Tsukiakari Hikaru - The Shinobi Samurai

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-- Hikaru's Backstory: The Abridged Version --
(more to come when time allows)

The only son of his mother, the Queen of the Tsukiakari family, Hikaru was raised from a young age to be the guardian of his older sister Kumiko, who was next in line to lead the family. Raised as a royal prince, Hikaru led a sheltered life until the age of 13, which was filled with lessons ranging from calligraphy and flower arranging to combat and war tactics. As his sister's guardian, he was always fiercely protective of her, often times being blamed for the fact that she had not yet married as any suitor would fear facing his approval first. At the age of 15 however, he returned home to the manor after training in the fields to find that his sister had fallen ill very suddenly. Within only a few weeks, she had wasted away to nothing and died in the presence Hikaru and his younger sister, Katsumi.

As Katsumi was not yet old enough to take the role of the head of the family, Hikaru was appointed to lead as his father and mother ruled behind him, using him as a figurehead. During this time, Hikaru had finally finished his initial training and was ready to advance to the secret techniques of the royal family's carefully guarded sword style, Tsukiakari Ryuu. It was at this same time that he had finally communed fully with the sword which was forged for him at birth, and had awakened it's true ability. [Read more in the RP Sample here] It would prove to be none to late however as shortly afterward, his family began to suffer a wave of directed attacks from various thieves and mercenaries who seemed intent on elimination any Tsukiakari member they could find. [Read more in the RP Sample here]

The attacks began to grow more and more frequent as Hikaru watched more and more of his bodyguards fall to protect him, the attackers now seeming to target him specifically. Knowing this, his father helped him to awaken their bloodline's ability within him earlier then would normally be done in order to help Hikaru to defend himself against the sudden increase of attacks. [Read more in the RP Sample here] After several months however, though proving himself impressively talented on the battlefield, Hikaru had barely survived multiple attacks and it was decided that he must be sent into seclusion for his own safety, and so that he could continue to grow and become a powerful guardian of his family and of his sister.

Having been replaced with a double within the manor, his closest attendants escorted Hikaru away using a series of secret underground tunnels out of the manor and well hidden paths through the Fire Country. Eventually, they came to the Sunagakure where Hikaru would be able to hide from their enemies and train in ninjutsu, where he could hopefully grow and return as a great protector to the Tsukiakari family.
 

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-- Timeskip Developments: The Abridged Version --
(more to come when time allows)

Hikaru quickly found a group of friends in the Sunagakure, sparring Havik in his first match, and meeting his to-be Sensei, Misuki and her friend Deil, another shinobi of the village who would later enter a relationship with Misuki. He missed his family and his sister greatly, but knew that he had a greater purpose to serve and thus dedicated himself to intense study and training despite having to make the difficult transition from Samurai to Shinobi. However, what made it all easier was the striking resemblance which Misuki had to his dead-sister whom had fallen ill and died suddenly... offering Hikaru no chance to protect her when she needed him most. Ever since, Hikaru has made it his duty to be fiercely protective of Misuki, despite the fact she was his superior.

When Misuki and Deil were conscripted by the late-Hokage, Kage, Hikaru was brought along as well, due to being Misuki's student and because of his wish to act as her protector. After making it to Konoha and being established as part of the ROOT team, Hikaru became aware that as a larger, more open shinobi village, his identity was in danger of being discovered which would have ruin all of his family's plans. Due to this, Hikaru donned an ANBU mask, uniform, and cloak and kept them on at all times. It worked to his advantage as normally, others might not take orders from him if they knew he was only a Genin... but as a member of ROOT, dressed as an ANBU, he commanded authority as was needed for the job.

After Kage sacrificed herself for the Village and Misuki was announced as the new Hokage, Hikaru remained at her side and acted as her personal guardian and adjutant, carrying out her orders as the only remaining active member of ROOT.