Name: Bito Yashiro
Title: The Link
Specialize: Kidou
Age: 17
Real Age: 312
Squad: One
Rank: 3rd Seat
Love Interest: None. Romantic relationships are far from her strong point.
Relationships:
Yamamoto (Mentor figure)
Chojiro Sasakibe (Holds a deep respect for)
Personality: Yashiro's personality ranges widely with her mood, which changes easily.. When pleased, she is extraordinarily nice and compassionate. Her sense of duty is strong, and her mind is clear as she completes tasks assigned to her. When angry, however, she swaps to having a complete disregard to everything around her except the cause of her anger – whether it be bad food, an unfair game, or something as dangerous as a Hollow's attack. When her superiors are not around, Yashiro tends to be arrogant and teasing, but wouldn't dare be insolent if she expected to be reprimanded for it.
Look: Red hair, in a bob cut. 5' 5” tall, 129lbs. Relatively skinny, with a clear lack of muscles. A light tan from days relaxing in the sun.
History: Raised in a middle class family, Yashiro was content to stay simply as she was, never doing a thing more complicated than sleeping or more worrisome than eating. Her family was not impressed by this lazy idea of a lifestyle, and so, using all the influence they possessed, secured her a position in the Shinigami Academy.
Once enrolled, she decided to fail as quickly as possible and return back to her life of peace and quiet, but was shocked to find the life of luxury that some of the squad members lived. Suddenly her goals were warped, and her aspiration became joining the First Squad, even if only as a petty soldier.
At first it seemed it would be impossible – her zanpakuto was not built for direct combat. Its strikes were weak, making it undesirable, and her inability to completely grasp the concept of assorted kidos made her almost useless in a fight. Despite the urgings of her peers and mentors to settle for something less prestigious, she began to train more and more, focusing on skill and speed rather than strength and kidos. Eventually, her efforts were noticed, and she was sent on her first hollow erasure mission.
The hollow was of little stature, and the mission was accomplished with ease. Now that she had shown off how far her training had come, cries for her to give up died away to cheers for her to keep it up. Eventually, she was inducted into the squad she had been aiming for all along, as the sixth seat.
Zanpakutô Name: Rensahanno (Chain Reaction)
Zanpakutô Release Phrase: Constrict them, Rensahanno!
Zanpakutô Shikai: When Rensahanno is initially released, the blade shifts to a six foot length of chain, held by the hilt of the sword. Depending on Yashiro's energy at the time of release, the chain can be up to a yard longer or shorter.
-Shikai Abilities-
Extension – Rensahanno's chain, initially starting at a length of two yards, can be extended to reach up to nine yards, or reduced to only a single link. The longer the chain is, the less force that can be placed into attacks with it. When fully extended, Rensahanno's swings are hardly more noticeable than a wasp's stings.
Connection - Rensahanno's links can merge with themselves to form loops and circles to lock down a foe's movement, leaving them susceptable to kidou techniques.
Guide Wires - By using wires of reitsu attached to her left hand and each link of Rensahanno, Yashiro can manipulate the chain's path as it swings, letting it twist and wrap around objects as she desires. If for any reason the chain shatters and Rensahanno is split into different sections, she can still manipulate it through these wires.
BAN-KAI! Kusari Hayashi! (Chain Forest)
Kusari Hayashi covers an eight yard (24 ft) radius around Yashiro. When activated, anything non-living in the area becomes a medium for chains to grow from. By default, Yashiro becomes encircled in thicker, stronger black chains that tie her down and make her unable to move at all while Bankai is activated, but serve as an enormous defensive ability.
Bankai Abilities
Chain growth - Anything within an 8 yard radius of Yashiro, that is non-living (or a plant) can become a medium for chains to grow from. There are no limits to the number of chains that can be created. They can extend as far as Rensahanno's shikai state can. They can stretch out of the 8 yard radius, but cannot grow outside of it.
-Techniques-
“Catapult” - When Rensahanno is shortened to three yards or less, Yashiro can flip the chain over her left shoulder, and then swing with her right arm, using her body as a solid stand to add more force into the swing. By focusing her reiatsu into the tip of the chain, she can make the link leave impact craters where it strikes. She developed the move after learning about catapults of ancient times, thus its nickname.
-Talents-
Balance - Yashiro has an amazing ability to stay balanced, which aids her when attempting to topple a foe tangled in her Shikai.
Reiatsu focus – Yashiro is an expert at condensing her energy into focal points around her body or weapon, which lets her add an extra 'oomph!' into attacks, however, doing this moves reiatsu from the rest of her body to that area, making her vulnerable until it drains back into place.
-Stats (56/66)-
Strength – 0
Intelligence – 15
Speed – 6
Reiryoku – 15
Zanpakuto – 20
Kidou – 10
Character Likeness: Lilin (dye the hair, increase the height)
Items: Gigai, Mobile Phone/Hell Butterfly, Soul Tablet, Soul Remover, Explosives, Mod Soul, Makai Seal, Kidou Gun
Kidou:
Hadou:
04 - Byakurai (White Lightning)
05 - Maishin (Push Forward)
12 - Sendanhou (Shearing Cannon)
14 - Chiryuu (Blood Dragon)
15 - Hiragyou (Flash Freeze)
18 - Kurujinkusu (Dark Jinxes)
20 - Seitou (Energy Sword)
Bakudou:
01 - Sai (Restrain)
03 - Kingusari (Golden Chain)
08 - Seki (Repulse)
09 - Geki (Strike)
11 - Tsuzuri Raiden (Bound Lightning)
13 - Aranami (Raging Force)
15 - Hyoushaku (Binding Removal)
16 - Hisubeta (Ice Sword)
17 - Takame (Hawk Eye)
18 - Shioyaka Soutei (Binding Grace)
19 - Karadakensei (Full Body Restrain)
20 - Hika no Nawa (Rope of Cold Fire)
Subject: Bito Yashiro 
