Nao Hinohara

For other uses of Hinohara, see Hinohara (disambiguation).

Nao Hinohara (日ノ原 仍, Hinohara Nao) is the younger sister of Arata Hinohara who seems to care deeper about him that she knows of his troubles at school.

Appearance
Nao wears a middle school uniform.

Personality
Nao is described as a kind and reliable girl. Looking after her brother, and worries overtime, whenever told that Arata Hinohara is being bullied. She sees her brother as someone full of justice.

Amawakuni/Japan Arc
Nao wakes her brother in the morning reminding to be ready for the new school year. She washes dishes with their mother talking about Arata of any chance of him making friends since his previous year was terrible because of Kadowaki's bullying.

Later in the evening, Nao finds her "brother" having a run-in with the police. She ceases the officers' dispute and brings Arata home asking why he is half-naked then stunned that he doesn't recognize her. Convinced that her brother has experience some kind of head injury, the family demand doctors to examine him physically. Keeping him absence from school, Nao and parents are puzzled by Arata's change of tactics, not realizing he is an entire different person. Once Arata decided to see what high school is, Nao somewhat had to teach him how to properly wear a school tie than using it as a headband.

Kugura Arc
After Kugura's submission, Nao is approach by Harunawa (seeing him as Kadowaki) who claims that her brother requested him to walk her home. She takes his service regardless that Arata warned her not to tag along with anyone she or he is not familiar with. Walking below a freeway terrain opposite from her house's direction, Nao and Harunawa begin chatting about Arata's circumstances. When Harunawa speaks of Arata being a foreigner and about Amawakuni, Nao becomes scared and steps away only then Harunawa summons his Hayagami and wraps her up in captivity. Before he could threaten her any further a mercy Nao yells for her brother's help at that moment Arata rescues her. Imina also presents herself and confronts Harunawa revealing her Amatsuriki abilities and heritage. After driving Harunawa away, Nao nurses Imina's bruises and learns about Arata and her brother's true whereabouts. Arata Hinohara communicating through the Michihi no Tama assures Nao that he'll be fine and leaves their parents to her.

Arata
Initially like everyone else in Japan, Nao thinks Arata is her brother who's suffering from amnesia, in spite notice of change in his personality remarking that he wants to go "hunting". After Arata saves her from Harunawa, Nao discovers Arata is not her brother. At that point, she protects Arata in place of her brother.

Imina Oribe
Nao and Imina get acquaintance after an isolated incident with Harunawa. The duo become comrades, to time to time in helping prevent conflicts cause by Harunawa.

Etymology

 * The name Nao means "therefore, consequently" (仍).
 * Nao's surname Hinohara means "sun, day" (日) (hi) and "field, plain" (原) (hara).