Hyuuga Neji

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Country/Village: Fire, Konohagakure
Rank: Jounin, ANBU
Age at Game Start: 16
Birthday: July 3rd

Appearance

Neji's very much Hyuuga in appearance. With dark brown hair and startlingly white eyes, he has pale skin and a lean build. Most notably however, is the seal he keeps hidden underneath his headband, marking him as a member of the Branch.

Abilities/Powers

Taijutsu		Ninjutsu		Genjutsu		Fuinjutsu		Weapons		Fitness		Speed		Stamina		Intelligence		Hand Seals		TOTAL
10.0		8.0		6.0		4.0		6.0		8.0		8.0		7.0		7.5		6.0		70.5
Offensive	5.0	Chakra Control	5.0	Detection	4.0	Creation	2.0	Range	3.0	Dexterity	5.0	Body Speed	8.0	Physical	4.0	Tactical Ability	3.0	Hand speed	3.0
Defensive	5.0	Jutsu Strength	3.0	Usage	2.0	Removal	2.0	Melee	3.0	Strength	3.0			Chakra	3.0	Emotional Control	4.5	Seal Recognition	3.0

Bloodline Information

Byakugan- White Eyes:
Hyuuga's Bloodline Limit
It's a special type of Doujutsu- eye technique- that allows the user to see for long-distances and in a wide range of vision covering nearly 360 degrees. The Byakugan views the world through a colorless spectrum- eliminating any color confusion or distractions, and can also see through most any substance- including people. When used in combat, the eyes enable the wielder to see the individual chakra systems and monitor the flow of energy in shinobi and other beings. This special vision sparked the creation of Hyuuga's Fighting Style: Jyuuken.

Jyuuken- Gentle Fist: Fighting Style
This fighting style is a specialized form of Taijutsu (martial arts) primarily used by Hyuuga while the Byakugan is active. With the enhanced vision, the user can see the main chakra system in any being, and more advanced eyesight can locate individual tenketsu- pressure points- that regulate the flow of chakra throughout a person's body.

With Jyuuken, the user pools chakra into their hands and fingers to strike at and close those points with the user's own chakra. Hit accurately, the pressure points close and can, in theory, prevent an opponent from utilizing any techniques. If all 361 points are hit, and the flow of chakra is completely stopped, the individual will die. In vital areas where chakra threads weave around major organs, this style of fighting can cause lasting internal damage even with a seemingly harmless attack.

Hakke Rokujyuu Yonshou- Divine 64 Palms: Offensive, mid to short-range
A unique form of Jyuuken, this combination attack has a total of one hundred and twenty eight strikes. The goal of this attack is to close the main 128 tenketsu in an opponent's body to render any attacks useless. The technique starts with two strikes, then four more, eight more, and steadily doubles up to a sixty-four strike combination finish. Successfully, this technique can even fully paralyze an opponent.

Hakkeshou Kaiten- Heavenly Spin: Defensive
Using a large amount of chakra from every tenketsu in the body, the user creates a sort of invisible, but penetrable chakra barrier. The user then spins their body like a top to effectively stop and parry enemy attacks. This technique can only be utilized by those with advanced knowledge and control over their tenketsu. A variation of this technique lies in condensing chakra at a certain point as an attack enters this field to deflect the impact.

Hakke Kuushou- Divine Empty Palm: Offensive, mid-range
One of the few semi-ranged attacks Neji possesses, he gathers chakra into his palms and thrusts it toward his opponents with a seemingly invisible force that can send them either off-balance or throw them back an appreciable distance with similar effects of Jyuuken if the force hits solidly enough to disrupt vital tenketsu.

Jyuukenhou Ichigekishin- Gentle Fist Style, Full Body Blow Supplementary, short-range
Where Kaiten takes discharged chakra and condenses it to spin and deflect attacks, this technique stops at the release stage. Any opponent making physical contact will experience a powerful surge of chakra through their connected limbs, shocking at minimum to break holds, and paralyzing at worst. This discharged chakra can also be used on a wider scale to enhance the wielder's sense of incoming attacks, though it's very draining to do so.

Jutsu:

E-Rank

Bunshin- Clone: Supplementary, user | Mastery: 4.0/5.0
A simple technique that creates an intangible replica of the user.
Henge- Transform: Supplementary, user | Mastery: 4.0/5.0
An invaluable jutsu that enables the user to transform their features or size and shape of their body within 50% of their original form. May also be used on nearby targets.
Kawarimi- Replacement: Supplementary, short-range | Mastery: 4.0/5.0
Allows the user to switch themselves with a nearby object (usually a clone) in a lightning-fast movement to avoid undesirable situations.

D-Rank

Suimen- Water Walking: Supplementary, user | Mastery: 5.0/5.0
With precise chakra control this technique enables the user to stand and walk atop of the surface of water.
Ki Nobori- Tree Climbing: Supplementary, user | Mastery: 5.0/5.0
This jutsu enables the user to walk up verticle surfaces by channeling chakra through the feet.

Primary Element: Earth

C-Rank

Earth Dome- Defensive, mid-range | Mastery: 3.5/5.0
Made of packed earth, this jutsu rises up from the ground in two halve to completely enclose the user or other desired targets within a protective dome.
Bamboo Shoot- Offensive, short to mid-range | Mastery: 3.0/5.0
A cluster of sharp, speared earth rises up from the ground to skewer a central target. Size fluctuates with chakra usage.
Hiding Mole- Supplementary, mid-range | Mastery: 2.5/5.0
A jutsu used to soften even the hardest rock to sand, allowing the user to burrow through the ground. Good for hiding or planning surprise attacks.
Earthen Spears- Offensive, long-range | Mastery: 2.5/5.0
Condensed mud and stone spikes hurtle at opponents from surrounding earthen terrain.
Earthquake Slam- Offensive, long-range | Mastery: 2.5/5.0
Warps the surrounding earth into a sinking spiral to bury or crush opponents. Particularly devastating in rocky terrain.

B-rank

Mud Wall- Defensive, short-range | Mastery: 3.0/5.0
A solid wall of packed earth, a layer of chakra coats the wall that grants it considerably more defensive power than a regular mud wall. Can take any desired form.
Earth Shadow Clone- Supplementary, user | Mastery: 3.0/5.0
Creates a shadow clone made of mud, capable of reforming and moulding itself back to its original shape. The mud can also serve as a powerful restraint that's capable of completely halting enemy movements.
Mud River- Defensive, mid-range | Mastery: 2.5/5.0
Summons a river of mud. Speed and power increased with the application of water jutsu.

A-rank

Iron Skin- Supplementary, user | Mastery: 2.0/5.0
By routing Earth chakra throughout the body, this technique darkens the skin of targeted areas and allows the user to condense parts of their body to a level on par with diamond and renders them relatively invulnerable. In addition, this new density also dramatically increases the power of physical attacks. Requires great concentration, excellent chakra control, and is weak to Lightning jutsu.


Secondary Element: Water

C-Rank

Tearing Torrent- Offensive, mid-range | Mastery: 2.0/5.0
Water spirals in the user's hand and fires at high speeds toward opponents. The amount of water formed can also be used to extinguish even large-scale fire jutsu. Devastating in combination with powerful wind techniques.

B-rank

Water Whip- Supplementary, long-range | Mastery: 3.5/5.0
Strong ropes of water lash out to capture, immobilize, or disarm opponents. Combos effectively with Lightning.
Colliding Wave- Supplementary, mid-range | Mastery: 2.5/5.0
Summons a great tidal wave of water through active chakra conversion, this large-scale technique is capable of transforming quiet rivers into floods and drowning small settlements.

Special Weapons:
Twin chakra-conducting tanto, 6-inch slotted blades
4x push knives


Personality

With chains that feel lighter for someone to share them with and support him, Neji's more optimistic about the future, and is just beginning to shine on his own. He's no longer shadowed by bitterness, and he's emerged a genius and a promising Jounin for the village with an objective mind, good sense of judgement, and a will to protect.

His calm demeanor and inherent stability lend him an air of confidence and self-assuredness, and while he may not be the most sociable, he has a tranquil, steady presence and a gift of wordless understanding.

Mild-mannered and polite, but rarely openly invested, Neji takes in the world with a tepid curiosity that speaks of disinterest and an apparent lack of emotional depth, and lends him the appearance of seeming cold and withdrawn. With such composure, Neji doesn't often appear friendly, but there's a warmth underlying his icy demeanor- along with a strange, philosophical sincerity that can show itself at inopportune moments.

Because buried under his prickled pride and dignity, there's a kind heart that's rarely seen, and only hinted at through mildly considerate gestures and silent support. He's not quite open with his feelings, and what he does express is rarely direct in nature, making understanding him on a normal day rather difficult. His sympathy lies in silence, and encouragement is found in stern words meant to motivate and push forward.

Neji also has a penchant for influence and manipulation, however.

Even in silent observation, white eyes strip people down and pick apart their nuances of speech and body language to reveal their true feelings. Tact and a keen insight into an individual's motivations seem like second nature, and this can grant him the ability to direct conversations, draw out key information, and use any detected vulnerabilities against his opponents.

It's not something he'll use against his friends and allies to such an extent, but still sometimes allows him to avoid topics he'd rather not discuss, and occasionally to tug the strings he needs to pull in order to achieve something or bring people around to a common understanding.

But while often plenty patient enough for such methods, his tolerance for idiocy and humiliation is very low, and these situations see him lose his temper or control the quickest. He responds to the former with irritation and exasperation, and the latter with an encompassing anger relative to the level of humiliation, where formality often acts as a last-ditch mask for vulnerability.

His sense of humor is poor, and he doesn't often take jokes at his expense with any amount of sport. This can lend him a very uptight appearance, and while he's learned to relax a bit more over the years, he's not someone anyone associates with casual, easy-going fun.

Despite those shortcomings however, he's still fiercely protective of those he comes to consider his friends, and spreads his wings over them with silent dedication, loyalty, and love.

History

Unlike canon, Neji grew up with his father in this world. While he's still sealed into the Branch family and assigned to Hinata's protection, he's not alone in facing the clan, and has no deep bitterness stemming from his father's death. As a result, he grows up as a happier child- no longer plagued by the fatalistic complex that guided his harsh words and actions as he grew up.

He's still a genius, and encouraged by his living parent, still displays a driven determination to succeed and surpass expectations. He doesn't verbally attack Hinata during the Chuunin exams, and doesn't intentionally set out to severely harm her. The story he tells Naruto in the Finals doesn't happen, and he's much closer to his teammates from the start. Lee still loses to him, but Neji lacks the derogative manner in which he previously shut down his teammate's dreams. He's still stern, but in a way meant to encourage him to push harder, rather than an attempt to break Lee's spirit.

Overall, he's friendlier, though still a bit distant, and isn't plagued by so much bitterness.