Kikyou Uiharu (初春 桔梗, Uiharu Kikyou; Literally meaning "Early Spring's Bellflower") is a survivor of the Uiharu clan of Kirigakure. Being a member of the Uiharu clan, she possesses the powerful and rather unique Kekkei Genkai of her clan, the "Matter Release" (粒子遁, Ryūshiton; Viz. "Matter Style"). She witnessed her parents death at a young age and while defending herself from her attackers killed her brother by mistake. She then traveled to a distant continent to better learn to control her kekkei genkai and ended up loosing all memories of her past experiences as well as her ability to use any sort of nature transformation. She says this was the "price" she had to pay to learn to use her powers. Upon her return she settled down in Kirigakure and started to learn what she could about her p