Ibuki and Elena had been the only women fighters in the "Street Fighter III" sub-series until they were joined by Makoto and Chun-Li in "" (1999). In the plots of the original "Street Fighter III" and "2nd Impact", Ibuki is sent by her clan to retrieve a mysterious "G file" from Gill's organization, the Illuminati. In Ibuki's game end sequence, Gill hands her the file after their battle. In "3rd Strike", Ibuki shares a special pre-fight introductory sequence with her rival Makoto. She is shown preparing to graduate from high school and is studying for her college application exams, hoping to move away from home to enjoy a normal campus life and find a boyfriend. As part of her final exam, Ibuki is sent to find and defeat the elderly martial arts legend named Oro. In her "3rd Strike" ending she is accepted into the fictional , at first without knowledge of its cover for an elite ninja training camp.