Mitsuko Akechi

is a shinobi from Sunagakure, the current jinchūriki of Shukaku, and the author's main protagonist in the Naruto Fanon canon storyline. She became a jinchūriki at birth and was initially shunned by the villagers who still retained animosity towards Shukaku, even after the events of the, but eventually managed to become part of the village's Anbu. As a shinobi of Sunagakure, Mitsuko works hard to protect her younger brother and the village overall from outside harm.

Background
Mitsuko is the first child of Shigeyori and Yorinari, both members of magnet-wielding Akechi Clan. Mitsuko's birth on October 22 coincided with the village's recapture of Shukaku, a tailed beast it had owned prior to the. As she was deemed compatible with the beast, it was sealed within her shortly after her birth and she became the beast's first female jinchūriki in the process. She was trained in ninjutsu by her mother until the birth of her brother and was then sent to the Sunagakure Academy.

As a jinchūriki of Shukaku, Mitsuko was feared by many of her peers, whose parents had recounted the terrifying tales of the beast they knew from the past. For this reason, Mitsuko made no friends in the Academy and grew up resenting the beast inside of her as well as many of her fellow students. Deprived of major bonds, Mitsuko instead focused on caring for her infant brother, with whom she became very attached. Sometime prior to Mitsuko's tenth birthday, her parents were both killed in the line of duty during a mission to the Land of Mountains. It is believed they were ambushed by criminal elements, but little could be confirmed from the crime scene.

Now orphaned, none in the villagers offered to take her or her younger brother in, due to their connection to Shukaku. Instead, the Sixth Kazekage, Bunbuku Chagama, set aside a room for the two in an apartment within the village where they could live in relative peace. There, Mitsuko, though young, was left to look after and care for her little brother all alone. For this reason, it took Mitsuko nearly five years to graduate from genin to chūnin. The young woman capitalized on her resentment for her fellow villagers and the One-Tail within her to grow her powers with the sole desire of keeping her younger brother safe and from having to endure the same loneliness she experienced. Bunbuku saw value in her strength and promoted her to the Special Investigative Task Force of the village's Anbu shortly after her brother joined the academy.

Personality
Mitsuko was a sweet and gentle child turned cold by her jinchūriki status. She is often depicted as cold, detached, and stoic in nature giving off an unsettling aura to those who are unaware of her true nature. She has a strong personality and is fiercely independent, outright refusing the aid of her tailed beast. Her superiors note that Mitsuko is a highly logical individual, hence her assignment to the ANBU. As a member of the Special Investigative Task Force, she investigates internal trouble within the village, such as murder, charges of corruption, and charges of conspiracy. Her sharp mind and lethal wit has given her a high success rate. She also deals in external affairs, such as investigating charges of assassination, kidnapping, and espionage. Because of her ruthless reputation in this capacity as well as her general skills as a shinobi, and status as a jinchūriki of Shukaku, Mitsuko has become feared as.

Mitsuko's true nature is revealed when she is in the presence of her younger brother, Hikaru. Her saving grace, as a young jinchūriki, Hikaru became the pillar Mitsuko needed to root herself firmly in reality. Consumed by the desire to change the village, so that he wouldn't have to grow up as lonely as she had, Mitsuko vowed not only to protect Hikaru with her life but the village as well: seeing the village as the only means of proving Hikaru with a brighter future. His sole caregiver after their parents' deaths, Mitsuko cares tremendously for his well-being and safety above all others. The prospect of giving Hikaru a better future keeps Mitsuko dutiful to the village and desiring international peace whatever the cost. Ironically, though a powerful shinobi in her own right, and possessing a frightening reputation, Mitsuko possesses a tremendous sense of honor as a shinobi, so much so that the Kazekage himself has commented on it. She will never belittle an opponent and has been even known to praise her enemies' abilities in combat. Despite being a jinchūriki, and thus, in possession of great power, Mitsuko is a humble shinobi and has no sense of arrogance. On the contrary, she despises those who are prideful in themselves, particularly Shukaku who is prideful in its so-called. She responds to this situation in particular by denying Shukaku its protection and refuses to use it's sand-based abilities.

Because of her logical mindset and the nature of her job, Mitsuko is almost always able to retain a clear head in battle. For the most part, she is calm and expressionless, save for the very few instances in which her target proved to be more skilled than she anticipated, at such a time she will reveal her genuine surprise. Even in those instances she is able to remain in control of her thoughts and emotions and does not lose her composure. Her experience in the Anbu has made her insightful and her experience as a jinchūriki also made her extremely empathetic to others who felt as she did, gradually leading to a shift in her personality as she entered adulthood: silently holding on to her to change the world for the broken and downtrodden.

Appearance
Though a jinchūriki generally feared by her fellow Sunagakure shinobi, Mitsuko's overall appearance isn't intimidating, save for her piercing eyes and the indigo mascara-like rings surrounding her eyes; a sign of her status as Shukaku's host. As a young girl, her appearance was significantly softer, and she was known to wear brighter colors.

As an adult, Mitsuko is a petite young woman with murky turquoise eyes, pale complexion, and jet-black hair which hangs down to about the center of her back, whilst her bangs hang down to touch her shoulders. As a child, she wore this hair more freely and with little maintenance. Her standard attire consists of a formfitting black jacket, accented in maroon with matching maroon pants and a belt worn at a diagonal angle. In her Anbu attire, she wears a black cloak and a lion-like mask.