Yōzakura
(Cherry Trees in the Evening)
History: The Yōzakura Clan (夜桜一族, Yōzakura Ichizoku) is a hidden clan with origins in the Land of Water. The Clan was originally founded by a group of people who all came from a small remote village in the Land of Water. These people held many different jobs including many forms of teaching, cooking, hunting, etc. The ones who chose to become Ninja trained day and night and fought endlessly to perfect their craft. These Ninja banded together and called themselves "The Band of the Booty" or "Booty Gang" because their sole purpose was to collect money for their village. They were honorable mercenaries who effortlessly completed high-level missions from across the Land of Water in succession. The ones who would hire them knew of their skills and eventually, the entire Land knew of this group's Greatness. With such Greatness, people would show spite, jealousy, and even started to fear them. Despite their feelings, there was not much anyone could do because of "Booty Gang"'s prowess. After becoming more and more famous, they started accumulating major wealth. These mercenary Ninja would go on to start families within the original remote village, create hidden Jutsu, have customs, and develop their own culture. The group grew at an alarming rate, with members having many children and the men occasionally having multiple partners, some not even born inside the remote village. This would force the group to expand. The village grew to the point that they weren't just a group of Ninja; they were an entire family. This would ultimately lead them to forming the "Yōzakura Clan". As they expanded, they would set out to move to Kirigakure.
Unfortunately, during their migration, they were betrayed by those who hired them and were constantly ambushed throughout their journey. They already had enemies from foreign lands; but combined with enemies from the Land of Water, it was only a matter of time before the constant attacks would pose an actual threat to the Clan's survival. So instead of constantly fending off hundreds of Ninja in a large group, the Yōzakura would scatter across the Land of Water, making it seem as if they disappeared. This was to protect each other and keep the secrets of the Yōzakura Clan hidden. As they separated from each other, their end point was still Kirigakure. Before the Clan separated, they promised to survive and eventually unite with each other one day... but it's not known if they ever truly united.
Not much was known about this Clan in recent times due to the fact that over generations, the Yōzakura Clan's former enemies would begin to erase any evidence of their existence. They raided their previous settlements, attempting to find hidden scrolls and would destroy their abandoned villages to make sure they were erased from history. This was done to ensure that any potential survivors would assume the entire Clan has died. The Yōzakura would seemingly become extinct until a young man met his father and unearthed his Clan's secrets. This young man would inherit his father's mindset and knows deep down that the Clansmen are still alive.
He would make it his sole duty to bring his clan back together and restore it to its former glory!
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Appearance: Despite being Shinobi, members of the Yōzakura Clan would often wear bright clothing and their hair colors would often stand out (red, pink, white), making them look very memorable.
Clan Techniques: As mercenaries, they would usually fight in the night, using their many beautiful yet deadly fighting styles, making overseers of this mesmerizing performance refer to them as "The Cherry Trees in the Night". The Yōzakura would fight together as one, having phenomenal teamwork as their many combinations of Jutsu only made each other stronger. They are fearsome in combat and any enemy who was unlucky enough to face them head on in combat has never lived to tell the tale. Members of this clan have a vast array of Masteries, Specialties and fighting styles. The major similarity is that each of these fighting styles involves the use of Sakura Petals.
Cherry Blossom Clone (Sakura Bunshin no Jutsu) - Basic Substitution Jutsu that has an animation of Pink Sakura Petals.
Pillars of Yōzakura - User creates a 4-sided wall of Pink Sakura Petals to defend against attacks. (Basically Earth Wall.)
Sakura Shuriken - User throws a Shuriken with a Pink Sakura Petal animation. (Basically like Shadow Shuriken.)
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