Mono no Aware (物の哀れ, Mono no Aware) is a very mysterious young girl dwelling across the world, although it appears she has a residence in Kirigakure. She is a notorious assassin, her victims trademarked by no physical indication of murder at all. Because of the legend that she can never be seen, heard or captured, she is known popularly as Dancing in Shadows (影に舞う, Kage ni Mau).