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No, in 2003 Karai was adopted by Oroku Saki. In Mirage, Oroku Saki was Karai's renegade former subordinate, and she was old enough to have a teenager daughter in her first appearance. Karai controlled the Foot Clan as a global organization, while Oroku Saki's New York City branch went rogue and broke contact with Karai's authority.

Of course, sometimes I wonder if Karai is ageless or just very slow-aging, because in volume 4, she still looks the same age, and even wears a swimsuit without looking older in it.

Yoshimickster, it is true that Mirage and 2003 share many of the same details, but there are differences&mdash;lots of them&mdash;which can only be learnt by you cracking open those books and getting to work reading.