Natsu Tanimoto
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Natsu Tanimoto
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First appearance
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Battle 48 (8 Fist Heroes)
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Affiliation
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Age
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16-17
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Nickname
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The Sixth Fist
Hermit |
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Martial Art
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Type
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Master
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Ma Sougetsu (Master of Chinese Kenpo)
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Disciple
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YOMI Symbol
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Moon
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Classification
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High Class Disciple
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Ragnarok Saga
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Hermit ArcEdit
Tanimoto pretended to have befriended Kenichi, but in truth, he despises Kenichi's "false" justice. He was in a play that involved him and Miu in Romeo and Juliet, but the two didn't kiss. He later fights with Kenichi on top of a moving bus, but the resultant draw leaves him disappointed and forces him to leave the school for a few days in order to train.
Siegfried ArcEdit
When he returns, he meets Honoka after saving her from thugs, and ends up taking her to his house. Honoka befriends him and begins to visit his house often, where she often breaks things by accident. He soon, though reluctantly, grows fond of her because she resembles his younger sister. He is shocked to learn that Honoka is Kenichi's sister, and despite his protests over Loki's suggestions to use her as bait to lure Kenichi, he was not able to go against the orders, as Loki claims to have taken them from Kensei, who had saved him as a child. However, Odin reveals that Loki had tricked him and despite forgiving Hermit, Hermit leaves Ragnarok. At some point, he would tell Sho Kanou of his defeat at the hands of Kenichi and prompt him to have a desire to fight him someday while Hermit acknowledged Kenichi's skills.
It is revealed by Loki that Hermit and his sister were orphans before being adopted by a rich businessman (Tanimoto was the man's family name). The businessman later married a female doctor who then became his stepmother. His sister died from a disease and left him with the words "don't lose." The businessman died of unknown causes, and his wife was put under arrest as the primary suspect of his murder, fostering a distrust in doctors in the young Natsu. Natsu inherited the company, but unfortunately was not able to manage much of it, leaving it to the corrupt workers who worked under him and losing a vast amount of his fortune in the process. When the corrupt men tried to kill him, Ogata saved him, leaving him in debt to the master and joining Ragnarok as a result.
Final Clash arcEdit
Tanimoto returns to school as the prince once again, though drops his facade upon seeing Kenichi, telling him that he will stay there until he gets revenge for losing to him. After leaving Ragnarok, he is constantly pestered by Niijima to join the Shinpaku Alliance, but constantly refuses, even ending up taking up Kenichi's habit of calling him an "alien" at multiple points. Eventually, he comes to aid Shinpaku in order to get revenge on Loki during their final battle against Ragnarok, though is unable to defeat Loki as Berserker had already done so. Angry at Berserker for taking his match with Loki away from him, Hermit fights with and defeats Berserker in a grueling battle. He then encourages Kenichi to defeat Odin and make sure he doesn't die so he can fight him again.
Yami/YOMI SagaEdit
Snow Summit ArcEdit
Tanimoto and the rest of the class go on a school ski trip and he pretends to have fun most the time. When Kenichi and Miu go missing, he goes out to find them with (albet begrudgingly) with Niijima. The two of them find Kenichi fighting Radin Tidat Jihan and helps fight against the weaker foes so Kenichi can fight Jihan. After Kenichi and Jihan fall off the cliff, Tanimoto and Niijima find a sick Miu and he notes she's got a fever and they get her out of there. Tanimoto has Niijima take Miu while he goes to find Kenichi and barely manages to save him from getting buried alive by Jenazad and forces Kenichi to stay on while Jihan is burried alive. They arive back in the morning and Tanimoto has the school take care of Miu and Kenichi.
DofD Tournament ArcEdit
Hermit's role in the Yomi arc is relatively small compared to the other Shinpaku members. He takes care of Kenichi for a short time away from Ryozanpaku and temporarily feels it is okay for Kenichi to stay with him after seeing Apachai knock him out. He also has information gathering operatives that work under him to help get information on martial artists or organizations throughout the underground world of martial artists. He transports members of the Shinpaku Alliance to the D of D tournament in his own boat, but unlike the others, his intention is not to participate in it; but rather to find his master. He is believed to be dead when his boat is blown up by the missile defenses of the private island where the tournament occurs and the rest of the members of Shinpaku are unable to find him. He later shows up alive on the island, finds Sougetsu and trains under him again. He comes to the aid of the Shinpaku alliance in their fight against Fortuna under orders from Sogetsu to fight with a master class and plays a pivotal role in defeating him by using the Kyousa to significantly damage Fortuna. Afterwards, he yells with the others for Kenichi to get up and fight Sho and states if he loses he'll kill Kenichi first. He later admits his relief that Kenichi won and later leaves with his master. Sometime after returning home, he is greeted by Seta and Hayami and he is greatly shocked to hear that Sho is dead and even mourns his loss.
Yomi in School ArcEdit
He is later called "Natsu-Chan" instead of "Tanimoto-Kun" by Kenichi during the camping trip, which he abhors to the extent of wanting to attack Kenichi. During Boris's attack, Tanimoto attacks the other soldiers, who make note that he was not listed as a member of Shinpaku Alliance, which was likely based on the list of Shinpaku Alliance members from the D of D tournament, as well as the fact that he was largely absent for its duration. He also seems to be interested in James Shiba as a master and wishes to see his improvements on Takeda since the DofD tournament. During the second fight between Kenichi and Takeda, Tanimoto was rather amazed by the fact that Takeda could even use Ryuusei Seikuken, one of the Elder's 108 techniques that was only shown to have been taught to Kenichi, yet Takeda managed to use it. This could be an indication that Tanimoto is interested in fighting Takeda when he is stronger.
Weapon Fighters ArcEdit
Natsu Tanimoto's master Ma Sougetsu is revealed to be a member of Yami and has asked for Tanimoto to be the new member with the symbol of the moon of YOMI. In the fight for the YOMI position, he faces the temporary member named Chou Enshin in a death match. Facing the disadvantage of fighting a stronger and faster fighter, Tanimoto is almost overwhelmed by his opponent and even loses consciousness for a few moments. While unconscious and trying to get back up, he sees his sister, Honoka, and even to his surprise and annoyance, Kenichi, who he reluctantly realizes has become one of the closest people in his life. He also realized that despite Kenichi's oddities and lack of talent, Kenichi regularly persists in fighting stronger people. He strikes himself in the head to calm down, a tactic formerly used by Kenichi while fighting Odin, and finally manages to defeat his opponent, earning the symbol of the Moon and become the tenth official member of YOMI. Kenichi finds out about this and is shocked and angry, however, he calms down once heaing from Akisame that Natsu has a reason for doing what he does and since he's not done anything bad yet, he feels okay about this.
Okinawa ArcEdit
When the Shinpaku Alliance planned to follow Ryozanpaku to Okinawa, Natsu refused to go despite being asked by Takeda. Natsu is shown in a Yami base with Kajima, Rachel, and Chikage during the the time that Ryozanpaku attacked the Okinawa Yami base. When Kajima had tried to use his mind reading ability on Natsu, Kajima was unable to read his thoughts.
The Tidat Kingdom ArcEdit
Later at school, Kenichi asked him about Sho's background and only told him what he knew about the guy. When Miu is kidnapped by Jenazad, Tanimoto shows sympathy towards Kenichi and even smiles when Kenichi regains his fire to save her.
Return to Japan ArcEdit
Following Miu's return and Jenazad's death, Tanimoto was absent from school for a while while attending YOMI's meetings. After coming back to school, he tells Kenichi not to let his guard down, but the latter wants to talk to him privately. During the insuing conversation, Hermit explains Ogata's talent in raising powerful disciples, although this only makes Kenichi wonder whether or not he would kidnap her the same way Jenazad did. Tanimoto claims that he will just make her into fodder for his own disciples before issuing a cryptic warning to his rival, saying that the enemy will come after more than just him, and someone will probably die in the upcoming battle. Kenichi refutes this claim and asserts that he won't let that happen to anyone, momentarily impressing Hermit.
Titan ArcEdit
During a mass training session for the Shinpaku Alliance, Tanimoto appears at the alliance's headquarters playing another game with Honoka, his skills impressing her this time. When Nijima tries to kick Rachel Stanley out of their hideout, she points out that since they let Hermit hang around, she should also be allowed. Kenichi happily considers the visiting YOMI members his comrades, but Tanimoto is called away alongside Rachel and Chikage to participate in a mission. Upon arriving at the YOMI base, the trio encounter Ryūto Asamiya and two of Ogata's other disciples, one of which is revealed to be his old enemy, Berserker. Mikumo Kushinada enters the room and greets the gathered disciples, citing their past defeats to practitioners of the Saving Fist philosophy. She tosses a series of shuriken at them, but the YOMI members manage to dodge and counter with relative ease. Berserker then tells his fellow disciples off for underestimating their opponents before pondering out loud what kind of fights they've been in.
He is then called back with Chikage and Rachel as Mikumo pairs them with Berserker and Lugh as she sends them to kill Kenichi and his friends. He later arrives at the amusement park with the other YOMI members. At night, he appears behind Siegfried and prepares to fight him. Sieg notes this is the choice he made and always had suspicion with him and declares he will force him back to their side stating he won't preach to bad children who don't listen. They continue to fight as Siegfried complements his improved skills as Hermit does to Siegfried. Siegfried then asks why doesn't he play the "esemble of friendship" with them but Hermit says it can't be helped due to how things ended up and all things must come to an end. Siegfried disagrees and clashes with him stating there are some things that will never end and this surprises Hermit as part of his coat is cut.
There battle continues with both sides complimenting each others skills as Siegfried says he won't speak to someone as an equal who won't accept friendship which Hermit refuses to do so and they clash. Eventually, Sieg is defeated by Hermit noting the slight difference in strength, demanding he realize what friends do to help polish ones skills. Hermit acknowledges his increased skills but tells him to not try to look down on him after losing. Siegfried just scoffs stating his reason that he still has a ways to go and if he'd fought with Kenichi now, he would definately lose, much to Hermit's annoyance, realizing he should have fought Kenichi instead and decides not to kill Siegfried.
TriviaEdit
- He is a member of both Yomi and the Shinpaku Alliance.
- His nickname Hermit references the norse god Odin's habit of traveling Midgard as an old man. This relationship carries further on to Hermit's admission into YOMI, when he is a fellow member of the top ten alongside Odin.
- Out of all of the members of the Shinpaku Alliance, only he and Takeda have well known masters who have ties with Ryozanpaku.
