Nori Uchimoto

Nori Uchimoto  ( 団本儀 , Uchimoto Nori)  was a notable member of the Uchimoto clan before the warring states period. He ended the clashes between his clan and the Kamishiro clan, and founded together at their request a village which he named Ōkamigakure. He also became the village’s First Urufukage ( 初代ウルフ影 , Shodai Urufukage)  and ruled it together with his wife, Annaisha Uchimoto, until his death.

Background
Nori was born in the Uchimoto clan as the at that time leader’s nephew. He was the fifth son and the youngest children into a family with eighth children. Remaining a motherless child at a very young age, he was mostly raised by one of his older sisters.

During his childhood, he trained in general with his father and big brothers, and sometimes with his uncle, from whom he also learnt calligraphy and the basis of history and geography. Later in his teens, Nori shown a remarkable interest in making jewelries and writing poetry. Thanks to those refined skills, the shinobi managed to win Annaisha Uchimoto’s heart.

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Helvetica;background-image:initial;background-attachment:initial;background-size:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial;">As his uncle was killed by an arrow, Nori became the head of the Uchimoto clan, at his predecessor wish. Gradually, the young man made his lover his main advisor. At her wise counsel, Nori succeeded to make peace with the Kamishiro clan members. After he founded the village, he became its First Urufukage and one year later he married his beloved one – Annaisha.

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Personality
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Helvetica;background-image:initial;background-attachment:initial;background-size:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial;">Nori Uchimoto was described by his contemporaries as a pious, compassionate, kind, generous and modest man and by scholars a discreet, balanced, law-abiding and wise ruler. He was also praised as being uncompromising against all illegal, oppressive acts committed by the powerful against the powerless. In describing him his contemporaries, including his beloved wife, noted a soft, sweet, understanding note in his voice.

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Appearance
Nori was a man of tall stature with tanned skin, who possessed light blue pupil less eyes and shoulder-length grey hair kept back out of his face by a black bandana emblazoned with a blue Uchimoto clan symbol. He also had at the corner of his mouth a tiny scar and wore a orange standard armor of that era, under which he had a simple black suit.

Abilities
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Trivia
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