Yaeko

Yaeko
Portrayed by	Eriko Tamura
First appearance	Four Months Later
In-story stats
Known ability	None
Gender
Home	Otsu, Japan
Significant other	Takezo Kensei
Parent	Unnamed father

Yaeko is the daughter of a swordsmith.

Character History

Four Months Later

Yaeko appears as Hiro and Takezo Kensei are talking and slaps the swordsman across the face. She begins to berate Kensei for drinking sake while their homes were burned and her father is kidnapped. Ignoring Kensei's attempt to put the blame on Hiro she then takes back the sword. Both Hiro and Kensei claim ownership of the sword she then states that it is her fathers' sword, as he is the one who forged it. After taking the sword she walks away, only to be stopped by Hiro who asks her where she is going. She replies that someone must save her father and that if Kensei will not, she will.

Lizards

Hiro, garbed as Takezo Kensei, rides into a clearing to find Yaeko using her father's sword to defend herself against a number of swordsmen. The leader tells Yaeko that he needs her father, not her. Hiro disarms the men as a grateful Yaeko watches.

After some time, Yaeko apologizes to Hiro for thinking that Takezo had just left with their money. She praises his honor and bravery. They enter a clearing filled, and Yaeko comments on the beauty of the cherry blossoms; she finds it odd that the tree is beautiful, but bears no fruit. She asks Hiro to take off his mask but he declines, saying that she "disarms him" and that his love for her will be legendary. She closes her eyes, and when she opens them, Hiro and Kensei's horse have disappeared, leaving Yaeko standing alone in the falling cherry blossoms.

Later, Yaeko enters the room where Hiro and Takezo converse, and tells the real Kensei that he forgot his sword. She tells him that they must go rescue her father. As they leave, Whitebeard's men attack Kensei.

Kindred

Yaeko and Hiro walk together, and Yaeko wonders where Kensei went. Hiro tells her that he did not run away, and finds him cutting his arm.

After Hiro brings Kensei to the Hidden Fortress, Yaeko wonders if he'll ever return, but Hiro assures her that he will. She wonders if he's been kidnapped or killed, but Hiro tells her that he can't, because Kensei knows that Yaeko is waiting for him. She tells Hiro that at times, it seems like Kensei is two men: a brute and a gentleman. Suddenly, Kensei appears with the fire scroll. Yaeko runs to him, and the two embrace and kiss.

Later, Hiro tries to leave, and Yaeko tells him that he is a good friend. As Yaeko and Kensei walk away, Kensei makes cherry blossom petals fall on her, which makes Hiro not want to leave just yet.

Yaeko's signature is seen on the Kensei Scrolls.

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According to the documentary Sword Saint, Yaeko is the creator of the Kensei scrolls. Some historians believe Yaeko is also the princess from the Kensei legends.

Trivia

• Yaeko's surname in kanji is probably 八重子. In Japanese, her name means "child of the double bouquet" or "eight-fold child."

See Also

• Princess