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"Look dead at me! Look how mad you have gotten me! Now you'll get to see what is like when I blow my top, and its not a pretty sight! – Kozui Harunami


Kozui Harunami (春波 洪水, Harunami Kozui) is a Genin of the Yugakure no Sato and member of the Land of Hot Water's Harunami Clan. Kozui is also the jinchuriki host of the Five-Tails, Kokuō. Kozui is the first host of the tailed beast in recent memory.

Personality[]

Kozui is a young, bright, but slightly arrogant and self-centered shinobi. Stemming from his youth, he has always believed that he was special, often making crude gestures of himself as a young boy to get the attention of his family and peers who would indulge his spoiled nature. Being born into the main family of the Harunami clan, he was already predisposed to be placed on a path to showcase his skills as a young ninja, having access to studies involving his clans hidden techniques that a much lesser known to the wider ninja world. He is known to be rather short-tempered, with those close to him affectionately calling him Steam Head (蒸しヘッド, Mushi Heddo) at his expensive for his quick blasts of anger and the slight steam chakra that exudes from the very top of his head once angry. While he displays some very un-heroic qualities and is often oppressive with how powerful his personality is in groups, he always remains determined and thirsty for self improvement and oftentimes is ignorant to how his personality comes off to others and how overbearing he can be in conversation. He always means well, and looks out for his loved ones even in the face of adversity, his demeanor does not change and faces it headstrong regardless of the consequences. Which is one of his more redeeming qualities.

Being fully aware of what he is and the purpose he serves as the host to the Five-Tails, this information does not frighten or intimidate him in the slightly shape way or form. As a matter of fact, the first day that he was informed that he was a jinchuriki at the age of nine, the same year he first became a Genin, he was not only over the moon but felt vindicated of his feelings of being destined for a higher purpose. Upon learning he spent a year trying to communicate with the force of nature that dwelled deep within the confines of his vessel, but never heard a reply back. Since then, he has increased the volume and intensity of his training to force the Tailed Beast within him to acknowledge his accomplishments and at the very least grant him a simple conversation. Kozui seeks the approval of very little, including his own cousin and master, Asami, but desperately and secretly craves to be acknowledged by the beast inside of him and to one day become its closest ally. He hasn't tried to speak with Kokuō in some time, but he does however feel like that the time will soon draw near and the two of them will be forced to have that discussion.

Because of his innate abilities and clear high ceiling of potential, Kozui's confidence is fairly high although he has little professional feats to prove so. He is simply prideful and stout in his abilities often to a fault and detriment to those around him. He can however, cooperate and cohesively operate within a team setting and prove to be more than useful with his abilities, often taking a backseat if necessary should the plan call for him to play a more supplementary role. He simply wishes to just be included and prove himself among the peers that he has. While not having an issue with acceptance, he does have a tendency to allow his hurt pride get in the way of his self interests. his elders believe that with time and age, especially with knowledge and wisdom, the young shinobi will soon mellow out and temper his emotions, thus leaving the world to be in the very palm of his hands in terms of being completely unshackled by the restraints of of his youthful arrogance.

Appearance[]

Kozui is a physically fit, and well-exercised genin. Much like the rest of the Harunami Clan, he has spiky-short blue hair that is faded at the sides. His hair however, is noted to be a darker shade of blue than the rest of his family. Like any Harunami, he has been blessed with the Unagi tattoo symbol which can be seen along his exposed biceps. They are of intricate pattern are are quite unique as far as design. He has pale skin and blue eyes with an arc of red underneath both of them, signifying him as the Five-Tails Jinchuriki.

Steam main genin

Kozui as a genin.

He wears standard shinobi attire, often seen wearing black pants and matching sandals with a kunai holster attached to the left leg. His outfit consists of a dark grey button up shirt with no sleeves and a low cowl, the shirt has a white and red cloud pattern on the bottom. The shirt is fastened by a red rope belt, which also holds his Suiryoken handles and his Yugakure headband. He prefers to wear goggles on his forehead instead. He has also been fitted with steam gauntlets on his forearms and right knee, with attached to gloves with metal plating on the back of the palms. The armor expels his Boil Release chakra and help propel him in whichever direction he needs to go, or to also be used offensively in a hand-to-hand encounter. Lastly, he is never see without his Hyōtan gourd, which can either be found in his hand or slung across his back. The gourd has a metal oni mask on the end with a whistle.

Abilities[]

Although a Genin, Kozui holds the most potential of any Harunami clan member to become a very powerful ninja. Despite his ties with the Gobi, Kokuō, Kozui holds great latent ability and grand reserves of chakra to utilize at his disposal. He often has been noted by his peers and elders that his chakra oftentimes leaks out at the behest of those around him, causing great discomfort as the young jinchuriki could give off so much heat, it could swelter an entire room full of individuals into a panicking sweat. Through great attention and care to his teaching under his sensei, Asami Harunami, Kozui has managed to tap into his deep potential and has notably seemed to have scratched the surface on his abilities. Although Kokuō has never spoken to him in his conscious time of him being aware that he is its host, he hasn't allowed that fact impede his growth and furthermore his ceiling. Whether he knows it or not however, he does tap into the Five-Tails chakra every so often, and it is evidenced in his fighting style, ninjutsu and overall battle mannerisms. It would appear that Kokuō is always watching him, and seemingly allowing him to tap into its chakra.

Aside from his inner prowess, he is a highly capable physical combatant with a strong spirit and body, as he favors being up close and personal with a mixture of Ninjutsu and Taijutsu, one will find that he is a cohesive and shrewd battle strategist, despite his hotheadedness and seemingly quick temper. He is naturally fast, but that skill is compounded when utilizing his Boil Release chakra techniques that propel him forward for offense. This speed is increased greatly, rivaling that of skilled jonin-level ninja. He also is seemingly patient when not fettered with annoyance, as he is capable to performing some medical ninjutsu for himself and others, and has also been learning how to use his Boil Release to heal injuries as well. There is truly no telling how powerful and innately skilled Kozui could become.

Often the forefront of his showcase of skills, the genin has a great understanding of the manipulation of chakra to perform ninjutsu. In fact, while training with other young Harunami clansmen, they were instructed to try and mold and manipulate their chakra into Water Release. Early on however, he had learned to manipulate water itself with his chakra, so instead, he figured that he could easily learn something else and went against the grain and managed to produce a fireball instead of a stream of water, much to the chagrin of his elders however. This was further accentuated when training the fire release chakra and was able to use the steam produced from his chakra to meld himself within steam, vapor and heat he had also learned through stressing the early use of his fire chakra. It wouldn't be long after that he would also learn the Water Release as instructed by his mentors and easily become proficient in that as well as preordained. Quickly becoming a prodigy as he suspected with the release, he quickly was able to return to the same place in his fellow clansmen' lessons. When given an inch, he takes a mile when taking to learning a new technique and quickly assimilates it into his arsenal.

Arguably his main fighting style as its direct, in your face and unapologetic. Much like he is. Inadvertently, he developed a love for the Strong Fist style of fighting without knowing it, using his agility and power, Kozui has been able to fend of most of his adversaries with his hands, feet and other exposed or non otherwise extremities to his disposal to not only dispatch his enemies but end battles decisively. Having been brought up with a 'no pain, no gain' mentality towards his training, he places himself in grueling physical exercise on the daily, often working himself near exhaustion only to find a second wind to keep pushing his body to the limit. As such, it has been hardened and steeled unlike any other his age or rank. His punches often crack bones with little force, while his kicks have been known to sever certain body parts from the rest of itself by completely tearing through flesh and bone. When coupled with his Boil Release, Kozui becomes all the more deadlier as his attack strength grow intensely, especially when imbued with Boil Release: Unrivaled Strength, at which point, single blows can fell even the most powerful of enemies if not careful.

His talents as a ninja extend further past his ability to mold his chakra or over power his foes on the battle field with his speed and strength. Kozui is also a clever ninja when needed and often employs the use of diversionary explosive tactics to throw off the balance of a fight in his favor. Although well-versed in kunai and shuriken like other ninja, Kozui employs the use of a fairly unique and special weapon that is very rare in shape, make and use. The Hyōtan is a ninja tool created by Kozui from specialized wood found in Yugakure, and allows him to further manipulate his Boil Release chakra and channel it through a medium for various uses. This is his signature item and weapon as he is never seen without it on his back. Other tools he is versed in, is oil and his trusty water bottle, which allow him to extend deeper into his vast arsenal of techniques and maneuvers. He is also very adept at utilizing the Suiryoken, like most Harunami. Another perfect weapon for him to easily allow himself to be able to switch his offensive style to suit his needs and be able to fluidly go from using the steam pipe to his water blades. The transition is often seamless and leaves his enemies in simple awe as to how he can utilize two weapons with vastly different functions with great skill and proficiency.

Chakra & Control[]

It is undisputed that Kozui has the largest reserves from within not only his own clan, but arguably the entirety of the Land of Hot Water. As the Five-Tails jinchuriki, he not only has wells of chakra in his own right, but has the added benefit of being able to tap into the chakra of the Gobi as well in tandem. Leading him to have never-ending energy, as a broken faucet lets running water out. As such, he is able to spew out multiple fireballs in succession as a large orb or a wide stream of fire. Concurrently, he can also charge and transform his chakra to 'boiling point' in seconds and achieve a great boost in speed and power. He can also cap off his chakra in levels so as not to waste unnecessary energy while fighting, and to prevent any unwanted destruction to the area he inhabits should it be necessary. Along with his innate skill out of being born to the Harunami Clan, He is actively taught to suppress and control his chakra levels as it has been known to devastate entire areas with its residual effects. In turn, this will allow him great success in subduing the Tailed Beast within himself when the time comes forth.

Fire Release[]

As the first element he consciously went ahead to learn, this is one of the many displays for his aptitude for ninjutsu. Believing it to be easier to mold water from chakra, he instead grew an affinity for fire and fire related techniques his elders believe it was the will of the Tailed Beast within him, stoking the latent flames of darkness within, but in actuality it as just a burning desire to be different. Kozui can hide amongst the fire he creates and can also manipulate the ash and dust into a form of camouflage for supplementary defense and as an escape method, or use it to burn his enemies acutely and subtly using keen control over the element by controlling its overall temperature. The heat he can produce is intense and can burn even the most sturdy and 'fireproof' materials it finds itself against, he can also seemingly produce it to be fairly solid and can also cause concussive injury on top of severe burns. Even at his young age, the jinchuriki's first nature transformation is quite the force of nature in itself.

Water Release[]

As with nearly all Harunami clan members (with of course, exception to himself) he was blessed with the hydrokinesis-like abilities bestowed to him from generation to generation. Once feeling settled enough in himself that he felt comfortable executing the Fire Release, Kozui would then spend days that turned into weeks, and with time weeks turned to months and years. Over that time period he had learned a great wealth of understanding while sitting near any body of water he could find to train. Using his lessons from learning the Water Method technique, there was no substance of water, be it conjured by chakra or by any preexisting source that he could not manipulate and transmute to his liking, mainly steam. He can even expand a working body of water with his own chakra by adding more oxygen into it, allowing it to grow in size, and strength becoming as solid as a construct of earth. This is further exemplified with his mastery of the Suiryoken, a specialized clan tool that helps augment and channel water based techniques and chakra. With time, he could easily become the most talented user of this release within his family, although this would be against his own wishes and desires.

Jutsu & Mastery[]

Possessing a great foundation of skills, techniques and even possessing a Tailed Beast does allow Kozui to slip up on his training and learning exercises. He strives to be a powerful ninja and a great asset to his village, although he does not admit it. With this in mind, he trains actively and daily whenever he can even in his off time to further understand and hone in on what his hidden potential has to offer. Through the strict teachings of and regimens of the Harunami Can elders, he has demonstrated ability that far exceeds past any known member living or dead and thus, has been entrusted with sacred training methods that he must upkeep in conjunction to his training as a jinchuriki host. An example of this, he carries around multiple liters of water and they manages to manipulate it as if he is a user of the water style. He can even steal and evaporate any body of water thrown towards him and repurpose it in whatever way he pleases.

Similarly, he has also managed to safely tap into the Boil Release and incorporate it into his own fighting arsenal as naturally as he is breathing air. Despite having a vocal or mental connection to Kokuō, even the latent Tailed Beast can see (or even appreciate) the skill level of its host. Through his mastery of the Boil Release so far, he has even managed to discover a way to manipulate his chakra to allow himself sustained flight with his Hyōtan.

Attributes[]

The youthful genin is certainly a formidable combatant in close quarters, this is attributed to his rough training regimen comprised of performing the correct forms while studying the Water Method technique. Whenever he found himself near a water bed or edge, he would often pause and focus his chakra to conjure out a body of water from its source and place them upon his hands and feet, hardening them with his keen control and effectively turning them into weights as he practices his taijutsu. His height for his age is also attributed to his strength, sitting slightly heavier than his classmates. There is also the added benefit of carrying around his Hyōtan tool which also weighs a considerable amount in itself. Furthermore, through his favoring of the Strong Fist, the training in its maintenance of power is nothing to slouch at, as Kozui actively makes his own exercises whenever he can to sustain his power.

Fast as he is strong, and strong headed. Kozui has gifted body control and speed for his age and rank as a genin, quite often winning foot races growing up in the Academy which was a trend that continued after he graduated. This natural speed makes him hard to pin down and difficult to plan for as he is also capable to letting loose a vast array of offensive sequences. In addition to this, his Boil Release allows him to also propel himself forward with minimal movement so as not to expend any unnecessary stamina in a high-speed conflict. This is almost akin to some sense of slight, but is not nearly as controlled in its use, as Kozui seems to only often be able to go in one direction. Regardless of this, he is still able to move fluidly and react appropriately to any situation he might be faced with.

Although he is both fluidly fast and stupendously strong for his age, he does however lack the stamina needed to sustain a long winded fight. With erratic use of both ninjutsu and taijutsu, including his quick thinking on his feat and a fearlessness to take risks and try different tactics, this could be to his detriment as he could tire himself out before he finds a solution. Despite this, he is aware of his limits and will often pace himself and act accordingly to the situation at hand, learning to recognize how to turn up and down the pace of a fight or conflict. Furthermore has developed certain habits and techniques which allow him to not only 'breathe' but change gears as needed to suit the outcome he requires.

Along with his hardy body from rigorous training, his durability also needed to be able to withstand the treacherous levels of punishment and survive in the harshest of environments due to his accumulated experience with training inside a Hot Spring. When learning to walk water, his Sensei, Asami, would heat the water to nearly impossible levels with fire release as they would fight barefoot on the waters surface. When failure would ensue, and it would most certainly happen, Kozui would be dunked and be forced to remain underneath the scalding hot water, often leaving his training sessions intensely burned as a result. This did however allow him to build a resistance to not only heat but numbing himself to pain in large degree. Including having taking a beating in his Method training as a youth, pain was a teacher that taught Kozui well, as it was surely nothing less than a lesson learned.

Despite being hotheaded and quick to act, Kozui is fairly intelligent and strategic. While he occasionally doesn't have preemptive strategies like most people, he does analyze his opponent's weaknesses, and is able to discern their abilities quickly and deconstruct ways to make them ineffective against him. Whilst in the midst of battle and can anticipate worst-case scenarios, even when fighting the weaker opponents in a wave of others, he can quickly suss out who is the most powerful among the group and takes precautions around their actions as a conflict is wage. While also not being well-versed in Genjutsu, he can quickly notice a failure in pattern based on certain cues and is capable of freeing himself easily once exposed to it. Lastly, although h comes off as arrogant, he makes a great leader, and often inspires others with his determination. easily lifting the morale with his squad mates and ensuring mission success through closeness and familiarity.

Naturally coming to him along with ninjutsu, Kozui has mastered all hand seals and requires very little to let loose jutsu. He however, often ignores them all together depending on the need as his style of fighting and ninjutsu isn't always predicated around needing to sewing together the correct combination. Despite this, he is familiar and is never shy when having to use them and will perform the correct seals in proper sequence with great skill and precision. He is also able to combine his seals with others, if his hands happen to be interlocked with his foe, he is known to weave just the right amount himself, then finishing the rest while intertwined.

His aloofness is often mistaken for lackadaisical attention his surroundings and his enemies. His determination is often a mask for his deceptively analytical nature. He is usually quick to discern among a group of individuals who would potentially hold the highest chakra, or whose killing intent seemed the most bloodthirsty. This almost acts as a sixth sense, helping him avoid danger and fight accordingly amongst more dangerous enemies and even sensing chakra and danger from certain distances away.

Born with a strong constitution and powerful personality, the young jinchuriki often finds himself at the forefront of every battle, directly in the fight, bursting with a strong willingness to succeed and perform at a high level. He has high hopes and dreams for himself as a shinobi, and even for his young age, never feels the true weight of his responsibilities, as well as living up to the hype that has been born from his early triumphs in his career. He always acts with purpose, and is always full of true intention with every decision made, never leaving the space of variance to take root and grab hold of the destiny he knows he must fulfill. To a fault, this can always prove to be his undoing but has seemed to find solace and support in those around him through that desire to become greater as they help fuel his ascension to greater purpose in the future.

As a member of the Harunami Clan, they are born with average life forces unlike that of a regular person or ninja. Kozui being the exception to some small degree but in the end, he would be the only slight outlier in a long line a talented individuals. While he is like to survive most things his clansmen cannot, he is still only a child and still has much room to grow.

Kekkei Genkai[]

Boil Release[]

The Boil Release manifests differently in all users it appears in. In the case of Kozui, it appears in the form of steam and vapor, and can also allow him to control certain levels of heat for offensive, defensive or even supplementary usage. One small aspect of how its used by the Five-Tails jinchuriki, is that he uses it to propel his taijutsu into high-speed attacks while using the steam aspect for effectively burning his foes and melting them in the process just from his touch alone. In addition, he can utilize his Boil Release chakra to evaporate incoming water techniques into steam for him to manipulate to his liking at a moments notice. He has been known to expel steam from his body as easily as he can conjure up his chakra. He can breathe hot air like his fire release to blow away his foes with heated winds that can leaves severe abrasions and lesions on the skin, and effectively burn flesh to the point of the cells being burned from existence. Should he want to, he can burn someone so badly that they could very well never heal properly as he can destroy the cells responsible for the bodies healing and reproduction on the cellular level. Similarly, he can also use this intense heat while fighting to sever limbs and cauterize the wounds he inflicts on his enemies nearly in the same instance as he injures them.

Jinchuriki Information[]

The young Harunami was the age of three years old when he was chosen to become the next Five-Tails jinchuriki. Chosen due to his robust life force and vast reserves of chakra, the young man was probably almost destined to be the next jinchuriki as there was no other candidate suitable for the wondrous gift into a life full of burden. When the force of nature was sealed, they utilized a special Fuin called the Emblem of Flames Seal (烈の火紋章, Fierce Crest of Flames) and sealed the Tailed Beast within the confines of the Unagi tattoo that all Harunami clansmen bear. The seal itself was woven and placed atop the Unagi tattoo, located on Kozui' back, as the marking jut out from his back into his abdomen and naturally along his arms. He appears to have the most unique tattoos in terms of designs due to the properties of the seal, as it seems to portray flowing flames coinciding with wading waters in a fairly intricate design. In the center, is the formula for the seal, which also is intertwined with the tattoos.

Kozui is in the beginning stages of learning how to control his Tailed Beast and currently has little to no relationship with Kokuō and has smaller idea as to how to properly reach him from the depths of his body. He is however confident in the pursuit of harmonizing fully with the beast within him and hopes one day in secret that they could simply have a conversation. He can however, utilize Boil Release chakra and has demonstrated that he can easily immerse them within his fighting arsenal with little issue.

Special Skills/Techniques[]

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Jinchuriki Forms[]

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Personal Relationships[]

Asami Harunami: The older cousin Kozui and honorable leader of the Harunami clan, Asami is heralded as one of Yugakure's most talented Jonin, so it would be entirely appropriate for him to take on the task of teaching Kozui personally to build a strong foundation in which he can build his own legacy upon. Asami upholds the traditions and pillars of importance for the family and has been engraving those same ideals into Kozui albeit he seems more interested with his personal growth as apposed to leading his family into a promised better future. They hold a strong familial bond however, regardless of their differences of opinion on how to lead the family, or conduct themselves personally. Kozui respects and loves his cousin deeply, although he is willfully arrogant around him to get a rise out of his otherwise stoicly friendly sensei. The one thing the two do have in common, is their headstrong appraoch to conflicts and battle.

Akashi Harunami: His other older cousin and the younger brother of Asami. He finds his cousin to be rather weird, especially with his dark humor and strange obsession with turtles. He does however, like his brother, love him dearly and even throws harmless jests his way about his need for carrying a turtle shell on his back, often saying that even if it was to serve as protection, it'd be his only real enemy should be get stuck on the shell as most turtles are unable to flip back over and become immobile. He often serves as the contrast between the two as he favored his water studies growing up like the rest of the family, whereas Kozui went against the grain and chose to specialize in fire, heat and steam. They used to spar to see who would have the better strategy for that day, and it remains unclear who is in the lead for this lifelong friendly contest.

Trivia[]

The name "Kozui" means 'flooding' (洪水), while his surname "Harunami" means 'spring' (春) 'wave' (波).

The creation of Kozui is partly inspired by Katsuki Bakugo from 'My Hero Academia'.

Kozui Harunami is destined to be the strongest of the clan as the jinchuriki of the five tails. Being able to manipulate a body of water into a cloud of mist capable of melting bodies, chakra, chakra-based defenses and barriers, nullifying them. For this feat, he is highly prioritized and seeks specialized training.

Kokuō has been watching Kozui ever since he was sealed within him at the age of three. He intends to see how the young man chooses to live his life and utilize his abilities before coming to contact with the young jinchuriki. This is due to the past events surrounding Bijuu and jinchuriki in the past. He does however, allow him to tap into his power unbeknownst to him as he feels he is on the right course.

Kozui hates candy but likes sweet buns or dumplings, and in fact can be seen as a weakness when offered one as he will never hesitate to eat it.

The young Genin is often found training his body in variously strange ways, coming up with absurd techniques and positions to build muscle in obscure areas that he would see as helpful. Because of this, his peers and family members have caught him in precariously suspicious positions, in which he would always have to annoyingly explain to them.

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