Sakamoto Kazuha

**Sakamoto Kazuha** (一葉坂本 *Kazuha Sakamoto)* is a new recruit of the Gotei 13 and a recent graduate of the Shin'ō Academy. He is a member of the 2nd Division.

## Appearance

Kazuha is a well built young man that appears around in his early 20's, with long hair that's tied up behind his head, allowing the occasional few strands of hair to fall in front. He wears black earings. He generally carries a relaxed gaze with him alongside a rather calm expression. Despite his lean appearance, he is quite muscular.

As with other Shinigami, he wears the standard Shinigami Shihakusho that other Shinigami wear while on duty. While off duty, he generally wears a black jacket with a high collar and two pins on his left.

## Personality

Kazuha is a generally stoic yet relaxed and laid back man. He is approachable but generally tends to keep to himself, and as such he tends to retreat from conversations that he dosen't deem necessary to partake in. At his own admission, he isn't the best in long conversations. People tend to comment on his hard-to-read nature and misinterpret his demeanor for laziness, which is not the case. He is a big fan of combat sports, and in his free time prefers to watch said combat sports alone. He holds himself to extremely high and consistent standards, and coming from a less privileged background, he understands how he has to work twice as hard to gain an equal footing with some of his classmates, and he makes sure to put in the effort necessary to fufill both his personal standards and the standards that others put on him. He is extremely dedicated to training, and as such maintains a strict fitness routine. His self control is noted to be one of his strongest attributes.

In battle, he puts emphasis on the importance of a level head, allowing him to think clearly and adapt accordingly as the fight goes on. He tends to be pragmatic, and prefers not to waste time and end the fight as quickly as possible.

## Power and Abillities

**Shunpo Practitioner:** Kazuha has a high degree of sklll in Shunpo. It is his go-to technique in combat, as he likes to close the distance and fight the enemy head on. He is noted to have a high amount of potential in this skill, being able to easily keep up with lieutenants.

**Hakuda Practitioner:** Along with Shunpo, Hakuda is another of Kazuha's specializations, his preferred style being an calculating, read based offense-oriented style, mainly using long combos and a high amount of volume. Ironically, takedowns are his favorite move, specifically the double-leg. Being a huge fan of combat sports, he has learned some some theories pertaining to combat sports as well (eg. the triangle theory in boxing), giving him another advantage in combat. His go-to punch is his left hook. His wrestling skill is enough for him to for keep up with an olympic-level wrestler in Aaron Otani, which is more impressive considering the 20+ KG weight difference in favor of Aaron.

**High Spiritual Pressure**: Kazuha is noted to have a high amount of spiritual power. His reiatsu is noted to be quite dense.

**Swordmanship:** For a graduate, Kazuha is a skilled swordsman. Noticing his Shikai's deficiencies with regards to distance management, he has trained extensively in using his Zanpakuto's sealed form.

**Kido Practitioner:** Kazuha has some skill in Kido, though his proficiency is unknown.

### Zanpakuto

**Narukami** (鳴る神 *Ringing God*) In its sealed form, Narukami takes on the form of a standard Katana. It has a black blade and a gold hilt, while it's sheath is colored dark brown.

* **Shikai:** Narukami's release command is **Amplify** (増幅する *Zōfuku suru*). In its Shikai form, Narukami's sheath first wraps around it before transforming into a Tanto with a silver blade and black grip. The Tanto constantly emits yellow lighting from the blade.
	+ ***Shikai Special Abillity:*** Narukami allows the user to manipulate Kinetic Energy. In Narukami's Shikai form, the amount of Kinetic Energy that the user generates is dramatically enhanced, allowing the user to attack with extreme concussive and explosive force. The user is also able to manipulate the Kinetic energy of anything other than themselves through touch, allowing them to set things into motion or cause things to explode, such as charging a rock to explode with the force of a grenade.

## Trivia

Kazuha's appearance is based off of **Suguru Geto** from *Jujutsu Kaisen*. Thanks to Mengo for this piece of fanart.