Kazehime

**Kazehime** (風姫), more famously known as Oiran-chan (花魁ちゃん), is a prostitute in Konoha who also operates as a shinobi in secrecy. As a prostitute, she is famous for tending to higher-class clients; complicated make-up and outfits have made her real face and, by extension, identity unknown to the masses. She used this to her advantage during Konoha's Springtime of Youth Festival, in which a conspiracy involving Kirigakure infiltrators and collaborators forced her to become more active as a shinobi.

## Personality

Kazehime has consistently displayed a cheery, upbeat demeanor, even in the face of trouble. For example, when confronted by two powerful shinobi, her friendly demeanor did not falter even under violent intimidation tactics. In fact, Kazehime seems to have a habit of antagonizing certain people, as she made a large number of bold, yet passive-aggressive statements against them. Despite this, Kazehime is always polite in manner, using extremely formal and graceful language. Yet, despite *that*, Kazehime has sometimes displayed a comedic lack of tact, such as when she spontaneously changed a conversation topic from a friendly introduction to human trafficking with little transition. She has been noted to have a gentle, calming aura, the likes of which was so potent that Sho Rokudo noticed it before he noticed her sexually attractive features.

Despite her pacifying nature, she has also displayed remarkable pragmatism and an ability to easily persuade or manipulate people. When singled out and confronted by Kiri sleepers in ANBU, Kazehime used her allure to catch them off guard and incapacitate them with a genjutsu. Before that, when the Recon Team seemed reluctant to help her, she used sex appeal to earn their enthusiasm. She also consistently uses her status as a courtesan for the elite to gather extremely valuable information. In a more comedic manner, she is also easily able to get under people's skin. Kazehime has also displayed an inability to feel shame on numerous occasions. For example, she is willing to casually reveal that she is a prostitute without any hesitation, often willing to admit her profession almost immediately. When threatened by ANBU, she was willing to bury her face against the ground in a pathetic bow without her tone becoming anything like begging.

## Appearance

Kazehime is a woman with pale, smooth skin, denoting what seems to be a lack of any physical labor in her life. She is of petite height, standing at a mere 5’2” (158cm). She has a lithe, elegant frame, with the exception that she has a curvy, well-endowed figure. Such features have made her popular among clientele. Kazehime would commonly be considered to be beautiful, and has been described as ‘doll-like’. She has upturned, sharp, and expressive pink eyes that are often likened to those of a cat. She has a small nose and elegant pink lips. Kazehime is frequently seen with long black hair styled in a wide variety of manners; however, these are all wigs. Such wigs are frequently and ornately decorated with a variety of jewelry hairpieces. Her true hair is a gentle, baby-blue color like the sky. It is worn in an asymmetrical, choppy cut with layers cut in an even-length manner like hime-styled bangs. On the left side, her hair freely flows down to conceal a single eye, while it parts over the ear on the slightly shorter right side.

She is often seen heavily dolled up in makeup. Prominent blush, colorful eyeshadow, eyeliner, and vibrantly red lipstick is often her go-to. Generally, she wears fine, colorful kimonos which reveal her cleavage. Many of these were in vibrant Shinjugakure styles; however, with Konoha’s increasing hostility towards foreigners, she has taken to hiding this heritage by wearing more traditional kimono styles from the Land of Fire. As a Shinobi, she instead wears a short kimono with a looser, more decorative obi. She often carries her tanto concealed under whatever obi she wears. Furthermore, in her shinobi uniform, she often wears matching thigh-highs and plain shinobi sandals. The one thing she will never change, though, are her pastel red hanafuda card earrings.