Name: Yuki Aiko
Age: 11
Gender: Female
Sex: Female
Rank: Academy Student
General Description:
Personality:
Aiko despite her troubled youth has always had a cheerful disposition. Almost to a fault in some cases, as if the problems of the world seem to slip her by. She's quite diligent and patient, and likes to constantly get the attention of others. She's quite gregarious, always inserting herself into things. She has a love of her family's new tradition of bunraku and the creation of porcelain dolls, often spending her free time working on her newest creation, but she certainly still needed to hone her skills in the field, having only her mother to teach her. Despite all this Aiko is somewhat vain, and has an enjoyment for the dramatics due to her time working in a bunraku theatre throughout her youth.
Physical:
At the age of 11, Aiko is only 4' 3'' with crystal blue eyes. Differing from the main Yuki bloodline, Aiko's branch has pale white hair to match her pale skin, Aiko's kept short and well taken care of and maintained as she puts quite a bit of thought into her looks and appearance. Despite the struggles of her family in raising money, her mother bought Aiko the best clothes she could afford, always dressing her in beautiful silks and with some of the latest imports from lands outside of the Lightning Country. She often has vibrantly colored blue scrolls that summon her equipment, her porcelain doll puppets. The puppets are designed after characters from various bunraku plays, though aren't perfect in their craftsmanship, as Aiko is still learning how to perfect the craft of puppet making.
History:
Yuki Aiko had always been part of a transient family. Her branch of the Yuki clan had never been able to truly call a place home for more than a few generations ever since they were uprooted from their home. Originating from the icy tundras of water country, long before Aiko had been born, her branch of the Yuki clan lived in a small remote village that made its way through the shinobi world, hoping to be all but forgotten by the world at large. But that peace was never theirs to have, as their village would be destroyed through a war that broke out around it. While the shinobi of this long forgotten village were formidable, boasting powerful ice techniques, the state of the village was terrible. Death and loss came easy in these times, with many choosing to leave with their families, hoping to find new and better lands. Aiko’s family found the sands, in which her family would pick up certain skills that would compliment their bloodline abilities. They would slowly adapt and change to this new landscape, refugees adopting the customs and new experiences they found in a foreign land they took refuge in. This came in the form of shinobi puppetry, weaving strands of chakra in order to puppet beautiful creations. The style they formed was that of porcelain dolls, beautiful, but deadly all the same.
The naturally beautiful Yuki clan could always delve into the world of entertainment if they desired, it was just often seen as shameful in many circles to do as such. But with a change in mindset, Aiko’s branch found a new respect for bunraku plays. Designing extravagant and beautiful puppets to dance, sing, and act to many tragedies that would be told through this new generation of Yuki. It was sometime after this that Aiko was born to the sands, with her only family being her mother and father at the time. She had been blessed with a great aptitude for chakra and weaving her family's dolls at a young age, and had been slated to join the academy once she came of age. However, unknown to this blossoming child, her family had a darkness lurking in their midst. Her father had been a strict man, one who had devoted his life to the parlor and the art of puppet mastery. He was quite old at this point, having retired from his position as a ninja of the sands, and was growing tired of his weak and frail body. Unable to support his family, protect his child, he looked for a way to remedy this. In one season where the theater had been at its worst financially, the desperate man found his answer. Still skilled in the arts of the shinobi, he stole an ancient scroll from the ancient library in their village’s library. It detailed the art of the living puppet, and in his desperation, he attempted this horrible transformation. His attempt however would be thwarted, as the scroll was tracked down before he could complete the ritual, only partially having completed this forbidden jutsu, before being put down by the village's shinobi in a bloody scuffle.
Broken puppets littered the floor of the bunraku theater that morning, as Aiko came upon the sight of her fathers remains, and a host of investigators looking into the incident. Her mother couldn’t stop crying for days. It was at this point that her mother knew that they couldn’t live here anymore. The reputation of their family was in tatters, as once again, their bloodline became that of transients, moving to a new land in search of new opportunities, and a clean slate. Only at the age of four or so when her father died, Aiko would have only faint memories of that moment in her life. While the Land of Fire was closer, Aiko’s mother was concerned that their family’s history would reach this land, setting her sights on a much farther land to the North East as their destination. This trip to the Lightning Country was anything but easy, as Aiko’s mother would regrettably lose her left hand in their long travels, replacing it with a puppet prosthetic. The pair would make it through their traveling bunraku plays, though it was a pale imitation of what they used to perform in their family’s theater. Making it there by an experienced guide, Aiko and her mother would find their way to Kumogakure-no-Sato . Compared to the hot and arid landscape of the sand, the chill of this more mountainous region felt almost nostalgic to them. It would be here that Aiko’s mother would spend her collective funds gained on her journey to both reopen a new bunraku theater in this village, and make sure her daughter was enrolled into their shinobi academia. Offering the potential of her daughter's skills and services, with absolute loyalty to Kumogakure-no-Sato, she’d manage to convince officials to give their transient family a chance after showing them the promise Aiko had. This would give their family a chance to establish itself, and secure a life as a cloud shinobi clan. As such, when Aiko struck the age of 11 when her mother’s business was stable enough to function without her constant aid, she underwent the village's special test. Passing it with flying colors, the young Aiko would proudly find herself to be the first of her family to be enrolled into Kumogakure-no-Sato's academy, and with it, the start of her life as a ninja of the clouds.
Age: 11
Gender: Female
Sex: Female
Rank: Academy Student
General Description:
Personality:
Aiko despite her troubled youth has always had a cheerful disposition. Almost to a fault in some cases, as if the problems of the world seem to slip her by. She's quite diligent and patient, and likes to constantly get the attention of others. She's quite gregarious, always inserting herself into things. She has a love of her family's new tradition of bunraku and the creation of porcelain dolls, often spending her free time working on her newest creation, but she certainly still needed to hone her skills in the field, having only her mother to teach her. Despite all this Aiko is somewhat vain, and has an enjoyment for the dramatics due to her time working in a bunraku theatre throughout her youth.
Physical:
At the age of 11, Aiko is only 4' 3'' with crystal blue eyes. Differing from the main Yuki bloodline, Aiko's branch has pale white hair to match her pale skin, Aiko's kept short and well taken care of and maintained as she puts quite a bit of thought into her looks and appearance. Despite the struggles of her family in raising money, her mother bought Aiko the best clothes she could afford, always dressing her in beautiful silks and with some of the latest imports from lands outside of the Lightning Country. She often has vibrantly colored blue scrolls that summon her equipment, her porcelain doll puppets. The puppets are designed after characters from various bunraku plays, though aren't perfect in their craftsmanship, as Aiko is still learning how to perfect the craft of puppet making.
History:
Yuki Aiko had always been part of a transient family. Her branch of the Yuki clan had never been able to truly call a place home for more than a few generations ever since they were uprooted from their home. Originating from the icy tundras of water country, long before Aiko had been born, her branch of the Yuki clan lived in a small remote village that made its way through the shinobi world, hoping to be all but forgotten by the world at large. But that peace was never theirs to have, as their village would be destroyed through a war that broke out around it. While the shinobi of this long forgotten village were formidable, boasting powerful ice techniques, the state of the village was terrible. Death and loss came easy in these times, with many choosing to leave with their families, hoping to find new and better lands. Aiko’s family found the sands, in which her family would pick up certain skills that would compliment their bloodline abilities. They would slowly adapt and change to this new landscape, refugees adopting the customs and new experiences they found in a foreign land they took refuge in. This came in the form of shinobi puppetry, weaving strands of chakra in order to puppet beautiful creations. The style they formed was that of porcelain dolls, beautiful, but deadly all the same.
The naturally beautiful Yuki clan could always delve into the world of entertainment if they desired, it was just often seen as shameful in many circles to do as such. But with a change in mindset, Aiko’s branch found a new respect for bunraku plays. Designing extravagant and beautiful puppets to dance, sing, and act to many tragedies that would be told through this new generation of Yuki. It was sometime after this that Aiko was born to the sands, with her only family being her mother and father at the time. She had been blessed with a great aptitude for chakra and weaving her family's dolls at a young age, and had been slated to join the academy once she came of age. However, unknown to this blossoming child, her family had a darkness lurking in their midst. Her father had been a strict man, one who had devoted his life to the parlor and the art of puppet mastery. He was quite old at this point, having retired from his position as a ninja of the sands, and was growing tired of his weak and frail body. Unable to support his family, protect his child, he looked for a way to remedy this. In one season where the theater had been at its worst financially, the desperate man found his answer. Still skilled in the arts of the shinobi, he stole an ancient scroll from the ancient library in their village’s library. It detailed the art of the living puppet, and in his desperation, he attempted this horrible transformation. His attempt however would be thwarted, as the scroll was tracked down before he could complete the ritual, only partially having completed this forbidden jutsu, before being put down by the village's shinobi in a bloody scuffle.
Broken puppets littered the floor of the bunraku theater that morning, as Aiko came upon the sight of her fathers remains, and a host of investigators looking into the incident. Her mother couldn’t stop crying for days. It was at this point that her mother knew that they couldn’t live here anymore. The reputation of their family was in tatters, as once again, their bloodline became that of transients, moving to a new land in search of new opportunities, and a clean slate. Only at the age of four or so when her father died, Aiko would have only faint memories of that moment in her life. While the Land of Fire was closer, Aiko’s mother was concerned that their family’s history would reach this land, setting her sights on a much farther land to the North East as their destination. This trip to the Lightning Country was anything but easy, as Aiko’s mother would regrettably lose her left hand in their long travels, replacing it with a puppet prosthetic. The pair would make it through their traveling bunraku plays, though it was a pale imitation of what they used to perform in their family’s theater. Making it there by an experienced guide, Aiko and her mother would find their way to Kumogakure-no-Sato . Compared to the hot and arid landscape of the sand, the chill of this more mountainous region felt almost nostalgic to them. It would be here that Aiko’s mother would spend her collective funds gained on her journey to both reopen a new bunraku theater in this village, and make sure her daughter was enrolled into their shinobi academia. Offering the potential of her daughter's skills and services, with absolute loyalty to Kumogakure-no-Sato, she’d manage to convince officials to give their transient family a chance after showing them the promise Aiko had. This would give their family a chance to establish itself, and secure a life as a cloud shinobi clan. As such, when Aiko struck the age of 11 when her mother’s business was stable enough to function without her constant aid, she underwent the village's special test. Passing it with flying colors, the young Aiko would proudly find herself to be the first of her family to be enrolled into Kumogakure-no-Sato's academy, and with it, the start of her life as a ninja of the clouds.
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