Name: Odoriko Itamimaru<br/><br/>History: His family is well known for having unusually dense chakra. It's extremely powerful, but almost impossible to mold- not quite to the same degree as Rock Lee, but enough to make all but the most trivial Jutsu impossible. Many years ago, the family began to study a form of fighting used by the Kaguya Clan, a type of dance. They adopted and changed several of the dances, and developed the Eki Kurogane no Mai. The technique is essentially a series of full body seals, battering the body's chakra into proper form. The technique has been kept secret for a hundred years, and there's no intention of stopping that known. This dense chakra is also unusually powerful, but acts as a double-edged sword, as it tend to be very flashy, and the dances are an extreme strain.<br/><br/>In addition to acting as a focus for the user's chakra, the dance is an effective kata on it's own, involving wide, sweeping movements, often hidden by entertainer's garbs. The family often travels in disguise, and even after they formed the Eki Kurogane, they were known as masters of stealth. The extreme divergence between the unusually powerful and showy Ninjutsu the clan uses and it's preference for stealthiness keeps it relatively small, and even in the village, it's not well known.<br/><br/>Itami himself was born and raised in the village, and has always loved it, but his clan, in recent years, has found itself shrinking. Itami is the only scion of the clan that's been born in the last fifteen years, and while this lack of notoriety means that most of his techniques tend to come as a surprise, he was also looked down on for the difficulty he has in most jutsu without the elaborate dances. He passed the Chuunin exam handily in his first year, though one of his teammates was injured. He's a strong advocate of Medical Jutsu.<br/><br/>He's only been a Chuunin for a short time, but he's a smart man, and cares deeply for his teammates. His track record has been fairly good so far, though he still has a long way to go for any real respect.<br/><br/>Personality: He's relatively friendly, but a slightly eery figure when in his full entertainer garb. This is made up of a large robe, both arms and legs massively flared to hide all his movements, and a slightly eery mask, similar but distinct to the ANBU mask.<br/><br/>Physical Description (picture optional): He's roughly six feet tall, somewhat lightly built, and under the odd costume he wears ( and almost never removes) he has a certain dark charm. His hair is a notable fiery red, but often is liberally dusted with charcoal to disguise that fact. The one recognizable facet of his body comes from the piercing grey eyes under the Anbu mask.<br/><br/>Known Ninjutsu:<br/>Katon: Hōenka no Jutsu, Fire Release: Phoenix Immortal Fire Technique<br/><br/>Katon: Haisekishō Fire Release: Ash Product Burning<br/><br/>Known Genjutsu:<br/>Koubashii Yasuragi no Mai: A specialty technique of Itamimaru, a special Jutsu which involves spreading a very mild fire chakra throughout the radius, increasing feelings of comfort and good humour in all those affected. Not very useful in a combat situation, though it can help to cease hostilities if neither side is truly bloodthirsty, it's greatest use is in negotiation, diplomacy, and stealth. There are some small addictive effects with prolonged experience to the dance, but they are purely mental.<br/><br/>Known Taijutsu:<br/>Katon Itami no Mai: Dance of the Painful Fire, a high speed Taijutsu style which involves letting Chakra temporarily spill over the limbs, dramatically increasing the power of attacks, and often inflicting severe burns on those struck- as if they had been struck by a flaming blade. Often a weapon of last resort, as it can be extremely destructive, and will badly burn the user if used for more than a couple minutes at a time.<br/><br/>Hitoshirenu Ken no Mai: Dance of the Hidden Blades. A slow, deliberate dance, meant primarily for assassination, as the dance itself requires quite some time to build itself up to a full pace, and the user is relatively defenseless before then. Once at full strength, the user releases their chakra in an almost two dimensional burst, doing grievous damage to their target. This technique requires several minutes to prepare, making it unwise in a combat situation.<br/><br/>Known Summoning Jutsu: None<br/><br/>Known Kekkei Genkai: Not necessarily a Kekkei Genkai, but his family is genetically prone towards extremely dense chakra. As a result, their chakra reserves are surprisingly deep, but they are incapable of shaping their chakra for anything more than the most basic tasks- water-walking and tree-climbing, perhaps a Bunshin or Henge in the more skilled or talented members- without a complicated series of full-body seals, as might be seen in the dances.<br/><br/>Miscellaneous: Chakra Element: Fire. Unable to use anything more basic than Academy level techniques without his dances.<br/>(http://)