Oroku Nagi, Born: August 14th 1953. Current Date & Date of Death: May 5th 1984.
The Oroku clan was not wealthy nor poor. Born on the island of Honshu, our clan is said to be the descendants of the illegitimate son of a Daimyo. Lord Norinaga.
Originally situated in the city of Hiroshima, after the 1945 bombing my family relocated to Tokyo were I was born in 1953. My name is Oroku Nagi, or I suppose in another country it would be Nagi Oroku. That just doesn't sound right to me.
Anyway, my life was pretty mundane until I turned 5, that's when most family's have their children begin Ninja training. I always found this ironic considering we were supposedly descended from a daimyo who would have been considered a samurai, but who am I to complain. It's not like being seen as the descendent of a Lord's illegitimate son is a good thing.
After I started my training Life was pretty boring until my younger brother was Born. He arrived January 16th 1960. On this day so too would be born one Hamato Yoshi. Saki, my brother, was born at the same hospital as Yoshi.
As it turns out our family's were very close due to the fact that both clans were apparently descended from lord Norinaga.
Saki & Yoshi would become the best of friends and would even start their training together later down the line. I was often asked to babysit them both. As a result of this I became quite close with the both of them to the point that it was like there were three brothers instead of just two.
Life for a long time was good. This would change with the arrival of the Tang Sisters. It was 1974, I was 21 years old, Saki & Yoshi were 14, and their names were Shen and Amaya. They were the Daughters of a Chinese farmer who's Business was going so good he hired some hands and moved his family to Tokyo. I could tell that Saki was interested in Amaya right away, despite being 3 years her senior. Yoshi of course was interested in Shen. Both couples hit it off right away.
I quickly found myself spending less and less time with either my brother, or his best friend. Soon I began to start hearing about their exploits second hand, such as their first dates, their skill progression, or news of them rising through the ranks of the Foot.
Saki and Yoshi were accepted as full members at 16 to the foot clan, a whole year younger than I was.
Three years after the girls arrival Yoshi & Shen saved a small infant Brown(species) Rat from a feline aggressor trying to make it lunch. After nursing it back to health and naming it Splinter (could never fathom why) they for some reason decided to adopt it, literally. They began to refer to themselves as Papa & Mama when talking about the rodent. Getting in on it Saki and Amaya became Uncle & Aunt. For some reason they also started referring to Me as Uncle Nagi, which I didn't even mind, despite how bizarre the circumstances were.
Meanwhile Yoshi and Saki were quickly rising in status among the organization.
The Foot clan is an ancient clan of Ninjas. They were said to be formed by a lone warrior when he witnessed a Dragon hunting its prey and was inspired by the print it left behind. It is then said that the clan would protect their home village 平和の根拠 or "The Grounds of Peace. It is said that the village was being guarded against a great evil called 激怒 who was said to have terrorized Japan For centuries. This is all said to have taken place many millennium ago. After these events the Foot became a band of thieves, assassins, mercenaries, & spies. Of course despite some of the clans shadier criminal practices they still upheld a strict honor code. Now a days they keep out of criminal activity and stick mostly to jobs as bodyguards, though it is said that some still accepted espionage missions from the Government and occasional business organizations for more covert work.
Soon Yoshi & Saki were promoted to master level and were given more serious missions. So you would think that all was good and that one could rest easy in this life, but there was one thing that would send it all tumbling down.
I'm in love with Tang Shen.
Despite the fact that I'm 7 years older than Her, It could not be helped.
Maybe it was her Beauty, or her grace, or her kindness, but I was hopelessly in Love. Despite the fact that she was in a relationship with Yoshi, married even, I pursued her. Ten years after her arrival in my life I made my move.
For a long time I tried to be subtle, but that did not work, I tried to be romantic but she turned me down. At that moment I don't know what came over me, but in a fit of blind rage I began to beat her and just as I was about to force myself on her, Yoshi entered.
Following my example he went into a blind rage, and soon I was on death's door.
Despite killing me and having The heart of the girl I loved, I did not hate Yoshi, for I still saw him as a brother. I was the one at fault. In my anger & jealousy I found my own destruction. I only wish that I could apologize. As I lay on the cold floor dying I could not help but think that I was responsible for something far greater than two lovers running for their lives.