Makoto is a young female karate master from the rural Tosa Province of Japan introduced in "". She returns as a playable character in "Super Street Fighter IV" in which her father was the previous master of the once prosperous karate dojo, which has greatly dwindled in attendance ever since the death of Makoto's father. With her brother having chosen not to follow the path of a martial artist by focusing more on the career of a business man, Makoto is left with the sole task of reviving her school's popularity. In her ending, Makoto becomes a young martial arts prodigy after defeating Ryu and numerous other fighters, attracting countless numbers of students interested in learning the art of the Rindōkan school. In "Super Street Fighter IV", Fei-Long acts as Makoto's rival.