<div class="floatleft">(http://img708.imageshack.us/img708/9653/blackpvcfrontzippercats.jpg)</div>Name: Nara Mitsuhari<br/>Age: 18<br/>Height: 5'8"<br/>Weight: 125 lb.<br/>Eyes: Brown<br/>Hair: Brown<br/><br/>Combat Aptitude: (Your character's ability in each style so far, from S [highest] to A, B, C, or D [lowest])<br/>-Kenjutsu: B<br/>-Taijutsu: C<br/>-Genjutsu: C<br/>-Ninjutsu: A<br/>-Fuinjutsu: B<br/>Class Aptitude: (Your character's aptitude in each class so far, from S [highest] to A, B, C, or D [lowest])<br/>-Stealth: B<br/>-Survival: C<br/>-Chakra: A<br/><br/>Appearance: Her shadow talents appear not unlike PVC when exposed to sufficient light, with the shiny and glossy nature easily apparent.  This is an improvement to her first year training, where light would just make the shadows vanish altogether.  Underneath the armored outfit she manifests for herself is a simple cloth ninja outfit so she won't end up completely naked if the armor is dispelled or broken.<br/><br/>Background: Ever since early adolescence, Nara has proven herself adept at shadow magic.  Most children are scared of the night, but Nara couldn't help but enjoy the chance to bring out her toys and play in secret.  Come morning, all her new friends and toys would vanish with the rising dawn, making her quietly resentful of the bright sky.<br/><br/>No one else had that trouble, and a few people she tried to talk to about it didn't quite believe her.  It wasn't until she found a dark cave and showed them that they did listen, at the cost of horrifying them.  Rumors spread, she became isolated, and it wasn't long before the torch-ready mob came after her.<br/><br/>She tried her best to fight, but what could she do against such bright light?  If not for the village elder, she would have been burned alive.<br/><br/>He'd heard of such gifts, but it wasn't until he saw the escalating battle that he truly recognized who she was and what she could do.  So he took her under his personal protection until she could be enrolled to train as a ninja.<br/><br/>Her natural aptitude with shadow magic has caused her to focus on perfecting those abilities, leaving her to specialize in a way which isn't very good for ninja.  A true ninja must be anything which the situation requires, and while Nara's shadow talents are unmatched, she has little ability in much else and often tries to default on her natural abilities.<br/><br/>Notes: Her preferred fighting style is to manifest shuriken made of shadow.  Her listed grades reflect ups and downs based on whether she's able to use her natural shadow talents to manage a particular task.  For example, her stealth ability in darkness is fantastic, but she does much less well in urban environments.