Etsuko Kohaku

Etsuko Kohaku, the Ookami (ウルフの悦子紅白)

Background
Kohaku is the daughter of Etsuko Kyo and Senju Hanajima. Kohaku was part of the Etsuko clan. She was born along with her twin, Kazuo, her mother passing a few minutes afterwards. She had the Ying part of the Ookami, a demon who was not a Tailed Beast, but a demon all the same. Her brother, Kazuo had the Yang. When she was four, her father killed himself, not being able to bear the shame that the plan to make one child to be a weapon had failed, due to the twin gene in his family. The Etsuko were a performing clan, so by the age of six, they were both accomplished gymnasts and musicians. A new leader came to the clan, finding her and her brother. He framed them for the murder of their only friend, Mae. They fled, only seven. After being on the run for three years, they were picked up by the Moon Circus. She there met Ai and Naoko. When she was twelve, she was fully introduced into the circus, along with her brother. Due to her Etsuko genes, she wasn't allowed to sing as much, because her kekkei genkai is a powerful hypnotism doijutsu. But still, the crowd were drawn to her. When she was sixteen, they visited Konahakagure, resulting with a run in with Kakashi Hatake, who was eighteen at the time.

When she was eighteen, her old leader, now corrupt, attacked the circus, killing everyone (even the monkey!). He attacked her, managing to wounder her for long enough to seal her voice away, the ultimate punishment for an Etsuko, as their voice means everything to them. When her brother died, the Ookami became complete, giving her massive power. She vowed to avenge her brother and was an assassin until age 24, when she found Doggou (the leader) again, and killed him, claiming the katana that he used to kill everyone she loved.

But, the seal he had put on her throat did not break. In despair, she joined a travelling group, and when she got to Konoha again, she met with Kakashi Hatake again. As Tsunade was afraid of her, she stayed, to help in the village. She communicated through sign language. The seal was literally feeding off her power to keep alive, a special seal Doggou had made just for her. She refused to face the fact that she needed help and shrugged off many attempts to help her, stating it was only her own weakness making her ill.

Not long after this, she found herself on a mission to reclaim some information from a dangerous man. She basically gave her life trying to stop him, giving the information to Kakashi and telling him to run. The last thing he saw was her fighting, a building collapsing on top of her. The next day, all he could find was her sword and headband.

Heartbroken, he returned to Konoha. Most of the ninjas had grown to be her friend, despite her natural shyness.

Then, she came back, injured but safe. The seal on her throat had broken when she realised that it was Kakashi she loved.

Personality
Kohaku is extremely sarcastic, even though she is mute for the main part of her story. She hides her feelings a lot, showing a slightly cold exterior. She is naturally very shy, even though she is a performer and sees herself as weak a lot, because of her illness. When she does regain her voice, she still doesn't talk much. Her friends do see another side to her, which is very empathic and sees things literally from your point of view.

Appearance
Kohaku has amber eyes, ringed with black around the irises, resembling a wolf's. These turn gold when activating her kekkai genkai, the Kotoba (means, words, from the fact that when anyone uses it, it sonds like thier voice is an angel's). She overall looks very small, her clan being known to be small looking, because of their exstensive training in taijutsu and genjutsu. She has ashy blonde hair, cut short to her jaw with two long bangs hanging down either side of her face and a full fringe. She covers her wolf ears with a black hat. Her skin is naturally light brown, because of her time spent outside. She wears her orange neckband and later her hiti-ate around her neck, covering her silence seal.

She wears a sleeveless white top, with black trousers and boots, and a long black coat, reaching to above the knee. It has a high collar, so she can hide her face. She carries her sword with her most of the time. She wears bandages around the bridges of her feet, removing her shoes in the time of a fight. She also has bandages around the palms of her hands, showing her earlier proffession as a performer. She wears a silver friendship bracelet from Ai. The other half of the friendship is on her necklace, along with a locket with some of her brother's hair in it. She has a tattooon her left shoulder, a knot pattern, her clan's mark, due to the fact that they wear clothes that aren't suited to bearing their mark.

Kekkei Genkai
The Kotoba, meaning words, based on the sound of the voice used. It is a doijutus, turning the eyes to a melted golden colour. The voice reverbs around the head of the victim, like a thousand angel's singing. When they sing while in this state, they can knock a lot of people out and if the user is strong enough, it can overcome the Sharingan.

Status
She studied taijutsu, beating Gai, Lee and Kakashi in a fight, even in her weakened state. She taught Lee a little about speed, which is a trait of the Etsuko, also shown by Etsuko Ayano, head of the Third Akatsuki. She is a generation genjutsu user, but doesn't rely on jutsus, due to her muteness.

Part I
In about the time of Part 1, she has defeated Doggou, taking his sword, Poison.

Part II
In Part 2, she arrived in Konoha, staying with Kakashi under orders from Tsunade. She didn't mind staying, was just a bit miffed she had to stay with Kakashi, but he was one of the only ones who understood sign language. By now, the seal was starting to drain her, meaning she found it harder and harder to supposrt Ookami, who is her complete opposite, very hyper and childish. Kakashi remembered her from their encounter and tried to help her, but she kept pushing him away. After a party in the woods with most of the Konoha ninja, there was an argument between Gai and Kakashi, aided by alcohol, which frightened Kohaku. She ran off after stopping them, still reeling from the fact Kakashi had kissed her, in a game of Spin The Bottle. Then, when he tried to talk to her, she told him to never talk to her again. They were on monosyllabic terms on the Escorting the Princess mission, even though the princess tried to do her best to upset Kohaku, sensing that Kakashi had feelings for her. But, because Kohaku was so good at hiding her feelings, she didn't give away that she might feel the same way.

There was a short truce period in which her power ebbed a lot. Then, they were sent on a mission to reclaim some scrolls stolen by a spy. They reclaimed the scrolls, but help arrived and a building collapsed on Kohaku, after she gave Kakashi- already injured - the scrolls and told him to get out.

He returned to village with her sword and hiti-ate, grieving. After a few days, he was standing on her favourite spot on the roof, when she stood next to him and spoke.

The seal had broken after she had thought things through and now she was free.

Trivia

 * Loves dangoes