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CONTENT WARNING: Backstory could be considered depressing.

History

A common misconception amongst shinobi is that most are too busy with missions to be involved in criminal activity. While it is uncommon for a ninja to be seen taking part in any sort of novel crime, it is not unheard of. Any human can be bribed when put under financial strain. The unchecked lack of mental services make for some potentially violent individuals. But amongst those are outliers, both small and great, and Wani's father would be both that. He was a chuunin for another hidden village who worked as a small-time courier between other nations. He was your regular, average shinobi with no outward traits or abilities that would further his ninja career. He seemed to be a good citizen, a bit plain, and simple. People had a good image of him, and few would ever think he had the capacity to even do missions above A-rank. He did his job well, was never late, and had moderate enough success. He would meet Wani's mother who lived in the Land of Water. The two would marry, but due to being from another nation, he would leave often. He never missed her birthday, visited whenever he could, and always sent back messages for her to read.

Around this time when the two of them met was when various women from around the nations began going missing. These women were homeless or destitute. Those who were homeless were not investigated, while the traces of others kept going cold. Eventually, the crimes became serious enough for a small, temporary task force to be assigned to investigating the issue once one prominent socialite had went missing. Though enough time and effort, they would find the bodies of the missing women throughout the borders of the Land of Fire, the Land of Hot Water, and the Land of Water. The victims had been mutilated and it was clear these crimes were horrific. The perpetrator of them was someone transient, yet there was evidence of lacerations made from ninja tools. With this information, the task force was eventually lead right back to Wanis' father. Upon his arrest he had confessed to his crimes as there was no need to deny it. News of the killer's arrest swept through the nations like wildfire. For one of the few times nations would come together on something would be this man's execution. The killer met justice swiftly, but it would not undo all the pain and misery he had caused. It was unthinkable of a crime. How could such a respect shinobi commit such terrible actions? All that hatred, unrelieved grief had to go somewhere from the victims. Society was still rattled by it. It would take a few years for people to stop talking about it.

During the time of his arrest and execution, her mother had been pregnant with Wani. Immediately the women was wrought with both disgust and shock at what had transpired. The man she thought she had known for years turned out to be some unrepentant monster skulking the shadows for his next target. Additionally, she had married him, and thus: carried his obvious last name. Her first priority was to somehow divorce someone who had died, and change her name. During the process of doing so she was met with vitriol and treated as a pariah of her current residence. Everyone had seen and known the two of them. By extension, her mother had already hated her child before she was born. Dark thoughts had encroached on the mother's mind about what to do, but instead she ultimately decided to keep the child. Not out of want...but out of sentiment. A grotesque, deeply twisted one. Her mother did not want to suffer alone. When she was born, her mother named her "Wani", meaning crocodile. An animal she found ugly, debased, and the type to go lurking in murky water. After that, she would move to the only place where she could get some relief, and it was Kirigakure.

Wani was a friendly and spirited child at first. Over the years, her mother wore her down with veiled insults and derogatory statements. When emotions were high, her mother regurgitated a bit of the pain she had felt for years. On Wani's sixth birthday, she would learn the truth of her origins by her mother during a conflict between the two. It would injure her heart knowing her "stained origins". Her mother kept her on a tight leash, making sure Wani knew that no matter what she did, she would never be good enough, she would be hated, and would not amount to much. Wani went doing whatever it took to seek her mother's approval and affection to becoming distant and despondent.

Her mother could not keep her forever though, and Wani would have to be enrolled into some sort of school. Upon her mother's horror, Wani had the aptitude for ninjutsu, and was referred to the academy. Wani took great interest in it while her mother's animosity towards her own daughter grew even more. She was convinced Wani was only going to go down the pipeline and repeat the same sort of behavior her father did. Regardless of her derogatory comments, Wani signed up herself, and directly disobeyed her mother's wishes. The rift between daughter and mother was irreparable, and a strong wall of indifference had been put around Wani to shield her from her mother. "Mother" to Wani meant only someone who deems themselves obligated to take care of the children they bare. Her mother's anger only grew, but she had some sort of satisfaction. She knew she had dragged Wani down with her, and the little heinous secret about her father could be a nice knife in the back for later. The two's home life resembled more of a pair of housemates as Wani went to ninja academy.

Personality

Eccentric - Quiet - Observant - Tenacity to not take things seriously - Troublesome

Wani does not go the way many other do, and her own character is different. Wani's emotional and at times - physical abuse - have warped her perceptions of love and care. Those terms are foreign concepts for her. Wani is convinced already at this age that only she is capable and responsible for taking care of herself. She keeps to herself and is quiet but is very interested in those around her though she never cares to engage in small talk unless someone engages with her first. She works well with others, is obedient to instructors/sensei, and yet has the potential to have no qualms joining in antisocial behavior if convinced to do so. It is less she does it for attention and more than "it was interesting'. Wani has little fear of punishment, though takes them with grace. Wani seems to be rather fair in that she treats others how they treat her. She becomes a mirror to those around her, reflecting back any good or bad treatment. A big fault of her is not taking anything seriously in that a situation can become nothing more than a joke to her, even when losing a fight or doing any mundane task.

While her social "armor" is quite strong, she is still young and impressionable, so there are a few weak points. Stately is the fear of being anything like her father. Wani routinely wears wrappings around her face, arms, and legs to obscure her visage as she believes she looks quite similar to him. Anytime she hears his name she winches and becomes uncomfortable. Underneath the usually calm and aloof exterior is a budding paranoid personality taking root. She fears what her classmates might think if they had learned who her father was, which is a reason she maintains few friendships.

Battle Capabilities

So far Wani has noted to be good with chakra control and ninjutsu. Her quiet and focused nature means she would do well in missions when she takes them seriously. If she applied herself to academic studies, it is no question she would do well. Wani's primary element is water release, but as of late, has not yet learned any techniques. Such ninja can become powerful genjutsu users and medic nin.