Kakashei Haruko

FIRST NAME: Kakashei

LAST NAME: Haruko

SEX: Male

SEXUAL ORIENTATION: Heterosexual

RACE: Shinigami

ALIASES: N/A

AGE: 347

AGE OF APPEARANCE: 21

SQUAD: Divison 5

RANK: Captain

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APPEARANCE

FACE CLAIM: Jackal- "Alligator" Nichol D. Heyward

HEIGHT: 5ft 11in

WEIGHT: 189lbs

APPEARANCE: Kakashei is a strapping young male, with a light ebony skin tone. He does have a masculine facial area, though he does lack a goatee and beard. Well, he has hair upon his chin and lip, just not a lot. His eyebrows are thin and narrow, and are silver-white of color. They match his hair color, which is also a silver-white. The length of his hair stops at his neck, jaw, cheek, and a little over his eyes. Its style is a bit spike, but has more of the mop top appearance and style.

As for is physique, it could match the build of a professional athlete or model. Toned arms and legs, which clearly show his muscle mass, even with-out flexing his arms. As for his abdomen, though he does not show it as much as he could, he does have the slight forming of a six pack. And upon his right cheek there is a tattoo, its not really something one can easily define, its oriented and difficult to describe. As for his eye color, crimson of color. His attire is mainly the usual captain`s attire, with his own added twist. Underneath a white sleeveless captain haori, is the usual shinigami one piece black samurai top and hakuma pants. Though the attire is also sleeveless, which shows his bare arms.
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BRIEF PERSONALITY

LIKES:
*Literature
*Combat
*Relaxing
*Drawing/Painting

DISLIKES:
*Defiance
*Betrayal
* Scum
*Arrancars

NEGATIVE TRAITS:
*Hot Headed/Brash- He has been known to lose his temper in different situations. If a comrade was killed or a comrade were to betray himself and the other shinigami, he will speak his mind out on it.

*Outspoken(At Times)- When it comes to a situation of some kind, he will speak his mind on it. Though this only pertains to when he is in the company of anyone, except for the Captain Commander. Seeing as he looks down on the defiance, it would go against his views for him to speak out against his commander.

*Un-sympathetic- He is not the most sympathetic of people in Soul Society. If someone was deeply sadden or depress and needed a shoulder to cry on, they shouldn`t expect to be able to use Kakashei`s. He would simply tell them to suck it up, and do their job as a Shinigami. Which does not make him the most like out of the Captains.

POSITIVE TRAITS:

*Loyal- He`s loyal to the captain commander and the Gotei Thirteen. No matter the issue, he will stick with the Gotei, as long as what they are doing is justified in some way.

*Intelligent- Despite his hot headed and brash attitude, Kakashei is not the neanderthal that people may believe he is. He reads, he writes, and he thinks things through. Though he does tend to act up in different situations, given the situation.

* Diligent- He`s a hard worker, he makes sure to tend to his duties before relaxing or spending time to himself. As much as he would complain about paper work or jobs that do not deal with him taking on a opponent of close, equal, or greater power.

EXTRAS:
Though one would not tell from the way he acts now, Kakashei was once a introvert. Entering the academy, he was young and he lack any friends. So of course he would be the quiet type, not speaking much to others, and staying to himself. But over time, he began to develop more confidence. Shifting from his introverted personality, to a more extroverted personality. The more he raised in the ranks, the more his confidence raised. It wasn`t long before he matured into a much more stern personality. It was hard for those to believe that the once stern young man, became such a hot headed and outspoken adult.

There were qualities of himself that he shut off once he raised into a rank that needed leadership. He was much more sympathetic before, than he was now. The reason why he shut off that emotion, was because he felt that it would get in the way of him being the leader that his squad needed. And this was when he was a leutinent, so one could guess that it cut off even more when he became a captain. Though that didn`t mean he didn`t care, he once cared to much. So cutting it down was best for him, it help shape him into the captain he is now.

When he is not carrying out his duties as captain, he is spending his time to himself. Usually he is training, resting, or working on his art. Ever since he was a kid, he has had a talent for drawing and painting. It was a way for him to put his emotions on paper. If he was mad, he would put it on paper. The colors were a clear sign on which color signify his emotions. Red is hate or anger, blue is sorrow or sadness, and the rest are so forth. Though he would rarely bring it up to others around him, or even show his paintings and drawings to others. Its him being introverted, though he is more outspoken, that does not mean it has just up and vanish.

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WEAPONRY/POWERS

WEAPONS: Zanpakuto

ZANPAKUTO:

Name: Kaiga Buredo(Painting Blade)

Sealed Form: When sealed, Kaiga is a normal katana blade. Its full lenght is 4ft 2in, the blade being 3ft 1in, and the hilt a foot. The hilt`s color is gray, and its tsuba is shape like a rectangle, and its color is silver. As for the sheath, its color is the same as the hilt, gray. Its location is to the left of Kakashei`s hip.

Spirit: Kaiga stands at a height of 6ft 3inches. His body is purely made of ink, sustained pretty well and shaped to that of a male. His head is still ink, so he did not have hair, rather than a pony tail. His body is covered in a white/black robe. His weapon being a painters brush and a zanpakuto nodachi blade. His eyes are gray in color, and he lacks a mouth. But this does not stop him from speaking even without lips.

Inner World: His inner world is a large room filled with paintings and drawings. Its width and length is endless, the images are usually of those important in his life. Usually he would come here to remember what his family look like, though he could never remember their names. Its basically a hall of his memories, memories that he at times, do not remember.

SHIKAI:

Release Command: "Stroke Your Brush"

Description: Raising his nodachi within the air above him. He turns his blade side-ways, like that of a key, and large amount of ink releases from the tip and waves over the surrounding form of Kuzan. As it clears, the nodachi is styled differently. The blade is purely black, with the art work of a dragon on the sides, colored gray. The hilt remains gray, but gains a second tsuba on the end. Attach to the tsuba, a large painters brush extends out. Stretching the same length as the blade, with thick brush at the tip.

Type: He is able to manipulate and produce a endless amount of ink and used it ffir offensive attacks.

Techniques:
For: Shikai
Name: Moyasu(Burn)
Type: Offensive
Cost: Moderate to High Reiryoku
Range: Short to Mid range
Description: This technique occurs when the brush at the end, turns green. Those stroke by it, feel a burning sensation upon the skin, that causes a stinch mark. It lasts for a while(8 posts), and ruins that area of the body by causing second degree burn marks.

For: Shikai
Name: Kabingusutoruku(Curving Strokes)
Type: Offensive
Cost: Low to Moderate Reiryoku
Range: Short to Mid
Description: With his blade or the brush, he is able to
send dense waves of ink. The waves are purely made of ink, and have the power to create a gash upon the skin, and cause blood. The size depends on which he uses. Its either thin like the blade, or thick like the brush, the ones use with the brush are slower, but stronger. While the opposite for the waves sent by the blade. Faster, but weaker.

For: Shikai
Name: Geijutsu-Kan(Artistic View)
Type: Offensive
Cost: Moderate to High Reiryoku
Range: Mid to Long Range
Description: This technique allows Kuzan to create a stroke within the air, and create a object or creature purely made of ink. The animal or object is as strong as the real thing. So if he creates a lion, the lion can send either a claw or a bite at the intended opponent(s). The object, if its sharp, can cut. If its hard, it hurts when thrown. If not taken out by a slash or attack, animal or object vanishes in two post.

For: Shikai
Name: Munsutotoku(Moon Strike)
Type: Offensive
Cost: Moderate to high Reiryoku
Range: Mid to Long Range
Description: Circling with the brush, he is able to create a pure black moon. It seends a barrage of ink shaped like pellets at the intended opponent(s). Its one dimensional, so it can only attack in the direction before it

BANKAI:

Name: Hakai-Tekina Kaiga Buredo(Destructive Painting Blade)

Description: Ink rains down from the sky, as a black thick amount of reashi releases and surrounds the body of Kakashei. It quickly clears to reveal Kakashei, with a altered appearance. His attire changes to a high collar, sleeveless, black vest top. Chinese scriptures are tattooed upon his bare arms, as the once connected weapons, turn into two. One carrying the appearance of his shikai, while the other is a blade shape, thick amount of bristle, attach to a zanpakuto hilt. The hilt is of the same length as the shikai`s blade, but has a oval shape silver tsuba.

Type: Same as his shikai, but to a greater degree. His bristle blade and regular blade, are able to produce ink. Mainly the
bristle brush is used for such things. It has the ability to cause a burning effect to the skin or attire of whatever it marks.

Stat Upgrades:
HoH- 3/Rei- 3/Buk- 2

Techniques:

For: Bankai
Name: Urami Sutoroku(Grudge Stroke)
Type: Offensive
Cost: Low to Moderate Reiryoku
Range: Mid to Long
Description: By stroking the air with the bristle blade. A line of ink forms, this line is able to fire a barrage of pellet shape ink. Strong enough to bruise the skin, or crack a bone or two.

For: Bankai
Name: Doragon Ikari(Dragons Wrath)
Type: Offensive
Cost: Mid to High Reiryoku
Range: Mid to Long range
Description: By pointing foward with his blade, he is able to release a large amount of ink. The ink surrounds him and forms the head and body of a Dragon. Which increase his power and allows him to charge and deliver a strike with either his blade or bristle, or both with powerful striking ability. It works for one post, but is able to be used after three posts has pass.

For: Bankai
Name: Gaka Wa Shigoto(Painters Art)
Type: Passive, duration: 3 posts
Cost: Moderate to High Reiryoku
Range: Mid to Long Range(Lasts for three post)
Description: This is a stronger version of Geijutsu-Kan. Instead of only being able to create one animal or object, he can create four at a time. More stronger, and powerful. But, like Geijutsu, the are easily taken out by a hit or slash.

For: Bankai
Name: Kessaku(Masterpiece)
Type: Offensive
Cost: High Reiryoku
Range: Long Range
Description: This technique creates a male made of pure ink, four times the size of Kakashei. Its creation is decided by the tattoos upon his arms, when using this technique, the Chinese scriptures glow a bright purple, and signifies the length of how long he can use it, mainly by the vanishing of the scriptures. Its main weapon is a pistol, and each round it fires, sends a barrage of exploding ink shaped bullets. Strong enough to fracture or break multiple bones, or kill.. Once its over, his zanpakuto reverts back to its sealed form, and takes five post before he can use his shikai..

HISTORY:
Kakashei was born some time in the late seventeen hundreds. Like most african americans in that time, his mother was a slave. Traded to plantation after plantation, made to work as a maid or field worker. Her life would change the day she was sold to a wealthy man from Japan. Tashimoto Haruko, a ruthless tyrant, he was very wealthy, and didn`t care about going against his countries rule. Taking Kakashei`s mother to his home in japan, she was made to be his personal maid, servant, and nurse. There were moments where he would show some form of compassion to her, and there was times where he turned physical. With those elements, the two soon became intimate with one another. At that time, Tashimoto did have a wife and children, but did as he pleased. And after a period of three months being intimate, Kakashei`s mother, Tuime, ended up pregnant.

Now of course Tashimoto wasn`t happy about this, and lucky enough for him, his wife and Tuime never interacted. So even when she began to show, his wife and kids never saw her baby bump, nor were they able to figure out about his adultery. Once nine months pass, Kakashei was birth into the world. His skin was that of his mother, and his hair was silver like his father. And as much as he cared for Kakashei, which showed when he named him, he force Tuime to give him up for adoption. But he instead decided it was best to rid of both. Which is why he traveled back to america with Tuime, selling them both to a wealthy caucassion male. Tuime was made to work the fields, spending hours outside, with Kakashei on her back. Many questioned who his father was, and why he had such hair color. But Tuime kept quiet, not wanting them to know, and she mainly did her best to keep Kakashei shielded from the rest. Do to her love for Tashimoto, she kept the name given to Kakashei, and raised him as a single mother.

And as he grew, he entered the same line of work as his mother. There were multiple times where he and the others nearly died or collapse from heat stroke. Being a kid, these type of things would do that. And he whined about a lot of things, he lived his life in fear, and did not know what there was for he to do. He didn`t eat as much, a lot of them didn`t. It was horrible, but he manage to go through it by using his mother`s courage as inspiration. When he turned the rightful age of fourteen, his life changed for the worst. It was around the time where he and the rest were being sold to other owners. And on that day, his mother was sold. As she was sent with them, Kakashei lashed out in emotion. Charging for his mother, in hopes to go with her. "Mama! Mama! Mama!!!" he called out to her many times. She did the same, tears ran down her cheeks as she tried to grasp her sons hands. But to no avail. The owners men held him back, and one even grab his mother by the hair and knock her unconscious.

This did not sit well with Kakashei, his anger grew to great heights as he lashed out once more. Attacking the men with his hands, feet, knees, head, and elbows. He even used rocks, anything to get to his mother. It wasn`t long before one of the men lash him with a whip, creating a wide arch gash upon his back. This did not stop him of course, he continued lashing out, ignoring the pain. It wasn`t long before the men grew tired and just decided to end it by shooting a bullet through the head of Kakashei.

Now a spirit, Kakashei was in a state of distraught. He did not know what was happening, and for a moment, he was in a state of denial. Even while looking to his body, which was not something someone would want to see. His head was lying in a puddle of blood, and a large hole was at the right corner of his head. If he wasn`t a spirit, he would of vomit right there. For the days straight, he stood at that same spot, looking to the land around him, and the area where his body was left to rot. Once he saw maggots and flies, he couldn`t take it, and charged off somewhere else. There were moments where he wanted to tear off the chain on his chest, but something told him there was something about what he was doing, it was wrong. So, he continued to wonder about, watching others from the distance. His thoughts were mainly on his mother, questioning if she was alright or did she needed him. But as the days pass, he soon began to forget things. He spent most of his time wondering about and running from hollows.

After three months of this repeated process someone came to his aid. A angel dress in black and carrying a blade. Her hair was white, similar to his own in some ways, and her appearance was marvelous. The female slice through that hollow, it was so simplistic, she did it with ease. It was something he truly admired. Especially her attitude, she seemed emotionless at times, but also caring. It was a odd mix but he could not help but admire it. In that short period of time, something about that female had been place in his memory, along with his passing to the soul society.

Awakening in the rukongai district, Kakashei was oblivious to everyone, and the entire area. He did`t know where he was or why he was there, all he knew was that, people now saw him. While in the rukongai, he couldn`t help but admire the food that he passed while walking about the road. He even tried to take a piece of bread, only to get smack by a large male. Apparently, food was not free here, which was something he did not like or expect. Sighing, he nodded and took his leave. After a day there, he began to grow more and more hungrier. And after seeing a group of kids steal some food, he took his chance and swipe some of his own as well. He ended up wondering back into a ally-way. Going to a knee, he began to nibble upon the bread as if it was the greatest piece of bread in the world. He was surely famine, and even something like this was good enough for him to eat.

Before long, he began to group together with the same kids that swipe the food from before. Do to his lack of speech, he didn`t speak much. He just followed along with them, swipe food with them, and lived with them. They were each using one another, and a bond of friendship was what formed. They even help Kakashei with his problem with speech, teaching him more phrases and words, and it was actually big help. Though it wasn`t shown that much, he continued to keep with his introverted nature. Speaking rarely and just nodding along with the others. After about forty years had pass, Kakashei began to break out of is shell a little more, and when he came across more shinigami, he was reminded of the female. The shinigami academy, it was something he heard about every so often, his friends didn`t like it. But Kakashei was different, something about it, was calling him. So, one night, he pack his things and joined, leaving his companions behind for the time being.

On his first day at the academy, he was completely oblivious to a lot of the terms and classes. He did not know what was the job of the shinigami, or how they operated. All he knew was that he was determined to become one, no matter what. At the time, his appearance was that of a sixteen or seventeen year old, so he was still very young. But it did not hold him back, his yearning for learning was something he used as a drive. This is why he physically enhance his body, as well as mentally. Spending most of his times training and studying he enhance his brain and his speed and skill. Tireless work of course, but it was something that he had to do. His conquest was for him to become a shinigami, a powerful one. He wanted a greater life, a life so much more greater than the one he had in the human world and the Rukongai.

So, he did as he was told. Training to enhance his kido skills, hakuda skills, combat, swordsmanship, seijutsu, and reiryoku. It was very difficult to do, but he showed promise. is determination was apart of the reason why, he never gave up. And by the time he graduated, he was nearly at the top of his class. His attitude changed as well, he spoke a bit more, and was more stern. His speech was also much better, he spoke fluently, and spoke like a true intellectual or being. His body increased in mass and he was more healthy than he has ever been. And it was all because of the shinigami academy and their amazing training, which paid off. He joined one of the squads, division seven to be specific. While there, he did as he was told, and trained endlessly. During his free time he would also find some time to relax and draw, but that was after his training regiment. His goal was to find out the name of his zanpakuto. It took him a while, but when he was finally ready, he found it out. Kaigo Buredo, it was a fitting partner. It fit his personality in some aspects, and was more of a extension of his hobby, painting.

Things were looking up, he went from a unseated officer on squad seven, to the 5th seat in division five. He was under the command of Shinji Hirako, which was oddly similar to his surname, Haruko. It was a great time for him, he was getting stronger, learning to use his shikai, and under the command of a great captain. Wasn`t long before things turned grim, his captain was exiled, so it seemed. He did not know why, but a few other shinigami were exiled as well, which was odd, but he did not question it. Now the former leutinent, Sosuke Aizen was the captain. He seemed like a really nice guy, but Kakashei did felt their to be something odd about him. But it was just a feeling, nothing to serious, plus he had training to do. He used the others as sparring partners, which help him get use to the use of his zanpakuto and kido. Physical combat was something he like as well, since he had a lot of aggression to get out. He was someone that no one wanted to anger, since he grew to have a hot headed temper.

Some time later, another incident occurred, Captain Aizen was killed. Many suspected it to be the captain of Squad Three, but Kakashei just thought they were odd rumors. But it was still rather odd, a captain killed in the seiretei? That has never happened before, but still, training and his duty were his main priority. He continued focusing on getting stronger, sparring his squad mates, and taken on hollows. Was it easy? Hell no! But it was a exciting time in his life, he was doing something he chooses, by his own choice. It was something that gave him purpose in life, something he yearned for so much. How did he do this? He setted up short term goals. Joining the academy was one. Graduating was another. Getting stronger is always one, and his knew goal was to become a captain. A difficult task, but he knew he could do so. His will, determination, training, and studying has built him into a individual that will never give up and never admit defeat. This determination is what sky rocketed him up to 4th Seat, and third seat, though this was when he was transferred to division eight. And after a long and tireless time of training, he set his goals on the captains spot for squad five. After many trials and studies, Kakashei Haruko had convince the council and captains that he was ready to take on a meaningful role, of captain.

RP SAMPLE:
His eyes narrowed while shooting a gaze at the captain of Squad Eleven. He didn`t like her comment, not one bit, because it was a dig at his fighting skills. Turning his gaze forward once more, he went back to a blank expression. "No thanks, Captain Lychee. I`m perfectly fine in that area. But if this is your way of asking me for some assistance in that field, I have no problem helping." he knew his comment would not sit well with the prideful captain, she usually was very confident in her skills. Which was probably because she was the captain of the most prideful bunch of shinigami. While looking to the wall ahead of him, his lips curled into a smirk. But that smirk faded mere seconds later, as he regain his composure. It wasn`t to long after did Captain Commnder Yamato finally made his appearance. Turning stiff in his stance, he straighten his shoulders, and his stance while keeping his gaze forward. This is what usually happened when Yamato made his appearance. Kakashei knew he would most likely have to describe the events from earlier once more. It was certainly something he was a bit tired of repeating, but it needed to be told to the other captains. Then again, The captain commander could always decide to move things along and tell them all that Izumo has became a traitor to Soul Society. It was simpler for him, but he knew the other captains would want a explanation, plus, things were never that easy. Monitoring the aged old captains walk, he watch as he step to his original sitting area. Hearing him introduce the attendance of Saria, he wasn`t surprised by this. Nor was he surprised by the captain asking him to re-tell the events of what happened earlier.

Nodding, he kept with his stance and cleared his throat with a light cough. Doing as he was told, he informed the others of the events from earlier. "I will get straight to the point. Earlier, not to long ago. I followed the Captain of Squad Four, Izumo Ketsuki, to the outskirts of the Rukongai. My reasoning for doing this was because I witness him leaving his barracks and then the seiretei.. Which was peculiar to me, because he never left his barracks. After leaving the seiretei, I followed him to the outskirts, where he appeared to have been playing with his shikai while in the company of hollows whom did nothing but watch, which was something else I found to be odd. Since usually hollows always attack, especially if the numbers were on their side. So, I decided to confront the captain and engage in conversation. I asked him a few questions, the usual. What are you doing in the Outskirts? His response was to get some air, which was odd, but I guess understanding. As we continued to converse with one another, I then decided to ask him about the previous Captain of Squad Four. Which seem to be a touchy subject, because the captain`s reaction was a fit of rage, and he attacked me with his already activated shikai. Which is, as you can see, how i sustain the wounds I have now. I questioned his motives first, asking him why he was attacking a fellow captain. His response was a confession of sorts. He spoke of his engagement with the decease captain, and how she and their unborn child were both killed. He then continued by revealing who he blamed which just so happen to be Captain Commander Yamato. He blame Captain Commander Yamato for her death, and their child`s death. And he spoke of his plan to take his life as a way of revenged for his decease wife and their un-born child. After a engagement of battle, I inflicted a deep wound, which was deep enough to force him to retreat. Which he did by opening a senkaimon and taking his leave from soul society and the outskirts. I then reported the events to Captain Hisagi, then to the Captain Commander, and now the rest of the Captains." he spoke at a quick pace, but not to quick, since he wanted them all to hear what he had to say. Taking a moment to slowly inhale and exhale, he stood silent. Only looking to the Captain Commander, while waiting for the next few responses.

This was his third time re-telling the events that occurred in the outskirts. He had hope this to be his last, but it was difficult to tell. Others could ask for him to tell them what happened as well. Would he? Maybe, he could always just give them a shorter version.
"Ugh, I hope this is the last time that I would have to tell this story. The fact that I was apart of it was annoying enough, and having to tell it three times in a row, is really a chore. I don`t want to even think about that traitorous snake. I can show no sympathy to someone who would betray his comrads in such a way. Even
if he was grieving, he should of known what came from being a captain of the Gotei Thirteen. Death is something that could always occur when you are in the line of duty, Kaori knew of this pretty pathetic that Izumo could not either." he stated in thought while cracking the right side of his neck. Moving his arm a bit, he slightly cringe in pain, as the punctured wound tense up a bit. He knew that he had to get his wounds tended to sooner or later, before they ended up getting much worst than they already are.