Hotaru Hozuki

Hotaru Hozuki (鬼灯蛍, Hōzuki Hotaru), is a Chuunin level kunoichi from Konohagakure.

Background
Hotaru is the daughter and oldest child of Suigetsu Hozuki and Karin Hozuki.

She attended the academy with Itachi Uchiha, where she was one of his numerous fangirls, and when she graduated she was placed on a team with him and Hisuke Tsukiko, with her father as their jounin-sensei and slowly grew out of her childhood crush.

At some point, she took the Chuunin exams with her team and passed. She took the Jounin exams aged 16 but didn't pass.

Personality
She is often quite out-going and loud. When fighting, she often exhibits some form of bloodlust, and is often the member of her team that performs the most kills per mission, with the occasional exception of her father.

Appearance
Her hair is white, with a pale red undertone, and reaches her chin. She has a short fringe, which is swept sideways, and a left-hand parting. Her eyes are crimson and her teeth are pointed.

She wears a yellow, three-quarter sleeved top and a red mini-skirt with black leggings underneath that reach her knees. She also wears long black gloves and boots. Her forehead protector is worn around her neck. Under her clothes, she has several fading bite marks.

Taijutsu
Hotaru has not been shown to use taijutsu

Ninjutsu
Hotaru is proficient in various earth-based ninjutsu, which is often used defensively.

Genjutsu
Hotaru has not been shown to use genjutsu

Medical Ninjutsu
She has inherited her mother's ability to restore someone's health via chakra transfusion through her body. Aside from this, she can also use basic medical ninjutsu.

Introduction Arc
Hotaru is first seen on the bridge, arriving with her father at the team meeting. It is implied that she already knew he had accepted a mission, as she refers to him as 'sensei' as opposed to 'Dad'.

When Itachi gets mad at discovering the origin behind his name, she is the one to calm him, by embracing him and referring to him as 'Ita-kun'.

Trivia

 * Hotaru's original name was Hanabi (花火), which means firework.
 * Hotaru (蛍) means firefly.
 * Hotaru is noted to be the only character that calls Itachi 'Ita-kun'. Despite this, she no longer has any romatic feelings for him.