Arikurin

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Background

Prologue

Part I

Interlude

Part II

Blank Period

New Era

New Era II

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Prologue Part I Part II New Era Flashforward
(アーリカーリン) The Nohkan Shinobi (笛の忍び Fue no shinobi) The Leaf's Rainbow Blur (葉っぱの虹のぼかしHappa no niji no bokashi) The Young Man with Powerful Ears(力強い耳の青年 Chikaradzuyoi mimi no seinen)
Debut
Appears in	Anime, Manga, Game, Movie
Personal
Birthdate	Unknown
Gender	Male
Age	Part I: 29-30 Part II: 32-33
Height	Part I: 16816,800 cm <br />168 m <br />551.181 ft <br />6,614.173 in <br /> Part II: 180.318,030 cm <br />180.3 m <br />591.535 ft <br />7,098.425 in <br />
Weight	Part I: 5454 kg <br />119.05 lb <br /> Part II: 61.661.6 kg <br />135.805 lb <br />
Blood type	O
Kekkei Genkai	Sound Release Byakugan
Classification	Sage Sensor Type
Occupation	Head of Otogakure Anbu
Affiliation	Land of Sound Konoha Orphanage Root Allied Shinobi Forces Mount Myoboku Peacekeepers
Team	Team Orochimaru Team Mukai Team Fue Otogakure ANBU
Clan	Shiin Clan Fūma Clan (Land of Sound)
Rank
Ninja Rank	Part I: ANBU Part II: Jōnin
Academy Grad. Age	6
Chūnin Prom. Age	11
Jōnin Prom. Age	30-31
Family Shiro Fūma (Father) Aoide Shiin (Mother) Anko Mitarashi (Lover) Akiri Fūma (Brother) Akira Fūma (Sister) Arikō Mitarashi (Son)
Nature Type Wind Release (Affinity) Earth Release Yin Release Yang Release Fire Release (Shinobi-Ware) Water Release (Shinobi-Ware)
Unique Traits Ability to Whistle Hand Signs Can convert sound-waves to chakra Chakra-Enhanced Super Hearing
Jutsu Assassination-Style: Crossing Stream Technique Body Flicker Technique Chakra Disguise Chakra Enhanced Strength Chakra Enhancing Music Chakra Suppression Technique Chakra Threads (Anime only) Contract Seal Curse Mandala (Anime only) Cursed Tongue Eradication Technique Demonic Illusion: Toad Confrontation Chant (Manga only) Earth Release: Flying Thrown Stones Earth Release: Rock Gun Technique Eight Trigrams Grid Palm Fire Release Bullet: "Blaze" Genjutsu: Shindō Tantō Gentle Fist Massive Curse Mandala Mystical Palm Technique Never-Ending Shuriken Symphony Pressure Points of Harm and Death (Anime only) Psycho Mind Transmission Resonating Echo Drill Sage Art: Frog Call Sage Art: Massive Curse Mandala Samurai Sabre Technique Sealing Technique: Chained Tiger Bullet Sealing Technique: Resonating Chains Secret Sword: Snowstorm Beheading (Anime only) Self-Cursing Seal Shuriken Shadow Clone Technique Sound Release: Drop Kick Sound Release: Echo Technique Sound Release: Forte Fists Sound Release: Orchestral Stab Sound Release: Sonic Dash Technique Sound Release: Thunderous Timpani Sound Release: Vibration Control Summoning: Toad Swiftlet Clone Technique Swiftlet Sensing Technique Transmission Leaf Whistle Water Release Bullet: Orca Wind Release: Dust Cloud Technique Wind Release: Passing Typhoon (Anime only) Wind Release: Vacuum Blade
Tools Bingo Book Explosive Tag Kusarigama Melody Arm Senbon Shindō Tantō Sound Sealing Tag Stunning Sound Grenade Treasured Instruments of Shiin Wire Strings

The world...can be so loud.

Arikurin Shiin, renowned as "The Nohkan Shinobi" and "The Leaf's Rainbow Blur" is a sensor-type Jōnin, a former high-ranking member of Konohagakure's disbanded ANBU Root faction, and a former member of the Peacekeepers. Currently, Arikurin serves as a Political Liaison between Otogakure and Konohagakure, and he is the head of Otogakure's ANBU.

Unlike other shinobi, Arikurin has the unique ability to whistle hand seals. By using different tones in the same way that an ordinary shinobi uses hand seals to perform their techniques, Arikurin can cast Genjutsu and Ninjutsu. By utilizing his chakra, he can shape and manipulate sound waves to create periodic disturbances projecting outwards in the air surrounding him. He does so with an array of spectral-colored pressure waves released from his body's tenketsu points . Additionally, he can also amplify and influence others' sound waves; this is known as the Sound Release Kekkei Genkai.

Background

Early Life

Arikurin was born in the Land of the Rice Fields to Aoide Shiin and Shiro Fuma. Not long after his birth, Arikurin's mother was forced to abandon him in order to save him from the Followers of Shiin, who were searching for suitable vessels for Shiinshiki Otsutsuki. He was later found without his memory on the outskirts of Konoha.

Arikurin at Konoha Orphanage

Raised in Konoha's Orphanage, Arikurin learned the basics of medical Ninjutsu and was often visited by Danzō Shimura, because of Arikurin's early signs of advanced chakra control. During wartime, the orphanage also helped out Konoha shinobi, acting as a medical center where they would come for treatment. Once old enough, the children of this orphanage could train as Konoha shinobi. When Arikurin reached age 5, he was permitted to join the academy.

Young Arikurin refines his chakra control by training in the woods outside of the orphanage

While at the Academy, Arikurin easily scored high grades and continued to improve his level of chakra control—something that he used to amplify his sense of hearing. Training under his teachers refined his already impressive chakra control. By rapidly building up chakra and concentrating it into his fists or other body parts, his attacks are strong enough to destroy buildings or upend the earth, increasing with greater input of chakra. Such exact use of his chakra allows her to perform a jutsu with maximum efficiency without wasting much chakra. At the mere age of 6, Arikurin was able to summon shadow clones by whistling the tones needed for the correct hand signs.

Danzo recruits a young Arikurin to Root

Toward the end of his time at the Academy , Arikurin discovered that by whistling through a leaf infused with chakra, he could affect his target's tenketsu, boosting their chakra flow, and allowing the target to heal faster. It could also be used to temporarily enhanced an individual's strength and speed. His weapon of choice was the Kusarigama with a bell attached to it. As he developed his sound ability, Arikurin used the sound of bells to initiate genjutsu. One night, Danzo Shimura observes him training alone in the woods. Not long after this, Arikurin was recruited to join Konoha's ANBU Root division.

ANBU Career

Pre-Byakugan

Arikurin joins ANBU

With no close family members, Arikurin joined Root under the code name "Nohkan". Having high hopes for Arikurin, Danzō began to personally train him as a Root operative. The young Root operative in training quickly learned the organisation's kenjutsu, even beating out senior operatives in sparring matches. When on duty, Invaders would often be caught in his Genjustu before ever reaching the borders of the village. It wouldn't be long until other villages around Konoha came to know him as the "The Nohkan Shinobi."

Third Shinobi War

Arikurin and Meldi capture Konan

During the Third Shinobi World War, Danzō agreed to provide aid to Hanzō of Amegakure sent some of his forces to deal with Akatsuki. After Danzō had members of Root transform into Iwa-nin and frame the village to cause war between the two villages. Hanzō came to fear that they were power hungry and would usurp his power. He betrayed them and called in the assistance of Danzō and his Root ANBU. Konan was abducted by Arikurin and his first teammate Kaede Murasaki in order to strengthen the ties between Danzo and Hanzo. she was later killed when Kona-ANBU were all wiped out when Nagato summoned the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path.

Arikurin accompanied Danzō to a meeting with Orochimaru after the latter had been passed over for Hokage

When Hiruzen sought to end the bloodshed from the Third Shinobi World War through a truce with the other villages, Danzō voiced his disdain, feeling that a such an act was spitting on the memory of all the Konoha shinobi who died so far. Understanding Danzō's intent, Hiruzen decided to take responsibility for the loss by stepping down as Hokage. At a meeting with the Land of Fire Council, Danzō strongly suggested that Orochimaru be made Fourth Hokage. Hiruzen, however, pointed out that Orochimaru had grown power-hungry and showed signs of sinister intent. Ultimately, Minato Namikaze was elected as Fourth Hokage unanimously, excluding Danzō who detested the idea, feeling that following Hiruzen's ideology will ultimately destroy Konoha, Arikurin accompanied Danzō Shimura to a meeting with Orochimaru as plot their next move.

Team Mukai

Masked man kills Tenma Izumo

Danzo soon believed that a Konoha-nin had been selling secrets to Kirigakure. In order to monitor him. Arikurin was part of a team assigned to provide security to the Land of Fire's daimyō during his annual visit to Konoha. The team was lead by Mukai Kohinata. Konoha's Team 2 publicly served as the daimyō's escorts, while Arikurin and Mukai followed in the shadows to monitor for threats. When the daimyō's entourage was confronted by the masked man, Mukai and most of the other ANBU fell prey to the man's Genjutsu. Only Arikurin and Kakashi Hatake resisted the Genjutsu, but it took him some time to free Mukai and the others. They went to the daimyō's defence as soon as they were able, but the masked man had already been driven off by Itachi Uchiha.

Sekki Inuzuka and Arikurin on mission

As Arikurin continued to spy on Mukai Kohinata eventually forming Team Mukai with Sekkei Inuzuka. They were to infiltrate Sunagakure and monitor a meeting between the Fourth Kazekage and a representative from Kirigakure; their villages were secretly developing an alliance. Such an alliance would break the delicate peace that had been formed after the conclusion of the Third Shinobi World War, and inevitably initiate another war. Mukai's team was to gather information, so that Konoha could take the necessary steps to prevent this from happening.

Arikurin defeats multiple pursuers

Although they went unnoticed during the reconnaissance itself, the Puppy-Masked ANBU set off a booby trap as they were leaving, alerting Suna's ninja to their presence. Arikurin became convinced that the Suna-nin would catch them as he heard them getting closer and closer. It wasn't long until the first wave of Suna-ANBU had arrived. Arikurin defeated them with long ranged Vibration Control: Bullets. This created an opening for his team to escape toward Konoha.

Arikurin helps Mukai defeat the Suna ANBU

Mukai and his team rushed from the village, trying to cross the border back into the Land of Fire before the Suna-nin could catch up to them. Eventually they decided to fight their pursuers. Arikurin helped Mukai defeat more than twenty Suna-nin in close combat. With their pursuers dealt with, Mukai and his team resumed their course back to Konoha. In the end, because Suna and Kiri's planned alliance had been discovered by Konoha before it could be formalized, the two villages were forced to abandon it.

Arikurin and Mukai clash

Not long after, Arikurin assigned to finally eliminate Mukai. Shisui Arikurin, and Itachi ambushed Mukai during one of his meetings with Kiri-nin. After being caught in Arikurin's Tree Binding, Shisui activated his Mangekyō Sharingan against the immobilized Mukai. As a result of his defeat, he cut open his own stomach, activating a jutsu meant to prevent him from being interrogated if and when his spying activities were ever discovered. He attempted to get a final cigarette for himself, but his motor skills had already deteriorated too much. Itachi placed a cigarette in his mouth for him, which Shisui lit. With Mukai also trapped in the Genjutsu, Arikurin completed his main mission taking the Byakugan. Before he dies, Mukai confesses to his crimes so that his family in Konoha will not be persecuted for anything he did.

Mukai's Byakugan

Arikurin transported Mukai's byakugan back to Danzō, who, with the help of Orochimaru, transplanted the Byakugan into Arikurin himself. Orochimaru also surgically replaced Danzō's right arm with Shin Uchiha's, infusing the limb with Hashirama Senju's DNA to modify his physical energy. He is ordered by Danzō Shimura not reveal his Byakugan and keep a bandage over his eye when not wearing a mask. This is for fear of Hyuga Clan retaliation. Because he wasn't a born Hyuga, Arikurin was technically forbidden to learn any of the clan's advanced techniques.

Post-Byakugan

Arikurin activates his Byakugan for the first time

Arikurin soon recovers and begins training to use his newly acquired Byakugan after going to seek out the Eye Medicine Plant that grows in the Valley of Judgement. The Byakugan allowed Arikurin to now see the chakra pathway system, as well as to see sound waves, frequencies, and vibrations through different spectrums of color. This enabled Arikurin to sense targets on a wide radius by transmitting waves through the air. He later improved this ability, creating the Swiftlet Sensing Technique. With scrolls given to him by Danzō Shimura, Arikurin soon began to train in the Hyuga clan's secret signature Gentle Fist fighting style.

Nohkan Gaiden: Hiruzen's Pardon

Hiruzen meets with Arikurin

Later, Arikurin accompanies Hiruzen and another ANBU guard to welcome people in a refugee camp to Konoha. They was visited by an orphaned refugee Mugino, delivering a gift for gratitude. After anticipating his actions and noticing the young orphan was branded with a cursed seal, Hiruzen allowed Mugino to stab him, catching Anko off guard. Arikurin swiftly subdued the Kiri-nin that were orchestrating the entire event outside. Thanks to Airkurin's efforts he is summoned by The Third Hokage. Hiruzen gave a special thanks to Arikurin and forbade any Hygua Clan member from going after his left Byakugan.

Personality

Prologue: Team Fue

Like all other members of the ANBU faction, Root, Arikurin rarely speaks unless spoken to due to the gruesome training regime Danzō had his subordinates undergo. During his early time with Root, Arikurin learned to seal away any emotional memories with his clans secret jutsu. He calls upon these when needed and use their "Emotional Energy". Despite the teachings of Root, Arikurin is typically a laid-back individual with a blunt personality; he doesn't get himself involved in things unless absolutely necessary, or unless he's been asked specifically for assistance. Composed and highly observant, he thinks very quickly and remains calm in a fight, enabling him to respond to situations with maximum efficiency and with the smallest likelihood of making unfortunate miscalculations.

Appearance

General

Arikurin's ANBU mask

Arikurin is a tall, dark-skinned man with a muscular and well-defined build. His black hair is brushed and flattened out, creating a ripple-like pattern on the top of his head. He wears black-rimmed, round glasses and an ANBU mask that conceals his identity. This porcelain mask is decorated with the symbol, "Oto" (音), for sound. Being of Shiin decent, Arikurin has a special tattoo of a purple band circling three times around his upper-right arm. It glows brightly when Arikurin is in full Sage Mode.

Prologue

Arikurin's Prologue clothing consisted of black round glasses a purple forehead protector and the standard ANBU attire, consisting of dark or black clothing, a standard ANBU grey flak jacket. After his receiving a Byakugan, his left eye is bandaged at most times.

Prologue: Standard Anbu Gear Pre-Byakugan

Prologue: Standard Third Shinobi War Gear

Prologue: Standard Anbu Gear Post-Byakugan

Part I - Part II

Arikurin's Part I-II clothing consisted of black round glasses a purple forehead protector and the standard ANBU attire, consisting of dark or black clothing, a standard ANBU grey flak jacket, and a Melody Arm on his right hand. After Danzo's death, Arikurin wore the standard Konoha shinobi outfit complete with a black cloak, forehead protector, flak jacket and regular shinobi sandals. He also carried his Shindo Tanto strapped over his back.

Part I-Part II: Standard ANBU Gear

Part II: Jonin Attire

Part II: Standard United Allied Forces Uniform and Headband

Blank Period

Arikurin's Blank Period clothing consisted of black round glasses a black forehead protector and the standard Otogakure ANBU attire: Black clothing, a black flak jacket with purple accents, purple arm guards of various sizes, black gloves, ninja sandals with spikes for traveling into mountainous regions, three ninja pouches behind his waist, and a purple headband with the symbol for Otogakure.

Blank Period: Nohkan

Blank Period: Otogakure ANBU

New Era

Arikurin's New Era clothing consists of black square glasses with shinobi-ware, a purple forehead protector which he wears like a bandana , and a grey version of the standard New-Era flak jacket.

New Era: Regular Appearance

New Era: Time Slip Arc Appearance

New Era: Flashforward Appearance

Abilities

Since his time at the academy, Arikurin has mastered the use of his whistling. By using different tones in the same way a shinobi would regularly use hand seals to perform their techniques, he can easily cast Genjutsu, or Ninjutsu. The strength and range can be widened through the use of a musical instrument. Apart from his jutsu, Arikurin's greatest strength is his hearing, which is so precise that he can detect a person's heartbeat and breathing-patterns to determine their emotional state. He can also anticipate the nature of how an opponent will attack by listening to their shifting posture and analyzing the rhythm of their movements. This also allows Arikurin to gain an understanding of his opponent's habits as well as their blind spots, giving him an edge against them.

Genjutsu

Arikurin plays an enchanting melody on his Shindo Tanto

Because the user can trap victims from long distances, audible Genjutsu is deemed very dangerous. Thus, when an opponent hears the sounds waves released from Arikurin's Sound Release they can be caught in multiple Genjutsu without evening knowing. Through his opponent's ear, he can control the chakra flow of their cerebral nervous system, thereby affecting their five senses; this is frequently used to create false images and/or trick the body into believing it has experienced physical pain. Many of Arikurin's Genjutsu are cast using his Shindo Tanto.

In battle, Arikurin can make himself appear to be somewhere else and attack the victim from behind or change the environment to make the victim see a flat plain where there is actually a steep cliff. Alternatively, Arikurin can create relatively small differences in the environment, though this is more effective for intelligence gathering. For example, he is known to cast Genjutsu upon first meeting someone, watching them at a distance with his Byakugan, while keeping himself safe. Due to his skill and intelligence, Genjutsu now has little to no effect on him, and he is even able to break out of some of the strongest ones with ease.

Body Modifications

Byakugan

Arikuin's Byakugan

During his early time with Root, Arikurin had Mukai Kohinata's left Byakugan transplanted into him by Orochimaru under orders from Danzō. With the Byakugan, he can distinguish between the chakra colors of certain individuals and determine if an individual is under the influence of Genjutsu. It also allows him to see sound waves, sound frequencies, and sound vibrations as different spectrums of color. It even allows him to see the chakra pathway system, as well as the 361 tenketsu that run along it.

Arikurin's Byakugan during New Era

He is well aware of the Byakugan's blindspot, behind his third upper-thoracic vertebrae, and as such has trained to compensate for it, specifically by conditioning himself to immediately react to any attacks directed at his blindspot in order to minimize damage and begin a counterattack. The nanotechnology in his glasses, help to increase the range of his Byakugan. His glasses recieved their upgrade after Amado Sanzu's defection to Konoha

Shinobi-Ware

Arikurin's Shinobi ware in his left arm

Arikurin's body has been slightly augmented with Shinobi-Ware as a result of the injuries he received during his fight with Keshin Enera during the The Blank Period. These modifications include Reflux-Type, Pressure-Enhanced Muscles in his left leg below the knee. The modification is a type of Shinobi Gauntlet, which in addition to being able to discharge burst of sound waves, can launch scroll cartridges that have had jutsu sealed into the Gauntlet's chamber. His uniform is also outfitted with a 3D screen chakra shield in the left arm. Chakra, however, is drawn from his body to power and control the Shinobi-Ware and Scientific Ninja Tools.

Chakra and Physical Prowess

Chakra being visibly molded.

Having undergone years of intensive training, Arikurin has genius-level proficiency in chakra control. Such precise usage of his chakra allows him to perform a jutsu with maximum efficiency without wasting much chakra. He is able to expel chakra from any of his tenketsu, allowing him to reduce, if not completely neutralize, the damage from an enemy attack. He also has considerable chakra reserves, as he's even able to endure having most of it being absorbed, and then still being able to fight on. His chakra glows as an array of spectral colors, much like a rainbow. It distorts, flickers, and makes a distinct "wind chime" like sound.

Arikurin's is a very agile shinobi. His time in the ANBU taught him how to suddenly approach enemies from behind unnoticed. He's able to evade his foes and restrain them with holds, demonstrating the strength required to hold up a much larger and heavier foe. Likewise, he as a high tolerance for pain, and was once able to take a sword wound to the chest and still able to move about effectively, despite the loss of blood. Additionally, his reflexes are sharp enough to block attacks he is unable to see; instead, he uses his acute hearing.

Nature Transformation and Ninjutsu

Arikurin using the Vacuum Blade Technique

Arikurin is capable of performing several changes in chakra nature, those of which were once limited to Wind Release and Earth Release, as well as Yin-Yang Release. His natural affinity is Wind Release, which he can channel into weaponry to increase its cutting power. Being particularly proficient in Wind Release, and having trained directly under Danzō, he can exhale powerful vacuum-based attacks that can either slash like blades, or pierce like bullets. He can also use his wind chakra to maneuver himself in mid-air.

Arikurin hiding in the earth

With Earth Release, Arikurin can move underground for sneak attacks, or produce multiple intricate walls to defend himself, or large areas, from attack. Years after the Fourth Shinobi World War, he learned to convert his Earth Release techniques into quartz, improving their defensive capabilities by negating their weakness to lightning-based attacks. If needed, he can also use enhanced or localized variations, some of which are strong enough to block damage from a humanoid Susanoo's attack.

During the New Era, he is now able to use Fire Release and Water Release thanks to Shinobi-ware.

Sound Release

Sound Release: Vacuum Palm

Arikurin can create soundwaves from all 361 Tenketsu points. By utilizing his chakra, he can shape and manipulate these soundwaves to create periodic disturbances in the air, projecting outwards in the form of pressure waves. Not only can can project soundwaves of his own making, but he can even amplify and influence the soundwaves of others. Additionally, he can alter the frequency of soundwaves to the point where different wavelengths can induce different effects, including Genjutsu. For instance, by whistling specific melodies, he can perform various jutsu and techniques such as releasing Genjutsu, erasing another person's memory, or enhancing his own or another person's chakra, causing them to gain an increase in speed and strength.

Taijutsu

Arikurin attacks from the Eight Trigrams stance

Despite not being a member of the Hyuga Clan, Arikurin possesses extensive knowledge of the Gentle Fist fighting style, which takes advantage of the Byakugan's piercing vision to strike an opponent's chakra system directly, requiring only minimal contact in order to constrict or cut off their chakra flow. Because the chakra pathway system is closely intertwined with many of the body's major organs, debilitating and even fatal damage can be levied just as easily. While Gentle Fist strikes are, by default, difficult to defend against. Arikurin's ability to send vibrations directly to the bones of his victims makes his style especially effective. By manipulating his Yin-Yang and Wind chakra-nature together and combining it with Gentle Fist's powerful techniques, he is incredibly versatile in battle. He can attack multiple targets at once, striking several opponents' tenketsu in order to restrain them; he can also deflect incoming projectiles. Defensively, he can expel chakra from his body and repel incoming attacks from all directions at once. If restrained, and thus, unable to use Revolving Heaven, he can release chakra from his tenketsu to free himself.

Medical Ninjutsu

Arikurin's Mystical Palm Technique

Arikurin was taught the basics of chakra control Ninjutsu at the Konoha Orphange, but didn't become proficient in the skill until his early time with Root; there, he was further instructed in medical Ninjutsu by Kido Tsumiki. After receiving his Byakugan, Arikurin's knowledge of chakra pathway system increased tremendously. Now, Arikurin can heal most injuries without difficulty, and can even perform the Mystical Palm Technique from a distance using his Sound Release. Combining his intelligence, Byakugan and medical Ninjutsu, he is able to sever the chakra pathway system by sending mass levels of vibrations through the opponent's entire body.

Bukijutsu

Arikurin is able to wield and employ a variety of different weapons and tools in combat. His main weapons include his custom, Shindo Tanto, a custom Fuma Shuriken, and a Melody Arm. By adulthood, Arikurin was considered to be one of ANBU's top weapon users, because of how effectively he could wield a weapon that he had no prior knowledge on.

Melody Arm

Arikurin's Melody Arm

Similar to Dosu, Arikurin wears a Resonating Echo Speaker on his right forearm called a Melody Arm, which he uses to generate sound for his attacks when his chakra reserves are low. With the energy stored in his Melody Arm, Arikurin can attack the inner ear, directing his sound deep into it, which causes great pain, disorientation, vertigo and nausea—allowing him a chance to escape, or gain the upper hand. It can also be used to amplify or absorb sound waves caused by his arm's movements. The sound waves caused by the melody arm can then be manipulated, and directed with chakra causing more damage. His Melody Arm also contains a hidden kunai mechanism. This allows Arikurin to instantly extend and retract a Kunai from the forearm of the device using a spring-loaded wire.

Shurikenjutsu

Arikurin applies explosive tags to his Fuma Shuriken

Arikurin frequently uses shuriken, kunai, senbon, or any other number of bladed, hand-held weapons in combat—including his large fūma shuriken. His expertise in shurikenjutsu allows him to throw shuriken and kunai with precision; for complicated or moving targets, Arikurin can guide shuriken to their mark using either wire strings. or by deflecting them off each other. He's also an excellent marksman, hitting 100/100 marks each time. By using the Shuriken Shadow Clone Technique, he can create copies of these shuriken, allowing him to bombard a target with thousands of projectiles without needing to carry that many on himself. By infusing his chakra into his shuriken, Arikurin can cast audible Genjutsu on those that hear the sound the the shuriken hitting their target.

Kenjutsu

Arikurin using Dance of the Crescent Moon

As a fully-trained Konoha ANBU, Arikurin is an expertly trained swordsman. He is able to defend himself with just the scabbard of his katana. With his actual blade, he excels at quickdraw techniques, able to take down opponents with a single strike. For group enemies, he can channel chakra into his blade, enabling him to produce a powerful, Wind Nature-enhanced tornado to repel all around him. His sword style is characterized by smooth, controlled movements when drawing the sword from its scabbard, striking, or cutting the opponent, and then replacing the sword in the scabbard. This kenjutsu art is known as laido, and is seen commonly amongst Samurai.

Senjutsu

Mount Myoboku

Gamashiki trains Arikurin. His tattoo glows brightly when in Sage Mode.

During Pains attack, Arikurin hears the crying song of Gamashiki. He located Gamashiki who greeted him and stated that it was foretold that "The Young Man with Powerful Ears" would be able to find him. In addition to that, The Toad Sage gave Gamashiki a message. The message stated "The Mother of Musical Ninjutsu" can still be heard" and "Your ears will reconnect with the musical source."

Arikurin later spent some time training in senjutsu at Mount Myōboku, which was only possible due to his Sound Release and Chakra Control. He is now able to perfectly balance natural energy with his chakra, and enter Sage Mode to perform Powerful Genjutsu Techniques. Through his senjutsu skills, Arikurin is capable of enhancing his physical abilities and sensory perception skills to the point of being able to catch a strike from Madara, and temporarily keep the legendary Uchiha at bay, before quickly countering and escaping.

Summoning Technique

Arikurin using the summoning jutsu

Arikurin can use the Summoning Technique in order to summon a toad known as Gamashiki. Together, they can use Demonic Illusion: Toad Confrontation Chant. This is a sound-based Genjutsu sung by toads, their most powerful Genjutsu.

Silent Humming Bird Technique

Arikurin renders his movements completely silent by cloaking himself in chakra.

Arikurin has complete mastery of the Silent Fist Technique , Chakra disguise, and Chakra Suppression Technique; with them, he is able render his movements completely silent by cloaking himself in chakra and eliminating any risk of detection via by sensory type ninjas or sound. The chakra cloak makes his movements virtually unpredictable. Its usage is similar to the Silent Killing method.

Fūinjutsu

Arikurin's Enclosing Technique

Arikurin is very skilled in the use of fūinjutsu, showing considerable proficiency in storage-style scroll sealing and binding seals like his mentor. Arikurin could also implement binding seals in battle, which was shown when he placed the seal on Sasuke, temporarily paralysing him and saving Karin. To prevent his secrets from being exposed, Arikurin places binding seals on the tongues of every Oto-ANBU member.

Sealing Technique: Resonating Chains

During his time with Root, Arikurin learned Bunpuku's fūinjutsu technique, including the Dharma Power Sealing Technique: Sen no Rikyū. Arikurin also created the Sealing Technique: Resonating Chains technique, which allows him to suppress and forcibly extract multiple tailed beasts at once using his Shindo Tanto (other than playing a biwa) and sealing them into a score of musical notations written beforehand. They can only be unsealed by when the melody is played again. This was in hopes that Arikurin would one day help take control of the Nine-Tails, though this plan never came to fruition before Danzō Shimura's death.

Intelligence

Arikurin formulates multiple strategies while playing Shogi

Arikurin's last ability is his intelligence. He has a genius-level IQ that allows him to learn and copy the techniques of his opponents, often mid-fight. He is adept at perceiving everything around him and formulating well-thought-out plans several steps ahead of his opponent, some of which can involve misdirection, as well as quickly altering his plans should the situation change. He has a very keen awareness and understanding of sound-waves and vibrations. .

Stats

Stage	Ninjutsu	Taijutsu	Genjutsu	Intelligence	Strength	Speed	Stamina	Hand seals	Total
Childhood	3	1	2	3	1	2	2.5	3	17.5
Part I	3.5	4	4	4	3	3.5	3	4	29
Part II	4	4.5	4.5	4.5	4	4	3.5	4.5	33.5
Final	4	4.5	5	4.5	4	4	3.5	4.5	34

New Era Stat Wheel Chart

Trivia

• "Nohko" is the term used to refer to the romantic relationship between Arikurin Shiin and Anko Mitarashi.
• Arikurin's favorite meal on missions are roasted wild mushrooms seasoned with Chilli Pepper Bombs
• Arikurin's right arm tattoo varies in sizes and shades of purple due to laziness of the editor.

Inspiration

• Arikurin's singular Byakugan is based on Kakashi Hatake and Mukai Konhinata
• Arikurin's chakra draws inspiration from Naruto the Movie: Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow's Seven-Couloured Rasengan
• Arikurin's ANBU mask is based on Kakashi's ANBU mask
• Arikurin's Prologue Style is based on Adult Obitio Uchiha with an eye patch
• Arikurin's Shindo Tanto is based on Tayuya's Demonic Flute
• Arikurin's Part II Jōnin style is based on Raido
• Arikurin's New Era style is based on Mugino
• Arikurin's New Era Nohkan style is based on Koji Kashin

Credits

• Timeline of Naruto Universe
• "Arikurin Shiin Theme" is sampled from Deebu's "Kogarashi"
• Image Renders credit to: MaxiUchiha
• Anime-edited image source credits to: Photopea.com, Naruspot, Narutopedia, Masashi Kishimoto, & Osamu Kobayashi
• Shinobi Stat Wheel Chart created by: Holly Winter