Nobukata Sanada

is a member of the Sanada Clan, the husband of Ōritsuhi Tsubaki and father of Ryusuke Sanada. A member of the Fifth Corps, he served alongside his future wife eventually becoming her subordinate when she was promoted to captain. Nobukata left the Land of Iron during the Samurai Schism in order to attempt to return Denzan Kyumori and his forces to the Land of Iron. He was slain for his efforts, only to be found later by Kaasage Tachinai who revived him and made him a member of his Eien. Nobukata was the creator of the Sanada Hidden-Style and the last master of the Blood Typhoon. He was known through out the Land of Iron as the.