Uchiha Mikoto

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Country/Village: Fire, Konohagakure
Rank: Jounin, Konoha Council Member, Uchiha Matriarch
Age at Game Start: 42
Birthday: June 1st

Appearance

Mikoto looks as she does in canon, a petite and fair-skinned woman with curves plus relatively long black hair that reaches the uppermost part of her tailbone. Sasuke has her face as well, as per canon, though due to the fact that she decides at times to keep her hair up in a bun it can be seen that both Itachi and Sasuke received her hair type. Her eyes are black and she seems to have permanent smiling wrinkles in the corners of her eyes.

Abilities/Powers

Ninjutsu
Mikoto is particularly skilled in the art of ninjutsu, though not as strong as she is in the aspect of Genjutsu. She prefers to be a passive fighter and her lack of taijutsu skills has a tendency to limit her ninjutsu use. If she does use ninjutsu, it would most likely be a fire or lightning jutsu.

Genjutsu
She has a strange liking of Genjutsu, having created many of her own for infiltration and information gathering purposes during her jounin years. She has had plenty of time to perfect and elaborate on her infiltration and information gathering skills in this area.

Bloodline
Mikoto has the Uchiha's bloodline, the Sharingan, but does not posses any of the higher forms of Sharingan, having activated her eyes at the age of 9 and perfecting her technique at the age of 14. She does not prefer to rely on other weapons. Her Sharingan has 3 tomoes as of now, this is inferred as in canon she is the Uchiha Matriarch and had at least reached the jounin ranks at a somewhat young age; therefore she had worked for many of her younger years to improve her genjutsu and chakra limit skills.

Weapon Talents
Gunbai- a war fan used like a shield or a spear of sorts. This is Mikoto's primary weapon, secondary weapon if Sharingan is included.

Wakizashi- a short, katana like sword, used as a close quarters or backup weapon. This is Mikoto's secondary weapon, third weapon if Sharingan is included. She has a tendency to only use the sword when she has no other choice (genjutsu/ninjutsu/taijutsu fails), as she is not particularly skilled in the art of taijutsu [as aforementioned] and prefers speed and precision over power. She has let her skills in this area rust due to lack of need as a housewife.

Summons
As she lives for a longer amount of time in the Sunshineverse, Mikoto furthermore finds more uses for the ninneko she had created a contract with, relying on them more so as distraction and also as assistants in attacking through being able to summon more than two ninneko at once.

Personality

Mikoto is a very prominent figure in the Konoha society, mother of the Uchiha heirs, Matriarch of the Uchiha Clan and a member of the Konoha Council. Her statuses and occupations in the Leaf Village all display her over flowing loyalty to her Clan and Village. She is very clear cut on what she expects and what is required of herself as one of the Heads of a Clan, being self-motivated and independent, as seen in canon. On the other hand, while she is guided by the stern path set out for her, which she ultimately does not despise because she knows that becoming the Mikoto of today was her purpose, the kindness of her heart also leads her with more empathy towards people, also fulfilling her role as the Matriarch; to take care of the feelings of the clan.

She cares about what others think of themselves, of the world, of people. She has no qualms with whatever people think of her, may it be mother or monster, but Mikoto does care very much about the people she surrounds herself with. With that said, she is also a very nurturing and mothering person, fussing and protecting her children, friends and family in any way she can without interfering with their growth. She is very ambitious in that way, always wanting to see others grow and bloom, such as through her guidance of Sasuke's training and urges for him to reach for the stars.

As a Matriarch, Mikoto had always been taught to keep her head held high, twist things to her advantage and to pride herself on her abilities and only on her abilities. While she sometimes does fail at this task, she is generally good at never overestimating nor underestimating people's skills, instead keeping a cool composure in any sort of battle she may face. Her socializing skills are also put to use a lot and she has had to learn how to make small talk and to converse with others properly and kindly. This differs her as well from the Uchiha norm that pretends to be better-than-thou-art, seeing as she makes a great effort to be at eye-level with people she converses with and being open to their ideas as well. She at least attempts to get along with other people, teasing and employing a playful attitude with those younger than her and a respectful attitude with those older than her. On the other hand, Mikoto uses her eloquence to her advantage through her words, learning to wield her position in the clan to work her way around limitations.

Another not-so-seen personality trait of Mikoto is her slightly nosy, hopeless romantic side, in which all she wants is to pair everyone up with their one true love. Even if it doesn't work out at the start, the Uchiha has been known for her little subtle 'nudges', such as the one that pushed Kushina and Minato closer together. Above all, one of the most important aspects of Mikoto's personality is that she is a mother, a mother at heart, mind and soul. She will, like normal mothers, fuss over everyone and anyone while still attempting to not crowd the receiver of her affection. As a mother, Mikoto will love regardless of what anything that has happened, similar to canon where she forgives Itachi in the end with the kindness and gentleness of a mothering heart.

History

As a child, Mikoto had set high standards for herself even though harbored sincere feelings that she did not hesitate to push forward. The Uchiha girl effectively proved herself to be a worthy female of the Uchiha Clan through her evident mastery of the Sharingan and rise from Genin to Chunin to Jounin by the age of 17. Mikoto was vouched for Chunin by her sensei then Jounin by the head of the Uchiha Clan at the time.

This had set her apart to be approved by the clan's elders and she was immediately arranged to marry Fugaku Uchiha, the then current and prized heir of the Uchihas, at the age of 20, which also ended up being the cut-off date of her kunoichi career. Though she had fond and protective feelings for him and admittedly not love at the time, Mikoto also had a strong sense of loyalty towards her clan and did not fight against the marriage. Her relationship with Fugaku is one of contradictions; while she did indeed learn to love him for being himself, flaws and all, she still regrets that she was not able to find him through normal means, those of dating and falling in love. However, the Uchiha Clan demanded strength and unity, so she resigned herself to hide her inner feelings, which she has only shared with her close friend, Kushina.

After falling pregnant with her firstborn, Itachi, Mikoto retired from her Jounin duties as tradition required to become a housewife and matriarch. Her primary purpose became that of overseeing the social and empathy inclined side of Uchiha politics, with the side goal of protecting her son from the events of the war. The Uchiha Clan were not secluded into a separate compound, at the urging of many stakeholders, so they therefore did acquire many more alliances. Mikoto is known to have also instigated the alliance between the Uchiha and remaining Uzumaki Clan member due to her close relationship with Kushina, which also allowed the Uchiha Clan to stay in the favor of Minato, who is Kushina's husband, when he stepped into the Hokage position. This allowed for less tension to exist between the clans after the war, though the Hyuuga Clan and Uchiha do have a tendency to not mix other than for village state affairs that must be attended.

After the birth of Itachi, Mikoto was called back into the police workforce for a time, therefore leading to Itachi being exposed to many more war elements than a child should be at his age. Subsequent related events led to her becoming more and more protective over her family. As she was not around as much as she liked to be to keep a mindful watch on her son, Shisui became a regular fixture to keep an eye on her first born when he was young. Well aware of the potentially problematic heart defects that had almost been missed in her eldest, Mikoto effectively distanced herself from many of her Matriarch duties so as to care for her newborn youngest, finally making sure to give Itachi the attention she had failed to before as well.

Seeing as she had fumbled her duty as mother for Itachi, she resolved to do her best for both of her children from that point forward, leading Sasuke to be slightly spoiled. Thankful and amused, Mikoto notices that her second son had taken after her in terms of showing of emotion, meaning that Sasuke grew up to be a relatively normal and forward child with dreams and ambitions, different but similar in many ways to Itachi. Her relationship with her sons isn't complex. She is fond of both of her children, and is filled with only love for them. She will not, and cannot, force herself to dislike any aspect of her sons as she understands that people are not perfect and that everyone has a right to finding themselves. She is also protective over Itachi and overprotective over Sasuke. While she knows that Itachi can take care of himself, with or without his mother's help, she isn't completely sure about Sasuke's independence, even when he grows into his teenage years.

As her sons grew older, Mikoto once more turned her gaze to the active duty of a kunoichi, though her primary focus was working in the political realm of the Uchiha Clan, sometimes assisting as an adviser for the Hokage in the Konoha Council. She works to also appease the Uchiha elders whom push for an Uchiha driven Konoha, and she is publicly under the opinion that the descendants of the Senju and Uchiha are destined to work together, a fact that she feels Obito Uchiha being Hokage has shown. Obito is regarded by Mikoto as practically young enough to be her godson, so she treats him as such, trusting the Hokage enough to allow her sons under his care.