Toko after the dead of his parents became an orphan and he was brought by his father's brother, a wise and generous older man, to live in the City of Vines. In 1173 the village was evacuated after the arrival of the forces of Kali-Ma during the Destroyer War. This day his uncle revealed he was a terrible person when Toko was ordered to collect the unripped grapes left by those who had fled, and struck him when he refused. A Tattooed Monk, Togashi Osawa arrived on time to confront one of the Destroyers who were assaulting the village, buying him time to flee.