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mexcine · 4 years

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Trials of an Okinawan Village (1971) review: This film is known under several English titles: perhaps most prevalent is Trials of an Okinawan Village, but this doesn't seem to be a literal translation of Nippon Jokyȏ-den: Gekitȏ Himeyuri-misaki (note: the Nippon Jokyȏ-den part of the title refers to the series "Tales of Chivalrous Women"), so perhaps Battle at Cape Himeyuri is more accurate. There's not much information available in English (the most complete I’ve found is http://www.weirdwildrealm.com/f-trials-okinawa-village.html) and my Japanese language skills are nonexistent, so I guess we'll never know.

One odd and mildly annoying aspect of the film is its indefinite chronological setting. Although the United States ended its occupation of the main islands of Japan early in the 1950s, it didn't turn over control of Okinawa until 1971 (possibly an inspiration for this film's production). However, the film's script strongly indicates the story is taking place within no more than a decade after the end of World War Two: Junko Fuji and Bunta Sugawara are shown in wartime flashbacks and do not look that much different in the contemporary scenes. Other characters refer to their wartime service, and a teenage girl says she was injured during the war when she was "very young," so a reasonably good guess would be that the film's main action takes place no more than about a decade after the war's end. And yet the clothing, hairstyles, and--most noticeably--the motor vehicles are definitely much newer than that. This was probably a Catch-22 for the filmmakers: the script had Fuji and Sugawara meet in 1945, and it wasn't feasible for them to be 25 years' older for the bulk of the movie, and yet recreating 1955 Okinawa was either too expensive or simply not considered important enough to attempt.

Trials of an Okinawan Village begins with World War Two footage and printed titles which read (in translation): "April 1937; U.S. troops advance on to Okinawan soil." This is clearly erroneous: the battle of Okinawa did begin in April, but it was 1945, not 1937. I don't know if this is a translation error or if the original titles also contained this misinformation. The footage changes to colour, with images of the U.S. flag, airplanes, and military bases; the titles read "Okinawa in state of recovery under U.S. Occupation."

Yuri Yonamine (Junko Fuji) runs a trucking company in post-war Okinawa, taking over from her late parents; she has vowed not to consider herself a "woman" (i.e., not get married or assume a traditional female role) until the company is rebuilt. Yuri and her employees visit a restaurant to celebrate the purchase of a new truck, and clash with yakuza from the "mainland" (according to the titles--this means the main Japanese islands) who are hassling Sachiko, a teenage girl selling flowers. Boss Iwamatsu calls off his thugs. Yuri drives Sachiko--who uses a crutch due to a war injury--to her village the next day; coincidentally, it's the home village of Yuri's late mother. Asada, the mayor, tells Yuri the village is very poor; they've planted sugar cane but had to borrow a large sum of money against the crop.

When Yuri learns a lot of wartime scrap has been unearthed near the village, she sees this as a chance to earn money to retire the debt. However, Iwamatsu's gang has the sole right to sell such scrap to the U.S. government, and is also shipping scrap illegally to Hong Kong. Asada threatens to report the yakuza to the U.S. authorities, but is killed by a hit-and-run driver. The villagers are put to work loading the scrap for Iwamatsu, but a bomb explodes and kills 3 women. Iwamatsu refuses to accept responsibility or pay an indemnity.

Tetsu Nakagami (Bunta Sugawara), a yakuza fleeing from Tokyo police, arrives on Okinawa and discovers his wartime friend Asada is dead. Yuri asks him to delay his revenge on Iwamatsu--whose men clearly murdered Asada--until they earn enough money to pay the dead women's families. Nakagami, stationed on Okinawa during the war, knows where a large cache of artillery shells is stored. As it develops (shown earlier in flashback), Nakagami met the young Yuri (who was serving as a nurse) in a cave during the final battle for Okinawa: he gave her a wristwatch and urged her not to sacrifice herself.

Iwamatsu orders his men, including Okinawa native Iba, to stop Yuri and the villagers at all costs. They blow up a truck loaded with scrap, killing two of Yuri's employees. Iba and Nakagami fight; Yuri convinces Nakagami to spare the other man's life. Iwamatsu's men force the villagers to retrieve the scrap from the hidden cave. However, when they bring Sachiko to the site--intending to rape her--Iba intervenes. He's mortally wounded, but takes the girl to Yuri's office before he dies. Nakagami sets off for the cave site, and Yuri follows.

Nakagami and Yuri wipe out Iwamatsu's entire gang, including the boss (who is savagely hacked to death by a sword-wielding Yuri), but they are then both arrested by U.S military police. Yuri is acquitted but Nakagami is convicted of murder and shot to death by a firing squad.

Junko Fuji, daughter of a film producer, began acting in the early 1960s, and appeared in a number of yakuza films in this era. She had her own yakuza series, "Red Peony Gambler," but retired when she got married in 1972. She came back a decade later and has continued to work to the present day, sometimes under the name "Sumiko Fuji." As Yuri, Fuji repeatedly declares her desire to postpone being a "woman" until her business goals have been reached; nonetheless, she is depicted as caring and responsible, in contrast with the violent Nakagami. At the conclusion, of course, Yuri and Nakagami are pushed too far, and Yuri more than holds up her part of the final battle, firing a rifle, tossing a grenade, and wielding a sword with deadly effectiveness, her face distorted by rage.

The "romance" between Yuri and Nakagami that standard film conventions would seem to demand never progresses, even to the point of a kiss, despite the obvious attraction between the two. [This could be (a) a Japanese cultural convention, (b) a yakuza film convention (this is what Wild Realm Reviews suggests), or (c) something deliberately done by the filmmakers in this particular instance. Western viewers will likely have their expectations confounded, in any case.] As Nakagami is being led away to his execution, a weeping Yuri repeatedly shouts "Don't die!" (the same thing he'd told her in 1945 during the battle for Okinawa), and the film concludes with Yuri honouring Nakagami's memory with a ceremony next to (presumably) his grave marker on an Okinawan cliff.

Nakagami is a "noble yakuza" (a Sixties trend that was largely replaced by more negative, realistic depictions of gangsters in the Seventies, represented by Iwamatsu and his gang here): in one scene he even says his gang "never harmed commoners!" [Presumably meaning non-yakuza; “civilians” might be a better word.] He arrives in Okinawa illegally (fleeing, as we later learn, an unjust accusation from a rival crime family), but has the ulterior motive of visiting the island where he fought during World War II (he later tells Yuri that he came back to find her, although this seems like an afterthought). Iwamatsu asks him to collaborate, but Nakagami demurs (he doesn't refuse outright, and even borrows a car from the gang boss!). When Iwamatsu won't pay an indemnity for the woman killed in his employ, Nakagami prepares to go into action, but Yuri asks him to wait, hoping she can get money for the women's families without violence. She later convinces Nakagami not to kill Iba, an Okinawan native working as a yakuza for Iwamatsu, apparently feeling the man has a good side (possibly just because he's Okinawan--the film makes a point several times of highlighting the differences between Okinawans and Japanese from the "mainland," even including a comedy scene in which one of Nakagami's aides arrives on the island and is perplexed by the Okinawan dialect).

In a somewhat contrived scene, one of Yuri’s men is trapped when a stack of old artillery shells shifts suddenly. One of the shells starts to tick--it’s a delayed action bomb! Fortunately, Nakagami (who was an artillery officer during the war) has the know-how to defuse it. The scene is tense even though the audience knows that Nakagami (and Yuri, who runs back into the building to be with Nakagami and her employee) aren’t going to get blown up with half the film left to go!

Nakagami learns he's free to return to Tokyo (the rival gang admitted their falsehood and cleared him with the police), but he decides to stay on Okinawa, turning over his criminal gang to his assistant. It's implied that he is thinking about marrying Yuri and settling down, but his death puts an end to those plans.

The U.S. presence in Okinawa is overt in several scenes, although the occupation of Okinawa (and thus, its status as an island governed by the Americans rather than Japan) is referenced frequently. Early in the film, Yuri and her assistant Isamu fleece a Military Policeman out of several barrels of much-needed gasoline: the man wagers the fuel against a date (later raising the ante to "and a kiss") with the attractive young woman, but loses a game of cards (Yuri cheats by viewing the reflection of the man's cards in Isamu's belt buckle). Later, Iwamatsu betrays Nakagami's presence to the U.S authorities, and a large group of Military Policemen (with one Japanese-American who acts as translator), arrive at Yuri's house to arrest him. Nakagami hides in Yuri's bedroom, and she distracts the Americans by allowing them to "catch" her with her blouse off. "Wow!" one MP says, but then has the decency to say "Excuse me," and leave.

Nakagami's aide Hide arrives from Tokyo and starts to run when he sees a jeep full of MPs--they hold him at gunpoint (he says "Why am I running? I didn't do anything!") and he babbles about his birthplace, etc., before he's spotted by one of Yuri's men, who takes him to Nakagami. This scene suggests that the residents of Okinawa view the Americans with some trepidation: without recourse to their own system of laws, they're at the mercy of the occupying troops.

At the conclusion, Yuri and Nakagami are arrested by a horde of Military Policemen (who arrive after the one-sided battle is over). A military judge pronounces judgement (curiously he begins speaking in English then switches to Japanese): "Okinawa belongs to America!" Nakagami will be executed. When Yuri protests, the judge says "Take her out!" and has the protesting Yuri dragged away by several MPs.

Trials of an Okinawan Village does not go out of its way to attack the American presence on Okinawa--in none of the previously-noted scenes do the MPs actually do anything illegal or brutal (well, Nakagami is executed but it appears to have been done legally)-- but the film makes it clear that the Okinawans are under military occupation and have few legal rights of their own. The American military is the largest "business" on the island and has a number of exclusive rights, and the native inhabitants have to accommodate these, to their own economic detriment.

Iwamatsu and his yakuza are the overt villains: they have a license from the U.S. to collect scrap, and exploit the Okinawans because of this. However, they're not satisfied with this, illustrating their dishonourable nature by illegally exporting scrap to Hong Kong.

Trials of an Okinawan Village makes good use of location shooting and is generally quite slick and professional. The script does get bogged down a bit in the middle section, as Yuri and Nakagami (and the villagers) keep finding different sources of scrap metal, Iwamatsu and his men keep taking it away, and so on. The performances are all good, although the comic relief provided by Nakagami's aide Hide (who only appears briefly) is somewhat out of place.

Generally entertaining overall, and of additional historical-political interest because of its setting and the depiction of the U.S. occupation of Okinawa.

#japanese cinema #yakuza film #okinawa #american occupation of japan

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imaginefanganronpas · 5 years

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Mikado's magic goes wrong and Yuri becomes the size of a house? Just because this feels like the best nightmare we have brought upon ourselves.

I’m just never spared from our dumb ideas, am I? I’m not complaining though, this was actually really fun to write! ^^

Yuri the giant

-Mikado was goofing around, practicing magic spells that made plants and trees grow, so they would have some juicy and delicious fruits. Yum!

-He already tested it on multiple flowers and trees and it has been a huge success so far, making the wizard very pleased with himself, convinced that the others will be very happy with him and his great accomplishments

-He wanted to go back and present everyone his great magic, but before doing that he wanted to do one last test to absolutely make sure that everything was gonna work

-A simple flower, that was what he wanted to grow with the intention of it getting a little bigger than the average flower

-The wizard was unaware of Yuri coming closer, probably to complain about something, the spaceman not realizing that Mikado was preparing a spell and stepping over the flower to confront Mikado

-But then the wizard fired the spell and Yuri got hit, looking at his hands when he slowly began to grow, he just got taller and taller, soon Mikado was like an ant to him and he was bigger than all the trees around him

-Mikado opened his eyes to see how great his magic worked, only to scream and jump at least 10 feet back, because YURI WAS A GIANT OH NO, HE FUCKED UP, WHAT WAS HE SUPPOSED TO DO?!

-He tried to take a deep breath to collect his thoughts, but it was really no good, he was panicking way too hard right now, mainly because he didn’t learn the spell that could shrink things again, god dammit, he didn’t bother to learn it because why the hell would he ever want to shrink a flower or a tree?!

-Yuri was also just standing there and staring, a little dazed from the shock, because he was suddenly so big and everything else was so small and he felt kinda funny, this really couldn’t be good but he was also feeling a smug sense of superiority at being the tallest thing on the island now!

-Mikado eventually calmed down enough and told yuri that they needed to talk with everyone about this, floating next to Yuri’s head while he agreed and made his way to the dining hall, the earth shaking a little with every step he made as he tried to avoid in any plants or any other things that might be in the way

-The others were at the dining hall , waiting for Mikado and Yuri since they were the only two that weren’t there yet, with Nikei looking out the window to see if he can maybe spot them

-Needless to say, he DID spot Yuri a mile away, screaming and scrambling back, running outside to see if what he saw was actually real, the others following because they were very confused about Nikei’s frantic ramblings and the scribbling in his notebook

-You can probably imagine that the reactions varied from silent shock to outright screaming when the gigantic spaceman came closer, grabbed something next to his head and set it down in front of everyone, revealing Mikado with a partially frantic and partially sheepish expression as he began: “I swear it will make sense once I properly explain it, I did not plan for this to happen

-Yoruko took a deep breath before yelling: “MIKADO, WHAT THE FUCK?!” And Nikei was scribbling frantically in his notebook, because this was quite a big scoop he got there!

-”Okay, we MAY have a little problem-”

“LITTLE?!”

“OKAY, IT’S A GIGANTIC PROBLEM, STOP YELLING AT ME!”

-Yuri has meanwhile sat down, which caused quite the rumble, humming something to himself but otherwise remaining quiet, with Shinji, Hajime and Yuki accessing the situation, because god dammit, Yuri was a giant now!

-The spaceman had a smug grin on his face as he told them: “This is the revenge for all the times you called me ‘little man’” he announced with superiority. His voice had gotten louder and a little deeper as well,

-It was all as fine and dandy as it could be with the given situation, but then there was a very VERY big problem in form of a giant rumbling, causing everyone to look around in paranoia, prepared to defend themselves, should wolves inhabit this island after all

-”What was that?! Everyone, on your positions!”

-Yuri patted his stomach before he announced with a whine: “I’m hungryyyy-”

-And that was when everyone realized that they were in huge trouble, literally, considering that all of their food was tiny compared to Yuri’s stomach and they needed to appease his appetite in some way

-Mikado immediately hurried into the dining hall to make food with Shinji close behind him, the two appearing again after ten minutes with mountains of food, the spaceman immediately grabbing the plates and eating the food on it in mere seconds, almost tempted to eat the plates too, but Teruya yelled at him to not do that

-Of course that was not enough, he wailed to get more food, his stomach grumbling even louder this time and Mikado frantically making the food like a maniac, so Yuri wouldn’t eat one of them instead

-Hajime was frantically calculating how much calories a person of Yuri’s height were the ideal amount to eat, because even if Yuri was a giant now, he still wanted his not so little buddy to stay healthy!

-Iroha, Setsuka and Emma were on their way to get all the food out of the grocery store, hoping that Mikado would replenish everything, and giving Yuri some bag of chips, which were tasty but NOT ENOUGH-

-Yuri was already quite the hungry person, but it was so much worse as a giant and his hunger couldn’t be sated, WHAT WERE THEY GOING TO DO?!

-It took Mikado a few days to properly learn the spell, in the meantime Yuri had to sleep outside because he was too big for his room or the Monocruise in general, Mikado had to cook 20 times more than usual, Iroha made quite a lot of sketches with Yuri just being gigantic and everyone tried their best to prevent Yuri from yelling or moving too much

-Hajime insisted on morning jogs though, so everyone woke up with an earthquake, how pleasant

-Needless to say that everyone was very relieved once Yuri was his original size again

-He was still hungry though, OH NO-

#sdra2 #yuri kagarin #mikado sannoji #giant! yuri #my writing #funny #even if im not funny

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real-life-pine-tree · 7 years

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Rehabilitation: A New Flower Blooms (7/?)

Side effects may include a loss of self-identity and individuality, frequent nightmares, questioning your own existence, severe mental trauma, constant panic attacks, spontaneous crying at random moments, and a strong desire to stay with loved ones at all cost. Co-written with @violetganache42. Takes place between Chapters 6 and 7 of Arc-V Aftermath.

While that was going on, loud dragon roars could be heard from the Obelisk Blue dorm at Duel Academy. Why was that? Because Yuri set up his alarm clock so he would wake up to the sound of Starving Venom's roars every morning.

The cabbage-haired counterpart politely turned off his alarm and stretched. "Good morning Dennis," he said after yawning.

"Good morning Yu-" Dennis started to say, then he looked at his roommate and smirked.

"What are you so happy about?" Yuri asked.

"It's your hair," Dennis answered. "It looks a lot like Yuya's hair."

"Don't be ridiculous," Yuri said as he got up and walked over to the dorm bathroom. "My hair looks nothing like-"

He cut his sentence short when he caught a glimpse of his reflection in the mirror. His dual-colored purple and pink hair stuck out in downward-pointing spikes all around his head with the exception of two short spikes pointing upwards. His bed head did look awfully similar to his Pendulum counterpart's hairstyle.

Dennis let out a small laugh. "Very funny, McField," Yuri dryly said as he left the bathroom.

"But it kind of is," Dennis pointed out as he also got out of bed to get dressed. "You're the complete opposite of Yuya, yet your messy hair looks just like his."

Yuri walked over to a potted plant near a windowsill. "Just be glad you're one of my closest allies," he said, opening a nearby ant farm and using tweezers to take out a few ants and put them on a Petri dish.

"Otherwise you would have carded me at this point?" Dennis jokingly asked, recalling one of their usual jokes.

"Don't be absurd," Yuri said. He proceeded to use the tweezers to place the ants in the mouths of his Venus flytrap (which he nicknamed 'Goddess'). "After everything we went through, that joke of ours is no longer funny."

Dennis wasn't sure what Yuri meant by that; was it because carding people is now considered illegal and Leo had his students stop using that tactic altogether? Either that or Yuri's revival in Yuya's body had him have a change of heart and doesn't want to anyone to mention carding at all. Or maybe…was it because he saw his best friend card himself?

Dennis was silent for a few minutes as Yuri watered his plant. "Is it because-"

"Dennis McField, I swear, don't you ever pull a stunt like that again," Yuri interrupted, his voice cracking in sorrow. "When I found out what you did, I was so upset. It was against Leo's orders to show no weakness, but I didn't care." He started shaking as he placed his watering can next to Goddess. "Yet that sign of weakness is what caused Zarc to fully corrupt me."

Dennis felt a pit of sadness in his heart. "You really see me as a friend?" he asked.

"I wasn't sure at first," Yuri admitted, walking over to the dorm's closet and taking out his uniform. "But after I got my body back, I realized something."

"What's that?" Dennis asked.

"You're more than a friend," the Predaplant user confessed, looking at his roommate. "If I wasn't attracted to girls, I would have asked you out on a date by now."

Dennis let out a small chuckle. "Funny," he said. "That's exactly how I feel about you."

Yuri's eyes grew wide as tears slightly started to form. Dennis actually looks up to him as more than a friend? Well, he and Celina rarely saw each other since Leo kept them separated, leading to the Obelisk Dueltainer to fill in the gap; as a result, they have been inseparable ever since.

"You...really feel that way about me?" Yuri asked.

"Of course," Dennis answered, having finished putting on his uniform. "Ever since Leo put us in the same Obelisk Force branch, there was something about you that drew me towards you. Maybe it was your dueling style or even your personality, but I certainly felt a connection between us. That was why I wanted to be your second-in-command when you were promoted. Because while you never saw me as a friend at first, I could tell that you deeply care about me."

Yuri smiled softly. "Thank you, Dennis," he said. "I'm glad someone still cares about me."

"What about Sora?" Dennis asked.

Yuri headed back to the bathroom and picked up a dark green comb that was soaked in a cup of water. "He is a recent friend," he explained, using the damp comb to comb his hair into place. "I have known you for a good number of years."

He never forgot the day he met his first ever friend at Duel Academy. Throughout his childhood, he grew up without any friends because of his skills. He was incredibly talented and enjoyed defeating his opponents, making him virtually unbeatable; however, all the students feared him to the point where they stepped aside where they saw him walking by. Due to his rather impressive strength, no one dared to approach him, leaving him without any friends. He didn't mind though…at least, from the outside. Deep inside, he really wanted company and share his strength with someone in duels, but with everyone not even going near him, it only made his insecurities and nervousness worse. In fact, the only one that accompanied him was his own shadow.

So when Yuri met Leo, things changed. He finally had someone he could look up to. And a few weeks later, he was placed in Obelisk Force, where the biggest change of his life occurred.

"Yuri, this is Obelisk Force Branch 3A-2," Leo informed. "From now on, these soldiers are your comrades."

To Yuri's surprise, a boy his age with curly red hair rushed over to him. "Nice to meet you, Yuri," he happily said, shaking his hand. "My name is Dennis McField. Let's be partners from now on."

"P-Partners?" Yuri asked, surprised by Dennis' boldness.

"Yeah," Dennis said. "The Professor has talked about how strong you are, so I want to be seen as your equal."

Yuri couldn't find the right words to describe how he felt, but his face said it all, from his eyebrows raised up in surprise by what he heard to his slightly ajar mouth. Dennis was the second student who wasn't afraid of him and truly accepted him at Duel Academy; Celina did get to meet him a while ago, but Leo keeping the two generally distant prevented her from expressing her opinions on his strength face to face. In other words, Yuri's first encounter with his new partner made him finally feel welcomed at this school.

Yuri smiled softly at Dennis. "Thank you," he said, knowing this was the beginning of a wonderful partnership.

Back in the present day, Yuri had just finished combing his hair into place, looking exactly like his usual hairstyle than Yuya's, and was about to get dressed into his usual uniform. "I never forgot that day," he said as he took off his sleepwear shirt and tossed it into a nearby hamper.

"Neither did I," Dennis agreed, spraying some cologne on his wrists. "And we have been inseparable ever since."

"By the way, I noticed Goddess has sprouted some new bulbs," Yuri said, changing topics. "Have you been taking care of her in my absence?"

"Of course," Dennis answered. "I even looked over the care guide you wrote for her so I never forgot any important steps."

"I see," Yuri said. "So did anything important happen while I was away?"

"Not much," Dennis replied. "Another student gala is coming up. Sora already asked out that Blair girl from Slifer Red, and I already agreed for us to go on a double date with the Tyler sisters."

"The Tyler sisters?" Yuri repeated.

"Is there something wrong with them?" Dennis asked.

"There is," Yuri admitted, having finished putting on his uniform and giving his hair one last check. "I was hoping to ask Miss Celina out."

Celina? Why her? Isn't he aware that they have a rivalry with each other ever since Zuzu was revived? So naturally, the Performage user had to ask.

"Why Celina?" Dennis asked. "Aren't you two rivals?"

"Of course we are," Yuri answered. "Need I remind you that Duel Academy galas have sparring duels as a side activity?"

"Oh right," Dennis said. "We haven't had a gala in such a long time that I forgot about that part."

Duel Academy galas are similar to regular galas, but they have their own alterations. Every year, the students dress up formally in dresses and suits, regardless of what their rankings were; Slifer Red, Ra Yellow, and Obelisk Blue students were required to wear regal clothing whenever they attend this annual event. In the ballroom, a long, fancy table is set up not too far from the entrance and a variety of exquisite foods and drinks are aligned on it for the attendees to sample or have. One of the corners of the room has an orchestra playing music in front of a dance floor for any couples to waltz to the rhythm. What makes Duel Academy galas different than most galas is everyone who took part in them were permitted to duel in the gymnasium.

"Precisely," Yuri said. He left the bathroom as he spoke. "And I wish to duel Miss Celina during the next gala."

"Are you sure?" Dennis asked. "I-"

"Of course I'm sure, my dearest friend," Yuri said. "And since we are now both in proper attire for today, shall we start things off at the survival arena for morning practice?"

"Actually, Leo dismantled it," Dennis explained.

Yuri was surprised to hear that. "What about the dueling obstacle course?"

"It was also dismantled," Dennis repeated.

Yuri was silent for a few seconds. "...Then the underwater breathing dorm-"

"Also dismantled," Dennis explained. "And before you say anything else, I'm afraid to report that ever since Zuzu was revived, Leo got rid of all of the training areas."

Yuri shot his eyes wide open and had his mouth opened a little and his bushy eyebrows curved in a similar manner to what he did when he thought Yugo was making fun of him on what happened to Zuzu back in the Synchro Dimension. This time, however, he was more heartbroken by what he heard. With all training areas dismantled, what will the students do instead of train?

"Then what are we supposed to do?" Yuri asked.

"Leo is trying to make Duel Academy more like a normal boarding school," Dennis explained. "So in place of the training areas, he established extracurricular activities and clubs. I, myself, joined the drama club."

"But... But I spent my whole life training to be a soldier," Yuri said. "What am I supposed to do now?"

"Join the gardening club?" Dennis suggested.

That intrigued Yuri's interests. "Gardening club?" he repeated.

"Yeah," Dennis answered. "You can even show off Goddess."

A small grin appeared on Yuri's face. "Perhaps it wouldn't hurt to show off her new bulbs..." he decided.

Taking the garden pot that had Goddess in it off the windowsill, Yuri and Dennis left their dorm room and exited through the male Obelisk Blue dormitory doors. Having a variety of clubs being hosted in the rooms that once had training areas admittedly seemed like a good idea; after spending over a decade being trained to carry out the Arc Project and Revival Zero, it felt nice to have the students finally express their different interests. It would also give them opportunities to meet the other students and make new friends. In Yuri's case, joining the gardening club would be a perfect chance to show off his pet Venus flytrap to a certain someone, especially since the plant's bulbs have appeared.

Inside the Academy, Dennis led the way because he knew which room the gardening club was being held. As Yuri followed him down the halls, a familiar figure was pacing herself in the opposite direction of where they were heading. He recognized the indigo hair and orange handkerchief anywhere: it was Celina and she was back at Duel Academy! It was quite surprising to see her here of all places.

"Miss Celina!" Yuri exclaimed, sounding a little too happy. "What brings you here?"

"Don't get too comfortable," Celina said, holding some papers. "I'm not staying here for long."

"What?" Yuri asked. "Why-"

"I tried to tell you about this," Dennis interrupted. "Look at what she's holding."

Yuri looked at the papers. "Transfer files?"

"Yep," Celina said. "Starting today, I'm transferring to Paradise Prep."

Just like that, Yuri felt his heart shatter, but it was more like it broke in half. Celina transferring to Paradise Prep? Why would she do that? He had plans to go out with her to the upcoming gala and now they're being thrown right out the window. Deep inside where his shattered heart was, he could feel a burning sensation within him starting to surface, almost as if he needed to be with her. No, it felt more like he has to be with her. Noticing how heartbroken his friend was, Dennis took Goddess as a way to make sure the former doesn't accidentally drop her out of his hands.

"But Miss Celina, you cannot leave!" Yuri begged, sounding a bit frantic. "I was hoping you would attend the next gala with me!"

"Look, as much as I would like to improve Duel Academy, I need to take a break from this school," Celina explained. "I want to have a normal education-"

"BUT YOU CAN'T LEAVE ME!" Yuri yelled out, his eyes glowing purple much like when he Awakened.

The sudden outburst shocked Celina and Dennis, nearly dropping her transfer files and gripping the pot tighter respectively. Was this another side effect of Yuri retaining his original body again?

Fortunately a single glance at his plant made Yuri snap out of it, causing his eyes to stop glowing. "Dennis, be careful," he said. "Goddess doesn't like it when someone grips her pot too tightly."

"Sorry Yuri," Dennis said. "You kind of...went dragon."

"Did I?" Yuri asked.

"Look, I have no idea what's going on," Celina said. "But if you really want me to attend the school gala, I'll go."

Yuri let out a delighted chuckle. "Why, thank you," he said. "I promise it will be an evening you will never forget."

Shortly after that ordeal, the Obelisk duo arrived at the gardening club, which used to be a room where stealth training was held. They remembered how there were special computers on the upper floor that were implemented with Solid Vision with mass, creating simulated scenarios of different difficulty levels to help the students practice what they know about stealth. Now everything has been reconstructed to make it look more like a shrine room with two tables set up parallel from each other with flower arranged on them and the right side of the room having a scroll hanged up, which contained a picture of a small bird sitting on a tree branch.

In front of the young teenage boys was a girl around the same age as them, sitting on her knees and trimming a small flower tree. She has long, straight, black hair tied into a short ponytail with a purple ribbon and icy blue eyes which appeared to be glazed. She wears a transparent light blue veil on top of her head, a pair of antennae that resembled flower pistils located in between her front bangs and above her short, thick yet feminine, black eyebrows, and a burgundy kimono with a pink and light yellow floral pattern on the sleeves and bottom along with a cream sash with a scarlet ribbon tied on it, white socks, and a pair of tan flat sandals.

The girl's name was Lotus Hanazoe who specializes in ikebana, a Japanese art of flower arrangement. She was originally from the XYZ Dimension, but after the Interdimensional War had ended, she began attending Duel Academy; it marked a huge milestone in the school's history since it primarily consists of people from the Fusion Dimension, but seeing an XYZ resident taking part in the school after the events of what happened felt like a subtle sign of forgiveness to Leo. Of course, Duel Academy has a policy that students transferring from their old schools must start out in Slifer Red, so she was no exception.

"And it seems we have visitors joining us today," Lotus said, speaking to the attending students. "If I'm not mistaken, you're Dennis McField and Yuri from the now-disbanded Obelisk Force."

"Correct," Yuri said. "And allow me to introduce you to my plant." He held up Goddess. "Behold, the world's most perfect Venus flytrap!"

The students were a bit surprised. "A Venus...flytrap?" Lotus repeated. "That seems a bit...off."

"Oh, you have nothing to fear," Yuri proudly said. "Ever since the Professor gave me Goddess as a gift, I have made sure she was properly taken care of. She has a strict diet of ants and water once every two weeks with the occasional fly as a treat on special days. And look, she has sprouted new bulbs!"

The students weren't sure how to react to this; even after the War had ended and Zarc split back into his reincarnations again, they never forgot that he was the same kid who was so powerful at Duel Monsters that he made himself infamously feared around the Academy. He's a nearly invincible Duelist with very few friends and the students still couldn't believe that he ended up having a higher status than Obelisk Force because of it.

Yuri quickly noticed the students' feared expressions. "I see..." he said, sounding a bit heartbroken. "I can tell when I'm not needed." He headed for the door. "I shall leave you to your club-"

"Hold on," Lotus said. "Am I detecting genuine guilt in your voice?"

Yuri didn't respond. "I can tell that you feel genuinely upset for what happened to everyone in the four dimensions," Lotus continued. "And while your plant doesn't appear to fit in among the greenery that the other students have, I suppose we could give you and your Venus flytrap a chance."

"Really?" Yuri asked.

"Lotus, are you sure?" a Ra Yellow girl asked.

"Of course, I'm sure," Lotus answered. "Yuri of the former Obelisk Force rank, while I heard about your vicious dueling methods, I also heard about how much you care for plants."

"Well I do," Yuri said, proudly showing off Goddess once more. "Goddess is my pride and joy. I even created a small contraption to help feed her once every two weeks when I'm absent."

"I see," Lotus said, showing interest. "Do tell."

As Yuri explained everything about Goddess, Dennis notified him that he'll be heading over to the drama club in the meantime. So with his friend busy with his club, Yuri was enjoying the atmosphere of the gardening club. But a few minutes later, he recognized a familiar face.

"Missy?" Yuri asked. "Is that you?"

A red-haired girl wearing an Obelisk Blue uniform smiled and saluted Yuri. "Nice to see you again, head commander," she said.

"You two know each other?" Lotus asked.

"Of course," Missy answered. "We were in the same Obelisk Force branch."

Yuri definitely remembered meeting Missy Kochou shortly after he met Dennis. She had always treated him with respect during their training and throughout the War, so seeing her again was a pleasant surprise; he was also amazed that she still respects him even after Obelisk Force disbanded.

"We bonded over sparring sessions," Yuri said. "The Professor always paired us up due to similar dueling levels."

"I see," Lotus said. "Then how about showing us a little sparring session?"

"I don't know," Missy said. "Yuri has probably gone soft because of that Yuya kid."

"I beg your pardon?" Yuri asked, sounding mock-offended.

"You heard me," Missy replied, holding up her Duel Disk. "So are you still the same powerhouse I always knew, or did spending a good number of weeks with that flashy tomato showman make you vulnerable?"

Yuri chuckled. "If it's a show you want, then it's a show you shall have!"

A few minutes later, the entire gardening club sat in the schoolyard to watch Missy and Yuri duel each other. The two activated their Duel Disks, added five cards to their hands, and shouted, "Let's duel!" If Yuri remembered correctly, Missy's strategy revolves around summoning her Insect Princess and using the Field Spell card Insect Garden to control the opponent's weaker Insect-Type monsters and forcing them to attack with the Equip Spell Insect Pheromone. He may have the advantage because his Predaplant archetype consists of Plant-Type monsters.

"Ladies first," Yuri said.

"Oh, you're too kind," Missy said with a smirk. "But you'll see that I have changed my strategy since we last met." She drew a card. "I play the Spell card Insect Barrier! Then I'll set a monster on the field, followed by a face-down card. Your turn."

"Very well," Yuri said as he drew a card. "I'll start things off with the lovely Predaplant Spinodionaea!"

Missy let out a laugh. "That's the best you can do?" she asked. "That measly weed is only useful when I have a face up monster."

"Oh, I'm not done," Yuri continued. "I activate the Continuous Spell Predaponics, allowing me to special summon Moray Nepenthes."

Missy wasn't scared at all. "Well it's too bad they can't attack," she said.

"Whatever do you mean?" Yuri asked.

"Because of my face down: the Trap card DNA Surgery!" Missy answered.

"What?!" Yuri exclaimed.

"It's simple," Missy said. "As long as this card is on my field, your precious plants are forced to transform into insects."

There goes his advantage; Yuri never expected Missy to play DNA Surgery because he was hoping her strategy would be ineffective. Now, it was him that needs to figure out how to get out of this situation as he witnessed Spinodionaea and Moray Nepenthes transform into Insect-Types while retaining their plant-like features. Not even Starving Venom could attack.

"You... You tricked me!" Yuri exclaimed, horrified to see his plants stripped of their 'beauty'.

"Of course I did," Missy said as she drew a card. "So with my field being completely untouchable, I'll flip summon Parasite Paracide and leave you with a little parting gift in your deck."

"Parting gift?" Yuri repeated. "What are you-"

Before he could finish, Parasite Paracide materialized onto the duel field and dashed right towards his deck, landing face up on top of it and causing it to shuffle afterwards. This was the first part of its effect because if he draws this card, it is automatically special summoned onto his side of the field in face-up defense mode and is inflicted 1000 damage. To make matters worse, all monsters the opponent controls become Insect-Type. It's no wonder why it was called Parasite Paracide: it was capable of finding a host to live on and spread its disease to the host's monsters, resulting in them becoming Insect-Types themselves.

"But that's not all," Missy continued. "Next I summon Pinch Hopper. And since it's an Insect monster, I can play the Spell card Worm Bait to get more bugs. But they aren't worried. As long as my Insect Barrier is active, they won't have to worry about getting destroyed."

Yuri was in a huge pickle now. Missy had Pinch Hopper and two Insect Tokens on the field, which can't be destroyed thanks to Insect Barrier. He always knew she was a strong student with her Insect deck, but he didn’t expect something like this to happen to him. Staring at the Insect-Type Spiniodaea and Moray Nepenthes, he wondered if his counter strategy would still work. His eyes shifted towards his deck and grew a bit concerned about the risk of drawing Parasite Paracide and losing 1000 LP…until he realized his counter strategy could still be used thanks to a new card he recently got.

Taking a deep breath, Yuri drew a card from his deck...and smirked. "What got you so happy?" Missy asked.

"Oh, nothing," Yuri casually answered. "I'll just summon Predaplant Squid Drosera in defense mode, switch my other two Predaplants to defense mode as well, and set a card face down before concluding my turn."

Missy just stood there confused on what Yuri even did. Why spend a turn switching his monsters to defense position and playing a face-down? Wasn’t he aware that part of her strategy involves her having his monsters being forced to attack? It didn’t matter to her anyways.

"No matter," Missy said as she drew a card. "With my monsters left intact, I'll use Polymerization to fuse Pinch Hopper with the second Parasite Paracide in my hand. Come on out, Insect Princess!"

Originially just a regular effect monster, Leo upgraded her to a Fusion monster to further help Missy’s status as a Fusion user, but her stats still remained the same: Level 6, WIND Attribute, Insect-Type, 1900 ATK, and 1200 DEF. Even her effects hasn’t changed; all Insect-Type monsters are switched to attack position when she’s face up on the field and she increases her ATK by 500 whenever she destroys an Insect-Type monster in battle.

"So now that my lovely Insect Princess has arrived, all of your Predaplants are forced to switch to attack mode," Missy said. "And I think I'll start my assault with the weakest one. Insect Princess, attack Squid Drosera!"

Unfortunately for her, Yuri smirked right as she initiated her Battle Phase because he knew she would pull something like that. "Why, thank you," Yuri said.

"For what?" Missy asked.

"Because now that Squid Drosera is heading for the Graveyard, each of your special summoned monsters receive Predator Counters latched onto them," Yuri answered. "And there's not a thing you can do to stop my lovely plant's ability!"

"I'm not scared," Missy said as three Predator Counters materialized onto the field and clamped to Insect Princess and the two Worm Tokens. "You can't still attack."

"Oh really?" Yuri asked. He drew a card, resulting in a wicked grin appearing on his face. "Well I beg to differ because I activate the Trap card Dragon Tribe!"

"What?!" Missy asked.

"Yes, that's right," Yuri said. "My time with Yuya never made me weak. It only made me stronger. And on the turn that I activate Dragon Tribe, all of my monsters become Dragon-Type until the end of my turn, so now your Insect Barrier is ineffective!"

Missy was left flabbergasted as Dragon Tribe transformed the Insect-Type Predaplants into Dragon-Type monsters while still having their plant-like features from before. Yuri had a satisfied look on his face as he saw his precious Predaplants undergo such a magnificent transformation.

"It's not the same as their original beauty, but I suppose it will do," Yuri said. "But I'm not done. With the power of Polymerization, I fuse Spiniodaea and Nepenthes in order to bring out the most toxic monster ever seen!" His wicked grin widened as his eyes became more dragon-like. "You'll never look at greenery the same way again! I Fusion Summon the vicious, voracious, and venomous Starving Venom Fusion Dragon!"

The dragon's head stretched out and opened up the mouth, revealing thin traces of saliva in between his upper and lower jaws. His tail extended in place as an “eyelid” shot open to reveal a dark yellow-green orb covered in what also looked like saliva. He raised his entire body up with glowing toxic green eyes before letting out his signature roar, resulting in his orb-esque scales on his body and joints of his claws to glow red and yellow. He then locked himself into attack position upon completing Yuri’s Fusion Summon.

Missy stood there completely shocked by what had just happened. Floating in front of her and the insect monsters was none other than Yuri’s powerful ace monster that secured him a huge number of victories with his duels throughout his entire life.

"But wait, there's more," Yuri continued. "By sending my second Squid Drosera from my hand to the Graveyard, my treasured dragon has to attack every monster that has a Predator Counter."

Missy realized what that meant. "All of my monsters have Predator Counters..." she stated.

"Precisely," Yuri said. "But don't act too upset. You should be honored. Starving Venom hasn't had a delicious meal in weeks, so he feels rather peckish."

"So your dueling style hasn't changed at all," Missy said.

"Indeed," Yuri said. "Now Starving Venom Fusion Dragon, it's feeding time! Finish this duel once and for all!"

Starving Venom’s wings opened up to reveal four saliva-covered mouths, in which two of them stretched out to consume and destroy the two Worm Tokens, dealing a total of 5600 damage. It was followed with Starving Venom extending out his wings, shooting out purple and magenta lightning bolts and an aquamarine blast at Insect Princess, resulting in an additional 900 damage. With a total of 6500 damage, Missy’s Life Points depleted down to 0, securing Yuri a win for the first time since his loss to Yuya.

"I do believe that is a victory for myself," Yuri said, giving Missy a two-fingered pointing gesture. He stopped upon realizing what he was doing, wondering why he would do such a gesture.

Missy approached Yuri. "Not bad, high commander," she said. "You're still as vicious as the day we met."

Lotus, along with the rest of the gardening club, was shocked. "Wow..." she said. "That was...incredible."

"We have to let him join," Missy told Lotus. "Sure Yuri has rather violent dueling methods, but he has a huge soft spot for plants."

"Well alright," Lotus said. "Yuri of Obelisk Force, welcome to Duel Academy's gardening club."

Yuri widened his eyes and raised his short, bushy eyebrows right as Lotus finished her statement because he was wondering to himself if he heard what he thought he heard her say. Fortunately, that quickly turned into proud acceptance as he thanked her for letting him join. To him, his life-long desire of other students accepting him into the Academy and making him feel welcome was finally starting to come true.

#Arc V Aftermath #yugioh arc v #Yuri (arc v)#Dennis MacField #Rehabilitation

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ducky-tm · 7 years

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Headcanon that Otabek is a big romantic and Yuri pretends he finds it cliche. But actually loves it.

oh my god YES! Otabek always bringing home flowers just because and Yuri just rolling his eyes and making some snarky comment but also pulling out his favorite vase and giving the flowers fresh water and trimming the stems (HC that Yuri is really good with plants) and smells them when Otabek isn’t there

and otabek planning picnics in the park/at the beach and Yuri will find something to complain about (there’s ants on this sandwhich//there’s sand on our blanket) but he’s internally screaming because his Beka is so thoughtful and so gorgeous in the setting sun light

and one day Yuri decides to give this romance thing a try, you know to show Otabek he cares too, so he plans a trip to the fair or something and he tries to win Otabek one of those huge teddy bear things only he can’t do it to Beka does it for him and gives Yuri the teddy and Yuri is all flustered and starts shouting about “no this was supposed to be for you i wanted this to be all for you” and there are tears almost forming in his eyes cause he just wanted to take care of his boyfriend for a change but before he can actually cry Beka’s kissing him and holding him and telling him it’s okay and that he LOVES that Yuri planned this trip and that he loved winning the Teddy together and they spend the rest of the time holding hands and being That Cheesy Couple

#otayuri #ask #anonymous #head canon #why do i always get out of hand when i answer these #Anonymous

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belumiri · 7 years

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Alphabet meme tag

tagged by @asuwa-kurukara, thanks sweetie! <3

a – anger: people who mistreat others

b - biggest fear: failing

c - current time: 19:29

d - drink you last had: water

e - every day starts with: being wake by me cat

f - favorite song: so many... i’m into linkin park again

g- ghosts are they real: i usually don’t think about it, maybe yes?

h – hometown: a small city about 2h from São Paulo

i - in love with: yuri on ice, my cat, neurology and this city i’m living

j - jealous of: the studyblr community and japanese fanartists - gosh me too they are so good! but also who doesn’t have anxiety...

k - killed someone: don’t you ever mess with my cat

l - last time you cried: when blue went missing for almost 24h

n - number of siblings: two, i’m the younger

o - one wish: that blue don’t mess with the pot i’m planting things

p - person you last called/texted: probably to my friends group

q - questions you’re always asked: when are you going to act like an almost adult - omg!? how could they ask something like this! so mean! - for me now is probably “do you know already what specialization you want?”

r - reasons to smile: my cat, yoi, having a nice place to leave, my parents, finally studying medicine

s - song last sang: probably history maker

t - time you woke up: 7 am

u - underrated social value: treat others the way you want to be treated. in my opinion, so many people forget this. - right?! and treat everybody nicely

v - vacation destination: japan, russia, and some places here in brazil

w - worst habit: doodling during class - lol i do the same, also writing and not paying attention for no reason at all

x - x-rays you’ve had: teeth and spine

y - your favorite food: i love food to much to just have one fave lmao!

z - zodiac sign: virgo

@lu-cieli, @pinkblackjelly, @oikatsudon, @discord-ant, @arche

#tag meme #about me #not anime

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sumrallmind · 7 years

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Yuri on Ice ep 7 was pretty good. We go into it expecting to see Yuri's stress and anxiety take over, which it does, but instead of stressing over doing well for himself he stresses over doing well for Victor. That is to say, Yuri's worry over how Victor will react and how the world will see Victor takes over. It pushes him to the breaking point, and Victor pushes him to break, not realizing what he is doing. Well his intention was the break Yuri but for different reasons. It effects Victor pretty profoundly, who reflects on his lack of skill as a coach. However, this gives Yuri a much needed boost. Victor is human. Victor can make some extreme mistakes. And, Victor can listen, doing as Yuri asks. Yuri is able to skate well and even perform Victor's signature move at the end of the program, completely blowing Victor away. Of course Victor doesn't let challenges go by so he ups the ante by planting a solid kiss on Yuri's lips. This episode I think bridges the last few hurdles between Victor and Yuri. They have learned a lot about each other and both have gotten to good places. I look forward to seeing how it plays out when they go against Yurio.

#km watches #yuri on ice

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chaoussu · 7 years

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Read from upper right to left and then the lower left to right... sorry...

Intro:

Name: Yuri Age: Part I: 13-14. Part II: 17-18. Birthdate: 9th August (Leo) Nickname(s): Yuyu (Sakiko & Akimi). Ahori (Sakiko & Katsumi). Yu-chan (Katsumi). Yuri-chan (everyone familiar). Blood Type: A+ Kekkei Genkai: Adamantine Sealing Chains. Occupation: Ninja, Rank Joūnin. Flutist (former). Affiliation/Organizations: Konohagakure. Allied Shinobi Forces. Tsuki-Chiyome troupe. (former undercover) Team: Team Hana, Logistical Support and Medical Division. Sunny Music (former) Birthplace: Kaze no Kuni (Land of Wind) Familial Background: She is a part of the Uzumaki clan. When the Uzumaki clan scattered, her part of the clan chose to travel to the Land of Wind. Character Background: She lived in a small village in the Land of Fire together with her parents and older sister, Akimi. Her town was however attacked and left her and her older sister an orphan, while her sister was running away from home. Akimi went back to the ruined village, once it was getting cold, where she found her sister exhausted and in pain amongst the rubble. In fear of their home having been destroyed due to their ancestry, Akimi chose to flee the land, due to people knowing about them there. She chose to take Yuri to a nearby land, which became the Land of Fire. Akimi then knocked out Yuri and brought her to Konoha’s orphanage, where she left Yuri in their care. Yuri doesn’t remember who ruined their home, nor does she know where her older sister went, but as time went by, and she would receive money from Akimi, she was relieved to at least know, her sister was doing fine. Yuri was eventually sent to attend the Academy to become a kunoichi, once she was old enough, where she met the others.

About the Character:

Personality: She is very straightforward and blunt, not caring much about other people’s feelings and saying it as it is. She doesn’t like to sugarcoat and sees anyone, who does it as too soft. In addition she can be very rude, due to her bluntness, and because she says whatever she wants, not showing much respect either. She recently softened up, but still has the habit of speaking her mind without anyone asking. She is also easily stressed out, whenever anyone does something stupid in front of her and keeps on telling herself to calm down in those situations. She is very confident and independent, believing her actions and ideas are great, despite what other's might think. Additionally she doesn't think much about what others thinks and says, believing that they don't understand her. She however gets very embarrassed, whenever she finds out she has and is in the wrong. When embarrassed, she gets all red in her face and tries to hide. If suddenly mocked about it, her embarrassment will make her cover in a corner.

5 Facts Trivia:

- The person she wants to fight is Katsumi. - During their undercover mission in the Tsuki-Chiyome troupe, she was a flutist in the Sunny Music group. - She is very possessive and defensive towards her older sister. - She facepalms a lot whenever with her group. (Mostly due to Sakiko's bluntness) - She shares bedroom with Sakiko and is the one that wakes her up, as well as, makes sure she gets to the meeting point in time.

Intro:

Name: Yumeno Sakiko. Age: Part I: 13-14. Part II: 17-18. Birthdate: 5th April. (Aries) Nickname(s): Saki (Yuri & Katsumi). Sakiko-chan (everyone familiar). Blood Type: O- Kekkei Genkai: Energy Release Occupation: Ninja, Rank Jōnin. Dancer (former) Affiliation/Organizations: Konohagakure. Allied Shinobi Forces. Tsuki-Chiyome troupe. (former undercover) Team: Team Hana, Third Division. Sunny Music (former) Birthplace: Hi no Kuni (Land of Fire) Familial Background: Sakiko is from an old small village that no longer exist due to the results of war. The village was in the land of fire and surrounded by forest. She however was brought to the lab around the age of 5 and the lab was underground in the Character Background: Former experiment. It is unknown, how old she is, due to her having been sleeping inside of her tube, which was sealed and frozen, after the lab shut the experiment down. Reason for the shut down, was due to the war that had been happening, ending and there was no longer any reason to continue. However with thoughts about using the experiment at the next war, every subject got sealed away and frozen for later use. However the team died before another war broke out and no one knew of the experiment. She was later released from her frozen tube, when someone fighting on the surface, above the lab, released an attack big enough to shake the room she was in and ruined the seal, which kept both her asleep and the freezing jutsu ongoing. Physically she was but a child and the only remaining of the experiment that hadn’t died during their sealing time. She went onto the surface and followed the ninja, which led her to Konohagakure, where she acted as a lost child with no home and joined the orphanage, where she met Yuri. The both of them entered the Academy at the same time and grew up to become shinobi.

About the Character:

Personality: She is very laid-back and tends to simply sit and relax. She takes very few things seriously and is the peacemaker in her team. She tends to be very carefree in the things she does and say, which sometimes leads to her saying something wrong or does something that could hurt someone, despite having good intentions. She is also very innocent and oblivious to things, not understanding what an argument is and is unable to tell a sparring from a real fight. She is very optimistic and has a lot of trouble seeing the bad side of things, always telling people to “look at the bright side”. In addition she is unknowledgeable in ordinary human behavior, not knowing what it means to love, be saddened or mad. She simply sees such behaviors as odd and is too blunt with her thoughts, making people tell her to be more conscious and delicate about things. She is also horrible at reading the atmosphere and can be very annoying with her obliviousness and bluntness.

5 Facts Trivia:

- The person she wants to fight is Inori. - During their undercover mission in the Tsuki-Chiyome troupe, she was a dancer in the Sunny Music group. - She never notices that people have a hard time talking to her, due to her misunderstanding situations. - She is hard to wake up and always sleeps till late if left alone. - Sometimes her sudden comments and bluntness stop the in fight, due to Katsumi and Yuri stopping in shock and surprise over what she just said. Her comments however can fuel the fighting & make them fight each other more.

Intro:

Name: Akabara Katsumi Age: Part I: 14-15. Part II: 18-19 Birthdate: 7th February (Aquarius) Nickname(s): Kat-chan (Yuri). Kat (Sakiko). Bakatsumi (Yuri & Sakiko). Katsumi-san (everyone familiar). Blood Type: Kekkei Genkai: Plant release. Occupation: Ninja, Rank Chūnin. Costume maker (former) Affiliation/Organizations: Konohagakure. Allied Shinobi Forces. Tsuki-Chiyome troupe. (former undercover) Team: Team Hana. Fifth Division. Maple Theatre. Birthplace: Konoha Familial Background: She is of the Akabara clan, a clan that possesses the kekkei genkai plant release. The plant release is much like the wood release, but with the ability to make different plants with several abilities, grow large and be controlled by the user. Her clan joined Konoha gakure some time after the Sarutobi clan. They however was a very small clan, as the clan hadn’t been so strong due to the lack of children able to use the plant release, so they had to use jutsu that weren’t as powerful and they didn’t know much about. Character Background: Her clan has lived for many years in konohagakure and during the years, not many of them have had the plant release, they began to be mocked, as they couldn’t use their own kekkei genkai. Katsumi was bullied due to this, but rose up, as she tried to prove she could do it and after many attempts finally succeeded. She was the first in many years to be able to do so. Her clan became very protective of her and spoiled her a lot, leading to how she turned out as a child and older. She however didn’t have many friends, since she was told to get back home to train and receive the jutsus handed down from many years ago. Then when it came to be put in a team, it was her first time interacting with people her own age for a long time. It didn’t go well, as she thought, she could still get things done her way and be in control. She had to learn that she won’t always get it her way, when she became a genin and teamed up with Yuri, who won’t treat her, the way she was used to.

About the Character:

Personality: She is very hotheaded and can’t control her anger. It always starts with an outburst and then it gets physical. She can’t tolerate taunts and is easily affected by them. She also talks a lot and has a lot of confidence and pride, which is one of the things that anger her the most. She is also quite spoiled and doesn’t like it, when she can’t get it her way. She can be very childish in her insults and is the type to keep on arguing till the other stops and she wins or if a third party stops them. She is the type to stand by her own decisions and words, not regretting or denying anything. She is also protective of her friends and truly cherishes the people close to her. She is also bad at expressing other emotions, but anger and tends to be somewhat awkward around others when trying to compliment or say sorry. She also likes to act like a leader, despite not being good at it and succumbs to the stress easily. However she admits her own mistakes.

5 Facts Trivia:

- The person she wants to fight is Yuri. - During their undercover mission in the Tsuki-Chiyome troupe, she was a costume maker/designer in the Maple Theatre group. - Easily forgives if given a gift. - While not liking insects, she is fine with beetles and ants, as they’re not hairy and after her “as disgusting” - She tends to sulk, if people don't notice her, when she is trying to talk to them or interrupted. Naruto belongs to Masashi Kishimoto OC's belongs to me

#team hana #uzumaki yuri #yumeno sakiko #katsumi akabara #kunoichi #shinobi #naruto #ocs #oc #children #anime #admission #acting #ref

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