Soul Tao

is an Academy student of Konohagakure.

Personality
Soul is a rather energetic girl who tries to follow everything that happens in the life of the class. She is also short-tempered and unable to reconcile for a long time, going so far as to refuse to study with Ehō Norimaki when they were at odds, but after her teacher helped her understand the pointlessness of the conflict, she accepted it. Soul has an incredible admiration for Might Guy, keeping his picture in her locket. She enjoys playing Extreme: Shinobi Picture Scrolls. Like Harika Aburame, Soul is a rather simple girl who can happily pat her on the shoulder when her comrade succeeds, and maybe hit her in case of failure. She is easily surprised, but she can be aggressive if ignored. Soul becomes happy when someone praises the dish she has prepared. There is a lot of competitive spirit in her as she and Harika struggled to win the tournament that Hana set up.

Appearance
Soul is a girl with a narrow face, brown eyes, and brown braided hair. She wears an orange sweater and brown shorts.

Abilities
Soul is very strong physically, being able to throw Kawaki quite far with one blow, as well as throw him deep into the forest by spinning him by the arm. She also has good skills in shurikenjutsu, deftly pinning Kawaki to a wooden stump, and skilled in cooking, being able to make curry, which Kawaki delighted in.

Kawaki & Himawari Academy Arc
Soul 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 her forcing a friend to ruin the tea party, Soul 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 taught her class as special instructors, they had the class go though an exercise about fighting on an empty stomach. She got into a conflict with Ehō over whether Mimi eating a candy bar was beyond the scope of the exercise or defeating its purpose, with most of the class dividing themselves over those supporting her or Ehō. The next day, most of the students refused to have class together over the dispute. Hana later convinced to let go, pointing out the growth potential of having a friendly rivalry. The following day, she made up with Ehō and everyone attended Hana's cherry blossom viewing party.

One day, Soul takes part in a field competition hosted by teacher Hana, teaming up with Harika Aburame and Kawaki. Relying on his age and experience, the girls chose Kawaki as the team captain. However, due to the fact that Kawaki was constantly distracted by a mission related to Kae Yukiwari, his team failed missions. Together with Harika, she cooks curry and feeds it to Kawaki, believing that after eating he will have the strength to complete the rest of the tasks. In the last race, Kawaki manages to win by a wide margin and Soul is satisfied despite their team not winning overall.

Trivia

 * Her name is the Japanese spelling of soul.
 * Just like Rock and Metal Lee, her name is derived from the Soul musical genre.