Name: Akiyama Tomiko
Age: 10
Physical Description: Tomiko is slightly short for her age at 135 cm tall and has a petite build slightly offset by the presence of lingering baby fat, though she is far from heavyset at a light weight of 35 kg. She has a round face with a button nose, peachy pale skin, large green eyes, and dark black hair pulled to either side into a pair of pigtails that reach just past her shoulders. Although she has no preferred style of dress that she adheres to strictly, she most often wears black shorts, running shoes, and a baggy blue gi tied at the waist by a yellow sash when she attends classes or is otherwise training.
Mental Description: An earnest and optimistic young girl, Tomiko has an idealized fascination with shinobi and often attempts to emulate her latest idea on how they should act. Sometimes this means trying her best to come across as stoic and cool, and other times trying to seem calculating and clever, and she is overall rather naive and too trusting of rumors about such things. She can be easily flustered if called out on her more immature or childish behavior, or if one of her attempts at something falls flat, but she responds to it with light embarrassment and a resolve to do better at it next time rather than feeling discouraged or getting defensive.
History: Born and raised in the village hidden in the leaf, Tomiko has never set a foot outside of it and in truth neither have her parents or even her grandparents. While distant family have joined the ranks of the leaf shinobi in the past, her immediate family have long since been simple folk that make a stable enough living as confectioners. In her very early years, she simply did what little things a young child could be entrusted with and greatly enjoyed whenever the Maple Festival rolled around.
As she got older and talked and played with more children around the village, and overheard rumors and stories from adults, she came to find herself fascinated with the shinobi of the village. At first she simply played pretend with her friends, or asked curious questions, but eventually this turned into a genuine desire to become one herself. While she enjoyed being granted more complex responsibilities around the family shop, she wanted to pursue a more adventurous life path.
Her parents initially dismissed it as temporary childish whimsy, but her interest held out. Eventually, after several years of repeated badgering, they agreed to enroll her in the academy after her tenth birthday on the condition that she still help out with the family business whenever she is able. A condition she eagerly agreed to, and the aspiring shinobi spent the next few months eagerly counting the days until her enrollment and the start of her training.
Age: 10
Physical Description: Tomiko is slightly short for her age at 135 cm tall and has a petite build slightly offset by the presence of lingering baby fat, though she is far from heavyset at a light weight of 35 kg. She has a round face with a button nose, peachy pale skin, large green eyes, and dark black hair pulled to either side into a pair of pigtails that reach just past her shoulders. Although she has no preferred style of dress that she adheres to strictly, she most often wears black shorts, running shoes, and a baggy blue gi tied at the waist by a yellow sash when she attends classes or is otherwise training.
Mental Description: An earnest and optimistic young girl, Tomiko has an idealized fascination with shinobi and often attempts to emulate her latest idea on how they should act. Sometimes this means trying her best to come across as stoic and cool, and other times trying to seem calculating and clever, and she is overall rather naive and too trusting of rumors about such things. She can be easily flustered if called out on her more immature or childish behavior, or if one of her attempts at something falls flat, but she responds to it with light embarrassment and a resolve to do better at it next time rather than feeling discouraged or getting defensive.
History: Born and raised in the village hidden in the leaf, Tomiko has never set a foot outside of it and in truth neither have her parents or even her grandparents. While distant family have joined the ranks of the leaf shinobi in the past, her immediate family have long since been simple folk that make a stable enough living as confectioners. In her very early years, she simply did what little things a young child could be entrusted with and greatly enjoyed whenever the Maple Festival rolled around.
As she got older and talked and played with more children around the village, and overheard rumors and stories from adults, she came to find herself fascinated with the shinobi of the village. At first she simply played pretend with her friends, or asked curious questions, but eventually this turned into a genuine desire to become one herself. While she enjoyed being granted more complex responsibilities around the family shop, she wanted to pursue a more adventurous life path.
Her parents initially dismissed it as temporary childish whimsy, but her interest held out. Eventually, after several years of repeated badgering, they agreed to enroll her in the academy after her tenth birthday on the condition that she still help out with the family business whenever she is able. A condition she eagerly agreed to, and the aspiring shinobi spent the next few months eagerly counting the days until her enrollment and the start of her training.
