Matsudaira Shinichi 松平慎一 - Asahi no Sakura

Shinichi grew up in a small fishing village on an isolated island. During the construction of Gozen-Jima by the shogunate, he and his parents were forced to leave their hometown. The journey back to the mainland was harsh, and his parents passed away one after another while struggling to survive. In order to live, the young Shinichi joined the shogunate's expanding army. After over ten years of hard work, he finally became a samurai, and was granted the Matsudaira family name.