Atsuji Oniburi

Atsuji Oniburi (鬼ぶり篤, Oniburi Atsuji) was the heir of the Oniburi Clan of Jikain Village, and the second son of the Clan's Matriarch Konomi, and her only son with Chikashi, her third Husband.

Appearance
Atsuji was a young boy with very lighly tanned skin and messy, shoulder length silver hair, along with light brown eyes. As he was only 11, he was also rather short.

Atsuji wore a white dress shirt underneath a black vest, along with black dress pants and shoes. For more formal occasions in the village, he usually more traditional robes to match the event.

Personality
Not much is known about Atsuji's personality. He was said to be a rather quiet kid, but would usually relax and act more freely around his older brother and mother, feeling able to open up more around them and seeming much more cheerful. While his mother constantly spoiled him, he was kept in line by his brother Miyoko and so never felt like he was above others, always showing respect to others in the village, especially if they were older than him. He would often talk to his brother about wanting more siblings as he wanted to know what it was like to be the older brother. His wish would never come true however, as he passed away before the birth of his younger twin sisters Shizuka and Kyoko.

Background
Despite not being the eldest child, Konomi declared soon after Atsuji was born that he would be the heir of their clan instead of his older brother Miyoko, as Atsuji was her first child with one of her actual husbands. Despite being a controversial decision amongst her Clan and the Village, she believed it would ensure that the Clan would have a 'true' Oniburi as the leader after her time as Matriarch had passed, much to the dismay of her eldest son Miyoko.

Despite their mother's shameless favouritism, Atsuji and Miyoko were always rather close. As his father died before he was even born, all he ever had was his older brother and his mother, and so the two often relied on each other heavily. Miyoko believed that if he was able to advise his brother on matters instead of their mother once he became the Clan Patriarch, that he could ensure his brother ruled well, especially in keeping good relations with the other Clans of the Village, which their mother was never good at. Atsuji's ascension as Clan Patriarch never came, however.

While Atsuji had what was considered a very normal childhood for someone growing up in Jikain Village, he never managed to learn Nen. When he reached the age of 10, he had still not even learnt to use the most basic of Nen abilities, and so he was sent to the Meditation Houses. His first year there went smoothly, but halfway through the second year, when he was 11, he fell ill. When he was let out for food, he complained that he had been feeling unwell since he last ate. They were only mild symptoms pointing to nothing more than maybe a cold at the time, however, when the time for him to be let out again next came, they found him dead in his room. It was determined that he had passed away due to his illness, with a burial being held later on. Miyoko then took over as heir once more, with both him and Konomi falling into a long state of depression.

While this was the initial report on Atsuji's passing, some in the village, including Konomi herself, suspect more sinister foul play could have been involved. For years, Clan Rikara have been rivals with Clan Oniburi as they've blamed Konomi for both the unfair banishment of one of their members, Miyoko's father Taro, and the subsequent decline their Clan dealt with after being disgraced with a now Renegade Clan member. As such, while no one will say it out loud, some believe that the Rikara Clan had actually conspired to poison Atsuji, in the hopes that Miyoko, who is technically a member of their Clan too, will be reinstated as heir once more, and eventually grow to lead. Miyoko himself isn't sure whether or not to believe the theory, however still blames himself for his younger brother's death because of it.

Family
When he was alive, Atsuji was on good terms with both his brother Miyoko and their mother Konomi, being close with the two of them

Konomi Oniburi
Not much is known about Konomi and Atsuji's relationship as she doesn't talk about him often, but they are believed to have been on good terms, loving each other dearly. As her first legitimate son, Konomi was known to shelter and spoil Atsuji constantly, always looking happy as long as he was too. While the responsibility of being the heir of their clan stressed him out to no end, he also took great pride in knowing he would one day be able to lead their clan in the future, although that day never came to pass. After his death, Konomi fell into a state of depression for an entire year

Miyoko Oniburi
While they never spent that much time together due to how busy the both of them were, Atsuji and Miyoko were always close regardless. As his father died before he was born, Atsuji looked up to his older brother as a sort of father figure, envying him for being older. He also felt a certain amount of constant guilt as he believed that he had stolen the position of clan heir away from his brother. Miyoko always tried to comfort his little brother, telling him both that he didn't make the choice, their mother did, and that he didn't even want the position anyway. Despite this, Atsuji apologised often. After Atsuji's death, Miyoko fell into a state of depression similarly to his mother, as he felt responsible for not being there for Atsuji in his final moments

Trivia

 * If Atsuji were still alive now, he would be 27