Kimura Hotaru: The Lost Samurai

Kimura is a very special individual as he is not like most ninja in the way that he acts. Foremost Kimura is a very silent person most times tending to only speak when he feels the action to do so. As Kimura is one who feels that his physical actions speak way louder than his words can. As the saying actions speak louder than words is one that he has token to the heart. As he knows that lots of people may talk or say things that they will never actually pull off. And he is not a person who likes to just talk about things. Since Kimura is the type of person that if he says he is going to kill you he means it’s very much so. This is due to the fact that Kimura is one who sees his word as his bond. And if he says it he means it. Now Kimura unlike other ninjas follows the code of bushido like a Samurai.

Following the first virtue of Bushido, Kimura is Righteous. This is the fact that he makes sure that all of his actions justified as Kimura knows that he is being judged in this life and does not want to do anything that he feels is not good in the eyes of his people. As Kimura feels that the ancestors of his family are watching over him and every single action that he does. They are the ones judging how well Kimura will be treated in the afterlife. And so for this reason Kimura will never do anything unless he has a good reason for doing his action. This means Kimura won’t so much as even kill a fly unless he feels that he has a righteous reason as to why the fly must die. Though Kimura still has no problem in the act of taking life as he knows that obstacles in his way must be taken down in order for him to advance in his life like any great warrior knows.

Kimura is also very courage’s, due to the fact that it is also another one of the seven virtues of the code of Bushido. This is due to the fact that a true warrior should never buckle under fear and must face all odds. And do to this Kimura have come to accept pain as though it was just a part of life. Rather this pain is his own physical pain or emotional pain. Kimura is one who has learned to take the death of his friends and family members, as well as being strong enough to take action or have moral courage. Kimura has even come to voicing his opinions or acting right even in the face of popular opposition, shame, scandal or discouragement.  And so due to this Virtue Kimura tends to not be one never who backs down.

Another one of the seven virtues of the code of Bushido is that of Charity. This is the act of giving help to those that are in need, not because you feel better than them. But because out of the goodness of your own heart you want to help them.  This being the reason that Kimura tends to help others around them though sometimes it seems he is only doing it because it seems right. Kimura knows that he must help others in order for him to get help by his Ancestors or the greater beings of the world. This virtue being the reason that Kimura is very helpful to the older and younger ninja’s. As he knows that one day he may also need their help in the future. Kimura would even go as far as to give his life to save another person as long as he feels that they deserve it. Though this is not something that can easily be earned in the eyes of Kimura.

Probably the biggest virtue in the code of Bushido to Kimura is that of Respect. This is due to the fact that Kimura is a person who does not take disrespect in any form. This is mainly due to the fact that Kimura is a person who gives everyone respect until they have given him a reason to not do so. As he knows that one must give respect in order for them to earn it from others. And if one does not show you the respect that you deserve. They most likely think of you as lower than them. And Kimura is not one to let people treat him as though he is below them in anyway. Nor does he decide to treat anyone as though they are below him unless he feels they had lost his respect. The Virtue of Honor also with the virtue of respect. As Kimura keeps his honor at all times never doing anything that he feels would cause him to lose it in the eyes of others.

The last virtue of the code of Bushido is that of Loyalty. This being another big one in the eyes of Kimura, as he is one who will never betray his village unless he has a righteous reason as to do so. Or betray those he holds dear to him as he feels that it will cause him to lose his honor and if he loses his honor he will lose the respect of his family. And this is being one of the biggest things that Kimura does not want to see happen to himself. As Honor, Respect, and loyalty are the three biggest virtues to Kimura and the ones that he follows no matter what. As Kimura sees the code of bushido as his way of life no matter what other ninjas make think of the code he feels that it is the best way for one to live their life. And sees it as one of the greatest things to follow.

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