I Am [NOT] An Assassin

身元

Within a name that is a paradox in all manner of perspective, the Awaikage are an enigma surrounded by the shrouds of subtly, misdirection, and deceit. It is within them do they hold the principles of the true shinobi. They navigate within the veils of secrecy, intrigue, and unseen brutality, all under the sake of defending the homeland they claim and their allies. Among neighboring and distant clans, the Awaikage name is commonly met with uncertainty and indecisiveness, for while the Awaikage are already renowned for their the fine dagger named "trickery", it is with even more vicious dedication to they seek out the end of those who cross the family or threaten the leader they have pledged to. As many families and organizations are charged with dispatching threats as they present itself, the lifeblood duty of the Awaikage take it upon themselves to silence those same threats-before-they appear. As such, the clan is very educated and not above using any means to accomplish this sworn duty, even at the sake of honor, themselves, and the lives of those associated with them.

Kaede was born into the ever looming veil of darkness that clung to her family and the world, left with only the cold chills of deceit, manipulation, and assassination to bring her warmth as she escaped the womb. Her parents made little effort to be involved in her life any more than what the rest of her clan was obligated to, raising this girl from ground up the arts of shadows and secrecy. This is not to say there was no love and compassion among her house, nor to establish that her parents were absent. Kaede was merely raised based on what was necessary to bring about a healthy, sound minded, and clever woman in addition to an effective killer. She acknowledged and took upon her role in the world with all the eagerness and diligence as was expected of anyone hailing from this family. She would become betrothed to the ways of murder and lies, only leaving this world under the guise of a simple commoner in the next. 

Only existing in the unconsciousness and whispers, she whom was never born and yet was.

Convenience and clever tongue by her elders had Kaede register from academy graduation the day of examinations, which she was immediately well beyond the skill levels of her immediate peers. She showed them of what was required, a demonstration of her abilities to perform to shinobi criteria and the excellence expected of her lineage, but nothing more-nothing less. She was initiated within the genin rank of ninja but did not return to participate in a set squad. Her family and the bureaucracy of Iwagakure had other things in store for her, and Kaede was immediately introduced to the bleaker lifestyle that was drawn upon her. 

Kaede became an agent of subtly and subterfuge well outside the confines of her village at a tender age, dealing with low to moderate caliber threats as her clan saw fit. From posing as geisha in training to obtain information, to baiting Yukuza gangs into civil wars through rumor and false evidence, this Awaikage was only one of many influences to keep the civil harmony and balance of the country. She was this avatar of misdirection and violence until her clan and the figure heads of Iwagakure decided otherwise.

She would grow older as all children do but the lapses between then and now are filled with only rumor and assumptions. There were no chuunin examinations for this girl, only by official appointment of the ruling powers was she presented this rank based on the confidential duties she had completed without pause or failure. Yet this record, along the missions she was said to have participated in, are not logged and if at best, have holes in all too convenient places. She does not disclose which campaigns she is assumed to have been involved with, nor which targets have fallen to her swords, thus Kaede remains the prime choice of both a confident and effective weapon of the village.

Though Kaede has been appointed as a Jounin ranked ninja within Iwagakure's forces, she refrains from bringing attention to her rank or station, acknowledging that authority draws attention to one's self and she would prefer to do everything to minimize herself as a potential target or to give any suggestion to her role in the military chain of command. Still, Kaede has been enlisted in ANBU under the name Kugimiya Satsuna, taken after a famous geisha whom would be the bride to a feudal lord.

Name:淡い影 楓 Awaikage Kaede; Light's Shadow, Maple
Aliases: Kagura, Shade, Kugimiya Satsuna, Yuyako
Sex: Female
Blood Type: O
Age: 23
Birth date: November 10th
Height: 5;8
Weight: 118 lbs
Measurements: B36" W22" H34"
Hair: Silk Black
Eyes: Violet
Chakra Nature: Earth-Lightning
Relatives/Family: Awaikage Clan

Career Information
Affiliation(s):

Official Rank: Jounin/ANBU
Registration ID#: 6667777
Title(s): N/A