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Name:
Maekawa Otome
Nickname:
None yet!
Rank:
Genin.
Organization:
Lightning Shinobi Corp.
“Do your duty as you see it, and damn the consequences.”
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Bloodline:
None.
Chakra Nature:
Lightning (Affinity)
Gender:
Female
Age and date of birth:
18 years old, born on the 2nd of October.
Age Appearance:
Appears as teen.
Sexuality:
Not yet fully explored.
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Length and build:
Otome stands at the approx. length of 1.65m / 5ft 4.
Weight:
Ottome weighs around 55 kilograms / 120 lbs.
Favourite weather and season:
Ottome is most comfortable in sunny weather but she does adore Autumn if she had to pick a season.
Scars and tattoos:
Currently, Ottome has:
- No scar. Yet? Heh?
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Personality:
To describe Ottome, it entirely depends on the experiences that the person has. But in general, Ottome is considered to be a bubbly character. She tends to be quite an optimistic person, desiring to see the best in a situation and wanting to strive to make something great. This often has created the view that she can be quite obnoxious for those who aren’t either used to the ‘radiance’ of optimism and joy.
Another important aspect of Ottome is that she can be quite determined, usually when she has set her sight on a particular goal. This tends to make her forget about other matters, being too focused on achieving to what she has set herself to do - causing her to be surprised when not taking into account some matters that could have been vital for success.
Ottome has some serious flaws too. She can come across as demanding and at times she shows a pedantic nature, usually to situations that she has little to no experiences with - once more to the annoyance of many others that aren’t acquainted or liking Ottome’s personality. Fortunately, her generosity tends to help prevent most of the grievances that otherwise would persist.
Likes:
- Ottome is a sweet tooth.
- She likes the smell of burnt wood.
- Ottome likes festivals.
- She enjoys achieving a goal, no matter how small or big.
- Experiencing and learning about new cultures and matters.
- Able to spend time with her hawk.
Dislikes:
- Being beaten - she tends to be a somewhat sore loser.
- Forgetting about an aspect that could have been important.
- Being sassed at.
- Tattoos.
- Seeing animals or children hurt.
- Unable to make it to her current primary goal.
- Spiders….
- Food poisoning.
- Ottome desires to become a renowned kunoichi, the reason so that she redeem her father’s name and being able to earn his pride.
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Backstory:
Ottome was born in a small village near the capital city of Ranzaki. Her life used to be quite simple, a mixture of playing around with other children from the village to helping her folks at the rice fields. It certainly wasn’t an easy life but it was far from an unhappy one. Things started to drastically change, however, when in the last waning days of the Great War her father decided to volunteer into the military. With most of the fighting and danger gone, it seemed like an opportune moment to join the military and earn an easy but steady income.
This opportunistic decision paid off first. Ottome’s father was stationed at the southern border with the Frost country - a relatively safe area to be stationed at, due to the absence of any hostile neighbouring states.
The absence of Ottome’s father started to weigh upon the family. Ottome’s mother was still young and desired to have more children. The lack of an ability to achieve this started to crack and pressure the marriage of Ottome’s parents. But work started to play a bigger part in Ottome’s life.
As the years started to pass, Ottome’s father started to visit less and less on his leaves from his post. While he strived to gain promotion, it wasn’t that easy. In fact, it seemed that despite Ottome’s father desire, his superiors either didn’t notice him or his martial nor leadership abilities were enough to warrant a promotion. Unexpectedly, this would backlash at Ottome’s parent’s marriage. Her mother started to take up an antagonistic attitude towards Ottome’s father. And as a result, Ottome’s father visit home would become less frequent.
Until the fateful day that Ottome was twelve years old.
Returning home, Ottome’s father was met with the hostility of his wife. Sick and done with, Ottome’s father didn’t respond to the accusations and sneers. Instead, he simply started to pack the few belongings he managed to get and then seemed to go away. Only hours later did Ottome’s mother figured out that her husband had also taken her child with him.
Kumogakure was a weird place. Ottome didn’t understand much of it, despite being twelve years old. With her father’s wages, they could afford a small apartment. Life wasn’t much better but neither worse. The bustling activities that created a lot of noise during the day were a source of curiosity. At first, it did somewhat intimidate Ottome who couldn’t figure out why they weren’t going home.
The first few weeks were odd as Ottome’s father would introduce her to a few neighbours, that promised to take care of Ottome. The sudden shift from village to city and then being taken care by strangers was a bit too much. Causing Ottome to grow silent and introvert for a little while. It took her a year before she started to adjust and become more comfortable at what seemed to be a constant chaotic mess.
At the age of thirteen, Ottome would become enlisted to the Shinobi Academy. The reason is purely being in an attempt to generate more funds in the future, for her father started to become desperate to increase his ranking among the military.
The first year at the Academy was hard as Ottome didn’t possess the necessary skills that allowed her to stand up against many of the other recruits that either enlisted or were recruited. Let alone compete against those that could claim the heritage of a martial clan.
The occupation of Shoji’s forces was thus met with relief from Ottome, who didn’t like the idea of becoming a kunoichi. She remembered the whispers from her old village that softly resonated whenever a team of shinobi went past or arrived. For the sighting of shinobi meant only one thing: trouble.
But as the days become weeks, there was something amiss. Letters from her father stopped coming and Ottome started to fear the worst. Even if she had taken up a job at a ramen restaurant - working nearly all day to generate enough funds to pay the bills - she couldn’t shake the idea that something terrible had happened.
The revelation came when the occupation of Shoiji came to a crashing end. Apparently, Ottome’s father had switched sides. His hope was to achieve a better standing with the forces of Shoji, which did result in a promotion. But being a captain didn’t only increase his wages. It made him into a prime target of those that abhorred the forces of Shoji and fellow traitors.
While life slowly became the same for many, Ottome found herself at a rocky crossroad of choices. In fact, her father’s decision started to weigh upon her. The friendly neighbours taking a distance to not be associated with a traitor’s daughter.
Still enlisted at the Shinobi Academy, Ottome decided to stick with her current path. It was rough and difficult but she eventually started to reach to graduate.
Only finding out that fate wasn’t kind to her.
The realm was starting to rip itself apart, a civil war over the succession crisis of the Ranzaki dynasty. The chaos of the conflict would send ripples throughout the country, reaching Ottome despite her not being on either side. Yet the conflict started to create more difficulties for Ottome as neighbours would remember what her father had done.
The bullying and constant crackdown shattered Ottome’s self-esteem and trust in other people. Her only hope to prove her loyalty to the city of Kumogakure and the Shinobi corp, keeping a facade with a smile and laugh.
Graduated from the Shinobi Corp, Ottome’s luck seemed to be really down the drain. For a while she saw finally a way to start working towards her primary goal, her first experience would be a large siege upon Kumogakure itself.
Theme Song:
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Family:
Mother:
| Maekawa Take |
Ottome’s mother. What was once a sweet and friendly lady, turned slowly into a bitter shell of the woman she once used to be. Ever since Ottome was taken to Kumogakure, the two never had been in contact with each other.
Father:
| Maekawa Kojuro |
Ottome’s relation with her father was quite positive. Despite him slowly fading out of her life due to his aspiration to become successful in the military. After his death, Ottome has been torn whether she should curse him or hope he is watching her from the afterlife.
Friends:
None. Yet? I hope!
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Other People:
Work in progress, I swear it!
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Name of Weapon or Item:
Description:
The typical shinobi gear that the shinobi is given by the Raikage administration.
Name of Weapon or Item:
Kojuro’s Tanto.
Description:
A sharp, steel tanto. It is the only possession that Ottome still has with her these days that originates from her father.
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Skills/Abilities
Ottome possesses average skills in terms of ninjutsu. Her chakra control is decent but her lack of experience tends to be a problem when dealing with more seasoned ninjutsu experts. What seems to be her best quality in terms of abilities is her close-quarter combat skills and reflexes. While she lacks the muscle to compete against many masculine foes, she tends to rely on her speed and agility to stand her ground.
Out of all the fields of ninjutsu, it seems that genjutsu or medicine attracts her the most. Coupled with an adequate control of her chakra and lack of brute force, these fields have been lightly touched upon her time in the Academy.
Special Traits
Ottome is inexperienced, which isn’t that surprising due to her recent graduation from the Shinobi Academy. She has a strong will and determination, having acquired it from enduring the constant jabs and references to her father’s betrayal. Top on that, her chakra reserves are only average compared to her peers.
Yet in spite of her shortcomings, Ottome possesses a sharp mind that is often concealed by her bubbly behaviour. She is capable to figure out traps and solutions rapidly - once understanding the mechanism behind it all.
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Ottome has mastered all the Academy Techniques.
Body Flicker Technique (D Ranked)
Temporary Paralysis Technique (D Ranked)
Lightning Release:
Lightning Release: Lightning Beast Tracking Fang (C ranked)
Lightning Release: Lightning Illusion Flash of Lightning Pillar ( C ranked)
Ottome's Summoning:
Name:
Kinmochi
Age:
Approximately four years.
History:
It would be a lie to state that Ottome and Kinmochi started out as friends right away. The reason why Kinmochi became a part of Ottome’s life was simply out of a desire to have something going for her. This resulted in her wandering into a Summoner’s Establishment, where she was coerced into purchasing the hawke to become a summoning. It took a year of work before the two managed to be capable to work together.
Abilities:
Kinmochi has been trained to listen to various sharp whistles. He is capable of attacking and stalking a target. But in order to do so, he requires a scent of his quarry or Ottome instructing him - by pointing and instructing some commands. This tends to work on various targets but nothing that goes against Kinmochi's instinct - for example, he won't attack a large bear due to not liking to attack something that seems imposing or impossible for him to deal with.