Roronoa Zoro
Roronoa Zolo had been somewhat of a troublemaker until he decided to cause trouble in a kendo school. He dared to challenge someone from the school to a kendo duel. If he won, he’d steal their school sign. If he lost, he’d become a student. However, he didn’t count on two things. First, his challenger was a girl named Kuina. Second, despite choosing to fight with two swords, he lost to her.
It was the beginning of an intense rivalry. Zolo began to train like mad, and every day he’d try once again to beat Kuina. 2000 times he tried, and 2000 times he failed. Finally, for their 2001st (and last duel), the two agreed to fight a duel with real swords. Though Kuina once again bested Zolo, Kuina’s heart was just not into it anymore. She was emerging into adolescence, and the traditions of their village prevented her from taking up her father’s leadership of the dojo (in fact, it had been Zolo’s constant challenges that had kept her going as far as she had). Zolo refused to accept that, and the two agreed to continue training to become the best swordmaster in the world.
