Nui No Kata

Nui No Kata also known as Oku by her former husband Daigo Kagemitsu, was the former Lady of Ishikawa and the mother of Hyakkimaru and Tahomaru who renounced her status when she joined Dororo's search for Hyakkimaru, choosing her son's well being over her role as a lord's wife. She died along with Jukai and Tahomaru when the building went burnt down. Nui is a tall and beautiful woman who bears a strong resemblance to her eldest son, Hyakkimaru with long black hair, brown eyes and thin eyebrows that is identical to her son. She wears a pink kimono with a yellow strap and a green flower-patterned robe which makes its big enough to hide Dororo inside herself. When she leaves, she wore a white robe and a white ribbon tied up her hair and red torso. Unlike her now ex-husband and youngest son who are cruel and obsessed for power and attempting to kill Hyakkimaru, Nui is, overall, a kind, selfless, passionate, compassionate and loving woman who loves idea for benevolence for solutions such as wisdom, salvation, happiness and peace, but she deeply despises the idea of using violence for solutions such as war, torture, enslavement, hostage captive, and cruelty. Since the day she lost Hyakkimaru when her husband abandoned him, Nui is extremely miserable that she has been praying constantly in regret, hoping to be forgiven by the gods and for her eldest son's safety everyday. Although she loves her family, Nui is traumatized by the loss of her eldest son and feels guilty for not being able to save him when he was abandoned. Her non-stop prayer led her other son, Tahomaru believe that she does not love him, or care about him even she admitted that she has no love for him due to her treasuring Hyakkimaru for the rest of her life. After Hyakkimaru's abandoned, Nui suffered so much pain when her husband, Kagemitsu Daigo abused her mentally for her still feeling attachments for Hyakkimaru. She is also suicidal and doesn't care about her own life. She is willing to risk her life for the sake of her son, Hyakkimaru. She has a deepest love and a great loyalty for her eldest son, Hyakkimaru, and considers him to be her only true family. She smiles and always loves her son for forever. she also does not care of him being deformed. Her love for Hyakkimaru is so strong and cannot be broken even if anyone tries to such as being abused mentally by Kagemitsu. In 16 years, she was searching Hyakkimaru but forced to return to her land even shed her tears to call out for her son. She showned shocked face when seeing her son. She has motherly affections to Hyakkimaru by addressing him as "my son" or "my child" (坊や, Bōya). She has no problem exposing the truth to his son about Kagemitsu who was responsible for abandoning him. Her sufferings has caused her son, Hyakkimaru to kill Kagemitsu. She learns and understand Hyakkimaru is not in his condition and would become a "demon". She viewed Hyakkimaru to be her greatest gift. Due to Dororo helping Nui to have faith in her as she is the only person who can restore Hyakkimaru's humanity with her compassion even if she cost her life. After learning that Hyakkimaru is still alive, Nui felt relieved and attempted to confront her husband to not kill him. Failing to do so, Nui sacrificed herself for Hyakkimaru's sake. In Episode 22, like her eldest son, Nui has no problem of betraying her husband and her second son and land by escaping with Dororo to meet up with her beloved son, Hyakkimaru and divorced her marriage connection with Kagemitsu for his cruelty actions towards her which he caused a curse with the Daigo Clan. She is fully aware that her former husband, Kagemitsu, will not hesitate and swore to kill her for her betrayal. She seems to love being a villager more than being a ladyship which gave her a miserable life. Like other mothers, she gets used to washing the villagers' clothing and tended to the villagers' wounds. After her escape with Dororo, She doesn't seem to care about her now former husband, Kagemitsu and her second son, Tahomaru anymore due to her unbreakable love for her eldest son, Hyakkimaru.