Hinome Hyūga

Distant Seer (遠い予見者, “tōi yokensha”)

(日の目, “Sunlight”)(日向一族, *“Place in the Sun”*)

## **Background**

As the oldest daughter, Hinome was born into her household with a lot of expectations. In her family, the oldest child was destined to carry on their legacy and aim for the highest positions within the Clan to guarantee the family’s safety, luxury, and royalties. The oldest child needed to become the strongest, and most importantly, the next clan leader. From a young age, she was taught to aim for the highest opportunities and never be okay with anything less than that. These expectations made her a hard worker, even so, she wasn’t able to avoid the stress that came with it. She never really got to enjoy being a child for long, because the moment she was able to read, it became most of what she did during her earliest years of childhood. Luckily, she was a smart kid and the reading materials were not difficult to study and this caused her to have a head start from most children of her age within the other families. Her study materials consisted of anatomy, the Clan history, well-known abilities, and how an individual operates through chakra. Even though Hinome progressed so well, her parents were so blinded by their bliss that they forgot she was not the only child with talent in the clan.

The dreams of her parents were pushed onto Hinome to the point she learned it was normal not to have any of them on her own. The woman only ever did whatever was asked of her, and she couldn’t think for herself. She has no idea who she’s fighting for if it weren’t for the Clan, her family, or even the country. Truthfully, she never fought for herself in any type of circumstance. This meant that she valued others above herself, whether this was a lover, friend, family member, or perhaps even a stranger. Hinome doesn’t really know who she is or what she wants. Nonetheless, she grew to be very family-oriented and always thinks in “we” rather than “I”. She holds a lot of love for her parents and is thankful for pushing her to one of the highest positions in the clan despite their controlling parenting.

As a child mirroring their parent, Hinome even picked up their strict attitude when it came to training. She wants the newer generation of children to become strong enough to fend for themselves because her generation will not always be around to protect them. Her ruthless nature comes on when she lectures the youth on how cold this world can actually be when it comes to the weak. In her own experience, she was taught about everything in the same way that she passed on to them. Throughout the days of her academy, she was quick to be one of the students who caught the eyes of her teacher with her sharp senses, quick reflexes, and intelligence that was pretty impressive for her age. She was pretty young to enroll as an academy student too, but because of the preparations, she had gained knowledge way earlier. Her sharpness has caused her to rise to a high reputation within her own clan and she became a very skilled patroller. Her Byakugan had allowed her to see much further than most children back in her childhood. The Hyuga clan took notice of this and trained her to the point that by the time in adulthood, she can view for miles with her Byakugan making her the perfect Kunoichi for tracking in far distances. This allowed her to make a name for herself throughout the Land of Fire. Besides her sharp eyes, she is easily able to fend for herself, she has been pushed forward to start learning most of the clan's techniques from a young age making her gentle fist proficient and brisk towards her opponents.

## **Personality**

Hinome had always been known for her kindness and bluntness, her kind nature did not mean she would dance around the truth. She was, however, always respectful in sharing her mind with her peers and seniors within the Hyuga clan. She was also prideful about the environment she grew up in and the clan she was born into, she believed the clan was her priority at all times. This meant she would do whatever it took to keep the clan, but also the Land of Fire safe. Her pride and motivations led her to a path of success, as a young woman she is a respected and strong member of her clan. However, with the success came high expectations and pressure from her family, they had always pushed her to her limits and forged her dreams and wishes to meet their expectations. Hinome had always been able to meet these expectations despite how much weight she carried on her shoulders because of them. Her bluntness was encouraged by her parents’ strict teaching and parenting methods, but they assured her it was for her best will. Her kindness is another trait that was forged by her parents, they are related to the Clan’s expectations of being respectful, emotional control, and mannerisms, and living up to these expectations and norms was a must. However, when it comes to emotional control, while her clan members might take on a more serious, calm, and maybe even cold attitude, Hinome isn’t one that was afraid to express her true emotions. She has a temper that is often expressed during stressful moments or of course when agitated or angry, nevertheless, she often can compose her anger when it matters.