KazuGorou

KazuGorou is the slash ship between Kaedehara Kazuha and Gorou from the Genshin Impact fandom.

Canon
Kazuha and Gorou firstly interacted in the Archon Quest. During Gorou's battle with Kujou Sara, Kazuha along with Beidou and Kokomi come to help Gorou, after seeing Kazuha on the battlefield Gorou surprised but happy calls his name, to which Kazuha responds, We meet again, old friend. After Kujou Sara takes her retreat, Gorou and Kazuha take part in a conversation with Beidou, Kokomi and the Traveler, however the two do not say anything to each other, and immediately part ways once the conversation is over.

After Raiden Ei has killed Signora, she allows the Traveler to go, and when the Traveler reaches the statue of the omnipresent god, Kazuha and Gorou with a small troop of soldiers run up the stairs and are happy to see the Traveler alive. However, Raiden Ei suddenly appears behind the Traveler and is almost able to kill them. Luckily, the vision of Kazuha's friend temporarily awakes and allows Kazuha to jump between the Traveler and Raiden Ei. After a short while, Raiden Ei is able to push Kazuha away, Gorou then quickly runs over to Kazuha, and places his hands on his shoulders to see if he is alright. Finally, Gorou commands his troup to attack, Kazuha however does not attack and instead stays behind.

Kazuha has a voiceline about Gorou, where he says that when he was a wanted man the resistance gave him a lot of help and that the time he spent with Gorou was brief, but left a deep impression on him. Seemingly knowing Gorou's character, Kazuha explains that Gorou is the kind of person whatever's on his mind. Kazuha further says that Gorou shares the high lows of his subordinates, and is never afraid to draw his sword for the sake of a friend. At the end of the voiceline, Kazuha says that Gorou is the kind of person he can really get along with.

In Kokomi's voiceline about Kazuha, their relationship is also shortly mentioned, as Kokomi says that if she's not mistaken, Kazuha got along very well with Gorou, during his time in the resistance and that they would often fight side-by-side in battle.

In Gorou's Character Card, Kazuha talks about the meaning of virtue, saying that kindness and loyalty is the representation of virtue. Kazuha tells that no doubt, he calls Gorou his friend, a virtuous General. Complimenting his kindness and loyalty.

In Gorou's Hangout event, Kazuha gets mentioned by him. Gorou says that Kazuha once told him that the bonds between people whose paths have crossed can never be broken, even after they part ways.

Gorou has a voiceline about Kazuha, where he regards the latter as a different breed of samurai than the ones he has seen. Gorou describes Kazuha as a gust of wind that sweeps through the land and that he always contributes something to those who are around him, even though he does not stat for long. Gorou thinks positively of Kazuha, saying that when they fought alongside each other, Gorou learned what it means to be truly carefree and without constraints. At the end of the voiceline, Gorou proudly remarks and he and Kazuha make a great team together.

Quotes
"When I was a wanted man, the resistance gave me a lot of help. The time I spent with Gorou was brief, but he left a deep impression on me. He's the type of person who says whatever's on his mind. He shares the highs and lows of his subordinates, and is never afraid to draw his sword for the sake of a friend. That's the kind of person I can really get along with."

- Kazuha's voiceline about Gorou.

"If I'm not mistaken, he got along very well with Gorou — they would often fight side-by-side in battle."

- Kokomi about Kazuha and Gorou. "I've seen all kinds of wandering samurai before, and Kazuha is categorically a different breed from the others. He's like a gust of wind that sweeps through the land. Though he never stays for long, he is always able to contribute something to those who are around him. When I fought alongside him, I learned more about what it means to be truly carefree and without constraints. In any case, I think that Kazuha and I make a great team together!"

- Gorou's voiceline about Kazuha

Fanon
KazuGorou is a fairly popular ship within the Genshin Impact fandom, that immediately gained a good amount of attention when the two fought side-by-side during the battle against Kujou Sara. Even before Gorou was introduced in the Archon Quest's, the ship already gained some attention, due to the theory that Gorou was the friend who helped Kazuha to escape from Inazuma. KazuGorou currently rivals BeiKazu, KazuScara, TomoKazu and sometimes Kazuha's ship with the Traveler. IttoGorou and Kokorou also tend to be popular rival ships on Gorou's side.

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Variations

 * TomoKazuGorou refers to the ship between Kazuha's friend, Kaedehara and Gorou