Name: Hojirozame Samezuka
Age: 14
Hair Color: Jet Black
Eyes: Deep blue
Height: 5'7"
Weight: 140
Physical Description:
The top of Hoji's head has always had a shark fin on his scalp, alongside the base of a sharks head with gills residing on either side, black scruffy hair poking out of the back of his head. This completely covers where his eyes should be, but through small holes if to be closely inspected one would see two small beady eyes. Usually he prefers relying on his electroreception than his poor eyesight for high paced moments. His teeth being razor sharp and abnormally large, re-growing rather quickly upon any sort of damage to them, certainly resembling that of a shark. On either side of his waist he also bares several more smaller and less prominent gills compared to the ones of either side of his head. His whole body is rather smooth and well attuned to swimming through water, however in certain areas, namely the top of his head his fore arms, and shins reside miniscule scales which all form together to make rough skin, making for good defence. Well built and toned his body has been toned from all the athletic water sports he puts himself through for leisure, however most of his muscle is practically only really suited for swimming fast. Usually preferring to wear just a blue pair of shorts, if needed be he will try to wear loose clothing. The majority of his body however is mostly like any other human.
Mental Description:
Fucked. Would be the short way to put it. Most of the actions he does and takes is usually primal and animalistic, short and snappy is what he likes the best. Kind to most who give him food or treat him well, yet he can easily be put on high alert and usually results in biting whatever is in his way. Hoji cares little for ones looks and usually can sniff out a bad apple before worst comes to worst, only barely accommodated to social normalities it's rare for him not to do at least one stupid thing in a normal outing. His love for the sea and everything that resides in it, makes it the place where he feels most at home, the food chain being in order and whilst not at the top he's usually damn near when it comes to the ocean. Idiotic would be putting it nicely when it comes to his academic skills, however as a natural fighter against most fishes and the likes he considers himself to be quite skilled. His curiosity and big head more often than not have a high chance of getting him in to something he has no clue about, getting him in to bad situations most of the time, not that he learns anything mind you.
History:
Hoji's existence was always a weird one. Before he even was born his mother was someone who sailed the high seas, a trader who would transport goods all across the globe it was her way of life, and soon enough her son was supposed to join in on her business which she had risen from the ground up. With a large affinity to water and the amount of chakra which was stored up in inside, she couldn't help but fall in love with it and everything it had to offer. Truly attuned to the water in every way possible, her chakra and it's becoming one as she became a shark sage with the help of her dear contract. Endless nights were spent talking and dreaming of what their lives will come to be, their contract wasn't just a deal, it was a promise, to intertwine each other, in love. Quite an unknown prospect but with both resembling humanoid figures and shapes, their love could triumph all problems. And fortunately for them. It was so. In just a few months a baby would be on their way, and the two of them couldn't be happier. Yet... doubts could easily grow if left untouched, and Ayame couldn't help but wonder what her darling son would turn out to be or to look like.
And as the ship creaked, the storm beckoning, waves crashing against the side of each wall whilst the winds howled violently. That night is when it was time for Hoji to finally wriggle out, Ayame worse for wear, yet strong at heart stayed strong through the process, his father clearly worried yet held his darling partner tightly as they tackled it together. Skin with a tint of blue was expected, sure perhaps a few scales here and there maybe, at the very worst a few gills on his neck, if it was just that they could all handle it together. Although even with such an exotic relationship such as this one, neither of them could have been prepared for the shock and embarrassment as the first thing that either of them saw was... a fin?! It only got worse as he continued to leave, a huge rough head of a shark covered in tiny weak scales, gills freakishly all over this head, as well as on the side of each of his torso, and unsuspectingly even small razor fangs all along his jaw. The little rugrat gave the two a heart attack, his form being much more mangled then they ever could have imagined. Each of them almost instantly having the same thought process regarding what would happen next. What some might deem cruel, the life at sea was always a tough one, and whilst Ayame rested from the pains of labour. His father took the burden of whisking his newborn son of the side of the ship, with little natural energy guiding his way as the tides caressed the young babe.
Seaside paradise... truly what a place to be. The water beautiful and shimmering, all sorts of wonderful sights to see, the animals, the nature, the woman... One could only hope that one day once they settle down and their life is finally coming to their final chapter that they would find themselves in such a place. As long as he could remember this is where Hoji had lived for all his life, rent free, care free most of his life he had pretty much felt free to do anything. How he had gotten to such a place really, he had no clue whatsoever and never thought about such a thing, the earliest thing he could remember was meeting his family... found family. A small party of piranhas who could all speak basic English and were ready to eat Hoji whilst he was just a small guppy, although his chubby cheeks and cute smile and giggle convinced the gang of five to spare him, not only that but taking him under their fin. It was from these five where he learnt everything he knew... granted not being much it was still better than nothing. He learnt how to hunt for his own food, slowly sneaking up on a potential meal before sinking his jaws right in and devouring it quick and fast.
Quick and fast was everything he knew, and as he grew older and grew larger, very quickly did him and his family begin to rise in the food chain, the six of them could take on any challenge, not one other fish could stand in their way. Although unfortunately Hoji was always known to bite more than he can chew and whilst he was big, he wasn't the biggest. One fateful day, which should have been like any other, as him and his motley crew swim energetically and gracefully below the surface of the water, looking for their next meal or play-toy. They had swam too far out, over confident in their own abilities, most of which would be watching their resident shark boy beat down whatever was soon to be dinner. A fast and large split across the water soon came to fruition, a sharp fin slicing through the water's glimmering surface, as it ripped through the waves it easily caught up to the six, a great maw widening open swallowing a couple of them whole. In a flash Hoji quickly realised the kind of word that he lived in, one could only enjoy the leisure of being at the top for so long. His lack of strength lost him the freedom he had, in a state of panic he swam with everything he had, a bloody mist quickly appearing from behind him. Frantically he flailed his arms and legs the most he could, drool and snot flowing from out of his mouth and nose as tears began to form, even though he was underwater he could feel their presence.
And just like that he washed up on the shore, guzzling a large amount of sand in to his gullet moments before spitting and coughing in a disgusting mess, hurling it all over on to the poor kid which just wanted to enjoy a day at the beach. His unnatural monstrous appearance definitely warranted a lot of weird looks with the father even throwing his ice cream straight at the beached semi shark. Although this just led to him learning what the sweet sweet taste of mint chocolate chip ice cream was, it would only be the beginning of the prejudice that he would face in life, his English broken and muffled it was going to be hard for him to make any sort of company. On all fours he quickly made his way through the streets, grabbing any sort of item that smelt delicious, something anything he could eat. And making his way outta there, without even having any time to think of the life he once had, but that was how things worked in this world. Get up, move on, back to normal. And normal for Hoji was the hunt, ironically enough he was just a small fish in this gigantic pond, with a swift reality check it was clear that he was no where near the strongest. And so at the young age of 10 he made his way to Sunagakure, it was one of the words he had heard the most from everyone around him. And after stalking a few merchants it wasn't hard to sneak his small body in to one of their water containers, in just a few days time the little runt was in the big city.
....
And boy if he thought he was out of his depth, he was really drowning in pressure now. His rustic language certainly was hard for people to understand the first time hearing it. And he very quickly learnt that having no clothes was a very bad thing around here. There was a lot he learnt and a lot to learn, but the feeling of loneliness was one that he never thought would be so painful. Alone he'd stalk the streets watching how people talked, walked and how they'd survive in such a dry climate. Usually used to the refreshing touch of water, to say it was a sudden change would be an understatement. But one thing, one thing stayed the same. He'd have to feast if he wanted to survive. It was far more difficult having to survey and sense who would be suitable targets but the portions were certainly much larger whenever an unsuspecting child, elderly citizen or untrained civilian would go down the wrong alleyway.
Inuzuka Application:
Hoji was used to hunting in the water, like he had a natural talent at it, his favourite domain to be in, even on land after a few years he had finally gotten better, whilst it required a lot more effort with time he could pull it off pretty well snagging himself a good meal. But the air... well that was just unfair, way too unfair. How the hell was he supposed to reach that?! It was so high up, stupid birds could just fly around enjoying the damn air, it's like they were taunting him, squawking and making so much dang noise. No matter how many times he tried jumping up to reach them, he never stood a chance. Even when he could sneak up on them... they'd always fly away at the last second. He had practically given up until one late night... it was like a bird he'd never seen before, and it definitely didn't sound like one. Preferring screeches than any sort of ordinary tweeting, its style of flying looked a lot more disorientated and wacky. An easy unsuspecting target, slowly in the dead of night Hoji would stalk his newfound prey, an cheeky grin spreading across his face, he couldn't help but prepare himself for such a satisfying meal. Watching the small bat flutter through the cold air, just as he was about to pounce...
He gazed upwards watching as the creature of the dark had somehow fluttered in to the confines of a large spiders web, constructed between the small nook of two buildings on the shorter side. Stuck and helpless Hoji thought this couldn't possibly get any easier, when suddenly he'd be acquainted to such a disgusting freakishly large animal, a hairy tarantula would begin to make it's way across the web... quickly spraying it's web all across the weak bat as it struggled and screeched in fear. It wasn't fair... not at all... not to Hoji and not to his previous prey, he felt a feeling of disgust and hatred for this 8 legged horror. But the hunt wasn't over yet, he just had gotten himself a bigger meal.. His calves tightened moments before he leaped on to the wall, clawing his way upwards with everything ounce of energy he had, sweat pouring down his face as he faced danger head on. Falling back on his instincts his jaw widened before clamping down on the lower body of the spider, a horrible taste gushing through his mouth as blood sprayed across and completely unsupported to the two fell from the monstrous web to the ground. His back taking the brunt of the blow, rolling himself to his feet he snarled at the beast before him as it's two pincers raised in anger.
"Yoo... you brastard!!" Hoji howled recklessly charging towards the wild animal as it leaped on to his torso delivering a nasty bite, screeching in pain Hoji recoiled gripping his chest with one hand for a second, moments before the shark touched lad tightly gripped two of it's legs swinging it away from it's web and on to the clear pathway. At this rate, he didn't stand a chance and was running out of energy, even though they had only been in a small skirmish, he was much more of instant kill type when it came to the hunt. An unfavourable situation for sure, he'd remember from his time with the piranhas. Whilst most of the work he was able to do by himself, there was times where he needed a helping hand here and there. An extra bite was always welcome when it came to fighting adversaries. Taking another mighty leap, his body full of exhaustion, he used what little chakra he had to boost himself as high as he could, tiredly grabbing on to the bat ripping it from all sorts of webbing. As he fell again, he took the brunt of the blow as the spider was prepared to go in for the kill. Unable to react fast enough, panting desperately as his tired lungs gasped for air and he could feel his body was losing it's smooth feel, things were looking bleak for him and there was nothing he could do.
It was only then when he remembered, he needed others to survive. The small winged creature took a bite out of one of the tarantula's legs, his wings erratically flapping as the two began to wrestle and fight. In this time Hoji was able to regain a semblance of strength, clawing his way to them all of his limbs on the floor, scraping himself to his adversary, using his own strength to rip two of it's legs off, whilst it was distracted. Whilst his enemy wasn't dead, the fight was over as the two began to rip and tear through their prey, gnawing and clawing their way through it's life essence as it could only attempt to scramble, however as it's legs curled inwards it was clear it was dead. Utterly out of energy Hoji could barely create a smile as he gazed down at their victory, just before he fell unconscious completely drained.
Hours would pass as he laid half dead, his body managing to power through his injuries he slept throughout the night, awakening to a nudging at his arm. Sunrise was just beginning as his eyes rapidly fluttered open, the same unexpected ally he had found awaited his awakening. And with a devilish grin Hoji knew what the future would hold the two of them, grabbing the creature by it's body he excitedly pulled it towards his chest, bringing his other hand on to it's fluffy head as he scratched it. Holding it almost like a teddy, Hoji smiled and pronounced to his newfound friend. "We arre unstroppabable! Me and... you... Fuka!"
Weeks would pass as they worked together to gain all their meals, it was a lot easier for Hoji to steal with the help of Fuka by his side. The two were like two peas in a pod and even whilst separated they seemed to be linked to each other. They could even understand each other despite speaking completely different languages, taking small markets by storm they were lowly thieves, keeping a low profile but eating their fill. It was only till one day that Hoji had made a shocking revelation upon meeting a two travelling merchants. A burly inuzuka accompanied by an elderly greyhound, their shop being titled 'Inuzuka Ingredients!' The shock on Hoji's face was unmatched he couldn't believe it, they were just like him and Fuka. He had so many questions, so much to ask but the only thing he could muster to bark was "Are yoou! Mr... inoozuka?!!" The slightly weirded out man would just reply with an almost blank expression and a nod.
In which Hoji would return this reaction with his jaw hitting the floor as he screeched in excitement, Fuku perching on his shoulder as he giddily skipped away in joy, definitely freaking out a few normal citizens. Pronouncing his newly self proclaimed title. "Yoou hear that! Fuku! I am... Mr Samezuka!!"
