She joined the Old Yorozuya alongside Kanemaru, Gintoki, and Furuhashi. Before that, she was a housewife struggling with a serious drinking habit. The story goes that Gintoki showed up at her place one day and basically offered her a spot in the group—and after he got her drunk, she agreed. Needless to say, she never really kicked the drinking habit; she's basically always got a sake bottle on hand.
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