Hinjo has described Kubota as the kind of man who would not care whether all of Azure City fell to the forces of evil, just so long as he came out of it with his power intact. As Kubota's ships sail with the fleet of refugees leaving the city, he has made several more attempts on Hinjo's life using charmed aquatic monsters and his own ninja, Therkla. Due to the ruling of the lone magistrate to escape the fall of the city, Hinjo has been unable to arrest Kubota for these actions. On Kubota's orders, a pair of ninja and a convict released to fight for the city attempt to assassinate Hinjo during the chaos of the battle. He leads several noble houses in abandoning Azure City on the eve of invasion over a disagreement with Hinjo and Roy regarding how best to address the impending threat.
Characters of The Order of the Stick - Daimyo Kubotaĭaimyo Kubota is a male human aristocrat and leader of House Kubota, one of the noble houses of Azure City that is actively engaged in a plot to kill Hinjo and seize control of the city.