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[ Name ] Mitzy
[ Age ] Twenty
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In Character Information:
Name: Takeshi Yamamoto
Age: Twenty-four
Series: Katekyo Hitman REBORN!
Canon Point: During his fight with Nosaru - while switching places with his younger self.
Personality: Takeshi is known by many for his easy-going nature. He’s perhaps one of the easiest people to get along with, as he’s quite friendly and understanding a good majority of the time. In truth, many find him to be a bit on the slower side - as people tend to assume with athletes. He comes off as being very naïve, looking at things as games or not taking them seriously. Even with such a seemingly drastic flaw on display, he proves to be quite popular with the both girls and boys - the former seeking romantic attention and the latter showing a high degree of respect for his skills as an athlete.
With others, he’s proven time and again that not only is he compassionate towards the wants and needs of others, he is also reliable to a seemingly endless degree. Whenever a situation seems it may be helpless for a friend, Takeshi is often the type to intervene and turn things around to the best of his abilities.
While many my see Takeshi as the care-free or easy going one, he personally bases his identity around a select few things. Baseball - and more recently - his swordsmanship are what he considers the defining characteristics to his being. He practices hard, pushing his limits whenever possible and constantly accepting chances to better himself with the help of others.
Despite this, it should be noted that Takeshi places the needs of others above his own. He’s willing to sacrifice things that are important to him for the well-being or to assist others. While the choice may seem like a hard one to others, it would come easy to Takeshi as he takes his duties as a friend or comrade to heart. In his own ways, Takeshi seeks to protect those close to him, putting himself in danger to keep them from harm. This need to protect those important to him put Takeshi in a position where he’ll act blindly and instantly with no thought to protect another, going so far as to throw himself in the path of a blast to save his comrades. Regardless, threatening or causing harm to someone important to him is a sure-fire way to cause him to pull free of that idiot persona.
Even though Takeshi is known for his happy-go-lucky persona, he has ‘another side’, so to speak. Beyond that idiotic persona and blinding smile, he’s got a sharp mind and a deceptive sense of observation. He often notices things others may not and he’s able to learn things after seeing them only once. This makes it easy enough for Takeshi to adapt to many different situations with ease, while his friends and comrades may not handle to it so well.
Perhaps Takeshi’s biggest flaw is how hard he takes things - failure in particular. He’s determined to be at his best at all times and when an instant arrives that he cannot be, he’ll find himself in a rare serious fit of depression that pushes him to do better; these strange - though uncommon - fits of depression can be made worse by even the slightest wrong move, as that move could cause him to do something drastic. In response to these odd fits of his, he’ll practice more, try harder - anything that could fix his past mistakes. There’s no telling what a fool might do when depressed, after all. He’ll often take the same route when he finds himself suffering a loss at the hands of another. He’ll take the loss to heart and, when the chance is presented, go after a re-match to prove how much better he’s become since a last encounter.
In truth, Takeshi’s personality could almost be considered obsessive in its own right. He wraps himself around specific things and never strays from their influence. When he has set his mind on something, again, he is never swayed from it - dedicating much of his time and attention to it with a ferocity that’s almost frightening. Whether it be perfecting something he’s deemed a part of his identity or bettering himself to prove his worth to former opponents, once Takeshi has set his mind on something, that idiotic persona once more vanishes to give way to something darker though distinctly determined and unmovable.
Another flaw he finds himself with is an unwillingness to cause drastic harm to another. Should push come to shove, he’ll fight to protect himself and others. The idea, though, of dealing a serious - or even fatal - blow is something he seems adamant about never doing.
It's unclear how much or little he has changed over the years, but one thing does remain clear. He has, to some extent, matured in a way that seems befitting for him. He's described as still being cheerful and the every reliable force the family can fall back on. He carries himself in much the same way - laughing and brushing things off, treating them as if they were still a game. But there is a certain calmness about him, one fitting of the title of Rain Guardian.
He proves that he has matured to some degree, enough to be a mentor of sorts during his brief time with Tsuna and Gokudera and opting for a more forward and practical way of teaching opposed to his former silly and playful ways. Still protective but more so now, Takeshi has proven that he's willing to jump to the defense of his friends and family with a ferocity that had previously been unseen beyond the rain battle. During that brief conflict, he was shown to have a certain darkness, a willingness to harm - if only to combat - to protect and perhaps to win.
History: Takeshi on KHR Wiki
Takeshi Yamamoto is the son of the sushi chef, Tsuyoshi Yamamoto. His father runs the sushi shop Takesushi that presumably doubles as his home. It is unclear about his relationship with his mother or even if she’s still living. At school, its said that he was chosen to be a starting player on the Namimori baseball team as a first year and that ‘all the other kids in school completely respect’ him.
His first appearance in canon was in phys ed, during the torturous process of picking people to play on different teams. As usual, Tsunayoshi Sawada was the last to be picked and neither team was willing to take them on their side without some game of chance to decide - presumably rock paper scissors. Seemingly out of no where, Takeshi steps forward and asks Tsuna to join his team, though his team members try to convince him that loser Tsuna will only cause them to lose. Takeshi doesn’t seem to mind this, however, and insists that if he doesn’t give up any hits that it would be alright.
As the game begins and progresses, it is revealed that Takeshi can hit one-handed. Unknown to both Takeshi and Tsunayoshi, the infant tutor Reborn had been watching the whole time and decided they needed Takeshi’s athletic prowess and popularity in the Vongola family. Regardless of how amazing of a player Takeshi proved to be, it wasn’t enough to keep his team from falling victim to Loser Tsuna’s reputation of causing any team he plays on to lose. In their anger with him, Tsuna was left to clean up on his own, though Takeshi quickly arrived - cheerful as ever - to help him out. While cleaning, Tsuna apologizes to him for causing the team to lose, though he brushes it off - insisting it’s only PE - before going on to tell Tsuna how he had been watching him and how ‘awesome’ he had been as of late. He went on to tell Tsuna that he’s only good at one thing - baseball - and lately he had been slipping; his batting average had dropped and his fielding had been getting sloppier. Worried he would be dropped as a starting player, he asked Tsuna for advice. Tsuna replied by telling him that he should try harder and in response, Takeshi laughed and told him they would be good friends - after noting that he’d stay later that day to practice harder.
It turns out that in the midst of his practices, something had gone wrong and caused him to fracture his arm. The next day at school, Takeshi appeared on the roof, claiming he was going to jump because the baseball gods had forsaken him. It’s then that Tsuna shows up, trying to persuade him not to jump. Takeshi counters that Tsuna of all people should know how he feels before Tsuna replies that Takeshi is confused. Misunderstanding Tsuna’s word, Takeshi snaps at him - asking Tsuna if things have changed now that Tsuna is a ‘big shot’. Tsuna insist that’s not the case, claiming that it’s because he’s a loser that they’re different and that he could never invest his entire identity in something like Yamamoto had. Tsuna then attempts to flee before Takeshi attempts to stop them - causing both of them to topple over the edge of the rooftop, seemingly to their doom. Reborn was on top of things as usual, however, and shot Tsuna with a combination of special bullets that enabled him to save Takeshi and himself from a violent meeting with the ground below. Safe on the ground once more, Takeshi told Tsuna that he had been right about what he had told him. He would give things his all. He went on to tell Tsuna that there’s no telling what a fool would do when depressed.
Takeshi and Tsuna become friends after the whole of the incident on the roof. In the background, however, Hayato Gokudera has been observing Takeshi and comments many a times that he does not approve of Takeshi. In response, Reborn agrees to give Takeshi an entrance test to see if he’s worthy of becoming part of the family before sending Gokudera to bring Takeshi to him. It was then that Takeshi met Reborn for the first time, laughing off his introduction of being a hitman and the talk of mafia he brings up - telling Tsuna it was like playing cops and robbers as a kid. Completely misunderstanding the whole of the situation, Takeshi tells Reborn he made a good choice picking Tsuna as a boss for their game of Mafia and asks to join the family. Reborn tells him if he can pass the entrance test, he’ll be a member of the family and if he fails, it means his death. Oblivious to the truth behind those words, Takeshi comments on how he’ll have to do his best and then the test begins.
To pass the test, he simply has to avoid all of Reborn’s attacks. At first, Takeshi does well - narrowly dodging knives while going on to comment on how ‘real’ the toys seem. Reborn then comments on how Tsuna should set the example and Takeshi eagerly tells him that they should make it a competition, to which Reborn seems more than willing to allow. Despite the many close calls, Takeshi thinks it all to be a game and a fun one at that. During the test, Lambo shows up intending to kill Reborn but Reborn ignores him and eventually, Gokudera joins the test to make it even harder on Takeshi. Between Lambo, Reborn and Gokudera, they ‘accidentally’ push the limits and they cause a massive explosion. Once the smoke cleared, it was revealed that Takeshi had put himself in harm’s way to save Tsuna from the blast. Reborn thus ends the test. Afterwards, Gokudera reluctantly compliments Takeshi for saving Tsuna before the two ‘argue’ over the position of Tsuna’s right hand man.
Various smaller events happened many atimes after these events, though Takeshi’s involvement in them was minimal at best. They included meeting future allies and witnessing more instances of Reborn’s borderline Spartan training rituals with a few notable instances.
The first was an accidental encounter with Kyouya Hibari, the future Vongola Decimo Cloud guardian. Reborn appeared to Tsuna, Takeshi and Gokudera one day, claiming they needed a base within the school, to which they all agreed. Reborn insisted that he knew a place and the three unknowingly went along with it. Upon reaching the room, though, they met Hibari and Takeshi recognized him instantly, fully aware of his reputation. His attempts to warn Gokudera were futile, as Gokudera attacked Hibari after Hibari attacked Tsuna. Hibari turns on Takeshi and Takeshi manages to evade where as the other two had failed to do so. Hibari notes that Takeshi is protecting his arm before knocking him out as well. While he was knocked out, Tsuna recovered only to try and save them. Inevitably, Reborn stepped in to save all three of them, revealing the whole of the incident to be yet another test.
The next was during Tsuna’s meeting with the tenth generation Cavallone boss. In an attempt to test Tsuna’s ‘family’, Dino and Reborn staged a ‘kidnapping’ of Tsuna that was seemingly carried out by a prominent Yakuza group in the area. After Takeshi and Gokudera fled to attempt to save Tsuna, it was revealed by Dino that he had been the one to kidnap Tsuna and that he was in no real danger, as the kidnappers weren’t supposed to be real. Reborn revealed, however, that Gokudera and Takeshi were in fact going to face off against a real Yakuza group, causing Dino and Tsuna to rush after them in an attempt to save them. Upon arriving, it was revealed that Gokudera and Takeshi were able to beat down a majority of the group on their own, but more showed up after Dino and Tsuna’s arrival. When reasoning with the Yakuza failed, Dino attempted to save them - though accidentally beat all of his comrades instead. Reborn - as if on cue - appeared to shoot Tsuna with more special bullets to protect his family and Takeshi along with Gokudera rose to cover his back.
Another note worthy event was Takeshi’s training with Reborn. One day after his morning practices at the bating cage, he finished up to find Reborn waiting for him - claiming to be there to help him out of his slump. During their training, Reborn gave Takeshi micro hammers - small baseballs that sprout spikes when thrown, apparently capable of destroying boulders with their force. He was then given a baseball bat. It turned out to be a strange telescope, though in his first look through it, Dino and Romario began an assault from overhead - an assault Gokudera quickly joined in on. Tsuna was forced into the training with him and despite the distractions and having to guide Tsuna; he was able to dodge sniper bullets. His final test began with Reborn pointing a gun at him and with a swing of the bat he was given, it changed into a katana - or more appropriately, Yamamoto’s Bat. Reborn went on to continue training Takeshi by shooting at him and Takeshi was able to block all of the shots with swings of his sword. The next day at the batting cages, Takeshi hit the home run target each time.
Of course, time after retrieving his weapon was spent watching Tsuna go through even more tests at the hand of his merciless tutor. Though he visited Italy briefly with Dino after Gokudera refused such a trip.
Takeshi had little to worry about for some time. Not until the mysterious attacks on Namimori students began. A group of escaped convicts posing as Kokuyo Middle School began launching attacks on students of Namimori and taking their teeth according to their ranking on Fuuta’s ‘Strongest in Namimori Middle’ list. It was a mystery for some time what place Takeshi had on this list until one day, Chikusa attacked Gokudera - the third strongest student. Preparing to finish the final blow, Takeshi stepped in to cut the strings on his yo-yos and in response, Chikusa claimed he had no business with Takeshi, as he was Ken’s target - implying Takeshi had yet to come down on this mysterious list.
Takeshi along with Tsuna, Gokudera, Bianchi and Reborn all set out after the attack on Gokudera to face off the one responsible for these attacks. They headed to the remains of Kokuyo Health Land, relying on Tsuna’s poor memory to maneuver through it to find the attackers. It’s there that Takeshi noticed a strange animal print and the others noticed various other strange things - broken cages and teeth marks on trees. No sooner than they did, Takeshi was attacked by a large canine but Takeshi was quick to note that the attacking animals were already dead. What attacked Takeshi next, however, was the furtherest thing from. Ken Joshima - one of the escaped convicts - attacked him and caused him to slide back across the ground before Takeshi fell through it, revealing that the area they were walking on was a buried rooftop.
Ken followed him down and once Takeshi recovered from the drop, his idiotic person was replaced by something much more serious. Ken began his attack quickly and Takeshi was able to evade his initial attacks before drawing his sword in defense. Ken broke it easily, however, and Takeshi replied that playing Mafia met he couldn’t hold back. Ken, on the other hand, revealed his powers to Takeshi before beginning a more serious fight. Again, Takeshi continuously evaded, ever mindful of his body despite taking a few hits. Without a bat and in a position where his friends couldn’t help him, he was faced with a decision to risk injury by directly engaging Ken or to make their fight a battle of endurance. During their fight, Takeshi admitted he had to keep himself from getting hurt not because he was scared but because of the fall tournament coming up. Tsuna - feeling guilty about what could happen to Takeshi - was kicked into the hole by Reborn. Ken eagerly whirled on Tsuna, claiming to be bored of his fight with Takeshi.
This didn’t sit well with Takeshi at all and he flung rocks at Ken, telling him they should finish their game first. Ken took the bait and attacked Takeshi once more. In response, Takeshi threw up his arm, seemingly in defense and Ken bit into it. It was a diversion it seemed, as Takeshi used his broken sword to slam it into Ken’s head, knocking him out. Tsuna felt horrible over Takeshi sacrificing his arm, to which Takeshi explained that he’d never put baseball over his friends.
After the ordeal with Ken, they able to leave the area they’d fallen into and Bianchi tended to Takeshi’s wounds. Takeshi apologized for breaking the bat he was given but Reborn brushed it off and gave him a spare. The group went on then to encounter M.M. and then Birds, both of which fell to the force of their allies. After their encounter with Birds, they were finally able to meet Mukuro Rokudo - or rather, Lancia, the fake Mukuro Rokudo. Takeshi and the others stood up to fight him and while Takeshi was able to discover the secret behind Lancia’s attack, he inevitably fell to his powers. Takeshi fell unconscious for the remainder of the fight with Lancia and remained that way until some time after the fight with the real Mukuro. He and the other wounded parties were taken care of by a special Vongola medical crew. Takeshi went on to play in the Fall Tournament that year with the other’s there to cheer him on.
Some time after the incident at Kokuyo Health Land, yet another threat rose to confront the Vongola family. Takeshi and the others were having a friendly outing together when a strange teen by the name of Basil fell onto the scene, followed by the volatile and obnoxiously loud Squalo Superbi. Takeshi and Gokudera both stood to fight Squalo, though both were easily defeated. After the incident, both were dismissed by Reborn with the reasoning that they would just be in the way if they tried to stay and help the situation. Takeshi - sore loser that he had proven himself to be - took the loss hard.
The next day, he appeared at the hospital Basil was being treated at to meet up with Tsuna. When they met up, he showed him the strange half-ring he’d received and even tried to give it back - claiming he didn’t wear jewelry because of sports. He promptly changed his mind, though, when Reborn explained the rings and the danger that was to follow those who held onto them. Determined to meet up with Squalo once more, Takeshi kept his half of the Vongola ring of the Rain, explaining that he doesn’t like to be beaten.
Takeshi returned home that day, a few seconds late to see a strange display on his father’s part. He was quick to ask his father to teach him swordsmanship, to which his father agreed. After agreeing, Tsuyoshi showed Takeshi to a dojo to teach him what he had asked - but before they could begin, Tsuyoshi revealed a side of himself his son never knew. He explained he planned to infuse every bit of his knowledge into the other because his skill with the sword was an equivalent of Takeshi’s skill with a bat and ball. The training had been quick - he was shown the forms of Shigure Souen Ryuu only once and asked to perform them afterwards. Once he had done so, his father informed him that he was finished teaching him and that the rest was up to him. Confused, Takeshi tried to explain that all he did was copy what he was shown. Tsuyoshi replied that if his son were worthy of learning such a style, he only needed see it once to learn it.
Between the beginning of his training and his actual battle with Squalo - Takeshi is present for all other Ring Battles. He says or does little, appearing mainly as support and voicing concerns with the others as different things happen. It isn’t until the end of the Storm Battle that Takeshi does anything of notable importance. The Storm Battle took place within the halls of Namimori Middle School and left a large mess - something that had inevitably drawn the attention of the volatile perfect Hibari. Angry about what had happened, Hibari moved to strike one of the Varia before Takeshi stepped in - easily moving fast enough to grab and stop Namimori’s strongest fighter’s attack. This comes as a shock to many and it is one of the most noteable signs of improvement to his skills. After the battle, he found himself troubled by the information Dino had chosen to reveal to him about his opponent Squalo. Squalo was the swordsman emperor, having defeated a seemingly endless of amount of sword styles. He was told the only way to win would be to transcend sword styles.
After this incident, Takeshi prepared for his own battle - the Rain Battle. It was the day of his battle that his father gave him Shigure Kintoki, something that was seemingly a harmless practice sword. He even proceeded to explain it as such before swinging it and revealing its transformation into a katana when used with the Shigure Souen style. It was during the explanation that Tsuna explained to Tsuyoshi that Yamamoto couldn’t use the sword as it wouldn’t transform if Yamamoto transcended sword styles. Enraged, Tsuyoshi shouted that their style was invincible and there was no way for it to be transcended - the Shigure Souen Ryuu is flawless and invincible.
The scene immediately changes to Tsuna, Takeshi and Basil heading towards the battle destination and it was apparently still unclear what Takeshi intended to do. Squalo then appeared, claiming he was going to defeat Takeshi. In response, he reveals the true form of Shigure Kintoki and explains he’ll beat Squalo with that katana. The Corvello judges appeared afterwards, ordering them to the battle sight so they could begin. Upon arriving, the field was revealed to be inside one of the buildings of the school that would rapidly begin filling with water. Only the winner would be able to exit and the loser would drown or be devoured by the beast dwelling under the waters.
The match itself was surprisingly fast and deemed a sight worth seeing by many of those watching. Takeshi was able to blend the styles he’d learned from his father to defend against Squalo. Squalo was ruthless, though, and came at Takeshi with everything he had. Many chances for Takeshi to end the match with a single strike were given up as Takeshi turned his blade - refusing to strike with the sharpened edge of his sword. That had proven to be his biggest downfall and as the match went on; Takeshi was seemingly close to falling to Squalo’s blade. Severely injured and able to be struck down a final time, Takeshi told Squalo his sword style was perfect and he would win with the last form of Shigure Souen. Squalo claimed to know it but when Takeshi revealed it - it was different from the one Squalo had defeated. The match wasn’t over, though, and even though Squalo was ready to believe Takeshi had nothing left, Takeshi revealed his own form of the Shigure Souen Ryuu - the ninth form - and defeated Squalo. Even as the match ended, Takeshi refused to allow Squalo to die. Upon hearing the Corvello explain that Squalo’s survival after his defeat was of no concern to them, he set out to attempt to save him. Squalo refused to be saved, kicking Yamamoto away and to safety before he was ‘devoured’ by the beast within the water. The next match was then announced.
As with the battles prior to his own, Takeshi attended both the Mist and Cloud battles - even in his wounded condition. It wasn’t until the final battle - the Sky Battle - that he was brought in to fight once more. All guardians were assembled from both sides and then poisoned - the only way to save themselves being the use of the Vongola ring to inject an antidote into their systems. Takeshi was rescued - surprisingly - by Hibari before he went on to attempt to save the others. He met up with Gokudera in time to head to the sight where the Mist Guardian - Chrome - was being held. When they arrived, the two were faced by Belphegor and Mammon - the Storm and Mist of Varia, respectively - and were ordered to trade their Vongola rings for her life. Takeshi agreed and made to hand over the rings. Upon doing so, however, he ‘tripped’. In truth, he was performing the third form of Shigure Souen, kicking his sword at the others before hurrying forward to catch it and restrain Mammon. Afterwards, Mammon revealed it was an illusion and the situation had been reversed. They were captured within Mammon’s illusion and without hope when Ryohei appeared to destroy the gym, saving all three of the other guardians from possible death. Even though the Vongola survived that particular encounter, the rings were still taken by Belphegor and Mammon.
The rings were all brought together and given to XANXUS - though he’d been frozen by Tsunayoshi. The rings were able to unfreeze him but inevitably rejected him, as he was not the true successor. Everyone was surprised by this and then, XANXUS and Squalo (who turned out to be very alive, much to Takeshi’s relief and surprise) went on to explain the truth of the situation, finally granting them all with the answers they had sought from their first encounter with Varia. After the explanation, XANXUS went on to order his subordinates to kill the Vongola so no one would be able to succeed the ninth Vongola. Takeshi and the other guardians took a stand at that, refusing to let harm come to Tsuna or the others. Before any serious fighting could be had, Lancia appeared as a savior to Vongola, easily helping to end the conflict with the help of the rest of Vongola. With the situation taken care of, Tsuna and his friends were deemed the victors of the battle, keeping their rings.
The next time Takeshi is seen, Tsuna has been transported to the world of ten years later due to a mishap with Lambo and his ten year Bazooka. Takeshi looked similar to his younger self - with the exception of more height and a scar on his chin. He appeared in time to save a younger Tsuna and Gokudera from an attack by a Gola Mosca before leading them to safety and a waiting Reborn. Along the way, he explained what had happened over the years and the conflict with the Millefiore family. He seemed to have matured greatly in that time, understanding the whole of the mafia as being more than just a game. During his explanation of the events of the current time, though, Gokudera attacked Takeshi after finding out Tsuna had died in the future. Takeshi made no effort to stop him, only apologizing. Reborn warned them of the dangers in the current time and during so, revealed Takeshi’s father had been killed by the Millefiore. In an effort to save the Vongola of the future, they were ordered to find all of the guardians to stop the threat at hand.
The first guardian they sought out was Hibari and it was during their venture to find him that Takeshi further explained the future world. He explained the weapons and Vongola’s achievements, what had been lost and what had yet to be done. He promised to train them in the ways of combat in the future, equating it to intensive baseball camp. When Tsuna goes on to question Takeshi about how baseball had been for him over the years, an explosion happens in the distance. It’s revealed that Lambo and I-Pin are near it, attempting to protect Haru and Kyoko from the threat posted by the Millefiore. And just as one of the black spell - Nosaru - goes on to launch an attack, Takeshi intervenes.
While battling with Nosaru, Takeshi explained the box weapons to Tsuna and Gokudera after revealing the power of one of his own. He proceeded to order Tsuna to find Kyoko while he fought Nosaru. Gokudera remained with Takeshi, attempting to fight as well, though Takeshi insisted he stand down. Upon throwing his box weapons in the air while speaking to Gokudera, Takeshi is then switched with his younger self as many of the others are switched with their younger selves as well.
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[ Name ] Mitzy
[ Age ] Twenty
[ Personal Journal ] belovedmikaila
[ Email/MSN/AIM/Yahoo/etc: ] [ aim ] ThisismyJirou || [ email ] CaptainEcksDee@gmail.com
[ Former characters in the rp? ] None, at the moment.
In Character Information:
Name: Takeshi Yamamoto
Age: Twenty-four
Series: Katekyo Hitman REBORN!
Canon Point: During his fight with Nosaru - while switching places with his younger self.
Personality: Takeshi is known by many for his easy-going nature. He’s perhaps one of the easiest people to get along with, as he’s quite friendly and understanding a good majority of the time. In truth, many find him to be a bit on the slower side - as people tend to assume with athletes. He comes off as being very naïve, looking at things as games or not taking them seriously. Even with such a seemingly drastic flaw on display, he proves to be quite popular with the both girls and boys - the former seeking romantic attention and the latter showing a high degree of respect for his skills as an athlete.
With others, he’s proven time and again that not only is he compassionate towards the wants and needs of others, he is also reliable to a seemingly endless degree. Whenever a situation seems it may be helpless for a friend, Takeshi is often the type to intervene and turn things around to the best of his abilities.
While many my see Takeshi as the care-free or easy going one, he personally bases his identity around a select few things. Baseball - and more recently - his swordsmanship are what he considers the defining characteristics to his being. He practices hard, pushing his limits whenever possible and constantly accepting chances to better himself with the help of others.
Despite this, it should be noted that Takeshi places the needs of others above his own. He’s willing to sacrifice things that are important to him for the well-being or to assist others. While the choice may seem like a hard one to others, it would come easy to Takeshi as he takes his duties as a friend or comrade to heart. In his own ways, Takeshi seeks to protect those close to him, putting himself in danger to keep them from harm. This need to protect those important to him put Takeshi in a position where he’ll act blindly and instantly with no thought to protect another, going so far as to throw himself in the path of a blast to save his comrades. Regardless, threatening or causing harm to someone important to him is a sure-fire way to cause him to pull free of that idiot persona.
Even though Takeshi is known for his happy-go-lucky persona, he has ‘another side’, so to speak. Beyond that idiotic persona and blinding smile, he’s got a sharp mind and a deceptive sense of observation. He often notices things others may not and he’s able to learn things after seeing them only once. This makes it easy enough for Takeshi to adapt to many different situations with ease, while his friends and comrades may not handle to it so well.
Perhaps Takeshi’s biggest flaw is how hard he takes things - failure in particular. He’s determined to be at his best at all times and when an instant arrives that he cannot be, he’ll find himself in a rare serious fit of depression that pushes him to do better; these strange - though uncommon - fits of depression can be made worse by even the slightest wrong move, as that move could cause him to do something drastic. In response to these odd fits of his, he’ll practice more, try harder - anything that could fix his past mistakes. There’s no telling what a fool might do when depressed, after all. He’ll often take the same route when he finds himself suffering a loss at the hands of another. He’ll take the loss to heart and, when the chance is presented, go after a re-match to prove how much better he’s become since a last encounter.
In truth, Takeshi’s personality could almost be considered obsessive in its own right. He wraps himself around specific things and never strays from their influence. When he has set his mind on something, again, he is never swayed from it - dedicating much of his time and attention to it with a ferocity that’s almost frightening. Whether it be perfecting something he’s deemed a part of his identity or bettering himself to prove his worth to former opponents, once Takeshi has set his mind on something, that idiotic persona once more vanishes to give way to something darker though distinctly determined and unmovable.
Another flaw he finds himself with is an unwillingness to cause drastic harm to another. Should push come to shove, he’ll fight to protect himself and others. The idea, though, of dealing a serious - or even fatal - blow is something he seems adamant about never doing.
It's unclear how much or little he has changed over the years, but one thing does remain clear. He has, to some extent, matured in a way that seems befitting for him. He's described as still being cheerful and the every reliable force the family can fall back on. He carries himself in much the same way - laughing and brushing things off, treating them as if they were still a game. But there is a certain calmness about him, one fitting of the title of Rain Guardian.
He proves that he has matured to some degree, enough to be a mentor of sorts during his brief time with Tsuna and Gokudera and opting for a more forward and practical way of teaching opposed to his former silly and playful ways. Still protective but more so now, Takeshi has proven that he's willing to jump to the defense of his friends and family with a ferocity that had previously been unseen beyond the rain battle. During that brief conflict, he was shown to have a certain darkness, a willingness to harm - if only to combat - to protect and perhaps to win.
History: Takeshi on KHR Wiki
Takeshi Yamamoto is the son of the sushi chef, Tsuyoshi Yamamoto. His father runs the sushi shop Takesushi that presumably doubles as his home. It is unclear about his relationship with his mother or even if she’s still living. At school, its said that he was chosen to be a starting player on the Namimori baseball team as a first year and that ‘all the other kids in school completely respect’ him.
His first appearance in canon was in phys ed, during the torturous process of picking people to play on different teams. As usual, Tsunayoshi Sawada was the last to be picked and neither team was willing to take them on their side without some game of chance to decide - presumably rock paper scissors. Seemingly out of no where, Takeshi steps forward and asks Tsuna to join his team, though his team members try to convince him that loser Tsuna will only cause them to lose. Takeshi doesn’t seem to mind this, however, and insists that if he doesn’t give up any hits that it would be alright.
As the game begins and progresses, it is revealed that Takeshi can hit one-handed. Unknown to both Takeshi and Tsunayoshi, the infant tutor Reborn had been watching the whole time and decided they needed Takeshi’s athletic prowess and popularity in the Vongola family. Regardless of how amazing of a player Takeshi proved to be, it wasn’t enough to keep his team from falling victim to Loser Tsuna’s reputation of causing any team he plays on to lose. In their anger with him, Tsuna was left to clean up on his own, though Takeshi quickly arrived - cheerful as ever - to help him out. While cleaning, Tsuna apologizes to him for causing the team to lose, though he brushes it off - insisting it’s only PE - before going on to tell Tsuna how he had been watching him and how ‘awesome’ he had been as of late. He went on to tell Tsuna that he’s only good at one thing - baseball - and lately he had been slipping; his batting average had dropped and his fielding had been getting sloppier. Worried he would be dropped as a starting player, he asked Tsuna for advice. Tsuna replied by telling him that he should try harder and in response, Takeshi laughed and told him they would be good friends - after noting that he’d stay later that day to practice harder.
It turns out that in the midst of his practices, something had gone wrong and caused him to fracture his arm. The next day at school, Takeshi appeared on the roof, claiming he was going to jump because the baseball gods had forsaken him. It’s then that Tsuna shows up, trying to persuade him not to jump. Takeshi counters that Tsuna of all people should know how he feels before Tsuna replies that Takeshi is confused. Misunderstanding Tsuna’s word, Takeshi snaps at him - asking Tsuna if things have changed now that Tsuna is a ‘big shot’. Tsuna insist that’s not the case, claiming that it’s because he’s a loser that they’re different and that he could never invest his entire identity in something like Yamamoto had. Tsuna then attempts to flee before Takeshi attempts to stop them - causing both of them to topple over the edge of the rooftop, seemingly to their doom. Reborn was on top of things as usual, however, and shot Tsuna with a combination of special bullets that enabled him to save Takeshi and himself from a violent meeting with the ground below. Safe on the ground once more, Takeshi told Tsuna that he had been right about what he had told him. He would give things his all. He went on to tell Tsuna that there’s no telling what a fool would do when depressed.
Takeshi and Tsuna become friends after the whole of the incident on the roof. In the background, however, Hayato Gokudera has been observing Takeshi and comments many a times that he does not approve of Takeshi. In response, Reborn agrees to give Takeshi an entrance test to see if he’s worthy of becoming part of the family before sending Gokudera to bring Takeshi to him. It was then that Takeshi met Reborn for the first time, laughing off his introduction of being a hitman and the talk of mafia he brings up - telling Tsuna it was like playing cops and robbers as a kid. Completely misunderstanding the whole of the situation, Takeshi tells Reborn he made a good choice picking Tsuna as a boss for their game of Mafia and asks to join the family. Reborn tells him if he can pass the entrance test, he’ll be a member of the family and if he fails, it means his death. Oblivious to the truth behind those words, Takeshi comments on how he’ll have to do his best and then the test begins.
To pass the test, he simply has to avoid all of Reborn’s attacks. At first, Takeshi does well - narrowly dodging knives while going on to comment on how ‘real’ the toys seem. Reborn then comments on how Tsuna should set the example and Takeshi eagerly tells him that they should make it a competition, to which Reborn seems more than willing to allow. Despite the many close calls, Takeshi thinks it all to be a game and a fun one at that. During the test, Lambo shows up intending to kill Reborn but Reborn ignores him and eventually, Gokudera joins the test to make it even harder on Takeshi. Between Lambo, Reborn and Gokudera, they ‘accidentally’ push the limits and they cause a massive explosion. Once the smoke cleared, it was revealed that Takeshi had put himself in harm’s way to save Tsuna from the blast. Reborn thus ends the test. Afterwards, Gokudera reluctantly compliments Takeshi for saving Tsuna before the two ‘argue’ over the position of Tsuna’s right hand man.
Various smaller events happened many atimes after these events, though Takeshi’s involvement in them was minimal at best. They included meeting future allies and witnessing more instances of Reborn’s borderline Spartan training rituals with a few notable instances.
The first was an accidental encounter with Kyouya Hibari, the future Vongola Decimo Cloud guardian. Reborn appeared to Tsuna, Takeshi and Gokudera one day, claiming they needed a base within the school, to which they all agreed. Reborn insisted that he knew a place and the three unknowingly went along with it. Upon reaching the room, though, they met Hibari and Takeshi recognized him instantly, fully aware of his reputation. His attempts to warn Gokudera were futile, as Gokudera attacked Hibari after Hibari attacked Tsuna. Hibari turns on Takeshi and Takeshi manages to evade where as the other two had failed to do so. Hibari notes that Takeshi is protecting his arm before knocking him out as well. While he was knocked out, Tsuna recovered only to try and save them. Inevitably, Reborn stepped in to save all three of them, revealing the whole of the incident to be yet another test.
The next was during Tsuna’s meeting with the tenth generation Cavallone boss. In an attempt to test Tsuna’s ‘family’, Dino and Reborn staged a ‘kidnapping’ of Tsuna that was seemingly carried out by a prominent Yakuza group in the area. After Takeshi and Gokudera fled to attempt to save Tsuna, it was revealed by Dino that he had been the one to kidnap Tsuna and that he was in no real danger, as the kidnappers weren’t supposed to be real. Reborn revealed, however, that Gokudera and Takeshi were in fact going to face off against a real Yakuza group, causing Dino and Tsuna to rush after them in an attempt to save them. Upon arriving, it was revealed that Gokudera and Takeshi were able to beat down a majority of the group on their own, but more showed up after Dino and Tsuna’s arrival. When reasoning with the Yakuza failed, Dino attempted to save them - though accidentally beat all of his comrades instead. Reborn - as if on cue - appeared to shoot Tsuna with more special bullets to protect his family and Takeshi along with Gokudera rose to cover his back.
Another note worthy event was Takeshi’s training with Reborn. One day after his morning practices at the bating cage, he finished up to find Reborn waiting for him - claiming to be there to help him out of his slump. During their training, Reborn gave Takeshi micro hammers - small baseballs that sprout spikes when thrown, apparently capable of destroying boulders with their force. He was then given a baseball bat. It turned out to be a strange telescope, though in his first look through it, Dino and Romario began an assault from overhead - an assault Gokudera quickly joined in on. Tsuna was forced into the training with him and despite the distractions and having to guide Tsuna; he was able to dodge sniper bullets. His final test began with Reborn pointing a gun at him and with a swing of the bat he was given, it changed into a katana - or more appropriately, Yamamoto’s Bat. Reborn went on to continue training Takeshi by shooting at him and Takeshi was able to block all of the shots with swings of his sword. The next day at the batting cages, Takeshi hit the home run target each time.
Of course, time after retrieving his weapon was spent watching Tsuna go through even more tests at the hand of his merciless tutor. Though he visited Italy briefly with Dino after Gokudera refused such a trip.
Takeshi had little to worry about for some time. Not until the mysterious attacks on Namimori students began. A group of escaped convicts posing as Kokuyo Middle School began launching attacks on students of Namimori and taking their teeth according to their ranking on Fuuta’s ‘Strongest in Namimori Middle’ list. It was a mystery for some time what place Takeshi had on this list until one day, Chikusa attacked Gokudera - the third strongest student. Preparing to finish the final blow, Takeshi stepped in to cut the strings on his yo-yos and in response, Chikusa claimed he had no business with Takeshi, as he was Ken’s target - implying Takeshi had yet to come down on this mysterious list.
Takeshi along with Tsuna, Gokudera, Bianchi and Reborn all set out after the attack on Gokudera to face off the one responsible for these attacks. They headed to the remains of Kokuyo Health Land, relying on Tsuna’s poor memory to maneuver through it to find the attackers. It’s there that Takeshi noticed a strange animal print and the others noticed various other strange things - broken cages and teeth marks on trees. No sooner than they did, Takeshi was attacked by a large canine but Takeshi was quick to note that the attacking animals were already dead. What attacked Takeshi next, however, was the furtherest thing from. Ken Joshima - one of the escaped convicts - attacked him and caused him to slide back across the ground before Takeshi fell through it, revealing that the area they were walking on was a buried rooftop.
Ken followed him down and once Takeshi recovered from the drop, his idiotic person was replaced by something much more serious. Ken began his attack quickly and Takeshi was able to evade his initial attacks before drawing his sword in defense. Ken broke it easily, however, and Takeshi replied that playing Mafia met he couldn’t hold back. Ken, on the other hand, revealed his powers to Takeshi before beginning a more serious fight. Again, Takeshi continuously evaded, ever mindful of his body despite taking a few hits. Without a bat and in a position where his friends couldn’t help him, he was faced with a decision to risk injury by directly engaging Ken or to make their fight a battle of endurance. During their fight, Takeshi admitted he had to keep himself from getting hurt not because he was scared but because of the fall tournament coming up. Tsuna - feeling guilty about what could happen to Takeshi - was kicked into the hole by Reborn. Ken eagerly whirled on Tsuna, claiming to be bored of his fight with Takeshi.
This didn’t sit well with Takeshi at all and he flung rocks at Ken, telling him they should finish their game first. Ken took the bait and attacked Takeshi once more. In response, Takeshi threw up his arm, seemingly in defense and Ken bit into it. It was a diversion it seemed, as Takeshi used his broken sword to slam it into Ken’s head, knocking him out. Tsuna felt horrible over Takeshi sacrificing his arm, to which Takeshi explained that he’d never put baseball over his friends.
After the ordeal with Ken, they able to leave the area they’d fallen into and Bianchi tended to Takeshi’s wounds. Takeshi apologized for breaking the bat he was given but Reborn brushed it off and gave him a spare. The group went on then to encounter M.M. and then Birds, both of which fell to the force of their allies. After their encounter with Birds, they were finally able to meet Mukuro Rokudo - or rather, Lancia, the fake Mukuro Rokudo. Takeshi and the others stood up to fight him and while Takeshi was able to discover the secret behind Lancia’s attack, he inevitably fell to his powers. Takeshi fell unconscious for the remainder of the fight with Lancia and remained that way until some time after the fight with the real Mukuro. He and the other wounded parties were taken care of by a special Vongola medical crew. Takeshi went on to play in the Fall Tournament that year with the other’s there to cheer him on.
Some time after the incident at Kokuyo Health Land, yet another threat rose to confront the Vongola family. Takeshi and the others were having a friendly outing together when a strange teen by the name of Basil fell onto the scene, followed by the volatile and obnoxiously loud Squalo Superbi. Takeshi and Gokudera both stood to fight Squalo, though both were easily defeated. After the incident, both were dismissed by Reborn with the reasoning that they would just be in the way if they tried to stay and help the situation. Takeshi - sore loser that he had proven himself to be - took the loss hard.
The next day, he appeared at the hospital Basil was being treated at to meet up with Tsuna. When they met up, he showed him the strange half-ring he’d received and even tried to give it back - claiming he didn’t wear jewelry because of sports. He promptly changed his mind, though, when Reborn explained the rings and the danger that was to follow those who held onto them. Determined to meet up with Squalo once more, Takeshi kept his half of the Vongola ring of the Rain, explaining that he doesn’t like to be beaten.
Takeshi returned home that day, a few seconds late to see a strange display on his father’s part. He was quick to ask his father to teach him swordsmanship, to which his father agreed. After agreeing, Tsuyoshi showed Takeshi to a dojo to teach him what he had asked - but before they could begin, Tsuyoshi revealed a side of himself his son never knew. He explained he planned to infuse every bit of his knowledge into the other because his skill with the sword was an equivalent of Takeshi’s skill with a bat and ball. The training had been quick - he was shown the forms of Shigure Souen Ryuu only once and asked to perform them afterwards. Once he had done so, his father informed him that he was finished teaching him and that the rest was up to him. Confused, Takeshi tried to explain that all he did was copy what he was shown. Tsuyoshi replied that if his son were worthy of learning such a style, he only needed see it once to learn it.
Between the beginning of his training and his actual battle with Squalo - Takeshi is present for all other Ring Battles. He says or does little, appearing mainly as support and voicing concerns with the others as different things happen. It isn’t until the end of the Storm Battle that Takeshi does anything of notable importance. The Storm Battle took place within the halls of Namimori Middle School and left a large mess - something that had inevitably drawn the attention of the volatile perfect Hibari. Angry about what had happened, Hibari moved to strike one of the Varia before Takeshi stepped in - easily moving fast enough to grab and stop Namimori’s strongest fighter’s attack. This comes as a shock to many and it is one of the most noteable signs of improvement to his skills. After the battle, he found himself troubled by the information Dino had chosen to reveal to him about his opponent Squalo. Squalo was the swordsman emperor, having defeated a seemingly endless of amount of sword styles. He was told the only way to win would be to transcend sword styles.
After this incident, Takeshi prepared for his own battle - the Rain Battle. It was the day of his battle that his father gave him Shigure Kintoki, something that was seemingly a harmless practice sword. He even proceeded to explain it as such before swinging it and revealing its transformation into a katana when used with the Shigure Souen style. It was during the explanation that Tsuna explained to Tsuyoshi that Yamamoto couldn’t use the sword as it wouldn’t transform if Yamamoto transcended sword styles. Enraged, Tsuyoshi shouted that their style was invincible and there was no way for it to be transcended - the Shigure Souen Ryuu is flawless and invincible.
The scene immediately changes to Tsuna, Takeshi and Basil heading towards the battle destination and it was apparently still unclear what Takeshi intended to do. Squalo then appeared, claiming he was going to defeat Takeshi. In response, he reveals the true form of Shigure Kintoki and explains he’ll beat Squalo with that katana. The Corvello judges appeared afterwards, ordering them to the battle sight so they could begin. Upon arriving, the field was revealed to be inside one of the buildings of the school that would rapidly begin filling with water. Only the winner would be able to exit and the loser would drown or be devoured by the beast dwelling under the waters.
The match itself was surprisingly fast and deemed a sight worth seeing by many of those watching. Takeshi was able to blend the styles he’d learned from his father to defend against Squalo. Squalo was ruthless, though, and came at Takeshi with everything he had. Many chances for Takeshi to end the match with a single strike were given up as Takeshi turned his blade - refusing to strike with the sharpened edge of his sword. That had proven to be his biggest downfall and as the match went on; Takeshi was seemingly close to falling to Squalo’s blade. Severely injured and able to be struck down a final time, Takeshi told Squalo his sword style was perfect and he would win with the last form of Shigure Souen. Squalo claimed to know it but when Takeshi revealed it - it was different from the one Squalo had defeated. The match wasn’t over, though, and even though Squalo was ready to believe Takeshi had nothing left, Takeshi revealed his own form of the Shigure Souen Ryuu - the ninth form - and defeated Squalo. Even as the match ended, Takeshi refused to allow Squalo to die. Upon hearing the Corvello explain that Squalo’s survival after his defeat was of no concern to them, he set out to attempt to save him. Squalo refused to be saved, kicking Yamamoto away and to safety before he was ‘devoured’ by the beast within the water. The next match was then announced.
As with the battles prior to his own, Takeshi attended both the Mist and Cloud battles - even in his wounded condition. It wasn’t until the final battle - the Sky Battle - that he was brought in to fight once more. All guardians were assembled from both sides and then poisoned - the only way to save themselves being the use of the Vongola ring to inject an antidote into their systems. Takeshi was rescued - surprisingly - by Hibari before he went on to attempt to save the others. He met up with Gokudera in time to head to the sight where the Mist Guardian - Chrome - was being held. When they arrived, the two were faced by Belphegor and Mammon - the Storm and Mist of Varia, respectively - and were ordered to trade their Vongola rings for her life. Takeshi agreed and made to hand over the rings. Upon doing so, however, he ‘tripped’. In truth, he was performing the third form of Shigure Souen, kicking his sword at the others before hurrying forward to catch it and restrain Mammon. Afterwards, Mammon revealed it was an illusion and the situation had been reversed. They were captured within Mammon’s illusion and without hope when Ryohei appeared to destroy the gym, saving all three of the other guardians from possible death. Even though the Vongola survived that particular encounter, the rings were still taken by Belphegor and Mammon.
The rings were all brought together and given to XANXUS - though he’d been frozen by Tsunayoshi. The rings were able to unfreeze him but inevitably rejected him, as he was not the true successor. Everyone was surprised by this and then, XANXUS and Squalo (who turned out to be very alive, much to Takeshi’s relief and surprise) went on to explain the truth of the situation, finally granting them all with the answers they had sought from their first encounter with Varia. After the explanation, XANXUS went on to order his subordinates to kill the Vongola so no one would be able to succeed the ninth Vongola. Takeshi and the other guardians took a stand at that, refusing to let harm come to Tsuna or the others. Before any serious fighting could be had, Lancia appeared as a savior to Vongola, easily helping to end the conflict with the help of the rest of Vongola. With the situation taken care of, Tsuna and his friends were deemed the victors of the battle, keeping their rings.
The next time Takeshi is seen, Tsuna has been transported to the world of ten years later due to a mishap with Lambo and his ten year Bazooka. Takeshi looked similar to his younger self - with the exception of more height and a scar on his chin. He appeared in time to save a younger Tsuna and Gokudera from an attack by a Gola Mosca before leading them to safety and a waiting Reborn. Along the way, he explained what had happened over the years and the conflict with the Millefiore family. He seemed to have matured greatly in that time, understanding the whole of the mafia as being more than just a game. During his explanation of the events of the current time, though, Gokudera attacked Takeshi after finding out Tsuna had died in the future. Takeshi made no effort to stop him, only apologizing. Reborn warned them of the dangers in the current time and during so, revealed Takeshi’s father had been killed by the Millefiore. In an effort to save the Vongola of the future, they were ordered to find all of the guardians to stop the threat at hand.
The first guardian they sought out was Hibari and it was during their venture to find him that Takeshi further explained the future world. He explained the weapons and Vongola’s achievements, what had been lost and what had yet to be done. He promised to train them in the ways of combat in the future, equating it to intensive baseball camp. When Tsuna goes on to question Takeshi about how baseball had been for him over the years, an explosion happens in the distance. It’s revealed that Lambo and I-Pin are near it, attempting to protect Haru and Kyoko from the threat posted by the Millefiore. And just as one of the black spell - Nosaru - goes on to launch an attack, Takeshi intervenes.
While battling with Nosaru, Takeshi explained the box weapons to Tsuna and Gokudera after revealing the power of one of his own. He proceeded to order Tsuna to find Kyoko while he fought Nosaru. Gokudera remained with Takeshi, attempting to fight as well, though Takeshi insisted he stand down. Upon throwing his box weapons in the air while speaking to Gokudera, Takeshi is then switched with his younger self as many of the others are switched with their younger selves as well.
Abilities/Powers:
- Star Baseball Player Takeshi was a starting player for the Namimori baseball team his first year. He can throw things at incredibly high speeds. This means he can't play a simple game of catch without taking off your arm, though.
In the future, he was said to have been pursuing a baseball career, only to have been lured from it by Squalo and the sword. - Athlete He is able to play other sports well, it seems, and quite well. He has been shown to be a good volleyball player as well as an excellent swimmer.
- Natural Born Killer Many of the characters in the series state time and again that Takeshi has the reflexes and over all qualities that make him a natural born hitman. His only problem seems to be his idiot persona and unwillingness to take a life.
- Quick Learner He is a very fast learner - able to learn things after only seeing it once. Those around him comment that he would be a good student if he stopped focusing on sports.
- Shigure Souen Ryuu Successor He was able to learn this legendary and seemingly invincible sword style after seeing the original eight forms only once - becoming the wielder of Shigure Kintoki. He has thus since added his own forms.
- Rain Flames Dying will flames are a form of embodiment of one’s will and determination into a flame. There are various types of flames used by different people, all of which have one of seven attributes and colors. To be able to channel one’s flames, a way to release those flames is required; for Takeshi, that outlet is the power of his rings. His flames are often used in combination with weapons to make them stronger and - in the land of ten years later - open one’s box weapons.
Takeshi’s dying will flames are represented by the Rain attribute - being a blue color in nature. As a rain user, his flames have the property of tranquility, allowing any use of his flames to weaken flames and attacks to make them useless. It has also been proven in canon that rain flames have the ability to calm others - including box animals. - Ambidextrous He seems to have some level of ambidexterity. He is able to switch hands to wield his katana as well as wield three shorter swords in one hand while using the other for a single sword.
- Rain Rings / Vongola Rain Ring To release the power of one’s flames, rings of various ranks [ E being the weakest and S the strongest ] are used to channel one’s determination and dying will into a flame. When channeled, the rings will light with the color of the flames of that particular ring if it user is able to produce those flames to allow it to be used with other things. The rank of the ring will determine the purity and effectiveness of the flames produced.
Takeshi is able to use only Rain rings and his ten years later self was noted to have been able to use A-rank rain rings. - Rondine delle Pioggia [ Rain Swallow ] The first box weapon Takeshi received was a rain swallow who we later came to know as Kojirou. When released from his box, Kojirou appears as a blue swallow surrounded by rain flames. Takeshi uses him to create rainfall that can be used as camouflage and, more recently, as a way to shower calming rain flames onto the opponent.
Both his younger and older selves have both proven to use Kojirou in combination with his Shigure Souen Ryuu. A few specific forms use Kojirou to coat the opponent with rain flames or when charging at his opponent. - Rain Box Box weapons are small cubes that contain various types of weapons, animals or items within. To be opened, the box, ring and opener must harmonize - meaning only a rain user with a rain ring could open a rain box. Some boxes are seemingly only able to be opened through use of certain rings - such as the Giglio Nero boxes and the Vongola boxes.
Takeshi's older self holds two box weapons, both of which are rain boxes. The first he uses is a simple water box that creates a barrier of water when opened. The second contains a Swallow with the rain attribute. - Katana Used exclusively by his ten years later self. He uses a nameless katana as his main weapon in the future.
Other: Ahh... Scar of unknown original. That's about it.
Sample:
First Taken from here:
[ It hadn't taken long for him to realize what he'd grabbed onto - just by the feel and warmth, he knew it was distinctly human. He had considered brushing the whole ordeal off - apologizing for his sudden actions - before it set in that he didn't quite known anyone with biceps that big or a voice that sounded quite like that. ]
Ahh, calm dow--
[ Any attempt to reason with this stranger, to assure him that he was just as confused as the other was lost as his fingers gave way and he toppled gracelessly off the side of the bed with a sharp hiss of pain. ] Talk about a rough morning. [ His head fell back with a soft noise of discomfort, thumping lightly against the ground as he took a few seconds to simply lay there.
A few things fell into place easily - there had been no katana to painfully break his fall, this wasn't where he had been moments ago, fighting to protect Tsuna and Gokudera, nor was it a familiar place at all. His hands were moving on their own, then, reaching for his hip towards where his box weapons should have been, only to find nothing. The motion of his thumb was quick to brush the undersides of his fingers, feeling for rings that weren't there.
Suddenly, a fluid tension was moving through him, something flashing in the warm mocha eyes. Was this still a dream -- an illusion, even? He didn't know, but there were more important things at hand. Namely keeping the behemoth attached to those biceps calm. ]
Takeshi Yamamoto~ [ Despite the situation, his voice was light, playful almost, as he lifted his hand high enough to be seen over the side of the mattress from his position on the floor, wiggling his fingers in greeting. ] And I have no idea where we are. [ His hand turned, curling into a fist to offer a thumbs up. ] What about you, big guy?
Third Taken from here:
To say he'd expect this reaction was a lie - usually kids didn't react that way. Let allow pulled out anything remotely like a weapon.
Takeshi made the faintest noise in surprise as his knee had been hit, reaching back with one large hand to steady himself on the grassy expanse before his eyes snapped up at the familiar flash of light against steel. Something flickered in the back of his eyes - recognition and suspicion, mixed curiously with surprise and more importantly, amusement.
Still, Takeshi made no real effort to move from his crouch, only lifting his hand from where it had fallen against the grass to settle both elbows on his thighs. "You alright, little guy?" He wondered, eyes shifting between the knife and the hooded face - one dark brow arching slowly. "I know I've got a hard head," he paused, lifting one hand to knock on his head for emphasis, "but I'm pretty sure my knee is just as hard." His hand lowered against, bumping his knuckles against his knee for further emphasis. But he was careful to keep all the motions slow, as if to reassure the child that he meant him no harm.
"So you're not hurt or anything, right?" He figured explaining a bump on a kid's head to the kid's parents that he'd snuck up on him in a field and scared him, causing him to headbutt his knee would go over real well. But whoever raised a kid who pulled 'dangerous toys' - the corner of his lips curled just the slightest at the thought - on complete strangers, he wasn't quite sure how they'd take it.
Questions/Concerns? None.