"Small bird"
A Konohagakure native, Kotori grew up in a large family within the Kuromura Clan. Known for churning out extremely skilled shinobi, the Kuromura's hold a lot of admiration and faith in Kotori: she has proven herself, again and again, resilient and strong in a world that needs it. Haunted by her brother leaving the village, she has to deal with the acceptance that she cannot save him; and must gain strength to instead take him down.
Profile
Part I/II outfit
Kotori vs Junai
Kotori and Gai screen redraw
Lion Sage Mode concept
Bond: Kakashi Hatake
Bond: Fukui Sanjirou
Wouldn't be caught dead in unflattering or baggy clothing. Purples, greens, blacks.
Signature outfit: Purple halterneck top with fishnet across a segment of the chest. Headband is around her neck. A cropped flak jacket.. Her hair is held up by a dragonfly hairclip. Navy or black trousers, tucked into thigh-high grey heeled ninja sandals.
Noticeably muscular in the arms and thighs
Green
Salmon
Ninjibot
#ffb3ba#a8e6cf#ff8b94| Era | Height | Weight | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kakashi Gaiden | 5'' | — | Alive |
| Part I | 5'4'' | — | Unknown |
| Part II | 5'4'' | — | Alive |
| Blank Period | 54'' | — | Alive |
Naurally flirtatious and positive, Kotori is like a ray of sun on a hot day. She tries to be optimistic, and tries to rub that off on other people. She'll be the loudest person in the room; whether that's supporting her friend or arguing for what she thinks is right. Though this can mean she comes across as patronising, and though she has been through hardships, Kotori remains spoiled and expects a lot of things to go her way.
| Positive traits | Negative traits |
|---|---|
| Likes | Dislikes |
|---|---|
Kissing everyone on the cheek (ESPECIALLY if it annoys them)
Purses her lips when she's thinking too hard about something.
Due to her connection to lion summons she has gained some cat like behaviours: BIG stretches, silent footsteps, loves a nap
Chaotic Good
High chakra reserves
Good control of chakra, but not precise like Tsunade
Kotori is incredibly strong physically, and does use her chakra to enhance it, but more in a chaotic way to devastate surroundings
She has an incredible speed, known as one of the fastest in Konoha by Part I
An incredibly talented Taijutsu user, Kotori specialises in Taijutsu offense with her Doton jutsu has a defence if she needs
Gai taught her a lot of what she knows in terms of Taijutsu, and her own sensei inspired her to be a Vanguard-style of attacker
Kotori is smart, but it's not what she's known for so to speak - at the academy she was incredibly average
She's trained as a fast thinker because she has to move fast - she can catch things some might miss, though its not always a sure fire thing she can think as fast as she moves
Kotori intends to be first in line for everything. She knows she's the first to dive in, and she can be the first on a defence line - she thinks along these terms, ready to hit first
Kotori is charismatic and finds it easy to take charge because of this; most people tend to listen to her because she is trustworthy, but can be patronising
Kotori tries to work well in a team but can be known to try and take the lead in order to protect others; she'll take unnecessary hits, and tell others to retreat sooner than necessary to hold the line. Overall Kotori is powerful in a team, but sometimes will not listen to others' orders.
On her own, Kotori is a powerhouse: no fear, no hesitation. Her full strength and speed can be used. This does mean she might tunnel vision a victory, and not stop until she physically cannot move.
Front line
Close range
Kotori specialises in Taijutsu, and is one of the fastest shinobi in Konoha. She is incredibly strong naturally, making her incredibly dangerous when her hits are infused with chakra (though her version is far messier and unrefined than the likes of Tsunade and Sakura: she relies on her pure physical strength mostly). She utilises earth jutsu defensively, or as ways to complicate the battlefield.
Kotori has access to the Eight Gates, able to unlock 7 (Guy refuses to help her learn 8 so it's a slow process from there).
She has several contracts with Lions, and has been to the Domain Gōrudo Meadows
Most of the duration of Part I, her missing status is due to her being stuck in the Domain, which leads to her learning Senjutsu and earning Sage Mode - she has no where near mastered this, but is capable for short amounts of time
Earth Release| Era | Ninjutsu | Taijutsu | Genjutsu | Fuinjutsu | Intelligence | Strength | Speed | Stamina | Hand Seals | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaiden | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 22 |
| Part I | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 30 |
| Part II | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 32 |
| Blank Period | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 30 |
Living under the shadow of her father and her enormous family, there was a lot of weight on all Kuromura's shoulders. Though they have no KG or Hiden, the clan have been around for many generations, and solidified themselves in the village as a helping Clan and assisted so much they earned a Compound area, off to the East. In the Third War her father, Arashi, became well known for his wind & water jutsus (unable to combine them, but he was formidable all the same). She barely scraped through the Third War herself as a genin, troubled by the bloodshed and fighting.
The Chunin exams is what changed Junai for the worse - and he began a slippery slope of craving power and stability that he thought the village could not give him. Kotori herself earned her first deep scarring on her upper chest from an overzealous Suna Genin, and still has the twisted scarring to this day. She becomes a Jonin at 20 with little fanfare.
Her brother defects when they are 21. For a short time she becomes obsessed with finding him, which leads to Hiruzen giving her Team 2 as a distraction: she isn't used to the backtalk at first, and it takes a lot of getting used to for them all. Unfortunately on a mission that proved too difficult, Kotori lost her team to missing-nin at 23. From that point it was a slope of anguish, and she became unpredictable and a danger to herself: going into frenzies when she thinks she hears anything to do with Junai. Going off-mission to hunt him down was amongst the many things that broke the straw on the camel's back, and a trial was conducted. The Hokage and his advisors, after listening to statements from her family and friends and coworkers, opted to remove her jonin status to help her recover from her team's death.
She temporarily moved to Getsugakure as a civilian, taking on secret merc jobs on the side and honing her ninjutsu and skills. Just prior to Part I she returned to Konoha, before disappearing again but leaving no trace this time: sometimes there would be hints of her return (perfume in the academy hallways, strands of salmon hair in her childhood bedroom, watchful eyes at night). Eventually it became clear she was honing her skill as a shinobi, and she returned between Part I and II with her new set of skills. Deemed fit to fight and protect her village, she was reinstated after a series of unique tests.
Part II has a Junai arc, in which he does attack Konoha, however Kotori and Naruto defeat him together.
Kotori and Kakashi met through Rin when they were young - along with Gai, Kotori worked hard to keep Kakashi within their social circle. There has always been a bond between Kakashi and Kotori that no one openly speaks about; but it's understood that if you want to find one of them, you can always ask the other. It isn't until Part I that they both start to explore and accept that they may have feelings for each other.
Genin Teammate, best friend
Strength in femininity, lions, rebirth, dragonflies
13 year old me wanted a ninja w pink hair
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