Timeskip Growth & Plot Thread

Name: Kitsuki Kurahasa
Age: 20
Current Rank: Jounin
Current Title: Headmaster of Kirigakure | Royal House Representative

• Kit has grown to a height of 5'7. She no longer wears her hair in bunches and instead has opted for a full on natural style. Her curly kinks essentially forming an afro with a few dyed brown towards the end.
  
  
• She has matured as a young woman growing more beautiful and well developed as time has passed. Her biggest feature remains her eyes, although whereas once they were once only filled with filled with wonder and good nature, they are now filled with the knowledge of man's unending appetite for cruelty.
  
  
• While she still prefers formal attire, Kit is much more likely to wear casual clothes.
  

• Kit will likely be greatly traumatized/disillusioned by the First Shinobi World War. I see her being pretty shattered that things could go this wrong. She had always believed her Headmaster's teachings that the world was accelerating towards destruction and violence but she (perhaps naively) beleived that her generation could head off the destruction. Having seen the horrors of war firsthand, she now realizes that it was foolish to have pined her hopes on ending all conflict.
  
  
• That said, Kituski is still somewhat on the optimistic side. While she has seen some crazy stuff, her values have not been shaken or changed. She still beleives that justice, peace, and kindness can rule the day. The only difference she is now armed with direct knowledge of what is at stake if young heroes like her fail.
  
  
• Kit post-timeskip is probably far less formal than she was. She's been out of the WASP for 4 years now and so many of the super strict habits she has formed have been relaxed. She still knows and remembers her etiquette and can bust it out when necessary but she is way past the point of pretending that its required in every social situation. To dull the stress and pain of war, she has taken up smoking again.
  
  
• Kit's relationship with Zizz has only grown stronger since the timeskip. The pair were close even before the War but having to rely on each other's strengths to fight against the evils that plagued the world this last three years have made them closer than sisters. Kit considers Zizz to be an extension of herself and vice-versa.
  
  
• Musical Prowess
  
  
• High Fashion
  
  
• Politics and Military Career
  
  
• More to come
  
  
  Relationships w/ Others During the Timeskip
  
  
• Irui - Kitsuki's longtime rival and enemy. The two are polar opposites in their approach to shinobi-craft. Their philosphies have clashed often with dramatic and near lethal results. Ever since their meeting at the Chuunin Exams, the two have been at odds. I would like to explore this more during First Shinobi World War perhaps a series of clashes where they find themselves on opposite sides or even more interestingly, they must temporarily work together to complete a common objective. I'd say on the whole, Kit is likely to develop a grudging respect for the Spymaster and his skills.
  
  
• More to come
  
  

Timeskip Image TBD

Name: Irui Mikiri
Age: 19-20
Current Rank: Unknown
Current Titles: Unknown

Appearance Changes:
Life has not been kind to Irui. During the Chuunin Exams, at the age of 14 his left shoulder and flank was badly scarred from grievous lacerations. During his fight to the death with Mora Mikiri at St. Memori's Cathedral, his skin was ravaged further with lichtenburg figures-- lightning scars-- tracing his arms, legs, and torso. It is said the damage caused by her lightning was severe enough to impair his movement and strength. Ironically, it's this very condition that Irui foolishly mocked Mora with during their fight.

Since the war began, irui wears his hair longer, pulling it either into a ponytail or letting it hang shaggily. It also seems he doesn't sleep much these days, pulling all-nighters for Kumogakure has given him prominent dark circles.

War-Arc Outfit TBD

Timeskip & Character Development:


Relationships
TBD

Name:  Ryuko Shizu Von Rose
Age: 22
Current Rank: Raikage
Current Title: Priestess of hope, Black Panther,  The Walking Fortress, Lightning empress (Not sure on the last one)

• Most often seen wearing a pristine set of white armour as it has essentially become her badge of office  
  
  
• Her beauty has only increased with age.  She almost always has an air of refined maturity about her
  

• Declared a living Saint by the Church of Hakken because of becoming Rafaela's host,  Ryuko now has more say in their direction then the Arch-Priest himself though he still runs the day-to day operations.
  
  
• After Nariko offered to make her the next Raikage she found herself confronted with the Lightning Daimyo who was concerned that being considered a Holy Kage of sorts would give her too much power over him.   After a long discussion Ryuko was able to convince him to retire peacefully giving her complete control over the country.
  
  
• This was kept a secret for period of time as Ryuko made perpetration behind the scene to merge the Land of lightning and the Land of Frost into the new nation known as The Kingdom of Thunder.    She ended up making the announcement and declaring herself queen and Raikage shortly before the war broke out.
  
  
• While she was getting ready to take over the country she received an invitation from the hidden hermitage in the The Abandoned Caverns to come and learn Hydra sage mode from them. Something that they hadn't done with the First or Third Raikage due to them lacking the medical skill nessisary to make the most of it. Due to her extensive experience as a martial artists and with meditation she quickly mastered it
  
  
• For now she's been keeping Hotsprings as an ostensibly neutral buffer zone with the Land of Fire despite it actually being under Kumokagure countrol.
  
  
• Working with Shimiko, [] and [] they confront the aspect of Hakkin in order for Ryuko to fully master the power of Rafaela.
  
  
• Helped to preform a organ implantation sugary on Seigi as one of the attending surgeons
  
  
• As an X-rank Ninja in her own right even before considering the fact that she's the host of Rafaela and a sage. With her high level equipment and abilties Ryuko plays a key role during the war becoming know far and wide as The Walking Fortress
  
  
• War missions (more detail to come]
  
  
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• Before officially becoming Raikage she spoke with Mort and offically began training him as one of her students ... [more here?]
  
  
• She's working closely with the Jounin Niko in hopes of raising her rank up to match her own.  They are collaborating on a number of projects that where delayed due to the war such as a new kind of advance school system.
  
  Ryuko is attracted to Niko but keeps things strictly as friends between them as she's still chasing after Nozomi after all this time
  
  
• Ryuko's very close to her second in command Shimiko and they treat each other like sisters despite being of two different faiths.   Possible drama between them due to a reunion with Nozomi and how that shakes out
  
  
• Working with Damian Darhk as a business partner to revolutionize the entire country. Considers him to be one of her most valuable subordinates
  
  
• Reunion with Nozomi?
  
  
• - More to come -
  
  

Name: Seigi Douchiwa
Age: 27
Current Rank: S-rank Missing-Nin
Current Title: N/A

• Seigi's hair has grown long, extending down to his chest and back now.
  
  
• Retiring his white robes, Seigi now dons a black Kimono over crimson robes.
  
  

• Seigi's training with Shimiko, as well as 3 years of constant war, have made him much less forgiving than he previously was, adopting a much more brutal style of fighting. He no longer cares deeply about preserving the lives of his foes.
  
  
• The illness that killed his father, as well as this world's original Seigi, has resurfaced. Only in it's early stages, Seigi feels he is fighting a race against time to find a cure.
  
  
• With the revival of the Sage, Seigi's rage has only been amplified, as he saw what destruction the Sage of the Six Paths could do in his own world.
  
  
  
  
  
  Relationships w/ Others During the Timeskip
  
  
• Has finally settled into his big brother role for Shimiko, accepting the only family this world has had to offer him.
  
  
• More to come
  
  

Name: Shimiko Chinoike
Age: 20
Current Rank: Reserve Duty | Jounin (Semi-Retired)
Current Titles: Honey Badger | The Queen of Close Quarters Combat | Saint Shimiko of the Springs | The Grandmistress of Bukijutsu

• Shimiko looks more or less the same. The biggest change for her is that she rarely wears her hair in pigtails anymore. Nowadays, Shimiko wears her hair down although she still combs her bangs like normal.
  
  
• The reason for this change is mainly because Shimiko's iconic pigtails are closely associated with her career as a shinobi. On the battlefield its appearance was a source of great fear and anxiety on the part of her enemies. It was an iconic fashion statement that made her a unique figure in the ninja world. However, now that she has left the profession of bloodshed behind her she has decided to cultivate a different image.
  
  

• Shimiko will be an active combatant in the War. Taking many high ranked missions that pitted her against some of the strongest shinobi in the world. Shimiko had longed for a moment like this since she was a genin and she has received it in spades.
  
  
• One of the biggest shifts and changes for Shimiko was her reliance on the Orthodoxy to mediate her relationship with Jashin. A possible plot point here is the eventual downfall of Mora and her clique of the Church leaders by the hands of the Twins. There are many ways that this would affect Shimiko: rampaging against Kumo, taking her rage out against other Nations, and other suicidal risky behavior. I'd see a process of her breaking from Kumo and eventually reconcilling in the later part of the War when the severity of Hizashi's campaign becomes clear. The end result is that Shimiko would be a changed woman. No longer dependent on the Church for her source of strength and self-esteem, she'd turn to her friends and family. Forming her own nuclear family with Vik would help with this process.
  
  
• Shimiko will have a daughter with Vik. The birth of her daughter will probably be another major turning point in her life. The one thing that could make her give up her career for a quiet life of retirement.
  

• Yui & Yua - Not much change here. Shimiko loves the Twins and this will continue unconditionally over the war. Of course, the danger posed by the War and their potential involvement in the death of Mora will probably strain their relationship. That and of course the natural tension that comes with the Twins entering their rebellious and teenage years. This is especially true for Yua. However, in the end its always love.
  
  
• Ryuko - Shimiko's dearest friend. I could definitely see them growing closer over the War. Shimiko will naturally help Ryuko with her Control fight and be a loyal servant to her Kage. However, the competition between their religions are likely to draw them apart for at least part of the War. This may heighten during the time that the Orthodoxy as ran by Mora is destroyed. Ultimately, their reconciliation is inevitable.
  
  
• Nozomi - The toughest to speculate on. I could see this going one of two ways. The re-match between Shimiko Chinoike and Nozomi Himitsu is damn near destined to happen at some point during the War. The circumstances of it happening and outcome are uncertain so predicting their relationship is tough. I can see one way that this goes is that Shimiko eventually acknowledges Nozomi as more than just a target of her death grudge. Maybe through a particularly glorious one on one or perhaps an unlikely team-up during the War. Or depending on Nozomi's choices and dispositions, it might deepen her resentment and hatred of the Kiri Nuke-Nin.
  
  
• Irui - The up and coming student of Jashin and Spymaster of Kumogakure. I can see her taking on a mentorship role with Irui as the War intensifies. Grooming him as a potential candidate to succeed herself or Seid if the times call for it.
  
  
• Seid - Shimiko would likely team up with Seid on one or several of the War Missions. Her general goal would of course be to groom him for ANBU if something were to happen to her. I think she'd be curious about his homeworld and maybe they can go there at least once during the Timeskip.
  
  
• Nariko - Shimiko considers Nariko to be like a mother to her. The War would bring them together but also potentially tear them apart considering how the World War will go and the how the destruction of the Church turns out. However, like her other friends and family, no matter the tensions and pains of the War, she will eventually reconcile with them. Nariko in particular she credits with her turning out as well as she did, in honor of her, Shimiko's child's middle name will be Nariko.
  
  
• Seigi - I hope to strengthen Shimiko's bonds with her older brother from another universe. The War is one way to do that but oddly enough Shimiko is interested in finding Seigi a love interest. She always noticed how lonely her brother was and maybe her trying to match-make Seigi could be a source of comedy or fun during the War.
  
  

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