Kamunabi

The **Kamunabi** (神 (かむ) 奈 (な) 備 (び) ) is a government-affiliated organization with a mission established during the Seitei War to eliminate threats to the nation as a whole, notably different to civilian sorcerers who generally deal with more person-specific matters such as corporations or the Yakuza.

## About

The Kamunabi have been operating for an indeterminable amount of time, but at least since the Seitei War. It is stated ever since sorcerers started going public with their abilities, the only reason the nation of Japan has not fallen into chaos is due to the Kamunabi's involvement in keeping the peace.

Several members of the Kamunabi were involved in helping Kunishige Rokuhira find a place to hide during the war. This presumably included Kunishige's close friends Shiba and Azami. However, not all of the leaders within the Kamunabi are aware of Chihiro's existence or the existence of Enten. Azami considers the enchanted blades a threat to the nation and contemplates their confiscation, though he refrains from informing his higher-ups Kamunabi due to the situation.

The organisation has a history with Genichi Sojo, having blacklisted him over a decade ago, yet Sojo continues his criminal operations skillfully in the underworld, surpassing previous attempts to counter him.

## Strength

The Kamunabi serves as the largest organisation of sorcerers in all of Japan, and is dedicated to maintaining the peace and eliminating threats to the nation. As such, it can be assumed there are many powerful figures within its ranks. Azami and Shiba, two prominent members (former in the case of Shiba) of the Kamunabi, were recognised as a 'problem' by Sojo when they arrived at his confrontation with Chihiro, motivating him to leave the scene. Engaging in a fight against the Kamunabi has been compared to engaging in a fight against the nation of Japan itself, emphasising the organisation's authority.

The Kamunabi seems to operate under a ranking system, with Azami recognised by a sorcerer as 'at least a colonel', given he was in civilian clothing, though his exact rank is unknown. Ikuto and his squadron, explicitly mentioned to be working under Azami, all wear similar clothing, possibly indicating they are below the rank of colonel.

The Anti-Cloud Gouger Special Forces were able to deal significant damage to Sojo (with the assistance of Chihiro's information) and four of them were able to take one of Sojo's **Mei** attacks (albeit one with little charge) without significantly harming their offensive capabilities. The squad also displayed significant strength and speed, easily able to jump several metres into the air and dash around an airborne battlefield. However, they were ultimately defeated by Sojo.

### **Anti-Cloud Gouger Special Forces**

**Ikuto Hagiwara**Commander**Kamunabi 1****Kamunabi 2****Uzuki****Kugara****Kazane**

## Involvement

Azami, upon reaching the scene of Chihiro and Sojo's confrontation, expressed worry about the possibility of civilian harm should their conflict persist in the city. He feared that such an event could damage Kunishige Rokuhira's esteemed image as a hero. The Anti-Cloud Gouger Special Forces (minus Kazane) also showed up on the scene, one of them summoning a wall of earth to block Sojo's **Mei**. Due to those five, Shiba and Azami's combined presence, Sojo decided to make his retreat.

Later, the Anti-Cloud Gouger Special Forces (with the exception of the member with enlarged hands, who was scouting) met with Chihiro to discuss a strategy to engage Sojo, after Azami and Shiba assured Chihiro that they were trustworthy. Their commander, Ikuto, recognised Chihiro as hot-blooded, and the two negotiated that Chihiro would give them the information in exchange for being allowed to rescue Char, as Ikuto's squad had only been assigned to kill Sojo. As such, Chihiro informed them of Cloud Gouger's three abilities, supplementary ability to charge and Sojo's potential usage of them.

All six members of Ikuto's squadron would all confront Sojo as he exited a bathhouse, Ikuto unnerved at Sojo's predicting of their arrival. A **Gansui** would send many portions of earth into the sky to serve as a battlefield, and the Kamunabi sorcerer responsible would stay away from the fighting with Kazane protecting her, while the other four (including Ikuto) would engage Sojo, barraging him with attacks in order to prevent him from charging his attacks. Sojo recognised this and doused the group with **Kou** and use the resulting water to land a hit with a low-charge **Mei**, before charging a more powerful **Mei**. The Kamunabi had planned for this with Chihiro's help, and as three of the engaging Kamunabi members leapt away, Ikuto used **Magnetize** to force Sojo and the water into the air, the resulting **Mei** redirecting to Sojo himself. With Sojo injured and **Mei** on cooldown, the remaining three members dived down to attack Sojo.

However, as Ikuto recognised Sojo preparing another attack, he called Kugara over to him as the three dodged Sojo's **Yui**. The large-hands member and Uzuki restrained Sojo and even as Sojo began crackling with lightning, Ikuto and Kugara made use of it by using the latter's iron transformation, the lightning and Ikuto's **Magnetize** to simulate an electromagnetic cannon, blasting Sojo off the floating island and claiming Cloud Gouger. The still-sparking Sojo then cast **Mei** and the blade responded, lightning materialising around itself—as lightning attracts lightning, Sojo sped towards his blade, catching it in his mouth and carving huge chunks into Kugara and the large-hands sorcerer. Before Kazane could make a move, Sojo then attacked him as well, slicing off his arm. The ensuing battle was not seen, but the aftermath was—the portions of earth falling into the ocean, Kazane kneeling on a beach and several bodies dotting the surrounding landscape.

## References

*Kagurabachi* Manga: Chapter 7 (Page 11).
*Kagurabachi* Manga: Chapter 7 (Page 17).
*Kagurabachi* Manga: Chapter 13.
*Kagurabachi* Manga: Chapter 16 (Pages 7-14).
*Kagurabachi* Manga: Chapter 10 (Pages 10-13). — Kamunabi's arrival.
*Kagurabachi* Manga: Chapter 16 (Pages 7-15).