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HYŪGA HOTARU [ -- ] name: HYŪGA HOTARU age: 29 gender: Female birthday: August 20th birth origin: Hi no Kuni birth village: Konohagakure no Sato rank: Jōnin clan: Hyūga position: Council Member alias(es):  Za Buraindo Shikiku [the blind visionary] [Konohagakure no Sato] This is known by the village, rather than as a country wide affair or across the world. Hotaru hasn't made a massive mark. This is known by the village for her political views. appearance There isn't much to say about Hotaru's apparel that appeals to people; she doesn't come across nor give off vibes of 'sexy' or 'intelligent' or 'cute'. Standing at five feet five inches and a hundred and ten pounds, she's about average in height and weight; a slender body with muscles here and there, but still skinny enough to have showing collarbones and thin arms; but if anything she has a broad shoulders that lead down her body. The first of her hair is of a fairer complexion than most Hyūga- lighter than her male counterparts, it is drafted short, with two bangs at either side of her face. Even then, around the back of her head, she has two smaller, scruffy bangs tied up into two small knots. The next is her facial structure; a fair jaw having both elements of smoothness, and an element of a "diamond" jawline. That is not her most protruding feature; the winner belongs to her nose. Her nose is pretty stubbed, from where she had previously broken it, it is not crooked; but wide and visible. Other than these distinguishing features- the one that most includes her namesake is her eyes, a shade of lavender that gets her recognized as a trademark Hyūga. They are pupil-less, with an even whiter sclera that makes her appearance seem all the more emotionless. SHINOBI ATTIRE Her clothing, is what sets her apart from other Hyūga. She is not the traditional kind of Hyūga, spent in clothing far more comfortable and is just about opposite from the formal clothing they are usually bound to wear. Hotaru prefers a tight vest, with baggy trousers pulled up to just below her knees; in a perfect way for her to utilize the many pockets her trousers hold. Although an alternate way to dress, she still functions the very same as a Shinobi. What she does like to wear, which even is unusual for a Shinobi is for her boots; inclined for traction, a slimline look that almost combines a "feminine" heel with a "masculine" boot. These were uniquely designed for her. They are additionally (seperately) attached to a form of Shin-pads that sternly fit around her, in lieu for a little comfort there is an amazing amount of durability within them. エッチ [Dishonorable] This is a tattoo, depicting the word "Dishonorable." found on her right shoulder, framed in a circle. This is a reference to her dishonorable judgement by the Hyūga clan, and her satirical response as a result of it. It is a sarcastic remark and a gigantic "fuck you" to them. personality "I will break the chains." Hotaru is almost every bit the same nearing her thirties as she was in her twenties, although with some key changes. Still stubborn, still arrogant, still outspoken and She is less lazy than in previous years, what was once concerned with enjoying the quiet moments, she now finds herself at a desk or actively out canvassing - out training herself and continuing on the proud tradition of highly strung shinobi. She is still her own person outside of the Hyuga clan, seeming to exist outside of it in her own void separate of the clan's internal politics, but that does not make her any less of a black sheep within it. Ostracised and ignored, it could not be any less different than when it started out, and one good deed of batting for one of their own could still not change the fact of her current position. Many of Hotaru's emotions are still very active, but they are hidden from any of her facial features most of the time. She finds herself in good control of those emotions. Hotaru shares equal aspects in her need for space and socialization, even as a mixture of extroversion and introversion it is difficult at times to understand her need of space from others and to leave her with her own mind. This is not all as it seems, because if someone threatens her way of life, it seems almost uncharacteristically so that she protects it - her thoughts fairly easy becoming inflexible and her brows furrowing, a stark contrast to a "detached" personality that she is tethered to as a Hyūga. Some of the more famous traits that Hotaru's inherited from her bloodline is that she has a streak of "thick-skinned" about her, outwardly showing no response no emotional sensitivity. This has led to some very tasteless moments when Hotaru drops a one-liner at the completely wrong moment. Unlike a Hyūga to make jokes, but ever so in the right tone and moment. She has grown better in this respect, as a politician must approach all aspects of people and not be too unlikable. There is sort of a "rustic" and "tomboy" aura that Hotaru seems to exude, where she has a "pre-dominance" towards violence, or showing traits more commonly seen in boys. All in all, she doesn't really follow any kind of alignment, nor specific codes that she feels the need to abide to. political viewpoints: Hotaru's political viewpoint is somewhat of contradiction between Authoritarian and Libertarian policies - and her longer years of age have only intensified those beliefs. Some of her Authoritarian policies are in the belief that civilians should have zero say in how the military is run as they are not military. There is a sort of dichotomy that runs on a case by case basis that Hotaru tends to focus on: Her specialties are trade and military and generally doesn't interfere with other matters such as common policies and law. The reason she doesn't is because she doesn't know a lot about them and usually doesn't sit in those meetings. In terms of trade, Hotaru is a free agent and believes that trade can be found anywhere and with anyone- to make maximum efficiency with their exports and turning imports into a business. Hotaru is a business lady who is great at negotiating trades. What she does not believe in, however, is loans. One massive standoffish point between Hotaru and Kawai Niko (The Nanadaime Hokage) is their stances on the loans between villages, and how she had enacted a loan against Sunagakure. The same goes for Military affairs: in effort to make Konohagakure in the strongest possible point, she loosely adheres to the laws and things put in place that prevent the villages from rising up in all out war, but is also in the same position of "whatever makes us strongest" If that meant war with another village: so be it. Hotaru is a great offender in preemptive strikes, being the one to make the first move. She indulges in the proactive preparations for such affairs: building up imports and exports, supplies and rallying support. This is her power. The controversial change from this is that in order to appease the most people, Hotaru has become a sort of apolitical people pleaser sitting on the fences to the outside, though internally she is known by other politicians as the same old ruse. TRIVIA: Became the youngest council member in Konoha's history at 17 years of age, appointed by Senju Kouki. Has thus far served under three Hokages. In disgracing the Hyūga clan and abandoning them, she has since gotten a tattoo on her shoulder indirectly mocking them. Is known to be Kawai Niko's central political rival in a few stances, namely trade and war. history Hotaru was gifted from birth. Gifted to be in the prestigious Hyūga clan, and even more so that she was a main-branch Hyūga. It was not an unexpected birth, and so branching into the Sōke family, she would be treated with special care. It was clear from the start that Hotaru was a little different from other Hyūga children, she didn't know her place- which was evident through her personality. As a toddler, Hotaru was hotheaded, quick to cry and more emotional than other main-branch Hyūga children who would just shove their noses up at her. The Bunke branch would never have the chance to do so with fear of being put in their places harshly. Hotaru's parents were not among the cream of the crop and weren't known especially for their Ninjutsu practise- but as a whole they were THE Hyūga ichizoku, that each and every one of them was deadly, and had that particular aura about them that put them on a different calibre to other Shinobi. Hotaru was developing with the very same calibre expected from their kin. She began walking at an early age, and even talking an an early age even though her vocabulary wasn't extensive. But there was always a difference, and as she grew she noticed this, and so did the others. She wasn't really cut out to be the same kind of "Hyūga" that was expected of her. Her growth was stunted to the dot because of her personality that wasn't her fault. Hotaru had always had somewhat of a... rebellious streak. It wasn't until she was a child that she had begun questioning their ways of acting, their "uptight" ways just wasn't in Hotaru's core and so she had never acted like it. Her situation wasn't really any different from any other parent, she had no horrid upbringing or mistreatment that made her life horrible, nor had she had a horrid mishap which changed the course of her life forever; but she did have a conversation. One that would drive her personality. It was less of a conversation, and more of a lecture- where her father was disciplining her for acting beyond her way. Hotaru couldn't really respond, but from her collected thoughts she responded; "Hyūga are still people, I'm just worse as controlling my emotions like the rest of you." And so she eventually made her way to the Shinobi Academy, a life sought out by her and for her like many had already seen to. It was something she had to bear with. Even though reluctantly so, and against her rebellious streak she was still given the opportunity to activate her Byakugan. She was not special, in fact a late bloomer; because she had not activated her Byakugan till she was seven. It was one harsh training session and actually included a broken nose with the painful activation of her Dōjutsu, and it was this specific occurrence which she thought- 'I like fighting like this.' She had unlocked the Byakugan. Although late, her heritage bound her to learning the Gentle Fist like many generations of her family had. It was... good; but not what she had entirely expected. It wasn't really tough and the name was all the more exemplary towards that statement. So, during the Shinobi academy where her efforts were bearing a little more fruit, and her personality which was considered quirky for her variation; she had made a few friends. Just for being different. Hotaru liked to have a few fights, and was more than once; bringing a "dishonour" to herself. This wasn't really something that bothered Hotaru. But she learned, and throughout the shinobi academy she was being known for her personality and Taijutsu. She even did really well in a few areas, but never particularly turned heads. It was her Taijutsu that really shone and again, like the prior she didn't turn heads because her style was pretty rough to begin with. It kept heads watching from the start. It was without form, and easily countered by those around her until she started utilizing the Gentle Fist. She began learning the Goken around the age of Eleven to further her taijutsu career. Two more years would pass with little harm and which the days were spent enriching her Byakugan ability, Gentle Fist, Goken and General brawling. When she passed out of the Shinobi academy she did not recieve a happy welcome, but a more of a shrug and "get on with it." she couldn't be happier. It was then that she had decided what her Nindo was, a lesson she had learned a little earlier. "I will not be like my family. I will rise without them, and I will break the chains." Hotaru was initially put into one Genin team, but to early complications in the team's utility, two Genjutsu users and one Taijutsu user bore no help or fruitful work from the three of them, and they seemed to butt heads. From this moment, Hotaru was placed into a 'Genin Probation' where she would be waiting for a team. So other than lazing around, doing missions that she was allowed to by herself and being trained by her family like the dishonour she was, she was going to get better without the help of a Jōnin sensei. Genin probation was interesting, but the push from her family was not. Hotaru was a... stoic individual blessed by her upbringing but even then she had started to become her own self and as that was believed was a 'unbecoming' of a Hyūga. Her Genin career was short lived, because she was swiftly put into another team. Placed on a temporary team, she was able to join the Chūnin exams at sixteen, and pass. This wasn't the majority of her efforts and labour because she had become a well known staple in her community, with both good and bad aspects. At Chūnin rank, she did something that got her ostracized from the Hyūga clan. So, it was listening to people. On missions out in Hi no Kuni, or in the village: listening to the people. She had become good at that. When it so happened that she finally had an opinion: confident and a bright and sharp young woman, dared to speak out against the Hyūga clan's backwards ways in front of a group of friends and her temporary Genin team. Somehow, the information got back to them and she was told to give up the family name. She disagreed, but stayed no longer. They were not needed. At seventeen, she was appointed by Senju Kouki to be the youngest ever council member, and risen to the rank of Special Jonin. It was an interesting experience as Kouki hadn't exactly been the most smiles of the two of them, and comparing in how little Hotaru smiled herself, the ascension of Chūnin to Council member seemed non-gratifying. She was finally able to take on an official position in the village, some of which would not like her power at such a young age and felt threatened by her experience not being reflected in her age. It didn't help that even then, Hotaru was already a formidable shinobi to face against. Through her duties as a council member - in all technicalities she didn't have to deal with the missions and the like and received a salary that was to match her title. Nonetheless she still did missions while balancing the chains that bound her. On top of that, she frequently dropped in on other shinobi squadrons to join in on their missions, generally sitting back among the crowd to watch and observe those in their ranks. Unlike most council members, Hotaru was a very hands-on individual who enjoyed being out in the field to see the progress of individual people. As she grew older and her skill, influence and presence on Konohagakure no Sato grew, so did the changing times. Hotaru had been a stickler for change. Hayashi Ayame had been assassinated and it was a dark day for Konohagakure. Hotaru had been doing her duty as a representative of Konohagakure no Sato's interests and was being occupied by members of varying villages and nations, dancing the song of political tremors. With the rising of Nanadaime Hokage Kawai Niko. Her popularity was a small, yet notable influence on her becoming of position as Hokage, however quickly that had happened. After the fact, however, her popularity fell as Niko had proven to be popular. The main cause was the opposition Hotaru had spoken out on against the lending of money to Sunagakure with their plague under the guise of 'returning a favour' in the future, Hotaru didn't believe that trying to curry favour in a tit-for-tat fashion would be beneficial for them. Despite all of this, there was no particular change in her day to day life. In fact, while it may seem like a contradiction, Hotaru's influence grew to be the most influential council member because of her track record of serving three Hokages: The amount of people that listened were high, but those that agreed were fewer. That was the nature of her popularity. Immediately in one fell swoop Niko had taken the lead as the Hokage, taking to it like to a fish to water (as Hotaru expected of an assistant to three previous Hokage's) she didn't doubt that her say was influential in Hotaru's promotion to Council Member, and that be reciprocated since Niko had never made any actions known unreasonable to Hotaru. As the year passed, Hotaru found herself having disdain for Niko: The woman undoubtedly was a very strong Hokage, but Hotaru thought that her political and ideological views were both outdated and in some cases: Simply wrong. As it stands, Hotaru is almost like a political rival to Niko. The woman has grown to have an opinion as was her upbringing and work as a council member. And that's just how it was for a while, with Niko spouting and Hotaru rebutting, or the other way around where she got shut down. With Niko having the eventual end-say, Hotaru found herself dissatisfied at being on the losing streak, even the same as the Hyūga for never having had a Hokage. So the woman instead chose to focus on other political pursuits in the mean time akin to a cat licking her wounds. Years have typically gone by where Hotaru had dropped off the map, between her own duties and lack of support for sometimes having little more than inflammatory ideas the woman thought to re-evaluate her strategy. Having settled back into a calming lifestyle where she lived to follow other political pursuits and refining her own art, she also chose to bring herself to a whole spiritually, which would only result in a much more self assured woman. That same monotony would roll on by that the Hyuga were known for until the news of Yusaku Hyuga - another Jonin within Konohagakure's midst. One that kept Hotaru reeling from the sidelines, as someone who had officially been rebelling from the clan for the longest time, even she found herself disgusted by Konohagakure's, and even the council's response of their treatment and return fire, and for once she found herself batting for the Hyuga. She could not let herself stand back so idly any more. Reigniting the passion within her was Yukigakure's return of Hyuga Yusaku. Renewed with vigor, she steps out of line once more.

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shinobi card [ the complete files ] natural chakra: Fūton chakra natures: Fūton sole specialisation: Taijutsu summoning contract: n/a inventory ◇ HOTARU'S BODY ARMOR fighting style Hotaru is grossly stubborn in her fighting style, and not very easily prone to change. She loves to fight bare handed utilizing nothing but her body and very few tools: she does not utilize weaponry. She looks down upon Kunai, Shuriken and explosive tags and all those who use them. Obviously, Hotaru is quite one sided in that she cannot fight in a medium range save for a few techniques, and long range is generally not going to happen. To repeat, Hotaru is generally useless in long range scenarios, and trades that off for being ace in close combat scenarios. While it could be mistaken that Hotaru brazenly goes in like a juggernaut- that isn't too far from the truth. She much prefers to go in without hesitation and see what the danger has to offer her and changing her strategy on the go rather than sitting and observing in the middle of a fight and wasting time. Hotaru uses a mixture of her Hyūga clan techniques and Iron Fist style, but no iconic Hyūga techniques that are used to shut off the chakra pathway, and so those who are aware of the Hyūga's propensity to make gentle strikes will be surprised with Hotaru's cold and full force blunt attacks that take advantage of the environment and her opponent's body. jutsu list ☉ Iron Fist Style ♛ hyuga ⧳ Taijutsu ⤿ Night fist S-RANK ☉ Tekken: Kamigiri no Tanken [Iron Fist: God Cutting Short Sword] A-RANK ♛ Hakke Hasangeki [Eight Trigrams Mountain Crusher] ☉ Tekken: Tetsu-tai [Iron Fist: Iron Body] ☉ Tekken: Hogo Funsai [Iron Fist: Guard Crush] B-RANK ♛ Hakkeshō Kaiten [Eight Trigrams Palms Revolving Heaven] ♛ Hakke Kūshō [Eight Trigrams Vacuum Palm] ♛ Eight Trigrams Vacuum Wall Palm[ Eight Trigrams Vacuum Wall Palm] ♛ Jūkenpō Ichigekishin [Gentle Fist Art One Blow Body] ☉ Tekken: Tegatana Kowasu [Iron Fist: Knife Hand Break] ☉ Tekken: Enko Kaiten Ryūsei [Iron Fist: Arch Spin Meteor] ☉ Tekken: Kaminoyari [Iron Fist: God Spear] ⧳ Naifu [Knife] ⤿ Raiippo [Thunder Step] ⤿ Raikei [Lightning Whip] C-RANK ⧳ Hatsu Dappi [First Molt] ⧳ Utsukushī Odori [Beautiful Dace] ⧳ Kasoku Suru [Accelerate] ⧳ Gensoku Suru [Decelerate] ☉ Tekken: Arashi Tatakitsukeru [Iron Fist: Storm Throw] ☉ Tekken: Bakuhatsu-teki Funsai Keri [Iron Fist: Explosive Crushing Kick] ☉ Tekken: Ashi Kossetsu [Iron Fist: Leg Break] ☉ Tekken: Hiji Hangeki Te-funsai [Iron Fist: Hand-Crushing Counter Elbow] ⤿ Niho Noroshi [Two Directions Rocket] ⤿ Sanho Noroshi [Three Directions Rocket] ⤿ Fuippo [Wind Step] D-RANK ♛ Shōtei [Palm Bottom] Suimen Hokou no Waza [Act of Water Surface Walking] Kinobori no Waza [Act of Tree Climbing] Shunshin no Jutsu [Body Flicker Technique] Kanashibari no Jutsu [Body Paralysis Technique] ⤿ Ame [Rain] E-RANK Henge no Jutsu [Transformation Technique] Bunshin no Jutsu [Clone Technique] Kawarimi no Jutsu [Substitution Technique] Kakuremino no Jutsu [Cloak of Invisibility Technique] Nawanuke no Jutsu [Rope Escape Technique] abilities 『BYAKUGAN』 The sole talent that the revered Hyūga clan is known for is their Dōjutsu, the Byakugan. Only those who are, or have known or faced against a user of the Hyūga are the ones who may have an idea of what it does: It is common knowledge to know that the Byakugan grants the user an enhanced perception (which are not exactly divulged) but as a result as revered as trackers. Unfortunately, Hotaru is not a tracker. Hotaru is a cold-blooded short ranged Taijutsu fighter with a propensity to deal with things in a closer proximity to herself harshly. The Byakugan grants a near 360º field of vision minus the tiniest blindspot in the first thoracic veterbra. As mentioned, Hotaru is a close-ranged fighter. She has almost exclusively trained in noticing everything around her, specifically in a ten meter circumference around herself, extending up to thirty meters as the "normal" Byakugan user would be able to see. This doesn't mean that she is blind outside of that circumference, but that she has become so naturally attuned that you would be extremely hard pressed to go unnoticed by her in this zone. In training this, she has zero talent as a scout, cannot magnify on her targets that the Hyūga are so hated for or see their body heat. In order to extend her range to track, she needs to stand still, concentrate and even have her eyes closed - and only has a 100m range. In the state of the Byakugan, she is able to acutely see chakra and the 361 tenketsu that the Hyūga clan are almost exclusively able to do, observe and notice when Genjutsu is being used (Even on themselves) and discern clones from the real thing. 『DODGE, DUCK, DIP, DIV..』 Hotaru is an innately fast shinobi that has based her prowess in Taijutsu for the majority of her life. However, while many take further specialization into specific physical characteristics like speed, Hotaru stepped away from that. In lieu of being able to sprint and move like a blur, she was far more concerned with her bodily presence and nimbleness. As a result, her most immediate vicinity is her playing field, being able to be extremely evasive and agile with her immediate movements while not sacrificing any strength or dexterity. 『REACTION TIME』 Coupling with Hotaru's ability to utilize the Byakugan, abandon long ranged sight and speed over long distances, Hotaru has become the short ranged version of everything. She has focused on her immediate bodily presence and immediate things around her, she has developed swift feet, but to accompany that she needs to be able to see things as well. Training herself to see the faster things, her ability to react to a starting stimuli is faster than what is considered normal. 『CATEGORICAL ELIMINATION STRATEGY』 From the moment Hotaru spends with someone, she begins to categorically observe them in the sense of how they present themselves. This includes walking, talking- what muscles are being squeezed, the sway with their movements, their bodily function - all things that might be considered mundane. From this, she is able to deduce things that would be otherwise lost. (OOC: After three posts containing observation of someone, Hotaru can 'identify' their specialization(s) and if they have any bodily related special abilities. After eight posts, their fighting style, and their personality. After twenty posts, can be considered an expert at forming a counter-strategy against this person.) 『PRESENCE』 Presence. One of the most unlikely things to be present on a Taijutsu user is their ability to conduct themselves in a manner that they think is best beneficial to the scenario around them. Providing three main things: One, Hotaru cannot produce any physical signs of lying. Two: in combination with her prior ability, can alter her own physical stance to make that opposite person comfortable (which has served to further her political career extremely) and thirdly: Fighting presence. The fighting presence is the true ability, because in a fight - although Hotaru is small and short, she is capable of producing a sort of 'killing intent' that exceeds far beyond her years, making her appear far larger than she is. This process is simply started by Hotaru's will. All it serves as a purpose for is to provide hesitation, a sense of dread and experience and a understanding of the danger Hotaru's presents.

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