Kirara

is an artificial human, hailing from Iwagakure.

Background
After Iwagakure was attacked by missing-nin, which resulted in multiple young casualties, Ōnoki was especially hurt by this loss as one of the victims was his grandson Kozuchi. Determined to find a means to protect the peace and keep all innocents alive, the retired Tsuchikage began working on creating the Akuta as replacement soldiers. As research was going slowly, Ōnoki was approached by a scientist with a genetic sample from a White Zetsu. Using this new material, despite the cloning techniques still being in its infancy, Ōnoki was able to not only refine his Akuta, but also produce five self-aware and independently thinking artificial humans, one of which was Kirara.

Personality
Kirara is a well-mannered girl as seen when she greeted Kū with a curtsy. Similar to most of her allies, Kirara has a distinct fascination with the nature of human interaction. She has shown a fashionable side, enjoying various accessories to show off her ladylike-side.

Appearance
Kirara is a young girl with pale skin and shoulder-length platinum blonde hair. She has purple makeup on her eyelids. When Kirara opens her eyes, she has pupilless glowing purple irides. Her appearance is visually like a gothic lolita, wearing an elegant black and purple dress with black frills from her hem with a black hat-like ribbon on her head, and long boot-style shinobi sandals. Kirara also carries a matching handbag and a parasol. Like her cohorts, the lower half of her face, arms, and legs are covered with bandages.

Abilities
Kirara is a capable genjutsu user, being able to take complete control over her target. Her prowess is held in high regard by her allies, surprised if anyone is able to dispel her illusions. By making eye-contact with a person, she can see through the emotional nature behind someone, letting her see if someone is being distrustful or not.

Mitsuki's Disappearance Arc
Kirara appeared alongside her allies Sekiei and Kokuyō when they were leading Mitsuki to the Land of Earth. She went ahead on her own after her genjutsu on Yurito was broken. As the group made their way to the Land of Earth, Kirara separated from the group to meet with their leader Kū. Later, after Kū abducted the Fourth Tsuchikage, Kokuyō return seeking help for the weakening Sekiei. She and Kakō joined him to help. Midway, they found Mitsuki approaching them while carrying Sekiei. While Kirara and the others grew suspicious of Mitsuki, Sekiei vouched for Mitsuki, insisting that the young boy truly came of his own free will to learn who he really is.

Later, to keep Kurotsuchi's abduction a secret, Kirara placed Kontsuchi under a genjutsu to answer all calls for the Tsuchikage and tell them she was away on a private mission. After Ōnoki, Kū's master, went missing, Kirara was tasked with using her genjutsu on any suspicious villagers to keep things quiet. Before she could start however, her body began breaking down, requiring treatment. Soon afterwards, her faltering was caused her various genjutsu on Iwa officials to fade, forcing Kū to take control of the village publicly. Once succeeding, the artificial humans began growing irritable at Kū's refusal to try a human heart transplant on them, which could likely save their lives, on the grounds that hey did not yet have Ōnoki's permission. They were then tasked with finding Ōnoki.