Naoko Nara

Naoko 直子Nara 奈良家

ChiyokoNeko

## Jutsu

**General Skills*** Body Flicker Technique
* Body Replacement Technique
* Clone Technique
* Manji Formation
* Rope Escape Technique
* Transformation Technique

**Ninjutsu**

* Shadow Imitation Technique C-Rank
* Shadow Imitation Shadow Bind Technique C-Rank
* Shadow–Neck Binding Technique B-Rank
* Shadow Gathering Technique B-Rank
* Shadow Companion Technique

## Inventory

* Naginata
* Shuriken
* Senbon

With the Nara family having relocated before she was born, Naoko does not know any other land. Her family never explained why the majority of the clan relocated. Some remaining back within the old village to tend to the deer forest. Though the clan quite quickly started tending to a section of forest that contained deer, as if they were naturally drawn to them. This is where Naoko spent most of her early years, hiding within bushes and trees within the forest watching deer. Under the assumption that she told the family if anything strange happens, though not that anything did happen as it was relativity peaceful. During this time she took more to being around nature and animals, meaning her social skills are a little lacking. Her lazy and bored personality is her way of coping with her painful shyness. Figuring if she looks unapproachable then she doesn't have to panic at how to interact.

As a young child Naoko was very close to her father, often sneaking off from her mother to go watch her father train or study. She would spend lazy Sunday evenings when her father wasn't on missions learning to play shamisen. Shortly after her 8th birthday her father was killed during a mission. His life given in order to see the mission completed. This is where Naoko's belief that life is more important than the mission, and started studying medicine to help her. While at the current moment she can not do much in terms of medical ninjutsu, she hopes to further her medical knowledge as her career goes on. Though due to losing her father at a young age, she subconsciously looks for a father figure that she hopes to make proud of her some day.

However her relationship with her mother is more complicated. Once her father passed away her mother did not want her only daughter to become a shinobi. Believing that she would loose her in the same way as her husband. Naoko's mother would encourage her to take lessons towards making her an ideal "wife". Such as singing lessons, tea ceremonies and embroidery trying to find something to lead her daughter away from the shinobi lifestyle. But Naoko was rather stubborn and would often sneak off to train with others or on her own. Which eventually caused her Mother to relent and move focus on supporting Naoko with her passion around medicine. Helping her study medical texts and practice basic banding and first aid on her. While for the most part Naoko's relationship with her mother is good, they do still have the occasional arguments.

When Kirigakure moved towards creating a shinobi academy and militarizing. Naoko was still relatively young and had yet to prove herself in any missions. She was assigned the rank Genin due to this, which she was happy with as this meant she would be training under more proven Shinobi. While lazy in personality when it came to her training as a shinobi she was serious and is willing to give it her all.

## Personality

Naoko is mostly a lazy person preferring to spend her days lounging on a tree branch, within a quiet secluded place away from others. She is often low energy trying to complete things in the shortest way possible. Naoko at times due to laziness can come across as unapproachable. Giving short abrupt answers and appears to look bored though out the conversation. Although this is mostly due to the fact she becomes anxious in social interactions and begins overthinking her response, until people become concerned causing her to just blurt out an answer. However when she is around people she is comfortable and familiar with she seems to develop a hyper energy that some people might find annoying. She will crack jokes and do things to try to get people to laugh, whether at her or with her. But due to her initial personality it can be difficult to get close to her, and she is quite used to people thinking she wants to be alone. Even if she actually does want a close knit friendship with someone

### Likes

* Favourite Hobbies: Reading fantasy novels, Day dreaming, Singing, Playing Shamisen
* Favourite Food: Chanko Nabe, Yōshoku, Wagashi
* Favourite Season: Winter
* Favourite Weather: Rain
* Favourite Colour: Blue, sliver

### Dislikes

* Dislikes being heard singing or playing shamisen
* Dislikes hot weather
* Dislikes overly confrontational people
* Dislikes spicy food.

### Ninja Way

Preservation of life were possible and may a person be judge by their actions not their words. She will always choose saving a life over completing the mission. A mission can always be finished later where as a life can not be replaced when lost. If she says something she will always back it up with her actions, believing words are hollow. Often not believing a persons words until she sees them in action.

* "Just because we are Shinobi, doesn't mean our lives aren't valuable... Someone will miss us"
* "I will believe your words when I see them in action"

## Attributes

### Skills

 Investigation
 Medicine
 Nature
 Perception
 Tracking

#### Combat Skills

 Kyūjutsu
 Shurikenjutsu

 Fūinjutsu
 Medical Ninjutsu
 Space–Time Ninjutsu

 Nintaijutsu