Koharu Ichikaru [] Genin [] D-Rank
=Bloodline - Bloodline = Wood Release - Crystal Release=
[[Stamina: 500]] === [[Chakra: 775]]
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The winds of change were blowing and it was time to travel to a remote part of the Land of Rivers for the young priestess, Koharu Ichikaru. Through devout prayer and dedication, she felt a calling to go walking among the trees, rivers, and rocks away from civilization. Normally, she would never consider leaving her fellow Villagers, but today and the days that would soon come to follow it were going to take her from her usual tasks of blessing and ministering to the common folk. It was her pride and joy to be the light to those around her, and to guide all of The Mother's children into the warmth of her blessings. However, this was a time for personal growth and development.

It was the calling of her goddess that drew her forth from Tanigakure into the wilderness, and Koharu was the obedient child as she neared a tree by a waterfall. It was the place she felt like she had been directed to go. Here, everything seemed to be in perfect balance in nature. As a member of the Senju line, she could feel the natural chakra in the area. It was a pure and holy site for her to commune with the Evergreen. So she took a seat beneath the tree and assumed a devout stance as she began to pray and meditate, looking for the guidance from her deity that she hoped that the divine would impart.

Normally, such a pilgrimage would be undertaken as a sign of penance, but in this time, she felt the Goddess' hand on her shoulder. Not physically, but spiritually. It was there she listened and learned from the divine connection to nature and the very energy that came from it. Koharu had learned about natural chakra before, but it was seen as a blessing from above for a strong connection to the natural world. In this instance, it seemed like an ordination of a chosen one to bring the fight against the mortal enemy of nature, Jashin and his followers. Their increased presence recently demanded balance, and a strong check to counter their dangerous ideals.

Nature Chakra was dangerous if used and trained without guidance. Normally, some would study under the direct tutelage of an animal contracted and knowledgeable in the sage arts. Some might actually train under another Sage themselves, but in this case Koharu's tutor was her deity, Evergreen. Being coached in spirit and body by listening and harmonizing her very energy to the world around her was the method of her instruction. Every ebb and flow of life around her could be felt and enjoyed. Truly, this must be what it was like to let one's soul surrender to a higher calling. It was something many devout would desire.

As Koharu sat in prayer, meditating and gaining wisdom, the day had turned to night. The sounds of crickets chirping and owls hooting were audible to anyone, but she simply let them become part of the conversation and world around her. Each ripple of water, and the rustle of leaves were simply part of the audible words that were spoken to her soul as she underwent this divine awakening and meditation. It was her desire to protect, nurture, and guide others in the grace of The Goddess that granted her this blessing. A pure soul, and now even more in tune with creation than she had ever been.

Night turned into day once more, and another cycle of time passed, accounting for three days that Koharu remained still under the tree by the waterfall in direct communion with her goddess. She had not eaten or drank anything. Instead, she was nourished and cared for directly by her own connection with the Nature Chakra that she had unknowingly been brought to this place, and educated on it's use by the hand of her divine matron. Sure, like any newly acquired skill, she would need to continue to practice and master this blessing given to her...but even now, it felt like she had been directly given the mandate to begin gathering a flock obedient and willing to follow The Goddess and to direct them as an envoy on her behalf.


Title: The Divine Guidance
Rank: C-Rank
Reputation: Positive - Fame
Impact: Local
Information: Urged into the wilderness of the Land of Rivers by the call of her Goddess, Evergreen, Koharu is to embark on a quest to undergo training in The Universal Truth and become more in tune with nature and her deity than ever before.

Lasting Memory: Ordained and Blessed : Human Sage [Evergreen] [B-Rank]