Chiaki, Shuuhei

千秋修平

A member of Takaya's faction within the Uesugi Yashashu. He formerly served as a subject and minister to Kenshin. Currently, he is a young man with refined features and long hair. He is a lively, easy-going fighter who is caring yet powerful, ranking second only to Takaya in strength, especially regarding mind control. In reality, he acts and thinks quite independently, having once defected from the group due to doubts about the value of their battles. He now fights alongside the group for his own reasons and harbors complex, ambivalent feelings toward Takaya and Naoe.