Ashi Inuzuka

Picrew artist Hasshu	name	Ashi Inuzuka
	kanji	犬塚 足
	age	Fifty-seven (57)
	birthday	January 27th
	gender	Cis Female
	pronouns	She/her
	orientation	Pansexual
	affiliation	Konohagakure
	rank	Jonin

Appearance
Height: 4'11" | Weight 148 lbs

Ashi is a short woman, with well defined muscles. There are a few scars over her right eye, from a play-scuffle with her daughter years ago, as well as plenty of scars all over her body from various incidents.

Personality
Loud | Hardworking | Nurturing | Hard-headed | Energetic

Ashi is that cool mom all the kids in the neighborhood feel comfortable around. She has a way of putting people at ease and making them feel safe. She's always willing to listen and will never judge. Even if you were to come to her to reveal some crime you committed, she might call you an idiot first, but in the end she's gonna talk it out with you and determine why you did what you did so you don't repeat it.

History

Ashi had a long career as shinobi, mostly handling tracking missions. As she got older she began to specialize in search and rescue, often being dispatched to locate lost civilians during disasters. Once she hit her forties she decided it was time to slow down, turning to instructor work. She's taught two genin squads since the shift, all members of which have gone on to become successful chunin and jonins.

Ashi is a family woman first and foremost, but she didn't get married until her thirties, having her first child soon after. She would have  waited longer, if her husband, Tosa, hadn't declared he would retire  from fieldwork to raise their children. It was a surprise for everyone except Ashi when the stoic man became a house-husband. Still, Ashi took plenty time off during her pregnancies and the time after. Between their savings and support from their families, the couple was plenty capable  of handling the loss in income, and time with the children was much more  important. The only reason Ashi didn't take a long-term break while the  children were growing was because she cared too much for her work.

Relationships
Husband, Tosa Inuzuka
Tosa and Ashi seem like an odd pair at first. He's rather gruff and unfriendly, while she's outgoing and a caretaker. Tosa's rather soft with his family though, especially Ashi, who he is incredibly affectionate with.

Daughter, Retsu Inuzuka
The child who gave Ashi the scars over her eye. Retsu has always been a wild child, which meant plenty of roughhousing growing up.

Child, Akita Inuzuka
Akita was a clingy child, constantly following Ashi and Tosa around, while avoiding their siblings. Akita did grow to be more independent, but is still very much a mommy and daddy kid even as an adult.

Son, Tōboe Inuzuka
Tōboe has always been independent, running off alone to explore. Ashi has always encouraged this independence, which has led to more than one occasion when she had to go and track down her lost son when he didn't return home as a child.

Child, Kaori Inuzuka
Kaori has always been closer to Restu than Ashi, being equally aggressive, if not as rambunctious. Ashi's had to step in more times than she can count to keep their roughhousing from getting out of hand.

Ashi currently has a team of 3 shiba inu partners, trained specifically for search and rescue. Their names are Kan'i, Ryōsei, and Soboku and they are the fourth generation of ninken partners Ashi has had. They are going on a decade old now.

Ashi's first ninken partner, Jōmon, passed away while she was in her  20s, due to old age. Her second generation ninken was Chūbu, who died in battle while Ashi was in her thirties. The third generation of ninken were a trio named Shinshu, Mino, and San'in, who retired a few years after Ashi switched to training genin. All of Ashi's ninken are decedents of her first partner, Jōmon. Her children's ninken are  descended from either her or her husband's ninken.

Combat Data

Ashi primarily utilizes collaborative attacks with  her ninken partners, the Shiba Trio. She is primarily a close-range combatant, utilizing the Four Legs technique to fight with an animalistic quality, as well as several ninjutsu that utilize working with her ninken partners. Ashi often relies on her heightened sense of  smell during combat, utilizing techniques to obscure her opponents vision. Due to being so reliant on close-range techniques, Ashi does have a disadvantage with long-range combat and will avoid it whenever  possible.

Signature Techniques
Imitation Beast Ninja Art: Four Legs Technique | rank D
By surrounding her body with chakra and moving about on all fours, Ashi's speed and accuracy are significantly enhanced, which in turn makes her attacks more damaging. Upon activating this technique, Ashi gains a more feral appearance: her canine teeth lengthen, her finger and toenails become claw-like, and her pupils turn to slits.

Beast Human Taijutsu Secret Art: Fang Passing Fang | rank C
A synchronized attack where Ashi and her ninken perform the Passing Fang, rotating their bodies to deliver a series of rapid body blows to a target. In order to coordinate their attacks and leave no opportunity  for the target to defend, Ashi and her ninken synchronize with each other as much as they can: breathing in unison; using the Four Legs Technique; using the Beast Human Clone. As the users cross back and forth for this attack, the surrounding area is damaged as well, crushing rocks and shaving sections off the ground.

Inuzuka-Style: Human Beast Combination Transformation: Multi-Headed Wolf | rank B
Ashi performs a Combination Transformation with one or more of her ninken, taking on the form of a massive wolf with the number of heads equal to number of participants. It is rare for Ashi to perform this technique with all three of the Shiba Trio. The form allows for significantly more powerful attacks, as well as jutsus, than the team is normally capable of. It is best used when the opponent is cornered as it can be difficult to coordinate attacks.

Equipment
Revitalizing Ration Pill | medicinal
Nourishes the body and restores chakra upon consumption. Ideal to stabilize starving individuals.

Blood Increasing Pill | medicinal
Body begins rapidly producing new blood cells upon consumption. Ideal for stabilizing those suffering from blood loss.

Smoke Bomb | utility
Creates a loud cloud of dense smoke upon breaking, severely obscuring visibility.

Flash Bomb | utility
Creates a bright flash of light upon use, blinding anyone who has not protected their eyes and potentially stunning them as well.