Akina Chinami

Akina Chinami ( 千奈美 明菜 , Chinami Akina) is a chūnin-rank kunoichi of Takigakure, and acts as the current diplomatic liason to Konohagakure.

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Background
Akina was the first and only child born to Yuina Chinami, of the Chinami Clan of Takigakure, and Rokurou Yori, a former samurai from the Land of Iron. Rokurou was considered an outsider by the villagers and Yuina's parents, Masuyo and Kenta Chinami, who only accepted him because of Yuina's love for him and bearing them a grandchild. Yuina worked closely with her clan, a long line of historians with the gift of the Kiokugan, while Rokurou worked what oddjob he could, often construction or manual labor. Akina had an overall average childhood, making a few friends as she grew up but preferred to spend time at home in the company of her mother.

When Akina was 6 years old, Yuina became pregnant with her and Rokurou's second child. Akina was overjoyed, not just because of the idea of having a younger sibling, but because of how happy her mother was. Unfortunately, Yuina died when she went into labor prematurely, taking her unborn child's live with her. Her clan and the village mourned her death while Akina mourned quietly, still in disbelief of having her mother ripped from her life so suddenly.

Akina became withdrawn after the loss of her mother and upon entering Takigakure's academy. She wouldn't admit that the sudden loss terrified her, making her hesitant to retain friendships in case they were ripped from her once again. She was more interested in keeping herself occupied by studying than playing with the other children. Rokurou, noticing the change in his daughter's behavior, usually urged Akina to go outside and play with the other children.

Personality
Akina is a cool-headed and mature perfectionist, though after the timeskip has been letting herself unwind and become more laidback. She can be quick to anger by blatant stupidity or someone saying something embarassing about her, often causing her to lash out at them in a comical manner. She can be very blunt and usually has no problem speaking her mind. Akina usually only shows a softer side around her teammates, or in small groups with those she considers friends. It is implied that she has a crush on Kiba Inuzuka, to which she will become flustered and furiously deny, calling him a "stupid dog-boy who only wants to piss her off."

Becoming quite stoic, even as a child, after the sudden death of her mother, is something that Akina has retained since childhood. She rarely panics, and takes a strategic approach to things rather than acting on her emotions.

As a child, Akina barely valued teamwork. She believed that relying on her teammates would only serve to hinder her progress. Embarassed by their failure and her mistakes, and then being scolded by her teacher to trust her teammates, Akina began to slowly open up to them. By the Chūnin Exams she began to see the value in good teamwork and how it could enhance everyone's abilities by playing off each other. By the end of the timeskip, Akina has opened up much more compared to how she was when she was younger, and considers Hanako and Saku her closest friends.

Appearance
In Part I, Akina wore a sleeveless, hooded white dress that ended at her mid-thigh, with deep blue accents and a large verticle stripe on the front with a zipper in the middle. She wore short-sleeved mesh armor underneath and tight black shorts, along with simple black gloves and standard black shinobi sandals. She wore her forehead protector around her neck. Her blue hair was assymetrical in style, long bangs in the front, that covered her right eye, going down to her shoulders, while the back was cut to chin-length. While observing the final rounds of the Chūnin Exams, her hair was shown clipped out of her face.

In Part II, Akina has let her previously short hair grow during the timeskip. Her hair, still covering her right eye, now extends down past her shoulder blades in the back, while the strands in front end at her chest. Clothing wise, Akina wears a high collared, sleeveless long shirt, which ends at the top of her thighs with slits on each side. The top of the shirt is black, with a window on her chest with mesh armor underneath. The rest of the shirt is white, with a zipper in the front and a large verticle, deep blue stripe on the front. She wears tight black shorts, with a small section of bandages wrapped around her left thigh. She wears black, low-heeled, open-toed shoes that go just past her knees, with long fingerless black gloves that extend to her bicep. Around her waist is a beige smock that is divided into three sections; two sections covering either side of her hips and one covering her rear. On the back is the metal plate from her forehead protector and the symbol of her clan.

During the Fourth Shinobi World War, Akina dons the standard uniform of the Allied Shinobi Forces only with capri pants, and the low-heeled shoes from her previous outfit.

Kiokugan
As a member of the Chinami clan, Akina possesses the Kiokugan; a dōjutsu kekkei genkai which grants her the simple, but useful, ability of life long eidetic memory. Typically used by the Takigakure historians of the clan, can also be used effectively during missions as well as combat situations. When activated, Akina can use this ability to absorb information like a sponge, and can recall anything she sees with it with near perfect precision. Users are warned against extreme overuse, which can cause its user to become lost in the sheer amount of memories in their mind.

Intelligence
Akina held some of the highest grades during her time in the academy and graduated among the top of her class, which is part in thanks to her Kiokugan allowing her to absorb and retain information like a sponge. Akina has shown to be an adept tactician and strategist, more often relying on facts rather than emotions. As a testament to her knowledge, Akina was able to answer nearly every question during the written exam of the Chūnin Exams and stood up to answer Ibiki Morino's final question.

Introduction Arc
In Takigakure, Akina was placed on a team with Saku Tamasine and Hanako Tsukuroi, to be taught by Kenji Amarante. Akina is ultimately displeased by the results and firmly believed that Saku and Hanako would drag her down. The three genin were brought down to waterfront for a teamwork exercise, which became a complete failure due to Akina and Saku getting into an argument and Hanako trying to calm things down.Team-building exercises from then on were plagued by arguments between her and Saku over how to go about achieving their objective, with Hanako always desperately trying to quell their fighting. After another failed exercise, Akina and Saku were both separately scolded by Kenji. If they did not learn how to work together, Kenji would speak with the academy heads to disband their team since they were wasting his time. To their teacher and Hanako's surprise, the two then began to slowly put their differences aside and work together with the occassional disagreement.

During The Timeskip
During the timeskip, Akina and her teammates begin training vigorously, not allowing themselves to fail for a second time at the Chūnin Exams. The three of them pass, and are awarded the rank of chūnin and their Takigakure flak jackets. As the year goes on, the three work close with Shibuki, Takigakure's leader, and Akina is sent to Konohagakure twice a year to see the organisation of the bi-annual Chūnin Exams as their representative.

Kazekage Rescue Arc
Akina had arrived in Konoha a few days before Naruto's return to observe over the bi-annual Chūnin Exams, much like Temari. Akina's first appearance is when Naruto found her along with Kiba Inuzuka at Ramen Ichiraku, which prompted him to ask if the two started dating while he was gone. Akina scolds him, embarassed and explained that Akamaru had jumped on her, dirtying her outfit and made Kiba buy her lunch to make up for it. Kiba mentioned that she probably came to Konoha with little money and was trying to mooch off him for free food, earning him a terrifying glance from Akina. Naruto then joined them for lunch to catch up with them.

Trivia

 * Akina's surname "Chinami" (千奈美) means "one thousand waves", while "Akina" (明菜) can mean "bright, greens", a possible reference to her eye color.
 * According to the databook(s):
 * Akina's hobby is swimming.
 * Akina wishes to fight Saku Tamasine and Kiba Inuzuka.
 * Akina's favorite food is sukiyaki and watermelon, while her least favorite is edible seaweed.
 * Akina has completed 44 official missions in total: 25 D-rank, 9 C-Rank, 8 B-Rank, 2 A-Rank, 0 S-Rank.
 * Akina's favorite phrase is "perserverance is strength" ( 継続は力なり , Keizoku wa chikara nari).

Reference
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