Inukai

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The young leader of the ninja house of Iga. He is driven by the ideals of protecting the rights and social status of ninjas throughout JAPAN. He puts a great deal of faith in Suzume, who he believes to be the greatest ninja in existence.

He is good at using ninjitsu to control animals, especially wanwans.

His fate varies depending on the player's actions when conquering Iga House. He can either escape from defeat and hold a coup against Oda later in the game, get killed by Xavier, get killed by Rance, or join Rance's army.

Trivia
The first kanji of his name, "inu", literally means "dog". The second kanji of his name, "kai", literally stands for "owning and taking care of (pets)".

Kousaka Yoshikage reveals himself to have had a hand in Inukai's upbringing, and may or may not even be his father.

He served under Gekkou when he was a rookie ninja, and still fears him to this day, to the point where he'll immediately surrender to Oda House the moment he realizes Gekkou is with them.

There are some light hints throughout the game that he may be attracted to Suzume, though this is never fully touched upon.