Hitomi Hyūga

Final Mission:

Shifting of the Sand Arc

Died 5-9-16

Basic Information
Nickname: Byakugan-Hime, Byakugan Princess, Mimi-chan

Gender: Female

D.O.B.: June 20th

Age: 14 years old

Height: 5'3"

Weight: 115 lbs

Clan: Hyūga Clan

Kekkei Genkai: Byakugan

Affiliation: Konohagakure

Status:

(R.O.S.) Dead 5-9-16

Personal Information
Occupation: Medical Nin

Relationship: Single

Allies:

(R.O.S.) Enemies:
 * Shinyuu Aburame (Traveling Shinobi)
 * Seika Sarutobi - Seika Sensei
 * Takuza Uchiha (Deceased)
 * Tsukikiba Inuzuka (Deceased)
 * Kaylee Kedōin (M.I.A)
 * Yukiusagi Odotai (Deceased)
 * Zeshin Namikaze (Gone Rogue)
 * Akihiro Hyūga
 * Saito Hyūga
 * Shin Hyūga
 * Lil B (Deceased)

Any that would seek to cause harm to those she loves and cares for.

Team:

(R.O.S.) Team Seika

Ranks
Shinobi Rank: Chūnin

Shinobi Skill: Novice Jōnin

Academy Grad. Age: 11 years old

Chūnin Promotion Age: 13 years old

Family

 * Kenta Hyūga - Father  (45 years old)
 * Miyako Hyūga - Mother  (42 years old)
 * Dante Hyūga - Brother (14 years old )(M.I.A. since Arc.)(R.O.S.)
 * Meeko - common ferret / pet

Background Information
On a quiet and warm night in the beginning of the summer season, a cry was heard coming from the home of Kenta and Miyako Hyūga. The birth of another child to the land of Fire. A girl given the name of Hitomi Hyūga, younger sibling to the first born son, Dante. As with all Hyūga, Hitomi was born with Byakugan for eyes. Their hues of the purest white. It would only be a matter of time before she would begin training to use them properly. Unlike her mother, Hitomi carried the hair color of her father, onyx.

While Kenta was always busy with the needs of their village, Hitomi spent most of her early years under the watchful care of her mother. Being a Med nin of the village, Miyako had taken Hitomi to many emergencies that had arisen and many times over to the hospital. The work that the young Hitomi had seen her mother do and the kindness that she showed all, inspired Hitomi to treat all life with honor and respect. It also gave her an undeniable urge to learn all that she could in the many years to come.

Though she had an older brother, it was not the relationship that she longed for. While she looked to him with sisterly love and affection, the response from Dante was normally cold and distant. She never understood why he hated her so much but stood in silent as she would love him from afar as he more then likely would approve of. Just once, she'd like for him to be happy for her in some way or not look to her as if she was an embarrassment to him. But the loneliness was curbed slightly with her ferret companion named Meeko. He followed her everywhere and did everything with her.

Upon her days in the Academy, Kenta had wanted to see Hitomi become a great Ninja. Teaching his daughter the fighting ways of the Hyuuga and showing her how to correctly make use of the Byakugan. Yet it was in the quiet of her room, that she would take the medical manuals from her mother’s  study and begin to read. She would gather all the knowledge she could without the on looking eyes of her father. She knew what it was he wished for. So she decided that she would do her best to full fill both her father’s hopes and her own dreams.

Lost but not Forgotten
( https://youtu.be/eKKZ2jfFdXc )

It had been a week since the return of the Heroes of Konoha from the mountain fortress of the Masked Bandits. The loss still heavy on them all as each would be healing from their wounds, both mentally and physically. They were alive, most of them at least. However the hole that would have been dug in the hearts and souls of those that lost ones that were close to them felt as if it would never heal. At least that is what it felt like for the young Hyūga daughter.

The nights were filled with nightmares. Tears. Screams. Night after night, she'd wake to the same nightmare that took the place of the one prior to that. One of her best and most trusted friend in the whole of the world being taken from her. There were nights that she'd wake up with her chest heaving and sweat covering her body causing her nightgown to cling to her form with the Inuzuka boy's name leaving her lips while she screamed for him. Only to find out that it was nothing more then a nightmare once more. Her face would be streamed with tears that seemed to never end only to cover her eyes with her hands to keep the world around her from knowing of her silent sobs of sorrow.

The days wore on and still the dark cloud of sorrow and mourning loomed over Hitomi. Though she'd smile for the world around her, the child within was crying with no sign of slowing. It was as if she'd drown her constant sorrow in the unshead tears that learked underneath the surface. Her mind would play back that moment over and over again. The yelp from Hoshi. The gasp from Tsukikiba as they both would plunge into the hole that seemed to lead to nothing but pure and never ending darkness. Then there was the horrible words that were said by the cyborg that he had 'taken good care of her friends.' That voice sent shivers over her skin and up her spine every time she heard the voice and saw the events. Constantly haunted by it, she'd keep it to herself for fear of once more being told that she was a disgrace to the Hyūga clan after working so hard to make them proud of her once more.

It had been a few weeks and her bandaged hands were sore from the work that she had been doing on a day to day basis. Quietly, she'd walk from the Hyūga compound out on to the main street and followed the road out to the front gate as she had done every day for the last week and a half. A smile on her face while her steps took her out past the guards and beyond to the forest that hid beyond the walls of the village. The people of the village would only see the 'Byakugan Princess' as they had grown so used to seeing her as; smiling, warm and friendly. She'd only show them what they needed to know and would hide her true feelings from the world.

After walking about half a mile from the gates, she'd move into the forest and continue walking for another 15 minutes until she'd come to a small clearing that held two stones. The stones had been hand chiseled to be long and four sided. They were far from perfect and could be seen by anyone that looked to them that they were not created by the experts from town. The Hyuga child held her hands together and against her chest as she looked upon them. Silently a single tear from each eye streamed down over her cheeks. Slowly her hands went down and she'd walk over to the chest she had there. Once more, like days before, she'd take out the hammer and chisel. Kneeling beside the first of the three square columns, she'd begin once more with her work.

With the first tap of the mallet against the back side of the chisel, a memory came into play within her mind. Chasing after Tsukikiba and waiting just outside the home of the Aburame, Shinyuu. Her eyes watching him as he learned to use his weapons that were attached to his arms. She'd smile to herself a moment as she tapped more at the stone recalling him not focusing and causing a stick to explode leaving him a pin cushion riddled with splinters. Another tap and a piece of stone comes from the side landing beside  her while the image of the Inuzuka boy trying to be strong as she pulled each splinter out with a pair of tweezers. She'd hear the growling and smile all the more while another tear rolled down her cheek and landed upon the stone.

She'd stand and pick up another chisel. A smaller one this time. Once more, she'd kneel and begin tapping at the stone. This time in the center of the column. Characters she'd begin to etch out with care and love. Another smile crossed her lips with a silent shaking breath that threatened to cause her to sob once more. With each tap of the hammer an image of his face flashed within her mind. She'd hear his voice. His laugh. His growl. His voice saying with a smile on his face 'Yer alight, Hitomi-chan...fer a human,' after she had tackled him to the ground from a surprise ambush that his nose hadn't picked up. She'd hear the howling and heavy foot falls of the ninken running towards her. As if in a faded image, she'd see the pup run towards her and leap into her arms. Feel his happy licks on her face when her fingers would scratch his belly while she held him like an infant. With a deep breath, she'd blow across the stone and clear out all the stone fragments that hid in the characters that she had just engraved while another tear rolled down over her skin and on to the stone. Placing her tools down, she'd pick up the stone column and drag it to the hole that she had created only a few days prior. She'd move the stone until she heard the 'thud' of the bottom of the stone reaching the bottom of the hole. Her knees bent and she kneeled next to the column as her hands moved dirt into the extra space that was around the stone. Filling it in tightly, she'd brush her hands off after standing and walk over to the next one.

Lightly her fingers trailed over the forehead protector that was around her neck. The scent that lingered on it caused her to swallow hard while her gaze fell upon the second of the columns. She'd drop to her knees and once more pick up the chisel and mallet. With the first strike of the mallet, it was as if it was the crack that let the water dam burst open. Her mind flooded with memories that caused her eyes to fill. The tall Jounin with the long black ponytail stood before her with a smile on his face that was warm and reminded her of Zeshin's. Clank! Clank! Clank! The tools rang out while she continued to carve out the characters. The excitement in his face and voice as he saw her. "HITOMI-CHAN!!!" Her bottom lip began to quiver with the resonating sound of the stone being struck. She'd see the look in his eyes when she had taken care of his burned hands after a failed attempted at learning a fire release jutsu. The excitement he held when he had found out she brought food to share after training. Another tear fell from her eye and lightly splashed upon the stone. His voice rang through her mind while she continued to chip away at the stone. "Everyone had a purpose in life and no one can take that from people. Doesn’t matter even if it is a god, you will always have a purpose... Believe in yourself all the way, never let no one belittle you! You can reach the sky if you want to, as that is the limit of anyone’s potential!"

The mallet struck the chisel again and again another tear fell. Another splashed against the stone. And another. It was becoming harder to keep herself from all out sobbing. Her lip continued to quiver and shake while her mind continued to flood with images and voices. The laughter. The tenderness. The hope that was shared and the encouragement given to one another. The image of the sun setting over the training grounds as they shared a small snack of rice balls after shadow clone training. "You made me proud today Hitomi!" She couldn't hold it back any more as her chest heaved and tears streaked down over her face onto the stone below. Yet another crack resonated through the forest. The feel of his arm around her while they both enjoyed some watermelon and the warmth of a bond forged. "I will always be here for you as well Hitomi, you can count on it. Sadly I must leave now Hitomi, I have a mission to attend to soon.” He nodded as he ruffled her hair once more and began standing up, but before fully getting up he hugged her tightly and whispered “I will see you when I return alright." The mallet fell from her hand as the sobs took over her body. "...but you never returned..." Taking a shaking breath, she'd blow the chipped rock from the stone and away from the writing.

<p style="font-weight:normal;font-size:14px;line-height:22px;">Standing, she'd pick up the stone and drag it to the hole next to the first. Then the 'thud' was heard when the column hit the bottom. Once again, she'd kneel and pack the dirt in around the bottom tightly. Brushing her hands off, she'd once more stand and this time, she'd walk around to the front of the two stones. Two silent memorials to two that had believed in her from the first time they met. They had always been beside her. Even when times had been rough. They believed in her dreams as much as she had and wouldn't let her give up. She'd gather up her tools and place them in the case once more before looking once more at the stone memorials. "I'll make you both proud. I promise." She said softly before turning away from the stones and walking back home.

<p style="font-weight:normal;font-size:14px;line-height:22px;">Upon the stones would read:

<p style="font-weight:normal;font-size:14px;line-height:22px;">"Tsukikiba & Hoshi Inuzuka Loyal and Treasured Friends to the End"

<p style="font-weight:normal;font-size:14px;line-height:22px;">"Takuza Uchiha A Precious Treasure Hidden from the World"

<p style="font-weight:normal;font-size:14px;line-height:22px;">Since the day of her promise, Hitomi worked hard and never looked back. Looking to challenges with determination and an old idea that had been renewed with her latest promise, she'd look to the new day and hold her head up high.

<p style="font-weight:normal;font-size:14px;line-height:22px;">A Precious Gift

<p style="font-weight:normal;font-size:14px;line-height:22px;">The day after the Chūnin Exams, the young Hyūga daughter had found herself walking the streets of Konoha towards the medical supply part of the hospital for more bandages. She was going through much to keep the end of her fingers from becoming infected from the wound. They stung and burned with every change of the bandages. It also didn't help that she had continued to also train her many skills. Pain would go away eventually. Pain also meant that she was alive.

<p style="font-weight:normal;font-size:14px;line-height:22px;">It was at this time that she had seen Keldran of the Fūma and smiled when he came towards her. There were no hard feelings from the Hyūga daughter for what had come from the Chūnin Exams. Each of them knew that there would be a chance that they would be harmed and a possibility of their death. The exams were hard for those that endured them, however there were lessons for them to bring with them from that arena floor.

<p style="font-weight:normal;font-size:14px;line-height:22px;">Bowing softly to him, she smiled more so when they had exchanged their little bit of chat. She listened in wonder and intrigue as he told her of his up and coming journey that would be starting for him come day break the next morning. It sounded so exciting. It seemed that many of the people that she knew were going to be leaving to go off somewhere different. She would be staying where she was. Explaining to him that she would be starting her Medical training within the next few days, she beamed with excitement.

<p style="font-weight:normal;font-size:14px;line-height:22px;">The small talk between the two of them lasted for a bit longer before Keldran had explained that he didn't have much time before he had to start packing and getting ready to go on his trip. It was then that he brought forth a cloth bag and held it out to her. Smiling, she graciously took the gift and at his urging, opened it. Looking inside, her eyes went wide as she looked up to him. Her bottom lip began to tremble while her hand reached in to pull out a clawed finger tip that sparkled and shined in the sun light. It was as if the sun itself was trapped within the steel with how it shown.

<p style="font-weight:normal;font-size:14px;line-height:22px;">Handing him back the back, she looked over it and felt the hot tear fall from her eye and roll down her cheek. Looking over it, she'd notice that this one was meant for her index finger as it was made with an extension to it. As if she had just been handed the most valuable piece of jewelry on the face of the planet, she gently placed it over her index finger and pressed it until it was snug on her finger. It hurt for the time being as the ends of her fingers were still sore, but she looked to it and bent her finger. As if triggered by the motion of her bending the finger, the extension bent at the first joint as well. Keldran explained to her that he had made sure that she could still perform her seals for her jutsu.

<p style="font-weight:normal;font-size:14px;line-height:22px;">One by one, she took the metal extensions from the bag and placed them on her own fingers. As she did, it took all she had to keep from letting the tears streak over her cheeks more. This gift, he had made for her. He didn't have to. But he did. With all ten on her fingers, Keldran went through on how to take care of them and clean them should she need to. She watched and listened to everything he had to say. She was still in awe over the most precious gift that he had given her. He gave her 110% usage of her fingers once more. There was no way she could ever thank him enough. Looking from the gleaming metal fingers to him, she threw her arms around his neck and hugged him tightly while he hugged her in return. "Thank you, Keldran-chan. Your gift is the most precious one I have ever received. I can not thank you enough for this." Holding on to the hug just a few moments more, she'd move back and carefully wipe her eyes with the back of her hand.

<p style="font-weight:normal;font-size:14px;line-height:22px;">Keldran then explained that he had to go and she nodded softly with a wave good bye to her dear friend. Wishing him a pleasant trip and safe journey to his destination, she'd watch him until he was out of sight before looking her fingers over more carefully. It was then that a few more tears fell over her face but not out of sadness as many of them had been. She couldn't have been any more happier then she was in this moment.

Tough Skin earned through Tough Love
Fighter - Christina Aguilera Lyrics <p style="font-weight:normal;font-size:14px;line-height:22px;">It had been six months since the Chūnin exams and Hitomi's fingers had healed nicely with the help of her mother. She had also gotten used to the way the metal on her fingers felt. They were now like a second skin to her. Taking care of them as she would for washing her hair and other parts of her body, it had become a normal routine to take them off in the evening and place them back on in the morning.

<p style="font-weight:normal;font-size:14px;line-height:22px;">This morning had been no different when Miyako had come into the room and looked to her daughter. The woman was taller then Hitomi with dark blue hair that threatened to be black. Her eyes the white of the Byakugan with a light blue hint to them depending on how the light shown on them. Her hands were clasped before her while she looked to her daughter. "How are you feeling today, Hitomi?" She'd look up to her mother as she slid her last finger tip into place and smile as she had every morning. "I'm in no pain today at all, Okaasan. The pain at the tip is gone and I can move them without it pulling badly like it had in the past." Miyako smiled and gave her daughter a nod. "I'm glad to hear that because today you start your training. You have a hour to get ready. We will leave then." She had said before she closed the door to Hitomi's room and walked down the hall. Hitomi sat there and tilted her head a bit. Her training? What could her mother possibly be talking about? She trained every day. Then it dawned on her. Her eyes went wide and she gasped in excitement. "I start my Medical-nin training today!!" She just about screeched in excitement as she jumped about the room.

<p style="font-weight:normal;font-size:14px;line-height:22px;">The hour had passed and Hitomi was walking with Miyako from the Hyūga Compound towards the front gates and beyond that to the training grounds. Hitomi's head tilted and she looked to the woman that was standing beside her. "Okaasan?" "Hmm?" "I thought we were going to be starting my training today?" Miyako looked over to the girl that was walking with her. "We are, Hitomi." She smiled. "Be patient. You'll see." Trusting her mother, she smiled and gave a nod then walked silently beside her mother.

<p style="font-weight:normal;font-size:14px;line-height:22px;">A few moments passed and the silence of the peaceful walk was broken by her mother's voice once more. "This is your first lesson, Hitomi. Listen and listen closely. There are four rules that govern all medical-nin. Memorize them and keep them in your mind always." Hitomi looked up to her mother and nodded. Nodding, Miyako continued. "Rule One. No medic ninja shall ever stop medical treatment until the lives of their party members have come to an end. Rule Two. No medic ninja shall ever stand on the front lines. Rule Three. No medic ninja shall ever die until they are the last in their platoon. Finally, Rule Four. Only those medic ninja who have mastered the Strength of a Hundred Technique of the ninja art Creation Rebirth are permitted to discard the above-mentioned laws." She turned to her daughter and spoke once more. "Do you understand these rules, Hitomi?" Looking up to her mother, Hitomi gave a nod. "Hai, Okaasan." Miyako nodded and they continued to a secluded training field where they would be alone. All that would be seen in the area was a large sack in the middle of the field. "This is the medical-nin training grounds. You will find that we will not be disturbed here. So you don't have to worry about your friends seeing you." The woman said with a smile. Hitomi was beginning to look to her mother with a very odd look. None of this made sense to her. What did the training field have to do with healing people. Miyako sensed her daughter's confusion and looked to her with a soft and warm smile. The same one that often crossed Hitomi's face.

<p style="font-weight:normal;font-size:14px;line-height:22px;">Miyako walked over to the bag and directed Hitomi to stand a good distance across from her. Without warning, Miyako began to throw smoke bombs at Hitomi. The look on the woman's face had changed. It was serious and there wasn't an ounce of kindness in it. It was the look that someone would give the enemy. "A Medical-nin is never to be hit by the enemy! Who will heal your team if you are dead?" Balls of various sizes and shapes came at the young hyuga with blinding speed. Hitomi couldn't see through the smoke and brought her hands up to start her hand seals for her Byakugan when Miyako threw another ball right for her hands causing the child to cry out as the ball forced her hands apart. "You'll learn to defend yourself without the aid of the Byakugan!" Hitomi gasped softly and looked towards where her mother's voice was coming from. Slowly the smoke cleared and she saw her mother with a bunch more things to throw at the child. Hitomi didn't get more then a moment to take a deep breath in when Miyako hit a group of 8 baseballs at her. Bringing her arms up in automatic response, Hitomi closed her eyes and turned away trying to not get hit. However, it only brought on more things being thrown and hit at her. There was an onslaught of projectiles coming at her at all times. Then she'd hear her mother's voice over it all. "Why would you close your eyes when the enemy is in front of you? This isn't a game of 'if I can't see you, you don't exist' Hitomi!" The child looked back to her mother as she was hit over and over again with the baseballs and other things. Training explosive tags were attached to balls that exploded at her feet.

<p style="font-weight:normal;font-size:14px;line-height:22px;">Overwhelmed and in pain all over her body, the child cried out and fell to the ground. But there was no letting up from Miyako as Hitomi slowly stood back up and looked to her mother through the smoke and rubble. "There is no break. There is no chance to stop. A Medical-nin is a fighter both in and out of a battle." An hour of this continued without slowing. Without warning, Miyako came at Hitomi with a vacuum palm strike aimed for a non threatening area of her body however, she would not ease back on the force much. The child would learn to have a thick skin and that was exactly what Miyako would teach her daughter. Throwing Hitomi back into a tree, the child slumped down onto the ground and laid there a moment before Miyako walked over to her and knelt down. Slowly, Hitomi pushed herself up off the ground and sat back on her knees. Bruises began to show upon the child's fair skin along with scrapes and cuts. When the child looked up to finally see her mother face to face with her, the warm softness that she always knew had returned once more. "How can you do that, Okaasan? How can you be so fierce one moment and gentle the next?" Miyako smiled with a slight tilt of her head. "I'm fierce when I need to be, Hitomi. There are times that I have to be. It doesn't mean I like it. You are a lot like me, my child. Warm. Gentle. Kind. Caring. Those are wonderful qualities to have. But what if someone was trying to harm you or your brother? Would you still be those things to your enemy? They wont stop and they will kill you. You can't give them an inch, Hitomi. If you do, they'll take that and your life. Are you willing to give them that?" Hitomi looked at her mother and shook her head. Miyako smiled. "I know you wont." She leaned forward and kissed Hitomi's forehead. "Come along. Training is over for today. Rest up and tomorrow, we begin again." Standing, the woman turned and began making her way back home. Hitomi would take that time to catch her breath and slowly began to move. Every muscle in her body was sore and it hurt to move. But she still moved. Slowly, but she moved. Back at the compound, she let the hot water of the shower ease the pain of her body before going into her room and resting up.

<p style="font-weight:normal;font-size:14px;line-height:22px;">Every day after consisted of training for Hitomi. It wasn't just her regular shinobi training with her team but also the training with her mother. The pain and bruises were melting into one day after the next. It hurt to move on some days and others it was alright. On the sixth day, she was allowed to rest and relax. Her body would be able to heal with rest and Miyako had made sure to feed Hitomi things that would help in her healing and give her more energy. Now on a new diet and her rest schedule being watched over by Miyako more closely, Hitomi could feel the change within her self as the days went on. She felt stronger both physically and mentally. However, she had found that Miyako was right. She could still be herself to the world around her. But when she had to, there would be no give. She wouldn't give anyone an inch. Knowing the person that her mother truly was now, she respected her all the more and truly made her the child's role model.

<p style="font-weight:normal;font-size:14px;line-height:22px;">Through this time Hitomi had learned more about her mother and what it took for her to come back alive to her and her family every time they were sent out on a mission. It only brought out the idea that perhaps Hitomi was strong like her. The child would train at the village training ground before her Medical-nin training. Working hard on how to incorperate her metal finger tips into the fighting style of her clan. With each time she would go through the rounds needed for the Thirty-two palms, pieces of wood would fly from the dummy. It looked much like she'd be raking at it and jabbing at it with the want to just shred it to pieces. Holes would be left behind along with wood shavings on the ground from her training sessions and it made her smile to herself just a bit. She'd continue to train. She'd work on becoming faster. Her travels were more training as she ran from roof top to roof top. She'd push herself to make longer jumps and would coat her feet with a thin layer of chakra to give her the added speed she'd need to cover more distance with each leap.

The base of all Medical-nin
When you believe - Whitney Houstin <p style="font-weight:normal;font-size:14px;line-height:22px;">When she wasn't training, her nose was in the medical journals that her mother had given her. She'd read everything she possibly could and study hard. Random questions were thrown at her by her mother as to what she would need to do with any given situation. If Hitomi didn't get the answer correct, she was forced into a hour more of physical training under the watchful eyes of her mother. The year went on like this. Every day was training. Both physical and mental. Miyako had taken great pride in teaching Hitomi the first of her medical-nin jutsu; Mystic Palm Technique. Showing her how to heal the wounds of others with just enough chakra to match the severity of the wound. Explaining to her that to use too much would over load the patient's normal circulation and result in trapping the individual in a comatose state. Hitomi'd press her lips together at this and nod. Her focus would have to be better then it had ever been and she'd practice on fish under the supervision of her mother. She'd also practice on animals that she came across when on her walks. There were also times that she'd practice on herself. Cutting her own flesh just to go through and heal the wound once more. She made sure that she would train this jutsu constantly. When Miyako had believed that Hitomi had perfected this skill, she took her to the hospital with her. She'd had the child the medical charts and have her read them. Under Miyako's watch, Hitomi would begin to put her skill to use as she'd heal minor sprains and broken bones. Every day, she'd train. Learn. Heal. Then at the end of the day, she'd relax and sit upon the roof of the compound and look out over the village while she watched the sun set while eating a rice ball because as she was once told she could reach the sky if she wanted to, that was the limit of her potential. The sky.

Time passes quickly...
<p style="font-weight:normal;font-size:14px;line-height:22px;">The time had passed and the year and a half had come to an end. Tonight was the big festival and the village was bustling with activity. Shops were being bombarded with customers for garments and needs of homes. Leaning out the window of her room, Hitomi only chuckled and smiled while she tapped her metal nails upon the window sill lightly. She had grown accustomed to how to use them and how much force to use behind them. Now she hardly took them off. Yet they looked as if Keldran had just given them to her. The girl was excited as she heard her mother call to her. "Are you going to get dressed, Hitomi?" She smiled and pushed her hair behind her ear with a nod. "Hai, Okaasan. In a moment. I'm just enjoying the air." Standing up straight, Hitomi would stretch her well toned body. Her onyx hair was now back down to about her mid back and she wore it down more often when she wasn't training. She was much more graceful and agile then she had been before even with the changes in her body. Having hit that time in her life when she had begun to blossom, her figure had become a bit more curvy and her bust line had become more pronounced. To look at herself in the mirror, there were times that she couldn't believe that she was not the awkward little girl that the people she knew had left behind. However, she was still worried a bit as she bit her bottom lip. What would they think?

A New Chapter begins...
<p style="font-weight:normal;font-size:14px;line-height:22px;">It is odd how life gives someone things to add to their story. This is no different for the Byakugan Princess. Sitting on the roof top of the Hokage building even watching fireworks with a childhood friend can cause a chain of events to happen that would change things forever. A kiss given, the night turns into day as sleep wins over the silent watch of the young woman with the sleeping head of a child hood friend in her lap. How things change in such a short time for them all.

<p style="font-weight:normal;font-size:14px;line-height:22px;">With the awakening of the two, things are not what they had seemed like the night before. With new found determination and a driving will to stand with the young man through hell and beyond, what will this path bring for the young pearlesque eyed woman who looks to 'the Demon' with warmth and gentleness even through the rage filled glare that she is met with?

<p style="font-weight:normal;font-size:14px;line-height:22px;">Giving chase to the place that he had called 'home' within the darkness, Hitomi walked into this temple beyond the forest of eery darkness to show him that she would not leave nor push him away. Ready to die for this purpose, she stands tall and faces his blinding rage.... only for his strike to miss. Striking the tree behind her, something had changed in just a few moments. Being so close to his face though full of rage, it takes everything in her to give him the time he asks for and not touch him yet. With the words of him searching her out when he was ready, she'd leave his temple seeing the man that he had become and accepting it as part of him and also leaving with hope that she could stand with him no matter what would come in the future for the both of them. It is odd how the Yin and the Yang met in a never ending cycle. For without the darkness, there can be no light. And without light, there can be no darkness.

<p style="font-weight:normal;font-size:14px;line-height:22px;">'To be Loved deeply by someone gives you Strength, while to Love someone deeply gives you Courage.' -Taoist Belief

The Final Chapter
<p style="font-weight:normal;font-size:14px;line-height:22px;">Listen and Read

<p style="font-weight:normal;font-size:14px;line-height:22px;">The time had come for the Shinobi of the Hidden Leaf to be called upon to help those in need. Along with those that she had grown up with, Hitomi rode out along the sand dunes to Sunagakure in what was seen to be the most horrific night of her life... and her last.

<p style="font-weight:normal;font-size:14px;line-height:22px;">Fighting beside those that she not only considered to be friends but also family, she was bested and soon after perished at the hands of this foe. Her body to be left in pieces upon the ground.

<p style="font-weight:normal;font-size:14px;line-height:22px;">However that was not the last of this woman. When others that she had come to know and love had fallen upon the battle scene of her and her companions, she'd look to them with fondness and follow silently until the group had found the fallen body of Ded. It was then that Hitomi showed herself to O. Giving him a gift of both physical and mental health, she'd make him the promise to always be with him and never alone again. The first true kiss that she had given to anyone was while she was in spirit form and the first time she had been loved by someone was while she was in spirit form as well.

Now at peace and resting, she'd wait for the time to come now when she would be able to walk along side of her fellow fallen friends. Being greeted by Hoshi and Tsuki once more and being able to be in a warm hug from Takuza once more. The Byakugan Princess would always watch down upon the land of the Hidden Leaf. Able to be felt when those that were at their very lowest needed a warm touch or that small bit of reassurance. David Guetta - Titanium Lyrics Video

Personality & Behavior
Hitomi is one that is happy to meet new faces and go exploring with her beloved (and trouble making) companion, Meeko. She is polite and tries to be the type of child that her parents would be proud of. However, it is not always possible. She enjoys playing and running about with friends and also likes reading in the quiet. When meeting new adults, she is quiet and almost shy, but very respectful even if she feels that the person doesn't deserve it. There is always an underlying sense of worthlessness as she had constantly been looked down upon by her brother. Though she has since come to have some friends that are there for her and help to boost her confidence.

After the Arc and Chūnin Exams
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After having to face off against her older brother only to see him turn his back to her once more, even after she had beaten him, she'd stand up tall now and not allow others to look down on her. Though she still has that undying need for someone to be proud of her, she finds that comfort in the people that have become close in her life. Hitomi is still rather shy around new people however those that she knows, she is a bit more open to them. Though she will always be one to try and uphold her Clan's ideals and represent them the best that she can, she now looks to the world as not so much a member of the Hyūga Clan but as herself. With her own hopes, ideas and dreams to full fill, she wakes each morning with a smile and means it.

Appearance
<p style="font-weight:normal;font-size:14px;line-height:22px;">Hitomi is a bright faced child with Byakugan of pure white. Her long black hair is about at her knee and is always tied back in a braid. She will normally be seen wearing some sort of a kimono like top with little tweak to it to make it her own.

After the Arc and Chūnin Exams
<p style="font-weight:normal;font-size:14px;line-height:22px;">Her onyx hair was now back down to about her mid back and she wore it down more often when she wasn't training. Having hit that time in her life when she had begun to blossom, her figure had become a bit more curvy and her bust line had become more pronounced. Since the loss of her best friend in a mission for the Village, she wears a piece of fabric wrapped around her upper right thigh. Once a piece of his jacket, she now wears it as a constant memorial for her fallen friend. She constantly wears a forehead protector around her neck as well for the same purpose as the fabric on her thigh for a different fallen friend. Also she has metal finger enhancements. Not only a correction to the loss of her finger tips but a deadly weapon as well. See picture above.

Abilities
<p style="font-weight:normal;font-size:14px;line-height:22px;">Hitomi might not be the strongest or the fastest but for what she lacks, she makes up in other areas.

<p style="font-weight:normal;font-size:14px;line-height:22px;">Basic Medical Knowledge: With Hitomi's mother being a Medic or Med-nin, she has been raised in a home where even the most basic of medical knowledge has been given to her. Standard first aid and things of that nature with the clear understanding that 'chakra may not always be there for you to count on when you need care.'

<p style="font-weight:normal;font-size:14px;line-height:22px;">Silent but calculating: With eyes that watch everything, it is not unlike Hitomi to come up with the next move in training or in play. "When you're silent, you hear so much," being her response to those that ask her where she learned different tactics.

<p style="font-weight:normal;font-size:14px;line-height:22px;">Small: Her natural frame and small structure are ideal for hiding and getting through small areas. To most, Hide and seek was just a child's game but for Hitomi, it was a way for her to practice how to get in and out of tight places with ease. Every chance she gets, she is trying to out do the last place she hid in and waits now to see who will try and find her.

<p style="font-weight:normal;font-size:14px;line-height:22px;">Taijutsu: Being Hyūga, much of the thanks in her skills come from her bloodline. She's studied and learned the ways of the Gentle Fist style. Taking pride in her abilities and knowing what the jutsu entails, makes her a skilled shinobi in this art.Her knowledge of the Gentle Fist has only grown in the time she has been training.

<p style="font-weight:normal;font-size:14px;line-height:22px;">Byakugan: With constant training and struggling to deal with the strain of the constant use, Hitomi had learned to activate her Byakugan at will now without the use of hand seals. Her vision being just about 360 degrees around minus a blind spot that was just about the first thoracic vertebrae in her neck. The distance she is able to see at this point is near 45 meters or 135 feet in all directions.

<p style="font-weight:normal;font-size:14px;line-height:22px;">Speed: With a lot of training and constant running, she has become only faster in her movements. Then with the training from her mother, she has become mentally faster as well. Her reaction time only that much greater with the constant training and force to move with the smallest of movement. She has also learned to utilize her lightning chakra in an effort to move just that much faster in foot work, offence and defense.

<p style="font-weight:normal;font-size:14px;line-height:22px;">Stamina: The amount of chakra stamina she has is amazing. With little effort she was able to perform the jutsu of the Gentle Fist and now with the ability to use Mystic Palm. Her chakra control is on point. With her training, she has been able to grow in the length of time that she is able to move at high paces and rates. She can go for long periods of time without needing a break and even longer without exhausting.

<p style="font-weight:normal;font-size:14px;line-height:22px;">Med nin in Training: Over the year and a half time that the group of Genin had been away from each other, Hitomi began her training with her mother. She'd learn mystic palm from her and she'd continue her studies in the human body. Working hard to make sure that she keeps her promise to her two departed loved ones.

Jutsu List

 *  Academy Jutsu 
 * Transformation Technique
 * Clone Technique
 * Body Replacement Technique
 * Rope Escape Technique
 * Unsealing Technique
 * Enclosing Technique


 *  Ninjutsu 
 * Shadow Clone Technique
 * Chakra Flow


 *  Taijutsu 
 * Gentle Fist
 * Gentle Fist Art One Blow Body
 * Water Needle
 * Eight Trigrams Palms Revolving Heaven
 * Palm Bottom
 * Tenketsu Needle
 * Eight Trigrams: Thirty-Two Palms
 * Eight Trigrams: Vacuum Palm


 *  Medical Ninjutsu 
 * Mystical Palm Technique

Nature Type:

 * Lightning Release

Tools List

 * Kunai: 4
 * Shuriken: 8
 * Senbon: 8
 * Smoke Bomb: 1
 * Paper Bomb: 2
 * Standard Issue Medical Pouch: 1

Spars/battles

 * A Friendly Spar
 * A Wolf's Worth
 * Meet the new Kid
 * Kei - The boy with the red eyes
 * Can I have this dance?
 * Family Training
 * Akira's surprise battle
 * 3 Genin verses 1 Journin
 * Hitomi v Kaylee
 * Blowing off steam

Casual

 * A Visit Among Friends
 * Village Festival
 * Meet Aki Inuzuka
 * The morning after the night before
 * An Odd Place to meet

Storyline

 * An unusual friendship (Beginning Hell-hound Storyline)


 * First Squad Meeting (Team Awesome :D)
 * Chūnin Exam Round 1 - Hyūga siblings faceoff
 * Chūnin Exam Round 2 - Hitomi v. Keldran v. Lil. B
 * Vengeance of the Hidden Mask - Black Route
 * Shifting of the Sands Part 2
 * Civil Unrest (Hitomi's Parents)
 * Closure (Kenta and Miyako)

Missions

 * C-Rank: Masked Disturbance
 * B-Rank: Find Their Hidden Base!
 * B-Rank: Still Not Caught

Training
<p style="font-weight:normal;font-size:14px;line-height:22px;"> Gentle Fist 
 * Team Seika Combo Training

<p style="font-weight:normal;font-size:14px;line-height:22px;"> Ninjutsu 
 * Rotating Heaven Day 1
 * Rotating Heaven Day 2
 * Rotating Heaven Day 3
 * Palm Bottom Day 1
 * Palm Bottom Day 2
 * Tenketsu Needle Day 1
 * Tenketsu Needle Day 2
 * Eight Trigrams Thirty-Two Palms Day 1
 * Eight Trigrams Thirty-Two Palms Day 2
 * Eight Trigrams Thirty-Two Palms Day 3
 * Vacuum Palm Day 1
 * Vacuum Palm Day 2
 * Vacuum Palm Day 3
 * Twin Lions Day 1

<p style="font-weight:normal;font-size:14px;line-height:22px;"> Medical Jutsu Training 
 * Chakra Control Day 1
 * Chakra Flow Day 1
 * Chakra Flow Day 2
 * Chakra Flow Day 3 (Third day has been approved to use last point from Arc Award)
 * Shadow Clone Day 1
 * Shadow Clone Day 2
 * Shadow Clone Day 3
 * Chakra Enhanced Strength Day 1


 * Mystical Palm Technique (learned over Time jump)
 * Chakra Scalpel Day 1
 * Chakra Scalpel Day 2
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