Myoujin Yahiko

[Himura Kenshin]

Myoujin Yahiko
# Nicknames: Yahiko-kun (Tsumbame's nickname), various bad-mouthed nicknames from Sanosuke.
# Birthday: August 1868
# Height: 128cm (4'2")
# Weight: 23kg (50.6 pounds)
# Blood type: B
# Hair/Eyes: Brown/Brown
# Age: 10
# Occupation: Student of the Kamiya Kasshin style
# Weapon: shinai (bamboo sword)
# Style: Kamiya Kasshin Ryuu

# Background: The son of a once proud samurai family in Tokyo, he was forced into stealing to pay back his family's debts after their deaths. Little did he know that he was being tricked and that there was no real debt to be repayed. After he meets Kenshin quite by accident and Kenshin realizes the boy has very good virtues, he compliments Yahiko, making Yahiko really despise his stealing and wish to earn an honest living to pay back the debts. He is later taken in by Kaoru and Kenshin, he begins training under Kaoru to become stronger. He's the closest thing to a little brother that Kaoru could have, usually getting himself into trouble and trying to live up to his father's name.

It is assumed that he was adopted into the Kamiya family and lives as sort of Kenshin and Kaoru’s first son before Kenji. When he grows up, he helps to train Kenji and take care of him when Kenshin is gone away and later inherits Kenshin’s sakabatou when he is a teenager. He has a cute child-like romance with Tsumbame and when they grow up, they marry and have a child.

Though he's obviously pretty weak with the sword at first, he eventually does improve a great deal during the main part of the series. He's very inventive and strongly wishes to learn Kenshin's sword art, though Kenshin made it very clear that he doesn't wish to pass down his style. Though he's a general trouble maker for Kaoru, he becomes very involved with the Kamiya Kasshin style later on and really makes some great improvements. By Seisouhen when he's a teenager, he's a very great swordsman and even helps train Kenji.