Ryuun Baraquiel

Ryuun Baraquiel (バラキエル龍ん, Baraquiel Ryuun) was a -level hailed from  and the twin brother of notorious   Shini Akuma. After his brother eventually murdered their foster mother,, and defected from their village, Ryuun spent the remainder of his life training in order to one day stop his brother and avenge everyone who'd suffered by his hand, and ultimately completed his goal by killing his brother, although at the cost of his own life. Ryuun possessed the unique Heat Release kekkei genkai.

Early life
Ryuun and his twin brother, Ikuse, were made orphans as their mother died during childbirth and their father had long abandoned them due to not wanting to have responsibilities as a parent. As a result, both siblings were raised in the streets, with only each other to truly trust, and not before long, both became involved in crime, committing petty crimes in order to survive, such as stealing food and supplies from stores and delivery wagons.

However, their acts weren't permanent as both brothers were eventually caught by a store owner, who was ready to severely, and physically, punish them before being stopped by a red-haired woman, who took pity on the two boys and offered to pay for the stolen food and decided to adopt both boys and raised them. However, not too long after that, both Chino and Ryuun became concerned about Ikuse's growing bloodthirsty traits, such as when Ikuse mercilessly killed a deer simply because it stared at him for too long, although both decided to shake their concerns off out of love and loyalty for Ikuse.

Growing tired of their uneventful and peaceful childhood, Ikuse urged Ryuun to begin training, and Ryuun agreed to, simply out of interest as both brothers had grown facinated with 's after witnessing a battle. Both brothers trained together, and while both brothers had natural talent for battle and ninjutsu, Ikuse was the superior one, being capable of performing many complex and difficult techniques with ease. Eventually, Chino discovered the two boys's secret trainings, but instead of simply prohibited them from continuing, she decided to allow them to continue training, thinking that their training practises could change Ikuse's growing psychotic tendencies. Eventually, the discovered the boys's talent and decided to enlist them into his personal  squad, despite Chino's protests. While Ryuun was reluctant, Ikuse jumped at the idea and eagerly joined the Anbu.

Over the next year, Ryuun and Ikuse participated in many missions together, often carrying out assassination requests from the Village Head, in which Ikuse performed brilliantly, while Ryuun often disappointed due to his more caring and friendly nature. For his tenth birthday, Ikuse was named "Captain" of the Anbu squad, while Ryuun was dismissed due to his unability to kill his targets in cold-blood. However, Ikuse protested his brother's dismissal, not out of loyalty, but out of jealousy as Ikuse had grown romantic feelings for Chino despite being her being the twins's legal adoptive mother and was resentful at seeing his brother living alone with her.

Defection from Takigakure
Ultimately, Ikuse's growing concerns about his unmoral feelings about Chino, his paranoia about his brother's supposed "relationship" with her, and his continuous merciless acts whilst under the Anbu caused Ikuse's mental state to deteriorate and after witnessing Chino giving Ryuun an innocent hug, Ikuse finally snapped and viciously assaulted his brother, and was close to killing him, before Chino stopped him. Lashing out at Chino for "loving" his brother instead of him, Chino immediately realized his assumptions and called him sick for assuming such an unmoral and "disgusting" type of relationship, and reinforced that she would never develop such feelings for either of her adoptive children. This rejection caused Ikuse to attack Chino in a blind fit of rage, and despite Chino's best efforts, she was unable to fend him off, and Ikuse ultimately killed her.

After snapping out of his rage, Ikuse finally realized what he'd done, but instead of feeling remorse or guilt, Ikuse simply laughed and proceeded to sexually violate Chino's now-deceased body, while Ryuun was conscious, but nevertheless helpless due to his injuries, and silently cried while watching the horrendous act. Ikuse was well aware of his brother's consciousness and continuously taunted while performing the act. Once finished, Ikuse fled from their home and traveled to the Village Head's residence, where after feigning an urgent report, immediately killed him by slashing his throat with a, all while in the presence of his fellow Anbu members. Ikuse then unleashed a smoke bomb and fled from the residence, but was pursued by the Anbu squad, but despite their best efforts, weren't capable of stopping Ikuse, who also managed to kill two of his pursuers before fleeing from Takigakure.

Upon recovering from his injuries, Ryuun learned the full extent of Ikuse's actions and disowned his brother and vowed to stop him someday. Returning to his home, Ryuun mourned Chino's death, and cleaned her body before burying her. Ryuun hosted a funeral for her, where countless villagers were in attendence to pay their respects for Chino. Following this, Ryuun was brought into questioning by the Anbu, where they witnessed his memories and realized that Ryuun was innocent and simply another victim of his brother's rampage. Ryuun them requested to re-join the Anbu in order to hone his abilities, but his request was denied, and was instead promoted to as the Anbu feared that Ryuun remaining in a cold atmosphere such as the Anbu would result him in becoming like his brother.

A few years later, Ryuun, who had since become significantly stronger, received news about his brother's change of name, and appearance, and expressed utter shock upon hearing that his brother had possession of the, and realizing just how powerful his brother had become, spent many days training relentlessly in order to further increase his abilities.

Personality
Ryuun was an extremely brave, loyal, and selfless person who possessed tremendous strength of character. his twin brother described him as having a "weakness for heroics" — he would go to great lengths and take great risks in order to help others, particularly his loved ones – and wouldn't think twice about sacrificing his own life to protect others's. Ryuun was also very strong-willed and unafraid to stand up for himself, seen as when Ryuun overpowered his brother's genjutsu where he was forced to re-witness their foster mother's death, albeit with more brutality than originally occured, but Ryuun's love for his foster mother and determination to avenge her caused him to break free from the genjutsu.

The closeness that Ryuun felt for others was great enough for him to behave violently if any of them were harmed. He believed that nobody else should have the responsibility of standing against his brother other than himself, which caused others to wrongfully accused him of arrogance, which often resulted in Ryuun showing rudeness towards those who accused him. In reality, Ryuun's rude remarks were his attempts to drive others away from him in order to have them drop their reasons to aid him against his brother, showing his utter concern and care for others, even if it means sacrificing any friendships he'd make during his life.

Nevertheless, Ryuun was prone to moodiness and unkind remarks towards even his friends, though this was likely the result of the great emotional stress and trials Ryuun had endured during that time. Ryuun displayed many signs of clinical depression throughout his mid-to-late teens. During his late adolescence, Ryuun showed signs of these symptoms: general discontent, guilt, hopelessness, mood swings, insomnia, countless nightmares, agitation, irritability, social isolation and even lack of concentration. Ryuun also seemed to have a bit of an obsessive personality, a trait he shared with his twin brother. He was known for being somewhat nosy, sleuthing around and getting involved in things that did not concern him, although these traits were noble as Ryuun would constantly interfere on behalf of others in order to either protect or assist them.

Ryuun's greatest strength was his ability to feel love, despite having a miserable childhood (being forced to steal in order to survive in the streets), before encountering a slim of hope (Chino adopting him and his brother), before it was ultimately stolen from him by his own brother (Chino being killed, and subsequently sexually violated, by Ikuse). Ryuun was extremely loyal to and protective of his loved ones and that love was what allowed him to overcome his brother's hatred. Ryuun even claimed that he felt sorry for Ikuse because of his descent into darkness and evil. , his lover, commented that he was the kindest and most loving man anyone would ever meet.

noted that Ryuun was unfailingly kind and compassionate. Much like his foster mother, Ryuun's compassion caused him to feel pity for those who wronged him simply out of a necessity rather than malicious intent, seen as when a group of rebel teenagers attempted to rob him simply because they were starving and needed money, paralling Ryuun's own childhood. Also, Ryuun was not a cruel individual, rarely initiating battles, instead fighting only in self-defence.

Despite his tendency to drive others away from himself to protect them and keep them away from his brother's grasp, Ryuun was noted to have been suffering from extreme loneliness and depression from not having others around him to keep him company. convinced him to allow others to help him in his quests instead of wanting to stop evil by himself, otherwise his belief would cause him to ultimately grow arrogant and become like his brother, with Naruto exclaiming that he once felt the same as Ryuun, but was changed by who had suffered just as much as both of them combined.

Ryuun also possessed a perverted side, although Ryuun remained this hidden from others, but would occasionally showcase these traits. However, his pervertedness was limited, as Ryuun's focus was only towards older women, such as, , , and , the latter whom seemed the only one to reciprocate his feelings and advances, although she originally became extremely ashamed because of their age difference, and feared that others would shun them for their mutual attraction. This resulted in Ryuun, for the first time, openly expressing his hidden feelings and sorrow, exclaiming that their difference in age shouldn't be a factor, because if they loved each other, they shouldn't feel ashamed of others finding out, which ultimately caused Shizune to finally overcome her fears and tearfully, and openly, return his affections, to which both parties's friends congratulated them for.

Appearance
Ryuun had fair skin with purple eyes, with his signature trait being his short black hair with red streaks on the front, which was originally completed black, but dyed his streaks red to honor his late-foster mother. Ryuun wore had on a black sleeveless quipap shirt with a zipper with a medium sized collar, which was was purple in the inside. He also wore navy blue pants with a brown belt with two black containers on the left side. He also wore long black shinobi shoes with four straps, three on the top and two on the top of the foot. He later adopted black arm warmers with metal connected to them in the shape of a rectangle and some gloves with metal in the shape of square that left his fingers exposed. Ryuun later began wearing metal bracers connected to cloth that he put above his elbow that helps conduct electricity.

Abilities
Ryuun was a natural prodigy, hailed as a "genius fighter" by. His talents earned him the position of at a young age, directly selected by 's, and was the strongest shinobi of his village. Despite his kind nature having rarely use his abilities to their full extent, Ryuun was known for being "undefeated", having never been defeated in official battles since becoming a. His full potential was showncased during his final battle against his twin brother, where Ryuun's capabilities and unique abilities were used to their fullest, and ultimately allowed him to defeat his brother, albeit with help from.

Charka Control and Physical Prowess
Much like his brother, Ryuun possessed large amounts of, which allowed him to battle non-stop for long periods of time without showing signs of exhaustion. During his early life whilst living and training under Chino Uzumaki, Ryuun learned to hone his proficiency in chakra control. Such exact use of his chakra allows him to perform techniques with maximum efficiency without wasting much chakra.

After completing his training with Chino, Ryuun's chakra control increased tremendously. By building up chakra into his fists (and infrequently his feet) and releasing it on contact with a target, it grants Ryuun superhuman strength and durability. Furthermore, Ryuun can send chakra throughout his entire body to lift greater mass, and improve his ability to withstand crushing blows.

Ninjutsu
Ryuun was proficient in countless type of, from offensive, to supportive, and even defensive, and occasionally, combining all three for maximum damage to his enemy, and support for his comrades. He had mastery of all forms of shinobi combat, reputed for having advanced knowledge of all numerous techniques, including. Even when he encountered something new, as in the case of 's Amenotejikara, Ryuun could discern their attributes and limitations from only brief observation. He was capable of using various techniques simultaneously, for more versatile and longer effects.

Ryuun was capable of performing the Summoning Technique, and during his lifetime, acquired numerous contracts with different animals, such as toads, snakes, slugs, and hawks, which were often used for different types of combat and support; Ryuun would often summons slugs for their healing abilities after having gained this knowledge from his lover,. Ryuun was also incredibly skilled in the usage of the Shadow Clone Technique, while also being capable of creating vast amounts of clones to confuse and/or overwhelm his opponents.

Through his time spent with his lover, Shizune, Ryuun learned how to convert chakra in his body into a special chemical that Ryuun would then exhale from his mouth, creating a deadly cloud of poison, where even a small breath of could cause a painful, and immediate, death. This technique combines ninjutsu, chemistry, and medical knowledge, thus requiring fine chakra control and advanced ability in, all of which Ryuun learned whilst training with Shizune. He also learned how to launch poison-coated senbon at his opponents with deadly accuracy. It is comprised of a five-part segmented device with barrels on top where the senbon are loaded and soaked inside the barrels when the strings are pulled. Wires on the back of these facilitate the launching of the weapons.

Nature Transformation
Ryuun was capable of performing all five of the basic, as well as , accomplishments extremely rare even for fully-grown adults. Through, Ryuun could unleash countless create a volley of fireballs that while initially appearing to be a single fireball, quickly reveal themselves as countless ones to catch his opponents off-guard. He could also spew a stream of chakra-infused gunpowder from his mouth. After surrounding the enemy with the ash, Ryuun would ignite it with a flint placed on his teeth beforehand to create a spark, resulting in a violent explosion, burning his enemy. Alternatively, Ryuun could expel chakra-infused ash that blanket a wide area, burning anyone who comes in contact with it. The technique could also be used as a powerful deterrent from attacks as well as a highly effective smokescreen.

Ryuun's affinity was his usage of, where Ryuun could attack his opponents with several water orbs, which converge on top of them and come crashing down in the form of spears. Additionally, Ryuun could also shoot numerous amount of extremely large jets of water from his mouth at high speeds which can easily shatter rock, create dragon-shaped water creatures to inflict severe damage to his opponents, spit a stream of water from his mouth at the ground, which circles around him and rises upward to create a wall for defensive purposes, and unleash a large volume of water from a preexisting source or expelled high into the air from his mouth. Once high enough, it cascades down onto the targeted area, resembling a giant waterfall.

Ryuun's specialty, however, relies on the usage of his unique kekkei genkai, Heat Release, which combined his Water and -based chakra. With it, Ryuun absorbs power from sunlight, and with its infinite source of energy, Ryuun could utilize its abilities countless times without signs of exhaustion, although overusing these abilities could permanently, and severely, damage his flesh and organs due to the energy source's fierce power and pressure. With it, Ryuun could channel immense amounts of chakra onto the palm of his hand while having it faced towards the enemy, and a strong flash of red light emerges and depending on the power collected, begins charging up to increase the attack's power. He could also knead chakra in his body, as well as absorb energy from sunlight and charge up both set of powers into his hands, creating an incredibly powerful sphere of energy, which is described as being the "enbodiment of heat" and launching into his opponent. Because of the technique's destructive power, Ryuun usually has to remain at a great distance from the target in order to not get caught by the blast.

Bukijutsu
Ryuun frequently used in combat, often setting traps throughout the battlefield before the battle in order to use them to catch his opponents off-guard. During his final battle against his brother, Ryuun placed countless explosive tags around the area beforehand, and whenever his brother gained the upper hand, he would activate one to catch him off guard, and while his brother believed Ryuun had only one tag prepared, Ryuun would continuously set off his remaining tags whenever the pace favorited his brother.

Ryuun also expertly used in combat, and by using the Shuriken Shadow Clone Technique, he could create copies of these shuriken, allowing him to bombard a target with thousands of projectiles without needing to physically carry that many on himself but rather conserve his supply.

Fūinjutsu
Ryuun could perform a suicide-murder technique that would seal away a target's soul at the cost of the user's life. Despite thoroughly researching the technique to encounter ways to bypass the sacrifice, Ryuun's research failed and realized there wasn't a way to remain alive after using the technique, and resorted to saving the technique as a last-resort, which unfortunately, came to fruition as Ryuun was forced to use it to seal away both his brother and himself away to end the former's murderous rampage.

Genjutsu
Despite rarely relying on it, Ryuun was very proficient in the usage of. Not only becoming capable of dispersing genjutsu cast upon him, Ryuun was also capable of casting high-level genjutsu onto others, seen as when Ryuun was forced to subdue his lover Shizune into a sleeping genjutsu to prevent her from joining him during his final battle against his brother.

His vast knowledge and skill in genjutsu also helped Ryuun overpower and free himself from his brother's Rinnegan-based genjutsu despite the dōjutsu's powerful capabilities, which was attributed to both his skill and willpower to defeat his brother and his loved ones.

Intelligence
Ryuun possessed an instinctual, intuitive intelligence. This intelligence allowed him to make intellectual leaps, as opposed to the logical intelligence of others. And although he was clever, Ryuun lacked intellectual curiosity, paying little attention to matters that were none of his concern or had any influence in his goals. Nevertheless, Ryuun's years of experience on the battlefield honed his strategic ingenuity. He could quickly devise a number of approaches and could switch approaches immediately. The longer he spent against a particular opponent, the less he needed backup tactics, as he could eventually predict what they would do and identify literal or psychological weaknesses to exploit.

He could form and verify any theories he comes up with using small details. In addition to his sheer adaptability, Ryuun was knowledgeable on a large variety of individuals and abilities, and thus could identify techniques when used and react with the most appropriate counter to them, seen as after discovering his brother's usage of the, Ryuun spent months researching the Rinnegan's abilities and retellings of who were witness to its abilities, therefore, Ryuun was capable of coming-up with counter-strategies and counterattacks for nearly almost of his brother's Rinnegan-based attacks.