Another sunny day in the Hidden Leaf village Konohagakure, a little boy with the name of Hageshi has just entered through the gates, he has been sent here to serve the Hokage  as his clan is sworn to the Daimyo to send young children to the Hidden Leaf village and train them as Shinobi... Hageshi is supposed to meet a person here that'll teach him ninjutsu, but since he has already learned swordsmanship from the village he comes from so he is looking forward to combining those two. After he graduated from the Shinobi academy and officially became a Genin he went on looking for a swordsman named Tameshi Hinode since he is a leader of a branch of the clan that sent him to this village. After doing his first missions as a Genin and getting a fresh new sword he went to the training grounds where he was supposed to meet that swordsman. After a long day of training and Tameshi explaining how ninjutsu works he offered Hageshi to join him in rebuilding the new branch of his clan, Hinode, he accepted the invitation… And that’s how this adventure begins… 

 Being part of Hinode he met a lot of new people and made lifelong friends, some friends he can even call brothers of his… The clan was mostly formed of new Shinobi still in training so most of the time they were doing missions and practice together, still they didn’t get too absorbed in it because most of them were young and wanted to enjoy their time, they loved visiting the neighboring village of Tanzaku where they gambled and relaxed at the bar. Hageshi in particular was laid back as usual but understood what the clan meant for his family, so he strived to do his best for it and not long after a meeting held by Tameshi he was promoted as the third clan Elder alongside Yamamoto and Kotaro and becoming the fourth member of the Hinode council, the main reason is his many contributions to the clan, he is always there to help everyone no matter who and with what. New members were being accepted into the clan one after the other and he was tasked with training them, even if most of them didn’t stick for long he still grew a habit of helping young people learn ninjutsu and that will be with him throughout his whole life. Hageshi and his clanmates had many adventures, both good and bad ones, but no matter what he never let down his new “family” …

Memories of  HINODE:

Founding of Hinode

First official meeting 

One stormy night, Hageshi and Yamamoto were sent on a mission together to take care of two sand shinobi in the dark forests south of the village. They were forced to split up and Hageshi faced off against a fierce fan user known by the name Viper… The battle was long and intense but after several hours of those two exchanging blows the battle is finally over… The two are both laying on the ground covered with cuts and bruises, it’s a draw. After getting up they were done with the fight, but a promise was made – they will fight again, and that was the start of a lifelong rivalry but also a troublesome and strong friendship. A few days later Hageshi got a message from Viper saying the he has left behind Sunagakure and joined the Sand Pirates and became a rogue… The first time Hageshi actually became friends with a rogue shinobi was when he decided to join Tameshi for a glass of sake and that's when he met Kekiro and they became close friends that still share sake and gamble together to this day.

Until now Hageshi hasn’t really experienced the feeling of love, mostly because he is too young but he is also not interested in it at all, the most he will do is just glance over the kunoichi around Tanzaku since the only girls he is close to are his “sisters” from Hinode… But one day he was sent out on a mission to kill the fearsome Glacier Bear and since it was too much of a burden for him, he asked his friend Kekiro for help. When they arrived at the cave and waited for the beast to show up however, from the shadows a shinobi jumped out and attacked Hageshi, it was a young kunoichi seemingly from Sunagakure, he just wanted to finish off his mission so he didn’t have any intention to fight back and also she didn’t look very experienced so Hageshi convinced her that he Is no enemy. She had the same mission as him so the kunoichi from Sunagakure  and the young shinobi from Konohagakure decided to work together and after a few hours they completed it, Kekiro had other work to do so he left the two on their own and since they had some free time they decided to visit Tanzaku together and chat for a while, it turns out that the kunoichi’s name is Angelik Date the daughter of Itama Date and the princess of Sunagakure at that time… Hageshi was both shocked and impressed that he is still alive in her presence. After the two shared some sake they became quite close and a strong bond and friendship was made between them. Even if he knew that they were enemies and can’t be together Hageshi had a very strange feeling about that kunoichi… a feeling he thought he will never feel as a shinobi, especially towards someone who is supposed to be his enemy… He was feeling love, and that feeling is about to bring him a lot of headaches…

As Hageshi trained and grew stronger he also grew more and more attached to his home, Konohagakure. He got to know every person there, some he became friends with and others he wanted to forget about immediately. But no matter how much he enjoyed being there Hageshi couldn’t help but have that feeling in the back of his head… That he doesn’t belong there. On his many adventures outside the village he had the chance to explore the outside world, learn about other villages and meet new people like Viper, that meant he also got attached to them as well. That made him feel split in two, he had his family and friends in Konohagakure, but also, he had his other friends outside his home village. Hageshi had to break the rules just so he can meet his friends… That made him feel bad and sometimes got him into a lot of trouble. Then one day, a group of his rogue friends called him to go out with them on a “hunt”, Hageshi was bored and didn’t have any work that day so he didn’t think much before accepting the offer. At that time the Sand and the Leaf village were still in a war so Hageshi refused to fight his fellow villagers so they headed out to Sunagakure. They killed some weak shinobi while disguised, it was pretty quiet even for the Sand village, then… They spotted that a Leaf shinobi was running towards them, they were disguised but Hageshi had no intention to harm him so he backed out and let his friends have fun while he was watching out for Sand ninja from behind. Just as expected a Sand shinobi is approaching the group from behind, Hageshi stops him from interfering with the fight between the rogues and the Leaf however in the heat of the battle he uses a sword technique called Wild Slashes which cuts everything in a specific radius and this was the mistake that Hageshi regrets the most in his life because while fighting the Sand shinobi, the Leaf ninja tried attacking him and got hit by the sword technique… Hageshi landed the final blow that killed his fellow villager… He was furious and ever since that day he never went out on a “hunt” with his rogue friends, but instead thought of leaving the village himself and becoming rogue. He shared those thoughts with his family and especially Tameshi and Kotaro, they finally changed his mind and for that reason he is still a Leaf shinobi to this day… but those thoughts never left his mind…  

Words good enough to express true love will never exist,

And the story of how this love came to be shall only be written and heard  in our hearts.

I love you. 

Late night, clear sky, that’s when Hageshi received a letter from the Hokage, Vali. The letter basically was a message for Hageshi to go and meet him in his office for some talk. As Hageshi entered the the office and sat down Vali asked him a few simple question about his goals in the village and what he thinks about it, long story short Hageshi’s answers seemed to please the Hokage and in a few quick hand signs both of them vanished from the office and teleported in a never before seen secret room. A shadowy figure wearing a black hooded robe and a unique animal-like mask was standing next to a table in front of him, and next to that figure was Vali, at first Hageshi was extremely nervous and didn’t know if he was going to be punished or what. The figure spoke, he introduced himself as the leader of the top-secret shadow organization tasked with protecting the village and serving the Hokage, ANBU and his “name” was Keshi. Keshi and Vali explained to the young genin in detail how the organization functions and what it’s purpose is, and after a short while Keshi offered him the invitation for the organization, Hageshi at that moment could barely hold back his excitement, that was his dream ever since the first day he heard about it. A few seconds of silence passed by which felt like hours and Hageshi finally spoke, his answer was obvious, he accepted with honor even if his voice was shaky. After Hageshi agreed to the simple condition of keep his identity and anything concerning the organization a strict secret, he was welcomed to the Headquarters where most of the members were expecting him. Keshi briefly introduced him to everyone and toured him around HQ. Hageshi spent 4 months in ANBU serving the Elite squad, and the squad captain Kurôbâ. He swore his upmost loyalty to the organization and the village then… but one day it all changed. Hageshi… just left.

Memories from the organization:

Picture taken after an ANBU event                                 Picture taken on a mission hosted by Keshi

Ayame - Hageshi - 23/05/2019-19/09/2019

Hageshi, before leaving the organization he had a vision in his dream of a fire, a fire that had engulfed the village. He knew what was coming, this era was going to bring the Leaf Village down… lower than it’s ever been. After he left the organization, he decided to try his luck away from the village in another land, the land of the Rivers in Takumi Village. Hageshi had become a rogue, and by becoming a rogue he had to abandon his home, his clan and his friends. The first day of his new life he decided to join a few of his friends from the Sand Village and go out on a “hunt”. That day for the first time he had to clash with his friends in a life and death fight on the opposite end. He was still weak, he lost that fight and many more, but his skills from ANBU allowed him to escape barely alive. Hageshi left Takumi not long after to look for something, to find his true path… After a few weeks of being away, he came back to Takumi with his mind set, he was going back to his old home. He arranged a meeting with the Hokage and got “pardoned” back to the Leaf Village, but he knew he wasn’t going to stay for long… He was saying his final “goodbyes” … After 3 weeks Hageshi left, for good. He became a true rogue and he has made up his mind. Takumi is now his home. He needed an organization, people to back him up, and he had already decided to join an one known as Kara, led by someone he knew very well, someone that has fought beside him for a very long time. 

Soon after Hageshi left the village for the last time, he joined the organization that his brother, Kotaro created, Kara. He was the very first official member and was considered the Helping Hand in creating the organization. Soon Kara began to flourish with new members, they were close companions to Hageshi and Kotaro from all villages. They had the same enemies and goals as them. The organization became known throughout the lands as an upcoming storm that would take over the legendary organizations as the likes of Neo-Akatsuki and Taka. Every day they were showing off their power in Takumi and raiding all the villages in the land. Their biggest hit was on the Leaf Village, 5 of their top-class fighters raided the village from Tanzaku and clashed with the Leaf forces at the Moist Plains... The battle dragged out for almost an hour, the leaders of the raid Hageshi and Kotaro alone took down 20 enemy Shinobi. Leaf ninjas kept coming, the group had to fall back to the lands of Tanzaku. Sadly, that was the organization’s last major hit, soon after that, the members began to go their separate ways and interacted less and less. Hageshi also decided to go his own way, he was still keeping in touch with other members but not for long. Months passed… After Hageshi’s partner, Angelik decided to return to the Sand Village he also decided to follow her there. Hageshi entered the peace list of the village and decided to lend them his strength and help the new Kazekage and the village in any way he could, but being closer to Angelik was still his main goal. In the Sand Village, he was finally able to find a family, just like the one he abandoned before… He was happy once again. 

Hageshi meeting with the 12th Kazekage - Akuryo Aikya

Weeks passed, Hageshi was spending almost all of his time in the Sand village, only leaving to raid other villages with them and to help Angelik with missions. With time though, Hageshi got closer and closer to the village he saw it was a family that loved him and appreciated him, but it wasn’t what he wanted. Something grew inside of him, a desire for blood… At night he had nightmares… “A dark sky with red clouds, blood flowing in the rivers and a village lit on fire.” He could barely sleep and at times would think of murdering Sand genins… Not long after, Hageshi would betray the village and get kicked out of the Peace List. He was looking to kill, anyone. Old friends, Hinode, kids. He would run to all the villages’ training grounds just to satisfy his thirst with genin blood. He was chased and at times wounded really bad, but that couldn’t stop him. Soon after he became a real criminal, he met with an organization that’s sole purpose was to plant horror into village’s lives and kill anyone that followed a Kage on sight, he met the Neo-Akatsuki. They were just what he was looking for, bloodthirsty and merciless criminals, just like him. He had only heard legends about those S-Rank villains, and he was both terrified and amazed when he saw their power in person. Soon he contacted their “King” and leader at the time, the most feared shinobi, King Dona and asked him to let him join the criminal organization. Dona ensured that soon enough he will have his shot at joining, but it won’t be easy because the organization only consists of the best of the best S-Rank criminals. Hageshi started training and never stopped killing, his mind was set, his goals were clear.

Joining the Neo-Akatsuki

In the meantime, while Hageshi was trying to gain the trust of the rogues around him, he was scouted out by an upcoming organization founded by an ex-Akatsuki leader called Lumy. His new organization, Seigi was about to become something big, but at first Hageshi declined the invite not thinking much of it. A few weeks had passed and he thought about it and saw how much it grew, eventually he was feeling left out of the group fights and decided to join up with the criminals. Being part of this big-name organization definitely boosted his connections and soon enough he gained the trust of the Neo-Akatsuki. Months passed, in that time even Angelik joined up with Seigi, many changes happened since Hageshi joined, but he kept his eyes on the end goal. One night, something big happened. The Neo-Akatsuki leader, Dona and many others from the organization decided to move into Seigi, that was Hageshi’s chance. Viper was given the position of leader and he was one of the first new people invited. Viper told Hageshi that he will not hold the position for long and to be ready for anything. One or two days had passed and Hageshi was seen hunting with Seigi and Akatsuki at the same time. But due to a personal conflicts that happened between Angelik, Hageshi and Seigi, he decided to cut connections with Lumy’s organization. On the third day, on his last hunt he was seen with Viper heading to the Hidden Sand village, but never returned. Soon after, Angelik disappeared from Takumi as well. Only very few people have heard from them since, but nobody is sure where they’ve went. Some say that Hageshi headed out to venture the world and that he settled in the magical continent of Lore. But those are only rumors… One thing is for certain though, this is the End of the story of Hageshi the Rogue.