Soga Ninokuru

Soga Ninokuru (二ノ曲 宗牙, Ninokuru Sōga) is a ninja-exorcist from the Ninokuru family as well as Matsuri Kazamaki self-proclaimed rival. He's also the master of Ponosuke.

Appearance
Soga is a young man with short hair with two side bangs and fringe that always causes shadow on his eyes.

Personality
Like his father, Soga is usually someone serious who usually has clear goals.

Despite that, he is usually a person who does not know how to relate to other people, this is usually seen clearly when he usually deals with girls, changing his personality to a more timid uncomfortable one since he is not usually good at talking to them, he also tends to run away at those times, being the only exceptions are Reo, Rochka and Yayoi.

Plot
Six months ago, Soga is asked to do a mission with a rookie, Matsuri Kazamaki, heir of the Kazamaki exorcist ninja clan. Soga looks down on him, thinking he is just a rookie as he is one year younger than him. But as he sees how strong Matsuri is, he considers him his rival, thinking they can compete and grow stronger together.

Soga sends Ponosuke to observe Matsuri, but Ponosuke returns early as Matsuri sensed him. He confirms that Matsuri had turned into a girl, making Soga decide to put an end to this.

Soga enters he same school as Matsuri, but seeing him turned into a girl, he feels disappointed. Ponosuke informs Soga about Shirogane's whereabouts. On a bench, Shirogane is grooming himself, but is surprised when Soga appears and throws a kunai at him. As Shirogane starts running, Soga goes after him and Matsuri joins him, but Soga comments he is disappointed in Matsuri as he left a dangerous ayakashi live for a selfish reason of turning back into a guy. Soga tells Matsuri that he will finish Shirogane and put an end to the male Matsuri and speeds up. Matsuri still catches up and saves Shirogane, saying that he and Shirogane won't understand each other and he thinks he needs to exorcise him, but don't want to go against Suzu's wishes. Soga decides to use force to defeat him, but as Matsuri stands above him using his wind technique, it lifts his skirt revealing his panties and Soga having zero experience with women, feels embarrassed and runs away.

Powers & Abilities
Ninokuru family specializes in lighting jutsu and as ninja exorcist, Soga possess both ninja and exorcists skills.

Muga Ninokuru
Soga sees his father as his teacher so he usually respects him. Both have a good relationship.

Haya Ninokuru
Soga has a good relationship with his younger sister, but doesn't coddle her.

Ponosuke
Soga would meet Ponosuke during a mission, Soga would let Ponosuke live and he would become his familiar. Soga and Ponosuke have developed a good friendship despite Ponosuke being an ayakashi. Soga considers Ponosuke his friend instead of his subordinate.

Matsuri Kazamaki
Soga sees Matsuri as his rival. However after Matsuri turned into a girl she has left Soga flustered and confused as he has started having sexual reactions to him and seems to have started developing a crush much to his dismay.

Suzu Kanade
At first, Soga would begin to have concerns about Suzu due to being an Ayakashi Medium, being convinced by Matsuri not to take her as a threat, after spending some time with her, Soga would begin to develop feelings towards Suzu, confessing them to Matsuri. After a while those feelings would disappear.

Reo Korogi
Soga's childhood friend and now classmate. He only sees her as an annoyance and source of trouble, having been forced to play the role of unwilling test subject for her Ninja inventions.

Etymology

 * The name Soga means "song, dwell, Sung dynasty" (宋) (so) and "fang, tusk" (牙) (ga).
 * Soga's surname Ninokuru means "two" (二) (ni) and "song, tune, piece of music, high-angle" (曲) (kuru).