Kiyo Nara

Kiyo Nara, 奈良淨

Background
Kiyo is the daughter of Izanagi Nara, cousin to Shikaku Nara, and Uzume Yoshinaga, the daughter of a daimyo and oracle. Kiyo's mother died while Kiyo was a baby, so it doesn't affect her that much emotionally. She grew up close to Shikamaru especially, but also Yoshino, as Kiyo was lacking a motherly figure. At age 17, Kiyo is a Tokubetsu Jonin, specializing in deception and discreet seek-and-kills. She functions as a kunoichi to bridge the gap between the leaf and the sand, often working as back up for Sunagakure. Beacause of this she has grown very close to the sand siblings, and harbors a slight fondness towards Gaara.

Personality
Kiyo's looks definitely do not match her personality. On the outside Kiyo seems very innocent looking, but her words speak otherwise. Many characters have pointed out that the words that come from her mouth don't even seem real because of the innocence of her voice. Kiyo is very cynical and won't bat a lash towards verbally assaulting someone or passive-agressively insulting them. She occasionally uses vugar phrases, but not so much that it poses an annoyance in every day conversation. She is slightly lackadasical, but cares very greatly about everything she does under her facade that she puts up. Kiyo is excellent at keeping her composure, unless the matter of her mother's honor comes up. She has a dry sense of humor and a slightly witty personality, but not overly so.

Appearance
Kiyo is slightly frail looking, featuring skinny limbs and a small chest, but not to the point where she looks sickly. She has a pale complexion with dark brown eyes and long, very light brown hair. She has almond shaped eyes and angular lips as well as very short eyebrows. Kiyo has two parallel scars along her lower back as well as one on the back of her neck from a mess up on one of her first missions.

In Shippuden, Kiyo wears her hair long, the parts in the front coming down to her lower bust and are cut straight across, while the back of her hair meets the middle of her spine. She wears a high-collared, three quarter sleeved mesh shirt with a teal colored kimono styled shirt that is worn extremely loosely over it, only coming closed at the obi. She wears a short red skirt, bandages wrapped around her legs, and thigh-high ninja shoes that are open slightly at the top.

In Pre-Shippuden, Kiyo literally ties her hair in a single knot at the base of her scalp, her long bangs pushed to the left side of her face. She wears a baggy, long-sleeved black crop top with high waisted shorts that tie into a bow at the belt area. She wears bandages around her legs, and knee-high ninja shoes that are slightly opened at the top.

Abilities
Kiyo's strongest asset is the shadow-manipulation jutsu of her clan, but she has many other techniques. Her chakra element is lightning, but she does not know many lightning based jutsu since it conflicts with her usual method of working. Kiyo can be seen dressing up or using shadow manipulation to hide from her target. She can also be found using poisons to discreetly attact her opponent, or using more shadow manipulation. She has a strong awareness of chakra, and can supress and mask her's to pose as a civilian, as well as tell when a presence is around her when it would usually be hidden to most. She has absolutely no control over genjutsu, as she has never been able to create one.

Kekkei Genkai
Kiyo has the same bloodline limit as the rest of the Nara clan, which is shadow manipulation. This technique she has practiced so much that she use it as a first line of attack instead of being used as support. She doesn't have to stand in the usual stance to do it, but it does take much more chakra, so she usually does do the handsigns when performing a jutsu. She is a big fan of the shadow strangle jutsu.

Status
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Part I
Kiyo mainly makes an appearance at the chunin exams, where she has to battle one on one with a blue haired sword user named Mizumaru from the mist village. He lets her win because he takes a strong liking to her, but she doesn't feel the same towards him, and coldly lets him know that. for the final battle she fights against a girl from the grass village who uses genjutsu, so Kiyo obviously loses. She takes an immediate appreaciation towards the sand siblings, seemingly not intimidated by them at all, or at least appearing that way on the outside. She treats everyone fairly for the most part, complaining about all of them equally. Hiruzen's death deeply moves Kiyo, and she makes a mental note at that point to be as influential as the third Hokage. Kiyo takes an immediate liking to Tsunade once she comes into power, and she tries to push the Hokage's buttons as much as possible. Tsunade is aware of Kiyo's distain towards most animals, so she often uses Tonton as a threat. Later on, Kiyo aids Lee and Gaara in their fight against Kimimaro by creating a paper bomb and shadow fortified barrier so no other aid coould get to Kimimaro if that was attempted. Kiyo works in her father's new weapon's shop to help pay for their house. She then continues to be aggrivated by the challenges of daily life.

Part II
Kiyo has become a big piece in the allience between the Sand and the Leaf, maybe even the biggest except for Naruto. She is frequently sent over to the Sand Village whenever aid is needed, and has over time built a strong connection with the sand siblings. She considers Temari her best friend, as she is one of the only people that Kiyo can't complain that much about. She looks to Kankuro to provide her with poisons, and in return Kiyo supplies him with new parts that might deem useful for his puppets. Kiyo feels her calmest around Gaara, and is persistently trying to let him know that she really does care about him in every way possible. She can't tell if he doesn't get it yet, or if it's not in his personality to let her know that he gets it. Kiyo finally confronts the men that killed her mother, and wounds them but doesn't have enough skill to finish them off. She escapes back to Konoha where her father tells her to never attempt something so reckelss again. Kiyo begins to stop hating Kiba around this time, as she thinks it takes up too much energy to hate him. She continues to stay away from animals as much as possible.

Trivia

 * Kiyo's favorite food is Udon


 * Kiyo tends to the deer in the Nara forest for exra money, or even for free sometimes if she is bored.


 * Kiyo sharpens weapons and puts together scrolls at her fathers shop, as well as stocks the shelves.


 * Kiyo takes great pride in her disguises, and uses any excuse to do her hair or put on a fancy kimono.


 * Kiyo is a closeted pervert, taking any oppertunity to get close to some shirtless men.