Kijinosuke Noguchi

Kijinosuke Noguchi (, Noguchi Kijinosuke) is a young Bushi who is a member of the Uesugi Alliance and is assigned to the same platoon as Musashi.

Awaji Island Recapture Operation Arc
While Musashi peels potatoes, Kijinosuke approaches him and shares that he is in the same unit, but everyone ignored him, so Musashi isn't alone. Kanetatsu shows up and Kijinosuke explains that he is the commander of the first division. As they follow him, Kanetatsu starts working on the paperwork he brought and tells them to go back to their unit, however, Musashi explains he got into a fight. Kanetatsu states that he is pathetic and weak Bushi like him die first. Leaving his room, Musashi is annoyed for being called weak again. Lesser oni then appear and Musashi decides to prove himself, however, he isn't able to cut their horns. As he was about to die, Kanetatsu appears and cuts the oni's horns. Kanetatsu then inspires everyone and proceeds to fight the oni. As Akihiro joins the fight, Musashi is impressed that he managed to cut an oni's horn and Kijinosuke explains its the blade energy and that alone Bushi can't cut such hard horns, so they borrow energy from other Bushi. Seeing everyone cooperating, Musashi realizes that they weren't following his orders from fear, but because they had the same goal and he had screwed up.

Powers and Abilities
Kijinosuke soul color is yellow.

Etymology

 * The name Kijinosuke means "pheasant" (雉) (kiji), "this" (之) (no) and "help, assist" (介) (suke).
 * Kijinosuke's surname Noguchi means "field, wilderness" (野) (no) and "mouth, entrance" (口) (kuchi/guchi).

Trivia

 * He has a crush on Shige Tanegashima.