Itsugo [Shinigami]

Name: Itsugo Sasaki

Visual Age: 21-23

Actual Age: 291

Gender: Male

Division: 1st Division Lt

Personality: Personality-wise, Itsugo is a kinda stubborn, at times short-tempered, occasionally confrontational, spontaneous, determined, outspoken, strong-willed, witty, cynical, impulsive, free-willed, upbeat, and kind young man, and is extremely protective of his friends and family, gives little regard to authority and rules, though he has never defaulted with his work. THis basically means, to him, the rules aren't the world, as they are to many Shinigami. He has a more liberal point of view.
He is also rather cocky, and has been known to taunt and belittle his opponents.
Although his upbeat, hot-headed, and spontaneous nature (as opposed to his true personality) makes him appear rather dimwitted to more composed and calculating individuals, Itsugo is a capable analyst when required, and can instinctively catch on to some things much quicker than those around him. Infact, he was able to learn the basics of many Techniques in days, which, even the most gifted Shinigami take years to perfect. His ability to learn, as many have said, is his greatest gift.
But for the most part, he is Kind, upbeat, cool, and sometimes detached, not really caring what other people think about him. He treats all his subordinates equally, and he especially treasures bonds with others, believing that "heart" exists in them and remains with people's comrades after people die, and as such, believes that people must not die alone.
As far as his behaviour towards his superiors goes, he prefers to call them by there first name, or with Nicknames, except for a fwe individuals who have earned his respect, like the Sotaicho, Ekochi, whom he thinks of as an older brother.

Kinda Mixed up, but you get the point.

Appearance:

History:

Human Arc
Itsugo, when he was alive, was kind, though stubborn and hot-tempered. He was normally pretty upbeat, cool, and kinds detached. He didn't really care what other people thought about him. He was also very protective of his family. He was pretty smart, and a ncie guy. Although he had a problem with authority, his excellent grades helped him get out of trouble, many times. He was a pretty strong kid, who protected his under classmen from bullies, since he had faced his own share when he was a kid and new what it was like. He had good friends, and a good life. He was populer, and had nothing much to complain about.
Although he wasn't any saint, he did help out here and there, whenever he could, like helping an old man unload his truck, or stuff like that. His life was pretty normal, like any other teenagers, except for one small detail. Ever since he was a kid he could see, touch, and talk to ghosts. He didn't know why, but he just could. At first, it was kinda scary, and he thought that he was crazy. But as he grew up, he got more and more used to it, till finally he felt completely at ease, even in the presence of spirits. But unlike most spiritually aware beings, he was able to see spirits as clearly as he could see humans. Unless a spirit was floating, or passing through solid walls, or ssomething like that, he couldn't even till if it was a ghost or not.

As he grew up, his spirit power began increasing, proportionately. At first, the growth rate wasn't anything great. It was only after he turned 13 that the rate of growth seemed to increase exponentially. Infact, his spiritual pressure was so large, that sometimes souls would be attracted to him, and would bother him for many days before they left him alone. This was kinda annoying, so he was kinda moody fromage 13 to age 15. WHen he turned 15, he pretty much got used to it, and he started to ignore them alltogether. By the time he was, 17 and had graduated from school, his Spiritual Pressure, was as strong as some lower level Shinigami. It was miracle, he'd gone so long without seeing being hunted by a hollow. It was probably because his Spiritual pressure was so high, that most weaker Hollows were too scared to try and attack him. So his life was a strange mix of average and wierd.
Now growing up with 3 younger siblings, made him really protective, and he tried to be someone they could look upto. So whenver he was around them, he'd try to be extra nice, like, talking politely to even those guys that pissed him off. He really did love his brothers and sister.

Death Arc

His death, was quite befitting of nature. He had always been the type, to show up in a moment of dire need, and be the Hero, saving the day. It wasn't like he tried to be a hero. It was just something he always ended up doing.
One day, while he was returning home, he saw that his Youngest Sister and her friend were playing on the road. He was going to shout out to her, to tell her to go play somewhere safer, when he saw a car approaching them at high speeds, probably a drunk driver. Without even thinking, he jumped infront of the car, pushing his sister and her friend outta the way. The car, crashed right into Itsugo, who fell many metres down the road. His spin, had somehow, been crushed in this accident.

As he looked at his own body, through his soul, he couldn't believe it. He was sad, that he was dead, but happy, that his sister wasn't. He didn't know how to feel. While he thought of those emotions, he saw a man, with black robes, and sword, standing infront of him. He looked at him with suspicous eye's, and said, " Alrighty now. Looky ere Son. You're dead. And now, im going to send you to Soul Society, that is, what you people call heaven. Ya got that ? ". Before Itsugo could even answer, he saw the Shinigami remove his sword, and hit him on the fore head with the bottom of the hilt. The next thing he knew, his body was surrounded by a Blueish Glow, and was sinking into a portal.

Rukongai, Sector 1
Lucky as he was, Itsugo was sent to Rukongai's Sector 1, the Richest Region of Rukongai. He thought maybe it was because of his high Spiritual power. At first, he was pretty confused, and almost knocked out a man, who tried to approached and help him. After they sat down, and explained what all he needed to know, from Spiritaul Pressure, to Shinigami. They told him all he needed to know, and when he was finally able to take it all in, they offered him a small hut in the Village.Now Itsugo was no different as a soul, as he was as a human. So he wasn't really able to get along with too many people. They thought of him as a troublemaker, because he liked to do things his way. The strange thing was that he was able to get along well with the Kids.

The Shinigami - Itsugo's True power

One morning, he had come to the Market Place, to buy himself some food. Afterall, since he had Spiritual Pressure and he spent a lot of time trying to learn new tricks and how to control it, he did get hungry. When he arrived at the market, he saw a huge crowd gathered around the place where the Tea Shop was. A little girl used to work thier. Her Grand Parents were the owners. She always seemed happy, and was pretty nice to Itsugo. He really liked her, and preferred to talk to her rather than to any grow up. He tried to get throw the mob of people gathered there. WHen he finally got to the centre of the circuler mob, he saw, that a Shinigami, was holding the girl by her ponytail, and saying, " You got some nerve, little girl. How dare you ask a Shinigami to pay for his meal. Know your place Dammit ". The girl was crying, and betwee sobs, said, " But we need the Money Sir... Please.. ". At this, the Shinigami, looked at her with disgust, and let go of her Ponytail, dropping her down. " You need a little correctional treatement, you filthy little Rodent " and was about to kick her. But the second he raised his leg, he was sent flying through the air, by a roundhouse kick, from Itsugo. He kneeled down, and put his hand on the crying girls head, saying, " Don't worry. Ill get the man to pay his bill ". He got up, and looked at the Shinigami, who was now standing. The Shinigami, glared at him, and said, " WHy you little piece of- " but he was cut of by Itsugo, who said, " Talks Cheap you Bastard. I don't want any lectures from someone who picks on little girls ", and having said that, Itsugo ran towards the Shinigami. The fight began with Itsugo taking on the offensive. His speed was incredible and his attacks were pretty strong. They left the Shinigami Baffled. He had clearly under-estimated Itsugo, and was surprised to see that someone who wasn't a Shinigami could fight like this. Itsugo was using Kick after kick, with an occasional punch here and there, to try and unbalance the Shinigami. He finally got a break through, when the Shinigami, miss stepped, and lost balance. He knew he couldn't miss chance. He ran towards him and caught his arm, turned around, and threw him, atleast over a distance of 10m. He looked at him and said, " So who's the filth now ? Too bad you can't back up all that big tal- ", but before he could finish speaking, the Shinigami, interrupted and said, " You little piece of shit. I was gonna let you live, after kicking your butt. But now, im gonan go all out against you. Die Bastard !!! " and saying that, he Charged at Itsugo, wih amazing speed. Infront of his speed, and his sword, Itsugo was a sitting duck. Before he knew it, the Shinigami was standing behind him, and there were two large scars on his chest, forming a "X". " And now, to finsih you off " he said, as he began walking towards Itsugo, who had fallen to the ground, because of his wounds. He could now only wait and see as the Shinigami killed him. The Shinigami got near him, an raised his sword. But before he could wing, his hand was caught by the same little girl, Itsugo had saved. " Bitch, how dare you touch me. Get off ! " and saying that, the Shinigami pushed the little girl of his arm, and onto the side of a Building. She hit her head, pretty heard, and fell unconcious, blood coming out from her mouth. That was something the Shinigami shouldn't have done. It was his nature to protect everyone close to him, and that girl was like his little sister, Rika. WHen he saw what the Shinigami did, he couldn't control himself. He seemed to be getting Energy from something inside him, as he slowely, got back to his feet. His Spiritaul Pressure, suddenly increased, to a point so high, that the Shinigami was stunned. He couldn't even move, because he found it difficult to even breath in such a condition. It wasn't that his Reitsu as stronger than even a Capts. It was probably at the same level as a Lt at max, but it was the sudden increase in Reitsu that had the Shinigami stunned. He was starting to get used tothis sudden increase, when he thought he saw something move. He looked up, to see that Itsugo had dissapeared. THen a voice from behind him said " Looking for me... Bastard " and as he heard him, he turned around, but that was just about all he had time to do, because the moment he did turn around, he was greeted by a fist to his gut, followed by a kic under his chin, and then before he could even recover, a strong blow to the back of his head, knocking him out.
For a few Seconds, Itsugo, who's body seemed to be glowing Blue, looked at the falling Shinigami. Then suddenly, the Blue Aura Dissapeared, and he fell to his knee's exhausted. He was barely able to hear anything and his vision was blurred. He couldn't even hear the crowd chearing for him. In another few seconds, he passed out.

He woke up 3 days later, in the house of the Little girl, for whom he had fought. The girls Grandparents, explained to him, what the Shinigami Academy was, and they told him that he should try and become one. He would make an excellent Shinigami, for he would actaully care for the citizen of Rukongai. He thought about it, and said " bah.. why not ? ", and that was that.
The very next day, he applied for the academy. He was given some books to study from and prepare for the academy enterance exam. Since he was a quick leaner, it didn't take him much time to study the entire ciricullum. He passed the exam in his first try, and the academy, in one year. He was regarded as some sort of genius for finishing the 6 yr course in just 1 year, was now, a Shinigami.
As a Shinigami, he spent most of his time training in two things. Swordsmanship and Kido usage, thus he was able to use Kido much above his level. His swordsman ship skills were also remarkable. He didn't really spend to much time trying to figure out his Zanpakuto, since his Enormous Spiritaul Pressure, and Extremely Durable Body were all he needed, to move up in the ranks.

[K so i didn't really put much work into the History. I was tired and Creativity was at an all time low]

Well Aslong as you don't try to be like Kenpachi....Approved