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Saizen Kinsei (金精才善, Kinsei Saizen) is a shinobi hailing from the Kinsei Clan (金精一族, Kinsei Ichizoku). He was born and raised in Konohagakure, under the supervision of the clan's elders. It was noted that Saizen possessed pure lineage to the clan, which originated in Uzushiogakure. He was regarded as a genius and the clan's potential head considering that he was gifted with several key traits that made him one of the strongest Genin in Konoha. He showed immense loyalty to his village and clansmen. He was famous for his lazy, laid back attitude as he would come off as a very relaxed shinobi. However, this child bares the ability to fight for hours without tiring. He trains excessively in private with the elders of the clan. He was gifted with great physical strength and keen intelligence. Since his childhood, he showed great proficiency in Taijutsu and Bukijutsu. Something that was expected from him considering his clan's history.
After entering the academy, he was able to perform extremely well in terms of tests and overall performance. He bared a resemblance to a certain Hyūga. He was looked upon as the prodigy of the Kinsei clan. While getting much attention from his clansmen and fellow classmates in the academy. He could care less about them as he saw them to be exaggerating. He always thought of humans as short-sighted people who look at things from a false point of view. This made him rebel against the known morals. Good and evil, right and wrong, these were all relative things to him as he decided to be a man of his own decisions. In other words, he became immoral. He did whatever he wished whenever he wanted, simple as that. He did things that may seem out of reason and unnecessary just to amuse himself. He was simply following his instinct while still maintaining a logical side to his actions. Despite being young, he had extended insight and philosophy about the world.
His goal was simple, and shallow in its own way. His goal was simply to amuse himself. As a child, he found that to be a target. He believed in himself and his own actions. He did what he saw was right, not what the society believed was right. Consequently, his actions may seem irrational to others as they don't follow their own morals. While it may seem disastrous to think in that manner, it actually gave Saizen some flavor in his life rather than the dull, routine shinobi life everyone was living. As he grew up, his vision of people and insight went even further where he did have a degree of morality at first, after growing up, he lost it. He did whatever he wanted, anything that he deemed to be fun and enjoyable. He knew that morality wasn't absolute, but it was determined by the society he lived in. He decided to go against it, to challenge it believing that he shouldn't follow what others say blindly. He believed that he should follow his own instinct of what is right and what is wrong. This made Saizen a rather unpredictable person, yet a feared shinobi nonetheless. Consequently, his life was filled with action and enjoyment, simply as he wasn't bound to morals and whatnot. He was free to do whatever he wanted.
Appearance[]
Since his childhood, Saizen maintained a certain look that carried on with him throughout his life. He didn't alter his appearance as he deemed it to be unnecessary and boring. He just adjusted his hair and clothing how he wished. Many words have been used to describe Saizen's appearance, while alluring the females to him as he was a "petit" child so he was always the center of attention. It created a bit of sarcasm as he was very potent and strong, yet his size was the smallest in the classroom making for an interesting approach for Saizen. Many loved his snow-white hair as it was the most noticeable feature about his appearance. The first thing most people see is hair and Saizen's hair bears a charming white tint that would mostly attract attention to the little man. Some may grow up in the future and call him a moniker that signifies his hair, as it was unique despite it being a common feature in the Kinsei Clan.
Under dim light his hair appears silver-hued, which is another attractive feature about him. As a child, he was known in the Academy as Frost-Haired Saizen as a signature of his snow-white hair. This displays how his hair played a big role in his appearance. Additionally, he was always described by his hair. It was an indicator of his presence. He would hear "The white-haired kid" and similar names being tossed at him. His white hair had a reasonable length while it didn't cover his eyes, instead it ended right above them. His hair was soft as silk. This is always seen when the wind blows through his hair, it is easily swayed and affected by the wind indicating it's softness and unique feel. Additionally, his eyes were beautiful as well. As a child, he had large eyes, which always made him seem cute and more "chibi" like. His eyes bear a red glow that can often allure even the grown-up females to him considering that his appearance made him the center of attention.
Just like his hair, his eyes played a big role in his appearance as it might have made him look harmless and cute, while he was capable of killing men at the age of his father. Taking that into account, his looks was used many times in order to deceive his opponents as he would come off as a little cute kid, while in truth, he's capable of shredding them to pieces in an instant. He often maintains an impassive or rather emotionless expression on his face, which might come off as laziness. Taking all that into account during battle, he seems as if he's no threat, which gave him the element of surprise many times. He would dictate the flow of the battle, while tricking and deceiving his opponents into thinking he's a weakling only to surprise them and finish them off. That was also supported by his laid back appearance that always covered his face and body language.
His visage was adorable as he had thin eyebrows accompanying his large red ruby eyes. His cheeks were puffy and his mouth was small. He resembled a cute little child to everyone who didn't know him. To those who did know him, he was a killing machine that's capable of ending their lives in an instant. Even his way of speaking was simply lazy and laid back. Taking that into account, he managed to use his appearance to his advantage. It was rather easy as he was the least expectable threat during battles while he might have been the biggest threat out of all his teammates. His height was equivalent to 145 centimeters, which is rather tiny. He was thin, yet not awfully skinny. He always walked in a lazy way, which made him seem even more appealing.
As for his clothing, he wore a black shirt with the Kinsei crest in white colors on the back of his shirt. He wore dark blue pants that extended till the ankles, then it was covered with bandages that extended to the heels. A typical shinobi outfit. He also wore black sandals. He decorated his forearm with bandages, which would be mostly covered if he wore a sleeved shirt or jacket. His clothing was nothing special as he was simply too lazy to pay attention to it. It formed little to him as he saw it as an unnecessary waste of time to care for appearances and looks. Overall, he glowed with attractiveness and many would deem him to be adorable or "cute". These were the features of his appearance as a child and he made sure to use them to his advantage.
Growing up, he altered his appearance slightly over the years. As change is bound to happen even for someone who couldn't care less about most issues in the world. Someone who detached himself from all the world problems and decided to live his own life. His hair was practically the same, it was tinted with it's famous snow-white color. His hair is short and very soft. It would be compared to silk when it comes to softness and suppleness. Additionally, his hair played a big role in "identifying" Saizen more so than it did in his childhood. Saizen is famous and a well-known shinobi allover the shinobi world. Many heard of him, some even were payed to kill him. Often when describing Saizen, they would mention his silky snow-white hair. His apparel is unique and "sharp" it made him easy to describe. Then again, most of his clansmen have white hair. However, Saizen has a special texture to his making him stand out from the rest.
He was even called "The Silver-Haired Koala" by some of his teammates as some sort of sarcasm about his laziness considering that Koalas sleep for over twenty hours in a day. His white hair was also very useful in alluring the females. He simply possessed a very unique tint to his hair that would attract women to look at him. It gave him a charming look and a unique appearance. In conclusion, his white hair was mostly used to describe Saizen and it was sued by Saizen himself to charm the women and attract them. As for his facial features, he has a common head and face structure. His chin is slightly pointy, his jawline isn't apparent as he has a thin face. His eyes are narrow and his nose is normal-looking with no special features. He has thin eyebrows and he gained an eyepatch though the reason for it is unknown as he seems to hide it. It was presumed that he was injured during one of his battles, yet it's no certainty.
His eyes are narrow, unlike they were in his childhood. However, with coming of age, comes new appearances and facial features. His eyes were narrow and sharp having a mysterious look to them. His eyes bear a crimson hue. Something that's uncommon amongst shinobi. Only a few were known to possess such an eye color. It was another feature that made him popular with the ladies as they would be allured by his unique eye color. Not to mention, it was noted countless times that he had two types of gazes. One that indicates him being sleepy and tired, where he has his eyes half-closed. This is also the one that attracts females to him. The other is when he's facing the opponent. Many of his comrades said that his eyes appear to be so sharp as if his eyes were saying "you're dead" to his foe. Just as his hair, his eyes were often used to describe his appearance. Many would call him "The Crimson-Eyed Beast" as a way to describe his lethality and violence.
As for his physique, it changed greatly over the years. In his childhood, he was relatively short when compared to his other classmates. He was said to be petit and tiny. Growing up, that changed drastically. He simply got a great height boost as his height is equivalent to 181 centimeters, which is relatively tall compared to his other teammates. He mostly gained a more intimidating look than before as he's now taller than many of his foes. He bears an amazing physique that was augmented and enhanced through excessive physical training and Taijutsu training over the years. He underwent severe training regimes to develop his body even further than Might Guy. Even though his body bears great strength and speed, as well as his muscles that are enough to easily crush his opponent; his body isn't huge. Most would be giants with enormously large muscles, yet Saizen seems to have maintained an average size that bears the strength of a beast.
His body was muscular, yet skinny. "Well-toned" is the best word to describe his physique as it looks as the body of someone who trains regularly, yet it would seem as if he's not overly powerful as his muscles aren't huge, but he bears the strength of a monster. He's capable of overcoming many Taijutsu masters when it comes to pure strength and physical power. His biceps are large, they seem to bear a decent amount of strength to them, while in reality, they are capable of challenging a drizzly bear in strength. He has bowling ball shoulders, yet they aren't very large in size. His triceps are large, they are very apparent when he's doing any sort of physical activity with his arms. They proved to be capable of supporting heavy weights without tiring as well as assist Saizen to deliver devastating blows to the opponents. He developed his forearm's muscles as well. His flexors and extensors are very apparent, yet not incredibly large.
As for his torso, he has large chest muscles. Many women complimented him for his perfect chest muscles. They were very clear and well-toned. Developed by the intense training he underwent. Accompanying his chest muscles, is a perfect six pack abs. Saizen trained his abdomen muscles in order to develop them. They are large and clear. And, just like even muscle in his body, they support him when lifting weights and heavy objects as well as during battles. He also possesses a large V-line that outlines his muscles and gives him a very decent and nice look to his body. His back muscles are noted to be very strong as well. As for his lower body, his legs might bear the strongest muscles in his body. He made sure that he trains his legs in order to enhance his speed and support his weight. He has large thigh muscles, capable of running with great speed and supporting Saizen when lifting weights. His calves are large and are capable of delivering devastating kicks to the target. Kicks that are capable of shattering bones in a single strike. In conclusion, Saizen has a perfect body shape, well-toned; and capable of crushing his foes.
As for his clothing, he has two attires. One is the typical Jōnin outfit. He wears a dark blue shirt with sleeves extended to his wrist, he then folds the sleeves slightly. He wears the green Jōnin vest that contains multiple pockets to hold scrolls and other items, most of the Jōnin wear the said vest. He also put on an open-finger glove with a piece of steel placed on the back of it, where the back of the hand is located. This piece of steel has the Konohagakure crest engraved on it as a replacement for the headband as he noted that he disliked it, despite his loyalty to the village. On the other glove, the symbol of the Kinsei clan was engraved as a signature of his loyalty to his clan. He accompanied the aforementioned clothing with dark blue pants that extended to his ankles. He then folds them slightly. Underneath them are bandages, a typical shinobi accessory. These bandages extend to the knees. They are slightly apparent when he folds his pants. To finish off his outfit, he wears dark blue sandals, a popular footwear for shinobi in order to give them freedom in movement.
The second outfit is more casual and it is the one that he favors as he claims it gives him freedom in movement. He wears a black stretchy fabric that's similar to the green one wore by Might Guy. Its sleeves extend to his knuckles and there is a hole in which he enters his thumb making it seem like a glove. He claims that it gives him freedom in movement. On top of it is a blue jacket that's highlighted with a white texture from the top and gradually turning to light blue as it goes to the bottom. It has sleeves extending slightly below the elbows, showing off the black clothing he's wearing underneath. The jacket bears the Kinsei clan's crest on its back, designed and drawn in black colors. He wears brown pants that extend to his ankles, yet they are covered by bandages that start from his heels and extend upwards to his knees. He finishes off his outfit with black sandals. His outfit is made of special fabrics in order to ensure flexibility in battles.
Personality[]
"I don't see myself as the savior of the world. I'm no hero. We live in this world bound to what others think of us. The society determines if we're right or wrong. People are mere fools who do as they're told. Without thinking, without resorting to logic or common sense. To them, common sense is decided by the culture they live in. That's foolishness. I've detached myself from these rabble. I walk my own path that's built by me. I do whatever I wish. Some may call me insane, out of my mind. However, I'm not giving in for the regulations dictated by the society. I decided to challenge such foolish thinking. I don't bear a Dōjutsu, nor am I a Hyūga or an Uchiha, but my eyes see clearer than any shinobi. Why am I doing this? Because everything is a dull and mundane. Boring in other words. It's always fun to have some excitement in your life, no?" |
Saizen, The Enigma
Saizen seizes an exotic persona as most would claim. There's no doubt that he's an abnormal individual. He possesses several traits and features to his personality that render him somewhat unique to others. While many would think they understand his personality or true self, they are naive as Saizen's true personality is an enigma. An enigma obscured by his laid back nature and sarcasm making him seem as a lazy individual incapable of handling himself. Many called him careless and idiotic as they didn't truly understand him, which proves to be the case with many of his comrades and associates. He chooses to keep his personality a mystery for his own hilarity as he enjoys seeing others ponder about his true self. Many even accused him of being mean-spirited, some went as far as accusing him to be a spy. He could only laugh at those mob as they are like other humans, they fear the unknown. Saizen possesses a great insight, which others fail to comprehend. He basically went beyond the common understanding of humans to a higher stage through deep daydreaming and pondering, which led him to becoming immoral. Something like that is criticized amongst people as he doesn't differentiate between right and wrong as people do, instead he makes his own comprehending and understanding of the rights and wrongs.
He thinks of regulations as mere limitations, which he deems unnecessary. He believes that his understanding of the world is the finest and he trusts his perception of rights and wrongs. In other words, killing, to others it may seem as an awful thing, yet Saizen could kill an innocent person because he sees that he should die. Saizen does what he wishes, when he wishes, mostly to feed his boredom and the void in his life by adding some excitement to it. The reason why Saizen became immoral is unknown, yet some assume it has something to do with the death of his fathers. Till now, they are only mere assumptions that are yet to be proven. As an immoral person, he's considered to be neutral when it comes to "good and evil" as he may execute actions that are deemed to be "bad" or "foul" as he wants to perform them. This mostly formed an aura around Saizen, some feared him as they would never understand nor predict his reactions, he might kill them at any moment. Others saw him as a lazy fool who needs to mature and live up to his clan's name. Either way, Saizen couldn't care less about those mob as he severed his ties with the world. He detached himself from their problems and their concerns to live his own life with his own rules.
As for his ambitions and motivations, they are completely hidden and concealed by Saizen himself. He chooses to hide his intentions from others as he formed the idea that they would never understand him. That they would never comprehend his goals. He would mostly justify his actions with the reason of "having fun" or enjoying himself, which made him seem as a reckless fool who cares only for his own leisure and disregards other's concerns, Saizen noted that these accusations are true as he truly doesn't care for their concerns. Even though he possessed these traits, which might indicate him being the villain or hints that he's hated, it's the complete opposite. Many in Konoha admire and love Saizen, mostly due to his easiness and laid-back attitude. Even if the whole world is against him, he just doesn't seem to care, which for some reason was admired by many. This is due to his independence. As for his mannerism, his immorality does have an effect on his manners. He seems to disregard respect when it comes to his seniors and those of authority. He treats the Hokage as a normal shinobi as it is noticed in his way of speaking as he doesn't follow the Hokage's name with "sama", which is mostly used in order to display respect to a certain person. Saizen seems to neglect these traditional habits as he regards them to be unnecessary.
He never bowed to anyone of great authority as he claimed that bowing is done out of respect to an individual, in order for Saizen to bow to someone; he needs to respect them from his heart, which is not a simple task. Saizen mostly seems as a lazy and inattentive fellow. He describes carelessness as he's rarely concerned with any issue. He mostly maintains an impassive visage, dull, just like his thoughts. Even in his Taijutsu, his moves are only stiff and firm when striking, others than that; he's always swaying in a fluent motion allover the battlefield as no tension appears on his body. His way of speaking is always lazy and calm. His laid back nature qualified him to stay calm and composed even in the toughest of situations. He could always crack a joke or two as he never panics nor does he get frightened, even if he finds himself a few steps away from death. He mostly relied on his instinct in battle. This helped him to think properly in battles in order to access the situation correctly. He even has an immature side where his inner child comes out. This is when he does irrational decisions as he wishes to do them. This was seen during his challenges where many shinobi challenged him for battles, he never turned down any of them and he crushed them all. He got used to lethal battles and death matches as a shinobi, he had to kill many souls. He saw death each day until he reached a point where he developed his own philosophy about life and death.
As aforementioned, Saizen possesses an exotic persona. Despite him being a lazy, laid-back fool, he seems to be capable of turning the tables in an instant. He becomes like a savage beast ready to tea down his opponents with easy. A blood-thirsty shinobi who only wants to shed the blood of his opponent for his sword to feed on. It was thought that it was a version, or his own utilization of Killing Intent. He can simply turn from this sarcastic person to a serious one in an instant. Even his mannerism changes as he would stop cracking jokes and become firm and direct in his fighting. Many fear this stage as there is no reasoning with him once he has snapped. He's simply a killing machine. This was displayed many times in his battle when he's either angered or when he's facing a serious threat where he needs to focus in order to complete the required task. He forgets all his sarcasm and joking around and simply comes at the opponent with full force. Interestingly, he rarely reaches this state as he's very hard to anger, considering that he acts cold and ruthless most of the time. He's always calm and composed making him perfect for maintaining his anger. However, once he snaps, there's no escaping his wrath as he simply wishes to shred his opponent apart no matter what's the cost. This earned him a moniker that later on got very popular, which is "The Silver-Haired Beast of The Leaf". Many would avoid angering him as the results to doing so are disastrous.
Saizen was characterized with sarcasm, it was something he always enjoyed, making fun of his opponents during battle or merely joking with his comrades. He would crack a joke here and there, even when facing a dangerous threat, he would ease the atmosphere by joking around about the situation, it also proved to be efficient in angering and provoking his opponents. He would always call people with nicknames as a way of joking around and a sign of getting familiar with that person. He also bears a perverted side where he can flirt with other women while joking around or even getting physical. However, he's not drooling over women as his approach seems to be more calm and composed than that of the likes of Jiraiya, the Toad Sage. He enjoys making women blush as he finds that to be amusing. He enjoys their reactions to his absurd behavior. He's always found reading a light novel. He's always reading it when he's bored, whenever he puts it in his pouch, it's a sign of him getting excited.
In conclusion, Saizen is a lazy perverted swordsman who has a slight sarcastic nature and lethal ferocity when angered. However, Saizen's most interesting feature is his mysterious status. Simply no one knows if these are true attributes about his persona. No one knows his intentions nor his goals, he's simply an enigma. A man who managed to trick many shinobi during his lifetime. He's a master of trickery, despite not being a Genjutsu user, that's due to his keen intellect and his deep understandings. He basically rose above human understanding to analyze and study the world from another perspective as he chose to rise with his thinking above others. As he possesses great insight, he chose to detach himself from the world's problems and challenge known morals and ideals as he opposed them. He finds everything a bore, dull and mundane. He simply chose to add a spark of excitement to his life. What better way to do so than to challenge the principals and morals of the entire world?
History[]
Abilities[]
The Way of The Body[]
Saizen is an exceptional shinobi. He's considered the prodigy of the Kinsei clan due to his genuine and pure skill in Taijutsu and Bukijutsu as well as handling the inherited Kekkei tōta, the Metal Release. This was on of the main reasons he became the shinobi he is today. While most would concentrate of honing their Ninjutsu or Genjutsu in order to get the destructive benefits of both, Saizen spent most of his lifetime practicing Taijutsu. In order to get exceptionally competent in the art of Taijutsu, he needed to hone his body. He had to live up to certain requirements. He needed to be nothing less strong than Might Gai himself, in fact, Saizen insisted that he must surpass Gai in pure and sheer body strength. Him being a medic helped him understand how the body worked including complicated systems in the body. He specialized in the chakra flow section, studying the eight gates and the tenketsu in order to comprehend how they operate. Saizen studied chakra flow excessively and he comprehended every section of the chakra circulatory system. This was a result of receiving an injury during a fight where the chakra pathway in his arm was damaged severely. He studied chakra flow for months in hope of healing himself from the aforementioned injury, and he succeeded. This benefitted him a lot considering that he learned about the gates and the chakra pathway.
Since his childhood, Saizen possessed natural strength, despite being skinny. His muscles carried strength enough to overcome opponents double his size and he showed signs of being an exceptional Taijutsu user. Saizen himself enjoyed physical conflict as he was trained in martial arts since his childhood. His proficiency in physical conflict and his physical attributes got him a great place in the Thunder School. He entered the thunder school at the age of five, which was considerably young, yet it benefitted him as he was raised to be a Taijutsu expert since his childhood. He concentrated on his physical attributes as he strengthened his body through excessive physical exercises such as push-ups and sit-ups. Doing that at a young age gave him the physical capacity to develop his muscles to be stronger than those of his age. It became a natural process as his muscles developed much faster than other children considering that he started physical training from a young age. He showed excellency in the practice of Taijutsu in the thunder school. The thunder school was the choice of the elders of the clan considering that his style matched perfectly with the requirements of the school.
Time passed as he grew surpassing the childhood phase as he was considered a teenager. His skill in Taijutsu grew exponentially. He became much faster and stronger, he won multiple Taijutsu tournaments. His strikes were the fastest in the thunder school as he was known for his speed and fast movements. This is due to training with extremely heavy weights, which developed his muscles to move with great speed. He would simply tie iron and steel gauntlets to his arms and legs while doing multiple physical exercises. He was able to overcome many opponents with his amazing speed and physical strength, which granted him many victories. Soon, Taijutsu became Saizen's fighting style, it was his favorite amongst the the three main styles of the shinobi. He became a sensei in the thunder school at the age of fourteen. This was when he first started using Yang as a method of body enhancement. Saizen started using Yang Release as a method to vitalize his body considering that Yang release possesses an enhancing attribute. He underwent severe training with Rock Lee for five years, gaining some of his knowledge about Taijutsu.
He started with flowing pure Yang energy in his body, which was known as Body Amplification Technique. This enhanced his speed exponentially and it increased his strength tenfolds. Realizing the vitalizing effect of Yang release, Saizen began entering extended meditation sessions where he flowed Yang in his body in extreme precision. This was done to enhance his muscles strength in general as he flowed Yang into each organ, each muscle, each cell. After extended sessions of this meditation, his speed and strength was augmented tenfolds, without having to use Yang to enhance them. This was a result of saturating the body with Yang energy for extended periods of time. His muscles development was accelerated and his pure muscular strength was enhanced, this made him able to crush giant boulders with his pure strength. He's also able to move at great speed was enhanced to make him incredibly fast, enough to reach Might Gai's speed using his full speed coupled with the third gate. Not to mention, his durability was augmented greatly as well as his stamina. He is able to fight for two days using only Taijutsu. These results were reached in thirteen years of meditating and using Yang to strengthen and vitalize his body.
When Saizen is fighting using Taijutsu it seems as if he's using a passive Body Amplification Technique. The strength of his muscles and organs were augmented by the extended meditation sessions he tolerated. His strength is enough to crush stones with ease. He could pierce and opponent with merely punching them. His strength is enough to lift great weight, which is supported by the sheer power carried in his muscles. He's able to lift weights that can prove to be extremely heavy for even the strongest of men. Basically, he reached an inhuman level in terms of strength, being able to overwhelm anyone using his pure strength. His speed gained an extreme augmentation as well. He's able to move at speed enough to create afterimages. He can strike with such speed that his punch seems invisible. His stamina qualifies him to fight for two days using strictly Taijutsu. The meditation augmented his healing acceleration as he's able to heal three times faster than normal shinobi. During the meditation sessions, the regeneration rate is even more accelerated.
When Saizen employ the Body Amplification Technique, he becomes even much more faster and lethal. He displayed tremendous skill in performing acrobatic movements with extreme fluency. His agility is flawless, he can execute multiple flips and acrobatic movements without mislaying his balance even for an instant. He's used to altering his direction and momentum in without being deprived of his balance. This made him efficient against even the fastest and strongest Taijutsu users. To a degree, he possessed enhanced and augmented senses such as smell, taste, vision and hearing. He managed to obtain these inflated senses through his excessively extended meditation sessions. He discharged Yang energy into his body including the organs, his eyes, his nose and his ears as well as the system connected to them inside the body. This led to the reinforcement of the sensitivity of the senses making it easy to smell objects that others can't. See far object and even enemies moving at great speed clearly. Hear the slightest noises and determine the ingredients of a certain food by merely tasting it for a few seconds. This fortified him against poisoning attempts. These senses can be further enhanced by flowing Yang energy through them, this will grant them a temporary augmentation.
Saizen's mark was imprinted in Konoha's history as one of the most potent and talented Taijutsu users. His body could match that of a modified human. He challenged Kogun and he managed to stand on the same grounds as him in terms of speed and strength, despite Kogun being a modified human with tremendous physical strength. He surpassed human limits to enter a new plane, his name with always be engraved in Konoha's hall of fame as one of the most endowed Taijutsu masters in Konoha's history. This is a result of his flawless body and tremendous strength that surpassed even Might Gai in his prime. Saizen reached the peak of human capabilities in terms of pure body strength. He then augmented this with techniques such as Body Amplification Technique and Chakra Enhanced Strength, making him a lethal force that's not to be messed with. His fast punches and smart fighting style even with physical conflict, made him one of the most dangerous shinobi in Konoha's military. He is regarded as the Taijutsu expertise and he was requested to test the strength of modified humans and many Taijutsu experts. His legacy will carry on even after his death as the marks that he engraved in Konoha's history are simply everlasting.
- Enhanced Strength/Speed: Saizen prolonged and extended Taijutsu training developed his muscles greatly. His muscles' strength is simply exquisite. He developed his arms by doing push-ups and weight lifting in order to gain strength capable of shattering boulders. He's capable of lifting tremendously heavy weights as well as break bones with a single strike. His arms became like weapons his punches provide him the ability to overwhelm any opponent with his sheer strength and brunt force. His strength surpassed even Might Guy in his prime. Saizen possesses natural strength. Even if he didn't undergo the extended physical regimes, he would still possess power capable of destroying his opponents, the training he underwent strengthened him tenfolds making him undoubtably the strongest man alive, excluding the modified humans. His mighty power was the talk of the town for a long time. He was established throughout the shinobi world for his immense physical strength. He's cpaable of punching countless times in one second, overwhelming most of his opponent when the fight boils down to a Taijutsu showdown. Additionally, his meditation sessions assisted him to increase his strength greatly making him much more stronger and faster. His strength can easily dominate any opponent without even utilizing chakra enhancements to augment his strength or speed. When it comes to Saizen's speed, he's simply one of the fastest shinobi in history. One of his famous monikers was "The Silver Lightning". Silver was used as a reference to his silver hair and lightning was used to describe his immeasurable speed. He was noted to be faster than even Minato Namikaze when it comes to pure physical speed, capable of overwhelming most Taijutsu masters. His sheer speed can leave afterimages in his stead. The speed of his punches is one of the vital aspects when it comes to his fighting style. He uses deadly punches with great speed coupled with his immeasurable strength in order to deliver devastating strikes to the opponents, killing them quickly. Saizen's strength and speed were the main reasons for him becoming a Taijustu master alongside his immense knowledge in martial arts.
- Agility: Agility is one of the most important physical traits for any shinobi. It assures the shinobi a fluent battle as well as a way to evade the opponent's attacks. Therefore, agility is considered to be a main physical trait that any shinobi needs to possess. When he was young, Saizen was similar to a monkey. He was able to jump from tree to tree, branch to branch at an extremely precise and fluent motion. He was seen executing multiple backflips and front flips in which he seemed to possess a very light physique and highly agile body. Growing up, he managed to develop his agility even more as he realized that it was essential for any Taijutsu master in order to efficiently fight against any opponent. He trained his body to bend in certain ways and to change directions in an instant without causing him any apparent injury to his muscles or bones, even when going with his full speed, he can instantly change his direction and momentum to go at any other direction.
- Regenerative Powers: Saizen was resilient since his childhood, possessing naturally great regenerative skills due to his supreme and exquisite life force, which granted him accelerated regeneration. He could recover from light wounds in a day or two, which could take a normal shinobi about a week to recover from. Saizen has approximately four times the regenerative powers of a normal human due to his life force. This aided him in his medical ninjutsu. During his extended meditation sessions, he could regenerate even faster than usual, reaching up to six or seven times the regeneration speed of normal humans. If he concentrated on healing a certain wound in his body, he can heal it in instants, this made him highly durable and he could easily heal even the largest of wounds in instants, burn marks, fractured bones, his life force and regenerative abilities makes any wound minor to him. He could heal all the wounds in his battles no matter how deep in the matter of a few days maximum. This was noted before as Saizen could go into bloody battles in which he would get injured severely, then return a few days later seemingly fully healed, which confused many of his allies and even foes.
- Augmented Senses: Since his childhood, he was trained to hone his senses as they are essential for any shinobi. His vision, hearing, smelling, they are all senses essential for any shinobi, this encouraged Saizen to hone these senses as a Taijutsu master and a martial arts practitioner as well as someone who wanted to push his body beyond its limitations. The training regimes that he underwent were unknown, yet it's known that he acquired his senses augmentations during his training with the chinese monks on the top of a high mountain during his travels. His vision can see fast objects very clearly and can see with extreme precision even when moving at high speed. He can also view far object with ease. This aided him during his Taijutsu and martial arts training as he was able to see the punches and strikes of his opponents with extreme precision and react to them in time. He was seemingly untouchable as he could see each and every strike with ease, even those of the Hyūga where they move and strike with immeasurable speed. His hearing was not less precise than his vision. Saizen's ears could hear the sound of the Kunai cutting through the air particles, calculate and determine its direction through hearing alone and dodge it. He once dodged hundreds of Kunai being thrown at him with great speed while blindfolded, which was one of his most amazing achievements. Saizen is capable of fighting blindfolded through hearing alone as he could feel objects moving in the air around him. However, that is when they are moving at a certain speed, if the speed is low, then Saizen would be clueless as to where the object is. Nonetheless, his hearing is highly precise that he's able to dodge punches by hearing alone. His true abilities were displayed when he faced a mob of Kirigakure shinobi, who used their famous mist technique in order to fill the area with dense fog. They all attacked Saizen simultaneously, yet none of them was able to land a hit on him. His hearing is flawless and it's one of his most refined senses. As for his smelling, it's nothing less that superb. He has smelling similar, if not more sensitive than that of the Inuzuka clan. Smelling is fundamental for any shinobi, it can help them track objects or people. Saizen is capable of smelling poison on a Kunai that's not even close to him. He could track the scent of people and know a man by his scent. He mostly used this trait with women as a way of flirting or joking about their scent. Despite reaching an amazing degree of sensitivity regarding those three senses, he chose to further augment these senses through the use of chakra. In a similar manner as Body Flicker Technique, Saizen can use his Yang chakra and flow them to his eyes, nostrils and ears as well as the internal systems that are connected to them, vitalizing them in order to multiply their sensitivity.
- Stamina: Stamina is allegedly one of the most potent aspects about Saizen's fighting style. Since he was young, he possessed a great deal of stamina, despite his laziness that indicates otherwise. Saizen probably possesses the capacity to fight for an entire day using nothing but Taijutsu, without even weakening his performance. He reached this level due to his excessive Taijutsu training and his stamina training regime, which included many hours of running while weight lifting, this augmented his stamina to the point where he could fight for hours without even tiring. Saizen deliberately chose certain exercises to develop his stamina to that level. He realized that his mastery of Taijutsu required his body to be ready to fight for hours and hours using exclusively Taijutsu. Not to mention, it raised his physical energy tremendously, which in turn increased his chakra reserves and his chakra potency to a great level. Saizen seemingly never tired no matter how long he fought, he always endured the efforts of the battle.
- Durability: Through his immense life force and severe Taijutsu training, Saizen was able to enhance the durability and endurance of his body and muscles. In other words, his muscles can sustain themselves under severe attacks without suffering from injury or weakening. Even the strength of martial arts masters could barely harm him when he received several strikes from them during one of his Taijutsu tournaments. His durability is nothing like that of the Sage Mode, yet it's considered to be tremendously high for a shinobi. He was able to endure a great deal of pain without showing the slightest signs of weakening. No matter how much agony he has to tolerate, it's never apparent on his face. He always seems cold and expressionless in the face of death. As if he's not scared, no matter how much fear he carries inside him. He managed to tolerate damage and pain that would easily kill any other man in his place.
Taijutsu[]
Infamous as a master of Taijutsu and the strongest martial arts practitioner in Konoha, Saizen lives up to his reputation through his flawless Taijutsu style and his famous physical strength that's enough to crush many enemies. During his childhood, he was very strong physically. He possessed several physical attributes that made him the ideal Taijutsu student even at his young age. His strength was enough to match any of his peers with ease. It was natural strength, some believed that it's due to his immense life force other thought it was because of his strong lineage to the Kinsei Clan as he was considered to be a pure Kinsei, in other words, his family members were all from the Kinsei clan. No one from his family tree was from another lineage. This gave Saizen incredible physical prowess as well as awakening Metal Release at a very young age. His Taijutsu skills went beyond physical strength as he was trained in martial arts at a very young age. He was trained by the elders of the Kinsei clan to begin with. Afterwards, he transferred into the Thunder School (雷流, Rai-ryū; literally "Way of Thunder"). A Taijutsu school that resided in Konoha. Saizen chose that school as he found it to be lethal and he simply liked the style of fighting that the Thunder School possessed.
The Thunder School is one of the eight schools of Physical Natures (物的気性, Butekki Kishō), which are Taijutsu schools based on certain styles to emulate the nature they're presenting. They work on the conception of ratios of Yin and Yang. Or in other words, Sei and Dō. Sei (静, literally "Silent") represents Yin. Following the concept of Sei in one's fighting style revolves around using circular motions and going with the opposing flow or redirecting it instead of bluntly confronting it and using force in order to change the opposing flow. Sei revolves around the concept of Yin in general and manages to manifest that concept into Taijutsu. Sei is highly passive. It aims to handle the opponent indirectly without the usage of brunt force in order to change the opposing flow. Instead, Sei uses circular motions and constant change in the flow in order to redirect the opposing force, negating them away and successfully avoiding significant damage. It's mostly used for defensive purposes in order to negate the opponent's assaults without getting inflicted with any type of damage. The concept of Sei is essential for Thunder school practitioners as it heavily depends on it.
As for Dō (動, literally "Motion"), it represents Yang. In other words, direct confrontations, rather than the elusive style of Sei. Dō is based upon overwhelming the opponent's force with an even stronger force. Similar to fighting fire with a larger fire. It's the opposite of Sei as strength against strength is the key trait rather than the circular motion and ambiguous style of Sei. The Thunder School, as all the other schools, follow the concept of Sei and Dō ratios. Sei Serving as the dominant source of energy of the school, while Dō is the supporting aspect. The Thunder school is meant to represent Thunder in its fighting style. Thunder is a nature that represent agitation. It revolves around using explosive force after building enough tension in order to crush the opponent. As well as striking in several directions rather than a specific one. These traits were key to making the thunder school practitioners the most unpredictable fighters when it comes to their Taijutsu. The martial arts of Thunder School fixates on tightening body movements to redirect and fend off offensive assaults while striking with them in order to crush the opponent. Basically, it's building up tension, using it defensively then executing a very quick and direct attack in order to crush the opponent.
It utilizes an internal explosive force that is meant to create crashing compelling force from within the body without requiring actual physical motion in order to build it up, while also being able to handle threats from all directions by exploding forth in all manner of motion. This makes the Thunder School perfect for crushing multiple opponents at once. It also revolves around using multiple strikes in order to crush foes. Saizen practiced these techniques and styles, yet his fighting style wasn't very aligned with the concepts and principles of the Thunder School, despite being a master of its techniques. Saizen managed to put his own unique twist on things in order to create an alternative fighting style that suits him. He seemingly used singular strikes at times, they were lethal and they aimed at specific areas in the body, mostly deadly areas such as the head, heart and so on. He used defensive blocks that usually aimed to imbalance the opponent for Saizen to get a clear shot. Most of his Taijutsu blocked revolved around using the opponents force and momentum to imbalance them then striking with one single lethal strike. Saizen openly admits that he trained in the Thunder School for quite some time, yet he doesn't refer to his style of fighting as the Thunder Style, he refers to it as Metal Style (金流, Kin-ryū; literally "Way of Metal") as a signature for both his clan and his own exclusive Taijutsu style.
Saizen overwhelms his opponent using his immense speed when striking. Thus, it makes his punches incredibly hard to see. He strikes in pressure points and vital spots. He uses fast and strong strikes to hit these pressure points with incredible speed, causing severe injury to the opponent. One of the most common parts that Saizen tends to strike is the back. He can finish the battle with one well-placed strike to the backbone, potentially killing the opponent or causing permanent injury. He targets all of the body's pressure points such as the head, temples, neck, shoulders, throat, jaws, sternum, ribs, solar plexus and so on. He's a master of pressure points as he can execute devastating and agonizing grapples capable of forcing any opponent into submission. He can knock anyone out with a well-placed strike to the neck as it's one of the major pressure points of the human's body. Using pressure points, he doesn't even require to use his full force, he just applies the necessary pressure on the pressure points in order to inflict injury to the opponent or render them immobile. He was seen to strike multiple pressure points in an instant, many swore it was less than a second. He hit them with such speed that his opponent was on the ground almost instantly after he finished his assault. Saizen also practiced striking the pressure points with extreme precision even on moving targets. He's able to hit the pressure points of someone whose constantly moving even in random patterns. This is due to his exceptional vision coupled with his incredibly fast strike.
As he became a medical shinobi, Saizen learned even more about pressure points and how to render the opponent completely immobile while not inflicting much damage on his body or accidentally kill him. Not to mention, he studied every aspect about the body. This made him much more experienced in Taijutsu as he knew the weaknesses of the human body and how to overwhelm the opponent when grappling them or fighting them by forcing the foe to use muscles that are commonly neglected in one's body, which would result in them being trapped in Saizen's grapple as that muscle wouldn't be trained. He also studied the internal organs and their properties. He could kill the opponent with a well-placed Kunai to the spleen, liver, or stomach. He eventually studied the Eight Inner Gates as well as their effects on the body. In fact, he was intrigued by them greatly. Saizen's experience in martial arts and Taijutsu didn't halt there as he practiced and master many martial arts as he mastered outstanding martial arts amongst them is different styles of Kung fu, Muay Tai, Karate (Shotokan), Judo, Tae-kwan-do and many others. He established himself in these martial arts during his time with the chinese monks, which was said to be equivalent to five years. In those five years, Saizen underwent severe training in order to enhance his senses as well as Taijutsu skills. His body was pushed beyond its limits as he learned the way of the chinese monks. After returning to Konoha, he was acclaimed as Konoha's strongest Taijutsu master.
His Taijutsu training augmented his physical energy vastly as every aspect about his body was enhanced and augmented. This in turn increased both his chakra reserves and chakra potency tremendously. His control over his body became flawless and the degree of strength he reached was inhuman. He learned the conception of Chi and managed to master it completely as he can manipulate the Chi in his body to the utmost level. Saizen overcame any Taijutsu master he faced with ease due to his immense strength and speed, which manages to overwhelm his foes. Saizen managed to use medical ninjutsu in conjunction with his Taijutsu as he was able to learn Chakra Enhanced Strength a move only available to those with absolute chakra control and medical ninjutsu experience. This technique increased the strength of his punches tenfolds as he can shatter any object with one punch. He practiced this technique excessively as it became one of his main fighting styles. He utilizes this technique when he's trying to kill his opponents or render them immobile. He reached absolute mastery with this technique as he could use it in a similar fashion as its creator. This technique when coupled with his enormous strength and speed it can surpass even Tsunade's version of the technique as Saizen is physically stronger than Tsunade.
Additionally, Saizen mastered Body Flicker Technique. Body flicker technique was used to enhance his speed just as Chakra enhanced strength augmented the force of his strikes. Body flicker is used to vitalize one's legs muscles in order to move faster and reach a speed where it would seem as if the user is teleporting. Saizen practiced this technique since his childhood. He managed to augment his speed overtime. He became better and better at the usage of this technique. He became much faster overtime. Saizen reached a frightening level in the usage of this technique. Despite it being a D-Rank technique, Saizen forged it into at least an A-Rank technique. Some even compared him to Shisui Uchiha, the master of body flicker. In truth, Saizen is faster than Shisui. However, Shisui's body flicker is more potent than Saizen. Saizen's level of body flicker is very close to Shisui in terms of augmentation. However, Saizen's physical strength is much larger than Shisui, making him swifter. Many opponents suspected that Saizen was using a space-time technique in order to teleport from place to place from the incredible speed that he moved with. He even left afterimages in his stead from the speed of his movement.
After gaining absolute control over his body and chakra, as well as a great deal of knowledge about Yang release as it was essential for him as a medical shinobi. He managed to learn Body Amplification Technique in which he flowed Yang chakra in his body in order to vitalize it completely due to Yang's properties of vitalization and augmentation of strength. His speed and strength went beyond body flicker as his entire body would be vitalized. In that state, he reaches an enormous physical augmentation that increases by increasing the amount of Yang energy flowed in the body. This technique was essential for Saizen in order to make his signature technique and one of the most dangerous Taijutsu techniques known in the shinobi world. Ikken Ishi. A technique that carries the speed of a bullet and the strength of thousands of strikes. He was said to have crushed hundreds of men at once using his Taijutsu mastery and chakra augmentations, Saizen was feared allover the lands due to his Taijutsu mastery. Legends and rumors began to spread about fake stories and glories that never took place to begin with. In the legends, he was portrayed as a savage warrior who crushed his opponents on sight, while in truth, Saizen was far from that. Saizen couldn't care less about these mob as he described them as foolish idiots.
Eight Gates[]
Saizen's eight gates are simply an indication of his absolute mastery over his Taijutsu. After learning the eight gates, he could easily name himself a Taijutsu master. However, learning the eight gates in the first place was in order to save his life and his body, which is an unusual reason behind learning the famous Kinjutsu. The one responsible for this is his Jōnin mentor, Rock Lee. Lee was Saizen's Jōnin mentor after graduating the academy. Upon merely looking at Saizen, Lee noticed his great potential and abilities. That was even shown during his training with Lee as he displayed amazing physical feats and extreme agility accompanied with supreme physical prowess. However, Saizen seemed to lose stamina very quickly considering the exercises he performed, he should have been able to sustain himself at least ten times the duration. After visiting a few medical shinobi, including Sakura Haruno, they all diagnosed him with a disorder in the Eight Gates (八門, Hachimon). He seems to have problems controlling the Gate of Opening (開門, Kaimon) and the Gate of Healing (休門, Kyūmon).
This happened when he flowed a great amount of chakra in his body, it led to the involuntary opening of those two gates. Some suggested it was due to the extreme potency of his chakra, others said it was a weakness in those two gates. Nonetheless, while it gave great strength to Saizen and was able to separate him from his peers, it also caused great muscle pain and extreme fatigue, which restrained him from training and attending some missions. Upon seeing the miserable state that Saizen was in, Rock Lee decided to teach the child how to control his Eight Gates in order to reach his true potential as Lee believed that Saizen had that potential to surpass him one day. Thus, his training in mastering the eight gates begun. Lee started by teaching Saizen the method of intentionally opening the first gate, which was relatively difficult. However, what was even harder was teaching him how to close it and maintain its closure. That in itself was very hard to master as it required extreme chakra regulation and absolute control over the first gate.
This took Saizen a complete month to master. It was difficult for him as it involved keeping his first gate shut, which was unusual. It was even awkward for Lee to teach. However, they both managed to figure it out after a complete month of severe training. It took Saizen just two weeks in order to do the same thing with the second gate. While Saizen could maintain the closure of the two gates, it needed concentration at times in order to regulate his chakra and flow it smoothly in his body, which proved to be very difficult at times. Eventually, Lee taught Saizen the opening of all the gates. He was also taught some of Might Guy's techniques such as Daytime Tiger, Morning Peacock and Night Guy. This took Saizen five years to master completely. After those five years, controlling his first two gates was a second nature, he reached a level where he didn't even try to control them. This led to the augmentation of his stamina and his physical condition. Even Lee mentioned that Saizen has the potential to control the eight gates better than Might Guy as Saizen's physical prowess at the age of eighteen surpassed Might Guy at his peak.
During his twenties, Saizen began training under the famous Taijutsu master Seireitou Hyūga. This led to the enhancement of his control over his Eight Gates. Additionally, Seireitou taught Saizen an original and exclusive technique called Eight Gates Released Formation. This was a great turning point in Saizen's Taijutsu mastery as he was able to open the eight gates without succumbing to death, which was a great feat. It was done through several methods that Seireitou taught Saizen in order to force the immense chakra through the body without risking his life. When people asked Saizen how he convinced Seireitou to teach him such a powerful and exclusive technique, he simply replied by "The old man just liked me, I guess. We were alike to say the least" Nonetheless, after learning this technique, Saizen was feared allover the shinobi world for his Taijutsu mastery and his Eight gates. He was Konoha's Taijutsu legend and the Kinsei clan's prodigy.
- The Gate of Opening (開門, Kaimon), positioned in the brain. This gate removes the restraints of the brain on the muscles so 100% of their strength can be used whereas normally, a person can only use 20% of their muscles' strength to keep them from disintegrating. This is known to be the effect of the adrenaline on the body. This gate is the first one. Saizen managed to master this gate completely, which led to the instant opening of this gate when required. Saizen can open this gate in a split second and use it in order to enhance his strength and speed greatly, four times more than ordinary. This was displayed in combat several times as he would activate this gate in order to overwhelm his opponents. Due to his already extreme physical strength, when quadrupled, it reached a frightening level of speed and strength. His physical prowess during this state is enough to overwhelm even Taijutsu masters as he's able to use his full strength against them. Usually, this gate finishes battles as it pushes Saizen far beyond ordinary shinobi limitations. During his training with Rock Lee, he was able to sustain this gate for a very long time as he was used to it being open. This made his body resistant to the fatigue caused by the eight gates as he suffered it for a long time during his childhood. This made his body accustomed to this fatigue and muscle pain. After learning the Eight Gates Released Formation, he was able to extend this period of time even more while sustaining less damage. This was due to the perfect chakra regulation in his body, which is caused by Rock Lee's training and Seireitou's ultimate technique. This led Saizen to sustaining the opening of the first gate for several hours.
- Raishun Mode (雷俊モード, Raishun Mōdo): This technique is a variation of the first gate. Saizen utilizes this technique in order to augment the first gate with minimal damage done to the muscles. Saizen simply accommodates his proficient use of Yang Release into his eight gates. Consequently, enhancing his performance greatly. Saizen simply flows Yang chakra instead of normal chakra in his body during the activation of the first gate. Ergo, overflowing his body with Yang energy. Thus, his body is much augmented than it was before the activation of this technique. The Yang chakra serve as an enhancer and a boost for all his muscles as well as senses. Since the Yang chakra is overflowing all of his body, it passes through the senses and augments them greatly. Especially the nervous system, which is the most dangerous portion of this technique. By overflowing the nervous system with Yang energy, Saizen is able to vitalize himself and increase his reflexes multiple times. Furthermore, his comprehension becomes much faster. Saizen notes that in that mode, it seems as if everyone is moving in slow motion. This is due to the extremely fast comprehension of his surroundings, which is resulted from vitalizing his nervous system. Additionally, his nervous system augments the movement of his muscles, making their movement much faster. That is all beside the enhancements his muscles gain after the activation of this technique. Overall, his sheer muscular strength is augmented two times and a half more than the first gate alone. In other words, he gains a tenfold augmentation to his muscles. Furthermore, his five senses are enhanced and vitalized in order to perform with much more efficiency. However, this mode has a downside to it. It consumes the user's Yang chakra, which is their stamina. In other words, Saizen cannot stay in this mode as long as he's able to in the first gate alone. He said that his limit was half an hour. However, that was increased after the usage of Yang Release Seal.
- The Gate of Healing (休門, Kyūmon), positioned in the brain. Forcibly increases one's physical strength and transitorily energizes the body. This is done by flowing even more chakra into the muscles of the body and the organs, which would lead to the vitalization of the entire body and the augmentation of the body organs and muscles. Similar to how Body Flicker Technique vitalizes the leg muscles, causing the shinobi to move at a unimaginable speed. By vitalizing the organs and the muscles of the body, they can secrete enzymes such as adrenaline which can give great strength to the body to even surpass the strength of the first gate. However, this vitalization is temporary as it forces the body to overwhelm itself slowly. Saizen mastered this gate, similar to his mastery over the first one. It was essential for him as this gate led him to extreme fatigue and muscles pain due to the overwhelming of muscles and organs as well as enzymes secreted by them. However, just like the first gate, Saizen eventually got used to the pain and fatigue which actually built up his stamina and endurance greatly as well as the duration of sustaining the second gate. He could already sustain the second gate for an hour without any problems. This duration was elongated even more after learning the Eight Gates Released Formation. He could sustain this gate for a very long time while suffering seemingly no fatigue, this was due to the training he undergone in order to enhance his physique including the Yang meditation, which increased the endurance of his body greatly. Saizen can open this gate with great speed just like the first one. He can even open this gate directly without having to open the first gate first. This gate increases Saizen's strength and speed far beyond the first gate, which is unimaginable as it increases the strength and speed of the body to six times the strength of the original state.
- The Gate of Life (生門, Seimon), positioned on the spinal cord. This causes great increasing of blood rushing inside the body. Blood rushes with great speed to the veins and arteries of the body. The heart begins to race at an alarming rate as blood is pumped rapidly to each vein of the body. During this stage, the veins on Saizen's arm become very apparent as they almost pop-out of his skin. As the name suggests, this gate gives great energy to Saizen as blood is pumped into the body. This enhances his physical attributes greatly. The swiftness in which his muscles move are greatly augmented due to the pacing heart and the rushing blood. He can lift very heavy weights and he can simply tolerate any exercise that requires muscle strength. His muscles become harder and ready to tolerate more effort and pain. This combined with the first two gates gives Saizen immeasurable strength and speed. His skin becomes hotter as it gains a very slight pink glow, which isn't apparent and can go unnoticed at times. He can maintain this gate opened for quite some time as his body is made of steel, metaphorically. His durability allows his body to tolerate this gate opened for a relatively long time compared to his sensei, Rock Lee.
Chakra[]
Saizen's chakra is acclaimed to be tremendously potent and immense due to his Kinsei lineage and massive in reserves. His excessive training caused his chakra potency to develop into a frightening level. However, the strength behind his chakra isn't because of his training alone. Even as a child, he possessed extremely potent chakra capable of overwhelming many foes and destroying the enemy with a singular chakra-based attack. Saizen is no ordinary member of the Kinsei clan. He's a pure-blooded Kinsei member, which means that even his ancestors were all from the Kinsei clan leading to no dilution or interference in the blood of the Kinsei clan. Thus, the traits of the Kinsei were all apparent on him and very potent in him as well. One of the most popular and acclaimed skill of the Kinsei clan is their chakra potency considering that they required great potency in order to execute large scaled metal-based techniques, as well as strengthen the metal to sustain itself under the most devastating and destructive attacks such as a Tailed Beast Ball, which only Hashirama proved to be capable of nullifying using only his Wood Release to execute a potent defense by the name of Hōbi Technique. Pure-blooded members of the Kinsei clan possess the power and strength in chakra to match and in some cases overcome the Senju Clan.
This was the main and strongest trait about the Kinsei, their immeasurable chakra potency that is considered to be the most refined and potent across the lands. That's the secret behind the utmost strength of their Metal Release techniques. However, in the case of hybrids, those who had interference in their Kinsei bloodline by another clan, those possess much weaker chakra potency than that of the pure-blooded Kinsei members. Saizen's family is said to be the last of those who possess the true blood of the Kinsei. Thus, his chakra potency is on Kage-level or maybe even higher. It was developed through excessive training to reach the pinnacle of chakra potency in order to overwhelm any opponent. Saizen's chakra prowess is considered to be incredibly powerful, but his chakra potency can overwhelm any skill in his arsenal, even his Taijutsu which he spent his life training in. He was a proud pure-blooded Kinsei and he managed to live up to the Kinsei reputation. His chakra potency assisted him in a couple of tasks, among these tasks is performing very potent large-scaled ninjutsu with minimal chakra cost.
The main advantage of chakra potency is minimizing the chakra cost as it would take less chakra in order to perform techniques making even A-Ranked techniques very easy to perform. The second advantage to it is that the user can strengthen his ninjutsu greatly. The stronger the chakra is, the stronger the ninjutsu. Saizen's metal release techniques are considered to be the strongest amongst the current Kinsei clan members due to his immensely potent chakra. Some of his metal release techniques are compared to Hashirama's Hōbi technique as they possess the power and durability to sustain a Tailed Beast Ball. Thus, granting Saizen an unyielding defense. Saizen went through an excessive training regime in order to enhance his physical energy through Taijutsu training and augment his spiritual energy through meditating. This training regime gradually strengthened his chakra to the pinnacle of its limits as Saizen already surpassed the limits of his body.
Saizen's chakra control is nothing less amazing than his chakra potency. His chakra control is refined and strengthen through prolonged training in chakra control. As a child, Saizen practiced tree climbing and water walking at the age of seven. He was very young, yet possessed enormously high potential. His chakra control reached its pinnacle as well after training in medical ninjutsu, which honed his chakra control to the utmost level. His chakra control became comparable to Tsunade as he mastered medical ninjutsu, yet the rumors of him surpassing Tsunade are yet to be proven. In terms of medical ninjutsu, Saizen's immense chakra potency managed to refine his medical ninjutsu skills. He would always be mistaken for a Jinchūriki due to his immense chakra control. He is able to perform many techniques without wasting a single grain of chakra as his control was near absolute. He is capable of fighting for hours using ninjutsu without tiring due to his immense chakra potency and chakra control.
Aside from his absolute chakra control and enormous potency, Saizen possessed gargantuan chakra reserves due to his lineage to the Kinsei clan. The Kinsei clan were feared for their chakra. Each and every aspect of chakra was mastered by the Kinsei. They possessed immense chakra and their chakra control is the nearest possible to being perfect. Their chakra reserves is nothing less impressive. In Saizen's case, his chakra reserves are enormously gargantuan that he's capable of fighting for hours depending solely on his reserves. He was seen to be able to execute successive A-Ranked ninjutsu without shedding a single sweat. He was compared to Hashirama Senju due to their superb chakra capabilities. Saizen's chakra is considered to be greatly dangerous as the slightest release of his chakra could cause a miniature disaster, similar to the chakra of the First Hokage and the Second Hokage, possibly even more lethal. The feel of Saizen's chakra is very complex, many sensors noted that they suffered from headaches after sensing his chakra saying that it possessed a "strange" feel to it.
Chakra Absorption[]
Chakra absorption is considered to be one of Saizen's strongest skills. It's possibly proportionate to his metal release in terms of lethality. Saizen learned chakra absorption during his training to be a medical shinobi. After studying the concepts and principles along with the properties of chakra, Saizen mastered Chakra Transfer Technique in which he was able to transfer the chakra from his body to a target. Saizen managed to revert the effect of the chakra transfer in order to absorb chakra from anything he contacts directly or through his metal release. He was able to develop a style of his own in which he used his metal to absorb chakra from any foe or any attack by applying a chakra absorption property to his metal release. He is capable of absorbing chakra at an alarming rate, enough to drain a shinobi completely out of his chakra in an instant. Most chakra-based attacks have no effect on Saizen as his chakra absorption is swift, having the ability to drain any attack of its chakra in instants. It was enough to absorb lightning attack, which are deemed to be rapid. His chakra absorption is so swift that it can absorb the chakra out of a shinobi's body in seconds. He can also perform the absorption through many mediums. He can absorb chakra through any link to the foe's body. For instance, if an opponent is tied with wire strings, Saizen can absorb their chakra by contacting the wire strings, without the need to get close to the opponent.
- Chakra Agitation Technique: (チャクラ動揺の術, Chakura Douyou no Jutsu) is a unique technique, used by a small amount of shinobi. Nonetheless, it's very useful in combat and on the battlefield, especially for likes of Saizen. Saizen mastered this technique after many years of practice of Chakra Transfer Technique. He became a master of chakra transfer technique, which aided him in his medical ninjutsu and in learning many techniques effortlessly. Chakra agitation technique is nothing more than an application of chakra transfer. Saizen simply transfers his chakra into his opponent's body. By doing so, it causes a state of paralysis. Additionally, it prevents chakra moulding as the flow of chakra in the opponent's body would be disturbed, especially due to the potency of Saizen's chakra. An application of this technique was used by Aoba Yamashiro in order to paralyze even the likes of Kisame who escaped only due to his chakra absorption prowess. Saizen's application is similar to that of Aoba. He only requires a medium to utilize this technique. He can run his chakra through his metal and transfer it to the opponent. His most common method is transferring it through wire strings or chains. He can also perform this technique through direct contact, which can paralyze the opponent completely and prevents them from moulding their chakra.
Metal Release[]
Metal Release, the nature that the Kinsei Clan is acclaimed for. A unique and powerful Kekkei tōta, which is considered to be one of the strongest amongst the discovered natures. Metal release allows the user to tap into unimaginable power as it possesses unique properties and strength that surpasses even Wood Release. Metal is very durable and strong, it can be shaped into any form and shape. It can be manipulated in many fields of the battle including ariel combat. Metal release is considered to be an enhanced and augmented version of wood release, while losing the advantage of life, which exists in trees created by wood release. The Kinsei Clan were famous for their Metal Release before Uzushiogakure's massacre. They were considered to be one of the most feared clans as they inherited a Kekkei tōta, which was deemed to be superior to wood release, which didn't exist at the ancient times of the Kinsei. The Kinsei clan gave Uzushiogakure a reputation for possessing immense power and the strongest shinobi in the world as the likes of the Fūjin Clan, Uzumaki Clan and the Kinsei Clan resided in the village.
Metal Release was developed over the years, despite the massacre of Uzushio. Kinsei clan members continued augmenting and enhancing their Metal Release prowess. Amongst them was Saizen who is considered to be the strongest Metal Release user that the Kinsei clan ever witnessed. He managed to push Metal Release to its limits, which made him a fearful shinobi allover the lands. In order to awaken Metal Release, an individual must possess three certain natures that are combined to create the Kekkei tōta. Fire Release, Earth Release and Lightning Release. These three elements are essential for the awakening of the Kekkei tōta. Most Kinsei members managed to awaken the Kekkei tōta around the age of sixteen. All of the Kinsei members acquired these three elements at a much faster rate than normal shinobi achieve elements due to their Kinsei bloodline.
Saizen was able to awaken the Kekkei tōta at the age of twelve years old, which was considered to be astonishing. It got him his reputation as the prodigy of the Kinsei Clan. In a short period of time, Saizen was able to utilize the Release due to the pureness of his blood as he's a full Kinsei without the slightest dilution in bloodline. Consequently, the chakra taxing of Metal Release for Saizen is minimal. Saizen can perform many metal Release techniques without breaking a sweat. Another advantage of Metal Release is the fact that users can create their own metals, yet it takes time and effort in order to develop the metal and stabilize it chemically in order to get the result that he wishes. Saizen was able to forge two of the strongest metals known to the Kinsei Clan. Rather than going for indestructibility, which is rather common amongst most users, Saizen researched for ways to create a metal that can be deemed as indestructible without possessing sheer durability as it would require much chakra in order to perform such a task.
Saizen figured that he needed to minimize the use of chakra while getting the maximum efficiency and the results that he desires from his metals. This drove Saizen into creating Elastium. A metal that's famous for being indestructible. After long studies and extended periods of time spent in creating this metal, Saizen managed to forge a special material of metal in order to create an ultimate defense, which would be deemed indestructible without spending tremendous amounts of chakra. Saizen played with the chemical structure of his metals in order to create something similar to the Lava Release rubber techniques, yet in metal form. This led him to forging Elastium. Elasitum is deemed to be indestructible. However, it's not due to the sheer durability and strength in the metal. Rather, it's a result of the elastic nature of the metal. Elastium is silver, it bears the color of most of Saizen's metals. It appears to be an ordinary metal at first, very hard and strong. However, when put under tremendous force, instead of breaking, it acts like rubber and stretches in order to absorb the impact of the force, in an instant, it returns to its original structure, after the force was absorbed, the speed of its comeback is equal to the force put on it.
Its elasticity is only apparent when put under an immense amount of pressure, as Elastium doesn't stretch that easily. The user can easily increase the elasticity by altering the chemical formula slightly in order to make it like rubber. However, Saizen prefers the former usage. This metal was able to withstand a Tailed Beast Ball and moving it out of Saizen's direction by utilizing the elasticity to redirect the attack. Elastium is an excellent electric conductor as it can conduct electricity with ease, which can be used to channel Lightning Release attacks in order to halt them or electrify the opponent. It has a high melting point. However, fire release seems to be the best option when dealing with Elastium. However, it needs to be put under a tremendous amount of heat in order to alter its form even slightly. Even Madara Uchiha would have to direct flames constantly at the Elastium for a long period of time in order to melt it. Saizen's biggest surprise was that Elastium was able to sustain even his Ikken Ishi, which was one of his strongest attacks. Additionally, the hardness of the Elastium can be augmented by adding chakra to it. While altering its shape might be deemed difficult or nearly impossible for the opponents, it can be done easily by the user through advanced shape transformation.
Elastium forms Saizen's first line of defense as it's almost indestructible. Over the years, Saizen managed to create a new and altered form of Elastium. He named it Lentium. He claims that this metal is highly dangerous and it's one of his primary methods of attack when trying to defend himself or damage an opponent. Saizen managed to change the chemical structure and formula of his metal in order to forge a special type of metal. Lentium is considered to be an advanced form of Elastium, created after excessive research and experiements to improve and evolve Elastium, Saizen managed to create Lentium, which he deems to be one of his strongest techniques. One of the most notable features about Lentium is its elasticity. It can stretch as far as Elastium, yet it's softer. Elastium needs the opponents to put tremendous amount of force in order to alter its form, Lentium requires less pressure and force in order to stretch. It's similar to rubber, yet harder. However, it's not as hard as Elastium. The core feature about Lentium isn't its elasticity, yet its clinging. Lentium is very "sticky". In other words, if it touches an object, it's bound to stay clinging to the object until the user decides otherwise. When the opponent struggles to get out of Lentium's grasp, they would be merely getting themselves tangled even more. It's stickiness is very immense and powerful, it can't be escaped from even if the opponent possesses severe and brunt force. If the opponent manages to escape from the grasp of the Lentium, it's bound to leave severe injuries from pulled skin or clothes.
Lentium can be utilized in a liquid form where it can be manipulated by the user in order to trap the opponent. When in liquid state, Lentium is heavy, very heavy, similar to mud, yet it's much softer than the solid state. In addition to that, Lentium can be used in conjunction with chakra absorption in order to consume the opponent's chakra. As the Lentium consumes chakra, it grows larger and larger, eventually consuming the opponent's entire body. Saizen can halt the chakra absorption at will in case he wanted to simply confine or restrain the opponent rather than finish them off. This was seen applied to the Metal Mist Technique. However, Saizen controlled the metal particles to negate away from his body so that they don't contact him. Even if he accidentally touches the Lentium, he can manipulate it to either leave his body, or consume the Lentium as its made out of his chakra. This technique was deemed to be very dangerous and it was noted to be potentially capable of halting even tailed beasts as it's very elastic making tearing it an impossible task even for tailed beasts, especially when Saizen flows his immense chakra in the Lentium to strengthen it.
It was seen countless times that Saizen managed to nullify his opponent with only a small portion of Lentium as Lentium absorbs the opponent's chakra to strengthen itself in order to grow in size or become stronger. Lentium is mostly used in traps in order to trick the opponent into touching it as Lentium is almost impossible to escape once caught in it. This displays Saizen's sense of strategy. Rather than going for a straight forward attacking method, he designed a unique metal in order to trap his opponent and use their own chakra against them. Saizen also manages to forge many different metals. Amongst them is steel, steel alloy, Iron, Mercury. He is considered to be the strongest Kinsei to ever live as he managed to master the clan's Kekkei tōta to its extents. Saizen also integrates chakra absorption with his Metal Release. by using his metal as a medium, he can grant it a chakra absorbing effect without the need of direct contact with either the target nor his metal.
Saizen's mastery of Metal Release went beyond mere proficiency in usage. Saizen managed to master the aspects of the release, giving him many options to create techniques or alter existing ones.
Seisei (生成, Creation): Saizen is considered to be a master of Metal Release, mastering each aspect of the element to the utmost of his capabilities. One of the most crucial aspects of his Metal Release is Seisei, which basically means creation. This feature sums up Saizen's ability to summon his metal and create it out of nothingness. Seisei is the initial aspect for any metal release user as the user learns how to form and create the metal. Saizen simply moulds the three main elements of metal, which are fire, earth and lightning. He learned to do so when he was a young child. Growing up, it became a second nature as he didn't even consider the three elements, it felt as if he was moulding one element, which is metal release. At first, Saizen was only able to forge metal from his body by exerting his chakra outwards then creating the metal. However, that changed in no time as he was able to forge metal from thin air, similar to a a certain shinobi. He even built on this aspect by using air or earth as mediums for his chakra. By that method, he can create metal constructs underground or far away from him in mid-air. This granted him a great advantage as he can surround his opponent in an instant with devastating attacks from his metal weapons. Saizen can execute Seisei in an instant, forming constructs of metal in instants. He can also use this method with any sort of metal that he can summon. Let it be Elastium, Lentium, iron, or any sort of metal that he can forge. The concept of Seisei was absolutely mastered by Saizen, reaching the utmost speed in the formation of metal constructs. The creation of his metals often require weaving the snake hand seal.
Keijō (形状, Shape): As a Metal Release master and a proficient user of the Kekkei tōta, it was essential for Saizen to master the concept of Keijō. This concept revolves around altering the shape of the metal using an advanced form of shape transformation. He can form any sort of metal construct he wishes. He reached a great degree of mastery in the concept of Keijō. Saizen could shape his metal to be anything he wishes in instants. He developed his skill and abilities with this concept to a high level where he could instantly alter the form of his constructs. Furthermore, he's able to create complex constructs in the matter of seconds, barely faster than Hashirama could create his wood constructs. Saizen is able to create pillars, poles, spikes, almost any shape in existence out of metal. His mastery of shaping metal is usually display in his use of Metal Release: Weapon Forging. He's able to create very sharp blades and very complex weapons, chains, Kusarigama, any sort of weapon that crosses his imagination. His Bukijutsu mastery aided him in mastering the usage of these weapons. He's able to create limbs of metal, which can be manipulated with ease in order to grab objects or perform several tasks.
Sūryō (数量, Quantity): Saizen is able to forge a large quantity of metal with ease. He can create gigantic walls and weapons of metal in seconds. He was seen creating a miniature ocean of liquid metal in order to overwhelm his opponents. His skill is also displayed when he uses his Metal Dust. He can create a great quantity of metal dust, which can even be used as a mist to cover the entire arena and make it impossible for the opponent to maneuver freely. His skill in using metal release made creating tons of metallic structure a simple task for him. Not only is it a simple task, but it became a second nature of his. Similar to reflexes, which are used to protect oneself from incoming attacks. The amount of metal he creates prove to be very useful on the battlefield as they become extensions of himself. He can manipulate metal freely making him a very dangerous opponent. This also gives him the advantage even in a handicap battle as his metal can cover the entire battlefield.
Kōon (高温, Temperature): This is considered to be one of the most essential aspects of Saizen's metal release. Basically due to its ability to counter multiple natures, especially fire release. This aspect is simply altering the temperature of his metal. Either increasing it to where it's simply scorching, or decreasing it to the point where it's colder than ice. This is performed by simply adjusting the speed of vibration of the molecules, which is executed through the use of chakra. Saizen is able to increase the heat of his metals to the point where it possesses an orange glow. In this state, if the metal is touched, it can leave permanent marks on the body and it can cause tremendous pain. Saizen utilized this method with his Metal Dust Technique in order to create a scorching prison of metal particles, able to slowly incinerate the opponent and inflict much pain. This concept can also be applied on his weapons in order to make them even more lethal and to prevent the opponent from making contact with them. This can also be used on himself, when he transmutes himself into metal, he can increase the heat of his body to an astonishing degree. Thus, he's able to harm his opponents simply by making contact with them. On the counterpart, Saizen is able to alter metals temperature to become very cold. This is extremely useful for defensive purposes as it can effectively counter fire release and prevent the metal from reaching it's melting point. It can also increase the hardness of the metal exponentially, making it much more durable.
Gyōsō (形相, Form):
Tesabaki (手捌き, Manipulation):
Nōdo (濃度, Density):
Kōdo (硬度, Solidity):
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Intelligence[]
Stealth and Assassination Artistry[]
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Rebirth Specializations[]
S-Rank:
- Taijutsu
- Absolute Yang Manipulation
- Martial Arts
- Physical Prowess
- Immeasurable Stamina
- Unyielding Physical Strength and Speed
- Enhanced Senses
- Durability
- Immense Life Force
- Inhuman Reflexes
A-Rank:
- Chakra Prowess
- Tremendous Chakra Reserves
- Enormously Potent Chakra (Kinsei Lineage)
- Perfect Chakra Control
- Medical Ninjutsu
- Exquisite Chakra Flow
- Abnormal Chakra Recovery
- Precise Shape Transformation
- Swift Chakra Absorption
- Metal Release
- Easy Moulding of Metal Release
- Minimal Chakra Cost
- Bukijutsu
- Kenjutsu