Name: Hakashima Kasumi

Age: 18 (19 in five weeks)

Origins: Hidden Shadow Village

Bio: Kasumi's sister (nee-san) killed their entire village in a game of hide-and-seek. Kasumi now has a jutsu by that name which she plans to use on her sister. She will only use it on someone other that her sister if he or she gets past her advanced genjutsu. Her skills in ninjutsu and taijutsu are average.

Personality: Before the Massacre, Kasumi was kind, sweet, and flirtatious, and was always smiling. Now, she only half smiles when something is amusing, and has an evil smirk that actually makes her look more attractive than evil. She has a bitter resentment toward sisters which comes out when she or someone else talks about them. She only laughs around Ryu-chan, her guardian. She secretly loves cute things.

Special weapons or jutsus: She keeps four kunai in a pouch on her right leg and has a ready supply of shuriken taped onto her back. Her best jutsu is known as the Hide-and-Seek Technique. It is a mixture of ninjutsu and genjutsu in which she creates a maze that has a shadow clone at every right turn. The clones attack the person in the maze, slowing them down and making them weaker and more tired. Their energy and chakra are nearly depleted by the time they actually reach Kasumi. Another special jutsu is called the Hidden Shadow Jutsu. Kasumi becomes a shadow in the target's surroundings and eventually the target's own shadow. This allows her to control the target's body, especially to attack itself, but uses a very large amount of chakra.

Favorite memory: "I reserve the title of my favorite memory for the time at which I kill my sister. I will watch her die as she watched our village: slowly burned alive. That will be my favorite memory."

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Name: Makoto Azn-Ryu

Age: 20

Origins: Born and lived 12 years in Hidden Shadow Village; lived 6 years in Hidden Sound Village.

Bio: Ryu is the vessel of the seven tailed badger demon. He was hated and shunned by everyone until he met Kasi-chan (Kasumi). She taught him self-respect and self-worth, as well as the basics of the ninja art. He is extremely fond of Kasumi because she is the only person to have ever taken the risk of becoming close to him. Like Haku with Zabuza, Ryu becomes Kasumi's tool and hopes to one day show her that he is worthy of her love.

Personality: Kind, caring, and sensitive, Ryu is always joking around. He becomes very competitive when anyone else is nead Kasumi because he is afraid that she will shun him if he does not prove his worth. He is trustworthy and naïve and makes the perfect companion. The only drawback is that Ryu can turn evil and kill his companions if he looses control of the demon.

Special weapons or jutsus: He carries a long sword left to him by Kasumi's father that he once used to protect her, although she cannot remember this. He has a pouch containing kunai, shuriken, and scrolls, along with a barrette that was once worn by Kasumi but which she gave to him when he went to the Sound Village.

Favorite memory: "It was raining hard as I ran after her up the muddy hill. I slipped and rolled partway down the hill, and I was too ashamed to look up. There was mud all over my body and I wiped it off of my eyes. I looked up and saw that she was gone. She had seen me look foolish and had abandoned me like everyone else. Suddenly I heard a giggle from behind me, and I turned around. There she stood with a huge smile on her face and her hand outstretched to help me up. I took her hand and tried to stand up, but I slipped and pulled her down into the mud with me. Without thinking, I laughed out loud at her, but stopped. "I'm sorry, Kasi-chan," I said before I felt mud hit my face. "Mud ball fight! Ryu-kun, mud ball!" she yelled as she threw another. "Hey, stop!" I said, tackling her to the ground. "Cripes, Ryu-kun, you're a sore loser," she said from underneath me. I got up and turned, ashamed. She wrapped her arms around me from behind and gave me the first hug of my life. "Ryu-kun, stop being and idiot and realize how special you are. I love you, Ryu-kun!" she yelled, running to her house. I fell on my knees and cried. No one had said those words to me since I was born. No one but Kasi-chan.

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Name: Nyuudo Ayane

Age: recently 16

Origins: Hidden Sand Village in the Land of Wind

Strengths: taijutsu and weaponry; stealth and concealment

Weaknesses: Wind Element ninjutsu and all genjutsu

Weapons: curved katana kept on her right hip.

Personality: Ayane is sarcastic and slightly pessimistic. She is a firm believe in shaping one's own future (the fatalistic Neji of 2 years ago would have driven her nuts). She goes to a lot of trouble to make sure she is right, but she does not try to act informed when she is not. She is highly intelligent, but a little low on common sense. She does not trust easily, but puts a lot of faith in the people she does trust. She has heard of all of the bad things that happen to people who put themselves at risk, so she tends to shut herself off from people.

Bio: She is the second child of a prominent clan in the Land of Wind. Her older brother was given preferential treatment, so in an attempt to gain attention and prove herself, Ayane became the first ninja in her family. This did not work, and after she graduated from the Academy, things were exactly the same as before she left, except that now her brother had an extra weapon with which to torment her. She made her way back to the Hidden Sand Village in an attempt to become self-sufficient, but her parents sent her brother after her. He was unable to make her return, so he moved in with her to keep an eye on her. After Gaara's return from the chuunin exam, they met in the desert. At first neither acknowledged the other, but they eventually forged a friendship. Word got back to her parents that she was close to the sociopathic vessel of the Shukaku, and they came to the Village to force her to return. Instead, she ran away to become a mercenary ninja at the age of thirteen.

Favorite memory: "Gaara?" she asked. "Gaara-kun," he replied. "What is it, Ayane-chan?" "Do you think I'm worthless? Should I have never been born, like my brother says?" Gaara stopped walking and looked at her out of the corner of his eye. Ayane blushed. "I'm sorry. That was a stupid thing for me to say. How could I expect you to answer a question like that?" She took a step forward, but stopped when she noticed Gaara had not moved. She turned to him. "Don't think like that, Ayane-chan," he said. "You are a ninja; you cannot afford self-doubt." She looked at him sharply. "If you were going to give an answer, you at least could have made it a good one. I don't need a lecture from you about the way of the shinobi." She turned to face away from him. Gaara reached out a hand to grab her arm, but sand came between them and scraped her arm. "Ow! Damn it, Gaara! What was that for?" He took a step back and the sand retreated into the gourd. Blood trickled down from the cut on Ayane's arm to drip onto the sand. "Ayane," Gaara said, "you are not worthless. You are worth more than a hundred of you brother. Never believe anyone who tells you differently." He turned, but Ayane halted him with a sharp exclamation of, "Wait! Thank you, Gaara-kun." He looked at her out of the corner of his eye again, but this time with his head tilted up. He smiled at her. Not the maniacal grin of the Shukaku, but a real, happy smile. And she smiled back at him.

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