This is all optional, aye?
The lot of you know me as Raifudo or, more personally, "Johnny". I'm, what many call, a veteran of this site and a true devotee of my time to it. This site has been another home for me for little under a third of my life, and I've done quite the bit of venturing into the RP-aspect of it all myself during my stay. Ranging from being reigning Raikage, to Kyuubi Jinchuuriki -- both of which that I held for little over 2 years. I can recollect many things that, to my fellow Sl'ers, are deemed memorable for life; things such as: the bar, the leet ninjas, the first ever SL-pvp war, "Rice Country", etc., etc. which proves I know my way around the history of this site.
As I have mentioned, I was the reigning Sandaime Raikage and Kyuubi-host; I thoroughly enjoyed my time with both titles and I have zero regrets in my holding of such. However, the reason I gave them up, regardless of my mysterious bond with them, was due to feeling my time with them was more than long enough and that they were best suited for another person to bare. That self-decided act was what led to passing both feats of mine down to my successor and dear friend: Zenaku.
I bring the above up for this reason: I seek no power. I see no fame. I seek no boon from this whatsoever. I gave up whatever bonds I had that constricted me to bias reasoning through RP; I've had my fair share of being offered bijuu after my passing-along, but I have refused all of them with the knowledge I had no use for them. After all, this is just refereeing RP (meaning reading long-winded posts, etc.) I served my time in my community well as an RP'er, and for years have I served it as a go-to person for help in any matter; ranging from help with: creating jutsu, bloodline limits, rp-disptutes, bijuu matches (the like of which was gave initiative for me to write the current bijuu rules), etc. What I seek from this all is to help my second home in any way I can. I have made some distinctive friends here, and brothers as well. I have already acted as a, what we call now, "council" member without the need of any sort of title. I did it, as I have said, for the sake of helping.
I apply here and now, presenting my reasons, as a potential-councilman in fear that whatever say I have may be disregarded or shrugged off as "no authority figure". I suppose one can argue that me being so looked-up to before, it shouldn't change the views to me in the aftermath. But there is a chance it could happen. He who expects the worst is never disappointed, no?
As for why I think I'd make a promising candidate? I touched on how I seek nothing from this but to help those who need it. I stated how I hosted a bijuu of my own, which, for two years, gives the reason that I know my way around the zones. Being the Raikage for that amount of time shows I know how to lead as well.
I guess we can dwell on personal life. I'm a 19-year old college student with aims to becoming a professional in computer science; that ranging from subjects such as programming, system engineering, and computer information technology. My minor is in philosophy, so thinking critically is a hobby of mine rather than a chore or school-based activity.
Since my early childhood I've been regarded as gifted and brilliant due to my passive abilities of word-comprehension, adaptability, memory-performance (ironic since my memory has gone to crap), etc. and I was even enrolled in programs such as G.A.T.E.; after my time in such, I dove deeper into higher classes such as honors or advanced placement while holding a college-level+ reading capability since the 7th grade. That's not to say I was much too successful. I was placed in those classes time and time again due to testing and recommendation letters from past teachers saying I wasn't being challenged enough. In actuality, I maintained a 1.3 GPA in my entire high school career. Yeah, a D-. I never did my homework or classwork. I did every test that came my way and passed it with ease.
It wasn't until recently I realized how much of a mistake I had made. I couldn't get in my university of choice because my grades aren't up to par as the rest of their snobby students. It is now that I seek to right my wrong and do the best I can do become successful in life; if anything, to make my mother proud of me and let her pass without worry of how I'll go on.
So, here I am, righting my wrong with any way possible -- even through means of protecting my second home.
Johnny, over and out.
Edit: Didn't sign off!