Mitsuru, Yamada
Basic InformationAge: 14
Gender: Female
Birthplace: Iwagakure
Personal InformationPersonality: Mitsuru's a hard person to deal with, as she commonly acts as if she's completely disinterested in others. She's sarcastic, careless, greedy, lazy, and everything else you could possibly dislike from a person. However, she can also be a surprising anchor for those around her, with her relaxed nature and ability to stare pressure in the face like it's baked goods. She's an introvert, although she has no problems talking when the situation calls for it. Even if she doesn't like it.
Dislikes being criticized, even though she tends to be rather critical of others. While she may sometimes act tomboyish, she hates being called a tomboy, probably because of her sister's constant teasing. Also, she inherently doesn't trust food given to her by strangers, because of the countless poisoning "accidents" at the hand of one of her sisters.History: Mitsuru has always been overshadowed by her older sisters, and with good reason. Seemingly out of nowhere, the three of them quickly grew to become some of the greatest kunoichi in the village, and were hailed as geniuses in their respective fields. They were the pride of the Yamada Clan, and eventually ended up earning the title of the "Three Yamada Sisters". However, there was a fourth sister, born to the second wife of the clan's head, several years apart from the others. That sister was Mitsuru.
Ever since she was young, Mitsuru has been treated poorly by those around her. When she was at home, her family insulted and degraded her, saying that she had inherited nothing but dirty, commoner blood, and that she was hardly worthy of possessing the clan's secrets. They taught her grudgingly though, as if holding some small hope that she would have the potential to become anything.
They were disappointed. Mitsuru was never particularly successful in the academy, outside of certain traditional exercises. Those few shinobi close to her outside of her family saw that she had talent, but she was clearly wasting every ounce of it. She lacked drive, the motivation to actively engage in training and the desire to succeed at anything in particular. The only time she could work properly was under the spiteful gaze of her sisters, whose mere presence inspired her to become stronger, so that she might have a chance to shove it in their faces.
She graduated the academy with mediocre marks. Throughout her academy life, she hadn't done anything particularly outstanding, besides a few fights here and there. Her teacher didn't like her, not so much because of her personality as it was due to her utter and complete lack of effort. In the end, the only skills she had worth using were hardly impressive ones. Sure, she was good at the basic techniques of a ninja, such as methods of stealth and deception, but she only ever used them to swindle money from the store owner down the street.
Another disappointment. What a waste.
Now, she's set to begin training for a position in the Granite Guard. Ordinarily, she would never have been recommended for such a position. However, her eldest sister put in a "good word" for her, and she was sent away out of their hair and into the hands of another teacher. Convenient for them, as they seem to have been growing increasingly busy as of late...Clan: The Yamada Clan, which was once rather unextraordinary, but has risen into relative fame lately as a result of the renowned Three Yamada Sisters, who were exceptionally accomplished Kunoichi. Mitsuru is the fourth of these sisters, born to the Clan Head's new wife after his old wife passed away several years earlier. This makes Mitsuru the youngest in the household, although she is hardly treated nicely just because of that fact. In fact, nobody even acknowledges her as one of the Sisters, because of how much of a failure she is.
Dreams and aspirations: The end goal of Mitsuru's life is to surpass her sisters, although she has done well to avoid expressing this. She wants to get back at the world for the way they've treated her, but has yet to find the drive to achieve her aspirations.
General strengths: Having been trained by both her father and her older sisters, Mitsuru has quite a bit more knowledge about being a kunoichi than most others her age. With the more traditional of shinobi techniques such as stealth, reconnaissance and information gathering, she's quite skillful. Much like her eldest sister, she has an equal affinity to all types of combat, and thus can evolve into any kind of kunoichi she favours. She's good at keeping a cool head during tense or pressuring situations, making her surprisingly reliable when things get tough. Oh, and she's got a good eye for pretty much everything that doesn't require empathy. She's pretty bad at that.
General weaknesses: Her lack of motivation has made her a poor fighter overall, and she doesn't really like to confront her foes directly. She doesn't enjoy fighting alongside others, and her tendency to antagonize her allies makes her a horrible teammate in a group battle. Additionally, her poor social skills make her unable to detect subtle nuances in the emotions of those around her, meaning she may not notice brewing conflict until it happens.
Combat InformationKnown chakra natures: FireSkill Specialization: Assassination & Support
Can produce a solid Transformation technique, but is mediocre at the other entry-level techniques such as wall-walking, body-flicker and substitution.
Name: Misdirection Technique
Type: Genjutsu
Range: Line of sight
Rank: D
Nature: N/A
Execution: Two handseals, visual contact.
Description: A simple, yet effective technique that makes the victim hear a sound behind them, or in any other direction of the user's choosing. The user can choose to alter the properties of the sound, such as making it sound further away, or changing it to a voice.
Flaws: Because it requires the user to see their opponent, enemies that are good at hiding or who possess some sort of visual barrier are untargetable. Additionally, if the victim realizes what is going on, the technique becomes virtually useless.
Name: Lighter Technique
Type: Ninjutsu
Range: Touch/Close
Rank: D
Nature: Katon
Execution: Snapping of the fingers
Description: Seemingly an entry-level Katon technique that creates a small flame at the top of the user's finger. Usually employed as a way of creating larger, natural fires, or to light a cigarette. An advanced application of this technique is to "flick" the flame at a target, in order to either burn them a little or make them flinch.
Flaws: Either way, the technique isn't really that strong, and only situationally useful.
Name: Yamada Style Secret Maid Arts
Type: All
Range: N/A
Rank: D-S
Nature: Variable
Execution: Varies
Description: A large collection of techniques used by Mitsuru's eldest sister, who has forced Mitsuru to learn and master a wide range of them for the sake of "training". These techniques range from cooking and cleaning, to erotic arts and advanced etiquette. Naturally, Mitsuru is yet to master all these techniques to their fullest extent, and is only just now learning a certain type. While not strong in the conventional sense, these techniques are all extraordinarily useful outside of battle, and can even be used to deceive opponents when used creatively.
Flaws: These techniques are in no way intended for combat, but instead for becoming a good wife and helping serve the Kage in whatever ways are necessary.
Name: Yamada Style Shuriken Burst Technique
Type: Taijutsu
Range: Mid-Long
Rank: C
Nature: N/A
Execution: Several moments of focus (Handseals would distract the user, obviously.)
Description: A weaker version of the middle of the Three Yamada Sister's signature technique, High-Octane Shuriken Gambit. The principle is the same, but Mitsuru lacks the power to execute her big sister's ultimate technique, at least at her age. By building up a large amount of chakra into one's hand while it is clutching a ranged weapon and releasing it at precisely the moment the weapon leaves their hand, the thrown weapon's speed is increased mightily. Because of its blinding speed, this technique can easily overwhelm opponents that aren't prepared.
Flaws: Requires perfect aim, deadly focus and several moments of preparation. Because it's a weaker version, Mitsuru can only use it with a few weapons at once. Makes an audible sound, similar to that of a crossbow being fired. While good at quickly striking opponents at a distance, Mitsuru has yet to grasp the true nature of her big sister's technique, which is said to have made her the world's greatest Shurikenjutsu Specialist.
Name: Yamada Style Toxic Miasma Technique
Type: Genjutsu
Range: Mid
Rank: C
Nature: N/A
Execution: Six handseals, followed by exhaling.
Description: The youngest of the Three Yamada Sisters specializes in Poison, so it's some sort of cruel joke that one of her secret techniques is a Genjutsu that perfectly imitates being poisoned. Indeed, this is a dangerous illusion that causes the user to seemingly exhale a great, rapidly-growing cloud of violet mist that, when it is inevitably inhaled, will begin to cause numbness, disorientation and eventually paralysis. Because it's just an illusion, it is almost guaranteed to hit the opponent so long as they see the activation of the technique. Additionally, foes will be fooled into thinking they've been poisoned, and will likely fail to realize they've actually just been struck by Genjutsu.
Flaws: This technique has no real weaknesses, except that it is a genjutsu. It's a little complicated for Mitsuru though, so she doesn't enjoy using it, and has a hard time pulling it off when not under pressure.
Equipment InformationVisible Equipment: 3x Equipment Pouches
1x Backpack (Only on long trips)Ninja Tools/Concealed Equipment:20x Senbon needles
10x Shuriken
8x Cigarettes
5x Explosive Tags (Remote)
4x Kunai
3x Smoke bombs
3x "Big Sister's Playtime" special candy, which greatly intoxicates the eater and makes them unbearably cheerful for about an hour.
3x "Big Sister's Naptime" special candy, which knocks out the eater almost instantly. Lasts about an hour, and provides a surprisingly refreshing sleep.
1x Roll of bandages
1x Roll of metal wire
1x Small transportation scroll (Contains a bag of flour, several bags of chips and several bottles of water.)
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