Shippo

Shippō (七宝, しっぽう, "The Seven Treasures") was an orphaned young kitsune who attempted to steal Shikon no Tama shards from the mikoKagome Higurashi and the Inu-Hanyō Inuyasha, wanting to become much stronger and avenge his father's death at the hands of the Thunder Brothers. Though his plan fails, Kagome and Inuyasha aid him after hearing his story, and he becomes their companion for the rest of the series.