Name: Suzuki Suzume (鈴木雀)
Age: 13
Physical Description: Suzume is a young girl, slightly short for her age as she stands at 150cm tall, though her weight is perfectly average for her height at 43kg. She has naturally pale skin, though very slightly darker than the average as she has an easier time tanning under the sun --something she hasn’t had much opportunity to do given the Diamond Maelstrom only recently ended--, and lacks any significant birthmarks or blemishes. She has peach-colored hair, cut fairly short to the top of her neck and usually kept unkempt and fairly spiky, though it only looks this way because she doesn’t comb it at all; her eyes are amber-colored and fairly big, with long lashes and a pretty distinctive twinkle in them. Her build is slender, but not skinny, as she exercises enough to look athletic, but not so much that she looks very muscular or bulky.
Her clothing style is pretty simple, as she combats the heat by wearing easily ventilated clothing like loose shirts and short shorts, though this kind of clothing doesn’t work too well out in the desert so it’s likely she’ll change her style as she becomes more capable of exploring outside the village. To match this kind of simple style, it’s easy to see how nonchalant Suzume is just from a glance, as she tends to look relaxed and happy most of the time. Notably, she always keeps a distinctive pair of goggles on her, either hanging off her neck or propped up on her head, if she’s not outright wearing them properly.
Mental Description: Suzume is a happy-go-lucky person, someone who looks and feels like she has no real worries in the world, and for the most part that’s true. She’s as nonchalant as she looks and is easily approachable as well, as a surface judgment of her would tell anyone she’s quite the sociable person; that is, she easily approaches people without much hesitation. Of course, looking beyond the surface shows a lot more wrinkles to her attitude than that, as someone will come to notice that Suzume tends to ignore things she isn’t interested in entirely in favor of eagerly talking about something that caught her interest, in some cases even leaving people behind to immediately satisfy that curiosity. Suzume doesn’t do this out of malice or contempt, though, she simply doesn’t understand the feelings or emotions of people that aren’t herself and has a hard time grasping that they might care a lot about things she doesn't. Due to this she also has pretty big issues reading the mood of a room, or understanding someone's reactions to... anything, really.
Though she might appear childish at first, Suzume has a decently mature understanding of money and believes that hard work finding great things to sell is oftentimes rewarded well enough for it to be worth it. As someone who grew up without much spending money given to her, she found herself selling shiny gems she dug up underground for pocket change, a pastime that allowed her to develop good scavenging skills over time. Her love of money doesn't really stem from a distant goal or any ideas for her future, though; Suzume is well and truly aimless, as she goes with the path set out for her by the wheel of fate.
Throughout her younger years Suzume found herself wandering off a lot of the time and developing a fair few hobbies just exploring the underground village, getting herself a hand drill and gradually digging away several small secret bases-- as well as decorating them with handmade furniture, something that triggered a love of building and tinkering in her. As the Diamond Maelstrom cleared, though, Suzume found herself yearning to go out exploring into the desert, though naturally she was forbidden from going too far without supervision so this remains a lingering dream for the time being. This all paints a picture of Suzume as someone who loves being free to do what she wants, though her skills are what allow her to be self-sufficient in such an endeavor.
Suzume's innately talented, to the point that were she to fully perfect her technique with proper discipline and form, she would surely become a powerful shinobi; however, Suzume is dumb. Not in the sense that she doesn't understand that studying would allow her to reach new heights and therefore she neglects it, but in the sense that she isn't capable of properly grasping theoretical knowledge without a lot of teaching, making her quite slow when it comes to the usual learning curve. The skills that she has, though, are the real deal: she's unusually talented at sand jutsu, being able to manipulate the element without much thought and without any hand signs either; this has led instructors and her caretakers at her orphanage to theorize that she may be part of the Sunaku bloodline, though investigations have found no real links that would tie her to the family. Her other great talent is her prowess for hand-to-hand combat; she doesn't specialize in any real martial arts, as she only barely grasps proper forms after quite a long while of practice, but she is certainly fast, strong and able to react quickly in close combat.
As for the mundane parts of her character, Suzume's fond of animals and enjoys playing with them, though particularly cats and dogs above any others. She enjoys fighting, but seldom when it's got real stakes or is anything more than playful sparring, as she hates harming others unintentionally. Despite what it may seem at first, Suzume actually really enjoys studying and training, she seems to understand that it's a way to become better and despite her difficulties she really does try hard to improve. That said she dislikes any kind of arguing, but especially when it's about things she doesn't understand; given her social ineptitude, it's easy to see why this is. Aside from that, she can usually be seen snacking on an energy bar or similar, really hates being broke and is extremely fond of her goggles which she always keeps in tip-top condition.
History: Suzume’s origins are, in one word, a mystery. When she was around 3 years old she simply walked into an orphanage herself, unaccompanied, and never really left. At that point she didn’t speak well enough or clearly enough to tell the caretakers anything useful about her parents, and over time she eventually forgot about whoever they were entirely. Being without parents never really seemed to bother her, though, as Suzume asserted herself as a playful and somewhat hyperactive child without any real signs of sadness from the potential abandonment, though with her innate curiosity she did wonder what she missed out on. Though, her only possessions at the time were the clothes on her back and the pair of goggles she keeps to this day.
During her years at the orphanage and before she joined the Shinobi Academy, Suzume displayed the interesting trait of being able to control the sand around her easily and without really thinking. First it manifested as smaller acts, like making sturdier sandcastles than would be expected while playing with the other children, but it soon evolved into her using shifting sands willingly to play with others and even just move around. Naturally the caretakers were impressed and also a little suspicious, as this kind of intrinsic talent for sand manipulation is usually characteristic of the Sunaku clan. Some of the caretakers did launch an investigation into finding her origins among the known Sunaku, but it was quickly clear that there was nothing to be found that would connect her to any of them, either because it was hidden or because it didn’t exist, the investigators simply couldn’t tell. Despite the lack of connection, though, her abilities are still functionally identical to someone with that Bloodline.
Nevertheless, these abilities are what led the orphanage to encourage Suzume into joining the Shinobi Academy when she was around 8 years old. First impressions were fairly high, many teachers were impressed at her innate talents despite her youth, though as the first year went by those opinions changed into frustration at her ineptitude for learning. Suzume tried, of course, and did her best to advance but those who expected her to become a great shinobi by the end of her school life instead found only disappointment that she didn’t even meet the expectations of a regular student when it came to simply studying and honing her skills with proper discipline. This all resulted in a fairly uninteresting school life, though she did take a year longer than usual to actually pass her final exams and advance to Genin, something she only barely passed with mediocre grades. Through this most teachers’ opinions of her weren’t high; it was unlikely that any of them did disrespect her but nobody really believed she could become very great either.
As is fairly normal for recently graduated Genin, the Diamond Maelstrom ended later during her school life, and Suzume has been enthralled with the outside world ever since. Though the rebuilding efforts have kept her away from exploring for a long time, she’s kept her fascination for exploring it for a very long time, with her current desire being to go out and scavenge any lost artifacts or merchant cargo to earn herself some proper money. As of now she still has a permanent residence at the orphanage, though it’s incredibly unlikely someone would adopt her and she frankly doesn’t really need it either.
Age: 13
Physical Description: Suzume is a young girl, slightly short for her age as she stands at 150cm tall, though her weight is perfectly average for her height at 43kg. She has naturally pale skin, though very slightly darker than the average as she has an easier time tanning under the sun --something she hasn’t had much opportunity to do given the Diamond Maelstrom only recently ended--, and lacks any significant birthmarks or blemishes. She has peach-colored hair, cut fairly short to the top of her neck and usually kept unkempt and fairly spiky, though it only looks this way because she doesn’t comb it at all; her eyes are amber-colored and fairly big, with long lashes and a pretty distinctive twinkle in them. Her build is slender, but not skinny, as she exercises enough to look athletic, but not so much that she looks very muscular or bulky.
Her clothing style is pretty simple, as she combats the heat by wearing easily ventilated clothing like loose shirts and short shorts, though this kind of clothing doesn’t work too well out in the desert so it’s likely she’ll change her style as she becomes more capable of exploring outside the village. To match this kind of simple style, it’s easy to see how nonchalant Suzume is just from a glance, as she tends to look relaxed and happy most of the time. Notably, she always keeps a distinctive pair of goggles on her, either hanging off her neck or propped up on her head, if she’s not outright wearing them properly.
Mental Description: Suzume is a happy-go-lucky person, someone who looks and feels like she has no real worries in the world, and for the most part that’s true. She’s as nonchalant as she looks and is easily approachable as well, as a surface judgment of her would tell anyone she’s quite the sociable person; that is, she easily approaches people without much hesitation. Of course, looking beyond the surface shows a lot more wrinkles to her attitude than that, as someone will come to notice that Suzume tends to ignore things she isn’t interested in entirely in favor of eagerly talking about something that caught her interest, in some cases even leaving people behind to immediately satisfy that curiosity. Suzume doesn’t do this out of malice or contempt, though, she simply doesn’t understand the feelings or emotions of people that aren’t herself and has a hard time grasping that they might care a lot about things she doesn't. Due to this she also has pretty big issues reading the mood of a room, or understanding someone's reactions to... anything, really.
Though she might appear childish at first, Suzume has a decently mature understanding of money and believes that hard work finding great things to sell is oftentimes rewarded well enough for it to be worth it. As someone who grew up without much spending money given to her, she found herself selling shiny gems she dug up underground for pocket change, a pastime that allowed her to develop good scavenging skills over time. Her love of money doesn't really stem from a distant goal or any ideas for her future, though; Suzume is well and truly aimless, as she goes with the path set out for her by the wheel of fate.
Throughout her younger years Suzume found herself wandering off a lot of the time and developing a fair few hobbies just exploring the underground village, getting herself a hand drill and gradually digging away several small secret bases-- as well as decorating them with handmade furniture, something that triggered a love of building and tinkering in her. As the Diamond Maelstrom cleared, though, Suzume found herself yearning to go out exploring into the desert, though naturally she was forbidden from going too far without supervision so this remains a lingering dream for the time being. This all paints a picture of Suzume as someone who loves being free to do what she wants, though her skills are what allow her to be self-sufficient in such an endeavor.
Suzume's innately talented, to the point that were she to fully perfect her technique with proper discipline and form, she would surely become a powerful shinobi; however, Suzume is dumb. Not in the sense that she doesn't understand that studying would allow her to reach new heights and therefore she neglects it, but in the sense that she isn't capable of properly grasping theoretical knowledge without a lot of teaching, making her quite slow when it comes to the usual learning curve. The skills that she has, though, are the real deal: she's unusually talented at sand jutsu, being able to manipulate the element without much thought and without any hand signs either; this has led instructors and her caretakers at her orphanage to theorize that she may be part of the Sunaku bloodline, though investigations have found no real links that would tie her to the family. Her other great talent is her prowess for hand-to-hand combat; she doesn't specialize in any real martial arts, as she only barely grasps proper forms after quite a long while of practice, but she is certainly fast, strong and able to react quickly in close combat.
As for the mundane parts of her character, Suzume's fond of animals and enjoys playing with them, though particularly cats and dogs above any others. She enjoys fighting, but seldom when it's got real stakes or is anything more than playful sparring, as she hates harming others unintentionally. Despite what it may seem at first, Suzume actually really enjoys studying and training, she seems to understand that it's a way to become better and despite her difficulties she really does try hard to improve. That said she dislikes any kind of arguing, but especially when it's about things she doesn't understand; given her social ineptitude, it's easy to see why this is. Aside from that, she can usually be seen snacking on an energy bar or similar, really hates being broke and is extremely fond of her goggles which she always keeps in tip-top condition.
History: Suzume’s origins are, in one word, a mystery. When she was around 3 years old she simply walked into an orphanage herself, unaccompanied, and never really left. At that point she didn’t speak well enough or clearly enough to tell the caretakers anything useful about her parents, and over time she eventually forgot about whoever they were entirely. Being without parents never really seemed to bother her, though, as Suzume asserted herself as a playful and somewhat hyperactive child without any real signs of sadness from the potential abandonment, though with her innate curiosity she did wonder what she missed out on. Though, her only possessions at the time were the clothes on her back and the pair of goggles she keeps to this day.
During her years at the orphanage and before she joined the Shinobi Academy, Suzume displayed the interesting trait of being able to control the sand around her easily and without really thinking. First it manifested as smaller acts, like making sturdier sandcastles than would be expected while playing with the other children, but it soon evolved into her using shifting sands willingly to play with others and even just move around. Naturally the caretakers were impressed and also a little suspicious, as this kind of intrinsic talent for sand manipulation is usually characteristic of the Sunaku clan. Some of the caretakers did launch an investigation into finding her origins among the known Sunaku, but it was quickly clear that there was nothing to be found that would connect her to any of them, either because it was hidden or because it didn’t exist, the investigators simply couldn’t tell. Despite the lack of connection, though, her abilities are still functionally identical to someone with that Bloodline.
Nevertheless, these abilities are what led the orphanage to encourage Suzume into joining the Shinobi Academy when she was around 8 years old. First impressions were fairly high, many teachers were impressed at her innate talents despite her youth, though as the first year went by those opinions changed into frustration at her ineptitude for learning. Suzume tried, of course, and did her best to advance but those who expected her to become a great shinobi by the end of her school life instead found only disappointment that she didn’t even meet the expectations of a regular student when it came to simply studying and honing her skills with proper discipline. This all resulted in a fairly uninteresting school life, though she did take a year longer than usual to actually pass her final exams and advance to Genin, something she only barely passed with mediocre grades. Through this most teachers’ opinions of her weren’t high; it was unlikely that any of them did disrespect her but nobody really believed she could become very great either.
As is fairly normal for recently graduated Genin, the Diamond Maelstrom ended later during her school life, and Suzume has been enthralled with the outside world ever since. Though the rebuilding efforts have kept her away from exploring for a long time, she’s kept her fascination for exploring it for a very long time, with her current desire being to go out and scavenge any lost artifacts or merchant cargo to earn herself some proper money. As of now she still has a permanent residence at the orphanage, though it’s incredibly unlikely someone would adopt her and she frankly doesn’t really need it either.
