Tengen is the Sound Hashira, he created Sound Breathing, derived from Thunder Breathing. He uses his looks to his advantage during missions. He is very eccentric, boastful, expressive, demanding and flamboyant despite being born to a clan of shinobi. He has enhanced hearing, being able to read an enemy's attacks like a music sheet. He has three wives, Makio, Suma, and Hinatsuru. He hates boring or plain things. He likes proclaiming absurd titles to himself. He uses dual nichirin cleavers.