Natsuhi

Natsuhi is the tritagonist in the anime Naruto during the Star Guard Mission filler arc.
== Appearance ==
Natsuhi is a beautiful adult woman with fair skin, athletic curvy build, jade green eyes, and long middle-back length hair of a bright violet color when using Mysterious Peacock Method Jutsu but dark brown after becoming inactive as well as a pair of curtain bangs that frame either side her face at the cheeks.
As a Hoshigakure Jonin, Natsuhi's attire consists of a fitted short sleeved dark shirt under her light blue Star Village flak jacket that cover her neck, her forehead protector over her brow, a long bracer/wristband on her left arm, a fingerless glove on her right hand, an elbow guard on her right arm, tight navy blue compression shorts, a pouch slung behind her left hip, and light grey shinobi sandals that reach up her calves. When stealing the Star, Natsuhi dons a gas mask with a pilots cap to conceal her identity. While off duty, Natsuhi wore a purple kimono with white lining.
== Personality ==
Natsuhi was a very caring woman and loving mother who cared greatly for her child and family. She also showed great love towards the village — going as far as to stealing the Star in order to assure that no one would suffer from the side effects of the training ever again. This would include her son Sumaru when, she and her husband first stole the Star, the Hoshikage would strike a bargain with her to keep her secret that she faked her death. This would be the basis for her eventual self-imposed suicide mission to keep the Star out of Akahoshi's hands.
== Background ==
Years ago, both Hotarubi and Natsuhi completed the star training of their village. After seeing the side effects of the training they stole the star to prevent further damage. However, they were caught by the Third Hoshikage who 'banished' them to keep an eye on the village after promising to stop the star training. Natsuhi and Hotarubi begged the Third Hoshikage to tell their young son Sumaru that they died long ago and gave him Hotarubi's necklace as a gift for him. Sometime later, Hotarubi died from the negative side-effects of the star training, leaving Natsuhi alone to protect the village from afar.
== Plot - Naruto Part I ==
=== Star Guard Mission ===
By the time Naruto Uzumaki, Tenten, Rock Lee, and Neji Hyūga visited Hoshigakure for a mission, Natsuhi stole the star again which forced Akahoshi to take her son as bait. She returned the star, then tried to steal it once again later after Akahoshi forced her to give up the star. She fell for a trap laid by Akahoshi and his henchmen and was killed while trying to ultimately destroy the star using some sort of fūinjutsu. With her final breath, she painted a symbol on the floor with blood that had come out of her mouth. One of Sumaru's tears hit this symbol when he found her, which seemed to have made it possible for her to return in a ghost-like form.
After destroying the building she and Sumaru supposedly died in, Akahoshi implanted the star in his chest, greatly amplifying his chakra. Naruto fought Akahoshi, but was unable to harm him due to his newfound power. However, with her ghost-like form, Natsuhi was able to help Naruto by singing the song that she and Sumaru had been singing throughout the arc. The chakra supported Naruto, allowing him to briefly fly during the battle and to ultimately defeat Akahoshi.
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== Quotes ==
· (To her husband) "Hotarubi, please protect Sumaru."
· (Her last words) "...Sumaru."
== Trivia ==
· Natsuhi" (夏火) means "summer fire". It can also be translated as "summer day" (夏日). As it is in the lullaby, Natsuhiboshi, meaning "summer day star" (夏日星 or なつひぼし), which she sings to her son Sumaru.
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