Tsugumi Hattori

Tsugumi Hattori ( つぐみ, Hattori Tsugumi) is the friend of Musashi and Kojiro Kanemaki and part of the Kanemaki Bushi alongside with them. She aims to become a kind Bushi who protects the weaker people just like her sister.

Appearance
Tsugumi is a beautful girl with long, green hair tied up in two ponytails. Attached to these ponytails are bells. Her usual apparel consists of a green and pink kimono with matching boots. Her weapons are worn on her arms.

Personality
Hattori is a sweet girl who is quick to forgive. It is, however, also shown she has a fear of letting other toxic people go, and she is only able to do it when her friends helped her. It's shown she is also a good fighter. She is manipulative as she flashes for boys to change their attention to that, so she can kill them off. It is entirely possible that she harbors a certain degree of attraction towards Musashi by taking into consideration how annoyed she was when the young lad blushed before Mitsuru and Michiru respectively.

An interesting aspect of her personality is a combination of protecting others just like her older sister did in the past and a need to follow orders under a "Lord" to keep her damaged self-esteem in check. The latter was initially exploited by Lord Kosameda until she broke her ties with him and it only returned, although on a comical manner, when Kojiro became her "clan leader" at Daito Mine.

History
After Tsugumi's parents died, she and her older sister, Tsubame were taken in by Hideo_Kosameda to live with the Kosameda Bushi. Although Tsubame was a powerful Bushi, she was belittled and abused by Hideo. After Tsubame and her comrades death, Tsugumi became the object of Hideo's abuse.

Kosameda Bushi Arc
She meets Musashi and Kojiro in a desert oasis, attempting to rob them both. She somewhat succeeds by stealing Kojiro's Kitetsuki (Oni Iron Horse) and leading them to the Kosameda Bushi's Castle. Being threatened by Kasomeda, she was forced to choose to leave the castle or round up the villagers for a battle against the wave of oni. Ever since meeting Musashi and Kojirou, they were able to help her out and save the village from the oni attack. Tsugumi fought Kasomeda and left the castle in victory and with the blessing of her peers. She then goes on her adventure with Musashi and Kojiro to go and find the next oni to slay.

Kitetsuto

 * Hien Soryuken (飛燕 双流剣, Flying Swallow Twin Swords): Tsugumi's weapon what she wears on her forearms. It looks like a tonfa but with blades. The weapon used to belong to her older sister.

Abilities
Tsugumi is shown to be a capable fighter in terms of martial arts and acrobatics. She was taught by Hideo Kosameda.

Green Sword Soul: Green souls are often associated with defensive abilities such as ropes that bind or barriers. Tsugumi often uses it to bind people with ropes made of Touki.

Trivia

 * Tsugumi's last name Hattori (服部) is written in the same way as the famous ninja's, Hattori Hanzō's (服部 半蔵) last name. Tsugumi's first name つぐみ could mean thrush (ツグミ)
 * Tsugumi's habit is to strip when she finds herself in serious trouble or wants to get along with somebody. It was actually advice given to her by her sister.
 * Tsugumi ranked 4th place in the manga's 1st Character Popularity Poll.

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