Nozomi

"My goal is to create a world where foolish and hostile people like the Taki don't exist, and I'm completely willing to destroy scum like you that stand in my way. So choose, do you want to die now or later?"

- Nozomi speaking to the bandits

Background
Born to unknown members of the Tenrai Clan, she was have said to been found abandoned at the front gates of Takigakure as a child. She later took to foraging and begging on the streets to get by, until she was adopted by Hon, a local bookkeeper who ran a business in the village of Taki. Naming her Nozomi (Desire), he taught her how to read and write as well as run the bookkeeping business. When she voiced her desire to join the ninja academy at Taki, he first said no, but ultimately let her go. She quickly grew to specialize in the arts of ninjutsu, particularly the use of the elements yin and yang, as well as the wind release and taijutsu. However, she was constantly bullied in the academy for being a so called "Tenrai" though at the time she had no idea what the meant. When she asked Hon to explain, he was hesitant to go into details, saying that they were just a group/clan that had lived in Takigakure, then left. Meanwhile, she continued to excel in the academy, graduating at the age of 8 and becoming a chunin at the age of 11. However, it was on a mission that she learned of the true nature of the Tenrai, and that she in fact was one. However, when she went back to demand answers from Hon about the Tenrai as a clan, she found him dead in a corner with a arrow sticking out of his neck. On the arrow was a message for her that said to meet at the gates at 11pm. There in the moonlight of night, she found her answers that she had so desperately been waiting for, and she learned that her clan had been massacred by the Taki shinobi for the sake of attaining the secrets of her clan, and that they planned on coming after her, "the only survivor" next. The mysterious people then promised her that if she was able to do well and attain the rank of leader (in order to gain the hero water), that she would be able to have revenge upon the people that destroyed her clan. She then went back to the bookkeeping shop that find Hon alive, to later discover her kekkei tota, Soul Release.

Leader of the Taki
After quickly rising through the ranks based on her skill and the use of Soul Release on her foes, she found herself to be the leader of the Taki, from which she implemented the plan to gain the hero water. Once she had successfully obtained the hero water that she seeked, she then thought about leaving Taki, before ultimately changing her mind and opening up the doors of Taki to the Akatsuki.

Personality
As a member of the Akatsuki, many of them considered Nozomi to be a parental figure of sorts, thinking of them all as her children even though some of them were older than her. She often would be the person to remind them of things that they might have forgot, and always made sure that they promised to be safe and wear proper clothing for the place they were headed to (ex. if headed to Land of Frost, wear a heavy coat). She quickly became known around the Akatsuki as Mother-San or Mother Akatsuki for her caring side and protectiveness of her "children". However, it is later revealed that this is a mask used to be able to wickle her way into the reformed and revitalized Akatsuki, and that she is cruel, manipulative, and focused on the desire for revenge against the Taki shinobi. She is completely willing to sacrifice other people for the sake of advancing her own ends. However, she proves to have a patient side as she is willing to bide her time and wait for the right moment to take the prized possession of Taki; the Hero Water.