Age
17
Gender
Male
Appearance
He has a somewhat thick-boned frame, with unkempt, dark-grey hair that has two tufts on top that make him look to have wolf ears. He often wears a dark-green kosode and pale-green hakama, tied with a black obi sash. Beneath this he wears chain mail and his village's Chuunin flak jacket, as well as a pair of wrist gauntlets, and keeps his village headband tied to the obi on one side. He also brought along a survival backpack to this mission for holding any supplies he may need or gather. The current image is a temporary placeholder for his general appearance until I've finished drawing him myself (will take a bit of time).
Personality
Yuji is a very calm and level-headed person. He's very warm-hearted, and with great respect towards life he values friendship and cooperation, so much so that he avoids direct physical conflict at all costs. His mentality is that he doesn't want to hurt others, and will only fight back if there's no other option for survival. If he absolutely has to take a life, whether it's a person or even an animal, he does his best to make it as painless as possible.
Weapons
His loadout is highly unorthodox compared to your average shinobi.
-Longbow & Arrows
-Large hunting knife
Jutsu
Taijutsu: He would be decently adequate, but his personality gets in the way of him hurting anyone unless he absolutely has to. He's good at dodging strikes though, and has a high level of stamina.
Ninjutsu: He's relatively decent at Ninjutsu, but again does his best to avoid inflicting pain. Because of this, he's taken up learning defense-type Earth Style jutsu, and has managed to learn a basic level of Medical Ninjutsu.
Genjutsu: He's fairly capable in Genjutsu, but scarcely uses it in combat.
Clan Signature
The Morimoto Clan uses a signature style of technique that allows them to connect with various animals and other such beasts, allowing them to gain the sensitivities of animals they connect with frequently (heightened senses like sight, hearing, smell, etc) and also adopt unique and unorthodox fighting styles. This is achieved by synchronizing the user's mental wavelengths to those of the animals, essentially allowing them to mutually understand each other. Connecting with certain types of animals can even heighten the user's physical capabilities, such as the dexterity of a bear or nimbleness of a monkey, and in rare cases can even be used to mimic the kind of beast with claws, fangs, or other such temporary modifications. This style, titled Beast Synergy, was a heavy influence for the Kiba Clan's Beast Mimicry many generations ago, but the two clans have since disconnected and have lost all connections to each other. Yuji has taken the clan signature style and developed a unique use for it, wherein he uses a type of genjutsu on himself that allows him to directly borrow the senses of animals in the area when he connects to them. The major flaws in this adaptation of Beast Synergy while he's still developing it are that it takes intense and uninterrupted focus and it uses a lot of chakra to use. He also doesn't have a guarantee that he will connect to the animal he wants to.
History
Yuji was born as the second son of the head of the Morimoto Clan. Since he wasn't the next head of the family, he wasn't raised with as many expectations as his older brother, but his parents still showed concern towards him. Unlike most in his clan, Yuji didn't like training his body or getting stronger very much, and he was going to the Ninja Academy practically against his will, although he never really threw a fit about it.
The boy had a gentle soul, so his parents were concerned for his well-being. One thing that at least brought them some relief was that he was deeply interested in their clan's signature jutsu. After learning how to begin connecting with animals, the boy would spend countless hours in the forest. While there he would spend most of his time learning from the animals of the forest, just as any other member of the clan. What set him apart was that he didn't just talk to animals that were well known for being powerful; in fact he connected more often with animals that knew survival skills that he lacked. From them he learned things like what kinds of plants were safe to eat and which were poisonous, how to hide in places that lacked adequate cover, and some of the carnivorous animals even taught him ways to kill prey quickly and relatively painlessly. These skills eventually became highly useful in his occupation as a shinobi.
Despite not working hard to be a good fighter after becoming a Genin, he was very studious and open-minded to what he could learn. As such, he put a lot of time and effort over the years to learn Medical Ninjutsu. His drive was that rather than hurt others, he wanted to ease their pain. Eventually his squad leader recommended his team for Chuunin exams, much to his own dismay. His parents, taking this as a sign of progress in their weaker son's development, encouraged him wholeheartedly to give it his all, and he felt too guilty to let them down.
He managed to get through the first two rounds of exams easily enough since they tested his knowledge and survival skills, but when the dreaded combat portion arrived he focused on learning at least on defensive Ninjutsu to protect himself and managed to get through two rounds through holding his ground and avoiding getting hurt until his enemies were too exhausted to fight anymore.
When the third round came around, however, he ended up fighting an enemy that was aware of his methods, and who specialized in pinning down his enemies. Certain that he would lose, Yuji forfeited the match before it had begun. His clarity of judgement and range of abilities, however, awarded him the Chuunin rank, to his parents' overwhelming joy and relief. In fact, they were so overjoyed that they almost immediately signed him up for a lengthy mission to the Stolen Lands, hoping to push him to train and work even harder to be like his brother and the rest of the clan now that he had finally attained Chuunin rank after 7 years. He couldn't bring himself to argue, so he packed his things and reported for duty the next day.