• The Story of Katakune Tamoku
    (Hardships)

    Prolouge


    From the very start of Japan, there were monsters roaming the villages thinking that they had supreme power over the lands. For a long time people would seal these creatures into shrines, hoping it would keep them from breaking out again.
    This method only lasted until the shrines weakened and the demons came out. There had to be another way to keep these monsters under control, but no one knew how. Years later, a miracle kid was born, Tatsuka Tamoku. This kid's dad knew what to do. The only thing was to seal it inside his own kid, sacrificing himself as a result.
    There was said to be nine demons, all resembled animals with various numbers of tails. Although, there was one more, the leader of all of them, the Ten Tailed Dragon. Tatsuka's father dared to sacrifice himself for his land, fought the Dragon, and sealed it within Tatsuka, killing him in the end.
    Later on in Tatsuka's life, he lived with his mother. Tatsuka's goal in life was to be like his father and finish what he started. His father created an organization called the Primary Shinobi Union that included the first 100 ninjas. They were assigned each to make a new type of Jutsu to help start the Shinobi revolution and make a mark in history even if they died trying. Tatsuka wanted to seal the rest of the demons to restore peace to Japan. When Tatsuka was nine, he pursued his dream and mercilessly sealed them within nine people, and once these people died, certain vessels shall sacrifice their lives to seal it into another body, usually to their next generation. With all of this accomplished, Tatsuka didn't stop making miracles happen. He made an art of fighting skills called Taijutsu that stunned the people of Japan. Then he created a special kind of power made from his own energy he called "Chakra". With his chakra he could be able to create clones of himself, use powers of teleportation, invisibility, and much more. Tatsuka was willing to show everyone how he did this and soon everyone was doing it. He called these powers Jutsu, which were to be wielded by talented people named Ninjas.
    When Tatsuka was twelve he found out his mom had a boyfriend. She was pregnant when he finally knew. nine months passed and each month, she got sicker, and sicker. After the birth of Tatsuka, she already started to get sick and he knew she was only going to get worse. She cared for Tatsuka for a very long time, more than her body could hold out, and still managed to make another baby, this one, a blonde boy, freckles, and blue eyes. She died giving birth to a boy, me, Katakune Tamoku. And that's the story so far... at least... that's what Tatsuka told me.
    As I got older, my blond hair turned a dark brown, my freckles faded away, and magically my eyes turned into a forest green. I was raised by my older brother who taught me everything I needed to know to fend for myself. I was a bright and happy boy, always did the right thing, always played by the rules, and helped Tatsuka the same way Tatsuka helped me. I was given a special black rose in memory of my parents Tatsuka told me about, and listened closely to the stories he told me. And even though I never had a mother or father to support me, my brother was enough for me.
    I was nine when my life changed forever, I could see the sadness in my older brother's eyes grow as days passed and wondered what was wrong each day. The following is the start of my story.