Monday, February 22, 2010

Ao Profile

Ao Anbu profileName : Ao
Gender : Male
Kekkei Genkai : Byakugan (From a Defeated Hyuga)
Classification : ANBU, Sensor
Occupation : Hunter-nin, Mizukage's Bodyguard
Affiliation : Kirigakure
Jutsu : Sensor Technique
Weapons : Kama

Ao is a shinobi of Kirigakure, one of the two Kirigakure ninja selected to escort the Fifth Mizukage to the Kage summit. He is also a skilled member of Hidden Mist ANBU's Hunter-nin squad.
Ao believes that men should be tough and decisive, constantly scolding Chojuro for his pessimistic and weak demeanor. This attitude seems to be caused by his up-bringing during the times when Kirigakure was known as the Bloody Mist Village. He has a tendency of bringing up how things were done during those days, usually while fussing over Chojuro's behavior. Ao is a middle aged man with a patch over his right eye, under which he hides a Byakugan he took from a Hyuga clan member he once defeated. He wears a talisman in each ear with the kanji for a humble form of "to hear" written on them twice on each side. These talismans react when his Byakugan is under threat and will protect it from anyone, even himself. He also wears a striped shirt and pants with seemingly the same pattern, with a robe over them. His hair bears a resemblance to that of Kisame Hoshigaki, while his attire is strikingly similar to that of Haku.

Abilities
As a member of Hidden Mist's hunter-nin, Ao is a highly capable tracker and has extensive knowledge of the human body. At some point in the past Ao had a Byakugan from a defeated member of the Hyuga clan transplanted into his right eye. His skill with it is notable, as he said that his eye saw through the illusion placed on the Fourth Mizukage. With it he was able to detect that Danzo had the right arm and eye of Shisui Uchiha transplanted into his body, and immediately recognized the chakra color emanating from those areas. It is also notable that unlike a transplanted Sharingan, the Byakugan can be activated at will, rather than being in a constant release stage. The Byakugan is protected by the talisman seals that Ao wears as earrings, and will cover the eye if anyone tries to take it. The seal cannot be deactivated by anyone (not even the Mizukage) except the hunter-nin of Kirigakure.

Ao seems to have an acute memory, as he remembered Shisui's color of chakra after one battle over eight years ago. Ao also seems to have very fast reflexes as he caught a kama seconds before it hit him and immediately threw it at his attacker.