Karasu

Kikiro Karasu, she is the former subordinate of Konan and now works under Amegakure's new kage Senko.

Background
Kikiro and her brother Katsuro were twins born to Ayame and Michi Karasu, Ayame died during childbirth and Michi was killed on a mission six months before the children were born, so Kikiro and Katsuro were raised by their aunt Suzu (the head of the Karasu clan). Kikiro and Katsuro were trained by their aunt from a young age and grew into excellent ninja who each had a specialty, Katsuro was all about genjutsu and buki jutsu while Kikiro was best in her class in ninjutsu and taijutsu. Kikiro is physically strong and always has been, her strength along with her temper got her into trouble often when she was a child but as she got older Kikiro learned control her temper. Kikiro has always has a thirst for power and it only increase as she got older, eventually she left her village feeling that she would only be held back in her quest for power if she stayed and became a wandering rouge kunoichi. Kikiro traveled the land getting into fights, training herself to become stronger and eventually became a bounty huntress. During her travels Kikiro had a run in with Akatsuki, she had stumbled upon a battle occuring between Konan and a group of rouge ninja. Kikiro decided to step in when Konan avoided an attack which ended up hitting Kikiro and knocking her off her feet. Once Kikiro entered the battle Konan told her to leave saying she didn't need any help, Kikiro refused stating that she was hit by an attack from the ninja so she was obligated to join the fight. Konan quickly found a way to work with the kunoichi in battle using Kikiro's earth release to her advantage. When the roug ninje were defeated and one captured Kikiro followed Konan back to Amegakure where she stayed and was taken on by Konan as a subordinate. Kikiro took on missions given to her by Konan, most of them involving having to leave Amegakure and some involved Kikiro going with Konan on Akatsuki businesses (most of the time she would go with Konan when someone had information on Akatsuki and could potentially leak important info). When Kikiro wasn't on missions for Konan she was left to watch Hidan's daughter, Yumiko (who was brought to Amegakure by Hidan). Kikiro discovered Yumiko's Yuki bloodline when the the child showed her she could freeze water, Kikiro was the one who informed Konan and the two women decided it best not to tell Hidan or anyone else of Yumiko's kekkei genkai based on the fear most have against the Yuki clan's ice release. After Konan died Kikiro was considered a candidate to take her place as Amegakure's kage, but she turned it down saying she was not a kunoichi from the village as well as a rouge ninja so she could not be made the village's new kage, when Kikiro made it clear that she was completely unable to be made the village's kage Senko was selected and took Kikiro on as her subordinate telling her she could stay in Amegakure so long as she wore the village's headband. Kikiro stays in Amegakure with Yumiko, studying the Yuki clan, the kekkei genkai, and looking for any members of the Yuki clan that might be able to help her teach Yumiko who to use her ice release; Kikiro ends up finding Haru, a former Jashinist.

Personality
Kikiro is an affectionate, smart, quick tempered woman. As a child Kikiro was hot-headed, loud, and quick tempered but she calmed down as she got older. Her entire life Kikiro craved power and was not going one to let anyone get in the way, this this obsession caused Kikiro to leave her village and become a roug ninja. Kikiro is usually pretty quiet and keeps to herself, she will often avoid social situations if possible. She is also respectful of most people, but if she feels someone is not worthy of respect she will not use honorifics or use them in an insulting manner.

Kikiro likes children, when it comes to kids Kikiro is cheerful and forgets about her quest for power, she has dreams of being a mother but she and her brother were born infertile. Kikiro takes care of Yumiko when she comes to Amegakure and is more than happy to act as the child's mother, she cares for Yumiko and raises her like she was her own daughter.

Kikiro is able to work well with just about anyone in battle, when she first met Konan the two worked well with one another and were quick to pick on each other's power and use it to their advantage. Kikiro works well with most people because she does well when fighting on a team and is able to find a way to make her strength work with her partner's.

Appearance
Kikiro is rather short but voluptuous, she has blond hair that reaches down to the back of her knees and covers the right side of her face (when she is on missions Kikiro ties her back in a black bow), blue eyes, and scars on her arms, legs, stomach and chest. She wears a tight, black belly shirt with bandages around her ribs, long mesh gloves, loose shorts with meduim heel, thigh high black boots with her kunai pack tied to her left leg and a pouch on her shorts that contains the scoll for summoning her ravens.

When she was younger Kikiro wore an odd outfit, she wore a shirt with one long kimono sleeve and one short sleeve, an obi with a sash hanging from it with the Karasu clan symbol, blue pants with one long pant leg and one short, knee high boots, she kept her hair tied back in a black and blue bow, and under her outfit Kikiro wore a onesie with one sleeve.

Abilities
Kikiro is an S-rank kunoichi who excells in Taijutsu and ninjutsu, she is known for her speed and stamina in her old village of Takigakure. Kikiro is strong without the use of her earth releases and is more than able to send opponents flying with a single kick and throw them out of the battle.

Taijutsu:
Kikiro is excellent in taijutsu, she has shown to be extremely fast and phyciall strong without the use of her earth release techniques, she can easily travel across the battle field in the blink of an eye and completely disappear from her opponents line of sight. Her strength is great enough that she can send opponents flying with a single kick and she has been known to lift opponents off the ground the throw them out of the battle, her use of earth release techniques only increase her strength and allow her to cause more destruction and damage during battle.

Wind Release ninjutsu:
Kikiro always had a talent for wind release jutsu and is able to use her wind release techniques to their fullest extent, her strongest attack is dance of the black feather where she summons a flock of ravens which she shares her chakra with and with the ravens she use wind release: pressure damage, but her way of using the attack isn't nearly as powerful as Kakuzu's. Kikiro can also use her wind type chakra combinded with her summoning ravens to create black wings that she uses to travel vast distances, retreat from battle (this is rare), or use them with the ravens to attack from above.

Earth release:
Kikiro is able to use earth release jutsu to increase her physical power (similar to Tsunade), when Kikiro uses an earth release jutsu her strength increases greatly, she can only use Earth release: Earth Spear for short periods of time but she can keep her strength without the hardened skin with Earth release: super strength for as long as she wants so long as she has enough chakra.

Hidan and Kakuzu arc:
Kikiro was in Amegakure watching Yumiko, when she was informed that Hidan would not be returning from the missions Kikiro was quick to come up with a lie to tell Yumiko feeling the girl was too young to know her father wasn't coming back from his mission.

Itachi Persuit arc:
When Jiraiya inflitrated Amegakure Kikiro assisted Konan in the search for him, though Kikiro was unsuccessful in locating him and did not arrive to the battle until it was over.

Invasion of Pein arc:
Kikiro offered to come along but was told no by Konan who said it was official Akatsuki business and ordered Kikiro to stay in Amegakure and make sure no one got in. During the invasion Kikiro was back in Amegakure patroling the village when Yumiko approached her showing Kikiro that she could freeze water. After the invasion Kikiro helped Konan place Yahiko and Nagato's bodies in the shrine.

Kikiro told Konan about Yumiko freezing the rain around her and Konan brought up the Yuki clan suggesting Kikiro look into it. After some research Kikiro learned about the Yuki clan's kekkei genkai and history, she reportedher findings to Konan who told Kikiro not to reveal Yumiko's Yuki decent based on the fear people seemed to have for the clan.

Confining the Jinchuriki arc:
When Tobi inflitrated Amegakure Kikiro was not in the village, she was a mission. When Kikiro returned she was informed of Konan's death and the desecration of the shrine made for Yahiko and Nagato. Kikiro ordered that Konan's body be placed on the shrine and had a group of ninja go out and search for Yahiko's body, the group did not return.

Kikiro is later asked to take over the village but refuses revealing that she is not an Amegakure kunoichi, she is a missing nin from Takigakure and was only in the village because she was a subdorinate of Konan. The tittle of kage is given to Senko Akiyama who allows Kikiro to stay in the village so long as she wears the Amegakure head band and doesn't leave the village unless told to do so.

Trivia
 * Kikiro is an alcoholic
 * Kikiro has pediophobia (a fear of dolls) and astraphobia (a fear of thungder)
 * When Kikiro left her village she did not make a scratch across the symbol on her head band, instead she discarded it
 * Kikiro's hobbies are writing poetry and reading
 * When Kikiro takes responsibilty for Yumiko after Hidan's "death" she forgets about her conquest of power
 * Kikiro's favorite foods are yakitori chicken and onigari; her least favorites are nato and any kind of beef
 * Kikiro does not like jumping into other people's battles, she thinks it is disrespectful and makes the people involved look weak, Kikiro only steps into battles if she is hit by a stray kunai or attack (like in the battle where she met Konan). She enters the battle saying she was dragged into it the moment she got hit.
 * Kikiro has completed 315 official mission and 75 unofficial missions given to her by Konan: 15 D rank; 70 C rank; 130 B rank; 85 A rank; 15 S rank