Taiki Dokuro

Taiki Dokuro (ドクロ大樹, Dokuro Taiki) is a Genin from Konoha. He is member of the 13 th team as well as a part of the small Dokuro Clan.

Background
Taiki was born two years after the attack of the Kyuubi as the first and only child of Ai Dokuro.

Despite never experiencing the lost of a loved one his life was not a easy one to deal with. Since the day he could walk his mother trained him from dawn to sunset in order to have a strong and talented son. Because of that their relationship was rather distant and that was just one of the reasons Taiki grow into a quite silent and shy boy who seldom dared to question his mother's actions and just tried to follow her orders so that she would become angry at him for disobeying or failing her.

As a child of the Dokuro Clan Taiki lived close to his relatives. Aside from his mother, who has a complicated relationship to the other members, most of the time he had contact with her fourteen years younger brother Shiro, who was just two years older then Taiki himself. Ai's and Shiro's parents died during the Kyuubi attack, so that she cared for him as well. It felt like out of the blue when Shiro began to mistreat his nephew and soon afterward left in order to live with some other members of the family but still trying to be friendly with his sister. Although it helped the siblings' relationship Taiki still was treated like some non-existing being by his uncle without understanding why and being too shy to ask or defend himself.



Taiki started visiting the academy in a normal age but due to his mother's efforts he skipped two whole years and so was becoming a part of Tomoya-sensei's, his new academy teacher, class.

Being utterly shy and not speaking much no one really realized that Taiki was there or that he was two years younger than the rest of his class so that most people assumed that he was just short for his age. During physical tests and trainings Taiki showed a rather mediocre or bad performance. That was the reason for some more training from his mother's side which helped Taiki to accomplish at least some mediocre results. Despite these disadvantages he pretty much scored in strategy tests and with the handing of traps and some weapons. Still, the boy was still nervous and unsure about himself. His case was not helped by the fact that Shiro visited the same class as him, though during that time he never talked to the boy and was known as a polite and kind boy.

Taiki graduated at the age of 10 and became a member of Team 13 under the lead of Yoshio Hiroto.

Personality
Taiki is a shy and sometimes stuttering boy who looks like he is about cry at every second. Aside from that he is a kind and polite boy who apologizes a lot if he thinks someone is angry at him in order to avoid fights and other problems. Despite seeming rather weak willed Taiki is quite a clever boy who always tries to do the best possible if his complexes do not get the better parts of him.

This boy tries everything to pleases his mother's wishes and thinks only in the highest regards of her. Nevertheless Taikis really wishes that the relationship between him and her improves, but he does not know how and so reminds silent about this dream and the doubts about becoming a real ninja at all.

During the time with his team Taiki starts to open up. Most of the time he is rather oblivious to his team's more adult comments, but nonetheless cares about Kouki and Yoshiko and their master.



Between Part I and Part II Taiki changed quite a lot. He mostly stopped his stuttering and copied some of Kouki's and Yoshiko's (bad) habits and characteristics, while still being a bit oblivious to some remarks of his older teammates.

Appearance
Part I:

Taiki has short white hair and light blue eyes. He looks like a normal ten year old, however most people think that he is to short for his age, because of his older teammates. That is why many adults and teen girls think of him as cute little boy and just want to hug him – he is not against it but does not feel good with so much hugging either. Especially if older women try pat his head.

He wears a simple blue-colored hooded-jacket which is far to big for him, so that he has to roll up its arms when he wishes to use his hands. Under it is a greenish T-Shirt which can be seen near his neck. He wears black knee-short pants and the typical ninja shoes in a blue color schema. His head protector rests around his neck. Sometimes he tries to put it on his head.

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<p lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm">Part II:

<p lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm">Taiki is still the shortest member of his team, but changed greatly during the past three years. His hair is now a bit longer and tousled. He gave up on the hooded-jacket and is now wearing a a blue sleeveless shirt while his head protector is still hanging around his neck whereas a light blue scarf is now coming out of it under it.

Abilities
Here you will write the basics of the ablities, such as what is their strongest asset, their strenghts and weaknesses, strategical preferences and such

Status
Later, Alligator!

Part I
<p lang="en-US">Graduation and meeting with Team 13

<p lang="en-US">Taiki was first seen during the graduation test of the academy. He was waiting for his teacher Tomoya to arrive and test his skills. However, she never appeared. Instead Anko, who was bored by it, helped out, explaining that Tomoya was pregnant and so could not come to test her students at all. Despite the fact that Taiki should just try to make a clone Anko told him to try something else. She bond him to a chair so that he should try to free himself. However, the nervous Taiki could not do a thing and thought to have failed as suddenly Yoshiko and Ibiki appeared. Yoshiko had transformed into Taiki and wanted to show her ersatz-teacher that Taiki did really look this way. Because of that the boy learned of the real test which he mastered in splendid way so he could in fact graduate from the academy.

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<p lang="en-US">Later on he met with his team – Team 13. His classmates Yoshiko and Kouki were part of it under the Jonin Yoshio Hiroto. He told them to meet the day again after explaining a few things to them. Trying to plan something the three Genin promised each other to come an hour earlier than told by their master. When meeting each other the next day the team hardly came into the plan making because of some funny stuff and a surprising comment of Taiki. The boy told Kouki and Yoshiko that he is not sure about being a ninja and that he wishes to do something where he would not hurt anybody. Before the two could say anything about it Yoshio appeared and began to test their skills in order to see how good these kids were in action. Taiki could hardly do a thing as he did not want to hurt anybody not even his master, plus he was afraid of a real fight, thinking he was still not cut out to be ninja. In the end he just gave up without even trying, despite Yoshio's demand to do something at least. Then Taiki's teammates protected the youngest one from their master's harsh yet true judgment.

<p lang="en-US">After passing the Yoshio's test thanks to Kouki and Yoshiko, who the master renamed Yo because of the similarities to his own name, the three decided to eat something to celebrate their achievement. Taiki, still being sad about his weak behavior, did not really want to but was kind of forced into that dinner with his friends. Ironically was this Team 13 first time meeting with Naruto who was also celebrating that he somehow pass Kakashi's test. After seeing him Team 13 wanted to leave but Teuchi called for his daughter. She asked the three what kind of Ramen they wish to eat while escorting them back to the shop. Feeling unwell because of Naruto's presence Yoshiko tried to leave without any chance of success, so that she and Kouki ordered some Ramen while Taiki simply said “yes” to the first Ramen Ayame named.

<p lang="en-US">As soon as the tasty Ramen reached Taiki's tongue the shy boy smiled for the first in front of his former classmates. Naruto was happy to see that and started to talk to the team, who, over the course of the conversation, started to wonder why people talked so bad about this blonde guy.

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<p lang="en-US">First “big” mission in the cold north

<p lang="en-US">A few weeks and missions later Team 13 – aside from Taiki – wanted some other kind of missions. After some meddling of Taiki's mother, who had started a loud argument, the team was assigned to a C-Rang Mission. They should deliver a box of medicine to some rich woman and her ill child.

<p lang="en-US">(Rest will be added later on)

Part II
(Rest will be added later on)



Trivia

 * <p lang="en-US">Taiki's name means “big tree“ despite being short, while “tai” means “shining” and his surname's meaning is “skull” - both is a play on his clan's white hair color
 * <p lang="en-US">He loves to draw pictures but has hardly the time to do so
 * <p lang="en-US">His favorite food is everything that has melons in it
 * <p lang="en-US">His least favorite food are tomatoes
 * <p lang="en-US">Taiki does not really wish to fight anyone – but Kouki some day if he finds the courage to
 * <p lang="en-US">Taiki calls his mother “Frau Mutter” which literally translates to “Miss Mother” due to the respect he has for her
 * <p lang="en-US">He is left-handed
 * <p lang="en-US">Dreams of peace and selling an art book

Quotes
(To Kouki and Yoshiko) "I'm... I'm not even sure... if I want to be... a... ninja at all..."

(About Kouki) "He is... like... an older brother... to me..."

(To his friends, not understanding what they meant) "Is it... bad... that I like... big melons?"

(To Yoshio) "But... but... what is if... they or you get... hurt... because of me? I don't want this to happen!"

(About his mother) "I love her. She is strict... but thanks to her... I can fight."

(To a Suna ninja) "No! No! Stop it! Stop hurting her! Please! Don't take my mother! Please!"

(To Kei about his team) "I wish... I really wish that I could... fight like them... be like them."

Reference
<p lang="en-US">Aside from the self-drawn things there are several bases between them to which I'm thankful for the poses I could not draw myself:

<p lang="en-US">http://browse.deviantart.com/?q=ice+base+boy#/d3ei6n6

<p lang="en-US">As well to every person who helps me to correct my mistakes (sorry, English isn't my first language xD)