Rokurō Kawakami

**Rokurō Kawakami** (*川上六郎* ; **Kawakami Rokurō**) is a B-Rank Missing-nin hailing from Takigakure. After his defection from Takigakure, Rokurō became a mercenary and was eventually paired with X and Shigure.

## ***Abilities and Equipment***

### *Ninjutsu*

#### **Yin Release**

**Yin Release**: **Animation Technique** (*Kanji*: 陰遁: 賦活の術; *Romaji*: **Inton**: **Fukatsu no Jutsu**) - A standard technique in which Rokurō will utilize Yin Release in order to give something a soul, thereby allowing him to animate and manipulate it. Usually used in tandem with the Reverse Corridor Jutsu, Rokurō will utilize his seal to pull an element from another location, only to animate and manipulate that element.

**Yin Release**: **Rescinding Essence** (*Kanji*: 陰遁: 解除気; *Romaji*: **Inton**: **Kaijoki**) - A technique in which Rokurō will utilize Yin Release’s ability to grant souls before reversing it, allowing him to target and extract the soul from a being or element in order to deal true damage.

**Yin Release**: **Silhouette Technique** (*Kanji*: 陰遁: 影像の術; *Romaji*: **Inton**: **Eizō no Jutsu**) - A technique is based off of the standard Shadow Clone Technique. Rather than creating a standard shadow clone, this technique is performed by utilizing Yin Release to provide an ambient shadow with a soul in order to animate it, shaping said shadow into a proper clone.

#### **Yang Release**

* **Yang Release**: **Cosmetic Surgery** (*Kanji*: 陽遁: 美容外科; *Romaji*: **Yōton**: **Biyōgeka**) - A technique in which Rokurō utilizes Yang Release to cosmetically alter his composition or appearance in order to either physically blend in without the need of Genjutsu, or to alter his body to match an ambient element such as the wind or shadow, thereby granting him seeming intangibility, but also allowing him to travel through elements. This is the basis for most of his Yang Release based techniques.

* **Yang Release**: **Shadow Travel Technique** (*Kanji*: 陽遁: 影旅行の術; *Romaji*: **Yōton**: **Eiryokō no Jutsu**) - A technique in which Rokurō will utilize Yang Release to alter his own body to match that of ambient shadow. Subsequently, he will merge and travel through said shadows.

#### **Fuinjutsu**

Rokurō’s specialty above all else is that of Fuinjutsu, having studied under a defected Uzumaki before his departure from Takigakure.

* **Reverse Corridor Technique** (*Kanji*: 廊逆の術; *Romaji*: **Rōgyaku no Jutsu**) - A technique designed by Rokuō after taking an interest in the Flying Raijin, Summoning Jutsu and the Enclosing Jutsu. In essence, this technique acts as a selective portal by bringing things from a specific location to you via a seal. For example, Rokurō is capable of placing a seal at the bottom of a body of water, and when it comes time that Rokurō may need water, Rokurō is capable of placing a corresponding seal in order to pull the water from that body of water over a large distance! Due to this techniaue’s function, some dub it the **Portal Technique** (*Kanji*: 門の術; *Romaji*: **Mon no Jutsu**).

* **Enclosing Technique** (*Kanji*: 封入; *Romaji*: **Fūnyū no Jutsu**) - See Narutopedia article.

* **Revised Enclosing** (*Kanji*: 修正封入; *Romaji*: **Shūsei Fūnyū** is a technique Rokurō’s master stole from a famous Iwagakure ninja. It's an advancement of the **Enclosing Technique** (*Romaji*: **Fūnyū no Jutsu**; *Kanji*: **封入の術**); as such, it is a fūinjutsu. The Revised Enclosing allows one to seal an entity within each and every scroll that is marked with a specific **Jutsu-shiki** (*Kanji*: **術式**; *English*: **Technique Formula**); subsequently, it allows one to use any of those scrolls in conjunction with the Unsealing Technique to unseal the entity from all of those scrolls. In addition, the Revised Enclosing allows one to seal oneself within all of those scrolls as a means of situating oneself within the **Fumino Naimen** (*Kanji*: **文の内面**; *English*: **Interior of a Letter**). The Fumino Naimen is the extra-dimensional space that Revised Enclosing places an entity within when it seals the entity within all of those scrolls; as such, it's possible for one to enter the Fumino Naimen through any of those scrolls and exit the Fumino Naimen through any of those scrolls. For the Fumino Naimen is the nexus which connects all of those scrolls to one another. Unfortunately, because the Revised Enclosing always seals an entity within each and every last one of those scrolls, any increase to the number of those scrolls will result in an increase to the amount of chakra that one has to expend in order to use the Revised Enclosing. In addition, if all of those scrolls outside of the Fumino Naimen are damaged beyond repair, it will become impossible to remove any entity from the Fumino Naimen and so every entity within the Fumino Naimen will be trapped within the Fumino Naimen!

### *Bukijutsu*

While Rokurō does not specialize in Bukijutsu, he displays adept skill with kusarigama. Through his Yin Release, Rokurō granted his Kusarigama a 'soul', allowing him to manipulate the kusarigama’s trajectory freely.

## ***Trivia***

* Rokurō’a name is derived from that of **Ubee Rokurō**, one of the Sanada Ten Braves.