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Name: Sana Hirai
Nickname: Sa-chan
Rank: Genin
Organization: Republican Military
"It's true that you achieve what you work hard for, not what you dream about – but who can say that dreams don't shape your goals and the path to them in the first place?"
Bloodline: None
Chakra Nature: Lightning Release
Gender: Female
Age and date of birth: 16, June the 7th
Age Appearance: Teens
Sexuality: Unexplored
Note: Her hair is shorter, falling just below her shoulders. On missions, she wears it pinned up in a simple bun or chignon or somesuch.
Length and build: 172 centimeters. Fit with compact muscles.
Weight: 68 kilograms.
Favourite weather and season: Lightly snowing and Winter.
Scars and tattoos:
Currently, Sana has:
- None
Personality:
Dutiful. Ambitious. Determined. Focused. Practical. Hard-working. Efficient. Distantly polite. Loyal. Cautious. Workaholic. Straightforward. Formal. Prone to envy. Unsympathetic.
On the surface, Sana is a polite to friendly person, but she doesn't form connections easily, and is indifferent to most people. Outside her family, she has never been close enough to anyone to call them a friend. Her cousins were enough for her, and so she never really learned how to form relationships where the family-bond wasn't present. She spent her time at the academy mostly to herself, focusing on training. She's not at all shy, though, and while willing to speak out, she isn't particularly bold either. However, when she does form a bond, it tends to last. Despite knowing rationally that it's an easily exploitable weakness, she's fiercely loyal to those scant few people she's genuinely close to.
A core characteristic of Sana is how very goal-oriented and efficient she is. She's been noted to be dutiful, hard-working, and ambitious. While she is determined to better herself, that doesn't stop her from being cautious, envious, or even afraid of those above her. She has no problem obeying her superiors, but she's not keen to connect with them or confide in them for those problems she considers private. Sana's only expectation for her future team-leader and team-mates is that they will be able to cooperate, be civil, and trust each other on a professional level, but doesn't see it as a necessity that they 'click' on a personal level. As such, she tends to be curt and distant in the presence of superiors.
Though she's watchful, and has a pretty good memory for the little details, she isn't as good at connecting the dots into a clear, large picture. For example, she can spend a long time with a person, but still feel indecisive as to what sort of character they have. She may possess several pieces of information, but hesitate (or be outright unable) to draw firm conclusions if some pieces of the puzzle are missing. And in the case of noticing a trap, her first instinct would be to immediately dismantle it, and she'd have to actively restrain herself to consider whether leaving it in place might be more beneficial. All in all, Sana is fairly straightforward. Though she has a strong desire to advance in ranks, she has no clue how she could lead a team (or even more intimidating, several teams), but hopes that working as a follower will give her clues on how to eventually be a leader herself.
Likes:
- Cold weather.
- The outdoors.
- Shaved ice.
- Training.
- Spicy curry.
Dislikes:
Fears:
- Overbearing heat.
- Strong perfumes.
- Pocketless trousers and jackets.
- Small spaces.
- Disrespect.
Goals:
- Disappointing her father.
- Dishonoring her mother's memory.
- Being unable to protect those dear to her.
- Death of a family member.
- Become a competent shinobi, be successful on missions, advance in ranks.
- Join the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist.
Backstory:
Sana's parents had her relatively late, since they were both a part of the military, and her mother needed permission before a long-term absence. As it was, Sana was born to Nariko in 460, several months after the start of the Great Shinobi War. As such, she was nurtured by her mother for perhaps half-a-year. Then, her mother returned to active duty, while Sana was handed to Amaya, Nariko's younger sister, who was also pregnant at the time. Sana was mainly raised by her aunt and uncle during her early years, but she did get to interact with her parents whenever they were able to return home.
However, her mother was killed during the final battle of the Great War, and her father returned a changed man. He was withdrawn, yet determined to raise his daughter right. He still performed his job as a military man, despite how disgusting he often found work beneath the subsequent tyrants to be. Kaien personally never dared to join any uprisings until his daughter was older; he did eventually help deposit both the fourth and fifth Mizukage. He joined the Swords of Truth soon afterwards, desiring to push for a stronger military for the Republic, which he saw as the dawn of something good for Kirigakure.
As for Sana, she had not understood for a long time what it meant that her mother would never return. She barely had any memories of Nariko, and though she saw how deeply affected her aunt was by the tragedy, she didn't quite understand. She did miss her mother at several points in her life, but she quickly rationalized her death as the oft inevitable part of duty. Her grief and disappointment at the lack of a mother were never particularly strong. Besides, her father never mentioned his pain, and after the first two years or so, neither did her aunt. All in all, raised as she was by her father, aunt, and uncle, Sana lived a relatively normal and content life.
Sana was most strongly influenced by her father, though, and adopted his ideology. Kaien always drilled into her the need to be strong enough to protect herself. He often trained her himself, whenever he had the time, from as early as she was able to remember. Besides the scant few pictures of her mother, and even rarer memories of her, the only memento Sana had of her was the katana Nariko had had commissioned during the Great War. As such, Sana became interested in kenjutsu from an early age, which she chose as the first thing she'd try to master.
Her aunt and uncle, in contrast to her father, were much less militant, and often cautioned her of the dangers of active duty. Ironically, spending time with them and experiencing the warmth and safety of a civilian life (but also their wariness and fear of ever-present dangers) only fueled Sana's desire to follow her parents' footsteps and become a shinobi. She took the training under her father seriously, and excelled in the Military Academy. She was found capable of molding chakra – not a surprise when both her parents had been able to – and entered Shinobi Academy. Sana graduated without a problem, and has been set to work at the barracks until her assignment to a team was finalized.
Family:
Mother:
| Nariko Hirai |
Sana's deceased mother. Nariko died at 29 years old in service during the final battle of the Great War. Sana barely has any memories of her, but rarely misses her. She has long since come to terms with her death. However, the thoughts of whether her mother would be proud of her is one of the things that drives her in her pursuits.
Father:
| Kaien Hirai |
Sana's father, currently 47 years old. A military man and a member of the Swords of Truth. He has trained Sana since an early age, and has been a strong inspiration for her to become a shinobi. The person Sana most respects so far, though they are pretty cold and formal to each other - mainly because Kaien has been more detached and strict ever since his wife's death. However, they do care for each other strongly - they just don't show it in a mushy or cuddly manner.
Other Relatives:
Amaya Kasai, Sana's aunt (her mother's sister). Currently 36 years old. Amaya has served as Sana's surrogate mother since before her first years, since Nariko had to return to active duty as soon as she could due to the war. Her aunt has also often watched over her after Sana's death, helping Kaien take care of her when he couldn't. Sana has a very warm relationship with Amaya. Mizuki Kasai, Sana's uncle (Amaya's husband). Currently 40 years old. He is another of Sana's guardians, so she is very close to him. More nurturing but also more laidback than her father, Sana loves him, but tends to dismiss his worries over her becoming a shinobi. Seren Kasai. Currently 15 years old. Sana's honorary sister. They grew up together, and are close friends – despite not having much in common. Yoru Kasai. Currently 11 years old. Sana's honorary brother. This solemn boy is secretly her favourite cousin. Yuma Kasai. Currently 11 years old. Sana's honorary brother. The younger, mischievous twin often drives her crazy, but Sana is also strongly protective of him. Kirari Kasai. Currently 5 years old. Sana's honorary sister. The darling of the Kasai family, though Sana hasn't managed to connect with her as well as she has with her other cousins. A rather spoilt child.
Friends:
None outside her family.
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Other People:
Sana has a few acquaintances, but none she is close to.
Name of Weapon or Item: General Shinobi tools.
Description: Kunai, shuriken, wire, tags, and some smoke bombs. The general equipment of a shinobi operating in the field.
Appearance:
Name of Weapon or Item: Spirit Vessel, Child of Moon (aka Spiritkeeper)
Description: A katana forged from Chakra Metal which used to belong to her mother. Its handle and sheath are white coloured.
Appearance:
Note: Author/original source unclear
Skills/Abilities
Good kenjutsu. Sana's swordsmanship outshines most genin. Practiced chakra control. Admirably effective for a genin. Promising at ninjutsu. She's been able to learn it pretty fast so far. Slightly above average at taijutsu. Not nearly as noteworthy as her kenjutsu. If disarmed, Sana will be able to hold off for a while against the average genin, but her priority will certainly be to retreive her weapon. Slightly above average at using ninja tools. Still needs a lot of practice. Slightly above average strength. Constantly wielding a sword does that. However, some focused training would do her a lot of good. Average at genjutsu. Not really her forte, but she can manage some basic stuff with it. Sana will need a lot of practice if she ever wants to pick up more genjutsu techniques. Other physical attributes (speed, stamina, agility...) are average. Definitely needs more training.
Special Traits
Average chakra reserves. Ambidextrous. Though born left-handed, she's been taught to use both hands, and can use them interchangeably for any activity equally well. Keen hearing. She has trained in the art of blindfolded fighting long enough that obstructing her vision doesn't inhibit her capabilities nearly as much as one might expect. Instinctive. Intricate schemes are not at all Sana's forte, but she's good at spotting moment-to-moment weaknesses and taking advantage of them. She will follow a plan if presented with it, but is also adaptive enough that she'll be able to find her own solution – even if a relatively simple one – should it fail.
Body Flicker Technique. A high-speed (out of combat) movement technique. Rank D.
Temporary Paralysis Technique. Causes a target or targets to be physically immobilized. Rank D.
Demonic Illusion: Hell Viewing Technique. A genjutsu which induces visions of the target or targets' greatest fear. Rank D.
Manipulated Shuriken Technique. Attaches a string to a shuriken and throws it, making it possible to alter its path after it was thrown. Rank D.
Chakra Flow. The user coats a weapon or tool in lightning chakra, causing it to vibrate. This sharpens it and gives it a numbing property. Rank C.
Chakra Shockwave Slash. The user rapidly slashes with a sword, creating a strong force of chakra, sending shockwaves in all directions up to 5 meters. The shockwaves are capable of damaging multiple opponents in quick succession. Rank C.
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The few matters that I feel should be adjusted is the skills/traits department.
- There are a lot of 'slightly above average' skills. I think it is better if they are just made to average. For there isn't anything poor to counterbalance it.
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Promising at ninjutsu. She's been able to learn it pretty fast so far.
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Keen hearing. She has trained in the art of blindfolded fighting long enough that obstructing her vision doesn't inhibit her capabilities nearly as much as one might expect.