Asano

**Asano** (朝野, *Asano*), better known as the **Akatsuki** (暁, *Daybreak*), is a Professional Villain that does as he pleases. He is the first user of the Quirk known as Wildbreath, an ability which allows him to access the DNA of animals he has slain and merge with their DNA. He is often found terrorizing citizens and causing trouble at academies, with his partner, Hasuhime.

## Background

Born into a simple family, Asano was expected to obtain a quirk due to his genetics. Of course, he had obtained one, Wildbreath, and due to his familiar animal being an eagle, he could easily call upon it's traits without ever killing one. As he grew, he was overjoyed when he realized that he could become a student at U.A. High. The mere thought overjoyed him. Soon, he was admitted into the high school, where for some strange reason, he couldn't utilize his Quirk. Despite this disadvantage, he excelled in the intellectual aspect, which earned him admittance into U.A High. A great display of Asano's intellect can be seen when...**TBA**

## Powers and Abilities

### Kenjutsu

Kenjutsu. A form of swordsmanship created by Ninja's long ago. Swordsmanship had always been a passion of Asano, and he eventually mastered two long lost forms, **Namiundoukiritateru** and **Gyakufunsha Kata**.

Namiundoukiritateru
The style of Kenjutsu Asano utilizes is widely regarded as **Namiundoukiritateru** (波運動切り立てる, *Wave Motion Slashes*), a name which Asano has come to accept as his own. Many forms of Kenjutsu have been memorized by Asano due to his outstanding eidetic and muscle memory, which has allowed Asano to memorize the usage of multiple Kenjutsu forms, both Samurai and Shinobi versions.

As the name of Asano’s swordplay implies, the slashes usually spawned by Asano’s blades are performed in a wave-like motion, and Asano follows a certain ideology when it comes to his Kenjutsu. Asano states he follows the ‘Flowing Belief’, an ancient ideology of the bladed arts. The belief dictates that the blade is an extension of one’s self, and evolves over time, and should not be restricted to any given rhythm. This ideology is one not often followed by others, as Asano and a few others are the only practitioners of this belief. The belief also states that a user should flow chakra into the blade, to produce a ‘wave-like’ aura, and allows for smoother and hastier attacks. This wave-like belief often draw inspiration from utilizing the opponents Kenjutsu as well, and Asano is able to perfectly execute this due to his eidetic memory.

Many styles of swordplay follow a sort of rhythm, and unlike others, Asano’s Wave Belief does not believe in being restricted to one form of Kenjutsu alone, and should instead utilize a variety of Kenjutsu as one continues to mature in the art of Kenjutsu. Now, as any true follower of Kenjutsu knows that many forms of Kenjutsu should follow a rhythm, which the form of combat follows depending on the speed, strength, timing, and type of Kenjutsu utilized. Due to Asano’s lack of a rhythm, almost all that have fought him have found trouble in finding a weak point in Asano’s defense, as his varying usage of Kenjutsu is almost impossible to pinpoint, and very few weaknesses have been found. It is due to the fact that Asano does not follow a certain form of Kenjutsu which allows him to fight against masters and be regarded as one. Practically every practitioner of Kenjutsu follows a certain form of Kenjutsu, and it is due to this lack of a certain form which has allowed Asano to defeat all of his challengers, as it has been proven next-to-impossible for one to adapt to Asano’s ever-changing flow.

Asano’s swordsmanship relies heavily on three aspects; speed, strength, and accuracy. Asano’s speed in Kenjutsu relies heavily on his Swift Release bloodline, which allows for him to move at speeds close to that of sound. When used in collaboration with the art of Iaidō, Asano has been noted to be able to decapitate an attacker before they can blink. Since the average individual blinks in within 300-400 milliseconds, Asano is known to be able to attack in less than one third of a second; a feat many envy. This speed is also revered more so in Asano’s combat when one considers he evasion speed. Asano is able to move brief milliseconds before an opponent’s blade strikes, Asano moving only by the bare minimum distance required. With this ideology, Asano often saves himself minor amounts of stamina, which are known to prove to be highly useful in the final stretch of combat. When it comes to strength, Asano is no pushover. Asano often says that speed is much stronger with the aspect of strength, and Asano’s application of such proves his statement true. His strength is comparable to that of an angry hippo. The sheer amount of force Asano is able to apply is enough to shatter through blades made of weak quality, an occurrence which occurs more often than one would think. Asano’s strength comes with a price, which is the amount of stress it puts on Asano. Using all of his strength right off of the bat would drain him quickly, and thus Asano only uses his full strength when absolutely needed, and has only used his full capabilities in a death match with an old comrade. Practically every swordsman requires the skill to have close to perfect abilities in accuracy, as if one is not accurate, there would have been no point in the training. Asano’s accuracy is close to perfect, largely due to the fact that Asano’s intelligence allows him to constantly be ten steps ahead of his opponent, and is often able to force an opponent to perform certain moves, based on what Asano believes would put him at an advantage. Asano is rarely known to miss an opponent and has only done so against users of quirks relying on speed.

Despite Asano’s ever-changing style of swordplay, most of Asano’s attacks and defenses are usually an amalgamation of two or more styles, and eventually each aspect of Asano’s Wave Motion Slashes’ roots can be traced down into many forms of Kenjutsu. These forms all have their weaknesses, but due to Asano’s usage of them by combining two or more forms of Kenjutsu, Asano more or less covers any weaknesses that could potentially lead to his own downfall. Two of the most commonly seen of Asano’s combinations is a combination of the Kashima Shinryū and Hokushin Ittō-ryū, two forms of koryū. The Kashima Shinryū form of Kenjutsu is largely kept at secret, not much information able to be found other than its history. However, Kashima Shinryū is seen to be focused on the swinging of blades towards the lower and lower-mid region. By using sheer speed, Asano is able to deliver multiple blows in a matter of seconds, a feat which causes heavy damage to those inflicted. Not only that, this form is known to utilized a ‘swinging’ motion, by never stopping the motion of the blade until it is forcefully stopped by the opponent. This swinging motion allows for attacks to gain more speed and momentum for stronger strikes. The other component of the combination is Hokushin Ittō-ryū. This form of Kenjutsu focuses on accuracy and defense. Asano is able to attack with almost perfect accuracy with every strike, and is able to block any incoming blades at a whims notice. Performing such a task is close to near impossible, yet skilled practitioners such as Asano himself are able to perform this at a whims notice, doing so as a second reflex of sorts.

Another known combination is a combination of Kashima Shinden Jikishinkage-ryū and Enshin Ittō-ryū. Kashima Shinden Jikishinkage-ryū essentially has Asano use horizontal strikes, movement of Asano’s lower body, and striking at the lower region. These three components make up a truly hidden form of Kenjutsu, and by combining Asano’s speed with horizontal strikes, Asano is able to easily disarm the opponent, as well as use his knees and elbows to inflict wounds alongside his legendary Kenjutsu. When striking at the lower region, Asano uses a combination of both his unmatched speed and his vigorous strength. By dealing multiple blows to the opponents’ legs and calves, Asano’s strength allows for the bruising of skins and bones, and given the right opportunity, Asano would be able to fracture the bones found within ones lower region. Not many weaknesses can be found with this form of Kenjutsu, as it also utilizes rapid defense, and Asano is able to quickly reposition his blade to intercept incoming strikes from above, even able to infuse his potent chakra into said blade to pierce through the incoming chakra attacks. The next component of this combination is the useful art of Enshin Ittō-ryū. This art is essentially focused on the user performing direct vertical slashes, holding the blade horizontally, and a rapid ‘spinning’ motion. Essentially, this allows for Asano to perform dominant vertical slashes of pure power, allowing for him to break through the greatest of defenses, an feat requiring complete strength. Asano’s vertical slashes also allows him to shatter blades of a decent build or weaker. Decently built blades are much more oftenly found, and many of the decent blades are regarded as the ‘ultimate’ blades, showing how far blacksmiths’ quality of work has gone down. By holding the blade in an unorthodox position of horizontal, this allows for brief strikes which are able to pierce the greatest of defenses, as the power put into each horizontal strike is much more powerful than one would originally think possible. The rapid ‘spinning’ motion found most often in practitioners of this Kenjutsu format is essentially the spinning of one’s body, applying the same principle as anothing ‘spinning’ motion-like form of Kenjutsu. Similar to the other form, by not stopping the strikes of a blade until absolutely necessary, one is able to gain more speed and power in every strike, creating a way to shatter defenses, or even fracture limbs. Asano often uses this combination with dual blades, allowing for much more powerful and more defense-like attributes in his attacks.

On a rare occasion, Asano will combine both of these original combinations, resulting in a four-way combination. This four-way combination utilizes three blades, with two Odachi in each hand, while a Tōnto is located in his mouth, held there by Asano’s teeth. Asano often moves around as if he is one with the ocean and wind, his body moving in a wave-like motion, resulting in his body moving in an unorthodox manner, resulting in almost zero ways to counter this four-way combination. Asano is known to only utilize this four-way combination against the greatest of opponents, only two opponents ever pushing him to such an extent.

Gyakufunsha Kata
The style of which Asano has made his own is called **Gyakufunsha Kata** (逆噴射型, *Reverse Thrust Style*), a name which Asano has recognized as his own. Asano has been able to learn these multiple form through the training given to him by his previous incarnation, and utilizes the combinations for certain events.

As the name of Asano’s swordplay implies, the slashes usually spawned by Asano’s blades are performed in a ‘reversed’ fashion, and Asano follows a certain ideology when it comes to his Kenjutsu. Asano states he follows the ‘Flowing Belief’, an ancient ideology of the bladed art, similar to his previous incarnation. The belief dictates that the blade is an extension of one’s self, and evolves over time, and should not be restricted to any given rhythm. This ideology is one not often followed by others, as Asano and a few others are the only practitioners of this belief. The belief also states that a user should flow chakra into the blade, to produce a ‘reversed’ aura, and allows for smoother and hastier attacks. This unique and powerful belief often draws inspiration from utilizing the opponents Kenjutsu as well, and Asano is able to perfectly execute this due to his eidetic memory.

Many styles of swordplay follow a sort of rhythm, and unlike others, Asano’s Flowing Belief does not believe in being restricted to one form of Kenjutsu alone, and should instead utilize a variety of Kenjutsu as one continues to mature in the art of Kenjutsu. Now, as any true follower of Kenjutsu knows that many forms of Kenjutsu should follow a rhythm, which the form of combat follows depending on the speed, strength, timing, and type of Kenjutsu utilized. Due to Asano’s lack of a rhythm, almost all that have fought him have found trouble in finding a weak point in Asano’s defense, as his varying usage of Kenjutsu is almost impossible to pinpoint, and very few weaknesses have been found. It is due to the fact that Asano does not follow a certain form of Kenjutsu, which allows him to fight against masters and be regarded as one. Practically every practitioner of Kenjutsu follows a certain form of Kenjutsu, and it is due to this lack of a certain form which has allowed Asano to defeat all of his challengers, as it has been proven next-to-impossible for one to adapt to Asano’s ever-changing flow

Asano has also adopted another belief, the belief known as the ‘Rigid Belief’. The rigid belief states that any Kenjutsu practitioner should solely follow a single form of Kenjutsu, and must master such to be regarded as a master of the blade. Asano has taken upon certain aspects of the belief, and he himself has mastered his own unique form of Kenjutsu, the Gyakufunsha Kata. By mastering this Kenjutsu art, Asano is able to decrypt the major strength of an opponent, and is able to his Kenjutsu mastery to break down the opponent. Due to Asano believing in two different beliefs, two beliefs which contrast at the level of the Yin and Yang, he had been regarded as an open-minded man, as he is shown to believe in a multitude of beliefs.

Asano’s swordsmanship relies heavily on three aspects; speed, strength, and accuracy. Asano’s speed in Kenjutsu relies heavily on his powerful quirk within himself, which allows for him to move at speeds close to that of sound. When used in collaboration with the art of Iaidō, Asano has been noted to be able to decapitate an attacker before they can blink. Since the average individual blinks in within 300-400 milliseconds, Asano is known to be able to attack in less than one-third of a second; a feat many envy. This speed is also revered more so in Asano’s combat when one considers he evasion speed. Asano is able to move brief milliseconds before an opponent’s blade strikes, Asano moving only by the bare minimum distance required. With this ideology, Asano often saves himself minor amounts of stamina, which are known to prove to be highly useful in the final stretch of combat. When it comes to strength, Asano is no pushover. Asano often says that speed is much stronger with the aspect of strength, and Asano’s application of such proves his statement true. His strength is comparable  of an insanely angered and upset hippo. The sheer amount of force Asano is able to apply is enough to shatter through blades made of weak quality, an occurrence which occurs more often than one would think. Asano’s strength comes with a price, which is the amount of stress it puts on Asano. Using all of his strength right off of the bat would drain him quickly, and thus Asano only uses his full strength when absolutely needed, and has only used his full capabilities in a death match with an old comrade. Practically every swordsman requires the skill to have close to perfect abilities in accuracy, as if one is not accurate, there would have been no point in the training. Asano’s accuracy is close to perfect, largely due to the fact that Asano’s intelligence allows him to constantly be ten steps ahead of his opponent, and is often able to force an opponent to perform certain moves, based on what Asano believes would put him at an advantage. Asano is rarely known to miss an opponent and has only done so against users of certain quirks which enhance speed.

Despite Asano’s ever-changing style of swordplay, most of Asano’s attacks and defenses are usually an amalgamation of two or more styles, and eventually each aspect of Asano’s Wave Motion Slashes’ roots can be traced down into many forms of Kenjutsu. These forms all have their weaknesses, but due to Asano’s usage of them by combining two or more forms of Kenjutsu, Asano more or less covers any weaknesses that could potentially lead to his own downfall. Two of the most commonly seen of Asano’s combinations is a combination of the Niten Ichi-ryū and the Musō Jikiden Eishin-ryū, two forms of Kenjutsu. The Niten Ichi-ryū is also known as the Niten Ichi (二天一, "Two heavens as one"). As the name implies, this form of Kenjutsu requires the usage of two blades, one Katana and one Wakizashi. The blades are used in a ‘cover-up’ fashion, in the sense that in the rare occasion that one does falter, the other blade can be used as a sidearm to continue. The blades are used in rapid succession, in order to heavily damage the opponent. There are three main branches within the Niten Ichi-ryū; Taichi Seiho, Kodachi Seiho, and Nito Seiho. Master of these three branches is a preliminary requirement if one wishes to master this art. The second art utilized in this combination is the Musō Jikiden Eishin-ryū, also simply referred to as “Eishin-ryū”, is a branch of Kenjutsu techniques focusing on the unsheathing of a blade at high speeds, and utilizes bladeplay at a relatively low positioning. By unsheathing one’s blade at a relatively high speed allows for the upper advantage in combat, as by unsheathing the blade at this quickened rate allows for Asano to quickly decapitate one before the battle has begun. The second factor of this Kenjutsu format is the usage of a low blade position. By keeping the blade at a low position, it makes it harder for the opponent to determine where the blade shall move next, allowing for surprise attacks at unprecedented angles. This form of Kenjutsu has five different sub-branches; Seiza no Bu, Tatehiza no Bu, Okuiai Iwaza no Bu, Okuiai Tachiwaza no Bu, and Bangai no Bu. Mastery of these are a prerequisite to master this form of Kenjutsu.

The next unique combination within Asano’s arsenal is a combination of the Tenshin Shōden Katori Shintō-ryū and the Shindō Munen-ryū forms of Kenjutsu. Tenshin Shōden Katori Shintō-ryū, also referred to as “Ienao Kata”, is a form of Kenjutsu focusing on over-hand slashes and retaining a lowered positioning of the blade. The usage of over-hand slashes allows for Asano to have more power in his downward slashes, a factor which he relies on within his overall Kenjutsu prowess. The usage of keeping the blade at a lowered position makes it many times harder for the opponent to determine where the blade shall move next, allowing for surprise attacks at unprecedented angles. This form of Kenjutsu has three different sub-branches; Kashima Kata, Ryū Kata, and Munen Kata. Mastery of these three sub-branches is a prerequisite for mastery of this form of Kenjutsu. The second form of Kenjutsu used in this combination is the Kenjutsu form of Shindō Munen-ryū. Shindō Munen-ryū, also known as “Shintō Munen-ryū”, is a form of Kenjutsu which focuses on ‘continuation’. One practically never stops movement when using this form of Kenjutsu. This allows for Asano to collect more speed, and eventually outlast the opponent when it comes to the stamina portion of this Kenjutsu. This form of Kenjutsu has twelve main curricular points; Iwanami, Ukifune Gaeshi, Noarashi Gaeshi, Utsusemi, Matsukaze, Zangetsu Hidari, Zangetsu Migi, Doto Gaeshi, Raito Gaeshi, Yoto, Into, and Inazuma Gaeshi. Mastery of these twelve curricular aspects is the only way to truly master this format of Kenjutsu.