Maniwa Pengin

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Country/Village: Whirlpool, Uzushiogakure
Rank: Genin
Age at Game Start: 8
Birthday: January 8th

Appearance

Pengin is about 3' in height, pale skinned, with large yellow eyes. His hair is kept in a very close buzz cut. His hair is two toned with the middle part being a brown color and the sides white with a black dot in the middle of the white. He also seems to have a permanent blush on his still with baby fat cheeks, and a button nose.

The design and coloration of his uniform is liken to that of an emperor penguin due to the splashes of yellow amidst the black and white. His hat looks like the head of a penguin with ear flaps that resemble penguin wings. He wears a fluffy white neck warmer/scruff and a black with a splash of yellow that looks a bit like a classic Japanese garb top that goes into very balloon like pants and tiny black boots. He also has arm warmers to make it look like he has wings and black gloves.

Abilities/Powers

Bloodline Limit:
Fate Ruination- Through the manipulation of his chakra Pengin manages to cause an effect that makes all projectiles miss him completely and thus create a defense against any and all long range attacks that a person can not control while it is in flight. This creates a bit of a problem for anyone who relies on kunai, explosive tags, darts, throwing knives, etc. as their man way to attack since they will fail against him. It has no effect or very little effect on close combat or weapons like whips and wire that can be manipulated by the wielder to correct its trajectory mid-flight.

Due to the nature of his Bloodline Pengin has a large, though likely not a monstrous size, chakra reserve because of the fact that Fate Ruination has to be able to last for long periods of time and has to be capable of holding a large amount of flying objects within its grasp at any given moment. (After all being able to dodge that which no one else can dodge loses its edge if you can only target one projectile at a time.) He also is working on honing his water affinity mostly in part because of the nature and quirks of the Maniwa clan in regards to their whole animal motif and being assigned to the fish squad. Though his water affinity is worked on with the same dedication as any other project he sets for himself or is given by someone he respects, it is actually Fuinjutsu that he seems to have the most passion for as his mind is able to shine in regards to the effort and complexity that such techniques need to work correctly. The practical applications of knowing how to create personal seals is also a high motivator for him as well considering where his strengths really lie.

For despite his Bloodline ability and the nightmare potential it has if he strives to perfect it, Pengin prefers the more non-combat aspect of being a shinobi. Intelligence gathering is his forte and he does everything to make himself the best choice in that area. As such stealth, memorization, cunning, camouflage, code making and breaking, eavesdropping, and even some thievery are his greater strengths. His small size and quick feet also give him a boost in regards to agility and making it harder for an enemy to hit him.

Inverse of this Pengin's physical prowess suffers due to his focus on mental disciplines. Being as small as he is he has next to no reach with any weapon and thus close and mid-range combat is pretty much only in dire situations or if he is certain he can get a critical hit via ambush or sneak attack. Instead Pengin prefers trap making, and projectile weaponry that allows him to keep distance between himself and his enemy. Taking this into account and his Bloodline limit Pengin also has an odd metal ball that doesn't seem to follow natural laws of physics when he throws it. For despite its density and smoothness Juukyuu has almost rubber like properties in regards to its bouncing and ricocheting abilities. The momentum of its bouncing starts out slow and easy to dodge, which would put most people off their guard if they are arrogant or dimwitted enough to not realize that as the with each consecutive bounce Juukyuu becomes faster and stronger. Soon reaching a momentum that starts to bruise skin, then even begin to cut skin, and if allowed all the way up to being capable of shattering bones if it connects. A very slow and painful way to go and works as a very good distraction tactic as an enemy has to devote time to dodging or deflecting Juukyuu while Pengin just has to have his Bloodline active to remain unharmed by his own weapon.

Personality

Houou once said that Pengin has so much potential in regards to his power as a ninja that he had to develop a very non ninja like personality to cope with it.

Pengin is a very meek and quiet person and that first impression is pretty much the overall impression of him. He tends to flinch or startle when he is spoken to or acknowledged. Especially if he is not expecting it. He also has a bit of a stuttering problem when he speaks and rarely can go a full sentence without this being apparent. However, in certain situations or when he becomes fully focused on what he needs to do the stutter does leave. Making it to where one can guess that it is a nervous habit due to his shy nature and unwillingness to really be in the center of anyone's attention.

Despite his shy nature he's not really antisocial and instead just prefers to allow others to be at the forefront and in the spotlight. Though, many could argue that he's pretty much just a nervous wreck and tiny little ball of social anxiety when it comes to interacting with other people. Even those he knows and trusts are treated to his stuttering and shivering in their presence. His heart is in the right place at least and if you can get him focused on something he has opinions on he may even speak in a more forceful manner then his meek stammering.

Even with his social awkwardness, Pengin also tries his best to do what needs to be done in a quick and efficient manner, even becoming down and sorrowful if his information gathering does not go as quickly or the way he had hoped when someone does use him. So he likely has some professional pride mixed with his own personal happiness in doing a job correctly. Pengin also devotes himself fully to someone or something if he does give his loyalty. As seen with his willingness to help and please Houou in every instance presented to him. Even if that help may not be the best idea at the time. Though he doesn't really seem to have a temper or such (Which just means if he ever does reach that breaking point it will likely be a horrifying sight to behold) it is noted that Pengin will do anything for those that are friend and family. Doubly so if it is for any of his fellow Maniwa (Especially Houou) who pretty much are the only family he really and truly knows.

Being a bit of a prodigy it is also easy to forget that despite being prepared to live a ninja life Pengin is still a ten year old child who likely never really got into any true combat or such and thus has the emotional and coping skills that only a ten year old with little experience in regards to the actual gritty and dark side of the ninja life would have. This could be a potential pitfall if he freezes or is unable to deal as quickly as needed when a mission does go south or he faces the death of teammates or his own death. Something only time and experience can fix and change in the long run.

History

The Maniwa were an odd sort of clan, as they had formed through the collection of random people who did not really fit in their own place of birth. Thus, it began life as a civilian group that traveled from one place to another. Taking odd jobs and some of its members even learning to do street performances to help support the small and mobile clan. This misfit and nomadic nature also made it a bit hard to pin point just when exactly the clan had been created or what the exact purpose its existence was meant to have.

All that is really known for certain by those who actually care to hear about the little clan is that they took the taunts of being a pack of mongrels to heart and made it into their pride. Going so far as to base their aesthetics and hierarchy around animals and how to group said animals. A quirk that has become so ingrained within the clan that it's not even given a second thought to any born into the folds of the Maniwa. Especially when clan kin began to develop bloodline limits unique to the individual and integrating into the clan itself and into future generations.

Which is what made them decide to settle down finally and seek a permanent home. Seeing the efforts of a certain Uzumaki in rebuilding her village made the leaders of Maniwa seek the new Uzushio out as a potential place to call home.

The Maniwa, even as they settled and integrated into their new village, still retain a them and us mentality that keeps them from fully seeing themselves as just Uzushio. The loyalty to the village is not in question, but it is not all that odd to see those of Maniwa clump together more easily then seeing them mingle with the rest of the village.

This is the atmosphere and family that Pengin is born into.

Being young and born into this slightly paranoid and over protective clan, he and all other children born to the clan after their settling into a permanent village and home were mostly kept among the clan building. Most never really leaving until they are deemed ready to attempt the Academy if they wish to become a shinobi, or are old enough to apprentice to whatever civilian job they wish to follow. Pengin, despite his personality making many not really think he would follow such, decided early on he wanted to become a shinobi and put forth all of his effort in order to graduate with a high enough standing to not shame his clan.

Despite the rough start that anyone who went from knowing everyone in an enclosed living space to being thrust out into the village proper and into the shinobi training regime, Pengin managed to keep afloat and do reasonably well. Even if his physical capabilities were something that would need a lot of work on to not be too much of an embarrassment to anyone watching. At least he was capable enough to pass his tests and sparring sessions relatively okay.