Yahiko - without Kaoru
Ready for some new moves.
Yahiko's hero in the series is obviously Kenshin, and day after day
he trains, hoping to one day be as strong. However,
how is he
supposed to do this when he has a lousy trainer? Kaoru, throughout
the entire series, has taught this hardworking student only ONE move.
Hold the stick above your head, and swing it down until it is
perpendicular to your body. Repeat over and over again 1 million times.
How is Yahiko supposed to gain strength like this? Sometimes
when he battles, Yahiko shows off some amazing moves. Obviously
he learned these skills from watching Kenshin and Sano in action, and
not from Kaoru's "training". If Kaoru had been eliminated early on
in the series, it is obvious that either Sano or Kenshin would volunteer
to be his new trainer. Kenshin has denied Yahiko numerous times before,
so it would probably be Sano. Still, a major improvement
over Kaoru. Sano would actually teach Yahiko how to fight, instead
of swinging a stick up and down over and over. Yet Kaoru stands in
the way, and Yahiko's skills stay at a standstill.