Inage Natsu

**Natsu** Inage (稲毛  **夏**) is an old retired Taimanin and owner of the sweet shop Inageya.

She is just called Inage out of respect, but when using rejuvenation her first name is used.

## Personality

She is known as a nice old lady, which takes her ice making serious. Inage remains calm, even when in danger, and her experience can out skill even the strongest Taimanin hotshot. She finds the hotheadedness of youth to be a bother at times, and doesn't hesitate to put someone into place if needed. Natsu is still very quick in her mind and able to analyze with slight gaze.

In her youth she was an expert in the bedroom-arts, and rather sexual without hiding that fact. Natsu believes that the "game of love" between Taimanin, regardless of sex, can be more important than justice at times, otherwise one might end like a lone maid like Asagi. Natsu normally rejects peoples requests for training unless, the people have shown enough determination.

When turning herself young, she regains some of her more teasing and dominating quirks. She stated that her younger self, would make a good man into her pet at times. Inage separates "Love" and "Love making" strongly, and teaches people that want to use Bedroom-arts to become lewd as a way to master it.

In RPGX, Natsu has a rather poor view of Fuuma Kotaro and thinks he is popular but also dumb and lazy. Inage, had in truth only a few interactions with Kotaro himself but often interacts with the other characters. She tought Clear Lobel, how to pleade like a little sister to get sweets, interacts friendly with Mizuki Yukikaze, Aishu Hebiko which she later takes as a student. Originally struggled with the aggressive Izumo Tsuru but after a second encounter become much more friendly as Tsuru herself tried to improve.

## Appearance

An old lady with white hair and blue eyes.

When, transforming into her prime, a woman with white long hair and impressive chest. Wears typically blue tones.

## History

Natsu or just called Inage out of respect in her youth, she was an active Taimanin and master of the bedroom techniques, which used sexuality to defeat others.

Using her "Soul Art", in combination with those techniques, she became in fact known as the strongest user and defeated many demons in her prime. She had many encounters with high ranking demons in the past, but her total history is unknown at this point. Inage, aged but thanks to her soul art could for a limited time restore her body to her youthful prime for a short period.

Inage is still is an expert and at times is consulted about the topic, having access to someone time use counter arts, tools or lotions. After retirement, she opened the sweet shop Inageya, which is well visited as a seller of ice cream, sweets and fast food around Gosha Village. Her shops are mentioned in Taimanin Yukikaze as a regular locale of Mizuki Yukikaze and before her mission in the year **2078**, she and Akiyama Tatsuro visit the store.

An urban legend states that at night, Inage still goes out on missions, even now using her art. She also is rumored to teach others, how to use their own arts for seduction techniques, in the night, with most people not aware she can even turn young whenever she desires.

### Timeline TABA

Mentioned for her skill and store in Gosha Village.

### Timeline ZERO

Inage is sought out in Taimanin Asagi ZERO by Asagi (ZERO), to counter the effects of a bedroom arts Asagi is effected by and worries about to face. Teaching Asagi a technique which, absorb the life force by intercourse until death and stores the energy for much later use. Though it can be used only once, Asagi is able to face both Hachiya Ichisuke and Kaliya (ZERO) because of it and would die without the hint of Inage.

### Timeline RPGX

Seen with artwork for the first time and given most of her backstory.

A very experienced Taimanin, and one of the strongest during her prime. Approximately in the year **2052**-**2057**, 30 years before Taimanin RPGX, she defeated the powerful demon Doumeki, but lost many friends in that fight. Mentioned, again, as the main supplier of Mizuki Yukikaze ice cream, in the year **2082**, as the Independent Rangers become active. Mentioned slightly and seen in the later years.

When Tsuru, felt insulted by a negative mention of Kotaro and started to get physical, Inage pushed her back without issue. The fight escalated further but Inage remained unfazed changing into her younger form, clearly outclassing Tsuru fully.

Inage is seen later on. Bothered by Aishu Hebiko, which wishes to learn about bedroom arts to make herself more appealing to Kotaro. However, before anything progresses Inage is informed about a strange taste in her ice cream, by other Taimanin (Una, Hairi) on the scene, as a result Inage closes shop and goes on an investigation, with Hebiko and the others following. Outclassing the other Taimanin in speed and analytical ability, they reach the forests of Maesaki City. Inage is able to find out that the water used by her ice, has been effected by a hidden base of Task Force G in the area. Encountering and teaming up with Loewe Saphree and Donna Burroughs of the UFS, which were looking for their colleague Rocca, that rushed into the area alone, to kill an important Invisible Beast created by G. Finding a hurt Rocca with a Fenrir, Inage is able to not only converse with the Fenrir, but also can heal Rocca. Natsu takes afterward part in the fight against the Invisible Beasts and defeats them using her younger form. With any G base, and other corrupting force of her water spring destroyed, Inage returns to Gosha.

In the year, **2087** in August, around the time of the Obon Festival in Maesaki City. Inage was asked by a group that investigated a "bloody prank", Shimizu Kanna, which worked part-time as a festival planner, together with the office worker Tanahashi came back to see a blood covered room, speaking of a demon. While the public, thought this was a prank as it was only animal blood the festival would happen regardless but Igawa Asagi was worried, and told the group of Homare Nao to ask **Inage Natsu** for information. Izumo Tsuru also joined, worried over her last interaction with Inage, and wishing to better herself after a few good talks with her father Library after a vacation.

Inage, recalled the Festival Demon was the Doumeki, which she had defeated and left for dead **30** years ago. Thinking, he might have returned, Inage wished to join the group to watch the Obon Festival undercover. While Kanna, was busy dancing with an old man, it became clear that "Tanahashi" was used to seperate the group, as heavy fog began to cover the festival and created a small panic. Doumeki appeared and made it clear, his target was Inage from the beginning, having used Kanna and the name Festival Demon to draw her in. **Inage Natsu** and Izumo Tsuru, were captured by the mysterious fog of the demon. The fog, which created an illusion, made a fight difficult, but Inage was still able to land some hits on the demon. Doumeki, had spent at least 10 years just to learn the magical drum, which could create the fog of illusions and in the end Inage was hit by one of his attacks. Feeling slightly ashed of her mistake, and arrogance, Noa destroyed the fog from the outside, and blinded the creature's eyes. As the creature was slashed by Tsuru to death, Inage was happy with the next generation. While, suffering some minor wounds to her hands, Inage was not in serious danger and thanked Tsuru for finally giving retribution and peace to her fallen comrades, which souls now could be free.

### Timeline Action

Takes care of Echizen Saya many siblings at times to reduce the stress for Saya. Also teaches Saya to cook.

## Powers/Abilities

**Main Weapon**: Smoking Pipe

* **Ninja Art**: "**Soul Art**" of "**Soul Seduction**", uses the Ninja Art in combination with "**Bedroom Arts**" techniques. A master of these arts, Inage also can teach simple single use techniques to others. This Ninja Art is seen in the form of smoke, is able to suck out the souls and life-energy of other living beings and give that life energy to others. It is able to increase lust, but does so not by chemical means and instead effecting the mind/soul of those that inhale the smoke. Resembles smoke and can be used to disorient.
	+ **Rejuvenation**: Able to turn oneself young again and increasing strength, by using the souls taken in.
* **Martial Arts Master**: Able to counter most Elite Taimanin with without a sweat. Uses pressure points and attacks with her fingers.
* **Able to talk to animals**: Is able to talk to dogs and demonic beasts.
* **Particle Control**: Taimanin are able to manipulate Taima Particles to enhance their physical strength, speed and defense. The particles are also used to counter demonic influences and strengthen damage to demons.

## Media

* Taimanin Yukikaze
* Taimanin Murasaki
* Taimanin Asagi 3
* Taimanin Asagi ZERO
* Taimanin Asagi Battle Arena
* Taimanin RPGX
* Action Taimanin

## Trivia

* A ZERO Universe version of this character also exists that is pretty much identical.
* The ability of some older Taimanin to turn young again, was seen in some concept art, of an unnamed old Taimanin, also made by ShindoL. Her skill to use rejuvenation has only been introduced in RPGX.
* Together with Hattori Seishu she is one of the oldest Taimanin.
* In a What IF event Hebiko, convinces Natsu to teach her bedroom arts. A process which takes multiple steps like "blooming" to embracing lewdness and to become more and more experienced with more and more people. Though only a What IF Natsu does show her more soft domination side especially on Hebiko. Which escalates so far that Inage suggest that, Hebiko wishes to "take on" multiple people at once
* Though her art effects men the strongest, it seems to also work across genders if desired.
* She has mentioned some knowledge about Hebiko and a connection to a Snake God. As well some lewd, possessive and jealous tendencies of her family.
* The term "**Bōjutsu art**" is used in RPGX at times as a way to control men. As this is normally a term used to describe people using a "Bo" (a long wooden staff weapon), this is simply a more subtle way to describe using "a long stiff object" or male genitalia so masterful, males became entrapped. The term "Bedroom arts" can just be interchanged for it because of that.
* Has died in the Dark Future Timeline.
* She and Shishimura Koro, share the "Soul Art", but she applies it additionally with her bedchamber/bedroom techniques.