Chikane Iba

was the former lieutenant of the 3rd Division while Rōjūrō Ōtoribashi was the captain over 100 years ago. She is the mother of Tetsuzaemon Iba.

Appearance
Chikane has grey eyes and thin eyebrows. She has dark hair with a large grey streak running along the top left of her head.

History
Over one hundred years ago, Chikane served as the lieutenant of the Third Division. At some point she gave birth to Tetsuzaemon.

Zanpakutō

 * Shikai: Not Yet Revealed
 * Bankai: Not Achieved

Relationships
It is stated that Tetsuzaemon became a more versatile fighter so that he could be promoted to lieutenant in order to make things easier on Chikane. However, Tetsuzaemon denies this.