Shishiba

**Shishiba** (神々廻ししば, *****Shishiba*****?) is a supporting character in Sakamoto Days and a member of the Order, a group of the strongest assassins in the JAA. He is also the mentor of Osaragi.

Before joining the Order, Shishiba was the student of Satoru Yotsumura.

## Appearance

Shishiba is a tall man with long, blond hair worn loose and parted down the middle, and green eyes. He also has a large scar on his left chin given to him by Satoru Yotsumura. After his rematch with Yotsumura, he loses his ring and pinkie fingers on his left hand. Sometime later, Shishiba reattaches his two severed fingers, with him now wearing a glove over the two fingers to covered them up. He's often seen wearing a brown business suit with a purple tie, though he sometimes omits the jacket.

## Personality

Shishiba is cool and aloof, rarely showing much care or concern for anything or anyone unless it is his work or his protégé, Osaragi. However, he believes it's important to kill with concern and respect for the public, believing they have a right to a normal life, and even chastised Osaragi about killing so publicly.

Despite being such a prolific assassin, Shishiba cares little for killing, even comparing it to a chore like cleaning the house. He looks down on Yotsumura's idea that an assassin must have a fanatical belief in killing, or none at all, saying that the idea of giving psychos weapons is old fashioned.

Shishiba's main philosophy in life is "simplicity". His main weapon, a pair of claw hammers, were picked solely because of how simple they are. This is because they can hit or gouge, and do not run out of bullets or require sharpening.

In the past, Shishiba held a deep indifference, not putting up a fight with Yotsumura, and even telling him to hurry up and kill him when he was commenting on the mess he'd made. Even when Yotsumura took him under his wing, he only asked what the pay was.

Shshiba is also very confident in his combat abilities, as he states that there was no way an old man (Satoru Yotsumura) would have beaten him, and was open to the thought of fighting someone as strong as Nagumo.

## History

In the past, Shishiba attended the Kansai Region Assassin Institute but dropped out before eventually meeting Yotsumura.

Before Shishiba met Yotsumura, he was implied to be a delinquent or rogue assassin of sorts, having caused enough trouble in the area that Yotsumura, an Order member, was sent to kill him. Rather than kill him, Yotsumura took him under his wing and began to train him.

Shishiba was trained by Yotsumura, with whom he shared a teacher-student relationship. After he was framed for the death of the chief of the JAA, Shishiba was tasked with killing him, but instead let him escape.

## Relationships

### **Osaragi**

Shishiba is Osaragi's mentor in the Order. They're shown to be quite close, often pairing up for missions together and going out to eat afterwards. Shishiba often advises her on how to act as an assassin. Their relationship seems to mirror the mentor-mentee relationship he had with Yotsumura.

### **Taro Sakamoto**

They remain on fairly good terms even after retirement, with Shishiba calling him "Mr. S" and the latter asking him to say hello to the gang after meeting him. He seems to hold a great deal of respect for Sakamoto stating it's impossible for him to imagine Sakamoto losing.

### **Nagumo**

Shishiba and Nagumo seem to have a good relationship, though Shishiba tends to threaten to kill Nagumo when he is annoyed.

### **Satoru Yotsumura**

Yotsumura was Shishiba's mentor in the Order. During his time with him, they developed a deep bond, so much so that Yotsumura let him into his life and introduced Shishiba to his family. He holds a great amount of respect for him, and even knowing how it could jeopardize his job, was unable to truly finish him off on two seperate occasions.

## Skills & Abilities

**Overall Skill Level**: Shishiba is a member of the Order and one of the strongest assassins in the JAA. A further testament to his abilities is that he is also the mentor to Osaragi, another powerful member of the Order.

Kashima, a powerful assassin working for Slur, classified Shishiba as an A-rank target on the hit list he made, and was strong enough to defeat his former mentor, Satoru Yotsumura.

**Master Combatant**: Shishiba is a highly skilled fighter, capable of using his claw hammers in battle with incredible proficiency. He was also capable of fighting off multiple assassins while driving, and even use the car itself as a weapon.

**Morse Code**: Shishiba can read morse code, as shown when he notices that Nagumo was using the signal lights of a moving vehicle to tell him that he was "killing".

**Enhanced Strength**: Shishiba has incredible physical strength. He was able to drag a man out of a car with one hand while driving. He was also able to parry strikes from Yotsumura's bladed three-section staff, which were powerful enough to flip cars and slice through steel beams, as well as casually grab a grown man through a wall with one hand.

**Enhanced Speed and Reflexes**: Shishiba is extremely fast with equally honed reflexes. He was fast enough to approach and snap Kashima's neck without him noticing, and is capable of using his hammer to block bullets from an automatic rifle while driving, in addition to dodging two potential headshots. He is also capable of dodging attacks from Yotsumura as well as fast enough to react to one of Takamura's slashes.

**Enhanced Durability**: Shishiba is a very resilient man, remaining completely unscathed after being pummeled through a building by Yotsumura.

**Enhanced Endurance**: After two of his fingers are severed by Yotsumura, Shishiba shows no signs of being in pain and continues fighting.

## Equipment

**Claw Hammers**: Shishiba uses a pair of claw hammers in battle with incredible skill. He claims that they are the ideal weapons as they can both hit or gouge out things, and that they never run out of bullets or have to be sharpened. His hammers are also polished enough to view the reflection of a person in it.

## Battles & Events

* JCC Infiltration Arc
	+ Nagumo, Osaragi & Shishiba vs Satoru Yotsumura: Interrupted
	+ Osaragi & Shishiba vs Satoru Yotsumura: Interrupted
	+ Satoru Yotsumura vs Shishiba: Win
* Assassin Exhibition of the Century Arc
	+ Haruma & Kumanomi vs Shishiba: TBA

## Etymology

* **Shishiba** means "Gods around" (神々廻).

## Trivia

* Shishiba ranked 4th place in the manga's 1st Character Popularity Poll with 5,591 votes.
* Shishiba hates onions with an extreme passion, to the point of killing a person for mistakenly putting them in his food.
* Shishiba likes to wear expensive suits.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 *Sakamoto Days* Manga: Chapter 77 (Page 11)
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 *Sakamoto Days* Manga: Chapter 15 (Page 9)
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 *Sakamoto Days* Manga: Chapter 99(Page 3)
4. ↑ *Sakamoto Days* Manga: Chapter 79 (Page 4)
5. ↑ *Sakamoto Days* Manga: Chapter 95 (Page 15)
6. ↑ *Sakamoto Days* Manga: Chapter 100 (Page 15)
7. ↑ *Sakamoto Days* Manga: Chapter 132 (Page 15)
8. ↑ *Sakamoto Days* Manga: Chapter 77 (Page 10)
9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 *Sakamoto Days* Manga: Chapter 99(Page 2)
10. ↑ *Sakamoto Days* Manga: Chapter 101 (Page 9)
11. ↑ *Sakamoto Days* Manga: Chapter 101 (Page 11)
12. ↑ *Sakamoto Days* Manga: Chapter 27 (Page 1)
13. ↑ *Sakamoto Days* Manga: Chapter 38 (Page 10)
14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 *Sakamoto Days* Manga: Chapter 100 (Page 17)
15. ↑ *Sakamoto Days* Manga: Chapter 78 (Pages 1-3)
16. ↑ *Sakamoto Days* Manga: Chapter 77 (Page 18)
17. ↑ *Sakamoto Days* Manga: Chapter 78 (Page 2)
18. ↑ *Sakamoto Days* Manga: Chapter 99 (Pages 1-3)
19. ↑ *Sakamoto Days* Manga: Chapter 100 (Pages 10-11)
20. ↑ *Sakamoto Days* Manga: Chapter 150 (Pages 6-7)
21. ↑ *Sakamoto Days* Manga: Chapter 26 (Page 16)
22. ↑ *Sakamoto Days* Manga: Chapter 78 (Page 1)
23. ↑ *Sakamoto Days* Manga: Chapter 78 (Pages 8-9)
24. ↑ *Sakamoto Days* Manga: Chapter 97 (Pages 2-4)
25. ↑ *Sakamoto Days* Manga: Chapter 100 (Page 5)
26. ↑ *Sakamoto Days* Manga: Chapter 100 (Pages 6-7)
27. ↑ *Sakamoto Days* Manga: Chapter 100 (Pages 15-19)
28. ↑ *Sakamoto Days* Manga: Chapter 14 (Page 12)
29. ↑ *Sakamoto Days* Manga: Chapter 150 (Page 10)