the ability to multitask.



Trivia
• Soru is a play on the word "Sora" which stands for both Sky and Emptiness. Two themes that are found within Soru. Boido, meaning Void is his split personality, and within Boido's dimension, the sun is a giant eye which appears throughout the sky. •