Shinjo Etsushi

Etsushi is one of the Shogun's advisors that have been offered to Great Clans, the One Tribe and the Dark Lord's ambassador as a personal gift of the Shogun.

He has a twin, called Uchito. They were born within moments of one another, and their father was a ronin belonging to the Hidden Sword band. Their father placed them in an empty box while tending to their dying mother. When he returned, he found them screaming and flailing at one another. Since this episode, they have never stopped fighting between them.

As members of their father’s ronin band, the two brothers have years of experience protecting the Empire’s lower classes from bandits and unnatural predators. Since the Hidden Sword disbanded, the two have sold their skills to anyone able to pay the price, and have worked in most of the main cities of the Empire. The Shogun Kaneka discovered their potencial, and he took them as his advisors.