This Nogitsune possessed a kobun, a member of a Yakuza group. The kobun in question was the father of Japanese mobster Ikeda.

 

Under the Nogitsune's possession, he rose to the status of kumichō, or boss, in the family, according to Katashi.

 

Chris Argent conducted his first gun deal with the Yakuza gang at the age of eighteen 24 years prior to the series. When the sun set, three Oni appeared in the middle of the deal. After cutting down the Yakuza entourage, the demons impaled the Nogitsune upon their swords, killing the Dark Kitsune.