ABOUT
The Second Hokage (Nidaime) and brother to Hashirama (Shodaime; First Hokage). Tobirama helped found Konoha along with his brother and Madara Uchiha, and acted as the First Hokageā€™s advisor for many years. While Hashirama founded the village and created it physically, most of its infrastructure was made by Tobirama. This includes the ranking system, schooling system, exam system, later on the police force, and so forth. He is also noted as the creator of many jutsuā€™s now widely used today, one example being shadow clones and another being the infamous Flying Raijin which was later improved upon by Minato, Yondaime Hokage. Furthermore, Tobirama is the one who created the Edo Tensei.
Tobirama comes from a time when there was no village, no diplomacy, no governing system. It was clan against clan in a constant state of war. People would never tell others their last name when in passing in fear of their death or duty to kill for fear of being seen a traitor to their clan. He used to have two other siblings and both of them died, leaving him with only one, Hashirama. He has been fighting in wars since he was about six years old, and while he helped his brother bring structure, rules, and democratic systems into the village it was still very much a time where clans fought together or killed each other, and such was how the wars continued.
Many see Tobirama as very detached from his emotions but this is not necessarily so. He is pragmatic and takes duty over leisure but it is not impossible to pull a smile from his face. The fruit of his labor always manages to make him smile. To see people in harmony, children happy, clans working together. Itā€™s merely that he understands the chaos of emotion and does not let it interfere with doing what must be done.
He could easily be considered a family man but never had one of his own. This may be the reason he cares so deeply about the clans who wish to form unity with his own and sees them as his extended family. He is loyal to what is his to guide and protect and while his tactics in battle may seem unorthodox he never puts another man in danger without them fully realizing the consequences of their sacrifice. There is absolutely nothing he would tell another man or woman to do that he himself would not do and he died proving this, teice.
Tobirama strongly believes in the youth of the future and that the Hokageā€™s job is to promote progression and movement toward betterment, not bark orders and have people do as you wish of them.
A very stern, proud, and (as mentioned) pragmatic person, Tobirama believed that through laws and regulations peace could be obtained. This balanced the more idealistic optimism his brother had and although he found Hashirama sometimes a bit of an idiot he worked tirelessly to implement more realistic ways to achieve his brotherā€™s dreams and admired him greatly. Although skeptical by nature, he wasnā€™t unreasonable or tyrannical but he did allow past experiences to create bias and gradually became more forceful and cold with age. This attitude and his beliefs also proved to be too detached as he unintentionally ostracized the Uchiha and could be credited for the rebirth of their rebellious desire to usurp those in power and claim it as their own. He is often mistaken as an Uchiha hater but admits to the opposite, noting that their capacity to love is the foundation of everything they do and it is in the loss of this that makes them dangerous and unpredictable.
Tobirama isnā€™t entirely a stick in the mud. He enjoys drink, he enjoys good conversation. Rather, he takes his duty incredibly seriously. Furthermore, as someone who is known to remain calm regardless of the situation, anyone threatening the village or those within it will be subject to his unadulterated wrath. Something which, ironically, rivals with Uchiha blood and perhaps this is also part where his bias comes from. He, unlike his brother, is far more similar to them.
Like his brother Hashirama, Tobirama is still considered one of the strongest Shinobi in history rivaled only by a few, such as Naruto or Sasuke. He has an enormous chakra reserve and was known as the fastest shinobi of his time (but has since been outranked by Yondaime Hokage Minato and a few others). Tobirama has also been credited with creating many now common jutsu including shadow clones. While capable of using all five nature releases he is most known for his water release said to be so powerful he can create an ocean worth of water through mere chakra alone. Just imagine what he could do if he was near water. And of course, as the innovator he is, if thereā€™s a water jutsu out there, he likely invented it.
Besides his skill in water based jutsu and creating new jutsu, Tobirama was also well known for his sensing abilities. In fact, he is more a sensor type than anything else. As such, he could easily feel oncoming opponents. His sensing abilities are so keen that with just two fingers to the ground he could tell how many enemies were coming, from where they were coming, and even their average strength. He could map out people from several countries away and he could also sense those without chakra ā€“ knowing if common non-shinobi people were around. Furthermore, he was capable of tracking and remembering chakra types and being able to tell if someone is related to someone else through their energy or chakra alone. Hashirama typically relied on Tobirama to inform him of those nearby as he always knew, well before Madara has arrived, that he was on his way.
While Deidara is considered the mad bomber of the series, Tobirama could easily be considered the grandfather to that. The Senju created a jutsu of endlessly multiplying explosive tags and was known to use the Edo Tensei to create an endless supply of kamikazeā€™s in battle. While his loyalty to Konoha was unshakable, his ruthlessness could sometimes be considered villainous. All in all, Tobirama is a deeply complex character with many faults and flaws.
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RELATIONSHIPS
PERSONALITY
Tobirama is near the complete opposite of his brother Hashirama and, upon first glance, his presence can be intimidating to the point even his own brother has admitted to being intimidated by him (and that says a lot if you know his brother). He is stern, cool-headed, logical, pragmatic, dutiful, and blunt. He doesn't sugarcoat things or sweeten his words. An intense presence even while being quiet. As a private person, many may even see him as mysterious, difficult to get close to or know. However, again because of his bluntness, there is never any mistaking what he meant.
Tobirama's affection comes in a different flavor from most other people. It takes him some time to warm up to physical touch but once he does, he can actually be tactile with others. However, the main way of camaraderie and friendliness is through teasing, nagging, and friendly back-and-forth. He's the first one to offer help, to solve a problem, to make take some work off your plate, to tell you to rest (or demand, rather) and so forth. Oddly, while Tobirama may seem very anti-social he is actually extroverted! He'll talk when its deemed necessary to talk. He isn't obnoxious, either. He does, however, gain energy and fulfillment by being in the presence of others. You'll just never manage to get him to admit it.
Tobirama fiercely believes that youth are the future. It is the duty of Hokage and elders to teach, guide, and build the youth to a better place so that they can continue progressing well beyond what the current Hokage and elders were capable of. He is not a jealous person and is in fact impressed and pleased beyond words when someone improves on a system or jutsu he created (keyword: improves). Encouraging and excellent at teamwork.
He gained enormous amounts of respect not just because of what he could do and what he did do for the village but that he was loyal and lead at the side of his people not from a place above. Very rarely would he wear his Hokage garb, in fact. He believed in knowing firsthand what was needed of him by being there and speaking to the people whose lives would be affected by his choices. Never to throw orders around that he himself wouldn't be willing to do and more than willing to sacrifice himself. In fact, he did. Twice. This is the type of person Tobirama was and is.
APPEARANCE Naruto wasn't the first person to call him "stone face" and he wont be the last. Although more expressive once you get to know him or if you know how to talk to him, generally speaking Tobirama's expression is stuck in a perminant :| When the going get's tough, he stares it out of existence. Truth is, Tobirama's cold and imposing demeanor comes from years of war where a neutral face was important. Even the smallest detail written on his expression could give the enemy an advantage.
Aside from his general aura, Tobirama is also not too small in stature either. Coming in at 5'11" tall and approximately 155lbs; he's not bulky but he's got enough lean meat on his bones to throw a good punch with or without chakra attached to it. He dresses very traditionally in often covering but light clothing when not in wartime and also somewhat known for fur collars like the fashionista he is. Due to not ever wearing anything anywhere near revealing, its uncertain his body type but chances are he's ripped as fuck grandpa.
Lastly, Tobirama was born with albinism that progressively became more noticeable with age. As such has very light silver near-white hair, extremely pale skin, and red eyes. All together it makes him a striking and memorable figure. Another point worth noting is that it seems he wears war paint even during peacetime. There is an important ritual and purpose to this that he may, depending on his relationship with you, divulge.
THE AU
Tobirama is an Oni. He does not yet know that he is an Oni, only that he woke up after the fourth war seemingly alive with no explanation. The explanation of how this happened isn't quite clear but something caused a break between the land of the living and the land of the dead. He was the first to return but not the last. This does not particularly give him any new powers outside of what he already has within his arsenal but it does affect his aggression and bloodlust, which has a slight increase and a notable increase when engaged in battle. It is not, however, unwieldy or out of control.
So why an Oni? In ancient times the Oni is created by those who lived wicked lives and while he's not a villain its easy to see that some of his practices were quite unorthodox, especially in considering jutsu Tobirama created. The Tandem paper bombs and Edo Tensei among them. Not to mention the countless lives he has created. However, in more modern literature some Oni have been considered protectors. This dual quality of being both fierce, merciless, terrorizing and extreme loyalty and protection fits his personality perfectly. He does what he must, period.
Oni are known to have extreme strength and constitution which also align with his personality. All things considered, Oni was he best choice when considering this AU and besides there's already a cool fucking fanart of it. For more information about how he fit back into modern times and some small changes to the blank period I chose to roll within his au, click here!
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BASICS
NAME: Tobirama Senju
NICKNAMES: Lord Second, Niidaime, Stone Face
SPECIES: Oni; once human (currently unknown to him)
CANON: Naruto
CANON POINT: Blank period
CLAN: Senju
AGE: Early 60's
DATE OF BIRTH: February 19
EASTERN ZODIAC: The Boar
WESTERN ZODIAC: Aquarius-Pisces Cusp
MBTI: ESTJ-A
MARITAL STATUS: Single
SEXUALITY: Asexual; Demiromantic
OCCUPATION: Advisor, ANBU Leader
HOMETOWN: Konoha
CURRENT RESIDENCE: Konoha
HOBBIES: Writing, wood working, teaching, building, reading
SPECIAL SKILLS: Infiltration, tracking, espionage, systems & logistics, delegation, diplomacy
CHAKRA BASED SKILLS: Water jutsu, sensing, seals, explosive tags, creating shit he probably shouldn't
NON CHAKRA SKILLS: kunai & sword; taijutsu
GENERIC SKILLS: cooking, hunting, woodwork, guardening, farming, sewing/tailoring, papermaking and a bunch of other shit that comes with living in the damn feudal era.
PERMISSIONS
BACKTAGGING: Y
4TH-WALLING: N
THREADJACKING: Y
MIND READING: Y
FIGHTING: Y
ROMANCE: CONTACT
INJURY: Y
KILLING: CONTACT
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INTERPRETATIONS
01. Tobirama has post trauma, and it is part of the reason he is a workaholic and seems so detatched. However, he was lucky enough to have good supports around him and purpose to drive him. It does explain a thing or two, though.
02. He is notorious for baiting the enemy into a false sense of security. Very often he will make it seem like they have the upperhand and then have his team or he himself attack when the enemy guard has fallen.
03. Documents everything. Everything. Paperwork, very yes. Seriously every and all scrolls you can find from the founding times that discuss rules, laws, history. It was all written by Tobirama.
04. Has a very us against them mentality and will do anything necessary to preserve the safety of that which he has dedicated himself to, however he prefers diplomacy before war declarations and is a big fan of Representative Democracy.
05. He will not hesitate to use a prisoner of war. They made their bed, they can lay in it. And boy, this man can be ruthless about it.
06. During his time as Hokage, he wore the official Hokage garb and hat maybe once or twice. He wouldnā€™t even wear it while meeting with the feudal lords.
07. Was very often seen walking about the village as he believed he could only make changes through seeing, hearing, and understanding the people he was responsible for at eye level, not from above.
08. Although stone faced and calculating, he isnā€™t as tyrannical or underhanded as his once student Danzo and would easily see the manā€™s plotting and tactics as dishonorable and cowardly.
09. Never married. No children. Get out of here with those Jiraya is his grandson theories.
10. Has ablinism. His sight isn't that bad, but this is in part because his brother helped him. He isn't ashamed nor feels any particular way about it. Get out of here with those being half Hatake theories. He's just albino, that simple.
11. The marks are facepaint, but they aren't warpaint. They are reminders of the brothers he lost and the life he took to avenge them.
12. Donā€™t call him Tobi.
OOC
NAME: Calix
DISCORD: yikes#4009
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