Ryoji Sogetsu

"In order to attain one's dream its requires a strong will and unfailing determination."

- Ryoji Sogetsu


 * "The silent echo within one's own heart whispers the most profound of wisdom." - Master of the Mangekyo Sharingan

Ryoji Sogetsu (良治草月, Sogetsu Ryoji) also sometimes referred to as  Ryoji Uchiha (良治うち, Uchiha Ryoji) is a shinobi from Konohagakure and the current Seventh Hokage (七題名火影, Shichidaime Hokage; Literally meaning "Seventh Fire Shadow") of the hidden leaf village. He gained the title after the previous sixth hokage retired from his position and chose Ryoji as his successor, due to his well know reputation as a gifted ninja and for his bravery as well, for he was the one who fought against the Nine Tailed Demon Fox. He is also known throughout the shinobi world as Konoha's Lightning Flash (木ノ葉の稲妻, Konoha no Inazuma; English "Lightning Flash of the Hidden Leaf") due to his mastery of the Chidori a jutsu originally made famous by Kakashi Hatake and for his unique use of his mangekyo space-time ninjutsu the Shiva. This makes him the Third Hokage throughout Konoha's history to use a space-time Ninjutsu of their own, the first was Tobirama Senju the former Second Hokage and the other being Minato Namikaze the former Fourth Hokage.

He is currently one of the surviving members of the Uchiha clan, he originally lived in Yugakure before he and his family moved back to Konoha. He is also known as the warrior who fought against the Nine Tailed Demon Fox and protected the leaf village from its attack. In an act of despiration he along with the previous sixth Hokage sealed the Nine Tails inside a young boy of the leaf village. As Hokage he is known by the moniker Seijaku (静寂, Serenity) by many due to his calm and patient display of attitude. He is also known by the moniker Ryoji no Meigetsu (良治明月光の夢の, Ryoji of the Moonlight Dreams) due to the unqiue nature and abilities of his Sharingan. He is also currently one of the main protagonists in Shadow Rage's Naruto story and as such has an important role to play for the events to come.

Appearance
Ryoji is a tall, lean-built, light-skinned man, with short shoulder length black hair that hangs over both sides of his face to roughly frame his cheeks, and brown colored eyes. He is shown wearing dark colors most of the time, as his current standard attire consists of a green shirt, grey pants, with a black jacket, and black shoes. He will sometimes wear a dark black colored coat, which he drapes over his back instead of actually wearing it. His previous attire consisted of a blue kimono with a yellow sash, he wears a pale blue haori on top of his kimono and white socks with slippers. Despite his status as a famous shinobi his appearance for the most part is not very intimidating, apart from the ferocity shown in his eyes sometimes. When he was living in Yugakure, he would usually have a soft and caring look in his eyes, especially directed towards his younger adoptive sister Misao. During his time as a shinobi of the leaf village, his casual clothes would consist of a black shirt and black pants with a pouch strapped to them for carrying weapons.

Personality
Ryoji is a man with strong morals and ethics he believes people should be honest and up front about their feeling, like him. He doesn’t like it when his friends and family keep secrets from him but respects their wishes and reason for doing so since he too has secrets of his own. He is a kind hearted man who is willing to help people in need and is always there for the people he cares about, though in the past he did sometimes lie about his origins as an Uchha. After hearing various stories about his ancestor’s the Uchiha he has show disdain towards the uchiha clan for their selfish ways and their reasons for causing much chaos and destruction all over the world. He tries to hide the fact that he is by blood an uchiha but other than that he does not consider himself as an uchiha. The only thing he is grateful for of his Uchiha heritage is the powers it gives him such as the Sharingan and its evolved form the Mangekyo Sharingan. After becoming Hokage his views on the Uchiha Clan seemed too have changed a little, as he believe that despite what some of them may have done in the past not all Uchiha were bad, and that a person cannot judge the entire clan due to the actions of few.

A lot of his personality can be attributed to his modest up brining, he was taught to value human life and killing without a proper reason is just plain murder. Ryoji is the type of person who needs to help people and find ways of keeping them safe as such he is will to go to great length to protect them. Ryoji is highly distrusting of people he feels are hiding their true personality from him, especially people like Yuriko Kurohime and Shirou Uchiha. His relationship with is adoptive family is good, he respects both his father Koga and his mother Yukari, is grateful towards them for taking in and raising him despite his origins and status as an uchiha heir. During his younger years his father Koga was strict, with high expectations of him and trusting him to make sound and responsible choices, but because Ryoji is generally well-behaved and obedient, they still have an extremely close relationship. Ryoji highly values Koga's approval, and when he was younger used to often tell him that he wanted to be like him. He always considered Koga as his "real father" and suffered great anxiety over his Uchiha heritage and destiny, but Koga always assured Ryoji that he was responsible for his own future and encouraged Ryoji to choose his own path. He is also close with his adoptive sister Misao and has from a young age been very protective of her, the two siblings were also part of the same genin team for a long time Misao was also one of the few people beside his parents at the time to know of his Uchiha origins, though this did not change how she felt about her brother. Ryoji trusts her with most of his secrets and is willing to protect her from any harm or danger.

Ryoji is thoughtful and intelligent. He is friendly, easily going and gets along well with his fellow leaf shinobi and people of the village despite his origin's as an Uchiha. When he was much younger Ryoji was sensitive and scared by the very thought of taking another life but this attitude changed as he grew older and gained experience. He had a great desire to help those he cared about, but never knew how to. Nevertheless, he was a talented and gifted student, mastering almost every technique his father Koga had ever taught him. He has good ties with several people in the leaf village such as Shinji Kagami a long time friend and fellow shinobi with whom he has worked with in the past, he is also friends with Touko Kanzaki another well known female shinobi in the leaf village. He is very respectful of the current Hokage due to the fact that despite knowing full well that he was born an uchiha the Hokage did not discriminate him and has rather welcomed him as a member of the village.

During battle he is much more analytical and observant, not making a move before he has studied his opponent’s thoughts and movements. Though not one to underestimate an opponent, he prefers to go into battle with much caution and makes preparations in advance. Even when an enemy may prove to be stronger than him, he doesn't show much surprise or concern and tries to remain calm. He can come up with quick strategies when facing an opponent in battle, and will most of the time figure out a way to defeat his opponent, through logical decisions and proper battle tactics. Even if an opponent proves to be stronger than him, he will usually figure out a way to defeat them with the most effective methods. Like most powerful or accomplished shinobi, he is not really arrogant, and is very down to earth, always reminding himself that there are other shinobi out there more powerful than him. Though this doesn’t mean that he is not confident in his own skills and abilities, as he has stated he can be quite a dangerous opponent in battle.

As the Sevetn Hokage of the Leaf Village, Ryoji is known for his devotion and dedication towards the leaf village, his love for his friends and family have apparently inspired a lot of people around him, and, as a result, he is well-liked by the people of the leaf villager. Many of the village shinobi trust his judgment and rely on his decisions and take his advice on various matters. He is very respectful of his fellow shinobi as well as those around him,; he particularly does not like dwelling in the past and chooses not to speak freely about others peoples pasts, knowing full ell that some people don't like talking about things they did a lifetime ago. Both Shinji Kagami and Takashi Kosuda have said that he is a very nice person, he is the type of person who can look past peoples faults and tries to find some good in people despite the current corruption of the ninja world.

He believes that one day the cycle of hate that has consumed the entire world will come to an end and that people will truly come together and understand one another, though he knows this is all but a distant dream, nonetheless he wants to achieve it so that future generations may live in peace without the hardships of the shinobi. Ryoji is a shrewd person and not a man who would do something without just cause or reason. As Hokage Ryoji is known for his great determination and unbelievable drive, he believes that all leaf shinobi should stand together as one and that they should show true loyalty to one other, and that a Kage must put his life on the line for the sake of the village and its people, this is to set an example for all others. This shows that he is a firm believer of the Will of Fire, a philosophy that has been passed down from generation to generation in the leaf village as a part of their spiritual heritage. He has also stated that despite being born an Uchiha he will not let it control his destiny and that he will not succumb to the Uchiha clan’s Destiny of Hatred.

History
His origin was unknown, where he came from or how he came to be was unknown at the time. When Ryoji was just a baby of six months he was found by Koga Sougetsu, a konoha jonin who had just moved to Yugakure with his wife. Just a couple of miles away from the outskirts of Yugakure, Koga found the young Ryoji laying there. Seeing the bloody massacre that took place in the area there was no sign of life to be found anywhere, so Koga decided to take the young child back to Yukigakure. Unable to find the child’s real parents Koga and his wife Yukari decided to adopt the young child and raise him as his own. Ryoji grew up in a happy home, loved by both his parents, a few years later his younger sister Misao was born, When he was at the age of five the entire Sogetsu family moved back to the hidden leaf village once again, one of the reason for the move was because Koga though his son needed to be trained and the konoha ninja academy was just the right place for him.

From a young age Ryoji had show exceptional skills in the ninja arts, he entered the ninja academy at the age of seven and within a year’s time he graduated from the top of his class. He was then assigned to a three man team along with his sister Misao Sogetsu and another academy graduate Ichiro Kazuhiro, under the leadership of Akihiko Sanada, an experienced konoha jonin. The 3 man squad would be named Team 9, and from then on went on various ninja missions for the next two years, Ryoji earned a name for himself as a genius rookie all the while training with his father Koga as well as participating in various low ranked ninja missions with his teammates and teacher. He participated in the chunin exams and it was during the second stage of the exam where his team was trapped in the forest of death, it was during this time that he awakened his sharingan, although at first he was confused of this new development but nonetheless he was able pass the exam with help from his new found power.

At a young age of 10 Ryoji passed the chunin exams along with his friends and officially became a chunin, Koga amazed that his son was able to awaken such a power within his eyes though he was not surprised as he always had a hunch that something was special about his son. He explained to Ryoji about the origins of the Dōjutsu Kekkei Genkai the Sharingan and told him stories about the famed Uchiha clan, how they were responsible for many wars during the time of the fourth shinobi world war and how certain Uchiha clan members used their unique dojutsu to spread chaos and destruction all over the world. Upon hearing the dark origins of the Sharingan and of the Uchiha clan Ryoji began to doubt himself and though what if he went along a similar path like how his Uchiha ancestors did, his father Koga reassured him that he was not going to let that happened and that Ryoji is a member of the Sogetsu family and not an Uchiha despite his origins. This helped Ryoji understand a little about himself and what he needed to do with his new found power, since then he began training and development of his Sharingan eye, he was able to locate one of the abandoned Uchiha facility that was still around in the leaf village, he found several scrolls indicating the use of the Sharingan and several other jutsu that the Uchiha were apparently working on, now with enough information about the Sharingan and the Uchiha clan he continued to train his Sharingan eye with the intent of mastering it to its fullest.

Throughout the years Ryoji continued to perform his duties as a leaf shinobi, he was well known for his exploits through the entire land of fire and it was at some point after awakening his shringan that people discovered that he was an Uchiha by blood, though this revelation caused must controversy, the previous sixth Hokage was able to calm the situation down and informed the people of the leaf village to except Ryoji for who he was not for his heritage as an Uchiha, it was due to the kind words of the sixth Hokage that fueled Ryoji resolve and made him more determined to protect his friends, family and the leaf village as well. At age 15 Ryoji and his teammates were sent on a ninja mission to capture a dangerous criminal, it was during this mission that Ryoji suffered a great loss, his best friend and teammate Ichiro Kazuhiro was killed in action by the same rouge ninja they were chasing after, Ryoji saddened and overwhelmed with grief awaked his Mangekyo Sharingan, unable to comprehend what had happed, he used his new found power to defeat the foe and his best friends killer. Ryoji was saddened by the loss of his friend, but he made a vow to his former comrade that he would do whatever it takes to protect the leaf village and continue to live his life the best way he can, he also promised that he would follow the will of fire. After a years after the death if his friend he was promoted to the rank of jonin, due to his bravery and leadership skills. He continued his duties as a Jonin of the Hidden Leaf Village and after gaining his Mangekyo Sharingan his fame grew even further, well known to all throughout the entire ninja world as one of Konoha’s best shinobi.

Sometime after becoming a Jonin, he looked for a former leaf shinobi who was once famous for his use of the sharingan, it was none other than Kakashi Hatake, a shinobi who was regarded as a legend in the leaf village, now an elderly man part of the Konoha council. Ryoji requested of Kakashi to teach him the Chidori a lightning based jutsu that was once made famous by Kakashi himself, Kakashi was at first was suspicious of Ryoji’s motives knowing full well that he was an Uchiha. Kakashi once taught the chidori to one of his students and he too was an Uchiha heir, and used his teaching for his evil purposes, not wanting to make the same mistake he refused Ryoji’s request. Ryoji unable to accept Kakshi decision told him that the reason he came to Kakashi to learn the Chidori was so he could protect the leaf village and the people he cared about, he needed a blade that could protect the bonds of friendship as well as protect the things he cared about the most, after hearing Ryoji, Kakashi was convinced and knew that Ryoji would make good use of his Chidori, he then trained Ryoji for sometime teaching him the principles behind the Chidori. After a while Ryoji had mastered the jutsu and began to develop his own variations. It was also during this time that he developed his Mangekyo Sharingan and gained access to three of its most powerful jutsu’s, this allowed him to achieve even greater heights of power.

Abilities
Since his academy days Ryoji has been known as a talented and gifted young shinobi, even when compared to people or shinobi of his own age, finding difficult tasks more challenging and interesting. He Scored high marks in both performance tests and written tests and graduated from the academy at a early age of eight. His skills with various water and wind related techniques surprised even his Jonin trainer and teacher Akihiko at the time of their third training session. By the age of 22 he develops much of his potential and had becomes a very powerful ninja, strong enough to fight against high level Jonin and S-Class Shinobi. Ryoji seems to possess vast knowledge and understanding of the ninja world; just from analyzing his opponents using a jutsu once or twice, he can recognize and understand how their jutsu work. He possesses great instincts and intuition in battle which allows him to become aware of his surrounding and keep his guard up so that he can reacts to an incoming attack or danger in time. He is able to come up with effective strategies in the heat of battle and is able to manipulate his opponent’s strengths and weaknesses to his advantage. When entering a battle he usually has two or three battle strategies planned out well in advance and usually proceeds with caution when engaging an enemy. When fighting an opponent he is able to most of the times deduce an opponent’s ability and then come up with an effective counter measure. Originally his chakra levels weren't that high but after years of hard work and training he managed to increase his overall chakra level. It can be assumed that Ryoji currently has a fairly high amount of chakra, since he is able to summon Raja Naga the King of the Snakes, it being a powerful summon. According to Touko Kanzaki, Ryoji is one of the most gifted shinobi of his current generation and is also respected as a powerfull Hokage of the leaf village.

Jutsu
Ryoji is a gifted and talented ninja, he is skilled in the art of Ninjutsu and Taijutsu but not so much in Gnejutsu, as stated by Ryoji the only reason he is able to perform high level genjutsu is due to the power of his sharingan. He is noted to be quite fast, especially with his hand movements. This is shown during his battle with Shirou Uchiha as he was capable of making hand seals and throw weapons almost simultaneously, he threw a kunai towards Shirou with one hand and then suddenly attack him out of nowhere with a lightning Ninjutsu with the other. In terms of speed, he is noted being so fast that an opponent does not even notice being attacked by him until after it has taken place. Ryoji from a young age had been known to be quite adept at Taijutsu, as demonstrated when he easily dispatched three fellow Jonin with ease and was able to fight on par with Touko Kanzaki, a ninja who herself is also a Taijutsu master. His ability and skill in Taijutsu allowed him to easily fend off attacks from several armed opponents. He is also very proficient at wielding a sword, having years worth of combat experience, his style of sword play combines graceful body movements with lethal strikes. Ryoji has shown high level knowledge and skill of using sealing jutsu’s. He was able to use the Five Elements Seal to disrupt the flow of chakra in a targets body, the target was unable to fight for quite some time, though in order for the jutsu to work the target needed to be in a weakened state. He also used the Five Elements Unseal to counter the effects of the previous seal. He also used an unnamed sealing jutsu to imprison the nine tailed demon fox inside the body of a young boy though he did require the assistance of the current Hokage to do so. This unique jutsu apparently sealed the nine tails power within the young body and along with a few modifications done by Ryoji himself has allowed the boy to access the nine tails power over time. Ryoji has stated that the sealing jutsu he invoked when imprisoning the nine tails was created with the help of his mangekyo sharingan.

Snake Techniques & Summoning
Due to his unique affinity with snakes and also the contract he formed with the snake, this has allowed Ryoji to use a number of snake related jutsu and abilities. One of his most common snake related ability is being able to summon giant snakes to fight alongside him in battle, which is made possible by the summoning contract tattoo on both of his hands. With Hidden Shadow Snake Hands, he can call upon a number of snakes from his sleeves and control them to attack opponents in large numbers with poisonous bites. He can also summon small snakes from his hands to attack or restrain his opponents.

Besides summoning smaller or regular snakes, Ryoji also has a personal summon Raja Naga, the king of the snakes. The summon appears as a half man half snake like creature with most of its head is covered in a shell like helmet, only the lower part of his face can be seen and his eyes are white. Ryoji can summon the Raja Naga into battle in order to help him fight or distract enemies. Ryoji can depend on Naga during battle as he is the king of snakes and strongest one of them all, he is quite strong and agile; he is proficient in close quarter hand to hand combat and like Ryoji is adept at using water release techniques. Naga is also known to be quite fast as he is capable of dodging attacks from close range and can use his impressive speed to close the distance between himself and his opponent in a matter of seconds. He seems to posses several poison based jutsu as he can create a poison like mist from his mouth, coming into contact with this mist can paralyze or immobilize a target for a short period of time. Raja Naga is a cunning and manipulative warrior and is fiercely loyal to Ryoji.

Nature Transformation
Ryoji has shown great mastery over his natural affinity towards wind chakra, and is capable of using several high-level wind-based ninjutsu without much difficulty. He has shown the ability to use wind techniques to blow himself away to safety or change direction while in mid-air at high speeds and dodge enemy attacks at close range. He can use large amounts of wind nature chakra to create a wind blade that can cut and slash through almost any material. By manipulating wind chakra and blowing it from his mouth he can seemingly releases a stream of wind infused chakra from his mouth that takes on the form of a twister to either attack or blow the enemy away. He can also breathe wind-infused chakra into the palm of his hand, shaping it into a small, whirlwind-like ball and will then shoot it towards his opponent. This spiral wind ball jutsu seems to be very fast and powerful as it is capable of smashing through thick rock without much difficulty.

Ryoji is also capable of using several lightning based jutsu, due to lightning being his secondary chakra nature. His main use of lightning based jutsu is the Chidori a technique that shapes lightning chakra in the users hands, this technique was originally taught to him by an elderly Kakashi, since then he has developed many variations of this jutsu utilizing its lightning based nature, he has earned a reputation for his use of the Chidori, and some have even commented that he may have even surpassed Kakashi in the use of this jutsu. He has shown the use of Lightning Serpent a jutsu that shapes and expands lightning chakra into the shape of a snake in order to attack and electrocute an enemy, this jutsu is quite fast and can be used at close range. Ryoji is able to use Lightning Destruction to convert his chakra in to lightning and then sends an enormous bolt of electricity that cuts through the ground in the direction of a target. With Lightning Release: Electromagnetic Murder he can create a wave of electricity from his hands, it's power depends on the amount of chakra used as it can vary from a small surge to shock an opponent to a powerful stream of lightning capable of cutting through the ground and can use it in conjunction with a water release technique.

Sharingan
Initially Ryoji was unaware that he had the power to activate his own sharingan due to his origins being unclear, it wasn’t until the age of 10 that he first manifested the sharingan within his eyes. At first he was unable to properly control the power of his sharingan, with help from his adoptive father Koga and over time he gained control over the sharingan. As stated by Koga, being an uchiha by blood, Ryoji is a true heir to the Sharingan Eye. The sharingan that Ryoji possesses is different from the sharingan of other uchiha members; he can use most of the abilities bestowed by the sharingan but is unable to memorize any technique that he witnesses, as such he is unable to memorize ninjutsu, genjutsu, and taijutsu. The reason for this unknown but Ryoji speculates that he must be different or unique in some way from other members of the uchiha clan. Because he is unable to copy regular jutsu, all of his genjutsu skills and powers are strengthened to compensate fort this loss.

Except for this aspect he is able to wield all other powers and abilities bestowed by the sharingan. Ryoji is very skilled at using his Sharingan, as he is able to detect multiple ninja assassins that were sent to kill him and defeat them all in an instant. He can cast a genjutsu by merely pointing his finger or by looking at someone with his eyes, and can similarly turn an opponent's genjutsu against them with Demonic Illusion: Mirror Heaven and Earth Change, this is one of his favorite genjutsu techniques. His genjutsu abilities with the Sharingan have shown to be great enough, allowing him to easily hypnotize others without them being fully aware of it. Ryoji has trained his eyes to such a degree that he has reached a stage where he can keep his Sharingan activated all the time, with minimal drain on his chakra levels.

He is seen using various abilities with his sharingan, one such ability allows him to enter a person's subconscious and manipulate it as he pleases, he can either cause a person to experience a horrible nightmare or make them see a beautiful blissful dream, and it depends on what Ryoji wants his opponent to see. He once used his sharingan to brainwash several sound ninja, by turning them against one another other. Ryoji can implant illusions into another person's head, he used his sharingan to make an assassin shinobi think he had actually killed Ryoji, but Ryoji was in fact alive and well, looking at his opponent from a safe distance. He can also use his sharingan to interrogate a person for information, by entering their mind.

Mangekyo Sharingan
Ryoji first awakened his Mangekyō Sharingan after his best friend Ichiro Kazuhiro was killed in cold blood during a ninja mission by a powerful rouge ninja, the emotional trauma caused by the incident allowed him to awaken the Mangekyo within his eyes. Devastated by his best friend’s death and feeling powerless that he could not save his best friend, Ryoji awakened his Mangekyō Sharingan for the first time and used it to defeat the rouge ninja. Ryoji's Mangekyō takes the appearance of six pointed spiral like patterns. Unlike other Sharingan, which have a black design and red background, Ryoji's Mangekyō is one of the few that is shown to have a red design and a black background. After gaining the Mangekyō Sharingan, it increased Ryoji's power greatly, and enabled him to use his most powerful techniques.

With his left eye, he uses a technique which he refers to as Brahma, a powerful genjutsu that allows him to control or alter the victim's perception of reality by controlling the five senses to such a point that it can make the target misinterpret between reality and illusion. With his technique he is able to quickly create simple or complex illusions to deceive opponents. With his right eye he can use Shiva, a unique space time manipulation jutsu that allows him to teleport himself or others to another location virtually instantaneously. He does this by means of displacing himself through an alternate dimension briefly and reappearing in a desired location. His final technique is Vishnu, "The Preserver", a technique that uses the power of the mangekyo sharingan to bring forth a spectral being, the being itself is a reflections of a his inner self a manifestation of Ryoji's inner power and his desire to protect his friends and family. His overall control over the Vishnu ability is great enough and he has mastered the technique to the point where he is able to summon parts of the spectral being at a time without having the need to summon the entire being. The complete being takes the form of a humanoid creature with four arms, wielding objects on 3 of its hands, holding a lotus, mace, and conch. The mace can transform itself into a bladed ethereal sword, the conch can be used as a sealing weapon, and finally the lotus can be transformed into a large indestructible shield, capable of repelling the strongest of attacks.

Despite his mastery over the Mangekyō Sharingan, Ryoji does suffer from the side effects of using these powerful jutsu's. Each of the techniques bestowed by the Mangekyō Sharingan requires high amounts of chakra to perform, and if they are used for extended periods of time then Ryoji is left fatigued afterward, to the point where he needs to deactivate his Sharingan altogether, something that he does not usually need to do. However, if he uses all three techniques simentaneously then the amount of chakra used is so great that he has to be hospitalized for a week after using all three techniques in one day.

Quotes

 * "One of the most important things that I've learned throughout the years is that you can't afford to live in the past."


 * ( To Jin Toshihiro) "There is something behind that mask of your that you show everone around you. You're just afraid to face it. You're not running away from who or what you are. You're running away from who you think you're going to become. But like I said before you don't have to face it alone. Because I am always here for you. Just because you've given up on yourself doesn't mean I have".

Trivia

 * Although it wasn't intended by the author, Ryoji has a number of similarities with the former Fourth Hokage Minato Namikaze.
 * Both are respected and well-liked by the people of the leaf village, during their time serving as Hokage.
 * Both are well known users of space-time ninjutsu.
 * Both are known for their love and dedication towards the leaf village, and would gladly sacrifice their lives for the sake of the village.
 * Both Hokage have fought against the Nine Tailed Demon Fox.
 * His appearance is based on Ren Ichimoku from the anime/manga series Jigoku Shojo.
 * His theme song is Clubbed to Death By Rob Dougan' and his battle theme is 'Take me away by Globus.
 * He is currently one of the surviving members of the Uchiha clan not be born in Konohagakure, though he grew up there for most of his childhood and adult life.
 * Ryoji's favorite word is "dream" (夢, yume).
 * Ryoji's Mangekyō Sharingan is one of the few that doesn't have three points. It consists of spiral pattern, giving it six points. It is also one of the few Sharingan to have inverse colors; while most are red with black designs, Ryoji's one is black with red designs.
 * According to the Naruto databook:
 * Ryoji's hobby is reading, writing, and astrology.
 * Ryoji wishes to fight against his teammates Touko Kanzaki and Shinji Kagami.
 * Ryoji's favorite foods are eggs and steak, while his least favorites are cabbage and coconut.
 * Ryoji has completed 1000 official missions in total: 100 D-rank, 200 C-rank, 200 B-rank, 350 A-rank, 150 S-rank.
 * The surname "Sogetsu" means Grass Moon.
 * Ryoji is my first Kage character and is the Current Seventh Hokage.
 * Most Mangekyo Sharingan Techniques are named after Japanese Shinto gods, while Ryoji's Mangekyo techniques are named after the three primary gods in Hindu Mythology, Shiva, Brahma and Vishnu together these three deities have been called "the Hindu triad" or the "Great Trinity.