Nanao Inusaka

Nanao Inusaka (, Inusaka Nanao) is a Bushi who fights alongside the Onis. She is a member of an unknown organization who wants to capture the Obsidian Goddess.

Appearance
Nanao is a young woman with small-built body. She has middle-length burgundy hair and dark eyes.

Nanao wears a similar outfit to a shinto monk’s and also carries a staff around with her (which is also her weapon). The main characteristic of her outfit is a kitsune mask and a tail, as well as their footwear that looks like a tengu geta. Nanao also wears a neck ring just like Shiro.

She casually wears a girly outfit which consists of a yukata and a large ribbon in her hair.

Personality
Nanao has a rather indifferent personality and gloomy expression. She takes missions seriously and can be merciless on the battlefield, but wants to finish them as soon as possible so she can go home and lounge around in her room. She has also shown a more sympathetic side, such as when Musashi was pushed into the pit by Shiro to forcefully turn him into a crystal or to lure out the Obsidian Goddess.

Daito Mine Arc
Nanao returns to Shiro who is with Musashi and tells him its time. She wonders why Shiro insists of making patterns in the ground with the Kitetsu Blades. Shiro states he feels good being surrounded by beauties and then explains how each sword makes him feel. Nanao apologizes for Shiro's perversion and they leave. Musashi asks them who are they, but Shiro states they are dogs for hire with names not worth sharing, and then vanish before Musashi even realizes.

At merchant gathering, Nanao returns to Shiro, bringing dinner. She wonders what happened to Musashi, and Shiro states he threw him in the pit. Shiro wonders why Nanao looks sad and she explains that Musashi was kind to her and she hoped to talk with him again. Nanao guesses that Shiro lied to Musashi to get close to him, telling him he is the same as him and Shiro confirms, stating he will never lie to her. Nanao wonders if he found his goddess and Shiro confirms the Obsidian Goddess he was looking for is inside Musashi. She wonders why he just don't go and take her, but Shiro states he is also after some black stone. Nanao then realizes that Shiro intends to use Musashi as material for a sword.

Nanao takes out Musashi out of the pit, but is surprised he is still alive, realizing she pulled him too soon. As he heads towards the mountain, she heads there to and joins Shiro, explaining the situation. Shiro realizes that she rushed to finish the job, but forgives her as its became interesting as Musashi is half fused with the black stone and the Goddess haven't cast her judgement yet, but if they attack him now, she will issue her sentence. Nanao then releases her Kitetsu Blade, turning it into seven flying blades and starts fighting with Musashi, Kojiro and Tsugumi.

Equipment
Staff: Nanao carries a staff.

Powers and Abilities
Nanao is considered to be an experienced Kitetsu Sword user since she can control her weapon well.

Kitetsu Sword
Kyuubi Shichiseitō (, Armadillo Tail Seven Bell Sword): Nanao's weapon is her staff, but when it is activated, the staff splits and becomes a huge seven sectioned sword. Its parts are tied together by Touki and it is used like a whip.
 * Ressatsu Guruma : This attack makes each blade roll as a deadly wheel while she controls them separately at once.

Shiro Inukai
Both Nanao and Shiro are members of the same organization and frequently carry out missions together. Nanao is greatly devoted to Shiro and wants to be useful and be praised by him, so she always tries to indulge Shiro by getting some pheasant meat or by proving herself on the battlefield. Despite her efforts, she is completely aware of that Shiro is unconcerned about her. Nanao is one of the few people who can tell Shiro's lies apart from the truth he speaks.

Trivia

 * Nanao's staff is a Khakkhara.