Akahana

"Nothing will prevent me from protecting him, not even Arrancar!"

- Akahana speaks of her protective demeanor over Shūhei Hisagi

Akahana (akahana) is the 3rd Seat in the 2nd Division in the Gotei 13, serving underneath Captain Suì-Fēng. In addition, she is the Corps Commander of the Detention Unit, a position previously held by Kisuke Urahara.

Appearance
Akahana is an attractive young woman with back-length black hair usually tied back in a bun with the bangs loose and framing her face, dark brown eyes, and a lean and muscularly curvaceous figure. Her usual attire consists of a black secret soldier uniform covered by a layer of body armor. On her hands and forearms, she wears fingerless gloves with forearm/hand protectors lined with small spikes along the knuckles. Akahana usually keeps her face hidden behind a red and white mask with the Yin half of the Yin-Yang symbol on the forehead.

After losing her left arm to a Hollow in an attempt to protect Shūhei, she has a combat metal replacement built for her while abroad. It is gunmetal-colored and its shoulder attachments are shielded by what appears to be a steel variation of plate armor. For combat, it is adorned with a spike strip wound around the hand as well as a long sword blade extending from the bottom of the elbow.

Personality
Akahana is generally quiet and observant, with a strong sense of loyalty. She can be impatient in the face of an enemy, rushing after enemies she has no chance of defeating, including the seemingly unstoppable Sōsuke Aizen. She looks to both her Captain and Unohana as a motherly-figure despite her cruel demeanor.

When she has time off, she spends time with Hisagi. They are very close and enjoy meeting up and spending time together. She is a notable member of the Shinigami Women's Association, where her shy nature prevents her from asscociating with the memers.

History
Still within the Academy, she was already accepting missons frm the Gotei 13, similarly to Hisagi. However, whilst on one of these missions with three fellow teammates (names unknown), her teammates were killed by a Hollow that attacked and this Hollow cut her left arm, rendering the nerves inside useless. Shūhei, who had been sent as backup due to her teammate calling the Gotei before her death, arrived in time to save her from the final attack of the Hollow.

However, the two are forced to split after the Hollow catches up to them, and the two do so with Akahana promising she would make it back to Soul Society. Shūhei defeats the Hollow with some difficulty, before heading back to Soul Society, and she then appears in the sewers, smiling, seemingly realizing that Shūhei had won. Later, she is seen in the General Emergency Relief Station, beside Shūhei, recovering.

Soul Society Arc
Akahana is one of several Shinigami who notice the confrontation between Ichigo Kurosaki and gatekeeper Jidanbō Ikkanzaka outside the walls of Seireitei. Knowing of the power of the gatekeeper, she ignores the battle.

Akahana is later devastated upon hearing that Tōsen is a traitor to Soul Society, along with Aizen and 3rd Division Captain Gin Ichimaru. She assists briefly in the capture of Tōsen before Aizen summons the Negación to get the three traitors out of Soul Society.undefinedIn the aftermath of Aizen’s retreat into Hueco Mundo, She visits the grave of Tōsen’s friend and encounters Hisagi and 7th Division Captain Sajin Komamura, one of Tōsen’s best friends. They all swear to each other that they will save Tōsen from himself and his crazed sense of justice.