Sekino Tamafune

Sekino Tamafune is a Samurai from Tetsu no Kuni, Born in Tetsu no Kuni as a Orphan she was later adopted by Mifune who trained her as a samurai at her request. Her Ferocity in battle combined with her black samurai uniform earned her the Moniker Black Tiger (黒虎 Kuro Tora). {| align="right" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin: 10px; border: 1px solid rgb(170, 170, 170); width: 302px; height: 302px; line-height: 6px; border-collapse: collapse;"
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Sekino Tamafune
Black Tiger (黒虎 Kuro Tora)
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侍 Samurai Debut Manga Anime Appears in Voice Actors Japanese Yuriko Yamaguchi English Veronica Taylor Personal Birthdate Gender  Female Age Part II: 43-45 Height Weight Blood type O Classification 'Samurai'
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Black watch Commanding officer


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Konohagakure

Allied Shinobi Forces

Team Fifth Division
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Family  Father Unknown

 Mother Unknown

 Siblings Unknown

Mifune (Adoptive Father)

Teuchi (One Time Lover)

 Ayame(Daughter)


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Jutsu Afterglow''' Iaidō Iai Beheading Rupture Flash Vacuum Sword Samurai Sabre Technique Chakra Shockwave Slash Crescent Moon Beheading [ http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Cloud-Style_Reverse_Beheading Reverse Beheading] Instant Beigoma Retreating Tear Sever Existence Beheading Tatami Return Severed Inscription Piercing Stab''' Tools
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Uchigatana''' Katana '''


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Childhood
Tamafune was abandoned at a orphanage in Tetsu no Kuni when she was four months old. During her time growing up at the orphanage she quickly became a Sister figure to the other orphans and helped the Matrons with their work,whenever she was not helping the matrons or playing with the other orphans she practiced writing,reading and cooking, at the age of Eight she started practicing with a Discarded Bokken she found on the streets resulting in rumours which eventually reached the ears of Mifune who went to check out the source and upon seeing her decided to adopt and train her after hearing the Matrons talk about her being a hard worker and quick learner. Tamafune Suprised mifune with her quick wits and observation skills, Being trained by Mifune resulted in her becoming a great Samurai.

Third Shinobi War
During her teen years she finished her Samurai Training, at the age of 17 Tetsu no Kuni was forced to participate in the Third Shinobi war which had her sent to the fields of battle where she quickly made a name for herself as the Black Tiger (黒虎 Kuro Tora), eventually she and her Company came across a Large Battle between Kumo, Iwa and Suna, upon being spotted by the three forces they were attacked resulting in a long and bloody fight in which she gained a cross-shaped scar over her Left Eye going all the way down to her lower Jaw. She and her Company won the fight losing only 30 men of 150 total with Kumo, Iwa and Suna losing more than 2/3rd each from fighting both each other and Tamafune's Company. Tamafune and her newly gained cohort of 800 quickly became known as the Black Watch thanks to their Black Samurai Uniform, They played a major part in ending the war when they charged and won against a short Iwa/Suna alliance force of 2.000 strong that was preparing to launch a joint attack against one of Konoha's Major outpost's close to Hi no Kuni, Despite the Iwa/Suna having three Bijuu on their side being so close to Konoha's Major outpost gave Tamafune and her cohort Reinforcement in the form of Konoha Shinobi and the Legendary Konoha no Kiiroi Senkō Namikaze Minato and Akai Chishio no Habanero Uzumaki Kushina resulting in the victory of the sudden Samurai/Konoha alliance, During this battle the Events of the Kannabi-kyō happend. Soon after the large battle and Kannabi-kyō the Third Shinobi war ended.

Konoha visit and unexpected long stay
One month after the Third Shinobi war the 23 year old Tamafune was sent to Konoha with a Platoon of guards and Supplies for Konoha as a thank you for the help in the war, During their welcomed stay in  Konoha  Tamafune met and had a Drunken One Night Stand with Ichiraku Teuchi Resulting with a sudden Pregnancy that ended up with a Daughter they named Ayame. one year after Ayame was Born Tamafune and her Platoon were recalled to Tetsu no Kuni, Tamafune promised to visit her Daughter whenever she could, however much she wanted to take Ayame with her to Tetsu no Kuni she knew her Daughter could not handle such a long journey nor Tetsu no Kuni's weather.

Personality
Sekino Tamafune is a Calm and Level-Headed person but Easily angered when innocents, children or her close ones are endangered or threatened, She likes to spend her time teaching children and helping in the Orphanage she grew up in when not on missions, on duty, training or visiting her Daughter Ayame. Like most Samurai she is Honorable and holds pride in her skills, She is a Capable Leader in battle as seen during the Third Shinobi War where she easily commands her Company and later on cohort leading them to many victories with Little losses.

Appearance
Like all others in her Battalion Tamafune wears Pure Black heavy, segmented plate armour that covers the shoulders, chest, stomach and lower back, upper back, lower sides, and thighs. They also wear gauntlets, shin guards, Unlike other samurai she does not wear a Helmet while she does wear the face mask, The face masks she her cohort wear have built-in radios and double as respirators to combat poison regularly used by shinobi. unlike other samurai who wield as many as four swords, She only wears her Katana and Uchigatana which are positioned on her Left Hip.

her Katana has a 73 cm blade with a 5 cm grip. her Uchigatana has a 60 blade with a 4 cm grip. Both Sheath's and Grips are Pure Black with the Blade's being Blood Red in color.

Trivia

 * her hobbies are stargazing, meditating, reading, Blacksmithing, Cooking, writing to her daughter Ayame outside of visiting her and Training herself together with her Troops.
 * her favourite food is Monkfish, dobu-jiru, Meat, Dango and Ramen, while her least favourite foods is anything cold or incompletely prepared
 * Her Favorite flowers are Black Magic Hollyhock's