Tasogare (LostSynth)

is an organization that was initially created be Tetsumoto and Yanagi that comprised of various orphans and revolutionaries to wished to oust the current regime, the, from Yarigakure. The group preserves the principals of the sword style that humanity is initially sinful and, through death and rebirth, that can made anew in an innocent form. The group was initially disbanded when the previous leader, Yanagi, defected to Eizenzeiger and subsequently destroyed the remnants of Tasogare. Tetsumoto was the sole survivor and was saved on the battlefield by the efforts of the enigmatic No-Faced Man. After accepting assistance from the No-Faced Man, Tetsumoto reinstated Tasogare and altered the organizations original plans: To purge the world of sin and resurrect it into a pure and sinless state.

Formation
Tasogare was formed a few years after after the Eizenzeiger took control of Yarigakure by assassinating the Fourth Haganekage, Kingane and anyone connecting to him. Eisenzeiger than began to destroy everything that was connected to the traditional style. Originally, Tetsmoto and his group was content with harassing and sabotaging Eizenzeiger periodically. However, yanagi voiced for a more aggressive stance while Tetsumoto supported a more secretive war against the organization. This schism created Tasogare and meant to be a vehicle to fight against corruption and evil. Tetsumoto, Yanagi, and the other founding members of Tasogare believed that the Eizenzeiger was just a front of rape, kill, pillage, and destroy Yarigakure and that its members were just common thugs and anarchists. using the teachings of Geheimbluttanz, they identified the Eizenzeiger as the first evil to be purged in order for the world to be reborn.

The Tasogare Rebellion
The group then began to lay out plans to infiltrate the Eisenzeiger headquarters and destroy it from the inside. The planning stage took little less than a year and, on May 12th, the plan was put into place. There were three teams, 6 members to each team, that had seperate goals that was vital to the mission. The Infiltration Team was tasked in entering the Eizenzeiger headquarters, and securing safe passage for the Offensive Team to come in and join them. The Supply Strike Team was to cut off some the Eizenzeiger shinobi squad from each other and to harry supply centers located around Die Tod.

During this time, the villagers who supported the cause were to make guerrilla strike attacks on the perimeters of Die Tod and other Eizenzeiger strongholds in Yarigakure. The Infiltration Team was successful in entering and the Supply Strike Team had managed to separate the shinobi squadrons. However, as the Infiltration Team made their way to the Offensive Team meeting point, they were ambushed in force by Eizenzeiger shinobi. Tetsumoto was in charge of the Infiltration team while Yanagi was in charge of the Offensive Team.

The End of Tasogare
While the Infiltration Team put up a fight, most of the members save for Tetsumoto was eliminated. All connections to the other teams were cut off; leaving Tetsumoto in the dark. However, after seeing his childhood friends and comrades butchered, Tetsumoto was able to awaken his Kekkei Genkai, the Steel Release. He managed to hold off wave after wave of Eisenzeiger shinobi and managed to kill a little over one-hundred of them. However, as Tetsumoto was being pushed back, he tripped over a some rubble caused by the fight. In that second, the Eisenzeiger shinobi launched forth and stabbed him with their swords. Tetsumoto was pierced with over two dozen swords but still managed to get up albeit slowly. However, as he made to run forward for his final attack, he was stopped. Yanagi, who had betrayed Tasogare to the Eisenzeiger, stabbed Tetsumoto through the heart. Tetsumoto laid on the ground; bleeding. Yanagi revealed that the other strike teams were all dead and Tasogare was finished. He also revealed that by his betrayal, he was guaranteed the Haganekage title.

The No-Faced Man
The Eisenzeiger took Tetsumoto for dead. However, as he laid on the ground bleeding, the floor seemingly swallowed him up; much to Yanagi's dismay. yanagi and the shinobi searched for Tetsumoto frantically but did not find him anywhere. Believeing him to be dead, they gave up the search and prepared to fully take over Yarigakure. However, Tetsumoto did not die and, after awakening found himself lying in a dimly lit room. There he met his savior, the No-Faced Man. The No-Faced Man explained that Yanagi had betrayed Tasogare since its creation and that he was feeding secrets to the Eisenzeiger. Yanagi was promised the Haganekage seat in exchange for this betrayal. The No-faced Man also told Tetsumoto that Tasogare was all but destroyed with Tetsumoto the only one alive. However, the beliefs of Tasogare still live on and, in time, will bring salvation to this world.

The Rebirth of Tasogare
The No-Faced Man offered a deal to Tetsumoto: to either die without realizing his goals or to team up with the No-Faced Man. If Tetsumoto was to accept the later; the No-Faced Man would offer any resource to Tetsumoto to aid him in taking over Yarigakure. However, this aid came at a price. Tetsumoto must give Tasogare leadership to the No-Faced Man and, in order to build up Tasogare's forces, the take over would be delayed to eight years later. Tetsumoto accepted reluctantly and started to train his Steel Release ability with the aid of the No-faced Man. In under one year, he mastered the ability, renamed it since the technique was created based on the Steel Release abilities. Tasogare then put forth its plan of gathering members, resources, and reputation.

The World Rebirth Plan
The No-Faced Man shared Tetsumoto's ideals of a world reborn without sin but, in order to do so, all sin must be washed cleaned. It was then that the No-Faced Man revealed to Tetsumoto of the. The No-Faced Man explained that the rock can be seen visually but does not actually exist physically in their realm but must be summoned from another realm in order for them to use it. In order for them to use it; they must sacrifice the soul energy from souls in order to awaken. are those who have turned to darkness and the dark soul energy consumed it. However, a is said to counter-act the negative effects of the Black Soul. Therefore, for every one hundred black souls that are collected, ten white souls are needed to counter-act the negativity. The No-Faced Man revealed that, in order to sacrifice a soul, the person must die to relinquish it. He equated it to a death sentence to the evil and a rebirth to the righteous.

The First Mission: Search for the Alchemist Shinobi
Before Tetsumoto was given his assignment to recruit members, The No-Faced Man revealed that they already have one recruit. This young man was recruited before Tetsumoto and was considered an agent of the No-Faced Man. This agent is a mysterious shinobi known as Hasenrō. Tetsumoto was to meet Hasenrō at the outskirts of Iwagakure to recruit the missing-nin Kinfu, the Alchemist Shinobi. The No-Faced Man explained to Tetsumoto that they needed the shinobi's abilities and vast resources to help fund the group.

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Goal
Tasogare held the belief that humanity is inherently sinful and, through a death and rebirth process, humanity can be made whole again and without sin. This was the founding ideal within the Geheimblattanz. The members of Tasogare believed that in order for humanity to be reborn, they must first purge evil from the world. However, as Tasogare was destroyed after Yanagi's betrayal and its subsequent rebirth under the leadership of Tetsumoto and the No-Faced Man, the ideals changed to eliminating both good from the world in order to eliminate evil. This is represented by gathering black and white souls. However, in order to do this, The No-Faced Man explained that the organization needs: The No-Faced Man tasked Tetsumoto to find and gather these assets in order to put their plan into place.
 * Members and allies
 * Resources such as money, supplies, etc.
 * Reputation such as clientele and publicity

Wardrobe
Tasogare has a distinctive wardrobe that was established when Tasogare was created and well into its rebirth under the No-Faced Man. The wardrobe consist of a light-blue hooded shinobi jacket with white trimming around hood, sleeves, and collar. These colors represents the power righteousness. A white clothe mouth mask protects the mouth and represents the purity of speech. The wardrobe is completed with pure white hakama pants with light blue cherry blossom petals on the lower fringes of the pants. The pants represents purity of the body while the light blue cherry blossoms represents the rebirth of beauty, innocence, and victory over death. Each member may alter the wardrobe but, as a rule, the colors and style stay the same. A member may elect to not wear the hood but in all member meetings; the hood must be worn. Members wear typical shinobi tabi and are permitted to wear padded gloves. Members may also wear their villages forehead protectors but must scratch them out to signify they cut their ties with the village in favor for Tasogare.

Creation and Conception
I originally created Tasogare to be an mirror organization much alike to Akatsuki. I envisioned them to have a similar antagonistic role in finding and capturing Jinchuriki and Tailed Beasts. However, in the alternate world I created, they were to be a peace keeping force that kept the Jinchuriki in line. However, using a jutsu to hide their identity, they were plotting to capture the Tailed Beast and become Jinchuriki themselves.

However, I scrapped that idea and, instead, created a different organization based in the real world of Naruto. While they bear some similarities to Aakatsuki, they defer on many levels. Each member has his or her sense of justice and how to execute it which comes into play. As well, I wanted them to have a both antagonistic and protagonistic role within the story. This is embodied in the character Tetsumoto.

Trivia
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