Kasumi Gyoubu
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Kasumi Gyōbu (japanese: 霞 刑部, hiragana: かすみ ぎょうぶ, rōmaji: Kasumi Gyoubu) a character featured in the japanese anime Basilisk Kouga Ninpou Chou (known as the Kouga Ninja Scrolls in english). Gyoubu was to be chosen as one of ten shinobi to represent the Kouga clan of Manjidani in their war against the opposing Iga clan of Hidden Hilt.
Gyoubu wields the ability of being able to meld with/enter solid inanimate objects. This power is often used to allow him to traverse walls or the ground undetected. As a killing technique, he favors surprise strangulation. In the anime, Gyoubu also displayed the ability to pull Rousai Azuki towards the wall he was merged with *without* touching him, hinting at some other power which is as yet unknown.
Gyoubu's reason tro join the Kogas is his wish for revenge against the Iga clan for the death of his father; this is revealed when a man who was travelling with the Igas is thrown in the crossfire of Gyobu's fight with Tenzen and dies; Gyobu is disturbed by the victim's child crying in despair and remembers how his own father was killed.
[edit] Battles
Gyoubu VS Yashamaru: A rather minor conflict that took place at nighttime. Kisaragi Saemon, who was currently struggling against Yashamaru's garotte wires, was assisted by Gyoubu after he had emerged through the wall, resulting in grabbing Yashamaru by the throat. Gyoubu, who at the time had the intention of letting Yashamaru go by the moment, ended up crushing his neck due to the fact that Yashamaru unleashed extra stored garotte cutting wires as an attempt to kill Gyoubu.
Gyoubu VS Tenzen: This was a battle that would take place while on an Iga boat that was headed towards Kouga Gennosuke's current location. Gyoubu at many times kept running away (merging with miscellaneous objects) from Tenzen. After a few minor blows by Gyoubu and Tenzen, Gyoubu attempted another retreat, in which Akeginu sprayed her blood technique on Gyoubu's body, resulting in him no longer being transparent. This led to Gyoubu merging with a nearby sliding door (who didn't realize that he was not safe), and then to be stabbed through the heart by Tenzen, effectively ending his life.
[edit] Reference
Basilisk - the anime
