Takemikazuchi/Relationships

Kiun
Takemikazuchi's previous incarnation only knew Kiun for about one day before he was forced to reincarnate by the other Un-clan shinki. The current incarnation has been raised with Kiun as his guide. Since Takemikazuchi did not have other friends, he often played with Kiun as a child. Kiun is also shown to have taught Takemikazuchi about literature/poetry, sports/games, and other random facts. Since he can transform into a lightning dragon, Kiun was meant to act as a way of dissuading Takemikazuchi from using his own lightning. However, Kiun himself had no issues with Takemikazuchi using his abilities and realizing his true nature.

Still, Takemikazuchi freely expresses irritation with Kiun. Kiun often unknowingly makes biting digs at Takemikazuchi. For example, mistaking his drawings of lightning for pubic hair, or telling him he has no friends. As a young god, he has also mentioned that he hates Kiun the most out of the elders. Takemikazuchi repeatedly pressures Kiun into becoming a hafuri so that he may become an even stronger shinki; but Kiun believes hafuri vessels to be a bad omen rather than a sign of good fortune, leaving the two at odds on this topic.

Kiun strongly believes that it is wrong to show excess devotion to one's god. He also believes it wrong to appropriate a god for one's own purposes or values. However, there are moments where this is found to be hypocritical. For example, Kiun says that he would remain Takemikazuchi's ally should be begin to behave like his previous incarnation, but would stop him if he began to hurt humans– even if it meant killing him. Kazuma identifies this as also appropriating a god to fit one's own standards. Secondly, Kiun stings Takemikazuchi after the conflict with Yato and Yukine, having realized that he had attempted to manipulate Takemikazuchi into wielding his lightning, simply because he believed that to be his master's true nature.

At the present time, Takemikazuchi seems to view Kiun as a shinki who is truly on his side. Unlike the other elders of the Un-clan, Kiun is coming to accept his true self. Takemikazuchi values him to the point that he used his lightning in battle for the first time for Kiun's sake, and refused to risk Kiun's life during the Covenant despite thinking it the correct thing to do.

Yato
Yato at first held a grudge against Takemikazuchi for his participation in the execution of Ebisu. He showed an interest in Yato and Yukine following the execution, though this interest was colored with pretension and combativeness.

Throughout their battle during Bishamonten's subjugation, Takemikazuchi recognizes Yato's strength and enjoys being able to fight one another. He honors their agreement and tries to help Yato convince the Heavens about the true identity of the Sorceror, which seems to smooth over any bad blood between them. Following this event, Yato and Takemikazuchi appear to have a friendly rivalry of sorts. They often bicker but don't seem to harbor any genuine distaste for one another.

It is noteworthy that Takemikazuchi is not completely loyal to Yato's interests. He planned to have Yukine killed after learning he was touched by the God's Greatest Secret. Takemikazuchi seems to have mixed feelings about his ties with Yato, particularly when he realizes that Heaven now views him as somewhat disloyal because of his actions during Bishamon's subjugation.

Ebisu
Takemikazuchi and Ebisu have a somewhat contentious relationship. Takemikazuchi has mocked him on multiple occasions; for example, calling him spineless, or physically spinning him and knocking him over. On top of this, Takemikazuchi had partaken in the execution of the previous Ebisu and appears not to be remoreseful. As a result, Ebisu dislikes him to the extent that he spitefully named a seahorse after him ("Takemika") as a way of degrading him.

Despite this, Ebisu still seems to trust Takemikazuchi as an ally, shown by how he chose to invite him to his company headquarters so they could investigate the Sorceror. According to Tenjin, Takemikazuchi may feel a sense of obligation toward the current Ebisu because of his past actions; indeed, Takemikazuchi decides to accompany him to Tamatsuki, an island that Ebisu's previous incarnations had sworn never to return to, rather than allowing him to go alone.

Yukine
Takemikazuchi has repeatedly expressed interest and respect for Yukine's strength and status as a hafuri.

As a person, he finds Yukine amusing and excessively stubborn. Takemikazuchi laughed at his situation with stinging Yato for having base thoughts about being kissed by Nora. However, he also went out of his way to help Yukine, having his shinki perform an ablution ceremony for him, as well as having Kiun give him advice on how to turn down unwanted advances.

Despite this, Takemikazuchi quickly abandons hope for Yukine after he is touched by the God's Greatest Secret. He finds Yukine to be dangerous the point that he asks other gods to kill him using a stray. However, he decides that he is unable to kill Yukine himself, although it's unclear whether this is due to affection for Yukine, obligation to Yato, intimidation from Kofuku, or fear of being turned on by his clan elders for killing a shinki as his predecessor had. (Or all of the above.)

The Un-clan elders
The Un-clan elders are those who served the previous incarnation and, with the exception of Kiun, were directly responsible for his death. They raised the current incarnation to never use his lightning, which the previous had slain shinki with, and vilified his true nature as a thunder god. Takemikazuchi seems to have internalized this deeply; when Kiun caught him playing with lightning at night, he threatened to kill him if he told the other elders.

As a young god, he hated the elders, whose guidance he found contradictory: they don't want him to be as tumultuous as his previous incarnation, but they also tell him to act like his predecessor so that others don't realize he had reincarnated. As a result, they instilled a sense of confusion with his identity in the current Takemikazuchi. Despite this, he still listened to them and behaved how they wanted him to. This may be because he distrusts them, unsure if they would turn on him and kill him as they did his predecessor.

Sekiun
Other than Kiun, the most notable clan elder is Sekiun. Despite Kiun being the guidepost, Sekiun seems to have more influence over his master and fellow shinki; neither Kiun nor Takemikazuchi have stood up to him for 1,200 years. Sekiun holds Takemikazuchi to a high standard of behavior, scolding him for his actions following his battle with Yato.

In his diary entries as a child, Takemikazuchi said that Sekiun was scary, that he hated him, and that he wanted to smack another cleft into his chin.

Miun
Takemikazuchi is friendly with Miun. It appears that she helped introduce him to modern technologies such as smart phones and social media, and he is happy to join her friends list online.

Saiun
As Takemikazuchi's divine garments, Saiun apologizes whenever he allows his master to be injured. However, Takemikazuchi seems to be very lenient with Saiun, praising him for his strength, especially when fighting against a hafuri.

Shinatsuhiko
Little has been specified of their relationship, except that they are old friends. However, it appears that Shinatsuhiko was unaware of Takemikazuchi's reincarnation. The two had no contact while the current incarnation was aging; when they finally met again at Kamuhakari, Shinatsuhiko cheerfully said that Takemikazuchi is terrible at keeping in touch. Shinatsuhiko seems to dislike dealing with him when Takemikazuchi is fighting or in an angered state.

Kagutsuchi
Takemikazuchi was born from the blood of Kagutsuchi after he was slain by Izanagi, but little has been shown of their relationship. Takemikazuchi appears awkward about their relationship, unsure whether he should refer to him as father or not (though Kagutsuchi tells him that just his name is fine).