The Yin military strategist, he has been protecting the Yin because of a promise he made to his comrade Shushi, a lively young woman he once trained with. Bunchuu has been the Yin's strategist and protector for 300 years and he had 30 emperors under his care. He is one of the strongest in Kingou island and with his spirit beast Kokukirin and super paopei Kinkuben he is a formidable enemy. Although he never uses his sennin powers in human conflicts.
In the manga and 2018 anime, the death of his close friend Kou Hiko and getting defeated by Taikoubou rendered his obsession to protect Yin meaningless and subsequently he chose to end his own life. Bunchuu's spirit is seen later in the Houshindai, where he told to his follower Chou Kei to find his own path.
In the 1999 anime, Bunchuu does not die. After Dakki is defeated, he flies off on his spiritual beast. When asked where are they going, he answers: "Who knows?"