Natsuo Kasukabe

Natsuo Kasukabe is a practitioner of Yugen Shinkage Ryu that attended Reinan's Senjukuha Program.

Appearance
Natsuo was a tall woman with the lean figure of a track star and generally held herself with great poise and control. She had long, jet black hair with streaks of pink running all the way down to its tips.

Background
Natsuo was the daughter of the infamous Kakugo Kasukabe however do to his mercenary work she was mostly raised by her grandfather Jouichirou. She used to date Takeru during freshman year. After hearing that Takeru was Spiritually Incontinent and lied about it, she took it very badly; dumping him and holding a very cruel attitude towards him throughout most of Year 2 before eventually moving on. Months later, she dates Souha Tamaki. During Reinan's Crucible, she sacrificed her life for him.

Personality
Natsuo started off with a very upfront and carefree attitude; from her brazen advances toward Takeru, and confidence in her own abilities. This briefly changed to steely determination to be the best and a nigh-obsessive hatred of the Sakura 5(And Takeru in particular) during the start of Year 2. She regained more of her carefree nature during Year 3, especially after getting together with Souha and bonding over some of the series he likes.

Ability
As a student of Yugen Shinkage Ryu Natsuo main power lies in her immense speed, she was one of two students to actually see and dodge Professor Narumi's initial attack. She’s shown to be rather durable as well as shown in her fight with Kyouka. Natsuo’s main offensive technique is the Gentotsu, however unlike her grandfather who was able to hit someone even while holding his hands folded in the back, she has to channel it through a physical strike which she does using a variation of the Mirage punch that involves stepping forward, slipping past an opponent's side, and then moving behind them in order to strike. The proximity of the after-image is such that it both appears and feels as if she has slipped through her opponent's body.