VIII. Higa – Tanishi Kei

Why did Higa follow Kite Eishirou?

Simply put, Eishirou knew what he was doing. When Eishirou saw what needed to be done to make their team stronger, he went and did it. Eishirou also understood the strengths and the weaknesses of all his teammates, and knew how to push each one to achieve his best.

Case in point. Old man Saotome had once called Tanishi a useless lump of fat; Eishirou taught him how to throw his weight into his shots, and taught him the Big Bang serve.

Equally important: Eishirou was the strongest among them. Most of Higa's team came from martial arts background, and if nothing else, they understood and respected strength.

So, overall, Eishirou? was a damned fine leader. The other schools could go screw if they didn't see that.

In fact, Higa would send them packing.