Hozuki Sarasa

Hozuki Sarasa
Personal
Birthplace	Kirigakure
Birthdate	4/1/4
Gender	Female
Age	14
Height	4'5
Weight	100
Blood Type	AB
Kekkei Genkai	Hydrification
Areas of Expertise	Ninjutsu
Clan	Hozuki
Affiliation	Kirigakure
Rank
Ninja Rank	Genin
Genin-Equivalent Age	12
Nature Type
Element (Affinity)	Water
Family
Father	Hozuki Akito
Mother	Hozuki Karima
Sister	Hozuki Rensa
Brother	Hozuki Ryuu (deceased)
Brother	Hozuki Yaiba (deceased)

Signature Jutsu
Curiosity

 

Sarasa, Asara, Ara. This girl has three different alter egos. But it goes beyond that. Three different memories, three different pasts, and three different personalities. It’d be closest to say that the Hozuki is three people living in a single body. Sarasa is the face she has most of the time and the face to fit in, as she grows into a fine shinobi and Hozuki. Perhaps it is her greatest weakness. Or perhaps what is impossible for one can be possible for the next.

Background

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Asara grew up running wild with her siblings. Her father Hozuki Akito and mother Karima. Her brothers Ryuu and Yaiba, her sister Rensa. They lived in Kirigakure, and her father utilized his gifts as a Hozuki to be a respected member of the clan. He was often out on duties, and Ryuu and Yaiba competed for his approval. Asara and Rensa were their mother’s little daughters, and they were expected to do as she did: become good women and marry well. Sons and daughters followed in their respective parents footsteps.

Asara and Rensa were like night and day. They lived the same life. Asara had a blessed life. She basked in her family’s love and never had to miss a meal. It was the same for Rensa, but it was never enough. She was filled with discontent. She wanted to be the most recognized, the most talented. Asara helped to calm and support her.

And Yaiba supported Asara. Encouraging, confiding, and forever training with her. They shared a bond. Her entire life went up in flames when he perished in a fire. All but he got out. Ryuu barely managed to get out, but he lost a leg. He lost his spirit. And it was Asara who supported him then, and brought him back to himself. And despite all odds, Ryuu recovered. He got a prosthetic leg. He trained harder than anyone and became a capable shinobi.

But their mother did not recover from Yaiba’s death. She was frail and withdrawn. Her father had grown more severe, and only accepted Ryuu once he became a good shinobi. But Ryuu never forgave him. He shouldn’t need to earn his father’s love… he should’ve had it all along.

Rensa troubled Asara. Over the years she became a more capable shinobi, but also closer to violence. She liked to hurt people. She killed animals. It was as if a darkness had consumed her. On the day that Ryuu became Jounin it was Asara he fiercely hugged. But then she noticed Rensa. Her sister was glaring at her in hatred.

Later Rensa said, “Why does everyone love you? I’m more talented. Prettier. Stronger. You’re the weak one, the stupid one.”

Asara was aghast. “I know you are more talented,” she said. “But our family loves us. I love you. Ryuu loves you. Yaiba loved you.”

“Yaiba never loved me!” Rensa spat. “Only you! He deserved to be trapped in that fire!”

“He was trapped?” Asara asked. “How?”

Rensa smiled then, cold and slow. “Do you really think it was an accident? Stupid, ugly Asara.”

Asara was drowning. That’s what it felt like. She was falling through cold, black water. She couldn’t breathe. She could barely struggle. And when the sensation passed, she was standing in the room over her sister’s beaten body. Rensa was terribly injured. What had happened? Asara was scared. Rensa was begging, promising that she hadn’t done anything to Yaiba. She had wanted to save him. Asara chose to believe her.

But one month later, Ryuu fell. An assassin had targeted him on an A-rank mission. He was dead.

Asara saw it all now. Her sister’s murderous jealousy. The deaths of her two brothers. Her mother’s lethargy. Her father’s discomfort and fear of his eldest daughter. Asara slowly withdrew from the world. Asara couldn’t handle it. But Sarasa could. She forgot about it all, about the darkness in her family, the pain in her past, her own weaknesses and failures…and she forgot the truth as well.

Personality

Saying that Sarasa has multiple personalities falls short of the truth. She is closer to three people living in the same body. Sides of herself so divorced from one another that she’ll literally be unaware of what she’s been doing as one of her egos.

Asara: Asara is the past. She knows the light and darkness within her family. The joy, the rage, and the truth.

Sarasa: Sarasa is the the present. She knows only of the past few years and now believes in a vague and pleasant past. She's the ideal shinobi…except for the fact that she's unstable and possibly mad.

Ara: Seldom seen and for good reason. Though Asara embodies sadness, and Sarasa represents contentment, the rage and bitterness they're unable to deal with comes out in the darkest and most dangerous times.

Appearance

Sarasa has short and shaggy hair. It's a light gray, but there's no mistaking her for a young lady. Or an older girl. Her eyes are a dark gray that may flash an unsettling silver in certain lights. Her smiles come easy, sometimes warm and light, and other times cold as snow.

Sarasa wears a long shirt, that goes past her hips. Her legs are covered in capris that end just above her knees, which are most often grass stained and dirty from training. Her blue shinobi sandals match the forehead protector wrapped around her leg.

Relationships

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Family

Name	Relationship	Notes
Hozuki Akito	Father	An influential member of the Hozuki Clan. Akito is the ideal shinobi, both smart and strong. However, he has become brittle and his smiles come less often after the tragic death of his sons.
Hozuki Karima	Mother	A woman who many believe is lost to the world. She rarely goes outside. Even on errands it is usually her daughter who can be seen. Some way she is seriously ill, while others say that she's choosing to lose herself in drugs.
Hozuki Rensa	Sister	Some call her a charismatic, talented girl. Others say she's a demon. Depending on the day, her sister Sarasa may say both.

Kirigakure

Name	Relationship	Notes
Okumo Meruin	Mizukage	Asara was caught training deep in the dangerous swamps, and she had a confrontation with him. He left a lasting impression she wouldn’t remember with fondness. But as Sarasa she only knows him from afar as the compelling Mizukage.
Hozuki Yoichi	Seven Swordsman	A Hozuki she holds in high esteem. During a spar in which he faced on multiple opponents, even her most underhanded sneak attacks didn’t get through. She wanted to apprentice under him, but he’d already gotten an apprentice. Though he could have more than one, Sarasa is selfish and will look for a lone wolf to learn under. Recently Yoichi has become something more, when Sarasa found herself being a burden to him rather than an ally. She's determined to catch up.
Kogarashi	Comrade	She’s sparred beside him. She’s met with him at parties. She’s gone on missions with him. In one mortifying assignment, she had to… well, nevermind.
Kiji	Hmm	Asara is unfailingly polite and cheerful to Kiji. She finds him very considerate although it's as if he treats her in two different ways, and one makes her nervous. Sarasa considers Kiji an ally, but is he a friend?
Ishino	Sensei	To Asara, Ishino is a devious, terrible, terrifying man. He's the second most horrible person she's ever met. He's also her mentor, despite her utter loathing for him. To Sarasa, Ishino is a devious, terrible, terrifying man who she can learn quite a bit from. He's either the most horrible or most incredible person she's ever met. Maybe both.
Kazumi/Saiken	???	Asara has met Kazumi's pure nature and his dark one. She holds him in some esteem since he was around the first time her sensei was nice. He lacks confidence, but like Ishino she'd love to see the day he's all he can be…then there's Saiken. She tried to punch his teeth out. Nuff said.
Abuki	Friend	She's met him as both Asara and Sarasa, and thought of him as a fine painter in both. He's befriended Sarasa, and they share a new and up-in-the-air relationship. She finds him shy, but she's warming up to him, and she's not unaware of his charm.

Theme Song

AMV: Split Personality - Ayashi No Ceres by Amy Coulson

Skills And Abilities

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Water Manipulation

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Hydro Weapon

Styles

Saturate

RP Logs

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Campaigns S Rank A Rank B Rank Bandit Island Mission Burning for Battle C Rank Sinking Feelings Playing with Buruno-chan Death note D Rank Artist's Block Social An Arena Evaluation

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