Luzhen

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Luzhen (鹿真)
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Great Yan; formerly associated with Konoha
Occupation/Role	Civil official; staff-group manager; Minister of Finance and Minister of Rites; advisor to Dongfang Mao
Status	Alive; survived an assassination attempt
First Appearance	10

Background / History

Luzhen initially handled the group’s provisions, promptly informing Dongfang Mao when their food supply was nearly exhausted. His reliable work earned Dongfang Mao’s trust and further responsibilities 10.

Dongfang Mao later gave Luzhen ninjutsu scrolls and a notebook containing historical events and cases from his past life, deliberately cultivating him for future service. Luzhen showed immediate curiosity toward the notebook and its contents 19.

By the military reorganization, Luzhen managed the staff group, taught literacy to recruits, and continued studying ninjutsu 21. His study of historical texts—particularly dynastic rises and falls and the lives of scholars—shaped his increasingly assertive political outlook 28.

Appearance

Luzhen’s appearance and bearing become markedly more refined as he rises within Dongfang Mao’s administration 27.

• Emulates the attire of historical scholars and figures he studies 28.
• His changed demeanor contrasts with his earlier humble presentation 27.

Personality

Luzhen is intelligent, curious, and highly receptive to Dongfang Mao’s education. His interest in ninjutsu, history, and governance develops into confidence in his own political judgment 19 28.

As his influence grows, he becomes forceful and increasingly dismissive of objections, particularly Tsunade’s humanitarian concerns over his proposed methods of governing Tsukimiura 28. He is also a committed supporter of Confucian principles, viewing them as a useful instrument of rule 66.

Despite the bounty placed on him and the revelation that his biological father seeks his death, Luzhen leaves the matter to Dongfang Mao without hesitation 113.

Abilities & Skills

Ninjutsu Knowledge

Luzhen is knowledgeable enough to identify unusual Yang-power characteristics in Dongfang Mao’s Great Fireball Technique and suggest the possibility of a developing Kekkei Genkai 20.

• Received ninjutsu scrolls from Dongfang Mao 19.
• Continues studying ninjutsu while serving in the staff group 21.
• His known role is primarily administrative and advisory rather than combat-oriented.

Administration and Education

Luzhen manages organizational work and helps develop personnel for Dongfang Mao’s regime.

• Managed the staff group during the New Martial Army’s reorganization 21.
• Taught literacy to recruits 21.
• Participated in the Ministry of Rites’ work, including the Hanlin Academy’s development of reliable common-born officials 60.

Political Strategy

Luzhen applies lessons from historical scholarship to current governance and expansion.

• Proposed intimidating and pacifying Tsukimiura’s populace, including purging gambling houses and similar establishments 28.
• Recommended territorial expansion as a means of strengthening Tsukimiura’s economy and military 44.
• Advocated founding a nation and establishing durable governing institutions as Dongfang Mao’s territory expanded 93.
• Counseled against prematurely claiming the title of Emperor, instead proposing “King He” and “Great Wa” 94.
• Proposed “Great Yan” as the state name and “Yanshi” as the reign title; Dongfang Mao accepted both 99.

Positions and Responsibilities

Position / Duty	Details
Staff-group manager	Managed the staff group and taught recruits literacy 21
Minister of Finance	Promoted to the post by Dongfang Mao; later handed financial responsibilities to Kakuzu 28 129
Minister of Rites	Promoted alongside his finance portfolio; remained associated with rites and institutional work 28 60
Political advisor	Provided counsel on Tsukimiura’s governance, territorial expansion, state formation, and the nation’s name 28 44 93 99

Story Role / Major Arcs

Rise in Dongfang Mao’s Retinue

Luzhen progresses from supply management to a trusted administrative subordinate. Dongfang Mao equips him with ninjutsu materials and historical texts, then assigns him staff-group and literacy-training work 10 19 21.

Tsukimiura Governance

Influenced by historical figures, Luzhen presents an aggressive plan to stabilize Tsukimiura. His willingness to treat commoners as instruments of policy provokes Tsunade, but impresses Dongfang Mao enough to earn him promotion to Minister of Finance and Minister of Rites 28.

He continues to advise Dongfang Mao on economic expansion, arguing that more territory is necessary to strengthen both the city’s economy and military capacity 44.

Cultural and Institutional Reforms

Luzhen supports Dongfang Mao’s cultural reforms, particularly the enforcement of Confucian principles as a governing framework 66. He later urges the formal establishment of a nation and its institutions, and advises caution over imperial titles 93 94.

His proposal of “Great Yan” and “Yanshi” is adopted during the debate over the new state’s name and reign title 99.

Assassination Attempt and Family Conflict

Three chunin from the Land of Fire’s black market assassinate Luzhen, killing nine members of the Night Patrol Bureau and City Patrol Bureau and seriously wounding sixteen others. Luzhen survives and remains devoted to his duties while receiving treatment from Shizune 112.

A subsequent bounty on Luzhen reveals that his biological father, Nara Shikakaku, wants him dead. Dongfang Mao responds by placing a higher bounty on Shikakaku 113.

Finance Department Transition

After the assassination attempt, Kakuzu is appointed Left Vice Minister of the Finance Department and takes over Luzhen’s financial responsibilities. Luzhen formally hands these duties over to him 128 129.

Relationships

• Dongfang Mao — Patron, ruler, and trusted advisor relationship. Dongfang Mao cultivates Luzhen with ninjutsu scrolls and historical materials, promotes him to major ministerial offices, and protects him after the assassination attempt and bounty 19 28 112 113.
• Tsunade — Political adversaries in governance discussions. Tsunade objects to Luzhen’s use of commoners as political pawns, while Luzhen dismisses her objections 28.
• Nara Shikakaku — Biological father; hostile relationship. Shikakaku places a bounty on Luzhen’s life 113.
• Shizune — Treated Luzhen after he was wounded in the assassination attempt 112.
• Kakuzu — Successor in the Finance Department; Luzhen hands over his financial responsibilities after Kakuzu’s appointment 128 129.
• Mataichi — Works alongside Luzhen in implementing Dongfang Mao’s cultural and Confucian reform orders 66.

Trivia

• Luzhen’s political rise is directly tied to Dongfang Mao’s historical notebook and ninjutsu scrolls 19.
• His state-name proposal eclipses those of other ministers, drawing their envy and jealousy 99.
• Although Chapter 112 is titled “Luzhen Assassinated,” the account describes him as injured and treated rather than killed 112.