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Arikurin is a Jonin level shinobi, former pupil Orochimaru. and a former member of Otogakure's & Konohagakure's Anbu Black Ops. As an infant, Arikurin showed an expert-level control of chakra and uses this to amplify his sense of hearing, speed, & strength.
Arikurin is shown to be very intelligent and logical ninja and strategist. He rarely rushes into anything before first observing and analyzing the situation. He is extremely skilled in Wind Release techniques and earth release techniques. Arikurin also has a good knowledge of taijutsu and sound-based genjutsu.
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Background
Arikurin was born somewhere in Kumogakure to unnamed parents and found as an infant by Orochimaru and little is known about his early childhood. Orochimaru was intrigued by strength of Arikurin's sound release at such a young age.
Part I
Chūnin Exam
Arikurin accompanied Team Dosu as they travelled to Konohagakure to participate in the Chūnin Exams. Unknown to him at the time, Team Dosu came with the goal of killing Sasuke Uchiha.
Konoha Crush
During the Konoha Crush, Orochimaru summoned the First and Second Hokage, leading to the Third to use the Dead Demon Consuming Seal to seal the deceased Hokage. In the anime, the Sound Five assisted Orochimaru with assassinating the Fourth Kazekage and killing Shiore's team during the Chūnin Exams in Konohagakure. Now the Sound Four once again they stayed by his side by impersonating the Kazekage's bodyguards while Orochimaru himself impersonated the Kazekage. When Orochimaru initiates the Konoha Crush during the third phase of the Chūnin Exams, the Sound Four erect a barrier around the site of his battle with the Third Hokage so that nobody can interfere. When Orochimaru's arms are sealed by the Hokage, the Sound Four help him return to Otogakure. Arikurin is seen helping guard the safe return of the sound four and orochimaru.
Part II
Tenchi Bridge Reconnaissance Mission
Blank Period
New Era
In the following years, between gaining a new appreciation for natural development of people and forming a truce between Konohagakure, Orochimaru ultimately reestablished Otogakure as a legitimate shinobi village. Arikurin was named as the second Otokage (音影, Literally meaning: Sound Shadow), the leader of the Hidden Sound Village.
Appearance
Arikurin is a tall, dark-skinned man with a muscular and well-defined build. He has black buzzcut hair brushed and flattened out, creating a ripple-like pattern on the top of his head. He wears black rimmed square glasses and a mask that prevents most of his face from being visible.
Arikurin wears a forehead protector, a flak jacket, snake patterned pants, and a long-sleeve shirt, he also wears fingerless gloves with metal plates on the backhand and a snake-patterned scarf around his neck. He utilizes a large amplifier on his right arm for most of his closed-ranged attacks.
Personality
Arikurin is typically a laid-back individual with a blunt personality, and does not get himself involved in things unless absolutely necessary or asked specifically.
Abilities
Arikurin's battle style revolves around his ability to manipulate sound and vibrations. He has a very keen awareness and understanding of sound-waves and vibrations. Arikurin is able to manipulate his own shadow.
Arikurin was taught medical ninjutsu by Kabuto when he was young and immediately displayed a natural talent for it. He can heal most injuries without difficulty, even performing the ordinarily close-contact Mystical Palm Technique from a slight distance. He also learned Yin Healing Wound Destruction and can use it on himself when he expects to be badly injured. Arikuin is also able to sever the chakra pathway system, using his Melody Arm and sending mass levels of vibrations through the opponent's entire body. As a medical-nin, Arikurin is capable of using Wind Release to assist his in medical treatment, like cooling down burns.
Bukijutsu
Arikurin employs a variety of different weapons and tools in combat. His main 2 weapons include a modified version of a Bo and Melody Arm. Also, he uses demon wind shurikens, smokebombs, exploding tags, kunai and senbons, but additionally supplements his strategies with traps.
Fūinjutsu
Arikurin is very skilled in the use of fūinjutsu. His usual method is to store a numerous amount of weapons and medical supplies into his scrolls, which he can later unseal to bombard his opponents with or help his comrades. He could attach explosive tags to the weapons to make them more lethal, and use wire strings to better guide the weapons' trajectory.
Silent Killing
Arikurin's mastery of silent killing is further augmented by his use of Silent Fist Technique; With it he is able render his movements completely silent by cloaking himself in chakra and eliminating any risk of detecting him via sound