Yayoi Higanbana

Sealing Master Yayoi (封(ふう)印(いん)術(じゅつ)の達(たつ)人(じん)やよい, *Fūinjutsu no Tatsujin Yayoi*)

### Nickname(s)

Yacchi (やち, *Yacchi*)
 Kitty (こねこ, *Koneko*)

## Characteristics

### Age

13 – 14 (*Part I*)
 16 – 18 (*Part II*)
 33 (*New Era*)

### Height

153 cm (5'0") (*Part I*)
 157 cm (5'2") (*Part II*)

### Personal Pronoun

Watashi
 (わたし)

## Personal Information

### Relatives

Harumi Higanbana (*Mother*)
 Natsuo Higanbana (*Father*)
 Fuyuhiko Mukade (*Uncle*)
 Akiko Higanbana (*Aunt*)
 Satsuki Higanbana (*Older Sister*)
 Hazuki Higanbana (*Older Brother*)

## Shinobi Information

### Teammate(s)

Kyou Takahane (Sensei)
 Hotaru Hyuuga
 Ashi Inuzuka

### Jutsu

Chakra Blocking Seal
 Chakra Draining Seal
 Enclosing Technique
 Chakra Suppression Technique

### Tools

Naginata
 Sealing Scrolls

## Voice Actors

### Japanese

Megumi Toyoguchi
 (豊(とよ)口(ぐち)めぐみ, *Toyoguchi Megumi*)

### English

Luci Christian

**Yayoi Higanbana** (彼(ひ)岸(がん)花(ばな)やよい, *Higanbana Yayoi*) is a kunoichi of Konohagakure. She was born with a sensitivity to chakra that allows her to become a skilled sensor-nin but makes it difficult for her to use her own chakra without discomfort.

## **Appearance**

### **Academy**

As a young academy student, Yayoi's hair was tied into low, long pigtails. She wore a light yellow t-shirt, a knee-length brown skirt with black shorts underneath and black sandals. She also wore a black, cat-eared hat that her mother sewed for her.

### **Part I**

Yayoi's hair is tied into low, loose pigtails that sit in front of her shoulders. She wears a yellow cheongsam-style shirt with pale yellow clasps and long bell sleeves. She also wears long black pants, shin-high black sandals, and fingerless black gloves. Yayoi's most notable article of clothing is a black, cat-eared hat that has the metal plate of her forehead protector sewn on to it.

### **Part II**

Yayoi's hair has been cut into a nape-length bob and she now wears a short, yellow kimono with a white collar and bell sleeves. Yayoi's obi sash is cream-colored and her obi-age is yellow. Her black shorts peak out from under the kimono, and she still has the same sandals, gloves and cat-eared hat seen in her Part I outfit.

## **Abilities**

### **Chakra Sensitivity**

Yayoi is highly sensitive to chakra, and being around large amounts of it can overload her senses; just using chakra can cause an uncomfortable itching feeling under her skin. This sensitivity makes her a skilled sensor, though it also deters her from using ninjutsu.

### **Bukijutsu**

Due to the discomfort involved in using chakra, Yayoi often relies on her naginata in battles. When not in use she typically straps it to her back.

### **Fūinjutsu**

Fūinjutsu was suggested to Yayoi by Tenten as a less chakra-intensive alternative to ninjutsu. It wasn't long until Yayoi was obsessively researching and designing seals for a variety of uses. Her proficiency at creating seals and the general public's lack of knowledge about fūinjutsu makes her a versatile fighter. Unlike Tenten, who primarily uses fūinjutsu to supplement her weapon proficiency, Yayoi utilizes seals to paralyze opponents, drain and transfer chakra, and create traps.

### **Taijutsu**

Yayoi is average at hand-to-hand combat. Though she has an intimate knowledge of a human's weak points and is capable of throwing a deceptively powerful right hook, her actual skill is lacking, and she instead relies on strikes to the chest, neck, and knees to temporarily cripple her opponent.

### **Poison Knowledge**

Due to Harumi passing on some of her expertise, Yayoi has a working knowledge of different poisons, their effects, and how to use them. She's not an expert like her mother, but Yayoi is capable of creating simple poisons and antidotes. Yayoi specifically specializes in poisonous plants, leaving her knowledge of other poisons limited, though she learns more about them over time.

### **Intelligence**

Yayoi is noted to be a very bright girl, something she was often praised for as a young child. As an academy student, Yayoi excelled at her studies and showed a genuine interest in learning. Her high grades partially made up for her lack of ninjutsu skills.

## **Relationships**

### **Harumi Higanbana**

Yayoi and Harumi have a combination mother-daughter, teacher-student relationship. Despite Yayoi's chakra sensitivity, Harumi always encouraged her daughter to follow her dream, though she did warn Yayoi that she'd have to work harder than her peers to be seen as a competent kunoichi.

### **Natsuo Higanbana**

Yayoi and Natsuo are very close. Natsuo wants nothing more than to be a good role model for his younger sister.

## **Background**

Yayoi is the third and youngest child of Harumi and Natsuo Higanbana. As the daughter of a renowned kunoichi and the sister of a prodigal academy student, Yayoi was expected to follow in her mother and sister's path and become a kunoichi herself. Unfortunately, at a young age she was diagnosed with a chakra sensitivity that'd hinder her chances of becoming a shinobi.

## **Development**

### **Etymology**

**Yayoi** is a Japanese girl's name with several meanings, such as 'new life', and 'March'.

**Higanbana** is the Japanese name for the red spider lily, a flower that symbolizes lost memories and people never meeting again. The bulbs of red spider lilies are poisonous.

## **Trivia**

* According to Hyō no Sho, while in the academy, Yayoi had a B in classroom attitude, a D in ninjutsu and genjutsu, a B in cooperation and positivity, and a C in taijutsu.

## **References**

1. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yayoi\_(given\_name)
2. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lycoris\_radiata