Yoji Uruha

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Yoji Uruha
Japanese	漆 (うる) 羽 (は) 洋 (よう) 児 (じ)
Rōmaji	Uruha Yōji
Biographical Information
Age	35
Status	Alive
Birthdate	February 12th
Physical Description
Gender	Male
Eye Color	Dark Green
Hair Color	Dark Green
Sorcery	Koen
Professional Information
Previous Team	Under the protection of the Kamunabi
Occupation	Swordsman Sorcerer
Previous Occupation	Enchanted Blade Bearer
Debut
Manga	Chapter 18 Chapter 47 (named)

“You give off the exact same vibe as him, so there's no doubt about it. It's been 18 years. It's like meeting him again after all this time.” ― Uruha to Chihiro Rokuhira, remarking on his similarity to his father.

For the chapter of the same name, see Chapter 47.

Yoji Uruha (漆 (うる) 羽 (は) 洋 (よう) 児 (じ) , Uruha Yōji) is one of the remaining Enchanted Blade bearers from the Seitei War. He held a Lifelong Contract with the blade Kumeyuri, given to him by Kunishige Rokuhira eighteen years ago.

He is a major ally of Chihiro Rokuhira in the Sword Bearer Assassination Arc.

Appearance

Uruha with his hat on

Uruha is a man of average height. He has short dark green hair tied in a knot on the top of his head and dark green eyes with red marks around his eyes. His outfit consists of a black haori under a long white robe, as well a pair of black pants and sandals completing the ensemble. During his stay at Kokugoku Hot Spring, Uruha possessed an amigasa hat with a black square adorning it and black belts hanging from the edge, though Uruha cut through it during a confrontation after fleeing the Sanso. His body has several scars over it, likely wounds incurred in the Seitei War.

After his fight with Hokuto, Uruha lost fingers on his left hand.

Personality

Uruha is a generally stoic man who maintains concentration on his goals, especially during serious situations such as in combat. Outside combat, however, Uruha is a much more open individual, especially around the Rokuhira family, having greatly idolized and respected Kunishige and by extension his son Chihiro, who he regards as similar to his father. Uruha's bursts of excitement are generally outside the norm of his general actions, as he maintains immaculate pragmatism should the situation demand it. On the train to Senkutsuji, once the topic of conversation moved from Enten and the Rokuhira family to the current balance of power, Uruha immediately turned more serious as he discussed the Hishaku and their plans with Chihiro.

In battle Uruha maintains his calm, focusing on methodically eliminating his enemies and adapting to the situation as it changes, such as when telling Chihiro to deal with Hiruhiko individually or when fighting alongside Samura at Senkutsuji despite the inherent risks involved. His pragmatic side and appreciation for the sacrifices of others is evident from his dialogue with Samura after being transported, where Uruha was adamant that they take the advantage of the Masumi's sacrifice to get away as fast as they can as their lives were important, in contrast to Samura who refused to let the youth die for him.

Uruha was distraught upon learning Samura was in allegiance with the Hishaku, flummoxed as to why Samura was apparently allowing the Hishaku to use the Enchanted Blades. Upon learning of Samura's intentions, Uruha did not refuse his point of the sword bearers' sins and even admitted he understood Samura's point, but refused to give up his life after people (the Kokugoku Steam Squad) had died for him.

Relationships

Allies

Kunishige Rokuhira

18 years ago, Kunishige entrusted Uruha with his Enchanted Blade Kumeyuri, placing his trust in him to uphold his ideals on the battlefield. Uruha developed a great respect for Kunishige Rokuhira. After the war, he willingly gave Kumeyuri back to Kunishige. Uruha entered a depressive state upon hearing Kunishige was murdered, and was visibly rejuvenated upon meeting Kunishige's son Chihiro and learning Kunishige had lived a good life after the Seitei War.

Seiichi Samura

Uruha and Samura were both bearers of Enchanted Blades in the Seitei War, and both had learned the Iai White Purity Style of swordsmanship from Itsuo Shirakai. During their learning process, Uruha became incredibly familiar with Samura's swordsmanship technique. Samura was pleased to see Uruha when he and Hakuri arrived at Senkutsuji, talking casually, but their reunion was cut short by the arrival of Datenseki-wielding sorcerers. Knowing Uruha had gone through difficult circumstances, Samura urged him to get some rest. Later, Samura was frustrated by Uruha risking his life to aid him, when Uruha joined the fighting and narrowly avoided a slash from Samura.

Despite their camaraderie, Samura ultimately killed Uruha as part of his self-imposed mission to kill the Enchanted Blade bearers from the Seitei War for the crimes they had committed. While Uruha was opposed to his death as part of Samura's plan, he understood Samura's motives and believed his plan was feasible. Even after being defeated and on the verge of death, Uruha merely asked if Samura would engage on his plan alone, Samura replying no one else would have to suffer his hell.

Chihiro Rokuhira

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Hakuri Sazanami

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Itsuo Shirakai

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Kiri Shirakai

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Natsuki Misaka

Uruha views Natsuki positively, wanting to get along with him in his youth and hoping they could be friends given their more similar ages. In the present, Uruha respects Natsuki's strength, noting after encountering him during the Hishaku's attack on Kamunabi Headquarters that with his presence, they could win against the Hishaku.

For his part, Natsuki is heavily opposed to Uruha, originating from after Uruha was chosen to wield Kumeyuri and furthered by Uruha's more casual way of speaking towards him compared to those several years older than him (like Ibuki, Samura and Kunishige), which Natsuki found obnoxious.

Enemies

Yura

During the Hishaku's attack on Kamunabi Headquarters, Uruha came face-to-face with Yura along with several other Hishaku members and engaged him in combat. When Uruha told Yura the Hishaku were making a bold move to attack Kamunabi Headquarters given how many individuals would be there to oppose them, Yura commented the building had all sorts of people and they were simply there to cause chaos; plus, they had a card up their sleeve in the death match. Yura's eyes darkened in a similar fashion to Akemura Soga as he spoke, something Uruha recognised and was shocked at seeing.

Abilities

Overall Abilities: As a "fighting prodigy", the former bearer of the Enchanted Blade Kumeyuri and a veteran combatant of the Seitei War, Uruha is a powerful individual. Even without his Enchanted Blade, he can perform extremely fast slashes and dispatch sorcerers with ease. Yura, the leader of the Hishaku, stated that Uruha was "too strong" to deal with.

As a sorcerer, Uruha has accomplished the first stage of spirit energy usage, being able to use his spirit energy to strengthen his body to superhuman levels. He can also imbue his katana with spirit energy to enhance his swordsmanship.

Enhanced Speed and Reflexes: Uruha is extremely fast; he was able to swiftly cut down multiple sorcerers, cut down a sorcerer who crashed through a window of a high-speed moving train, and even cut off Hokuto's right arm in an instant. His reflexes are impressive enough to block an attack from Seiichi Samura, react to a sneak attack from a member of the Hishaku, and also react to Yura's attempted attack from behind.

Enhanced Durability: Uruha is an incredibly resilient man. Hiruhiko's Blood Crane sorcery, capable of cutting through a sorcerers body, only caused minor bleeding to Uruha upon impaling him and did not seem to seriously damage him.

Enhanced Endurance: Uruha has incredible endurance and stamina. He was able to continue fighting despite having his fingers cut off and taking a devastating cut to the shoulder. He was also able to withstand Magatsumi's life draining effects to a degree despite being heavily injured.

Combat Prowess

Uruha cuts off Hokuto's right arm

Master Swordsman: Uruha is an extremely skilled swordsman and one of the six Enchanted Blade bearers who fought and helped achieve victory during the Seitei War. Despite claiming to be rusty, he was able to easily defeat four sorcerers with just his katana and instantly cut off Hokuto's right arm. He is also one of the incredibly few swordsmen who have successfully mastered the Iai White Purity Style, having accomplished such a feat at the age of 16, though he views Samura, who uses the same style, as superior to him in the art.

Sorcery

Uruha activates Koen

Koen (紅 (こう) 演 (えん) , Kōen, VIZ Translation Note: Crimson Recital): Uruha's sorcery allows him to amplify one of his physical abilities at a time, such as his strength or speed. When using his sorcery, the red marks around the sides of Uruha's eyes will extend further along his face momentarily. Uruha's sorcery was rendered unusable after he entered a Lifelong Contract with Kumeyuri, but after being killed and revived by Samura at Senkutsuji Temple, his contract was nullified and thus Uruha's sorcery nerves recovered (after some time), allowing him to use his sorcery once again.

• Enhanced Strength: Uruha greatly amplifies his physical strength. He was able to blow a large hole in a wall after kicking a member of the Hishaku through it. In tandem with his swordsmanship, he was able to sever the katana Yura was using against him.

• Enhanced Speed: Uruha greatly amplifies his speed. He was able to move so fast that he instantly sliced apart the sorcery of a member of the Hishaku and went on to attack the entire group in the same instant. Even Yura, the leader of the Hishaku, admitted that Uruha's speed was impressive.

Equipment

Katana

Uruha uses a katana as his primary weapon.

Kumeyuri

Uruha wielding Kumeyuri

Kumeyuri (酌揺 (くめゆり) , Kumeyuri): One of the seven enchanted blades forged by Kunishige Rokuhira. Upon activation through calling Kumeyuri's name, two faceless geisha-like entities emerge out of the blade and fly around the bearer. In the Seitei War, Uruha was chosen to wield Kumeyuri and assisted in achieving victory for Japan, willingly returning the blade to Kunishige after the war's conclusion. After Samura killed Uruha, his contract with Kumeyuri was nullified, allowing Hiruhiko to become Kumeyuri's new bearer.

Etymology

The name Yoji Uruha (漆 (うる) 羽 (は) 洋 (よう) 児 (じ) , Uruha Yōji) can be broken down as follows:

• 漆 (うる) (Uru): Means "lacquer".
• 羽 (は) (Ha): Means "feather" or "wing".
• 洋 (よう) (Yō): Refers to the "ocean" or something "foreign".
• 児 (じ) (Ji): Means "child".

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