Akemi rose with easy grace, gave everyone a slight bow, and began her report. Although she was the Hokage's daughter, she kept a very low profile in the Research Department. Aside from her background, which everyone knew about, it was easy to mistake her for someone born to an ordinary family. The Research Department, with its strong civilian character, naturally welcomed her.
Akemi was also very good at getting along with others. Her gentle, gracious manner made her well liked, and she enjoyed excellent relationships within the Research Department. Combined with her outstanding looks and family background, this had also earned her a large number of admirers.
Ever since joining the Research Department, Akemi had taken her studies and work very seriously, quickly winning everyone's recognition—not for her status, but for her ability. Her supervising instructors in the department were the Second Hokage, Tobirama, and Orochimaru. Because of their ages, Orochimaru handled most of her instruction. With these two research experts guiding her, her skills naturally improved by leaps and bounds.
After Kazemori Masaki proposed researching Aerial Combat Ninja Tools, Akemi joined the research team as one of the few people born with wind release chakra, working under its leader, Orochimaru. Perhaps because she had been fascinated by the Fantasy Stories Kazemori Masaki wrote when she was little, she had focused primarily on scientific studies after entering the Ninja Academy. She was hardly helpless, but she could certainly be considered a purely scientific ninja.
Akemi was not a genius like Orochimaru, who could keep up with his own training while conducting research. Although her strength had improved under his guidance and met the standards for frontline service, her ability to protect herself was still lacking, far below Orochimaru's. In the end, she had not been selected for the combat forces.