Kanetsugu Naoe

Kanetsugu Naoe was a retainer of the Uesugi clan serving both Kenshin Uesugi and his succesor Kagekatsu Uesugi, convincing the later to join forces with the Toyotomi. At the Siege of Odawara Castle, he meets Mitsunari Ishida and Yukimura Sanada, and the three swear an oath of friendship. After the death of Hideyoshi Toyotomi, the three form the Western Army to support the Toyotomi clan's heir, Hideyori Toyotomi. Kanetsugu aids the effort by attacking Ieyasu Tokugawa from the east, while Mitsunari attacks from the west.

He is a firm believer in honor and justice, and with his friends hopes to build a Japan committed to those values. His ideals inspire some, such as Mitsunari, and disgust others like Masamune Date, who tells Kanetsugu that there is no honor in leading men to die, and the two form a rivalry of sorts.