Chikage Kushinada

Chikage Kushinada is a YOMI member, the disciple of Mikumo Kushinada and a first year student at Koryou High School who is a Japanese child prodigy that practices Kushinada style jujutsu. Chikage is a young girl with long black hair that she has tied on one side down to her upper back in the front and long fringe in the front of her face. She is usually seen wearing her school uniform and, like Mikumo, she has a melancholy face. However, when around Kenichi and his friends and getting to know them better, she shows more emotions. In her "Child Mode" she shows more emotions of an innocent and cute girl who is obsessed with sweets and acts like a normal girl her age when she has fun. Most of the time, Chikage displays a melancholic face in YOMI and seems to be a loner who doesn't socialize with the other members. When in public, she sees herself as normal, despite being a prodigy, and others as inferior, similar to the views of fellow YOMI member Radin Tidat Jihan. Chikage is described by Miu Fūrinji as being the same as she was when she was Chikage's age and Miu says this because Chikage's eyes are the same as hers back when she was young, although she says that Hayato Fūrinji (Chikage's grandfather) took her on his trip of "justice" to prevent Miu from going down the wrong path because her ki is Dou, which causes her to grow dangerous urges to kill within her. Miu believes that only she can stop Chikage from going down the Satsujinken path because she understands Chikage the most because of their similar past. Later, it is revealed that she has a really big sweet tooth (due to being denied sweets because of her special Jujitsu training) and, after much interaction with Kenichi Shirahama and his friends, develops a child personality, which she switches to when she tries to have fun. When with her master, she switches to "Yami Mode" and becomes a cold-blooded fighter. Though she is highly knowledgable, she tends to be naive and lacking in common sense. She at first displayed desire to kill Kenichi, but over time saw him as a friend and even showed concern for his well being. She also became heavily embarrased after forgetting her fight with Kenichi that, for a time, she ran away from at every opportunity. It is heavily implied that she is starting to become "normal," shown when, after chapter 365, her eyes have lost their cold and emotionless look at school and she tries various methods to act her age. Haruo Niijima, whom she appeared to have developed a certain bond (that was mostly due to Niijima exploiting her naive nature and baiting Chikage in with whatever he says) with, has also begun considering the idea of making her a member of Shinpaku Alliance. Due to her interactions with the first real friends Chikage has ever made, it has caused her to become unable to kill when ordered to do so by her master, as shown when she attempted to kill Ukita numerous times, stating it was fun with him and Kenichi that she wanted to kill them quickly so they wouldn't have to suffer, but her body isn't responding normally and can't kill him despite having thrown him so many times. Ukita stated it's because her heart won't allow her to do so, knowing of the good in her. Chikage is revealed to be incredibly naive, despite her profound knowledge in many areas. For example, she believed that though a seed takes four months to bloom, if she planted a seed 4 months old, it would bloom the day after tomorrow. Kenichi corrects her about this, but Chikage murmurs to herself that there is 'no time. After her break down the last time in battle it seem se have gotten colder as she when she fought the Shinpaku Alliance without hesitation, second thought or remorse. However, after hearing the Elder's words reach her, she seems to have snapped back to her senses again. Also, she seem to have developed a sense of honor as she refused to let the armed YOMI to gang on Shinpaku Alliance and went so far as to stop them herself. She stated that she is doing that for the honor of her master.