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Seijuro Hiko |
Hiko is the man who taught Kenshin how to fight and is also the one who raised him for most of his childhood. He is very smug and self-confident. He believes himself to be a genius and thinks that no one is a better fighter, or better looking than he is ( which is somewhat true to a certain point ). Hiko never finished teaching Kenshin since they parted ways before the Restoration, so during the course of the story Kenshin returns to Hiko to complete his training. Hiko enjoys making fun of Kenshin and likes to call him 'baka deshi' meaning 'stupid pupil'. He also really enjoys drinking sake. Hiko is extremely wise and will sometimes share some of his wisdom with Kenshin ( sort of ). He is the one who finally makes Kenshin realize the importance of his own life ( he practically has to beat it into his skull ). Hiko also eventually becomes the love interest of the Oniwaban-shu ninjas Omasu and Okon.
Not much is ever said about Hiko's past before he meets Kenshin other than he ended up accidentally killing his own master when he fully mastered the Hiten Misturugi Ryu ( the student is supposed to end up killing the master when he fully masters it ). Hiko met Kenshin ( who was then very young and named Shinta ) when he saved him from a group of bandits. He renamed him Kenshin and took him under his wing as an apprentice and taught him swordsmanship. They eventually parted ways after an argument on how the Hiten Mitsurugi Ryu should be used. While Kenshin went off to fight in the restoration, Hiko stayed behind in his secluded home. Somewhere along the line he decided to take up pottery as a hobby, since he thought it was a good way to show his genius abilities. |
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