Kazuki Inuzuka

Kazuki Inuzuka is a character role-played by rupzrayem.

General Description[]

Kazuki Inuzuka is a Filipino-Japanese man who migrated to Los Santos from the Philippines. He can be seen with curly hair and a fade. He is a criminal, a trained assassin, a hacker and a drug-lord. A lot of the times he is always on the phone negotiating deals or on the streets networking with others. He was the second Oyabun to lead the Kitsune-gumi Yakuza in Japan before it disbanded. He carries his late father's katana at his back to bring honor in his name. He is currently a Tiger Claw (Lieutenant equivalent) of the White Tigers gang.

Personality[]

Kazuki is a calm, laid-back person who usually goes out of his way to help people out. While friendly in most times, Kazuki can switch up very easily and become psychotic and aggressive when triggered.

History[]

Origins

Kazuki Inuzuka is the son of Hideo Inuzuka and Jenni Paz. Kazuki's father, Hideo, was a Japanese man who participated in illegal trade in the Philippines. He was a high-ranking yakuza member ordered to get his drug operations working in Malate, Manila.

Hideo would set up shady meetings with different clienteles ranging from street thugs, Filipino mobs, and even different clans of other Japanese yakuza who flew to the country to negotiate business deals. These meetings would be frequently held at a local bar where he met Jenni working as a waitress. Outside of these meetings, Hideo and Jenni would always be seen flirting with each other in the bar. They would always hook up after her shift as a waitress. Eventually she got pregnant and gave birth to Kazuki.

Unknown to Jenni, Hideo had a major conflict with one of his business partners. They threatened that if Hideo could not meet the business terms they agreed upon, they would kill him and all those he cared about. For a couple of years, Hideo had to keep his distance from Jenni and his son. It seemed like he was pushing them away from his life not wanting anything to do with them. When his business partners started suspecting them to be people that Hideo cared about, he abruptly flew back to Japan. Hideo had left when Kazuki was a young child stating that he had 'business' to take care of, never returning again.

During Kazuki's childhood, his mother fell in love and was married to a man named Leonardo Lopez, Kazuki's step-father. The bond between Kazuki and Leonardo was complicated because Leonardo did not see him as his own son. This reflected with Kazuki and he also did not see him as a father. This was because when Leonardo was drunk, he would always have long arguments with Jenni. He would then take out his anger at Kazuki, using his belt to "punish" him for not doing his choirs. Kazuki would often get into street fights as a kid as a way to take out his frustrations from his step-father.

As Kazuki grew up into a teenager, due to the mental trauma he got from the beatings of his step-father, parts of his childhood memories would be buried deep inside his head- these included some memories of his biological father, Hideo. What helped him suppress these memories was trying to find ways to please his step-father in order to miss a beating. When he realized that making a small amount of cash made Leonardo happy, he stuck to it.

When Kazuki grew to become a young adult, he became a workaholic and provided for his family to avoid conflict. Unfortunately the more he worked, the more responsibilities he was given. It came to a point where the job he had was unsustainable. He eventually made the decision to save up and fly to Los Santos to look for a job.

In his first days in Los Santos, he was able to land a job with a small computer firm. However, this sense of security didn't last because not long after, the company was breached by unknown hackers which left them bankrupt. Looking for different ways to earn money, Kazuki eventually stumbled upon a man named Yami Kitsune, a business man that owned a famous Japanese restaurant in Okinawa, Japan called Sakura Sushi. The man had set up a food booth in Los Santos and offered Kazuki to work for him. Kazuki worked hard, making it from an employee and even taking an HR position within the company. Because he had done so well, this gave him an opportunity to fly to Okinawa, Japan to work with the main branch. He also thought of it as a perfect time to explore his Japanese ethnicity, or maybe he thought he could find the person that had left him and his mother when he was a kid.

Roots within the Yakuza

During his time working under Yami Kitsune, it opened illegal business opportunities with him because he was the Oyabun of the Kitsune-gumi Yakuza. Kazuki built a very good relationship with the them and was eventually invited into the yakuza and eventually putting his life on the line for his newfound family. There, he honed his skills in the art of war, brushing up his skills in the blade and worked on learned assassination techniques.

Kazuki started out as a Kobun, until he rose the ranks and earned a spot as a Wakagashira. As Kazuki became a very valuable asset to them, Yami would then adopt Kazuki as his own son. Kazuki learned a lot about the criminal world, including how the illegal trade worked, dealing in the underground market and as well as extorting those who would try and contest the yakuza. He used these avenues as his own primary income. Eventually, when Yami decided to expand his businesses outside of Japan, Kazuki would take the reigns as the second Oyabun of the Kitsune-gumi Yakuza.

Unfortunately, corruption bred within the family, the leaders and the few loyal members were forced into the shadows. They discontinued both legal and illegal operations in Okinawa, Japan. This stopped Kazuki from making any income. The Japanese restaurant he had called home was no more. With no choice left, Kazuki decided to depart back to Los Santos.

Storylines and Arcs[]

White Tigers Arc

Upon arriving Los Santos, he met Connor Chun who introduced Kazuki to Mista Cookie and they expressed interest in creating a criminal group.
Started as a small crew in which they robbed houses, stores, grew weed and sold guns.
Was one of the few OG members alongside Connor, Cookie, Ellis and Cowboy.
Went into conflict with gangs such as: The Prophets and GSF.
Got promoted into a Tiger Claw / Head Lieutenant
Was mainly in the drug game such as Cocaine (1.0) and weed.
Got into a long hiatus around June 2024 before the economic collapse and came back around October 2024 after the collapse.
Became the main weed contact of White Tigers and was selling bulks, helping people get their money up.
On November 2024, Kazuki and Cowboy became the acting leaders of White Tigers while Cookie was away.

Kazuki and Yukio's family conflict

Hideo Inuzuka reached out to Yami Kitsune after finding out about Kazuki, informing him that he would like to meet Kazuki.
Kazuki met Hideo and found out the real reason why he had left them.
Hideo also revealed he was dying of cancer.
Hideo wished to make amends with his long lost son before dying.
Hideo's dying wish to Kazuki was to bring back honor to the Inuzuka name after he had thrown it away by leaving his family in the Philippines.
Before dying. Hideo passed his clan katana, the "Tachibana" to Kazuki which he keeps with him at all times.
Yukio's father and Kazuki's biological father were once business partners. They would always visit the Philippines for business and vacations.
Yukio's father got into a massive conflict with Kazuki's father, threatening him to his death if he wouldn't follow up what they agreed upon.
Yukio's family is the reason why Kazuki's parents were broken.
Yukio claims that Kazuki was her childhood crush, but Kazuki does not remember her because his father would always hide him away from the other shady businessmen.
When Kazuki shared to Yukio his story about his father and katana, Yukio revealed that it was her father's doing as to why Hideo had passed away.
Hideo was admitted to a hospital belonging to Yukio's family in which they faked the death certificate.
Yukio revealed that Hideo died of poisoning from her family.
Kazuki told Yukio to retrieve Hideo's real death certificate if they wanted to keep their mutual friendship.

Trivia and Quotes[]

Kazuki was born in the Philippines. English wasn’t his first language.
Always carries a katana which was given to him by his late father, Hideo.
Used to look ugly until he got a facial from Yukio.
Has a goldfish memory
Is always negotiating business deals with others
Blames cops stating he has to take a detour but in reality he is just directionally challenged
Can getaway from cops but can’t drive himself to Legion Square
”Whadduh-whadduh”
”Where?”
”Just took a detour… cause of the cops”.