Natsuki Shimazu

Natsuki Shimazu (, Shimazu Natsuki) is the third son of the Shimazu Bushi's leader and the youngest brother of Haruhisa Shimazu and Akihiro Shimazu.

Appearance
Natsuki is a young man of average height with medium-length orange hair and purple eyes. He has two spiral piercings, one on his right eyebrow and one on the left side of his lower lip. His attire consists of a light-colored shirt and a dark-blue, undivided hakama. He wears shin guards, made of iron plates attached to the cloth. He has his Kitetsu Swords fixed on his platformed sandals. When he served under the Uesugi Alliance, he wore the White Corps' uniform, a white cape with the Uesugi mon on the back.

Awaji Island Recapture Operation Arc
At Harima port, as the Uesugi Alliance gather, Haruhisa asks Natsuki if he remembers what their father said and Natsuki confirms its that whoever takes the Kishin horn in Awaji will be the next clan head. Fuyuie is sure that Akihiro can do it.

Kitetsu Sword
Natsuki’s Kitetsu Sword is a two-piece weapon worn on his legs. It consists of two pivoted black blades, an inner and an outer blade, folding in and out of his sandals.

Etymology

 * The name Natsuki means "summer" (夏) (natsu) and "tree" (樹) (ki).
 * The first character of his given name means "summer" (夏, natsu). In the name of his brothers, the first character also signifies a season.
 * His given name would have been Natsutoshi.
 * Natsuki's surname Shimazu means "island" (島) (shima) and "haven, port, harbor, ferry" (津) (tsu/zu).

Trivia

 * He and Tokisame and Tadayuki are double cousins, as they are cousins through both parents.
 * His ideal type is someone with a pretty face.