Hideki: Father And Son

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The central theme of this story is in the setting of kyoto japan on october, 9th, 1936-1945.There was a boy named Hideki Maki he was the only boy, but he was very bold boy.He had got his name from his grandpa Minoru Maki who had seen the child before his father had. Minoru named him Hideki for he had visioned splendid opportunity for his grandson in his future.Hideki’s father Hisao Maki had argued with his father ,and his wife Chieko who loved the name for 2 hours ,but his arm was getting pulled so they left the boy name as is Hideki Maki. Five years later, Hideki has grown a bit more he’s a scrawny boy for a young man with a big appetite.He loved it when his grandpa would teach him some moves for his kendo, and Laido matches.Hideki now

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