Jirou

Jirou would be the second son of Akodo Yusuke and Tonbo Yuniko, but he was born dead. Yusuke had refused to follow a Tonbo ritual previous to the childbirth, to don his wife's clothes and paint his face as a woman.

Ghost
Yusuke's first son had been babied by his mother and had shown no aptitudes towards the way of a bushi. His father's desire was so great for a true warrior that Jirou's spirit manifested, and grew stronger, draining his mother's life. He began to spar with bokken with his brother, and eventually Yusuke realized Jirou was a ghost. Jirou and his bother fought, and only one survived. Jirou had possessed his brother's body. He was trained by Yusuke, who weakened as Jirou grew stronger.