【Full Name】
Aoi Fuegushi

【Alias】
Aoi Don Maquia - Former Name
Hamajō's Blue Voice

【Affiliation】
The Hamajō Confederation

【Age】
28

【Sex】
Female

【Sexuality】
Homosexual

【Birthplace】
Amegakure

【Bloodline】
The Don Maquia troupe: Although not officially bloodline, the circus troupe prepares their young to perform certain arts and master certain abilities generally unknown to the world.

【Rank】
Jonin

【Personality】
Once a bubbly airhead, Aoi had since matured a whole lot since the war, becoming a lot more conscious of what she says and how she behaves around people. That said, she is a very illuminating and energetic presence, absolutely impossible to miss within a crowd or an occupied room. She still oozes positive aura despite what happened in Konoha 11 years back, searching for ways to make the situation better for everyone. While still having a need to be the center of everything, she did learn to let her attention gobbling and egocentric desires a rest. Nonetheless, she doesn't mind discussing various things she's achieved and something cut people off to express her sometimes misinformed opinion. She means well, but Aoi isn't one to be completely self-conscious either.

Because of this, she can't be a social butterfly, but her powerful presence makes for unique charm and charisma to both sexes and her eloquence as a performer allowed her to gain access to positions that were only available in her dreams. Even things she doesn't quite understand, at all, she can make them convincing enough with the right look and her way of expressing it. A crowd pleaser for sure, all this attention and success have gone up to her behavior however. Now a seductress of the highest caliber, she doesn't mind dressing sexy to seduce those of the fairer sex she deems attractive. In spite of this, she's truly looking for someone she could end up with but fails to produce the exact result her now complex mind expects.

The biggest enigma about Aoi would be her her brains, her intelligence. Although brainy with random trivia, she isn't the brightest one of the bunch that's for sure. Her vocabulary isn't too large and sometimes says things she just doesn't know the definition of. She's also ignorant when it comes to understanding more complex issues linked together and has trouble associating ideas, in a sense she isn't the most logical person either. This however comes into question when she clearly demonstrates creativity that surpasses a lot of conditioned shinobi. In the field, she is particularly efficient, at the level of her Prodigy counterpart Yamato, with usually very crafty and deceptive tactics used to finish off any type of foe. She doesn't outsmart them, but she pulls off the most unexpected of things while holding a large amount of skill.

Despite this, Aoi is something that is easily influenced and holds her situation dearly. Meaning she can be manipulated through things like morals and people's views on her, as yes she actually cares about what people think. She is indeed loyal to the Confederation, but it can be broken given the right initiative by the opposing forces.

【History】
Before the Hamajō reign:
Like many children living in an era of poverty in smaller countries, Aoi was abandoned by her parents a few hours after her birth. Fortunately the parents didn't randomly leave her at a home but instead confided her to the renown Don Maquia troupe as they passed the country. They knew leaving an abandoned child there would motivate them to keep it, as it was how they usually made staff.

And so, she was raised in a gypsy-esque environment where travelling was frequent and work was every day, no real weekend. As she grew up, Jouro Don Maquia would not cut her some slack and initiated her to the realities of labor and hardships, but she never really complained as it felt normal to her. It didn't mean she was devoid of any fun, if anything fun was something they managed to develop during work and practice for performances. Usually by mixing the two, Aoi and her closest friend Mia had fun doing their chores while doing various acrobatic acts. She was happy with what she had, and couldn't care less about her biological parents.

At one point, she'd be initiated to one of the troupe's secrets, a special way to manipulate chakra without being unique. She had a strong affinity for water, being from the Rain village, and naturally developed the abilities to hide in water and rain, but she had no knowledge of chakra otherwise. The basics were learned through usual practice, walking on water impressed many civilians, so it was general practice, substitution made great magic effects, fake clones too and so on. Chakra was something that enabled great success for the troupe, however the true secret revealed to Aoi's specific affinity would be her mucus ability. With it, she'd easily impress her audience while being exceptionally flexible in most domains. Initially, it wasn't meant to be a weapon, but through creativity, she managed to defend herself from low bandits trying to rob the troupe.

Eventually reaching Konoha, multiple Jounin took notice of her unique capabilities that they had never seen before and offered her the chance to become a ninja. Realizing how it would approach her to her goal, she righteously accepted and moved on as a Genin without any Academy training (she was more than capable in entry levels). The only problem would be that she'd be unable to read and write, causing problems to her superiors. Sure she managed to learn most of it, but she isn't quite efficient at it, being a slow reader and writing so poorly it's barely comprehensible. She easily learns new lingo, however.

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After the Hamajō reign:
Many events in Konoha honed her as a shinobi, built her as a lover and ascended her as a potential star. The war swept all that away, her skills were no match, her lover drowned into despair and all she worked for was tuned into ash by this coming of a new world. Disoriented and lost, she clung onto her falling girlfriend, Akio, who took the events extremely badly. Occasional abuse in multiple ways and the general change of behavior from the older one of the couple ended up infuriating the now disillusioned Aoi and prompted her to simply abandon the wreck once and for all.

She hated this new world, it changed everything, and her naive self liked how things were. Now it was all controlled and safe, no risk worthwhile or a crowd to please as everyone was too busy to recover. Or so she thought. In reality her talents were exactly what the populace needed in this time of rapid reconstruction and loss. She had lost her masters, her friends and her lover, but the Phoenix would rise from its ashes and burn brighter than ever. Making a small reputation, she'd make herself known by higher generals of the Confederation, including Ryuu and Yakoul. Though she had potential, the genius that is Ryuu saw how malleable her mind was and simply offered something she couldn't refuse.

Along with Yamato, she's one of the higher shinobi in the Confederate entourage, though she also holds a prime position in the Presidents inner circle. She doesn't have a voice in the matters, but she stands as the head of public relations, the face of the Government when the President isn't the one making declarations. To add to that, she's been given the position of primary news anchor for the Government's main news channel, or at least the most popular one, and is often given the ability to host other shows sponsored by the same channel. Because of this, Aoi's become a rather relevant icon to the Confederation.

At a point during her career, she chose the name Fuegushi as surname to replace her previous one as a step through grief. Indeed, upon learning the fact that her childhood troupe had been missing now for years without a trace, she finally accepted they were permanently gone.

【Family ties】
Aoi's ties are rather strange to say the least. She wasn't raised by ordinary parents, but rather grew up as a carny along with the entire Don Maquia troupe. Her relationship with them is worthy of a sibling-type relation, as they grew up with her since she was in diapers. They did not object to her ambition of becoming a famous ninja, having formed her for such usage in any case. They continue to support her through letters and regular visits at Konoha.
As of now, the troupe has been missing since the end of the war, many consider them dead, including Aoi who grieved them.

Jouro Don Maquia | Adoptive Father | 67, Missing, The leader of the Don Maquia Troupe, regarded as the father of every member, he is highly respected and no one dares to question his authority.

Mia Don Maquia | Spiritual Sister | 28, Missing, A professional acrobat in the troupe, she was Aoi's best friend and closest 'sister'.

Bo Don Maquia | Spiritual Uncle | 55, Missing, The lion tamer of the troupe, he often took care of Aoi when she had fallen ill or when Jouro wasn't around.

Guru | Pet | 19, In Aoi's big house, Aoi's attributed animal she had to raise. It is an elephant she often uses in her performances in the troupe.

Akio Tendou | Ex-Lover | 29, Not here, Aoi's first girlfriend after changing her love interest paradigm. The relationship ended little after the end of the war as Aoi was simply fed up with her bullshit.

【Dreams and fears】
Having achieved her first goal of being a renown figure in not only a big village, but now the whole world, she only dreams of creating new and exciting things for the world to see. She tries her best to have people see the bright side of this world, to keep it intact.

She fears losing this imperfect world and falling into the oubliette, or worst yet being seen as a devil for supporting a state that people were, for some reason, fed up with.

【Fighting style】
Sporadic and relying a lot of deceit to defeat her foes with grace. Aoi holds the idea of making her fights a spectacle, a show to be enjoyed, as such her fighting style has new been geared to manipulate the way they perceive things while making it a powerful experience for everything, whether it is good or bad. She uses her creative skills to have Genjutsu applied in the most unsuspecting of ways and circumstances, making her almost unbelievably difficult to reach at times.

She enjoys employing her Hiden since it is her only ninjutsu weapon and often times only solely rely on it when going on the offensive. This isn't to be confused with the idea that she is a potent fighter up close. Though she prefers mid rage considering none of her abilities are efficient at long range and her small frame makes her vulnerable to close quarters, she is very well versed in taijutsu as a former circus clown and performer. Agile and swift with reflexes typical of an expert in the senses, she easily uses her martial arts skills to use the enemy's strength against them and lay them flat quickly.

【Kekkei genkai, or bloodline limit】
Bloodline limit name:
Mucus Surprise
Description:
Although not a true bloodline limit, very few in the world are able to master this ability. Essentially it requires initiation from birth and at least an affinity to water, thus it can be classed as a form of Hiden. Rare societies such as the Don Maquia troupe have maintained its secrets. Basically, it enables the wielder to turn their chakra into different form of oozing mucus that can take the form of different imagined objects and have the properties of things such as rubber or gum. The possibilities are quite huge but the product coming from it is thick liquid-like substance that almost always sticks.
Strengths:
Generally it keeps the properties of rubber and gum, making it not only dangerously adhesive but strongly resistant to kinetic force coming from blunt strikes. When used as a medium to trap others, it is surprisingly lethal and effective. Strongly resistant to burns as it is originally made of water, conducts electricity poorly due to composition however.
Weaknesses:
Generally easy to cut through depending on the mass and density, which only require extra strength put into cuts. Those with superior physical strength can resist the stickiness to a great extent, even break it under conditions.

【Ninja techniques】

S rank techniques:
Super Mega Magician's Secret!
(May or may not have one. Will have it validated when I decide to give her one. Because I won't be using her as a PVP character yet, it isn't a big deal. I mostly want to introduce her.)

A rank techniques: 3
Gooey Bungee!
Jellyfish Sting!
Mumbo Jumbo!

B rank techniques: 4
Mister Spodes!
Gooey Replica
Mirrored Bizarro!
Dance of the gallant

C rank techniques: 4
Water Release: Starch Syrup Capturing Field
Freeze Snap!
Gooey Surprise!
Snot Bubble!

D-E rank techniques: 3
Water Release: Hiding in Water Technique
Water Release: Hiding in Rain Technique
Demonic Illusion: Double False Surroundings Technique
*Basic Jutsu

【Custom made techniques】
Jutsu name:
Gooey Bungee
Rank:
A
Range:
From 0 to 80 meters to apply it, maintained in over 200 meters
Description:
A transparent strand of mucus is created from her body and can be released from any point she desires. The strand itself can have one end stuck against a target she had contact with as much as she can have it latch onto something from a distance (by pointing at it or something similar). While being transparent, it has little to no texture and can barely be felt if touching the skin due to its lack of smell, taste or consistency. This mucus, however, is dangerous for many reasons. It can contract and release whenever Aoi desires (its her chakra after all), the contraction being exceptionally powerful like a form of 'super-rubber', allowing her to pull our push relatively heavy thing by simply connecting the strand to her index finger. The strength and weight of the target will determine the amount of chakra is demands for the contraction strength. She can also transfer it from her finger to say another target and have it contact, causing one or both the targets to be pulled and hit each other. She can use up to fifteen at once. They can be easily cut, however they do not vanish, making them susceptible to being reattached at any moment. Ripping it off would be logical, however if it was to contract, it would be relatively futile.
On lighter objects, it can tighten itself to a point where it can act like a chakra thread, manipulating said smaller objects at will, though that doesn't mean she can be as precise as a puppet master.

Jutsu name:
Unexpected Reveal: Jellyfish Sting!
Rank:
A
Range:
Contact
Description:
A technique developed during the time when Aoi was under evaluation for "Jonin confirmation". Given the lack of examination, she was put under Katsu Hyuuga's care for testing. Forming a type of student - teacher bond, they grew accustomed to each other's abilities and were able to create this technique. Utilizing the same principles as the soft fist fighting style, Aoi either uses the tip of her fingers or the pointed knuckles of her major fingers to "spray" raw mucus chakra. Unlike Hyuuga, she cannot pinpoint it on either tenketsu or on organs to have a result, but she can have the raw chakra pierce through armor (still requires contact) and flesh and have it take solid form a second later. The result is mucus chakra clogging primarily the nervous system and somewhat of the chakra system (mostly efficient on members).
If hitting an arm for instance, the nervous messages from let's say the elbow if hit there down to the hands will be blocked, essentially paralyzing the forearm. With the body, hitting the abdomen or the chest strongly reduces mobility to the point where coordination is difficult (members remain normal), the more it is hit the more one will feel exhausted. If the spine, neck or head are hit, they are instantly paralyzed. No matter where, the effects of each hit lasts for two posts. They are also very easy to counter with a strong punch considering Aoi's poor strength, making it an ability extremely efficient but ridiculously risky. The fact that it can just be substituted with a simple stab also gears this to a more non-lethal approach.

Jutsu name:
Mumbo Jumbo!
Rank:
A
Range:
Touch
Description:
Possibly the most terrifying jutsu used by Aoi and the 'magician's secret' she's never revealed to the public. This is a genjutsu that require that her chakra enters into contact with en opponent, either via contact or through ninjutsu. With this done, the magic can begin. The victims become completely blind to Shinobi magic and are unable to see or feel Aoi's chakra, and by extension, the forms they take. Any form of ninjutsu she uses will appear strangely, but she'll often make it appear as though they're part of something else, like a trick to deceive the opponent and make them weary. Sensors can see their own chakra as well as chakra in Aoi's body, but not what comes out of it, as such they can see they're under a genjutsu, but when are they not with Aoi?

Jutsu name:
Mister Spodes!
Rank:
B
Range:
Can reach up to 20 meters (tentacles)
Description:
Using the same cloth as Abra Kadabra, Aoi twists and turns the handkerchief with blinding speed (such as a clown making a balloon animal) until it forms a hollow Octopus with a ^0^ face. It would only be when she tosses it while doing the Ram seal that it suddenly gets filled with a mass of mucus in it. It becomes about 2 feet in height and holds eight tentacles likes a regular octopus. They aren't very mobile and are generally very slow, however their tentacles extend rather quickly and can catch someone off guard. The mucus in the tentacles serves as a form of suction cup that keeps what it captures stuck in a tight bind similar to Gooey Surprise (with same limits). The Mister Spodes can easily glues themselves to the ground to prevent enemies from dragging them, essentially making them very useful seals to non-superhuman fighters. They die when their head it damaged (to the point where it leaks). Aoi can make up to four of them per fight and they can also be used as body replacement dummies. They also have a very eerie tendency to wail 'Boyoyoyoyon' quite often, no one knows how this is possible.

Jutsu name:
Gooey Replica!
Rank:
B
Range:
Self, Clone technique
Description:
Essentially shadow clone technique applied on mucus. The clones are composed of strange, green mucus and are able to move like regular people. They can also use mucus abilities with half the power of the original (in exception to techniques higher in rank than this one). When they die, they explode into a heavy mass of mucus that sticks onto anything around them, hence their use as suicide bombers to hinder the movements of an opponent. Up to seven can be made per fight.

Jutsu name:
Mirrored Bizarro!
Rank:
B
Range:
Smell
Description:
A genjutsu that depends on smell related activation. Because Aoi constantly wears a high quality Lavender perfume that ca be smelled from multiple meters away, she she exploits that fact to make it extremely hard to detect. In this circumstance, she performs a single hand seal, often doing it after doing another jutsu to make the enemy believe only one jutsu was made, but she actually makes her chakra adopt an aroma the same as her perfume. The smell is strong but hardly noticeable due to it being normal in her presence, but it deeply affects the perception of the people infected. In this case, everything they perceive will be inverted in direction, left is right, up is down. They will see everything this way, but the reality of it will be the contrary. The victim can pick up on it as they can also hear the real version attacking in the opposite side (as well as sense it via chakra sensing), but the illusion remains overwhelmingly real, and without a release, their reflexes will likely make them sloppier as it would seem as though they are genuinely attacked from the illusion.

Jutsu name:
Dance of the gallant
Rank:
B
Range:
Sight
Description:
A Genjutsu that is activated whenever the patterns on her umbrella are seen as they hold a hypnotic effect combined with her chakra. The effects allow her to create a replica of herself between 50 cm to 1 m away from her, no matter the side. It will imitate every movement Aoi does, however the true Aoi is completely replaced by the false one. This is usually made to confuse close range attackers, making them think she is capable of dodging everything before taking the right opportunity to strike. This can also be used to simply confuse any form of attacker into hitting the false image while th real remains concealed. Exceptionally deadly if the genjutsu isn't noticed fast enough.

Jutsu name:
Freeze Snap!
Rank:
C
Range:
Sight - Sound
Description:
Aoi forms a small ball of Yin chakra and simply tosses it in the air or on the nearby ground, only to have it pop like fireworks or a firecracker. The flash is so bright, it works as a flashbang. The effects are simple, those exposed regain their sight extremely fast, the flash was barely a millisecond, but they'll feel an endless buzzing sound in their ears with nothing else and the world around them frozen in time. Everything looks like the instant before the bang went out. Evidently a Genjutsu, it is easy to notice and Kai out.

Jutsu name:
Gooey Surprise!
Rank:
C
Range:
Close, in person.
Description:
A much more developed variation of the transformation technique. Indeed, the user covers themselves with a gooey layer of mucus capable of taking different shapes and sizes, colors and textures. The mucus is highly adhesive though, enough to make it act like quicksand: The more there's resistance, the deeper it gets, though it cannot be that deep because of Aoi's thin figure. It is very useful for trapping though not too specialized in hand to hand combat. Those specialized can use their techniques to break free with relative ease, though it doesn't mean that they're immune to the immediate effects. It doesn't give immunity to heat either, though it does slightly reduce overall damage, along with any other type of damage really.

Jutsu name:
Snot danger parade!
Rank:
C
Range:
Varies, close to medium usually.
Description:
By either using a specific hand sign or inhaling things like pepper, Aoi sneezes large mucus bubbles capable of swallowing more than one individual. The larger that it can get would be as large as a horse. Those trapped inside can easily pop it, however it would result in the bubble imploding, not only causing strong pressure to hit their bodies, rendering most to a rather confused and head aching state, while being covering in dense mucus stuck on the ground. This also causes smaller, human size bubbles to take shape. If the popping is made from outside, the explosion is general and hits everyone except those inside.

【Weaponry, tools and objects.】
Weapon, tool or object name:
Fuegushi
Weapon, tool or object type:
Umbrella
Description:
A strange, light blue umbrella Aoi carries around with her. It appears to be the type en vogue these days, but her's holds a strange butterfly-like black pattern on it which enables one of her genjutsu. The handle can be removed to revealed a concealed blade, slightly shorter than a rapier. This Umbrella is capable of releasing a powerful kinetic force at close range when opened, making it capable of repelling powerful projectiles without even a recoil when the timing is right, making some unsuspecting close rangers stumble back in surprise as well. It is chakra enhanced and its fabric is strangely durable yet thin.

Weapon, tool or object name:
Magic Cards
Weapon, tool or object type:
Cutting weapon
Description:
A set of playing cards forged to be as sharp as a kunai, however lighter and more malleable. They are easier to use but weak in one on one blade fights as their small weight makes them easy to break through. They are perfect for assassination and tactically placed hits, however.