[Ahah. Tenka shakes his head at that and here's the part where he helps connect even more of the dots:] I told you we didn't speak for ten years before we got here, right? I think that's a pretty clear indicator that he didn't like it.

[ . . . . and he pauses as he gets a bit more of a distant look in his eyes, reflecting on his own past and decisions.]

... I regret it a little bit. They were my closest friends - the Yamainu. They were family, really. My dad was the commander and he handpicked everyone on the squad. But when he passed away.... [Things got more complicated. More complicated than he's willing to tell Shinpachi right now but - that's just one of Tenka's secrets.]

Well, I had to do what would be best for my brothers, even if it meant leaving behind the rest of my family....