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Main Characters
Kagetora Kazuma
- Accidental Pervert: In one of the earliest chapters, Kagetora stumbles upon both Yuki and Akino in a bath.
- Affectionate Nickname: Sakuya calls Kagetora "Tora".
- Alliterative Name: Kagetora Kazuma
- Babies Ever After: With Yuki. They have a son and a daughter that appear in the final chapter.
- Bare-Handed Blade Block: How he usually defends from Akino's attacks.
- Bodyguard Crush: Kagetora's first excuse for staying near Yuki is that he's her Ninja bodyguard.
- Bonding over Missing Parents: It's revealed that he and Kosuke both lost their mothers and feel a bond between each other because of it.
- Cannot Spit It Out: Most of the story is Kagetora trying to explain his feelings to Yuki, but at the end being unable to.
- Character Title: The titular Kagetora.
- Clueless Chick-Magnet: Most of the time if a girl isn't flat out forward and confesses to him, he doesn't know her feelings. Possibly justified though, since he lived in a ninja village most of his life.
- Covert Pervert: He's constantly getting lost in his perverted fantasies about Yuki.
- Emotionally Tongue-Tied: Kagetora tends to stutter fairly often when flustered.
- Everyone Can See It: Nearly everyone can tell he is in love with Yuki.
- Inconvenient Attraction: His growing feelings for Yuki are a big problem for him, since falling in love with his master is a betrayal of his duty as a ninja.
- Insecure Love Interest: He believes a beautiful and kind princess like Yuki deserves better than someone as lowly as him.
- Lady and Knight: The Knight to Yuki's Lady.
- Love at First Sight: He starts crushing on Yuki from the moment he first meets her.
- Married to the Job: His duty as a ninja comes first, no matter how he feels about Yuki. Until he marries Yuki.
- New Transfer Student: He transfers into Yuki's class to keep an eye on her.
- No Guy Wants to Be Chased: As Kagetora puts it when dealing with Satsuki; "Instead of being liked, it's like I'm being hunted."
- Older Than He Looks: He's graduating high school by the end of the series but he still looks 15 or 16.
- One Head Taller: He's taller than Yuki by a head.
- She Is Not My Girlfriend: Kagetora denies his feelings for Yuki because he feels it's not right for a ninja to feel that way towards his master.
- Single-Target Sexuality: There's no other girl that really catches his attention besides Yuki.
- Teacher/Student Romance: With Yuki. He's supposed to be her martial arts instructor, but he has a hard time dealing with his growing crush on her.
- Twice Shy: With Yuki.
- Unwanted Harem: He attracts a few girls, a stalker, and quite a few clingy girls.
- Why Did It Have to Be Snakes?: He's afraid of ghosts.
Yuki Toudou
The daughter of Kagetora's master. Initially, she sees Kagetora as an older brother. Despite coming froma wealthy family, she does not have many Ojou traits. Yuki is always distracting Kagetora despite being unaware of the fact.- A-Cup Angst: While she's fairly well endowed, Yuki seems to be jealous of Sakuya's assets.
- Action Girl: Eventually.
- Babies Ever After: With Kagetora. In the final chapter, we see their children.
- Can't Hold Her Liquor: Yuki can get drunk from the smallest amounts of alcohol.
- Childhood Friends: With Akino.
- Cute Clumsy Girl: And how! She's always tripping, falling on the floor and dropping things, even when it shouldn't be possible.
- Drunken Master: The smallest bit of alcohol makes her this to the point that Kagetora has trouble restraining her.
- Fear of Thunder: She's afraid of thunderstorms.
- Heir to the Dojo: She's the heir to her family dojo.
- Kaleidoscope Hair: The author can't seem to decide what color Yuki's hair should be on covers. In some it's strawberry blonde, in others light brown.
- Lady and Knight: The Lady to Kagetora's Knight.
- No Sense of Personal Space: Yuki gets very close to Kagetora's face often.
- Oblivious to Love: It takes practically the whole series for Yuki to realize Kagetora's feelings.
- Older Than She Looks: She's sixteen years old, but she looks around twelve.
- Protectorate: Kagetora's top priority is to protect Yuki. Akino also wants to protect her, although in a supposedly more sisterly way.
- Siblings Wanted: She's an only child, so she always wished to have a sibling to keep her company.
- Stealth Hi/Bye: Surprisingly, she manages to pull these off on Kagetora.
- Tareme Eyes: Her round eyes reflect her sweet and friendly personality.
- Teacher/Student Romance: With Kagetora, her martial arts instructor.
- Textile Work Is Feminine: She knits a scarf for Kagetora as a Christmas present.
- Tsundere: A mild, non-violent Type B. She's a kind, sweet girl, but when Kagetora shows no interest in her he gets the cold shoulder.
- Uptown Girl: Yuki is the daughter is the prestigious Toudou family, while Kagetora is a member of the Fuurai clan which has the duty to serve and protect her family.
- Why Did It Have to Be Snakes?: She's afraid of thunder and heights.
Kosuke
A ninja monkey that always follows Kagetora around. Although he is somewhat snakry he cares deeply for Kagetora.- Paper-Thin Disguise: Wears these often, as part of an on-going gag.
- Snarky Non-Human Sidekick: He's always pointing everything out.
- Talking with Signs: He communicates with Kagetora through the signs he holds up.
Akino Kiritani
A delinquent classmate, with a strong bond with Yuki. She soon forms a rivalry with Kagetora over which of them is more fitting to protect Yuki.- Aloof Dark-Haired Girl: She's a tall young woman with very long black hair and a cold, aloof, imposing and intimidating personality.
- Big Sister Instinct: She claims she views Yuki as the helpless little sister she must protect. Kagetora questions if it's really just a sisterly thing, though.
- Clingy Jealous Girl: She doesn't want to share the right to protect her dear Yuki with anyone.
- Cool Big Sis: She acts as a caring, protective and a bit overbearing big sister figure to Yuki.
- Defrosting Ice Queen: She does not like Kagetora at first, but eventually warms up to him.
- Does Not Like Men: Especially not pushovers.
- Double Standard: Abuse, Female on Male: Akino often beats or attempts to heavily injure Kagetora multiple times.
- Pair the Spares: She ends up paired off with Issei, Kagetora's disciple.
- Sugar-and-Ice Personality: She usually acts cold and somewhat cruel, yet occasionally shows a warmer and caring side to those she cares about.
Sakuya
Kagetora's childhood friend and fellow ninja. She had a crush on him ever since she was little, and is very persistent.- Action Girl: She's a very skilled ninja.
- Buxom Beauty Standard: Her large bosom is a source of envy to Yuki.
- Childhood Friend Romance: She's in love with her childhood friend Kagetora, but the feeling isn't mutual.
- Clingy Jealous Girl: She happens to have a huge Berserk Button when it comes to seeing other girls with Kagetora.
- Hair Intakes: The pair of "cat ears" that are part of her hairdo.
- Hopeless Suitor: No matter what she does, Kagetora only loves Yuki and will always see her as just an old friend.
- Idiot Hair: She has a single hair strand sticking out from the top of her head. She is by no means stupid, though.
- Nice Girl: Clingy tendencies aside, Sakuya is a friendly and pleasant girl.
- Patient Childhood Love Interest: Sakuya has been pretty much in love with Kagetora forever.
- Self-Proclaimed Love Interest: She declares herself Kagetora's fiancee because of their Childhood Marriage Promise.
