Yuji was a former minion of Kamakiri and then of Yusuke. After Hougen's defeat, he followed Yusuke along with another comrade to the village of Higashinaruse in order to avoid the Ohu's army. They pretended to be Ohu's soldiers and forced pet dogs to give them food. A pet dog recognized the three as Hougen's sided but they killed him, as a warning for the others: this was their end if they told the Ohu army about their presence.

When Koyuki's little brother, Kotetsu, left to join the army, Yusuke's gang started to track him and planned to kill him. Koyuki and Chako arrived to the fight scene and Chako ran away to tell Ohu's army about it. Yusuke sent Yuji after her, but he was stopped by Koyuki. They had a short struggle which ended with Yuji getting badly wounded by Weed.

Yusuke's gang was spared by the Ohu soldiers and they ran away, never to be seen again.