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Kutsuzawa, Retsu
[Art comes in many forms. Sometimes a tattoo, other times as a peom, but my art is fleeting and it can appeal to everyone with an empty belly.]

General Information Age: 22
Gender: Female
Height: 6'0
Weight: 175 lbs
Physical Features:
  • Face/head:
    Short blonde hair that is primarily combed back over her head, stray strands will often come loose and hang over the right side of her face. However if they keep her green eyes from being able to see clearly, Retsu will brush her hair back with one hand, allowing her vision to remain clear as her eyes pear out from behind a stoic expression that is stretched upon her natural tan colored skin.
  • Body:
    Keeping herself in excellent physical condition, Retsu has built defined musculature to her body and keeps herself that way with a steady training regiment. Because of this her figure is also maintained, presenting with a slender waist that shows off a set of 6 pack abs that leads down to slightly narrow hips and a rear that could snap a broom handle between it or it'll lead up to a heaving pair of breasts that mask the pectoral muscles beneath. When flexed, her arms tighten to show how refined and powerful her muscles are in the same way her legs do. Built like a brick wall yet not lacking in her feminine allures, Retsu has maintained herself as a vision of power and presence.
PhysiqueShow
  • Notable Features:
    Retsu has extensive tattoos that have turned her body into a walking canvas that is one leg short of a Munewari Sōshinbori(full body tattoo). The areas covered by this tattoo, but are not limited to, include: Full arm sleeve tattoos that go all the way down to her wrists, full back tattoo that goes from her neck to just above her butt, tattoos running across her shoulders and upper chest that go around her breasts while also covering over her ribs but leave the center of her stomach and pelvis open, full leg sleeve tattoo on her left leg that goes all the way down to her ankle. While most of her body is covered in various depictions that seem to run teh gambit from clouds and cranes, water and koi, wind bars and dragons, but the depiction upon her back seems to represent a female Raijin standing triumphantly upon a felled man beast that shows the traits of a wolf.
Tattoo artworkShow
Clothing/Accessories:
Retsu's attire is quite conservative, having a semi-formal look but maintaining all it's functionality in the field. Aside from her underwear, Retsu's legs are covered by a pair of black pants tied at the waist by a simple sash belt that has a visible pouch on the back of her waist. Over her torso, she wears a white zip up shirt that she leaves partially unzipped down to her upper chest and showing off a hint of cleavage but mainly so it shows off the tattoo across her upper chest. The sleeves of this shirt go down to the wrists, but are rolled up to her elbows, showing off the sleeve tattoos on her arms. In addition she also wears the standard Iwagakure vest but with fabric being dyed black. Upon the right shoulder strap of her vest, Retsu has had the forehead protector plate of her headband sewed into the strap of her vest.

Personality:
  • General:
    Retsu is normally stoic at first glance, but interaction with her shows that her stoicism is more or less her neutral emotional state. When one talks with her, she proves to be quite easy to get along with and shows a wide gamut of emotions depending on what kind of conversation takes place. Should one create a pleasant conversational enviroment then they will see her sense of humor, sarcasm, or if they're lucky enough, even her flirty side. Her patience is remarkable in some cases or a fragile thing waiting to come undone in other situations, it mostly depends on how long her patience has been tested or how sensitive the subject matter is.

    Dedication and Passion drive her through life as she never fails to hide what she loves to do or show how it inspires her. having been cooking since her youth, Retsu has disciplined herself almost all of her life to the craft and has become a small underground hit among groups that have had the pleasure of sampling her craft. She also shows her dedication through service as she performs her duty to Iwagakure with diligence and integrity. A great admiration and love for the art of tattooing is seen anytime she wears clothing that shows off any part of her body, having gotten a large percentage of her body covered by the elaborate Munewari Sōshinbori(full body tattoo) that covers her flesh. Last, but not least, Retsu shares a love for alcohol that goes beyond simply drinking to drink. She enjoys the flavors, the methods of serving, seeing how it can chang the flavor of a dish, and pairing it with the right meal. Alcohol is the overlooked co-star to a beautifully prepared meal, and she shows her appreciation to the warmest of sake, most perfectly chilled beer, or room temp booze.
  • Hopes/Dreams:
    Retsu's aspirations for the future will often leave her in stern contemplation. While she has a desire deep down to share her cooking with others everyday, she wants to also lounge around the world. She wants to taste the different cuisines the world has to offer, taste test their alcohol, maybe spend a couple hot steamy nights indoors with some chiseled yet namless local man or provocative local woman. While she'd like to see the world, that's more of just a fruitless day dream. Her plans set in reality, those that revolve around what she knows she can do and would at least like to see happen as a life goal, are still somewhat a mystery to her.
  • Fears:
    If there is a fear in Retsu's mind or heart, she has yet to discover it. She doesn't assume that she fears nothing, because it could show it's head anyminute if she isn't careful. The only tihng she can truly said she could consider a fear is her own mortality, but that only makes itself known when in the heat of battle.
  • Combat Mentality:
    Retsu often adopts a observational, testing mindset when engaging in combat. She'll keep a watchful eye on her opponent(s) while also pressing them with attacks based in either Taijutsu or Ninjutsu to judge their strengths and look for weaknesses to exploit. She'll often regress into silence as fights go on, letting her voice fill her mind instead of her mouth as she breaks down what she can assess about her opponent(s). Should the stakes be too high and she feels outmatched, Retsu won't hesitate to fall back, issue the order to fall back, or insist that her superior in the field consider issusing the order. Better to fall back and regroup than to suffer defeat out of stubborn pride. However if holding the line takes priority over her own safety because it could mean the safety of others, Retsu won't hesitate to stand her ground and go down swinging.

Battle Information Village: Iwagakure
Rank: Special Jounin
  • Ninjutsu*: 20
  • Taijutsu: 20
  • Genjutsu: 10
  • Stamina*: 20
  • Control: 20
  • Strength*: 30
  • Speed: 20
  • Instinct*: 20
Equipment:
Kunai x15 - in a holster on her hip
Wire - 60ft in a special holster on the back of her belt.
Backpack with a metal ladle, mess kit and spare mess kit, several packs of chopsticks, a personal set of chopsticks in a lacquer case, dehydrated food stuffs, portable spice rack, sack of rice, a pot, bottle of alcohol but ultimately nothing that could serve as a weapon aside from her precious Wok that could be used as a makeshift blunt instrument.

Companions: (0/1)
Affinity: Katon
Abilities and Concentrations
SpecializationShow
Ninjutsu: Elemental Specialist
Having devoted their lives to mastering the Elemental affinities, this shinobi is classified as an Elemental Ninjutsu Specialist. Elemental specialist are able to devote a total of 10 concentrations to elemental concentrations, unlike most people who are capped at 8. The user is not able to access any specializations that are marked for Ninjutsu Specialist, but instead, can now pick up concentrations marked for Elemental Specialists. Additionally, their two additional concentrations MUST be used for elements. They cannot use them for ninpou styles. However, they are only able to devote a max of 5 concentrations to Taijutsu, and a max of 5 concentrations to Genjutsu.

As a Ninjutsu Specialist, Retsu is able to utilize Ninjutsu concentrations reserved for specialists, but cannot utilize non-elemental ninjutsu specializations. Additionally they are able to enter the God Tier [45+] on select stats, and meaning as a specialist they can select stats to break into the God tier. These stats can only be Ninjutsu, Strength, Instinct, and Stamina.
AbilitiesShow
Abilities
First Ability
Second Ability---------
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ConcentrationsShow
Concentrations
Ninjutsu 4/5
Katon:
Katon Affinity
A character with this concentration is able to utilize Katon, and can make and use any custom or archived jutsu that require the Katon affinity. Katon has a passive ignition effect.
Passive (Ingition)Show
Katon's effect is ignition, which means that all katon jutsu, regardless of effect, start and spread fire from their source. Once a jutsu has been performed, the fire from the jutsu spreads at 1/3rd the speed of the technique, rounded down. That means a C-rank katon jutsu that moves at 13 speed would create subsequent fires that spread at 4 speed. These secondary fires require flammable material to continuously spread, otherwise they will burn out on their own.

Additionally, the strength of burns on organic material from katon jutsu is determined by the ninjutsu stat requirement.
  • 1-10 Ninjutsu Requirement : 1st Degree Burns
  • 11-20 Ninjutsu Requirement: Second Degree Burns
  • 21-35 Ninjutsu Requirement: Third Degree Burns
  • 36+ Ninjutsu Requirement: Fourth Degree Burns
Doton:
Doton Affinity
A character with this concentration is able to utilize Doton, and can make and use any custom or archived jutsu that require the doton affinity. Doton has a passive enduring effect.
Passive (Enduring)Show
Doton has a passive effect of Endurance, which means that it's power is retained throughout the entirety of the jutsu. All of a single doton jutsu retains the strength of the jutsu, even after the jutsu has been destroyed, and unlike other jutsu, doton does not fade when destroyed. This means that if a doton barrier with 25 strength is cut in half and falls to the ground, a part of that barrier could be picked up and carried as a hand held shield which would still have 25 strength, despite being a fractured part of a jutsu. This creates incredibly potent defenses, making doton a popular affinity among defensive fighters.
Kouton Affinity:
Kouton Affinity
A character with this concentration is able to utilize Kouton, and advanced form of Doton, and can make and use any custom or archived jutsu that require the Kouton affinity. Kouton has an resisting effect. Those without the Elemental Specialization cannot make custom Kouton jutsu.
Passive (Resisting)Show
Kouton has a resisting effect. This means that Kouton jutsu ignore the effects of other affinities, regardless of their nature. If a Kouton spear was thrown through a water shield, the spear would not be caught by the shield, nor would it be destroyed by Sankaton, or cut by Fuuton. This resisting effect does not apply to active effects by jutsu. This means a fuuton jutsu that cuts with 30 strength would still cut through a 20 strength kouton shield, but it would not be affected by the secondary cutting by Fuuton. This makes Kouton very effective for breaking through and penetrating defenses that opponents expect to protect them. It's hardy nature makes Kouton very popular amoung Doton users.
Elemental Advanced Channeling:
This user has superb chakra control, and has learned to perform jutsu by channeling, without the use of hand seals. The user can channel any ninjutsu that is designed to be channel, and there are no specified parameters in which a jutsu must fall to be channeled by this method. To get this concentration the user must be an Elemental Ninjutsu Specialist, and have picked Control as one of their specialized stats.
Taijutsu 5/5
Upper Body:
The fundamental skill of the [Upper Body] indicates the user’s proficiency with using their arms, chest and head in various ways to facilitate their use of related Taijutsu.
Lower Body:
The fundamental skill of [Lower Body] indicates the user’s proficiency in using their legs and feet in many different ways to facilitate their use of related Taijutsu.
Perception:
The fundamental skill of [Perception] describes the user’s practiced methods of more keenly focussing their senses for a short time. This facilitates their use of related Taijutsu.
Rigid Structure:
The fundamental skill of [Rigid Structure] describes the user’s ability to adeptly position and lock in their skeletal structure to efficiently absorb blows with minimal damage to their person. This facilitates their use of related Taijutsu.
Sword Weapons:
The fundamental skill of [Sword Weapons] indicates the user’s proficiency with swords and sword-like weapons such as knives, daggers, sword-breakers and the like. This facilitates their use of related Taijutsu.
Genjutsu[Place them here]

Jutsu
NinjutsuShow
D RankShow
*[Ninjutsu • Chakra Burst]
D-Ranked Ninjutsu
After channeling chakra into one of their fists, the user will then attempt to strike their target and if successful, they will release additional concussive force in the form of an outward explosion at D-Rank force from their fist. If the user does not strike a target within 3 posts the jutsu dissipates.

KoutonShow
D RankShow
Kouton • Ingot
D-Ranked Ninjutsu
After performing the necessary hand seals, Retsu will stomp her foot onto the ground, forcing a large 1m3 size block of blue steel to be ejected form the ground in front of her. This block of steel does nothing by itself, but it can be punched to launch it at an opponent with a strength and speed equal to Retsu's Strength, traveling for at least her Strength in meters before it'll lose momentum and crash into the ground.

Kouton • Dirty Pool
D-Ranked Ninjutsu
After channeling into a clenched fist, Retsu will fill her hand with metal shavings that she will hold onto until she finds just the right moment to fling these shavings into an opponent's eyes to blind them. If inhaled they will also cut into the opponents respitory system and cause some minor bleeding to occur. Medical Eye is required to pull the shavings from the target's eyes and/or lungs.

Kouton • Axe Kick
D-Ranked Nintaijutsu
Prerequisite: [Sword Weapons] Conc, [Lower Body] conc, Kouton • Gegetsuburi
Channeling into the armor on one of her legs, Retsu will perform a front flip and extend her leg out into a kick. While performing the kick, the armor on her leg will shift and transform the entire back of the leg into a bladed edge. Spanning from the back of her foot all the way up to just below the back of her knee, giving the Axe Kick a more lethal aspect as it can slice into the opponent.

Kouton • Rocket Punch
D-Ranked Ninjutsu
Prerequisite: Kouton • Gegetsuburi
While wearing her Gegetsuburi, Retsu can channel chakra into it before thrusting her arm towards her opponent, aiming it at them. After taking aim and finishing her channel, the gauntlet of the aimed arm will launch off at her opponent, flying with a speed of 5 and impacting with a Strength of 5. The gauntlet itself will fly a total of 5 meters before running out of steam and falling to the ground.

Kouton • Zabimaru
D-Ranked Ninjutsu
When Retsu is wearing her Metal battle attire technique, she can channel chakra through the of the gauntlets that covers her arms as she throws a punch. This chakra will cause the segmented gauntlet to spring out with her punch before retracting, in essence extending the ranges of her punches for the next 5 posts by 4 meters.
C RankShow
Kouton • Gegetsuburi
C-Ranked Ninjutsu
Prerequisite: 15 Ninjutsu
Gegetsuburi, or Five Heads, is a technique created by Retsu to improve her abilities in battle with Metal Release. After forming a series of hand seals, Retsu will cause blue oxidized steel to manifest at a Speed of 5 and cover her arms from her fingers up to her elbow, her legs from her toes all the way up to her past her knees, and chest/upper back. On the elbows and knees of this armor are four depictions of faces, all of them flat engravings of a Raijin. This simple armor is less about protecting Retsu and more about enhancing her combat capabilities. The thick, smooth pieces of armor are segmented on the arms and legs, while still allowing her freedom of movement in her fingers and other joints. The koton passive will no longer apply after 5 posts have passed, making them just pieces of thick armor she wears that can resist up to 25 strength attacks from outside sources but are capable of being used with her strength no problem.

Kouton • Rocket Punch MKII
C-Ranked Ninjutsu
Prerequisite: 15 Ninjutsu, Kouton • Gegetsuburi
While wearing her Gegetsuburi, Retsu can channel chakra into both the gauntlets on her arms before thrusting them towards her opponent, aiming her arms at them. After taking aim and finishing her channel, the gauntlets will fire off at her opponent in unison, flying with a speed of 15 and impacting with a Strength of 15. The gauntlets themselves will fly a total of 10 meters before running out of steam and falling to the ground.

Kouton • Orochiou
C-Ranked Nintaijutsu
Prerequisite: 15 Ninjutsu, 15 Taijutsu, [Sword Weapons] Conc, Kouton • Gegetsuburi
After channeling into her Gegetsuburi, Retsu will cause all the segmented potion to divied in half with the exterior edges flattening into blades with pick-like protrusions on the front. Flinging her limbs at her opponent, should Retsu perform an attack it'll cause the halved segments to fling out and create a pair of bladed whip-like extensions per limb that are connected by a stretchable metallic wire. This barrage of attacks not only improve the lethality of her attacks, but their range as well as her effective attack range becomes 7 meters away. This effect lasts for 3 posts before fading away, returning Gegetsuburi to it's original state.

Kouton • Hikotsu Taihou
C-Ranked Ninjutsu
Prerequisite: 15 Ninjutsu, Kouton • Gegetsuburi
After channeling into one of her gauntlets, Retsu will cause five hexagonal like protrusions to form around the knuckles. This protrusions are directional explosive charges that detonate on impact, blasting outward away from Retsu and into whatever she is striking. These knuckle bombs all detonate at the same time and will explode with a total of 15 Strength and the effect will stay present on her gauntlet for 5 posts before dissipating.

Kouton • Hihiou
C-Ranked Nintaijutsu
Prerequisite: 20 Strength, [Upper Body] Conc, Kouton • Gegetsuburi
After channeling into one of her gauntlets, Retsu will cause the armor to massively expand along the outer portions at a Speed of 5, effectively growing a massive forearm and fist attached to her gauntlet. If Retsu was to rest the metal appendage on the ground while standing up, it would match her in height and be roughly twice her width, her gauntlet attached to the bottom side of the forearm, allowing her to control this massive extension like her own arm. This large fist increases the surface area she can do damage to and also doubles as a large shield she can use to block attacks of up to 15 Strength. After 4 posts, this metal appendage will deattach from Retsu's gauntlet and just drop off her person.
B RankShow
Kouton • Guardian
B-Ranked Ninjutsu
After performing the necessary hand seals, Retsu will release chakra into the ground, forcing a 3 meter tall clone made of oxidized blue steel to emerge. This clone is shaped like a Oni who's hands have been replaced with masive shields that can be used as weapons or brought together for bodyguard style protection. A slow lumbering clone, it's main purpose is to be mobile shield and little else as it sluggishly stomps across the battlefield before smashing it's arms together to make a wide tower shield like wall. Aside from the metal passive and the size of it's arms, this clone has no special qualities and is merely there to take a hit(or several) for Retsu.
They possess the following stats:
  • Taijutsu: 4
  • Stamina: 18
  • Strength: 18
  • Speed: 5
Kouton • Torii Seal
B-Ranked Ninjutsu
After forming a series of hand seals, Retsu will cause a Torii gate that can be varied in size but up to a maximum size of 20 meters in height and width while being constructed of oxidized blue steel to fall from above, aiming it towards an opponent from roughly 5 meters above the target's body and has a range of 40 meters. This Torii gate will descend at a speed of 10 and attempt to stamp itself into the ground and lower down onto the opponent and hold them in place as a binding technique for capture. While the Torii itself doesn't seem able to physically restrain the target, those with adequate strength to best the gate will find themselves pinned to the ground in some way shape or form as if held in place by some unseen pressure that restricts their arms, legs, and body as a whole. Anyone without more than 30 strength will be unable to resist the Torii Seal that binds them to the ground, making escape without assistance difficult. The gate itself does not damage anyone that it seems to staple to the ground, but rather harmlessly binds them in place.

Kouton • Bite of the Broken Baboon
B-Ranked Ninjutsu
After performing a group of hand seals, Retsu will cause cleaver style blades that are half a meter wide and one meter tall to protrude from the ground in an area that covers a 15 meter area up to 25 meters from her person. These oxidized blue steel blades can then be commanded by Retsu to launch into the air and perform a one-shot omnidirectional attack at a target of her choosing within 25 meters of the blades spawning area. These blades close in from all directions at a Speed of 10 and collectively strike the target with a Strength of 30.

KatonShow
D RankShow
Katon • Jet Fist
D-Ranked Nintaijutsu
After forming a series of hand seals, Retsu will move in toward her opponent as her hand starts spraying out fire. Ducking down, she will promptly shoot upward with her arm extended into an uppercut as she throws a flaming uppercut towards her opponent. The flames from this attack roll off and encompassing her fist as she performs this attack.

Katon • Jet Stream
D-Ranked Ninjutsu
After forming a series of hand seals, Retsu will point her finger at her opponent as Katon chakra gathers in front of her finger. After it gathers, a narrow stream of fire will launch out from her fingertip at a Speed of 6 and impacting with a Strength of 4, traveling up to a range of 7 meters away.

Katon • Jet Grip Strike
D-Ranked Nintaijutsu
After forming a series of hand seals, Retsu's hand will burst into fire as she throws her hand at her opponent's head(namely the face). As she impacts her hand into something, a blast of Katon will explode from the point of contact with a D Rank Explosive force. The flames released from this technique will cause burns like normal.

Katon • Jet Hammer
D-Ranked Nintaijutsu
After performing a series of hand seals, katon will wreath itself around Retsu's leg before she performs a simple thrust kick at her opponent. The fire blast outward as her foot impacts, attempting to ignite whatever attire/equipment the opponent is wearing.
C RankShow
Katon • Grand Pyre
C-Ranked Ninjutsu
Prerequisite: 15 Ninjutsu
After forming a series of hand seals, Retsu will swing her hand out, forcing a blast of Katon to erupt from the ground at 15 Speed up to 10 meters away to deter an enemies advance. This wall of flame is 10 meters wide and nearly 5 meters tall, resisting up to 15 Strength attacks for the next 4 posts.

Katon • Pyre's Cross
C-Ranked Ninjutsu
Prerequisite: 15 Ninjutsu
After forming a series of hand seals, Retsu will channel Katon chakra into her hands before swiping them through the air leaving trails of fire. Swinging her hands in a criss cross fashion in front of her, the trails will form an X shape and launch off in a direction of her choosing at a Speed of 10, traveling up to 15 meters away. Upon making contact with something, this X shaped fire will detonate with a strength of 20.

Katon • Whirling Pyre
C-Ranked Ninjutsu
Prerequisite: 15 Ninjutsu
After forming a series of hand seals, Retsu will perform a spinning back hand strike as fire coils around her arm. While mid-swing, Retsu will release this blast of Katon that begins violently swirling around into a 15 meter tall thirling torrent of flames, the flaming twister being 5 meters in diameter as it rages across the battlefield at a speed of 15, smashing through things with 15 Strength as it ignites and burns whatever gets in it's path. This technique will travel up to 15 meters away.
B RankShow
Katon • Ryujin Jakka
B-Ranked Nintaijutsu
Prerequisite: [Sword Weapons] conc
Channeling Katon chakra into her hand, Retsu will create a knife hand and tuck her thumb in. Katon Chakra will erupt around her hand at a speed of 10 and create a large blade of fire with a crossguard around her hand that will extend the range of her strikes with that hand by 1 meter. This sword is capable of blocking attacks up to 30 strength and igniting anything it strikes so long as it is flammable.

Katon • Blazing Fortress
B-Ranked Ninjutsu
After forming a series of handseals, Retsu will release Katon Chakra into the air around her up to 20 meters out. This chakra will spread visibly outward from her like embers rising off a bonfire, the chakra moving outward at a Speed of 20. Upon filling the 20 meter radius around her, the air will promptly ignite into a massive raging inferno that burns anyone caught inside it with 20 Strength. The only safe space within the target area is a 2 meter area around Retsu. This inferno only lasts for 2 posts before dissipating, leaving whatever was caught in it's path on fire.

TaijutsuShow
Mujakina SeishinShow
Dauntless Spirit A form of mixed martial arts, Mujakina Seishin takes in elements of Kick Boxing, Karate, and Grappling to name a few styles to grant Retsu various aspects of offense and defense when it comes time to enter the fray. Training her [Upper Body] and [Lower Body], she helped strength the power in her body while also learning how to maintain a [Rigid Structure] to roll with the punches while using her mind's power of [Perception] to gain insight in how her enemies attack to better defend herself. This is a style that stands tall in the face of adversity, a determination to be the last person standing.
D RankShow
[Dauntless Knee]
D-Ranked Taijutsu Maneuver
By either rushing her opponent and jumping at them, or simply jumping at them, Retsu will leap up and deliver a flying knee strike at her opponent. Given how the power from this move makes use of her entire body, the weight of it can not only knocks opponents equal in strength or weaker to Retsu off their feet, it knocks them back .5 meters per point of strength she had over them. If the opponent is stronger than Retsu(by 5 or more points), then they will usually wind up skidding back a few inches in classic anime style.

[Dauntless Clap]
D-Ranked Taijutsu Maneuver
When in close range to an opponent, Retsu will find the right opening before lashing out with both of her arms to impact at both sides of her opponent's head with power palm strikes. This attack can cause a person to become disoriented and have trouble getting their bearings for 2 posts.

[Dauntless Clash]
D-Ranked Taijutsu Maneuver
While engaging an opponent in close quarters, Retsu will go into a low stance as she spins her body around. During her spin, Retus will throw one of her legs out and perform a spin kick aimed at her opponent.

[Dauntless Smash]
D-Ranked Taijutsu Maneuver
Shifting forward, Retsu goes in low before leaping up whilst grabbing her opponent by the head. While leaping, she will pull their head down while her body raises, aiming to slam her knee into the face of her opponent. This technique is designed to break the opponents nose while stunning them.

[Dauntless Punch]
D-Ranked Taijutsu Maneuver
Lunging toward her opponent, Retsu will push off the ground with her back foot while punching with the opposite arm of that leg and performing a superman punch toward's her opponent's head. The method of delivering the punch puts more emphasis on power(+3 Strength) than stability(-3Taijutsu) but only for the instance of the attack itself.

[Dauntless Counter]
D-Ranked Taijutsu Maneuver
Retsu will seemingly adopt a stance resembling her Musuo Gamae, Retsu will begin this stance by bracing herself for an incoming enemy attack. As the opponent attacks, Retsu will attempt to catch the strike with one hand around the wrist/ankle/etc just behind the strike itself before spinning on her heel as she side steps. This is done to guide the opponent's momentum instead of stopping it and ultimately bring them off balance. As she spins, Retsu will release the opponent and increase her spin while extending her other arm out and delivering a spinning backfist toward's her opponent at the moment they are off balance and send them tumbling away several meters.
C RankShow
[Dauntless Four-Corner Throw]
C-Ranked Taijutsu Maneuver
Retsu will seemingly adopt a stance resembling her Musuo Gamae, Retsu will begin this stance by bracing herself for an incoming enemy attack. As the opponent attacks, Retsu will attempt to catch the strike with one hand around the enemy's wrist while side stepping. Bringing their wrist straight up in front of her face and over her head as she steps forward and turns tightly while her other hand comes up and help keep control over the opponent's hand or wrist that hse has already grappled. Bending the opponent's arm at the elbow while also contorting the wrist to keep herself in control before sweeping the opponent's bent arm and wrist forward in front of her like she's performing a standard sword slash, this will force the opponent's redirected momentum to sending them flipping backwards over themselves onto their back.

[Musuo Gamae]
C-Ranked Taijutsu Stance
Adopting a high guard kick boxing stance, Retsu will hold her arms in front of her with them bent at the elbows as they rest level with her chest. With her forearms raised in front of her and her palms facing outward, Retsu will keep her knees slightly bent and her back curled to increase the tension in her movements[+6 Speed] but restricts her ability to perform Ninjutsu in this pose as she must maintain the tension in her body to gain the benefit of Musuo Gamae[Matchless Stance]. This stance is characterized by having a lot of subtle openings that a trained Taijutsu fighter could spot, but these openings are intential to lure enemies into a trap of attacking where she wants them to. However in regards to the drawback, she will be unable to cast a ninjutsu in the same post that Retsu uses or drops this stance. Meaning that entering this stance is a 2 post minimum wait time to use Ninjutsu again.

[Dauntless Body]
C-Ranked Taijutsu Discipline
After training herself to react instinctually to danger, her mind will reflexively shift her body when it's aware of an incoming attack from an opponent. By shifting her body and making use of her skills in maintaining a rigid structure to her form by constricting all the muscles in her body at once, making it like steel and enabling her to effectively shift herself at the right time to take the impact in stride because of how toughened she makes her body. As a result of training herself to take a blow, she's also learned to cope with pain save the most heinous of injuries. While she does feel pain, she's learned to push past it as her pain threshold is much larger than most.
B RankShow
[Dauntless Insight]
B-Ranked Taijutsu Discipline
Observing her opponent Retsu will analzye fighting styles, hand seals, movement patterns, and a varied range of other physical actions about her opponent(s) by pitting her [Taijutsu+Instinct/2] versus her opponent'ss [Taijutsu]. This allows her to memorize what opponents are capable of and how they act against her as the information gets filed away in her short-term memory, meaning if the same jutsu is used twice in a thread, she can recognize it but this knowledge won't carry over to another thread. This also doesn't apply to identifying aspects of other jutsu, like knowing one Suiton jutsu used against her won't let her know the hand seals for a different Suiton jutsu. By analzying her opponents in this fashion, she can begin to see the tells of attacks she's witnessed before or decipher the hand seal patterns for jutsu and opponent is about to use again, giving her an advantage in counter-attacking in the heat of battle.

History
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Kutsuzawa Retsu grew up primarily with her grandfather with a heavy presence from her parents when they were around. The reason for her grandfather raising her over her parents is due to them both being active shinobi. Missions and duties took up their time and her grandfather had a much easier time watching her than they did. While she was left in the care of her grandfather, she learned a great deal from him growing up but mostly she learned the recipe for what is probably the best omurice in all of Iwagakure.

Retsu's grandfather wasn't some simple retiree or non-com civilian. A retired shinobi, Zenigata Ogadai is quite the skilled chef. Having retired from active service after 30 years, he decided to fulfill a personal dream and began a small resturant. It has since become a rather popular place that can accomodate a larger menu, but it's Omurice and Oyokodon are it's most famous dishes by far. That being said, Ogadai taught Retsu everything she knows about cooking and as a result, her skills as a chef are top notch.

When she was in the academy she would go home and often help her grandfather in the kitchen while he would quiz her on things. When her parents were around they gave her tips on engaging in shinobi kumite. Upon becoming a Genin, Retsu would continue her routines and help her grandfather as much as she could while still performing her duties. And thus, Retsu filled her Genin days with shinobi work and cooking before it became filling her Chuunin days with shinobi work and cooking.

As Retsu obtained the rank of Special Jounin, Ogadai fell ill and he could tell his time was nearing an end. As his final wish, he left his restuarant and half of his small but modest fortune to Retsu, hoping she'd continue to work there even after he'd passed away. Retsu promised she would and nearly a few weeks after, his family was startled by the number of people that turned out. They looked out upon a see of friends, staff, and regulars to Ogadai's establishment and it was in that moment that Retsu decided to fulfill another passion that she'd admired but done nothing about.

Tattoos.

Retsu went out the moment the funeral ended and found a tattoo shop that she had been questioning, slammed her money on the counter, and demanded her first tattoo. For the next 4 years, Retsu has indulged her love of cooking, booze, tattoos, and diligently doing her duty in Iwagakure. But aside from these things, she is not very well known for her strength in battle, but rather her strength in the kitchen.

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