Despite Kirigakure having long since abandoned their previous ideals, of what eventually led to their horrific label as the Village of the Bloody Mist (血霧の里, Chigiri no Sato); Yakuin is said to represent his predecessors in full bloom. This is in part due to his upbringing, having been raised by an elderly group of extremists who partook in the activity of reproduction much later than the rest of their generation, as they had their hands frequently tied in the past due to war. His parents had a tremendous effect on the outlook of his entire being, enriching Yakuin with knowledge of the past. Yakuin went on to become an idealist, valuing the teachings of his family over that of the village. Because his perspective of the world differed so greatly from that of his peers, Yakuin did not have