The souhei master, who first appears pursuing Mugen as the red-masked tengu. Gives a very Che sort of oration to the assembled souhei. When he gets insulted by Mugen, he decides to have him executed tomorrow. After Mugen and Yamane escape from the jailhouse, Aohabu chases them out into the cannabis plantation fields and then gets positively stoned to the gills. Last seen with Yamane, Mugen, and other priests living it up in the clearing.

(Souce: Neko-san's Guide to the Characters of Samurai Champloo)