Harada Junichi lost his status as a Samurai in the Tachibana Clan of Kyoto, Japan. When Daimyo Izumi was murdered, Junichi had four choices: join another clan, commit suicide, avenge his leader's death, or become a wandering ronin without a master. Keeping his sword and small blade until death was his goal. He believed that if he lost his knives, he would lose his soul.
Junichi and his wife, Sadako, had two children, Hanako and Taro. After suffering defeat to the Morimoto Clan, Junichi turned into a ronin, a wandering man. He escaped committing seppuku (suicide) and instead sought revenge for the death of his leader.
