At first, what separates the couple is the fact that they are from two rival families, and their age difference.
The story goes that many years ago a young maiden fell in love with the son of a rival family.
Maybe the porcupine look was supposed to keep rival families away.
After the death of his father, a mob war breaks out between two rival families.
It reminded me of myself, years ago, when my mother got shot by a rival family.
This caused many of Kazama's men to desert to the rival family.
To give up part of one's empire, especially to a rival family, was a disgrace.
Eventually, the two rival families come to end the war and make up.
The same rival families have been making them for over 600 years.
"And she's a girl from a rival family," his mother told him.