Name: Mahashi Uji
Age: 12
Physical Description: Uji has a kind face (though not often seen). For being so young, he has sharp features. His eyes match his medium-length hair, which is a turquoise color. Uji has a strong stature, although he's not particularly tall for his age. His tan skin is the same as his mother. Uji has very few scars as a result of avoiding hand to hand combat. Although he usually has good posture, Uji is prone to imitating animals as he believes it will improve his overall mobility. As a result, he has a strong lower body.
Clothing/Accessories: Uji usually wears a blue and green jacket with a long sleeve underneath. The jacket is often zipped up. He (will in the future) wear his forehead protector on his wrist. He is almost always wearing a mask which has a smiley face on it. He has tape wrapped around his leg, and wears sandals. He wears loose pants to increase flexibility and mobility, as well as Uji claiming they are the best pants for meditation.
Mental Description: Uji tries to be a kind person, but often comes off as too serious. He doesn't try to act well out of caring for others, but rather views that as the best way to improve himself. He can often be blunt, not thinking through how others might feel even when he is trying to help them. Uji likes many animals, but his favorite is the raccoon. He is protective of his mother and especially of his tea shop, which can be attributed partially to his pride in his own ability. Uji is quite confident in himself and his abilities. Although he respects others skills, he doesn't understand the Will of Fire he's read about. This can be attributed to his putting himself over others. Uji wants to become the best version of himself, as evidenced by his constant attempt to learn from everyone. He looks forward to being able to travel around the world once he stronger. Although training to be a great ninja, Uji does not like the idea of killing anyone. He believes doing this would be a negative influence, and he would lose respect for himself.
History: Uji grew up in a tea shop with his mother. His parents both originated from Tea Country , but moved to Konoha 5 years before his birth. His father died when he was younger, so Uji doesn't have many memories of him. When he was young he began focusing on self-improvement. While not working in the tea shop, he would meditate or read.
One day when he was meditating in the forest near his tea shop, he was threatened by a tall man by the name of Shimura. Uji didn't understand what was going on, but the man was yelling about written seals while waving a knife near Uji's face. A ninja named Ohta ran in protect Uji, but the two men proved to be similar in ability. Frozen in disbelief, Uji just watched as Ohta managed to make the villain flee. Uji wanted to ask why the man had tried to attack him, but Ohta simply told him to smile before chasing after the ninja. Uji took these words to heart and tried to always smile.
Uji realized that the best people in the world are the talented ninja he had heard about and seen. He had no one to learn from, so he read what he could and practiced in the forest. His father, while not a ninja, had researched the jutsu that dealt with seals. Uji found the books he had written and poured over them for days at a time. One day he found a staff and asked his mother about it. She told him that it was something Uji's father had been studying. With his increased interest in improvement, he spent less time around others, resulting in him feeling torn between becoming a ninja and staying at home. His mother had seen his talent, and although she wasn't a fighter herself, told Uji that he should make his mark upon the ninja world.
