Shichi Shizuken

Shichi [Seven] Shizuken is an Anbu-level Special Jonin of Konohagakure (as of the epilogue). Unlike most Jonin, she excels in certain areas of the shinobi arts, but lacks the well roundedness of a normal Jonin. Specifically, Shichi specializes in kenjutsu and her own unorthodox fighting style(s), but she might not be the best choice for every mission. Even though most of her skills are probably that of a Jonin, she hasn't been promoted yet due to her young age and general inexperience with large-scale combative operations. She was created by and belongs to User:EmptyRiceBowl7''

Background
Shichi was abandoned at a young age by her parents. For a time, she held no identifiable surname. She was placed in the children's orphanage and was eventually enrolled in the ninja academy. Her classmates and teachers would soon notice how soft-spoken and quiet she was, and while not necessarily shy, she didn't speak all too much. Shichi excelled in her academics, receiving high marks particularly in mathematics. During ninja training, her classmates and instructors noticed how well she used a bokken and they took interest in her acquired love for kenjutsu. The nickname "Shizuken" started floating around; a mixture between shizuka for "quiet" and ken for "sword." It wasn't long after the creation of her nickname that academy instructors officially used it as her surname.

During her time at the academy, Shichi honed her kenjutsu skills and focused on her strengths instead of her weaknesses. She realized that, while she wasn't all that strong, she was quite fast and could end duels quickly. She also began to notice that, unlike most of her classmates, she couldn't keep up with them in terms of stamina or endurance; whenever she had to run laps in the field or participate in a duel, she knew it was wise to finish quickly before she became too fatigued. Additionally, during basic ninjutsu training, Shichi's instructors noted that she had abnormally low chakra reserves and therefore would be severely limited in the number of jutsu she could perform and the magnitude of her jutsu as well. One instructor even lent her a book to read on chakra control in the hopes that she could make the most of the little chakra she had.

For the remainder of her time at the academy, while other children would play with their friends or family, Shichi would practice her kenjutsu and chakra control skills, becoming able to fine-tune them to a point of such efficiency that her instructors considered her true chakra reserves to be around that of her peers, so long as they were within the realm of smaller jutsu. Shichi would also dedicate hours a week simply watching Genin and other ninja train in the Konohagakure training grounds. There, she learned many things through simple observation and her own mimicry of others' skills and styles.

As of Part I of Naruto, Shichi Shizuken is still an academy student of Konohagakure.

Personality
Shichi Shizuken is usually a kindhearted and sweet girl who is soft-spoken, and doesn't talk too much. She's very intelligent and creative with regards to how she must overcome obstacles that stand in her way. She might not be the easiest person to talk to, but she means well and gets along adequately with the people she meets, however, when on missions, she is merciless.

On missions, when it comes to her enemies, there are no second chances, no talking, and no redemption. If she has been assigned a target to assassinate, the target in question will be taken care of. Often, her teammates will be taken aback by Shichi's efficiency and unforgiving ability to end the life of someone in the way of progress.

It's not that Shichi loves killing, or adventure, or even the thrill of a mission. She simply can't afford to take chances. In her eyes, the world of ninja is built on deceit, lies, and manipulation, and if she is distracted or loses focus for even a moment, then her adversaries will seize any opportunity to betray her. She dislikes inefficiency. If she hesitates before a kill, or defies the orders given to her, it could very easily turn the situation into a life-threatening one.

Shichi enjoys inventing her own chakra cost-efficient jutsu that work well with her preferred style of combat and assassination. She enjoys reading about sealing techniques, and seeking out help and advice from her peers, mentors, and the Hokage in order to learn and discover new techniques and more efficient ways to do them. She also loves researching and experimenting with many types of paralysis techniques, as they can be used in conjunction with her blade to increase the likelihood of a successful assassination.

Personally, Shichi believes that any obstacle can be overcome if it is met with creativity and fortitude.

Shichi often proves to be quite the coward when faced with death. Though she wouldn't sell out a comrade (all to often), she clearly displays her fear and desperation through facial expressions, voice changes (tone), shaking, crying, pleading, and begging to be spared. She often exhibits these behaviors when faced with death, pain, torture, or has been captured or defeated in battle. She's quick to backstab.

Intimately, Shichi would like a guy or girl (bisexual) who is more dominant and can rein her in if she takes things to far on a mission or loses her cool in public, etc. She likes men who respect her combat skills, surpass her intelligence, and treat her like a lady. She likes women who are are similar to her taste in men, though she would prefer if the woman as a little bit more feminine like herself. Shichi has been known to use her visual appeal on missions to gain information, seduce and poison targets, or to bribe her way out of a tricky situation involving an opponent she cannot defeat.

Appearance
Shichi Shizuken is a relatively short girl with crimson colored eyes similar to that of an Uchiha's Sharingan or Kurenai Yuhi/Sarutobi. She usually wears her black, navel-length hair in a ponytail and her bangs cover her forehead and frame her face similar to Hinata Hyuga's hair. Shichi has pale skin and fine features all across her body. She is a beautiful young woman ho is in the prime of her life.

Shichi Shizuken's outfit is mostly made from spider silk and consists of a revealing top that comes together near the breast area and exposes a fair amount of her back; her ninja headband is wrapped around her lower ribs through a loop in the back of her top, keeping the top from moving around too much. Under the exposed area of the back of the top, there is a red black widow symbol. She sports a short, but flexible skirt that reveals her legs; a few support bandages can be seen wrapping around the right side of her waist. On her upper left thigh, Shichi has a strap equipped with senbon and on her lower right leg, she wears a utility pouch which also sheathes a small dagger. She often wears revealing, slightly heeled sandals on her feet although it's not too uncommon to see her in simple "flip-flop" sandals. On her right arm, Shichi wears a long fingerless glove that extends past the elbow.

Shichi Shizuken carries her special chokuto (a single-edged straight sword) usually on her back or waist (although the picture does not show it). The chokuto, however, is no ordinary sword. Shichi used her skills in fuinjutsu to place a chakra absorption seal on the blade, so whenever it cuts, Shichi replenishes her chakra reserves. Additionally, the blade stores chakra and because the chakra itself is still and unmoving, it can be converted into sage chakra and be consumed by Shichi in order for her to enter spider sage mode (Rather than needing to use shadow clones).

While in sage mode, Shichi undergoes a few transformations. Her hair becomes more course and rough and her ribbon usually comes undone. The whites of her eyes turn black, her red eyes become more constricted, and sharp, crimson colored eyeliner appears around both eyes. He cheeks flush full of color, a sign of the vitality of the nature energy. With regards to her teeth, her upper canines also become pointier and sharper. The effects of the spider senjutsu isn't just physical though, and consequently, Shichi's personality becomes a bit more sadistic and irritable. If she is wearing her "flip flop" sandals, she'll usually kick them off in order to expose her bare feet to surfaces. This allows her to stand on and run up walls without consuming chakra or needing to control it at the base of her feet. Additionally, she can feel vibrations in the ground slightly easier because of this.

Shichi's apparel is black with crimson trim.

Abilities
Shichi Shizuken specializes in kenjutsu; her skill in the sword art is her strongest capability. However, she is also quite proficient in ninjutsu and senjutsu, lightning release in particular. Additionally, Shichi has an abnormal aptitude for chakra control. She has no kekkei genkei, but her chakra control is an abnormal talent.

Strengths:
 * Kenjutsu
 * Lightning Release
 * Spider Senjutsu
 * Chakra Control
 * Silent Killing/Assassination
 * Kidnapping/Interrogation/Seduction
 * Paralysis Techniques/Shibari

Weaknesses:
 * Low Chakra Reserves
 * Low Stamina (Can't Fight Well For Long)
 * Low Endurance (Can't Fight For Long)
 * Weak Physical Strength
 * Low Consitution (Can't Take Hits)
 * Relatively Short in Height
 * Weak Mentality (Coward & Desperate)
 * Sword Durability (Can Break)
 * Niche Fighting Style

Strategical Preference: Shichi will attempt to incapacitate or bind her target in some way before striking in order to execute the victim quickly. She is quiet and efficient with her work. If drawn into open combat, she must end the fight quickly and will resort to using more powerful—yet draining—jutsu. Her assassinations are quick, her torture is effective, and her kidnapping skills are high-end. She is a master in shibari and the binding arts and she often uses these skills during her missions.

Sage Art
The story of how Shichi Shizuken acquired Spider Senjutsu:

After the pain arc of Naruto Shippuden, Shichi heard of how the great hero of the village, Naruto Uzumaki, defeated Pain with the help of his Toad Summons. Interested in the summoning jutsu, Shichi ask several of the village's Jonin how exactly to go about gaining a summon. She learned that if she were to perform the summoning jutsu without signing a contract beforehand, she will be summoned to the creature she has the strongest affinity for.

Due to Shichi's unnatural aptitude for chakra control, she was still able to perform the summoning seal, that which transported her to a dark forest consisting of half-dead trees with gray leaves. There, she would eventually meet a beautiful young woman named Jorōgumo, who would provide Shichi with food, drink, and shelter for the night. However, after sipping some of the tea Jorōgumo had made for her, Shichi began to feel dizzy and tired. In a gentle, soothing voice, Jorōgumo helped Shichi into a change of clothes before helping her into bed. It wasn't long until Shichi was fast asleep.

Shichi awoke to the rather uncomfortable feeling on being dragged across the floor; she couldn't see and could barely breathe. Quickly, she came to her senses; she was completely wrapped in some kind of thread. She tried to struggle, squirming against the thread that bound her. She tried to scream, but her voice was muffled and nearly inaudible from outside of her cocoon. As she tried to free herself, she heard a cackling.

"Now now young miss, settle down. My webs cannot be severed by someone as delicious as youself"

Shichi's cocoon was hoisted up into the air; she hung by a thread from the ceiling, her body twisting and squirming in vain to free herself from the trap.

"Don't worry about trying to escape dearie. My thread is infused with chakra."

Shichi panicked, she didn't want to die. After what Pain did to Konoha, after she had been given a second chance at life, she didn't want to become some creature's food. A sharp pain entered her neck as Jorōgumo's fangs injected a heavy poison into the desperate kunoichi.

"It's a shame that someone as pretty as yourself is only meant to serve as my meal," Jorōgumo sighed. "Tell ya what darling, if your body can accept the poison in my bite, I'll lend you my power. However, if your just as weak as all the other humans I've consumed, them you'll slowly turn into my liquid dinner. Kay'?" Jorōgumo chuckled, "I've never been lucky enough to capture a shinobi before, so maybe you'll prove different, although I seriously doubt it."

The mummified Shichi felt the poison spreading throughout her body, a sickly, shooting pain that was strongest at her neck where she was bitten. Her head felt dizzy, and she could feel the poison working its way through her blood stream. Her body and legs started to grow numb; she had lost all feeling in her toes. The cocoon began to settle down, the screams from within becoming softer and weaker until the mummy had stopped moving; lifeless. Shichi's heart stopped.

"And here I thought you'd be the one," Jorōgumo sighed. The gigantic spider sat back to let her prey liquidate.

BA DUM! Shichi's heartbeat rocked the whole cocoon. Ba dum, ba thump, da dum! Her heartbeat accelerated, growing faster. Ba dum, da dum, ba thump! The kunoichi's body grew stronger; it began to feel more powerful. Jorōgumo smiled.

Suddenly, the the cocoon exploded in a show of webs and crimson red chakra. With a newfound power Shichi Shizuken emerged completely transformed in appearance. The whites of her eyes were black and her crimson iris' were constricted. A sharp, crimson pigment lined her eyes, and her cheeks blushed with the vitality of nature energy. Her skin, more pale than before, and the canines of her teeth were sharp and dangerous. Her black hair was coarse and unkempt, jagged like that of a crazed and starved individual. A black curse mark in the shape of a small, button-sized spider had appeared where Shichi was bitten. The kunoichi's body had accepted the power of the Spider Mistress' sage chakra.

Shichi body flickered, landed silently on the ground, and shot a web out of her elbow, hurling her sword toward her. Without looking, she snatched it midair, and unsheathed the silver blade, dropping the wood saya on the floor. Before the sheathe had even touched the ground, Shichi had body flickered onto the ceiling of the room; a puff of dust and air particles formed a ring around her feet. Blood still dripping from her spider bite, a sadistic, murderous look in her eyes pierced the soul of the great spider mistress Jorōgumo. The kunoichi raised her blade to attack her captor... and then fell; without complete mental control, she had exhausted her low supply of chakra.

Before Shichi hit the ground, Jorōgumo spun a web to catch the little kunoichi. Carefully, just as Shichi's sage transformation reversed. Jorōgumo lowered Shichi and placed her back into the bed. In a puff of smoke, Jorōgumo transformed back into the beautiful young woman she had taken the form of when the two had first met.

When Shichi Shizuken awoke, Jorōgumo was sitting in a chair beside the bed.

"Here, drink this," the spider mistress insisted, handing Shichi a bowl of miso soup. "Don't worry, it's not poisoned this time."

Shichi could barely move her body. It felt as though she had torn every muscle in her body. That, and she didn't trust Jorōgumo. Not in the slightest.

"I guess there's no helping it," Jorōgumo sighed as she stuck a spoonful of miso soup into Shichi's mouth, forcing her to swallow the rejuvenating broth before she even had a chance to react. "Listen kiddo, I'm sorry for tying you up in my web, biting you, poisoning you, drugging you, trying to eat you, and scaring you. Friends?"

No response.

"Hey, well the great spider mistress needed to eat and you walked into my territory, so it's only natural. It's no different than you eating a chicken, or catching a fish."

Shichi averted her eyes. "You would've killed me if I hadn't gotten lucky. I should have died."

"You're strong though," Jorōgumo said, "You accepted the sage chakra I gave you and passed the test. You even used sage jutsu to shoot webs like me!"

"Sage jutsu?" Shichi hesitated. She changed the subject, "Why haven't you killed me? I thought you were hungry."

Jorōgumo replied, "You've proven that you have the potential to use my spider sage jutsu, therefore you get that, me as a summon, and a new best friend! Woo!" Her entire personality seemed to have shifted.

It wasn't easy for Jorōgumo, but after quite a few hours the spider mistress began to grow on Shichi. It wasn't too long before they were talking about their hobbies, favorite pastimes and the more interesting moments of their lives. The two would eventually sign a summoning contract, and become best friends, although only after Shichi made Jorōgumo promise not to eat humans anymore. Jorōgumo would also go on to become Shichi's teacher in the sage art and it's techniques. Thus, the fate of the spider sage Jorōgumo and the konohagakure kunoichi Shichi were forever linked and intertwined.

Kunoichi Stats
Kenjutsu is an additional category, so its stats are added at the end of the original Total.

Part I
For the entirety of Naruto Part I, Shichi Shizuken was a student at the Konohagakure ninja academy. During that time, she usually spent her days studying hard in school and training her shinobi skills when she had free time. Shichi rarely spoke during this period and didn't make many friends.

With regards to the ninja academy, Shichi would consistently seek advice from her teachers and inquire about techniques that she wouldn't learn until much older. For instance, she learned to run up walls using chakra from a very young age only because she simply asked an instructor for skills pertaining to chakra control.

With regards to Shichi's free time, she often spent it reading various books and novels, as well as documentaries for jutsu research. She also trained considerably more than most of her peers, as she found no entertainment in socializing with classmates. Shichi would focus most of her training on kenjutsu and general acrobatics, as well as chakra control, however, she would even practice various ninjutsu in the hopes of one day having the chakra reserves to use them.

During the finals of the chunnin exams, Shichi was a spectator in the bleachers of the leaf coliseum. When Kabuto Yakushi used the Temple of Nirvana Technique to put everyone asleep during the chunnin exams, Shichi also fell asleep. She awoke when the conflict was resolved.

For the remainder of Part I, Shichi continues to progress as an academy student. By the end of Part I, she begins o study fuinjutsu using books.

Part II
During the time period between Part I and Part II, Shichi Shizuken graduated from the Konohagakure ninja academy and participated in the chunin exams, successfully completing the exams with high marks. Unlike most of her genin peers, Shichi was promoted to chunin alongside other shinobi such as Rock Lee and Hinata Hyuga. Even though Shichi lost her second duel in the finals, but was still granted the title of chunin due to her chakra control skills and her kenjutsu finesse being the best seen during the exams.

At the start of Part II, Shichi is a chunin taking on ordinary chunin missions, although some might prove to be slightly more demanding than that of the average chunin. Most of the time, Shichi would either go on missions, train, or develop new jutsu that would specifically benefit her own style of combat. During this time she would develop and perfect Lightning Release: Crimson Shock and Water Release: Dark Fog. Shichi also experimented with fuinjutsu and other sealing techniques.

During the destruction of Konoha by Pain, Shichi was killed by the Preta Path (the one that absorbs ninjutsu). Her Lightning Release: Crimson Shock Jutsu was rendered useless by the Preta Path's ninjutsu absorption technique. When the Preta Path broke Shichi's sword, she was left with no viable way of defending herself. Grabbing her by the throat and lifting her off her feet, the Preta Path questioned Shichi with regards to Naruto's whereabouts. When she refused to give the Preta Path an answer, he began to choke her in order to force an answer out of her. Fearful for her life, she cried and begged him to spare her, but he continued to press the question concerning Naruto's whereabouts. Howver, Shichi refused to give him an answer, so the Preta Path found her useless to him. Tightening his grip around Shichi's throat, the Preta Path asphyxiated the kunoichi until her eyes rolled back, looking up at the sky; her mouth open and her tongue sticking out slightly. The preta path simply dropped the corpse and continued to destroy the village.

Shichi Shizuken was revived when Nagato used Rinne Rebirth.

Shichi would go on to discover Spider Senjutsu, almost dying in the process and surviving by sheer luck. She would spend the rest of Part II honing her skills.

Shichi did not participate in 4th shinobi war due to her age. Instead, she remained in the village alongside o other shinobi such as Konohamaru Sarutobi.

After Part II, Shichi would improve her skills to the point that she was promoted to the rank of special jonin and was assigned her own division of ANBU.

Trivia

 * Shichi Shizuken is roughly translated to "Seven Quietsword" with Shichi meaning "Seven" and Shizu coming from Shizuka to mean quiet. Ken means sword.
 * Shichi has an affinity for lightning release jutsu and has acquired techniques in water release. Most of the jutsu she uses are of her own creation, but are still inspired by other jutsu such as Kakashi's Chidori and the infamous Hidden Mist Jutsu.
 * It's likely that Shichi struggles with fear and cowardice due to her living alone and lack of proper parenting or socialization.
 * Shichi strives to be the deadliest kenjutsu master while she serves as a kunoichi.
 * Shichi wishes to get married and start a family after she finishes her work as an active kunoichi. She also wants to create a kenjutsu specialist clan within konohagakure.
 * Shichi's favorite foods are pork bean buns and pomegranate juice. Her least favorite food is brussel sprouts.

Reference
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