Kura Kageno

is an Academy student of Konohagakure.

Personality
Kura is a modest girl, who in most cases stands aside, or, being in the company, silently watches what is happening. However, she is no stranger to the interest, and listens to gossip about her classmates with pleasure. She also enjoys horror movies, readily volunteering to join in investigating the spooky Seven Mysteries of the Academy, but still, even after passing part of the tests, she eventually chickened out and ran away. Proud of her clan's fighting style, she remains rather clumsy in executing her abilities.

Appearance
Kura is a short girl who wears a black, cat-eared hood, hiding her eyes, with a bell around her neck, and a tail sticking out from the back. She also wears shorts, black stockings, and a pair of plain sandals. Kura's teeth stick out from under the upper lip, giving her a slightly fanged look.

Abilities
Stemming from her family's background as concealed weapons users, Kura keeps many hidden objects on her person, to the point Ehō wondered where she stored them all. However, she struggles with immediately finding what she's looking for.

Kawaki & Himawari Academy Arc
Kura attended the Academy opening ceremony as part of a new class. Her classroom was put under the care of new teacher Hana Kaka. Her class included many children of famous people, including the daughter of an acting duo, the daughter of the Seventh Hokage, and Kae Yukiwari, the princess of the Land of Bamboo. The class also included Kawaki, a noticeably older student.

Later, she attended a tea party at Kae's home. After Kae angrily scolded Osuka Kamakura for forcing her friend to ruin the tea party, Kura and the other classmates openly applauded Kae, finding her true outspoken side more enjoyable than the prim and proper demeanour she had been hiding behind.

When Team 7 came to class and demonstrated their ninjutsu skills, Kura joined Mitsuki's group, where she admired his Lightning Release: Snake Lightning. Like the other students, she wanted to take a closer look at the technique, causing her teacher, Hana Kaka, to push her out of the away. Later, she entered a competition hosted by Boruto Uzumaki, trying to take the red ball from Harika Aburame. When Ehō Norimaki and Soul Tao started a conflict, Kura sided with Soul. Like the rest of her, she attended a picnic held by Hana under the cherry blossoms when the dispute was resolved.

Days later, Kura was part of a group who wanted to investigate some Academy urban legends at night. She fled in fear after Kawaki faked Iruka's portrait coming to life with a monstrous appearance, before investigating all the mysteries. The next day, she recounted her experience to other students. During a practical lesson, Kura was placed in a team led by Osuka alongside Ehō.

When her class had to put on a play about the Sannin, Kura handled the special effects, using smoke bombs to simulate the Summoning Technique. When Eiki's struggle with Kawaki damaged the set, Kura joined in the repair efforts.

The day of the festival, Kura and Mimi were in charge of a target booth with prizes for hitting targets with kunai. When shinobi quickly began winning all their prizes, they wondered if they should have barred shinobi from participating. When the festival received a terrorist threat, Kura stayed inside.

Later, following Hana being hospitalised from the terrorist attack, Kura joined her class in welcoming back their teacher. To make up for the festival being cancelled, Hana arranged for the class to undergo survival training on an uninhabited island. However, Kikuchiyo was injured and Kura discovered that their food supplies vanished, stoking fear about a rumour of killer missing-nin settling on the island. Everyone formed groups to scavenge food, and later to look for Neon's damaged drone. By night, everyone enjoyed their food.

Soon after, they learned from Kawaki and Himawari that Kae was killed by Hana, who was actually a hired assassin. As everyone was horrified to learn the truth about their kind and beloved teacher, Himawari noted that Hana's actions as an assassin seemed too excessive, including how she took Kae after seemingly killing her. Realising that Kae is likely still alive, the class worked together to find and save her, Kura providing rope to help them get across a canyon with the bridge destroyed. As Sōsha remembered and old article detailing the island, Kura conveniently had the article on her for reading. From it, they realised Kae was most likely somewhere on the west coast of the island. Following a trail of crumbs left by Kae, they found her hidden in a cave. Before they could move forward, Kawaki told them to stay behind as they were just students against an elite assassin. Kawaki also revealed himself to really be a full-fledge shinobi, with the mission to protect Kae. Accepting the seriousness of the situation, the students stayed behind. Afterwards however, Eiki noted they could still be helpful in another way.