Child of Light

"There is darkness in your heart but I've not yet given up hope"




Name: Elizaveta Hikari
Nickname: The Child of Light
Age: 16
Gender: Female
Village: Kumogakure
Village Rank: Genin
Skill Rank: D




Height: 5'11"
Weight: 126
Hair color: Light Brown
Eye Color: Green
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Looks Description: Among her peers Eliza is a tall and slender young woman who would easily be described as attractive by most. Her glowing emerald eyes rest in her face, always seeming to carry a sense of hope within them even when all seems lost. He flowing brown hair is perfectly straight naturally, reaching halfway down her back. A medium sized red-pink flower often is kept near her ear as a reminder of the fields of flowers the grew in the small village her family fled from upon her birth. Her choice of clothing slightly differs from time to time though her standard day to day outfit consists of a form fitting white tunic, only part of the chest and the sleeves often are shown of this garment as it is topped by a black vest that buttons at the abdomen. Semi-tight brown pants are also worn which end just above her knee with long kunoichi boots worn on her feet that reach halfway up her calves.



Personality Description: A bright light among the shadows, Eliza is one of the most optimistic people in the world even in life threatening situations. Even when she feels at her worst she outwardly shows no signs of it to the point that some confuse her hopefulness for naivety. Her experience in the ninja world, though only several years long has already taught her the way things work and that not every story has a happy ending, even so she will try her best to find peaceful solutions to conflicts and make it so no one leaves unhappy.

Being raised as the only girl in a house full of boys she grew up less effeminate than the other girls in the village. She enjoys physical activity and is not above getting down in the dirt and playing rough when the time calls for it. Despite this though she does have a softer side similar to a mother who looks after her friends as though they were her children. Should someone so much as offend her friends with their words she would make it know to the offender that it was not appreciated, physical attacks and greater offenses would in turn receive a greater response.
Likes: Peaches, Stargazing, Flowers, Cats
Dislikes: Rain, Ramen, Birds (Ornithophobia)
Catch Phrases: "Sure as the morning sun." "The light shall burn you!"
Nindo: I shall be the light to clear the darkness in every heart



Element Affinity: Light
Sub Element Affinity: -



History:

Jutsu erupted all around, leaving the ground in shambles and dozens screaming either out of anguish or fear of what was to come. Man-sized shards of earth flew through the air and impaled a shinobi so that he was nailed to the ground and left to bleed out by his enemies. This was a true battle, one that would decide the fates of many lives for both the ninja of the Hidden Cloud and those of the Hidden Rock. Far in the distance a man transformed into a gigantic beast with tails of god-like power, destroying many of the homes in the small village turned battleground. Despite so many lives ending on this day though there was one that would begin anew and enter the world as others would leave it, screaming and covered in blood. This family had been given the evacuation order to clear the village due to the woman's pregnancy but it had come to late as she went into labor.

The painful process of giving birth is never easy but among so much death and destruction the stress would cause further damage. The baby girl emerged from the womb, drawing her first breath in the same instant that her mother took her last. Knowing all would be lost otherwise the medical corp cleared the room and took to the battlefield in search of warriors in need of healing. Her father left traumatized by what had occurred, he was now left with three sons and a new daughter all on his own. Not knowing what to do or even how to move in that instant he held his newborn close as his eldest grabbed him and pulled him away just as a giant tail destroyed the remains of their former home. They would now flee to Kumogakure and begin anew their lives as shinobi.

The village remained calm within the walls. Kumogakure being strong enough to keep battles far from the homes of their shinobi made it the ideal place to raise a child given the remaining options being so limited. Unlike her brothers who were raised as farmers with only minimal combat training Elizaveta grew surrounded by the might that was the Land of Lightning's shinobi army. This, in addition to being the only female in a large household, influenced her to grow with certain traits. To most she was seen simply as a tomboy, in her younger years it grew to the extent that those who didn't know any better might have mistaken her gender due to her manner of dress and the amount of dirt she normally had on her face from playing rough. None would make this mistake more than a young boy named Takeshi. Takeshi, thinking Eliza was a boy just like him approached her during one of the play sessions with her brothers and asked to join in. Playing just as rough as he would with any other boy, much rougher than her brothers were willing to play, she found what she had been seeking for years without knowing it. A rival.

Throughout their childhood the two remained at each other's side after quickly becoming best friends. and it wouldnt be until it was nearly time for the pair to enter the ninja academy that the discovery of Eliza's gender was found by the young boy. While Eliza was bathing in the bath house with her father Takeshi arrived with a parent of his own. For the first time the two saw each other without clothes, the initial reaction was amusing to say the least. Upon noticing that his best friend's penis was missing he starting running around screaming about how much it must have hurt when it fell off while trying to find her a replacement. Both of their fathers found this extremely amusing but mutually decided that this would be the last day that little Liza would be able to bathe on the boy's side.

The pair stayed together during the registration process of the academy both out of a little fear of their then unknown classmates as well as to share their opinions on how cool they thought things were. And, while a few other children tried to introduce themselves to them they were simply to shy to talk to anyone but each other. When the day was finally over they took off for their favorite spot, a cliff overlooking most of the village as well as providing an excellent view of the starry sky. While Eliza told her friend how much she was looking forward to meeting new people and getting more friends to join them, Takeshi seemed less interested. Noticing this she reminded him that he was her very first friend and that no matter what they would always have something special that no one else could ever match. This made the boy smile and relax for the rest of the night until they eventually went home to get some rest for their big day.

The sun seemed to rise especially early the following morning much to every new student's displeasure. Liza's father walked her to the front of the building where Takeshi was waiting. He left her there and said goodbye while the pair walked to class together. In total there were about thirty children in the room sitting at long tables with their instructor stood at the front calling names for attendance. The pair found some open seats and got ready to learn something new, but things never go according to plan.

One of the bigger trouble makers in the class had rolled up a bit of paper in his mouth and stuck it in the end of a straw. He took aim at the back of Eliza's head and was about to launch but Takeshi noticed. As the wad was flying through the air he jumped out of his seat and got in its way so that it hit him square in the forehead. Noticing what had happened and what her friend had done Eliza got made, clenching her fist up high and leaping on top of her desk then running on top of it back several rows to land on the sniper before starting in on beating him down. The instructor, not seeing everything that happened and not caring much to look into it pulled the two apart and sat the girl in the hallway for the remainder of the day. Thus ending the first rather eventful first day of school.

The rest of that first semester went by fairly quick and smooth. After the events of the first day no one wanted to mess with the pair who they were sure had to be insane, in fact they tried their best to avoid them altogether. All except for one. At first when he came up to them after class neither even noticed at first, his name was Shinobu and he had to be the most shy person in the entire village. When he told them he was in their class neither believed him until he was able to perfectly recount the events of the first day of school. Shin had never had any friends and was wondering if the two of them could help him learn how to make some. The pair looked at each other for a moment and laughed before each grabbing one shoulder of the poor boy and dragging him off to their cliff to get to know each other better, adding a third member to their circle.

Their years spent in the academy would from then on be filled with plenty of good memories. Despite the occasional bully they would deal with in order to help a more timid classmate it was smooth sailing with only rare trips to the principal's office. When it finally came time for their final exam, a mini battle royale to see who had the most talent for combat, the trio passed with flying colors. They even displayed a level of teamwork with one another that a squad was formed from their group despite the numbers saying each should be paired with less skilled graduates. It was on that day that squad four was born.

Squad four, a rambunctious group of twelve year olds and their jonin sensei who was not above beating them over the head when they stepped to far out of line. They would take on quite a few D rank missions, even the occasional C rank when it was within their range, each time coming out with success and experience. After their first year as genin the difference in power between Eliza and her friends was becoming more and more apparent. While she was excellent on the battlefield in theory with her knowledge and intuition, she lacked the nerve and true fighting spirit that the boys had. Their sensei, despite this, still asked them if they would like to participate in the chunin exams.

Knowing that she simply would not be able to pull her own weight and hating to be carried along Eliza was fully aware that she would do nothing but hold her friends back. Even so they had been told that in order to take part they would have to do so as a full team or not at all. The mere mention of the exams had made both of the boys excited but they had taken notice of their friend's discomfort, so just before she was about to volunteer herself to enter the two of them would step between her and their sensei and deny their entry. This would annoy Eliza greatly. The nerve she had to build up to even consider entering for their sake had caused all sorts of stress but as she was about to go off on them Shin spoke up. "It's alright Liza, you were willing to help us so its only right we help you." This took her by surprise at first but then it sank in and she realized what had happened. The squad returned to their daily routine after that of taking missions and training, until the day that everything fell apart.

It had come out of nowhere, the attack against the Raikage in his home had gone wrong and spilled into the streets for bystanders to either take part or be caught in the cross fire. Kagami Kinzoku, father to Takeshi had led a rebel group that sought to change the hands of leadership by force in a surprise attack. Eliza had been in the area with Shin when a series of loud explosions had gone off several blocks away. The smoke rising from the kage mansion was a signal for the both of them to travel as fast as they could to determine the situation. What was found though was life shattering for the both of them.

Among the rebels stood Takeshi, cloaked and shadowed like the rest of them but there was no mistaking their friend of so many years. He stood over the body of a fallen shinobi, the dagger in his hand still dripping with blood as he struggled to loosen the tip of the blade from the rib cage of his enemy. He was scared and confused, anyone would be able to tell that. It was this that gave the two that had just arrived hope that their friend had simply been dragged into this rather than him being here of his own will.

While it was true that the situation had gotten out of hand and the boy didn't quite know what to do he eventually freed his weapon and upon looking around for his father laid eyes upon his friends instead. For a moment for all of them time seemed to stand still, nothing else mattered and no words were spoken but in that instant so much was said. Eliza froze, her oldest and dearest friend had betrayed their home, even if he had not wanted to. This was a crime that none would be able to forgive. Shinobu knew what needed to be done and drew a two shuriken, throwing them at Takeshi as a distraction as he formed hand seals to prepare a battle many had wanted to see under other circumstances.

Ninjutsu were flying through the air all around as rebels and loyal shinobi of the cloud fought but Eliza was only focused on her two dearest friends now locked in a death match. As Shin launched his fireball Takishi would form raiton chakra in the bottoms of his feet for a quick dash out of the way. Despite the pair only being genin their battle was an impressive display of skill. Technique after technique was cast and countered, all the while Eliza could do nothing but stand still, frozen in place not knowing what to do. And then all in an instant it was over, another rebel shinobi cast a doton technique which tripped Shinobu and Takeshi ran a palm strike covered in lightning straight through his right lung. The battle had ended, one side victorious while the other was doomed to die. Takeshi gently laid his friend on the ground, tears from his eyes dripped down onto the skin that was growing colder by the second. He then looked to his other squad mate and slowly made his way over to her.

She was able to think but still not move, all of this had come out of nowhere and now one friend had betrayed her while the other laid dead not ten feet away. When Takeshi got to her he simply stood still, looking his friend over until he reached behind his back and pulled out his headband. It had been scratched and cracked many times from training and refusing to take it off but with a little polish and hard work it almost looked new save for a single noticeable chip missing on the bottom edge. Taking a few moments he reached around Eliza and tied it around her neck so that it hung loosely before uttering his final words to her, "I'm sorry." After that he raised his hand and, after moving quickly behind her, struck her in the back of the neck so that she passed out.

She had regained consciousness near the battle but within a safe place inside a shop. The rebels had all been captured and were either being put to death at once or being taken in for questioning so that the village could find the source of the attack and destroy them. Everything was in chaos for days until finally the name of Takeshi's father was taken from one of the prisoners and a man hunt went out. He had long since fled the village however which meant it was time to deal with those who had fallen in the fight.

Each shinobi was given his or her own ceremony for the entire village to attend, they had died defending their leader and were to be given every honor possible. When it came time for Shinobu it was almost to much. The medics had done all they could and managed to repair the hole in his chest but it had been to late, he bled out long before they were able to reach him. So there he lay, forever, in an ice cold slumber. When it was finally over Eliza went home, staring at the headband she had been given laid upon her dresser silently for the remainder of the day until she finally passed out.

A year would pass with Eliza never leaving the house except to visit Shin's grave, each day hoping to see something different. Each day hoping a different name would be on the stone and that all of this was simply a bad dream. Her depression caused her to leave her ninja career behind, quitting the life of a genin to work in a flower shop in the village. It would rain one day but she still went to visit the grave, there was a second visitor there that had not expected anyone else to come today due to the weather. There stood Takeshi, tears running down his face like small rivers and so controlled by his grief that he hadn't even noticed the second person approach behind him.

The surprise of seeing him again triggered a feeling in her that conflicted with her shinobi training. She wanted to run to him but at the same time knew he was a missing ninja now and should draw a weapon to defend herself. She knew though that in a fight she would never come out the victor against him though, he was simply to strong for her and that influenced her final impulse decision. Launching herself forward he latched onto his waist, both arms wrapped around him while she started crying herself. "Why?..." Takeshi didn't know how to answer, he was shocked by someone sneaking up on him but the voice put him at least a little at ease. "I never meant for this to happen, it was supposed to be a clean mission and then I could finally go back to being normal..." What he meant was still unknown to her so she would ask why, this seemed to frustrate the boy some but not anything past shaking a bit. He would remove her from his waist and turn around, pulling down his lip and sticking his tongue out to reveal a black seal at the base of his tongue. "If I could tell you everything, or anything at all, I would. It's just not possible, father made sure of that." The two would continue to talk about what they could until at least things became more clear, her friend had been controlled but even so he viewed himself as a monster and fled the village once again before she could try and get him help.

The world felt a little less empty after that. Eliza then decided that she would resolve herself to return to being a kuniochi. The village council was uncertain about allowing her to return after her sudden departure but eventually allowed her to be assigned a new squad when the current academy class graduated. Though her ninja record would be wiped of all the missions she had accomplished in exchange for this favor. These terms were agreed upon and she now awaits the graduates so that she can grow strong enough to banish the darkness in the hearts of people.

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