Kasuga (Sengoku Basara)

A fictional ninja who works for Kenshin Uesugi in the Sengoku Basara universe. Her name is a reference to Kenshin's main fortress, Kasugayama Castle.

Info: Kasuga was originally from the same ninja village as Sasuke Sarutobi, and the two had an amiable sibling-like relationship. Eventually, she was sent on a mission to kill Kenshin Uesugi. However, before she could kill him, Kasuga fell in love with the warlord. Kenshin pardoned her and took her in as a spy. However, because of her failure to assassinate Uesugi, she was exiled from her village. From then on, Kasuga served Kenshin and became his most loyal ninja. Personality: Kasuga often gushes about Kenshin, going so far as to have hallucinations where she calls out his name as she embraces herself tightly. When these occur, sometimes others notice and find amusement, while at other times those around simply brush it off. When she is not on the job and is alone with Kenshin, she is quite amiable, but she can become very reserved when he dotes on her. However, if Kenshin goes too far with his compliments, Kasuga may have one of her episodes. That being said, Kasuga can be rather dour, whether on the job or not. She clearly takes her job seriously and is powerful enough on the battlefield to be called a goddess by some of Uesugi's retainers. She isn't humorless, however, and has been known to act sassy towards both enemies and allies alike. She is not without kindness either, and she displays warmth towards those in the Uesugi army and concern for her allies. She, in fact, seems to loathe killing, only doing so in order to protect those she cares about or achieve the world Kenshin wants. Kasuga has a rivalry with Sasuke, in no small part due to the friendship they shared. Sasuke often teases her, both about her skills and in a mocking romantic fashion, which Kasuga reacts to with great irritation. It's clear she still harbors some warm feelings towards him, however, as she does not hesitate to assist him when he is not acting against Kenshin.

Appearance: Kasuga is known to be a very beautiful woman with long, blonde hair and orange eyes. She's often complimented as such by Kenshin, but she is noted by other characters to have a very suggestive appearance (much to her chagrin) due in no small part to her low-cut bodysuit that's open very low in the front, baring half of her breasts, her belly button, and some of her legs. Weapons: She wields two small ringblades in a fashion similar to Sasuke's shuriken and later on, she wields two sets of four kunai attached by a wire. Like Sasuke with his crow, she can glide down using an owl familiar.