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| - Takeru was born of Ebizō's as-of-yet unnamed son and his unnamed wife, and was named Hiryū. Hiryū was a good shinobi with an above average chance of success. He graduated from ninja academy at 11 and was promoted to Chunin at 15. Around this time, Hiryū felt a lust for power and began to become arrogant towards many people. He fought frequently with his own teammates and was eventually banished from the squad after a diasaterous fight. Due to straining relationships at home, Hiryū didn't confide in his parents and became sort of a rouge for a long time. Due to the orders of the elders, he was then sent on missions all over the shinobi world for the good of Sunagakure as well as make him more humble and honorable. He retained his cockiness, but he improved as a shinobi. He eventually came home and was promoted to jōnin at age 19. He had witnessed and was involved some major events during the Naruto storyline. He participated in the joint Sunagakure-Otogakure invasion of Konohagakure, where he fought and was injured in battle by Might Guy. He also fought in the Fourth Shinobi World War, where he was part of the Third Division and was said to kill quite a few foes. This rising fame made him more arrogant than ever, causing him to strive to crush everyone he faced. After the war, Hiryū decided to travel the world in search of the true powers of Wind Release. His sudden departure made the council see this of treason and branded Hiryū a missing-nin. For about three years, Hiryū was on the run from his own village and trying to master the powers of wind. Hiryū changed his name to Takeru Higashiyama to deter being spotted by Suna's allies. Suna then sent Takeru's own father after him and they fought in mountains near Kumogakure. After a long an exhausting battle, Takeru killed his father with a few vicious techniques in tandem. Upon that moment, Takeru realized what he had done and was mortified. He saw that the darkness that festered within him changed him into a murderous soul. He was determined to make peace with himself and make sure his devastating might would never be unleashed again. Gazing upon his father's corpse, Takeru told him that he would carry on his honor and regain his status as a shinobi. Unable to carry the burden of his noble name, Takeru kept his new name as a symbol of shame. He then returned home with his father's body. His family cursed his name and banished him. However, instead of executing him, the elders of Suna decided to have Takeru prove his alliegance to the village. Takeru spent the next year doing many jobs and missions for the village and gained the higher-ups trust back. He became the youngest elder on the council at the age of 28 and continued helping Suna become a more independent and powerful village. He was mostly known for the alliance between the Land of Wind and the Land of Rivers. It was around this time that Takeru was approached by another elder by the name of Momo. She told him that they were going to be part of a group of elders hailing from the other four of the Five Great Shinobi Countries. A year later, Takeru and Momo joined up with Otoshi Nagare, Zun Yoshifumi, Kazumiyoji Hazuma, and five other elders, making them the Sacred Elder Group, with him once again being the youngest member at 29. The ten elders then travelled the shinobi world together, sharing their stories and becoming versed in many elemental jutsu. Takeru became very interested in Yin, Yang, and Yin-Yang Release and trained harder to become better in the arts. After a while, the Sacred Elders confronted the missing-nin Daigaru Meitochi. The run-in turned into a fierce battle. Despite their combined strength, the Sacred Elders couldn't defeat Daigaru. During the battle, Takeru watched powerlessly as Momo and three other elders were brutally killed by Daigaru. He was next to die, but Kazumiyoji saved him. Pulling himself together, Takeru and the remaining five elders joined powers to chase Daigaru away. Due to his higher level of Yang Release, Takeru sensed that Daigaru, Otoshi, Kazumiyoji, and Zun were all tied to one another. He began to mistrust the rest of the group and parted from them early to take Momo's body back to Suna. After Momo was buried, Takeru knew that some of the Sacred Elders and Daigaru planned that fight or some sort of dark reason. He bagen training outside of Suna to increase his powers and reach a state of enlightenment. It was during this time that he mastered the Kinigao Tensha, a technique where he could create a full-living clone of himself to continue his legacy in case he failed. He vowed to defeat Otoshi, Kazumiyoji, Zun, and Daigaru to restore honor to the rest of the Sacred Elders and avenge Momo. When he was 31, Takeru was enlisted as a general during the Konohagakure-Shiragakure War and fought on the side of Konoha. He was mostly on the sidelines, giving orders. However, there were battles where Takeru fought and played a vital role in victory. It was around this time of war when his division was pinned by a Shira division and was close to being crushed when Otoshi's division saved him. Takeru knew that despite Otoshi's kindness and honor, there was a more dark side of the elder underneath that persona and he could tell that Otoshi was onto him. After the war, Takeru gained permission to leave Suna and travel to become as powerful as his body would allow. He knew that Otoshi was after him now, and he had to be safe while training. Takeru then vanished from the masses' eyes, secretly training to surpass his former allies and finally crush them.
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