Aruto Sarutobi

Aruto Sarutobi (猿飛 アルト, Sarutobi Aruto) was a jōnin-level shinobi of Konohagakure's Sarutobi clan and the father of Anzu Sarutobi.

Background
Aruto was born to Hiruzen and Biwako Sarutobi. He grew up with Asuma, his younger brother very closely and he always looked out for him. He graduated from the academy at age 9, and achieved chūnin rank at age 12.

He married Kotori Hoshina and later had a child with her, who was born prematurely, and he lost Kotori to it. Aruto took it upon himself to raise his daughter with the care that premature babies need. He was able to stay with her until she was nearly two months old, but he was called to battle the Nine-Tails when it attacked the village, and he lost his life during the assault.

Personality
Aruto was like a big brother to mostly everyone who he met, and due to the pressure of being a Hokage's child, he had developed a rebellious personality that often got him into trouble with his parents.

Appearance
Aruto had dark brown hair, tanned skin and brown eyes. His hair was in a spiky style with two jaw-length bangs framing his face. He most commonly wore the standard Jōnin uniform inclusive of the Konohagakure flak jacket, dark blue long pants, dark blue shirt and dark blue shinobi sandals. He also wore his forehead protector on his forehead.

Bukijutsu
Aruto's battle style revolved mainly around taijutsu, combined with the special trench knives to create a melee-type fighting style. These knives are made of a special metal that is capable of easily being infused with chakra.

Nature Transformation
Aruto had the ability to use both Fire Release as well as Wind Release nature manipulations. He would mainly use his wind-nature manipulation abilities in combination with his trench knives to increase their lethality.

His proficiency with Fire Release techniques was demonstrated mainly through his use of the Fire Release: Ash Pile Burning technique to breathe out a cloud of superheated ash capable of causing third-degree burns. Because it was ash and not flame, the attack remained in the air around the target, and therefore remained potent for a longer period of time. The ash was in fact gunpowder, which could be ignited for a devastating explosion causing intense damage.

Shinobi World War Arc
In preparation for the Fourth Shinobi World War, Aruto was reincarnated by Kabuto Yakushi to fight against the Allied Shinobi Forces. He was later mobilised alongside his borther Asuma, Hizashi Hyūga and Dan Katō. Relocating to the Land of Lightning's coast, Aruto emerged from the sea amongst the White Zetsu Army and a few other reincarnated shinobi, before engaging the opposing First Division.

Aruto is later reunited with his daughter, who he praised to have grown up to be a very strong kunoichi, before he was forced to engage her in combat. He noted that she has inherited the Swift Release kekkei genkai fro Kotori, and her fighting style is nearly the same as her mother's too, but her skill in bukijutsu is undountedly inherited from him. He complimented his daughter for her growth, before being completely bound and sealed by the Sealing Team. Later, with the release of the Impure World Reincarnation technique, a light of sorts encased Aruto's sealed body as the technique was dispelled and his soul returned to the afterlife.

Video Games
Aruto Sarutobi is a playable character in the following video games:

Trivia

 * The name "Aruto" did not come from "Naruto". It is taken from a character of a different anime, and Aruto's name is a romanized version of the word "Alto", which is a musical term.
 * Sarutobi means 'monkey jump': "Saru" (猿) is the character for 'monkey', and "Tobi" (飛) is the character for "jump".
 * Aruto's voice actors are the same as Loke from the Fairy Tailanime.
 * According to the databook(s):
 * Aruto's hobbies were walking.
 * Aruto wished to fight Hiruzen Sarutobi and Sasuke Sarutobi.
 * Aruto favourite food was Kotori's homemade cooking, and his least favourite was anything bitter.
 * Aruto has completed  608 official missions in total: 134 D-rank, 108 C-rank, 147 B-rank, 195 A-rank, 24 S-rank.
 * Aruto's favourite phrase was "Never let yourself lose to power" (自分が権力を失う離さない, Jibun ga kenryoku o ushinau hanasanai).

Quotes

 * (To Kotori during the childbirth) "Don't worry, you'll be alright!"
 * (To Anzu when he first held her) "Anzu...You look just like her...Kotori..."

Reference
Aruto Sarutobi is an OC/RPC for the Narutoverse created by BlossomsCherry on deviantART. Naruto and Naruto Shippuden belongs to Masashi Kishimoto.