Sōsuke Nakahara

"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine as children do. It's not just in some of us; it is in everyone. And as we let our own lights shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others."

- Sōsuke Nakahara

Sōsuke Nakahara (宗介中原, Nakahara Sousuke; literally "beloved middle plain") is a wandering philosopher that goes by the humble moniker The Philosopher' (鉄人, tetsujin''). He goes from village to village, town to town, to spread his thoughts to the next generation, as well as to learn more about the world and its medley of customs.

Appearance
Sōsuke, ironically, has a somewhat ragged appearance. He has wavy black scholarly hair, that is parted down the middle. He has a light black fuzz, located around his chin area. Madara commented that Sōsuke has a droopy, depressed look to his facial expression, despite his personality strongly contradicting this claim. He is shown to wear glasses, though he claims that his eyesight "hasn't failed him quite yet." Making reference to his moniker, Sorata wears a white robe kept on by scroll-like obi that go down his shoulders; the entire attire almost like that of a japanese noblemen.

Personality
Sōsuke, in the eyes of many, is often shown as comical and naive when in regards to current events, social conversation, and even in the heat of battle. However, this is almost devastatingly false. Evident from his famed moniker, Sōsuke is a man of few words, and yet, those few words hold great importance to those whom he addresses. Madara explained that Sōsuke was not someone to do things without reason, applying to both his words and actions. Despite not being loyal to any one village, Sōsuke held his faith in the next generation, and wanted to learn all he could in the hopes of passing it all on. Sōsuke is often shown as serious and calm, but with a friendly air about him. He is not above breaking the tense atmosphere in order to promote prevention of provacation; this being shown most often in battle. It should also be noted that Sōsuke does not credit the idea of survival of the fittest; rather believing that if one is to worry about only oneself, in times of peril where one's skill is not enough, they will be damned to defeat, or worse, death.

Powers & Abilities
Sōsuke is known to have considerable power, despite not much being known about him. He rarely relies on ninjutsu, using fluid motion to defeat opponents. It is said that he uses his own special brand of martial arts, stemming from the teachings of Tai Chi, Aikido, and Taekkyeon. Sōsuke relies more on martial arts than ninjutsu and genjutsu, albeit he is known and shown to be skilled in both arts to the point of being considered at the level of Jōnin.

Evident from his philosophical background and arguably his most fearsome attribute, Sōsuke is an unrivaled intellectual. He is privy to many things in both history and in current events, knowing things that even the wise Madara did not possess prior knowledge to. Sōsuke has a talent for analyzing everything, to the point where he claims that nothing ever surprises him anymore. He is quick to perceive a person's true nature and abilities simply by watching them for a mere minute, and ends up being perfectly correct almost every time.

Umme
Contrary to his martial art usage, Sōsuke utilizes the Umme (ええと私, "sound of this world's eye"). Despite not coming from a particular clan, Sōsuke seems to possess a rather interesting dōjutsu. In his own words, Sōsuke described the Umme's power as both "tearing reality apart at the seams" and "attaining dominance over that which cannot be manipulated." When activated, Sōsuke's eyes take a mystical blue color, which appearance-wise can be compared to that of the full moon, but brighter.

Quotes

 * (Repeated Question) "What is your greatest fear?"

Behind the Scenes
Sōsuke is meant to replace Seireitou in all of my naruto fanon works simply because I could never stick to one format for the latter, for jutsu, loyalty, personality, and occupation. Besides that, I originally wanted Seireitou to match me as a person, but he ended up being a false representation of what I wanted to be. Sōsuke, in my own opinion, is a stronger representation of myself as a person. Ideas for Sōsuke were inspired by the upcoming movie, The Sorceror's Apprentice, and one of my all-time favorite movies, Coach Carter.